The Daily Titan - November 30, 2011

Vol. 90 Issue 48

November 30, 2011

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Restrictions were loosened for adult shops in Fullerton, no longer restricting them from the vicinity of churches.

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University House rises The foundation is complete for a student community that will house 1,189 students LISA HOSBOYAR Daily Titan

WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan According to Dale Long, Western National Contractors superintendent, much of the structural work has been completed at the University House complex. Wood framing will begin Dec. 12.

Mustaches for good of all men

The off-campus apartment complex and parking structure being built on the northwest corner of Chapman and Commonwealth Avenues has made progress since construction first started in June, according to Western National Contractors Superintendent Dale Long.

“We are halfway up on the parking structure, retail and leasing offices. So far we have laid the slabs for the apartments, so the foundation is up. We are scheduled to start wood framing as quickly as Dec. 12,” said Long.

The development is being managed by Inland American Communities Group Inc., which was formed in 2007 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Sid Thulin, senior project manager for the construction company Western National Constructors, is happy with the progress.

“It’s going great so far, we are set to be done spring/summer of 2013.

Currently we have up to four floors out of seven for the garage and the foundation for the apartments.

Fullerton has cooperated well with us. They come in for inspections on things like steel, concrete, bolt placement every day. Everything we do has to get inspected,” Thulin said.

The housing plans include 358,000 square feet of residential space consisting of 350 apartment units and 1,189 beds spread out over a four-story building complete with balconies and a seven-story wrapped garage with more than 1,400 parking spaces.

The main level will feature retail, dining and entertainment, according the site UniversityHouse.com. The new housing will be open for students to reside in fall 2013.

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University Police officers and faculty participate in fundraiser for prostate cancer awareness ANIBAL ORTIZ Daily Titan

Take a good look at the faces around you, because come tomorrow, you may find the guy who served your coffee or the police officer who gave you a warning may have shaved his mustache off.

That may be the case for Sgt. Nigel Williams of the Cal State Fullerton University Police and his Mo Bros, The Motivated Minions of Colonel Mustard.

Williams expects their wives will hand them clippers come the end of their first year as

Movember participants.

Participants of the November charity event that began in Australia in 2003 start the month with a completely shaved face and proceed to grow, trim and groom their mustaches in an effort to raise funds and awareness for men’s health.

Money raised goes to the Prostate Cancer Foundation, Livestrong and the Movember Foundation, among other men’s health partners. Participants are named Mo Bros and the women who support them are deemed Mo Sistas.

“I felt that if everyone could at least raise

$100 each, we would get $1,000. We already surpassed that after day 10,” said Williams.

The group is ranked 670 nationally, according to Williams, and has raised more than $3,000, surpassing their initial goal and each goal set after that.

The worldwide monthly event attracted more than 64,500 participants from the United States who helped raise $7.5 million in 2010.

Williams first heard of the event last year, but found out too late.

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ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan Caren Reily has been active her whole life. After graduating from Cal State Fullerton and raising her two children, she came back to CSUF to keep up her fitness by instructing classes in the Titan Student Recreation Center.

Kickin’ it for a healthy living CSUF alumna came back to school to teach aerobics classes JESSICA RUBIO Daily Titan

Finding the motivation to get off the couch and hit the gym is a difficult task for many people.

Everybody knows they need to exercise and get their hands out of

the potato chip bag, but it can often be a challenge. But Caren Reily, an aerobics and cardio kickboxing instructor at Cal State Fullerton and mother of two children ages 40 and 37, makes living a healthy lifestyle sound easy.

The CSUF alumna and teacher started her journey to living a healthy lifestyle when she was very young. She has been a dancer since she was 3 years old, training in

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ballet, tap, jazz and modern dance.

She also danced with her younger brother, performing lifts and duo routines.

“I was a dancer before I went into exercise physiology,” said Reily of her past. “I had a lot of private teachers, instructors who would tell you how to place your body and move a certain way.”

Exercise physiology has always “struck a cord” with Reily. Her

fascination with the human body and how it functions has kept her interested in physical fitness.

Reily’s parents also motivated her to take care of her body and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

“They encouraged me to be aware of myself,” she said.

Having a passion for dance since she was young put Reily on the track to becoming a dance major. Reily graduated from CSUF in 1997 and earned her master’s degree in 2001. But in her late 30s, when she realized her body could not sustain a career as a dancer, Reily’s interest moved toward exercise physiology.

While she was growing up and pursuing a career in physical fitness, she remarked that it wasn’t common for women to be athletes.

“But that never really bothered me because I just enjoyed it (physical fitness) so much, and the good feeling that you get from being physical and doing exercise has always been a goal of mine to know that you are doing something good for yourself,” Reily said.

Her trainers and instructors were very dedicated in training Reily in dance and aerobics, helping her remain injury-free.

Reily considers herself lucky and is appreciative of her trainers making sure she exercised safely and correctly.

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ERIN ROHAC / For the Daily Titan Fiona McCarthy has played for four coed teams in Orange County. She began learning the sport after taking lessons from the instructors she worked with at the rink.

Rare breed found in rink A female Cal State Fullerton student’s hockey skills have surprised her coed teammates ERIN ROHAC

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What a steal! Skating down the ice like Wayne Gretzky, bank left, cross right, shoots and she scores!

Wait… did I just say she? No, it’s not a typo. I am speaking about a female hockey player. Yes, they are a rare breed, but amongst the students at Cal State Fullerton, I have managed to come across a girl in the rink.

At 22, Fiona McCarthy is an aspiring business and marketing major working on a mild-moderate special education teaching credential. But outside of studying to be a teacher or a sports marketing guru, she is a tough, hardcore, hit-them-where-ithurts kind of hockey player.

“I also love telling people I play hockey because people always have a surprised look on their face. I don’t ‘look’ like your typical hockey player,” said McCarthy.

