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INSIDE NEWS: As a graduate, Megan Berry 3 nretired from the CSUF gymnastics team
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sports: Basketball coaches are 8 nconcerned about Allen Iverson’s pressconference comments about practice
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Titan lab accommodates growing populanLIBRARY: The center continually works to update its services for the more than 30,000 students on campus By Angela Lopez
Special to the Titan Where is the most worn-out stretch of carpet in the main campus library? Where can you find Cal State Fullerton students burning the midnight oil during the last two weeks of the semester? For answers to both questions, look no further than the Titan Computer Lab in the library’s basement, where students come in droves to complete their
last minute assignments for the spring semester. Churning out papers, reports and final projects — students watch the hours go by while writing, e-mailing, surfing, downloading, researching and printing. For many of them the computer lab becomes their home away from home. But with all the things that can go wrong with 240 computers, 12 printers and 4 scanners, how does the lab run so smoothly? The answer lies not on the state of the art technology found in the lab, but on the people that work there. Rakhee Mistry, a student consultant at the Titan Computer Lab, is one of those people. Students may not know Mistry’s name, but her face is recognized all over campus. In the two years she has worked
at the lab, she has helped many students save their files, print their papers and “Zip” large files for e-mailing. It is 1:30 p.m. on a Friday and Mistry, an Information Systems senior, has just been relieved from her morning shift. She has been at the lab since 7:30 a.m. helping students with computer problems. From May 13 through the end of the spring semester the computer lab is opened extended hours to accommodate students working on final projects. “During the peak hours we have been at maximum capacity,” Mistry said. “It can get pretty stressful. “ Students depend on the computer lab since most courses today incorporate computers, Web pages or discussion boards as teaching and learning tools. The computer lab becomes an extension
of the classroom, playing a vital part in the students’ lives. “Students have projects due and deadlines,” Mistry said. “When something is not working they get mad at you, but I see it as just part of the job. I take it from the student’s perspective, because I am a student too.” Mistry, like each of the other 15 student consultants at the computer lab, is working under double pressure. They juggle their time between their on-campus jobs and their own school assignments. “I spend about 40 to 50 hours on campus,” Mistry said, “I don’t mind it, because I like what I do. I get to meet a lot of interesting people. Some students are regulars to the lab, so over time, we have become friends. I also enjoy
spending time with the students that I work with. We have a good team.” Consultants in the computer lab are trained not only on the technical aspects of the job, but also on good customer service. Afsaneh Hamedani, the Titan Computer Lab’s coordinator, lists interpersonal skills as the number one qualification for the job. She believes in maintaining an open environment among the students. “The more experienced students help the new hires,” Hamedani said. “Everybody helps each other and it is OK to ask questions. Our key word is teamwork.” The Titan Computer Lab is run like a customer service business. Amir Dabirian, the computer lab’s director since 1997, continuously looks for ways
to improve its operation. “My priority is to make sure the lab is the best it can be for students, Dabirian said. “They are our customers. Our goal is to have zero down time for the equipment to better serve the student population. “ The lab has been challenged by an upward trend in student growth. Last fall CSUF student enrollment surpassed the 30,000 mark – so the staff is constantly implementing new changes in an effort to run a more efficient operation. As part of this effort, the computer lab’s staff educates students on how to best utilize the many resources the lab has to offer.
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Child receives second chance nHEALTH: Linda Kerchner adopted a boy who shows symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome Third in Three Part Series But Rusty’s family gives him all the support possible. Kerchner encourages her son to do anything he is capaIt’s not very often that a ble of. child puts a lifetime sentence “We pray we can protect on their parents, but for one him and keep him out of family this is reality. the criminal justice system, Rusty was 2 1/2 months old knowing full well that many when Diane Kerchner and her kids like ours end up in jail husband brought him home. due to their lack of impulse When he was 3 years old they Kerchner control,” she said. adopted him and the social The Kerchners take trips to worker told them he might have fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). the local jail to instill in Rusty the value And the struggle progressed ever since. of not committing a crime and ending Rusty, now 7, is a brunet with brown up there. “We began this when he was six,” eyes. “He is cute,” his mother Diane she said. Although Kerchner loves Rusty very Kerchner said. “His nose is well defined, no longer flat, and his eyes no longer much she admits that living with an alcohol-exposed child is quite different show traces of epicantal folds.” But behind the little boy, is a child than she expected it to be. “We lock up all our food to keep whose future was snatched away even him from raiding the pantry and totally before he was born. Although Kerchner said Rusty is unpacking the contents of it onto the not officially diagnosed with FAS, he floor at night when he cannot sleep,” shows many symptoms that she said she said. But even locking up is not sufficient are definitely linked to his birth mother, enough for keeping Rusty out of miswho drank alcohol while pregnant. “Several of his physicians have seen chief. Kerchner said there are some preventhe features in him and no one has ever questioned me on this, but the geneticist tative measures they use to save time wouldn’t call it a syndrome because he and heartache. They have a motion detector sensor is also bipolar,” Kerchner said. “Many physicians hesitate to diagnose such installed in the hall to wake them up whenever Rusty awakens at night. They severe sentences without proofs.” Yet Kerchner said that it is alcohol for also have another installed inside the office in case Rusty succeeds in picking sure that did this to her son. “Rusty was exposed to methamphet- the door lock. “Although, if I am really tired, I amine and