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Officials tackle overcrowding on camnCAMPUS: Members plan to closely follow the progress of the Master Plan By Samantha Gonzaga Daily Titan Staff Writer
The Academic Senate unanimously passed a motion to work closely with Facilities Management through the Master Plan’s progress. The Master Plan seeks to remedy Cal State Fullerton’s contending numbers. A high student enrollment rate and limited facility spaces confirmed the need to remedy the crunch. With no plans on curbing student admission in sight, the plan’s direction looks toward campus expansion. “Currently, systems are starved,” said Facilities Management Vice President Jay Bond. “We’ve got enrollment in excess of our capacity.” While Master Plan meetings acknowledge the needs of both faculty and students, presentations tend to concentrate more on student needs. Now it’s the faculty’s turn. Faculty involvement, especially that of the Academic Senate’s, was agreed to be beneficial. A committee will be established to work with Facilities Management to help define and make recommendations in the process. The committee will report to the Senate by the spring semester. Members called attention to the priorities that lend shape to the plan, as well as the benefits of constructing a faculty center. With a large number of faculty members retiring within the next few years, a center can help facilitate intellectual exchange and guidance. “This transition is a good time to come together and mentor the new faculty,” said theater Professor Bill Meyer. “There is a good reason for this, one of the purposes being academic collaborations.” There had been talks in the past about building a place of gathering for faculty members. Plans surrounding it had been somewhat lax. Priorities may have to be reorganized, action taken. A location for
the center has not been set yet; in slide presentations, its placement varies or are not explored as thoroughly as the parking lot situation. “This subject should be placed immediately,” said Sorel Reisman of the faculty development center. “There needs to be one now, and not relegated to miscellaneous places.” But the general growth of CSUF may compete with the center’s establishment. Other issues merit serious attention – the Children’s Center finds itself cramped, with a lengthening wait list. Obtaining the funds for many costly projects can also slow down the process. “Should we meet the growth? It’s a critical factor,” said Vice President of administration Willie Hagan. “The Senate will have a say in that, and part of the process is to set priorities. There were suggestions for distribution of classes when more spaces open, particularly strategically placing the most impacted classes on lower floors. “Higher density classes can be placed on the first floor,” said physics professor Mark Shapiro. “The lower density classes can take the higher floors. This distribution can be more efficient.” Serious considerations for the Child Center were given. The Center is close to Parking Lot A, a place where some have said may be hazardous. “I would urge you to find a good place to put the Child Center,” said elementary education professor Carol Barnes. “It’s too close to the parking lots. It’s better to think it through, than to have them deal with lifelong effects of being exposed to gas emitted by the cars.” Professor of Sociology G. Nanjundappa expressed his concern for the office spaces given to faculty, with emphasis on part-time instructors. “How much priority is given to it?” he asked. Newly bought College Park has been targeted to help solve the problem by moving some faculty offices to the building. “We’ve had a lot of success in buying College Park,” said political science professor Sandra Sutpen. “I have a manifest dream, that CSUF will expand. But
Hewlett Packard’s Jornada 540 Series can complete multiple applications with a touch of the stylus.
Handheld computers widely used nTECHNOLOGY: More people are starting to buy smaller computers for everyday use By Michael Sandoval
Daily Titan Staff Writer Tired of carrying a bulky organizer to class? Taking up space in backpacks or briefcases can become a burden. Well, the computer alternative has arrived. Personal Digital Assistants
(PDA’s) have been on the market for a couple years, but now they are becoming more affordable for everyone. With hundreds of different companies and models to choose from, which might be the right one? There are two different types of operating systems on these machines. The Palm OS and the Windows Pocket PC, which is the upgraded version of the Windows CE operating system. The Palm OS system is easier to use in comparison to Pocket PC. Here is a view of some of the top companies and products they offer. Palm Incorporated has been the leader in this field with innovative
Lecture focuses on election aftermath nPOLITICS: Professors discussed the pros and cons of the Electoral College among other things By Terry Jolliffe
Daily Titan Staff Writer In anticipation of knowing the election results, the Cal State Fullerton panelists had planned on discussing The 2000 Election: An Analysis, in a lecture Thursday in the Titan Student Union Theatre. But Professors Vince Buck, Tony Rimmer, Keith O. Boyum and Lecturer Rick Groper instead held a lively discussion that included political pundits, the pros and cons of the Electoral College, the presidential debate, and just about every other issue on voters’ minds today regarding this historymaking election. Rick Groper, a lecturer of political science at CSUF, said that issues had taken a back seat to character in this election. “The country’s divided — Gore has
knowledge on the issues, and Bush captured the character equating likeability factor,” Groper said. Groper added that in the ‘92 election, it was “it’s the economy stupid”; in ‘96, it was a referendum on Clinton’s popularity; but in this year’s election, issues did not come to the floor like in the ‘92 and ‘96 elections. “Al Gore’s on the hot seat here,” Groper said. “He has to worry about the long-term effects on his political career.” “I’m not sure who I want to win this election,” said Vince Buck, a political science professor. “If Bush comes out the winner, I think the concerns of gridlock are overstated. Legislation will still get passed, but I don’t see a lot getting done in the next four years. Buck said that if the economy performs poorly, the new president will be blamed for it. “What’s most depressing is most of the senators are younger than I am,” Buck added. He said that the Electoral College may be modified, but not eliminated. “Those are the rules we work under,” Buck said. “I can live with it — I don’t like it, but I can live with it.” Buck defended Nader’s right to run
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products that appeal to the business professional and student. Their products are in the top five of 10 that were rated in the CNET.com rating of handheld devices. Their latest product is the m100 handheld. This compact device runs on the Palm OS operating system at a weight of 4.4 ounces at a manufacture retail price of $149. The m100 is able to handle a number of different applications. This includes a date book, address book, e-mail reader and the ability to drag items into Microsoft Word and Excel. It runs on two AAA batteries, depending on the use of the machine it can be very expensive. It also allows interchangeable faceplates for a per-
sonal look. “Consumers love to personalize, and the new m100 faceplates give people lots of room to show their style, make a statement and customize their handheld,” said Vice President of Consumer Marketing Group Byron Connell. They also have another new product that was released earlier this year, Palm IIIc. The Palm IIIc is the first venture into the color display market for the company. It offers many of the features that the m100 has, but weighs a bit more at 6.8 ounces. The display is an 8-bit color, TFT display. Palm eliminated the need for
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New options available to business majors nCOURSES: The e-commerce emphasis will require students to take classes in both business and technical skills By Jamie K. Ayala
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A panel discusses the issues of the election in the TSU. for office. “The Ralph Nader factor — now he made a difference,” Buck said. “Nader did what he set out to do. The idea that he should have given up and told voters to go with Gore is ludicrous.” Boyum, professor of political science and acting associate vice president of Academic Programs, was not so supportive of Nader’s spoiler role. “As for Nader, he set out to win 5 percent to receive the matching funds and he failed,” Boyum said. “I’m mad at Nader and I’m happy to say so.” Rimmer, professor of communications, discussed how the media got caught up in the cascade of news reports Tuesday night. “All norms were thrown out the
window,” Rimmer said. “Journalists found themselves watching one source and came to a decision in the rush to find Bush winning.” Rimmer added that without multiple sources of information, they were doomed to repeat Tuesday night. “The Associated Press was not getting into prognostications — they were the only holdout — they remained cautious,” he said. Rimmer said reporters were concerned about repeating the TrumanDewey debacle in Tuesday’s election. In 1948, several major polls predicted Truman’s defeat and the Chicago Tribune had already published its early
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With the increase of businesses utilizing the Internet to market and to perform transactions, more employers are seeking people with e-commerce knowledge and experience. The College of Business and Economics is now offering an emphasis in e-commerce to students planning to get their master’s degree in management science with a concentration of management information systems. “E-commerce is using the Internet as an integral part of a business,” said Barry Pasternack, professor of management science and information systems. “We’ve received many student inquiries from students seeking this curriculum.” In September, the Gartner Group, a business research group, projected global e-commerce growth with the increased use of the Internet in this year’s fourth quarter. In North America, the holiday season is predicted to increase revenues by 69.9 percent. The emphasis, which officially begins in the spring, will require students to take classes for both business and technical skills. This includes marketing for the Internet and logistics, such as the movement of goods or services through the supply chain. Students will not only receive an overview of e-commerce and the use of Internet and information systems, but will also be exposed to entrepreneurship.
