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Chancellor Charles Reed supports a greater continuity between lower and higher education and the merit pay raise program for professors. By JOAN HANSEN Daily Titan Staff Writer
CSU’s new chancellor, Charles “Charlie” Reed, stopped by Cal State Fullerton’s Academic Senate meeting Thursday long enough to charm the faculty despite the lingering anxiety regarding their own unsettled salary contract.
Faculty members said they liked Reed’s directness and straight-shooter style. He said that California has serious education problems, that education is changing, and, with Reed as chancellor, business will not be as usual. “Our society has come to a point where we need to protect our assets. California is coming to a crossroads and it is time for the politicians and the people to reinvest in human capital to be successful,” Reed told the senate. “California will look a lot like a city in Peru, maybe a half dozen armed guards as you enter the campus, not a pretty picture,” Reed said “unless California’s priorities change.”
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Texas claims that the abolishment of affirmative action drove minority students away. By Christy Hoppe The Dallas Morning News
ODESSA, Texas - University of Texas regents voted Wednesday to appeal a ruling that prompted an end to affirmative action programs for students. The regents said unless they challenge the so-called Hopwood court decision, other states will continue to lure minority students from Texas. “Right now, there’s one standard for Texas and a standard for all the other 49 states. We think that’s unfair,” said Don Evans, chairman of the UT System Board of Regents. Permission to appeal the Hopwood case—using private lawyers—must still be granted by Attorney General Dan Morales. Last month, he rejected UT’s request that his office seek the appeal, citing his opposition to affirmative action. Morales met with regents in closed session for more than an hour on Wednesday. Afterwards, he said he did guarantee to allow an appeal because he wants to review the proposed legal points to assure they are “appropriate.” He said he does not want the university system to argue for using race as a factor in admissions and financial aid. “In my judgment, if minorities are to succeed in the next century, it will not be based on the continued reliance of these artificial crutches,” said Morales, a Democrat who is not seeking re-election. He said he believes all decisions should be race-neutral and made on indi-
vidual merit. The “most compelling argument” that he would approve, Morales said, would be one that shows Texas colleges are at a disadvantage because all other states are able to recruit minority students with offers of scholarships and financial aid. Two years ago, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals barred the use of race considerations in the UT law school admissions process. Morales later extended that decision to all public universities, prohibiting the use of race-based decisions in either admissions or financial aid. In March, U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks ruled that the University of Texas must pay $776,760 to the lawyers who represented Cheryl Hopwood, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit, and three other white applicants to the UT Law School. The four said they had been denied admission in 1992 because of their race. The judge also issued an injunction barring UT from using “racial preferences in the selection of those individuals” who are admitted. It was the first injunction in the case, and that opened the door to an appeal of the sweeping Hopwood ruling, UT lawyers say. The Fifth Circuit decision only applies to Texas. Louisiana and Mississippi, which also are within the court’s jurisdiction, are bound under previous desegregation court orders that override Hopwood. Since the Hopwood decision, the university, especially the law and medical schools, have seen drops in minority enrollment. Educators have expressed alarm and dismay, saying top minority students are going to out-of-state universities with
Reed spelled out his priorities to a room full of faculty members and administrators. His vision includes increased funding for the CSU, fair compensation for faculty and staff, properly maintained facilities and improvement in all public schools. “We need to improve the public school system,” Reed said. “Ninety-five percent of our students come from the public school system and they reflect the cultural diversity we need but it is the entire faculty responsibility for improvement from science to the arts and every place in between.” Increased funding has come about in part with Governor Wilson’s commit-
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hope to raise money for next year’s senior design project by selling rides in this year’s project.
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Scott Grandfield swings high on the bungee cords as part of Associated Students Productions’ final semester activities, which also included a moon bounce and concert with Tito & Tarantula.
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Singing praises of unsung WWII hero an award to commemorate Raoul Wallenberg, a Swede who helped save Jews from the Nazis. By JASON M. TAYLOR Daily Titan Staff Writer
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CSU Chancellor Charles Reed addressed faculty, students and staff during his visit to Cal State Fullerton on Thursday.
