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Prop Aims for HigherTurnout nVOTE: The passage of Proposition 52 will increase the number of voters by allowing them to register on election day By LaToya Baker
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ART: Bob DeBris brings his love for Mexican wrestlers, Elvis impersonators and all things camp to CSUF’s Main Art Gallery
Imagine being able to go to your polling place on Election Day, registering to vote and then voting. That is precisely what will happen if Proposition 52 passes on Tuesday. Proposition 52 would allow people who are legally eligible to vote and have a valid identification to register to vote on Election Day at their polling place. Current California law requires a citizen to register to vote at least 15 days
before an election in order to be eligible to vote in that election. “Basically it will engage more people in the process,” said Lauren Uranga, outreach coordinator for Proposition 52. “The registration deadline is something that a lot of people forget and it’s one of those things where you have to ask, ‘should people be denied their right to vote because they got the deadline wrong?’” Proposition 52 is the brainchild of San Francisco investor Robert Mc Kay, whose family’s money came from the
success of Taco Bell. Lance Olson, and Vigo G. Nielsen Jr., two attorneys who specialize in government, wrote the proposition. Supporters of Proposition 52 say the benefit of having same-day registration is that it will increase voter turnout. “Studies have shown that [the six] states that currently have Election Day registration have a 3 to 6 percent increase in voter participation,” said Eric Wooten, an advocacy aide for the League of Women Voters. “ We experienced the lowest voter
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Learning to CopeWith Loss nSPEECH: Grieving is a part of the process on the road to recovery By Jennifer Dominguez Daily Titan Staff Writer
Losing a loved one is a reality that every human being faces at some point in his or her lifetime. Whether it is a divorce, losing a pet, going through a breakup, or losing a mother or father, grief is the normal and natural reaction to any loss, therapists say. “Grieving is a process,” said Kathy Lewczyck, a marriage and fam-
ily therapist at the First Presbyterian Church in Fullerton. “There is no schedule for recovery. It can be a gradual process that lasts only a year or two, or to some extent it can last a lifetime, but there are ways of getting past the grief and learning to live with the loss.” On Wednesday Lewczyck gave a one-hour seminar on ways in dealing with grief recovery at the Women’s Center at Cal State Fullerton and attracted many sociology students.
Dave Gilliard, a Sacramento consultant who opposes the proposition said this is just a clever trick. “This is a classic Trojan horse meant to obscure the main purpose of Prop 52, which is to open up registration on Election Day,” he said. “Under current law, voters must register at least 15 days prior to an election. That leaves local election officials a crucial 15 days to check suspicious registrations and protect the integrity of our voter rolls.
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turn out in the history of California in the March primary,” Wooten said. “Less than 25 percent of those eligible to vote, voted in the primary and it is expected that the general election (numbers will be the same). So we are really seeing a crisis in voter participation and Prop 52 could be part of the solution.” In addition to allowing on-the-spot registration, the proposition would also increase penalties on fraudulent registration and voting activity, and create a new law making it a crime of conspiracy to commit election fraud.
Lewczyck said the grief process starts with changes in one’s emotions, physical symptoms and behavior. People who have lost a loved one may experience shock, panic, and depression that could eventually lead to insomnia, nausea or loss of appetite. Common changes in behavior include putting off important decisions, resisting returning to daily
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nBALLOT: Measure would sell $ 2.1 billion in obligation bonds for various accommodations the prices dictated by the market.” Dianne Spaulding, executive director of the Non-Profit Housing Both critics and supporters of the Association of Northern California, Nov. 5 ballot measure Proposition 46 told the Contra Costa Times that agree that there is an affordable hous- Proposition 46 was a good start in the ing problem in California. attempt to solve the state’s housing They just disagree on the way to problems. solve it. “We are about to move from a According to the secretary of state’s housing crisis to a housing catastroofficial voter guide, if Proposition phe,” Spaulding said. “Proposition 46 passes, the state would 46 will buy us some time attempt to sell $2.1 bilwhile we pursue a longlion in general obligation term solution.” “Proposition bonds to support various Spaulding called houshousing programs. State ing an important part of 46 will buy the state’s infrastructure taxpayers would pay $2.6 billion in interest and said California curover the next 30 years to us some rently has no other plans pay off the bond debt. for how to meet its housOnly four of the 10 ing requirements. time while housing bonds placed Proposition 46, or the before California voters Housing and Emergency in history have passed. we pursue Shelter Trust Fund Act According to the of 2002, would fund California Budget a long-term 21 housing programs, Project’s 2002 housing according to the legislareport, this fiscal year tive analyst. Nearly $290 solution” the state spent 0.09 permillion would be given cent of the general fund to low-income first-time on housing. With the home buyers to assist Dianne exception of 2000, state with their down payment. spending on housing has Spaulding, A family of four qualifies decreased since 1990. as low income when their Executive direcCal State Fullerton annual income does not tor of the Nonhousing expert and ecoexceed $48,000. Profit Housing nomics Professor Radha About $1 billion would Bhattacharya said there Association of provide local government is some truth to the arguand nonprofit agencies ment that housing is not such as Habitat for affordable right now. Humanity with lowBut she said that a interest loans to build bond measure such as low-income