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Arborfest proves fun for the community nEVENT: Features included the Ugly Bug Fair By Cindy Armijo

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(left to right) Carl Gottlieb, actor and producer and John Landis film director discuss current censorship issues.

Protecting our right to nMEDIA: The California First Amendment Coalition held its annual conference at CSUF By Cindy Bertea

Daily Titan Staff Writer What you don’t know can hurt you. The harm in question, the limiting of First Amendment freedom to reporters and citizens alike, was the theme of last weekend’s First Amendment Assembly held at Cal State Fullerton. With access to public information

suppressed at a rate of 75 percent in California, activists, attorneys and a slew of other dignitaries met Saturday at the event hosted by the California First Amendment Coalition to discuss roadblocks they’ve encountered and unearth solutions to this growing problem. At Friday evening’s kickoff to the assembly, a panel of screenwriters and directors discussed censorship in film and television. CFAC Executive Director Kent Pollock stressed the importance of the First Amendment to attendees Friday evening. “As you stay here for the conference, I want you to keep in mind what a cherished right it is,” he said. “It is important not only for newspapers, but for everyone.”

Guy Green, John Landis and Carl Gottlieb provided an animated discourse on the past, present and future of censorship. “The United States was and is, at present, the only country in the world that has no formal censorship system of television and film in place,” Landis said, who directed such films as “Animal House” and “The Blues Brothers.” Despite the lack of such a system, he and fellow panelists agreed that television and studio executives do intervene if they deem the content of a work too controversial. As a writer for “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,” Gottlieb remembered that CBS brass would preview the shows before airing to check content. The show was pro-

duced during the late ‘60s, and made humorous but topical observations about the burgeoning civil rights movement and Vietnam War. “It seems recklessly innocent what we were doing,” Gottlieb said. “But it was enough to stimulate local station owners to turn off their transmitters during parts of the show they didn’t like.” Saturday’s events included workshops by local reporters, attorneys and CSUF professors. Also featured were speeches by California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George and Lowell Bergman, a former producer of CBS’s “60 Minutes” and the inspiration for the film “The

The Oktoberfest at Old World Village in Huntington Beach wasn’t the only festive indulgence last weekend. Despite the beer, hearty bratwurst and sauerkraut sandwiches, Arborfest offered more than German food and entertainment. Janet Van Diest, a director at the Arboretum, explained the event was more than just a fund-raiser. It was a chance for the community to get involved with the facility. “This [Arborfest] is for fall family fun and celebration,” Van Diest said. Fun and celebration covered virtually every inch of the 26-acre garden. Families from neighboring communities gathered Saturday and Sunday, for the 15th annual Arborfest and Fall Plant Sale, hosted by the Arboretum. Small hand-pulled red wagons hauled everything from young children, to tropical and exotic plants. Organ music filled the air, causing a few people to dance to the tunes. Ron Wolf, one of many featured organ players, performed a song from the classic movie “My Fair Lady,” starring Audrey Hepburn. Listeners didn’t have to rent the movie to get a glimpse of Hepburn’s attire in the film. Women, clad in complete Victorian attire, including fancy hats and parasols, strutted about the festival.

Children eagerly pointed at the fancy clothing as they struggled to eat melting chocolate-covered ice cream bars from Clark’s Ice Cream and Desserts. With chocolate mustaches, the children found the time to make candles out of beeswax, aid in the process of butter making and run tirelessly through a Scarecrow maze. If that wasn’t enough to send the ice cream eaters to nap in their parent’s arms, there were still the bugs. The children proved that there is always time for bugs. The Ugly Bug Fair displayed a variety of booths, including Dr. Sue’s Traveling Insect and Arthropod Zoo. Marlene Brady, a volunteer at Dr. Sue’s booth, held out a woven plate. Onlookers peered at the plate, which held two hissing cockroaches, one live and one dead. Brave fingers stroked the top of the living two-inch long critter, which felt like leather. “Do you want to know how they make their noise?” Brady asked two curious children. With wide eyes, children listened as Brady explained that the insect has vent-like structures on the sides of its body. When the cockroach feels threatened, Brady said the bug pushes its body toward the ground and air escapes from the vents, creating a hissing sound. The cockroaches weren’t the only things that could create a hissing sound. There was an old-fashioned spinning wheel being run by the hands and feet of Mary Frances Eves of Buena

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Vice president says modesty nPERSONALITY: Luna sees her position as inclusive and prefers not to micro-manage her staff By Marlayna Slaughterbeck Daily Titan Staff Writer

Being part of the only team of women elected to head the Associated Students in Cal State Fullerton’s history might easily over-inflate Vice

President Linda Luna’s Luna was first learning the ego. ropes at AS, she quickly Instead, she remains gained his respect with her modest. ability to put aside her ego. “I consider myself really Sacks said that Luna worked lucky to be in this position,” hard to learn exactly what she said. “I’m working with other AS members’ responsireally great people and this bilities were and how she fit is such a learning experiinto the overall scheme. ence for me.” “Linda really impressed Fellow students on the me with how willing she was AS executive staff are quick Linda Luna to learn from other people, to point out that humility is and how dedicated she was an obvious element in Luna’s char- to researching things she wasn’t sure acter. about,” Sacks said. “She was genuDirector of Statewide Affairs Elliot inely interested in what I did.” Sacks said that in the beginning when Like AS President Mary Grace

Cachuela, Luna sees her leadership style as inclusive and although she handles each situation differently, she prefers not to micromanage her staff. “I like to give people their professional freedom,” she said. “By doing this, I empower myself. I’d never get anything done if I was always worried about what the rest of the staff was doing.” Director of Public Relations Adeline Kim said that Luna is a team player who is dedicated and hardworking. Kim added that Luna also knows how to kick back and relax.

