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Females increase in the workforce, nPOPULATION: This semester women make up 60 percent of the university’s population and are being hired more than ever By Emily Roberts
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The City of Brea has been under reconstruction for 11 years and are re-opening the heart of downtown Brea with the help of CSUF.
Brea celebrates with CSUF nPARTNERSHIP: The university’s seven colleges will participate in presentations for the Brea community By Yvonne Klopping
Special to the Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton students and faculty members will provide the entertainment for the month-and-a-half long opening celebration of Brea’s newly reconstructed downtown. CSUF has been planning Celebrate the City since the end of June. All seven colleges are involved in arranging a variety of presentations for Brea community members, CSUF students and children. “It’s a celebration of how important
Cal State Fullerton is to Brea and North Orange County,” said Susan Georgino, a redeveloper for the city. “And also to show off the new street.” The city of Brea has been under reconstruction for 11 years. Private investors have put in roughly $150 million and the city itself has invested $50 million dollars since the beginning. Birch Street, where the celebration is being held, and the area around it, is the heart of downtown Brea. Although buildings like the Virgin Mega Store, are still under construction, the event is commemorating the end of the decadelong project. Part of the city’s plan was to completely demolish and rebuild Birch Street. Four years ago the first business, Edwards Cinemas, moved on to the new street and since then, construction has been constant. The new street is painted with pastel oranges, greens and yellows. The VIP opening festivity for the
individuals involved in planning this event is taking place today, featuring a performance by CSUF’s Theatre and Dance Department entitled, “ One Hundred Years of Broadway.” The official opening day for the public is on Saturday, Oct. 21. Starting at noon, the celebration will include a performance by the Titan Dance Team and the CSUF Jazz Ensemble. CSUF’s Grand Central Art Gallery will present the opening of “Six Degrees of Cal State Fullerton Artists,” by five alumni and one graduate student from CSUF’s Visual Arts Department. “Represented by the CSUF Grand Central Art Center, these artists are a sampling of the exceptional talent that has been developed through CSUF,” Lea M. Jarnagin, assistant dean for Student Affairs, said. The exhibit, “Six Degrees of Cal State Fullerton Artists,” will be open for the entire month of the celebration until Nov.19. “The exhibition of emerging and
established artists brings a wide array of contemporary styles to the city of Brea,” Jarnagin said. Besides the dance, music and theater performances and the gallery exhibit, the Pencil Mileage Club, made up primarily of animation students, will have a booth at the Farmers Market on Tuesdays. The animation students will be drawing characters on sight. Brea’s sculpture program in the downtown area demonstrates the city’s long commitment to art. Larry Johnson, chair of the Visual Arts Department, said that CSUF’s work is representative and inspirational and it shows the quality of what learning is all about. Along with the College of the Arts, CSUF’s various colleges are providing a variety of activities. The Athletic Department has planned gymnastics demonstrations;
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More than 36 years after the Equal Pay Act provided for equal pay for equal work, women make only 72.2 percent of what men made in 1999. Michelle Stewart, a senior marketing major, said that she thinks this will change in the next 10 years. “I still think there’s some degree of a double standard in business, but I think it’s changing as more women go into management,” Stewart said. According to the Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau, women accounted for 45.1 percent of all managers in 1999. Since 1994, women have made up 46 percent of the total labor force and this number is projected to increase to 48 percent in 2008. A main reason for this projected increase is the rise of women attending college. Women made up 56.1 percent of undergraduate students in all degree-granting institutions in 1997, according to the Fall Enrollment survey published in November 1999 by the Department of Education. Females account for 60 percent of Cal State Fullerton’s population. Educational attainment is a reliable predictor of labor force participation, according to the Labor Department. The higher the level of education, the more likely the person is to be in the labor force. Renae Bredin, assistant professor
of Women’s Studies, said that as more women enter the job market, they can voice their concerns and be a part of combating pay discrepancies. “Women shouldn’t take the first offer,” Bredin said. “Women need to negotiate. Men learn to negotiate, but women don’t,” she said. Bredin said that women can also fight for equal pay by constantly upgrading their skills and not being afraid to talk about money. Another form of pay discrimination that is harder to fight is discrepancies of pay between jobs that are predominately held by females and those predominately held by males, Bredin said. According to the Labor Department, the leading occupation held by women in 1999 was teaching, followed by manager-related occupations and secretarial work. “When a profession becomes feminized, salaries tend to go down and when it is masculinized, salaries go up,” Bredin said. Bredin said this is due to longterm cultural assumptions about female competency. “We tend to value male work more than female work,” Bredin said. Stewart said she thinks this is changing, as evidenced in the attitudes of the men in her business classes. “They don’t see me as a girl, they see me as a fellow business major,” Stewart said. Stewart, who hopes to work up to a managerial position when she graduates, said that she thinks as more women move up to CEO positions, the salary discrepancies will change. “Once women are in salary-creating positions — maybe 10, maybe five years down the road — I think this will change,” Stewart said. “It’s just around the corner.”
Sorority, fraternity lend a helpful nCAMPUS: Alpha Delta Pi in collaboration with the fraternity Phi Sigma, carved pumpkins for the Ronald McDonald House By Camille Jones
Daily Titan Staff Writer Laura Snodgrass says that when some students think of a sorority, they think of thin, blonde girls in a house squabbling and throwing constant parties.
Snodgrass, a kinesiology major and president of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, said that she knows some people have this image because that is what she thought before she joined one. Snodgrass said that this description of sorority sisters is not an accurate way to describe the different members of Alpha Delta Pi. As an example of Alpha Delta Pi’s diversity, Snodgrass pointed to the girls sitting cross-legged in the backyard of their sorority house. “Our members do not fit the typical image of sorority girls. We have every kind of build and shape,” Snodgrass said. Members of Alpha Delta Pi and the fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa were
Reported Crimes
Much of the dispute about reporting campus crime has to do with activities done outside of campus. For the most part, campus crime was lower in 1999 than it was in 1998. The only significant increase during that span was non-forcible sex offenses.
(Number of cases per year) Crime Non-forcible Sex Offenses Robbery Aggravated Assault Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Arson Alcohol Law Violations* Drugs Law Violations Illegal Weapons Possession Hate
*2 DUI’s not included
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‘98 2 0 2 21 23 0 17 27 10 0
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in the backyard of their sorority house Wednesday night, not drinking or partying, but carving pumpkins that were going to be donated to the Ronald McDonald House of Orange. The Ronald McDonald House Charities consist of 206 houses in 19 countries and is the main philanthropy of Alpha Delta Pi sororities nationwide. Ronald McDonald Houses provide a place for the families of sick children to stay for free if the families are unable to pay. Without the Ronald McDonald House, it would be difficult for many low-income parents to stay close to their hospitalized children. In addition to the Ronald McDonald
House, Alpha Delta Pi also raises money for Camp Titan, which is Cal State Fullerton’s philanthropy. CSUF sororities and fraternities raise money for Camp Titan by getting donations from businesses, CSUF alumni and from Greek Week. The camp was created for underprivileged students who might not otherwise have the opportunity to go to camp. In addition to helping to raise funds for the camp, about eight members of Alpha Delta Pi also serve as counselors at the week long camp. Vice President of Alpha Delta Pi, Erin Hoch explained that they are a non-profit sorority and all they col-
nCRIME: The Orange County Register may have mis-reported the number of sexual assaults on campus
the police. King was responding to claims made in a Orange County Register article, “ published Oct. 15. Associate Dean of Judicial Affairs Sandra Rhoten, has been in that position since July of 1999–before that, there was no full-time judicial officer on campus. “The statistics were available but had never been put into the correct format,” King said. “When Sandy passed on her statistics for the Judicial Affairs Report, due to the difference in classifications, five sexual harassment cases were brought to her attention, all of which were resolved and did not require further action, were subsequently listed under
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Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Sigma Kappa help raise money for charity.