apartments. Proposition 46 is not necessarily the Proposition 46 represents the largbest solution to the housing crisis. est housing subsidy in California hisRather than increasing the already tory and would produce or maintain heavy tax load on Californians, about 131,000 units of low-income Bhattacharya said the state would be housing, according to the legislative better off devoting more funds to analyst. education. She said low income is the According to the state’s official primary reason people cannot afford voter guide, the state currently has to buy a house and that it is directly $28 billion of general fund bond debt, related to low levels of education. and voters have already authorized “Instead of giving away homes, another $11 billion in bonds that have the state should find ways to increase not yet been sold. the educational attainment of its resiAccording to a Sacramento Bee dents,” Bhattacharya said. “That way people could afford to buy homes at HOUSING/ 5
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Vending Machine in College Park Surpasses its Stereotype nCAMPUS: Students can now conveniently purchase academic supplies By Diana Gonzales
Daily Titan Staff Writer The campus is littered with vending machines that offer students enticing cookies, pretzels and sodas to help them get through the day. What about the tools necessary to nourish education? Vendors selling school necessities – such as test-taking materials and office supplies – are not dispersed evenly throughout campus. Finally students who take courses in the College Park Building are being made to feel more a part of the campus as a
whole. The link to the main campus is being created through a new vending machine, which will be up and running today, providing students with test-taking materials and supplies. Alas, no longer will communications majors have to run across Nutwood Avenue to Langsdorf Hall, which had previously been the nearest place to buy supplies. The vending machine is located in front of College Park 130 and is stocked with both large and small bluebooks, six types of scantrons, No. 2 pencils, lined paper, highlighters and
floppy and zip disks. “The idea started because of requests made by students,” said Peggy GarciaBockman, assistant dean for Student Affairs. The idea has been in the works for approximately a year. Initially students in the Peer Mentoring Program brought the idea to Bockman. They eventually began to sell the supplies among their own members. Bockman then tried to get Nutwood Café to sell the much-needed supplies; however, due to management decisions, the plan was
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The Health Center at CSUF is encouraging undergraduates to consider receiving the meningitis immunization on Nov. 12 from noon to 7 p.m. in the Titan Student Union, Pavilion A. Meningitis is a dangerous disease that requires early and aggressive treatment to prevent a weakening and potentially fatal outcome and can lead to permanent disabilities including hearing loss and brain damage. Recent studies show that college freshmen living in dormitories are at a slightly higher risk of getting meningitis due to close living quarters, smoking, alcohol consumption and fre-
quent bar patronage. The flu vaccination will also be offered and is available to faculty and staff on Nov. 12. Fees for the immunizations are $90 for the meningococcal vaccine and $20 for the influenza vaccine and can be paid by one of the following methods. To bill to student’s home address, students must present valid Student ID. A $10 processing fee will be added to this option. Also accepted are Visa, MasterCard, and American Express credit cards or personal checks made payable to
VACCESSHealth. For more information about bacterial meningitis, influenza, the vaccine(s) or the program, contact VACCESSHealth at www.vaccess.com, or call (877) 482-2237.
CSUF Students Honored in Competition Three Cal State Fullerton students are 2002 finalists in the 12th annual Media Arts Festival’s competition that had a total of 179 entries. Justin Ridge created “Lenny the Leaf” in the Animation Category. Michael Williams created “No Bull About It,” and Peggy Want created “Something Smells Like Fish.” Their films, along with other finalists, will be screened Nov. 8 and 9 at the festival held at Cal State Channel Islands. In addition, there will be two free events for the public. On Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. there will be a screening of the work of student finalists. On Nov. 9 at 7 p.m., the fac-
ulty honoree Rosebud Award will be presented, followed by a screening of the work of the finalists, and finishing with the presentation of Rosebud Awards. For more information about the festival, call (562) 951-4060 or visit www.calstate.edu/summerarts.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS On Campus Nov. 1 Be aware of prospective students wandering the campus, they could possibly be lost, and just may ask you a load of questions. To know who is involved in the CSUF Transfer Day, watch for their leaders who walk backwards. Women’s soccer versus Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The Big West Conference match starts at 7 p.m. in Titan Stadium. For more information, call (714) 278-CSUF. “Pixote,” part of the Foreign Film Classics series. The film will be held at the Ruby Gerontology Center’s Mackey Auditorium. For more information, call (714) 278-2446. 1 p.m. Art of Marilyn Ellis will be on display in Humanities rooms 211 and 213. For more information, call (714) 278-3528. Nov. 2
Men’s soccer versus UC Irvine. The Big West Conference match will start at 7 p.m. in Titan Stadium. For more information, call (714) 278-CSUF. “Sanford Meisner’s Acting Class,” by Jim Jarret will be performed in the Plummer Auditorium at 8 p.m. For more information, call (714) 2783371. “Twenty Years of DeBris,” an exhibit showcasing the photographs of Robert DeBris. In the Visual Arts Building’s Main Art Gallery. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and noon to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Nov. 3 Women’s soccer versus UC Santa Barbara. The Big West Conference match starts at 1 p.m. in Titan Stadium. For more information, call(714) 278-CSUF. If you’re still lingering from that World Series win, it’s time
to take some time away from baseball. Enjoy the French Film Series. This week’s installment features Maurice Pialat’s, “Police.” The film starts 5:30 p.m. Free.
