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Tuition Could Spike by 10 % nCOSTS: Because of state budget cuts, the CSU will hold an emergency meeting Monday to decide fees By Kimberly Pierceall
Daily Titan Editor in Chief
OPINION: Students prepare to bear arms against CSU in the event of a possible tuition increase, and SUVs are OK for one of our readers Please see page 4
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The CSU Board of Trustees is considering raising tuition next semester at every Cal State university, including Cal State Fullerton. Students who already paid for spring semester will be billed an additional 10 percent if the proposal
passes, Joan Hemphill, the director of University Affairs for the California State Student Association, said. A full-time CSUF student would, in effect, pay the university an extra $94.05 to remain a student next semester. Students thereafter would pay $1,034.55 each semester, if more increases aren’t proposed beforehand. Associated Students, Inc. President and Vice President, Alex Lopez and Matthew Martinez, saw the increases coming. “Now with the (state) budget cuts – it’s here now, it’s upon us,” Martinez said. Lopez, a non-voting student representative on the Board of Trustees, will
address the issue at the ASI Board of Directors today at 1:15 p.m. on the second floor TSU Legislative Chambers. The Board of Trustees will decide whether they want to enact the 10 percent increase at an emergency meeting Monday, Dec. 16. at 10 a.m. in Long Beach. The CSSA will protest if the decision is made to increase fees. ASI will start its “No Student Fee Increase” campaign today when they send fliers to assistant deans of the colleges, Inter-Club council leaders and ASI board members. Students from all over the CSU plan to converge on the emergency meeting Monday and Lopez and Martinez don’t
want CSUF students to be under-represented. Because of finals, Martinez said they’re not expecting a huge turnout by CSUF students but Lopez hopes that some students will be in attendance since the protest and meeting are nearby at the Chancellor’s office. “We need to show a commitment,” he said. Nowhere on the “No Fee Increase” flier does it mention a 10 percent increase but it does beg the questions, “How will a fee increase affect your personal finances next spring? Next year’s budget will be worse …What will the trustees do then? When will the increases stop???”
Greeks Look to Restore Image nCAMPUS: The Panhellenic and Inter-Fraternity Councils have been working to rectify the destruction that took place at the 2100 Teri Place Sigma Pi fraternity house last week
In the early 90s during the recession, the state budget crisis crashed into the CSU and forced students to pay spiked fees. “In the early 90s it did go up quite a lot,” perhaps more than 10 percent, Hemphill said. The possible tuition increase follows Gov. Gray Davis’ proposal Monday to cut $59.6 million from the CSU budget for this fiscal year. Davis should have more proposed cuts for the 2003/04 fiscal year released on January 10. “This year is a problem, but next year could be a catastrophe,” Chancellor Charles B. Reed said in a prepared statement.
French Poetry Night a Hit at CSUF
By Diana Gonzales
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NEWS: Fullerton celebrated its sixth annual Winterfest on Saturday. Food and craft booths lined Wilshire Boulevard Please see page 6
SPORTS: The Titan men got a double-double from Pape Sow, but it wasn’t enough against Loyola Marymount, as CSUF lost 75-68 Please see page 8
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Last week’s vandalizing of the Sigma Pi’s former fraternity house tarnished not only Cal State Fullerton’s image, but also that of the Greek system. In order to decide what actions and responses to make in the aftermath of the incident, the Panhellenic and InterFraternity Councils held an emergency meeting in the Titan Student Union. The hour-and-a-half long meeting was held Friday at 1 p.m. Representatives from the nationally recognized fraternities and sororities and administration were at the meeting that was held on campus. The goal of the meeting was to figure out a way to respond to the incident and discuss ways of improving the public’s view of the Greek System. “I think we need to all show our disdain, disgust and condemnation for what happened ... because certainly it does not represent the ideals and principles that are part of our organizations,” said Bob Palmer, vice president of Student Affairs. Palmer said that in the public’s JESSI MCFARLAND/Daily Titan eye, the positive things that fraternities and sororities do are so Greek members have volunteered to help clean up the house but insurance policies are halting quickly diminished and overshad- the process. Efforts will be discussed in front of the Fullerton City Council at 4 p.m. today. owed by these types of mindless versity will pursue the appropriSandy Rhoten, associate dean tion or penalty. acts. Sanctions range from a warning, ate action against those individu- of Judicial Affairs, also attended A full investigation is cur- als and the organization as well, the meeting and explained the pos- probation or permanent expulsion rently being pursued by CSUF, Palmer said. sible paths that this case could from all Cal State Universities. separate from the Fullerton Police “We can not, as a university, tol- take. After the investigation is The individual or organization can Department’s criminal investiga- erate or accept that type of behav- complete, the organization and/or then accept the sanction or deny tion. ior,” Palmer said. “It is antithetical individuals that are suspected in it. If they refuse the sanction the If the perpetrators are members to every thing we believe in.” the incident will be served a sancMEETING/ 5 of a Greek organization, the uni-
nARTS: A Humanities room was transformed into a hip coffee house for a night with a surgeon turned poet By Tim Plumley
Special to the Titan Sitting in a dark room, a lonely guitar plays. The room is filled with the thick French accent of Jean-Noël Chrisment as he recites, “Ce depotoir funeraire battu par les vagues,” or “This funeral dump beaten by the waves.” “Death is no longer black – it’s gray,” Chrisment recites in French. “Tar on the shore plays this part in that tint, blackness, better than the droppings of the lightweight dead.” Whatever the translation, whatever the language, it was easy to hear the emotion on Friday night. Students, from all levels of French, were treated to an appearance by Chrisment and recited their French poetry at the fifth annual French Poetry Night. Hélèn Domon, a professor of French, was one of the main organizers and the key to bringing Chrisment overseas. The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, the Associated Students, Inc. and the Humanities and Social Sciences Interclub Council sponsored the event. Chrisment, an orthopedic surgeon turned poet, was flown in from
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Students Should Scout the Best Study Locations nFINALS: To get away from the noise at home, CSUF offers many spots on campus to concentrate By Alex Yeo
Daily Titan Staff Writer So many tests, so little time. And where to study? With final exams one week away, students are looking for that right spot to study. Nail biting, sniffles and headaches go hand in hand with Scantrons, long nights and finals just around the corner for Cal State Fullerton students. With final examinations given all the same week, students need their space when it comes to studying or cramming. For those students who can study in a noisy environment, they can go back to their dorms. For all those students who need tranquility and quiet, they don’t have to go very far; CSUF has plenty of study areas.
