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Construction projects nearing completion; others break ground By AARON BONK Daily Titan Staff
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The Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team celebrates its 3-1 comeback win over USC in the second round of the NCAA playoffs at Titan Stadium on Sunday. The Titans scored in the second half to advance to a Sweet 16 matchup with University of Virginia.
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Plans for satellite location hinge on Great Park design By CHRISTINA SCHROETER Daily Titan Staff
As Cal State Fullerton surpasses the 35,000-student milestone, questions arise about where all these students will go. CSUF has been building parking structures and refurbishing buildings to prepare for the influx of students in the coming semesters, but it may be years before the Cal State Fullerton Irvine Campus sees expansion. The growth of the Irvine Campus depends on the development of the Great Park – a monumental park featuring museums, grasslands and unusual attractions. “We canʼt make the final decisions of how that will be until we see the final plans of the park,” said George Giacumakis, site director of the Irvine Campus. “So that in essence puts us off in terms of any final plan.”
The Great Park board has chosen the park – will begin planning the three finalists, but only one will be Lifelong Learning District. granted the contract to develop the The Lifelong Learning District Great Park. will be an educational village that Out of seven possible design- will straddle the Great Park, featurers, the Great Park board chose ing various retail shops, bookstores Ken Smith of New York, Royston and other educational facilities. Hanamoto Alley “The idea and Abey of Mill is to have a Valley, Calif. and series of camWe can’t make the puses,” said EMBT Arquitectes final decisions ... Robert Santos, of Barcelona, Spain. until we see the executive vice “We want to final plans of the president of make sure our Lennar. “In fact planʼs great,” Great park. you could have Park board member two or three or Christina Shea said. George Giacumakis more college “Weʼre not too stuck Site director, Irvine Campus campuses on in our vision of what site. We think we created maybe a that would be important for year or so ago.” To aid in their final decision, the diversity of the site.” some of the Great Park board mem- Santos also suggested that the bers are visiting various sites of campuses share various facilities, the finalistsʼ completed projects, including parking lots, bookstores including sites in New York, Paris and libraries. and Barcelona. “Bookstores and things like that, I When the board chooses a master donʼt mind,” Giacumakis said. “We designer, Lennar – the company that could be running it, but it would be will develop the homes surrounding a town-type thing. But parking, they
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have to build sufficient parking.” For students who want to avoid the parking crunch and freeway traffic, the Irvine Transportation Center may connect to a tram that circulates through the Great Park and runs through the Lifelong Learning District. “It clearly makes traffic through the Great Park, which means we have to rethink some of the plans weʼve got for the Great Park,” Great Park board member Walkie Ray said. “But from my perspective [it] introduces traffic through the Great Park which adds vitality, energy and opportunity to the Great Park and to the museum district.” Although routes arenʼt set up for the park, the tram will be a means of transportation throughout the park and its various districts and communities. Santos said he hopes the park is void of any automobiles, besides park vehicles, monorails and trams. In 10 years, the Irvine Campus may accommodate 12,000 students, but still, none of this is definite and wonʼt formulate until the master designer is chosen in January.
These days around campus, caution tape, bright orange safety cones and makeshift chain-linked fences seem to be more commonplace than textbooks, backpacks and binders. Faculty and students attending Cal State Fullerton this semester have undoubtedly come in contact with at least one of the many campus construction projects currently in the works. Each corner of the university has its own – be it the rising of a new structure or the repairing of an old one. Landscaping, masonry, irrigation … itʼs all being done. Some of these projects are of short-term nature, scheduled for completion before the semesterʼs end; others are timelier and likely will linger on for semesters to come. The newly constructed Performing Arts Building Complex is the next project The universityʼs Office of Design and Construction will scratch the newly constructed Performing Arts Building Complex off its to-do list of projects, as the 102,000 square foot facility is 99 percent complete, said Michael C. Smith, director of the Office of Design and Construction. Finishing touches in progress on the Performing Arts Complex include audio and video installations as well as moving furniture in. Workers are finishing up the installation of an acoustical canopy, which Smith says will enhance the sound dynamics throughout the theatre. “Itʼs a complicated project but itʼs turning out wonderfully,” Smith said. Another project difficult to miss, the State College Parking Structure is scheduled for completion in May 2006. The six-level garage, located north of the Titan Student Union, will hold 1,513 vehicles and feature two interior ramps. Planners anticipate the structure being “topped out” within the next two weeks, Smith said, referring to GROWTH 4
Titans taking the roadtrip not taken Representatives recruit on campus for spring, summer treks By VALERIE SWAYNE Daily Titan Staff
Roadtrip Nation representatives spoke to Cal State Fullerton students and showed their documentary Thursday night in the Titan Student Union Theater. Brian McAllister, co-founder of Roadtrip Nation, felt limited by career options he and his friends Mike Marriner and Nathan Gebhard had after graduating from college. “We said thereʼs got to be more out there,” McAllister said. “So, we tried to find people doing cool progressive things.” Facing the risk of rejection, the trioʼs genuine honesty won people over. The success of their first road trip enabled them to help other students. “We had no vision of what this would look like. We were living in the moment. Once we shared these stories, it kind of built this momen-
tum,” McAllister said. Production offers poured in from MTV and HBO networks, but they turned them down to maintain the authenticity and integrity of the road trips. Clips from the documentary gave insight on being on the road and the interview process. In one segment, road trippers went to Portland, Oregon to interview Kevin Carroll, a “catalyst” for Nike. He discussed his hard-luck past and the inspiration he found in a red rubber ball. Afterwards, he signed Roadtrip Nationʼs lime green RV interior, including an inspirational message to the intrepid travelers. CSUF students asked questions ranging from production values to funding trips. Last year, 35 different teams were awarded grants varying from $200$700. The online application deadline for this year is Dec. 1 for spring and June 15 for summer. Matthew Maude also shared the story of his recent cross-country ROADTRIP 4
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Roadtrip Nation visited Cal State Fullerton to recruit students who are willing to travel and interview people with interesting jobs. Brian McAllister (above) co-founded Roadtrip Nation because he was uncertain of what to do with his own life. Deadlines for spring applicants is Dec. 1 and June 15 for the summer.
