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Blackman Earns Teaching Award
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Pallet Fire Blazes in Anaheim
Psychology Professor returns from sabbatical to a honorary surprise
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Melinda Blackman said she thought it was going to be a regular meeting, but it became a pleasant surprise for the Cal State Fullerton psychology professor. Currently on sabbatical, Blackman returned to school for what was supposed to be a discussion of the equipment committee for next year. Instead, CSUF President Milton Gordon showed up with a bouquet of flowers and a crystal apple. The surprises didn’t end there. Gordon then announced that Blackman was the newest recipient of the Carla Barnes Excellence in Teaching Award. “Everyone seemed to be in on it but me,” Blackman said. “They had known for two weeks.” The award was named after Barnes, an emeritus professor of education. In 1994, Barnes was awarded one of CSUF’s highest honor, Outstanding Professor. “Barnes herself was an exemplary teacher and a role model for those of us who had the pleasure of knowing and working with her,” said Joe Arnold, who chaired the committee that nominated Blackman and is also the dean of the College of the Arts. The award in Barnes’ name was inaugurated last year and was received by Raphael Sonenshein, a political science professor. “The award is designed to recognize an outstanding member of our faculty who has sustained a record of superior teaching across a number of years,” Arnold said. Blackman’s colleagues submitted letters of support; Blackman was then required to submit an application upon learning she had been nominated. “I feel too young to have received such an honor,” Blackman said. “Getting an award for something special is rewarding in itself.” As part of the psychology commencement ceremony on May 20, Gordon will be joined with the award’s namesake to formally honor Blackman. This is not Blackman’s first teaching award. After joining the CSUF psychology staff in 1996, she received the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Outstanding Teacher Award in 2005 and the Psychology Professor of the Year, an honor she has since received five times. “We have a lot of superior teachers here at Fullerton,” said Daniel Kee, the department chair of psychology. “[Blackman] is an outstanding member of the faculty.” Teaching has always been a part of Blackman’s life. Her mother taught kindergarten and her father taught high school, so there was little doubt that Blackman would follow in their footsteps. Still, she said it wasn’t exactly clear which path she would follow to do that. Blackman said she had
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Black smoke filled the air yesterday evening from a fire in Anaheim in the 1300 block of North Miller Street.
The fire, at 1352 North Miller St., started behind Zack Pallets, a company that builds and repairs wooden pallets, according to Anaheim Fire Public Information Officer Jeff Lutz. “The fire was very hot, very intense,” Lutz said. “In fact, it was possible to feel the heat from the flames
at the intersection of Miller Street and Orangethorpe Avenue.” Kurt Johnston, 42, from Placentia, saw the fire from Fullerton and drove over to watch. Johnston joined dozens of others who stopped to gaze at the dancing flames – at least until a motorcycle
police officer began clearing the area. Fire departments from Anaheim, Orange, Santa Ana, and Orange County responded to the fire. Lutz said the cause of the fire was not yet discovered.
State of Students Speech Draws Few By John sakata
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Delivered to a crowd notable for its lack of students, Associated Students Inc. President Heather Williams’ State of the Student speech foreshadowed an increase of oncampus events and a five-year plan designed to meet long-term student needs. Williams, re-elected last month over her former running-mate Javier Gamboa, said the university had doubled the amount of money
given away each semester in scholarships. Along with advocating for lower textbook and tuition costs, Williams said by fall, ASI discount cards would offer more perks and she said she hopes to introduce a rewards card offering gifts to students who attend sporting events. “If I leave any legacy behind, it’s that we really expanded our efforts to campus community and our community has developed over the last two years,” Williams said in an interview. “I hope to train leaders. You’re not a good leader unless you
train good leaders to take over when you’re gone.” Beginning July 1, Williams will serve her final year as ASI president. In her speech she said students can look forward to the scheduled opening of the Rec Center in 2008 and an expanded ASI Children Center set to be relocated toward the center of the campus. Since terms for ASI president end after only a year, Williams said most goals are set for the short term. Her hope before she leaves office is to implement a five-year legislative agenda and financial plan, to be
adopted by future presidents, to provide the groundwork for solving bigger problems. “By the end of my term, I intend to have fully developed a five year plan that will provide goals and support for the many student leaders that will come after me,” she said in her speech. Spearheading a drive for more on-campus participation, Williams referenced a host of ASI-sponsored events last year that included a HalSEE SPEECH - PAGE 4
Arboretum Offers More Than Plants By sarah gammill
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Hidden beneath the rough exterior of Cal State Fullerton there lies another world, one of beauty, serenity and most importantly education. The Arboretum has been on the grounds of CSUF for almost 27 years, and during that time it has grown from an abandoned, dying orange grove to a lush 26-acre botanical garden that has something to offer for all ages. “It’s an interesting place because it’s big, it’s beautiful, it’s free, and it’s open all the time,” said Mark Costello, manager of the Friends of the Arboretum. Beginning from the ideas of a few CSUF professors and students, The Arboretum began with a house that now hosts regular tours. Dubbed the Heritage House, this house was first moved to The Arboretum before it opened. It was the home of the first doctor of Fullerton, Dr. George Clark,
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pond watching - A couple relaxes near the pond in one of The
Arboretum’s many botanical gardens.
and it first served The Arboretum as an office. It is now only for display available for tours every weekend, and by appointment. Run by the Victorian Society the house is decorated in a majestic Victorian style feeling, from clothes to old doctor tools, it gives the viewer a look into the past.
