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NEWS: Dancers support Discovery Arts by showing off their moves for charity. The show at Cal State Fullerton raised nearly $1,400
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Stolen Identities, Stolen Lives nLECTURE: Campus police warns students on the dangers of indentity theft By Jennifer Dominguez Daily Titan Staff Writer
Imagine going on vacation and coming home to find that your credit card statement has charges on it that you never made. You don’t know how, but someone used your personal information to access your account. Sgt. Tom Gehrls with Cal State Fullerton’s campus police said there have been several cases within the past six months at CSUF in which community members have had their identities stolen. Gehrls said that in one case, the identity thief purchased a house under a false name. The cases have included “everything from Titan Cards to someone stealing someone’s entire identity.” But Gehrls said someone using a false Titan Card is the least of his worries. He mentioned a case in which someone went to Santa Ana to buy a social security number and the number belonged to a CSUF employee. He said it’s generally easy for individuals to buy social security numbers.
On Tuesday, Judi King, CSUF’s receipts are just a few examples chief of police, preof documents that have sented a one-hour personal information workshop in the on them such as names, Women/Adult Redate of birth, a social “Identity entry Center on ways security number and to protect yourself theft is abso- account numbers. King from becoming a vicsaid that one simple way tim of identity theft. a thief can obtain this lutely the “Identity theft is type of private informaabsolutely the fastest fastest rising tion is by going through rising crime today, and your trash. more and more people “If you throw somecrime today, are becoming aware thing away and you think and more that they can easily be it’s safe…it’s not,” King victims of this crime,” said. “There is no guarand more are antee that your informaKing said. She said that pertion will not be picked becoming sonal information can up by someone else.” easily be stolen from a She said that some aware...” consumer in a variety criminals pay garbage of different ways, and men to sort through trash Judi King, she discussed different and find bank statements CSUF chief of methods and tactics or receipts with informapolice that criminals often tion on it. use to steal someone “It is important to else’s identity. shred all your docuBills, bank statements before throwments, pre-approved ing anything away in the credit card offers and credit card trash,” King said.
War Demonstration to March on Campus nPROTEST: CSUF and UC Irvine join together to speak out in opposition to U.S. involvement in Iraq By Olivia Maciel
Daily Titan Staff Writer An anti-war demonstration for the possible war on Iraq will be held today from noon to 2 p.m., starting with a march from Langsdorf Hall where protestors will work their way through the Becker Amphitheater. A similar demonstration will also be held at UC Irvine. The demonstration, which is organized by the Arab Student Association and supported by Buddhists for World Peace, Muslim Student Association and Students for Social Justice, is a coordinated
Another way for criminals to steal your identity is by going through your mail. King said it is common for people to pay their bills with checks through the mail, and people will raise the red flag on the mailbox so the letter carrier knows there is something to pick up. “It is better to mail your payments in those blue public mailboxes,” King said, “[because] raising that red flag on your mailbox at home is just raising a red flag to criminals who are looking to steal someone’s personal information.” Identity theft can also occur by phone when criminals try to pose as solicitors trying to gain private information such as your name, your mother’s maiden name, date of birth and social security number. “Unless you are absolutely certain that whomever is calling is from a legitimate business, do not give any numbers out,” King said. “A good way to tell if they’re legitimate is to ask them for a number you can call them back at.” Most fraudulent
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The first planning stage of the Student Recreation Center is under way, and ideas for the facility include a swimming pool, rockclimbing wall, fitness center and running track. Director of Rec Sports Andrea Willer presented these ideas to the Associated Students, Inc. Board of Directors at its meeting Tuesday. Accompanying Willer were two architects from Langdon Wilson, the firm that is designing the center. Architect Robert Braun said his goal is to design a center that complements other spaces on campus. “We’re not just designing a building,” he said. “We’re making the campus a richer place to be.” Braun and his partner Duane Fisher have been working with the recreation center advisory committee for the past few months to determine exactly what Cal State Fullerton students want in a fitness facility. “We’ve put a lot of effort into understanding what you want,” Braun said. The 90,000 square-foot facility, expected to open in fall 2006, will be located north of the Titan Student Union on the site where Lot B currently sits. A parking structure will be built next to it. CSUF students passed a referendum in the spring of 2000 that increased student fees $20 per semester (including summer) to go toward the recreation center building fund. Once the building is open, the student fees will go up to $50 per session and use of the center will be open to all students without an additional membership fee. Willer said, although most current students will have graduated by the time the center is open, the money they have contributed to the fund will be credited toward alumni membership. ASI Executive Director Harvey McKee said the amount each alumnus contributed to the center building fund will be calculated and then deducted from his or her first year of membership. “You [the alumni] can get the value for your money,” he said.
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effort between the two campuses. Khairy Abuljebain, senior Business major and president for ASA said that he received an email from another campus asking students to get involved and make a statement. “We’re serving as a voice for the innocent victims being affected by the war and from the U.N. and U.S sanctions in Iraq,” Abuljebain said. “Those sanctions are now where factories or warehouses were, where food was once stored.” According to the United States Department of Treasury Web site, the sanctions implemented on certain countries are to administer and enforce national security goals against terrorists and targeted foreign countries. Wesam Hijazin, senior computer science major, said, “The purpose of the event is to create awareness of the outcome of the war and
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nEVENT: More than 71 community service groups were present during Field Work Day event By Jill Daloria
Daily Titan Staff Writer Seventy-one agencies came to Cal State Fullerton Wednesday to recruit students interested in pursuing careers in the human services field. The Division of Child and Family Community Services, Human Services Student Association, Child and Adolescent Student Association and the Career Planning and Placement Office hosted the event. Jenni Carsrund, the president of Projects for the Child and Adolescent Student Association, said an event like this helps child and adolescent studies majors find internships for their 120 hours of
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Students were introduced to more than 70 organizations fieldwork. “Agencies are coming to recruit our students,” said Julie Martinez, fieldwork coordinator for the Division of Child and Community Services
“CAS majors need at least 120 hours of work, 60 hours of work in an elementary school classroom and 60 hours of internships,
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BRIEFS Children’s Bureau Celebrates National Adoption Month The Children’s Bureau Orange County, is celebrating National Adoption Month to recognize families in the community that have adopted children in need. The bureau will also be hosting a parent orientation on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at the Children’s Bureau’s Orange County headquarters located at 50 S. Anaheim Blvd., suite 241 in Anaheim from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. for single or married adults who live in Orange County that are interested in fostering or adopting a child. Qualifying families will receive extensive training, certification, benefits and 24-hour support to aid in the care of their foster or adoptive children. For more information, call (714) 517-1900 or visit the Web site www.all4kids.org.