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Today: A group exhibition of glass sculptures by CSUF students will on be display at the TSU Plaza Gallery for the Group Glass Show. For more information, call (714) 278-3915. Today: Entry forms for the Turkey Trott 5K Walk/Run are due to Rec Sports. The event will be Thursday at noon. For more information, call Rec Sports at (714) 278-PLAY.
Iraqi woman confesses to hotel attacks AMMAN, Jordan – An Iraqi woman confessed on Jordanian state television Sunday that she tried to blow herself up along with her husband during a hotel wedding reception last week, saying that the explosives concealed under her denim dress failed to detonate. Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi, 35, made her statement hours after being arrested by authorities tipped off by an al-Qaida in Iraq claim that a husband-andwife team participated in Wednesday’s bombings at three U.S.-based hotels. The attackers killed 57 other people at the Radisson SAS, Grand Hyatt and Days Inn hotels.
Today: “How to write in APA format” workshop for students will be hosted by Kappa Omicron Nu at noon in KHS 199. Today thru Friday: Titans can save up to 25 percent by trading in apparel from other universities during the Titan Pride Closet Takeover.
Nation Adviser says Bush didn’t mislead
Today thru Dec. 8: Volunteers are needed for the Orangewood Childrenʼs Home Holiday Party. The party will be on Dec. 8, from 5:45-8 p.m. If interested, call the Volunteer and Service Center at (714) 278-7623.
WASHINGTON – While admitting “we were wrong” about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, President Bush’s national security adviser on Sunday rejected assertions that the president manipulated intelligence and misled the American people. Bush relied on the collective judgment of the intelligence community when he determined that Iraq’s Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, national security adviser Stephen Hadley said.
Today thru Dec. 15: Titans can donate toys to children at the Camp Titan Toy Drive. For more information, call (714) 278-2468.
Pa. teen abducted after parents shot LITITZ, Pa. – A 14-year-old girl went missing after her parents were shot to death in their home Sunday morning. Authorities were searching for her 18-year-old boyfriend, who reportedly abducted her at gunpoint. Michael and Cathryn Borden, both 50, were found shot to death shortly after 8 a.m., Lititz Police Chief William Seace said.
Thursday: The Sixth Annual Family Owned Business Awards Luncheon will be held at the Hyatt Regency Irvine at noon. For more information, call Robbin Bretzig at (714) 278-4182.
Koch lands $13.2 billion merger NEW YORK – Paper products giant Georgia-Pacific Corp., the maker of Brawny paper towels and Angel Soft tissue, has agreed to be acquired for more than $13 billion by Koch Industries Inc., a deal that would create the nation’s biggest private company. The $13.2 billion cash deal announced Sunday also calls for Koch to assume $7.8 billion in GeorgiaPacific debt and will result in the Atlanta-based company becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Koch. The deal values GP at $48 per share, a 38.5 percent premium over its closing price of $34.65 Friday on the New York Stock Exchange.
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The sun set over the terrace of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and downtown Los Angeles on an unseasonably warm Southern California day Sunday. Temperatures reached into the 80s over the weekend.
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Local Street race leads to murder charges NORWALK – Two men were arrested on suspicion of murder and vehicular manslaughter following a street race in which a third driver was killed. Julio Cesar Esparza, 21, of Los Angeles and Hugo Limon, 20, of Bellflower are suspected of hitting a woman who was making a left-hand turn in front of their speeding cars on Oct. 23, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Esparza is being held on $1.3 million bail and Limon is being held on $1 million bail. The victim, In Cha Kim of Cerritos, was on her way to visit her family, officials said. Seven other people – all teenagers and young adults in the two speeding cars – were injured. Reports compiled from The Associated Press
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Nov. 7, 2:38 a.m. A silent burglar alarm was activated in the Education Classroom Building. Officers responded to the alarm and everything checked OK. Nov. 7, 2:14 p.m. There was a possible unauthorized entry into the machine shop by the Engineering Building. An officer took a report.
Nov. 7, 4:49 p.m. A Red Honda Civic was vandalized in the College Park parking lot. Officers responded and took a report. Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. A fire alarm was activated in the Mechanical Room in the Engineering Building, which officers eventually reset. Nov. 8, 12:28 a.m. Officers arrested a male at Placentia and Madison avenues. The driverʼs car was released to his father. Nov. 8, 12:08 p.m. Officers issued a ticket to the
driver of a black car in Lot E. Nov. 8, 10:16 p.m. An officer issued a ticket for moving violation off the South 57 Freeway at the Nutwood Avenue exit. Nov. 9, 1:42 p.m. A fire extinguisher was vandalized on the fifth floor of the Nutwood parking structure. A report was taken by an officer. Nov. 10, 6:04 p.m. A white 1998 Honda Civic was stolen from Lot E between 12:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. A report was taken by an officer.
