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Students say no fee, complex n SURVEY: In the first of
several Daily Titan surveys, the count is 40-12 against paying for a new fitness complex. By NATHAN ORME
Daily Titan Executive Editor Over the next couple weeks, before the special election on the Fitness Center referendum, the Daily Titan will conduct a series of informal surveys to find out how students feel about the proposed fee increase to
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build the recreation complex.
Students reacted with enthusiastic “yes”es, adamant “no”s and a few uncertains when asked about the idea of paying an extra $150 per semester to pay for a new sports complex on campus. But overwhelmingly, students said they do not want to pay extra for this new luxury. Out of the 64 students surveyed, 40 gave responses indicating they would not vote for the fee increase. The reason? They did not think that they would use it and they did not want to
pay the extra money. A positive response was given by 12 students, who indicated dissatisfaction with the current equipment and facilities. Several answers specifically referred to the old and outdated weight room equipment. Then there were those who were not quite sure. Some said they did not know enough about it to make a decision; others did not know if they were going to vote; and some even said they had no intention of voting. “I don’t care. I think this is a great school. I probably won’t vote though,” said Ara Akoubian, a sophomore busi-
ness major. Most people, however, were more decisive. “They spent how much money on the stadium which we don’t use,” said Kathleen Estrada, a biochemistry major. “Now they want to spend all this money on a freakin’ sports facility?” “Thumbs down,” said history major Dave Matias. “I’m against it because it’s not fair. If I was into fitness I would go to a club.” “By the time I graudate and it’s built I’ll have a full-time job and see
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unions say CETI has too many holes and does not protect employees. by JOAN HANSEN
posal may prohibit professors from profiting from required custom publishing texts.
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By JOAN HANSEN AND MARYANNE WARDLAW Daily Titan Staff Writers The Academic Senate discussed a proposal Thursday to keep faculty from profiting from required class materials. The proposal would stop conflict of interest on the part of faculty who require material from which they receive royalties. The proposal states: “No faculty or administrator shall personally profit from material required or assigned to any course for which they have any responsibility in assigning material.” A state bill proposed two years ago would have made it illegal for faculty to assign material from which they profit. The bill was tabled, but it raised the issue on campuses around the state. Professor Wayne Hobson said that financial matters may have an undue influence over some faculty selection of materials. He said that that some professors make anywhere from $600 to $2,000 a semester from material they develop and sell. “The original policy has had despicable abuses,” said professor Bill Meyer, adding that some professors have used larger type size just to receive more royalties for the
“No faculty or administrator shall personally profit from material required or assigned to any course for which they have responsibility in assigning material.” Academic Senate proposal
additional pages used. Another faculty member said that integrity is more important than the money professors stand to lose. Senator Donald Finn suggested that an ethics committee could achieve the same results without a blanket prohibition. An amendment which would allow faculty to receive royalties with the dean’s approval prompted further debate. The issue may be settled at the Academic Senate’s next meeting on March 19.
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Cherry Poppin’ Daddies lead singer Steve Perry sways for the crowd that showed up at the Becker Slab to see the band’s performance. —See photos and related story in the special edition of Detour on pages 5 and 8.
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Three Cal State University unions agree that the California Education Technology Initiative proposal may not have employees’ best interest in mind. They also agree that the partnership is moving too fast and that CETI’s most recent attempt to still the waters may prove to be the heat to boil the pot. Recently, corporate partners of CETI answered 100 questions compiled by the statewide Academic Senate, California Faculty Association, California State Employees Association and the California State Student Association regarding intended policy changes if the CETI partnership with CSU is approved in May. Instead of creating support, the answers may have reinforced fears from those most personally involved— the unions comprising the backbone of CSU employees for the last 20 years. Union representatives said that vagueness and non-commitment linger throughout the 17-page questionnaire. Terms like “it is not our intention” and “should not impact” are causes for concern, and 14 questions were answered with “STATUS: In negotiations.” Question: The CSU has adopted the “retention of CSU employees” policy as one of its foremost principles. Define “retention.” Does retention include both permanent and temporary employee? Will the relationship between CSU and its employees change? The overall question is, “who is the employer? Will employees of the limited liability companies (separate companies of contractors or subcontractors, or LLC) replace or displace bargaining unit work employees?
Answer: Retention means that, as a result of CETI, current staff will not be laid-off or outsourced. Maintenance and expansion of the CSU employee base will be as it is today, subject to market forces and changing needs. Collective bargaining agreements will apply. Employees of the industry partners will not displace current CSU employees; they will augment CSU employees. Assignments of CSU employees may change as a result of changing technological and service needs as has been the case over time. Question: What will happen to vacant positions occupied by CSU employees, will they be filled with CSU employees or LLC employees, will new positions be filled with CSU or LLC employees? Answer: It is not the intention of the CSU to displace any current employees in order to use limited liability, company, trained technological workers. However, the CSU may contract with LLC to use subcontractors to perform work on information technology services. As an option, the CSU may decide to contract with the LLC to provide these services. Three CSU employee unions CFA, CSEA, and SETC responded to CETI’s attempt at simplifying confusing and complex issues. “There are two problems,” said John Connor, a State Employee Trade Council SETC executive board member. “The possibility of the loss of jobs, and outside workers being brought in, that I am opposed.” SETC members include electricians, carpenters, maintenance, plumbers, auto building service engineers. He said that outside people from another company should not be brought in to work side by side with state employees. He said that this should not be allowed.
