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Thursday February 22, 2007
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Obama Speaks in L.A.
Advocate for the Students
Presidential hopeful meets with voters in Crenshaw Complex
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simply irresistible - Vice President of Student Affairs, Robert Palmer is known for his student-first mentality in the board room; The administra-
tor has vigilantly fought to better students’ educational inconveniences.
Vice President Palmer Fights for Students on Executive Level New York native strives to protect student rights at Cal State Fullerton By GRACE LEE
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Cal State Fullerton’s Vice President of Students Affairs, Robert Palmer is revered by students and peers alike. “He’s very sensitive, easy to talk
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to and a good listener,” said Ellen encouraged him and his siblings to Shaw, Palmer’s administrative assis- shoot for the stars. tant. “He has a “My mother sense of humor was optimistic, and tells great upbeat and enI think I have the best jokes.” couraged us to Born and do the best we job in the world. raised in Bufcould possibly falo, New York, do,” Palmer said. – George Horton Palmer grew up Palmer later Titans Baseball Head Coach in poverty like found himself at many families Indiana Univerin his neighborsity as an underhood. Yet despite graduate student their struggles, his mother always studying art. He continued his stud-
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The only Presidential candidate boasting a Kenyan father and a Kansan mother, a best-selling book about The Audacity of Hope ( which he admits is an idea he stole from his pastor) and less than one term in the Senate, attracted thousands of voters Tuesday at the Rancho Cienega Sports Complex in Crenshaw. Police officers, fire trucks and a helicopter secured the scene for the black, white, brown and yellow Democrats who, packed themselves into several basketball courts, curious to see what makes this candidate who he is. They held pre-made signs: “No More Drama, We Want Obama” and “Stop Bush Trauma, Vote for Obama.” The well-dressed, enthusiastic and initially patient crowd was directed onto the courts at 1 p.m., only to learn Obama would not arrive for several more hours. Before their arrival, photographers, cameramen and reporters had already created a backdrop for the burgeoning scene. Members of Cal State Fullerton’s Middle Eastern Student Society and Muslim Student Association volunteered at the event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Some of those students belong to the Facebook.com “Barack Obama” support group. “Why is Britney Spears in the news?” asked one L.A. resident, Beth Brown, who said she had not seen enough coverage of
ies in the graduate program for his master’s in College and Personnel Administration. He described his experience in college as a great time in life. “It’s where you make life-long friends and have unique experiences; at the same time you’re preparing for your chosen career,” he said. After graduate school, he earned his doctorate degree in higher education at the State University of New SEE PALMER - PAGE 3
It’s Just Gourd–geous By Yvonne Villarreal
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Two years ago, Cathy Corr received an unusual Christmas present from a close friend: a trash bag full of gourds. “I just mentioned how I admired my friend’s work, and the next thing you know, she shipped me a bag of gourds,” Corr said. A hobby was born. This past weekend Corr, a member of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Fullerton, shyly accepted compliments as onlookers admired her creations at the church’s “Fair of Sharing” event where parishioners gather to display their art. “It’s been encouraging because it gives me the idea that there is some talent there and that people enjoy them,” Corr said. Corr, of Buena Park, has designed
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nearly 200 gourds, each with a different theme, shape and name, from “Farm in the Mountain” to “Razzle Dazzle.” A gourd is a hollow shell of a fruit in the Cucurbitacea plant family – the same family as cucumbers. Often referred to as “nature’s pottery,” gourds were originally used for their utility as containers or vessels before clay or pottery. Their function has evolved to include resonating chambers in musical instruments, a recorder of events in time and, now, as a source for crafty artists. “For somebody that started just two years ago, she is doing extremely well,” said Terry Tarazon, who traveled nearly 80 miles from Bonsall to attend the fair. “Her designs are just beautiful.” Corr’s eclectic designs are inspired from a variety of resources: books, photographs, art, her travels and from small craft classes. The vibrant colors that radiate off the
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shells’ exteriors are painted with acrylics, watercolors, markers and shoe leather dyes. She took craft classes at Quail Gardens in Encinitas that introduced her to woodburning, a technique she said she loves to use in her designs. “When you woodburn, it smells like a camp fire,” Corr said. “It’s like existing with nature.” The 64-year-old said she was initially attracted to doing crafts with gourds because it doesn’t require too much artistic ability or creativity. “Almost anyone can do straight lines,” Corr said. “That’s all it is to me, a bunch of straight lines connected to create something beautiful.” Some of her designs feature elaborate leaves, wistful feathers, colorful skylines, homely villages and intricate geometric patterns. But her favorite illustration is of her grandparent’s quaint home in Illinois, with
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Painting- Cathy Corr makes a variety of decorative vases, jars and works of art out of gourds, a type of pumpkin-like vegetable, at her home. her grandfather’s shed nearby and a towering tree equipped with a swing that she struggled to make sway as a child. Corr, a former accountant manager, receives her abundant supply of gourds from the Wellborn Gourd Farm in Fallbrook, one of the largest suppliers of hard-shelled gourds in
For the record ISSUE DATE: In our Feb. 21, 2007 issue the Daily Titan inaccurately reported that Orangwood was a part of the Orange County Social Service Agency. Orangewood is a private non-profit organization.
the nation. A gourd is a hollow shell of a fruit in the Cucurbitacea plant family – the same family as cucumbers. Often referred to as “nature’s pottery,” gourds were originally used for their SEE GOURD - PAGE 3
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There may be a hidden danger lurking throughout the grounds of Cal State Fullerton’s campus, and its name is asbestos. Although many may not know of cancer-causing asbestos before, it is very much alive at CSUF. Being a naturally occurring fibrous mineral, asbestos was mined for its numerous functionalities years ago and made its way onto campus in the 1960s. Used in almost every aspect in the construction of a building, such as: floor tiles and adhesives, acoustic ceilings, drywall tapes, ceiling tiles, roofing materials and even air duct insulations, asbestos-containing materials were used throughout the campus’ various buildings. “Most of the materials they use in construction are in solid form. When it’s in solid form, no problem,” said Steven Kim, the associate coordinator of the Environmental Studies department. It was so widely used due to its flexibility, strength and resistance to fire, but the consequences of it were unknown. In 1978 asbestos was banned from production, still leaving remaining materials for use. Asbestos has the most chance of becoming harmful during construction and renovations at campus. The materials can become airborne when they are ripped out, leaving a person open to inhale the particles. “If the particles are small enough it will get trapped either in the alveoli or in any other part of the air passageway, and if someone is continually exposed to that it will cause scarring of the lung tissue or various tissues along that air passageway,” Kim said. “It’s a nasty way to experience cancer.” Asbestosis and lung cancers like mesothelioma can occur from long periods of exposure. Symptoms usually do not manifest themselves for a matter of 10 to even 15 years later. It just lays dormant, Kim said. “I’m not even a smoker someone might say, but why am I hacking like this? Perhaps 10 years ago or so he or she was exposed to high levels of asbestos, and that’s the first sign,” Kim said. Even though the asbestos can be found in over 20 facilities at CSUF from the mailroom to McCarthy Hall, it does not mean that there is cause for concern yet. “You don’t necessarily go through and remove material SEE ASBESTOS - PAGE 4
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Immigrant Families Being Held in Jail-Like Conditions WASHINGTON (AP) - Immigrant families, many with small children, are being kept in jail-like conditions in Texas and Pennsylvania, according to advocacy groups that say the Texas facility is inhumane and should be shut down. In a report being released Thursday, the groups seek the immediate closure of the T. Don Hutto Residential Center north of Austin, the Texas capital. The center, which opened in May, used to be a jail. The groups, Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children and Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services, based their findings on their members’ visits and interviews with detainees. At the Hutto site, a child secretly passed a visitor a note that read: “Help us and ask us questions,” the report said. The groups reported that many of the detainees cried during interviews.
