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Thursday March 15, 2007
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
History of St. Patrick’s Day
CSUF to Get New Station
Some fun facts about the one day when everyone is a little Irish
often-misunderstood metaphor for the Irish patron saint driving out the pagans. Serpent symbols were often worshipped by pagans, such as the Druids at Tara, who St. Patrick is said to have baptized, according to By Jake Kilroy history.com. Much of what is known Daily Titan Staff Writer of St. Patrick is from oral history and news@dailytitan.com the Irish saint’s two works, the Confessio, a spiritual autobiography, and Saint Patrick’s Day has become his Epistola, a denunciation of Brita day of the color green and binge- ish mistreatment of Irish Christians, drinking. It hasn’t always been a day according to st-patricks-day.com. of drunken stuThe green pors and reckless holiday is globpartying. There’s al these days. a North America I’m so sick of people proud Irish the biggest who aren’t Irish trying has heritage to the celebrations but history of the to use St. Patrick’s Day Australia, Japan, holiday. Singapore and as an excuse to drink. Born in the Russia celebrate late fourth cenSt. Patrick’s - Tina Ganjifard tury, Saint PatDay as well. but CSUF political science student rick is known for today’s college the popularizing students know of Christianity what the holiand converting day has come to or driving out mean to young pagans. He was not the first to intro- Americans: partying.Greg Sarvas, a duce Christianity to Ireland, how- transfer student from the University ever. Palladius was the first bishop to of Illinois, where St. Patrick’s Day is the Irish believers in Christ, accord- an unofficial campus party, recalls his ing to history.com. holiday experience two years ago. The myth surrounding St. Pat“My roommates woke me up at 6 rick’s fame runs along the lines of his a.m. with a beer in hand,” said banishing of snakes from the island nation. However, snakes have never called the emerald isle home. It is an SEE CLOVER - PAGE 3
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Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
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For the Daily Titan news@dailytitan.com
A crowd of nearly 100 community members marched down Bolsa Avenue in Little Saigon of Orange County last week to join a global campaign supporting democracy activists in Vietnam. Shouting, “Down with the communists!,” and “Free Vietnam!,” protesters tried to send a message by waving flags and echoing the words of dissidents who they say are fighting for freedom thousands of miles away. Members of Viet Tan or “Vietnam Reform Party” initiated the worldwide protest, which ended Sunday, March 11, as an effort to counter what leaders of the group call “the escalation of human rights
and political oppressions” in the last few months. Dung Tran, a Viet Tan representative, said the people of Vietnam are asking for the same rights that exist in the United States, such as freedom of the press, speech and religion. But democracy activists have been silenced and “physically tortured” by the country’s communist regime. On the eve of the Tet Festival, a celebration of the Lunar New Year in February, communist leaders of Vietnam ordered the arrest of about 20 activists who were connected to the recent democracy uprising, Tran said. The activists included two lawyers who were captured from their families, as well as the renowned ac SEE PROTEST - PAGE 3
By SEAN BELK/For the Daily Titan TWO flags - Protesters gather in Little Saigon to show support for a global campaign to support democracy in Vietnam.
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GOOD DECISION - Kevin Costner speaks before a capacity crowd at the old Performing Arts Building’s Little Theater about making the right choices in life. Costner studied business at Cal State Fullerton.
Costner Visits Campus
Alumnus Kevin Costner visits CSUF for movie screening By johnathan kroncke
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Actor and director Kevin Costner addressed a capacity crowd at CSUF Wednesday with a single message in mind: Believe in yourself. “There is a lot of noise out there [in the world],” Costner said. “The signals are all wrong. You have to listen to the ticking of your own heart.” Costner spoke at the Little Theater in the old Performing Arts building to a boisterous crowd, made up of theater, business and communications majors anxious to see the Oscar winner. “I thought it would be an interesting experience to see Kevin Costner,” said Dan Duran, a 22year-old Radio/TV/Film major. Students were notified of the event by their professors who took time during their classes to hand out tickets. Costner, a CSUF alumnus, was
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contacted by Anil Puri, Dean of the College of Business and Economics, who collaborated with the Arts department, to speak. “He has a longtime relation with the university,” said Jerry Samuelson, Dean of the College of the Arts, adding that Costner has spoken at the campus before. Costner was very personable with the students, receiving a tearful thank you from an ex-Coast Guard for his film “The Guardian.” Most showered Costner with questions about his career and the ups and downs it has taken. “It was hard for me to find my way,” Costner said. “My road to try and understand who I was was a hard one.” Costner began his college career as business major. But after ranking near the bottom of his class, he knew his future lay somewhere else. “I was overmatched, I knew it,” Costner said. Costner decided to try out for the play Rumplestiltskin after seeing an ad for auditions in the Daily Titan. Of course, nothing in life is easy. Excited by the prospect of auditioning, Costner resorted to abandoning his truck on the freeway after it broke down in order to make it on time.