Cal State Fullerton Welcomes Conductor from Korea Guest Korean conductor Jeonsik Yoo will be featured at Cal State Fullerton on Friday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. in the Little Theatre at 800 N. State College Blvd. Yoo is coming from Korea to lead the University Wind Ensemble in a program of works by international composers. A trombonist, Yoo also founded and conducts the Korean
Brass Orchestra, and he is an associate professor of Symphony Orchestra, Korean National Symphony Orchestra, Suwon City Symphony, the Police Symphony and Seoul Wind Ensemble. He has also performed with the Han-Eum Trombone Ensemble and Korean Brass Quintet. Cal State Fullerton’s music program was among the first academic programs that was offered when the main campus opened in 1960. The University Wind Ensemble is a major component of the program and was modeled after the Eastman Wind Ensemble. Today, the members of the University Wind study and perform music in conjunction with the university curriculum. Mitchell Fennel, the director, has been recognized for his musical excellence, knowledge and promotion of literature for wind ensemble and band. Fennel has helped University Wind make five CDs and has received invitations to perform in Japan, Russia, Germany, Austria and Australia as well as at the California Music Educators Conference and College Band directors National Association Western Regional Convention. Advance admission is $15 and $10 with Titan Discount (student, senior or CSUF ID). Tickets are $15 at the door. For information or to order tickets, call (714) 278-3371.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS On Campus Nov. 14 Camp Titan Holiday Toy Drive starts today and runs until Dec. 13, in the TSU. Film Series features, “Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.” In the Titan Theatre at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Please note: Natalie Portman sure is purty. “Fall Dance Theatre” performs in the Performing Center’s Little Theatre under the direction of Gladys Kares. Performances are at 8 p.m. Nov. 14–16: 2 p.m. Nov. 16: and 5 p.m. Nov. 17. Tickets are $10. For more information call, (714) 278-3371. “Opera Scenes Performed” a series of opera excerpts and one-acts, presented under the direction of Janet Smeigh and Mark Salters in the Performing Arts Center’s Rectal Hall. The performances run until Nov. 17. Tickets are $10 and $5 with advance Titan discount. For more information, call (714) 2783371.
“Alexander,” a presentation by retired Orange County Superior Court Judge, Luis Cardenas. Part of the History of the Byzantine Empire Lecture series. In the Ruby Gerontology Center’s Mackey Auditorium, 10 a.m. “The Galileo Project to Jupiter–Agony and Ecstasy,” a lecture by Bill O’Neal of the California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in the Ruby Gerontology Center’s Mackey Auditorium. Part of the Frontiers of Space Lecture series. 1:15 p.m. Nov. 15 9-ball billiard tournament in the TSU Underground from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Confused on how to use Excel? The Mainframe in the TSU can help with its tutorial on the subject. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. “My Mother’s Castle,” a French film will play as part of the Foreign Film Classics series. All films have English subtitles. At the Ruby Gerontology Center’s Mackey Auditorium, 1 p.m.
The women’s tennis team will hold it’s annual faculty/staff and alumni tennis afternoon. Current team members will take on various faculty and alumni in the fundraiser at the tennis courts. The event starts at 2 p.m. Nov. 16 Family Night, TSU Underground. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “An Enchanted Evening: the Music of Broadway,” featuring Lee Lessack and Joanne O’Brien. Tickets are $25 for orchestra seating and $20 for balcony seating. $2 off with advance Titan discount. In the Plummer Auditorium, 8 p.m. Nov. 17 The French Film series continues with Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s, “Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amelie Poulain.” In Humanities Room 110, 5:30 p.m. It is only one of the greatest films ever. Nov. 18 “Leaders Bridging Cultures,” a week-long event for international education and multicultural lead-
Nov. 14 Violinist Joshua Bell guest directs and performs with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the Fields at the Cerritos Center. CSUF students can get a two for one special with a valid school ID. For more information, call (800) 300-4345. 8 p.m. Nov. 16 Even though Howie Mandel might not put latex gloves over his head then blow them up with his nose, he still might be funny. To find out, go see him at the Grove in Anaheim. Tickets are $45. The doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. For more information, call (714) 712-2700.
Event of the Week Three days, you bugger, until “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” comes to theaters near you. See it, or sod off ya limey.
DID YOU KNOW? Did you know that there are five Web cameras watching you at all times? There is one in the Quad, Becker Amphitheater, Langsdorf Hall, Physical Education building and in the Pollak Library basement computer lab.
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Troupe Raises MoreThan Roof at Discovery Arts Dance Festival nEVENT: Several groups performed to raise money for Discovery Arts, a nonprofit organization By Lissette Lebrilla
Daily Titan Staff Writer Several dance groups around the community gathered together to help raise funds for children with lifethreatening diseases. Discovery Arts and the student-organized Innovative Strategies Public Relations Agency sponsored the Dance Festival on Tuesday night in the Titan Theater. “Discovery Arts is a nonprofit organization that brings the arts to children that are battling cancer,” said Laura Salas, event coordinator for the agency. Four public relations students created this agency for Carol Ohl’s public relations management class. Not only were the students able to pull off their own fund-raising event, but they have also felt an attachment to Discovery Arts and the children they help. Seniors Regina Davis, Martha Jimenez, Nathalie Rendon and Salas organized the event. Each played a role within the agency and the Dance Festival. Salas was the master of ceremonies and was busy making changes up until the beginning of the program. Davis, the creative director for the agency, was the backstage manager for the evening. Rendon, the financial manager, helped Davis make sure the dancers were where they needed to be. Rendon’s mother also provided food for the dancers. Jimenez, the president of the agency, was all over the theater making sure the whole night went smoothly. The four women didn’t do the event all on their own. Four volunteers from Discovery Arts helped to display information about their organization and also brought homemade cookies. Friends and family of the agency also took time away from their lives to help sell and take tickets, run the lights and music and
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Team Millenia performs in the Titan Theater on Tuesday night. care products. The last prizes given videotape the evening. “We were told from the beginning out were two tickets to Disneyland. First to perform was Cal State that this class was going to be very Fullerton’s very own time consuming,” Salas Team Millenia. said. “We love to perShe didn’t believe it when Ohl had said that form and thankful “We are just whenever people ask their lives would be put on hold because of the us to perform,” Leo thrilled that Portillo, co-captain of project, but seeing the smiles on the children’s the team said. faces has been rewardTeam Millenia is a the women ing, Salas said. hip-hop dance group “We are just thrilled is known for its have come who that the women have precise movements and come together as such an dynamic dance style, together amazing unit,” Marilyn Salas said. They make Clements, executive every effort to support director of Discovery as such an the community and Arts said. “We are very also go to many comgrateful.” petitions. One event amazing The night began they have adopted is with Salas introducing the Friendship Games. unit” Clements to the audiTeam Millenia and ence. Clements presentCSUF host this event, ed the audience with a where many other dance Marilyn little information about groups are invited to Clemens, Discovery Arts and the perform. executive director show began. After every Other hip-hop dance of Discovery Arts performance and durgroups performed, ing intermission, raffle including the Hip-Hop prizes were given out. Club from Costa Raffle tickets were $1 Mesa, which inteand prizes included gift grates hip-hop and certificates to Blue Water musical theater. The Grill, Surf Side Sports and Sports dancers’ ages range from 8 years old Chalet. Starbucks donated bags of to 30 years old, and they were under coffee and Supercuts donated hair
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Cal State Fullerton has not adopted a new policy on smoking since new guidelines were placed.
