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Students hurry up and wait to change schedules from Admissions and Records leaving many students asking why. “The line is four times as long as the longest I’ve ever seen,” said Eric Saur, a business major. Students were upset because the line for Admissions and Records seemingly stood at a stand still. Several students blamed the wait on the inability to use Titan Phone Registration for adds or drops. James Blackburn, Director of Student Admissions, said there is a good reason for requring an instructor’s signature after the second week Whether for laziness or lack of time, many students said they had to miss class or work. One student said she was fortunate to have a flexible work schedule. “I waited in line an hour and 10 minutes,” said Melissa Covarrubias, who was more than half an hour late for work, “but my work’s very flexible. I knew it had to get done,” she said. Graduating seniors like Stephanie Fleming were at the mercy of the line. “I had to add an independent study class,” Fleming said, “I didn’t have a choice on whether or not to wait in line for an hour I had to do what had to be done.” Blackburn said Admissions and Records were trying to find a solution to the problem such as collecting the students green slips at the end and processing them later. At around 5:30 p.m., Blackburn and the Admissions and Records office came up with a better plan utilizing the campus police. “We’re going to try to get everyone in by 6 p.m.,” said Blackburn, “the rest of the students will get a coupon-like thing to make it possible to do business at a later date.”
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final minutes to add and drop classes brings a flood of students to the Registration offfice. By DEBBIE REGIUS Daily Titan Staff Writer
Tuesday’s line for adds and drops was not for the weak or faint of heart. Tuesday was the last day to add or drop classes and the mass of bodies swelled back to McCarthy Hall
This Blackburn said would help students without getting a “W” on their transcripts or receiving a late fee. One bright spot was the lack of rain. Emily Sorenson, a dance major who was adding a class for a “lazy” friend. “I wouldn’t have waited in the rain,” Sorenson said. “All my stuff was in my car and I didn’t have a jacket.”
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New program to aid disabled students AS votes against abled employees, Mohr said. Jane Sawyer, the program’s coordinator, said an employers’ ignorance of the disabled, lack of knowledge about them and lack of interaction with them has contributed to these negative stereotypes and attitudes. Brian L. Margolis, a senior counselor at the Department of Rehabilitation, said 70 percent of disabled people were either unemployed or under-employed. The counselor defined the underemployed as those having the potential to do more skilled work if they had the opportunity and training. Mohr said employers often assume disabled people lack the capabilities needed for work. “When disabled people apply for jobs, an employer wonders how they are going to get to the job, how they are going to function on the job and whether or not they are going to disrupt the workplace. “An employer may think the disabled need too much extra help or ask himself, ‘If I need to buy expensive equipment, is hiring a disabled person going to be worth it?’” Workability IV specializes in one-to-one counseling with disabled students to help them achieve their career goals. Any CSUF student qualified for the services of the Department of Rehabilitation is eligible to participate in the program. “Disabled students can get lost in the numbers,” Mohr said. The Career Development Center, which is geared toward helping nondisabled students, catered to disabled students through this program. “A blind student can’t come into the Career Resource Center and see the job listings in the binders and on the computers. But I can meet with him, read him the job listings and help him fill out applications, “ Mohr said. Mohr, who acts as the mediator between disabled students and their potential employers, has contacted employers in many different fields and encouraged them to have an open mind when looking upon hiring disabled students. Sawyer, who wrote the proposal to start the program, modeled it after similar ones at Cal State Long Beach, San Diego State University and Santa Ana College. The Department of Rehabilitation sponsored the program, which began on Sept. 1, 1997, and funded it with federal money. When Sawyer met with members of the Employers Managers Association, she presented her clients to them. She also role-played with her clients, gave them tips on how to behave on job interviews, reviewed their resumes and offered them constructive criticism on how they should job hunt. She plans to start a job club as part of the program.