amphetamine and alcohol prenatally and tested positive for meth sometimes forget to turn it on,” she at birth,” she said. “He has a diagnosis said. And when that happens, there’s no of static encephalopathy and he has telling what Rusty might get his hands medically proven brain damage.” According to the FAS Community into. “Rusty is capable of trashing a room Resource center Web site, mofas.org, static encephalopathy is permanent or in minutes, due to his curiosity about everything,” Kerchner said. “We have unchanging brain damage. The site said that the effects on devel- had cut sheets with knives and scisopment depend on the part of the brain sors as well as totally destroyed rooms, involved and on the severity of the staples all over the floor, stuff pulled damage. Developmental problems may out and dumped, disorganized everyinclude any of a range of disabilities where.” And when it comes to cleaning, such as cerebral palsy, learning disabiliRusty wants nothing to do with it. ties and mental retardation. “He doesn’t make his bed very well “Rusty is qualified for special education under autistic-like behaviors,” yet, nor does he hang up his clothes, Kerchner said. “He is mildly autistic although he will be 8 in a month,” according to a norm test given by the Kerchner said. “His household skills are comparable to those of a 4 to 6school psychologist.” Because of his many incapabilities, year-old.” Rusty still doesn’t possess the capaRusty has a hard time making friends. He is often left out and tries to fit in and bility to unbutton his pants nor does he have the right skills to grasp to tie his Kerchner said he is sad and frustrated. She said he feels different from oth- shoes tightly. According to the Fetal Alcohol ers and knows he is different and he Syndrome Family Resource Institute’s doesn’t feel good about himself. “Rusty collects rocks and metal and Web site, fetalalcoholsyndrome.org, once took a shiny knife to school to children with the syndrome are unable impress people in an attempt to win to stay focused on tasks such as followfriends,” Kerchner said. “Rusty does not ing rules, finishing household chores, have a single friend in the world and has school assignments or keeping housebeen known to bring home invitations hold rules. to birthday parties which are addressed SYNDROME/ 4 to other kids.”
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Thrice belts out their hardcore punk sound to the huge crowd on hand at the Becker Amphitheater on Wednesday.
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Do you know where local high school students are hanging out? They aren’t doing homework or studying for finals. They aren’t shopping at the malls picking out tuxedos or prom gowns. And they aren’t ditching class to see the latest band, Thrice, at Cal State Fullerton’s Becker Ampitheather on Wednesday at noon. Or are they? Tons of high school kids blew off afternoon classes yesterday to support Thrice, a four-piece punk band based out of Irvine that has been
together for more then three years. “It’s Thrice… it’s worth it,” said Christina Tate of Trabucco Hills High School. Thrice set out to play their 15-song set in the scorching heat and a huge crowd in attendance that required crowd control. “It was way more people then … it was amazing,” Dustin Kensrue said. Kensrue and Teppei Teranishi sing vocals and play guitar. Eddie Brekenridge, the bassist and Riley Brekenridge, the drummer, are brothers in the band too. Thrice ended their show with their own rendition of “Eleanor Rigby”
Tips encourage counter intellinSERVICE: Although it is not required, leaving 15-20 percent of the bill is often expected in the restaurant industry By Christine Zwaagstra Special to the Titan
Rachael stops in at her favorite coffee shop and a friendly face makes her a five-pump vanilla latte with soy over ice. She forks over cash for the coffee treat and when the smiling barista hands her back two quarters, she stares at the menial 50 cents and wonders if she should toss it into the tip jar.‑‑ So what is the standard for tipping that cutie behind the coffee counter? “Any tip is good, with the exception of pennies,” said Ryan O’Neill, 23, who works for Totally Coffee in Costa Mesa. He appreciates when customers
simply tip their change, thereby not holding up the line. While any tip will do for a cup of java, most services have tipping guidelines, which serve both ‘to ensure promptness’ and to show gratitude. The standard for tipping waiters and waitresses when the service is good is 15percent to 20 percent of the subtotal of the bill. Bartenders and cocktail waitresses should receive $1 to $2 per round for two to four people and more for larger groups. Roman Gutierrez, 30, a Cal State Fullerton student who has been waiting tables for five years, said while the standard is 15 percent, he averages 13 percent to 14 percent most of the time. Gutierrez pointed to off-duty police officers as the worst tippers, but gave no such specifics of the best tippers.‑ “Without a doubt, people in a good mood tip the best,” he said. Autumn Gray, 20, who has been working at Tony Roma’s for two
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years, said that Hispanics and African Americans have been stereotyped as being the worst tippers. “I really don’t know [why this stereotype exists]. I know that people in other countries don’t have the same tipping policy as here, or people think they get treated poorly because of what nationality they are,” she said. Gray added that even when tipped below the standard 15 percent she always tries to do her best. “I remember everyone that I’ve waited on and I still treat them the same each time,” she said. The standard for tipping a valet is generally $1 upon arrival and $1 upon departure or $2 to $3 total. Nicole Roloff, who works as both a valet and as a bellhop for Disney’s Grand California Hotel, said that there is the stereotype that people who drive expensive cars tend to tip poorly, if they bother to tip at all. “People with older, beat-up cars tip the best,” she said and cited tips from
$5 to $10. The standard for tipping a coat check or bellhop is $1 per coat or bag and $10 for bringing a person to the room with luggage. In some hotels, the bellhop will give a tour and provide other services, such as opening up the door and showing the room. Roloff suggested the more a bellhop does, the higher the tip should be. Hairstylists and manicurists should also be tipped appropriately, as a gratitude. Hairstylists should receive 10 percent to 15 percent of the bill and manicurists $1 or more depending on the cost. Taxicab drivers should receive 10 percent to 15 percent of the fare. Phil O’Neill, 21, a CSUF business major at Cal State Fullerton who works for Papa John’s Pizza, said that the pizza delivery guy appreciates $3 to $4 or 15 percent of the bill for bringing by a pizza pie.
