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nEDUCATION: A grant by the Chase Manhattan Bank made the field possible By Kelly Mead
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Titan forward Hector Orellana drives the ball in Sunday’s game against San Jose State. The Titans still made the playoffs despite the 3-2 loss. —See the full story on page 7
Veterans Day at nHOLIDAY: ROTC Cadets performed skits about each other and their instructors By Magda Liszewska
Daily Titan Staff Writer ROTC students and instructors honored Veterans Day at an informal event Friday at Auntie Pasta’s Pizza Palace restaurant at Knott’s Berry Farm. Throughout the weekend, anyone with a military card could enter the park free of charge in celebration of Veterans Day. Each cardholder could also bring two adults and two children who did not have to pay for the admission. “The majority of the people at the park, I’d think are military-oriented,” Michael Mesa, senior military adviser, said. The main event of the day was a dedication to the “Fallen Comrades.” After lunch, cadets and instructors honored veterans with a minute of silence. After that, each class performed a skit reflecting their impressions and memories of ROTC. Cadets portrayed each other as well as their instructors in a relaxed, casual atmosphere. Junior David Preciado said all the scenes were coordinated beforehand. “Specific individuals were assigned to be skit leaders,” he said. “They were held accountable by their peers.”
Preciado said he thought the skits were clever and funny. He said that when he leaves ROTC, he will remember the people the most. “That’s what it’s all about,” he said. In one of the skits, cadets Ryan Paul Gutzweiler and Tim Kliser portrayed Hans and Franz, “Saturday Night Live” characters of German bodybuilders, and challenged Mesa to a weightlifting competition. The skit referred to Mesa’s stay in Germany for several years. Mesa said he thought the skits were organized and fun. He said he enjoyed them and was preparing some of his own for the dining in, a formal dinner next semester. “They’re going to get some payback during the dining in,” he said laughing. He also addressed the dare. “I issue the challenge that anytime they want to come to the gym for real, bring it on,” he said. Sophomore ROTC student Alexandra Kazarian attended that kind of event for the first time. “It was fun, kind of harsh but they [skits] were fun,”she said. Kazarian said she thought the funniest skit was the bar fight. The sketch was inspired by Mesa’s speech every Friday during which he tells the students to call him if they ever get in trouble. In the skit, Mesa’s character comes to the rescue when students get into a
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Juvenile executions raises controversy nLECTURE: The discussion titled “Putting Juveniles to Death: Do Adult Crimes Deserve Adult Punishment?” causes pro and con debate By Jamie K. Ayala
Daily Titan Staff Writer Students learned about various aspects of juveniles and the death penalty in a discussion sponsored by the divisions of Political Science and Criminal Justice on Friday. Three panelists spoke, including American Civil Liberties Union volunteer Rose Ash, Officer Harald Martin of the Anaheim Police Department and Professor of Psychology Jennifer Davenport. Brenda Vogel, professor of criminal justice, moderated the discussion. Under the current law, it is legal to prosecute a 16-year-old with the death penalty. If one is age 15 and under it becomes unconstitutional. Vogel said that 33 percent of the
people in Orange County favor the death penalty and of that percentage, 26 percent are in favor of the death penalty as a punishment for those aged 15 and under. Even though the criminal may be a juvenile at the age when the crime was committed, they don’t actually receive the punishment until about age 30, Vogel stressed. Martin said the juvenile courts have custody until the youth reaches age 25. “The lowest-aged person I’ve seen charged with the death penalty is 7,” Vogel said. Capital punishment was banned in the 1972 Supreme Court decision, Furman v. Georgia. The Supreme Court later re-instated the practice in a 1976 decision, Gregg v. Georgia. It ruled that “the punishment of death does not invariably violate the Constitution.” “Capital punishment is a barbaric practice and one that civilized democratic governments shouldn’t practice,” said Ash, who is also a 20-year volunteer and past board member of the ACLU. “It is the epitome of cruel-and-unusual punishment, and we are opposed to it in every situation.” In 1994, the Federal Death
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“I want to get an education and I want to get good money,” said Santiago Martinez, a 12-year-old student from South Gate Middle School. Monday, 50 middle school students came to Cal State Fullerton to get a preview of college life. The field trip was made possible by a $5,000 grant given out by Chase Manhattan Bank. Middle schools that demonstrate that the use of the money will improve writing, math or science skills are given the grant. Melanie Smith, the college adviser for the middle school, applied for the grant last March with an essay titled “My First Day of College.” In the essay, Smith pitched the idea of sending middle school kids to college for a day. With the grant, middle school kids travel to places like UCLA, Cal State Dominguez Hills and Long Beach City College. The trip is a trial for the middle school. If it works out, officials hope to fund an annual event out of the school’s normal budget. Smith credits receiving the grant to the fact that the school may be able to continue the program without its help. “They want to know that maybe you can repeat it,” she said. Students fulfill the grant requirements by writing a pre- and post-essay about things they learned on the trip. Martinez said he will write an essay comparing UCLA to CSUF. Students attended UCLA for a day earlier this year. Martinez said he likes CSUF better. “Over there [UCLA] is like confusing,” he said. Because their students are often underrepresented, South Gate Middle
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(left to right in the front) Erin Gonzalez, Evelyn Lezama, and Diana Marcell are 12-year-olds from South Gate Middle School.
