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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.
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Today thru Nov. 29: Faculty, staff, students and friends will bowl for eight weeks every Tuesday to win cash prizes in the Titan Pride League. E-mail recgames@fullerton.edu to reserve a spot or call (714) 278-2144.
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Today thru Nov. 4: An exhibition of student artwork will be on display for the TSU Student Art Show. Titans can find these exhibits at the TSU Center, Atrium, and Plaza Galleries. For more information, call (714) 278-3085.
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Saddam Husseinʼs lawyer said he will ask for a three-month adjournment when the former dictatorʼs trial for a 1982 massacre begins on Wednesday and will challenge the courtʼs competence to hear the case. Khalil al-Dulaimiʼs comments appeared to suggest that his defense strategy will focus not on the details of the massacre but rather on the broader question of the legitimacy and competence of a court set up under U.S. occupation in 2003. Iraq formally became a sovereign nation again in June 2004, but the United States continues to wield vast influence.
Today thru Oct. 31: The annual haunting of the Queen Mary is back. The Halloween Terror Fest goes through the weekends, from 7 p.m. until midnight. Tickets range from $16-$30. For more information call (562) 435-3511, or contact the TSU Information & Services Center for possible discounts.
Final Results From Iraq Referendum
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Final results from Iraqʼs landmark referendum on a new constitution will likely not be announced until Friday at the earliest because of delays getting counts to the capital and a wide-ranging audit of an unexpectedly high number of “yes” votes, election officials said. The returns have raised questions over the possibility of irregularities in the balloting. With the delays, the outcome of the crucial referendum will remain up in the air possibly into next week, at a time when the government had hoped to move public attention to a new milestone: the start of the trial of ousted dictator Saddam Hussein on Wednesday.
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Hurricane Wilma whirled into the record books Tuesday as the 12th such storm of the season, on course to sideswipe Central America or Mexico and looming as a “significant threat” to Florida by the weekend. Forecasters warned that Wilma was “a major hurricane” that was likely to rake Honduras and the Cayman Islands before turning toward the narrow Yucatan Channel between Cuba and Mexicoʼs Cancun region – then move into the storm-weary Gulf.
Nation Miers Backed Ban on Most Abortions WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers pledged unflagging opposition to abortion as a candidate for the Dallas City council in 1989, according to documents released Tuesday. She backed a constitutional amendment to ban the procedure in most cases and promised to appear at “pro-life rallies and special events.” Asked in a Texans United For Life questionnaire whether she would support legislation restricting abortions if the Supreme Court allowed it, Miers indicated she would. Her reply was the same when asked, “Will you oppose the use of city funds or facilities” to promote abortions?
Tunnels Under Baltimoreʼs Harbor BALTIMORE – A sketchy threat to blow up vehicles full of explosives prompted authorities Tuesday to close one of the busy tunnels underneath Baltimoreʼs harbor and partially shut down the other. One person who may have been connected to the threat was arrested on immigration charges, a law enforcement official said. Traffic was allowed to resume by early afternoon after being diverted for nearly two hours, but the FBI continued to investigate.
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Oct. 16 1793: Marie-Antoinette, queen of France, was beheaded in Paris for treason. 1946: In Nürnberg, Germany, ten high-ranking Nazi officials were executed by hanging for their war crimes during World War II concentration camps. 1984: Dr. Leonard L. Bailey performs the first transplant of a baboon heart into a human at Loma Linda University Medical Center in California. Oct. 17 1931: Al Capone is jailed for tax evasion. 1989: An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale strikes San Francisco. Oct. 18 1767: The Mason-Dixon Line
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are a larger amount of participants, whereas the bake sale reaches out to the faculty and staff of the school. “Itʼs a nice feature because the receiver appreciates the gift that you are sending them,” Gibbs said. Orders are taken up until Nov 3. Another charity event sponsored by the Childrenʼs Center is “See
is established, separating the North from the South in the United States. 1867: Alaska becomes an official territory of the United States. 1998: At least 700 die in a blaze while scooping gasoline from a broken pipeline after an explosion in Nigeria. Oct. 19 1781: General Charles Cornwallis surrenders to American and French forces at Yorktown, ending The Siege of Yorktown—the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. 1865: The first annual meeting of National Equal Rights League is held in Cleveland, Ohio. 1960: Commerce with communist Cuba is put on hold when the U.S. Treasury Department declares a trade embargo. Oct. 20 1818: A boundary between the United States and British Canada is established on the 49th parallel after the signing of a diplomatic convention of both parties. 1973: Attorney General. Elliot Saw” books - a traditional service that has been with the center for the past 20 years. “See Saw,” which is similar to the Scholastic catalogs sold at elementary schools, benefits the Childrenʼs Center by earning them points toward new books and software. “I wouldnʼt call this a fundraiser,” Gibbs said. “Itʼs more of a service for the campus, because weʼre doing it to share inexpensive, but good books.” In light of Hurricane Katrina,
Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus resign after President Richard Nixon orders Richardson to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox over access to Watergate tapes. Oct. 21 1879: Thomas Edison brings forth the light bulb. 1917: The United States enters World War I. Oct. 22 1918: The first case of Spanish influenza is reported, beginning a pandemic that will cause an estimated 20 million deaths 1938: The first Xerox copy was completed by American inventor Chester F. Carlson. 1962: United States President John F. Kennedy announces that the USSR has a missile installation in Cuba and declares a naval blockade to prevent missile shipments, marking the beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Today: Today is the TSU Space Allocation Meeting. For more information, call (714) 278-3085. Thursday: ASI is holding a support group meeting about healthy relationships at the Health Center from 3 to 4 p.m. For more information, call (714) 278-3040. Thursday thru Saturday: “Some Americans Abroad” is playing in the Arena Theater of the Performing Arts Building. For more information, call (714) 2783371. Thursday thru Saturday: “Orphan Muses” is playing at the Grand Central Theater on 125 N. Broadway in Santa Ana. For dates, times and ticket prices, call (714) 278-3371. Friday: The Billiard 9-ball Tournament is in the TSU Underground. Join students faculty and staff as they show their skills on the pool tables. For more information, call (714) 278-2144.
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the Childrenʼs Center donated their points to help purchase new books to send to daycare centers, which are apart of “The Gulf Coast Early Childhood Relief Program.” The Childrenʼs Center is among several other universities and organizations that contribute to the relief program. “We started the process within three days of the disaster,” Gibbs said. “Parents also donated arts supplies and baby wipes in addition to the books.” Proceeds from the fundraisers
go to the Parents and Friends of the Childrenʼs Center, who are responsible for contributing to the Childrenʼs Centerʼs operating budget of $3,000 annually. They sponsor these fundraisers in order to pay for special projects for the Childrenʼs Center. Special projects include: hiring specialists to talk to parents and children; bringing farm animals to visit the Childrenʼs Center during their Country Farm party; and gives master teachers money to purchase extra classroom materials.
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Dressing up for the night Halloween costumes bring in more than $3 billion a year
Local events prove to be cheaper than popular thrill parks
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Halloween used to be cheap and easy. Throw a sheet over your head, cut two holes for eyes, grab a pillowcase and run wild. These days, Halloween is a little more complicated and a whole lot more expensive. In 2003, Halloween costumes accounted for $3.1 billion dollars in sales, according to the National Retail Federation. This year, Americans will likely spend close to $3.3 billion on their Halloween getups, which comes to about $48 a person. “It does our company good,” said Heather DʼElia, assistant manager of Party America in Fullerton. “Itʼs the best time of the year for us.” Some of the most popular costumes have been sold out for weeks, even though itʼs still early in the season. “Weʼre doing really well in Halloween so far,” said DʼElia. She said costumes of “Star Wars” characters, such as Darth Vader, were the first to go. For adults, sexy costumes by Leg Avenue have been hard to keep on the shelves, said Georgette Fernandez, assistant manager of the Halloween Liquidation Outlet in Fullerton. Some of the most popular sexy costumes this year have had a military theme – such as a sexy soldier, sailor or aviator girl. The National Retail Federation, however, still predicts that traditional costumes – such as witches and princesses – will be the No. 1 costume choices for adults and kids this year. Other costumes related to clas-
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Anza College, which is located in Northern California. Spectators can watch schools compete in five picnic-style games. Thereʼs the Alpine Green, where a team of studentsʼ race across the field with their feet tethered to a set of skis. Thereʼs the Tidal Wave were thereʼs a bucket full of holes that is filled with water and is transferred over a line of friends with a solid container waiting at the end. The school with the most water at the end wins. The other three games are: “The Nasty,” “The Big Groundhog,” and the “Conveyer Belt.” At the end of the games, thereʼs an elimination round called the “Final Rampage” where the best of three teams will run through an obstacle course and compete with each other for first place. Steve Navarro, a senior and elec-
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The average costume cost, like the costume featured on this mannequinn at Halloween Liquidation Outlet’s, is about $48 per person. The most popular adult costumes are “Star Wars” characters and Leg Avenue Sexy Costumes. sic horror movies can always be counted on for big sales, said Patti Terrall, owner of Partyland in Buena Park. “Freddy and Jason and also ʻScreamʼ are always staples,” she said. “They sell every year.” Celebrities in the news and newly released movies also affect the yearʼs costume choices. Last year, Spiderman became the No. 1 costume after the movieʼs sequel was released. Terrall predicts celebrities, such as Martha Stewart and Paris Hilton, may be popular choices. As should be expected, the price
of costumes has a lot to do with what sells and what stays on the shelf. “People have a problem buying their child a $40 costume that they are only going to wear for one day,” Terrall said. The most expensive costume at the Halloween Liquidation Outlet is a $299 gory skeleton that comes with extra-large bony hands, Fernandez said. Using the Internet can make shopping for costumes quicker and less expensive. There are hundreds of sites dedicated to providing discounted Halloween costumes.
