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Monday August 27- September 2, 2007

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DTSHORTHAND Classes helping with grad check Titan Degree Audit workshops will be available for juniors and seniors anticipating graduation Workshops will be hosted Tuesday and Thursday. Get a jump start on planning next semester’s schedule before the deadlines pass. Workshops will be held in UH 123 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m on Tuesday. Thursday’s session will take place from noon to 2 p.m. For more information contact the Academic Advisement Center at 714-278-3606. E-mails can be sent to acadvise@ fullerton.edu.

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Cooke is no Ozzie, but he is close

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) – A Northern Ireland man bit off the head of his girlfriend’s pet snake during a fight and remarked that it “tasted lovely,” lawyers testified Friday. Shane Cooke, a 33-year-old bricklayer, was arraigned in Belfast High Court on charges of assaulting his girlfriend, Coleen McGleenon, and fatally torturing her royal python Aug. 4. McGleenon’s lawyers said he headbutted her twice and picked up her pet, put it in his mouth, and threw its severed head at her. “Your snake tasted lovely,” he was quoted as saying. Cooke’s lawyer, Adrian Higgins, said his client admitted both offenses and had attacked the snake because he knew his girlfriend loved it. He said Cooke had been consuming alcoholic drinks for several hours before the attack.

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CSUF faculty hit the road with a new film IMAGES Courtesyof Chuck Grieb The protagonist of the 3-D animated short “Exact Change Only” faces his adivisory, a big truck driver. The film united the talents of not only Cal State Fullerton art professors Cliff G. Cramp and Chuck Grieb, but also alumna Rebecca Norris, who composed and produced music included in the film.

o matter how nice a person is, everyone who reaches a tollbooth has to pay the toll. In “Exact Change Only” an otherwise perfect day is interrupted when Mr. Nice Guy, Lyle Delb, finds himself with a red and white striped barrier in front of him, a line of very angry motorists behind him and no money in his pockets. While tensions mount, Lyle seems to be lacking friendly faces and only sees the frustrated face of a monster truck driver in his rearview mirror. The 3-D animated short is slated to start its own tour of

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six film festivals this fall, including a September stop at the Temecula Valley International Film Festival and a break at the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival in October. “Exact Change Only” is the most recent creation in a long line of memorable pieces for Cal State Fullerton assistant professor Chuck Grieb. Grieb has also worked on programming for Disney and Nickelodeon.

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Carroll has become a jack-of-all-trades He fills executive assistant position to help President Milton Gordon By Urmi RAHMAN

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

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A 10-year-old void has been filled at Cal State Fullerton by Anaheim’s Patrick D. Carroll who has worked on campus for the past five years as university counsel. The 58-year-old attorney was hired as the executive assistant to President Milton Gordon of CSUF. Judith Anderson filled the role in the early ‘90s, and is soon to retire as the executive vice president. “The executive assistant to the president Carroll position, which I had from 1992 to 1997, is a fascinating position that requires a university wide perspective,” Anderson said in a phone interview. Carroll served in the CSU system as university counsel since 1997 and came on-campus five years ago. He has also helped with the CSU Special Games – Kathleen E. Faley

Memorial for 12 years. “I go out, volunteer and help anyway I can,“ he said. One of the Faley brothers, Tim, is his brother-in-law. “For a couple of years I was involved in the kitchen starting at 7 a.m.” He helped pack 600 brown lunch bags in a short time. “It’s a process [but] to see these kids with disabilities having a fun day is special,” he said. During his time at Fullerton, Carroll worked extensively with university construction and signed off on contracts. He advised the Office of Human Resources on employment issues, handled litigation and represented the university at hearings. Of over 50 applicants who applied for the position, Carroll’s on-campus experience set him apart, explained Dr. Robert L. Palmer who headed the Search Committee. “Some of Pat Carroll’s major strengths as determined by the Search Committee were extensive California State University experience working on a variety of issues both at the campus and the system level, solid experience working with the President and other senior officers on a variety of sensitive issues and excellent communication skills,” Palmer, the Vice President of Student Affairs, said in an email interview. The committee interviewed three final candidates and found Carroll

