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Victories are Close Call nELECTION: Less than 10 percent of the 30,000-plus population voted for Board of Directors
nDIALOGUE: Minority populations will increase and health care will become a top priority for legislators
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OPINION: Davis wins the gubernatorial election, but everyone else is still depressed. Can you solve our Daily Titan crossword extravaganza? Please see page 4
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Exactly 954 students voted this week in the Associated Students, Inc. Board of Directors election. Over 30,000 students were eligible to vote. Voter turnout surpassed Elections Commissioner Rosanne Yetemian’s expectations of 700 to 800 votes. “I’m pretty happy [with the turnout],” she said. “My adviser told me 800 would be good, our goal was to exceed that.” In the fall of 2001, 826 students voted, and in the ASI presidential election in spring 2002 approximately 1,800 voted when 3,000 were expected. In an effort to increase voter turnout, a $50 gift certificate for Titan Shops will be given away to one randomly selected voter from each college, Associate Dean of Students Sandra Rhoten said. A faculty parking permit will be given away during the spring elections, where the ASI president and vice president are elected as well as board members. It was a close race for most of the ASI candidates. Incumbent Elnaz Momeni beat Jonathan Lee Smith by five votes for the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. “I lost by nine votes!” Jeroll Rodgers yelled out jokingly when the results revealed that Mary Lawrence got 60 votes over his 51
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Freshman Lissette Pena discusses the voting process with students during Thursday’s election. for the College of Communications. Incumbent Samanaz Kapadia won by 13 votes over Katherine Garcia for the College of Business and Economics. “I’m ecstatic,” Kapadia said. “I had an amazing support base, all these people came out for me; the Greek community, business clubs and the Resident Student Association backed me, too.” Incumbent Karen McCord won by the largest number of votes with 63 more than Jason Thompson for the College of Humanities and Social
Sciences. “I feel like I can breathe now,” McCord said. “I’m pretty surprised, I was trying to psych myself out like ‘I’m not gonna win,’ I’m very pleased.” Less than 20 candidates, supporters and ASI executive staff members gathered in the Titan Student Union legislative chambers Thursday night anxiously awaiting the election results. After everyone waited almost an hour, Yetemian entered the room with the results at around 8:50 p.m. Yetemian
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Anaheim RecognizesVeterans nCELEBRATION: Vehicles, machinery from previous wars were displayed at city’s commemoration
SPORTS: Hector Orellana makes one of the greatest goals in CSUF history against UC Riverside in a double-overtime classic on Wednesday
and coordinator for Greek Life Shari Scott went behind a dry-erase board to write down the winners. The room erupted in applause and cheers as they turned over the board to reveal the winners. The candidates only had to wait 50 minutes after the polls closed to hear the results, which is early compared to past elections where paper ballots were used. Usually, the votes wouldn’t be
By Benjamin Becker
Daily Titan Staff Writer The American flag wrestled with the wind as city council members, students and others gathered Thursday to honor U.S. veterans at Anaheim’s first Veterans Day Commemorative Celebration. Anaheim Mayor Tom Daly was at the Center Street Promenade to declare Nov. 7 Veterans Day Commemoration with a proclamation signed by the city council. “[We] get a bigger turnout honoring veterans prior to Veterans Day,” Daly said, regarding why the council chose Nov. 7, since Veterans Day is on Nov. 11. The celebration, emceed by director of community services Christopher K. Jarvis, kicked off with the pledge of allegiance and a performance of the “Star Spangled Banner” by the
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Cornell Iliescu (middle) stands in a salute to honor veterans. Anaheim High School band. Many decorated veterans of the community were on hand serving as a link to the past, adorned in their colorful uniforms, all bearing the red, white and blue. Authentic World War II vehicles were
stationed in a nearby parking lot, allowing pedestrians to get a feel of the type of machinery used in past wars. Mike Gunter, a veteran who was involved in both the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf War, supervised an ambulance and a jeep armed with a .50-
caliber machine gun mounted on top. Gunter, who maintains historic vehicles and machinery for Orange County, said that the ambulance was donated to the county by the makers of the film “Wind Talkers,” along with almost $5 million worth of other World War II memorabilia. Veteran Jeff Sharp, from the Veteran’s Service Office of the County of Orange, was also attending to the vehicles. He said that a historic blimp hangar in Tustin, which can hold up to 12 blimps at a time, was recently donated to the county along with 84.5 acres of surrounding land to create the largest veteran’s museum in the country. Sharp said the facility is 3 million cubic feet and will house war artifacts. “It is definitely the biggest in the country and may even be the biggest in the world,” he said. Daly said that the city hopes to hold a similar ceremony every year, implementing it into Anaheim’s regular schedule of events. “We have a deepening awareness and commitment to recognize veterans,” Daly said. “It’s always a challenge getting people to show up for these patriotic ceremonies ... I’m pleased with the turnout this year.” See http://dailytitan.fullerton.edu for
Five panelists, including a Cal State Fullerton professor, debated the future of Orange County on Wednesday. A town hall meeting on the issue “Orange County 2050: A Community Dialogue,” reflected concerns over educating the growing population and maintaining a high quality of life in Orange County. Faculty, students and members of the community attended the event in the Portola Pavilion of the Titan Student Union. The academic representatives on the panel included Al Flores, CSUF professor of philosophy; Scott Coltrane, a sociology professor at UC Riverside; and George Sanchez an American ethnic studies professor at USC. Addressing the health care and business concerns of the community were panelists Carol Bradley, the principal of Careforce Consulting, and Stan Oftelie, president and CEO of the Orange County Business Council. Flores considers teachers to be undervalued today and that adequate child care is needed in Orange County. He was recently named CSUF Outstanding Professor for 2002 to 2003. “Teachers and caregivers educate and care for our children,” Flores said. “We should treasure them and pay them more, since our children are our future.” Based on the trends of increasing housing prices, Flores also said the students in the audience will not be able to afford to buy the house they lived in as children. Oftelie said, “There is a growing gap between the very rich and the poor in this county.” The standard of living in Orange County is so high, more first-generation immigrant families and lower income families need two or three members to work just to afford a house, he said. Sanchez thinks it is the birthrate of recently immigrated families, not immigration itself, which is leading to the increase in population in Orange County. Sanchez said there will be a nonwhite majority in the county sometime in this decade, a Latino plurality by 2020 and majority by 2050, which is a conservative benchmark. As a historian, he sees a trend in the replacement of the white population with that of Asians and Latinos. This change is likely to occur amid an incredible overall population growth, he said. “Orange County population is likely to double in the next 50 years,” Sanchez said. Bradley addressed health care as being one of the top priorities concerning quality of life in Orange County. She discussed the lack of nurses in hospitals, and said, “Probably the greatest crises that we have facing our health care ben-
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Election Forum Brings Political Issues to Students nDISCUSSION: Rep. Loretta Sanchez spoke at 2-day event that also covered criminal justice topics By LaToya Baker
Daily Titan Staff Writer Whoever said young people are not interested in politics never met the students at Cal State Fullerton. About 200 criminal justice, public administration and political science students crowded inside the Library to hear Rep. Loretta Sanchez speak at a political forum sponsored by
the Division of Political Science and Criminal Justice on Wednesday. Politics, Administration and Justice Days was a two-day event aimed at taking politics and criminal justice out of the classroom and bringing them into the real world. “These are things you can’t necessarily get inside the classroom,” said Pam Fiber, a political science professor at CSUF and the organizer of the event. “I don’t know if students will get a better idea of how politics works, but I think they will get to see a lot of the theory they learn about in class, they will get to see that in action.” This marks the fifth year Politics, Administration and Justice Days has been held on the CSUF campus.
