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Student organization co-hosts event to raise community awareness BY Colleen BArreTT
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The Titan Student Union was filled with singing, drumming and dancing over the weekend as the Inter-Tribal Student Council, an American Indian club at Cal State Fullerton, hosted their annual spring powwow Friday and Saturday. The Association for Inter-Cultural Awareness co-sponsored the event, which was open to the public free-of-charge. “It’s for the native community, the Cal State Fullerton community and for awareness,” council President Ryan Ussery said. “It’s a gathering. It’s an opportunity for the community to gather.” The powwow kicked off Friday at 6 p.m. with a traditional Gourd Dance and Grand Entry. The Grand Entry is a parade that signals the start of each session of the powwow. The parade allows the dancers to show off their colorful regalia while announcing that they are ready to dance. Following the Grand Entry was the posting of flags. The Flag Song is the American Indian national anthem and is dedicated to American Indian war veterans. Most of the tribes represented at the powwow were from northern and southern California, but tribes from nevada, Arizona and new Mexico attended as well, council Public Relations Officer Mariana
Majana said. She added that some come from as far as Ohio. Dancing and drumming contests were held throughout the powwow. The dancers were separated by age, with competitions for tinytots, teens and adults. Dance contest winners took home $500 cash prizes. The powwow featured a variety of American Indian dance styles. Among the styles were the “Men’s northern Traditional,” the oldest form of American Indian dancing; and the “Men’s Fancy,” which features colorful outfits, young dancers and is the most athletic of the powwow dances. The “Women’s Traditional Dance” is a proud and dignified dance with simple movements. The “Fancy Shawl,” one of the newest dances, symbolizes the life of a butterfly as the women swirl their shawls around the arena. Council Vice President Leya Hale has helped host the powwow for the past five years, and held a special women’s northern traditional dance contest. Hale’s father, Benjamin, served as emcee at the powwow and spoke of his daughter’s interest in her American Indian roots. “In order to have a good life in this society you must have an education. Those degrees open many doors,” Benjamin Hale said. “But knowledge of your people, your culture and your traditions will give you that little edge that will put you one step ahead.” During inter-tribal dancing sessions, when the dance arena was open for audience participation, drummers competed for $300 cash prizes. The competitors represented see Powwow - PAge 2
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BY reBeCCA HArTness/Daily Titan staff Photographer BIDDING ADIEU - Nathan (Ryan Nearhoff, 23) and Lynn (Ashley Kane, 21) share one of many emotional moments at the piano as their characters journey through their rollercoaster relationship during, Al Fine, which runs Friday through Sunday.
Plays showcase student Talent One act shows stretch actors’ creativity at Grand Central Theater BY CAiTlYn Collins
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BY BeTH sTirnAmAn/For the Daily Titan STANDING PROUD - Dennison Brown stands proud at the Inter-Tribal Council Powwow in the Titan Student Union Friday.
In a less-known, off-campus theater, two student-written plays “Al Fine” and “Fireworks & Duraflame” opened on Friday, April 6. The small Grand Central Theater can be found in the Santa Ana Artists’ District and was almost full for the debut of the two single-act plays. “Al Fine” by Caitlin neiman, chronicles the love relationship between an American piano student and an international student through classical musical
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themes. They both share a passion for music. Most of the scenes center around the piano as the young woman, Lynn, tries to remember a semester-long love affair. “[The show is] right out of my journal,” said Ashley Kane, 21, a musical theater major who plays Lynn. “He’s helping me remember like an angel and devil on my shoulders.”
Ryan nearhoff, 23, a musical theater major, as nathan, plays two parts: nathan in reality and Lynn’s subconscious projection of nathan. nearhoff also plays Thoms, the male role in “Fireworks & Duraflame,” acting as three different characters in one night. “The first show is a more ‘me’ than the second one. My biggest struggle is to define the differences in both characters so that people aren’t watching the same guy twice,” nearhoff said. nearhoff identified his favorite part of the shows as “originating a part that’s never been played before.” “I was very impressed with Ryan nearhoff’s ability to play see PlAY - PAge 2
Handmade Puppets on Display in Art Center Daughter of legendary puppeteer pulls strings at first-ever exhibition BY CArlA BouBes
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Cal State Fullerton’s Grand Central Art Center hosted the first-ever Handmade Puppet Dreams exhibition. Organized by Heather Henson, daughter of legendary puppeteer and creator of The Muppets, Jim Henson, the show features a collection of short films from over 20 talented filmmakers and will run until May 20. “It’s our first one,” Henson said at the opening reception. “That’s why
it’s so exciting!” Henson, a puppeteer herself, does not show her work in the Handmade Puppet Dreams, but said her goal is to promote the handful of artists involved in the exhibit. Henson uses Web sites such as YouTube and the search engine Google to discover new talent and people also send her links to videos of independent puppet films. “The puppet community is small,” Henson said. “We pretty much all know each other.” Fellow puppeteer Laura Heit, whose work was featured at the exhibit, said she met Henson eight years ago at a puppet festival in Chicago. The two have been working together ever since. The colorful finger puppets from Heit’s short film “Finger Puppets
Everywhere” were mounted on the gallery’s wall. “Finger Puppets Everywhere” consists of live action spots featuring Heit’s handmade finger puppets throughout the 10second film. The exhibition drew quite a crowd. People would slowly walk through, fascinated by the spectacle. “It’s really interesting,” said artgoer Lauren Isaac. “It takes a lot of imagination and creativity to be able to do something like this.” Many gathered around to watch filmmaker Simon Brown’s “Project Huxley,” a film about a lab monkey named Huxley who is forced to take part in a “Monkey Typing Shakespeare” experiment. The films featured were a far cry from the Henson’s Muppets.
