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President gains slim majority, asks for all votersʼ support The Associated Press
Professors voice concerns over lack of funds, campus safety By ALI DORRI Daily Titan Staff
The California Faculty Associationʼs angst over last weekʼs trustee-approved 2005-06 budget carried over into Wednesdayʼs Cal State Fullerton CFA chapter meeting. Discussion over the $2.5 billion budget brought ire from members on topics ranging from faculty salary to the gymʼs plumbing. G. Nanjundappa, CFA chapter president and sociology professor, said the budget, which he said covers 47 percent of CSUF instruction costs, doesnʼt fund the basic necessities of providing quality education. “If you donʼt spend at least 50 percent for instruction, I donʼt see how you can justify the budget,” he said. “Taxpayer money has to be maximized; we are obligated to provide accessible high-quality education.” He and other CFA members feel indifferent to the budget, which included a fourth tuition increase in as many years, due to the CFAʼs obligation to Californiaʼs Master Plan of Education. The plan was passed in 1960 by the Legislature for the state to provide affordable and accessible higher education to all who are eligible. “There has been no recent increase in revenue besides revenue from tuition increases,” he said. Nanjundappa said that the lack of funds also limits faculty raises — there have been none in the last two years — and also makes it difficult for professors to gain tenure. He added that the declining number of tenured faculty makes it harder on those already tenured, whom, he said, are the most vital to the education process. “With all respect to part-time faculty, tenured-track faculty are the backbone of the university,” he said. “[The] burden has fallen on less amounts of tenured faculty.” Tenured faculty serve on college committees and are responsible for curriculum development, student mentoring and representing their colleagues in shared governance. Nanjundappa said he is concerned that the lack of tenured faculty could FACULTY 4
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American studies major Dan Scheppler poses a question on voting and how it’s implemented at Cal State Fullerton to President Milton A. Gordon and ASI President Philip Vasquez. The two presidents gave out free pizza and answers to interested students in the Quad Wednesday.
Presidential pizza pie ASI hosts question and answer forum about campus issues By KEVIN METZ Daily Titan Staff
Between their bites of free pizza, Cal State Fullerton students voiced their concerns on Wednesday about tuition hikes, the plus/minus grading system and retiring faculty to President Milton A. Gordon and Associated Students Inc. President Phillip Vasquez at the fourth annual Pizza with the Presidents, hosted by Associated Students Inc. While the open forum turned the heads of many students walking past the Quad, it was clear that the recent tuition increase was hot on the minds of a majority of the hun-
dreds of students who participated throughout the 45-minute event. Approved last Thursday by the California State University Board of Trustees, the new budget allows for an 8 percent increase to studentsʼ spring 2005 tuition. “Right now students donʼt have a policy [for fee regulation], and I always say no policy is a bad policy,” Vasquez said. “So we will still be working at the statewide level with the California State Student Association to lobby those kind of advocacy issues with the chancellor of the university.” Vasquez, a senior human services major and political science minor, added that students have lobbied for a long-term fee policy that, if passed, would regulate the increase of fees over the following years so students would know
what increases to expect. Gordon said that the cost of education is actually much higher than students are paying. “Right now you pay about $2,800 a year [to go to college],” Gordon said. “The actual cost for your education over the course of a year is about $10,000.” Related to the tuition increase was the question that followed about financial aid. “For every fee increase, 20 to 30 percent of that increase goes directly toward financial aid so that the additional cost is covered for students,” Gordon said. “We are very active in terms of providing as much financial aid outside of the system, in terms of both federal programs and California PIZZA 3
Business leaders teach students
Professionals, alumni volunteer their time as professors for a day
More than 100 business professionals, including some Cal State Fullerton alumni, became “professors for a day” Tuesday and Wednesday at the annual event sponsored by the College of Business and Economics. A total of 128 business and economics classes hosted these guest
professors throughout both days, as some shared personal experiences of their careers, discussed academic issues with students and gave advice to the schoolʼs future business leaders. “One of our big goals is to bridge theory and practice,” said Joni Norby, assistant dean of the college. She said that the speakers would give students direction and career advice. Norby said that students would be able to see how what they are learning is applied to the workplace. Garrett Kop, assistant vice presi-
dent and treasurer of St. Joseph Health System and 1978 CSUF alumni, said it was important for him to return to the campus and share his experiences with students. “This school provided me with the education to do well,” he said. “I think [students] want to know how what youʼre learning today will apply to their career in the future.” Kop said learning the essentials of business is key. “Career paths will always take
