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Vandals Destroy Frat House nCRIME: Damage done to the 2100 Terry Place building complex could amount to $125,000
NEWS: Knowing everything about CSUF, walking backwards and meeting future Titans is all a part of the campus tour guide’s job
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DETOUR: Solaris is magic, Emperor’s Club is not, Marianne Faithfull and Tom Petty tour and Taking Back Sunday takes over CSUF Please see page 4 & 5
SPORTS: Sanction-free and with fresh faces, the Titan men’s basketball team is looking to shed their underacheiving trend of past seasons Please see page 8
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Daily Titan Editor in Chief Daily Titan StaffWriter Recognizable only by the Greek letters covered in graffiti on the outside, the Sigma Pi fraternity house was vandalized less than a day after the fraternity was evicted. Behind the broken windows, graffiti sketched walls and an eviction notice taped to the door – broken glass, trash and mangled couches cluttered the courtyard and back rooms of the house. Inside, cooked poultry parts were crammed into holes in the walls. A message, one of the few appropriate to print, spray-painted on the living room wall said, “You can move in but this will always be my house.” Campus police are still in the early stages of the investigation, Lt. Will Glen said. Members of Sigma Pi could not be reached for comment. On Monday, fraternity members received an eviction notice and began moving out of 2100 Terry Place. In the early morning hours of Tuesday the property was vandalized. The eviction notice pits Restrepo JESSI MCFARLAND/Daily Titan vs. Steele — Sacramento Restrepo, landlord, and Marvin Steele, Sigma Broken windows, beer bottles, graffiti, trash and destroyed furniture litter the courtyard of the now empty Sigma Pi house. Pi chapter president. Restrepo’s son, Edgar, said the cost of rent hadn’t changed between Pi members engaged in a fight at the fraternity hadn’t paid their rent for three owners. annual Greek Week games that raises months, even after receiving early evicRestrepo said the surrounding frater- money for Camp Titan. According to a tion notices over a month ago. He said nities have been helpful and offered to Daily Titan article from April 14, 2001, that two separate contractors estimated clean the property. Sigma Pi and Pi Kappa Phi members the damages could be anywhere from “They’ve all been very coopera- began arguing after Karl Kottke, then $50,000 to $60,000 or even $100,000 tive,” he said. co-chair of Greek Week and member of to $125,000. Part of the legal language printed Sigma Pi named his own fraternity the “Property damage is never accept- on the Orange County Sheriff’s evic- winner of the tug-of-war. Pi Kappa Phi able,” Dean of Students Kandy Mink tion notice states, “If you re-enter these was later named the true winners of the said. premises, you are in violation of the competition. Because of the altercation, Sigma Pi is no longer a recognized law.” the rest of Greek Week was cancelled. fraternity after their chapter was placed Charges haven’t been made against Sigma Pi is scheduled to appear on probation a year ago. anyone. before the Dean of Students and other A black CSUF marked speaker sat “We will take appropriate action student life officials in May, so their in a corner of one room. Police found based on our determination if any uni- fraternity status can be reinstated. If the other stolen property on the premises, versity policies or regulations were board approves the group, Sigma Pi including a broken yellow car boot, violated by students affiliated with the would then have to be approved by two Restrepo said. fraternity,” Glen said. thirds of voting Inter-Fraternity Council Notes written on the wall make refThe fraternity was suspended in members, Dykier said. erence to Sigma Pi living in the house Nov. 2001 for abusive behavior, Mink The national Sigma Pi Web site still JESSI MCFARLAND/Daily Titan for 25 years. A year ago, Sacramento said. lists CSUF’s Sigma Pi chapter (Epsilon A Sigma Pi sign sits shredded by vandals who destroyed the Restrepo bought the house but Sigma Out-going Inter-Fraternity Council Nu) and said that as of Nov. 20, the Pi members continued to pay rent to president Mike Dykier said the fra- chapter had 28 members and 13 new windows. Damage inside the house included gaping holes in the walls, floods from broken bath fixtures and grafitti. live there. Edgar Restrepo said the ternity’s probation came after Sigma pledges.
Pep Rally PrecedesTuff Game forTitans By Christina Guerrero
Daily Titan Asst. News Editor The Resident Student Association and the Athletics Department sponsored the first pep rally of the semester at the student dorms Wednesday. The event started at 5 p.m. with a free barbecue for all dorm residents, who came out to eat, socialize and listen to the music that was provided. Cal State Fullerton mascot Tuffy juggled appearances between the women’s basketball game and the pep rally. At the barbeque, Tuffy danced and flirted with dorm residents standing in line for hamburgers. Titan coach Donny Daniels made a trip to the dorms to motivate the crowd of about 150 students to attend the game against Pepperdine that would follow the rally. “The best thing about it is that you guys get involved in the sports atmosphere,” said Daniels, who was encouraging team support. “We (the team) can’t get it together until you participate.” Associate athletic director Steve DiTolla echoed Daniels’ words. “That’s what college is all about, student participation … student participation is everything,” DiTolla said. He was also impressed with the amount of school spirit demonstrated at the rally.
