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Bringing it up to the plate nELECTION: The two teams answered questions about their ability to produce results for CSUF

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(From left) L. Matthew Martinez, Alex Lopez, Jeremy Harrison and Melinda Crawford pitched their statements on Thursday.

Jeremy Harrison played his wooden Yamaha guitar with fervor. His blonde, shoulder-length hair shook after each deliberate strum.

“Do you like my song?” he asked, looking up at the sparse audience gathered in the Becker Amphitheater Thursday. Harrison, a candidate for Associated Students president, was waiting for the spring 2002 AS presi-

dential debate to begin.

Harrison placed the instrument aside as opponents Alex Lopez and L. Matthew Martinez approached the stage, dressed in impeccable black suits.

Lopez, Martinez, Harrison and his running mate Melinda Crawford, spent the next hour answering questions about parking, facilities and their plans for AS to a crowd of 20 students.

Lopez, the current AS president, is running for re-election. Martinez, who serves on the AS Board of

Directors, is running for vice president.

Both have served on various student government committees over the last three years. They’re running for office so they can build on gains they’ve made during 2001-02.

If elected, they will continue to expand programs they launched this year, such as the Titan Tusk Force, the Alumni Mentor Program and the revamped AS Web site.

“A big part of what we did this year was lay the foundation for next year and for future years,” Lopez

said. “These are programs that have been started, but it takes years to start tradition.”

When asked how they would fix campus parking problems, Martinez and Lopez said they would expand the Titan Shuttle service. They also said that they worked to lower the increased parking fee that will go into effect next semester to finance construction of two parking structures.

“The biggest concern we have…is

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A melding of talents

nEVENT: Boasting the largest turnouts in years, Psychology Day on campus goes off without a hitch

By John Paul Gutierrez Daily Titan Staff Writer

Jenifer Rhodes was a little nervous. She spilled water all over the table while she waited with friends before being called up to do “Psychology Jeopardy.”

“I don’t think I have a chance,” Rhodes said.

She was being teamed up with two of her psychology “We had classmates to take on three faculty members in a game of psychology knowledge. Her teamabout 300 mates, Clay Cook and Enjolie Lafaurie, took their seats and students this then Rhodes was called up.

The opposition was professor powerhouses and all around genmorning and eral knowledge “nerds” Eriko Miyahara, John Terrel and Stan the number Woll, as Cook so subtly put during the game.

The new and improved high grows each tech Jeopardy display flashed categories and the game began in front of one of the largest year.”

Psychology Day turnouts in years.

All day Thursday in the Titan Student Union, psycholSarah ogy students attended and parHerbert, ticipated in a variety of lectures and panel discussions during Cal State Fullerton’s 8th Annual Psychology Day. After a strong start, Rhodes’ prediction came true and the student Jeopardy team failed to upset the professors.

“This one was closer than previous,” Woll said. “But [the victory] was predictable.”

Besides Jeopardy, Psychology Day was filled with useful tools students could use. A panel discussion on get-

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“Umbalaye,” a band featuring former members of “Oingo Boingo” and “Ozomatli” played a free show for students Thursday at The Pub.

Overcoming state of being victimnLECTURE: Discussion taught audience about domestic abuse and its repercussions

By Michael Matter

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Linda Chassman discusses the vaious forms of victimization that women may experience.

Victimization comes in many forms– sexual harassment, verbal abuse or domestic violence.

Linda Chassman spoke about these topics, Wednesday as the Women’s Center/Adult Reentry “Noontime Programs Series” presented a lecture titled “Women: From Victimization to Power.”

Chassman is a professor of human services at Cal State Fullerton and is a registered marriage, family and child therapist with a private practice in Fullerton.

“This is the very first talk that I gave here six years ago and the one that got me my job teaching here,” Chassman said. “This issue is very near and dear to my heart.”

She said that some forms of victimization are obvious.

“People can be victimized and abused as a result of physical violence and assault as well as sexual violence and assault,” Chassman said.

She said some types are subtle. Sexual harassment falls into this category.

Chassman said the typical response by a woman to sexual harassment is nervous laughter and avoidance rather than confrontation.

“Victimization can also occur as the result of

emotional abuse and neglect or psychological and verbal abuse,” she said.

In the audience, Pam Guzman, CSUF adjunct professor of sociology questioned why in many cases, women consider an off-color joke told in their presence to be sexual harassment.

“I don’t approve of it, I don’t think it’s acceptable but I don’t consider it sexual harassment,” Guzman said. “I never personalized it in my experience in the corporate world.”

Chassman said there is a cycle of abuse.

“It can begin in childhood and run through adulthood,” she said. “We repeat what we have learned from our families – they are our role models.

“Children who witness domestic violence are damaged emotionally and psychologically.

They might as well have been physically abused themselves. You have to be taught that your body is worth protecting in order to learn how to protect your body. Children grow into adults who cannot recognize abuse.”

Abuse and victimization are about power and control. She said both men and women have a personal, inner power but that men are socialized differently than women.

“Most men would not take being abused,” Chassman said. “They do not give up power.

We all start off with equal power but men are

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socialized to know how to use it. Men are socialized to fight, women to submit.”

The socialization process begins at birth.

Chassman said the biggest role models are family but culture reinforces what is learned at home.

“People underestimate the power of television,” Chassman said. “Positive men’s traits such as being assertive and in control become negative when applied to women.”

Domestic violence is a slow, insidious process as the person being victimized slowly relinquishes control to the perpetrator.

“It begins with jealousy, possessiveness, verbal abuse and degradation before it escalates into physical abuse. The physical abuse gets more and more severe over time,” Chassman said. “Victims begin to blame themselves for the abuse and their sense of self-esteem gets smaller and smaller. They must either leave or die.”

Chassman cautions that women should never threaten to leave unless they are really ready to do it. Threatening will only increase the perpetrator’s feelings of insecurity and lead to escalating violence. She sees more and more women having the courage to fight for their equality, dignity and respect.

“If women don’t stand up for themselves, no one else will,” she said.

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BRIEFS Fullerton children receive donation The children of Fullerton will receive new playground equipment due to a $20,000 donation from ChevronTexaco.

The new equipment will be installed at the 8.23-acre Emery Park on Sunnyridge Drive in northwest Fullerton.

The previous playground equipment at the park grew to such poor conditions that it no longer met safety and Americans with Disabilities Act standards, Randy McDaniel, park project specialist for the city said.

Residents in the area had petitioned to have the installation of new equipment done sooner and the ChevronTexaco donation helped the city expedite the process, McDaniel said.

The $63,000 project included design, grading and installation of safety surfacing that meets ADA and safety standards, as well as installation of the new equipment.

For more information about the Emery Park playground project, contact Randy McDaniel at (714) 773-5798.

‘Grease’ to be performed at CSUF The department of Theatre and Dance at Cal State Fullerton will be hosting the performance of “Grease,” the musical made famous by the film by the same name starring Olivia Newton John and John Travolta.

Directed by Roger Castellano, the musical will be performed at the Little Theatre from April 26 through May 5.

The story is set at fictitious Rydell High School and involves the antics of greaser Danny Zuko (Gilbert Garcia) and the chemistry he has between the proper Sandy

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Dumbrowski (Ashley Brussel).

Between Danny trying to keep cool in the eyes of his gang the “Burger Palace Boys” and Sandy trying to gain acceptance from the Pink Ladies, their summer love affair is threaten by their different lifestyles.

With choreography by William Lett and with musical direction by Mitchell Hanlon, the performance also will include the talents of Darcy Blakesley as Rizzo, Steven Volpe as Kenickie and Dashaun Young as Teen-Angel.

Tickets are $16 and $13 with Titan Discount. All tickets are $16 at the door.

Tickets can be purchased at the CSUF Performing Arts Center box office or online at www.tickets.com.

