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Lopez wins in tight election nPOLITICS: The new AS president is decided by a 290 vote margin Thursday night By Sara Stanton
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In one of the closest elections in Cal State Fullerton history, and after two long weeks of campaigning, the Associated Students presidential and vice presidential race has finally narrowed down the two victorious winners. Alex Lopez and Edgar Zazueta beat out Evan Mooney and Susan Scanaliato by a 290-vote margin after a run-off was declared after last week’s
election result. The room erupted into screams and applause as Joel South, the elections commissioner for AS, nervously scribbled the results on the green chalkboard in the AS Legislative Chambers. “This whole process has been a great experience for all of us. I just want to say thanks for everyone that was out there supporting us,” Lopez said to the room filled with more than 100 people, half of whom were his supporters. As Lopez and Zazueta embraced each other in victory, Mooney and Scanaliato sat with their supporters in silence. “It was a tough campaign, we knew that it was going to be competitive,” Lopez said of his opponents. South said that 2,638 students voted in the run-off, surpassing previous
elections. “We blew the past [run-off] election off by 600 votes,” South said to the candidates and their supporters that waited for more than two hours to hear the results. “You obviously worked just as hard, if not harder than I have in the past few weeks, and now it’s all over,” he said. Zazueta, a 21-year-old political science major, said that he was overwhelmed with emotion after he found out that his team has won. “I have such mixed emotions,” he said. “Exhaustion, excitement — it’s all mixed [together].” Lopez and Mooney, who currently serve on the AS Board of Directors together, have each spent countless hours and boundless efforts in the past week lobbying to students, encourag-
Mourners find solace in vigil nANNIVERSARY: Participants shared stories of their family members and friends whose lives were lost to the hands of Edward Allaway By Marlayna Slaughterbeck Daily Titan News Editor
The luminous glow of candlelight enveloped Memorial Grove Wednesday evening as a vigil was held on campus to honor the victims of the worst mass killing in Orange County’s history. Surrounded by approximately 150 people and a two feet high curving wall of river rock, families of the victims shared stories of their fallen loved ones in a grove of seven Italian Stone Pine trees planted as a living memorial to those who were killed. “Tonight, we take the opportunity to rededicate this grove, which was consecrated with the blood of those who were killed here 25 years ago,” said University President Milton Gordon, adding that the grove was a symbol of boundless hope for the future. “Look at how these saplings — planted 23 years ago — have matured into majestic trees with flowers that blossom in their shade.” The vigil was held both to honor the victims and to fortify opposition to the possible release of Edward Allaway, the man responsible for killing their loved ones. Allaway, who was convicted on seven counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder for the July 1976 massacre, was found not guilty by reason of insanity after mowing down
nine people in the campus library with a .22 caliber rifle, killing seven. He has been in state hospitals ever since, but is now appealing to Orange County Superior Court for his freedom. Over the years, Allaway has petitioned for release on three previous occasions, all of which were denied. This most recent attempt has drawn considerable attention because it represents the first time his doctors at Patton State Hospital in San Bernardino County have supported his request. Their collective conclusion that Allaway is no longer insane or a threat to society puts him in a more favorable position to be released. Patrick McNelly of Fullerton hopes this never happens. “I want him to stay right where he is,” he said. McNelly worked on campus as a lab technician in the Earth Sciences Department at the time of the shootings and was a close friend of three of Allaway’s victims. “These were people I knew — these were colleagues,” McNelly said, adding that he was particularly close to victim Debbie Paulsen. “I miss her and I’m honored to be part of this ceremony.” In a tribute that visibly moved the audience, Paul Paulsen told the solemn crowd that his sister Debbie had a burning passion for knowledge and that she died surrounded by the things she treasured most — books. “She’s not just a nameless face on a bronze plaque in the dark shadow of the library,” he said. “She was real, she was vibrant.” As the sun quietly slipped behind the pines, Paulsen urged the audience to heed the silent pleas of the victims with a show of opposition to Allaway’s release. One of the victims adopted a particular tree in her father’s memory.
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Take the 10 freeway east and exit Monroe Street. The road to the Coachella Valley Music Festival appears simple on paper, but two hours and 110 miles from Fullerton is the only route to the Empire Polo Field in Indio. The 12-hour event will host more
than 40 bands and DJs on multiple stages for the second time in a row. Tickets are still available for the festival that has been narrowed to one day, instead of 1999’s two-day party. The event is the closest California will get to Woodstock and is the only show similar to the now defunct Lolapalooza tour. Some of the bands performing at Coachella are familiar faces to those who follow the music festival circuits, including this year’s headlining band. Jane’s Addiction, the alternative rock group that started the Lolapallooza tour in 1991, is officially regrouping for the first time since then, although they will be minus original bass player Eric Avery. He declined lead singer Perry Farrel’s offer to return to the band. Jane’s has not announced whom will take his place, but Flea, the cur-
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Campus employees Vickie Curlis and Penni WunderlichSheppard hold lighted candles Wednesday. “That’s Dad,” said Judith Scholtz, pointing to a large tree in the western corner of the grove, brightly colored impatiens clustered at its base. Scholtz’s father, victim Seth A. Fessenden, was a speech communications professor at Cal State Fullerton. The university offers communications students a scholarship in his honor. Speaking last was Patricia Almazan, daughter of victim Frank Teplansky,
who was a graphic artist at the university when he was killed. Her voice trembling at times, Almazan recounted the events of July 12, telling the crowd that as she held her father in the hospital six hours after he was shot, there was a moment when she thought he might actually pull through. “He looked so peaceful,” she said. “No tubes, no blood.” But Almazan’s brother, a police
officer, recognized the signs. Moments later — their father died in her arms. Almazan ended her tribute with an indirect plea for CSUF administrators to work toward increasing student awareness about the tragedy. “It is important to remember,” she said. “All those who stroll by this memorial and wonder what it is all about have a right to know what happened here.”
