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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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