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Awareness reduces workplace vionSAFETY: An estimated 20 workers are murdered and 18,000 are assaulted on the job each week
By Minna Easter
Special to the Titan Frightened library workers crouched under their desks for more than 30 minutes as Cal State Fullerton janitor, Edward Charles Allaway, opened
fire on his co-workers in the library basement in July 1976.Kathy Morris, a library employee who witnessed the shootings, said that because of inadequate training regarding workplace violence and emergency exits, employees were at the mercy of a madman. Cal State Fullerton officials hope that employee training, safety awareness and technological aids will result in a safer workplace environment. However, a lack of awareness about these programs may be a barrier to their goals. The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) estimates that an average of 20 workers are murdered and 18,000 are assaulted on the job each week in the United States. Though the majority of these crimes involves cab drivers and retail employees, NIOSH found in its most recent report that 9 percent of workplace homicides were a result of personal disputes or disputes with co-workers.-CSUF has since installed emergency exits in the library basement in 1978 where the shooting occurred. But prevention and awareness are the primary strategies to avoid a repeat of what
many call the worst mass killing in Orange County history, said Cal State Fullerton Police Chief Judi King. “There are many cases that are lower level [acts of violence] that, because we got the individual’s help, because we identified suspicious behavior and because we had awareness, they never got to that point,” King said. “Those are the things we are focusing on – trying to stop as many [incidents of violence] as possible from escalating to the point where they’re going to become dangerous.” Campus officials have established extensive workplace violence and
safety training programs for students, staff, and faculty. Supervisors and employees at “higher risk” levels, such as those who handle money as a part of their normal duties, are especially targeted for training. During training, police educate employees to be wary of suspicious behavior and remind supervisors of their responsibility to report incidences of violence, even as low level as talking about violence. In addition, all staff and administrative employees must attend a general safety orientation after they are hired, said Cindy Mayo, technology
coordinator in Employee Training and Development. The Environmental Health and Instructional Safety (EHIS) unit on campus is responsible for these orientations where new hires learn about suspicious behavior, reporting violent incidents and strategies on how to use “code words” to escape a potentially dangerous situation. EHIS also informs new employees about CSUF’s zero tolerance policy on workplace violence and encourages them to be aware of their surroundings.
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nART: Award-winning author and illustrator presented his multicultural work to other artists and students By Alan Jepsen
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Heroes Bar and Grill, located in downtown Fullerton, celebrates its 10th anniversary on St. Patrick’s Day with its hundreds of patrons drinking green beer.
Sociology Day hosts a variety of speakers on nCAMPUS: All-day event showcases speakers discussing various topics from ageism to the Holocaust By Trinity Powells
Special to the Titan The Cal State Fullerton Sociology Department will host its annual Sociology Day titled “My Grandparents, My Parents and Myself: Sociological Perspectives On Aging in the 21st Century” today in the Titan Student Union.
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Acknowledging CSUF’s approval for a master’s program in gerontology this year, and to educate students on the social aspects of aging, the theme of aging and how it affects society is this year’s focus. “I think it is very important that younger people know that 15 percent of their pay check goes to Social Security,” said Gerald Rosen, professor of sociology and one of the
event organizers. “The issue of aging doesn’t reach the radar screen of college students.” Thomas Klammer, dean of Humanities and Social Sciences also emphasized the relevance aging plays in society. “There is a huge number of jobs opening up in aging and gerontology,” he said. “This offers our students— gerontology majors, sociology majors— real opportunities for employment.” Sociology Day will begin with introductions from Ronald Hughes,
the chair of the sociology department, and opening comments from Klammer. Scheduled speakers include Professors of Sociology Denise and William Bielby discussing “graylisting,” the practice of discrimination against senior writers and their lack of access to employment. Vern Bengtson, a representative of the American Association of Retired People and professor of sociology for USC will discuss “The Five Myths of Aging,” in today’s society while Pauline Abbot, CSUF director of the
Gerontology Institute will discuss “Education and Aging.” “Brown Bag Lunch with Bayla Winters: Xtreme Seniors Kick Butt” will be a lunchtime presentation by the senior poet, essayist and performance artist. Other speakers will include a panel discussion with Leon Leyson, a survivor of the Jewish Holocaust and Josie Montoya, veteran community activist of Anaheim. Also scheduled to speak is Fred Hoshiyama, a researcher in the earli-
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An attentive audience listened as artist Simón Silva spoke of life lessons that shaped his passion for painting last Thursday. Silva, a Chicano artist who illustrated several best-selling and award-winning books, led the full house at Titan Student Union in a narrative journey through a life that began as a young migrant field worker. Silva was born in Mexico in 1961 and moved to the United States a year later. One of eleven children who grew up as field workers, Silva had little self-esteem or respect for his culture —— art helped him find both. “Art for me was a haven, a place to hide,” Silva said. As art fostered his self-esteem and appreciation for his culture, Silva began focusing on education. “I knew that college would be the only way to change my life forever,” he said. Silva graduated from the Art Center of Design in Pasadena in 1986, with a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, but it wasn’t until a few years later that he found his artistic path. “Eleven years ago I was introduced to Chicano literature and art,” he said. “I was given an opportunity to re-evaluate my past.” This new discovery gave Silva a purpose in his artwork. “I felt a great sense of urgency to document cultural things that are disappearing——the little things that cultures lose each generation,” Silva said. Silva’s paintings, full of plunging curves and lively colors, bring to life his bi-cultural upbringing and the unique place it holds in America. “I wanted my work to be images of everyday life and everyday people,” he
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Women creep closer toward equalnSTATISTICS: Fifty-six percent of CSUF student population on campus is women and the numbers are increasing By Jamie K. Ayala
Daily Titan Opinion Editor Women find more equality in the workplace than they did 30 years ago. Or do they? Educational and employment gaps between men and women are closing, according to new data released by
the U.S. Census Bureau last Thursday. Statistics included in the profile of the Nation’s Women were retrieved from the March 2000 Current Population Survey, a monthly survey of approximately 50,000 households, and the bureau’s special edition of facts, celebrating Women’s History Month in March. “Although there is a slight close in the wage gap, there is a broadening gap in corporal ownership,” said Renae Bredin, assistant professor of women’s studies. “Women still earn 75 cents for every dollar that a man makes and at this rate it’ll take 200 years to gain equity.” The majority of women 16 years of age and over have concentrated in three
occupational groups — professional, administrative support and service. Bredin explained that as women begin to enter a profession in greater numbers, it loses its prestige and therefore loses its worth as far as how much one should be paid to perform it. For an example, Bredin said that over the past 20 years the legal profession has transformed as more women entered the field. “A lawyer’s salaries have decreased and the profession has been reduced in stature,” said Bredin. “The same goes for the teaching profession, where it was once said that women could be hired for half the salary of a man’s.”
