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Idea of family redefined nLECTURE: Connie Ahrons discussed how divorce changed the concept of nuclear relationships By Sabrina Sakaguchi
Daily Titan Staff Writer The nuclear American family is supposed to be one dad, one mom, one son, one daughter and one dog. Guest speaker Connie Ahrons’ “binuclear” family can be two dads, one mom, three sons, a couple of stepsisters and a fish. “Nobody will promote divorce,” said the USC emeritus professor during a lecture Wednesday. “It’s one of the worst things to go through, but so is a bad marriage.” Ahrons spoke to more than 120 students and staff as a part of “Sociology Day 2002—All in the Family.” Her lecture, titled “Can My Father’s Wife’s Daughter Really Be My Sister? Divorce, Remarriage and Family
Values,” focused on the changing concept of divorced families. “Divorce, family, remarriage and anything connected with family have become political…polarized,” she said. For more than 30 years, Ahrons has dedicated her studies to reversing this image. She said she wanted to establish a better social definition of what a family really is. During her lecture, Ahrons said there were a couple of myths of marriage, which her studies challenge. The first myth is that marriage is a lifelong commitment and the second myth is that divorce destroys the family. Ahrons said these myths are a result of “an inadequate language to describe all the kinship relationships in families.” She said the focus on describing divorced families should be on the qual-
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ity of the situation, not the structure. “If you divorce, there can be better ways — good ways,” she said. As a divorcee, Ahrons spoke comfortably and casually about a topic she said has specialists bickering over its effects. “The debate is polarized with very little reality in between,” she said. Ahrons said there are two distinct sides of divorced family debates. One that says divorce is detrimental to children and the other says it isn’t. In her 30 years of research, Ahrons found that divorce does increase the risk for children to face emotional disturbance. However, about 80 percent of children from divorced families do not suffer from psychological problems. Ahrons used humorous cartoons about the changing American family to keep the large crowd interested.
Possibly her most effective slide, a cartoon of a packed fish bowl, said, “I guess we’d be considered a family. We’re living together, we love each other and we haven’t eaten the children yet.” Ahrons used her experience as a college instructor and expertise as a researcher to encourage attendees to change their concept of family and marriage. Lately, Ahrons’ research has shown that the focus on divorced families has evolved from pathology to normalcy, an event to a process and a marriage to parenting. In her own experiences,Ahrons shared a recent experience with her deceased first husband’s second wife. “People ask how we are related,” she
Connie Ahrons spoke to students about divorce, families and remarriage during Sociology Day.
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nTALENT: The local Spanish radio station showcased some of its musical best at the weekend event
nVOTING: Less than 10 percent of CSUF’s student population votes for its student representatives
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The audience was dressed up for the occasion, some more than others, and they appeared to be several different groups all mixed together. But they all had one thing in common — they were nervous, excited and happy to attend the Vivafest 2002 concert, a Spanish radio station show that celebrated their second year of being on the air. “We are expecting 10,000 people this year,” said announcer Omar Lainez of Viva 107.1. The event was held at the Universal Amphitheater. With the performance of Oro Solido “El Presidente del Merengue.” Luis Fonsi, a Spanish artist, was recognized for his talent during Sunday’s Vivafest. Fonsi has collaborated with two of the most successful and popular female pop sensations, Christina Aguilera and Jaci Velazquez. Laura Pausini an Italian singer, who can sing in Italian, Spanish and English, performed in Spanish-only that evening. He is known for his collaborations with some of the most prominent artists on the international music scene such as, Elton John, Santana, Michael Jackson, and Celine Dion. In 1999 Pausini sang “One More Time” as part of the soundtrack for the movie “Message in a Bottle.” Although his music remains nameless, Colombian sensation Juanes, wearing a black shirt and black pants, had people holding their Colombian flags screaming and jumping up and down while applauding. “It’s awesome, I really like it,” said Maria Parra, 21, of Colombia. The reason why I’m here is to see Juanes and Carlos Vives because they are from Colombia too.” The band La Mosca had the audience dancing and singing along to the lyrics of their songs. During their second song the lead singer jumped off stage into the audiences’ arms, while singing and holding their hands. “ I came with a group of friends from work and I’m here to see Carlos Vives and Oro Solido,” said Karla
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Spanish singer Juanes performs three songs at Vivafest 2002 at the Universal Amphitheatre.
No slander, no name-calling, no sign stealing. “Any questions?” Associated Students Elections Commissioner Suzette Escobar asked the crowd of candidates gathered before her. The sea of sleepy faces produced no response. The 17 candidates gathered at 7 a.m. on Wednesday in the Titan Student Union legislative chambers to hear Escobar and Associate Dean of Students Sandra Rhoten outline campaign rules for the spring 2002 AS election season. The duo spent about an hour talking about candidate qualifications, voting procedures, run-off elections, publicity and campaign conduct. “We want to encourage a really clean campaign,” Escobar said. Candidates who missed the meeting will have to run as write-in nominees. Candidate Linda Solorio said the session was informative. She didn’t mind waking up early to attend. “It’s worth it,” she said, “I really want to get into student leadership.” All 17 candidates will be listed on the spring 2002 ballot. Students will vote for one president/vice president team and one member to represent their college on the AS Board of Directors. Incumbent Alex Lopez (president) and Matthew Martinez (vice president) will run against Jeremy Harrison (president) and Melinda Crawford (vice president). John Bernal and Mary Lawrence are candidates for the College of Communications. Benjamin Gold, Mohamed Alkamalee and incumbent Aaron Terreri want to represent the College of Business Administration and Economics. Rolando Soriano, Mimi Su and incumbent Courtney Patterson are running for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Linda Solorio, Justina Espinoza and incumbent Travon Owens are candidates for the College of Natural Sciences
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Dean of humanities meets with Inter-Club Council
nCAMPUS: The ICC is being developed to replace another organization that gave money to clubs and individuals for events By Ryan Hoppe
Daily Titan Staff Writer Thomas Klammer, the dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, served pizza and soft drinks Wednesday at the Dean’s Council meeting in the Humanities Building. Several issues were discussed, including the development of the new Inter-Club Council (ICC) and the open room on the first floor of the Humanities Building, as well as problems with club constitutions. The ICC is being developed to take the place of the Departmental Associations Council (DAC). “The DAC gave money to clubs and individuals for different events,” said Michael Paul Wong, assistant
dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. He said the money would be distributed to students attending nonlocal conventions or clubs sponsoring events or speakers. Wong said that the DAC was being terminated because the different colleges at the university had begun their own inter-club councils and the DAC was no longer necessary. He believes that students will have more opportunities for funding with an inter-club council within each college. Courtney Patterson and Karen McCord, Associated Student representatives for Humanities and Social Sciences, spoke about the budget proposal and opening positions for
the college’s ICC. “Chair and vice chair positions for the ICC will be opening,” Patterson said. She also handed out copies of the budget proposal. The report stated that AS is requesting $34,650 for general operations and program funding. The council will consist of one delegate from each of the 35 departments as well as chairman, vice chairman and director of administrations. Another issue brought up in the council meeting was the approval of organization constitutions by the Dean of Students Office. “We’ve had tremendous difficulty getting our constitution approved,”
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said Wade Wright, vice president of the Theta Pi Chapter of the Phi Alpha Theta Honors Society. Wright said that Gordon Bakken, the society’s adviser, had revised the constitution several times. Wong said that federal legislation spurred the Dean of Students Office to require constitutions from all organizations on campus. Several organizations don’t have constitutions, but others have functioning constitutions in place. “Our constitution is based on the national constitution,” Wright said. He said that the constitution was rejected due to certain policies employed by the society. The society does not hold elections because there
are no set positions to fill. “We’re all acting vice presidents, and we fill in where we’re needed,” said Wright. Wong gave several contacts for organizations to call if they were having problems with their constitutions. He also e-mailed sample constitutions for organizations having trouble. Other items on the agenda were ideas for use of an open room on the first floor of the Humanities Building. “We’d like to make it something for the students,” said Wong.
