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Student body votes IRA and Board of Directors nDECKEAD: Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah and Blah Enjoy a night of French Poetry with Jean-Michel Maulpoix on Friday Nov. 3 at 8:00 p.m. at the Titan Theater. This event is free. For more information, call Dr. Helene Domon at (714) 278-3498. The Department of Theatre & Dance present “The Women of Theta Kappa,” a comedy by Bill Hallman directed by Dr. Joseph Arnold on Friday Nov. 3 at 8 p.m., Saturday Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., and on Sunday Nov. 5 at 2
p.m. and 6:30p.m. at the Arena Theatre. Tickets are available at the Performing Arts Center box office. For more information, call (714) 278-3371 or visit http://www.arts. fullerton.edu/events/. The Pioneering Orange County History Conference 2000 will be taking place on Nov. 3 through 5 at the Ruby Gerontology Center. For more information, call Tracy Smith at (714) 278-5808 or email tsmith@ fullerton.edu. Professional Artists in Residence Celebrity Series presents Jim Jarrett in “Vincent,” a full-length play by Leonard Nimoy at the Plummer Auditorium on 201 E. Chapman Avenue in Fullerton on Saturday Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. Advance sale tickets are $20 & $25, with $2 off with Titan discount.
The CSUF Department of Music presents University Singers and Chamber Singers in concert on Saturday Nov. 4 at the First Baptist Church of Santa Ana on 1010 W. Seventeenth Street in Santa Ana. For more information, call (714) 278-3371 or visit the Performing Arts Center web site. The Pacific Symphony Institute Orchestra, along with the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra, present their All-American concert at Santa Ana High School. Tickets are $13, $7 in advance with Titan discount. For more information, call (714) 278-1335 or visit the Performing Arts Center web site. “Rapid Eye Movement: Creative Visions,” opens this Saturday Nov. 4 with a reception from 8-10 p.m.,
Prop. 36 to change the amount of jail time in drug cases nPRISON: If the initiative passes, the first two convictions in some drug crimes will result in probation By Peggy Gomez
Daily Titan Staff Writer “I see the damage that is done by drug abusers, who steal and get violent,” said Dorothy Smith. Currently, the sentence for a drug offense may be county probation or jail/prison. But Proposition 36 will change the current laws regarding possession, use, transportation for personal use or being under the influence of controlled substances. There are three types of crimes, felonies, misdemeanors and infractions. Traffic violations are usually considered infractions. Jail time, a fine, probation or release to the community without probation are results of a misdemeanor. There are two types of felonies, serious and violent. The consequences for a felony can be more or less than 25 years to life in prison, depending on the crime and prior convictions. Drug related offenses might be felonies or misdemeanors. If the conviction
is a felony it is not considered a serious or violent crime. If the initiative passes, beginning July 1, 2001, the first two felonies or misdemeanor drug convictions for personal use will only result in probation. These must be nonviolent charges and may include cases in which drug possession for sale, production or manufacture of controlled substances are involved. As a condition of probation, the individual would be required to attend a drug treatment program. The court may sentence the offender to, up to one-year drug treatment in the community, and up to six months of follow-up treatment. If the offender chooses to waive the opportunity to receive drug treatment, he/she will go to jail. Drug treatment programs will be paid for by offenders as well as be supported by the state. The state provides funds to support the programs, because there will be less money being spent on prisoners. “My idea is that there should be this treatment plan in the prisons, while the convicts are in prison,” said Smith, a human services instructor, marriage and family therapist. Under certain circumstances, an offender may petition the court to have the charges dismissed, after he/she has completed the drug treatment program. Disclosure of the charges will appear for candidates, peace officers, lottery
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Enjoy the music of accomplished student musicians of Fullerton High School’s Jazz Band and Jazz Choir at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center on Sunday Nov. 5 from 3:30 p.m. to 5
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Panelists discussed gay marriage nSOCIETY: Class project brought together debate on whether homosexuals should be allowed to marry By Camille Jones
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Mark Levine, an attorney and activist on equality and marriage, discussed the obstacles facing homosexual marriages.
As part of their class project, four Cal State Fullerton students brought together a panel of seven people who would discuss whether or not homosexuals should be allowed to marry. The debate over traditional and homosexual marriage was held Thursday afternoon in the Titan Theatre and was organized by the four students in conjunction with the Women Studies 302 class. Senior Patricia Gantes, and juniors, Bret Polopolus, Toni Nielson and Jerry Rodriguez organized the discussion. Gantes, president of the Human
Services Student Association, introduced the seven panelists who were separated into two groups and two tables. Gantes began by introducing those who support traditional marriage. The panelists at that table were Vanessa Martinez, a Cal State Fullerton junior and activist; the Rev. Barry Faro of Grace Baptist Church in Garden Grove and Art Pedrosa, a representative of the Lou Lopez Campaign and a CSUF alumni. The panelists at the second table were those who argued in support of homosexual marriage. Jon Bruschke, a professor of Speech Communication; David Peek, an activist; Los Angeles attorney Mark Levine, who is also an activist and the co-founder of the Marriage Equality California Act and Denise Penn, who is a TV producer and the assistant editor of LN, a national lesbian magazine. After the introductions, Nielson began moderating the discussion by asking the first of four questions. Nielson asked the panelists to
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examine if the issue of same sex marriage was another aspect of the fundamental difference between science and religion. Faro, from the traditional marriage table, was the first to answer. “If you believe there really is a God and you believe that there is one who is an intelligent being in this universe,” Faro said, “what it comes down to, as far as religion is concerned, you must look into the Bible to find out how he feels about same sex marriage.” Bruschke, from the side of those supporting homosexual marriages, discussed how he views religion and homosexuality. “Let me read to you a passage cited by the Southern Baptist Convention (Leviticus 20:13). ‘If a man lies with a man as one lies with a women, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death,’ “ Bruschke said. He then asked the audience if they thought homosexuals should be put to death. Upon seeing no raised hands, Bruschke said, “that leads me
to believe that when we interpret the Bible, we can’t just take it literally.” Another question that was posed to the panelists was whether same sex marriage was a special right or a civil right. “To deny gay people the right to marry is making marriage a special right that’s only afforded to straight people,” Peek said. “If gay people in America are American citizens, they should be given this right.” They should not be denied [marriage]. To deny [marriage] would make it a special right, instead of a civil right,” he added. Vanessa Martinez, who supports the traditional view of marriage, offered a different view concerning the rights of homosexuals. “I’m very disappointed in the media. They’ve made it very fashionable to be gay. I have nothing against gay people, as a matter of fact, many of my friends are gay,” Martinez said. “I’m just very traditional and I feel that same sex marriages shouldn’t
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BRIEFS Cal State Fullerton breaks enrollment record– again
Veteran’s day parade and ceremony planned
Cal State Fullerton has more students attending classes today than any other time in the university’s history. This fall, 28,381 students are enrolled, marking the third consecutive year of enrollments, according to figures compiled by the official census for Fall 2000. This is about 1,200 more than last fall and continues a steady growth trend that started in Fall 1995. The number of first-time freshmen also increased with a total of 2,762 students. This was an increase of more than 100 from last fall’s count of 2,637. The full-time-equivalent student counts for 20,701. One FTE equals 15 units of course work and is the basis for allocating funding for the campus. For the fall of 1999, the census reported the university recorded thenrecord number of 19,885 FTES. Sixty-two percent of the students are full time while 60 percent make up the female population, up 1 percent from last year. The needs that will grow out of a continued growth in a student population, as well as looking at the trends and conditions the university face in the future will be addressed in a series of morning and afternoon campus forums scheduled Nov.2-3. Students and faculty, staff, alumni, administrators and representatives of campus support groups are being asked to join in discussions to ensure that the campuses physical facilities, including classrooms, housing, parking and open space will be sufficient to support the academic and community mission for the university.