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Enrollment ‘Tidal Wave’ may not crash quite so hard n ENROLLMENT: State
analysts’ and Cornerstones reports’ theories on future enrollment differ greatly. By CINDY JIMENEZ
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The so-called “Tidal Wave II” that is supposed to flood California college campuses may be just a ripple after all. A report by the state’s Legislative Analysts Office projects an annual growth of 0.3 percent from 1991 to 2005 which is “not of ‘tidal wave’ proportions.” The report claims that enrollment growth will actually be lower than the 2.7 percent growth experienced Copyright ©1998, Daily Titan
by the three systems between 1970 and 1991. The LAO predicts that enrollment at the CSU will only run 3,000 students higher in the 200506 school year than in 1991. The Cornerstones Report, developed by CSU faculty, administrators, trustees and students, puts the number at 69,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) students by the year 2005 in the CSU system alone. While comparing statistics derived from different methods seem to be harmful, there is still a sharp disparity in the two reports’ conclusions on funding requirements. The Cornerstones report states that “under the most optimistic scenario,” funding increases will range from five to six percent annually through 2005. Called the
“growth gap,” the CSU estimates a minimum funding gap of $58 million by 2005 if “enrollment demands are met.” But, according to the LAO’s findings, there is no enrollment growth that will necessitate additional funding. “This is all based on projections,” Cornerstones staff member Frank Wada said in response to the LAO’s report. “We are taking all this with a grain of salt,” he said, referring to the LAO’s projections. The overall CSU prediction for the three systems would put the enrollment at 2.3 million students by 2005. That is about 450,000 more than the 1.85 million enrolled in 1993. It appears, however, that the
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Give your friends of the community a hug at the Anaheim Healthcare Center Community Hug-In Event, a project sponsored by Hugs for Helth Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to increase awareness, involvement and support for the elderly, particularly those who reside in senior care facilities. The project gives tender loving care with a “personal touch” to institutionalized seniors who are often lonely, forgotten and longing for hugs. Invite friends, family and neighbors on March 21, at 2 p.m. to break the facility’s “Group Hug Record” of 80 huggers. Huggers of all ages are invited including families, scout troops, church groups and clubs to volunteer friendship services. For more information call (714) 832-HUGS. Eurapair Program The EurAupair (pronounced your o pair) Intercultural Child Care Program has au pairs. Local families with children ages 3 months to 12 years interested in hosting an au pair exchange participant from Europe, Japan, South Africa or french-speaking Canada are being sought by this non-profit organization. Au Pairs are young adults between the age of 18 and 26, who have chosen to take a year off between school terms to live with an American family. They help
care for the family’s children in exchange for the opportunity to learn more about America’s culture and language in a way that can only happen through homestay experience. For more information call EurAupair toll-free at (800) 713-2002 or visit their web site at http://www.eraupair.com. Brea Gallery The Brea Gallery will present Made in California15th Annual Juried Exhibition, featuring talented artists from across the Golden State. The exhibit will be on display March 21-May 1. The opening will be on Friday, March 20 from 7-9 p.m. which will include a gala reception and awards ceremony. Also in conjunction with the exhibit, the Gallery will sponsor two special lectures, “How to Become an Art Collector” on Friday, April 17 from 6:30-8 p.m. and “Advice for the Emerging Artist” on Wednesday, April 22, from 2-4 p.m. Both lectures will be held at the Gallery. 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, noon to 5 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, noon to 8 p.m. Admission is $1 for adults and free for ages 17 and under. For more information, call (714) 990-7730.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Eating Disorders, a confidential discussion group meeting at 5 p.m. every Monday in Langsdorf Hall room 208, for the university community. Group provides support for the difficult and challenging recovery of anorexia and bulimia.For more information call 278-3040 or 278-3928. “Uncle Vanya,” by Anton Chekhov will be performed in the Arena Theatre. The shattering romance will open Saturday and tickets are available in the CSU Fullerton Performing Arts Center Box office, 800 N. State College. Remaining shows are Friday and March 17-21 at 8 p.m.; Saturday and March 21 at 2:30 p.m.; Sunday and March 22 at 5 p.m.
For more information (714) 2783371. Ladysmith Black Mambazo presented by Irvine Barclay Theatre on Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. For more information call 854-4607. “Freedom of Expresion in Cuba,” poetry reading and literacy discussion on March 16 at 2:30 p.m. The reading will feature Pablo Armando Fernandez award-winning Cuban author and poet in the Titan Theatre.
The Associated Students presents an Organic Expo”Meat Out Day” on March 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Becker Amphitheatre. The event will include free Vegan food, literature and other fun things. Also the movie The Ice Storm will be playing from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Little Titan Theatre. Admission is free.
“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 Dr. James R. Hofmann, chair and associate professor of philosophy, at 278-7049, or Susan Metzler-Katsaros of Public Affairs at 278-4854.
DJ Thee-O producing the beats on March 19 at noon with a moon bounce in the Becker Amphitheater. Admission free.
Women’s Issues Discussion Group by Rose Hamilton-Gottlieb at 6:30 p.m. on March 17. The group is co-sponsored by the Women’s Center and will be held at Borders Books, Music and Cafe in Brea. For more information call Barbara McDowell at 278-3928.
roots peace-making initiatives,” Burnstein said. She said the first time the Association for Global New Thought took on a project was in 1997. The association draws on the teachings of Jesus, but they also recognize other religious teachings. A unified front and a spirit-based unified activism are some of the things the group is striving for. Although Burnstein talked about people with different faiths coming together and sharing their views on diverse issues, she made the point that no one has to abandon their religious beliefs to be part of the Association for Global New Thought. Robert McLaren, professor of child and adolescent development, invited Burnstein to address Cal State Fullerton affiliates on issues of the environment, spirituality and religion. “In this century that started with such optimism, we’ve witnessed 180 million deaths from war and crime,” McLaren said. “We need someone like Barbara with such
global vision on political, environmental and religious views.” Burnstein, who attended UC Santa Barbara, majored in comparative religion with an emphasis in comparative mysticism. Benjamin Hubbard, professor of comparative religion, was inspired by Burnstein’s ability to connect mysticism with religion. “Mysticism fosters a commonality between religion because all mystical traditions are seeking contact with spirit or higher power, so mystics are less concerned with beliefs systems and more concerned with a method of seeking spiritual insight,” Hubbard said. McLaren and Burnstein met at the 1993 Parliament of World Religions, where 8,000 delegates from all over the world gathered to hear the leaders of all the major traditions, which included the Dalai Lama of Tibet. “When I met her I realized that she has contacts with the religious and cultural leaders around the world,” Burnstein said. Burnstein said that the 1993 Par-
liament brought together a great pool of deeply faithful people.