“The Internet has helped us a lot with sales,” Terrall said. “We sell some costumes to other countries that we wouldnʼt normally sell here because theyʼre still popular over there.” DʼElia also suggested looking around the house to find cheap costume ideas. “Create your own costume by buying accessories and then using what you have at home,” she said. Though, it is still too early to say what costume will take the crown for most popular costume this year, Terrall said that “blood, guts, and gore are always a hit.”
trical engineering major will be show with performances from Team attending his third year at Friendship Millennium, PAC Modern from Games. CSULB, KABA MODERN from “You donʼt have to be Filipino to Irvine and other dance groups. Aside attend. We try to promote our cul- from modern dancing there will also ture to people who know or want to be a Filipino cultural dance. know about it,” Navarro said. “My Lyn Gutierrez, a junior and radiofirst time attending, I wasnʼt even a TV-film major is at her fourth year student yet and when in attendance. I became a student at “At first, It’s a good way Fullerton, I wanted to my freshman to bring interest, be involved.” year attending, I didnʼt Friendship Games not only in one know what is an all-day event culture but many to expect,” starting as early as 4 cultures ... said Gutierrez a.m. and ending at 6 “Everyone was p.m. Charlen Nulud talking about Some of the PASA Friendship Games coordinator it and after members have a welcoming committee hearing it for that visits the schools the first time, at their hotels to meet and greet being there was like [not sleeping] them. for two days.” “Youʼd expect people to be asleep Gutierrez grew up in a Filipino at 4 a.m. but all the schools are community in Carson and she had ready and hyped up to have a full no idea there were so many Filipinos day of fun,” Navarro said. from different states and areas till During the halftime, thereʼs a she came to the games.
“Were going to be having schools from out-of-state such as Arizona, Nevada and possibly the East Coast,” Gutierrez said. “Itʼs a good way to make friends and see what the hype is all about.” Charlen Nulud, senior and the 2005 friendship games coordinator has been planning the event since last spring “Iʼm excited to be in charge of it this year because before I was always behind-the-scenes assisting,” Nulud said. She said that attending the games is a great way to learn about the Filipino culture and build new friendships along the way. CSUF has been hosting the Friendship Games for 20 years. “Itʼs amazing to see all the school coming together and cheering [on] one another to celebrate unity as one community,” Nulud said. The Friendship Games will be held at the Engineering Lawn, in front of the Student Health Center on campus.
