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Professors discuss politics and issues of Bush-Kerry election By ASHLEY HEGLAR Daily Titan Staff
A post-election forum took place last Thursday in the Titan Theatre, with Jack Bedell, chair of the Academic Senate, taking the Republican position and Professor Raphael Sonenshein taking the Democratic side. The debate began at around 1 p.m. and some of the issues discussed were about the strong and weak aspects of the presidential election, the roles of the candidates and the issues concerning their destiny in politics. The audience of around 30 to 40 students, professors and alumni listened to the representatives agree that it was good to see the election come to an end. “[George Bush] presented his message simply,” Bedell said. Both representatives said that in the long run all the voters knew where Bush stood on foreign policy and social issues. Sonenshein, in a departure from the Democratic party line, described Kerry as “a wimp and afraid of war,” later adding that he didnʼt “think it would have mattered who ran for the Democrats.” Bedell said that he supports Bush,
but did not firmly describe his opinion of Kerry. Sonenshein said that Bush is “arrogant and incompetent,” and said he “is the only president besides Nixon that looks at the other half (Democrats) as subjects; not citizens.” One of the questions asked of the representatives was if being in the war helped Bush in the election, and both Bedell and Sonenshein responded with facts as to why that could be possible. In the past, they said, most elections that occurred during a war didnʼt change the president in office. Hope Yang, president of Phi Sigma Alpha, introduced the representatives in the beginning of the debate and his thought of the event was that “overall all the questions were answered fairly in my opinion.” He also agreed the questions asked dealt with current and future issues of presidential elections. Martin Boyer, who received his masterʼs degree at Cal State Fullerton in 1972, said the debate was not equally balanced, because he believed that Sonenshein took the point of view of a Democrat, but Bedell was more of a moderate Republican and agreed with Sonenshein on most of the questions. Although he was not there for the entire time, Boyer said it was obvious that most of the audience was Democratic, and that it is unfair for “these liberal Democratic professors” to put far left views into studentsʼ undeveloped minds.
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along with giving 120 hours of their time. Within those 120 hours, student trainers must complete 30 hours devoted exclusively to personal training, physiology, muscles and program design, she said. Wittwer said she believes everyone can benefit from the personal training in some way. “We can teach people how to work out correctly and efficiently,” she said. So what exactly goes on in a personal training session? “In your first session, they interview you and do a body composition analysis and talk about goals,” Wittwer said. “Then you work through your first training regimen.” This is the third semester that personal training is being offered and Wittwer said the response has
WASHINGTON — Buoyed by a clear-cut election victory, President Bush is pledging to make permanent the sweeping tax cuts of his first term and to simplify the nationʼs tax laws. The price tag on making the tax cuts permanent is more than $1 trillion, a daunting number in an age of record budget deficits. At the same time, efforts to enact ambitious proposals to overhaul the tax system often fall victim to a ferocious assault from Washington lobbyists determined to protect special breaks for their clients. While not discounting the challenges ahead, Bushʼs supporters are betting that the president will end up getting much of what he wants with the help of bigger Republican majorities in both the House and the Senate. “Tax reform is a politically dangerous road to travel with a lot of corpses,” said Stephen Moore, head of the Club for Growth, which supports an aggressive tax-cutting agenda. “But the president is very serious about this. He wants to make a major push for overhauling the tax system,” Moore said. Moore and others expect Bushʼs model will be Ronald Reaganʼs successful effort to enact the 1986 tax overhaul, one of the broadest rewrites of tax law in history. It dramatically lowered tax rates and paid for those reductions by eliminating or scaling back tax deductions. So far, Bush has disclosed little about how he wants to simplify the current system, which he has called a “complicated mess.” He first stated his tax overhaul goal in his August acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention. He promised that if re-elected, he would create a bipartisan advisory panel to come up with a “simpler, fairer, pro-growth system.” The idea did not attract much attention during the campaign against Democratic Sen. John Kerry. But last week, Bush put the idea front and center again, telling reporters at his first postelection news conference, “We must reform our complicated and outdated tax code.” Bush said any plan should be “revenue neutral,” meaning the overall changes would not increase taxes or cut taxes. He also said the proposal should be viewed as fair without tax loopholes for special interests. Bush indicated he favored protecting “certain incentives” such as deductions for mortgage interest rates and charitable contributions. “Itʼs going to take a lot of legwork to get something ready for a legislative package,” Bush said. He gave no hint about when he planned to appoint the members of his tax advisory group. The expectation is that none of the proposals
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On a sunny afternoon, with a slight chill in the air, Andy Balian, a senior finance major, takes a giant leap off a diving board at the Titan pool in order to achieve a perfect canon ball.