Campus officials accuse local paper Titan extras of mistake in covering crime report online
By Terry Jolliffe
Daily Titan Staff Writer “Absolutely not true!” said California State University Fullerton Director of Public Safety Judith King, in response to allegations that the university has failed to report all assault and sexual crimes to
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non-forcible sexual offenses.” There was only one aggravated assault and eight simple assaults, which we are not required to report. All nine, however, were listed under the category of aggravated assaults. When different crimes are listed under one heading, it can be very misleading. “But,” King said, “we’re in the process now of revising that as we speak. “We need to make clear the difference between the two,” King added. “Sandy went back as far as 1997 of the files of her predecessor and found no offenses reported to her of a criminal nature. She has been busy formatting the statistics for
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BRIEFS NSM Offers Free Tutoring The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics is offering all students free tutoring in a wide range of upper and lower division biology, chemistry, geology and math classes. The tutors are available five days a week. They are located in the Interactive Tutorial Center, which is in the Opportunity Center for Science and Mathematics Students (OCSAMS). The Interactive Tutorial Center offers students a choice of services to fit their needs. Students may choose individual or group study sessions, or they may utilize a variety of interactive CDs. The tutors are knowledgeable in multiple subjects and are endorsed by the natural sciences and mathematics faculty. For more information about the tutoring schedule, stop by the Interactive Tutorial Center in OCSAMS in McCarthy Hall, room 488 or call (714) 278-7082. —Hitomi Wolfington
Economy conference to be discussed Discover what experts predict about local, national and international economy at 2001 Cal State Fullerton/ Orange County Business Council Economic Forecast Conference on Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 7 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Irvine. Speakers will give details about employment, inflation and interest rates, consumer confidence and the local housing market at the event. Speakers include Anil K. Puri, director of the Institute for Economical and Environmental Studies and dean of the College of Business and Economics, and
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Maureen F. Allyn, chief economist and managing director of Scudder Kemper Investments Inc. Information of the conference “is of critical importance for business planning purposes, in making strategic decisions in both the private and public sectors,” Puri said. Puri has presented the annual forecast for the past eight years using large-scale econometric he has developed for Southern California and Orange County. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the Orange County Business Council at (949) 794-7296. The cost is $75 per person and tables of 10 are available for $500, $1000 and $2,500. The Hyatt Regency Irvine is located at 17900 Jamboree Road, Irvine.
CAL E NDAR VE NTS C ALEND AR OF E OF EVENTS Campus “Into the Woods,” based on the book by James Lapine and directed by Dean Hess, will be showing on Friday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m., and on Saturday, Oct. 21 and Sunday Oct. 22 at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at the Little Theatre at Cal State Fullerton. Tickets are $15 in advance, and $11 with Titan Discount. All tickets at the door are $15. For more information call, (714) 2782434 or visit http://www.arts.fullerton.edu/events/. Visit the exhibit “A Salute to Orange County Journalism,” now open through Feb. 25 in the Atrium Gallery of the Pollak Library. Featured is a work-
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Political Events Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader will be at Chapman University’s Memorial Hall on Friday, Oct. 20 at 1:30 p.m. to speak on creating a working democracy. Topics will include campaign finance reform
and corporate control of the government. This event is sponsored by Chapman’s Political Science Department. The Tustin Area Republican Women Federated will be holding their Annual Fund Raising Dinner, 5:30 p.m. at the Santa Ana Elks Lodge, featuring special guest Congressman Ed Royce. For more information, call (714) 838-3967.
Community The “Golden Destiny” held by the Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society will take place on Saturday, Oct. 21, beginning at 10 a.m., through 4 p.m. tickets are $15 for adults,
$10 for students, $13 for seniors and SAHPS members, and free for children. For more information, contact Jo Ann Ramirez at (714) 541-3449 or email jrami@ msn.com. The Fullerton Friends of Music will be presenting a concert along with the Sunny Hills High School and Fullerton High School District. Located at the Performing Arts Center of Sunny Hills High School on 1801 Warburton Way in Fullerton, admission is free and will start at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday Oct. 22. Special guests include tenor Jonathon Mack and harpsichordist Lucinda Carver.
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Mad Science appears at the Brea Curtis Theatre The Brea Curtis Theatre’s Kid culture Club Series presents Mad Science on Nov. 5. Performance times are 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The event brings movie special effects and electricity right before people’s eyes. Mad Science is part of the Kids’ Culture Club Series offering educational, interactive, inspirational and informal productions. It feeds the imagination and introduces kids to the art of theater. Tickets are $6 and may be purchased by phone, fax or in person. Discount rates are available for groups of 15 or more. Parking is always free. Box office hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and one hour prior to performances. For information or tickets, call
ing newsroom of the past, a Linotype typesetting machine and Teletype machine. Also see a special collection of photographs by photojournalist Patrick O’Donnell, CSUF photographer and Orange Coast College Professor. For more information, call Dave Reid at (714) 278-3355 or email dreid@fullerton.edu. This exhibit is free and open to the public.
A. Israelis need to stop their aggression B. Palestinians should stop the violence C. Both sides should make peace D. Nothing can be done in that area
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While the celebration brings in billions of dollars it also leaves a large amount of waste By Marlayna Slaughterbeck Daily Titan Staff Writer
Ghouls and Goblins, mischief making and candy hangovers — not just kid stuff anymore. The ever- increasing popularity of Halloween among adults has made the holiday a billiondollar industry in America. “I usually spend a lot of money — between $30 and $40 for my costume,” said Jeff Anders, an undeclared freshman. “But it’s cool.” “You get to express things about yourself that normally aren’t acceptable or that might freak people out, so it’s worth the money,” he added. All Hallows Eve is a favorite holiday for many college students. The exorbitant amount of waste resulting from the festivities, — crumpled candy wrappers and decorations, and costumes worn once then tossed out– can combine to make the scariest part of Halloween not the goblins in the attic but the garbage on the floor. In an effort to remind Halloween revelers of all ages of the three R’s — reduce, reuse, and recycle — the Environmental Defense Fund has compiled a list of dos and don’ts to encourage people to be kind to the environment. The EDF hopes to lessen the impact that all the left over paper, plastic and rancid pumpkins have on what many view as an already scary environment. To help make Halloween Eco-friendly, they recommend the following: Shop for costumes and other spooky supplies with a reusable shopping bag. Buy candy with the least amount of packaging.
