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Self-esteem affecting nSTUDY: Five-yearold girls have a lower perceived cognitive ability when their weight is higher By Heather Blair
Daily Titan Staff Writer The sweet smell of popcorn, the feeling of the roof of your mouth burning after eating fresh-out-ofthe-oven cookies, and the euphor-
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ic feeling after eating a chocolate bar are memories of childhood for most people. But the effects of these memories may result in a negative self-concept earlier than most people think. In a study done by the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Pennsylvania State University, researchers found fiveyear-old girls had a lower body esteem and lower perceived cognitive ability when their weight was higher. In the study that was released by Pediatrics Magazine in January, 197 five-year-old girls were tested for weight status and self-concept,
while their parents were tested for their reaction. According to results, the researchers drew conclusions that girls whose parents are more concerned about their children being overweight have lower perceived physical and cognitive abilities than girls who weighed less do. Negative self-evaluations were more apparent among girls whose parents placed restrictions on foods and placed more concern on their weight status, according to the study. Dr. Mikel Hogan-Garcia, the Human Services Department Chair
at Cal State Fullerton, said parents need to start raising awareness about these negative self-concepts in girls as early as possible. “Our economy thrives on the low self-esteem among girls and you women,” Hogan-Garcia said. “We are culturally bound to the beauty industry, and we are communicating to children that this is OK.” This negative self-concept that is already forming at the age of five, can have an effect on girls as they continue into adulthood. According to an Eating Disorders
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nCRIME: Michael Ryan Schreiber was sentenced to three years of informal probation on Tuesday By Kathleen Gutierrez Daily Titan Staff Writer
Criminal charges were filed at Fullerton Municipal Court yesterday against a Cal State Fullerton student who kicked a door off its hinges at Cobb Residence Hall last Monday. Michael Ryan Schreiber, 21, was arrested March 6 after allegedly arguing with a CSUF student and then kicking down his front door. He was wearing brass knuckles at the time, and was charged with possession of a deadly weapon. In a hearing on March 13, Schreiber was convicted of one count of possession with a deadly weapon, and one count of malicious mayhem. He was sentenced to three years of informal probation. He was allegedly looking for his ex-girlfriend, 19-year-old Vickie Larsen, who lives in the residence hall. Larsen said she was in the parking lot sitting inside a friend’s car when she saw Schreiber. “He was driving so fast, “ she said. “He jumped out and then ran up the stairs.” Upon advisement, Larsen said she stayed in the vehicle until Schreiber left. She said she waited nearly 20 minutes before she saw Schreiber again, at which point she ran up the stairs. The Resident Assistant for the third floor called her over to the dormitory of her friends Phillip McRae and Andy Prayongrat. She saw a broken door on the floor and asked them, “That totally has to
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Foreign students at the mercy of the INS nPOLICY: Temporary residents risk deportation after graduation if a company is not willing to sponsor them By Patricia Rodrigues Special to the Titan
To be or not to be deported? That is the question foreign students
face attending college in the United States. They are confronted with many dilemmas in addition to struggling for academic success. Besides the stress of maintaining good grades, which is a visa requirement, students face the culture shock of living in American society and the loneliness of being far from home, sometimes for the first time. A former CSU Long Beach student, who requested to remain unidentified for fear of deportation,
has faced a multitude of problems while trying to legally remain in the United States. A citizen of Indonesia, she entered the United States eight years ago on an F-1 student visa. She graduated in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design and applied for the 12-month practical training option to gain work experience. Six months ago, her employer filed the paperwork for an H-1B employment visa, so she could continue working for the company.
She said she thought she was fortunate to have found a job with a promising start-up firm specializing in Internet commerce. “I thought it was great to get a job with a company that seemed to have a really good future,” she said. “Four years ago, dot-com companies were booming.” Now she finds herself in a complicated situation. The employer has gone bankrupt and she will soon lose both her income and her legal status. Her options are either to go back
to Indonesia, which is in the middle of a civil war, remain in the United States illegally or find another employer willing to go through the tedious INS Service paperwork process required to legally hire her. “I have one month to find a new job and make a decision about my future,” she said. Theo Karantsalis, a former INS officer is familiar with the problem. “Foreign students face many problems with the INS system,” Karantsalis said.
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Holiday celebrated in the nLOCAL: Downtown Fullerton bars open their doors for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration By Kathleen Gutierrez Daily Titan Staff Writer
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Fullerton is chock-full of partiers every year on St. Patrick’s Day and this year the city is allowing celebrators to dance a jig outside under the stars. http://dailytitan.fullerton.edu
Heroes Bar and Grill, located in Historic Downtown Fullerton, is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary this Saturday, and has sectioned off the outdoor courtyard near the corner of Harbor and Wilshire Boulevards. The event will be held from noon to midnight with plenty of entertainment scheduled. Acoustic music and Irish dancers will kick off the evening festivities and bands will play through the rest of the night. Heroes’ employees have planned this event for months hoping that surrounding businesses would be enthusiastic about the idea.
The luck of the Irish may have been with owner Jack Franklyn and his crew, because surrounding bars welcomed his anniversary idea whole-heartedly. The bars including Back Alley, Next Door and The Rockin’ Taco Cantina, will keep their back doors open so crowds can mingle along the strip and get a chance to enjoy all that downtown Fullerton has to offer. A few Heroes traditions will be honored at Saturday’s event, but one such tradition has fallen by the way side.
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BRIEFS Exhibits at the Getty Museum New exhibitions are being showcased at the Getty Museum. In following with its tradition of various art displays, the museum is presenting series that range from German portraits to illuminated manuscripts. These exhibits debuted in the beginning of March, and will go on for as late as August. German portraits produced between 1918 and 1933 reflects the social atmosphere of Weimar Republic after World War I. German artists were inspired by their new political freedom, and Berlin soon became the international center for art. August Sander approached portraiture with a new style that depicted the tiers of German society – from the farmers working the fields, to the unemployed. This exhibit will be open until June 24. Another exhibition is the making of a Renaissance painting. This provides the opportunity to see the discipline behind such works. The processes will be presented through the methods employed by 16th century artist Joachim Beuckelaer. Among the topics that are discussed are the selections of color pigments and wood panels. The science of exploring these methods will also be explained, such as infra-red reflectography and x-radiography. This exhibit is currently open and will continue running until August 19. Experiencing a shorter viewing period is “Ritual Splendor: Illuminated Liturgical Manuscripts.” This exhibition shows 17 manuscripts from the Middle Ages. These are all from the museum’s 10th to 16th century collection of illuminated works. These works
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Campus A 24-hour study hall is now available in the Titan Student Union at the West Food Court. It is open Monday through Thursday. A blood drive is scheduled for today from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in TSU Pavilion C.
8 p.m. in the Little Theatre. Tickets are $8 and $5 with Titan discount.