Friday: Students and staff are invited to join the Table Tennis Tournament in the TSU Underground. The cost is $5 for students; $7 for faculty and staff. For more information, call (714) 278-2144. Nov. 22: Jim Palmer of the Orange County Rescue Mission will speak about Hurricane Katrina and Rita relief efforts at the “No Lunch” Lunch event at 11:30 a.m. The event benefits the Second Harvest Food Bank and a poor manʼs lunch will be served. For more information, call (714) 771-1343. Nov. 22: Students interested in a teaching career can speak with representatives from various school districts at the Teacher Job Fair. For more information, call (714) 278-3121. 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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Campus hosts Veteran’s Day celebration Weekend event pays tribute to Mexican American WWII vets
Mexican American veterans of World War II, their families and other guests joined in a Veteranʼs Day celebration at the Titan Student Union on Saturday. Latino Advocates for Education, Inc. gave special recognition to families with three or more soldiers who served in World War II. Latino Advocates, an Orange County-based nonprofit organization, has saluted and dedicated its time to increasing awareness and recognition of Latino patriots. Linda Martinez-Aguirre, a schoolteacher and daughter of a World War II veteran, and her husband Judge Frederick P. Aguirre, president of the Latino Advocates, came up with the idea to “honor and acknowledge” Mexican American veterans. “Over the last nine years we have recognized Mexican American
Korean veterans, Desert Storm veterans, and Iraq War veterans,” Martinez-Aguirre said. “We are a grass roots organization that puts hundreds of hours in volunteer time to do the event. Very few people know about the Mexican American veteransʼ heroism and patriotism, and it is something that my husband and I are trying to change.” Among the 400 celebrated veterans of World War II, veteran William R. Sanchez, 87, sat patiently through the ceremony with his son. Sanchez grew up in Los Angeles. He was awarded a scholarship to UCLA. However, before the draft, he enlisted in the Army and was sent to the Philippines and assigned to Battery D 59th Coast Artillery Regiment on the island of Corregidor in Manila Bay. In spring of 1941, the families of officers were sent home; Sanchez anticipated war. Sanchez said the day before Pearl Harbor he was in charge of the Harbor Defense Headquarters. His colonel told him the Japanese task force was spotted heading toward Pearl Harbor. “We knew [the Japanese] were
going to attack us,” Sanchez said. “We knew something was coming.” The Japanese invaded Corregidor and Sanchez became a prisoner of war, enduring years of hardship. “They put us on a train. We were like animals,” Sanchez said. “We were dirty and full of body lice.” They ate a hand full of uncooked rice when fed and were subjected to slave labor. With time, Sanchez learned to read and speak Japanese and was assigned to work at the railway station. He could read the boxcars that came in. “I could read the signs,” Sanchez said. “Whenever I saw a boxcar with food in it we would steal the food and eat it.” On March 9, 1945, B29ʼs dropped incendiary bombs all night. “One fourth of Tokyo was destroyed during that raid,” Sanchez said. “Eighty-five thousand civilians killed and 150,000 were homeless. The following day we were on detail for clean up of dead children and even old people.” Sanchez said that the Japanese sergeant assigned to the kitchen was relieved of his duty for fear that he
might poison American soldiers. After this raid, he knew the war was ending. Following that attack came Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the end of the war. The soldiers were sent home. “We had a wonderful welcome,” Sanchez said. “Once the plane landed in Seattle, I saw a lady offering milk in plastic cups, but I took the carton.” Sanchez is pleased to see organizations like the Latino Advocates honor veterans. United States Representative Loretta Sanchez handed William Sanchez his award with a kiss and a thank you. During the war many Latinos were combat soldiers, bomber pilots, privates, generals, paratroopers and submariners, according to the Latino Advocateʼs fact sheet. Vice president of the Latino Advocates, Ramon Diaz, said his groupʼs intention is to educate, to give credit and to place Mexican Americans, who helped mold the United States, in the history books. “This is all part of our history. There isnʼt just Cesar Chavez,” Diaz said.
Quarterly, a magazine whose entire content is driven by its readersʼ submissions of art and creative writing samples according to its Web site, sponsored the show, now in its second year. ISM Quarterly distributed 6by-6-inch squares to artists, giving the instruction to “carve, paint, sketch-or surprise us” with an interpretation of “one life, one moment, one piece of the puzzle.” The show featured nearly 125 pieces of art created by both estab-
lished artistsʼ and art students, who then applied various techniques ranging from 3-D design to figurative oil paintings. Biola University junior Eric Trine is a fine art student and the events coordinator for ISM Quarterly. He created the “Little Squares” concept from a previous idea in which he gave 10 artists each a door to showcase their work. “I think itʼs a challenge to use a piece that small,” Trine said. One of Trineʼs contributions
to the show entitled “Can You See Me?” consisted of a piece of dull sheet metal attached by four screws to the 6-by-6 inch square wooden canvas. Beau Stanton, a sophomore illustration major at the Laguna College of Art Design used oil and ink on a piece: “Rat Race.” “Itʼs a guy stuck in one of those hamster things working for the man,” Stanton said. In the front parking lot other artists produced work as visitors entered the museum.
