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EDUCATING FROM EXPERIENCE: Anita Porcella, a community health educator and Positively Speaking Program coordinator, has been living with HIV for 18 years. Porcella works at the AIDS Services Foundation in Orange County, teaching others about health risks and sexually transmitted diseases. her test had come back positive for Center that doctors reached a diagBy Daralyn Schoenewald nosis. After being poked and prodHIV. For the Daily Titan She was then shuffled from ded numerous times, Porcella said office to office, treated more like doctors told her she had a rare form a case than a person, more like of muscular dystrophy. nita Porcella vividly she was contaminated than infected Kids at school teased Porcella remembers watching with HIV. because she looked different from a documentary at her “Oh my God. People are never them. She recalled being harassed motherʼs house about a going to look at me the same way,” one day because of her differencman afflicted by AIDS. she recalled thinking as she drove es. It was her last day of second grade. “He was no longer living with down her momʼs street. “I was on my way home from AIDS; he was dying from it,” That was 18 years ago. school, looking forward to sumPorcella said. A few days earlier, she had been oon after Porcella was mer vacation and these three bigger released from jail, where she had born in the 1950s, her [boys] surrounded me,” she said. taken a HIV/AIDS test. mother and father began “They teased me, pushed me, beat When doctors called to discuss to notice she wasnʼt devel- me up to the point that I couldnʼt oping normally. walk. My first week of summer was the results, she asked her mother Her parents took her from doctor to come along for moral support, but she ended up going into the to doctor, trying to figure out what doctorʼs office alone. A man came was wrong with her. It wasnʼt until SEE SURVIVAL = PAGE 4 into the office and blurted out that she ended up at UCLA Medical
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Fare Better Under the Weather Campus Health Center offers an array of services to students in need of medical attention By Angelic Rubalcava
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Stressed by the constant pressure of exams and deadlines, most students find themselves functioning on three hours of sleep, 50 ounces of coffee, fast food and cereal. Not to mention the unsteady and often emotional chaos of personal lives. However, taking three Advils with a pint of beer while talking with friends who are suffering from many of the same problems may not be the greatest solution. What many CSUF students donʼt know is that help is on campus. To many students, the Health Center at CSUF is a place to get the mandatory Hepatitis B shot before enrollment.
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7 Students to Screen Films at Newport Fest By Stacy Serna
The Friday deadline to submit applications for Cal State Fullertonʼs first Pollak Library Prize for Undergraduate Research Papers and Projects is fast approaching. The contest allows students to submit research papers or projects completed from summer 2005 to the present. Judges will look for good use of library resources and in-depth content in the papers submit-
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he only constant is change. While this holds true for the seasons, matters of the heart, fashion trends and undergraduate majors, it also holds true for slang. These informal words live out their lives tripping off the tips of tongues and then – sometimes for no apparent reason – are cast off, forgotten in a grave of dead words, becoming a faux pas to utter. Movies like the sometimes mocked but critically acclaimed Brokeback Mountain can trigger the phenomenon of words making their way into the American lexicon. Since its release last year, some people have picked up the movie title and have turned it into an adjective that is “used to describe anything of questionable masculinity,” according to urbandictionary.com. As one can imagine, the ever-creative youth culture has found many uses for the word brokeback, which can be used as a noun or adjective. Some have even traded “thatʼs so gay” for “thatʼs so brokeback.” But even though it is just one word, spoken in what some consider good humor, others say its use speaks volumes about American culture and its views on homosexuality. “In general I think both slang and metaphors that are used so often we donʼt think about them … reveal the concerns of the culture of the time,” CSUF English professor Atara Stein said in a written statement. “[H]omosexuality is definitely an issue in our culture -– we hear about states making laws against gay marriage and for gay marriage almost every day,” Stein said. “An issue that visible is likely to affect language as much as
Seven Cal State Fullerton students have been chosen to represent their short films at the Newport Beach Film Festival on April 22. The festival, in its seventh year, will show more than 350 films from all over the world, including documentaries, features and short films. The Oscar-winning film Crash was presented at the Newport Beach Film Festival in 2005. “We are really proud of our students and excited for them,” Ed Fink, chair for the RadioTV-Film Department said. “This is the second biggest film festival only to festivals such as the Cannes film festival.” The festival is always looking for new schools to participate, and CSUF was one of the many chosen. “We have worked with the students before, and we know that they are responsible,” said
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Slow-paced baseball lacks appeal among young athletes
Contest Entries Due
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However, this common assumption understates the centerʼs benefits. Unlike the nurseʼs office at high school, the center offers an array of physical and mental services, not to mention health education in the form of workshops and presentations. “I knew I had to go there to turn in my immunization records, but I didnʼt really know what went on there,” American studies major Sara Gill said. Besides the basic physical exams and vaccinations, the Health Center offers optometrist, podiatrist, gynecologist, and pharmaceutical services. They conduct laboratory testing, X-rays and even physical therapy. “I hurt my arm, so they gave me X-rays, consultation and then referred me to physical therapy. They were very professional and informative,” said Russ Gilman, a business major.
