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Women learn safety precautions nWORKSHOP: One female’s story sparks a seminar to teach others about how to protect themselves from attack
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Daily Titan Staff Writer Carmela Ocampo went about her daily routine as most women would. After a day of classes and work, she ritually would take a casual run near dusk when the falling sun offered just enough light in the cooler evening for her to see her way through her usual route.
However, recently, Ocampo’s 22year-old nightly tradition turned into a catalyst for a shocking lesson, which she would realize two weeks later. As a part of Women’s History Month, the Women’s Center and Adult Reentry hosted Tuesday afternoon a causal one-hour workshop focused on safety for women—the same workshop that ended with Ocampo coming to a personal realization. “I wasn’t shaking then, but I’m shaking now, “ Ocampo said to the mostly female room of about 20 staff and students. With a shaky voice and a slight stutter, Ocampo shared for the second time in two weeks her encounter with a potential attacker. Ocampo was on her usual run through
her Buena Park neighborhood when a suspicious van started to follow her. At one point, a man leaned out of the side door and demanded Ocampo enter the vehicle. At the time, Ocampo believed the encounter was a prank and not a threat to her life. University Police Chief and guest speaker Judi King said that Ocampo did not consider the potential threat because of common problems victims have with habit and “comfort zones.” “Use the same tools you use when driving,” King said. “You drive defensively or you’re in trouble. You always scan your environment for who’s there. Why should walking be any different?” During her 40-minute talk about safety and defense, King focused on the importance of awareness and prepara-
tion. “Everyone should be aware of what they can do personally to not be an easy target,” she said. King went over a short list of easy things a woman needs to know to avoid becoming an “easy victim.” Some of those tips included: -When someone approaches you, your best defense is to make immediate eye contact. -Any weapons you have can be used against you. -Don’t label your keys with any identifying information. -Don’t use “I’m not home” on your answering machine, use “I’m unavailable.”
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The audience at a workshop for safety listen as a woman shares her experience of how she survived an assault while jogging.
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nGREEKS: Sororities and fraternities hope to improve their image with a series of events helping the community
nVOTERS: Of 100 students polled, only 23 percent said they would cast a ballot in Tuesday’s primaries
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Nineteen-year-old Robert Galvan takes advantage of the close proximity of the Cal State Fullerton voting booths at the George G. Golleher Alumni House near the Titan Student Union.
Campus sororities and fraternities will host a barrage of events this semester, aimed at crushing the common misconception that the groups are party-oriented cliques, said representatives of the Greek system yesterday. John Cedillo, president of the Inter-fraternity Council (IFC), and Patti Quinones, vice president of programming for the Panhellenic Council, outlined their plans for the spring 2002 semester during a meeting of the Associated Students Board of Directors. “We get stereotyped,” Cedillo said. “Sometimes the good things we do are overshadowed by the bad things that happen to select fraternities. We want people to see the good things we’re doing.” The IFC, which represents campus fraternities, will hold a blood drive in conjunction with the Red Cross on April 24. Cedillo said he is still working out the details, but hopes to contract radio station Star 98.7 FM to broadcast live from the event. The Panhellenic Council, which represents campus sororities, helped acquire food donations for Titan Spirit Day, in late February. Representatives from both organizations will attend the Western Regional Greek Conference in San Francisco in early April. They will share leadership ideas with thousands of other students
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Lecture explores nature of religious extremnCULTURE: Professor R. Scott Appleby talks about the seriousness of the mentality of those who act in God’s name By Michael Matter
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Comparative Religion professor R. Scott Appleby lectures to the audience about religious extremism in the Pollak Library.
