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Wednesday April 4, 2007
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CSU and CFA Reach A Tentative Settlement By Maggie Hauser and Yvonne villarreal
Daily Titan Staff Writers
For students hoping for a few days off from school, it’s time to put the beach gear away – at least for the time being. Members of the California Faculty Association put strike plans on hold Tuesday after tentatively reaching a contract agreement with the CSU, according to the association’s Fullerton chapter President G. Nanjundappa. The union, which boasts 23,000 members, must ratify the contract so that it may be approved by the CSU. The contract will be effective from July 1, 2006 and will expire June 30, 2010. “We have a tentative agreement that will be good for the CSU, good for our students, good for the faculty,” said association President John Travis, on the union’s Web site.
According to a CSU press release, base pay for CSU faculty will increase 20.7 percent over a four-year period, increasing the average salary for a tenure-track faculty member from $74,000 to $90,749, and the average salary for a full-time, full professor with tenure from $86,000 to $105,465 by the end of the contract period. In the next four months, under the tentative agreement, every CSU faculty member will receive a 7.7 percent raise, with 3 percent retroactive to July 1, 2006. Some faculty members will be eligible to receive up to 31.3 percent in raises over the life of the contract. “I am very pleased with the agreement regarding salary and other provisions of the contract,” Nanjundappa said. “I would like to thank my colleagues for their willingness to go on strike. They forced the CSU administration back to the bargaining table to reach an agreement that is
By Carlos delgado/Daily Titan Staff Photographer strike postponed - California Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero (left) and President of the California Faculty Association John Travis at a CFA meeting
reasonable and equitable.” Provisional deals were reached on issues of salary, workload, park-
ing, grievances and appointments through recommendations offered in the fact-finding report.
Fullerton and STDs: HPV
Risks and Facts about HPV Signs and symptoms of the human papillomavirus are varied and can even go unnoticed in some cases By Kristi Allen, Jennifer Church, Kilmeny Duchardt and Molly Schneider For the Daily Titan
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Some 10,000 female students on campus could be carrying HPV, or human papillomavirus, a disease that is responsible for 70 percent of all cervical cancer cases and 90 percent of all genital warts. The American Social Health Web site reports at least 50 percent of sexually active men and women get a genital HPV infection at some point in their lives. By age 50, at least 80 percent of women will have acquired a genital HPV infection. About 5.5 million new genital HPV cases occur each year; making up about onethird of all new STD infections. HPV is a group of viruses that includes over 100 different strains or types. Over 30 of these viruses are sexually transmitted. Most people who become infected with HPV won’t have any symptoms; some symptoms clear up on their own. HPV is more common in young men and women who are in their
late teens and early 20s. Both men and women can get it and pass it on to their sexual partners without even realizing it. The Washington Post estimated that out of 10,000 annual cervical cancer cases in the United States, 40 percent die from the two strains of the HPV virus. Cal State Fullerton students can now the access Gardasil, the controversial cancer vaccine, but some students view the cost as a deterrent. At $130.90 a dose at the Health Center, it is a series of three shots taken at zero, two and six months, said CSUF’s Health Center pharmacist Faith FelixColburn. “I had no idea it was so expensive,” said Emily Renner, a fine arts major. “That [cost] would SEE HPV - PAGE 3
The salary dispute had been the main issue keeping a settlement from being reached when negotiations began in 2005. “We are pleased that we were able to come to an agreement with our faculty union,” said Roberta Achtenberg, chair of the CSU board of trustees, in a press release. “This is good news for everybody, including our 417,000 students, and we look forward to moving ahead with getting our faculty their salary increases.” Nanjundappa said the salary portion of the agreement would help the faculty to catch up with the cost of living, administration would not “suffer the embarrassment of causing the largest higher education faculty walkout in history,” and since the walkout is on hold, students would not miss classes. “We value our faculty and believe they deserve a good contract,” said CSU spokeswoman Clara Potes-Fel-