After working at the Orange County Ice Palace rink since she was 16, she began getting lessons from the instructors she worked with. “I just like to be different and try different things. I’m a very sporty person and active,” McCarthy said.

If any have not tried skating on ice before, it does require a bit of coordination. If you have ever Rollerbladed, you have the general idea of the motions, but the balance re-

quired on ice is quite intensified.

Professionals make it look easy because they practically learned to skate before they learned to walk.

For the unfortunate individuals who did not have this upbringing, it takes a bit more practice.

However, in the game of hockey, it is very clear this is not an individual sport. Just as in any sport, you will have your superstars, but the quick change-out on the ice throughout the entire game requires a reliance on every person you play with.

Ironically, our own ice girl never played team sports growing up. She was encouraged to be in individual sports like gymnastics, dance or figure skating. This is why according to McCarthy, the team sport thing was fascinating.

At 18, she finally decided to join a team. Shockingly enough, she did not only play for one team, she played on four at a time as a right-wing forward. As if getting hit around isn’t hard enough, she was playing on women’s as well as coed teams.

Her teams included: Storm, Sirens, Red Army and the Hockey Dogs. The sad side to her story came after two years of playing roller and ice hockey.

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Danger, bravery and weapons MIKE WHITE Daily Titan

The Medieval Swordsmanship Club, as it is known on campus, is the registered Orange County Chapter of the Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) Alliance. The club is recognized off campus as Kron Martial Arts. The group practices and teaches a complete, ancient European hand-tohand combat system, which includes long sword, dagger, ringen (grappling) and several other weapons.

“We have to have two names for a couple of reasons,” said RJ McKeehan, club president and Orange County chapter speaker. “If you asked someone on campus, ‘Hey, you want to join Kron Martial Arts?’ they’re gonna say, ‘What is that?’ But if you say, ‘Hey, do you want to join the Medieval Swordsmanship Club?’ they’ll be like, ‘Oh yeah, that’s cool. Sounds like a good time.’”

McKeehan said the on-campus name is easier to describe the club, but in the HEMA alliance they must use Kron, which is medieval German for “crown,” because the other 20 affiliates are also medieval swordsman clubs and must be able to differentiate from one another.

The historical European martial arts of swordsmanship and hand-to-hand combat came to an end as technol-

Courtesy of RJ McKeehan The Medieval Swordsmanship Club on campus practices and teaches ancient European hand-to-hand combat.

ogy advanced and guns became much more effective than daggers. McKeehan explained that as kingdoms were conquered, libraries were burned down and many of the ancient texts holding the history and direction of this art of combat were thought to be lost forever.

Many of the ancient texts have recently been recovered in vaults and

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ancient archives. Over the past 30 years, members of the HEMA Alliance have taken many of these manuals and translated them for modern teachings.

The manuals described the actions and used images to try to recreate the same movements and same techniques, but in modern times.

“It’s not an easy task because the manuals were not written for a new person,” McKeehan said. “There is no such thing as Long Swords for Dummies. The manuals are mostly advanced, there is some basic stuff in there, but you have to work your way backward.”

As new manuals have been discovered in the back of a monastery or castle library, new translations and interpretations have become available for practitioners to master.

Myles Cupp, 22, Kron associate in-

structor, and Peter Hoff, club treasurer, are both in an on-campus paleography class and have been working together to translate recently discovered ancient German martial combat texts.

“We came up with three or four translations,” said Hoff. “That’s part of the research that goes into it. Read it, try and figure it out. Try it out with a partner, see if it does actually makes sense and does actually work or modify your interpretation according to that.”

Hoff, who learned of Kron Martial Arts almost three years ago, joined when the group was a martial arts class available to students on campus.

“We started off as a class in the Student Rec Center, but we kind of outgrew the martial arts room, but then also they changed their rules over the last couple years to where we can’t actually practice with weapons inside of

the Rec Center anymore,” Hoff said.

The group, which consists of more than 60 members, uses events like Discoverfest to increase club awareness and recruit new members.

“I was sparring with Myles at his first Discoverfest,” Hoff said. “We got into a position you see in a lot of old movies, like Zorro movies, where their heels are locked together and then they talk to each other. I was like, ‘I know this is your first time, but normally at this point I would grapple pin your arms, throw you on the ground and stab you.’ Myles was like, ‘Oh my god, you can do that?’ I think that was the point that he was hooked.”

Cupp, who has always been interested in historical combat and warfare, said he had practiced Olympic-style sport fencing for many years, but found that he could not improve in the sport until he discovered Kron at Cal State Fullerton.

“Despite the attention that Eastern martial arts receives, the public knows little about the vibrant revival taking place for Western martial arts traditions,” said Cupp. “This commonly leads to the misconception that practitioners of HEMA are merely ‘adults playing with swords’ or ‘men that have never grown up.’ The visibility of groups like the Society for Creative Anachronism and live-action role players only serves to perpetuate this myth.

However, theatrical recreationists such as these do not properly represent the efforts of serious martial artists and scholars who have done much to bring these arts back to life.”

The effort to reconstruct the lost historical European martial arts has required the combined talents of researchers, translators and eager martial artists who want to revive the lost art of hand-to-hand and sword-tosword combat.

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Courtesy of RJ McKeehan Club participants practice with long swords, daggers and several other types of Medieval weapons.

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DTSHORTHAND ASI to Host Fall’s Last Cook-Out Associated Students Inc., in partnership with the Cal State Fullerton dean of students, is hosting its final Cook-Out of the fall semester Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. in the Quad. The goal of the Cook-Out is to encourage campus involvement by showcasing the resources geared toward it.

ASI student leaders and the Get Involved Street Team, which spotlights campus involvement, will be attending the barbecue. Lea Jarnagin, dean of students at CSUF, will also be in attendance to highlight the numerous leadership and committee-level opportunities available on campus.