Most of the films contained mature subject matter. Puppets were caught in adult situations involving sex and violence. The film “Project Huxley” ended with the monkey digging a scalpel into the lab assistant’s foot. Since the puppet community is so small the films are easily overlooked according to Henson. The films are not eligible for animation film festivals and are rarely screened at other festivals. “I love puppets and I know they’re not getting exposure,” Henson said. “These films are falling through the cracks.” However, later this month Handmade Puppet Dreams will participate at the newport Beach Film Festival and the Atlanta Film Festival.
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The Henson International Festival of Puppet Theater was the largest event for puppeteers, Heit said. Founded by the Jim Henson Foundation in 1992, the festival was held in new York City every two years and ran until 2000. Following in her father’s footsteps, Henson organized the Orlando Puppet Festival in 2005. The festival is held every fall for a week. Originally the festival was for adults interested in puppetry. The Orlando Puppet Festival Web site announced the next festival will be geared more towards families as it begins to grow. Henson said she hopes with the Orlando Puppet Festival and the Handmade Puppet Dreams exhibition, artists will finally receive the attention they deserve.
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In a war of bitter words and accusations, Mihaylo Hall has emerged as the latest arena pitting the ongoing feud between the Sprinkler Fitters 709 union, and Simplex Grinnell, a non-union fire sprinkler installation company. At center stage is the installation of the College of Business and Economic building’s fire sprinkler system. Sprinkler Fitters has accused Simplex Grinnell of unlawful practices that include paying its employees below prevailing wage and a history of sub-quality service and mismanagement by directors. “I believe they deliver a sub-quality job and Simplex Grinnell is an immoral company,” said Chris Hannan, vice president for Sprinkler Fitters 709. Michael Smith, director of the Office of Design and Construction, denied these allegations. After meeting with Hannan, Smith said he spoke with Turner Construction, the group that subcontracted the job to Simplex Grinnell, and was assured Simplex Grinnell employees were getting the state-required wages and performing its work serviceably. “They can certainly give their opinion and they have the right to bring attention to their union cause but I don’t think they do anybody a favor by giving out misinformation,” Smith said. Tom Reser, supervisor of the fire sprinkler installation, said the charges made by Sprinkler Fitters were erroneous. “I totally disagree with their accusations and I think some of the things that they say are outright slanderous,” Reser said. Smith said Simplex Grinnell was not hired by CSUF, but subcontracted by Turner Construction. The university did not hire the non-union Simplex Grinnell. Companies submit blind bids for construction services and the lowest bid is accepted. “We hire general contractors, we don’t hire subcontractors,” Smith said. “The contractors we hire typically have union and non-union subcontractors, even on the same job. We don’t have a law that says we have to hire union. We don’t have a law that says we have to hire nonunion. We hire qualified subcontractors that want to do the work.” Smith said if a company had been paying employees below prevailing wages, the university would step in and release the contract. Simplex Grinnell is owned by Tyco, an expatriate company positioned in the Bahamas. Companies move to offshore islands to avoid paying heftier taxes. Hannan believes that it is unfair to award a government contract to a company that has moved overseas to avoid paying same taxes as other companies. “There is state money going into school building projects and it’s not ethical for them to spend state money to a company not paying the same taxes everybody else is,” Hannan said. In addition to talking to the general contractor, he said there are inspectors with the university overlooking the construction of Mihaylo Hall. So far, Smith said he has not heard anything negative in regards to the work being done.
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From Page 1 two such vastly different (but still believable) characters in one night,” said Jessica gurule in an e-mail interview. gurule, a musical theater major who saw the show on opening night, also thought Kane “brought so much humor to her role.” Kane enjoyed the experience of performing a student-written work. “It’s cool to work directly with the writer. If something didn’t work, we could tell her, and she could actually write something different,” Kane said. The hardest part about her role is “talking to the audience and keeping it interesting, staying different throughout [the show] and not being boring,” Kane said. Learning to play all the piano pieces again was also difficult, said Kane, who used to play the piano when she was younger. after a short intermission, “Fireworks & Duraflame” by Heather Biehl tells the story of a young woman trying to choose between an old love and a new one. Lauren Behrle, 21, theater/acting major, plays Rebecca, the confused but passionate woman trying to choose between her new girlfriend (Selin Mehrabian, 22, theater/acting major) and her
old boyfriend Thoms (Nearhoff), who she hasn’t seen in five years. Rebecca’s life changes when she meets Thoms one night in a bar. The two shows are completely different, according to Behrle. The first one is about “young college love” and the second is “experienced, mature, crazy, kind of screwed up love,” she said. Because of the small production, the show’s budget is small as well. “we bring in our own clothes to wear, whatever we think our characters would wear,” Mehrabian said. The actors at grand Central usually have to find their own props. Behrle brought in her own dartboard for the bar scene in “Fireworks & Duraflame.” But the actors don’t seem to mind. gurule said bringing props in makes the actors more involved in the creative process. “The beauty of this little theater is that because everything is very minimal because of our set, it forces a focus on the acting,” said director Rita Renée. “You learn how to make less work better.” The two shows will be playing for the next two weekends. The last play will be on april 21 at 8 p.m.