Check the labels on Halloween related items and choose those that have recycled content. For parties and merry-making, use or buy reusable plates, utensils and napkins or disposable items that have recycled content. Try to create a costume at home from old clothes and other materials instead of buying a disposable one. Scare your mother without spooking Mother Nature. Use the post holiday jack-o-lanterns to start a compost pile. Ask your local garden store how to get started or if space is a problem, check with local officials to see if there is a community compost pile in your area. Save plastic Halloween decorations and costumes to be reused next year. Most students at the university said they are aware of environmental issues and are incorporating many of the Eco-friendly tips suggested by the EDF into their holiday plans. Monica Meza, a makeup artist for Halloween Haunt at Knott’s Berry Farm said that the park gets really crowded during the season and the trash really piles up. It’s really bad,” Meza said, adding that park employees usually work overtime to clean up the park. “There are park employees there until 4 a.m. most nights,” she said. Meza, who regularly recycles, said that she will make her own costume this year for parties she plans to attend. It’s less expensive, environmentally friendly and more original. “I always make my own costume; that way I know no one else will have the same thing,” Meza said. April Medina, also a regular recycler, plans to attend a fraternity party dressed as
a Chinese tourist. The sophomore art student said she is also using her own clothes to make the costume. “Most of it will be thrift store clothes and stuff from my mom’s closet,” Medina said. Danielle Jette, an undeclared sophomore, said she has recycled her genie costume for the past three years. “This year I’m going to have to buy something new,” Jette said. She added that she likes to think of herself as someone who recycles, but that it’s difficult for her because her Fullerton apartment complex doesn’t have a program. Jette has to take all her saved cans and bottles to the recycling facility. Jette said that while it’s true that students and citizens have a responsibility to do their part, there also needs to be support at the community level. “The city has a responsibility here too,” Jette said.
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Merchants benefit from Brea opening nBUSINESS: The month-long events begin today By Jamie K. Ayala
Daily Titan Staff Writer Downtown Brea merchants eagerly await Celebrate the City, a cultural event presented by Cal State Fullerton and the Promenade, which begins tonight featuring a Grand Opening of Birch Street. More than 33 merchants will be participating in several ways throughout the month-long celebration. Stores hope to increase visibility and create a favorable rapport with the community. Most of the businesses are less than a year old and construction is underway for others including a Nuni Gallery and Zen n Fit. The entire street will be closed off today and tomorrow for activities and music. Market City Café, a northern Italian restaurant on the strip, is catering hors d’oeuvres and wine for pre-purchased ticket holders tonight. Proceeds will be donated to CSUF for scholarships. The Olson Co. will provide dessert and coffee later in the evening. A unique store called Color Me Mine, a pottery and painting store for all ages, has a special kids club. Children can learn about artists like Monet and Picasso, then try to duplicate their work. This is every Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Those who are interested must reserve a space and pay a fee of $16
Brea and university celebrate grand nCOMMUNITY: Brea spends $100 million to finish revitalizing the downtown area By Camille Jones
Daily Titan Staff Writer It took the city of Brea several million dollars and more than a decade to finish revitalizing its new downtown area. Now that it’s finally done, Brea is ready to celebrate and Cal State Fullerton is invited to the party. Robin Faulk handles marketing for Brea’s Downtown Owners Association. The Downtown Owners Association consists of Edwards Theatre, the city of Brea, who Faulk said “had the vision and was the freight train that got the whole thing started” and CIM Development, which was responsible for the redevelopment of downtown. CIM Development was also responsible for the redevelopment of Pasadena and the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica.
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Faulk said that Brea wanted the same kind of “city feel” that those cities have. He said that 15 years ago, before the idea of revitalizing downtown was suggested, no one was interested in coming to Brea and they didn’t see downtown as a mecca of artistic or cultural expression. Faulk said that the plans for revitalizing downtown consisted of not only architectural improvements but also artistic and cultural diversity. Faulk also said that Brea wanted to create a place where residents and city visitors would think to come when they wanted to shop, interact with members of the community and see local entertainment, talent and creativity on display. “People are starved for this kind of stuff,” Faulk said. “This is a way for the public to experience what the students of Cal State Fullerton do every day. [The public] craves interaction.” Faulk said that the city had wanted to do a project with Fullerton that would bring together education and commerce, and integrate the campus and community. “Cal State Fullerton are significant neighbors and we wanted a collaborative effort that would result in the biggest cel-
ebration,” Faulk said. “Historically, there has been a lot of interest between Brea and the university. [Celebrate the City] is a perfect vehicle for collaboration.” Chair for the Department of Speech Communications Robert Emry said that he and Owen Holmes, the director of state and federal relations at the university, were already involved in a number of projects with Brea when they were asked to contribute activities to the grand opening. Brea held focus groups and town hall meetings to find out what values residents felt characterized the city. Residents came up with three core values that Brea passed on to the university. Knowing that the themes of the event were to be heritage, community and family, Emry and Holmes organized a planning committee that would come up with different ways that the various groups, organizations and departments on campus, could demonstrate the themes. The planning committee consisted of faculty members who came up with different ways that CSUF could express those themes and, at the same time, put the various talents of the faculty and students
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on display. Celebrate the City will benefit CSUF. Emry said that with all of the demonstrations, readings, lectures and exhibits that will showcase CSUF’s faculty and students, the university will see two payoffs. “We will get great visibility and show off the incredible talent here at Fullerton,” Emry said. Rob Weisskirch is in the Department of Child and Adolescent Studies and was a member of the planning committee. Weisskirch said that after hearing what Brea wanted from the university, the committee got together to look for a way to “demonstrate the assets of Cal State Fullerton to the community and bring merchants on campus. We pooled appropriate ideas to bring to the public that would appeal to the community,” Weisskirch said. What the committee and Brea have come up with is a way to show off the architecture and merchants of downtown and the talents and artistic diversity of the university simultaneously. “We share a city and we’ll do other things,” Emry said. “The university is part of the community and what a resource we
that includes supplies and a snack. This Saturday children can decorate a Halloween plate. “There are tons of ceramic pieces to choose from,” said store Manager Drew Dobernecker, “and the children’s work turns out really great.” Starbucks Coffee house will lend its facilities for poetry on the Promenade, Saturdays at 4 p.m. Special guests include the CSUF Forensics Team and Naomi Quinonez, who will discuss Latin poetry and the spoken word. Store Manager Steve Kay said Starbucks was one of the first stores to open and he hopes to get more business. Edwards Cinemas will also be giving away movie memorabilia on Saturday. “Every hour we will change studios and give away T-shirts, hats, posters and pens,” said Theater Manager Sheree Brewster. The theater has plans to give free popcorn to students as well. Norma Cano, merchant consultant, said that almost every retailer contributed to gift bags that will be passed out this weekend. The bags include items like Old Navy hats, Bath and Body fake tattoos and discounts galore. Many merchants including Lisa Belle Salon Spa, Starbucks, Fresca’s Mexican Grill and Dragon Bowl will be giving 10 percent discounts to students throughout the month. “This is a very exciting time,” Cano said. Birch Street is in the city of Brea between South Brea Boulevard and Imperial Highway.
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n from page 1 past years to bring us up to date.” King said her and Rhoten have a good relationship. “Any problems we have on campus involving students, we forward the reports to her,” King said. “Sandy keeps her statistics by individuals. With us, there can be five people involved in a situation, but only one victim. She records every referral.” King added that they are now required to report incidents occurring adjacent to the campus including housing, extension campuses, fraternity and sorority houses and any areas used by students. “We’re not adjudicating criminal matters here,” Rhoten said . “We are looking at standards of behavior in a community amongst scholars.” The University police determine whether the complaint has criminal implications. “My job, when the campus police send a complaint to me, is to determine if the student has violated our rules or
news standards of behavior and to see that the student has a chance to respond. Rhoten said. “Our disciplinary procedures afford every student a hearing in the event a charge has not been resolved. Prior to my coming here, they weren’t keeping statistics like I keep.” The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (formerly the Campus Security Act) was made law after the 1986 rape and murder of a freshman student attending Pennsylvania’s Lehigh University. Clery’s parents started the non-profit organization, Security on Campus Inc. as a watchdog group to ensure that all colleges and universities comply with the reporting of crimes, filed a complaint in May against California colleges and universities. Aspokesman for the CSU Chancellor’s Office, Ken Swisher said they had just received the complaint from the U.S. Department of Education and were in the process of reviewing it before deciding how to handle it. To review crime statistics, go to the CSUF homepage and click on Annual Security Report.
n from page 1 CSUF’s Reading Clinic will arrange a book-sharing series; and the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics are creating interactive exhibits. CSUF’s faculty members will have a Faculty Lecture Series called “The Public Classroom.” Poetry readings are arranged and an outreach space called “Campus in the Courtyard” is planned to recruit potential CSUF students. CSUF has had a long history of partnerships with the city of Brea and was invited to participate in this community celebration to bring the campus to Birch Street. Many students are living in or nearby Brea and the university’s presence is a great opportunity to let the community know what CSUF stands for, Johnson said. —Staff Writer Kelly Mead contributed to this story.