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As gay culture becomes more visible, experts say words we choose can expose society’s prejudices
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CSUF professors study air quality and its effects on people living in San Joaquin Valley
esidents of the San Joaquin Valley are subject to tremendous amounts of air pollution according to a study released in late March of this year. Cal State Fullerton economics professors Jane Hall and Victor Brajer and economist Fred Lurmann researched the study, titled “Health and Related Economic Benefits of Attaining Healthful Air in the San Joaquin Valley.” According to the study, which is based on the review and analysis of dozens of peer-reviewed economic and scientific studies, it will take approximately $3 billion to fight the rising pollution in the San Joaquin Valley. The study concludes that the San Joaquin Valley spends $1,000 per resident every year for medical problems and school and work days missed due to sickness from harmful air quality. Almost every resident of the San Joaquin Valley experiences harmful air pollution levels that increase health risks. For example, from 2002 to 2004, many were exposed to harmful levels of ozone approximately 70 days of the year. Even residents in the less-polluted areas are still exposed to harmful levels of ozone 10 days of the year. Ozone layers are typically elevated in the summer months, meaning that the air is unhealthy on most summer days. There is really no clean season in the region, which is east of San Luis Obispo and comprises Fresno and Bakersfield, the report said. Included in the reportʼs findings were the following facts: There were 188,000 days of school absences; 188,400 days of reduced activity in adults; 3,000 lost work days; 260 hospital admissions; more than 17,000 days of respiratory symptoms in children; 3,230 cases of acute bronchitis in children; 23,300 asthma attacks; and 460 premature deaths among persons 30 and older. “I havenʼt been there myself, but I have acquaintances close to the area,” said Erin Seale, a Fullerton resident. “Iʼve never known of the poor air quality. I canʼt believe how bad it is and how many it kills each year.” Some communities have been hit harder. “Our biggest concern is our air quality to our residents,” Brenda Turner, public information representative for San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, said. “Itʼs something that has improved. We are showing significant improvements, but we have a long way to go to meet the state standards.” As San Joaquinʼs population grows by approximately 2 percent per year, the study estimates that by the year 2020, the population of people residing in the area, currently at 3 million, will have grown by one-third. “If not enough is done to at least meet the federal smog standards, which are not as protective as the state standards are, people will go on being ill, kids will miss
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Carving Out His Niche as a Titan
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Softball Titan Pair Earns Weekly Honors
Bullpen catcher earns his way as a walk-on for the nation’s No. 1 team By kirk dingley
Daily Titan Staff Writer
Eric Echevarria was a pretty good baseball player at Ranch Cucamonga High school, but figured not to be good enough to play in college. So like many former-athletes, he decided to major in communications in hopes of landing a sports-related job somewhere with the media. The plan worked perfectly, except for one thing. While sitting in one of his communications classes, Echeverria wasnʼt asked to simply cover sports, but was asked if he could pick up his glove again and be a part of the Cal State Fullerton Baseball Team. “A guy from the team told me one day while we were sitting in class that they were looking for a bullpen-catcher,” Echevarria said. Although, bullpen catchers donʼt receive much playing time, it is still a physically demanding position. The coaches wanted to give Echevarria a tryout to see if he could handle the rigors of catching 90 MPH fastballs everyday during the teamʼs four-hour practices. “I was nervous, because I didnʼt know what to expect,” Echevarria said. “Here I was just this regular guy coming on the field of a national championship [caliber] baseball team. It was pretty intimidating. The guys gave me this weird look, like ʻwhoʼs this guy?ʼ “ Echevarria says he was nervous during his tryout, and remembers accidentally throwing a couple of balls out into the outfield during a drill. He regained his composure though and showed the coaches, as well as the entire team that he still had some ability to play the game. Now four years later, in his own way, he has stood out and become one of the leaders on the team. “I hope Eric realizes just how important he is to this team,” Head Coach George Horton said. “Heʼs played an important part in the success of our pitching staff. He does a thankless job - his name doesnʼt get in the newspaper and he doesnʼt receive any awards. It takes amazing commitment, and speaks volumes about Ericʼs character.” Horton said that Echevarria is one of the most respected guys on the team, because he does the “dirty work” that is so important for a team to be successful. “Eric spends hours working with our pitching staff during practice and is always there to help out,” Horton said. Titan infielder Bryan Harris said Echevarria is an important guy to SEE ECHEVARRIA = PAGE 6
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A DILEMMA: Titans Head Coach George Horton (above) said the lack of scholarships at the collegiate level hinders baseballʼs ability to attract the best athletes to the game. “The NCAA has to look at the way scholarships are handed out in college baseball,” Horton said.
Baseball Finds Itself at a Cultural Crossroads The game lacks appeal for younger athletes, enticed by faster paced sports By kirk dingley
Daily Titan Staff Writer
Out on a basketball court in Long Beach, two brothers try their best to heave the ball up towards the rim. Nico Marvin, 9, has finally made a couple of baskets, but his little brother Max, 7, hasnʼt made one yet. “Max you have to use two hands and throw the ball up underhand,” Nico said. That suggestion didnʼt work either. The ball clanked off the bottom of the rim. The two boys say they like playing basketball, but like many kids now days - they say their not big fans of baseball. Baseball is still considered Americaʼs pastime, but a growing number of kids today would rather pastime by playing video games, watching T.V, listening to their IPOD, surfing the web, playing football, or shooting hoops. “I think baseball has largely been affected by the cultural shifts in our society,” said CSUF Professor Tom Boyd, who specializes in sports marketing. “Our society continues to move quicker and quicker through e-mail and cell phones, and our society is getting used to what it wants now, but baseball is a slow moving sport that does not fit in with the times.” Over the past 10-15 years Major League baseball has also experienced a cultural shift in the diversity of baseball players, according to a 2003 Racial and Gender Report Card, prepared by Richard E. Lapchick for the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida. The number of blacks (defined
