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nACADEMICS: For the first time, students went to Germany to participate in the Model United Nations conference By Afni Adnan
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Five Cal State Fullerton students got the opportunity to try out their skills as officers of diplomacy when they attended the Bonn International Model United Nations (BIMUN) conference in Germany last week. It was the first time CSUF students attended the international event, which was organized by the University of Bonn. The theme of this year’s conference was “Human Rights – Reaching the 2015 Goal.” Six committees were formed and all the activities were based on the framework of the theme, which were human rights issues. One of the students who was selected
to go was S. Billie Kim, a graduate student majoring in political science. Kim said that the fact this year’s theme was on human rights prompted her to apply for one of the slots. James Day, a double major in political science and criminal justice, also attended the conference. He represented the Republic of Ireland in the U.N. Security Council. “Overall, the conference was fairly good,” Day said. The council talked about issues such as the war on Iraq and weapons disarmament. As a member of the council, Day also worked with prestigious, international figures and doctorate candidates from schools like Oxford and Cambridge. The students participated in workshops and discussions ranging
from woman’s issues to water, the most basic human right. “[Water] is a human right,” said Kim, who represented Belarus in the Commission on Sustainable Development. The commission discussed issues such as access to drinking water, sanitation and resource management. The conference also organized a simulated international criminal court where participants tried a war criminal from Angola. Choudhury Shamim, an associate professor of political science at CSUF, served as a guide to the students. He has been the faculty adviser of the Model United Nations club on campus since 1990 and was also a U.N. delegate at
the 1979 General Assembly. Shamim hoped to accomplish three things during their trip to Germany. The first was to get international exposure, the second was to win a few awards and the third was to get invited to another U.N. conference. “I feel we have achieved all three of our aims,” he said. Not only did Day win for best speaker for the U.N. Security Council, the delegation also got invited to the Cairo International Model United Nations conference next March. Shamim also said the conference was the ideal place for international networking. More than 150 participants from all over the world, such as Croatia, France, Switzerland and Italy, participated in
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PERSPECTIVES: Losing a family member can be hard, losing a pet can be just as rough – and a writer learns this when her dog dies
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A Dreyer’s ice cream truck flipped over on the 57 Freeway Tuesday, causing a major traffic jam during the morning rush hour. No further information was available regarding the health of the driver or others involved in the accident.
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“I share, therefore I am.” This is part of a strong philosophy held at Sharman Networks, owners of the Kazaa Media Desktop program that has become well known for peer-to-peer sharing of files. According to the Web site, KMD facilitates the searching and downloading by allowing individual users a direct connection to each other, without need for a central point of management.
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The use of such controversial programs has grown like wildfire ever since the now-infamous Napster became popular among music gatherers. Students across the United States are among the many who use programs like Kazaa to obtain music and movies without having to pay for them at retail locations. Many are doing it from campus computers and don’t see, or don’t care, about the ill effects to the university. Mike Marcinkevicz, director of Network Computers and Security
at Cal State Fullerton, said that the university has to respond to complaints from the entertainment industry when they feel their copyright laws have been violated. Marcinkevicz and his team monitor campus network usage and are well aware when downloading is bogging down the network. “If it’s students, it’s usually the dorms where it comes from,” Marcinkevicz said. “We’ve done a lot to block the dorms; we don’t intend to stop but to slow down the usage. We are concerned about the
network performance. Dorm population was pretty small, we haven’t had a whole lot of problems, but it has grown because of the population growth. We don’t want it to affect registration or regular business of the university.” Marcinkevicz said that copyright laws are pretty clear. They state that illegal collection or distribution of copyrighted material is strictly prohibited. “This is more interesting to
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The Cal State Fullerton Music Department will present the men’s and women’s choirs in a concert tonight at 8 p.m. The two choirs will conduct their performances at the Little Theatre in the Performing Arts Center. The women’s choir, which is under the direction of Vance D. Wolverton, is comprised of 95 members, ranging from freshmen to seniors and 80 percent music majors and 20 percent of the members are from other concentrations. The women’s choir performance, which will last about 35 minutes, includes five soloists and a suite of an eight-piece acappella number. The piece starts off with one voice, then to two voices and so on up to a total of eight voices. “The eight-piece number is a very difficult piece to sing and our ladies sing it very well,” Wolverton said. All numbers sung in the performance will be in Russian, with translations available. The setting of all songs will be in psalms text with the theme of the performance being “My Heart is Ready” by Yuri Yukechev. The choir sang earlier in October with the University Wind Ensemble, and this performance marks the second and last one of the semester. “The women’s choir performance is very sophisticated and very beautiful,” Wolverton said. The men’s choir, which is directed by Jesse Knowles, has 44 members also ranging from freshmen to seniors with 75 percent of the group being music majors. “My goal was to choose different styles of music from all over the world and from all periods of time,” Knowles said. The performance styles include pieces from the early Renaissance, late contemporary, a barber shop quartet
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Center Collects‘Boxes of Love’ nSERVICE: Volunteer operation on campus sent about 50 boxes of food to the Canning Hunger project, which hopes to feed $15,000 families By Anna Buss
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the conference. Each of them chose a country and role to represent. They also got the chance to discuss different issues going on in the world today such as funds allocations. “We debated over how to allocate money – will developed countries help give money to developing countries?” said Kim, who is also the president of the Model United Nations Club on campus. Three of the other delegates were Leilani Dicato, a theatre arts major, who represented Italy in the U.N. Security Council; Katie Ricketts, a political science major, who served as “Trial Judge No. 3” in the International Crime Court;
Closer to the holidays, Cal State Fullerton students can volunteer to help feed the homeless, drop off toys to orphans and needy children, and even crochet blankets for hospitals. The Volunteer and Service Center founded the “Box of Love” only last year, but “this is a big and popular project in other campuses,” said Mary Nguyen, a student volunteering for this program for the first time.