opportunity to learn how they can defend themselves in a sexual assault situation. Rape Aggression Defense Systems, established in 1989, is a network of self-defense instructors who teach all over the United States and Canada. Since 2002, R.A.D. has offered free classes every semester at CSUF to educate women in risk awareness, reduction, recognition and avoidance. “We want [women] to recognize the signals,” said Officer Iris CortesValle who is instructing the four-session course. “Itʼs not about kicking peopleʼs butts, itʼs about learning how to escape and run.” Participants first learn how to evaluate scenarios. Then they devote
following sessions to master physical stances and basic techniques. The final session allows participants to use their skills against trained police officers dressed in padded suits. “Itʼs very empowering for women to learn what their physical abilities are,” Cortes-Valle said. Norene Protacio, an undeclared freshman, said she learned more about herself and what she was capable of. “Iʼm like an easy target for someone with my size and my frame,” said Protacio, who is 4-feet-7-inches tall and weighs 80 pounds. “Iʼm itty bitty.” After the 12-hour program is completed, participants are rewarded with a certificate that enables them to attend classes every semester if they
choose. “It refreshes my memory taking it every semester,” said Eva Ku, a senior sociology major who is taking the class for the third time to challenge herself. Cindy Davila of Yorba Linda, heard about the class through the YMCA and was immediately interested in taking the class with her daughter, Sarah. “I told her, ʻYouʼre going to this class if you want to go to college,ʼ” Davila said. Sarah, a high school senior, said she enjoys taking the class and would take it again. “When they walk out of here
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Women learn sexual assault defense tactics
Campus class teaches females how to protect themselves By KELLY HICKMAN and LINDA HO Daily Titan Staff
Someone is sexually assaulted every two minutes and one out of every six women has been a victim of an attempted or completed rape in the United States, according to a 2002 statistics report on the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network Web site. This past week, female Cal State Fullerton students and women of all ages from the community had the
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WASHINGTON — President Bush won four more years in the White House on Wednesday and pledged to “fight this war on terror with every resource of our national power.” John Kerry conceded defeat rather than challenge the vote count in make-or-break Ohio. “I will need your support and I will work to earn it,” the president said in an appeal to the 55 million Americans who voted for his Democratic rival. “We are entering a season of hope,” he said. The president spoke before thousands of cheering supporters less than an hour after his vanquished opponent ended a campaign that brought him achingly close to victory. “We cannot win this election,” Kerry said in an emotional farewell. The re-election triumph gave the president a new term to pursue the war in Iraq and a conservative, taxcutting agenda at home — and prob-
ably the chance to name one or more justices to an aging Supreme Court. He also will preside alongside expanded Republican majorities in Congress. The GOP gained four Senate seats and bolstered its majority in the House by at least two. Vice President Dick Cheney told the Republican victory rally that the results of Tuesdayʼs elections translated into a mandate for the presidentʼs policies. Bush sketched only the barest outline of a second term agenda, talking of reforming an “outdated tax code,” overhauling Social Security and upholding the “deepest values of family and faith.” The candidatesʼ public appearances signaled the end of a campaign waged over the anti-terror war and the economy. Hours earlier, Kerry had telephoned Bush with a private concession. Aides to both men stressed they had agreed on a need to heal the nation after a long and frequently bitter campaign. Bush also won New Mexicoʼs five electoral votes in a narrow contest BUSH 4
Republicans keep control of Congress GOP gains strength in House, ousts key Senate Democrat The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A triumphant phalanx of conservative candidates paved the way as Republicans used Election Day to strengthen their grip on Congress and vanquish one of the Democratsʼ most visible national leaders. As undecided races in the House and Senate dwindled to a handful, both chambersʼ GOP leaders rejoiced in their added muscle. In the next Congress, Republicans will have at least 231 seats and probably one more for what would be a three-seat pickup in the 435-member House. The GOP will control the new Senate 55-44 plus a Democraticleaning independent, a four-seat gain. “Last night was a monumental victory for the United States Senate,” said Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn. Frist, who will still need to muster 60 votes to fend off Democratic
filibusters that can derail bills, spoke during a whirlwind one-day victory lap through four of the five southern states where Republicans grabbed seats from retiring Senate Democrats. The GOPʼs favorite scalp was that of Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota, the 18year Senate veteran and leading Democratic voice whom Republicans disparaged for obstructing their agenda. Former Rep. John Thune, R-S.D., made Daschle the only Senate incumbent to lose Tuesday, ousting him by fewer than 4,600 votes and leaving his partyʼs senators without a high-profile leader. Democrats were left searching for explanations. “We did everything within our control to be in a position to win,” said Sen. Jon Corzine, D-N.J., who led his partyʼs Senate campaign apparatus. “What we could not control was a map which was tilted decidedly in our opponentʼs direction and an unexpectedly strong showing by President Bush.” Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., Daschleʼs No. 2, easily won re-elecGOP 4
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Chyanne Williams gives Lt. John Ojeisekhoba a swift knee to the groin at the Rape Aggression Defense class held Wednesday night in the Kinesiology and Health Science Building.