Community Nov. 2 University Singers & Chamber Choir will perform under the direction of John Alexander at the Red Hill Lutheran Church in Tustin. Performance starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 and $10 with advance Titan discount. For more information, call (714) 278-3371 The Orange County Fine Arts Festival starts today in Downtown Brea, showcasing works by 80 artists and craftsmen. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Downtown Brea on Birch Street at Brea Boulevard. You can bend metal with your mind! Right. But Jack Houck will warp you to believe you can in his
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Nov. 4 Carlyle Livingston, special effects expert, on such films as “Behind Enemy Lines” and “Blade,” will give a multimedia presentation on the past, present and future of special effects. Langsdorf Hall Room 307 at 4 p.m. For more information, call (714) 278-4609.
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Kitsch and Camp Combine in Photo Exhibit nARTS: The work of Bob DeBris features a peek at quirky subcultures from America and abroad By Jessi McFarland
Daily Titan Staff Writer Mexican wrestlers, Elvis impersonators, Roswell alien enthusiasts and newlyweds posing in the “Palace of Love” are all part of a new art exhibit by Bob Debris, opening at Cal State Fullerton. “Twenty Years of DeBris: A Wrecktrospective” opens at the CSUF Main Art Gallery Saturday though Dec.12. It’s Cal State Fullerton’s Main Art Gallery, where Bob DeBris’ exhibit debuts Nov. 2 through Dec.12. Mike McGee, director of the Main Art Gallery at CSUF said, “Bob’s a photographer going around the United States documenting quirky, eccentric aspects of culture, finding people who have fascinating obsessions, and Americana.” Ginny Brush, curator for the exhibit and city visual arts coordinator for Santa Barbara said, “The exhibit appeals to people who like Americana, kitsch and nostalgia for areas of culture that are vanishing.” The art exhibit runs the gamut displaying early black and white works from his days in Canada, up through his present adventure, documenting Mexican wrestlers, Brush said. The exhibit will include a series of Elvis
middle-America. photos and roadside “A lot of us don’t shots. Photos from take the time to find the Exotic World pockets of subculPageant, a pageant tures,” Brush said. for aging strippers to In one of Debris’ unite, will also be on ongoing projects, he display. has his subjects enter These strippers a trailer named the aren’t like the ones “Palace of Love.” seen today, but the Once inside burlesque showgirls people dress up and of the ’30s and ’40s, pose in front of variBrush said. ous backdrops. Some of the “Bob encourwomen in the pageant are in their 80s ages people to get and come together in touch with their and perform at a expression,” Brush COURTESY OF BOB DEBRIS said. yearly event out near Victorville, The “Lucha Libre, Mexican “A lot of his Calif. When DeBris Wrestlers” series is on exhibit people are living first started photo- now at CSUF. and breathing on graphing the event, the fringe of society, the audience matched the participants in in middle-America, in smaller towns,” numbers, but consisted of carnival work- Brush said. ers, Elvis impersonators and locals. I think the show will be very popular,” Today there is a lot of media surround- Brush said. ing the event and people come all the It’s hard for people to look at his work way from Belgium to see it, said Caroline and not chuckle. His work is not exploitAllen, DeBris’ wife. ing people. The subjects are all willing With people living primarily on the participants. They aren’t being used or two coasts, people are losing track of manipulated.
Brush said DeBris has had smaller self-published books and his art has been used for covers. He is currently seeking publication for his photo collection of Mexican wrestlers. “A number of us feel that more people should know about Bob’s work,” Brush said. “DeBris, a native Canadian,[found] America to be more entertaining than the Canadian mindset,” Allen said. “Bob sees Canada as being more conservative; not politically but expressively.” The exhibit was originally scheduled to open in Santa Barbara, where DeBris lives, and then make its way to CSUF. “But the roof caved in at the Santa Barbara gallery, and it had to be shut down for repairs for four or five months,” McGee said. “The show was postponed, so they will come here first, and then go back there.” DeBris will speak at the pre-opening Saturday in the Main Art Gallery at 6:15 p.m. “The Santa Barbara Contemporary Art forum is bringing a bus of people who would have gone to the original opening,” McGee said.
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not a workable option. Bockman then approached the Titan Shops in order to make the idea a reality. “This is one of our most innovative approaches for the bookstore, serving students’ scantron and office supply needs 24 hours a day, as long as the building is open,” said Charles Kissel, assistant director of operations for Titan Shops.
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Under Prop 52 they won’t even have 15 seconds.” Gilliard said Election Day voter registration will only open the door to massive vote fraud. “Prop 52 allows these Election Day registrants to register to vote and cast a ballot without providing any official proof of who they are,” he said. “Poll workers will be required by law to accept junk mail as a form of ID.” Uranga said that these concerns are unfounded. “In order to vote, people have to produce either their driver’s license, California identification or two other forms of identification,” she said. “ We think this is simply a scare tactic, the six states that have Election Day voter registration have all seen an increase in voter turnout with no increase in voter fraud. So I think it’s odd that they would think that California would be the one case where voter fraud would increase.” The election is this Tuesday.
