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nBUDGET: The Association for Inter-Cultural Awareness will use almost $7,000 for additional events By Theresa Salinas
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“They got rid of the cloudiness, but they destroyed peripheral vision,” Kearns said. “They had tunnel vision for the rest of their life.” Kearns said that people who underwent cataract surgery were still able to watch movies and look at themselves in a mirror but could not see anything on either side of them. “Usually their driving career came to an end,” Kearns said. That’s when people began to wear “coke bottle” lenses that were very thick. “They were heavy,” Kearns said. Technology took over the coke bottle era and glasses are much thinner today. Kearns said that people are very lucky. “The implants today are very wondrous,” she said. Native Americans must have had major
The Association for Inter-Cultural Awareness received almost $7,000 from the Associated Students Board of Directors on Tuesday, marking the latest stage in a series of funding negotiations between the two organizations. AICA, an inter-club council, has exhausted about 97 percent of its $75,000 budget. It needed the extra funds to stage several end-of-the-year activities. AICA has met with AS governing boards over the past month to fix the deficit. “We’re at the point right now that the shortfall turned out to be a good thing,” said Adnan Raza, AS vice president of finance. “AICA knows that in the future, it should be as prudent as it can.” In addition to allotting $6,911 from contingency funds, the board also approved a transfer of $3,000 from AICA’s travel account to its contracts, fees and rentals budget. AICA officers contend that they almost exhausted their budget because they had activities to fund this semester. Last year, AICA represented 10 campus clubs. Membership “These grew to 19 this semester. New clubs bring more activities, said Tannise Collymore, AICA events vice chair. Club representatives who enhance the attended the board meeting also said that their clubs are more active in the spring semester. environment Many sponsor annual events and banquets at the end of the and the school year. “We do not spend frivolously,” Collymore said. “These community.” events enhance the environment and the community.” Four AICA clubs will benTannise efit from the AS funds allotted on Tuesday. Collymore, The Spanish Club will use Association for $2,000 to host “Acuarelas de Mexico,” on May 13 in Inter-Cultural the Titan Student Union. The Awareness event features a local folklorico group, which will perform traditional Mexican folkloric dances. The Muslim Students Association will use $1,000 to hold a lecture series on May 6 and 7 in the TSU. The first day will focus on the responsibility of Muslims to care for the environment. Speakers on the second day will dispel myths about Islam. The India International Club will receive $911 to stage its annual Indian culture show. The event, to be held May 18 at Jordan High School in Long Beach, features traditional dances, skits and a fashion show. Lastly, the Pilipino-American Student Association will receive $3,000 to hold its annual Pilipino Culture Night on June 14 and 15 at the Curtis Theatre in Brea. This year’s event highlights the struggles Filipino immi-
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Saving eyes from ultraviolet nSAFEGUARD: Doctors suggest that sunglasses, which have always been a trend, are also a source of protection against the sun By Heather Hampton
Daily Titan Staff Writer They’re hip; they’re cool; they’re the trendsetters. But, they’re also the eye savers. Sunglasses are taking on a new meaning for many people who realize there are major risks involving extensive exposure to ultraviolet light without proper eye protection. “You want to minimize those risks,” said Dr. Richard Meltzer, associate direc-
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tor of the National Ultraviolet Monitoring Center. Meltzer said people might reduce their risks of eye damage by wearing sunglasses when they are exposed to bright, sunny conditions for long periods of time. Meltzer added that people who wear eyeglasses have more protection from ultraviolet light than those who have perfect vision, but sunglasses are more protective. The ultraviolet light that seeps through the clouds is very harmful to the eye and can have long-term effects, cataracts in particular. “Cataracts of course are a major problem,” Meltzer said. But Meltzer said that people don’t just get cataracts from one bright, sunny day. He said they develop over a period of 30 or 40 years. Myrtice Kearns, an optician, said cata-
racts are an opacity that grows over the natural lenses of the eye. “It creates cloudy vision,” Kearns said. “People can see through that opacity for several years at first.” Kearns said that many people might not be aware of the cloudy vision but often times their optometrist may see it. “It might be years before he would recommend that it should be removed,” Kearns said. “Or it could develop quickly.” Kearns said doctors remove cataracts much easier today compared to years in the past. “Nowadays, we have such sophisticated equipment,” she said. But until the late 1960s many people had to go through cataract surgery. When doctors surgically removed the cataracts, they had no implants to put in its place.
Bellflower sports park opens this sumnRECREATION: The Hollywood-themed facility will host various extreme activities in a family environment By Scott Leeds
Daily Titan Staff Writer High-flying skaters. Extreme racers. Technical shooters. Music everywhere. Hollywood Sports will open a 30-acre action sports theme park in Bellflower early this summer. Planners anticipate one million visitors per year. The park will be the first of its kind
said Giovanni D’Egidio, vice president of Hollywood Sports, in charge of marketing and promotions. He also said the Hollywood Sports Park is a multifaceted recreational and entertainment experience, combining the glamour of Hollywood movie sets with the latest innovations in sports. Some of the extreme sports the park will feature is skateboarding, paintball fantasy games and a BMX racetrack. The paintball fantasy games will have 32 scenarios. Dean Henky, a BMX designer, developed the BMX racetrack. The racetrack will be a media-friendly venue, which will play host to a series of national and international competitions, according to Hollywood Sports online. The park will have restaurants, a
banquet facility, a virtual reality arcade designed by Namco and a nightclub. There also will be a beach volleyball area, which, according to Hollywood Sports, will transport visitors to an oasis similar to those in Baja, Mexico. Also included will be three-on-three basketball courts and tennis courts. The sports park is sponsored by Coca-Cola USA, Haagen Daaz, Nestle and CBS Marketing. There will be a state-of-the-art rock climbing area that will provide walls designed by professional consultants, and simulates the French Alps, the Andes, the Rocky Mountains and the Himalayas. With new innovations, including waterfalls and landscaping, the venue will host speed-climbing competitions
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Hollywood Sports, a theme park in Bellflower, will feature extreme sports from skateboarding to paintball to BMX racing.
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BRIEFS Student researchers advance to statewide competition A team of eight students will represent Cal State Fullerton at the 16th annual CSU Student Research Competition at Cal State Long Beach May 3 – 4. Students will compete in various categories with poster presentations of their research projects. The team – four undergraduate and four graduate students – are students from the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Students made research projects with the help of mentors on subjects like “Immune Response to Developing Tumors,” by graduate biology major Aicha Delafoulhouse. Other research project topics were “Proteins Involved in the Fertilization Processes of Ascidia Ceratodes” by biological science major Rafael A. Fernandez and “Application of Natural Pozzolans in Structural Concrete” by graduate civil engineering major Phouc H. Nguyen. Other students competing at the research competition are biological science majors Leona Marie Flores and Tracy Leonhardt, biochemistry major Omar Khalid, biology major Giao Ton and graduate civil engineering major Soeharta Widjaja.