America’s servicemen and women take center stage on Nov. 11, when Fullerton American Legion Claude Payne Post and Fullerton Emblem Club 469 host the 13th annual Fullerton Veteran’s Day Parade and Ceremony. The parade begins at 10:20 a.m. in the Downtown Plaza. The route heads west on Wilshire to Harbor, and turns north on Harbor to Hillcrest Park. Parade participants are asked to arrive at the plaza by 10 a.m. A ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at the Veteran’s Memorial. All veterans are welcome to join in the parade, which will feature ROTC units from Fullerton Unit, Troy, Sonora and Buena Park high schools and Cal State Fullerton. Troy High’s Drum Unit also participates. Guest speakers include Orange County Superior Court Judge Eileen Moore, who was a combat nurse in Vietnam, and retired Army Col. Lewis Lee Millett, whose military career saw service in World War II, Vietnam and Korea. Col. Millett, who volunteered for Desert Storm but declined his age, holds numerous decorations including the Congressional Medal of Honor. Other participants include Fullerton Mayor F. Richard Jones, a retired Air Force colonel; Fullerton Council member Don Bankhead, a Korean War veteran; and the Fullerton Police Department Rifle Team, which will fire a gun salute to fallen veterans. The City of Fullerton is assisting with the event. For further information about the parade and ceremony, call Bill Hessen at (714) 871-4120.
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Enjoy a night of French Poetry with Jean-Michel Maulpoix on Friday Nov. 3 at 8:00 p.m. at the Titan Theater. This event is free. For more information, call Dr. Helene Domon at (714) 278-3498. The Department of Theatre & Dance present “The Women of Theta Kappa,” a comedy by Bill Hallman directed by Dr. Joseph Arnold on Friday Nov. 3 at 8 p.m., Saturday Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., and on Sunday Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. and 6:30p.m. at the Arena Theatre. Tickets are available at the Performing Arts Center box office. For more information, call (714) 278-3371 or visit http://www.arts.fullerton. edu/events/. The Pioneering Orange
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Professional Artists in Residence Celebrity Series presents Jim Jarrett in “Vincent,” a full-length play by Leonard Nimoy at the Plummer Auditorium on 201 E. Chapman Avenue in Fullerton on Saturday Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. Advance sale tickets are $20 & $25, with $2 off with Titan discount. The CSUF Department of Music presents University Singers and Chamber Singers in concert on Saturday Nov. 4 at the First Baptist Church of Santa
Ana on 1010 W. Seventeenth Street in Santa Ana. For more information, call (714) 278-3371 or visit the Performing Arts Center web site. The Pacific Symphony Institute Orchestra, along with the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra, present their AllAmerican concert at Santa Ana High School. Tickets are $13, $7 in advance with Titan discount. For more information, call (714) 278-1335 or visit the Performing Arts Center web site. “Rapid Eye Movement: Creative Visions,” opens this Saturday Nov. 4 with a reception from 8-10 p.m., exhibiting the most recent works in a wide variety of media by the CSUF Art Department. This exhibit will be open through Dec. 7, but will
be closed from Nov. 20-22. Enjoy the music of accomplished student musicians of Fullerton High School’s Jazz Band and Jazz Choir at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center on Sunday Nov. 5 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call Linda Ruhland at (714) 7386340. See “Annie Warbucks,” a two-act sequel to the family classic “Annie,” on Saturday and Sunday Nov. 3 and 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Santa Ana High School Auditorium Theatre on 521 W. Walnut in Santa Ana. Admission is $9 for adults and $7 for seniors, students with ID and children under 12. Tickets are available by phone (714) 871-4224.
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New Supreme Court appointees influenced by elected president nGOVERNMENT: Four new justices may be appointed next term By Jamie K. Ayala
Daily Titan Staff Writer With the upcoming election, voters must take several factors into consideration when deciding who will be their next president. One such factor is the Supreme Court. The next president of the United States will be appointing up to four Supreme Court justices. “The elected president will have the biggest impact in this election,” said political science Professor Bert Buzan. “Gore will appoint moderate technicians while Bush will placate the radical of party and appoint extreme ultraconservatives.” There are nine justices on the Supreme Court. The justices include: William
Rehnquist (nominated by Nixon and by Reagan as chief justice); John Stevens (nominated by Ford); Sandra Day O’Connor (nominated by Reagan); Antonin Scalia (nominated by Reagan); Anthony Kennedy (nominated by Reagan); David Souter (nominated by Bush); Clarence Thomas (nominated by Bush); Ruth Ginsburg (nominated by Clinton); and Stephen Breyer (nominated by Clinton). “The Supreme Court is the final arbiter of questions on the Constitution, laws and treaties,” Buzan said. “Its role is tremendously important because most political questions and controversies end up in the Supreme Court.” In the 1920s and 1930s, Justices Oliver Wendell Holmes and Louis Brandeis argued for free speech, freedom of assembly, rights of the accused and to privacy. All these issues subsequently turned into majority decisions. Notable modern era decisions also include Roe v. Wade, a dissent in
which women were given the right to have an abortion. This is an important issue being addressed in the media. “Bush will surely overturn that case,” said political science Professor Bruce Wright. Based on party, presidents usually seek to appoint justices that will uphold the same values and ideals. After the president appoints a justice, who need not be a native-born American citizen or have any particular qualifications, the majority of the Senate must confirm the appointment. Statistics show that between 15 to 20 percent of voters take the fact of the power of the president and his influence regarding the Supreme Court into consideration. Business major Michael Bristol, 19, said that he definitely has considered the fact. As a Republican supporter, he said he hopes his choice of president makes appointments based on conservative idealism. “What’s the point of having parties if they’re not going to hold true?”
Bristol said. Maryam Komaie, a 19-year-old public relations major, said she thinks that the strategy of informing the public that their next president can make major changes based on Supreme Court appointments is bad. “They’re just trying to put fear in people to vote the way that they want them to,” Komaie said. She said she is voting for Nader because she agrees with his views. “I think that the justices give their decisions not based on popular beliefs but to uphold the constitution anyway,” she added. Buzan suggests looking up votes and opinions of current justices within the past couple of years on www. findlaw.com to determine how to vote for the next president. “The Democrats choose justices that are moderate to convince supporters that they aren’t liberal and the Republicans tend to appoint rightwing extremists because their party agenda can’t be achieved through the democratic process,” Buzan said.