A.S. Scholarship Applications will be available Friday March 16, in TSU 207. Applications are due the same day by 5 p.m. For more information call (714) 278-3295.
A Symphonic Band will perform today at 8 p.m. in the Little Theatre. Tickets are $8 at the door and $5 with Titan discount.
A Coed Tennis Doubles Tournament is scheduled for Friday, March 16 at noon on the Tennis Courts. Register by noon.
A Wind Ensemble will perform on Friday, March 16 at
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17 in the TSU Mainframe Lounge at 2 p.m.
During Woman’s History Month on March 20 philosopher Sandra Harding will speak in the Pollak Library130 at 2:30 p.m.
Community A St. Patrick’s Day concert with the Irish-American Group Solas will perform at the Irvine Barclay Theatre on Saturday, March 17 at 8 p.m. For more information call (949) 854-4607. For Arbor Day the city of
Fullerton will sponsor a treeplanting program at Gilman Park from 9 a.m. until noon. For more information call (714) 7386897. “Russian Hamlet: The Son of Catherine the Great,” will be performed March 16 through 18 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. For more information call (714) 556ARTS.
School Daze By T.W. O’Bryan
Cal State Fullerton is conducting an on-line survey as part of its compliance with local air quality conditions. Although CSUF conducts this survey annually, this is the first time it will be doing so via on-line. The process involves the sampling of 1,100 people comprising of faculty/staff and student employees. Those selected to participate will be informed through their campus e-mail accounts. The selection process will take place in the week of March 12. A list containing the names can be found on Parking and Transportation Services’ Web site at parking.fullerton.edu. The deadline for the survey’s completion is on March 23. Prizes will be awarded to those who finish the survey early. The breakdown of awards are as follows: -first 50 to respond get $50 -next 51-100 people get $25 -the rest get $15 In addition to the cash prizes is the chance to win prizes to win parking permits. “Special” Parking will be awarded to five people. The grand prize is a year’s worth of free parking, which will also have 5 selected winners. Winners will be informed through campus e-mail by April 30. This information can also be accessed at Parking and Transportation Services’ Web site. For more information, call (714) 278-4699.
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“We used to run around in Lucky brand boxer shorts, but we can’t find any this year,” said manager Billy McKinley , a disappointing tone resonating in his voice. “But we got a guy out looking for them.” Green beer has also become a Heroes standard on St. Patrick’s Day, and McKinley said he would be the one adding the green coloring to the Coors Light this year. A beer truck will be out in the courtyard, emphasizing Franklyn’s beer garden concept. “I was taught by the Coors guys,” McKinley said. “We won’t run out, I’ll be injecting as we go.” Saturday’s menu will be an all out barbecue, as well as the traditional St. Patrick’s Day corned beef and cabbage dinner. Heroes serves lunch and dinner every day, including prime rib and steak after 5 p.m. Although the food is a strong draw, the one thing that Heroes is
EATING n from page 1 Awareness and Prevention Inc. pamphlet, eating disorders are formed because of a combination of psychological, interpersonal and social conditions. The leaflet also documented that the overwhelming idea in our culture to have the “perfect body” may contribute to an eating disorder. Natalie Ryba, a 24-year-old graduate student, said she doesn’t remember ever having the feeling of a negative self-concept at the age of five. “I’d think mothers would teach their daughters to not care about their weight,” Ryba said. Ada Schulz, a nutritionist in CSUF’s health center, said parents need to be teaching their children early about self-concept. “It’s not about teaching a child they are beautiful necessarily, it’s about teaching them they are valuable for who they are,” Schulz said. A single mother of three, Schulz said there is no replacement for love. Snacks, TV, and games are occupying most of children’s time, Schulz said. “It’s heart-breaking that children rely on things like junk food,
known for is the beer. A person can go to Heroes every Saturday night for an entire year, and still not have sampled every beer on the menu. There are 102 different beers on tap. The full-service bar also serves pear cider on tap, mixed drinks, and just about anything imaginable. The placed is packed with regulars, and like the television sitcom Cheers, everybody knows your name. “Every night is a story,” McKinley said. “And they are all great ones.” HEROES BAR AND GRILL 305 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton (714) 738-4356 Sat. March 17th Noon-Midnight Outdoor BBQ and beer garden
3 p.m. Musician Mike Delaney 5 p.m. Irish Dancers 7 p.m. Bubba and the Big Bad Blues Green beer and corned beef served all day Party favors distributed while supplies last fast food, a TV or a computer to teach them that instant gratification is good,” Schulz said. “We need to love, accept, teach and care for our children before they reach the point of needing a cure for an epidemic.” According to the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases: Weight Control Information Network, at least one in five children are overweight, and that number continues to grow. These children are at higher risk for becoming overweight as adolescents and adults. The number of weight-related issues in our culture is exemplified through the study done by Pennsylvania State University. These girls carry these concepts into adolescence and adulthood, and the effects are cause for concern. Schulz said if we teach our children to eat right by eating the recommended daily allowances of the various food groups, we may not have as many problems with weight. “Parents need to spend time with their children, and the key for a positive self-concept is to teach them to be secure in who they are,” Schulz said. “If we don’t teach them that they are OK just the way they are, those five-year-olds will someday become 18-year-olds and then 21year-olds and they will still have
Downloaders use Pig Latin for By Billy O’Keefe TMS Campus
It took a while, but the storied language of Pig Latin has finally discovered its calling. Before long, college students everywhere will be taking it to fulfill their foreign language requirement. That’s because it’s Pig Latin, more than any high-wire technology or fancy hack, that’s allowing users of the popular music-swapping software Napster to keep on downloading free music like it’s going out of style. Since U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel ordered Napster earlier this month to block the trade of all copyrighted music coming through its network, the company, which had been hit several times by lawsuits and threats to shut the service down, has struggled to block access to all of these songs. The main problem, Napster claims, is that the filters cannot account for every possible misspelling of every artist. Songs by Radiohead may be blocked, but songs by Radiohed, Radeohead or Radiohaed are a different story. Toss a crude version of Pig Latin into the mix, and suddenly all the worms are back out of the can. And that’s the premise behind NapCameBack, which scrambles the names of music files in your MP3 directory, thus eluding them from Napster’s filters and
allowing users of the service to continue downloading copyrighted music. NapCameBack takes the last letter of an artist’s name and puts it in front. Radiohead becomes adioheadr, Vanilla Ice becomes anillav cei, and, much to their dismay, Metallica becomes etallicam. Sounds like a simple code for Napster to crack. But the folks at Pulse New Media, which created NapCameBack, say that their program will always be the Roadrunner to Napster’s Wile E. Coyote. “NapCameBack.com is already working on a new version of our software that will generate new encryption schemes for protecting your files as needed,” reads a message on the program’s site, located at napcameback.com. Napster has encountered much difficulties in keeping illicit trading from dominating the service. The company recently announced a partnership with Gracenote, a independent company that catalogs music for online information access, in hopes of compiling a definitive list of not only the correct spellings of artists and songs but popular misspellings as well. As of Wednesday, however, most copyrighted songs were still easily available for download from Napster’s network.
