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Lecture chronicles feminist ideas nCONFERENCE: The all-day event included speakers discussing women’s experiences and feminine style By Scott Leeds
Daily Titan Staff Writer The Department of Women’s Studies celebrated feminism at its Second Faculty Research Conference as part of Women’s History Month on Tuesday. “We want to showcase faculty research on gender, especially feminine research,” said Terri Snyder, associate professor of liberal and American studies. The all-day event began at 8:30 a.m.
with three speakers discussing “Women’s Social and Political Experiences in National and International Contexts.” Sue Lowrie, the first lecturer and a professor of speech communication, spoke about “The Rhetoric of Kate Richards O’Hare: Feminine Style Without Feminist Ideology.” O’Hare was a socialist agitator in the early 20th Century. She became popular between 1907-1908 on the socialist agitator scene in the Midwest. She was also an anti-war activist during 1916-1917. “She [O’hare] thought that if we could solve the problems with socialism then that would automatically solve the problems for women,” Lowrie said. Choudhury Shamim, a professor of political science, spoke about the poorest women in Bangladesh. “Life is unfair. It is more unfair for women,” Shamim said. “It is even more
unfair for poor women. And for the poorest women in a poor country it can mean hunger and a slow death.” Bassam Yousif, an economics professor, spoke about the position of women in Iraq and how they have very little access to education and paid employment. “They’ve had a marked disadvantage in the laws that deal with the governmental position of women,” Yousif said. “Islam obviously discriminates in favor of men and against women.” Other lectures focused on Minoan women. One of the speaker’s was Emily Bonney, a professor of art & humanities for the department of liberal studies with a doctorate in classical art history and archaeology from New York University. She used a slide presentation to discuss Minoan Crete women figurines and art. “The female figures wore large skirts, and then there were typical gestures,”
Bonney said. “The female figures are in fact out numbered by the male figures.” Some students said they acquired knowledge they did not know before. “I learned a lot,” said Spanish major Rick Uriostegui. “They had a lot of interesting facts and dates.” Other subjects of the conference were “Women Writers in Medieval Europe,” “Women on the Cutting Edge,” and “Women’s Voices and Performances.” Attendance during each part of the conference fluctuated. Many students appeared as part of a class assignment but enjoyed what they experienced. “I thought it was really interesting, informative, and very professional,” said Leslie Ulloa, an international business major.
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Sue Lowrie spoke to CSUF students about “The Rhetoric of Kate Richards O’Hare: Feminine Style Without Feminist Ideology.”
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nGROWTH: Because of student increase, the university stopped accepting applications for fall 2002 By Theresa Salinas
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Playing pool to pass the time is a favorite recreational activity among students hanging out in the underground level of the Titan Student Union.
Cal State Fullerton is experiencing an unprecedented influx of students. To handle the growth, the university will build facilities at a satellite site and impose early application deadlines, Robert Palmer, vice president of student affairs, told the Associated Students Board of Directors Tuesday. No new growth will occur on the Fullerton campus. Instead, new support services will be added at the El Toro site. To curb rising enrollment, the university already has stopped accepting transfer applications for the fall 2002 semester. “We’ve decided not to grow anymore,” Palmer said. “But we can’t give up the responsibility of providing access to education.” The Student Affairs Division oversees numerous programs, including financial aid, adult re-entry and AS. Palmer said that the division is also monitoring progress of a construction project that will add dorm space for 400 students on the Fullerton campus. Construction is underway and should be completed by fall 2002, he said. “No more barrack-style dorms,” Palmer said. “These are state-of-the-art apartments.” The board also heard a report from Dante Gomez, AS director of statewide affairs. Gomez and seven other AS officers attended the California Higher Education Student Summit from March 2-4 in Sacramento. The delegates attended workshops on leadership, marketing and networking. They will use some of the information to implement new programs on campus, Gomez said. The board gave the delegates $1,042.22 on Feb. 5 to pay for registration, transportation and hotel expenses. “Overall, it was an effective conference,” Gomez said. In other business, the board approved a change to
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Dogs wag their stuff for charity eTitan xtras nBENEFIT: More than 2,000 people attended the “Wag-A-Thon,” that helps support the San ClementeDana Point Animal Shelter By Ed Lopez
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A dog shows off its cowboy flair at the “Wag-AThon” fund-raiser in Dana Point Saturday.
A beagle barked to the theme of “Law & Order” as a greyhound barked the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and another dog barked answers to math equations. The parents oohed and ahhed, and children laughed as the animals performed for the throngs of people. This was just some of the craziness as dogs and their masters presented the ninth annual “Wag-A-Thon” in Dana Point Harbor. An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 people
attended the event, March 16. The Animal Rescue Foundation of Dana Point (ARF) and Friends of San Clemente Animals (FOSCA), host this fund-raiser annually to support the San ClementeDana Point Animal Shelter (SCDPAS).‑ Laura Anderson, a chairwoman for ARF, said the benefit raised around $35,000.‑ “‘United We Wag’ is this year’s motto,” said Bob Becker, treasurer for ARF. And wag they did — approximately 1,000 dogs of all breeds and sizes took over the island during the event.‑ The benefit kicked off with Orange County’s Bloodhound Search & Rescue Reserve Unit. ‑ The 4K-Walk followed their demonstration with dogs happily trotting along with their masters.‑ As spectators watched, they enjoyed live music performed by Fawn’s Flavor. Food and canine product booths offered the latest in pet products throughout the day.‑ The highlights of the “Wag-A-Thon”
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were the three category pet contests.‑ The first challenge was the “Top Doggone Diva,” which had dogs compete vocally. Throughout the show, the dogs gave pure pleasure to the crowd.‑ The second category gave dogs the opportunity to make their masters proud as they performed a variety of tricks. The event was called, “Top Doggone Trickster.” One dog kneeled and went into prayer upon command. Other dogs jumped through hoops, and still others caught Frisbees.‑ “Mama look,” said one youngster as the dogs lined up for the final category – “Top Dressed Dog.”‑ Dogs were dressed up just like kids on Halloween. Even the owners were dressed up. ‑ “We’re calling her a star-spangled spaniel,” said attendee Jim Howard. “This is our fifth year here, and we want to reflect a patriotic theme, because of recent 9/11
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BRIEFS Coast Community College redistricting approved Unanimously approved by the Orange County Committee on School District Organization, Coast Community College District’s proposal to voluntarily redraw its Trustee area boundaries was ratified following a public hearing on March 14. The goal of the proposal was to balance the population within each of the five Trustee areas based on the 2000 U.S. Census. The current District Trustee areas have not changed since 1975 and Paul Berger, vice president of the Coast Community College District Board of Trustees, said that the new boundaries will bring the district up to date with census data and ensure that each person within the district will have equal representation on the board in the future. Trustees will now represent approximately 126,300 voters each, with each of the Trustee areas equal in population. A map of the new districts is available from the Coast Community College District. For more information or to request copies of the map, contact information services at (714) 4384747.