YouTube Picks of the Day Title: 10 things I Hate about Commandments
Duration: 1:18 How we found it: Looking for hilarious Charlton Heston clips Summary: A comedy 3,000 years in the making! An awesome re-edit of the classic “Ten Commandments” film starring Charlton Heston. This edit is a mix of new music and clips spliced together to bring the classic movie completely out of context. The result is a trailer for a hilarious modern teen high school comedy. Starring Samuel L. Jackson as Principal Firebush (voice dubbed in from another film). Why you should watch it: It’s not only pure genius, it’s hilarious. -Orion Tippens
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Spears Checks Out Again; Federline Seeks Custody LOS ANGELES (AP) - As Britney Spears was checking out of rehab for the second time in a week Wednesday, her estranged husband was making plans to go to court amid a custody dispute over their two children. Kevin Federline and his lawyer were scheduled to appear at a downtown courthouse Thursday for an emergency hearing, Superior Court spokesman Allan Parachini told The Associated Press. It was not known what issue Federline planned to raise. Federline and Spears have two sons, 5-month-old Jayden James and 17month-old Sean Preston. “Our best information is he will be here; she won’t,” said Parachini. “But anything is possible.”
ON CAMPUS NEWS Former Chair of Foreign Language and Literature Dept. Dies LOCAL - Founding Chair of Cal State Fullerton’s foreign language and literature department, Gustave Bording Mathieu, died Feb. 16 of pneumonia, after a stroke at the age of 85. Serving six years as the chair of the department, Mathieu also worked as a professor earning CSUF’s highest honor - the Outstanding Professor Award in 1967. According to a statement given by CSUF public affairs Mathieu was born in Germany and raised in France. He moved to the United States in 1937 and served in the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain and Psychological Warfare divisions from 1942 to 1948. Mathieu was also an expert on Nazi propaganda.
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Title: Love JawsVideo 2 TitleMust of Todays Duration: 2:39 How we found it: While still looking for hilarious Charlton Heston clips Summary: Jaws, a family friendly film that warms your heart? That can only be another fantastic reedit from the same people who created “10 things I Hate about Commandments.” But this piece takes the movie Jaws way out of context as a “Free Willy” rip-off. The scenes and new music are mixed together to portray Jaws as the protagonist, the Roy Schneider’s character as his friend, and the hunters as the antagonists. Absolutely the best use of R Kelly’s “I believe I can fly” ever! Why you should watch it: Because Spielberg’s original film version misrepresents the shark. -Orion Tippens SEND US YOUR FAVORITE YOUTUBE VIDEOS; SEND TO NEWS@DAILYTITAN.COM
CAMPUS CALENDAR TODAY ASI Productions Concert 12 to 1 p.m. at the Titan Student Union Pub. VITA Tax Workshop 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.: The VITA Program offers free tax help for low-tomoderate income people who cannot prepare their own tax returns. Learn how the VITA Program works at College Park. Men’s Basketball vs. UC Santa Barbara 7 to 9 p.m. at the Titan Gymnasium. Free “Glow” Bowling Thursday 3 to 7 p.m. at the Titan Student
Union Underground. FRIDAY Baseball vs. UCLA 7 to 10 p.m. at Goodwin Field. CSUF students with current identification receive free admission. Adult general admission is $7. SATURDAY FYI: EWP Test Date Men’s Basketball vs. Cal Poly SLO 1 to 3 p.m. at the Titan Gymnasium. CSUF students with current identification receive free admission. Adult general admission is $8.
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Northbound and southbound I-5 closed from Artesia Blvd. to Beach Blvd. Use: Southbound- Artesia Blvd. exit, south Knott Ave. to east SR-91, east to southbound I-5. Northbound westbound SR-91 to northbound 605, north to I-5 Southbound I-5 Beach Blvd. on ramp Use: southbound Beach Blvd. to eastbound SR-91 on-ramp, merge to southbound I-5 Westbound SR-91 to northbound I-5 Connector Use: westbound SR-91 to northbound 605, north to I-5
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Goalie Bears All A University of Southern California hockey goalie put on a show, but it had nothing to do with stopping shots. Mickey Meyer rode his stick like a horse, dropped his bulky pants, mooned the crowd and slapped his buttocks during a game against Brigham Young University, police said. He was ejected and ticketed for lewdness, a misdemeanor, after an officer who was working security at the rink said he witnessed the scene Saturday. “I had my fill of these refs,” Meyer said on an Internet broadcast of the game, according to The Herald-Journal of Logan. It will be up to prosecutors whether to pursue a case against him.
Alternative Fuel ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A couple face drug charges after police say they found more than 150 pounds of pot in the gas tank of their pickup. According to federal investigators, the couple pulled into a Midas Shop complaining about fuel problems. A mechanic noticed
some suspicious weld marks on the gas tank and called the cops. Police say the tank had a secret compartment and marijuana probably had gotten mixed in with the gas.
Rescued From Porn OCONOMOWOC, Wis. - A man says he broke into an apartment with a cavalry sword because he thought he heard a woman being raped, but the sound actually was from a pornographic movie his upstairs neighbor was watching. “Now I feel stupid,” said James Van Iveren, who has been charged in the case. According to a criminal complaint, the neighbor told police that Van Iveren pounded on the door and kicked it open without warning Feb. 12, damaging the frame and lock. “Where is she?” Van Iveren demanded, thrusting the sword at the neighbor, the complaint said. “Where is she?” The neighbor told police Van Iveren insisting that he had heard a woman being raped. The complaint said that, with the sword pointed at him.
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Oh Geez Obeez City A new DVD game called less compelling than a tradi“Body Mechanics” was re- tional video game, since DVD cently released. Players help recorders aren’t exactly set up navigate through Obeez City to provide an engaging game and defeat nefarious forces of experience. fat and disease. No, “Body Mechanics” Yeah, it’s a little odd. is being marketed as a tool But the strangest thing is for parents. They’re the ones that somebuying the one, somegame, af...someone, some- ter all, and where is buying a DVD where is buying a DVD money talks. to help his or This kind her kid battle to help his or her kid of glib marobesity. A battle obesity. A DVD keting is DVD that the that the kid will play frustrating. kid will play This product on the couch. on the couch. is being proA DVD that duced for requires no an audience significant that can’t physical movement to play. buy it. It’s unable to meet any What’s next? Safe driving of its goals – entertainment tips in the back of a NASCAR and education – because it’s rule book? Maybe we’ll be in an improper format to do able to look up where to buy either. phone books and paper maps Moreover, it has to meet on the Internet. competing needs from chilAnd here’s the gist of the dren and adults that are at whole deal – this DVD isn’t cross-purposes. Kids, presumbeing marketed to kids, and ably, want to sit and play a it’s probably not trying its game. Adults want kids that darndest to be fun. A DVD won’t die of obesity-induced game, for those who don’t cardiac arrest at age 30. know, is little more than a The happy medium isn’t choose-your-own adventure producing a game that tells with a voiceover. It’s less com- kids to go outside and eat pelling than a movie, sacrific- healthy. The solution is to take ing a cohesive plot to give the the kids outside and teach player some control and it’s them to play real games.
