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Rebels hit Mosul Insurgents storm police stations after U.S.-led assault in Fallujah The Associated Press
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Insurgents stormed two police stations Sunday in the strife-ridden city of Mosul, killing at least six Iraqi troops as attacks spread throughout Sunni Muslim areas following the U.S.-led assault on Fallujah.
Marines found the mutilated body of a Western woman as they searched for militants still holding out in Fallujah, the former Sunni insurgent stronghold. The woman could not be immediately identified, but a British aide worker and a Pole are the only Western women known to have been taken hostage. At least 38 American troops and six Iraqi soldiers have been killed in the fighting in Fallujah. The number of U.S. troops wounded is now 275, though more
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than 60 have returned to duty. U.S. officials estimated more than 1,200 insurgents were killed in the weeklong fighting. “The perception of Fallujah being a safe haven for terrorists, that perception and the reality of it will be completely wiped off before the conclusion of this operation,” said Lt. Gen. John Sattler, commander of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. U.S. forces have spread throughMOSUL 3
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Federal funds reflect increase in Hispanic student enrollment By LINDA HO Daily Titan Staff
The U.S. Department of Education recently awarded Cal State Fullerton $433,910 as part of a $2.3 million grant, which is to be distributed over the course of five years to help enhance programs for Hispanic students. “We hope to improve our retention and graduation rate of Latino students in math-based programs,” said Donald Castro, special assistant to CSUF President Milton A. Gordon. The Title V grant is a federal fund available to colleges and universities that are considered as Hispanic-serv-
ing institutions. “To be a Hispanic-serving institution requires at least 25 percent of undergraduate students to be Latino,” said Castro, who is overseeing the grant project. “We have about 26 percent.” Castro also said that the college has had about a 3 percent increase in Latino student enrollment over the last three years. “Approximately 50 percent of the Orange Country population is Latino,” he said. “We draw our students from this population.” The grant will allow an assessment of Latino households in the service area of the campus to figure out what its members feel is needed to better serve their interests, Castro said. “Whatever changes and improvements we make will be based on
what we discover,” he said. Castro added that such improvements will help all students, not just Hispanics, in math-based programs. “We would like to lower the number of students who need remediation.” The grant will also help improve math instruction for Hispanic students, track Latino students who enter math-based programs in 2004 and provide Hispanic students with other services such as the development of leadership skills. CSUF is working with the CSU systemʼs plans to have students take English and Math placement tests as early as their sophomore year of high school and to work with younger children to make them aware of college admission requirements, Castro said. GRANTS 2
Student votes up in 2004 Campus organization hopes to capitalize on increased voting By ISAAC FABELA Daily Titan Staff
With the presidential election now in the books, analysts are studying the events that took place on Election Day to see what lessons can be learned and utilized in future campaigns. As they look over voter turnout numbers, analysts will notice one glaring statistic: Student voters went to the polls in California 10 percent more than they did in the year 2000. In order to increase the political clout of students in the future, the California State Student Association made voter registration one of its top priorities this year. They were joined by members of the New Voters Project, a non-partisan campaign dedicated to increasing voter turnout among 18- to 24-year-olds in 2004. Needless to say, they are happy with their successes.
“We were very pleased with the “Fullerton was great,” Platin said. results,” said Manolo Platin, chair- “They did a really good job in makman of the CSSA. “All campuses ing the election and voting an impordid what they could and succeeded tant part of campus activities.” in making students aware and getting Platin also said that one factor that them registered to vote.” may have contributed to the student The push was a turnout is the curcollaborative effort rent military situby both state collegation in Iraq. [Fullerton] did es and universities “Anytime you a really good across California. have a war where job in making While the official fellow students or the election kickoff to the effort loved ones have and voting an important part was announced in the potential to be of campus ... Long Beach in middirectly affected September, the planit will make peoManolo Platin Chairman of California ning of the project ple more active,” State Student Association started early this Platin said. year. Some CSUF The increase in students credit the voter turnout can be war as the main attributed to a number of things done reason they went to the polls. on college campuses in the state over “Whether you are for or against it, the past few months, such as voter people feel very strongly about the registration drives, public service war,” said Albert Ramirez, a thirdannouncements and other events, all year business major. “Either side in the spirit of encouraging students youʼre on, itʼs going to make you to get out and vote. want to get out and vote.” Cal State Fullerton was an active VOTER 3 campus in this effort.