Governor Davis reappoints advisory consultant Gov. Davis announced the reappointment of Karla Geller, a Cal State Fullerton alumna, as a member of the Advisory Commission on Special Education on March 12. Geller, 61, a consultant to the Special Education Division of the Los Angeles County Office of Education, has been a member of the commission since May 2000. Previously, Geller served as a consultant to the Work Force
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Development Division and a Career Transition Specialist to the secondary students with disabilities in the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Geller has provided consultation for agencies involved in transition services like the Department of Rehabilition and the Department of Mental Health, as well as the Department of Children and Family Services in the Los Angeles area. She also is involved with the Los Angeles County Commission on Disabilities, the Public Services Access Advisory Committee in Orange County and the State of California’s Very Special Arts Board. Geller earned her bachelor’s of arts degree from the University of Arizona and a master’s of arts degree from Cal State Fullerton.
Spring Break Day Care at Brea Center Presented by the City of Brea Community Services Department, “Spring Play Day” and Spring Break Day Camp will be available at the Brea Community Center. Children between the ages of three and five can have a day of games, arts and crafts during Spring Play Day on March 29. Spring Break Day Camp will offer a wide range of sports, movies, tournaments and activities for children ages 6 – 12 from April 1 to 5. A trip to Knott’s Berry Farm will also be included in the week’s activities. For children ages 3 – 5, PreSchool Day Camp will be offered. Camp times will run from 9:30 a.m. to noon every day. Registration for Spring Play Day will cost $20. Spring Break Day Camp, including the Knott’s Berry Farm trip, will cost $105 and PreSchool Day Camp will cost $40. For more information contact
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news CALENDAR OF EVENTS CALE ND AR O F E VEN TS Community The Getty Museum will have a free family festival, March 24 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event will feature multicultural music, dance and art activities. For more information, call (310) 440-7300. The Fullerton Senior Multiservice Center will have a lecture on high blood pressure and how to prevent it, March 20 at 11:15 a.m. For more information, call (714) 738-6305. The Placentia Founders Society presents the Da Capo Players at the Bradford House in Placentia, March 24 at 3 p.m. For more information, call (714) 993-2470. The Fairplex in Pomona presents the KM Showerks Doll and Craft Show in Fairplex 4, March 22 to 24. For more information, call (909) 623-3111. The Grand Central Art Gallery in Santa Ana hosts an exhibit on Auction Portraits-Photography through April 28. For more information, call (714) 567-7233. The Grand Central Art Gallery is hosting an exhibit on “Charting the Paths of Color” through April 14. For more information, call (714) 567-7233. The Grand Central Art Center is presenting the play “How I Learned to Drive,” through March 24, at the Grand Central
Art Center in Santa Ana. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 with advance Titan discount. For more information, call (714) 278-3371. The Pomona Arts Colony presents “Unwearables,” a ceramics exhibit by Nina Jun, through April 6, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the SCA Galleries in Pomona. For more information, visit www.geocities.com/scagallery. 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. The Garden Grove Playhouse presents the comedy “The Nerd,” from 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) 8975122. 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 presents a show by the Millard Sheets Gallery Tuesday through Sunday until 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.
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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.
Campus The Spanish Student Association will have a friendship dinner and dance, April 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the TSU. Tickets are available before March 28 for $22 in H 323 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:15 p.m. Guests will participate in a raffle. For more information, call (714) 278-4192. The Pollak Library will host the exhibit “Kimono: The Wearable Art of Japan,” from March 22 to May 18 in the Atrium Gallery. The University Leadership Conference will be held March 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the TSU. For more information, call (714) 278-3211. The Department of Music presents Jazz Ensemble 1, March 21 at 8 p.m. in the Little Theatre. Tickets are $8 for general admission and $5 with advance Titan Discount. For more information, call (714) 2783371. The Department of Music presents the Symphonic Band, March 20 at 8 p.m. in the Little
Theatre. Tickets are $8 for general admission and $5 with advance Titan discount. For more information, call (714) 2783371. The TSU presents the Titan Pride Bowling League every Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m., starting March 20. This event is open for all faculty, staff and students and the cost per week is $9. For more information, call (714) 278-2144. The College of Business & Economics will have an alumni mentor program March 20 at 12 p.m. in the Alumni House. For more information, call (714) 278-3295. The Career Planning & Placement Center will have a workshop on resume writing, March 19 and 20 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call (714) 2783121. The Performing Arts Center presents “Rosmersholm,” a mystery drama, through March 24 in the Arena Theatre. Tickets are $9 for general admission and $7 with Titan advance discount. For more information, call (714) 2783371. The Arboretum will have a gardening class for children ages 6-9, March 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Fee is $3 per child. For more information, call (714) 278-3579.
