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nEVENT: Town Hall emphasizes controversial issues like culture, gender and sexual orientation

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Daily Titan Staff Writer

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The panelists answer audiences’ questions during the discussion.

Students and faculty members gathered in the Portola Pavilion of the Titan Student Union Tuesday night to take part in the Town Hall “Voices from the Sidelines: Issues of Culture, Gender and Sexual Orientation.”

The event, which was sponsored by the Center for Community Dialogue and the Faculty Development Center, was organized to open the lines of communication and facilitate dialogue about issues that affect many people.

Archana Bhatt, professor of speech communications at Cal State Fullerton, was the moderator. The guest panelists were asked different questions. One topic

was about the greatest barrier to full participation in American society.

“I don’t believe there is one greatest obstacle,” said Toni Nielson, a speech communications major at CSUF. “There are many hurdles, and that’s how oppression usually works.”

Tina Pham, an attorney and CSUF alumna, works closely with immigrants and saw the assimilation process they go through.

She said that immigrants lack proficiency in the language and the understanding of the culture.

“You must understand the customs, the traditions and the things that make up the social fabric of American society,” Pham said. “Not being able to speak the language will not allow you to fully par-

ticipate in society.”

Pham also emphasized that immigrants should feel comfortable maintaining their identity even though they have to adjust to a new culture.

“You need to look inside you,” she said. “Some people are afraid that if they’re truly Americanized, they lose their identity. But you have to be comfortable with yourself and who you want to be.”

Other guest panelists said the greatest barrier is the issue of the “us vs. them” mentality Americans are so accustomed to.

Cheryl E. Williams, assistant professor at Concordia University in Irvine, talked about Americans being too rooted in the ethnocentric state of mind. She said being

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Comm Week comes to camnEDUCATION: The five-day event will feature a variety of speakers and a job fair for all students

nCAMPUS: CSUF’s all-day event provides students with information and tools for searching for a career

By Ryan Hoppe

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By Shannon Gladys

Daily Titan Staff Writer The amount of work accomplished by one classroom’s efforts during Communications Week 2002 could fetch a hefty fee from any public relations firm.

An entire semester is devoted to the preparation of one week in April.

For Comm 497 students, the sole purpose of the class is to ensure that Communications Week goes off without a hitch.

“We eat, sleep and breath Comm Week during the semester, especially when it gets closer to the week,” said Richard Favela, 24, executive director of the Comm Week Task Force.

Communications Week, April 22 through 27, is a school-wide event designed to heighten the awareness of the College of Communications programs. It spotlights students, faculty and guest speakers while promoting the communications field, not only within the college but to the outside community as well.

The goal of Comm Week is to provide a fun, interactive learning environment that exposes students to the professional world, internship opportunities and hands-on planning experience.

“I want people to get an understanding of what the school of communications and the professional world is like through the eyes of our speakers,” Favela said. “I want our students to be

culturally aware might not necessarily mean being culturally competent.

“In order to be culturally competent, you need to be able to step into a world of uncomfortableness to appreciate differences and newness,” Williams said.

Julia Johnson, a lecturer at Cal State Long Beach, identified four ideologies of systematic oppression for a variety of people: • Straight supremacy • White supremacy • Male supremacy • Class supremacy “Those of us who represent privilege assume that privilege is natural and it is a

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Cathlyn Fabuman, a public relations major, passes out information about the upcoming Comm Week to Alex Aguiluz. better informed. I want them to than 80 guest speakers from alumni baseball game through- tasks for students. be glad they chose their major the fields of radio, television, out the entire week.

“Since 9/11 people aren’t in communications.” newspaper, advertising, pubStudents in the class are willing to donate as much. It’s Students in the class, which lic relations, photography and graded on involvement, lead- been a struggle,” said Jennifer are divided into three commit- more. They also interspersed ership and speakers placed, Gonzalez, 22, Task Force tees, spent a large amount of events, such as a poetry com- among many other things.

Member. “We find a way to time organizing the event. petition, a barbecue, a job fair, Getting donations was one of EDUCATION/ 5 This year they booked more several get-togethers and the the most important and difficult

The eighth annual Cal State Fullerton Psychology Day offers an opportunity to better understand those mysterious mindbenders known as psychologists.

Psychology Day gives students from CSUF and local junior colleges the chance to learn more about their potential majors.

According to information published by the Psychology department, the all-day event starts this morning at 9 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. in the Titan Student Union Pavilion.

Students who register at 9 a.m. will receive a free continental breakfast and a free lunch. A student versus faculty Jeopardy competition also will occur.

“Students always get a kick out of that,” said Dr. Jennifer Devenport, Psychology Day committee member.

The featured speakers are USC professor Dr. Adrian Raine and UCLA professor Dr. Matthew Lieberman.

Raine will lecture on “The Biosocial Basis of Antisocial Behavior.”

“That’s a study of what physical characteristics contribute to antisocial behavior,” said Chet Oshiro, staff assistant at the psychology department.

Lieberman is giving a lecture on “Cognitive Social Neuroscience.”

“Researchers use brain scan devices to look at areas of the brain that are functioning when we are engaging in social or cognitive behavior such as memory or interacting with other people,” Devenport said. “It’s like a black box. We know information goes in and we know information goes out, but we don’t know what happens to it.”

There will also be lectures on strategies for taking the Graduate Record Exam. Oshiro said there will be a seminar on how to get a job in the psychology industry.

The seminar will be at 3 p.m. in Ontiveros A. He said that there would also be a presentation on preparing an application packet for graduate school.

“Psychology Day is organized by a committee of faculty,” Oshiro said.

The committee uses clubs to help organize the event, he said.

The event was designed to educate psychology majors, help them decide on an emphasis and give potential majors a taste of the profession.

“It’s mostly geared toward potential psych majors. We focused on the local JCs (junior colleges),” Oshiro said.

Art professor leaves legacy of creativity nRETIREMENT: George Raymond Kerciu says goodbye to students and faculty in his department

By Matthew Sedlar

Daily Titan Copy Editor It has been a long and exciting journey for George Raymond Kerciu. Known by his students as G. Ray, Kerciu has been teaching higher education since 1961.

At the close of this semester, he bids farewell to an art department he helped build and the students he taught.

“I can’t think of a greater job than this teaching gig that I have had for 40 years,” Kerciu said. “I’m really going to miss the students because they have been an important part of my life.”

After graduating with an master’s degree in fine arts from Cranbrook Academy of the Arts in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Kerciu began teaching at Sam Houston State College “in the

deep south of Texas.”

Unhappy with his surroundings, he moved to the University of Mississippi the next year.

“I arrived on campus, checked into faculty housing, and all of the sudden I realized there were riots going on,” he said.

Kerciu began teaching at Ole Miss just as the all-white university became desegregated.

“I was somewhat of an abstract landscape painter, but with all the things going on I became an immediate over-night social commentator,” Kerciu said.

He started a series of paintings depicting vandalized Confederate flags entitled “America the Beautiful.” The paintings eventually led to his arrest.

“All of this was building work for a show, which the faculty members

have every year at the University Art Gallery,” he said. “Eventually, a law student on campus brought charges against me for desecrating the Confederate flag.”

The police arrested Kerciu in the middle of one of his classes. The charges were eventually dropped and Kerciu received large amounts of publicity from the arrest.

“I was the talk of the town because I was the only artist that had ever done anything like that at that particular time,” he said. “Everybody in the art world was fussing over me and that was my 15 minutes of fame.”

Kerciu finally moved out to California in 1963 and began teaching at a small school named Orange State College. The school consisted of temporary buildings surrounded by nothing but orange groves. In the

future, the college would be called Cal State Fullerton.

“When I arrived, the conservative newspaper, then called the Santa Ana Register, was pressing for a news conference because of this radical professor that was coming to teach for the art department,” Kerciu said.

