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Recent slaying stirs up emotion

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Gang-related violence in Anaheim bans neighbors together for peace march

California representative steps in to assist amid Delay fraud controversy

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Francisco Betancourt-Celis, better known to his friends and loved ones as “Chico,” rode his bike to the store to buy a soda and read the newspaper on what seemed like an ordinary Sunday night.

This ordinary night turned tragic when unknown assailants gunned him down, leaving him to die in the arms of strangers.

Betancourt-Celis, 23, a loving husband and son, died in front of a house on the 100 block of Beacon Avenue.

“He wanted to go back to school and become a cop,” said Ashley Garcia, Betancourt-Celisʼ widow. “I donʼt understand why anyone would want to kill him.”

Family, friends and neighbors of the victim rallied together last Friday in a Stop the Violence march with hopes of exonerating their neighborhood of the gang violence that has claimed the lives of many residents, like Betancourt-Celis.

“There are [far] too many unsolved murders,” said Raquel Garcia, who organized the peace march. “We just want to make everyone aware of this senseless violence.”

The people in the community are afraid to let their children go outside and play, she also said.

Annik Ramsey, a Cal State Fullerton graduate and participant in the march, said the neighborhood doesnʼt look violent.

“This march was [organized] to pay respects to Francisco and to also let people know that gang violence is occurring in Anaheim,” Ramsey said.

Raquel Garcia said that she and her father are working diligently to restore a sense of peace to the family of BetancourtCelis by showing them that there are people who care.

Raquel Garcia, who also organized a 10-day vigil, said that she was heartbroken when city officials took down a shrine honoring Betancourt-Celis, which they claimed to have taken down by mistake.

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Firefighters from the City of Orange responded first to the scene of a mobile home fire, which broke out in Anaheim on Wednesday afternoon.

Local home destroyed in blaze; hydrants dry Orange County firefighters battle flames for 35 minutes; investigation now underway

By NICOLE M. SMITH Daily Titan Executive Editor

A fire, with flames leaping higher than 20 feet, completely destroyed a mobile home in Anaheim on Wednesday afternoon.

Firefighters from the City of Orange responded first to the scene only to discover that fire hydrants located near the burning structure were dry, said Maria Sabol, Anaheim Fire Department spokesperson.

She said firefighters resorted to water reserves in their trucks until they could tie into local water hydrants to continue fighting the blaze.

“I just canʼt believe it,” said Lynette

Thompson, a neighbor. “Thatʼs all his [possessions]. His clothes, his toothbrush – gone.”

Thompson said the owner of the residence, an older gentleman, lived alone and had been away on errands with his dog.

Anaheim and Garden Grove firefighters also responded to the call, which was placed at 4:28 p.m., Sabol said.

The cause of the fire and an explanation as to why the parkʼs fire hydrants were dry are currently under investigation, Sabol said.

Don Turl, who lives across the street, said his wife looked out the window and screamed that the neighborʼs house had caught fire.

“Thatʼs the trouble with these mobile homes,” Turl, a long-time resident, said.

“When they catch fire, they go boy.”

Firefighters initially attacked the fire from the inside, using chainsaws and pick axes to hack away the doors.

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ASI Board comes up short Six weeks into fall semester, three seats remain open

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Being able to attract Cal State Fullerton students to serve on the Board of Directors proves a challenge for the Associated Students, Inc. The Board of Directors seats two representatives from each academic college who share decision-making power for establishing a budget, and decide on school-wide policies and procedures. They promote student involvement, volunteer work and provide leader-

ship opportunities for students.

Without acting members on the Board of Directors, some colleges are not represented in ASI. Six weeks into the semester, seats for the College of Health and Human Development, the College of Education, and the College of the Arts remain empty.

The ASI Board of Directors doesnʼt always have trouble filling available seats.

“We usually go back and forth on participation in ASI elections,” said Mona Mohammadi, ASI president.

These colleges seem to be difficult to fill, Mohammadi said.

For the three colleges, ASI currently has one of two seats

filled. They are all open for application to students who would like to serve this semester, Mohammadi said.

Applicants would forgo the election process and be approved by the current Board of Directors, and would serve until the end of the current semester.

Elections will take place Oct. 2 and Oct. 3 for the next round of student officials who will serve from January to December 2006.

CSUF enrolled about 33,000 students; only 900 participated in the voting process for representatives on the Board of Directors in the last election.

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With the recent indictment of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, House Republicans decided Wednesday that Rep. David Dreier (RCalif.) would assist the new temporary Rep. David Dreier leader – a wise choice, experts said.

Dreier, along with Chief Duty Majority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.), will serve as aide to Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), the temporary House majority leader.

DeLay, along with two associates, has been charged with campaign finance conspiracy by a Texas grand jury, leaving a hole in the House majority leader position.

The decision of the majority leader was consistent with House rules, said Ron Bonjean, communications director for House Speaker Dennis Hastert.

Prior to the House Republicans meeting, Hastert first nominated Dreier for House Majority Leader.

Hastert issued a statement saying that the House Republican leaders stand firmly behind DeLay and asked Americans to afford him the right of innocence until proved guilty.

“Still, the work of the House of Representatives must continue,” Hastert said. “We have an ambitious agenda to improve the lives of the American people and it will go forward.”

Dreier, 53, will retain his position as chairman of the Rules Committee but will also handle majority leader duties – specifically pertaining to working with committee chairmen.

“We are united in our determination to move forward for the good of the country, the conference and our agenda. Tom DeLayʼs leadership has given us all a path to follow,” Dreier said in a statement issued by Hastertʼs press office.

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Sally Norris, of the American Red Cross, draws blood from student Brent Powers at the Student Health Profession Association blood drive on Tuesday.