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Students are training for more than military service nROTC: University branch trains students for the military while they study for their bachelor’s degree By Katie Cumper
Daily Titan Staff Writer Duty, Honor and Country — These are the three reasons why people join the Army. But students enrolled in the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program at Cal State Fullerton have three more reasons for choosing the military science route for a degree — no boot camp or drill sergeants and a paycheck of $400 a month, along with money to buy military science books. CSUF offers the only officer-producing program in Orange County. Once cadets graduate from this program, they have the rank of second lieutenant. “ROTC is a wonderful program,” said Army recruiting officer Capt. Michaelle Munger. “I love it. I did ROTC myself in Virginia. All our junior officers are in great demand. We have headhunters calling left and right looking to hire them.” There currently are 72 students enrolled in the program that has existed at CSUF since 1983. Out of 270 university ROTC programs nationwide, this year CSUF’s ROTC program is ranked No. 4. Munger travels to area high schools to give prospective ROTC cadets the opportunity to enroll in the CSUF program. Many students don’t realize they can attend another college locally and still be involved with ROTC. She said she also finds that one of the biggest misconceptions about ROTC training at the university level is that it is all encompassing and there is no time for other activities. “Students think if they are in a sport, they will not be able to participate because of ROTC commitments,” she said. “But that’s just not true. We know it’s important students have the whole college experience. For instance, we have one cadet that competes on the Chapman College lacrosse team. He
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occasionally has to miss events because of this commitment. We understand.” Seven cadre (active duty army), are assigned to run the ROTC program at CSUF. Assignments are generally three years long. Two of the cadres, Major Christian Taddeo and Senior Military Adviser Michael Mesa, are not only active duty military officers, but also hold full-time faculty positions at CSUF. “Normally you request the area you want to go into,” Taddeo said of Army assignments. “I did request to be sent here [CSUF), and it met the needs of the Army.” Although some officers choose the ROTC program as their mission like Taddeo did one year ago, some soldiers who receive a new assignment are completely surprised by the news. Mesa, who has served in the Army for 22 years, got his orders to transfer to the university six months ago when he least expected to be moved. “I was in Kosovo when they told me to come here,” he said. Mesa said he had 40 days to arrive in California. Two routes exist for students entering the ROTC program. They can choose either the two or four-year plan. The two-year program exists for people who have either already had a prior military background, or come from a junior college ROTC program such as the one offered at Fullerton College. These students can enter the advanced course once they attend a five-week paid summer leadership internship, provide proof of completion of Military Basic Training or three years of Junior ROTC. According to the Army’s ROTC Web site, www.armyrotc.com, students enter the four-year program as freshmen and complete basic military science courses along with general education courses. Once the basic courses are completed, students who qualify for entry into the upper-division courses are “required to sign a contract with the Department of the Army agreeing to complete the ROTC program and accept a commission as a second lieutenant.” ROTC also offers adventure-training scholarships where cadets can jump out of helicopters and participate in simulated mountain warfare. The training is a three-week program that allows the cadets to shadow a lieutenant.
Controversial topic initiates a rainbow of colored opinions nCLUBS: University group discusses the current trend against publicly denouncing legal gay adoptions By Christina Guerrero Daily Titan Staff Writer
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Cadet Scott McCoy, acting as squad leader, gives operation orders for the sequence of events that will insure a successful mission. Juniors and seniors also attend a five- sion. The seniors execute orders like week camp at Fort Lewis in Washington they will when commissioned in the to learn leadership skills. ROTC seniors spring. in the program have a couple of choices During these maneuvers, cadets learn in the career path they want to take in how to work as a team to ensure the sucthe Army. Sometimes their assignments cess of a mission. are not their choosing, but according A sand table laid out on the ground is to Taddeo, the Army tries its best to used by the squad leader as a model size accommodate requests for entering cer- simulation to show the type of terrain tain branches or career fields. and direction of travel the squad will be “All our seniors last year got their first moving through. Each squad member or second choice,” Taddeo said. must be fully briefed on the mission. “Usually by now, our seniors know Mesa said he uses plain language to what their assignments will be. But this explain military operation. group has not been told yet.” Taddeo “If the lowest person on the totem said this is because of Sept. 11. pole doesn’t know what is going on,” “They graduate June 1. Sometime Mesa said, “it’s not a productive event.” before then we expect to get their branchOn March 22, the cadets will travel es and orders to their first assignment.” to a Corona paint ball park to learn field Senior cadet Dan Bentson enrolled maneuvers. Although it sounds like a in CSUF’s program but is student body pleasurable adventure and not training, president at attends Biola University. the purpose of every Army ROTC trip is “I am hoping for a deferment, so I can to learn new military techniques. receive an education in law” he said. “It’s a good training environment,” “My second choice is the infantry, but Mesa said. “And they will learn basic I am still waiting on acceptance letters tactics. But it will also be a lot of fun.” from law schools.” Seniors in the program plan and run labs that teach lower-ranked cadets how to follow through on an assigned mis-
A bright rainbow flag draping a chair is placed outside the door of Room 202 of the Titan Student Union. The flag is a symbol of pride for the gay community, but also is used to represent the diversity of the Cal State Fullerton students that trickle into the room. After a few brief announcements, Long Beach residents Jim Bearns and Holly Scott are warmly introduced as the guest speakers for the evening. Each shares their heartfelt personal experience of gay adoption. Bearns, who is a schoolteacher , describes how he adopted his 12-yearold son four years ago through the Foster Care system. Single gay adoption was always legal, but it was not until 2000 that his partner was allowed to adopt their son as well, Bearns said. Scott, who is a director of a vessel donation program, gives insight on international adoption. Scott, a single mother, adopted her 15-year-old daughter when she was six months old after placing an advertisement for a child in a Mexican newspaper. “I think they provided a great deal of information about adoption,” said Cal State Fullerton student John Wicher. The speakers took the idea of gay adoption out of an academic level and made it personal by sharing their experiences and feelings with the club, Wicher said. The CSUF Lesbian Gay Bisexual Alliance, which has about 40 active members, meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. to plan activities, discuss frustrations about coming out and invite guest speakers from the community to share their experiences. Other topics of discussion include civil unions and homosexuality in religion.
