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VP Smith Impacts CSUF Academics
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Smith has established academic partnerships with universities in news@dailytitan.com Taiwan, China, Germany and Lithuania. Vice President for Academic Af“We’ve been doing this for many fairs Ephraim Smith has a profound years, and we have very strong reimpact on the academic experiences lationships with schools overseas,” of students at Cal State Fullerton Smith said. from his “behind-the-scenes” posiHe said CSUF hosts one to three tion. groups from China at any given Smith is responsible for over time and currently has a group in 1,500 faculty members and over- from Germany as well. sees every aspect of academic life These students study a variety at CSUF, including faculty em- of majors while in attendance at ployment, admissions and records, CSUF, but he finds that business academic advisement, program de- and engineering are the most popuvelopment, libraries, and the uni- lar choices. versity budget. Smith is an “Academic Afaccountant by fairs is different training. He from Student never worked as You watch these Affairs in that a professional programs develop, Student Affairs is accountant, but work hard to get them concerned with instead used his what is happentraining for acaapproved, and some of ing outside the demic purposes. them are very successful. classroom while Originally from – E S I am concerned Massachusetts, VP for Academic Affairs with what hapSmith earned pens inside the his bachelors, c l a s s r o o m ,” masters and docSmith said. “Evtorate degrees in erything inside accounting from the classroom we look at, from put- various universities back east before ting the furniture in the room to coming to California in 1990 to work putting the students in the room.” as the dean of the School of Business Smith said interacting with peo- at CSUF. He was chosen to serve as ple and program development are vice president for academic affairs in the most rewarding aspects of his June 1998. job. “All my life I just assumed I would “You watch these programs de- go into teaching,” Smith said. velop, work hard to get them apIf his schedule allows, Smith still proved, and then some of them are teaches an accounting course in fedvery successful,” Smith said. eral income tax at CSUF. He said the most difficult part Writing is one of Smith’s principle of his job is annual faculty perfor- interests outside of work. He has mance evaluations. written five books on accounting and “We review the faculty, and management, one of which is now in sometimes we don’t have a good fit its 23rd edition. with one of the hires. So you have While Smith has plans for expandsome difficult decisions to make ing and strengthening new and curand it can be stressful,” he said. “I rent programs at CSUF, the grandhave all those files I have to read father of five has no specific personal tonight,” Smith said, pointing to a plans for the future. cart holding around 17 three-inch “I take it a year at a time,” Smith binders full of paperwork. said. Daily Titan Staff Writer
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BY KARL THUNMAN/Daily Titan Photo Editor SWING BATTER - The Titan’s Chris Jones swings for an incoming pitch during the second game against the
University of Pacific on Saturday, April 21. The Titans won 2-0.
Each year students of Engineering 419 gear up to compete against schools around the globe in the Society of Automotive Engineers Collegiate Design Competitions. Of the five major projects produced, two of them competed at the competition this year, which included a radiocontrolled aircraft and a Mini Baja, which is a dune buggy-like vehicle. The class, taught by engineering Professor Jesa Kreiner, provides an arena for graduating mechanical engineering students to put their knowledge to the test. In aero design, a team of six students designed and constructed a radio-controlled aircraft that was set out to carry as much cargo weight as possible within a restricted wing area of 1,000 square inches. The testing process was conducted with the help of a wind-tunnel that would simulate actual flight. With the help of computer modeling and simulation, they were able to create landing gear that would allow the plane to ease safely onto the ground. At this year’s competition the safety of the landing gear could not stop an untimely crash. “We were in eighth place after our presentation and technical report, and then we had an engine malfunction, [the plane] crashed and snapped the wing in half,” 29-yearold engineering student Tony Bova said. Out of 37 teams, Cal State Fullerton’s aero design team placed 17th SEE ENGINEERING - PAGE 3
California Faculty Association OKs Tentative Contract BY YVONNE VILLARREAL
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California Faculty Association members voted unanimously to accept the tentative agreement it reached with the California State University administration in April. Union members voted on deals about issues of salary, workload, parking, grievances and appointments through recommendations offered in the fact-finding report. “It’s a good contract,” said CFA Fullerton chapter President G. Nanjundappa. “I’m glad most of the faculty members were happy with it.” Under the new contract, faculty would receive raises that would total 20.7 percent, in phases retroactive to July 2006 through 2010. In addition, some faculty will get added
raises based on merit, seniority and new salary steps fashioned in their pay ladders, according to the union’s Web site. The total salary package will cost CSU more than $400 million over four years, according to the CSU Web site. A contract vote was held last week, in which 97 percent of CFA members voted to approve the provisional contract – after nearly two years of negotiations that almost resulted in a strike. CFA’s 12,000 union members were eligible to vote on the ratification of the tentative agreement, although the union bargains on behalf of about 23,000 campus workers. The contract vote brought in a 65 percent voter turnout last week, down from the 81 percent who cast their ballot in April on whether to sanction
a series of two-day rolling strikes. “I am pretty confident that they’ll ratify the agreements and make it a reality,” Nanjundappa said. The CSU Trustees, which include 19 members and 1 student alternate, will decide whether to implement the contract during their May 15 meeting, according to Paul Browning, a CSU spokesman. “We are happy to ratify this contract and hope that the CSU administration will do the same,” CFA President John Travis said in a press release. “Through intense negotiations, faculty activism and finally strike preparations, the CSU faculty have won a contract that provides fair salaries, retirement security, proper grievance procedures and much more.” “Our focus now is on ensuring the university has adequate resources to pay for compensation increases,”
CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed said in a statement. “We will continue working with the Legislature and the Governor to secure additional funding to minimize campus impacts.” According to a CSU press release, the average salary for a tenure-track faculty member will increase 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. The strike was a “key factor” in producing an agreement both the union and the CSU could agree on, according to Nanjundappa. “It sent a strong message to the chancellor that we were not happy with the way he dealt with negotiations,” Nanjundappa said. “We’ll see what happens.”