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BRIEFS Professors to speak at religion and technology conference Three Cal State Fullerton professors will speak at a conference on how technology and science will impact religion and spirituality in the new millennium. “Religion and Spirituality in a High Tech World,” the seventh annual Religious Diversity Fair, will be held Sunday, Nov. 19 at the UCI Student Center from noon to 6:30 p.m. Benjamin Hubbard, department head of comparative religion, will moderate the “Ecology, High Tech and Religious Values” workshop. Craig Nelson, part-time instructor in the department, will speak at the “Medical Technology and Ethics” workshop. Rabbi Allen Krause, part-time instructor and one of the founders of the fair, will speak at the “Religion in the Future Development of Technology” workshop. The conference consists of eight workshops. Each workshop has a moderator and four panelists representing diverse religions and science/technology backgrounds. The audience participates in discussion groups and Q & A sessions. The opening ceremony features drummers, singers and dancers. A labyrinth for meditative walking will be located on the patio. Exhibits are open from noon to 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students. For more information, call (949) 661-3087 or visit the Web site at www.religiousdiversityfaire.org. —Lise Belke
University names community services officer The Public Safety Department at Cal State Fullerton has designated an officer to work directly with the campus community in crime pre-
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vention and protection. Cpl. John Brockie, a two-year veteran with Public Safety, is the university’s newly appointed community service corporal. In this new position, Brockie supervises the student community service officers and is the lead person in teaching crime prevention programs to camps groups. These include fraternities, sororities, new students and employees and residence hall tenants. “This is a really exciting time to be working in Public Safety,” Brockie noted. “We’re going to be increasing our crime prevention program and working closer with student housing on campus.” As part of the new emphasis on the escort service, Public Safety has purchased an electric cart that can be used to enter the interior of the campus for escorting students, faculty and staff members from their offices and classrooms to their vehicles late at night.
Thai Consul General to speak at International Honor Society Piyawat Niyomrerk, consul general of Thailand, will speak on the Thai community in Los Angeles in his keynote address ceremonies to induct new members at Cal State Fullerton’s Beta Chapter of Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society. The event will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16 at the Ontiveros Room in the Titan Student Union. Approximately 50 new students will be inducted into the campus chapter. One of the 110 chapters nationwide. At the event, Niyomrerk will be made an honorary member of the Fullerton chapter. Bruce H. Weber, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been voted the chapter’s faulty nominee for the national Phi Beta
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CALENDAR CAL EN DA R OF OF EVENTS EV ENTS Campus On Friday Nov. 10, the Links Mentoring Program invites all majors to a workshop and an opportunity to meet the Assistant Deans from each Cal State Fullerton College from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the University Hall 141A&B. Lunch will be provided. For more information call (714) 278-3488. Revisit the ‘50s in “The Women of Theta Kappa,” a comedy about the antics of eight Texas sorority girls by Bill Halman and directed by Joseph Arnold tonight at 8 p.m., Saturday Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and on Sunday Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Advance tickets are $8, $6 with Titan discount, and $8 at the door. For more information, call (714) 278-3371.
The College of the Arts presents Fall Dance Theatre, featuring a varied showcase of new dance works, coordinated by Gladys Kares, on Friday Nov. 11 and 8 p.m., Saturday Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and on Sunday Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at the Little Theatre. “Politics, Administration and Justice Days” comes to Cal State Fullerton on Thursday and Friday in the form of workshops at various locations on campus. For schedule information, call (714) 278-2504. Enjoy “The Velvet Hammer: A Peep at the Neo-Burlesque Show,” on Saturday Nov. 11 through Jan. 21, more than just another nostalgic revival, at the
Grand Central Art Gallery in Santa Ana. For more information, call (714) 567-7233 or visit the College of the Arts Web site provided above. See “Aspects of Love —Operatically Speaking,” tonight and Sunday Nov. 12 at 5 p.m. at the Recital Hall. Tickets are $8 and $5 with advance Titan discount. 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 working 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 e-mail dreid@fullerton.edu. This exhibit is free and open to the public.
Community The Pacific Symphony Orchestra will present the Copland Centenary Festival, “Aaron Copland and the Sound of the Americas,” starting Sunday Nov. 12 through Nov. 19 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Aaron Copland’s birth. For more information, contact Tamara Wolfe at (714) 755-5788. The Bowers Museum presents “Egyptian Treasures from the British Museum,” open through January 2, 2001. For more information, call (714)
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Pizza party in the works between President Gordon and By Marlayna Slaughterbeck Daily Titan Staff Writer
Nothing like a piping hot slice of pizza to melt the proverbial ice between students and faculty. Associated Students President Mary Grace Cachuela met with Cal State Fullerton President Milton Gordon Thursday to discuss the possibility of arranging a series of three informal, open forum pizza parties with precisely that in mind. Cachuela pitched the concept to the president, saying she saw it as an opportunity to increase communication between students and the administration. She added that the party would also enhance leadership recognition among students. “I’d like students to know who you
are and who I am,” Cachuela said. “They’ll also see us working together and I think that’s important.” Although he expressed reservations about squeezing three parties into his already tight schedule, Gordon was receptive to the idea and said he welcomed the opportunity to exchange ideas with students. “I’m not sure we can manage three, but I think it’s definitely an idea we can work with,” Gordon said. Other items discussed at the meeting included the recent passage of the Instructionally Related Activities referendum. AS Elections Commissioner Joel South, also present at the meeting, explained to Gordon that the record turnout for the referendum was a reflection of the direction in which he hopes future elections will continue to follow. “My No. 1 goal to increase turnout is closely tied to my No. 3 goal, which is to incorporate the internet in the voting process,” South said. “That’s great, I’d love to see that happen,” Gordon said. South explained further that he would like to implement online voting in time for the spring elections.