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Weekly Horoscope: Oct. 20 to Oct. 26 Libra Sept. 23 — Oct. 23 In the days to come you will attempt to dispel those rumors that have been circulating about you your entire life: that you are self-centered, that you never listen, that you are vain. Those rumors. Those nasty little rumors that have haunted you, tormented you, that have kept you from cultivating new and exciting relationships. They’re not true. Honest. When friends call you these names, they’re … um … just joking. Scorpio Oct. 24 — Nov. 21 A word of advice: don’t speak. You will attempt to catch the eye of a new acquaintance in your life. Don’t try it. You’ll only end up making a fool of yourself. Everything you say will come out wrong. Compliments will sound like blatant come-ons, casual conversation will turn into heated debate, and some get-to-know-you questions will come off like an interrogation. Your vow of silence shouldn’t last too long, and people who know you will probably like the fact that you shut your mouth for once in your life.
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ACROSS 1. Stamp collector 6.A pronoun 7. Pork, beef, chicken, fish 8. Mr. Hockey 9. To eat up greedily 11. Priest of ancient celtic religion 14. One of the divinities of Hinduism 15. Street that divides College Park from the main campus 19. Russian movie that featured Rasputin, Dimitri and Sophie 20. A synthetic fiber 21. An agreement to risk something of wealth 22. Soho
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lect throughout the year goes to the Ronald McDonald House. Most of the different fund raising activities that the sorority takes part in usually have some connection to the season they are done in. For example, the sorority was carving pumpkins Wednesday night in connection with Halloween. About 20 members total from both Alpha Delta Pi and the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity gathered to carve the pumpkins, like they do every year around this time. When the pumpkins were completed, the sorority took them down to the Ronald McDonald House where they would decorate the front porch. Hoch said that they usually put together baskets at Easter and stuff stockings and make cards at Christmas for the families at Ronald McDonald House. Jennifer Burns, philanthropy chair for Alpha Delta Pi, said that this Christmas, along with Alpha Delta Pi alumna, they were going to try
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and adopt a family from the Ronald McDonald House. Another event that the Alpha Delta Pi’s are planning is a Rock-a-Thon that is to be held on Nov. 8. The Rock-a-Thon is another annual activity for the Alpha Delta Pi’s that allows them to raise money for their charity. What happens is, from about 7 a.m. to 12 a.m., members of the sorority take turns sitting in rocking chairs. Their goal for the event is to have students and faculty come and make donations to the Ronald McDonald House. Hoch said that while Rock-a-Thon is an Alpha Delta Pi event, they rely on other sororities and fraternities on campus for support during the day and evening long event. There is one other overriding thing that Hoch wants those not familiar with sororities to understand about theirs. “We are unique and different. We are not the same person. We are not cookie cutters. We can come together,” Hoch said.
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Sagittarius Nov. 22 — Dec. 21 All of your qualities will be magnified by 10. While in your mind, you will be 10 times smarter, 10 times more attractive and 10 times more refined, you’ll actually be 10 times more annoying, 10 times more forgetful and 10 times more gullible. Oh, but it’s OK because you do have good qualities too. Now let me see, you are … Well, you’re … Just give me a minute, I’ll think of something. Capricorn Dec. 22 — Jan. 19 Be nice to everyone. You will soon need help, and if you don’t appreciate those around you, they won’t come to your rescue. So this will be the best time for some royal kissing up. Do your friend’s laundry, assist your younger brother with his five-page paper, help your co-worker move out of her house. Kiss up, but do set some limits. When your mom asks you to move back in to keep her company while your dad is away, RUN!
Aquarius Jan. 20 — Feb. 19 You will consider yourself as possessing a newfound insight into the ways and workings of the human mind and human interactions. You think you know what people are thinking and that you are right on target in interpreting their wants and desires. You believe in the power of your mental superiority, and that no one’s thoughts or feelings could possibly escape your mental reach. In fact, the best that can be said about your mental capabilities is that you have a big imagination. Pisces Feb. 20 — March 20 You’re in desperate need of some mental stimulation, only you don’t know it yet. You’ve been leaving your brain neglected and unattended lately. It’s lonely and cold in that big old head of yours. Use your brain, treat it to some healthy exercise, and make it work again. Others have been noticing your brain’s incapacity to handle even the simplest tasks. Some have even laughed at its inability to formulate a coherent sentence. The moral of the story? Stop acting like such a moron. Aries March 21 — April 19 The focus is on improving your people skills. Lesson one: When someone says “hi” to you in the parking lot, don’t bark at them to back off. Most people don’t like to get assaulted in the parking lot when walking to class. Lesson two: Try not to knock people down when you walk past them around campus. Hitting the pavement can tear clothing and cause injury that you may have to pay monetary fines for. Lesson three: When you talk to people, unclench your fists and stop glaring at them. Clenched fists and glaring tend to scare people. Taurus April 20 — May 20 You feel great potential bubbling from within you. Your hopes are high. You can do this. You can do this. You can do anything. So what are you going to do? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. It’s not because you weren’t motivated, you just lost your steam at the end. Don’t let your failure — I mean your missed opportunity, get you down. Since every-
one else will be laughing at you, you’ll need all the self-respect you can muster. Gemini May 21 — June 21 You won’t know what’s going on. There will be conflict. There will be arguing. You won’t know where to turn. You’ll be confused, and not know why. Your head will hurt, your body will ache. You’ll feel like you need a serious vacation. But you won’t get it. You will continue on in this muddled mess of chaos and confusion for days. But you should be used to it by now, your life is always like this. Cancer June 22 — July 22 The key word of the week is patience. They say it’s a virtue, and while you usually display a good deal of it, the following days will prove inconsistent with your past behavior. You’ll feel a flash of anger burn inside of you with every favor someone asks of you. You’ll imagine, with pleasure, causing physical injury to those who mistreat you. You’ll truly hate every living, breathing human being that dares to look at you the wrong way. But after the week is over, you’ll be your annoyingly patient self once again. Leo July 23 — Aug. 22 You are feeling particularly sensitive these days. When your favorite soap opera comes to an end, you sob uncontrollably. You’re out of Cherry Coke, here come Niagara Falls. You need to go out and buy some toilet paper, you bawl your head off. Relax. Things aren’t that bad. Everything is going to be OK. And stop being such a wimp, it’s getting on my nerves. Virgo Aug. 23 — Sept. 22 You are focused. You’re ready to go. Ready to do some serious working. You hear the “Rocky” theme song constantly in the back of your mind. You’re pumped. You’re hyped. Then you come across your favorite episode of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and you forget about everything you’ve been preparing for, for the past three hours. You sit down with a bag of Doritos, never to be heard from again. Only, that theme song
Friday, October 20, 2000
Home sweet home for Titans nMPSF:After long trip, CSUF returns to Titan Stadium tonight against New Mexico University By Caesar Contreras
Daily Titan Sports Editor
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Titan midfielder Ricky Melendez rushes for a ball in a CSUF game last season. CSUF faces New Mexico tonight.