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BRIEFS South Pacific to be performed at O.C. Performing Arts Center
“An Evening with Wayne Brady” at O.C. Performing Arts Center
The Orange County Performing Arts Center will present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” starring Robert Goulet in the Segerstrom Hall June 4 through 9. For six evenings and two matinees, Goulet will take up the role of Emile De Becque. Winner of nine Tony Awards, including best musical, book and score, a Pulitzer Prize for drama, a New York Critics Award for best musical, a Grammy and Academy Award, South Pacific also has a memorable score. Tickets range from $27.50 to $62.50 and are on sale at The Center Box Office and Ticketmaster outlets. For more information, contact the center at (714) 556-ARTS or visit www.ocpac.org.
The Orange County Performing Arts Center will present “An Evening with Wayne Brady,” at the Segerstrom Hall on June 15 at 8 p.m. For only one night, the comedic actor will bring his improv antics to the center. The event will showcase his quick wit, musical talent and his uncanny ability to impersonate just about anyone. Brady can be currently seen on ABC’s comedy series “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and his selftitled series, “The Wayne Brady Show.” Tickets range from $28 to $44. For more information, contact the center at (714) 556-ARTS or visit www.ocpac.org.
Goodwill to host golf classic Goodwill Industries of Orange County will be hosting its Goodwill Golf Classic at the Coto de Caza Golf and Raquet Club on June 10. The tournament and all the proceeds from this annual event will support Goodwill’s education, training and employment services for people with disabilities. The mission of Goodwill Industries of Orange County is “to provide people with disabilities and other barriers the opportunity to achieve their highest levels of personal and economic independence.” For more information about the event, contact the Goodwill at (714) 547-6301 or visit www. ocgoodwill.org.
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CALENDAR OF C ALEND AR O F EVENTS EVEN TS Community The Grand Central Art Center Project Room in Santa Ana will host a photography exhibit by Michael Farr, June 1 through July 7. Admission is free. For more information, call (714) 567-7233 or (714) 567-7234. Saint Joseph’s Ballet presents its annual concert, “Light, within,” May 29 and June 1 at 8 p.m. and June 1 and June 2 at 2:30 p.m. at the Irvine Barclay Theatre in Irvine. Tickets are $35 for adults and $17.50 for children. For more information, call (949) 854-4646. The Pacific Symphony Orchestra presents the “Kids Choice Awards,” May 25 at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa. During the event, the audience will vote for their favorite composers, musical works and the leading hero and heroine of the orchestra. The Pacific Orchestra will also perform such works as the 20th Century Fox Fanfare and the theme from “Star Wars.” Tickets range from $13 to $16 for adults and $11 to $14 for children under 11. For ticket and program information, call (714) 755-5799. Santiago Canyon College’s Music Department presents “An American Salute,” May 24 at 8 p.m. at the St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach. General Admission is $12 and for students, seniors and
children. For the RSCCD staff it is $10. For more information, call (714) 564-5654. The Pacific Symphony Orchestra presents Broadway and film legend Marvin Hamlisch in an “Evening of Broadway Show Tunes and Pop Standards,” May 24 and 25 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa. The concerts begin at 8 p.m. Ticket prices range from $25 to $77 and can be purchased by either calling the Pacific Symphony Orchestra Ticket Office at (714) 755-5799 or Ticketmaster at (714) 740-7878. The 64th Annual Fullerton Memorial Day Observance will take place May 27 at 10 a.m. at the Loma Vista Memorial Park in Fullerton. The theme will be “A Salute to Nurses in the Military.” For more information, call (714) 738-6311. The Natural History Museum in Los Angeles hosts an exhibit called “Voyages of Discovery,” through August 11. For admission prices and more information, call (213) 763-DINO or log on to www. nhm.org. The Pacific Symphony Orchestra presents the 2001-2002 Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Classics Series “An Alpine Symphony,” May 22 and May 23 at 8 p.m. at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Tickets are on sale at the Titan Student Union Information and
Services Desk. For more information, call (714) 278-2468. The Fullerton Civic Light Opera presents the musical “Camelot” through May 26 at the Plummer Auditorium in Fullerton. Tickets range from $16 to $40. For more information, call (714) 879-1732.
Campus The TSU Underground will have a family night May 25 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. featuring discount billiards and bowling. For more information, call (714) 278-2144. The Department of Music presents Guitar Orchestras, May 24 at 8 p.m. in the Little Theatre of the Performing Arts Building. Advance ticket sales are $8 and $5 with Titan discount. For more information, call (714) 278-3371. The TSU Mainframe will provide free printing May 24 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Mainframe computer lounge. For more information, call (714) 278-7629.
information, call (714) 278-3579. The Performing Arts Center presents the play ”Rocky and Diego” through May 26 in the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center. Ticket prices are $9. For more information, call (714) 2783371. The TSU Center Gallery presents art works by Kozue Imamura through May 24. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call (714) 278-2468. The TSU Underground has free bowling every Thursday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. 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 June 2 in the Atrium Gallery.
The TSU will have their AllNight Study program through May 31 and will be open 24 hours. All areas of the building will be open. For more information, call (714) 278-2468.
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 information, call (714) 278-2144.