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Today: The Student Health Professions Association will be hosting a blood drive in Pavillon C of Titan Student Union. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

First female suicide bomber kills six

Today: The Career Center will sponsor a Graduate and Professional School Fair in the Quad. For more information, call (714) 278-3121.

BAGHDAD, Iraq – A woman disguised in a manʼs robe and headdress slipped into a line of army recruits Wednesday and detonated explosives strapped to her body, killing at least six recruits and wounding 35 – the first known suicide attack by a woman in Iraqʼs insurgency. The attack in Tal Afar near the Syrian border illustrated militants could still strike in a town where U.S. and Iraqi offensives drove out insurgents only two weeks ago. A female suicide bomber may have been chosen because she could get through checkpoints – at which women are rarely searched – then don her disguise to join the line of men, Iraqi officials said.

Tonight: Take a guided tour through various haunted digs in Fullerton. Explore the Plummer Auditorium, the basement hallways of the Fullerton Police Department and other scary haunts. Cost is $12. For more information, contact the Fullerton Museum Center.

Nation FEMA under fire again, now for Rita

Tonight: M Cabaret presents a night of murder, mystery and dinning at the Maverick Theater in Downtown Fullerton. The show runs from 7:30 to 10 p.m. For more information, call (714) 526-7070.

HOUSTON – Saying they were caught off-guard by the number of people in need, FEMA officials closed a relief center early on Wednesday after some of the hundreds of hurricane victims in line began fainting in triple-digit heat. The midday closing of the Houston disaster relief center came as officials in areas hit hardest by Hurricane Rita criticized FEMAʼs response to the storm, with one calling for a commission to examine the emergency response.

Sept. 30: “An Evening of Song” with CSUF Vocal Faculty and Friends will be held at the Performing Arts Centerʼs Recital Hall at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 ($12 with advanced Titan discount or $9 with advance CSUF student discount). For more information call, (714) 278-3371.

Roberts near becoming next chief justice

WASHINGTON – A divided Democratic caucus on Wednesday assured Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. of a comfortable, bipartisan Senate confirmation as the nationʼs 17th chief justice, the youngest in 200 years. Many say they would have chosen someone else for the position, yet 21 Senate Democrats agreed he has “a brilliant legal mind” and will be among the 76 senators – more than three-fourths of the 100-member Senate – who say they plan to vote to confirm the 50-year-old Roberts as the successor to the late William H. Rehnquist.

Sept. 30: The Cal State Fullerton Big Band performs at the Brea Jazz Festival in Downtown Brea. For more information, visit www.ci.brea.ca.us.

Local Chiropractor accused of sexual battery ANAHEIM – After a lengthy investigation, Anaheim Police Detectives arrested Dr. Henry Pham Tuesday, Sept. 20. They charged him with two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14, and seven counts of sexual battery. The investigation revealed that Pham, a chiropractor, alledgedly sexually assaulted two 13-year-old females and two adult females while giving them treatment. The crimes date back to 2003. Police suspect there may be more victims who have reported the crimes to law enforcement.

Councilman apologizes for remarks

GARDEN GROVE – Councilman Harry Krebs apologized for what Asian-Americans called a culturally insensitive remark earlier this month. Asian-American groups demanded the public apology because of his Sept. 13 comment to Councilwoman Janet Nguyen as the two argued about a possible redevelopment project.

“Iʼve already expressed it simply – I canʼt do it in Vietnamese,” Krebs told Nguyen at the time.

Nguyen said she was satisfied with his apology.

The comment was televised on a local cable channel and AsianAmerican groups said it was unacceptable, especially since Garden Grove is one of the countyʼs most ethnically diverse areas.

Asian-Americans make up nearly one-third of Garden Groveʼs 165,000 residents, according to the 2000 census.

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Japanese scientists photograph giant squid live in the wild for first time

The thought of being attacked by a giant squid is believed to be a thing of fiction like in Jules Verneʼs “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” But for one Japanese scientist and his crew, that myth became a reality.

Tsunemi Kubodera knew he was dealing with something big when a nearly 20-foot long squid tentacle was hauled onto his research ship.

What came next excited him most - hundreds of photos of a purplish-

red sea monster doing battle 3,000 feet deep.

These rare creatures have, until now, successfully eluded observation in the wild.

Kuboderaʼs team captured photos of the 26-foot-long beast attacking its bait, and then struggling for more than four hours to get free.

The squid pulled so hard on the line baited with shrimp that it severed one of its own tentacles.

“It was quite an experience to feel the still-functioning tentacle on my hand,” Kubodera, a researcher with Japanʼs National Science Museum, told The Associated Press. “But the photos were even better.”

The Giant squid are the worldʼs largest invertebrates, having been known to exceed 50 feet. Kubodera said the one he caught on camera was probably an adult female. He

said the squidʼs tentacle would not grow back, but its life was not in danger.

“Thatʼs getting footage of a real sea monster,” said Randy Kochevar, a deep-sea biologist with the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. “Nobody has been able to observe a large giant squid where it lives. There are people who said it would never be done. Itʼs really an incredible accomplishment.”

The struggle took place at a depth of between 2,000-3,000 feet.

Kubodera and his team found the squid about 10 miles off the remote island of Chichijima, which is about 600 miles southeast of Tokyo. They had been conducting expeditions in the area for about three years before they succeeded in making their first contact.

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Sept. 30 to Oct. 23: “Some Americans Abroad” by Richard Nelson will be playing at the Arena Theater of the CSUF Performing Arts Center. Call (714) 278-3371 for specific dates, times and ticket prices.

Oct. 1: The Thai American Student Association is hosting a Thai barbecue party at Ted Craig Regional Park. All CSUF students are invited. The event starts at 2 p.m. For more information, call (909) 561-1315 Oct 1: Deadline to sign up for the student health insurance.