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Restrictions on Mature Rated videogames is unnecessary by Orion Tippens
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
Fear “M rated” video games. They promote stupidity in politics. In the last two years, lawmakers in eight states attempted to pass laws that would restrict the sale of “M rated” video games to minors and punish retailers that did not comply. Such failed silliness included a Utah bill that would classify violent games as pornography and a Minnesota bill that would have the buyer fined. All of these laws have failed in court on the grounds that they are unconstitutional. Meanwhile, both California and Oklahoma have passed similar laws, currently being challenged in court. Sadly, a lot of time and money has been wasted on such a pointless controversy often highlighted by the media. Are violent video games harmful to children? Does it accelerate aggressive behavior? That’s hard to determine. Violent crime statistics in the U.S. have dropped and maintained a steady decline since 1994 according to U.S. Department of Justice. That was only two years after the release of “Mortal Kombat,” a game that gives the player the thrill of drawing gallons of blood from the enemy, followed by a decapitation. Since then more mature and violent games have been introduced to society including “Doom,” “Manhunt” and “Grand Theft Auto.” Perhaps our society needs more violent video games. Unfortunately, Democrats who fear losing the apple pie vote, often introduce these
laws. Many rationalize this by reminding us of the so-called “video game influence” of the Columbine massacre (ignoring the bad parenting), the “Hot Coffee” hidden sex game found in “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” or the other vile examples of “M rated” games on the market. Perhaps these politicians are reaching out to soccer moms, barbers, teachers and Mary Poppins. These targets do not understand the aesthetic value of an interactive fictional world built from imagination, the nontraditional storytelling elements or not recognize the artistic nature of sex and violence. Maybe these politicians hope to reach parents who are ignorant of the parental controls on the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. If parents would put aside their technophobia they would not need the government to help raise their children. Meanwhile, many adult gamers will have to buy their “filth” behind the counter, or show their identification while Harlequin romance novels and “Saw” sequels remain unchecked. And who is to say that “M rated” games are marketed toward children? The media? The only reason the “Grand Theft Auto” series sell so well is not the beat-the-prostitute-run-over-the-cop option, but the well-made interactive crime fantasy story it presents. Is “Grand Theft Auto” the next “Catcher in the Rye?” Is “Mortal Kombat” animated art? Are “Resident Evil” games selling because they are well written or do people enjoy killing zombies too much? Can children tell the difference between sensationalist garbage like “187 Ride or Die” and “Narc” or will they spend their money on the next “Zelda,” “Madden” or “Pokemon?” Sadly it seems only the people who play video games can truly answer those questions, and those who do not, present false assumptions, so fear violent video games.
know they had such a strict policy on the whole drinking thing. It isn’t a big surprise though, she has already opinion@dailytitan.com proven she has a problem with comCelebrities are all about trends. mitment. Lohan and Spears are not the first, Whether it’s fashion or fashionable hangouts, the beautiful people must and likely won’t be the last, to pull this stunt, but their problem is not be part of it. Recently, however, the popular drinking or partying, it is perspechangout of celebs went from the tive. They see rehab as more of a local watering hole to the local dry publicity stunt than a serious dedidock. That’s right, celebrities every- cation to personal healing. But maybe it isn’t their fault. After where are dropping their appletinis and picking up sponsors at the hot- all, public figures like the Reverend Ted Haggard and Representative test club since Hyde; Rehab. But celebrities are above the rest Mark Foley (R-Fl) have used rehab in recent months of us, right? both to improve Lindsay Lohan their public image checked herself That’s right, celeb- and hide from their into rehab several months ago in an rities everywhere are bad press. Not all celebrities attempt to put her dropping their applefall into this trap hard-partying days behind her. The 20- tinis and picking up though. Some go in year-old’s drinking sponsors at the hottest to rehab to actually habit had become club since Hyde; Re- improve their lives as opposed to just too much, her their images. mother reportedly hab. Robin Williams saying how “proud” checked himself she was that her into rehab in the daughter went into rehab. But hold the phone there, mom- last year, finally kicking what looks my dearest. Lohan is not just some like the last of his addictions. He drunken vagrant wandering the actually stayed for the whole course. streets. She is a celebrity and is there- One can only imagine what “group” with him might have been like. fore entitled to special treatment. Country singer Keith Urban also Normally patients in rehab are kept under watch at the clinic dur- did a stint in rehab, recognizing that ing their rehabilitation and never al- he had serious flaws in his life and lowed to just come and go as they resolving to fix them. He too lasted please. Lohan, on the other hand, until he felt the treatment was comhas been reportedly checking herself plete. So what makes people like Lohan in and out at her own leisure, occasionally bringing guests over and of- and Spears think they can duck in and out of rehab on a whim? It is ten disturbing her fellow patients. Apparently she is somehow dif- because their lives are such that evferent than the other alcoholics and erything they want is at their fingershould receive different treatment, tips. They act on impulse rather than and she is not the only one who on wisdom or, at the very least, inthinks this way. It has recently come to light that telligence. Unfortunately, they will Britney Spears, the once pop idol never truly understand the gravity turned laughing stock, checked her- of their actions until all of their fans self into rehab only to leave less than are gone and no one cares what they 24 hours later. Maybe she didn’t do. By Johnathan Kroncke
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Videogame Legislation Rehab Has Revolving Pushing Political Agendas Door for Celebrities
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It’s not easy deciding who merits sympathy in the cosmos of tabloid journalism. Is it the narcissistic celeb who claims to abhor all the fame? Or is it the camera-happy media who waylay for the “money shot” of egotistical stars, to feed the salacious appetite of celebrity junkies. Being that I am one of the aforementioned “celebrity junkies,” it would be absurd, and hypocritical, for me to condemn tabloid journalism since the industry fulfills my cravings for tortured celebrities engaged in career-damaging practices. One pudgy man, in particular, has fed society’s hunger for sensational celebrity news—to the point of overconsumption—through his notorious Web site PerezHilton.com, a site that has blossomed into a pop culture icon thanks to work-bored readers who alleviate their gossip fix instantly over the internet. Gossip-monger Perez Hilton (gee, I wonder how he came up with that!), known to his mother as Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr., has drawn criticism for his callous—I say humorous—approach in proving that it doesn’t take much to strip celebrities of their PR-friendly images. When their faults are exposed, I, along with millions of celeb-obsessed fans, will be at my computer eager to read about it. PerezHilton.com launched in 2004 to chronicle the daily lives of stars shattering the image fans construct solely from the posed photoops of their favorite celebrities at awards ceremonies. I don’t remember how I came upon his site, or even why, but I have been a loyal fan of his zesty taste for juicy celebrity gossip and his use of unflattering celebrity photos, which have included a pantiless Britney Spears, pictures of former *NSYNC member Lance Bass in a gay club (before he proclaimed to People magazine, “I’m Gay.”) and other photos peppered with Lavandeira’s pen scribblings claiming a star is a “Fag Hag” or “Pill Popper,” among other things too risque for print. In my pathetic obsession with celebrities, People and US Weekly satisfies my needs with a glossy facade of celebrity news; but for a glimpse into the outrageous and shameful dealings of stars and starlets, Perez Hilton offers me a lavish supply of prurient details simply by encoding the information in html for my disposal—what can I say, I’m lazy. Lavandeira, 29, is a pioneer in new-age tabloid journalism for technology savvy readers. There is something admirable in his crusade to shed light on celeb-reality—a reality hid behind the glitz and glamour facade celebrities have come to put on whenever a camera is present. Some detest the celeb-hungry state of our society for its damaging effects—Exhibit A: Princess Diana’s death. Society has become too involved in tracking every movement a celebrity makes—I say this as I look at a picture of Jessica Simpson shopping at Kitson while shielding her face from the flickering flashes of cameras. Imagine a society void of celebrity news—I know, I can’t either! How would Lindsay Lohan tell the public that she is out of rehab? How would Paris Hilton be famous?? How would we know whether Britney Spears has dropped her baby??? The thought of being ignorant to the rumblings in celebrity life is unfathomable. Sure a war is going on, but we need to know the latest on which celebrity has fallen victim to Scientology, damn it! As much as celebrities fret over the paparazzi chasing them down Sunset Boulevard, they like the attention—why else would they be in the industry? Lord knows, it’s not for artistic merit. We, in turn, like seeing them in their daily element for signs that they are, indeed, human. That’s what Lavandeira aims to show: Celebrities, while they seem untouchable and unreal, are only famous because we think they are. His crude approach in outing celebrities is paving the way for a new celebrity paradigm in which fans no longer hold stars on a pedestal. Celebrity obsession is sad and pathetic, it might even be disturbing, but its addictiveness will continue to breed celebrity junkies. Ah, the glory of guilty pleasures.