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Michelle Comorre and Shelly Sheridan show their support for My Chemical Romance at a KROQ event in Orange on Saturday. Full story in Full Effect this Thursday.
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Usher holds his four American Music Awards backstage at the 32nd annual American Music Awards Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Usher won for favorite male soul-R&B artist, best poprock artist, best pop-rock album and best soul-R&B album for “Confessions,” which sold more than 1 million copies in its debut week. “Thank you for this moment. Thank you for this year,” he said. “It’s been amazing.”
Winners celebrate at 32nd AMAs The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES – R&B sensation Usher won all his showleading four nominations at the American Music Awards on Sunday, and rap funksters OutKast went three-for-three during a performance-studded, occasionally censored broadcast ceremony. Usher won for favorite male soul-R&B artist, best poprock artist, best pop-rock album and best soul-R&B album for “Confessions.” OutKast took home awards for favorite pop-rock band, favorite rap-hip-hop album and best raphip-hop group. Soul diva Alicia Keys won
favorite female artist in the soulR&B category, edging out Janet Jackson and Beyonce. Brooks & Dunn earned their fourth award for favorite country band. Toby Keith won awards for favorite country male artist and best country album. Sheryl Crow beat out Avril Lavigne and Jessica Simpson for the favorite female pop-rock artist award and received the prize for favorite adult contemporary artist. Rockers Linkin Park scored the favorite alternative music artist for the second year in a row. Country singer Kenny Chesney said he was surprised to win a publicly voted award for favorite performer.
Shortly before the start of the telecast, producer Dick Clark announced rapper Jay-Z won favorite male artist in the raphip-hop category. Singer Marc Anthony won favorite Latin music artist, and the group MercyMe won best contemporary inspirational artist. Country singer Gretchen Wilson won the best new artist, beating out innovative rap newcomer Kanye West and the band Maroon 5. Wilson lost to Reba McEntire in the category for top female country artist. Jimmy Kimmel hosted the ceremony and veteran rockers Bon Jovi performed some old hits and received a special merit award.
Vasquez receives national honor CSUF ASI president honored for student advocacy, leadership By LAURA BEYER Daily Titan Staff
Philip Vasquez, Cal State Fullerton Associated Students Inc. president, has been working hard to make the voice of Cal State Fullerton students heard. Vasquez, who has been recognized for his dedication, was awarded the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Western Regional Undergraduate Rising Star Award. Vasquez said the actual award, a plaque and a $250 scholarship, doesnʼt mean as much to him as the fact that he knows through his accomplishments and hard work, he has proven he deserves the award. Vasquez, who is aspiring to go
on to graduate school and pursue a career in student affairs, says this will be a great addition to his resume and hopes that he can get into one of the graduate schools he has selected. Like so many students, Vasquez started out at Cal State Fullerton new CHRISTINA HOUSE/For the Daily Titan to his surroundings and confused ASI President Philip Vasquez holds about what to do next. He has come the Rising Star award in front of a long way from the dazed and con- Langsdorf Hall. fused to now being ASI president. Vasquez said his mentor, Lea with Vasquez and had many positive Jarnagin, associate dean of New things to say about his achievements Student Programs, was the person as ASI president. instrumental in shedding light on his “He has a great relationship with achievements and hard work. the Academic Senate and has really “I nominated him for the award worked hard to have our voice heard. because I saw that he had a serious- Heʼs extremely open and extremely ness of purpose when it comes to driven by his goals,” Patterson said. the profession, to the students and to “If you talk to anyone who works NASPA,” said Jarnagin. “Itʼs not just with him they will tell you how about leading others, but serving oth- impressed they are with his hard ers, and he has really embraced that work.” whole-heartedly.” Vasquezʼs first experience helpCourtney Patterson, director VASQUEZ 3 of statewide affairs, works closely
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Abbas escapes Gaza shooting unharmed GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Mahmoud Abbas, the temporary successor to Yasser Arafat, escaped unharmed Sunday when militants firing assault rifles burst into a mourning tent for the deceased Palestinian leader, killing two security guards and wounding six other people. The shooting raised grave concerns about a violent power struggle in the post-Arafat era. Some of the gunmen shouted slogans calling Abbas, a moderate who has spoken out against violence, an agent of the United States.