While acknowledging that Cal Gordon warmed easily to the idea, State Long Beach had already incor- saying it was something of a pet projporated the internet into its voting ect for him. process, Gordon expressed surprise “This was one of the first projregarding South’s ects I set up timeline. with AS when I “I’ve been trybecame president ing to increase 10 years ago,” turnout for Gordon said. years,” Gordon Although still said. “Obviously in its preliminary we’ve been lookstages, AS hopes ing toward online to eventually voting as part of develop the conthat. I’m not sure cept into a selfI thought it could contained recybe accomplished cling program on by next semestercampus. that’s very ambiThe meeting tious.” ended positively Additionally, with Gordon Cachuela and expressing to Gordon talked Cachuela his about a plan to satisfaction with start a campus —Mary Grace Cachuela, the AS Board of recycling proAssociated Students Directors. gram. “You have President an outstanding Calling it a “Great way to build awareness,” group of students on the board,” Cachuela said AS hoped to kick off Gordon said. “They’re energetic and an awareness campaign on Earth Day hardworking.” in April.
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Having this type of education can lead to becoming a technology officer to owning one’s own business. “With creativity one could start a worldwide business with very little investment,” Pasternack said. Take for instance, Scott Blum, who went from parking cars at the Ritz Carlton to becoming a billionaire. After attending one year at Saddleback Community College in Mission Viejo, the young entrepreneur dropped out and set out to start his first business. Most know him as the founder of buy.com, the Internet superstore that sells all kinds of products and services. Founded in 1996, buy.com is now the second largest Internet
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Green Party Presidential candidate Ralph Nader defends his run for the White House.
Nader vows to be political force in years to come
By Carolyn Barta and Jim Landers Knight-Ridder Tribune
Ralph Nader vowed to be a political force for years to come Wednesday as election results confirmed what many called his spoiler role in the presidential race. The Green Party nominee fell short of his goal of 5 percent of the popular vote, which would have entitled the party to federal funds in the next presidential election. His tally was about 3 percent nationally. But returns indicate he may have denied Democrat Al Gore electoral votes in Florida, Oregon and New Hampshire, where his percentage was greater than Republican George W. Bush’s margin over Gore. In Florida, the state on which the election now hinges, Nader won 96,701 votes. The margin between Gore and Republican George W. Bush, before the recount, was less than 2,000 votes. Conservative commentator James Glassman, co-author of the book “Dow 36,000,” began a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington on Wednesday by saying, “Thank you, Ralph Nader.” Michael Moore, a political scientist at the University of Texas at Arlington, said, “I think the headline should read, “Nader gives election to Bush.”’ But he added that the closeness of this election made Nader a factor as a third-party candidate. In most years, he wouldn’t have created a ripple. “We have the equivalent of a national tie. Under those conditions, he can make a difference,” Moore said.
Nader was unapologetic _ even defiant _ on Wednesday, calling the spoiler charges an “impudent assertion” and claiming the Green Party is the “fastest growing third party” in the country. “How can you spoil a system that’s spoiled to the core?” he asked. As for Gore, he said, “He should have landslided Bush.” But even Reform Party nominee Pat Buchanan, who won less than 1 percent of the popular vote, conceded that “the hot third-party candidate was Ralph Nader. He can take credit for having sunk the Clinton-Gore presidency and the Gore candidacy.” The two highprofile thirdparty candidates held back-toback press conferences in the nation’s capital Wednesday, each claiming victory. Buchanan said his total of about 450,000 votes was enough to deny Bush a majority of the popular vote. Nader received 2,655,916 votes. Meanwhile, Libertarian Party candidate Harry Browne won 373,109 votes. The Constitution Party’s Howard Phillips and Natural Law Party nominee John Hagelin each won less than 100,000 votes. Buchanan said his Florida total of 17,000 votes could have moved the election to either Bush or Gore. When asked about claims by some senior voters in Florida’s Palm Beach County that they inadvertently voted for him because of punch card confusion, he suggested going back to paper ballots. Nader promised to build the Green Party among progressive Democrats and young people on college cam-
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puses, and said he would vigorously pursue a lawsuit against the presidential debates commission to allow third-party candidates to participate in the 2004 election. Nader said he was not concerned about not qualifying for federal funds in 2004, calling the money “a convenience rather than a necessity.” Buchanan said the Reform Party will keep going, even over the opposition of some of its founders. Longtime party leaders loyal to party founder Ross Perot have gone to court to try to wrest party control from the conservative commentator. The party’s poor showing this time means it will not have the $12.6 million in federal campaign funds it got from Ross Perot’s 8 percent of the vote in 1996. “I said before the campaign began, we wanted to be the balance of power in American politics today,” said Buchanan. While the Reform Party did not rise to that goal, he said, “This outcome demonstrates not only the importance but the permanence of third-party movements in American politics.” Nader, meanwhile, indicated he will keep trying to push the Democratic Party back to its more progressive roots and continue his crusade to reform the campaign finance system, “which leaves control of our government in the hands of the highest bidder.” “I want to emphasize this: Whatever happens to third parties, in terms of winning or not winning elections, this is the beginning of the end of the two-party duopoly,” he said.
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CSUF President Milton Gordon talks with Joel South of AS. retailer ending its sales last year at $596.8 million, according to Hoover’s, a business resource. “The impact of the Internet on businesses is the beginning of a revolution,” Pasternack said. The Internet has helped facilitate all kinds of businesses, ranging from Napster to educational distance learning. “There are lots of business models for successful Internet operations,” Pasternack said. Although some businesses have failed such as the selling of pet food, there are no real problems with the use of the Internet except bandwidth, or modem speed. Once this dilemma is resolved by installing more optical fiber to people’s homes, which develops the broadband access, consumers can expect easy access and quicker response time from the Internet.