The Arboretum will have a children’s gardening class today from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Parent participation is not required and the fee is $3 per child. For more
The TSU Underground has a Video Game Extravaganza May 20 through 31 from noon to 7 p.m. Play various videogames to win cool prizes. Participants must be
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Show is over for senior gymnATHLETICS: Megan Berry performed for the last time in her home town in Arizona; She graduates in June By Maria Ragas
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CSUF senior Megan Berry performs on the uneven bars.
She stands on the blue mat posed on the ball of her left foot, weight on the right foot, holding a fake mirror and fixes her hair. She points to a person in the crowd and lips “do I look OK?” This is Cal State Fullerton gymnast senior Megan Berry’s signature move, which she began her junior year. Titan coach Julie Knight said the crowd enjoys it. Junior Kelly Mathiasen said Berry’s floor routine was fun and made the audience laugh. Berry came to CSUF from Arizona as a freshman and, as a senior, she is leaving the gymnastics team. On the first day of recruitment, she knew she wanted to go to CSUF. She said the gymnasts were really nice, the weather was good, she was not too far from home but would still get the experience of being away from home. During her freshman and sopho-
more year, Berry competed in the all-around. She stopped training for vault her junior year because her school schedule conflicted with the vault training time. Berry said they really did not need her on beam because they had other women and decided to save her for the floor exercise and uneven bars. She said her favorite apparatus is the bars. “I just liked swinging,” Berry said. “I had a lot of skills that I could [use] being high up in the air.” Mathiasen said Berry always wanted to be the first one on the floor at the beginning of the meet, even before warming up. Knight said Berry is the best on the floor, an extremely good entertainer, tumbler and dancer. Berry likes to “get the crowd into it, ham it up out there and show off.” Tracy Saxan, Berry’s mom, drove more than five hours and attended almost every meet. She missed about five meets of Berry’s entire career. Berry’s dad, Rick Berry, lives in Colorado, making it difficult for him to attend. He said he tries to go three to five times a year, but it gets expensive. Berry’s dad said Megan started at the age of five doing cartwheels, so they put her into children’s gymnastics
programs. At practice, if her coach said to do five cartwheels, she would do six while the other girls did just enough to get by. “Megan did more because she wanted to improve, she worked as hard as she could,” he said. During high school Berry missed out on a lot of teen-age stuff like school dances and hanging out with friends due to her busy schedule. She also missed out on family talks, dinners and movies when she was training and away at school. She worked out 35 hours per week, ran, walked and lifted weights everyday. Berry worked her way to Fullerton and has made quite a reputation for herself. “[She] is a great example of how to do this right – school, practice, communicating with coaches,” Knight said. “She was a marvelous example.” The team will miss Berry. Mathiasen said Berry was a really good team leader, positive role model and a good person to be around. “She worked hard, told us to work hard,” Mathiasen said. “She wasn’t a hypocrite, she did what she said.” Senior Joanna Hughes became good friends with Berry over the years. When Hughes has problems, Berry is someone she can talk to very easily. “If I was having a bad day she
would encourage me to keep going and let me know I was doing well,” Hughes said. Hughes said Berry took more of a leadership role, if some of the gymnasts were not doing their job she would let them know, at meets she would pull the team aside between events and give a pep talk. “I can always hear her voice, it was noticeable at practice,” Hughes said. Although the gymnasts realize Berry will not be back, she does not. “I don’t think [its] really hit me yet, it just feels like the season is over,” Berry said. “It has been a huge and major part of my life, it will definitely be weird.” Her dad agrees with her. “We are kind of going to miss the gymnastics part since it’s been such a big part of her life,” he said. However he thinks Berry’s body is ready to retire; It is a brutal sport. She often gets bruised and beaten. Berry said she will miss it but will not go into coaching. “It’s a hard sport to coach,” she said. She explained that it is too many hours, too much stress and gymnasts always need to watch or lose weight. The last meet for Berry was in her home, Arizona, at Arizona State University. “I am done with gymnastics and it’s
Bones found in park identified as remains of missing nDISCOVERY: A body found in a Washington, D.C. park was identified as missing California resident Chandra Levy By Lenny Savino and Jim Puzzanghera Knight Ridder Newspapers
A man searching for turtles with his dog found the skeletal remains of missing Bureau of Prisons intern Chandra Levy on Wednesday morning in a wooded area of Rock Creek Park, about two miles from the apartment of Levy’s close friend, California Congressman Gary Condit. Levy was last seen April 30, 2001. Her disappearance at age 24 drew national media attention after Condit, 54, married with two children, admitted to police that he had an intimate relationship with Levy. Condit did not disclose the true nature of their relationship for two months after Levy vanished. Before that he described them as having been “good friends.” Washington Metropolitan Police Chief Charles Ramsey said that “quite a bit” of Levy’s remains were found,
mostly in a decomposed state suggest- Jonathan Arden, said he identified ing they were exposed to Levy through her dental Xthe weather “for some rays. time.” “The skeletal remains Levy’s parents, are positively identified Robert and Susan Levy, as Chandra Levy,” he said. The Levys were secluded at their “We’ll continue to examModesto, Calif., home. ine the bones and if any “believe Through a spokesman, further results are availthey asked that the news able, we can deal with that media keep a distance assessing the cause and while they grieved. manner of death.” “Now the family’s Metro detectives and this worst fears have become the FBI will now focus a reality,” said spokeson determining how and death man Billy Martin, an where Levy died, Ramsey attorney for the family. said. The Levys, Martin said, If Levy’s remains indiinvestigation “believe that this death cate that she was killed, investigation will turn forensic detectives will be will turn into a homicide.” looking for evidence such Levy’s remains were as hair or blood that could found under leaves, sugidentify her killer through into a gesting that they had DNA. They also will be been there since before looking to see if she was homicide.” last fall, but there was no dragged into the woods or evidence of an attempted if her clothing shows signs burial, Ramsey said. Last of a struggle. Fingernail summer, police searched swipes, if they are posthe area where the body sible, could also contain was found as part of a skin cells of an attacker search of the 1,754-acre if they fought. park. The area where the remains were Washington Medical Examiner Dr. found is a popular spot for dog owners