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BRIEFS Bird painting exhibit at Old County Courthouse Museum An exhibit commemorating the works of 19th century bird painter, Andrew Jackson Grayson, is now on display at the Old County Courthouse Museum until May 6. Titled “Audubon of the West,” the exhibit examines the life and art of Grayson and explores his fascination and study of birds, bird painting and bird watching. Thirty eight color panels and plates that document the many bird species of the Western portion of the United States in addition to prints and an audio-visual presentation will be featured as part of the exhibit. Grayson was a pioneer that left Louisiana and followed the Overland Trail in 1846 to find a new life for himself and his family in California. Grayson became a shopkeeper and a real estate speculator for a time until he was inspired by John J. Audubon’s work “Birds of America” and changed his career to art and set out to depict birds from the Sierra Nevada to the Pacific Ocean titled “Birds of the Pacific Slope,” which forms the core of the Audubon exhibit. “Audubon of the West” was produced and sponsored by the California Council for Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, in partnership with the California Exhibition Resources Alliance and was organized by the Napa Valley Museum. In addition to the exhibit as a special Earth Day event, backyard bird watching and a presentation by Michael Black, an author on social and ecological issues confronting the West, will take place on April 21. Admission is free.
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CSUF volunteers collect cell phones The Cal State Fullerton Women’s Center and Volunteer and Service Center are collecting unwanted cell phones for domestic violence victims as part of a national effort to bring awareness to National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. Phones will be collected until June and so far the two centers have collected more than 190 cell phones. The phones will be given partially to the Donate a Phone Program campaign that which is designed to collect unwanted cell phones, reprogram them with emergency numbers and then distributed to victims of domestic violence. Old phones or cell phones that need serious repair, will be sold with proceeds used to support domestic violence programs. The intention of the program and the phones are to be a lifeline for victims allowing them to call for assistance at the push of a button. The phones are also hoped to give domestic violence victims a sense of security as they make the transition from living in an abusive relationship to one of safety and independence. Phones can be turned in at the Women’s Center in UH 205 or in the Volunteer and Service Center in Room 2 of the Titan Student Union. For more information contact Rosalina Camacho from the Women’s Center at (714) 2783238 or Sabrina Sanders of the Volunteer and Service Center at (714) 278-7623.
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CALENDAR C ALE ND AR OF OF EVENTS EVE NTS Community The CSUF Pair Celebrities Series presents “Beguiled Again,” April 5 at 8 p.m. in the Plummer Auditorium. For more information, call (714) 278-3371. Spring ESL classes will be offered at the Brea Community Center between April 8 and June 26. Morning Sessions will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and evening sessions will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Registration is required. For more information, call (714) 9907150. “Riverdance” plays at the Orange County Performing Arts Center from March 26 to March 31. For more information, call (714) 556-2787. The Fairplex in Pomona presents the “Keep It Hopping Rabbit Show” March 30 in the Grandstand pavilion from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call (909) 6857645. KKBT The Beat’s Steve Harvey Morning Show will be at The Grove of Anaheim, March 29 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. The event is free. For more information, call (714) 712-2760. The musical “Mark and
Barbara Frog” plays in Los Angeles through April 29. Admission is $10. For more information, call (310) 586-0114 or (323) 653-4848. 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.
students and seniors. For more information, call (714) 897-5122. The Bowers Museum in Santa Ana is hosting “The World of the Etruscans” through April. For more information, call (714) 567-3600.
The Grand Central Art Gallery hosts an exhibit on Charting the Paths of Color through April 14. For more information, call (714) 567-7233.
The Fairplex in Pomona presents 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 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, log on to www.geocities.com/ scagallery.
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 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” March 8 through 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
Campus A lecture on teacher’s who escaped Vietnam will be held in the Ruby Gerontology Center March 28 at 1:15 p.m. For more information, call (714) 278-2446. The TSU Underground has free bowling every Thursday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The shoe rental is $1.50. For more information, call (714) 278-2144.
The TSU Underground has a family night March 30 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, call (714) 278-2144. The Career Planning & Placement Center will have a Teacher Job Fair April 4 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the TSU. For more information, call (714) 2783121. The Titan Tusk Force meets every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in TSU 259. For more information, call (714) 278-2468. The Spanish Student Association will have a friendship dinner-dance April 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the TSU. Tickets are available before March 28 for $22 in H323 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” through May 18 in the Atrium Gallery. 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
The Daily Typo The March 1 issue “Officers monitor freeway” contained quoted information from Rino Panganiban, an employee at the Yardhouse Restaurant, stating that the majority of the establishment’s sales come from the bar.‑ The establishment’s sales‑come from a‑combination of food, retail and liquor. Panganiban also said that there is a decrease in liquor sales when there is a DUI checkpoint, when in fact there has never been a study done on this. Panganiban commented on the opinion of other staff,‑but‑he cannot speak on their‑behalf. The March 26 sports headline “CSUF sweeps 49ers for first time since ‘87” was incorrect. CSUF swept the 49ers for the first time since 1998 and shut-out the Long Beach team for the first time since 1987.