For more information or for tickets, contact the box office at (714) 278-3371 or visit www.arts.fullerton.edu/events/.

Fullerton Museum to host Will Rogers exhibit The Fullerton Museum Center will host “Will Rogers: A Reel Retrospective,” an exhibit that will focus on the film accomplishments of the actor, on May 25.

The exhibit will run until July 21and will feature original posters and lobby cards from many of Rogers’ 71 movies.

The exhibit was organized by The Will Rogers Heritage Inc. of Claremont, Oklahoma and developed by Smith Kramer Fine Art Services of Kansas City, Mo. Admission for the exhibit is $4 for adults, $3 for students with identification and senior citizens and older, $1 for children 6 to 12 and free to members of the Fullerton Museum Center and children under 5.

For more information about the exhibit, contact the Fullerton Museum Center at (714) 738-

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CALENDAR EVENTS CALE ND AR OF OF E VENTS Community The South Coast Repertory presents the play “The Dazzle,” through April 28 in Costa Mesa.

For ticket prices and for more information, call (714) 708-5555.

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 (CSUF) at ytlitng@aol.com or log onto 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 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 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) 437-1689.

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6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Registration is required. For more information, call (714) 990-7150.

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 The Performing Arts presents a guitar recital April 20 in the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call (714) 2783371.

The TSU Underground will have a family night April 22 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, call (714) 2144.

CSUF’s National Volunteer Week will take place April 21 through 27. For volunteer activities, call (714) 278-7623.

The Arboretum will have a gardening class for children April 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The fee is $3 per child. For more information, call (714) 278-3579.

Counseling and Psychological Services will have a workshop called “Winning Attitudes” April 22 at noon in LH-210 G. For more information, call (714) 278-3040.

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.

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 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) 278-3262.

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CSUF police compete in relay nCOMPETITION: Two hundred-fifteen police departments are going to Las Vegas to take part in a 120-mile race

By Jenn Stewart

Daily Titan Staff Writer Las Vegas, home of gambling, prostitution and bars serving drinks 24 hours a day also will be home to the 18th annual Police Officer’s Baker to Vegas relay race this weekend.

Two hundred fifteen police departments are sending officers and dispatchers to compete in the 120-mile race.

The CSU police departments are sending a team to the race, including nine officers from Cal State Fullerton.

The other CSU campuses sending

officers include Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State Los Angeles, Cal State Channel Islands, Cal State Long Beach, San Jose State University, Cal State San Marcos, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State San Bernardino and San Diego State University.

This will be the third time CSUPD competes in the race.

“This is really an exciting experience,” said Lt. Will Glen, captain for TEAM CSU. “We’ll be competing with teams from throughout the United States and Canada.”

The most difficult part of the competition is fund-raising, Glen said.

Teams begin preparing for the upcoming challenge as soon as the current race is complete.

“It’s a lot of work, a lot of commitment,” said Jess Lopez, the coordinator for the CSU team.

Lopez, an officer at CSUF, has participated in all three races that CSU has taken part in.

“The best part is getting everyone together, getting out there, being a part of the camaraderie and being able to represent CSUPD,” Lopez said.

The race begins this Saturday at 2 p.m. and concludes sometime on Sunday morning.

Each runner is designated a specific leg of the course. The legs range in distance, difficulty and altitude gain.

The racecourse begins in Baker, home of the world’s largest thermometer, and ends in Sin City.

“Fifteen percent of the runners competing for our team this year have ran the race before,” Lopez said.

This could give the team an advantage considering the difficulty of certain stretches along the run.

Some runners will be racing at elevations of more than 5,000 feet, sometimes gaining more than 1,500 feet in only a few miles.

“The racers choose their leg of the race based on their ability,” Lopez

said.

Lopez added that Glen has worked extremely hard to put together this year’s race.

Runners will be followed by vans monitoring the racers’ progress.

Global positioning systems will be able to track the participant’s progression and relay race information via satellite technology.

A communication team from CSULB has spent months preparing for the CSUPD race.

They even have set up a Web site so anyone can monitor the 24-hour race at anytime.

B2V.findu.com will allow family members and friends to check on their favorite runners and gauge the race’s progression.

The officers competing from CSUF include John Bedell, Jack Dunlap, Iris Valle, Stephanie Ponhold, Daniel Castillo, Scott Stow, Lopez, Glen and alternate racer Fredric Valle.

Lewis Black to perform in nPREVIEW: The comedian will address politics and his “love” for President Bush on Sunday at the Grove

By Kimberly Pierceall

Daily Titan Opinion Editor Comedian Lewis Black, who has previously performed at the Irvine Improv, summed up Orange County in two words. White and Republican.

“It’s not of this Earth,” Black said.

“It’s so clean it hurts my eyes.”

He’ll need to bring some eye drops this weekend.

Appearing at The Grove (formerly The Sun Theatre) in Anaheim this Sunday at 8 p.m., Black isn’t worried about performing a block away from the happiest corporation on earth.

“I never had a problem with Disneyland,” he said.

Is it the light parade? Or maybe the concessions? Or does Black just have a general love for all things Disney?

Nope. Black said he appreciates

the theme park for being a “near-drug experience.” God bless Walt Disney.

A New York native, Black films a weekly segment on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” called “Back in Black” – cue the AC/DC theme.

Black spends a few minutes growling and declaring a verbal war on all of life’s inane occurrences and general annoyances.

“Reality – if you’re like me, you try to spend every waking moment escaping from it,” he said in a recent segment about video games.

Black has found a devoted audience in college students and now performs at campuses around the nation.

He said he loves performing for collegians because “they get it.”

“It” being his brand of comedy.

“They paid attention to comedy more than any generation and I happen to be on the channel (Comedy Central) they were paying attention to,” he said.

Students may have also paid attention to Black’s comedy CD “The White Album” released before the November 2000 election.

In it, he spews his heated comedy on everything from the International

House of Pancakes (his personal health club), to Los Angeles.

“If you ever have the opportunity to visit Los Angeles why don’t you take a pencil, sharpen it, and shove it in your eye – because you would be better off sitting in a hospital emergency room holding the pencil steady, wondering what you would look like in a jaunty eye patch than spending a minute in that town.”

“Every time I’ve gone there something horrible has happened. First time I was out there, earthquake, EARTHQUAKE … Literally where I was standing the earth under my feet went up and it went down and when the earth does that it’s telling you a little secret, MOVE… get your s—t, get out the door and go far, far away because you’re living in an area where rodents should have sex and that’s about it.”

Black graduated from Yale’s drama school and he takes a deep breath before ranting about his fellow Yale alumni-turned president George W. Bush.

“He’s really good at war,” he said.

But Bush didn’t suddenly become a genius after Sept. 11.

“He reminded us he was an idiot when he choked on a pretzel,” Black said.

Black takes issue with Bush’s desire to drill in ANWAR, the Alaskan wildlife refuge., “Conservation doesn’t even enter his mind,” he said.

The comedian said he thought Bush “namby-pambied” around the campaign finance reform law.

But Black prefers common sense to any political party. Even Ralph Nader, 2000 presidential candidate endorsed by social comedian Michael Moore, isn’t safe from Black’s rants.

“You should at least be elected prom king before running for president,” he said.

Politics provides Black so much material, “it’s exhausting,” he said.

The sarcastic commentator said he would prefer to stay an entertainer rather than become an activist.

He will be entertaining an Orange County audience (white, Republican and perhaps a few Cal State Fullerton students) April 21.

Tickets start at $24 and are available at The Grove or through Ticketmaster.

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n from page 1 ting in and getting through graduate school was well-received.

“I learned about the new requirements for my degree, and I learned about grad school,” sophomore psychology major Jackie Finck said.

Earlier in the morning, Adrian Raine, a professor of psychology at the University of Southern California, gave a lecture on “The Biosocial Basis of Anti-social Behavior.”