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to let their pets run off the leash, said Peter Childs, 50, a neighborhood resident. It is located about a mile north of the park’s Klingle Mansion. Levy’s personal computer indicated that she - or someone - sought directions to the Klingle Mansion on May 1, 2001, one day after she was last seen alive at her gym. Levy’s apartment is about two miles south of where her remains were found. “This is a very inaccessible area, that’s why even with the number of people that come through Rock Creek Park, a body was just discovered,” Ramsey said. “This is not on a roadway, it’s back up in the woods quite a ways. With the very thick foliage that you see here it’s very easy to not find,” Ramsey said, explaining why sweeps of the park by police last year found nothing. Ramsey has said repeatedly that Condit, who lost his congressional seat in a March primary after the explosion of media attention over his relationship with Levy is not a suspect in the case. He will leave office at the end of this year. Abbe Lowell, Condit’s attorney, has said Condit has cooperated with investigators throughout their investigation, and “will continue to do so, if
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Sushi rolls into bars across nation nTREND: Traditional Japanese cuisine is gaining in popularity from coast to coast and all over the world By Tiffany Powell
Special to the Titan Don’t look now but raw fish and sticky rice may soon take over pizza and tacos. Americans are riding the crest of an international food craze, the Japanese finger food – sushi. This craze has gone far beyond trendy U.S. cities like Los Angeles and New York; sushi bars are opening in Texas, Rhode Island and several other countries around the world. Ten years ago there were few sushi bars in Southern California. Now they are as prevalent as Starbucks coffee shops. Because sushi is healthy and the happening thing, it is no wonder sushi bars are expanding beyond the streets of trend-setting cities. But Sushi bars have become more than a place to get a healthy bite to eat. It is more of a social gathering than a dining experience. Today, people go there to eat, drink and mingle – a trend that blows more than just the fish out of the water.
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n from page 1 For example, in the beginning of this semester, more Zip drives were installed to make it more convenient for students to save and carry their computer files. “A 100-MB Zip disk has about 70 times more capacity than a regular floppy,” Hamedani said. “We tell students that if they have a small file, they can e-mail it to themselves and have access to it wherever they are. They can save all their files on a zip disk so they don’t have to carry several floppies around.”
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n from page 1 While tipping is a matter of personal choice, which is not required, it has become the way many people make their living.
Sushi on the Rock in La Jolla has been open for four years. Plans are in progress to provide entertainment for its customers in the near future. “It is unfortunate that we had to build the restaurant around the space, instead of the other way around,” said Katie Backus, manager of Sushi on the Rock. Backus describes the atmosphere as eclectic. It is a dining experience for everyone. It is suitable for first dates or family dining. Monsoon sushi in Santa Monica has a different ambiance with live bands scheduled Wednesday though Saturday nights and a Salsa DJ on Sunday. “The customers describe it as marketplace out of Indonesia or Bali,” said Nile Park, general manager of Monsoon. “We have 40 other locations in Japan and are currently looking for another location in L.A.” Although Sushi has been on the rise for the past few years, the thought of sushi making a big impact on Texans and those who live on the East Coast was a bit of a surprise. D.K., “The Sushi Pimp” and owner of Seoul Restaurant and D.K. Sushi Bar in Austin, could nickname his restaurant Soul, because that is exactly what he has recently brought to his sushi bar. As of January, the bar opened Monday nights with Disco Karaoke where afros and 70’s attire are back in style. “The Sushi Pimp” has been known to get his “groove on” on the dance floor in his
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A chef slices up sushi rolls to serve his increasing clientele. pink disco suit. minded,” D.K. said. ‑“I warn the older “Everyone wants to go out to sushi, crowds that we are ourselves here.” it is the thing to do around here,” D.K. The trend has reached other regions said. “I am here 13 hours a day and, of the United States. once in a while, I hear people tell me it Sumo Sushi of Newport, R.I. has a is the ambience that draws them to the more relaxed environment with a sushi sushi bars more than anything else.” bar and 10 tables available for dining. This sushi bar is unique, with an “It is currently the only sushi bar atmosphere geared for a younger crowd in town, as a result we are always and they do not advertise. All business crowded,” said Hannah Lee, owner of is via a friend or word of mouth. The Sumo Sushi. “Sushi dining has become clientele is not too young however; the really popular here but really only in the bar closes to minors at 7:30 p.m. last year.” “I like to mingle and hang out with The restaurant is not big enough yet my customers. We swear, take sake for entertainment, but hopes to expand bombs and we are who we are – open- in the future.
Educating students is a big part of Mistry’s everyday job, but what makes it satisfying for her is that it works both ways. “The best part of my job is that it is hands-on,” Mistry said. “I am constantly learning something new while helping students with their problems. That makes my job very rewarding.” Mistry will continue to work in the computer lab after graduating this semester since she is pursuing a master’s degree in Management Information Systems in the fall.
