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BASEBALL: Titans wrangle the UCSB Gauchos over the weekend. —See Sports, page 8.
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Verdict for Kyle O’Brien’s killer: guilty
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n MURDER: Trial ends with
a first-degree murder conviction and 25 years-to-life for the killing of a CSUF student. By JULIE HARDEN Daily Titan Staff Writer
Gilbert Acosta traded in his dress shoes for prison-issue loafers on Friday. Acosta, the accused killer of former Associated Students vice president of finance Kyle O’Brien, was found guilty of first-degree
murder Friday afternoon after a two-week trial. The jury deliberated for about four hours before convicting Acosta, 21, of the murder, robbery, burglary and assault with a firearm that took the life of O’Brien on Aug. 15, 1997. The decision came nearly seven months after O’Brien and fellow CSUF student Randall DePue crossed paths with Acosta while working as loss prevention agents for Sears at the Mall of Orange. Acosta shot both men during a struggle in the parking lot follow-
ing a botched shoplifting attempt. O’Brien died en route to a local hospital after receiving shots to the chest and leg. DePue was shot in the wrist and has since undergone three reparative surgeries. Michael and Donna O’Brien expressed grief over their son’s death following the jury’s decision in a prepared statement. “There is no joy in our hearts at a verdict being rendered nor does anything about this case begin to make up for the tragic loss of our son,” the statement read. “This case was not about revenge, nor
retribution. What it has always been about,is justice. Justice that a murderer will be punished for his crime.” Acosta’s father remained in disbelief after the verdict as he sat in the back of the Orange County Superior Courtroom. “I think he’s guilty of trying to steal but I don’t believe he shot (O’Brien),” he said. “My son is not a killer.” Acosta escaped a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole because the jury did not convict him of the special circum-
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stance allegations of murder during the commission of a burglary and a robbery. “The special circumstance was the only part we had trouble with,” said a female juror, who refused to give her name. The decision was based on the jury’s belief that Acosta was no longer thinking about the theft when the shooting occurred, a point central to the defense’s closing statement delivered Thursday morning. “I’m very satisfied with the verdict,” Klar said of the decision
despite the first degree murder finding. He said his standpoint was due to the jury’s consideration of his defense against the special circumstance charge. “The killing was not motivated by the theft but by the unique circumstances of the incident and the actions of the security guards,” Klar told the jury during his closing statement. “The felony was incidental to the shooting, making it out of the arena of the special circumstances.” Deputy District Attorney Lew
n MONEY: Paying copyright
price of this required supplement has gone up in price over the years. “They (the supplements) are a lot more than they used to be,” Overbeck said, though he said he did not know the reason for the price increase. The campus custom publishing department obtains about 4,000 copyright permissions per semester at a cost, on average, of about $80,000 per year, Diaz said. The costs of the packets are determined by one of several factors. A copyright holder, usually the publisher, can charge $5 per packet—at the low end. So, if 100 packets are printed the publisher would be paid $500, Diaz said. Other costs contributing to the cost of packets are royalities paid to departments that put the packet together. As a rule, the royality monies go back into the department, Diaz said. To help keep costs down, communications professor Anthony Fellow has found one place off campus where he claims the cost of producing his supplement has been less expensive than on campus. Fellow has been using AA Copy, a nearby copy shop, for a few years. He said using the off-campus vendor is much more convenient and they usually can complete a job in as little as three days. “It takes weeks and weeks ahead of time on campus (to print the supplements),” Fellow said. It is very inconvenient to have to plan for the next semester’s supplement when you are trying to get your current semester going, he said. Diaz said this claim by Fellow
Copyrights inflate supplement costs holders and royalties add to the cost of class supplements compiled by professors. By CINDY JIMENEZ Daily Titan Staff Writer
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(l-r) Luz Burgos, Jennifer Nguyen and Betty Fausto check out the artwork in front of the Titan Bookstore last week.
Big Brother? No—at CSUF Big SIS is watching
n PRIVACY: Committee
acts to regulate access to students’ personal and academic information. By JOAN HANSEN
Daily Titan Staff Writer T h e T RW f o r m h a s i t , t h e Internal Revenue Service wants it and some even say incarcerated prisoners can get it. But at Cal State Fullerton, the Student Academic Life committee is seeking to make students’ personal information harder to get than a suntan in February. At this time, 600 personnel, including statisticians, professors, and counselors at
CSUF, have access to students’ personal information. This includes grades, Social Security numbers, addresses and phone numbers through a medium called Student Information System, a.k.a. SIS+. But a committee is looking to make sure that list is only accessed by “need-to-know” authorized persons. The Student Information System records personal information and allows authorized persons to enter the system by using a password. Irene Matz, chair of the Student Academic Life committee, said that access to the current password system requires an oath of confidentiality on the part of users, though it is conceivable that
authorized persons could allow assistants and student aides to gather information for them. No such breaches of privacy have been reported, however. The SAL committee has been asked by the Academic Senate to address ways to enforce the Code of Responsibility which prohibits unauthorized use or access to student records. The committee is also seeking to add specific mention of SIS+ in the University Policy Statement to further validate the current confidentiality requirements. “Our main concern is to protect students from people who should not have access,” Matz said. “We have had no record of any misuse. This is a proactive move.”
Matz said that to further ensure student confidentiality, SIS+ needs a tracking system. The e-mail system tracks each message. The Titan Card records how many Cokes a person buys from the vending machine. SIS+ has no tracking system for accountability. University policy states that it will maintain the confidentiality of student education and personal information. Additionally, each person using SIS+ must sign a Code of Responsibility detailing regulations. “Anyone who works for me has been instructed to confidentiality, and any breach would deny the guilty party any further access,” said director of
“We’ve had some negative publicity this past year and we’re trying to use every outlet to overcome that and to get a positive image to the public about the solid program CSUF has to offer,” said Richard Rocke, dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science. As part of this image-building process, five students from Norman Nager’s Public Relations Management class have accepted the School of Engineering and Computer Science as a client for their class project. The group will collect data and conduct surveys to be reported to the School of Engineering and suggest ways it might improve its public image. Based on the group’s findings, the school will decide on a plan or mode of action most suitable for its needs.
