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Sex offenses declining at CSUF Since 2002, numbers have fallen; national rates have risen By CHISATO KANEGAE Daily Titan Staff
Cal State Fullerton campus crime statistics show that school records differ from new statistics reported by the FBI. The FBI released a report find-
ing that, nationwide, the number of murders dropped for the first time in five years, according to the Associated Press. However, the number of rapes has steadily increased by less than one percent. On-campus records show that there is a different trend at CSUF. According to campus crime statistics, sex offenses have decreased since 2002. Including both forcible and non-forcible offenses, the statistics show that rape is one of the least common crimes on campus.
Last year, only one case of a forcible sex offense was reported. For three years, sex offenses have accounted for 9 percent of all recorded crimes committed on campus. “The crimes are reflective of the neighborhood and community,” Campus Police Lt. Will Glen said. “Our community is relatively safe.” Sgt. Tom Gehrls said one cause of increased rape cases might be the increase in awareness that women have of rape.
“More women may be reporting [the cases] and [going to] the programs offered,” Gehrls said. Gehrls said that in previous years, it was harder for women to report because they had to tell their story multiple times to police, investigators, prosecutors and others. Women had to revisit the incident every time they were asked to tell the story. “Now, thereʼs a vertical system where rape victims, investigators and police, and sometimes the D.A., work together,” Gehrls said. “So
victims tell the story only once.” Glen believes that programs, such as the Rape Aggression Defense System and groups such as the Sexual Assault Response Team, have a major effect in informing victims and others about rape issues. These programs help people decide what to do when they are raped, Glen said. “These programs boost their confidence, making it easier for rape victims to report the crime,” Glen said.
Titans warned to drink wisely Organizations stress safety during Alcohol Awareness Week
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Organizations use the display of a totaled truck to promote Alcohol Awareness Week – which intends to make students, such as philosophy majors David Quattrocchi and Janet Mar, think twice about drinking.
Story of changed death row inmate meant to spur debate By JENNY STAR LOR Daily Titan Staff
In his 24 years serving a death sentence, the co-founder of the infamous Crips gang, Stan “Tookie” Williams, says he has learned the error of his ways. The movie “Redemption” captures the evolution of Williamsʼ life: as a gang member to a several-time Nobel Prize nominee. The movie addresses the question of whether human beings are capable of change. Capital punishment is a long, unresolved subject. Opponents say a flawed system, executing the innocent, and having inmates learn to right their wrongs are the few issues present in this disputed topic. Movies such as “Redemption” are made in hopes of abolishing capital punishment. According to the Death Penalty Information Centerʼs Web site, there are 3,415 inmates on death row. Six hundred forty-eight of them are in California.
Crimes punishable by death in appeals.” Some students, such as Diana California are first-degree murder with special circumstances; train Ith, are against the death penalty. “I donʼt believe in the whole eyewrecking; treason; and perjury for-an-eye attitude,” said Ith, a child causing execution. According to an article in the Los and adolescent studies major. “Itʼs Angeles Times, taxpayers pay more not in the hands of human beings to than $144 million a year to keep kill other people.” But some are firm believers in convicts on death row. This cost does not include the court expen- capital punishment. ditures for post-conviction hearings “Criminals need to be proven in state and federal courts. guilty first,” business major Chris “We spend millions of dollars Essoe said. “If they are found guilty, to kill someone without a doubt, when we could they should also be putting money die.” Criminals need to be somewhere else According to a proven guilty first. to help the combrochure from the If they are found munity,” said Eric California People guilty ... they should DeBode, Southern of Faith Working also die. California coordiAgainst the nator for California Death Penalty, a People of Faith recent Columbia Chris Essoe Working Against University study Fullerton Student the Death Penalty. shows that Stacy Mallicoat, California has an an assistant professor of criminal 87 percent error rate in its convicjustice at Cal State Fullerton, said tions leading to the death penalty. there are two views to consider Since 1973, 102 death row inmates when talking about the costs to have been acquitted. Organizations such as the People house an inmate on death row. “Opponents believe the expen- of Faith are asking the governor for sive costs come from extended a moratorium on the death penalty trials,” she said. “Supporters say while the state conducts a study we need to reduce the number of of the flaws found in the death
