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More Time For Taxes This Year
‘Mac’ing for an iPod
Experts give tips to help make the 2007 tax season smoother By Aleksandra Wojtalewicz Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
By ALINE LESSNER/Daily Titan Staff Photographer
Pucker Up - Stephanie Nicols and Monica Hall, 20, assume the position during the “Kiss Your iPod” contest on Wednesday. Teams had to outlast one another by holding their lips to an iPod Nano box. The pair won the second round of the competition and each got an iPod Nano.
One Long Kiss, Two New iPods By Lauren McKinney
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Titan Shops sponsored two “Kiss Your iPod” contests Wednesday in front of the bookstore as part of a Valentine’s Day promotion. The first contest started at 9:30 a.m. with eight participants. The contest required the contestants to pair up into teams and kiss an iPod for as long as possible. The winning pair would each receive an iPod Nano. Graphic design majors Cassie Dubar, 21, and Tris Huffnagle, 25, were the first team to arrive.
“We’re going to win no matter how long it takes,” Dubar said. “We have been practicing, so we’re pretty confident.” Each pair had to stand across from one another while making sure their feet did not cross a line and both lips had to be on the iPod at all times. Additionally, they could not use hands to hold up the iPod. The first team dropped the Nano 10 minutes into the contest and the winning couple, Dunbar and Huffnagle, took home the prize after 20 minutes. “I knew we were going to win,” Huffnagle said. “We were using our hands to communicate when it
started slipping and we ended up champions.” Titan Shops had a similar contest last semester where students had the chance to win an iMac computer by kissing the box the computer was stored in. Derek Tobias, an Apple computer representative, said that after a few hours went by, the contestants had to play Simon Says in order to eliminate people. “We’re not expecting this contest to last as long as the last one,” said Angie Dulay, department manager for the Titan Shops. “It seems like SEE IPOD - PAGE 3
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Update on CSUF Murder Suspect University documents subpoenaed in murder case of 4-year-old son By Adam Levy
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Gideon Walter Omondi, the Cal State Fullerton student accused of drowning his 4-year-old son Richard, appeared in the Orange County Superior Court in Fullerton Tuesday for a pre-trial deposition. The proceeding enabled the prosecution and defense to exchange information pertinent to the case.
The engineering major turned himself into Fullerton Police Department at 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 10, 2006. He allegedly told authorities he OMONDI had drowned his son earlier in the evening. Officers dispatched to Omondi’s Fullerton apartment found the youngster’s lifeless body tucked into his bed. Appearing before Judge Roger B. Robbins, Omondi was represented by Orange County Deputy Public Defender Arlene Speiser. The 35-
year-old Kenyan remained in the courtroom holding cell throughout the proceedings. “Basically we set pre-trial to make sure the defense has the correct information,” said Senior Deputy District Attorney Steve McGreevy in a phone interview. Mcgreevy said the meeting was a way for the sides to debrief each other on evidence germane to the upcoming trial. Subpoenaed documents from the CSUF Children’s Center were received and placed in the court file in January. McGreevy said he could not comment on the content of the documents. Omondi came to the United
April is approaching, and April showers are not the only storms that rain down on students at this time of the year. Filing taxes hover over students as they prepare to flood the post office to mail their tax returns. This year, students have two additional days to file taxes. The Internal Revenue Service is extending the date for filing 2006 tax returns to April 17 because April 15 falls on a Sunday and April 16 is Emancipation Day, a legal holiday in the District of Columbia. The holiday celebrates the signing of the Emancipation Act by Abraham Lincoln in 1862. Under a federal statute, District of Columbia holidays affect the whole nation. Although the current tax instructions state to file taxes by April 16, they were printed before the IRS realized its mistake. Even though the due date is extended, IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson said in a written statement that the IRS encourages taxpayers to get a jump-start on their taxes to ensure that enough time is allocated to accurately prepare their tax returns. For some Cal State Fullerton students, the additional two days will not make a difference on their tax filing. “I file for financial aid so I have to file my taxes by March,” said bio-
chemistry major Tabitha Lowry, 23. Yet the last day to send in tax returns is “still the busiest day of the year as far as letter mail and traffic congestion” at the post office, said Richard Maher, U.S. Postal Service spokesperson for Southern California. The extension “might have a slight affect,” said Maher, “[because] people like to wait till the last minute.” The U.S. Postal Service will work with local police departments to try to ease traffic congestion at the post office. To avoid any problems that might arise with sending taxes, Maher advises students to make sure their postal site collects letters until midnight. “Do not go to the neighborhood blue postal box because the collection time might not be until the next morning,” said Maher. He also recommends writing the return address on the envelope and using the envelopes provided by the IRS. “Make sure you also have enough postage,” said Maher. “If you have a lot of papers [in the envelope], add more postage.” Yet the traffic congestion is “certainly not like years past due to technology,” said Maher, “About 70 percent of people file electronically.” When opting to file electronically, tax professionals can send a person’s tax return electronically, or one can send his or her own taxes electronically from home, using software programs such as TurboTax or TaxCut. Software like TurboTax guides users through the return step-by-step and asks easy-to-understand ques SEE TAX - PAGE 3
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States a year ago on a student visa. Aside from a few traffic violations, he had no criminal record before turning himself into custody – he has been held at the Orange County Jail since. Omondi’s next scheduled appearance in court comes March 23 for a preliminary hearing. McGreevy indicated that Omondi will be charged under “lying-in-wait” circumstances, which could bring a harsher sentence. He said the decision whether to seek the death penalty will likely be made in “the next few weeks.” When asked how long he anticipated the legal wheels to turn, McGreevy said, “This isn’t a case that’s going to settle anytime soon.”
