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CSUF, UCLA team up to clean up Scholar societies join in celebrating national Make a Difference Day By ISAAC FABELA Daily Titan Staff
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars held a beach clean up and bonfire Saturday as part of national Make a Difference Day. This year, the Cal State Fullerton chapter teamed up with University of California,
Los Angeles at Dockweiler State Beach in Playa Del Rey. On a cold night underneath the take-off path of the Los Angeles International Airport, 12 students sacrificed their Saturday night and took to the beach with trash bags and gloves to pick up trash left by beachgoers. Elaine Kim, vice-president of community service for the Fullerton chapter of the society, took part in the event despite her personal feelings towards the location. “I hate the beach but itʼs impor-
tant that we get out here and participate in events like this,” Kim said. “Iʼve always liked being involved in community service.” The planes flying in and out of LAX overhead provided more noise pollution than any on the beach. Surprisingly, Dockweiler Beach was in good shape and the clean up didnʼt turn up much trash, allowing the scholars to relax next to a bonfire for much of the night. Despite the lack of trash, the clean up was still necessary. “We did find a pair of scissors,”
said Janet Lee, organizer of the event. “It was good to get that out of here.” While pleased with the turn out, Lee was hoping for a little more participation in the event. She blames Mother Nature. “A lot of people didnʼt come, but didnʼt because of the weather,” Lee said. “It has been cold and rainy so that caused some people to stay home.” Those who did come were dressed warm enough and spent the remainder of the night playing cards and
talking around a bonfire. Students came equipped with marshmallows and chocolate, the staple of bonfire dining. Community service is a big part of the society. They hold beach clean up days regularly and also coordinate other events for people to take part in. “We are going to help out at an animal shelter in two weeks,” Lee said. “We definitely try and stay active and help out in any way we CLEAN UP 4
Abortion may need parental consent
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Titans overcome bad referee calls, defeat UC Davis this weekend at Titan Stadium
Proposition 73 could affect options for pregnant minors; speakers debate on campus
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The Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team celebrates its 4-1 victory over UC Davis on Sunday. With Sunday’s win, the Titans extended their winning streak to five games.
Republicans clash over vital funds Governor, president on separate trails but after similar resources By DANIELLE TORRICELLI Daily Titan Staff
Scheduling conflicts hindered Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and President George W. Bush from meeting for the two days that the president was visiting California. The true contention is over Californiaʼs financial resources. Bush was in Southern California last Thursday and
Friday attending a Republican National Committee fundraiser and dedicating the Air Force One exhibit at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. A representative from the governorʼs office said that a prior appointment of Schwarzeneggerʼs prevented the two Republicans to meet up. The governor had a “previous engagement with the All-Star program he has been involved with since before he was governor,” said Julie Soderlund, Schwarzeneggerʼs deputy press secretary. Timing was a factor for the president and governor not meet-
ing. “We would have appreciated it if he had done his fundraising after Nov. 8,” Schwarzenegger said in an Associated Press report Friday. Schwarzenegger has been touring the country, raising funds for his 2006 gubernatorial election. “Itʼs evidence of how much is at stake,” said Phillip Gianos, political science professor at Cal State Fullerton. “[Bush and Schwarzenegger] are competing for the same resources.” Novemberʼs special election will be a test to how Californians stand on not only the ballot initia-
tives but also the governor himself. As public opinion of the governor wanes, a lot is at stake for Schwarzeneggerʼs future governorship, since he has declared his intention to run for governor in 2006. “Schwarzeneggerʼs current campaign is an extension of his gubernatorial campaign,” Gianos said, who added that the public spat between Bush and Schwarzenegger indicates how much emphasis Schwarzenegger is placing on the special election. While the public fuss between
A standoff between two officials took place in the Cal State Fullerton Quad on Thursday during a debate regarding a proposed law that would bar minors from getting an abortion without prior parental consent. Proposition 73 will amend the Californiaʼs Constitution, prohibiting abortion for unemancipated minors until 48-hours after a physician notifies the minorʼs parents or legal guardian, except in medical emergencies or if the minor has a parental waiver, according to the official title and summary prepared by the attorney general. Matt Peterson, an assistant director of the Claremont Institute Center for Local Government who represented the affirmative position, started the debate with a six-minute speech that said most girls between the ages of 13 and 17 that are having sex, are having sex with – on average – men who are about 22 years old and donʼt have the girlsʼ best interest at heart, but instead it is the parents who care. The proposition permits a minor to obtain a court order waiving notice based on clear, convincing evidence of a minorʼs maturity, or if their best interest is at stake. Phil Gianos, professor of political science at CSUF, said that the debate might have served a higher purpose than the argument itself. “The idea [of having the debate] is to, of course, get the campus community involved as well as the students involved with the elec-
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Insanity pleas under scrutiny Students, faculty receive caffeine fix Courts to examine defense of mothers who kill their own The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO – Before dropping her three young sons into San Francisco Bay, Lashuan Harris had been hospitalized, prescribed drugs to quiet the voices inside her head and reportedly told relatives she planned to feed her children to the sharks. Still, mounting a successful insanity defense will be difficult for the 23-year-old mother, legal and mental health experts said. California is one of about 20 states that use the strictest legal standard for assessing a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Under the rule, criminal defendants must show not only evidence of mental illness, but that they were incapable of determining right from wrong. “Somebody may be very clearly psychotic and have a history of behaviors that establish the person was ... delusional, but that doesnʼt get you to insan-