Professor R. Scott Appleby could not resist one last opportunity to explain to the large Pollak Library lecture audience Monday night why religious extremists should be taken more seriously. “It would be a big mistake to think that religious extremists are not doing this (violent acts) for God’s will,” Appleby said. “The Sept. 11 terrorists
truly believed that they were acting in God’s name.” Appleby, who directs the Joan Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies program at Notre Dame University, teaches classes in comparative religious movements and American religious history. From 1993-1998 he was co-director of an international public policy study called the Fundamentalism Project conducted by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that produced a five-volume work. He has recently authored a book titled “The Ambivalence of the Sacred: Religion, Violence and Reconciliation.” The Joan Kroc Peace Studies program was established at Notre Dame in 1986. Initially set up to provide an ethical response to the Cold War nuclear arms buildup, the program is now founded on the premise that worldwide
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peace cannot be separated from the resolving of violent conflicts and the promotion of social justice and equitable development of nations. The program mission calls for two types of peace. The first is a “negative peace,” whose sole purpose is the prevention of war and violence. The second, is a “positive peace,” which strives to build cooperative, just relations between people. Providing short responses to Appleby’s lecture were comparative religion professors George St. Laurent, Ananda Guruge, Muzammil Siddiqi and Chairman Benjamin Hubbard. “I am inspired by the wisdom of my colleagues,” Hubbard said. “It seems that there is a lot of injustice worldwide and it is necessary to pursue justice in all these places. We need to have the virtue
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BRIEFS The Department of Music presents the University Orchestra The Cal State Fullerton University Orchestra, along with violist Minor Wetzel, will perform at the Little Theatre on Tuesday, March 19, at 8 p.m. Under the direction of conductor and music director Kimo Furumoto, the orchestra’s program will include works from composers like Beethoven and Prokofiev. The University Orchestra opened its inaugural season in fall of 2001. Furumoto, also a conductor with the Huntington Symphony Orchestra of West Virginia, took his place as director of the university’s orchestra program last fall. Before taking his position with CSUF, Furumoto was director and chair of orchestral activities and the string division at Ohio University and music director of the concert orchestra for the University of Cincinnati College of Conservatory of Music. Guest violist Minor Wetzel has been a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 1994. He has won numerous awards including the W.E. Hill and Sons Award at the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition on the Isle of Mann. Wetzel also has performed with both the San Francisco Symphony and Ballet Orchestra and the Spokane Symphony. Tickets can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center box office in advance or at the door for $8. For more information contact the Performing Arts Center box office at (714) 278-3371 or visit www.art. fullerton.edu/events/.
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chasing homes currently owned by the mortgage lender FHA on March 14 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Brea Family Resource Center. Experts conducting the free class will focus on how to identify and make bids on foreclosed or HUD homes and will teach firsttime home buyers how to make smart buys and how to get into the housing market. Experts also will cover online shopping and bidding in the class. Kidwatch baby-sitting service will be offered for $1.50 per hour during the class. For more information or to register for the class, contact the Brea Family Resource Center at (714) 990-7150.
“How I Learned To Drive” performed at CSUF Presented by the Department of Theatre and Dance, “How I Learned To Drive,” a theatre production with adult themes and situations, will be performed at the Grand Central Art Center on March 14 through the 24 with show times varying between 5 and 8 p.m. Directed by Rita Renee, a CSUF alumna, the performance is a tale of a troublesome relationship seen through the windshield of a young girl and an older man as she learns the rules of life and the rules of the road. Tickets are $10 may be purchased in advance from the Performing Arts Center box office during normal business hours or online at www.tickets.com.For more information contact the box office at (714) 278-3371 or visit www.arts.fullerton.edu/ events/.
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NEWS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Community The Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana will host the exhibit “Gentlemen’s Club” by Jean Low through April 28. For more information, call (714) 567-7233. First Friends Church in Whittier invites everyone to attend a free luncheon to hear “Brain Cross of Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors” in regards to the War on Terrorism. The event will be held in Fellowship Hall in Whittier, March 17, at 12:30 p.m. For more information, call (562) 698-9805. The Muckenthaler Cultural Center is offering a series of classes for children and adults. Learn how to design wineglass charms, March 9, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information and prices, call (714) 738-6595. The Garden Grove Playhouse presents the comedy “The Nerd,” March 8-30, with performances on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and a Sunday matinee March 20 at 2 p.m. Ticket prices are $12 for general admission and $11 for students and seniors. For more
information, call (714) 897-5122. The Anaheim Convention Center will host the Big West Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament March 6-9. For more information, call (714) 765-8900.
ents a show by the Millard Sheets Gallery Tuesday through Sunday through March 31. This is its second post-fair exhibit and it will include a sculpture of Carl Milles. For more information, call (909) 865-4262.