The first 20 CSUF students to bring a printout of their completed Titan Pride record will receive a free Proud Titan T-shirt from the Get Involved Street Team.

The Titan Pride record, which can be obtained by either visiting the Titan Student Involvement Center or through the Student Portal under the Get Involved tab, tracks students’ involvement history such as clubs and organizations, research, leadership and internships.

Students can use their record to write résumés, scholarships and graduate school essays. The Titan Pride record together with a student’s academic record shows Titans at CSUF have received a wellrounded education.

Hot dogs, chips and beverages will be offered.

Brief by Maribel Castañeda

Herman Cain’s Bid in Trouble Herman Cain, candidate for the Republican primary, is reassessing his participation in the 2012 presidential race.

According to a Los Angeles Times article, a fourth woman has accused Cain of sexual infidelity.

Cain cited the emotional toll the allegations have taken on him and his wife as a primary reason for considering his withdrawal from the race.

Since Oct. 31, four women have gone public with accusations against Cain. According to the Huffington Post, the most recent allegations came from business woman Ginger White, who accused Cain of engaging in a 13-year extramarital affair.

Cain has repeatedly denied allegations of the affairs. When the accusations first surfaced in October, Cain’s campaign did not waver. The emergence of a fourth accuser has appeared to significantly weaken Cain’s presidential bid.

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Students win marketing contest STEVEN YUAN Daily Titan

A class at Cal State Fullerton came out on top in a countrywide competition against universities to develop a marketing communications campaign outline for Chevrolet.

The Chevrolet Marketing Challenge was brought to CSUF by EdVenture Partners, a marketing education consultancy that allows companies to leverage the knowledge and creativity of college students and educators.

EdVenture Partners has worked with students in communications Professor Robert Sage’s advertising capstone class for eight years. In the

past, students have won with the FBI, Honda and Chevrolet.

“Not to say that what we’ve done in the past has anything to do with the future, but it seems like we get really good, motivated students, and it’s their one time to take all of their coursework and apply it in the real world,” said Sage.

Other marketing challenge participants are unknown, but they can range from universities such as Harvard and USC, according to Sage.

Chevrolet awarded each student in Sage’s class Flip Camcorders for submitting the most integrated marketing communications strategy outline for the Cruze, Equinox and Volt vehicles, and promoting the Chevrolet college discount.

The objectives for the campaign were to reverse the negative perception of Chevrolet’s vehicle quality compared to import vehicles and boost awareness for the brand to college students through research, a marketing communications strategy and promotional events on campus that took place in October.

The class served the function of an advertising agency and worked closely with EdVenture Partners Case Manager Natalie DeLeon, who served as a liaison between the students and Chevrolet.

As in the real world, Sage accepted applications from his students and interviewed them for various positions in the agency departments.

The class was given $3,000 to use for the campaign and agency departments that included research, campaign strategy and implementation, public relations, advertising, finance, and reports and presentations.

Agency coordinators Lissete Jimi-

STEVEN YUAN / Daily Titan Chevrolet’s objective with the campaign was to change negative perception among students of its vehicle quality compared to the quality produced by other brands.

nez, 23, and Danela Bernal Castillo, 22, served the most important role in overseeing the organization and execution of the campaign, as well as writing the creative brief.

Jiminez has been an intern at the TBWA advertising agency for eight months. Her experience working with the Infiniti automobile account gave her and the class some leverage in creating a solid campaign.

The creative component of the campaign revolved around “Generation 2.0,” which according to Jiminez represents the Generation Y 18 to 24-yearold college demographic that Chevrolet is targeting.

“We’re saying that people in Generation 2.0 are the future. We thought Generation 2.0 fit the idea of the cars because the cars are very futuristic in the sense that they all have so many components that imports don’t have,”

said Jiminez.

According to Yesenia Dominguez, 22, head of research, more than 600 pre and post-campaign surveys were tabulated to capture the attitudes and opinions of Chevrolet. The department also conducted two focus groups.

The events on campus consisted of free food and music that allowed students to check out the cars. Interested students filled out lead cards for more information from Chevrolet.

“The post-campaign surveys showed that respondents viewed Chevrolet as more superior than before,” said Dominguez.

The class still has the opportunity to win a GPS system if they provide Chevrolet with the best event results and they can win netbooks for the best overall campaign, which will be presented to Chevrolet executives during finals week. dailytitan.com/news

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NEWS

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HOUSE: Rebar and concrete rise in housing construction ...Continued from page 1

WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan Bryan Norton, 20, a philosophy and English major, tapes himself to the ground in the CSUF Quad Nov. 17 in defiance of the tuition increases the CSU Chancellor’s Office recommended in the Nov. 16 finance meeting.

Tuition protests to continue YVETTE QUINTERO Daily Titan

Students and various organizations are set to band together at the Chancellor’s Office in Long Beach Monday to demand a re-vote of the 9 percent increase in tuition approved by the CSU Board of Trustees.

Following the decision, Lt. Gov. and CSU Trustee Gavin Newsom issued a statement in which he requested a re-vote.

“Newsom requested that the chancellor and the Board of Trustees Chair Herbert Carter re-input or put on the agenda on Dec. 5 a re-vote of the potential bailout and 9 percent increase,” said Jessie Frietze, Associated Student Inc. chief governmental officer and a political science major.

In solidarity with Newsom’s request, various individuals will be at the Chancellor’s Office Monday. However, no revote has been scheduled yet.

“As of right now, the re-vote is not on the agenda. Newsom is asking that the chancellor or the chair put a re-vote on the agenda and a lot of student organizations, like California State Student Association (and) ASIs from around the area will be there asking for that re-vote,” Frietze said.

In addition to CSUF’s ASI and the CSSA, other groups will attend the rally.