“It’s really neat to see this type of school spirit,” he said. Brian Delehoya, a sports marketing intern, was responsible for coordinating the pep rally, DiTolla said. Delehoya’s goal was to improve student tradition on campus. “I’m trying to work on student involvement in athletics this year,” he said. The athletic department was trying to promote Titan athletics by focusing on a small group of students, like the 800 residents that occupy the dorms, said Resident Student Advisor President Andy Tang. Tang and Delehoya worked together to organize the event, which was funded by Associated Students, Inc. “Next week we’re getting a charter bus to take 61 residents to USC [for the game],” Tang Tuffy, the Titan mascot, joins in on Pep said. Resident Lindsay Shondell said, Vouchers for free T-shirts, which were printed with ”F-Troop” across “free food is always good and the the front, were given out to the stu- music helps.” Shondell also said the rally was a dents who would redeem them at the game later. The “F” is for Fullerton good way to meet more people. The pep rally ended after Daniels and the troops are the people supportanswered a few questions from the ing the athletics team, Tang said. The residents seemed extremely crowd. Daniels, who was replying to one of the questions, said that Ralphy grateful for the free dinner.
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Rally festivities at the Dorms.
Holmes would be the star player of the night and that he would lead the team in offensive rebounds. Instead, Holmes led the team in points. However, the Titans lost to Pepperdine with a final score of 90-87. Visit http://dailytitan.fullerton.edu for our broadcast edition.
Students slipping academically may be surprised to receive a letter of disqualification from Cal State Fullerton this January. The cutoffs for disqualification from the university are now much more stringent, said Sylvia Alva, assistant vice president for academic programs. Alva came to the Associated Students, Inc. Board of Directors meeting Tuesday to explain the recent policy changes. One main reason for these changes is CSUF’s high enrollment, she said. “There is a higher number of students seeking the opportunity to obtain a bachelor’s degree,” she said. “[We have to make] some tough choices.” Alva said imposing higher standards for student grades will “shake things
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BRIEFS Arboretum Hosts Holiday Event The Friends of the Fullerton Arboretum will present “An Old Fashioned Christmas In the Garden” on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14 and 15 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Fullerton Arboretum. This is a new event, and it will transform the arboretum into an enchanted wonderland by many holiday celebrations throughout the garden. Families will be able to ride the Santa Express for a tour around the botanical garden. Pictures with Santa Claus will also be available in the rose gazebo, and Mrs. Claus will tell Christmas stories. There will be an Elves Ornament Workshop where children will get the opportunity to make ornaments and gifts from natural garden materials. The event will also feature Santa’s Theatre Workshop, which will provide a stage for those with a flair for theatrics. The arboretum’s Heritage House will be decorated in holiday greenery and open for tours. The Gift and Garden Shop and Potting Shed will also be open for holiday shopping. Food will also be available. Admission is $5 and children 12 and under are free. The Fullerton Arboretum is located on Associated Road and Yorba Linda Boulevard. For further information, call (714) 278-3579.
Titan Student Union Open All Night During Finals
Cal State Fullerton students, faculty and staff are invited to take the opportunity to use the Titan Student Union for all-night study during the last two weeks of school, Dec. 9 to 20. The Titan Student Union will provide a safe and comfortable environment for students to study and prepare for final examinations. Associated Students Inc. Productions will provide free massages to students from 11 p.m. to 3 p.m. and will also provide snacks when the clock strikes midnight. Rec Sports is planning special fitness activities for students who need a quick study break.
Brea Offers Support to Those Suffering from Loss A Grief and Loss support group meets every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in the Brea Senior Center and offers understanding needed during a time of loss. Participation is free and open to newcomers and the group members work as a team to help cope with life changes after a significant loss. The Brea Senior Center is located at 500 S. Sievers Ave., at the corner of Elm and Sievers. For more information, call (714) 990-7750.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS On Campus Dec. 5 Get your free bowling on in the TSU Underground, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Stop playing your game of Magic: The Gathering and join your fellow dateless wonders for this week’s free movie. This week the movie orcs will pleasure your fancy with the debauchery of Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” in the Titan Theatre at 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Dean Hess directs “The Hopes and Fears of All the Years,” a musical from the books and lyrics of Matthew A. Everett, and music by Rob Hartmann. It’s the story of four generations of an American family. Performances are 8 p.m. Dec. 5-7, 10-14; 2 p.m. Dec. 78, 14-15; 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8 and 15. For tickets and information, call (714) 278-3371. Symphonic Band will play under the direction of Mitchell Fennell. Tickets are $15 or $10 with advance Titan discount. In the Performing Arts Center’s Little Theatre, 8 p.m. “Constatine VII,” a lecture by Luis Cardenas. Part of the Continuing Learning
Experience’s History of the Byzantium Empire lecture series. In the Ruby Gerontology Center’s Mackey Auditorium, 10 a.m. For more information, call (714) 278-2446.
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“Jazz Ensemble I,” features celebrated saxophonist James Moody. Directed by Chuck Tumlinson. In the Performing Arts Center’s Little Theatre, 8 p.m. For more information, call (714) 278-3371.
Are you really good at table tennis? Then try to best the best at the table tennis tournament at the TSU Underground. Hey, great! We’re all better people now, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wait, no! That is the exact time when the Mainframe has free printing! NO!! Tony Kushner’s play, “A Bright Room Called Day,” depicts the lives of a group of Berlin artists and the changes in their lives that comes with full democracy. Performances are 8 p.m. Dec. 6-7, 10-14; 2 p.m. Dec. 7-8, 1415; 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8 and 15. For tickets and information, call (714) 278-3371. Diverse Instrumental Ensemble directed by Lloyd Rodgers in the Performing Arts Center’s Little Theatre, 8 p.m. For more information, call (714)
The Argentinian film, “Camila,” will play in the Ruby Gerontology Center’s Mackey Auditorium, 1 p.m.