as U.S.-born African Americans) Major League Baseball become in the Major Leagues fell from more active in communities and 19% in 1995, to 10% in 2002. schools. Thatʼs a 63% drop from what “Baseball has to develop prothe numbers were in 1975, when grams to bring kids to the stadiums,” Boyd said. “If the parents blacks filled 27% of roster spots. Over the last couple of years, canʼt do it, then baseball needs to African Americans have been in set up programs through schools. the nine to 10 percentiles of Major Also, baseball needs to get its role models out into the community.” League Baseball rosters. Fritz Polite, who has a Ph.D The Houston Astros were the first team in 52 years not to have a black player on its World Series roster last “Our society continues to move year. quicker and quicker through eThe number of African American mail and cell phones, and our players playing colsociety is getting used to what it lege baseball also continues to plumwants now...” met. According to 2003Tom Boyd 04 statistics released CSUF Professor by the NCAA, only 6% of the nearly 9,800 Division 1 baseball players were black, compared to 25% in all in Sports Administration from says sports combined. Whites made up Florida State University, baseball fields are not being main84% of the baseball rosters. “Role models have a tremendous tained in inner-city communities; influence on children, and baseball therefore itʼs going to take more has not done a good enough job then marketing to get Africanmarketing its African American Americans kids interested in the role models to children,” Boyd game again. “What good does it do to market said. “When you donʼt reach these kids early, their going to navigate to inner-city kids when there are to a sport that interests them. Kids no fields to play-on?” Polite said Major League have some many other things at their disposal now days, including Baseball has started to reach out to the inner-city communities by video games and other sports.” Boyd said the NBA and the NFL contributing money and resources has done a much better job of mar- to help with playing fields and keting to African American youth. equipment for baseball programs, “Role models, such as Michael but he says more needs to be Jordan and other NBA stars were done. marketed so heavily and effec“Kids from the suburbs have tively 10-15 years ago, that kids the resources to play the game that became conditioned to believe that inner-city kids do not have,” Polite basketball is a more welcoming said. “They can pay for coaches. sport for African Americans to They can pay for batting cages. play,” Boyd said. They can pay to run little league Boyd said he is a big fan of programs.” baseball, and wants to see the Polite said Major League teams
have also focused more on Latin players from other countries, where teams can sign prospects at the age of 16, opposed to American born players who have to be of legal age before they can sign a contract with a Major League Team. This gives teams the opportunity to develop the skills of Latin players early on in their development. Polite said the NCAA needs to do more to help kids from the inner-city get involved in baseball again. “The NBA has a program setup to help inner-city youth. Major League Baseball now has a program to help in the inner-cities. And the NFL also has programs to help in the inner-city. The NCAA doesnʼt have a program,” Polite said. The NCAA does have a number of diversity programs to help develop leadership skills in Ethnic communities, as well as grant enhancement programs, but Polite feels the NCAA needs to do change the way scholarships are awarded in collegiate sports. Polite said football and basketball are given more scholarships then other college sports, which limits the opportunities for innercity kids to play baseball. The reason why football and basketball receive more scholarships is because they generate more revenue for the universities. But, Polite believes some of that money though should go to kids from lower-economic backgrounds who want to play other sports. He said the universities and the NCAA are already making millions and millions of dollars through television-contract-revenue. He said if head coaches in football and basketball can garner million-dollar-salaries, then there be enough money available to give SEE BASEBALL = PAGE 6
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Cal State Fullerton sophomore utility player Crystal Vieyra (Stanton, CA/Pacifica HS) and junior right-hander Candice Baker (Buena Park, CA/Cypress HS) were named the Big West Conference Co-Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, the Irvinebased league office announced on Monday afternoon. For Vieyra, it is the second Big West weekly honor this season after earning he award on Feb. 20. Baker also took home her second weekly award of the season after winning her first back on March 27. Vieyra hit .833 in the rain-shortened two-game series with then league-leading Long Beach State, smacking a pair of home runs, scoring four times, and driving in seven runs. She slugged 1.833 for the week and amassed an on-base percentage of .714. Baker did not allow a run to cross the plate in her two victories, allowing just one hit in 7 2/3 innings of work while striking out nine. Baker tossed 2 2/3 innings of relief in game one, holding Long Beach State hitless to earn the win before tossing four innings of hitless softball in game two en route to a five-inning win. The 49ers hit just .048 against her on the weekend. Fullerton returns to action on Wednesday (April 19) at 5 p.m. as the Titans host Long Beach State in game three of the series which was delayed by rain over the weekend. The Titans then travel north to Stockton, Calif., to take on Pacific in a three-game series on April 22-23.
Dance Team Makes ESPN2 Broadcast ESPN2 has scheduled Cal State Fullertonʼs sixth national title performance at the 2006 UDA National Dance Team Championships for broadcast on Saturday, Apr. 29, at 9 a.m. PDT. The Titans captured the championship in January in Div. I College Dance (Div. I schools without football) in Orlando, Florida.
Baseball Wallach On Ballot for College Hall Former Cal State Fullerton first baseman Tim Wallach is among 46 college baseball headliners included on the ballot released for the inaugural induction into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in Lubbock, Texas. The Class of 2006 will be announced in late April and the induction will take place in July. Information provided by CSUF Sports Media Relations www.Fullertontitans.com
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n a move usually reserved for more politically vocal rockers of higher social visibility, Neil Young will sit down today with the plush-office executives at Warner Bros. and showcase his new album, Living With War. The focus of the album, put together in the seven months since his last full-length release, will focus on what Young feels is the state of America, and the direction America has been moving since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. As expected, the album will take a decisively anti-Bush, anti-war tone. On his Web site, Young compares the album to a modern revamping of folkprotest legends Phil Ochs and Bob Dylan, calling it “metal folk protest.” This is a seeming about-face for the aging rocker, who, in the months following the terror attacks in New York recorded “Letʼs Roll” as a tribute to the heroic passengers aboard United 93 who fought back against their hijackers. After the songʼs recording, came out publicly in favor of the U.S. Patriot Act. Young has apparently put his Bush administration supporting days behind him and embraced the anti-Bush sentiment that has become so prevalent among other musical acts that have attained “legend
status” such as The Rolling Stones. Young has subtly jumped on the impeachment bandwagon by putting tracks on his new album such as “Letʼs Impeach the President.” OK, so subtlety isnʼt one of Youngʼs stronger suits. This isnʼt to say that Youngʼs conversion from proBush rights trampling hawk to self-proclaimed peacenik isnʼt heart felt. Youngʼs conversion seems to be part of a larger epidemic of Bush supporters abandoning their sinking ship. All of Bushʼs major policy proposals in his second term have failed, and with a lingering war that was promised to be quick and easy, most Americans are losing patience. And, endemic of a quick-fix society, the loss of patience means a loss of support. It would be easy to sit back and speculate how Bush could have done things differently – not promised a quick war, not proclaimed the end of the war until it was genuinely over, not break his promise of keeping the United States out of its role as a nation-builder – but hopefully this time Americans will learn a lesson that they should have learned long ago. Sometimes problems donʼt have quick fixes, and wars never end quickly or painlessly.