“We will be looking at how other universities promote themselves to high schools and junior colleges,” group spokesperson Kathy Cox said. Rocke and Nager agreed the project would be of great benefit to both the school and the students. The project, worth 35 percent of the student’s course grade, gives the members hands-on experience. “They could kill themselves doing everything that goes into a PR audit,” Nager said. Perhaps the most beneficial aspect of the project to the school itself is the amount of money being saved. “It’s safe to say that a good professional PR firm would charge several thousand dollars a month, plus any fees and out-of-pocket expenses,” said Madeline Zucker-
man of Zuckerman Public Relations Advertising in Newport Beach. When more visibility is wanted it could be for a number of reasons, including name recognition, recruitment of good talent, creation of a strong moral, or “to increase visibility if they’re looking for investors,” Zuckerman said. At a recent meeting, David R. Falconer, associate dean of School of Engineering and Computer Science, said the school is looking for investors in proposed new courses to be added to the general engineering concentration. The school is working to acquire $30,000 from several pharmaceutical companies to support an eight-course sequence. If the school receives the money, the brand-new sequence would prepare students
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PR students seek to rebuild Engineering’s image n ENGINEERING:
Students from the public relations management class work to save the recovering school’s image. By MELISSA MORRIS Daily Titan Staff Writer
The School of Engineering and Computer Science is holding its head up high despite a broken ego and a tarnished image. Last October the school was labeled “a hotbed of dysfunction” by an independent consulting firm. The university gave Schaffer Associates $25,000 to determine what improvements could be made in the school. The recommendation was that the school be given until June to fix itself or disband.
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Have you ever wondered why the required supplement package your instructor has put together for class is, in your opinion, so expensive? The answer is just inside the front cover where there is a notice explaining one of the major reasons for the cost: “The price of this book includes fees paid to the authors and publishers of the material contained in this anthology or book.” And the legal verbiage continues: “All copyrighted material contained herein is reprinted with permission by the copyright holder . . .” According to Titan Shops Custom Publishing Manager Peggy Diaz, one reason for the initial and sometimes subsequently increased cost of the packets is the increase in the cost of obtaining copyright permission from the owners of the material instructors wish to copy. Unfortunately, the permission does not last for a year or two but must be renewed each semester. That may be why a supplement in the spring costs more than the same supplement in the fall. For example, the fall 1997 edition of the California Supplement for the Communication Law class was priced at $15.25. The spring 1998 edition is priced at $17.50. Communications law professor Wayne Overbeck admits that the
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Law school offers sample classes
Western State College University College of Law in Fullerton will offer two sample law school classes to give prospective law students a glimpse of what law school is like. A Western State professor will read and discuss cases in a session. The first class will be held at the law school on Thursday from 7-9 p.m., and the second on March 21 from 10 a.m. to noon. Current law students will speak about their experiences while attending law school. For reservations call 7381000, ext. 2200, or contact Kim Craft at 505-1330.
CSUF woman heads YWCA’s “Chocolate Fantasy” benefit Margaret Bennett, a representative of CSUF on the YWCA board, has been named co-chair for the sixth annual “Chocolate Fantasy,” a casino night fundraiser for the North Orange County YWCA featuring chocolate confections and Las Vegasstyle, risk-free games. This chocolate lover’s fantasy will be held from 7-11 p.m. on March 20 at the Hyatt Regency Alicante Hotel on the corner of Harbor Boulevard and Chapman Avenue. Admission is $30 perperson, and will include a nonhost bar and a buffet. The event will also include silent and live auctions. Proceeds will help support programs for women and children in the communities of Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, Placentia and Yorba Linda. For tickets or more information, call 871-4488. TKES are back
Tau Kppa Epsilon Fraternity presents Dr. Ronald “Doc” Rietveld speaking on interfraternalism and Civic Responsibility. The Rejuvination of the fraternity starts with a good public perception. The fraternity is taking steps toward internally keeping its fraternity and greek system together, as well as upholding its commitments to the community. Vice President of Student Affairs Robert Palmer and Capt. Ken Head of Fullerton Police Deptartment will be joining Rietveld on discussing the need for coorperation with the surrounding campus communities and extending a helping hand in promoting “working together as a greek system.” An invitation to the greek system, the university and the community is extended to improve relations on March 17 at 8 p.m. in the Titan Student Pavilion A.
Scholarships
CSU students are eligible for scholarships to work as national interns with Project Vote Smart during the 1998 election year. The Hearst Foundation and Project Vote Smart members provide a $100,000 grant to support participating students who complete 10 weeks of interviewing over 13,000 political candidates. Students and recent graduates with majors in political science, communications and journalism are encouraged to apply. Minority students are eligible for additional scholarship support. CSU students can review additional information on Project Vote Smart internships and download scholarship applications from the Vote Smart website: www.votesmart.org. For more information call (800) 622-SMART.
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March 10, 1998
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS “Uncle Vanya,” by Anton Chekhov, will be performed in the Arena Theatre. The romance will open Saturday. Tickets are available in the CSU Fullerton Performing Arts Center Box office, 800 N. State College. Remaining shows are March 10-14, 17-21 at 8 p.m.; March 14 and 21 at 2:30 p.m.; March 15 and 22 at 5 p.m. For more information call 278-3371.
tion & Economics, will be held today from 7:30-11:30 a.m. at The Center Club in Costa Mesa. For reservations and information, please call Dave or Judy Harman at 278-4182.
Legacy of Hope, featuring Susie Vaderlip, will confront and portray real problems of today: alcohol and drug abuse, gangs, domestic violence, teen pregnacy and AIDS. Today she will address these issues in the CSUF Titan Student Union, Pavilion C.
CSUF’s Leadership Conference, sponsored by Student Leadership Institute and Associated Students, will take place on March 14. For more information and registration materials call 2783295.
Family Business Council Workshop, sponsored by the School of Business Administra-
Associated Students Productions presents The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies at noon on March 12 in the pub. Admission is free.
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. 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 supportive and informative group. For more information contact The Women’s Center/Adult Reentry Center at (714) 278-3928. “Democracy and Self-Interest” is the theme of the 28th annual Philosophy Symposium, which will be held March 19-21 in the Titan Student Union. For more information contact James
R. Hofmann, chair and associate professor of philosophy, at 278-7049, or Susan MetzlerKatsaros of Public Affairs at 278-4854. The Brea Gallery presents Made in California, featuring artists from across the state, from March 21-May 1. The opening will be on Friday, March 20, from 7-9 p.m. The City of Brea Gallery is located in the Brea Civic & Cultural Center at 1 Civic Center Circle, Plaza level, Brea (adjacent to the Brea Mall). Gallery hours are Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m., and Thursday and Friday from noon to 8 p.m. Admission is $1 for adults and free for ages 17 and under. For more information, call 990-7730.