Applications must be submitted to the TSU Information and Services desk or to Cathy Busby in TSU218. Also apply online at www. csuhealthlink.com.

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But it became too dangerous, Sabol said.

They were then forced to abandon the structure and switch from rescue to defensive mode to contain the fire from the outside, so that neighboring properties would not also be engulfed.

Surrounding units did suffer smoke and heat damage, but not structural damage, Sabol said.

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apathy,” said Larry Martin, advisor to the ASI Elections Commissioner.

“Itʼs the time commitment. Thereʼs a required three-hour block on Tuesdays and Thursdays [for these representatives].”

Jamie Nangpi, senior speech communications major and ASI elections commissioner, said she thinks the campus has a hard time attracting people to serve on the board due to a lack of information about the job position.

“Many students come to campus just to go to school and never really get a chance to see the different

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be a problem if the people in the neighborhood had more activities.

The community really needs a recreational center that will serve as a place to hold town hall meetings and activities for the youth, he said.

“It took us 12 years to get a park built in our neighborhood, but we need more [activities for the youth]” he said. “If we had a center, our youth will have other things to do besides getting involved in gangs.”

The condition of the neighborhood is a lot worse than anyone in the community ever anticipated, Raquel Garcia said.

Gang members have gone beyond just killing adults and are now beating up young children, she said

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1981.

His district encompasses the San Gabriel Valley – including the cities of Arcadia, Walnut, Claremont, Glendora, Monrovia, La Verne, La Canada Flintridge, San Dimas and Sierra Madre.

“His district is solid and he has it wired … he is well established and has strong leadership,” said Phillip Gianos, a Cal State Fullerton politi-

Gray and white billowing smoke poured from the structure, located at 2300 S. Lewis St. – just west Interstate 5 – and was visible from miles away.

Neil Oleson, a neighbor, said he was sitting in his living room, watching television when he smelled smoke and dialed 911.

“I came outside and saw the guyʼs house on fire,” he said.

The owner of the home, whose name was not released, left the scene with investigators for questioning, Sabol said. leadership opportunities available on campus,” she said.

As the recently-confirmed ASI elections commissioner, Nangpi – who has been the ASI Election Commissioner for the past two years – has described her duties as not only requiring to administer and promote elections, but also “to get candidates to run for the board of directorsʼ positions.” She has always been able to find at least one candidate from each of the respective colleges to run for the Board of Directors.

Students who wish to apply for the open positions on the Board of Directors may do so at www.asi. fullerton.edu. The deadline to apply is today by noon.

“One gang [member] pulled a gun on a 10-year-old kid and laughed because he was scared,” she said. “Kids are now running home from school out of fear.”

The Garciaʼs and several other members of the community are in the process of establishing a Justice Community Committee.

“We want Chicoʼs and all the other victimsʼ killers to be brought to trial,” Seferino Garcia said.

He said they intend to go to city council meetings and ask council members to appoint someone to sit on their board and allot funds for a new community center.

While Ashley Garcia may be very hurt by the lost of her husband, she realizes that he did not die in vain.

“My husbandʼs [death] woke up a lot of people and helped them realize that this can happen to anyone,” she said. cal science professor.

Gianos also said he imagined they would need someone widely accepted by the Republicans in the House, and Dreier fits that position.

“He is much smoother than DeLay. He is a conservative Republican, but not as heavily abrasive and hard-handed as DeLay,” Gianos said. “He is a natural for a position like this.”

CSUF Communications Professor Anthony Fellow, who has worked with Dreier on several occasions,

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Jazzed about music CSUF Big Band performs Saturday at Brea Jazz Festival

Jazz Ensemble I Saxes Melissa Halse, Split lead alto Bakti Ulery, Split lead alto Dan Crain, Tenor Matt Rohrs, Tenor Matt Ballard, Bari

By CARMELLIA MUNGUIA Daily Titan Staff

Moving heads swing to the seamless tempo of hits like “Little Gus” and “Black Friday.” Students tap their feet and snap their fingers in motion to a soulful rhythm that penetrates the walls and halls of the Performing Arts Center.

The Cal State Fullerton Jazz Ensemble I is in session, rehearsing for Saturdayʼs performance at the Brea Jazz Festival in downtown Brea.

Every rehearsal and performance is a stepping-stone towards a music career for every individual in the 20-member jazz band.

The ensemble began in the early 1970ʼs with Eugene Corporon director of bands at the University of North Texas and also known as one of the top directors, nationally – and Tom Rainer, a top studio keyboardist and arranger in Los Angeles. Charles Tumlinson joined CSUF in 2001 as director of the jazz program after being director of jazz studies at Kansas State University.

The ensemble embraced five newcomers to the band this year.

The existing band members have played with the band for about four-to-five years. They won awards at the Reno Jazz Festival, produced four award-winning recordings, and are working on their fifth. The band has been invited to lead Southern California festivals and events.

While Tumlinson conducts the band during rehearsal, he swings his hands to the beat; he smiles and nods his head in approval or disapproval.

“Keep the ears open and be expressive on it,” Tumlinson said.

“Blow through that nose!”

Split lead saxophonist and assistant to the conductor, Melissa Halse agrees.

“Rep. Dreier is a tireless worker who truly enjoys his job. He is a straight shooter and one of the few members of Congress I have the utmost respect for,” Fellow said through e-mail.

However, in the case of DeLay, Gianos said his career is now “damaged goods.”

“He was advantageous in fundraising, but he was a bully,” Gianos said. “This was helpful but the usefulness can also run out. This was just the nail in the coffin.”

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Melissa Halse, the sole female musician, and Ryan Pryor, the band’s pianist, prepare for the Jazz Ensemble’s upcoming performances. is the only female band member.