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penalty. “We cannot have a flawed system when a human life is at stake,” said Jan Urban, an Orange County board member for the People of Faith. DeBode said studies show that race and class is a factor in the death penalty system. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, a recent study found that the race of the victim affected whether a defendant would be sentenced to death. The study found that there are more Latino and black victims of murder in California. But in death penalty cases, there are many more whitevictim cases than Latino- or blackvictim cases. Though Williams is reaching out to stop the damage he once helped create, some CSUF students feel his work is not enough to save his life. “Anyone can play that off,” Essoe said. “But the fact is, he did what he did. And if he gets off, it means that heʼs not being punished anymore.” DeBode said all killing is wrong. “Williamsʼ works have helped people,” DeBode said. “It is worth it to keep him alive.” Urban said Williamsʼ last appeal has been denied. His execution is set for Dec. 13.
Movie tells life story of reformed gang leader By JENNY STAR LOR Daily Titan Staff
To raise awareness of death row inmate Stanley “Tookie” Williamsʼ scheduled execution, the movie “Redemption” will run on Oct. 20 in the auditorium of the Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Orange. The Orange County branch of the California People of Faith Working Against the Death Penalty – a statewide organization with members from different religions dedicated to the abolishment of capital punishment – is sponsoring the event. MOVIE 4
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Alcohol Awareness Week, and those involved, has ignited the desire in certain individuals to inspire students to take responsibility for their actions – drunk or not. Mary Hermann, director of health education and promotion for the Health Center at Cal State
Fullerton, worked with student leaders of Greeks Advocating Mature Management of Alcohol to put the week together. She said this weekʼs events are not meant to preach to students about not drinking, but to have students “go out there and tell other students” that there are responsible ways to drink. “Weʼre reminding students to be safe and just to make better decisions on whether they drink or who they drink with,” Hermann said. “Whatever someone does when theyʼre under the influence
The graduate record exam, commonly called the GRE, isnʼt the final say in whether students are admitted to graduate school, but itʼs still an important indicator of success, advisers say. “The theory of the GRE is that it would predict academic performance at the graduate level,” said Lenny Wiersma, assistant professor and interim graduate advisor of the kinesiology department at Cal State Fullerton. There are two types of tests: the general test, which consists of an analytical writing section, along with verbal and quantitative sections and can be taken on a computer or on paper; and the subject test, which includes eight subject areas.
“We will not eliminate anyone on the basis of their GRE scores alone,” Wiersma said. “If everything else on their application is strong, the GRE will not be a factor.” Wiersma said there is no minimum score for students applying to the kinesiology department graduate program because the GRE merely shows a “theory of performance,” and in reality, the test may not be the best predictor. In the psychology department, students arenʼt evaluated solely on their GRE scores, but also their grade-point average. “We use [the GRE] as part of our screening process,” said Kay Karlson, graduate secretary for the psychology department. “Itʼs an outside test.” Other programs, such as public administration, use the GRE when itʼs difficult to decide between two students. A GRE score can break a tie. Paul Peretz, coordinator for public administration and a professor of political science and public admin-
istration, said most schools use the GRE to, in lieu of doing extensive research, compare students who are applying to masterʼs programs. He spoke of a student who went to school in Turkey and was applying to a political science masterʼs program. Peretz said when other schools evaluate the education he received in Turkey, they can look at how well he did on the GRE. “In those kinds of cases, the GRE is helpful,” Peretz said. When a student takes the exam on the computer, he or she can get scores right away. “They can literally see their score on the screen when theyʼre done,” Wiersma said. “We then get a computer printout. It shows how a person scored and also indicates the percentage of students that scored lower or higher than them.” When a student registers to take the exam, he or she receives free study materials and an in-depth description of the test. EXAM 4
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BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqʼs election commission announced Monday that officials were investigating “unusually high” numbers of yes votes in about a dozen provinces during Iraqʼs referendum on a new constitution, raising questions about irregularities in the balloting. Word of the review came as Sunni leaders repeated accusations of fraud after initial reports from the provinces suggested the constitution had passed. Among the Sunni allegations are that police took ballot boxes from districts that heavily voted no, and that some areas that voted yes had more votes than registered voters.