The paper had written an article on the “nationally known race riot artist teaching” at CSUF. “[He has had] lots of influence on the department,” said Vincent Suez, CSUF art professor. Suez, who graduated with a B.A. from CSUF, has known Kerciu since the 60s.

Since 1963, Kerciu has created several areas of concentration within the CSUF art department including print making and glass art. He has even served for the visual arts

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A guide to what’s happening

BRIEFS Jazz appreciation month comes to Fullerton Main Library In observance of April as “Jazz Appreciation Month,” the Fullerton Main Library is featuring its collection of more than 1,500 items on the subject of jazz.

Videos on jazz performance and history, books on jazz technique, personalities and history and compact disc of jazz music will be available on the mezzanine of the library for easy browsing.

As a special addition to the items on display, the Friends of Jazz will sponsor performances by the Jan Jordan Quintet on April 26 in conjunction with the city’s annual “A Night in Fullerton” cultural arts celebration.

Jordan is a pianist and currently appears at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel Terrance Restaurant with bassist Art Davis. Their CD, “Puttin’ On the Ritz,” will be released in May. For more information about the exhibit or the concert, contact the Fullerton Main Library at (714) 7386326.

Joyful noise to be heard in Fullerton As part of the 38th annual “A Night in Fullerton,” the First Christian Church and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church will feature musical performances on April 26.

First Christian Church will present the Orange Empire Chorus of the North Orange County Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America.

The chorus was formed more than 50 years ago and has been a fixture of the Fullerton scene performing at city-sponsored programs and other special events.

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(SPASM) will take the stage at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church along with “Jubilate,” St. Paul’s women’s double quartet.

The nights performances will also include excerpts from “Guys and Dolls,” “Chorus Line,” “Ragtime,” “La Cage Aux Folles,” “Oklahoma” and “Showboat.”

In addition, an ensemble of viola and cello with St. Paul’s Musical Director Christian Winn will be performed.

For more information about events, contact the Fullerton Community Services Department at (714) 738-6575.

“Life in the Fast Lane” conference to take place The Public Relations Students Society of America will host “Life in the Fast Lane,” the first sports and entertainment regional conference at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood on April 20.

Put on by the Cal State Fullerton, Dominguez Hills and Northridge chapters of the PRSSA, the conference will feature public relation speakers, educational breakout sessions and a panel discussion.

The conference is geared for those in public relations interested in the sports and entertainment industry to network with other public relation students and professionals and learn more about the industries.

“Life in the Fast Lane” is an all day event and registration is required.

PRSSA members can register for $40 and non-members have a registration fee of $50.

For more information on the event or to register, contact Chris Loucks via e-mail at vtlitng@aol. com, Marissa Welch at rissaliann@ excite.com or visit commstudents. fullerton.edu/prssa.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS C ALENDAR O F E V ENTS Community The Public Relations Society of America (PRSSA) will have its Sports & Entertainment Regional Conference April 20 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood.

The fee is $50 for non-PRSSA members and $40 for PRSSA members. For more information, contact Chris Loucks at ytlitng@ aol.com or log on to http://commstudents.fullerton.edu/prssa The Bowers Museum 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 Afterward,” 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

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through May 10. Ticket prices are $12 for general admission and $11 for seniors and students. For more information, call (714) 897-5122.

The J. Paul Getty Museum will have an exhibition focusing on the work of a 17th century Holland painter through July 7.

Admission is free. Parking is $5 per car. For more information, call (310) 440-7360.

The Newport Beach Film Festival will take place April 11 to 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) 437-1689.

The Old Courthouse Museum in Santa Ana hosts an exhibit called “Audubon Of The West” through May 6. Admission is free. For more information, call (714) 834-4691.

The musical “Mark and Barbara Frog” plays in Los

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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 called “Auction PortraitsPhotography” through April 28.

For more information, call (714) 567-7233.

Campus The TSU Underground will have a billiard tournament April 19 at 1 p.m. The competition is free for all students, faculty and staff. For more information, call (714) 278-2144.

The TSU Mainframe offers an Office 2000 Workshop April 19 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. This free program is open to all students, faculty and staff. For more information, call (714) 278-2468.

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 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 TSU. A free continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Psychology

Day programs are available in the Psychology department office, H-830M. 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.

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.

This event is open for all faculty, staff and students and the cost per week is $9. For more infor-

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Third graders take field trip to discover wildlife nINSTRUCTION: Local children are educated in the behavior of wild animals in a sanctuary in Modjeska Canyon

By Jenn Stewart

Daily Titan Staff Writer Hands shot up faster than a hummingbird’s fluttering wings when Lisa Beth Iddings asked a group of third grade children why vultures have baldheads.

Impatient “oohs” and waving hands were quickly quieted when Iddings picked one young girl to answer the question.

“They have baldheads so when they’re eating dead animals they don’t get messy,” she said.

Iddings agrees with the girl and then adds, “Right, but they also have baldheads to help keep away the bugs that infest dead animals.”

At the Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary (TWS), children of all ages can get a glimpse of what Orange County might have looked like before modern times.

The TWS, owned and operated by

Cal State Fullerton, rests on 12 acres of untouched land, tucked away deep in the Santa Ana Mountains about 25 miles southeast of CSUF. Anyone can explore and enjoy the sanctuary located at the end of Chapman on Modjeska Canyon Road.

Ran by the CSUF Natural Science and Mathematics Department, the pristine land is ideal for scientific research.

Recent research conducted by Tucker includes radio tracking Gray Foxes.

While the research is an important aspect of the sanctuary, it is most often used as an instructional tool for local teachers.

Damp dirt and sage hung in the air after an early morning drizzle and various birds sang greetings to the curious children.

The herd of children moved from the hawk cage to the bird porch where Iddings instructed them to use their quiet voices.

Behind a glass wall children awed as hummingbirds hang, suspended in mid-air just a few feet away.

“Hummingbirds are so aggressive sometimes they even attack me,” Iddings said.

Another brightly colored bird perched on a telephone wire catching Iddings attention. She directed the groups attention with her finger,

“That bird right there is a California Scrub Jay, they are the bullies of the playground,” Iddings said.

Putting nature in terms that third graders can understand is an important part of the TWS. As Iddings guided the children over a rickety bridge she stopped at an Arroyo Willow and gathered the children close.

“See this little growth that looks like a flower, well it’s really a wasp’s nest that the tree grows over,” explained Iddings. “When the baby wasps hatch they eat there way out of there.”

Immediately, tiny wands shot up ready for answers to their pressing questions.

“How many eggs do they lay? Does it hurt the tree? Can I touch it?”

Iddings patiently answered each question making sure no curiosity went unexplained.

“With kids it’s hands on, anything they can touch or smell,” said Elisha Coon, a CSUF biology student who works at the sanctuary. “I’m still a kid, I relate well.”

As the tour moved from the frigid morning air to the cozy museum children began to scramble in various directions.

“What we do is educate a lot of children, it’s about appreciation and

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Third graders from Trabuco Mesa Elementary School pet a gopher snake at the Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary. awareness,” Coon said.

Suddenly the entire class was hov- mals,” said Cheryl Derleth, a teacher Inside the quaint museum children ering around the snake, charmed by at Trabuco Mesa Elementary. can pet stuffed bobcats and cougars its mystery.

Derleth has been frequenting Tucker or coddle a naturally smooth slice of “He’s so beautiful.” “He doesn’t Sanctuary since 1987. obsidian. feel slimy like he looks.” “Oh my “A lot of the kids live so close to The tour guide settled the rowdy gosh, he just licked me.” “Can I hold here, but they’ve never been here group down and pulled out the show- him next?” “Can I have a turn?” before,” Derleth said. stopper.

“It makes such a difference when The sanctuary also is a great place “This is Julius, a gopher snake. you let a kid hold a snake,” Coon to learn about Native Americans indigDoes anyone want to hold him?” asked said. enous to the area.