The “Box of Love” is part of the Canning Hunger project, which is a nonprofit agency working to extinguish hunger in Orange County for the last 12 years. This program was designed to help over 15,500 poor families of Orange County. On Monday, the last day to drop off all the boxes, different sororities, fraternities and clubs and organizations of CSUF collected about 50 boxes of food, which included cans of beans, corn, chicken noodle soup and 13 other canned products. Each box
had enough food for families of six to eight people. This year the project was wrapped up earlier because the boxes had to be categorized and then taken to the Canning Hunger Office. As a result, the program did not accomplish the expected mark of filling 100 boxes. Other volunteer programs are also available. Yvonne Felix, the coordinator of “Blanket of Love” started this program in September. “I’ve done
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Thi Vu helps assemble the “Boxes of Love” for the food drive.
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BRIEFS Dr. Seuss Comes to the Performing Arts Center The Orange County Performing Arts Center will be presenting “Seussical the Musical” from Dec. 25 through Jan. 4. Cathy Rigby will star in the role of “The Cat in the Hat” in the family musical by the Tony Award-winning team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. “Seussical the Musical” is being presented as part of the center’s Bank of America Broadway Series and additional sponsors include MercedesBenz, and Sempra Energy. Cox Communications is the media sponsor. Tickets are available at the center box office, online at the center’s Web site at www. ocpac.org, by phone through Ticketmaster at (714) 7407878 or (213) 365-3500 and at all Ticketmaster outlets. The Center’s TTY number is (714) 556-2746. The Christmas Day performance at 8 p.m. will be a special Family Night at the center-purchase one adult ticket at full price and get a child’s ticket free. The offer is only available when purchasing tickets at the center’s box office and children must be 12 years old or younger. The Saturday, Jan. 4 matinee at 2 p.m. will be sign language interpreted.
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Several streets will be temporarily closed in downtown Fullerton in conjunction with the city’s 12th annual “First Night Fullerton” New Year’s Eve Party. Sections of north Pomona Avenue will be closed from 2 p.m. Dec. 30 until 5 p.m. Jan. 2. Free parking for “First Night Fullerton” will be available at the Transportation Center Parking Structure on Pomona, south of Commonwealth; the Plummer Parking Structure on the southwest corner of Lemon and Chapman; at public parking lots on Wilshire, between Harbor and Malden; and the Fullerton College parking lot on Lemon, north of Chapman Avenue. “First Night Fullerton” is a New Year’s Eve celebration that will feature live entertainment, children’s activities and a fireworks finale. Admission to the event is free. Festivities will begin at 7 p.m. and conclude at midnight, and will feature dozens of events staged at numerous sites in the streets, sidewalks and buildings of downtown Fullerton. Those requiring special accommodations to attend “First Night Fullerton” are asked to contact the Fullerton Museum Center at (714) 738-6545 prior to Dec. 31.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS On Campus Dec. 11 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) 2783371. “Meet, Greet and Eat,” a reception to inform the campus community about the Researchers and Critical Educators group (RACE). The evening will play host to CSUF President Milton Gordon and other highly respected individuals. RACE would be honored for you to attend. The reception will be in the TSU’s Alvarado Room and starts at 3 p.m. and ends at 5 p.m. 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. Dec. 13 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 angels get their wings. 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. All Cal State Fullerton faculty, staff, administrative employees, ASI officers, board of directors, CSUF foundation and university advancement foundation employees are all invited to the Holiday Open House in the Titan Student Union’s Portola Pavilion at 1 p.m. This is a great place to mingle with faculty and share humorous anecdotes of the happenings of this fall semester. The women’s gymnastics team will be displaying their remarkable talents in their blue and orange intrasquad meet. The high-flying Titans will combine grace and strength for all to enjoy. The meet will be held in, the Physical Education Buildings Practice Gym in Rooms 217 and 230 at 2 p.m. Admission is free, so people from all walks of life
can attend. Don’t miss out on this socially conscious event. Dec. 14 Experience an “Olde Fashioned Christmas in the Garden in the Arboretum.” It will be like a photograph from the days of yore. You will be magically transformed into an enchanted wonderland with a myriad of holiday celebrations. The magic will start at 11 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults, and in the spirit of the holidays, children are free. Women’s basketball versus San Diego. This preseason matchup will match the athletic prowess of both teams. The thrilling game will take place at Titan Gym and will start at 5 p.m. For more information, call (714) 278-CSUF. Men’s basketball versus Idaho State. Only the clash of the Greek gods can relate to the passion of competition that lies between these two competitors. These athletes will compete at a level not known to most fans of this great sport we call basketball. The great matchup will begin at 7:05 p.m. at Titan Gym. For more information, call (714) 278-CSUF. Dec. 16 If you love your family, then treat them with a stop at the TSU’s Family Night. The holidays are coming fast and what better way to say “I love you,” to your family than by taking them to Cal State Fullerton for a funfilled Monday night. The wholesome fun begins at 5 p.m. and runs until 8 p.m. Semester examinations begin and end on Dec. 20. It is advised that all study hard to be productive and successful members of society in their latter years.