In 2004, she won the Outstanding Collegiate Saxophonist Award at the Reno Jazz Festival. Halse teaches part time at Yorba Linda Middle School and plans to teach music full time when she has completed her credentials.

Growing up in Iowa, her inspiration began with singing in the living room and listening to the radio. To Halse, music is expression and a release from everyday life.

“You can be truly creative [with music],” Halse said. “There is something in music for everyone.”

While Halseʼs saxophone is at a pause, the trumpets are playing out of tempo. The players are told to switch leads.

“Sometimes their [mouths] get worn out,” Halse said.

Byron Panopio, a trumpet player, plans to keep playing or teaching in a community college.

Panopio thought he would grow up to be a doctor or “something prestigious,” but he loves classical music and jazz.

“As musicians we understand each other. We communicate with each other through our instruments,” Panopio said. “Sometimes

we are in the top third floor in isolation. We could talk about music all day.”

Between plays, the players groove to the beat. They sit back, close their eyes, or simply observe and listen to their comrades play a sultry tune.

Sam Webster, a drummer, uses brushes for a softer sound on the drums. Next to Webster stands graduate student Nick Schaadt, an acoustic bass player.

Schaadt won the Outstanding Collegiate Rhythm Section Member Award in 2005 at the Reno Jazz Festival . He played the electric bass in high school and continues to play it as a member of the Bodhitree band.

To Schaadt, jazz is a language.

“Sometimes the music is difficult and I have to concentrate,” Schaadt said. “When I train enough, my body just goes.”

When the band stumbles during rehearsal, Tumlinson pauses the band.

“Solo means no time to relax,” Tumlinson said. “If they are off, you have to improvise.”

Schaadt likes improvisation and finds it to be one of the biggest challenges of jazz.

Trombones Ryan Dragon, Split lead Chris Murphy, Split lead Max Gingold, 3rd Ben Devitt, Bass Rhythm Nick Schaadt, Bass Ryan Pryor, Piano Drums - Sean Macualey, Sam Webster Guitar - Larry Sepulveda, Casey Hopson Casey Hopson, 19, a newcomer to the CSUF Jazz Ensemble I, plays the electric guitar. He finds his peers have a professional attitude and higher music standards.

The CSUF Jazz Ensemble I will perform hits such as “Black Friday” by Stealy Dan, “Hey There” by John Raitt, and - as a tribute to the style and spirit of New Orleans - “Little Gus” by Paul McKee. The CSUF Jazz Ensemble I will also be playing at the Little Theatre on Oct. 7.

To Panopio, this band has been a stepping-stone in his career. His fellow band players have been like a family and a network for weekend gigs.

“As my career goes on, I probably will still be playing with these people,” Panopio said.

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High fuel cost offers reality check The cost of gas has jumped five-fold over the century.

The thought is so nauseating that Cal State Fullerton students might even be tempted to reminisce about their grandparentsʼ good olʼ days, despite the fact that there was no Internet, CDs or cell phones.

For obvious reasons, weʼre not alone; itʼs an American consensus that these recent rising gas prices are ridiculous.

Of course, the tragedy that was Hurricane Katrina didnʼt help an already staggering demand for fuel.

But have we ever considered the fact that maybe, just maybe, paying $3 for a gallon of gas is actually a good thing, even a great thing?

Chew on this, if you will.

Pollution, thanks to toxic fumes from vehicles, is getting worse by the day. Global warming is becoming more and more of a possibility. People – without realizing it – suffer from cancerous diseases inflicted by smog and other unhealthy effects of massive energy use. And has anybody noticed that it just keeps on getting hotter and more humid every summer?

Get your heads out of the gray-tinged clouds, people. All of the above scenarios are happening because of us driving back and forth and collecting more vehicle miles.

So letʼs stop gasping in shock every time gas prices grow. If anything, the current situation ought to teach us to be inventive with what we already have and be less dependent on mass technology.

Walk to campus if you live 10 minutes away and save yourself from paying for parking permits or tickets. Use the bus if you live a bit farther – the school even offers student discounts.

Granted, the sluggish public transportation system in Southern California isnʼt something to gush about, but with more people utilizing buses and subways – the state legislature will do more to resolve the problem. With all the money we save from parking passes, car maintenance and gas, we can even buy one of those expensive hybrid cars to continue the environmental process.

We shouldnʼt be wishing for lower expenses. We should ask be looking for alternatives.

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By KIM ORR

Daily Titan Managing Editor

Since when did Cal State Fullerton become downtown Los Angeles?

It seems as though everywhere I turn, thereʼs a new vendor vying for my attention or another organization convincing me to join its cause.

Well, vendors and petitioners: I have news for you.

I donʼt want to join a sorority or buy a subscription to the Los Angeles Times or sign a petition to stop abortion, the governor, school lunches or whatever else is the cause du jour.

I donʼt want to register to vote for the eighth time or sign up for a monthʼs membership to LA Fitness.

All I want to do is walk from the dorms to College Park without being forced to redirect my path through the Humanities Building, around University Hall and past Langsdorf Hall – just to avoid the “sales herd.”

When I was younger, I used to imagine college as a place where talented young bodies sat sprawled under weeping willows, studying ancient history and philosophy, a place where students gathered to discuss the dayʼs happenings as they enjoyed a quiet, uninterrupted lunch.

Instead, I live in a world of fastpaced, pseudo-lunches between 75minute classes, a world where I spend my precious free time avoiding requests to sign 20 pages worth of petitions that I donʼt believe in.

I understand that these so-called “petitioners” have a right to free speech and whatʼs worse, a right to express that speech on our public campus. But why should we, as students who pay thousands of dollars each year to receive a quality education, have to bare the consequences of their actions?