“Certain groups like Refund California, Students for Quality Education, the organization We! from Cal State Fullerton is going to be there. I would say that there are going to be just as many students and individuals as there were last Board of Trustees meeting,” said CSUF alumnus Chirag Bhakta, who said he will be attending the rally.

The demand for the re-vote stems from the manner in which the board came to a decision.

“The action now is the students are demanding a re-vote of this, partially because of the actions that took place at the last Board of Trustees meeting—this vote was held not at the Chancellor’s Office, but instead at an undisclosed location because the Board of Trustees actually left the offices because there was too much commotion inside and outside the building and they felt threatened,” said Bhakta.

The students are demanding a re-vote in public, and speculation has risen over a possible change in trustee votes.

“Students are demanding a re-vote to happen fully in public, also. Although not concrete information, there’s some talk going around that if there is a re-vote they will vote this time to not have the 9 percent tuition increase; there’s talk that some trustees will change their votes from yes to no.”

Student protesters hope their participation will result in a re-vote and greater community awareness of the tuition increases.

“The ladder to higher education keeps getting harder and harder to climb,” Bhakta said.“The fact that we have fee increases itself means that there needs to be greater public awareness on the current funding of public education.

“Even if a lot of people know what’s happening, there isn’t as much compassion behind that knowledge. It’s one thing to know something than actually care about it. Hopefully it will spark something within the public, to actually have them take the next step. To play a more active role within the greater assault on public education,” he said.

MOVEMBER: Promoting men’s health with facial hair ...Continued from page 1 The group of MOtivated Minions is composed of 10 participants, which includes several CSUF police members, one person from Parking and Transportation, a member from the Office of the President, a teacher, and a friend of one of the officers.

“The main reasons for myself and all the other team members to do it, I think I can safely say, is that almost everyone in the team has been touched by somebody getting cancer,” Williams said, adding that a member of their department died from cancer in 2008.

Sgt. John Bedell of the University Police has also had family who has been affected by cancer.

“I think anything that can be done to cure any type of cancer is a really wonderful thing to do,” said Bedell.

“When you are trying to bring back the mustache, you get your comments, you take a little slack from people, but it’s all done in good fun,” Williams said. “It gives you the chance to say, ‘Hey, the reason I am growing this out is for Movember’ and it generates a little bit of interest.”

Jeff Duggan, owner of Portolla Coffee Lab in Costa Mesa, has also used his mustache to initiate conversations about the cause.

Portolla has already participated in a breast cancer campaign as well as other social and environmental events in its first six months of business.

“As a company we are very committed to doing good stuff,” said Duggan. “It’s just a small example of what an individual can do to support a larger cause.”

Williams expressed his gratitude repeatedly for the Movember participants in his group and the people who donated to their team.

Although the Movember group is not directly affiliated with CSUF or the University Police, Williams would like to try participate every year.

“I think it provides a little camaraderie on top of raising money for a good cause,” Williams said.

The MOtivated Minions of Colonel Mustard can be found at US.Movember.com/mospace/1336744/.

ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan Top: From left to right: Christine Lua, Jessie Blanpied, John Bedell, John Brockie, Nigel Williams, Joe Ward and Matt Bauer. Bottom: Nigel Williams, captain of the Movember group, shows off his mustache.

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The leasing office center and the retail space will be located along Commonwealth Avenue and partially down Chapman. There will be about 125 parking spaces providing easy access to restaurant customers and shoppers.

“We start the dry-wall process by May 12, 2012. At that point we will also be working on street improvements on Chapman Avenue. So far it has gone really well. The city of Fullerton is very accommodating and the weather has helped us stay on track.

We haven’t had any extreme weather and hopefully won’t,” Long said.

Students from CSUF and surrounding schools like Hope International University, Western State University of Law and Southern California College of Optometry are possible future leaseholders as part of a unified college community that will be called College Town.

The entire project, which would require major changes to Nutwood and Commonwealth Avenues, is still awaiting approval by the Fullerton City Council. Fati Shaheen, a Western State alumna and current Fullerton resident, views the concept as a positive addition to the college experience.

“I like the idea of making this more of a community. All the schools around here are commuter campuses, so we don’t get the same experience as someone who goes to UCLA or USC. Having a college town can enhance the experience and connect the students better with each other and the community,” said Shaheen.

The building is expected to be up by Christmas 2012 and pre-leasing begins February of 2013. Students can move in starting that fall.

“We are thrilled to create a one-ofa-kind housing community one block south of CSUF. This project is ideally located, bringing much-needed offcampus residential housing and 30,000 square feet of main street retail space to serve the university’s 35,000 students,” said John Allums, executive vice president of Inland American Communities, according to Business Wire.

DAVID HOOD / Daily Titan The University House complex has come a long way since construction started in June.

The complex is scheduled to be completed by spring or summer of 2013.

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OPINION

November 30, 2011

Snickering at tragedy Ten years following the terrorist attacks in New York, it’s still too soon to joke about MARIBEL CASTAÑEDA Daily Titan

Courtesy of Paramount Pictures Starting rumors and snide remarks are staples of girls who like a cheap laugh at the expense of an unsuspecting bystander.

Unmatched cattiness of a mean girl LISA HOSBOYAR Daily Titan

There is a certain type of female we’ve all come across at some point in our lives. She’s the kind of girl who doesn’t even wait until you leave the room to whisper in her friend’s ear about the extra two pounds you put on during Thanksgiving break, or she conveniently forgets to tell you about the piece of lettuce between your two front teeth.

Her idea of a compliment goes something like, “Those sunglasses make your face look thin” or “I like your shoes because they’re so different from what you usually wear.” These girls are often rude and painfully self-involved. They’re mean girls, and they suck!

Mean girls come in all shapes, sizes and ages. The person who stole your toys in elementary school is the same person who stole your homework in high school and your boyfriend in college. Put 10 girls in one room and there is bound to be at least two out of them who never got the “girl code” memo.