Apple to release ‘Wall Street’ Power Mac Cyberspeak
Steve Muise Sources from within Apple have apparently told MacWeek that they will be releasing the new Power Mac code named Wall Street. This laptop will be the fastest most powerful thing ever built with an apple on the side. A fantastic 14” screen and 4 Mbytes of Ram just for the graphics. Either a 250 or a 292 MHz G3 processor will power the whole thing, and if you get the 64 Mbytes
of RAM the price is estimated at being $6,300. Cutting edge technology comes at a price. (If you want to read more go to: http://www.zdnet.com/ macweek/mw_1209/nw_wall street.html.) The desktop of your Mac boring you to tears? Then go to shareware. com and search for Kineticon. This company makes a $10 shareware program that comes with a bunch of animated icons for your desktop, plus an editor to make your own. Shareware can be a great deal, and this one is. If you have a computer of your own, you know it can be harder to take care of than a big dog that thinks it belongs in the house. But
ZDNET has created a web site chocked full of tips and tricks. Don’t go out and buy the magazines, go to: http://www.zdnet.com/ zdhelp/static/basics/basics_6.html and search to your heart’s content. The explanations are concise and easy to follow. Don’t wait on some technical support line holding, find the answer out for yourself. The World Wide Web is incredibly huge, and if you are looking to add your two cents by publishing your own page, you do not need to go out and buy some $40 book. Just go looking on the Internet. There are all kinds of people who want to share their wisdom with all who will listen. Some are better than others, of course, so for overall
web site designing http://www.ling. nwu.edu/~sburke/html/ has a good amount of information. If you don’t like his style then go to Dogpile.com, search for HTML, and you will come up with thousands of sites. Just start digging in and before long you will be fluent in HTML. I also suggest if you are thinking of publishing your own site, don’t go out and buy some fancy HTML editor. Learn to type the pages by hand in notepad or simpletext first. Knowing your codes by hand will greatly enhance your ability as a Web designer.
a dramatic impact on elections in Florida, just as it would across the nation, As in most states, Florida’s state legislature currently controls reapportionment. Creation of a reapportionment commission has majority support on the Commission, but thus far falls three votes short of the 22 votes necessary to give Florida’s citizens a chance to vote on its merits this fall. Opponents argue that the people expect their elected representatives to decide such matters, but the Commission heard testimony last year that indicates why change is imperative. Witnesses vividly described the “session from hell” in which
the Legislature fought bitterly over drawing new districts in 1991-1992. Unfortunately, some legislators seek to retain this power in order to pursue partisan advantage rather than serve the public interest. In a recent federal redistricting case involving Texas congressional districts, a federal district court concluded: “the final result seems not one in which the people select their representatives, but in which the representatives have selected the people.” When this case went to the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Stevens wrote, even more trenchantly: “[Legislatures] responsibility is not discharged when legislatures permit and even encourage incumbents to
use their positions as public servants to protect themselves and their parties rather than the interests of their constituents. If any lines in Texas are worth straightening, it is those that were twisted to exclude.” The new technology that propels us into the Information Age makes reform an imperative. Today’s computer software allows the designers of legislative reapportionment maps to exclude voters literally on a block by block basis to assure the retention in the voting districts of only those voters most likely to favor the incumbent, one political party or one particular racial group. This is scarcely what our framers had in
It’s now or never on gerrymandering reform
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College students from around the nation soon will descend upon Florida for “spring break.’’ It is too bad they will not be arriving to promote political reform, as the timing would be perfect for them to promote a more accountable, participatory democracy in the 21st century. Florida’s Constitutional Revision Commission currently is in a fierce debate over whether to form a non-partisan reapportionment commission to redraw legislative district lines following each decennial census. Make no mistake this seemingly esoteric debate will have
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Volunteers join to make city greener
n COMMUNITY: Arbor Day
to be celebrated by Fullerton residents. By DEBORAH REGIUS Daily Titan Staff Writer
All are welcome to come make Fullerton a little greener. In its annual beautification efforts, the city of Fullerton has teamed up with the nonprofit Fullerton Beautiful Inc. to plan a treeplanting extravaganza on Saturday March 14 on the south side of Bastanchury Road, between Adlena and Valley View drives. This event has been developed in the observance of the national Arbor Day program. Arbor Day began in 1872 in the state of Nebraska with the planting of trees. The activity will take place from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers are asked to park along Adlena, by the turf area. If for some reason El Niño strikes again, the planting will be postponed for Saturday, March 21. Volunteers are not asked to sign up ahead of time, they just show up for the event. Coordinators are asking volunteers to bring shovels and buckets with them, and to wear gloves and sturdy shoes. “We are having this event to beautify the community,” Public Information Coordinator Sylvia Palmer said. She said foliage is needed to break up the barren roadway. Every year the tree planting program is in a different place, Palmer said. In the past several years Hillcrest and Laguna Lake Park have
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admissions and records James Blackburn. “I have heard of no breach.” “We want to make sure those persons are certain of the repercussions on passing access to others,” said Matz. Blackburn said that most faculty have ‘read only access’ to the SIS+ and are not able to
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Rosenblum rejected the defense’s argument and asked the jury, “Are you believing this nonsense?” during his rebuttal statement Thursday afternoon. Rosenblum devoted much of his statement to clarifying the law that he said Klar made “confusing” during his two-and-ahalf hour closing argument. On the special circumstance charge, Rosenblum told the seven men and five women panel not to look at the defendant’s mind to determine when the burglary and rob-
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been other sites that the city of Fullerton has used for tree planting, Palmer added. Molly Mc Clanahan, one of the founding members of Fullerton Beautiful Inc., is thrilled to participate in the event. “Trees are important to the way the city looks,” McClanahan said. “It provides beauty, additional shade, and builds a sense of ownership.” Fullerton Beautiful Inc. has been involved in tree planting since 1984. It holds open gardens every year, where the people of the community talk with gardners about which trees to plant and where the best place is to plant them, McClanahan said. McClanahan said those who are part of Fullerton Beautiful Inc. will be at the event to help out as workers. “(When) people plant a tree they have invested in something,” McClanahan said. “This investment is bought in by their labor.” Dan Sereno, the Fullerton landscape superintendent, is hoping for a big turnout. He said he has gotten several calls from different organizations, such as Boy Scout troops, to participate. Volunteers will plant 13-15 gallon crepe myrtles. They plan on planting three of the trees on sidewalk , Sereno said. “In past years we’ve seen from 10 to 50 people show up,” Sereno said. “We would like to see as much community involvement as possible this year.”
change anything. The Academic Senate spring agenda includes further discussion and debate before any policy changes are final. The committee may do nothing more than spur conversation, Matz said, but she does feel that by addressing SIS+, the issue will make it into the official University Policy Statement. Unauthorized use of or access to student records is prohibited.
bery ended, but rather to look at the law. “The minute any part of the defendant‑s body entered Sears is when the crime started,” Rosenblum said. “And that crime continued until there was no longer any challenge for the property and until he was in temporary safety with the stolen property.” Rosenblum argued the crime did not end until Acosta reached a pizza store after the shooting. He also reminded the jury that Acosta had extended the crime into the parking lot, as it was his suggestion to take the security guards with him to retrieve the receipt he claimed to have in his car.
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POLICE BLOTTER March 2 • E. Garcia violated a restraining order. • Public Safety confiscated three skateboards until the owners’ parents claimed them. • A green Buick LaSabre was broken into while parked in Lot D. The amount of loss is unknown. March 3 • Don Mitchell was arrested for possession of a controlled
substance for sale near Orangethorpe and the Pomona Freeway. • A blue Diahatsu was booted on West Campus Drive for outstanding parking citations. The citations were paid in full and the boot was removed.
• A pedestrian-crossing sign was knocked down at the Titan House. • A non-injury traffic collision occurred in Lot E. • Kevin Dawson reported damage of property at the Titan Student Union.