low in a telephone interview. Nanjundappa said the one thing he is most pleased with is that according to the tentative agreement there will not be any renegotiations until the contract expires in June 2010. Once the tentative agreement is finalized and approved, the association will focus on resolving issues like stemming the rise in student fees and setting policies regarding compensation for top CSU executives. “We hope to have the agreement ratified by the end of April,” Nanjundappa said. “Of course we would like to have it done as soon as possible.” Potes-Fellow said the earliest opportunity for the CSU to approve the agreement after the association ratifies it would be at the May board of trustees meeting. Should the agreement collapse, CSU faculty members remain prepared to move forward with a series
Assemblyman Visits Campus By John sakata
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For five minutes, Leonardo DiCaprio, playing Howard Hughes in the movie “The Aviator,” stood in front of the classroom and offered a lesson to the 10 graduate students about politics. Then the lights were turned on. Political science professor Phillip Chen turned off the movie. Ten minutes later the real star of the night took the stage. Forty-ninth District Assemblyman Michael Eng is no stranger with talking to a crowd. In his first 90 days he has stood center stage in front of California legislators as chair of the State Assembly Business and Profession’s Committee. He has served as mayor of Monterrey Park and worked as a part-time political science professor for East L.A. Community College. “Anger and frustration,” Eng said, were the reasons he first ran for office. “I wanted the situation to change. I didn’t believe cities should do certain things.” Yesterday in front of a group of 10 graduate students, Eng addressed pressing topics currently in the state assembly. Along with addressing student questions, the assemblyman hit
on how he got into politics along with immigration, health care and a host of other topics. “The most important issue is how do we fund healthcare?” said Eng while acknowledging there was no answer. “Does it come out of your pockets individually? Should everybody have to have it like car insurance? Are we going to make families pay? What are we going to do?” Waking up at 4 a.m. every morning, a campaign that went door to door, Eng dipped into his background and how he got into politics. Eng decided to run for city council after campaigning for his wife Judy Chu, former assemblywoman of the 49th district, and after learning of discrimination against immigrants in the voting registration process. “I would go to the immigrant side, you are a disgrace to your generation because you can not speak your [native] language … Well, I thought it was a great opportunity to represent both sides together because they both hated us just as much,” Eng said with some laughter from the class. As he campaigned in a divided area, Eng faced anger from longtime residents who were angry that SEE ENG - PAGE 3
Candidates Discuss Issues ASI president and vice president hopefuls talk about their platforms By ALEKSANDRA WOJTALEWITCZ Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
The three Associated Students Inc. presidential candidate pairs debated Tuesday in the Quad. Candidate Javier Gamboa’s and Linda Vazquez’s goals were to lower tuition and parking fees, increase financial aid and create a more diverse campus life. Candidates Kerry Belvill and Cassandra Rehm said they would have an “open door policy to all student ideas.” Belvill and Rehm plan to
improve health care on campus by working with the Health Center to “allow the center to be more accessible to students.” Belvill and Rehm plan to “create a stronger relationship with ASI and students.” Heather Williams, who is running for re-election, and Curtis Schlaufman’s goals are to advocate concerns regarding textbooks, student fees, financial aid and “green” campus issues. The two also want to expand Titan Tusk Force, among other ASI committees, and increase the number of student services and programs. “Students don’t understand the value of all these programs,” Williams said. “We have to show how the programs can help students and how they are beneficial.”
The audience asked how to make ASI events more accessible to students. According to Gamboa, if fees were lowered, people would not have to work as much, therefore creating more time. Rehm and Belvill said they would ensure events were held at accessible times for students. Schlaufman agreed to set a time aside where there would be no classes so people could partake in the various activities. As a closing remark Gamboa said, “We have an all-encompassing approach and we support all student organizations.” Belvill and Rehm’s are all about “Fresh and New,” said Belvill. “We are the average students running.” Schlaufman stated they “really do care” and are available to students.
By aline lessner/Daily Titan Staff Photographer TAKING QUESTIONS - ASI candidates Javier Gamboa and Linda Vazquez debate against candidates Kerry Belvill and Cassandra Rehm during Tuesday’s debate in the Quad.