by Jenn Brown
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
We’ve all been there. In class as the teacher drones on about history or statistics, with your mind on anything but the matter at hand. “I wonder what happened last weekend?” you think to yourself, and then the itch begins. Your fingers covertly creep to your pocket or purse, and out pops … your cell phone. Soon a series of text message conversations are taking you far away from World War II or logarithms as you get the dirt on the latest news in your social circle. For many, it’s innocent enough. It could be as simple as wanting to remind your boyfriend you love him. Or asking your roommate if she turned off the stove. Or finding out if you really have that quiz tomorrow. For others, it’s an epic poem giving the blowby-blow of your vicious fight with your backstabbing ex-best friend. How could past generations have ever lived without this built-in distraction device? Did they really have
to settle for doodling and passing notes to each other? The increase of technology has made the cell phone into more than a simple tool to connect people. It has become a full-fledged media center, ready to distract the average college student with games, IM and Internet access. In the world of distractions, the text message remains supreme. An instant connection with your social circle? Who could say no? We know teachers know what we’re doing. Hiding the phone under a notebook or the desk won’t keep them from catching on. But we all do it anyway. Is it a good thing?
Losing My Religion BY Dave
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“The God of the Gaps”
Like clockwork comes the re- years, and when science does sponse when my atheism comes eventually answer a question, up in a conversation with some God retreats into yet another Joe or Jane Christian. “You gap, and this process repeats ad don’t believe in God? Okay, infinitum. where did you come from To say, “we don’t understand then?” If I had a C-note for ev- (blank), therefore God did it” is ery time I heard that, I’d be on the point where things become a beach somewhere, not writing very unscientific. Here the thethis article. More sophisticated ist throws his hand up and asChristians come up with more sumes that we don’t know and sophisticated questions. I have can never know the answer. Scihad a few such responses to my ence says to keep looking and it articles recently: How can there never assumes that the answer be morality if we are nothing cannot ever be found; science more than a says to leave clump of cells those gaps and atoms? The open. To say, “we don’t For all of cells, our brains (blank), Isaac Newton’s etc. are so com- understand plex, and how therefore God did it” is brilliance, he can that come the point where things could not figabout on its ure out how it own? What become very unscien- was that all of caused the uni- tific. the planets in verse? What our solar sysis the ultimate tem traveled in purpose? the same plane Questions like these should and direction around the sun. not be mistaken as being any He made the mistake of declarkind of evidence for a God. ing that since he could come Those questions, if anything, up with no good reason for this provide evidence only for a gap phenomenon, this was clear that exists in man’s knowledge. cut evidence of God’s handiIn philosophy this is called “The work. But science didn’t stop God of the Gaps”. Let me give with Newton; it kept looking, you a classic example: There and now that there is sufficient once was a time when man did understanding about the formanot understand how it was that tion of solar systems, we realize there was thunder and lightning that the solar system is exactly coming from the sky. So they the way we should expect, had created Gods, with names like it occurred by natural processes. Thor, Zeus or Jupiter, and those In reality, planets orbiting in Gods filled the gap. But when multiple directions and planes science began to understand would have been much better and explain the weather, we no evidence of supernatural interlonger have need for Thor, Zeus vention. or Jupiter. Positing God as an explanaToday, the aforementioned tion gets us no further toward questions are ones that have ei- understanding how things work ther incomplete answers, or else than saying, “I have no idea” answers that are not understood until the day it can come up by most. So what people tend with a model for the mechato do is to fill these particular nism in which God can actually gaps with their particular favor- do something such as creating a ite God. This has been done for universe.
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by Yvonne Villarreal
Daily Titan Staff Writer
you could just as easily have when class is over. And if your phone is one that vibrates very loudly, it’s just plain obnoxious. But if a student isn’t going to pay attention anyway, who does it hurt but that student? So they don’t hear that there’s a test next class; the only grade it’s going to affect is that student’s. Odds are, that person wouldn’t be paying attention anyway and would be distracting him or herself some other way. So what’s the point of getting too irritated about it? As long as there are cell phones, one will always go off while you’re taking a test, watching a movie or going out on a date. There will always be one or two students scrunched down in their seats, hiding their cell phone as they pound out their next message. Some students don’t even bother to hide it anymore. They leave their cell phones on top of their desk and when it buzzes, they pick it up and respond, with no effort to hide what they’re doing. And more and more it seems that teachers simply accept it. Cell phones are simply the next link in the chain of student distractions. From the founding days of passing notes to pagers to the ability to Rebecca Hartness/Daily Titan Illustrator IM from your desk The easy answer is no. Of course to … what could possibly be next? we’re all at school to learn, and any- Telepathy? Whatever is possible, stuthing that detracts from a lecture dents will find a way to exploit the hinders that process. There’s no point next level of communication to suit in having a conversation in class that their purposes in class.
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Learning How to Learn By Jonathan Blake
Daily Titan Freelance Writer opinion@daliytitan.com
One of my new heroes is Hokusai, an 18th-century Japanese painter. He had painted his entire life and at the age of 89 said, “If heaven had granted me five more years, I could have become a real painter.” When I tell this to people, some of them say, “That sucks, he only needed five more years!” I believe they are missing the point. I believe that Hokusai would have considered himself blessed to have a practice that he could put his life into and still not fully realize. I also believe that here in the west we do not appreciate the type of commitment it takes for someone to practice something for their entire life and still say that there is more to learn. In eastern thought, it is said that the means and the end are one. While you are practicing the means you are practicing the end and vise versa. In the west we seem to have the idea that it is the end that is important and the quickest way is the best way.
This is shortsighted. This type of thinking results in people having degrees but having learned nothing in the process. They leave thinking that they have everything they need to know and are insulted when they are told that there is more for them to learn. It is one thing to not know, it is another to know that one does not know and to accept this knowledge with humility. It is not so much the lack of learning people have that bothers me, rather it is the pride with which they hold to their lack of learning. I know what it’s like to not have time to work on a paper. I also know what it is like to simply want a good grade and to not care about the subject. It wasn’t until last semester that I began to see papers as opportunities to learn in themselves and not just assignments to be turned in for a grade. I feel I am becoming a better student every semester though and that learning itself is a practice. I would like to be 89 and say that if I were granted five more years then I could have become a real student. I am also aware that there are people who would tell me, ‘that sucks.’