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By Laurie Schultz & Mitch Greenwood A Cal State Fullerton graduate has been helping those who were among what he referred to as the largest group of unemployed people in the United States. Through Workability IV, a new program on campus, Ed Mohr, 40, has helped to increase the employment rate of disabled students. Mohr is the employment facilitator for Workability IV. Mohr said, “Disabled students are faced with many more challenges in gaining employment than nondisabled students.” This is often because employers have negative stereotypes and attitudes toward prospective dis-
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CSU policy which sends student fees to financial aid programs. By NATHAN ORME & STEPHEN B. RUBIN Daily Titan Editors
Singing from her soul — Melina Gerges was born to sing opera and has spent her life perfecting her gift of song. — By JOAN HANSEN Daily Titan Staff Writer It’s funny how some people just know. They know they were born to act on Broadway, surf the Northshore, or perform at the Metropolitan Opera-House in New York. California State Fullerton senior, Melina Gerges, 23, is one of those people. In her tender years she stepped up on a stage platform, raised her chin to the audience and sounds of a nightingale flowed from her lungs, imprinting her future with ancient lyrics and melodies and arias. She was only 5-years-old. Shortly thereafter she embarked on a journey of study, dating back to the Renaissance, that incorporates singing, instrumental music, storytelling and poetry. The 17th century founders called it the “complete work of art.”–The opera. “I knew then, I was born to sing,” said Gerges. At 11, the petite brunette was handed a tape recording of the Italian tenor, Pavarotti, singing “Caro mio ben,” by her sixth grade choir teacher. “She said, ‘Here, memorized this,’” Gerges said. Still unable to read sheet music, Gerges memorized it by ear and won first place in a solo competition in her home town of San Antonio, Texas. One of the youngest phenom (spell) to win. “There is a reason I was given this gift,” said Gerges, “My voice is an outpouring of my soul, it is a part of my person.” The depth of her beliefs erupts in candor and emotion. “The hard thing about my chosen life’s path is that I can’t disconnect my voice from me,” said Gerges, “I can’t say I’ve got a bad instrument and change it.” Everyday Gerges is one step closer to her life’s dream thanks to the support and encouragement of CSUF professors and many family and friends who believe she will attain her dream of singing professionally. Last summer, Gerges trained in Graz,
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Associated Students stood up the Cal State University Board of Trustees Tuesday when the Board of Directors voted unanimously to pass a resolution denouncing the trustees’ policy requiring one-third of campus-based student fees to go to fund campus financial aid programs. The resolution made the Cal State Fullerton AS the first CSU student government to formally oppose the policy. The policy has not been an issue at CSUF until this semester, with Rothman trying to pass a fee increase referendum for the construction of a new recreation and fitness complex. Rothman said that $100 per student is needed to build the complex, but because of the policy the fee needs to be $150, the extra $50 going toward financial aid. Executive Order 661, implemented in August 1996, addressed the entire issue of student fees. The provision, which the AS Board opposes, stated that as of the effective date, one-third of all new student fees will go toward increasing the budgets of local financial aid grants, work study, waiver programs and other local aid programs. “That’s ridiculous,” AS President Heith Rothman said of the need to charge students $150 instead of $100 for the complex. Rothman came out against the policy at a January Board of Trustees meeting. In his statement, Rothman emphasized that he was not coming out in opposition to financial aid, but that he felt that making students pay into financial assistance for other students was unfair. Brad Wells, executive assistant to the senior vice chancellor of the CSU, said the policy had endorsement from both the statewide Academic Senate and the California
State Student Association. Michael Felix, director of the Statewide Affairs committee, is scheduled to travel to Humboldt State later this week to try to convince members of the CSSA to come out against the policy. Felix talked about his wariness in appearing to come out against money for financial aid since he has friends who receive the money. But he rationalized that it didn’t make much sense to have one-third of fees for a new building to go to financially needy students.