The Watts Village Theater Company presents “Weights,” a one-man play, at the Los Angeles Theater Center through March 17. Ticket prices are $20 for general admission and $15 for students and seniors. For more information, call (213) 485-1681.
The Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana will host an exhibition of paintings, automobiles and mixed media images by Kenny Scharf through April 28. For more information, call (714) 567-7233 or log on to www.arts. fullerton.edu/events.
The Curtis Theatre’s Premiere Series presents “Godspell” at the Brea Civic & Cultural Center through March 10. “Godspell” is a theatrical event based on the Gospel according to St. Matthew. Ticket prices are $17 for adults, $15 for seniors and $10 for children. Tickets may be purchased at www.curtistheatre.org or by calling (714) 990-7722. Parking is free.
The 31st Annual Festival of Whales in Dana Point will feature activities, events and music during the weekends of March 9 and 16. The musical series is free. For more information, call (949) 4961094.
The Bowers Museum in Santa Ana is hosting “The World of the Etruscans” through April. For more information, call (714) 567-3600. The Fairplex in Pomona pres-
Campus The Career Planning & Counseling Center will have a workshop on alternative job search methods, March 6, at 2:30 p.m. in LH 210 G. For more information, call (714) 278-3121. “Women and Feminist Expressions in Africa” will be held in honor of Women’s History
Month, March 6, in UH 205 at 4 p.m. The Performing Arts Center presents “Form and the Feminine Voice: Compositions by Pamela Madsen,” March 7. It will be held in the Recital Hall at the Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. Tickets are $8 for general admission and $5 with advance Titan discount. For more information, call (714) 2783371. The Arboretum will have a gardening class for children ages 3-5, March 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Children can learn how to plant and harvest vegetables and other plants. The fee is $3 per child. For more information, call (714) 278-3579. The Arboretum will have a two-session workshop on botanical color for both beginning and advanced students, March 9, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and March 23 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more information, call (714) 278-3579. The Department of Dance presents the Tony Award winning play “Dancing at Lughnasa,” March 8-17, in CSUF’s Little Theatre. Tickets are available at the Performing
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Anthropology exhibit displays O.C. artifacts nPROJECT: From prehistoric carvings to figures of Yoda, the museum compares old and new items By John Paul Gutierrez Daily Titan Staff Writer
Encased in glass and under track lights, a toy figurine of Yoda stands above a miniature prehistoric animal carved from stone. The anthropomorphic effigy was not found in Egypt nor was it found in ancient Babylon, but this piece of history was dug up right along the Santa Ana River in Huntington Beach. However, the effigy was not the only artistic piece exhibited Monday night. Ancient and contemporary artifacts found here in Orange County were on display at the Anthropology Teaching Museum on the fourth floor of McCarthy Hall. A myriad of students, faculty and community gathered Monday night to see the opening of a new exhibit called “Doing Curation: The Care of Archaeological and Paleontological Collections.” President Milton Gordon called it “the most exciting project I’ve been involved with in my whole career.” The exhibit, a collaboration between the Orange County Supervisors and Cal State Fullerton faculty, gleams with brilliance at its not-so-ordinary display. From video monitors to work desks, the exhibit shows the process of curation, the process of evaluating and cataloging artifacts and fossils. Posters with the evolution of Orange County represented a time line covered the walls. The exhibit was not without reward. “This project has personal meaning to me,” Gordon said. “Three years ago, I was reading my favorite newspaper when I read that the [Orange County] Supervisors were wondering what to do with 15,000 cubic feet of
MUSEUMfacts • What: “Doing Curation: the Care of Archaeological and Paleontological Collections” • Location: Anthropology Teaching Museum, on the fourth floor of McCarthy Hall • When: Opens daily starting March11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Features: artifacts and fossils found in Orange County. It is a collaboration from the Orange County Supervisors and Cal State Fullerton faculty. Call 278-3626 for more information.