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Greeks walk to raise nCHARITY: Sororities and fraternities hosted a fund-raiser for Camp Titan, an organization dedicated to children By Chris Dunn
Daily Titan Staff Writer ‑ Cal State Fullerton fraternity and sorority members came together Saturday to raise money for Camp Titan, an organization designed to send underprivileged children to summer camp. This is the first year for the Greekorganized CSUF Walk-a-thon, Earth Day celebration and concert. The day started off with a brief walk around campus which was designed more for its symbolic
meaning than for its physical challenge. Sorority sisters from Gamma Phi Beta raised the most money of all sororities and fraternities involved; an estimated 20 of its active members participated. The more members from each fraternity or sorority house, the more money raised for Camp Titan. As an added incentive, they would receive additional spirit points for Greek Week in April. Greek Week is a campus-wide event among fraternities and sororities to compete in spirit competitions for bragging rights and fund-raising money for Greek philanthropies and Camp Titan. Usually it is during Greek Week in Spring that the fraternities and sororities raise money for Camp Titan “This was easier than a head count that we usually do,” Panhellenic
President Amanda Laughlin said. The majority of funds raised for Camp Titan came from the concert in Becker Amphitheater after the walk. The line-up of All in Good Times, Calcutta and headliner Slightly Stoopid performed to a crowd of CSUF students. The up-and-coming Southern California bands are pretty popular between the fraternities, said Rudi Baldwin, the Inter-Fraternal Council president who organized the event in hopes of stimulating CSUF student interest. For the $10 donation, those in attendance received a hot dog lunch, music and in turn, helped fund the chance for 150 underprivileged children to go to summer camp. The headlining band, Slightly Stoopid, brought their own crowd to participate in raising funds for Camp Titan. The rock-reggae quartet
entertained head-bobbing students to benefit CSUF’s largest known philanthropy, Camp Titan. “We are here for support of the kids,” Laughlin said. The Greeks raised an estimated $2,500. “When you have an event like this, you have to give the people something that they are interested in,” Baldwin said. Other university groups such as Public Safety and members of the Health Center attended the walk-athon. The Health Center, aside from participating in the walk, brought awareness information for students regarding the dangers of obesity. CSUF Police Officer Dunlap, a law enforcement celebrity with fraternities for breaking up late night parties along fraternity row, was there to give tips on campus safety. Pi Kappa Phi alumnus Matt Kafka
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Rock-reggae band “Slightly Stoopid,” performs at the Walk-a-thon. was in attendance, graduating from the ranks of fraternal life to general manager at the Jamba Juice in Brea. His satellite version of the Brea establishment gave free fruit
smoothies to students. “It’s almost like I’m giving myself back to the fraternity,” Kafka said.
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nCOMPETITION: CSUF can participate in the diversity program’s talent show May 1
people really don’t take time to investigate everything our school has to offer in extra-curricular The Cal State Fullerton Student organizations and activities.” Diversity Program is looking for The SDP involves a multiculturtalented students to compete for al student population and utilizes scholarships. retention techniques to ensure that The diversity program will hold all students have the opportunity a Talent Show May 1 for students. to succeed. They offer a variety of The scholarship amount is unde- free services including mentoring, termined. tutoring, time management, refer“We urge students to come rals, goal setting and networking. out and participate,” said coorThe SDP specializes in motivatdinator of the talent ing students by conshow Nicole McCoy. centrating on their “It’s a “Students are welself-efficiency, selfcome to express esteem and ability to themselves in any chance to master skills. Many way related to what students choose to their heart desires join the SDP simget to know — whether it be culply to increase their ture, life, relationcurrent grade point where each average and gain ships — the goal is to have students express valuable life skills. themselves.” The SDP also properson and McCoy also hopes vides mentoring supthat faculty will pargroup comes port for area elementicipate. tary and high school “It would give stustudents. dents a great chance from.” Local high school to see professors outstudents from side of the classroom Fullerton, Anaheim Daniela and would eliminate and Cypress will some barriers between also participate in student-faculty relationships.” this year’s talent show. Coordinators of the event hope “College can be a scary place to bring a broader understand- when you first step foot on to ing of the many distinct cultural campus, but when you experience groups on campus. it with a mentor, it can be comfort“It’s a chance to get to know ing,” Dugas said. where each person and group “If you come with a open mind, comes from,” said psychology you will truly see the [diversity] of student Daniela Lopez. “When our campus. Often times we limit people perform from the heart you ourselves to our environment at come to understand their style and home and fail to incorporate our even sometimes their perceptions campus environment,” said sociof how they view the world.” ology student Arliet Lopez. Aside from participating, stuAuditions will be held this dents are welcome to come out Friday March 29th and again April and support their fellow students 19th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the and cheer them on. TSU Gabrielino Room. “It’s a great idea,” said liberal studies student Christie Dugas. “ It introduces how diverse our campus is. As a commuter school
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nDISPLAY: Deirdre Burnett, a photography student, shows her work in the exhibit “Mental Awareness” By Sabrina Sakaguchi
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If one had a pause button for life, one could see all that makes human beings so interesting — emotions. Freeze a yawn. Catch a smile. Make a still frame of life vibrate with meaning and wonder. Creative photography major Deirdre Burnett has attempted to offer art lovers this gift with her 16-piece bachelor of fine arts photo exhibition titled “Mental Awareness.” With her mostly self-portrait exhibit, Burnett asks the question, “What would we be like as emotionless beings?” But Burnett said that humans couldn’t be emotionless, because this is the characteristic that distinguishes us from animals.
The 16 grainy black-and-white photographs attempt to offer a dreamlike peek into the many emotions Burnett has seen and felt. With a grainy and seemingly out of focus look, Burnett’s pieces portray human emotions as if they are memories in the artist’s private mental collection. In “Untitled 6,” a stone wall leads the viewer’s eyes down to a slouched person sitting alone at the wall’s end under the shadowing hood of a sweatshirt. Although only the back of Burnett’s model can be seen, the feeling of isolation permeates from the silver oxide. Beyond the cobblestone-like wall and the sweat-shirted stranger, there is only blurred darkness from nature’s shadows. In “Untitled 8,” an obvious happiness is associated with the vision of a smiling young woman faintly softened by her white flowing veil and wedding gown. She stands backlit in a doorway with a bouquet in hand, possibly waiting for her musical cue to start one of the most memorable days of her life. Although Burnett had taken very specific snapshots of her life, embel-
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“Mental Awareness,” a 16-photograph exhibit, closes today. lishing on the colorless still frames tion might take most viewers only was only natural. a short moment to soak in, attach Stories could be woven deep into a personalize tale and move on, it the meaning behind the captured offers a creative focus for Burnett’s emotions. first exhibition. In “Untitled 1,” a viewer could The exhibit is conveniently housed conjure up an assorted tale of what in the Exit Gallery in the Visual might be. In this photograph, a hand, Arts Center, which makes it easy tense with raised veins and hinged to spend a few minutes perusing knuckles, is featured grasping at a through Burnett’s mental library of rug or towel. memories. Is this slender feminine hand por“Mental Awareness” is open for traying anger or fear? viewing from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today Only the eyes of the beholder can only. guess. Although Burnett’s small collec-
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Vindell, 32. Edward James Olmos, a prominent figure in the Hispanic community, has received numerous awards throughout his life as a musician and Sunday was no different. Viva 107.1 presented Olmos with an award for positively portraying the Latin community. Olmos was bound to the stage by the mariachis who sang for him. Once Oro Solido entered center stage, the audience was anything but calm. The crowd immediately began dancing to the merengue rhythm. “This is my first time coming to a concert and I really like it, I’ll look forward to go to next year’s Vivafest, if they have another one of course,” said 25-year-old
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College Legal Clinic wins nRECOGNITION: A certificate was given to the CLC at a Fullerton City Council meeting to honor its services By Conchita Viado
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A CSUF student plays air hockey at Cobb Residence Hall.