Each year students majoring in political science, criminal justice and public administration come to hear politicians, lawyers and analysts discuss the ins and outs of politics and the justice system. This year the event began on Election Day. Fiber said she hoped starting the event on Election Day would get students excited about the election. “The forum began on Election Day so that we could mobilize students to go vote,” she said. “I think a democracy relies upon its civilians to be active in an election and this was just a way to get students to be more involved in the issues.” Jasmine Soderlund, a senior majoring in political science, came to the event with her campaigns and
elections class. “I think it’s good that students get to come and meet some elected officials,” she said. “I have never met [Loretta Sanchez] before and I would like to hear her ideas and what she stands for. I think it will definitely give us some political knowledge.” The congresswoman was slated to speak about her views on American foreign and national policy, however students were more interested in her opinion on the outcome of Tuesday’s election. “I just would like to find out what her opinions are on how the elections went yesterday and how life is going to be in Congress now that the Republicans control Congress,” said
John Krzeminski, a political science major at CSUF. The event included 10 discussion forums on subjects such as the three strikes law revisited, views on the U.S. war with Iraq, American liberalism, citizen empowerment, election 2002 wrap-up, life after majoring in political science, national security post-Sept. 11 and life as a criminal investigator. Carrissa Byers, a freshman majoring in liberal studies, said the event was insightful. “It definitely helps me to learn about politics in the real world,” she said. “It’s more interactive. You get to actually see what’s going on in the real world rather than just being in a classroom and talking about it.”
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BRIEFS Emma Featured at Arena Theater Cal State Fullerton Department of Theatre and Dance will start its production of “Emma” on Friday night in the Arena Theater on campus. “Emma,” which criticizes the intense snobbery of the upper class that existed in English society during the Victorian era, is written by Jane Austen, adapted by Martin Miller and Don MacKichan, and directed by Marika Becz. “By the way the cast talks, this play is a lot of fun and fastpaced,” said Melissa Maxwell, a senior theater major. The play is based on the night Jane Austen sleeps after completing the manuscript of her novel, “Emma.” Four of her young nieces onstage, quarrelling, act out the manuscript. The cast includes graduate students Sarah Petty and Josh Odor as Emma and Frank Churchill, and undergraduate Rebecca Wright stars as Jane Austen and Mr. Knightly. “It’s a wonderful show,” said Elizabeth Champion, public relations and marketing director for the College of Arts. Designers include Annie Yee as set designer, Heidi Ballard as costume designer, Tom Garcia as lighting designer, Lynne Kesilis as makeup designer and faculty member John Fisher as sound designer. Advance tickets are $9 for students and $7 senior citizens.
All tickets are $9 at the door. Tickets are available at the CSUF Performing Arts Center box office, or by calling (714) 278-3341. Tickets are also available online at: www.tickets. com.
Fullerton Veterans Day Parade The Fullerton American Legion Post 142, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 11390, and the Fullerton Emblem Club 469 will host the 15th annual Fullerton Veteran’s Day Parade and Ceremony on Monday. The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the downtown plaza located on Wilshire Avenue, east of Harbor Boulevard and adjacent to the Fullerton Museum Center. The parade will head west on Wilshire to Harbor and turn north on Harbor to Hillcrest Park. All veterans are encouraged to join the parade, which will feature ROTC units from Fullerton Union, Troy, Sonora, La Habra and Buena Park high schools, and Cal State Fullerton. In order to march in the parade, veterans must be able to march in regular cadence for about three-quarters of a mile. All parade participants are asked to arrive at the plaza by 9:45 a.m. For further information, call Bill Hessen at (714) 871-4120.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS On Campus Nov. 8 This should be fun, or something. Men’s and women’s over-the-line tournament at the intramural fields form 11:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Table tennis rules, or something, so catch a glimpse of it at the TSU Underground’s tournament from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
open in the Performing Arts Center’s Arena Theater. The play runs until Nov. 17. Tickets are $9 or $7 with advance Titan discount. 8 p.m.
The French Film series features Leos Carax’s, “Boy Meets Girl” and “Les Amants du PontNeuf,” or something. 5:30 p.m. in Humanities Room 110.
“Is There a Brain Food,” a lecture, or something, by our good friend Shvonne Striklen. She’ll learn you good. 10 a.m. in the Ruby Gerontology Center’s Shapiro Wing C/D.
The 6th Annual Veterans Day Celebration will take place in the TSU at 10:30 a.m. Three Medal of Honor recipients will attend. The day will close out with a classic car show and sky divers.
Women’s volleyball versus Utah State. The Big West Conference match starts at 7 p.m. in Titan Gym. For more information, call (714) 278CSUF.
Nov. 9 Women’s volleyball versus Idaho. The Big West Conference match starts at 7 p.m. in Titan Gym. For more information, call (714) 278CSUF.
Women’s soccer versus UC Riverside. The Big West Conference match starts at 7 p.m. in Titan Stadium. For more information, call (714) 278-CSUF.
Men’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.
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Nov. 11 Veterans Day. Campus open. Free karaoke, or something, at the TSU Pub from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Chicana/Chicano Studies Department will host a slide show titled “La Frontera: Indian Sovereignty, Drug Trafficking, Death & Life Along the U.S./Mexico Border.” 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Library North Room 130. Light refreshments
The Daily Typo CORRECTION In the front-page article “Group Addresses Muslim Perspective” on Nov. 7, the Daily Titan incorrectly quoted Yusef Estes, the National Muslim Chaplain for American Muslims, as saying, “We know that Saddam Hussein is a bad leader, but most people that suffer from the war are going to be innocent civilians.” The quote should have been attributed to Eihsan Khalife, president of the Muslim Student Association. In the Calendar of Events section in the Nov. 6 issue, the Daily Titan incorrectly reported that the campus would be closed on Nov. 11, Veterans Day. The campus will be OPEN on Veterans Day.
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Community Nov. 9 Sleep in. Nov. 10 The Fenians will rock the most yuppie crowd in Orange County at Muldoon’s in Newport Beach. 2 p.m. 202 Newport Center Drive. Please note: if you do not know where this is, it is right across the street from fascist island. Countdown It begins, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” starts on Nov. 15. That’s just eight days away!