ity the way the law looks at it,” first child at age 16, suffers from said Ron Honberg, legal director schizophrenia that surfaced withfor the National Alliance for the in the last two years and recently worsened when she stopped takMentally Ill. Harrisʼ lawyer, Teresa Caffese, ing her medication. Harrisʼ history as a struggling refused comment last week on whether her client, who pleaded young, single mother may have not guilty to three counts of capital exacerbated her condition, said Shari Lusskin, murder, would director of reproeventually claim ductive psyinsanity. Somebody may be chiatry at New On Wednesclearly psychotic York University day evening, ... but that doesn’t Medical Center. Harris lifted get you insanity ... “She is a walkthe boys over ing risk factor,” the railing of a Lusskin said. downtown pier, Ron Hondberg A review of dropping them National Alliance for recent cases of one by one into the Mentally Ill “filicide,” the the chilly 53murder of a child degree water 10 feet below. She reportedly told by a parent, showed that mothers authorities that voices instructed have had mixed success arguing they were not responsible for their her to do so. The body of Taronta Greeley, actions because of mental illness. Christina Riggs, a nurse who 2, was recovered late Wednesday night about two miles from Pier injected her two sons with potas7. The other two boys – Treyshun sium chloride, the chemical used Harris, 6, and Joshoa Greeley, in executions, was put to death in 16 months – remained miss- Arkansas five years ago after an ing Sunday, and were presumed unsuccessful insanity defense. dead. Prosecutors sought the death Relatives say the former nurseʼs INSANITY 4 assistant who gave birth to her
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Nescafe coffee tour distributes goodie bags on campus By NATALIE MURILLO Daily Titan Staff
Free Nescafe coffee and goodie bags were distributed to Cal State Fullerton faculty and students Wednesday and Thursday to show the Starbucks generation that thereʼs a cheaper, yet tasty, way to get a java fix. “Itʼs to show students they can have a quality product for a fraction of the price,” said Erin Malone, an associate account executive for the Eleven Agency who coordinated the event on behalf of the Nestle Company. The event was part of a coffee tour through Southern California, the Bay Area and Oregon college campuses, Malone said. “[Wednesday] we distributed
1,585 goodie bags,” Malone said. The “goodie” bags contained coupons, playing cards, an 8ounce container of Coffee-mate creamer, and individual packets of Nescafe Tasterʼs Choice instant coffee. “Itʼs $25 of free stuff,” CSUF senior Nemo Izabal said about the “goodie” bag he received. Izabal had attended the event last year as well. The coffee giveaway began at 7 a.m. and ended at 2 p.m. and was located between the bookstore and the library, with four different types of products with two different flavors for each one. There was hot coffee with flavors like Hazelnut, French Vanilla and Mocha. They also had ice coffee in French Vanilla, Chocolate Mocha and Vanilla flavors as well. “I love [the free coffee],” said NESCAFE 3
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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. Email recgames@fullerton.edu to reserve a spot or call (714) 2782144.
Wilma speeds toward Florida KEY WEST, Fla. – Hurricane Wilma accelerated toward storm-weary Florida on Sunday, threatening residents with 105-mph winds, tornadoes and a surge of seawater that could flood the Keys and the stateʼs southwest coast. After crawling slowly through the Caribbean for several days, Wilma pulled away from Mexicoʼs Yucatan peninsula as a Category 2 storm and, forecasters said, began picking up speed “like a rocket” as it headed toward the U.S. mainland. The storm was expected to make landfall around dawn Monday.
Today 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. 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.
Looting breaks out after Wilma
CANCUN, Mexico – Mexicans and stranded tourists, hungry and frustrated after a two-day beating by Hurricane Wilma, stood in line to buy supplies Sunday or simply raided grocery or furniture stores, dragging goods from shops ripped open by the storm. The hurricaneʼs steady march toward southern Florida meant an end here to two days of howling winds and torrential rains that shattered windows, peeled away roofing and sent the ocean crashing into hotel lobbies. The sun emerged over Mexicoʼs sugar-white Caribbean beaches.
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 for possible discounts.
Britain says flu strain is deadly
LONDON – The British government said Sunday that a strain of bird flu that killed a parrot in quarantine is the deadly H5N1 strain that has plagued Asia and recently spread to Europe. Scientists determined that the parrot, imported from South America, died of the strain of avian flu that has devastated poultry stocks and killed 61 people in Asia the past two years, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The virus is spread by migrating wild birds and has recently been found in birds in Russia, Turkey and Romania, spurring efforts around the globe to contain its spread.
Wednesday: 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, (714) 738-6545.
Nation Miers faces confirmation hearings WASHINGTON – Harriet Miers does not have the votes now in the GOP-controlled Senate to be confirmed for the Supreme Court and confirmation hearings “will be make or break ... in a way they havenʼt been for any other nominee,” a leading Democratic senator said Sunday. While Democrats pressed the White House to provide documents from Miersʼ work as the presidentʼs counsel, Republicans said the nomination that has riled conservatives is not in trouble or in danger of being withdrawn.
Local Average retail gas prices dropped CAMARILLO – Retail gas prices across the nation fell an average of 25 cents in the past two weeks as refineries in the Gulf Coast steadily resumed production, according to a survey released Sunday. Still, prices remained slightly higher than pre-Hurricane Katrina levels. The weighted average price for all three grades declined to $2.69 a gallon on Oct. 21, said Trilby Lundberg, who publishes the semimonthly Lundberg Survey of 7,000 gas stations around the country. Several factors contributed to the recent decline, including a seasonal decrease in demand and the resumption of production at many refineries knocked off-line by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Reports compiled from The Associated Press
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Raymond Fero practices juggling on the lawn Wednesday in front of the engineering building where the juggling club meets every week at 1 p.m.
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Oct. 17 10:08 a.m. A suspicious vehicle was parked at Carlʼs Jr. The door was left unlocked and wire found in pedal area. Officer checked vehicle and found everything OK. Oct. 17 6:34 p.m. Two roommates got into a fight. One roommate ate the other roommateʼs chicken on Milton Drive. Officer assisted.