Community Dec. 14 Charles Dickens’ classically divine story, “A Christmas Carol,” continues at the Maverick Theatre in the transcendental Block of Orange. Enjoy a beautiful skyline outlined by whimsical sausages and magical neon signs. Then stop by the theatre for a new taking on “A Christmas Carol.” This will surely cure those holiday blues. Not like there is anything to be blue about at this green and red time. The show starts at 5 p.m. For more information, call (714) 634-1977. Dec. 15 Today will be a great day to go shopping for your loved ones. A brisk Sunday stroll through the bustle of a wonderful mall is a great way to spend the holidays. Just a reminder, its only 10 days from Christmas. Dec. 16 Mudvayne will play its sick and un-Christianlike music at the House of Blues in Anaheim. They also will be bringing the bands Taproot and Depswa to open for them. If you like hard, crazy, deliciously decadent music, then this show is for you. The show starts at 8 p.m. For tickets and more information, call (714) 778-BLUE.
Event of the Week 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
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nPANEL: Five students discussed ways to build bridges in the Latino community By Jill Daloria
Daily Titan Staff Writer Five Latino students from Cal State Fullerton attended a four-day conference, which changed their perspective on how they looked at the Latino community and their own lives. “I never realized how much attending this conference would impact me in my life, and my ability as a leader and a Latina,” said Rachael Amaro, a sophomore history major. “I shared a lot about myself.” The five students who were selected were Alma Ruiz, Maricela Alvarado, Amaro, Sergio Esparza and Herminia Rodriguez. The students were chosen to attend by Juanita Razo, assistant dean of students and Issac Cardenas, chair for the Department of Chicano/ Chicana Studies. The group presented what they learned to the Chicano/Latino Association on campus on Dec. 6 at the Senate Academic Chambers and told the association how the conference was a vital part in bridging the Latino communities together. “I’d like to see a conference like this continue to get support,” said Alvarado, a human services major. The five students received scholarships of $250 each to attend the conference from the donations of the
Office of the President, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Chicano/Latino Faculty and Staff Association. Many of the students who attended the conference learned about how diverse the Latino population is. “I never realized how diverse the Latino community is,” Ruiz said. “I didn’t realize we were so different. Some students who attended were gay or lesbian, some didn’t believe in God, others were immigrants and non-immigrants. I want to be a politician, and I’m going to have to deal with these types of people.” The students participated in exercises such as “group separation.” They were separated into three different groups: United States-born, children of immigrants and immigrants. The children of immigrants and U.S.-born had to make a list of stereotypes of immigrants. They shared the list to immigrants and heard the responses of how they felt. “We had the opportunity to listen to the immigrant population, share their struggles and obstacles that they have to overcome in order to continue their education,” said Alvarado, a senior human services major. “As a non-immigrant, I don’t struggle with things like out-of-state tuition fees.” This conference was also an
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Five Latino students from CSUF attended a four-day conference. opportunity for these students to network with other Latino students from other campuses. “As the only man among four women, I came to the conference with no expectations,” Esparza said. “My attitude was that I was going to network with a bunch of people. My goal was met far beyond what I thought.” There were other exercises that reaffirmed each student’s place in the Latino community. “I already know that by being an immigrant, I’m at a disadvan-
tage,” said Rodriguez, a senior math major. An exercise like the “community walk” put people who were nonimmigrants in the front of the line and people who were immigrants at the back just by the questions they asked like, “Have you ever had to translate in English to your parents?” “I ended up almost all the way at the end of the walk,” Rodriguez said. “I work hard to be where I’m at. It actually gave me a feeling that I have to keep on fighting to be
Kwanzaa Celebrates Family and Culture nEVENT: Cal State Long Beach professor created the holiday in 1966 to reinforce African virtue By LaToya Baker
Daily Titan Staff Writer Kwanzaa is a seven-day, non-religious holiday that begins on Dec. 26 and ends Jan. 1. Each day participants celebrate one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa, which are unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose and faith. Maulana Ron Karenga, the chair of the Black Studies Department at Cal State Long Beach, created the holiday in 1966 as a way to introduce and reinforce the seven basic values of African culture. The Afro-Ethnic Student Association celebrated their 5th annual Kwanzaa extravaganza Dec. 6 at the Titan Student Union Pub. “The event [was] just a way to indulge ourselves in culture and to have fun,” said Phaedra Allen, the president of the Afro-Ethnic Student Association. “It is also a way for us to educate the
community about what Kwanzaa is.” The values contribute to building and reinforcing family, community and culture among African Americans as well as Africans throughout the world, according to the official Kwanzaa Web site. Although the holiday was created for African Americans, the event at the TSU was open to people of all backgrounds. Mimi Chang, an Asian American majoring in child and adolescent studies, attended the event with her roommate. “I came because my roommate invited me,” she said. “I felt like I wanted to know more about Kwanzaa. I never knew about it so I thought it would be interesting to come and see and to learn. It has been a great experience.” Aurelio Rodriguez Jr. attended the event with a friend. He said the principles of Kwanzaa are principles everyone can benefit from.