The library might be the first place where students go to do their studying, but after looking around the entire university – there are several other places. The Titan Student Union has one of the university’s main study centers. With “keep quiet” signs posted in several doors, plenty of students gather in the TSU semester after semester to study. A chimney, couches, tables and chairs fill up rooms and hallways inside this building. The quiet ambience and the nearby snack store make this a popular hangout for students during finals week. Several students, including Mark Kuka, find these study rooms very comfortable and decide to take a break from it all by taking a nap. “Because I have long breaks in between classes, I enjoy staying on campus,” he said. “It’s quiet, you could take a nap, or do some class work.” For study places that aren’t so popular, College Park has a small lounge on the first floor with a couple of chairs and a table, perfect for those group project reunions.
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Library Displays La Habra Resident’s Photography
The Hunt Branch Library is displaying the scenic American west as seen through the camera lens of La Habra photographer Carole Louis-Javorik through January. Louis-Javorik’s interest in photography was sparked when her father gave her a camera as a child. She soon became passionate about her work while she was living in Seattle during the 1980s. Louis-Javorik only uses natural light in creating her images. Photos in the exhibit include scenes from the Gold Rush town of Bodie, Cal., Old Town San Diego coast towns, the Golden Gate Bridge and Los Vegas. Louis-Javorik’s work has been displayed throughout the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii and France. She has won many awards in juried exhibitions and her work has also been published in Nevada Magazine and Focus Northwest, and in two books of the “International Library of Photography.” The Hunt Branch Library is located at 201 S. Basque Ave. in Fullerton. Library hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday; and closed Friday through Sunday. The library will be closed from Dec. 21 to Jan. 12. Persons requiring special accommodations to visit the
exhibit are asked to notify the Hunt Branch staff prior to coming to the library. For further information, call the Hunt Branch at (714) 738-3122.
High Blood Pressure Lecture Offered at Senior Center The Fullerton Senior MultiService Center is sponsoring a program about hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, and how to prevent the deadly disease. The program will be presented on Dec. 16 at 10:30 a.m. and will feature staff members from St. Jude Medical Center’s Passport to Health program. Lecturers will discuss causes of the disease and the dangers involved, such as stroke, heart or kidney disease. They will also propose lifestyle changes and treatments that can help keep high blood pressure in check. The program will include free blood pressure screenings and an individualized question-andanswer period with a nurse. The Fullerton Senior MultiService Center is located at 340 W. Commonwealth Ave., west of Harbor Boulevard, in Amerige Park. Persons requiring special accommodations in order to attend the program are asked to contact the center prior to Dec. 16. For further information, call the center at (714) 738-6305.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS On Campus Dec. 10
There will be free billiards in the TSU Underground from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. It will be a delightful evening full of wonder and enjoyment. Don’t miss this one. Enjoy the soothing melodic poetry of brilliant students at the TSU Pub’s poetry night. The fun and social significance of the event is bound to provoke conversation and thought. The brilliance is from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The university’s jazz singers will perform under the direction of Cindy Bourquin. This evening will quench the eclectic thirsts of all music lovers. The performance is in the Performing Arts Center’s Little Theatre at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 or $10 with advance Titan discount. For more information, call (714) 278-3371.
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The TSU Food Committee will hold a meeting to discuss food in the TSU. The meeting shall be informative and enlightening to all in attendance. It will be held in TSU Room 233 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oh, the wonder of glorious voices, and even greater when they belong to CSUF’s talented students. Vance D. Wolverton and Jesse Knowles will direct the women’s and men’s choir in the Performing Arts Center’s Little Theatre at 8 p.m. Tickets are priced adequately. $10 or $5 with advance Titan discount. For more information, call (714) 278-3371.
Dec. 12
Enjoy a free day of the sport of kings. There will be free bowling in the TSU Underground from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Don’t let this opportunity
of exercise mixed with skill pass you by. Not to mention good times with good friends. “Jazz Ensemble II and Combos.” If you’re sick of the tired pretentiousness of the South Coast Rep, then enjoy an evening of delightful jazz directed by Chuck Tumlinson. The merry music will take place in the Performing Arts Center’s Little Theatre at 8 p.m.
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As the semester winds down it gets harder and harder to find a good 9-ball billiard tournament, but alas the TSU Underground will be holding one from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.. It is a fact that an angel gets its wings every time you donate a toy to charity. Today is your last chance. Camp Titan’s Toy Drive will come to a close. Turn in all your toys to Information Services in the TSU. Let some
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Today is the last day of classes, thus ending Cal State Fullerton’s Fall semester 2002. David Grimes and Richard Turner will direct the guitar orchestra in the Performing Arts Center’s Little Theatre. The strumming and picking of the guitars string will surely put you in acoustic bliss. The performance starts at 8 p.m.
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All week long, until those last days of finals, when your eyes are heavy and your heart races during that tumultuous final hurricane of exams, there is a place where you can go. A place where people are there to comfort you, massage you, feed you and help you with all of life’s problems. The TSU will be open all day and night until the end of finals. Good luck with your finals, fellow students.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS COP BLOTTER Monday, Dec. 2
At 10:45 a.m., a gray Nissan was pulled over on Bastanchury Avenue. The driver was found to be under the influence. The driver was arrested and brought back to the station at 11:01 a.m. A blood tech was called in at 11:26 a.m. A blue Ford was pulled over on Commonwealth Avenue at 4:31 p.m. and the driver was found to be driving without a license. Orange County Tow was dispatched at 4:45 p.m. Police responded to a call at the Sigma Pi fraternity house at 6:27 p.m. It was unknown what exactly was going on at the house because the occupants were supposed to be out by the next day. Police went to the house to find males moving property from the house. No further action was taken. A fire was started in a trashcan next to the Bank of America ATM in the com-
mons area around 9:00 p.m. Police responded and said it appeared that it had been lit with a cigarette. Police extinguished the fire and there was no further action taken.
Tuesday Dec. 3
The vehicle belonging to a habitual parking offender was found in the 30-minute parking lot off of South Campus Drive at 2:10 p.m. The driver of the blue Honda 4-door owed $230 on five tickets. A non-injury traffic accident was reported in Lot E, Row 16 at 7:26 p.m.