“What student doesn’t consider themselves financially needy?” —Heith Rothman, AS President
“Why raise the fee higher if its not going to go to this building?” he said. Besides hurting Rothman’s chances of getting the fitness center referendum passed, he also said that the policy gives no clear definition of the financial aid programs that are to benefit from the policy nor does it clearly define who qualifies for assistance from the program. “What student doesn’t consider themselves financially needy?” Rothman said. AS presidents from San Jose State and Humboldt State have also voiced opposition to the policy, according to Rothman, though they could not be reached for comment. If such opposition exists, CSUF would be the first campus to voice official opposition, according to Wells.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS The Visual Arts Center presents “Last Dreams of the Millennium.” The 22-painting exhibit will be on display up until March 12. Gallery hours are noon-4 p.m., Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 3-7 p.m. on Wednesday and 2-5 p.m. on Sunday. For more information call 278-3262, or for a recorded message call 278-2037. Professional Wedding Planner Roxann Pope will present “Your Perfect Day” on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The seminar will be held at Borders Books Music and Cafe in Brea. A second seminar will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. Borders is located in the Brea Plaza Shopping Center off Imperial Highway. “Fear of a Black Beret: A call for Black Student Activism,” a lecture by Leon Caldwell of the UCI Counseling Center, will be held in the Titan Student Union’s Titan Theatre on Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. For more information contact Patritia Richardson, at 278-2086 or Susan Metzler-Katsaros at 278-4854. “Assessment in General Chemistry: Some Answers and Lots of Questions” will be presented by Professor John Olmsted on Thursday. The lecture will be held in McCarthy Hall, Room 468 at 4 p.m. Caregivers Group meets every Monday at noon in the University Hall, Room 205. Participants should bring concerns about aging parents as well as concerns about being a caretaker to this group. For more information contact The Women’s Center/Adult Reentry Center at 278-3928. The Eddie Reed Quintet will be performing at the CSUF Pub on Thursday at noon. The Pub is located in the underground level of the Titan Student Union. Admission is free.
The “Scrap the Tax Code Tour,” featuring House Majority Leader Dick Armey and Rep. Billy Tauzin, stops in Buena Park on Friday, Feb. 20 from 8-9:30 p.m. at the Buena Park Hotel and Convention Center. The duo were invited to debate in Orange County by U.S. Rep. Ed Royce, who represents the north Orange County area and is currently co-sponsoring legislation that would change the tax code. Tauzin and Armey, who both want a simpler tax code, disagree on how the it should be changed. Armey favors a flat tax, where all Americans would be taxed at the same level. Taxpayers would be able to fill out a postcard instead of forms. Tauzin favors a national sales tax, which would eliminate the IRS and impose a federal sales tax to bring in revenue. The debate will be moderated by libertarian radio talk show host Larry Elder. For more information contact Bryan Wilkes or Sean Rushton at (202) 225-4111.
to undergraduate students only . Cost is $10 per person. For more information call Todd Hayashibara at (626) 3363186, or Ida Mousouris at (909) 869-3250, or e-mail: IWMason@ csupomona.edu.
Gospel Choir Concert The Curtis Theatre and Hope International University are cooking up a hearty dish for the sou by holding a Gospel Choir Concertl on Friday and Saturday. The choir of 60 performers will be joined by an eight-piece band. Tickets for the concert are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, and $7 for children/students. For ticket reservations or more information call (714) 990-7722.
Computer tips from SPAM to Macs fill up my mailbox so the important messages can’t get through. There are a few tricks that you can use to help lessen the unwanted messages. First, when you send a message insert “NOSPAM” into the middle of the “reply to” address. My address would look like “sm008299@nospam.fullerton. edu.” Then I might put a note at the bottom telling people to remove the “nospam” part if they want to reply. This allows people to write back, but the big e-mail machines that the spammers use will not know to remove to words, so the e-mail address becomes a bogus address. Also, do not respond to a spammer. They generally do not remove you from their list anyway, and they will know that they now have a good e-mail address to continue to send advertisements. CHEAP MACS If you are a MAC addict and you have been looking to take advantage of all the new technology that has been coming to the market, you have to also be a little upset. The prices of PCs have come down to where even the most financially strapped student could afford a nice Pentium, but if you want a MAC you have to Gerges, who sings in German, Italian, English and French, focused on German during her stay in Austria, and won placement from hundreds of competitors from 30 cities around the world. But none of this comes cheap. Of the $7500 fee, Gerges raised $4500 from friends and family then successfully convinced CSUF, Instructional Related Activities Committee, IRA, to finance the remaining fee. The committee included Heith Rothman, Associated Student president. “I believed this was a rare and look at the finance programs they have to offer. MACs have not made the move into the entry level market yet. But don’t give up and go out and buy a PC because that’s all you can afford; according to a an executive at Apple they are aware of the problem and intend to address the under$1200 market. When and where is anybody’s guess at this point in time, but at least they say they are trying. COLLABRA? The Internet is made up of far more components than just the World Wide Web. In fact, the WWW is actually a small part of the internet. FTP sites, and Newsgroups make up a bulk of information stored on the ’net. But how to get to the newsgroups can be a little more complicated. For those who have installed Netscape Communicator on your computer, there is a program called Collabra that came with it. Collabra is a newsgroup reader. Newsgroups are actually little virtual communities where people can discuss and trade information on a very specific topic. In a newsgroup people “post” a message, that is they send a picture or program or letter or even a question on a server, then everyone else unique opportunity for Melina,” Rothman said, “Her passionate enthusiasm for what she loves makes her the best Fullerton has to offer.” Support and mentoring is ongoing from Professor Mark Goodrich, coordinator for the vocal performance department, who nurtured Melina’s talent since she arrived at CSUF as a freshmen. “I think Melina is a most talented student singer with a marvelous character,” Goodrich said, “She has three important ingredients needed for a professional singing career, drive, talent and artistic integrity.”
