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American deaths in Iraq at 2,001 Somber milestone reminds US of heroes lost in ongoing war By COURTNEY BETH Daily Titan Staff
The American death toll in Iraq reached over 2,001 Wednesday, with the announcement that a soldier died in an accident the night
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before. The soldier, whose identity was withheld pending notification of relatives, died in a vehicle accident Tuesday evening near Camp Bucca, a U.S. detention center in southern Iraq, the military said. “As an American, I am feeling sad,” said Sgt. Robert Cisneros of the Cal State Fullerton military science department. “Iʼm sorry for the soldiers who were killed. We have a job to do, and death is a part
of war.” A roadside bomb destroyed a Humvee in a U.S. convoy on Wednesday, but no American casualties were reported in that attack. A U.S. warplane also struck a suspected insurgent safe house near the Syrian border Wednesday and may have killed a senior al-Qaida operative in Iraq. The figure was identified only as Abu Dua, who assisted in smuggling Syrian and Saudi fighters into Iraq, the U.S.
military said. The U.S. Senate on Tuesday observed a moment of silence in honor of the fallen Americans. “We owe them a deep debt of gratitude for their courage, for their valor, for their strength, for their commitment to our country,” said Republican Majority Leader Bill Frist. The milestone came amid growing doubts among the U.S. public about the Iraq conflict, which was
launched in March 2003 to destroy Saddam Husseinʼs alleged weapons of mass destruction. No such arms were ever found. “When you think of the numbers of people who went into this war versus other wars, itʼs still a smaller number,” said James Alexander of the Armyʼs military recruitment office in Newport Beach. “Itʼs bad that thereʼs a loss of a comrade, IRAQ 4
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Titan population beats other Cal States with highest enrollment
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Next spring will be the first semester at Cal State Fullerton for Han-wen Liang, but he has already used one of the universityʼs programs designed to aid student retention and increase graduation rates. The international business major recently submitted his application to the Educational Opportunity Program admissions office at University Hall room 231. This program provides support for students who are financially and educationally disadvantaged. “I just want to improve my English and my final goal is a bachelorʼs degree,” Liang said. Liang, a transfer student from Mount San Antonio College, moved to the United States from Taiwan in 2001. He said that the transition to learn English has been a little tough. The program is one of many programs under Student Retention Services that encourages students to complete their degree requirements and help increase their understanding of what it takes to successfully complete a degree. “We have to keep students in check,” said Ruben Garcia, EOP student assistant. “They have to meet their counselor four times during the semester. We help them with money and help them with classes.” Ensuring that college students stay in school and graduate RETENTION 4
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focused on living with disabilities and disability awareness. The Dayle McIntosh Center, which spearheaded the event, offers a wide range of services to people with disabilities. “This event is about raising awareness,” said Rene Blest, a housing coordinator at the center. “There are people with disabilities in every age group.” Blest said that this event served to empower people with disabilities by teaching them about the different agencies that specialize in assisting them. She also hoped that those with-
With 35,040 students enrolled at Cal State Fullerton this fall semester, itʼs no surprise that it is the most populated campus of all 23 Cal State Universities. In fall 2004, CSUF was ranked third on the list for highest enrollment. The top five went to: Long Beach State with 33,479 students; San Diego State with 32,936 students; CSUF with 32,744 students; Cal State Northridge with 31,341 students; and San Jose State with 29,044 students. There are many factors that attribute to the increase of 2,296 students from last fall. “Our population is due to a combination of things. I think itʼs our location, the programs we have to offer and I think itʼs just general interest,” said Nancy J. Dority, assistant vice president for enrollment services. Students often determine which colleges to attend based on the programs and majors that the college offers. Both Rori Garfinkel and Tabitha Tetreault decided to attend CSUF because of the music education program offered. “Basically, when I was doing my research for what schools had good teaching credential programs and music education programs, I called CSUF and had the opportu-
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Caiya Jewel Chornomud, nicknamed baby Chornomud by the staff, was born on August 25, 2005. A week after she was born, she was transferred to CHOC from Hoag Hospital due to increased respiratory complications. She lies in an incubator napping. Dwight Chornomud, baby Chornomud’s father, said “CHOC is one of the best children’s hospital in California and the NICU nurses are unbelievable.” Photo essay on page 3
Workshop spreads awareness of disabilities, help available Organizations, health agencies from OC host event on campus By ROBERT MCCRUM For the Daily Titan
Stand-up comedian Alex Valdez remembers his first show quite well. It was on June 6, 1977, at the Comedy Store in Westwood, Calif. When his name was announced, a sunglasses-clad Valdez made his way to the stage, guiding himself with a bright white cane. There, he turned to the audience and said, “Well, as you can all tell by
now, I am totally deaf.” The audience howled with laughter. At the third annual Disabilities Rights Workshop held at Cal State Fullerton on Oct. 20, Valdez said that he would not let his disability determine the course of his life. “I chose to make the very most of who I am,” he told his audience in the Titan Student Union Pavilion. “Disabilities may make us look different on the outside, but inside we are all very much the same.” The event was organized by several Orange County nonprofit organizations, as well as by the Health Care Agency of California. It consisted of speeches that
Student artists display work Titans awarded cash prizes for art piece entries in contest By JORDAN MASTAGNI Daily Titan Staff
Cal State Fullerton art students display their talents in an exhibit at Titan Student Union, on display through Nov. 4. Works line the glass case in the gallery, with pieces ranging in style from abstracts to sculptures and glass designs.