“It was scheduled to be destroyed,” said Eugene Jones, professor of botany. “It really served as a rallying point I believe for the community to support The Arboretum on the campus.” Since then, the botanical garden after three years of construction has grown to include over 4,000 types of
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plants as well. “The key to The Arboretum that makes it unique is that it’s free every single day of the year, except for one event,” Costello said Greg Dyment, director of The Arboretum, hopes they will be able to expand that number in the next 15 years with a strategic plan that he just helped to finish a couple of years ago. “We still have some space that we want to plant, we’ve got new exhibits that we want to install,” Dyment said. “We’re just using our new facility that we just completed, and are looking forward to developing new educational opportunities and new museum exhibits.” The Arboretum also boasts four tree collections, which leaves the garden busy on the second Saturday of each month giving tours. The collections include the Woodlands Collection, the Mediterranean Collection, the Desert Collection, the Cultivated Collection and soon SEE PLANTS - PAGE 4
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Several Army ROTC cadets from Cal State Fullerton will be recognized during a pre-game ceremony on Tuesday when Titan baseball faces off against Loyola Marymount at Goodwin Field. Titan battalion graduate and former Titan baseball pitcher Maj. Bill Fitzgerald will land a Blackhawk helicopter in the stadium and administer the oath of enlistment to the following cadets: Terry Dale Dale, 29, has attended CSUF for the past three years as a history major with a minor in philosophy. After serving the country as a sergeant in the Marines, Dale said he wanted to re-enter the military as a commissioned officer and pursue an activeduty career. “I joined the ROTC program because I could think of nothing greater then leading United States soldiers,” Dale said. “A lot of people forget what it means to be an American. I’m not saying you need to join the military to experience true selflessness, but being part of the military ethos promotes values that exemplify country before self.” Dale said after he attends several basic officer leader courses, he would be assigned to an active-duty artillery unit. Alexander Harry Marashian The 22-year-old political science major from UC Irvine has been instrumental in leading the younger cadets in the Titan Battalion this year. Marashian said he wanted to challenge himself, and leading soldiers was the most challenging task he could take on. He said he plans to take command of a combat unit and lead them successfully in whatever mission he is assigned with after he graduates from the program. When he is not training or in the classroom, Marashian enjoys backpacking and hiking places such as Yosemite. “Always retain an open mind and learn from all of your experiences, good or bad,” Marashian said as a word of advice to the younger cadets in the program. “I surprise myself every day with the things I don’t know and I consider myself lucky that I am able to learn from all my experiences in ROTC.” Victor Ting The 23-year-old business management and marketing major joined CSUF’s Army ROTC program to serve his country and have an adventurous job. “We supported each other and kept each other motivated,” Ting said. “And [we] developed ourselves further as future officers.” Ting said once he is commissioned, he would lead his men as an infantry officer. “You get out what you put into it,” Ting said. “The rewards you reap through this program cannot be bought. Committing yourself to this program and to the Army sets one apart as selfless and honorable.” Jerry SinHam Wong Wong, 24, an electrical engineering student from Cal State Polytechnic, Pomona, was born in Taiwan. SEE ROTC - PAGE 3
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Company Managers Detained for Bad Pet Food BEIJING (AP) - Managers from two companies which exported contaminated wheat gluten and rice protein blamed for the deaths of dogs and cats in the United States have been detained, state media reported Wednesday. The deaths set off a U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation and a recall of nearly 100 brands of pet food made with the tainted ingredients. The Beijing Morning Post said China’s quality control watchdog had confirmed that the Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Co. Ltd. and Binzhou Futian Biology Technology Co. Ltd. had exported melaminetainted products, and said managers from both companies had been detained. It gave not further details, and telephones at the companies rang unanswered on Wednesday. A woman who gave her last name as Cao at the Binzhou police in Shandong province said she could not comment because of the confidential nature of the case.
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Missouri River Levees Flood Town of Big Lake AGENCY, Mo. (AP) - Five burst levees along the Missouri River sent a deluge of water that submerged the tiny town of Big Lake on Tuesday, as thousands in the region fled their homes amid warnings that the flooding could approach the devastation of 1993. The levees broke Monday south of Big Lake, along with four smaller levees along the Tarkio River and the Tarkio Creek, and the rush of river water immersed the town on Tuesday, said Mark Sitherwood, presiding commissioner of Holt County. Many of the buildings in town had several feet of water inside, said Holt County Clerk Kathy Kunkel. “The town is a loss. At this time, we don’t know, but it looks like that’s what’s going to happen,” Sitherwood said. No injuries were reported. Most Big Lake residents evacuated Monday but a handful had to be rescued by boat Tuesday, Sitherwood said.
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Grocery Workers Union Break Negotiations LOS ANGELES (AP) - The union representing Southern California grocery workers said Tuesday it has broken off talks with representatives from three supermarket chains after receiving an unacceptable wage and benefit offer. Mike Shimpock, a spokesman for the Southern California Grocery Workers Union, said the group will decide by Wednesday what steps to take next. The union does not plan to return to the bargaining table, he said. “We broke off negotiations,” he said. “There are not a lot of options available to us. If they don’t want to deal with us, then we have few options other than striking or canceling the contract extension.” The union said talks faltered after the chains proposed a plan that would reduce their contribution to a trust fund that buys workers their health care benefits. Shimpock said the plan would put the fund at risk of bankruptcy.
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Student Organization Spotlight By Carol Rojas
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The Dance Association at Cal State Fullerton has been around for a long time. So long, that nobody knows when it began. “It was already here when I got here,” said CSUF dance professor Gladys Kares who’s been with the department for 25 years. “It dwindled down for a bit, but it started up again and has been going strong ever since.” According to its members, the student run organization was created to provide opportunities for students to enhance their artistic skills and to inspire appreciation for the art of dance among the Fullerton community. “Reaching out to the art community has really helped widen the experience of dance for the students involved,” said CSUF dance professor and club advisor Debra Noble. “Exposing students to professional levels of dance performances always helps to inspire them.” Today, the Dance Association has become a home base for busy dance students who spend countless hours at the intense
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classes and late-night rehearsals required for the major. “Even with all of their curricular work the students continue to keep it going,” Noble said of the Dance Association. “The Students are doing a wonderful job showing the
Photo courtesy of the Dance association
Graceful dancing - Joshua Romero, Sara Hallsted, Crystal Barrientos, and Bradley Beakes practice their routine. community that dance is not only a part of every culture but it can also be a truly powerful experience.” Although the club is currently only for dance majors, 21-year-old club president Joshua Romero says he hopes that in the future, they will begin to invite non-majors to join. With only the three years of pro-
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VIENNA, Austria (AP) This isn’t the typical whispering you might expect to hear at a library. Vienna’s City Hall has launched a “sex hotline” to raise money for the capital’s main public library, officials said Tuesday. It’s unusual, but it’s not particularly raunchy: Callers pay 53 cents a minute to listen to an actress read breathless passages from erotica dating to the Victorian era. City Hall set up the hotline earlier this month to help the library raise cash for planned remodeling and expansion, Austrian media reported.
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fessional dance experience Romero has gained at CSUF, he knows the importance of reaching out to unlikely dancers. Romero says that opening the club up to other students will help promote dance among the CSUF community.
NEW YORK (AP) - What’s a four-letter word for “words in some kvetching?” According to former President Clinton, it’s “veys.” The former president supplied the clues to a crossword puzzle on the Web site of The New York Times Magazine, appearing this week. Jim Schachter, deputy editor of the magazine, said Tuesday that Clinton was given the grid with the letters and asked to provide clues for the words. For “cent” he came up with “What you might get for your thoughts.” For “arbs” it was “They’re almost a food group on Wall St.”