The sixth annual French Poetry Night features student poetry and internationally renowned French poet, JeanNoel Chrisment. In Humanities Room 110, 6 p.m. Dec. 7 If you love your family then take them to the TSU Undergrounds Family Night. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. University Symphony Orchestra, featuring CSUF’s faculty trio, the Premiere Trio, along with the symphony will perform under conductor, Kimo Furumoto. In the Performing Arts Center’s Little Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 or $10 with advance Titan discount. For more information, call (714) 2783371. “The Leading Ladies,” Teri Bibb, Karen Culliver and Lisa Vroman, all who have performed
on Broadway in the “Phantom of the Opera,” bring their voices to Fullerton. In Plummer Auditorium, 8 p.m. Tickets range from $25 to $20 ($2 off with advance Titan discount. For more information, call (714) 278-3371. Dec. 9 All right! The TSU will be open all night from now until the end of finals. People are definitely going to take advantage of that. Cynthia Ellis, the acclaimed flutist will perform in the Performing Arts Center’s Little Theatre, 6 p.m. Admission is free.
Event of the Week Dec. 7 This is gold, and oddly enough beneficial to those who spent their high school years wondering if an elvish destroyer can beat an orcish army. Manny Stamatakis is appearing at the Learning Light Foundation in Anaheim to teach you how to create-a-mate. It only costs $75 and you might be able to form someone you kind of have a crush on into someone who you can marry. The seminar runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (714) 533-2311.
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State Budget Cuts May RaiseTuition the table. The state will look at all taxes.” Reed listed driver’s registration, Daily Titan Staff Writers alcohol and tobacco sales as posWith possible California budget sible areas for tax increases. Raising cuts looming, Cal State Fullerton’s tuition also will be considered, Reed future could be dramatically altered. said. While the budget cuts may affect Gov. Gray Davis is calling a special session Friday, where he will tuition, Reed said they will not affect propose mid-year budget reductions continued enrollment growth. The to the California legislature. Davis chancellor is intent on not turning is expected to finish the state budget away any future CSU students. “There is a tidal wave of students in January 2003. While the budget cuts will encompass the entire state, coming out of 12th grade,” he said. the CSU will inevitably be affected, “More students want to get a baccalaureate degree.” CSU Chancellor Reed is looking Charles Reed said at alternate ways to in a conference call accommodate the flood Thursday. “There is a of incoming students. “We don’t know “We’re looking at how much [the CSU tidal wave all the different places will be affected],” we’re spending money Reed said. “We won’t know until Friday or of students [so we can accept] the number of students who Monday.” want to go to school [in Reed said more coming the CSU],” he said. budget cuts are likely One strategy to next year. out of 12th combat overcrowdAs the largest uniing at CSUF includes versity system in the United States, the grade. More expansion of the El Toro campus. The Navy is CSU continues to auctioning off land at grow. While last year’s students the former Marine base budget planned for a 5 where 2,500 CSUF stupercent increase, the CSU welcomed over want to get dents currently attend. CSUF hopes to obtain 18,000 new students, a 7.9 percent increase a baccalaure- 276 acres, which the Navy has set aside for overall. educational purposes. “As bad as it [the ate degree” “I certainly would budget] is this year, love to do that,” Reed it will be worse next said. “A lot of that deciyear,” he said. Charles sion has to be made Last month the between the Navy and CSU Board of the city of Irvine. I Trustees approved a was so pleased – there request for a budget was nobody at El Toro increase of over $375 million. With the impending state- and [then] one day there were 2,500 wide cuts, Reed commented on the students there.” Such expansion at El Toro would likelihood of such a large increase. “I’ll put it this way,” he said. “[The allow CSUF to grow while curbchances are] slim to none … that’s ing the overpopulation at the main campus. probably not going to be possible.” Another strategy to alleviate conIf the CSU receives less money than usual, it will have to look for gestion at other CSU campuses is other sources of revenue. An increase the use of community college classrooms, Reed said. Before El Toro in tuition is one possible source. “I don’t want to say there will opened this year, CSUF had a satelbe [tuition increases],” Reed said. lite campus at Saddleback College in “Once we know the enormity of the Mission Viejo. Other CSU campuses cuts, probably everything will be on hope to implement successful satel-
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Fullerton is Looking for a Few Good Guides nTOUR: New Student Programs is hiring Titans to give tours next spring semester By Jill Daloria
Daily Titan StaffWriter Daily campus tours introduce Cal State Fullerton to prospective students and their families. New Student Programs is hiring tour guides for spring semester, which is considered the busiest season for campus tours. “Last Spring, we toured 997 people in our daily tours and 6,705 people on our special group tours,” said Ann Ho, assistant coordinator for Campus Tours. The job of a tour guide is to give individual, candidate and special group tours. They also conduct pre-admission and campus life workshops. “It’s more of a fun job, I don’t do it for the money,” said junior and human services major Philip Vasquez. “It’s not hard on your time. They schedule around your availability.” A tour guide is seen as a representative
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of the student body of CSUF to all its prospective visitors. “You need to be enthusiastic and like the school,” said tour guide and psychology major Kinuyo Fujikawa. “Their perception of you is a reflection of the whole university.” Tour guides must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a knowledge of the CSUF campus and its programs, a desire to work with guests of the university and completed at least one semester at CSUF. They must also have a minimum 2.25 G.P.A. “You must be able to project your voice,” Fujikawa said. “You must like the school and have detailed knowledge about the campus, majors, colleges and special programs.” Right now there are 19 Titan Ambassadors on staff and one campus tours assistant. Currently tours are happening every day the campus is open. The tours take place Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m., and Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 3 p.m. Becoming a tour guide is a good way to network with other students and professors on campus. “It helps open up doors for you,” Vasquez said. “It gets you involved with
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things that a regular student would not normally experience.” Tour guides gain knowledge about the campus. “You know ahead of time about things going on in campus,” said sophomore and English major Mateo Nunez. “I know where all the colleges are located, and the resources to aid me along in college.” Applications Jacqueline Capp will be available on Feb. 3, the first day of the spring semester. A tour guide is a paid position starting at $7.71 an hour. Students become tour guides for the experience they gain and not for the money. “The students I have on staff right now do the job for reasons other than money,” Ho said. “They want to become involved in school activities, for the opportunity
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gives a tour for foreign visitors. to work with great people because they like to talk to people — to improve interpersonal and speaking skills and to see the excitement in the faces of potential students and their families.” The applications will be available in University Hall Room 178 and the deadline to turn in the applications will be on Feb. 14. An interview will follow the application process.