“The theme of the club is to provide a place to meet others that are social as well as active in the community,” said Sandy Palmer, the club’s co-chair. LGBA, which has been on campus since 1972, says it does not recruit or convert, but provides a place where people can go to find others who relate and not feel alone while developing a sense of identity, said the club’s secretary and historian Ben Quan. He describes the campus reaction as mostly positive. “For every eight or nine positive reactions there are usually one or two negatives,” Quan said. “Most faculty and students are really glad that people have a place to come to.” The club provides a safe place where students can be comfortable while gaining support from their peers, said staff adviser Anthony Ragazzo. However, Raju Pothuraju, a fulltime volunteer for the CSUF Christian Students group, feels that this is the wrong kind of support. “The best way to support them is to let them receive another person adequately into their life,” Pothuraju said. “That person being Jesus Christ who will consume them in spirit.” Ragazzo and his fellow club members say it is not easy for LGBA to find a place on campus where they belong. “There is a climate on campus that is not accepting of gays and lesbians,” Ragazzo said. “This club provides a place where they can be part of the campus community and feel accepted.” Other problems that LGBA faces are torn or missing fliers, which they guess is the work of people on campus, and low female attendance. But during the meeting about gay adoption, the female members outnumbered the males. The club will sponsor two events this spring semester. “Perceptions,” a talent show, poetry reading and art display on March 2 at 6 p.m. in Pavilion C of the TSU and “Pride Culture Night,” is scheduled for May 12 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Pavilions A and B of the TSU. This includes a professional drag show, guest speakers, dinner and dancing. LGBA’s office is located in Room
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City aids CSUF traffic surnCOMMUNITY: Early proposals to build a pedestrian mall on Nutwood Avenue may be stalled by research By AnnaLiza Ganchingco Daily Titan Staff Writer
The City of Fullerton, in tandem with Cal State Fullerton, agreed to help find federal funding for a traffic study determining where traffic will be diverted for the building of a pedestrian mall on Nutwood Avenue. “We have jointly applied with the university for a grant that will allow us to do a traffic study,” said Chris Meyer, the acting city manager. The need for a traffic study is a result of the discussion between city officials and university administration to close down the street and create a campus walkway. The proposal will not be presented for approval for at least 18 to 24 months, pending the traffic study results. Paul Dudley, the director of development services for the city, said the traffic study is to gauge the impact the street closure will have on area traffic flow. The study will address concerns that city officials have about building the mall. One concern is the alternative routes cars will use if Nutwood is closed. Chapman Avenue and Yorba Linda Boulevard are the neighboring streets that will be affect-
ed by added traffic. and the completion of the mall gained The closing of Nutwood Avenue, support of the city. “depends upon the cars, the cars that are “Right now we are evaluating the redirected to other city streets,” said Jay goodness and the rightness of it for the Bond, the associate vice president for traffic,” Bond said. facilities management. The pedestrian mall “We have to know if will stretch the length of the other streets can Nutwood Avenue, starting take the added traffic.” from State College Boulevard “People will There also are conto the Marriott Hotel. The cerns that access to camstrip will be blocked off to be able to pus parking lots and the all traffic. west side entrance will “People will be able to walk across walk across the street freely not be available. “We want to make at any time and any where sure that the campus is along the street,” Bond said. the street still fully accessible,” “It will be for people and not Meyer said. cars.” freely at any forThis If the studies show also will connect that traffic will not be CSUF to Hope International too congested on other time and any University, located directly streets, then plans for the across the street from the mall will proceed. where along main campus. The idea for buildThe idea is to make crossing the pedestrian mall ing the street safer for the the street.” came about after the students. Recently, a car university purchased the struck a student while she College Park building was crossing the intersecJay Bond, across from campus. tion of Langsdorf Drive and Associate “If students and faculNutwood Avenue. Some stuVice President ty are crossing the street dents said this may reduce the we wanted to make it a) number of accidents in front more safe and b) make of the campus. it more pleasant,” Bond “I think that would be said. “College Park would become part a great idea,” said Erin Cox a graduate of the campus.” student. “They should take the crosswalk The simplest idea was to make the [in front of the Marriott] out or put a light diagonal crosswalk that is now in use. there. That one’s the worse,” she said. The pedestrian mall idea has been The university has not made a fortalked about for more than six months, mal proposal to the city or drawn up a
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n from page 1 events.” Howard, his springer spaniel, wore a red, white and blue cape that matched his Uncle Sam hat perfectly.‑ Howard was not alone, as other animal lovers dressed their dogs in similar patriotic fashion. ‑ A pug, wearing a Marine outfit and riding in his own tank, won second place.‑ First place went to none other than “The King,” a dog that goes by the name Sir Sidney Blue Bandit. A wig, glasses and the famous white jumpsuit adorned the Elvis impersonator.‑ Along with making benefit appearances, Sydney acts as a therapy dog, helping terminally ill children.‑‑ “It means a lot to me to see all the people out with their dogs, and supporting the shelter,” said Mary Lacrosse, Sir Sydney’s owner. The SCDPAS is a pro-humane shelter, meaning animals are not euthanized unless they are terribly ill or a threat to society. That is the main difference between these types of shelters versus a standard shelter.‑ Bob Becker, of the rescue foundation, said the shelter houses homeless pets for up to a year, and it is all done with volunteers and supported by donations and events like the “Wag-A-Thon,” which is ARF’s biggest benefit fund-raiser. ‑ “Regular shelters are not bad shelters,” Becker said. “They just can’t do it – they are overwhelmed.”