Oct. 17 6:49 p.m. Vehicle vandalized at College park on Nutwood Avenue. Oct. 17 8:05 p.m. A suspicious male with several bags of clothing used computers at the Pollack Library. Officers found everything OK. Oct. 18 2:20 p.m. Campus police assisted in pursuit at Chapman Avenue and the 57 Freeway. Officers took driver into custody. Oct. 19 2:20 a.m. An arrest was made during a traffic stop at North State College Boulevard and Dorothy Lane.
Oct. 19 11:26 a.m. An officer made an arrest at Placentia Avenue during a traffic stop. Information as to why the arrest was made was not available. Oct. 19 5:23 p.m. A vehicle caught fire near the dorms on North State College Boulevard. A person called in, but officers unable to find owner. Oct. 21 8:50 a.m. A traffic accident occurred at Lot E on North State College Boulevard when a white Ford and silver Toyota collided. An officer assisted.
Thursday: ASI along with Intramural Sports is sponsoring a 5K Ghost Run/Walk at the intramural fields. Cost is $10. For more information, call (714) 278-5869. Friday: Ground breaking for the Steven G Mihaylo Hall will take place at 3:30 p.m. For more information, call (714) 278-4869 Friday thru Sunday: “Anything Goes” is playing in the Little Theater of the Performing Arts Building. For more information, call (714) 278-3371. Friday thru Sunday: The Arboretum is hosting “Haunted Gardens,” family friendly Halloween themed tours through the arboretum at night. For prices and times, call (714) 278-3579 All events are free and on campus unless otherwise indicated. To have a specific entry added to the calendar section, please send an email to news@dailytitan.com.
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New classes inspire healthy lifestyle, teach good nutrition By KAMILLA MARUFY Daily Titan Staff
The Cal State Fullerton Employee Wellness Program offers all employees of the university exercise classes that started earlier this month. The program offers a strength and conditioning class, a womenʼs workout class, a Pilates mat class and a Yoga class. “We have had almost 300 faculty and staff participate in at least one exercise class since January 2004,” said William Beam, coordinator of the program. The benefits of physical activity are numerous, said Beam. The health benefits of exercise and physical activity include improving body composition, losing body fat, reducing blood pressure, improving blood lipids, reducing risk of chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, improving muscle strength and endurance, improving balance and mobility, and many
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The Muslim Student Association hosted guest speaker Dr. Muhammaed Raqih for a Ramadan Iftar lecture in Titan Student Union’s Gabrielino room Wednesday.
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the two Republicans took place, Democrats seized the opportunity to point out the inconsistencies of the opposing party. “Itʼs amusing to watch Republicans put their dirty laundry on the clothes line,” said Bob Mulholland, campaign advisor for the California Democratic Party. Continual problems in Iraq, response to Hurricane Katrina and indictment of top Republicans are debacles the Bush Administration is facing, he said. “Republicans are in so much trouble. Even Schwarzenegger and Bush are publicly arguing over money,” Mulholland said. While the open quarrel between
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CSUF freshman Candis Gerstner, who was a first timer to the Nescafe coffee giveaway. “I think its fun. I am a big coffee drinker. Starbucks is like my second home.” But with all the different flavors and choices Nestle coffee products have to offer, will students start to ditch the Starbucks? “Itʼs not even comparable,” Starbucks supervisor Krista Mickalson said. “Everybody has there own unique way of coming
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the governor and president are peculiar, conflicts among party members are not unusual. During the 1972 presidential campaign, then-President Richard Nixon made a trip to Orange County. The visit upset local Republicans because Nixon was campaigning for money that could have gone to local politiciansʼ campaigns, Gianos said. “Schwarzenegger is the more aggrieved party because Bush sucks up money,” Gianos said. California is not a state that has been especially useful for the president. In the 2000 and 2004 elections, Bush lost the traditionally left state both times to his Democrat opponents. Bush and Schwarzenegger have “never been politically close,” Gianos said.
“Itʼs advantageous for Schwarzenegger to maintain some distance,” he said. “He doesnʼt want to be tainted by the train wrecks in and around the White House. Bush doesnʼt have to run for reelection. Schwarzenegger does.” Democrats see the Republicansʼ fumbling as a sign that Schwarzenegger is not only on the downslide publicly, but politically as well. “We predict that all [Schwarzeneggerʼs] propositions will be defeated in the Nov. 8 election,” Mulholland said. “This public display will only hurt Schwarzenegger even more.” A representative from the California Republican National Committee said that they could not provide any information about the situation.
up with their own blends. Starbucks gets the best coffee grounds from different regions. Starbucks is so unique because of the way they roast, so it couldnʼt be the same.” Malone claimed that Nestle Nescafe coffee is a coffee house product for a lesser price; Mickalson said she believes otherwise. “Any coffee you make from a powder will never be as good as coffee that is brewed,” she said. Nescafe seems to be confident in gaining customers from college students. At VeryBestCoffee.com/ CoffeeU, the Web site advertised
on the coupon book given in the Nescafe goodie bags, Nescafe has catered to the college student audience. The Web site has articles, quizzes and recipe ideas aimed towards the college student. “Nescafe is great for students who donʼt have a huge kitchen,” Malone said in regards to the college students who live in the dorms and have limited space. Whether or not students will give up their Starbucks remains to be seen. Nescafe will be back with more free coffee and “goodie” bags for CSUF students next year.
