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ULTIMATE JIU-JITSU: Victor Phan (in black), president of CSUFʼs Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club, and club member Francisco Vega demonstrate the “crucifix,” a Jiu-Jitsu maneuver.
Jiu-Jitsu Not For Faint of Heart CSUF club helps members prepare for professional dreams By Jamie Quarles
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Weʼve all seen it and sat there obsessed with the pain, the victory and the defeat. On Spike TV, weʼve watched the Ultimate Fighting Championship, as well as other martial art competitions. On April 15, at the Arrowhead Pond, a UFC competition will take place. In these fights, styles such as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, kickboxing, wrestling as well as other forms of martial arts will be used.
Among those interested in the competition are Francisco Vega, a Cal State Fullerton student, as well as other members of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club at CSUF. Vega, who has been a big fan of UFC since he was 7 years old, started the club after one and a half years of training in the sport, which was developed by Grand Master Helio Gracie. It was the Gracie family that made Jiu-Jitsu famous, Vega said. “There wasnʼt any sport I was interested in joining here on campus, so I decided to start a new club,” said Vega, president of the club. UFC has since brought 20 members into the club. The club has been in opera-
“It’s about who wants it more and who has more heart.” Victor Phan Fullerton Student
tion for two semesters and meets every Wednesday from 6 to 7 p.m. in the wrestling room of the Kinesiology Building, he said. Vega said with this type of martial arts, a 130-pound fighter can take on a 230-pound competitor and win. Height, weight and gender do not matter in this sport. Club Vice President Victor Phan said, Jiu-Jitsu is for every level of fighter. Women and men can join the
By Nohemy Martinez
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A study recently published by Cal State Fullerton psychology Prof. Richard Lippa, found that women with a higher sex drive have an increase sexual attraction to both sexes. The study that was released last January in Psychological Science was conducted using 3,645 men and women. Participants answered the same questionnaire with items rating individualsʼ sex drive level, attraction to men as well as their attraction toward women. The majority of the participants were California college students with an average age 20. The survey required individuals to rate a series of statements on a seven-point scale. The following are some of the state-
ments used in the questionnaire: “I frequently think about sex,” “I am sexually attracted to men,” “If I were looking through a catalog with pictures of sexy swimsuit models, I would spend more time looking at the women than at the men.” The participants were asked to rate these statements from one through seven, one being “strongly disagree” and seven as “strongly agree.” Lippaʼs survey results revealed a strong correlation between womenʼs sex drive levels and their attraction to both sexes. In contrast, men who have a high sex drive were found to have an increase attraction only to a single sex as opposed to both. Lippa, a Stanford graduate, released the second edition of his book “Gender, Nature and Nurture.” His main area of concentration focuses on gender masculinity and femininity. “Somehow I became curious to find out how sex drive is related to the attracSEE STUDY = PAGE 3
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ike many other college graduates, when Mark Poblete graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 2002 he wasnʼt sure what he was going to do with the rest of his life. He never imagined, however, that only a few years later a life-threatening disease could rob him of ever making those decisions. Poblete, a 27-year-old former communications major, was diagnosed with stage two testicular cancer. Prior to his diagnosis, he experienced pain in his groin
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for a while and was urged by friends and family to get checked out. Poblete was sent to various specialists and doctors who ran numerous tests and scans on him before he was officially informed of his condition. “I knew from the reaction of every doctor that each piece of news I was getting was not good,” Poblete said. “I was definitely scared.” Despite the days of uncertainty and enduring the pain from his condition, nothing could have prepared him for the moment he first learned of the cancer. “I thought my life was going to be cut short,” Poblete said. “The news hit me hard. The first person I told was my boss, and when I told her, I started crying hard. Never in my life would I have expected this.” While other people his age
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club even if they do not know Jiu-Jitsu, he said. Jiu-Jitsu is the primary and most common fighting style for UFC fighters and martial artists because most of the fighting takes place on the ground, Vega said. Nima Ryan Moradian, former vice president of the club, said he believes about 90 percent of the fights at UFC end up with fighters wrestling on the ground. Any fighter competing in UFC needs to be trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Moradian said. Sometimes, when the club meets, instructors from the Gracie Gym come to help teach Jiu-Jitsu to the Club, Moradian
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bout 150 Cal State Fullerton students attended the Spring 2006 Associated Students Inc. presidential debates on Wednesday. There were six candidates composed of three teams on hand to answer questions on their platforms as well as questions from the students in attendance. The teams included candidates Heather Williams-P and Javier GamboaVP; Brian Richter-P and Julia JuradoVP; and Urmi Rahman-VP. Rahman had to address the issues alone because her running mate Arya Hawkins-P was in New York for his United Nations class. ASI elections commissioner Jamie Nangpi, first asked the candidates how they are going to get the word out about ASI once they are in office. Richter said by coming into the election as a non-incumbent he finds ASI to be a very elitist organization. “I believe there needs to be full stu-
dent awareness of ASI, and the only way to do that is to create an open door policy on all board meetings and to promote that policy with banners and signs on campus,” he said. Williams said it is very important for students to know what ASI is because they pay $54 toward the organization every semester that will increase over the next couple of years. “It is important for students to know about these fees and how ASI utilizes them,” she said. Williams said they plan on getting the word out about ASI through word of mouth by building a campus community and having students work together. Rahman said they want to make ASI more transparent by holding the Board of Directors accountable for spreading the word about their organization and educating the student body through class presentations. “We want them to go above and beyond their positions,” Rahman said. The second question for the candidates asked how they could get students to participate in more school activities. Williams said that there are already many ASI activities on campus, such as ASI productions and activities in the