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Art Club Provides Outlet for Budding Animators nCAMPUS: Students gather in large numbers and benefit from Pencil Mileage Club perks By Jessi McFarland
Daily Titan Staff Writer It all started with a small group of students from the animation department, circa 1996, with several worn-down pencils. The Pencil Mileage Club began as an outlet for the animators at Cal State Fullerton to come together. “It was started by Mike Williams,” said Peggy Wang, a graduate student and adviser for the club. “There were about 20 animators and they always hung out together. One day Mike pushed the idea of starting a club.” Since then, the club has flourished in membership from a handful to a studio full of students. The club’s vice president Rob Heinsman said that there are about 90 students in the club this semester. With transfer students coming in next semester, there will probably be about 120 members, he said. “This is probably one of the most successful clubs on campus,” Heinsman said. “We have a lot of members and a lot of events each semester.”
Club president Sandee Chamberlain said, “The club gives members their money’s worth with really cool events. “We go on studio tours and have student speakers and guest speakers from the industry talk to us,” Chamberlain said. The most recent tour was of Disney Studios. Illustrators, animators and character designers like Steve Silvers of Nickelodeon have spoken to the club about the industry. “We have professionals from the industry come and discuss the business aspect of animation with us,” Farnaz Esnaashari, lead events coordinator for the club said. “They advise us about our portfolios and critique our work honestly. The studio tours also give an opportunity to network.” Outside the schedule of speakers and tours, the club creates an environment where students can obtain advice on their work from peers. “The more experienced students are always there to give advice to new students,” Chamberlain said. “We mentor students, not officially, but we do peer
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Club members discuss upcoming Channel Island trip. teaching and help students out when they have a problem with their work.” Some of the club’s other activities are going on trips to do café sketches and zoo sketches. Art students are required to have certain types of sketches in their portfolio. “When you go draw your sketches, it can be weird doing it alone, people stare at you and ask questions,” Wang said.
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“In a group, people are afraid to stare and single you out. You feel a lot more comfortable.” “The club encourages people to draw,” Wang said. “They learn to observe and draw a moment. It opens up the minds of hesitant newcomers by doing things as a group.” In its few years in existence, the Pencil Mileage Club has created tradi-
tions as well, Wang said. Each spring, club members dedicate three days and nights to individually creating animated short films with the same objective. A character sees a bomb, reacts and tosses it off screen. This has been penned “The Bomb Marathon.” In the month following the marathon, the short films are compiled into a story, tracking the bomb’s whereabouts until it makes its way to a mysterious victim and detonates. The club shows the marathon from the previous year at the beginning of the Fullerton Film Festival, which will be in its third year this spring. To close the film festival they show their most recent marathon. “Showing the two marathons lets the audience see how we have changed over the past year,” Wang said. The Fullerton Film Festival has been an annual event put on by the club since 2000. It is a collaboration of live-action and animated student-produced short films, submitted by alumni and current students. Following controversy with an entry in the first year of the festival, the club created a submission waiver in case they reject a film because of its content. “The film festival is a way for us to show our work to our friends and family,” Esnaashari said. “Last semester
people packed in to see the films.” The film festival gives students a goal to get something accomplished before they graduate, Wang said. “Students learn not to get too attached to their work, people are going to criticize and push it to be better,” she said. “We constantly learn from each other.” Kim Harris, the event coordinator for the club, encourages members to learn the business side of animation. It takes a lot of networking and keeping in touch with people, letting them know who you are. Students need to learn portfolio techniques, she said. “We have to understand that being an artist isn’t just about drawing, it’s still a business,” Harris said. The numbers of entry-level positions for animators in America are small because a lot of the work is shipped to Korea, Chamberlain said. “It’s a very small industry,” Chamberlain said. “Not in the thousands but in the hundreds.” In the animation industry around Southern California, the Pencil Mileage Club is a recognized name. Members and graduates from the club have beat out USC animators in competitions, Chamberlain said.
nPOLLUTION: Students bring environmental awareness to beaches By Shannon Gibson
Daily Titan Staff Writer Cal State Fullerton students will join other volunteers to clean Sunset Beach and later enjoy a barbecue and bonfire on Nov. 9. Senior ranger Joanette Willert from the County of Orange North Coastal Operation encourages participants to contribute their part. During the rainy winter months along with high surf, this beach tends to receive high levels of run-off bacteria and debris. “This is a prime time of year to participate in beach cleanup, especially with the onset of our first rain,” Willert said. Jane Buck, Water Watch director at CSUF said she tries to get a lot of students involved in beach cleanups. Water Watch is a new program on campus this semester that is affiliated with the Volunteer and Service Center.
Their mission is to bring environmental awareness into community service action. The director has worked on various campaign projects including cleanups in Long Beach and at the San Gabriel and Santa Ana rivers. “This will be our second state cleanup this semester. We expect about 100 or so people to come,” Buck said. Beyond bringing environmental awareness to community service activities and beach cleanups, the program also contributes time to volunteering. This is the fourth beach cleanup this semester the program has put together. “Sunset Beach is one of the most neglected beaches in Orange County,” Buck said. While Newport and Huntington beaches receive daily sanitization, Sunset only receives cleaning once a week. While other Orange County beaches
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get more attention, Sunset doesn’t have the fancy public amenities and environmental concern. “It’s a more natural beach, yet it’s getting all the pollution from other beach sources,” Buck said. “Our goal is to promote awareness about beaches that get a lot of pollution, such as Sunset and show that offering a large number out of people out there, such as community members, can do their part and help out and really make a difference,” she said. Participation in the beach cleanup is open to all. Carpooling will be available and will meet in the TSU Garden Cafe at noon. Others interested can meet at the beach at 1 p.m. in the Jack in the Box parking lot at the intersection of Warner Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway. For more information, contact the CSUF volunteer service at (714) 2787623, or visit their Web site at www.
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A seagull takes advantage of pollution at Huntington Beach by making a meal of leftover trash.
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Former Professor Lectures on Russia nANALYSIS: Robert Feldman said the collapse of the Soviet Union raised a variety of societal questions
Robert Feldman has lived in Moscow and toured Russia over a dozen times.