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Alumni, students and companies meet in cyberspace for job fair nEMPLOYMENT: Program sponsored by the Career Planning and Placement Center offers various opportunities via the Web By Peggy Gomez
Daily Titan Staff Writer The Career Planning and Placement Center posted its first Virtual Job Fair in cyberspace for students and alumni. March Madness is the theme of the
IMMIGRATION n from page 1 “The INS suffers from what I call the Peter Principle cubed—many employees rise not only to their highest level of incompetence, but some manage to exceed it.” Karantsalis said the first problem is communication. People often don’t know who to contact or how to go about doing so. “As an employee, I had difficulties obtaining information for myself,” he said, adding that it is even more difficult for an immigrant who isn’t as familiar with the system. “God help the immigrants, especially the students—the students are at the mercy of the system— and the big INS machine is so unforgiving,” he said. Karantsalis said getting legal help doesn’t automatically solve the problem, either. “I don’t think much about immigration attorneys hired to help students,” he said, explaining that once the fees are paid, many attorneys become next to impossible to reach. Karantsalis recommends taking action in these types of cases. “A student is a client and if an attorney decides not to uphold their end of the bargain, by all means, file a complaint with the State Bar,” he said. Help is available, however. “Our office offers legal help to international students,” said Robert Ericksen, the director of the International Education and Exchange office at CSUF. “We are qualified to advise them
job fair that has 69 employers offering over 180 jobs to students. “This is an attempt to bring employers, students and alumni together in cyberspace,” said Michele Powell, associate director of career management and college relations. Students can log on to the Web site and view a list of the companies participating in the job fair. More than 400 students have hit the site a total of about 900 times. There have been 400 resumes uploaded to the various participating companies. “We would be thrilled if at least half of the graduating class logged on,” Powell said. There are a wide variety of jobs being offered via the Virtual Job Fair. Ingram Micro has had the largest amount of hits. Students have upload-
ed 80 resumes for seven positions. The company is offering internships and post-graduate internships in business and technical fields. “There is really a broad array of opportunities at some fine organizations,” said Jim Case, director of career planning & placement center. Cintas, a company that produces industrial uniforms, is offering management-training positions. They have been sent 12 resumes for three positions via the Web. Non-profit agencies, like the Anaheim Family YMCA, are looking for students interested in human services or community organization management positions. “It’s a real eclectic list—there is almost no area that you can imagine that is not represented,” Case said.
There are fifteen school districts offering various positions in the education field. “I have used the web to look up teaching jobs in the area, and found the site very easy and helpful to use,” said Patricia Marin, a child development graduate. The Web site and career center also offers tutorials in resume writing and interview preparation under the student link. The Web site tutorials are located under the student link. The career library has 14 computer terminals where students can create profiles and do job research, create a resume or apply for a job online. “The virtual job fair is one of many ways for students to connect with employers,” Case said. Students can access the site by log-
on immigration matters.” “International students are the The International Education and ideal students from a university Exchange office also offers work- stand point. They enroll full time shops to help international students and are very serious about their with such things as taxes and visas studies. In spite of the language diffor working in the United States. ference they achieve high grades,” Foreign students must obtain stu- Ericksen said. dent visas to be able to attend col“International students are suplege in the United States. ported by funds from back home T h e so the expectamost comtion to do well mon nonis very high,” immigrant Ericksen added. visas for The H-1B students visa, which and former is obtainable students in the United are the F-1 States, is classified as a nonand the H1immigrant visa B visas. given to a forThe F-1 eigner who may visa is for be employed individuals up to six years who wish in a specialty to attend occupation, that college in is, one which the United requires a speStates. It cific knowledge expires of one’s field upon the and at least individual’s gradua bachelor’s ation date. degree. After gradAnother type uation a of visa avail—Robert Erickson, able to foreignstudent can apply for a ers is an E-B3 one-year visa extension to work in a immigrant visa. The E-B3 visa is related field. for professionals with a bachelor’s The law requires students to degree, or its equivalent, and is only return to their country after comple- obtainable through employment. tion of this period. Once an U.S. company hires the Foreign students under this cat- individual, the employer must file egory of visa may not obtain any the proper forms with the INS for type of federal financial student aid this type of visa. and must pay out-of-state residence After filing the paperwork, the fees. individual’s name is placed on a
waiting list and thus becomes eligible to apply for a green card in the future. This process takes several years and the employee is bound to the company’s whims until they receive their green card. “For foreign students what is and what should be in the work environment are two different things. In my opinion, most students are at a tremendous disadvantage in the work arena, as the employer can assign schedules at will, and perhaps even violate the law by not following EEO rules. I was appalled to hear about a local student who was terminated after she revealed that she was pregnant. Laws are laws, and they apply to each of us. These students must be made aware of their rights,” Karantsalis said. When foreign students graduate, they face the decision whether to stay in the U.S. to find work. Karantsalis advice is, “Do not use the services of an immigration notary.” In some countries, a notary holds a position equal to that of an attorney. In the United States, a notary is not an attorney.Karantsalis recommends using the services of an attorney referred by the California Bar. “Write down what will be done, the approximate time frame, the fee, and how the attorney will seek a benefit for you,” he added. “In the Los Angeles area, one attorney has done a superb job of making information readily available on his Web site: http://www. shusterman.com. Of course, we cannot forget the U.S. INS Web site: http://ins.usdoj.gov,” Karantsalis said.
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University of Colorado hopes more women choose high tech By Katie Ford
Knight-Ridder Newspapers The University of Colorado’s computer science program is struggling to find women interested in the degree, but women working at local tech companies say computer-related careers are very rewarding. “The percentages of women going into computer science degrees are low and dropping,” said Bobby Schnabel, associate vice chancellor for academic and campus technology at the University of Colorado. At CU, women make up 20 percent of people pursuing computer science degrees, Schnabel said. “That’s perceived as a major problem,” he said. A year ago, CU introduced a certificate program, as part of its Alliance For Technology Learning and Society or ATLAS program, which offers arts and sciences students an opportunity to get a computer intensive miniminor. Unlike the computer science degree program, the ATLAS program has seen a surge of women interested; 65 percent of students enrolled in the program are women. CU’s computer science department also recently received a grant that is being used to fund a three-year study comparing the numbers of women in computer science degrees to the
STUDENT n from page 1 do with me, huh?” They said yes, she said. When she got to her dormitory, Larsen said her roommate, Jamie Dingman, told her that Schreiber had come inside the room. Larsen said Dingman had told her that Schreiber entered the dormitory and was acting very nice to her. He asked where Larsen was and went into her bedroom. Dingman repeated that she was not home, and Schreiber left.
number of women in the ATLAS certificate program. The ATLAS program is not intense computer science learning but is focused more on multimedia, Web design and other applications of computing, Schnabel said. Schnabel said computer science programs throughout the country are suffering the same dropping numbers of women. Why the numbers are dropping is complicated, he said. “There are a lot of answers,” he said. The work environment offered to computer science majors also may affect the number of women interested in the degree, he said “People who look at this certainly point to the style of work,” he said. “Women are less attracted than men to things that don’t have a social utility.” Schnabel said universities throughout the country are trying to find more ways to encourage women to enter engineering. How they will do that is a tough question, he said. “I think it’s too early to answer that question,” he said. “I think the study is going to help us. It’s my sense that the computer science program will have to change,” he said. One difference between the two programs is that the Atlas program offers more group work and the computer science degree is mostly individual work.