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BRIEFS New CSU partnership with Alcatel A networking technology curriculum and training program may be available in Cal State Fullerton, as well as other Cal State Universities. CSU has recently partnered up with Alcatel, a company that specializes in computer networking. The partnership will help create technology labs, make internship opportunities and scholarship possible for students in the CSU population. Two CSUs have been chosen to pilot the new programs– CSU Long Beach and CSU Monterey Bay. The technology curriculum debuted in the two schools this spring. If the pilot campuses show success with the new curriculum, it will be made available in all the CSUs. The program seeks to teach about the technology related to networking. This is not limited to student classes; it will also be used for CSU staff training. Staff and students in CSU Long Beach and CSU Monterey Bay will be introduced to the fundamental principles of networking, from terminologies and concepts to the technologies involved on the Internet. Students and staff will be able to gain more understanding and obtain skills in designing, troubleshooting and maintain networking infrastructures. Alcatel has contributed $75,000 to CSU Monterey Bay for the implementation of a “Networking Bootcamp,” as well as other programs aimed at the K-12 population. In addition to this contribution is Alcatel’s help in providing guest speakers who are already involved in the networking industry.
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Laboratories will also be created on the two campuses. Equipment will be provided by the company. These settings hope to facilitate a hands-on approach to teaching. Students will then be able to apply the material they have learned in class. An off-shoot of this partnership is the development of internship opportunities in Alcatel’s headquarters in Calabasas. Student interns will have the chance to work in various fields. Among them are: technical writing for manuals and training materials; technical support; and engineering. Scholarships will also be made available to assist students with their learning experience.
Jazz and Java Fullerton College will be presenting an evening of music this Thursday, March 22. Its music department will host “Jazz and Java,” a themed event where spectators get the chance to watch jazz musicians perform at the Fullerton College Recital Hall. Admission is $5. Tickets can be bought through the Fine Arts Box Office, Monday through Friday between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Reservations can also be made by calling (714) 992-7433, or via fax to (714) 992-7030. The event starts at 8 p.m. Cookies and coffee will be provided while guests watch the music performances. Location of the Fullerton College Recital Hall is:
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Campus Today is the first day of spring. A 24-hour study hall is now available in the Titan Student Union at the West Food Court. It is open Monday through Thursday. Tuesday Serenades are scheduled for today at noon in the TSU Garden Café. A band will perform at the Becker Amphitheater on
Wednesday, March 21 at noon.
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Come and see a free movie in the TSU Titan Theater on Thursday, March 22 at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
TSU Games and Recreation will host a Billiards Tournament on Friday, March 23 in the TSU-Underground at noon.
As part of Woman’s History Month, today philosopher Sandra Harding will speak in the Pollak Library 130 at 2:30 p.m. On Thursday, March 22, a discussion on Boys, Bullies and Batterers will be presented in the TSU Pavilion from 8:30
Men’s Recreational Softball League roster’s are due Tuesday, March 27 by 2 p.m.
Community The Cal State Fullerton Department of Theatre and Dance presents Mama Drama on March 22 through 25 at
the Grand Central Theatre in Santa Ana (125 N. Broadway). Celebrate all the joys and anxieties of being a mom with this collage of sketches, songs and revelations. For more information call (714) 278-3538. God’s Favorite will be performing through March 24 at the Garden Grove Playhouse. Tickets are $10. For more information call (714) 8975122.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS COP BLOTTER Monday, March 12 At 10:04 a.m. a female reported that she could not find her white Honda Accord. She was not sure if she parked in Lot E or Lot F. A Ford with expired registration was reported in Lot E at 11:05 a.m. Possession of marijuana was reported in McCarthy Hall at 11:20 a.m. The incident was part of an ongoing case. A purse was stolen form the computer lab in the library basement at 11:56 a.m.
Tuesday, March 13 A green Honda with five outstanding parking tickets totaling $500 was booted at 11:11 a.m. in Lot E. A black Chevrolet was stopped in the Pic N’ Save parking lot. The subject was driving with a suspended
license and Fullerton Tow was called.
member backed into a parking truck in Lot I.
At 2:53 p.m., a male reported that his car was stolen at gunpoint. It was possibly a frat prank.
A green Honda was pulled over and burglary tools were found in the car. A suspect was taken back to the station.
At around noon, a tan Honda was reported stolen from Lot E. The subject arrived at school about 7:50 a.m. and could not find her car when she got out of class at noon.
A student gave someone a ride to his or her car so she could take the parking space at 3:02 p.m. She claimed that the passenger stole her cell phone.
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A dark green Jeep Wrangler with a tan top was reported stolen at 10:22 p.m.