are starting budding careers or dating, Poblete knew he was beginning a battle for his life. After discovery of the cancer, a surgery was immediately scheduled for one week later on Aug. 23, 2005 to remove one of his testicles. Once the appointment was arranged, Poblete returned home where he had to perform what he described as the hardest thing and inform his parents, Reynaldo and Nina, of his illness. “I was really scared to confront them with the news,” Poblete said. “I thought I would downplay it a little so they wouldnʼt get worried. I reassured them that I would be OK, but I didnʼt know that for sure.” Poblete said his parents were in a state of complete shock. Yet despite their crying and fear for their son, he
said they have been supportive every step of the way. Another main source of support for Poblete is his girlfriend, Rose Ashtari. Throughout the entire process Ashtari remained by his side, going to every doctorʼs appointment with him and taking care of him at home when he felt ill. “I think one of the best things I did to help Mark through the whole ordeal was that I never let him see me cry or worried,” Ashtari said. “When he wasnʼt there, I cried like a baby in my momʼs arms; but around him I was solid as a rock. I thought that if he thought I was strong, it would help him to be even stronger.” Poblete credited Ashtari with helping him through his SEE POBLETE = PAGE 3
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TEHRAN, Iran – Iran intends to enrich uranium on a scale hundreds of times larger than its current level, the countryʼs deputy nuclear chief said Wednesday, signaling its resolve to expand a program the international community insists it halt. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Iran for the first time had succeeded on a small scale in enriching uranium, a key step in generating fuel for a reactor or fissile material for a bomb. The U.N. Security Council has demanded that Iran stop all enrichment activity because of suspicions the programʼs aim is to make weapons.
Stolen Military Data Sold BAGRAM, Afghanistan – A shopkeeper outside the U.S.-led coalition headquarters in Afghanistan was selling computer memory drives Wednesday containing seemingly sensitive military data stolen from inside the base – including the Social Security numbers of four American generals. This shopkeeper was apparently not the only merchant in local bazaars trying to get some cash in exchange for hardware and software containing such files.
Jury Hears 9/11 Recordings ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Jurors in the Zacarias Moussaoui trial listened Wednesday to a recording of terrified shouts and cries in the cockpit as desperate passengers twice charged panicked hijackers during the final half hour of doomed United Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001. “Is that it? I mean, shall we pull it down?” one hijacker asked in Arabic 123 seconds before the 757 jetliner slammed into a Pennsylvania field with 33 passengers, seven crew members and four hijackers. “Yes, put it in it, and pull it down,” another voice replied in Arabic.
Administration Questioned WASHINGTON – The White House faced new questions Wednesday about President Bushʼs contention three years ago that weapons of mass destruction had been found in Iraq. The Washington Post reported that a Pentagon-sponsored team of experts determined in May 2003 that two small trailers were not used to make biological weapons. Yet two days after the team sent its findings to Washington in a classified report, Bush declared just the opposite.
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35,000 or so other students all striving to succeed. When he is not in class, Haghayeghi spends most of his time at work. He jokingly calls it his “home away from home.” He works at Titan Shops, where he said he feels he is learning reallife experience. Being his first job he finally knows what it is like to balance everything in his life so he doesnʼt get too stressed out. Outside of school and work he loves to spend time with his friends and girlfriend, Marrissa. To pass the time he enjoys car racing, swimming, movie hopping, pole vaulting and fencing. He admits that pole
vaulting and fencing are a little weird and not your usual run of the mill hobbies. “Theyʼre both different sports that can be so much fun to take part in,” Haghayeghi said. “Pole vaulting is my favorite because I feel so free soaring over the top of the bar.” His main goal in life is to become a doctor and help numerous people in everyday life. He also thinks it would be cool to be the man chosen as Americaʼs Bachelor on the hit ABC television show and be the first guy to decide not to propose or give a rose to the final girl. As his college career is just taking off, he said he canʼt help but be overly ambitious toward his future plans and all the wonderful places he could visit and things he could accomplish. Whether sipping on a Fanta grape soda and studying, daydreaming at work or partying away the weekend, Haghayeghi is ready for whatever the world throws at him. As he picks up his backpack and reaches for his car door he stops and points back, like Uncle Sam and said, “Watch out America here comes Dr. Kam Haghayeghi.”
Tiki, who owns the Ultimate Training Center in Huntington Beach, said although fighters should learn Jiu-Jitsu, it is important to know other forms of self-defense too. He said competitors should have training in wrestling, kickboxing and tae kwon do as well. Still, Phan, who has been boxing his whole life, said Jiu-Jitsu is the style of fighting that will help you if the fight goes to the ground. “Jiu-Jitsu is the only style that defends you from ground and pound,” he said. It demands a lot and fighters have to be both mentally and physically strong.
Jiu-Jitsu makes you humble. It teaches you to give up your pride and be a good loser, Vega said, who intends to have some members of the club enter competitions next year. Training for these competitions will require up to six weeks of training to get conditioning up to par, Phan said. This requires competitors to maintain their weight and practice, he said. “Itʼs about who wants it more, and who has more heart,” Phan said. “Never give up.” Students interested in joining the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club should contact Francisco Vega at paco92614@yahoo.com.