Behind the Scenes of Performing Arts Center By Christin Davis
For the Daily Titan
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Planning lasted nearly two decades for the new Performing Arts Center at Cal State Fullerton and since opening in January 2006, the venue has dramatically altered the arts community at CSUF. Jerry Samuelson, dean of the College of the Arts, said the new Performing Arts Center “has made a tremendous impact on the quality of
programs in the theater, dance and music departments. Our students, for the first time, have facilities to match their hard work and discipline. The faculty feels this venue has elevated the students’ performance capabilities and see the quality continuing to go up.” Initial phases for the project began in 1992, according to Mike Smith, CSUF Director of Design and Construction, with a recommended 1,200-seat facility by the California State University Board
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of Trustees. Later redesigned into four discipline-specific performance venues, the project cost $48.5 million, which Smith said came predominantly from state funds as well as over $2 million from community donors. Known for innovative architectural and acoustical design, Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates (HHPA) was selected to design the new center. In October of 2006, Pfeiffer Partners Inc., as they are known, and the CSUF Performing Arts Center were
selected for an award for education design from the Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada in conjunction with the American Institute of Architects California Council. Located on the west side of California State University Fullerton’s campus, the 109,000-square-foot Performing Arts Center is home to four performance venues, rehearsal
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From Page 1 this contest is harder because the Nano is a lot smaller than the computer box.” More students were present for the second contest at 11:30 a.m. More than a dozen pairs participated and six remained after seven minutes. The last two couples battled for 35 minutes when child and adolescent development major Lisa Stephens and her boyfriend By Aline lessner/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Danny Green, 19, dropped their NANO NANO - Lisa Stephens and her boyfriend, Danny Gerten finsihed second in the Kiss an iPod contest Nano. “We started Stephanie Nichols and Monica Hall, moving and the Nano just slipped 20, hugged after the contest ended. out,” Stephens,20, said. “We wanted “I always wanted a Nano, but to do something fun for Valentine’s they are too expensive,” Nichols, a Day and we have never done any- liberal studies major, said. “And now thing like this before. It was a lot of I have one.” fun.” Both contests lasted less than one The winning team, 21-year old hour.
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community and viability for our performing arts,” said CSUF prorooms, dressing rooms, a recording fessor of dance Gladys Kares. “The studio, a musical theater rehearsal students have improved in all areas hall, dance studios, costume and of performance; they have a different scene shops. sense of professionalism.” The total seating capacity of 1,250 Learning scales, intervals, triads is broken into four performance-spe- and their inversions, harmonization, cific venues, includoral communicaing the acoustically tion of literature designed Meng and the art of theConcert Hall, with The students have ater, CSUF students 800 seats, the 250- improved in all areas use the space to imseat thrust-stage of performance; they prove their craft. Young Theatre with A full schedule floor and balcony have a different sense of upcoming events seating on three of perfessionalism. is available at www. sides to allow more– Gladys Kares fullerton.edu/arts/ intimate theatrical Dance Professor events and includes viewing, the Hallperformances and berg Theatre, built showcases such as in the black box tra“Photographicaliliditional style with flexible seating for cious,” a contemporary photograup to 150 people and the McGarvey phy exhibit through February, the Family Dance Studio which can seat Shakespearean drama “Richard III,” 50 for individual dance recitals as beginning March 2 and the Univerwell as classroom instruction. sity Symphony orchestra with the St. “This Performing Arts Center Petersburg String Quartet and Unigives the campus visibility in the versity Singers on March 4.
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Tax: season coming up From Page 1 tions, according to the TurboTax guide. The program then puts the answers onto IRS-approved forms, allowing the user to send the form through the post office or electronically. According to the IRS Web site, 73 million tax returns were e-filed in 2006, 20 million were filed from home computers.
Filing electronically ensures that a person’s tax information arrives quickly and is secure, according to the IRS Web site. But some students are not so sure. “I do my taxes with my dad at home, but I send them in through the mail,” said liberal studies major Brittany Even, 19. “My dad thinks it won’t go through electronically. He’s old-fashioned.”