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Retired CSUF anthropology professor Otto VonSadovszky was rescued from the Holocaust by Raoul Wallenberg and has established a peace prize in his name.
ment this week of an additional $85 million for the CSU toward construction, computers, books and teacher education. Reed said that Wilson will reinvest a total of $3 billion in all levels of education from booming tax revenues officials credit to California’s booming economy. He said he wants access to all who want to get a degree. He pointed out that CSUF admitted 10,000 more students last year than it was budgeted for. “(CSUF) took the risk (of admitting the extra students) and you did the right thing. We need to ask Sacramento to fund 10,000 more students every year
It was 1944, near the end of World War II, when Adolf Hitler and his generals knew that the fate of the Axis powers was sealed. So they did the best they could to accomplish their mission. They killed as many Jews as possible. Raoul Wallenberg came to Budapest, Hungary, a city from which 90,000 Hungarian Jews had already been deported to Auschwitz. He decided to do something about it, by rescuing thousands of the persecuted. And now, 53 years after Wallenberg’s disappearance at the hands of paranoid Russian troops, his actions are being honored at Cal State Fullerton.
Otto J. Von Sadovszky, a retired CSUF anthropology professor, recently announced his creation of the Raoul Wallenberg Peace Award in Anthropology. Sadovszky said the award will be given to CSUF students or alumni for research or activity toward peace in the spirit of Raoul Wallenberg. Sadovszky said he was a high school student in Budapest when Nazi and SS units moved into the city to begin the extermination. He said he remembers seeing Swedish flags go up in a show of support for the Swedish savior, who sheltered by some estimations as many as 35,000 Jews. Wallenberg, the son of an aristocratic family of Swedish bankers and diplomats, began his crusade as a foreign representative for a cen-
tral European trading company. The company’s president was a Hungarian Jew, and when the killings began, Wallenberg convinced the Swedish Foreign Ministry to send him to Budapest on a diplomatic passport. He immediately became a thorn in the Nazis’ side, dogging the Germans at deportation trains and on death marches. He aided the prisoners however he could, distributing food and clothing, and sometimes even claiming that certain Jews were actually Swedish citizens so they could not be arrested. Wallenberg hid thousands of other Jews in “protected houses” that flew the flags of neutral countries. His actions earned him the wrath of Adolf Eichmann, who threatened his life on more than one occasion. On Jan. 17, 1945, hoping to obtain aid for his refugees, Wallenberg reported to the Russian troops that had taken control of the city. The Soviets, however, suspicious of his
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radio, his money, and his diplomatic status, arrested him as a spy. He was never released. “He just disappears and dies forgotten,” Sadovszky said. “It’s a horrible tragedy.” He said that although the Russians claimed that the 34year-old Wallenberg died of a heart attack in 1947, he was most likely either tortured to death or kept as a permanent prisoner. “My childhood dream was, one of these days, to honor him,” Sadovszky said, adding that he eventually would like to offer a much larger, more international peace award. Sadovszky donated $5,000 for the creation of the award. Recipients receive a plaque, but Sadovszky said that a monetary prize may be added later. The first of the annual awards will be presented at the 15th annual Humanities and Social Sci-
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Each year Engineering and Computer Science students have the option of constructing a Mini-Baja car for their senior design project. Students race the cars in the Society of Automotive Engineers’ Mini-Baja competitions held yearly. The School has accumulated three Mini-Baja cars over the years. The Interclub Council and the Engineering department typically provide funds for the car’s construction. Currently, $1,500 is needed to build next year’s model. Engineering and Computer Science Professor, Peter Othmer, has suggested using the cars to raise funds for next year’s model. Othmer is pushing the idea of creating a small, carnival-type day where students pay $5 to drive the cars within a designated area. “Some of the kids might like to take a spin in the car,” he said. He added the event, “would hopefully generate some interest in engineering.” Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Sundarm Krishnamurthy, agreed with Othmer’s idea. “I think (it is) a great idea,” Krishnamurthy said, however, “You have to watch out for the insurance liability.” Campus director of Environmental Health and Safety, Tom Whitfield, also was concerned with insurance liability. Whitfield said he was concerned about campus safety issues and that students would be paying to drive the cars on campus. “What are they paying for? What level of safety are they paying for?” Before Othmer’s idea could be seriously considered, approvals would have to be obtained from the risk manager, Martin Carbone, the Environmental Health and Safety department and parking management, Whitfield said. “I’ve seen these kids out there. I’ve seen them work all night. I’ve seen them sweat,” said Sergeant Tom Jones of Campus Police, in reference to the students who built the recent car model. He continued, “But, you’re dealing with mechanical devices and mechanical devices can fail.” If Othmer pursues the idea, Whitfield said it would take about three days to obtain the necessary clearances.