“Some of these things start giving you hints,” he said. Computer courses at Front Range Community College attract a good number of women, said Cheri Lawson, a faculty member in the school’s computer information services department. Her introductory courses are evenly split between men and women, Lawson said. But the more advanced classes tend to have fewer women enrolled. “I think we are starting to see more women in programming classes and higher level courses,” she said. Lawson said many of the higher level courses attract people already in high tech careers who want to enhance their skills. The higher numbers of men in these courses could reflect their higher numbers in the work force, she said. Lawson hopes to see more women enroll in her courses in the future. “I think women are becoming aware of the IT industry as more than data entry,” she said. “There are jobs available that are more than typing at a computer.” Holly Wilhelm, director of global e-services marketing for Sun Microsystems, started out her career as a political science major but ended up involved in high tech after IBM recruited her. “It was truly kind of a fluke,” she said. “IBM was recruiting and they
“This isn’t the first time he’s done this,” Larsen said. She said he entered her dormitory two weeks prior to the incident without permission. Her door was unlocked at the time. Schreiber said she then went to McRae’s dorm room and knocked on the door. According to the police report, Prayongrat did not recognize Schreiber as a friend of McRae’s, so he locked the door. When he refused to open it, Schreiber allegedly kicked in the door. At that point, Larsen opted to call campus police. Between the time that
she entered the residence hall and hung up with the police, Larsen said that Schreiber left her five messages on her answering machine and called her three times on her cell phone. Schrieber was later arrested at 2100 Teri Place, informally known as the Sigma Pi house, although Schrieber said Sigma Pi International, the city of Fullerton, and CSUF does not recognize them as a part of the fraternity. He spent three days in jail before being released. Since the time of the incident, Larsen has since filed a restraining order against Schreiber.
were insightful enough to look for people outside of MBAs and computer engineering.” Over the span of her career, Wilhelm said the number of women in the field has changed dramatically. “In 1980, there were very few women in the business,” she said. “The women that were in the IT world seemed to be in administrative roles or sales roles. It’s greatly improved over the years.” At Sun, Wilhelm said there is a healthy mix of men and women. Out of the company’s 3,250 employees in Colorado, 1,000 are women. Women need to realize that IT offers a challenging and exciting career, Wilhelm said. “Computer programming, believe it or not, can be very creative,” she said. Over her entire career, Wilhelm said she worked for only one company for a short time that had an uncomfortable environment for women. But that environment was rare, she said. “It was clearly not acceptable that
there were limitations there,” she said. “With just that one exception, personally I don’t feel that I have ever been held back or constrained as a woman.” Sun contributes funds to many minority-student programs such as the INROADS Internship program and the Colorado MESA program. The company also contributed $2 million toward the Colorado Institute of Technology, which brings together leaders from the high tech industry and higher education to discuss how to increase the number of technically skilled graduates from Colorado’s colleges. Wilhelm said Sun’s programs both within the company and in the community are necessary to remind minority employees that they are important. “I do think it’s continually necessary,” she said. “It’s a constant education program to educate women and minorities that they are valued.” Part of encouraging women to enter tech careers is making them believe
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they can succeed, Wilhelm said. “I have seen a huge growth in women and their self confidence,” she said. The employees that Wilhelm manages are almost evenly split between men and women. Tammy Wavering, senior manager of IT global network services at Level 3 Communications, said she stumbled into working with computers after working as an accountant. For the past 18 years, Wavering has worked with computer technology and said the numbers of women in the business are growing. “It has changed a lot,” she said. But out of 70 resumes that she receives Wavering said one or two are usually from women. She said she hopes more women will realize computer-related careers are fun and interesting. “I think it’s important that women continue to go down these paths because there’s a lot to be gained,” Wavering said. “There shouldn’t be anything confusing about it because
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CRIME and consequence You don’t have to be a bad guy to be arrested for driving drunk
Daily Titan Staff Writer One night after a long day at school, you decide to join some friends for dinner. Along with the food, you also consume a few beers. Feeling safe to drive, you get into your car and make your way home. As you continue your drive, red and blue flashing lights suddenly appear in the rearview mirror. With your heart racing, you pull over to the side of the road and wait for the officer to approach. After asking for your license and registration, he inquires about your alcohol intake for the evening. Playing it safe, you tell him you had one beer with dinner. Not believing you, he asks you to step out of the vehicle. The officer begins a series of field sobriety tests. “The National Highway Traffic and Safety Association conducted tests to establish standard field sobriety tests,” said former Deputy Public Defender, now in private practice as a criminal attorney, Alan Castillo. “The only three approved by NHTSA are the walk and turn, the one leg stand and the horizontal gaze nystagmus [following an object with your eyes].” While performing the tests, the officer notices you struggling to keep your balance. As a result of your stumbling, he asks you to take a Preliminary Alcohol Screening test (a breath test) but informs you of your right to refuse the test. “If a person refuses, they must still provide the officer a blood or breath sample under the implied consent law,” Castillo said. “When you accept the privilege of driving a motor vehicle, you implicitly consent to giving a blood or