POWWOW: TRIBAL EVENT From Page 1 both northern and southern drum styles. Northern rhythms keep a steadier tempo while southern rhythms vary from slow to fast. Vendors sold american Indian arts and crafts, clothing, jewelry and food, including fry bread, at the powwow. Fry bread is traditional to all tribes because it was developed after they were forced onto reservations and put on food rations. It is made from a simple recipe of flour, baking soda and salt. Vendors paid fees to set up a
booth at the event and the proceeds went to the cash prizes for contest winners. “we [the council] don’t gain any money from it,” Ussery said. “we raise the money through the vendors, but that money is not coming back to us, it goes straight to the dancers and drummers.” Raffles and cake walks were also held during the powwow and entertainment was provided by the Sherman Indian High School apache Crown Dancers. “It is just a lot of fun things for the community to enjoy,” Majana said.
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Duration: 3:40 How we found it: typed in pranks and scrolled down Summary: This takes place in a bed store. These guys put a cover over a pool so it looks like a bed. There are two hidden cameras set up to see how people would react when falling into the pool. One is right in front of the bed. The other is an overhead shot that gets great facial expressions of the people as they fall into the water. There is a warning sign on the headboard of the bed that has a picture that shows no cell phones or keys as a clue to let people know that something may be going on, but nobody thinks anything of it. The people in this clip decide after testing out other beds to try out what the special bed feels like and… fall into the pool. The “bed” is put back so that more people can fall into the pool and they do. These people jump and fall back into what they think is a bed, but its not. This clip isn’t in English but there’s no need to hear what is said, all you need is what you see. --Chris Ramirez 00:55/03:44
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IN otHeR NewS: oFF-CaMPUS BRIeFS INteRNatIoNaL U.S. Pressing N. Korea to Shut Down Nuclear Reactor PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - a U.S. delegation pressed North Korea on Monday to shut down its main nuclear reactor and allow in U.N. inspectors even as the top american negotiator said it would be difficult for a weekend deadline on the closure to be met. the american delegation said North Korea’s top nuclear negotiator, Kim Kye gwan, told them his government would allow U.N. nuclear inspectors into the country as soon as $25 million in disputed North Korean funds are released. Kim, who is also vice foreign minister, met with New Mexico gov. Bill Richardson, a Democratic presiden-
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CaLeNDaR TODAY Home-Buying essentials 12 to 1 p.m.: This seminar provides a concise, comprehensive overview of the home-buying process. Sponsored by etD and oCtFU at College Park. Know the Score of the Big Four 2 to 3 p.m.: Join St. Jude Medical Center and learn about Colon, Lung, Prostate and Breast Cancer. Lifestyle awareness, early detection and treatment are key components in the fight against cancer. Hosted at College Park. Baseball vs. USC 6 to 9 p.m. at goodwin Field. CSUF students with current ID receive free admission. adult general admission is $7. WEDNESDAY Learn about Diabetes 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.: Learn basic food facts, the glucose/insulin connection, importance of exercise and how to prevent diabetes at College Park. women’s tennis vs. UC Riverside 2 to 4 p.m. at the tennis Sports Complex. admission is free. Dollar wednesday Bowling Nights 3 to 10 p.m. at the titan Student Union Underground Dead Man walking 8 to 10:30 p.m. at the Performing arts Center Hallberg Theatre. tickets are $8 in advance for students with current CSUF ID and $9 for adult general admission. THURSDAY BaBY 8 to 10:30 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. FRIDAY ewP orientation 1 to 2 p.m.: The University testing Center and the University Board in writing Proficiency invite students to attend a free workshop designed to help students prepare for the ewP. If your last name begins with the letters a through L, report to MH-238. If your last name begins with the letters M through Z, report to MH-264.
tial candidate, and anthony Principi, President Bush’s former veteran affairs secretary, who were visiting the North Korean capital. But Principi said Kim told the americans that it would be difficult to shut down the nuclear reactor by a Saturday deadline called for in a Feb. 13 nuclear disarmament accord. Under that agreement, the North must shut down and seal the Yongbyon nuclear reactor and a reprocessing facility in exchange for an initial shipment of aid.