Wednesday Dec. 4
At 10:40 a.m., a woman called police and said that she and other females were being followed around campus by a man in his 40s. The lady was trying to get to Troy High School. The man was described as 5 feet 9 inches tall wearing a black shirt and brown pants. Police located the suspect and the situation was handled.
A man called police at 11:15 a.m. and said that his car had been egged between 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The car vandalized was a gold Honda. The driver of a sliver Ford Thunderbird was pulled over on Placentia Avenue. He was suspected to be under the influence of drugs.
Friday Dec. 6
A medical aid call came in to police at 12:17 p.m. from the Ruby Gerentology Center, Room 7. An elderly male, approximately 80 years old, was conscious but not responsive. The victim refused any medical treatment or transport to a hospital. The man waited for his son to pick him up from Ruby Gerentology. At 1:10 p.m., police were notified that a 19-year-old female was having a seizure in Cypress Hall, Room 305. She was turning blue and making gurgling noises. The victim was rushed to St. Jude
Medical Center via ambulance. A woman was walking into Room 217A in the Physical Education Building when a male came running out of the room and pushed her out of the way. Upon investigation, it was noted that cash and credit cards were missing from the room and there was possibly more than one victim. The suspect was described as 5 feet 9 inches tall wearing a black tank top and black shorts with silver or white piping on the bottom. No further information was available.
Saturday Dec. 7
There was an attempted suicide at Cypress Hall reported at 6:19 p.m. An 18-year-old had possibly overdosed on drugs. The victim was transported to St. Jude Medical Center.
Sunday Dec. 8
Police made a routine traffic stop on Placentia Avenue at 4:21 p.m. The car pulled over was a black Ford Probe.
Daily Typo In the front page photo for the article “Karate to the Highest Degree” published on Dec. 6, the man in the photo was incorrectly identified as Sam Abboud, a CSUF karate instructor and one of 15 fifth-degree black belts in the United States. The man pictured on the left is Sam Abboud, one of 20 “Godans” in the world.
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Arboretum Hosts a Victorian Christmas Students GetTaste of Musical Culture in at Heritage House their Japanese Class nACADEMICS: Master Kineya Jyo Rokusho played the Shamisen, an ancient instrument By Mayu Ogura
Daily Titan Staff Writer Not only do Cal State Fullerton students have the opportunity to learn foreign languages in the classroom, but also foreign cultures. JapaneseAmerican musician Master Kineya Jyo Rokusho was invited to perform a Japanese music string instrument, the Shamisen, for a Japanese class last Thursday. Professor Setsue Shibata explained the instrument and its history. The musician then performed the authentic sounds. “I liked it,” said Jim Monte, a senior majoring in computer science. “I have been a musician for a long time, so I got a chance to hear more cultural music of Japan. It always interests me and it is always good.” Ricky Cheeks, a senior majoring in international business, said, “It was very nice and very interesting. I have never seen the Shamisen’s performance before and I heard the music in the movie, but it’s my first time to see it in person.” Cheeks said he began learning Japanese this semester and that he wants to learn how to speak Japanese because he has many Japanese friends and wants to travel to Japan in the future. “In a foreign language classroom, EDNA SILVADaily Titan culture is also a very important com- Rokusho first taught the Shamisen in a WWII internment camp. ponent of teaching language,” Shibata of her parents and has performed the tration camp because she was young said. and enjoyed teaching the music. Bringing the sample of the culture instrument for the last 60 years. “It’s kind of like hitting the instruThe Shamisen, which is about 3 feet such as music and singing is one of the ment strongly,” she said, referring to in length, is a wooden instrument that best ways to teach language, she said. “Master Jyo Rokusho is one of the instrument. “I like the sound of the resembles a banjo and has both sides of the body covered with skin, according the most famous musical instrument Shamisen.” Jyo Rokusho, who speaks both to Shibata. performers in Los Angeles commuThe Shamisen was originally pronity,” Shibata said. “She received English and Japanese, has been teachthe Pioneer Award this June by the ing since her retirement as a profes- duced in China and found its way to Japanese-American community and sional musician. She has performed Japan in the 16th century. the Shamisen in many schools, includThe instrument is used in Kabuki, culture center.” Shibata invited the musician so that ing UCLA, USC and UC Irvine. She Japanese traditional style theater and students can listen and see the real has also taught the authentic instru- also used by Japanese singers. Shibata ment at the Japanese internment camp said that the Shamisen is the most difJapanese culture. Jyo Rokusho, a second-generation that she resided in during World War II ficult instrument to perform because, unlike a guitar, it has no frets to indiJapanese American, was born in the for four years. “I started teaching the Shamisen at cate the finger positioning and, unlike United States and grew up in Seattle. the violin, there is very little feeling Her parents emigrated from Japan. the camp in 1942,” she said. The musician said that she didn’t of vibrations to indicate the finger She started playing the instrument at the age of 8 because of the influence suffer much from living in the concen- positioning.