This is the major fund-raiser for the Brea Olinda High School band and the Brea Canyon boosters. Raffle tickets were sold at five dollars a piece then were combined together in a pot and then randomly chosen to be plotted on a board. The day of the event, Principal Bob Phelps and his students plotted the field to determine the winner. “Basically if a person buys a plot of land and the cow plops on their plot they’re a winner,” Phelps said. The first plop receives $250, the second $500 and the last plop receives $1,000. Let the chips fall where they may because the fate of the winners are determined by the cows. According to cow provider Art Boster, the cow must be well fed with an abundance of hay
before the event. “The first year of the event it took literally all day for the cows to do their business,” Boster said. Boster is not worried about the cows harming anyone. “The cows are gentle enough to interact with the students because they are all halter broke,” Boster said. The cows were the ones who wandered the field and determined the winner, but it was the students who sold the raffle tickets to raise money for their causes. “The students sold 1,200 tickets this year so we made a $6,000 profit,” Brea Olinda Band Booster President Rose Wadleigh, said. After the winnings were distributed, the rest of the proceeds were split to pay for the Brea Olinda Band Booster
coaches and for Brea Canyon High School’s leadership mountain retreat. “We have to work extra hard to raise a lot of money because we’re such a small school,” said Jamie Hahn, a Brea Canyon student. Paul Madrid, another Brea Canyon student found the fund-raiser amusing. “It’s hilarious to know that people pay money to have cows go to the bathroom on the spot they paid for,” he said. Brea Canyon is using the money for a leadership camp, where they will be taking anger management classes and astronomy classes, as well as nature hikes. “I’m just really happy to have the support of the community, Phelps said.
Caps Depression & Anxiety information table in the Quad on March 24 at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pick up free information and speak to professionals about stress, anxiety and depression. For more information call 2783040.
Religious leader heads back to basics n RELIGION: People from
many religious backgrounds celebrated spiritual unity at a recent conference. By VERONICA DURAN Daily Titan Copy Editor
Some were professors, some were ministers and some were students. Whatever their status, they gathered at the Marriott Hotel Monday for one common purpose: to discuss the matter of religion and spiritual governance. Barbara Burnstein, executive director of the Association for Global New Thought and director for the 1993 Parliament World Religion, spoke to the group about a project that is under way. The Gandhi-King Season For Non-Violence project kicked off on Jan. 30 by The Association for Global New Thought in about 40 locations in the United Nations and New York. The mode of operation is grass roots spiritual governance. “There’s a new wave for grass
Today, there are 115 cities that have started grass roots spiritual governance. Jon West, a part-time professor of comparative religion and a Presbyterian minister for 34 years, was fascinated by what Burnstein had to say. “What fascinated me was that we often get academic things, but here is a person expressing her faith and openness,” West said. “We have to be that way because that is originally what religious studies taught us.” Jade Valine, a junior taking a comparative religion class who heard Burnstein speak, realized that going back to the basics of religion could bring peace and unity. “I think her views on getting back to the grass roots levels and getting away from the hierarchy of politics and religion will really help all religions get along,” Valine said.
The cow poops and the school gets relief n COMMUNITY: Brea Olinda
High School raises money with its annual Cow Plop contest. By DEBORAH REGIUS Daily Titan Staff Writer
Three cows stood on the football field chomping on hay. After they finished, they were led around the football field, ready to do their stuff and destined to make someone a winner. It is called Cow Chip Bingo and it includes high school students, cows and a huge field. Brea Olinda and Brea Canyon High School teamed up last Saturday, and held their third annual fund-raiser at Brea Canyon High School’s football field.
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“Why should outside people come in and use state facilities?” he asked. “I don’t appreciate the ramrod approach CETI presented. If the unions didn’t speak up, it would have been passed by now.” “It is too large a foothold in the university,” he continued. “Just because someone wants to give you something doesn’t mean you have to take it. “I believe this may not effect us directly but if there is a replacement of workers, that would bother me. The technical employees may have more concerns and we would support them as they would support us.” “Students should have the best and newest technology but this way was not presented well.” Connor said. CSEA, representing administrative staff, lighting and sound repairmen, and computer technical employees, voted to oppose CETI. President of statewide labor J.W. Jimenez said the union is concerned with the speed at which CSU technology initiative is being developed and job security of its members. CSEA insists that it is not in the best interests of CSU to allow CETI part-
ners to decimate the CSU work force. CSEA also demands that union contracts between CSEA and CSU continue to be honored by the state. “Technology funding is only one of many items in need of increased support. CSEA believes that more effort needs to be made to provide adequate state funding for higher education,” said Jimenez. CFA voted in December to oppose CETI. CSUF chapter president G. Najundappa said that CETI’s answers to the questions do not change his union’s opinion. “The 100 questions do not have a complete analysis of legal consequences of the CETI issues. This includes what happens to intellectual property rights of the professors,” Nanjundappa said. “Until we understand all the economic and legal ramifications we still say the same thing, that the deal appears too bad,” he added. “The chancellor’s office has not said how the money will be distributed. There are still many unanswered questions.”