“I think opening the Dance Association up to non-majors would help bring more people to the dance department,” Romero said. “It would be a really good way for Cal State Fullerton students to learn more about the arts.” Club secretary Cheri McConner says that the association has provided students with alternatives to the
modern dance and ballet focus of CSUF’s dance department. “I think it’s really helped the dance department become more well-rounded,” said McConner, a 22-year-old dance major. “Sometimes we have outside teachers come in to teach types of dance we wouldn’t necessarily learn in our classes.” Hip-hop and ballroom dancing were among the types of dance sessions that have been offered to club members this past semester. Club officers say they hope they will be able to offer more types of dance sessions during the next school year. “As a dancer you are building your own instrument, maintaining it, tuning it and learning how to play it,” Noble said. Now with thirty members and growing, the Dance Association provides a space where students can feel at home with each other and are able to let their guard down. “The Dance Association is a way for all of us to come together as a whole department and it really makes us feel like more of a family,” McConner said. The Dance Association meets Thursdays at 4:40 p.m. in PA281.
CAMPUS CALENDAR TODAY 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.
THURSDAY Jazz Singers 8 to 10:30 p.m.: Jazz tunes from the ages resound with this group at the Performing Arts Center Meng Concert Hall. Tickets are $10. Spring Dance Theatre 8 to 10 p.m.: Students with current CSUF ID can purchase tickets for $8 in advance.
May 9, 2007
ROTC: says Goodbye
He joined CSUF’s Army ROTC program to “become a leader in the military and to better America.� After he is commissioned, Wong said he would like to work in the government and possibly go into politics in the future. Outside of field training exercises, Wong likes to spend his time playing computer games and making investments. The knowledge he has learned from CSUF’s Army ROTC program would be a way of life in his future endeavors, Wong said. Justin Hyon Yi The CSUF history major joined the Army ROTC program so he could serve and protect his country after his commissioning. Yi, 26, said training with his classmates and observing the leadership from his military science instructors has been his best memory while involved with the program. Yi said his goals for the future are to join the Los Angeles or Orange County police department while also serving under the Army National Guard. Before his commissioning on Tuesday, Yi leaves his fellow cadets with words of encouragement: “To those who are still in the program, continue the motivation and motivate others and finish strong!�
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Personal Trainers Keep CSUF Fit By michelle ramos
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As temperatures rise and students head to the beach, the desire for a slimmer waistline increases. With all the fad diets on the market today, it becomes confusing what the answer to a firmer, fitter body is. Consumers search for a quick fix, but according to Mike Kops, Cal State Fullerton’s head personal trainer, the answer isn’t in a bottle. Good oldfashioned exercise is the key to a sexier body this summer. Communications major Allie Dreiling, 19, has had a personal trainer for four years and is shedding those extra pounds to soak up the Mediterranean sun this summer. “I’m going to be living on the beach in Italy, so I need to be ready for that,� Dreiling said. “I notice when I don’t work out, my whole body shape changes.� Dreiling, who was an athlete in high school, knows what it takes to get in shape, but simply lacks motivation. For students like Dreiling, a personal trainer can be the answer.
“Knowing that I have to work out with someone forces me to [work out],� Dreiling said. “If I’m with a trainer, and she says ‘drop and give me ten,’ I have to do it.� Personal trainers offer students accountability in their fitness routine and a lack of accountability may be the reason many students who opt to do it alone often fail. Gloria Rodriguez, 20, is a runner who is looking to improve her time. After two years of training on her own, Rodriguez is still looking for those results. With a personal trainer, students can reach their goals faster. The oneon-one attention might just be what some students need. “I notice that when I’ve worked-out with a trainer, I’ve seen results within eight weeks,� Dreiling said. CSUF personal trainers form workout routines that are specific to each client, whether the goal is weight loss or muscle gain. For those who are looking for a change in body composition, Kops explained the law of thermodynamics, energy in versus energy out: “If you’re taking in the amount of calories that you’re burning, noth-
ing will happen, but if you’re burning more calories than you’re eating, you will lose weight,� Kops said. Kops suggested keeping a food journal to keep track of all the food that is eaten. “We don’t realize how much food we eat, just keeping a journal helps a lot, even if you don’t want to count calories,� he said. Personal training is no longer just for the super rich; at CSUF it’s as affordable as $20 for students and $30 for faculty and staff for an hour-long session. Most gyms offer personal training starting at around $60 per session. “The whole personal training package comes with a body composition test, a fitness analysis to see where they’re beginning so we don’t start them too hard, and we also calculate their target heart rate,� Kops said. Most CSUF personal trainers hold a degree in kinesiology and a national certification. Kops will soon be certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a certified strength and conditioning specialist, a high degree of certification.
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WALKING TALL - CSUF Army ROTC seniors participate in their graduation ceremony at Goodwin Field on Tuesday, May 8.
Shooting At Cal State Fresno By aleksandra wojtalewicz Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
A Cal State Fresno student is suspected of shooting one person and wounding two others in an apartment across from the campus late Monday. The suspect, identified as 19year-old Jonquel Brooks, allegedly began shooting during a dispute with four men over a Playstation console. “This is not another Virginia
Tech,� police spokesman Jeff Cardinale told AP reporters. “This is simply a dispute between one person and a group of individuals.� As of Tuesday morning, the suspect had not been found. According to Fresno police, the suspect’s parents were helping law enforcement authorities communicate with Brooks to get him to surrender. The Fresno campus remained open. Residents of the apartment complex were evacuated to the campus cafeteria.
The Fresno County Coroner’s Office identified the dead man as Brant Daniels, 19. He was not a current student at the university. The wounded men, ages 19 and 22, were treated for gunshot wounds. According to the police, one was a current student and the other was planning to enroll. The university alerted students of the incident by sending a notice to students, faculty and staff Tuesday morning and by posting an announcement on the school Web site.
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Work out - Kinesiology major and personal trainer, Mike Kops, shows Jay-lee Longbottom, a psychology graduate student, how to do a chest press on a Physio ball Tuesday, May 8.
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PLANTS: Arboretum to come the Mojave Collection. Aside from merely being able to sit and see the plants, The Arboretum also offers a shop called the Potting Shed, which sells plants, flowers and herbs almost year-round for individuals to plant in their own homes. “We laughing call it the world’s best kept secret, or at least Fullerton’s best kept secret,” Costello said. “There’s a lot of people who have gone to school here, one, two, three years and they’ve never even heard of The Arboretum, some people think it’s a park or something.” The Arboretum features a waterfall at its entrance with fish, two ponds with ducks, a stream running throughout the grounds, a new museum dedicated to the Nikkei farmers, and even a children’s garden. Costello said it is a great place for students to come relax and study.
