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Parishoners honor pope, mourn death Catholic leader John Paul II remembered for his compassion
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After being established over two years ago, Cal State Fullerton’s El Toro campus will finally open its Visitor Information Center. As the latest addition to El Toro, the center will help make learning as convenient and personal as possible. Located at the edge of Lot L, the Visitor Information Center will be staffed by student assistants and will provide students and visitors with a variety of services. The center’s two main functions are to get students to the right classes at the beginning of the semester and to help visitors on campus who need assistance or information. Karen Hebri, the facility coordinator at El Toro, said she encourages anyone on campus to come to the center whenever they have a question or need help. “People should feel welcome. The center is for anybody that comes by and needs information,” she said. The campus is located near what will be the main entrance of the Great Park and officials hope to expand the size of the campus as it is developed over the next few years. Other information available at the center will help students and visitors with parking problems, locating staff members and finding classrooms, Hebri said. El Toro 3
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Top: Many sobbing parishoners could be found among the hundreds who attended Mass at the John Paul II Polish Center. Bottom: Izabella Boguki sheds tears while holding her son Michael during Sunday’s Mass.
Catholics of all ages gathered across Orange County on Sunday to mourn and celebrate the life of Pope John Paul II. In Yorba Linda, hundreds packed John Paul II Polish Center for a special Mass to commemorate and pray for the pope’s soul. The center, built in 1983, holds Mass in Polish and English and was named in honor of Poland-native Karol Joseph Wojtyla, who rose from humble beginnings to become the head of the Catholic Church. Polish Americans expressed gratitude for the impact the pontiff had in their homeland and around the world. “He’s done a lot for the world and for Polish people because he was responsible for the solidarity and the fall of communism,” said 24-year-old Peter Piestrzeniewicz of Fullerton. Others in the congregation spoke about the influence the pope had in their own lives. “I always looked up to him because he got shot and then went to prison to bless and forgive the person who shot him,” said Thomas Ladzinski, a Fullerton resident. Catholics who gathered said the pope would be remembered as a peacemaker and a man of great compassion for the poor. “He just wanted peace on earth and for everyone to unite,” Piestrzeniewicz said. In Vatican City, Pope John Paul II’s body lay in state Sunday, his hands clutching a rosary, his pastoral staff under his arm. Millions
prayed and wept at services across predecessors and was credited with the globe as the Vatican prepared helping bring down communism in for the ritual-filled funeral and Europe and spreading a message of conclave that will choose a suc- peace during his frequent travels cessor. around the world. Television images gave the pubPope John Paul II, who was 58 lic its first view of the pope since when the cardinals elected him the his death: lying in the Vatican’s first non-Italian pope in 455 years, frescoed Apostolic Palace, dressed also left a legacy of conservatism. in crimson vestments and a white He opposed divorce, birth conbishop’s miter, his head resting on trol and abortion, the ordination of a stack of gold pillows. women and the lifting of the celiA Swiss Guard stood on either bacy requirement for priests. side as diplomats, politicians and The mourning stretched from clergy paid their respects at his the pope’s native Poland, where feet. 100,000 people filled a Warsaw An estimated square at the spot 100,000 people where he celeturned out at St. brated a landmark He showed us Peter’s Square for Mass 26 years how to live and he a morning Mass ago, to the earthshowed us how to and thousands quake-devastated die. He reached more – tourists, Indonesian island out to people ... Romans, young of Nias, where a and old – kept priest led special coming throughprayers. Joan McDermott out the day, filling In New York, Parishoner in New York the broad bouleU.N. Secretary vard leading to General Kofi St. Peter’s Basilica. They clutched Annan and former Mayor Rudolph rosaries and newspaper photos of Giuliani joined parishioners who the late pontiff as they stood shoul- packed St. Patrick’s Cathedral for der-to-shoulder. a standing-room-only Mass. “Even if we fear we’ve lost “He showed us how to live and a point of reference, I feel like he showed us how to die,” said one everybody in this square is united parishioner, Joan McDermott. “He with him in a hug,” said Luca