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OC’s Oldest Law School is Just Steps from CSUF nEDUCATION: Students at Western State University College are studying to become lawyers By Cheryl Cuddy
Sp ecialto the Titan Students aspiring to attend law school may not have to look too far. In fact they can just look across State College Boulevard. That is where Western State University College of Law can be found. The college is the oldest law school in Orange County. It is where students can obtain their Jurist Doctorate Degree. “We have just under 500 students,” said Phyllis Wignall, assistant dean of admissions. And the list of graduates currently totals over 9,000. Nearly 25 percent of the judges and commissioners on the bench in Orange County are graduates of the school. But be prepared to tack on a few more years of education — three more years for full-time stu-
ASI n from page 1 out a bit.” “This opens opportunities for students who are more intent and more serious about pursuing an academic degree,” she said. Admissions and Records estimate that these new cutoffs will wipe out 400 full time students from enrollment for the spring, 2003 semester. Last year, 152 students were disqualified in January, according to a document provided by Alva. Academic disqualification is based on a student’s grade-point balance, which is similar to a grade-point average. Alva explained that a C grade equals a zero on the grade-point balance scale; it’s the “water line.” A student with a C average or a 2.0 GPA will earn positive points for an A or B and negative points for a D or F grade. “Students who fall significantly below
dents, and four more years for part-time students. “The average cost is about $23,500 for full-time students, per year, and $15,500 for part-time, per year,” Wignall said. The University currently has 22 fulltime instructors and 37 adjunct instructors. The courses of study focus on the development of practicing skills required to be a successful lawyer, including hands-on learning opportunities through skills-training programs, externships and clerkships. The university also offers the Criminal Law Practice Center, where students can further their hands-on experience. The Center uses other law school legal scholars, judges, practicing criminal defense attorneys, prosecutors, legislators, law enforcement officers and community leaders to help educate the students and make their experience much more in depth. The school is also continuing to grow and update. The library and main building were constructed five years ago, along with a new Legal Clinic, courtroom and high-tech classrooms. “Western State University College of Law alumni have forged many and var-
ied careers following their graduation from law school,” said James F. Hogg, dean of the college, in a prepared statement. Jed Thurkette hopes to achieve just that. Thurkette graduated form Cal State Fullerton with a degree in business with an emphasis in marketing and a minor in music. He is currently a full-time student completing his second year. “I originally wanted to be a highschool band instructor,” Thurkette said. He soon changed his mind and decided he was interested in furthering his education by attending law school. He researched various schools but found Western State University College of Law was the choice for him. “I was familiar with the area after going to school here for sometime,” Thurkette said. “It’s a great match. It has a very friendly environment. All the other law schools seemed very stuffy, but here I never got that impression.” After graduation, Thurkette hopes to move into criminal law. For the students of CSUF, Western State University of Law may be just the place to obtain future degrees by only crossing the street.
a C average are academically disqualified,” Alva said. How many points are added or subtracted depends on the student’s grade level and amount of units they have taken. With the new standards, upperdivision students with a negative 12 grade-point balance and lower-division students with negative 18 will be disqualified in January. Last year January cutoffs were negative 18 and negative 25, respectively. The June disqualification cutoffs are much more stringent. Lower-division students with a negative15 grade-point balance will be disqualified, as well as juniors with a negative 9 and seniors with a negative 6 average. New and re-admitted students will not be disqualified in January, and neither will students with a 3.0 GPA, according to the document. Alva said there is hope for disqualified students. “It is imperative that they take steps now to find options, such as community
colleges, other universities or adjunct [status at CSUF],” she said. 4Stressed out students can get free massages during the “All Night Study” events at the Titan Student Union, said Gabe Rosales, ASI Productions chair. The TSU will be open 24 hours during finals week. From midnight to 3 a.m. on December 17 to 19 three massage therapists will provide five-minute massages to students. 4“The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” will be shown at 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. in the Titan Theater, Rosales said. This is the last movie in the ASI Productions film series this semester. 4Construction on the Children’s Center was planned to begin Wednesday, ASI Executive Vice President Matt Martinez said. A new room is being added on to provide care to more children. “Expect a few concerns about parking,” Martinez warned the board. The center is located on the edge of
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CSUF will look to junior college transfers such as Ralphy Holmes, left, and Anthony Bolton to help take the program back to greatness both this season and for years to come.
nBASKETBALL: Despite losing to Pepperdine, 90-87, on Wednesday, the outlook for this season is a bright one By Ricardo Sanchez Jr.