According to Gartner Group, 29 million households will be broadband-enabled by 2004. With this many people having access to the Internet, the result will be a large purchasing power. Gartner predicts that consumers will spend 20 times more on the Internet by 2005 than they do now with traditional dial-up modems. With this high rate of consumption, it is no wonder that more individuals will need the complete depth of knowledge related to technical Internet issues. Pasternack said that students of all majors have been interested in a master’s with this type of emphasis. Depending on the employer, he predicts that pay could range from $55,000 to $110,000.
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Weekly Horoscope: Nov. 10 — Nov. 16 Scorpio Oct. 24 — Nov. 21 You know what it takes to be an upstanding, model citizen of righteousness and benevolent actions. You know that helping little old ladies walk across the street and holding the door open for someone who has his or her hands full may earn you some brownie points on your “good deeds done in my lifetime” list. You know that greed and unscrupulous ambition can only leave you friendless and loveless. Too bad you don’t give a rat’s behind. Sagittarius Nov. 22 — Dec. 21 While you sometimes have the tendency to be insecure, you will be hitting a sudden streak of confidence. You’ll suddenly believe you actually have enough intelligence to hold a conversation with someone older than 13. You’ll think your looks are acceptable enough to go out without having someone tell you it’s not Halloween anymore. You’ll think that maybe, just maybe, you have a good enough personality so that you’d be able to sell a heater to someone freezing to death on the North Pole. Boy, are you in for a reality check. Capricorn Dec. 22 — Jan. 19 You make people uncomfortable. You don’t do it on purpose, but that doesn’t keep those around you from running whenever they see you coming. Why, you ask? Why this discomfort? Well, let’s just say, you are socially underdeveloped. People don’t like it when you belch them a “hello” when they walk in the room. They don’t like the fact that you think showers are overrated and inconvenient. They don’t like it when you take off your shoes in public and walk around barefoot with only the sound of your unclipped toenails clicking on the floor to let people know you’re coming. I know, I know, some people are just so nitpicky. Aquarius Jan. 20 — Feb. 19 All of a sudden you find yourself becoming a creature of action and adventure. Normally someone who is, um, a little conservative, you now are living on the wild side. You dare to do things you’d never picture yourself doing. You may start out slow, but eventually friends will ask you what the matter with you is. You may, for instance, find yourself mailing letters without writing a return address on them. Or worse yet, you
may drive around for a week without looking at your gas gauge. What may actually tip off friends about your newfound Indiana Jones way of living, though, is when you leave your house without checking the refrigerator to see if you’re out of milk. Pisces Feb. 20 — March 20 What is wrong with everyone? You speak and no one understands what you’re saying. “What? Huh?” they say. You tell a joke and you get a few grunts at best. You tell a story and nobody gets the point. It’s you, idiot. Quit mumbling, telling lousy jokes, and get some new stories. And stop trying to blame everyone else for your own communication inadequacies. Aries March 21 — April 19 You know you’re usually one of those that just gets by. You’re the one that everyone in class hates because you rarely go to school and yet you get a B on the final. While most of your peers study two to three hours for the tests, you barely glance at the book and borrowed notes. You don’t even know your teacher’s name, yet you pass the class with one of the highest scores. So the next few days are really gonna suck for you. For once you are truly going to give something 100 percent of your effort, your all, everything. And not even your mother will acknowledge it. Taurus April 20 — May 20 You usually like to be clean and organized, true. But in the coming days, it may be best to avoid human contact with the outside world or risk losing friends, annoying your boss, or even getting committed. If someone places a glass of water on the coffee table without using a coaster, you scream in fits of terror to the point that you almost pass out. You vomit at the sight of dust. If you could, you would crossrefer your clothing by manufacturer, color and material. Let us stay indoors and alone for the next few days, shall we? Gemini May 21 — June 21 While you consider what you’re saying to be as true as the sky is blue. Others may view you as trying to paint the sky hot pink. You don’t lie — you tell yourself — you merely add a few touch ups to reality, make it prettier. OK, if that’s what lets you sleep at night. But be wary, some people may catch you at your lies
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and they won’t be happy. So wear your running gear, because you may be having to make like Forrest Gump and “run like the wind blows.” Cancer June 22 — July 22 People think you’re weird. You cry when you see sentimental commercials — but only the really good ones. You are so indecisive that it takes you 45 minutes to decide what to eat. You are also a compulsive hand-washer. Don’t worry about what other people think. On second thought, crying during commercials? You are a freak. Leo July 23 — Aug. 22 You are truly indignant. People who you thought were your friends called you, they called you … you almost can’t repeat what they said. They said you were egotistical. Egotistical of all things. It’s not like you kiss your reflection in the mirror every day … only every few days or so. And when you repeat over and over that everything you touch turns to gold — that isn’t egotism, that’s just plain truth. When you call yourself the reincarnation of Albert Einstein, you still don’t understand why people laugh. Those people must just be jealous of all your abilities and talents. Virgo Aug. 23 — Sept. 22 You are bursting over with energy. You’re doing cartwheels, for crying out loud. No, really, you are actually doing them. Everyone looks at you funny, but you just don’t get it. You think you’re being peppy, but you come off looking like a nutcase. It’s a good thing you’re completely oblivious to what everyone is saying about you. Libra Sept. 23 — Oct. 23 You will be having a sense of overwhelming ickiness. You’ll feel like doing nothing, seeing no one. Your friends will annoy you, your family will annoy you, even your dog will annoy you. You’ll think smiling should be banned from the face of the Earth. And you may consider taking up wrestling. You won’t be a happy camper. But it’s only temporary, you’ll soon go back to being your annoyingly cheerful self once again. —Jessica Peralta
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4. Gwen Stefani’s the lead singer of this band 6. A cut of steak 8. Snake poison 10. Labor leader Jimmy who disappeared in 1975 11. Liberty, Tinker and Graham 13. Perplex 15. The chest that contains the fragments of the ten commandments 16. To resist authority 18. British slang for person 19. Parent Teachers Association 20. Long Beach and Compton 21 Obtain
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news
Night escort service gives students a sense of secunCAMPUS: Community service officers plan to buy a new electric cart By Terry Jolliffe
Daily Titan Staff Writer Public Safety dispatch records show that response time to escort students to their cars is running from four to six minutes. Time,
origination and destination are always recorded. “Before we got the cart, when someone requested an escort, it was up to whoever was available and delays occurred in the past,” said Cpl. John Brockie of Community Services. At the beginning of the fall semester, the department received a $12,000 cart. It has been a welcome addition for students taking night classes that cannot always find someone to walk to their
car with. Maria Graziano, a Cal State Fullerton senior and accounting major, said she was pleased to learn about the service. “I was leaving Langsdorf Hall when these bright lights came toward me and a friendly lady pulled up and asked me if I wanted a ride to my car.” Graziano said. “I was so pleased because I wasn’t aware of the escort cart until then. To me, this is a wonderful service and I am happy to
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CSO Supervisor Brian Bulaon escorts students to their cars in the university’s electric cart.