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contractors and jury service. “Drug abuse is a medical problem, said Sandra Sutphen, professor of political science, “only extensive drug rehabilitation programs will work to reduce the demand for drugs,” There are three arguments against the proposition. Decriminalization of drugs, violence of drug abusers and laws against the “date rape” drug. The fear is that if this passes, substances like cocaine, PCP, heroine and the “date rape” drug, Rohypnol will be decriminalized. Another fear involves possible violent crimes by drug users. Possession of the “date rape” drug by serial rapists, child molesters and other sex offenders can be excused with treatment, leaving potential for a more serious crime. Authenticity of treatment programs is a concern to those opposed. Establishment of programs by people interested in money can be a threat to those interested in treatment, if sufficient treatment is not offered. “I like the concept of probation, because we are giving the drug addicts a chance to change,” said Hung Nguyen, human services major. “If they don’t take advantage of the second chance, then they deserve to
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Meeting addresses religion and politics nEVENT: About 60 people attended the two-hour long discussion By Lise Belke
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Panelists discussed “God on the Campaign Trail” yesterday.
George W. Bush says that Jesus Christ changed his life. Al Gore asks himself, “What would Jesus do?” — a catchphrase of Evangelical Christians. Joseph Lieberman infuses his campaigning with his faith as an Orthodox Jew. He mentioned God a dozen times in his acceptance speech at the Democratic Convention. In this year’s presidential campaign, politicians are talking about more just than taxes, social security and foreign affairs. They are also speaking openly about God and their personal belief system.
Are personal professions of religion appropriate for candidates for public office? What is the proper role of religion in American political life? Four prominent attorneys of varying political persuasion addressed these issues in a panel discussion, “God on the Campaign Trail,” Wednesday evening at the Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa. Jeffrey Sinensky, director of the Domestic Policy for the AJC, was the moderator. About 60 people attended the nearly two-hour long discussion. Forest Montgomery, general counsel for the National Association of Evangelicals, said he is delighted when a candidate shares his faith. Too often in the past, he said, candidates have felt the pressure to “hide your light under a bushel.” Anthony Picarello, legal counsel for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty in Washington, D.C., said that a candidate’s religious background is useful information. Religion promotes good character
and can help a voter choose a candidate “more likely to follows the rules.” However, the downside of making a profession of faith can be heavy because it arouses suspicion, he said. Douglas E. Mirrell, partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Loeb & Loeb and adjunct professor at Loyola Law School, said that religion is being used shamelessly by candidates to pander for votes. “We have experienced the ‘Ophrafication’ of our culture,” Mirrell said. “The notion that everything about one’s private life ... is grist for the voter mill.” Elliot Mincberg, general counsel for People for the American Way Foundation in Washington, D.C., said that he has no objection to candidates making a personal proclamation of faith, but that both George W. Bush and Joseph Lieberman have been exclusionary. For example, Lieberman made the statement, “You have to be religious to be moral.” “Religion is a source of virtue,” Mincberg said. ”But it is not the only
source.” There is a need for principles and ethical rules for religion in public life, he added. Other issues discussed were religious intolerance, the treatment of religion by the media, the First Amendment and the interpretation of the Constitution. Issues concerning the separation of church and state, included tax exemptions for churches, the study of the Bible as an academic subject in public schools and the display of the Ten Commandments and other religious symbols on public property. The next president will conceivably nominate three to four justices to the Supreme Court, which will determine the direction of religious freedom in this country for the next 30 to 40 years. The event was sponsored by the American Jewish Committee, and the Center for the Study of Religion in American Life of the Department of Comparative Religion located on campus.
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Prop 32 to provide farm and home aid for many vetnSERVICES: If intitiative passes, $500 million will be issued in bonds By Samantha Gonzaga Daily Titan Staff Writer
Flanked by controversy-raising state propositions that can greatly affect public schools and freeway systems, Proposition 32 is one of the lesserknown initiatives in the ballots this fall. Those who are familiar with the measure, which aids veterans with housing, have labeled it as the least disputable because of a general public support for veterans. “It is most likely to pass,” said professor of political science Alan Saltzstein. “It isn’t controversial, and is beneficial.” Proposition 32, or the Veteran’s Bond Act of 2000, seeks the approval of a bond issue of $500 million. It would help finance the Cal Vet Farm
and Home Loan Program, an organization that assists veterans in buying homes or farmland. The loans would be interest and principle free. Similar measures were on the ballot during the 1996 and 1998 state elections; the amount of money needed mounts as more veterans apply for loans. California taxpayers will not be at a loss. According to a written rebuttal supporting the measure by Gov. Gray Davis, Assemblyman John Dutra and Sen. K. Maurice Johannessen, California taxpayers will not feel the burn because those deciding to invest in the bonds can use it as a tax-exempt investment. “All of them had never had a default,” said Professor of political science Sandra Sutpen. “It isn’t because Prop. 32 isn’t controversial, but because of obligations people feel toward their veterans.” But it isn’t the breadth of such obligations that raises questions. Rather, it is the definition of a veteran. In his argument against Proposition 32, attorney Melvin Emerich pointed out that the category of “veteran” is
too broad. Participation in war is not always necessarily limited to armed combat. Emerich used presidential hopeful George W. Bush to illustrate the ambiguity: “George W. Bush of Texas, who joined in his state’s ‘Air’ National Guard instead of going to fight the war in Vietnam, is technically a ‘veteran,’ but would be deserve a subsidized home loan for such service?” In spite of such arguments, the CalVet Farm and Home Loan has showed a consistent support from voters. Since its establishment after World War I, its has been considered by its supporters as a memorial to veterans residing in California. “Five hundred million dollars seems a lot,” said Saltzstein. “But in reality it isn’t; we tend to set the scale with how we make or how much we have. A question that’s raised once in awhile is, ‘Is our obligation for them too much?’ Then these bonds are approved. That shows that the obligation is strong.”
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just going to create more confusion and more problems,” Mark Levine, an advocate of homosexual marriage, said that heterosexuals had no reason to fear same sex marriages. “I hear-by make you a promise that straight people’s rights will be protected. If we are allowed to get married we won’t force any straight people to get divorced. We won’t force them to marry members of the same sex. “We will allow them to continue to be married. I swear,” said Levine. “There is not a gay advocate, even the most radical one, who would forcibly separate straight people.” The debate between those who supported a more traditional view of marriage and those who believed that homosexuals should be allowed to marry, lasted a little more than an hour and was followed by audience questions that were directed to the panel.
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Weekly Horoscope: Nov. 3 to Nov. 9 Scorpio Oct. 24 — Nov. 21 You will be having the tremendous urge to tell everyone you know and even those you love, that they can shove it where the sun don’t shine. “Cranky” is the understatement of the millennium if that’s what is used to describe your mood. You’ll kick people when they’re down. And if they’re up, you’ll bring them down, and then kick them. And if there’s no one around, you’ll find a stranger, bring him down and kick him. Sagittarius Nov. 22 — Dec. 21 You have the ability to accomplish great things. Anything you do will be achieved with enormous success. You will triumph with flying colors. In the midst of your victories, you will have the chance to help others along, give back, repay some bad karma. So here you are, shiny and bright, feeling on top of the world, in the perfect position to give something back. So, will you repay some of that karma? Yeah, right. Who are you trying to fool?