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Steve Muise SPAM? Spam can either be that disgusting canned meat you took on family camping trips or can be the unsolicited and unwanted e-mail from various agencies. E-mail spammers send out bulk e-mail messages to people that are on a list they purchased. The spammer may try to get you to buy into a multi-level marketing scam or visit their pornographic web site. If you have been a member of AOL for any length of time you know exactly what spam is. Now that CSUF is moving into the age of technology, the rest of us that have our free e-mail account here on campus are beginning to learn also. The worst part, though, is not that I have to go through and delete all those unwanted messages, but that they
Rothman to look into students’ parking complaints AS President Heith Rothman was scheduled to meet with the director of parking early this week to discuss the idea of a tram service from distant parking lots on campus. No report has been made about the meeting. Rothman will also be distributing a survey this week to ask students what they think about some of his ideas to alleviate what many students perceive as a lack of parking on campus. Questions in the survey include: •If a student tram service was available from Parking Lot G (near the baseball stadium) or Parking Lot A (near the football stadium), how often would you use it? •If a student parking tram service was available from Parking Lot G or Parking Lot A, how long would you wait for a ride? •How early before classes do
Information Technology Competition Job Fair Management Information Systems Student Association at Cal Poly Pomona will host its second annual information Technology Competition on Saturday, Feb. 28. The event will provide an arena for some of the top undergraduate students in California to perform their analytical, programming and presentation skills in one of four competitions. Cash prizes will be awarded in each category, starting at $1000 for first place. The career exposition is open
who comes to that newsgroup can see that message. This is one way to find specialists in a particular field, and get questions answered that might not be in a textbook or on a web site. Newsgroups can be very helpful and informative for the patient person. There are so many messages and so many newsgroups it could take awhile to find information of value. From the Communicator menu you can select the Edit menu, then Preferences. Click on + next to Mail & Groups, then on Discussion Groups. Enter the name of the news server; if you are with Titan Access it is news.fullerton.edu, or call your own service provider and get the name. Click OK. Select Collabra from the Communicator menu. You will have to select “Subscribe to Discussion Groups” from the news menu. It will take a few minutes for Collabra to collect the names of the available newsgroups, as there are well over 10,000 different groups now. Then go through and select the ones of interest and “subscribe” to them. When you are done click OK, then double click on one of the groups to download and read the articles. “He bread confidence in me.” said Gerges, and I felt like I
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Austria, southwest of Vienna at Hasnerplatz Padak, a European university. The program, American Institute of Musical Studies, trains opera talents from all over the world. Students audition for operatic agents that advise and critique their talent, equipping them with skills for her life’s journey into the competitive world of opera performance. Opera talents worldwide are interviewed and vocally tested for placement.