artifacts.” Anthropology Department Chairwoman Susan Parman buzzed around the room and mingled with the crowd. Because of the efforts of Parman and Phyllisa Eisentraut, an assistant professor of anthropology, a warehouse of artifacts in Santa Ana was turned into a great teaching aid at CSUF. “This is a teaching museum,” Parman said. “This is a museum of ideas, a place to explore the relationship between ideas.” The exhibit is not just an aid for students but a historical venture for the community. It brings together the residents of Orange County and CSUF in one historical setting, Gordon said. Gordon and Parman exchanged quips of how they want make an “artifact mobile,” one that can travel to schools and show children that all these artifacts came from around here, possibly right around the corner from their house. “We are getting a place on the map because we have a long, long history in Orange County,” said Cynthia Coad, chairwoman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. “The exhibit, which displays some of the artifacts and fossils dug up during Orange County’s development of freeways and housing complexes
and housed in the county’s warehouse in Santa Ana, fulfills the university’s commitment to inform the public about Orange County’s rich archaeological and paleontological heritage,” Parman said. “Not only that, it educates the public about the many steps that go into the curation process itself.” Both the grant that was given to complete the display and the exhibit demonstrate the value of having a university get involved in a community project of this nature, Parman said. Students who attended the reception walked around soaking in the displays and jotted notes down. “It’s nice, I’ve never been to one of these before,” sophomore Barbara Blade said. Next to the display with Yoda in it, another student chimed in. “I like the way they show the connection between the past and present,” said anthropology major Jeanette Lee, as she pointed at another display that held a grinding stone and Top Ramen noodle packets. And the people who filled the room went on, talking and admiring the great feat of this exhibit. “This is the perfect project at the perfect time that has brought us to this point,” Gordon said. The exhibit is open daily starting March 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 10
RELIGION n from page 1 of respect for people of all religions, for those who really care about their faith. Perhaps these and other virtues can lead us to a better world that is more just.” Appleby began his lecture with a definition of the term “secular myopia.” “One error is that when people are confronted with suicide bombers and violent religious extremism, they think that these people cannot possibly be religious,” Appleby said . “Many in power have a hard time taking seriously the devotion of certain people to their religion. To say that violent extremists are not religious is wrong. To assume that extremists are not motivated by their own personal experience with God is wrong. “Extremism is violence done in the name of the sacred … extremists are believers who feel that it is their religious obligation to eliminate the enemy … extremism has a religious dynamic, at the heart of many of these movements is a sincere religious commitment.” Professor Guruge said that all forms of extremism have the same type of anatomy and that certain problems are universal.
SAFETY n from page 1 -All repair and inspection people should call first and have identification. -Don’t give your personal information to telephone and in-person solicitors. -Don’t read while walking or standing on a street corner. -Don’t let your gas gauge get below a quarter tank. -Check inside and around your car before getting in. -Lock doors and keep windows rolled up. -There are no guaranteed self-defense
GREEKS n from page 1 from the western United States and use the information to implement new programs on campus. Both groups are sponsoring a walka-thon on March 23. The organizations hope to recruit at least 5,000 participants and raise $10,000 for Camp Titan scholarships through the fund-raiser. “Our goal is to send a lot of kids to Camp Titan this year,” Quinones said. In other business, the AS board reject-
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Left to Right: Benjamin Hubbard, Anada Guruge, Muzammil Siddiqi and George St. Laurent comment on aspects of Appleby’s lecture. “Maybe we are all at fault for extremism in the world but we must not give up. We have to exchange religious views and values,” said Guruge, adding that extremism is a “misguided form of piety.” Albert Varona and Megan Prator, past comparative religion majors who introduced the program as co-chairs of the sponsoring Comparative Religion
Student Association, expected those in attendance to leave with a better understanding of religious extremism. “We hope these kinds of discussions in comparative religious scholarship can help heal wounds caused by violent religious extremism,” Varona said.
techniques. -Never depend on one weapon or technique. -Nothing in your purse or wallet is worth dying for. But King said the most important tip for women is, “Listen to your instincts.” “It’s all about, ultimately, learning to not be a victim, to be aware of your environment, and know what you are made of to be successful,” she said. Kenna Schoenherr, campus safety trainer, said “bad habits” contribute to attacks. One of the bad habits women display, is being passive when put in an uncomfortable situation.