“I think the [principles] are something that everyone should hold,” he said. “ The unity and self-determination principles are things that are needed to succeed at anything.” Desiree Perkins, a junior radio television and film major, came to the event to learn more about her heritage. “I’ve heard of Kwanzaa, but I don’t know anything about it and I wanted to come see what was going on tonight and what Kwanzaa is about,” she said. The event included a lighting ceremony in which participants lit seven candles, each representing a principle of Kwanzaa, a libation ceremony, a group prayer and a plant watering to symbolize the nourishment and growth of the group. The event also included entertainment by the African Ambience. Roselina Camacho, the coordinator for the Women of Color Resource Center, came to the event to support the association. “I think it is important for the staff
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(Left to right) Katie Ricketts, Choudhury Shamim, S. Billie Kim, James Day and Valerie Vanderwest attended the conference.
CONFERENCE n from page 1 and Valerie Vanderwest, a graduate student majoring in political science, who represented Pakistan in the U.N. General Assembly. In order to be in the running for the five open spots, the students underwent a tough and lengthy application process. Shamim was involved in selecting the students and screened potential candidates by giving them both written and oral exams. “The students also have to make a financial contribution,” he said. They contributed about one-fourth of the
cost. Kim said a strong resume that showcases a good international background can help a student snag a spot. Kim herself has had extensive experience taking part in U.N. conferences, but this particular one was different because it was international. The conference gave the participants an opportunity to experience the inner workings of the U.N. Kim said that no matter what part of the world you come from, everyone experiences the same vital issues. “We were arguing constantly, but in the end we came to a consensus, “ she said. “That’s what the United Nations is all about.”
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it [crocheted blankets] for a long time, but you can only do so much,” Felix said. “So, I called the Volunteer Center, and asked if they could use my idea.” They accepted it, and now she and 10 other women get together every Thursday at a conference room in McCarthy Hall for one hour to crochet blankets which “we make and give to people who are critically ill,” Felix said. The good act started as a hobby for Felix, who had always liked to crochet. But, when her house got everything she needed, she decided to continue this fun activity by donating them to the hospital where her grandmother was once taken. “I was kind of surprised. I even received e-mails from people I don’t even know saying how much they
to come out and see what the different cultures are celebrating and to see how we can incorporate that on campus and AESA is doing a great job by contributing this to the campus so that other students on campus can see what other cultures celebrate,” she said. Julie Stokes, an assistant professor at CSUF, said the value of celebrating Kwanzaa is that it is rooted in tradition and unity. “It provides an opportunity for African American students to come together and celebrate the strengths related to their heritage and tradition that they may not be aware of,” she said. Shanel McFarland, a member of the Afro-Ethnic Student Association, said the principles of Kwanzaa simply reinforce what most people already know. “A lot of people think that Kwanzaa is a religious celebration, it’s not,” she said. “It is just reiterating how people can come together and there are different [principles like] unity, faith and thought the program was good. That is really encouraging,” Felix said. The blankets are usually taken to the hospital once every two months, and Felix said she washes them, and puts them in clear bags. She had just taken 35 blankets about three weeks ago to the hospital. According to the Volunteer Center, last year, 44 percent of students worked in projects designed to give something back to the community. Nguyen said that students should volunteer for any kind of programs. Because CSUF students come from privileged backgrounds, they don’t really know how many people suffer from hunger. “It’s a rewarding experience,” Nguyen said. “When [students] see, and help for one hour, you can feel that you can make a difference.” Students interested in any of these or other programs, can go to the Volunteer and Service Center located at Titan Student Union Room 2, or
and folk music from Lithuania. The men’s performance will last around half an hour. “With a variety like this, I can keep the audience interested and it gives them a variety to hear,” Knowles said. Wolverton, who specializes in vocal music education, is the music department chair at CSUF. He is a member of various musical associations including The American Choral Directors Association, The Music Educators National Conference and The National Association of Teachers of Singing. Before coming to CSUF, he was formerly at the University of New Orleans teaching music there as well as being involved with the New Orleans symphony chorus as an assistant conductor. In 2001, Wolverton was awarded the Eunice Skinner Memorial Award for “Excellence in Choral Music Education” by the California Music Education Association. He was nominated by a colleague in the Music Department. “This is the kind of award I never expected to win,” Wolverton said. “I was very thrilled and excited about receiving my award.” Not only is Knowles the CSUF men’s choir director, but he also directs choral activities at Troy High School in Fullerton. When Knowles isn’t busy directing at CSUF or at Troy, one