College of Business hosts 2002 Dean’s Breakfast Series The College of Business and Economics will host its 2002 Dean’s Breakfast Series; “Midyear Economic Forecast Update” and “China Connection –Making it Happen” at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel on May 7. The event will begin with a welcome by President Milton Gordon
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and will be followed by the midyear forecast update, a view of the economic outlook of Orange County, by Anil K. Puri, dean of the College of Business and Economics. The keynote speaker will be Zhiyi Xu, chairman of the Economic Commission of Shanghai Municipal Government. Xu is also the Deputy General Secretary of the government committee that oversees all industry in Shanghai. As one of the senior leaders in the electronics industry in China, Xu has served as CEO of Shanghai Wire and Cable Group Limited Corporation and Director of Administrative Bureau of Shanghai Electronic and Machinery Industry. Chuanshui Zhong, first secretary of the Economic and Commercial Counselor’s Office at the Chinese Embassy, will also speak as part of the event. The breakfast series also will offer seminars on topics like opportunities in light industry and environmental products, opportunities in the high-tech sector, and financing trade opportunities in China. Registration for the event is required by April 30 and seats are $60 per person or $500 for a table for 10. For more information, call Kay Jacobson at (714) 278-5225 or visit business.fullerton.edu/china.
North Orange County YMCA begins water polo The North Orange County YMCA is starting its first co-ed water polo team. The program is available for children ages 8 to 18, that want to learn the fundamentals of water polo. Members will practice weekly and have the opportunity to compete throughout Orange County with other team. For more information, call Erin Hoffert, aquatics director at (714) 879-9622.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS CALEN D AR O F E VENTS Community The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art in Santa Ana hosts an exhibition called “Gems! The Art and Nature of Precious Stones,” through September. Ticket prices are $15 for general admission and $10 for students. For more information, call (714) 567-3600. The South Coast Repertory presents the play “Getting Frankie Married – and Afterwards,” through May 5 in Costa Mesa. Tickets prices are $23 and up. For more information, call (714) 708-5555. The Brea Community Center presents an evening of big band sounds, April 19 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Advance tickets are available at the Brea Community Center for $10 and for $12 at the door. For more information, call (714) 671-4428. The Garden Grove Playhouse presents “The Woman in Black,” the ghost play by Stephen Malatratt April 19 through May 10. Ticket prices are $12 for general admission and $11 for seniors and students. For more information, call (714) 897-5122. The Getty Museum will have an exhibition focusing
on the work of a 17th-Century Holland painter through July 7. Admission is free and parking is $5. For more information, call (310) 440-7360. The Newport Beach Film Festival will take place through April 19. This event is the largest film festival in Orange County and a number of Cal State Fullerton students are producing and coordinating spotlight and special events. For more information, call (949) 253-2880. The Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach will host the exhibition “Situaciones Humanas/ Human Conditions” by Dominican artist Jose Garcia Cordero through July 21. Tickets are $5 for general admission and $3 for seniors and students. Admission is free on Fridays. For more information, call (562) 4371689. 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 Center in Santa Ana hosts the exhibit “Gentlemen’s Club” by Jean Low through April 28. For more information, call (714) 567-7233.
Campus A special international guest lecture called “Higher Education Reform in Vietnam, ‘In Preparation for Globalization,’” takes place April 17 in the Humanities Building Room H225 from 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Counseling & Psychological Services will have a workshop on test anxiety April 18 at noon in Langsdorf Hall Room 210 G. For more information, call (714) 278-3040. The Arboretum will have a wine tasting April 19 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Arboretum and the Boys & Girls Club. For tickets and more information, all (714) 449-0870. The Psychology Day will take place April 18 in the Titan Student Union. Free continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Programs are available in the Psychology Department Office, H-830M. The Women’s Center & Adult Re-entry will have a workshop called “Women: From Victimization to Personal Power,” April 17 at noon in UH-205. For more information, call (714) 2783889.
The Department of Music presents the “Music Associates Performance Awards Competition Winners Recital” April 17 at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center. For more information, call (714) 278-3371. The TSU Gallery presents a student art show in the Center Gallery through April 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call (714) 278-2468. The Main Art Gallery hosts the exhibit “Definite Ambiguities: Films and Paintings by R.T. Pece,” through May 9. Admission is free. For more information, call (714) 2783262. The Student Diversity Program is looking for talented students for the upcoming talent show on May 1. Participants can win money. For more information, call (714) 278-7546. 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 Titan Tusk Force meets every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in TSU 259. For more information, call (714) 278-2468.
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Correction The story, “Wheelchair does not disable her spirit” on March 19 contained several inaccuracies. Lisa Thies has osteogenesis imperfecta, a condition that causes her bones to become brittle. It is not a disease. Her mother’s possible bipolar disorder has never been formally diagnosed. Her paternal grandmother tried to keep her walking with crutches, not her maternal grandmother. Lisa’s maiden name is Stringer, not Thies. She arrived in California in 1989, not 1985. She majored in speech
pathology at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., but never received a degree. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Judson College in Elgin, Ill. Thies received her master’s of science in student personnel work from Indiana State University in 1985. Judson College does not have a master’s program. Her parents, although she says have their own issues, are not prejudiced people. Thies’ title at the Disabled Students Center is Coordinator of Support Services, not the counseling coordinator.
She works in tandem with Bob Emry (not Emery) as they develop a disabilities studies minor for Cal State Fullerton. She also is attempting, single handedly, to have telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) installed in department offices on campus. She is not part of any deciding committee for the TDD installation. Thies has worked at CSUF for 13 years, not 12. She has been working with the Fullerton First Year program since last summer, not two- to-three years, as reported.