reached out to people of all faiths, Ghizzardi, a 38-year-old nurse not just Catholics and Christians.” with a sleeping bag and a handIn the Holy Land, Israelis made peace flag at his feet. remembered Pope John Paul II as Early Sunday, a text message a builder of bridges between the had circulated on cell phones in faiths, noting how he had embraced Rome, asking people to light can- Holocaust survivors with kindness dles in their windows. and maintained friendships with “May they light up the road to Jewish friends from childhood. God for him, the way he did for The College of Cardinals – the us,” the message read. red-capped “princes of the church” Around the world, bells tolled who now officially govern the 1 and worshippers prayed in remem- billion-strong Roman Catholic brance of the man who reigned Pope 3 for longer than all but two of his
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Never give up on dreams, paralyzed surfer says Spinal cord injury pushes Jesse Billauer to reach his life goals By Jason kehler Daily Titan Staff
One of the top amateur surfers was out surfing one day with some friends. As he pulled out of a backside barrel, the lip hit him in the back, sending him head first into the sand just below the water. The impact caused a spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the chest down with minimal use of his arms. This is the story of Jesse Billauer. Since his accident at the age of 17, Billauer has been in a wheelchair. He told his story of the accident and what he has done since to a kinesiology class at Cal State Fullerton on the nine-year anniversary of his accident. Despite being in a wheelchair, Billauer said he was not willing
to stop doing what he loved. He dream of doing that,” said Heather also said he continued to follow his Carrick, a kinesiology major dreams of surfing in a professional at CSUF. “He’s done it [and] he surfing event, being in a feature doesn’t even have the abilities that surf film, graduating from college we have.” and getting married and starting a Since his accident, Billauer has family. become very involved in research About three and for helping to cure a half years after his spinal cord injuries. As long as you accident, Billauer, He has started an try, as long as with the help of organization called friends and on a Life Rolls On to you don’t give up custom-made surfhelp raise money on things, what board, went surfing for research and seems impossible for the first time raise awareness. can be done. since being para“It’s not about lyzed. Jesse, it’s not Jesse Billauer “As long as you about Life Rolls Surfer try, as long as you On,” Billauer said. don’t give up on “It’s about others things, what seems impossible can who stay at home and don’t have a be done,” Billauer said. voice.” Billauer has been surfing ever Billauer said people need to find since and was highlighted in the surf something they love and continue documentary “Step Into Liquid.” to do it, no matter what. He said Last summer, he surfed ten-foot it’s important for people to discover waves at Sunset Beach in Hawaii. what they love at an early age so that “Average surfers, all of us, only way they know what they like.
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“Think about your own life,” Billauer said. “Never give up on your hopes and dreams.” Through three separate events, Billauer has seen and revisited his goals and dreams he has had in his life. The first was a car accident when he was in high school. He was thrown from his car through a closed window onto the street and, as he laid on his back, wondered if he would accomplish everything he wanted to do. This same thought came back to him the day he was hurt surfing. “I found myself on my back on the beach,” Billauer said. “And those same dreams flashed before my eyes.” After relearning the basic tasks of everyday life, Billauer fell backwards in his wheelchair one day and suffered the same nerve damages from his surfing accident and once again saw his dreams flash before his eyes. Surfer 3
Fullerton Flyers find home at CSUF’s Goodwin Field Independent league team will use baseball facilities on campus By Erika Myers For the Daily Titan
Cal State Fullerton’s Goodwin Field is now home to a new professional baseball team, the Fullerton Flyers. The Fullerton Flyers is an independent team and part of a new league called the Golden Baseball League, which has been in the works
for the past three years but will begin its first season this month. The league consists of eight charter teams found in cities throughout California and Arizona, with one travel team that does not have a home stadium and is simply called the traveling team. This season, the Flyers will be playing against Chico Outlaws, Long Beach Armada, San Diego Surf Dogs, Mesa Surprise and Yuma Scorpions. They operate under a single-entity ownership and are sponsored by Safeway/Vons.