“It was very interesting,” graduate student Sarah Herbert said. “It was very stimulating. He had an approach on anti-social behavior due to malnutrition. I never heard that before.”

Herbert, who also is a peer mentor, ran the display room where students had posters and experiments that attendees could view.

“This is a better turnout than last year,” Herbert said. “Students are reading the posters and I think it’s because of this years bio-scientific approach.”

Psychology Day Chairman Allen

Gottfried believes this event has grown a lot since its inception.

“I started Psych Day,” Gottfried said with hints of pride in his speech.

“Here we are eight years later at this full-day event with everything from free breakfast and lunches to outstanding lectures.”

This year’s turnout showed an exciting trend for Psychology Day events.

“We have about several hundred students throughout the day,” Gottfried said. “We had about 300 students this morning, and the turnout grows each year. Every year we change topics and give out scholarships.

Just today, the Princeton Review spontaneously gave a $250 scholarship.”

Gottfried expressed that the day’s activities were a helpful tool in the growth and preparation of psychology students.

“This is just a great place for faculty to meet students and network,” Gottfried said. “It’s just an event for students by students. It integrates this program with the community.”

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Making a Statement Associated Student Candidates AS PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT CANDIDATES

LOPEZ

MARTINEZ

My name is Alex Lopez and I currently serve as your Associated Students, Inc. president. I have been successful in tackling issues on behalf of the students at Cal State Fullerton.

Previously, I served on the Board of Directors for the College of Business and Economics and in the past founded the CSUF Latino Business Student Association. This year has been a great experience and I would love to continue to advocate for a stronger campus community.

I am proud to have L. Matthew Martinez as my running mate for ASI vice president. Matt is a double major in music education and Chicano studies. He is a strong leader with a proven history for student leadership and service at CSUF. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the College of the Arts and serves as president of both Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and the Resident Student Association.

In the upcoming year, CSUF will undergo major changes and we want to make sure that we continue to advocate your interests and provide you with useful services.

We encourage you to challenge the leadership of ASI and assure

COLLEGE OF THE ARTS

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My goal as a representative for the College of the Arts on the ASI Board of Directors will be to work for the students of the arts and put their interests first.

I want to be able to get the arts students what they need and deserve. I hope to bring a sense of satisfaction to the students of the arts with how AS works. Letting them see what can be accomplished with good representation is key and I think I can provide this.

I will consider the needs and wants of the students of the arts when voting for funds to be allowed for events, productions and programs that pertain to them.

As an arts student, I understand how important adequate funding is to the

you that we will continue student achievement this upcoming year.

By electing us to office you can expect a year of success. We will work very hard to accomplish the following: We will bring you brilliant career and leadership opportunities. This year we have implemented the Alumni Mentor Program in the Colleges of Business and Economics and Communications, and plan to carryout our promise by offering the full program in all seven colleges.

We promise to advocate your concerns for the campus changes, which include breaking ground on the new Recreation Center and the relocated Children’s Center.

We will advocate for convenient and safe parking. We will continue to work on a cohesive community for evening students at the new El Toro branch campus.

We will continue to bring you pride, unity and tradition as Titans through our new Titan Tusk Force.

CSUF is a great institution with a brilliant future. Please elect Alex Lopez and L. Matthew Martinez on April 24 and 25 and continue the progress for the upcoming year.

Thank you.

success of the arts department. I hope to hear and be able to act on requests and ideas from other students of the arts, so that I might better serve and represent them. Always keeping an open mind is one of my stronger traits and I feel this is very important in serving for this position.

I will be able to look at all sides of proposals and vote in the very best interests of the arts students. I say that I want to work for the students of the arts and that is what I plan to hold as my highest priority.

I want to work to benefit the students of the arts and bring them what they deserve from their school.

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TERRERI

My name is Aaron Terreri, and I am running for re-election as your Associated Students, Inc. board of director representing the College of Business and Economics. For three semesters as a board of director, I worked to help solve the parking problem, avoid student fee increases and support events and activities that promote diversity. Specifically, I voted to allocate funds for several campus events including “Industry Night” and “Business Week” which (thanks to the work of the Business Inter-Club Council executive staff and the Society for the Advancement of Management, the American Marketing Association and the Accounting Society to name a

few) brought many businesses seeking employers onto our campus and provided a great networking opportunity for students of all majors. I have also worked to shoot down several funding proposals (funded with your student fees) that were inefficient or excessive, making sure your money goes where it is most needed. I’ve done a great job for you and will continue if I am re-elected. (if you need more motivation, anyone who votes is eligible to win a Faculty Parking Decal) Who is eligible to vote for me? All accounting, marketing, finance and economics majors, and ANY student who has not officially de-clared a major. Thanks for

GOLD

My name is Ben Gold, and I am running for the Board of Directors position for the College of Business and Economics. ‑ I am currently a junior and have spent all three of my collegiate years at Cal State Fullerton.‑I am the president of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, and I have served as vice president and scholarship chairman for the fraternity as well. ‑If elected, I plan on increasing communication between the student organizations within the College of Business and Economics and the university’s administration. I also want to fight as an advocate of lower fees for campus organizations by increasing the amount of Financial Aid given to

AL KAMALEE

Been there! Done that! Doin’ it again!

Hi, I am Mohamed Al Kamalee, and am running for director of College of Business and Economics. I’ve had most of my leadership experience at Cypress College. I came to this country from Sri Lanka in 1996, since then I have been involved in student government.

I have held positions such as student senator, student advocate (chair of senate), student body president and student trustee. My accomplishments include increasing the revenue of student government, increasing the number of students in campus governing committees and increasing student participation in student government. I will highlight

Hey CSUF! Jeremy and I are running for ASI president and vice president.

Our goal is to make this campus more student-friendly. Jeremy is currently working with the Career Planning and Placement Center to increase internships available to students and help us get practical knowledge that will prepare us for the future. We plan to let qualified students get credits toward their major by becoming tutors, so that tutors will be more readily available if we need them. That way, the overall GPA at the university will increase and students will achieve greater critical understanding.

We plan to decrease the parking crunch by allowing the tram to pick up students at different off-campus stops, including a stop near the fraternity houses, where many students live.

Also, as ASI president, Jeremy is raffling off his staff-parking pass to one randomly selected student who votes in the election. So, go vote! We plan to simplify the textbook-exchange program on campus, so that students can trade their textbooks to other students instead of spending $800 a year on them. We want to make textbooks available in the library to those of us who just need to review on campus. We plan to have end-of-semester mixers in order to give us all a chance to hang out and have some free food and fun. We want

students to get together at least once a month at the Wednesday concerts in the Becker Amphitheater for a free barbecue.

We plan to incorporate and unify student-run activities, such as Fusion, Hip- Hop Thursdays and Titan Internet Radio, to ensure proper funding for student leaders with vision and ideas.

We plan to let the students know about the things that go on around here, such as sporting events, concerts and conventions. This will be done by giving Titan Internet Radio access to the students in the bookstore and in the TSU. Also, the Titan TV station will be accessible in more places on campus, as a way of letting us know when and where we can all get together and interact at the student-run events.

We plan to get the clubs and organizations hooked into the CSUF Web site so that more students will be encouraged to join, and the clubs can get things done efficiently, with a lot less red tape.

We already are in the process of getting clubs the technology that they need (including computers, scanners, copiers and fax machines) to implement this objective. Mostly, we just want CSUF to be a cooler place to go to school. All student ideas will be taken into consideration, so come talk to us. Promise is: Next year will be better!!

HARRISON

CRAWFORD

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Greetings fellow HDCS majors.