Jennifer, another tour guide.

While the class ogled over the once Being able to show children what For once, the hands stayed down. feared reptile, their teacher hovered Orange County looked like before the However, with a little bit of coax- near the back of the room.

20th century is something that stays ing and explaining one brave soul “The children love the museum, with them for a long time according accepted the challenge. they love the interaction with the ani- to Derleth.

Cookbook raises funds to find missing woman nSEARCH: Lynsie Ekelund disappeared about a year ago and the publication includes her favorite recipes

By Esmeralda Sosa

Daily Titan Staff Writer In order to raise money to find 21year-old Lynsie Ekelund, her mother Nancy has put together a cookbook that will be released on April 17.

Ekelund’s daughter Lynsie has been missing from her Placentia home since February 16, 2001.

Dutch apple delight and jambalaya are two of the 300 recipes that can be

found in “Recipes for Hope.” females and one male.

Nancy Ekelund said that Ekelund said the male drivBrea Printing is publishing er dropped Lynsie off last, one the first 500 copies free of house away from her home. charge. The cookbook will She said that she did not have cost $14.95 and every penny any type of conflicts with obtained from the sales will Lynsie. go directly toward the effort “We are the best of friends,” of finding Lynsie. It will be on Ekelund said. sale at the Placentia City Hall Ekelund said she is 100 within the next couple of days. percent sure that Lynsie did Ekelund The cookbook cover shows a not vanish voluntarily. picture of Lynsie and the back is made For Lynsie’s mother, life has been up of family pictures. very hard since her daughter has been The book includes some of Lynsie’s missing. favorite recipes as well as recipes from Ekelund is experiencing medical people who knew her. problems caused by stress. She spends Lynsie was last seen 14 months ago a lot of time in Lynsie’s room looking at at the corner of Valparaiso Drive and her pictures, clothes and furniture.

Rose Drive. She went to a party in San She also spends a lot of time crying.

Diego with three of her friends, two The anguish of not having any informa-

tion accompanies her on daily basis.

“It’s not knowing that’s so devastating,” Ekelund said.

Lynsie had just paid tuition for one semester at Fullerton Community College, which she planned to attend for one semester and later transfer to Cal State Fullerton.

Lynsie disappeared two days after Valentine’s Day. She was still able to exchange Valentine presents with her mom prior to her disappearance. “‘Mom, I’ll see you in the morning, I love you.’ That was the last thing she said to me,” Ekelund said.

Detective David Douglas from the Placentia Police Department said the investigation continues.

“The focus of the investigation is on the person that dropped her off,” Douglas said. A reward of $5, 000 has

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been offered to anyone that provides information that leads to the safe return of Lynsie.”

Douglas anticipates that the reward amount will increase in the following days.

In a couple of weeks, Lynsie’s picture will be displayed on the back of grocery store receipts in Southern California as a result of a new program that has been sponsored by The National Foundation of Missing Adults. Anyone that can provide information about Lynsie may contact the Placentia Police Department at (714) 993-8164 or 1-800-222-FIND.

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Once on the fringe, chiropractic joins the medical mainnHEALTH: Doctors finally gain acceptance from members in their field and increasing popularity with patients

By Susan Ferraro

New York Daily News You think your back hurts? New York-based opera singer Frederick Burchinal can spend whole evenings bent over in the role of a hunchback.

And that’s just one of the “compromising positions” onstage that make “I have him hurt all over.

“They always made are aches and probit a praclems that, if let alone, tice to build could escalate into bridges with other kinds of illness other provid- in the sinus, flu, stomprobers a patient ach lems,” said the barimight be see- tone, who made his Met debut ing.” in 1988.

So he Karen goes regularly for Erickson, chiropractic, the tenaciously popular, once disparaged hands-on healing approach that is slowly finding a place of its own inside the medical establishment.

Burchinal sees his physician, Dr. Woodson Merrell, at Beth Israel’s Continuum Center for Health and Healing in New York - the same place where his chiropractor, Karen Erickson, is a senior staff member.

“I am much healthier now,” Burchinal said. “Sometimes I go away for two or three months, for work, and I notice I start to feel not at peak performance. Then I have one or two sessions with Karen, and I am right back in form.”

Dr. James Dillard, an M.D., acupuncturist, chiropractor and head

of Oxford Health Plans’ alternative medicine program, said simply: “There has been a shift.”

For a long time, the medical establishment “wanted chiropractic to go away.”

Now, as health care grows ever more competitive and the medical doctors who once opposed chiropractic - vehemently - retire, even insurance companies are recognizing that chiropractic seems here to stay.

The forces pushing chiropractic toward greater acceptance within the medical community (ready or not) are several: -Insurance coverage: Depending on the plan and how its referral system works, HMOs and other insurance companies are mandated in many states, including New York, to cover at least some part of chiropractic visits.

In the early years of managed care, chiropractic was excluded, said Dr. Louis Sportelli of the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress.

Now, the demand is so loud that HMOs and PPOs and other convoluted arrangements under managed care are recognizing that they must provide coverage. “ In fact, states with insurance equality (laws) actually require third-party payers not to discriminate against chiropractors,” Dillard said.

Which is good, since chiropractic is the most popular drug-free treatment.

Practices that include chiropractors may also give an M.D. an economic edge “because if he gets X number of dollars for X number of patients, bringing in an effective practitioner who is low-cost ... saves money,” Sportelli says.

-Popularity: Chiropractors seem more caring, as a group, than many traditional, time-pressed doctors.

One of New York chiropractor Patrick Kerr’s patients remembers the Sunday he rushed to the man’s house with a portable machine to get him up and walking.

During the hands-on care, “You are totally connected to that person and their healing abilities,” Burchinal said. More “sensitive to the patient as a whole being,” they don’t “just rubber-stamp, or say, `Call me in a month.’”

-Patient Preferences: Most chiropractic patients have “college educations, and middle to high incomes,” Sportelli said. “They are baby boomers. They are not going to go quietly

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Dr. Patrick Kerr uses the Atlas Orthogonal Percussion Instrument. into orthopedic shoes and rocking chairs. They are going to find a way to maintain their health and live into their 80s and 90s.”

-Business Savvy: Chiropractors’ business survival skills, developed through decades of battle with the medical establishment, means many are adept at building private practices that last.

Chiropractors know how to network within the medical professions.

“I have always made it a practice to build bridges with other providers a patient might be seeing,” said Erickson, Burchinal’s chiropractor.

Because she usually sees patients more often than medical doctors do, “I may notice ... they haven’t had a physical or Pap test in five years, or

indications of more medical things going on. So I refer them to medical doctors.”

Chiropractic centers on the spine - and keeping it straight. Bad spinal alignment, say 60,000 practitioners, throws backs out of whack and can cause headaches, ear problems (especially in children), stress and other illnesses.

To fix problems, chiropractors manipulate, or adjust, the spinal column, often after massage or using hot or cold packs. The result is familiar to millions: sometimes very loud neck cracks that put things back where they belong.

Some prefer machines to adjust what experts call subluxations, or badly aligned joints. Kerr uses an atlas orthogonal machine to realign

the top, or atlas, vertebra.

It feels more like a vibration than a “jolt”: “It’s precise and less invasive,” Kerr said, who gets referrals from M.D.s. The effect is immediate: “The nerve pressure at the base of the skull diminishes, and the rest of the spine will move into normal position.”

Dr. Erika Schwartz, 53, a New York internist who specializes in women’s health, goes to Kerr for occasional atlas orthogonal adjustments.

“I think it works,” she said.

But, Schwartz cautions, success depends on the provider. Some chiropractic she has had did not “provide such great relief - since we are human we move, and you lose the adjustment. What Patrick does lasts.”