Editorial Board 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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I Regret To Inform You... By Dominic Kingdamo
Daily Titan Staff Writer
Every now and then I encounter some variation of the phrase, “No regrets.” Sometimes I hear someone saying it out loud, sometimes I hear it in a song or movie, and sometimes I see it proudly being declared in a blog or on MySpace. The sentiment is always the same - donʼt dwell on the past, worry about the future. Live life with no regrets. While itʼs vaguely understood whatʼs intended by this statement, this seems to be a very irresponsible way to live. To further explain, letʼs first look at the main
word behind this mantra. Regret. The word is defined as “To feel sorry, disappointed, or distressed about.” So, to reword the phrase that many people have come to know and love, we arrive at, “Live life with no [sorrow, disappointment, or distress].” Already the phrase begins to take on a new meaning. Living life without ever feeling sorrow, disappointment, or distress seems rather impractical. And heartless. While we shouldnʼt dwell on past mistakes nor feel excessively sad or disappointed, it is from acknowledging mistakes that we can seek to improve ourselves. If we never regretted anything negative that
we did, what would prevent us from doing them again? Never feeling regret seems to imply perfection. Itʼs very hard to imagine that those who live by this saying take it literally. Perhaps they donʼt regret getting too drunk at the bar or telling their best friend what they ʻreallyʼ think, but what about the time they forgot their momʼs birthday. Do they really not regret that? Is it right to not regret that? Is not feeling sorrow or disappointment over something important to you really something you want to aim for? While looking to avoid regretting small things seems beneficial – it would allow
you to not dwell on these things – avoiding regret in other situations seems irresponsible. Again, the sentiment behind this popular phrase is understandable, but perhaps it needs to be re-worded. Donʼt regret as much? Not quite as catchy. Live life with few regrets? No, not quite. Donʼt regret the small stuff? Perhaps. Maybe the point is that outlooks on life arenʼt meant to be summed up in cute little phrases and sayings. So, the next time you feel like declaring that you live life with no regrets, perhaps you should take a moment to reconsider. Maybe you donʼt regret the small stuff, but you might regret a few things.
Just Relax and Give Smokers A Break Jeff Cares Smoking is bad for you. If you are not wowed by this proclamation, guess what – you are like everyone else on the planet born after 1904. Between Jeff Klima those Truth monkeys on Humor TV spewColumnist ing malarkey about how many people die every year from smoking, and the surgeon general and his precious warnings, I think we all pretty much get it. Lung disease, retarded babies, cancer, and yellow teeth – it all seems pretty rote by now. I admit that I will think twice about spending time around smokers when it is conclusively proven that smoking gives you a giant purple baboon ass, but till then, Iʼm feeling pretty good.
Though I generally refrain from smoking cigarettes, Iʼm a cigar a day kind of guy. I have been since I was about 15 and love the smoking ilk. I donʼt love them for their “health and gums be damned” kind of breakneck addiction. No, itʼs more about the lost component of society that they exude. Obnoxious, over-caffeinated types, and indeed those health junkies who speed walk around town and live in the 24 Hour Fitness, even on Easter, have done a damn good job of corralling smokers. How do you create an enemy? You start by isolating that element from the general population. Slimy little non-smoker holier-than-thou types have admittedly done a damn good job of this. At Disneyland if you need to satiate your nicotine fixation you are roped in to a little box off to the side of things so you can be gawked at and silently admonished with reproachful stares. Same with stadiums and arenas. Smokers are banned from local beaches and kept out of restaurants. They donʼt like it but they soldier on, some making choices to smoke, some
being led by their own compulsion. It doesnʼt matter why people smoke and it doesnʼt matter where they smoke. What I love about the smokers is their unintentional throwback ways to a better period of life. Weʼre in this goddamned digital age, all of us running around pell-mell, going in to work on Saturdays and Sundays, working out before and after work. We cut people off and give them the finger when they honk in protest. We, as a society have “evolved” into a machine. I hate to use the word “evolve” because that connotes some kind of positive, forward progression, but we have become a machine, albeit a poorly oiled machine. Gone are the simple times that “Itʼs a Wonderful Life” preaches on TBS come Christmas time. Now we Tivo the movie and speed through it to get to the payoff. This beautiful, casual element of society – the one that is caring, concern, and above all an enjoyment of all things living – is not completely dead, however. It has just renamed itself “The Smoke
Break.” Watch the face of someone on a smoke break. They are beaten down, cordoned off from the rest of the world, but man, if you want to see relief and enjoyment in a five minute dose, look no further. Most indicative of the beauty that is the smoke break is the smokerʼs code. If smokers needs a cigarette to get over their nicotine fix, get this: Unless itʼs the last one, another smoker will give them one! That is what Jesus had in mind, people, when he said all that good junk about sharing. Ask a caffeine nut for some of their Starbucks, which incidentally costs nearly as much and doesnʼt last nearly as long as a pack of cigarettes, and see which level of hell they wish you to. Smoking isnʼt good, but guess what? The people are. I know that as a cigar smoker I am potentially setting myself up for a life that is shortened by maybe a few years, maybe many. But you know what? If it means that I die young with all the other smokers, and I get to get away from the impersonal greed and uncaring stares of the stress-addicted nonsmokers, then I made my choice along time ago.
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A grand jury issued sealed indictments Monday against two members of the Duke University lacrosse team in connection with allegations that a stripper was raped last month at a team party, a defense attorney said. “Today, two young men have been charged with crimes they did not commit,” attorney Robert Ekstrand said in a statement. “This is a tragedy. For the two young men, an ordeal lies ahead. ... They are both innocent.” Ekstrand, who represents dozens of players, did not say which players were indicted or what charges they faced. The grand jury adjourned around 2 p.m. Monday, handing up indictments a short time later to Superior Court Judge Ronald Stephens. A filing at the courthouse said the judge had sealed at least one indictment, citing a state law that allows an indictment to be “kept secret until the defendant is arrested or appears before the court.” A 27-year-old black woman told police she was attacked March 13 by three white men in a bathroom at a party held by the lacrosse team. The racially charged allegations have led to near daily protest rallies. The school canceled the highly ranked teamʼs season and accepted the resignation of coach Mike Pressler after the release of a vulgar and graphic e-mail that was sent by a team member shortly after the alleged assault.
Baseball FROM PAGE 8 play baseball, softball, or other types of sports. “It is the responsibility of the NCAA to give kids from lowersocio economic backgrounds opportunities to go to the college and to play sports,” Polite said. Titansʼ baseball head coach George Horton agrees. He said the baseball program only receives about 11 scholarships, which requires him to split the scholarship money among 30 players. He says thereʼs just not enough money to give kids full-scholarships in baseball, so kids from lower-economic backgrounds will often choose basketball or football where full-scholarships are available. “Kids will go for the football or basketball scholarships, because they canʼt afford room and board, tuition, and textbooks from a partial scholarship in baseball,” Horton said. “Changing the way scholarships are handed-out will definitely bring more diversity into baseball.” Horton believes that even if a kid does decide to stay with baseball, theyʼll more then likely skip college and sign with a professional baseball team where they will receive a signing-bonus. He said players often use the signing-bonus to help their families-out with financial difficulties. At least if a player is offered more scholarship money though, he might be more compelled to play college baseball where he could also further his education. “The NCAA has to look at the way scholarships are handed out in college baseball,” Horton said. “Also the players who have made a fortune in the Major Leagues also need to give back to the community.” In an interview with the Sporting News, Chicago Clubs All-Star Derrek Lee said once the Major Leagues begins to attract more black players again, then all levels of baseball will likely benefit. “You turn on basketball game as a black kid, and you see eight of ten players on the court are black. You identify with that,” Lee said. “You turn on baseball. Maybe one or two of the 18 players are black. You donʼt identify so much. If they can see someone they can identify with come to them, maybe that would help.”