Why should we have to spend our free time indulging in what is clearly just moneymaking propaganda?

In a Daily Titan article published a deeper understanding of my longSept. 14, Esiquio Uballe, associate time nemesis – the petitioning dean of student affairs, said, “We crew – I approached a petitioner to try to monitor the campus … Some inquire about his “career.” people just show up on I discovered, after campus, but our staff is All I want to do only 15 mintrained to call us if they is walk from the utes, that not see someone who is not only had this supposed to be here.” dorms to College man writSo why, then, was I Park without being ten out a approached that very forced to redirect three-page same day and asked to my path... list of sales buy a membership to a Kim Orr techniques, hair salon?

Daily Titan Managing Editor salary calcuIf administrators lations and refuse to remedy a problem that clearly needs “pick-up fixing, then Cal State Fullerton stu- lines,” but he had also amassed dents will be continually forced some sort of petitioning posse – a deeper into a land where walking group of petitioners who convene anywhere on campus ultimately in one location to promote a single comes with the necessity of avoid- cause: their own monetary intering constant solicitations. ests.

Last week, in an attempt to gain These individuals arenʼt con-

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cerned with the governorʼs ineptitude or whether the education that they spend hours interrupting is just short of total failure. Although this particular petitioner did inform me that he would not, under any circumstances, “promote a cause that he did not believe in,” is he promoting a cause that he does believe in?

At least then, I could rest assured that the hours I spend signing lengthy petitions would go to a worthwhile cause.

Donʼt get me wrong, Iʼm all for free speech.

I wouldnʼt be writing this opinion piece without it.

But when was the last time a reporter, editor, account executive or member of the general community shoved a copy of the Daily Titan under the nose of every student who passed by the main Quad?

Thatʼs what I thought.

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The concrete jungle Provided by Cal State Fullerton Hip Hop Congress

A local b-boy, or breakdancer , wows the crowd of hip-hop aficionados gathered at the Titan Student Union Underground Pub. B-boying is one of the four basic elements of hip-hop culture.

By JULIE KIM Daily Titan Opinion Editor

An orgy of sweaty bodies sway at different beats: Twothirds time, four-four time. Limbs flail in the air, legs crisscross, heads bop, mouths fire off rhymes and clever oneliners. People move at their own tempo, their own measure – but no one seems to notice the lack of synchronicity since the venue is packed like a can of sardines. With all the chaos, the bodies look like one conglomeration of flesh.

The small room, nestled in the basement enclave of the Titan Student Union Underground Pub, smells like 99 percent perspiration and 1 percent something-else.

Itʼs well over the maximum capacity, but still, everyone is here to stay and everyone feels like family. After all, this moment epitomizes what heads love about the culture: entertainment through art and respect for diversity.

Party people: Welcome to hip-hop nation, the heart and soul of Planet Rock.

Cal State Fullerton is but one location out of the hundreds – if not hundreds of thousands – filled with the culture of graffiti artists, DJs, MCs, b-boys and b-girls. The schoolʼs chapter of Hip Hop Congress – an international organization promoted to preserving the art form – alone contains about 270 members, according to Trish Gutierrez, a senior majoring in psychology and co-founder of CSUFʼs Congress chapter. “[Hip-hop] isnʼt just about nerdy college kids who think theyʼre an MC because theyʼve watched ʻ8 Mile,ʼ” said Eric Santa Ines, a senior majoring in sociology – also a cofounder of the Titan chapter. “I fell for [the lifestyle] when I first started college ... and even though Iʼm a talent-less b-boy, I just love the culture.”

Its current impact on Americaʼs youth bears a resemblance to hip-hopʼs humble beginnings as the love child of oppression and violence.

Once deemed by President Ronald Reagan as a place worse than “London after the Blitz,” South Bronx, New York City honorably gave birth to hip-hop in the 1970s.

Back in the days, the East Coast borough was a concrete jungle, a place where individuals lived on and breathed in the notion of survival of the fittest, a place where roaches outnumbered residents, structural ruins reminiscent of Ancient Greece littered the urban terrain, and crack-addicts roamed the streets carrying baseball bats.

Reagan long forgot about the Bronx after he capped off his tour; and no one in the state legislature did much to resolve the problem. But the inner-city youth, fresh-faced kids who needed a haven from this hell on Earth, would become the ones to save things from going under.

By planting the roots of graffiti art, DJing, rapping and b-boying – the four elements of hip-hop – theyʼve each cemented their own legacy.

GRAFFITI

Graffiti art began in the late 1960s and was once thought to be “one of the worst forms of pollution” by a then-New York City Council president, according to Santa Ines.

Armed only with spray cans, artists used trains to illegally paint their masterpieces and sign their names in large, colorful block-letters, like an urban version of a Broadway marquee lighted with names of actors. It took hours to create such intricate work, but “graf artists” poured their souls onto wooden and metal canvases of the cars that would depart to other cities, showing the outside world that – though no one cared to notice – they existed.

There are more stories as to why the art form originated, ranging from the rebellious desire to deface property of white owners to the fact that so much of the landscape was in ruins that splashes of color were thought to brighten the area. The creators, however, are unknown.

Ironically, what began as an art form used to escape urban New York violence, later ended up attracting gang members, thus giving it a deviant reputation by the media.

DJING

Meanwhile, the second element known as DJing – or playing records on turntables – was being utilized around the same time as the growth of the other three elements, according to Frankie Aceves, a senior majoring in radio-TVfilm and host of The Corner Store Radio on Titan Internet Radio.

Cited by most scholars as the first significant DJ, Kool Herc had a diverse collection of vinyls that helped turn hiphop DJing into a full-fledged force.