“At your arraignment you will apply for a public breath sample if you are investigated for drunk driving.” You choose to not take the test. You are subsequently defender or obtain your own attorney,” Castillo said. “You arrested and taken to jail, where you will spend the next will be required to reimburse the county for the public defender.” eight to 12 hours. Before taking you After opting for an attorney, you in, the officer must decide what to do choose to plead guilty to two counts with your vehicle. under Section 23152 of the California Deciding not to tow your car or vehicle code, waiving your right to a have it impounded, the officer gives jury trial. you the option of leaving it at the The first count you plead guilty to scene or having your passenger drive is the unlawful act of driving a vehicle it home. while under the influence of an alcoAfter choosing to leave your car, the officer takes you to jail where you holic beverage. The second is the perform a blood or breath test. unlawful act of driving with a blood “If you refuse to give a blood or alcohol level of 0.08 or more. breath test [at the jail] you are subject Your attorney advises you that you to a one year license suspension,” could be facing up to six months in Castillo said. jail and a $1000 fine— although this You choose to take the breath test is rare for most first-time offenders. and it is determined that your blood Hoping for probation, your attorney alcohol level (BAC) is .12, just over also tells you that without it, you will the legal limit for California. be sentenced to a minimum of 96 Once your night in jail is over, hours in jail, 48 hours of which must you receive documentation regarding be continuous. your scheduled arraignment and your “Almost all judges will give three license suspension. years of informal probation to firstCastillo said, “Once you get the —Alan Castillo, time DUI offenders,” Castillo said. notice of order of suspension [from the Department of Luckily for you, this was one such judge. Motor Vehicles] you have 10 days to contact the DMV and In addition to granting you informal probation, where request a hearing.” you will not have to report to a probation officer, the judge Yet because you forgot about the deadline, the ten also decides to implement the minimum sentence allowed days expire and the DMV suspends your license for four for your crime because there were no aggravating facmonths. tors, such as driving recklessly, refusing to take the test
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Almost all judges will give three years of informal probation to first-time DUI offenders
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By Melanie Bysouth
at the police station or possessing a BAC level twice the legal limit. Such aggravating factors would have possibly resulted in the judge sentencing you to jail time of 48 hours to six months and a $1000 fine. Although with the minimum sentence you receive no jail time, you are not walking away unpunished.You pay a fine of $390, plus a 170 percent penalty. There is also a state fine of $100; an alcohol abuse prevention fund fee of $50; and a blood alcohol penalty of $37. Next, you will be sentenced to a three-month alcohol program and a two-hour Mothers Against Drunk Driving victim impact panel. Finally, your license will be restricted for ninety days, permitting you to drive only to work and to your alcohol classes. This is in addition to the four-month suspension you received from the DMV. “[The DMV suspension] runs independent and consecutive to any actions taken by the court,” Castillo said. In four months when your DMV suspension is cleared, you will then have a restricted license for three months. At no time during the seven months will you legally be allowed to drive to school. So now you have a DUI conviction which will stay on your driving record for 10 years. You have paid $1240 in fines and penalties. You have mandatory alcohol classes you must attend once a week and you are on informal probation for three years. Whether or not you injure yourself—or others—in an alcohol-related accident, just being convicted of a DUI can dramatically affect your life. “Anyone in our society who has drank at any social occasion can be subject to a DUI and it does not necessarily mean you are dealing with a criminal or a bad person,”
The impact of DRUNK DRIVING According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, nearly 16,000 people die each year in alcohol related accident Daily Titan Staff Writer Ironic is the best word to describe what happened to Christopher Divis on the night of Feb. 23 in the city of Isla Vista, California. Divis was so adamant about not drinking and driving that he was walking home from a party when a UC Santa Barbara student hit nine cars, Divis, and four other pedestrians. Divis and three of the four other pedestrians died after the accident that happened at 11:08 p.m. on the 6500 block of Sabado Tarde. While there have been many rumors about whether the student was drinking and driving, California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Muell could not confirm the information. Muell said blood drawn from David Attias, 18, is currently being tested for all types of substance abuse, but did not know if he was under the influence of alcohol that night. Some college students don’t realize the affects that substance abuse has on people’s lives. Alcohol is a common drug that impairs people’s ability to drive a vehicle. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), three out of ten Americans will be affected by impaired driving at some point in their lives. Nearly 16,000 people are killed and 600,000 others are injured in alcohol-related accidents. Amber Wiens, a long-time friend of Divis, said she thinks Attias had to be under the influence of something to hit nine cars and five people. “I’ve heard that he was drinking and on drugs, and I believe it,” Wiens said. After the accident, Wiens said Divis’ best friend and roommate, Sean Nicholas, along with a few of other UC Santa Barbara students, posted thousands of fliers
with pictures of Divis and the three others who died that night, all around the campus. Wiens, a 20-year-old Cal Poly Pomona student, said her long-time friend Nicholas wanted to post the fliers because people were so focused on Attias that they weren’t remembering the victims. Divis, 20, along with Nicholas Bourdakis, 20, Ruth Levy, 20, and Elie Israel, 27, all died after being struck by the 1991 Saab Sedan. A fifth victim, Ruth Levy’s brother, Albert Levy, 27, is still hospitalized after he was struck by the car. Muell said Attias was going between 50 and 60 mph down the residential road. Muell said, “We are still trying to figure out the order that the events occurred in. We don’t know if Attias hit a person or persons first, or if he hit the nine cars first and then spun out of control.” Whatever the order of events, it’s still tough for many to deal with. Wiens said she doesn’t know if she will ever really get over it. “Life just has to go on,” Wiens said. “I try and stay strong for Sean, he still lives and goes to school there, and while most people will forget within a few weeks of the news, I know we
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never will.” Wiens commented on how she just never really listened to the statistics about drunk driving until it hit close to home. “I’ve always told my friends to never drink and drive, but I never realized the effects it would have until it happened to Chris,” Wiens said. According to the National Commission Against Drunk Driving (NCADD), almost half of all college students binge drink, which is about 3 million students on a national scale. Binge drinking, according to NCADD, is considered five or more drinks at a time for men and four or more drinks at a time for women. Richard Martyr, a 19-yearold Cal State Fullerton student, said he feels bad for everyone who was involved in the accident in Santa Barbara. Martyr received a DUI on April 16, 2000 from the campus police. He was pulled over —Richard Martyr because one of his headlights student was out on his 1971 white Volkswagen Bug. The police suspended Martyr’s license for one year, but he has no criminal record. His blood alcohol level was at .06 when he was driving to visit a friend who lived in the dorms.