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Cal State Fullerton freshman Kam Haghayeghi studies around the clock, works 30 hours a week and tries to make time for a social life as well. He sounds like a typical college student. But underneath his front there is so much more. Every morning the 19-year-old biology major rolls onto campus in his Nissan 350 Z, listening to oldies music and begins what seems like an endless search for parking. “Parking here sucks, and sometimes it gets me so pissed off that my day is ruined,” Haghayeghi said. “When I do find parking the slots are way to narrow, especially in the structure, and Iʼm always worried about hitting my car.” Strolling through CSUF, Haghayeghi just wants to make a name for himself amongst the
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said. In Jiu-Jitsu, fighters are ranked by belts. In order from beginner to advanced, the belts are white, blue, purple, brown and black with four stripes to each belt. The highest is red belt for those who become masters of Jiu-Jitsu, Vega said. A UFC fighter from 2000-2004 who goes by Tiki, said Jiu-Jitsu is not his primary fighting style because he likes to keep on his feet.
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DEBATE FROM PAGE 1 Titan Student Union, but they would also like to make more programs and activities for students. “We want to utilize the existing ASI resources,” running mate Gamboa said. Rahman said the reason students donʼt get involved in activities is because they donʼt know about ASI. There is a need to create open forums for the students to get the word out so more students will know about different activities, Rahman said. Richter said ASI has to rally the students together like organizations such as USC and UCLA do. “The way we do that is with more money,” he said. The candidates were also asked to talk about the challenges they faced
POBLETE FROM PAGE 1 hard times, but she remained modest. “I didnʼt go out of my way, or perform any miracles,” Ashtari said. “I did what anyone in love should do; I never left his side. I held his hand when he was scared. I held him when he was worried. I comforted him when he had doubts, and I gave him my shoulder when he needed to cry.” While battling the cancer Poblete needed to make some lifealtering decisions. Poblete has a great love of children and volunteers at his parish, Holy Family Catholic Church in Artesia, as an adviser for the youth ministry. In the past he also coached youth basketball. “Heʼs really good with the youth, he relates to them,” said Jaime Olmedo, youth minister at Holy Family. “He doesnʼt treat them as an adult chaperone, he treats them as an equal, and that allows the youth to be open to him.” Being the only child in his family, Poblete desired to have children and pass on his family name.
as leaders and how they overcame the experience. Jerado said her team is coming in as underdogs because they do not have the money for campaigning like the other candidates. “We are trying to overcome this by offering a fresh perspective to ASI,” she said. “We see things clearly and are ready to learn.” Gamboa said one of his biggest challenges is finding the time to be involved in ASI. He said it affects his grades and his social life, but he rises to the occasion because he is passionate about what he does. Rahman said she had no idea about ASI when she first applied last year, but the students in the Lobby Corps committee helped her because they work as a team. The elections will be held on Wednesday, April 19, and Thursday, April 20.
Due to the cancer and removal of one of his testicles Poblete was afraid he would be unable to conceive offspring. He visited a fertility clinic to ensure that one day he will be able to have children biologically. But he learned that this service is extremely costly. Poblete paid $1,000 to freeze and store sperm samples for one year. When Poblete does decide to have children his sperm can be used through in-vitro fertilization which costs $15,000 for each attempt to fertilize an egg, Ashtari said. Poblete also had many milestones to cross in terms of his treatment. While the surgery was successful in removing his testicle, Poblete received more serious news. Through a CT scan of his body, doctors learned that his cancer spread to the back of his abdomen. Since the tumor was five centimeters, it was large enough to perform chemotherapy, which was supposed to melt the tumor away and kill any other fast growing cancer cells around the body, Poblete said. Chemotherapy was unlike anything he had ever experienced. He went through three months of
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tions between men and women,” Lippa said. The study results are generally centered on individuals in their early to mid 20s but an updated study released by British Broadcast Corp. found similar results across a wide range of individuals. “These findings suggest that sexual orientation may also result is fundamentally different in men and women,” Lippa said. “It almost seems that in most women there is a latent bisexuality and that a high sex drive energizes it.” The BBC surveyed over 200,000 people over the internet from various countries around the
world. Lippa who also helped in this recent BBC study by serving as a research consultant wrote, “The results do not vary across cultures or age groups. Based on these and other data, Iʼm convinced that you can pretty easily replicate my findings anywhere.” There is an abundance of data supporting Lippaʼs findings but some students at CSUF are not convinced by the published results. “Personally, I donʼt agree with the results of study,” said 21-yearold Celina Buckhalter, American studies major. “People are more inclined to answer on personal values rather than the truth.” Other students like 27-year-old Danny Zermeno, political science major, agree with the results presented by Lippa. “I think that Prof. Lippaʼs study
“People are more inclined to answer on personal values rather than the truth.” Celina Buckhalter Fullerton Student
is accurate in his findings of the differences between the sexuality of men and women. Men tend to be more visual and physical when it comes to sex, whereas for women sex is more of an emotional experience,” Zermeno said. “I also agree that a woman who is more sexual is more likely to engage in sexual activity with another woman. I think this is true because women can receive the emotional and physical satisfac-