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Accusations for Roommates Can Make You Miss Mom and Dad Inconvenient “An Inconvenient Truth” By Carla Boubes
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
Living on your own only seems like a good idea until your roommate eats all your food and your bank account plummets into the negative numbers. While you are in fact living on your own, you’re not exactly alone. A roommate usually comes with the territory. Whether your roommate is your best friend or a stranger you found on Craigslist.com, they will most likely annoy you to no end. Having a roommate is great if you don’t mind strange smells and random wake-up calls in the middle of the night. The refrigerator is usually the cause of the overpowering stench that has consumed your once freshsmelling apartment. After plugging your nose and searching for what you think is a dead rodent, you come across seven doggy bags from 2001 that clearly do not belong to you. While trying not to gag, you
run to the trash bin to throw out the food and see a tower of Easy Mac boxes sitting on top of the already full bin. It’s 4 a.m. and you’re asleep. You wake up to a slamming door and as you wipe the sleep from your eyes, you hear music start to play. Quite the entertainer, your r o o m mate yells over the pounding house music asking her guests if they would like water. As you lay there in bed, you know she is offering them your water and probably eating the quiche you made for your work party the next day. Three hours later, it’s time to get up, which isn’t a problem since you haven’t been able to fall
back asleep. Walking towards the door, you step over your empty water bottles, a person, the half-eaten quiche and shake your head asking “Why me?” Living on your own is also known as being poor. You’re literally on your own. The grocery store is a great reminder of this. Long gone are the days you could throw all of your heart’s desires into the shopping cart as your mother pushed it around the store. Now it’s you walking up and down the aisles with a basket looking for a bargain. The shopping cart and name brand foods are a luxury you cannot afford. At the checkout stand you pretty much
hand the cashier your week’s pay and cry for your parents. As the bills start to pour in, you notice late fees on each one. While you’re responsible, your roommate is not. It seems to be an unwritten rule that you and your roommate must be on completely different wavelengths or else things would be way too easy. You have to explain exactly what due dates are because apparently, it’s really confusing. After you pay all the bills and balance your checkbook, you notice you’re even poorer now. You might be better off homeless because you don’t need a roommate to live on the streets. Once upon a time, you couldn’t wait to move out of your parent’s house and now you can’t wait to move back in. You toy with the idea and mention it to your parents. They’ll either welcome you back or laugh as they shut the door. You think back to the times you thought your parents were asking too much of you. Now you’ll gladly empty the dishwasher (that’s another luxury you probably don’t have in your smell yapartment) and take out the trash. Coming home to an angry parent is 10 times better than coming home to your drunk roommate who is eating the rest of your quiche.
al warming should base their belief on their own scientific knowledge or personal doubts, not their politiopinion@dailytitan.com cal leanings. I don’t mind working Congratulations to former Vice and living in a world of doubt. But President Al Gore on his nomina- to attach a liberal label to the global tion for a Nobel Prize and best docu- warming issue and have its worth dimentary at the Academy Awards for vided by pundits for the purpose of “An Inconvenient Truth.” The man discrediting a political party is atrocious and immature. is popular again. This is what bothers me the “InSurely Gore’s renewed popularity will invoke more interest into his convenient Truth” at the Oscars. I passion on global warming. With just can’t help but be bothered by media attention, the support of Gore and his movie being reused as “Liberal” Hollywood and our blue a tool to build not only propaganda cheerleaders, we may not all need for the Right, but to further selfrighteous political motivation from swimming lessons just yet. But last week, Fox News’ Rachel the Left. We the people should be Marsden said, “I like it how there’s smarter than that, and simply see the all these liberals talking about global movie as an independent problem that may demand warming as though better solutions it’s a science, and Simply because a from our society as listening to liberals talk about science Democrat makes a a whole. Recently, Repubis like watching a bold statement...there lican presidential monkey play with an EZ Bake oven.” has to be some bizarre frontrunner John Sadly my Google push by the right to McCain has joined forces with former news alerts have take down his beliefs Democrat, Joe Lirevealed she is not eberman to combat alone in her thinkglobal warming by ing. Many conserintroducing legislavative bloggers have responded with recent headlines like tion to reduce carbon emissions. I “All About the Money” and “Global wish pundits would heed McCain’s Warming Hypocrisy.” And recently, words on the issue, “My friends, the Fox Network pundits Sean Han- debate is over. Now the question is, nity and Bill O’Reilly have taken what do we do?” Meanwhile many will still blame multiple shots at Gore and global warming calling it false, flawed and the hurricanes and climate issues on baseless. I would expect nothing less God, the Devil or Santa, and many will continue to close their minds to from talking head conservatives. But that’s the problem. Simply the issue simply because of the mesbecause a Democrat makes a bold senger. But the messenger is what is brilstatement by taking time out to present his passion to the entire world, liant. The outside-the-box-thinking there has to be some bizarre push by of Gore’s campaign to reach a new audience in a dramatically different the right to take down his beliefs. Gore introduced a problem in his way is genius. Seeing Gore triummovie, not a value. It’s not about phant again, in nominations, alone a value like gay marriage, abortion is inspirational in a world where the or torture based on morality. Gore news fails to present the issue in its presents the issue as a physical threat deserved light. Go Al Gore, go and the best of based on science. There are two baluck at the Oscars and with the Nosic choices, believe it or don’t. People who do not believe in glob- bel Prize. by Orion Tippens
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Gourd: Vegetable Art From page 1 utility as containers or vessels before clay or pottery. Their function has evolved to include resonating chambers in musical instruments, a recorder of events in time and, now, as a source for crafty artists. “This is my canvas,” Corr said. “I can design anything on them.” The process in creating a wellcrafted gourd requires patience. First, Corr scrubs the gourds’ exterior with a metal scrubber to eliminate excess mildew. After soaking them with water and dishwater soap, Corr scrapes the interior with a pottery tool to smooth out the inside. Depending on her aesthetic design, she might use a sander to make gratings inside the shell. Then comes the woodburning and painting. “The challenge comes when trying to make lids from gourds with
thick shells,” she said. Her affinity for the hard-shell fruit has intrigued her roommate to try her hand at designing a few gourds herself. “I would see her spend so much time outside in the backyard woodburning that I thought it would be fun to try it myself,” said Peggy Blake, 67, Corr’s roommate. Gourd crafting is not just a backyard hobby. Corr has received so many requests and compliments that she decided to make a small business out of her leisure pursuit, with the name Just Gourdjus. She is still in the beginning stages of creating a Web site so gourd lovers could see and purchase her creations. “It might take me a while to jumpstart it all,” Corr said. “I’m just learning how to pay my bills online.”
Helping Others By Colleen Barrett
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
The Human Services Student Association, an organization that works to provide opportunities and service to its members and the community at large, is staying busy this semester with service projects and activities. The association works to develop connections between students and faculty within the Human Services Department while making a difference in the community. It offers a lifetime membership and many alumni take that opportunity seriously, association advisor Caroline Bailey said. The association boasts a total membership of more than 500-students, faculty and alumni. Membership is not limited to human services students. Any student in good standing may join the association. The club currently includes students of varying majors and concentrations, senior human services and sociology major Jacqueline Huerta said. The association has been donating time and material goods to Corazón de Vida, a Catholic-based orphanage in Baja, Mexico. Members not only make donations to the orphanage; they make trips to the site to spend time with the children who are in need of food, school supplies and medicine. Association members traveled to Baja in December and plan to return on April 14. “We chose a charity in Mexico because they have such scarce resources compared to here in California. When you see the conditions they live in it really touches your heart and makes you grateful for what you have,” association President Keira Membreño said. In March, the association will cosponsor the workshop series “Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery in Southern California.” The workshop will take place on March 5 in Titan Pavilion A from 6 to 9 p.m.