“There is a limit of one piece per student with size limitations being 3 feet by 4 feet for the flat pieces and about 18 square inches for the 3-D pieces,” said Greg Hansen, a graphic services manager for Associated Students Inc. The top three out of the 66 entries were awarded cash prizes. First place entitled, “Your word have I hidden in my heart” by Carla Rogue, took home $200; second place, “Society’s ties-fleeting dreams” by Michael Edtinger, $125; and third place, “Sun over New Orleans,” by Robin ProvartKelly, $75.
Rogue’s first place submission, which took over 35 hours to complete, was inspired by scripture from the Bible that refers to holding on to the word of God. “I started this piece in the beginning of the semester and it eventually was critiqued for an art class about two weeks ago,” Rogue said. Michelle Cairella of the Fullerton College Art Gallery was in charge of judging all of the submitted artwork. The diversity of the display ART SHOW 4
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Juniors Vanessa Lee, Shelly Ruvalcaba, and Adriana Ruvalcaba admire Ruvalcaba’s painting and other pieces created by CSUF students in the TSU Center Gallery on Tuesday.
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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.
Blast kills 5 Israelis, erodes peace hopes HADERA, Israel – A 20-year-old Palestinian blacksmith blew himself up at a falafel stand in an open-air market Wednesday, killing five Israelis and wounding more than 30 in the deadliest attack in the country in more than three months. The bombing stifled faint peace hopes following Israelʼs pullout from the Gaza Strip. The blast also embarrassed Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, who only hours earlier had scolded militant groups for repeatedly violating the truce.
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 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.
Prosecutor in CIA leak probe meet WASHINGTON – The prosecutor in the CIA leak probe set the stage Wednesday for possible criminal charges, meeting with the grand jury that heard months of testimony and then consulting with the chief judge at the courthouse where the legal drama has unfolded. The White House braced for at least one indictment by weekʼs end, possibly Vice President Dick Cheneyʼs chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby. Critics also worry that President Bushʼs top political adviser, Karl Rove, remained in jeopardy of being charged with false statements.
Gov. Bush takes blame for slow aid
MIAMI – Gov. Jeb Bush took the blame Wednesday for frustrating delays at centers distributing supplies to victims of Hurricane Wilma, saying criticism of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was misdirected. “Donʼt blame FEMA. This is our responsibility,” Bush said at a news conference in Tallahassee with federal Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, who oversees the agency.
Port authority negligent in bombing
NEW YORK – A jury ruled Wednesday that the Port Authority was negligent in the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993 _ a longawaited legal victory for victims of the attack that killed six people and wounded 1,000. The six-person jury ruled that the Port Authority, the agency that owned the World Trade Center, was negligent by not properly maintaining the parking garage, where terrorists detonated more than a half-ton of explosives in a Ryder van. It said the negligence was a “substantial factor” in the allowing the bombing to occur.
Miers questioned on Gitmo Policy
WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee served notice Wednesday he intends to question Harriet Miers about the Bush administrationʼs policy of detaining suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, injecting new uncertainty into a Supreme Court nomination already in doubt. In a letter to Miers, who is White House counsel, Sen. Arlen Specter also said he would ask what assurances she could offer that she would be independent, if confirmed, “and not give President Bush any special deference on any matter involving him that might come before the court.”
Local Officer dragged by ʻstupid felonʼ LOS ANGELES – A police officer grabbed by a passenger during a traffic stop in south Los Angeles was dragged 225 feet alongside the fleeing car before he broke loose. Officer Matthew Bakotich only had scrapes and bruises. Authorities said it was bizarre that someone would latch onto a policeman while trying to get away. “Officers call it ʻfelony stupidʼ when people do something that ridiculous. This would certainly fit that criteria,” Capt. William A. Murphy said. Reports compiled from The Associated Press
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Evangelist Kevin Farrer drawing a crowd of Titans at the Cal State Fullerton Quad on Wednesday while preaching about the benefits of trusting Jesus.