Cue in Bravo’s hit series Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. This social group of ladies have been known to have their arguments, but it never did get as catty as when new housewife Brandi Glanville entered Kyle Richards’ charity event with a broken foot.

Richards and the ladies giggled and whispered into one another’s ears while burning holes into the back of Glanville’s head with their evil stares.

The original Beverly Hills housewives made fun of everything from her foot cast to her broken marriage from actor Eddie Cibrian. Richards came on top as the harshest mean girl having no mercy for the wobbling Glanville.

The first season gave Richards loads of fans who admired her down-to-earth attitude, but Twitter was abuzz after fans saw a side of the housewife they had never seen before. Dedicated viewers called Mrs. Richards out on her mean girl ways, forcing her to

publicly apologize to Glanville about her behavior, according to RyanSeacrest.com.

Mean girls don’t only exist on the small screen either. My friend recently got married and having lived in three different countries in the past six years, the guest list was an international affair.

Two days before the wedding the bridal party got all the girls together for the bride’s bachelorette party.

The total came out to 12 girls from all over the United States and some parts of Europe.

To be completely fair, around seven of the 12 were nice, friendly girls. The rest I could have done without but two girls in particular really stuck out.

They came from Paris and had been friends for years. One was short and chubby while the other was tall and slender.

Note, my attitude has always been to be nice to other girls because chicks need to stick together!

With all the douchebag men occupying our love lives, we can at least treat one another kindly and give one another support.

I did what I always do and gave a warm “hello” upon meeting all the ladies. To my surprise the Paris girls barely looked my way.

Since I am always determined to find a friendship in the most uncommon places, I complimented the tall one on her dress. I’m not sure if she didn’t hear me or if maybe “I love your dress” got lost in translation, but she did not so much as flinch in my direction, so I yelled it loud and in her face until she turned around and acknowledged me.

I may be nice, but I’m not stupid. If you’re going to be mean, expect it right back.

I’ll never understand why girls get catty with each other. Isn’t it easier for all to get along without all the drama? If only these mean girls stopped covering their insecurities with meanness, they might just gain new friendships and lose the drama.

Freedom of speech, it’s a beautiful right all Americans have, but some people should really consider practicing the freedom to shut the hell up. Tasteless jokes about tragic events don’t ease the pain, it only furthers the gaping holes in humanity. Although it has already been a decade since the Sept. 11 attacks and the world has kept on turning, it is still too early for 9/11 jokes.

There is a huge difference from it being too early for tasteless 9/11 jokes to not mentioning the attacks in TV shows or similar outlets altogether. Fox’s TV show Family Guy aired a parody of 9/11 Nov. 13 which offended a lot of people.

The controversy was on the characters Stewie and Brian time traveling to ensure 9/11 happens in order to prevent an even worse nuclear civil war and cheering about succeeding. Stewie even says, “Wow. That probably wouldn’t look good out of context.” And out of context it was taken.

People will interpret it the way they want, but the episode showed despite the tragedy that ensued

that day, there is still some good that came from it; it united the nation. Yes, the high-five was a bit much taken out of context, but they were rejoicing in stopping worse events.

“This episode was kind of brilliant,” says Alyssa Rosenberg at ThinkProgress on the website TheWeek.com.

She said it was “both charming and politically astute.” It’s true that if the events of 9/11 didn’t unfold as they did, we likely “would have done some bad things to ourselves and our country.”

The episode smartly captured the notion that “the attacks may have been an initial victory for al Qaida, but it’s a victory we consolidated ourselves.”

Parody with a greater purpose can be tolerated, but cruel senseless jokes just cut open fresh wounds into the surviving victims and victims’ families and slap them across the face.

Yes, it was offensive and borderline insensitive, but it makes a viewer realize (well, me at least) that sometimes tragedy has a greater purpose. Pearl Harbor was a tragedy, another huge attack on American soil, therefore close to the heart as well.

But if it had never happened, we could all be speaking German and continuing worldwide genocide. It pushed us into World War

II where many soldiers died but achieved an even greater purpose.

Would people have been as offended if the episode had been about Pearl Harbor? Probably not, because those wounds are not as fresh as the ones left in the wake of 9/11. People are not ready to hear it, but again there is a difference from parody and malicious jokes.

Jokes like the ones found in Ooze.com, those are uncalled for and just plain retarded. Do these people have no respect for the victims? No pride in their country?

Not only did these people behind the site only wait a mere five years after 9/11 to post these jokes, but they are accompanied by amateur Photoshop photos of the event.

The website ends with, “This is America. And remember: Laughter is the best medicine (unless you have a terrible infection, and then we’d recommend antibiotics).

If you can’t laugh at your pain, then they won. Let’s roll!”

What a pitiful excuse for their lack of sensitivity. Even controversial shows like Family Guy know the boundaries and the time sensitivity on material like this.

We fight for our freedom every day, freedom of religion, freedom of the press and freedom of speech, and we have to live with the stupidity that makes it out there because that is the beauty of this great country we live in.

ALVIN KIM / Daily Titan The elevator is a hot spot for bad behavior, with students acting with no regard for those around them. It is simple events like these that should never take place, however some Cal State Fullerton students refuse to act with common courtesy.

Lacking etiquette on campus There are unsaid rules on manners all students should know by now, yet they choose to ignore JOEY SZILAGYI Daily Titan

For you students who rush around campus with no regard for those around you, listen up.

Your selfishness is getting out of hand and I’m not going to take it any longer.

Believe it or not, there are other people around you, and it’s time to show some consideration.

After being enrolled at Cal State Fullerton for four years, I’ve come to this conclusion: There needs to be a set of guidelines for proper etiquette on campus.

Too often do I hold a door open for a straggler behind me only to see the door shut in my face when I’m the one hoping a fellow student pays it forward.

I’ve actually made a game out of it.