The teams are not affiliated with any major league team and do not plan on becoming a farm team, but do anticipate scouts coming out to watch and recruit their players, said Brian Delehoy, the director of ticket sales for the Flyers and a CSUF alumnus. Delehoy said one of the goals of the league is to unify independent baseball across the country. Season ticket sales have already started and people from the community have been showing interest in the new team. So far, the team has sold close
to 200 full-season tickets, as well as 100 mini-plans, Delehoy said. There is one month until the season begins and ticket orders come in on a daily basis. Ticket prices range from $5 for general admission to $13 for the premium box seats for home games. The team has been putting up banners in the community and reaching out to little league groups to get its name out. The CSUF athletic department and the Flyers have created a partnership in order for the team to flyers 3
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Seniors “Bunny Hop” their way to improved balance and mobility.
Seniors seek better balance, mobility Class offered at Ruby Gerontology Center helps elderly age well By April Miller Daily Titan Staff
Everybody’s doing it. As time goes by, people have no choice. It’s bound to happen and they can’t stop it. Some try to slow it down by eating right and exercising, but the aging process – no matter how hard they try to avoid it – ultimately catches up with everyone. Most people in their 20s and 30s can physically ride a bike, go up a slope and walk over bumpy surfaces without giving it much thought or suffer any aching afterward. But as people age, aches and pains, which were temporary just a few years ago,
begin to linger. The older people get, bounce-back time from an injury is longer and muscles don’t respond the same way. The aged may start tripping over an uneven piece of sidewalk or losing balance while doing tasks that seem easily done just yesterday. Welcome to the world of aging. Getting seniors to keep their balance, thus preventing falls and spills, is the mission of the balance and mobility class at Ruby Gerontology Center. With a spring theme incorporated into the workout, the class balanced on top of exercise balls while the “Bunny Hop” song played on the stereo. Putting their right feet out, they bounced to the beat of the music while keeping control of their balAging 3
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Iraqis tap Sunni for Parliament speaker BAGHDAD, Iraq – Lawmakers broke days of rancorous stalemate Sunday and reached out to Iraq’s Sunni Muslim minority for their parliament speaker, cutting through ethnic and sectarian barriers that have held up selection of a new government for more than two months since the country’s first free elections in 50 years. Deputies still face, however, difficult choices for Cabinet posts and failed again to name a new president – broadly expected to be Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani. That difficult choice and those of two vice presidents were put off until a Wednesday session that could mark a major milestone as Iraq tries to build a democratic government and civil society.
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Nation U.S. church struggles after pope’s death For all of his inspiring qualities – personal charm, deep spirituality, acceptance of other faiths – Pope John Paul II’s tight grip on church leadership and unwillingness to change unpopular teachings clashed with the more democratic approach that many of the 65 million U.S. Catholics favor. At the end of his pontificate, John Paul leaves behind an American church uplifted by his piety, yet struggling with several of the same problems that preceded him: a dramatically shrinking U.S. priesthood, disagreement over the proper role for lay leaders, and a growing conservative-liberal divide over sexuality, women’s ordination and celibacy for clergy.
Schiavo case spurring statehouse debate The arguments surrounding Terri Schiavo will live on in statehouse debate and new laws if an emerging coalition of disability rights activists and right-to-lifers succeed in turning the national agony over her case into a re-examination of when and how our lives come to an end. So far, only a few legislators in a handful of states have sought significant changes to their laws, which define the fundamental elements at stake – how a person can set limits on their medical care, who gets to decide what their wishes are, what evidence is needed to prove it.
Sanchez suspended under steroids policy ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Tampa Bay outfielder Alex Sanchez was suspended 10 days for violating baseball’s new policy on performance enhancing drugs, the first player publicly identified under the major leagues’ tougher rules. The suspension begins Monday when Tampa Bay opens its season against Toronto, the commissioner’s office said Sunday.