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But that doesn’t hold Rusty back. Kerchner said Rusty participates in AYSO soccer every fall. “He is in a regular league, as opposed to the special needs league,” Kerchner said. “It took him about three seasons to figure out which side to run toward when he got the ball. The coaches are understanding with him, although the teammates are not always so.” Rusty also enjoys playing games with his mother. “We play cards together. His dad taught him blackjack. And we play board games like Monopoly, although he needs an adult to be the banker because he is still mixed up about money and making the change.” Medications have become a significant help to his family and to his teacher. He is now able to focus long enough to complete class assignments and simple tasks at home. Kerchner said he takes two types of Ritalin for Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and two medications for bipolar disorder. She said he takes six pills at breakfast, several at noon, again at 3 p.m. and prior to bedtime. “Without medication, Rusty is a total fireball and a full time job,” Kerchner said. “He still requires supervision at all times, yet he is much easier to handle medicated than un-medicated.”
She said that before Rusty was on Ritalin, he could not sleep through the night and she had to sleep with him to keep him in bed. “We have never had a lock on his bedroom,” she said. “He has broken his window and already climbed out of the house through it once or twice.” But Kerchner said the medication has kept him asleep in bed most nights. Kerchner has definite fears for Rusty; worries about whom will provide for her son when she and her husband are no longer able to do so. Although Kerchner said they will leave him with a home and a special needs trust, Rusty will still need a guardian. “We are afraid he will be preyed upon by people with self-serving needs or that he will do something illegal,” she said. “We do not expect him to drive responsibly, hence driving will probably not be an option for him. Time will tell.” Kerchner said that no human being deserves to be born into a life sentence in a jail of his birthmother’s making and that no adoptive parent deserves to be held virtual prisoner by his or her child. She said that raising such a child limits one’s social life and one’s circle of friends. “It’s a lifetime sentence. Beautiful children should not have their wings clipped before they are even born; yet this is what alcohol does. Alcohol robs a child of the life he or she could have
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When the bill comes, Gray wants people to remember, “that they’re not the only table that I have and they need to understand that I’m doing my best.” she added, “I think that everyone should try working once in the restaurant business as a server and they would understand a lot better
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The second chapter of George Lucas’ “Star Wars” series fared better than “Phantom Menace.” It borrows more from films flavored by the original trilogy, rather than providing originality By Matthew Sedlar
Daily Titan Copy Editor In the beginning, when George Lucas created the original “Star Wars” trilogy, the fans were plentiful and money was to be made at the box office. Then Lucas said, “Let there be prequels,” and there was a prequel. Lucas saw how disappointing the prequel was, and the fans separated it from the original trilogy. They called the prequel “bad,” and Lucas wept. The head of Jar Jar Binks was carried through the streets. Then Lucas said, “Okay, so I made a mistake. Let’s make the next film dark and violent!” And so it happened: Lucas made the film, and reluctant Star Wars fans crept out of
their caves in droves. In case you have been hiding under a rock, Lucas has reestablished himself as “the man” with his new Star Wars film, “Episode Two: Attack of the Clones.” Even though it contains a dreadful love story and poor acting, the film improves upon the errors seen in the last “Star Wars” debacle. This means less screen time for Binks, more lines for Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi) and a Yoda that has to be seen to be believed. Little flaws, however, will still pick at the most vigilant viewer like vultures on Jar Jar. After the first trilogy was released, Lucas inspired popular science fiction by borrowing themes from old westerns and radio serials. In “Attack of the Clones,” it
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The romance of Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) and Senator Amidala (Natalie Portman) is tried by the weight of Jedi obligations and young love. appears that he is adopting concepts and scenes from movies that were inspired by “Star Wars” itself. From the opening chase sequence that is reminiscent of the Luc Besson film “The Fifth Element,” to the ending computer-generated war that mimics techniques from last summer’s “Final Fantasy,” there is very little that is original in the film. Is that enough to drive the most battlehardened “Star Wars” fan running for their speeder? Not likely. The spirit of “Star Wars” is alive and well. Like in the last 40 minutes of “Episode One: The Phantom Menace,” Lucas proves again that he can create astonishing action sequences. The difference with “Attack of the Clones” is that he
The Breeders come back after a decade with little nCD REVIEW: The group not only seemed to have lost its flair, it has committed two great no-no’s – failing to evolve with the times and catering to old fans instead of attracting a new generation By Benjamin Becker Special to the Titan
Have you ever ended a long summer day, thirsty and restless, searching for that perfect beverage to quench your thirst? Then, after spotting what appears to be a chilled Coke in the refrigerator, consuming a warm, tepid and ultimately unfulfilling drink? That’s the best way to describe “Title TK”, The Breeders’ first full-length record in almost a decade. Except the thirst lasted a decade and the drink isn’t merely room temperature, but near hot. Leader of the pack Kim Deal has forced out 11 new songs complete with mediocre lyrics, music that lacks dynamic and a general sound that leaves the listener wondering why Elektra couldn’t provide qual-
ity recording equipment. Actually, the equipment shouldn’t be the scapegoat for Deal’s lack of creativity. After all, it’s not the equipment’s fault she sang something as stupid as “my big drum/on your big face” in the opening song “Little Fury.” The record drags. The beginning is deceiving, pumping classic Steve Albini/ Pixies/Breeders drums. The listener quickly feels like they’re in for another great album by Kim Deal. Then the rest of the song plays and all hopes are brought to a screeching halt. Every song has the same drumbeat that, after a while, sounds more like a cyclical thud than music. The guitars are toned down, the distortion is faint and almost
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“Title TK” falls flat on creativity and artistic growth.