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said. She said that communication is very important and people who are around to comfort the griever must be a good listener. “Don’t be afraid to let them talk,” she said. Junior public relations major Emily Ludewig said when her uncle died her family talked about his death openly. “We were all there to support each other, and talking about him helped each of us get through the grieving process,” Ludewig said. Lewczyck said that celebrating birthdays of the deceased is a good way to celebrate their lives or even on holidays such as Thanksgiving include them in your prayers and conversations. “These kind of rituals help you get through the grieving process in a positive way,” Lewczyck said. “It helps everyone remember that the lost love[d] one is not forgotten.” Viviana Martin, a senior majoring in adolescent studies, attended the grief recovery seminar and said she learned very informative ways of handling sorrow and grief. “Even though I haven’t experienced anyone close to me dying, I know that eventually I will suffer over a painful loss,” Martin said. “I just hope that I can remember that life does go on, and grief is natural and necessary.” Meredith, systems administrator for the Foundation, which runs Titan Shops. “This is a test market and if it is successful, then it may be implemented on other floors of this building,” Meredith said. Plans are also in the works to implement a supply vending machine at the El Toro campus. “Last year we signed a petition in one of my classes started by a student to install a machine,” senior entertainment major Sonia Verkouteren said. “It’s a wonderful idea,” Verkouteren said. “It’s about time.”
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Daily Titan Our Voice Voters Missing From Polls Election Day is around the corner. Once again Americans are forced to break their daily routines. They must complete the yearly chore of going to the polls and casting their vote. However, Americans seem to find any reason to avoid this simple task. “I don’t know enough about the issues,” or “I forgot,” and “I couldn’t find the polls,” are a few excuses that resonate after Election Day. And then people complain about the politicians that are in office the following years, as if they voted. Before people who did not vote open their mouths, they need to get off their butts and make a trip to their local polls (usually located a block away) to cast their votes. It
sounds easy enough, but year after year, fewer Americans are participating in the general elections. The California March primary had the lowest voter turnout in history, and the anticipated results of the General Election will be the same, according to the League of Women Voters. Some countries in this world don’t even allow their citizens this simple right, while Americans continue to take for granted the rights that their forefathers fought to attain. This year, instead of taking the time to watch a rerun of “That 70s Show” or the few minutes it takes to drive through In-N-Out, swing by your local election poll instead. Rock the vote!
Historic Land Should Be For Remembrance, Not For Sale By Jennifer Mizzell
Daily Titan Staff Writer In roughly seven minutes, 7,000 men lie dead or dying. After 13 days, over 13,000 bodies were abandoned lifeless on an open field in Hanover County, Va. Heads, arms and legs blown off. Soldiers unable to recover their wounded. Bodies were disfigured beyond recognition. Confederate Gen. Evander Law wrote on July 3, 1864, “This was not war, but murder.” And General Ulysses S. Grant wrote in his memoirs, “I have always regretted that the last assault at Cold Harbor was ever made.” After 138 years, the open field in Hanover County, commonly known as Cold Harbor battlefield, is being destroyed. Cold Harbor is listed as one of the Civil War Preservation Trust’s top 10 endangered battlefields. According to the trust’s Web site, Cold Harbor and neighboring battlefield Gaines’ Mills are “the two sites among the least protected in the national park system.” Sadly, far too many people fail to recognize the importance and irreparability of historical land. Despite organizations like the Civil War Preservation Trust and various other groups catering to specific sites, battlefields are still disappearing at a rate of one acre every 10 minutes. The destruction of historical locations is hardly a new phenomenon in modern America. Gettysburg battlefield, although protected by the National Park Service, has long been fighting the urban sprawl due to the junction of 12 major roads that cross through the town. Developers continue to target Gettysburg as a prime area for urbanization. Ironically, those major roads are the same that attracted opposing forces to the quiet Pennsylvania countryside in the summer of 1863. The sensible solution to the lack of historical consciousness would be to
increase education on the importance of history and of historical locations, however, I fear that even education is at a loss when it comes to making a profit. Instead fast food restaurants and mini-malls will continue to be built on land once soaked in blood. Oddly enough, when it comes to historical preservation, education sometimes manages to defeat its own purpose. Within the last year plans to build a library on the Franklin, Tenn. battlefield were approved. The library has since broken ground in an area where the heaviest fighting took place. Despite a petition signed by over 1,700 Americans in opposition, the building continues. As a last-ditch effort to appease angry preservationists, one of the county commissioners issued a statement saying the library would come equipped with a special row of windows so that patrons would have the opportunity to look out over the battlefield (or what’s left of it) while inside the library. These windows not only look out over an empty battlefield, but they peer out over unmarked death. The concept of building a library is a nice one, but the location is not appropriate. It seems that motivating historical appreciation is almost impossible. Too many open fields are prime targets for urbanization, regardless of their importance, and too many people feel the construction of yet another Wendy’s or McDonald’s is far more valuable than land exclusive to American history. Historical land and historical sites are very thin barriers between the past and the present, and without books or speech, they are quite possibly more instructive than a day spent gazing through a library window. The battlefields are disappearing quicker than Americans assume, and when they are finally gone, their demise indeed will be an additional part of their history.