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and March 6 in Titan Theatre from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. On April 16, the association will host an awareness exhibit in the Quad known as the “clothesline project.” Anyone who is a victim or knows a victim of rape, domestic violence, child abuse, substance abuse or incest may write about their experiences on a T-shirt and then hang it from a large clothesline. “Each issue will be identified by a different color shirt, so it will be a powerful and emotional message,” Membreño said. The association is currently looking for members to participate in a research project with Bailey and Sean Hogan. Participants will answer questionnaires to help evaluate how service learning deals with substance-dependent mothers, Membreño said. One of the main focuses of the association is its commitment to building relationships between students, alumni and faculty in the human services department as well as in the community. “From time to time, alumni who are now working professionally offer presentations and information sessions for our members,” Bailey said. “The [human services] faculty is so invested in us. They don’t want us to just graduate, they want us to be successful in our careers,” Membreño said. The association will host its second human services grad panel this spring. The panel includes faculty and graduate students from various universities who share their graduate school experiences with students and inform them of the benefits of furthering their educations. “Our faculty is very generous in offering their time, guidance and resources as far as encouraging us to pursue graduate programs,” Huerta said. The association’s office is located in TSU 255. Office hours and other information can be obtained at www.hssacsuf.com or by checking
obama: Makes appearance in southland From page 1 Obama’s California campaign. “Why isn’t this [rally] in the news?” At a time when Americans increasingly oppose the current administration’s Iraq policies, “He brings something very refreshing to the candidacy,” said Rose Boston, 64. “He doesn’t sound like anybody else.” An hour into the wait, a 13member group of ethnically diverse teenagers sang the National Anthem followed by several pop lyrics. The crowd cheered and held up blue “Obama ‘08” signs as a tribal jazz band next took the stage. The diverse audience swayed to the beats of the drums, flutes and guitars while one of the black drummers boldly displayed his native
dances, causing an uproar. The event was “frighteningly [well] organized,” according to Costa Mesa resident Dennis Ashendorf, 49, who wondered how Obama had generated so much support so fast. “[Obama] symbolizes what Americans think of Americans. Stories. His story is all of our stories,” Ashendorf said. The dominating force behind Obama’s popularity in South L.A. seemed to be his novel positioning as a politician. He also reflected the views of many of the ordinary American people who rallied to see him. “It’s experience versus fresh face and talent,” said Ashendorf of the democratic candidates running for the 2008 campaign. “It’s not fun to support someone who has been in office for [so many] years,” he said, referring to Hillary Clinton. After his long-awaited arrival,
Obama finally appeared on stage at 3 p.m. Chants of “Obama! Obama!” resounded from the excited audience. Rapper 50 Cent’s “In the Club” was turned on high volume, only to be quickly turned off. Dozens of blue signs waving over the crowd made it difficult for some in the crowd to see him. A few words into his speech, the microphone went out, “Maybe the White House tried to mess with my mic,” he joked when it was turned back on. The receptive crowd cheered as he addressed health insurance for every American, affordable higher education, alternative fuel and the need for change in Washington. His opposition to the Iraq war sparked applause, as he said, “We see a war that should have never been authorized.”
“Amen to that,” a woman yelled. Cameramen then tried to shove their way through the hot and tired audience members who, impatient after the two hours in the scorching sun, did not budge. Halfway through the speech, an older woman from Fillmore felt dehydrated and acted as though she would faint. She sat down in the middle of strangers who fanned her with Obama’s signs and passed her water. “We will transform our country – if you don’t believe that, just remember, it’s been done before,” Obama said before walking off stage to shake hands with supporters, looking them all straight in the eye. “Just touch my hand,” screamed one determined female, “I won’t wash it for three weeks.” She corrected herself, “I won’t wash it for four days.”
Palmer: Vice President From page 1 York. Even after serving the higher education system in New York for nearly 25 years, Palmer’s love for education and genuine heart for students remains the same. “There’s no greater calling than the diligent and faithful education of our young people, there’s nothing more important than that,” Palmer said. He moved to California 10 years ago when he got a job at Cal State Fullerton. His love for his job and his concern for students in higher education is apparent. “I think I have the best job in the world,” Palmer said. “The best part about the job is working with the students. I really believe in what we do.” “He’s an advocate for students. He is here because it’s where he belongs,” Shaw said.
Aside from his passion for his job, Palmer expressed his love for other things like painting and traveling. Palmer has loved to paint since he was young and still paints whenever he finds the time in his busy schedule, he said. If he’s not painting, he’s traveling. He’s traveled to all parts of the world including China, Japan and Vietnam as well as all over the U.S. Palmer’s surprising compassion for students and their progress has continued to make a strong impression on those around him. “I was impressed with how concerned he was with providing the best services for students excelling in the programs,” said Jamie Hamilton, Palmer’s receptionist. Even after all of these accomplishments, he stands most proud when it comes to his kids. “My greatest accomplishment is raising the best kids,” said Palmer.
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Walking away- A man in a suit walks toward the SLC Building in the corridor of McCarthy Hall.
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Dr. Palmer looks from the stairs in Langsdorf Hall
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Poor Dietary Habits Affecting Children Today’s children and adolescents said to be most inactive generation By Shaelan bowers
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
The American Obesity Association reported that, “The percentage of children and adolescents who are overweight and obese is now higher than ever before. Poor dietary habits and inactivity are reported to contribute to the increase of obesity in youth.” The association’s report also said “today’s youth are considered the most inactive generation in history.” Why is this happening to the youth of our country? Is it cuts in physical education programs in grade school, food availability in grade school or a lack of proper education about nutrition? Is it genetic, or from too much TV and video games? These activities are acceptable in moderation, but it seems that the idea of moderation has become lost on younger generations, said Daniela Rubin, a professor of Kinesiology at CSUF. “A lack of parental responsibility and involvement coupled with fallacies about nutrition and health is what I believe to be the biggest problem,” said Shane Cline, a faculty member of the Irvine School District. Proper education about nutrition and exercise is only the first step in curing the rising epidemic of childhood obesity; Americans must also create a culture of healthy living in our country, Rubin said. In the recent past, studies conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation have shown that there has been a surge in the amount of young people watching hours of TV and
playing hours of video games after returning home from school. The simulation of playing sports on gaming systems has replaced the actual experience of playing that sport. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University concluded that “a child’s weight increases with the number of hours he or she spends watching television each day.” Also citing the negative effects of a sedimentary culture, Rubin said that there is a “decrease in activity time, so increased time watching TV or computer or video games.” In addition, some concerns hover around the abundance on the unhealthy fare children are inundated with as they grow up, and the easy access to a poor diet. Most young people develop a taste for junk food while going through grade school. Not only do they have access to a seemingly endless supply of cookies, doughnuts, candy, soda, pizza, hamburgers, french fries and nachos, but those foods become even more enticing when matched up against a salad, granola bar or lean chicken breast, said Jordyn Karr, a special education preschool teacher in the Irvine School District. “Students in elementary, middle and high school are not responsible enough or educated enough to make smart decisions about their diet,” Cline said. “A gradual migration to food with significantly more nutritional value seems to be the most workable solution.” Most people would agree that food programs in schools need to be changed, but according to Karr, the fact is that “the typical foods available to students are hot dogs, corndogs, chicken nuggets and pizza.” “Even though fruits and vegetables are offered on the side, many children do not choose to eat these items,” Karr said. “Children often eat prepackaged, processed foods
that do not contain the nutrition they need to grow and be healthy, and they often eat too much of these foods.” Something many are wondering is, where should the responsibility of teaching young people about nutrition and exercise fall – on the schools, or on the parents? Some researchers have concluded that obesity can be passed on genetically from parents to children, and that this may be partly to blame for the rise in childhood obesity. And while genetic traits can account for at least a portion of the portly youth, much of the onus is the unhealthy eating at home. “It’s not only changing the environment at school, but you also need to change the environment of what’s going on at home ... is the family eating healthy, are the kids being active once they get out of school?” Rubin said. “In the end it is the parents that decide what to feed their children. Parents should be given information about nutrition from the schools, but without parents implementing this information, children will not be healthy,” Karr said. Even with all of the problems there have been steps in the right direction. “Schools have had to take out vending machines for sodas and put water in replacement, so there have been a few changes that have been made ... people are looking at the problem and they are trying to address it,” Rubin said. Our “whole society needs to become aware that we need to target this problem ... you have the school environment, and the family, they all three together need to make changes in order for this obesity epidemic to stop.”
