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Latin looks to Town hall headline Green future
Some MexicanAmericans are leaving the Democratic Party By ERIC GOMEZ Daily Titan Staff
This October, Nativo Lopez, president of the Mexican American Political Association, changed his registration from Democrat to Green and said he hopes other Latinos will do the same. Such decisions could result in tens of thousands of Latinos eventually becoming members of the Green Party, according to the Green Party of Californiaʼs Web site. While attending a fundraising event for David Cobb, the Green Partyʼs presidential nominee, Lopez announced that he would endorse
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the Green candidate, instead of what was expected of the association, which was to endorse a Democrat. Lopez said the Democrats are not helping Latinos and the Democratic Party is neglecting issues important to Latinos. “The Democrats havenʼt done anything about the health care crisis,” said Sara Amir, spokeswoman for the Green Party of California, adding that the Greens advocate universal health care. Amir said Democrats and Republicans “need to talk about the progressive issues,” and bring up topics that are important to Latinos. The association, which was organized in 1960, has previously approved resolutions similar to those that fall in line with the Green
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The campaign to restore one of Fullertonʼs historic landmarks is almost over
A three-year long campaign has come down to three days of intense drive for many activists trying to raise $1.65 million to save the historic Fox Theatre in Downtown Fullerton. On Nov. 2, the Fullerton City Council will conduct a final vote to determine if the cityʼs redevelopment agency will match the funds raised through public and private donations. If the grant is approved, the Fullerton Historic Theatre Foundation will have enough money to buy the Fox Theatre from the Morgan Group, a Texas-based developer. “Keeping our historic landmarks no matter what city theyʼre in is important for the future and to show where weʼve been in the past,” said Barbara Buchler, a board member of the Fullerton Historic Theatre Foundation. The campaign to save the Fox Theatre shifted into high gear last January when a plan for the the-
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ater was presented to the public and the Fullerton Historic Theatre Foundation was formed, branching out from Fullerton Heritage, a nonprofit group, Buchler said. Originally named Chapmanʼs Alician Court Theatre, the Fox Theatre opened in 1925 and closed in 1987 after hosting various theatrical productions and films, according to the foundationʼs Web site. The building was designed by Meyer and Holler, the same company that created Graumanʼs Chinese Theatre and the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Those two theaters are still in use today. While the Fox Theatre has stood idle, private owners have tried to refurbish the entertainment facility but have had little success. Restoration costs soar due to the buildingʼs neglect and wear over the years, according to the foundationʼs Web site. The foundation hopes the restored theater will be used to host concerts, live theater productions and independent films as well. “Depending on what community input is, there will be live shows, be it concerts or recitals,” Buchler said. “We would like to bring in school children [for events]. I would hope business people would use the the-
ater for meetings and [we want to] reach out to different ethnic groups in town.” But leading on the Fullerton Historic Theatre Foundationʼs agenda is gaining ownership of the theater. After the foundation purchases the Fox Theatre, there is still more planning to be done. “Once we buy it, fundraising efforts will continue,” Buchler said. In 10 months, the foundation has raised almost $700,000 and, with three days left to meet the $1.65 million mark, Buchler said it is crunch time. “Itʼs gotten hectic,” Buchler said. “We have to collect our pledges, we need to pay on deadlines. We need people to get their pledges in.” Volunteers at the foundation will be making phone calls to donors and collecting funds as fast as they can, Buchler said. “The whole process is on a pretty tight timeline now,” said Gary Chalupsky, the deputy director of redevelopment for Fullerton. Fullertonʼs Redevelopment Agency holds the owners of the Fox Theatre accountable for the restoration of the building, Chalupsky said. Should the Fullerton Historic FOX 6
October is an important month for Greeks Advocating Mature Management of Alcohol. At a time when most students are scouring the malls for costumes and contemplating their personal voting habits, members of GAMMA have been busy launching a campaign of their own, promoting Alcohol Awareness Month. This month, which has been designated Alcohol Awareness Month, included a series of events that aim to promote the healthy and safe consumption of alcohol. During this final week of awareness, Gamma hosts a variety of events that aim to promote their goals. Speakers are scheduled to speak on campus and on Thursday and Friday Gamma and the Health Center will have booths set up to hand out informative packets to students. “Our student population consists of many that drink every weekend and I think that these events will make at least some of the students gain an understanding of the importance of drinking responsibly,” Trang Tran, the vice president of public relations for Gamma, said. In conjunction with MADD Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Gamma has participated in the annual Crash Car Event so that students
walking past the TSU throughout the week can view the remains of a demolished vehicle resulting from a drunk driving accident. “With the crash car placed on campus so students can see one of the consequences of drinking and driving right in front of their eyes, hopefully it will make a difference in their decision making,” Tran said. In addition, Tran said that by giving an alcohol presentation to University 100 classes consisting of freshman, members of Gamma, “Hope that it makes them think about the choices that they will make during their college career.” With Halloween quickly approaching, Tran said that this information is specifically necessary to encourage a safe and enjoyable weekend for students.