Music fans go the distance for a one-day event nCONCERT: The Coachella Valley Music Festival showcases a diversity of sounds, from alternative rock to electronica
ing them to vote in the second election. Through all of their efforts the candidates only received about 10 percent of the student population to vote. “That’s about normal for our campus,” said South. “But no run-off has been as successful in the past as this one has.” South said that he was pleased that the elections in the last two years have broken the record with number of votes. “It was the candidates out [on campus] everyday meeting people that got the vote,” said South. Mooney said that he wanted to acknowledge everyone that participated by voting in the elections. “We thank the students that believed
rent bassist for The Red Hot Chili Peppers will join Jane’s on tour after Coachella. Jane’s made itself famous with songs like, “Jane Says,” “Stop” and “Been Caught Stealing.” Farrel went on to create the band Porno for Pyros, and guitarist Dave Navarro joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1997. Sharing the mainstage with Jane’s is progressive trance artist Paul Oakenfold. He has worked with artists such as The Cure, Boy George, New Order, and DJ Scribble and has since made a name for himself with his mix work. Oakenfold, a London-born disc jockey and producer brought his musical style to the United States and his latest album has been well-received by American music lovers. Fans of the group Weezer will have
a chance to get close to their favorite geek band, whose hits include, “Undone (The Sweater Song)” and the campy, yet extremely popular “Buddy Holly.” Their latest single, “Hash Pipe” is on continuous rotation on rock stations across California and a new album is slated for the very near future. Also contributing to the main stage will be the innovative electronica duo, The Chemical Brothers, and the oneman show, Fatboy Slim. The Big Beat, electronic fusion of computer sounds and song sampling is big business in the world of contemporary music and these men have figured out all the moves. Chemical Brothers began creating music in the local club scenes of London and have toured successfully in the United States since 1997.
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Fatboy Slim also made the airwaves in 1997 with the ultra-snappy, “The Rockafeller Skank (Funk Soul Brotha).” The song made him instantly famous in the United States and Slim has since been the poster boy of pop electronica. Included in the bill are Iggy Pop, the Dandy Warhols, local band Ozomatli, hip-hop group The Roots, and KROQ disc jockey Jason Bentley, among many other artists. The day’s lineup is a mixture of styles, genres and generations. The modern music fan is not pigeon-holed into one style, which the Coachella Valley Music Festival is attempting to tap into.
“Ally McBeal” and “NYPD Blue” are two of television’s most popular shows, largely due to the creativity and labor of two Cal State Fullerton alumni. David Crabtree graduated from CSUF in 1995 and is now in his second season as an editor on the crime drama “NYPD Blue.” Mark Baldwin is a Hollywood veteran, who is currently editing the hit comedy “Ally McBeal” after studying film at CSUF. The former Titans discussed the basics of television editing Thursday as a part of Comm Week. As editors, Crabtree and Baldwin said they are responsible for helping mold the vast amount of film shot into the finished product on television and in the movie theaters. The responsibilities are coupled with two main priorities. “In editing, the story and performance always win out,” Baldwin said. Editing for television is not as glamorous as editing feature films but is challenging because it is run on a tight schedule. “A television show is shot for about eight days,” Crabtree said. “The editors take about four days to make a first cut. The directors spent about three of four days with the film, and the producers get about a week with it before it airs.” “TV editors do not receive the highest acclaim and prestige,” Baldwin said. “Generally speaking, what gets on the air is substantially yours and that is extremely gratifying. This is the opposite of film, which requires more time. “It’s challenging and rewarding to see a show you put together and to realize that you were a part of it,” Baldwin said. While both editors came from CSUF, they took different roads to Tinsel Town. Crabtree said he volunteered to work on student films in order to build his resume. “I worked camera assisting, gripping, lighting and editing to make contacts and get my foot in the door,” Crabtree said. “I was always looking for new people to work with.” Whereas Baldwin said he began working on documentaries to get his start as an editor. “I came up through the documentary route,” Baldwin said. “Documentary films are purely an editor’s medium because, quite often, you are cutting from nothing.” Baldwin said it was difficult for him to break into TV editing and he had to work
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BRIEFS Mass CPR Weekend arranged by the American Heart Association Free CPR classes are going to be offered this Saturday April 28 to celebrate the American Heart Association’s Mass CPR Weekend. Classes will be held at the Orange Coast College Student Center from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The American Heart Association places great value on the ability to help save lives by knowing CPR. According to studies, CPR can sustain an individual who has suffered a cardiac arrest until emergency aid arrives. In the 220,000 deaths each year of cardiac arrest, the American Heart Association estimated that 50,000 of those lives could have been saved if bystanders or loved ones applied CPR and contact paramedics right away. Orange Coast College is located at 2701 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa. For more information, call 1-8884-HEARTS. To attend the class this Saturday, call Laura Quinn at (213) 202-5019.
Energy gouging in California now a felony Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante and Assemblyman Dennis Cardoza announced that energy gouging in the state will be considered as an offense with a new legislation bill. Assembly bill 67x seeks to make sure that what scarce energy California has won’t be manipulated by big corporations. Corporations, officers and their employees will be subject to criminal prosecutions if found that they are influencing the energy market to generate higher prices for gas and electricity. There are penalties for corporations involved in the energy gouging, one of them being a fine that can total up to 10 percent of their company
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CSUF alumnus to receive a lifetime achievement award State Senator Jack O’Connell, a former graduate of Cal State Fullerton, will be honored Monday by the California Faculty Association with an award. “The Lifetime Achievement in Education” will be given to O’Connell in appreciation of his efforts and contributions to education. A dinner will precede the awarding ceremony. The CFA, which represents over 20,000 CSU faculty members, lecturers, counselors and coaches, will be hosting at Sacramento’s Holiday Inn Capitol. A list of O’Connell’s achievements include his popularity in the Central Coast District–demonstrated by the dual support he received from both Republicans and Democrats– as well as the salary incentives for beginning teachers, the work he inputted in the implementation of high school exit exams and the expansion of programs for gifted youths. He has also authored a class reduction size legislation bill. A former teacher, O’Connell currently serves as the Chair of the Senate Education Budget
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Campus TSU Games and Recreation will host a Billiards Tournament today in the TSU Underground at noon. A.S. Rec Sports will host a Men’s and Women’s Tennis Doubles Tournament today at noon on the tennis courts. Register by noon. College of the Arts is presenting “Street Scene — A Broadway Opera” through
April 29 at the Little Theatre, Performing Arts Center, Cal State Fullerton. For more information call (714) 278-2434.