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Hot springs provide warm solutions to cold problems In the San Bernardino National Forest, people relax in the waters untouched by man By Jenn Stewart
Daily Titan Staff Writer When Jessica Paige journeyed down the steep trail to the recluse valley for the first time, she had no idea what was in store for her. Not far from the bustle of Orange County hides an oasis untouched by man where people of all ages soak in natural hot tubs and bask in the warm desert sun. Underground vents, deep within the Earth’s core, heat three of the seven tubs. The warm water trickles down a series of rock waterfalls into the lower tubs, creating several tubs of varying depth and temperature. “I couldn’t believe how comfortable everyone was,” said Paige, a Cal State Fullerton graduate. “There were people of all shapes and sizes letting it all hang out.” The hot springs, located in the San Bernardino National Forest, are just outside the town limits of Apple Valley. Before the hike to the Deep Creek Hot Springs begins, a sign warns passersby, “No camping, campfires or vehicles.” Scribbled next to it in crudely printed
white chalk is the added thought, “No clothes.” After a bumpy ride on a desolate dirt road, visitors have two choices: they can either park in a public lot and walk a mellow six miles, or they can pay a $4 fee and brave a rigorous 1.5 mile trek called the Bowen Ranch route. Paige and her girlfriend opted for the road less traveled and paid the small access fee. “The hike in was so easy – all downhill,” Paige said. “It didn’t even cross my mind that the hike out was going to be so rough after soaking in the tubs for a couple of hours.” Though both a rigorous and relaxing experience, others haven’t enjoyed all that the hot springs have to offer. “I don’t recommend that people go down there. There are too many hoodlums,” said Steve Karl, a professor of biology at CSUF. Karl, who once frequented the stashed oasis and even has a Web site dedicated to information about the tubs, remembers a time when the pools where enjoyed peacefully and soberly. “During the weekends, the locals come
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Jessica Paige, a Cal State Fullerton graudate, soaks in one of the Deep Creek Hot Springs in the San Bernardino National Forest. out and there is a lot of drinking and partying. It just gets too rowdy,” he said. Various Web sites like the Deep Creek Hot Springs homepage and friendsoftherivers.org, recommend that people who visit the tubs bring more than enough water. “For the most part, people just don’t realize how much the hot water, desert sun and steep hike out are really going to affect them,” said Ruth Wenstrom, the public affairs officer for the San Bernardino National Forest. Recently there has been some debate as to the outcome of the Deep Creek area. The forest service has been tossing around ideas of turning the land into either a special interest area or a scenic, wildlife section. While both choices would mean slight changes to the area in order to preserve its
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n from page 1 and allow guests to partake in their own “cliffhangers,” according to the Web site. The freestyle skateboarding zone will provide difficulty levels ranging from beginner to expert, and designed in consultation with X Games and Gravity Games consultants. The skate park also will be constructed with broadcast-friendly camera locations and facilities for televised competitions, according to Hollywood Sports online. “The skate park will use a new revolutionary material for the surface of the ramps called Ramplite,” said Jeff Hobbs, public information manager for the city of Bellflower. He said this material would allow the skaters to jump higher and go faster. “The sports park provides a good job base for the youth in the community,” Hobbs said. He said that it has created 200 jobs for the community, and this will allow kids to work locally and enjoy doing something they enjoy. The creators of this park also said there would be paintball adventure courses designed after popular movies, using actual props from recent blockbusters by Sony and MGM studios. As they enter the realm of their favorite movies, players can enact the part of “action hero for the day,” according to the designers. There also will be a soundstage building, the Web site said, where visitors will be transported directly into the future as a high-tech, unique restaurant/banquet facility allows the visitors to rub elbows with the Hollywood elite. Designed with futuristic themes and located on the main concourse, the 14,000-plus square foot, state-ofthe-art soundstage building will house the park’s gift shop, interactive arcade, restrooms and staging area. Designed with authentic set pieces from a Sony sci-fi adventure, the venue will host a bevy of events, ranging from private galas to public parties. Live entertainment also will be offered nightly in the remarkably intimate venue. The restaurant offers a complete fine dining experience, from appetizers to a full-course meal. Designed with full set pieces and props from a DreamWorks thriller, the restaurant will provide the very best in dining, with the chills and thrills of America’s great suspense and horror movie legacy, according to Hollywood Sports online.
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natural beauty and wildlife, neither would prohibit people from visiting the public spot. “People have to understand that we are like any other government agency,” Wenstrom said. “We have to perform certain cycles of maintenance at certain intervals of time. We are due for an overall revision.” On the overcast morning when Paige left Huntington Beach, she was unaware that on the other side of the Cajon Summit the sun would be blaring with only a cool spring breeze to soothe its bite. “It was an awesome day,” said Paige, “But I would probably only recommend it to my more adventurous friends.”
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Income differences exist, study shows nRESEARCH: Men still make more than women, however, it is for other reasons than gender discrimination By Veronica Hagey
Daily Titan Staff Writer The earnings gap between men and women is no longer attributed to discrimination. According to a study by the United States Department of Labor, men continue to earn more than women by approximately 28 percent. “You have to make sure these studies are comparing apples with apples and not apples with oranges,” said Roseanne Yu, a sociology instructor at Cal State Fullerton. The study suggests that many women choose lower paying occupations because they require less education. The U.S. Department of Labor shows the most popular occupations for women are secondary school teachers, secretaries and cashiers. Yu agreed that women choose jobs that are predominantly occupied by women such as teachers or nurses. The study included all occupations, ages and races. It also noted that in occupations that demanded higher education and advanced degrees, the gap noticeably narrowed. “Education is more of a factor,” Yu said. Yu added when a person reaches a position that requires advanced
degrees, there is a more liberal ditionally, female roles,” Yu said. ideology. The U.S. Department of Labor “The more educated a person still shows that even in fields tradiis, the more egalitarian they are,” tionally occupied by women, their Yu said. male counterparts still earn more. Others say that discrimination is Female registered nurses earn 90 the primary reason women don’t percent of what male nurses earn. occupy executive positions. Men are still regarded as the pri“It definitely still exists,” said mary earner in a traditional family. Deni Garcia, a senior in business A woman’s income may still be management at CSUF. viewed as the “second income.” “[Men] don’t want us up there. However, with the increase of sinThey say it’s experience but there gle mothers, the role of women as is definitely a boy’s club.” the primary source of income is Garcia, who works increasing. in management, Yu said that corporasaid that she has tions are probably not personally experimaking the connection “School enced discriminathat many women are the tion in obtaining sole financial support for executive positions counselors their families. because of her genThere are anti-disder. She said she has crimination laws but they still seen men with less are harder to enforce in skill and education smaller companies or priencourage than she has be provate industries. moted over her. Smaller companies girls to enter “I think pay is may have more opportubased on skill,” nity to discriminate than fields that said Larry Pham, a larger ones because the senior in computer larger corporations have are science. more to lose, Yu said. “Of course there “There is probably traditionare more men in my more ‘policing’ in the field, but women are larger, privately run comally female panies,” Yu said. paid the same.” Yu said that there Garcia agrees that it is roles.” is a glass ceiling for easier for smaller comwomen and a glass panies to discriminate escalator for men. Roseanne Yu, because nobody is watchYu also attributed ing them. “gender tracking,” Yu said she is optiplacing men and mistic about the earnwomen into stereoings gap between typical occupations, men and women. to the earnings gap. “With more education, I think “School counselors still encour- women will have more opportuniage girls to enter fields that are tra- ties.”