This is Christina Machado; I am currently one of your College of Human Development and Community Service representatives to theAssociate Students, Inc. Board of Directors. It has been a hectic, yet great, year. Together with my co-partner Jenni Adams, I have worked closely with numerous students and HDCS administration in order to form a HDCS inter-club council (HDCS-ICC) ready for the fall 2002 semester. As the year comes to an end, so does my time serving you as one of the HDCS representatives to the ASI board.

I ask you today, as the incumbent, to click the bubble next to my name on

the two days of elections. I am willing and able to take on the position again.

I have been highly involved with the HDCSICC and hope to be re-elected to ensure the success of the council.

On a more personal note, I have been a representative for HDCS, to the ASI board since spring 2000.‑Additionally, I have furthered my involvement with ASI by taking on the position of board chair for the past three semesters.

Currently I am a junior majoring in child development. I hope to gain your support on election days April 24 and 25. Voting is even simpler this semester, just go to http://vote.fullerton.edu.‑

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COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Hello, I would first like to thank you for taking the time and interest in the upcoming Associated Students, Inc. elections. My name is Rolando Soriano.

I am a 21-year-old political science and ethnic studies major. I am interested in joining ASI as a representative on the Board of Directors for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. I am eager and looking forward to being a part of ASI not only to address issues at Cal State Fullerton, but also to gain experience as I plan to work in state government. I have been involved with several on-and off-campus clubs and organizations, after school programs for disadvantaged children and volunteer

work in the local community. I want to join ASI to help and give my input on important decisions that affect students and the university both directly and indirectly. As a representative on the board, I plan on addressing critical issues such as parking and school fees. I plan on working as a team with other members of ASI, other on/off campus organizations and most importantly, students like you who are interested in what occurs on our campus. I am open to others’ ideas, inputs and concerns that would help improve the overall quality of our education and university. Once again, thanks for your time and vote for me, Rolando Soriano.

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each organization. In addition, I know it is hard for business students at CSUF to find the right group to get involved with.

So, for those students not involved with an on-campus organization, I plan on working to perfect the Alumni Mentor Program. This program will enable all CSUF students to meet and initiate a relationship with an alumnus that has established a career the student is interested in.

I also will offer an online suggestion box open to all students. I am extremely experienced in meetings with ASI, as well as the office of the dean, and because of this, I understand what it takes to be heard on campus. So, vote for Ben Gold and have your ideas put into action at CSUF.

My name is Courtney Patterson and I currently serve as one of your two representatives on the Associate Students, Inc. Board of Directors for the HSS. It has been an exciting and busy year for both the students and the administration of our college. As many of you know we are in the process of creating the HSS inter-club council in order to serve our clubs and organizations more efficiently. I have been working on the creation of the ICC along with my partner, Karen McCord. We have formalized what we believe will be a very effective council. Starting in the fall of 2002, the HSS-ICC will not only provide paid leadership opportunities to students, but

it also will help promote a larger sense of community within our college.

I am a junior majoring in political science, and plan on working toward my doctorate in American politics at NYU after graduation. Eventually I hope to work as a political analyst and become an elected official, maybe even president.

This past semester my leadership experience has grown through serving as vice-chair of the board. I hope to continue to challenge my abilities next year.

I have enjoyed serving the students of HSS and ask that you give me the opportunity to continue to advocate on

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these accomplishments during my campaign.‑ I am seeking this office to utilize my experience to represent and lead the College of Business and Economics. I have a record of bringing students and organizations together to make events and issues successful. I assure you, if elected, I will be the most visible student representative on campus. I will communicate with all business school organizations on a weekly basis to be better informed of needs and represent them well. I also will hold office hours to meet you, the students. Elect me on April 24 and 25 and I will passionately represent you with utmost dedication.

My name is Mimi Su. I am a sophomore at Cal State Fullerton and am a psychology major and sociology minor.

One reason I am the most qualified candidate is because I have experience serving on Associated Students, Inc. I am on the Titan Student Union Governing Board and three other university committees, one of which I am the chair.

This experience has allowed me to understand the way that ASI operates, so I am not new to the procedures and policies of our student government. I am a Psychology Peer Mentor as well as a member of the Psychology Department Student Association, Psi Chi Honor Society, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society

and Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. Through my involvement on campus and in the community, I have developed the knowledge and leadership skills to represent my fellow students. I believe that the university is here to serve the students. There are many issues that I would like to address if I am elected, but my three main concerns are: More funding for student organizations; providing the student’s perspective on university affairs (including this semester’s unit cap situation and the ongoing parking dilemma); and furthering career opportunities for students. Please show your support and vote Mimi Su for your HSS representative.

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BERNAL

John D. Bernal is number one! No really, my name is number one your ballot!

But why should you vote for a guy you don’t even know? Currently, I am involved in Associated Students, Inc. as the co-chair of the Scholarship/ Outstanding Educator Committee. I am also the GAMMA (Greeks Advocating Mature Management of Alcohol) representative for my fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon, and the Inter-Fraternal Council.

I work on campus for the vice president of Student Affairs Office and have been working with many deans and faculty on projects such as “Toys for Tots” and the “Boys and Girls Club.” I feel that by

being on the Board of Directors I can help our college be all it can be.

How would I do this you ask? If elected, one of my goals would be to increase alumni-student relations. Good relations with alumni in your specified field of work might increase your chances of getting an internship or job.

Another of my concerns is increasing funding from IRA (Instructionally Related Activities) for all organizations and promoting our accomplishments.

The college needs a person with quality leadership skills, experience and an outgoing personality willing to take a risk for his beliefs.

That person is John David Bernal.

LAWRENCE

Hi, my name is Mary Lawrence, and I am a sophomore at Cal State Fullerton.

I am a communications major with an emphasis in public relations. I’ve had a number of experiences that have prepared me to serve as the communications chair for the Board of Directors.

I am the public relations vice president of my sorority, Gamma Phi Beta.

I’ve been in the work force since the age of 16 and managed a retail business starting at the age of 17. In high school, I was captain of my tennis team and was a member of the California Scholarship Federation. As the communications chair I will look for ways to connect communications majors to

the real world through internships, job fairs and mentoring programs. I will do my best to faithfully be your voice to the administration, faculty and the student body by expressing those issues most important to you. As chair, I would like to make information and opportunities that are pertinent to communications majors more accessible. I believe that a good leader not only leads, but also serves. I will put my heart into this position, in order to serve the student body, as well as the faculty and administrative staff to the best of my ability. I want to be both your ears and voice, so you know what is happening and state your opinions. Please – vote for Mary

COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCE AND I am currently on the Board of Directors, also I serve on other committees such as scholarship, Titan Tusk Force, Student Athletics Advisory Council, Affirmative Action Board and I belong to the fraternity Pi Kappa Phi. Also I wrestle for the school – this was my freshman year but I was redshirted because of injuries. I am a biology major; I want to become a dentist when I am through getting my degree.

My goals for next year are increasing the level of faculty in math, providing more service to natural science and mathematics clubs, parking, providing more student activities and making it easier to register for classes.

I already have started working on these issues and a lot of them are making good progress. I have helped the natural science and mathematics clubs get $5,000 more in funding from ASI. I feel that my plans for the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics will have a big impact if I am re-elected because I will be able to get help from people on the board that I have made a close bond with. Also, since I am a part of the minority race of the College of NSM, I will be more open to issues that deal with race and gender. I hope that you will vote for me because of what I have shown I can achieve for this school.

OWENS

Hello! My name is Linda Solorio and I am running for the Board of Directors for the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. I am a sophomore biological sciences major.

I was very involved in all aspects of high school, including honor societies, music, sports, clubs and of course, student government. In almost all of these activities, I held an office. At Cal State Fullerton, I serve on the Executive Council as financial vice president of Gamma Phi Beta sorority. This position has added to my experience as a leader at the college level. I also am in the process of obtaining my certificate in University Leadership through the

Student Leadership Institute on campus.