February 22, 2007
BUILDINGS: ASBESTOS ON CAMPUS From Page 1 with asbestos because that actually could send it airborne, and a lot of times you’re creating more of a hazard by removing it,” said Scott Bourdon, associate director of Safety Programs and Services for the Environmental Health & Instructional Safety department. The asbestos within most of the buildings is not a threat at all. Most of it is contained within the floorboards and adhesive. When it goes into its powdery form, Bourdon said, then it becomes a problem. “Because it’s in so many building materials on campus, it will be a very long time before it is all gone. But as locations are remodeled, the asbestos is removed as part of the project,” said Tom Whitfield, director of the Environmental Health & Instructional Safety department. With no immediate danger, Whitfield still says people still need to be informed. “Becoming better educated on a topic eliminates a lot of the fears associated with asbestos and reduces the chances of exposure,” Whitfield said.
Information on specific buildings and locations can be found at the Environmental Health & Instructional Safety department’s home page under the Annual Asbestos Report.
“People don’t realize how serious it is, it must be removed properly by a licensed contractor,” said Warren Taylor of Adavanced Quality Hazmat Industries Inc.
February 22, 2007
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Volunteers Think Inside the Box Participants learn what it’s like to be homeless during weekend event By Reza Allahbakhshi and Tom Madden
Daily Titan Staff Writers
A door was fixed, a roof was repaired and a collapsed wall was raised all thanks to a little creativity-and lots of duct tape. Volunteers spent the weekend in makeshift shelters at the 5th annual “Change of Heart” event in Long Beach Feb. 16 to 18. Be the Cause, a non-profit organization with no formal office or salaried employees, held the event to raise public awareness for the growing homeless population in Southern California. “The point of doing this event is two-sided. One side is to learn about homelessness and poverty in America,” said event organizer Michelle Benderra. “The other side is to challenge the negative judgments that we have coming in about homelessness and poverty.” Invited guests gave speeches and performed activities on social issues throughout the weekend, providing insight into the harsh realities of homelessness. Umar Abdul Hakim, a speaker from the ILM Foundation, said there are 80,000 people living on the streets in Los Angeles. “We don’t believe that we can solve the issue, but we want to provide relief with substance,” Hakim said. Participants ranging from 14 to 70-years-old crafted blankets and beaded bracelets throughout the day to promote the notion of opening up a conversation with the homeless and better understanding their lifestyle. Eight cardboard dwellings, held together by seemingly endless rolls of duct tape, survived brutal winds
By Reza Allah-Bakhshi/Daily Titan Staff Photographer
Fast asleep - A volunteer naps, while others work on building makeshift shelters during the “Change of Heart” weekend in Long Beach. The event was put on by Be the Cause in an attempt to raise awareness and money for the problem of homelessness. and damp mornings. Their residents’ only access to hygiene was a public restroom stocked with the basics: a grimy toilet, sparse toilet paper and a rusty sink. “Even though we are doing this for only two days, there are people doing this everyday and it’s hard,” Benderra said. Be the Cause supplied all the building materials and food, only
asking those who joined their efforts to bring along their own blankets and a suggested $20 donation. Cal State Fullerton Alumna, Gianna Bartholomew, 35, experienced the “Change of Heart” weekend for the second year. “All the workshops and staying overnight really helps people see what it’s like to be homeless,” Bartholomew said.
Amy Nguyen, 15, a high school student from Garden Grove, said the day really opened her eyes to the injustices that plague the homeless. She said she also appreciated the amount of compassion the volunteers have for the less fortunate. “It was depressing, you take luxuries such as a shower for granted. Some guy was telling me how he spent the day going from Garden
Grove to Huntington Beach just to take a shower,” Nguyen said. As the sun began to disappear behind the cloudy sky, the group began preparing themselves for a cold night. By prepping their sleeping bags and reinforcing their shelters, the volunteers seemed weary of the approaching darkness. “I don’t like to be cold at home, so I get frustrated and ask myself why
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am I doing this?” Benderra said. “It’s definitely uncomfortable no matter how many blankets you got.”
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February 22, 2007
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‘Nothing Ever Stopped Me’ By Jackie Kimmel and Carlos Delgado Daily Titan Staff
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Emma Eivers’ son Jonathan puts her to bed and takes care of her during the night. The night her husband died, Jonathan moved in to her room with a sleeping bag.
Eivers has written with her toes since she was a teenager. Throughout her life, many people have told her she couldn’t do many things. Eivers dedicated her life to teaching and now tutors children from her home in Long Beach.
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Emma writes a check for groceries with her toes during a trip to the market. Many times she forgets that she is disabled. Despite her disability, she believes that nothing is impossible if she tries.
Emma Eivers is no ordinary woman. She went to college, studied in Europe, earned a Ph.D. and taught at USC. She married, had two children, was widowed and is now a grandmother. She has accomplished everything she wanted to do in her life and she did all this on a breathing machine and without the use of her arms. On May 28, 1956 Eivers was diagnosed with a severe case of bulbar polio, a disease which affects the breathing muscles. After years of being unable to swallow food and with a difficulty breathing, Eivers became completely paralyzed. “Many people have died,” she said. “It is a miracle that people like me have survived.” After rehabilitation Eivers learned to walk, breath and swallow again. Despite her disability, Eivers, a Long Beach resident, says she has achieved everything she wanted. “The moral of the story is don’t give up,” Eiver said. “My positive thinking took me a long way because for me, nothing is impossible.” She earned a Bachelors degree at Immaculata University, a Master’s degree at Cal State University Los Angeles, all the while using her feet to write notes. After returning from studying at the University of Montpellier in France, she earned a Ph.D. from USC while simultaneously working as a teaching assistant to pay for her tuition. “Nobody put as many hours into teaching as I did,” Eivers said. Eivers met her husband John when he was assigned to be her counselor because she was overwork-
ing herself. “A year from the day he showed up in my home, we were married,” she said. During her two pregnancies, Eivers had to sit up all night and all day to keep from suffocating. Eivers has a 22-year-old daughter, Sasha; a 21-year-old son, Jonathan;
and two grandchildren; Emmanuel, 4, and Iris, 2. Eivers’ husband died of emphysema on May 22, 1994. According to Eivers, the night he died, Jonathan moved in to her room with a sleeping bag and said, “Mom, if you need me, put your foot down and I’ll get up and take care of you.”
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INTROSPECT — ‘Nothing Ever Stopped Me’
Jonathan’s father died of emphysema. When he was born, doctors told Emma not to let him smoke because he’s very susceptible to lung disease. Many times he doesn’t listen to her when she tells him not to smoke.
Emma hugs her granddaughter Iris with her legs. “Don’t give up, and do what your heart desires to do,” Eivers said. “If you have a goal, strive for that goal, and don’t let anyone tell you you can’t do it.”