NatIoNaL Teen Arrested for Putting Escort Service on Craigslist a 17-year-old girl was arrested on charges of running an escort service through craigslist.com from her home in Chicago on Monday, ac-
cording to an associated Press article on msn.com. Police found Kimberly Petersen’s listing for a blonde woman with an hourly rate of $250 while doing a routine search of the site. a woman scantily clad in lingerie accompanied the listing. Police sent an undercover detective to Petersen’s place of residence and secured a $300 hourly rate quote to engage in a sexual act with Heidi Mudge, 27. Mudge was arrested on prostitution charges, said the article. Petersen, who previously has been arrested with her mother on prostitute charges, was charged with a misdemeanor but was released on bond last week.
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orange Country transportation officials are discussing the possibility of extending “continuous access” carpool lanes to all freeways in the country, according to an article in the orange Country Register Monday. Currently, only the 22 freeway in garden grove allows carpool drivers to enter and exit the lane at any time. The stretch of continuous access carpool lanes opened in December as part of a $550 million widening project and will act as a test run for the expansion to other orange Country freeways, according to the article. orange Country transportation is now encouraging other agencies to support the idea. Many Northern California freeways already use continuous access lanes, and oCta is currently trying to add the I-405, 91 and 57 freeways to the list.
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A Global Issue is heating up By Carla BouBes
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tive French are now recycling nuclear the celebrity crowd. Leonardo Diwaste for energy. Caprio, Cameron Diaz and edward however many fear the use of nu- Norton have all been heard talking clear energy can lead to tragic events about the environmental benefits of such as the disaster that took place going green. in Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island “This hollywood movement is in 1979 when a reactor suffered a fantastic in the sense that they’re a meltdown, which resulted in serious very visible crowd,” Kirby said. “but economic repercussions. it’s also unrealistic if they expect your Al Gore is another name synony- average American who is struggling mous with global to make ends meet warming. The forto change their lifemer vice president style immediately.” brought the issue to I first bought my Prius While most peothe big screen with because I was tired of ple may not have his film “An Incon- gas prices ... I really the means to install venient Truth.” In solar panels or drive his film, Gore warns didn’t think about a hybrid car, there society of the poten- global warming. are ways to help – Paul Mueller without spending a tial dangers caused CSUF student single dime. Just by by global warming. As noted at the turning off lights, Academy Awards, unplugging charmany celebrities gers and walking, support Gore’s effort to educate the one can make a difference. population on the issue. Going green “In terms of my activism for mitiis becoming quite popular amongst gating the effect of global warming,
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With celebrities and former vice presidents urging everyone to paint the town green, the issue of global warming is hotter than ever. Cal State Fullerton paleoclimatologist Matthew Kirby teaches a course called earth’s environmental Crisis in which the first five weeks are dedicated entirely to global warming. “I teach, as I say, with an unbiased view,” Kirby said. “I try to present the evidence, the best evidence we have at this point and the students hopefully go away having made their own decision regarding global warming.” The issue of global warming is on the tip of just about everyone’s tongue these days. It has been the topic of choice amongst politicians, especially with elections approaching. “Global warming is highly political because you’ve got a lot of money involved with any sort of provisions for changing the use of fossil fuels,” Kirby said. “It’s a fossil fuel economy.” Sen. John McCain has been extremely vocal about the benefits of using nuclear energy. “The united States needs to overcome its fear of nuclear power and embrace the technology as a way to wean itself from fossil fuels,” Sen. John McCain said during a speech in Manchester, N.h. Nuclear power plants do not contaminate the environment with the common greenhouse gases that pollute the air, such as carbon dioxide and methane. The nuclear plants also isolate the dangerous waste caused by the combustion of coal. France serves as an excellent model for the use of nuclear energy. “60 Minutes” correspondent Steve Kroft reported the country’s power plants have been powering many parts of europe since the 1980s. The innova-
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I don’t do a whole lot, no more than the average person,” Kirby said. “I have a scooter, I try not to hang out in the shower excessively long, I try to be conscientious of how I use water.” Paul Mueller, international business major, 25, owns a hybrid car. Like most students, Mueller commutes to school four days a week from Mission Viejo. “I first bought my Prius because I was tired of gas prices,” Mueller said. “I really didn’t think about global warming at the time.” “I’m more aware now of global warming and if I could avoid driving at all, I would,” Mueller said. “but that’s almost impossible living here.” It’s obvious by the many winding freeways – Southern California is a commuting population. Kirby considers public transportation mediocre at best. Southern California’s public transportation could perhaps use a reform, which in turn would decrease the pollution affecting the environment. “Southern California could really do something good if they could just have more efficient public transportation,” Kirby said. however despite its public transportation, California is leading the way nationally for taking a stand against future global warming. In 2006, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill that established the first comprehensive program regulating the emissions of greenhouse gases. California recently sued six automakers for making vehicles that are costing the state millions of dollars in environmental damages. The California Legislature passed a measure in October of 2006 created to regulate the industries’ production of greenhouse gases. “There are people out there doing really good things to try to mitigate the effects of global warming,” Kirby said. “I guess what I do is the science. I try to provide the context for our understanding of the modern climate system.”