When I see someone close by open a door, I try to use different tactics to see which one will cause a student to lend me a hand.

I’ve realized that hollering at a student will increase the odds of holding a door open, while throwing trash at the student will increase the odds of a glare.

As I continue to experiment with different strategies, more often than not, I’m left opening the door for myself.

“I’m not doing it anymore,” said Trevor Ortega, 21, a junior. “People don’t show any respect by holding a door open even though they see me jogging toward them. So I’m going to show just as much disrespect.”

Others feel Ortega’s pain. It’s frustrating when I’m in College Park and am the first one waiting for an elevator and, as the doors open, latecomers scurry in front of me, leaving me to wait for the next ride.

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ahead. I’m in no hurry and would love to wait five more minutes. Eh. For some reason, women seem primarily to be the violators of proper etiquette when it comes to waiting for an elevator.

I understand when it comes to walking through doors; men often open the door and let you pass through first, but elevator doors aren’t the same thing, ladies.

You don’t have a fast-pass to head to the front of the line. Being an advocate of women equality, I say wait like the rest of us.

Here’s a warning: From now on I’m going to block you as you try to scoot in front of me.

And if I decide to take the stairs… well, that induces another headache. In the middle of the day at Langsdorf Hall, climbing up to the third floor can be hectic. Students are filing out of class while others head to their classrooms. With this much traffic, the stairwells often get congested.

It’s an unspoken rule to stay on the right side of the stairs, that way those going up won’t bump into those heading down, since both sides are hugging their side of the stairs.

It’s common sense.

Yet, this doesn’t stop those few students who try to squeeze through the two lines of students, possibly knocking you off balance just so they can get their favorite seat in class.

Priorities, right?

It’s instances like these that show just how inconsiderate people can be. Too many students blow off their peers, and for what? There are no excuses for this behavior.

“We should offer an etiquette class to fulfill a GE requirement since there’s obviously so many rude students all over campus,” Ortega said. “Sometimes I’m tempted to just trip these people as they rush on around me.”

I hear you, man.

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FITNESS: CSUF alumna is back in school and instructing kickboxing

ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan Starting her active lifestyle in dance at age 3, Caren Reily now instructs aerobics and cardio kickboxing at Cal State Fullerton, spreading her fitness regimen.

...Continued from page 1 Courtesy of Ballet Folklorico de CSUF The Ballet Folklorico de CSUF club at Cal State Fullerton encourages anyone to join who is interested in learning more about his or her culture or Mexican culture in general.

Students dance for heritage Ballet Folklorico de CSUF celebrates Mexican culture through traditional dancing and attire ALEJANDRA TRUJILLO For the Daily Titan

If you’re a fun-loving, energetic student interested in learning the traditional and interpretive dances of Mexican folklore, Cal State Fullerton has a club for you. Ballet Folklorico de CSUF is a club with a mission, demonstrating the beauty of the Mexican heritage through culture and traditional dances; all you need is a passion for dance and a love for elaborate choreography.

The organization was founded in the spring of 2007 by two students, Christopher Sandoval and Michaela Kimball. The initial idea was to form an organization for CSUF students willing to learn and share their knowledge of Ballet Folklorico on campus.

The club has since grown in many aspects. It started with only a couple members meeting for practices outside of the gym. But now, with more than 30 members with a variety of different backgrounds, practices are being held inside the Student Recreation Center twice a week. Being involved in activities such as fundraiser competitions and other social events

the club hosts on and off campus creates a great opportunity to connect with other people.

“Every semester new members join this group,” Christopher Sandoval, artistic director, said of its growing popularity.

Learning the dance is fast and simple too, said Juan Lopez, the club president.

“You can learn folklorico in a couple months at a very low price and have fun at the same time,” said Lopez. “Don’t miss this opportunity to become a better dancer while also getting a great workout.”

If you’re interested in knowing more about Mexican culture, joining the club is a great way to do so. A couple members who weren’t Mexican simply joined because they loved to dance folklorico, like Shenna Scypion.

“I love the Mexican culture because I am fascinated by the stories that I learn from the dances,” said Scypion, who recently graduated from CSUF. “By dancing ballet folklorico for the majority of my life, I have come to understand how family plays a big role in the culture.”

All members agree that the practices, performances and fundraisers are a lot of fun. They enjoy learning about different aspects of Mexican culture through their interpretation of dancing the songs from different regions of Mexico.

Every semester, members get to experience new dances. Ballet Folklorico de CSUF introduces the passionate dances of a new region to its members, such as Jalisco, Michoacán, Baja California, Guerrero and Veracruz. Each region has its own traditional dance style, along with its own regional wardrobe.

The club also organizes a large recital coined as “La Pachanga” every semester. This year, all members and their families are invited to meet the dancers and enjoy a recital of live folklorico dancing at the Titan Student Union pavilions on campus.

“If you are looking for a great workout and a postive environment, or an opportunity to make friends, please consider Ballet Folklorico de CSUF as a definite possibility. We are definitely here to stay and promote and preserve our cultural heritage and identity at CSUF,” Sandoval said.

Courtesy of Ballet Folklorico de CSUF Students who join have the opportunity to partake in traditional dances and a celebration every semester called “La Pachanga,” featuring Mexican food and family.

Reily has done the same for her students in the high-impact aerobics and weight training classes she has taught at several studios in Orange County like LA Fitness and Aerobics Unlimited.

She continues to instruct classes at CSUF and the Anaheim Hilton Fitness Center and teach students how to properly work out without getting hurt.

Not only is getting the proper fitness training important to Reily, but maintaining a healthy diet is high on her list of priorities to living a long, healthy life.

She tries to keep a balanced diet of fruits, vegetables and proteins like fish, chicken and peanut butter while satisfying her sweet tooth.