and he vomited often. “Anything he had for lunch during chemo he canʼt eat now, because his mind has linked it to the chemo,” Ashtari said. “It physically made him sick.” The treatment was also difficult for Poblete because it placed limitations on his physical abilities. He said he had to stay indoors because his white blood cell count was down, and he feared catching a cold or illness since it could kill him. After the treatment was completed Poblete had a CT scan done Dec. 20, 2005 and the results came back negative. “The doctor said thereʼs less than 2 percent of the cancer ever coming back,” Poblete said. He still must visit his doctor every two to three months to get blood work done and have a CT scan every six months for a period of five years to make sure the cancer does not return. “I knew Poblete was a special person when I started getting to know him, but now he has truly proved how special he really is,” Ashtari said. “Although he has doubts sometimes, he gets up every day and fights this disease, refusing to let it bring him down. That alone is
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SHINING THROUGH: CSUF alumnus Mark Poblete, 27, was diagnosed with stage two testicular cancer in 2005. He now wants to work in medicine. treatment, but was thankful he did not experience a lot of the symptoms he was warned about. “Ninety percent of the symptoms doctors said he would get, he never got,” Ashtari said. “The nurses told him they were amazed he handled the chemo so well. It has a lot to do with his support
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system and positive attitude.” The last month of chemotherapy did affect Poblete tremendously. He lost all of the hair on his entire body, his finger nails turned black, the skin on his hands became rough, and he experienced severe weakness, nausea and fatigue. Poblete said food tasted metallic
tion by engaging in sexual activities with other women.” Lippa emphasizes however, that the results found by his study do not imply that women who generally have a high sex drive are bisexual. “There are always exceptions to any pattern of results in psychology” he said. “It is always dangerous to generalize on average findings to individuals. There are many high sex drive women who are attracted just to men or just to women.” Still, students like Celina Buckhalter would feel more confident if the study was based on something more than a questionnaire. “It would be more impressive if there was actual physical data,” she said. “A study based on a questionnaire … I wouldnʼt rely on those findings.” an inspiration to so many people, including myself. I feel truly blessed to have been placed in his life at the time that I was.” Poblete impressed his family and friends by constantly remaining optimistic about his prognosis and the future he fought so hard to secure. “Since I found out about his illness, Poblete has shown me that heʼs a fighter,” Olmedo said. “I think that it has made him a better person and given him a greater perspective of life. Heʼs learned to appreciate life a bit more and appreciate his friends a little bit more. Most importantly, I think it has allowed him to appreciate his faith a bit more.” Poblete said he would not have conquered the battle if it werenʼt for his strong faith in God. “If you are strong spiritually, it will get you through a lot.” After the struggle he endured last year, Poblete has returned to living a normal life. He now works in the medical field and would like to earn a masterʼs degree someday. In the meantime he enjoys snowboarding, playing basketball, going to baseball games, traveling and all of the simple pleasures of living life as a cancer survivor.
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n the days following Sept. 11, Americans felt that the world was a drastically different place than it was just the day before the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. It showed us that there was a widespread and worldwide anti-American movement. For the first time, we realized that there was a militant group who, fueled by religious fervor, was ready to kill American civilians, and who werenʼt afraid to kill themselves in the process. Confronted for the first time by international terrorism on such a grand scale, media pundits debated possible terror scenarios such as the explosion of a dirty bomb in an urban setting or the release of biological agents into our water supply. Instead of cowering in fear at the threat of a sudden, horrible death, Americans responded with resolve to not be afraid. They came together and decided that the American way of life was worth fighting for, and that they were not going to allow themselves to be oppressed by religious fanatics. No one captured this resolve more than passenger Todd Beamer aboard the hijacked United Flight 93. His alleged last words, spoken right before
passengers aboard the hijacked flight struggled to overtake the hijackers were, “Letʼs roll!” The phrase came to symbolize American resolve in the midst of a tough situation to overcome their adversaries and fight for their way of life. It came to symbolize that, in the coming age of terrorist threats, ordinary people could have extraordinary courage. But last week in New York, several moviegoers were so offended by a movie trailer of the upcoming “United 93,”a cinematic account of the doomed flight, that the theater manager yanked the trailer. Unfortunately for New York moviegoers, there is nothing questionable about the timing or content of the film. It has the blessing of the family members of those killed on the fight, and is a true story of Americans acting in the face of adversity. We can all take inspiration from it. Not all stories can be pretty or have happy endings. Sometimes we need to confront the ugly things in the world and marvel that people just like us were able to be heroic and determined in the face of horrible circumstances and certain death. Itʼs a bravery and fortitude that we should never forget.
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Philip Fuller, Opinion Editor Nicole M. Smith, Executive Editor Kim Orr, Managing Editor In deference to the paradigm established by venerable Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, unsigned Titan Editorials strive to represent the general will of the Daily Titan editorial board and do not necessarily reflect the view of the university.