nRECREATION: An air hockey table was added to the common area in Cobb Hall
it’s my last year here!” The idea to bring the air hockey table to the dorms came about The Cobb Residence Halls have when Martinez won the RSA presia new resident by the name of dential election. “Photon2000.” The new eight foot This was among the other variprofessional air hockey table the ous ideas thrown around such as dorms acquired is definitely a hit. weekly barbecues and more frequent socials to make an improveMonday night, the residents ment in the residence hall’s complanned a social in honor of the munity. table’s arrival. Matt Martinez, He presented the idea, researched Resident Student the options, and preAssociation sented it to RSA. “It will President, flipped “I have already Photon’s switch to noticed an increase in “free” for the night. the amount of people definitely Residents seemed to who just show up to flock to the Multihang out in the MPR,” Purpose Room, Martinez said. “Now bring more Photon’s new home, that we have an air with glittering eyes hockey table, billiards students and eager hands. table, ping-pong and The MPR was foosball there seems considerably more to be plenty of people together ...” full than usual, waiting to play any with a small crowd of the games we have formed around the available.” Jared table. Residents also It costs 50 cents per made use of the other Eichelberger, game to play, with the freshman resident features of the MPR, money earned going which includes a toward the RSA agenbilliards table, pingcy account, which in pong table and foosball. There were turn goes toward other major puralso a few students relaxing on the chases like an air hockey table and couches and watching television. any expenditure that may go past Students come to the MPR to relax the budget given by Associated and let out stress. Students. “I think the addition of the air Residents have the privilege hockey table is great. It will defi- to play before non-residents, but nitely bring more students together everyone has to pay. It is possible and create a better environment in that next year RSA members will the residence halls,” freshman resi- be able to play for free. dent Jared Eichelberger said. The air hockey table was funded Andrew Wright, a Resident with RSA money and cost approxiAdviser, agreed wholeheartedly as mately $1500. he quickly defended a flying puck It was voted on by the RSA govand said, “I think it’s great, it’s just erning board, and input gathered too bad it had to come now, since from students decided what kind of
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After 30 years of dedicated service to the community, the Cal State Fullerton College Legal Clinic was awarded a certificate of appreciation by Fullerton’s mayor, Don Bankhead. The award was presented on March 5 during a city council meeting. “The award was for recognition of all our services through the years,” Associate Director Lovely Qureshi said. Founded in 1971 by a group of students and faculty at CSUF, the clinic’s primary purpose was to the secure the release of students who were imprisoned while protesting the Vietnam War.
Currently, the underlying purpose is to assist the student campus at large with faculty and a support staff in resolving various legal issues. “Aside from serving the students [of CSUF,] we decided to open it up to members of the community, like Fullerton, and Orange County in general,” Executive Director Shannon Harrold said. The CLC offers consultations and referrals for legal services such as disability, employment, adoption, discrimination, bankruptcy, libel, immigration, sexual harassment, property damage and personal injury. Consultations are held on Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. During the consultations, clients are given a 15-minute session with a practicing attorney. Harrold said that the CLC has over 50 lawyers who voluntarily donate their time for the weekly consultation. Attorney Rolf Rolnicki has been volunteering at the clinic since the mid-1980s. He believes that the CLC gives him the opportunity to give back to the community and to be involved with its members.
Because it is funded by Associated Students, consultations and referrals are offered free of charge to students enrolled at member schools. Nonstudents may purchase a one-year membership for $15. Through this membership, students are allowed to use the consultation service as many times as they want within a one-year period. If a student decides to hire an attorney from the CLC, the cost for legal services is then negotiated between the student and the attorney. Harrold and Rolnicki both agree that the in-house attorneys “tend to be cheaper than others.” According to their Web site, it is the mission of the CLC to provide students and low-income members of the public with an affordable means of obtaining quality legal services. The CLC is “one of the oldest California licensed referral services,” Rolnicki said. “We are fully licensed and recognized by the State Bar [Association].” The CLC is a non-profit organization, which is run solely by student interns. Harrold is an undergraduate stu-
dent, majoring in political science. Qureshi is a graduate student, earning her master’s degree in public administration. Both attend CSUF. A Board of Trustees guides the student interns. This board is made up of practicing lawyers and judges, professors from CSUF and staff from the city of Fullerton. Rolnicki said that a “vast majority of the clientele is clearly the student population.” “I believe that enough people know about us because our consultations are frequently booked,” he said. “It is a student service. There is a nexus of about 90 percent.” Judge Robert Hutson from the Orange County Superior Court, who services on the Board of Trustees, believes that the service is significantly and clearly beneficial. “[Students] come flocking in to handle ‘business of life’ type things. Drinking and driving, landlord/tenant situations [and other issues] are issues of life that students are force to deal with,” Hutson said. “We’ve provided services to a significant amount of the student population. They’ve kept us in business.”
Ballet Pacifica excites Irvine audinPERFORMANCE: “City Sky,” a two-hour program, showed energetic and flawless movements Saturday By Jenn Stewart
Daily Titan Staff Writer Another long day is about to start when Jane’s alarm clock goes off. She awakens after six well-built men drop her four feet from the perch of their outstretched hands to the tiny twin bed that lay beneath her. This is the beginning of the Ballet Pacifica’s original ballet, “City Sky,” which packed the Barclay in Irvine Saturday night. The two-and-a-half hour program also includes a George Balanchine piece and two other ballets that Pacifica performs flawlessly. The night opened with a performance of Balanchine’s short but sweet ballet, “Allegro Brillante.” As in the spirit of classic “Balanchine,” the performance moves quickly and
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and Mathematics. Drew Wiley is running unopposed for the College of the Arts. Incumbent Christina Machado is running unopposed for the College of Human Development and Community Services. There are no official candidates for the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Elections will be held April 24 and 25. Polling stations will be placed in the TSU, Langsdorf Hall, McCarthy Hall and the Humanities Building.
energetically. The incessant motion of waifish ballerinas is often confusing to the eye, but the pas de deux of Caroline Jones and Adam Hundt slow down the motion enough for the audience to catch their breath. “It contains everything I know about the classical ballet in 13 minutes.” Balanchine once said of “Allegro Brillante” In order to perform “Brillante,” Pacifica had to request permission from The George Balanchine Trust and then employ a repiteteur, Elyse Borne, to ensure the professionalism that Balanchine would have expected. The second ballet performed Saturday. “City Sky” is an original piece choreographed by Pacifica’s Artistic Director Molly Lynch. The ballet tells the story of a young woman who is alone in an industrialized 1920s New York City for the first time. “I just came off of a long, hard day of teaching and I related to the story,” said Margie Sherman, a teacher at Saddleback Community College. “I was immediately grabbed by the opening and the rest of the story was very compelling.”