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If events like Knottʼs Berry Farmʼs Halloween Haunt and trick-or-treating are starting to become boring and trite, the city of Fullerton has several events going on closer to home that are only a fraction of the price. On Oct. 20 at the Fullerton Market in downtown Fullerton, the annual “Okto-BOO-Fest” celebration is being held during Fullerton Market on Thursday. From 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., adults and children are encouraged to dress in their favorite Halloween attire and participate in a wide variety of events. “Thereʼs going to be a costume contest at around 5:30 p.m. and everyone, who was a part of the contest, is invited to participate in a costume parade at 7:30 p.m.,” said Sylvia Palmer Mudrick, the public information coordinator for the city of Fullerton. “Everyone who participates in the parade receives a treat.” Other events planned for “OktoBOO-Fest” include free harvest and Halloween-themed arts and crafts activities and a performance by “Bubba and the Big Bad Blues” – a Fullerton-based band. The event is free to the public; however, attendees are responsible for paying for their own parking. Parking for the event can be found in the parking structures on Wilshire and Lemon Street. For more information, call (714) 7386545. Cal State Fullerton will be sponsoring the Haunted Garden, which takes place from Oct. 28 to Oct. 30
in the CSUF Arboretum. Starting at 6:30 p.m., nature guides will lead small tour groups through a frightful trip along the garden paths. “The event is a 30-minute walk through the darker spots of the Fullerton Arboretum,” said Christie Twentier, the special events coordinator for the Arboretum. “The Arboretum isnʼt usually open this late at night and is a different experience at night. Itʼll be nice and dark, the perfect atmosphere for the walk.” Tickets for the event are currently on sale by calling (714) 278-4002. Adults can get in for $10, while children over the age of 5 cost $6. “Weʼre expecting approximately 1,000 people for the event,” Twentier said. “There is a limited amount of space, so itʼs best to sign up early to get a ticket for the event. “It caught on quickly last year and thereʼs no doubt that itʼs going to be bigger than last year.” The Fullerton Parks and Recreation Department is also sponsoring an event similar to the event at the CSUF Arboretum. People can take the annual “Halloween Haunted Night Hikes” on Oct. 29. “The walks will last for approximately 20 minutes, and new groups will leave every five minutes,” said Stacy Michalak of the Fullerton Parks and Recreation Department. “Everyone is welcome to participate, and we encourage people to wear long pants and either boots or tennis shoes. Itʼs going to be dark and cold, so dress accordingly.” The haunted hike will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Brea Dam Recreational Area, located at 1700 N. Harbor Blvd. Registration is required for all hikes. The cost is $3 per person.
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Monsters lurk around every corner of the Queen Mary’s Shipwreck event in Long Beach, hoping to provide a good scare to unsuspecting visitors. The event, now in its 11th year, continues running through Oct. 31.
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with parking,” Shiva said. “But itʼs more fun to ride a motorcycle.” “Thereʼs something different about having a bike,” Tomlinson said. “You are the master of your own.” Tomlinson said the visual arena of motorcycles is much more appealing to youths and trend-getters. Much of this can be owed to Tinseltown. “There is definitely a Hollywood factor involved,” Tomlinson said. “Although Hollywood hasnʼt influenced me, it might appeal to youths.” Movies such as “Biker Boyz” and “Torque” seem to hype up young adults into the whole flash and glamour lifestyle of a rider. However, it is these riders who contribute to the increase in motorcycle deaths. According to an article from USA Today, 4,008 motorists were killed last year in highway accidents. In the article, USA Today identifies the possible causes as a rise in motorcycle ownership, a rollback of mandatory helmet laws and an increase of inexperienced bikers riding powerful machines. However, these figures do not stand true with CSUF riders. Lt. Will Glen, operations lieutenant at CSUF, said, there have been no specific problems with motorcycles on campus.
“There has been one motorcycle accident in the past two years,” Glen said. Tomlinson said riders should be on the defense at all times. “With great power comes great responsibilities,” he said. “We have to yield to larger vehicles and think ahead.” Glen said motorcycles are a safe form of transportation if they can be driven properly. “This requires training and the ability to view the roadway from a wide span perspective,” Glen said. “You have to drive defensively.”
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Seniors Franklin To, left, and Sean Refahiat pay only $13.50 per semester for parking – one benefit of driving a motorcycle.
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demeanor of a player. The same was true for athletfrom page 8 ic directors. Hazelitt said when a someone with experience in all new athletic director came into types of sports who can deal with Fullertonʼs program, he would first coaches and athletes. come in and sit down with Hatter Hatter said his eventual successor to get briefed on the athletic departcould have had dozens of Division 1 ment. jobs. He teases Camacho that he is Former Fullerton Menʼs circling him like a buzzard awaiting Basketball Head Coach Bobby Dye his retirement. said athletic directors would seek Three young men were molded Hatterʼs advice quietly. into Division 1 “Cliff was so equipment manfar beyond the agers by one of role of equipment His passion for life the most genuine manager that he brings out the best individuals to was a confidant hold that posito athletic direcin those around tion. tors, coaches and him. His passion for St. Clair said players,” Dye those around him his mentorʼs said. “Players brings out the best work with interns adored him.” in Cliff. is