Today: 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. The cost is $12. For more information, call the Fullerton Museum Center at (714) 738-6545.
Nation DeLay offered deal before indictment WASHINGTON – A Texas prosecutor offered Rep. Tom DeLay a deal to plead guilty to a misdemeanor and save his job as majority leader, but DeLay chose to fight felony charges instead, the congressmanʼs attorney said Monday. Dick DeGuerin, DeLayʼs attorney, described the offer in a letter to the prosecutor as he filed motions in Austin to dismiss felony indictments and – barring dismissal of the case – to seek a speedy trial.
Tropical storm forms in Caribbean
MIAMI – Wilma, the 21st tropical storm of this season, formed in the Caribbean on Monday, and forecasters warned it could become a powerful hurricane and hit somewhere along the U.S. Gulf Coast as early as the weekend. “People in the Gulf Coast are going to have to watch Wilma,” said National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.
One-fifth of Sept. 11 loans in default
WASHINGTON – Roughly $1 of every $5 in loans the Small Business Administration directly made to companies hurt by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has fallen into default, leaving the government with an uphill effort to recover millions of dollars of taxpayer money. The Sept. 11 direct disaster loan program often gave recipients two years before first payments were due, according to documents reviewed by the Associated Press.
Local Governor refunds donation from judge RIVERSIDE – Superior Court Judge Dallas S. Holmes took back a $2,500 donation to Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggerʼs ballot initiative campaign, saying it was a “stupid mistake.” Judicial ethics guidelines limit judges to contributions of $500 per year to political organizations that arenʼt involved with judicial elections. Holmes, 64, had the amount charged back to his credit card Friday.
Road is one of stateʼs most dangerous
RIVERSIDE – Highway 76, a two-lane, 11-mile road linking Riverside County with the beaches of San Diego County, is one of the most dangerous rural roadways in California. Since 2000, there have been 2,078 crashes that killed 52 people along Highway 76, transportation officials said. Widening the highway is now a top priority for transportation and government officials. A $400 million project that extends from Oceanside to Interstate 15 in Bonsall will widen the highway to four lanes. Construction on the first phase will start in 2007 and end in 2010. Reports compiled from The Associated Press
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Student athletes go to Sanders for advice on academic decisions By MARISSA WELTMER Daily Titan Staff
Sabrina Sanders is the Acting Director of Athletic Academic Services. She helps about 450 student athletes follow the NCAA Division I rule book, a book that is about as large as Cal State Fullertonʼs college catalog. “Each student athlete has different rules to follow. It depends on their status [freshman, sophomore, junior or senior], what their GPA needs to be,” Sanders said. Sanders helps student athletes be sure that their schedules follow the rules. She also holds seminars – such as upcoming seminars on gambling and the use of performance-enhancing drugs – that are useful to student athletes. The Athletic Academic Services Center helps student athletes with priority scheduling for their classes, because of the many games and practices each athlete has to attend. The center provides tutoring, a
study hall, a system to help student athletes that need extra support, and a travel laptop program that provides teams with laptops when traveling. The Challenging Athletesʼ Minds for Personal Success, or CHAMPS, program helps students think about their lives after college sports. “The expectations are high, [CSUF] wants to have winning teams, but I want them to also be academically successful,” Sanders said. Sanders has been at CSUF for six years. Before that she worked at the United States International University, where she was the admissions coordinator. She also worked and graduated from Cal Sate San Marcos, where she received her bachelorʼs degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing. She knows what itʼs like to be a student athlete – because she played softball for San Marcos. Sanders is much more than a director. For instance, her office is interesting to say the least. The amazing art on the walls tells a story of the places sheʼs been and the people sheʼs met. Photographs hang on the wall, each in a black matte frame strung together by a tiny red string that
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disappears into the ceiling. Each photograph is clear and tells a story. “I am a wannabe photographer,” Sanders said of her photographs. There are photos from all over the world. The most captivating are from Cambodia and Thailand. Each looks like it could be in a coffee table photography book – the kind of photography book that pulls you in and makes you feel like you are at that place in that moment. She has art on the walls, NCAA Division I rule books from each of the six years she has been at CSUF on her bookshelves, and a bright green tribal painting made for her by a student from Kenya when she worked at Cal State San Marcos. The student athletes of CSUF have a terrific staff to help them and Sanders makes their time at CSUF even more enjoyable.