Echevarria FROM PAGE 8 have on the team when things arenʼt going well. “He likes to joke around a lot and keep us loose,” Harris said. “Heʼs just a great guy to have on the team.” Echevarria said he may not have the talent that is teammates have, but he does have a strong work ethic. In high school, he was a Mt. Baldy League Scholar Athlete and did not miss a day of class. “I try to set an example each and everyday in practice,” Echevarria said. “I want the guys to see me working hard everyday. I want them to see that even though I donʼt have the talent that they have, I still come out here and work my [tail] off.” Echevarria was a two-year letterman at Rancho Cucamonga High School. He hit .333 as a junior and .300 as a senior. He was granted a redshirt season in his first year in the Titan program in 2002. He has been with the Titans for four years
SPORTS now, and will have memories that will last long after he graduates this semester with his degree in communication. He was there as the bullpen catcher in 2004 when the team won the College World Series in Omaha. He recorded an at-bat in 2005 and while he doesnʼt play as much, he has enjoyed his life with the baseball program at CSUF. He has gotten to hang-out with a slew of Major League Baseball players who have visited with the team, including superstars Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez and the other greats from Team USA, who workedout at Goodwin Field during the World Baseball Classic. He has also gotten to catch former teammates, who are now pitching in the Major Leagues. “Meeting those guys was pretty awesome,” Echevarria said. “That will definitely be something I will never forget.” Something else he will never forget is when Coach Horton asked him to grab a bat in a game against UNLV in 2003. “I had no idea that I was going to get a chance to bat,” said Echevarria of his cameo appearance. “They called down to
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the bullpen and told me to grab my cleats, because I was going in the game. The team was excited and hollering out of the dugout for me. When I walked up to the plate, I just tried to block everything out and focus. I hadnʼt taken batting practice for a couple of years. I took a couple of swings, but then the umpire called me out on a fastball down around my ankles. I was pretty upset. I guess the umpire just wanted to go home, since we were winning by like 20 runs.” Horton said the Titan baseball team has been fortunate to have someone like Echevarria. “Heʼs [been] like an extra coach for us,” Horton said. Echevarria said the last four years being able to put on a Titan uniform has truly been a thrill for him, and heʼs regretting the day when he has to go home after the last game of the season and his time as the Titan bullpen catcher will finally be over. “I was just thinking about everything recently. Iʼm just a normal guy who got to be on one the best teams in the country,” Echevarria said. “Itʼs just been really exciting for a guy like me. Iʼve been really fortunate [to get this opportunity].”
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DOUBLE E: Eric Echevarria has served as the Titan bullpen catcher since 2003.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Military officials are probing two clashes in which Afghan civilians and police may have been killed by U.S.-led coalition forces, authorities said Monday. The U.S. military has begun an inquiry into Saturdayʼs deaths of seven Afghan civilians after American forces using aircraft and artillery battled militants in a house and a cave complex in Afghanistanʼs Kunar province, which borders Pakistan.
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY: ASI elections will be held on campus.
Saddam Linked to Crackdown BAGHDAD, Iraq - Experts confirmed the authenticity of Saddam Husseinʼs signature on documents connected to a crackdown on Shiites in the 1980s, prosecutors said Monday in a new session of the trial of the former Iraqi leader and seven co-defendants. The report from handwriting experts said a signature on a document approving rewards for intelligence agents involved in the crackdown was Saddamʼs, prosecutors said, reading from the report.
NATION Suspected Killer Shoots Self BOSTON - Maine police found two registered sex offenders shot to death in towns 25 miles apart and quickly zeroed in on a suspect, who fatally shot himself as investigators closed in. The daylong manhunt that stretched through three states ended when police pulled over the bus Stephen A. Marshall was riding to Boston and the 20-year-old Canadian turned his gun on himself as officers boarded.
Court Hears Retaliation Case WASHINGTON - U.S. businesses are confronting how to maintain control in an office after an employee complains of sex or race discrimination without drawing a more damning charge of retaliation. Retaliation claims have risen dramatically, and the Supreme Court considered Monday what legal standard should be used to evaluate the seriousness of changes in employment made by supervisors who may be angry over an employeeʼs discrimination complaint. A decision by the court could affect the balance of power in government and private workplaces nationwide.
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One of the first things you notice about Cal State Fullerton Professor Heather Battaly is her infectious laugh. Itʼs her personality and love of her field that makes Battaly such an effective teacher. “I think itʼs the best job on the planet,” Battaly said. “You get to talk to smart people about stuff you care about, and thatʼs your life.” Hearing her speak about her profession makes students proud to attend CSUF, knowing there are professors on campus who are so passionate about their work. “I see myself as an ambassador for philosophy,” she said. “Somebody whoʼs enthusiastic about this stuff and who can show other people whoʼve never been exposed to it before is whatʼs so cool about it. I feel like Iʼm making a difference in peopleʼs lives. I think thereʼs something inexplicably valuable about helping students who werenʼt expected to go
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Rand Collins, Newport Beach Film Festival programmer. “It gives students experience in the collegiate program.” In January, students were asked to submit their short films to Jule Selbo, CSUF Radio-TV-Film Department teacher and coordinator for the event. Out of the 30 students who entered the festival, seven were chosen. One animation program major, Aaron Paetz and six Radio-TV-Film students will show their short films. Freddy the Teddy by Aaron Paetz, Picture Perfect by Brett Meyer, Bratja by Anne Seidel, Man of Desperation by Victor Campos, Joe Lies by Jeff Horn, Letting Go by Rahim Jamal and Vanish by Nathan Hayashiona will be presented. After submission, two programmers at the festival screen the short films and look for the ones that have the potential to be a “real movie.”