March 4 • A wallet and bicycle were turned in to Public Safety.
March 6 • Michelle Su reported the illegal sale of magazines in front of the Humanities Building. • A car parked in the Fuller-
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vale Lot was burglarized. March 8 • Two juveniles were caught taking a joyride in a golf cart. The suspects were detained and released to their parents. • Thomas Taylor was arrested for multiple violations and a bench warrant. He was later transported to Orange County Jail for booking.
Higher education for Latino parents
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Padres” event shows Latino parents what their children encounter in college. By FRANK C. DIAZ Daily Titan Staff Writer
Spanish was the “official” language this Sunday in the Titan Student Union for about 25 families who attended seminars designed to create a better understanding of the different needs and opportunities of an American university. The fourth annual “Dia de los Padres,” sponsored by the Independent Latino Student Association, seeks to educate Latin American families about such diverse topics as financial aid availability and potential cultures clashes, according to Rocio Alvarez, ILSA member and organizer of the event. “A lot of parents don’t know about financial aid,” Alvarez said. “They can get help for sending their children to the university.” Jesus Millan, academic advisor for the Upward Bound Program at Cal State Fullerton and presenter of the seminar on financial aid, agreed. “Many people feel like they’re taking advantage of the system,” he said of some families’ reluctance to seek financial aid. “But it’s not really taking advantage because by getting a college education they’re giving back to the system,” he added. Latino students may face more Therefore, Rosenblum said, the Sears robberyÑrobbery being defined as the theft of something from a person by use of violence or threatÑwas still taking place when the shooting occurred. Acosta posessed a gun during the entire incident and claimed that he was returing it to his car to avoid being caught with it when the struggle took place. Acosta faces a minimum of 25 years to life in prison with sentencing scheduled for the morning of May 8 before Judge John J. Ryan.
difficult challenges in attending the university, Alvarez said. She points out that many come from homes where the parents may not have even been able to finish high school in their native countries. The parents may not fully realize the demands made on a student by a university education. A comedic skit put on by the Spanish Club, “El Examen” (The Exam), which was part of the daylong event, highlighted the crossgenerational and cross-cultural clash of traditional Latino families whose children need to be out late to study. Luis Cruz, ILSA’s alumni advisor and the presenter of a seminar titled “Comunicacion con sus Hijos y Hijas” (Communication with your Sons and Daughters), stressed that cultural attitudes are very important for Latino families. “The sons and daughters are part of two worlds,” he said, speaking in Spanish during the seminar. “At the same time, the children need to understand that their parents came from a different world.” Cruz gave examples of Latino parents reacting with uneasiness and even hostility when their children tell them they have to be out late studying or start missing traditional family dinners because they are too busy at school. “My parents wouldn’t let me study at a friend’s house,” he told the audience. One mother in the audience recounted, again in Spanish, how she once worried about her son’s late absence and even went look-
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Carina Villalta, left, and Oscar Burgos, members of the Spanish Club, rehearse “El Examen,” a skit dramatizing cultural conflicts and the Hispanic university student in “Dia de los Padres” on Sunday. ing for him at the library. After she found him studying in a quiet corner, the last person there, she felt relieved and didn’t worry when it happened again. In a later interview, Cruz said that seeing his Ecuadorian father go to work during the day and attend English classes at night and later graduate with a degree in engineering helped the younger Cruz shape his own career. “It’s all those little things that have made me a success,” he said. “They’ve inspired me. They were 98 percent of why I made it.” Maria Escobar spoke about how glad and supportive she is of her daughter, Monica, who is attending the university. Speaking in Spanish during Cruz’s seminar, Maria told 1996 to 1,067 in fall 1997. Numbers are not yet available for spring 1998. However, the main impetus remains on improving the schoolÕs public image. “All of our diplomas say Cal State Fullerton,Ó Cox said. ÒAll of our reputations rest on all our departments. The better all the pieces, the better the whole is,”
the audience that she advises Monica: “If you want things in life, you have to go to the university. If you don’t, and just work at McDonald’s, you won”t have any of that.” Maria Escobar herself attends Fullerton college, taking English lessons so that she may apply the bachelor’s degree and teaching credentials she received in her native Mexico. She later expressed disappointment at the relatively low turnout, adding that her daughter had said that about 2,000 invitations had been sent. “I would have liked it if more parents had come,” she said. “I have a lot of homework to do and I came.”
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authors share their stories at the CSUF event. By JOE FLORKOWSKI Daily Titan Staff Writer
Natasha Josefowitz told the audience she was living dangerously. She explained that she picked a flower in someone else’s garden and that she undid her safety belt before the plane came to a complete stop. Not dangerous actions for a 20-year old, but for Josefowitz, a grandmother in her 70s, they might be. Josefowitz was a speaker at the sixth annual “A Day of Authors” event, held in the Titan Student Union on Saturday. The event featured many notable female authors and speakers who, in addition to talking about their books, also discussed the issues of women’s roles in society and where women are heading. Earlene Fowler was among the featured speakers. Fowler, who grew up in nearby La Puente, has published five mystery novels that have been nominated for two mystery awards. Barbara Saltzman appeared on behalf of her son David, who wrote a children’s book. He died from Hodgkin’s disease at the age of 22. The event was organized by Assistance League Professional Humanitarian Auxiliary, an auxil-
iary group to the Assistance League of Fullerton, which is composed of business women who raise money for several philanthropies in the area. The money raised will primarily be used to support the “Tiny Togs” program, which provides clothes to the poor. Becky Knaup, the chairman of the event, said that all the raffles for gift baskets, 20 percent of book sales, and the sale of the centerpieces will also go to philanthropies that ALPHA represents. Josefowitz entertained the 300plus guests, mostly women, with poetry from her book, “Too Wise to Want to be Young Again.” The women in the audience nodded their heads in agreement and laughed as Josefowitz recited poetry that dealt with getting older and, in Josefowitz’s case, a mother who is 95 and still tells Josefowitz how to run her life. Shirley Taylor Haizlip told her family’s story of hidden racial identity. Her book, “The Sweeter the Juice,” won the Simon Wiesenthal Award for Tolerance. Haizlip told the story of her mother’s family; one family who was white and one family who was black; both families separated. Haizlip told the audience she was able to reunite her mother and aunt, who had not seen each other in more than 75 years. After Haizlip spoke, the audience broke up into separate groups where they heard at least one of the authors speak.
Jaroldeen Edwards, whose work includes “Things I’d Wish I’d Known Sooner”, spoke to her group about goals and explained that she always wanted to be a writer, even when she was four. One of the members of the audience, Shirley Griffin, was impressed with Edwards. “She
Josefowitz was a real warm lady. Very caring and warm,” Griffin said. Aimee Liu spoke to her audience about her grandparents’ story, which became the basis for her novel, “Cloud Mountain.” Liu showed slides and photos of her grandparents, who were a Chinese man and a white woman in love when it was illegal in California for their marriage. “It was quite interesting,” said
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Natasha Josefowitz sign her book during A Day of Authors at the Titan Student Union on Saturday.