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STA Travel offers good deals for Titans looking to travel Thanksgiving, winter break, spring break and even summer vacations are coming soon, and with all the online travel companies claiming to have the best rates it can be hard to find the best deal. Cal State Fullertonʼs Titan Student Union is home to STA Travel, which has helped students plan their vacations since 2002. The company took over Council Travel, which started in 1947 specializing and promoting student exchange. STA Travel has advertised all over campuses and also provides travel accommodations for MTVʼs The Real World. STA Travel can book travel packages for last minute trips from 3 hours to 14 days before departure and they also book travel packages well in advance. “[STA Travel] rates are less expensive because we have contracts directly with all the airlines,” STA travel advisor Marlene Ruiz said. The travel industry has been slow since the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks and due to the increase in fuel prices
many airlines have to raise their was Express by Holiday Inn Le prices or add on fuel surcharges. Bourget Garanor. STA Travel does not guarantee Orbitz.com has a similar package with Northwest Airlines and the lowest price. “The prices are not guaranteed Comfort Hotel Davout Nation for and can change at any time,” Ruiz $1,584 – thatʼs about $150 less than said. “Student prices change every- STA Travel. day, but mostly change every sea“At Orbitz.com we try to have the son.” best price guaranteed,” Orbitz.com STA Travel can arrange a trip employee John Dourset said. to any internaExpedia. tional destination com has a similar package and schedule all [STA Travel] rates with Northwest of the trips activiare less expensive ties. They specialAirlines and Best ize in international Western Lorette because we have travel planning and Opera Hotel for contracts directly domestic travel $1,376 – thatʼs with airlines. planning is limited. about $360 off “We can preof STA Travelʼs Marlene Ruiz organize tours, package price STA Travel advisor hotels or for those and about $200 who want to do off Orbitz.comʼs something like package price. backpack through Europe, we can This is just a one case scenario finalize a plan for stops like hos- and each travel package has its varitels,” Ruiz said. ables in terms of dates, time of In comparison to competitors, departure and arrival, and how far in right now STA Travel has a travel advance a travel package is booked. package to Paris starting at $693 per There are many different ways person. It includes the flight and a to travel and a lot of online sources standard hotel room for two people. that allow travelers to research well The package can be found through to get the best buy. the STA Travel Web site. “Iʼve used STA [Travel] for one But when it came to schedul- of my trips to London and then ing the trip, the hotel and flight I used Expedia and CheapTickets. options turned out to be upgrades. com for my last trips to Europe. So the trip started out as $1,386 for They all worked out great, but for two people and became $1,738.45. all of them I looked at the prices and The package includes an American made my decisions based on that,” Airlines flight and the selected hotel said J.S. Rosen, a CSUF student.
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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. Today: 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. Wednesday thru Thursday: Students can let their voice be heard by voting for the ASI Board of Directors during ASI Elections. Students can vote online at vote. fullerton.edu or at polling stations all around campus. For more information call (714) 278-3296.
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Above: Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) was founded in 1964 and has become one of the leading hospitals in pediatric care. It is equipped with a 42-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. About half of newborns have clinical jaundice in the first week of life. CHOC Hospital offers premature babies with hyperbilirubinemia, phototherapy while in the incubator.
CHOC has many cases of preterm babies such as baby Chornomud. Baby Chornomud is only the size of a football. Her hand is barely the size of her mother’s thumb.
Top left: (Left to Right) Registered Nurse Michael Jones, MRI Tech David Zink, Registered Nurse Debbie Vandevelde, and Dr. Lillian Hou prepare an infant for an MRI early Friday morning. Infants are given an anesthetic before an MRI in order to keep them from moving. Middle Left: Corrie Chornomud, baby Chornomud’s mother, takes her out of the incubator. At birth, baby Chornomud weighed 1 pound, 10 ounces. Incubators are kept at a steady warm temperature in order to mimic the mother’s womb.
Carrie Chornomud comforts her daughter while visiting her on Friday afternoon. Since her 8-week stay at CHOC baby Chornomud has doubled her weight to 2 pounds, 14 ounces. The family expects her full recovery and anticipates a homecoming just in time for Thanksgiving.