INTERNET n from page 1 everyone and we are hearing more about it because the music and entertainment industry has a bigger voice,” he said. Francis Mummery, professor of economics at Fullerton College, said that part of the problem is that it’s so easy to do, yet to purchase music is very expensive. It becomes a disadvantage for artists to spend time in creating a work when they will not reap the benefits from it. “Statistics have shown that sharing of music files has hurt music industry sales, no doubt,” Mummery said. “Any time property rights are not enforced calls into question whether or not continued investment will occur.” Mummery said that programs like Kazaa puts the person who wants the product in a moral dilemma and some people have no ethical qualms with copying or distributing such material. “The net effect to the artist is not the same if the purchase of album does not occur but people still get the music,” Mummery said. “This creates a situation where record labels will need to have more artists since they get less money from each. This means there will be consolidation in the label industry, and with fewer firms, there will be less choices and more control but by the fewer sources.” “This brings about the idea that, how will they choose which artist to promote?” Mummery said. “Ten years from now, firms will be very selective, and some artist will make it. It’s difficult to predict what will happen to prices since
can find him singing or directing the choir at his church. He has sung with the Pacific Chorale, the Angeles Chorale and the William Hall Master Chorale. His performances have included roles in “Dido and Aneas”, “The Abduction of Figaro,” “Songs of Travel,” “Les Misérables” and “Pirates of Penzance.” CSUF is Knowles’ alma mater and he shows pride in his school and his past accomplishments while a student here on campus. As a freshman, he was an engineering major and when told he couldn’t declare a double major, he decided to major in music. While a music major, he was involved with every vocal ensemble on campus. He was involved with the men’s chorus during his graduate program and decided to take a position after receiving his master’s degree. The recital’s program consists of works by Yukechev, Daniel Gawthrop, Kurt Bestor and several other composers. “This performance will be comparable to Wolverton’s previous performances, outstanding and exciting,” said Pam McClain, Performing Arts Center box office manager. Tickets can be purchased in advance for all students; senior citizens or CSUF students with a student ID for $10 at the Performing Arts Center box office. All tickets sold at the door are $15. All proceeds go to support music scholarships for students. “This performance should sell quite well and have a wonderful turnout,” fewer firms means higher prices, but high prices got them there in the first place.” Senior Greg Purcha admits to downloading music files from the Internet. “I think it’s right and wrong,” Purcha said. “I’m going to say it’s wrong because it’s more ethical. The whole concept is wrong but at the same time if the technology is out there then people are going to do it ... it’s all about access.” Jeff Lin, a senior business management said that it doesn’t stop him from going out and buying the compact disc of an artist he really likes. “I do it all the time and I think it helps get publicity,” Lin said. “I think it’s great for up-and-coming artists because it gives them a farther reach than they would have with just promoting their CD on their own.” Lin also likes that he can find special mixes and different versions of certain hard-to-find songs. Lin added that programs like Kazaa and Morpheus are good, and programs similar to those will exist no matter what. Lin said he is still inclined to buy the entire CD because many times the quality of the songs downloaded is not the same as in the original. Breaks in the song become a problem when downloading MP3 files. Marcinkevicz said that many people don’t understand that just because it’s on the Internet, doesn’t mean that it’s part of public domain. The university policy does not allow illegal downloading of files and punishment varies from a warning up to expulsion. The Kazaa Web site also stresses that people shouldn’t share files that are not owned, or that they don’t have
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Titan quarterback Trendell Williams, right, scores the first touchdown in the history of Titan Stadium against Cal State Northridge on Sept. 5, 1992. It turned out to be the final season for CSUF football.
Remember the Titans
nCOMMENTARY: By Brian Miller
Daily Titan Copy Desk Chief There’s plenty of college football buzz in Southern California these days. USC plays Iowa in the Orange Bowl next month. The Trojans’ quarterback, Orange County native Carson Palmer, could win the Heisman Trophy this weekend.
Ten years have come and gone and CSUF still does not have a football team
UCLA, which plays New Mexico in the Las Vegas Bowl after a disappointing 7-5 season, fired coach Bob Toledo on Monday and is looking toward next year. Too bad the buzz doesn’t extend as far south as Fullerton. For the 19th consecutive year, there will be no bowl game for the Titans. The one and only bowl appearance for Cal State Fullerton was the 1983 California
Bowl, a 20-13 loss to Northern Illinois. And without a football team, when the Titans might ever play in a bowl game again is anyone’s guess. Saturday marked the 10-year anniversary of one of the darkest days in Titan football history, when President Milton Gordon disbanded the team for a season, and eventually, for good. For those fans clamoring to see the blue and orange back on the football field, is
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there any hope that Titan football ever will make a comeback? Is there even a glimmer of hope that some day we can get a team back, a team to embrace, a team that will give this school an identity? There are many roadblocks that stand in the way of CSUF’s quest to bring football back. But it isn’t impossible, says Titan alumnus Tim Holland. “Look at all the California universi-
ties and colleges without football,” he said. “What a great opportunity for a new kind of no-scholarship football. The rivalries are built in, a cost cap could be put on, maybe a full-time head coach and a couple of part-time assistants. The alumni, students and community would have a team. “People still want to see CSUF beat Long Beach,” Holland said. One of the best players to come
out of CSUF is defensive back Mark Collins, who played in Super Bowls XXI and XXV with the New York Giants. Collins feels that it is possible to bring back Titan football. “At one point, our football team was very, very good,” he said. “During the good years of 1983 and ’84, we were known as a football school.
