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Monday March 5, 2007
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Professors Get Whipped With Pies Educators caught with pie on their faces at Honor Society Event. By ellice soliven
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While students were falling asleep studying in the Titan Student Union lounge at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, six psychology professors were about to literally get creamed in the face for “Take a Pie for Psi Chi” night. At their second meeting of the semester, members of Psi Chi, the national honor society in psychology, witnessed fellow students and other professors throw plates piled with whipped cream at four lucky volunteers. For the special fundraising event and installation of new club officers, jars were placed in the Psychology Department office with the name of each professor who volunteered. From Feb. 19 to 28, people could
drop their money in the jars of the throwing, the real Marie Callenders professor they wanted to see get pies were for the eating. Banana and “pied.” The four with the most mon- coconut creams, apple pies and lemey would end up plastered with pie. on meringues, among others, came “I was sort of volunteered before close to just crumbs by the end of I said I would do it,” Dr. David the night. Gerkens said shortly after fellow To complement the pies, MJ’s doprofessor Dr. Jessica Zettelwatson nated coffee for the night. pied him. “[MJ’s has] realZettelwatson, ized we’ve done a who always wanted lot of things during to throw a pie in There was good enerthe semester, and someone’s face, said gy and people were in they just wanted that it was a good a really good state of to help out,” said two bucks spent. Laura Castro, the mind. “I had to take the society’s president. opportunity when I The undergradu– Amanda hoffman ates, graduates and had it,” she said. Psi Chi Honor Society V.P. professors Dr. Jessie Peissig filled volunteered herself the TSU Ontiveros on the other hand. room, sipping and She jokingly said munching while that still, she and Gerkens “felt very the officers were announced. The betrayed” by those who pied them. next announcement was what every“I always sensed I would get a one was waiting for – which four of pie in the face sometime,” she said, the six professors would receive the laughing. most money? Though they just used whipped “It’s been kind of funny,” said cream-covered paper plates for the Kristin Beals, the club’s social advi-
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Students with drug convictions may soon be able to receive federal financial aid. Currently, students who receive a drug conviction while enrolled in college lose access to federal aid under the Higher Education Act’s drug provision in 1998. Students convicted before enrollment are still eligible for aid. “[The law] causes more drug abuse by blocking education,” said Tom Angell, campaign manager of Students for Sensible Drug Policy. Congress is expected to address the measure this year as part of a reauthorization of the act. The policy group, an international grassroots network, urged Congress to amend the law in 2006. “Since [students] had drug convictions in the past and some depend on financial aid, [being denied aid] they turn to drugs and cannot attain the life or jobs a higher education provides,” said Curtis Schlaufman, director of governmental affairs of Associated Students Inc. “It inhibits society from going in the direction it wants.” According to the policy group, the penalty has a negative impact on low-income, black and Latino communities because of racial profiling and “discriminatory enforcement” of drug laws. “Because of unresolved racial disparities in drug law enforcement, people of color are kept out of college at an unfairly increased rate due to the aid elimination penalty,” Angell said. “What you are looking at is racism. It is the politics of exclusion,” said Jesse Smith, an Afro-ethnic studies professor. “It is called insidious racism. This form of racism consists of conspiring to exclude a person because of race. The purpose of this rule is to deny blacks access to higher education.” Students at UC Berkeley, Hampshire College, Swarthmore College, Yale and Western Washington University have taken action to create scholarships for peers with drug convictions. Student governments in more than 125 schools have passed resolutions calling on Congress to overturn the aid elimination penalty, according to policy group’s Web site. The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, created by Congress, asked in 2005 that Congress remove the drug question from the aid application because it was “irrelevant” to determining eligibility, according to the policy group. The policy group recommends the Removing Impediments to Students’ Education Act as a solution. It would repeal the penalty and reinstate aid to all eligible applicants. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the National Education Association and U.S. Student Association are among the 250 organizations that have called on Congress to repeal the law and provide financial aid to those who are eligible.
The Cal State Fullerton Titans’ softball team hosted the Worth Tournament at Goodwin Field and dominated with a 4-1 record over the weekend. They recorded wins against Minnesota, Stanford, Nevada and Oregon State. In Sunday’s game against Oregon State, senior pitcher Candice Baker followed up a no-hitter on Friday with a seven inning, eight strikeout, two-hit performance in the circle. She threw 71 pitches and didn’t allow a single run as the Titans nipped Oregon State, 1-0. Baker improved her record to 8-3 on the season. She has won four of her last five starts. Senior outfielder Ashley Van Boxmeer was 2-for-3 at the plate as CSUF improved to 13-8 overall on the year. The Titans will come back out and play Loyola Chicago on March 6 and UCLA on March 7. Both games will be held at Anderson Family Field.
balance it out, giving more money to make sure the other person has more. When the money was first counted, Beals had the most at $22. At the very last minute, someone donated $20 to Professor Barbara Cherry’s jar, leaving her with $31.89 and in first place, which left Peissig in third place and Gerkens in fourth. Professors Steve Philler and Jennifer Trevitt ended up with the least amount of money. Standing on newspaper-covBy Ellice soliven/Daily Titan Staff ered trash bags in the middle of the Take that - Goldie Fabikar smashes a each profespie in psychology professor Kristin Beals’ face. room, sor took his or her turn at wrapping sor. “For the last week we’ve been checking each other’s [jars] out to up in trash bags and putting on blue
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behind bars - One of 400 dogs in Orange County Animal Care Ctr.
Payton gets along with others. At times, the 3-year-old can get overly excited, but she is generally calm. Her tan and black hair radiates from the sun rays. She has a tendency to shed – but that should be expected since she is a German shepherd mix. On a recent Friday afternoon, Payton eagerly tried to gain the attention of visitors seeking to adopt an animal at the Orange County Animal Care Center located across the street from The Block. “I just moved here from Texas
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and it gets pretty lonely,” said Rebecca Gates, 34, of Garden Grove. “I’m hoping to find a dog to keep me company. It’s hard because you see them and you wish you could take them all home with you.” Gates stopped in front of Payton’s cage to read her bio. The eager canine wagged her tail and stood on her hind legs, but Gates continued walking because she wanted a younger dog. But adopting an adult dog or cat significantly reduces the amount of time spent training – an added incentive for college students, according to Ryan Drabek, a spokesman for the center. “My mom brought me down
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because I am going to be living on my own once I start college and she thought it would be good if I had a cat to keep me company,” said Rich Browning of Santa Ana. The variety of people that come in is as eclectic as the animals in the shelter. “It’s the same demographic as the county,” Drabek said. “We get senior citizens looking for a companion to kids looking for a best friend.” The center is the largest shelter along the West Coast, housing nearly 400 dogs and 300 cats, along with a variety of species including rabbits, SEE SHELTER - PAGE 2
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