Fraternity gambles for charnEVENT: Phi Kappa Tau sponsored Monte Carlo Night Saturday, which raised money for the Rodbey Anderson Recovery Fund By Camille Jones
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Rodney Anderson and his parents attend the Phi Kapa Tau’s charity.
There was drinking and gambling at a Cal State Fullerton fraternity house last weekend, but the drinks were of the carbonated kind, the money was
from the Toy Bank Exchange and it was all for two good causes. Saturday night, Phi Kappa Tau sponsored Monte Carlo Night at their house, otherwise known as, The Barn. The purpose for Monte Carlo Night was to raise money for Phi Kappa Tau’s national and local philanthropies. “I thought it would be a cool idea to do a co-fund-raiser for the Rodney Anderson Recovery Fund and our national philanthropy, The Hole in the Wall Gang,” David Lee said. Lee, a current member of Phi Kappa Tau, was the co-event coordinator, along with alumni members Lee Huffman and Tim Clark. Huffman explained that they hadn’t had Monte Carlo Night since 1996,
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School finds a particular need for these types of programs. “Traditionally in our school, we’ll have 1,200 students graduate from the eighth grade,” Smith said. “And of those, 20 percent go to a four-year college.” Smith said this fact demonstrated that South Gate students need an extra push to get them interested in college. Their day at college started at 8:50 a.m. when kids loaded off a school bus and checked in at the Campus Tours Office. Next, students interviewed current university students on academic planing, choosing classes, selecting a major and general campus living. Students were then given a 30minute sociology lecture in the Titan Student Union. Sociology Professor Pam Guzman orchestrated the lecture. Janet Long, who helped plan the event, said that sociology is a broad and interesting subject. “I thought sociology would be good for them to get a basic idea of a college class,” she said. The middle school students ended the day with a half-hour presentation on the Upward Bound Program, which is located on campus. “Cal State Fullerton supports these kinds of programs,” Long said, who works on campus for the Upward Bound Program. “We do whatever we can to outreach to the communit,” he added. The Upward Bound Program works with high school students in order to promote college education. Long said events such as this are rare. “Generally middle schools don’t have the resources to do these kinds of things,” she said. For some of the middle school students, the day turned out better than they thought. “I had fun,” said 12-year-old Cesar Vejar, who aspires to be a veterinarian. “I thought it was going to be boring.” Smith said she tried to make the day as realistic as possible for the kids. She chose to emphasize the tough work as well as the freedom that comes with being a college student. “Would you rather be here or at
but they wanted to make it an annual event that would support their national philanthropy and a different local philanthropy each year. The Hole in the Wall Gang is a camp for terminally-ill children founded by actor and Phi Kappa Tau alumni member, Paul Newman. The money raised for this year’s local philanthropy went to the Rodney Anderson Recovery Fund. Clark, who represents Phi Kappa Tau on the Greek Alumni Advisory Council and is on its Board of Governors, said the bulk of the money that was raised on Saturday would go to The Hole in the Wall Gang. They were also hoping to raise sev-
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