more physical and psychological benefits. “[Employees] should enroll for the benefits that they gain – and in particular, they should take these exercise classes because they are right here on campus,” Beam said. According to American Heart Association, any physical activity leads to a healthier heart. They recommend that everyone should take short walks, use the stairs instead of the elevator, plan family outings outdoors and approach someone at work instead of using e-mail. The strength and conditioning class meets twice a week for about 75 minutes, Beam said. The class leader works on cardiovascular fitness, muscle strengthening and endurance. Both, the Pilates mat class and the Yoga class, meet twice a week for one hour. The Pilates method was developed in early 20th century. It uses the mind to control muscles that help keep the body balanced. It helps improve posture and flexibility and strengthen muscles. Yoga, which is about 7,000 years old, is a spiritual practice that developed in India. Yoga leads to mastery over the mind, body and
emotional self, and transcendence of desire. “We can manage our health much better by exercising and paying attention to what we eat instead of popping pills,” said Ada Schulz, nutritionist at the Health Center on campus. Good nutrition is important, especially when exercising. The government recommends 6 ounces of grain foods, about two and half cups of vegetables, about two cups of fruit, three servings of milk products [and] about 6 ounces of protein, nuts and seeds daily, Schulz said. “Dark green and orange vegetables fruits are rich in nutrients,” Schulz said. “Avoid fruit juices when you can.” While the exercise program is available for all faculty and staff, it still competes with outside gyms. Donna Baber, administrative assistant for Food and Vending Services, said she is not going to take advantage of the classes on campus because she is a member of a health club outside of the university. The strength and conditioning classes are $48 for the 16-week session and Pilates and Yoga are $56 for the 8-week class.
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tion and voting on Nov. 8,” Gianos said. Kimberlee Ward, vice president of public affairs at Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino counties, represented the negative position. She said that as a parent she would want to know if her child was going to have an abortion, and that Proposition 73 would not make the communication better between parents and daughters. “The younger the girl is, the more likely it is that she has told her parents [about her pregnancy],” Ward said. “We all want young women to have the support of her parents, that is a no-brainer, Proposition 73 will not do this [for them].” It was also brought up in the debate that the proposition, if passed, would be the only one of its kind. “This would be the only measure in California that requires notification for health care,” Ward said,
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can.” Members of NSCS also take part in Big Brother and Big Sister programs and stay active in the community at all times. The reward, according to them, is knowing that they are making a difference. Arman Haghighatgoo, president of the UCLA chapter of the society,
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adding that a waiting period could parents.” be detrimental to a young womanʼs Peterson emphasized that in the health and the longer a female has to case of a young girl living in an abuwait for an abortion, the health risks sive situation, she can be appointed an disinterested third party – a court are likely to increase. Peterson rebutted by saying that appointed guardian to hold notificathe proposition was a “common tion instead of the parents. “Letʼs just sense initiative” ensure that young and it could make Let’s just ensure minor girls are a young girlʼs life protected, or at safer in situations that young minor least given the of abusive homes. girls are protected, best shot at pro“Our way allows or at least given tection,” Peterson the girl to get help the best shot at said. “[The propofrom the authorities protection. sition] isnʼt a cureto stop the cycle of all, but the law abuse,” Peterson Phil Gianos should do whatʼs said. “[The opposiPolitical science professor tionʼs] way letʼs the best to protect girl come in, get an young women.” abortion and go back to the abusive Ward did not feel that the proposition even came close to being a “cure home.” Ward said the proposition would all.” She refuted that Proposition 73 would be of no help at all. do just the opposite. “[Proposition 73] will not make “It will endanger young women in abusive homes and force them to them talk to their parents, will not take matters into their own hands,” stop teens from having sex, and Ward said. “It will prohibit them it will not keep them from having from talking to anyone but their abortions,” Ward said.
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took part in the event and enjoys participating in community service. “Itʼs fun and itʼs a good way to meet people,” Haghighatgoo said. “Iʼve been a part of this organization for the past three years and this is an annual event for us.” Haghighatgoo was hoping that the clean up portion of the event could have been better used. “I wish we would have heard or read something about a beach that was in need of clean up,” he said.
“This beach was in pretty good shape and we didnʼt have to work too hard.” Nevertheless, Haghighatgoo maintains that he and other members of the society will stay active and continue to participate in events like this. “One of the main caveats of being a member of the society is community service,” he said. “Leadership, service and academic integrity are the main focus of our society.”
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penalty for Andrea Yates, the Texas mother who, in 2001, methodically drowned her five children in a bathtub. Despite an insanity plea based on postpartum psychosis, she was sentenced to life in prison. In contrast, Deanna Laney, an East Texas woman who beat her two young sons to death with rocks, was acquitted by reason of insanity earlier this year. Prosecutors have not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty for Harris. Experts say the frequency of such cases points to the need for more aggressive monitoring of mentally ill mothers. In New York, for example, mothers can be ordered by a court to undergo treatment or take drugs to control their illness. “Itʼs hard to say this could have made a difference, but it
seems like something different could have happened before she threw the kids into the bay,” said Alicia Aebersold, spokeswoman for the Washington, D.C.-based Treatment Advocacy Center. “You are stunned and horrified by it, and then you realize itʼs not unusual.” Even making it socially acceptable for mothers to talk about the difficulties of parenting could help prevent such tragic outcomes, Santa Clara University law professor Michelle Oberman said. “Imagine the life of a 23-yearold with three children under the age of 7, something that by definition includes a lot of struggle even if you are mentally healthy, even if you finished school, even if you are employed,” said Oberman, co-author of “Mothers Who Kill Their Children: Understanding the Acts of Moms From Susan Smith to the Prom Mom.” “Itʼs ludicrous to think that a mother who is schizophrenic can parent a child, let alone three chil-
dren on her own. Itʼs a recipe for disaster,” Oberman said. Many states, including California, made it harder for defendants to meet the insanity standard following the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan in 1981. John Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity, and has been confined to a mental institution. Legal experts say insanity defenses are used only in about 2 percent of all felony cases, and acquittals remain relatively uncommon. Harris, who is due back in court Friday, will most likely, at some point, face a hearing to determine if she is mentally competent to stand trial, and psychiatrists will eventually attempt to determine whether she was insane at the time of the killings.