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Daily Titan Staff Writer Robert Feldman, professor of history and emeritus of Cal State Fullerton, delivered a lecture titled “Russia - Post Communism: Old Wine in New Bottles” Thursday in the Ruby Gerontology Center. Feldman lectured about what happened in Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union in August of 1991, and the current situation of Russia with Chechnya. Feldman was director of Russian and Eastern European studies at CSUF and retired in 1992. He received a doctorate at Indiana University with an emphasis
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Globalization an Issue of Forum nSUMMIT: European Social Forum expects to attract an array of anti-war protesters and activists in Florence By Jenn Stewart
Special to the Titan Machine-gun toting police guard the streets of Florence tonight as the city hosts the first European Social Forum. The forum, which takes a stand against globalization, has been held in different venues around Florence through Nov. 9. The U.S. State Department released a statement on Oct. 31 warning travelers and American citizens in Florence of potential dangers. “The organizers have assured local authorities that their intention is to hold a peaceful meeting,” the announcement stated. “In the past, demonstrations including some of the groups associated with the forum have become violent.” The forum is expected to attract human rights activists, environmentalists, trade unionists, socialists and
other organizations opposed to globalization and capitalism. During last year’s G8 economic summit in Genoa, one protester was killed and hundreds were injured. The organizations hosting the event have suggested these topics as a framework for the forum: creating a citizen’s charter for Europe in opposition to the EU models; drafting an agenda of mobilization against war, militarization of politics and the production of traditional weapons in the EU; and examining Europe’s role in the world with particular attention to CEE, and the Mediterranean area. This year’s event is expected to attract more than 18,000 people and the anti-war march on Saturday is expected to attract over 150,000 people. “If a mob approaches, bystanders should try to go into a safe area such as a shop, police station, hotel, museum or holy place,” said Patrick Frasier, the study abroad adviser at Cal State Fullerton. “The CSU policy for students studying abroad in regard to protest and political rallies is very clear, students are not to participate under any circumstance,” Frasier said. This event will stress an anti-war theme, and some fear an anti-American
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theme. “Surely students from California have seen the violence after political and social protests that have gone too far,” Frasier said. “They have also seen what has happened to innocent bystanders that are caught in the crossfire.” The European Social Forum is a branch of the World Social Forum, which began as a roundtable for those opposed to free market policies and growing militarism. The “Call of Social Movement” that is prepared by members of the WSF states, “We are a global solidarity movement, united in our determination to fight against the concentration of wealth, the proliferation of poverty and inequalities, and the destruction of our Earth,” “Unfortunately, at the WSF, no alternative to capitalism was given in the official meetings and this is likely to be the case at the Florence gathering,” Judy Beishon said in “The Socialist.” Some students, who were warned against participating, feel that action is important. “There is danger in our everyday lives,” said Leigh Anne Detwiller, a creative writing student from Cal State Northridge. “We are all adults and we
in Russian and Eastern European studies. “A professor who got me interested in [Russia] was John Thompson,” Feldman said. In 1974, he lived in Moscow with his family for five months as a visiting research fellow at Moscow State University as part of the State Department’s Cultural Exchange program. Since then he has gone back to Russia more than a dozen times. He has many Russian friends and usually stays five weeks at a time for one visit. “I like culture and people,” he said. Professor Feldman has escorted group tours, which have been organized by East West International Tours, to Russia, China and other historic sites around the world. “I am interested in taking students and faculty and anyone else who would like to go to Russia next summer with me,” he said. He recently escorted a tour group to China and returned last week. Feldman said when the collapse came,
many questions emerged including how to divide the country, who owns everything, and the issue of privatization. “What I didn’t know was that people were already in this process, stealing everything they could,” he said. “It was like crossing the Grand Canyon in one step,” Feldman said. Suddenly what mafia had been doing in the underground became legal, he said. “In America we say if I have one cow, I am going to work hard to get five cows,” Feldman said. “The old socialist idea was if I have one cow and my neighbor has two cows, I would kill my neighbor’s cow. And we all are going to be equal.” Feldman also talked about Russia’s situation with Chechnya. “Chechens who seized the hostages were trying to use it as a ravage to get to the Russians to stop leading Chechnya, or negotiate,” Feldman said, referring to the recent Moscow siege where 115 hostages were killed.
Russia doesn’t want Chechnya to be independent because oil is there, Feldman said. “It’s more stable under Putin,” he said, “Russia is going to go through a very difficult time next decade. I think the most important thing for Russia is to somehow get out of this war with Chechnya because the war has always been the thing that causes the problem for Russia to develop.” Most of the audience consisted of Continuing Learning Experience students, but these lectures are also open to the public. Some students benefited from the lecture. Luis Soltero, a freshman psychology major, was one of the many in the audience. “It’s very enlightening and surprisingly informative,” Soltero said, “I am surprised because I didn’t realize that I would’ve received so much information on such a comprehensive format.” Professor Feldman will give another lecture on China on Nov. 21 at the Ruby
Fullerton StudentTravels to U.S. Capital for Internship By Shannon Gibson
Daily Titan Staff Writer Last summer Joe McKnight had the opportunity to see government in action. The 22-year-old Cal State Fullerton student wore a blue shirt with “Sydney” written in big letters and black surf pants. He appeared to have a laid-back attitude, but he has an ambitious goal to work in politics. McKnight, a senior majoring in philosophy with a concentration in social, moral and legal philosophy for the professions, interned in Washington, D.C. last summer. Through his teacher’s referral and advice, Mitch Avila, a philosophy professor at CSUF, McKnight wrote letters and essays. He was one of the top three selected out of 60 to 70 applicants. After he was chosen, McKnight’s internship organization, Institute for Experimental Learning, set him up in Virginia and provided transportation to and from the capital. “[Congressional leaders] can use people like Joe,” Avila said. “It doesn’t necessarily have to be interns from the East Coast.” Avila encourages CSUF students to participate in internship programs and move out of Southern California. Some of the benefits are seeing a different perspective and making connections in other places. “It’s a significant experience and exposure to [government] power,” Avila said. “This is something you put on your resume for the rest of your life. It’s quite an opportunity.” McKnight said, “I was the only person from [Orange County] district interning in [Washington, D.C.].” McKnight worked in the office of Huntington Beach U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrbacher (R-Huntington Beach). While he was in the nation’s capital, he met Newport Beach Rep. Christopher Cox, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Vice President Dick Cheney, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and also Rep. Ed Royce,
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CSUF student Joe McKnight with Rep. Dana Rohrbacher. last year’s speaker at the CSUF graduation ceremony. “The important thing about the internship is what you make of it,” McKnight said. “If you’re there on time, then your projects and things they give you to do are much more substantial.” While other students took their internship lightly, McKnight said he was prompt and was allowed to watch the House and the Senate perform. He also visited the White House and the Pentagon. Some of his duties included writing letters to constituents and completing basic research projects. “In Southern California there isn’t as much focus on politics,” McKnight said. “Out there, there is a buzz around the city. You feel it’s political.” “Everyday there was some type of political awareness or something regarding politics that was in the air and it was cool to get a feeling for that,” McKnight said. McKnight said he saw the real life tasks that politicians are faced with and misconceptions the public might
have about them. Before the internship, McKnight said he just wanted to be a lawyer, but after he saw politicians execute their job, he realized politics is his future. “It opened my eyes to politics,” McKnight said. “It’s filtered out here when you just read it through the newspaper. You get a lot of bad information. But going out there you really see that there are good people in politics. They are doing the best they can, being that they are so far away. They are still working for the interest of the people even across the coast.” When the full-time student isn’t studying, he enjoys going to the beach, snowboarding, playing basketball and debating on the CSUF forensics team. The team debates against top schools in the nation such as UC Berkeley and Stanford. McKnight is coached by CSUF graduate student Jason Cramer. “Joe is very persuasive, which sometimes trades off in hard work,” Cramer said.