Lynch’s ballet employs various gritty black-and-white images of early 20th century New York to set the stage via a CD-ROM slide show. Images of a busy street, a crowded subway and a dingy factory flash behind the bustling dancers as they push and ignore the naïve Jane. The core dancers dress in plain, boxshaped dresses in hues of brown-gray, don charcoal colored tights and black ballet slippers as they move in a huddled mass representing the faceless masses. “I was trying to make connections between reoccurring themes in student’s lives,” Lynch said. “‘City Sky’ is about growing up and [students] finding their way in the big city.” The lead role danced convincingly by Kimberly Olmos portrayed the difficulty of being alone in a large city. After a brief intermission Pacifica returns with a rousing performance of “Ravelesque.” The passionate and somewhat risqué ballet, choreographed by The San Francisco Ballet’s Robert Sund, employs swiveling hips and sinewy arms to reveal the beauty of ballet burlesque. While the core dances seductively
Students will need their student identification card and pin number, or school e-mail address and pin number to vote. Students can also vote from any computer on campus from 8 a.m. on April 24 until 8 p.m. on April 25. Any run-off elections will be held the following week. Wednesday’s meeting marks the start of a second stage in Escobar’s campaign, which encourages students to learn about candidates and vote. “It’s important to know about the people that you elect into office,” Escobar said. “They spend your student fees and advocate for you. Every aspect of our lives relates to
AS.” Organizers hope that at least 3,000 of the school’s 30,445 students (or 9.8 percent of the population) will vote in the upcoming election. In spring 2001, 2,941 students voted in AS elections, compared to 826 in fall 2001. Rhoten said that spring elections typically draw more voters than fall elections, because students only vote for presidential teams in the spring. She also said that contested races usually draw more attention than uncontested races. “We want students to understand the process and vote for people who really represent them,” Rhoten said.
in their hand-painted dresses and fulllength gloves, the pas de trois danced by Erin Holmes, Paul Michael Goodblood and Tye Gillespie is anything but reserved. “The third ballet was my favorite,” said Kalyn Sadan an 11th grade dancer. “From a dancer’s point of view, it just looked like more fun.” The final ballet, “Blackberry Winter,” is another Pacifica exclusive. Choreographed by Ann Marie De Angelo, a principal dancer in 1998 for The Joffrey Ballet, experiments with different forms of dance. “‘Blackberry Winter’ is interesting because it intertwines classical ballet with yoga, Brazilian dance and even break dancing,” Lynch said. She also said the ballet reflects the lives of dancers by showing how they start out as individuals and end up working as a whole. Overall, Ballet Pacifica offers a solid performance that includes many facets of dance. “I’d compare Ballet Pacifica to any of the major companies,” said Janet Bell, a season ticket holder. “They are a disciplined and well-trained company of dancers.”
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‘Mr. Television’ Milton Berle dies from cancer nMEMORY: The comedian worked in every entertainment arena including radio, clubs and the stage By Lee Winfrey
Knight Ridder Newspapers Berle had been under hospice care for the past few weeks. He had been diagnosed with colon cancer last year. He died with his wife, Lorna, and several family members at his side, publicist Warren Cowan said. In his heyday, a half-century ago at the dawn of the medium, Berle’s “Texaco Star Theatre” had higher Nielsen ratings for two full seasons than any Super Bowl has ever had. His series was the first to have an impact on the movies, emptying acres of seats in front of big screens every Tuesday night when he lit up the little screen. Berle was also the first television star vivid enough to induce multiple millions of Americans to buy their first TV sets just to see him. “He sold more television sets in this country than any company or person or the people who make them,” the actor Jack Lemmon said. Berle was unique: He worked in every mass-entertainment venue of the 20th century, from silent films, the Broadway stage and vaudeville to talkies, radio, TV and nightclubs. Only George Burns, who never appeared in a silent film, approached him in longevity and range. “He did for the television set what Caruso had done for the phonograph: one look, one listen, and you had to have one,” the New York Times said in 1990. “He was the Henry Ford of television,” Time magazine said in 1989, “the one who transformed a rich man’s toy into an electronic renaissance.” Milton Berle was named Mendel Berlinger when he was born in New York City on July 12, 1908. His mother, Sandra, also called Sarah, was a department-store detective who worked at Saks, Wanamaker’s and Lord & Taylor. His father, Moses, never found firm financial footing and worked at a succes-
sion of low-paying jobs, including house painter, door-to-door salesman and night watchman. For Berle, an indelible memory was the eviction of the family from their apartment when he was 5 years old. In “Milton Berle: An Autobiography” (1974), he described the family’s shame when all their possessions were “vomited out onto the street ... while the landlord stood like a dark cloud ... watching.” Berle’s strong-willed mother essentially took charge of the family. “My father became the mother and she became the father,” he recalled. “He stayed home and she went out to work.” She also took her son out to work. At 5, he got his first paying job, as a model for Buster Brown shoes, chirping: “My name is Buster Brown, I live in a shoe. This is my dog Tige, he lives there, too.” When Berle’s mother learned that a movie company in New Jersey was paying good-looking child actors $1.50 a day, she took him there. In 1914, Berle made his film debut in “The Perils of Pauline,” a silent movie serial starring Pearl White. Before he was 8 years old, he had appeared in more than 50 films, performing with such headliners as Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Marie Dressler. When the movie industry moved west to Hollywood, Berle’s mother steered him to Broadway, where he made his stage debut in 1920 with a boys’ singing sextet in “Floradora.” With his star on the rise, his mother changed his last name from Berlinger to Berle, figuring that the shorter name would appear in larger letters in the same available space on theater marquees. While she was at it, Sarah became Sandra. The tireless Sandra gave new meaning to the term “stage mother. “She made Gypsy Rose Lee’s mother look like Mother Teresa,” Berle recalled in later years. By the time he was 16, Berle was working as a solo act in vaudeville. At the age of 21, he was headlining at the mecca of vaudeville, the Palace Theatre in New York City, and was the youngest master of ceremonies in the theater’s history. Stardom followed in Broadway’s big-