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Although he did not get the role, he became determined to make acting his profession, even taking a job as a janitor in a movie studio just so he could be near the industry in case any auditions came up. Now, after all these years and all of his successes, Costner is still doing what he loves. He was on hand after the question and answer session for a special screening of his new movie, Mr. Brooks. The stylish, multi-faceted thriller stars Costner as a serial killer addicted to his crimes. After a two-year hiatus, he can no longer put off the urge and strikes again. But this time, he is not the only one knows. The movie features Dane Cook as a dimwitted prospective killer and Demi Moore as the detective hot on their trail. “This is my kind of movie in the sense that it is story driven,” Costner said. “It’s a dark and exciting movie.” The ending leaves room for a sequel, something Costner has
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After working on plans for a new campus police facility for more than five years, the plans becoming a reality. Michael Smith, director of the offices of Design and Construction said the new facility will be located west of the State College parking structure in what is now Lot B. Ground breaking for the $6.3 million project is scheduled for October 2007. The expected completion date is December 2008, with police occupancy in January 2009, Smith said. The one story building will be more than twice the square footage of the current police building. “It will be a user-friendly building for students and has parking convenience and a location close to the Titan Student Union and the [Student] Recreation Center,” Smith said. The building will also include an additional 1,000 square feet for an Emergency Operations Center located at the front of the building, a space police officers can use in a major event such as an earthquake, fire or terrorist threat, Cal State Fullerton police Chief Judi King said. In addition to the EOC, the facility will also feature a 350-squarefoot lobby with public restrooms and a larger waiting area than the current one. King said while the university recognized the need for a new, larger police facility, Vice President for Administration and Finance, Willie Hagan, made the project a top priority. In order for the department to receive accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, police departments’ facilities must meet certain standards. For CSUF’s police department to again receive accreditation, the department needed to improve or upgrade the facility. Lt. Will Glen with CSUF’s police department said the new facility will improve the way the department serves the public, from receiving people in the lobby to processing arrestees. Glen said the new facility will also improve working conditions for employees of the department. “This is something we’ve been looking forward to for a long time. It’s got people excited, it’s something that not only we: members of the police department will be proud to have, but also the campus community will be proud to have as well. It will help us do a better job in serving the community,” Glen said. Besides having a new building, King said she is looking forward to having a building that has been designed as a police facility. “It means a lot to every person who works in this building that we are finally going to get a facility. They have something to look towards that validates how professional our department is in the eyes of the university,” King said.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS N. Korea Committed to Closing Reactor if U.S. Keeps Promise
BEIJING (AP) - North Korea is committed to closing its main nuclear reactor within a month as long as Washington meets a promise to drop financial sanctions, the chief U.N. nuclear inspector said Wednesday after a one-day trip to Pyongyang. International Atomic Energy Agency head Mohamed ElBaradei offered an encouraging assessment of the month-old nuclear disarmament pact, saying North Korean officials told him they were “fully committed” to implementing the deal to shut the reactor and welcome back U.N. inspectors. The officials said they were “ready to work with the agency to make sure that we monitor and verify the shutdown of the Yongbyon” nuclear reactor, ElBaradei told reporters after the first IAEA visit to North Korea since its inspectors were kicked out four years ago. He added, however, that the deal between the U.S., North Korea and four other countries was still “fragile.”
YouTube Picks of the Day Title: Vader Sessions
Duration: 9:26 How we found it: A friend sent it in Summary: The video is all clips of Darth Vader from Star Wars: A New Hope. Vader’s audio, however, is everything but. While the Sith Lord patrols the galaxy, he talks openly about sex, race and baseball. And it’s all his real voice. Vader’s dialogue is all James Earl Jones quotes from other movies that Jones supplied the voice for. The audio placement is dead-on and it works so well, as you never see Darth Vader’s mouth. At one point, while choking a Rebel leader, Vader says, “Your mama is going on a date. Can you dig that? A date? Like the nice restaurant, some fine music. Dig that? She’s going with me. She’s going to have a good time. Can you dig that?” Vader’s always been a smooth operator, but never this slick. -Jake Kilroy
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Sen. Feinstein Concerned Over U.S. Attorney Prosecution WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Wednesday she believes the ouster of San Diego U.S. Attorney Carol Lam was connected to Lam’s prosecution of former Republican congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham, even though the Bush administration has denied it. “In my heart of hearts I do, no matter what they say,” Feinstein, D-Calif., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said in an interview with The Associated Press. “The fact is there are additional investigations that have come from that. The fact is that the day before she left office she filed two additional indictments,” Feinstein said, referring to charges Lam filed last month against an ex-CIA official and a defense contractor tied to Cunningham. “Now they weren’t of members of Congress,” Feinstein added. “But whether this has had a chilling effect over that investigation I don’t know. But I’m concerned about it.”
STATE NEWS Charges Dropped For Former Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A judge dropped the charges Wednesday against former Hewlett-Packard Co. board Chairwoman Patricia Dunn, who was accused of orchestrating the company’s boardroom spying scandal. Three other defendants in the case will also avoid jail time after their lawyers entered no contest pleas to misdemeanor charges of fraudulent wire communications in Santa Clara Superior Court. The charges against former HP ethics chief Kevin Hunsaker, and private investigators Ronald DeLia and Matthew DePante will also be dropped in September after they complete 96 hours of community service and make restitution, the judge said.