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Chrysler Group recalls Jeeps nHAZARD: A defect in the engine causes debris to accumulate in its compartments leading to fires By Alejandro Bodipo-Memba
Knight Ridder Newspapers DETROIT - DaimlerChrysler AG’s Chrysler Group said it will recall 1.1 million sport-utility vehicles built between 1999 and 2002 because of a manifold problem that could cause an engine fire. The Auburn Hills, Mich., automaker said the problem is due to a design change made to the vehicles in 1999 that created an air current that could lead to debris accumulating in the engine compartment. There were no accidents or inju-
n from page 1 vision impediments due to cataracts, Kearns said. People always envision the picture of the old, wise chief looking out over the horizon. “Chances are he had cataracts,” Kearns said. But Kearns is aware that sunglasses play a big role in keeping eyes protected from ultraviolet radiation. Kearns said there are three types of ultraviolet light, which include UV-A, UV-B and UV-C. According to Lighthouse International’s Web site lighthouse. org, “UV-C is blocked by the Earth’s atmosphere, and generally not a concern. However, UV-A and UV-B are thought to contribute to cataract formation.” Therefore, sunglasses are important in keeping eyes healthy. According to lighthouse.org, “lenses worn outdoors should protect against UV light. Keep in mind that a dark lens does not necessarily have UV protection. Look for a label indicating that the lenses absorb 99 to 100 percent of UV light.” The intensity of ultraviolet rays depends on many factors. “It depends on how close we are to the sun,” Kearns said. “Even the smog filters out some of it.” Kearns said that ultraviolet light exposure is higher in spring and summer compared to winter and autumn and it also is riskier at higher altitudes such as mountain and desert areas. “People in the Southern Hemisphere get more [ultraviolet light] than we do because they have more sun,” Kearns said.
ries related to the problem, according to Chrysler Group. “There have been 166 complaints of engine fires,” said Chrysler Group spokeswoman Angela Spencer Ford. “But we don’t believe they are all related to this problem.” Starting in early May, Chrysler Group will send out letters informing owners of 2000-2002 Jeep Wranglers, 2000-2001 Jeep Cherokees and 1999-2002 Jeep Grand Cherokees with 4-liter engines. The company said 182,044 Jeep Wranglers, 293,968 Jeep Cherokees and 639,310 Jeep Grand Cherokees are affected by the recall. Chrysler said it expects to have the parts needed to make the repairs by early May, and it will take a couple of weeks to identify each of the vehicles affected by the recall. “Now we are putting a shield around the manifold area of the
engine to prevent any additional accumulation of debris,” Ford said. This is the second major recall of a Jeep product in the last six months for Chrysler Group. Last December, 120,000 Jeep Liberty sport-utility vehicles were pulled from the road because of an air bag problem. Company officials said consumers will be able to take their vehicles to Chrysler dealerships to have the problem fixed free in one day. Chrysler said it contacted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about the problem last week. The Jeep Cherokee and Wrangler were built in Toledo, Ohio, while the Jeep Grand Cherokee is made in Detroit.
People in Australia are more subject to ultraviolet radiation because they may be closer to the sun. “Consequently, more people in Australia suffer from cataracts unless they are careful enough to protect their eyes,” Kearns said. “We have a greater need to protect our eyes here (in California) than people on the East Coast.” Kearns added that people in Oregon are also less affected by ultraviolet light but that they should still wear sunglasses. Many people are often deceived by cloudy, overcast days and think there is less chance for ultraviolet radiation when in reality it is just the opposite. “Even on a cloudy day, ultraviolet light can come in,” Kearns said. “The UV is coming through the clouds.
“People often spend a lot of time on a cloudy day at the beach and they don’t wear their sunglasses, not realizing that UV is attacking their eyes through the clouds. A thin layer of clouds offers almost no protection.” Ultraviolet lights are still able to penetrate through clouds unless there is a high possibility of rain in the forecast. The importance of wearing sunglasses is continuing to grow. Now, specialists are saying that even infants and young children should be wearing sunglasses as well as adults. “[Ultraviolet Light] is very detrimental to both the eyes and skin of human beings,” Kearns said. “With the eyes it’s a cumulative thing over your lifetime.”
Important Characteristics for Sunglasses • Lenses worn outdoors should protect against UV light • Dark lenses do not necessarily have UV protection • When buying sunglasses, look for a label indicating that the lenses absorb 99-100 percent of UV light • An ultraviolet coating also can be put on any lens, regardless of the degree of tint Information compiled from lighthouse.org
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Burly Bear cable network targets college campusnMARKETING: A new channel seeks to gain a piece of a market that is estimated to be more than $50 billion annu-
nCHARITY: Linda Gilliland’s non-profit organization, Friends of Pets, find homes for stray animals By Connie Bloom
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Knight Ridder Newspapers It’s not rocket science or even organic chemistry. College students are a luscious demographic for consumer product manufacturers, and one of the best ways to reach them is via television. But for those who don’t want to pony up the enormous fees to advertise on the established major networks, MTV or the WB, Howard Handler is offering something different: the Burly Bear Network. Burly Bear, of which Handler is chief executive, is one of a handful of college-only broadcasters beaming into campuses across the country. The University of Akron in Ohio just signed a deal last month to begin carrying it. About 450 schools in all carry Burly Bear via targeted cable systems. Some colleges, such as Kent State University, have their own systems, while others receive Burly Bear through paid access on local public systems. Viewership has reached a million a week, said Handler. During the NCAA basketball Sweet 16 playoffs last month, Burly Bear representatives came to Ray’s Place in downtown Kent, Ohio, bearing logo-saturated merchandise. They threw a party for KSU students along with one of the network’s major sponsors, Pepsi Co.’s Mountain Dew products. The duo threw similar parties at all the Sweet 16 sites across the country. Ads on Burly Bear promoted both the party and Amp, Mountain Dew’s latest energy drink. (The party could not have been held on campus because KSU has an exclusive promotional agreement with Coca-Cola, said Jim Watson, head of athletic marketing for the university.) “They came to us with some unique, creative ideas on how to reach college students,” said David DeCecco, a spokesman for PepsiCo. `They are high energy, and they understand the market, which is very important to us.” Burly Bear is owned by several