Daily Titan Asst. Sports Editor We’ve heard it before. “This year will be different.” Pain. Suffering. Frustration usually follows. If the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team (1-2) manages to put together a successful run in this 2002-03 season, then all those promises of raising this team from the doldrums of the loser’s column would be validated. But the Titans haven’t relished in such glory since ‘92-’93 when they went 15-12, a year highlighted by an 83-82 victory over UNLV. Back then, current San Antonio Spurs guard Bruce Bowen wore number 12 on his Titan jersey and coach Brad Holland was at the helm. Now led by NBA prospect, Pape
Sow, and a slew of raw first-time Div. 1 players, the Titans hope to shed the school’s reputation of losing. However, they know that they will venture through the season with their backs against the wall, carrying doubters, critics and a long history of disappointment on their shoulders. Such adversity doesn’t even faze this year’s squad, because the program has been injected with new life. “We’re new here, so we’ve blocked out the past,” said 6-foot-4inch guard Ralphy Holmes, a sophomore transfer from Allan Hancock Junior College. “We’re here to start over and to make are own identity. It’s a challenge.” Holmes, along with Anthony Bolton, Zakee Smith and Bron Groomes, round out the junior college transfers that have made the
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Coach Donny Daniels, left, hopes to improve on two five-win seasons.
greatest impact already this season. Holmes, Bolton and Smith have easily slipped into starting roles and Groomes is a lock as a key contributor off the bench. Amir Bar-Netzer, who head coach Donny Daniels considers the biggest surprise on the team, has earned an early starting position, but even he was a walk-on that red-shirted last year. Four of the five starters had never played a minute of Div. I basketball before the start of this season, but that doesn’t deter them from setting some pretty hefty expectations. “Our goal is to win the Big West,” Holmes said. “I think we have the talent to compete with anyone on the West Coast.” Visions of championships are running sky high in Titan Gym and Daniels is quick to bring all of it back to ground level. “We look at this year as a learning process,” said Daniels, who is entering his third campaign as head coach. The fact that Daniels has suffered back-to-back five-win seasons is somewhat misleading due to Fullerton’s inability to recruit from junior colleges for the past three years. Daniels has mentioned many times he looks at this season like it is his first because many of the sanctions imposed by the NCAA have been lifted. If this year is the beginning for Daniels, then the goals he has set for his team are reasonable. Before the Titans start hanging banners from the rooftops, a doubledigit win season is more realistic in his eyes. The last time that happened
was in 1998-99 when the team ended with a 13-14 record. The Titans also need to keep their defensive field goal percentage between 46-40 percent, Daniels said. In Fullerton’s first two losses in Hawaii, the Titans allowed Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Little Rock-Arkansas to average a combined 54.5 percent from the field. Finally, the main goal is to bring back a healthy returning team for next year to solidify some type of consistency with the program. The only significant loss due to eligibility would be fifth-year senior Brandon Campbell. Campbell has struggled with injuries his entire career and walks around practice and before games without a smile mostly due to the fact he rarely is able to participate in games. The uncertainty and mystery of Campbell’s foot injury hasn’t brought down the morale of the team. The Titans have played tough in the face of deficits this year showing the ability to come back. They hustle and rebound. They play with energy. “All that depth, energy and athleticism need to translate into wins,” Daniels said. “Every day, every pass, every rebound, every shot, our guys are will learn and hope to not get discouraged.” If the Titans play the way they did against Morris Brown on Dec. 2, a game in which they defeated the visiting Wolverines by 18 points, then they have nothing to worry about. It also helps to have a promising superstar in Sow, a 6-foot-10-inch, 250 pound forward from Dakar,
Senegal. He began garnering attention from NBA scouts after averaging a little over 15 points and eight rebounds last season to lead the team. Plus, he dropped 36 points against Sacramento State last season, which is just two points shy of CSUF’s Div. I school record for most points by a single-player in a game. “I don’t think about that right now,” said Sow of his chances of playing in the NBA. “If it’s coming, it comes. All I’m worrying about is helping my team.” Sow, whose athleticism and big body have scouts drooling, admits he has struggled with all the attention opposing defenses have shown him early on with double and triple teams – a defensive trend that will continue throughout the year. It has made him even more persistent in accomplishing his goal. “I want to be the best big man not only in the West but in the entire nation,” Sow said. Not to mistake confidence with arrogance, Sow is all about what is best for the team basketball and his teammates understand. “He’s the cornerstone of our team,” Holmes acknowledges, but so does every school on the schedule. It is no secret the Titans will go wherever Sow will lead them, putting that much more pressure on him to make the right plays at the right times. “He’s going to have to find different ways to score,” Daniels said. “It’s not going to be that easy for him to score just through the post (because of double teams). He’s going to have to work that much harder.” Sow will have help in the post
2002-2003Titan Men’s Basketball Schedule
Wed. Nov. 13 L.A. All-Stars (exh) L, 80-86 Fri. Nov. 22 at Hawaii Tourn. vs. Texas A&M-CC L, 76-83 Sun. Nov. 24 vs. Arkansas-LR L, 43-56 Sat. Nov. 30 Occid. Coll. (exh.) L, 74-82 Mon. Dec. 2 Morris Brown W, 74-56 Wed. Dec. 4 Pepperdine (DH) L, 8790 Sat. Dec. 7 at Loyola Marymount Wed.Dec. 11 at USC Sat. Dec. 14 Idaho State (DH)