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the Association for Inter-Cultural Awareness bylaws. AICA is funded through AS. Each spring, the organization submits a proposed budget to AS for the following fiscal year. The deadline to be included in the AS 2002-03 budget was Jan. 10. AICA submitted its budget on Jan. 15, claiming that problems within its leadership structure kept it from turning in the document before the deadline. The board allowed AICA to submit the proposed budget, but recommended that the group amend its bylaws to ensure that future budgets are turned in on time. During Tuesday’s meeting, the group’s bylaws were changed to state that the vice chair or finance director should give the budget to AS one week before the due date. AS Vice President Edgar Zazueta also noted that the group has already depleted the funds in its 2001-02 budget. AICA representatives were not present at the meeting. The board voted to give the TV/Film Society $3,406.72 to shoot a student production titled “How Beautiful.” Taping began in January, but the club couldn’t ask for funding because AS doesn’t meet during intersession. Instead, students financed the project out-of-pocket. The funds will be used to reimburse the TV/Film Society members and other students, who have spent $1,656.72 on film stock, $550 on film processing and $1,200 on film transfer. The entire project budget was about $6,800. The film should be complete by May. It will be screened on campus and submitted to local film festivals. “The AS Finance Committee approved it,” said Adnan Raza, AS vice president of finance, about the initial proposal, “because of the fact that it involves CSUF students, not only from the TV/Film Society, but also from other colleges and schools.”
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The feminine fastball SPORTS: Costa Mesa resident talks about her career with the first-ever professional women’s baseball league By Shannon Gladys
Daily Titan Staff Writer Annabelle Lee was born with a baseball in one hand and a glove in the other. Baseball is in her blood. Her father, mother and brother all played ball, so she did too. Lee, 80, of Costa Mesa had a career in professional sports that would rival most male players. Sporting a pair of dangling baseball bat earrings and memorabilia pins stuck to her jacket at a recent softball field dedication, Lee is still petite and fit. Her short, white hair is cleanly cut. Her eyes have great focus. When Lee was in high school in the late 1930s, girls playing baseball was unthinkable. “They just didn’t offer it to girls,” Lee said. To satisfy her athletic appetite, Lee played in leagues outside of school sponsored by business owners in a practice similar to today’s leagues. She played for the Sunland Beauties, the Richard Arles Breezy Tops and the Hollywood Curlers, named for the man who created aluminum hair curlers.
Between 1940 and 1941, she played for a team sponsored by Bank of America, her employer at the time. For Lee, participating in these leagues was not out of the ordinary, but in 1944 she embarked on an adventure that changed her life. As Phillip Wrigley’s scouts roamed the country for females to form professional teams, a manager recommended her to a scout. They wanted pretty girls that could also play the game well. Lee was asked to tryout for the team. With the blessing from her family, at the age of 22, she moved to the Midwest in an attempt to make the cut. “I got on a train and headed for tryouts and spring training in Peru, Ill.,” Lee said calmly, as if it were an everyday routine. But this did not happen every day. “I was scared to death,” Lee said. “I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. None of us girls knew what we were doing.” She easily made the cut and joined the All-American Girl’s Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). “The first team I played for was the Minneapolis Millerettes,” Lee said. “The Millerettes were an expansion team sponsored by Miller Beer. But they only kept the franchise one month into the season. For three months, we didn’t have a team and went from hotel to hotel,” Lee said. She was farmed out to different teams’ single games, until she joined the Fort Wayne Daisies. It was with the Daisies she pitched
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Angel Valdez, a Katella High School graduate, catches 80-year-old Annabelle Lee’s pitch at the dedication of Katella’s new softball
a perfect game against the Kenosha Comets in 1944. Andi Stein, professor of public relations at Cal State Fullerton, said game promotion was heavily based on the femininity of the players. “The old movie ads would say, ‘Yes, she’s just at ease holding a 10-inch bat as she is with a three-inch bottle,’” Stein said. “They were playing up the fact that she could be a mother as well as a ball player.” Lee said the whole femininity angle was true. They attended charm school and were taught how to apply make-up and walk up stairs. “I just never thought about it,” Lee said. “I didn’t mind. I acted natural. You just didn’t want to act like a toughie.” During her career with the league, Lee was not into dating. “Boys my age were too silly,” Lee said. “Besides I didn’t have the time.” Some girls in the league had a hard time with the strict regulations and the constant monitoring by the chaperones. “The girls would sneak down the fire escapes to get out at night,” Lee said. “They would fine you $5 to $10 if you were caught.” Prior to joining the league, she made $90 a month working at Bank of America. Once she joined, she was making $80 a week, which was “a lot of money at the time.” During a fateful game in 1950, Lee slid into home and damaged her neck. She suffered from partial paralysis and could barely move. “I had to quit the league and move back to California,” said Lee, a Los Angeles native. “Then I had to go through physical therapy for more than a year to get my movement back.” Her love of the game was still strong and she played from 1952 until 1957 when she met and married her husband. They had a quiet marriage until he died in 1974. They never had children. Lee was traded several times in her six-year career with the league. During the opening ceremonies at the girl’s softball field dedication at Katella High School, “League of Their Own” spokeswoman Helen Hannah Campbell teased Lee. “The reason they traded her so much is because she didn’t get along with anyone,” joked Campbell. But, anyone who comes into contact with Lee knows that is not true.