Smokers’Fate Still Up in the Air By Jared Kiemeney
Daily Titan Staff Writer Changing policy within the Cal State system may not be the easiest thing to do. If Cal State Fullerton is going to change its smoking policy, President Milton Gordon said he wants to make sure it is the right thing to do. In mid-September, the CSU Board of Trustees gave Gordon the authority to enact stricter smoking regulations at CSUF. The current smoking policy prohibits smoking within 15 feet of any building entrance. That may soon change, but Gordon wants to make sure the students want that change. “We’re in the discussion phase still,” Gordon said. “We want to get everybody’s input on this issue.” While President Gordon and CSUF continue to gather responses from students, faculty and staff, one Cal State University has already adopted a new policy – Chico State. The change came less than two weeks after President Manuel Esteban was given the authority to enforce tighter smoking regulations on campus. “The response to the new policy has been quite positive,” Chico State Director
of Public Affairs Joe Wills said. “There hasn’t been much protest about it. It’s gone pretty smoothly.” Chico State’s new policy forces smokers to be at least 25 feet away from all building doorways and windows. But there is a second phase to Chico State’s new smoking policy. Phase two would force smokers who light up on campus to do so only in designated smoking areas. But one school closer to home is already making smokers light up in smoking sections of the campus. Fullerton College, mere minutes from CSUF, has adopted a policy corralling smokers into designated areas. However, smoking and non-smoking sections of the campus don’t appear to be in the CSUF’s immediate future. What is in the immediate future for CSUF is determining what students, faculty and staff want in regards to this issue. The Academic Senate recommended Tuesday that the ban should prohibit smoking within 20 feet of building entrances, doorways and windows. That would push smokers back five feet from the current regulation of 15 feet. The recommendation will be one part of a full proposal sent to Gordon. Next week the Student Senate will meet to give their recommendations on a
new smoking policy. In addition, students will have the opportunity to address their concerns to President Gordon on this and any other issues when he meets with them Tuesday in the TSU Pub from noon to 1 p.m. “The President has asked us to talk to faculty, staff and students,” Director of Environmental Health and Safety Tom Whitfield said. “So that’s what we’re doing right now.” Once the recommendations are formalized, they will be taken to Gordon, and then “it’s up to him to make a decision,” Whitfield said. A policy advisory team has been formed in connection with a grant from Orange County’s Health Care Agency Tobacco Use Prevention Program. The team is working in connection with the grant as part of the Innovative Tobacco Demonstration Project, in an attempt to reach those in the 18- to 24-year-old age bracket on the issue of smoking. The team is working here at CSUF. “The project seeks to draft three policies in hopes of getting CSUF to adopt one of them,” Health Educator Karina Pangan said. In the meantime, a policy change waits for approval. “A change may come as early as December,” Whitfield said. “And if not,
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Hip-Hop Culture Examined at Event to be Held in theTSU PubTomorrow nEVENT: Student group plans to explore definitions of hip-hop lifestyle with panel of guest speakers By Yvette Cornejo
Daily Titan Staff Writer From underground to mainstream, hip-hop music has been misunderstood since “bling, bling,” foul language and females in videos always “dropping it like it’s hot” have become a mainstay in the music. Furnishing Information and Relaying Encouragement, a new organization at Cal State Fullerton will be hosting its first event tomorrow in an attempt to rip these hiphop misconceptions to shreds. “We hope this event will encourage people to think and talk about issues that are not covered in textbooks or a classroom setting by bringing a few hip-hop notable pioneers to this event,” said Aisha Humphrey, senior and president of FIRE. The event, which is called “Minds on Hip-Hop,” will emphasize the direction and definition of today’s hip-hop culture. It was created to encourage unity among CSUF stu-
WORK n from page 1 and the first six years they have to spend at a public school classroom,” Carsrund said. The room was filled with tables from agencies like the Boys and Girls Club, Mercy House Transitional Living Centers, YMCA Community Services and Think Together. “We have three transitional shelters, and one of them is a shelter for services for women and children,” said Katy MacGregor from Mercy House Transitional Living Center. MacGregor said students are looking for internships throughout the community, and Fieldwork Day points them toward the right direction, It will hopefully spark some interest for them, she said.
dents through music. Humphrey and Titan Internet Radio disc jockey Nate G. will moderate the event and serve as panelists. The five additional panelists will include some of the pioneers of the hip-hop genre, diverse in culture and gender. Grand Wizard Theodore, inventor of “scratching” and “the needle drop” – two of the most fundamental elements of hip-hop and DJ’ing – will be in attendance. Other panelists include accomplished female drummer Shauney Baby; DJ Icy Ice, who has worked with hip-hop legends such as KRS ONE; and Click Tha Supah Latin, the MC who has been dubbed the beatbox king of the West Coast. “It will be a multi-cultural event,” Humphrey said. “Hip-hop has infused itself into different cultures, therefore we are trying to incorporate this diversity through our panel allowing black, Asian, Latino and female influences into the mix.” In addition to the panelist discussion, the event will also include a special performance from “Slim Kid Tre” also known as Tre Hardson, from the internationally renowned group The Pharcyde. Hardson is also recognized in some circles as a pioneer of underground hip-hop on the
Many students who are in the child and adolescent studies and human services majors want to pursue their internships in other institutions of learning. “I went to the Fullerton High School table because I am interested in helping out school psychologists and doing group tutoring,” said Janette Hinahon, sophomore and human services major. “Mostly all the people who attend are women, the CAS major is predominately female,” Carsrund said. There were also booths set up from both the Human Services Student Association and Child and Adolescent Studies Association trying to promote their organizations and recruit members. “It gives us a voice and helps us connect with other human services majors,” said board member, senior Connie Knaus. “We’re trying to get
West Coast. “The panelist are all amazing and have contributed to hip-hop as a culture,” said Tiffany Gibson, FIRE vice president. “We expect to have a pretty good-sized turnout.” Although this will be FIRE’s first event, it is projected to have a great and positive impact, Humphrey said. FIRE, which is the student counterpart to the African-American Faculty and Staff Association Mentoring Project, collaborated with Nate G.’s radio show, “Sol of Hip-Hop,” and the Mentor Project to bring this event to the TSU Pub at 6:30 p.m. at no cost to students, said Katina Napper, adviser to FIRE and assistant director to faculty affairs and records at CSUF. “We want to hold more events like this for faculty, staff and students,” she said. “Through this event, we are all able to talk about hip-hop in an intellectual manner.” FIRE’s goal as a new organization on campus is to help light the flame of educational success, and — although it is an organization aimed at black students at CSUF — its resources are universal and all are encouraged to participate, Humphrey said. For information on this event or FIRE contact Katina Napper at knapper@fullerton.edu or at (714) 278- 5187.
people to join.” Other organizations were represented. “Think Together is a nonprofit organization,” said Camrin Christensen, coordinator of Volunteer Operations and Programs. “There are 12 learning centers that function after school throughout the local community.” Many of the organizations are looking for college students. “We’re here to promote our organization to students and faculty on campus,” Christensen said. “We are looking for college students who can mentor kids.” The event was geared toward the need for people to work for the betterment of the community. “An event like this lets college students get exposure to other community service opportunities out there,” said Danae Onychahgco, coordinator of Think Together.