Heather Battaly Philosophy Professor to college to see how important philosophy is.” Battaly was raised in up-state New York in the small town of Valhalla. Battaly, the daughter of two educators, has known for most of her life that she would one day end up a teacher. She graduated from the University of Vermont as a double major in history and philosophy. “I remember at the time I was living with seven other women. We were living in this big Victorian house off campus, and we had all applied for grad school or for jobs,” Battaly said. “We ended up wallpapering our kitchen with rejection letters, because there were so many of us and we applied to hundreds of places.” She ended up going to Syracuse University where she earned her doctorate degree in philosophy and
developed her interest in her primary branch of philosophy, epistemology. “For a while, I think I was toying with the idea that I would somehow become a chef,” Battaly said with a laugh and a smile. “But I think that was just a pipedream, because Iʼm a terrible cook.” Luckily for her students, Battaly didnʼt pursue her culinary ambitions. Instead she opted to apply for a position at Fullerton in the fall of 1998. “I was lucky to get the job here,” she said. “I think there were hundreds of applicants for the job I got. I think if you ask any of [the professors], weʼd say weʼre lucky to have jobs in Philosophy,” she said. Still a junior faculty member, Battaly is up for tenure this year, and if she has things her way she said, “I think, hopefully, Iʼll be here for my whole career.” Aside from her pursuits in philosophy academically and professionally, Battaly tries to maintain a California lifestyle by eating healthy and going to the gym. She enjoys watching Angels baseball and is a self-proclaimed Trekkie. She also has two pets: a cat and a guinea pig. “I love Las Vegas because it has no pretense of contributing anything good to the world,” she said.
“We look for professionalism,” the festival.” Collins said. “Most of the programThis is Meyerʼs third short film, mers watching the studentʼs films and he isnʼt worried how viewers look for a solid story and good will interpret it. production value.” “I know that some people will A lot of time and effort goes into like it and some people wonʼt,” making these films Myer said. “I really from writing the script appreciate the honest to getting a budget to criticism.” “When I did pay for the cast and Hayashiona is still the film, I felt crew. At the festival, enhancing his short like there was a film, and he works at students will show their short films. And greater power to Andrew Lauren, an following the screenindependent film promanifest it.” ings, the students will duction company. Rahim Jamal have the opportunity Letting Go by Fullerton Alumnus to meet with other Rahim Jamal, a CSUF directors, filmmakers alumnus, has won and agents. There will two best films awards be a question-and-answer period at the TV Film Society Awards and and one official party will be held the Westwood Film Festival. every evening after the screenings. “When I did the film, I felt like The studentsʼ films will be eligible there was a greater power to manifest it,” he said. “It just spoke to for the Jury and Audience Awards. This is the first time that Seidel, me.” The festival will be held from Meyer and Hayashiona have submitted their films to a festival. April 20 through April 30 in “Iʼm really excited about it,” Newport Beach at the Edwards Seidel said. “I had a good time Island 7 Theaters. Tickets are $8 for making the movie and canʼt wait for students.
WEDNESDAY: ASI hosts a concert featuring Long Live Logos at noon in the Becker Amphitheater. THURSDAY: ASI hosts two screenings of “Memoirs of a Geisha” at 6 and 9 p.m. in the Titan Student Union Titan Theater. FRIDAY: Deadline to enter the inaugural Pollak Library Prize for Undergraduate Research Papers and Project. All CSUF undergraduates who completed a research paper or project for class credit during the summer 2005, fall 2005 or spring 2006 semesters are eligible. SATURDAY: The Second Annual Social Justice Student Summit will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. in the Titan Student Union. The summit will feature interactive, thoughtful and engaging workshops on the ongoing civil rights movement, environmental movements, labor movements, womenʼs struggles, immigrant-rights struggles, grassroots organizing, fair trade and sweatshop-free awareness, and community development and activism. The event is free for students and will include lunch. For a detailed schedule or to register go to www.fullerton.edu.
OFF CAMPUS THURSDAY: Newport Beach kicks off its seventh annual weeklong film festival. It features 350 films, including Academy Award entries, Sundance selections, a spotlight series and a childrenʼs festival. Films are from the independent and studio worlds. Submissions from Asia, Europe, south and central Americas, and Africa will be shown. For a detailed schedule and tickets visit www.newportbeachfilmfest.com. THURSDAY: Ice Cube comes to the House of Blues, Anaheim, for a 7:30 p.m. show. Tickets cost $35. THURSDAY & SATURDAY: Jimmy Buffet and the Coral Reefer Band play the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $36 to $126. If you would like to submit an event to Out nʼ About please e-mail news@dailytitan.com
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POLLUTION FROM PAGE 1 school, medical bills will be higher, and a significant number of people will lose years of their lives, dying earlier than they otherwise would have,” said Jane Hall, codirector of CSUFʼs Institute for Economic and Environmental Studies. “Since the population is growing rapidly, the total impact will rise every year.” San Joaquin Valley canʼt afford the bill to fully be rid of the air pollution, said state Sen. Dean Florez. He added that the area is becoming an increasingly less attractive place to live and work and that something must be done because lives are being lost as a result. Itʼs time to make an investment in the
are willing to help out and alleviate mental and emotional distress. “We all have problems and issues, and itʼs nice to have someone to go talk to,” said Mary Herman, head of CAPS and health promotion at the Health Center. Clinical counselors are also available to help out students with eating and anxiety disorders, transition issues and weight management. “It provides a much needed service to our students, and we have a lot of wonderful counselors,” Herman said. Most students will ignore the fact that they need help and will often neglect their physical and mental well-being. In response to this, the Health Center also provides health promotion and education. They offer workshops and presentations to students on a number of issues, including contraceptive use and alcohol abuse. As college students, the terms new experiences and experimentation seem to adopt new meanings, and they donʼt always realize the repercussions. The Health Center helps students cope with these changes, and attempts to help teach students how to have fun in a responsible manner through health workshops and presentations. These presentations and workshops are offered on a request basis and perform for classes, organizations and associations on campus. “It was informative about health issues related to alcohol abuse,” said Maira Yepez, treasurer for Greeks Advocating Mature Management of Alcohol. “It was very helpful. I would recommend these presentations to other associations.” regionʼs economic future, he said. Fred Lurmann, part of the research team for the study, said there is a choice to be made: either watch the air pollution increase and affect the population, or get serious about the cleanup for the 21st century. In the meantime, San Joaquin Valleyʼs Air Pollution Control District guides residents on how to be protected and how to cut down on air pollution at home, at work and on the road. They warn residents to cut down on using household products, such as air fresheners, deodorants and hair sprays, which create 22 tons of air pollution every day in the San Joaquin Valley. Nearly 60 percent of air pollution is caused by motor vehicles, a statistic that should encourage carpooling, biking and walking, they suggest.