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Titan defender and into the far right post. In the 66th minute, Thuresson took the ball for a run and passed to freshman midfielder Florian Wolff who was there to put it away. Wolff scored his first goal of the season, bringing the final score to 3-1. Craggs was presented with a red card in the 76th minute, bringing him out of the game and disqualifying him from the Titanʼs next match against University of California, Santa Barbara. “The referee was uneven in his calls,” Mistri said. “He wouldnʼt call some things that were obvious fouls, but then he came around and
gave the second yellow card to Arron, which was dubious, especially considering some of the things he hadnʼt called.” The cards kept on coming as UC Davisʼ Julien Cerutti also received a red card in the 82nd minute. Aggie Nicholas Lind and Titan Alexander were given yellow cards in the last 10 minutes of the game. Titan goalkeeper Bobby Armstrong had two saves for the night, while both UC Davis goalkeepers -– Charles Warne and Derek Shaffer -– had none. “Weʼre doing our jobs more as individuals and as a team,” Alexander said. “Weʼre progressing. We understand each otherʼs game and what weʼre capable of. We know our limits.”
Mistri acknowledged Brett Barnesʼ impressive defensive tactics, as well as tremendous performances by Ben Hofstetter and Thuresson. Professional soccer player and Titan alumnus Andrew Sam said Eugene Brooks played exceptional on offense. Other professional Titan soccer alumni in the crowd included Brian Dunseth, Sean Higgins, Sam Reynolds and Brent Whitfield. The Titans have rebounded from their losing streak with two straight wins, but their next match will be a challenge. Fullerton faces the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos again on Saturday, who are undefeated in conference, at Santa Barbara, at 7 p.m.
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Freshman forward Erica Peschken jogs back to the Fullerton fan section after the Titan’s 4-1 win over UC Davis at Titan Stadium Sunday. Peschken scored the first two goals of her career in the 76th and 81st minutes of the contest. Seniors Erin Shelton and Lauryn Welch also scored to give Fullerton its fifth-straight win.
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create chances,” Peschken said. “Thatʼs what I did.” Before Sundayʼs victory, the freshman played sparingly in nine games and recorded just two shots. The Titans also played without forward Kandace Wilson, who sat out Sundayʼs contest after receiving her fifth yellow card of the season in a game against UC Santa Barbara; and Karen Bardsley, who was given the day off to rest. The weekʼs time to prepare for these absences and the Aggies was more than enough for the Titans. The loss dropped the Aggies to 4-8-3. Five minutes into the game, forward Erin Shelton scored her third goal of the season to give the Titans a quick 1-0 lead. “One of the things that we
Podsednik gives Sox 2-game lead in World Series Podsednikʼs home run off Brad Lidge in the ninth inning gave Chicago a thrilling 7-6 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday night and put the White Sox halfway home to their first World Series title in 88 years. After yet another disputed umpiring call, Paul Konerko capped a momentous week with a seventh-inning grand slam on reliever Chad Quallsʼ first pitch, giving the White Sox a 6-4 lead and sparking the crowd of 41,432 to life on a drizzly, dreary night. - The Associated Press
talked about this year was putting teams away early [by scoring first],” Shelton said. “It was really important that we went out and finally did it. Fullerton Head Coach Ali Khosroshahin had mixed feelings about the quick score to open the game. “Honestly, I think it kind of hurt us. It made us relax a little,” the coach said. “I liked it, but I think it relaxed us a bit.” With their next win, the Titans will tie the school record for wins in a season. The 1995 squad finished with a 14-5-0 record. The 2005 Titans are the third Fullerton team to record a 13-win season. The Titans will finish the regular season next weekend against UC Irvine on Friday and Cal State Long Beach on Sunday before the Big West Conference Tournament begins on Nov. 4.
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Michelle Acosta, Kristen Hernandez and Toni Gamboa run in the Titan Invitational and contribute to Fullerton’s pack time of 1:06.
Cross country tunes up for Big West Fullerton takes fifth as independant club sweeps Titan Invite By STEPHANIE PARK Daily Titan Staff
The Titan Invitational went off without a hitch at 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21. Ceci St. Geme of Cal Coast won the 5K womenʼs race in 16:47, and unattached runner Fitsum Tesfa won the 8K menʼs event in 24:23. In the field of eight womenʼs teams, the CSUF women placed fifth beating the team from UC Irvine by six points. It was a banner day for the Cal Coast Track Club, which won both the menʼs and the womenʼs team
events. The Titan Invitational was held on the campus athletics fields. The evening race began on the track, completed several loops around the soccer fields and Titan Stadium and finished by returning to the track. The Cal State Fullerton menʼs team didnʼt run in the event, saving its energy for the Big West Conference Championships to be held at UC Riverside this Saturday. The top seven Titan women rested for the championships as well, but the remaining members of the womenʼs team did participate in the invitational for their last race of the season. “Dahamar Perez had a good race,” Head Coach John Elders
said. “Itʼs a confidence builder.” “I felt good, better than last week,” senior Dahamar Perez said, whose time of 18:52 made her the first Titan to complete the campus course. Although disappointed about the injury that has shortened her senior year of competition, Perez said she is looking forward to competing in track and field in the spring. With a tight pack time of 1:06, the next four womenʼs team members ran career-best times on Friday. “Toni Gamboa (19:31), Kristin Hernandez (19:47), Blanca Fernandez (19:58), and Melissa Velazquez (20:02) all set personal records,” Elders said. “It was Blancaʼs first time running under 20 minutes.”