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Fall Dance Concert is Coming nARTS: CSUF’s theater and dance program has a set of eclectic shows planned for students By Nicole Eckerle
Daily Titan Staff Writer Evenings of humor, inspiration, music, singing and dancing will be in the Little Theatre at Cal State Fullerton this weekend. The Fall Dance Concert series is Nov. 14 through Nov. 17, and the department of theater and dance will present a vibrant collection of student and faculty pieces featuring modern, ballet and jazz numbers. The pieces are set to an electric mix of music that includes Peter Gabriel, Paul McCartney and Vivaldi. “I think [this dance concert] is probably one of our strongest and one of our best,” said Barbara Arms, coordinator of the dance program. “The student pieces are particularly strong and they’ve done a terrific job,” Gladys Kares, coordinator of the Fall Dance Concert series, said, “It’s great dancing and [it’s] really diverse musically – everything from inspiring and uplifting to funny. There’s eight different pieces of choreography, two faculty works, two alumni and four student works.” The chorographers include fac-
ARTS n from page 3 the direction of Tim Stevenson. Team Shakka has performed all over Chapman University, and DeViouS came from Los Angeles. Cal State Long Beach’s PAC Modern brought together break dancing, grooving, jazz and new school. Hip-hop dancing was not the only style that was presented. Belly dancer Daisy Yale is from Bolivia
ulty members Arms, Kara Cross and and what the students are capable of – sometimes it is pretty Macarena Gandarillas. spectacular. The CSUF alumni include Mike “The collaboration Esperanza, and the stubetween the dance and “People take theater departments and dents are Enrique De the other major areas of La Paz, Annika Kay, a concept the department – the tech Christine Marshall and department and the cosCarrie Pinkelman. and whatev- tuming people and all of Kares said that there is no theme to the other theatrical related er’s going on departments — and their the dance concert; it is choreographed by the support for our concert is in their life or tremendous,” Arms said. inspiration of the choreographers. “It’s the joint effort that their brain “All dance conmakes it really work.” certs are a statement The costume and or the of what’s going on make-up design team around us, and that features Sara Lamb, situation... might be from a politiAna Maria Salamat and cal aspect, from a Susan Sugiura, with scethat’s what social aspect, from a nic designs by Mai Sakai, religious aspect, from enlightening Rachel Giles and Thomas a personal aspect,” Garcia. The lightsaid Arms, who is the about a dance ing design is by Susan choreographer of a Hallman. concert” featured ballet piece “For the past two years, titled: “Gladys said we’ve actually sold out,” Barbara No Vivaldi.” Kares said. “There were Arms, “People take a cononly two shows that had cept and whatever’s any seats left, so the going on in their life or campus is really learntheir brain or the situaing what a treat they tion … whatever it is they have.” want to make a statement about, that’s Tickets are available Monday what’s enlightening about a dance through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at concert,” she said. the CSUF Performing Arts Center Arms said she likes to invite new box office. The Fall Dance Concert students to come to the dance concert is Nov. 14, 15, at 8 p.m.; Nov. 16, because it gives them the opportu- at 2 and 8 p.m.; and Nov. 17, at 5 nity to see what the faculty produces p.m. Tickets are $9 general admisand came from Cerritos College. Other performers from Cerritos College included the Indian dancers Ajanachaly. And Chinese Folk Dancers were in traditional costumes and used props such as swords and sticks to add to their performance. “I was glad to see the wide variety of groups,” said Renee Contreras, senior public relations major. Jimmy Simpson, American Language Program instructor, happened to pass by the theater and decided to watch the performances. “I really enjoyed the performanc-
es and think this is a good cause,” Simpson said. The agency was able to collect $1,400 from the evening. Though they were unable to reach its goal of $5,000, there are other events to come. For more information about Discovery Arts, visit www.discoveryarts.org.
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Social Forum Draws Crowds in Florence ence student at Cal State Florence. “I was impressed with the crowd it drew. In the states, young people don’t even vote.” Dread-heads, bearded communists and professional speakers came together, ignoring age and race to protest neo-liberalism. The three days leading up to the massive march passed without incident with protestors packing lecture halls and attending discussion groups. Florence officials made an effort to increase security during the march with 3,500 officers patrolling the streets and 2,000 undercover security volunteers blending into the crowd. A majority of shops and restaurants in Florence boarded up doors and windows in anticipation of the terror that struck nearby Genoa during the 2001 G-8 summit. During a similar protest in Genoa, one man was killed, hundreds were injured and the city was badly marred when demonstrators and police forces clashed. “The chaos at Genoa was incomprehensible,” said Enrico Fracca, a film student from Rome. “When the riots began, there was blood everywhere and people screaming.” Fracca has been following the various social movements throughout Italy for a documentary he is filming. “This manifestation passed peacefully, but you have to wonder what
nPROTESTS: Protest over capitalism and neo-liberalism at Cal State abroad shows activism among youth By Jenn Stewart
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One protestor holds a French newspaper criticizing world leaders.
Anarchists, communists, environmentalists, pacifists, socialists and other socially active Europeans swept through the streets of Florence on Saturday afternoon. The crowd, estimated at 400,000 to 1 million according to police and the Social Forum’s organizers, gathered to protest different causes, including the impending war against Iraq. “I couldn’t believe how many people there were,” said Maureen Finnerty, an architecture student from Cal State Florence. “We watched the beginning (of the parade) from our balcony, came back three hours later and the street was still packed.” The parade, which started three hours early because of the unexpectedly large crowd it attracted, was the conclusion to the first European Social Forum. “I was really amazed with the Social Forum because it is so unlike anything I’ve ever seen in the states,” said Casey Powers, a political sci-
Scholarship, Loan FactsWill Assist Students nMONEY: Strange things are happening in the world of student aid, and Titans should be aware of policies By Diana Gonzales
Daily Titan Staff Writer There are rules and policies regarding scholarships and loans that many freshmen and even seniors may not be aware of. For example, one could be automatically awarded a student loan after filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid without technically applying for a loan. The application is the initial step in receiving aid. Information such as a student’s annual income and the income of the student’s parents will be entered into a formula to establish his or her Expected Family Contribution. The amount that the family is expected to
contribute to a student’s education is Even if a student chooses not to then given to the school the student receive the loan, it may benefit them will attend. It is subtracted from in other ways. the cost of attendance “We post loans and financial need to give ample is then calculated. time for students According to CSUF “We cannot take to pay,” said Andrea Financial Aid records, Cowser, scholarthe cost of attendance ship coordinator away for off-campus stufor the Financial dents is $14, 388 for Aid office. “It offscholarship one year and $12,130 sets the registration for students living on fee.” campus. However, there money if an A student loan are some rules that could then be posted over award had many students, toward registration new and old, may fees without a stube unaware of. occurred...” dent even knowing According to the whether he or she had Financial Aid Award applied for the loan or Policies, recipients Deborah that the student even of financial aid must McCracken, qualified. If students “agree to report decide they do not to the Office of want to accept the Financial Aid loan, they must go any additional to the Financial Aid resources received office and ask for it to be removed. including, but not limited to, schol-
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arships, stipends and grants from outside sources.” Any student who is receiving financial aid must check in any additional scholarship money they are receiving. “This eliminates the need to do a billing if a student was over awarded,” said Director of Financial Aid Deborah McCracken. Some students may receive scholarships and financial aid totaling more than what it is estimated that he or she financially needs. They may be billed for the over award or their financial aid can be reduced. Only students receiving both financial aid and scholarships must check in the scholarships with the Office of Financial Aid. For example, if a student receives a scholarship check in their name from a private organization, the student is not obligated to inform Financial Aid. “We cannot take away scholarship money if an over award had occurred but we may revise your financial aid award,” McCracken said.
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Crowds gather near Cal State Florence for the forum. it actually accomplished,” Fracca Many of the groups participating said. “At least with Genoa, it caught in the forum rallied for the countries the attention of the world and the where labor laws, or lack of them, powerful leaders.” leave many impoverished. During the forum more than “We believe that it is very criti35,000 people attended some 340 cal to provide sustainable solutions. seminars and workshops, however, We need to recognize that these the event caught very little press communities offer solutions,” said outside of Italy. Mathew Ngunga, a representative The theme of this year’s forum from African Medical and Research was “Another Europe is Possible,” Foundation. “It would be the height and the common thread seemed to of folly to assume that anyone can be anti-capitalism and anti neo-lib- do everything.” eralism.