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Money raised for domestic vionCHARITY: Alpha Chi Omega’s walk to support victims raised more than $2,000 By Kelly Mead

Daily Titan Staff Writer One hundred and twenty-five Alpha Chi Omega’s gathered in front of the Marriott Hotel and Tennis Club in Newport Beach Sunday morning. The women met at 10:30 a.m. to raise money for the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation and Human Options. The sorority’s charity, Human Options, is a non-profit shelter that offers victims of domestic violence and their children a place to stay. Alpha Chi Omega, founded in 1885, was the first women’s Greek group at Cal State Fullerton. They adopted domestic violence as their cause in 1992.

The mile walk titled “The Carnation Challenge” was the first of its kind for the sorority. The sorority members were sponsored by community supporters who donated a minimum $15 for each walker. However, many of the sorority members got up to $100 in sponsor money. Overall, the sorority collected more than $2,400 for Sunday’s event. Alpha Chi Omega members are expecting more pledge forms to come in throughout this week from sponsors who hadn’t yet paid for the national event. “Everywhere across the United States, Alpha Chi [members] are walking today,” said Alpha Chi Omega National Officer Marie Botvinick. The walk coincided with the sorority’s founding day 115 years ago. After the walk, alumna and members were invited to a $30 luncheon that commemorated the beginning of the sorority.

Jessica Love, a one-year member of Alpha Chi Omega, said she particularly liked Sunday’s event because of its variety. “It’s not just the members from our chapter,” she said. Most of the Southern Californian chapters, including UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara, were present for the event. Love said that many of the charities and the events that the sorority participates in only include members from their Fullerton chapter. Botvinick, who organized “The Carnation Challenge,” said that the event was planned because they thought the new idea would bring in more money for the charity. “It’s a lot of effort to do a fund-raiser and only make $1000,” Botvinick said. Alpha Chi Omega does an average of two charities a year. Brook Lavin, a senior member,

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Japanese-American community hosts benefit for museum

Community leaders, members and friends of the Southern California’s Japanese-American community will gather to celebrate and support the planned Orange County Agricultural and Nikkei Museum at Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday, Oct. 24. Radio personality and host of the show “West Coast Garden Line” Bruce Asakawa will join the festivities. The cost is $100 per person and begins at 6 p.m. for cocktails with dinner beginning at 7 p.m. The event takes place at the Disneyland Pacific Hotel. During the dinner, guests will have a chance to ask Asakawa general questions about and/or agriculture. Asakawa, a certified arborist and garden guru, reaches more than 1.2 million listeners every Saturday on his syndicated show. As the centerpiece of the planned Environmental Science Education and Conference Center to be located on the grounds of the Arboretum– the Orange County Agricultural and Nikkei Museum will honor the agricultural legacy of Orange County and the JapaneseAmerican community’s contribution to that chronicle. Approximately 3,300 square feet will be devoted to the museum area; half of it will focus on the region’s local history. The other half will be devoted to the Japanese American, or Nikkei, community’s heritage and history.

Brea Police Hosts Bike Rodeo On Saturday, Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Brea Police Department will host the Bicycle

Rodeo at the Brea Community Center. The free activities will include K9 and police motorcycle demonstrations, bike and helmet inspections, bike registration, food and prizes. Kids can bring their bikes and test their knowledge of bicycle safety at the interactive Bike Obstacle Course. For more information call (714) 990-7625.

Professional Artists in Residence Celebrity Series presents “Vincent” Coming to Plummer Auditorium for one night only is “Vincent,” a full-length play written by Leonard Nimoy. On Saturday, Nov.4, at 8 p.m. Actor Jim Jarrett stars in the play. Advance sales are $20 and $25 and $2-off with Titan Discount. At the door tickets are $20 and $25. The Performing Arts Center box office is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information call (714) 278-3371 or on the Internet at www.tickets.com. In the play, one actor portrays both Theo and impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh. It is also a multimedia presentation featuring hundreds of images reproducing the works of the painter throughout his life. Nimoy premiered the play in 1981 in the city of Minneapolis and then performed it on Broadway. After reading “Vincent” in 1994, Jarrett received the rights to produce the play for a national tour. The actor formed The Artists Theater Group in Hollywood, which over five years garnered awards for theatrical production in Southern California. He has also appeared in episodes of “Cheers,” “Columbo” and network and feature films.