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Title: TitleMuffins of Todays Video 2 Duration: 2:20 How we found it: A friend sent it Summary: Before his character Kelly became an Internet sensation with “Shoes, “ Liam Sullivan sold the public on Cunningham Muffins. After little boy Donnie wants muffins for breakfast, the nameless Cunningham Muffins spokeswoman goes through all the company’s muffins. The initial flavors are expected and common, such as fruits and chocolate, but as soon as she says “fish,” the list takes a turn of not-so-popular muffins. She suggests everything from Star Wars muffin (a muffin with a Han Solo action figure popping out of the top) to Israeli-Palestinian conflict muffin (two muffins she bounces together). After blood muffin, she gets creepy, with added sterile smile and long, slow zoom-ins. But her ability to sell muffins never stops. -Jake Kilroy SEND US YOUR FAVORITE YOUTUBE VIDEOS; SEND TO NEWS@DAILYTITAN.COM
CAMPUS CALENDAR TODAY Free Glow Bowling Thursday 3 to 7 p.m. at the Titan Student Union Underground CSUF Irvine Campus Legacies: John Carlos-1968 Olympian and Civil Rights Activist 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.: The CSUF Irvine Campus Legacies Spring 2007 program will present: An Evening with Mr. John Carlos. Carlos is the 1968 Mexico Olympic Track & Field bronze medalist. Ronald Dynes, guitar Master Class 7 to 9 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center Redfield Room (PA-170). Admission is $10. FRIDAY 11th Annual Western Assessment Conference 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Conference on transitions, technologies and trends
regarding assessment in institutions of higher education at the Titan Student Union. Women’s Tennis vs. Georgia Southern 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Sports Complex tennis court. Admission is free. SATURDAY Women’s Tennis vs. Southern Mississippi 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sports Complex tennis court. Admission is free. BABY 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center Hallberg Theatre. Tickets are $16 in advance for students with current CSUF ID and $18 for adult general admission. USAF Academy Band 8 to 10 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center Meng Concert Hall.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) Springfield, the Oregon one, is on a list of like-named towns competing for the big-screen debut the TV Simpson family this summer. City officials accepted an invitation from 20th Century Fox to compete for the honor of hosting the premier screening of “The Simpsons Movie” in July. Fox publicist Gwyne Ortiz said Fox has asked 16 Springfields from Oregon to Massachusetts to participate. Fox will pick the winner after reviewing short film entries showcasing the community’s positive aspects and links to the Simpsons.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) What do you do when a 1,250pound crocodile turns into a diva? Take him away from his audience. Officials at the St. Augustine Farm and Zoological Park said Maximo has been refusing for about a month to cooperate for his daily feedings of guinea pigs and quail. Kevin Torregrosa, the senior reptile keeper, stopped Maximo’s public feedings recently to retrain him. “He knows what he wants to do. He’s testing us,” Torregrosa told The St. Augustine Record. The croc’s routine is not about entertaining, it’s about fitness.
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Titans Working for the Environment By KRISTINA JUNIO
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
The Environmental Action and Advocacy Sub-Committee of Cal State Fullerton Associated Students Inc. Lobby Corps plan on making permanent changes on campus that can benefit the environment and the generations to come. The sub-committee was established last semester by their president, Michael Warner, and currently has 30 members. The committee builds awareness and promotes a non-partisan promotion of sustainability policies that would better our environment Warner said. “One of our long term goals is to unify CSUF sustainability goals with the rest of the Cal State University system,” Warner said. “If we all have one goal we can promote that goal and obtain it quicker because every-
one is working for the same thing.” our environment,” Schlaufman said. The first step to their long-term With the ACUPCC, all buildings goal is to attain sustainability on would be built “leadership in energy campus. and environmental design” (LEED) “With this committee we’re de- certified. There are four levels of veloping a five-year strategic plan LEED certification: LEED, silver, to promote susgold and platitainability and num Schlaufman to pave the way said. Each level for our campus develops build... we’re just trying to to become enings that are vironment neumore sustainable help start that road tral,” said Curtis with the environto leading the way to Schlaufman, diment. Currently sustainable energy on rector of governCSUF buildings mental relations are classified as campus. and chair of the LEED or LEED – Michael Warner sub-committee. silver, but with President of Environmental Action To be an environthis plan the and Advocacy Sub-Committee mental neutral buildings would campus means to be at least gold, not have any efSchlaufman said. fects on the surChico State rounding area, Schlaufman said. is the only CSU to have signed the “Our goal is to have the President ACUPCC, but UCSB does have a Gordon sign and implement the Platinum LEED building said WarAmerican College and University ner. The Platinum LEED buildings Presidents Climate Commitment produce and run on their own en(ACUPCC) which states that any ergy, meaning outside energy is not building that is built in the future needed, Warner said. will be environmentally friendly In addition to their plans on cam“green” buildings with no effect on pus, the Environmental Action and
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Advocacy Sub-Committee is also working with the Social Justice Summit to try to get the city of Fullerton and CSUF to work together for bike lanes. “It is really unsafe for students who do bike when there is no bike lane that designates an area for us,” Warner said. Bike lanes around campus give students another alternative to driving because school and parking passes are already expensive, Warner said. “I think in a big influential college town like Fullerton our educators, our professors and our students can lead the way and we’re just trying to help start that road to leading the way to sustainable energy on campus,” Warner said. The Environmental Action and Advocacy Sub-Committee will be hosting an event with the Campus Greens on Thursday, March 15 in the Titan Theater at 1 p.m., which will include a presentation of “An Inconvenient Truth” with President Milton Gordon as a guest speaker along with others from the alternative energies industry.
protest: Activists support democracy in vietFrom Page 1 tivist, Father Nguyen Van Ly, who has since gone on a two-week hunger strike in retaliation. My-Dung Tran, a 23-year-old University of California, Los Angeles graduate, said the protests educate the youth and pressure political leaders to make a change over seas. “This is a big success to have so many young people out here,” she said. “It comes down to the basic human rights of a person.” Trinity Pham, a Cal State Fullerton student, said she joined the protest as the only member of her family who has taken an active role in supporting the democracy activists. “I think it has become a very big part of my life,” said the 19-year-old. “I feel it is very important to me.” Many other protestors said Vietnam’s induction into the World Trade Organization in January became a double-edged sword, opening up the country’s trade economy and at the same time begging the question of whether a communist regime should remain. Although Tran said the 2006 Democracy Manifesto was a great stride as an agreement that almost mirrors the United States Bill of Rights,
clover: A GREEN DAY From Page 1 Sarvas, a 21-year-old engineering major. “We made green pancakes and watched Boondock Saints. We hit up the bar. Then, in class, I’d say at least 25 percent of the class was hammered,” Sarvas said. “Then, it was back to the bar in between classes and we finished the night strong.” “I was going to take off work and start at Malarkey’s,” said Lauren Clark, a 21-year-old liberal studies major. “But I can’t, so now I’m heading to the bar straight after work.” Some agree but others don’t particularly like the revelry. “I’m so sick of people who aren’t Irish trying to use St. Patrick’s Day as an excuse to drink,”
Most Caregivers Need Love Too Stress and exhaustion from caregiving may lead to health issues By APRIL VALENCIA
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
By SEAN BELK/For the Daily Titan Speaking Out - Activists in favor of democracy in Vietnam also spoke out in support of fair wages for workers, an improvement in the quality of living and religious freedom in the former communist country.