Thelawisobviously written the way it is for a reason, but I know young people think they are stronger than statistics
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Looking back almost one year later, Martyr said, “If something were to have happened, I wouldn’t have been able to live with myself— but I still made a conscious decision to drive when I shouldn’t have.” Martyr also commented on how he didn’t really believe that this would have ever happened to him. “The law is obviously written the way it is for a reason, but I know young people think they are stronger than statistics,” Martyr said. Tracie Tolle, Martyr’s 22-year-old girlfriend, said his DUI definitely affects their relationship. “I knew he had this on his record when I got involved with him,” Tolle said. “I tend to take him where he needs to go because I’m more dependable than his friends, whether it be school or work.” Like Martyr, Tolle said being directly affected by drinking and driving made her realize how serious the consequences are. “He [Martyr] may complain about his DUI, but it definitely would have been more serious had he injured someone else or himself,” Tolle said. Despite realizing the seriousness of drunk driving, the two said that it is very embarrassing as well. “I’ve watched what he [Martyr] has to go through,” Tolle said. “He is so independent and to see him rely on me or his friends is very humbling for him.” “I appreciate the independence and freedom that a car gives,” Martyr said. “This has been the worst punishment ever. I don’t wish it upon anyone.” NCADD has a list of over 70 web-site resources for the prevention of underage drinking that students, parents or any other citizen who is concerned about drunk driving, can access to gain more information. According to the group, more young people between the ages of 18-20 died in low Blood Alcohol Content
Visit these non-profit Web sites for more information Mothers Against Drunk Driving - www.madd.org Recording Artists, Actors & Athletes Against Drunk Driving - www.radd.org
Students Against Destructive Decisions - www.nat-sadd.org National Commission Against Drunk Drinking - www.ncadd. org
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arts & entertainment March 15, 2001
All about mothers
Throughout the scenes the play celebrates the joys and anxieties of being a mother. By Elana Pruitt
Daily Titan Staff Writer The performance of "Mama Drama" sold out on its second day of admission, March 11, as superb actresses explored the complication and beauty of motherhood in 31 short scenes. Laughter consistently filled the 121-seated Arena Theatre as each scene connected and was interwoven with the theme of maternity. The style of the performance is interesting. Although there are many separate scenes with five distinct story lines, they are all related because all of the women are friends. The introduction begins with the five key actresses singing and playfully sitting in their chairs and stools on stage. The five women were smiling, touching and making direct eye contact with the audience. Starting from its very beginning "Mama Drama" is upbeat, wildly entertaining and purposely shocking. Director Rita Rene successfully and comically emphasizes many natural elements of the drama and complexity of motherhood. Labor, body changes, infertility, abortion, adoption, independence, family, regrets and friendship are meshed into five characters. Each actress is believable, heartfelt and embraces her character with understanding. Characters Leah (Sarah G. Worden) and Megan (Sarah Petty) are the pregnant women in the bunch. Worden plays an innocent, frantic woman that weighs heavily with questions for the doctor about the ‘dos and dont’s of pregnancy and labor. She was portrayed as the soft-spoken naive child within many women giving birth for the first time, needing answers and reassurance.
Megan, on the other hand, is familiar to the agony of labor. Petty moans and groans during the birth of her fourth child routinely express the selfloathing that many women may have after childbirth. She asks God to take away her protruding tummy and softly mentions to her newborn, "I’m sorry, I didn’t think this one out too well." The different experience in giving birth for the first time as compared to the fourth unplanned time was dramatically depicted. Danny (Brooke Aston) is a woman dealing with infertility and the quest for adoption. Aston plays the best friend to each of the woman as she suffers from her own disappointment in her inability to conceive. Out of all the actresses, Aston experiments with various roles that are unique to the story line. At one point, Aston is remembering her childhood and pretending to be a child. She realistically fidgets like a 5 or 6year-old, asks uninhibited questions, and changes her tone of voice to the innocent mind of a youngster. Aston strides in on two scenes as a spiritual commentator, digging into the meaning of motherhood that relates to her character’s decision to adopt. Aside from all the excitement in scenes that feature screaming mothers in labor hardly calmed down with a silly doctor, jokes about birth control methods and the friends’ hilarious gatherings, a serious tone is brought to the group with a character more attracted to her career than maternal woos. Liz (Hattie Davis) is a freelance photographer who is career-oriented and chooses not to have a child. Her senile mother is already a handful, and as the usual role of the mother taking care of the child reverse, Liz’s role as the daughter turns motherly. Davis brings sarcasm, witty humor, and confidence among a group of emotional friends. Her monologues are naturally spoken, as if she is talking to one person instead of a roomful of people. Her character experiences pain as her mother moves into a
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Brooke ASton (Danny), Sarah Petty (Megan), Hattie Davis (Liz), Sarah Worden (Leah), and Megan Sullivan (Anna) in “Mama Drama.”
seniors’ home because she is loosing her memory. Davis symbolizes the alternative lifestyle that is related to motherhood, as a woman with maternal instincts but has no yearn to bear her own children. While Aston’s character Danny is ecstatic and thankful for being granted the approval in adopting a foreign child, the sophisticated Anna (Megan Sullivan) regrets her decision in giving up her first born child for adop-
tion at the young age of 17. Sullivan portrays a mature, mildly alcoholic woman who searches for her long lost daughter. Similar to Davis’ character, Sullivan naturally plays her character with confidence and comfort. It seems that an actor’s worst nightmare would be to perform in a round theatre, because it would be too difficult to stay physically open to the whole audience. These actresses proved that assumption to be false.
Each would wander the stage during monologues, sit in chairs turning their heads around to connect with everyone watching the show and the scenes varied in placement position so viewers at every side of the theater would get equal view. Chairs, stools and some tables remain the simple stage decor so that the focus stays on the actresses and exaggerated movements. The play lasts slightly over two
hours covering the diverse subject of motherhood. Musically supported with a favorite classic song from The Temptations and background serenity from Enya and familial group The Roches, "Mama Drama" is stimulating and enjoyable. The show will last through March 18 in the Arena Theatre. This live entertainment will make you want to go home and hug your mama.
Inside artist’s The movie portrayal of Jackson Pollock’s life may disappoint an average viewer but is a must-see treat for an art aficionado. By Terry Jolliffe
Daily Titan Staff Writer
Death on Wednesday will rock the campus with a live performance.
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Death on Wednesday to liven campus next week The band will entertain students at CSUF Becker Amphitheater By Amy Rottier
Daily Titan Staff Writer Don’t let the name scare you. Death on Wednesday, a fast-growing Orange County punk band, is set to rock Cal State Fullerton’s Becker Amphitheater Wednesday at noon. Vocals dripping with Morrissey appeal are accompanied with "melodic yet pulverizing guitar riffs coupled with a solid rhythmic backbone," as described on their Web site. Influences including the Beatles, Elvis, and The Cult can be recognized in Death On Wednesday’s work. Nate Lawler, vocals and guitar, and Kevin Smith, bass and background vocals, first started a punk band in high school and played the Inland Empire. After becoming bored with the sparse punk outlets the empire offered, the two decide to try Orange County on for size. In Orange County, Lawler and Smith instantly clicked with Jorma Vic, drums, and Scott Raymor, guitar. Death on Wednesday was born as the Redliners. Lots of hard work and a name change later, the band took off in Orange County. KROQ’s "Zeke’s Backyard" listed Death On Wednesday as one of their bands of the month and added "Strained" to the play list. Their new album, "Buying the Lie" is available in stores. In January, Death On Wednesday planned to open one time for one of their favorite bands, Social Distortion at
the House of Blues in Anaheim. As luck would have it, a different opening band cancelled on Social Distortion and Death on Wednesday saved the day. A few days later they were asked to open for Social Distortion again. Death on Wednesday happily headed to San Diego to open once again for one of their favorite bands. Eventually, Jon Maurer of Social Distortion produced some of the band’s work and according to their Web site they plan to work on future projects together. Recent works of the band are two cover songs: "Let ‘Em Die" by the Smoking Popes and "Panic" by the Smiths. "Let 'Em Die" is planned to be on a Smoking Popes tribute album being put out by Double Zero Records. Other bands featured on the album are Get Up Kids and Jets to Brazil. It is expected to hit stores late this year. "Panic" has previously been played live by Death on Wednesday. Nothing has been confirmed on what they are going to do with this piece. This summer, Death On Wednesday will be opening for Reverend Horton Heat when they tour the Midwest. The punk rockers will also be opening for Dance Hall Crashers at the House of Blues in Anaheim on March 30 at 7 p.m. All ages are welcome after they pay the $15 cover charge. For more information access their Web site at www. deathonwednesday.com
If you're in the mood for some light comedy and a few laughs, you might pass up “Pollock.” Entertaining, yes. Enlightening, yes. Funny, No!! Based on the biography of Jackson Pollock by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, this drama of the infamous abstract impressionist artist of the '40s, stars Golden Globe winner, Ed Harris, whose resemblance to Pollock is at times startling — particularly when Harris puts on 30 pounds for the scenes of Pollock's last months of life once his demons and his booze had completely consumed him. In the beginning, Harris who had worked on the Pollock project for a decade, had planned only on producing the film, but in the end, he directed and starred in it as well. Marcia Gay Harden plays Lee Krasner, Pollock's enabling wife and fellow artist who put her career on hold in order to further her husband’s calling by pushing him to the limit. Krasner, another leader in the modern art world, obviously loves her husband but thrives on her role of both wife and mother to Pollock, in their destructive symbiotic relationship. Another damaging connection includes Pollock and his seemingly cold and impassive mother, played by Sada Thompson. However, the film leaves the viewer with more questions than answers when it comes to the strange and strained relationship between Pollock and his family. The film also hints at some homosexuality and goes nowhere exclusive of any apparent relevance to the film. Although Pollock craved rec-
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Ed Harris plays an infamous abstract impressionist in “Pollock.”