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Knight Ridder Newspapers AKRON, Ohio - Proud cat tails float aloft, like Linda Gilliland’s great room. Wispy white, diaphanous gray and densely colored mustard. Graceful, elegant tails sway gently in passing. Not 10, not 50, not 100, but probably 150. Unfurled in Gilliland’s immaculate home, they dance and leap, seduce and tease, padding the surfaces quietly, engendering a rhythm, an ebb and flow. Calculating, the tails swish their human benefactor, who is allergic. “Pump me up with anything, I’m not giving them up,” Gilliland says firmly. A member of the local organization Friends of Pets since day one, Gilliland is deeply committed to her nimble narcissists. Her devotion runs on allergy shots, antihistamines and inhalers. Gilliland, the quintessential cat woman, aspires to find homes for them all. She wears many hats, but is in charge of feline intake for Friends of Pets. Since April 1996, the organization has rescued more than 5,544 animals, mostly cats, through a volunteer foster home organization. It runs solely on donations, which provide veterinary care, vaccinations and spaying or neutering. “People consider pets disposable,” she said. It takes Herculean effort to tend 150 castaways on a daily basis. Forty litter boxes, scooped twice a day, are strategically placed throughout the house, which must be cleaned constantly. Inevitably, fur flies. The cats consume 300 pounds of dry food a month, and cases and cases of canned food, much of it donated. Friends of Pets has 50 volunteers, but more foster homes are needed. Cheryl Bellar and Allison Jambor come in Monday through Friday to feed and scoop and help socialize the animals, which frees Gilliland to take phone calls from cat rescuers and seekers and to shuttle animals to and from the vet. She said most of her charges are too shy to be shown at Petsmart stores, where the organization displays the
more social animals. Friends of Pets has animals in several local stores, where they stay for five to seven days, then are rotated out if they aren’t adopted. It’s better that the shy ones are seen in a home environment like hers, Gilliland said. In Gilliland’s home, Mork, a black beauty with white socks, crawled into a visitor’s lap. Feral cats don’t want anything to do with people. Some can be tamed, and some can’t. Friends of Pets tries to place the wild ones on accommodating farms, where they will be fed and watered and kept warm in cold weather. To tame feral cats, Gilliland isolates them in kitty condos, where they feel safe. She waits till they’re really hungry, then uses food to develop a bond. When a wayward cat begins to trust her, he’s on the road to a happy home - maybe. Gilliland has been working with Mork for three years. “We are a no-kill animal rescue group,” she said. “This means once an animal is brought into Friends of Pets, we spare no expense saving its life.” Maggots covered the inside of his mouth, sinuses and back leg. He probably had been hit by a car. “Akron Vet Referral saved his life,” Gilliland said. “Then he went to Richfield Animal Care, where he was boarded free for two weeks. When I brought him home, I had to force feed him until the fracture healed.” Gilliland processes so many cats that she gives them their shots herself, on the island in her kitchen. She remembers all their names, even after 16 years of service to them. Morris is a lap cat, one of a dozen, plus three dogs, that sleep with her and her husband, Bob, an oral surgeon. He used to hate cats, but now he talks baby talk to them, she said. “He’s my backup. He gives shots and scoops.” If her cats could speak, someone might be astounded at the horror stories. One man threw pregnant Angel out a second-story window. That night, she had four kittens. “The mom had asthma and pneumonia, but is now ready for adoption,” Gilliland said. Blue-eyed Buffy is Gilliland’s official greeter. She grooms the other kitties and lets the kittens nurse on her, even though there’s nothing to grab. . “We’re making a difference, we really are.” Gilliland said.
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grants faced while working on sugar plantations in Hawaii. AICA has experienced administrative and economic trouble this semester. The group submitted its annual budget to AS on Jan. 15, five days after the due date. AICA Chair Celeste Lonson said the budget wasn’t completed on time because of a “rocky transition” period between the time former vice chair Rhianne Paz Bergado resigned and Collymore was elected. The AS board voted to accept AICA’s budget a few weeks later. To prevent future oversights, AICA amended its bylaws to state that the vice chair should submit the budget proposal to AS one week before the deadline. In March, AICA informed the AS Finance Committee that it had spent most of its budget. AS officers then met with the group to hammer out Tuesday’s funding proposal. AICA has since imposed spending restrictions to help curb overspending. A cap will be placed on the amount clubs can spend on facility rentals. Clubs will now have to buy their own decorations. Instead of serving elaborate meals at events, clubs are encouraged to serve hors d’oeuvres. “This is a trend for other councils to follow,” said AS President Alex Lopez. “AICA is not the only group to face this situation.” The AS board will review AICA’s
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Jewish students gather to nDEMONSTRATION: Thousands of people came together in the capitol to show their faith in the nation By Alan Brody
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service WASHINGTON - Ben Caplan was just a speck among the thousands of rally participants who gathered at the National Mall Monday in support of Israel, but he wouldn’t have missed it for the world. “This is a wonderful opportunity for American Jewry to come together to support Israel, not only because of its future, but also in the war on terrorism,” said the George Washington University junior, one of the many students who attended the rally that was sponsored by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. The impact of student involvement and participation in the rally cannot be underestimated, said Sarah Levin, a George Washington University freshman. “That’s of utmost importance,” she said. “When people question Israel’s existence, they question Judaism’s future.” Even high school students made the rally part of their visit to the nation’s capital. The program Panim el Panim, which translates to “face to face,” brings Jewish high school youth to
Washington for four-day seminars to gain exposure to American government and the political process and to learn about Jewish community relations and the Jewish public policy agenda. The schedule of this week’s seminar was altered to include participation in the rally, much to the delight of students. “I am a Jew and my homeland is Israel,” said David Ades, a junior from Deal, N.J. “I believe it is my obligation as a Jew to support Israel, whether it is lobbying government or fighting in the Israeli army.” “It shows that it’s not just the adults that care about (Israel), it’s the whole community,” said Miriam Prensky, a sophomore from Silver Spring, Md. Once the rally was announced a week ago, seminar leaders had little doubt that it would benefit the students. “We are Panim el Panim – `face to face’ – and we come face to face with political and social issues,” said Jack Rosenbaum, assistant director of the Washington Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values, the organization that runs Panim el Panim seminars. “One of the reasons they are here is to make change in the world through politics.” For Ades, the significance of the rally was clear. “We are sending a message that we will not go away,” he said. “We have been persecuted since the beginning, through the Crusades, the Holocaust and anti-Semitism, in general. But regardless of how many people have died, we have survived.”
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Thousands of Israeli supporters take part in a demonstration in front of the National Mall in Washington D.C. Monday.