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Outstanding Advisor Award
The first annual Faculty Staff Advisor Recognition Banquet recognized advisors for their participation in student clubs, organizations, boards and committees. The 1998 Outstanding Advisor Award honored Issac Cardenas of the Chicano Studies Department for his work with Independent Latino Student Association (ILSA) by the 75 faculty, staff, adminstrators and students present at the banquet on Tuesday. The advisors were nominated on the following criteria: quality time to the group that exceeds expectations, adding the quality of life outside the classroom, giving behind-the-scene encouragement and support, promotes leadership development, is a student advocate, encourages students to be involved with clubs and organizations and helps the group
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Dance Team Tryouts The CSUF Competition Dance Team will hold tryouts for spots on the 1998-1999 squad today at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m. in the Physical Education building room 230. Auditions will examine all types of dancing ability, including jazz, hip hop, funk and other techniques. The CSUF team has won multiple awards this past year, including second place at the USA Nationals and eighth place at the NCAA Nationals in Daytona Beach. Prospective team members can expect to practice on average three days per week for about three hours each day and four days per week during competition season. For more information, contact Jennie Moreno at 996-1369 or Sam Muller at 449-
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Keith O. Boyum and Jon Yinger, political science professors, will be discussing the June primary ballot in the Ruby Gerontology Center’s Mackey Auditorium at noon today. Hatpins Exhibit explores the feminine age of elegance today through May 31 in the Atrium Gallery in the University Library. Exhibit hours: Monday-Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Camp Titan Dance-a-thon will be grooving tonight from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Titan Student Union Underground TV Lounge. Valid college identification is required and CSUF students may invite one guest.
Tickets on sale for $4 per person at the Titan Student Union information desk today. The tickets include free food and drinks. The dance contest will be mixing up Swing, Disco, Hip Hop and cool prizes will go to the winners. All proceeds go to Camp Titan. For more information call 278-7736. A faculty/artist recital with violinist Earnest Salem and pianist Cynthia Williams tonight at 8 p.m. in the Little Theatre. Tickets are available at the Performing Arts Center box office for $8 ($5 with Titan Discount). All tickets at the door are $8. For more information contact Elizabeth Champion, School of Arts at 278-3371.
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A guitar ensemble by David Grimes will be held in the Little Theatre on May 22 at 8 p.m. The program includes a variety of duets, trios and quartets as well as works from the full guitar orchestra. Admission is $8 ($5 with advance Titan discount). Pacific Symphony Institute Orchestra is featured in a concert May 24, at 4 p.m. in the Little Theatre. The concert will be conducted by Elizabeth Stoyanovich and John Alexander. Admission is $13 ($7 with advance Titan discount). “The Pirates of Penzance” storm the stage of the Curtis Theatre through May 24. Evening performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8
p.m. Matinee performances are held on Sunday at 2 p.m. Ticket prices range from $13-$17 for adults; $11-$15 for seniors; and $7-$9 for children. The Curtis Theatre is located at the Brea Civic & Cultural Center. CSUF Theatre Department presents Falsetto’s, starting today in the Little Theatre. Tickets are $8 ($5 with advance Titan Discount or for senior citizens) or $8 at the door. For more information on running times and other dates, contact Elizabeth Champion, School of Arts at 278-2434.
