C A L I F O R N I A
S T A T E
U N I V E R S I T Y ,
F U L L E R T O N
INSIDE NEWS: State legislators impose tough 5 nschool exams before graduation
A preview on the women’s 2000 basketball season preview
OPINION: The affect of smoking kills 7 nmore than the person behind the butt
—see Sports page 5
WEEKEND
Vo l u m e 7 1 , I s s u e 4 2
N o v e m b e r 17, 2000
Smokers scoff cigarette
Science scholars examine campus
nHEALTH: The Great American Smokeout Day didn’t help deter many students from the habit By Peggy Gomez
Daily Titan Staff Writer Students and staff were encouraged to quit smoking Thursday during the Great American Smokeout. “The hope is that if people quit smoking for the day, they would consider quitting for good,” said Melanie Loya, assistant health educator. The American Cancer Society set its target for 300 thousand people in California, to quit for the day. Nationwide 32 million people were targeted to quit for the day. Students that smoke on a daily basis comprise about one fourth of the college student population. According to the Student Health and Counseling Center, physiological changes occur in the body within minutes of smoking the last cigarette. Blood pressure and the pulse drop to acceptable
rates, generally within 20 minutes. “The first day is when the physiological withdrawal effects set in,” Loya said. “So if they can get past the first day, it should get easier,” Nicotine in cigarettes is as addictive as heroine and cocaine for three reasons. When ingested it produces pleasurable feelings for the smoker. Physically and psychologically, people develop a dependency. Nicotine alters chemistry of the brain and central nervous system, therefore affecting the smoker’s temperament. CSUF student Brett Pearson, 19, has smoked for five years. “I am addicted to it,” Pearson said. “I have considered quitting, but I don’t see how I can quit when all of the people around me [friends] are doing it.” A physical withdrawal occurs because of the absence of nicotine in the body. The actual giving up of the habit psycho-
nADMISSIONS: One hundred and fifty Los Angeles-area students and parents came to CSUF By Hitomi Wolfington Special to the Titan Mayra Beltran/Daily Titan
Despite warnings, students on campus continue to smoke on the Great American Smokeout day. logically causes withdrawal symptoms in the brain. When people relapse, the goal, unconsciously, is to get the body and mind back in a position where no symptoms occur.
Withdrawal symptoms may include headaches, tiredness and an increased appetite. The American Cancer Society suggests eating small meals through out the
day to suppress the urge to eat. Nicotine is a stimulant. When smokers are tired, they should rest or take a nap. Many students relate their habit to stress and college life.
Students showcase their talents at the nEVENT: The winner was given the opportunity to perform at the Becker Amphitheater By Barbara Lake
Production Manager
Mayra Beltran/Daily Titan
Chris Coron performs in the talent show in the TSU Pub.
Students displayed a variety of talents through singing, playing instruments and poetry reading in a talent show at the Pub on Thursday. A total of 15 acts were presented while viewers drank beer and ate their lunches. The talent show was sponsored by Associated Students Productions and was the conclusion of Wednesday’s Tournament of Talent. Special Union Program Coordinators Esther Lim and Richard Adams, said the show was a good way for students to display their talents. “There are a lot of talented students on campus,” Lim said. Participant David Kurutz said the talent show was a good idea. “I love competition,” he said. Kurutz played classical guitar as his talent. Kurutz is a music student and said he’s been involved in the spring music
competitions for the Music Department, but the focus is mainly classical music. “This event is neat because everything is played, there are all types of performances,” Kurutz said. “I enjoy the opportunity to perform in front of people.” Child adolescent studies student, Liane Ramirez, said it was her first time coming to the Pub and she enjoyed watching the show. She said she only came to eat pizza and was unaware of the talent show because it was not advertised. “It’s nice to know people are talented,” said graphics design student Juliana Berlier. “So far they’re all good.” Berlier also added that her favorite act was a band group called Melee, because their sounds fit the stage and fulfilled her expectations of the Pub. Undeclared student, Diana Lim, said she heard about the talent show from one of the guitarists from Melee. She also attended Wednesday’s showing and she said she enjoyed both performances. First-place winner of the talent show went to the audience’s favorite, Melee. They were awarded the opportunity to play at the Becker Amphitheater, and get paid for their performance next semester. Second place received a $200 cer-
Finger-length study linked to nRESEARCH: Professor recently duplicated examination on finger length By Jamie K. Ayala
Daily Titan Staff Writer Researchers are now finding that finger length is providing more information about people. By measuring the size of fingers, researchers can draw conclusions about human behavior through biological factors such as prenatal hormone exposure. Professor of Psychology Richard Lippa recently duplicated a fingerlength study originated by a UC Berkeley psychologist named Marc Breedlove. The study included filling out an anonymous questionnaire and photocopying the hands of participants. Hands were measured from the crease to the top of the index, or pointer, and ring fingers. On average, men have longer ring than index fingers and those fingers on
women tend to be the same size. Lippa said that “finger measures are easy to do and, even weakly related, is almost a window” to providing more information on biological factors. In Breedlove’s original study of 720 adults who attended public street fairs in San Francisco, he found that lesbians had index-to-ring finger-size ratios that were like that of the average man. This evidence that they were exposed to more testosterone in the womb than heterosexual women were. He also concluded that men with older brothers are more likely to be gay. Lippa began conducting his study in May after meeting Breedlove at a conference. Lippa has done much research on the differences of masculinity and femininity in the different genders and thought this would be another way to describe those differences. The study differed in many ways. A larger sample of 1,282 people was used. Participants included adults who were surveyed at Gay Pride Festivals in Long Beach and Cal State Fullerton students. Various measurements of masculin-