Women face Chapman
Big West Conference Standings
1.UC Irvine 4-1 2.Idaho 3-2 3.CSUF 3-2 4.Long Beach State 3-2 5.Cal Poly 2-2 6.Pacific 2-3 7.Utah State 1-2 8.UC Santa Barbara 1-3 9.Boise State 1-3 Note:Standings are based on overall team record not conference record
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It’s been a long time coming, but tonight the Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team comes home to Titan Stadium to face the University of New Mexico at 7:00 p.m. The game will be the Titan’s first home contest since Sept. 10. “Being home makes a huge difference,” Titan goalkeeper Sean Rockwell said. “It gets difficult to travel all the time.” The Titans have been away from Titan Stadium for over a month and during the 10-game span have seen their season transform before their eyes. During the trip, the Titans went 5-41 and suffered the low’s of a four-game losing streak and the high’s of starting Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play 3-0-1 good for first place in the MPSF Pacific Division. Titan Head Coach Al Mistri was content with the team’s performance during the trip. “We went 5-4-1 during the trip and lost three of those games by one goal to nationally ranked teams,” Mistri said. “We feel as a team that we were
really only out of one of those games. We did have good wins over Loyola Marymount, Gonzaga, UC Santa Barbara and Cal State Northridge.” Mistri was especially pleased with his team’s performance at CSUN. The team blasted the Matadors 5-0. “Were playing better soccer, last Friday at Northridge we had a good 5-0 win,” Mistri said. With the Titans having won three of their last four, the team takes it’s 3-0-1 MPSF Pacific Division record against the Lobos tonight and the UNLV Runnin’Rebels on Sunday. Unfortunately, the team will be minus starting defender Kris Hulgreen, who was lost for the season due to a fractured maxilla [upper jaw] suffered from Sunday’s 1-0 win over UCSB. “This is a big blow to the team,” Mistri said. “Kris has played for us the whole season.” The senior has started in all of the team’s 14 games and has scored a goal and an assist on the year. Mistri stated that Hulgreen suffered the injury from a collision with teammate Art Ramirez in the first half of Sunday’s UCSB game. Mistri says its not known whom he will insert into Hulgreen’s spot against the Lobos. UNM comes to Titan Stadium with a 4-9 record, 2-1 in MPSF Pacific Division play. The Lobos currently have a fourgame winning streak against CSUF including a 2-0 victory last season
nNONCONFERENCE: Titans have won three consecutive, all shutout victories By Michael Sandoval
Daily Titan Staff Writer Cal State Fullerton’s women soccer prepares to play a strong Chapman team tonight at 5:00 p.m. at Titan Stadium as part of a soccer double header with the men’s team. CSUF comes off an impressive third straight shut out win against Biola University this past Wednesday night. Tonight they will face the Panthers who have 12 wins, four losses and 1 tie on the season. Their last game was played against Rhodes University were they recorded a 5-0 shutout for their tenth win of the
season. Chapman is led by Briana Benson a junior, from Palos Verdes. She leads the team in minutes played with 1004, shot attempts with 27 and 7 goals on the season. Sara Struhs is another key member to the Panthers. She leads the team in total points with 18 taking 50 shots on goal and scoring seven. CSUF will step on the field with the strong play from Wednesday’s night game from Nadia Hernandez, Tennli Ulicny and Danielle Turnquist as momentum. Ulicny just came from Wednesday night’s game with two goals and will try and match it in tonight’s game. This game will be the last non-conference game of the season for CSUF. After tonight’ matchup, the real test will come for the Titans as they finish Big West Conference play. CSUF has a realistic chance to win
The Subway Showdown It’s here. The Subway Series is here. Every New York baseball fans dream is reality beginning Saturday night. The Mets vs. the Yankees. George Steinbrenner, Jorge Posada, George Costanza, Mike Piazza, Mike Hampton, Jerry Seinfeld, all these factors and players converging into one. The showdown of all showdowns, the battle for city supremacy has come. I can’t really remember the buzz for such a World Series contest in years, but with the Yankees getting rid of the Seattle Mariners in six games and the Mets ridding of the St.Louis Cardinal in five, a special matchup was born. On Saturday it will be reality. While I’m neither a Yanks or Mets fan, my loyalty does fall towards the Mets, the team I ultimately will think be crowned World Series champs. I’m making this judgement on several reasons, some factual and two that are just personal. From a baseball standpoint, I just feel the Mets are the hotter team. They are hitting on all cylinders right now from Hampton masterful pitching in the National League Championship series to Timo Perez sparkplug play in the leadoff spot. When I look at the Mets I see consistency in the pitching, hitting
and overall just the right team chemistry. Their series victories over San Francisco and St.Louis have been impressive and have stressed the fundamentals of key pitching, mixed with timely hitting. Right now, it’s all working for the Mets. Over on the Yankees side, I see a team that struggled against an upstart Oakland Athletics team and had some tough battles against the Mariners. Their pitching staff of Andy Pettitte, Orlando Hernandez and Roger Clemens is tough but after that the staff wears thin. And don’t think the Mets aren’t drooling at the fact they will get to see Clemens, who in a horrible incident earlier this season , beamed Piazza in the head. Many feel the pitch was intentional and to make matters worse Clemens never apologized and Yankee manager Joe Torre has decided to start Clemens in game two of the series, to avoid any potential backlash from the Mets at Shea Stadium. Does he think Mets pitchers are going to really throw at Clemens? With the bats, the Yankees boast the hitting of Bernie Williams, Derek Jeter, Tino Martinez and postseason veteran Dave Justice, all impressive hitters. But the Mets counter with the sticks of Piazza, Benny Agbayani, Robin Ventura and Todd Zeile. A pretty fair matchup if you ask me. But while some my view the defending World Series Champs as they clear cut favorites as I’ve said I have my reasons to believe the Mets will win. Two simple ones at that: 1.The Mets have Piazza, a play-
6-1 record and 0.78 GAA. Overall, the Titans lead the lifetime series with the Rebels 14-12-2 including a 6-2 walloping at UNLV last year. After Sunday’s game, the Titans will have only one league game remaining on their schedule, so while a sweep would definitely help the CSUF’s chances for the MPSF Playoffs, it isn’t necessary. Mistri offers a simpler solution: “We’re in contention for an at-large or league playoff berth, but the best way to go about it would just be to win the remainder of our games.” Hoping to lead CSUF to this weekend’s weep will be Ramirez, who has scored a goal in each of CSUF’s last three games. “I’m just doing my job,” Ramirez said. “And my job is to score goals.” Another unlikely factor that is expected to lead CSUF this weekend, is the very hair on the top of their heads. Nearly every member of the team has dyed their hair blonde. “The whole team started shaving our heads when we were losing, then we decided to dye our hair blonde after that, it’s worked,” Ramirez said. “It shows that we were going to stand together and stick by each other as a team,” Ramirez added. After this weekend’s pair of matchups, the Titans will face nationally ranked and heated rival UCLA on Oct. 26 at Titan Stadium.
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A CSUF player tries to get away in a game earlier this season.