“I think that a lot of people enjoy plants, but they don’t realize how much they enjoy them until they come here,” Costello said. “They start spending more and more time here.” School activities and events have also been held at The Arboretum. Jones said that last semester his entire botany class was taught at The Arboretum and that it is a great educational resource. He only wishes that more students would take advantage of it. During the summer there are numerous events for children and families that include a pumpkin event. “It’s a nice place to come and visit,” Costello said. More information on The Arboretum’s upcoming summer events and planning can be found at www.arboretum.fullerton.edu.
Irvine mentor Donna Bennett teaches beyond the classroom setting By florance chung
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LUSCIOUS FALLS - The waterfall is one of the many scenic locations in Cal State Fullerton’s arboretum.
Speech: ASI President delivers annual address loween-themed tailgate party, Spirit Week’s Titan Fashion Show and Athlete Auction, and last month’s Ultimate Spring Break Concert that included a surprise guest performance by Kanye West. Last month, Christy Orgeta, a communications major, campaigned for the Williams and Schlaufmann ticket. Orgeta, 20, said she was impressed with William’s vision to develop a five-year plan and approved
of Williams’ commitment to bringing more events on campus. Her only concern was that most many students refuse to go to these activities. “I think right now we have enough campus activities but we need to find a way for more students to come to these events,” Ortega said. The past year has also brought tragedy to the campus. Williams re-
Titan Shops’ new feature offers tassels, sweatshirts and other alumni goodies
the Titan Shops, is aiming to be an easy solution to graduation madness. “Its just easier to get everything done at one place,” said 19-yearold gear associate Todd Yorizane. “Its convenient and we have everything possible they need for the graduation ceremony.” The Grad Center, which opened in April, carries CSUF alumni sweatshirts, graduation invitations, bumper stickers, graduation gifts, diploma frames and the necessary graduation regalia. With Commencement starting on May 19, those who are graduating are rushing to finalize ev-
flected on the ASI-sponsored Candlelight Vigil for the victims of the Virginia Tech shootings. Last fall, ASI worked with other groups to organize the Rally Against Hate after two students, one a CSUF student, were allegedly killed for being lesbian. Vice President of Student Affairs Robert Palmer said it was important for ASI to relay its accomplishments back to the students, although the predominantly empty Titan The-
atre was filled with mostly administrators and ASI board members. Palmer said many of the issues were similar to those advocated in past years, but appreciated the boards commitment and organization. “The thing I appreciate most is that they are engaged and they are involved in government issues that affect this campus and on a broader state-wide level,” Palmer said.
New Grad Center Helps Seniors Get Gear By tom madden
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
With graduation fast approaching, many students struggle with the hardships that come from trying to pass your finals all while getting ready for graduation. Tassels, caps, and gowns are all necessary pieces for the graduation process, and the Grad Center, located in
erything they need to receive their diplomas, all while trying to survive passing their last week of final exams. “It’s been a hectic last month or so, and I wasn’t looking forward to the hassle of getting ready to graduate, but they made it easy” said Ali Bakhshi, a 26-year-old graduating business major. With the average student spending around $40, Yorizane said that most students were coming in and only buying the regalia. “It’s been pretty much normal in here…They [students] usually just buy the regalia, which is $36.99 for the bachelors degree, it’s rare for them to buy diploma frames or
other higher priced items,” Yorizane said. For those who don’t have time to stop by the Titan Shops for their regalia, the Grad Center also provides on online store, where students can purchase their necessities up till next week. The site can be found at www.Titanbookstore.com. “I wasn’t really sure where to go for everything,” Bakhshi said, “but I was able to get everything I needed and also got out pretty quickly.” The Grad Center will be open up till May 19, and its store hours are from 7a.m. to 7p.m. every weekday.
Few teachers at Cal State Fullerton have the opportunity to see their students outside of a classroom. For Donna Bennett, that is a typical day. As a full-time professor in the Department of Elementary and Bilingual Education, she teaches her students at CSUF’s Irvine campus and in local elementary schools. Most of her students are preparing to receive their teaching credentials, and part of that involves directly working with elementary school children. “Her students continually comment that she is an excellent teacher, a caring and compassionate professional,” said Karen Ivers, chair of the department. “They learn a tremendous amount from her.” The classes she teaches include EDEL 430, which is Foundations of Education, EDEL 436, Science Methods in the Multiple Subjects Credential Program, and EDEL 315, Introduction to Elementary Education. She is also the block leader for Block 87, which means that she oversees a group of about 30 studentteachers as they advance through their credential year. “My greatest accomplishment each year as block leader is seeing the student teachers become experts at planning, teaching and managing their classrooms,” Bennett said. Unlike many teachers who may never see their students outside of CSUF, Bennett regularly visits her students at their job sites. Aside from making sure that they are receiving the experience they need, she also gets a chance for personal interactions. “It’s incredibly rewarding,” Bennett said. “And makes me proud to see my students make a difference in the lives of their students.” Having wanted to teach since she
was a child, Bennett shares her passion for teaching beyond the scope of the classroom and even the campus. She developed and maintains Professional Development School Partnerships in Irvine and leads CSUF’s Future Teacher’s program, which encourages high school students to pursue careers in teaching. “I believe in teachers as professionals,” Bennett said. “I am proud every day of the work they do in their classrooms working with the leaders of tomorrow.” She also often serves as a presenter at local and state conferences. “She is involved in the community, sharing her expertise in differentiated instruction with teachers and parents from a variety of districts,” Ivers said. Another difference between Bennett and many other CSUF professors is that she only teaches at the Irvine campus. Bennett said she enjoys the smaller community of students there. Plus, it’s closer to her home than the main campus. “Donna has been a very supportive faculty member of the branch campus,” said Marilyn Conklin, the assistant to Goerge Giacumakis, the director of the Irvine campus. “We are pleased to have her on campus.” Ivers said he finds it beneficial to have Bennett teach exclusively at the Irvine campus. “It helps build our community relations with South County by having permanent and well-known faculty representatives,” Ivers said. Bennett is giving back to the school in another way; she is an alumna, having received her B.A. and teaching credential from CSUF. “There is no other teaching program I believe in as strongly, then and now,” Bennett said. “This is my alma mater, and a campus I have always loved.” She also received an M.A. in psychology from Pepperdine University. Bennett’s colleagues regard her as a valued member of the department. “Donna smiles and has a positive attitude about almost everything,” Ivers said. “She is a team player, a leader in her field, and an asset to the department.”