nonexistent – which in some cases can be cool, but in this one it isn’t. Probably the most depressing part of the album is the remake of “Full on Idle,” a song by Deal’s previous side project, The Amps. Originally a fast-paced song driven by punk-style drums and loud fuzzy 1960’s garage band guitars, Deal’s new rendition slows it down, cleans up the guitars transforming it into a song that would be considered edgy for Yanni. Usually when a song is redone, it is improved upon. They aren’t redone to cater to an aging audience. The coolest song on the record (“Sinister Foxx”) becomes tainted after Deal repeats “has anyone seen the iguana?” more times than I have fingers on my hands. It starts to sound like a broken record – or, at least, a bad record. All in all, the album doesn’t deliver. The songs sound like they are a work in progress; incomplete. Maybe The Breeders’ heyday is over. Maybe it ended with the success of “Last Splash,” just before the Deal sisters were checked into the Betty Ford Clinic. But maybe their time isn’t up yet. Like Weezer’s “Green” album, “Title TK” is reacquainting the long-absent band with the music industry. After touring and experiencing the “Title TK” era, The Breeders may sharpen their pencils and brush the dust off of their instruments.
does it several times throughout the movie. Although the battle between Obi-Wan and a certain bounty hunter named Fett is over too soon, we do see more cool gadgets than in any James Bond film. This makes up for all the hollow lines, like “I’m haunted by the kiss you never should have given me,” that are spewed from Anakin’s Hayden Christensen. If you’re looking for a film that doesn’t rely heavily on computer graphics, this is the wrong movie. Lucas has created vast new worlds for the audience to revel in, and there is a sense that he works better with developing CGI characters than humans. Fix that problem, Mr. Lucas, and the world will be yours again.
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The film scores high on digital wizardry, Lucas’ strong suit. But to maximize the prequel potential, character development needs more attention.
Pavarotti takes his
nRETIREMENT: The tenor famous for his soaring voice ends an operatic career that spanned several decades; fans need not fear too much, however – he will still appear and perform in concerts By Maria Ragas
Daily Titan Staff Writer Did canceling of the gala appearance in Puccini’s “Tosca” at the Metropolitan Opera an hour before curtain May 11 ruin Luciano Pavarotti? The 66-year-old tenor ended his opera career with a singular lack of grace. Although he has no more opera performances scheduled, he will continue to perform in concert. His last operatic performance will be that of Cavaradossi in a Royal Opera production of “Tosca” on Jan. 21 in London. According to “The Los Angeles Times” article by Mark Swed, the renovated Covent Garden in London looked nice and Pavarotti himself seemed to have undergone some form of renovation. “At Covent Garden, Pavarotti looked and sounded as though he had gotten a new lease on life. He endeared himself to his fans for not canceling,” Swed said. Pavarotti’s mother died just before opening night. “Maybe it was in her honor that he made a special effort,” said Swed. “Not only did he show up for all four performances of the opera, it almost felt like the old times when his sheer love of being onstage made him winning.” Pavarotti’s success lead him through a journey where he has performed on the stages of the most prestigious opera houses around the world. In four decades he has interpreted 26 different operas, 315 recitals, 331 concerts, totaling 1266 performances all over the world in more than 60 countries. The tenor, born in Modena, Italy on October 12, 1935, has become an ambassador of bel canto and Italian culture throughout the world. With his constant and strong efforts he has been able to transform the image of opera and enhance its popularity among a vast public. Pavarotti revealed his talents at a young age. At four, he would climb on the kitchen table and sing “La Donna e mobile” while the lights were out. Pavarotti enjoyed a loving and carefree childhood with his family. His family had a very close relationship. They even voted whether Pavarotti should be a gym instructor or study singing. To be a professional tenor was a very uncertain endeavor. Pavarotti, who had already been singing with his father in the Modena Choir, began to attend lessons with maestro Arrigo Pola. Pola’s principles would guide him throughout his long career. Pola, a tenor by profession left to work in Japan three years later and Pavarotti continued his stud-
ies with maestro Ettore Campogalliani, Opera is different because it is a where he perfected his phrasing and staged work that involves singing, stagconcentration. ing and costumes. Those who sing opera He had to go through the best training must be able to move well on stage and to achieve what he wanted in life. act in a believable manner. “The Italian school of singing has He appeared non-stop in major opera been the most prominent for the last houses in Italy, Europe and around the 400 years in producing opera and opera world, singing on the most famous stagsingers,” said Susan Harmon, an instruc- es in New York, San Francisco, Miami, tor for the music department at Cal State Chicago, Philadelphia, Hamburg, Fullerton. London, Vienna, Berlin, Moscow, Singing opera or classical music is Geneva, Salzburg, Paris, and Peking. difficult and not every person can do it. Pavarotti’s concerts and performancMark Goodrich, coores in front of huge crowds dinator of the vocal were big success es and “The Italian area at CSUF said for gave great joy to him. In a person’s voice has 1975 he gave a concert in to be sizeable enough the Golden Gate Park in school of singto sing opera style and San Francisco, in 1977 at it has to be warm and the Blossom Music Center pleasing in timbre and ing has been in Cleveland and in 1980 in color. Central Park in New York One must be able to of Rigoletto in Concert, sing without a micro- the most prom- which had 200,000 people phone and be able to listening. sing easily in a variPavarotti has succeeded inent for the ety of styles and lana life of stardom and luxguages. ury. He is loved by many “One must learn past 400 years and will be remembered as to use his/her breath the tenor to have the best more efficiently than in the 20th century. in produc- voice a non-singer would... However, his success was an opera singer must not accomplished easily, develop the ability to he had to work extremely ing opera and sing very high and low hard. to meet the demands “Most people, who sing of the score and all this opera singers.” for