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FACES of Help Through Divorce Fullerton-based nonprofit offers classes, counseling for parents, children, families By Alicia David
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Divorce can be a difficult time for parents and children, but with the help of the Family Assessment, Counseling and Education Service, the process can be made a little easier. FACES, a nonprofit organization operating in Fullerton since 1988, got its start when mediators working in the superior court witnessed families struggling with divorce. “We wanted to make sure families had a place to get affordable help after they had been broken emotionally and spiritually,” said Mary OʼConnor, executive director and co-founder. The organization offers anger management classes, court-mandated monitored visitations, teen groups and counseling classes for families, children and grandparents. It is the only non-profit organization in
Orange County that specializes in divorce and offers payment on a sliding-scale basis. “Sliding-scale basis helps people with low income,” said Kathleen Hutchinson, a Cal State Fullerton student and volunteer. “The income of the family determines the price of the services.” Most services cost about $19; parenting classes are around $15, OʼConnor said. FACES offers approximately 15 one-onone and group classes a week. “Our mission is to provide safety and healing for children caught in the middle of divorce,” OʼConnor said. “Parents need a place to come during this time, and kids are hurt through the fighting that occurs. They could all use some extra help.” Some of the clinicians that lead the classes are interns from seven universities, including CSUF. The interns are able to work on the 3,000 hours needed for their marriage and family license. Many people are referred to FACES from parents going through a divorce or by the court. FACES will have a moving sale Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1966 E. Chapman Ave., to raise money for its new location at 505 E. Commonwealth Ave.
“The money raised at the moving sale will help build up the new place,” program director Carolina Estrada said. Ten walls will be built to provide more privacy for families at the center. “We want to divide a section for monitored visits from counseling sessions,” OʼConnor said. Donations of used items such as appliances, clothes, books and furniture can be dropped off at the current office location until Friday. “Our very first fundraiser ever, we only earned $40,” OʼConnor said. “Now we have 15 to 20 foundations giving us funds as well as private donors.” The moving sale will also include a raffle featuring gift baskets worth up to $50, restaurant gift certificates, golfing for two, family movie passes and personal training sessions. “We will physically be moving furniture and other things April 28 to 30,” Hutchinson said. “Both volunteers and trucks are needed.” FACES will open in its new location on May 1. Other FACES offices are in Santa Ana, Laguna Niguel and Newport Beach.
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SLANG FROM PAGE 1 any other aspect of culture.” Because the movie was extensively discussed, the title “provided convenient shorthand for a visible issue,” she said. Sometimes the words people use reflect individual prejudices or become expressions of emotions that society suppresses, said John Ibson, a CSUF American
Studies professor who specializes in American menʼs history. Men who use the word, especially as verbal jabs at each other, may just be using it to express male-to-male affection that society is uncomfortable with, continued Ibson, the author of “Picturing Men: A Century of Male Relationships in Everyday American Photography,” which was released last month. But though the use of the word shows some of the negativity that is still directed toward the gay
community, the fact that the movie was even made is a hopeful sign that points toward a growing acceptance of homosexuality, Ibson said. The movie “takes a respectful look at the love between two men” and gives a non-stereotypical view of the gay American male, he continued. “If [someone] sees perversity in a film like this, then that says a lot about them,” he said. David Hart, the program manager for the Center of Orange County – which acts as an advocate and as a counseling center for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community – said that the word points to the homophobia that still exists in society, and its use can have a detrimental effect on young gay people who hear it. It is hard for young gay people who are trying to build positive identities for themselves to hear their identities used in a negative way, said Hart, who is also a part-time counseling instructor at CSUF. “Itʼs not OK to use words that are hurtful anytime,” Hart said. He does acknowledge, however, that sometimes-negative words become socially acceptable to those within the group that it refers to. And for Alex Ferris, the public relations officer for the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Alliance at CSUF, it says something about the person who chooses to use it. “Itʼs kind of funny when people just throw words like that around, unaware that there are gay people around them. It just makes them look uneducated,” he said. So, how entrenched is this word in American culture? “We wonʼt know how much brokeback as an adjective has permeated culture until we know if itʼs still around in 10 or 20 years, or has become completely forgotten with the substitution of newer words,” Stein said. But the phenomenon of words finding their way into American language is “both fun and fascinating,” she said. “I donʼt like it when a new word is used in a derogatory sense to stereotype one group of people. Otherwise, I think it keeps the language vital and evolving and reveals what types of issues and concerns are on our minds,” Stein said.
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PRIZE FROM PAGE 1 ted. The first place winner will receive $1,000 at an awards ceremony and will have his or her work displayed in the library or on its Web site. The second place winner will receive $500. The third place award is $300. Stacy Russo, a reference librarian and the contest developer, said she based the competition on a similar program at UC Berkeley. Only CSUF undergraduates are eligible. Students can submit an individual or group research paper or project. A group submission can involve any number of members, but winning group entries will not be awarded larger prizes. Students from any major can apply, and the various types of projects submitted should include several library resources, she said. In order to apply, log on to the library Web site at www.library.fullerton.edu, Russo said. Each applicant must submit a checklist, an application cover list, a faculty support form, a 350- to 500word explanatory essay and a hard
SURVIVAL FROM PAGE 1 spent in bed.” Getting to and from school became traumatic for Porcella. When her parents suggested she go to a school for children with disabilities, she readily agreed. All she needed to hear was that a bus would pick her up at her door in the morning and drop her off there in the afternoon. Around the time she started high school, she became a patient at Shrinerʼs Hospital in Los Angeles where she had corrective surgery that helped hide her disease. She was a patient there for 14 months. During that time, her family had moved from the San Fernando Valley to Orange County, she said. When Porcella was released
copy of the project to complete the application, she said. The checklist is a document students must fill out to make sure all of the forms are complete. The application cover list is the studentʼs information, and the faculty support form is a letter of support from a faculty member. Russo said students should spend some time constructing their essay and should explain the construction of their project and the various types of resources they used. The research paper should be seven to 20 pages; further guidelines can be found on the Web site. Technically, the research paper could be any length, but students should be careful about shorter papers because it could mean they might have fewer citations, Russo said. Suellen Cox, unit head for the Instruction and Information Services, said an award-winning paper is one that has originality and displays sophistication in the uses of library materials – books, databases and audiovisual resources. Students should be able to demonstrate information literacy, she said. Theater major Fernando Rameriz, 22, said he was interested in submitting a paper from one of his classes after he saw a flier in the library.