Whatever the treatment, 30 million people seek some form of chiropractic treatment each year, Sportelli said. The usual reasons: back, neck or arthritic pain. Chiropractors also treat knees and shoulders.

Studies show that the approach is as good if not better than other treatments to ease certain types of back pain although, as Dillard notes, 70 percent to 85 percent of such complaints will go away by themselves in time.

The practice is not without risk: Manipulation may worsen headaches. Rarely, bones break and, even less often, some patients may suffer a kind of stroke linked to neck traumas in general, like car accidents.

“There are limitations to every field - sometimes physical therapy or acupuncture works, and sometimes chiropractic,” said Burchinal’s doctor, Merrell, who is also executive director of the alternative medicine center at Beth Israel.

“Until 10 years ago, it was thought inappropriate, even quackery,” Merrell said. “But it is licensed in all 50 states.”

He incorporates complementary treatment into his practice, depending on the patient: “It can be beneficial,” he said.

A growing body of research is adding up. Among a group of workers with back-related injuries, those who saw chiropractors paid about a tenth as much and lost a tenth of the workdays as those who went to medical doctors.

Other published studies from 1997 to 2001 find that chiropractic helps tension and migraine headaches and ear infections. In a Minnesota study, children with asthma had fewer

severe attacks after regular adjustments.

These days, chiropractic is key - the backbone, in fact - to many of the 125 hospital-based integrative medicine programs up and running in 2001, said John Weeks, a complementary medicine expert who works with insurance companies.

“Finding a way to successfully integrate chiropractic” into hospital programs like Beth Israel’s is “critical” in making them work financially, Weeks said, though still not common.

Private practices also are opening their doors. At Champion Medical Services in Manhattan, Scott Reale, M.D., is a physiatrist - a doctor trained in physical medicine - who prefers to focus on sports problems.

“I was a gymnast, and have been seeing chiropractors since I was 13,” Reale said. About his consolidated practice: “I thought it was important to have a chiropractor in the office.”

Patients see him for evaluation and prescriptions for muscle relaxants, for example. Then they go to Champion’s chiropractor, Brian Goldberg, “if necessary and they are amenable.” Reale remains on hand for immediate consults.

“I think for a lot of us, this is a coming wave,” Reale said.

Choosing Chiropractic There are 60,000 chiropractors in the United States, and - as in any field - some are better than others.

If you are interested in going to a chiropractor: Ask your medical doctor or insurance company for a recommendation; many keep lists of approved practitioners. Make sure your chiropractor has completed the four years of postgraduate training required today of licensed practitioners.

Check to see that they have passed national boards.

Make sure their state license is up-to-date. Evaluate practitioners as they evaluate you: They should take thorough medical histories of each patient, X-ray the spine so they can see what the problems are, and test for or eliminate other serious problems such as spinal disease or psychological problems that might be making pain worse.

Note: Because chiropractic is extremely personal, stop treatment if anything about it or the practitioner makes you uncomfortable.

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Bouldering attracts young follownRECREATION: Rock climbing hits Southern California in an extreme way without the support of any safety equipment

By Lisa Liddane

The Orange County Register The belly of an ocean-ravaged rock looms four feet above the firm sand in Corona del Mar State Beach in Southern California. And underneath it, Bryan Lorentzen clings like SpiderMan, trying to figure out how to move across the rock without falling off.

He uses no harness. No ropes.

Just hands dusted with chalk and feet encased in very snug climbing shoes.

This is bouldering, a sport that is increasingly attracting young people.

Though boulderers such as Lorentzen do it because it’s fun, they’re discovering the fitness benefit along the way: Bouldering is an effective way to increase muscle strength and endurance, especially in the upper body.

It involves the least amount of gear: chalk, chalk bag, climbing shoes and a crash pad - a covered, dense foam slab to cushion falls. The higher you go, the more you’ll need a bouldering partner who can “spot” you. If you falter and fall, your partner can guide your descent to reduce the injuries you might sustain. That partner isn’t going to catch you but may be able to prevent your head and body from being posi-

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The issues of using terms like “He’s so gay” and “What a fag” were also discussed in an effort to understand whether those phrases are just slang language or the initial stages of homophobia.

“Communication is contextual,” Williams said. “When students are using phrases like ‘You’re so gay,’ you need to look at the context of which it is used.

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department as assistant chair and chair.

“I saw a lot of my students graduating and getting jobs as bartenders and waitresses because they didn’t know what to do with their art,” he said. “I started the internship program within the department and now 25 years later the program is considered one of the best on the West Coast.”

tioned in ways that can cause serious or lethal injuries.

It’s not about vertical gain. In bouldering, your goal is to “solve a boulder problem.” This means figuring out how to get from point A to point B on the boulder using a series of movements and hand - and footholds. Sometimes, executing these body movements and hand and foot positions can be intricate and complicated, much like figuring out a lengthy equation.

“You’re like a mathematician,” said Matt Callender, 20, a Southern Californian who has been bouldering for nearly three years. “You’re trying to figure out a sequence and unlock a vault.”

Climbers assign a level of technical difficulty to parts of the boulder problem using one of several rating systems. The most widely used of these ratings in the United States is the V system. The more difficult a segment of a boulder problem is, the higher the rating.

“Most problems are no higher than in the 15-foot to 20-foot range,” said Randy Vogel, an author of climbing guides. “Some are just off the ground.”

The availability of crash pads in recent years have emboldened people go higher, he said. The maximum bouldering height is typically 35-40 feet.

Bouldering has been around for decades and has been used by climbers as a way to train for some aspects of a coming climb, said Shawn Crawford, owner of Rock City Climbing Center in Anaheim Hills, Calif.

But bouldering for its own sake has

The use of the word ‘nigger’ or ‘nigga,’ when used in the right context, is an endearment.”

However, a few of the other panelists disagreed with her statement.

“When you start thinking about gays in a negative way, it conjures up the image of hate,” said Randy Emery, instructor at Sinte Gleska University in South Dakota.

Nielson also said that using these kinds of derogatory phrases are beginnings of overt homophobia.

“I don’t know how we can weed it out when it becomes accepted as part of our vernacular,” she said.

Rosalina Camacho, coordinator of the Women of Color Resource Center at CSUF, said teachers and adults need to

come of age only in the past five years, he said. “We’ve tripled the number of customers who want to be just boulderers, not climbers.”

Other indoor climbing gyms also are seeing such a spike in bouldering interest that they are beefing up their bouldering classes or installing new bouldering walls.

“Three years ago, one or two out of 10 climbing customers were boulderers,” said Chris McCraw, bouldering/climbing sales specialist at REI in Santa Ana, Calif. “Lately, three or four of all climbing customers are boulderers.”

The number of bouldering Web sites continues to grow in cyberspace.

Several bouldering enthusiasts in Sacramento plan this year to launch a magazine called Vbouldering.

Boulderers say there’s no single reason for the renaissance of bouldering.

It’s probably a combination of several factors, Vogel said.

Some boulderers credit indoor climbing gyms for helping introduce the sport to new generations of young people.

Others say it’s the sport’s comparatively low overhead. “It’s a cheaper way to go,” McCraw said. “The most expensive item is a crash pad, which costs from $150 to $200.”

Or it might be the social aspect, Callender said. There’s a lot of watching, coaching and giving friends support when tackling a boulder problem.

One beauty of bouldering is that skills refined at a climbing gym are meant to be applied to the real thing, said Sam Davidson, executive director

teach students to look at the word and examine its history.

“It takes one adult to start the process,” she said.

A discussion of racism also took place and continues to be a pervasive topic in society. Pham said no matter how successful a person may be, racism will always be an issue.

However, she encourages people to learn from those experiences.

“Take every single opportunity as an educational experience,” she said.

As for eliminating prejudice and discrimination within you, the panelists agree that education is the first step.

Nielson said she believes that people have to change themselves first and then

“He can be a persuasive guy,” said Suez. Kerciu’s list of activities throughout his career is certainly proof of that.