Barbara Saltzman made sure her son David’s book, “The Jester Has Lost His Jingle,” was published after his death from Hodgkin’s disease.
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One of the authors at “A Day of Authors” was not an author at all. Yet she had the most people waiting in line for her signature. Barbara Saltzman waited patiently and chatted with guests, even though the other authors had already gone home. Saltzman did not mind waiting. It gave her the opportunity to talk about David. Saltzman’s son, David, was in the process of writing his book, “The Jester Has Lost His Jingle,” when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease. He managed to complete the book before he died at age 22, in addition to graduating from Yale with honors in both art and English. “The Jester Has Lost His Jingle” tells the story of a court jester who finds he cannot make the king laugh, so the king sends him out of the kingdom. The Jester and his friend Pharley search the entire world to find someone to make laugh. They come across many people who are too caught up in their own problems to laugh. The Jester comes across a young cancer patient who is sad because she has a tumor. The Jester sings, dances, and talks funny, in order to make her laugh. She begins to laugh, and laugh harder, and the Jester uses her laughter to spread a literal rainbow of humor around the world.
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David Saltzman, author of “The Jester Has Lost His Jingle,” died of Hodgkin’s disease at the age of 22. His mother, Barbara, has overseen the publication and promotion of his book. Ironically, David had already thought of the plot before writing his book. The cancer patient who inspires the Jester was already in place before David was diagnosed with the disease. David’s family promised him
that they would get the book published after he died. They delivered and the book became a national sensation. When the book took off, Saltzman left the Los Angeles Times in February 1996
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mind for representative democracy. Political and racial gerrymandering at the state level actually could be completely eliminated if in addition to jettisoning our present system of politically-driven reapportionment, we would consider forms of proportional representation (PR), such as cumulative voting. My home state of Illinois used cumulative voting for state legislative elections for 110 years, until 1980. The Chicago Tribune editorialized in1995 that it provided some of the ``best and brightest’’ of legislators from that state. Now there is
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may be true, but the large volume of production on campus versus the minimal volume off campus must be weighed. Diaz said she worked with more than 460 professors this semester. However, according to Diaz, The Association of American Publishers has put AA copy on notice to “cease and desist” or start “doing things legally.” This means they are supposedly producing packets but are not going through the legal motions of obtaining permission from copyright holders. Diaz said that the
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Claudia Farrand, who attended Liu’s session. Another speaker at the event, Pat Welsh, spoke about her books on gardening. She also discussed the
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a grassroots movement to return to that system. Since its repeal (in a vote driven more by a provision dramatically reducing the size of the legislature), Illinois has joined most other states in having non- competitive districts dominated by one party _ leaving voters with little reason to vote. Florida certainly is a good example of non-competitive elections. In 1996, only one of 23 elections in Florida to the U.S. House was won by fewer than16 percent. 20 of 23 were ``landslide’’ wins with victory margins over 20%. At least there were more contested races than in 1994, when a whopping 11 of 23 races were not contested. Nationally, one-third of state legislative custom publishing department has attempted to work with AA Copy in the past but has been unsuccessful. Diaz said that the off-campus produced supplements are not necessarily cheaper than those produced by the university. She also said that AA does not accept credit cards or take returns, which makes it that much more inconvenient for students. Several phone calls to AA Copy made by the Daily Titan were not returned. Diaz provided the names of three other professors who use or have used off-campus vendors. Jay Hirsch, the only one of the three reached, declined to comment. numerous articles she writes for newspapers and magazines. Barbara Saltzman spoke to the audience about her son, David. He was a student at Yale who was in the process of writing a children’s book when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease. He finished “The Jester Has Lost His Jingle” before
races have been uncontested in the 1990s; most of the rest have been lopsided landslides. Now is the time for our states to take on the issue of redistricting commissions and proportional representation. The U.S. Census is two short years away, and legislators and party bosses already are focusing on how they can manipulate the electoral process in the coming decade. We need action now to stop ``elections from hell’’ for our citizens. They have a right to a meaningful vote that comes with real choices. As we begin to celebrate a new millennium, we must do more than honor the accomplishments of the past. Political gerrymandering
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to promote the Jester full time. Since publication in 1995, it has been on the best-seller lists of the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today. Saltzman now travels the country speaking to groups, doing book tours and reading to schoolchildren. “I’ll read it to 100 to 200 kids, and I’ll let them ask me questions about David,” Saltzman said. Saltzman explained that the message the book sends impacts all children. “Across the board, this book passing away in 1990. Saltzman told the audience about the effort she and her family took to get the book published. Earlene Fowler spoke to a group about her mystery series, which is set in a town that resembles San Luis Obispo. Fowler said that she really enjoyed “A Day of Authors.”
for political self-interest is a relic belonging in a museum of democracy, not the vibrant laboratory of democracy demanded by the challenges of a new century. John B. Anderson, a former Republican member of Congress from Illinois and an independent presidential candidate, is now a law professor at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale and president of the Washington D.C.-based Center for Voting and Democracy. Readers may write to him in care of the Center for Voting and Democracy, P.O. Box 60037, Washington, D.C. 20039.
touches children of every single background, every socio-economic level, every race. It’s absolutely universal,” Saltzman said. “I like to see children inspired by David, as he was by Maurice Sendak,” Saltzman said. Sendak, a children’s author famous for “Where the Wild Things Are,” met David as a child, inspiring the young boy into an art career. Saltzman said David would be very happy about the effect his book has had. “He always enjoyed working on it. I think he would be thrilled to see the effect it has on children,” she said. “I love meeting other authors,” Fowler said. When describing the reaction she gets from her fans, Fowler said, “That ten months of writing when you’re by yourself, [the reaction] makes it all worthwhile.”
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Knight-Ridder Newspapers JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Outside the Page Library, Brent Kimsey and Gina Vanderfeltz stood talking. Kimsey, 20, a black man from Chicago, lives in the dorms. Vanderfeltz, 19, a white woman, commutes from nearby Westphalia. The two friends, who met in computer class, embody the vision Lincoln University's new president has for the campus: a university that blends Lincoln's original mission as a black college with its more recent aim of serving commuters, most of them white, who want a convenient, affordable education. The first step may just be to get the two groups to talk to each other. Barrier Breakers tried to do that last week, sponsoring a get-together where faculty and students read poetry, ate home-baked goodies and discussed diversity. “I think it will be a better place because Lincoln provides an opportunity for students to engage each other in ways that they probably have to engage each other in the workplace,” said the president, David Henson, who joined the university in July. “When young people are in organizations together, when they study together, they begin to appreciate difference and know that ... there
are more things that human beings have in common than they have different.” When Lincoln University was founded, Missouri's public colleges and universities were segregated. The courts ordered integration in the mid-1950s. Within 15 years, Lincoln became more than 50 percent white. About one in four students is black. To be considered eligible for special federal funding as a historically black college, a college must have been founded before 1964 with the intent to educate black students. Lincoln's historical mission is important, Henson said, because black students still must have an educational alternative to state universities that discriminated against them, a college that highlights black contributions to history and society. But the more recent mission is equally important, he said, because white students from mid-Missouri who don't qualify at other universities, or who can't afford them, also deserve a chance. Missourians are accepted to Lincoln with a high school diploma, or GED, and an ACT score. No minimum score is required. Henson said he thinks the university can succeed, can become a place where black and white can work, learn and play together.