there are “downsides to the issue.” Tran said the leaders of Vietnam have abused the contract and take the law into their own hands. He said the government gives workers poor wages in contrast to
the increasing cost of living and forbids the practice of religion while putting many Buddhist monks and priests on house arrest. With a growing population of Vietnamese in favor of the demo-
said Tina Ganjifard, a 21-year-old political science major. Ganjifard said that people are constantly associating themselves with holidays in the name of partying. “It’s like Persian New Year when everybody pretends they’re Persian and tries to claim the cash that’s due to the Persians who believe the new year means a joyous year,” Ganjifard said. Some of the drinkers acknowledge the heritage of the holiday. “I’ve done the traditional St. Patrick’s Day meal [corn beef and cabbage], which most don’t do. And we say an Irish prayer,” Clark said. “I think it’s the best holiday but I don’t know why,” Clark added. “Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day,” Sarvas said with a grin.
Full-time caregiver and Fullerton resident Mary Arace remembers when her mental and physical health started deteriorating. It was the end of 2003. She was 40 years old, unemployed, uninsured and spent her days taking care of her father, who suffers from Alzheimer’s. “It’s kind of like you’re lost,” Arace said, recalling the frustrations associated with care giving. “I didn’t even think I was a caregiver.” An estimated 8 percent of Orange County’s population is made up of caregivers, many of whom are more susceptible to drug and alcohol abuse, depression and overall poor general health, National Alliance for Caregiving studies show. According to the Alliance, a caregiver is any individual at least
18 years old who provides unpaid assistance and support to older or elderly adults with disabilities. While caregivers have a 63 percent higher risk of dying than non-caregivers, many do not recognize themselves as caregivers and consequently fail to receive the attention needed to maintain their health. “Caregiving is on the forefront now,” said Claudia Ellano, director of the Orange Caregiver Resource Center in Brea. “Our goal is to help [caregivers] stay healthy, active and connected.” While the Orange Caregiver Resource Center provides services such as counseling, support groups and education, members of the CSUF Public Relations Student Society of America are also helping to spread awareness to those who might not define themselves as caregivers. “First we want to get [the caregiver’s] attention, then once we get their attention, see if they or someone they know falls into the risks,” said PRSSA Outreach Director Scott Cobett. Cobett said PRSSA members
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cratic surge, Tran said change is inevitable. “The fight is a fight we will win, because it’s a just cause,” he said. “We feel the wind is behind us and the moment will come.” 7
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have spent time off-campus passing out flyers printed in four different languages—English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Mandarin—to focus on cultures where caregiving is overlooked as part of the familial structure. “You can’t deny the cultural thing. The whole is greater than the individual,” said Arace, who comes from an Italian family. “[Caring for a relative] is a way of life.” Ellano agreed that culture cannot be overlooked and said that in single households it is common to find
parents and grandparents receiving care from their sons or daughters. Although some often view caregivers as heroic or selfless, Ellano said it is actually the caregiver who needs the external support. “We find that two-thirds of the caregivers that come here are suffering from depression,” she said, adding that anxiety, high-blood pressure, weight gain, irregular eating and poor sleeping habits are common health problems for caregivers. In addition to poor physical health, Ellano said caregivers have what she called “that sense of impending doom” hovering over them,
which impacts their emotional health. “Should I fly out to San Francisco for the weekend? When should I go to work? Will this be the last time I’ll be seeing [a loved one]?” Ellano said. “The caregiver just doesn’t know when to leave.” “There’s definitely a sense of guilt,” Arace adds. “It’s neverending grief. It’s exhausting.” As the number of suffering caregivers grows, Cobett said he feels raising awareness about the risks is important, especially since family members may be unaware that caregiving can be as simple as buying
groceries once a week for a relative. “I never identified my mom in that role before this campaign,” Cobett said about his mother who spends three days a week caring for his grandmother. “It definitely evoked a little bit more empathy for the situation.” While accepting the “caregiver” role may be hard for some, Arace said it will not stop her from living her own life. “I’m OK and accepting with being a family caregiver, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t struggles,” she said. “I just do whatever little things I can do for me.”
COSTNER: choices From Page 1 never done, but says he is not opposed to doing. “Yeah it’s a three-parter,” Costner said, alluding to the possibility that the movie may turn into a trilogy. Of course that plan hinges on popularity and box office sales.
However, as Costner told students, there is more to a movie than just ticket sales. “I don’t think the measure of a movie is the money it makes,” Costner said. “I believe the measure of a movie is whether or not you’ll want to take it off the shelf five years from now and watch it.”
By Aline Lessner/Daily Titan Photographer
Good Advice- Costner smiles as he responds to questions from
students seeking advice on the best way to succeed in the entertainment industry.
Goes Unnoticed By Michelle Locke Associated Press info@ap.org
By Raquel Stratton and Lauren McKinny
Daily Titan Staff Writers
A board of Cal State trustees approved a student fee hike yesterday in Long Beach, putting the total annual bill of attending college out of reach for many. At California State University schools, the nation’s largest fouryear university system with more than 400,000 students, fees for undergraduate students will be going up 10 percent. This takes the annual bill, including other student fees, to around $3,400, according to The Associated Press. The Daily Titan reported in January 2007 that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget proposal planned to increase CSU and University of California fees up to 10 percent. Now two months later, his proposal was put into action. According to The Associated Press the UC system is also considering raising undergraduate fees 7 percent for a total average bill of about $7,300. The fees are a part of a long-term budget agreement that the two systems put together with Schwarzenegger. CSU and UC system officials said they need increased revenue to maintain quality and even with the increases, their fees are lower than peer institutions in other states. Applied math graduate student Martin Storm, 23, said public education is an expensive proposition.