In digital age, everything is thumbs up nSTUDY: Research shows that those 25 and younger are using their forefingers less for everyday tasks By Brian McTavish
Knight Ridder Newspapers A study in nine cities around the world has found that young people have superthumbs. It seems habitual use of mobile phones, video games and other hand-held information-age gadgets has created not only stronger but also more dexterous thumbs among the 25-and-younger crowd. The six-month study, conducted by the Cybernetic Culture Research Unit of Warwick University in England, also said the thumb is supplanting the forefinger. The younger generation is relying more on the superthumb for such traditional tasks as ringing doorbells, pointing at things and even picking one’s nose. It could be the next step in human
evolution – or not. Anyway, it’s a great excuse to talk about thumbs. Opposable thumbs are a defining human characteristic; handy for using tools or carrying out the simplest of chores. Just try holding a pen or picking up a paper clip without using your thumb. Maybe that amazing utility is why the thumb abounds in stories, songs and sayings, from Hans Christian Andersen’s Thumbelina to the Rolling Stones’“Under My Thumb” to a “rule of thumb.” Thumbs turn up in so many popculture places because it’s the “liberated digit,” said Marilyn Metzl, a Kansas City psychoanalyst. “If you look down at your hand, there are four fingers that are similar,” Metzl said. “And then there’s the king thumb sticking out in another direction. The thumb denotes mastery. The thumb is free.” A king on each hand? And apparently growing more prodigious all the time. Thumbs on screen: As Fonzie, the tough guy who was really a cream puff on “Happy Days,” Henry Winkler delivered the most mem-
orable thumbs-up in television history. —The kids in “Spy Kids” had to flee Thumb Thumbs, man-size evil robots that weren’t very good at their job. No surprise, since they were “all thumbs.” —Film critics Siskel and Ebert _ the late Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert _ became major celebrities by giving movies a thumbs-up or a thumbs-down. Thumbs in song: —“Under My Thumb,” the Rolling Stones: “The change has come//She’s under my thumb.” —“She Came in Through the Bathroom Window,” the Beatles: “And now she sucks her thumb and wanders// By the banks of her own lagoon.” —“Great Balls of Fire,” Jerry Lee Lewis: “I cut my nails and I quiver my thumb//I’m really nervous but it sure is fun.” Thumb sayings: —Thumbs-up: This popular expression of approval (and its ubiquitous visual counterpart) probably developed from the ancient Roman custom of voting with the thumb. Rule of thumb: A rough measure or guide. It alludes
to the age-old use of the thumb for rough measurements. —Twiddling your thumbs: A state of boredom, usually against one’s will. —Thumbnail: A very small sketch, portrait or description. —Pricking one’s thumb: A harbinger of evil. Or as the second Witch in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth. —Biting one’s thumb: A show of contempt, also with a Shakespearean allusion. —Thumbsucker. A contemplative essay. Famous thumbs: —Gen. Tom Thumb: The most famous midget in history, Charles Sherwood Stratton (aka Gen. Tom Thumb), was touted here and abroad by showman P.T. Barnum. The general’s career began at age 5 in 1842. —Thumbelina: From the imagination of writer Hans Christian Andersen came a tiny little girl, exactly 1 inch tall, who was born from a tulip. —Little Jack Horner: This nursery rhyme character stuck his thumb in a Christmas pie, pulled out a plum and said, “What a good boy am I!”
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The Orange County Register A paper plate brimming with an exotic food sits on a desk. Students sense a tasty treat is in the offing. Professor Arthur Lander sees a chemistry lesson in the making. Lander passes the plate around for inspection and waits until several students in his “Science in the Kitchen” class examine it before he tests their minds and stomachs. “You’re looking at Dinuguan stew. It’s a Filipino dish,” says Lander, who wears a creamy- white toque, or chef’s hat, as he leads one of the most popular new courses at the University of California, Irvine. “Looks like chocolate, but it isn’t. Anyone know what makes Dinuguan so thick?” The student holding the plate pauses in suspicion, and the room falls quiet until someone in the back says, “Blood?” “That’s right, blood.” Faces wrinkle in disgust. “And why does the stew contain blood?” “Because blood is a thickener?” “ And why is blood a thickener?” “Because blood is mostly made of proteins?” Lander steps back and beams, momentarily taking his eyes off the tofu he’s cooking over a Bunsen burner. He explains his feelings later, saying, “This is what it’s about. Getting mostly non-science majors to learn about chemistry and biology. You can do it if the subject is food. Everyone’s interested in food.” Lander, chairman of the department of developmental and cell biology, created the course last year with fellow cell biologist Salme Taagapera. The class took off like a hot new bistro. More than 250 students applied for admission to this winter’s edition of “Science in the Kitchen,” even though the workload is daunting. The 89 in the class must come up with
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food experiments that involve the three key phases of analytic science: hypothesis, prediction, experimentation. The experiments come at the end of a course in which students study the chemical or biological nature of literally everything from soup to nuts. The homework prepares them for the stream of questions they face in class, such as, “Why is soy sauce brown?” or “How does yeast live on starch?” Taagapera and Lander teach different segments of the course. Lander can’t teach full-time because of administrative and research obligations. But the subject is never far from his mind. “Cooking is the best way I know of to produce something that is simultaneously a work of art, an affirmation of science, and a way to people’s hearts,” says Lander, 43. He began learning to cook at age 13, as much out of need as desire. Lander complained constantly about how poorly his mother, Rhoda, cooked, leading her to say in exasperation, “Fine. I quit. You do it.” He thrived on the challenge, concocting such meals as omelets flavored with shredded chicken. “Arthur was nouvelle before nouvelle was nouvelle,” says his brother, Eric Lander, a world-renowned geneticist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lander’s passion for food carries over to the classroom. He eagerly passes around samples. Lander leavens his lectures with history and humor. And he doesn’t hesitate to taste samples. Classmate Goldwyn Jequinto, a biological sciences major, said, “Since taking the class, I look at nutrition facts behind most of the products I buy at the supermarket. “It’s nice to know what goes into good quality foods, and how even though the price for a product may be high, the quality of the food might not
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Israelis willing to withdraw military nINTERNATIONAL: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon agreed to remove troops from two West Bank cities By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
Knight Ridder Newspapers JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Monday promised President Bush that troops would withdraw from two key West Bank cities within a week, a commitment the White House hailed as a positive development. The announcement came on a day of fast-moving events that included the arrest of Marwan Barghouti, the charismatic Palestinian militia leader that Israel says is responsible for terror attacks on civilians, and Secretary of State Colin Powell’s continued efforts to stop the violence. Sharon said troops would pull out of Jenin and Nablus but would remain in Ramallah, where Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has been under house arrest for more than two weeks, and Bethlehem, where Israeli troops surround Palestinian gunmen in the Church of the Nativity. “As soon as the situation at the Church of the Nativity can be resolved, I think the president believes there will be rapid progress by Israel on following in Bethlehem what they are doing in Jenin and Nablus,” White House spokesman Ari Fleisher said. “The Church of the Nativity problem has got to get resolved. That’s one of the things that Secretary Powell is working very hard on right now.” Bush’s 15-minute talk with Sharon was their first conversation since April 6, when Bush pressed the prime minister to end the offensive that Israel launched in retaliation for Palestinian suicide bombings. As part of the U.S. effort to bring peace to the region, Powell visited Beirut and Damascus on Monday, but returned to Jerusalem after failing to convince Lebanese and Syrian leaders to end attacks on northern Israel by the Islamic militant group Hezbollah. Powell also supported Sharon’s idea