At the end of this semester, Kerciu is retiring with 40 years of teaching on his resume. He is also represented in many museums’ permanent collections including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Smithsonian Institute. Kerciu, however, appears to be proud of his accomplishments at CSUF the most.

“It was an exciting time,” he said.

“I’m going to miss this.”

of Access Fund, a national nonprofit organization for climbing advocacy.

To hear fans tell it, bouldering’s popularity boils down to one fact: It’s a fun mental and physical challenge. They definitely would much rather boulder than go to the gym to weight-train for muscle strength and endurance.

“I like it because it was physically and mentally challenging,” said Jamie Hays of Redlands, Calif. “It’s about moving your body and balance, not just about strength.”

Somewhere along the way, people become stronger.

Hockey enthusiast Sue Clineff, 21, of Corona, Calif., goes bouldering at an indoor climbing gym twice a week. She doesn’t equate it to lifting weights at a health club. But she might as well. “I have a stronger upper body from bouldering,” Clineff said. “My slapshots have definitely gotten harder.” As with most types of outdoor activities, there is a significant risk of injury, such as broken bones, Davidson said. As participation in bouldering grows, so does the number of injuries, he said.

Having bouldering partners and knowing how to fall can go only so far.

Lorentzen, who has had his share of bruises and other injuries, sums it this way: “Falls are a given.”

Interested in trying bouldering?

Boulderers suggest learning the fundamentals at an indoor-climbing gym and reading about it.

Here are some resources: “-Southern California Bouldering Guide” by Craig Fry (Chockstone Press, $20) This book could use updat-

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make it happen. We keep calling and calling.”

The class collected over $20,000 in total donations and more prizes are still coming in. Donations include services, such as printing costs, advertising, goods and services and actual cash. All donations are used to fund the week-long event.

Anxieties can build when organizing such a large event, but the student push through.

According to Gonzalez, time is the most precious commodity during the semester.

“Managing your time is the most difficult part,” Gonzalez said. “It takes a lot of juggling, but you get close to the people in your group.”

Keeping open communication amongst the students was challenging for Favela.

“The logistics of the scheduling, the donations and the speakers was difficult,” Favela said. “All the students have other classes and trying to work around everyone’s schedule is hard. They have work and school obligations.”

According to Favela, all the team members have maintained their involvement. Everyone has set Comm Week into their priorities.

“Some task force members have taken off the entire week to be there during Comm Week,” he said.

Comm Week features activities for all curious about the communications field.

A Poetry Slam at Off Campus Pub Tuesday, April 23 at 7 p.m. dares not only to open all minds to poetry, but

pay them as well. The event is open to everyone, students and the public, willing to show off their talent.

There is a $100 cash prize for first place, a $50 cash prize for second and additional runner-up prizes.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation will cook up a barbecue in the student quad Monday, April 22 from 11:00 a.m.to 4:00 p.m.

For job-seekers, a job fair will be held Wednesday, April 24 in the student quad from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The final culmination of events includes the annual alumni softball game Friday, April 26 at 6:00 p.m. and the National Writers Workshop, Saturday, April 27 at 8:00 a.m. which boasts legendary speakers from around the country.

In the end, the process of creating Comm Week can be rewarding, both professionally and personally.

The whole experience has paid off for Tea Dela Cruz, 21, chairman of the Task Force.

“I’m getting my feet wet with what goes on in the real world,” Dela Cruz said. “I’m not afraid to go into the workforce. I’ve learned a lot.”

For Favela utilizing everyone’s talents and ideas was enjoyable.

“The most rewarding part is know that we were able to do it,” said Favela. “Bringing all these good minds together and making it creative and unique.”

Of course, an outstanding final outcome is the main goal for most.

“The most rewarding part is the end product. When you can step back and go, ‘Whoa, I did that,’” Gonzalez said. “It may get crazy, but in the end it’s really worth it.”

move on from there.

Helping others overcome their biases, however, may be more difficult.

“We have to drop that seed and hope that it grows some time,” said Randolph Baxter, lecturer of American studies at CSUF. You first need to overcome your own discomfort and start taking individual actions, Johnson said. She also said to not give up if we can’t fight the battle in our respective communities and to not stop trying.

“You can’t walk away from the battle,” she said. “It’s not a waste of time.”

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Student survives accident, turns life nRECOVERY: After hours of therapy, a young woman bounces back and becomes stronger than before

By Heather Blair

Special to the Titan It was a late afternoon on July 19, 1998 when Michelle WhalenCamacho left her serving job at Red Lobster to go to her new home in La Habra. She had just moved from Lancaster, Calif. and kept her address book with her at all times because she couldn’t remember the “I was given address or phone number. As she another thought about how chance at much traffic there life, and was down Lambert Boulevard, it’s going she waited among all to be the cars in her new city wonderful.” just so she could get home and Michelle settle in. But it was rush Whalenhour.

As she became Camacho, aggravated, a driver in the other direction swerved in and out of his lane, hitting the median regularly. But when the median ended, Whalen-Camacho’s car acted as the center divider. He hit her car headon, totaling her car and leaving her senseless.

The last thing Whalen-Camacho remembers was the traffic. One week later she woke up. Little did she know at the time, but her tiny body and her Hyundai Elantra were struck head-on by a drunk driver. As firefighters, police officers and emergency personnel worked diligently to remove the carnage from the scene,

Whalen-Camacho sat limp, drifting in and out of consciousness.

Her then-boyfriend Ron Camacho had an extra-long commute home that day because he was still working in Lancaster. As he proceeded down the boulevard that he had only been taking for one week, he saw many emergency vehicles and traffic cops diverting cars from the intersection. Camacho never knew it was his girlfriend who was being removed from her car with the Jaws of Life. Fervently trying to get home to meet his partner, he didn’t think twice about the situation, but upon arrival to his house he didn’t see her car there and started to panic. Since he didn’t even have a key, he broke in through the window to find the answering machine blinking with a message—a police officer had found her address book and called her home to see if anyone was there. He listened to the answering machine speak of a bad accident in which Whalen-Camacho was involved.

Emergency crew finally peeled the 21-year-old Whalen-Camacho away from the wreckage and airlifted her to UCI Medical Center where doctors worked to keep her alive. With little chance for life, Whalen-Camacho laid helplessly for one week on constant morphine as doctors waited for her lacerated liver to heal so they could perform long, intense hours of surgery to correct her injuries.

After the accident doctors embedded bolts in her knees so they could hang her legs from a bar to keep her blood from clotting.

Then slowly, after her liver was healed, they started to repair her damaged body limb-by-limb. Her coma ended one week after the accident and she knew something had happened to her, something was wrong with her legs.

“It was weird,” Whalen-Camacho said. “I didn’t know what was going on. It was kind of like I was in a body I did not know. I felt like I woke up and a lot of time had passed. I was very fuzzy about what was going on.”

Two weeks after the fateful day, doctors surgically implanted rods in her femurs and pins in her knees. A second surgery, which lasted seven hours, left Whalen-Camacho with pins in her feet and a plate in her right arm.

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Camacho should have started school, but instead was in another intense surgery where doctors forcefully bent her knees—as if breaking a doll’s legs—to make her walk.

As Whalen-Camacho waited to recover from the experience, she collected disability pay from Red Lobster. Her boyfriend supported her. He still worked as a cook, and at the time was not making much money. But they still made it.

At first she endured countless hours of in-home physical therapy. When she felt better, she then adjusted her schedule so she could go to the rehabilitation center for her physical therapy.

But the whole time she was out from work and in physical therapy, bills accrued and money had to be paid.

“It was creepy, because one year to the day after the accident the doctors took the rods out of my femurs and tried to reconstruct my scars,” she said.

Whalen-Camacho still had a long way to go. Even though she was physically getting better she still had to deal with the financial debt of the crash.