to be the strongest based on several criteria. “The candidates were evaluated on several criteria: level of education, scholarly and professional activity, academic experience, management style, writing abilities and policy development and monitoring,” Palmer said. Carroll explained his enthusiasm lays in representing the university at different capacities. “My role is pretty broad [as executive assistant to the president] since the campus has grown so much. I’m kind of a back-up to him. He just can’t get to everything. I’ll be helping the other vice presidents without getting in their way and helping the president,” Carroll said. Carroll also worked with Palmer during his five-year tenure in Fullerton. “He exhibited an understanding of the role of the position in working with the President, as well as an understanding of the responsibility inherent in working with broad-based campus constituents,” Palmer said. Carroll is preparing himself for his wide range of duties and looks forward to his position, knowing it could be a challenge. “The Executive Assistant to the President assists the President with a wide range of complex and sensitive executive and administrative duties and is responsible for staff supervision

and effectiveness in the Office of the President. “On behalf of the President, [he] coordinates the work of others on high-priority university initiatives and handles assigned projects and issues,” Palmer said. He serves as chief liaison with the president and works with a variety of constituencies. Apart from his broad duties as the executive assistant, Carroll also looks forward to meeting students around campus and at Fullerton’s 50th Anniversary celebration, which will take place from Sept. 14-16. Carroll is aiming to help the president make the university a better place. He also looks forward to working with faculty, the Academic Senate and 20 new President’s Scholars. “I enjoy talking to students [and aides in the Office of the President]. They tell me about Facebook and YouTube,” Carroll said with a laugh. “I try to go to some basketball, baseball and soccer games,” he said. He felt his biggest challenge would be “getting to know the faculty and working with them.” “In my five years on campus, I’ve gotten to know a lot of people. Fullerton has a lot of good administration people. Particularly the president, he is a thoughtful education administrator,” Carroll said. “I look forward to working with the president.”

Students still reeling from the onerous costs of college better be prepared to reach in their pockets and find more than a handful of change and book receipts a year from now. For the sixth time in seven years, returning students should brace themselves for a 10 percent tuition increase starting next fall. “When you look at expenditures we have, we do get money for enrollment growth but then there are labor contracts and (other expenditures),” said Clara Potes-Fellow, director of media relation for the CSU system. The operating budget for the systems 23 campuses and 417,000 students is funded by a general fund allocated by the state and through tuition, Potes-Fellow said. Following the pending passage of the state budget yesterday, students could have potentially been spared the extra cost only if the needed funds produced by the 10 percent tuition increase had been bought out by the legislator or governor. But with a budget deficit looming over California, the fate of CSU students was sealed weeks in advance as Assembly and California Senate Republicans advocated for cost reductions in the budget, all but guaranteeing no relief for CSU students. The tuition increase could force Donavan Houston, a business major, into getting a second job. A student assistant for the Pollak Library, Houston does not receive more than 20 hours a week. Houston said he has been saving since he was 14 — his parents have been saving even longer. “It is a big deal because it is coming out of my pocket so I have to find another job or do something else to pay for my tuition,” Houston, 19, said. The CSU system signed a six-year compact with the governor that potentially could have saved students from facing higher tuition costs, Potes-Fellow said. The six-year deal guarantees the CSU system a certain amount of money during a time when the system’s budget could have been vulnerable to steep cuts. Republicans forced Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to cut $60 million from the budget, according to an article in the L.A. Times. This was partially money that could have been removed from the CSU system. Two weeks ago, months of hard work put into ratifying a deal between the California Faculty Association (CFA) and the CSU system last semester were put in limbo after potentially being tapped for prospective cuts, said CFA Fullerton Chapter President G. Nanjundappa. A cut in the CSU system budget could have forced the CSU system and CFA back into renegotiating contracts after last years tense negotiations. “When there was serious talk about deep cuts in the assembly budget, ours was one of the plausible places to cut,” Nanjundappa said. “When the possibility came to light… we got on the phones and encouraged our colleagues to call their assemblymen and senators.” Still, while professors were given a chance to exhale, students will have no such relief — more augmentations are likely to come in the years ahead and students should expect more tuition increases. “Nobody has a crystal ball about the budget,” Potes-Fellow said. “It looks like we are going to be in a similar situation next year.” Students like John Margaretis, 30, an international business major, may have to rethink their budgeting for the next year. Margaretis has relied on a job as a bartender and school loans to navigate past school expenses. The tuition increase will not hurt him but he was preparing to have excess free time to further his career. “I was planning to do an internship,” Margaretis said. “So any little cost is going to be a big difference.”

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS A lack of alternatives serves as a lifeline for Iraqi leader

(AP) – President Bush is frustrated, his ambassador to Baghdad is disappointed. But there are no ready alternatives to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and his opponents lack the votes to replace him. The country remains so fractured along sectarian and ethnic lines that it’s doubtful whether any other politician could do a better job under Iraq’s current system. Such is the sobering reality facing the Bush administration three weeks before a watershed report to Congress on the state of Iraq after this year’s U.S. troop buildup. The White House can point to incremental progress at calming violence in Baghdad and in other parts of the country. But the White House cannot paper over the failure of al-Maliki’s government to forge unity among the country’s main groups: Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds. Without a three-way accord, U.S. commanders warn the recent military gains cannot be sustained.