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Thursday Now that Halloween has come and gone, Discovery Arts, a non-profit organization that helps children with cancer and other serious illnesses forget their condition, is asking for Halloween costume donations. The organization needs new or nearly new, age-appropriate costumes in good condition for those in the infant to 13-year-old age group. Donations can be dropped off until Nov. 5 at the following locations on campus: the TSU Information Desk, the Honors and Scholars Center in PLN-120 or at Student Support Services in UH-179. The costume drive is sponsored by students in Communications 464.
PARIS — European allies alienated by President Bushʼs first four years in power offered Wednesday to let bygones be bygones, saying they want to work with the new administration and seeking, right from Day 1, to get the new White House to listen more to overseas opinion. French President Jacques Chirac, in a congratulatory letter, said he hoped Bushʼs second term “will be the occasion for strengthening the French-American friendship.”
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Officials: Arafat suffers medical setback
Toys “R” Us kicks off its partnership with the U.S. Marine Corps Reservesʼ Toys for Tots campaign by announcing a $1 million product donation. Donation of new, unwrapped toys can be made at all Toys “R” Us stores on Nov. 5, 6 and 7 or at www.toysrus.com throughout the holiday season.
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Second American seized in week BAGHDAD, Iraq — Gunmen kidnapped a Lebanese-American businessman — the second U.S. citizen seized this week in Baghdad — and videotape Wednesday showed the beheadings of three Iraqi National Guardsmen and an Iraqi officer. Elsewhere, a U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded in a roadside bombing 12 miles south of the capital. A suicide driver detonated his vehicle at a checkpoint near Baghdad airport, injuring nine Iraqis and prompting U.S. troops to close the main route into the city for hours.
PARIS — Yasser Arafat, hospitalized in France with a mystery ailment, was rushed to intensive care after suffering a setback and was undergoing a new round of tests, Palestinian officials said early Thursday. The two officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the 75-year-old Arafatʼs condition had seriously deteriorated over the past day, adding that doctors who have been examining him since Friday still donʼt know the cause of his illness.
Nation Kerry says itʼs time to ʻbegin healingʼ BOSTON — Sen. John Kerry brought his long White House campaign to an end Wednesday, conceding the presidential election to George W. Bush and saying the time had come to “begin the healing.” “Iʼm sorry that we got here a little bit late and a little bit short,” said a hoarse and stoic Kerry, noting that he had called Bush earlier at the White House and said they had a “good conversation.”
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The Planet Walk often goes unnoticed as students rush to and from classes and work. It sits between McCarthy Hall and the Science Laboratory Center and is free for students to enjoy.