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Classes teach healthy lifestyle choices Instructorʼs lessons focus on selecting healthful foods By KAMILLA MARUFY Daily Titan Staff
Cal State Fullerton students can take advantage of life skills classes offered at the Health Center and learn how to cook basic healthy meals, shop wisely for groceries, and make good choices about
nutrition. “Young people in college are at a place in their life where they build habits that will last for the rest of their lives,” said Ada Schulz, a nutritionist at the Health Center. Schultz has been teaching life skills classes at the university for about five years. “I saw a need for students to want to learn to cook and take better care of themselves,” Schulz said. “Rather than telling students how to cook, showing them would be more beneficial.”
Schulz helps students make wise choices about “fueling” their bodies. “I advise students who come to me with health problems to keep a food diary. It is not mandatory but it helps them keep track of what they eat,” Schulz said. Lean meats, vegetables, fruits, beans, nuts and seeds, milk products, and grains should be a part of everyoneʼs diet, Schulz said. Avoid trans fatty acids, which are found in many processed foods. “Experts want us to eat fish two
ties of student organizations via a new kiosk that will be placed near the Titan Student Union, Uballe said. Since there are many organizations on campus with different interests, the Dean of Students Office aims to get more students involved. “Student organizations are a critical part of the student life on the Cal State Fullerton campus,” Dean of Students Kandy Mink said. “Students who participate in student organizations learn about leadership and management skills, planning, fund raising, budgeting, etc.” Aside from enriching the student experience, adding a student organization to a co-curricular record can look appealing when job hunting or transferring. “What we look at is how we can help students document their co-curricular involvement,” Uballe said. “Thatʼs something you can take to the bank when you graduate. You can show that you werenʼt just studying all of the time.” Although there are many opportunities for further student involvement on campus, some students still canʼt fit extra curricular activities into their schedules. “I just donʼt have the time,” junior Rosa Garcia said. “I work and go to school full-time.” Garciaʼs case is not an uncommon one. Many of CSUFʼs students have jobs along with their academic studies. “I believe our students lead very busy lives and sometimes they cannot prioritize getting involved in campus activities,” Mink said. “Even with a full schedule, I encourage students to find a way to get
involved in at least one activity on campus.” Sociology major Natalie Watkins found time in her schedule to join Hermanas Unidas, an organization of Latino students that meet once a week and focuses mostly on serving the campus and community. “I did have to rearrange my schedule a little bit,” Watkins said. Students can form a new club if they feel that they do not fit into any of the organizations currently on campus. “In order for any student organization to function on campus there must be recognition by the Dean of Students Office,” Uballe said. “They would have to submit an application of recognition to the Student Life Department and we have a deadline of Sept. 30 each academic year.” The application for a new organization is then reviewed to ensure that the leaders are currently enrolled in the university and that they have a current constitution for their organization. Although leaders of the organization must be CSUF students, non-students are allowed to serve as honorary members. “After we look at all of that, we prepare an official letter of recognition and present it to the president or chair of the organization,” Uballe said. “In order for any organization to exist, it is required to have a faculty or staff advisor – part-time or full-time – involved. That is an absolute must.” Those interested in finding more information on student organizations and activities can visit the Student Organization Resource Center located in the TSU, Room 247.