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Bush Calling the Kettle Black So the powers that be are at not all of which were within it again – biting at each other his control, but it’s time he like peevish dogs while people faced that fact. keep fighting for their lives in Secondly, the Democrats, the Middle East. through a combination of President Bush is calling spinelessness and political the Democrats irresponsible naivete, let this happen when because they are requesting they handed the keys of the pullout deadestate to lines for Iraq. Bush postHe’s saying Sept. 11. We’re already in this W e ’ r e that House S p e a k e r war, so it’s no use point- already in Nancy Pelosi ing fingers at who got this war, so is encouragit’s no use ing terror- us here. But the least p o i n t i n g ism sponsors we can do is have the fingers at because she’s people who currently who got us trying to hold here. But talks with the hold the power exercise the least Syrians. we can do it to finish this war. For their is have the part, the people who Democrats currently – who cannot trump the pres- hold the power exercise it to ident’s veto power – are going finish this war. Though no on and on over the “failed one wants to admit it, that policy” of Iraq, to use Senate power is held jointly by the Majority Leader Harry Reid’s Democrats and Bush. words. The problem here is What we need is comprotwo-fold. First, Bush’s plans mise and results – not more have failed miserably. There politically charged all-orare a number of reasons why, nothing prater.
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Gay Fairytales in School? Nothing Wrong With it British schools introduces gay fairytales, a harmless and helpful concept By Jessica Doles
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Remember back in elementary school when the day consisted of trying to color within the lines, napping on those comfy blue mats and story time? Ah yes, story time, where we sat legs crossed and heard heterosexual fairy tales of love and living happily ever after. Well, times have changed and so have the fairy tales. Instead of the “King and I,” books entitled “King and King,” “Space Girl Pukes” or “And Tango Makes Three” have been introduced to grade school children across England. The story plots of these books include a prince falling in love with another prince, a young girl who has two mothers and two male penguins who raise an adopted baby. Not so much like Cinderella, huh? This pilot scheme backed by the Department of Education is called “No Outsiders.” Those in charge of the project hope these books will help schools that dismiss the homosexual lifestyle. After a British law, which banned local authorities from promoting homosexuality was repealed in 2003, “No Outsiders” was regarded as the first step towards making gay issues a part of modern primary school life, according to The Daily Telegraph. According to the same newspaper, the religious group Christian called these stories child abuse and religious propaganda. Give me a break. OK, I could understand the whole religious issue, but these books aren’t being used to brainwash children into becoming homosexuals. These simple, yet controversial, books are used as outlets to reflect reality for today’s children. At a young age, it’s important to shape social values, as well as physiological development.
The “No Outsiders” project is also trying to stop homophobic bullying of children whose parents are homosexual or children who may be perceived as lesbian or gay by others. All the stories promote love and happiness, whether it’s between a man and a woman or a man and a man. The characters may be different, but the message is the same. Homosexuals can be in love too, they can raise a family and they can and should be accepted by everyone. The way I see it, these books are like those sex-ed movies in junior high, with different content and less graphic. It exposes children to what’s really out there in the world. Yes, there are same-sex-couples. Yes, there are STDs. Yes, homosexuals can be parents and yes, that’s really what it looks like. And if the kids don’t learn about it in school, trust me, they’ll learn about it somewhere else. I will say though, that out of the respect for all the parents and their religious values, permission slips should have been handed out to the parents informing them that the curriculum would also include homosexuality. From there, the parents can make a decision about what his or her child will be learning in school. And they can’t bitch about not being warned. As for the religious factor, if parents are so set in their ways and insist that this or that not be taught in the schools, they should send their kid to a different school. Maybe a private school, where the curriculum being taught to their child is to their liking and fits their personal family values. They can keep their child in that little bubble, but sooner or later it will pop. When it comes down to homosexual acceptance being taught in schools, it’s great. The more exposure children get to real issues in today’s world, the more they will grow. It’s not necessary to show them graphic images of war or sexual positions, but let them learn about love in the spectrum of the rainbow.