PROTEST n from page 1 about America’s foreign policies to make people aware of the American foreign policies. Our duties as Americans are to rise up and say this is wrong.” With talks about a possible reinstatement of the draft, Hijazin said that he would not want to go to war, especially for something he doesn’t believe in. The UC Irvine demonstration, organized by Campus Progressive Alliance and supported by various organizations, including Amnesty International, Society of Arab Students and Model United Nations, among others, will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Janet Chen, UC Irvine student and member of Amnesty International, an organization that promotes human rights, said, “Military intervention in Iraq will exacerbate the already precarious situation.” “Human rights must not be used as an instrument in the rhetoric of war,” Chen said. Abuljebain’s brother, Osama, also
a UC Irvine student said, “This isn’t an Arab issue, it’s an international issue—one that will affect many people.” The most recent anti-war demonstration held on campus about a month ago attracted about 100 people. An anti-war protest for Desert Storm, held in the 1990s may have attracted about the same amount of people, Lawrence B. deGraaf, retired history professor said. “During the years I taught at Fullerton (1959-2001) I haven’t seen any demonstrations on a large scale since the Vietnam protests held in the late 1960s to 1970s,” deGraaf said. “Several thousands of students would picket on the quad. The campus even offered courses on organizing protests and classes that specified on Vietnam issues,” he said. Although the effect of this antiwar protest is yet to be determined, Abuljebain and Hijazin said they hope that they at least raise some questions that students can start asking themselves and try to find the answers.
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8 Thursday, November 14, 2002 LAW n from page 1 individuals will hesitate or sound suspicious, she said. How will you know if you are a victim of identity theft or fraud? King said that there are some obvious ways to tell. First, your credit card statements show unauthorized charges or purchases that you know you did not make. Second, you fail to receive bills or credit card statements for charges you have made, when in the past you received them at the same time each month. And the third way to tell you are a victim of identity theft is if you receive phone calls from creditors trying to collect debts that are not yours. “There are many ways that you can protect yourself from identity theft,” King said. Only keep a few credit cards in your purse or wallet when shopping. Also, King said it is not wise to use pin numbers that can easily be attributed you. “A lot of us have a habit of being lazy, so we pick easy pin numbers for us to remember, but that will just make it easier for people that know you to take advantage of you,” King said. The best way to protect yourself is to not leave any important documents,
ATM, debit or credit cards out in the open, King said. She said it is smart to always keep your personal information in a safe, secure place. Megan Marrero a freshman Biology major said that for some students that might be hard. “Students are much more vulnerable to identity theft because we’re more irresponsible and leave things lying around,” Marerro said. King said it should be a habit for many people to check their credit reports every six months. “You need to be very, very aware of what’s happening with your credit,” King said. “The quicker you catch something wrong, the better chance you have of fixing the problem.” Maria Castañeda, a freshman child adolescent studies major, said that she was glad she attended the seminar because it provided useful information. “I knew that identity theft existed, but I was really surprised to find out how much the crime has risen and how easy it is to become a victim,” Castañeda said. “I think that more students should go to sessions like this, because you can learn different ways to protect yourself…I learned stuff that I didn’t even know before, and now I’m going to be much more aware.”
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History Professor’s Goal is to Challenge Students nPROFILE: Wisconsin native found his love for history and challenging students at Cal State Fullerton By Martin Young
Daily Titan Staff Writer Known by his beige Stetson cowboy hat and an affinity for assigning more books in a semester than many students know what to do with, Gordon M. Bakken has been a mainstay in the history department at Cal State Fullerton since 1969. He can be found in an office on the seventh floor of Humanities, surrounded by shot-out paper targets, hundreds of history books and the sounds of Marine Corps running cadences pouring out of his portable compact disc player. With fifteen books and over 40 published articles to his credit, he is not only known on campus, but across the nation. Originally from Madison, Wis., Bakken was the only one in six generations of his family to attend college. As a
child growing up in Madison, he remembers getting a dime from his parents and walking a few blocks to the movie theater. It was a simpler time. “In the 40s and 50s, Madison was a relatively small town,” he said. He is a graduate of Madison East High School, home of the “Purgolders”. During summers, he would venture outside the city limits to his grandparents’ house near Edgerton, Wis. where he learned among other things, to shoot a gun, which is still one of his passions today. “You could say I own a reasonable collection of handguns and long guns, some of the holding historical value,” he said. While visiting the farm at the age of five, his grandfather gave him his first gun. He still continues to visit shooting ranges and he recently got back from a trip to Montana where he purchased a rare rifle that is expected to take two-anda-half years to build. During his trips to Edgerton, he also learned the ways of the farm, helping with field work including cultivating and harvesting the crops, which included animal feed grains and tobacco. In his spare time, Bakken referees soccer for the Junior United Soccer
Association, something that he has done for the past 24 years. Students who take one of his summer classes will see him often come dressed in one of his soccer T-shirts. He is also active in the Fullerton First Lutheran Church where he sometimes delivers services. He is serious about his messages at the church, but jokes that “No sermon should be longer than fifteen minutes.” He is also an avid Wisconsin football fan, watching the team on television and going to see them play when they travel to the West Coast. At the University of Wisconsin, Bakken started out majoring in chemistry but ended up majoring in English, emphasizing on Renaissance drama. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Wisconsin in 1969, which, at the time, was one of the most well known campuses for anti-war protests along with UC Berkeley. He remembers the National Guard being stationed on campus and his classes being gassed a couple of times. “Frankly, it was something you had to work around,” he said. Because of his background and knowledge of the military, history and his own personal feelings, he supported the
Reznik said. “You can do a lot of things at the same time you tune into the Internet. You can type and listen to them when you don’t have a CD or something. The sad part is that not everybody knows about it.” Eraj Shadaram, the Production and Facility Manager of Titan Communications — the department that oversees TIR — hopes to change that. “The challenge is that you have to have a computer to listen to it, so it is going to make it harder for us to get the message in front of people,” Shadaram said. He said he wants more students to know about TIR so it can become a valuable resource for the Fullerton community. “We hope to create a lot more local news — local information that can actually benefit the local community so that it becomes a vital radio station for the community,” Shadaram said. One of the ways he is attempting to do that is by expanding the news and sports departments.
TIR recently hired a news and a ing that they can’t get in a classsports director. The goal is to not only room,” Kodama said. “I know that have daily sports in a lot of radio and news, but to broadaudio classes they cast CSUF athletcan’t get hands-on ics live and have at experience in using “We hope that it all the soundboard least two minutes of news each day. equipment and audio Another reason equipment in those becomes a Shadaram wants classes. You get to students to become on industry broadcast station learn more aware of TIR standard software.” is that it is a great Reznik echoes opportunity for stu- rather than a Web, Kodama’s sentidents to get involved ments. and get radio produc“It’s like a real but it is a long tion experience. thing,” she said. Sherri Kodama, Many students way to get there” who is a communivolunteer in radio to cations major with an get valuable expeemphasis in advertisrience, but end up Eraj Shadaram, ing and the General staying because they production and facility Manager of TIR, enjoy it so much. manager of Titan sees the station as a “I know a lot of good opportunity for people who are students to learn. still involved in “The objective is them and they love to give students more hands-on learn- it,” Reznik said, “They hate the classes
Vietnam War. He was a teaching assistant with short, buzzed hair in this time of long-haired hippies. Despite his appearance and sediment on the war, he never had any problems with his students. “I had students that struck [in war demonstrations] but they still respected my opinion,” Bakken said. In the classroom these days, Bakken has a reputation for assigning at least ten books to his classes. But there is reasoning behind it. “Sometimes we have to hit them over the head.” he said. Overall he wants his students to leave his class having improved in three key areas: Enhanced critical thinking, enhanced reading abilities and improved analytical skills. Books are one way he does this and invigorating lectures are another. He will often interrupt a question to force the student to focus on the subject at hand. Bakken is also known for the stamps he uses in grading tests. The stamps that are mostly given to him by his former students range from a polite “needs work” to a rough “crap” or a picture of a toilet. He has a list of current and former students who have been published in journals and texts.