“Dustin Shuler Targets Transportation,” an exhibit that showcases public artworks including his creation, “California Car Wash,” will be on display from Nov. 6 to Dec. 17 in the Visual Arts Center.
Iran agrees to stop Uranium enrichment VIENNA, Austria — Iran notified the U.N. nuclear watchdog in writing Sunday that it would suspend uranium enrichment and related activities to dispel suspicions that it was trying to build nuclear arms. With its move, Iran appeared to have dropped demands to modify a tentative deal worked out on Nov. 7 with European negotiators, agreeing instead to continue freezing enrichment — the process to make either nuclear fuel or the core for nuclear weapons — and also to suspend related activities, diplomats told The Associated Press.
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Cal State Fullerton students sporatically pass by the long rows of lockers in the dark halls of the Visual Arts Center. Student work on display in glass cases bring life to the dimly lit corridors.
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WASHINGTON — Sen. Arlen Specterʼs move up to chairman of the committee that handles the presidentʼs judicial nominees is on the line this week when lawmakers return to the Capitol to clean up the unfinished work of this Congress and prepare for the next one. Following their election triumphs, Republicans are eager to wrap up the lame-duck session as quickly as possible, to clear the path for President Bushʼs second-term initiatives of tax simplification, Social Security overhaul and lawsuit limitations.
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NEW YORK — A pill that helps you lose weight and quit smoking? That was amazing enough to capture headlines last week. But scientists say the experimental drug might be even more versatile, providing a new tool to help people stop abusing drugs and alcohol, too. Itʼs called rimonabant, or Acomplia, and last week researchers reported it could help people not only lose weight but keep it off for two years. That burnished the drugʼs reputation after two studies in March, which suggested it could fight both obesity and smoking, two of humanityʼs biggest killers.
Local Small temblor strikes near Devore FONTANA — An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.0 struck in a remote area of San Bernardino County on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury. The quake hit at 7:33 a.m. and was centered about 6 miles northeast of Fontana and about 3 miles southwest of Devore, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor was the second to strike San Bernardino County in less than 24 hours. A magnitude-4.2 earthquake rattled Big Bear Lake on Saturday but no damage or injuries were reported. Reports compiled from The Associated Press
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Police responded to a man “banging on a keyboard loudly” in the library. The man was advised.
A laptop computer was reported stolen from McCarthy Hall. A report was taken.
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The grant will also help CSUF programs reach out to high school and middle school students and encourage them to take the required classes and have the mindset that theyʼll go to college, he added. “As a public university, we need to be accessible to all,” said Castro. Castro emphasized that the grant is to be incorporated into regular university activities and will help college-aged students meet their needs. Rochelle Woods, assistant dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, is in charge of
University Police log for the week of Nov. 7-11 A man called police after a book was stolen from a table while he was in the bathroom.
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Twelve males dressed in dark clothing carrying flashlights were reported walking around the dorms. Police were unable to locate them.
Police were called after a man was allegedly driving around sorority houses and making comments at women.
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coordinating programs through the grant and tracking students within her department. She said money from the grant has had a positive impact by helping to enhance existing programs. A number of other programs already exist to help students, including the Educational Opportunity Program, and other programs initiated by the Mathematics Department and the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences to retain minority students, Castro said. EOP, a program centered on student retention, is available to low income and other disadvantaged students, said Isyair Ramirez, a student assistant in the EOP office.
“We provide assistance academically in the form of counseling and tutoring,” he said. “[And] financially, in the form of an EOP grant.” Ramirez, a senior international business major who is also a recipient of EOP services, said the program made him feel more confident in his first semester at CSUF. “It has provided me with a lot of tools that have proved helpful for me to get this far in college,” he said. Castro said that the overall thrust of the grant is to take what has become an accident of demographics and turn it into an intentional program. “By serving one group, we serve all students,” he said.