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By Benjamin Becker
The Propaganda War The Battle for Governor has Brutally Begun
Daily Titan Staff Writer Nothing has become more taxing than having to choose between two equally under-qualified candidates for governor of California — nothing besides having to sit through their patronizing campaign commercials. These 30-second glimpses into hell only serve to mar the gubernatorial candidates’ credibility and offend potential supporters. California voters have been set adrift in a sea of political oblivion, unable to vote on the basis of candidates’ philosophies, but being forced to punch a hole next to the name of the person who was least claimed to be involved in scandal. Both Bill Simon and incumbent Gov. Gray Davis have spent millions of dollars airing each other’s dirty laundry. They have used their publicity not to promote their policies and beliefs, but to smear each other’s reputation. They have turned away from the voting audience to face each other like two Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Robots locked in battle. Not only does Davis take the opportunity to chastise his opponent on television, but he has dedicated an entire section of his Web site called “Simon Says?!” to deteriorating the GOP candidate’s reputation. This mini-shrine blasts Simon’s stance on issues such as gun control, education and energy, and it also features 11 commercials (crafted by none other than Davis’ campaign committee) assaulting Simon’s integrity, honesty and intentions. These clever filth-ads always conclude with rhetorical questions like, “If he can’t run a business, how can he run the fifth-largest economy in the world?” or “Can we trust an oil and gas man to protect our environment?” Simon’s approach, although quite sly and cunning, is as base and child-
ish as Davis’. Simon sprinkles antiDavis propaganda throughout his Web site rather than cataloguing it into one easy-to-consume section. There is a small section conservatively titled “The Davis Record,” which addresses Davis’ leadership “down the road of fiscal irresponsibility.” At first glance this Web site seems not near as crude as Davis’. However, heaps of anti-Davis propaganda are disseminated throughout and slowly unearthed as the navigation continues. Simon maintains his own antiDavis commercial collage. These include ads with maids cleaning the
governor’s office, complaining about his constant absence due to excessive fundraising amid a blackout. Another ad depicts a little boy being denied access to the governor while a businessman strapped with gobs of cash is happily admitted. Stop already! Both candidates insult the integrity of their audience and leave voters completely bemused. All that is apparent to voters after surviving these attack ads is the amount of intolerance they maintain for each other. So far neither candidate seems fit to run the fifth-largest economy in
the world, but rather ill-fit to direct episodes of the Jerry Springer show. They have ignored voters’ concerns, driving a self-interested campaign directed toward ruining each others’ reputation. Like children who put others down to make themselves look good, Simon and Davis have led relentless and unforgiving campaigns, hitting far below the belt. Instead of winning the hearts and minds of Californians, they are scaring off each other’s voters and holding a net out in an attempt to catch them running in the opposite direction.
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Proposition 47 would provide much-needed school funding, while Proposition 49 would only serve those in need of state-administered baby-sitting By Paul Wright
Daily Titan Staff Writer
Proposition 47
In no way am I a proponent of big government. In fact, I think that many government operations would be more efficient and cost-effective if they were privatized. But certain government services are vital for the continued success of our nation and state. Public education is one of those services. This may seem contradictory if you read my column reviewing Proposition 49, but there is one major difference between the two initiatives: Proposition 49 would expand elementary and junior-high school’s roles from education to baby-sitting, while Proposition 47 provides funds that strictly benefit education. If Proposition 47 passes, the state could sell $13 billion in general obligation bonds for the construction and renovation of public education facilities at every level (Kindergarten through 12th grade, community and state colleges, and the UCs), according to the secretary of state’s official voter information guide. The majority of the money, about $11.4 billion, would go to K-12 school construction and renovation. My research findings and personal experience point to the fact that that these schools are in dire need of the money that Proposition 47 would provide. Even opponents of Proposition 47 admit that California needs more schools and better school maintenance. Their main argument is that we can’t afford to go further into debt, but I ask the critics, can we afford an inadequately educated society? The key word is priority. The main services our government should provide are education and defense. Once these priorities are taken care of, let the legislature argue over how the remainder of the pork should be spent appeasing their special interest groups. Most legislation benefits a few people at the expense of many others.
The result of the postal service’s monopoly is that we reward extremely low-skilled mail carriers with a salary that far exceeds what their knowledge (the ability to walk and count to “10”) would fetch in the private industry. Imposing tariffs on foreign steel helps those in the steel industry, but raises the price of every domestic product that is built with U.S. steel. Raising minimum wage laws may appear to benefit some workers, but in reality, it just raises the prices of goods and services for everybody, as business owners simply pass their new costs on to consumers. EVERYBODY however, benefits from having an educated populace. Educated people are less likely to commit crime, more likely to contribute to the economy through their careers and tax dollars, less likely to take from the system through welfare and unemployment and more likely to participate in the political process. This is why we must always vote “yes” on reasonable education propositions like this one. Every year education enrollment at all levels increases, and every year our teachers and school administrators have to find a way to cram those new students into our already overcrowded classrooms. In addition, our schools get older and more dilapidated each year. The legislative analyst’s office estimates that about one out of every three kindergarten to 12th grade students attends a campus that is overcrowded or needs renovation. And state data shows that California will need up to 46,000 new classrooms in the next five years and more than 1,100 new schools to accommodate rising enrollment and deteriorating facilities. Today’s youth will control our world in the not-so-distant future, and we need to make sure they have the tools necessary to lead. Vote yes on 47.