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out disabilities would learn valuable disability etiquette, which can help them better interact with those who do have disabilities. Bill Chrisner, who is the executive director of the center, hoped that the event would help people better understand those with disabilities. Chrisner, who is blind, said that the social stigma of having a disabil-
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with a degree is an issue for the Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange figures that track the number of freshmen who finish their studies. According to the exchange, the number of first-time, full-time freshmen that enrolled in 1997 and graduated by 2003 is 47.6 percent. Within that same batch of students from 1997 to 2003, 98 percent graduated in four years. The success can be attributed to services such as the Educational Opportunity Program, peer mentoring or Student Support Services.
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nity to speak with the chair [Marc Dickey] and he was really positive about me transferring from a different school,” said Garfinkel, a post-baccalaureate, pre-teaching credential student. “I didnʼt even have a grade point average, it was just pass and fail evaluations but he was willing to take the time to read it. It was a very personalized experience.” Tetreault decided to attend CSUF because of the location of the college and also the encouragement and cooperation that she felt when she was applying. “The application process was a little confusing because I had precredential classes to take prior to being in the credential program, but Marc Dickey was very helpful and we thank him,” she said. Graduate student Caleb Wong
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ity is often more damaging to people than their actual physical disability. “We can do most anything; we just need to do it differently sometimes,” he said. People with disabilities often feel like outsiders, but this is usually not a result of bad intentions. Donelda Dansby, a registry training specialist at the Orange County In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, said that people are often distant toward those with disabilities simply because they are afraid of hurting that personʼs feelings.
“We often withdraw due to the fear of stepping on peopleʼs toes,” she said. During the Disabilities Rights Workshop, Dansby led a workshop that discussed the proper etiquette one should use when interacting with someone who is disabled. She said that the most important thing to remember is that someone is a person first and disabled second. When asked what area of disability etiquette college students needed improvement in, she said
that students should work on including those with disabilities in social activities. “Inclusion goes a long way,” Dansby said. “It is important to make someone feel like they belong.” Students can get involved with next yearʼs Disabilities Rights Workshop by contacting Socorro Arroyo-Merchain at (714) 6213300. Students interested in involvement with the Dayle McIntosh Center can contact Jose Perez at (714) 621-3300.
“The number one goal is graduation of students enrolled in the program,” said Lili Tautolo, a director of Student Support Services. These services are funded under the Department of Educationʼs grants to help disadvantaged students. In order to qualify for the program, participants must be first-generation college students in their family and meet low-income requirements. Participants are assigned to counselors, who help students make logical decisions about their coursework and class schedules. Tautolo said that often times, more than one factor affects how well students perform in college and whether they finish school.
Factors include family life and the studentʼs need to work. She said that in some cases, college is considered secondary to work in some studentsʼ families. “Another thing is not being prepared for college,” Tautolo said. “[Participants] come from lowachieving high schools, and so theyʼre not prepared for the college level courses.” The programs help smooth the transition from high school to the university-level. They can often lead to a rewarding experience for not just the participant, but others involved as well. Natural sciences and mathematics mentor for the Links Mentoring Program, Carmen Cortez can attest
to that. The sophomore biology major began mentoring students this past summer and said that watching students eventually learn to access university resources is the most rewarding part of her job. “I thought it would be a great opportunity to pass on the knowledge of my first-year experience here,” Cortez said. The program helps students with their courses and gets them familiar with campus life. The program also hosts many informative workshops for students. “The great part about this program is we donʼt just sit in here and talk,” Cortez said. “We go out and take students to see the campus.”
chose CSUF because of his major. “Itʼs one of the few schools that has my major, graphic design. Iʼm in the MSA program and there are only a few schools and this is one of the few Cal States that has it,” Wong said. With Cal State Universities dispersed throughout California location plays its part, but when there is more than one CSU in a studentʼs area it all comes down to specifics. “Iʼm an accounting major and I heard that the business and accounting program at Fullerton was one of the best, so I chose to come here,” said Jorie Song, senior accounting major. “I could have gone to Cal State Los Angeles, which was actually closer to my house, but I chose Fullerton.” CSUF is an impacted college, which means that after a certain amount of applications are accepted the school will start rejecting applications for certain colleges
within CSUF if they receive more applicants than they can accommodate. Whether a student wishes to apply to the College of Engineering and Computer Science or the College of Humanities and Social Sciences makes quite a difference. The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is much more impacted than the College of Engineering and Computer Science, which means that students have a harder time getting into certain areas of study. Freshmen applying for the fall 2006 semester should have already started the application process. The window for applications opened on Oct.1 and closes on Nov. 30. Freshmen applications fall into three areas of consideration at CSUF. Local freshmen qualify for the first area of priority consideration.