Artist Rob Nichols applied transparencies to a 7-foot by 3-foot canvas using an acrylic gloss. Nichols enlarged his illustration of a woman using a computer, and he then printed sections of the drawing on 11-by-17 inch pieces of transparency. Sizing each piece, he used the acrylic gloss to adhere the transparency to the canvas. “The technique is called tiling,” Nichols said. Live music from sets by
Hopefield, Nafro and two DJs accompanied the art viewing with bands. Kevin Staniec, editor and publisher of ISM Quarterly said about 25 percent of the magazineʼs submissions come from Orange County and Los Angeles artists. “Each book is almost an art project itself,” Staniec said. ISM Quarterly takes submissions from writers, artists and photographers. To find out more about ISM on their Web site: www. ISMquarterly.com.
after them was nerve-racking,” said Maria Madero, a senior Spanish and Chicano studies major. “It was very scary. We didnʼt practice as much as I wish we could have. Some of the guys had to learn the songs.” Clad in dark sunglasses, they maintained a “cool image” of “mariachi y que”. While Madero sang, the musicians played a folk ballad in the Huapango-style of mariachi. A member of M.E.Ch.A since high school, this was the first year Madero performed at the AICA Symposium since she started attending the event her freshman year. “I thought it was a great program, very enjoyable. It showed a real college community involvement,” Senior Radio-TV-Film major Erin Crossman said. “I was impressed with the turnout of groups that were there. You got to see what their style was.” Hillel, the Jewish student organization, invited the crowd to repeat in a three-word song. When the Muslim Student Association recited part of the Quran, some students bowed their heads out of respect for their cultureʼs holy prayer. Indian International Club stu-
dents gyrated to a New Yearʼs traps. Dance, while Middle Eastern “I really like the PASA dance Student Society dancers reenacted with the bamboo sticks. It was an Arabic wedding ceremony. awesome, since itʼs roots come In another ceremony, couples from the farm people,” Madero from the Lesbian Gay Bisexual said. “Itʼs important to keep culAlliance recited pledges of com- ture alive.” mitment and fidelity as people Asian Pacific Student from the audience showered them Association warned the audience with white paper blossoms and they might by offended by their applauded. After they sealed the “Oriental Monologues.” Members vows with a kiss, they explained took turns in an improvised, standthey wanted to replace their regu- up comedy style routine to reflect lar drag show performance to sup- on the stereotypes of having slantport gay marriage. ed eyes, high “The perforGPAs, bad drivI was impressed mance by LGBA ing records, with the turnout was amazing not using soy sauce of groups that only since were and eating they sharing their everything with were there. You culture, but also chopsticks. One really got to see because they made member did their style. a powerful statean imitation of Erin Crossman ment about what it William Hungʼs Radio-TV-film major is they go through infamous “She and struggle with Bangs” audition from as a community,” American Idol, while another said Madero said. Pilipino American Student she couldnʼt get a date until after Association performed the “The Joy Luck Club” came out. A non-Asian member who liked the Tinikling dance. One member explained it is the culture said he wished he could national dance of the Philippines, be Asian. While their performance elicited signifying harvest time with the native bird scouraging for food laughter and applause for its bold while stepping around huntersʼ content, it reflected the need for
communication to facilitate understanding of different ethnicities in the campus community. “[In] a university climate, it would have been nice to see a dialogue between the cultural groups. It would have added to it, besides the singing and dancing,” said Rachael Amaro, a senior history major. “Not to say that itʼs not important, but you would see that in any cultural show.” Instead of performing, some student groups such as the Taiwanese Student Association and the Womenʼs Islamic Network showed a Power Point slideshow with a montage of images and music from their individual culture. “I enjoyed seeing the power point of mosques around the world; it really personalized it in a way. I thought they were really beautiful,” Amaro said. Wearing brightly-colored sequined outfits, Vietnamese students performed a Lion Dance with dancers circling around the room, two sharing the headdress costume of the lion. Thai students demonstrated Muy Thai kickboxing, executing several rapid kicks and punches. “AICA always does a good job of sharing different cultures in a fun, exciting way,” Madero said.
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Frederick P. Aguirre and his wife Linda Martinez-Aguirre acknowledge Mexican American veterans through the Latino Advocates for Education, Inc.