tificate for a guitar center. Third place, a $100 certificate and fourth place, a $50 certificate. Three judges from ASP and the Pakistani Student Association judged the acts on performance, style and song composition. Lead guitarist and vocalist from Melee, Rick Sanberg, said he was excited and very happy that their group won. He said he was surprised that people liked them and is eager to play at school next semester. Public administration student Rosalinda Flores said she thought it was unfair for the people who gave it their all in the talent show, that there were real bands with compact discs out, performing on Wednesday. “So far from what I’ve heard, all the acts seem talented,” said undeclared student Stephanie Trautloff. She said she usually always goes to the Pub on Thursdays to watch a different band play and today it was a talent show. Esther Lim said ASP recruited their talents by posting fliers up. At first there were only three people who signed up to perform for the talent show. “Then we got a lot of calls and had to reject some people because of deadlines,” she said. “We are planning to do
A group of high school students flocked to Cal State Fullerton’s Science and Laboratory Center and McCarthy Hall to spend Saturday working in biology, chemistry, math, bio-chemistry and physics labs. The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics hosted the Young Black Scholars Program on Saturday. The program increases awareness of opportunities for students within scientific and mathematics fields, said Chuck Moore, director of enrollment management and University Outreach. “The program provides direct contact with our campus’ most valuable assets, faculty,” Moore said. Around 150 Los Angeles-area high school students and their parents attended the event. “This program gives the university an excellent opportunity to make parents and students aware of the advantages of enrolling at Cal State Fullerton,” said David Fromson, associate dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The day started in the Quad at 8:30 a.m., where students received agendas and lab assignments and enjoyed a continental breakfast. After breakfast, Moore and Fromson gave a welcome speech. Afterward, students attended labs on topics such as atomic emission, DNA fingerprinting and molecular modeling. Faculty members led CSUF students in activities designed to show the Young Black Scholars what is happening in campus labs, said Biology Professor Joyce Ono. While the students were busy in the labs, parents received information about NSM, admissions and Financial Aid, at the parent’s workshop, which was held in the Opportunity Center
SCHOLARS/ 4
Hearing to decide murderer’s sanity nCOURT: Edward Allaway has been in custody for the past 23 years after a massmurdering spree that took the lives of seven By Fermin Leal
Daily Titan Executive Editor
Lorraine Dominguez/Daily Titan
Study reveals finger length and human biology relationship. ity and femininity were added to the Korovac said. survey. The study Lippa performed is the More than 100 items were on the second of its kind. questionnaire, including sexual orienKorovac spent approximately 40 tation, occupational preferences and hours recruiting participants, measurpersonality traits. ing the individual hands, and inputting With the assistance of four under- the responses. graduate student research assistants, The work is very tedious and time Lippa collected the data, entered it into consuming,” she said. a statistical program called SPSS and Everything is on average, Lippa is now coming up with preliminary said. He emphasized that “there is no data. way to tell anything about a person One of the assistants, Francine based on their finger size— there’s too Korovac, said she found the study much variability to tell.” both exciting and interesting. STUDY/ 3 “This is groundbreaking research,” http://dailytitan.fullerton.edu
Attorneys representing Edward Charles Allaway and the District Attorney’s Office will meet today to set a date for a hearing to determine if Allaway is sane enough to be released from a mental hospital. Allaway, a former Cal State Fullerton janitor, has been in custody for the past 23 years after killing seven co-workers in the university’s library. The July 2, 1976 incident remains as the worst mass killing in Orange County history. A jury could not decide on whether to find Allaway sane after they found him guilty for the murders. A judge then ruled him insane and sent Allaway to a state mental hospital.
According to state law, the 61year-old Allaway is entitled to a yearly sanity hearing, where if psychiatrists find him sane, he can present his case to a jury. If a jury rules in his favor, Allaway would be released to a halfway house, basically leaving him a free individual. Allaway has had several hearings since first being found insane. However, all have ended unsuccessfully. Pat Almazan, daughter of Frank Teplansky, one of Allaway’s victims, fears that the next hearing may end with a different result. “This time, Allaway has a better chance than before of getting out,” she said. Almazan has been one of the most outspoken proponents of keeping her father’s killer in custody. Deputy District Attorney Dan Wagner, representing the state in
2 Friday, November 17, 2000
news
two
A guide to what’s happening
BRIEFS 57 Freeway off-ramps to be improved Caltrans has notified the City of Brea that construction is scheduled to improve both off-ramps from the 57 Freeway onto Lambert Road and the northbound off-ramp at Imperial Highway. Beginning Nov. 15, work to add the lane begins on the Southbound Lambert exit. No closure of existing lanes is expected in the early phase. Overall, the project is anticipated to take 145 working days. The northbound exits will also have a lane added as a result of the project. In addition, all three exits will be totally resurfaced once the widening is complete. Some night work will be scheduled and signal adjustments for surface streets may be needed. Caltrans will keep the City of Brea advised on the progress of this work.
Working Wardrobes hosts The Great “Thank You” Sale Working Wardrobes invites the public to attend The Great “Thank You” Sale on Saturday Nov. 18 and Dec. 2 and Sunday Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Working Wardrobes Storefront. Help raise needed funds to serve adults emerging from life crises while finding great bargains on clothing. To thank those who support the organization, Working Wardrobes is selling their excess inventory of “gently used” clothing. The Great “Thank You” Sale will feature women’s professional and casual clothing, from size 2 to 14, at prices ranging from $5 to $30. Charitable contributions will also be accepted at the sale.