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exhibit will cover a timespan of

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Department of Music presents Guitarist of the World Series,

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over 3,000 years, and among the items displayed are stone

sculptures of pharaohs and dig-

Dieci in a recital and master-

matic play, presented by the

on Friday Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. in

and Dance, by Anton Chekhov

for both events are $10; $5 with

on Friday Oct. 13 at 8 p.m.,

the door are $10. Tickets are

Sunday Oct. 15 at 2 and 6:30

Center box office from 11 a.m.

at the Arena Theatre. Advance

and one hour prior to perfor-

public, $6 with Titan Discount;

tion of “Arnie Hendrickson:

call Elizabeth Champion at (714)

Tickets are available at the

grown out of Hendrickson’s

fullerton.edu/events/.

office or call (714) 278-3371.

piece. His recital will be held

CSUF Department of Theatre

the Recital Hall. Advance sales

and directed by Donn Finn,

Titan Discount and tickets at

Saturday Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. and

available at the Performing Arts

p.m. The play will take place

- 4 p.m., Monday through Friday

admission is $8 for the general

mance. For more information,

all tickets at the door are $8.

278-2434 or visit http://www.arts.

Performing Arts Center box

Community

Internationally acclaimed pia-

nist Alicia de Larrocha presents

her master classes on Saturday Oct. 14 and Sunday Oct. 15

The Bowers Museum pres-

ents “Egyptian Treasures from

to 4 p.m. For more information, 7750. This exhibit is free.

“Domestic Priorities,” an

nitaries, bronze statuettes of the

exhibit brings together three

other precious materials. The

draws parallels between the

gods, and jewelry in gold and

Bowers Museum is located on

2002 North Main Street in Santa Ana. For more information, call (714) 567-3650 or visit http:// www.bowers.org.

Attend the opening recep-

Phantom Pain” a series project fascination with the phantom

sensation of missing limbs at the CSUF Grand Central Art

Center on 125 N. Broadway in Santa Ana. The exhibit will be

open through November 4. The

California artists whose work process of making art and the routine of domestic life, runs through Oct. 22.

The Muckenthaler Cultural

Center Foundation is located at 1201 W. Malvern Ave., in Fullerton. It is open from 10

a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through

Friday, and 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Admission costs $2 for adults,

$1 for students and seniors, and children are free.

For more information call

(714) 738-6595.

gallery’s hours are Tuesday

CAL END AR OF E VEN TS COP BLOTTER Tuesday, Oct. 10 10:09 a.m., a theft was

reported at the library. The victim reported she left her belongings

unattended. When she returned, her wallet was missing.

10:24 a.m., a medical aide

was reported at the Science Lab Center. A man fell and hit his

head. Medics were requested. Victim was transported to St. Jude’s Hospital.

Nutwood Avenue and Titan

Drive involving two vehicles; a

white Subaru and a black Ford Escort.

One party claimed arm and

neck injuries. Medics were called.

1:35 p.m., Vehicle theft auto

of a silver Honda Civic was

reported at parking structure, third floor.

Thursday, Oct. 12 8:40 a.m., theft reported

at the Arboretum. Victim said

someone broke into her vehicle and stole her camera bag.

2:01 p.m., habitual parking

10:30 a.m., Lot A, the parking

ticket machine was not working. 12:44 p.m., an injury traf-

fic accident was reported at

parking lot involving a black

Toyota 4-Runner vs. a white

Acura Integra, fled in unknown direction.

8:35 p.m., a theft was report-

ed at sports field. Someone broke into the rugby shed.

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Blazer in Lot E.

8:16 p.m., assault and battery

was reported at the Science Lab Center.

When reporting party con-

fronted the suspect, a male

dressed in all black clothing

with homeless appearance, he

from a black Acura Integra.

books, then exiting building.

paid and boot was removed

Friday, Oct. 13

injury was reported at Fullervale

Wednesday, Oct. 11

reported on a beige Chevrolet

offender in Lot G. The fees were

4:20 p.m., A hit and run non-

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9:55 a.m., a car was stopped

at Derek Lane and Milton

for driving with a suspended license. A blue Honda was towed.

12:15 p.m., vandalism was

became combative, throwing

Saturday, Oct. 14 1:52 p.m., a petty theft was

reported to Public Safety. Victim said someone stole

a Motorola cellular phone

from an unoccupied vehicle.

2 p.m., disorderly conduct

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Panelists discuss race relanPOPULATION: Comparative Religion Professor Ben Hubbard served as moderator By Camille Jones

Daily Titan Staff Writer “There are a lot of issues surrounding race in this country and we have a lot of work to do,” Ben Hubbard told the audience at last week’s town hall discussion on race. Hubbard, a professor of comparative religion at Cal State Fullerton, moderated Thursday night’s discussion on how to “build one America.” Hubbard was joined in the discussion by five individuals with varied life experiences, ethnic backgrounds and points of view concerning racial issues in this country. Julie Stokes is an assistant professor in the Departments of Afro-Ethnic Studies and Psychology at CSUF. “I often tell my students that when we look at the principles of fairness, justice and inclusiveness here in the United States, we have come a long way from where we used to be, but I’m thoroughly convinced that we still have a long way to go,” Stokes said. Stokes said she believes that change will be difficult until people in positions of power and those who maintain society’s institutions (justice, health care, education, political and econom-