Kinesiology Bathrooms Get Fresh Makeover BY MISA NGUYEN
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BY REBECCA HARTNESS/Daily Titan Photo Editor
ACADEMIC TITAN - Ephraim Smith, Vice President for Academic Affairs since June 1998, poses in front of a ceiling-high book shelves in his office.
With leaking bowls and mangled tile, the Physical Plant has started their restroom reconstruction in the classroom wing of the Kinesiology and Health Science building. “There are certain restrooms that are long overdue for a major overhaul,” said Willem van der Pol, director of Cal State Fullerton’s Physi-
cal Plant. Older restrooms in the Kinesiology and Health Science building have toilets that leak when you flush them, said Albert Beltran, the intramural sports coordinator. But the newer ones are so much nicer with new wash places and new showers, he added. Restrooms where the paint has dulled to a yellow color, the valves are broken and the chrome has worn off [which] can really detract stu-
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dents, faculty and staff from using them, van der Pol said. The restrooms that receive complaints from students and faculty are usually the restrooms in older buildings. “It’s not that they’re not clean - we clean them everyday,” van der Pol said. “But no matter how much you scrub, it still looks 40 years old.” Asserting the fact that the kinds of restrooms with worn-off chrome accents and urine stains are the ones in
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need of an upgrade, van der Pol also assured that these exact restrooms are the ones that will be receiving the overdue makeover. Everything will be taken out – including partisans, sinks and mirrors – and replaced with brand new tiles on the walls, new lighting, new partisans, new toilets and new urinals, van der Pol said. SEE BATHROOM - PAGE 3
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS President Chavez Accuses DEA of Spying CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela said it will not allow U.S. agents to carry out counter-drug operations in the country. Justice Minister Pedro Carreno accused the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration of being a “new cartel” that aids drug traffickers. “The United States with its DEA monopolizes the shipping of drugs like a cartel,” Carreno said. “We determined that we were evidently in the presence of a new cartel.” Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez also accused the DEA of spying. The United States has accused Venezuela of not cooperating in counter-drug efforts. “We’d like to cooperate with Venezuela to not only increase the number of seizures in Venezuela but also to help them to prosecute narcotraffickers who are operating in Venezuelan territory,” DEA Spokesman Brian Penn said.
YouTube Picks of the Day Title: TITAN HDTV: F.U.S.C. Fest 2007 Kanye Sherwood Shiny Toy Guns
Duration: 6:40 How we found it: Sent to us by Titan Communications Summary: This YouTube is a nearly seven minute video broadcast about last weekʼs Fullerton Ultimate Spring Concert that took place in the stadium on campus. Created by Associated Students Inc. Productions the concert hosted artists like Shiny Toy Guns, Sherwood and Consequence, with Kanye West showing up as a surprise guest. With extra footage and interviews of the artists this video shows the best of the event. Showing clips of the performaces with shots of the student audience going nuts this video allows those who missed out a chance to see the fun that took place. This yearʼs spring concert left the audience wanting more with hopeful prospects for next yearʼs event. -Jackie Kimmel
STATE NEWS Reverend Ordained First Married Priest in L.A. CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - The Rev. Bill Lowe, 68, was ordained as the first married priest in the Los Angeles Roman Catholic Archdiocese. Lowe, a retired Episcopal priest, was ordained Sunday by Cardinal Roger Mahony by way of a pastoral provision allowing married clergy who have left the Episcopal Church to enter Catholic priesthood. The celibacy requirement is waived. More than 70 men have used the provision to become Catholic priests in the United States. Lowe is the first member of the Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese to be ordained through the use of the provision, according to Church officials. Mahony said Lowe’s situation is an exception, not an indication that the Church is looking to bring in married priests. Lowe was ordained at the Padre Serra Parish in Camarillo.