Because the drunk driver only had liability insurance, Whalen-Camacho received only a small amount of money in proportion to what her bills were. She was able to buy a Honda Accord with the money, and the rest was left to her. The judge decided he only had to pay restitution charges equaling $2,000, which were enough to cover her prescription drug costs, and instead of going to jail, he was sentenced to serve in an alcohol rehabilitation program for six months. He was monitored 24 hours a day, and he could not leave the premises without a supervisor.

But the money he owed wasn’t enough to cover the medical expenses from the damage he had done.

Whalen-Camacho had to dip into her money market account that had roughly $4,000 in it. It was her savings for college, but she needed it to pay her accumulating medical expenses. The reason she had the money in the first place was because her father had set up a trust fund for his children when he died prematurely from colon cancer at the age of 42. Whalen-Camacho was only 16 at the time, and could not touch the money until she turned 18. With her original purpose for the money on

her mind, she begrudgingly paid the bills for her medical care.

Though some would shy away from continuing with their education after being down on their luck, Whalen-Camacho proceeded.

Emotionally and physically she had been scarred. And although she suffered from severe pains at times, she took a full load at school and pursued her dreams.

One year after the accident Whalen-Camacho was working fulltime and attending school, on track to getting her bachelor’s degree. In Aug. 1999 the metal rods were taken out of her femurs, and she was feeling better. Camacho and her still lived together and had planned on getting married soon.

When Camacho finally did propose, he produced a non-traditional band with two garnet triangles centered between tiny diamonds.

Whalen-Camacho smiled as she recalled the moment, “He knew my dad meant a lot to me, and he wanted to show how much he cared by giving me this ring.”

The two garnets represented birthstones of both January-born WhalenCamacho and her father.

“He said ‘I know your father would want the best for us,’ WhalenCamacho said. “But because he couldn’t ask my father for my hand in marriage, he did this instead. It’s so I’ll always remember.”

With the marriage, WhalenCamacho knew she would gain a stepdaughter, Ivy and a stepson, Ian. Camacho had an ex-girlfriend, Michelle Davis, who no longer wanted her children anymore.

“She said she couldn’t handle them anymore,” Whalen-Camacho said.

When Whalen-Camacho married Camacho in August of 2000, she was preparing to become a mother of two. With a notarized letter from Davis, Whalen-Camacho and Camacho gained legal guardianship of Ivy, now 5, and Ian, now 4. “[The note] said ‘it would be in Ian’s best interest to live with us,’” Whalen-Camacho said. “But that just keeps her from going to jail.”

Last year, Whalen-Camacho and Camacho found out that Davis would abuse the children when she would take them for the weekend.

Whalen-Camacho said it would be a constant battle to get them to return to homeostasis when they returned

from Davis’ house.

Since then the hitting has stopped, but it has been replaced by feelings of doubt, insecurity and fear in the children.

Whalen-Camacho has to convince Ivy that she wouldn’t be punished for telling the truth.

“When they go to [Davis’] house I never pack underwear or toothbrushes because she always tells me that she supplies those things for the kids,” Whalen-Camacho said.

“But the last time I sent them up there to visit, I specifically sent them with toothbrushes because they were going to their grandma’s house.

But the toothbrushes never made it to grandma’s house.

When questioned about why, Whalen-Camacho said Ian spoke first. “He said ‘I told mommy those toothbrushes were old and they needed to be thrown out after grandma’s house, but she wouldn’t listen. She said they were OK.’” Ivy then spoke up and said she had thrown them in the trash, but Davis took them out of the trash for them to continue to use.

After enough convincing, WhalenCamacho said Ivy finally admitted that her and Ian both use Davis’ toothbrush when they would go and visit.

Another incident led to WhalenCamacho’s discovery that her stepchildren slept in their clothes and wore no underwear.

“I don’t know why she didn’t ask us to pack those things,” WhalenCamacho said. “I guess she was too proud.”

Whalen-Camacho, who is now 24, said she loves the children as if they were her own. The “mommy” role is where she feels she needs to be.

But happily ever after doesn’t fit in her schedule book just yet. Days are still long and hard as she constantly switches gears from “mommy” to “student” to “employee.” After the accident, Whalen-Camacho didn’t start school right away. In spring of 1999 she started school again to pursue her dream of being in the FBI. Much to her dismay, she found that she would never be able to pass the physical part of the test to get into the FBI. She then switched her focus to becoming a civil plaintiff lawyer.

“I was always interested in law, but since I can’t pass the physical, my focus needed to change,” she said.

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Although she still gets stiff and aches if she doesn’t keep her muscles strong, Whalen-Camacho endures 12-hour days in which she packs lunches, works out, studies for midterms and prepares to graduate in the spring.

The next adjustment in her life will be when she enters law school in the fall.

She still has constant reminders of the accident that happened three years ago. She still writes a check for $75 to pay off her medical expenses every month. And covering her petite frame are pink, welted scars that will never go away.

But Whalen-Camacho feels like she got another chance at life, and feels there is a reason for everyt h i n g “... the that has happened doctors took to her.

Doctors say the the rods out only reason she of my femurs survived that afterand tried to noon was because of reconstruct the airbag in her car my scars.” and that she had no one else with her, Michelle otherwise her passenWhalengers would have died.

Camacho, But never the less, WhalenCamacho still pursues her goals and adjusts as life brings changes.

“I was given another chance at life, and it’s going to be wonderful,” Whalen-Camacho said. “I want to put as much energy and potential into it as possible.

“I am living more honestly, more real than I was before. If I do or don’t want to do something, I’ll decide right away. It used to be tomorrow, but you never know about tomorrow.”

arts & entertainment April 18, 2002

Brewery Artwalk “Uberjam” fuses eclectic sounds intoxicates the artistic senses PREVIEW: Two acres of art will showcase everything from jewelry to sculptures

By Sabrina Sakaguchi

Daily Titan Staff Writer Vodka and rum bottles advertise only 44 percent alcohol by volume.

The Brewery Artwalk, once advertised 100 percent art by volume, will leave you far more intoxicated but without the headache the next morning.

The biannual Brewery Artwalk in Los Angeles offers a lively and at times enlightening art escapade this weekend.

More than 200 walls of practically every kind of artwork will infiltrate the some 100 studios in the 21-building Brewery Art Complex.

Covering more than 20 acres, the Brewery Art Complex offers a vastness for exhibit space which allows the potentially thousands of attendants ample space to roam, view and enjoy.

When attending past Artwalks, the hardest choice seemed to be which door to enter first. Some opted for proximity, others by favorite flag color. But regardless of where one starts, the trip that follows is long and but enjoyable.

So onward to under the green flagged metal door.

Nothing more than an aide in deciphering the free maps, the green indicator flag led to abstract sculptures composed of miniature heads on little motors, and eventually to mood enhancing body oils and soaps.

Following proximity’s lead, the next adventure is in the largest of the five zones, the Blue Zone, which tested visitors’ stamina and desire for art.

With eight floors to wade through, Artwalk visitors no longer paced themselves according to hours but to the number of studios.

Within the vast blue-flagged boundaries of the Blue Zone, visitors can see the diversity of the Artwalk.

Watercolors, rock collections, the latest chic clothing and artistic reflections on social issues were found scattered within the area.

But the bigger challenge that visitors found was at the nine studios of the Blue Zone—a four-story high, 30-foot long catwalk connecting the two buildings in the zone.

Standing on an open-waffled metal platform, a person slightly afraid of higher altitudes would have

to debate whether to take the long way back down through the previous four flights of steps.

But art was calling.

Halfway across the seemingly endless bridge, the brave soul could catch a glimpse of the reason to bear weak knees and an accelerated heartbeat.

The astonishing sight of the tall business towers of Los Angeles reminded one of how close, yet distant, this collection of creativity and beauty was to the busy metropolis.