paired up to volunteer to pick up students that are too intoxicated to drive home from a party. “Alcohol Awareness has always been a priority,” Mary Hermann, Health Center director of health education and health promotion, said. “A lot of surveys have been conducted that reveal that this is necessary on college campuses. It is the Health Education Centerʼs goal to get enough information out as possible in order for students to make informed choices.” By providing pamphlets of warning only days before the Halloween weekend festivities begin, Hermann said she hopes the goal of reminding students of the negative affects of alcohol are heard. “Today and tomorrow are just about handing out literature,” she said of the booth event. “I think students are generally accepting of this kind of information and it really was the intention of the peer health education program GABRIEL FENOY/For the Daily Titan to get them out. dkljfkldf dklfj dkljfldkjf ldkf dkljf lkfj ldkjf dlskf sdkljfaklsThe students are fjlskdfjlsdkfjldkfjldk. kdfjlkdjfk dkfjkldjf kkjd kdjkfj kdj. the ones who are making this By exercising preventative mea- event happen.” sures, Gamma and Greek Life are According to the Core Instituteʼs additionally taking part in an organi- recent statistical report drawn from zation known as Designator Drivers a sample of over 54,000 undergraduAssociation, which is a program ALCOHOL 6 that consists of designated students
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CSUF students can go to Halloween events for a lower price By CASEY RITTENHOUSE Daily Titan Staff
This is the special time of year when local theme parks turn their regularly pleasant and familiar looks into frightfully ghoulish atmospheres for those brave enough to step past their gates. Some Cal State Fullerton students canʼt afford to pay full-price for admission, but there is a solution. The Titan Student Unionʼs
Information and Services desk sells discount tickets to local attractions that “dress up” every Halloween season for their guests to see. Knottʼs Scary Farm, Six Flags Magic Mountain and the Queen Mary are three of the scare-filled recreation facilities that offer discount tickets to CSUF students and faculty. The most popular discount tickets on sale at the TSU are those to Knottʼs Scary Farmʼs “Halloween Haunt.” On selected nights throughout month of October, Knottʼs Scary Farm turns its Western-themed park into a regular horror film, with creepy
mazes, stage shows and monsters around every corner to perhaps scare guests into the nearest restroom. But you better act fast, because tickets are limited. “We sell out every year,” said Pamela Skawin, manager of Information and Services. “Even the students that work here go and they really enjoy it.” Skawin said ticket sales to Six Flagsʼ “Fright Fest” also sell quickly. The rollercoaster-themed park has mazes and shows like Knottʼs, but is located farther away from campus. TICKETS 6
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“How to Save Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid,” part of Continuing Learning Experienceʼs Political Series, will take place today at 10 a.m. in the Ruby Gerontology Centerʼs Mackey Auditorium. For more information: 278-2446.
Iraq wants more elections help from UN BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqʼs interim government complained Wednesday that the United Nations isnʼt doing enough to help prepare for January elections, saying the organization has sent fewer electoral workers than it did when tiny East Timor voted to secede from Indonesia. U.S. aircraft, meanwhile, mounted four strikes in Fallujah on what the U.S. military said were safehouses used by Abu Musab al-Zarqawiʼs terror network. A Sunni Muslim clerical group demanded that the Iraqi government prevent any fullscale U.S. attack on Fallujah, hoping to muster the same public anger that forced the Marines to abandon a siege of the city last spring.
“Learning Theories Applied,” a lecture that explores the impact of reasoning on conceptual understanding in chemistry (whatever that means) will take place today in McCarthy Hall, room 512. For more information: 278-4253.
Soldier pleads guilty in Iraq abuse case
Come root for the home-team as the CSUF volleyball takes on UC Riverside in the Titan Gymnasium at 7 p.m. For tickets: 278-CSUF.