ic) begin to practice inclusiveness. “It’s difficult for some people to make a change because in order for others to gain, some are going to have to give up something and there are many people who feel quite comfortable with things the way they are,” Stokes said. Eli Reyna is with the CommunityBuilding Program of the Orange County Human Relations Commission. Reyna began by questioning why the audience’s chairs were so far apart from each other. “Does it mean something?” asked Reyna jokingly. Reyna said that while we have made great strides in areas like space, technology and health, “in the human condition, we are still back there.” Reyna offered as an example of our still being “back there,” how he attended a church in Garden Grove where all those in attendance were white. When he asked the pastor where everyone else was, the pastor told him there was an African-American church in Santa Ana. “If people can’t worship with me for a few hours a week, how are they expecting to spend a whole eternity with me?” Reyna asked. “The thing is, very often we feel uncomfortable talking to and dealing with people who are different than ourselves.” Reyna said that we should look at the organizations we’re involved in and the people we associate with, and figure out if these groups are diverse. If they are not diverse, we need to question why they are not. Reyna pointed to the presidential

debates and the lack of diversity in every aspect of it. Reyna wondered why the candidates, the moderator, the reporters, the commentators, the focus groups and the everyday people interviewed on the street were all white. “How does that happen?” Reyna said. “Maybe sometimes we don’t notice those things, but I do.” Reyna’s point was that we need to socialize with people who don’t look like us because that’s how we grow and that’s how we learn about those life experiences that are different from our own. Bobby McDonald is a CSUF alumnus and the president of the Black Chamber of Commerce of Orange County. McDonald approached the dialogue on race from a business aspect. McDonald discussed the importance of learning more about our cultures. “At the chamber, we decided to do something that hasn’t been done before with a black history theme,” McDonald said. “We decide to go and find out about the black Latino connection – and we discovered that this country was founded by black Latinos. When Cortez came over, he came over with 600 soldiers in Mexico and half of them were black. Those types of things we don’t know about our culture and about our history.” Archana Bhatt is an alumna and lecturer in the Department of Speech Communication. Bhatt started her dialogue by asking if we were really ready to talk about the problems that stand in our way

of becoming one America and if we were ready for the solutions to those problems. One of Bhatt’s solutions was that we should exit our comfort zones or the places where we are the most comfortable. “That discomfort, putting ourselves out there at the intersection, moving away from the center, looking outward and saying, ‘where am I the most uncomfortable?’ That’s where I need to be right now, not over here where everything feels OK, because OK is mediocre,” Bhatt said. “That’s problematic to me. I would rather be uncomfortable because that means I’m growing.” Bhatt also said that we should move away from certain types of problematic language that says that we should tolerate each other and diversify. Addressing a need for diversity and tolerance wasn’t necessary, said Bhatt, because both concepts were already being practiced. As an example, Bhatt noted that people in the audience weren’t sitting next to someone who looked just like them. “My hope for one America is about a grassroots phenomenal, social, revolutionary change in which we re-structure the way we think about these things rather than working on the Band-Aid ... Band-Aid’s don’t help in a lot of ways,” Bhatt said. Mary Grace Cachuela, the Associated Student Body President at CSUF, was the last panelist to speak. “Diversity is a strong issue that I have,” Cachuela said. “There is cer-

tainly diversity on this campus.” Cachuela said that while there is diversity on the campus and there is active recruitment of students of color to attend CSUF, there also needs to be continuing involvement in the lives of these students by student services after these students are admitted. “I’m actively trying to get faculty that represent the student population and their diversity,” Cachuela said. Cachuela said that she enjoys forums like the dialogue on race because she said that there are a lot of issues that need to be raised. Cachuela also said that it shouldn’t just be up to clubs on campus to spread information on different cul-

tures to students. Everyone should be responsible for learning about different cultures. Cachuela then asked what the students and faculty were doing to recognize cultural events. “What’s going on in the classrooms when [teachers] have their students’ attention?” Cachuela asked. Toward the end of the panelists’ discussion, Stokes of the Afro-Ethnic Studies and Psychology Departments said, “Before we can hold hands and get along, we have to talk about our differences.”

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of mega-mergers and multinational company ownership of the media,” Bergman said. Although he jokingly remarked that he was not Al Pacino, he did believe the movie accurately portrayed how he endured attempts to suppress the revelations of a tobacco whistleblower. He said he was pleased to attend the event and added with an ironic smile, “I’m not used to being invited to a lot of places.” CSUF senior American studies and women’s studies major Laura Barrios enjoyed Bergman’s speech. “It was very interesting, learning the importance of getting and keeping First Amendment rights,” she said. “Also, it’s disturbing to hear about the small amount of news that isn’t filtered.” San Francisco State journalism

major Robert Samo found Bergman’s speech inspirational. “He was very informative, an amazing speaker and an amazing journalist,” Samo said, a sports writer for the San Francisco State newspaper, Golden Gate Express. Following a workshop session, assembly attendees re-convened to hear California Supreme Court Chief Justice George discuss steps currently taken to improve access to the court system. He said that people have a general distrust of the system, due to their lack of understanding about the role of the courts. One way to build the trust among members of the public is to reform the jury selection system. “Our state has a disturbingly low public response to jury summons,” he

said. “In one county, the return rate is less than 6 percent.” He has encouraged several practices to ease the burden on jurors. This includes increasing the fees paid to jurors from $5 a day to $15, and that potential jury members are dismissed after one day if not selected for a trial. Informational kiosks are also featured in courthouses for quick answers to questions, and the placement of interpreters of more than 200 languages increases the range of people who are informed about judicial procedures. “The courts rely on public trust, so they must increase their services to gain and improve public knowledge,” he said.

