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Motor madness Bikers enjoy quick, easy parking with cheaper permits By JENNY STAR LOR Daily Titan Staff
Titan Athletics equipment manager Cliff Hatter to retire soon; leaves lasting impression on athletes, coaches 6
News Dressing cheap for Halloween thing of past; costumes average around $48 per person 3
Opinion Word on the Street: Did a bad call in Game 2 blow Halos’ World Series run? 4
A harsh vroom permeates the open air. A row of colorful motorcycles occupies more than five lots dedicated to these two-wheelers around campus. Lately, it seems as if there are more riders than usual. Thatʼs because there are. According to the Motorcycle Industry Council, there has been a steady rise in motorcycle purchases, with 750,000 new motorcycles, scooters and dual motorcycles sold in 2004. Cal State Fullerton Permit Program Coordinator for Parking and Transportation Services Michael Pruitt said in an e-mail interview that the number of parking permit sales for motorcycles have increased this semester. Day in and day out, students and faculty are seen riding their motorcycles to and from school with no problem finding parking. They donʼt seem to have a problem paying $13.50 for a semester parking permit either. “The parking permit wasnʼt the main reason I got a bike,” said John Tomlinson, a kinesiology major. “Itʼs just an added bonus.” For many riders, their motorcycle is their only form of transportation. “I ride because itʼs convenient, especially in Orange County,” said John Specht, a kinesiology major. “And, I donʼt own a car.” Mostafa Shiva, department chair of Electrical Engineering, has been riding since he was a teenager. Now, he rides his Yamaha once in a while to and from school. “[Riding a motorcycle] helps MOTORCYCLE 3
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Parts of the Cal State Fullerton campus and parking lot are reflected in a motorcycle parked in between Lots F and I. Motorcycle parking permit sales have increased this semester. Students attribute the increase in bikers’ presence to convenience and fun.
Selling sweets for charity By JENNY STAR LOR Daily Titan Staff
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911 calls rerouted half day in SoCal Several cities forced to use cell phones; police patrol increase due to line outage
CSUF Childrenʼs Center holds three fundraising events for the holidays
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The Childrenʼs Center at Cal State Fullerton is having a fundraiser by integrating three of their annual charity drives into one event titled, “Goodies, Greens and Good Books.” The event includes the “Desk-to-Desk Bake Sale,” “Fresh Holiday Greens Sale” and “See Saw” books. Going on its fifth year, the “Desk-to-Desk Bake Sale” occurs every October. Parents and staff of the Childrenʼs Center donate their time by baking for the event. Goodies range from chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies, banana bread, Rice Krispies
Holiday Greens Sale” may be a better fit. Treats, and more. For the past 10 years, the fundraiser conThe sweets are delivered right to the desks of faculty or staff at the individualʼs request tinuously garners a big response from the between 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. People can Fullerton community. Garlands, wreaths, door choose from small, medium swags, and centerpieces or large platters of baked I wouldn’t call this from Sherwood Forest goods. a fundraiser ... it’s farms in Washington can Advertising is geared more of a service be offered as presents for toward faculty and staff, for the campus, relatives and decor for the but students are also welcome to participate. holiday season. because we’re “This is done so that we “This is one of the more doing it to share ... know how much to bake,” popular fundraisers that Betsy Gibbs said Betsy Gibbs, director takes place in the fall,” said Children’s Center director of the Childrenʼs Center. Lydia Palacios, office coordinator of the Childrenʼs “That way, we wonʼt have Center. to have tables and sit out The sale generally takes in more money, and let the cookies melt.” because the fundraiser reaches the friends and relatives of parents, Gibbs said. There Selling Christmas decorations For something that will not melt and BAKE SALE 2 will be there till Christmas time, the “Fresh
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A computer software problem knocked out long distance telephone service – including the 911 system – to tens of thousands of residential and business customers in several Southern California cities Tuesday, officials said. The problem prompted emergency response officials to increase police patrols in some areas and to advise residents to use their cell phones to call 911. The problem affected Verizon Communications customers and began around 2:20 a.m. at the companyʼs central office in Long Beach, Verizon spokesman Bill Kula said. Service was out in cities including Long Beach, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Artesia, Downey, Bellflower and Westminster, he said. Much of Orange County was also affected. Local calls were possible but long distance service was interrupted, he said. Service in many areas, including all of Orange County, was restored by midafternoon and all service had been expected to be restored by the end of the day, Verizon said. Kula said the technicians still do not know what caused the problem or how many customers were affected.The outage was not related to a storm that passed through the region, Kula said. The equipment that failed is particularly important because it links a number of Verizon call centers and also acts as a hub for routing and processing 911 calls. The cross connect, or tandem switch as it is also called, rarely fails, Kula said. Backup systems that were supposed to kick in did not, Kula said. Technicians do not know why the backup systems also failed. “Itʼs a very rare day when a cross connect doesnʼt perform as it is supposed to,” Kula said. “Today, regrettably, proved to be one of those days.” Long Beach activated its emergency operations center, and fire and police departments increased patrols to look for problems, said Jeff Reeb, a spokesman for the Long Beach Fire Department. Reeb said he was unaware of any significant emergency response issues. People could reach emergency dispatchers by using their cell phones to dial 911 or a special number the city set up, he said. Emergency service was unavailable in several coastal cities including Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach and Rancho Palos Verdes, police Sgt. Paul Wolcott said. In those communities, regular phone service appeared to be working, with only emergency service affected, he said.
Friendship Games reach 20th year Pilipino American Student Association event brings students from all over state BY LISAJOYCE VERGARA Daily Titan Staff
Almost every night, Emily Celis flips on the light switch at her Team Millennium Dance Studio and gets ready for another night of dance practice. October holds a special performance for Celis. It marks the 20th annual Friendship Games, an event and tradition she holds dear to her heart. In her college years at Cal State Fullerton, her friends and former Pilipino American Student Association (PASA) members formed a dance group called Team Millennium. When the team started in 1998, they did not know that their first performance at Friendship Games would lead them to great success. “Itʼs very heart-warming after many years
to see that the Friendship Games are still going strong,” Celis said. “Itʼs great to be a part of it and to me, itʼs like a family reunion. This is how we met, this is how we started.” CSUFʼs PASA will host their 20th annual Friendship Games this Saturday, Oct. 22. The Friendship Games is a gathering of Filipino-American organizations from colleges and universities all across the nation to show their schoolʼs spirit, pride, unity and friendship. This free event is made up of several competitions such as the cheer competition – where during the roll call of the schools, each school has one minute to show their schoolʼs pride by their cheer. It could be a dance, skit or anything creative to win one of the awards, such as the SPUF (Spirit, Pride, Unity and Friendship) award. Last yearʼs SPUF winners were University of California, Santa Barbara and the Friendship Games award went to De FRIENDSHIP
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Members of the Pilipino American Student Association practice for Saturday’s Friendship Games, which will be held in the Engineering Lawn. The event features several picnicstyle competitions among groups from other colleges and universities.