Sat. Dec. 21 Sat. Dec. 28 Thur. Jan. 2 Sat. Jan. 4 Wed. Jan. 8
at Sacramento State at San Francisco at Cal Poly SLO* at UC Santa Barbara* UC Irvine*
Sat. Jan. 11
Long Beach State*
but mostly on defense with cousin Babacar Camara and JC transfer Jamal Forcheney. Throw in Groomes and Bar-Netzer and the Titans are well off up front. Junior Denver Lopez will see time at the point behind Smith, who has surpassed even what Daniels dreamed he would bring to the team. The 6-foot-1-inch guard is quick and elusive, while dishing out assists. He also penetrates the lane, driving the ball into the big men down low. “Where I’m from we don’t call no fouls,” said Smith, who spent his childhood on the playgrounds of Philadelphia. “I’m used to the contact.” Last seasons point-guard, Derrick Andrew, will see most of his time at shooting guard, giving him the freedom to get out and make plays. Other additions include Federic Holm-Hadulla a 6’2 guard from Germany, who because of a contract agreement with his professional club team in Germany, will not suit up until Dec. 28. Daniels can’t stress enough that this year is a learning process for his players. Despite the inexperience, the Titans have shown a confident attitude on the floor with flashes of team cohesiveness and a little bit of flair. But all that promise doesn’t mean anything if the Titans can’t be successful in the most important statistic, wins and losses. The Titans have already thrown that notion out the window showing signs this might be a successful season. Or will it? “I’m not trying to predict nothing,” Campbell said. “I’m just here
Thur. Jan. 23 at Idaho* Sat. Jan. 25 at Utah State* Thur. Jan. 30 Cal State Northridge* Sat. Feb. 1 Pacific* Thur. Feb. 6 at Long Beach State* Sat. Feb. 8
at UC Irvine*
Tues.Jan. 14 at Idaho State Sat. Jan. 18
UC Riverside*
Wed. Feb. 12 at UC Riverside* Thur. Feb. 20 Utah State* Sat. Feb. 22 Idaho*
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Pape Sow, left, and Babacar Camara practice on Tuesday.
arts & entertainment
“Faithfull” Still Follow
December 5, 2002
WE GOT THE BEAT Grub Vie de France nestled in a nook at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa offers tempting French inspired dishes that include tuna nicoise salad with leafy green vegetables, a tuna filet, hard boiled eggs and crisp green beans topped off with a creamy vinaigrette. The French onion soup is a staple for regulars. Indulge yourself in a Palmiers almond or original cookie. Bella Marri’s Italian restaurant in Anaheim has exceptionally good pizza as well as extraordinary pasta dishes covered in meat, marinara or alfredo sauces all of which are homemade. (714) 991-9700
Pubs Pig ‘N Whistle hosts Comedy Bedroom every Wednesday night and Kinky Karaoke every Thursday from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Singers are offered a free Kinky shot and the option to buy their vocal samples from Todd, the karaoke maestro. 6714 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles 323-463-0000 Visit Hogue Barmichaels this Tuesday in Newport Beach for drinks and music by 2 Mex, Pigeon John, Science Project, Mc Stew and DJ’s: Drez, Westafa, Caution and Defy.
nCONCERT: Marianne Faithfull performed with a wide vocal range at Royce Hall in Los Angeles
1979. A smoky curtain has replaced the youth in Faithfull’s voice. Age has omitted the innocence of her voice and added sensuality and seductiveness. At 55, the abuse of constant smoking has not faltered Faithfull’s graceful chords. The resonance of her tone is similar to that of Lotte Lenya, an Austrian
singer popular in the Depression-era for her work with composer Kurt Weill. She carries Lenya’s aged sexuality and elegance in her composure and sound. In 1998, Faithfull recorded Weill’s “Seven Deadly Sins” crossing her name into the classical and cabaret world. Her influence by Weill’s work
By Jessi McFarland
Daily Titan Staff Writer In her only Southern California appearance this year, Marianne Faithfull, the former 60s icon and pop siren, bewitched UCLA’s Royce Hall on Sunday night. Marianne Faithfull entwined songs from her latest album “Kissin Time,” with highlights from previous albums, primarily “Broken English” and “Strange Weather.” “Kissin Time” features collaborations with the band Blur, Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker, Billy Corgan and Beck. Playing a handful of North American shows in the final stretch of her tour this December, Faithfull focused mainly on the European venues, where she has a more prominent following. American audiences who aren’t familiar with her long career would probably recognize Faithfull from a line of Gap commercials she did this fall. Faithfull’s career began in the mid60s when she popularized “As Tears Go By” a year before its writers, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, recorded it as The Rolling Stones. After years of drug-abuse, Faithfull cleaned up and reestablished her musical career with “Broken English” in
By LaToya Baker
Daily Titan Staff Writer What do you get when you mix the film genius of an academy award-winning director with the acting talent of one of Hollywood’s best actors? Pure magic. That is just what happened when Director and filmmaker extraordinaire Steven Soderberg teamed up with George Clooney to remake the 1971 thriller Solaris. The movie stars George Clooney, as Chris Kelvin. Natascha McElhone plays Kelvin’s wife Rheya Kelvin. Jeremy Davies plays Snow, a weird computer guy. Viola Davis plays Gordon, a psychiatrist who is stuck on the ship, and Ulrich Tukur plays Gibarian the captain of the ship. Kelvin is a psychiatrist who is commissioned to investigate the mysterious and unexplainable occurrences on a space ship near the planet of Solaris. Once on the ship, Kelvin begins the tedious task of investigating what is happening. Unfortunately for him, being able to fully grasp what is happening on the ship cannot be verbally explained; instead it is something he must experience. And he does experience it. During his first night on the ship Kelvin awakened by his deceased wife. She is not a ghost, it is his wife alive and in the flesh.