“The money has to come from somewhere either you get your taxes raised or you get your fees raised,” Storm said. “If you raise taxes, well that means you are taxing all the people who aren’t using the public education.” He asks if it is fair that those not attending school have to pay money for something they are not using. Smith said public education is a nice luxury and he doesn’t mind having to pay for it. He said that some people think public education is a right, but that it isn’t always a guarantee. “It is perhaps the best investment you will ever make in your entire life. So you have to invest a little bit more, you’re still getting a really good deal,” Storm said. Business and management Professor Jacquelyn Thorp said it costs a lot of money to educate people appropriately. “I don’t think that around $3,000 a year is too much,” she said. Thorp said that other institutions cost a lot more. She believes that it will not push out low income students because they have other ways to pay for school like financial aid, scholarships or parents. However, Phillip Young, a 24year-old human resource major who works part time while attending school full time said the cost of living is high and some students might not be able to afford an increase in fees. Young said the government needs to find other creative ways to raise money, fund the school and help the students out. “Private institutions get their funding from the rich kids,” Young said, adding that it’s fair that we pay less because Cal State is supposed to be affordable.
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The Way to A Woman’s Heart: Watch Her TV Shows I know why Carrie worked better with Big than Aidan, why Steve returned the suit before Miranda’s dinner party, why Samantha cheated on Smith with Richard and why Charlotte’s first marriage failed and her second one succeeded. I also know why Meredith chose Derek over Finn, why Alex slept with Olivia before Izzie, why Burke didn’t tell Webber about the hand tremors and why Christina spent Thanksgiving at the hospital. Because of four sex addicts and a Seattle hospital, I’m scoring more booty than a pirate these days. Yes, I watch Sex And The City and Grey’s Anatomy.
in my new skin as an avid watcher. And I had won. By the time my friends chipped in My friend’s face was smeared for all six seasons for my birthday, it with panic when we both saw was hard to deny where my eyes and her reaction. While he tried to heart were. backpedal, I stood proudly as this But I was learning. For men, Sex lady’s new man for the night. But I And The City can be an educational sucker-punched him with my eyes program. I learned tips and tactics for when I left with her. dating and touching. I would watch From there, I used the television and think, “Oh, she wanted me to show to balance my often-careless call her then” or “Oh, she wasn’t into guy attitude. I was a heartbreaker fooling around with a heart. I was in the baththe line-dropper room at her with the sensitive family reunion. I was some Because of four sex touch. I see.” liar whose pants addicts and a Seattle weren’t on fire. Those in my life were hospital, I’m scoring They were off ensplit with their more booty than a pi- tirely. opinion. Once I got into rate these days. My female Grey’s Anatomy, I friends called Yes, I watch Sex And was unstoppable. me “pimp” was just the The City and Grey’s Grey’s and my male icing on a very Anatomy. friends called tasty cake. I was me “gay.” having my cake, It was at a eating it too and house party still hungry in line when my comat the bakery. rades and I realized my newborn Some months ago, I caught the powers. A friend and I were chatting eyes of a brunette at the bar and up a delightful blonde, competing said, “I own all seasons of Sex And for her later-night attention. My The City, I watch Grey’s Anatomy. I’m friend grew desperate and sold me reckless and will probably forget to out. Or he thought he did anyway. call you in two days. Can I buy you “Talk about a queer,” my friend a drink?” said with a grin, pointing at me with She was mine for the night. a beer bottle in hand. “It’s like this “If only all men could appreciate bitch over here. This fag has seen ev- feminine interests while being such ery episode of Sex And The City.” a badass,” she thought later that eve“Oh really?” she asked sweetly ning. with a coy turn of her polished I just know she did. They all do. smile. Always.
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“When Will It Stop?” On Wednesday, the little guy? CSU Board of Trustees The CSU schools are voted to raise tuition by 10 known as being the top percent over the upcoming choice for first-generation academic college year at students, all of the most of 23 camWe at the Daily Ti- w h o m puses in are workthe CSU tan would like to drop ing to s y s t e m , something into the old support m a k i n g suggestion box: why t h e m this the elves not ask CSU execs to sand fifth tudon’t ition in- take a pay cut instead h a v e crease in of sticking it to the lit- M o m six years. my and tle guy? DurDaddy ing a time to fall w h e n back on faculty when the are seriously talking about tuition fairy drops in for a striking for higher wages, visit. students are paying 94 perSince Schwarzenegger cent more than they did has taken office, he has five years ago and CSU ex- maintained the republican ecutives have received 19.5 line that he will not raise percent in pay increases taxes, but evidently he has over faculty, we believe no qualms with raising evthat this is the single worst ery bloody fee for college move the CSU could pos- students when things get sibly make right now. tough. We at the Daily Titan Seeing as students are would like to drop some- the future of our country, thing into the old sugges- shouldn’t the decisiontion box: why not ask CSU makers be aiding us in getexecs to take a pay cut in- ting an education rather stead of sticking it to the than impeding us?