CSUF had several members who ran unattached in Fridayʼs race. “Luz Valdez (18:17) did very well; she ran unattached because sheʼs a red-shirt,” Elders said of her 10th place finish. Senior red-shirt Aaron Hurtado placed 33rd with his time of 26:09. Despite their fast times, the general feeling among the Titan women was that the race didnʼt go as well as they had hoped. “Some of them did good,” No. 2 womenʼs runner Karina Ortiz said after watching her teammates finish their races. “Ninety percent of them did well.” Leslie Kirby (20:12), sophomore Denise Ditch (20:49) and freshman Beatriz Rodriguez (20:54) finished in 54th, 63rd and 64th places respectively.
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Short-handed Titans roll over Aggies, 4-1 Team stretches win streak to five without Sandoval, Wilson; freshman steps up
ited with the assist. The Aggies had tied the game minutes before Welchʼs goal when UC Davis forward Lindsey Raymond scored at the 18:32 mark. The Titansʼ defense made sure it never By JUAN ACEVES gave up the lead again, allowing just five Daily Titan Staff shots on goal and 11 total in the game. Fullerton ran its defensive scheme withFullerton forward Lauryn Welch seized out defender Marlene Sandoval, who was the opportunity to score her fourth goal of in South Carolina playing for the Mexican the season and give the National Team against No. 21-ranked Titans the U.S. a 2-1 lead in the first “We love to have No matter if you are half after UC Davisʼ [Sandoval] back, but we a sub or starter you goalkeeper, Krystyn got it,” Titansʼ defender have to work your Lizak, fell down near Erica Janke said, credvery hardest and try iting her teammates for the Aggiesʼ own goal. to create chances. executing on defense. The Titans later An opportunity also added two more goals arose for Fullerton forin Sundayʼs 4-1 victoErica Peschken ry against the Aggies ward Erica Peschken, Fullerton Forward at Titan Stadium, who seized the playing improving to 13-3-0 time to score the first two on the season. goals of her career in the While Lizak was able to recover and second half. stand up, her full balance was just not “No matter if you are a sub or starter you there when Welch shot the ball past her have to work your very hardest and try and arms. SOCCER 6 Titan midfielder Lisa Kosena was cred-
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Fullerton senior forward Rebekah Patrick (right) takes an unintentional shot at UC Davis’ Briana Tsui during Sunday’s 4-1 victory at Titan Stadium. The No. 21-ranked Titans extended their winning streak to five games and have a week to prepare for UC Irvine.
Men showing signs of desire Running on track... Sports IN SHORT Three Titans score on UC Davis goalkeepers Fullerton loses 3-1, drops sixth straight
VOLLEYBALL – The Cal State Fullerton volleyball teamʼs woes continued as they dropped their sixth straight game Saturday night at the Alex Spanos Center in Stockton, Calif. Pacificʼs Ashley Groothius pounded out 19 kills while hitting .311 as the Tigers downed the Titans 3-1 (17-30, 30-24, 30-22, 30-15) after dropping the first game to the Titans. Fullerton hit .444 in Game 1 but was unable to do better than .182 the remaining three games. Pacific (11-9. 5-3) continually got better hitting .552 in its final frame. The Titans six game losing streak is the longest since losing the final six games of the 2003 season. With the loss, the Titans (1111, 3-6) drop to .500 for the first time since the second game of the season. - www.fullertontitans.com
Bardsley adds to her impressive resume
WOMENʼS SOCCER – Cal State Fullerton redshirt junior Karen Bardsley and Pacific sophomore Bunny Dickson were selected Big West Womenʼs Soccer Co-Players of the Week after one broke a school career record and the other recorded a pair of game-winning goals. Bardsley posted a pair of shutouts in net for the Titans in identical 2-0 road victories over Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara. In the process, Bardsley notched her 14th shutout to become Fullertonʼs career leader. In Sundayʼs game against the Gauchos, Bardsley was forced to make only two saves in amassing her seventh shutout of the year and establishing a singleseason school record. - courtesy Big West website
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By JENNIFER BELLENDIR Daily Titan Staff
The referee didnʼt make the call, and try for a corner shot. so Barragan reacted and was preTwenty yards from the goal, sented with a yelAlexanderʼs strike low card in the into the upper left41st minute. hand corner of the Tonight we played The Titans had net was amazing, with all of our a solid perforMistri said. This hearts and desire, mance throughwas Alexanderʼs and came out out the first half, second goal of the to win. moving the ball season and gave well and playing the Titans a 2-0 Arron Craggs with confidence. lead. Fullerton Midfielder Only two UC Davisʼ minutes into the Dylan Curtis second half, the scored the Aggiesʼ Titans were awarded a free kick. only goal in the 53rd minute, Senior midfielder Earl Alexander when the ball rebounded off a said he does not usually take the DESIRE 6 free kicks, but decided to step up
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Al Mistri had a pre-season prediction that his team had the talent to come together with time, but following the disheartening losses early in the season, the Fullerton head coach was beginning to have doubts. That may have changed this Saturday when the Titans (4-9-1) came out as a team against UC Davis (6-6-2) at Titan Stadium and claimed victory, 3-1. “Tonight we played with all of our hearts and desire, and came out to win,” junior midfielder Arron Craggs said. The Titans started off strong when Craggs scored the first goal in the 23rd minute off a penalty kick awarded when sophomore Skyler Thuresson was illegally tackled in the box. Minutes after Craggsʼ fourth goal of the season, he was presented with his first yellow card of the night. The Aggies were awarded a free kick, but they were not as successful as Fullerton. Senior forward Jose Barragan was well on his way to score when MATT PETIT/For the Daily Titan an Aggie flipped the Titan to the Florian Wolff recovers after tripping over Rebel’s goalkeeper Peter Clitheroe in a game ground in what against UNLV earlier this season. The freshman midfielder scored his first goal of the season looked like an in the 66th minute of Fullerton’s 3-1 win over the Aggies Saturday at Titan Stadium. The obvious foul. Titans are now 4-9-1 on the season.