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to this 3. The innermost layer of the eye that changes light into electric signals 4. Water that descends from clouds 5. A fruit that is a cross between a plum and a peach 8. He phones home 10. The league the old Boston Patriots belonged to 12. Pimples 14. Chew noisily 16. Reserve Officers Training Corps 17. Los Angeles International Airport 19. Items in an auction 21. Used to make omelets 22. Stack 23. In no way
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Capricorn Dec. 22 — Jan. 19 You will focus on the unimportant, the insignificant and the irrelevant. Why? Who knows why you do things? People stopped trying to figure you out a long time ago. So you are left to your trivial pursuits. Left alone in your world … to polish plastic forks, dry clean your underwear, and water your fake plants. Trivial? More like completely insane. Aquarius Jan. 20 — Feb. 19 You will be asked to wait. You do. You’re asked to wait some more. You comply. Just a little longer, you are asked. All right. Stop being such an idiot, you’re being taken advantage of. What’s wrong with you anyway? Are you going soft? Normally, you are so self-centered, that other people’s problems are non-issues. Pisces Feb. 20 — March 20 You’re bored out of your skull. Nothing excites you anymore. The same old thing, every single day. You
blame your friends. They’re the source of your boredom, you say. They never want to do anything fun. They go to boring places and discuss boring subjects. As much as you’d like to blame them, truth is, you’re the root of your boredom. I mean, really! Solitaire, Mondays and Wednesdays. Recorded “Brady Bunch” reruns Tuesdays and Thursdays. And an entire weekend of chess with your computer. As for your friends … what friends? Aries March 21 — April 19 Your focus should be on improving your social skills. Make new friends. Bond with acquaintances. Set limits, though. If these people are too weird for your taste, you might want to keep your distance. Red flags include, but are certainly not limited to: people who say they are the reincarnation of a childhood pet dog called Spanky; people who ride the bus all day long because they are waiting to be abducted by aliens; and people who swear that when they are informed by their computer that they have e-mail, that the voice belongs to the spirit of their aunt Edna. Taurus April 20 — May 20 If you know what’s good for you, do not shop. I repeat: DO NOT GO SHOPPING. All will fail if you choose to ignore my warnings and pursue this dangerous activity. I cannot overstate the seriousness of my warning. What will happen if the warning goes unheeded? Leather pants that don’t fit and never will. Orange-colored jelly shoes. A zebra-patterned beanie. Need I say more? Gemini May 21 — June 21 When someone confesses to you his or her sins of lust and deceit, you listen without comment or judgment. You are perceived as a compassionate and noncritical listener. You are loved by many for your ability to listen with an open mind. If only those who speak to you knew what was going on in your head when you were “listening”: “I wonder what’s on HBO tonight?” “I have to remember to check out that sale at Nordstrom.” “Did I feed the cat?”
Cancer June 22 — July 22 Be careful when and where you let your mood swings get the best of you. It’s strange, I know, but some people get a little uptight when they see someone swing a baseball bat at them while screaming profanity at the top of his or her lungs. And those same people may become both frightened and irritated when they see the same person doing cartwheels in the living room within 20 minutes of the bat fiasco. If you don’t maintain some level of control, you may find yourself wearing a straitjacket for the next five to 10 years. Leo July 23 — Aug. 22 You will discover in the next few days something that your rather large ego never allowed you to come to grips with — you have a poorly developed brain. It’s not that you’re stupid, you’re just slow. But this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Look at Forrest Gump: he got to be a war hero, meet two American presidents, and was able to play in an international ping-pong competition. Besides, you have many other fine qualities besides intelligence. Give me a day or two so I can make some up. Virgo Aug. 23 — Sept. 22 You are caught in a vicious circle of pessimism. For everything good, you find 10 things bad. You see life as only a preliminary phase before death. You view happiness as only the opposite of misery. For everything gained, you search frantically for what you could have lost. Then you take a nap, and forget all of the above. Libra Sept. 23 — Oct. 23 In your pathetically delusional mind, you see yourself doing great things. Making great changes. Prospering. Nobody else sees it, but you do. And that’s all that really matters to you, because the only person you truly love with all your heart is yourself. So, with this psychotic sense of self-confidence, you may actually do something right … not sure what yet, but … um, something.
Friday, November 3, 2000
Shoot now and ask questions Los Angeles Police Department under fire again due to the shooting of Anthony Dwain Lee
By Debra Santelli
Crazy parties and outlandish costumes are synonymous with Halloween. A good time is usually guaranteed unless the Los Angeles Police Department becomes involved. This past Saturday night, around 1 a.m., Anthony Dwain Lee was shot and killed at his friend's Halloween party. Responding to a noise complaint called in by a neighbor in Benedict Canyon, police officers arrived and were directed toward the back of the house to find the host. As the two officers were walking around the outside of the house, apparently one officer beamed his flashlight through a glass door at partygoers. Lee, who was among the revelers inside, had a replica gun in his possession and pointed it at the officer jokingly, according to witnesses at the party. He was unaware that the men were actual police officers and not merely in costume. Officer Tarriel Hopper shot nine rounds at Lee. Explaining later that he believed Lee was pointing a real gun at him, Hopper claimed that he feared
for his life. Lee died from a bullet wound to the chest. Maybe Officer Hopper has never attended a Halloween party, but people act out of character. Part of Halloween is being able to dress up like someone else and pretend. The fact that the two officers went on a routine noise complaint, knowing it was a Halloween party; they should have approached the situation with certain facts in mind, one being that people act weird on Halloween. Another being that some people dressup in bizarre costumes and possibly have toy guns, knives, axes, etc. as part of their attire. Since the incident, the LAPD has claimed that the gun looked so real that there was no way for the officers to have known it was a fake. Hopper fired nine rounds from his gun, I repeat, NINE! It seems like at some point at the police academy, officers-in-training would be taught that if someone is not firing back at you, don't keep shooting at them! Throwing caution to the wind was the case for Hopper on this night. I wonder, at what point, if at all, Hopper realized that not only was no one firing back at him, but also that he had just released enough bullets to take down a small army. The officers were not responding to
noises of gunfire, they were responding to a neighbor complaining about people being too loud at a party. The party was organized, there was valet parking and the host had arranged to have the party moved to a friend's loft after a certain time to avoid disturbing neighbors. Attorney Johnnie Cochran and Lee's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against the department. Cochran stated that he believes the officer did not go there with the intent of killing someone, but said he feels this is certainly a case of negligence. Questions have been raised to as why Hopper insisted on walking through the premises after a security guard for the party told both of the officers to wait in the kitchen area while he went to get the host. And a good question this is. I have attended parties were police have shown up and the first thing they do is ask to speak to the owner of the house. The fact that Hopper went walking around the property, flashing his light at people was out of routine to begin with. I recently spoke with Lt. Tom Knopp, of the Cal State Fullerton's Department of Public Safety, and he explained that simulated guns usually have a bright orange piece in the barrel. Officers are trained to recognize
this because many crimes involve suspects using simulated guns. Whether or not Lee's toy gun had this orange piece has not been released. But the fact that it was dark and the officer was pointing a flashlight at Lee one second, and shooting at him the next, doesn't leave much time to be looking for this orange piece anyway. This "shoot first, ask questions later" attitude seems to be the dominant approach in this situation. This is the last attitude that any police officer should be portraying, especially one from the LAPD. The LAPD has been involved in other "questionable acts" to put it kindly, and this incident seems to follow a pattern. The media has taken their typical approach to this incident, glorifying the fact that Lee was a somewhat successful actor and a member of the Santa Monica Buddhist Community. I find all the character narrations of Lee irrelevant. A person was killed at his friend's private Halloween party. What that person did for a living and his beliefs isn't the point. I can recognize the fact that the media wants people to know that the victim was not some "bum", but even if the person killed really was a bum, it shouldn't matter. I bring this point up to shed light on the fact that what happened was barbaric. It was careless and completely
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Police hold party-goers after the party for questioning.