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Program Aids Low-IncomeTeens nEXPERIENCE: YES, The Anaheim Youth Employment Service, prepares young job seekers for work By Kathleen Usher
Daily Titan Staff Writer The Anaheim Youth Employment Service held its annual Leader Luncheon to honor employers, work experience coordinators and volunteers who help make the program possible. YES was formed in 1968 by a group of volunteers who had their own children and sensed the need that young people 14 and older needed jobs. It has grown into an employment service that annually serves nearly a 1000 youths ages 14 to 22. They are taught interview skills, job counseling on appearance, conduct, attitude, punctuality, dependability and disci-
pline. Molly McClanahan, former director of YES and former Fullerton mayor, said, “Kids really do think they know how to do everything. YES takes an immature young person and helps them blossom and grow and learn to become part of a complex world through job training.” In addition to providing employment services, youth are counseled in working toward perfect attendance, avoiding excessive absences from school, and warned against excessive tattoos and piercings that will decrease their chances of getting employment. Crystal Smith-Tyrell, the director of YES, said, “We say things to them (youth) that their parents won’t. Sometimes parents lose that line of communication and we’re the ones to do that.” Work experience counselors from area high schools play an important part in encouraging students to seek the services offered by YES, and nine were honored for their commitment to helping bridge the gap between youth and the community.
Carol Stuart, board member for YES, said that the key component is the counselors who work with students and help with job placement. Although aiding youth in obtaining a job is a priority, she said. “The counselors emphasize academics and want to ensure that the students have the appropriate credits to graduate,” Stuart said. “To even participate in the program, students must maintain at least a 2.0 GPA.” Community employers and volunteers were also recognized for their continued support that Anaheim Police Chief Roger Baker said is vital to reducing crime and improving student’s grades. “A collaboration of schools, civic entities such as the YWCA, YMCA, the Boys and Girls Clubs, police athletic league and local employers, who are very important in this, help to ensure the safety and security of our children,” Baker said. “For students participating in after-school programs, crime and delinquency falls, school attendance increases and standardized test scores improve, so we know that
structure in the afternoon for young people produces the results we are looking for.” Crime rates of youths between the ages of 14 to 24 are increasing because millions of children and teens are out on the streets with neither constructive activities nor adult supervision. Baker said that this is the root cause for the explosion in the increase in the young offender crime rates. “When families, schools, churches, businesses and communities cannot or will not meet those needs, then those children will go to unsupervised activities and or gang activities,” Baker said. “There is a vacuum that is created when we are not there, and they will be attracted to some other leadership.” Although many youths are being reached through programs like YES, low-income families are the ones who have the most problems getting their youths into after school activities. “State and federally funded afterschool programs are out of reach to over one million of the children from low-income and working fami-
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that it is in collaboration with YES that we keep the crime rate down.” In 1979, YES was honored at a conference at the White House and by the Department of Labor as a model youth program, and since then has been recognized by four Disneyland Community Service awards. “If I could wave a magic wand over the United States, I would have a YES in every single community,” McClanahan said.
Actress Shares Hollywood Story with Students nEVENT: “Caroline in the City” star encourages potential actors and actresses to keep pursuing their dreams By Paul Wright
Daily Titan Staff Writer Former “Caroline in the City” sitcom star Amy Pietz fielded questions from aspiring Cal State Fullerton writers, actresses and producers Thursday evening at the Titan Student Union. The event was put on by the TV/ Film Society and was attended by about 35 students. Pietz, dressed casually in a brown tank top and faded blue jeans, answered questions with enthusiasm and sincerity. “She was very cool,” junior com-
munications-broadcast journalism major Vi Nguyen said. “I’m not even a film major and I was blown away.” Pietz said that the quality potential actors and actresses need is persistence. “There are people in entertainment who are not very good looking or talented but make a great living because they are relentless,” Pietz said. “Persistence can carry you through almost any type of situation.” Pietz said that a “never say die” attitude is even more important for aspiring Hollywood stars as they get older and their physical appearance isn’t what it used to be. “Sometimes I don’t
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know if I want to act anymore,” she said. “I get depressed and burned out, but my more persistent friends will pick me up again.” Although Pietz has already established herself in the entertainment industry, she said she still has goals for working in theater and on major films. She said that theater embodies all the fundamental aspects of writing, acting and producing, and encouraged the audience to start their careers in the theater. “The theater is definitely the best way for anyone to learn about the entertainment industry,” she said. “It is the key; it is where you learn about the structure of enter-
tainment.” Pietz was born March 6, 1969 in Milwaukee, Wis. and raised in Oak Creek Wis. She attended a performing arts-oriented high school and graduated from DePaul University in Chicago with a degree in the fine arts in 1991. “I knew when I walked in the door [at DePaul] that it was the place for me, I could feel it,” she said. Pietz’s grandmother also studied acting at DePaul, but Pietz had no idea about that when she decided she wanted to go to school there. Pietz was adopted and did not meet her birth parents until three years ago, so she had no idea that her grandmother and mother were both actresses. “It’s in my genes,” she said. Her major acting break came when she auditioned for and won the role of Annie Spadaro, Caroline’s feisty neighbor on “Caroline in the City,” in 1995. That show ran in prime time for four years and is now in syndication.
More recently, she has appeared in two “Ally McBeal” episodes, the fondest experience of her acting career. “It was so much fun,” she said. “It was nice to see that a show that successful was just as dysfunctional as we were (on “Caroline”).” When asked what her favorite medium to work in was, she replied that the people are what matter in a job, not the genre of work. She encouraged the students to work with people who push them and treat them with respect. She said that the actor she most likes to work with is David Hyde Pierce. “He’s completely humble and he cares about human beings,” she said. “He gives to charity and just couldn’t be a greater person.” TV/film major Kristen Flowers said she enjoyed what Pietz had to say. “It’s refreshing to see someone who loves what they do and doesn’t mind sharing what she knows with those of us just starting out,” Flowers said.
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audience and the panelists, included: to regulate population growth, to restrict people from “building bigger” instead of upward, to create a bachelor’s degree in nursing at CSUF and UC Irvine, and to tax gasoline prices to make public transportation free for all. While there is no exact way of knowing where the future leads, all the panelists agreed that the future of Orange County rests on the youth of today. “The future looks bright, but we owe it to our children to preserve the county’s
n from page 1 efits are the inadequate resources available and number of caregivers.” She said that although there are concerns about the high cost of health care, they are needed to maintain the quality of care that is often taken for granted by people today. Proposed solutions to Orange County’s problems, made both by the
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counted until 2 a.m. while candidates and supporters stood around waiting, Rhoten said. This is the third semester voting has been online, she said. The voting took place on campus Wednesday and Thursday via the Internet. Four voting booths equipped with computers were set up around campus and students could also vote from any computer on campus or in the dorms by visiting vote.fullerton.edu. Each of the seven colleges on cam-
pus has two representatives on the ASI Board of Directors, and only one of those spots is open every semester. Rhoten said the openings are staggered to ensure there is always one experienced board member from each college. The board members’ responsibilities include: setting policy for ASI, allocating funds for student programs and services, determining how student fees are spent and managing the organization, Yetemian said. “They are the representative from the college and as such should be representing the interests and concerns of students from their college,” she said.