LOCAL NEWS Galloway Fighting Disney Zoning Decision ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Councilwoman Lorri Galloway wants the city to stop paying $205,000 a year to the Chamber of Commerce because the business group is helping Disney fight a zoning decision that would allow low-income housing near Disneyland. The chamber is organizing two ballot measures, backed by Disney, that call for preserving nonresidential zoning in the surrounding Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure areas. The City Council voted 3-2 to approve a zoning change last week, which allows 1,500 condominiums to be built a couple of blocks from Disneyland and across the street from Disney-owned land. The development would include about 225 low-income units.
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Duration: 1:32 How we found it: From a vfellow staff writer Summary: In a Mad TV spoof on the third installment of the popular childrenʼs toy, TickleMeEmo finds himself in dire need of some cheering up. After being pulled from his “Depress-A-Me Street” packaging, Elmoʼs new “emo” personality ruins his owners Christmas day. There are plenty of tears, black hair, sulking and emotional rants that keep the audience laughing. While staring out of the rain-soaked window, the “emo” Elmo asks his young owner questions like “If life is so fair, why do roses have thorns?” The video takes a very teen movie-like turn when the depressed puppet resorts to cutting himself after being ignored by his owner for too long. This viral videoʼs take on mixing an annoying Christmas toy with a scene popular in Orange County is sure to find its way into inboxes everywhere. -Tom Madden SEND US YOUR FAVORITE YOUTUBE VIDEOS; SEND TO NEWS@DAILYTITAN.COM
CAMPUS CALENDAR THIS WEEK TSU All Night Study TODAY Pub Tuesday Open Mic 12 to 1 p.m. at the TSU Pub Free Billiards Tuesday 3 to 7 p.m. at the TSU Underground Baseball vs. Loyola Marymount 6 to 9 p.m. at Goodwin Field. CSUF students with current ID receive free admission. Adult general admission is $7. Jazz Ensembles II & III 8 to 10:30 p.m.: These two ensembles share a concert of works by jazz greats from Duke Ellington to Sammy Nestico at the Performing Arts Center Meng Concert Hall. Admission is $10.
WEDNESDAY Spring Texas Hold ‘Em Classic 4 p.m.: Tournament of Champions Dollar Wednesday Bowling Nights 6 to 10 p.m. at the TSU Underground Diverse Instrument Ensemble 8 to 10:30 p.m.: The ensemble performs deconstructions and adaptations of a wide range of music from the Middle Ages to the present. Admission is free at the Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. Women’s Choir and Men’s Chorus 8 to 10:30 p.m.: The two vocal ensembles present an evening of choral selections. Admission is $10 at the Performing Arts Center Meng Concert Hall.
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NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) - This new taxi service doesn’t come cheap, but it may be a bargain compared to the price of a drunk-driving arrest. Smith Cos. plans to launch a towing taxi service called NDUIT (No DUI Tonight) this week in Naperville, a suburb of Chicago. It will allow intoxicated drinkers to call for a ride home in a tow truck that will also haul their cars. For an unscheduled pickup, the fee will be $85, plus $2 per mile. If someone has a hunch that they are going to overindulge, reservations are available for $65, plus
the towing fee. Smith vice president Frank Sheppard said he believes the service is unique. “There are a lot of businessmen and women, and we feel it’s the best place, suburb-wise, to do this,” he said. Naperville police Capt. Gary Bolt said he does not know if the idea is practical. “You can probably pay five bucks for a taxi ride and get back cheaper and more comfortably,” he said. “In the interest of public safety, I applaud their efforts, but I just don’t know how well it will be received.”
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BATHROOM: UPGRADING The reconstructed restrooms will also be made accessible [under the guidelines of the Americans with Disabilities Act], while many of the older restrooms are not considered ADA accessible, he added. As the Physical Plant makes its way from one restroom to the next, this $80,000 to $100,000 project will leave many restroom connoisseurs with little room to complain. While the plumbing and fixtures for the restrooms fall under the physical infrastructure project with funds from state money, the restrooms’ remodels are considered deferred maintenance and ADA type projects, van der Pol said. Money that has been put aside from the Office of Design and Construction budget for ADA type renovations will be combined with money for deferred maintenance projects to give these facilities a much-needed new look. Starting with the Kinesiology and Health Science building’s locker rooms, Physical Plant has already
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redone the restroom and shower areas for both the men’s and women’s locker rooms last year. Many facilities in McCarthy Hall and the Humanities building have received the same treatment, as well. “We try to take the worst ones and work our way through it,” van der Pol said. The newer facilities in the Kinesiology and Health Science building receive much attention from its users. “I think the school is keeping up with the renovation of the south side of the Kinesiology and Health Science building to give it a consistent look,” Beltran said. “Many of the restrooms in the newer part of the building have the blue emergency buttons in front of the restroom doors which link to the CSUF police department,” said Jill Seevers, athletic training student. “But I don’t rush to use the newer ones in the building – it really just depends on where I am and which one is closest to me.”