Fermin Leal Raul Mora Denise Smaldino Joel Helgesen Brian Haney Tennille Hopper Jessica Peralta Darleene Barrientos Rita Freeman Caesar Contreras Seth Keichline Vu Nguyen Gus Garcia Mayra Beltran Kristina Huffman Trisha Insheiwat Lori Anderson Darla Priest Kari Wirtz Lisa Berghouse Barbara Lake Craig Hashimoto Robert Kelleher Jeffrey Brody Executive Editor Managing Editor News Sports Main Photo
278-5815 278-5814 278-5813 278-3149 278-2128 278-2991
For more than 10 years, Working Wardrobes has dedicated itself to assisting adults in crisis and survivors of domestic violence reclaim their self-esteem and re-enter the workforce. As a non-profit organization, Working Wardrobe works with more than 50 Orange County Shelters, community colleges, Calworks recipients and social service agencies. For more information, call (714) 971-9090 or visit the Web site at www.workingwardrobes. org.
Thanksgiving holiday closures Fullerton City Hall will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23 and 24 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. It re-opens at 7 a.m. Monday, Nov. 27. Both the Fullerton Main Library and the Hunt Branch Library will be closed that Thursday and Friday, and the Bookmobile will not be in service. The Main Library will re-open on Saturday and Sunday. The Fullerton Museum Center will be closed Thanksgiving Day, but will re-open Nov. 24. Normal hours are noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday. The administrative offices at the Fullerton Municipal Airport will be closed both Nov. 23 and 24, however airport operations will proceed as usual, and the FAA Tower remains open. MG Disposal Systems, the city’s trash contractor, observes the holiday, and will not make trash collections Nov. 23. Thursday’s collections should be set out on Friday, along with Friday’s routes. If necessary, MG crews will work Saturday to finish the Friday collections.
Executive Editor Managing Editor Managing Editor Business Manager Advertising Sales Manager Advertising Production Manager News Editor Asst. News Editor Asst. News Editor Sports Editor Sports Editor Detour Editor Opinion Editor Photo Editor Photo Editor Photo Editor Internet Editor Copy Editor Copy Editor Production Manager Production Manager Graphics Editor Associate Editor Faculty Adviser Advertising 278-3373 Editorial Fax 278-4473 Advertising Fax 278-2702 DT online: http://dailytitan.fullerton.edu e-mail: dailytitan@yahoo.com
The Daily Titan is a student publication, printed every Tuesday through Friday. The Daily Titan operates independently of Associated Students, School of Communications, CSUF administration and the CSU system. The Daily Titan and its predecessor, the Titan Times, have functioned as a public forum since inception. Unless implied by the advertising party or otherwise stated, advertising in the Daily Titan is inserted by commercial activities or ventures identified in the advertisements themselves and not by the university. Such printing is not to be construed as written or implied sponsorship, endorsement or investigation of such commercial enterprises. The mail subscription price is $45 per semester, $65 per year, payable to the Daily Titan, Humanities 211, CSUF, Fullerton, CA 92834. Copyright ©2000 Daily Titan
CALENDAR OF OF EVENTS EVENTS Campus Join the local Fullerton community for “Gift From the Garden,” a class on creating gifts from your garden for the holidays. This will be held on Saturday Nov. 18 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Fullerton Arboretum at 1900 Associated Road. This class is free to members of the Friends of Fullerton Arboretum, and $7 per household for non-members. No reservations are required. For more information call (714) 278-3579. The Peer Health Education program encourages students to bring non-perishable food items and personal toiletries for their Can Food Drive, through November 17. The drop off site is the lobby of the Student Health Counseling Center. For more information, call (714) 278-2852. 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 free exhibit is open to the public. For information on the Nov. 29 California Venture Forum in the Titan Student Union contact Physics Professor Roger Nanes at (714) 278-2188 or the Physics Department at (714) 278-3366.
Community “Kelly and Du,” a serious and thought-provoking drama surrounding the issue of abortion, will be opening on Friday Nov. 17 and will run through Dec. 16 every Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 5 p.m. at the Vanguard Theatre Ensemble
on 699A S. State College Blvd. in Fullerton. General admission is $15, with a $2 discounts available for students and seniors. Opening night audiences are also invited to attend the Gala Champagne Reception immediately following the Nov. 17 performance. For more information, call (714) 5268007. The 2000-2001 season of the Readers Repertory Theater presents “State of the Union,” a comedy by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, for three more nights. Show locations and times are as follows: Friday Nov. 17 at the Mesa Verde Library on 2969 Mesa Verde Drive at Baker in Costa Mesa at 7 p.m.; on Saturday Nov. 18 at the Mission Viejo Library on 25209 Marguerite Parkway at the corner of Marguerite at La Paz in Mission Viejo; and on Sunday Nov. 19 at the Vanguard Theatre Ensemble on 699-A S. State College Boulevard between Orangethorpe and Commonwealth in Fullerton at
1 p.m. For more information, call (949) 206-9674. Hungarian pianist Andras Schiff makes his conducting debut with the orchestra this week at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. His last performance will be on Sunday Nov. 19 at 2:30 p.m. Single tickets from $10$70 are available at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion box office, all Ticketmaster Outlets, and by credit card phone order at (213) 3653500. For more information, call (323) 850-2000. The Pacific Symphony Orchestra will present the Copland Centenary Festival, “Aaron Copland and the Sound of the Americas,” through Nov. 19 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Aaron Copland’s birth. For more information, contact Tamara Wolfe at (714) 755-5788. Enjoy “The Velvet Hammer: A Peep at the Neo-Burlesque Show,” through Jan. 21 at the
Daily Titan Online Poll Voice your opinion through the Daily Titan’s online poll! Just go to http://dailytitan.fullerton.edu ‑and click on the News or Opinion tabs and vote.