award: excellence planned on focusing on biology, but changed her mind after taking a class in psychology. “People are more interesting to study than microorganisms,” Blackman said. Now set on course, Blackman received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Stanford and did her graduate and doctorate work in social and personality psychology at the UC Riverside. She briefly taught at Cal State Long Beach before being hired at CSUF as a part-time professor in ’96. In 2003 she was given a full-time position as an associate professor. “Melinda loves her job, loves coming to work and loves her students,” Kee said. And it would appear her students love her, as Kee remarked that he always received strong, positive feedback about her from her students and peers. “We receive model student evalua-
tions,” Kee said. Blackman also said she enjoys educating other teaching professionals as well. She has written two teaching manuals. One was “Grade-aid” which was published in 2006 and another was a supplement to a psychology text. “I love preparing materials for other teachers,” Blackman said. “When I find something that works I want to pass it on to others.” Currently, Blackman is spending her sabbatical writing a book on the psychology associated with dieting, a topic she became interested in when she began trying to lose weight after the birth of her second child. “I lost eight pounds while writing the book,” Blackman said, laughing. “That’s a great way for anyone to lost weight, just go out and write a diet book.”
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The Chemistry of Love New research may have found the underlying chemical reaction of love
emotion, judging from the cravings and pleasures it induces. “People die for love, live for love, kill for love,” Fisher said. Romantic love has been found to be a more powerful drive than hunBy Seda Terzyan ger, and in some cases, Fisher added, Daily Bruin it can be more powerful than the (UCLA) drive to live. That desire and need makes ro(U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES - The mantic love too metabolically exemotion, feeling and experience of pensive to last forever, she said. love has been studied by poets, art“The early stages of romantic love ists and philosophers for centuries are not permanent,” she said. in an attempt to understand what In order to understand the fleetsome would call the greatest of hu- ing nature of this love drive, Fisher man emotions. conducted a study to see what the Now, science has arrived on the brain looks like in love. scene and is taking the understandThe study consisted of 17 newly ing of love to a new level by attempt- in-love college students who were ing to construct a chemical formula shown a picture of their significant that will explain other and of a neuthis universal phetral friend while nomenon called their brains were love. analyzed using Romantic love has So what makes functional magnetthe heart race and been found to be a ic resonance imagblood rush through more powerful drive ing. the body, setting off than hunger ... That When viewing chemical reactions the picture of their at the mere sight of desire and need makes partner, unique the object of one’s romantic love too parts of their brains affection? were activated that metabolically expenResearchers say were not seen when the early stages of sive to last forever. they viewed a picromantic love can ture of a friend. cause these reacParts of the brain tions by stimulatcontaining high ing the release of certain essential concentrations of dopamine recepneurochemicals in the brain. tors, the neurotransmitter responRomantic love is the most intense sible for inducing states of euphoria stage of love, said Helen Fisher, an and addiction, were highly active anthropologist at Rutgers University when participants viewed images of in New Jersey who has studied love their partners. in cultures around the world. This heightened activity of dopaThe other two love stages dis- mine accompanied by low levels of cussed by Fisher are attachment and serotonin, the brain’s brake system, lust, which are characterized by dif- is known to cause hyperactivity and ferent chemical changes than those sleeplessness, which are very characthat occur in romantic love. teristic of romantic love, according Fisher described the romantic to Fisher’s study. stage of love as obsessive and addicThese lovesick brains also were tive and has found that it is more found to share many similarities characteristic of a drive than it is an in terms of brain activity with the
brains of cocaine addicts. The cravings, needs and pleasures experienced by lovers in romantic love provides proof of the observation that they bear resemblance to the compulsive behaviors of drug addicts, Fisher said in a study. “In the beginning I was always anticipating and looking forward to the next time I would see” her boyfriend, Shaili Pezeshki, a fourth-year communications student at UCLA, said about
her current relationship of more than a year. “My heart rate would go up and I would s m i l e more
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Tainted Fish not a Threat By Andrew Bridges Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The list of animals fed food spiked by an industrial chemical grew further Tuesday, with the disclosure that fish raised by U.S. aquaculture farms received contaminated meal from a Canadian firm. Although tainted ingredients imported from China were used in pet foods that either sickened or killed an unknown number of household pets, the more recently disclosed contamination of animal feeds probably occurred at levels too low to pose a danger to consumers, federal health officials said. The culprit is a chemical called melamine, typically used to make resins that go into plastic kitchenware and countertops, as well as sev-
eral related compounds. None is approved for use in pet or human food. In the most recent case of contamination, Canadian-made fish meal was found to include a protein ingredient called wheat gluten that was spiked with melamine. Canadian officials are aware of the finding, said David Acheson, the FDA’s assistant commissioner for food protection. “We used it to make pet food. They used it to make fish meal,” he told reporters. Worse, the ingredient wasn’t even what it was purported to be. Instead, testing has revealed the wheat gluten – as well as a second tainted ingredient, rice protein concentrate – was actually wheat flour spiked by melamine and the other, similarly nitrogen-rich compounds.
than normal because I just couldn’t stop.” She described, in the early stages, that she felt a constant need to be close with her boyfriend while at the same time feeling completely overwhelmed by her own emotions. Romantic love can cause an array of emotional changes like those described by Pezeshki, many of which are involuntary physiological reaction.
It can additionally cause psychological side effects such as emotional dependence, separation anxiety, and obsessive thinking, Fisher said. From an evolutionary standpoint, she added, romantic love evolved in order for humans to focus their attention on one potential mate to conserve time and energy. Attachment is the stage following romantic love, in good relationships, that keeps a couple together for long periods of time and gives them the ability to effectively raise offspring together. Romantic love is too emotionally intense to persist over the years, Fisher added. Pezeshki said that her relationship changed over time. “It grew from that romantic and exciting love into something greater and more stable,” Pezeshki said, adding that her relationship evolved into a deep attachment and friendship with the benefit of being with someone that will stick with her and sacrifice for her. “It is love when both people come second to themselves in a relationship,” Pezeshki said. According to Thomas Scheff, professor emeritus of sociology from UC-Santa Barbara, love is something even greater than attachment and obsession. Scheff’s research shows that love is an emphatic union where emotions are balanced and never one-sided. “Love is genuine to the extent that each partner understands and values the other as much as themself, no more and no less,” Scheff said. Hundreds of interpretations have been offered to capture the universally occurring phenomenon of love by scientists, artists and individuals. The bottom line, Fisher said, is that even though all people have their own personalized interpretations for this drive or emotion, humans share the same underlying reactions that accompany the thing so many call love.