Wednesday, March 14 A car was stopped at Brennan Way and State College Boulevard. A suspect was taken back to the station at 1:19 a.m. Paul Chu was arrested for stalking after his meeting with Sandra Rhoten. At 11:54 a.m., a faculty
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Possession of marijuana was reported at 1:12 p.m. At 2:58 p.m., a possible theft of a motorcycle was reported. A suspect was arrested for possession of marijuana for sales at 5:05 p.m.
Friday, March 16 At 12:41 a.m., a male was reported to be having an asthma attack. The subject found his inhaler and medical aid was sent. A suspect was arrested for slightly disturbing the peace at 11:08 a.m.
Medical Aid was requested at the Titan Stadium at 2:56 p.m. The victim was taken to St. Judes Hospital at 3:10 p.m. A blue Chevrolet van was stopped and two subjects were arrested for possession on non-narcotic drugs at 6:19 p.m.
Sunday, March 18 A red BMW was stopped. Orange County Tow was called and the driver was taken back to the station, cited and then released at 2:22 p.m. A Red Honda Civic was stopped and Fullerton Tow was called at 4:22 a.m. A friend took all subjects home.
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Daily Titan Staff Writer Randal Mello started carving figures from wood bark when he was in his mid-30s, but kept it a secret to everyone except his close friends and family. Almost two decades later, Mello is showing his work to the public for the first time. Through the end of March nearly 50 pieces of his folk art will be displayed at the Hunt Branch Library in Fullerton.
Mello carves small folk sculptures from tree bark. About one year ago, Kathleen Dasney, the senior librarian at the Hunt Branch, saw Mello’s work. Dasney was constantly looking for art to display for the children who come to the library. Mello, a landscape maintenance lead, had brought in some pieces to show a friend who works at the library. Dasney happened to be there. After seeing a few of pieces, Dasney told Mello he had a gift.
“I had never heard that one before,” Mello said, recalling the incident. Since then, Dasney has been prodding Mello to display his carvings. But Mello was reluctant. He kept most of his pieces in his garage. No one saw it but close friends and family. Mello liked it that way. Four months ago Mello finally gave in and agreed to show his work this March. Eighteen years after he first picked up a piece of bark and a knife. He started carving in the early 1980s during a lunch break at work. At the time Mello was the boss of five other men that cleaned up parks and public areas in Fullerton. “When you’re working with five different men directly attached to your back, almost each one has a personality of his own. Any one of them can give you a headache for an entire day, just by opening his mouth in the wrong way,” he said. “I needed a way to get away from myself.” Mello was looking for an excuse to spend his lunch in solitude. One day he noticed a piece of bark on the ground. His mind was filled with stressful thoughts. “There was just too many things; I just started scratching on it,” he said. To Mello’s surprise, eventually the bark developed into the shape of a hiker. Mello had never considered himself an artistic person. He hadn’t had any art training, but after that day he started to pick up other pieces of bark. He started carving figures off and on in his spare time. When Mello carves he goes into a relaxed state. “I really wouldn’t know how to
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Randi Mello shows off one of his describe it,” he said. When Mello carves, he does it simply. He uses a simple knife and starts off most of his pieces with no idea what the end result will be. “It’s like the darn piece of wood tells me what to do,” he said. His favorite bark to work on is Italian Stone Pine, which is abundant in the area. He lets the lines of the soft bark dictate what he will carve away. Mello gets the feeling when he’s carving that he has no control of the destiny of the piece. Despite Mello’s directionless approach, many of his pieces end up reflecting events in his life. One piece, he informally calls “Lady at the Lake,” is a long ghostly figure of a woman. It is a sculpture of a woman he would see crying in a park he would carve in. “The Joy of Pregnancy” is a sculpture with a mother and her children. It was carved during a friend’s pregnancy. His pieces have a twisting natural quality, —Randi Mello reminiscent of tree branches. Even while they are on display, Mello doesn’t consider any of his work complete. “That’s why it’s half ugly to me,” he said. On a few occasions he has gone back and touched up his work. But usually they are left in an unfinished state. “Completion is not a necessity for me,” he said. “It could have to do with the intricacy of actually finishing one in full detail.” Despite Mello’s timidity toward showing his work, the experience has
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This carving of a mother and her children was created for a family friend. been generally positive for him. “He’s getting some really positive results from this,” Dasney said, when referring to people who look at his work. One day, during the exhibit, Mello was in the library near his display. Dasney noticed and announced to the kids who were reading that the artist was present. The kids rushed over to look at the display. “Kids who see him in the park all the time, see another side of him and respond to him in a different way,” Dasney said.
Mello didn’t talk much to the kids. He watched them look at his work. “I’m not ready for full exposure of anything. I still kind of want to hide,” he said. Mello, who is getting ready to retire in a couple of years, still doesn’t know how far he will go with his carving. He considers his sculptures a hobby and not an art form. “I know I want to do this and I know I want to do it after I retire, but I don’t know to what degree,” he said.
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4 Tuesday, March 20, 2001 ARTIST n from page 1 said. “I wanted my work to be a voice of the migrant families.” The presentation, sponsored by the Association for Inter-Cultural Awareness and funded by Associated Students, allowed Silva to present slides of his artwork while reading excerpts from his book, “Small-Town Browny,” which he wrote and illustrated. In his readings, Silva emphasized the advantages he experiences in celebrating bi-lingual and bi-cultural life. “I choose to call myself a Chicano Artist,” Silva said. “This does not mean I’m less American. I choose to use both cultures and use the best from both.” Silva’s background and its influence on his work motivated many to attend.