Proposition 49
Proposition 49, which would increase state spending on before/after public school programs, provides a conundrum for the liberal college student. It’s appealing because it throws a whole lot of money at a serious societal problem - unsupervised children. It revolts because its main proponent is conservative Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger. The arguments for and against Proposition 49 are much more complex than voting along party lines however, and whether or not this initiative passes will have serious consequences for the future of our state. Currently the state spends about $120 million on before/after school programs for students in kindergarten through 8th grades. If Proposition 49 passes, the state will begin spending up to $550 million on those programs by 2004. As long as the state’s revenue grows by $1.5 billion by 2004, the program will be guaranteed its funding each year, unless another proposition passes to overturn it. As the Sacramento Bee’s editorial staff points out, $1.5 billion sounds like a lot of money, but it’s less than a 2 percent budget increase from this year. If population growth and inflation are taken into account, California’s revenue will easily grow by $1.5 billion and the programs provided by Proposition 49 will be exempt from any budget cuts. That is the primary problem with the initiative, according to the League of Women Voters California chapter. Currently no program, regardless of how vital it is to the state, is immune from the budgeting process. And Proposition 49 does not raise any new revenue for the state; it simply adds $455 million to the state budget. This means that other programs public safety, health care, environmental protection, transportation, social services - may have to be cut to fund Proposition 49.
Our state’s economy is simply too fragile right now to guarantee any program the kind of money this proposition demands, especially with the incompetent leadership we can expect from either Gov. Gray Davis or Bill Simon for the next four years. It’s a shame the brains behind Proposition 49 were more concerned with their political legacy than common sense, because this program could have been a good one if it was fiscally responsible. I suspect Schwarzenegger included the proposition’s budget exempt clause so that his program would still be in full force when he runs for governor in 2006. That way the “Terminator” could make the type of statement politicians are famous for: “I was part of a 2002 proposition that allocated $550 million to education…” Clearly, before/after school programs are a good thing. University studies have shown that after school programs reduce gang activity, and alcohol and drug abuse. Single parent and dual income families certainly benefit from such programs. But more than half the state’s budget is currently allocated to education, and right now isn’t the time to expand that, especially on a program that would have its funding guaranteed regardless of the state’s financial performance. Furthermore, the idea of our children spending more time each week with state employees than their families strikes me as rather Marxist. Our public schools’ responsibility should be to educate, not raise our children. We should be limiting the role of the government in children’s lives, not expanding it. That’s not to say that before/after school care isn’t important. It just shouldn’t take the place of the family, especially at the guaranteed price tag of $550 million a year.
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Friday, November 1, 2002
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that,” Edwards said. “That’s not an option on this team.” With all due respect to Edwards Halfway through the season the and the New York Jets, whether they playoff races are just beginning to quit or play this week against the Chargers, they’ll still lose. Strangely take shape. The AFC East race is always tight, enough, the win would push the and this year looks to be no excep- Chargers to 7-1. Bear with me here … the Lakers tion. Riding a three-game win streak, are champs (three-time defending the Buffalo Bills play host to the New champs might I add) and the Angels England Patriots. That means Drew won the World Series. Could the Chargers possibly bring Bledsoe goes up against his former teammates. After winning their first another title to Southern California? The Chargers? Nah… three games, the defending champion But they’ll still whip the Jets. Patriots have lost four straight. The marquee matchup just hapAlthough AFC East games don’t always turn out as expected, you can pens to be on Monday night, between expect one thing. Bledsoe throwing the Dolphins and Packers, in the frozen tundra the ball — a lot. of Lambeau Bledsoe will OFFENSIVE PICKS Field. certainly want to 1. Falcons With Brett stick it to his old Favre and mates, and he prob2. Bills the Packers’ ably will. Expect 3. Eagles high scoring the expected in this 4. Browns offense, this one. Bills win their 5. Lions game should fourth straight. 6. Titans provide a level Next item of 7. Bucs of excitement business, what is 8. Bengals not often seen with the San Diego on Monday Chargers? 9. Chargers nights. The Chargers 10. Redskins Then there’s are 6-1? You got 11. Raiders the Dolphins. to be kidding. 12. Rams If you think They haven’t 13. Giants Ricky Williams played the toughest 14. Packers doesn’t want opponents but the to make a big Chargers did beat impression Oakland and New England. This week should be sim- under the lights on national television, ple for the Chargers as they host the then you’re wrong. New York Jets. At a press conference As if this matchup weren’t big on Wednesday, a reporter asked Jets enough, Cris Carter will return to head coach Herman Edwards if his the NFL on Monday night with the team felt like quitting after winning Dolphins. only two of their first seven games. With Ray Lucas quarterbacking Bad question. Miami in place of injured Jay Fiedler, Edwards proceeded to go on a that streak will soon be six. tirade, telling reporters his team will It should be a fun game, but the never quit. Packers will prevail. “Not on my watch, they won’t do Enjoy the games!