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Gas Prices at Record High, Public at Record Low
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By Shaelan Bowers
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
There are many things that I personally look forward to when summer rolls around. Some of these things are, of course, the nice weather, longer days, beautiful sunsets and bikini-clad tourists. However, one thing I could definitely do without is the rising gas prices. In fact, the gas problem has had a significant impact on my life and finances as of late. About a month and a half ago I was forced to trade in my large Ford truck (that I happened to love) for a Honda Accord Hybrid, losing thousands of dollars in the process simply because I couldn’t afford the $450 a month in gas that my truck was costing me. I know lots of people that are currently in the same position I was with my truck that have no choice but to
fork over the $3.75 for a gallon in hopes that the prices might drop five cents in the next week. Isn’t it enough that people are paying an upwards of $30,000 for their cars, not to mention all of the maintenance and upkeep? Should we really have to pay $300 or more a month in gas? Well, I’m here to say that even though I have escaped the crippling cost of having a large truck or SUV, there are still millions that haven’t and they should not have to work two jobs just so they can drive their cars around. The sad fact is that the oil com-
panies are not going to let their billons of dollars in profit go without a fight. This is why the electric car was shot down, and it’s why even though we have had the technology to make hybrid cars for many years they are just now starting to be manufactured commercially. If the oil companies can’t figure out a way to make money off of an emerging technology then the general public simply won’t know about it. Because of this, we will all continue to be held hostage by the CEO of Exxon Mobil as well as others who
have a hand in either making things better or worse for us. Currently there is no solution to the problem. The gas prices get raised and we have no choice but to pay. Also unlike other countries like England, which are designed to make travel easy no matter what your means of transportation is, America (particularly cities like Los Angeles) don’t have centrally located metropolitan area making us rely on our cars even more. The decision makers know this fact and continue to gouge us because of it. Obviously nothing that I say here is going to change anyone’s mind, and as long as the politicians and CEO’s are still raking in the cash, I guess everything is OK. Never mind the hard working citizens who are being brought to their knees because they can’t afford to drive their cars, I guess it will all work out in the end.
Bush’s White Tie Event is a Waste of Tax Payer’s Money By Lauren McKinney
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
The Bush administration hosted its first White Tie event at the White House on Monday in honor of Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip. One might ask, how does George W. Bush, a redneck Texan whose favorite kinds of foods include tex mex and barbecue, prepare for a state dinner in honor of a five foot nothing, prim-and-proper queen? I hope he had a little help from an etiquette book and his social secretary. The 81-year-old queen arrived wearing the crown her grandmother had given her, in a white dress that almost matched the color of her hair and skin. It seems like she forgot that no one around here wears crowns, except for the pint-sized beauty queens we see on TV. It seems a little odd that the White
House makes such a big hoopla about a queen with absolutely no authority or power in her country when she decides to take a vacation across the Atlantic. Oh wait, I forgot that she is a conservative Bush supporter! Maybe that explains why the Bush’s felt the need to kiss butt. I mean, it’s a smart move considering she is just about the only person who still supports the Bush administration. Wait a minute, that’s a false statement. Elizabeth Hasselbeck from ABC’s “The View,” was also in attendance. I’m sorry, I forgot there were two Bush supporters at that event. Apparently the president enjoys watching Hasselback attempt to protect his honor on her show, since she received an invitation. This was such a special occasion for Hasselbeck that she busted out the white shrug she wore on her wedding day to wear to the dinner to meet the president and his other supporter, the queen. Guess this event was
equivalent to her wedding. The lavish banquet featured a five course meal and photo ops with the president and queen. I wonder how much all of that costs? Needless to say, it could have been a fundraiser for the Bush Needs Support Fund. To be honest I don’t really know that much about the queen of England, other than that her family is really rich and that she doesn’t really do anything besides wear pretty clothes. I guess she’s kind of like Paris Hilton. Let’s not open that can of worms though. I did a little research and found out that citizens of England pay higher taxes just to support the Monarchy and their lifestyle. I don’t think President Bush would approve
of that, but I know Sen. Clinton would! Maybe the queen can speak at her next campaign fundraiser about how higher taxes are beneficial to society. Anyway, this whole queen-kissbutt thing is getting a little old. She’s been here for a few days and she’s getting more news coverage than the 35,000 more troops being sent to Iraq. Which is more newsworthy: A dinner for the queen or thousands of our young men and women being shipped over to Iraq to defend the U.S. and England, the two countries most involved in the war and the two countries the dinner’s most highlighted leaders are from? Looks like the answer is, “God save the queen!”
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Honey Bees Extinct, Blame Your Cell Phone
The Advocate BY Robert
Moran
The Invisible Star Asperger’s is invisible. It hides ies such as myself refer to this as in plain sight yet no one notices going into the zone, the world it. It reveals itself to those with ceases to exist and only what we normal eyes who are surprised to are fixated on doing at the mosee a star emerge from a nebula ment is in the here and now. of ignorance and obliviousness. Another profession where this Such stars are not always visible ability is beneficial is computer but those who are shining shine programming. brightly in the night sky. In 2001 Steve Silberman reStars are not always noticed as ported in a Wired Magazine arthey twinkle in the night sky, but ticle that Asperger’s was on the if people look closely they can rise. The article referred to Assee the impact they have had. perger’s as the Geek Syndrome Sometimes stars burst into because of the extreme intelthe world like ligence and sothe Big Bang, cially clueless and others only behavior. He The very technology even went on to leave a mark in their immedi- upon which society is make the conate world. built was possibly de- troversial claim One of the that math and characteristics signed by those invis- science genes of Asperger’s ible stars that never get were to blame. is the ability recognized ... In July of to concentrate 2001 there on a particular were 15,441 interest with reported cases intense ferocof disorders in ity. the autistic spectrum in Silicon There have been many stars of Valley. the autistic spectrum both supWhile Smith’s star was visible posed (Emily Dickinson, Mo- those of the Silicon Geeks was zart, Andy Warhol and Albert not. Einstein) and verifiable. I caution you all to keep in Vernon Smith is such a star. mind that every iPod, computer, Smith won the Nobel Prize TV, radio, telephone and even for Economics in 2002 after de- the Internet were quite possibly veloping the field of experimen- the brain children of people with tal economics, which applies autistic disorders. laboratory methods to economic The very technology upon theories. which society is built was pos“I can switch out and go into sibly designed by those invisible a concentrated mode, and the stars that never get recognized world is completely shut out,” for their contributions to sociSmith said in an interview with ety. For every shining star like CNBC. Smith said that his abil- Vernon Smith, there are one ity to concentrate is what helped thousand invisible ones and it is him win the Nobel Prize. Asp- time that we shine.