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By now, you’ve probably heard of the comment radio personality Don imus made last week on his syndicated show. on the Rutger’s women’s basketball team, imus said, “Those are some nappyheaded hos, i’ll tell you that.� So where do we start? First off, imus is a jerk. His comments about an innocent group of student-athletes are out of line. Those women do not deserve to be called “nappyheaded hos� by some radiofaced relic whose best days have long passed. That a professional communicator would utter a racially insensitive comment is despicable. Since it broke, the Rev. Al Sharpton, a guy who will do anything for media attention, has publicly railed for imus’ dismissal, giving him airtime and dragging the issue out even further. Sharpton had imus on his
own radio show and exacerbated the issue even further, prompting imus to insert his foot into his mouth again by saying “i can’t get anywhere with you people.� our contention is that this whole issue is being dragged out because controversy equals cash, particularly when it comes to anything racial. imus and Sharpton equally benefit from playing the roles of the irreverent shock jock and grandstanding preacher to a national audience. The incident provided imus with more publicity than he could have received for his actual “talent� while adding more grist to Sharpton’s sanctimonious mill. Enough is enough. Let’s remember, have a little respect for the athletes. Turn a blind eye and deaf ear to both of these wash ups and move on without rehashing the comments.
By Grace J. Lee
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Television and film give us a chance to peek into a different world we would otherwise never see or know about. They give us a chance to relate to what the characters on screen are feeling and thinking and, in a way, brings us out of our bubbles. Although television shows like Desperate Housewives and Grey’s Anatomy that focus more on sexual content are played at later hours, it doesn’t mean teenagers are not watching them. And although films may be rated R, there are still many teenagers who watch them either by sneaking into the movie theaters or downloading them from their desktops at home. Even though we try our best to keep promiscuous messages from reaching our youth, it seems to be an impossible task. Sex, drugs and violence seem to be constantly promoted on television and film, to the point where we have become numb to the effects they have on our personal values. our youth are the most affected by
it because they are being exposed to things they haven’t yet learned about or are curious about. Television and film are things most of us have grown up with, things we cherish and enjoy, but the question is: is too much enjoyment more dangerous than we think when it comes to promiscuous messages sent out to our audience, to our youth? W h e n specific messages about sex, drugs and violence are presented in an appealing way to the audience, it’s challenging to turn our eyes and ears away especially when everyone seems to be enjoying our favorite shows. But our youth being exposed to promiscuous messages is like putting a frog in lukewarm water and turning on the heat. it’ll be too late when the frog realizes it’s cooking to death,
when our youth already accepts the messages as truths. While our youth is being exposed to promiscuous messages here and there won’t hurt them immediately, it will definitely affect who they are and what they become. Believe it or not, their values and beliefs are shaped by what they see and hear—if what they see and hear are constant messages about sex, drugs and violence—it will most likely affect the way they think and perceive life. of course there are ways to monitor our youth getting too much exposure to unnecessary messages because it is impossible to keep them from discovering things from friends at school. parents can teach their youth what their values and beliefs should be in their homes and regulate what they watch on television and
film. if parents don’t regulate what their youths watch and allow them to watch whatever, whenever they want—those youth will probably be in more danger of being influenced by outside pressures of life than those whose parents do teach them about values and beliefs in the household. nowadays, even pG-13 movies are becoming more and more provocative for our youth—movies say it’s oK to have sex with as many partners as possible, that it’s oK to give into immediate sexual desires without waiting, and so many other mixed messages. our youth need to learn what their boundaries are and how to apply them in everyday life. Their parents must teach these boundaries to them so they don’t fall into the trap of being peer-pressured into doing drugs, having sex and getting involved in violent activity. Although it is good for our children to be aware of the things going on around the world and in our societies, we need to monitor how much they take in, because too much of something is never good for you.
Why do Younger Customers Get Bad Service? By MeLissa FitzGeraLd
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Usually when the word “ageism� comes up it involves an older person of a certain age who is being discriminated against, but young adults can also be victims of ageism. i know from personal experience. As a young person, i can say that it happens to me most times when out at restaurants or shopping. it is true that good customer service is hard to find but if you are young it is sometimes more so. if it seems like i’m missing the mark think back to your first dates in high school. How was the service? i did have some good service but the bad service generally outweighed
the good. There may be plenty of reasons but usually what it comes down to is other people’s perceptions of you when you walk in the door. if a customer looks young they probably aren’t good tippers or don’t have money to purchase much because they’re broke. Mostly waitresses seemed to make this generalization when i would sit at their table with friends or a boyfriend. i’ve gotten downright horrible service before because of this stereotype. At Buffalo Bills at Stateline, my boyfriend, younger sister, cousin and i decided to eat at the diner while my parents gambled away the last couple dollars they had. We gave our orders to the waitress and she came
back with our drinks. A couple refills later while we waited for our food, the waitress came back and practically slammed the pitcher of coke on our table because she said we were going through a lot of it. Later when i told her that my milkshake was more like milk than a milkshake she said that that’s what it’s made from. our server’s self-fulfilling prophecy came true when we didn’t tip her. My first and only time that i felt a tip was not necessary. As it turns out, i’m not the only one that this has happened to. My friend recently went to the Yard House to celebrate her 23rd birthday with her boyfriend, who is in his 30s, although he looks young, only to be kicked out of the restaurant for speaking up when they felt
they were being treated poorly. it seems that my friend balked when the waitress asked for a credit card to secure payment of the meal. My friend’s boyfriend ultimately asked another couple if they were also asked for a credit card and they said they hadn’t, which he relayed to the manager. The meal ended before it began and concluded with the manager escorting them to an exit. This example may be extreme but a blatant example of ageism nonetheless. it may also have been due to racism, as my friend is black. it seems that if you are on the younger side of society’s spectrum, then we should become submissive cattle and just take whatever service is thrown at us. if you complain, you are being dramatic or difficult.