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no reason to come back here to work out,” said Ron Horton, an accounting major. Not everyone felt this way, though. “Yes I would vote for it because the fitness stuff here sucks, especially the weight room,” said Joel Greiner, a senior kinesiology major. “I would pay for the new center. I think it’s a good idea because we need new equipment,” said Joe Roe, a junior geology major. “The equipment now is crusty and rusty.” “I personally would want to use it so I wouldn’t mind paying,” said Yvonne Ramirez, a psychology major. “The school should have one but I don’t know about the increase in tuition.” Some like the proposal but the price tag is too high. “I think it’s a good idea but I can’t really afford the extra money,” said Laura Porter, a child and adolescent studies major. “I think it’s good but it’s also bad,” said Peter Sers, an 18-year-old freshman marketing major. “I don’t see why they have to raise tuition for something we won’t use. But I’m sure
their intentions are good.” It was perceived by some that the fitness center would have one purpose: to serve the athletes. “The fitness complex would only be for a select few—the athletes,” Matias said. “What about the disabled people who can’t use it.” “Sports are fine and good but if they want a new gym they should use money from athletes,” biochemistry
“I think it’s a really good idea but I can’t afford the extra money.” Laura Porter Child and Adolescent Studies student
major Kate Le said. “Your money should go toward your major.” “The athletic department should pay for this,” said James Theu, a junior geography major. “That’s just rough.” Some have their own ideas on how the vote will go. “It’s like the Titanic: the whole ship is going down if people aren’t in tune with what is going on,” Matias said.
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Animation student Alex Simental looks at Tony Bevan’s acrylic painting titled “The Meeting.” The painting is part of the 22-painting exhibit on display in the Visual Arts Center. The paintings will be on display up until March 12 at the Visual Arts Gallery.
NJ teen to testify against girlfriend in baby’s death By Christine Tatum and Ryan Cormier College Press Service
WILMINGTON, Del. — Former Gettysburg College student Brian Peterson possibly spared his own life Monday when he pleaded guilty to killing his newborn son and agreed to testify against the child’s mother, Amy Grossberg. Peterson and Grossberg, high school sweethearts from New Jersey who hid her pregnancy from family and friends, had faced a joint May 4 trial on first-degree murder charges after police found their baby dead in a trash bin behind a Delaware motel. If convicted, both would have faced life in prison or death by lethal injection. Peterson, accompanied to court by his
parents, struck a deal with prosecutors that lowers his charge to manslaughter in exchange for information about the role Grossberg, a former student at the University of Delaware, played in the baby’s death. He faces up to 10 years in prison. Peterson’s attorney, Russell Gioiella, told Delaware Judge Henry Ridgely that his client thought the baby was dead. During panicked moments in which Peterson considered what to do, Gioiella said Grossberg repeatedly said “Get rid of it! Get rid of it!” Peterson later told police he did just that. The child died of “multiple skull fractures with injury to the brain due to blunt force head trauma and shaking” and had been exposed to frigid temperatures. Attorneys for Grossberg say they’ll go forward with the trial. They claim Gross-
berg also believed the baby was stillborn and that she had not planned to kill it. Still undecided is whether a jury will get to hear about the tests’ results. Grossberg’s attorneys claim police lied to get a warrant to search her room. They removed from evidence the discoveries police made there shortly after she was taken to a hospital for excessive bleeding: a bloody shirt, a letter to God and a letter addressed to Peterson. The once smiling couple, who saw each other often despite the two-hour drive separating them, now avoid eye contact in the courtroom. Grossberg and Peterson live with their parents in relative seclusion — each under $300,000 bail and with an electronic monitor around their wrists.
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A new name for the Department of Education Administration was approved by the Academic Senate at its meeting on Thursday. Supporters of the title “Department of Educational Leadership” said the new name was appropriately forward-looking for a department which recently underwent revamping . Concerns were raised over how well-received graduates’ degrees would be in a community which might not be familiar with the new title, and several senators suggested a transition name be approved first. Mary Kay Tetreault, vice president of academic affairs, noted that the term “educational leadership” has been in use for at least 15 years, and is increasingly being recognized by prestigious universities around the country.
According to Louise Adler, chair of the department, the new name is part of a larger reform movement which has been going on since the department received probationary accreditation from The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing in 1995. Among the changes were an incorporation of new technology into instruction, a means for students to give input, and a restructuring of the courses to better accommodate working students. The revisions were approved on Jan. 30, resulting in accreditation through the year 2000. The department trains educators who already have bachelor’s degrees and at least three years work experience to become superintendents, assistant principals and other school administrators. Senator Nancy Fitch said the name change fits the goals of the department. “You’re not just trying to micro-manage things,” she said of an education administrator’s job. “This is about leadership in the schools and leadership in the communities.” The proposal eventually passed with three abstentions. All other senators favored the change.
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LAO does not see it that way. They did their own assessments and came up with their own set of numbers. The LAO report released at the end of February indicates that “the state faces less of a challenge than it has in the past.” The report claims that, “whereas tidal waves are natural phenomena beyond our control, enrollment growth in higher education can be managed.”
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Bands are bringing swing back, but is it the same old tune? n COMMENTARY: Many
original swingers are watching their grandchildren catch onto a movement they were part of 60 years ago. But is it the same? By NICK BRENNAN Daily Titan Staff Writer
Oakley sunglasses. Dr. Martens. Nike shoes. Zoot suits, suspenders and saddle shoes. Who would have thought these items of clothing would be seen together or on the same person no less? With a new wave of swing jumpin’
into mainstream music, fashion and music trends of the ‘30s and ‘40s are being mixed with those of today. What would Duke Ellington, Count Basie or Gene Krupa have to say about it? No one can really say. But in the ‘30s and ‘40s, a new style of jazz emerged: swing. Band leaders such as Ellington, Basie and Glen Miller packed clubs across the country with their bands and new style of music. Now, those who swung on the dance floors almost 60 years ago are watching people their grandchildren’s age get in on the act. With bands like Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Cherry Poppin’ Daddies swing has jumped back into style.