The 10th Annual CSUF Linguistics Symposium will meet today from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the TSU. The featured guest speakers include Dr. Larry M. Hyman from UC Berkeley and Dr. Russell M. Schuh from UCLA. For more information call (714) 278-3722.
Community “Stars of Magic” featuring
the best of international magic, comedy and illusions will be presented on Saturday, April 28 in the Plummer Auditorium, Fullerton at 8 p.m. For more information visit www.arts.fullerton.edu/events/
“Joined at the Head” will be performed on May 3 through 5 at the Grand Central Theatre in Santa Ana. For more information visit www.arts.fullerton. edu/events/
Italian-born artist-in-resident Franco Angeloni will exhibit work “that invades fields other than those normally connected with visual arts,” on May 5 through June 30 at Grand Central Art Gallery in Santa Ana. For more information call (714) 567-7233.
Learn how to become a volunteer tutor, mentor or intern. “Think Together” volunteer orientation is on May 5 at 1505 East 17th Street, Suit 102 Santa Ana. For more information call (714) 543-3807, or visit www. thinkoc.org
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Survivors share stories By Kathleen Gutierrez Daily Titan Staff Writer
Strands of T-shirts hung between the trees in front of McCarthy Hall on Thursday like laundry drying on a hot summer day. Dangling near the base of a tree was a tiny blue shirt with the words, “For Candy,” written in puffy pink paint. Tiny painted flowers danced around the words. For little Candy, this is a reminder, not of joy and happiness, but of the sexual assault she endured as a young girl. She is a part of the Los Angeles County Clothesline Project, a touring display to prevent sexual, domestic and gender violence. “Back in my generation, there wasn’t a dryer in every house,” said Dawn Foor, a prevention education specialist from the Sexual Assault Victim Services/Prevention Program. “So women would hang their clothes and talk about their problems. It was their therapy.” In conjunction with National
Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Cal State Fullerton Women’s Studies Student Association held a candlelight vigil among the clotheslines and spoke openly of assault and its prevention. “It’s like airing out the dirty laundry of society,” Laura Barrios said of the T-shirts. She spoke to the group about how important she believed assault awareness to be and how she hoped to bring an end to violence. “I hope we have many more so that we won’t ever have to do this [again],” she said. Aside from the shirts, the Women’s Studies Student Association handed out leaflets about assault prevention and encouraged CSUF students and faculty to create their own T-shirts. The CSUF association kept the shirts made that day for future campus events. As soon as the sun slipped behind McCarthy Hall, the temperature dropped drastically. The wind skirted through the trees
Students learn to succeed at work nEVENT: Thursday’s Leadership Conference allowed students to learn what qualities are favorable to employers By Taylor Goldman
Daily Titan Staff Writer Students were offered the opportunity to discover opportunities to make themselves more appealing to employers and add bulk to their resumes on Thursday. As a part of Communications Week, a Leadership Fair was held in the Quad from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., informing students of different ways that they can become leaders at Cal State Fullerton and within the community. Juanita Razo, the coordinator of leadership development programs, said, “I hope that students will go out and take advantage of what’s coming.” She said that this fair was an excellent opportunity for students looking to market their leadership skills. Employers are looking for leaders who can think outside the box, Razo said. It is no longer enough to simply have good grades. Employers also desire employees with vision and diversity skills who have developed through involvement in extra-curricular activities. Lindsey Watson, a member of beverage sales from Nestle, proved Razo’s point in a speech that she made in the Quad.
COMM WEEK n from page 1 on a variety of shows before reaching the upper echelon of editing. “It’s extremely fun to be working on extremely good television shows,” Baldwin said. “I’ve worked on a lot of bad television shows and it starts to grate on you.” Both editors said that they spend a lot of their time working on blending the elements of continuity. Continuity problems occur when a cut in the film is made and the new frame cut in doesn’t match the same positions as the previous frames. An audience member brought up the example of a continuity problem in the movie “Clueless,” in which a Jeep got into an accident and lost its side-view mirror, but immediately after the accident, in the next frame, the side-view mirror was back intact on the Jeep. “The real art of fixing continuity problems is knowing where people’s eyes go and what people’s eyes follow,” Baldwin said. “Generally, what people are watching are other people’s faces. You can mask almost anything.” Crabtree showed takes from “NYPD Blue” in which he used editing techniques to make up for errors in continuity, missed camera shots and to convey the director’s intended view of a particular scene. Crabtree said that in order to be a successful director, a director must combine “two schools,” knowing how to “cover” a scene and how to evoke the intended emotional performance from the actors. Baldwin agreed and hinted at the next turn his career might take. “As a director, you have to study acting to understand what an actor goes through,” Baldwin said. “I have directed documentaries and informational stuff to get my feet wet. Directing is the natural progression for an episodic editor.”