Arboretum Provides Perfect Place to Escape From it All The university’s garden is a peaceful place to relax or spend time unwinding By Adam Elmahrek
For the Daily Titan news@dailytitan.com
Thrashing chords of Guns ‘N’ Roses’ “Welcome to the Jungle” hark out from the louder-than-life speaker setup at Goodwin Field. Just across the way, along with a piece of almost every recognizable habitat on Earth, a calmer slice of the jungle finds its home. “The loud music doesn’t bother me at all,” said Nancy McGowan, a Fullerton resident and frequent visitor to the Arboretum.“I just tune it out, I live in my own world here.” The Arboretum is nestled between the Residence Halls and Goodwin Field. It offers visitors a chance to escape the world they live in and enter a new one. A student coming from the Quad could enter from the side. A green turnsty with a metallic
top that looks like the Jolly Green flective one that shows the overGiant’s cigarette lighter guards the hanging tree scene. way in. Couples relax and picnic at the Upon entering, there are three bank of the reflective pond. They paths to choose from. These paths feed the ducks and can enjoy unare only an illusion and swallow disturbed alone time. the visitor. McGowan noticed certain feaThe view to the outside world is tures of the Arboretum only a nablocked. Endless inter-penetrating ture lover like her could notice. She route choices confront the person pointed out how the gingko tree’s immediately after. golden leaves carpet the ground Each one bears absolutely no and ripple over like a shiny loosely likeness in fauna to the other. knit quilt. The fences all around are covered The sign next to the Bodhi tree by green gangly says it’s legendary dreadlocks that for enlightenhiss and crackle. ment and peace. I waited patiently There are innuMcGowan said merable sights to every day for that leaf. she visited the stop and look at When it fell, my husBodhi tree every while wandering band framed it on the day from the time through. A gallant it was planted stream draped by wall. and meticulously – Nancy McGowan scrutinized each lush pine limbs Arboretum Visitor leaf. She said flows into a pond. A 19th-century she determined house lives out precisely which its twilight years, would be the first frequented mostly by ducks, and to depart its spiritual body. a sausage tree gets pollinated by “I waited patiently every day for bats. that leaf. When it fell my husband McGowan said the Arboretum framed it on the wall, but then the boasts two ponds, including a re- dog ate it,” she said.
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Freshmen Katie Dowd said she loves how she can walk 20 feet from where she lives and be in another world. “I love parks, always have, and this one is the closest,” Dowd said. The Arboretum was founded on Oct. 25, 1979, under a joint powers agreement between the city of Fullerton’s redevelopment agency and CSFU, said rboretum Director Gregory T. Dyment. One of the larger specimens of the Arboretum is the ombu tree, with its massive trunk and curvaceous branches. “If God were a tree,” McGowan said, “He would be the ombu.” Other non-living decor enlivens the Arboretum. A wax leaf privet of a Brontosaurus stands shrieking at the sky. There’s also Dr. Smith’s mustard-yellow house. It was built in 1894 and then restored and dedicated in 1976. “It really makes you wonder what or who or how this could all have been created.” McGowan said. Just a short walk away at the Arboretum is a sliver of Nature’s glory. Just look at the Sausage tree.
Campus Art is Cold, Sweet, Naked By Danielle perry
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
If you’ve ever had the urge to rub David’s butt, go ahead. He won’t mind. He’s made of marble. Legend has it, rubbing the butt of the “Fallen David” sculpture sprawled in pieces on the lawn near the Library will bring you good luck on finals. And if you want to graduate with honors, just toss a penny into Richard Turner’s “Wall Gazing Gallery” in the central courtyard of the Visual Arts Center. Yes, there’s more than meets the eye to those crazy sculptures you pass on your way to class each week. Over 30 sculptures grace the hills and walkways of campus, and each involves a unique story. Don Laderberg, art professor since 1968, recalls one of his most memorable experiences with “Fallen David” when a group of blind children took a tour of campus and used
their hands, rather than their eyes, to see the beauty of the sculpture. Laderberg, who is responsible for bringing “Fallen David to campus, also gave CSUF’s “Double-Scoop Ice Cream Cone” located at the entrance of the Visual Arts Center. Its original flavors were strawberry and mint, said Art Director Mike McGee. “Double Scoop Ice Cream Cone,”which was originally built for and used in front of a local ice cream shop in the 1970s, has featured many flavors over the years. It currently takes the popular classics of chocolate and vanilla, thanks to College of the Arts dean Jerry Samuelson, said McGee. Fraternity boys are well known for vandalizing the popular piece “Lemonade” by artist Jay S. Willis located to the west of the Pollak Library. Traditionally, fraternities paint it a different color during Rush Week every fall. The sculpture is then repainted its original yellow color later in the
year. “I like the traditions with the sculptures that have been here so long,” McGee said. “It seems like they’ve always been here.” Sculptures like these have been collected through the determined efforts of CSUF’s staff and Art Alliance since the 1960s. Many of the sculptures have been donated by the artists themselves or purchased by the Art Alliance over the years. From wood to wax to a pyramid of decomposing sandbags, CSUF housess a wide variety of art. McGee feels the pieces serve an important purpose here. The sculptures “help make [the campus] interesting, engaging and thought provoking,” he said. There are even four pieces made by CSUF alumni and several by CSUF staff. One of the latest sculptures added to the collection, “In Direction,” created by alumnis Derek Parker and Jason Chakravarty, was recently