Campus needs to boost enrollment numbers Funding requirements open admission to those who were denied By ISAAC FABELA Daily Titan Staff
Over the past three years, state budget constraints have made it increasingly difficult for prospective students to be admitted to Cal State Fullerton. Ironically, after years of limiting the amount of students accepted to the university, an unexpected increase in state funding has turned the table on school administrators and they are now faced with the
dilemma of not having enough students. The additional state funding will only be realized if the university can get the additional students to fill the seats. The new development has allowed the college to consider lowpriority applications that werenʼt even looked at as recently as last semester. Upper- and lower-division transfer students, first-time freshman and students applying to receive their second bachelorʼs degree are some of the students now being accepted for the spring 2005 semester that traditionally werenʼt. Jim Blackburn, director of Admissions and Records, has been
busy trying to accommodate the new need for students. “There has been a shift in supply and demand,” Blackburn said. “In the past there have been too many students and not enough room. This increase in funding has made it so that there are not enough students to fill the sections we have to offer.” The need for more students has forced the university to go out and recruit students who are currently in high school or community college. “We are making a push at the community college level,” Blackburn said. “We want to get students in here that are ready to work and get their degree.” Adding to the need for more stu-
ROTC student recognized Senior earns medal for academic and leadership talents Daily Titan Staff
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William Golembiewski, part of Cal State Fullerton’s ROTC program, is the recipient of The Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement. awarded to Golembiewski early ROTC program. Golembiewski this October. He was one of said there is one cadet per 1,000 three cadets nominated for this who are given this distinguished award out of 23 universities in honor and it has not been bestowed the Western region of the United upon a CSUF cadet in at least States, according to a CSUF news three years. bulletin. “I was honored and it is great The award is given to cadets to be able to represent CSUF,” who have excelled in academics ROTC 3 and leadership skills within the
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William Golembiewski always wanted to be in the Army. He said that when he was young, he remembered thinking about what he wanted to do when he grew up. “You know how when youʼre little and want to become a rock star or doctor?” Golembiewski asked. “But I always would think, ʻI want to be a doctor in the Army or an engineer in the Army.ʼ” And after being in the ROTC program for almost four years, he has become a model cadet with a recent award for academic excellence. The Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement was
dents, Blackburn said CSUF graduated 600 more students than the year before, leaving even more desks to be filled with new people. Some students at the community college level said they find it interesting that the state college that didnʼt want them last semester are now trying to recruit them. “I donʼt think itʼs right that they can ignore us all this time and now want us to go to their school,” said Ashley Rowe, a second-year student at Riverside Community College. “But there is nothing we can do. We need those classes and donʼt have much of a choice.” Another student, Damian Townsend, tried to get into CSUF
Workout sessions with a personal trainer can get pricy, especially on a student budget, but now anyone can afford to workout like a celebrity. Rec Sport, located in Room 272A of the Kinesiology and Health Science Building, offers personal training by appointment, Monday through Friday. There are currently three personal trainers working at Rec Sport, all of who are students majoring in kinesiology who signed up for an internship, said Allison Wittwer, assistant director of programs at Rec Sports. Wittwer said the student trainers are required to have taken exercise physiology and anatomy classes
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U.S. seizes part of Fallujah rebel area
Theresa Rebeckʼs “The Family of Mann” will be showing at Cal State Fullertonʼs Performing Arts Center through Nov. 21. The show provides a behind-the-scenes look at the writing of a television sitcom. For tickets or information, call (714) 278-3371.
NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq — The Iraqi government declared 60 days of emergency rule throughout most of the country Sunday, and U.S. troops seized a small section of territory in Fallujah ahead of an expected all-out assault on the guerrilla sanctuary. Militants dramatically escalated attacks, killing at least 30 people, including two Americans. U.S. troops that have sealed off Fallujah, 40 miles west of Baghdad, captured part of rebel-held territory on the west bank of the Euphrates River, which includes the cityʼs main hospital, where several people were taken prisoner.
“In the Time of Louie Louie and Hanginʼ in Like Gunga Din,” an audio/video exhibit that explores individuality and intimacy in a time of unprecedented technological acceleration is underway. The exhibit will remain installed at the Grand Central Art Center Project room until Jan.16. For more information, call (714) 567-7233.
Palestinians fly to Arafat’s side in France JERUSALEM — With Yasser Arafat fighting for his life in a French hospital, his top lieutenants will fly to Paris for consultations with his doctors, a senior official said Sunday, as Palestinian leaders worked to set up contingency plans in the event of the 75-year-old leaderʼs death. Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia or PLO deputy Mahmoud Abbas — or possibly both — will go to France on Monday, said Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath, who was also going on the trip.