Applicants outside of the local area will be in the second area of consideration until the college receives too many applications to handle. The third area of consideration is for out of state and international students. “We have a larger freshmen population then weʼve had in previous years. Weʼre an impacted campus, so to a certain extent, I think the more competitive you are, the more interest you generate,” Dority said. According to the 2005 census the freshmen population alone this fall is 3,935 students. As for the fall 2006 semester, CSUF might still be on top with enrollment. “In terms of how many students we can handle here, weʼre in a potential growth mode. With our compact with the governor we can continue to grow at about 2 percent a year and maybe a little bit more than that,” Dority said.
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impressed students as it made its debut on Monday. “I think it’s awesome. It all has a basic theme. I like the colors and variations of the stencils used on some of the pieces,” said Brad Beakes, a dance major. Beakes had many favorites of the show and was proud of the students showcasing their work in the gallery and also feels that the TSU is a good place for the art to be exhibited. The gallery is no bigger than a small bedroom and Edtinger thinks that the venue is in a poor location. “It’s kind of hard to find if you don’t know where it is. I thought that the room was going to be bigger,” he said. Edtinger is from Salzburg, Austria and studies illustration. The theme of his work was nostalgia
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however, when we signed up for the suit, we knew what we were going into. We knew that there could be the possibility of the ultimate sacrifice.” Elsewhere, at least 10 Iraqis were killed in attacks, and an Internet statement was released claiming that the countryʼs most feared terror group has abducted two Moroccan Embassy employees. Some Iraqis complained that the attention was misguided because
and machines. “The reason I chose this title, “Society’s Ties-Fleeting Dreams,”[is because] humans today are basically turning to machines because we are driven by society’s plan to behave in a certain way and do certain things because we are tied up with a big schedule, forgetting our nostalgic moments,” Edtinger said. The figure in Edtinger’s sketch is made to look cold because he is morphing into his machine-like state. Edtinger’s work and the other prizewinners’ work are showcased in the main gallery. Another gallery, located in the basement of the TSU, displays the rest of the submissions that did not fit in the casing of the main gallery. Honorable recognition ribbons were handed out to those individuals who also displayed exceptional work but did not receive prize ribbons for first, second or third. far more Iraqis have died in the conflict than Americans. No one knows the exact number of Iraqi deaths, but there is some consensus – including a U.S. military spokesman and outside experts – that an independent count of roughly 30,000 is a relatively credible tally of Iraqi civilian deaths. An Associated Press count of war-related Iraqi deaths from the time Iraqʼs elected government took office on April 28 through Tuesday, Oct. 25 found at least 3,870 Iraqi deaths in that period alone. More than two-thirds were civilians while the rest were Iraqi security personnel.
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Screaming Stooges Dating and mating “ H e y baby, whatʼs up?” It happens to everyone. Youʼre stopped at a red light or walking down the Virginia Terzian street when Daily Titan you suddenly Asst. Production Editor hear those adorable words coming from a human loud speaker, who nine times out of 10 would be attractive if he didnʼt just holler something at you from his car. My most recent incident with “the screamer” was last week. I was driving down the 57 in basic bumper-to-bumper traffic when I suddenly heard someone honking at me. So I looked around, preparing to flip the bird to whoever it was that thought it was appropriate to honk at a person in gridlock. But when
I looked to my right, I saw a guy in the SUV signaling with his arm for me to lower my window. Now being the single 21year-old woman I am, I simply assumed that he wanted directions, because letʼs face it, with the distance from Cal State Fullerton to Disneyland, you get at least one lost tourist a week asking which exit he needs to take to get to the park. So I lowered my window and turned my head over to see what Mr. SUV wanted when he leaned out of his car window and screamed, “I just wanted to let you know I think youʼre really cute!” Though “thank you” came out as my slightly confused reply, I thought, “Really buddy, if you want to know where Disneyland is, flattery is not necessary. Iʼm trying to listen to my Nine Inch Nails CD and youʼre not helping with that matter.” But apparently, this was a good signal to Mr. SUV as he then hollered at me, “So do you
have a boyfriend?” Now I was a bit taken by this question as Don Juan in the SUV looked to be at least 10 years my senior and had chosen to shave his head to hide his quickly-receding hairline. But thankfully, the cars in front of me seemed to understand the predicament I was in and thus cleared like the parting of the red sea, giving me exactly what I needed: a getaway. So I gave Mr. SUV a quick smile and then booked it as fast as possible to the end of the freeway. Unfortunately, Mr. SUV must have seen this as an invitation because he tried to get beside my car again for the next 30 minutes as I drove home. Each time he did, I would raise the volume on my radio so that I couldnʼt hear him. Now I know what youʼre thinking: “Virginia, thatʼs just mean. He could be a really great guy. Blah blah blah.” But letʼs be honest. Do you really want the first sentence that comes out of your mouth
when asked how you two met to be “ I was driving down the freeway?” Yeah, I didnʼt think so. Which brings me to the moral of this little story. To all those men out there who take such actions as hollering out car windows or at women walking by: Do us all a favor and stop. It isnʼt cute, it isnʼt funny, and most of all, you look like a total loser who could potentially be mocked within the pages of a newspaper. So Mr. SUV, wherever you are, good luck with the love life. Because if screaming compliments out windows is your best method of attracting women, well, Iʼm seeing a few cold nights in your future.