installed last year. A favorite piece among students is the “Wall Gazing Gallery,” where people have even been married, McGee said. Anna Coria, a freshman at CSUF said during her first semester she liked to go to the “Wall Gazing Gallery” on sunny days and listen to the water fall and pretend it was raining. She said she doesn’t know much about these pieces but realizes their importance to students. “In a way most of them symbolize something,” Coria said. “They can be completely profound to one person and to others, be just pieces of metal sticking out of the ground.” Next time you rush past the abandoned bow of the Sea Bee sticking straight out of the ground north of the Library, or notice Stanislav Szulkalski’s 1914 sculpture “Imploration,” whose body twists in an almost torturous way at the east entrance to the Visual Arts Center, stop. Think about it.
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NATIONAL NEWS Drill Sergeant Taken Off Duty for Bearing her Goods SAN ANTONIO (AP) - An Air Force drill sergeant who posed nude for Playboy magazine has been removed from active duty, she and the Air Force said Wednesday. Michelle Manhart, who appeared in a six-page spread in Playboy’s February issue, said she got word Friday that she was removed from “extended active duty” and was also told that she was demoted from staff sergeant to senior airman. “I’m disappointed in our system,” Manhart told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “They went too far with it.”
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LOCAL NEWS OC Jury Indicts 18 in Phony Medicare Claims LOS ANGELES (AP) - Doctors and others filed phony Medicare claims that bilked the government out of more than $12 million, according to charges filed Wednesday. A federal grand jury in Orange County returned indictments accusing 18 people of billing the government for respiratory therapy for Southern California patients services that either were not needed or never performed, the U.S. attorney’s office said in a statement.
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HOLLIS, N.H. (AP) - A house painter accused of taking a $7,000 diamond engagement ring from the condo he was working at apparently swallowed the evidence during a break from questioning at the police station - and it was caught on tape, police said Tuesday. Kenny Narron, 44, of Richlands, N.C., was charged with theft and falsifying evidence. Doctors had to perform emergency surgery to get the 1.2-carat ring out. Narron was arraigned from his hospital bed.
BONDO, Switzerland (AP) Local officials said Monday they are considering the construction of a giant mirror to light up this mountain village with 198 residents who are deprived of sunlight for three months each year. The project would help illuminate parts of the southeastern Swiss town of Bondo that lie so deep in the Bregaglia Valley they do not receive any sunlight between December and February, said mayor Renzo Giovanoli, confirming a report in the daily Suedostschweiz.
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TODAY ASI Thursday Concert 12 to 1 p.m. at the TSU Pub. Free “Glow” Bowling Thursdays 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the TSU International Coffee Break 11.30 am at MJ’s Espresso
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FRIDAY EWP Orientation 1 to 2 p.m.: The University Testing Center and the Univers ity Board in Writing Proficiency invite students to attend a free workshop designed to help in preparation for the EWP. Last names beginning with the letters A through L, meet in MH-238. Last names beginning with the letters M through Z, meet
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INTROSPECT Heritage, Ancestry and
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Historic NotesAbdul-Salaam Muhammad performs with an African flute during the Aquarium of the Pacific’s African Heritage Festival on Feb. 10 and 11.
The fifth annual African Heritage Festival featured art, dancing and music By Kristina Junio
Photos By Carlos Delgado/Daily Titan Staff Photographer
Daily Titan Staff Writer introspect@dailytitan.com
Upon entering the Aquarium of the Pacific last weekend, visitors were drawn to much more than just fish. The sound of drums filled the aquariums halls and young dancers dressed in purple, white, yellow, orange and blue traditional African clothing were dancing to the beat. People in the crowd swayed side-to-side while clapping to the rhythm. Those brave enough to join the dancers at the end of their performance were invited to learn some of the dances themselves. The Aquarium of the Pacific hosted its fifth annual African Heritage Festival Feb. 10 and 11 to celebrate the traditions and diversity of African cultures. The festival featured an array of live entertainment including African American storytellers, dance troupes, musicians, interactive drum circles, a hip-hop performance and the LA LA Mardi Gras Second Liners. One of the dance troupes, called Dinke Ani Dimosou, attracted more than a 150 people while performing a West African dance. The women in the group danced as the men provided the beat on drums called Djembe and Dundun. The performers, between the ages of six and 17, wore traditional African clothing. “[The dancers] were great, they have a lot of enthusiasm and lots of energy. And the little drummer boys are just fabulous,” said spectator Micki Arinsberg.