gest revues: “Earl Carroll’s Vanities,” “George White’s Scandals,” Berle next went into radio, but he was less luminous there. “I never really had a big success in radio,” he said, “because what I did was too visual.” Ironically, though, radio turned out to be Berle’s stepping stone to TV immortality. He was doing a radio show for Texaco when the head of the oil company’s advertising agency asked him to do a TV series. Unlike other show-business stars who were hesitant to jump into the infant medium, Berle decided to give it a try. When “Texaco Star Theater” premiered on NBC, on Jun. 8, 1948, the 39year-old Berle was thoroughly equipped with more than 30 years of show-biz experience. As The Washington Post’s TV critic, Tom Shales, wrote three decades later: “Berle was not an original - television was the original, then - but he was a summation. He embodied every comic tradition in the history of laughter up to that time.” Summarizing his comedic style, Time magazine described Berle as “a six-footlong banana with bedpan ears, Bugs Bunny teeth, a rubbery leer that threatened to meet at the back of his neck and the energy of a wildebeest stampede.” Berle often dressed in drag, spoofing Cleopatra, Carmen Miranda and Mae West. He said he knew millions of jokes, from quickies - “I went to see the doctor. He wasn’t in. I took a turn for the nurse.” - to put-downs directed at hecklers - “Didn’t I see your face on a bottle of iodine?” Berle nicknamed himself Uncle Miltie, and the sobriquet was widely adopted by his fans. His comedy was clean and his audience spanned every generation, from elementary school children to retirees. Berle’s television series was an overwhelming No. 1 in its first two seasons, as measured by the old Hooperatings, a holdover from radio days. When Nielsen took over the video scoreboard after that, the numbers continued to be colossal. “Texaco’s” average ratings were 61.6 for the 1950-51 season and 52.0 in 195152. In comparison, the highest Super Bowl rating ever was 49.1, in 1982, when the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 26-21. A Nielsen
Television, film and radio star Milton Berle died Wednesday at age 93 from colon cancer. point is equal to one percent of all TV sets tuned to a particular show. In early 1952, Berle’s first serious competition appeared: Bishop Fulton J. Sheen’s religious talk series, “Life is Worth Living.” In the 1952-53 season, with the eloquent Catholic cleric taking a bite out of “Texaco’s” audience, “I Love Lucy” took over first place in the prime-time Nielsen ratings, and Berle never regained the top rung. “Texaco’s” eight-year run ended in 1956. Berle attempted two comeback series, but both were short-lived: “Kraft Music Hall,” in 1958-59, and “The Milton Berle Show,” in 1966-67. Through the 1970s and 1980s, working well past normal retirement age, he guest-starred on numerous TV series, including “The Love Boat,” “Fantasy Island,” and “Murder, She Wrote,” and
had cameo roles in several films, including “The Muppet Movie” (1979) and “Broadway Danny Rose” (1984). Berle underwent a heart bypass operation in 1985. A stroke in 1998 essentially ended his entertainment career. Besides his public prominence, Berle enjoyed a robust sub-rosa reputation as a ladies’ man. His lengthy list of amours stretched back to silent-movie sirens Theda Bara and Pola Negri, evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson and figure-skating immortal Sonja Henie, down through decades to Lucille Ball, Veronica Lake, and Marilyn Monroe. Many racy details of Berle’s prodigious love life are recounted in “My Father, Uncle Miltie” (1999), written by William Berle and Brad Lewis. Father and son ended up no longer speaking
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said. She said their answers would be either, “We were once married to the same man” or “We are parenting the same kids.” Simplifying the concept of divorce and families is not what Ahrons looks to do. Ahrons said improving the quality of divorced families is more important. She said the way to improve to the process of divorce includes focusing on the child, creating good separate households and remembering that divorce is a change of structure and that the quality of relationships can still be maintained. “[Ahrons] spoke to me,” said CSUF alumna and a child of a divorced family Jennie Bremer. “Divorce is not a bad thing always.” Ahrons said she is always interested in hearing about stories of children from divorced families for her research. The information can be e-mailed to
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to each other, but at least one paternal gesture was appreciated: William wrote that when he was 16, Milton hired a gorgeous Las Vegas call girl to go to his hotel room and introduce his son to sex. Berle was married four times. He and showgirl Joyce Mathews married in 1941, divorced in 1947, remarried in 1949 and divorced again in 1950. They adopted a daughter, Vicki, in 1945. Mr. Berle married press agent Ruth Cosgrove in 1953, and they adopted William in 1961. She died in 1989, ending a marriage that had lasted for more than a third of a century. In 1992, Mr. Berle married fashion designer Lorna Adams, who survives him, as do his two children.
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Terrific talents team up for film nMOVIE: The stars of Disney’s “The Rookie” chat about their roles and the story’s journey from life to the screen By Kathleen Gutierrez
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Dennis Quaid as Jim Morris attempts to go after a life-long dream.
Former Major League Baseball player Jim Morris has no problem with Dennis Quaid’s portrayal of him in the new film, “The Rookie,” based on Morris’ life story. “Nobody really knows what I look like if they don’t watch baseball,” he said, glancing over at Quaid, who sat beside him. “So now they’re all gonna think I’m cute.” Quaid, who on this day wears an understated gray shirt, coincidentally the same shirt Morris is wearing, belly laughs at the comment. The two, who look nothing alike other than their attire, guffaw for a few moments. And so it goes with the duo of Morris and Quaid. The Walt Disney Pictures film based on Morris’ ascension to the Major Leagues is befitting for Quaid,
as he understands Morris’ trials, heartbreak and vindication. “It’s very emotional. It’s about much more than baseball. It’s about taking chances in life,” he said. At 35-years-old with multiple shoulder injuries, Morris never believed he could go back to minor league baseball, let alone gain a spot as a pitcher on a major league ball club. He settled in as a high school science teacher in Reagan County, Texas and coached the school’s baseball team. Because of a simple bet with his students, the story for “The Rookie” unfolded. “It’s hard watching the struggles,” he said. “I walked out of the theater and I called my mom and I said make sure you bring a lot of Kleenex.” As part of the 1999 bet against the high school team, Morris said he would try out for the minor leagues if they won their local championship title. Most coaches offer to shave their heads but Morris concedes, “I did that the year before.” The film depicts just the necessities of Morris’ personality: strength, integrity, honesty and love. In meeting him, the elements are obvious. “I made a promise to my high school kids. If you’re gonna chase
your dreams, and you get an opportunity to do so, you better do it with everything you have,” he said. The boys on his baseball team were not the only ones who had a hand in Morris’ success. His wife Lorri remained headstrong and supportive, a combination not lost on Rachel Griffiths, who took the role for the film. She considered Lorri to be “a character for whom love is so clear that love is an action.” “Love is what you do when you wake up and change a baby’s [diapers], you make toast for your other two kids, you get everyone ready for work, you go to work, make money, keep the family afloat — you come home. That’s love, for her,” she said. Morris agrees that Griffiths’ portrayal of his wife was right on target. Lorri endured the brunt of the emotional strain when her husband first made it to the minor leagues. “She’d seen all the surgeries and stuff I’d been through in my early 20s and it was a big decision for us, for me to go back and to leave a job and leave the kids at home and take a pay cut knowing my past when it didn’t work before,” he said.