Facial is this Friday at A.D. on Highland Ave. in Los Angeles. A variety of classic to new age hip-hop plays from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. (323) 467-3000
Events The Blasters will lead a rockabilly extravaganza at the Galaxy Concert Theatre in Santa Ana tonight. Berlin will perform with Tainted Love this Friday at the House of Blues in Anaheim.
Royal Crown Revue will be at Blue Café in Long Beach this Saturday at 10 p.m. 562-983-7111 Jay Leno will be at The Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach this Sunday at 8 p.m. (310) 372-1193 Hem will perform this Tuesday at the Troubadour in West Hollywood at 8 p.m. (310) 276-6168 Mugg will play this Saturday at the Glass House. The Ataris along with Sugarcult, Autopilot Off and Rufio will perform in Pomona this Wednesday. My Ruin, Cheva, Elements of Enemy, District and special guests will be at the Showcase Theatre in Corona this Saturday.
you.” The musical styling of Faithfull’s earlier albums fuse a 30s and 40s cabaret sound with 80s new wave and blues guitar. Slightly hinting a Kentucky influence, Faithfull described a song from her future album as “a porno love song,” entitled “A King at Night.” It was the only new song she revealed, but hinted that her forthcoming album would endure surprising collaborations as inventive as her last albums. Whether standing casually with one hand in her pocket or dancing around, Faithfull maintained an astonishing vocal range that would make today’s pop singers cower behind their lipsyncing choreographed dancers. The highlight came in the center of the 90-minute show, when Faithfull dove into “Times Square” from her 1989 album, “A Child’s Adventure.” Faithfull’s encore of “Strange Weather” was less intriguing than the song preceding it. “Sliding Through Life on Charm.” Faithfull’s collaboration with Cocker expresses the essence of her persona, though the song lacks the use of Faithfull’s vocal range. “I wrote the beautiful, clean title,” Faithfull said. “Jarvis Cocker wrote the filthy lyrics.” The lyrics give strength to Faithfull’s graceful and revered image. “If Marianne were born a man, she’d show you all,” Faithfull sings with a grin in “Sliding Through Life on Charm.” Despite Faithfull’s feminine exterior, her voice, along with her attitude could take down any man, and she certainly showed everyone at
“Solaris” Fleshes Out Character
“That ‘80s Night” is every Wednesday at Ultra Suede in West Hollywood. From 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. DJs Kimberly S, Howie T and Lee Dyson revamp an era filled with white washed jeans and high tops. (310) 659-4551
Janet Klein and her Parlor Boys will play late ragtime and early jazz at the Getty in Los Angeles.
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Marianne Faithfull
Clubs
Cher turns back time, to play her classics and new age songs at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim tonight at 7:30 p.m.