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Newborn Trendy Fashion Accessories By Daniel Monzon
Daily Titan Staff Writer
Step right up and get your very own baby boy or girl. Whatever you desire, we will do our best to make it possible. Tired of having nothing but girls in your family? Want a male? Well, look no further. The Fertility Institute of Los Angeles offer a choice to parents. Choice in the form of gender selection. There was a recent news story featuring a couple that was trying to conceive a child and already had two young girls in their family. The husbandʼs brother also had girls. The husband, along with his wife, had a procedure done that allowed them to determine the gender of
their child and not leave it to chance that they would naturally have a baby boy. Well, congratulations are in order to this happy couple – they are having twin boys. The process of gender selection is banned everywhere, except for the United States and Cyprus. Go U.S.A.! For us this possibility will become more and more a part of our everday life, and soon people wonʼt see a problem with picking out their babyʼs gender in a similar manner to how we pick out their name or clothes. As if it were a normal everyday decision. Itʼs not. Are they babies or material possessions? Are they human beings or fashion accessories? “Iʼll have one of those, please.” We would all probably want a
boy if we were unsuccessful at having one naturally, but we shouldnʼt take away love from any child simply because they are the “wrong gender.” What we are saying to them is that they are a disappointment from birth. Soon enough, we all will have the opportunity to fine tune our babies. Hair color, eye color and immunization from disease are just a few examples. A perfect child with no flaws present in them – from gender to genetics. Listen. Not to me, but to the cries of those children selected out of existence to make our quest for the perfect child complete. Itʼs terrible that you donʼt have that baby boy to carry on the family name, but why not consider the option of adoption instead. You
would still have a boy if you wanted one. But, oops, there is still that pesky problem of no genetic relationship. It fits in with our culture. We have plastic surgery to change our outsides and fit in more with accepted social ideals of beauty. We can no more choose our parents than we can choose our children. This goes to show how weak people are inside. There is almost a sense of desperation to their desire to have their boy or girl, almost as though if they didnʼt have that baby boy or girl they so fervently desired they wouldnʼt feel complete. To those of us alive, be grateful. You might not have existed if your parents had disliked your gender. Coming soon for parents: designer babies.
When Cheating, Beware of Bad Karma Dating and Mating Someone is going to have to explain this one to me because I just donʼt get it. Hereʼs the scenario.You start dating someone but find out he or she is still in a relationship. And yet, Virginia you continue to Terzian date this person. Columnist When people ask you why youʼre seeing someone with a boyfriend or girlfriend you say, “Theyʼre going to break up soon,” or “She doesnʼt understand him.” When the “happy couple” eventually does break up – usually because of you – you continue to see the philanderer. Time passes, and you suddenly find out heʼs been cheating again – this time, on you
– and you respond with, “I didnʼt think heʼd do that to me.” Why would we think, even for a moment, that someone whoʼs willing to cheat on a significant other to be with us wonʼt do the same dirty deed once weʼre in a relationship? I know my share of people whoʼve seen every angle of this situation, from the girlfriend with a cheating boyfriend to the new girlfriend who just found out that Mr. Canʼt-KeepIt-In-His-Pants is at it again. And in every situation someone gets hurt – even the cheater when he gets slapped across the face or kneed in the balls. But thatʼs another story. For the life of me Iʼll never understand people who are willing to be the other woman, and how they can willingly enter a new relationship knowing that theyʼre not his No. 1 priority. How are you willing to hurt another person, possibly someone you know, for the sake of a temporary fix, or worse yet, break someoneʼs heart in exchange for your happiness?
I understand that things happen that are unintended. Alcohol and lonely nights far away from a loved one have caused more then a few morning-after regrets. But repeated action with the same person over weeks or months when you know that there is another person is a different story. A friend of mine put it best when she said, “These are the kinds of girls who deserve to be cheated on, the ones who are willing to break up another couple, the ones who donʼt care who they hurt in the process. And the ones who actually think it wonʼt happen to them.” She is right. Due to emotional injuries caused by finding out the person you love is cheating on you and causing a lot of heartache, I have two major problems with cheaters.
One: You wouldnʼt need to cheat if youʼd just break up with your significant other when you figured out the relationship was floundering. Why stay and cheat and be labeled for the rest of your days when you can simply abandon the ship of this sinking relationship? Start fresh with someone else without guilt coming along for the ride. And two: By cheating, you run the risk of ending up alone. Not everyone is willing to be the other woman. Most people want a new relationship to start off clean, and by bringing in old baggage, the relationship suffers. So the next time you think about going after something new while youʼre in the middle of something old, remember: Karma is a bitch and the next heart you break may just be your own.
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rchitects donʼt have the greatest track record when it comes to nature. But with the help of architectural firm Dougherty and Dougherty, people and the environment may once again live in harmony. “Our intense affinity for projects that embody sustainable principals has been a part of our practice from day one,” said partner in Dougherty and Dougherty Architects, Brian Dougherty. Environmental design was created to define “green buildings” as a standard of measurement, promote integrated design practices, acknowledge environmental leadership, create competition, increase consumer awareness and recreate the building market, according to the US Green Building Council Web site. Environmental design also emphasizes different artistic strategies for sustainable development, including water conservation, energy efficiency, environmental heating and cooling of the building, and recycled material selection.