The Advocate BY Robert
Moran
We All Need a Little Help Disabled or not we are all hu- smoke. I’m guessing it’s your man and no one is any less de- radiator.” serving of help or assistance. “I hope it’s not expensive,” she Over the last few weeks I have said. spent my time wondering what I did not know how to tell her anyone can do to help others that since the Mercedes she was who need it? driving was 10 years old, it probRecently I was walking back ably would be. to College Park from the gas sta“You kind of have your car in tion on Nutwood and Placentia, a bad spot,” I told her. I saw a car that had stalled at the By then Kate had joined us. end of the off ramp from the 57 She looked at me and asked, freeway. I stood at the light with “Would you mind helping us some uncertainty. Steam was push the car?” emanating from the grill of the I told them I would. black Mercedes. Anna got into the car while I hesitated, glancing at the I braced my body against the car then back towards the sta- trunk. tion. I saw a dark haired girl I heard her yell out to me, askcoming from the gas station. ing me what to do. She was about five-foot-six, with “Put it in neutral,” I told her chestnut skin. Dark sunglasses and began to push the car. bobbed on top of her thick head Kate followed along on the of black hair as she walked. She sidewalk. As I pushed the car fidgeted and clutched her purse I glanced over at her and she as she walked, perhaps feeling a looked back at me. little bit nervous when seeing me “It’s like pushing a really big standing in front of her car. shopping cart,” I said. I called out to the dark haired The girl burst out into laughgirl, “Is this your car? Do you ter probably because of the absoneed to call a tow truck?” lute absurdity of my comment. She stopped as she approached I pushed the car just far me. “Yes,” she said. “But my enough to be safely on the street friend has just gone inside to call in front of the station. for a tow truck. We were coming Anna put the brakes on and from the beach, and smoke start- got out of the car. ed coming out. My friend and I They both thanked me and I decided to get off the freeway.” told them they were welcome, I was to learn afterwards that and it was then we introduced their names were Anna and ourselves and shook hands. Kate. “Thank you again,” Anna said I glanced at the steam rising as I turned to leave them. from the grill. As I walked away, I realized “It looks like steam.” that sometimes opportunities Anna looked more closely at to help present themselves. And it, “Oh.” sometimes everybody needs a “It would be black if it was little help. Email Robert at opinion@dailytitan.com
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eng: Discussing Health Care and Environment From Page 1 he was an immigrant. Immigrants were also upset with Eng, believing he had become too amalgamated with American culture. For the political science class the assemblyman also spoke of how he gets people to work for him as a public administrator. “It’s more about getting people to respect you and admire you for the vision you have for the city and I think that was the biggest shock of all,” Eng said. “Motivation rather than dictation. Dictation [is] ‘you do this.’ Motivation [is] ‘will you join me and help me do that.’” Chen, who first met Eng when he ran for city council in Monterrey Park, invited the assemblyman to the class during the assemblyman’s
break from Sacramento. “I think the best book is theory and practice. The people they hear from in class are people who are not just theoreticians,” Chen said. “They have also had the ability to combine theory and practice together.” Political science major Matt Weidler, 23, said although Eng’s presentation did not change any opinions he had, he was pleased with how Eng addressed a question he asked on the Communication Reinvestment Act about credit lenders. “I was actually very pleased. He addressed the question directly rather than tip-toe around it like I might have expected,” Weidler said. “I was pleased he asked me my opinion and that he cared about my position and took it in consideration.”
From Page 1 definitely stop you from getting it.” In addition, the procedure for administering Gardasil has been considered abnormal compared to standard vaccines. Mission Viejo family practitioner Dr. Dale G. Knox orders the vaccine through his office supplier one dose at a time on a first-come first-served basis after the patient buys the shot. He said demand has increased for the vaccine. “It takes seven to 10 days (to fill the order),” Knox said. “But since the drug has become so popular, it will now take a month to 60 days.” Dr. Bruce Hagadorn, an Irvine obstetrician and gynecologist, said the vaccination is only available to doctors in bulk. Some Obstetricians and gynecologists prescribe the vaccine to patients and have patients bring the vaccine back to be administered. Knox said Gardasil is the most expensive vaccine, and it is not always covered by health insurance. People would have to pay out of pocket if they do not have private insurance or do not qualify for federal vaccina-
tion subsidies. “The cost needs to come down.” Knox said. “If people’s insurance won’t pay for it, then they won’t pay for it. Hopefully in six months to a year, [insurance companies] will pick it up.” Knox said he has been administering the drug for the last six months. He said the reasoning behind early inoculation was to create antibodies before girls become sexually active. Despite being the first cancer vaccine to be federally approved, the new vaccine has generated serious backlash against moves for its mandatory inoculation, as reported by the Washington Post. Texas became the first state to require the vaccine in February, and 31 states are considering the mandate, according to the National Conference of State Legislators. Aside from the cost, the drug has been on the market for only nine months. Some say that’s not enough time to see any long-term effects of the vaccine. “I don’t want to get it yet because I don’t know what the side effects are,” Renner added.