Top - Dancers (from left) Jahanna Blunt, Asha Cyrs and Jericah Johnson perform a dance as drummers (from left) Raymond Evans, Kwesi Williams and Jelani Blunt play in the West African tradition. Above - Traditional West African dolls line a booth during the Festival. The group performs throughout the year but mostly around Kwanzaa and Black History Month, said Jahanna Blunt, a dancer in the group. “It’s wonderful that the kids love doing it,” said Jahanna’s mother, Jane Blunt. “They’re comfortable sharing it at home and in front of a crowd.” In addition to the live entertainment was an ongoing exhibit titled “Life and Times of an American People.” The exhibit consisted of three parts: “Forgotten Images” by David McLucas, “Truth-Brary History and Beyond” by Charles Byrd and Abdul-Salaam Muhammad and “The Carver Museum of California.” “Forgotten Images” is a collection of African-American artifacts and memorabilia from the late 1700s to the 1900s. Some items include slave shackles, a book of poetry, sheet music written by former slaves and
black caricatures like Aunt Jemima cookie jars and Bamboozles. McLucas also had items displayed that were once intended to degrade African-Americans. One product, called Gold Dust, was used to make a person appear whiter. “The purpose [of displaying these items] is to educate adults, young adults and children to never forget the past because things were a lot harder back then. Really rough and really hard but people still succeeded,” McLucas said. “Today there’s not that kind of pressure and I want kids to know if they think today is hard it is not, there is no comparison.” The Truth-Brary exhibit is a collection of original African masks, statues, brass works, artifacts, books, photographs and other collectibles. The main feature of the exhibit is the collection from the George Washington Carver Museum of California. The museum, which was founded by Frank D. Godden in 1940, consists of rare photographs, drawings, memorabilia, letters, books, newspaper articles and other items relating to George Washington Carver. The museum’s curator, Abdul-Salaam Muhammad, was there to educate and inform any passerby about the photographs and paintings. All items were displayed on tables with McLucas, Byrd and Muhammad standing close by to explain the history, significance and purpose of each item to those who wanted to learn more. Tony B. Conscious from Los Angeles entertained the crowd with his hip-hop performance while educating onlookers with African-American history. He warmed up with an acapella percussion known as beat boxing. He explained that beat boxing originated when Africans got SEE HERITAGE - PAGE 5
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Heritage: Dance, Drums, History From Page Four their hands cut off for playing instruments, so they started to make beats by making different sounds with their mouths. He also recited two of his poems about the oppression of AfricanAmericans in America and their desire to be free. “[People] need to think about the black holocaust, just because we don’t scream everyday we’ve suffered more injustice, more abuse and more genocide than anyone else on this planet,” said Conscious. “Our story and our history has been purposely omitted, purposely overlooked and purposely denied.” Onlooker Joanna Matos attended the festival with her husband. She said her favorite part was the interactive drum circle because as seniors they can still keep up with the rhythm. “[The aquarium] is really bringing culturally enriched entertainers not commercial ones,” Matos said. “The entertainers touch your heart more because they’re really passionate about their history.” In the midst of the entertainment, the aquarium took time to award Jesse Johnson with the African Heritage Award to honor and recognize his dedicated service throughout Southern California communities. Johnson, originally from New Orleans, is assistant executive director of the LA LA Organizing Committee and chair of the scholarship program. He also served as president of the Midnight Basketball League from 2000 to 2006 and coordinated a cultural enrichment trip and tournament to Washington D.C., said Peter Martineau, the Aquarium of the Pacific’s marketing coordinator and
Art History- A traditional West African sculpture sits in front of a booth during the Aquarium of the Pacific’s African Heritage Festival. coordinator of the African Heritage Festival. Johnson has worked with the city of Long Beach for the past 27 years and is currently the city’s diversity and economic opportunity officer. “Every year [the festival] is growing and becoming better so I’m really interested to see what will happen in the future,” said Martineau. He said he has already gotten several requests from people to perform at next year’s festival. Festival attendee Sheba Gillis said she was not disappointed with the event this year. “The festival is wonderful and I come every year,” said Gillis. “The best part of it is the entertainment, the African drummers and now the Mardi Gras Second Liners. The entertainment is always great.”
Photos By Carlos Delgado/Daily Titan Staff Photographer
Above - Children’s storyteller Jahana Blunt performs in the West African tradition. Left - Charlie (left) and Bryce Weinberger do traditional West African arts and crafts. Along with storytelling and arts and crafts, festival guests were entertained with dancers, drumers, poetry and artifacts from several museums.