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Beef: it’s what’s for dinner, but not for Oprah
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eminding us of the importance of the freedom of speech, Oprah Winfrey’s victory in the Texas cattle case is a win for the first amendment and for cows. During the six-week trial, Winfrey moved her show to the small town of Amarillo, Texas. She took over a small bed and breakfast, a hotel, and a little theater. In fact, the local play was booted out of the theater and sent down the road to the town’s high school. Sorry kids, Winfrey is big business and your production is chopped liver next to Miss Oprah. Security was beefed up (for lack of a better word), and there were at least three police officers guarding the set at all times. Armed guards accompanied Oprah at all times. One would drive her Suburban while another sat in the passenger seat with a shotgun. Winfrey was shunned to the back seat. Despite the inconvenience, Winfrey became
Letters In Joe Florkowski’s March 6 opinion column, he seemed rather confused on the concepts of acceptance and tolerance. He also seems to have no understanding of what it means to hold to moral values and principles, and seems to be intolerant of those who hold different beliefs than him. Tolerance means that you respect another person’s right to hold certain beliefs that are not your own. Acceptance is another matter. One does not have to accept another’s values as if they were equal to one’s own. Should we force the Jewish
a huge attraction for the Amarillo citizens. They came in droves and waited up to six hours outside the little theater to see her. One group in a highrise building next to the set screamed through a bull horn at Oprah every single day. “Hey, Oprah! Look at us!” They were everywhere. They Almost the entire cast grazed in front of her residence. gained weight durIn order to maintain some priing the six-week trip. vacy, a huge tent was erected in front of the bed and breakfast Falling in love with that was Winfrey’s temporary cream pies, Winfrey manor. herself gained 12 On a trip to Walmart, the store pounds ... she claims announced what area Winfrey to need to buy her was shopping. “Attention Folks, Oprah is in the deli section. She own fitness book to get re-conected. is not buying any beef.” Winfrey said she would take off to a new section every time they gave away her location. Winfrey’s arrival to the small, southern town brought with her a need for services. She brought a whole heap of money! Winfrey’s cast and crew had lots of needs. They needed shelter, telephone lines, computers and of course lots of food. Obviously, this court case was not a total failAlmost the entire cast gained weight during ure. Freedom of speech was reinstated, Amarillo the six week trip. Falling in love with cream pies, became a national focal point for six weeks, and Winfrey herself gained 12 pounds. Now back in vegetarians rejoice as beef sales decline. Chicago, she claims to need to buy her own fitness All in all, this experience proved to be a great book to get “re-connected.” Anti-Defamation League to accept Nazis and the to live by. To be honest, trustworthy, brave, courNAACP to accept the KKK? Those are extreme teous, kind, etc. Which moral standard is it that examples, but my point is clear. Mr. Florkowski is judging those scouts by? Why The Boy Scouts are not afraid to tolerate those is Mr. Florkowski intolerant to people who hold who hold to a different morality than theirs, but beliefs other than his own? they feel no need to officially accept them. Mr. And why does he feel the need to insult gays, Florkowski said “the best person for the job priests, and clergymen in his article? Perhaps he should” be a scout leader. By whose standards has not yet grown up and does not know how to does he judge what “best” means? Shouldn’t the tolerate others. He might have learned if he was Boy Scouts be allowed to decide that? a scout. Mr. Florkowski even noticed that the scouts are of “good moral character.” He mentions that Boy Eric Gorsuch, Comparative Religion; Scouts seem to go on to be good people. Perhaps Former Boy Scout, patrol leader, and chapit is because they are taught a good moral standard lain,
learning experience for the media and the public. The link between opinion and freedom of speech has been clearly shown. Without it, we would have no Siskel and Ebert. This has been a great step for humanity. And if the cows come out
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Dry spell ends as Titans win in the post-season
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The line was the friend for Titan baseball in a 12-5 victory on Sunday, allowing Cal State Fullerton to sweep UC Santa Barbara in its first Big West Conference series of the season. The Titans, (14-6) knocked out four doubles that kissed the lines in right and left fields, driving in four of the Titans’ 12 runs. First baseman Kevin Duck smacked two down the right field line and Reed Johnson and Craig Patterson added one a piece. “That’s something we haven’t done a lot of this season,” Titan Head Coach George Horton said. “We try to get most of our hitting in the middle of the field, but we’ll take them anywhere they go.” Patterson not only had the double down the line, but he whacked a solo home run over the left field fence in the sixth inning, tying the game at five to go 3-3 in the game. “He’s been in and out of his swing,” Horton said. “He took a very good batting practice and he was obviously a major factor in our offense.” The Titan offense was slow to put runs up on the score board, scoring eight of their 12 runs after the fifth inning. “We know when we come out for a game we’re going to have a couple big innings,” Aaron Rowand said. “It’s just a matter of not waiting for it to happen.” Johnson, 2-for-4 in the game with three RBI, extended his hitting streak to eight consecutive games. Benito Flores completed his second straight game, upping his record to 4-0, which keeps him with the lowest ERA among starters at 1.49. “With a little better defensive effort he could have had a shutout,” Horton said. “But he wasn’t quite as sharp as he normally is. He developed a blister on his middle finger, which is his curve ball finger, he couldn’t throw his curve ball and snap it off.” On Saturday, Jon Smith returned after
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Titan shortstop Ryan Owens picks up the ball after bobbling it and guns down Gaucho first baseman Dave Molidori in the second inning of Sunday’s 12-5 victory. missing his last start due to ta sore shoul- speed stuff,” Johnson said. Moore doubled to left and then Ryan der. He allowed four runs on four hits in He fanned six Gauchos in three Owens knocked a shot to shortstop Justhree innings. innings, picking up his third save of the tin Gemoll, who failed to make a play. “I didn’t have control of my off-speed season as CSUF slipped away with a 9-8 Patterson capped off the scoring with a pitches, so I was forced to throw the fast- victory. sacrifice fly to center field, giving CSUF ball,” Smith said. “They were looking for In Friday night’s 9-3 win, the Titans an 8-3 lead. it and started hitting the ball.” took advantage of a Gaucho error in the Rowand, who had started every Pitching coach Dave Serrano used fifth inning to score four runs. game, collided with CSUF second five pitchers in the game, and only closer Greg Jacobs led off the inning with baseman David Bacani in the seventh Adam Johnson shut down the Gaucho a walk, and one out later, Kevin Duck inning, straining a ligament in his left barrage that produced four home runs. stroked a single to right. Chris Beck fol- elbow keeping him out of Saturday and “I concentrate on throwing mainly lowed Duck’s single with a drive over Sunday’s games. The loss dropped the fastballs, and don’t worry a lot about off- the shortstop, bringing in Jacobs. Ryan Gauchos to 5-10-2.