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est social science study of the evacuation and internment of Japanese Americans during WWII. Taking six months to organize, the all-day event is sponsored by contributions from the Office of the Deans of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Departmental Association Council (DAC). Acknowledging the contributions of the DAC, Rosen expressed a
NEWS “I came to have more insight into where he is coming from in his work — to see lessons he took from his agricultural background,” said Jerry Gonzalez, a 22-year-old history major. “Being able to see someone else who is Chicano express themselves through artwork is why I’m here,” said Raquel Covarrueias, a 26-year-old art major. “I wanted to see if I could relate to it and see what I could learn from it.” Silva said it is important for him to encourage others by sharing his art and personal experience, a task that did not go unnoticed. “We need people to give us hope in reaching our potential,” said Bethzy Argueta, a 23-year-old social sciences major. “Listening to the journey Mr. Silva has gone through and how he has used it to his advantage is quite an inspiration.” desire to give back to the students of the university. “I hope we can pay back the students by offering them an exciting and informative program,” he said. Klammer also expressed great expectations for Sociology Day. “I think the Sociology Day has always been a great success.” The festivities will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Pavilion C of the Titan Student Union with speakers and events scheduled until 8:30 p.m.
Rapper Puffy Combs is acquitnCOURT: The Bad Boy Records producer was cleared on gun possession and bribery charges Friday By Barbara Ross Hutchinson
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Knight-Ridder Newspapers Rap master Puff Daddy faced the music and won. Sean (Puffy) Combs was cleared on all charges Friday night as a Manhattan Supreme Court jury rejected the prosecution’s theory that the hip-hop mogul fired a gun in a crowded midtown nightclub, then tried to bribe his way out of trouble. “I give all glory to God,” Combs said as he left the courthouse with his mother, Janice, to an eruption of flashbulbs and cheering supporters. “If it wasn’t for God, I wouldn’t be able to walk out here to talk to you all today.” The rap star celebrated his acquittal Friday night by going to his church, The Love Fellowship Tabernacle in East New York, Brooklyn. He said the 14-month ordeal had changed his life. “It has matured me,” he said. “It has made me grow as a man and it has made me want to make sure
that I am never in this predicament again.” One of Combs’ co-defendants, Jamaal (Shyne) Barrow, was acquitted of attempted murder in the Dec. 27, 1999, Club New York “shoot-emup” that left three people wounded. But the 21-year-old rap star, who maintained he fired a gun in selfdefense, was found guilty of firstdegree assault with depraved indifference and gun possession. He faces up to 25 years in prison. Puffy’s bodyguard, Anthony (Wolf) Jones, was cleared of gun and bribery charges stemming from the dance club chaos and ensuing police chase of Combs’ Lincoln Navigator, in which cops found a 9 mm gun. At 6:10 last night, after nearly 20 hours of deliberations, the jury of five women and seven men signaled they had reached a verdict. Combs, 31, the multimillionaire record producer and fashion designer, and his lawyer Johnnie Cochran nervously read the 23rd Psalm during a nail-biting, 20-minute wait before jurors filed into the courtroom for the final time. An army of 20 court officers lined the walls as Combs stared down at color photographs of his children. Some of the jurors wore the emotion of their arduous discussions on their faces as forewoman Brenda Kronenberg of the upper West Side informed state Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon of the unanimous
verdicts on all three defendants. A hush fell over the tension-packed room as the court clerk read the first charge of attempted murder against Barrow. In a soft voice, Kronenberg answered, “Not guilty.” But of the eight charges against Barrow, the jury found him guilty of five. Barrow’s mother, Frances Franklin, 45, of Brooklyn, began to cry as the guilty verdicts were read. Her son, who was taken into custody without bail last night and will be sentenced April 16, stayed stonefaced and whispered to his lawyer, Murray Richman, “It’s in the hands of God.” Next, the court clerk read the charges against Jones, 34, Combs’ boyhood friend and burly bodyguard. As Kronenberg announced the first not-guilty verdict for gun possession, Jones dropped his head into his folded arms and began to sob. His broad shoulders shook with emotion as the jury found him not guilty of a second gun charge and of attempting to bribe a witness. Jones accepted a bear hug from his lawyer, Michael Bachner, and told the counselor, “Thank you for saving my life.” Combs, who spent more than $1 million on his defense, bowed his head as the clerk began to read his charges. “Not guilty,” Kronenberg said to
the first charge of second-degree possession of a gun. Benjamin Brafman, another Combs attorney, his eyes red-rimmed, buried his head in his client’s neck as Kronenberg repeated “not guilty” to charges of third-degree gun possession and attempting to bribe a witness. Brafman and Cochran sandwiched Combs in a long embrace as Solomon thanked the jurors for their service and told them, “If you based your decision on the evidence of the law, no one can quarrel with your decision.” Jurors left the courthouse Friday night without commenting. Combs immediately found his mother in the courtroom and hugged her tightly. He went out into the seventh-floor hall and called his kids on his cell phone, saying, “I just wanted to tell you everything is all right.” The rap music king then went outside the courthouse and thanked everyone who had supported him in the 14 months since gunshots echoed through the club where he had been partying with his then-girlfriend, actress-singer Jennifer Lopez. “My prayers go out to the victims who were hurt by accident,” Combs said. “I want to thank the jury for coming in with the right verdict as it pertained to me.”