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for the next five years.” “We need to keep the doors open,” he said. “(Reed) paints a bright picture of everything,” local CFA president G. Najundappa said. “Our system should have access to all as long as we don’t trade quality and affordability for access.” Deferred building maintenance and new construction is needed to prepare for the expected Tidal Wave of new students in the next 10 years predicted by the Chancellor’s Office. His vision for California is a “seamless operation” from high school to
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community college to CSU and possibly a reduction of required units for some majors from 124 to 120. To move students through the university more quickly and for less money, he said he would like to see campuses operating year round. “We need to be operating when our students need us operating,” Reed said. He also said that his goal is fair compensation for faculty and includes the dreaded merit raise that California faculty union fought hard against for years. “I am a great supporter of merit raises and maybe we can rename it and it will fly better,” Reed said, putting forth the argument that it is the best way to compensate exceptional work, although admitting there is no evidence as to
whether it promotes higher quality teachers. He defended the philosophical basis for the merit pay system saying, “Not everybody should get the same pay rate or raises at the same time because not everybody pulls the same weight.” The faculty needs to be “flexible,” he said, hinting that there will need to be a middle ground between tenured and part time faculty status. “I’m not opposed to hiring these people under three-year or five-year contracts.” But he committed to seriously working to cut into the 11 percent salary gap that CFA says is the difference they received to comparable universities. “Where’s the money, at the bargaining table we are not even close to 11
percent,” Najundappa said. “What I say is what I will do,” Reed said. Farouk Abdelwahed of the Business and Management Department pointed to his department’s inability to fill two faculty openings due to low starting salaries. “Recently a highly qualified teacher went to the University of Maryland with a starting salary of $71,000 since it was higher than CSU had to offer,” said Abdelwahed. “I don’t think everyone needs to make the same salary,” Reed said.
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ences Awards Banquet. Part of the purpose of the award, Sadovszky said, is to help preserve the memory of Wallenberg and his efforts. “Wallenberg (represented) the only hope for thousands and thousands of people,” he said. “It’s really one of the most beautiful stories of the 20th century.”
scholarship offers and other incentives. “Texas will soon be a majority-minority state. The long-term social, cultural and economic vitality of Texas is irrevocably linked to its ability to recruit and graduate minority students,” UT Chancellor William Cunningham said. All nine regents voted to appeal, and Evans, the regents chairman, said the appeal plans are in line the Morales’ standards. The regents in their motion to appeal cited the need for “Texas colleges and universities to compete on a level playing field.”
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Opinion
Friday, May 15, 1998
Saying goodbye was never so simple cup o’ joe
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Joe Florkowski
esides the series finale of “Seinfeld,” two other sitcoms are ending that aroused the national consciousness, as well. For a while “Ellen” and “Murphy Brown” were talked about for their “newsmaking” events and controversial storylines. “Ellen,” a favorite of Republicans everywhere, will have ended by the time you read this. “Murphy Brown,” a favorite sitcom of Dan Quayle, will end on Monday. Both programs caused a great deal of stir among conservatives, because they didn’t fall in with traditional family values. For example, conservatives had a problem with Ellen’s unusual take on heterosexuality, as in the fact that Ellen wasn’t. In May 1992, after an unmarried Murphy Brown had a child, Quayle made a speech in San Francisco, saying that the L.A. Riots were caused in part by a breakdown of the American family. Quayle said that television wasn’t helping things by making a hero out of Murphy Brown. At the time, Quayle was mocked and laughed at, as he was throughout his career as vice-president and well, probably, everything else. However, years later, the press and politicians recanted and said that Quayle was right, and that
a two-parent family was important. After the big Quayle and Brown brouhaha, both characters fell off the map. Murphy Brown has been critically derided for the past few seasons, and Quayle? He’s still in shock over the fact that people agreed with him. After “Murphy Brown” television remained relatively quiet until Ellen announced that she was planning to reveal her lesbian tendencies in May. This outraged several conservative and religious leaders, with Rev. Jerry Falwell being the most notorious critic. In a speech shortly before Ellen came out of the closet, Falwell made the following comment: “It’s important for us to do our part during the
upcoming Ellen broadcast,where the character of Ellen Morgan, played by Ellen DeGeneres–some have said DeGenerate–announces her lesbianism.” Many people were shocked by what Falwell
had said. Many were surprised. They couldn’t believe Falwell knew the word ‘degenerate.’ After Ellen told the world that she was gay, the volcano of hype behind her died. The “Puppy episode”, the show in which Ellen comes out of the closet, was critically acclaimed and earned the show’s highest ratings ever. Then this season came. ABC started to run disclaimers at the beginning of each episode, advising their children that they
could be seeing adult content. Most children did not heed the warning as they were in another bedroom watching the Playboy channel with their parent’s cable TV de-scrambler.