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Count and Countess Cupcake wait their turn in line to dance in the Sugar Plum Ball. with authentic Victorian furniture and benefiting the entire community. By Margie Rivera natural green colors and vintage orna“This fund-raiser will help us mainDaily Titan Staff Writer ments, adding a special feel to the tain and conserve Heritage House,” said Diane Bott who is a docent at the Dozens of flickering candles lit holiday season. Here the children’s (Fiona and Arboretum. up the garden paths to the Victorian “We have a small army of voluncottage entrance where Santa greet- Stewart) dreams were revealed as Santa’s Dream Keepers reviewed and teers participating tonight except for ed everyone with a warm “Merry Christmas” and a red and white candy shared the list of their deeds with the the musicians who are outsiders,” she hushed audience. said. cane. To learn the end of the children’s Bott had a display of teddy bears Five carolers filled the air with joyful holiday tunes as groups of 10 dream tale, the guests were transported from the early 1900s to the 1950s right guests entered the magical site every in a red, white and blue four-cart Santa at the entrance of the hall. “This year, teddy bear celebrates 15 minutes to learn about children’s Express to the Sugarplum House set up on the Oak Hall deck. its 100th birthday and I brought my dreams and find out what child has Festive parades of costumed volunantique collection to honor it,” she been well-behaved or naughty. said. The Friends of the Fullerton teers were also on hand at the event. A reception, with goodies such as “I like dressing up,” said Terry Orr, Arboretum presented the annual cheeses, cookies and brownies and a Fullerton High School freshman and “Candlelight Evenings” at Heritage volunteer. “Sunday night my sisters aromatic hot apple cider, eggnog and House on Saturday and Sunday. coffee were served on long tables The special program allowed and I will also be a part of the play.” Orr said parents and grandparents adorned with fresh evergreen garland visitors to experience an old-fashioned Victorian Christmas themed love to bring their children every year. for guests to help themselves. “This is good food for $20,” said “Sometimes teenagers come with “Sugarplum Dreams,” featuring vignettes in the house, ball dancing on their parents,” she said. “But most of Fullerton resident Natalie Weyand. “It’s a good start of the Christmas the deck, the Santa Express ride and a our guests are couples with kids.” season.” Youngsters seemed to have fun as sweet reception of goodies and treats. Tedd Weyand agreed with his wife “We’ve been sponsoring the event they attentively watched Sugarplum Princess Fiona and masked and cosand said they come every year without for a good 20 years,” said Janet Van fail. Diest, Public Relations/Marketing tumed dancers frolicked on the deck. “This event has become a tradition,” The Sugarplum Ball marked the coordinator of the Arboretum. “We’re said Ben Rogers, who was dressed as end of the festive Victorian night as expecting about 150 guests.” Jack Reynolds, clad in a red suit a toy soldier. “It’s a community event both children’s wishes came true, celwith a white beard, has welcomed visi- but we have people from Torrance, ebrating the Christmas magic tale with Newport Beach and Hemet joining us the grand march where the audience tors for the past two years. participated. “We have good weather tonight so tonight.” His wife, Mary Lou, said she came “I liked the dancing the most,” we’re expecting a good crowd,” said Reynolds, a volunteer and docent at to the Arboretum to learn more about said 9-year-old Sara Robillard from the Arboretum. “It’s fun meeting and plants 10 years ago. “This is our sec- Oceanside. “That was fun.” ond home now,” she said. Anita Rodriguez and her family greeting all kinds of people.” The Reynolds’ designed their own drove from Riverside County to attend In 1894 George Clark, a Fullerton physician and coroner, built Heritage costumes for the play and coordinated the event. “We love to dress up,” Rodriguez House on the corners of Amerige the rich holiday-colored decorations said. “It’s a unique opportunity to see Avenue and Harvard (now Lemon hung on the deck. “We have a different theme every others wearing Victorian attires also.” Street) in the City of Fulllerton. However, for Marissa Rodriguez, 8, The house was moved to the year,” Mary Lou Reynolds said. “Once this event is over, the commither favorite part was dancing with the Arboretum in 1972, where later on, tee gets together to throw ideas around masked performers on stage. an 1880s outhouse and an 1895 pump Her father, Jim, said they’ve been house and windmill were added in the and start planning for next year.” The Friends of the Fullerton coming to the “Candlelight Evenings” yard. Arboretum is a nonprofit corporation for a while now. This year’s first-part sketch, “I’d like to come next year to keep “Sugarplum Dreams,” took place in that supports the botanical garden with fund-raising events and volunteers, the tradition alive,” Rodriguez said. the main redwood house decorated
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MEETING n from page 1 case will be presented to a hearing panel, which consists of a neutral board of administrators, students and faculty. After hearing the evidence the panel will make a suggestion to President Milton Gordon, who will ultimately make the final decision. Proposed plans of action were suggested to show the unity of the Greek System as well as their condemnation of the act itself. They planed to draft a formal letter to be sent out that day to the landlord in both English and Spanish. The letter, written on behalf of the Greek System, will show their disapproval of the perpetrators actions and to establish that the incident is not representative of the entire Greek System at CSUF. In addition, a formal letter will be sent out to media outlets that express the ideas conveyed in the landlord’s letter and show that the Greek community wants to help in as many ways as possible. They also plan to send representatives of the Greek System to Fullerton City Council meeting on Tuesday night, with the hopes of conveying these same messages. Some suggestions were to begin a fund-raiser in order to help financially with the loss, but with the end of the semester near they opted for a more feasible solution of beginning an Associated Students Inc. fund that would be open throughout the spring semester. Other ideas included hold a press conference, help with the cleanup at the house and orchestrating more community outreach events. A cleanup day was set for Dec. 7 at 11 a.m., however, the insurance company ordered that the house be boarded up. “I talked to about a dozen or so people, mostly alumni who wanted to help,” said Wayne Restrepo, the owner’s son. These volunteers had to be turned away, and it is still unknown as to
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STUDYING n from page 1 “I live in Placentia, but I always stay at school to do all my studying, because I could easily meet with others and study,” said Karen Lotich, a speech communications major. For those students who enjoy studying outdoors, the Becker Amphitheater, the main Quad and the Arboretum are a few places a student can sit and spend time studying. “The Arboretum has benches right beside a lake, and for me that becomes the perfect spot to study, if it’s not raining of course,” said Lucy Ladesma, a French major. Outdoor areas that aren’t popular with studying students are the grassy areas along Campus Drive that surround the outer sides of CSUF. Freshman Katie Glowin enjoys sitting on these lawns while listening to her favorite music on her portable compact disc player. “I hate those hard chairs and benches,” she said. “I also don’t like people walking by me constantly, and those busy cell phones distract me from my studies.” Other tranquil areas that might be helpful during finals could be
found in between buildings. The Ruby Gerontology Center, which is located by the Lot E West parking lot, has a few benches in and outside the structure. Outside the Engineering and Computer Science buildings are some gardens, which make for a quiet setting for students. If it gets too cold outside, the Performing Arts Center has few couches and a carpeted floor in their main hallway. One place that doesn’t get a big turnout during finals is the walkway between McCarthy Hall and the Science Laboratory Center. A small lunch area located by the 30minute parking spaces at the College Park parking lot can also turn into a last- minute studying zone. And of course, if a student wants total privacy while studying, he or she could do what many students do, study in their parked car. During finals week, more places will be available for students to study. For example, different meeting rooms and the Portola Pavilion in the TSU will be available to check out for students that have final group projects. Wherever your favorite study place is, make note that few cafes around campus will be open until 2 a.m. and the TSU and library will be open 24 hours.