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I’m straight and smooth, too. Years ago, I felt a strong cold coming on. Bored with my DVD collection and aware I would be couchridden for weeks, I borrowed the first season of SATC from a friend’s girlfriend. I watched it in a week and borrowed the second season from her. Then the third. She didn’t own the next installment though. So addicted, I checked out the fourth season from the local movie store. Nervous of admitting the show to be a new favorite of mine, I lied to Blockbuster’s resident stoner employee about it being for a girl. I rolled my eyes, mumbling something redundant like, “You know girls. They just can’t get enough of this show.” I hadn’t yet grown comfortable
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by Jake Kilroy
Daily Titan Staff Writer
TITANS TALK BACK EDITOR: Regarding “Losing My Religion 3/8� I am a new student at CSUF and today I picked up for the first time a “free� issue of a Daily Titan student paper. What I read in your deeply offensive article I would call nothing more than implicit hate speech. I want you to know that I completely understand the 1st amendment of our constitution – it seems you are clearly exercising your right – although, for now it seems very one-sided. Thus, after reading your appalling article, I couldn’t help but wonder “who pays for our ‘free’ paper?� Does the cost of paper, ink, electricity, etc. come out of student tuition? And if it does, wouldn’t it seem that CSUF students are consequently sponsoring the distribution of published material that attacks Christianity? Personally, being a Christian and a CSUF student, if I had a choice, payment for this type of writing would not come out of my pocket. Additionally, if the former paragraph is true, after studying the 1st and 14th ammendment, and the Lemon Law Test, is this type of writing – writing that clearly inhibits the belief in Christianity – lawful in public schools? In any case, I am assuming that you are not breaking the law. However, since the “Titan Student� writers are free to criticize or condemn any issue they choose, I expect that if they choose to attack Christianity and God that they are ready for individuals to disagree, take a stand and vocalize a rebuttal in its defense. Therefore, does your paper permit the inclusion of literature that supports the belief in God? What if I chose to write an article that attacks atheism? Or Islam? Or Humanism? Would it be denied? Because, this article was clearly not secular, it directly attacked the Christian faith and its beliefs and exclusively criticized and patronized prayer! Matthew Lindsay
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Bad Lessons from the Good Book I believe the best argument for deaths of thousands of innocent atheism is the Bible itself, and the women. reason there aren’t more atheists Children: they will make misis because most people have never takes as they grow and learn. The taken the time to look at what is Bible significantly shortens the actually inside. It can be a pretty learning curve by commanding ugly book, and it is pernicious to a stubborn or unruly child to be exalt it to anything more than a put to death (Deut 20:20-21). book written in ancient times by Parents should beat their children people trying to understand their with weapons, and those who world, but people still pretend it do not are portrayed as unloving is some authoritative moral guide parents (Pro 13:24 & 23:13-14). to follow. My favorite is when people are to In converbe blessed sations with for smashbelievers I’ve ing infants mentioned against rocks Let’s take a look at something dis(Ps 137:9), some of my favorite turbing in the and the examples of bad Bible and they time God flat out said I sent bears to Biblical morality ... was wrong or slaughter 42 lying but when children for I give them the making fun verse and challenge them to look of the prophet Elijah’s baldness (2 it up, they refuse and still tell me Kg 2:23). Kids will be kids! I am wrong when it’s their Bible Slavery: why doesn’t the Bible that I am telling them to read! say slavery is wrong and a sin if Others say I am twisting the it’s God’s word? You might be surtext. I can point to hundreds of prised to find slavery is condoned examples of murder, rape, ethno- and endorsed numerous times in centrism, intolerance and atroci- the Bible, and Jesus had a take on ties in the Bible that are endorsed it too. Slaves should be beaten, or at least not condemned. They but only as much as they deserve find one verse that says, “God Is (Lk 12:46-48). What a guy! Love� and I’m the one who is usHandicapped: God takes creding biased samples! Say what? it for making people handicapped Let’s take a look at some of my and deformed (Ex 4:11) and He favorite examples of bad Bibli- says anyone who is handicapped cal morality, and if there exists a should not approach God’s altar good God, then the worst sin ever because they profane his sanctuwould be saying that this book is ary (Lev 21:16-23). His word. Look this stuff up and call me Women: “Do not suffer a witch on it if I’m lying! Most people to live� (Ex 22:18). Witches are have not heard these verses in the product of fairy tales, but God church because thankfully we didn’t bother to tell the Hebrews. have risen above this primitive This one verse is single-handedly thinking. responsible for the torture and
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Drinking Away St. Patty’s Day By Melissa Fitzgerald
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
Since the time I was but a wee lass I loved holidays. Whether it was Christmas or Easter it didn’t matter, it was the fact that we were celebrating something. What that something was didn’t concern me in the least. Now that I’m older I still love holidays, though I’m slightly cynical. I am one of those people who cursed single awareness day as a capitalistic holiday. Of course, it was under my breath while shelling out dough I didn’t have for my boyfriend. While I have little love for V-day I have a much greater respect for holidays that celebrate heritage. And let’s face it, Saint Patrick’s Day is the ultimate holiday that celebrates tradition and culture. The Irish holiday is usually spent with a green beer and with friends or people found on the street that resemble your friends because of your inebriated state. The holiday breeds
a sort of drunken community hellbent on having a good time no matter how many Guinness have to die to make the dream realized. Ah, St. Patrick and I have shared many a blurry memory together, but my most dear memory is of spending the holiday as the saints intended in Dublin, Ireland. After all, I’m Irish and with my fellow descendents it was only right to pay homage to our heritage. The passion (or craziness) revelers share for St. Patty’s Day is one of the many reasons why the holiday eclipses others. Part of the fun is dressing up as I did. Within the sea of green, my friends and me were dressed in our Irish finery and the excitement in the air was palpable. The minute I woke up I could feel my anticipation begin to crescendo because the most drunken holiday that ever came to be was but a step outside my hotel door and I would
be in the middle of it. On St. Patrick’s, I usually find that I drink one too many Irish car bombs instead of wisely pacing myself with pints of Guinness. In the end, it wouldn’t be a good time unless you join the other carousing St. Patrick’s Day revelers. I mean, heritage is what the holiday is all about, right? Or is it Guinness? Holidays such as Cinco de Mayo, the Fourth of July or St. Patty’s day encourage people to drink and wear patriotic colors. Who doesn’t love that? If nothing else, the alcohol corporations do. So when the 17th knocks on your door, pop open a Murphy’s Irish Stout and embrace it. Invite some friends over or go to the nearest pub. Remember everyone’s Irish on March 17, that’s what the Guinness people say and who can disagree with such genius?