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Daily Titan Our Voice They Live Forget the British, the Republicans are coming! Hide your kids and get comfy in the concrete bunker, Republicans now control two out of three branches of government (or technically all three branches since the Supreme Court’s seesaw has leaned heavily to the right since election 2000). Don’t get us wrong – Republicans aren’t that evil…in small numbers. The same rule goes for any other political party whether it is Democrats, Socialists, Greens, etc. It’s a general rule that nothing be done to excess – drinking, smoking, karaoke-ing … electing Republicans. Hence the process of splitticket voting where a voter can feel safe in voting for one Democrat here and perhaps a Republican there in order to maintain the balance of power. Voters officially shot the balance of power to Hades on Tuesday effecting a regime change that will no doubt
lead to a powerful agenda – Bush’s agenda. And on Thursday, the president was already making sure that the press and the American people know his plans. HOMELAND DEFENSE ... everyone hear that? With both houses enthusiastically behind the commander in chief, expect your student financial aid money to be heading to Iraq with the tanks, bombs and other mechanical weapons of mass destruction that will be used to effectively elimnate “evil-doers.” Bush also said he wants to focus on the economy, but not in a way that may put more money in your personal pocket. Bush wants to make sure businesses can obtain ... here comes the T-word ... terrorism insurance! If there is one specific thing that gave the Republicans the house, it had to be the T-word ... tragedy.
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One man’s journey into the unexplored realm of the sperm bank Daily Titan Staff Writer I sat in the bathroom for almost half an hour, thumbing through a Playboy wondering about the predicament I had gotten myself into. My eyes had been darting around the cold and chromatically sterile room for most of the time, and yet I still found a previously unseen sign above the sink that read: “Be certain to wash and dry your hands completely before producing your sample (soap and water can kill the sperms). Also, make certain to clean your penis with sterile towelette provided.” I had volunteered to become a sperm donor for the Fertility Center of California. Hardly a noble thing can be said of the motive behind this. I came for the $50 per usable sperm sample. It bears repeating. “How much again?” I asked. “Fifty dollars, Mr. Park,” said Kevin Tran, a clinical laboratory scientist and embryologist. “The average we ask is between 75 to 80 million cells. If you only have 45 million, we pay you half.” “And I do my business where?” I said. “We have a bathroom in the laboratory with the proper materials for you to pro-
duce,” Tran said. The contrast between his matter of fact face and the bewilderment in my eyes was like black and white. Proper materials? That is referring to the aforementioned Playboy magazine. The contract asked for sperm specimen that can be donated up to twice a week. I am able to do this for a year. Basically that means that provided I perform up to the task at hand, I would get paid $50 twice a week for one whole year. Before starting this kind of endeavor, I had to consider the risks and consequences. “You’re a Catholic, right? Masturbation is a sin,” I asked my friend John Steinman, who was driving me to the clinic. “Maybe you can pay for your penance later,” he said. “How?” “If your little man works, $50 might do it,” he says. “You know, like in the olden days.” “Dude, what if 20 years from now some kid comes up to me and says I’m his dad?” I asked. “You can give him 50 bucks,” he said, someone who obviously doesn’t think in the future tense. Father Tim Freyer of St. Mary’s Church in Fullerton said that if a sperm bank is ordinarily collecting sperm through masturbation, then they are col-
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will not be identified in government or public records. So my confidentiality is assured. There is just a matter of my pride and self-respect. “We’ll need a sample from you today,” said Tran, handing me a cup already labeled with my name. “This is only the beginning of the tests we will run.” I will be tested for sexually transmitted diseases and drug abuse. They will also look over my psychological profile and genetic make up, and it would all take place in the next six weeks. Once I become a donor, I will be routinely screened every three months for infectious diseases. Also, I have to inform them if I change sexual partners, engage in drugs or get a tattoo. But first I had to give them a sample. “Hey, I have to go do it now,” I told my friend in the waiting room. “Can you wait for a while or do you want to go run errands?” “How long will it take?” he asked. “Um, like 10 minutes…maybe,” I replied. “Wow, I feel sorry for your girlfriend,” he said before going back to reading his People magazine. Tran instructed me to leave the cup on the counter when I’m done, and in the future enter through the back door. I pre-
sumed it was so potential “inseminates” would not see the kind of riff-raff that would pollute their innards. The bathroom was not built for comfort, but for business. Sink, toilet, towelettes, chair, television, VCR and a stack of old Playboy and Perfect 10 magazines. There was only one video and it was called “Hard to Thrill.” It was neither thrilling, tasteful or high budget. My hands ran through my hair in anxiety. The brunette woman on the screen was having hands run wherever. I shifted in discomfort while she shifted in delight. My groan of inadequacy was blocked out by her shrill moans. Hard to thrill? Maybe the title was intended for the audience. Half an hour had passed until I decided I needed to leave before I further embarrassed myself. I hocked some spit into the cup. I’m not fooling anyone, at least not after they start to examine the “specimen.” But it was the only way I could back myself out of the contract I had already signed, and the only way they’d never want a wuss like me back. I stepped out the back door and made my way back
to the front office. I was proud. I never considered myself a devout Catholic, but the thought of thinking impure thoughts for money bothered me. “So how does it feel,” John asked me as we left. “Alls I gotta say is who says sin doesn’t pay?”
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lecting it through sin. John was driving me to a Clinic of Sin, and as a fellow Catholic, he wasn’t doing anything about it. Driving down the 57 wasn’t exactly like driving down a highway to hell, but it brought me no comfort. “The Catholic Church believes that the gift of sexuality is one of God’s greatest gifts to human beings,” Freyer said. He said the two purposes of sexuality was for procreation and the complete giving of a woman in marriage. “Any action outside of that is sinful,” he said. “Not because it’s necessarily an evil act, but using that gift for selfish reasons outside of God’s intent is a sin.” Truly this is how the fall of man begins. To jack or not to jack? And for 50 bucks? American theologian Josiah Royce said, “The ills of mankind are largely the consequence of disloyalty rather than wrong-headed loyalty.” My inability to distinguish among the competing loyalties of my faith and my greed will break me. Tran assured me that I will be completely anonymous, and that most couples or women do not wish to know whom the father is anyway. I would also receive checks as opposed to paychecks, so my money is not tax deductible and I
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Daily Titan Staff Writer Free room and board in a three-bedroom penthouse, a hot tub, assigned employment and not a single obese person in sight? Now that’s life in the real world! Well, MTV’s “Real World,” that is. But aside from the cast, is there anything “real” about “The Real World?” And what about those 16 contestants who were stranded on a tropical island constantly surrounded by a film crew. Was there anything real about that? Perhaps the category “unreality television” would better fit these shows that have delighted us over the past few years over and over again. If only life were as simple as freeloading, partying and getting mixed in the drama of living among beautiful strangers,
some of us might feel as though we were in “The Dream World.” Since the craze started, we’ve met Ozzy’s family, we’ve seen the survivors and we celebrated with Kelly Clarkson as she became America’s favorite idol. I’ll admit I’ve watched my share of these socalled reality television shows, but after dozens of attempts from every network to produce the next hit reality show, the boredom has become overwhelming. How many times can we watch a cast stranded on an island to see who survives, or who cheats on their significant other? After a while the ideas just seem to die out and get overplayed. It seems as though there’s a new reality show coming out every week, and just as fast as they come, they go. I’m sure we all tune in every once in awhile, get our cheap thrill, someone gets their
five minutes of fame, then the show moves on to the has-been list and we forget all about it. Once we lose interest in one show, it seems like the same show is remade with a new twist to make it more extreme. From an island of beautiful girls to the consumption of cow testicles, it looks like the networks are willing to do anything to boost those ratings! Every so often there’s a hit show, but sooner or later the originality of these shows diminish as copycats take away the unique quality that it might have had when it first aired. For example, would you rather watch “Dismissed”, “Extreme Dating”, “5th Wheel” or “Blind Date?” How many reality shows on dating do they have to make before we all get sick of them and don’t watch any of them? As bad as it may seem, dating games are on the conservative side of reality shows. By now, when
most of us hear the word “Jackass” we automatically picture someone dancing in public in a G-string, beating up their dad, crashing in a grocery cart or something of that nature. How about people eating parts of an animal most people wouldn’t dare to touch? If today’s standard of what is amusing and what we consider entertainment revolves around reality television, what do we have to look forward to? Whether it’s a passing fad, I don’t know. Maybe there are some hidden qualities in the whole realityshow scene. Perhaps one day we will look back and remember the Darva Congers and Justin Guarinis of television. More realistically, will we look back and wish we hadn’t wasted our time? At least I will.