To be the best representative of our college, I will be available to anyone who has a concern they would like addressed through e-mail, meetings, focus groups and surveys. If elected, I also would like to meet with all the clubs and organizations within the college to discuss issues, as well as meet with faculty. I am dedicated, hard working and very organized. I also am ready and willing to devote my time, effort, energy and experience to this position.

If you want a representative who cares about your ideas and has the drive and ability to address and remedy the con-

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Plane crashes into skyscraper CD single may see its end

nWORLD: The disaster was reminiscent of the tragedies on Sept. 11

By Erick Martinez

Daily Titan Staff Writer Three are confirmed dead and dozens injured when a small private plane crashed into Milan’s tallest skyscraper yesterday morning.

As black smoke billowed from the 26th floor of the Pirelli Building, thoughts reminiscent of Sept. 11 were the first to come to mind.

The impact created a massive explosion that rattled windows and sent shock waves through several city blocks.

Italian Interior Minister Claudio Scajola said the crash appears to be an accident.

However, with the events of 9/11 still fresh on the minds of many, including Cal State Fullerton students, there is an unwillingness to accept such a statement “I think it’s another terrorist attack,” said business major Lan Cun. “I have never seen an accident like this, except for the World Trade

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that we want to make sure the new spaces that are being created remain student spaces and aren’t turned over to staff,” Martinez said.

When asked what they would do to create additional classroom space, Martinez said they would meet with administrators and encourage them to

Center; they should do a full-scale investigation.”

This criticism comes after Alfred Roma, head of Italy’s Civil Aviation's Authority, made statements to CNN that the pilot’s decision to fly toward the city was something the pilot absolutely should not have done.

Moments before impact and under clear weather conditions, the pilot radioed local air-traffic controllers saying he had difficulties with the landing gear.

“The pilot claimed he was having trouble with his landing gear but if that was true why then would he have crashed into a building killing innocent lives?” said speech communications major Lissie Cruz.

“Wouldn’t the pilot have had the sense to avoid such a distinguishable building?”

Italian Civil Aviation officials identified the pilot of the Rockwell Commander 112TC as Luigi Fasulo.

The plane departed from Magadino

build more classrooms.

Harrison also is running for president. Crawford, a local volunteer, is running for vice president.

Harrison started the Cannabis Hemp Rights Organization during his first semester at Cal State Fullerton. He recently formed the Advancement of Technology for Clubs and Organizations, which provides free technological resources for campus groups.

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Airport near Locarno, Switzerland, about 50 miles from Milan. The pilot was destined for Rome, Italy when it smashed into the Pirelli Tower at approximately 5:48 p.m. local time Thursday.

The building serves as headquarters for regional government employees and is currently under renovation between the 26th and 32nd floors.

Officials also credit the minimal loss of life and injuries to the timing of the incident in which most employees had gone home for the day. The events of Thursday raise further concern regarding pilot screening and training.

“It’s scary, everyone worldwide is hesitant to travel, more should be done with pilot screening including monitoring the political affiliation of all pilots,” Cruz said. “I’m pretty sure pilots are trained to spare lives.”

If elected, Harrison and Crawford say they’ll bring new ideas and concepts to student leadership.

“I think by having a new administration we’ll help to get more things done,” Crawford said. “One of the biggest things we want to do is to let students know what is going on on-campus.”

They would like to install monitors on campus where students can read about upcoming AS activities. They

By Mark Migrino

Daily Titan Staff Writer

If people in the music industry have their way, the days of walking into a record store with the intention of buying a music single may be over.

The once-popular music single is in danger of going out of production. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, a music sales statistics company called Soundscan reported that singles are down 41 percent since 2000.

A few music labels believe that CD singles have become very unprofitable because of cost and new technology of obtaining music.

Singles sales struggle because they must compete with the full version of an album. The cost of CDs at different music stores are sometimes available at discounted prices. Some consumers do not see the need to purchase a CD single that costs about $4 when the whole CD will only cost a few dollars more.

Purchasing a single will only get the consumer two or three different mixes of the same song with an extra song or two included.

“We sell a whole bunch of CDs here every day because we have pretty competitive prices,” said Brian Lien, an elecalso would like to provide additional funding for student productions, such as Hip-Hop Thursday.

The duo also would like to expand the university’s tutoring and internship programs.

To fix parking problems, the team would have the Titan Shuttle stop at local apartment complexes. They would also urge students to carpool.

Harrison said he would raffle off the staff parking pass traditionally given

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tronics store employee. “I see more people coming in and buying the whole CD rather than just singles.”

One reason that consumers would much rather buy the whole album is the availability of their favorite songs. Most of the songs that are available as CD singles fall into the Top 40 genre that is not popular with everyone.

Brian Obien, a CD collector who has more than 500 albums in his collection said, “I’m getting more into the classic rock scene like The Doors and Jimi Hendrix and you can’t find that stuff on a CD single.”

In the digital age of technology there are new ways of getting high-quality music off the Internet. People who want to get their favorite songs no longer have to sit and wait by the radio with a blank tape ready. Now, music lovers can download any song they want from the Internet. Depending on the speed of their connection, it can take as little as a few minutes.

Many computer-savvy individuals know how to download MP3s from the Internet. They can convert them into .wav files and later burn them onto a blank CD. This technology gives people the ability to create their own CD mix

filled with the singles that they want to hear.

“I don’t really buy CDs anymore because I just burn them,” said Andrea Seminiano, a criminal justice major. “It’s a lot cheaper and I get to choose the songs that I want.”

Although this technology is available to anyone who owns a computer and a CD writer, there still are a few people out there who would much rather purchase a single.

“I don’t really know how to download music but my son does,” said Joan Rodriguez, 43. “It’s easier to buy singles for the reason that it is very affordable because I don’t always have $15 or so to spend.”

Record singles saw early success in the 1950s and 1960s when teen-agers ran to the record store to scoop up the latest song they heard on the jukebox.

“I guess that buying singles reminds me of buying old records,” Rodriguez said. “It’s also a great way for me to preview a band before I shell out $15 for an album that I might not even like.”

Some music lovers admit that it is only a matter of time before the single goes out like the 8-track.

to the AS president and would carpool instead. To increase classroom space, Crawford said she would encourage students to enroll at satellite campuses.

“I will encourage people to go to the El Toro campus if they live in that area,” she said. “We want to open that option to people.”

AS elections will be April 24 and 25. Four polling stations will be placed on campus. Students can

also vote from any campus computer by logging onto vote.fullerton.edu.

Senior Keri Vargas said she liked the proposals that Harrison and Crawford presented during the debate.

“I wanted to hear what the candidates had to say, more so what Jeremy and Melinda had to say because Alex is already in office,” Vargas said. “I was impressed with their ideas about parking.”

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The Daily Titan Our Voice Blame the good ol’ U.S. of A

“O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, our true north strong and free!

“O Canada, we stand on guard for thee”...and on guard for America.

We’re sorry you sent your bravest to fight terror only to have your neighbor to the south kill four (perhaps more) of your soldiers.

According to the U.S. military, an American fighter pilot bombed a group of Canadians training for combat in the hills of Kandahar Wednesday night. He erroneously believed the Canadians were Taliban troops firing at his plane. His superiors gave him permission to “mark” the area as a bombing consideration, but to not bomb it outright. Believing he truly was under fire, the pilot disregarded the order and got a tad overzealous.

Oops.

It seems friendly fire isn’t entirely friendly.

There shouldn’t be such a thing as a military mistake. With all the money poured into the Department of Defense there should be no room for error.

Good ol’ Canada has just been

along for the ride trying to help a friend. They’re much like the British, but we haven’t managed to kill any of the Brits recently.

Information from the Canadian Veteran Affairs and the Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War, said a Canadian hasn’t been killed in combat since the Vietnam War. Yet another conflict America dragged them into and 78 Canadians died.