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NEWS or higher compared to 28 percent of men, according to the Census Bureau. Briseyda Romero, a double major in n from page 1 English and Women’s Studies said that In 1999, the median earnings of there are a couple of reasons for the women 15 years of age and over who inconsistencies. “More women choose to go to colworked full time was between $25,000 lege because education is very relevant and $34,999. This was 72 percent of the median in today’s society,” said the 23-yearold. “It’s promoted and accessible to earnings of their male counterparts. Barbara McDowell, director of the women.” Romero attributes the realization of Women’s Center agrees with Bredin as far as the progress women have made other roles, such as wife and motherhood, as a possible reason for not comthus far. “I think that there will be a significant pleting a bachelor’s degree. “Perhaps during those four years of change within the next 50 years, four generations after women have first start- college, the life of a student or profesed becoming equal to men,” McDowell sional aren’t the only roles that the said. “There will be far more support woman can see herself in,” Romero and equity, which in turn will generate said. “Life happens and women must opportunities.” McDowell added that make certain conscious decisions all it’s only been two generations since the the time.” Romero’s own mother attended col1960s when women’s rights were first lege while raising two children and supported. In 1963 the Equal Pay Act was today she’s working on her master’s passed and established equal pay for degree. “What matters is that women continmen and women performing the same ue to strive for success,” Romero said. “I job duties. worry when I see This act was prowomen who feel posed 20 years eartoo comfortable lier and didn’t cover with the posidomestics, agricultions that they’re tural workers, execuin— I think that tives, administrators they can always or professionals. strive for more As someone who education to betparticipated in the ter themselves.” women’s moveRomero is ment in the early confident in com1970s, Executive pleting her eduVice President of cation because of Cal State Fullerton support from her Judith Anderson mother and other thinks that women positive female have made a lot of influences. progress since. She advises “Thirty years ago others to “remain women were confocused no matditioned to believe —Briseyda Romero, ter what chalthat they could only women studies major lenges there are enter a limited num—- ultimately ber of positions,” Anderson said. “Certainly we’re not on success will come your way.” The Census Bureau also reported a level with men, but to go from a miniscule amount of options to a significant that slightly more women than men populate the nation and that they live amount is a sign of progress.” Statistics regarding educational longer, as well. The majority of women can be found attainment report that more women in the southern region at 35 percent. In attend college than men, yet more men attain their bachelor’s degree than 2000, the male-to-female ratio declined with age. There were 50 males for women do. Approximately 56 percent of the every 100 females, ages 85 and over; students on campus are women and and 105 males for every 100, ages 20 increasing, but Anderson said that this and under. “This may be true now, but in the doesn’t remain true at the master’s future we’ll have the same life span due level. Justin Banderas, 22, believes that to gender role strain,” McDowell said. McDowell explained that in the past, the majority of higher degrees may be earned by men because it is expected women’s stress has been due to lack of opportunities and oppression — or of them. “Women have long been held back depression. As women enter similar roles to that by societal pre-conceived notions of the extent to which their educational of males, it may change to stress equal careers should be,” Banderas said. “It to that of what men have endured for is past due for women to achieve and years, thus our mortality will equal that attain what they desire and what they of men, she concluded. The new estimates shouldn’t be conrightfully deserve and it is all of our fused with Census 2000 results, which duties to be aware of that.” In 2000, 24 percent of women 25 will be released over the next three years and over had a bachelor’s degree years.
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SAFETY n from page 1 Zero tolerance means that, “action will be taken, punitive or otherwise,” King said. “What it amounts to is that disciplinary action will be forthcoming based on the level of the threat anytime that information comes to our attention…You could— and very often will— be terminated if you are found guilty of any act of violence on campus.” In the two years King has served on the campus, she estimates that one termination has been recommended as a result of a workplace violencerelated issue, and less than five disciplinary actions. Though EHIS offers training to anyone on campus, many employees have slipped through the cracks. Kenna Schoenherr, an EHIS safety trainer, estimates that about 500 of the 3,000 campus employees and faculty have participated in the training. Because workplace violence training has been developed in the last 10 years, longtime staff members are less likely to have been trained. Also, faculty attendance is optional, resulting in a number of untrained professors. Sheryl Fontaine, an English professor and director of the University Learning Center, said she has not taken the training. Yet as a supervisor to many tutors, Fontaine said that being responsible for her employees, she had to train tutors to make sure they were safe. “We are working on not making it not be optional for faculty,” Schoenherr said. One problem to work out is overcoming scheduling logistics with professors. Morris, who was present when Allaway shot co-workers with a .22 caliber rifle, hopes campus-wide
safety and awareness training will prevent future events like the tragedy 25 years ago. Morris, Titan Lab and Studio Classrooms supervisor said she has not heard of the safety training.- She also said she was not confident that co-workers would know how to identify warning signs or situations of potential violence. “People tend to think the best of other people,” Morris said. “There needs be more training…Perhaps something [EHIS] should do is retroactive training. We’ve trained all the new people, let’s get everybody else in there.” However, Morris credits EHIS for its work in publishing newsletters and bulletins regarding workplace safety. “That’s all stuff that we never used to see,” Morris said. In its most recent newsletter, EHIS publicized the availability of its safety program in hopes of increasing the number of trained staff. EHIS has also teamed with campus police to enable employees to report suspicious behavior electronically through the environmental health and safety Web site. A report of violent behavior or potentially violent behavior is sent to an incidence response team, which includes Tom Whitfield, director of EHIS and King.- King said the team meets with the parties involved to resolve the situation. Yet even these technological innovations are limited by the lack of awareness. In the two years that the EHIS Web site has allowed for electronic reporting, about 30 reports have been made most reporting a safety hazard, such as a cracked wall or a wet floor. About four of the calls relate to workplace violence.EHIS Director Whitfield explained the importance of maintaining awareness among staff and faculty.