“Herc was set apart from all the other DJs in New York at that time,” Aceves said. “He was the one to play songs that werenʼt hits by mainstream artists. When others would play Aretha Franklinʼs ʻRespect,ʼ heʼd show off Franklinʼs ʻRock Steadyʼ instead.”

What started as DJs playing for block parties – Theyʼd save money on electricity bills by plugging their equipment into the street power system – expanded into paid gigs at bars and house parties. Led by Afrika Bambaataa, the father of hip-hop, DJing eventually attracted the ears of the music industry.

MCING

With DJingʼs rising reputation, MCing – or rapping or rhyming words over records – came about during the same era.

Kurtis Blow, the Cold Crush Brothers and graffiti artist-turned-rapper Fab 5 Freddy, who helped the new wave group Blondie fall in love with the culture, were some of the first masters of ceremonies in the game.

Then, with The Sugarhill Gangʼs “Rapperʼs

Delight,” the underground movement spread to radio airwaves and TV. Though many experts scoff at Gangʼs contribution to the movement because the inexperienced group used lines already written by the Cold Crush Bothers Santa Ines said. Thereʼs no denying the songʼs impact on the masses outside of New York.

Stars such as Run-DMC, MC Lyte and Rakim soon followed. Even the political Public Enemy inspired Chinese protestors at Tiananmen Square, who were photographed wearing shirts with Public Enemy images.

B-BOYING

The exact origins of b-boying, or breakdancing, are unknown; most people say the fourth element – inspired by African tribes and the Brazilian martial art known as capoeira – started roughly the same time as DJing and MCing became popular, Santa Ines said. In retrospect, it seems only natural that dancing followed music.

Puerto Rican and black b-boys, or break-boys, invented this “physical graffiti,” or art in motion. Full of limber moves, bends and acrobatics, b-boying was just another extension of the three elements, all used to fight listlessness, violence and oppression.

Lilʼ Carlos, “Crazy Legs” Colon, founder of the legendary group Rock Steady Crew, and others went to name specific moves after themselves.

To its legions of fans, whatʼs lacking in starting points and dates is made up by the fact that hip-hop is more than just a “rap thing,” a common, public sentiment.

“I hate the negative media portrayal and the wrong perception of the culture,” Santa Ines said. “Power 106 and MTV donʼt represent us correctly. [Theyʼre] not even hiphop, [theyʼre] pop.”

But for fans like him, the realization that hip-hop rescued black and Latino youth from a life packed with gangs, drugs and untimely deaths is widespread. What started out as a way to escape hopelessness, a “social resistance that said to stick it to ʻthe man,ʼ” introduced the world to literacy, vision and, more importantly, a voice for societyʼs outcasts.

6 Thursday, September 29, 2005

SOCCER

The fifth year Fullerton head coach is not worried. from page 10 “We are at a point where we are taking care of business,” for their game against Fullerton Khosroshahin said. like they would any other game, On Sunday, Fullerton faces their said OʼBrien. However, the coach first conference test: UCR with a acknowledges that the Titans have record of 5-3-1. improved. “Look at their results,” The Highlanders are led by OʼBrien said. “The conference has Renee Scachetti, who has scored improved so much. There are some seven goals and assisted in three teams rebuilding, but that is due to others.

In total, Scachetti has accounted big graduation [rates].”

The Titans come into a stretch for 10 of UCRʼs 15 total goals this in their schedule where their next season.

The Big West conference has five of six games are against conference foes. been particularly tough this season.

The teams have a combined record of 39-17-6 against non-conference teams. All teams, with the exception of UC Irvine, have at least a .500 record overall.

Along with the Titans, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mustangs are the only other team in the conference to be ranked nationally.

Tonightʼs game PHIL GORDON/For the Daily Titan will begin at 7 p.m.

Defender Erica Janke (right) dribbles the ball away Sundayʼs game at from a teammate during a Wednesday practice at UCR will begin at 1 p.m.

Titan Stadium.

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Cross country running short on health Titans hope depth in roster will outweigh recent injury, illness

By STEPHANIE PARK Daily Titan Staff

The Cal State Fullerton cross country teams travel to the 2005 UC Riverside 25th Annual Cross Country Invitational on Saturday down several runners.

Two members of the menʼs team, Brian Washburn and Cory Vaselenko, will not run due to possible stress fractures in their legs.

The sophomore and freshman runners are pursuing alternative forms of training, like biking and pool running, until their doctors can perform bone scans.

“Hopefully, Eddie Perez and Lalu Patel can move up and take Bryan and Coryʼs places,” Fullerton Head Coach John Elders said.

The team will also rely on Daniel Alvarez, Jason Graney, Damien Nieves and Jon George to continue their outstanding performances.

At the Sundodger Invitational two weeks ago, both Nieves and George dropped significant time off their races.

“Last week, Jon George made a significant jump,” Elders said.

“Damien and Jason are looking really great in practice.”

The fast course winds through some orange groves to complete two loops, sophomore runner George said.

“There are not many hills on that course,” George said. “For the most part, itʼs flat.”

The teams will surely take advantage of the flat course to run some fast times.

“We have an opportunity to compete against some of our conference competitors,” Elders said.

“We definitely are going to be in

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from page 10

The Titans are looking forward to the challenge that UC Davis will bring.

MATT PETIT/ For the Daily Titan

Titan Head Coach John Elders records the times of his cross country runners during a Wednesday practice at the Fullerton Arboretum, as senior Damien Nieves enters the final stretch of his endurance workout. the hunt to win it.” looking pretty good and making The womenʼs team is facing a breakthroughs.” similar situation, with several girls Maria Blazquez and Carolyn recovering from Ellis should illness. lead the womM e l o d y enʼs team on Ideally, you want Foelsch is recuSaturday. to just run the perating from “Carolyn best race you can, strep throat.