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Lowell Bergman talks with students after his speech for CFAC.

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Park. Eves, who started as a weaver, has been spinning yarn for many years. “Some people can spin without looking, but I’m afraid I can’t,” Eves said, as she spun yarn. Eves showed examples of finished blankets she had woven, which were made from calico cat hair and dog hair. Other old-time tools were on display at the Apple Pressing and Peeling booth. Chris Heusser operated the authentic apple peeler and pared the sweetsmelling fruits. Children traded in food tickets for the treats, while other apples were placed in an apple-pressing contraption. Thirsty individuals were treated to free samples of the freshly squeezed apple juice. “That’s good stuff,” said some

apple juice tasters, as others sauntered toward the enticing smell of sliced Golden Delicious Apples. The spiral skin from the peeled apples resembled the wood shavings from the Placentia Carvers Club booth. Merwin Amerman, a member of the club, meticulously used a tiny knife to cut into a small piece of wood. On display were award-winning carvings, showing the delicate detail Amerman created with his cutting tool. “I do carry Band-Aids with me,” Amerman said with a laugh. To further safeguard himself from injury, Amerman wore a protective glove over his right hand. “I have cut myself before,” Amerman said. He chuckled, holding up his BandAid cartridge, “That’s why I have these.” Aside from watching the woodcarvers carve and the apple-pressers press, the Arborfest provided tours through the Arboretum. Jerry Young, a nature guide at the Arboretum, led a group on a half-hour journey to learn about the rain forest. “You can always tell a nature guide because they’re the ones that can walk backward and talk at the same time,” Young joked. Young informed the group about the photosynthesis process of rain for-

Insider.” Fullerton College student Brian Zhang, a staff writer for the college newspaper, said he found the workshops helpful. “I cover the Board of Trustees meetings, where they have a lot of closed sessions,” he said. “Now I know the legal implications of this practice and what I can do to get the information.” Zhang was also impressed with Bergman’s presentation, which covered his involvement with “The Insider” and his thoughts about corporate self-censorship. “I have a deep concern about selfcensorship, especially in this age est plants. She illustrated the process by using a small child. Young held out the boy’s arms, which were to resemble plant leaves and stems, and he twiddled his fingers. “Now he’s photosynthesizing!” Young said, as the little boy laughed. But the laughter of the tour momentarily subsided when Young said that each month an area the size of Delaware is converted from rain forests. “Why should we care?” Young asked her group. She pointed out the diversity of trees and shrubs, revealing that nature should be protected. Nature’s diversity was seen throughout the festival. People rested under shady trees by the lake, while others watched monarch butterflies rest on milkweed plants. The organs played on, and children ran around with images of beetles and other insects painted on their cheeks. Children would go home feeling brave for touching the hissing bug, or full from Kettle Korn popcorn. “That was so cool,” said a blond little boy as he left the event on Saturday. “I hope they have it [Arborfest] again next year — and the bugs.”

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n from page 1 “Linda’s really well-rounded; she’s great to just talk to,” Kim said. Working 30-40 hours per week while taking four classes, Luna said she values her little, free time and somehow manages to maintain a social life. “I definitely make time for my friends,” she said. “That’s something that’s really important to me.” The political science major attributes her ability to keep it all together, in large part, to her parents. “My parents have always been really supportive,” Luna said. “And they taught me never to let any of my talents go to waste.” Additionally, the 21-year-old has learned to meditate in a stress management class, which helps her alleviate the stress and strain of her busy schedule.

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Dr. Julie Stokes of Afro-Ethnic Studies Department , discusses situations related to ethnicity during the Town Hall meeting.

Luna’s father, formerly the director of the Orange County Housing Authority, is also her mentor, advising her regarding situations that arise in her job as vice president. Luna, a second-generation Mexican-American, said that her parents are inspirational to her. Luna described how her father, breaking free from stereotypes, attended and graduated from college in an era when it was rare for Americans of Mexican descent to excel. The fact that he grew up in poverty only compounded his difficulties. “He really defied what was expected of him,” she said. “Which was difficult.” Luna credits her mother for giving her a strong sense of cultural identity, saying that her mother focused all her energy on raising Luna and her two brothers and one sister to be caring and strong. Luna, a senior, plans to attend law school after graduation and said she hopes to someday become a district

attorney. “I want to understand the law; I want to know my rights and work to defend others’ rights,” she said. Luna is currently working on a project that she hopes will allow students to rent laptop computers from the university at a cost of $15 per week. The idea came to her when she heard of a similar program currently available at Cal State Los Angeles. The project is in its early stages but Luna is optimistic and said that she already has the support of some key people including AS Executive Director Harvey McKee. Her enthusiasm for such projects is tempered only by her recognition of the fact that there are only so many hours in a day. “I love helping to improve the campus and being able to advocate for students,” she said. “It’s frustrating sometimes because it seems like there’s not enough time to accomplish everything I want.”