“Why would we think, 10 and a half years later, that I would suddenly become this major league baseball player?” Morris knew the odds were against him. He knew he would be considered past his prime. He even brought his three children along to the tryout, expecting a long day and an even longer ride home. Instead, the ride was one he will never forget. “I mean, this happened not that long ago, and it was done so well [in the movie] that it was like doing it again,” Morris said. The movie does not travel all the way to the end of Morris’ second chance at the major leagues — he retired from the Los Angeles /Dodgers last year. But one thing it does follow through on, is the movie’s pitch about taking chances for personal beliefs. While many movies are based on a true story, the truth is often buried underneath Hollywood movie magic. In “The Rookie,” the truth is what makes the film so dynamic. “The hardest part for me was being on a film set for the first time and watching the first few days of [my] life unwind,” Morris said. “It’s
Play unravels with chaotic twists nTHEATRE: A wild and sexy performance with an intense French accent brings insanity to Santa Ana College By Sabrina Sakaguchi
Daily Titan Staff Writer Pale figures with sunken eyes twitch, hunch and contort under loose hospital garbs through the murky depths of the creeping stage fog. Below these scattered and lost souls, a small audience shuffled into their seats unnoticed by the fanatically wandering eyes of the stage occupants. Like clockwork, Peter Weiss’ “Marat/Sade” abruptly begins with an introduction by Charenton asylum director Coulmier (played by Adam Soriano). Standing near the edge of the stage, Coulmier invites Phillips Hall Theatre audience to join in Weiss’ play within a play. As a traditional part of Weiss’ fantasy, the audience becomes a part of “Marat/Sade” as if they were watching a play performed by Charenton’s 1808 clinically insane. Directed by Santa Ana College instructor Sheryl Donchey, this fierce
and noisy play unravels into a chaotic and at times indecipherable fictional meeting of factual French revolutionaries, Marat and Sade, within the dark gray confines of an 18th century French asylum. Jean-Paul Marat (played by Jeff Paul) is a leader of the French Revolution. While soaking in his therapeutic wooden bathtub, Marat spews out political writings and frantic ravings enticing the French poor to riot. Slowly Marat withers into a crazed paranoia as his attendant Simonne Evrard (played by Wendy Silverman) pours cool water over his festering diseased-infested skin sores. Marat’s nonconformist ideals are challenged in “Marat/Sade” by Weiss’ version of the French writer and 13year Charenton resident Marquis De Sade (played by Rick Franklin.) No more sensible than his wrinkleskinned opponent, the real Sade was a man infatuated with death, torture and sex (most happily when all three were related.) In “Marat/Sade,” Sade writes and directs a musical as therapy for his fellow lunatics. According to the director’s notes, this is later known as “Drama Therapy” and was used as an alternative means for curing the ills of the mind. Other asylum residents have the “pleasure” of performing in Sade’s play for Coulmier with his two well-
dressed female companions. A nymphomaniac playing Duperret (played by Ethan M. Rogers) flutters through his lines as he covertly attempts to rub his clearly excited manliness against his love interest and chronically sleepy Charlotte Corday (played by Anna Hope.) A rainbow of other psychotics fills supporting characters in Sade’s retelling of Marat’s eventual murder from the small hands of Corday. A raving lunatic barks out spitinfested political muttering in a faux Jamaican/French accent. A quartet of colorful clown-like inmates, whose wardrobe must have left a group of pirates naked and freezing, hop and giggle around the stage as the musical nymphs of “Marat/Sade.” Between the complex dialogue and a slurry of Broadway-like musical pieces, trying to differentiate between Weiss’ lunatics and Sade’s revolutionaries presents a challenge as this play within a play becomes more twisted. The transition from a stage to an 1808 asylum therapy session is an easy ride. Where the play’s resurrection of 18th century France in 21st century America is a far more intense. The Phillips Hall version of “Marat/ Sade,” which was first performed in England in 1963, attempts to combine newer American slang and gestures with the ancient social dos and don’ts
of the French Revolution era. A few of Marat’s and Sade’s 18th century political and philosophical ramblings were able to survive the play’s fast forward time leap. Like Marat’s, “It’s important to drag yourself up by our own hair ... and see the world with fresh eyes.” Although the simple garb, grotesque pale faces and sunken eyes of the Charenton inmates are moving and frightening at times, the visual effects, along with some of the stronger features of Donchey’s “Marat/Sade,” are blurred by the turbo French accented dialogue. If you enjoy ancient politics and laugh at political quips, the Theatre Arts Department of Santa Ana College’s “Marat/Sade” would be three hours worth your time. But if you hated history and cannot stand listening to French accents, wait until after intermission to take your seat at the Charenton asylum. It is worth being musically questioned by Sade and his lunatic cast, “What’s the point of a revolution without general copulation?” The theatre is located on the Santa Ana College campus at 1530 W. 17th St. in Santa Ana. Evening performances are scheduled for March 28, 29 and 30all of which are 8p.m. showings.
Equestrians make imaginations gallop nREVIEW: “Cheval,” a performance brought to Costa Mesa by the creators of “Cirque du Soleil,” incorporates horses and acrobats By Naomi Ulici
Special to the Titan They say horseplay will not get you very far. Not so for Gilles Ste. Crois, whose big debut into the circus world was on a pair of stilts on the streets of his hometown Abitibi, just outside Montreal. Now creator of seven Cirque du Soleil shows, his newest project “Cheval” opened March 20, at the Orange County Fairgrounds and Exposition Center in Costa Mesa. Featuring the most playful and mischievous of the equine species, “Cheval” struck harmonious “oohs” and “aahs” from the crowd as performers brilliantly rode into their hearts. But the show began long before the comedic ringmaster uttered a word. The 30 four-hoofed stars exhibited their groomed manes and rumps to all circus-goers. Their stable tent serves as the pre-show lobby with rows of bridles and saddles hanging nearby. With the aroma of sawdust and leather lingering in the air, handsomely dressed grooms brush and feed the horses, as children and adults gaze on. Ste. Crois greets friends and guests with a warm shake and a kiss on each cheek in true French Canadian fashion.