Magazine sponsors Newport exhibit Artists display work at Orange County Museum of Art show By FORREST SHERMAN For The Daily Titan
A local magazine hosted an art display featuring live music at the Orange County Museum of Art on Friday night in Newport Beach. Orange County-based ISM
Titans travel ‘Around the World in One Day’ during annual diversity symposium Intercultural event highlights differences within student body By VALERIE SWAYNE Daily Titan Staff
With the CSU system reportedly being the most culturally diverse institution of higher education in the nation, it is no wonder that the Association of Intercultural Awareness had much to show at its symposium. Themed as “Around the World in One Day,” diverse student organizations showcased their cultures at the associationʼs annual symposium in the Titan Student Union Pavilions on Thursday night. To kick off the event, two students representing the Afro-Ethnic Student Association, Alliance for the Preservation of African Consciousness and Sistertalk sang and recited spoken word poetry. The group from Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (M.E.Ch.A) marched up to the stage playing guitars and a trumpet, rousing the crowd with a Trojan victory song. “Sistertalk was amazing; going
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the completion of the uppermost level. Smith said, however, despite the structure appearing close to completion externally, thereʼs still quite a bit of work to be done inside. Progress on the new parking structure is ahead of schedule though, according to officials, and will be opened for use in March 2006. “Weʼre shooting for the spring semester, but that probably wonʼt happen,” Smith said. “I think itʼs fantastic the university is building these new parking structures. I only wish they did this when I was going to school here. Parking was really crazy when I went here,” said Allison Rich, a 2003 CSUF alumna. Still on paper but already given the go-ahead, the new home for the College of Business and Economics is next on the Office of Design and Constructionʼs to-do list. Otherwise known as Mihaylo Hall, in reference to the collegeʼs largest financial contributor, the $87.5 million building, scheduled for completion in mid-2008, will be located at the southeast corner of campus. The 195,000 square foot building will be the first home dedicated solely to business and economics majors in 40 years. Smith said the project, located adjacent to the Nutwood Avenue entrance onto campus, will impose few barriers to students and faculty and that the entrance will remain
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CSU Sustainability Conference at UC Santa Cruz held last summer. The award recognizes the buildingʼs ability to conserve energy and resources through the use of natural ventilation and light sources and low-flow water systems. The buildConstruction on Mihaylo Hall ing, which makes use of a variety is scheduled to begin in December of recycled materials, is the first green building on the universityʼs 2005. Across campus, the Arboretum campus. Smith said, once landscaping is Visitor Center project is drawing complete, the center is scheduled to a close. to “come on line” in “All thatʼs March 2006. left is punchOther projects list work,” We’re shooting future students and Smith said, for the spring remaining faculty referring to the semester, but that may look forward to minor details. include renovations “Itʼs essentially probably won’t of McCarthy Hall, the complete.” happen. Humanities Building, The project, which the Education Michael C. Smith cost more Classroom Building Office of Design & Construction than $2.7 miland Langsdorf Hall. lion, consists Smith said his office of a 10,000 is also conducting a square foot conference center fea- feasibility study on the addition turing three classrooms, a kitchen, of 1,000 beds to student housing. an open-air pavilion and meeting “Those are probably coming,” he areas. said. A maintenance area with a green“I think itʼs good that the school house and nursery building, an is looking to the future and expandentrance plaza with retail stores, ing,” said Nathan Hensley, who exhibit spaces and upgraded park- toured the campus Wednesday as ing, lighting and landscaping were a prospective student. “The school also constructed. recognized the need for more park“Weʼre really happy with the ing and housing and is taking care of it … I like that.” way itʼs coming out,” Smith said. Also penciled in are plans for a He also mentioned the Best Practices Award for Overall new Childrenʼs Center, which will Sustainable Design the center allow for nearly double the number received at the fourth annual UC/ of children the center currently can
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A construction crew works near the State College Parking Structure last Tuesday. The new parking structure is scheduled for completion in May 2006 and will include over 1,500 parking spaces.
journey. Originally from Yorkshire, England, he got involved with Roadtrip Nation after browsing their Web site and applying for the program with his best friend Matt and older brother Simon. They hit the road with McAllister to interview 26 people in 26 states, including former head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Frederick Gregory; Emmy Award-winning director and photojournalist David Banks; and UNICEF head of recruitment Rudolf Messenger. But Maude gained more from the trip than just meeting worldrenowned individuals. “I came back with lessons on life about relationships and friendships, family and independence that have changed a part of me forever,” he said in an e-mail interview. “I learned more about myself in 6 weeks than I did in 2 years in school.” He is pursuing a career as an actor and director, but is keeping his future options open. “I think Iʼll be taking lots of different kinds of road trips throughout my life, asking questions all the time,” Maude said. Senior history major Rachael Amaro learned about the event from the CSUF Web site. “It did apply to my major because itʼs kind of like taking down oral history, making a record of peopleʼs lives,” she said. “The whole Roadtrip Nation projectʼs goal is to learn from other peopleʼs experiences. You learn something and then you pass it on, finding a way to change the world, whether itʼs small or big. Thatʼs the connection I made.” While anyone could take a road trip, she felt the project had a more specific goal. She felt that the event motivated students to discover what they truly want out of life. “It was an important presentation not only to give people information about their programs, but also to let people know that they donʼt have to be forced into a career. Not everything is listed. Thereʼs some jobs out there people donʼt know exist,” she said.
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Support the troops? Whether the fight happened a hundred-plus years ago in the Civil War or whether that fight is going on today in Iraq, the average Joe and Jane simply cannot comprehend the courage and boldness that defines our American soldiers. Even with movies like “Platoon” and “Saving Private Ryan” or Ernest Hemingwayʼs immortal novels depicting life during wartime, only those who have served our country in such a manner can understand what itʼs like to physically fight for the values we all cherish: freedom, democracy and the right to pursue whatever our hearts desire. Every year, come November, Veterans Day enters and exits our lives without much fanfare or recognition. Last Friday wasnʼt any dif-
ferent as we, people who have no idea what itʼs like to be in a battlefield or live under constant threat, went about our normal routines. Instead of declaring a national holiday that so few people truly appreciate, why donʼt we establish minimum days for children who can spend a few hours in school learning about our veteransʼ struggles and about the tragedy that is war? Instead of having jam-packed parking lots and rude customers wanting to shop till they drop, why donʼt store owners donate a portion of their earnings from the madness that is Veterans Day sales to veteran relief programs? For a nation so eager to support the troops, the entire situation screams of contradictions and hypocrisy.