ognition, lacked any semblance of self-control and became violent and sadistic when he drank, a number of people looked on it as traits of an artistic genius. No one disputes the fact that Pollock was a self-doubting and yet egotistical, tormented man-the question you leave the theater with, is why? The often haunting and disturbing blank stare of Pollock leaves the viewer often searching for his soul if only through his paintingswhich eventually begin to suffer as well when his mental illness begins to take him down and he loses his life long battle with alcohol. The film tantalizes the viewer with a touch of insight into the "art world" and into the lives of people such as heiress and art patron Peggy Guggenheim, portrayed by Amy
Madigan, Harris' real life wife, who had the influence to make or break a budding artist. The eccentric and wealthy art collector Guggenheim was but one of Pollock's' many affairs. Known for his technique of "drip painting," Pollock studied under Thomas Hart Benton in New York City from 1929 to 1931. Pollock died in 1956 at the age of 44. He was killed in his convertible near East Hampton, New York with two female friends in the car. Those who knew him speculated it was a deliberate act of suicide Although somewhat depressing at times, Pollock is a must-see film for art aficionados. The probability is, you'll never view at his works in the same way again.
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DETOUR
The art of sushi Cuisines lose their authenticity in ethnic restaurants in the United States
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Chef Suzuki prepares sushi at the restaurant.
By Debra Santelli
Daily Titan Copy Editor When it comes to cuisine in America, there are absolutely no limits. All sorts of regions and countries are fused to form sometimes spectacular cuisine and sometimes not so spectacular. In any case, all the endless medleys of ethnic cuisines came from somewhere and surely not America — after all, we are known for hotdogs and beer. However, brave souls that have either immigrated here or just traveled and brought it back to the states, have created some of the most magnificent foods in the world. The compulsion for the above paragraph stems from a recent dining experience. We’ve all heard about it, many of us eat it – sushi that is. When most of us hear sushi we think of raw fish and California rolls. I can guarantee you that in Japan there’s no such thing as a California roll and on that note — are we really eating "true" sushi when we dine at these so called sushi places? Most of them advertise themselves as sushi restaurants but I recently discovered that large populations of these restaurants are Korean-owned and fuse Japanese cuisine with Korean. A good example is Sushi MoMo’s in Fullerton, Calif. With inventive dishes and over-the-top presentations, MoMo’s is fun, good food, but definitely not authentic. After talking with a friend that has lived in Japan and researching the history of the cuisine, I have to say no to MoMo’s authenticity. But does that make the restaurant bad? No. I find that more often than not, restaurants in America are almost afraid to wear the colors of a fusion restaurant; afraid that if Americans don’t view them as "authentic" they won’t like the place. Well, here’s a thought – if it’s in America and it’s a cuisine from another country, it’s already not authentic. I sat at the sushi bar during a busy lunch rush and ordered a medley of inventive dishes. I was given the traditional hot hand towel and started with their house salad and miso soup. The soup was tasty, but then again miso is full of taste and it’s hard to ruin the flavor. Miso soup is basically miso (red soybean paste), water and some pieces of tofu. It stayed true to its flavor. The tiger shrimp roll, the first roll item I ordered, is touted as its most popular menu item. Well, it was very tasty, served in a crisp piece of lettuce with cooked shrimp, sushi rice and a spicy sauce stuffed inside ($4). This selection was delicious, and positively Korean influenced. There’s no such thing as spicy barbecue sauce in Japan. The idea of true sushi is based on the fact that Japan is an island nation, abundant with fish and shellfish. The islands themselves are mountainous, and what little arable land exists is terraced and carefully cultivated to coax rice and a few other crops. Japan has always fed its dense population from the sea and the rice fields, its cuisine emphasizes what nature provides. Not heavily-spiced sauces, seasoning and ingredients — just very delicate food with the flavor coming from its origin.