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Despite the newfound popularity of swing, it just is not the same. Yes, the new bands can “swing” with fast beats and a polyrhythmic style, but there is something lacking. Maybe it is the blend of ska Cherry Poppin’ Daddies or Save Ferris have in some of their songs. “Most bands are a little too slick,” said Metche Franke, a music professor who
teaches History of Jazz. Maybe the problem is getting used to the same music played on KROQ and jazz station KLON 88.1 FM. “The new bands are kind of a rehash of old swing,” Franke said. “On a positive note, it makes more people listen.” Music from the older generation possesed soul, style and grace. Improvisation filled their charts and the players were virtuosos. The songs were filled with individual and section solos. Groups were as large as 20 members with multiple players in each section. Members of the earlier days were not afraid to take chances, Franke said. They took chances and when the improvisational solo worked, that made it great.
In the bands of today, solos and improvisation are not as prevalent. “The style is sterile and they don’t take chances,” Franke said. Solos of today are predictable and are generally in the same order, Franke said. They play it because they know it will work with the rest of the song because if it does, that takes away from it, she said. Most larger bands even have a fullsize piano, unlike smaller outfits which use a modern keyboard. Franke said the lack of members is not a loss though. “Look at the Benny Goodman Sextet or even his Quartet,” Franke said. “They played swing with only a few people.”
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Ben Brown Invitational
n TRACK: Titan athletes
hope to raise funds and improve times in 3rd annual Ben Brown Invitational held this weekend. By KERRY MURRAY
Assistant Sports Editor It’s just an invitational, but to the Cal State Fullerton competitors, the third annual Ben Brown Invitational to be held this Saturday means something more. “We have some black wristbands that we wear that say B.B. on them,” senior Phillip Sitner said. “Now, only about a quarter of the people on the team knew him.” Ben Brown was an assistant track and JOSH MENASHE/Daily Titan field coach at CSUF for almost eight Track will participate in the Ben Brown Invitational, named after the Titans’ former coach. Five different teams will be at the event, which is one of years. track’s biggest fundraiser’s. On Feb. 1, 1996, Brown was on his way to pick up his son from day care career, Elders said Brown was also a decided to rename the Titan Invitational collegiate indoor track runners will be really just trying to improve,” Elders said. when his truck hit a slick spot on the road respectable coach. after Brown. competing in the indoor nationals that are “We’re hoping to peak for the Big West and ran into a telephone pole. Brown was “He was real likable, he had a kind Although the invitational has several scheduled for this weekend as well. Challenge in April.” killed in the single-car accident. of laugh that you could hear across the schools competing, including UC Irvine, Sitner said he is confident that many Besides providing athletes with an Brown, who worked predominantly track,” Elders said. “But he also com- UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly Pomona, of the men will have good performances environment to compete in, the Brown with the sprinters at CSUF, was part of manded respect and was pretty hard- UC San Diego and UCLA, the teams after coming off their win against UCSB invitational also is the largest revenuethe 4 x 400-meter relay team who won nosed at practice.” will not be scored. on Feb. 28. maker of the year for the Titan track the gold medal in the 1976 Olympics in Elders said Brown’s successful track The invitational will just score indi“We’re probably the strongest we have team. Montreal. career earned him the respect of many vidual performances and provide athletes been in a long time,” Sitner said. “We’ll Fees to run in the meet plus the money Brown was also a collegiate NCAA Titan athletes, both as an athlete and a with a training ground to compete against just go out and see what we can do.” earned from the 50/50 raffle will help the champion in the 400m. coach. athletes from all over. Elders said more CSUF athletes will program with operating costs, such as “He was considered one of AmeriAll of the athletes Brown worked with “We will have lots of club track ath- be competing this weekend than in the traveling funds and uniform costs. ca’s greatest quarter-milers,” Titan Head have already graduated from CSUF or letes and national caliber competitors,” previous weekend’s competition at the Last year the Titans made close to Coach John Elders said. have left the university. Elders said. Trojan Invitational held at USC. $3,000 from the meet. Besides Brown’s stellar competitive After Brown’s death, Elders said they However, Elders said, many of the top “At this point in the season, we’re
Friday, March 13, 1998
Softball is banking on bats
n SOFTBALL: Power hitting
will be key for this weekend’s five games. By JEFF HOWE
Daily Titan Staff Writer After splitting the first home weekend of conference play, the Cal State Fullerton softball team is Northern California-bound to battle the University of Pacific tonight and Sacramento State on Saturday, followed by a home game versus Lehigh Monday night. The contest against Lehigh will be the first time in each school’s history that they have faced each other in softball. Last weekend, CSUF took two games quickly off New Mexico State, evening its conference record. But the next day, the Titans played catch-up for two games, losing two against Cal State Northridge. “We played a lot better this (past weekend) then the last one,” said Titan Head Coach Judi Garman. The Titans are bolstered going into this weekend with the strong performances of the defense. CSUF only committed five errors over the four games this past weekend, something Garman is pleased with. “We just need to play with a lot of confidence,” Garman said. Confidence will have to supplement timely hitting and pitching and despite the 11-1 loss March 8 in the second game against CSUN, the Titan offense showed it was capable of battling back. After the Matadors sent 10 batters to the plate in the first game, CSUF fought back to pull within one in its last at-bat. But the
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Gymnasts say farewell to home n GYMNASTICS: Titans to
compete in last home meet against North Carolina and California. By BRIAN DIERIEX Sports Photo Editor
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Baseball looks to extend streak Benito Flores and the rest of the Titans will look to get past Cal Poly San Luis Obispo this weekend.