France seeks to end Ivory Coast violence ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — France rolled out overwhelming military force Sunday to put down an explosion of anti-French violence in its former West African colony, deploying troops, armored vehicles, and helicopter gunships against machete-waving mobs that hunted house-to-house for foreigners. In the second of two stunning days that stood to alter French-Ivory Coast relations — and perhaps Ivory Coast itself — French forces seized strategic control of the largest city, commandeering airports and posting gunboats under bridges in the commercial capital, Abidjan.
Nation Kerry votes key to president’s win, Rove says WASHINGTON — Reflecting on how he delivered President Bush his second term, White House political adviser Karl Rove admitted Sunday that John Kerryʼs vote for, then against, funding in Iraq and Afghanistan was the “gift that kept on giving.” The deft strategy of Rove, whom Bush calls the architect of his re-election campaign, is credited with helping move the nation from the 49 percent to 49 percent stalemate of the 2000 election to a 51 percent to 48 percent split in the Republicansʼ favor.
Local Teen’s joyride kills 3 in head-on collision COMPTON, Calif. — A 13-year-old girl who was joyriding in her motherʼs car skidded into oncoming traffic and collided with an SUV, killing three of her five passengers. Killed in the accident Saturday were a 13-yearold boy, a 14-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl. Two passengers — a 14year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy — suffered minor to moderate injuries, said Sgt. Steve Kim of the Los Angeles County Sheriffʼs Department. The driver was not injured, he said. Two people in the SUV suffered minor to moderate injuries, Kim said. The girlʼs mother had allowed her daughter to borrow the car in the past but had not given her permission this time, he said. Kim said the girl could face manslaughter charges. Reports compiled from The Associated Press
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A dorm resident called police with suspicions of drug use in the suite. The individual became suspicious after seeing a roommate go into a room briefly with some friends. After they left, the individual noticed a missing mirror. She later found the mirror underneath the roommateʼs bed with white residue left on it. She notified police, who took a report of the incident.
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A traffic accident occurred after an unattended car rolled out of a 30-minute parking stall. No one was injured.
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Two males wearing blue-hooded sweatshirts allegedly stole four pizzas and two orange sodas from the Titan Student Union. Police were unable to locate the suspects.
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A yellow bike was reported stolen from the dorms. A report was taken.
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An individual requested medical aid after tripping on directional spikes and bruising or cutting his knees in the Nutwood Parking Structure. Police aided the individual.
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A bake sale donations jar was stolen from McCarthy Hall containing approximately $50. A report was taken.
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Police responded to a trash can fire at the Titan Student Union. The situation was resolved.
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Police were notified of a possible transient sleeping in a classroom in the Performing Arts Building. The man was located and given a warning.
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A camera was reported stolen from a locked municipal room in the dorms. Police took a report.
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will show up in the presidentʼs next budget, which goes to Congress in early February. In August, Bush suggested that a proposed national sales tax was “an interesting idea that we ought to explore seriously.” But the White House quickly backed away from the proposal, which Democrats contended would raise the cost of living for poor families while giving the wealthy a big tax break. White House political adviser Karl Rove told NBCʼs “Meet the Press” on Sunday that Bush “wants to look at all options.” Some House Republicans, angered by how long it takes people to fill out their tax returns each year, are pushing the idea of replacing the current income tax. Alternatives could include a national sales tax, some other form of consumption tax, or possibly a simplified “flat tax,” which taxes all income at a single rate and gets rid of deductions. Many tax experts say it is unlikely that Bush will propose a national income tax or a flat tax. They say the president could offer a value added
tax, a kind of consumption tax. A value added tax is in effect a sales tax imposed at each level of production of goods and services and is widely used by European governments. Supporters of this tax see advantages, especially if it were coupled with reducing or eliminating corporate income taxes. Those taxes are getting harder to collect in an era when multinational companies use various loopholes to avoid paying U.S. taxes. “We need to look at all alternatives,” said House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., whose book this summer urged consideration of a national sales tax, a value added tax or flat tax to replace the income tax. Asked about the possibility of sweeping change to tax laws during Bushʼs second term, Hastert told “Fox News Sunday,” “I think this is the only time in generations that you might have a chance to be able to do it.” Putting in place a value added tax is seen as a way of boosting the competitiveness of U.S. companies and encouraging them to keep their production facilities in the United States. “The U.S. tax system is out of step with the rest of the world. We
are the only major industrial country that does not have either a national sales tax or a VAT,” said David Wyss, chief economist at Standard & Poorʼs in New York. Bushʼs drive to overhaul the tax system could very well be coupled with a major revamping of the alternative minimum tax. This tax was designed to make sure the wealthy do not avoid paying taxes but which is ensnaring more middle-income taxpayers. But such a fix would cost, by some estimates, more than $500 billion over 10 years. When that is added to the price of making Bushʼs first term tax cuts permanent, the president is facing a revenue loss of around $1.5 trillion just on the tax side. His drive to partially privatize Social Security for younger workers carries an additional estimated $1 trillion in costs. Bush will have to persuade Congress to put in place these costly programs at a time when he is under increasing pressure to deal with the soaring budget deficit, which hit a record $413 billion in 2004. But Bushʼs supporters believe the president will benefit from political momentum gained in his re-election victory. Bush apparently agrees. He told reporters last week when he laid out his second term agenda that he had earned political capital in the campaign “and now I intend to spend it.”