to three times a week, eggs twice a week, nuts and seeds daily, and eat beans daily,” Schulz said. “If beans give you problems, simply add a little ginger during cooking.” In a recent class about taming tofu, Schulz made tofu stuffed shells, which were a hit with attendees. “I learned a lot about tofu today; you can fool the family because it is like cheese,” said Candice Sainz, a member of the Peer Health Educators program.
Schulz wants to introduce students to foods that may be new to them. “Not everyone likes everything, but I encourage students to try new things, and it might become their favorite,” Schulz said. Nate Watts, a health science major, enjoyed the class. “I cook at home every day and maybe once a week go out to a restaurant,” Watts said. Watts is vegetarian. He said taking good care of his body is important to him.
What people put in their bodies today will affect them years later, Schulz said. “We can manage our health much better by exercising and paying attention to what we eat instead of popping pills,” she said. This semester, Schulz has scheduled classes for Oct. 26, Nov. 9 and 16, and Dec. 7. Novemberʼs classes will be about eating to manage diabetes and healthful Thanksgiving cooking. In December, Schulz will help students with nutrition during finals.
CSUF officials encourage Study: Denying aid to students to become involved Options offered for Titans to join campus clubs, organizations By KELLI FADROSKI Daily Titan Staff
Between juggling work and school, joining a student organization could be the furthest thing from ones mind this semester. However, the Cal State Fullertonʼs Dean of Students Office reports that enrollment within more than 250 student clubs and organizations on campus are up this year. Although the Chancellorʼs Office does not require that organizations keep an official roster, self-reported membership from last year shows that numbers have increased by about 1,000 students. “The self-reported membership of students in organizations was something like 8,500,” Associate Dean of Student Life Esiquio Uballe said. “This year itʼs up to about 9,500.” Student organizations promote themselves on campus at the beginning of each semester in hopes of increasing awareness and enrollment within the various clubs. “We organize two major events, one in the fall and one in the spring, for organizations to promote themselves and they get a lot of interest,” Uballe said. “During orientation, we provide incoming students with information about organizations and for getting involved in all activities on campus.” Students will soon be able to get more information about the activi-
drug users not deterrent Education best way for addicts to reform, experts say By DANIELLE TORRICELLI Daily Titan Staff
Denying convicted drug offenders financial aid for postsecondary education does not deter drug use, according to a recent government study. The Government Accountability Office conducted a study analyzing the effectiveness of withholding federal assistance benefits from people convicted of buying or selling illegal substances. The study, “Drug Offenders: Various Factors May Limit the Impacts of Federal Laws That Provide for Denial of Selected Benefits,” was released Sept. 27. Lori Phelps, president elect of the California Association for Alcohol and Drug Educators and a Cal State Fullerton human services lecturer, said in an email that she believes denying drug offenders access to educational assistance exacerbates the problems associated with drug use. “The GAO confirmed what students have been saying for years,” said Tom Angell, cam-
paigns director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy. The GAO is the Government Accountability Office, which is a nonpartisan congressional agency that audits federal programs. “Education is the solution to the drug problems,” Angell said, “and putting roadblocks in the way of education makes society worse.” A provision in the Higher Education Act in 1998 made students with drug convictions ineligible for postsecondary financial aid, such as student loans, Pell grants, supplemental educational opportunity grants and the federal work-study program. First-time offenders convicted of drug possession are ineligible for aid for one year. Second-time offenders are denied for two years, and after a third conviction, offenders have no chance of receiving financial aid. A conviction of selling controlled substances yields more stringent consequences. Drug offenders, who go through a drug rehabilitation program, can have their ineligibility repealed, but financial assistance is not provided to enter into these programs. It is not appropriate for congress to appoint administrators
as monitors for drug offenders, said Deborah McCracken, CSUF director of financial aid. “Itʼs not our place as administrators,” McCracken said. The report stated that between the academic years of 200102 and 2003-04, nationwide an estimated 29,000 to 41,000 students per year would have received student loans if not for their drug convictions. The number of students deterred from applying for financial aid because of the provision is not known. “Education is one of the ways drug and alcohol abusers get better in addition to treatment, so to deny drug offenders access to education and to a better life is counter-productive,” Phelps said. Court judges and university officials already have the power to deny convicted drug offenders access to federal benefits. According to the study, any positive or negative effects that the 1998 provision has on society could not be determined since there is no related research in existence. Phelps said that her organization encourages rehabilitation treatment and education for people with drug convictions. “We donʼt need a one-size fits-all policy,” Angell said.