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Gordon M. Bakken encourages students to break out of the box. “It’s not that he is necessarily building If there is one thing he wants to be himself [through numerous published remembered by, it would be the success texts], he has room to bring his students of his students, though the Stetson cowalong as well,” said William Haddad, the boy hat won’t be easily forgotten. history department chair. “Students who take his classes have to be innovative,” Haddad said.
Titan Radio isn’t a Contender, But it Plans to Get There nMEDIA: Internet Radio hopes to break its underground reputation and join big league broadcasters By Ronald Paul Larson Daily Titan Staff Writer
“This is TIR, Titan Internet Radio.” These words are said at least twice an hour, 24 hours a day, but few people hear them. It is the station identification for the Cal State Fullerton Internet radio station operated and managed by students from the basement of the Pollak library. TIR has operated since December 1999, but Masha Reznik, a recent graduate of communications with an emphasis in TV-Film, and a regular listener of TIR, said it is handy, but few students listen to it. “The Internet radio is convenient,”
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In subsequent years, alumni will have to pay the standard alumni membership fee. Braun showed the board diagrams and cardboard models of three different schemes the advisory committee has come up with for the center. He said the most important issue for the committee has been with the pool. The board has continually stressed the importance of sun exposure at the pool so that it can be used for lounging, lap swimming and recreation. “Having the pool on the north side was a real problem,” Braun said, referring to the lack of sun exposure in one of the designs. He said the pool would probably get the most sun exposure if it runs east to west. The committee also wanted the pool to be an open, inviting place with distant views to the rest of campus. He recommended decorating the
they have to take but they love coming there and they really get hooked on it.” Kodama believes that TIR is not just for communications majors. “It doesn’t matter what major you are, you can always find skills that you can learn here,” she said. “I would like to see as many students as possible in here getting experience.” Kodama herself is an example of this. She used to be a computer science major who started out as a volunteer because she was interested in how the audio gets onto the Internet. When a Web design position opened up, she seized that opportunity and is now the general manager. The radio station is open to all genres of music from hip-hop to jazz to talk. One of the more popular shows is “The Morning Mix-down with Explosive MC.” The show airs Monday and Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., Kodama said. It is a morning “Mark and Brian” kind of show with talk, “blast from the past” music segments,
news and sports segments and traffic reports. Shadaram’s goal is to take TIR off the Internet and broadcast it. “We hope that it becomes a broadcast station rather than a Web, but it is a long way to get there,” Shadaram said. One of the factors involved is money. “It costs money for the university to start something like that, but also it could be a revenue generating station,” Shadaram said. Shadaram uses Santa Monica’ College’s station KCRW 89.9 FM as a model. “They are a major radio station in Southern California,” he said. “They have quality music and quality local news. They do a lot of original programming. Obviously we can’t compete with them, but we would like to use them as a model to create this radio station.” For now, the Internet station as it is, is looking for people who want to get radio production experience. “We’re always looking for interest-
pool area in a tropical theme with lots of palm trees and hibiscus. “It would have a sense that there’s a special place there on campus,” he said, envisioning a “college party” scene. “Anyone who’s not in there would want to be there.” McKee said an open pool area would also be a great way to incorporate campus events. “One of the strongest advantages to opening the pool up is to tie in student activities and social events,” he said. “And it would be close to catering [from the TSU].” Other proposed features of the facility are a rock-climbing wall, weight-training rooms, multi-purpose cardio rooms, racquetball courts and a running track. Braun said some cardio machines might be located in the weight-training rooms and others would be in a separate, quieter room. “We’ve noticed at other schools like UCI that not everybody wants to be with everyone in a big room,” he said. “The weight room will be one kind of environment and this one might be kind of different.” Braun and Willer reminded the board that all these plans are prelim-
inary and the budget will determine the final design. “It comes down to the budget whether we have a pool or not,” Willer said. “It’s not based on sun [exposure], it’s if we can we afford it,” she said. “A lot of the things we’ve shared with you today appear to be farther along than they are,” Braun said. The committee has put together a 100-page document outlining its plan. The ideas will then be submitted to Langdon Wilson’s cost estimator this week, and he will come up with an estimate within the next few weeks, which will then be negotiated. Braun said they probably wont begin the schematic design phase of the project until February. Braun reiterated the importance of teamwork between the committee and architects on this project. “This is an ongoing, continuous process between students and professional staff,” he said. He also expressed his excitement about the fitness center. “This is going to be a lot of fun to be at,” Braun said. “I wish I had this when I went to school.”
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WE GOT THE BEAT Grub Hapi Sushi nestled on Beach Street in Laguna Beach is like a candy store for sushi addicts. Chef specials include the Japanese burrito stuffed with tuna, salmon, crab, avocado and a special spicy sauce. El Ranchito Mexican restaurant, in Newport Beach, is best known for Taco Tuesdays. Shell out the $5 cover charge and eat all the tacos you can possibly handle. $2 margaritas all night long compliment the wild beats from El Ranchito’s house DJ.
Pubs La Cave in Costa Mesa is an underground lounge notable primarily for its jovial atmosphere and eclectic lounge music. DJ Papa Bird spins music Fridays, while Thursdays jazz bands perform. La Cave is popular among locals on Wednesday nights so beware. Goat Hill Tavern sits across from the Yard House in Costa Mesa. Happy hour is from opening until 7 p.m. Besides the 141 beers on tap, the Tavern also has shuffleboards, pinball and pool tables.
Clubs Purr like a kitty at Eroticats the theme of this Saturday’s Rubber at the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana. Guest DJ Dave Aude will make an appearance. Clockwork Orange located on Hollywood Boulevard has three rooms that play eighties, pop and industrial goth.
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Jack Jones, responsible for singing “The Love Boat” theme song, will be at the Orange County Performing Arts Center tonight at 7:30 p.m. Emma, a Jane Austen classic, will be at the Cal State Fullerton Arena Theater at 8 p.m. tonight. The Vandals will be at the Grove of Anaheim this Saturday at 8 p.m. Low and Pan American will perform this Friday at the Glass House in Pomona. Jonahs, Onelinedrawing, AM/FM, Brendan Benson and the Wellfed Boys will entertain this Friday at Chain Reaction in Fullerton at 7:30 p.m. Johnnie Lunchbox, Kujo, From Within, Ruckus, Nothing Left, Least Among Us, 401 Waterman and The Dysfunctionals will be in Corona at the Showcase Theatre this Sunday to perform their hits. Death Angel will be at The Shack in Anaheim this Friday and Saturday. The Spitfire Grill plays at the Laguna Playhouse Tuesday through Friday at 8 p.m, Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. through Dec. 1. D.O.A, The Crowd, The Skulls and Portrait of Poverty will perform this Monday at the Tiki Bar in Costa Mesa. Masks The Spirit of Michoacan is on exhibit at the Anaheim Museum. The Rolling Stones will revamp their classics at the San Diego Sports Arena tonight.