NATIONAL NEWS Apple’s iPhone gets hacked for use on other systems NEW YORK (AP) – A 17-year-old hacker has broken the lock that ties Apple’s iPhone to AT&T’s wireless network, freeing the most hyped cell phone ever for use on the networks of other carriers, including overseas ones. George Hotz of Glen Rock, N.J., confirmed Friday he had unlocked an iPhone and was using it on T-Mobile’s network, the only major U.S. carrier apart from AT& T compatible with the iPhone’s cellular technology. In a video posted to his blog, he holds an iPhone that displays “T-Mobile” as the carrier. While the possibility of switching from AT&T to T-Mobile may not be a major development for U.S. consumers, it opens up the iPhone for use on the networks of overseas carriers. The phone, which combines an innovative touch-screen interface with the media-playing abilities of the iPod, is sold only in the U.S. The hack, which Hotz posted Thursday to his blog, is complicated and requires skill with both soldering and software.

CAMPUS CALENDAR TUESDAY: Free Billiards, from 3 to 7 p.m.: Free billiards offered to all students with a valid TitanCard in the TSU Underground.

THURSDAY: Pub Concert, from noon to 1 p.m.: Back Pocket Memory performs at the TSU Pub. Admission is free.

WEDNESDAY: Fall Texas Hold’em Classic, at 4 p.m.: The first round in a series of poker tournaments hosted by Titan Bowl and Billiards in the TSU Underground. The tournament is free and food and refreshments are provided.

Free “Glow” Bowling, from 2 to 7 p.m.: Glow bowling offered free with valid TitanCard in the TSU Underground. Shoe rental is $2.50.

Wednesday Concert, from noon to 1 p.m.: Star Pool performs at the Becker Amphitheater. Dollar Bowling, from 6 to 10 p.m.: All bowling games and shoe rentals are $1 in the TSU Underground.

Thursday Night Movie, at 6 and 9 p.m.: “Knocked Up” shown in the TSU Theatre. Admission is free. FRIDAY: Women’s Volleyball, at 7 p.m.: Playing against Bowling Green in the Titan Gym. MONDAY: Labor Day: Campus is closed.

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August 27-September 2, 2007

ROTC builds on enrollment surge CSUF records a high in student enrollment with more than 100 students By RobERT Weaver and Karl Zynda Daily Titan Staff Writers news@dailytitan.com

Despite American troops being stretched thin all over the world, Cal State Fullerton ROTC officers have a record high student enrollment this semester. At a welcome back event held on campus on Friday, ROTC enrolled students celebrated the milestone by competing in tug-of-war and dodgeball games, among other activities, before having lunch together on a grass field near the student health center on the northeast side of campus. Afterward, they gave awards to students based on GPA and training standards. Senior Military Instructor Master Sargent Sturgell, 44, said at the event that CSUF ROTC has reached a milestone by enrolling more than 100 students in CSUF ROTC this semester. “Two years ago, it was 40-something,” Sturgell said. “Now it’s up to more than 100.” Sturgell said the event was intended as an ice-breaker for returning and new students to get to know one another. Most of the students enrolled in ROTC plan to join the Army, but some ROTC students already have military experience. Luis Santos, 29, an accounting major, has already been in the army for four years. “I want to be a commissioned officer, and lead people, to call the shots.” Santos said. “I’m trying to get an opportunity to lead.” Santos was a field artillery sergeant stationed at Ft. Bragg for four years. Other students have not yet enlisted in the military, but plan to immediately after ROTC training because it is tradition. “In every generation of my fam-

By Ian Hamilton/Daily Titan Executive Editor Cal State Fullerton ROTC officers take the time to get something to eat as they enjoy a welcome back event on campus last Friday.

By Ian Hamilton/Daily Titan Executive Editor ROTC students play some dodgeball near the student health center on the northeast side of campus.

ily there has been one person in the Army,” said Garrett Jones, 18, a criminal justice major. Jones said he plans to enlist as soon as he graduates from college.

Oliver Timmer, 17, a civil engineering major, is another new cadet with a personal connection to the Army. “My father was in the Rangers,” Timmer said.