BAGHDAD, Iraq – The highest-ranking soldier charged with abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison pleaded guilty Wednesday, telling a military court that prisoners were forced to submit to public nudity and degrading treatment “for military intelligence purposes.” Army reservist Ivan “Chip” Frederick, 38, of Buckingham, Va., confessed to eight counts of conspiracy, dereliction of duty, maltreatment of detainees, assault and committing an indecent act. He was expected to be sentenced Thursday and could receive 11 years in prison.
The Honor Society Fair continues today in the Quad from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00p.m. Come learn about various campus honor societies and support them in their quest to collect enough canned-foods to build “can castles.” Refreshments will be served to those who contribute or donate. For more information: 278-7440.
National Bush, Kerry spar over leadership in Iowa WATERLOO, Iowa – President Bush and challenger John Kerry accused each other of misjudging the stakes and lacking the leadership to deal with Iraq and terrorism as they campaigned 60 miles apart Wednesday in Iowa, a state Bush narrowly lost four years ago. “The next commander in chief must lead us to victory in this war and you cannot win a war when you donʼt believe youʼre fighting one,” Bush said in Mason City, a northern Iowa farming community.
Study: Pill cuts cancer, coronary risks PHILADELPHIA – The same huge federal study that led millions of women to abandon use of hormones after menopause now provides reassurance that another hormone concoction _ the birth control pill _ is safe. In fact, women on the pill had surprisingly lower risks of heart disease and stroke and no increased risk of breast cancer, contrary to what many previous studies have found.
State S.F man arrest. in death of nude sun bather SAN FRANCISCO - A 49-year-old San Francisco man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the killing of a man who was sunbathing nude on the terrace of a Castro District bar last month. Joel Dickerson faces a manslaughter charge in the death of Jay Carbone, 52. Dickersonʼs bail was set at $100,000, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Carbone died last month after hitting his head during a scuffle at the Pendulum bar, police said. Carbone ordered drinks and disrobed. After about an hour, another man complained and asked Carbone to put his clothes on. “If you donʼt like it, get out,” Carbone told the offended man, according to police. Reports compiled from The Associated Press
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“So, while volunteers fight the ground war over turnout, and campaign strategists fight the “air war” with television ads and interviews, the lawyers — call them the special forces — could prove decisive. They are trained in dark arts like psychological warfare, legal sabotage and courtroom counter-insurgency. Both sides are employing thousands of them for what will be a bitterly fought election. Six out of every 10 Americans surveyed by the Associated Press doubt that there will be a clear winner by the morning of Nov. 3. Exhausted voters and campaign workers on both sides desperately hope they are wrong.” The Economist Magazine Staff
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HONG KONG - There is definite truth to the statement, “Drugs make you dumber.” And now to demonstrate the validity of this phrase, may I introduce you to Ho Heng-chau. Ho was appearing in court on drug charges sporting a T-shirt that had the word “cocaine” on the front. He plead guilty to possession and while his lawyer was arguing for an amiable his shirt caught the eye of the magistrate. Magistrate Ernest Lin was quoted as saying. “What are you doing wearing a ´cocaine´ T-shirt? You might as well carry a sign that says ´Iʼm a drug head´.” Ho was fined $510. Compiled from bizarrenews. com
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Partyʼs agenda. Gordon Johnson, spokesman for the Green Party of Orange County, said that Greens have always supported Latino-related issues, such as favoring bilingual education and issuing driversʼ licenses to undocumented workers. “Mexican-Americans are no longer a minority group in the state of California,” said Jarret Lovell, Cal State Fullerton criminal justice professor and faculty adviser for the Campus Greens. “If Mexicans are the majority, why donʼt they
hold more power? It makes sense to abandon the party that hasnʼt done anything for you.” Lovell said the Democratic Party has taken the Latino vote for granted and sees Latinos and other subjugated groups as being trapped. “If youʼre a minority group, youʼre never going to leave the Democrats,” Lovell said. “What are you going to do, vote for a Republican? No. And the Democrats know this. I think Mexican-Americans are starting to catch onto that.” Amir said the Green Party wants “the Democrats in the next election to see that they canʼt just ignore the issues.”
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sports@dailytitan.com • (714) 278-3149 “[Green Party members] are activists first, voters second. Weʼre not going to win elections right now,” said Lovell. Lovell said that Greens have to reach out to under-represented groups and Johnson agreed. “We expect more people of all kinds to re-register as Greens in the future,” Johnson said. Living wages, peace and military spending are some of the issues that Johnson said he feels will attract Latinos. “I expect Latinos to pay attention to that,” Johnson said, adding that these issues appeal to everyone, not just Latinos.
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