n BASEBALL: Team has
won nine of its last 10 heading into series this weekend vs. Mustangs. By BRIAN DIERIEX Sports Photo Editor
The string continues for Titan baseball as it travel to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (6-17) for a three-game series. Reed Johnson has strung together a nine-game hitting streak. The No. 14 Titans have won nine of their last 10 games. Cal State Fullerton (14-6) has started left handed pitchers all season, 21 games straight. “I’d be disappointed if we don’t win all three games,” Titan Head Coach George Horton said. “They’re in a rebuilding mode, I don’t think they’re at a level yet, that they want to be.” Catcher Craig Patterson recently took over the lead on the team in batting, with a .390 average. Pete Fukuhara, who has sporadically appeared in the lineup, is behind Patterson with a .364. Fukuhara has played mostly a pinch-hit role, and has three home runs out of his eight hits. The Titan offensive attack has not just been spurned by Patterson and Fukuhara, but everyone in the lineup.
“It’s a typical sign of success where you have different guys step up each week,” Horton said. Besides the offense, the Titan defense has been coming around, and has made only three errors in the last five games compared to 35 in the first 16 games. “I like the progress our defense is making,” Horton said. “(Third baseman) Ryan Moore has been playing like we thought he could play. The last five games he has been a defensive machine.” Pitching coach Dave Serrano will go with the same weekend starters. Erasmo Ramirez (2-3, 3.35) will go on Friday, Jon Smith (2-0, 4.03) will start on Saturday and Benito Flores (4-0, 1.49) will close the series on Sunday. CSUF’s closer Adam Johnson (1-0, 0.71) has been shutting down the opposing offenses since his first appearance in Fresno. “(He) just couldn’t do any better for us,” Horton said. “His stats are phenomenal. If he continues at that level it will be a nice luxury for us.” Johnson also leads the team with three saves and has fanned 25 in 12 2/3 innings, while walking only three. In his one inning of work against Pepperdine on Wednesday he struck out three batters on only nine pitches.
As a team the Titans hold an ERA just over three. The Mustangs ride a four-game losing streak heading into the series. They were swept by Long Beach State last weekend and were out-scored 39-14. They also lost to Santa Clara 7-6 on Tuesday. Offensively Cal Poly SLO only sports three hitters batting over .300; Matt Brady (.326), Matt Elam (.315) and Tanner Trosper (.304). Seven Titans are batting above the .300 mark. Steve Wood who is fourth on team in batting (.292) leads the team in round trippers with six. Senior Jason Porto (1-2, 7.25) is scheduled to start on Friday, followed by Luther Salinas (2-4, 7.39) and the Mustangs’ top pitcher Mike Zirelli (2-4, 4.89) will get the start on Sunday.
After a poor performance last Friday, Titan gymnastics aims to bounce back at its final home meet Saturday at 7 p.m. “They’re angry with themselves,” Titan Associate Head Coach Julie Knight said. “They know they can do better. They’re on a mission to show everybody they can do better.” Cal State Fullerton’s biggest problem on Friday was the vault. On Saturday the Titans may only use five on the vault, instead of six, because injuries may prevent Gracie Millard and Tammy
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Titans fell one short, 6-5. “We’re hitting the ball,” said designated player Brenda Iglesias. “Sometimes we’re on, sometimes we’re off.” Offensively, CSUF got a lift with the power hitting of Iglesias and catcher Dara Marzolo. Both had lead-off home runs in the first game against CSUN; Marzolo’s to start the second and Iglesias’ to start the fourth. Garman added that with the offensive potential her team had, she is surprised with the early lack of power. “I was beginning to wonder if anyone was going to hit the ball over the fence,” Garman said. The added strength of shortstop Christa Saindon’s bat has given the bottom of the Titan batting order some extra punch. Saindon tripled and drove in three runs
De la Cruz from competing. “Every score counts, however vaulting is the only event in gymnastics where you get two tries,” Knight said. “A sixth person would be nice but it’s not worth hurting Gracie or Tammy even more. With two tries I would say we have a good shot.” The Titans will match up against the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Cal Bears, of which they have yet to beat. “We’re going to have to hit to win” Knight said. “I think our girls are primed and ready to do that. I know they will fight as hard as they can.” Knight said that all-arounder Millard will probably only compete on the uneven bars, but De la Cruz, who has missed the last three meets, should make her return in three events; the balance beam, uneven bars and floor exercise.
in the 8-0 win over NMSU. Garman said that Saindon is a good hitter, but has recently been bothered by sore back muscles, something which kept her out of action earlier in the season during a tournament in Arizona. As the Titans start their second conference road trip of the season, they are also looking at pitching. The two top starters, Jana Oetgen and Donna Coombes, have fared well, but like their team, have suffered from bouts of inconsistency. “(The pitching staff) has to do what they are capable of doing and have the confidence,” Marzolo said. Pitchers Chrissy Hartman and Kati Franck have also given Garman some help in the rotation. Both have been used as an occasional starter and have helped with long relief. “We’ve got to keep our hitting and intensity up,” Marzolo said. “Our intensity is so much higher now than it was before.”
Marianne Griffen has continued to improve on the uneven bars, and added a new mount this week. On the floor exercise Knight admits that Cal and North Carolina have better tumblers, but that the Titans are stronger in the other areas. “Both these teams do harder tumbling than us, but we do better overall in dance choreography, and presentation,” Knight said. “The floor exercise is a show and you have to be an actress out there.” Christy Lutz rested Monday and Tuesday, because of a sore back that hampered her in the last meet. “She practiced on Wednesday and she got through very well,” Knight said. “I will probably rest her so she will be able to go on Saturday.”