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after competing in a contest that came 10 weeks early this year. Also competing this year at SAE was the Mini Baja, CSUF’s longestrunning engineering competition, said Mini Baja team captain Gabriel Zink, 28. “We’ve had a car competing every year for 13 to 15 years,” Zink said. The year-long project requires students to start from scratch and design a vehicle that can make it through a steep rock climb, a narrow timed course, and a 100-mile endurance race all while staying within budget. “We’re the only department that does year-long projects, all the other departments do one-semester projects which are typically very small projects that don’t encompass as much design work,” Zink said. Three other projects were also produced by the class that did not compete at SAE: Titan Lift Project, The Power Wheel and Team CNC.
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The Titan Lift Project is a large piece of equipment that will allow those with physical disabilities to independently enter a swimming pool. The Titan Lift team worked closely with Disabled Student Services to develop this device that may soon be implemented on campus. In conjunction with Cal Lutheran, CSUF engineering student Aaron Black, 27, is designing the “Power Wheel.” This device will allow swimmers to receive variable resistance training under water through the use of a harness that wraps around the waist of the swimmer. “A variable resistance is supposed to allow for a swimmer to work harder with less muscle soreness and a faster recovery,” Black said. Team CNC is working in conjunction with K2 Devices, Inc. in Anaheim, to design and construct a computer numerical controlled router (CNC router), a device that carves through materials such as plastic wood or foam.
❏See creations of the Mini Baja, Aero Design and Titan Lift teams online.
Top Shelf Meat Cuts
BY DANIEL SUZUKI/Daily Titan Staff Photographer RISE AGAINST - Alexandra Bunch, freshman communications major,
protests the increasing student fees during a demonstration in the quad.
(AP) - It’s no secret that grocery stores are adding coffee bars, mouthwatering boulangeries, even sushi bars in hopes of wooing increasingly discerning consumers who want high-quality food without hours of preparation The same is true in the butcher case, where a combination of improved butchering techniques and marketing magic have generated new, attractively-named cuts of meat designed to appeal to flavorand time-conscious cooks. And now these cutting-edge cuts – which include the flatiron, the Western griller, ranch steak and petite tender, to name a few – even are showing up on restaurant menus. “We’ve had customers tell us the steak is the best they’ve had in a long time,” says David Bodner of Miguel’s Baja Grill in Moab, Utah, which uses the flatiron as a standalone steak, in fajitas and in tacos. “It’s a well-marbled piece of meat. I’d have to compare it to a choice top sirloin,” he says. “It’s definitely not prime, but in flavor, texture and tenderness, it’s quite good.” The new cuts come from the chuck and bottom round, beef
mainstays whose popularity has suffered as consumers have become more health conscious and the nation’s demographics and cooking habits have shifted. Consumers want smaller, boneless options they can cook quickly with minimal prep and fewer leftovers. By 1999, researchers at the University of Nebraska and University of Florida had developed a new butchering methodology based on a technique called muscle profiling. The technique involves isolating muscles, then cutting them lengthwise, which allows butchers to offer smaller, more tender cuts of meat just the right size for consumers’ appetites and pocket books. By contrast, the traditional method of meat cutting was less precise, making it nearly impossible to separate more lucrative cuts from less choice ones. “Now you can take the good stuff out and grind the cheaper stuff which is more profitable,” says Tom Schneller, an instructor at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. Still, availability of the cuts is somewhat limited. Meat processors usually want a guaranteed customer before reconfiguring production. As a result, the new cuts are mostly available in big grocers, such as Hannaford and Wild Oats
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Humans are Animals – Some More than Others BY ORION TIPPENS
Daily Titan Staff Writer maneditor@dailytitan.com
For animal lovers, humans have their pets. For human-animal lovers, the “furries” have each other. Today, furry fandom remains a subculture where people share their admiration for “animals in human form” such as Simba, Baloo, Bugs Bunny and Sonic the Hedgehog. During the first weekend of May, an estimated gathering of 500 fans of the fuzzy variety assembled at the Costa Mesa Holiday Inn for Califur III, Southern California’s largest annual furry convention. Special events included a treasure hunt, an ice cream social, dance shows, an awards show, a fur-suit parade and a human “pet” auction to benefit various animal charity causes. Many attendees sported their furry pride with fuzzy tails, cat ears and special “animal” makeup. Others showed their fanship with T-shirts and badges displaying furry characters; some bring their house pets. However, the most prominent were “fursuiters” who dressed in full-body head-to-toe costumes as a cartoonish member of the anthropomorphic animal kingdom. “It’s one big three-day party,” said Gary L. Whalen, whose “furname” is Zachariah, the Heavy Metal Unicorn. Whalen said he is not only a 12-year furry con veteran but also the guest master of ceremonies for
Califur’s Saturday night main event, the Cabaret Fur le Dance. While many famous characters made popular by Disney, Warner Bros. and other animation studios are honored and recognized in the furry fandom world, furry fans tend to appreciate peer creations. Today, there is no official term for furry fandom members. The mostused term, furry, has multiple meanings, and many said they feel it’s becoming a label the outside world uses to describe a negative stereotype. The term “anthro” has become popular as a synonym for anthropomorphic, but many furries will say such use only refers to its Greek root meaning “human.” Because many furry conventions have a smaller audience than most mainstream pop-culture conventions, it has more of a social environment where attendees spend time meeting and greeting each other. At Califur, this familiar tradition continued as many furries gathered in circles and talked. The outside world’s perception of furry fandom is a rising topic of discussion. “My perception is that many of us are getting a bit more self-conscious, where a lot us are getting older, getting married, paying bills,” said Ben “Raccoon” (last name withheld), a hospital worker and furry convention frequenter for eight years. Media attention and stereotyping is now a thorn in the paw for today’s furries. Many news pieces and maga-
