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Soccer ties San Jose, 2-2
Nixon Library event honors lives lost in terrorist attacks By COURTNEY BETH PUGATCH Daily Titan Staff
Men’s team takes early lead, settles for draw with unbeaten Spartans 8
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Orange County charities raise funds for victims of Hurricane Katrina 5
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Pastor Jay Haizlip performs a backside air in Comni Pool at Vans Skatepark in Orange. Read the story of this former professional skateboarder turned pastor Page 4
Scratching the surface
DJ Hip-Hop legends manage academy for turntable enthusiasts By VALERIE SWAYNE
Opinion Students explore their feelings about the anniversary of Sept. 11 6
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In West Los Angeles, bassheavy beats invite visitors inside a small record store. Album posters of hip-hop artists, such as Kanye West and Tony Yayo, adorn the front door. Hundreds of vinyl records line racks and walls, their covers with eye-catching bright colors and photographs. But R.E.H.A.B Records isnʼt just a record store. It is the home of Scratch DJ Academy Los Angeles, a community-learning center for aspiring disc jockeys. A crowd of more than 50 people gathered Saturday for the
academyʼs open house and student graduation. The idea for Scratch DJ Academy was conceived in 2002 by the late Jam Master Jay (Jay Mizell) of Run DMC, along with partners Rob Principe, a musicindustry veteran and a music enthusiast, and Reg E. Gaines, two-time Grammy- and Tonyaward nominee and creator of “Bring in Daʼ Noise, Bring in Daʼ Funk.” “There was a huge need [to build] a sense of community here,” said DJ Hapa, the executive director of Scratch DJ Academy L.A. “Before, when [DJs] first came up, there was no school; you had to learn by watching people on the turntables and imitating them. It was hard to find people that could DJ or were into DJing. People now have a community behind them,” he said. Classes have an average 16
students and include introductory DJing and advanced scratching. There is no age limit, with students ranging in age from 8 to 55. “We encourage people to have goals by teaching music theory and how to appreciate music as an art form,” Hapa said. The six-week program of instruction is with veteran Djs, such as Hapa and Mr. Choc of the Beat Junkies and radio station KKBT-FM (100.3, the Beat). According to the academyʼs Web site, classes focus not just on mixing hip-hop but on other music genres, such as house and rock. Students learn from written curriculum, and they practice on Stanton turntables. “We teach people how to DJ without the pressure of having to buy the equipment. The cost of a ACADEMY 3
Four years after the events of Sept. 11, 2001, approximately 600 people gathered in the White House East Room of the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace for a patriotic celebration and remembrance of nearly 2,749 lives lost. “Weʼre honoring the memories of the fallen today,” said Jan Bennett, a Nixon Library docent and volunteer. “Political affiliation aside, today is about honoring those whose lives were lost and making sure that their memories are still alive in our hearts.” The memorial began at 1 p.m. Sunday, and the Villa Park High School concert band, a choir composed of the Orange High School chamber singers, and the Orange County Community Master Chorale from Santiago Community College
provided the entertainment preceding and during the event. After the 4th Marine Division Honor Guard led those attending the event in the Pledge of Allegiance, Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona spoke regarding his memories of the events from ground zero. “I remember being there a week after the devastation and talking to cops, fire fighters and volunteers,” said an emotional Carona, who is a member of President Bushʼs Emergency Response Senior Advisory committee for the Department of Homeland Security. “We dug through rubble and body parts trying to rebuild America. New York City cops and fire fighters hadnʼt seen their families in a week but kept working hard to save people. Thatʼs the type of people we are in this country.” Following Caronaʼs speech, historian and public affairs commentator Bruce Herschensohn concluded the event with a historical perspective. He compared the current NIXON 3
Student legal clinic offers free guidance Attorneys volunteer time to provide free consultation, advice By DIANIKA ABBOT Daily Titan Staff
With the tumultuous start of a new semester some students may find themselves in a legal bind. Instead of seeking help elsewhere, students can receive free attorney referrals and consultations on campus at the College Legal Clinic. The clinic, whose annex office is located in room 258 of the Titan Student Union, was formed in 1971 as an endeavor to help a Cal State Fullerton student pro-