By Jared Kiemeney
Daily Titan Staff Writer
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the LINE NFL Week 9 Sunday Baltimore vs. Atlanta New England vs. Buffalo Philadelphia vs. Chicago Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland Dallas vs. Detroit Tennessee vs. Indianapolis Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay Cincinnati vs. Houston NY Jets vs. San Diego Washington vs. Seattle San Francisco vs. Oakland St. Louis vs. Arizona Jacksonville vs. NY Giants
Monday Night Football Miami vs. Green Bay Bye Week: Denver, Kansas City, New Orleans, Carolina
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former team, New England. Many critics are saying that New England is now regretting getting rid of If anything is certain this year, Bledsoe. They shouldn’t be. They had it’s the uncertainty of things. There are hardly any teams that can stay him for eight years and he did little consistent on a weekly basis. With to get them through the postseason. injuries and quarterback shuffling, In fact, he choked the few times the the team that can keep its nucleus Patriots made the playoffs. He simply fits better in Buffalo. together will probably find itself in And could it be the week the San Diego in the end of January. As of now, the best team in the bumbling and fumbling Bengals NFL is Denver. get their first win? They’ll travel to Disagree? Then ask yourself, Houston to take on the expansion which team has offensive firepow- Texans who are coming off of a big er like Denver with a third-ranked win over Jacksonville. David Carr defense to complement it. is showing confidence in himself They have two great receivers and his wide receivers. in Ed McCaffrey and Rod Smith. But the difference in this game They have an will be Corey explosive tight Dillon. The DEFENSIVE PICKS end in Shannon Bengals are 1. Falcons Sharpe. Brian coming togeth2. Patriots Griese is comer as a team and ing into his own they’re hungry 3. Eagles at the quarterfor a win. This 4. Steelers back position. will be the week 5. Cowboys And they have of the Bengals. 6. Titans a virtual wall They’ll get 7. Vikings for defense. their first win 8. Bengals Remember, it Sunday and I’ll 9. Chargers was the Broncos go out on a limb that handed the and say they get 10. Seahawks Chargers their more than one 11. Rams only loss. win this year. 12. Raiders Buffalo looks That’s right 13. Giants like a sleeper I’m calling a 14. Packers team that may 2-14 season for sneak off with the Bengals. I the AFC East. would call a 3They have the two hottest receiv- 13 season, but come on, let’s not ers in football right now in Eric get carried away. Moulds and Peerless Price who The game of the week, hands have caught for over a combined down, is Green Bay against Miami. 1500 yards and 11 touchdowns. It would be an even better game if And Drew Bledsoe seems to be the Jay Fielder were playing. But since missing piece to their puzzle. He’s he’s not, I have to give the edge to the second-highest-rated quarter- Green Bay, even though Favre is back in the NFL next to Brett nursing a tender knee. His love for Favre. the game and his competitiveness This Sunday Bledsoe will get will drive him not only to play in a chance for revenge against his Monday’s game, but win it.
Andrew Burns
Daily Titan Staff Writer
BigWest Crown Still Up in the Air
Fencing Gets to the Point
nWOMEN: CSUF faces the top two teams in the conference to decide who will be champions
By Eugene Park
Daily Titan Staff Writer
By Odeen Domingo
Daily Titan Staff Writer Ali Khosroshahin can’t sleep at night. He’s too anxious for the weekend. The Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer head coach knows that the next two matches this weekend could very well determine his team’s postseason implications. The Titans (11-3-1 overall, 51-0 in conference) will battle the Big West’s top two teams at Titan Stadium to ultimately decide the conference’s regular season champions. Up first are the Cal Poly Mustangs (11-6-0, 5-1-0), a team Fullerton is tied with for second place in conference, on Friday at 7 p.m. CSUF will then play first-place UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (123-2, 5-0-1) on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Gauchos have 16 total points in the conference standings, one point ahead of both the Mustangs and CSUF. Fullerton beat out UC Santa Barbara last season in the race for the conference championship. Win one game, and the Titans will be keepers of the Big West crown for a second straight season. Lose just one game, and it’s going to be a tough fight to the season’s finish with only one game left after Sunday. “It’s championship weekend,” an elated Khosroshahin said. “Everything is on the line. We’ve worked all year to be in this position.” Fullerton has lost two out of its last three games, dropping out of national top-25 polls after a three-week stretch. The last three games have been a roller coaster of emotions. Both losses were by one goal, a last minute slow roller against Cal State Long Beach on Oct. 11 and another 2-1 upset loss to Fresno State after a 6-1 rout over UC Irvine on Oct. 13. But come this weekend, Khosroshahin just wants the team to do what they’ve done all season. A season where the team has
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The Titans were focused at practice on Thursday. They will need to win at least one game this weekend in order to repeat as champs.