She emphasized that employers should search for four categories in those they recruit. Risk-takers who show initiative, self-motivated individuals, team players and those who are aligned with the vision of an organization are the most appealing prospective employees. Students can obtain these qualities by being involved in as many activities as possible and by finding mentors in the workplace, Watson said. Bertha Galindo, the assistant coordinator of the leadership development program, said that the Leadership Fair would serve as an excellent opportunity for students to network with other student leaders and potential employers who could serve as their mentors in the future. In addition to approximately 35 booths that were spread throughout The Quad, three guest speakers also appeared. Lindsey Watson from Nestle spoke about what employers are looking for, the Director of Diversity from Disney discussed diversity in the workforce and Ed Naudin, a CSUF alumnus who is now employed at Coca-Cola, discussed leadership skills that he obtained at Fullerton. Razo said that this fair offers something for everybody. Kanika Richardson, the public relations assistant of programs and services for the Titan Student Union, occupied one of the 35 booths at the Quad. She said that many positions that ranged from working as lifeguard to working as a graphic artist were available to interested students. She also mentioned that Associated
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in us and we urge the students to be hard on the new administration because that’s what the student body deserves,” said Mooney on behalf of Scanaliato and himself. The current AS President Mary Grace Cachuela said that this was a tough election and that both candidates deserved to win. “But unfortunately, that’s not the way it goes,” she said. “I think that both candidates did great.” Scanaliato said that she was relieved that the elections are finally over, and was happy that she could pay more attention to other things in her life. “I have school, my family, my boyfriend — I’m just glad it’s over,” she said. As the new administration prepares to take office in July, now is the time to catch up and finish out the semester. “I’ve got to go to class now [that the election is over]”, Lopez said. “Now I can just relax, rest and enjoy
chilling the supporters, especially Foor. Cold as she was, she spoke with empowerment and the fire of a survivor. “Rape takes your choices away from you,” she said. She spoke briefly about her experience as a sexual assault survivor and how she had the choice to be a survivor or a victim. “One woman every six minutes is assaulted in the United States,” Foor said. “During our time here, an estimated 20 to 25 women will be assaulted tonight.” The crowd was silent. The T-shirts lifted with the wind, flapping like flags. Students began handing out candles and soon a soft glow illuminated the faces of those involved in the intimate gathering. Many of them walked with the Women’s Studies Student Association down Nutwood Avenue to the corner of State College Boulevard and back into campus, all in remembrance of both victims and survivors of assault crimes. Human Services major Keith Cobb
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Sarah Hasenbein reads about the personal experiences of women survivors of violence. was one of the male students who participated in the march and he said he was surprised by what he did not know. “I was overwhelmed,” he said of the event. “The speakers were very powerful.” English professor Dr. Amy ScottDouglass and students read from the
Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler, a book that celebrates femininity and stands up against sexual mutilation and other forms of abuse. “I think men should be more involved,” Cobb said. “It affected me. It made me more aware.” Volunteers that stayed behind rolled each T-shirt with care, as if
they were folding the American flag. Foor sipped her coffee and watched. Students began returning with their candles and helping to retrieve the T-shirts. “There were no rape crisis centers in the United States until 1973,” she said. “It’s mind boggling that we’ve finally come this far.”
Thousands plead for abortion rights nPOLITICS: Activists flood Washington D.C. in hopes that Bush will change his stance on the controversial issue By Billy O’Keefe TMS Campus
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Students was advertising open board positions for the students at large. Both of these organizations, Richardson said, allow students to get involved at CSUF and serve the community. Representatives from the Disney Resort and Rent-A-Car also attended the leadership fair to offer internships, an opportunity to network and jobs Johan Karlstrom, a management
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assistant for Rent-A-Car, said. Razo said that many students tend to claim to not have the time to become involved with activities at school, especially since CSUF is a commuter campus. “This is an investment that they’re making towards their future,” she stressed.
Thousands of abortion rights supporters descended on Washington, D.C., Sunday, demonstrating for reproductive rights and pleading with President George Bush to ease up on what some fear is the beginning of an all-out assault on a woman’s right a choose. The Emergency Action for Women’s Lives demonstration capped more than two weeks of lobbying in Washington by several women’s rights groups, including the National Organization of Women, Planned Parenthood, Catholics for a Free Choice, the Feminist Majority and the student group Medical Students for Choice. Calls of support intensified after Bush’s decision in January to deny federal funding to international groups that counsel women on abortion, reinstating a ban that the Clinton administration had reversed while in power. Groups such as NOW are afraid that such a move is only the beginning. “Bush’s attacks on women’s reproductive freedom, beginning even before he took the oath of office, have convinced me that even though he has tossed aside the campaign promise of
“compassionate conservatism,” there’s one promise he means to keep,” said NOW President Patricia Ireland. “The man who in 1998 declared he would do everything in his power to restrict abortion now has a great deal more power to work with and he clearly intends to use it.” Eleanor Smeal of the Feminist Majority encouraged participants to “filibuster” the confirmation hearing of any U.S. Supreme Court candidate who opposes abortion rights. Fear is running high among several groups that should Justice Sandra Day O’Connor step down soon, Bush will choose a conservative justice to reverse the Roe v. Wade decision which legalized abortion nearly three decades ago. O’Connor, appointed 20 years ago by President Regan, has made no mention of stepping down, but speculation runs rampant. “Justice O’Connor may retire as early as this summer,” Ireland said. “If we wait until summer, the women most directly impacted on college campuses will be gone. We want to make sure the Senate is on warning now.” In addition to presenting several physical and online petitions for participants to sign, leaders encouraged supporters to participate in “virtual lobbying” and “inundate Senators with e-mails.” “All of us will need to take extraordinary measures in these dangerous times,” Ireland said. “This is our opportunity literally to change the course of history and politics in this country. I know that, fighting together, we are up to the task.”
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Daily Titan Staff Writer Students in the dance and theatre department were treated with an extra perk when Anaheim Ballet director, Lawrence Rosenberg, was a guest artist for two weeks during ballet technique classes. Rosenberg has performed in numerous television specials, series and films. He began his training in Hollywood and Beverly Hills with dance choreographer Eugene Loring and continued his studies in New York with American Ballet Theatre. Barbara Arms, dance program coordinator, explained that Rosenberg not only taught ballet levels one, two, and three but also was a guest lecturer for choreography class and taught partnering and variations for classical pointe class. “Guest artists are important for students because they need to be exposed to other methods and styles to teaching,” Arms said. In ballet 2 class Rosenberg taught students about the importance of how a movement is supposed to feel. He advised students that when they extend their arms out they should keep on reaching past their fingertips and beyond infinity. He also gave tips on how to turn more efficiently. “Lawrence was wonderful!” one ballet student exclaimed. Students seemed pleased and excited to have a guest artist teach their class as they eagerly listened and watched Lawrence demonstrate. “Lawrence was able to give examples on how to get your body and muscles to work and feel a certain way,” said theatre student Kristin Gundrum.