INDULGE YOUR SINS By Odeen Domingo
Daily Titan Staff Writer The wait is over. “Vice City” is here. Rockstar Games released the fourth addition to the “Grand Theft Auto” title on Oct. 29. If you haven’t bought it yet, you either have an Xbox or you’re still not old enough to rent porn. The mature-rated “GTA: Vice City” is exclusive to the Play Station 2 and has become an enormous gold mine for the video game console. It is set to exceed its predecessor, “Grand Theft Auto III,” in sales. GTA III sold an unprecedented seven million copies in 2001 at $49.99 while “Vice City” is on pace to sell like Eminem’s “Marshall Mathers LP,” one million in its first shipment. Like GTA III, “Vice City” is a parent’s nightmare. It’s a complete world where your wise-guy character, Tommy Vercetti, can go anywhere and do anything in a humorously exaggerated 1980s setting on a Miami-like island. Jack a car? Kill a cop? Pick up a hooker? No problem, those are only the basics. The year is 1986, a time when men wore pink shirts and hair made women two feet taller. Your character, a Mafia muscle, is finally out of prison after 15 years and is sent to Vice City by the Forelli mob family to set up new operations. But when an initial drug deal goes wrong, Tommy is left with no money and an angry Mafia family watching his every move. Your objective is to find out who took your money and cocaine through different missions from a variety of rich folk who control the city, and ultimately become the boss who runs this town called Vice City. In the between time, you can do wheelies on sport bikes, deliver pizzas, fly helicopters, race sports cars, pay for lap dances, blow up buildings, get into a shootout with the army, direct adult films and almost anything else your wet dreams are made of. The only thing you can’t do is swim. Once you fall into deep waters, it’s ba-bye. The game play is in the third person, meaning you see your character in plain view create havoc
as oppose to first person shooting games where you see through the eyes of your charcter. The game is not a sequel or a prequel to the 2001 setting on a New York-like island of GTA III. It is just another entity to the Grand Theft Auto universe. “Vice City” improves upon the mind-blowing graphics, game play and story-telling narrative that GTA III surprised the gaming world with in 2001. Rockstar Games is
more obsessed with its attention to the detail in this game than Michael Jackson is with plastic surgery. From the black skid marks on the road after your car or motorcycle peels out to the drops of rain or blood from your chainsaw victims that splatter onto the television screen, almost everything is life-like. The main character runs faster than the one in
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GTA III and has more hand-to-hand combat moves. And unlike GTA III, this time your character talks, courtesy of actor Ray Liotta. The movie-like storytelling segments have better acting than a J. Lo film. Joining Liotta as “Vice City” voice actors to enhance the gaming experience are Tom Sizemore, Dennis Hopper, Gary Busey, Burt Reynolds, NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor and porn Hall of Famer Jenna Jameson. And you can’t have a 1980s setting without 1980s music. While driving, you can listen to a variety of songs while changing radio stations that feature Run DMC’s “Rock Box,” Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean,” Quiet Riot’s “Cum On Feel the Noise,” A Flock of Seagulls “I Ran (So Far Away)” and a whole lot more 1980s fun. There are thousands of people that roam the city — Cubans, Haitians, tourists, hookers, businessmen and women in white thongs strolling around in roller skates. The game is rated mature because there’s more cursing and violence than a Quentin Tarantino film and enough sexual overtones to make any
pervert happy. All in all, there hasn’t been a video game in history that gives you a more creative gaming experience than “Vice City.” It’s what a perfect video game should be, an augmented reality where the possibilities are endless and the limits are none. Since the Grand Theft Auto series will be exclusive to PS2 until 2004, it makes you feel
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Santa Clause Returns After Eight Years By Thu Do
Daily Titan Staff Writer The new 20th century Santa has been through a divorce, has a rebellious teenage son and is out to look for a Mrs. Claus. Following the success of 1994’s “The Santa Clause” the producer brought back the original cast and came up with a new story line that is still as charming, original and funny as the first one. The movie starts out with Santa Claus played by Tim Allen (“Joe Somebody,” “Home Improvement”) in the North Pole getting ready for Christmas, however, his head elf Bernard played by David Krumholtz (“The Mexican,” “Slums of Beverly Hills”) and number two elf, Curtis played by Spencer Breslin (“The Kid,” “Ozzie”) has bad news for Santa. The elves inform Santa that he must find a Mrs. Claus by Christmas Eve or he will loose his position as Santa. He also discovers that his own son Charlie played by Eric Lloyd (“Deconstructing Harry,” “Dunston Checks In”) is on the naughty list. In trying to understand Charlie’s rebellious behavior Santa meets with the new principal, Ms. Carol
Newman played by Elizabeth Mitchell (“Nurse Betty,” “Frequency.”) Newman does not believe in Santa Claus anymore and does not wish to celebrate Christmas or even acknowledge the holiday spirit at school. Scott Calvin, other-
he begins to fall in love with Newman. He attempts to inform Newman that he is Santa Claus, but she does not believe him. There is an emergency at the North Pole. Santa made a giant toy Santa to temporarily take
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over h i s position at the North Pole. However, the toy Santa thinks that he is Santa and that there are no nice kids this year. The
real Santa is rushed to the North Pole by a tooth fairy, which Santa came into contact with through an annual meeting in which all the mythical characters to discuss future goals. A huge fight scene ensues. There is funny name-calling, fist punching, and snowball fighting. The madness! After all the fighting, the real Santa Claus is identified. Still one problem–a Mrs. Santa Claus has yet to be found. His son came to the rescue with none other than Ms. Newman. “The Santa Clause 2” is an all-around good movie to bring in the Christmas spirit. There were moments when the audience would gasp and laugh. This second production has brought back all of the original cast, even the little boy who played Santa’s son, who is now all grown up. You probably wouldn’t recognize him at first, but if you pay close enough attention you will then see the resemblance. They also added a new character to play Charlie’s sister, the adorable Lucy played by Liliana Mumy (“Scrub,” “That 70’s Show.”) Though a bit early for a Christmas movie, it is worth the watch.