Local Officials spend $70,000 on water clean-up DANA POINT – Health officials are stirring up trouble at one of the state’s most polluted beaches. In an effort to clear bacteria from Baby Beach, a stretch inside Dana Point Harbor, city and Orange County officials will install up to four underwater paddles to circulate fresh seawater into the harbor without disturbing sediment. The devices, which are known as Oloids, are teardrop-shaped tumblers that can move water without disturbing sediment, a potential hiding place for bacteria. The $70,000 tab for the four Oloids will be split between the city and county. It is hoped the tumblers will dilute the bacteria by mixing fresh ocean water with the more stagnant harbor water. Baby Beach, built as a breakwater in the late 1960s, keeps ocean waves from disturbing the boats and yachts that use the harbor’s docks. Scientists suspect the enclosure encourages bacteria, but many dispute that stagnant water is the main reason the beach remains on a most-polluted list. Reports compiled from The Associated Press
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Although there was a Red Tide warning near the Huntington Beach Pier, surfers were undeterred when the waves kept coming on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Red Tides occur when microscopic red algae reproduce in high concentrations near the shoreline. The mass amounts of algae have been known to kill fish and cause respiratory problems in humans.
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Police responded to reports of a suspicious person in the Kinesiology and Health Science Building. Everything checked out OK.
3/29 13:37
A traffic accident occurred at the intersection of Nutwood and Commonwealth avenues when a white vehicle ran a red light and collided with another white vehicle. Injuries were reported. Police responded and assisted those who were involved.
3/29 22:00
A suspicious person was reported on the corner of State College Boulevard and Nutwood Avenue. The person calling in the report hung up on police when asked what was wrong. Everything checked out OK.
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Police responded to suspicious activity at the Marriot Hotel on Nutwood Avenue. The report stated someone was throwing debris from a hotel window onto passing cars. Police did not find the suspect.
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Multiple people were reportedly seen running from Fullerton City Police officers near Commonwealth Avenue. University Police responded with aid, but were unable to locate the suspects.
3/31 14:18
A verbal citation was issued to two people who were reported as speeding in a dune buggy on the lawn and sidewalk area of the Engineering and Computer Science Building. Several people were in the area.
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Police responded to suspicious activity in a residence on Associated Road. The resident came home and found the glass of his sliding door smashed and the bathroom door closed. It was unknown if anyone was in the bathroom because the resident had not checked. Police assisted the resident.
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Billauer said he never gave up and has since accomplished his goals. He surfed in the U.S. Open at Huntington Beach, graduated from college and was in a feature surf film. He admitted one of his dreams has yet to be accomplished. He said he wants to be married with kids and, with a laugh, said he was accepting applications from anybody who would be interested. Billauer repeated his dreams throughout his speech while stressing the importance of never giving up.
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have access to Goodwin Field as its home field. The league contributes to improvements for the field, including a new ticket facility and additional scholarships for the university, Delehoy said. The team roster includes minor league players, former major leaguers working their way back up
“Hearing everything he’s been through, and then the fact that he’s so motivated to surf, and surfing these huge waves that I don’t even know if I would go out on,” Carrick said. “Its pretty awesome.” Billauer has also started a program to help kids with spinal cord injuries get back into surfing, but also admitted that if he could go back and change the fact that he got hurt, he would. Lenny Wiersma, a kinesiology professor, found that to be the most interesting thing that Billauer said. “I think it’s pretty admirable,” Wiersma said. “He would much rath-
er be doing what we take for granted everyday.” Billauer still surfs and just finished another movie entitled “Jesse’s Story,” which chronicles his life. He said he wished he could surf more due in large part that being in the ocean helps soothe the burning sensation that he feels in between his knees and chest. “The ocean takes away all my burning sensation pain,” Billauer said. “It’s so relaxing.” He also admitted one benefit he has noticed since his accident. “I get free waves,” Billauer said. “It’s like handicap parking.”
through the minors and some college baseball players who missed the draft. “What we are really hoping for are some players from the Titan team to come out and play,” said Ed Hart, the general manager for the Flyers. Garry Templeton, the head coach for the team, is a major leaguer and three-time All-Star who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Diego Padres during the 1970s and
1980s. His son, Garry Templeton II, is on the team this season as a shortstop and second baseman. Templeton said he is anticipating a good season and thinks the team is going to “win it all.” The Flyers begin spring training May 9 in Arizona and are scheduled to play 50 home games. Their first game is an away game on May 27 against the Chico Outlaws.