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“On top of that, he was pleasant and cheerful, which made me want to learn more.” Dance student Christine Marshall said she found Rosenberg challenging. She said she got a clear visualization on the way he thoroughly explained what is underneath dancing.“I learned presentation and how to present moves, my arms, and the way it’s all suppose to look,” Marshall added. Arms said that having a guest artist teach dance may be an advantage to students because every instructor has something else to say. If a student doesn’t get something the first time then maybe if it is presented in another way it might be more clear to them the next time. “We want students to see, have the best, and get exposed to be better,” Arms said. “Students should receive guest artists as a compliment or like getting a bonus, it’s not just the regular or usual.” History and dance student Vanessa Sah felt it was important to have a guest artist to broaden the way dancers move and see movement from another instrument. “We have more options and tools for expressions with guest artists,” Sah said. Arms said Rosenberg was chosen because there had not been a ballet guest artist for about five years in the dance and theatre department. In the past there have mainly been modern dance guest artists because they fit into more classes and universities have a tendency to invite modern artists more because of the structure of the dance major. Arms added that the university is trying to alternate its invitation to guest artists by having a ballet guest artist one year and a modern guest artist the
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CSUF primed for chance to knock down nBASEBALL: Titans look to take advantage of UC Riverside team that has struggled with consistency By Damian Calhoun
Daily Titan Asst. Sports Editor On paper, this weekend’s non-conference series between the Cal State Fullerton Titans and the UC Riverside Highlanders is a mismatch. CSUF (30-11) enters the series tonight ranked No. 8 in the latest Baseball America poll. UC Riverside (16-26) stands on the opposite side of the ledger. The Highlanders have had two, eight game-losing streaks and their longest winning streak was five. CSUF hasn’t played UC Riverside since 1994 when the Highlanders were still on the Division II program. The Titans have won 16 of their last 17 games and 24 of their last 27. UC Riverside has lost 12 of its last 16 games. Differences are certainly evident between the two teams. “On paper, you would predict that CSUF would win three games,” Titan Head Coach George Horton said. “But we do not play on paper. We go into every series looking for a sweep. “We can only be concerned about us,” Horton added. “What we tell our guys is not play down to the level of the competition. Make them play at their best level to beat us.” The Highlanders will have to play at their best level despite a team earned run average that hovers around 8.00, (8.13). The numbers are gaudy: The Highlanders do not have a pitcher with an ERA under 5.00, they have only one pitcher with an ERA under
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six and they have five pitchers with an ERA over 10. UC Riverside’s opponents are hitting a robust .366. This weekend, the Highlanders will send former Titan George Carralejo (4-6, 6.19) tonight followed by Julio Fernandez (5-3, 5.08) and Chris Smith (2-6, 8.10). That bodes well for the Titan offense. The Titan bats enter the weekend hot. In the last 17 games (16-1) the Titans are hitting .355 with 23 home runs. The Titans’ team batting average is .304, sparked by Mike Rouse’s team-leading .370 and Chris Stringfellow’s .360. The Highlanders do not have any batter hitting over .331. CSUF will trot out its conference-leading weekend pitching staff of Jon Smith (7-1, 2.85) tonight followed by Darric Merrell (4-2, 1.98) tomorrow night at 7 p.m. and Kirk Saarloos (10-2, 1.65) closes the series on Sunday. While CSUF is taking a weekend off from Big West play, the remaining teams will be looking to trim the Titans’ 1 1/2 game lead. The second place Long Beach State 49ers will host CSUN and UC Santa Barbara hosts last place Pacific. After this weekend, coach Horton expects to see a much tighter conference race. “Since they (Cal State Northridge) has so many losses in conference, we’re rooting for them to help us,” Horton said. “With the series at Blair Field, that takes away from their style of play.” Coach Horton expects Smith to bounce back tonight with a strong outing following a rough start against Cal State Northridge last Friday. Smith lasted only an inning and 2/3 and gave up seven hits and nine runs in the Titans’ 15-1 loss. CSUF rebounded from that thrashing to take the final two games of the series, a performance that senior second baseman David Bacani says shows the toughness of the team.
By Damian Calhoun
Daily Titan Asst. Sports Editor The accolades continue to roll in for Kirk Saarloos. The senior right-hander was named one of 20 semi-finalists for the 2001 Dick Howser Trophy. The award is presented by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Kirk (NCBWA) and is Saarloos given to the top collegiate baseball player annually. The award is considered one of college baseball’s most prestigious awards. Criteria for the award includes performance on the field, leadership, Senior moral character and Right-hander courage. Long Beach,CA Saarloos (10-2) has been on a ride that hasn’t been seen around the Titan program. Saarloos’ season has been full of awards. He has been named Big West Pitcher of the Week six times and National Pitcher of the Week three times. The list of accomplishments also includes a 1.65 ERA, which is top-ranked in the Big West and 12th in the nation. He has struck out 107 against only 15 walks in 103 1/3 innings. It doesn’t stop there. Saarloos has pitched seven complete games, four shutouts, and four saves to lead the Titans to a 30-11 record overall and 8-1 in the Big West. Aside from that, Saarloos also hurled the program’s third no-hitter April 8 vs. Pacific.
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Matt Belfanti’s .438 average over the last 17 games has helped to lead CSUF. “It could have been easier for us to fold after the first game,” Bacani said of CSUN’s seven home run game 15-1 win. “That could have hurt our confidence, but we showed the strength and character and won the next two games.” The Titans are out to avoid being bitten by a bad case of complacency this weekend
and Bacani expects to see the same strength and character that the team showed in its recent 14 game-winning streak. “The key is to not bring our caliber of play down to theirs,” Bacani added. “We have to make them bring their level up to ours. The records show that we are better and that we believe in our ability to win.”