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LONDON — Brenda Gould is in trouble again for registering her cows as voters. For the second year, Gould has listed two names on the registration form who turned out to be cows, East Cambridgeshire District Council said Thursday. The previous year, in addition to registering two cows as Henry and Sophie Bull, she listed Jake Woofles – later found to be a dog – as eligible to vote in local government elections, the council said. This year she indicated that her address had been split into two prop-
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State Teacher jailed for having sex with student FONTANA, Calif. — A former Rialto High School teacher was sentenced to 120 days in jail and must register as a sex offender for having sex with a 14-year-old student seven years ago. “I think she is sorry this ever happened. I think thereʼs remorse in this case,” Superior Court Judge Douglas M. Elwell said during Tuesdayʼs sentencing of Marie Lynn Harris, 36, who pleaded guilty to a felony count of orally copulating a student. Harris, also ordered to 480 hours of counseling, had a three-month sexual relationship with the boy, now 23, when she was a teacher at Frisbee Middle School. The victim came forward in December 2003, prosecutors said. Harris sobbed when she was told Tuesday that she wouldnʼt be able to say goodbye to her daughters, ages 3 and 5, who werenʼt present. She said goodbye to her husband, Sean, and was handcuffed and led out of the courtroom by a bailiff. Reports compiled from The Associated Press
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erties, that she resided in one part and that two other persons lived in the second, a council spokesman said. The persons she claimed lived in the second property were, in fact, her cows, the spokesman said. Gould had been scheduled to appear at Ely Magistrates Court on Tuesday but did not arrive. She was convicted in her absence and ordered to pay a 100-pound fine and 110 pounds in costs. “This was the second time that Mrs. Gould had given false information on electoral forms and so, regrettably, the council felt it was necessary to take action to prevent this abuse of the election system from continuing,” said Maggie Camp, the councilʼs senior legal assistant. Compiled from The Associated Press
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theyʼre armed with a set of tools theyʼll have for the rest of their lives,” said Kenna Schoenher, a CSUF occupational health and safety instructor and a volunteer R.A.D. instructor. Disbelief, disorientation and overwhelming fear are the three weaknesses that women need to overcome when faced with threatening situations, said Fullerton Police Chief Pat McKinley Wednesday night at Fullerton City Hall. His “She Bear: For Women Only” class teaches women how to better protect themselves and how to prevent themselves from becoming a victim. “The class provides practical, reallife ways that women can protect themselves when theyʼre out alone at night,” said Sylvia Palmer Mudrick, the Fullerton Police public information coordinator. She also added that the class is meant to address women of all ages, including senior citizens, and so common sense tips are given more emphasis than physical maneuvers. As an example, McKinley discussed safety while in the car and said if a woman is being followed, she should not drive home, but instead drive to a well-lit, well-populated area and if possible, a police station. “Be aware of your environment all of the time,” McKinley said. Women should “walk with a purpose, and with pride,” because if they look down and look timid, they are easy targets. “What part of ʻnoʼ donʼt you understand pal, get away from me!” is what McKinley suggests a women say when someone is still persistent after being rejected. “He made [the class] simple and concise and left a real picture in my mind,” said Peggy Woods of Brea. One of the most prominent tips that he gave was to “get a hold of the testicles.” “Squeeze and twist those things and you are Mike Tyson,” McKinley said, noting also that the testicles should be held until the culprit passes out. “When it gets down to it, always, always, ladies, go for the testicles.”
Faulty exhaust hood interrupts studentsʼ morning routine By NICOLE M. SMITH For the Daily Titan
A false fire alarm in the Titan Student Union forced hundreds of students to evacuate the entire building Wednesday morning, authorities said. The alarm sounded around 10:15 a.m. and was caused by a faulty exhaust hood, according to a building marshal.
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unexpected twists and turns, but the relationship that you develop in college and the fundamental knowledge you have here at Cal State Fullerton will carry you a long way,” Kop said. Kop also said that honing oneʼs communication skills is imperative. Nancy Schellhase, a Disneyland Resort executive who spoke to a marketing class Tuesday evening, agreed with Kop. In her experience at the resort, Schellhase said she still encounters people who make the same mistakes when interviewing for a job, like not being completely prepared or understanding the demands of the job, whether it be for a professional or hourly position. “Youʼve got to understand what it means to be in that particular business,” she said, adding that the bet-
ter a person is prepared, the better one can communicate his abilities to an employer when interviewing for a job. Schellhase, whose Disney career began as an hourly summer job and eventually into a 22-year career, outlined a typical day at her job. She then discussed important aspects of her profession when recruiting people to work at the resort. She told students not to be discouraged if they do not reach a high-level paying job out of college, and that it is good to start at the bottom as well as to use skills from a job that a student might have now in preparation for a future one. Schellhase said she hoped to give students insights on the human resources profession, one she said she never expected sheʼd pursue. “Figure out what you want to do as well as what you donʼt want to do,” Schellhase said. “Sometimes knowing what you donʼt want to do is as important as what you do want to do.”