Cadets who graduate with ROTC training and enlist in the Army automatically start out as platoon leaders, and are not subject to the same boot camp or basic training as soldiers who enroll in the Army. In order to complete ROTC training at CSUF, students also enroll in ordinary college course work. Freshmen through juniors must take a three unit military science course, as well as military fitness courses worth one unit. The ROTC is the largest source of commissioned officers for the U.S. Army. Cadet Lietenant Colonel Michael Kubota said the purpose of the ROTC is to create leaders. “We strive to develop the cadet as a leader,” Kubota said. He also said that emphasis is put on cadets getting an education. “You’re in college to pursue your degree, and that’s the number one priority.”

COP BLOTTER: Approximately 100 refuse to leave university dorm party TUESDAY AUG. 21 9:45 a.m. A collision occurred at N. State College Boulevard between a Nissan Frontier and GMC Sierra. 10:37 a.m. University police were called after a student was stung by a bee. Police assisted the woman to the Health Center. 3:22 p.m. Officers engaged someone accused of stalking at University Hall. A report was taken. 6:36 p.m. A man singing at the top of his lungs was confronted by police at the library for creating a disturbance. The man, dressed in all

black, had been warned prior to stay off campus. WEDNESDAY Aug. 22 8:57 a.m. A man was found in the bushes outside the Children’s Center. Two males were confronted by police. 3:08 p.m. Students should be aware of a male with a beard suspected of scamming students. The report filed says he posed as a representative of the L.A. Times and engaged students at Titan Walk. The male was last seen 30 days ago.

THURSDAY Aug. 23. 2:56 p.m. Police were called to assist a woman who was discovered passed out in the restroom inside the College Park building. Medics were called in, but the consciousness of the female was unknown. A report was taken. 10:58 p.m. Fullerton PD and University Police officers engaged approximately 400 people in a party at the University Village Dorms. Managers called university police after 100 subjects reportedly refused to leave the quad.

FRIDAY Aug. 24 2:53 a.m. University police assisted in a fight in the parking lot of Rigoberto’s Mexican Food. SATURDAY Aug. 25 10:44 a.m. A suspicious male was seen outside of the bookstore. Police retrieved the male’s information. 5:43 p.m. A foot pursuit occurred on Garnet Lane to retrieve a suspect known to be on parole. 9:38 p.m. University police were called after a purse was stolen at the TSU. A report was taken.

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August 27-September 2, 2007

Pollak Library offers Titans more learning resources Improvements made in the North Reference area allows library to expand By SOFIA ARVIDSON

Daily Titan Copy Editor news@dailytitan.com

The Cal State Fullerton Pollak Library and Campus Information Technology collaborated to bring new modifications on the first floor of the library in the North Reference area. This improved section of the library allows incoming students to have more information services and technology services available. Amir Dabirian, chief information technology officer, Richard Pollard, University librarian, and Suellen Cox, head of instruction and information services, presented the idea to the CSUF President’s Advisory Board, the Council of Deans, the Academic Senate Executive Committee and Library Committee. However, the idea of an Information and Learning Commons is not new. “Over the last 10 years, libraries at institutions of higher learning across the U.S. have been embracing the concept and implementing changes to support the evolving technology needs of students, new models of teaching and new models of learning,” Cox said. Schools like USC, Emory University, the University of North Carolina Charlotte and Indiana University Bloomington already have an Information Commons on campus. The Information and Learning

By karl Thunman/Daily Titan Photo Editor Alex Mendiril [left], a history major at Cal State Fullerton uses the new library commons which are designed to make it easier for students to get their work and research done.

Commons offers computer and database access, library research and assistance with citation format, information technology support services, a multimedia production lab, writing

tutorial services, an adaptive center for students with disabilities, collaborative learning spaces and a presentation practice lab. Elizabeth Housewright, associ-

ate university librarian, said the idea would help to put all staff behind one reference desk. Students will no longer have to scramble to different staff for answers

Computer viruses getting more sophisticated Hackers have more tricks to play with to wreak havoc for many users By John Sakata

Daily Titan Asst. News Editor news@dailytitan.com

Computer science Professor Kenneth Kung teaches safety outside of a gunshot-distance range. The World Wide Web works outside of University Police jurisdiction and his 15 students learn to open their eyes to predators potentially a continent away. Computer security necessitates knowledge, not muscle.

The problem is a lot of the knowledge can be as big of a mystery as the identity and location of these computer hackers. “I don’t think anybody will ever know how far viruses have come. There are so many people out there innovating new ways and probably not enough people continuing to think about defending,” Kung said. He teaches a Cal State Fullerton computer security class. “It’s easier to attack than defend.” The 1990s saw the explosion of phishing attacks and Nigerian scams. E-mails sent by hackers included links to Web sites identical to those put up by leading banks, designed to steal personal banking information.