This isn’t the first accidental bombing in the fight against terrorism.

A B-52 dropped a bomb on U.S. and Afghan forces Dec. 5 that slightly wounded the future interim Afghan president Hamid Karzai.

If wounding foreign dignitaries doesn’t scare you, 17 days later a convoy carrying tribal leaders to Karzai’s inauguration was attacked

by U.S. aircraft. The strike killed dozens of Afghans.

Almost killing the future president of Afghanistan is bad, but almost killing all the people that support him in the region definitely passes as a party foul.

Disregard South Park’s advice and don’t blame Canada.

Blame Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

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ASI perks worth it

By Chris Dunn

Daily Titan Staff Writer What is a job on campus where you can have your cake and eat it to?

Well, besides parking lot attendants whose job it is to pass out parking tickets, it would have to be the job ASI president.

It’s a good position to have. Imagine sitting in the chief executive’s chair at your presidential meeting, and your cabinet (that you have hand- picked) hangs on to your every word. Why? Because you are the president, the chairman of the board.

I would be president just for the perks. When you’re the president you are a part of the elite group on the Cal State Fullerton campus. You are connected into the social pipeline that could lead to even bigger offices.

The ASI president is the “face person” on campus. The student president represents all of CSUF at conference and CSU meetings. When an important guest of President Milton Gordon’s comes to visit campus, the first student they meet is the ASI president. He or she is the right hand man or woman for campus public relations.

Besides the bureaucratic jargon that goes along being president, “perks” are the major upside to this position.

The perks of an ASI president include free lunch meetings, hanging out with Gordon, faculty parking, priority registration, paid conference trips in-state and around the country, an ASI credit card and a yearly stipend of $12,000.

Important positions deserve perks but on whose bill? The students’ bill, that is whose. That is a hefty bill supported by $54 per student from

tuition.

But imagine it like this, you are the ASI president and you’re lobbying for more parking for your fellow students, it’s only natural to throw your weight around and do some schmoozing. If that means taking a guest out for lunch on the ASI credit card so be it, you’re the president.

If students don’t understand why the ASI president gets special treatment, understand that our complaints are voiced by the president and he or she fights for what we want.

The ASI president and vice president are in charge of a multi-million dollar non-profit organization that students fund, the president should get a few “kickbacks.”

Could there be a downside to being president? Of course there are two sides to every coin. The ASI President is a student first. According to Vice President Edgar Zazueta the perks stop at the classroom. There are no special grades for being the big cheese on campus. You would think the prestige of being president would make teachers more lenient, but still they are under the same rules when it comes to grading and absences like any other student.

Can the ASI president with access to all this freedom have the chance to run off with student money?

No. Like the federal government the ASI also has a series of checks and balances accounting for every dollar spent by all levels of ASI. But does that mean the president can’t take out a few students for lunch to discuss school politics and call it a power lunch paid for by the students?

No. I guess that’s part of the

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ASI elections, so what?

By Kimberly Pierceall

By John Phillips

Last year I walked onto the Cal State Fullerton campus as a young naive freshman with goals of climbing the upper echelons in student government. I met then-elections commissioner, Joel South, and his political motivation rubbed off. What better way to extol the virtues of democracy than helping to run an election on campus?

“Your vote counts!” we said.

“Make your voice be heard!” we said.

“Decide the fate of Cal State Fullerton!” we said.

So last spring I helped set up the voting booths for the election and hung signs advertising Election Day and joined South in generally convincing people to vote.

It shouldn’t have been difficult.

Booths were everywhere on campus, candidate signs were strewn in the quad areas, and the candidates themselves were dressed in their Sunday best handing out fliers for days on end in the hot pre-summer sun.

Apparently there was an election, and only a little less than 3,000 students realized it.

Those were the students who spent the maximum two seconds to vote for the candidate of their choice.

Those students decided who would preside in the Associated Students office, deciding what would or would not be spent with our student funds.

Those 3,000 students decided who would represent the entire campus as a whole inside the CSU system.

Those 3,000 students represent 10 percent of the 30,000 or so who consider themselves Titans.

After that dismal experience, I can’t help but sigh with a certain degree of cynicism with this year’s election rolling around.

This is our opportunity to actually feel empowered, to decide the fate of CSUF and those candidates running.

But at the same time, we only have two choices, one of which is an incumbent (usually the expected winner, except of course in Al Gore’s case.) How many people need to vote if we already have a decent clue as to who is going to win?

But it isn’t time to throw away ballots in a fit of hopelessness.

If for no other reason, vote because you can.

Just imagine if the ASI president, vice president and department representatives were appointed by President Milton Gordon? We would have no choice in who represented us and their motivations would stem from the administration, not from the student body. Our interests would be a lost cause.

The ASI is not your high school’s ASB, it is not the prom court, it is a multi-million dollar corporation that entrusts these elected students to decide what happens with most of the funds at their disposal.

It isn’t as trivial as we have been led to believe.

Whether for principle, for the sake of democracy or for the sole purpose of utilizing your right on campus – vote.

When the ASI elections commissioner sets up the voting booths on campus next week and hangs the signs advertising Election Day, prove that we are a campus made up of more than 3,000 interested students.

On campus, the only thing more worthless than the teacher-credential program is our student government.

(Though to the credit of student government types, as far as I know they don’t require their members to go through a Soviet-style re-education camp called “diversity training.”)

But other than that, the only redeeming factor about student government is that their meetings require the attendance of their members – which in turn gives us a break from interacting with the campus’ concentration of perky, over-sexed little Miss Knowit-alls.

In case you don’t know, the Associated Student Body will be conducting an election next week.

However, I find it hard to believe that none of you know about it — thanks to those attractive little signs decorating the campus, featuring the obnoxious slogans and ugly mugs of the wanna-be politicians. (It always warms my heart to know that Saddam Hussein isn’t the only one who likes to modestly plaster his picture all over town these days.)

As far as my ballot, I’ve already decided who I’m voting for – nobody.

I don’t have a specific problem with any of the individuals on the ballot – I have a problem with anyone who would want to run for student office.

Think about it. These are offices that offer no real power except to satisfy the self-esteem deficiencies of the mentally weak and to perpetuate the political patronage system.

I’ve been going to Cal State Fullerton since 1998, and every single year, every single candidate for every single office said they would do something to make parking a tad bit easier. Shockingly, four years and four administrations later, it’s still easier to find Winona Ryder paying for her clothes at the checkout stand than it is to find parking at 10 a.m.

Not to worry, their failure isn’t from a lack of effort – spending money is something they know how to do very well. You probably would know this if you ever talked to one of them – but considering that none of them ever bother to show up to class, it’s pretty unlikely. But don’t think that all they do is sleep in until noon, march onto campus around 2 p.m., bark out some orders to the janitors, put a steak and lobster on the campus credit card and then drink themselves to sleep – that’s for Congress to do.

These people at least try to pretend that they are doing something constructive. For example, sometimes they take time out of their pressing schedules to selflessly attend glorified Tony Robbins’ seminars at exotic hot-spots all over the world. (Have you ever noticed that when someone else is picking up the tab people always find the “can’t miss” seminars in places where you’re greeted off the airplane by women in pineapple bras and not Youngstown, Ohio? I’m sure it’s purely coincidental.)

Anyway, I don’t plan on worrying too much about it. The Lakers are set to win another World Championship, Robert Blake is in jail and life is generally good.

I’ll wait to get too excited about their corrupt antics until they become Democratic members of the state leg-

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ASI has a purpose Erick Fierro Martinez

Daily Titan Staff Writer Looking back, it all seems trivial.

Playing baseball well into the night, we enjoyed the most innocent years of our lives. We didn’t have a care in the world and nothing ever seemed to get in our way.

Today, it is different. Our generation has experienced more than most generations before us.

To most students, campus government is non-existent. Change is slow, and nothing ever happens for the better.