noteworthy, He said that that Hatter has Hatter would Augie Garrido had students who coach the May Former Fullerton baseball have worked with Bowl game each coach on Cliff Hatter him from their year in the late freshman year ʻ80s against Jerry until graduation. Lloyd, former They would perform flawlessly Cal State Fullerton athletic trainer. from the outset and take on many Hazelitt said the Fullerton football of Hatterʼs traits over time, St. Clair scrimmage was a good week for said, traits like being polite, working equipment. hard and never refusing a request. St. “[Hatter and Lloyd] were [known Clair said that most times Hatterʼs on campus] as gasoline and matchequipment room anticipated ath- es,” Hazelitt said. “Jerry was gasoletic department needs and filled line and they would throw Cliff them before a request could even [the matches] on [him] to get things be made. going.” St. Clair said the CSUF football Camacho said Hatter and Lloyd players called Hatter “Big Daddy” were close friends and that both because they knew they could go were important to the development to him as a confidant. Hatter gave of the Fullerton athletic department. athletes advice and support without He said only those that worked jeopardizing their relationship with directly with Hatter and Lloyd knew coaches. their impact on the program. Along with his knack for say“I donʼt know that Jerry received ing the right thing at the right time the recognition he deserved when he and ability to counsel athletes with was with us,” Camacho said. “Itʼs subtle remarks, Hatter saved the important to recognize Cliffʼs conuniversity thousands of dollars in tribution of over 30 years. You canʼt the way he ran his equipment room. say enough for both of their service Still, he was never one to make an to this university.” issue of an athlete losing a $2 towel, Julie Max, Cal State Fullerton St. Clair said. Head Athletic Trainer, said Hatter “[Cliff always] said you want the and Lloyd were best friends, and the athlete to be without distractions,” two of them were critically imporSt. Clair said. “You want them to tant in making decisions that held only think about the competition the athletic department together. She when they are out there.” said they held the athletes together. The baseball players nicknamed “Our coaches trusted them, our him “The Mad Hatter,” Hazelitt administration trusted them and our said. It is a handle that Hatter has student-athletes trusted them,” Max taken enough to heart that he carries said. “That in itself is a big statea card with the slogan on it. ment.” “I learned everything I knew Max said the crucial element from Cliff Hatter,” Hazelitt said of about Hatter is that the trust conthe man he often went either to tinued from one year to the next horse races or fishing with. “More for all of the years he has been at than just equipment, [I learned] an Fullerton. awful lot about life. He was like a “He has stories and he has a posidad to me.” tive track record because the people Hazelitt said professional scouts who come in contact with him—he would come to Cliff first – even leaves impact on their lives,” Max before a coach – to find out the said.
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Above: Junior Taylor Sheldrick hustles after the ball in a game against the Highlanders last Friday. The 5’10’’ defender from Palmdale is the only Titan player to start in all 12 of Fullerton’s contests this season and is a rare, bright spot for a 3-9-2 team that has struggled with key injuries and a lack of offensive rhythm. Sheldrick will likely be in the Titan’s starting lineup this Wednesday against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The same cannot be said for Fullerton goalkeeper Matt Cowan; the junior suffered a laceration to the face when he collided with the Highlander’s Kyle Ochoa and had to be taken off the field on a stretcher. Left: Fullerton senior forward Brent Barnes fends off the attack of UC Riverside midfielder Scott Barnett while advancing the ball down the field to preserve the Titan’s 20 lead. Barnett took three of the Highlander’s nine shots on goal in Friday’s contest, which UCR won by scoring three goals in the final 13 minutes of play. Fullerton now faces a Mustang’s team that has scored 17 goals in 13 games this season but, like the Titans, has yet to win in conference play.
In Part 2, next week ... THE STORYTELLER From the championships on the diamond to the memories on the gridiron, 32 years of Fullerton athletics through Cliff Hatter’s eyes.
SOCCER
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record. Like Fullerton Head Coach Al Mistri, Cal Polyʼs Wolfgang Gartner is frustrated with the losses, but unsure of how to improve his teamʼs record. “We have a good team just like
Fullerton, despite their record, but every game we have played has been hard,” the Mustangʼs head coach said. “The games come too close together and we donʼt have time to change anything.” The Mustangs are also coping with the loss of sophomore midfielder Matt Robinson, one of their most valuable players, Gartner said. When both of their scheduled match-ups in 2004 were rained out, the Titans and Mustangs played each other twice to conclude the season.
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Fullerton was triumphant both at home, winning 1-0, and at Mustang Stadium, 3-1. Junior midfielder Arron Craggs has four goals to lead a Fullerton offense that looks to maintain momentum from last Fridayʼs loss. Cal Poly SLO comes in with an offense that has managed 17 goals through 13 games this season. The Mustangs are led in scoring by senior midfielder Moses Venegas, who has four goals in 12 starts. The Titans are putting their
recent losses behind them and facing Cal Poly with a fresh outlook. “We canʼt carry those losses on our shoulders,” Shafii said. “Weʼre already losing the game if we think about the losses.” The Titans have kept their spirits high and are confident that Wednesdayʼs game will break their losing streak. “We havenʼt been doing well or winning, but weʼd still love [to see] the fans out there,” Shafii said. “We appreciate everyone thatʼs out there and they give us that extra incentive to win.”