What should be done about the current election deadlock?
A. Gore should concede B. Bush should accept recounts C. There should be a re-election D. Clinton should remain president E. What election?
Results will be published in Tuesday’s Daily Titan. Poll is unscientific
nline poll
R
Last week’s questions: Now that the season started, who will win the NBA cham-
38% 19% 10% 10% 24% 21 people responded with . . .
Los Angeles
Utah Jazz
Portland Trailblazers
Miami Heat
Los Angeles Clippers
news
Friday, November 17, 2000
Daily Titan Crossword Puzzle
Weekly Horoscope: Nov. 17 — Nov. 23 Scorpio Oct. 24 — Nov. 21 You’ve been looking forward to the upcoming Thanksgiving break for a long time. All you think about is turkey, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. Nothing matters to you anymore. Not work, not school, not family or friends. But this attitude defeats the purpose. Since your one-track focus will end up alienating all your friends and family, you may end up alone on Thanksgiving … enjoying the company of another turkey. SAGittarius Nov. 22 — Dec. 21 You will start out feeling like you have more energy than Richard Simmons. Like you are on a runner’s high. Feeling like a cat that had its food laced with espresso. Prepare yourself for a sugar crash. One as extreme as the high and potentially more socially unacceptable. You may find yourself falling asleep while eating and waking up with macaroni stuck to your forehead. Or falling asleep while talking to a significant other and waking up to find you no longer have a significant other. Or worse yet, you may falling asleep during your favorite “Married With Children” rerun. So aim for moderation in the days to come.
Answers will be published in the Dec. 1 Daily Titan
ACROSS 1. Indonesian island 4. NY Giants running back 6. Not in use 7. Stuck up 8. To gamble 10. Gingrich 11. Credit union at CSUF 13. Pachyderm 14. Muslims face this city when they pray 15. Extremely offensive 16. Trademark 18. Eli Whitney’s invention 21. Happy
STUDY
n from page 1 The preliminary results included a replication of Breedlove’s findings for lesbians, in that women’s sexual orientation was confirmed based on their index/ring finger ratio on the left hand being similar to that of a male’s. For male Caucasians there were the same sexual differences.
22. Will release an album entitled: “Black and Blue” DOWN 2. The Vatican is located here 3. Another Bad Creation 5. Privately 6. Original name of CSUF 9. Audrey Hepburn description 12. 19th century structure on campus 15. An opening 17. To produce coins 19. Shade 20. The color of pachyderms
Meaning that there were statistical differences in finger size between heterosexuals and homosexuals. Lippa said that race can affect the finger-length ratio. For instance, Hispanics, Caucasians and Asian-Americans tend to have different finger lengths on average. Once all the results are calculated, the information will be given to the Western Psychology Association and eventually submitted into a journal.
Last Week’s Crossword Puzzle Answer Key
Capricorn Dec. 22 — Jan. 19 Mistakes are a learning experience. Everybody makes them, you tell yourself. Just because you’ve made some, doesn’t mean you’re somehow incompetent, stupid, slow, dimwitted, dense, simpleminded or an imbecile. Not unless you keep making the same moronic mistake, idiot. Aquarius Jan. 20 — Feb. 19 You will be a little, well um … introverted. Yeah, that’s a good word for it. And don’t let anyone tell you different. Just because you won’t speak to anyone, leave your house, or acknowledge that there are other people on this planet besides yourself, doesn’t mean
SMOKING
n from page 1
“I am in the real world and attend college, when I’m out of college it will be easier to quit,” said James Kim, a sociology major. “It will be my own personal victory when I quit, if I had my choice to quit now of course I would quit.” Cigar and clove smoking are also concerns. According to the Tobacco Use Prevention Program, the average cigar has 150 milligrams of nicotine versus a cigarette that has up to 12 milligrams. Cloves are made in Indonesia and are flavorful.
3
The average clove has up to 2.6 milligrams of nicotine. “I think smoking is disgusting,” said Derek Watson, undeclared major. “I tired to smoke and did not like it,” Watson continued. Many students are aware of the repercussions and have no intention of quitting. “I know that smoking is bad, but I’m going to keep smoking,” said Susan Fuller, an English major. Some people choose to smoke no matter who it bothers. “It is irritating, but it is his habit not mine,” said Nicole Smith, a criminal justice major, about her brother John Smith. “[Smoking] makes me feel better
you’re weird. You’re just, um, shy. And the fact that when you do speak, it all comes out in garbled incomprehensible grunting, doesn’t mean you’re uncivilized or inhuman or anything. Really. Pisces Feb. 20 — March 20 You will be a walking disaster, so be wary in the coming days. The kitchen will be a particularly high-risk danger zone, which is unfortunate given Thanksgiving. Beware of hot gravy; slippery, mashed potato –coated tile floors; and potentially injurious 25pound turkeys. Also, watch out for those bad cranberries. Aries March 21 — April 19 The melodrama that you are so well known for will start to get tiresome for those around you. You just can’t understand why. You are so good at being vibrant, outspoken and energetic. You love performing in front of a crowded room. You love attention. Well, it was cute at first, now it’s just annoying. Why, you ask. It just is, deal with it and plan on doing a lot of performances alone in front of a mirror. Taurus April 20 — May 20 You whine. That’s the answer to your question: Why does everybody hate you? Well, hate is a strong word. They don’t hate you. They just don’t want to be around you. They avoid you when they do see you. And they talk about you behind your back. So that you don’t cry yourself to sleep tonight, let’s call it tough love. Gemini May 21 — June 21 You are just talking way too much lately. You are simply not intelligent or interesting enough to justify so much speaking. You ramble. You complain. You have nothing to say. And nobody cares. So do yourself a favor before someone else does it for you, and shut the hell up.