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and premadonnas can take its toll on anyone’s self-esteem. “It’s hard to keep my identity and values while dealing with people who aren’t the same,” Gerges said. “Not everyone is going to like me. I’ve started from the bottom and I’ve worked hard. “A painter sees the picture in his head then he puts it on paper. I hear the sound and my whole body, not just my voice, does it,” she said. “Opera singing is 50 percent mental and 50 percent physical.” She was encouraged by her agent
in Graz to stay in Europe to study but common sense told her something different. “First I had to come back to finish school,” she said. “Dr. Rabor, the coaching coordinator of AIMS, said that the things they like about me now, they will love about me in two years.” Gerges finishes her Bachelors of Music in vocal performance this spring and is actively searching for a graduate program. Since her freshman year at CSUF Gerges has performed in Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Pirates of Penzance,” Italian composer Monteverdi’s, “The Coronation of Poppea” and “Gianni Schicci,” by Puccini.
“The opera community can be very political, the best artist does not necessarily get the part,” Gerges said. “One big supporter can open doors and close doors. “A singer is more than a voice, she has to be intelligent,” she said. “I want to have equilibrium all the time, be a happy, well-rounded human being. The brown-eyed beauty may not know exactly what is in her future but she is clear about what is not. “I never want to be a prima donna,” she said. “But a diva, yes.”
POLICE BLOTTER Sun. Feb. 8 • Douglas S. Davis was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. Mon. Feb. 9 • Hit and run involving a white compact car with possible plate 22BD991 in Lot E. • Attempted auto burglary in Lot A. Police are looking for two Persian or Hispanic male suspects with short hair and mustaches. Their vehicle is a light-colored 1983 Oldsmobile with license plate 3SEE406. Tues. Feb. 10 • Vehicle parts were taken from a blue Toyota in Lot A. • A vehicle was broken into while parked in Lot A South. Wed. Feb. 11 • A parking decal was stolen from a car in Lot B. • A purse was stolen from Langsdorf Hall, Room 208. Fri. Feb. 13 • A vehicle was burglarized in Lot E. Sat. Feb. 14 • A car parked near the dorms in Lot E was possibly vandalized. One of the cars windows was shattered. Sun. Feb. 15 • A “No Parking” sign and pole were taken by two individuals and left by the stairs near the Cypress Dorm building. –compiled by Nicholas Brennan
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starters sidelined after suffering injuries. By JEFF HOWE Daily Titan Staff Writer After dropping three straight games, women’s basketball is struggling to make a final push for the Big West Conference tournament. But what may keep the Titans away is the sudden rash of injuries to key starters. It began when forward Justine McMahan pulled her patellar tendon against the University of Nevada on Feb. 13. The effect lingered, causing her to miss Sunday’s game at home against UCI. She is still doubtful for tonight’s game against UCSB. “It’s more of an irritation,” McMahan said. “I’ve had it happen before, but this time it is more serious.” Besides McMahan, two other injuries have surfaced that have coaches scratching their heads and the players worrying about what will happen next. Guard Kris Sigg is the strongest offensive weapon for the Titans. After 22 games, Sigg leads the team with 328 points. But during the game in Reno, Sigg took a shot to the nose, breaking it. The injury was not that serious, and she will return tonight. Serious, though, is the dramatic season-ending injury to guard Nashira Shaw. In the first minute of CSUF’s Feb. 10 home game versus UCI, Shaw took an elbow to the face from Sabrina Roberson. Shaw suffered a shattered nose and a broken orbital (cheek) bone. “Here’s a kid who gets her face shattered and needs surgery,” said Head Coach Denise Curry. “She is our best defender. It makes you plan differently when you don’t know who you have.”
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Daily Titan Staff Writer One of the toughest tests the Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball team will face this season will come tonight when the Titans play division leaders UC Santa Barbara at 7 p.m. in the Titan Gym. In their last meeting at UCSB Jan. 30, a high-scoring affair saw the Gauchos come away with a 101-78 victory. In that game, though, CSUF’s Kris Sigg scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed seven rebounds, also a season best for her. “They’re tough,” said Head Coach Denise Curry. “They’ve had a really good year. “We didn’t play well the first half up there (Feb. 18), so it will be tough,” Curry added. Forward Niesha Cleveland agreed. “Ever since we played them (at UCSB), we felt that when they came here, it would be a good game,” Cleveland said. Besides facing the top team, the Titans will also have to play the Gauchos without several key starters due to injuries. Sigg suffered a broken nose Feb. 13 at the University of Nevada. She saw limited action in last Sunday’s game, but her injury is not deemed too serious. She should start tonight against the Gauchos. However, the Titans are still without two other starters. Out for tonight’s contest are forward Justine McMahan (patellar tendon) and guard Nashira Shaw (shattered nose and broken cheek bone). McMahan’s return is unknown while Shaw is out for the rest of the season.