“There was about a 10-minute evacuation to ensure the safety of students and employees,” said Kurt Borsting, TSU director. Within minutes of the alarm sounding, university police were on the scene to help building marshals wearing bright orange jackets evacuate the area. Two university police officers and one community service officer were there to assist, said Lt. Will Glen of the University Police Department. “There is a common area behind all the service counters,” Glen said. “Apparently someone was preparing hamburgers and the alarm sounded.”
TSU employee Cindy Moore said she did not have a chance to see exactly where the smoke was coming from before she was evacuated, but she, along with everyone, was able to get out safely. “I wasnʼt scared,” Moore said. “I knew what to do.” The malfunctioning grill has been taken offline until authorities can determine exactly what went wrong, Glen said. “When smoke gets to the fire heads, it sets off an alarm,” Borsting said. “We then work with university police to make sure everything is safe.”
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programs, as we possibly can.” Vasquez said he believes there are other options students can and should take to pay for their classes. “I would argue that students may have to write a couple extra essays for applications for scholarships,” Vasquez said. “But we attend a CSU and our fees are about $1,400, which is definitely a realistic amount of money that students could obtain with scholarships each semester.” Only 100 students applied for the six $1,000 ASI scholarships offered this semester, said Mona Mohammadi, ASI vice president and scholarships chair. Another student questioned the new plus/minus grading system that will be implemented starting next semester. “The [student] representatives on the senate at the time spoke against the proposal, so [the students] had good representation,” Gordon said of the recently passed system. “But not a lot of other students actually came out to join in the discussions at the time.” He added that “most universities already use [the plus/minus grading system] and we have been in the minority by not using it. It will begin in the spring of 2005, and a faculty member is supposed to indicate at the beginning of a class session whether or not they will use the new system.” That is, assuming there will be professors to teach next semester, as one student pointed out when asking what the university will do to attract new faculty members to replace the
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Students wait in line for free pizza in the Quad Wednesday. CSUF President Milton A. Gordon and ASI President Philip Vasquez answered students’ questions. retiring ones. “We are aware of the problem and are trying to hire as quickly as we can,” said Gordon, who has set out to hire 80 new tenured-track faculty members this year. “The problem about hiring in a business in Orange County is the cost of moving into the state and to relocate.” Other questions pertained to the maintenance of the Titan Stadium soccer field, why students werenʼt allowed to utilize the new gym in the Kinesiology Health and Science Building, and how to better connect with graduated alumni. “It was good to have such a good
turnout and our location really helped us out,” said Mohammadi, who helped facilitate student questions at the event. “Last year we did it in the TSU and found people were getting their pizza and leaving, but this year they seemed much more engaged.” Gordon said after the event that it was successful, but that the turnout was not as good as past events. “A lot of the students pick the pizza up and donʼt stay around to ask questions, which is OK, but we are really encouraging students to come out and ask their questions so we can have a dialogue,” Gordon said.