He has a tall, gaunt frame and his face was lit up by a giant smile as the stable filled up. Hand-painted to look like a French Chateau, this Big Top is the largest of its kind. The main tent is lit with hanging lanterns and spotlights. The musicians are dressed in bright clothing reminiscent of gypsy garb, with defining music. The show consists of different acrobatic stunts and vaults on horseback, intermixed with equestrian ballet and choreographed dressage. But make no mistake, “Cheval” is not of the high-voltage Cirque du Soleil standard. It does, however, live up to its motto, “imagination at full gallop.” Just as any opening night, there were some hiccups—one woman’s tumble underneath galloping hoofs, and a young man’s misplaced somersault landed evoked gasps of horror, which were soon hushed as no serious injuries followed. The music went on, as did the show as the brave young man finally landed right on the third try. Among the faces on opening night, Santa Ana’s mayoral family showed up to see the sights. The mayor’s son, six-year-old Miguel thought the best part of the show was when “the guys in the red went under the horse.” The dare-devil Cossack act is best described by riders bring their horses to a near 32 mph gallop, then somersaulting from the ground to saddle. “Cheval’s” main sponsor Time Warner and many Orange County entrepreneurs were among the many attendees. “I loved the music. We both got a CD,” said Debbie Ramirez, gesturing to her partner Susan Masuda,
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“Cheval” shocks the audience with comedy and acrobatics. representing a consignment store in on a Campus.” Huntington Beach. After the show, it’s customary for “Look how big this one is,” Masuda the performers to mingle and greet gestured, drawing Ramirez to another the audience, Mace said, as she autohorse’s pen as they both cooed and graphed programs and cheerfully giggled. thanked people for coming. Gymnastics lover Marina Paul, “It’s always changing,” said Tim 7, said she’s seen horse shows at Choy of Davidson Choy Publicity, Medieval Times and that she likes rid- the shows media representative. “I’ve ing horses. never seen the same show twice!” While they make it look easy, the The show has been extended through artists have lots of training. Caroline April 21st, giving Orange County two Mace, 28, is an acrobatic vaulter, she extra weeks to see the show. The next has been a gymnast since she was four. destination for “Cheval” is San Jose. She won 14 gold medals at the proThe show’s traveling publicist, vincial championships and a bronze Christine Burelle, hates to part with medal at Canadian Championship. Southern California. On a past tour Along with being an avid sportswom- with “Cheval,” she pegged Southern an who competes in surfing and div- California as the nicest even after vising, Mace has done stunts for the big iting sin city, Las Vegas. screen in “Karmina 2” and “Big Wolf
The coming Sony Pictures Classics-Pipedream Pictures release “Crush,” starring Andie MacDowell and an excellent supporting cast is a movie that on the surface will appeal to mainly women. The movie revolves around three 40-somethings, singlewhite-females and best friends in their small English town. There are no secrets in this village. People make it a point to know other people’s business. Unable to reveal any of their socially-unacceptable inner thoughts and desires in public, each day, the girls meet fairly regularly to unwind and let their hair down a little. They like to smoke a little too much, drink a little too much and talk too much about their love lives, or lack thereof. The cinematography is stunning — moving from the London countryside to the streets and cafes of Paris, then back again. The main protagonist is Kate, played by MacDowell, the local school headmistress. Her best friends are equally strong and independent. One is the town physician, the other a police inspector. The physician Mollie, played by Anna Chancellor, had three failed marriages and refers to them throughout the film in hilariously derisive fashion, as though each had a hideous life of its own. The police inspector Janine, played by Imelda Staunton,
divorced with a grown son on the force, laments throughout the picture her failure to meet someone who echoes her strong nature. Kate has never been married and will not settle for less than true love. Her friends urge her to settle for the local vicar, who she sees occasionally but is not in love with. She is very restless, distracted and cannot quite put her finger on the reason for her lack of focus. While attending a local’s funeral, her attention is riveted to the boots being worn by the new church organist, a 25-yearold named Jed, played by Kenny Doughty, who it turns out was once her student 10 years prior. Without ruining this film by exposing more of the plot than is necessary, suffice it to say that before they leave the cemetery that day, his long ago crush has since turned into a sexually provocative outdoor encounter that has Kate stammering at its conclusion perhaps the corniest sexual innuendo in cinema history, “Well Jed…nice organ,” followed later by Jed’s equally dead-pan, “My organ is at your service anytime.” Later, Mollie tells Jed, “ Kate was remarking about your organ just the other day.” “Crush” can be equally dark. The friends encounter jealousy, betrayal, and forgiveness, in their journey through a mid-life crisis. The issues universal to both sexes are what the makers of this film want to expose. They accomplish their goal.
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The 14th-ranked Cal State Fullerton baseball team (16-9) opens Big West Conference play with a three-game series vs. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (15-17-1), beginning Thursday at 7 p.m. at Goodwin Field. The Titans have won (by way of conference tournament title or regular season crown) at least a share of the Big West title in every one of Coach Horton's five seasons. They have also swept their first conference series in each of the last four seasons. Fullerton is coming off a nonconference sweep of Long Beach State while Cal Poly beat Bethany College and UC Santa Barbara last weekend.
nTENNIS: After a disappointing weekend run, the Fullerton team endures a 5-2 loss to a visiting Wyoming team as they fall to 7-12 By Deborah Germinaro Daily Titan Staff Writer
The Wyoming Cowboys roped in a win against the Cal State Fullerton women’s tennis team Wednesday with a score of 5-2 – almost as close as some of the line calls being disputed. No. 1 CSUF player Carla Rocha had an accusatory opponent in Wyoming’s Jenny Bowman. After Rocha called a ball out on the back line, Bowman yelled out for the opinion of a man standing by the courts. The man yelled back, “It was out.” Bowman proceeded to tell Rocha, “He’s only saying that because you know him.” Rocha responded, “I have no idea who that guy is, do you want to get the line judge because the ball was out.” In an attempt to get the last word after ignoring Rocha’s offer, Bowman said, “the ball was in,” as Rocha served for the next point. “The controversy over the call didn’t throw me off, but her attitude about it threw me off,” Rocha said. “You’re always going to play someone who thinks you’re cheating. It’s just part of the game.” At 4 p.m., CSUF was down 1-3 after earning the doubles point but losing three singles matches. It was then up to the three remaining Titan players (No. 2 Michelle Arndt, No. 3 Ioana Sisoe and No. 6 Caroline Freeman) to win their singles matches in order to claim victory over Wyoming. When Freeman came up short, losing 3-6 in the first set and 2-6 in the second set, Fullerton had no hope of a team win. However, that did not stop CSUF from pressing forward. Sisoe went on to conquer
Wyoming’s Jennifer Hancock, beating her 7-5 in the first set and 6-3 in the second, offering up the only singles win for the Titans. Rocha, who enjoyed many consecutive wins in the No. 2 spot before her former doubles partner and No. 1 singles player Ana Iacob injured her back, now has a lot of responsibility for a freshman. “I thought I was playing really well today,” Rocha said. “It is hard because I am playing at No. 1 against girls who are more experienced.” In addition to the difficulties of advancing to the No. 1 position, Rocha said it is also hard to play doubles with new and unfamiliar partners. “Today was only the second time Caroline [Freeman] and I have played together,” she said. “Normally we would at least play together during practice but there isn’t time.” Freeman, also a freshman, looks at the situation as an opportunity to improve rather than become overwhelmed by the pressure. “I do get really nervous out there, but I also have a lot of fun,” she said. “I am just excited to get out there and play. I feel I’m getting better and better with every match I play, so the more matches the better.” Fullerton’s next match is at 1 p.m. on the Titan tennis courts, April 5 against Pacific, which means they will have practice Thursday April 4. The Titans’ overall season record falls to 7-12 as they get ready for their three-day spring break.
IN THE POLLS
Fullerton moved up one spot in the Baseball America poll (14th) and in the Collegiate Baseball poll (18th), while gaining a couple of spots in the Baseball Weekly/ ESPN Coaches poll to stand at 16th. Fullerton has been ranked in the top 25 in every Baseball America poll since March 9, 1998. Cal Poly is unranked. INJURY REPORT
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Sophomore Ioana Sisoe defeated Wyoming’s Jennifer Hancock (7-5, 6-3) on the Titan tennis courts Wednesday afternoon but the victory was not enough for Fullerton to walk away with a win.
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Freshman Dustin Miller underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow on Jan. 25 and has started a throwing program with expectations for a possible return later this year. Miller was expected to contend for a starting spot in Fullerton's weekend rotation. Junior infielder/RHP Mike Martinez has been sidelined with sciatica (irritation of the sciatic nerve that results in hip and leg pain). He is participating in practice drills and could be available this weekend. Freshman catcher Kurt Suzuki, who was lifted late in Saturday's win over Long Beach State because of a lower back muscle strain, is receiving daily treatment and could return to the starting lineup this weekend.