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Harmony in Conflict By Harmony trevino
Jefferson Thought You Were an Idiot We are not all created equal. on several different occasions i mean, it sounds nice in the throughout the years because Declaration of independence of the all the countries we have where it states “all men are cre- pissed off. And depending on ated equal” and “are endowed by the country, perhaps it would be their Creator with certain un- completely justified. alienable rights that among these But i digress. are Life, Liberty and the pursuit Many Americans don’t even of Happiness,” but it’s not true. believe the hype of the DeclaraHere in America we invite the tion of independence, that all poor and the tired, stated right men are created equal. not even on Lady Liberty, and claim that Thomas Jefferson, who largely all are created equal. But we for- wrote most of the declaration got to mention the tiny provi- himself. He knew most people sion that this equity only exists were too dumb or just didn’t care amongst those that were born in about politics (nothing much this country or those who have has changed since then). declared citizenship. Consequently, if he did beif it were true that “all men” lieve that the people were to be were created equal then no bor- trusted with politics, pure deders would exist. There would mocracy might actually exist. be no boundaries in which one in a country that values indimust travel. passports would be vidualism and capitalism while unnecessary, there would be no equity takes the backseat, the “immigration issue” and no need attitude “every man for himfor stratification in society. self ” is apparent. When all men To be a true patriot of this aren’t created equal, it creates a country it is almost required to gap between those who can and have this attitude of arrogance do, and those who can’t because and delusional self-perception of of how God created them. And being better than others. because most Americans value To be a true American is to and teach that to be successful feel superior to other countries, you must worship the all-mighty a sense of ethnocentrism if you dollar and strive to have more will. We see American “culture” material possession than needed, as one of substance although it those who aren’t born with ceris riddled with celebrity gossip, tain advantages get left out. a misinformed media and stuEveryone has their worth and pid people. To be American is has value in this society, and it’s to believe that America has the not limited to working menial self-ordained right to police all jobs. To advance, we must adcountries, determining what is vance the people and recognize best for others using violence or what they have to offer. no man the threat of violence. is created equal, no, not even in if we didn’t have this “threat the good old U.S. of A. But that of violence,” our country may doesn’t mean anyone should be have been attacked several times left behind. E-mail Harmony at opinion@dailytitan.com
Win or Lose, Sanjaya’s Got our attention By NoLaN aNdre
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
The winner of “American idol” season six is (a long and dramatic pause by Ryan Seacrest) Sanjaya Malakar! That is the phrase millions of Americans dread to hear but, with each passing week, that nightmare is looking more like a reality. Ever since Sanjaya made the top 24 cut, all hell has broken loose. He auditioned in Seattle, along with his older sister Shyamali; she was cut in Hollywood but Sanjaya survived. Since advancing, the androgynous Sanjaya has routinely butchered songs but he continues to remain with the show. He’s so bad, judge Simon Cowell told the television show Extra, “i won’t be back if he does (win).” it’s an empty threat, Simon, and his ego will be back even if Sanjaya wins. if anything, the debate is giving more attention to the biggest show on television. This season does not feature any spectacular singers and at fact is attracting viewers who may have previously ignored the show. is Sanjaya any worse than Justin Timberlake wannabe Chris Richardson or the no-necked Melinda Doolittle? American idol hasn’t been this interesting since paula Abdul was sleeping with male contestants. But does it really matter who wins American idol? Some fans are freaking out claiming that the integrity of the show will diminish if Sanjaya prevails. But as we have seen, winning doesn’t matter. Several contestants that were eliminated from the show have gone on to do quite well. Clay Aiken, the runner-up in season two sold 2.8 million copies of his debut album “Measure of a Man.” Season three cast-off Jennifer Hudson won an Academy Award this year for her role in “Dreamgirls” while the winner of that season, Fan-
tasia Barrino, has only had minimal career success. Last season, Chris Daughtry finished fourth in the competition but his self-titled album has outsold winner Taylor Hicks and the runner-up Katharine Mcphee. Daughtry sold 304,000 copies when it was released in november and has since sold over two million. There have been several theories as to why the pony-hawk wearing 17year-old escaped elimination. The two prominent ones have been Sirius Satellite Radio host Howard Stern and the Web site VoteForTheWorst. com, who have both endorsed Sanjaya. Dave Della Terza, the creator of VoteForTheWorst.com, appeared on Stern’s show March 20 and since then, Sanjaya has avoided the bottom three. Stern urged his listeners to vote multiple times for Malakar in an effort to crown him the idol. For those that dismiss Stern’s influence, just look back to 1998; that year, his listeners got Wack pack member Hank, The Angry Drunken Dwarf, voted as one of people magazine’s Most Beautiful people in a write-in online poll. Unfortunately, people magazine then decided to not include online voting in its results and has since discontinued an online poll. it doesn’t matter if Sanjaya wins American idol because the show has run its course. it was fun when Kelly Clarkson won because it felt like we were watching the beginning of a long and productive career. But that all changed when Ruben, Fantasia and Taylor Hicks won. Sanjaya is a hideous singer but the longevity of his career will depend on the type of music he produces. There are several present-day artists that have limited singing abilities but their song choices have given them credible careers. if Sanjaya wins “American idol,” the show will continue and will still be the juggernaut next season.