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Women move into nBIG WEST: Shutout win over Utah State moves Titans into third place in the Big West standings By Michael Sandoval

Daily Titan Staff Writer

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Titan Leah Sims heads the ball in a recent CSUF match.

The Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team shut out Utah State on Friday, 3-0, moving the Titans’ record to seven wins and eight losses overall and increased the team’s chances for a possible playoff bid. Utah State came out ready to play some aggressive soccer in the cold and rainy Utah climate. In the first half, the Titans scored the first goal at 21:29. as Lindsey Glick scored first to put CSUF on the board. The Titans scored again in the first half less than two minutes after Glick scored. CSUF scored the goal on the shoulders of Nadia Hernandez with the second goal of the game. Monica Reade assisted on the goal, which was scored at 23:10 in the first half. The second half of play started off the way the first one ended with the Titans coming out strong and being the

aggressor on the net. They scored for the third and final time of the game. Brook Braunschweig scored the knockout blow from an assist by teammate Tennli Ulincy. The final goal sealed the victory for the Titans, but the Aggies would not give up. USU would claw and fight, taking more shots on goal than CSUF in the second half. Although, Utah States’ final burst of energy had no answers to the three goals that the Titans scored. "It was raining and snowing it was colder than normal and we had one of the best performances we have ever had," Titan Head Coach Al Mistri said about the game. Mistri mentioned that Laura Jenkins played a wonderful game and has been a pleasant surprise. “She has done an amazing job for us this season,” Mistri said. The harsh conditions that they faced did not hurt the strong play of the Titans. "Especially when Utah State are used to that climate but when we got to the field our skillfulness caught them by surprise." Mistri mentioned that the chances for the team to go to the NCAA playoffs are very good. "We win the next three league

games and we are Big West champions," Mistri said. The Aggies had 16 shots on goal compared to CSUF’s 10. Janke denied the Aggies seven times compared to USU’s four saves. The Titans’ next opponent is Biola in a non-conference game on Wednesday night at Titan Stadium. This will be CSUF’s first ever game against the Eagles. The game starts at 7:00.

CSUF Scoring Leaders Points

Danielle Turnquist 10

Goals

Four players tied with three goals Danielle Turnquist, Tennli Ulciny, Kim Houg, Monica Reade

Assist

Women’s Soccer Big West Standings 1.UC Irvine 4-1 2.Idaho 3-2 3.CSUF 3-2 4.Long Beach State 3-2 5.Cal Poly SLO 2-2 6.Pacific 2-3 7.Utah State 1-2 8.UC Santa Barbara 1-3 9.Boise State 1-3

Danielle Turnquist 4

Wins

Laura Janke 4

Goals Against Average Laura Janke 1.518

Note:Records are conference standings only and based on overall team’s record throughout the season

Volleyball loses to UCSB, Cal Poly nVOLLEYBALL: After winning streak, team has tough weekend at Titan Gym By Scott Brown

Daily Titan Staff Writer Just when Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball seemed to have turned the corner, it turns out the Titans may be going in circles. CSUF had built a modest two-match winning streak last week, beating UC Irvine on the Anteaters’ home floor and outlasting Cal State Northridge in five games last Tuesday night at Titan Gym. But all the momentum built up from the two victories counted for little this past weekend, as CSUF fell in consecutive four-game Big West Conference home matches to UC Santa Barbara on Friday and Cal Poly San Luis on

Saturday night. The Titans [6-13, 1-6 Big West] started out feverishly against a solid UCSB team Friday, charging to a 12-1 lead in the first game and winning it, 15-5, behind senior Jamie Ivers’ five aces. But the 14th-ranked Gauchos [13-4, 5-1] showed their pedigree thereafter, increasing their kill percentage in each game and committing only 14 errors on the night to CSUF’s 30. The CSUF mistakes were the difference, and though the teams had exactly the same number of kills - 58 - for the match, UCSB coasted in improving its all-time record to 40-0 against the Titans. Megan Sabo and Leilani Williamsen led the way statistically for CSUF, each delivering 13 kills. Ivers had 12 kills and matched Sabo for the team high in digs with 15. Kim Levey and Krista Bebernes, splitting time at setter, combined for 54 assists, and Levey contributed 13 digs as well.

The struggles continued Saturday night against Cal Poly SLO, as the Mustangs left Titan Gym with a 156, 15-7, 13-15, 15-7 victory behind Melanie Hathaway’s 22 kills. Be Holcombe led Fullerton with 15 kills with Williamsen and Sabo adding 13 and 11, respectively. Levey and Bebernes were excellent again at setter, combining for 45 assists and 26 digs, but the Titans could not mount a serious offensive threat against Cal Poly’s imposing front line. In the first game, which the Mustangs won 15-6 after leading by as many as 10 points, SLO had the same number of blocks - 11 - as CSUF had kills, and held the Titans to a dismal -.135 attack percentage. CSUF made offensive adjustments in the second game but could not counter Cal Poly’s 17 kills and gaudy .469 attack percentage, and fell, 15-7. Holcombe almost single-handedly kept the Titans in the match with eight kills in the third game, which CSUF

Titans win two, improve overall standing in MPSF nMPSF: CSUF beats By CSUN and UCSB in final road matches of the season Caesar Contreras