Cancer June 22 — July 22 People will be taking advantage of you, so watch out. Whether it be a loan or a favor to dog sit, you will get the short end of the stick. Something will go wrong. The loan amount will increase or the dog will have rabies. So it may be best to avoid being nice. You do have a tendency to be gullible to the point of qualifying yourself as a complete numskull. Leo July 23 — Aug. 22 You are so full of yourself that you don’t even realize how much you are despised. It is not a mean-spirited despising. It is one based on the fact that you won’t stop talking about how great you are, and that irritates most of the hearing public within your immediate vicinity. If you would only tone down your loud expression of selflove by a notch or two, you might get some friends back. But knowing you, you’d rather be friendless. Virgo Aug. 23 — Sept. 22 You will be uncharacteristically happy in the upcoming days. Your joy will be syrupy and sweet and totally annoying. People will run when they see you coming, out of fear that you will embrace them in a bear hug and pepper them with kisses. It’s just wrong to be that happy. Wrong, I tell you. libra Sept. 23 — Oct. 23 You are in love. And for the first time in a long time, it’s not just with yourself. You dream about this person, you think about him or her constantly, you are infatuated. One day you will marry this person, you tell yourself. Unfortunately, for you, this person prefers dating people of the same gender. —Jessica Peralta
4 Friday, November 17, 2000 SCHOLARS
n from page 1
for Science and Mathematics Studies. Moore conducted the workshop. Saturday’s event marked the third year the university hosted the Young Black Scholars Program. “Students and parents of African-American students continue to praise Cal State Fullerton staff and faculty for the presentations provided at these events,” Moore said. After completing the labs, students took a break to enjoy a pizza lunch, followed by a presentation by Suzanne Sindi, president of the President’s Scholars. New Student Program members gave the students a campus tour.
news Fromson said the event also served as a way to recruit students. Students who dropped off applications during registration found out as early as lunchtime if they were admitted. “This is one major source of qualified students in a very competitive enrollment field,” Moore said. At least three students from the Young Black Scholars Program have enrolled at CSUF during the past two years, Moore added. Most of the students are freshmen and sophomores and they still have time to evaluate many colleges, Fromson said. “These are talented students who are committed to going to college; they will be highly recruited and will have their pick of schools,” Fromson said.
http://dailytitan.fullerton.edu
news
Friday, November 17, 2000
State imposes subject exams on high schools nEDUCATION: The High School Exit Exam will be used to see if students understand the subjects they studied in class By Camille Jones
Daily Titan Staff Writer Until recently, it was the responsibility of individual school districts to decide what high school students were taught and when they would be eligible to graduate. California legislators have taken this responsibility away from the local school districts and have come up with new requirements that for determining what students learn and when they graduate. In order to ensure that all students who graduate from California high schools understand all of the subjects they have studied, the state has done away with local standards and created a statewide test called the High School Exit Exam. “The High School Exit Exam is just another high school graduation requirement being imposed as a state test rather than letting individual districts test,” said Les Axelrod, from the Standards and Assessment Division of the California Department of Education. Students who pass their required classes, but don’t pass the HSEE, will not receive a diploma. The prospect of not graduating on time is scary, not only for students, but for teachers as well. Brenda Clark is the principal at Olinda Elementary School. Her students don’t yet have to worry about the HSEE, but they do have to take another type of proficiency exam called the Stanford 9. The Stanford 9 test can be used by elementary school educators to find the students who are having trouble with that test and get them help before they go on to high school and struggle with the HSEE. Clark said that even at the ele-
mentary school level, teachers are feeling pressure from the state to have their students receive high scores on these tests. According to the California Department of Education, schools with high scores on proficiency exams, will receive the money that is allotted to schools based on their academic performance. The schools that have low scores for a sustained period of time are monitored by the state. According to the Public School Accountability Act, a school that does not see its scores raised “within 24 months ... shall be deemed a low-performing school ... The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall assume all the legal rights, duties, and powers of the governing board with respect to that school.” The state can come in and remove the principal and teachers and in a worst-case scenario, the school can be closed. With educators feeling pressure to have their students do well, there have been reports of unusually high numbers of erasure marks on some schools’ Stanford 9 exams. It has been questioned whether some teachers are erasing incorrect answers and changing them to increase their scores. Commonwealth Elementary school is currently under state investigation for a high number of erasures. If the charges of cheating turn out to be true, Clark said that the only reason she can think that educators would feel compelled to do something like this might be because the pressure that the state places on them is like “a hammer to their heads.” Clark said that with the PSAA, everyone is responsible for making sure that those students at risk of failing receive all the help they need. “We’re making sure that we’re holding [students] to the rigorous requirements of the state,” Clark said. “There is a lot of pressure on administrators to do well,” said James Robinson, principal of La
Habra High School. “This [HSEE] is just another set of pressures.” Robinson said that his school was randomly chosen to have a sample of its students be “guinea pigs” in helping the state to design the exam. Robinson said that a group of about 40 students, from different ability groups, were given questions in mathematics. Students at Senora High School were also chosen to participate in the field test. The test was “very difficult, very lengthy and rigorous,” said Karla Taylor, the school’s principal. How students did on the sample test will be compared with how students from other schools did and the results will be used to create an exam, which will be accessible to different types of students. Robinson realizes that as the principal, he is responsible for how his school does, but he’s not worried about the pressure or how well his students will do. “If a good school like ours can’t get anybody to pass, then it’s not just my problem,” Robinson said. “It’s a state problem.” Robinson said that the first HSEE will be given in March of next year to the freshmen class, although it is not mandatory until their sophomore year. Robinson said that the results of those exams will be given to schools by June and after spending the summer looking at them, teachers will have time before the fall semester to see what areas their students are strong and weak in. The exam will test the student's’ knowledge of the language arts and mathematics. If the students don’t pass the exam in their sophomore year, they can take it each year after that until they do. “I think people are really apprehensive about a test of this kind,” Robinson said. “I think we’ll do OK. Most kids will do fine on the exam.”