of a regional peace conference that would not include Arafat. Arab leaders have balked at omitting Arafat from such a conference. The meeting was planned to begin at the foreign minister level, and Arafat could send high-level Palestinian officials to represent him, Powell said. Powell was expected to discuss the proposal further at separate meetings Tuesday with Sharon and Arafat. Israeli forces had been searching for Barghouti since soldiers began the West Bank incursion March 29. The Israelis describe the operation as an attempt to destroy the bases of terrorists who have killed hundreds of people. Israel holds Barghouti responsible for several terror attacks. A tip Monday led Israeli troops to the house where Barghouti was hiding in Ramallah, about 600 feet from Arafat’s besieged office compound. Barghouti, a cousin, and the Palestinian official who owned the house surrendered without a fight. Barghouti supported the peace process until the Palestinian uprising began in September 2000. He is secretary-general of Arafat’s political movement, Fatah, and is said to head the organization’s armed militia, Tanzim, Arabic for “organization.” Some young Tanzim members are also part of the al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, which has claimed responsibility for suicide bombings. But it is not clear whether Barghouti controls the brigades. Some pundits have mentioned Barghouti as a possible successor to Arafat, 72, but many Palestinian leaders say Barghouti is more a savvy public speaker than a real member of Arafat’s inner circle. Israeli security forces were interrogating Barghouti late Monday in Jerusalem, Israeli television reported. Jibril Rajoub, the Palestinian security chief in the West, warned against “killing or humiliating” Barghouti, saying it would increase the “circle of violence.” Powell, who has been trying to find a break in that circle, went to Lebanon and Syria because of concern over escalating violence along the border between Israel and Lebanon. The two Arab governments endorse Hezbollah’s shelling of Chebaa Farms,
a small disputed territory in the Golan Heights. Lebanon claims the area as its own, but the world community considers Chebaa Farms - called Har Dov by Jews - as part of Syrian territory seized by Israel during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. There have been almost daily attacks in the area, but they stopped over the past two days in time for Powell’s visit. In Damascus, Powell met with Syrian President Bashar Assad and, as he had done hours earlier with Lebanese leaders, warned of the danger of firing from Lebanon into Israel. Syria, which exerts military and political control over Lebanon, is viewed as a major patron of Hezbollah. “It is essential for all those who are committed to peace to act immediately to stop aggressive actions along the entire border,” Powell said in Beirut, warning that the attacks over Israel’s northern border threatened to blow up into a regional war. Lebanese Foreign Minister Mahmoud Hammoud described the attacks as resistance to Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. “Israel is responsible for the current escalation because it blocked all former efforts seeking peace and rejected all international resolutions,” he said in a statement. Thousands of Lebanese and Palestinian protesters marched toward the Beirut airport as Powell arrived, but were held back by police. The demonstrators burned American and Israeli flags and shouted: “Death to America! Death to Israel!” In the standoff at the Church of the Nativity, two Israeli soldiers were lightly wounded during a gunfight with the Palestinians inside. Palestinian witnesses said a Palestinian fighter inside the church was also wounded. Near the church, large clouds of white smoke, apparently released by Israeli tanks, rose into the air, and troops fired stun grenades. Israeli military officials also said that soldiers demolished an explosives lab in another area of Bethlehem on Monday. krt campus
Israel soldiers stand near their armored personnel carriers for a moment of silence during a short ceremony to commemorate the fallen soldiers from the intifada in Israel Tuesday.
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A member of the Tigers team rushes to slide across home plate before the catcher can get the baseball and tag him out.
Home run Heroes Story and Photos By: Heather Hampton
Athletics is one of many tools used to build both confidence and trust in America’s youth. Through coaching, many adults also learn the value of patience A little boy wearing a blue jersey and muddy pants, streaked with grass stains, stands at home plate staring into the sky as a baseball he just hit flies past the center fielder. The feeling of success means the world to a young child. There is nothing more important than knowing they have accomplished something they can brag about to their friends. Excluding academics, one of the main tools used to build success in children is athletics, where a coach encourages confidence in each player. They use many tactics to strengthen all aspects of an athlete’s character, not only what they see on the ball field. A coach can pick apart the tiniest error in a child with a single pitch or swing of a bat. It is their job to be a mentor to each
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player because they are role models, that will make a huge impact on an athlete’s future no matter where that may lead. Young athletes tend to be self-centered. Stacie Prest who coaches second-and-third grade girls is very aware of this problem with her team. “They always want to be first, first to bat, first to do everything,” she said. And then comes the fighting. Prest said that she’ll have two girls who say they are best friends at school but when they practice they are worst enemies. “[They’ll say things like] ‘She’s picking on me. She said I can’t throw,’” Prest said. Coaching young children also comes with a package of emotions as well. “I’ve had to learn to deal with a lot more than teaching just sports,” Prest said. “I’ve gotten my share of attitudes, tears and arguments.” Their little minds seem to have bees buzzing around telling them they know how to do everything without the help of their coach. They think that can throw the ball the right way and stick up their noses and fold their arms when someone tries to correct them. “I want to do it my way,” they say. Yet the kids aren’t too stubborn to realize that their way does not always work. Suddenly, listening to the coach does not sound so bad when they can never hit the ball. They learn to rely on their coaches to give them the instruction they need to succeed. This is all part of the character-building process that each child who participates in sports will experience with time. Molly Carson who coaches 9and-10-year-old girls said that one character trait she tries to build in her athletes is teamwork. “That’s something that is going to affect them in their life for the future,” she said. Carson also stresses the importance of loyalty to her athletes; not only for the moment but for the future as well. “When they work they don’t want to be going from job to job,” Carson said. “Once they have a career they should be loyal to that and loyal to the company they work for.” Coaches tend to see right through their players and know exactly what they are thinking. It is often hard to help a player who expects the game to revolve around his/her finger. But the ball won’t spin for very long and children need to
