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The newly elected pope, Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, waves to a crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Tuesday.
Roman Catholic Church presents successor Newly elected 78-year-old cardinal presents himself as “simple, humble worker” The Associated Press
VATICAN CITY – With unusual speed and little surprise, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany became Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday. He is a 78-year-old transitional leader
who promises to enforce strictly conservative policies for the world’s Roman Catholics. Appearing on St. Peter’s Basilica balcony as dusk fell, a red cape over his new white robes, the white-haired Ratzinger called himself “a simple, humble worker.” The crowd responded to the 265th pope by waving flags and chanting “Benedict! Benedict!” From Notre Dame in Paris to the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, cathedral bells tolled and prayers were offered. Millions watched live television broadcasts of St. Peter’s bells pealing
at 6:04 p.m. and white smoke pouring from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney – signs a successor to John Paul II had been chosen. Not everyone was happy, however. Jose Silvano, a 40-year-old travel agent from Brazil, called Ratzinger “the right pope for the cardinals, but not for the people. We were hoping for a South American, a Brazilian, a pope who would work for the neediest and the rights of women and children.” Niels Hendrich, 40, of Hamburg, Germany, jumped up and down at the prospect of a new pope but then gave only three halfhearted claps
when he learned who it was. “I am not happy about this at all,” he said. “Ratzinger will put the brakes on all the progressive movements in the church that I support.” At the sound of the bells, nuns pulled up their long skirts and joined others jogging toward St. Peter’s Square to watch the new pope emerge. Many were delighted when Chilean Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estivez stepped onto the balcony and announced Ratzinger’s election. Pope
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Public remembers 14 Mesa Cooperativa protests budget cut representatives killed at Columbine ASI claim club must raise Anniversary of event encourages schools to heighten security By Reina V. Slutske Daily Titan Staff
There are those who remember when JFK was shot and possibly even more people remember the moment when the Oklahoma City Bombing occurred. Memories of events such as these do not escape memories quickly. Six years ago today there was a shooting at Columbine High School. The Littleton, Colo. school was hauled into notoriety when Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris donned black trench coats and killed 12 people before turning the guns on themselves. “Kids were pretty scared,” said Cristina Gallardo, a junior political science major who was a freshman
at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana at the time of the shootings. “School seems pretty safe; you don’t think anyone’s going to shoot at your school.” Many students currently enrolled at Cal State Fullerton were in high school or middle school at the time. “I remember every channel on the news showing it,” said Ashley Diaz, a freshman communications major who was in eighth grade at the time of the shootings. “It was kind of scary seeing it on TV and being so young.” In a wave of school shootings, Columbine High School stands out because of its impact and its aftermath in the media. Debates about music and video games came into play as possible sources of inspiration for the killings. “I thought [the shooters] had a hard family life. I didn’t think they Columbine 4
own additional funds By Jaimee Fletcher Daily Titan Staff
Mesa Cooperativa, a Chicano and Latino club at Cal State Fullerton, protested the possible 50 percent cut to their budget for next year at Tuesday’s Academic Senate meeting. Over 20 students crowded into the Senate chambers Tuesday afternoon with fluorescent yellow fliers taped to their clothing to show support for Mesa Cooperativa. Micah Ornelas, the chair of the organization, said the organization opposes the cut because it spent more in one semester for various activities than the amount that ASI has allocated for their budget for the entire 2005-2006 school year. “If our budget is cut, you will cut our legs off and our momentum will go down,” Ornelas said. “We’ve got a good thing going on
here.” he said. “You are telling one third Ornelas said Mesa Coopertiva is of the students here that wheran important group on campus that ever they came from, they are not holds many cultural events, includ- wanted here.” ing the upcoming Cinco de Mayo Luquin said the organization has festivities, which educate students struggled to raise money for their from every culture. In addition to club and has received no support on-campus events, from ASI. Ornelas said the “We did what organization also we could,” he If our budget is conducts mentor said. “We begged cut, you will cut programs to reach and scrounged our legs off and out to Latinos in for money and our momentum local high schools we still continue to teach them the to be denied for will go down. importance of help” graduating from L u q u i n ’s Micah Ornelas high school and display drew Mesa Chairperson continuing on to applause from get a college eduthe audience, but cation. some board memThe proposed budget for the bers said his accusations toward organization next year is less than ASI were exaggerated. $10,000, an amount that Jorge “I think you are going to an Luquin, a former Mesa Cooperativa extreme,” said Nima Moradin, a chair and representative, said is too representative for the College of low. Luquin said a budget this Natural Sciences and Mathematics. small shows that ASI does not sup- “We are talking about a budget port the organization. here. Saying we are not welcoming “By cutting our budget you are your students is not needed. It’s a saying we are not welcome here,” complete lie.”
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Moradin pointed out that clubs should be fundraising, which he said is part of being an organization. “That’s what clubs do,” he said. “They raise funds for their group.” Moradin said he supports Mesa Cooperativa, but said that Luquin’s statement was an attempt to stir the emotions of the audience, rather than to discuss the budget. “I want to support Mesa, but what you said was not needed,” he said. “We don’t need emotion in budget financing.” Luquin said Moradin’s anger proves ASI doesn’t fully support Mesa Cooperativa. “He is supposed to be serving the students,” Luquin said. “When you say it is exaggerated, you are saying you don’t understand the importance of Mesa.” Luquin said by cutting their budget, ASI is saying no to an umbrella organization that includes students involved in engineering, humanities, sororities and fraternities. “We provide an enormous service to the campus,” Luquin said.