5
Read
The Daily Titan Online
http://dailytitan.fullerton.edu
Friday, November 16, 2000
The smoke out hits The affects of smoking kills more than just the person behind the butt
By Peggy Gomez
Besides smoking being a foul habit, it is deadly. My grandfather stands as a remarkable model for the damage smoking does to people. When my widower grandfather was 68 years old, a lifetime of smoking began to take its toll. It started with a sharp paralyzing pain on the left side of his jaw near his left ear. He thought it was an earache. The doctor discovered a large lump on his tongue, it was the size of a large marble. He was diagnosed at USC Medical Center in Los Angeles with oral cancer. When I asked the doctor if the cancer was related to smoking she said it was. His three options were massive radiation, reconstructive surgery or live with the cancer. The doctor advised him to have the radiation treatment. The radiation was preferred because of his small body frame and a heart condition. During the cancer diagnosis process, doctors discovered his heart was very weak and fragile. The potential heart failure was yet another thing linked to his history of smoking. My grandfather went along with the radiation. Many doctors and specialists probed his sore mouth, leaving him feeling like some kind of lab investigation. The treatments were twice a day for six weeks, a total of 60 treatments. If the radiation showed progression toward a shrinking tumor, a 12-hour radical treatment would finalize his radiation therapy. On a rotation twice a day, one of my two uncles, or my mother and I drove my grandfather for his five-minute treatment. Within days he said it felt like the tumor was shrinking and the doctors in fact did confirm the smaller size of the tumor. His doctor decided to tattoo his tongue, as a target for the radiation. My uncle said, my grandfather was shaking and moaning in agony. “This is the house of pain,” my grandfather said. Not once did my grandfather com-
plain of nausea or dry skin, common reactions to radiation treatments. His face did get very dry and appeared sunburned, it even began to peel. Once or twice I saw him stand over the toilet, but he would never admit it was a nauseous reaction. His already small appetite diminished causing him to lose weight. The six weeks of treatment were a breeze, so he made it seem. His only complaint was the distance we had to travel to get to the doctor’s office. Before the 12-hour radical treatment he had to have a preparatory surgical procedure. His tongue was fastened to the floor of his mouth. The doctors attached about 12 strands of metal isotopes, from his tongue, out through the floor of his mouth to attract the radiation. The metal strands dangled down about three inches out from his chin. My mother said, “it looks like he has long needles coming out of his face.” A gastric intestinal feeding tube was attached to him so he could be fed. The 12-inch tube extended out of a punctured hole in his stomach, through the flesh. Liquid diet supplements were poured into the tube and traveled down into his stomach. “I feel like a baby that has to be fed,” said my grandfather. As a safety measure, because of my age, I was not allowed to see my grandfather during the radical radiation treatment. Although the radiation was generally not life threatening, I was terrified of never seeing him again. The doctors said the treatment was a success. Six months passed, with no treatments. The only reason he went to the doctor’s office was for his monthly check-ups. He was cured. Because of his size and heart condition, the cancer specialist said my grandfather was a miracle. The doctors removed the g-tube from his stomach within two months. One afternoon I was over my grandfathers and I noticed him rubbing and pressing the same areas he would the first time we learned of the cancer. My mother and two uncles also noticed. The cancer was back. This time the only options were
reconstructive surgery or live with it. If he chose to live with the cancer, his quality of life and life expectancy were not promising. The doctor informed him that it may be vary painful, and it he would probably develop a tolerance to any pain relievers he would take. He went along with the reconstructive surgery. This process was very devastating and lengthy. The surgery was going to be very traumatic and stressful to his failing heart. He was monitored and treated by a cardiologist. The goal was to prepare and strengthen his heart. A new gastric intestinal tube was inserted for feeding. We drove him to the doctor before the sun had risen. He was in surgery for about 9 hours. My mother, two uncles, and I sat nervous and fearful in the waiting room. We told a lot of stories, and cried. Right before the sun set the sweaty worn out surgeon came and told us he made it through, like a champ. When we were allowed to see his tiny frail face was swollen and bruised. He was almost unrecognizable. Three-quarters of his tongue was removed and replaced with flesh from his abdomen. The tongue is a muscle that manipulates itself when people speak and eat. His abdomen was stapled together where the flesh was removed. The reconstruction was done through an opening from the outside of his face where his cheek was separated from his jaw. He was released five days after the surgery against our will. He was very weak, and susceptible to pneumonia. Within two days he became incoherent and disoriented. He was readmitted into intensive care with a low sodium count. He remained in the hospital for six weeks. Much of the time he was disoriented, having no clue who any of us were. When we would visit, many times he would stare blankly at a corner on the ceiling. When he was released, he was coherent and almost had his stubborn wit back. We catered my grandfather for months after the surgery. We were terrified of pneumonia setting in or his sodium dropping.
mayra beltran/Daily Titan
The Great American Smokeout was created to see if smokers can quit for one day.