Daily Titan Sports Editor It looks like that might be finally the end of it. After going 1-4-1 in a sixgame span, the Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team defeated Cal State Northridge and UC Santa Barbara over the weekend to improve to 9-4-1 overall and 3-0-1 in the Pacific Division of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. With the wins, the Titans have now moved into first place in the Pacific Division with only three conference games remaining. The two teams trailing Titans, UNLV and the University of New Mexico, will face CSUF this upcoming weekend at Titan Stadium. During the season Titan Head Coach Al Mistri has stressed the importance of winning the MPSF Pacific Division, he was hopeful his team wouldn’t falter this past weekend against the

under 500 UCSB Gauchos and CSUN Matadors. Mistri got his wish as the Titans got off to a rousing start on Friday against CSUN. Titan forward Duncan Oughton got the scoring started at 26:40 when he took an assist from Art Ramirez and beat Matador goalie Christian Perez. The goal would prove to be the game winner, but the Titan offense decided to go crazy as they scored four more goals during the game. Oughton scored another goal for his eighth of the season, Ramirez scored his fifth of the season, Sean Giudice scored his second and Brent Whitfield added his fourth of the year. The five goals scored by CSUF was the team’s largest offensive output of the season and broke the team’s six-game streak of only scoring one goal per game. Titan goalkeeper Sean Rockwell made six saves in the game while Perez made three saves. CSUF outshot the Matadors 19-9 in the game. After the blasting of CSUN, the Titans had a much tougher task at hand against the UCSB Gauchos on Sunday. While CSUF outshot the

won, 15-13. But the Mustangs finished with another flourish, hammering 19 kills in the decisive fourth game, a 15-7 victory. The Titans committed 40 errors on the match [including 29 in the first two games], while the Mustangs had only 11. Cal Poly also enjoyed a healthy advantage in digs forced [64 compared to Fullerton’s 78] and, perhaps most telling of all, in attack percentage: .277 to CSUF’s .075. The Titans begin a three-match road trip at Boise State Thursday night.

Big West Standings 1t.Pacific 6-1 1t.UC Santa Barbra 6-1 2t.Utah State 5-2 2t.Cal Poly SLO 5-2 3.Long Beach State 4-3 4.Idaho 2-4 5t.UC Irvine 1-6 5t.Boise State 1-6

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Krista Bebernes attempts to block in a recent Titan game.

2000 CAL STATE FULLERTON MEN’S INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Last Updated 10/16/2000 Season Record: 9-4-1 (3-0-1 MPSF)

Gauchos 13-5 during the entire game, the score remained 0-0 at the end of regulation. The deadlock would put CSUF in its seventh overtime game of the year. And the overtime tested Titans were ready as Ramirez took a Walter Camargo pass and headed the ball past goalkeeper Erik Stolhandske at 101:10 for the win. The goal by Ramirez increased his scoring streak to three and goal total on the year to six. The win gave Rockwell his second shutout of the weekend and third of the season. Overall, Rockwell has a record of 5-2-1 with a goals against average of 1.164. The weekend trip for CSUF concluded the team’s 10-game road trip, CSUF ended the trip with a 5-4-1 record. With only five games left in the season, the Titans will now get to play their final games in the confines of Titan Stadium, where the Titans are 4-0 this year, with their last lost dating back to Oct. 1, 1999. After this upcoming weekend’s matches with UNLV and UNM, the Titans will face UCLA on Oct. 26, Concordia on Oct. 31 and conclude their season on Nov. 4 against Cal Poly

PLAYER Duncan Oughton Art Ramirez David Dischner Ricky Melendez Shaun Higgins Brent Whitfield Hector Orellana Kris Hulgreen Tim Donnelly Ray Ramirez Sean Giudice Brad Dunaway Jason Clifford Walter Camargo Keith Buckley Luis Zavala Matt Terry Hunter Lindsey Scott McCormick Josh Saunders Sean Rockwell CSUF TOTALS OPP. TOTALS

G- 14 - 14 - 14 - 14 - 14 - 13 - 13 - 14 - 13 - 14 - 9 - 14 - 8 - 11 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 5 - 1 - 6 - 8 - 14 - 14 -

GS 14 12 12 15 11 3 0 14 5 14 1 14 2 3 11 1 7 1 0 6 8 14 14

C 3 0 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 23 30

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

SH 58 23 24 17 12 11 11 10 11 7 13 13 0 2 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 231 177

G 8 6 4 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 22

GWG 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4

AST 5 4 3 7 2 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 17

PTS 21 16 11 11 6 8 6 5 3 3 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 61

GOALKEEPER (Record)

G-

GAA

MIN

ShO

Josh Saunders (4-2)

6 -

1.869 578

Sean Rockwell (5-2-1)

8 -

1.164 773

CS FULLERTON TOTALS

14 -

1.584 1351

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Computers may replace traditional learning but can not replace the genuine experience By Magda Liszewska

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Students like the convenience of on-line courses.