“I’m quiet,” Lee said. “I like to keep to myself. I had a few girlfriends that I palled up with, but I didn’t cause any trouble.” Lee threw the first pitch at the Katella High School field dedication March 9 in spite of having shoulder surgery several years ago. “Getting her and the others out here was great. A lot of our girls don’t know
motion of the All-American Girl’s Professional Baseball League. “I ended up having lunch with six former players from the league. It was mind boggling,” Stein said. “They are all in their 70s and early 80s and some of them are [were] as feisty as can be. That was the best part of the whole trip.” Stein’s efforts paid off more than she imagined. She received an award from the American Journalism Historians Association in October 2001. On March 9, she presented her paper to the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Mississippi and in June she will speak at an academic conference on baseball in Cooperstown, N.Y., home to the Baseball Hall of Fame. “I am most looking forward to this one,” Stein enthusiastically said of the Cooperstown conference. Stein applied for an untenured grant from the university to do her research. She received $500, which was then matched by the dean of communications, Rick Pullen. This paid for her travel expenses to South Bend, Ind. during spring break last year. “It turned out that the league has its archives in a tiny museum in South
Bend, because it was the home of the original team, the South Bend Blue Sox,” Stein said. “Fifty years later, I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to find anything, but there was a wealth of information. The museum had scrapbooks, newspaper clippings and original documentation, which were sent to the players when they were starting the league,” Stein said. She discovered that the promotion heavily focused on the girl’s femininity. They attended charm school. They were never allowed to wear slacks in public. They were always chaperoned. “They were afraid that this was too weird for people to come out and see. Women were supposed to be in the kitchen,” Stein said. “They weren’t supposed to be out playing ball.” The advent of one historical event, World War II, opened a small window into the sport that allowed women their moment to shine. When the war started in 1943, thousands of young men were shipped off to Europe and Asia to fight for the United States. This created a shortage of men to run the work- force. Women soon filled the void and substituted for their husbands, fathers and brothers. Women took care of the country and it became acceptable to be outside the home.
the struggles women went through during the civil rights movements,” said Marsha Wagner, principal of Katella High School. “This is great for them to be able to learn the history of it.” Bob Gardner, chairman of the project, was one of those responsible for the opening of the new softball field. “We’re trying to give the message that it’s more than just winning ball
games,” Gardner said. “There’s a lot to learn from being on a team. It’s about relationships. There are some good bonds formed.” Lee’s baseball legacy is sure to live on. Her nephew, Bill Lee, played for 10 years on the Boston Red Sox and three years on the Montreal Expos. Looking back into her focused eyes, one can see a history that few can
Term paper taps into stories of Girl’s Baseball HISTORY: A childhood curiosity helped one CSUF professor to create a friendship league of her own By Shannon Gladys
Daily Titan Staff Writer When Andi Stein was in seventh grade she wanted to play baseball. So when her school offered her a chance to play baseball she was ready to hit the dirt playing her favorite position, second base. This was her chance to show off her skills, until she found out that the school only offered the sport to boys. “I was very unhappy with this decision,” said Stein, now a professor of public relations at Cal State Fullerton. “I launched an all-out campaign to get the school to allow girls to play.” After a year, she finally won. She played third base, not second, and proved her gusto when she made an out on the first hit that came to her. This happened at the height of the women‘s movement in 1972 when it should have been easy for a female to
get on a baseball field. Regardless of her struggle, Stein still loves baseball. She’s also a huge fan of “A League of Their Own,” a movie based on the first Stein and only professional women’s baseball league. “I was watching a couple of years ago and there’s a scene where the manager tells the players that they’re having trouble getting people to attend the games,” Stein said. “To bolster attendance he tells the girls to ‘get out there and shine’ for a photographer from Life Magazine.” This method of marketing intrigued Stein. “You see the magazine with the pictures and the stands are filled with people cheering, so it worked,” Stein said. “I sat there wondering what they really did to get publicity for the league. I suspected that this was a little exaggerated. That’s how I got the idea to write the paper.” In the spring of 2001, Stein began writing a research paper on the pro-
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The removal of men affected another facet of American living – sports. Worried that this shortage would affect America’s favorite past- time. President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Chicago Cubs owner Phillip Wrigley to come up with an alternative while the men were away at war. Wrigley’s task force came up with the idea of an allwomen league, which would eventually be called the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. In 1943, baseball scouts scoured the country looking for talented women to come to Chicago to fill the league’s 64 openings. The recruits included girls in their teens and married women in their 20s. Wrigley put up $250,000 to start the league, while offering cities in the Midwest a chance to buy a franchise for $22,500. That year, four baseball teams were born: the Rockford Peaches, Racine Belles, Kenosha Comets and South Bend Blue Sox. The league slowly began to gain recognition in the American public. People were curious about these “girls” running around in skirts. They soon found out that these women were genuine baseball players. The league thrived from 1943 to
1954 – years after the war ended. Since the door was opened decades ago, women have made their way into almost every corner of the sports world, but it is still dominated by men’s teams. Head coach of the Cal State Fullerton women’s softball team, Michelle Gromacki said women’s softball doesn’t receive the same attention as men’s baseball. “Softball is growing because of the Olympics, but it isn’t the same,” Gromacki said. “Unless we start a pro league, it won’t be taken as seriously.” Gromacki challenges sports fans to come out and watch the women’s team. “Our stadium is back-to-back from the men’s and sometimes the games go on at the same time,” Gromacki said. “People come over and are impressed with the competitiveness. These players are Division I. They are the best in the country.” Stein is pleasantly surprised by the reaction of her paper. So are her colleagues. “She’s a breath of fresh air. She’s recently out of a Ph.D. program so she brings energy to our college,” said Carolyn Johnson, professor of communications. “What I like about her