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Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Rip Curl Pro goes to Todd Eye for the Extreme The Rip Curl Malibu Pro (October 1-9) was the seventh event on the Womenʼs Association of Surfing Marissa Weltmer Professionals Daily Titan W o r l d Staff Writer Championship Tour. This event was predicted to come down to two competitors: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) and Chelsea Georgeson (AUS). Instead it came down to Trudy Todd (AUS) and Samantha Cornish (AUS) in the final heat. Todd, who announced her retirement from the WCT early in the season, has been on the tour for 13 years and at the Rip Curl Malibu Pro she won her first victory in over 5 years with a 15 to beat Cornish, who scored a 13.50. Her last win was in Maui in 1999. In 2000 she broke her back and in the past six years has beat cancer twice. Her retirement is due to a combination of the tour and wanting to have a different life that doesnʼt include the tour. “Iʼve been watching Trudy [Todd] surf since I was like 12 years old, Iʼm 20 now so to have her retire is really sad, but at the same time she needs to do what she wants,” said Jaime Sanders, 20, amateur surfer. At the event, there were amazing conditions with three to six foot waves. “Weʼre in a good three to five year cycle,” said Sean Collins of Surfline.com. “This year has really cool water temperature, which has been the cause of red tides. Even though it has been hot, when the winds come up, then the cooler water comes up from the bottom. This brings very solid conditions. We expect good waves in the fall and winter months.” The tour was upset when sixtime world champion Layne Beachley (AUS) and Georgeson, were eliminated in the quarterfinals after wanting to make the gap slimmer in the title rating points. Beachley had the best heat score of the day with 17.5 out of 20. Beachley said she was bitterly disappointed because the heat was slow and all she needed was another wave. Beachley and 17-year-old Stephanie Gilmore, a wildcard, set the bar high for the Rip Curl Malibu Pro. Gilmore earned her way into the competition by getting though the Rip Curl Footwear Trials. In the main event she finished in front of Mulanovich and Todd in the first round. Beachley was having a tough week with slow sets, but in round two she was able to surf almost a perfect score of 9.8 out if 10. For the first time in six years, Beachley does not hold the number one seat in the WCT rankings. She is currently in fourth with Mulanovich, Georgeson, and Megan Abubo ahead of her. All four were able to come in at the end of the year, holding the number one seat. Beachley or Abubo need to win the last two events and Mulanovich and Georgeson must be out of the competitions before the quarterfinals. The next two events are the Roxy Pro, being held November 12-24, and the Billabong Pro December 8-19, each with a prize of $65,000. The current rankings in terms of points for the WCT are Mulanovich with 5802 points, Georgeson with 5592 points, Abubo with 4320 points, Beachley with 4308 points and Rochelle Ballard (USA) with 3924 points. Weʼll see who comes in first by December. The Menʼs WCT, the Nova Schin, will take place in Brasil Oct. 31 through Nov. 9. Marissa Weltmerʼs column appears weekly. Contact her at sports@dailytitan.com
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A legacy stepping down The mentor, the storyteller, the manager: A three-part series celebrating 32-years of Fullertonʼs “Mad Hatter.” PART 1: THE MENTOR Cliff Hatter teaches his trade with the tenacity and pride he brings to work each day as CSUFʼs Head Equipment Manager By KEVIN COLE For the Daily Titan
The washing machines whirled in the small, cupboard-filled room adorned with banners from the NCAA College World Series. Student-interns busily prepared for a volleyball match against Pacific and the soccer game against Air Force Academy. Two Friday night sporting events, both starting at 7 p.m. Uniforms ready? Check. Equipment set up? Good to go. In the equipment room at Cal State Fullerton, the door is always left open - both literally and figuratively - to student-athletes and coaches. “We take care of the players physically and emotionally,” Cliff Hatter said. “We also take care of the equipment.” Hatter would know. He has served the Fullerton athletic department, behind the scenes, as their head equipment manager for over half of his life. “What we are charged with … what I tell people is [that] we set up the props and the teams put on the show,” Hatter said. Hatter and his crewʼs duties extend far beyond setting up volleyball nets and chalking goal lines. “We also prepare them for travel. We pack their bags. We set up their lockers for all of their home events. We put all of their equipment in there. We store all of their equipment in