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Forward Niesha Cleveland will try ward Justine McMahan. “Any injury can be frustrating,” McMahan said. “At the end of the season, you don’t want to look at your bench and see injuries.” CSUF hopes to regroup after three straight losses and come out on top against Santa Barbara, but it will not be an easy start. The Gauchos are led by guard Stacy Clinesmith, who leads the league in three-point shooting and who averaged 4.5 assists per game last season. Accompanying Clinesmith is forward Kristi Rohr, who made All Big West Second Team and All Freshman Team
to fill the void of injured forlast year. She led the conference shooting 56 percent and averaging seven boards per game. Forward Stephanie Shadwell returns after having a strong sophomore season, contributing an average of 5.9 points per game and was third on the team with 72 assists. “They’re a tough team,” said Titan guard Andrea Thieme. “They’re tall and quick.” Santa Barbara clinched the Big West championship last year and advanced to
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coming off a three-game sweep over Fresno State last weekend. By LANDON NEGRI Daily Titan Staff Writer After three confidence-building victories, Cal State Fullerton’s baseball team now seems more prepared for a run with the big boys. The Titans were swept in a doubleheader nine days ago against No.1 Stanford, but tonight they get a chance for redemption against another big-time team when they host No. 8 USC. After briefly flirting with the .500 mark, CSUF (6-3) rebounded, winning three consecutive games at Fresno State
last weekend. The Titans’ latest fortunes have Head Coach George Horton feeling better about things. “I think we’re getting more confident,” Horton said. “We seem to be settling in. We’re more comfortable with a
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Feb. 18, 1998 “During the last few games, we’ve been concentrating on defense in practice,” Sigg said. “We’ve been trying more presses and zones. Thieme added that the team is trying to go to the boards more to create more shooting opportunities. “We are trying to change up our defense to make the other team respond to us,” Thieme said. With the current injuries and scoring slump, Curry added that, “we’re certainly not playing this game under the best of circumstances.” Thieme, however, has been hot in scoring, finishing in double digits and averaging 16.7 points over the past three games. Center Erin Whiteside has averaged seven rebounds over that stretch as well.
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lot of things in our game.” Horton added that the butterflies may finally be fading with his new mix of players. “We’re more sure of ourselves,” he said. “With a new team, the more games you get under your belt, the more relaxed you’re going to be.”
Certainly the heroics of the Titans’ shortstops last weekend didn’t hurt their egos. Ahead 6-3 in the seventh inning on Friday night, Chad Olszanski made a diving stop at shortstop and alertly threw to David Bacani at third for a key force out, possibly saving two runs. And on Sunday, Bacani added a grand slam in a 15-1 rout of the Bulldogs. “You want the difficult decisions to come from quality play, not ineffective play,” Horton said.
CSUF will deal its ace tonight, opting for No. 1 pitcher Erasmo Ramirez (1-1, 3.05 earned run average), who struck out 10 in his last outing Friday night. The Trojans (7-2) counter with first-time starter Steve Immel (0-0, 5.40 ERA). In terms of batting, USC — which is also ranked third in the nation by Baseball America — is led by catcher Eric Munson, who is batting .531 with three home runs and 15 RBIs.
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the NCAA Tournament. They also posted an impressive 24-6 record last season. The Gauchos are continuing with their winning ways this season. With offensive leader Sigg in a slight slump, CSUF is attempting to spread around the scoring and mix it up defensively.