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Fullerton ‘s Kristen Hernandez (left) and UC Irvine’s Jamie Schwab (middle) try to catch up with Pepperdine’s Amanda Gordon as they run the final stretch of the 6K course at Cal State Fullerton. Hernandez placed 45th with a time of 19:47 for the Titans, who placed fifth overall and were lead by Dahamar Perz (20th-18:52). The Cal Coast Track Club swept the event.
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The untimely death of All Hallow’s Eve As college students, no longer do we look forward to this holiday called Halloween, the one day out of the year where itʼs acceptable to dress up as a Ninja Turtle, an angel or a French maid and rot our teeth with mini-Snickers and yellow Starbursts. No longer do we have the desire to stay out late and roam around strange neighborhoods with our costumeclad friends. Sadly, it looks like weʼre not alone. Come every Oct. 31, itʼs a rarity to see homes decorated with fake spider webs and jack-o-lanterns and even rarer to see children out past 5 p.m. So which came first: the death of Halloween or todayʼs apathetic youth? Most might say that both happened simultaneously. After all, with more and more people refusing to open doors or lazily sticking a bucket of sweets outside the gate, children have less of an incentive to trick-or-treat. But at the same time, with the concurrent influx of video games and the Internet, the youth grows more and more
sedentary each year. In either case, itʼs a semitragedy in itself. Halloweenʼs popularity has severely declined, but what about recess time? What about Christmas? Will the moments and events that have symbolized innocence for American children everywhere eventually cease to exist? Itʼs a shame given the plentitude of happy childhood memories Halloween has given to so many people, including us here at Cal State Fullerton. We mightʼve outgrown Oct. 31, but at least we all had the chance to enjoy its festivities. Because essentially, the death of Halloween doesnʼt just signify the demise of one day out of 364 other ones. It signifies the death of childhood. So Titans, letʼs not allow this to happen. Letʼs not deny our little brothers, little sisters and our unborn children their right to sugarcoated nostalgia. We have exactly one week until Halloween happens. Mark your calendars.
Editorial Board Julie Kim, Opinion Editor Nicole M. Smith, Executive Editor Kim Orr, Managing Editor In deference to the paradigm established by venerable Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, unsigned Titan Editorials strive to represent the general will of the Daily Titan editorial board and do not necessarily reflect the view of the university.
ASI fee hike short-term fix for long-term problem By NICOLE M. SMITH Daily Titan Executive Editor
Associated Students, Inc. would love for Cal State Fullerton students to believe that charging them a fee increase totaling $20 over the next four semesters is the only solution to winning its budget battle. It will even go so far as to deliberately bash the Daily Titan and its credibility, claiming in a rebuttal [“ASI fee increase plan provides solution to program limitations” published Oct. 20, 2005] to an opinion piece that it would “attempt to correct the misconceptions.” Well, everyone is entitled to an opinion, including ASI Executive Vice President Drew Wiley. Wiley said proponents of the fee increase believe that students “should have the option of utilizing programs and services that may benefit them.” If thatʼs the case, then a fee increase is not the answer. Students should have the option to pay fees toward extra programs and services they utilize by purchasing them independently. For example, why should students who do not have children
be required to shell out cash for be impractical to cut the $114,000 a daycare center they have no reserved in the budget for the need for? How about instituting Daily Titan just because it “falls a one-time enrollment fee for stu- short” of reaching every student dent-parents and then tailoring a everyday the paper is published service to fit their needs? (statistics show Daily Titan readFurthermore, it wouldnʼt be too ership around 18,000). Of course I agree. That would far-fetched to require students to chip in a few dollars if they be impractical. But itʼs choose to sign up because I recto play intramural ognize the Daily sports. It makes ... A fee increase Titan – ranked sense to request a is not the only second among fee if a student is solution. It’s not student newspareceiving an extra even the best pers in the state service. solution. – is the product The point is a of one of only fee increase is not three nationthe only solution. Nicole M. Smith ally-accredited Itʼs not even the Daily Titan Executive Editor undergradubest solution. ate journalism Nor is alleging that the Daily programs in Titan employs “close-enough-for- California. print fact-finding tactics” when Wiley surely must have recogan opinion writer disagrees with nized that the Daily Titan is part of the print journalism emphasisʼ ASIʼs fee hike solution. This may have been the approach curriculum when he lumped the Wiley took in his attempt to dis- paper in with other non-collegiate credit the Daily Titan and one of activities. its opinion writers, but now I feel And for those who didnʼt realas if I should “attempt to correct ize, the Daily Titan staff is composed of print journalism stuthe misconceptions.” Wiley reasoned that it would dents who, in order to graduate,
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must complete the News Media Production class that is the student newspaper. While the Daily Titan graciously accepts and surely depends on ASI funding, the Daily Titan also pulls its own weight. Last semester, the Daily Titan advertising staff netted upward of $120,000, which further illustrates that extra programs and services can potentially supplement overhead costs during a budget crisis. While the newspaper may not reach the entire student body, it does seem to have a greater impact on students and faculty members than some on-campus groups. Last spring, a little over 900 out of roughly 33,000 students voted in the ASI election. To date, three ASI Board of Directorsʼ seats have yet to be filled, according to the ASI Web site. And one more thing. Did Wiley forget to mention that the ASI government and its paid staff (e.g., the executive vice president) are also funded through the same fees that ASI is pushing to increase? Whoʼs leaving out facts now?