“We tend to want to give the benefit of the doubt,” she said. “We second guess that little hair that goes up at the back of our neck.” Schoenherr offers regular courses for students and staff as a part of the Rape Aggression Defense program. Safety courses allow women to feel “empowered as women,” King said. Ocampo plans to take that new power and report her incident to the police. “I will call the police,” she said. “For my peace of mind.” For emergencies or to report an attack, campus police can be reached at (714) 278-2515, on any of the blue emergency phones or by dialing 911 or 3333 on any of the campus
ed a proposal to change the bylaws of the Association for Intercultural Awareness (AICA). AS is in the process of drafting its budget for the 2002-2003 fiscal year. AICA, which is funded through AS, submits its annual proposed budget to AS for approval. This year, AICA turned in its budget after the deadline date, making the group ineligible for funding. AICA has since received permission from AS to submit their budget. To ensure that the group turns in future budgets on time, AICA wanted to amend its bylaws to stipulate that the vice chair
should submit the group’s budget to AS one week before the due date. The proposal failed, because board members said the language in the proposal was too vague. “We don’t want to micro-manage them,” said Geoffrey Roberts, AS director of administration. Roberts said the group would most likely receive funding for next year. AICA representatives were not present at the meeting. Roberts said that he would speak with AICA officers to recommend that they draft another proposal and present it to the board at a future
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Upon reaching the top of the pyramid, people gather to touch a nickel-like object that is said to give off energy.
Mountain Exploration: Teotihuacan, a pyramid, is known for its radiant healing energy Approximately one hour away from Mexico City, away from the traffic and smog, there is a place full of mystery, enchantment and mysticism. One of the greatest civilizations in history, the Aztecs, once lived there. “The City of the Gods,” better known as Teotihuacan is one of the greatest archaeological sites in Mexico. Since I was a small girl, I always dreamed of visiting this magical place that I had read about in books. My dream finally came true this year. People in the past had told me that it was a wonderful and beautiful place to visit, but never did I imagine how magnificent it would actually be. I always believed that the most important thing about Teotihuacan was the fact that the Aztecs lived there and the historic and cultural value it has. Indeed that is important, but once I was there I learned that there is much more to know about Teotihuacan. The tour guide said that Teotihuacan is a place full of energy. During the summer and winter solstice, and in the vernal and autumnal equinox the energy is at its highest. People from other parts of Mexico, as well as from different parts of the world, visit Teotihuacan exclusively on those dates to climb the pyramids and free themselves of the bad vibes they might have. They believe that after descending the pyramid, they acquire a state of purity. All over the site, people sell quartz, obsidian rocks, and other objects. The merchants say these rocks have some kind of energy that brings good luck, love, good fortune and also has the power to heal the mind and body. Angela Avelar, who works for Pranic Healing in Chino Hills, said the Aztecs were not the only ones that believed in using energy for healing purposes. At Avelar’s place of
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employment, a method known as Pranic healing is practiced to cure illnesses. My curiosity was definitely aroused after hearing those stories, but I was still skeptical. As I walked the “Avenue of the Dead,” (a road that leads to the pyramids) I encountered more and more people buying not one, but many quartz necklaces, key chains or whatever there was available to take with them to the top of the pyramid. The reason is that the top of the “pyramid of the sun,” the highest point in Teotihuacan, also is the place that has the most accumulated energy. It is said that the Aztecs built the pyramid of the sun to be closer to the sun god. The pyramid served as a ritual place in which a human was sacrificed to the sun God to honor him and to keep him happy. I was convinced to buy a quartz pyramid and a key chain to take with me on my journey to the top of the pyramid. I was looking forward to the challenge of the climb, but when I found myself at the base of the pyramid I felt like an ant in front of an elephant. It was a frightening view and I was overwhelmed. I realized that climbing the pyramid would be very challenging. There I was standing 5 feet tall in front of a monster that has a height of more than 214 feet. After recovering from the trauma caused by the shocking colossal structure, I started my way up. Here’s a tip in case that one day you visit Teotihuacan: before starting your way up the pyramid, make sure to take at least three bottles of water, or else you might end up dancing to Tlatloc, the rain God in search of water like I did. The steps of the pyramid are dangerously slanted. The higher one climbs, the worse the condition of the stairs. The last section of the steps was the worst. I had to place each foot sideways, step by step. I had no choice.