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be sociable yet men just istorically it was said that women drank to e and more college mor wanted to party and it is estimated that to Cal State Fullerton rding students are drinking to get drunk, acco psychology professor Julie Stokes. in the United “Alcohol abuse is the No. 1 health problem nty and $850 milCou ge Oran live in States,” Stokes said, “240,000 alcoholics e.” lion is estimated in damages in alcohol abus ge-age peers, drink more than colle nonto sed oppo as ents, College stud e likely to drink in college to try anyone else, Stokes said. Freshmen are mor ases with each class standing with and fit in, Stokes added. The drinking incre senior drinking the most. , 5 ounces of wine, and 1.5 A drink is equivalent to 12 ounces of beer to the U.S. Department of Health. ounces of 80 proof hard liquor, according a day for a women and two “Regular” or “normal” drinking is one drink rican Health Association. Stokes drinks a day for a man, according to the Ame three or four beverages a day for said, two beverages a day for a woman and Binge drinking is five or more drinks a man can be considered alcohol abuse. problematic behavior. in one sitting, which is considered serious ies to support the school’s stanMost universities uphold strict alcohol polic there is no drinking allowed in dards. John Bedell, an officer at CSUF said open areas on campus. designated areas such as the cam“The only drinking allowed would be in ell said. pus Pub and some sporting events,” Bed retum will be sanctioned and Arbo the in s ding wed like ts Special even s. Bedell said, “There hasn’t been must be approved by police administrator consumption of alcohol on campus, much of a problem, this semester, with the mot in my experiences.” dorms, said alcohol use has not Roger Scranton, Resident Director for the been a big problem. ume alcohol only in their dorms, “If a student is over 21, he/she may cons nton said. “We try to group the stunot out in the halls or the parking lot,” Scra same dorm.” dents who are legal to drink together in the that live in the dorms only 10 According to Scranton out of 380 students ht drinking, disciplinary caug is percent are over 21. “If a student under 21 ess involves being put on proc pline action occurs,” Scranton said. “The disci nton said he hasn’t seen Scra es.” probation and the attendance of alcohol class s. dorm a huge problem of the use of alcohol at the dorms, though they go to the frathe at party t don’ kids ge colle Most of the of Sigma Phi Epsilon’s Cal State San ternity parties. Ken Pedersen, an alumni g to be prevalent at parties. Bernardino chapter, said if alcohol is goin hol is when we have parties “The only instance where there isn’t alco “According to the Inter said, to rush guys to join our fraternity,” Pedersen m, k syste their policies state rush Fraternity Council, who governs the Gree In his experience, Pedersen said parevents must be dry or without alcohol.” fraternity or a pitcher of “jungle ties either had a couple kegs bought by the look back and think how stupid I juice,” a mixture of hard alcohol. “I now I graduated.” was for drinking so much. I’m just glad h different. Krysia Zahorski, the Sorority rules, on the other hand, are muc at CSUF said Delta Zeta has very house manager of the sorority Delta Zeta allowed on the premises of the strict alcohol policies. “There is no alcohol house according to the National Delta Zeta house. Actually at any sorority rity system,” Zahorski said, “We Panhellenic Council who governs the soro it get destroyed by out of control respect our house and wouldn’t want to see parties.” “Our sorority has an image to Nicole Forrest, Delta Zeta president, said, rs maintain an adequate siste rity uphold. We watch to make sure our soro involved.” hol’s alco n appearance at social events especially whe women binge drink now but en, “Historically men drank more than wom just as much as males,” Stokes said. erging with the percentage of The percentage of women who drink is conv other group, followed by any than men. White men consume more alcohol With women, whites said. es Stok Hispanics, African-American and Asians, ns. Asia and s rican take the lead, than Hispanics, African-Ame on women drink milli 40.5 on, ciati According to the American Health Asso and 6 million th mon a s drink 60 each year. 2.4 million consume more than have to cononly en wom age, aver drink 30 drinks a month on average. On d. icate intox me sume half as much alcohol as men to beco aggressive, run into trouble with ly over me beco hol alco e abus Men who s in jail. Many men tend to drink law, damage property and end up often time e, Stokes said. at parties while women tend to drink at hom tity and frequency index, There are four levels of drinking in the quan erate: one to two drinks in Mod Stokes said. Abstainer: never uses alcohol. to three four drinks in one sitting at one sitting at least once a month. Heavy: at least once a month. Binge: five or least once a week or five or more drinks more drinks at one sitting. l. Alcoholics Anonymous,714Alcoholism may begin at the college leve an option for people, male or be 533-0118 and other such organizations may lem. female, who feel they might have a prob