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Wednesday, March 20, 2002
Should Tyson return to the nPRO: Tyson may not have an angelic history but he deserves an opportunity to participate in his sport and not let his talent go to waste
nCON: Tyson may be talented but it would be almost criminal for any state to ignore his insanity and give him another chance in the ring
By John Paul Gutierrez
By Melanie Bysouth
Daily Titan Staff Writer
People stood by O.J. Simpson, and people will definitely stand by Jayson Williams. Both these sports stars were and are being charged with killing someone. That’s the sports world for you, a different world where Mike Tyson just happens to be an inhabitant. A place where second, and even third chances are the norm and where killing, raping and general distaste for social norms can be bitten off like a piece of an ear. All accepted and all forgivable within a matter or time. Now Mike Tyson is no angel, he never claims to be one either. We all have our dark secrets and our vices, Tyson’s just happen to be in the headlines and to appear on national TV. Yes, he has done horrible things but let’s look at it. He is not killing people, whom we know of, and he has already done his time for raping Desiree Washington. But just look at him, he is definitely not the man, nor fighter he used to be. He already has been punished enough with a feeble mind and an abnormal amount of testosterone. All Tyson has left is his two hands, an eerie ability to beat people up and a lot of free time. That combination is a little scary. Now, after being issued a
boxing license in Washington D.C. and Tennessee, it is almost certain that the world will be able to see a good boxing match. Within the year boxing fans will finally be able to watch a fight worth the pay-per-view fees. For so long now we have been subjected to mediocre fighters and an array of first round knockouts by Lennox Lewis, who as of today is the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. What is that title worth when Lewis has no one of his caliber to fight? It is not fair to the sport of boxing nor to the fans. So what’s bad for humanity is good for boxing. Tyson is that persona that you love to hate. People will want to watch him get knocked out. And boxing will have something to talk about once again. The sport is no longer that of yesteryear when Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Sonny Liston and Joe Frazier butted heads. “The Sweet Science” has sunk into the ranks of professional wrestling. At times it is unwatchable and utterly boring. But letting Tyson fight again is a blessing for the sport. It will once again intertwine the nuances of athleticism and drama, action and showmanship. Re-issuing Tyson a boxing license and setting him against the best in the business is just the natu-
ral step in the hierarchy of sports. That’s what people watch for, the best against the best. This could be his last shot at redemption, and as a person he needs that. As a boxer he deserves that. It is not wrong to let someone go back to the only job they are good at. Especially if it is all that person has. The ring is a different world that lives by different rules. It is Afghanistan enclosed in red, white and blue ropes and it needs its best fighters to survive. It should never discriminate against its competitors for their lack of touch in the real world. It is a violent place for violent people and that is where Tyson belongs. Besides, who ever said that great athletes have to be great at life?
Daily Titan Sports Editor When we were first introduced to Mike Tyson it seemed as though he could become one of the greatest fighters of our generation. That was before the spousal abuse and the rape conviction. That was before he took a bite out of Evander Holyfield’s ear. That was before he lost his Nevada boxing license following a press-conference attack on Lennox Lewis. The man does not have to be perfect, as most athletes are not, but how much rope are we going to give him? We let him come back after spending three years in prison, and even after the Holyfield incident, but it is clear that he lacks even a minimal amount of sanity. Perhaps the boxing commission-
ers of Tennessee, California and Washington D.C. don’t think sanity is a reasonable prerequisite for professional fighting but how could it not be? Tyson has proven time and again that he cannot be trusted to behave. He is clearly a volatile man whose actions are completely unpredictable. Boxing is a sport that comes with risks. It is violent by nature and that is why the sport has such a strict regulating committee in the first place. Allowing someone like Tyson in the mix is just asking for trouble. And what does this say about boxing? The Nevada Athletic Commission made a bold statement when they revoked Tyson’s license. They threw the much-anticipated LewisTyson fight into limbo because they knew Tyson should not be in the ring. Besides his erratic behavior, the commission was concerned that he was no longer on antidepressants and that he had stopped his psychiatric therapy. But no sooner did Nevada say “No” that California, Texas, Michigan, Georgia, England, Denmark and the Netherlands said they would consider giving “Iron Mike” a venue, although Georgia quickly retracted after Gov. Roy Barnes referred to Tyson as a “sexual predator.”
Sure he’s a good fighter but talent should not validate his behavior. Sports may be its own world with its own rules but certain values – such as sanity – need still apply. Boxing is a multi-million dollar industry and with or without Tyson it will go on. But is it really necessary for the sport to sink so low just to keep him? What good is a commission if they will let almost anybody fight? It’s not like boxing needs any more bad publicity. After Fox’s “Thursday Night Fights,” featuring Tonya Harding, Todd Bridges and Vanilla Ice, I really think the sport needs to step back into some realm of civility. The man does not have to be flawless. I will even look past the fact that he is a convicted felon, but I don’t think it is asking for too much that he be sane. And with Tyson, that sanity can only come with the help of prescription drugs and psychiatric therapy. We need to demand more from our athletes. We need to remember basic values. We need to put a greater importance on sanity. But then again, we do live in a society where many see insanity as a valid excuse for drowning children, so why not let Tyson back in the ring? I just hope that everyone has had their rabies shot.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2002
From left: My aunt Ana, my mom Zariyah, my aunts Rina and Siti and I gather to feed the mass quantities of hungry pigeons at Trafalgar Square in London.