is prevalent in her other albums and her voice was fit for his design. Faithfull opened her show with the remake of Herman’s Hermits, “Something Good,” a song that certainly set a foreshadowing outcome for the evening. Faithfull concluded every song with a sophisticated bow and a “thank
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TAKING BACK SUNDAY ENDURED nREVIEW: Emo band from New York performed debut material for fans at CSUF By Jeffrey Srack
Special to the Daily Titan A crowd of a couple hundred were treated to an intimate (not to mention free) show by the emo band Taking Back Sunday at noon on Nov. 20 at the Becker Amphitheater. The show was a special event put on by Associated Students, Inc. Taking a break from their opening slot on the current Boxcar Racer tour, Taking Back Sunday gave the crowd a performance that included nine of the ten songs from their debut album, “Tell All Your Friends,” along with four new songs and a track “The Ballad of Sal Villanueva,” which is only available on the LP of their album. For those who have not heard the powerful music of Taking Back
Sunday, the concert was a perfect sample of what this band from Amityville, Long Island, NY is capable of. Though the band’s album has only been in stores since March, they have quickly built a loyal fan base. This was evident by the swarm of high school kids that came out for the show. “Whose ditching school today?” the singer asked the crowd. A large cheer quickly answered this question. The crowd sang along to the lyrics and shouted out requests in between songs. The connection of the audience and the band was evident throughout the show. The heat was a constant topic of discussion for the band. “Actually, we just woke up when the van pulled up right now. What? Where are we? It’s hot,” said lead vocalist Adam Lazzara. “It’s too early for me to hit all my high notes, so bear with us.” The missed high notes weren’t the only drama caused by the time of the show and the high temperatures. Halfway through the set, the
drummer stood up and walked away from the stage. He appeared
This of course freaks Kelvin out. Once he realizes that his wife is real, he tricks her into getting into a space orb and he orbs her into space. She somehow returns. However, this time Klein presses her to tell him how she got there and who she is. She can tell him how they met and the intimate details of their life together, however, she has a hard time remembering how she got to Solaris. Finding out how she got there and who sent her is what the movie was all about. The movie has a lot of twist and turns. If you are the impatient type then you may not want to see this movie. The plot does not start to unravel until about 45 minutes into the hour and thirty minute long movie. Clooney, however, is great in this role. His portrayal of Kelvin allows viewers to see the true depth of his acting talent. The role also allows viewers to see his baretight and sexy butt. Yes ladies, Clooney bares all in this film. The sight of his bare rear is worth the eight dollars you will spend to see the movie. However, if seeing Clooney’s nice firm butt does not do it for you, the mysterious plot will. This is one of those rare times that no matter how hard you try to figure out what will happen in the end, you cannot. Trust me there
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his return, they were treated to an impromptu jam by the rest of the band, which broke into a quick jam on Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters.” Once the drummer caught his breath, they proceeded with their set, which to their surprise was too short to fill the hour they were given. “We’ll just jam like Phish,” guitarist Shaun Cooper said. Which was exactly what they did. During their song, “You’re So Last Summer,” the band turned what was a short guitar solo into a quick jam, much to the appeal of the crowd. Throughout the show, the band kept a humble approach, thanking the crowd constantly. The band’s kindness and appreciation toward their fans was shown after their concert, as they signed autographs and took pictures until all their fans were gone. Lazzara summed up the show toward the end of their hour-long set, “We should start every day with an outdoor show at a college. This is great.”
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There Goes the Last Rock Band nREVIEW: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers revived their classics while introducing new songs from their latest album By Laila Derakhshanian
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Petty wouldn’t back down from a great performance.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed in their hometown to celebrate mediocrity with an audience Petty referred to, and what actually felt like, friends. At the Forum in Inglewood on Nov. 23, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers took to stage to play new music from their latest album, “The Last DJ,” and to reach deep into their catalog for classic tunes. “Hope you don’t have to get home soon. We’ll travel,” Petty forewarned. With his shoulder length blonde hair, Petty, clad in jeans and a teal blazer, saluted the crowd with a sincere bashful appreciation and a smile. Before performing “Joe,” Petty explained that it was, “The meanest and nastiest song I ever wrote. I tried to put a face, human eyes on corporate America. It was hard to do. It made people mad from coast to coast and all made more than $100,000.” Petty entertained with a care-free confidence and ease. Possessed with talents that out number cars made in Japan, one of them a gift for story telling, Petty shared tales that involved a woman and a phone booth, which punctuated a segue way into his next song. Although Petty claimed that it was “scary to play in L.A.,” he and his band played a two-hour set with energy and charisma barely present in performers half their age. With a humble nature, not familiar with most present day rock performers, Petty sang as mystified as the audience of the wonder him and his band projected. Matt Chamberlain, a guitarist who has worked with Petty for over 30 years, played alongside Petty and carried every note in perfect parallel with Petty’s perfunctory voice. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers woke the crowd from their dream as the music stopped and the band joined together upstage. The group took a bow - living rock legends without a shadow of a doubt.
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“The Emperor’s Club” Emulates Boredom
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By Thu Do
Daily Titan Staff Writer Lesson of the day: Don’t watch “The Emperor’s Club.” After watching all the previews for “The Emperor’s Club” I expected the movie to be great, moving and enlightening. But the movie was a disappointing blow. At first, I thought the movie was going to be another “Dead Poets Society.” But it wasn’t. It lacked insight and depth. William Hundert played by Kevin Kline (“Life as a House,” “Dave,” “In & Out”) teaches Greek and Roman history. Hundert believes that he is there not simply to teach the student but to mold the student’s character in life. It sure didn’t mold mine. I felt like I was really in a history class and the teacher would not stop talking.
Although this was a powerful and slightly dramatic role for Kline, his performance in “Life as a House” was much better than this. Hundert teaches at St. Benedict’s, an academy for boys, and Sedgewick Bell played by Emile Hirsch (“The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys”) is a rebellious student who just wants attention from his busy father, who is a senator. Hundert sees that Bell has far more potential than displayed in his academic studies, so he gives him a speech and a book, and suddenly Bell is an A student. However, towards the end of the semester, Hundert finds that Bell went about other ways of attaining scholastic achievement. Hundert is put into a position where he has to rethink his viewpoint on life and his role as a teacher. Hundert felt
failure as a teacher but his duties did not go completely unnoticed by his students. The part in the movie that served as some amusement was when some of the boys played baseball and challenged Hundert “old school” style. Hundert took the challenge, swung and hit the ball out of the grasps from anyone’s hands. However, when it finally landed, it broke through the window of Headmaster Woodbridge’s (Edward Herrmann of the “Gilmore Girls” and “The Practice”) car. I would suggest waiting for “The Emperor’s Club” to come out on video and then go and rent it. That would at least save you a couple of bucks, and you’ll be able to fastforward.
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