the off-season. We repair and recondition equipment during the season.” The work Hatter and the crew he has JAMIE FLANAGAN/Daily Titan lead for 32 years, certainly has not gone unnoticed. The influence of Head Equipment Manager Cliff Hatter has reached far beyond the “If they donʼt function, we donʼt func- walls of the Fullerton equipment room he has worked in for the past 32 years. tion,” said Fullerton Assistant Baseball Coach Rick Vanderhook. “We donʼt [get began in the equipment room. He said it in those around him,” Garrido said. “His any] distractions out of Cliffʼs office.” is reflected in the caliber of people that he passion for those around him brings out the Augie Garrido, former head coach of developed there. best in Cliff.” Fullerton baseball, said Hatterʼs leadership “His passion for life brings out the best Above his desk is a photo of three men
on a basketball court with their arms on each otherʼs shoulders. “I think one of the things that I am most proud of is that I have had these three assistants,” Hatter said, gesturing towards the framed picture. “They will soon all be Division 1 head equipment managers. “ “Iʼm real proud of that,” he said. “Iʼm proud of them.” The one on the left, Jay St. Clair, is now the head equipment manager at Pacific. St. Clair was Hatterʼs first full-time assistant, a workaholic who was never late and never missed a day, Hatter said. St. Clair left Fullerton in 1983, Hatter said, to fill the position of head equipment manager at Fresno State. He was there for three days before moving on to the University of Arizona and eventually to Pacific. “They still call him “Three day Jay” at Fresno State,” Hatter said. The one in the middle of the picture is Gary Hazelitt, now the head equipment manager at Stanford. Hatter remembers the day Hazelitt - the 10th grader with the Beatlesʼ haircut - walked into his office requesting work. Hatter also remembers calling up the former equipment manager at De Anza Junior College, where Hazelitt had been working. “The [equipment manager] said, ʻGary had the keys to the building since he was a 10-year-old,ʼ” Hatter said. “The guy said, ʻlet me tell you if you have a chance to hire him, you better do it.” The man Hatter described as “just outstanding, brilliant, with a photographic mind” left Fullerton to accept the head equipment manager position at San Jose State before eventually being hired at Stanford. He said Hazelitt, who worked with Hatter for 10 years, always knew he wanted to be an equipment manager and never considered doing anything else. Hatter said Joe Camacho will become the equipment manager next year. He said Camachoʼs two children, Jeremy and Ashley, are his godchildren. “Joe is everything to me personally and professionally,” Hatter said. “He runs the place now and I just try to stay out of his way.” Hatter said Camacho is the most complete equipment manager anyone could want, HATTER
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Titans take season one step at a time Last-place Mustangs could provide turning point in teamʼs season
after suffering a laceration to the head, according to an update by Fullerton Media Relations. Junior Bobby Armstrong and freshman Kevin Puder have both seen time at the net for the Titans By JENNIFER BELLENDIR this season in relief of Cowan. Daily Titan Staff With 668 minutes played this season, Armstrong is a probable With four losses behind them, replacement at goal. The Titans hope to have better Fullerton menʼs soccer anticipates a win is just around the luck against Cal Poly SLO (4-9-0), corner when they play Cal Poly a team they share the league lead in losses with this San Luis Obispo season at four. Wednesday at “Itʼs really 7 p.m. at Titan We can’t carry going to be a Stadium. those losses on our battle because The Titans we both really shoulders. We’re were off to a good want to win,” start Friday when already losing the Fullerton co-capthey played UC game if we think tain Amir Shafii Riverside, but about the losses. said. “Weʼre after holding a both in last place Amir Shafii two-goal lead for Fullerton defender and whoever most of the game, wins this game the men lost the is going to move battle in the last up.” 13 minutes, as the Highlanders Shafii said teammates Sklyer came back with three scores. UC Riversideʼs final goal of Thurreson, Earl Alexander and the night caused a collision with Yaron Schlomi have played very Highlander Kyle Ochoa and Titan well, despite the Titans having little to show for it with a 2-9-1 goalkeeper Matt Cowan. Cowan was carried off the field SOCCER 6 on a stretcher 25 minutes later
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Fullerton sophomore Steve Moreno gets pressured by UCR sophomore midfielder Joey Pacheco and senior forward Randy Poggio in the Titan’s 3-2 loss to the Highlanders last Friday at UCR Stadium.
