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Kids gather around car trunks Monday to receive treats handed out by volunteers from Eastside Christian Church. They buy candy to pass out during Trunk or Treat, a festival held across the street from CSUF.
Band director encourages students to follow dreams, teaches pride in performing arts 2
News Latino groups to commemorate Day of the Dead in campus Quad 3
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Junk food in the trunk
Church uses CSUF parking lot for All Hallowʼs Eve event By STEPHANIE PARK Daily Titan Staff
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omewhere near a car surrounded by artificial fog, bubbles, and holiday lights, Edna Kleinstein greeted passing families, her 1940sinspired, flowing orange dress
and bright red lipstick causing people to stare as they step backwards. Or maybe it was the box of prunes she was offering them. “Itʼs just hysterical,” Kleinstein said. “Iʼve been wandering around giving prunes to the kids; itʼs good for their health.” Monday, about 50 decorated cars and hundreds of costumed parents and children participated in Trunk or Treat, filling Cal State Fullertonʼs grass parking
lot on Yorba Linda Boulevard. The event was sponsored by Eastside Christian Churchʼs Family Life Ministry as a community outreach. Miniature Darth Vaders, Buzz Lightyears, princesses and cowboys asked for candy from the trunks of cars. Arty VanGeloof, the family life minister of Eastside Christian Church, has coordinated the event for 10 years. TRUNK 3
WASHINGTON – Washington may soon get the battle the Senate braced for earlier this year. By selecting conservative judge Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court, President Bush helped reunite his political base. Yet the nomination is also unifying Senate Democrats who had hoped a political moderate, like the retiring Sandra Day OʼConnor, would be selected. “For Democrats, this is trouble. Now is the time for them to exercise their right to filibuster,” CSUF political science Professor Pam Fiber said. The combination of Chief Justice John Roberts and Alito carries the potential of shifting the court to the right, something Republicans have longed for and something Democrats have feared. Fiber said she was disappointed that the White House couldnʼt find a more qualified woman than Harriet Miers to replace OʼConnor. “I think Miers was a sacrificial lamb,” Fiber said. “She wasnʼt well versed in constitutional law at all.” Rebounding from the Miers mishap, Bush nominated Alito to regain his political balance after seeing his standing eroded by the violence in Iraq, rising fuel prices, Hurricane Katrina mistakes, and the indictment of a top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney. Alito, 55, who has served on the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals since 1990, has the clear record and judicial credentials that White House counsel Miers lacked. Conservative activists were quick
to express support. “If you put Roberts and Alito together, and exclude the unfortunate Miers interlude, you have to say that Bush has picked absolutely top-rate people,” said William Kristol, editor of the conservative Weekly Standard. He predicted Democrats would “attack and mostly oppose, but not filibuster.” Mounting a filibuster carries risks for Democrats. They could be perceived as being obstructionist, especially if Alito comes across in his confirmation hearings as qualified. “I actually think in spite of their bravado, the Senate Democrats fear a debate over values more than anything else. So Iʼm going to boldly predict that there will not be a sustainable filibuster of this nomination, and he will be confirmed with at least 60 votes,” said American Values President Gary Bauer, a prominent conservative. Politicians and legal analysts seemed to agree that the nomination was likely to move the court to the right. “Heʼll probably get through, but I donʼt think he would if people knew how radical he is,” said CSUF political science Professor Bert Buzan. “But the Democratic Party leadership hasnʼt found a way yet to communicate to people how radical some of these modern court cases are.” Buzan thinks that todayʼs Supreme Court reads too much into the constitution and develops rulings based on principles that simply donʼt exist anywhere in the text. “I would look for somebody whoʼs genuinely judicially restrained, and who would try to take some of the heat out of the Supreme Courtʼs role in society,” Buzan said. Fred McClure, an attorney who worked in the administrations of NOMINATION 4
Fullerton restaurant fire under investigation Damage estimated at $1.5 million from Thursdayʼs blaze By ASHLEY MAJESKI Daily Titan Staff
It took 60 firefighters and more than four hours to extinguish the fire that burned through the Asia Buffet restaurant on Placentia Avenue early Thursday. The restaurant, which had only been open for three days, was completely destroyed, with damages estimated to be around $1.5 million. “The whole building is a total loss,” said Fullerton Fire Department Capt. Dave Apple, adding that the building was old and had a lot of
remodeling work done to it. “It was a very hard fire to fight.” Firefighters first received notice of the fire around 3 a.m. The restaurant, which was closed at the time, is believed to have been burning long before firefighters arrived. “This was a fire that looked like it had a head start in an unseen area,” said Capt. Alan Meacham of the Fullerton Fire Department. “It probably burned for a while before somebody called.” After breaking their way into the locked building, firefighters were forced to back out for safety reasons when the ceiling started to collapse. “The entire restaurant was fully charged with smoke. We ended up going in to what they call ʻdefensive mode,ʼ” Meacham said. That means the fire was fought from the
outside rather than the inside. Firefighters surrounded the building and used hoses to put out the blaze. Apple estimated that more than 6,000 gallons of water per minute were used. Firefighters are not sure where the fire started in the 100-by-150square-foot building. “It looked like the fire was looming in the overhead between the ceiling and the roof,” Meacham said. Four truck companies were called to the scene, as well as a helicopter. No one was injured. The fire was fully contained just after 7 a.m., but firefighters were still extinguishing hot spots over the weekend, said Division Chief Julie Kunze. BUFFET 4
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Police tape guards the burned out remains from the Asia Buffet restaurant on Placentia Avenue. Firefighters worked for hours to put out the blaze.
Daily Titan advertising staff wins award National organization gives first place to CSUF ad campaign By KAMILLA MARUFY Daily Titan Staff
Cal State Fullertonʼs Daily Titan advertising staff won first place in an ad campaign at the 2005 Associated Collegiate Press advertising awards ceremony. “Our 45th anniversary is this weekend,” said Can Sengezer, director of advertising. “We could not have received the award at a better time.”
The award was given to Allison formed in 1972 with a few colStifter, who was the group leader leges meeting in Chicago each year. A volunteer board of students in the campaign, Sengezer said. and advisers runs This is the staffʼs the organization. second first-place I think it is great The 2005 conaward. The first that we won, and I vention was held award was received in Kansas City, in April 2005 think this year we Mo. from the College will do even “I didnʼt even of Newspaper better. think we were Business and this great, but Advertising now that I know, Managers Inc. Jackie Kimmel I am glad to be To qualify for Director of promotions attending CSUF the nomination and majoring “the paper has to have a minimum of three arts,” in advertising,” said Christian Bautista, a third-year advertising Sengezer said. The Associated Collegiate Press student.
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Ads come from companies around Fullerton, Sengezer said. A national agency, 360 Youth, has also placed ads in the Daily Titan. Sengezer said that last year the advertising department made over $250,000 in revenue. The Daily Titan will be hosting the 45th-anniversary celebration Sunday at the Titan Student Union. Former students and staff of advertising will be attending the celebration. “I think it is great that we won, and I think this year we will do even better,” said Jackie Kimmel, director of promotions. “It is a nice surprise. Go Daily Titan ad staff.”
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Daily Titan advertising won a firstplace award for its advertisement soliciting jobs on staff.