Educating Students About Racism One Class at a Time By Daralyn Schoenewald Daily Titan Staff Writer
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There are still forms of racism prevalent in today’s society, according to Afro-Ethnic Studies professor Lezlee Hinesmon- Matthews. “Racism is the unfair treatment of a racial group … treating that group as intellectually, culturally or socially inferior,” she said. Matthews, who teaches a class on the history of racism for the AfroEthnic Studies Department, says that she tries to show non-minority students how racism touches everyone’s life. Even though a non-minority person may not consider themself to be racist, they may still benefit from racist practices, she said. “We try to show students that they might not be guilty of racism, but they are the beneficiary of racist practices that have infused society. That is what white privilege is,” Matthews said. Wacira Gethaiga, the chair of the department of Afro-Ethnic Studies, said when he first moved to Orange County, he had a difficult time finding a place to live in Fullerton because of the color of his skin. Even after finding an apartment in Fullerton, Gethaiga said he had restrictions placed on him that were not placed upon non-minority residents. There was a negligible amount of minorities in Fullerton back then, Gethaiga said. In the 1980s, Gethaiga and nearly 40 of his students visited the Red Onion restaurant. After eating dinner, he was barred from entering the nightclub. “People don’t see the problems
in racism, they only hear about it,” them,” he said. he said. “They told me I wasn’t old Gethaiga suggests students who enough and after I showed identifi- want to learn more about the history cation, they told me I wasn’t dressed of racism take the course offered by properly.” the Afro-Ethnic and Gethaiga pointAmerican Studies ed out a few white departments. males who had “Face to face been admitted even Face to face contact contact is one of though their attire is one of the most the most important was casual. important classroom classroom experiHe informed the ences you can have management that experiences you can when talking about he had been de- have when talking such vexing issues as nied entry into the about such vexing racism,” Matthews nightclub and the said. next week, a couple issues as racism. Cheryl Eber– Lezlee Hinesmon- ly, who works in hundred students Matthews the history room showed up to proAfro-Ethnic Studies Professor of the Santa Ana test at the Red Onion, Gethaiga said. Public Library, said “I wanted stustudents can view dents to know that newspaper articles these things are happening. Until we and pamphlets filed there regardfeel what others are feeling, we can- ing African Americans in Orange not understand how racism affects County.
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leg on Tuesday. “We are really banged up here and that’s no excuse,” Burton said. “[But with] Scott Cutley, I shouldn’t have even played him tonight.” Cutley shook off any possible doubts about missing game time in the future. “Whenever coach needs me I’m ready to play,” Cutley said. “I’ve played through pain before.” There was a definite buzz in the crowd whenever the Titans would do something good, or Long Beach would do something bad. Burton was disappointed that the Titans were unable to get a win for the fans. “We didn’t step up really for the crowd, and they never quit on us,” Burton said. “I feel really bad about that.” The late first half heroics were a wasted effort as Long Beach State went up as many as 20 in the second half, proving to be too much to handle. The Titans had their share of chances down the stretch. With 1:30 to go, the Titans brought the game within eight trailing 86-78 on a Cutley basket. The crowd tried to ride Brown’s back as he hit a trey on offense and drew a charge on the next play defensively. Unfortunately for the Titans, they had too many late game turnovers which translated into defeat for them. Burton gave Long Beach all the credit in the end and is disappointed with the current play of the Titans. “We got to shake our lineup a little bit,” Burton said. “I’m not happy with a couple guys in there.”