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Letter to the Editor: It’s your fault
On voting:
Dear Editor, I agree with your lamentation that college students arenʼt voting and are therefore woefully apathetic about their own futures. But where youʼve lost me is in your assertion that some think thereʼs a “right-wing conspiracy” to rob the freethinking college citizenry of their voting rights because booths are placed at elementary schools and not at universities. If people want to vote, they will. Barring door-to-door voting where the polling stations get placed isnʼt going to make a bit of difference in increasing voter turnout (provided the polling stations are being placed as required by state and
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federal law). And whoʼs saying thereʼs a conspiracy? Theyʼre probably the same ones that think we ought not use animals for scientific testing, that Hummer owners should be jailed for killing the Earth, and that George W. Bush “stole” the election in 2000. I donʼt like him either, but thereʼs no great conspiracy at work here. And to say that the system should make voting more attractive through marketing is blameshifting. The only person responsible for getting your lazy ass out to the polls is you. Jimmy Stroup, senior American studies and communications
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Blind CSUF student speaks out against harassment Op-ed By SHELLEY ALONGI
Julie Kim, Opinion Editor Nicole M. Smith, Executive Editor Kim Orr, Managing Editor
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I am a blind student at Cal State Fullerton, and I have been active on this campus since 1984 in various ways. In my 21 years as a community member, I have not received such blatant discrimination and rude treatment as I did on Nov. 4, 2005. On that Friday afternoon, I set out to cook hamburgers for our campus community, an event that occurs regularly. I have undergone the prerequisite training required to safely handle food, and I have successfully cooked for over 20 years by doing kitchen demos for a nationally known in-home cooking company. But on this day, I was approached by Tom Whitfield, the Director of Environmental Health and Instructional Safety, and was explicitly told that I had been observed by one of the associate vice presidents as cooking at the grill without supervision. Whitfield maintains that a permit
for my safe food handling had been issued, contingent upon me being supervised while cooking. In other words, my sighted peers could prepare meat without any supervision, but I had to be supervised while cooking in a public place. Environmental Health and Instructional Safety insists that I had no one supervising my activities on Nov. 4 although my peers, volunteers and those enjoying the food were around. Not only did Mr. Whitfield threaten to have our operation shut down, he also threatened to go to the CSUF president and complain about it if I continued to cook for this operation. The stipulation that I be supervised while cooking is not in writing, so in my opinion and from an evidentiary standpoint, Environmental Health and Instructional Safety has no case. In addition, Mr. Whitfield was very unprofessional. His overbearing manner assumed that I would take these orders lying down. When other volunteers advocated for me, they were treated with rudeness and contempt and even
had to endure unseemly language that came out of his mouth. A customer even said she was sorry that I had been harassed in this manner. We have had this particular question come up with other health and safety inspectors, but they have never been so rude or blatantly discriminatory. It is time to bring Environmental Health and Instructional Safety to a final understanding that it cannot discriminate against the blind. If I were giving out frozen food, undercooked food or sub-quality food, I would understand the concern. I feel it is unfair and unwise to ask that a blind cook be supervised while a sighted cook is not. Tom Whitfieldʼs unprofessional conduct and attitude were uncalled for. I am calling on CSUF community support and will be engaging the support of other blind cooks and advocates to strongly protest Environmental Health and Instructional Safetyʼs aversion to me cooking. Mr. Whitfield needs to know that he cannot prohibit a blind
cook from volunteering, and he also needs to know that others who are successful cooks and providers of public services disagree with the assessment of Environmental Health and Instructional Safety. Let him talk to the campus community and the members of the National Federation of the Blind of California, who fully support my activities. Please let Environmental Health and Instructional Safety or anyone else who would deny me the right to cook on campus know that I will provide enough support and community protest to ensure that their attitude towards me and others like myself must change. I am allowed to cook without embarrassment for the remainder of my term as a graduate student.
Shelley Alongi is a graduate student studying history at Cal State Fullerton. She is also president of the National Federation of the Blind of California, Orange County Chapter.
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Al Mistri coaches last time at CSUF Head coach retires after 25 years and teamʼs final game By HENRY TRUC Daily Titan Asst. News Editor
An era in Cal State Fullerton menʼs soccer came to an end Saturday night as the team wrapped up their season with a 2-1 loss at home to the UC Riverside Highlanders. It was the last game at CSUF for Head Coach Al Mistri, who will now look to retirement after 25 years of guiding the Titans from the sidelines. “I told them to not do anything different from the past,” Mistri said about how he addressed his team before the game. “They always tried their hardest and I thank them.” The Titans battled hard with the Highlanders through a scoreless first half all the way to the end. UCR scored the first goal of the match in the 54th minute. As the clock wound down, Fullerton failed to answer. “I just kept thinking, itʼs my last game,” senior forward Jose Barragan said after his last game as a Titan. “I looked up and there was four minutes left and I thought to myself ʻFour more minutes and weʼre down 1-0, Iʼm just going to give it everything Iʼve got.” Barraganʼs determination kept the Titans in the game as he scored the tying goal in the final two minutes of the regulation period, taking the match into overtime. UCR won the game in the second overtime period. It was a bittersweet moment for many CSUF players after the game. Bitter because of the way the season had gone, and sweet because of the experiences they had gained along the way. “Itʼs been very quick for me,” said senior forward Earl Alexander, who had only one year of eligibility at Fullerton. “Obviously I wish we would have done something in the [Big West Conference]. At the same time, I always wanted to experience college soccer. At least now I can say that I have.” Without the possibility of a postseason, the Titans will now look to the future and prepare for next season. “Whatʼs next for us is to (…) adjust some of the things and get right down to fixing some of the issues we need to fix,” Fullertonʼs Bob Ammann said. “I think the season, as difficult as it was, was a good learning experience.” Ammann, who has served CSUF as assistant coach for 15 years, is a candidate to be Mistriʼs successor. As for Mistri himself, though he may be leaving, his legacy to the university can never be forgotten. His imprint runs deeper than the grass of Titan Stadium and the thread of the teamʼs bright orange jerseys. “He [is] Cal State Fullerton soccer,” said Ammann, who played for Mistri in 1983 to 1986. “This program, everything here, itʼs because of him. He knocked on doors and did things when it wasnʼt easy.” Since coming into the program, Mistri has led the Titans to six NCAA playoff appearances while transforming what was once an afterthought program into a nationally respected one. As for now, Mistri said he has not made any plans on how he will enjoy his retirement. “Iʼm going to take a couple of weeks off,” he said with a laugh. “Iʼll go on to do whatever it is that my wife thinks that we should be doing.”