Ellis is getting who we beat is “Sheʼs quesbetter and better tionable for just a byproduct every week,” Saturday,” Elders Elders said. of that. said. “She was The rest of the John Elders our sixth runner womenʼs team Fullerton Coach at Seattle.” has improved The illnesses as well. will not stop this “The womteam; the women have continued enʼs team is going to do awesome,” practicing hard. freshman Melissa Velazquez said.

“We can take it as a chal- “Because overall everyone has lenge and will not waver from been improving.” our goals,” Elders said. “I think Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the theyʼre ready. Many of the girls are fourth-place team in the confer-

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“We are not going to take playing [UC Davis] easily,” Titan freshman Danielle Hitzeman said. “We have to adjust going into a new arena, into a different atmosphere. We will be fine if we play our game.”

The Titans, who have taken a

blue-collar approach to their recent successes this season, will rely on Morrison and senior Alyssa Opeka, who is second on the team in kills with 173. “[UC Davis] is a team that has nothing to lose right now,” Fullerton

ence, will be attending the UC Riverside invitational and Coach Elders wants to beat them.

“Ideally, you want to just run the best race you can, who we beat is just a byproduct of that,” Elders said. “Iʼll be yelling in the middle of the race ʻGo get green!ʼ” Coach Elders is starting the peaking process for his team this week by cutting the length of their Tuesday morning runs.

“Weʼre just starting, so itʼll be real subtle for the next two weeks,” Elders said.

Then heʼll cut the volume of their interval workouts.

The process will allow the teams to be running their best by the championship race in six weeks.

The race on Saturday will “be a good indicator race for us,” Elders said.

Head Coach Carolyn Zimmerman said. “If we can continue to play consistently, like we did last week against Pacific and Northridge, we will be fine. We just have to focus on playing our game, and not worry about what they bring.”

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Holmes’ home court

advantage Metz Lets Loose

The hallways of the Kinesiology building were relatively empty, a peaceful refuge from the distant screams of soccer moms Kevin Metz cheering on their Daily Titan soccer children Sports Editor outside.

The cries of elation from two days earlier had long deserted Titan Gymnasium, the volleyball teamʼs 3-0 win reduced to a headline in the paper and a headache for the visiting Pacific Tigers.

Each hollow step I took and the echo that ensued reminded me what day it was. Sunday.

Clap, slap, clap.

Even the soles of my shoes, a rhythmic afterthought permeating in my mind, failed to wake the sleeping campus.

Then another sound, this one more distinct, caught my attention.

Dribble, bounce.

“Theyʼve been playing in there for a while,” I heard a female voice say as I peered through the small window in the gymnasium door.

“Didnʼt know anyone would be here. Itʼs Sunday,” I said, trying to make out the faces of the two tall men playing one-on-one.

“They seem like very nice guys,” said Jessica Smile, who was spending her Sunday afternoon in the office.

“Thatʼs Ralphy Holmes, isnʼt it?”

I think to myself as I set foot on the gym floor; one of the best players Fullerton has ever had - the MVP leader of the team last season, the leading scorer in the Big West with 16.9 points per game.

My mind raced to remember all of his statistics and accomplishments as I walked up to shake his sweating hand.

I should have walked slower.

The 6ʼ4ʼʼ guard enjoys the peace and quiet that Sundays bring to Cal State Fullerton. It is the one day he has the gym to himself.

The last time Holmes dawned a uniform in Titan Gym, he recorded the first triple-double in Fullerton history - 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists against Cal State Northridge.

He calls Titan Gym his home, and with the amount of time he spends training there for a future in professional ball, he should.

Holmes was drafted by the Yakama Sun Kings, one of eight teams in the Continental Basketball Association, just days earlier.

The fourth-round, 28th overall pick knows his opportunity to play in the NBA could either go through the CBA or an organized league overseas. He said he is “about 5050” on the career decision he will have to make within the next few months.

And that other guy he bested in the game of one-on-one? Brandon Campbell - a former standout in both basketball and track and field.

Both have legacies that one day will be remembered, their names displayed on the rafters of the gym they spend their Sundays in.

“Yeah, thatʼs Ralpy Holmes and Brandon Campbell. Nice guys,” I thought as I left the gymnasium.

Kevin Metzʼ column appears weekly. Contact him at: Kmetz@dailytitan.com

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No luau playing Hawaii Midweek game not just a tune-up for UC Riverside, Big West

By JUAN ACEVES Daily Titan Staff

The No. 25 ranked Cal State Fullerton womenʼs soccer team returned home after playing seven games on the road.

The team begins conference play this Sunday, but not before hosting the University of Hawaii tonight at Titan Stadium.

The Titans are fresh off Sundayʼs 2-0 road victory over Loyola Marymount University.

After the game, Fullerton Assistant Coach Damian Brown acknowledged the benefits of a one-game weekend.

“It gives [the Titans] an opportunity to rest a little bit, rejuvenate their legs,” Brown said.

The Titans, who did hold a scrimmage to keep their legs fresh, looked to Kandace Wilson

and Rebekah Patrick for their are looking ahead to Sundayʼs offensive punch in their victory game against conference-rival at LMU. UC Riverside?

Overall, the Titans are 7-2-0 “No, no, no,” Head Coach Ali this season and have held their Khosroshahin said. opponents scoreless in four of The last time the Titans played their victories. at home was a All but two of month ago and the teamʼs games they did not We are at the have been on the play at the level point where we road this season. they are at now, are taking care “Our coaches the coach said. of business. understand that The squad split we get tired. their first two They make sure home games of Ali Khosroshahin we get the rest the season.