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CSUF’sTrojanWar nBASKETBALL: Fullerton travels to take on Southern Cal on Wednesday By Odeen Domingo
Daily Titan Staff Writer Loyola Marymount fans made no effort to censor their opinions about the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team in “the cage,” a chainlinked area in Gersten Pavilion, this past Saturday. The Titans (1-4) lost, 75-68. Now Fullerton will challenge the University of Southern California (2-3) on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, where attendance averages 5,423. It will be the largest away crowd not on a neutral court the Titans have faced this season. “It’s a good test for our team,” assistant coach Jason Levy said. “We have been real close to winning the last two games. The players are real excited to play against USC.” The two teams will play each other for the first time in history. Both teams slightly mirrored each other the past two weeks. They both are on a two-game losing streak and the outcomes were decided late in the second half. Both teams’ first loss was against a 2-2 team. But that is where the comparisons end. The difference is Fullerton struggled in a loss to a 3-3 LMU team while USC held its own but couldn’t hold onto a sizeable lead against a now 5-0, No. 10 Missouri. Even though the Titans are excited to play the Trojans, the feeling isn’t mutual. USC head coach Henry Bibby said he is more focused on his team than the next opponent. “At this point, we’re not concerned about Cal State Fullerton,” Bibby said in a statement. “We’re more concerned on our young team and making sure that we know what we’re doing on the court.” The Trojans want to transfer their fast-paced play against Missouri over to the game on Wednesday. “I’m happy with the last game,” Bibby said. “To me, it’s a win to get a young group like this to play
that well.” Fullerton also wants the same kind of tempo it had against the Lions for Wednesday. “I’m pleased with the energy we had against LMU,” assistant coach Mark Maki said. “There were a lot of loose balls. We were diving all over the floor.” CSUF is 2-16 against Pac-10 opponents, with the wins coming in a nail-biting 67-66 victory at Arizona in the 1983-84 season and at home in a 75-55 drubbing of Washington three seasons later. Despite never playing the Trojans before, the Titan coaching staff’s goals still remain the same – defense. “We’re really stressing on manto-man defense and guarding out on the perimeter,” Levy said. Fullerton has allowed its opponents to shoot an average of almost 50 percent from the field this season. But defense should come easier against USC. The Trojans shot a miserable 33 percent from the floor throughout their losing streak. An aspect that doesn’t have to be stressed is rebounding. “We have been out-rebounding our opponents by about four a game,” Levy said. CSUF’s main board cleaners are 6-foot-10-inch forward Pape Sow, who leads the team with nine rebounds a game, and 6-foot-4-inch guard Ralphy Holmes, who is second with a 7.2 average. Fullerton’s opponents have found an effective defensive formula for Sow so far this season – double- and triple-team the big man, get him into foul trouble and let the others try to win the game. “Sow’s our biggest offensive threat, we know we have to give him the ball,” Maki said. “But it’s difficult to get it to him if he’s being double- and triple-teamed all the time.” It will be tough with USC’s three centers, two 6-foot-11-inch players in Rory O’Neil and Kostas Charissis,
and 7-footer Jonathan Oliver. Head coach Donny Daniels will try a different offensive scheme to get Sow more open. “When they try to double or triple Sow, it’s going to have to come from different areas,” Daniels said. “It won’t be stationary. We’re going to move him around.” Maki and Daniels said knocking down the open shot is the best way to free Sow up and get him in the offensive flow. The Titans are just seventh in the Big West with a .432 field goal percentage. “Shooting the ball isn’t close to what I anticipated [at this time of the season,]” Daniels said. Nine of Fullerton’s 12 players are junior-college transfers. There is no doubt the talent of transfer point guard Zakee Smith, shooting guard Holmes, forward Bron Groomes and Sow have helped, but USC has talented junior-college transfers of its own. The surprising play of junior forward Roydell Smiley, who transferred from Southeastern Iowa College, has pleased the Trojan coaches. Smiley is second on the team with 12.2 points a game and leads the team with 10 steals. Daniels said Smiley is probably the best shooter on the West Coast. Offensively, Bibby relies heavily on players coming off the bench like Oliver, a transfer from Ventura College. “There are very few players who are as consistent as Oliver,” Bibby said. “It’s very important for our bench to play well.” The Titans seem to matchup well against USC in athleticism, but the outcome will always come down to defense. “We have to play for an entire 40 minutes,” Maki said. “We’ve only played well in spurts and haven’t been able to put a full 40-minute game together yet.”