President’s favorite female friend nominated to Supreme Court By DANIELLE TORRICELLI Daily Titan Staff
Earlier this month, President George W. Bush nominated his close gal pal Harriet Miers for Supreme Court justice. But Miersʼ nomination has wreaked havoc in the political arena, prompting doubt, praise and concern from left- and right-wing politicians. Conservatives are worried Miers is not conservative enough, and liberals look fearfully at Miersʼ close ties to the White House and the president. Meanwhile, Bush assures the nation that he knows “whatʼs in her heart.” Although she has no experience as a court judge, she was a corporate lawyer in Texas; a one-time personal lawyer to Bush; chairwoman of the Texas Lottery Commission, placed there by then-governor Bush; the first female president of the Dallas
Bar Association; the first woman to head the State Bar of Texas; and most recently, the chief legal adviser for the president. Anyone looking at Miersʼ work history realizes that Bush has nominated someone who he knows extremely well and who will uphold views similar to his own in judicial matters. And who can blame the guy? Bush has continually taken flak for all sorts of problems pressing down on the nation – many of which he caused. So shouldnʼt he throw one last ditch effort to make a lasting impression on the countryʼs history by placing someone in a lifetime position that could push forward a highly conservative ideology on the countryʼs laws? However, Miers herself – an open evangelical Christian, a longtime staunch conservative and an experienced corporate
lawyer – is throwing out some confusing and mixed messages. During her stint as president of the State Bar of Texas, she led an effort to convince the American Bar Association to reconsider its pro-choice stance on abortion. But reports in the Washington Post said that one of the Supreme Court justices she held in high regard was former Chief Justice Warren Burger, who consented with the Supreme Courtʼs ruling on Roe v. Wade, the mother load of controversial and over-exemplified cases. According to witnesses reported in the Post, Miers stumbled over whether she meant Chief Justice Warren Burger or Chief Justice Earl Warren. This does not bode well for Miersʼ potentially conservative judicial career. No matter which Warren she meant, both justices ruled to the left in landmark cases
that brought about social change — Burger with Roe v. Wade and Warren with Brown v. Board of Education. Unless Miers has been plotting some ambitious, covert agenda to weasel her way into Bushʼs good graces by posing as a conservative, evangelical Christian, her personal, if fumbling, beliefs will get in the way of her judicial decisions. Still, Bush and Miers have been close buddies for at least 10 years; Bush said he “knows her character.” Letʼs not kid ourselves that she really is a closet liberal. In the end, the real question isnʼt whether Miers personal ideology will highly influence her potential career as a Supreme Court justice. Itʼs whether liberals will firmly stand in opposition to her nomination and just say no.
KING FEATURES SYNDICATE
Consumer trend creates monsters out of average American shopper Unrealistic customer expectations place strain on retailers By KARI HAMANAKA Daily Titan Staff
It was past 8 p.m. on a recent Sunday at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Orange as one woman sat in a chair with her arms folded, legs crossed and her lips pursed. Customers filled almost every other chair in the coffeehouse, and about five people milled in front of the counter as two servers raced around to fill orders. The woman quickly stood up and walked over to her friend who stood near the counter, asking him how much longer it would take.
She exclaimed “this was ridiculous” in reference to their wait, which she then followed with a string of expletives. Now, common sense in a situation such as this would have told her that a busy coffeehouse equals a much longer wait than an empty coffeehouse – especially when the service offered is more than simply pouring coffee. But this person did not seem to grasp that concept. The only thing she understood was that she was waiting for her drink and that her patience had run out. The other waiting customers did not exist in her world. To say that todayʼs American culture revolves around consumerism is probably of little surprise to anyone. This same consumer culture, however, has created an increased demand by consumers
for more out of their trip to the really a sales approach used by store than the products they sim- the staff that usually works off ply purchase. commission. Today, consumIt is that ers demand not approach to selling that has creonly high qualPeople want ity at low prices, ated the monster salespeople they also want a in todayʼs conbending over sumer. shopping experibackwards at ence. People want Everyone their every whim. salespeople bendhas probably ing over backwitnessed the wards at their customers at Kari Hamanaka every whim, tellthe front of the Daily Titan Staff ing them they are line trying to right even when exchange worn they are wrong. clothing with no tags attached. Even at retail stores, people When these same people do not want the salesperson to shop for get their way, they haughtily exit them or deliver the right sizes to the store usually declaring they them in their dressing room. will shop at Nordstrom the next Most consumers mistakenly time. believe that this is what defines Nordstrom is known for its good customer service when it is customer service, and it is also
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known for taking back merchandise that most other stores would find against their return policy. The Sept. 30 grand opening of a Nordstrom at the Irvine Spectrum Center prompted much media attention. The companyʼs executive vice president of fullline stores, Erik Nordstrom, told the Los Angeles Times that “if a customer has been exasperated and in a tough situation, it may be the right decision to take something back that didnʼt even come from our store. Ninety-nine percent of the time, people are honest.” There may be some truth to
Nordstromʼs comment, but people also like to manipulate a situation 99 percent of the time. Offering good customer service is great. However, the trend has spiraled out of control. It has altered the normal business transaction and turned consumers into demanding aggressors. Unless the business is Nordstrom, customersʼ attitudes towards the staff for not getting what they want when they want it is usually reflected back with more attitude or slow service. Individuals like that impatient woman at Coffee Bean and those like her need to take heed.