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“Sad to say, but its just like an earthquake…the longer it gets between the last earthquake and the present, people tend to forget about prevention.” In addition to psychological distance, people also tend to “brush [suspicious behavior] off,” Whitfield said—even though most people will admit to noticing warning signs after an incident has occurred. The police have also launched technology within their department to address campus safety. About two years ago, the police department implemented the MOSAIC program, a computerized system designed by psychologists and threat assessment experts to aid police in identifying dangerous situations. Investigators answer 33 questions, including those about age, resistance to change and fascination with weapons. MOSIAC then prints an evaluation on the statistical chance of the situation escalating in violence. This evaluation aids police in deciding their next course of action. Such a tool is invaluable because, “each of us individually can’t say that whether [a particular situation] will have a very high probability of escalating. So this gives us a tool where we can input the information and get results based on data from throughout the world,” King said. Detective Tom Gehrls, whom King credited with implementing the MOSAIC program through out the Cal State system, said that MOSAIC’s primary purpose on the Fullerton campus is education for victims and employers. Gehrls’ 25 years of experience guides his assessments of potentially violent situations and may preclude his need for MOSAIC. However, the MOSAIC program prints a report that convinces victims and employers of the severity of certain situations where his words may not be as per-
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suasive. MOSAIC also “helps employers have an educated response to a situation,” Gehrls said. He added that if an employee needs to be escorted by police or have his or her scheduled changed to prevent workplace violence, a MOSAIC report justifies such inconveniences for employers. Officials agree, however, that their best efforts may not be always enough. “It is absolutely not always possible to prevent this type of situation,” King said. “You can do everything to make the environment safer, but there are just certain times someone is going to snap and they are going to react that way.” Allaway was charged with seven counts of first-degree murder and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, but was ultimately found not guilty by reason of insanity. He was committed to a state psychiatric institution, where psychiatrists have recently supported his release. King and Whitfield both point out that in most cases people are not surprised, after the fact, when a coworker or fellow student commits violent acts. King said, “[the police] are not everywhere,” everyone has a responsibility to “be aware of what’s happening around them and not just say, ‘Oh, that’s Joe, that’s just the way he is.’ Well, guess what – that’s not acceptable.” When asked if she felt safe among her co-workers, Morris paused before answering, “I guess I feel relatively sure that I’m safe but that’s probably because of my experiences. Always in the back of my mind there is that little nagging thing. I always watch things and keep a look around, I watch people around me… everybody should do that.”
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Pushing the boundaries of television censorship n Viewers need to keep their spectacles off and their waving fingers down while viewing TV By Melanie Bysouth In every episode of South Park, little Kenny is brutally killed while his friends sit idly by. Each episode of The Simpsons features the adventures of Itchy and Scratchy, a mouse and cat that, among other things, skin each other alive with meat cleavers. Watch one of these shows and it is not difficult to see why many viewers are offended. For decades, television has pushed the boundaries of what is appropriate and it does not appear to have any intentions of stopping. Although both shows enjoy a strong allegiance of fans, much of the content is blatantly sexual, violent or offensive. Yet when the offensive material is not so obvious, it seems people are looking too closely for something to complain about. On a recent rerun of “Three’s Company,” shown on Nick at Nite, while sitting on the bed, Jack (played by John Ritter) unintentionally revealed the twins, ‘big Jim’ not included, to the viewing audience. Of the thousands watching the broadcast, only one man saw Ritter’s jewels emerging from his blue boxers. The man quickly called the network to report the unusual sighting. How big was this man’s television and how close was he sitting to the screen? Back in the 70s, the director of the episode never noticed Ritter falling out of his shorts; nor
did the editors who put the tape together. The censors were apparently not paying attention and ABC executives must have missed that show. And what about the millions of viewers that have been watching reruns of “Three’s Company” for almost 20 years. Resulting from the viewer’s observation, Nick at Nite edited the alleged offensive moment out of the episode. Yet would it really have made a difference if the scene was left in? It is possible that the protruding body parts could have been offensive to other viewers as well. But no one else saw them that night, or any of the hundreds of times that the episode had been previously aired. It is ludicrous to edit the scene simply because someone was looking so meticulously for something to be offended by. As absurd as this may be, it is sadly not the first time that harmless television has been attacked by misguided ignorance. In response to a statement by Jerry Falwell, minister and former TV evangelist, PBS was suddenly defending the sexual orientation of Tinky Winky of the “Teletubbies.” Although the show was created for and marketed towards preschoolers, Falwell remained convinced that children would perceive Tinky Winky as a gay role model and thereby be persuaded to become homosexual. This of course was due to the fact that he carried a purse, was purple and had a triangle on his head. Would PBS, a network known for award-winning children’s programming, actually broadcast a show that encourages children to be gay?
Of course not. Yet beyond the question of would they, is the ridiculous notion that a television program could influence, persuade or encourage someone to be gay. Homosexuality simply doesn’t work like that. The only good thing that can be said about Falwell’s attack on Tinky Winky is that, unlike Nick at Nite, PBS chose not to pull the alleged offensive material. Along with his embarrassing encounter with PBS, Falwell has also challenged the moral integrity of The Walt Disney Company. For those of you who felt that “The Lion King” and “The Little Mermaid” were harmless animated features, apparently you have never been told of the sexual messages hidden within the images of Mufasa and Ariel. Falwell discovered that the letters S-E-X float across the screen in “The Lion King” and he also noticed that the clergyman in “The Little Mermaid” appears to get a little too excited while performing the wedding ceremony. Yet millions and millions of people, young and old, watched these two films without noticing the sexual messages. These images do exist but no one seemed to know about them until Falwell pointed them out. Watch these movies again and you too will see what he was talking about. Just remember, if you want to see something badly enough, you probably will. — Bysouth is a Daily Titan Staff Writer and response to this column can be sent via email to dailytitan@yahoo.com
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Campus Voices n Baseball players should receive same treatment as track team member In the recent article called “Student striped of athletic status,” a Cal State Fullerton student was forced to quit her athletic career due to the fact that she strips in order to pay for school. Coach John Elders, who decided that Rios should quit her spot on the CSUF track team because of her job as a stripper, should have taken action against the members of the baseball team who went to the strip club that night because that in itself is a violation of the athletic code of conduct. I completely understand a removal of a student athlete who sells drugs or is involved in crime activity, but to force a student out of her job or the sport that she loved is just wrong. What students do in their own time outside of the Athletic Department is the responsibility of the student not the responsibility of the Athletic Department. — Michael C. Randall, Freshmen, Undeclared.