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edition with the headline “Dewey Defeats Truman.” Truman had actually defeated Dewey in the popular vote and with an electoral vote count of 303. “The problem in Florida is, will the judges intervene in a process that’s tainted?” asked Boyum. “Re-run-
ning the election? There’s heavy bias against that.” After attending the lecture, CSUF student Jamie Lynne Kelly, a junior and criminal justice major said, “I’ve learned some interesting facts concerning this election and what has happened in past elections to influence this one. “I was surprised at how much the debates changed voters’ response at the polls, and the real differences between
know about it.” The cart runs from 7 p.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday and a community service officer is assigned only to escort students to their cars. “The CSO will wait until the students are safely in their cars and on their way before leaving,” Brockie said. “Most of the escort calls originate around the library so we like to keep the cart close by. The CSO can take you anywhere you need to go on campus. “We’re looking to expand when we receive funding for a second cart,” Brockie said. “We’d like to have permanent escort stops similar to the shuttle and keep the other cart in the center of the campus so we can offer students rides if they need them,” he added. “We’ve steadily been increasing our number of escorts. We’ve gone from a nonexistent number and now we’re seeing the number slowly rising,” Brockie said. “Our goal is to make more people aware of our service — because it’s there for their use,” he continued. Erika Learned, a junior cultural anthropology major at CSUF is happy the service is available. Learned said the CSO’s show up on time and are all very friendly. “I use the escort service every night that I’m at school, she said. “My mother-in-law wants me to use it to make sure that I’m safe,” Learned said. Students can call for an escort from any campus phone by dialing ext. 2515.
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College kids cash in on Internet porn By William Lee
Tribune Media Services Twenty-year-old Mike Alexander leads a pretty full life. He’s a full-time college student at Golden West College in Huntington Beach He works with his dad at a warehouse, which he owns. But that’s just his day job. Alexander owns and operates several Web sites — sex Web sites. He serves as a webmaster for www.surfboys.com, gaypiczone.com and girlypictures.com. Alexander is just one of the many college students who have taken to the World Wide Web not just to make money in the sex field, but also for self-expression, which is the case with “Abby.” She’s the subject of AbbyTV.com, a site devised with the purpose of showing real-life via a Web cam. College Web cams — that is, Web cams featuring the home lives of real college students — are becoming increasingly popular and are bringing Internet voyeurism to the mainstream. So what would webheads see as a part of Abby’s real life? “Probably at least half [of AbbyTV subscribers] watch hoping to see me take a bath, and that’s OK, too. Whatever brightens people’s days, I suppose,” the 20-year-old California state social work major said. Web cams are stationed strategically throughout Abby’s apartment: The living room couch, the bedroom (focused on the bed) and yes, the bathtub. Some of the spicier scenes Abby has given her audience are Abby having sex with her boyfriend in her bedroom, taking a long explorative bath, or having fun with her vibrator on her living room couch. So what’s Abby’s angle? Is she satisfying her exhibitionist side? Perhaps, but Abby says there’s a deeper meaning behind what she does. “I don’t do it to get people off or anything,” Abby said. “We show real life. When you watch TV, you see all of these perfect, happy people and happy families and people feel bad about themselves because they’re like, “‘Oh! I’m not that thin,’” or “‘I’m not that happy with my husband,’” ... we’re just trying to show that real people don’t live like that — real life is messy, you have bad hair days.” She adds that she’s not an exhibitionist all. But for Alexander, his Web sites are not just a lucrative business, but also a way for him to explore his sexuality in the most
public setting. “It’s not just to make the money, but it was a way to sexually please myself by putting pictures of nice-looking guys on a Web site that I sort of lusted for myself and who are my friends. We just have fun doing it,” Alexander said. Alexander, who’s been the object of stalkers, knows that being on the Internet has its risks. Alexander’s buddy, Debbie Perez, 19, understands. With his help, Perez runs girlypictures.com, a collection of — what else — girly pictures. Perez, a Cal State-Fullerton student and part-time exotic dancer, said that she became interested in her own Web site after surfing the Web and seeing the large number of opportunities. She calls it destiny. Perez also said that her site, which has pictures of herself and her friends, lets her explore her uninhibited sexual side. “I guess I’ve been somewhat of an exhibitionist for a long time. And I get to meet a lot of interesting people,” she said. What about the cash? It’s no secret that Web jobs, sex-related and otherwise can be quite lucrative. And as a testament to this, Abby said she made between $1,200 and $1,300 a week, Perez made about $75,000 last year and Alexander pulled in about $12,000 a month — and that is just from his Surfboys.com site. The money definitely beats other jobs your average college student may hold down. “Waitressing just doesn’t pay very well, and I am making fairly good money from the Web site,” Abby said. “I’m not getting rich or anything, but I’m living a lot more comfortably now than I was before.” “I’ve had people e-mail me back and describe my car, describe my home, where I live with my parents — the whole nine yards. Obviously they had been following me,” Alexander said. “One guy from Chicago followed me all the way to Los Angeles, where I live. He started renting hotel rooms, which were very close to my home, and he started writing e-mails from his laptop. Every day, he would describe something different about what I was doing.” Still wanna be a Web/porn star? Despite this scary episode, Alexander said that he would keep operating the site. “When the threats started to arrive three months into the [creation of the Web site] it would not have been fair to just disband the Web site for the many members who had signed up, I just took other precautions and started listing my addresses
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news
Reforms implemented to bio-science curricu-
By Hailley Xu
Special to the Daily Titan The Biological Science Department will implement a new curriculum for undergraduate students in the fall of 2002. This new curriculum will change the current eight-core requirement and 16 additional units of electives to four integrated core courses followed by 23 units towards an emphasis allowing for two years off the current curriculum. “There’s just too much staff, a lot
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AAA batteries with a rechargeable lithium-ion battery to support the power needed to handle the applications for the color display and other applications. Kodak has also made available an adapter that can transform the Palm IIIc into a digital camera. It is accomplished by using the port on the top of the machine for the connection allowing pictures to be taken. Handspring is the latest company on the market with innovative uses for their machine called Visor. The company was co-founded by Jeff Hawkins who invented the popular PalmPilot series. “To enable this, we designed our Springboard technology from a user’s perspective rather than an engineer’s perspective. This helped us to create a platform that brings simplicity and a range of options to the otherwise cumbersome and limited task of customization,” Hawkins said.