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His royal highness and his new arena cup o’ joe Joe Florkowski discovered this fable in the old library. I thought it had some relevance to our campus. Here’s how it goes: Once upon a time, in an ancient kingdom called Titania, there was a king. The king had been beset by troubles; he recently had proposed building a new arena for jousting, knight training and a place for entertainment. The court jesters and small traveling groups could play their music and make merriment, much to the enjoyment of the king, nobles, and knights. Lute playing bands would also come in and play. The knights were also very happy for they could use the new arena to practice defending the kingdom from fierce invaders from the Trojania and Bruinia. The old arena had been around for several
years. It had no air-conditioning, which wasn’t unusual because this was a long time ago, and air-conditioning had not been invented yet. There was a court for the knights that not even the filthiest peasant would use. The knights had only old equipment with which to bathe. This was bad, because deodorant had also not been invented yet. However, the king was troubled. His kingdom encompassed 24,000 citizens. They were good, decent, hard working people. They already had to pay taxes in order to enjoy the benefits of their kingdom. They had excellent trade schools, a nice feasting pub, and great mentors. But the people of Titania had to make some sacrifices. They often had no place to put their horse-drawn carts and had to travel some distance to conduct their business in Titania. Titania had no sense of togetherness like other kingdoms. The king, noble in his intentions, planned to charge the citizens of Titania an extra tax for his new arena. The new tax would raise the tuition of Titania by 150 Titaniums. The king hadn’t decided if the citizens could charge the tax on their Titaniumcard; that would be decided later. The new arena would not be built for several years; in fact, the king would probably be gone by the time the arena was built. Yet, he thought the people
There is just no substitute for San Francisco homeless
KEITH MASON wish I were homeless. Not because my parents abandoned me when I was five and I have had to bounce around various foster homes ever since. Not because I can’t stand work and I can’t handle authority. And if I were homeless, I would move to the fabulous oceanside community of San Francisco. Hey, that’s where all the cool homeless folks live, and that’s where I would make my unhome. There’s something so attractive about neighbors there. Maybe it’s the way they all guard each other’s possessions, or more specifically, cigarette butts and liquor bottles. And there’s plenty of street work in Frisco. If nothing else, there are actually people who make money cleaning the streets so that the place is more luscious than ever before. And the street walkers aren’t nameless nomads in Frisco. They have faces and names, and they hang around for awhile; the men and women who inhabit the corners of San Francisco live in the relative warmth of the shop lights along Van Ness, wandering from the Holiday Inn to the liquor store down Pine where all the prostitutes stake their claims at night. Plus, the bums in San Francisco are well-man-
nered. They offer to work for a living. They play their recorders, they pick up trash, they dance and they offer to take your photo in front of the worldrenown corner of Haight-Ashbury. If you’re a tourist and want a shot of a living, breathing bum in your photo, they’ll jump in for a couple bucks. As for personal hygiene, unlike their east-coast counterparts, San Francisco’s homeless people never pee in the street. Sure, they sometimes try to pass out at the bus stops, but the city has stopped that for the most part by installing individual, folddown seats instead. And the entertainment is not bad, either. Free peep shows. Every night! As a resident of San Francisco’s exclusive bum community, I would make full use of my season ticket to the peep show. It’s true. Homeless folks have the exclusive option to hang out at the best street corner and watch the world’s two oldest professions in action: prostitution and police pursuit, all without fear of arrest. Since you live on the corner you have the right-of-way to observe the long and short of the industries. Best of all, as a non-homeowner you are fully exempt both from the IRS and homeowner fees. And who needs showers when your fellow streetfolk live in equal squalor? Sure, there are downsides to living off the land in California’s golden city, like the heating only works in the summer and the air conditioning only works during winter. But the good food, the availability of cigarettes and liquor, coupled with great job prospects and a high occupancy rate, hey, San Francisco is a great city to live off of.
Dost thou that Titania hath the worst arena amongst all kingdoms? -citizens are lower than dung -thy jousting equipment is olde -thy heart will shrivel up and and die -hotter than Satan’s domain -thy court is not fit for apprentices -thy bathing area is worse than a horse stable would enjoy the arena. This was an advanced kingdom. The king’s subjects were allowed to vote for the proposed tax. But due to busy lives, the citizens of Titania rarely voted for the other taxes in the past. In fact, sometimes only ten percent of the citizens of Titania voted in the past. The people of Titania could not be fully blamed for this; they had other things to do, like their families and work. The king was worried. He knew the knights and nobles were mostly in favor of his arena. But would his subjects vote for the new arena?
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Christopher Lamb
enjoy going to the movies. Movie theaters are an experience that can be magical; the better sound, the huge screen and the darkened theatre can combine so the audience is transfixed by the movie forgets where they are. But a few stupid and inconsiderate parents can ruin it for everyone. Stupid parents who dump their kids at the movies are the worst type of inconsiderate people. I used to work at a movie theater. Parents came up to me all the time to tell me that little Johnny or Susie would be watching the movie and ask if I could please keep an eye on them. These parents are lazy as well as stupid. They don’t want the headache of taking their kids with them, so they dump them at the movies and give a headache to everyone else. Five hundred scream-
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It’s too small. There’s not enough space. Joann Tommy Biological Science
much ale. Much ale. These were a festive bunch. The king sat on his throne and thought. Would citizens vote for his tax? Would they use his arena? The day came when the vote was to be held. After the end of the day, the king was very...... That’s where the story ends. I couldn’t find the rest. I have a feeling the rest of the story will turn up on March 24th.