Those who abide by these standards donʼt go unnoticed. Many receive project certification, professional accreditation and overall practice acknowledgement. Dougherty and Dougherty was established in November 1979 by Betsey Olenick Dougherty, wife and partner of Brian. The husband and wife met while studying architecture at UC Berkeley. While learning the value of discipline in their studies, both Brian and Betsey used passive and active design strategies to create more energy efficient designs. They are members of The American Institute of Architects and were the first husband and wife team to serve as regional director and secretary for the institute. In 2004 Betsey was elected chancellor of the College of Fellows Executive Committee – the second woman to receive this honor. “We knew the day would come when energy and sustainability would become critical parameters where architects could take the lead in influencing the building design and construction industry,” Betsey said. The firmʼs 30 staffers commit themselves to creativity and client service. The firmʼs clientele
consists of those who share a love for sustainable design, and work to create buildings that give back to the environment. Dougherty and Doughertyʼs first project was a passive solar home for family friends, which still stands today. Their emphasis on sustainable design is what differentiates them for work on such projects as the Cal Poly Pomona Center for Regenerative Studies, designed in the late 1980s. The project was designed prior to environmental design standards but served as a chance for Dougherty and Dougherty to test their environmentally friendly designs. The center – which includes solar buildings, reclaimed water systems, aquaculture and environmental programs – provided a framework for experimentation, according to the firmʼs Web site. Architect for the firm, Jon Reeves, was a student at the time working towards his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cal Poly. “It was exciting to interact with the students and hear about the buildingʼs support to the regenerative studies program,” he said. Reeves, who worked part-time at Southern California Edison Design Engineering Services provided
ideas for some of the designing strategies for the facility. After graduating, Reeves continued work on similar energy efficient projects. Having already been introduced to Dougherty and Doughertyʼs work, he joined their team when a position opened in 2001. Reeves had the opportunity to explore his interests in resource efficient designs and is now an environmental design-accredited professional. Dougherty and Doughertyʼs success has expanded their portfolio to five categories: child development, education, government, healthcare and interiors. They have created 27 projects and continue to grow. “Architecture is a rewarding profession, particularly when the practice is focused upon public projects that support and enhance communities and the quality of life for their residents,” Betsey said. Other structures that incorporate environmental design and sustainable standards include the Cameron Park Community Center in West Covina, Newport Coast Community Center, the Fullerton Arboretumʼs visitor center, San Bernardino Job Corps Dormitory and the pediatric
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intensive care unit at UC Irvineʼs medical center. “In terms of energy efficiency and environmental performance, it enables a broad range of folks to understand how efficiently a building functions in its context over its lifetime,” Reeves said. Dougherty and Doughertyʼs work has not gone without recognition. The firm has received over 50 awards, including acknowledgement from the Pacific Coast Builders Conference for sustainable design and the American Institute of Architects, Orange County. “We have always tried to lead by example. As our clients have seen the long-term benefit to being sustainable through energy savings they have increasingly demanded that these issues be addressed in all our projects,” Brian said. “This has resulted in a general raising of the bar for all design professionals. It is both peer pressure to differentiate yourself from the ʻcommodityʼ designers and the demand from the market that have pressured us to be at the leading edge of sustainable design.”
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Something Old, Something New: Museum Built in Spirit of California’s History By Tim Young
Daily Titan Staff Writer
A PHOTOS BY TIM YOUNG: (from top) The bell tower stands at the enterance of the Bowers Museum, welcoming visitors / A statue sits in the Margret and Coel Keys courtyard / The Tangata restaraunt offers museum visitors a chance to relax and enjoy food and drinks.
midst the bustling traffic of Orange County, the Bowers Museum sits nestled in the heart of Santa Ana, conveying to hundreds of visitors a sense of what California once was. Upon entering the museum through the Ruth Seigle Bell Tower, the Spanish Ranchero Mission style of the Bowers is put into clear view. Past the bell tower, the Margret and Cleo Key Courtyardʼs beautiful flowers, rich grass and fountains make visitors feel as if they were experiencing life in early California first hand. “When I enter through the bell tower, I really feel like Iʼm going into the past and living a 100 years ago,” said John Barnhart, a resident of Seal Beach. “The museum is full of culture and history of early California along with places worldwide. That makes me want to keep going back.” The Bowers Museum was named after its original inhabitants, who loved to travel and visit other museums and thought their land could be used for something more. When they died, the Bower family left a trust to the city of Santa Ana to turn their Victorian-style
home into a museum. The original architects, Frank Lansdown and W. Horace Austin, wanted to preserve the area around the home and turn the residence into a symbol of the past. They designed the museum in a mission style to reflect the Spanish influence in California. They finished the museum in 1934, but it didnʼt open until 1936 because of the Great Depression. Many of the museumʼs employees, including Julie Perlin Lee, the assistant register and collections associate, said that Lansdown and Austin were trying to preserve not just the household itself, but also the surrounding landscape. “Their original plans were to save as many trees as possible and by taking a look outside or walking around you can see why,” Lee said. “The trees add class and give the museum more beauty.” Inside the museum, exhibition galleries differ from the outside. The artistic ceiling of the California room gives visitors a perspective of more than just architecture. It tells the history of how the Spanish and old Mexican landowners lived. “Itʼs like walking into a church with paintings that are so vivid and telling,” Barnhart said. The rather small museum has plans to enlarge and is in the process of building a north wing, which will keep with
the original Mission style architecture, while also mixing in a contemporary style. Inside, the exhibits will house over 5,000 years of Chinese history. The museum hopes to open the new wing this fall. “Besides being able to accommodate more people, the new wing will also enable us to change our gallery themes more often and expand from the current Spanish-style architectural theme,” Lee said. The architecture of the Bowers Museum makes it stand out from other museums across the country, and the museum has also attracted attention from abroad. Paul Johnson, Museum Director of Exhibit Design, said that the outside architecture of the museum draws people to the inside to see the galleries that heʼs helped to design. The architecture makes the museum noticeable when passing by. The museum has enjoyed worldwide acclaim for its architecture and galleries, which make it a special place to be, Johnson said. “The presentation is the key to everything, especially for my job of creating the layout for the exhibits,” Johnson said. “Mixing the right colors, staging and theater surroundings are what make the galleries work so well with the architecture.”