of unnecessary courses. My major is optometry and I have to take zoology. I have no interest in animals at all,” said biology major Chris George. “But it’s a requirement for my major, I have to take it, even though it’s not related to my major.” The current program is intensive and requires a lot of memorization. A student takes about six years to get a bachelor’s degree. Cathryn Karelius, who will be graduating in may after spending seven years in school, said that while her parents have been very supportive with her school, they couldn’t understand why it has taken her this long. She took at least 12 units each semester since she first declared her major. The new curriculum emphasizes critical thinking and scientific communication. It teaches how to lookup things better than simply memorizing. Syeda Jaffery, a junior biology
major, said she was very glad to hear the reform, which could be beneficial to her. “I expected the challenge when I chose the major, but it’s good to know that the courses will be compressed,” she said. The organization of the new courses is still under discussion. But one thing is sure: The new curriculum will allow for more flexibility in completing the courses. However, while the new curriculum will allow for an easier college career not everyone agrees with the changes. “I think the current curriculum gives you a firm standing ground. You will know after you start working,” said graduate student Anna Owens, who received her bachelor’s degree six years ago. “I benefited a lot from the courses. You might spend more time at the moment, but you will get benefit later.”
Now with Visor, Hawkin’s company has taken handheld computing to another level. Using the Palm OS system, he has been able to create a computer that has eight megabytes of built in memory and holds 12,000 addresses and 10 years of appointments. It can also hold 400 e-mail messages. It works on two AAA batteries and depending on the amount of use it can work for two months without replacing the batteries. It has many features the Palm series contains except for the ability to expand. It uses a cartridge base and is known as “Springboard Modules”. These modules are able to expand this system into an MP3 player or even
a cellular phone. Hewlett Packard has a PDA that is based on the Windows Pocket PC operating system. The Jornada 540 series has been under scrutiny for the displayed 16-bit color, or 65,000 colors, actually being 12-bit. There is a proposed settlement’s in the courts currently underway to reimburse owners of the machine who purchased before June 30 of this year. This unit allows for 16 megabytes of storage and applications that sync to any windows based personal computer.
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Friday, November 10, 2000
Titans begin quest for NCAA Playoffs today nMPSF PLAYOFFS: Playoff berth will be awarded to champion By Caesar Contreras
Daily Titan Sports Editor
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Jason Clifford, Brent Whitfield and Duncan Oughton, along with the rest of the team, will play today in Titan Stadium.
After a two month battle that has seen the Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team go 14-4-1 and win the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Pacific Division title. A new season begins. Starting today, the Titans begin play in the 2000 MPSF Playoffs at Titan Stadium. The four-team, one-game elimination tournament will determine the MPSF champion and award that team with an automatic berth into the 2000 NCAA Playoffs. Joining CSUF will be Pacific Division runner-up UC Irvine, MPSF Mountain Division champion San Jose State and Mountain Division runnerup Denver University. Today’s action at Titan Stadium begins with an 11:00 a.m. game between SJSU and UCI, the Spartans are currently 18-0-1 and ranked fourth in Soccer America, they are the nation’s only undefeated team. But in compiling that impressive record, the
Spartans have played only one game against a team ranked in the Soccer America top 20, a 1-1 tie against Stanford on Sept. 26. Offensively, senior forward Jorge Martinez has 16 goals and 10 assists on the year and leads the Spartan offensive attack. In goal, Chris Humphreys has a goals-against average of 0.323 and 12 shutouts on the season. UCI comes into the playoffs with a 12-7-1 record. Leading the Anteaters will be Jon Spencer, the junior has 12 goals and 6 assists on the year placing him second in scoring in the MPSF Pacific Division, right behind CSUF’s Duncan Oughton. After the first game, CSUF will battle the Pioneers at 2:00 p.m. Last season, the Titans beat Denver 2-1 in overtime, it was the team’s only meeting between each other. Junior Matt Harrell leads the Pioneers with 10 goals and four assists, goalkeeper Parker Jarvis has a 1.101 GAA in 14 games. While Denver comes into the game with one more loss then the Titans, the Pioneers are a team that scares Titan Head Coach Al Mistri. He points towards the team’s two wins against UCI and Cal Poly SLO, two teams that CSUF struggled with this season.
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“Just look at what they did to Cal Poly SLO, they beat them 8-0 and then they beat Irvine 3-1 at UCI,” Mistri said. In comparison, the Titans tied UCI 1-1 thanks to a late goal by Art Ramirez and escaped with a 2-1 overtime victory against the Mustangs last week. But not all is lost for CSUF as the Titans come into the playoffs with a perfect 9-0 record at Titan Stadium and the return of leading scorer Oughton. The senior forward with 15 goals and seven assists is now CSUF’s career leader in goals with 39, passing Eddie Soto’s mark of 38 from 1992-94. Last week, Oughton sat out the Cal Poly game due to a yellow card violation. But his absence was strictly a strategic move on the part of Mistri. “We didn’t want to lose him to a fifth yellow card against Cal Poly SLO, because we need him for the playoffs,” Mistri said. At goalkeeper, Sean Rockwell is expected to make the start for CSUF. The senior has a 7-2-1 record with 1.113 GAA. After today’s games, the winners will compete for the MPSF title on Sunday at Titan Stadium Game time is set for 1:00 p.m.
1.Oklahoma (8-0, three first place votes) last wk 1—Don’t start thinking about the Orange Bowl yet, Sooners travel to Texas A&M this Saturday 2.Miami (7-1) last wk 2—Three games left, three chances to move up a spot in the BCS standings 3.Florida State (9-1, one first place votes) last wk 5—Seminoles get a practicing dummy in Wake Forest before showdown with Florida on November 18 4.Nebraska (8-1) last wk 4—Showdown with Kansas State on Saturday had big implications on national championship picture, a month ago 5.Florida (8-1) last wk 6—Gators have slim national championship hopes and the game against Florida State next week to prove it 6.Oregon (8-1) last wk 7—Ducks are the Rose Bowl favorites as season may come down to battle with cross-town Oregon State on November 18 7.Washington (8-1) last wk 8—Huskies battle Bruins on Saturday as they look for major bowl bid 8.Purdue (7-2) last wk nr—Quarterback Drew Brees looks towards the Heisman as Boilermakers enter the DT Top 10 9.Virginia Tech (8-1) last wk 2—No Vick =Loss for Hokies and championship hopes lost in a Hurricane 10.Notre Dame (6-2) last wk nr—Golden Domers have soft three games remaining as head coach Bob Davie’s job appears safe in 2000
Regionals await for X-Country Raul Ascencio
Daily Titan Staff Writer Fourteen members of Cal State Fullerton’s Cross Country team will attempt to keep pace with the west coast’s premier university squads Saturday at the season-culminating NCAA Western Regionals in Fresno. "This event will put a cap on a very successful season," said Titan Head Coach John Elders. "We have made tremendous progress and with some sharp and efficient weeks of training, I believe that we will beat some key opponents." In the men’s 8,000 meter contest, Elders hopes to commandeer his squad of seven, past UC Irvine, which have finished one spot ahead of the Titan in six of the season’s nine meets. Among the late-season blossomers are veterans Josh Slater and Ethan Friend, who have steadily improved upon their personal bests and have been a potent 1-2 combination for the Titan stampede. The Lady Titans will be confronted with an elusive opponent of their own, a team that has consistently out-dueled the orange and blue throughout the 2000 season – the 49ers of Long Beach State. "We nearly overtook them at the Big West last week and our gals have made it a point to redeem themselves this week by coming out ahead Saturday," Elders said. With the dawn of the 2000 season leading to the horizon, Elders offers some optimistic words on the directional future of his squad. "The future of Titan Cross Country looks bright, we will only be losing a total of five seniors and because our team is loaded with underclassmen, we should be in a good position to win a Big West title in the near future."