For years the issues have been the same. Students are still pissed about the parking situation. Now we learn that this fall, parking permits will cost $99 and the number of permits sold will be cut by 2,000.

Student involvement at a commuter campus is seemingly hopeless. Did you know that the Titan softball team currently boasts the longest win streak in the country at 31 games and they remain unbeaten in the Big West?

It’s quite interesting how the $8 retroactive increase last semester was not budgeted beforehand considering that the so-called Instructionally Related Activities Fee Referendum was passed in November 2000.

Should our leaders, past and present, have noticed the “administration’s error,” as the current Associated Students President Edgar Zazueta referred to it as?

By the way, the last time I took a look around campus there was still no varsity band so why would the IRA include this program in their funding?

Will the statement that “Empowerment Continues” hold up in the upcoming election or is it just another political statement intended to support the interest of the candidates?

Merriam-Webster’s dictionary definition of empower is “to give official authority or legal power to.”

Many Cal State Fullerton students argue that the sole purpose for student government is to build an individual’s resume for his or her personal achievement. They also argue that the only

publicity they ever seem to notice are the candidates’ endless self-promotion during campaign season.

The purpose of student government, however, does more than just empower students. It allows for individuals to take advantage of the opportunity outside the classroom. Learning does not just come from textbooks, it comes from real life experiences. The university provides more than many of us want to notice but it will not be hand -fed to us. Seek and you shall find.

In this country we have so much opportunity. That freedom we have all been talking about as of late is all around us, we just fail to seize the opportunity. Perhaps our mentality is institutionalized.

In 2000 only 51 percent of the country’s population took it upon themselves to take advantage of democracy in the general election, while less than 10 percent of CSUF students took it upon themselves to vote in the spring 2001 election.

Stop complaining and put your words into action. I applaud those who place themselves in positions that are highly criticized.

It is easy to stand off on the sidelines rather than getting in the game.

I remember standing outside in the front yard trying to rally the troops to play baseball but as we got closer to the end of the summer it became more difficult.

Imagine trying to motivate more than 30,000 students at a commuter campus to do something. It is a discouraging and at times an unbearable task.

But perhaps we are so complacent, especially this year, because what is important is not the same as what it once was. While the war on terrorism continues, the Middle East tension increases and the economy remains unstable, maybe the issues we experience on campus are viewed as trivial.

Will next year really be better, or will the same issues linger as they do today and have for at least the past four years?

Run for office, get a faculty parking pass

By Ryan Hoppe

Daily Titan Staff Writer Thousands of students battle every day for supremacy on our campus. They claw with tooth and nail, screaming defiance in the faces of their fellow students to gain the ultimate prize: a parking spot.

Parking has been a problem at this school since I have come here. I stopped buying parking passes my sophomore year. If I wanted a small, square shaped piece of plastic hanging from my mirror, I’d take a “do not disturb” sign from the Disneyland Hotel.

As I walk the mile or so from my parking spot to my car, I pass the faculty and staff lots, those spacious, open plains with abundant spots. I realize the problem is here. There is parking on this campus, it’s just hidden behind large blue signs reading “Faculty/Staff Parking Only.”

I wonder, how could a needy student find his way into one of these roomy lots? Obviously not by parking without a pass, as roaming platoons of pernicious parking police and matronly meter maids protect these opulent grounds.

Forging a pass also is out of the question, as every parking pass is painstakingly scrutinized by campus employees on a mission to eradicate student parking in faculty/staff lots.

Then, the answer hit me like a careening car in an overcrowded parking lot. Run for an Associated Students position! While not always paid, the ASI

representatives are the only students on a shift. campus who are given the option of Office assistants in the work pro“There is buying a faculty/staff parking pass. All gram and Pulse copy center employthat I needed was a position to run for ees sweat and labor to earn enough parking on and 50 or so faithful voters to secure money to buy a $54 parking pass my position. that shortens their daily journey to this campus, school or work to a minimum of Alas, while ASI representatives are the only students on campus allowed half a mile. to purchase a pass, they must also do For $54 I should get personalized it’s just hidreal work. There are special events and parking spot with my name emblaoffice hours, conferences and adminzoned on it. den behind istrative decisions. There are board Daily Titan editors trek to their meetings, council meetings, committee automobiles in the dark hours of the large blue meetings, meetings, meetings, meetmorning after laboring all night to ings! ASI representatives might actuput out a publication worthy of the signs reading university. ally do enough work to deserve those parking passes.

Even the students who work But what about all the other stu“Faculty/Staff for the parking and transportation dents on campus who work for the department don’t get faculty/staff university? parking passes!

Parking Only.”

What about the hot dog vendors and While ASI representatives do bookstore cashiers? work hard for their passes, that does What about the student work pronot mean that other student employgram or the Pulse copy center employees do not work just as hard.

Ryan Hoppe, ees?

Distribution of faculty passes Daily Titan Staff Writer What about the Daily Titan editors? should be based on necessity, not on The food vendors and the bookstore notoriety. cashiers work long hours from early in the morning The question is not why Cal State Fullerton to late at night before walking to the far reaches of student employees should get faculty/staff parking the campus or beyond to return to their vehicles after passes, but why not?

Friday, April 19, 2002

Titans look to continue dominating Fullerton has taken control of the Big West and they show no signs of slowing down

By Brian Thatcher

Daily Titan Asst. Sports Editor When a team has a 31-game winning streak, they don’t want to do anything to break their momentum.

One of the biggest momentum killers is extended time between games, and that’s exactly what the Cal State Fullerton softball team got this week.

They were given their longest break since the first week of the season, eight days, and took that time to rest and get over some minor injuries.

“I didn’t even think about softball,” Titan coach Michelle Gromacki said. “We gave them the weekend off which is always a dangerous thing. If they came out on Monday and practiced poorly, I would have been very upset and we would have talked about it. But we came out and practiced like champions all week long.”

The No. 7 Titans (40-9 overall and 12-0 in Big West) will next travel to Stockton, Calif. to take on the Pacific Tigers as they resume Big West play.

The two teams will play a doubleheader Saturday at Bill Simoni field and the final game of the series Sunday.

The No. 18 Tigers handed Fullerton one of their two defeats last season in Big West play and are in second place this season, 1/2 a game behind CSUF. “ L a s t year, it was a waterfall effect when they beat u s , ” catcher Jennifer Holt said. “We did one thing wrong on defense, and it just trickled down.

Then w e

couldn’t produce the runs we needed when we were on offense.”

The Titans, whose win streak is the second-longest in school history, have not lost since splitting a doubleheader with then-No.1 UCLA on Feb. 27.

“Honest to Betsy, we don’t expect to experience anything other than winning 31 or 34 straight wins,” Holt said. “We were a young team last season, and we have an even stronger camaraderie this season. We have an awesome respect for each other both on and off the field.”

Gromacki realizes that complacency is always a problem when you win so many games, but she also has confidence that her team won’t let it affect the way they approach their games.

“It will all depend on how we continue to practice,” she said. “We have been practicing like champions recently, but if I see them becoming content because of the streak or because we play in a weaker conference, that would be a problem. Until I see that, I won’t worry.”

It seems the Titans have peaked in the NFCA coaches poll, which determines the national rankings each week.

They have been at the No. 7 spot for five consecutive weeks and six of their nine losses have come against teams ahead of them in the polls. The win against UCLA is their lone victory against higherranked opponents.

“I’m expecting to stay right where we are for the remainder of the season,” Gromacki said. “I look at that as a positive thing. Because we play in the Big West, we won’t move up based on what we do.

If we drop, it’s because of something we don’t do.”