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Three Faiths Unite to Celebrate the Season’s Holidays nRELIGION: A rabbi, a priest and a sheikh gather at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints By Stephen Kim
Special to the Titan The three great monotheistic faiths gathered under one roof Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints in Newport Beach for an evening filled with festivity, prayer and hope. Sponsored by the National Committee for Community and Justice, the inter-religious festival welcomed the holidays of Christmas, Hanukkah and Ramadan. Father Will Christ, Sheikh Sadullah Khan and Rabbi Richard Steinberg led services, sharing the traditions and history of each holiday. “While we don’t walk hand in hand in shared practicing of each other’s religion, we stand shoulder to shoulder supporting each other’s beliefs,” Steinberg said. Following the singing of traditional songs such as “Evensong” and “Oh Hanukkah,” the three leaders outlined the development and meaning of each holiday. Hanukkah celebrates the first battle for religious freedom 2,200 years ago in Israel, where rebels overthrew their oppressors and rededicated the Jerusalem Temple as a sanctuary of God. During the service, Steinberg symbolically lit a menorah to commemorate the ancient miracle where the Temple’s Eternal Flame lasted for eight nights although the oil supply should have burned out after one day, To pay tribute to the first revelation of the Koran to the prophet Mohammed, the holy month of Ramadan is a time of intense spiritual training. “Fasting is the ideal training ground for self-purification,” Khan said. Ramadan promotes moral, spiritu-
al and ethical renovation and improving conduct. The three-day festival of ‘Id al Fitre concludes the month of Ramadan. During this time, Muslims attend prayer services, extend their hands to the poor and meet with friends and family members. As Father Christ pointed out, Advent, the four weeks leading up to Christmas, marks the end of the Christian calendar and arrival of Christmas. In addition to commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, Christmas celebrates love, kindness and generosity. Even for people that don’t identify with any religion, the Christmas spirit brings out charity and good will. The service was highlighted by a surprise guest appearance by California Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez. Dave Kinnear, chair of the National Committee for Community and Justice, accepted a Congressional Certificate of Recognition from Sanchez on behalf of the committee. The award acknowledged their excellence in inter-faith leadership. At the conclusion of the service, everyone joined hands and sang “Let There Be Peace on Earth.” Graduate student Elizabeth Greenberg said, “It was wonderful to see Muslims, Jews and Christians in one room praying together for peace during this time of turbulence in America and in the Middle East. I can’t say for sure what the outcome of the War on Terror will be, but I think this event is a good step in making peace with our neighbors.” In the words of Khan, “improving the individual is the perfect catalyst to improving society.” The evening concluded with a dinner featuring cuisine exclusive to each holiday. Persian main courses prepared in accordance to Islamic dietary laws, Jewish specialties such as latkes, and Christmas cakes and cookies rounded out the menu. During the course of dinner, people were encouraged to sit with those from different backgrounds to familiarize one another with many diverse traditions that gathered at the celebration.
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Fullerton Imports Snow for Festival By Olivia Maciel
Daily Titan Staff Writer Crowds gathered at the Fullerton Museum Center’s plaza Saturday to celebrate the sixth annual Winterfest in Downtown Fullerton. The event started at noon with various food and craft booths lining the walkway on Wilshire Boulevard. Some children played with snow that was imported from the local mountains, while others opted for less mobile activities, such as watching the Winter Festival Queen introduce herself and welcome guests to the event. Hazel Godinez, 17, of Troy High School was this year’s queen. She believed she was chosen because of her involvement in many academic programs, honor roll and Adavanced Placement classes. “I’m very excited, nervous, but overall I’m just happy,” Godinez said. Although there wasn’t an actual coronation at the event due to lack of queen participants this year, Judy Flowers, the coordinator for the royal court said she chose the queen out of the few participants based on her involvement in school and the fact that she plans to help out the community once she graduates college. “She’s a great student, very involved in her school,” Flowers said. “She has a great future planned for herself. And we’re honoring her for that.” The queen’s duties included welcoming guests, answering questions and helping judge contests. It even included some perks, such as a week with an aesthetician (skin-care specialist), gift certificates to local businesses in the area and riding on a convertible Lexus, waving at passers-by in
POETRY n from page 1 New Caledonia, a territory of France situated in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, solely for this event. A $2,000 Interclub Council grant was used to finance his visit. He recited some of his published works as well as previews of new poems. “It was an honor and privilege to be asked by Professor Domon,” Chrisment said. Ten poets ranging from French beginners to graduates and master’s degree students participated in the event. Some poems were whimsical while others were macabre. Junior Sylvia Macasil, a French major, attended as a French Club member to support her friends. “A lot of the poems were heavy,” Macasil said. “Some were funny but most were serious, I guess that it is just what is in the hearts and mind of that particular person.” English major J.D. Isip said, “the poetry was pretty impressive for a small group.” Isip was one of the many students who read their work.
Downtown Fullerton. Angela Hendry, who has been the hired aesthetician for three years, said it feels good to see young women involved in their community. “It’s not a beauty contest,” Hendry said. “It’s about aspirations.” Karen Ritto, who helps coordinate the event each year said this year’s turnout was good. “When this event started out six years ago, it was a small event,” Ritto said. “Now, it seems to me, that it grows more and more each year,” she said. “It’s also nice to have a central location,” Ritto said, referring to the plaza. Ritto, who is also married to the president of the Fullerton Downtown Business Association, the primary coordinator of the event, said the Fullerton Downtown Business Association, the City of Fullerton and the Fullerton Chamber of Commerce start planning at least three to four months beforehand. “It involves a lot of teamwork,” she said. The event also featured free photos with Santa, holiday entertainment, which included dancers and singers and a George Fullerton contest, and a raffle. Although the event attracted many people, which is usually normal for a Saturday, the original idea to attract potential customers to the business in Downtown wasn’t really successful, said Paul Conrad, a sales assistant for a specialty clothing shop called Carve. “This event is not attracting the market that we’re trying to target (the college crowd)” Conrad said. “It’s geared more towards children.”
Madison Burns asked Santa for an “Icee maker.”