reached 11 wins in just 14 matches, the fastest in school history to 11 wins since 1996. “We need to be intense and intelligent,” Khosroshahin said. “Just go out and get ready to do business.” Offensively, the Titans have spread the wealth more than Rush Limbaugh spreads butter. Fifteen of the team’s 23 players have each scored a goal in the season’s 15 matches. Freshman forward Kandace Wilson leads the team with seven goals, but sophomore Erica Jacalone has been money the past month. She has scored a goal in four out of the last six games and is second on the team behind Wilson in points (12). Freshman sensation, goalkeeper Karen Bardsley, is second in the conference with a 0.88 goals a game average and currently has a 11-1-1 record. Cal Poly has owned CSUF since the first match in 1995, holding a 6-2-1 record. The Mustangs assistant head coach P.J. Woolridge said more is at stake on Friday. “Both teams are in the top echelon in our conference,” he said.
“We are not only playing for the conference title, we are also playing for bragging rights.” The key for a Fullerton win could be to keep the game close. The Titans are 2-2 against Cal Poly in games decided by one goal. Senior striker Megan Shlegel is the Mustangs’ only double-digit scorer, with 19 points. She is also is in a three-way tie for the conference lead with five game-winning goals. While the Cal Poly offense is just average, ranked sixth in the 10-team conference in goals, their defense is what makes them conference championship contenders. The Mustangs have allowed a conference-low 15 goals in 17 games, and Greta Shirdon has recorded seven shutouts, tied for first in the Big West. Fullerton’s series with UC Santa Barbara is the exact opposite of its series against Cal Poly. CSUF has dominated the Gauchos in the past, amassing a 6-2-1 record and a 2317 series goals lead. The Titans have won six of the last seven meetings, but this year may be different. UC Santa Barbara proved it is the most balanced team
in the Big West. UC Santa Barbara head coach Paul Stumpf said Sunday will be a great match. “It’s shaping up to be a potential conference championship game for the second year in a row,” he said. The Gauchos have absolutely held offensive supremacy over their opponents this season. UC Santa Barbara leads the conference with 148 points and 52 goals in just 17 games, averaging 3.06 goals a game. That’s 45 more points and 15 more goals than Pacific, which is ranked second in the conference in both categories. Stumpf has been blessed with two of the most offensively gifted players in the nation, midfielder Krystal Sandza and striker Jen Borcich. They both are offensive machines but the best part is that both are only sophomores. Sandza has simply stepped up her game this season and is the Big West Offensive Player of the Year favorite. Sandza is one of the nation’s top scorers heading into this weekend, finding the back of the net 22 times and recording 50
points. She is also in the threeway tie with Schlegel and Pacific’s Regina McGee with five gamewinners. Although Sandza has been ill with the flu the past week and has not been able to practice for two days, Stumpf said she should be fine by Sunday. Sandza teams up with Borcich, last season’s conference OPY. Borcich already has tallied 15 goals and 37 points this season. The Gauchos have an outstanding freshman goalkeeper of their own in Jamie Considine, who is tied with Shirdon for first in the conference with seven shutouts. The Titans know the biggest weekend of their entire season is coming. Khosroshahin knows his players will bring their “A” game. “If the ladies commit themselves to do the right things, good things will happen,” he said. “No, I know they will do the right things.”
Two Titan fencers parried their way to victory at the Southern California Collegiate Open Fencing Tournament at UC Irvine this past Sunday. Brian Frasier and Senta Breden won first place for men and women’s foil respectively, showcasing the Titans’ strength in the foil division. Alex Decker placed third for men’s foil. Mat McConnaughy, whom head coach Heizaburo Okawa expected to get first, placed third for men’s epee and Patrick Harder placed third for men’s sabre. Naomi Rivas won third for women’s sabre. Fullerton dominated a weak epee division as Melissa Levengood and Patricia Cook won first and second place respectively for women’s epee. Okawa said the team did extremely well, especially Frasier. “Brian was against a USC fencer from Belgium, who was very hard,” Okawa said. “He was ahead and had beaten Alex. But Brian did very well against him.” Frasier said his bouts were mainly steady throughout, and the Belgium fencer gave him the most challenge. He said they were neck-and-neck for a while. “Midway he got kind of arrogant and kept doing the same attack over again, and basically it wasn’t working for him,” Frasier said. “He was too stubborn to change his attacks, so then that’s when I pulled ahead.” Frasier said he won because of the support from his team and for the ability of staying in control. “Fencing is a mind game where you have to stay in control and not get mad when your attacks don’t work,” he said. “I went in there expecting to win and I got it.” Breden, who had six wins and no losses with only one touch scored against her, had no problem with her bouts. “It was a really easy tournament,” she said. “I was very positive throughout the whole tournament. I was giggling all day long.” Breden, the self-proclaimed clown of the team, said the tournament gave her a good overview of what to expect over the coming tournaments. “It gave me a view of what I’m going to see out there when I start fencing in tournaments that count for the national championships,” she said. “There were a lot of schools there from the West Coast, and gave me an idea of what’s to come and who I’ll be fencing.”