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Titan head coach Gene Murphy, center, looks on with his team at the Santa Ana Bowl in 1991.
The Life and Death ofTitan Football
nHISTORY: A look at the highs and lows of a tumultuous program By Brian Miller
Daily Titan Copy Desk Chief Believe it or not, there is more to Cal State Fullerton football than the ousting it received in 1992. There was a time when CSUF had a formidable team, worthy of a Top 20 ranking. Through the years, we have claimed many future professional football players as our own. In the words of Gene Murphy, “The ride was worth the fall.” 1970 The Titans play their first football game, beating Cal Poly Pomona, 31-0, en route to a 6-41 season. 1971 After a victory over U.S. International, three Titans’ coaches are killed in a plane crash on their way to a scouting trip in San Luis Obispo. The university organizes the Mercy Bowl, a benefit game to raise money for the coaches’ families. The Titans beat Fresno State, 17-14, in front of 16,854 fans. “There was an outpouring of support,” said Mel Franks, CSUF sports information director. “This was the first time
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“Orange County has the money,” Collins said. “It matters where they want to put the money to. No one is paying money to watch softball and basketball. The only thing going right now [at CSUF] is baseball. Football would bring the money back.” There are many factors involved in bringing back the Titan football program, with money being at the top of the list. “It would take a huge investment to bring back football,” said alumnus and long-time booster Kirk San Roman.
Orange County ever got together to support a college football team.” 1979 Gene Murphy’s first season as CSUF head coach. He would remain head coach until the end, resigning two months before the disbanding of the football program officially is announced. 1983 After finishing the season 7-5, with a 5-1 record in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association, CSUF makes its one and only bowl appearance, losing to Northern Illinois, 20-13, in the California Bowl. 1984 The Titans’ best season ever, finishing 11-1 in games played. Fullerton’s only loss came to UNLV, which was led by future NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham. UNLV later had to forfeit the game, after it was found that the Runnin’ Rebels used ineligible players during the season. “That [game] spoiled our undefeated season and cost us a trip to the Cal Bowl,” said Kirk San Roman, alumnus and long-time booster. “There was no comfort to us as we technically finished the season 12-0, but weren’t selected to any
“Unfortunately, we have lacked those athletic fund-raising means for some time.” Gene Murphy, who coached the Titans for 13 seasons, puts his own spin on things. “No, I don’t think [Titan football will ever be back],” he said. “There are too many factors involved to make it happen.” Are the roadblocks too gigantic to break through? So far, it looks that way. But if there ever was a time for the Titans to field a team, it’s now. The Los Angeles Rams bolted Southern California for the greener pastures of St. Louis in 1995. The NFL hasn’t managed to put
bowl game.” The Titans are awarded a Top 20 ranking and Murphy is named UPI West Coast Coach of the Year.
1986 Four Titans are selected in the first eight rounds of the NFL draft: cornerback Mark Collins, who went on to play in the Super Bowl with the New York Giants; wide receiver James Pruitt; wide receiver Corn Reddick; and offensive tackle Hank Goebel. 1989 The Titans post their last winning season, going 6-4-1. 1991 CSUF goes 2-9, which almost leads to the football team being dropped. President Milton Gordon instead opts to retain it. The biggest highlight of the season comes when the Titans defeat rival Long Beach State, 37-36, which would be the final game the 49ers ever play. 1992 CSUF finishes the season 2-9, with only five wins spanning three seasons. The Titans lose to UNLV, 33-16, in what would be their final game. Gordon announced the end of the program on Dec. 7. another team in Anaheim, leaving Orange County without a football team of its own. The Titans, who used to be vagabonds and play wherever there was an empty field, now have an on-campus stadium and a bigger fan base living on campus. The commuter-school stigma now is gone. Too bad money is the root of all evil. It would be nice if we were talking about the big bowl game CSUF was playing in soon, or how we almost had a winning season. Instead, we are stuck clamoring for Jan. 31, when CSUF’s only known nationally recognized team takes on Stanford in baseball.