By reBecca HartNess/daily titan Illustrator
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Wallach Looks to Fill the Gap at First Base BY ANDREW SNYDER
Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com
To the enjoyment of their coach and the hundreds of fans that attended the game, the Cal State Fullerton baseball team defeated the UC Irvine Anteaters 10-2. Friday’s win would be a showcase for Titan first baseman Matt Wallach, given an opportunity to start in place of the injured Jake Vasquez and straight out of the gate, he wouldn’t waste anytime taking advantage. The first inning saw the Titans strike first when Wallach drilled a two out three-run home run over the right field fence, putting CSUF 3-0. Wallach knew he could contribute to the Titans and was just waiting to do so. “I’ve just been ready, waiting for my chance and then coach put me in the line-up,” Wallach said. “I was ready to show what I can do.” The offensive production would continue in the third with center fielder Clark Hardman singling to lead off the inning and Josh Fellhauer following with a bunt single. Senior Evan McArthur would extend the onslaught with a triple, scoring Fellhauer and adding to the Titans lead. With a Titan runner on third base, Wallach would get a chance at his fourth RBI of the game, answering with a bloop single falling in front of the UC Irvine left fielder, scoring McArthur and putting the score at 6-0.
April 10, 2007
Fantasy Fix
BY James Thompson
Injuries Sink NBA Aspirations
By CARLOS DELGADO/Daily Titan Staff Photographer TOO LATE – Cal State Fullerton’s Corey Jones [#1] is late on the tag of UC Irvine’s Tyler Vaughn in Saturday’s game. With an eight run lead, Titans Jeff Kaplan knew he had something going and went 7 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits. He would be given two more runs in the sixth inning, one by Fellhauer and another one by Wallach, his fifth of the game. With the Titans scoring quick and often, Horton was pleased with his team saying they’ve tried looking
at the game through a different perspective. “We would wait until late in the game to make a run,” Horton said. “We’ve started to take a ninth inning mentality and I was really pleased. Etheridge is a good pitcher and it makes it easier for Kaplan when you have a lead.” The Titans knew they needed to bounce back offensively after letting
a pitching gem the night before go to waste and were obviously happy with Friday night’s result. “It feels good to score a lot of runs. Especially against a good pitcher,” Wallach said. The Titans look to bounce back tonight against USC after losing a weekend series to UC Irvine with losses on Thursday and Saturday. Game time is at 6 p.m.
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I’m a victory away from winning my fantasy basketball league when my team’s leading scorer, Gilbert Arenas went down with a knee injury. I just got over losing Dwayne Wade for the season due to a dislocated shoulder and it was only a week ago when I lost Caron Butler to a broken finger. There goes Arenas’ season, Butler’s season, the Wizards’ season and worst of all, my championship fantasy season. By the way, Wade is back so pick him up if you dropped him like I did. In his first game back he had 12 points and eight dimes in 26 minutes of play. Baseball Some guys you make want to keep on your radar as the season goes on: Take a look at the whole Devil Rays squad. Right fielder Elijah Dukes hit a home run in his first two games as a major leaguer. Second baseman B.J. Upton is hitting .400 with a home run, three RBI, three runs and a stolen base. Third baseman Akinori Iwamura is leading the Rays in hitting with a .529 avg.
All the while Scott Kazmir is tied in the American League for strikeouts with Johan Santana with 15. Houston Astros’ pitcher Dan Wheeler will take the reigns as the team’s closer after former closer Brad Lidge gave up five runs in 2/3 of an inning to the St. Louis Cardinals. Since we’re on the Cards’, Chris Carpenter was placed on the 15day disabled list for elbow surgery. Royals’ pitcher Zack Greinke looks as if he’s gotten out of his depressed filled slump when he went toe-to-toe with Boston Red Sox Japanese import Daisuke ‘DiceK’ Matsuzaka. Greinke struck out seven, gave up only one run and eight hits on seven innings pitched. Matsuzaka may have showed that taking him early in drafts was not a gamble. In his big league debut, Dice-K rolled out 10 K’s in seven innings and walked one. ‘Till next week my fellow geeks!