Traveling Girl
My sister and mother walk through a beautiful tulip gar-
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admiring the bright colors of flowers and
A diplomat’s daughter shares her experiences growing up in various parts of Europe and how it has shaped her life.
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never had what you would call a typical childhood. I didn’t know what it was like to live in the same house all my life and grow up with the neighbor’s kids. I’m Malaysian, but I’ve spent half my life in different parts of the world. But I’m not complaining. Even though I didn’t have the stability of a normal childhood, I was blessed with the opportunity to live and grow up in places most people never get to see. My father is a diplomat and works for the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA), a governmental agency. His job requires him to relocate from time to time and my family and I have been with him every step of the way. It’s been tough to constantly adjust my life around my new surroundings, but I’ve become accustomed to it. You just have to roll with the punches. I was 2 years old when we first moved to Europe. My father was assigned to the Malaysian Embassy in Bern, Switzerland. I barely remember anything about my life in Switzerland because I was so young. I do remember bits and pieces of my experiences there however. I remember that our house was perched on a hill that overlooked the Swiss Alps. My sister and I had a swing set in the backyard and every time we would go out and play on it, we had the most amazing view of the beautiful mountains. But what I remember most were the trips we took. The Eiffel Tower, Buckingham Palace, the Leaning Tower of Pisa. I got to see all those historical places and I remember being in awe of what I saw. After living in Switzerland for four years, we moved back to Malaysia. I started first grade and continued to live my life as normally as I could. I was like any other kid. I hung out with my best friend, played sports and loved to ride my bike. But things were about to change once again. My father announced that we were going to have to make another move, this time to Sweden. I was 12 at the time. I wasn’t sure how to react to the news, because I was happy with my life in Malaysia. But I
knew I didn’t have a choice. I remember the night we were to leave. My whole family was at the airport, all 100 of us (and that’s not an exaggeration). That was the first time I remember seeing my mother cry. I was feeling anxious, not fully grasping the magnitude of what was about to happen and how it would come to affect my life. After the 18-hour flight, my body was to the point of exhaustion. Jetlag set in and my body clock was going haywire. My body was so used to Malaysia’s 85-degree weather and to suddenly alter my body to the piercing cold was tough. I remember walking out of the airport terminal and being greeted by pitch-black skies. Every time I breathed, I could see the air coming out of my mouth. The winter weather was unbearable. I thought I was going to get frostbite just by standing. As we flagged down a couple of taxicabs and headed towards the hotel, I sneaked a peek at the clock in the cab and was shocked to discover that it was only 3 p.m. From then on I realized that what I held to be true no longer applied in this new place. Everything seemed different. I began school a few weeks after we moved. After settling into our house and getting everything in order, I was about to experience a new set of adjustments. The school I went to was called the International School of Stockholm (ISS). There was no dress code, which I was very happy about. However, coming from a school that required uniforms, looking good had never been a concern. Now I had to worry about my wardrobe every time I went to school. It was there that I met Mike Saphir, my ninthgrade English teacher. He was the one who inspired me to take up writing and made it seem so romantic. Saphir, a Southern California native who grew up in Santa Monica, was one of those charismatic teachers whose enthusiasm for the English language was very infectious every time he stepped into the classroom. He made Shakespeare tolerable and made books like “Lord of the Flies” seem interesting. I was exposed to a culture that was poles apart from mine. I came from a relatively semi-conservative background and was thrust into a whole new world of school dances, plays and co-ed parties. It was all very new to me, but I had fun nonetheless.
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I learned a lot about myself while living in Sweden, but most importantly, I learned a lot about other people. ISS treated everyone as an individual, and where we came from wasn’t what was important. What mattered was the fact that we all had something to offer to each other. Looking back, I wouldn’t change a single thing. I’ve occasionally imagined what it would be like to have grown up in the same place my whole life and to have had stability, but then I remember all the good times I’ve had living in these places. Those experiences have shaped me into the person I am today. I graduated from junior high in 1995 and moved back home to Malaysia for high school. I lived in an all-girls boarding school for two years while my family was still in Sweden. Being away from them was the hardest thing I had to go through. But it was a blessing in disguise. I learned to be more independent and in those two years I was there, I grew so much as a person. Before living there, I was a sheltered little girl. Now that I was on my own, I was forced to rely on myself. I then realized that I was stronger than I thought. It was probably the most trying, yet unforgettable, years of my life. And now here I am. After graduating from high school in 1997, I moved here. Not that I planned for it to happen. My father was transferred to the Consul General in Los Angeles and he and my family had moved a few months before I did. Now I’m a Southern California resident. If you were to tell me five years ago that I would end up here, I would’ve laughed in your face. The idea of living in the same vicinity as movie stars and driving down the Pacific Coast seemed like wishful thinking. But I am proof that life can serve you up pleasant surprises when you least expect it. Although I struggled to find my place in these foreign places, never once was I afraid. Because no matter where I lived, home was where my family was. My father, mother, sister and brother. They were home to me. We moved around so much, but I always felt safe because I knew they were with me. So even though my childhood might not have been “normal,” it was definitely special. And I wouldn’t mind doing it all over again.
ABOVE: The Eiffel Tower is one of the many places my family and I visited while living in Europe. LEFT: This is the view of the Swiss Alps as seen from my house which was perched on a hill. I was 2 years old when we moved to Switzerland.