Linda Andersen, a French professor, thought the event went well. “It was fantastic,” Andersen said. “The quality and the imagery in the poetry were extraordinary. Adding music to the poems added another dimension.” Many of the poems were accompanied by live music. Readers had the option of having musical accompaniment. To get the right mood for each poem, Domon, as well as Nabil Dagher and Rami Raheb, met with the participants a few times to rehearse. The readers were able to choose light, upbeat music, such as a bouncy guitar, or more down-tempo melancholy music, such as a lone flute or a slowly strummed guitar. Some read their poems as is. French 101 student Suzanne Ma concluded the more than an hour-long event by singing Ernest Chausson’s opera song “Le Temps des Lilas,” loosely translated as “The time of the Lilacs.” “We teach them well in 101,” Domon joked. For Domon the event was very gratifying because she has known many of the students since the beginning courses and was able to
see them blossom. “The teamwork amongst the students and the levels of poems were very nice,” Domon said. “It was great to be able to take poetry to a level students could relate to.” All of the poems, including Chrisment’s, were translated from French to English. Translating each poem was a laborious task by faculty and students. Domon said each poem was thoroughly reviewed to ensure that nothing was lost in the translation. The translations were projected through the use of PowerPoint and the French versions were printed in Oeuvres Titanesques, a collection of most of the poems read Friday. In addition, students promoted the event and produced the program. Students were introduced to Chrisment’s works earlier in the year. Domon, who was familiar with his writings having met him previously, suggested some of his works to the students. They were impressed and invited him as their guest. Chrisment said his main subjects are about mankind and the human condition, specifically the human condition against the difficulties of life and the world. He tends to reflect on death, love and the body.
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“Chrisment was excellent,” Isip said. “He read slow enough for us which was really nice.” Chrisment sold his collection of poetry titled “Extrémités.” Chrisment said that the title is ambiguous, but refers to the idea that we all are born with physical extremities such as arms and legs, and we also have mental extremities like philosophy, poetry and art. Chrisment was impressed with most of the student poetry but emphasized that the act of writing poetry and reciting it is more important than what the poem actually means or says. Following the readings, a reception was held on the eighth floor. Students and guests ate French hors d’oeuvres like Brie and crackers and drank sparkling fruit juice. They mingled with each other and were able to speak to Chrisment about his poems and visit to Fullerton. Chrisment is scheduled to stay until Thursday where Domon is hoping to have another reading in one of her classes.
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Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Daily Titan Our Voice Find Another Way, CSU CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed warned us that it might happen. Good morning Cal State Fullerton, you owe the school $90! Due to budget shortfalls, tuition might be raised next semester by 10 percent. This is a mid-year tuition increase, so it is likely that (if it is passed) you will receive a notice some time in the future. Or they might just put holds on everyone until we pay up. Happy holidays, and thank you Gray Davis. The California State Student Association will be swarming the emergency Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, Dec. 16. Students are encouraged to attend and persuade Reed to find other ways of obtaining money. How about cutting salaries? According to the Cal
State University Web site, the Chancellor makes approximately $316,692 annually. Combined with the salaries of the chief academic officer and the chief financial officer, that is a total of $795,012. Or maybe Davis should donate the millions of dollars that he raised for his re-election campaign? For now, Reed and Richard West, chief financial officer, are asking the universities to start tightening their belts. Students need to start tightening belts as well. On top of an increase in parking fees (which gets even higher next fall), we need to worry about higher tuition and graduation fees. Throw in a campus that cannot accommodate the current number of students and you have yourself a happy holiday season.
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Letters to the Daily Titan . . . Speaking of Jesus I have a few points to make regarding LaToya Baker’s fascinating article in Friday’s [“Jesus Drove a Volkswagen Bug,” Dec. 6] Daily Titan. 1. If you knew anything about what Christians believe, you would know that Jesus is alive. I’ll assume you actually do know this, and that your error was an honest mistake in grammar. 2. You agree that people have the right to drive whatever they want to drive. If this is true, why, then, do you propose to punish people who drive vehicles larger than yours? Be honest with your readers, next time. 3. Finally, there are several things wrong with your plan to make people pay more for larger vehicles. First, those who drive larger vehicles because they need to haul equipment to and from work would no longer be able to afford to go to work. This would cause an astronomical rise in unemployment and business failure. I suspect that if we passed such a law in this state, we would see a mass exodus of people who earn enough money to drive large vehicles. Second, if you could add, you would realize that people already pay more for their larger vehicles in gas and registration and insurance fees. They have to fill their tanks more often with more gas than people who drive smaller cars. Those of us who are already having trouble keeping up with the rising gas prices today simply drive less. Third, exactly what damage to the environment have these “gas-guzzling” vehicles caused all on their own? Global warming is not a proven fact, it is a theory. Check out the NASA Web site sometime. Fourth, how will money repair the environment? You admit that money won’t fix the world, so what should our most virtuous government do with these new tax dollars?
Frankly, I am slightly offended that you presume to know what is best for me. The writing in your article presents an attitude toward the reader that says that you are smart, and the rest of us are stupid and should follow your lead because you know what’s best for the world. Your arguments will not be successful if you presume to always know more than your readers. Better luck next time.
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Frat Profiling? In light of the recent events on Fraternity Row, many may be skeptical of the benefits and purpose of fraternities. Obviously a huge amount of media attention has been placed upon the fraternities here at Cal State Fullerton. As a fraternity president on this campus, let me try to defend the negative image that results from media and actions such as this. The experience that fraternity members extract from four years in college is something that has no comparison. Fraternities open so many opportunities to allow members to grow as individuals and develop into the young, successful leaders of society. Networking, a healthy social life, leadership responsibilities, service involvement and a real sense of personal achievement and confidence all derive from fraternities, while we are ascertaining our educational degrees. The ability of members to develop all of these aspects of a successful life is what makes a great member of society in the future, and that’s what every parent, every college and every fraternity strives to promote. I’m sorry that a few members of a single fraternity perpetrated such a horrible, disgusting act, but I would hope that an educated outsider
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would not base a feeling toward fraternities, or any group, simply because of one story he or she sees in the news. What about the other 364 days of the year? Do you actively seek to find out all the good things that fraternities provide to their members, campus and the community? Fraternities and sororities have long provided some of our greatest leaders on the Cal State Fullerton campus. For instance, on our 3 percent Greek campus of 32,143 students, seven of the last 10 Associated Student, Inc presidents were from fraternities. The current ASI president and CSU Trustee is a fraternity member. Forty percent of the student government is Greek, and Greeks are the primary members contributing monetarily, and as counselors, to send underprivileged kids to a free summer camp every year for Camp Titan. Greeks raise over $30,000 every year for various philanthropies, and all do service with various community groups. Even some fraternity members spend their summer riding a bike across the country to raise money and awareness for people with disabilities. It’s a shame that society only likes to hear about the dirt, and all the good things that these young leaders of society do just get passed by without anyone knowing about it. I wish that the stereotypes weren’t there, but it’s something that we fraternities take on and we try to destroy them, but they surround us forever because of a few “bad apples.” I hope that members of society could approach fraternities with an open mind, rather than simply developing beliefs based upon these terrible acts that put all the other fraternities in such poor light. Similarly, I hope that these individuals with such negative beliefs toward all fraternities are not the same type of people who would derive negative beliefs toward all Middle Easterners because of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Titans Come Up Short Against LMU nBASKETBALL: A ‘game of spurts’ ends with host LMU handing Fullerton a 75-68 weekend loss By Ricardo Sanchez Jr.