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It’s Wright State or Bust CSUF basketball looks to play well in a nationally televised game Saturday
February 15, 2007
Titan Baseball Gets off to a Quick Start Despite First Loss BY STEVEN WALTERS
BY JASON KORNFELD
Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com
Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team is preparing to travel to Wright State in Dayton, Ohio, for their ESPNU Bracket Buster game on Saturday. The game will be nationally televised on ESPNU providing a great opportunity for national exposure. The Titans have only appeared on local television so far this season. “I think the exposure is going to be terrific,” CSUF Head Coach Bob Burton said. “I was really excited that our team put us in position to be the only conference school in the Big West to get a TV game.” The Titans will put their 18-6 overall record up against the 20-8 Wright State Raiders, a game that promises its share of challenges. “We are playing a really good team, they are leading their league and are really good,” Burton said. Even though the Titan’s have to travel all the way to Ohio, Burton thinks it is well worth it and it will be rewarding in the end. “The travel is going to be tough. It’s going to be a very, very, difficult thing,” Burton said. “But all in all, I think it’s a great opportunity for our players and a great experience.” Burton said the Bracket Busters were originally designed to give the mid-major schools more exposure. Other Southern California teams like UCLA have exposure on a national level. If a team is a bubble team for the NCAA tournament, a win in a Bracket Buster game can give that team the opportunity to get in the NCAA tournament. Traveling to Ohio will be a familiar experience for junior forward Scott Cutley. Cutley previously played for Kent State in Ohio, before transferring to Cal State Fullerton. “I’ve been talking to some people back there [in Ohio] to see if they
The Cal State Fullerton baseball team’s five-game winning streak ended on Sunday after a balk call in the ninth inning of their game against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The Titans (5-1) took the first two games against the Rebels (45) behind strong starting pitching from Wes Roemer and Jeff Kaplan. Roemer improved to 2-0 while Kaplan picked up his first win of the season. A balk played a large part in the first game of the three game series as well. Jake Vasquez broke a 3-3 tie after the Rebels reliever Adam Moser balked with runners on second and third. Pinch hitter Nick Mahin then hit a one-out double that scored John Curtis and gave the Titans a 5-3 lead. After Roemer pitched eight strong innings, Titans Head Coach George Horton handed the ball over to Dustin Birosak in the ninth. After an error let the leadoff runner on, the Rebels manufactured a run to cut the lead to 5-4. However, Birosak was able to settle down and get the next two batters to end the game. The second game of the series was less dramatic as the Titans rolled to a 13-4 victory. Vasquez did most of the work for the Titans as he went 3-for-5 with four RBIs and his first career home run. “The night before I didn’t have a good game,” Vasquez said. “I tried not to do too much. He threw me a first pitch fastball and I kept my swing short.” Vasquez has 10 hits in 27 at-bats on the year for a .370 batting average. On the season the senior Texas A&M transfer has one home run and five RBIs. The scoring started early and often for the Titans as they scored
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By CArlos delgado/Daily Titan Staff Photographer UP HIGH – The Titans’ Andrew Green takes a shot against Long Beach State. can make it out to the game,” Cutley said. “It should be fun to go back there, but either way we just want to go out there and get a ‘W.’” The prospect of playing on national television could negatively affect some players or teams. Cutley doesn’t see that as being a problem. “We’ve played on TV a couple of times locally and we’re used to that,” Cutley said. “I think we’re a better team with the pressure on.” Last year, the Titans played host to Eastern Washington for a nonconference game but the game wasn’t televised. CSUF senior point guard Bobby
Brown is excited for the game. “It’s a great opportunity to go against another team that is doing well in their conference,” Brown said. “I’ve wanted to play on ESPN since I’ve been a freshman here.” With the season winding down, the Titans have their own concerns in their conference as they battle neck and neck for first place seeding in the Big West. “I think that we are like anybody else in the league, we can finish anywhere from first to fourth or fifth,” Burton said. “It’s going right down to these next four or five weeks and who can really play well.”
four runs in the first inning, three in the second and three more in the fourth. Kaplan allowed only one run in five innings pitched to get the win for the Titans. The Rebels got some revenge; however, in the finale. The two teams combined for 22 runs and 30 hits in a wild finish. Blake Gailen led the way for the Rebels as he went 5-for-5 with five RBIs, including a three-run homer. After the Titans took an 11-10 lead in the top half of the ninth, Horton looked to Bryan Harris to finish the sweep. However, after getting the first two Rebels out Harris gave up three straight singles to let the tying run in and set up the balk. On the next batter the umpire ruled that Harris did not come set, bringing in the game-winning run. Harris did not recall if he came set or not. “I can’t remember,” Harris said. “It was in the heat of the moment.” Horton agreed with the call, but felt that the umpire should had let the players decide the outcome of the game. “It’s a tough way to lose, but it was the proper call,” Horton said. “I said before on a game that we won that way that I wished the umpire would have not made that call.” While the loss was tough to swallow, Horton has still been impressed with his team. “We are encouraged. We have been swinging the bat well and have handled more parts of the game in a positive way than I had expected,” Horton said. The Titans will continue play this weekend as they take on the University of Arizona at Goodwin Field Friday night at 7 p.m.