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is up to them.” Brie Roumeliotis, a professional health educator for the Health Center, also assisted the Peer Health Educators and GAMMA in securing some of their resources for the week. Roumeliotis anticipates a good turnout for each event this week. “Even with the rain, I think weʼll have a very well attended event throughout the week,” she said. Everyone who attends classes at CSUF can be included in Alcohol Awareness Week, not just Greeks, Roumeliotis said. “Students in general [will be targeted], but we expect a lot of Greek students to attend because
there has been heavy emphasis on alcohol-related information awareness in order to assist in preparing for the Oct. 28 Fraternity Row Halloween parties. The emphasis comes from the Health Center, the coordinator of Greek Life, the Dean of Students office and the University Police,” she said. Natalie Alvidrez, president of GAMMA, put together this weekʼs events with some looking over the shoulder from Hermann, her advisor. To show that the Greeks are working hard to demonstrate alcohol awareness and alcohol responsibility was one of the goals of the events, Alvidrez said. “Weʼre also working very closely with the ... Health Center [for these events],” she said. “Itʼs like a tag team effort.”
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news@dailytitan.com • (714) 278-4415 Alvidrez is also a representative of the group Peer Health Educators, which comprises 10 to 12 students who teach others to be aware of the effects of alcohol, nutrition, sexual responsibility and stress management. They will be at the Tuesday and Thursday events handing out packets with alcohol related facts and cards that help identify the symptoms of alcohol poisoning. There is also an exhibit of a crashed car on the Kinesiology Building lawn showing the severity of alcohol-related accidents. University Police on Wednesday will conduct sobriety checkpoints and run an obstacle course for students to experience how it feels when driving after consuming alcohol. Drivers will wear “fatal vision goggles” and drive a golf cart
around the course. The goggles can be adjusted to different levels of impairment, Alvidrez said. For four days, University Police, GAMMA and the Health Center will din the message of safe drinking and responsible actions into the minds of CSUF students. “Itʼs a great opportunity to shed light on the dangers of binge drinking and driving under the influence of alcohol,” she said. With all of the events stressing awareness to be safe when consuming alcohol, the accountability of the student to drink responsibly falls strictly on their shoulders, Hermann said. “Getting drunk is not a get-outof-jail-free card,” Hermann said. “There are consequences to our actions.”