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Saarloos’ magical ride rolls nBASEBALL: Senior dominates again as CSUF takes two out of three from the Cal Poly Mustangs over the weekend By Damian Calhoun
Daily Titan Asst. Sports Editor The Cal Poly Mustangs had a plan devised for Cal State Fullerton’s starter Kirk Saarloos: be aggressive and swing early in the count. It worked for Saarloos, but not for the Mustangs. In the series finale, Saarloos (5-2) pitched his fourth complete game and his third complete game shutout in the Titans’ 12-0 shellacking over Cal Poly. “He’s special,” said CSUF pitching coach Dave Serrano. “It’s great to be part of a run like he is on. The great thing is that he isn’t doing anything out of body. His stuff is good, he’s throwing strikes and he’s giving us a chance to win every time that he goes to the mound.” CSUF won two out of three from the Mustangs in the non-conference series and remained 24th in the latest Baseball America polls. Cal Poly Head Coach Ritch Price told his team to swing early in the count, so they wouldn’t be at the liberty of Saarloos and his wicked assortment of pitches. “He’s not going to beat himself, so our game plan was to swing early and be aggressive,” Price said. “We were hoping to get some hits, get some guys on base and maybe we would catch a big fly and get a lead.” It didn’t work. CSUF (13-9), aided by the wildness of Mustang starter Jared Blasdell, took an early 2-0 lead through the first two innings. In the first inning, two Blasdell balks moved Titan David Bacani to third base and Mike Rouse’s sacrifice fly put the Titans on the board first. In the second inning, Blasdell was again his own worst enemy. With two outs, Blasdell hit Shane Costa and P.J. Pilittere then Shawn Norris laced a single to left field to give the Titans and Saarloos a 2-0 lead. The boat race was on. Blasdell (3-2) allowed four runs and was chased after two and 1/3 innings. Blasdell was replaced by Kevin Correia and he didn’t fare any better. Correia pitched two and 2/3 innings and was tagged with four runs. On the other side, stood Saarloos. Saarloos threw only 48 pitches through the first six innings, allowing only three hits during that span and he once again minimize his workload throwing only 94 pitches. “It was their scouting report to swing early and not let me get any leverage on them,” Saarloos said. “I didn’t have a lot of strikeouts, but I was throwing strikes and getting ground ball outs. “The offense did such a great job that all I wanted to do was throw strikes,” Saarloos added. “All I had to do was throw up zeros on the board.” Whatever doubt that the game may have been
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Jenny Topping provided the offense during the Kia Klassic.
Double dose of CSUF victories claims Kia title nSOFTBALL: Titans take two games on Sunday to win championship of the weeklong Kia Klassic By Caesar Contreras DAVID RIVERA/Daily Titan
As a reliever or as a starter, Kirk Saarloos has paved the way for a talented CSUF staff. in, the Titans’ offense squelched all remaining questions. In the sixth inning, Bacani slammed his second home run of the season, a three-run blast, just inside the left field fair line to put the Titans up 8-0. It was Titans’ first home run, by someone other than senior first baseman Aaron Rifkin, since Feb. 17. “He definitely doesn’t need 12 runs that’s for sure,” Price said. Saarloos’ outing followed on the heels of Jon Smith and Darric Merrell who also shut down the Mustang offense. Smith (5-0) pitched seven
innings, scattering six hits and one run, striking out eight in the Titans’ 3-1 series opening victory. Saarloos struck out the side in the ninth inning for his third save of the season. Merrell (1-2) had the hard-luck outing of the week. The freshman pitched eight innings, allowing 10 hits, but only two runs in the Titans’ 2-1 loss. Tyler Fitch (3-1) pitched seven innings for the Mustangs and got the victory. “I thought that they pitched exceptionally well for the series,” Price said. “(Jon) Smith, (Chad) Cordero and (Darric) Merrell were all excellent, but then Saarloos came out and one-upped them all.”
Babak’s CSUF career ends at NCAA’s nWRESTLING: Senior Nejamaghaddam battled as the lone Titan wrestler at Iowa City By Mark Villarroel
Daily Titan Staff Writer With time winding down in the third round of the NCAA Championships, Cal State Fullerton senior Babak Nejadmaghaddam fought valiantly to the final second. But his commendable season, coupled with his outstanding wrestling career, abruptly came to an end Friday night. The solemn scene of the senior’s
departing defeat was the arena floor of Iowa University in the 197-pound consolation bracket of the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Babak, the only CSUF national qualifier, began the tournament just as he ended the regular season, with a pair of Thursday night victories. Najadmaghaddam’s first win was a hard-earned triumph over Ryan Pallinger of American University, 76. Babak then went on to earn a decision over David Sandburg of Pittsburgh, 3-2 in the second round. Sandburg was riding on an emotional high from his unexpected win over Pac-10 champ Rusty Cook of Boise State, but his dream state was snapped by the late-surging Nejadmaghaddam
whose last second counter granted him the win. Nejadmaghaddam’s unblemished record was finally dismantled in his third round bout with Minnesota’s Owen Elzen, as the CSUF veteran fell 6-4. Elzen’s onslaught of takedowns proved to be too overwhelming for the lone CSUF participant. “His performance was commendable throughout the tournament,” said CSUF Head Coach Ardeshir Asagari. Babak earned an honorable AllAmerican mention, with his ninth place finish.(Nejadmaghaddam’s defeat in turn resulted in his placing in the wrestleback bracket against Nik Fekete of Michigan State. Nejadmaghaddam lost to Fekete of Michigan State, 3-2, and ended up
tied for ninth place. Nejadmaghaddam, a third-place finisher in the Pac-10 championships, finishes the year with an overall record of 27-6. Throughout his prestigious wrestling career, Nejadmaghaddam was a three-time qualifier to the NCAA championships but failed to place in each of the years he qualified. With Babak’s departure, Asagari and his Titan squad will be left with a hefty void to fill, but the coach feels confident that his new approach in the 2002 season will bring forth improved results. “I plan to make strong steps forward and I’m very motivated to get further next season,” Asagari said. “ I strongly believe I can make a
Daily Titan Copy Editor They lost the first two games and hadn’t even played the toughest teams in the tournament. So was the story for the Cal State Fullerton softball team going into Friday’s game against the DePaul Blue Demons in the pool-play portion of the 16-team Kia Klassic. A loss to the Blue Demons meant a possible date with the second-ranked Arizona Wildcats, a win meant hope in a tournament that was far from over. CSUF got the 5-4 win and proceeded to ride that momentum all the way until the championship game on Sunday as they defeated the Blue Demons 1-0 to capture the Kia Klassic championship at the Titan Softball Complex. It was the ninth-ranked Titans’ (258) first Kia championship since 1992 and came in impressive fashion. After losing their first two games in the tournament, the Titans came back to win five straight including victories over nationally ranked Notre Dame, Washington and the Blue Demons. “It was all about pride,” Titan Head Coach Michelle Gromacki said. “We knew we had the skill to win but we just had to get our focus and attack.” And the Titan that did the most attacking was sophomore catcher/ infielder Jenny Topping. Topping went berserk in the Klassic as she hit. 474 in seven games. She was 9-for-19 from the plate, scored seven runs with four doubles and hitting three home runs with seven RBI.