Finally after 20 minutes, I reached the top of the pyramid of the sun. The feeling I had at that moment was inexplicable. At the top of the pyramid, there is a silver, circle-shaped object that looks like a nickel. This object is the center point of the pyramid. People told me I needed to touch the silver circle for one minute in order to fill my body with energy. Trying to touch the circle was quite an adventure. The result was a bruise on my right arm for the 30 seconds that my finger was there. Araceli Sanchez, one of the girls in my tour group, told me to put my hand up facing the sun with my palms open. Most of the people were actually doing the same. The arms she said, helps conduct the sun energy to the rest of the body. I did as I was told. Surprisingly, I did feel a warm sensation throughout my body. I stayed at the top for 30 minutes; it is hard to stay there for a long time because of the altitude and sunrays. When I came down the pyramid, my tour was over because my legs were shaking like Jell-O. I had to finish the tour the next day. Regardless of the validity of these rituals or practices, one thing is for sure; Teotihuacan is a mysterious place that holds many secrets that have not been discovered. The pyramid of the sun holds its own secrets. For example, in 1974 a tomb was discovered right beneath the center of the pyramid three meters below base level. The purpose of that tomb remains uncertain. If one day you have the opportunity to visit Teotihuacan, prepare yourself to experience unexplained and mystical things. I always knew that Teotihuacan was an important place to visit because it’s part of the Mexican culture that forms part of me. Teotihuacan is a majestic place that will forever remain an
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NCAA’s fortune told at Trojan
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nTRACK: Many athletes qualify for championship due to efforts at USC
Roland Breden and Christy Stewart qualified for the NCAA championships on March 21-24 at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, by virtue of their performances Saturday at the Western Regional meet at Stanford. Each finished third in the respective foil competitions. Jowanna Lewis is a first alternate in women’s epee. The Titans’ men’s team placed fourth behind Stanford, Air Force and UC San Diego while the women were third behind Air Force and UCSD. Fullerton’s men’s foil team finished first while the women’s foil team was third.
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Daily Titan Photo Editor Nobody measured the leaps Cal State Fullerton long jumpers Aaron Williams, Cody Jones and Ian Jennings took at the Trojan Invitational as they heard several people yell “heads up” and looked up to see a javelin soaring through the air in their direction. But if they had, these three Titan athletes would probably have set a new world record for a distance jump. “The guy from Cal almost got hit,” Williams said. “We got ourselves up and we moved.” The unintended target of the first misdirected javelin, Robert Kennedy of Cal, had some extra spring in his step after the close encounter with the javelin, and proceeded to take first place in the long jump event with a leap of 24-2 1/4. Titans’ Jones and Williams placed third and fourth with jumps of 23-8 1/4 and 27-8 1/2. Eight schools traveled to USC to participate in the Trojan Invitational: UC Berkeley, Cal State Long Beach, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Bakersfield, Cal State Los Angeles and San Diego State. Although the invitational was not a scoring meet, many of the schools participating had some excellent finishing marks giving them a good indication of what to expect when the conference meets
begin. Defending NCAA champions the USC women Trojans, had some automatic qualifying marks for the NCAA championships in two of the field events. Junior All-American hammer thrower Julianna Tudja of USC hurled the hammer 204-5, while her teammate L’Orangerie Crawford managed a 202-5 throw. But first place went to Jennifer Joyce of Cal who bypassed 13 other competitors with her 204-7 launch. Lady Titan Lakeysha McClenton was third in the women’s 1500m, with a time just on second behind USC’s Danielle Morrell. Yahvoh Totimeh also finished third in her section two race of the 100 with a sprint of 12.76. On the Titan men’s side, Ryan Gill achieved third place with his 190-5 throw. CSUF distance runner Eric Loudon was the only first place winner for the Titans at the Invitational. He won the second section of the 1500-meter race with a time of 4-minutes 4.1 seconds. His time of 2:01.50 landed him a second place finish in the 800. Titan Derek Brown crossed the finish line right behind him with a time of 2:02.24. Loudon and Brown’s teammates, Esteban Hernandez, Darius Bastani, David Ortega, Michael Couty and San Francisco State transfer student Sam Minty, also were in the same
section three 1500 race and made up seven of the 10 finishing spots. Middle distance runners Pam Roque of CSUF and Jaclyn Pedersen of CSULB circled the track together in the second section of the 1500 until the last lap when Roque pulled away and began making her way to the finish line alone. “I thought I was in the lead,” Roque said. “All of a sudden I saw her over my right shoulder – then it was over.” Pedersen edged past Roque at the last possible split second to finish first with a time of 4:56.21. Roque’s second place time was 4:56.34. This year, USC dedicated the Trojan Invitational to the memory of Bill Tisdale who passed away Feb. 22 after a short illness. Among his many lifetime accomplishments, Tisdale was the USC home track and field meet director, publisher of the Trojan Force Newsletter and also maintained the Trojan Force Track and Field Web site. At Long Beach City College he worked with USC Coach Ron Allice for 27 years as both the Sports Information Director and coach for the Vikings. As for the Titans, they will next compete at the Ben Brown Invitational, at home, March 8 and 9, beginning at 10 a.m.