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zine articles have covered furry gatherings, but often focus on the sensationalist erotic existence of “yiffers,” a subset of furries who combine dressing like an animal with an open erotic nature. Many “furries” say such coverage is an unfair misrepresentation of their subculture. Notable recent highlights that raised ears include an episode of CSI, a Vanity Fair article titled “Pleasures of the Fur” and an episode of MTV’s show Sex2k. “People here are doing goofy silly things and too many people are embarrassed by others being caught doing goody silly things by the outside world,” says Mel Peterson, a Pomona College Graduate and furry convention attendee who said the seclusion of furry fandom is defensive and self-protective. Even though many furries do not share the lifestyle of the yiffer subset, they have gained a more critical view of the media. “They find the freakiest things they can because they know it sells and overreact,” said Karissa Gardner, furname Bat Feathers, an artist for the online furry comic Sacred Grounds. “Ooo, look at the freaks.” Mark Merlino, whose furname is Sylys Sable, is the director of Califur and co-creator of the first known furry convention, Confurence 0. The furry fandom’s roots are in mythological representations of anthropomorphic characters and early cartoon characters, Merlino said. Before the Internet, many people who appreciate the anthropomorphic style gathered at comic book and science fiction conventions to share their appreciation of the “funny animal” style. From there, independent comic book artists presented anthropormphic characters, like Fritz the Cat and Omaha the Cat Dancer, in a more mature light, Merlino said. “We had an explosion of sorts. Groups become close as artists benefited the fans who benefited the art-
ist,” said Merlino. It was this fanfare that led to the creation of Confurence in 1989, said Merlino. Confurence was annual until it ended in 2003. It was succeeded by Califur. As the fanfare grew, hundreds of furry conventions developed worldwide, including Further Confusion, Midwest Furfest and, the largest of them all, Anthrocon. Many gatherings are not sponsored by major corporations and survive off of membership funds and donations. Since the Internet became available to the public, a connection was made among fans of the anthropomorphic. Role players in MUCKs and MUDs – text-based online video games – chatted and shared art online. The community grew as independent artists contributed their own personal anthropomorphic art on countless Web sites and forums. “We are the first fandom to have truly benefited from the Internet,” Merlino said.
BY ORION TIPPENS/Daily Titan Staff Writer CAN I TAKE THEM HOME, MOM? - Some 500 “furries,” people who are fans of human-like animal characters like Tigger or Sonic the Hedgehog, attended the Califur III convention Saturday and Sunday. Many were in costume, like Java, Tyler, Poodles and Colt (above, from left to right) and Cirrus (below). These “fursuiters” often make their costumes themselves.
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Harmony in Conflict BY Harmony Trevino
To the Class of 2007 Ideology. It is defined as a “body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class or culture.” In a world of unique individuals and unique minds, it’s hard to believe that any one of us could ever agree on anything, let alone something as complex and vast as an ideology, finding the right way to address the social needs of the human race. My ideas on government reformation and improvement are ones that many Americans may consider radical, irrational and unattainable, but most can come to a consensus that changes need to be made. I’m not talking about change on a small scale like ending the Iraq war, which only comes as a small blip although still an important event, in this young country’s history of war and growing imperialism. There needs to be complete overhaul, a revamp of how the politicos think and act. Criticisms are not only of the U.S. but of all governments that are composed of the elite who cease to recognize the struggles of the people, no matter how minimal or large those struggles may be. The rights we were born with should not be used to appease us, nor should we be content with this as our governments and the opposition try to silence us with the answer “it could be worse” to justify the actions of this or any government. Although you may never agree with me, what I have is an idea,
an idea that starts with community and destroying the preconception that a capitalist society needs to be established in order to have a sustainable democracy. But my way of thinking is simply part of my ideological beliefs, something that in theory would be great to achieve. No one would be homeless; everyone has food in their stomachs; everyone has a role in the community. It’s an ideal, just as much as democracy is. Reform is being called of our government by thousands of other idealists who don’t think this “democracy” is working out for the people of this country. It’s agreed that people will continually have their own opinions of government, from people that think the status quo is sufficient or that a revolution is long overdue. But whether change is implemented through your beloved ideal of democracy or my benevolent ideal of socialism, love and apathy needs to start in the hearts of the American people and taught to younger generations. More importantly, it needs to penetrate the thick walls of the White House. We are at the cusp of a new era where we are given the chance, through an excellent education, to change the world. This generation is equipped with the minds and resources to make necessary changes. This, fellow graduates and underclassmen, is your world and your responsibility — make it happen.