Friday, November 10, 2000
Ephedrine may be causing serious health prob-
The Ma Haung plant produces Ephedrine used by body builders to control appetite and to boost energy but abuse of the pill may result in death By Gus Garcia
Another study has hit the media this one targeting the use of Ephedrine. This is a supplement product that is used mostly by body builders to enhance their muscles and to burn those unwanted pounds away. Most sellers have been using this strategy: it increases energy, appetite suppression increases fat burning and preservation of muscle tissue from breaking down. Ephedrine is derived from the Ephedra plant and is also known as Ma Huang and has been used by the Chinese for many centuries. However, they used cause it helped with respitory problems. But with further research, this new study has found that it has been associated with strokes, heart
attacks and high blood pressure in some people. It may even cause death by seizure. Another strategy in selling this is they attempt to make it sound good by saying it’s herbal and all natural. Well, as you can see, it really hasn’t covered anything up. When I first attempted getting into shape, I thought it would be a good idea to have some help, like some of these supplements. So I took myself down to the local health store and purchased some. I had already begun working out before all of this, so I figured with the help of the supplements, it would just help me get where I wanted to get a lot quicker. As far as the fat burning use of the pill, all I really felt was my body temperature go up causing me to sweat more during my workouts. However, I did in fact feel the extra energy boost, so I continued use. Well, with time, the side effects began to kick in. I had difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite
causing me to feel dizzy at times, and my body felt like it was completely off balance. With this, I also felt certain pressure in my chest. The incident I recall the most was one day when I was trying to get into my car, I reached down to put the key into the door and for no reason; I lost my balance and almost fell. My feet were on level ground, there was no gust of wind, I simply lost my balance. Well, it hasn’t happen since I discontinued use of the pills. Doesn’t the manufacturer see the problems with this? In another of their gimmicks to sell, they stated this: when stacked with caffeine and aspirin, there is no better combination for melting away unwanted pounds of fat or for losing weight quickly and easily. Where in this does it say ‘Safer’? That’s right, no where. The scary part of it all is that the FDA does not have labeling standards or a maximum safe dosage for supplements containing Ephedrine.
Researchers say that about 12 million people use supplements containing this substance each year. These researchers include the U.C. San Francisco who studied 140 reports of problems suffered by people taking Ephedrine. They found that about 31 per cent of the problems were definitely or believed to be the effect of the use of Ephedrine. The problems reported included heart attacks, strokes and hypertension. Which leads me directly into my point. Are the people selling these products taking the supplement of the market for the time being? The results will not be known until they’re published in the Dec 21st issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. I hope they do. Even though the product hasn’t been completely blamed for these problems, it’s better to be safe than sorry. —Gus Garcia is the Daily Titan Opinion Editor
Election coverage is worse than
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Ephedrine has been said to cause heart attacks and hypertension.
Dramatic coverage of the presidential race could end up being worse than the O.J. Simpson trail of five years ago By Darleene Barrientos
The 2000 presidential election has come and gone, yet election coverage is still dominates every network and cable news channel and on the front page of every newspaper and news web site. Even though the details, technicalities, and scandals that keep popping-up in Florida are questionable and an interesting point for discussions on every college campus across America, I have to confess. I am getting sick and tired of all this. I’m sick and tired about all the new developments of this election, which happened on Tuesday, the way I was sick of all the news coverage of President Clinton’s lies and illicit affairs with a certain overweight Washington intern. I’m sick of it the same way I was sick of all the coverage of O.J. Simpson’s trial. I’m sick of it the same way I’m sick of how every chase in Southern California – whether its high speed or not – is covered with such urgency and fervor, that its almost comical. But at the same time, it’s all perversely fascinating. All sorts of new details keep appearing. It’s been such a roller coaster of news since Tuesday afternoon, no one knows how this will get resolved.
Exit polls first show Gore winning Florida, a state that many were predicting would be the key state to win in this election. A few hours later, projections put Florida back in the toss-up column, calling it too close to call. Around midnight, initial projections had Bush winning Florida. An hour later, Florida was back in the toss-up column. Gore calls Bush to congratulate him. Then Gore calls Bush back to take back his congratulations. Gore even told Bush to not be “snippy” about the whole situation. Newsmax.com reports that Gore and the Democrats were preparing a team of lawyers to run to federal courts to de-certify the Florida election. A locked ballot box was found, but was discovered to contain only clerical supplies. The Reverend Jesse Jackson reported that he was receiving calls from voters in Florida who were being refused ballots at their polling places, or being told that polls were closed. Workers failed to count some thousand votes and those lost votes were being counted in the new tally. Ballots in Palm Beach County in Florida were confusing, and some voters are filing lawsuits as a result. Even Pat Buchanan is conceding that he may have garnered some votes that should have gone to Gore. Democrats are backing voters filing lawsuits about the con-
Letter to the Editor “Shoot now and ask questions later”
I am astonished that a writer like Debra Santelli is willing to cover a sensitive topic with an extreme bias. As a member of law enforcement I know it is difficult for those who do not confront the criminal element of society to comprehend the fact that when a gun is pointed at you, a person would not be frightened. It is easy for a person to look at the incident through the media and make an uneducated judgement and write on hearsay. I feel it is important for a newspaper to have class and be aware of exposing both the positives and negatives of an incident. I expect that when a gun is pointed at Santelli she takes the time to ask the assailant if it is real or not and take the time to see if she is at a party or not. Apparently people do not shoot people in high-class areas...not! mayra beltran/Daily Titan
Presidential race should have been over but the charade looks to continue for some time.
fusing nature of their Palm Beach ballots. Republicans are reporting that, although voters are saying they voted for Gore, a good majority of voters are registered Independent or Reform Party members. And now, Gore and Bush supporters are practically at arms against each other in Florida. I don’t know about anyone else, but this could practically be an episode of “Jerry Springer,” it’s
so dramatic. I can’t stop watching and reading to find out what will happen next. I realize how important that the outcome of the election is to our country. I understand that whoever is our next president may very well influence the next 30 years of laws and court cases through potential Supreme Court appointments that may become available during the next 4-year term. But at the same
time – wow. I can’t believe this is happening. It may be history in the making, but right now, the famous democratic-republic system of government that the United States of America is so esteemed for, must appear like a circus to foreign countries around the world.