fun, don’t realize all the must be done without hard work that goes into any electronic aids. the study of singing. It’s This requires years of Susan Harmon not just a question of learnpractice and study, for ing to sing correctly from a we do not sound the instructor, technical standpoint [corsame to ourselves as rect breathing, resonation, we do to our audience. Cal State Fullerton etc.], but a classical singer When one speaks, or must learn to project his or Music Department especially, sings, bones her voice without the aid of and cavities in the head a microphone,” Goodrich vibrate, resonate and said. “Classical singers change our percepmust also study perfortion of how we actumance practice for the difally sound,” Goodrich ferent periods in classical said. “Therefore, opera music [baroque, classical, singers have to learn to rely on what they FEEL rather than what they hear. romantic, etc.] and must be able to sing Otherwise, they would be singing with in, at least, English, French, German and a different technique every time they Italian. It takes years and years to master this and one is always learning. entered a new space in which to sing.” In addition to all this, singers must In 1961 Pavarotti made his first debut in the singing world when he won the develop their music theory skills, develinternational “Achille Peri” prize. This op their musical skills, and be able to became the year the young tenor would sight-sing.” “[Pavarotti] is, by now, a legend go from youth to maturity. During this year he married Adua Veroni, which he and he has had a marvelous career,” had been engaged to for eight years, got Goodrich continued. “As with all of us, his driver’s license and his professional however, age is catching up with him triumph, according to www.lucianopa- and his powers are diminishing.” varotti.com.
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Will young players take Allen Iverson's stance on pracnNBA: Following the Philadelphia guard’s press-conference tirade, basketball coaches are concerned about his influence on child athletes By Todd Zolecki
Knight Ridder Newspapers PHILADELPHIA - Bernie Handler has been an English teacher at Frankford High School for the last 31 years. He also is the coach of the Pioneers’ Public League boys’ basketball team. In that time, Handler has seen many things influence many of his students. Star guard Allen Iverson of the 76ers certainly is one of them. Iverson made basketball coaches cringe two weeks ago when he questioned the value of practice at a heated and well-publicized season-ending news conference. Iverson used the word “practice’’ almost as a derogatory term. He insisted it was no big deal if he did not work out regularly with his teammates. Handler, like some other high school coaches in the region, said he was not worried that Iverson’s disdain for practice would trickle down to athletes at his level. “Allen Iverson has had a greater impact on me as an English teacher than as a coach,” Handler said. “His elocution and sartorial sensibilities have had a far greater impact for my students than his practice routine has had on my ballplayers.” Translation: Kids like to talk and dress like Iverson much more than they like to practice like Iverson.
“There are some kids who really love, admire and emulate Allen Iverson,” Handler said. “That goes far beyond what he does on the basketball court. I truly think it does have an impact in my classroom and in the hallways.” There is no question that kids heard Iverson’s words, which were carried live on television. The question is: Did they listen? Then there is this issue: Iverson said at his news conference that he was concerned that having his name involved in trade talks would negatively affect his 7-year-old daughter. Did he ever stop to think about how his cavalier approach to practice, showing up on time and “playing the right way,” as 76ers’ coach Larry Brown describes it, would negatively affect younger players? “He’s setting a very bad example,” said engineering & science senior Aquisha Cahoe, The Inquirer’s city girls’ basketball player of the year. Cahoe committed to play on scholarship at Rutgers. “You need practice,” she said. “For him to have that kind of talent and not practice is good, but you still have to be there and develop that unity with your team. You can’t just be a one-man show all the time. “I don’t think it will affect many kids, but kids do look up to him. I don’t think kids are going to say
‘I’m not going to go to practice like Allen Iverson.’ The worst they’ll do is not participate once they get there.” Handler said his big problem was that he could not get his players off the court to even take a short break. He said they wanted to play whenever they could as much as they could, even if they were injured. That seems to be the norm. Cardinal Dougherty boys’ basketball coach Mark Heimerdinger coached Houston Rockets player Cuttino Mobley in high school. He pointed out that Mobley, who averaged 21.7 points per game this season, did not start for the freshman team during his first year with the Cardinals. Hard work at practice, Heimerdinger said, is how Mobley improved. “He constantly had to strive to improve,” Heimerdinger said. “As far as it impacting high school athletes, there might be some kids who in their own mind consider themselves to be superstars and might get try to get away with that program. But that’s not going to happen at Cardinal Dougherty.” Chester coach Fred Pickett will not allow that to happen, either. Pickett said most players, even the star players, were smart enough to realize that they need to practice. They need to practice during the season and the off-season to
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The Sixers’ Allen Iverson steals the ball from the Celtics Paul Pierce during their game April 28, 2002. Philadelphia defeated Boston, 108-103, but it was not enough for the Sixers to continue on. improve and possibly even reach shots if they get bumped around “You have to believe in practhe NBA - even though profes- in a game and so they endure the tice,” Pickett said. “When it comes sional basketball is out of reach for punishment of the season. to basketball, if you want to be all but a small minority of players. That is something Iverson has good, you’re only as good as your That is why Pickett has his play- avoided during his six years in teammates are going to make you. ers in the weight room right now. the NBA. Critics predict Iverson’s If you want to be the best you have He said he wanted his players to body will break down well before to believe in the team concept.” build strength so they can make it should.
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