Titans travel to Northridge for battle with nSOFTBALL: CSUF will try to extend its two-game conference lead this weekend By Caesar Contreras
Daily Titan Copy Editor The time has come. For the Cal State Fullerton softball team, this weekend’s series with the Cal State Northridge Matadors will likely decide the outcome of the Big West Conference or at least play a big part of who will win the conference. Currently, the 8th ranked Titans (4111, 14-1 conference) hold a two-game lead over the University of Pacific in the conference standings and hold a three-game advantage over the 25th ranked Matadors with only six games remaining. A sweep by the Matadors can drop CSUF from first place to third but a win or two over CSUN can cement the Titans’ first place standing in the Big West going into the final week of the season. A win will also give the Titan softball program a milestone reaching 1,000th victory. CSUF gets first crack at CSUN and the 1,000th victory on Saturday at the Matador Diamond at 12 p.m. with a doubleheader and on
Sunday at 12 p.m. over No. 3 Stanford. On the other “I do believe the race [Big West] hand, CSUF has gone 8-8 against Top is going to come down to the final 25 competition but the team’s best win weekend, it over a ranked just depends opponent on what came against we do and No. 9 Notre what UOP Dame. does,” Titan Freshman Head Coach outfielder Michelle S o n d r a School Overall Conf. GB Gromacki Milchilker said. leads the 14-1 41-11 C S U N 1 CSUF ––– M a t a d o r will not be an 2 Pacific offense with 12-3 43-9 2.0 easy target 3 CSUN a .288 bat11-4 27-20 3.0 for a Titan 4 LBSU ting average, 8-7 19-26 6.0 sweep as the three home 5-10 21-26 9.0 M a t a d o r s 5 Cal Poly runs and 21 4-11 16-30 10.0 RBIs. On enter the 6 Sac State 3-12 17-29 11.0 the mound, series with a 7 UCSB 3-12 7-35 11.0 senior right27-20 record 8 Utah St. includhander Sarah ing an 11-4 Farnworth conference paces CSUN mark. One with a 20-12 www Standings as of 4/26www if the most record, a 2.11 impressive earned run facts about average and the Matadors is the top level of com- 148 strikeouts in 40 appearances. The petition they have faced this season. pitcher from Upland, CA is one of the The Matadors have played nine conference’s best hurlers and is comteams in the USA Today/National ing off a weekend in which she won Fastpitch Coaches Association Top 25 three games against Cal Poly. and while they only have a 5-10 record In the series against the Mustangs, against those teams they do own a win Farnworth pitched 21 innings and
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allowed only 15 hits, two runs and struck out 13 in earning her second Big West Pitcher of the Week honors for 2001. “Sarah has been the strength of Northridge, she’s had a great season so far,” Gromacki said. After Farnworth, the Matador pitching staff of Tanya Ledesma, Veronica Lopes and Summer Richardson come into the series with a 7-8 mark on 31 total appearances. For CSUF, the Titans expect to get another outing from sophomore Gina Oaks. The right-hander was out for a couple of weeks to injury but returned last week against UC Santa Barbara for her first start since March 31. “I was pleased with Gina’s performance last weekend and we will pitch her against Northridge,” Gromacki said. In her short three inning outing against UCSB, Oaks held the Gauchos hitless and struck out four of the nine batters she faced to improve to 16-6. Despite the fact that CSUF is a targeted team and on the road this weekend, Gromakci feels no pressure on her team. “We don’t feel any pressure, as long as we go at it one game at a time, I believe the pressure is on Northridge.”
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Pitcher Gina Oaks will fire from the circle this weekend at CSUN.
Track and Field regroups for weekend nMEET: CSUF makes trek to UC Irvine Friday for their fourth team-scoring competition of the season By Raul Ascencio
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Richard Adams, peering intently at the finish line, clears last series of hurdles during his record-breaking heat at Pomona -Pitzer.
One week after the divvying up duties among team members to partake in three separate events, the Titans stampede will reunite under the roof of a single bus this weekend, as they disembark for the Cal/Nevada Championships at UC Irvine. “We were pretty productive as individuals at last weekend’s meets, bringing home four new school records, but this weekend at Irvine,
we’ll be able to put together a team effort with everyone present,” said John Elders, Cal State Fullerton head coach. Elders and his collected CSUF squad will join a stellar cast of more than 800 Westerners, all hailing from 30 California and Nevada universities. Commanding the CSUF surge and amazing Anteater stadium fans will be the streaking sophomore hurdler, Richard Adams. The 400-meter specialist conducted a clinic last week at Pomona-Pitzer Also equipped with the capacity to wow crowds is junior jumping dynamo, Brandon Campbell. Campbell, who boasts school records in both the long and high jumps, took home the first-place ribbon at last year’s event for his clearance of the 6-foot, 11.75inch high jump bar. Carving the path for the women,
will be another junior CSUF recordholder, triple jumper Ana Doty. Ealier this season at the Stanford Invitational, the veteran nabbed the school best with a 40-foot, 3-inch bound. “Ana has set and broken the record multiple times in her Titan career, and with the hard work she’s put in this past week at practice, she is definitely capable of doing it again at UC Irvine,” Elders said. Another stealthy weapon within the CSUF arsenal is the women’s 4x100 relay team. The team, made up of junior Yavoh Totimeh and seniors Carla Battle, Genia Daniels and Deumka Langford sped to a third place finish and a school record at the Mt. Sac Relays last week, tearing the tape in a formidable 46.58 seconds. “I’m proud with the way the women performed last week,” Elders
said. “There is no doubt in my mind that they will break their record again this season, either at the Cal/Nevada [Championships] or in the remaining meets.” Whether or not Titan performers turn in record-slashing feats, however, is not at the top of Elder’s weekend-agenda “Our goal isn’t to continue breaking individual records this weekend,” Elders said. “Our goal is to post performances that will render points — because it’s points we need in order to take home team victories at Irvine.” Following the Titans’ tussle twenty miles away, CSUF will have a mere two meets over the same number of weeks to prepare for the conference championships, which will be hosted by Long Beach State from May 16 to May 19.