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gambling. The new Rose exhibit at Great American Ball Park includes more (From Page 10) than 300 items and will be up for soften its stance toward him. If reinstated, the 65-year-old Rose nearly a year. Major League Baseball said he would like to again manage had to give permission for the display. in the majors. “When you’re The career hits in my position, leader also said he I bet on my team to supported Barry win every night because you’re happy with anything,” Rose Bonds and Mark said. McGwire, who fell I love my team, I Rose, however, far short in his first believe in my team. said he would not time on the Hall of be thrilled if a Fame ballot. – Pete Rose future reinstate“Don’t penalize McGwire because Baseball’s All-Time Hits Leader ment did not also include him beyou think other coming eligible guys are taking stefor the Hall of roids,” Rose said. Fame. Rose finished his Making it into Cooperstown, he career in 1986 with 4,256 lifetime added, was no longer on his mind. hits. He was managing the Reds in “I quit worrying about it,” he 1989 when he agreed to a lifetime ban after an investigation of his said.
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Horton believes that if they can stop the mental mistakes they can get back to playing the kind of baseball that Titan fans are used to seeing. The Titans will get a much-needed break, as they will not play again until March 23 against Long Beach State. The break couldn’t come at a better time for the Titans as they have lost five of their last seven games. Because of the long layoff between games Wes Roemer came into the game in the eighth inning to get some work in. It was his first relief appearance since the College World Series last year. The Titans will try to bounce back against the 49ers, arguably their biggest rival. Last year the Titans won all six meetings between the two teams. They outscored the 49ers 25-5 in the three game series at Blair Field. It will be the final tune-up until Big West play begins on March 30 against Cal State Northridge.
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ELUDING HER GRASP - Cal State Fullerton’s Courtney Martinez can’t secure a pop up during the Titans’ 4-1 win over Nevada on day two of the 2007 Worth Invitational last Saturday at Anderson Family Field. The Titans began the second annual Judi Garman Classic yesterday at Anderson Family Field against the Texas Longhorns. Against Texas, the Titans were defeated by a score of 4-1. The Titans are looking to bounce back, having lost three of their last four games after having won their previous four games in the Worth Invitational last week. Despite striking nine batters out and pitching a complete game, Titan pitcher Candice Baker suffered the loss against Texas. She allowed four hits and four runs [three earned] and walked two batters. Martinez, a sophomore shortstop was 2-for2 against Texas. The Titans look to come back out and face Penn State today at 6:15 p.m.
the 2004 season or any other time,” Matthews said in a statement. “Nobody has accused me of doing so, and no law enforcement authority has said I am a target of any investigation for doing so.” Matthews did not comment other than his statement issued by the team. He starred on the field, leading off the bottom of the first with a single off Russ Ortiz. He stole second, but was stranded there. In the third, Matthews hit his second homer of the spring. He grounded out to end the fourth inning. “He was relieved,” manager Mike Scioscia said in Tempe, Ariz. “I think we’re relieved that the release will let us start to move forward and turn the page on this. I think Gary’s statement is a step in that direction.” Barry Bonds returned to the Giants’ lineup after taking Tuesday night off and went 0-for-2 with a walk as the designated hitter. Bonds flied out to right in the first inning and then struck out swinging against Kelvim Escobar in the third. He walked in the fifth before being replaced by pinch-runner Ryan Klesko, who played for the first time since injuring his left side last week.
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CSUF Equestrians Makes Strides Two team members to compete in preliminary competitions on Saturday BY LAURENS ONG
COURTESY OF CSUF EQUESTRIANS JUMPING FORWARD – Tracy Brownell riding Bailey to a first place finish in her open fences class. The CSUF equestrian team is looking to qualify in the next two rounds of postseason competition until the national competition. advance to zones. In the Intercollegiate Horse Show “I am excited to have a guaranteed Association there are two types of spot at zones but that does not take competition, Hunt Seat and Westany pressure off. This next month ern. I will be workAccording ing harder than to a press reI ever have belease from the fore,” Brownell team, each has I want this school to said. between eight At the event and 10 regular know we are a great team Brownell tied season shows. and can get to nationals for high point During the year after year. rider (similar regular season to champion). riders must “To finish earn 35 points – Tracy Brownell 3rd with one to move up a Cal State Fullerton Equestrians of the smalldivision and est teams in qualify for our region is a the regional huge accomcompetition. plishment. I “With more hope next year we have more mem- riders and with the talent we already bers on the team,” CSUF co-captain have, we are sure to win,” Braley Lizz Braley said. said.
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At the regional competition riders must place in the top two of their class to advance to the zone competition where they compete against the entire west coast. At the zone competition riders must once again place in the top two of their class to advance to Nationals where they will compete for the national title. The Titans will be competing this Saturday in the first round, beginning at 10 a.m. at Cal Poly Pomona. The second round is April 7 at the Fairplex in Pomona starting at 9 a.m. Brownell is confident about the upcoming competitions. “I want Laura or myself at Nationals to represent CSUF for the second year in a row,” Brownell said. “I want this school to know we are a great team and can get to nationals year after year.”
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Titans’ Effort Falls a Bit Short in 5-1 Loss BY STEVEN WALTERS
Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com
University of San Diego’s Josh Romanski continued his dominant pitching on Wednesday throwing eight innings and allowing only one run to defeat the Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team 5-1 at Goodwin Field. Romanski, who received West Coast Conference pitcher of the week honors last week, did not allow a runner on base until giving up a single in the sixth inning.