2002 Titan Winning Streak Worth Invitational (at Fullerton) Mar. 1 Ohio State 10-2 (6)

San Jose State

10-0 (5)

Mar. 2 Minnesota

California

1-0 (8) 2-1 (8)

Mar. 3 Oregon State

Oklahoma State

6-3 (9) 4-1

Mar. 6 Florida

11-1 | 3-2

Mar. 9 Sac State

3-1 | 8-0 (6)

Mar. 10 Sac State Kia Klassic at Fullerton

4-2

Mar. 13 Mar. 14 Mar. 15 Mar. 16

Rutgers Oklahoma Florida State New Mexico Fresno State

7-1 6-0 8-1 9-0 (5) 6-0

Mar. 17 Arizona State

7-5

2-0 (9)

Texas

Photos by Katie Cumper

Is Rocker still being pun-

Baseball Briefs

The 15th-ranked Cal State Fullerton baseball team (24-12 overall, 7-2 in Big West Conference play) heads to Santa Barbara for a weekend Big West series with the Gauchos (16-21 overall, 3-6 in conference). Fullerton has won 11 of its past 14 games with two of the three losses in that span coming by just one run.

nCOMMENTARY: After a 1999 Sports Illustrated interview, he is still feeling the affects of his politically incorrect comments

IN THE POLLS

The Titans experienced a little downward movement in the polls this week after going 2-2 against a pair of unranked teams. For the first time in five weeks, Fullerton dropped in the Baseball America poll, falling two spots to 15th. The Titans remained 19th in the Collegiate Baseball poll and fell one notch in the Baseball Weekly/ESPN Coaches poll to 16th.

Fullerton has been ranked in the top-25 in every Baseball America poll since March 9, 1998. UC Santa Barbara is unranked.

By Brian Thatcher

Daily Titan Asst. Sports Editor Texas Rangers relief pitcher John Rocker added another chapter to his baseball career Wednesday when he was sent to Triple-A Oklahoma.

He has struggled mightily this season, going 0-1 with two blown saves and a 9.53 ERA. Rocker first broke into the majors with the Atlanta Braves in 1998 and quickly became one of baseball’s premiere closers. During his first season, Rocker had 38 saves (in 45 opportunities) with a 2.49 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 72 1/3 innings. But as of late, Rocker’s career has spiraled out of control.

He has been traded twice in the past year and has had a few stints in the minors. While his velocity has never been questioned, consistently clocked in the mid-90s, his control and ability to get batters out has been suspect.

This, however, isn’t the result of arm surgery or any physical injury.

It all leads back to one interview he gave to Sports Illustrated reporter Jeff Pearlman.

In December 1999, Rocker made derogatory remarks concerning homosexuals, minorities, foreigners and women.

It has been suggested that the quotes, directed toward New Yorkers, originated from Rocker’s frustration with the fans at Shea Stadium. When the Braves faced the New York Mets in the 1999 National League Championship Series, Rocker had an ongoing argument with the crowd every time he took the mound. He would yell and make gestures to the hecklers rather than focusing on the game.

In the SI interview, approximately two months after the post season concluded, Pearlman asked if Rocker would ever play for a New York team.

Rocker said he would never play for a New York team because he didn’t want to ride a train “next to some queer with AIDS, right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time, right next to some 20-yearold mom with four kids.”

The outspoken left-hander went on to make many more politically incorrect statements, which set off a national outcry that he be punished.

Baseball responded when Commissioner Bud Selig

SCOUTING UCSB

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John Rocker’s comments may have been harsh but the punishment did not fit the crime. suspended Rocker for the first month of the 2000 regular season and fined him $20,000. An arbitrator later reduced the suspension to two weeks and the fine to $500. The pitcher also was ordered to undergo sensitivity training.

Now, while I don’t agree with what Rocker said, in fact I think it merely showed his ignorance, they were his opinions and he has a right to them.

One of the great things about this country is that people are allowed to have opinions, no matter how inane, without fear of punishment as long as those comments do not harm anyone. It’s called freedom of speech.

With the exception of the damage Rocker did in his own clubhouse by offending many of his teammates who were members of the minority groups he insulted in the interview, the comments were harmless. They didn’t warrant a fine or suspension.

There are many athletes who express racist ideas with little or no repercussions, simply because they are not white. A perfect example is former basketball star, Charles Barkley.

There have been many instances in which Barkley has let his personal beliefs and broad stereotypes come out in the media yet he continued to have a very successful basketball career and, since his retirement from the sport, a successful broadcasting career.

According to FrontPage Magazine columnist John Perazzo, one such instance came during a post game interview in February 1998.

Barkley became upset when a journalist, who happened to be white, asked him about never winning an NBA championship.

“I know you good ol’ boys in the press are gonna rag on me until I win a championship,” Barkley answered.

“You’re what I call angry white males. Most of you guys who write for newspapers are all rednecks. None of you guys ever put on a jockstrap.” He then turned to his teammates and said, “You know how I love to f--k with these white boys.”

Not only did Barkley not get punished by the league for his insensitive and politically incorrect comments, the media barely even said a word about the incident.

My point simply is this: If you hold one public figure to one standard, you have to hold them all to that standard. Rocker’s pitching problems are a direct result of the persecution he received from MLB, the media and the fans.

If Rocker can’t find acceptance in baseball, it would be a sad chapter for society and the double standard they have for people with controversial ideas.

The Gauchos (16-21 overall, 3-6 in conference) have had trouble playing to the level of the 2001 squad, which took hopes for a conference title into the final day of the season. UCSB has won just five of its past 17 games, though to the Gauchos’ credit, they have had the most difficult conference ledger to date with series against Cal State Northridge, UC Irvine and Long Beach State (all 2-1 losses).

Former Titan All-American and 2001 administrative assistant Dan Ricabal has taken over the reins of the Gaucho pitching staff this season, but doesn’t yet have the numbers where he’d like them to be. The Gauchos’ 6.10 team ERA is second to last in the Big West and James Garcia, a first-team allconference hurler with a 10-4 record last season, is 2-3 with a 6.57 ERA so far in 2002. Matt Vasquez (4-5, 3.80 ERA, .247 opponents’ average) has emerged into the staff ace. Ryan Spilborghs, another first-team allconference selection last year, has lived up to the expectation, batting .376 with 10 homers and 45 RBI. Matt Wilkerson has also powered

10 homers to go along with a .283 average and 31 RBI...All-time series history: The Titans own a 69-26 all-time Division I record vs. the Gauchos and are 16-6 under Horton, though the Gauchos were the only Big West team to take a series from the Titans in 2001. UCSB won the first two games of a late-season set at Goodwin Field and nearly rallied in the final game before Chad Cordero saved a 6-4 win.

BEST IN THE WEST

Sophomore righthander Wes Littleton has developed into one of the top sophomore starting pitchers in the nation with a torrid first half of the 2002 campaign. Littleton is 7-2 with a 1.37 ERA that ranks first in the Big West Conference and among the top-15 in the nation. Opponents are batting just .233 against Littleton.

Take out his season-opening loss at Stanford and Littleton’s numbers are even better: 7-1 and a 0.97 ERA. Littleton hasn’t been overpowering (his strikeouts per nine innings average is down from 8.7 in 2001 to 5.3 this year), but he’s kept the ball down (he has allowed just two homers in 78.2 innings) and relied on his defense. The self-proclaimed Tiger Woods look-a-like has already picked up a pair of Big West Pitcher of the Week citations.

STREAKING

Costa’s current 18-game hitting streak is the longest by a Titan since Spencer Oborn hit safely in 37 consecutive games in 1999. The school record of 38 was set by Brent Mayne in 1988. Costa, who has 16 multi-hit games this season, is among the top 10 in the Big West Conference in 10 offensive categories. Already a two-time Big West Player of the Week and NCBWA National Hitter of the Week, Costa’s career batting average stands at .384 (only Mark Kotsay and Tim Wallach finished their Titan careers with higher batting averages).

– Information courtesy of CSUF Athletic Media Relations