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fourth straight year. The Broncos are refreshed after two wins and a Bye Week, while the The football season is at the half- Raiders sit in tatters after an overway point, but for teams like the time loss to San Francisco last week. Cincinnati Benngals, the end of the Oakland started off strong winning its first four games. But after four season couldn’t come sooner. Brett Favre is ready to crush the straight losses, a win this week is key Detroit Lions. Recovering from an in redeeming themselves as a threat to ankle injury, Favre made an impres- future opponents. The silver and black still have a sive comeback beating the Dolphins last week 24-10. Green Bay is 4-0 potent offensive attack, with Rich at home, while Detroit is 0-4 on the Gannon at the helm, two hall of road. This game should be an easy fame receivers in Jerry Rice and Tim win for Green Bay, holding them in Brown and Charlie Garner leading the rushing attack. the lead of the NFC. The wild card in the matchup is The Chargers are in St. Louis this week. The Rams got off to a rocky the team’s recent head-to-head record. start this season, losing their first five The Raiders have dropped every game in Denver since games. But they 1994. are coming off OFFENSIVE PICKS Despite the three straight wins 1. Packers Raiders’ curand will top the 2. Titans rent four-game Chargers. 3. Rams losing streak, The Chargers two of their are third in the 4. Giants four losses league in rush5. Eagles ing, averaging 150 have been in 6. Falcons yards per game, overtime, mak7. Saints behind Tomlinson. ing them one 8. Ravens The Rams have of the stronger 9. Jaguars the strength of runlosing teams in ning back Marshall 10. Cardinals the AFC. Faulk and defenThe Broncos 11. 49ers sive end Leonard will surely not 12. Patriots Little has seven approach their 13. Jets sacks on the seaopponents as 14. Broncos son. Little may if they’re just pose a problem another statisfor the Chargers, tic. who are third in the league for sacks Like most Broncos-Raiders showallowed. downs, this will be a close and vicious Atlanta and Pittsburgh have both game, but the Broncos should mainplayed well in the last four weeks. tain power on their home turf. Mike Michael Vick is improving each week Shanahan has a knack for calling his and T.J. Duckett has been getting former teams’ strategy. The Raiders the ball a lot more. The Steelers are will need to focus on building their collecting injuries; Jerome Bettis is defense. Their offense and special out again this week with a damaged teams are good and could keep them knee. ahead, but if their defense lacks, then The great AFC West rivalry returns last week’s game against the 49ers to Monday Night Football for the will be a similar sight on Monday.
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cess and using the best player in the entire NFL? Let’s take a look at this formula. In the Rams’ last three games, their The Bengals are now halfway to their win total for the season. They only wins of the season, Marshall didn’t just win, but did so in a con- Faulk has rushed the ball an average vincing fashion. The Bengals laid a of over 28 times a game. 38-3 beat down on the Texans. The In their first five games, their only Texans are the only team in the NFL losses of the season, Faulk has rushed that can live down a 35-point thrash- an average of over 13 times a game. ing by the Bengals because they’re an It’s simple. When Faulk runs the expansion team. Be sure to tune in ball, the Rams win. 567 years from now for the next time But the arrogant, conceited, egothe Bengals win by 35. maniacal Martz didn’t want to use The Jokes, err, I mean the Jets, were Faulk. He thought he could employ another circus-show-turned-football- some super-duper west coast run and team that showed up last Sunday. Shoot Offense. It blew up in his face Their feat was a lot more impressive, and he’s had to humbly crawl back to man-handling the Chargers to a tune Faulk. Since Martz’s ego has been of 44-13. crucified the After the game, Rams are now DEFENSIVE PICKS one Charger winning and will 1. Packers player was heard probably make 2. Titans saying something the playoffs. like, “This week, 3. Rams After slow instead of playstarts, two other 4. Giants ing Marty-ball we playoff hopefuls 5. Eagles decided to try to are the Atlanta 6. Steelers distract the Jets Falcons and 7. Saints with some uglythe Pittsburgh 8. Ravens ass uniforms.” Steelers. These 9. Redskins The Chargers two teams will certainly did play 10. Cardinals meet Sunday how their uniin a game that 11. 49ers forms looked. will prove vital 12. Patriots It doesn’t get to both of their 13. Jets any easier for the playoff aspira14. Broncos Chargers. In the tions. next four weeks A t l a n t a ’s they have to face defense is playthe Rams, 49ers, Miami with quater- ing great and Michael Vick has shown back Jay Fiedler back from his injury signs of a quarterback who will soon and Denver. These four games are wreak havoc on a consistent basis. where the Chargers’ playoff hopes Pittsburgh is one of the few teams will be decided. that has fared well by going with their Speaking of playoff hopes, Rams backup quarterback. Pittsburgh is 5-1 coach Mike Martz has apparently in games Tommy Maddox has played figured out the recipe for success. in this season. Atlanta is looking hot, Hmmm, could it have something to but Pittsburgh is hotter. Pittsburgh do with what got the Rams to two of will take this one in a close, defensive the last three Super Bowls? Might struggle. there be a link between having suc-
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Week 10 Sunday Detroit vs. Green Bay Houston vs. Tennessee San Diego vs. St. Louis NY Giants vs. Minnesota Indianapolis vs. Philadelphia Atlanta vs. Pittsburgh New Orleans vs. Carolina Cincinnati vs. Baltimore Washington vs. Jacksonville Seattle vs. Arizona Kansas City vs. San Francisco New England vs. Chicago Miami vs. NY Jets
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Daily Titan Staff Writer Every athletic team desires to have clutch players on its roster. Hector Orellana and Eugene Brooks have been those players for Cal State Fullerton this season. This one-two punch did it again Wednesday as they almost singlehandedly brought CSUF (7-7-3 overall, 3-2-2 in Big West) back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat UC Riverside, 3-2, in the last minutes of double overtime. Orellana, who scored the gamewinning penalty kick against No.1 Indiana on Oct. 25, was also celebrating his 22nd birthday, giving himself the best birthday gift he could ask for. A win for his team. “This game was one of those games that you dream to win,” Orellana said. “It was double overtime and we were so exhausted, it was a tremendous team effort,” he said. After finding themselves down 2-0 for most of the game, the Titans began chipping away at the Highlanders’ (3-10-3 overall, 1-5 in Big West) lead. More than an hour into the match, Titan freshman Eugene Brooks finally got his team, that was struggling in the first half, on the board. Brooks ran to a ball that was volleyed behind UCR’s defenders and slipped it into Riverside’s goal to score at 62:09. “I ran onto the ball and the goalie came out,” Brooks said. “I led it past him for the goal, it was one-onone between us.” It was Brooks again playing the role of hero for the Titans. He brought his team all the way back from the 2-0 deficit by scoring the tying goal in the 75th minute of play. Brooks and junior Jason Clifford brought the ball down the field with a sweet combination of back and forth passes. “Clifford saw me in the center,