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Is ignorance bliss? In todayʼs society, politicians and the government are synonymous with corruption and deceit. So to many, it would make sense that the upcoming special election, which allows the public and not the state legislature to vote for specific propositions, is a good idea. Think again. The special election will take place in two weeks. But we at the Daily Titan do not believe these faux, “looking out for the public by avoiding special interest groups” – type elections are truly in the publicʼs best interest. Asking Californians to vote on issues that they generally have no interest or knowledge in is dangerous for future lawmaking, and it nullifies what elected officials are in office for. After all, we elect representatives to focus on the finer details, to construct and vote on bills that are theoretically in Californiaʼs best interest. Political experts have already speculated that the Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is attempting to pass his initiatives by asking Californians (the median voter being centrist rather
than liberal) and bypassing the Democratic majority in the state legislature, Professor Kenneth P. Miller of Claremont McKenna College said. So much for looking out for the publicʼs best interest. Supporters of direct democracy argue that letting California constituents vote for the issues is only beneficial, since theyʼre the ones who are affected. But consider this: What majority takes the time to wade through an infinite sea of propositions that more closely resemble alphabet soup than legislation? Perhaps it is a matter of apathy, or laziness. Maybe it is a question of feeling overwhelmed by the pages and pages of legalise. The masses should take the responsibility to research and elect leaders who can then, in a word, lead. Donʼt let them weasle out of their obligations. We at the Daily Titan surely advocate the populationʼs right and duty to vote. But what good is an election if voters have not taken the time to understand the measures on their ballot? Voting in ignorance is worse than not voting at all.
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Do you think the controversial call in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series affected the Angels’ chance of winning against the White Sox?
“If the Angels had a strong enough game, Kelvim Escobar would have struck out Joe Crede ... and Crede would not have had the game winning hit.”
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“That call was a bunch of crap. I think that one play shut down the Angelsʼ momentum.”
“The [Angels] would have had a chance to win if the umpire didnʼt blow the call. Because of the bad call, the Angels lost their confidence to win.“
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“The Angels had Games 3 and 4 to make up for the bad call. The team had their chances.”
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Klima comments on campus criticism Jeff cares
G e n e r a l l y, I skim over the indulgent Letters to the Editor such as the one on Monday byTeari Schnakenberg, which makes Jeff Klima such grand Daily Titan statements as Humor Columnist “weʼre getting tired of it [in regards to Ugly Monday].” Teari clearly doesnʼt speak for the entire world population, as I had several positive reactions to the aforementioned piece. And no, the positive comments were not all from males. But another letter – signed by eight professors, a grad student, some secretaries and a lop-eared donkey named Mitch (the donkeyʼs participation is purely speculative) – stands as an example for the Teariʼs of the world in its achieve-
ment in Letters to the Editor lettercampaigning. If you want to get people to write entire columns about your article and not just gassy openers, Teari, you need to make some powerful friends who offer a little more than the title of “sophomore.” Do not feel too slighted though because it is still a hell of a lot better read than that monolith of professordom that proceeded it. While certainly, it was callous of me to make shallow comments professing my love for all things T and A, especially when it is – God forbid – National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it wouldnʼt have been the same as my writing an article praising the tactical skill of the Taliban on Sept. 12, 2001. Because then, those eight professors, one grad student and multitude of secretaries and work staff certainly wouldʼve been correct in questioning my tact. But to call me out for being something so silly as a breast wor-
shipper in a month dedicated to breasts and their owners makes little sense to me. And to tout first and secondhand knowledge of a breast cancer survivor only applies a childish slant to the whole letter. I am glad she has survived breast cancer – more power to her – and certainly, she is beautiful because she struggled for survival. In no way do I mean to undercut her fight to survive against such a terrifying opponent as cancer when I state this: The letter to the editor written by those eight professors, et al was really, precisely written. The reason I have eight professors and their Yahtzee buddies reading my column every week is because I stray from this format, no matter how poorly constructed my writing is. I am not making the assertion that professors are lower than Jeff Klima. Certainly not, as I pay to learn from them, not the other way around.
What I am stating though is that just because you have the teacherʼs manual doesnʼt automatically mean youʼve got all the right answers. And as for that veiled “warning” in regards to testicular cancer at the end of your letter, that smacks of smarmy pontification. Though this column is rich with ill-formed sentences and callow ideals, your letter commits a far worse atrocity, especially considering that it came from paid faculty. Time after time, professors have penalized me for not condensing my articulation into a simple sentence. Your simple sentence is “Jeff is inconsiderate.” For failing to arrive at that conclusion in a timely fashion, I award you a C. Jeff Klima is a Cal State Fullerton senior majoring in communications and radio-TV-film. His column appears every Wednesday in the Daily Titan. To contact him, e-mail opinion@dailytitan.com