—Reader Letters to the Editor should be brief and are subject to editing. They should also include a signature and telephone number. Editorials are the opinion of the editorial board, comprised of the Executive Editor, News Editors and section editors. Columns are the personal opinion of the writer. They do not reflect those of the university, the faculty, or the student body.
—Darleene Barrientos is the Daily Titan Asst. News Editor
Electoral College must continue keeping it as two par-
It may be a while before the next president of the United States is chosen but the way things stand in winning the job is absolutely ridiculous
By Scott Brown
It hadn’t happened in 112 years. But it may take even longer to do something to keep it from happening again. George W. Bush, as we speak, has apparently won the presidency by the slimmest of margins over Vice President Al Gore, even though Gore had a relatively solid edge in the national popular vote. Not since 1888 had a candidate won a presidential election without gaining a plurality among voters. But that’s the fortunate fate (evi-
dently) of the Texas governor thanks to the Electoral College, our hopelessly antiquated method of picking a national leader. Don’t get me wrong here – given the choice between the two major candidates, I picked Bush, largely because he less resembles an elm tree and because his wife isn’t convinced that any music not composed by Lawrence Welk is inherently evil. But the way that Bush stands to win the most important job on the planet is just ridiculous. The Electoral College was devised nearly two centuries ago to do exactly what it has – guarantee that two and only two parties would dominate American politics.
And given this, there is absolutely no reason to believe that Congress will suddenly heed the already-swelling public outcry for a simple-plurality presidential vote and scrap the College, a creation of the Twelfth Amendment. A good example of this conspiracy of two is the 1992 election. Ross Perot, who in the previous summer was actually ahead of both Bush’s father and Bill Clinton in polls for a while, Perot ended up taking a respectable 20 per cent of the national vote. Ultimately, Perot’s presence in the race did little more than guarantee that George Bush would not win a second term in office, due to a divided conservative electorate.
This time around, the third-party bug, in the form of Ralph Nader, has apparently bitten the Democrats, keeping them from claiming some states whose electoral votes would have rendered the comical situation in Florida meaningless. Of course, if Al Gore had managed to carry his home state, Tennessee, he would be President-elect as well – but that’s another story. The reality is that third parties will never be a viable force in national politics as long as the Electoral College is in effect - they can only serve to spoil the hopes of others. And member of Congress is hardly like to repeal a law that guarantees the livelihood of their respective parties.
Gore has taken the high road since Tuesday night, resisting the urge to complain about the prospect of losing to Bush while claiming the popular vote. Is Gore holding his tongue simply because he’s a great guy? He may well be one, after all – the Buddhist monks in Hacienda Heights certainly wouldn’t argue, from what I hear – but could that alone explain his sudden nobility? Nope. Al Gore is a company man, as he proved while remaining silent while Clinton stumbled through scandal after scandal in the White House. He knows the Electoral College is a sacred cow among Democrats and Republicans alike, and speaking out against it publicly would only put pres-
sure on all his political peers. No matter what the ultimate outcome of this election – and I suspect it will be a while before anyone knows for sure – talk of doing away with the College will become the rage among media types and political analysts. Oddly, though, the only ones who can do something about it - those who work under the Capitol dome - will remain strangely silent on the matter, and for very good reason. They want to keep their jobs. —Scott Brown is a Daily Titan Staff Writer
Movies are not to to be held responsi-
Movie trailers shown before Rated G movies will no longer contain any rated R material
By Rita Freeman
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Movies should no longer be blamed as a violence factor.
As a child, I watched many R-rated movies. I remember losing myself in films like “Commando,” “Child’s Play” and “Flashdance.” These movies contained violence, sexual themes and foul language. However, as I watch movie trailers for upcoming releases in the theater today, I notice that movies now contain twice the violence, twice the nudity and at least three times the foul language. The R-rated movies, I grew up watching look like poodles compared to the bulldogs that are shown on the movie screens today. Recently, the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) released new guidelines that would prohibit theaters from
showing trailers that advertise R-rated films prior to films rated G or PG. According to these new guidelines, theaters have the choice of whether a trailer rated R can be shown before a PG-13 film. In the Nov. 8, edition of the Daily News in New York, NATO has now banned R trailers from appearing before G and PG films. Children who attend a G-rated film should not have to be exposed to a trailer that contains any type of violence, nudity or foul language. The guidelines were issued after a report released in September by the Federal Trade Commission stated that it found evidence that much of the entertainment industry routinely targets children under the age of 17. The report states that of the 44 R-rated movies it surveyed for violence, the Commission found that 35 were targeted to children under 17. Marketing plans for 28 of the 44 contained or expressed statements that the film’s target audience included
children under 17. Yet in today’s society, I walk out the door of my apartment and see a billboard with a woman wearing nothing but a bikini drinking the latest alcohol drink and these children are exposed to more than this on a daily basis. So I wonder if children are already exposed to this, why are they sheltered from watching R-rated previews in movies in at least PG film? The guidelines also state that with R-rated and NC-17-rated films, security should be hired. Already many movie theaters ask for valid I.D. for kids under 17, before admitting to an R-rated film. This can be a little too extreme. Children are already exposed to too much violence, nudity and foul language on television. So why should a family or friends who are out to enjoy the latest Disney flick, watch the previews containing a throat slashing or a sex scene? Children will eventually learn from
other siblings, peers and even their parents. G-rated films should not contain any R-rated trailers since it’s made for a general audience and most children attend these films. But from a PG-rating and up, a movie preview will not cause a trauma in a child. As stated earlier, I grew up watching these films and I agree that the movies today are aimed at much wider audience. Much of the innocence in today’s society is gone and sheltering children will only make them more curious toward the the subject. Depending on the movie shown is what the trailer should be watched. Besides if you don’t want your child to watch the preview before the movie, cover his or her eyes with your hand. —Rita Freeman is the Daily Titan Asst. News Editor