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Our minor conveniences may be causing major problems in the world By Johnathan Kroncke
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
Recently my remote control broke. I was a little upset because even though my television is only 12 feet away from me, I didn’t want to have to get my lazy self up and hit the switch every time I wanted to change the channel. I channel surf, so I tend to flip around quite often. I began to think about what it would take for me to accept a life without remote controls? What if it meant I could solve a world problem? Would I be willing to give up the luxury of having a remote for the rest of my life? What would any of us really be willing to give up? It seems like a fairly obvious question, but it isn’t really.
In a recent article on Discovery. com, it was found that the honey bee is disappearing at an alarming rate. Now that may not sound like a national crisis to you, but think about it for a second. Albert Einstein once famously said that if the honey bee disappears from the face of the Earth, the human race will become extinct in four years. Here is why: Honey bees pollinate plants and without them, those same plants are not able to propagate. They whither and die. Without the plants, we are not able to feed livestock. And without livestock, meat and dairy products go out the window, along with the vegetables that we will lose as a result of the loss of pollination. Ultimately, we would be reduced to a bread and water state, according to the Discovery.com article. Scientists have tried other methods of pollination, and so far none have worked. For all our technological know-how, we are lost without the
honey bee. And here’s the kicker: nobody knows why the bees are disappearing. However, we do know that bees cannot fly near cell phones because the signal disrupts their navigation and they get lost. This may be true about other electrical signals as well. So if all else fails, if scientists cannot reproduce an effective pollination method, would we give up our cell phones? If the survival of the human race depended on our giving up those little addictive machines, we would all probably die. Call me a cynic, but people would sooner put the human race in jeopardy than not be able to text a picture of their dog to a friend. People, especially politicians, love to talk about what they would do to change the world if it were up to them. But I doubt they would give much up. We all say we would give up some-
thing as trivial as a remote if it would end global warming. But it’s easy to say something like that because it’s only a hypothetical situation. We say it because it sounds good, because it makes us feel good. But when it gets right down to it, if the question were no longer hypothetical, and it soon may not be, what would we really do? Our society is so attached to the minor conveniences in our lives that we can’t imagine living without them. What would it take for us to give up our remote controls and cell phones? We won’t realize what we’ve gotten ourselves into until it is too late. It’s the same story with global warming and unless we change our thinking and re-evaluate our priorities, such issues will continue to be ignored. So take some time and think about what is really important in life. Because if your cell phone or remote control have become more than just conveniences, but necessary living tools, then we are all lost.
Manners Have Gone Missing On Our Campus Final exams have us losing our minds but where did our manners go? By Sarah Gammill
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
It’s down to the last few weeks of school and I find myself oddly annoyed.Annoyed at students, strangers, cars and even birds. I am not sure if the end of the semester is bringing out the worst in people, but it appears to be so. I am a fairly easy going, let-it-slide kind of a person. I’m not usually annoyed by much, but lately I have found myself utterly annoyed and peeved to the point of no return. First, it started with a bird that decided to take a poop five times on my cars back window without a blink. The trend quickly continued
to my fellow students at school, who repeated the same assault all over me too. This is not the best feeling in the world. I do not understand why people let their manners go simply because they are in a hurry. Maybe it’s because many seniors are graduating and don’t give a damn about what they do here, thinking because they won’t see this campus again they can do whatever they want to others; or maybe it’s just that manners among the population at Cal State Fullerton have diminished, at least during the end of the semester. Over the last four years at CSUF, I have witnessed many incidents of rude behavior but lately they have intensified. For example, I get annoyed when I rush to get on an elevator when the doors begin to close, and someone inside sees me but doesn’t try to stop
it. I hate seeing the people inside standing, staring and watching me watch them as the door closes. Awkward. They don’t help, nor do they care. Why can’t someone just push the open button? I know why, it’s because everyone only cares about getting to class on time. I can understand this, but manners should still be accounte for. The simple fact that no one even makes the effort to hold the door open drives me nuts. I propose a solution for the poor manners demonstrated right and left on campus. I do know it is finals time, but let’s all slow down, take a deep breath and enjoy our surroundings. Life is short, and everyone should be treated with kindness. First of all, there is no reason not to help someone out with the elevator or door, and one might never
know whom he or she shunned that day on the elevator. Who knows, maybe I’ll be the boss of that guy who watched me stare into the elevator as it took off. Just because it is a hectic time right now does not mean that manners must go by the wayside. A kind word or gesture might help someone’s day, or even give the motivation to be kind to someone else. Maybe if we slowed down and took the time to show courtesy to that girl trying to catch the door with an arm full of books or help that kid who can’t seem to get that math problem right, then the days would go by easier, and my little pet peeves would remain under control. It has been said that a little kindness never hurts. Yesterday never repeats itself, so let’s make the best of our experience here at school and give someone a hand instead of the bird.
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seconds left before winning in overtime. The rest of the series was a mere formality to the resurgent Red Wings, including the 2-0 victory in Game 6 on Monday night that sent the longtime playoff underachievers on to the Western Conference finals in style. Mikael Samuelsson scored two first-period goals, Dominik Hasek posted his 13th career playoff shutout and the Red Wings rolled off three straight victories against the deflated Sharks, who never recovered from their last-minute flop at the Shark Tank in Game 4. “It changed the momentum when we won (Game 4),” said Hasek, who made 28 saves in his first shutout of the spring. “After that, we’re a better team. Overall, the difference was us coming from behind in three of the games. We never gave up. We were able to come from behind when we needed to.” The top-seeded Red Wings are headed to the conference finals for the first time since winning the Stanley Cup in 2002, opening the next round Friday at home against the Anaheim Ducks. Detroit hung on with a patchwork defense. “Looking back, Game 4 should have been theirs,” said Chelios, who had assists on both of Detroit’s goals. “Really. We got so lucky. It was just a turnover and a good break, whatever you want to call it. That was definitely the one that got us here tonight.” Detroit had won just one playoff series in the previous three seasons despite winning at least 48 games in each, earning two Presidents’ Trophies as the NHL’s best regular-season team. But the Red Wings, who finished second overall this season, finally parlayed their veteran experience into playoff success against a young opponent that took another postseason of lumps. Coach Mike Babcock recounted the list of disrespectful perceptions that fueled Detroit’s rise this spring. “You don’t get picked to be very good, and then you’re pretty good through the regular season, and then someone says you’re not a playoff team,” Babcock said. “We played two big, strong teams and have done well. And now we’re going to get another one.”