Ellen did not like the disclaimer ABC ran before the program and complained about it quite bitterly. Critics began to call the show unfunny and said that it dealt with too many lesbian issues. Finally, a few weeks ago, ABC said that it, indeed, was canceling “Ellen.” I could almost imagine Jerry Falwell dancing arm-in-arm with Dan Quayle about news of the cancellation. Well maybe not arm-in-arm, but you know what I mean. “Murphy Brown” and “Ellen” are both going out with a whimper. “Ellen” hasn’t been on for weeks. “Murphy Brown” was constantly being shuttled around this season, before settling in Monday nights. Whatever “Murphy Brown” and “Ellen” mean to you, they do represent breakthroughs in television. Many years ago, in “I Love Lucy” the word “pregnant” could not be used. Now, perhaps as early as next season, the elements of “Murphy Brown” and “Ellen” can be combined to give us a pregnant, unwed lesbian lead character. And it will be run at 7 p.m. so all children can see it. If they weren’t busy starting riots. Because of their single parent families. Because of something they saw on television. It could happen.
JOE FLORKOWSKI is a Daily Titan staff writer. Get your fix every Friday.
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riving in my car to school today, I was listening to a radio talk show where the female deejay boasted of owning at least 100 pairs of shoes. Then, several other females called in to boast that they had about the same number of shoes.
I looked down at my feet, and after seeing the for female status. same pair of shoes I wear almost everyday, I came All the women I see wear platform shoes with to the nasty conclusion that I can no longer call chunky heels, in various shades of white and myself a real woman. black. I wear Birkenstocks in the summer and I was shocked to discover this because for 20 hiking boots in the winter. years I have been operating under the assumption They have cute little backpacks in the shapes that I am a woman. It’s on my birth certificate and of fuzzy animals perched upon their backs. I carry my driver’s license. I wear women’s clothing. I a purse. They wear a different outfit every day. I have a boyfriend. wear the same jeans for a week. With this disturbMy investigation ing news, though, I I was shocked to discover this because went deeper. Women decided to conduct for 20 years I have been operating under have several friends an informal survey with whom they go the assumption that I am a woman. of the women I shopping and talk have seen on camon the phone. I have pus and compare one best friend with myself to them, to whom I play video see if I still qualify games and read
Just relax and your final exams will go fine
Keith Mason have a system for preparing for finals. There’s no reason to freak out; if you’ve been doing your homework all semester,
you probably know the material well enough by now to cruise through the exam. If you have not yet cracked that physics book, you might be in trouble, but you also have it coming to you. Some of you will probably take advantage of the Titan Student Union’s 24-hour study halls starting May 18; others will fall asleep at the step of the library; still others are more than welcome to join me at the Off Campus Pub the week of finals in celebration of a semester well done, followed by an hour of prayer and repentance with a Christian student club. Personally, I’m looking forward to spending an hour on my knees alongside a dozen attractive virgins, but whatever brings you to God must have some merit. There are several reasons why prayer is better
than studying. For instance, study groups cause drowsiness; prayer groups cause arousal. Whereas studying Chemistry reinforces the fear of finals, studying the bra line of that brunette next to you reinforces heterosexuality. And although eating licorice while finishing that Shakespeare play will better prepare you for your final in English, hanging around with a group of loyal God’s girls will not promote tooth decay. So I urge you: don’t rush for a booth in the library this next week. Instead head down to Condom Revolution in Costa Mesa and investigate the inventory. Trust me, it’s much more interesting than math.
KEITH MASON is the Daily Titan
voices: what about all that “Seinfeld” hoopla?
“I like Seinfeld but (the coverage) is a little too much.”
“I think it’s ridiculous. They need to get a life. You’re feeding into it.”
“The whole thing just makes me sick.”
“It’s no big deal.”