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describes as hard rock, alternative and straight forward. Not a shabby fete for college graduates. The guitarist, Anthony “Bosco” It’s a tight squeeze but somehow Boscarini, an ex-football kicker and the five of us arrange ourselves so that economics major at the University the band’s congested Four Winds RV of Southern California. The bassist, covered in Hurley and F--- Gravity Ben Froelich earned Conference All stickers feels slightly more cozy. Inside Academic Team for soccer at St. Mary’s the mobile home, all the commotion in Moraga, California. outside the sold-out show at the Roxy While discussing the group’s dynamTheatre in Hollywood feels a little more ics, James Lee Barlow, the guitarist, distant. enters the room on wheels. He slivers J. Lynn Johnson, Mad at Gravity’s by us only to hide himself in the back lanky vocalist, clad in Converse shoes, quarters. In a friendly yet shy nature Diesel jeans, a blue army-like long he discloses that he is from Corona. sleeve top and painted finger nails, Later, onstage, he exudes the same kind starts things off with a question, “What of mystique that reveals so little but do you call a musician without a girlattracts a lot. friend?” Mad at Gravity, proving themselves His girlfriend Kimberly McCullough musically apt in such a short time span, eyes him suspiciously. would like to progress beyond the title Johnson replies to blank stares, of opening band. “Homeless.” “We would like people to know who After a few chuckles, Johnson and we are. We don’t mind taking baby Jake Fowler, the drummer, proceed to steps. We just don’t want people throwdescribe the atmosphere of the quintet’s ing stuff at us on stage,” Fowler said. latest tour, Locobazooka. Both Fowler and Johnson agree that “The tour had varying degrees of wariness and personal smells,” Johnson COURTSEY OF ARTISTDIRECT on their route to success they would said. From left to right: Jake Fowler, James L. Barlow, J. Lynn Johnston, Ben Froelich, Anthony Boscarini rather create an infrastructure with significant roots than to claim their fame The summer long adventure took too quickly. They want to play at venues the Orange County-based quintet to band’s music. As an artist he does not want to be signed with ArtistDirect Records in Nov 2001. regions across America such as Biloxi, Miss. and likened to any other. He wants Mad at Gravity to Their quick record contract came about after that they snuck into as kids. Exiting the RºV, the band walks away unrecOswego, Mich., where Mad at Gravity actually be considered its own entity. three acoustic songs had become popular MP3s. gets airplay on radio stations as opposed to get“We want listeners to have patience and cour- They discovered the Internet was a viable way ognized. An hour later, Mad at Gravity steps up ting defunct radio play in their hometown. age to make their own opinions and associa- to self-promote on a greater scale. All five band on stage to be cheered and applauded as they “California radio is arrogant. They think they tions,” Johnson said. members also have previous experience in the perform “Historypeats.” “I came to see Jerry Cantrell but Mad at make the scene. There doesn’t seem to be a staAs far as a target audience that Mad at Gravity music business. This meant that they had contion that we fall into,” Johnson said. hopes to reach, their publicist at ArtistDirect tacts in the industry that they utilized to send their Gravity was definitely a bonus,” Jesse Folck, of Los Angeles said. “My friend sent me a MP3 But he later adds, “I would like KROQ to Amanda Block says, “They can’t be pigeonholed. songs via e-mail. play us.” It’s a broad group of people that they attract.” At that time, the four-month-old group, with online. I love them. They’re amazing, a great Johnson does not want any preconceived And it was a large group of people that gar- the help from ArtistDirect Records, released combination of melody and rock.” notions to affect the way people listen to his nished accolade on the band before they even their debut album, “Resonance,” which Fowler
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Basketball Falls in Opener nMEN: Ralphy Holmes leads all scorers with 23 points as Titans lose to L.A. City Stars at home on
By Ricardo Sanchez Jr.
Daily Titan Asst. Sports Editor There was a different feeling inside the Titan Gym Wednesday night when the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team took on the L.A. City Stars. The Titans fell to the Stars 86-80 in front of 392 fans during their first game of the season, but instead of lack-luster performances, there was Titan forward Amir Bar-Netzer diving for loose balls. In place of guards standing around the perimeter, quick and elusive point guard Zakee Smith broke down defenses. And then there was Ralphy Holmes, who led all the Titans with 23 points and seven rebounds giving the crowd something to get excited about. But head coach Donny Daniels said that the excitement and adrenaline came from it being the first
Division I game for many of his players. He said that they will need to learn how to use that energy to their advantage. “We have to use that excitement, and get a rebound, get a hand up,” Daniels said. “We have to turn that excitement into more positive things.” One positive Daniels found was the Titans’ ability to fight back in the game with hustle and good defense. They erased deficits of 10 points in the first half and nine late in the second. “It was good we had the ability to come back,” Daniels said as he looked at the final stat sheet after the game. “We had 21 turnovers. We have to fix that. They shot 53 percent. We have to correct that.” The Titans distributed the ball well, especially Smith, who had a team-high eight assists and zero turnovers in 33 minutes, using a quick spin move all night to free himself from the defense. “I’ve have always been able to penetrate, since back in the day,” Smith said. “I just try to use my strength.” Smith, a transfer from Panola Junior College in Texas, added nine points and three assists.
“I think this was a learning experience,” Smith said. “We had the game. But it was the little things that hurt us. It’s always the little things.” Little things like a missed free throw by forward Pape Sow that would have tied to game at 81 with 2:10 left to play. Or two key turnovers by forward Anthony Bolton with the Titans down by three in the final minute. The Stars’ defense focused on Sow, who was doubled and sometimes triple-teamed. Sow, who has the potential to be a first round NBA draft pick, didn’t have a stellar offensive performance, going 2-10 from the field. Despite his poor shooting, the junior showed signs of athleticism with his defense and rebounding. “My ankle was bothering me,” said Sow, who sprained it on the first day of practice in October. “I just wanted to be there for my teammates to give them confidence.” Daniels said he needed to look at the game tape to give a better evaluation, but on the surface was pleased with Sow’s shot selection. “He didn’t take any bad shots,” Daniels said. “He was kind of out of sync as far as catching the ball and
going to score and I’m sure that had to do with his ankle.” The Stars’ Derrick Anderson, who played his college ball at Pepperdine, shot 50 percent from behind the arc (4-8) and was one of three players (Anthony White, Byron Wilson) for the Stars to finish with 16 points. D’Cean Bryant, a former Long Beach State standout, scored 12 points in 26 minutes and received boos from some Titan fans during introductions. Sow wasn’t worried about the loss. “We have a good team,” he said. “We’ll be all right. It’s only our first game.”
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all, 4-3-2 in Big West) take on the Gauchos. Santa Barbara had eight shots on goal while CSUF accounted for six. Sophomore Drew McAthy scored the first goal of the match for the Gauchos. McAthy connected a cross pass from junior David McGill for the score at the 12:12 mark. McAthy took the open shot after the ball rebounded off of Reynolds hands. The Gauchos scored late into the first half for their 2nd goal of the game. A combination of Gaucho passes down the right side of the field between McGill and Memo Arzate broke CSUF’s defense up and allowed senior Rob Friend to find the back of
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86 L.A. Leaders Points: 3 players with Rebounds: White Assists: White, Janisse CSUF Leaders Points: Holmes Rebounds: Holmes Assists: Smith
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Titans’ leading scorer Ralphy Holmes, right, shooting on Wednesday.
Seniors End on Sour Note at Home Daily Titan Staff Writer
Titan Jason Ashurst, white, tackles Gene Deering on Wednesday.
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The Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team lost their last home game Wednesday, 2-0, to the UC Santa Barbara. It was a game in which four Titan seniors, David Dischner, Tim Donnelly, Spencer McDearmon and Chris Catinas, said their final goodbyes. “My four years here were short but great. I can’t believe it is over,” senior David Dischner said. “About tonight, I know we could have beaten them, they just scored a couple of easy goals.” More than 400 fans were in attendance to watch Fullerton (8-8-3 over-
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the net. Friend took a shot on the outer right side of the field. The ball bounced off of the left pole in the goalie box and rebound off the pole into the net. “Clearly we lost to a better team. They took full advantage of the chances that they were given,” coach Al Mistri said. “Our guys tried really hard and it wasn’t a loss of effort on their part. We played well, Santa Barbara was just able to shut us down.” Neither team allowed a goal in the last half of soccer action. The four seniors knew that if a few breaks would have went their way, they easily could have stolen the match. CSUF will wrap up their season and Big West play when they travel to
play against Cal State Northridge on Saturday. “Once they scored their goal it seemed liked the momentum shifted,” senior Spencer McDearmon said. “The effort in the second half was better, we gave up two goals [in the first half] that shouldn’t have been given up. It’s too
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SCORING SUMMARY 12:12 UCSB McAthy (A) McGill 34:02 UCSB Friend (A) McGill
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