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Titans head to Sweet 16
Womenʼs soccer scores three unanswered goals in second half for 3-1 comeback win against USC By JUAN ACEVES Daily Titan Staff
The Titans advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA womenʼs soccer tournament with a 3-1 win over USC at Titan Stadium. Fullerton, winners of 11 straight, will face the University of Virginia Cavaliers. The Titans (19-3) took control early in their second-round match-up against the Trojans, not showing any of the first-tournament-game jitters seen in Fridayʼs 1-0 victory against UNLV. Statistically, Fullerton ruled the first half, leading the Trojans (13-6-2) in shots-on-goal (5-1), total shots (9-2) and corner kicks (4-2). But it was USC that took a 1-0 lead into the locker room after Jocelyn Leche shot a goal past the outstretched arms of Titan goalkeeper Karen Bardsley 42nd minute. “At half time, we talked about doing what weʼve done in every game this year,” Fullerton Head Coach Ali Khosroshahin said. “We outshot them. We outplayed them.” The Titansʼ offense found the back of the net in the second half, scoring three unanswered goals. Titan freshman midfielder Jenesa Bradshaw tied the game at 1-1 with her first goal of the season just 30 seconds after entering the game at the 63-minute mark. “Iʼm sitting in the sideline and [the coaches] are telling me who I was about to go in for,” Bradshaw said, “and [our coach] said ʻI feel it. Youʼre going to score right now.ʼ” The Titans jumped on USC TITANS ADVANCE TO SWEET 16 8
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Fullerton’s Maria Sandoval, left, elevates above half of USC’s team for a header near the Trojan’s goal as USC’s Veronica Simonton leaves the net to assist her teammates. The senior scored the go-ahead goal in the 81st minute of the Titan’s 3-1 second-round win at Titan Stadium on Sunday.
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Forward Toni Thomas leads team to 82-76 win in last warm-up for team before season opener
Navy sinks Titans in season opener, 26-9
By TIM YOUNG
WRESTLING– Navy senior heavyweight Tanner Garrett won his 22nd consecutive dual
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Toni Thomas had her second-straight big game for the Fullerton womenʼs basketball team in a 82-76 preseason victory over Point Loma University at the Titan Gym on Saturday. After the Sea Lions jumped out to an 8-2 lead, the Fullerton forward stepped up and scored eight of her 20 points on a 13-0 run that pushed the Titans ahead, 15-8. She also had eight rebounds in 28 minutes played. “[Thomas] has to be in the game and can make the difference from last yearʼs and this yearʼs team,” Head Coach Maryalyce Jeremiah said. “So far when sheʼs not in the game, I get a little nervous.” Thomasʼ early success is something she did not expect. She is the teamʼs leading scorer through two games. “All of my success so far is something that has somewhat surprised me,” Thomas said. “Iʼm humbled by the success Iʼve had and hope that it sticks with me.” The Titans had their way through most of the first half with key contributions from guards Dayana Frias and Tessa Moon. However, the Sea Lions cut the lead to 39-36 on a three-point play with 48 seconds left in the first half. The Titans took that three-point lead into halftime. The Sea Lions took their momentum back onto the court in the second half, going on a 7-1 run to pull ahead, 48-47. The Titans did not panic, though, and Thomas again stepped up and was instrumental in a 15-7 run that gave Fullerton the lead again, this time for good. Frias hit a three-pointer and a lay-up late in the fourth quarter to ice the game. While she spent most of the game in foul trouble, she still managed 16 points and five rebounds in 23 minutes. “I had to play smart defensively and offensively, but I couldnʼt let the foul trouble get to me,” Frias said. “The confidence I had on offense helped me forget about the tacky fouls I committed.”
meet victory, beating Cal State Fullertonʼs Dan Ott, 14-4, to lead the Midshipmen to a 29-6 non-conference wrestling victory over the Titans in the season-opening dual meet for both schools at Temecula Valley High School. Navy won eight of the 10 matches with Adam Brochetti getting a technical fall by a 23-8 count over Fullertonʼs Shawn Reilly in the 157-pound bout.