ing kids and a handful of parents that are keeping their own kids quiet. If you see a lot of children’s movies you know what I’m talking about. Leaving children unattended in a movie theater is not only inconsiderate but damn dangerous, as well. Child molesters can easily grab children from movie theatres. Employees can only make periodic checks in a theatre to see if everything is okay, and many theatres install the pay phones outside so children have to stand alone in the parking lot while waiting for their parents. The second type of stupid parent is the one who comes to the movies with his kids but doesn’t want lousy seats. This idiot sends Johnny to the refreshment counter to get the drinks and popcorn, but forgets little details like the kid can’t add yet. The kid orders all the refreshments, but does not have enough money, so while Johnny runs back to mom for more money, the whole line waits for ten minutes. And as the kid tries to carry all the drinks back he drops them all over the floor. But this kind of clever parent has another plan. He leaves the kids to guard their coveted seats and goes for the refreshments himself. I guess this father figures nothing bad will happen while he is gone. When I saw “StarKid” a few weeks ago, I was stunned when one mom asked me to watch her kids while she got the refreshments. This lady
did not know me; for all she knew I could have been Dahmer or Gacy or some other twisted individual. I have a radical idea for these people: GIVE UP THE SEATS. It would be a safer practice to hit the snackbar and then find seats than leaving the children by themselves or with more courteous people at the snackbar. The last kind of stupid parent is the one who takes his kids with him when he sees adult movies. I’m not talking about crying babies (as annoying as that is) but rather three, four, and five-year-old children mom and dad refused to hire a babysitter for. Aside from the fact that “Basic Instinct” and the “Last Boy Scout” will give the kids nightmares, little kids can’t sit still for a long, adult movie. They will need a bathroom break or squirm around or talk to mom and dad during the film. People go to movies to have good time, not to be annoyed by kids unsupervised by their parents. All it takes is a little common courtesy for the movies to be enjoyable. If you can’t supervise your kids for whatever reason, PLEASE STAY HOME. Rent a movie, don’t ruin for everybody else too.
Just ‘perservere’ people
KEITH MASON is the Daily Titan
I think it’s atrocious.
Would the rest of the citizens be willing to pay 300 Titaniums a year for a center they might never use? The king was willing to make concessions about the new arena. He would allow the citizens to come back and use the arena for every semester of apprenticeship that they had paid into the arenaconstruction fund. The 300 Titaniums that the citizens would be charged could otherwise be used for texts the apprentices could use to study their crafts. Perhaps the subjects could use the 300 Titaniums for new clothes. Perhaps they could host large meals with
JOE FLORKOWSKI is a Daily
Enjoy the movies, leave the kid home
voices: What do you think about CSUF parking? I think a parking structure ought to be built, that’s what I say.
Friday, March 13, 1998
Pauline Chen Management
As a student at Cal State Fullerton, I was thoroughly embarrassed by the cover of the current spring 1998 class schedule, especially because it was designed by a B.F.A. candidate in the Department of Art. Perhaps the glaring error on this otherwise creative cover has already been brought to your attention. The word “perserverance” (sic) is prominently misspelled on the cover above the thumb of the
Vote against center The Associated Students Executive Office (ASEO) is urging that student fees be raised by $300 per year to pay for a proposed fitness center and 5000 seat gymnasium. Any proposal that raises student fees by this much flies in the face of the Master Plan of higher education that for more than 30 years has guided efforts to provide access to quality education for all qualified students in California. It makes a mockery of the efforts of those of us who have tried to maintain this access. Student fees have not been raised by the state since 1994. Indeed, this year the Republican governor proposes to cut student fees by 5%. Now the Fullerton ASEO wants to wipe out the governor’s fee cut and impose a 15% fee increase. This $300 per year increase will nearly double campus-imposed fees and give us the second highest fees in the CSU. Apparently ASEO believes that the students and faculty that went to Sacramento to argue against these increases were wrong and that CSUF students can afford fee increases. If this fee increase is imposed with student support, how are we to go to Sacramento in the future and tell the legislature that CSU students cannot afford fee increases? Won’t we be told that if students are willing to raise their fees for a non-essential facility, they should not expect the taxpayers to pick up the costs for the basics? This would be like an adult child living with his
CHRISTOPHER LAMB is a Daily Titan staff writer.
hand emerging from a field of flowers. The word is “perseverance”—there should be no ‘r’ before the ‘v’. I am nonplused that a B.F.A. candidate would make such a mistake; what is even more astounding is that no one noticed it. Perhaps the computers don’t have spell check? This is inexcusable sloppiness, particularly at the university level. Is this an example of the education we are receiving? Rebecca Hertsgaard Senior student parents so that he could afford to drive his BMW. Legislators are not as indulgent as some parents, especially when there are so many demands upon the state budget. The taxpayers of California subsidize the education of each full-time student in the CSU in excess of $5000 per year. Many legislators would be glad to cut that subsidy and have individual students or their parents pay for more of their education. This referendum plays right into their hands. The President’s Student Fee Advisory Committee has a choice in how advisory referenda are structured. They know that on-campus voting fails to get a representative student opinion and they know that there are better methods for getting that opinion. A mail ballot included with the fall semester registration packet would get a much higher response. For a really high response rate, a completed ballot could be required for registration. Another option is to use the system by which student opinions about instruction are solicited each semester. That effort probably gets about an 80% response rate. Should the vote in the flawed referendum support raising fees, I would hope that the Student Fee Advisory Committee would seek valid data through some additional legitimate data collection method. Since a majority is appointed by the same student leaders that proposed the facility in the first place, this hope may well be in vain. Vince Buck Chair, Academic Senate