Weekend, April 27, 2001
Over the counter method of getting pill causes n Con: making it easy for irresponsibility By Samantha Gonzaga “One of these frequent mishaps.” In a column that ran last month in Texas A&M University’s The Battalion, a staff writer tried to give voice to what he perceived as a universal sigh of relief from those who may not need to worry too much about getting pregnant. As the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy vie for a request to the morning-after pill availability over the counter, all eyes are on California. As the second state to have the emergency contraception available over-thecounter, how that system fares here can be indicative of whether or not other states will be able to do the same. Although most of the arguments in favor of it tend to lean toward a woman’s choice and the options open to her, it severely overlooks those who are sexually active have staked in it. It’s not choice that I oppose, but the irresponsibility that leads to complacency. The complacency of knowing that there is a saving net, that if pregnancy does occur the fear of being pregnant can be eclipsed by convenience. High school students can have easy access to the pill without their parents’ knowledge. And while people do have the right to keep their privacy, keep in mind that most high school students still need guidance. When they can bypass authority – doctors, nurses and parents – to obtain the pill, it isn’t just the adults who will be at a loss. The students themselves will be too. In that a serious lesson of responsibility will be based more on the alleviation of panic rather than understanding
health and ethical repercussions. There are three ways that the morning after pill can work: inhibition of ovulation, the alteration of a woman’s menstrual cycle and irritating the lining of the uterus enough to prevent the fetus from attaching to the uterine wall. Emergency contraception has its own medical disadvantages. Aside from vomiting and nausea, it does not protect a woman from sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV. It is also less effective than ongoing contraception and it has been advised that it should not be used as a replacement for current methods. One of the three methods, which employs the insertion of a copper-releasing intrauterine device (IUD), gives a woman up to five days to prevent pregnancy. It can, however, cause problems for a woman who does have intentions of getting pregnant within the next five years, for women who have abnormal pap smears, and women who have been previously pregnant in the last six weeks. Even oral pills can be a hazard to women who have a history of heart trouble. The availability of the pill over the counter may have arrived at an inopportune time. When the topic of sex still strikes an ambivalent chord in people and the attitude toward it still leans on the urgency to promote responsibility, the pill may as well contradict them. With attention so scarce and the messages so many, how easy will it be for “easier access” to be heard? And if it’s heard, the responses that it receives and the results it presents may leave us yet again at a loss.
n Getting information from the informed department on campus, but we have a student club AfroEthnic Student Association (AESA) of which I am the Treasurer. Both groups are always more than willing to comment on issues that involve our community. Informing this community is as important to me as it is to them as journalists. ‑ — deLesa James, Afro-Ethnic Studies & Political Science
n Greek Week hoopla I’d like to congratulate every member of the Greek system at this university for their adult-like behavior during this year’s Greek Week activities. Fist fights over tug-of-war. Wonderful. Who are you people? Not only do you remind this entire campus of everything that was loathsome about high school, but you still continue to practice insane bouts of childish behavior. Wake up, you’re adults! Silent spirit and pep rally’s don’t exist in the real world. The only thing you do remotely close to the world in which you’ll eventually end up in is buy your friends. I love to hear the comment, “You wouldn’t understand unless you were in the
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I’m an African American student on campus and I would personally like to thank The Daily Titan for the rebuttal to the Orange County Register regarding the reparations. I read the Daily Titan every day that I’m on campus but for some reason I did not see or hear that the article was in our paper, until your April 20th reply. How dare them. Not only did they not have sense enough to interview you but nor did they go to the source — African American CSUF students/faculty. We not only have a wonderful and
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system.” HELLO! What is it exactly that I don’t understand? Is it the fist fighting over tug-of-war, the drunken bacchanalia-like parties on the weekend, or wait, maybe it’s the need to be out in the freezing cold at 1:30 a.m. on a school night being yelled at by some jackass? This whole campus and conservative community went crazy over a girl trying to make a living stripping. Has anyone driven down fraternity row on a Friday night? There’s more immorality in one house. The sick thing is that this university sponsors this behavior, thus condoning it. — Brian Rickel
California is the second state to legalize the sale of the emergency contraception (EC), known colorfully, though incorrectly as the “morning after pill,” without a prescription. While some were heaving a collective “It’s about time,” opponents of the pill, including the Vatican and The Right To Life Committee — the same ones who seem quite cheerful about transforming the joy of sex into the dread of pregnancy — were outraged. Claiming that the pills are a method for early abortion, The Right to Life Committee insists that women who use them are “destroying new human life.” Fuzzy biology, as our esteemed president would say. Others are against the idea for the same reasons they opposed the RU-486 abortion pill. For an example, they worry that the pill is widely available, teen-age girls would be able to buy it, effectively aborting their babies without parental permission. Well, there’s good news for these geniuses: The morning after pill does not terminate pregnancy, it prevents it. ECs are essentially highly concentrated birth control pills. They are different from RU-486, which acts by causing contractions to expel an embryo from the uterus. ECs either block initial egg fertilization, or if that has already occurred, they prevent the egg from embedding itself in the uterus. RU-486 can be effective up to seven weeks after the start of a woman’s last menstrual period, whereas the morning after pill must
be taken within 72 hours after unprotected sex. Emergency oral contraception is neither new nor radical. It has been around nearly 30 years and is essentially no more complicated than what most women do when they forget to take a pill — the next day they take two. Unfortunately, only 25 percent of American women have any idea that ECs even exist in this country. Never mind the oh-so-extreme argument that a woman is raped every three minutes in this country — studies show that nearly half of American women have had an unintentional pregnancy in their lifetime. That’s 3 million every year, half of which are due to broken condoms or other contraceptive failure. ECs can prevent anywhere from 75 percent to 95 percent of these mishaps and emergencies. Unfortunately, it can be pretty tough to reach a doctor in an emergency — particularly on the Sunday morning after the Saturday night before. Having these pills — which are as safe as aspirin — available at pharmacies is definitely a breakthrough, but the truth is it doesn’t go far enough. Ideally, a person should be able to stop by the drugstore and grab them off the shelf. If radical extremists who oppose birth control have any say, this will never happen. But if there is a chance to prevent as many as 1.7 million unwanted pregnancies and as many as 800,000 abortions, can there really be a question as to the need for these pills? I think not. — Slaughterbeck is a Daily Titan News Editor and any response to this column can