from the hospital, she had the idea that she could reinvent herself. She desperately wanted to fit in with the cool crowd, the crowd that dabbled in drugs and alcohol. “They were troubled kids,” Porcella said. “I didnʼt realize that then. I just thought they were cool. I would have done anything to fit into that crowd.” At age 14, she lost her virginity. Porcella said having sex with different partners became easier when she was under the influence. “It was the late ʼ60s. If anybody got an STD, it seemed like people just went and got a shot, took a pill and got over it,” she said. High school was like a party for Porcella. Her senior year, she and her friends took a road trip for their spring break. They never made it to their destination. They
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Studying Nature’s Clones: Twins But some ‘twins’ don’t have same parents, awardwinning professor says By Cristina Rodriguez
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Twin was the word Monday afternoon as Nancy L. Segal, professor of psychology at Cal State Fullerton, spoke at the 2006 Outstanding Professor Lecture titled, “Twins & Virtual Twins: Insights Into Human Behavior.” Segal, recipient of CSUFʼs Outstanding Professor 2006 award, researches twins. Sheʼs conducting a study about unrelated twins, whom she calls virtual twins. Virtual twins, as Segal defines them, are unrelated children of similar age who are adopted into the same family. “Virtual twins show how much a shared environment influences behavior,” Segal said. Twins share a special relationship that co-workers and even best friends may not share.
were drinking before they left, and they crashed. Porcella broke her back in five different places. After graduating high school a year late due to the accident, Porcella chose to become a bartender. She was still trying to fit in with the cool crowd, she said. “Everybody wants to be friends with the bartender,” said Porcella. She continued to drink and use drugs heavily. She started selling drugs to support her habit. Eventually she ended up in jail. While there, Porcella volunteered to take an AIDS test administered by the Health Department. She was eager to leave her cell for a while; she never dreamed her test would come back positive. When she was released a few days later, she moved in with her mother because her life was in such shambles.
“Twins, in essence, have been of twins lived apart, yet both raised together since birth and became firefighters and will are very compatible and get drink only Budweiser beer. along in all contexts, unlike best One reason Segal is so capfriends, who were raised in sepa- tivated by studying twins is rate households and because she is a fraternal twin. who could end their “Most people find relationships at any twins interesting, but time,” she said. “Most people the interesting quesSegal began the find twins tion is why,” Segal study in 1991, the same year she joined interesting, but said. She described the CSUF faculty and the interesttwins as “literestablished the Twin ing question is ary tricks,” citStudies Center. ing appearances of Her research why.” twins in plays such about twins has as Shakespeareʼs earned her several “Twelfth Night.” awards, such as the Nancy L. Segal “Twins are used 2005 James Shields to explain certain Award for Lifetime behaviors,” she said. Contributions to Fullerton Professor CSUF President Twin Research. Milton A. Gordon She has written said twin research is three books and has a hot research topic. written for several This yearʼs annual publications. Her current book, “Indivisible lecture series sponsored by the by Two: Lives of Extraordinary Presidentʼs Association drew a Twins,” tells the human side of crowd of more than 250 people, her scientific research. One pair Gordon said.
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n 18 years with the virus, Porcella has never shown symptoms, and it has not developed into AIDS. The man who infected her died seven years ago. She has blood work done every six months. Her viral load is low, so she doesnʼt require medication for her HIV. She did undergo treatment for Hepatitis C, which she contracted around the time she was infected with HIV, she said. She began to clean up her act with the help of one of her regular customers at the bar she was still tending. The customer was going to take a few classes at Fullerton College and wanted Porcella to join her. “The girl only lasted three weeks, but I got my A.A.,” she said. Porcella then transferred to Cal State Fullerton, where she majored
in human services. As a student she interned at the AIDS Services Foundation of Orange County, the countyʼs largest nonprofit organization. That internship turned into a job once Porcella graduated with honors in 2001. Porcella is the Positively Speaking program coordinator and a community health educator at the AIDS Services Foundation of Orange County, which serves about 1,500 clients. She works with people who are infected with or affected by AIDS. Now she travels around the county telling her story to young people with hopes that they wonʼt make some of the same mistakes she did. Porcella brought her personal perspective when she spoke to CSUF students April 10 in the multi-purpose room of the residence halls. Laura Sirikulvadhana,
Professors of elementary and bilingual education at CSUF, Hallie Yopp Slowik and Ruth Yopp-Edwards, identical twins, were in attendance. Yopp-Edwards said the two are somewhat familiar with the research, and she described Segalʼs latest research as fascinating. The sisters said they share traits such as standing in the same position. “We notice it sometimes and deliberately Iʼll switch,” YoppEdwards said. These twins even went into the same field, and they both attribute their career move to coming from an environment of teachers. Executive director for the CSUF Foundation Bill Dickerson had a special interest in the lecture because heʼs married to an identical twin. “The talk was very informative and interesting,” he said. “This lecture showed research is about real people, research that is not always done in a lab.”
Porcellaʼs intern and a resident adviser in the CSUF residence halls, brought the program to campus to spread awareness of AIDS and HIV. “Iʼve never heard her story all at once; Iʼve only heard bits and pieces at work. Itʼs amazing,” Sirikulvadhana said. “She motivated me,” said Jared Steinberg, a sophomore health science major who was in attendance. Also in attendance were representatives of Planned Parenthood, CSUFʼs Peer Health Education Program and Eta Sigma Gamma, a national professional health education honorary society. Planned Parenthood representatives distributed condoms and pamphlets and encouraged students to practice safer sex and be tested regularly. For more information on HIV testing, call Planned Parenthood at (800) 230-PLAN.