By ALINE LESSNER/Daily Titan Staff Photographer POLITICIAN SPEAKS - Assemblyman Michael Eng speaks to a political science class about issues affecting Californians at the CSUF Campus on Tuesday.
Third ASI Candidates BY KRISTINA JUNIO
Kerry Belvill is running for ASI president with Cassandra Rehm running as her executive vice president. Kerry Belvill is a liberal studies major and is currently the Inter-Club Council chair for Belvill the College of Education and sits on the ASI executive senate. Cassandra Rehm is an English major and is currently the InterClub Council vice-chair for the
College of Education and also serves on the ASI Executive Senate. Their priorities for the next year are: to improve health care on campus; adjust the budget so it utilizes money in a manner that benefits Rehm more students; develop relations with current leaders; and make programs accessible for night and graduate students by extending service hours.
HPV: FACTORS AFFECTING VACCINATIONS INCLUDE POLITICS AND HIGH COSTS Part of the controversy is the age of children targeted. The mandatory inoculation calls for girls between 11 and 12 to get the shot to ensure they are vaccinated before they become sexually active. According to the Post, some people think the vaccination might encourage sexual promiscuity. “As far as whether or not I would consider giving my daughter this vaccine, I don’t know enough about it,” said Anaheim resident Michael Taylor, a father of two. “I would probably say no. I would consider abstinence. I think after 18, it would be her decision.” CSUF student Brenda Palacios thinks the series of shots is excessive for her 10-year-old daughter, Gabriela. She said she doesn’t want to torture her daughter with three shots in addition to the ones already required. “I’m just not sure that at 10 or 11, that [the vaccine] is necessary,” Palacios said. “I want her to understand what it’s about.” Politics seem to top the list of factors behind the proposed mandate. The Daily Breeze reported that Gov. Rick Perry (D-Texas) issued an ex-
ecutive order to vaccinate middleschool-aged girls that will take effect in September 2008. Controversies erupted because of the governor’s alleged questionable ties to Merck, the vaccine’s maker. Perry’s former chief of staff, Mike Toomey, is now Merck’s lobbyist in Austin. A Los Angeles Times article reported that Perry’s chief of staff and other aides met to discuss the state’s immunization program that included the HPV vaccine order on the same day that Merck donated $5,000 to the governor’s reelection campaign. However, not all parents think politics and money are driving factors in the push for mandatory vaccination. Roina Rivera, 22, of Carrolton, Texas, said that she is for anything that would prevent her 3-year-old daughter, Saniah, from suffering. “There are so many awful things that as a parent that you can’t protect your child from,” Rivera said. “Contracting something that could take her life … I am not just going to stand back and pray my child makes a good decision.”
Gardasil was being promoted through political and legislative channels instead of medical authorities and public education campaigns, the Post reported. Until two weeks ago, Merck aggressively lobbied state lawmakers pushing for mandatory vaccination. Critics also question if children would have to take the shots as a condition to attend school as they do now with other vaccination shots. The question of compliance is another factor in the mandate. Despite the publicity and free clinics, thousands of teens in Maryland were barred from school for weeks in January 2007 because they didn’t get the recently imposed chickenpox and hepatitis B vaccinations. According to the Washington Post, on March 2, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D-Va.) said he would sign the bill to mandate vaccination, but that it will include an opt-out clause. The Post story also cites doctors as saying they fear that giving parents the right to refuse the vaccine will encourage them to refuse other vaccines for more communicable diseases. Felix-Colburn said that to date,
six CSUF students have received the first shots of the series. Students who may not be aware of the cancer-causing virus may be more conscious of the new vaccine because of Merck’s push to advertise Gardasil. “I have heard of HPV and am somewhat familiar with it,” said Kristy Chavez, a communicative disorder major. “I’ve seen commercials for it on TV.” Chavez is referring to the Gardasil’s commercial which uses the catch phrase “One Less,” referring to one less female joining the ranks of those in cervical cancer statistics with the help of the controversial vaccine. Most women who have HPV don’t know they are infected. Even assuming the smallest ratio of the 10,000 potential female carriers on campus is 5,001. That’s 5,001 women who don’t know they have a 70 percent chance of cervical cancer and a 90 percent chance of genital warts. That’s 5,001 women on this campus alone.
Editor’s Note: The reporters for this series are members of Mike Tharp’s public affairs reporting class.