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Chef Suzuki serves an ornate dish during lunch. MoMo’s had fun-looking dishes, so I threw tradi- fun” dishes are. The flavor of the plump and nicetion to the wind and continued to order the unusual. sized fish pieces came mostly from the gingery and The MoMo’s special, which is salmon, scallops smokey sauce. When I was delving into my research of sushi and avocado with halibut wrapped around it, cooked I came across a restaurant in St. Augustine, Fla. with a barbecue/soy sauce marinade, then laid out on called Fusion Point. The restaurant and chef clearly seaweed, was exploding with millions of bombardexpress the fact that the cuisine is a fusion of sushi, ing flavors. In the end it came together to formulate vegetarian, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese and a winner ($8.25). Sushi-barbecue sauce roll with either tuna or Korean dishes. They want people to know where salmon was my next adventure. I opted for the the food they’re eating comes from. In this aspect I salmon. A fresh piece of salmon is laid out on a hot have a lot of respect for this restaurant, not only for dish smothered in its house specialty barbecue sauce priding itself on its fusion cuisines but also for not ($7.50). The flavor was rich, with hints of ginger, misleading and wrongly educating its patrons. Many Americans diet on sushi due to its health garlic and an underlying honey flavor. At this point I factors that come with this cuisine. The fish is low was having fun eating all these inventive dishes, but not feeling very light and clean from all the delicate in fat, may include omega-3 fatty acids, high in sushi I was eating. Sure there was lots of fish items, digestible protein and low in calories. The seaweed that’s mainly what the menu is made up of, but light used in most dishes is a good source of iodine and the rice is rich in complex carbohydrates. On the and natural it’s not. I veered back to tradition and ordered Maguro average, a four-ounce serving of sushi contains about tuna ($3.75) straight from the sushi menu. I’ve had 225 calories, five grams of protein and less than one pinker tuna before, but it was a decent size cut with gram of fat. Sushi MoMo’s is inventive and cutting-edge. If no fishy taste to it. But after eating all those dishes with hot sauce and barbecue sauce all over them it you’re in the mode to push the limits of what you’re was hard to enjoy the simplicity of the true sushi normally used to – dive in. However, if you want item I was eating. At this point my taste buds were light and healthy food, as well as authentic sushi, look elsewhere. hoping and yearning for more zing. I ended my extravagant culinary travels with the SUSHI MOMO’S RESTAURANT Ninja special ($8.50). Scallops, fish eggs, cucumber, 1979 Sunnycrest St. green onions and a special sauce make up the base Fullerton, CA. 92825 ingredients for this cutie. The scallops and fish eggs (714) 525-8974 are laid in a scooped out cucumber bowl, then a Hours of Operation: stick is pushed through, giving it a mini lollypop Monday – Friday - 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. look and then placed on top of an orange wheel. The 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. special sauce resembled the others in the sense that Saturday 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. it was rich and full of punch. The presentation was Sunday closed fabulous, but most of the MoMo’s “original sushi
Thursday, March 15, 2001
Titans fall to UNC 109 in eighth nKIA KLASSIC: Game goes extra innings as Heels take first game of Kia from CSUF By Caesar Contreras
Daily Titan Staff Writer Usually nine runs and 14 hits will win you a softball game. But not on Wednesday night as the Cal State Fullerton softball team lost to the University of North Carolina 10-9 in the first day of action at the Kia Klassic. A bases clearing double by Tar Heel catcher Natalie Anter paved the way for the Heels’ win. CSUF managed to score two runs in the eighth inning but Titan third baseman Brenda Iglesias struck out with the potential gametying run on first as the Titans fell to 20-7. The Heels (17-6-1) got on the board first as they rocked Titan starting pitcher Christy Robitaille for five runs in the second inning behind Rosie Gustavson’s triple that cleared the bases. CSUF managed to get three of those runs back in the bottom of the second inning behind two bases loaded walks from Heels’ pitcher Radara McHugh and a RBI single
from catcher Amy LaRocque. UNC attacked again in the fourth inning and managed to put runners on first and third but Gina Oaks (in relief for Robitaille) shut the door on the Heels by getting the two outs and putting an end to any more damage. In the bottom of the fourth inning CSUF took the lead as a Jodie Cox single scored Julie Watson and a Monica Lucatero single brought in two more runs for the 6-5 lead. But the Heels didn’t fold, as Emily Price’s double in the top of the fifth inning brought in two runs and a 7-6 lead for UNC. CSUF would tie the game in the bottom of the sixth inning when a McHugh pitch plunked Titan shortstop Amanda Hockett with the bases loaded and scored Oaks for the game-tying run. In the top of the seventh inning, UNC put runners on first and second but third baseman Carrie Bates struck out. Bates’ strikeout created an opportunity for CSUF to get the win and they almost did. Titan utility player Jenny Topping hit a blast into left field that almost scored Oaks from first base but Anter blocked the plate and Oaks was called out, despite her hand appearing to touch home plate before the tag. The rest was history as Anter proved to be the hero with her double and two CSUF runs in the
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Dreams of a repeat appear nightmarish By Michael Del Muro
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With the infielder burrowing in behind her, CSUF sophomore Amanda Hockett looks to get a headstart on the basepaths. bottom of the eighth inning weren’t enough. With the win UNC moves to 1-0 in Pool C play of the Klassic while CSUF goes to 0-1. Tomorrow’s action will find CSUF face Arizona State at 5:00 p.m. at the Titan Softball
Complex. In other Kia games played on Wednesday, the University of Texas beat New Mexico State 3-0 behind a no-hitter from freshman Natalie King. UNLV defeated Cal State Northridge 7-5.
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Repeat. Yeah right. No scoring balance. No defense. No heart. Repeat. No way. The Lakers were a team of destiny last year; they were able to win the championship despite having two weak power forwards, an enigmatic small forward, and a 35-year-old point guard with creaky knees. They luckily came back from a 15point fourth quarter game seven deficit in the Western Conference Finals against Portland. This season, small forward Glen Rice is gone and so is one of the team’s power forwards—A.C. Green. And seemingly, so is the Lakers magic. The Lakers have been extremely disappointing despite receiving a potent power forward in Horace Grant and having the top scoring duo in the NBA with Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. Last season, the Lakers big three— O’Neal, Bryant, and Rice—combined for over 60 points per game and the bench played well down the stretch. With Rice gone, the Lakers have turned to Bryant for a double-dose of point production. However, accompanying the new demanding role, are the familiar monikers “ball-hog” and “glory-hog” accusations that Kobe worked so hard to shed last year. O’Neal has not done all that he needs to in order to help the Lakers win either. He pouts when he is not getting the ball and hurts the Lakers more than Bryant’s ill-advised shots by not playing defense or rebounding. The inner-squad bickering between Kobe and Shaq during the middle of the season created a tumultuous Laker environment that the has been slowly remedied by Coach ‘Phil’-osophy. It is obvious, however, that the two superstars will always have a rivalry. But
evidenced by comments made by O’Neal, the tandem has already realized that their individual success in dependent upon their combined cohesiveness. The Lakers were doing relatively well until they lost to San Antonio as Bryant failed to involve his teammates, including O’Neal, at the end of the fourth quarter and overtime. He was out on the court shooting an audacious one-for-five from the field, untrusting of O’Neal’s free throws, and was seen connected to an IV following the game as he was suffering from a viral infection in his stomach. Following Sunday’s loss to Seattle, the Lakers’ season was like Bryant, connected to an IV. The only way in which the Lakers will have a chance to come back and defend their title is if their new big three—Grant, Rick Fox, and Derek Fisher step up and take some pressure off O’Neal and Bryant. The whole season depends on these players’ performances down the stretch and their ability to provide some assistance to the Lakers two superstars. Fisher, playing for the first time all season Tuesday night against Boston, should provide the Lakers with the solid defense and hustle that has been absent all season long. Grant is scoring more and pulling down more rebounds. But, Fox and Brian Shaw have been inconsistent at best. The Lakers’ season will only go as far as these players take them. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal will not be able to carry the team all the way through the playoffs. Fox and Shaw must hit their outside shots and open up the middle for Shaq and give Kobe the space he needs to work his magic. The Lakers season is on life-support and hopefully they can find a cure before another team pulls the plug on their chances of repeating as NBA champs.