Virginia Terzian is a Cal State Fullerton senior majoring in communications. Her column appears every Thursday in the Daily Titan. To contact her, email opinion@dailytitan.com
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Faking the funk Congratulations to WNBA star Sheryl Swoopes for her bravery in coming out this week. The three-time MVP of the Houston Comets now joins a very short but courageous list of athletes to admit that theyʼre gay. Ironically, the most recent ones to do so have all been basketball players and all females. According to the Associated Press, no male athlete active in major league football, basketball, baseball or hockey has ever come out. We at the Daily Titan know that Swoopes has overcome a major obstacle in revealing her sexual orientation, but we also realize that more hurdles have come up for the Olympic gold medalist. Even Swoopes accepted the fact that she might lose both sponsors and fans, especially ones from her conservative, small hometown of Brownfield, Texas. Changing times and changing perspectives have let gays and lesbians be more open than, say,
in the 70s, but there is a lot of room for improvement for samesex couples everywhere. That is why Americaʼs recent fascination with faux lesbianism is laughable. Weʼre not talking about couples that are truly in love and terrified of being ostracized by family members and society. Weʼre talking about the kind of pseudo-homosexuality where girls kissing girls is acceptable, even erotic, while public displays of affection by men are “disgusting and gross.” Nowadays, faux lesbianism is a commodity. Just ask Britney Spears or Madonna, Lucy Liu or Calista Flockhart. Girl-on-girl action is mandatory for any trendy TV show or movie of the week. Essentially, this current fad is a slap in the face of gay women struggling to accept themselves. The hypocrisy in our mistreatment of real gays and our approval of pseudo-lesbians, who are just in need of some attention, must stop.
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ing our signs,” Hatter said. “Augie said he would have me give the signs.” “I had Cliff repositioning his towel to give signs,” Garrido said. Hatter said if he had the towel on his neck, the hitter was swinging away. If he put the towel on either leg, they would bunt to that side of the infield. A towel on the arm meant it was time for a hit-and-run play. “The players thought that was just so cool,” Hatter said. “We beat Arkansas 2-1. We were numb with excitement.” Hatter has traveled with the national champions to Washington, D.C. and met both presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. When the opportunity to meet President George Bush with the 2004 team arose, he deferred to his assistant Joe Camacho, knowing it would represent a career highlight for him. Hatter was on the sidelines in 1984 when the 11-1-0 Titan football team was the conference champion and nationally ranked in the top 20 among Division 1 schools. Damon Allen was the Titanʼs quarterback. Hatter marvels at the longevity of now 42-year-old Allen, who is an MVP candidate in the Canadian Football League. Hatter said the big change in the Fullerton athletic department happened when it dropped the football program in 1992. Six to seven months out of the year were devoted to football, and it required the entire staff from the equipment room, training room and sports information office to run, Hatter said. “Our soccer coachʼs wife was washing [the playersʼ] uniforms in her garage,” Hatter said. “We didnʼt have the time or the facilities to do it.” Jim Colletto, formerly an assistant coach for the defunct football program and currently the offensive line coach for the Oakland Raiders, said certain things stuck out in his mind about Hatter. “You always knew that Hatter would do his job effectively,” Colletto said. “These were tough times. CSUF was playing Division 1 football and there were so many things that needed to be done just in order to function.” Former Fullerton Head Football Coach Gene Murphy said he
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Cal State Fullerton’s Cliff Hatter fields questions from reporters after a Titan preseason football game. remembered when the Titans played Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge when the Pope was in New Orleans. “So I tried to get out of there as a good catholic—to go and see the Pope, but [my staff] wouldnʼt let me,” Murphy said. The day before the game, Murphy said the LSU students who lived in the dorms under the stadium coming out from under the stands chanting ʻtiger bait, tiger bait.ʼ All of the attention was too much for the head coach to handle. When it came time for the pre-game press conference, which was to be aired on national cable. He told LSU officials he couldnʼt be there. “I sent Cliff Hatter, my ʻadministrative assistant and associate head
coachʼ who had been with me since day one,” Murphy said. Hatter went to the press conference donning the trademark sweat clothes he wore for Fullertonʻs games and started taking questions. The ʻassociate head coachʼ pulled it off without a hitch. Murphy said everything went well until about a week later, when the late Ed Carroll, the Fullerton athletic director at the time, called him in his office and said, ʻWhat did you do?ʼ When Hatter and the football staff werenʼt pulling fast ones on the road, they were hosting games for charity at home on the Fullerton campus. Known as the May Bowl, the annual scrimmage had Hatter coaching on one sideline and Head
Athletic Trainer Jerry Lloyd on the other one. Murphy said the two friends would have a draft to pick the teams. The outcome never seemed to matter. It was much more about raising money for a cause and having fun. “Two of the best kept secrets in Titan athletic lore are Cliff Hatter and (Fullerton Media Relations Director) Mel Franks,” Murphy said. “They should be the first two inducted into the hall of fame.” In a more familiar role, Hatter will listen to and congratulate the seven athletic greats being inducted on Nov. 5, just as he has always done with countless other players, coaches and staff for the the past 32 years.