tester get out of jail. Now it helps more than 120 students each year and serves as a liaison between students and about 30 attorneys in the Orange County area. “The clinic is a legal referral service that gives free legal referrals and consultations to students,” said Kevin Hermansen, executive director of the clinic. Hermansen said attorneys volunteer two hours per week providing free, 15-minute consultations to students. If students are unable to make it to the annex office on campus, attorneys can provide consultations over the phone or at the main office. LEGAL 3
Volunteers plan to Titans donate in droves to build new homes ease disaster victims’ plight Organization aids people left homeless by Hurricane Katrina By MARIE O’NEIL Daily Titan Staff
Habitat for Humanity has set up a program, called Home Delivery, to help rebuild houses in hurricane-stricken states. The organization will put all donations toward the Habitat International Hurricane Katrina Rebuilding Fund. Home Delivery deals with Habitat for Humanity affiliates all over the nation and will deliver the homes in boxes. Gladys Hernandez, a graduate of Cal State Fullerton and Special Promotions Coordinator for Habitat for Humanity in Santa Ana, said to ensure a “rock-solid fit” the homes will be tacked together then taken apart; and the components will be placed – along with other necessary construction materials, such as hammers and nails – into a container and shipped to the Gulf Coast. Hernandez also said the organization is trying to recruit volunteers to help assemble the houses. Though the organization has a paid staff, most of the workers who will build the homes will be volunteers from across the nation.
Mark Korando said Habitat for Humanity is expecting an overwhelming response to this effort – bigger than the response to the tsunami in South Asia and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks put together. “We anticipate that the people of Orange County will respond, opening their hearts to people in New Orleans and other victims on the Gulf Coast,” he said. Korando said that when itʼs safe to assess the damage, Habitat for Humanity can begin to organize donors and affiliates in other states. “We can build a home in a week,” Korando said. “But it will take several years to replace and provide all of the homes needed. Weʼll be there long after the military presence is gone.” Mary OʼConnell, a construction volunteer and crew leader for the organization in Santa Ana, teaches volunteers each week and said that they enlist new volunteers every Saturday. She said she first became involved with Habitat for Humanity by donating money and time. She went on her first womenʼs build, at which the volunteer builders were primarily women, four years ago. “Habitat taught me to build homes,” OʼConnell said. “You learn as you go along.” REBUILT 3
Fundraiser held at TSU, Quad provides opportunities to help By KAMILLA MARNFY Daily Titan Staff
The Titan Student Union and the Quad were home to Cal State Fullertonʼs Donate a Dollar Drive last week. The campaign was launched to help the victims and survivors of Hurricane Katrina. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Associated Students Inc. requested $1 donations from students and faculty who passed by the donation booth. “The donations will not end on Thursday,” ASI President Mona Mohammadi said. “[ASI] will continue to encourage everyone to donate money for the next couple of weeks.” Frances Teves, acting associate director of advocacy for CSUF, said there was a tremendous response during the first day of fundraising. According to a CSUF Public Affairs story, more than $5,000 was raised last week. “Countless staff, faculty and students stopped by and made donations,” Teves said. Mohammadi, who said she raised about $400 in just over an hour at the TSU, called the first day
of the campaign a success. One donor, K w a b e n a Agyeman, a mechanical engineering student, made a donation Friday afternoon and said it is important to help those in need. “I went through a flood myself and I know how it feels,” Agyeman said. “I used to live by a river bank that got flooded years ago.” CSUF Executive Vice President Judith Anderson was pleased to hear NICOLE M. SMITH/Daily Titan Executive Editor that ASI had taken the initiative to Alicia Yang, standing, and Aleixa Kim were “just continue collecting helping out” during a National Charity League donations. car wash for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. “ASI has set up Page 5 a separate account for the donations that will be col- e-mail to the campus community to lected in the next few weeks,” publicize the fundraiser. Mohammadi said. “At the end of “I was delighted with the response the campaign, a check will be cut I received to my e-mail,” Anderson from Cal State Fullerton students said. She thanked students for their and sent to the Red Cross.” donations and said, “I am sure folks Anderson, who is also a member donʼt expect a thank you – they are of the Orange County Chapter of FUNDRASING 4 the American Red Cross, sent an