But the three ambiguous meat locker doors protruding from the side of another building overshadowed this enlightening sight.

Oddities like the catwalk and the meat lockers were commonplace at the Artwalk, leading visitors like mice in a cheese-induced trance through the Blue Zone to the Red, then the Purple and finally the Yellow Zone.

In the final stretch of the Artwalk, visitors could find origami, acrylics, candles, jewelry, footwear, metals, silks, woods, music, furniture and practically anything else that an art lover would crave.

Although the Artwalk seems to be a potpourri of art exhibits, this biannual event stands out with a type of art no other exhibits could possibly offer—inside the Brewery residents’ homes.

As art enthusiasts explore the possibilities of paint and clay, they can also contemplate how a dark leather couch can work so well with a mosaic glass-topped table.

The next Brewery Artwalk is open this Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

Started in 1982 by resident volunteers, the free Brewery Artwalk exhibits more than 100 resident and invited guest artists a year. In 1997, the Brewery Art Association (BAA), an educational and community outreach arts organization, took over the popular event, which has seen recent attendance in the several thousands.

The Brewery Art Complex is at the intersection of North Main Street and Moulton Ave., a couple miles north of the I-5 in downtown Los Angeles.

The biannual Brewery Artwalk is held in late fall and mid-spring.

For more information, check out the BAA Web site at www.breweryart. org.

REVIEW: The John Scofield Band’s album goes experimental with samplings of Indian melodies and trance

By Laila Derakhshanian Daily Titan Staff Writer

Unabashed rhythm and music with absolutely no boundaries is conceptualized in “Uberjam,” the latest album from The John Scofield Band.

Scofield’s 11-track wonder is a whirlwind of luster inspired by Indian music samples in the songs “Acidhead” and “Tomorrow Land.” Odd as it may sound, the music fires off a warm country-soul feel to the blend.

Far from being considered traditional jazz, Scofield integrates tunes that wander to different spectrums of music, transcending the listener to a region beyond space and time. Scofield, with the help of Avi Bortnick on rhythm guitar, Jesse Murphy on bass and Adam Deitch on drums, combine rock, blues and drum n’ bass style to form their own eclectic sound.

A few songs in this new album also include trance.

“I had to search high and low to find the right musicians to make this record with me,” Scofield said “The band has grown over the past three years and nothing compares with an entity that develops over time.”

Scofield, harboring a lifelong love for jazz, has collaborated with such artists as Joe Lavono, Bill Frisell and Pat Metheny. He also has toured with jazz legend Miles Davis. It was with Davis, that he discovered a different side to music.

“There really was a kind of music that was both funky and improvised at the

same time,” Scofield said.

Keeping with Scofield’s free jazz attitude, “Uberjam” may be difficult to follow at times. Its jaunty beats and wild moods mirror a childish exploration of everything beloved and new. “I Brake 4 Monster Booty” is the only track sprinkled with hip-hop lyrics and a harsh beat,

At the same time, it is a good album to set the mood of a night out on the town.

“I’m having more fun playing now than I ever have,” Scofield said. “I’m getting inspiration from younger musicians.

I’m as excited about writing and playing music as I ever been.”

RECITAL: Faculty member and mentor Sergei Martinchuk gave his first campus performance

By Mark Migrino

Daily Titan Staff Writer At 6:30 p.m Tuesday., the Performing Arts Building Recital Hall, usually so busy, appeared to be in a slumber. The seats were cool and empty, the stage dark . Silence engulfed the hall.

Approximately one hour later the building slowly came back to life. Students, friends and music-lovers shuffled in to witness what later became an electrifying performance by Serge Martinchuk.

He slowly appeared from the left side of the stage dressed in a traditional black tuxedo and sat in front of a piano.

He waited silently for a few seconds and focused on the task at hand. The lights went out. The only sight in front of the

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audience was Martinchuk and his piano under the spotlight.

Martinchuk played musical masterpieces created by W.A. Mozart, S.V. Rachmaninoff, and Prokofieff during the recital. Each piece he played demonstrated his mastery of the instrument which he has played since he was a boy.

Martinchuk played at different speeds.

Some pieces were slow and mellow. A few others were played at a more agitated and fast pace. But all together the hand motions and music were in synch.

When the music was fast, his fingers moved rapidly and powerfully across the keys. He was smooth and graceful when the speed of the music was slower. He performed brilliantly and his ability to change the tempo during different pieces

SHOW: A greater emphasis was placed on the art of movement in this year’s Spring Dance Theatre Special to the Daily Titan

By Esmeralda Sosa

Daily Titan Staff Writer

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Aleks Synteks’s concert in Anaheim’s JC Fandango’s was met with great enthusiasm from eager fans.

The arrangement of his songs took the crowd to a state of ecstasy and then calm with a romantic song.

“It was the best concert ever,” said Priscilla Torres, a Syntek fan.

This was the first time that she actually left a concert 100 percent sure that the money she paid was worth it.

For other fans like Pomona resident Maria Cortes, it revived very special moments that brought tears to her eyes.

“Someone I truly love dedicated me ‘Por Volverte a Ver,’” Cortes said. “Every time I hear it I always cry.”

Syntek showed his enormous charisma to connect with the audience.

mesmerized the crowd.

“This was the first piano recital I have ever been to and it was amazing,” said Deborah Taylor, a Liberal Arts major.

“Martinchuk plays the piano with such ease and at the same time he never reveals the true difficulty of playing this instrument.”

Martinchuk is also a part-time faculty member at Cal State Fullerton where he is an applied piano instructor. Some of his students attended that evening to watch .

One of his current students, Wendy Chen, describes him as someone “who is personally involved in music because he loves it so much.”

His students also believe that they have become better pianists under his tutelage.

“He challenges and expects a lot from his students,” said Cindy Briggs, a Piano Pedagogy major, another student of his.

“He inspires us to do better.”

Martinchuk’s received his Master of Music Degree in Piano Performance from UCLA. He is now trying to earn a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Piano Performance at UC Santa Barbara.

He said that music is his life .

“Music has affected my life in many ways. I can’t go one day without thinking about it,” Martinchuk said. “ In terms of practice, even when I take a vacation I’ll be thinking about some piece and how to practice it,” he continued. “ In fact, I have to make an effort not to think about music.”

Storytelling takes a break

By Elana Pruitt

Once on stage Syntek played the piano and sang, keeping fans enthusiastic during the show.

Many musicians, producers and artists themselves consider Syntek to be one of the best Mexican artists of our time.

His career spans 10 years and began when he formed the band, Aleks Syntek y La Gente Normal. He later decided to go solo and keptthe name Aleks Syntek.

Syntek performed some of his greatest hits like “Sexo Pudor Y Lagrimas,” “Lo Que Tu Necesitas” and “Por Volverte a Ver.” His concert was full of energy and can best be described as a roller coaster of emotions.

a stark contrast from “Tomorrow Land” with its soothing jazz appeal. Although each song has its own character they all share a myriad of smooth transitions.

“Uberjam” has an interesting insight into the clashes and harmony of instruments. It’s the kind of music that can be played while walking down the beach.

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CSUF pianist gave a heavenly

Aleks Syntek dazzles excited Southern California audience

Dressed in a silver metallic suit, Mexican pop artist Aleks Syntek danced to disco music, as he performed a mix of disco hits. “Brick House,” “That’s the Way I like It” and “Staying Alive” were some that formed part of the disco mix that momentarily transported the audience to the 1970s, in a concert at JC Fandango’s nightclub in Anaheim on Thursday night.

Dressed for the occasion in their best casual outfits, fans patiently waited in line for approximately two hours before the club doors opened.

Filled to its capacity, JC Fandango’s was the perfect setting for a concert Syntek’s Southern California fans had long waited for.

The concert began with the performance of Circo, a band from the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. They played for about 45 minutes, delighting the audience with their rock music.