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Then, success is up to the student. “Iʼve seen [students score] anywhere from 1,000 to 1,500,” Wiersma said. Because the masterʼs program and the GRE are so rigorous, the thinking is that “if you
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“Redemption” stars Jamie Foxx and chronicles the downfall of the notorious co-founder of the Crips gang in Los Angeles. It shows the evolution of Williamsʼ time in prison. A nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize as well as the Nobel Prize in literature, Williams is helping children and teens stay out and get out of gangs. Co-authored with Barbara Becnel – Williamsʼ contact with the outside – Williams has written a series of childrenʼs books to shed light on the truth of gangs.
canʼt handle the GRE, then maybe you wonʼt handle the masterʼs program.” Though students may not be turned away based on GRE scores, Wiersma said the test is still important. “I tell [students] to study for the GRE because if they plan to go on to earn a Ph.D., they will need to have a good score,” Wiersma said. Eric DeBode, Southern California coordinator for California People of Faith Working Against the Death Penalty, and journalist Barbara Becnel are the two speakers for the event. “We hope people who come to the event will see and change,” DeBode said. “Stanley ʻTookieʼ Williams has made huge changes. He has renounced violence and found a peaceful way to live.” Refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m. The 90-minute film begins at 7:00 p.m. and a panel discussion will be held afterwards. The event is free and will be held at 480 S. Batavia St. in Orange.
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Angels fans look on in anticipation during Game 4 of the American League Championship series against the Chicago White Sox at Angel stadium on Saturday. The Angels lost the series the following day, sending Chicago back to the World Series for the first time since 1959.
Calling all Angels out
The season to remember, the postseason to forget, and the call that changed it all By BELAL SIMJEE Daily Titan Staff
The 2005 Angels reached at least 92 wins for the third time in the past four seasons. They also ended the season as controversially as they started it. It seemed as though the Angels switched cities without ever actually switching cities. The controversial change of the Anaheim Angels to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim angered many, especially the City of Anaheim. “I was not happy with the name change at all,” Fullerton sophomore Kori Fernandez said. “If I wanted to be a Los Angeles fan I would have been a Dodgers fan. The name change, to me, just doesnʼt make sense.” But controversy soon gave way to a successful start for the Angels. The team started the new season with a series win against its American League West division rival, the Texas Rangers, and finished April with a winning record. Midway through the season, fans did not
know how the Angels would fare with key players falling victim to inuries. “It seemed as though the Angels hit a wall,” Angels fan Jenny Atherton said. “It seems after [Vladimir] Guerrero went down after that Dodgers series, it looked like he was a bit slower and slumping after he came back from that shoulder injury.” As the Angels continued their rise in the standings, the Rangers started to fade fast. But another division rival was quickly moving up. The Oakland Athletics finished the second half of the season strong, going 44-31 and overtaking the Angels for first place several times. The Aʼs remained a constant threat until late November, when the Angels finally eliminated them from post season contention in a fourgame series at McAfee Coliseum. The Angels entered play going into the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees. After the Angels wrapped up their ALDS victory and the Yankeesʼ season, they traveled to the south side of Chicago to play the White
Sox in the American League Championship Series. The Angels took a quick 1-0 lead in the best of seven series, but Game 2 took on a life of its own. What started as a pitching duel between the Angelsʼ Jarrod Washburn and the White Soxʼs Mark Buehrle ended with the ninth-inning call by Doug Eddings that will go down in umpiring infamy. “Watching the umpires not call a fair game has made me upset that nobody took responsibility,” junior Jessica Fears said. “Iʼm just disappointed these kinds of games were overshadowed by umpires who felt they wanted to make a name for themselves by dictating the outcome of the series.” The White Sox dispatched the Angels in five games and will be making their first World Series appearance since 1959. While Chicago waits to face either the Houston Astros or the St. Louis Cardinals, the Angels must now wait six months to make another run at the World Series in 2006.