James Thompson’s columns appear every Tuesday. sports@dailytitan.com
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Bradley Remains the Same For Better or For Worse By ADAM LEVy
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Timebomb. Headcase. Malcontent. Oakland Athletics center fielder Milton Bradley has worn all of those labels for the bulk of his professional career, but remains unfazed by the ill-famed depictions that have dominated the headlines. “Most likely, the media will portray you a certain way, they pick a guy and focus on him like that,” Bradley said. “In basketball, they take Ron Artest, in football they take T.O., in boxing they take Mike Tyson – and I’m they guy they take in baseball.” Controversy has followed the 29year-old Long Beach native throughout his well-traveled seven years in the majors, which has seen stops in Montreal, Cleveland, Los Angeles and Oakland. The mere mention of his name is less synonymous with home runs and diving catches as it is with his meltdowns and blowups – his Sportscenter highlight reel is choc full of the latter. There was the June 2004 game at Dodger stadium where he protested his ejection from the game against the Brewers by heaving a bag of baseballs and dumping them onto the field, then throwing a ball to the left field warning track in protest. The melee resulted in a four-game suspension. Or September 28 of the same year, when a Chavez Ravine heckler tossed a plastic beer bottle at the outfielder. In turn, Bradley spiked it back into the stands before shedding his jersey and cap in anger while approaching the dugout. In turn, Bradley was suspended for the remainder of the season. And in last year’s American League Division Series, the fervent Bradley almost caused a caffeinated catastrophe in the A’s dugout when he threw his batting gloves at a hot
By JEFF CHIU/Associated Press THE GLOVES ARE OFF – Outfielder Milton Bradley looks to remain healthy this year and continue being productive instead of being a relative enigma. cup of coffee – which found its way into the lap of Oakland teammate Esteban Loaiza. While the negligible accident would normally not garner more than a pan of the camera, Bradley’s antics hit the wire again. “It comes with the territory,” Bradley said, unfazed. “The media focuses on the negative – they don’t see me signing autographs or doing charity work.” He sponsors Bradley’s Crew, a charity that donates tickets and food coupons to organizations such as the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) program and local Boys and
Girls Clubs. Two years ago, he was nominated for the Roberto Clemente award, which honors philanthropic major leaguers. Benevolence or belligerence, the Shakespearian drama that has trailed Bradley from French Canada to the Bay Area has masked his achievements between the lines. The talented switch-hitter has shown flashes of brilliance, tabbed by many a five-tool player for his abilities at the plate and in the field, though recurring injuries have hampered his overall numbers. He was en route to a full-blown
breakout season in 2003 when he batted .321 for the Indians before missing the last two months with a back injury. Last year with the A’s, shoulder injuries limited him to 96 games, though he finished strong, going 9for-18 with a pair of home runs and five RBIs in their playoff run last fall. “I just want to stay healthy this year,” Bradley said of his personal goals on the young season. The enigmatic outfielder has local ties, dating back to his days roaming the outfield for Long Beach’s
Polytechnic High. He said he always enjoys playing in Southern California for the idyllic weather as well as frequenting his favorite spots, which include Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles, the 710 Grille and Dave and Busters. Drafted straight out of high school in 1996 by the Expos, Bradley never attended college, but said that Cal State Fullerton was one of the main places he was contemplated attending at the time. “They put one great team after another out there every year,” Bradley said, pointing out that two of his
Oakland teammates, outfielder Mark Kotsay and pitcher Jason Windsor are Titan alumni. As the umbilical cord has just been cut on 2007 baseball season, Bradley said that he is excited about Oakland’s chances. “I think we have a very good shot this year. We have great pitching, defense, we just gotta push some runs across the plate,” he said of the A’s. His Oakland teammates painted a picture of a fiery competitor they have respect for on and off the field, claiming much of the media hype about his personality is just that – hype. “I’d take him on my team 162 days a year,” said relief pitcher Huston Street. “He plays hard and with passion, plus he’s a hell of a card player in the locker room – that’s Mo Beezy.” Street said that the media is quick to fan the flames on Bradley’s controversial reputation. “You know, if he’s sitting by himself at the end of the dugout, [they assume] he’s mad at someone. If it’s someone else, then it’s no big deal.” Veteran outfielder Shannon Stewart said Bradley is a good teammate and gets a bad rap from the media. Pitcher Lenny DiNardo said, “He brings a lot of energy to the clubhouse – it’s an honor to be his teammate.” The A’s, a team annually in contention despite having a fraction of the payroll of their rivals, are renowned for looking past perceptions and focusing on potential – hence the presence of Bradley, the enigma whose talent may be the only thing that has never been publicly questioned. Timebomb? Headcase? Malcontent? Milton Bradley said doesn’t pay mind to whatever reputation the media projects onto him, as he remains quietly confident in himself as a baseball player and a man. “I just gotta be me.”