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ʻD.C. Madamʼ Should Personally Reveal High-Profile Clientsʼ Names Palfrey should release names for our amusement and her defense BY JAKE KILROY
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I don’t think America appreciates prostitution rings as much as they could and should. However, according to Deborah Jeane Palfrey, both Republicans and Democrats alike love paying strange women to perform lewd sexual acts. And so, the gap between the red and blue states shortens. Palfrey, nicknamed “The D.C. Madam” by the press and “Bad Ass Of The Month” by me, is in the process of being investigated for prostitution charges. For 13 years, under the pseudonym “Miz Julia,” Palfrey ran Pamela Martin & Associates, which she assures was a legal escort service. Here’s the thing: I don’t care. I don’t care if it’s legal. In fact, that actually makes the entire tornado of politicians and floozies slightly less interesting. I want those confident and gleaming speech-givers and lawmakers to be awkward and shy, though always businesslike, when they hand their money over, knowing they’re breaking the law and loving it deep inside what they call a soul. I don’t want these sexually obtuse cowards to get away with it in silence. Palfrey’s keeping her mouth closed for keeping women’s legs open. I love going to bed at night laughing at those son-of-a-guns, sweating bullets, hoping their own television doesn’t name them. But this sultry mistress Miz Julia is handing off the responsibility, which seems out of character for the businesswomen of the new millennium, running a near-flawless flap house for over a decade. Palfrey has given ABC her sexy company’s phone records of the last four years.
But now, ABC is rethinking the idea of announcing the sex scandal weekend offenders. And what makes this cake even richer is that these sexbuyers are in charge of running this country. ABC doesn’t know how to go about screwing over those who screwed, though Randall L. Tobias promised there was no sex involved. Just massages. Tobias, now 65 and awkwardly married, resigned as Deputy Secretary of State just two weeks ago. He was the U.S. Foreign Assistance and administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. It gets better. According to The Washington Post, “he previously held a top job in the Bush administration overseeing AIDS relief, in which he promoted abstinence and a policy requiring grant recipients to swear they oppose prostitution.” After reading the previous sentence in the paper, John Grisham probably kicked himself for never being able to write Washington as this interesting. That may not be true, but I figure if Tobias resigned from his high federal governmental position for just receiving massages, then I’m allowed to stretch the truth, too. Damn, I love America. But America isn’t sure what to love more: the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy or politicians being tarred and feathered. I know what I want. I want a parade for the D.C. Queen (no longer a madam), tiara and scepter matching her glittering robes, with rope tied from her flashy float to the wrists of blindfolded patriots in the Capitol. I want confetti thrown from apartment windows in New York City. I want it to be like those photographs from V-Day, celebrating the demise of hypocrisy in government. Keep those feet moving, Tobias. Keep those lips moving, Palfrey. I want names, Madam!
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No Beer for Baseball Players The St. Louis Cardinals baseball team banned alcohol consumption in their clubhouse Friday in the wake of pitcher Josh Hancock’s death as a result of a drunk driving accident. The new rule came just a day after the announcement that the 29-year-old pitcher was over twice the legal limit when he ran his SUV into the back of a tow truck. The front office, which did not consult players before making the announcement, is also debating over implementing a ban on alcohol consumption on the road as well. The move is a good one on the organization’s part. They weren’t technically responsible for the poor choices Hancock made, but needed to make a statement all the same. Previously, beer was free
flowing in the clubhouse after the games – when many players were set to depart the ballpark. Which leads us to ask, in what workplace would it be deemed acceptable that employers provide unlimited alcoholic beverages for those about to hit the road in the first place? It’s not something that would be tolerated in virtually any other faction of society. And while most are responsible professionals, for a certain percentage one could say that first beer number is the opening of the gateway to 20 more. It is an underlying display of enablement by the guys signing the players’ paychecks. We realize that the life of a pro-athlete is padded with many perks, but a postgame six-pack shouldn’t be one of them.
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BY KARL THUNMAN/Daily Titan COMING THROUGH – Cal State Fullerton’s Clark Hardman gets on base. but CSUF looked like they were going to waste a perfect scoring opportunity after Joe Scott and Hardman popped out. Fellhauer stepped in and he delivered a single right to score Davis and Jones and bring the Titans within a run. Fellhauer had started for the Titans throughout April but was taken
out of the lineup after slumping. Horton stated that Fellhauer’s place in the lineup would be permanent. “He might be one of our best baseball players,” Horton said. “He grows on you. He’s not one of those guys that wows you in batting practice but when they play ball he does a lot of things right.”