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The Titans feel their season slipping away from them, at third place in the Big West standings with only three games left to play. Here, Andrew Sam, left, is pushed down by a defender earlier this season. he passed me a lateral ball,” Brooks said. “I took a touch and then my shot, it went past the keeper on the side of the box.” CSUF, however, was not done scoring just yet. The Titans, whose last double overtime game was against UC Irvine, had another long haul with this game as the first overtime period ended. With any hopes of a playoff berth on the line, Fullerton was looking for something miraculous. Enter Orellana. At 108:00 in double overtime, Orellana was selected to take a corner kick for the Titans by assistant coach Bob Soto. Soto told Orellana to try for the goal. The attempt for a goal from a corner kick is one of the most difficult kicks to make. Orellana would have to put a bend on the kick in order for the ball to curve into the net. With the clock ticking and in a must win situation, Orellana nailed his corner kick into the upper left corner of the goal for the victory.
Game over. “It was a miracle, the lines men even congratulated me. He said it was the best goal he ever saw,” Orellana said. “It was the last minutes of the game, we needed something to come out of my corner kick. Afterwards I was so overjoyed. I took my shirt off and started running around. The whole team came out and tackled me. I was so exhausted.” The comeback was even more impressive because the Titans did it after Adriano Lima, who had just returned to the team after an injury, received a red card and was ejected. The players on the team had no trouble looking past the infraction, and couldn’t commend Brooks and Orellana enough for their performances. “We needed the win to make it to the playoffs. Hector is a clutch player, he always comes through in tough situations for us,” Clifford said. Coach Al Mistri seemed just as overjoyed at the team’s performance.
Fullerton, which is currently third in the Big West standings, trails both UC Santa Barbara and Cal State Northridge. UC Santa Barbara (142-1) boasts a 6-0-1 Big West record, while Northridge (11-4-2) is 4-2-1 in the Big West. CSUF, which faces both teams one last time this season, will have its chance for two upsets. The Titans host UC Santa Barbara on Wednesday and travel to Northridge to challenge the the Matadors on Nov. 16. The Titans next take the field against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (3-13-0, 1-6-0) on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Titan Stadium. While the team needs a number of things to go its way in order to make the postseason, Titan coach Al Mistri seemed content in soaking in the moment of this huge win. But like any true coach, he is always looking at what’s next. “It was a remarkable comeback, the game was like the season,” Mistri said. “To come back with one man down and two goals down was a remarkable thing. Now we must concentrate on Saturday.”
Heading into its last match of the regular season, the Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team needs a win — and a prayer. CSUF (12-4-1 overall, 6-2-0 in conference) faces another must-win game at Titan Stadium against the UC Riverside Highlanders (9-8-1, 3-4-1) on Friday at 7 p.m. or it will definitely be its last match of the season. After failing to defend their Big West title last weekend, the Titans’ postseason fate is out of their hands. A victory over UCR and a UC Santa Barbara defeat over Cal Poly in the conference’s last two games give Fullerton its best opportunity to receive an at-large bid for the NCAA tournament. But if history is any indication, Friday might very well end the team’s season. The NCAA tournament selection committee has never chosen two Big West teams to play in the tournament. “If we lose, we’ll have no chance for the playoffs,” assistant coach Dana Mariotti said. “Right now, I think we are more of a long shot and an outside chance [to play in the NCAA tournament].” The Titans are three points behind the Cal Poly Mustangs and a point behind the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos in the conference standings. If Fullerton and UC Santa Barbara win on Friday, the Gauchos earn the conference championship and an automatic bid into the 64-team NCAA tournament. But CSUF’s win over the Gauchos on Nov. 3 will help its playoff cause. The selection will be announced on Monday, Nov. 11. The 64 teams in the tournament are selected through various factors — win-loss record, strength of schedule/RPI (Rating Percentage Index) ranking, head-to-head competition, results against teams already selected to participate in the tournament and results against teams under consideration. Although Fullerton did not repeat as conference champs, its season schedule and results bode fairly well for a strong consideration for an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament. The
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combined record of Fullerton’s opponents this season, including UCR, is an impressive 178-138-30, which is 70 games above .500. Out of those 18 opponents, nine have records above .500. The Titans are 6-2-1 against such teams. They are also 1-1-1 against ranked opponents. “All that we have control over now is to improve our team,” head coach Ali Khosroshahin said. “We need a decisive win on Friday to also improve our chances for the postseason.” Even if the Titans have almost no chance to play in the tournament, Friday’s game against UCR is big — for the seniors. The team will honor seniors Janelle Garcia, Lindsey Glick and Kim Houg before the game. Friday marks the seniors’ last game at Titan Stadium and if they don’t make the playoffs, then it will be the last of their collegiate career. Fullerton won the only meeting against the Highlanders in a 4-0 shutout, which was also the last game of the season in 2001. Two freshmen lead UCR’s offense, midfielder Renee Scachetti and forward Lisa Jensen. Scachetti leads the team with seven goals, four assists and 18 points. Jensen has notched five goals on the season. Riverside senior goalkeeper Kristin Cocks shares net-minding duties with sophomore Katie Blank. But it’s Cocks who is more effective, leading the entire conference with a low 0.62 goals against average in 11 games played. “I had a chance to see them play twice this year, and they are a very hard-working team,” Mariotti said. Barring a defensive disaster, Fullerton is on pace to break the school record for least goals allowed with 20. The 2001 team currently holds the record with 25 goals allowed. “I know the seniors are a little disappointed in the position we find ourselves in where we might not get to play in the postseason,” Khosroshahin said. “But that says a lot for our program that we would be disappointed in a season like [we’ve had].”