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Derick Andrew lays in the bucket over a Morris Brown defender earlier this season.
BowlsWrappedand Ready for Holiday Action nCOMMENTARY: BCS championship game pits No. 1 vs. No. 2, but money determined the remaining match ups By Martin Young
Daily Titan Staff Writer According to the BCS bowl selection committee, the annual PAC-10 – Big 10 showdown won’t be taking place in Pasadena this year. Instead, it will take place about 3,000 miles to the east. The Fed Ex Orange Bowl committee not only pulled the rug out from under Notre Dame, but it also left the Sugar Bowl committee’s mouth agape when it secured what most likely will be the best game of this bowl season. The Iowa Hawkeyes (11-1) will face off against the Trojans of Southern California (10-2) Jan. 2 to a captive national audience at 5 p.m. in Miami. It will be the only game played that day. These two teams provide a great match up of two talented Heismanhopeful quarterbacks in Carson Palmer of USC and Brad Banks of Iowa. Both teams have put up 40 points numerous times throughout the season and have turned their conference rivals around and upside down. Neither team has done it without their defense, however, and those defenses may be the deciding factor in who comes out on top. The Orange Bowl was able to
select Iowa over the Rose Bowl because it lost Miami to the National Championship game and had the first pick of the at-large teams. It took USC away from the Nokia Sugar Bowl, and left a lopsided match up of SEC-champ Georgia (12-1) vs. Florida State (9-4). Before Sunday, it was anyone’s guess as to who would be chosen as the at-large teams. Washington State’s win over UCLA secured their place in the Granddaddy of them all, the Rose Bowl, and they pulled a pretty good match up from the Big 12 in conference champion Oklahoma. Most thought the Sooners would be back in the national championship game, but two stumbles against conference opponents prevented that. If Cougars quarterback Jason Gesser is healthy, Washington State (10-2) will play tough against the Sooners (11-2) who beat Colorado 29-7 in the BIG 12 championship game, and are favored to win in Pasadena. The BCS did accomplish what it set out to do, pit the No. 1 and 2 teams this year, a feat it could not accomplish the past two years. Ohio State will face Miami in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 3. The Buckeyes played a hard schedule in the Big Ten, but the Hurricane’s offensive torrent should blow OSU right off the field. Before this last weekend’s games unfolded, many predicted utter chaos in the trenches of BCS selection day. Notre Dame was jockeying for a spot in a BCS bowl, but was selected instead by the Toyota Gator
Assistant coach Rob Orellana stared across the court into the raucous Gersten Pavilion crowd Saturday night with a blank expression on his face. Point guard Zakee Smith sat two chairs down from Orellana on the bench with his head in his hands, looking down at the floor as the final seconds ticked away. Smith couldn’t bear to watch as the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team fell to 1-4 on the season in a 75-68 loss to the Loyola Marymount Lions Saturday night. The Titans jumped out to an early 14-5 lead, but as time wound down, so did their defense. Then with 5:01 left in the first half, Justin Dickens made two free throws to give Loyola Marymount a 31-29 lead. A lead they would never relinquish. “It was a game of spurts,” said head coach Donny Daniels, who watched his team shoot 45 percent from the field. “We were good early, and bad late.” Trailing 42-33 at the half, the lead grew to 13 before the Titans began to make a late push. “We just got to do the little things to get over the hump,” said forward Bron Groomes
but then lost to Anthony Pedrosa of Illinois, 5-4. He then beat Jeremiah Tobias of Michigan, 7-6, before losing to Oregon State's Tony Hook, 3-1. 157 - Dustin Vance split his four matches. He beat Paul Carlson of North Dakota State, 2-1, and Nata McMillin of Nebraska, 3-2. His losses came to Kenny Burleson of Missouri, 4-2, and Joey Martinez of Menlo College, 11-3. 165 - Risto Marttinen beat John Zamora of Northern Idaho, 19-4 for a technical fall, but then was beaten by Pat Owen of Michigan, 12-2. He came back to win two more bouts before losing to Sean Jenkins of Brown, 6-5. 174 - Chris Carlino beat Doran
called for the responsibility of carrying the team, yelling at his teammates, “Give me the ball,” whenever they wouldn’t throw it inside. Scoring against double-teams and making clutch free throws, Sow brought the Titans back into the game. “He played like a man,” Daniels said. “He played like I expect him to.” Sow led the Titans with 19 points and 10 rebounds and Groomes finished with 15 points, but scored only five in the second half. No other Titan finished with more than nine points. Forward Andy Osborn led a well-balanced Loyola Marymount attack with 15 points. The Lions lacked a goto guy, but they proved they didn’t need one, as four players ended the night in double figures pleasing the 1,281 fans in attendance. The fans in “the cage”, a chain-linked portion of the bleachers where the LMU faithful stand to heckle and throw insults at the opposing team, chanted “Ralphy” repeatedly after any mistake the 6-foot-4inch guard made. “They had a nice crowd,” Holmes said. “They made me laugh.” It seemed to have an effect on Holmes, who is averaging 20 points per game, but finished with only nine points in 30 minutes and played out of sync the whole night, turning the ball over three times and committing fouls. “I don’t think it was the
crowd,” Daniels said of Holmes’ off night. “He tried to do things too fast. He took himself out.” The Titans will need Holmes to find his shooting touch if they’re going to be competitive in their next game against USC on Dec. 11 at the L.A. Sports Arena. “Hopefully we can bounce back,” Holmes said. Campbell, who played in his first game since a Nov. 18 surgery, scored six points and grabbed three rebounds in 22 minutes. Showing zero signs of discomfort on the floor, he later said he was playing in pain. “It’s killing me,” Campbell said of his left foot. “But I have to play through it. I don’t have a choice.” Campbell could not say if he would be ready to go for the USC game on Wednesday. “It’s game to game right now,” he said. “I can’t even call it.”