The Internet is changing education forever. From community colleges to Ivy League universities, the number of online courses offered by schools is constantly increasing. Some universities even offer entire courses online. Students are attracted to distance education online courses because of their convenience. They can have more say in what or how they learn, and they can access the course lectures and assignments at anytime and get it just about anywhere. Online education requires more self-discipline but some students appreciate their course work being more rigorous, relevant and satisfying. Their school schedule is more flexible leaving more time for work or other activities. There is also no need

to get up early in the morning to make it on time for the lecture. Through online education, students, as well as instructors, gain greater proficiency with the Internet, computer technology and other tools, finding, using and constructing information. Instead of writing a paper, a student may be required to construct a personal Web page presentation, complete with links and snippets of audio, video, or animation. Instead of taking a test and waiting weeks for results, a digital quiz offers immediate feedback. For a chemistry course, instead of building dozens of molecular models, students can manipulate and rotate them online to see how they change. Because of all these conveniences, students happily give up long commutes, impossible parking, and monotonous lectures associated with on-campus classes and opt for a curriculum in front of a computer screen. However, in spite of all the conveniences, choosing virtual classes may mean giving up a lot of a meaningful college experience.

After high school, people choose different universities and in spite of the promises to keep in touch, they get caught up with their new classes and college life and inevitably friendships are lost or at least weakened. The next logical place to make new friends to study with, sympathize over a mean teacher or a difficult test, get bored during a monotonous lecture or wonder what the instructor was thinking when he or she put their outfit on, is college. Other students are also a valuable source of information on which instructor is good and which should be avoided. In case of distance education, interaction with other students is practically non-existent. Things like the freshman experience of living in a dorm, surviving a roommate, and making lifelong friends simply cannot be duplicated online. College years are a time to network looking for a future job. Conferences, job, internship fairs are organized on campus every semester to provide students direct opportunities to meet

The casualties of putting the blame on other By Lou Delgado Two Friday’s ago I began my teaching career. That day I gave my first lecture to a junior high school class in Orange County. I’m assisting a master teacher in her morning world history classes. It was a mixed day: I had one of the best days of my life and, regrettably, it was also the day my heart was broken. Of course, it was one of the best days of my life when I began my introduction on “The Byzantine Empire.” I use an engaging and animated teaching style as I ask the students questions that, I believe, engross them. I have them raise their hands if they know the answer and get them to actively hear my message that history is very much alive. I knew I belonged in the classroom that day. To be sure, that’s an exiting revelation. But an event happened that also

broke my heart. Being bi-lingual the master teacher asked me to translate for one of her students. I asked Margarita (not her real name) where she was from and how long she lived in California. Margarita explained that she was from Sonora, Mexico and was living in California for five years. Surprised, I asked why she knew no English. “Because my mother was afraid to send me to school,” she said. Incredible. Shocking. Is Margarita an example of where the politics of hate have led us? To me, Margarita is a casualty of former Governor Pete Wilson’ s political ambitions five years ago. Unfortunately, he helped fuel an epidemic of hate that year. Wilson became an irresponsible politician as he egged the citizenry towards bigotry. Recall that five years ago the politics of hate was in full throttle.

Proposition 187, which barred undocumented immigrants from most public services, was in the political spotlight. Clearly, the political storm winds that blew during that ugly period-frightened Margarita’s mother. She became fearful for Margarita as bigotry reared its ugly head. Politicians should know better than to pursue these types of policies, after all most of them are well educated. A sociological and political fact is that whenever economic conditions become severe, politicians and the citizens are all too wiling to blame the “Other.” In 1994 the “Other” were undocumented immigrants who, in the main, came from Mexico. “They are ruining this state and costing us money,” was the ugly rhetoric. There are countless examples of this political phenomenon, not only in world history, but also in the history of California. According to the

Rand Corp., the Santa Monica-based think tank, during the 1930’s the American government forcibly repatriated 150,000 Mexicans and nativeborn Mexican Americans due to public pressure and during the 1950’s “Operation Wetback” did the same thing on a larger scale. However, the politics of hate has backfired on the Republicans. Currently there is only one Republican who holds statewide office—Bill Jones, Secretary of State. The future does not hold bright prospects for them. In fact, the law of unintended consequences took over. Wilson’s actions helped mobilize the Latino community to find empowerment through the ballot box. Today Latinos and Latinas are a force to be reckoned with in California politics. Let’s not forget that this is no longer

an ethnic white country, and it hasn’t been for a long time. Let’s celebrate that we are a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural nation. We are part of a wonderful country that has a very diverse citizenry. To cut to the chase, the politics of hate only does harm to the body politic. Finally, what does the future hold? What should each of us do if politicians try to repeat history? Democrats, Republicans, Greens, independents, and others must try to remember Margarita and the other casualties of politics. We need to stand up and not let Margarita’s tragedy happen again. Remember, courage begins with one voice. —Lou Delgado is a graduate student in political science at California State University, Fullerton

industry professionals and make valuable contacts, which might later result in job offers. Instructors usually know many industry professionals who may turn to them when they are looking for employees. Teachers are likely to recommend their students who they know would be good for the job. Through distance education, instructors get to know only their students’ work and rarely learn anything about students as people. Taking a distance education course may also mean never meeting the instructor face-to-face. Online education does not offer the social aspects of college life. Membership and participation in clubs, sororities and fraternities cannot be recreated in a virtual world. The Internet offers a lot of opportunities for valuable education but there is much more to college experience, which cannot be recreated in the virtual world. —Magda Liszewska is a Daily Titan Staff Writer

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