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SPORTS
Titans Unable to Get Past Long Beach State I M O
BY Jaime
BY JASON KORNFELD
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A game that had the potential to bring the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team Valentine’s Day happiness, ended in heartbreak as the Titans fell to Long Beach State 9484 ending their 15 home-game win streak in front of 2,614 at the Titan Gym Wednesday night. The Long Beach State-Cal State Fullerton rivalry was back in full swing as Long Beach state supporters started chanting before the game even started. Titan fans were quick to rebut the Long Beach fans, and the Titans had a rare turnout as the stands were packed. The Titans were slow out of the gate and they fell behind the 49ers early 13-4 with only a few minutes played. The Titans were down 14 in the first half but rallied to bring the deficit to four at halftime. Titan Coach Bob Burton spoke of the difficulties the Titans had: “They were putting a lot of pressure on our perimeter guy so we tried to establish some kind of inside attack,” Burton said. “They are really good. I was really impressed with them and not very impressed with us.” Titan point guard Bobby Brown kept the Titans in the game early by scoring 16 points in the first half. Brown finished with 36 points while shooting 13-24 from the field, four assists, five rebounds, but had five turnovers. “We dug our self too big of a hole to come back,” Brown said. “When you dig yourself that big of a hole and try to score and get stops, it’s hard.” 49ers head coach Larry Reynolds gave his assessment of Brown’s effort: “I thought Bobby had a tremendous game, and I thought we made
Titan Softball Looks to Build On Win Titan Media Relations Cal State Fullerton senior righthander Candice Baker scattered three hits and struck out nine on the day while juniors Katie Gollhardt and Jessica Doucette each drove in runs to power the Titans past No. 4 Northwestern, 2-0, in the final day of play at the Kajikawa Classic hosted by Arizona State on Sunday morning. The win ended a three-game losing streak for Fullerton, which improved to 2-3 overall, winning its first and last games of the weekend. The Wildcats fell to 2-3 overall. Cal State Fullerton returns to the field next weekend as the Titans take part in the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic hosted by UNLV in Las Vegas. Fullerton opens on Friday against Portland State at 9 a.m. and Hawaii at noon.
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By CArlos delgado/Daily Titan Staff Photographer SNATCHED AWAY – Cal State Fullerton’s Frank Robinson steals the ball from Long Beach State’s Kejuan Johnson. him work for most of his points,” Reynolds said. Coach Burton was concerned about the Titan’s injury problems
because guard Marcus Crenshaw was throwing up, guard Frank Robinson had a bad hamstring injury, and forward Scott Cutley almost broke his
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- Cal State Fullerton [18-6 overall, 8-4 Big West] was defeated by rival Long Beach State 94-84 on Wednesday night. The Titans now travel back East to play in a nationally television [ESPNU] bracket buster on Saturday against Wright State.
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After a winning five of their last six games Cal State Fullerton goes to UC Irvine to take on the Anteaters on tonight, beginning at 7 p.m. Titan senior forward Charlee Underwood was named Player of the Week by the Big West. She notched a pair of double-doubles in home wins against Pacific and Cal State Northridge.
Baseball - The No. 12 ranked Titans [5-1 overall] returns to play at Goodwin Field beginning Friday night as they host a three-game set against Arizona.
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Brutal. Cal State Fullerton’s loss to Long Beach State, at home no less, on Wednesday was simply brutal. Statistically they didn’t get beat all that bad, but on the court they were manhandled. From beginning to end, Long Beach State dominated, cementing themselves as the team to beat in the Big West Conference with a 94-84 win at Titan Gym. “As soon as the ball went up, they controlled [the game] until the end,” Titans Head Coach Bob Burton said. The 49ers jumped out to a 21-7 lead and held on to the win. The Titans (18-6, 8-4) made a couple of close runs at Long Beach’s lead, but were never in it. “It was just a matter of holding on,” Long Beach State Head Coach Larry Reynolds said of the rest of the game. The loss all but assures the 49ers (18-6, 9-2) the No. 1 seed in next months Big West Tournament. An unlikely scenario in which Long Beach loses their remaining three conference games, and CSUF wins their remaining two, will prevent it. “And that’s not going to happen,” Burton told reporters after the game. The Titans are now fighting for the No. 2 seed with Santa Barbara, which also lost on Wednesday, 8670, to Cal Poly. The No. 2 seed in the tournament will get first round, and second round byes. They are treated equally, in terms of byes, as the team with the No. 1 seed. The Titans will host Santa Barbara next Thursday at 7:05 p.m.
“And that [game] is probably going to be bigger than the Long Beach game,” Burton said. It will be, but even the prospect of still being in good position to advance to the NCAA tournament wasn’t enough to smooth the sour taste the Titans had after losing to Long Beach. The loss, the sixth consecutive in three years to their rivals, raises all sorts of questions about the Titans ability to play against the best in their conference. Are the Titans good enough to win a big game when it matters? Does Long Beach own Fullerton? If the Titans were to play the 49ers in the Big West Tournament, would they flee, or would they fight? Many of the Titans are looking to get back at Long Beach State. “I want to play them again tomorrow,” a disappointed Bobby Brown said. Do they even want to play Long Beach again? “We definitely do,” Scott Cutley said. “Hopefully we can learn from this and go on to win a game when it matters, in the Big West Tournament and advance to the NCAA Tournament.” I hope so too. Titan fans have been waiting since 1978 – 29 years – to go back to the Big Dance. There was hope that this could be the year heading into the game, but now? I don’t know. Brutal.
Jaime Cardenas’ columns appear every Thursday jcar@csu.fullerton.edu