On Friday night, the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team could not stop celebrating. For the first time since 1990, the Titans advanced to the second round of the Big West Tournament when they defeated the Boise State Broncos, 89-82. But Utah State’s Marcus Saxon crashed the Titans’ party when he scored 31 points to lead the Aggies to a 65-56 victory in the Big West semifinals at Nevada’s Lawlor Center on Saturday. “It was too much Marcus Saxon for us tonight,” Titan Head Coach Bob Hawking said. “That was just a big-time performance by one of the better point guards on the West Coast. He just took over the game.” Saxon scored 15 of the Aggies’ 26 points to push Utah State into a 35-26 halftime lead. The Titans attempted to come back and close the gap, but Saxon silenced the Titans when he hit two consecutive three-pointers. Saxon matched his season high with 31 points, hitting 12 of 15 from the floor. CSUF was led by its usual scoring threats. Seniors Chris Dade and Chris St. Clair each had 13 points and sophomore Ike Harmon finished the night with 10 points. “We ended the season on a good note,” Harmon said. “We can look at ourselves in the mirror and know that we did our best.” CSUF finished its season with a 12-16 record and bounced back from a slow start in the Big West to grab second place in the Western Division. “It was an emotional up and down year,” Harmon said. “I would have to call all of my teammates survivors.” Survivors indeed.
Through the course of the season, the Titans battled through challenge after challenge to finish the 1997-98 season on a strong note. “These guys didn’t give up, especially when things got tough,” Dade said. “We consider ourselves a big, old family and we handled our problems as a group.” CSUF started out the season with a loss, but came back to win three consecutive games at home. However, the winning streak quickly came to an end and the Titans failed to win two consecutive games for the rest of the season until CSUF beat UC Santa Barbara and then Boise State on Friday in the final week of competition. In addition to its disappointing winloss record, CSUF’s shooting performance also remained a problem for the Titans all season long, as they consistently made only 39 percent from the floor. Harmon, one of the Titans’ leading scorers, suffered a blow to the head in November, sidelining him with a mild concussion for several games. To add further distraction to the season, freshman Corey Sanders was offered a bribe to throw the University of Pacific game on Feb. 20. Finally, as the season came to a close, a great deal of media attention surfaced about whether or not Hawking’s coaching contract will be renewed for three more years. CSUF Athletic Director John Easterbrook has not made a decision on Hawking’s future with the Titan basketball program and said the month of March will be spent evaluating his performance and his time spent here. Easterbrook said the evaluation is routine and the procedure is followed when every coach’s contract expires. Through it all though, the Titans seemed pleased with the way they handled each obstacle and challenge. “We gave it our all,” Dade said. “This was my best season ever and I’m grateful that I had the opportunity to play with this group of guys.”
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endure rough meet, as North Carolina takes first overall. By BRIAN DIERIEX Sports Photo Editor
North Carolina and UC Santa Barbara vaulted over Cal State Fullerton’s gymnastics team on Friday. The Tar Heels took the five team meet with a score of 188.325, and were followed by the Gauchos with 186.5. The
Titans’ 186.1 placed them third. Bowling Green and San Jose State finished a distant fourth and fifth with scores of 183.225 and 181.925 respectively. CSUF started off with a strong performance on the floor exercise with a 47.8, which was one-tenth of a point off a season high. Natalia Acosta tied a meet high with 9.725. But, for the Titans the vault was their nemesis Friday night as they just missed scoring a season low on the vault. CSUF Associate Head Coach Julie Knight said the vault was what ham-
pered the team the most, and stopped their three-meet streak of scoring at least 189 points. “We started off great on the floor, then we went to the vault and Michele Lotta did a great vault, and on her second vault sat down,” Knight said. “From there it proceeded to snowball. Unfortunately we just had a bunch of people that had bad nights all at the same time.” Lotta agreed,adding, “We lost our momentum and we couldn’t pull it back together.” The team then moved on to the
uneven bars and scored nearly a point above its seasonal average, despite the absence of Tammy De la Cruz who just had her cast removed from her wrist on Wednesday. De la Cruz, however, did perform an exhibition on the floor exercise. “She only had one day of practice and we put her out on floor,” Knight said. “In the warm up we tested out her wrist some more and she tested it out on the uneven bars and felt absolutely fine.” On the final event, the balance beam, Christy Lutz, who sat out Thursday’s
practice because of pain in her back, came in with a 9.6 which was good enough to place her first in the meet. Marianne Griffen brought in a personal season high of 9.2 on the uneven bars. Lutz and Gracie Millard also contributed solid performances on the uneven bars with a 9.425 and a 9.45 respectively. On the balance beam, Griffen, who set the school record on the balance beam Feb. 27, was not quite as sharp bringing in a 9.25. “Marianne’s routine is still watered
down on bars, so she is very clean and hits but that’s not as big a score as it can be,” Knight said. The Titans will match-up with North Carolina again, along with Cal this weekend at Titan Gym at 7 p.m. “It was a rough meet, and it was probably a good time for it to happen,” Lotta said. “We have three of our biggest meets coming up. We have to pull ourselves together and peak at the right time.”
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her not to beat us.” Garman’s squad started the first game with all the offense it would need. A leadoff double by second baseman Nikki Hart was followed by an error and a single by designated player Brenda Iglesias, which scored Hart. After the Titans, (8-10, 2-4), scored two runs in the fourth, they came back in the fifth to put three straight base runners together before shortstop Christa Saindon tripled to drive them in. Iglesias belted a home run in the sixth to seal the 8-0 win. Pitcher Donna Coombes scattered five hits and struck out four for her third shutout of the season. “If our pitcher is on and we are hitting, we’ll win,” Iglesias said. The second game of the day featured
an old-fashioned pitchers duel in a 2-1 CSUF victory. Jana Oetgen started for the Titans, allowing only one earned run and two hits over four innings. A sore shoulder forced Oetgen to give way to Chrissy Hartman who shut down the Roadrunner offense for the remaining three innings. But Sunday did not prove to be a day of rest. CSUN was the pre-season pick to finish tops in the Big West conference and the Matadors played like it on Sunday. After a slow first inning the Matadors started the second with five straight singles resulting in five quick runs off Coombes. CSUN added another hit and a run to put this game away early. Or so they thought.
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Christa Saindon grabs a grounder against Cal State Northridge this weekend. The Titans lost both games to the Matadors this weekend, 6-5 and 11-1.