“Our serving continues to be in a good place,” said Aggies Head from page 10 Coach Stephanie Hawbecker in last 17 games, and have a three- a release on UC Davisʼ athletics game losing streak coming into Web site. “Itʼs how we can bring Saturdayʼs match. They have been the more athletic teams back down swept in each of their last three to earth because it forces them to hit five feet off the net.” games. The Aggies will travel to UC “We have been preparing hard Riverside to play against Friday night [UC Davis],” It’s tough when all before taking Fullerton freshon the Titans. of the players on man Barbara Fullerton hopes Thierjung said. your roster are hurt. the Highlanders “We have been Right now we just will tire out running extra have to try and stay their competidrills for the focused. tion. passers. We “We only should do well Carolyn Zimmerman have one game Fullerton Coach against them.” this week,” The Aggies Zimmerman are led by freshsaid. “[UC man Chantal Paschetta, who has 225 kills on the season. Second Davis] has two games. As far as rest goes, weʼll have for the Aggies is Nicole Read, who fresher legs. Itʼs tough for any has 222. The Aggiesʼ Nichole Brown will team to go on the road and play in be a defensive threat for the Titans. back-to-back games.” The Titans hope Morrison and The freshman had 13 digs in a recent game against Long Beach sophomore libero Vanessa Vella will continue their strong play. State and has 369 this season. Despite their losing record, the Morrison leads the Titans with 316 Aggies are keeping an optimistic kills, while Vella leads the team in digs with 456. approach to their season.
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“I think I’ve worked for seven or eight different athletic directors in 32 years. You’d think a guy would get a Purple Heart after doing that.” Cliff Hatter Fullerton Head Equiptment Manager
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Head Equiptment manager Cliff Hatter.
Former Head Athletic Trainer Jerry Lloyd.
A legacy stepping down The mentor, the storyteller, the manager: celebrating 32 years of Fullertonʼs “Mad Hatter.”
PART 2: The Storyteller: Stealing signs in the World Series, playing head coach for the national media, and meeting the president. Cliff Hatter does it all with ease. By KEVIN COLE For the Daily Titan
In his column on Sept. 27, 1990, John Hall of the Orange County Register called Cliff Hatter, Cal State Fullertonʼs head equipment
manager, the “CSF poet laureate.” “I think Iʼve worked for seven or eight different athletic directors in 32 years,” Hatter said. “Youʼd think a guy would get a Purple Heart after doing that.” Hatter said both the growth of the athletic department and the changes that have occured within the walls of the CSUF facilities have been fun to be a part of and to watch. Hatter sat on the bench when former Fullerton Head Coach Bobby Dye took the menʼs basketball team to the Great Eight in the 1978 NCAA Tournament. Dye said he would call Hatter when he couldnʼt sleep after a big win. It could be 3:00, maybe 4:00 a.m. It didnʼt matter. Hatter would be awake because he was also too excited to
sleep. Dye said they would often go out and talk over a cup of coffee. “Heʼs my guy,” Dye said. Hatter sat in the dugout for all of the playoff and World Series games during the baseball teamʼs run to four national titles. Former Fullerton Head Coach Augie Garrido remembered Hatter giving signs from the bench to Titan hitters. He said that in the 1979 World Series Title game against University of Arkansas, the Titan coaching staff felt that the opposing team knew the signs being given by the coach. “In our championship game, our coaches had reason to believe that Arkansas was stealHATTER
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Big finish crossing mind of Titan team Optimism will be key for runners while they prepare for Big West