Harmon injures foot, out for 3
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the Big West Conference. They will enter tonight’s game with a record of eight wins and eight losses playing .500 soccer. In the Big West Conference they go into tonight’s game with a record of three wins and two losses. The Titans have won their last three games and are carrying the momentum needed for the final games coming in the next two weeks. “They need a good showing against a division one team to have a better chance to make the playoffs,” Titan Head Coach Al Mistri said. Hernandez says the team will be ready tonight. “We will go into the game with confidence. We are going to go out there strong,” Hernandez said. After the women’s game ends, the men’s soccer team will take the field around 7:00 p.m.
that seriously hurt CSUF’s chances for a playoff spot. But on the road this season, the Lobos have yet to win a game. “We have to step it up this weekend,” Ramirez said. “We know that if we win conference, we have a good shot of going to the playoffs.” Offensively the Lobos are led by Eric Cronkrite, who has five goals and one assist on the year. In goal, the Titans can expect to see Brandon Rosetta. The Lobos starting goalkeeper Chris Mansfield suffered an injury last week and is questionable for the weekend. After Friday night’s game, the Titans will host UNLV on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. The Rebels come to Titan Stadium with an 8-5-1 record and the same 2-1 MPSF record as the Lobos. And just like the Lobos, the Rebels will be looking for their first road win of the season. “UNLV is a good team and they have the advantage of not playing a Friday game, so they will be well rested coming in,” Mistri said. A pair of Rebel players lead the team as Jason Melendez has 18 points [seven goals, four assists] and Tuomas Talvio has 14 points [five goals, four assists]. In goal the Rebels boast the pair of Robert Ackah and Scott Winstead. Winstead comes in with a 2-4 record and 2.20 goals against average while Ackah comes in with an impressive
er that was very simply the most remarkable Los Angeles Dodger player I’ve ever seen in my short 22-year lifetime. Many Dodger fans are quick to criticize the man, those who do are just in denial of very simply a Dodger legend who will never be replaced. I don’t care that you signed Kevin Brown or that you traded for Shawn Green, I really don’t even care about Gary Sheffield’s remarkable 2000 season, the fact is when the Dodgers traded Piazza in 1998, they made a bad move and since then my interest in the Dodgers has gone down ever since. And I really don’t even think the signing of Alex Rodriguez could fix that. Besides that I don’t want Piazza to let down that Playmate of the Millennium he’s dating. My final reason may be a little selfish but combined with my love for Piazza it’s ok. 2.I’ve got money on the Mets. Very simply put, the Mets win the series, I win about fifty bucks and my first legitimate Las Vegas sports book wager. You see in August I was looking to place a five buck bet that would pay off some, well the Mets were about 9-1 odds to win the series and playing some good ball at the time so I figured why not. One and 1/2 months later look what happened. So in the end I say the Mets take the series in six games. It’s not a biased opinion it’s a personal one, besides I knew they were going to win it all in August. —Caesar Contreras is the Daily Titan Sports Editor
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With the season not even starting for the Cal State Fullerton basketball team, the Titans and new head coach Donny Daniels were dealt an early blow this week. Titan leading scorer and rebounder of the last two seasons Ike Harmon was lost for at least three weeks after suffering a stress fracture in his left foot. The injury to the fifth metatarsal occurred in practice on Oct. 17, Harmon will be X-rayed in three weeks, in which his fate will be known. “Obviously, this put him behind,” Daniels said about the injury. “But
once he gets better, and that’s our main concern, he will definitely get back up to speed.” Harmon [6-foot-7, Santa Ana Valley High School] spent a grinding summer passing 21 units to earn his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in August, which under new NCAA rules allowed Harmon to regain a year of lost eligibility. Delays in getting enrolled in Fall classes prevented Harmon from attending organized conditioning drills with the team and his concentration on summer studies, left little time for summer basketball. Harmon as been a starter for the past
three seasons and has a career average of 16.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game as a Titan. Harmon was a first-team All-Big West Conference selection in 1998-99 and earned second-team honors last season. He has experienced foot problems in the past that have limited his practice time but not caused him to miss games. If Harmon should return in three weeks, he will only miss the Titans season opener against Simon Fraser on Nov. 8 and be ready for a Nov. 17 game against Oregon State. —Daily Titan Staff Reports
Daily Titan College Football Top 10 1.Nebraska (6-0, four first-place votes) last wk 1 Huskers get Baylor before showdown with Sooners next week 2.Virginia Tech (6-0) last wk 3 Syracuse is no pushover as Vick Heisman run continues 3.Oklahoma (6-0) last wk 6 Big win against K.State, need bigger win against Nebraska next week 4.Clemson (7-0) last wk 5 Tigers firing on all cylinders 5.Miami (4-1) last wk 4 No game means one spot drop for Canes 6.Florida State (6-1) last wk 7 Still have national championship hopes 7.Oregon (5-1) last wk 9 Ducks get tough Pac 10 battle with Arizona on Saturday 8.Washington (5-1) last wk 10 Huskers have been solid all season long 9.Florida (6-1) last wk nr Back in DT Top 10 after one week out 10.Kansas State (6-1) last wk 2 We fell for the hype again as Wildcats suffer fatal drop in polls and respect
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Celebrate the City
A Cultural Salute Presented by Cal State Fullerton & Downtown Brea Guide to the schedule of events for the month-long Downtown Brea Celebration co-sponsored by Cal State Fullerton
Friday, October 20, 2000
7:15 p.m.
• Opening Ceremony • Official Inauguration of Downtown • Unveiling of Plaques • The CSUF Partnership • Scholarship Announcement • Special Acknowledgements
7:30 p.m.
• Presentation of “One Hundred Years of Broadway,” a CSUF presentation
8:00 p.m.
• Closing comments
Saturday, October 21, 2000 Public Celebration
12 p.m.
• Ribbon Cutting—Center Stage • Titan Dance Team to Perform • CSUF Jazz Ensemble—Center Stage • Gymnastic Demonstration—Spire • Kids Interactive Reading Clinic • Art Gallery Opening: “Works by Graduating MFA Students”, space next to Spire (thru Nov. 19) • “Faces and Places of Brea”, photo contest. LaNeve Photography Space (thru Nov.19) • Art Gallery Opening: “Vietnamese-Americans: Self Portrait of People” (thru Nov. 19) • Outreach Opening: Campus in the Courtyard (thru Nov. 19) • Performances by ‘Strolling’, Brea-based entertainers
1:30 p.m.
• CSUF Jazz Ensemble— Center Stage
2 p.m.
• Kids Interactive Reading Clinic
2:30 p.m.
• Athletic Demonstration • CSUF Baseball autographs—Jetson Building
4 p.m.
• Kids Interactive Reading Clinic • Poetry on the Promenade
7 p.m.
• Mayoral Event
Sunday, October 22, 2000 All day
Series: “The Four Vs of Ethical Leadership”
VIP Opening
• Exhibitions and Resource Center (thru Nov. 19)
Wednesday, November 1, 2000 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 4, 2000
• Animation Activities
Wednesday, October 25, 2000 7 p.m.
• Town Hall/ Community Forum
Thursday, October 26, 2000 7 p.m.
• The Public Classroom: A University Lecture Series: “Babes, bad girls and the Martha Stewart Syndrome”; “Women and movies at Y2K.”
• Poetry on the Promenade @ Starbucks
8 p.m.
• Outdoor Student Film Festival
Sunday, October 29, 2000 2 p.m.