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Keith Richards Snorts Father’s Ashes LONDON - (AP) Keith Richards has acknowledged consuming a raft of illegal substances in his time, but this may top them all. In comments published Tuesday, the 63-year-old Rolling Stones guitarist said he had snorted his father’s ashes mixed with cocaine. “The strangest thing I’ve tried to snort? My father. I snorted my father,” Richards was quoted as saying by British music magazine NME. “He was cremated and I couldn’t resist grinding him up with a little bit of blow. My dad wouldn’t have cared,” he said. “... It went down pretty well, and I’m still alive.” Richards’ father, Bert, died in 2002, at 84. Richards, one of rock’s legendary wild men, told the magazine that his survival was the result of luck, and advised young musicians against trying to emulate him.
NATIONAL NEWS Gunfire Erupts at CNN Headquarters ATLANTA (AP) - A domestic dispute erupted in gunfire at CNN’s headquarters complex Tuesday, killing a woman and critically wounding the man who first pulled a gun, authorities said. The man and woman were arguing near the main entrance of the complex when the man shot her, police officer James Polite said. The armed man was then shot by a CNN security guard. The woman was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital, authorities said. The man was listed in critical condition.
LOCAL NEWS DNA Links Pizza Deliverer to Killings LOS ANGELES (AP) - DNA evidence may have tied a former pizza delivery man who is accused of being one of the city’s most prolific serial killers to the slayings of 10 women and an unborn fetus, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday at the start of his trial. The killings happened over 11 years ago. Deputy District Attorney Bobby Grace said Chester D. Turner was finally caught after he was arrested in 2002 on charges of raping a woman in Los Angeles. Police allege he accosted most of his victims on a street in crime-plagued South Los Angeles, raping and strangling them in a killing spree that extended from 1987 to 1998. One of the killings was recorded on grainy security camera videotape, but Turner’s lawyer has said the footage is so rough that it’s impossible to identify the victim or assailant. Turner is already serving an 8-year prison sentence after pleading no contest to rape in 2002. If convicted, he could face the death penalty.
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With only six more weeks left in the semester, the Rugby Club players have led the team to a victory far beyond just winning a couple games: pride and brotherhood. Though the club is not an official team at Cal State Fullerton, they hope to be in the future. “Because it’s a shadow sport, not mainstream,” said Charles Moore, advisor for the club and director of the enrollment services center at CSUF at the Irvine campus. “There’s a brotherhood between the players.” “You have a real camaraderie and more respect for your opponents,” said Hideki Moniwa, 19, vice president of the Rugby Club. The players on the team have proved their worth in competitions against rugby teams from schools all over Southern California. The team is currently second
place in Division 2 with a 5-1 record. Their lone loss was against Cal Lutheran. Moniwa said he hopes the club can play in the gold division in the next couple of years.
By Aline Lessner/Daily Titan Photographer
Playing Tough - Rugby player Sean Bitchner runs with teammate Dorian Magilakudi while practicing outside the Kinesology building. The club holds weekly practices at the intermedial fields on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m. The team currently has 20 to 25 members come out to its games, which are played every Saturday.
CAMPUS CALENDAR TODAY Titan Toastmasters 12 to 1 p.m. A workshop to help people become effective communicators without becoming nervous before a crowd. Hosted at the Pollak Library. Dollar Wednesday Bowling Nights 6 to 10 p.m. at the Titan Student Union Underground. THURSDAY CalPers Long Term Care Workshop
“Even though it is a battle during the game, what happens on the field stays on the field,” Moniwa said. Regardless of a win or loss, in rugby the home team is required to
12 to 1 p.m. A CalPers representative will conduct a seminar to discuss the program and answer questions at the Pollak Library. Baseball vs. UC Irvine 7 to 10 p.m. at Goodwin Field. Students with current CSUF ID receive free admission. General adult admission is $7. FRIDAY Baseball vs. UC Irvine 7 to 10 p.m. at Goodwin Field. Students with current CSUF ID receive free admission.
throw a social gathering for the visiting team, this includes the CSUF team. Eric Lichtenstein, 19, a player and the club social chairman, started playing rugby in the 5th grade af-
ter moving to Hong Kong from Texas. “In Hong Kong, rugby is pretty much like American football here, all the big boys play it,” Lichtenstein said. Along with playing the games, each player is required to pay $50 per semester to cover league and equipment fees. “It’s a low cost sport, you don’t need a lot of equipment,” Moore said. Moore said he loves rugby because it gives the bigger guys a chance to score and receive the glory they wouldn’t get in football. Moore said that without understanding the rules of rugby it just looks like a bunch of chaos to people watching the game. “Rugby is a hooligan sport played by gentlemen,” said Moniwa. Gentlemen not only play hard on the field, but they study hard off it, according to Moore. “If you can play rugby, you can complete a doctorate program,” Moore said.