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Golembiewski said. He was offered a medal and given a certificate for his accomplishment. The Legion of Valor of the United States of America Inc. was formed in 1890 by Civil War and Indian War Campaign veterans who received the Medal of Honor, according to its Web site. After 60 years, the Legion of Valor became incorporated and the organization has continued to recognize outstanding performances of those in the military. Lt. Col. William Howard, an ROTC faculty member, said Golembiewski is a model cadet and student for others in the ROTC program. “Cadet Golembiewski is a natural leader who possesses qualities that most cadets attempt to emulate,” Howard said. “Not only does he possess these outstanding qualities, but he uses them to assist and develop our younger cadets.” Howard said Golembiewski will serve as a cadet battalion commander responsible for all facets of training for multiple military science classes to ROTC students next semester. Golembiewski, a senior majoring
in child and adolescent studies, has consistently been on the Deanʼs List and volunteers at his church to help out with youth group activities. “I was thinking of teaching, but [after graduating from high school] I didnʼt know exactly what I wanted to do,” he said. Although Golembiewski had good
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” grades while attending Troy High School, the Diamond Bar native still did not have enough money to attend college. After weighing his options, he thought joining the U.S. Army would offer him the most. He was stationed variously in Korea, Texas, Arizona and a few other places during his three years of service, but decided to attend CSUF and apply for the ROTC program. “I love the Army,” Golembiewski
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time applicants,” Townsend said. “They said only returning students were allowed to enroll.” The experience altered Townsendʼs academic career. He enrolled at Cypress College and subsequently changed his major from business to photography. Nevertheless, his experience with the CSU system has left him a bit uneasy about returning. “The experience left a bad taste in my mouth,” Townsend said. “It wasnʼt only me, it upset a lot of students. It isnʼt right that the stateʼs budget problems were forced on the back of students. Donʼt burden us because the state canʼt manage its money.” While there are many students who have shared Townsendʼs experience over the past three years, it is almost certain that there will be students jumping at the chance to take advantage of the stateʼs newfound generosity.
been positive and growing since its inception. “We have several students who have been training for almost a year and think it is the best thing we have ever offered,” she said. “Itʼs quite affordable and our trainers really are well-educated.” Personal training at Rec Sport is considerably cheaper than at some big-name gyms. Ben Green, a fitness counselor at the 24 Hour Fitness in Los Alamitos, said that they prescribe a training regimen based on goals. “Our personal training includes meal planning, recommendation of vitamins and supplements, resistance training and professional assistants,” Green said. As far as price is concerned, Green said, one hour of personal training at 24 Hour Fitness runs between $48 and $60. Personal training sessions on campus at Rec Sport are a bargain at $20 for students and $30 for Rec members. Rec members can include faculty, staff and community members. The sessions run between 60 and 90 minutes.
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said. “[ROTC] is a great program and it provides a great opportunity for those who maybe didnʼt think about going to college and now can.” In the ROTC program, he said he gets free tuition and a monthly stipend from his scholarship. CSUF Master Sgt. David Takacs said Golembiewski is a positive asset to the ROTC and the Army. “The unit he is assigned to will definitely benefit from his command presence and will definitely excel in our Army,” he said. “Our cadets look up to him and routinely ask for his guidance and opinion.” Takacs said Golembiewski sets the standards high for his fellow cadets. “He continues to set the example as a strong cadet with unlimited potential,” he said. After he graduates this spring, Golembiewski plans to be in the Army again as a high-ranking officer. He said he wants his medal to shed light on the fact that the Army is not just about physical training. “There are many people who have their masterʼs degree and doctorates who join the Army,” he said. “They are there not because they have to, but because they love it. A lot of intelligent people are in the Army.” Lisa Tom, a kinesiology major and Rec attendant, said that if students buy 10 sessions for $200 they get the eleventh session free. “I havenʼt had a personal training session, because from what I hear, it is really expensive,” said Rebekah Barrios, an American studies major. Barrios, who is a member of LA Fitness, said she goes to the gym on a regular basis and was unaware that Rec Sport offered personal training. “I think itʼs a good service for those who feel they need more help or guidance with their workout,” Barrios said. Although the trainers at Rec sport are students, Wittwer said, that does not mean they are not qualified because she “wouldnʼt allow them to train if they were not capable.” With well-educated Rec Sport trainers, students and staff may reconsider spending up to $60.
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