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Women’s Basketball Team Needs to Have the Ball Bouncing Their Way
baseball: defining roles (From Page 12)
It wasn’t until the ninth inning that the Titan bats got hot. After two walks and another Aztec error, their fourth of the game, The Titans were able to score their first run since the third inning. Mahin would then drive in a run on a single to right field to cut the lead to 8-6. Curtis was able to get the Titans within one with his third RBI of the night, but Chris Jones struck out with the bases loaded to end the game. Aztec starting pitcher Steven Hirschfeld picked up his first win of the season, going five innings while only giving up two earned runs. Even with the victory, Aztec Head Coach Tony Gwynn still feels his team has much to improve on. “Someone has to step up,” Gwynn said. “We are sitting on pins and needles, and I did my barking to our guys. I looked across the field and Coach Horton was calm and cool. You learn from guys like him (Horton). He’s been doing this for a long time.” Up next for the Titans will be a three game series against UCLA. The first game on Friday will be played at Goodwin Field, with the next two being played in Los Angeles at Jackie Robinson Field. The Bruins, ranked No. 15 in the nation, are coming off an embarrassing 14-1 loss to the Long Beach State 49ers to drop them to 6-5. Both teams will be coming into this weekend’s series with something to prove. The Titans will look to tighten up their defense and try to get some more work for some of their inexperienced pitchers. “We are limping into this thing, and this last loss got our attention,”
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SPORTS
February 22, 2007
BY STEVEN WALTERS
Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com
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The Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball team will look to rebound from a disappointing loss to Long Beach State as they take on UC Santa Barbara tonight. The Titans (13-13, 7-5) will have to win their last three games and get some help to secure either a first or second round bye in the Big West tournament. “To say the loss to Long Beach State was a disappointment is an understatement,” Titan Head Coach Dr. Maryalyce Jeremiah said. “That’s a game we should have won.” The 49ers (6-21, 3-10) came into the game with only five wins on the season and had lost five straight. However, they overcame an 11-point halftime deficit to upset the Titans 73-59 last Saturday. “We have the same opportunity we had before, but now it is more difficult,” Jeremiah said. The Titans will have to put that loss behind them as they face a Gauchos team that still has a chance for a first place tie with UC Riverside. Much like the game against the 49ers, the Titans blew a large halftime lead against the Gauchos the last time these teams met. Down by 16, the Gauchos took advantage of 24 Titan turnovers to sneak away with a 73-71 victory. It was the second year that the Titans could not pull out a victory over the Gauchos at Titan Gym. Last year the Gauchos beat the Titans on their home court 79-78. The Titans will look to Toni Thomas, who led the team with 20 points in the first meeting against the Gauchos. Thomas is one of the Big West leading scorers, averaging 17.1 points per game. While in their first meeting the Titans looked to stop the Gauchos leading scorer Jenna Green, Thomas believes they must concentrate on others if they hope to come out with a win. “We need to focus on them more as a team, than anything,” Thomas
By CArlos delgado/Daily Titan Staff Photographer HARD CONTACT – Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball player Charlee Underwood [#23] takes a shot in the Titans’ 73-59 loss at the Walter Pyramid. said. “We were really focused on stopping Jenna Green, and in the end, she wasn’t the one that hurt us. They are a really structured team, and we will just have to come out and outplay them for 40 minutes.” Green is second in the conference in scoring, averaging 18 points per game. She led the Gauchos in the
team’s first meeting with 23 points. Gauchos Head Coach Mark French doesn’t expect the Titans to be able to match up well with Green. “Jenna is a tough match for most teams,” French said. “I am sure Fullerton will have a game to at least limit Jenna’s damage.”
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SPORTS
Titan Baseball Falls to San Diego State I M O BY STEVEN WALTERS
Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com
The Cal State Fullerton Titans ninth inning rally fell one run short on Tuesday as the San Diego State Aztecs upset the Titans with a 8-7 victory at Tony Gywnn Stadium. The Titans (7-3), ranked No. 10 in the nation, were unable to come back from an early deficit, as poor pitching and sloppy defense plagued them throughout the game. While the Titans were able to get on the board first with two runs in the first inning, thanks in large part to three errors, it was the Aztecs who provided most of the offense through the first eight innings. The Aztecs (7-4) scored runs in the first five innings, running Titans starting pitcher Michael Morrison out of the game after only two innings of work. Morrison picked up his first loss of the season, giving up five runs,
By karl thunman/Daily Titan Photo Editor PITCHING IN – Cal State Fullerton pitcher Sean Urena pitches during the Titans’ 9-2 victory over Arizona on Sunday. It was Urena’s first college win. four of them earned. The loss was the third for the Titans in their past five games.
One of the question marks coming into the season was the pitching staff, and Titans Head Coach George
Horton still believes it is a concern. “We are unsettled with roles, and we always seem to function better with given roles,” Horton said. “The potential is still there, but we need to solve some of these questions.” The bulk of the Aztec scoring came in a four-run second inning. After an RBI single by Pat Colwell tied the game at two, Morrison threw a wild pitch that plated the second run of the inning. The Titans then had their only error of the game, when a dropped fly ball by left fielder Nick Mahin extended the inning, resulting in two more runs to score. Designated hitter John Curtis was able to cut the Aztec lead to 5-4 in the third inning with his first career home run. However, the Aztecs would add three runs over the next three innings to extend their lead to 8-4. SEE BASEBALL - PAGE 11
Upcoming Titan Athletics Schedule Men’s basketball
The Titans play UC Santa Barbara tonight at the Titan Gym beginning at 7:05 p.m. They then come back out to play Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Saturday afternoon at 1:05 p.m.
Baseball
The Titans host UCLA Friday night at Goodwin Field beginning at 7:00 p.m. It will be the only game played at Goodwin Field before both of the teams go to Jackie Robinson Stadium for Saturday [6 p.m.] and Sunday’s [1 p.m.] games.
BY Jaime
Cardenas
Enjoying a Cold One After a Game The best place to get a beer after a Cal State Fullerton sporting event is BJ’s in Brea. The second best is 2J’s, located on Harbor off the 91. The worst place to go is The Off Campus Pub. Despite it’s closeness to the main campus, and the fact they have pizzas and other items on the menu named after famous Titans, the Pub doesn’t cater to the Cal State Fullerton student – not on the weekends anyway. Very few people, if any, leave Titan Gym and go to The Pub after a basketball game to continue the night. Very few players and coaches do the same, also. However, you will encounter people from nearby San Pedro, Corona, San Bernardino and Ontario. Very few are students, and even fewer are getting their higher learning at CSUF. Where the Pub strikes out, however, BJs hits a home run. Give me a pint of Blonder and a vegetarian mini-pizza and I’m set to go. Add to it the chance to run into the Titan Dance team (like I did four weekends ago) and the devilish, naughty sounding name and BJ’s is the place to be to celebrate the win or drown your sorrow. Unfortunately the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team lost to Long Beach State in a Big West showdown last Wednesday and Wright State in a non conference game last Saturday. In the Big West, the Titans are trying to hold onto second place as they face UC Santa Barbara tonight and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to wrap up their Big West schedule.
I didn’t come up with this stat, but it’s a stat worth sharing. During the baseball team’s opening weekend, the Titans drew a three-game attendance of 7, 883. That’s 574 less than the men’s basketball team 11-game total of 8,457. It is very likely the men’s baseball team will have passed the men’s basketball team in attendance when they hosted Arizona this past weekend. Word is the women’s basketball team does not recruit Community College players. The Titans have no JUCO players on their roster and won’t have any next season as they signed five high school players in November. Mt. San Antonio College, Orange Coast and Fullerton College all have women’s basketball teams that rank in the Top 15 in the state. Mt. SAC is the defending state champion, and Santa Ana College has one of the better post players in the state, so there is talent around the area. The women’s basketball team improved on last year’s 11-17 season, but not enough to be considered “dangerous” heading into next month’s conference tournament, where the winner advances to the national tournament. Looking at the success the men’s basketball team and the baseball team have had with its community college players, maybe it’s time for coach Maryalyce Jeremiah to reconsider her stance on JUCO players.
Jaime Cardenas’ columns appear every Thursday jcar@csu.fullerton.edu
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