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tion and prepared to announce his own run for the top job. Though not viewed as telegenic or inspiring, Reid is seen by many colleagues as a hard worker who has earned the chance. If a challenge does come, the Democrat most often mentioned was Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut. As for the Democratsʼ next move, Gary Jacobson, a political scientist at the University of California at San Diego who studies Congress, said: “They do some navel gazing for a while and they figure out how to reverse things.” Congressional Republicans not only increased in number but are a more conservative lot, chiefly by consolidating their hold on Southern and other GOP-leaning states. Among the newly minted GOP lawmakers with clear conservative tastes were incoming Sens. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Jim DeMint of South Carolina, and Reps.-elect Ted Poe and Louis Gohmert of Texas. Most Democratic pickups in the House and Senate came in Democratic-leaning states and districts. “Thereʼs no question, the red states get redder and the blue states get bluer,” said Stephen Moore, president of the conservative Club for Growth. Underscoring the conservative tide, the National Rifle Association said 14 of the 18 Senate candidates and 241 of the 251 House candidates it endorsed had won. It circulated long lists of incoming House and Senate freshmen it considered “pro-
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decided Wednesday. Those, combined with Ohioʼs 20 electoral votes, gave Bush 279 in the Associated Press count, nine more than the 270 needed for victory. Kerry had 252 electoral votes, with Iowa (seven electoral votes) still unsettled. Bush was winning 51 percent of the popular vote to 48 percent for his rival. He led by more than 3 million ballots. Officials in both camps described the telephone conversation between two campaign warriors. A Democratic source said Bush called Kerry a wor-
gun.” Sen. Lincoln Chafee, R-R.I., perhaps the Senateʼs most moderate Republican, told The Providence Journal that he might switch parties if President Bush were re-elected. “Iʼm not ruling it out,” he said. Chafee spokesman Stephen Hourahan on Wednesday seemed to try tamp down rumblings of a switch, saying of his boss, “He has no intention of making an announcement of anything in the near future.” Moderate Republicans took note of what happened and began staking out their territory. The likely new chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, moderate Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., warned the White House against trying to fill any upcoming Supreme Court vacancies with judges who would oppose abortion rights or invite Democrats to block them for being too conservative. “I would expect the president to be mindful of the considerations which I am mentioning,” said Specter, who was elected Tuesday to a fifth sixyear term. The Republican Main Street Partnership, an organization of GOP centrists, issued a statement praising Bushʼs victory but reminding colleagues that its members will continue supporting efforts to clean the environment. “We are proud to work with President Bush and will continue to strive to achieve balance for the priorities of all Americans,” the partnership said in a statement. And moderate Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, praised Bushʼs strong leadership and said she hoped he “will reach out to all Americans to unite our nation.” thy, tough and honorable opponent. Kerry told Bush the country was too divided, and Bush agreed, the source said. Yet Kerryʼs public remarks contained an element of challenge to the Republican president. “America is in need of unity and longing for a larger measure of compassion,” he said. “I hope President Bush will advance those values in the coming years.” Kerry placed his call after weighing unattractive options overnight. With Bush holding fast to a six-figure lead in Ohio, Kerry could give up or trigger a struggle that would have stirred memories of the bitter recount in Florida that propelled Bush to the White House in 2000.
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California exit poll results at-a-glance Some findings from an exit poll of California voters Tuesday conducted for The Associated Press: KERRY VOTERS: WHO: Women favored Sen. John Kerry by a nearly 3-2 margin. About two-thirds of Hispanic, Asian and black voters supported the Democrat. First-time voters also gave Kerry broad support. He was a strong favorite among union households, Catholics and voters whose annual household income was less than $50,000. One in five voters who identified themselves as conservatives voted for Kerry, as did about threefifths of independent voters. Why: A third of Kerry voters named Iraq as the issue that mattered most in choosing a president. A quarter said the economy/jobs
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was their biggest concern. Four in 10 Kerry voters said they were voting against President Bush, rather than for Kerry. Candidate quality: About half of Kerry voters said the quality they looked for in a candidate was the ability to bring about needed change, and one-fifth of his supporters said intelligence was the most important quality. BUSH VOTERS: Who: Men were evenly split between Bush and Kerry, but white men were more likely to support the president. He also led with voters from households where the annual income was more than $150,000. Bush had a significant margin among voters who identified themselves as Protestant or other
Christian denomination, and he led among voters who said they attend church weekly. Half of Bush voters identified themselves as conservatives. Why: Nearly four of 10 Bush voters said terrorism was the issue that most mattered in choosing a president. More than a quarter of Bushʼs voters said moral values mattered most. Candidate quality: Nearly four of 10 Bush voters said the quality they were seeking in a president was that he would be a strong leader. Nearly a quarter of his supporters said they wanted a president with a clear stand on issues. ONLY IN CALIFORNIA: • Seven of 10 California voters gave Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
high marks for his job performance. • Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer overwhelmingly defeated Bill Jones as he failed to benefit from fellow Republican Schwarzeneggerʼs immense popularity. About half of voters who gave Schwarzenegger high marks for his job performance voted for Boxer. • A ballot measure to spend $3 billion for stem cell research was favored by a large margin of voters from every age group, income bracket and ethnicity. It was opposed by six in 10 Republicans and two-thirds of conservatives. A wide margin of Protestants also opposed the measure. • Californians remained pessimistic about the stateʼs economy: Nearly six in 10 said it was not good or poor. Compiled from The Associated Press
also eventually lead to a dent in the universityʼs credibility for accreditation, and a possible loss of accreditation all together. “Itʼs a reasonable fear,” he said after the meeting. Alan Nestlinger, a CSUF parttime mathematics lecturer, said that the limited budget and poor money allocations by the state and CSU administrations are preventing tenured positions from opening.