Campaigners disregard current By Christina Machado How dedicated were the candidates seeking your vote? In the past weeks we have seen thousands of signs, been handed a bunch of stuff, and been stopped by a whole lot of people encouraging you, as well as everyone on campus, to vote. However, what certainly wasn’t as noticeable in the past week was that certain candidates and their supporters have neglected their current job obligations. For one election day (Thursday, April 19th) there were two committee meetings canceled, which translates to 12 students that were not able to do their jobs, which would be to make the decisions and have their voices heard. Although one committee meeting was canceled ahead of time and all the members were notified about that cancellation, the other committee meeting was canceled just minutes before its scheduled start time. Two committee members drove from afar just to come to the meeting. That was last week, who’s to say what will happen again as the runoffs approach us, and truly every vote counts more than before. There is not a doubt in my mind that many will once again neglect their responsibilities and have their Associated Student duties put on hold. I understand this is considered the norm in the realm of AS, however it is far from being a positive or moral
norm. The chairs of these two committees had canceled their meetings in order to campaign for their own benefit, or the benefit of a colleague. It is all very selfish in my eyes, using AS committees/responsibilities for personal gain. It seems as though in campaigning to you, the students, these people have thrown their weight around when in reality, as they speak to you they are also neglecting their own responsibilities. They are taking advantage of the opportunity they have been given to take this campus to a better place. Now I ask one question, if they are willing to give up their jobs and duties they currently take on, why should we believe all the things they are promising in the campaigns? Candidates throw out slogans like “Students First,” “Taking Care of Business” and “Empowerment is Yours.” I ask you which is true? I, myself am not absolutely sure, however, that there are no absolutes in life really. Are students really going to be first? If you think yes, I beg to differ. If students came first one would imagine that the committee members would all know about this cancellation (for whatever selfish and ridiculous reason before). Proving that students would come first would also involve everyone and not neglecting the students they are currently serving. Maybe this idea of “students first” only applies after election. I have heard some of your leaders say, “I will not be available for two weeks.” This means that these people would not make themselves
available for their job for two weeks due to campaigning. However they seem to make all the time in the world to the students supporting them and vice-versa. It seems like only certain students are first — like the ones whom have been supporting the candidates 110 percent, maybe they will come first in more ways than one. Moving along... with “Taking Care of Business” — this slogan is a flashback that has been overused, taken directly from an old song, and also completely ideal. Sure we would all like to be “Taking Care of Business” however it is definitely not a characteristic of a few of our current leaders in AS government. Now out of the race, it has become apparent that instead of “Taking Care of Business,” these candidates, or perhaps just one of them, are going to support the cloudy, generic idea of “Students First.” Nonetheless business most likely will still not be taken care of, again by once again selfishly neglecting these committees. Such a small responsibility, yet it was not taken care of. If everyone neglected the minor details in life where would we all be? This neglect is what makes me wonder how I can trust the leaders to follow. Finally that brings us to “Empowerment is Yours.” That is a known fact that you,the students, do indeed hold the power. The men running with this slogan seem to be saying that through them, empowerment will be yours. This makes sense because they are seeking an office of power in which they, like who-
ever else would serve in this position, would be representing the students. They want you to vote for them so they can represent you. Thus saying that the power to make a choice and vote is yours and mine. We get to choose who will make larger decisions for us. In terms of neglecting prior commitments, I have not noticed any absences in the weekly meetings both candidates are involved with. I’m not writing this to critique the choices made by all the candidates, but rather I am here to bring the facts to your attention as a voter. I leave you with the simple question of who do you want to represent you? Will they keep to their promises? Can you believe everything you hear or see? You can be given candy and be promised the world, but what matters is who receives your precious vote. The person(s) should be whomever you trust and believe. I believed in the idea of “Keeping It Real.” Mary Grace Cachuela and Linda Luna have yet to prove me wrong. Their platform was based on the slogan “Keeping it Real,” focusing on increasing communication, and that they have. They have set the stage for future administrations to have students’ voices to be heard and have established numerous networks on campus just as they promised. Who will adequately fill their shoes? — Machado is a guest columnist to the Daily Titan
Can you live without the most important medium in your life for a By Melanie Bysouth It is perhaps the greatest American love affair. Together since the 1950s and still going strong. Eating together, sleeping together, all but inseparable. Even with the many commitments of life, the average American still finds time to watch at least four hours of television a day. Televisions have stepped beyond being merely a form of entertainment and have become a necessity of life. Although they remain in the living room, televisions have also found their way into the bedroom, the kitchen and even the car. The economy may be suffering but, according to the 2000 Neilson Media Research, 98 percent of American households own at least one television and 41 percent own three or more. The idea of not watching television is something that most Americans cannot comprehend, but this week, Americans are being asked to do the impossible.
The TV Turnoff Network, in an effort to get Americans to watch less television, has designated April 23-29, “Turn off your TV Week.” Who do they think they’re kidding? Do they actually expect Americans to stay away from the most loved member of the family for a whole week? Television is more than a simple activity. The average American is a walking TV Guide—always knowing when their favorite shows are on. Neilson Media Research found that in an average American home, the television is on seven hours and 40 minutes a day. Life is scheduled around the shows and even when nothing is on, the TV is on. The simple fact is Americans love TV and the thought of turning it off for seven days is enough to make most collapse. The heart of TV Turnoff Network may be in the right place but clearly they lack basic comprehension of American habits. We live in a nation where, according to the National Constitution Center survey, only 25 percent of teenagers (age 13-17) know where the U.S. Constitution was written (Philadelphia), yet 75 percent know where you would find the zip code 90210 (Beverly
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Hills). Say that our priorities are a little backwards and you would be right, but the average American doesn’t really seem to care. Least of all, those addicted to the TV. As the TV stays on, hours go by, life goes by and Americans see no reason for change. A week devoted to the termination of television may have America’s best interest in mind, yet with dedications such as this, the impact of real awareness days, weeks and months are diminished. Black History Month, National Victims Week and National Donor Day become shadowed by the media coverage of National Bathtub Day, National Kazoo Day and National Peanut Butter Week. As “Turn off your TV Week” takes its place among the hundreds of ridiculous weekly celebrations that clutter the calendar, dedications that attempt to create awareness just become another
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forgotten time of the year. Until Americans learn to care more about real life than the one inside the shiny box, the TV will remain on. And as an adult’s role as parent and viable member of society become less and less neces-
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