• The Public classroom: A University Lecture
• Poetry on the Promenade @ Starbucks
• Noon to 4 p.m. — Science on the Street
TBA
• Animation Activities (details to come)
Thursday, November 9, 2000
7 p.m.
• The Public Classroom: A University Lecture Series: Religious Pluralism in Orange County Dr. Art Hansen, Moderator; Megan Cook and Cheryl Elberly, panelists
Saturday, November 11, 2000 4 p.m.
• Poetry on the Promenade @ Starbucks (through 6:00 p.m.) Dr. Naomi Quinonez Latino Poetry and Spoken Word • Name to come — Engineering and Computer Science hands-on exhibition (electrical power needed)
Sunday, November 12, 2000
2 p.m.
• The Public Classroom: A University Lecture Series: A look at Domestic Violence Patty Arambarri
Tuesday, November 14, 2000 TBA.
• Animation Activities (details to come)
Wednesday, November 15, 2000 7 p.m.
• Town Hall/Community Forum: Creating a Modern Community
Thursday, November 16, 2000
7 p.m.
• The Public Classroom: A University Lecture Series: What Do We Know About Orange County’s Children — and When Will We Know What We don’t Know? Mr. Sid Gardner, MPA Director, Center for the Collaboration for Children, Cal State Fullerton
Saturday, November 18, 2000 4 p.m.
Saturday, October 28, 2000 4 p.m.
4 p.m.
Tuesday, November 7, 2000
Tuesday, October 24, 2000 TBA
• The Public Classroom: A University Lecture Series: “Political Ads”
• Poetry on the Promenade @ Starbucks
Sunday, November 19, 2000
2 p.m..
• The Public Classroom: A University Lecture Series. A Parent’s Guide to Media and the Internet A Panel discussion by the faculty of the Department of Child and Adolescent Studies, Cal State Fullerton
Friday, October 20, 2000
The telephone may never stop ring-
Telemarketers are becoming nothing more than people disturbing you on days you want to do nothing but rest By Matt Capuano
It’s become commonplace. You’re all comfortable at home watching television or sitting down after a long day at work and one of them call your house to annoy you. Who are
they? They’re telemarketers and their numbers have increased over the past year. So what are they calling your house for? You could hear a pitch about dream vacations, lotteries and free prizes. Whatever reason they’re calling your house, one truth is evident: They are annoying and should be stopped. They’re there every waiting moment from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. everyday. They don’t even take a day off because they even call on Sundays. It’s ridiculous. They even pick the most inconvenient times to call. You know the times you just got into the shower and just started to put shampoo in your hair. Normally, you would think, “No big deal. The machine will pick it up.” Unfortunately, this time you’re waiting for an important phone call. So, you storm out of the shower, dripping water all over the floor and make a lunging dive for the phone. With all the care and skill that you went through to get the phone, you would think you would be rewarded with the phone call you were waiting for. Unfortunately, much to your displeasure, you are phone to phone with a grubby telemarketer who would love nothing better than to annoy you for the next 10 minutes. So, what do you do? Do you interrupt them during their rehearsed routine or do you wait for them to stop talking? The answer to that looming question depends on whom you ask. If you ask a person who is easily annoyed by telemarketers, he or she would just tell them to leave him or her alone and don’t call back. On the other hand, if you ask a sadistic person who wanted to mess with these people the same way they mess with him or her, you will hear a response that involved asking the telemarketer lots of personal information. So where do telemarketers get our numbers from? It’s quite simple. They buy lists of num-
bers from various agencies, such as the Phone Company and credit card companies. The key to avoiding these calls is deciding whom to give your phone number to. Never give your number to an infomercial number because they are notorious for selling them to telemarketers. All you have to do is to ask to be put on the do-not-sell list to avoid your number being past around to everyone with a phone. Anyway, who wants to buy a product from a telemarketer? Any company, which has so little regard for your privacy and convenience that they will try to evade you knowing who they are, is trying to rip you off anyway. Also, anyone who buys something from such a company should have his or her head examined because there is something seriously wrong. Fraud is so prevalent in the telemarketing industry that one is better off assuming that every call is fraudulent and dealing with it accordingly. Telemarketers need to get a real job and stop bothering me at home. They need to get a life and do something else, no matter what it is. They can sit at home all day and collect welfare, as long as they don’t bug me for something I don’t want and I’m not going to buy from them anyway. It’s a waste of time for me, as well as them. Telemarketers descend on homeowners like vultures on road kill. It’s like clock work everyday. The calls start coming in around 8 a.m. on the dot and continue Mayra Beltran/Daily Titan throughout the day like a cycle. Telemarketers have been known to call during the worst possible time. Even the same companies call at the same time everyday. Lucky for me, as I wish I had their number so I can call download on the Internet. well as all the consumers who are bothered them at home and annoy them like they do With so many tasks to do everyday, it with this problem, there are several defenses to me. If the call is unavailable don’t pick it would be wonderful to eliminate one that is against telemarketers. up and let it go to the machine. The problem the most annoying. There is the direct path, where you tell the with this approach is that some telemarketI’m sure that complete freedom won’t telemarketer to put you on the do-not-call ers have gotten smart to this trick and now happen anytime soon but for now I am confilist, and to get written explanation of it. If the have numbers that come up anonymous. dent that we will win the war. Just remember company calls back within a year, the laws Therefore, half the time you pick up the that there is no honest telemarketer on the they are violating can result in $500 fine paid phone not knowing if it is a friend or foe on market. After all, if they were so honest why to you if you sue. the other end. would they have to hide their number from This path can take awhile but can be Software designers have heard our cry for us? effective in the long run. The most common help and have responded with several proThey hide it because they are trying to maneuver that most consumers take to com- grams that offer defense against this plague hide their identity, and that is not being bat this home nuisance is to get a caller id. on society. One such program is called honest to the people they are calling. So This is the easiest to do and is effective from Enigma. All you have to do is log down all stop wasting their and our time with useless the beginning. the personal information of the telemarketer interruptions. I own one myself and find it very effec- and they won’t call you again. tive. Most telemarketers come up unavailGone are the interruptions during fam—Matt Capuano is a Daily Titan Staff able, because they don’t want us to know ily dinner or during your favorite television Writer whom they are. show. Best of the entire program is free to
Editorial On Nov. 1 and 2, the student body at Cal State Fullerton will be presented with a difficult choice — a vote on the Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) Referendum. The IRA currently allocates funds to several student organizations on campus, including the DailyTitan. Because there has not been an increase to the IRA over the past 16 years and its budget is stretched to the limit, it is important for the betterment of the university that students vote in favor of the referendum. For one reason, if not adopted, programs currently receiving funding will not be able to keep up with inflation. These programs help students involved in them prepare for their future career fields. And without adequate funding, these programs will no longer do what they were designed to do. Most schools in the CSU already have higher IRA fees in place. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has a $162 yearly fee, while Sonoma State has a $200 fee. CSUF’s $20 yearly fee doesn’t even come close to measuring up to the others. Some argue that the referendum vote comes too close to last semester’s vote on the proposed recreational center and many students may be reluctant to vote in favor of another proposal that will increase their tuition. However, the proposed increase would only place a minor financial burden on students. And unlike the rec center, that would only benefit the students who use it, the IRA provides support for a greater number of students. Some of the groups that receive funding from the IRA include: Titan Internet Radio, Symphonic Bands and Orchestra, Model United Nations, student researchers, the inter-collegiate athletic teams, the varsity bands and others. Also, for a campus with a population of more than 28,000 students, the current $541,000 currently generated annually simply is not enough. The additional $432,000 that will be brought in with a yes vote will go a long way in enriching students’ educational experiences. This university has several problems that a school of this size should not have, several of which have been discussed by this newspaper. A yes vote for the referendum will not solve most of the problems,