“I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables and whole grains, especially for breakfast and after classes during the day,” Reily said. “I have a sweet tooth and I love soda, so if I have to moderate any intake, it is the sweets. I try to replace the sweets with fruit to satisfy the cravings.”

Although this lifestyle may seem easy, Reily said there are many everyday challenges she faces that come along with staying fit and healthy.

“My opinion is that you can’t live a full life if you are not taking care of yourself,” Reily said. “If you’re not eating right, your body’s going to start to malfunction and just go downhill from there.”

For Reily, some days are easier to get up and moving than others.

But staying positive and finding that motivation within you is what it’s all about.

Reily’s children also help her stay healthy and motivated. Her daughter Lisa, 40, is an ice skater and her son Dan, 37, is into outdoor sports like biking and skiing. Although Reily made sure

it was their choice to partake in fitness activities, her kids have always had a passion and interest for staying active and healthy.

Reily and her daughter take yoga classes together and her son always tagged along when she taught dance classes.

“They (her children) are very physically fit,” Reily said. “I used to teach yoga, so I work with her (my daughter) on yoga and helping her with her back issues.”

Some of Reily’s students in her cardio kickboxing class also benefit from her teaching skills and her ability to motivate and pump others up.

“If you’re having a tired day, she always is upbeat and she forces you to actually exercise,” said Jessica Beaumont, 21, a psychology major.

“I always sweat in this class.”

Jiutzi Guitierez, 24, an international business major, notices how dedicated Reily is to fitness and working out based on her physical appearance and involvement in her cardio kickboxing class.

“She works out a lot,” said Guitierez. “She is extremely fit.”

Her advice to her students and others wishing to pursue a healthy life is having the right mental attitude and understanding that becoming physically fit is not going to happen overnight. She explains that sometimes the mental part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle is harder than the physical part.

“It’s going to take time; do the best you can,” she expressed. “It’s always a challenge to find that willpower within you and that’s where it comes from, from the inside out.”

Reily plans on teaching and partaking in yoga, cardio, kickboxing and other aerobic exercise activities as long as her body allows her to.

“I just want to keep moving,” she said.

Frost yourselves with winter fashion DANIEL ZAMILPA For the Daily Titan

No more sweatshirts, jeans and Ugg boots. It’s time to switch those out for blazers, dresses and heels.

As the holiday season is now upon Titans in full force, fall attire is taking the backseat and winter fashion is now on the forefront. With the temperature dropping and holiday parties becoming more frequent, a simple T-shirt and pair of jeans just aren’t going to cut it against the cold or looks.

From high-fashion designers to very commercial stores such as Forever 21 and H&M, the styles of the season are out in big ways, embracing storefronts, runways, magazine covers and even the walkways of Cal State Fullerton.

While last year’s bright red was the color of the season, this year’s trio of black, white and maroon have taken center stage. Fabrics such as chiffon and velvet are huge this year as well. And who doesn’t love holiday sparkle? Go for an interesting piece such as a tie, bow tie, clutch, top or heels that adds a little pizazz with glitz for some visual interest.

On campus, Titans have had fun with the fads of this season.

Trina Tan, an English literature major, goes into detail about her favorite parts of her wardrobe for this season.

“Colors and textures,” the 21-year-old simply put. “I love deep, rich colors like plums and scarlets for fall. I also love winter-white pieces on thicker fabrics, like wool. It’s also a fun time to play with yummy textures that also keep you warm, like velvet.”

In addition to the current trends, timeless pieces such as scarves, sweaters and coats always make their way into a fashionista’s winter wardrobe. But what keeps them up to date are the details.

Christopher Labrot, a fourth-year CSUF student, said interesting age-old pieces are what he’s most excited for this season.

“I love elbow patches for both men and women–on sweaters, jackets, button-downs, you name it,” said Labrot, a theatre and Russian history double major. “Also, I love a good cable-knit sweater.

Add a toggle closure and I’m sold.”

I love deep, rich colors like plums and scarlets for fall. I also love winter-white pieces on thicker fabrics, like wool. It’s also a fun time to play with yummy textures that also keep you warm, like velvet.

Trina Tan English Literature Major

With several holiday parties having already passed and many on their way, the outfits should be just as done-up as Christmas trees and other holiday decorations.

Willie Greene, 17, founder and editor in chief of the largely popular online magazine and website WeTheUrban, shared his insight on making holiday outfits work.

“The main thing people have to understand when at a party or fashion event is that you have to be comfortable in what you’re wearing,” said Greene. “If you don’t feel right, other people will see it and sadly judge you.”

A great thing about winter fashion is that all the stops can be pulled out because, well, it’s the holidays. What better time to don the best than now?

Variations of classics are a great way to do this.

“I’m all about a L.B.D. (little black dress), but

for the holiday season, I love a L.R.D. (little red dress),” Tan said. “A little red dress is just as classic as a little black dress but makes a much bolder statement.”

It’s obvious, though, that for some Titans, this isn’t their first time keeping their style on point.

Having a clear look in one’s mindset helps out when pairing pieces for an outfit.

“I love to throw on a simple blazer and up the amp with a glittering sequin tank or dress underneath. I’ll even keep my outfit simple and add a sparkly, metallic gold accessory like a clutch or statement necklace for the holidays,” said Keila Andrada-Thomas, a health science major, who is also a styling intern for Brett Nelson and sales adviser at H&M. “Another trend I am going to go for is the tailored tuxedo for women. I think the androgyny of the tuxedo makes for a sexy, sleek look.”

For those who aren’t really sure about what to wear this season, Tan said to keep “you” in the front mind.

“Don’t opt for a trend just because it’s in season.

Wear the colors that flatter you and your skin tone.

Find clothes with hemlines and cuts that flatter your body type,” she said.

But for all the times when parties aren’t held and just a simple, winter outfit is most comfortable, there are still ways to stay in style and dashing.