avoidable. The media is trying to paint a sympathetic picture of the person Lee was, or better yet, the fact that he was an actor. Who cares! An innocent human being was killed at the hands of the very people who are supposed to be protecting us in this society. It has been brought up since Cochran was hired as the lawyer for
Lee's family that more pressure will be put on the case, bringing more national publicity. Whatever it takes... even if it means bringing in the man that freed O.J. Simpson. —Derba Santelli is a Daily Titan Staff Writer
Letter to Prayer in public schools is a matter of the Editor
Virginia just upheld a law saying that the one million public school students will participate in a moment of silence
By Gus Garcia
“Animal Testing can help patients with diabetes”
The majority of the animal testing that activists fight against has to do with product testing where synthetic skin or virtual (i.e. lab simulation) testing can be used instead but isn’t. The other issue is that much of the testing produces the same results year after year after year and still goes on at the expense of animals and taxpayers — why? And I believe “having to sew the eyes shut on an animal, keeping it in restraints or feeding cocaine to a rat” has little to do with finding a cure for diabetes, but are instead procedures used for product testing, so their mention tagged onto a piece related to diabetes seems out of place. I’m not educated on the specific testing related to diabetes so perhaps I’m ignorant here, but I don’t believe these procedures are involved in that specific research so they pack a shock value unnecessary to this particular piece. -reader
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For many years now, debates on public school students being able to pray in public schools have been argued. Well, in Richmond, Virginia a state law was upheld requiring the state’s one million public school students to have a daily ‘moment of silence’ at the start of the school day. According to the law in Virginia, if students don’t want to use the time to pray, then that’s fine. The only thing required in this Virginia law is that they at least sit quietly. The new law, which took effect July 1,
will allow students to meditate, pray, or engage in any other silent activity therefore, it doesn’t mean that the students have to be praying. I really don’t see what the big deal is. I know that the church and the state have been separated for a long time, but I really can’t figure out what the big deal is to have ‘a moment of silence’. I think it’s really needed here in Southern California for our public school students. I attended public school until from kindergarden until I graduated from high school, and I wish our schools had something like that. It’s not about the church and the state, it’s about being able to have your own brain with your own thoughts and being able to
make your own choice. I was also involved in my high school baseball team and even though my team and me were in a public school, before every game, we got down on a knee, lowered our heads, held hands and prayed for our safety of our opponents and us. So what? If someone of high authority in the church had caught us, would we have been in trouble? Like I said, it’s a matter of being able to make a choice and our choice was to pray. Some of the team members chose not to pray so the players praying respected that and they moved aside and gathered their thoughts for the game that was about to take place, in silence. If Southern California public schools
would adapt to this, what good would praying or having a moment of silence do for it? Well, to me completely honest with you, I really don’t know. Maybe a decrease in violence, maybe better grades, or maybe nothing. But with where our public schools are today, wouldn’t it be worth a try? I’m sure that everybody has seen all the commercials about how our schools are last in test scores and just about every other category. Well then, why not give this a try. I don’t see matters getting worse and who knows, it just might make a difference. —Gus Garcia is the Daily Titan Opinion Editor
Sleep comes rarely when you’re a college stuMost Cal St Fullerton students also have have jobs and during the course of a semester it all begins to add up
By Darleene Barrientos
It’s week 11 at Cal State Fullerton, and I haven’t gotten much sleep the last couple of weeks; leaving the newsroom after 11:30 p.m., sometimes at midnight, sometimes later. I’m stressed, worrying about my midterms and my final projects that don’t seem to be due any time soon, but whose due dates will suddenly come out of nowhere. I’m broke, not even from paying my bills, but because I’ve been spending so much time at school, I haven’t been able to put any time into earning some money. But last Monday, one of my professors absolutely made my day. My salute goes out to Professor Allison Camelot of the Social Sciences department, who remembered how ghastly and miserable it is to be a student. Last Monday, she didn’t give us the day off, she didn’t withhold homework, or even not lecture. Professor Camelot simply gave us candy. My question is, why aren’t there more pro-
fessors and faculty like Professor Camelot? Not that I have a lot of problems with my professors and faculty. Quite the contrary. Generally, I get along well with my professors. I remember the Golden Rule well enough – “Do unto others, as you would have done unto yourself.” For me, that means treating people –‑be they students, faculty or co-workers – as I would like to be treated. And since I don’t like being treated like just another student, or just another kid, or just another female, I make the effort to learn about people and to treat them accordingly. I’ve found that this can be a very rewarding process. When one makes the effort to get to know another person, you can find out all sorts of cool stuff – maybe that person knows how to play the guitar, or likes the same books, or can salsa dance really well. Professors are people, too – I’ve found out all sorts of cool stuff about some of our faculty members. I love cats, and I found out that Professor Tom Clanin, of the College of Communications, has a beautiful cat named Andy. Browsing communications law professor Wayne Overbeck’s Web site, you find out he has a slew of cool hobbies, like
amateur radio (in which he has a license) and airplanes (for which he also has a pilot’s license). While working on a story last semester, I even discovered that Professor Arturo Jasso of the Foreign Language department plays a mean flamenco guitar. Professors often tell us that we know nothing about them and that there are a lot of really cool things that we, as students, can learn about them. Point taken. But, if that’s the case, why can’t some professors recognize that we, as students, aren’t just “students” in every aspect of our lives? There are some pretty cool things that I think that professors could learn about their students as well. But while some professors do make an effort to empathize with their students, I’ve encountered a few who have been completely deaf to the pleas of students. Not all professors are oblivious to the trials and tribulations of a working student who may already be married with children, of course. But it is always that one professor who won’t listen to you, or will be increasingly hard on you, in terms of work and homework, no matter your situation – be it you don’t have a car, be it you have kids,
be it that you are sick – that you will always remember with loathing whenever you reminisce about your college career. This is my plea, my entreaty to all professors – no matter what your life may be like, remember that we students have stuff going on too. We don’t want to remember our college years in loathing, rather, we want to look back fondly at friendly exchanges and intelligent discussions with our professors and our fellow students. But to do that, we students need you professors to remember what it was like to be a student. Please remember what its like living on Cup O’ Noodles and water. Think back to when you had to struggle to stay awake to cram for an exam, then go into work at eight o’clock in the morning. Remember what it was like to have to study for three exams in one week, and write three stories due at 10 a.m. on consecutive days? That’s what we’re going through right now. Cut us some slack, will you? —Darleene Barrientos is the Daily Titan Asst. News Editor
Leave trick or treating for the Halloween is made for kids to have fun and it should stay that way
By Jeff Benson
I may only be 22, but I know better. I am too old to go trickor-treating. It was the same sad story last year and the year before, it was maybe seven years ago when I realized that being a growing kid in a plastic costume, walking around in the dark with a bag filled with candy was getting a bit old. The costumes look cute on kids, they look hideous on adults. The candy was worth a lot more back then too. You didn’t just eat it. No, you would hold onto that candy as a kind of sugary sibling leverage for about four months. When you wanted a favor or just wanted sis to keep a secret, you’d sell, sell, sell. This was a child’s first glimpse into the world’s market economy. The mystique surrounding Halloween has always had a timeless childish quality to it.