The weekend started as mentor vs. pupil; veteran vs. rookie. Then it got ugly. Softball started its home conference play this past weekend and defeated New Mexico State 8-0 and 2-1 on Saturday, then was hammered by Cal State Northridge 6-5 and 11-1. Saturday brought the Roadrunners of NMSU to town with their first-year coach, JoAnn Ferrieri, a Cal State Fullerton graduate and member of the Titans’ 1986 National Champion team under head coach Judi Garman. “That was really neat,” Garman said. “Every coach has a list of their favorite players and she is one of them. I just told
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Assistant Sports Editor No Titan finished first. Or second. As a team, the Cal State Fullerton men’s track team defeated only one of its five opponents, Cal Poly Pomona, finishing with 48 points ahead of Cal Poly’s 28. On the women’s side, the Titans did not even have enough athletes to be considered for team scoring. But Titan Head Coach John Elders said bad performance equals positive feedback. “Overall I thought we had quite a few people get their seasonal best,” Elders said. “But we also had some people who did worse than the weekend before.” Elders said he plans to correct all the problems and get his athletes healthy, hoping to peak in early April for the Big West Challenge, a meet he believes his team can win. The USC track team clearly dominated the six-team Trojan Invitational in every aspect which was held at USC’s Cromwell Track and Field Stadium on Sunday. The Trojans ran away with the meet with 188 points, ahead of California’s 164. All six teams competed at the same
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time, but the meet was scored in a dual meet fashion. The CSUF women were not scored as a team, but they did compete for individual places. The Trojan men went undefeated, beating all five teams it faced while the USC women also went 4-0 in the dual meets defeating UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, San Diego State and Cal State Bakersfield. On the women’s side, the Titans turned out one solid performance in the 3000m. Senior Alison Livermore came close to her personal best, running ten minutes, 18.29 seconds, giving her a fifth place finish in the event. “She ran an outstanding race,” Elders said. On the men’s side, junior Gary Charles ran 10.88 seconds in the 100m dash which earned him a seventh place finish in the meet. Elders said Charles’ performance was a strong opener for him. “I think Gary will probably break the school record in the next few weeks,” Elders said. CSUF’s senior Francisco Vasquez and
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Hartman was called back in after an inning and slammed the door, giving up only one more hit and no earned runs for the remainder of the game. The Titans tried to come back and started a rally with a bang in the name of catcher Dara Marzolo’s home run in the bottom of the second. Iglesias contributed another homer in the fourth. In the bottom of the sixth, two singles and an error pushed across two more Titan runs, pulling them within two. CSUF tacked on another tally in the sixth, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the early CSUN barrage. The loss dropped the Titans a game below .500, and the day was only to get worse. During the second game, Hartman started and was forced to endure another big Matador inning. In the third, two singles were followed by a Chelo Lopez three-run homer to get CSUN started. Lopez had a huge offensive game. Besides her towering home run, she added two doubles and a single to have
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The Titans tried to hurdle over some tough teams at the Trojan Invitational this weekend, but came up short.
four hits, six RBI and two runs scored in four at-bats. “When someone is hitting the ball like that, there’s nothing we can do,” Garman said. “Our pitching staff just didn’t have it today.” Hartman, a freshman, was hit hard and Kati Franck was brought in for relief. “I just was trying to make sure (Hartman) kept her own composure and she did that really well,” Marzolo said. “I told her to forget about the last batter and concentrate on the next one.” Franck didn’t fare much better as CSUN added five more runs over the final three innings to take the game 11-1. The Matadors pounded out 16 hits in the game. “The first game, we gave them a couple of runs with dumb base running,” Garman said. “We outplayed them in the first game and should have won.” Garman added that the umpiring during this series was not up to par. “There were too many times when we were letting the umpires dictate the game,” she said. “We kept looking to the umpires instead of hitting the ball.”
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freshman Ethan Friend also had strong performances in the 3000m. Vasquez ran eight minutes, 45 seconds and Friend ran an 8:50. In the men’s pole vault, senior Gary Van Sluis finished in the middle of the pack with his fourth place performance, vaulting 15 feet.
Senior Deanna Mendibles also finished fourth in the women’s high jump, clearing 5 feet 2 1/4 inches. Sophomore Quincy Sims placed third in the men’s triple jump with a 46-5 1/4 leap. “Right now, we are just trying to get into it,” Elders said. “We’re hoping to translate these performances into better performances later on in the season.”
Trojan Invitational Results
Men’s 6-Way--USC 188, California 164, Cal State Bakersfield 67, UC Irvine 54, Cal State Fullerton 48, Cal Poly Pomona 28. Men’s Duals--USC 83, Cal 65; USC 110, UCI 36; USC 105, CSUF 47; USC 114, CSUB 27; Cal 122, UCI 24; Cal 120, CSUF 30, Cal 103, CSUB37; UCI 107, CSUF 63; UCI 72, CSUB 53; CSUF 74, CSUB 51. Women’s 6-Way--USC 185, San Diego State 130, California 102, UC Irvine 54, Cal Poly Pomona 40, Cal Sate Bakersfield 34.
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Carly Kanady goes up high for the ball in the rugby victory over the University of San Diego this weekend.
Women’s rugby embarks on new season, tradition n RUGBY: Team extends
record to 2-1 in inaugural season. By JOE FLORKOWSKI Daily Titan Staff Writer
The players do not play for scholarships. They buy their own jerseys. They get dragged down to the ground in desperate attempts to grab the ball. And when they have been dragged down, they have to cover their heads to keep from being trampled. This is women’s rugby, and they play for fun. The first women’s rugby team at Cal State Fullerton pounded UC San Diego on Saturday, 19-10. The Titans improved their record to 2-1 with the victory. Although the team played last December in a tournament in Las Vegas, this is the first year the team is playing intercollegiate games throughout a regular season. The Titans were tied with UCSD at halftime, until they broke away with two “trys” in the second half. A try is the scoring equivalent to a touchdown, except the player has to set the ball on the ground between the goal posts to score and that effort is only worth five points. A kick through the goal posts after the try is called a conversion and adds an extra
two points. Karin Ljungkvist was responsible for all three trys for the Titans. CSUF Head Coach Chuck Moore, who is also an assistant coach for the men’s rugby team, thought his team played well, even though it took them some time to warm up. “We had good tackling,” Moore said. “After the first ten minutes of the game, the ladies got warmed up and decided to tackle.” Moore said the Titans put the fundamentals to work, which was key since half of the team has only played one to two games. Moore also cited the merits of another Titan, Monica Fernandez, his new scrum halfback. The Titans were excited about the victory, as well as the new season. “We’re really excited about our new season,” Naomi Velarde said. Ljungkvist, who is from Sweden, has played rugby since she was a teen-ager. She talked about the little-known fact that America is the reigning world champion in men’s rugby. “They won four years ago. No one knows about it,” Ljungkvist said. The women’s team beat Occidental and have lost to Claremont this year. They play in a tournament next weekend against teams from all over California.
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