Fullerton Coach that we need,” “We are defender Erica eager to show Janke said when asked if fatigue [Riverside] how we play,” has begun to affect the team.

Khosroshahin said.

Hawaii (3-4-2) comes to Titan The Titans are both playing Stadium with a record under their best and playing the best .500, but arrives with a two-game teams to earn a spot in the NCAA undefeated streak, with renewed tournament, which is why the confidence after defeating Robert team opted for a tough road Morris 2-0 in the championship schedule early in the season. match of the Outrigger Hotels Although their travel time will and Resorts Soccer Shootout on now be reduced, the quality of Sunday. their opponents will not.

Is their a chance the Titans “Iʼve always said conference

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PHIL GORDON/ For the Daily Titan

Redshirt sophomore Randa Helmers (right) battles teammate Marie Pederson for the ball in a team scrimmage at Titan Stadium. play is the toughest part of our schedule,” Khosroshahin said.

UCR Head Coach Veronica OʼBrien also does not want her team to think ahead to Sundayʼs game. Like the Titans, the

Highlanders will face a non-conference opponent on Friday in North Dakota State.

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Fullerton not taking the Aggies lightly Sports S

IN HORT

Zimmerman says UC Davis more dangerous than record suggests

Titans still perfect in conference play

By BELAL SIMJEE

VOLLEYBALL - In a battle between possibly the two most improved teams in the Big West Conference, Cal State Fullerton remained unbeaten in conference by defeating UC Riverside 3-1 (21-30, 30-14, 30-24, 30-28) at the Student Recreational Center at UC Riverside Wednesday.

Senior Sarah Morrison had a career night leading all players in kills with a career-high 23 (hitting .426), collecting 23.5 total points in the victory.

The Titans continue their best-ever conference start and improve to 10-5 overall and 3-0 in conference, becoming just the eighth team in the schoolʼs history to win ten games. Riverside falls to 11-3, 1-2.

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The Titans will look to improve their overall record and travel up north to play UC Davis (2-13, 02) after a successful start in their conference.

The Titans started their Big West Conference play with a 2-0 record after sweeping conference opponents University of the Pacific and Cal State Northridge, last weekend.

With their 30-25, 30-27, 3022 win last Friday over Pacific, Fullerton did something they have never done before, opening conference play with a victory.

“We went out there and played our game,” said Titan team captain, senior Sarah Morrison, who leads Fullerton with 193 kills this season.

Fullerton has won four of their last five games while the Aggies are riding a frustrating 10-game losing-streak, most recently getting swept by Long Beach State and UC Irvine.

“We just have to keep a positive twist on things,” Aggiesʼ Head Coach Stephanie Hawbecker stated on the universityʼs athletics website. “We definitely improved in our serving game. We had far fewer

Fullerton canʼt find offense, loses 0-2 JAMIE FLANAGAN/ Daily Titan

Fullerton defensive specialist Allison de la Puente (left) prepares to dig out #5 Robin Terry ‘s spike as Amanda Pfielschiefter (middle) and Danielle Hitzeman try to block it in Fullerton’s 3-0 win at Titan Gym, Friday. errors, especially on the first serve of a rotation. Thatʼs a good sign.

Weʼre giving ourselves opportunities to score.”

Aggiesʼ freshman Chantal

Paschetta will try to help her team against the Titans. Paschetta had 10 kills in the loss to UCI and has a total of 182 on the season. The Aggies will also try to counter the

Titans playing Rebels with a cause Brooksʼ return could ignite offense against team from Sin City

By CHRISTEN D’ALESSANDRO For the Daily Titan

The Fullerton menʼs soccer team will host their upcoming game against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Sunday at 2 p.m.

The Titans current record has increased to 1-4-1 after winning their first game against the Air Force Academy, Friday.

“We needed that win and I hope it boosts the boys confidence,” said Aaron Craggs, who scored two goals in the 3-2 overtime victory.

While Fullerton tries to continue winning, the Rebels (2-6) will be playing to overcome their threegame losing streak.

“I think itʼs going to be a good

game, but itʼs really up in the air right now,” Titan defender Amir Shafii said.

Rod Dyachenko leads the Rebels in scoring with three goals, while Lamar Neagle has two. Peter Clitheroe has put in a solid effort at goalkeeper with 35 saves on the season.

“No one has really stepped up to help us and thatʼs been part of our problem,” UNLV Head Coach Barry Barto said about his players.

This weekendʼs match will be a close one, according to both Barto and CSUF Head Coach Al Mistri.

“Although their record isnʼt the greatest, theyʼre quick out on the field,” Mistri said about UNLV, while Barto added, “Weʼre both struggling. At this point in the season every game is a tough game.”

Eugene Brooks will also spark the Titans by suiting up for the game. Brooks has been unable to play with the team for a year and a

MATT PETIT/ For the Daily Titan

Fullerton’s Taylor Sheldrick follows through on a kick in a game earlier this season at Titan Stadium. half due to injuries, but the Titans are very excited that heʼs back.

Although heʼs not 100 percent yet, “heʼs an obvious threat to other teams,” Mistri said.

Titan attack by utilizing freshman Nichole Brown, who has 231 digs on the season.

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Admission to tonightʼs womenʼs soccer game is free. All fans will recieve a free schedule book that can be signed by the Titan athletes after the game.

MENʼS SOCCERSophomore midfielder Nicholas Lind posted a goal and an assist to lead UC Davis to a 2-0 win over Cal State Fullerton in nonconference menʼs collegiate soccer action at Aggie Field Wednesday before a crowd of 457.

The Aggies, who are undefeated in five contests at home, improve to 4-3-2 for the season.

The Titans drop to 1-5-1.

Information provided courtesy of CSUF and UC Davis media relations