So why do adults keep coming alone to my door every Halloween? It was about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, a school night, pitch black, and all the kids that had previously been to my door were retreating home to count their spoils while getting out of those sweaty Teletubbies costumes. Then I get a long chain of doorbell rings for the next half-hour. “Trick-ortreat” boomed the first voice, much darker, lower, and more mature than the playful “twick-o-tweet” please I’d been receiving earlier. To my surprise, the low voice was not due to a thick rubber mask. It was not a demon voice or a gangster voice. It was undeniably a 40-year-old male voice. After I initially opened the door, the first thought that engulfed my head was, “Hey, what a great George W. Bush costume!” “Trick-or-treat” the man repeated, like the first time he said it did not clearly register to me. The words had more dramatic impact than they would from a six-year old, because he probably meant what he was saying. I was
not about to see what kind of tricks this guy had up his sleeve, so I gladly tossed a couple of “fun packs”, of Jucyfruits and a Snickers into his plastic pumpkin. My mother always had a philosophy of “no costumes, no candy.” As a child, I felt it was my civic duty to dress up and make the rounds, knowing full well that I had the best costume on. “The better the costume, the more candy you get,” was my unmitigated, undefined approach to Halloween. The man at the door could’ve been thinking the same thing and trying to make up for lost time, a lot of lost time. Yet I frown upon the sorry slouch because he should know better than to interfere with a holiday generally reserved for kids. That man was not the only one, either. Baby boomers have been showing up at my door alone for several years now, and there were at least four or five on Tuesday. The others were younger, but not by much. There are many other things for
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Halloween is usually reserved for kids but adults have room to celebrate elsewhere.
adults to do on Halloween besides going door-to-door by themselves. They could rent movies, go to parties, host a party, or hand out candy, like normal adults do. Get a life, please. Nothing surprises me anymore. I’m
six-foot-one. I shouldn’t have to hand out candy to somebody taller than I am. Forget all of the blood-red, scarfaced, long-fanged, menacing, satanic masks I saw. Forget Furby, the Power Rangers, and Barney. The “40-year-
old man” was the scariest costume I saw this Halloween. —Jeff Benson is a Daily Titan Staff Writer
Friday, November 3, 2000
MPSF Pacific Division breakdown
The Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team is in contention for the MPSF Pacific Division title with UC Irvine. After this upcoming weekend, the Titans will either be Pacific Division champs or UCI will be champs. Here are the scenarios: If CSUF beats or ties Cal Poly SLO on Saturday: The Titans are Pacific Division champs and will host the MPSF Playoffs with a firstround matchup against Denver on Nov. 10. If CSUF loses to Cal Poly SLO: If CSUF loses and UCI beats San Diego State, Cal Poly SLO beats UC Santa Barbara and UNLV loses to New Mexico. UCI wins the Pacific Division and hosts the MPSF Playoffs, CSUF will face San Jose State on Nov.10. If both CSUF and UCI lose: Titans win title and host MPSF playoffs. No matter what happens both UCI and CSUF are in the MPSF Playoffs.
Titans look for MPSF title on Saturday against Cal Poly nMPSF:Win over Mustangs gives CSUF division title and homefield advantage By Caesar Contreras
Daily Titan Sports Editor Perfect. For the Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team, that basically sums up their play at Titan Stadium this season. At 8-0 and having outscored opponents 33-9 during those eight games, CSUF has been almost indestructible on its home filed. And this Saturday, the Titans [13-4-1, 5-0-1 MPSF] will have to prove that record is no joke as they face the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. It will be CSUF’s final regular season game and a game that holds the key to the team’s postseason hopes. A win or tie over the Mustangs gives CSUF the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Pacific Division title and most importantly it gives the team homefield advantage for the upcoming MPSF Playoffs, which will be held on Nov. 10 –12. However if the Titans lose to the Mustangs and second place UC Irvine beats San Diego State over the week-
end and gets some outside help [see left], the Anteaters would gain homefield and the Pacific Division crown. Another scenario that could happen could be that if UCI and CSUF both lose this weekend, the Titans would be champions. In the case of a tie-breaker, the tournament would be played at UCI. With so many possible situations and even more scenarios then those mentioned above, the Titans hope to handle their business themselves against the Mustangs [4-11-1, 2-3 MPSF]. Last season the Mustangs dealt the Titans their first loss of the 1999 season, a 3-2 setback at Cal Poly SLO. While it was CSUF’s lone loss at the time, it was a loss that hurt the team’s NCAA Playoff chances and cost them a share of last year’s MPSF title. "It’s an important game to end the season," Titan midfielder Art Ramirez said. "We have trouble with them on the road but right now the team’s on a good winning streak and we have to show them what we got." Recently, what the Titans have got has been really good. Currently, the team’s on a six-game winning streak and are unbeaten in their last eight games. The Titans have vaulted back into the national soccer rankings and have a strong chance of making the NCAA Playoffs even without winning
Women face rival UC Irvine in final game of the year nBIG WEST: Pride will be at stake tonight in cross-town battle against Titans and Anteaters By Michael Sandoval
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Titan Taryn Kupper looks to score in a CSUF match this season. The Titans face UC Irvine tonight.
Big West Women’s Soccer Standings as of 11/1/2000 1. Cal Poly SLO 5-2 2.Idaho 4-2 3.Long Beach State 4.UC Santa Barbara 4-3 5.UC Irvine 4-3 6.Pacific 3-4-1 7.CSUF 3-4 8.Utah State 2-5 9.Boise State 1-5-1
Note:Standings are conference only and do not include regular season games
the MPSF championship. But the goal is the Pacific Division title and the Titans have a good shot against a slumping Mustang team. Cal Poly SLO is in the midst of a four-game losing streak and only had one victory in the entire month of October. Offensively, the forward tandem of Johnny Cummins and Cory Pasek leads the Mustangs. Both players have scored seven goals each, with Cummins three assists putting him a point ahead of Pasek. At goalkeeper, the Mustangs have three goalies in the lineup but it’s expected that either Brenton Junge or Greg Blevins will make Saturday’s start.Junge is 3-5-1 on the season with a 1.9 goals against average while Blevins has a 1-5 record and a 2.00 GAA, Blevins just lost a 2-0 game to San Jose State on Wednesday. For CSUF, the team will be without leading scorer Duncan Oughton. The senior will be forced to sit out on Saturday for receiving his fifth yellow card on Tuesday night in the Titans’ 12-0 destruction of the NAIA Concordia Eagles. Oughton scored two goals in the game to run his season total to 15 and his career total to 39, beating Eddie Soto’s CSUF record of 38. Currently, Oughton stands only nine points behind Soto’s mark of 96 points
Daily Titan Staff Writer Tonight, the Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team will compete for pride against UC Irvine in the final game of the season at Irvine. CSUF has just came off two hard losses that put them out of the Big West Conference championship race. Problems trying to find the back of the net have been frustrating the team all season. They have had opportunities to find the net, but unable to score any goals when it counts the most. The Titans have scored two goals in the last two games against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and UC Santa Barbara. CSUF will go into the game with a record of eight wins and 11 losses. In the Big West conference they have a record of three wins and four loses. UC I will enter the game on a losing streak that has lasted for four games.