-Annie Benington, Westmont College
-Liz Behar, Political Science
-Mark Botteff, Art
-Vanessa Gonzalez, Theater
comic books. They go out to clubs and drink and dance. I stay at home and read books. They like whatever is currently popular in music. I like country music. Furthermore, women watch just one TV show at a time. I surf through so many channels it drives my boyfriend crazy. Women’s spaces are highly organized; my room could qualify for natural disaster status. They are vegans. I am a carnivore. Going through this long list of qualities, I have decided that I am not a woman at all, I am a man in disguise. And quite frankly, that doesn’t bother me at all. Now, excuse me while I go spit off the fifth floor of the Humanities building.
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t was the show with too much hype. Everywhere you went George, Elaine, Kramer, and Jerry stared out at you. News shows talked on and on about the lucrative offer for renewal, going out on top and the secrecy about the last episode. Every five minutes the television gave a countdown to the last episode. I never was a big fan of “Seinfeld.” In fact, I only made it through one entire episode, and only then because it was played in my visual communications class. In that episode, the gang held a contest to see who can go the longest without masturbating. It had a few laughs, but I failed to see what made the show so popular. But after the news that Jerry Seinfeld was turning down a huge salary and making this the last season of his show, you can’t go anywhere without seeing his face on magazines like Rolling Stone, TV Guide, Entertainment Weekly and Vanity Fair. One radio station offered him one million dollars for one more episode of “Seinfeld.” Even other television networks were getting into the act. “Dharma & Greg” (ABC) ran an episode poking fun at the show’s popularity. KCAL ran ads about moving an episode of Jerry Springer’s show up against the last episode of “Seinfeld”: Jerry vs. Jerry. I admire Jerry Seinfeld for turning down a rich renewal contract so his show would end on a high note. Most good shows run past their prime until they become a pale shadow and finally fade away. Still, the media treats these shows as if someone famous died. When Princess Diana and Mother Teresa died a few days apart, I was sickened when the media blitz ignored Mother Teresa’s passing in favor of overdoing coverage of Princess Diana. Now as “Seinfeld” goes off the air, the media is again overkilling coverage. By the time you read this, the final episode of “Seinfeld” will have aired, and I’m sure two things will have followed: news shows will have discussed life after “Seinfeld” and my television set will be turned off.
TRISHA L. SEBASTIAN is a Daily CHRISTOPHER LAMB is a Daily Titan staff writer. Titan contributing writer.
Letters: Student criticizes reporter, apologizes for inviting her to event My name is Angela Rochester and I am writing in response to the article written in regards to the Christopher Darden event put on by myself and the Pre-Law Society (“Christopher Darden: From the Courtroom to the Classroom,” Annette Wells, April 30). I want to begin by saying that this article was incredibly offensive to myself, the Pre-Law Society and Mr. Darden. While it is true that many individuals are still lusty for O.J. Simpson remnants, the majority of people who attended my event were not. Had Ms. Wells paid a shred of attention to the signs posted throughout campus, she might have noticed that every last one of the flyers read that Mr. Darden was coming to speak as a guest lecturer for the Pre-Law Society. Hence, law school, not O.J. Simpson. Ms. Wells’ article was impertinently misconstrued and did two things. First, because the author failed to mention the Pre-Law Society in the article, the whole piece made whoever the coordinator of the Darden event was look like he or she was attempting to deceive and mislead the individuals who were planning to attend the
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meeting. Since many others took note of the flyers, and ultimately my name, the article made me out to be some kind of cheap salesman who does nothing but throw out “sales pitches,” as Ms. Wells likes to put it, for Southwestern University Law School. Either way someone is portrayed as delusive. I thought inviting the Daily Titan to my event would produce, at the very least, non-insulting coverage of the Darden event. I had no idea that a complete disregard for reporting the whole story was going to be the result of my efforts. Needless to say, I am disappointed with the story. Angela Rochester, President, Pre-Law Society Thanks for inviting us to your event. Unfortunately, Christopher Darden is best known as the prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson case, and that is likely how he will be remembered. The reporter apologizes for neglecting to mention the Pre-Law Society as part of her article and points out that although the lead recognizes Darden’s history the rest of the story is dedicated and must include the author’s legal name, major, class standing or staff position (if any), and a phone number. Letters are subject to editing. Send letters to: Letters to the Editor The Daily Titan 800 North State College Blvd. Fullerton, CA 92834 Or e-mail us at: dailytitan@yahoo.com
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Friday, May 15, 1998
Ramirez goes the distance to get Titans to next round n BASEBALL: He throws a
complete game in CSUF’s 4-2 victory over Gauchos. By LANDON NEGRI
Daily Titan Staff Writer Forget his surgery scheduled for this morning. The best therapy for Erasmo Ramirez was his crisp pitching performance on Thursday night. With his start moved up to Thursday to accomodate a reset procedure this morning for a broken nose, Ramirez reacted by giving Cal State Fullerton’s baseball team a complete game victory as the Titans escaped the first round of the Big West Tournament with a 4-2 win over UC Santa Barbara.