A woman fell from the stairs and injured her leg at the Sycamore dorms. A report was taken.
James Hillʼs exhibit “In the Time of Louie Louie and Hanginʼ in Like Gunga Din” runs from Nov. 6 to Jan. 16 in the Grand Central Art Centerʼs Project Room. The work is a kaleidoscopic audio/video environment. For more information, call (714) 567-7233. Monday Night Football in the TSU Underground at 6 p.m. All events are free and on campus unless otherwise indicated. If you would like to have a specific entry put in the calendar section, please send an e-mail to news@dailytitan.com.
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ing his fellow students was when he served as a resident adviser in the student housing complex. From there, he has held such duties as chair of the ASI Board of Directors, as well as representing the College of Human Development and Community Service on the board, being a new student orientation leader for the Dean of Students and completing a term as a family orientation intern with the universityʼs New Student Programs. This year Vasquez completed a two-year fellowship in the NASPA Minority Undergraduate Fellows Program. Vasquez, a senior majoring in human services with a minor in political science, said he doesnʼt presume that he will be accepted to the school of his choice, but he said he is hopeful.
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In a time when things going on around the world may make some students feel helpless, some may have gone to the polls to feel like they are being heard. “You watch the news and things seem so out of your control,” said Jessica Blake, a business major. “Voting makes me feel like I have some sort of influence on whatʼs going on around me, even if itʼs just for a little while.” Members of CSSA and other student organizations across the state hope to capitalize on the turnout and become a strong political force. “We want to keep this momentum going,” Platin said. “We want to build off of this and carry it over into the primaries and mid-term elections.” Platin said he hopes the increased activism in students will force lawmakers in the state to consider the ramifications of fee increases and budget cuts in the future. Whatever the results may be, one thing is certain: Student voices were heard across the country this election, how loud those voices get is yet to be seen.
Campus police track cyberstalkers University officials investigate criminal activity on Internet By LINDA HO Daily Titan Staff
The ability to instantly communicate with others and to search an endless supply of information is made available to millions of people around the world with just the click of a mouse. Online banking, shopping, entertainment, research and email — all of these conveniences are made possible through the World Wide Web. The Internet has made life easier for anyone who has access to a computer; however, viruses, scams, identity theft and other cyber crimes have made Internet users more aware of privacy concerns. One cyber crime in particular can sometimes even lead to physical acts of violence resulting from an offline pursuit of an individual. “Cyberstalking is in the infancy stage,” said University Police Sgt. Tom Gehrls during a presentation on cyberstalking last month at the Womenʼs Center. “Any person who willfully, maliciously and repeatedly follows or harasses another and who makes a credible person in reasonable fear for his or her safety, or the safety of his or her immediate family, is guilty of the crime of stalking.” There are various forms of stalking behavior that may consist of simply approaching or following someone,
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out the city although it could take several more days of fighting before the city is secured, American officials said. Fighting in Fallujah was ebbing, but insurgent attacks appeared to escalate elsewhere in Sunni Muslim
delivering unsolicited gifts, making obscene threats and disregarding any warnings, he said. The U.S. Department of Justice defines cyberstalking as the use of electronic communication devices such as e-mail to stalk another person. In the departmentʼs 1999 “Report on Cyberstalking: A New Challenge for Law Enforcement and Industry,” one incident was documented involving an honor student from the University of San Diego who had terrorized five female students with hundreds of threatening e-mails over the course of a year. The student pleaded guilty to the charges and faced up to six years in prison. According to Court TVʼs Crime Library, cyberstalking rarely crosses from the virtual world into the physical. Threatening or degrading messages are usually sent through emails or an instant messenger, and a stalker sometimes assumes his or her victimʼs online persona in chat rooms to post personal information about his or her victimʼs life. A cyberstalker poses a “credible threat” when the victim is worried about his or her safety and is afraid, Gehrls said. He estimated that about one or two cases are reported to the University Police each month; and in many of the cases, threatening messages were sent from Pollak Library. “There is no one profile of stalkers,” Gehrls said. “They come from all walks of life.” The most common type of stalker is the simple obsessional. This person is usually male and knows his victim — an
ex-spouse, former lover or boss. Another type of stalker behavior is erotomania. This person is usually female and falsely believes that the victim, who is a public or authority figure, is in love with her. Gehrls said he recalls at least nine cases where students were fixated on their professors. “One of 20 adults will be stalked in their lifetime,” Gehrls said. The average age of the victims is 18 to 32 years, probably because these are the people who are most active on the Internet, he added.