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Overall, they have a record of nine wins and seven losses with two ties. In the Big West conference, UCI was a contender for the championship, but would falter the same fate as CSUF. UCI started the season very strong winning four consecutive games. They have a conference record of four wins and three losses. Both teams are out of playoff contention and tonight’s game should be a good indicator to both team’s futures CSUF will only be losing three players to the NCAA four-year eligibility status from this year’s team. Goalkeeper Marla Nelson who has been the goalkeeper for team will be ending her final season with 93 saves playing 725 minutes before the game against UCI. Taryn Kupper and Monica Reade who combined have scored five goals this season will also be departing. The view for next year is promising with 16 underclassmen that will return for next season. Tonight’s game should be a great preview of what is to come with the CSUF women’s soccer team in years to come. The game will be played at UC Irvine at 7:30.
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Titan forward Brent Whitfield tries to keep the ball away from a UNLV player in a game this past season. CSUF faces Cal Poly SLO on Saturday night at Titan Stadium.
DT College Football Top 10 1.Oklahoma (7-0, three first place votes) last wk 2 2.Virginia Tech (8-0, one first place vote) last wk 3 3.Miami (6-1) last wk 5 4.Nebraska (7-1) last wk 1 5.Florida State (8-1) last wk 6 6.Florida (7-1) last wk 9 7.Oregon (7-1) last wk 7 8.Washington (7-1) last wk 8 9.Clemson (8-1) last wk 4 10.TCU (7-0) last wk nr
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Election 2000 Presidential Candidates Senatorial Candidates
Al Gore
Political Experience: U.S. Vice President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Chair (Community Empowerment Board), National Performance Review View on Education: Agrees with teacher unions on vouchers, salary and class size. Believes that there should be a large federal role, including tax deductions. Wants high school exit exams and to make college tuition tax deductible. View on Health Care: Believes physicians, not HMOs, should make medical decisions. Wants to contribute $30 billion over 10 years to help families with elder care. Wants non-governmental, universal health care system. View on Welfare & Labor: Wants to invest money to increase median family income by one-third by 2010. Supports equal pay for equal work and plans to reduce poverty by 10 percent through welfare reform and minimum wage increase.
George W. Bush Political Experience: Texas Governor View on Education: Thinks that teachers’ unions are an obstacle to school innovation. Wants to link block grants and vouchers to student testing. Wants to put more money into Indian schools, after-school programs, teacher pay, and education saving accounts and college grants View on Health Care: Opposed to a national health care plan. Wants Medical Savings Accounts to promote affordable access and choice. As part of initiative wants to give $2,000 health insurance tax credit. View on Welfare & Labor: Has a New Prosperity Initiative that includes rent vouchers and homeowner credits. Believes work and responsibility should replace welfare, and offers tax
Ralph Nader
Green Party
Political Experience: Past Green Party and New Party candidate for president, consumer right activist View on Education: Wants more focus on civic and consumer education. Opposes school vouchers. He believes other alternatives are needed to improve public schools. View on Health Care: Wants universal health care where prescriptions are covered. HMO plan included accountability, doctor-driven and independent review. Supports access to legal abortions, effective birth control, pre-natal care and child care. Wants to end the “war on drugs” and fund treatment programs for drug addicts. View on Welfare & Labor: Supports minimum wage increase. Believes unions should be strengthened, and executive salaries and perks should be limited.
Pat Buchanan
Reform Party
Political Experience: Founder and chair (The American Cause), White House director of communications (1985-87), speech writer and senior adviser (Nixon) View on Education: Wants to bring God and voluntary prayer back to public schools. Thinks that the Education Department should test the marketplace instead of testing children. Supports the right of home-schooling parents to educate their children. Opposes national testing and teaching standards. View on Health Care: Wants Medicare to be self-supporting through self-investing. Against national health system. If elected, he wants to nominate a pro-life justice to the U.S. Supreme Court. Advocates chronic, youth drug offenders to be tried as adults. View on Welfare & Labor: Wants to close borders and lessen immigration.
Diane Feinstein
Democrat
Political Experience: U.S. Senate, San Francisco mayor View on Education: Supports merit teacher pay. Will give $1 billion in grants annually to school districts that reduce class size and exhibit high academic standards. View on Health Care: Promotes research to cure life-
Thomas J. ‘Tom’ Campbell Political Experience: U.S. House of Representatives View on Education: For increased teacher salaries and performance-based pay. Campbell wants to test school vouchers on poorest 10 percent of school children.
threatening diseases and a “Patient’s Bill of Rights” in which patients decide on treatments and doctors. View on Welfare & Labor: Supports continued education and job training. Suggests that the minimum wage be adjusted annually to meet inflation.
Republican View on Health Care: Wants tax deduction for what is paid for health insurance and state caps on Medicare. View on Welfare & Labor: Believes that food and shelter should be provided instead of money and food stamps. Supports job training and childcare for those
Orange County Measures Measure G
Measure H
Summary This measure would create an Orange County Tobacco Settlement Fund and would require that all revenues received by the county from the tobacco litigation Master Settlement Agreement be deposited in that fund. Sixty percent of the money in the fund, plus interest income, would be allocated and appropriated to the following. Funds will be used to provide health care services for seniors and disabled persons and increase emergency room compensation for non-paying patients. Also included is compensation to Orange County hospitals for the cost of charity care. Money will be funneled to tobacco prevention and control programs, and a variety of clinics. The remaining 40 percent of the money in the fund, plus interest income, will be transferred into the Orange County Debt Prepayment Fund. Pro Arguments The measure ensures a fair and equitable tobacco litigation settlement. It also shortens the bankruptcy recovery time and eases county budget constraints. Con Arguments Not enough funds are allocated for specialty services. Money is being funneled to "county administration,"
Summary This initiative would create an Orange County Tobacco Settlement Fund, and require that all revenues received by the county from the tobacco litigation Master Settlement Agreement be deposited in that fund. The total sum of the fund would be implemented toward several types of programs, unlike Measure G, where 60 percent is allocated toward similar programs and 40 percent is deposited into the Orange County Debt Prepayment Fund. Programs to benefit include health care services for seniors and disabled persons, and tobacco use prevention and control. Emergency room physicians would be compensated for non-paying patients, and Orange County hospitals providing charity care would receive funds. Pro Arguments Voters, not county administration, will decide how money is spent. The tobacco lawsuit settlement was to repay costs associated with treating smoking related illnesses, not repay county debts. Con Arguments Healthcare and related issues are already appropriately funded. Other needs, like paying the county bankruptcy are under-funded.