Circo kept the energy flowing throughout their performance. They definitely set the atmosphere and left the crowd anxious to see Syntek, who were more than ready to welcome him.

The adrenaline level increased when Syntek jumped on the stage.

The band’s sound takes a step toward experimental in “Uberjam.”

Cal State Fullerton’s annual “Spring Dance Theatre” hit the stage with a furious mix of pop blockin,’ flamenco romanticism and hillbilly frolicking.

This year’s concert series veered from the traditional storytelling that accompanies every dance piece, to the experimental with a greater emphasis on the act of dancing instead of weaving a tale.

Opening the dance series was the act “No U Turn,” which embraced the phenomenon of pop music. It featured the catchy 1980s song “Da Da Da,” and complemented a love story told backwards. It was the one of the few performances with a complete story. In it, the audience can trace the evolution of a love affair: boy likes girl, boy gets girl, boy forgets about girl and boy loses girl. It began and ended with dancer Enrique De La Paz – who also appeared in last year’s concert – holding up two halves of his heart in cartoonish fashion.

Next was “Time,” which was too fraught with symbolism to enjoy.

The movements were sharp and so distracting that it takes away from enjoying the entire performance.

Each dancer’s move was so disjointed from the others on stage

that I was too busy searching for meaning in the chaotic disharmony of moving arms and legs.

But looking past my confusion, it was easy to appreciate their flexibility and stamina as athletic performers.

But, the sexy “Romaniya” and modern “Simian” could have lasted longer.

Flamenco dancers clad in black and flowing red skirts, clapped the air with fans, modestly hiding their faces at one point while twisting their wrists, embracing the Spanish guitar-plucking. This style wasn’t featured in last year’s theater ensemble, but brought an international quality of warmth and emotion to the stage this year.

“Simian” practically mimicked Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” It darkly portrayed the mod style. The audience was treated to exaggerated make-up and the sleekness of pompadour hair . Like monkeys and children hanging from a jungle gym, the creepy feel of an evil playground was chillingly exciting.

On the other end of the spectrum was “Hay Day.” Practically able to feel the mud between my toes, it stood out among the other shows.

Farm girls in frumpy dresses, twirled around arm-in-arm. Throughout this dance, they desperately tried to wake up the lazy farm boy to join in their fun. Understandably, the routine was probably placed in the concert for a lively effect, different from seriousness of previous performances.

Choreographer Robin Kish did a decent job trying to formulate innocent expressionism, but the rest of the mature pieces were overpow-

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Enrique De La Paz is back in this year’s “Spring Dance Theatre.”

ering. It made this country-dance style a silly addition to the respected forum of dance theater.

Another segment that added a different flavor was “Night and Day.” Originally, I was unable to understand why the title had to comment on the interracial waltzing of black dancer, John Ajayi and white dancer Megan Grubel. But as it progressed, I felt the chemistry between two different cultures. The symbolism became more apparent , as the dance’s title grew more relevant: racial and cultural harmony. Still, a more creative approach would have given the performance more power.

Not all of this year’s performances stood out. But the few that did maintained some of last year’s dancing and story-telling unity.

Thursday, April 18, 2002

Titans break losing streak

Sports Briefs VOLLEYBALL

nTENNIS: Fullerton picks up eighth win of season after sweeping doubles play at UCR

By Deborah Germinaro Daily Titan Staff Writer

Better late than never.

The Cal State Fullerton women’s tennis team went out in style as they won their last regular season match against UC Riverside, 4-3. “[The team] still believed they could [win], even after a couple of close losses,” head coach Bill Reynolds said.

“It is so nice to see them experience that and get rewarded for it.”

The victory, which also marked Fullerton’s first and only Big West Conference win, brought the Titans final record to 8-14.

“It just goes to show that we can keep up with these other teams in the conference,” Reynolds said. “We did not get completely shut out and a lot of our losses were real close.”

The end result at Riverside might have been close, 4-3, but the doubles matches were not.

Fullerton not only won the doubles point, they swept all three matches.

“You know what did it (caused the win), was that doubles point,” Reynolds said. “We won the doubles point rather easily.”

In what ended up being an emotional final season match, both CSUF’s Carla Rocha’s and Jessica Martin’s opponents were left in tears after losing in the third set.

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Ioana Sisoe returns a serve in her singles loss April 12. The sophomore was victorious Wednesday.

Fullerton had already earned two The reason Rocha’s and Martin’s One down, one more to go as No. 6 points, one for doubles and one for No. matches were so important is that, as Titan singles player Martin also came 4 Titan singles player Ioana Sisoe’s the only two matches left in play, they back to win in her third set after losing match. decided the fate of the team. the first game.

After No. 3 Titan singles player “It was tough,” No. 2 Titan singles With the win Wednesday, CSUF will Michelle Arndt and No. 5 Titan singles player Rocha said. “I have not played a probably play the No. 9 seed rather than player Adriana Hockicko lost, it was up three-setter in a month.” the No. 7 seed team in the first round of to the remaining three matches.

Rocha said it was tough, but it wasn’t the Big West Championship tournament Then No. 1 Titan singles player Ana tough enough to stop her, because she in Ojai, Calif. on April 25, Reynolds Iacob, who was back for her first match came back and won her third set 6-3 said. in weeks, fell short in her third set. after being down 0-3.

Pulse

Mary Ellen Murchison announced her retirement Monday after 10 years as head women's volleyball coach at Cal State Fullerton.

"My decision to retire at this time is two fold. The first concerns my desire to pay more attention to my health and longterm quality of life and secondly, my belief that under new leadership the volleyball program can make significant strides in the Big West," she said in a letter to Athletics Director Brian Quinn.

Carolyn Zimmerman, Murchison's assistant for the past seven seasons, has been appointed interim head coach.

Murchison has survived two episodes of breast cancer since first being diagnosed in 1993, her second year at Fullerton. She compiled an overall record of 76-211 with the Titans including an 8-18 record (4-14 in the Big West) in 2001.

Her best season was in 1996 when the Titans posted only their second winning season ever at 16-13 and their 6-10 Big West mark still represents the greatest number of conference wins in a single season.

Murchison's previous head coaching experience consisted of 11 years at Santa Clara where she was 162-181 for a 21-year career record of 238-392. The Long Beach State graduate resides in San Clemente with her husband, Jerry Kiltz.

SOCCER

In what second-year head coach Ali Khosroshahin touts as “the deepest and most talented recruiting class Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer has ever seen,” the Titans signed 11 players to national letters of intent for the 2002 season, Khosroshahin

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announced April 8.

“I can put a starting lineup on the field with the new players that is just as good, if not better, than the team we had on the field last year,” Khosroshahin said.

“This immediately improves our depth and creates an atmosphere of competition for all our players.

"I am extremely pleased with the quality of this group of young women, academically as well as athletically, and I am looking forward to playing a difficult schedule such as the one we have next year.”

That is lofty praise for a team coming off of its best season since 1996. Last year, the Titans went 13-7 overall (a five-game improvement over an 8-12 overall record in 2000) and went 8-1 in the Big West Conference to earn the school’s first-ever league crown and the program’s first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament. CSUF fell to fourthseeded UCLA, 3-0, after holding the Bruins to a scoreless tie in the first half.

The list of signees is heavy with high school honors, including seven league most valuable players, four first-team all-league selections and three All-CIF honorees.

2002 Cal State Fullerton Women’s Soccer Signees

Name Position Height Erica Pryor M 5-4 Karen Bardsley GK 6-0 Allison Bowman M/F 5-4 Elizabeth Dokulil D 5-6 Marlene Sandoval D 5-9 Desi Flint M 5-3 Allison Harvey M/D 5-10 Paige Morgan D 5-6 Ashley O'Brien M 5-7 Kandace Wilson M/F 5-7 Erin Shelton D/M/F 5-3