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Strong Second Half Not Enough in Loss nWOMEN: After slow start, Titans score 54, but lose at Southern Utah on Saturday, 83-77
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Bowl and will play NC State. The Fighting Irish stand to lose about $10 million by missing out on a BCS bowl game. Not that they deserved to be in a BCS bowl game anyway. The defeat they suffered in Los Angeles two weeks ago was too hard to ignore and USC, the team that showed them up in every facet of the game, ended up where they belong, in the national spotlight and in a major bowl. There are some other interesting bowl pairings this season. A 7-6 Wisconsin team (2-6 in the Big Ten) will be playing against the Colorado Buffaloes in the MasterCard Alamo Bowl. The Buffaloes finished 7-1 in their conference and 9-4 overall. This is a good example of how money has a lot to say, sometimes more than you think, in bowl games. The Badgers will not have a leg to stand on against Colorado, but are in the Alamo Bowl because their fans are known to travel in droves to see them play. If you remember the Rose Bowls
WrestlingWins inVegas, 4-0 onYoung Season After two days of competition against some of the top wrestlers in the nation, Cal State Fullerton headed home with an overall record of 21 victories and 18 defeats at the Cliff Keen Invitational at the Las Vegas Convention Center. A weight-by-weight summary of the Titans: 133 - David Rodriguez won his opening match and ended up 3-2 for the tourney after losing to Michigan's Foley Dowd, 18-5. 141 - Juan Mora (3-2) lost his opening bout, won three in a row, then suffered an elimination loss. 149 - Brett Gordon beat Saul Lucatero of Menlo College, 10-8,
who converted on a three-point play down low with 2:42 left in the game to cut the Lions lead to one. But a missed free throw by Smith, a turnover by Brandon Campbell and a huge rebound by Lions’ guard Wes Wardrop with 1:03 left to play after the Titans had forced a miss, put any hopes of a comeback to rest. “We let one slip through our fingertips,” Titan guard Ralphy Holmes said. The Lions (4-3) haven’t had much luck against the Titans in recent history, losing five of the last six meetings, and almost gave another one away by shooting 32 percent from the field in the second half. But Fullerton failed to capitalize running out of gas down the stretch. “[Loyola Marymount] got some opportunistic turnovers,” Daniels said. “If you turn the ball over in the late stages of the game, you’re going to lose. It’s as simple as that.” In a game that would have been a coming-out party for Pape Sow as the true leader of this team, ended instead simply as Daniels put it;“another good game for Pape, in a loss.” After some early foul trouble, Sow came out in the second half and demanded the ball. When he put himself in position down on the block, he expected to be fed inside. So did the Lions, who played a zone that would have two men collapse on Sow every time he touched the ball. Despite the attention, he
Heist of Brown, 22-6, for a technical fall, but then lost to Tom Maesters of Augustana (SD), 8-6. He then won four matches in a row before losing to Ryan Lange of Purdue, 10-6. 184 - Rowdy Lundegreen lost to Jason Cox of VMI, 8-6, then defaulted. 197 - Landon Seefeldt went 3-2 for the tourney, beating Peter Mosley of Brown, 8-2, before being eliminated by Kyle Smith of Michigan, 6-1. Hvy - Edgar Hernandez was pinned by Dustin Sullivan of Adams State, 2:34, and then lost to Jonas Corl of Harvard, 6-0. -Information courtesy of CSUF
in which Wisconsin took on UCLA in the 1990s, you’ll know what I mean. In a match up of underachievers, Florida (8-4) will face Michigan (93) in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1. Michigan has the talent but was not able to pull out wins against conference leaders Ohio State and Iowa. Florida, although with four losses, has enough talent to beat many NFL teams. Fans in Tampa should see an offensive showcase when these two teams hook up on Jan. 1. As a side note, the UCLA Bruins (7-5) will be traveling to Las Vegas to take on New Mexico (7-6), but coach Bob Toledo will not be going with them. He was fired Monday as UCLA was looking for ways to “revitalize their program,” as athletic director Dan Guerrero put it. The former assistant director of academic services, Ed Kezerian will take on the role as interim head coach.
The Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball team lost, 83-77, at Southern Utah on Dec. 7. After the Titans went down by as many as 17 points in the first half, they were able to come all the way back and tie the score in the second half to make it close. “We started out on a nice run,” Titan coach Barbara Ehardt said. “But then the altitude hit us and the other team went on a run.” Fullerton suffered through some questionable fouls during the game that really hurt them, according to Ehardt. CSUF was led by freshman Amber Pruitt, who went went 4 for 5 from the line and had 11 rebounds and 10 points in only 12 minutes. Titan guard Meghan Keathley had nine assists with only two turnovers and freshman Andrea Adams had 14 points and went 4 for 8 from the line. “We are so close to turning the corner,” Ehardt said. “We need to put two consistent halves together where we play well both offensively and defensively.” CSUF had a tremendous second half in which they scored 54 points. The Titans didn’t even score 54 points in a loss to Loyola Marymount earlier this season. The offensive outburst was not enough to overcome the Titans deficiencies in other stages of the game. “Although our defense has been a mainstay for us, it kind of broke down,” Ehardt said. “We need to find that balance and that is something we will be working on.”
Fullerton senior Heather Hansen was steady, leading the team in minutes, 29, and scoring 13 points. “She just plays well and plays so hard,” Ehardt said. The Titans are still looking for opportunities to show what they can do on the court. Although they aren’t winning the games that they feel they should be winning, CSUF molds together as a team and feel confident in their chances of taking the next step as the season progresses. CSUF will be taking on Nebraska, who is 2-2 overall this season, on Dec. 11 at 5 p.m. The Huskers are trying to bounce back from backto-back losses. “Nebraska will be a good challenge for us,” Ehardt said. “I see it as a reasonable challenge. We need to get everyone on the same page and that is what we are striving to do. Sometimes it is a little more difficult when you’re trying to work in some of the younger people.” After Nebraska, CSUF will take on San Diego at home on Dec. 14
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77 Morris Brown Leaders Points: Alonza Rebounds: Alonza Assists: Alonza CSUF Leaders Points: Holmes Rebounds: Sow Assists: Bolton
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Daily Typo In the Dec. 6 article, “Titans Look for a Rebound,” the player pictured was Ralphy Holmes, not Ralphy Brown, and he is a 6-foot-4-inch transfer from Allen Hancock Junior College in Santa Maria, Calif. Also, Zakee Smith transferred from Panola Junior College in Carthage, Texas.