California Propositions
Ballot measures, or propositions, are laws presented to the public to vote on Propositions 32 through 34 were placed on the ballot by the state Legislature. Propositions 35 through 39 are "initiatives," which means they were put on the ballot by people who collected enough signatures. Proposition 32
Veterans’ Bond Act of 2000
Current situation: Through the Cal-Vet program, California veterans can buy homes and farms with low interest loans. Monthly payments from veterans cover all costs of the program. If passed: The state could sell $500 million in bonds for the Cal-Vet program so an additional 2,500 veterans can get homes. The money is to be used solely to help California veterans purchase homes, mobile homes and farms. The bonds will not be issued until present funds are depleted, which is expected to occur in 2002.
Pro
The Cal-Vet loan program helps veterans invest in homes and farms in California, at no expense to the taxpayer. Both the Senate and the Assembly approved this measure unanimously.
Con
Money raised from the sale of tax-free bonds could be spent on taxable investments, bringing money into the state treasuries. These loans should be available only to those disabled in military combat.
Proposition 33
Legislature Participation in Public Employees’ Retirement System Current situation: Members of the state Legislature are allowed to get Social Security, but do not have any other retirement plan. Prop 140, passed in 1990, set limits for spending in support of the state Legislature. If passed: California’s 120 legislators could participate in the retirement plan for most state government workers –– the Public Employees’ Retirement System, or PERS. Legislators who choose to participate would contribute part of their salary to the plan and the state also would make a contribution.
Pro
This measure would allow legislative participation in PERS on the same terms and conditions as the average government employee. The proposal eliminates the inequity created by Proposition 140 in 1990.
Con
This proposition would result in an ongo-
ing indeterminate General Fund cost to provide retiree health benefits for legislators. It creates inequity since legislators would become eligible for full retiree health benefits upon vesting in the Miscellaneous Tier I retirement category in five years, while state employees can be required to work 20 years to earn the same benefit.
Proposition 34
Campaign Contributions and Spending. Limits. Disclosure
Current situation: California is one of six states with no limits on what candidates running for state office can collect or spend for their campaigns. In 1996, California voters passed Proposition 208 that set limits on these types of contributions. A lawsuit against Proposition 208 kept these limits from going into effect. If passed: Several changes would be made to laws about how state campaigns are paid for, such as: replacing the contribution limits in Proposition 208 with higher limits; setting voluntary limits (higher than 208) on how much total money a campaign can spend; requiring prompt online reporting of contributions; and setting up penalties for not following these rules.
Pro
California needs limits on campaign spending and contributions. The limits in Proposition 34 are more realistic then the limits in Proposition 208. Special interest groups will be limited as to how much they can give and lobbyists will not be allowed to give anything.
Con
The contribution limits set up by the legislature in 34 are too high compared to the limits passed by the people in Proposition 208. Proposition 34 sets no limits on how much parties can spend.
Proposition 35
Public Works Projects. Use of Private Contractors for Engineering and Architectural Services
Current situation: State departments needing design services for public works projects usually use their own civil service staff.
They can also contract for these services with private firms under certain conditions, for example, if the work is just short-term or very specialized. If passed: State departments would be allowed to contract with private architectural and engineering services anytime, not just under special conditions.
Pro
Proposition 35 will restore to state and local governments, special districts and school districts the choice to contract with private sector firms for architectural and engineering services, something 49 states do already. Private contractors, as in the existing law, would be chosen based on their qualifications.
Con
Proposition 35 will delay construction of roads, schools, health care facilities and other projects. Traffic congestion will get worse. The real purpose of Proposition 35 is to benefit huge engineering corporations that paid to put the proposition on the ballot.
Proposition 36
Drugs Probation and treatment program
Current situation: Under existing law, an adult convicted of possessing illegal drugs for personal use can be sent to jail or prison or put on probation. Of all the states, California has the highest percentage of residents in jail or prison for drug offenses. Many of these are for non-violent drug possession. If passed: State sentencing law will be changed so that non-violent drug offenders would be given probation and sent to drug treatment centers instead of going to jail or prison. Offenders may be asked to help pay for this treatment. After completing a licensed treatment program, the offender may have the conviction erased from their record. If they do not complete the treatment, offenders will be sentenced to serve time.
Pro
Most addicts have a medical problem, not a criminal problem. Treatment programs are more cost effective than state prison. Proposition 36 only applies to simple possession of drugs. All other laws stay the same for dealers or those who commit violent crimes.
Con
Proposition 36 makes it seem like drug use is legal. This is a bad example to set for younger generations. Proposition 36 has no real guidelines for licensing treatment programs.
Proposition 37
Fees Vote Requirements Taxes
Current situation: State and local governments can pass fees to make companies or people help pay for public programs that relate to environmental or health side-effects of their actions. These "regulatory" fees can be passed by a simple majority vote (50 percent) of the state or local government. If passed: It would change the state constitution to treat some "regulatory" fees as taxes. This means that it would take a two-thirds vote, 66.7 percent, of the state Legislature to pass these fees instead of a 50 percent vote. At the local level, these fees would require a vote of the people.
If passed: A $4,000 per year voucher, which is paid to qualified schools, would help with tuition for students who go to private school instead of public school. Proposition 38 also changes the way that the total state school budget is set so that it is in line with national average spending per student.
Pro
Proposition 38 gives parents a real chance to rescue children that are trapped in failing schools. Students moving from public schools to private schools will relieve overcrowding in the public schools.
Con
Public funds would go to schools that can reject children based on gender, religion, ability to pay, language, academic ability, or physical ability. Funding could be given to private schools that are not accountable to taxpayers –– for teacher credentialing, for curriculum, for building codes or for sound finances.
Pro
Proposition 37 will limit the growth of government, bureaucratic waste and higher prices for consumers. This measure makes certain that taxpayers know what they're paying for.
Con
Proposition 37 makes taxpayers, not the responsible corporations, pay for environmental and health damages caused by their products. It would overturn the unanimous decision of the California Supreme Court to make forprofit companies pay mitigation fees on damages caused by manufactured products.
Proposition 38
School Vouchers. State-funded private and religious education. Public school funding.
Current situation: There are approximately 6 million kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) students in California’s public school system. The cost to operate the public school system per student is approximately $7,000 per year. Another 650,000 students attend private or religious schools, most of which do not receive any funds from the state for school.
Proposition 39
School Facilities. 55% Local Vote. Bonds, Taxes. Accountability Requirements.
Current situation: Local school districts raise money by passing bonds that are paid for by local property taxes. Two thirds of voters in the district need to pass the bonds. If passed: The state constitution would be changed so that a school bond can pass with 55 percent of the vote, instead of two-thirds, or 66.7 percent.
Pro
California schools need more classrooms to reduce class sizes. Proposition 39 makes sure that no bond money is spent on administration.
Con
Making it easier to pass school bonds is unfair to homeowners who have to pay the bonds with their property taxes. If two-thirds of voters don’t agree, then a tax should not pass. *Proposition information courtesy of the California Online Voter Guide 2000 and League of Women Voters