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ADRIAN, Mich. (AP) - A 12-year-old boy who has collected more than 150 vacuum cleaners says he is learning to identify them by sound. “I’m getting pretty good at it,” Kyle Krichbaum told the Detroit Free Press. Kyle has been in Hollywood taping a game-show pilot where he had to compete against other
contestants blindfolded and correctly identify vacuum models, the newspaper said Saturday. “When I was really little I would always follow my parents around when they were vacuuming,” he said. Randy and MaryLynn Krichbaum said their son played with a toy vacuum constantly as a toddler.
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JUMPING FOR JOY
BY ALVIN
ANOL
Baseball
- Cal State Fullerton [3-0 in the Big West] takes on Big West rival UC Irvine for a three-game series beginning at Goodwin Field Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
An Ordinary Joe Goes All Out Like a Pro If my body was any sorer, I’m not sure that I would have been able to even write this column. While most used Spring Break for vacations out of town, sleeping in until 2 p.m. or catching up on school work (more like forgetting about school work) I found myself trying to do my best impression of an athlete. During the last weekend of my own spring break I participated in Sportsfest, a sports extravaganza hosted by Cal Poly Pomona that takes place over three days. Offering a number of sports to participate in, I decided I would bowl, play volleyball and play football. And not having done any prior training for any of the three sports, my body was in less than favorable conditioning for such a three-day strain. At the completion of the weekend, my body showed just how unprepared I was. Complete with a limp, an aching back, and numerous body parts that were sore, I got out of bed this morning wondering why I went overboard on the sports this weekend. But as I watched Sportscenter (a morning tradition of mine), I started to think about professional athletes and the wear-and-tear they go through during the course of their respective seasons. The NBA has an 82-game season. The NHL has an 80-game season. MLB players have 162 grueling games to get through. And the NFL has 17-hard hitting weeks of full-contact football. I can’t imagine what it’s like for a guy like Yao Ming when he
tries to get out of bed. All 7-foot5-inches of Yao aching from the beating Shaquille O’ Neal delivered to him the night before, only to wake up knowing he’s got to go take another beating the next day. Imagine what an MLB catcher’s knees feel like when they have two games in one day. Who wants to sit in a squat for nine innings in full catcher’s gear – and in the heat? That’s hard enough, but to have to catch the night game too? It’s no wonder catchers usually take one of the two games off in a doubleheader. And I couldn’t help but think about Tiki Barber, the recently retired running back formerly of the New York Giants. The retirement of the 31-yearold following the end of the recent NFL season, came as a shock to most who felt that Barber still had more than a few good years left in his legs. But no one knows how difficult it was for Barber to get out of bed in the morning. I remember reading that he was “still wanting to be able to play with his kids,” as a reason he would leave behind the continuous hits he would have received had he continued to play. As for me, it’s laughable to think that I played with or faced the same level of intensity that the professionals have, but don’t tell my aching body that. But I do think it’s time I go ahead and hit the showers.
Alvin Anol’s columns appear every Wednesday. sports@dailytitan.com
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- Cal State Fullerton [3-0 in the Big West] hosts Cal State Northridge for a threegame series beginning with a doubleheader at 5 p.m. on Friday.
By CARLOS DELGADO/Daily Titan Staff Photographer
FIRED UP - Cal State Fullerton baseball players, including Jake Vazquez [#43], Nick Mahin [#44] and Wes
Roemer [#24] celebrate after taking the lead in the ninth inning during the Titans’ 7-5 nonconference win over Long Beach State at Blair Field on March 25. The Titans [18-10, 3-0] swept their Big West opening series against Cal State Northridge this past weekend, but lost Vazquez for the next six-to-eight weeks after suffering a fracture.
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