Roger Clemens wants to be clear about two things: He’s not doing this for the dollars, and he can’t use his age as an excuse. “Mr. Steinbrenner, he doesn’t care how old I am,” Clemens said Monday. “He wants me to come back and play like I have in the past.” Clemens announced Sunday from owner George Steinbrenner’s box that he was rejoining the New York Yankees. The Rocket has won seven Cy Young awards and two World Series rings, and now faces the challenge of getting his 44-year-old body ready to pitch again. “If you think it’s about money, you’re greatly mistaken. I’m not going to put my body through the paces I put my body through to earn a few more dollars,” Clemens said at a charity golf tournament. Describing the decision to play for the Yankees, Clemens said it was a situation that unfolded very quickly. “I didn’t know the details of my contract sitting down yesterday,” he said. “That’s how quick the decision was made to do this.”
Having played for Steinbrenner before, Clemens said all the right things about why he is returning to the Bronx. “You’re talking seven long years that we haven’t been in the winners’
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BASEBALL: PITCHING WOES March 3, when the righthander gave up four runs in five innings. “He looked out of rhythm and out of sync,” CSUF Head Coach George Horton said. “He didn’t have command of his off-speed pitches and he was getting behind in the count.” Things started well for the Titans as the team scored four runs and batted around in the first. Catcher John Curtis drove in the first run with an RBI groundout. After two walks, designated hitter Khris Davis was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. With the bases still loaded, second baseman Corey Jones hit a sacrifice fly giving the Titans a 4-0 lead. Kaplan then let the Gauchos back into the game after getting four runs from his offense. He gave up a tworun home run to Matt Valaika. It was the Gaucho second baseman’s fourth home run of the season. The Gauchos busted out for five runs in the bottom of the fourth. Kaplan loaded the bases in the bottom of the fourth giving up all five runs. The Titans rallied in the bottom of the sixth scoring three runs as the team sent eight runners to the plate. After Matt Wallach walked and Davis doubled, Jones singled to drive in Wallach. Runners were on second and third
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circle,” he said. It’s his past performances that earned Clemens a return trip to New York. He won titles in 1999 and 2000, then helped the Yankees reach the World Series in 2001 and 2003. They lost that final appearance to the Florida Marlins in what was billed as Clemens’ farewell to baseball.
But when the Yanks let pitcher Andy Pettitte go to Houston as a free agent, Clemens changed his mind and followed his close friend to the Astros, where he pitched three more seasons. The Yankees will pay about $26 million in salary and luxury tax in a one-year deal for the Rocket. It’s still uncertain when Clemens will make his debut this season. He said that will depend on how his preparations and conditioning go. He’ll start out in the minor leagues with workouts in Lexington, Ky., where his son, Koby, is playing with a Houston Astros’ farm team. Clemens is second on the career strikeouts list with 4,604 and has 348 career wins, putting him eighth on the list. Last season with Houston, he was 7-6 with a 2.30 ERA. When asked whether this would be his last season in baseball, Clemens smiled a bit and declined to say. “You know I’d be lying to you all if I said it again, because I’m not good at it,” he said. “It’s great to be able to make a great living, but when it’s all said and done it’s about how many rings that you have.”
Titans’ Roemer Picks Up Big West Honor CSUF Athletics Media Relations The conference office announced today that for the first time in 2007, Cal State Fullerton’s Wes Roemer earned this week’s Easton Big West Pitcher of the Week honor for the week ending May 6. The Glendora native earned the only Titan victory last week, picking up his seventh of the year against conference opponent UC Santa Barbara on Friday night. The junior right-hander was impressive, tossing his fourth complete game of the season and setting his career-high in strikeouts, fanning 13 Gauchos. Roemer carried a shutout going into the ninth inning, facing just
two over the minimum but finished surrendering just one run on six hits, facing just four over the minimum. He did not allow a walk. Roemer was the eighth different player to win the league’s weekly honor for best performance by a pitcher or position player. Despite Roemer’s effort, the Titans went 1-3 last week and have dropped out of four of the five national polls so far. If the NCBWA fails to recognize the Titans as one of their top teams, it will be the first time since Apr. 26, 2004 the Titans have been unanimously not ranked. Fullerton plays LMU on Tuesday at Goodwin Field then heads to Wichita State for a three-game weekend series with the ninth ranked Shockers.