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Ready, set… DODGEBALL! For many that battle cry is just an amusing reminder of the 2004 Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn movie of the same name. In Yorba Linda it signals the start of a fun-filled, competition-driven dodgeball game. The city of Yorba Linda Recreation Department is home of the Yorba Linda dodgeball league, which consists of eight teams. Despite its location in Yorba Linda, teams are composed of community members from all across Orange County, including Fullerton, Buena Park, Huntington Beach and Mission Viejo. “Mostly we play for fun, but the competitive edge starts to get to you,” said David Valadez, a senior at Long Beach State and co-captain of the AKAʼs. The AKAʼs, formerly known as the Flamers, plan to work hard this year after their unsuccessful 2005 season, losing all eight of their matches. Most team members have a background in other sports,
Valadez said. “I played soccer in high school, and I play for CSUFʼs menʼs volleyball team,” said David Taketani, a chemistry major at Cal State Fullerton and first year member of the dodgeball league. The rules and regulations of the dodgeball league is adapted from the National Amateur Dodgeball Association and differ slightly from the game depicted in the Stiller/Vaughn movie. The movie, “Dodgeball,” showed intense hits and injuries alongside fast-paced games. But in real life, one game is not enough to go by. Instead of playing one short game, teams play a match, which consists of 13 games. Each game is a maximum of four minutes. The movie depicts hard shots to the face on more than one occasion; but in the local dodgeball league, shots to the face are illegal. The movie also showed severe practice and workout sessions, which donʼt often take place in real life. “We donʼt practice together,” said Natalie Murillo, a member of the AKAʼs. “But some people do get together in their free time to toss a few balls around.” Another major difference from the movie is the addition of a basketball hoop suspended above
the opposing team. This is for “Scottyʼs Rule,” which states that when a player successfully sinks a ball in the opposing teams basket, they release all of their “out” players. This can be crucial during the final seconds of a game when it can suddenly change the outcome of the game. Scottyʼs Rule came in handy for the AKAʼs during their match April 9. Thanks to Scottyʼs Rule, the AKAʼs were able to bring back the entire team into the court during the last 15 seconds of two of their 13 games, securing their 9-4 win for the match. Most of the people watching the matches are family member and friends of team members. “Iʼm just here watching my son,” said Cheryl Sparks, who was in the audience for the first time. “Itʼs definitely interesting.” Murrilo said the balls used in their sports do not hurt nearly as much as it looks like in the movie. But be warned, audience members are not safe. Balls fly everywhere, including into the sidelines, so team members arenʼt the only ones dodging balls. “If you get hit in the face, yeah itʼs gonna hurt,” said Murillo, describing the rubber-coated foam balls. “But not a lot.”
ment, including obedience, agility, “We are helping improve awareapprehension, handler protection ness and raise money for a training and narcotic detection. facility in Orange County, since “It helps protect the residents of the canines currently train in San Orange County,” Bernardino,” Webb said. Visda said “[OCPCA] helps protect Since working about the benefits of OCPCA. on the campaign, the residents of “People know Tamra Hanff said Orange County.” they are a lot the primary goal Daniel Visda safer when of this particular canines are event is to raise Fullerton Student involved.” money for a bulletproof vest for Katie Webb, another student working on the the canines. “They are very pricey,” Hanff campaign for her class, said the main focus of the event is to increase said. “Each vests costs over knowledge about the organization $1,000.” The students will operate a booth and fundraise for the cause.
on campus from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in order to promote OCPCA and encourage students to attend Fridayʼs baseball game, which is free for CSUF students with a valid Titan Card. The association will also be taking donations. “Through the event weʼre asking people in the community to donate,” Webb said. She added that they have already earned $300 for the cause. After the first pitch, people will have another opportunity to donate to the organization when they meet Schmaltz and Maxmus at a booth setup. The booth will be at the game.
During the meet and greet people can learn more about the organization and sign up to receive information about the organizationʼs annual canine benefit show held at CSUF. OCPCA will hold the annual fundraiser on Oct. 28 at the soccer stadium. All of the canines in Orange County will demonstrate their knowledge and many capabilities. All of the funds the organization raises provide medical assistance to retired police dogs, improve canine training and support families of deceased officers. “Itʼs their fundraiser for the year,” Hanff said. “They show what the dogs can do.”
By Lori Martinez
Daily Titan Staff Writer
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TIME TO GET OUTTA DODGE: AKAʼs co-captain David Valadez prepares to throw the ball at his opponents during a dodgeball game at Travis Ranch school in Yorba Linda.
Canine Pitches for Support of Police Organization OCPCA shoots for Titan baseball fans in upcoming event at Goodwin Field By Elizabeth Simoes
Daily Titan Staff Writer
Fans may bark and holler at Goodwin Field when an officer and a canine dog throw out the first pitch at Friday nightʼs baseball game at Cal State Fullerton. Officer and president of the Orange County Police Canine Association (OCPCA), Todd Schmaltz, along with his canine dog, Maxmus, will be on hand to promote awareness for the organi-
zation. “Having [Schmaltz] throw out the first pitch will get the name of the organization out there,” said Daniel Visda, a communications major who is assisting the association for his public relations management class. “People may not know that OCPCA exists. Weʼre letting the public know about it so they can support it and benefit the community.” OCPCA is a nonprofit organization that consists of canine handlers from 20 local law enforcement agencies who meet monthly. The association trains their canines safely and with the necessary skills to work in law enforce-
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Titans on Hot Streak CSUF looks forward to conference series against arch rival Long Beach By Jon Castillo
Daily Titan Staff Writer
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ROAMINʼ THE MOUND: Titan sophomore pitcher Wes Roemer will help CSUF beat UC Davis in a three-game series at Goodwin Field over the weekend. The Titans swept the Aggies last year, but look to play even better in the upcoming match up.