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Titan Derek Brown finished third in the men’s 800-meter race.
Topping and Oaks nab Big West Conference honBy Brian Thatcher
Daily Titan Asst. Sports Editor Fresh off their dominant performance in the Worth Invitational at the Titan Softball Complex over the weekend, and their split of a doubleheader with No.1 UCLA on Wednesday, the Cal State Fullerton softball team got two more honors to add to the collection. The Big West Conference announced Tuesday that juniors Jenny Topping and Gina Oaks were awarded player and pitcher of the week honors, respectively. Topping, who is a two-time First Team AllAmerican as a catcher (she played her freshman year with the University of Washington), hit .435 for the week. She got her first significant playing time of the season after spending time on the disabled list for a separated shoul-
der suffered in the off-season. She finally got back behind the plate in the second game of a doubleheader against the Bruins, and hit her first home run of the season against No. 11 Oregon State Sunday. Last year, she hit a league-leading 14 home runs, tying teammate Yasmin Mossadeghi, and won the triplecrown, batting .423 with 59 RBIs. It was only the fifth time in school history that a player had won the triple-crown, and only the second player from any school to win the honor in the Big West (Fullerton competed in Gina Oaks
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the West Coast Athletic Association from 1980-1985 and the Pacific Coast Athletic Association from 1986-88.) Topping led the team in batting average in the Worth, and knocked in the game winning RBI to upset No. 6 Cal, 2-1, on Saturday. Oaks, who was First Team All-Big West in 2001as a pitcher, second baseman and third baseman, was simply dominant throughout the week. She was 5-0 in five appearances and ran her season record to 9-2. She allowed two runs, both of which were earned, and had a combined ERA of 0.56, She Jenny Topping
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struck out 22 and walked only eight in 26 and a third run innings of work. In three match-ups against ranked teams, she had wins over Pac-10 powerhouses No. 1 UCLA, No. 6 California and No. 11 Oregon State. Three of her wins were complete games and she had one shutout, a 10-0 blowout over San Jose State. She had two other shutouts this season, a 3-0 win over Pittsburgh and a 6-0 victory over Massachusetts. It is the fourth time Oaks has won pitcher of the week honors in her career, she claimed the honor three times last year. The Titans return to the TSC on Wednesday to battle the University of Florida Gators in a doubleheader. The first game will begin at 5 p.m.
Chris Carlino at 165 pounds and Rowdy Lundegren at 184 placed fourth at the Pac-10 Wrestling Championships at Oregon State and qualified for the NCAA Championships in Albany, NY, Mar. 21-23. Carlino defeated Brody Barrios of Cal Poly, 5-1, before losing to Nick Frost of Arizona State, 12-7. Lundegren beat Will Carr of Arizona State, 8-3, before getting pinned by Tony D'Amico of Boise State in 5:10. The only other Titan alive at the beginning of the day was Leo Sanchez at 157 pounds but he lost twice, 8-5 to Boise State's Mitch Morgan and a major decision to Arizona State's Rocky Smart.
Final Results
1. Boise State.............123 2. Oregon................115.5 3. Arizona State......103.5 4. Oregon State.........83.5 5. Cal Poly SLO.......72.5 6. UC Davis.................56 7. Stanford.................50.5 8. CSU Bakersfield......43 9. Portland State........31.5 10. Cal State Fullerton..29
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