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The idea for an information center on the branch campus came from George Giacumakis, the campus director at El Toro, and Chuck Moore, El Toro’s enrollment services director.Giacumakis said the center will be useful to students on campus who have any CSUF-related questions. “The information center will help students and visitors with anything pertaining to Cal State Fullerton,” he said. Giacumakis said he is confident that students and visitors on campus will take advantage of the many services the center offers. “The information center will help everyone. It has a little bit of everything,” he said. There are 14 El Toro staff members available at the center during the spring semester. Because of the size of the campus, only one member is needed to work at a given time. “I really want to work there. I like helping people and I think it will be fun,” Lena Kumar, a CSUF student, said. The center will be open 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fridays.
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ance. Spotters were on hand beside each participant, just in case. Debra Rose, the co-director of the Center for Successful Aging, led the class wearing bunny ears. “Get crazy and get some air,” Rose said, bouncing on the ball and clapping to the beat of the “Bunny Hop,” while keeping a close eye on her students. While it may seem like an easy feat for college students, some people, even some younger ones, can have difficulty balancing. A new appreciation for balance and mobility comes with age. “We get a whoopee cushion,” said class member Winnie Holbrook, who wasn’t able to balance on a ball. This flying saucer-shaped disc served the same purpose as the ball, but it goes on a chair making the exercise a little less risky. This will make legs stronger and people will have more control, Rose
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Church – was to hold its first meeting today, a pre-conclave gathering expected to plan and set a date for the funeral later this week at St. Peter’s Square. President Bush was expected to attend the funeral, which will draw other world leaders as well as Vatican hierarchy and ordinary faithful. The conclave must begin 15 to 20 days after the pope’s death. The pope died at 9:37 p.m. Saturday in his apartment of septic shock and cardio-circulatory collapse, the Vatican said. Pope John Paul II survived a 1981 assassination attempt, but in his later years was the picture of frailty, weighed down by Parkinson’s disease and crippling knee and hip ailments. Although he continued his travels, he was too weak to continue his famous gesture of kissing the ground when he arrived at his destinations. Hospitalized twice in the past two months after breathing crises, and fitted with a breathing tube and a feeding tube, said. In keeping with the theme of the day, Darci Ngo and Daniel Hernandez, who are graduate student assistants, tossed flat discs on the floor, placing slightly higher ones every few feet. They then spread jellybeanfilled plastic eggs along the path. The objective for the participants was to step on the “stepping stones” while bending over, picking up eggs and keeping their balance. “Feel the differences of the surfaces,” Ngo said as the ladies precariously stepped from disc to disc, pretending that the carpeted area was water. Participants work on balance activities, center of gravity and walking patterns, Hernandez said. They use different surfaces, group activities and head turning while walking obstacle courses, she said. “You may think you are picking up eggs, but you are demonstrating balance and controlling your center of gravity,” Rose said. Ngo reminded each lady to keep
Pope John Paul II became a picture of suffering as his death approached. At their meetings beginning Monday, the cardinals will read the pope’s final instructions, including his choice of burial place. Most popes in recent centuries have asked to be buried in the crypts below St. Peter’s Basilica, but some have suggested the first Polish-born pope might have chosen to be laid to rest in his native country. On the sidelines, cardinals will certainly be sizing each other up as possible “papabili,” or having the qualities to be the next pope. Cardinal Bernard Panafieu, one of five French prelates who can vote, said Sunday he was hoping for someone “who dynamizes the people – God’s people – as John Paul II did. At the same time, a man who has an international sense of the opening of Catholicism to the world. An open man and at the same time, a man faithful to the great traditions of the Church.” The Associated Press contributed to this report. looking straight ahead as they walked on an upside down egg crate foam mattress pad taped to the carpet. “Wait until you’re my age,” Holbrook said. “You’ll be looking down too.” “We have a ball in this class,” Georgia Woodward, a participant, said, while stepping from disc to disc collecting eggs. Courses are a semester long and include parking permits. “Most of the people are 65 or older,” Hernandez said. “But there are a couple of younger people who have multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy.” Next door to the balance and mobility class, seniors can get their blood pressure and weight checked. Plus, they can get information on alternative remedies due to the high cost of prescription medicine, said Monique Gutierrez, a registered nurse. There are more fitness classes available, but participants have to be seniors and go through initial screenings.