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CELEBRATING ONE RUN AT A TIME
May 9, 2007
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Doing The Nash for NBA MVP Honors
By carlos delgado/Daily Titan Staff Photographer
MAKING THEIR PUSH - Cal State Fullerton softball player Katie Gollhardt [#14] is congratulated by teammates after scoring a run during a Titans’ win earlier in the season. On Sunday, Gollhardt was 1-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored in CSUF’s 7-5 Senior Day win against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Currently she is hitting .273 in the Big West conference, collecting 12 hits in 44 at-bats, including two home runs and nine RBIs. CSUF rightfielder Lauren Lupinetti was 1-for-4 on Sunday, but her lone hit was a three-run home run to win the game for the host Titans. The win allowed the Titans to remain a game behind Cal Poly SLO. Currently Cal Poly SLO sits atop the conference standings with a 11-4 Big West record and a 36-15 overall record. This weekend, the Titans [31-20, 10-5 Big West] will travel to play UC Riverside (16-34, 0-15 Big West) in a series that may make or break the team’s quest on winning the Big West Conference.
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Anyone watching the final minutes of the series-opener between the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns on Sunday was fortunate enough to see what an MVP looks like. While the game ended in the Spurs’ favor by the score of 111106, the story afterward was the bloody image of Suns point guard Steve Nash waiting impatiently to re-enter the game. With a cut that ran vertically from the bridge of his nose down toward the tip (it required six stitches after the game), Nash had to come out of the game during the final minutes due to his trainer’s inability to stop the bleeding. The cut came as a result of an unintentional head butt from Spurs point guard Tony Parker. When the bleeding was initially stopped by way of three bandages, Nash reentered the game to hit a 3-pointer that tied the game at 102 with 2:25 to play. Down 106-104, the Suns had the chance to tie the game with 54 seconds left, but had to do it without their two-time MVP whose nose continued to bleed. The cut was bleeding so much that it began to bleed out of the side of the bandages and trickle down the tip of his nose. The competitive Nash re-entered the game, trying to stop the bleeding with the inside of his jersey. The referees wouldn’t allow it, and Nash couldn’t come back until there were 9.1 seconds left and the game already decided for the Spurs. Never mind the line of Spurs
forward Tim Duncan, who had 33 points and 16 rebounds – eight of them offensive – and soundly outplayed opponent Amare Stoudemire. So what if the Spurs won a game in which both teams scored over 100 points? Seeing Nash’s face on the bench as he had to watch his team try to snag a road victory demonstrated how amazing he truly is. This cut was no joke; Nash had to change jerseys because his original one had that much blood on it. As I watched, I could feel Nash itching to get back in the game – the look on his face saying how much he wanted to do something – but couldn’t. It was a look you see in the game’s true competitors. It was the same fire you saw in champions of past, a la Michael Jordan. And while the Suns could very well lose this series, it won’t hurt Nash’s reputation the way Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Noshow-ski’s has for losing his first round series against the upstart Golden State Warriors. It’s clear that Nash is doing everything and giving everything he has to win this series. Dirk will probably win the MVP award this year, but Nash is a real MVP – and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
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Track and Field Shines CSUF Athletics Media Relations Freshman Jameena Hunt broke her own school record in the shot put and Jonathan Golden won the high jump to highlight Cal State Fullerton’s efforts Saturday at the
Claremont Classic track and field meet. Hunt put the shot 43 feet, 9 1/4 inches to break her school record of 42 feet, 10 3/4 inches and finish second in the competition. Golden was the only man to clear 6 feet, 9 3/4 inches to win his event.
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Erstad Finds His Halo Legacy Cemented in Angels Fans’ Eyes BY ADAM LEVY
Daily Titan Executive Editor alevy@dailytitan.com
The fact that he trotted up to the dish sporting the road gray of the Chicago White Sox did not drown out the cheers. Darin Erstad received a standing ovation from the 44,000-plus in attendance to witness his return to Angel Stadium on Friday night. And they owed him one. Of all the clutch base hits, gritty steals and highlight-reel catches in Darin Erstad’s 11-year career with the Angels, one memorable moment will always stick out the most. The Angels led 4-1 in the top of the ninth with two outs and no one on in the decisive game seven of the 2002 World Series. As then-San Francisco Giants outfielder Kenny Lofton stepped up to bat, 45,000 fans decked in Angel red buzzed with a nervous anticipation, akin to watching a bomb squad technician decide which color wire to pull. It was only an out, but no one was calm. Too much history had set a precedent for anyone to rely on things like luck and fate to intervene. As Lofton’s lazy fly ball wafted towards center, a surreal hush fell over the stadium as the world watched with bated breath as Erstad waved
Photo Illustration By Petre Spassov/Daily Titan OLD FACE, NEW PLACE – Former Angels’ star and current Chicago White Sox player Darin Erstad was a key member of the Halos’ 2002 championship run. off his teammates and buried over four decades of misfortune into the web of his mitt. “It was like a dream,” Erstad said
of seeing the fate-sealing ball traveling toward him. “It was a very special night.” He said he didn’t ponder the
chances of a Buckneresque error until the out was official. “I thought after, ‘What if I didn’t catch it?’” he said.
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In his decade-plus with the Angels – those of the California, Anaheim and Los Angeles variety – the 32-year-old North Dakotan estab-
lished himself as a fan favorite for his tenacious style of play. A punter for the 1994 national champion Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Erstad’s character and resume guided the Angels to take him with the first overall pick in the 1995 draft and to give him a thenrecord $1.6 million signing bonus. Erstad said that his lofty draft status and newfound riches didn’t affect his blue-collar work ethic. “I still had a lot to accomplish,” he said. “You still have to perform once you sign.” After making his professional debut the following year, he would remain ensconced in the Angel lineup for a decade filling in wherever they needed him and winning three gold glove awards in the process. His best year came in 2000, when he smacked 240 hits for a .355 average, also drilling 25 home runs and swiping 28 bags that year. While he plays a brand of kamikaze baseball, Erstad said he doesn’t shun teammates who don’t bring the same level of intensity to the field. “It takes all kinds of personalities on a team,” he said. His former Angel mates painted a picture of a fiery field general. “He’s been a leader that comes to the ballpark everyday,” said hitting coach Mickey Hatcher. Pitcher John Lackey said Erstad was a great asset as a teammate who taught him a lot about the game.
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