BIG WEST TOURNEY SCOREBOARD THURSDAY’S RESULTS n TITANS 4, UC Santa Barbara 2 n Nevada 29, Pacific 1 nLong Beach St. 8, Sacramento St. 7 TODAY’S SCHEDULE n Pacifc vs. UC Santa Barbara, 11 a.m. n Long Beach St. vs. Nevada, 3 p.m. n TITANS vs. Sacramento State
Since struggling earlier in the season, Ramirez — who transfered to CSUF from Cal State Northridge at the end of last season — rallied to throw his best outings in his last two starts. Against the Gauchos last weekend, he yielded just one unearned run. And then there was Thursday night’s
jem. “The best thing I did coaching in this game was last June when I convinced Ramirez to come here,” Titan Head Coach George Horton said. “We believe that there’s a mystic thing about this game that it tends to reward the team that works the hardest,” Horton added. “It seemed like we had one guy working hard tonight.” Horton was referring to CSUF’s below-par efficiency, which only had four runs to show on 12 base hits. Hits were erratic after the first inning, when CSUF sent eight batters to the plate and bolted to a 3-0 lead. “We came out swinging the bats very well,” Horton said. “I felt like we got sloppy after that. We relaxed and thought
Showtime for Titan Track n TRACK: Team will compete
in last meets before crucial Big West Conference meet. MYLES ROBINSON/Daily Titan
Shortstop Chad Olszanski slides safely into third base in Thursday night’s 4-2 victory over UC Santa Barbara at Titan Field. we could do anything after that. “I told them (in the fifth inning) that I thought we were going to lose this game,” he added. “Maybe we didn’t respect this game enough.” But repsect was something Ramirez (10-5) had before this matchup with the Gauchos (17-30-2), and only added to by baffling UCSB hitters all night long
(eight strikeouts, one walk). “We’re proud of our team’s effort,” Gauchos Head Coach Bob Brontsema said. “Erasmo just pitched a great game.” Ramirez’s performance overshadowed a gritty showing by Gauchos starter David Uris, who after giving up
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up and down season, miss regional play. By JEFF HOWE
Daily Titan Staff Writer Much like the rest of the season, there is good news and bad news for the Cal State Fullerton softball team. The bad news is that the team will not participate in regional play for the second straight season. However, the good news is that the team finished strong and will see most of this year’s players return next year. Finishing strong enabled CSUF to make a final run for a post-season berth. The Titans finished fourth in the Big West, 32-29 overall and 16-16 in conference play, 6 1/2 games behind conference
ANALYSIS champ Cal State Northridge and three games behind third-place Long Beach State, holders of the final regional spot. “We were seventh last year, so we’ve made a big improvement,” said Titan Head Coach Judi Garman. “The three teams who finished above us are all going to regionals. They deserve to finish in front of us.” While a spot in regionals looked possible at the end of the season, initially, finishing with even a winning record looked doubtful. Tournament play at Arizona State started the Titans off on a pattern that proved hard to break. A see-saw season frustrated the coach-
ing staff, as the team could not string more than two wins together. A six-game losing streak in early April, with four of the games against conference opponents, was offset by a winning streak of four games. “I think the frustrating part is that you’re so close yet so far away,” Garman said. “You just think of the games you let get away.” The pitching staff was hampered with the loss of Kati Franck (injured shoulder), but also had to battle inconsistency. “In baseball and softball, pitching determines success,” Garman said. “We were second to last in pitching and second overall in hitting...that sums up the season.” Offensively, CSUF had multiple players counted among the conference leaders.