The opinion article “Wen Ho Le is targeted due to background”, that ran on Oct. 13, reminds me of the targets I shot with an M16A2 rifle while in the Army—it is full of holes! The reporter missed several major points about the case, that when presented, made it more than simple racial profiling. First of all Lee is 60, that means he was alive during the Mao years. Did he spend ALL of his life in Taiwan? She argues that he is from Taiwan therefore why should he help Communists? By that same argument, we should trust all police officers because they are police? The same rule then applies to Lee. He is from Taiwan therefore he is not a Communist that type of negative identification is a form of prejudice in it self. One last point, not all Vietnamese are anti-Communist or were those flowers of love not bricks of hate thrown by protesters in Little Saigon last year. The second point, the reporter fails to even hint that Lee was locked up and released only after he agreed to explain where the missing copies of the secret information went. We will never be sure the Chinese do have smaller nukes, the tapes were destroyed. The reporter’s questions that “will never be answered” are answered, her research is faulty because it has been reported by credible sources that Mr. Lee was released based on his continued cooperation. She may not understand the implications of what that material means, nuclear bombs go BOOM not boom. An obvious scar shall forever remain on the face of two cities in Japan, a testament to their destructive power. I have a vivid memory from my childhood of before the Cold War ended and tensions remained high a soldier in the intelligence section of the 11th ACR defected to East Germany with “Go to War” plans. These laid out exactly how American forces were to fight for the Fulda Gap-a critical corridor into the heartland of West Germany. Imagine if war did break out how many Americans would have died because of this lost sensitive information. Solitary confinement for someone having access to nuclear secrets is not racism; it is called damage control. When officials suspect the accused may run before their trial, they are typically held without bail. Again it is not racist to hold someone when several copies of sensitive secrets are missing and nuclear advances similar to our own are in the hands of a potential adversary. I think everyone would have more reason to be worried if the FBI had arrested Lee immediately instead of waiting as long as they did. That is a sure sign of racism not waiting until the media starts applying pressure. —David Coulson
US Government may be covering it all The justice met on the people responsible for bombing the USS Cole may not include handcuffs nor jail time
By Gus Garcia
By now, everybody in the U.S. has heard about the horrible act that happened to the USS Cole. Some lunatic for some reason or another took his boat, which was armed with explosives and rammed it into the U.S. ship. The hole was a 40 by 40 feet but the ship remains afloat. A total of 17 were killed with even more injuries suffered. Memorial services were held where families of the deceased attended as well as the many injuried. President Bill Clinton spoke at the ceremony and was quoted attempting to warn the people responsible; “You will not find a safe harbor. We will find you and justice will prevail.” When I first entered college, I came in as a History major. I first chose this major because I always hated that throughout my high school education, the U.S. was always
seen as the ‘good guy’ in all the wars. I do understand that I live in this country and I indeed love it, but why not tell the truth. So, with that being said, here is what I think is going to happen. When I first read Clinton’s quote I immediately felt sorry for those modern day kamikazes. Yes, the people responsible for this will not find a safe harbor. Why you ask? Simple, the U.S. will seek revenge and I think justice will be met not with handcuffs nor jail time, but some other way. Some other way that may never be told. However, was it really necessary to ram an entire ship into another? Well, in my eyes, that’s exactly what they wanted. They wanted to make a point and they did. And now, the U.S. in going the make their point right back. Everyone obviously knows that the United State government has been hiding things from the public for years, and bombing the USS Cole will be another tragedy added to that list. In the latest report, the news was calling the incident and act of suicide. Perhaps it was and the whole reason why
I’m writing this will be irrelevant, but I think it’s the government already covering their tracks. By them saying this, the government is already covering themselves in which they may be plotting revenge on the people responsible and they sure Courtesy of TMS.com/Daily Titan don’t want that to The USS Cole after being rammed by other ship. be reported. really hope I get it because if I do, the govThe other day while at work, I noticed a gentleman wear- ernment can no longer touch me.” He went on to say that he is afraid that ing a Navy reserved T-shirt was in the store and I asked him what he thought about what something may go down. What exaclty, who happened and what were his thoughts on knows. —Gus Garcia is the Daily Titan Opinion what may happen next. His response was Editor quite surprising. “I’m in the process of getting this job, I
Baseball salaries are getting higher every
Teams like the Yankees will continue reaching the post season due to the salaries offered to stand out players
By James Moya
Baseball payrolls are skyrocketing with that today’s salaries. In the past, salaries for baseball players were high only for the great players. The problem I have with today’s payrolls is that I have to endure seeing the same teams in the playoffs and the World Series almost every year. The Yankees have won three of the past four titles, not to mention back-to-back titles and could make it a 3-peat this year. The baseball universe seems to revolve around New York as the nation roots for a subway Letters to the Editor should be brief and are world series between the Mets and the subject to editing. They should also include a Yankees. Every season, only the major media censignature and telephone number. ters can contend for a title. The Yankees have the most championships in baseball history. Editorials are the opinion of the editorial In the past though, a lot of different teams always had a chance to win. board, comprised of the Executive Editor, Like in the 70’s when the Cincinnati Reds, News Editors and section editors. Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Oakland Athletics were good. Columns are the personal opinion of the writIn the 80’s, the Milwaukee Brewers, er. They do not reflect those of the university, Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, and the St. Louis Cardinals the faculty, or the student body. were good. But now, it’s all about the Yankees, Mets, and Braves. The only highly banked team
that always underachieves is our hometown Dodgers who have a 90 million dollar payroll with the likes of Kevin Brown, Shawn Green, and Gary Sheffield. A couple of years ago, when Mike Piazza was a Dodger he too wanted big money. The Dodgers traded Piazza and then gave pitcher Kevin Brown more money and in the past couple of years their payroll has increased with new ownership with Fox. The payroll will continue to increase and the Dodgers might eventually get to the playoffs. How will the increase in payroll effect the fan who chooses to visit the ballpark? I’m talking as a avid baseball fan there has to be some sort of policy that can make other have a fair chance to attract good ball players so that there can be some equality in the game. Of course all the ball players want to play in the major media markets and those cities usually have the most money to spill out. It’s common sense, but what about the rest of the baseball towns who know that year in year out their teams aren’t going anywhere because they just can’t compete. I would think that those fans would lose interest in going to the ball games. A couple of years ago baseball was on strike, but then a new collective bargaining agreement was made and play resumed. Another collective bargaining agreement is looming to threaten the game once again.
Something has to be done soon cause I’m sick of seeing Derek Jeter and the Yankees winning it every year. Back in 97, the Florida Marlins possibly won the world series because they had the highest payroll in the league. Now the Arizona Diamondbacks are trying to have that kind of mentality to win a championship. All these new luxurios ballparks with great special features add to the payroll issue. I just feel that a system has to be made to give all the other teams a fair shot in competing. It’s makes for exciting baseball to have a lot of teams that are good so that fans can have a lot of interest in watching the games. But with the Seattle Mariners Alex Rodriguez looking to become the highest paid player in history, rumors have abounded that he will become a Met. It looks as though I’ll have to endure George Steinbrenner and his Yankees and the Mets in the playoffs for years to come.
—James Moya is a Daily
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Rodriguez is expected to get paid very well.