the top ten, and hopefully, Iʼll break my personal record.” Blazquez broke the womenʼs school record for a 6K race with her time of 21:53 at the Sundodger Invitational earlier this season. By STEPHANIE PARK The teams also have had sucDaily Titan Staff cess at the fast Riverside course. The womenʼs team won the UCR The Titans are optimistic about the Invitational on Oct. 1. Menʼs team Big West Conference Cross Country captain Damien Nieves placed sevChampionships this Saturday, where enth at the event with his time of they will race around the orange 25:10. “If we ever had a chance to win, groves at UC Riverside. “This is our best opportunity in this is the year,” sophomore Juliane many many years for a high con- Masciana said. ference finish,” The menʼs Titan Head team, which has Coach John battled internal It would be easy to Elders said. losses all season, pack our bags and From ʻ89 is hoping for an through ʻ92 the honorable finish. mail the season in. womenʼs team The team Despite all that, [the placed third in lost its No. 1 runners] have conthe Big West runner, senior tinued to work hard Conference. Jordan Horn, and do better. The womenʼs to red-shirting. team has yet to Sophomores John Elders match that finBrian Washburn Fullerton Coach ish since, and and Cory no CSUF cross Vaselenko and country team junior Daniel has ever placed first at the confer- Alvarez went down to injury. ence championships. “It would be easy to pack our The door to changing this history bags and mail the season in,” Elders may be opening. said. “Despite all that, theyʼve con“The top four schools will do tinued to work hard and do better.” Nieves, senior Jason Graney, battle,” Elders said, “and weʼre right sophomore Jonathan George, freshin the mix.” The women will run a 6K race man Eddie Perez and freshman Lalu on Saturday, a distance theyʼve had Patel, will all race on Saturday. “Iʼm confident [the men are] success with the last few seasons. “Iʼm as ready as Iʼll ever be,” going to go out there and work really said senior womenʼs team captain hard,” Elders said. “Theyʼre a qualMaria Blazquez. “I want to place in ity group, not a quantity group.”
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Men seek redemption in Saturday match-up with UCSB Guachos The Cal State Fullerton menʼs soccer team is gearing up to visit UC Santa Barbara on Saturday at 7 p.m. The Gauchos dominated the Titans in their last meeting, beating them 4-0 in the conference opener. “I think we definitely look at it as a chance to redeem ourselves,” Fullerton Head Coach Al Mistri said. “The [Titans] have gotten better. Weʼre a little more consistent.” Mistri is referring to the two consecutive wins that his team has had against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo – a conference opponent - and UC Davis. It is CSUFʼs first winning streak of the season. The Titans have been on an offensive tear, scoring eight goals in their last three games. The Fullerton team has also had a good week of practice, Mistri said, which is good news because UCSB is ranked second in the Big West and is among the top 25 teams in at least four different national college soccer polls. “I think [the Titanʼs chances against UCSB] will be good,” junior midfielder Arron Craggs
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Freshman Beatriz Rodriguez, left, battles Soka University’s Sabrina Kataoka down the stretch at the Titan Invitational on Friday.
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The White Sox and Cal State Fullerton alum, outfielder Aaron Rowand, celebrate after sweeping the Houston Astros to win the World Series Wednesday in Houston. Chicago is the World Series champs for the first time in 88 years after completing a four-game sweep of the Houston Astros. Jermaine Dye’s twoout single up the middle in the top of the eighth inning gave Chicago the only run in the game.
Injuries part of six-game skid Volleyball looking to halt losing streak at home against Aggies By BELAL SIMJEE Daily Titan Staff
It has been tough for the Titans (11-11, 3-6), losers of six straight games, to come by wins these days. Fullerton hopes its luck will change when it faces UC Davis (3-19) in a non-conference match
this Saturday. Fullerton has had its chances for road victories against Cal State Northridge and the University of the Pacific, but could not capitalize. “Right now, it has been really tough on us,” Fullerton Head Coach Carolyn Zimmerman said. “Itʼs tough when all of your players on your roster are hurt. Right now, we just have to try and stay focused.” In Fullertonʼs recent road swing, the Matadors swept the Titans, 30-
28, 30-23, 30-23 on Thursday, and Pacific rallied to beat Fullerton, 17-30, 30-24, 30-22, 30-15, on Saturday. “We just hope we can get back on top of our game,” senior outside hitter Sarah Morrison said. “We donʼt want another team to beat us that we have already beaten. Theyʼre going to be hungry and motivated and will be looking to beat us.” The Aggies have lost 16 of their VOLLEYBALL 8