“An example of my perfect winter outfit would be a good pair of dark-wash denim skinny jeans with a chic cape or chunky knit sweater and black riding boots,” Andrada-Thomas said. “To top off the look, I would wear my hair in a topknot bun, statement earrings and perhaps a classic red lip to embrace the holidays.”

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November 30, 2011

Future bright in .500 season The 5-5 record in the Big West is the third-best finish in school history DAVID HOOD Daily Titan

BRIAN YAMAMOTO / Daily Titan Jennifer Edmond (right) jumps up to spike the ball over her opponents. The left-handed right side hitter will be one of three seniors departing the Cal State Fullerton volleyball team.

Despite injuries and a roller coaster-like season, the Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball team looks to the near future in hopes to bring the Titans back as a threat in the Big West Conference.

The Titans finished 5-5 in the Big West and 13-16 overall. This marked the third-best finish in women’s volleyball for the Titans in school history.

“It’s the third-best finish in conference in school history with a .500 … The reason why it is rebuilding is now we’ve raised the bar to another level, based on the last couple seasons,” said Head Coach Carolyn Zimmerman.

With the injury of junior outside hitter Torrie Brown, the second leading scorer for the Titans, the team had to move players around because of the big loss.

Zimmerman and the coaching staff were forced to adjust their strategy by moving former middle blocker Kayla Neto to the outside hitter position.

“...We got Torrie Brown back, a nice strong recruitment class coming in to add some real depth, and sharing the middle position,” said assistant coach Mike Gee. The Titans’ season, as aforementioned, had its ups and downs.

They began their season with two losses against energetic opponents Loyola Marymount and UCLA. They finished their preseason tournaments at 4-4. The Titans lost to three teams in five sets, a disheartening experience as they should have won all three.

Gee said the women have improved to a point this season where they wish they could have another shot at playing those teams again, including South Dakota, San Diego State and conference team Pacific.

“I felt like it (our season) went alright, we kind of had some ups and downs, but for the most part I had fun and really enjoyed it,” said senior middle blocker Leah Maurer about the season.

The highest point for the Titans was their three-match winning streak that stopped a disappointing loss against Utah State and then in five against previously mentioned San Diego State.

They started strong in conference with a victory over Cal Poly,

UC Santa Barbara and UC Riverside. Unfortunately, they then lost three and won one. The lowest part of the ride was a three-match losing streak against teams they had easily put away. Two sets later against Long Beach State, the Titans suffered the worst loss at Titan Gym in a single set at 25-8.

The Titans ended their season strong with a win over UC Irvine and although they lost to No. 3-ranked Hawaii, they played well and made a statement to the NCAA and the Big West that they’ll be back with a vengeance– and with three six-foot recruits.

The Titans are losing three senior starters, record-setting setter Andrea Ragan, rare left-handed right side hitter Jennifer Edmond and six-foot-five-inch powerhouse middle blocker Leah Maurer.

“Thankfully, we’re a young team, we have people to fill their positions. Like I said, we grew a lot this year so I think we’ll be able to step into those roles,” said Neto on the loss of three seniors.

The Titans now go to rest before starting training again next year, where they hope to continue to improve.

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HOCKEY: Female hockey player, McCarthy, has been playing coed hockey since she was 18, defying all odds ...Continued from page 1 Being of smaller stature for traditional hockey at 5’5”, McCarthy is not the typical size of a hockey player, but it never deterred her from playing men double her height and weight.

While playing ice hockey, she was bodychecked by a man at more than 200 pounds, more than double her weight, projecting her into the boards and bending her knee in the opposite direction.

To be clear, checking is in fact not allowed in these types of adult leagues, simply for the fact it is supposed to be for fun. However, her speed was her advantage and disadvantage while playing.

She said it was not uncommon for men to abuse their weight advantage to stop her from out-skating them and claim not to be

able to stop.

After having a doctor tell her there wasn’t much significant damage, she limped around for a year until it finally seemed necessary for surgery.

Her knee was damaged far more than the doctor realized. It included a torn meniscus, which the doctor had to shave off 60 percent, as well as a contusion (bruised/chipped bone).

To this day, her knee will occasionally twinge when working out aggressively.

However, it does not keep her from playing in intermittent pickup scrimmages.

In order to prevent any further injury, she does play with a metal knee brace that attaches from mid-calf to mid-thigh. This will not allow the knee to bend back in the direction of her original injury.

If McCarthy is to give any advice to future hockey players, it is “practice and repeti-

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tion really make a difference. I only played hockey competitively in an adult league for two years and in that time I went from women’s beginner to men’s–coed, but I was the only girl–intermediate because I played and skated almost every day.”

She also would suggest pushing yourself when playing. If you play with more advanced players, then you’ll learn quickly from their skills and techniques. And to the girls out there, don’t be afraid to play in a male-dominated sport.

For McCarthy, it has been a unique experience in learning to skate, learning to handle a puck and making a lot of friends over the years.

These became her close friends to attend NHL games with and to get in a good workout with on the ice.

On that note, it would be wrong to talk about a hockey player and true hockey fan-

without discussing her favorite NHL team and player. To no surprise, this SoCal girl is a black and orange Anaheim Ducks fan. “This season has started out pretty bad, but I will stick by my team no matter what. I know that my team has great potential,” she said.

It is not only their achievements in hockey that draws her to this team, but it is their public programs for kids and adults all over Southern California that she appreciates.

“I like that the Ducks put on multiple programs for children because their vision is that if a child is surrounded by information and the resources to hockey, they will grow up to most likely be a Ducks fan, if not at least a hockey fan,” McCarthy said.

With Ducks players like Bobby Ryan, also McCarthy’s favorite player, the Ducks will inspire Southern Californians to become fans of hockey and to motivate kids to join the sport one day.

ERIN ROHAC / FOR THE DAILY TITAN McCarthy began getting lessons in the rink at 16 at the Orange County Ice Palace.

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