For the season, the transfer from Washington is hitting .432 with 29 runs, 13 doubles, nine home runs, 36 RBI and a .895 slugging percentage. Topping leads the Big West in 11 of 13 offensive categories and was named Big West Field Player of the Week on Monday. Her RBI single off Blue Demon pitcher Sarah Muntz in the first inning scored Julie Watson for the only run in CSUF’s championship victory. Titan left-hander Jodie Cox picked up the win (11-3) as she went the distance and allowed only three hits (all singles) and struck out seven. Muntz (9-3) took the loss for DePaul allowing six hits and striking out three. It was a Kia final that many did not envision, considering both the Titans and Blue Demons went 1-2 in Pool C. Most of the stunners came in the quarterfinals as Texas took out Arizona 2-1, DePaul took out the defending champs by a 3-2 score and CSUF destroyed Washington by a surprising 8-1 score. “There was definitely some upsets and it just proved that on any given day, any team can win,” Gromacki said. The coach believes that the win comes at a perfect time as Big West conference play begins this weekend. “It came at a perfect time and will definitely boost our confidence going into conference,” Gromacki added. But before the weekend series against Sacramento State, comes a doubleheader today at the Titan Softball Complex against Northwestern (68) and the 12th-ranked Washington Huskies (20-9), the victims of Saturday’s 8-1 thrashing. “They’ve been struggling but they will be looking for revenge,” Gromacki said of the Washington Huskies. Game time is at 5 p.m. for the game against Northwestern while CSUF will face the Huskies at 7 p.m
Titans shine on uneven bars nGYMNASTICS: CSUF takes third in Oregon quad meet and prepares for Boise State at the Big West conference championship By Melanie Bysouth
Daily Titan Staff Writer With a score of 194.175, Cal State Fullerton took third place in a quad meet, Saturday, with Oregon State and University of Washington taking first and second respectively, Seattle Pacific took fourth. Offering an impressive showing at the meet, junior Joanna Hughes took third on the vault with a score of 9.90, breaking her personal record score. Hughes also shared a first place standing with teammate sophomore Jamie Moody on the uneven bars with a score of 9.925. The Titans placed in the all-around with sophomore Kelly Mathiasen taking fifth place with an overall score of 39.325 and freshman Sharon Snell earning a 38.525 and a sixth place position. Contributing to Snell’s performance was a near-perfect showing on the vault. With a maximum value of 9.80, she received a 9.80
and a 9.75 from the two judges, for an average down to the Big West championships.” Yet with the University of Washington score of 9.775. Along with her standing in the all-around, ranked nationally in the top 18, UW will go to the regionals as a seeded Mathiasen also took home the Gymnastics team, adding to the Titans Scholar Athlete Award. Of chances of also going. the 36 competitors at the meet, Big West Conference Within a region, the top Mathiasen was awarded the Rankings three unseeded teams will highest points while boasting go to the NCAA chamthe highest grade point average. pionships for that speciDespite high scores on the Rank Team AVG. fied region. Now that the CSUF 194.017 balance beam, the Titans were 1 University of Washington forced to count two falls and 2 Boise State 194.064 is seeded nationally, it is failed to place in the top three 3 Utah State 193.682 quite probable that seven on that apparatus or on the 4 teams from the Big West UCSB 186.266 floor exercise. region will go to regionFinding success on the balals. ance beam was the University This allows CSUF, an of Washington, who earned first place on that unseeded team, some breathing room from event and claimed a perfect 10 and a first place their ongoing battle with Boise State; yet the standing on the vault. Titans want to remain in the top six and they The Huskies’ efforts earned a total team hope that a strong showing at the Big West score of 195.775, allowing them to move into championships in Santa Barbara on Saturday the top 18 nationally ranked teams. will help them do just that. Although CSUF failed to improve upon With competitors like Utah State and their high team score of 195.075, with Boise University of California, Santa Barbara, a vicState earning a disappointing 192.375, the tory is well within the Titans grasp, but their Titans maintain their position in the top six of focus will be on Boise’s team score and the the Big West region. fight for the final spot at regionals. “Basically things are still the same,” Head “It is possible that we can win the Big West Coach Julie Knight said. “It will all come conference,” Knight said. “But we need Boise
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Titans’ strong showing on uneven bars leads to third place finish at Oregon State.