The Angels failure to capture the American League pennant is a glaring example of how they need to shake up their roster during the Laurens Ong off-season. Daily Titan This starts Asst. Sports Editor with the team picking up hitters who have a clue. It seemed like Angelsʼ hitters were taking the pitches they could hit and hacking at the ones they couldnʼt reach or make effective contact with. Watching the sloppy play of their defense and the inability of their offense to pick up the slack in the second round of a playoff series was simply disgusting. They need to make an effort to land at least one good hitter, like Kansas City Royalsʼ star Mike Sweeney or the White Soxʼ own Paul Konerko. Vladimir Guerrero had one hit in the series – a far contrast for what he did during much of the regular season. Garret Anderson was rendered useless by relentless Chicago starting pitching, along with the rest of the Angelsʼ lineup. The buzz around the front office before this season started was if the nine players suiting up in red and white each day produced to their full capability, everything would click. Guerrero and Anderson did their part offensively to carry the team to 95 wins in the regular season. But when the postseason came, when it really counted, no one picked them up when it was obvious that they needed it. Even though Orlando Cabrera has been a defensive superstar, former Angelsʼ shortstop David Eckstein out-hit him this season playing for the St. Louis Cardinals. Steve Finley was a disaster at the plate, even though he was given more than enough opportunities to bounce back.
Dallas McPherson was hurt before he could truly make an impact, while Troy Glaus – the player he replaced – hit 36 home runs this year for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Angelsʼ Manager Mike Scioscia spent much of the year trying to decide on his designated hitter, but never really decided between Jeff DeVanon, Juan Rivera or Casey Kotchman. What the Angels have are a bunch of players who can collect hits and score runs when they are on a roll. When that roll stops -- particularly against strong pitching – they go into a slump that is frustrating for both the team and its fans. They need to have a better idea at the plate, not the all-or-nothing approach, where theyʼd rather get a hit than work the count. If the Angels cannot land an impact hitter, they need to build depth on the bench. Someone like the Royalsʼ Matt Stairs – a serviceable, part-time hitter with some pop who knows the value of getting on base – would be an invaluable addition. There are many things the Angels did right in 2005. They won the American League West. Their pitching staff was consistent, though their bullpen had its shaky moments. They beat the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series. Unfortunately, when it came time to play the Chicago White Sox, the starting pitching was nicked up with the loss of Bartolo Colon. More importantly, the Angelsʼ lineup was exposed and collectively put to sleep by the seemingly dominant White Soxʼ starting pitching staff. For them to get as far as they did is something of an empty accomplishment now. It is up to the front office to build upon their accomplishment and add to the foundation if the Angels want to fair better in 2006. Laurens Ongʼs column appears weekly. Contact him at Long@dailytitan.com
Poljoles elevates Cardinals to Game 6 Sluggerʼs 3-run homer in ninth stuns Astros, series returns to Busch The Associated Press
With Houston only one tantalizing out from its first World Series, Pujols saved St. Louis by hitting a stunning three-run homer off Brad Lidge in the ninth inning, and the Cardinals rallied for a 5-4 victory Monday night in Game 5 of the
NL championship series. Pujolsʼ shot over the train tracks high above the left-field wall sent the series back to St. Louis for Game 6 on Wednesday night, with Mark Mulder set to face Houstonʼs Roy Oswalt. The Cardinals also staved off the wrecking ball at Busch Stadium, scheduled for demolition as soon as their season is over. One strike from ecstasy before David Ecksteinʼs ninth-inning single, the Astros dropped to an
agonizing 0-5 with a chance to clinch the NLCS. One moment, Minute Maid Park was buzzing. The next, it was silent. After winning pitcher Jason Isringhausen closed it with two innings of scoreless relief, shocked fans filed quietly out of the ballpark. Lance Berkmanʼs three-run homer in the seventh gave Houston a 4-2 lead, sending the crowd into a deafening roar.
The Astros then put the series in Lidgeʼs normally sure hands. But, trying for his fourth straight save in the series, he couldnʼt come through. After Lidge retired his first two batters in the ninth, the pesky Eckstein grounded a single to left on a 1-2 pitch. Jim Edmonds worked out a walk and Pujols, who failed to deliver with runners on all night, drove an 0-1 pitch over the limestone facade.
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Mike Alhanda wears his coat of over 90 rally monkeys to the American League Championship series at Angel’s stadium on Saturday.