areas of central and northern Iraq. Saboteurs set fire Sunday to four oil wells in Iraqʼs northern fields, setting off successive explosions in Khabbaza, 12 miles northwest of Kirkuk, oil officials said. Heavy explosions rattled central Baghdad near the Palestine and Sheraton hotels after nightfall Sunday, followed by bursts of spo-
According to the Department of Justiceʼs report, many stalkers are motivated by a desire to exert control over their victims. Most stalkers are men and most victims are women. Many victims do not know they are being stalked or believe that nothing can be done about it. Palmyra Rubalcava, a senior political science major, said she uses the Internet daily and feels very safe online. “I would just ignore it,” Rubalcava said when asked what she would do
if she received threatening e-mail messages. “If I think itʼs threatening enough, then I would contact the police.” Rubalcava described cyberstalkers as “perverted people with too much time on their hands.” University Police Detective Robert Botzheim said tracking down cyberstalking suspects is a difficult and slow process that requires a lot of work, including the need for search warrants and referral to outside resources such as Orange County Forensics. Last year, the department solved 10 out of an estimated 12 campus-related cases where suspects were traced to Irvine and Northern California. “Someone who really knows what theyʼre doing can cover their tracks,” Botzheim said. The department reviews evidence consisting of any messages saved by the victim, and then attempts to trace the Internet Protocol address to find the location from which the message was sent. “We may or may not locate the suspect,” said Gehrls, referring to the difficulty encountered by law enforcement officials when dealing with cyber crimes. Botzheim said that a case is never going to be solved if the victim does not report the problem. Cyberstalking may often lead to violence and filing a police report is the first step in tracking the suspect, he said. Gehrls said he recommends that students use free e-mail accounts from Yahoo or Hotmail since false
information may be used to form the account, thus limiting the amount of identifiable information. A primary gender-neutral e-mail address that has real bio information can be used for important transactions and given only to close friends. Another address can be used specifically for research and study groups, he said. Cyber-stalking.net suggests that the e-mail address should not reveal age, geographic area or a personʼs partial or full last name. Those restrictions should also be applied to screen names for chat rooms, instant messaging, mailing lists and discussion forums. An instant messenger program can be set to block messages from people not on the buddy list. In addition, personal or confidential information should not be entered through a public computer. “When someone is stalking, theyʼre looking for acknowledgement of their threat,” said Gehrls, who encouraged students not to respond to hostile or obscene messages, thus denying the stalker of the attention he or she wants. “Be real careful on the Internet and know who youʼre dealing with,” said Botzheim, who emphasized the need to recognize when someone asks questions that do not feel right or seem too personal. Gehrls said that many criminals have the same access to public information as everyone else and advised students not to put their information out there. “The Internet is accessible to anybody, anytime.”
radic gunfire. The U.S. military said initial reports indicated rockets or mortars had struck the area, killing two Iraqis and wounding another. In Mosul, where an uprising broke out last week in support of the Fallujah defenders, militants raided two police stations, killing at least six Iraqi National Guards and wounding three others. A gunbattle erupted Sunday between militants and U.S. troops
in the main market in the northern town of Beiji, killing at least six people and wounding 20 others, according to witnesses. A dozen explosions rocked an American base in the western part of Ramadi, about 30 miles west of Fallujah, after insurgents fired missiles. One Marine and an Iraqi soldier were hurt when five mortar shells struck a checkpoint outside Fallujah.
In an interview with Iraqi television Sunday, interim Prime Minister Allawi defended his decision to order the attack on Fallujah, saying he decided to strike after security forces arrested “two very important” terrorist organizations. He did not elaborate. Allawi said up to 400 insurgents have been captured, including fighters from Syria, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Morocco but he gave no figures.
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