He lost all sense of taste where the part of the tongue was removed. Many times he relied on his sense of smell to distinguish flavors. We had to help him learn how to suck using a straw. He never got his appetite back. When he did eat, many times he wasn’t aware of food dribbling out of his mouth, because there was no muscle to push the food back into the esophagus. His speech was severely impaired. There was no muscle to help him correctly pronounce words. My grandfather never lost his desire to do the things he enjoyed. Many times I could see in his eyes how tired he was trying to keep up.
About one year after the surgery, I asked him if he had a desire to smoke. He replied, “no babe, those things make me sick, they’re disgusting.” My grandfathers’ consequences for smoking were more than just physical. He lost months of his life, in the hospital. Two years later he died of congenital heart failure, a repercussion of smoking. Everything happens for a reason; maybe my grandfather’s example can save another persons life. —Peggy Gomez is a Daily Titan Staff Writer
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
Friday, November 17, 2000
Title quest begins on Saturday nNCAA PLAYOFFS: Titans take on Stanford on Saturday in first round of NCAA playoffs By Caesar Contreras
Daily Titan Sports Editor The time has come. In a season that has seen them go 155-1 and come within a goal of the 2000 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship. The Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team travel to Stanford this Saturday to face the Cardinal in the first round of the 2000 Men’s College Cup Championship. “It’s easily the toughest of the NCAA tournaments to get into and we made it,” Titan Head Coach Al Mistri said. The Titans have made only six appearances in the NCAA Tournament during the team’s 26 years as a Division I participant. In the team’s best showing in 1993, the Titans advanced to the Final Four before falling to South Carolina 1-0.
In 1994, CSUF advanced to the Elite Eight before losing to Indiana 2-1. But after those two notable performances CSUF’s playoff appearances have been disappointing. In 1996 after beating the UCLA Bruins in the first round, CSUF lost to Creighton in the next round. And in perhaps the team’s most disappointing game in the past couple of seasons, as a seventh seed in 1998, the Titans lost to the University of San Diego 2-1 at Titan Stadium. “It’s a loss that still hurts to this day,” senior Art Ramirez said. With the hurt of the 1998 loss to USD in the tournament, CSUF only endured more pain as a 14-5 record in 1999 was not good enough to get the Titans into the 1999 Men’s College Cup. But after a one-year hiatus, the Titans are back in the postseason and the quest for a NCAA Championship begins in Palo Alto on Saturday night. It won’t be easy for CSUF, the Cardinal finished the regular season with a 16-2-1 record, a ranking of fourth in Soccer America, and enter the tournament as the third seeded
team. At goalkeeper, senior Adam Zapala boasts a 0.42 goals against average [second in the nation] and in 19 games has allowed only eight goals. Offensively, the Cardinal is led by midfielder Scott Leber, who has 13 goals and four assists. Seven Cardinal players have 10 or more points on the season including Pac-10 Player of the Year Ryan Nelsen. Nelsen, a senior midfielder from Christchurch, New Zealand has 12 points on the season, but perhaps his most impressive achievement is that Nelsen’s the captain of the 2000 New Zealand Olympic Team. Fortunately, CSUF counters with a fellow New Zealander in senior Duncan Oughton, who comes into the game with 42 points [17 goals, eight assists]. “Duncan’s a great player, we are going to have to watch him closely,” Stanford Head Coach Bobby Clark said. Clark is also concerned with 6-1 senior Art Ramirez. “Art’s size is going to cause a problem, we have to watch him up front.”
One thing that benefits both teams going into Saturday is the two are fairly familiar with each other, the teams played to a 1-1 tie in 1998. “A couple of guys played in that game for us including Duncan, Art, Kris [Hulgreen] and our goalkeeper Sean Rockwell and Stanford has some of the same players from that game also, so there’s some sense of familiarity for the team,” Mistri said. Rockwell [8-2-1, 1.109 GAA] was the starting goalkeeper in the 1998 game and while Rockwell didn’t play in CSUF’s 3-2 loss in the MPSF Championship to San Jose State this past Sunday due to a foot injury, he will start against the Cardinal. “The foot is holding up well,” Rockwell said. “Sean may not be 100 percent but at the present time we are better off with him playing on Saturday,” Mistri said. The winner of Saturday’s game will face the winner of Illinois-Chicago and Bradley next week. Rockwell expects a battle on Saturday. “It’s going to be a hard-fought and tight game.”
By Fermin Leal
Daily Titan Executive Editor
KRISTINA HUFFMAN/Daily Titan
How They Matchup Record 15-5-1 Soccer America Ranking 13th Leading Scorer Duncan Oughton 42 points Last Playoff Appearance 1998
The Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team will open their season tonight against the Oregon State Beavers of the Pac-10 Conference. The Titans will begin without the services of their best player, senior forward Ike Harmon. The team suspended Harmon from the team indefinitely for violating team policy. Titan Head Coach Donny Daniels would not disclose what policies Harmon violated. Daniels would only say that
Harmon had the ability to return to the team when he chose to and he was in control of the situation. Harmon has been sidelined since Oct. 18 with a stress fracture in his right foot, but was expected to return to the team by this week or next before he was suspended. Tonight’s game in Corvalis, Ore. will mark the first time that the Titan and the Beavers have ever met. Like Daniels for the Titans, OSU Head Coach Ritchie McKay will be making his debut as the team’s coach. McKay is only the sixth OSU coach since 1929.