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CSUF Wes and the Offense Give Titans a Chance Support for Bonds Baseball Remains Stuck on Low Neutral BY ANDREW SNYDER
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The Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team lost to UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 11-9 in a wild Big West Conference match up at Goodwin Field. Gaucho third baseman Patrick Rose went 3-for-4 and delivered a decisive blow in the top of the ninth with a two-run double giving his team a three-run lead. Titan left fielder Josh Fellhauer went 3-for-5 for the unranked Titans Saturday night. The game was tied 8-8 headed into the ninth but the CSUF relievers could not keep it that way. Bryan Harris (1-2) loaded the bases in the ninth and walked centerfielder Chris Fox for the go-ahead run. Horton brought in Nolan Bruyninckx to face Fox but gave up a two-run double. The Titans rallied again in the bottom of the ninth scoring a run and loading the bases for Hardman, one of the best hitters in the Big West conference. Hardman popped up to Rose ending the game. CSUF starting pitcher Jeff Kaplan had one of his roughest outings of his CSUF career. He gave up seven runs on eight hits, two walks and two hit batters in just four innings. It was Kaplan’s worst outing since SEE BASEBALL - PAGE 6
The Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team jumped all over UC Santa Barbara Gauchos early and often, beating them 12-1 at Goodwin Field. After being swept by UC Riverside last weekend and losing to Pepperdine on Wednesday, the unranked Titans were interested in righting the ship in the first game of the weekend series against the Gauchos. Still the Friday night Big West Conference win was the only one CSUF would get this past weekend against the Gauchos. CSUF Head Coach George Horton has said that his team prides themselves on pitching and defense and although the offense was struggling, those two things have remained a constant. “If you pitch and play defense, you have a chance to win,� Horton said. But it definitely doesn’t hurt when your offense starts to click. CSUF led the game 2-0 early after Nick Mahin tripled off the wall in left centerfield scoring Clark Hardman and Josh Fellhauer in the first inning. Both men had reached on hit-bypitches. Catcher John Curtis followed with a walk and Matt Wallach, with a sacrifice fly to center, would score Mahin to give the Titans a 3-0 lead. More of the same would come in the third inning as the Titans scored one run giving them a 4-0 lead. Fellhauer would score the run on Evan McArthur’s sacrifice fly to centerfield after stealing both second and third. In the fourth inning, the Titans would put together the first of backto-back four-run innings to take a commanding lead into the sixth. Shortstop Joe Scott would start the inning with a well-placed push
BY KARL THUNMAN/Daily Titan KEY CONTRIBUTOR – Catcher John Curtis has 35 RBIs for the Titans. bunt that would go for a single. In playing smart baseball, Scott then went first to third on a single to center from Hardman, the Titans leading hitter with a .365 overall average and a .368 average while playing in Big West Conference games. Mahin, who had three hits in the game and was just a home run away
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from the cycle, produced once again for Fullerton, singling to left and scoring Hardman. And then the “boom� came in the form of a bomb over the center field wall by Curtis, giving him his third home run of the year and adding two more runs to the score making it 8-0.
With two men on in the bottom of the fifth, Mahin doubled to left scoring Scott and Fellhauer and giving him five RBIs on the night. The Titans added two more when Curtis and Wallach continued the hitting party with a double and single respectively and giving Fullerton 12 runs. This would prove to be way more than was needed for CSUF starting pitcher Wes Roemer. The ace would be up to the task, going all nine innings and allowing only one run. A bit of history was made on this night when Roemer struck out a career-high 13 batters, fanning six straight and eight of nine. Horton said the Gauchos didn’t battle at the plate and that was a major reason for Roemer’s success. “Wes isn’t necessarily a strikeout pitcher but he was throwing real well and they were a little deflated,� Horton said. “If you don’t battle against a guy like Roemer, things like that are going to happen. Wes took the game by the throat.� However, Roemer did move one batter closer and is now only eight away from the NCAA record of hitby-pitches in a career, which is set at 66. For his efforts, Roemer was named Easton’s Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week, recording the only Titan win last week. In five starts facing Big West teams, the junior righthander is 3-2 with a 1.98 ERA and four complete games. Overall, Roemer is 7-5 with a 2.99 ERA in 14 games (13 starts) and has walked only 16 and struck out 107 in 96 1/3 innings. The Titans (28-18, 8-7 Big West Conference) host Loyola Marymount University at Goodwin Field tonight beginning at 6 p.m. for a nonconference game. The Titans will then travel to face Wichita State, then travel to play Cal Poly San Luis Obispo before going home.
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Only about four in 10 baseball fans are rooting for Barry Bonds to break the career home run record and most think he knowingly took steroids, according to a poll showing stark racial divisions in how the San Francisco Giants’ slugger is viewed. Still, most fans think Bonds should end up in the Hall of Fame. He has 10 homers this season and 744 lifetime – 11 shy of Hank Aaron’s record, one of the most revered in sports. In the poll by ABC News and ESPN, 37 percent said they are rooting for Bonds to break Aaron’s record, while 52 percent said they hope he falls short and 11 percent had no opinion. Twenty-eight percent of whites and nearly 75 percent of blacks said they were hoping Bonds succeeds. Nearly three quarters said they think Bonds knowingly took the performance-enhancing drugs, which he has long denied. Just more than a third of blacks – and three-fourths of whites – shared that view. Of those who think he used steroids, two-thirds said that makes him a cheater – even though major league baseball was not testing for the drugs at the time. There was no racial breakdown for that question. Nearly six in 10 said Bonds should be elected to the Hall of Fame, including majorities of both races. About as many said they believe he has been treated fairly, including a third of blacks and six in 10 whites. Of those who think his treatment has been unfair, more blacks and whites say it is because of his alleged steroid use than because of his race.