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Five honored in Big West, Regionals
The Daily Titan Five Cal State Fullerton softball players have been honored with spots on both the Big West All-Conference and Louisville Slugger All-West Region teams. Second baseman Nikki Hart (.329, 68 hits, conference-leading 15 doubles) and designated player Brenda Iglesias (the only freshman, tied for third in the conference with seven home runs) made the Big West First Team. Catcher Dara Marzolo, center fielder Rachel Olvera and utility player Kristy Osborne made second team.
For the All-West Region team, Iglesias made first team and Osborne made second team. The All-West Region team encompassed not only the Big West, but also teams from the Western Athletic Conference, such as Fresno State, the University of Hawaii, Utah, Colorado State and San Diego State. The most represented school for the regional team was the University of Hawaii with six players. Cal State Northridge and CSUF both tied with two players each. “I thought all of them were very deserving,” said Titan Head Coach Judi Garman.
By KERRY MURRAY
Daily Titan Assistant Sports Editor Time’s up for Titan track, and now there is only one question that needs to be answered. Are the Titans ready for the “Big” meet? The “Big” meet, of course, refers to the Big West Conference Championships that will be held in Boise, Idaho on May 2223, the climax of a four month season and endless months of preparation. “We’re holding together and everybody’s healthy,” Titan Head Coach John Elders said. On Saturday, the Cal State Fullerton track team once again splits up before the best board the plane to Idaho on Thursday. Seven Titans head to USC for the Reebok Distance Classic, featuring events from the 800-meters and up. Erin Remy, Sarah MacDougall, Alison Livermore and Carrie Garritson will run the 5000m. Elders said, however, that Remy and MacDougall are questionable to compete. Remy is nursing a sore heel and MacDougall has a cold. “I hope they can both run,” Elders said. “The meet will give them a good chance to run some fast times, but it’s more important to have them healthy for next weekend.” For the men, Francisco Vasquez will run the 5000m, David Picha will run the
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Nikki Hart led all Big West batters with 15 doubles, second in hits with 68 and in the top 10 in average at .329. Brenda Iglesias batted .333 and was tied for third in home runs with seven. And while most of this year’s players will be returning, some new recruits will help bolster an already ample line-up. The Titans are only expecting to lose five players from this year’s squad. Pitcher Donna Coombes and catcher Rocky Medina are both graduating at the end of this semester. Third baseman Christy Sears and outfielder Kate Degener have decided to transfer to UC San Diego with the hopes of playing more regularly. Shortstop Christa
Saindon will not return after differences with the program. For next year, Woodbridge High School standout pitcher Christy Robataille will anchor the pitching staff. Robataille leads Southern California in strikeouts and has an ERA under 1.00. Out of Mater Dei High School, first baseman Monica Lucatero will add some more power to the corner of the Titan infield. “As a coach, it makes me excited that players are looking forward to next year,” Garman said.
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1500m and Phil Sitner will run the 800m. Another group of Titan track competitors will be just a few miles away at the Los Angeles Invitational at Cal State Los Angeles. Gary Charles will get one more chance to fine tune his 100m and 200m performances before the conference championships. Omar Anderson will also be competing
in the 400m hurdles and Mike Hem will race the 110m high hurdles. For the women, Linda Hernandez and Kristina Parmenter will run the 400 hurdles and Deumka Langford will compete in the 100m and 200m. Time’s up and the Titans are as ready as they are going to be for the conference championships, Elders said.
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three early runs settled down to strike out six and pitch a complete game, even with the 12 Titan hits he gave up. “To go eight inning against these guys — especially after that first inning — is
nice,” Uris (3-8) said. TITAN NOTES
Six Titan hitters were named to the All-Big West team, including outfielder Aaron Rowand. Benito Flores (11-0) was named Pitcher of the Year. ... In his second season with the Titans, George Horton was named Coach of the Year. ... David Uris was also starter when the Gauchos upset the Titans, 10-9, last Friday night. ... UCSB shortstop Justin Gemoll went 3-for-4 with a solo home run — his ninth — in the sixth inning. Gemoll is 11-for-13 in is last three games. ... The Titans face Sacramento State and its 8.53 ERA tonight at Titan Field.