“The Math Department here is the largest department in all the CSU, and it has only 23 tenured professors, opposed to 77 [non-tenured],” he said. “This is irresponsible.” Nanjundappa said that the Board of Trustees and Chancellor Charles Reed are scared and in turn playing a safe strategy by not asking the governor and Legislature for more money. “They shouldnʼt make less than adequate requests based on irrational fears,” he said. CSUF President Milton A. Gordon said Reedʼs request was based more on reality than anything else.
“The chancellor has to put together a budget that is realistic and will go through,” Gordon said. “This could be the reason why they developed this budget. We are at the discretion of the Legislature and governor. [Reed and the board] asked for what they thought they could get.” Issues outside of tuition hikes and faculty salary were also addressed. Nestlinger and Keith H. Wanser, a CSUF physics professor, expressed concern over the safety of soccer players and others using the main soccer field. “Students are getting hurt on the
soccer field,” Nestlinger said. Nestlinger said that some of his students have expressed concerned over injuries they believe to be caused by playing conditions. “The soccer field is a disgrace to our university,” Wanser said. Wanser said that the university spends too much money on advanced technology instead of fixing the basic needs of the university. “Go into the gym and see how many showers and sinks are not working,” he said. “Why are we doing high-tech things but not going after the basics?”
The dayʼs events provided the last measure of drama in a campaign full of it. While Bush remains in the White House, Kerry returns to the Senate, part of a shrunken Democratic minority. Running mate John Edwards, who gave up his North Carolina Senate seat rather than seek a new term, instantly becomes a leading contender for the partyʼs presidential nomination in 2008. Kerry conceded hours after White House chief of staff Andy Card declared Bush the winner and White House aides said the president was giving Kerry time to consider his next step. One senior Democrat familiar with the discussions in Boston said Edwards had suggested they shouldnʼt concede. Advisers said the campaign wanted one last look for uncounted ballots that might close
the 136,000-vote advantage Bush held in Ohio. An Associated Press survey of the stateʼs 88 counties found there were about 150,000 uncounted provisional ballots and an unspecified number of absentee votes still to be counted. Republicans already were celebrating election gains in Congress. They picked up four seats in the Senate, and they drove Democratic leader Tom Daschle from office. That will be the state of play on Capitol Hill for the next two years, with the chance of a Supreme Court nomination fight looming along with legislative battles. Republicans also reinforced their majority in the House. The country exposed its rifts on matters of great import in Tuesdayʼs voting. Exit polls found the electorate split down the middle or very close to it on whether the nation is moving in
the right direction, on what to do in Iraq, on whom they trust with their security. Bush built a solid foundation by hanging on to almost all the battleground states he got last time. Facing the cruel arithmetic of attrition, Kerry needed to do more than go one state better than Al Gore four years ago; redistricting since then had left those 2000 Democratic prizes 10 electoral votes short of the total needed to win the presidency. Florida fell to Bush again, close but no argument about it. Bushʼs relentless effort to wrest Pennsylvania from the Democratic column fell short. Kerry picked up New Hampshire in perhaps the electionʼs only turnover. In Ohio, Kerry won among young adults, but lost in every other age group. A sideline issue in the nation-
al presidential campaign, gay civil unions may have been a sleeper that hurt Kerry — who strongly supports that right — in Ohio and elsewhere. Ohioans expanded their law banning gay marriage, already considered the toughest in the country, with an even broader constitutional amendment against civil unions. In all, voters in 11 states approved constitutional amendments limiting marriage to one man and one woman. In Florida, Kerry again won only among voters under age 30. Six in 10 voters said Floridaʼs economy was in good shape, and they voted heavily for Bush. Voters also gave the edge to Bushʼs handling of terrorism. In Senate contests, Rep. John Thuneʼs victory over Daschle represented the first defeat of a Senate party leader in a re-election race in more than a half century.
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