learn to trust their coaches if they wish to succeed. Building trust in younger children is 99 percent easier than it is in adults. David Hong who coaches 5 to 8-year-olds said that trust is very important. “Without trust, there is no foundation for the coach and the player to start from,” he said. Children will jump into their parents arms without thinking twice and have no fear of crossi n g the street holding Mommy’s hand, not worried the slightest bit at the sound of a screeching car. Yet, adults don’t even trust their own best friends. Adults have other worries such as money and happiness that even they can’t even trust their closest friends sometimes. These are things a child can hardly concentrate on except when they are counting out their last 10 dimes from their “Winnie the Pooh” piggy banks, to buy a slurpee at 7Eleven. Children can and they will trust. With time they will learn to listen to their coaches and obey when they say, “steal third.” Hong said without obedience there is no trust. Hong works at teaching his athletes to obey because he knows that each player is just as important as all the rest. “To teach them, that’s my goal,” Hong said. “And then show them that each person is a part of the team and each person has a certain role.” Young athletes are even more successful because they can easily break bad habits. For instance, a softball player who is willing to put in the effort to change their “girly shot put” throw to the correct form will end up being successful, whereas an adult who continues to throw incorrectly will form a habit that may take years to break. Once an athlete can succumb to the desires of their coach, they will succeed. Time and again it has happened. Tiger Woods started out as a toddler golfer, who was then coached to become a talented professional. Many others preceded and followed in his footsteps. As long as coaches continue to support their athletes with character training and support, any child can succeed because
Wednesday, April 17, 2002
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Titans rally in eighth to beat nBASEBALL: Fullerton battles throughout the game then comes from behind for the win
nTRACK: The meet was nothing like they thought it would be, but the day was still a success for the Titans
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Daily Titan Photo Editor After preparing for a meet that promised the appearance of some of the best NCAA athletes, the lack of top-level participation at the Brutus Hamilton Memorial Invitational surprised Cal State Fullerton’s track team. “We were a little disappointed with the meet in general,” coach John Elders said of the event hosted by UC Berkeley. “We really expected more energy. The good teams that were there didn’t use all their top athletes. Cal has a couple of really good long-jumpers that didn’t compete.” Elders said there could be a couple of reasons for this. “Mt. Sac’s meet is coming up next week and that is a very big meet, or there might be some injuries – who knows what the reasons are,” he said. “But we still enjoyed the meet. It was a good confidence builder for us.” The weather produced another surprise for the Titans. Conditions on the track were not ideal for the runners. The sprinters had to battle a head wind and the 80-degree day turned the surface of the track into something more akin to a bed of coals for the distance runners. “It had to be in the 90s on the track,” Elders said. “The jumpers like the hot weather because it keeps their muscles warm, but the heat is hard on the runners.” Middle distance runner Lakeysha McClenton said she felt the heat in the 800-meter race, but that heat
Anna Doty’s leap of 40 feet, 6 inches in the triple jump earned her a came in the form of some hot com- Once again the four combination petition. times of 40.49 gave CSUF the first“Stanford and Cal provided a great place position and a fourth-place opportunity for us to run some of our ranking in the conference. best times,” she said. “I had my best Also placing first on the men’s PR (2 minutes 13.19 seconds) in the side were Fred Williams in the 100 800 at the meet, but I only came in with a time of 10.86, Ryan Gill in sixth. When I broke the school record the javelin after a hurl of 206-11 and a few weeks ago (2:13.71) I was first. Brandon Campbell with a soar of 24No matter how good I think I am, 7.75 in the long jump. there is always going to be someone The meet was non-scoring and better.” open to unattached athletes. Bryce This revelation led McClenton to Lighthall crossed the finish line sectry different techniques when com- ond in the 5000, but was the first peting. collegiate athlete behind unattached “I tried a new strategy this time runner Kalid Abdalah. and I know what I need to do to run Nick McCullom and David Ortega faster,” she said. “I should do much had very close races in the 200, better this weekend.” finishing second and third behind The Titan men’s 4X100 meter Stanford’s Milton Little with times relay race at Cal’s Edwards Stadium of 21.91 and 21.93. Little’s time was gathered no surprise reactions 21.86. from the opposing teams of Chico, The Fullerton men placed second Sacramento and San Francisco State. in the 4X400 relay, behind Cal, while
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first-place finish Saturday. Aaron Williams received a second place position in the long jump with his leap of 23-11.75. Anna Doty was first in the triple jump – despite windy conditions – with a flight through the air that stretched 40-6. Jennifer Flake had a time of 10:33.68 in the 3000 – a third place time. The women’s 4X100 relay team came in second behind Nevada. Titan Valerie Biggs cleared the pole vault 10-11.75 – a personal best. Several Titan track athletes will compete in the 44th Annual Mt. Sac Relays that begin this week in Walnut. This meet attracts talented athletes in different age groups from grammar school to university levels. Colleges from Georgetown to Washington State will be in attendance. Top track athletes such as Marion Jones, Jackie Joyner Kersey and Carl Lewis have
Sophomore P.J. Pilittere singled in the winning run in the eighth inning as the No. 15 Cal Fullerton baseball team came from two runs down to beat Pepperdine, 8-6, in a non-conference game at Goodwin Field on Tuesday. The Titans have won 12 of their last 15 games and improve to a 2412 overall record. Pilittere’s single bounced high over Waves’ third baseman Duke Sardinha scoring pinch-runner David Munoz. The 716 fans in attendance burst with excitement causing the P.A. announcer to prematurely yell, “It’s a victory!” over the Goodwin Field speakers. But it was only the eighth and closer Chad Cordero still needed to take care of the side in the ninth. Going into the eighth, the Titans were down two runs when freshman Blake Garrett came off the bench to pinch-hit with Geoff Comfort and Chris Stringfellow in scoring position. Garrett smacked a two-run single to right tying the game at six. “I was sitting on the fastball,” Garrett said. “I took a nice hack and I got a good chunk of the bat on it.” Garrett, who sports six RBI’s in nine at-bats this season, hasn’t played much and admitted feeling “a little nervous” when asked to pinch-hit. Comfort woke up from a season-long slump in last weekend’s series against Pacific and continued his hot hitting Tuesday going 3-for4. He believes the win exhibited the Titans “no quit” attitude. “It shows you we have a lot of fight in us and things went kind of sideways but it didn’t matter because we didn’t give up,”
Comfort said. The Titans recorded the final 11 outs by way of strikeout. Starting pitcher Travis Ingle, and relievers Sean Martin and Cordero combined to strike out a season-high 17. Shane Costa extended his hitting streak to 18 games with the most unlikely of hits—a bunt. The Waves cut the Titan lead to 4-3 in the sixth as shortstop Patrick Rooney singled in a pair. Chris Kelley’s two-out homer in the seventh off of Martin tied the game at four. When Kelly spanked Martin’s second pitch over the left-field wall, the crowd stood silent as Kelly rounded the bases almost as if it they were hoping the umpire would scratch it if they didn’t react. The next batter, Rock Mills, doubled and later scored the goahead run when first baseman Richie Burgos charged on a bunt and then threw the ball away as he tried to rifle it to Martin who was covering first. The Titans started the scoring in the first as shortstop Justin Smyres singled to right field and the Waves’ Ed Montague never squared up to field the ball. Smyres kept running to second as Montague bobbled it and then threw late. After advancing on a passed ball, Smyres scored on a sacrifice fly by second baseman Jason Corapci. The Titans scored three of its first four runs on sacrifice flies by Corapci, Stringfellow and designated hitter David Fischer. Pepperdine answered back in the top of the second tying the game at one, on Simon Ferrer’s single to center. Ferrer’s three hits for the Waves was a career-high. The Titans continue Big West play with a three-game series in Santa Barbara as they take on the Gauchos this weekend.
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