CSUF finish not half bad Cross country places 16th out of 32 teams in Western Regionals By STEPHANIE PARK Daily Titan Staff
The Cal State Fullerton womenʼs cross country team ended its season with a 16th place finish at the NCAA Western Region Cross Country Championships on Saturday at
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Dayana Frias goes up for a layup in the second half of Fullerton’s 82-76 win against the Sea Lions at Titan Gym on Saturday. The sophomore guard had 16 points and five rebounds for the Titans in 23 minutes. Jeremiah said she was pleased with her teamʼs ability to play unselfish basketball and hopes the confidence will carry over to Fridayʼs season opener on the road against University of Colorodo. “We improved so much as a team from two weeks ago, we shot the ball a lot better and won the ever important turnover battle,” Jeremiah said.
Stanford. “We felt there was a group of teams we had a shot at beating,” Head Coach John Elders said. “We ended up right in that pack.” Fullerton competed with 31 other teams in the 6K race held on the golf course at Stanford University. “As a runner, you always feel like you could do better, but it was good,” senior Maria Blazquez said. REGIONALS 8
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Volleyball beats UC Irvine before being swept by 49ers By BELAL SIMJEE Daily Titan Staff
Fullerton beat UC Irvine (918, 2-10) Friday night, scoring a 3-1 victory (30-27, 30-22, 2830, 30-21) and was swept by Long Beach State (21-5, 10-2) on Saturday in a close match (30-21, 30-25, 30-21). Long Beach State continued its dominance over Fullerton, with victories in its last 46 wins dating back to 1982. With the win, the 49ers extended their current winning streak to five in the Big West Conference. The Titans managed to keep pace with the second-place 49ers in all three matches. “We were in it. We could have won,” Fullerton senior Sarah Morrison said. “Our opportunities to win were there. I think we gave [Long Beach State] a hard match.” Freshman Ali Daley paced the attack for Long Beach State with 13 kills. Senior Heather Laudato added 18 digs in the win. Even though the 49ers outhit the Titans, .273 to .173, Fullerton out-blocked Long Beach State, 7-4. “They gave us fits on the defensive side of the court,” 49erʼs Head Coach Brian Gimmillaro said. “Even though we out-played [Fullerton] in most of the stats, they are definitely improving, especially their defense.” The Titans were led by Amanda Pfielschiefter (six blocks), freshman Brittany Moore (10 kills) and sophomore Vanessa Vella (13 digs). The Anteaters did not share in the same success as the 49ers when they faced the Titans on Friday. In that match, the Titans asserted their aggressive style of play from the opening point. “They were on their game,” Irvine Head Coach Charlie Brande said. “Coach [Carolyn] Zimmerman switched up some of the match ups and we just werenʼt able to adjust.” Fullerton lost to Irvine earlier in the season. “We knew we had to go out there and bring it to [Irvine],” Moore said. “We didnʼt want them to come in here and beat us on our court, especially after they earned their first conference win against us.”
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“Iʼm glad it ended this way.” Junior Karina Ortiz led the team, placing 74th with a time of 22:12.8. Blazquez finished next for Fullerton in 90th place with a time of 22:34.1. “The best part of the race was the people and seeing Coach Elders cheering from the sidelines,” Blazquez said. “The worst part was that the course was mainly grass.” Freshman Carolyn Ellis (102nd in 22:43.8), senior Dahamar Perez (109th in 22:48.3) and sophomore Juliane Masciana (112th in 22:51.1) completed the team pack. “I think I did pretty good considering,” Masciana said. “There was not a lot of space at the start and a lot of really good runners.” The new course had lots of turns and uneven footing, which slowed down the overall event, Elders said. “The footing at times was not that great,” Elders said. “It made it not as fast as weʼd thought.” Stanford won the womenʼs team event with junior Arianna Lambie winning the womenʼs individual title with a time of 19:29.3. The CSUF menʼs team raced only three members: junior Damien Nieves (69th in 32:01.1), senior Jason Graney (140th in 34:46.0), and sophomore Jonathan George (149th in 35:10.6). “I beat some people that I wanted, and was beaten by some people that I shouldnʼt have,” Nieves said. Junior Robert Cheseret from the University of Arizona won the 10K menʼs race in 30:03.3; his team is now the best menʼs team in the western region.
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goalkeeper Veronica Simonton, who had said. Titans forward Lauryn Welch added an not allowed a goal in the postseason. With the game still tied, Titan defender exclamation point with 30 seconds left Marlene Sandoval gave Fullerton the edge to play by scoring her ninth goal of the season, and fourth in by scoring her fourth four games, to push goal of the year on the lead to 3-1. a penalty kick after She’s played in front “We knew we did Bradshaw was taken not want this to be down near the goal. of 80,000 people. She’s our last 90 minutes,” “Sheʼs played faced things that Sandoval said. in front of 80,000 no one else in the Virginia, which people. Sheʼs faced program has. is seeded second in things that no one This is nothing. the nation, defeated else in the program Tennessee 3-0 for its has,” Khosroshahin Ali Khosroshahin first trip to the Sweet said of his decision Fullerton Coach on Marlene 16 in three seasons. to allow Sandoval Sandoval taking a penalty kick Fullerton became to shoot the penalty the first Big West kick. “This is nothing.” Conference team to Sandoval plays for the womenʼs advance past the second round of the PHIL GORDON/For the Daily Titan Mexican National Team. tournament. Fullerton midfielder Erica Pryor, right, gets tangled up with USC’s Rosa Anna Tantillo in a physical “She is a superstar in Mexico and The trip to the Sweet 16 is the first in NCAA second-round playoff game at Titan Stadium on Sunday. Fullerton won the game 3-1. no one knows that here,” Khosroshahin CSUFʼs history.
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