The Beavers can expect major contributions from three seniors when they play the Titans. Deaundra Tanner, a 6-1 guard led the team last season, scoring 14.2 points-pergame and dishing out 143 assists. Jason Heide, a 6-9 center averaged 10.7 ppg and pulled down 5 rebounds-per-game. Josh Steinthal is the third of the Beaver’s senior standouts. The 6-4 guard averaged 9 ppg last season. Brian Jackson, a 6-9 forward sophomore also will pose a threat to the Titans. Jackson scored 12.5 ppg and grabbed 5.1 rebounds-pergame. The Titans hope to get a strong team performance like they did when they played last in an exhibition game against Simon Fraser on Nov. 8.
Women’s Basketball 2000 Preview
New Beginnings
Nieshia Cleveland [pictured left] is one of four Titan players that has left this season
Backed by a new coach and a crop of incoming players. The Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball team looks for a winning season after a decade that was filled with disappointments. Story by Damian Calhoun Daily Titan Staff Writer
Looking to end a horrendous decade of basketball, the 2000 Cal
State Fullerton women’s team enters the season and decade with a new outlook. It has been 10 years since the Titans have finished a season over .500 and in a serious need to rebuild the program, new head coach Barbara Ehardt takes over the reigns at CSUF and her experience of rebuilding a basketball program will be put to work beginning tonight in the season opener at UC Riverside. Trying to wash the odor of a dismal decade away, the Titans also revamped the assistant coaches. John Bartleson and Stephanie Shadwell are new to the Titan program. Trimeka Jackson, in her third season as an assistant, is the only
holdover from the previous coaching staff. As an assistant at UC Santa Barbara, Ehardt along with Gaucho Head Coach Mark French, turned UCSB from a last place team into a conference powerhouse in the matter of seven seasons. She takes over a program that hasn’t won more than 10 games since the 1994-1995 season and won a grand total of two games last year and a total of 16 in former head coach Denise Curry’s three year tour of duty. Last year, CSUF was a dreadful 225 overall and 1-14 in the Big West Conference. Gone from the last year is the leading scorer and rebounder Erin Whiteside who averaged 13.4 points and 11 rebounds and led the Titans in scoring 13 times and in rebounding
Stanford
Record 16-2-1 Soccer America Ranking 4th Leading Scorer Scott Leber 30 points Last Playoff Appearance 1999
Titans open 2000 season at Oregon
nMEN’S BASKETBALL: The team will be without Ike Harmon for their opening game after he was suspended indefinitely due to unspecified reasons
Brandon Campbell goes for two last week against Simon Fraser.
CSUF
22 times. Nieshia Cleveland, Heather Cunningham and Kristina Naumovic make up the remaining 1999 members that leave the Titans. Now the leadership role will fall to a new group. This year’s Titans are composed of 1 senior, 4 juniors, 4 sophomores and 3 freshmen. But inexperience is the key. The Titans will have nine newcomers this season. The incoming freshmen are forward Nikki Lee from Marina High School., guard Tamara Quinn from Bishop Montgomery High School and forward Jennifer Tessier from Francis Parker High School in San Diego. The trio joins the program with the potential to be leaders of the future. Lee was a four-year var-
sity starter at Marina High School, Quinn was a four-time first team AllDel Rey League selection at Bishop Montgomery and she was all-state last year in her senior season when she averaged 17 points, five rebounds and five assists per game. Tessier earned first -team All-CIF honors at Francis Parker High School. The future looks bright and it will have to shine, because the leading returning scorer guard Kandace Hunter only averaged 10.4 points per game in 1999. Hunter scored in double figures 16 times last season and will be looked upon to provide the scoring punch for the Titans this season. After that, there is a serious drop off. The next highest scorer is Heather Hansen with 5.1 ppg in limited action last season. The other
veterans do not return much either. Forward Allyson Alhadeff averaged 3.4 points and guard Lindsay Sotero only 2.3 points. The hopes for the 2000 season could very well rest on the shoulders of the five junior college transfers: Genia Daniels [Compton College], Jennielee Greslie [L.A.Valley], Katie McCluskey [Irvine Valley], Allison Parks [Fresno CC], and Danielle Robinson [Santa Rosa JC]. This group will be expected to ease the burden of the returners and smooth the transition of the freshmen and improve on last season’s total of two wins. After tonight’s game, CSUF will come home to Titan Gym to face Air Force on Sunday. Game time is at 2:00 p.m.
Read The Daily Titan Online http://dailytitan.fullerton.edu
CSUF defeat the Clan 60-43 and were led by the tandem of juniors Kevin Richardson and Brandon Campbell. It was a game that they won for their fallen teammate Rodney Anderson. Anderson, the former Titan will be traveling to tonight;s game with the team and again will sit with his former teammates on the bench. If the team draws inspiration from Anderson as they did in the last game, the Titans should be prepared to play. CSUF next plays at UC Riverside on Saturday Nov. 25. The team will play their home opener against the Pepperdine Waves on Tuesday Nov. 28 at 7:05 p.m. in Titan Gym.
DT Top 10 College Football Poll 1.Oklahoma (8-0, three first place votes) last wk 1 2.Miami (8-1) last wk 2 3.Florida State (101, one first place vote) last wk 3 4.Florida (9-1) last wk 5 5.Oregon (9-1) last wk 6 6.Washington (9-1) last wk 7 7.Oregon State (9-1) last wk nr 8.Virginia Tech (9-1) last wk 9 9.Kansas State (9-2) last wk nr 10.Nebraska (8-2) last wk 4 Note:First place votes are the opinion of selected DT editors and staff writers and have no bearing on the team’s placement in the poll