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Story By Kathleen Usher Daily Titan Staff Writer eing raised on a farm gave me multiple opportunities to experience the undeniable feelings that encompass the lives of animals and the incredible impact they can have on your life. By sharing 13 years with Leah, our family dog, I gained a greater understanding and compassion for the relationship between humans and man’s best friend. Once I married and had children, the time had come for us to get a family pet. We lived in Citrus Heights, a suburb of Sacramento, so a horse was definitely out of the question and a fragile kitten would be defenseless against our one-year-old son, so we decided to get a dog. At the time, my brother-in-law, Chris, lived with us and took it upon himself to bring home an eight-week-old German Shepherd that was dropped off at the YMCA. She jumped out of the car and darted to the front porch, being careful not to trip over her clumsy oversized paws. At first I was angry that we weren’t able to choose our own puppy, but her warm kisses and bright eyes immediately soothed those uneasy feelings. It was love at first sight and she would soon take on the role of family protector. Before the doorbell rang, Leah would signal to us that someone had arrived. While taking our nightly walks, she warned others using the sidewalks that they were getting too close to the children. During the next five years, Leah learned our routine. Her favorite part of the day came when she could assist with getting the kids bathed and tucked in for the night. Once the bedtime story was finished, Leah would begin nudging the kids to bed. She would kiss each one and then her nightly chore began. She sat at the end of the hallway nearest the living room because she knew Timothy would be up soon, trying to take a peak at the television. What a sight it was to see Leah grab him by the seat of his pajamas and drag him back to bed. We were confident she
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wouldn’t injure him, and it was nice to have the extra help. It was like having a Nanny, only less expensive. Leah was satisfied with food, water, love and a weekly bath. Once the kids were in dreamland, she positioned herself outside our bedroom doors to keep watch while we slept. There isn’t a home security system available that I would have trusted more. Leah’s motherly instincts were alive, so having babies of her own was the next natural step. Unfortunately, a mixed-breed mutt bred with her and she became pregnant. I’ll never forget that big day. I was at the dentist with my oldest daughter when the call came. It was my husband, Sam, in a state of panic. You’d think that after surviving the five births of our children he’d be calm, but no way. We rushed home to discover that Leah had it all under control. Six puppies born and more on the way. By the end of day, Leah had given birth to three boys and seven girls, but one was very weak. After all the excitement, we gave Leah some private time with her new family. As we prepared dinner Leah came into the kitchen with her sick puppy and placed it at my feet. It was dead and she knew it. We walked out back and buried her. Leah looked so sad. I’m not sure if dogs cry, but her eyes were glossy and she was definitely grieving her loss. A couple of years later, we bred Leah to a pure German Shepherd. Once again, she had 10 puppies. We kept one of the males to be our future protector and the rest went to good homes. It was like a human adoption process. We screened those seeking one of Leah’s beautiful puppies, and decided on nine deserving families. As the years passed Leah taught Sheridan, her son, how to be a part of our family. When he stepped out of line she disciplined him. When he obeyed, she praised him. Parents could learn a thing or two from dogs.
As time continued to pass, Leah started to feel her age. Ear infections affected her hearing and her hips began to weaken. Sheridan knew his mother wasn’t her old self, and he became her protector. When the kids played too close to her, he warned them to get away. When she struggled to get to her food or water bowl, he walked along side her. After two years of treating her illnesses, a tumor appeared on her shoulder. It grew rapidly and within a few months it was the size of a football and began to split open. Her age and condition prevented her from having surgery because the veterinarian said she wouldn’t survive it. Pain pills and love comforted her as long as possible. Then, the time came for us to end her suffering. But how could we? She was a member of our family. How could we end her life? She was so important to us. She was one of us. She had feelings. We wondered if she knew that her life was nearing the end. We scheduled an appointment with her doctor, but canceled it. Two days passed and her suffering was unbearable to us, so we rescheduled. We bathed, brushed and loved her. The time had come. The vet’s office was only a block away from our home, but we took the car so she could take her last ride. It was a school day and only Kayla, our middle daughter, and Christopher, the youngest chose to go with me. The other kids opted out, stating they just couldn’t. Sam changed his mind at the last minute, so it was just the three of us. Kayla and I cried the whole way. I wondered if it was this difficult for other pet owners. Christopher let them know we had arrived, while we waited outside with Leah. I wanted to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air with her as long as possible. As I walked with her, I remembered experiencing this same type of decision during the years that I nursed my dying father-in-law in our home. The
same type of loneliness. Sal had been in and out of the hospital dozens of times for cancer, diabetes, heart disease and other illnesses. One evening while I was giving him home dialysis, he asked me to let him die the next time his heart stopped. I knew it was the right thing to do. He had suffered long enough, and so had Leah. The nurse offered us a private room. We were unable to control our sadness and others in the waiting room were being affected. One lady stroked her 13-year-old Cocker Spaniel’s head and tears ran down her cheeks. She offered her condolences and stepped outside. Kayla insisted on being in the room during the procedure, but the doctor convinced her it wasn’t pleasant and she finally agreed. We asked for a few more minutes and we sat in silence. Leah walked around to each one of us as if to say goodbye. Did she know? Whether she knew what was about to happen or not, her emotion was genuine. At that moment, memories of Leah’s time with us began to flood my mind. I realized how important she was to us and how losing her is just as painful as losing a family member. We gave her leash to the nurse twice and both times we took it back. Finally, we let go. We waited because Kayla’s agreement with the vet was to see Leah afterwards. Minutes passed that seemed like hours. I remembered when Sal took his last breath and a sense of peace came over me. Leah had welcomed Sal into our home when he was sick and needed our comfort, and now he welcomed her into his. They called for us and single file we walked through the swing door to the kennels. Leah was covered to her neck with a brown blanket. Her right front leg had a white bandage wrap where the shot was injected. I silently thanked Sal for giving me the strength to deal with the death of a loved one and I said goodbye to Leah.