Angels’ Matthews Denies HGH Use Associated Press Gary Matthews Jr. had one of his best games of spring training just hours after denying for the first time that he ever took human growth hormone. Matthews went 2-for-3 with a home run in the Los Angeles Angels’ 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. Matthews, who was allegedly sent HGH in 2004 from a pharmacy that’s part of a widespread steroid investigation, issued a statement before the game denying he ever took the substance. The Angels had been pressing Matthews to explain why The Times Union of Albany, N.Y., reported he was listed as a customer of Applied Pharmacy Services in Mobile, Ala. That company is under investigation for allegedly being part of a national steroids distribution network. “I have never taken HGH during SEE MATTHEWS - PAGE 8
BY Jaime
Cardenas
Bobby Brown’s Legacy at CSUF
Daily Titan Sports Editor long@dailytitan.com
The Cal State Fullerton equestrian team has made progress during the past three years the club has been in existence on campus. The team concluded their season but two members from the team are still looking forward to competiting in preliminary competitions that could lead them to the Nationals. The seven person team finished third in their final regular season competition, March 4 at USC. CSUF team captain Laura Piper qualified for the regional competition in her novice flat and novice fences class. According to a press release from the team, Piper must place higher than four girls in her fences class and two in her flat class in order to advance to the next round, zones. “I am so excited to be able to represent our team in both Hunt Seat and Western,” Piper said. “I could not have hoped for a better way to end the season in my senior year.” Piper will also be representing the CSUF in the western division at the semi-final competition. Since only two people qualified for regionals in her class, Piper gets an automatic bye to the next round semi-finals. Teammate Tracy Brownell qualified for the regional competition in her intermediate flat class. Brownell must place higher than two other girls in her class in order to advance to the next round, zones. Brownell also got an automatic bye to zones in her intermediate fences class. Since only two riders qualified for the regional competition in the fences class, both will automatically
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The Titans (13-9) were able to add two more singles in the inning to plate their only run of the game, snapping Romanski’s scoreless inning streak at 15. Romanski struggled early in the season but has made adjustments since losing to Wake Forest. “I’m pitching more effectively,” Romanksi said. “When you miss you have to miss low, and I wasn’t doing that early in the season.” Toreros Head Coach Rich Hill knows that wins against the Titans don’t come very often. It was only the second time in 13
tries that they have beaten the Titans under Head Coach George Horton. The Titans lead the overall series between the two schools 46-6-1. “They are the premier school in Southern California,” Hill said. “We play here once a year so our guys can see the environment and get ready for the regionals.” Sean Urena pitched well in the loss, giving up only one earned run in five innings. However, a costly error by second baseman Joe Scott resulted in the Toreros (16-9) second run of the game in the fifth inning.
It was Scott’s third error since moving to second base after the loss to East Carolina on Sunday. While Horton would not say if he plans on taking Scott out of the lineup, he did discuss the possibility of some changes happening before their next game. “Other kids have been playing well and Joe knows he has been struggling,” Horton said. “We have a lot of work to do offensively and defensively.” SEE BASEBALL - PAGE 8
After the Cal State Fullerton Titans men’s basketball team were eliminated in the semifinals of Big West Tournament, the players and coaching staff turned to the fans and thanked them. Many of the players walked over to them. They got high-fives and hugs from the fans and then went back to the locker room. Most walked. Some jogged. But Bobby Brown? Bobby Brown limped. Brown deserved better. Given everything Brown did for Cal State Fullerton – the records he broke, the two 20-win seasons and the NIT appearance – his career should have had a better ending. Out of all the ways the point guard could have envisioned his college career ending, suffering a knee injury and watching his team be blown out was the one scenario he did not want. If winning the Big West Tournament in his senior season was the dream scenario, losing to Cal Poly 81-56 in the semifinals after bruising his right knee had to be the nightmare. “That’s a good description of it,” Scott Cutley, his best friend and teammate, said after the game. “No one wants to end (their career) that way. It’s a nightmare. “We had so many high expectations going into the season . . . and I just feel for him right now, and I hurt inside because I’m so close to him.” In the four years Brown was on the team, the Titans turned their program around. They had two of the program’s five 20-game seasons, played in the NIT for the first time ever and had three-consecutive winning seasons – the second best stretch
since the team had four during the 1981-82 through the 1984-85 seasons. In the four years prior to his arrival, the Titans won 28 out of 111 games from 1999-2003, but during their four years together (2003-2007), they won 68 of 119 games. The Titans improved 40 wins during those four years. Is Brown the person who should receive the most credit for the turnaround? Maybe yes, maybe not. But consider that without Brown, Cutley would not have been a Titan. And without Cutley, Marcus Crenshaw would not have been a Titan either. And without those two, the Titans would not have had the season they had this year. Brown’s career officially ended with 5:30 left in the game, having only registered 11 points and two assists. The Titan’s all-time leading scorer, one of the Big West’s Top 10 scorers of all time, only got 11. After the game, Cutley, Justin Burns and Head Coach Bob Burton talked to the media. Brown did not speak after the game, but he didn’t need to. You could see the pain in his face as the final seconds of the game trickled down. “I know his attitude,” Cutley said. “He wants to help his team out, and for him not being able to do that on his last night was frustrating.” Frustrating and undeserved.
Jaime Cardenas’ columns appear every Thursday jcar@csu.fullerton.edu
Rose Bet on His Own Games Every Night Associated Press Pete Rose bet on the Cincinnati Reds “every night” when he managed them and, despite his lifetime ban because of gambling, would like another chance in a major league dugout. “I bet on my team every night. I didn’t bet on my team four nights a week,” Rose said Wednesday on “The Dan Patrick Show” on ESPN Radio. “I bet on my team to win every
night because I love my team, I believe in my team,” he said. “I did everything in my power every night to win that game.” In a wide-ranging interview, the banned Rose said he thinks he should be reinstated because “I believe I’m the best ambassador baseball has.” He hopes a new exhibit in Cincinnati is a sign baseball will SEE ROSE - PAGE 8