CSUF Plays Future Big West Rival Aggies pay visit to Titans; non-conference games to count in conference record By Christen D’Alessandro
Daily Titan Staff Writer
If the weather permits it, the No. 1 Cal State Fullerton baseball team will take on UC Davis this weekend in a three-game series at Goodwin Field. The Aggies are in the process of moving from a Division II to Division I Big West Conference. Davis is not an official member of the Big West Conference yet, so although these upcoming games are a conference series, it will not count on the Titanʼs conference record. But this does not mean the team is going to take them lightly. “Pretty much every game counts right now,” Titan pitcher
Wes Roemer said. The Titans have not faced the Aggies yet this season but swept them, 5-1, 12-7, 5-2, in the series at Davis last year. “Even though we beat them, we thought we played fairly poor against them last year at their place,” Titan Head Coach George Horton said. The Aggies have a 12-16 overall record but that doesnʼt mean theyʼre not going to be tough competition. “Weʼre not going to just take this team lightly because of how they look on paper,” Titan shortstop Blake Davis said. Horton agreed by saying that the Aggies are very well coached. Former Titan and current UC Davis Head Coach Rex Peters led the Aggies to a 27-29 record last year. “And we thought they played good baseball last year,” Horton
said. After winning the series against UC Irvine last weekend, the Titans have boosted their overall
“We’re not going to just take this team lightly because of how they look on paper.”
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record to 26-8 and 5-1 in conference play. “Baseball is a funny game and anyone can come out and win on any given day so hopefully weʼll
get that chance this weekend,” Peters said. The Titans may go about the games this weekend a little different. For instance the starting pitching rotation will be the same but they will try to keep their pitch count down, Horton said. They may also give a few other reserve players a chance while some of their starters may get a break. For the most part the game plan will stay the same. “Some of our goals and aspirations are still a ways down the road,” Horton said. Roemer, whose record is 7-0 on the season, will be the starting pitcher for tonightʼs game at 7 p.m. “Iʼd love to stay undefeated for the season,” Roemer said. “But when Iʼm out there all I care about is winning the game at that
moment, not whether I get the win or not.” Roemer has been honored as the Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week for two consecutive weeks and has three this season. Titan pitcher Lauren Gagnier (7-3) will take the mound Friday at 7 p.m. and Dustin Miller (61) will pitch for the Titans on Saturday at 1 p.m. Second baseman Justin Turner still leads his Titans with a .371 batting average, 53 hits and 14 stolen bases. Aggies catcher Tyler LaTorre has a .436 batting average and 41 hits to lead his team. Assuming the games donʼt get rained out, the Titans are ready to take the field. “We have to be ready because weʼre a top team, and theyʼre going to bring everything theyʼve got,” injured Titan outfielder Danny Dorn said.
The Cal State Fullerton softball team looks to continue their strong conference play as they head into a three-game series against rival Long Beach State at the Titan Softball Complex for the Easter weekend. The Titans will begin play on Friday with a doubleheader at 4 p.m. and finish the series with a game at noon on Saturday. The Titans (23-18) are coming off a successful weekend at Cal State Northridge in which they took two-of-three from the Matadors. The wins improved the Titansʼ record to 4-2 in Big West Conference play. Cal State Fullerton will work behind their strong pitching staff, which includes redshirt senior righthander Marissa Marzan (7-6) who had two great outings against the Matadors, where she allowed only two runs, collecting two straight wins. In their last three games, the Titans have allowed only four runs. The Titans and 49ers are fighting for the top spot in the Big West standings, and this weekend series could provide the difference on who wins the conference. Long Beach State is 5-1 in conference play, taking their last two series against Cal State Northridge and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The competition looks tough as the 49ers have won their last five meetings against the Titans, including a sweep of last yearʼs conference games. The two teams have won the last seven Big West championships. “We just got to come out and play,” Titans junior pitcher and utility player Candice Baker said. “As long as we do that then we wonʼt have to worry about whoʼs ahead.” CSUF looks to continue with their hot hitting as they scored 15 runs on 19 hits in their last three games. Titansʼ redshirt junior left fielder Ashley Van Voxmeer heads into the series with a team-leading seven home runs and is second on the team with 26 RBIs. The main focus for the Titans is to come out early and often. “[Our goal is] beating them every inning and getting ahead,” Baker said. “Not backing down and be energized before the game even starts.” Rivalries bring out the best in everyone, and this series should be no different with the softball team ready to get the series started. “Weʼre riled up. At practice you can feel it, just everyone is excited.” Titansʼ sophomore catcher Kiki Munoz said. “Everyone is ready to get out there and kick some butt.” The Titans holds the lead in the all-time series 62-40. “We have to get the first game. We just need to be focused on us,” Titansʼ Head Coach Michelle Gromacki said. “And not even think about who we are playing and play the game of softball for us. [We want to] stay with one pitch at a time, one inning at a time, one out a time, and stay consistent.”