“I’ve gotten the ones from Washington Mutual, from PayPal, [and] from several other banks, none of which I do business with,” computer science Professor Allen Holliday said. “When I get the Nigerian scams, I just delete the e-mail.” Though phishing attacks continue to exist, many computer viruses no longer work with the same kamikazestyle attacks it did in the early 1990s. Once downloaded on a computer, viruses now work invisible to the human eye. Where in the distant past viruses were designed to crash computer systems, triumphantly announcing their presence, the new generation of viruses will steal information and work

nefariously completely blind to the unobservant eye. “They will disable your Windows protection center — your anti-virus, your firewall and your Spyware system, [and] your Windows Automatic Updates,” said Jared Johnson, computer science major. “Once that gets disabled, basically your computer is vulnerable to a whole slew of Spyware attacks. Most of them are monitoring to collect data about you that they will sell for money.” Earlier this year the Los Angeles Times detailed a pair of hacker attacks that included “The Man in the Middle” and “The Evil Twin Attack.” In “The Man in the Middle” atSee NEW VIRUSES, Page 6

to their questions. The library staff, faculty, and technical support were cross-trained during the summer with integrated training sessions to better meet the needs

of students effectively and efficiently. Housewright said the concept of the Commons is to be “a user-centered space; a one-stop-shop.” Before the Commons was in place, Desiree Velasco, a senior advertising major, said although the library was student friendly, “The computer area is always full.” The new Commons has the same number of computers available but contains more round tables to provide a more collaborative space for students to work together on projects. The area is supposed to provide a more social and welcoming atmosphere due to its flexible space arrangement. It will also allow students to engage more in their work and production. “I like the open space at the computers,” said Dominique Davila, a senior child and adolescent development major. “It’s not blocked… It looks like there are more computers.” The third floor in the north end of the library will remain designated for students who want to study in a silent area. The library is supposed to look “more like the Oasis North area, which students tell us they really like, especially the faster computers,” Cox said. Dell Optiplex computers replaced the old computers, which were redeployed to other parts of the library. The computers continue to offer the standard programs including Microsoft Office Suite, PowerPoint, and the Web browser. The University Learning Center and University Writing Center also moved their operations into the library over the summer.

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By Karl Thunman/Daily Titan Photo Editor This is the Cal State Fullerton Physical Plant, which helps manage the energy that flows through CSUF. Energy conservation is a priority for many employees in the physical plant. “We are doing a good job of trying to spend as little energy as possible, which is good for the environment because you burn less fossil fuels,” Physical Plant Director Willem van der Pol said.

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Energy conservation not an easy task, but CSUF leads the CSUs CSUF strives to have an environmentally safe campus but lacks funding By John sakata

Daily Titan Asst. News Editor news@dailytitan.com

As the ominous shadow cast by global warming grows uncomfortably warm, Cal State Fullerton is leading the charge in the fight against environmental degradation, but with a noticeable gimp. While the university continues to pile on accolades for sustainable, environmentally-friendly designs with its new buildings, including another over the summer for the recreation

center set to open next spring, progress on renovating the university’s older buildings is moving gingerly while competing with 23 other Cal State University campuses for money from the state government. While recent accolades to the recreation center and in the past, the campus greenhouse, paint a picture of a green CSUF, a wider-angle look reveals major challenges ahead for the university. “We are doing a good job of trying to spend as little energy as possible, which is good for the environment because you burn less fossil fuels,” Willem van der Pol, physical plant director, said. “From that perspective, I think we are green. But if you take it from the perspective you want,

a zero-carbon output campus which other campuses have set out as a goal, we are a far away from that.” Modifications have come aimed primarily in the direction of energy conservation, Kim Apel, facilities planner, said. CSUF leads the CSUs when dividing energy consumption by total square footage, Apel said. Last semester, the university began overhauling the heating ventilation system for McCarthy Hall. “We would have to do something to these heating ventilation systems anyways, but since we have to do it, we want to do it the smartest possible way,” Apel said. “There is extra effort being put into doing these buildings in an environmentally friendly or

sustainable way even though what is driving this is its deterioration in the first place.” Central to conserving energy is the university’s ability to collect cold and hot water in gigantic tanks on the southwest side of campus, across from McCarthy Hall, Apel said. The cold water is necessary to keep classrooms cool. By being able to collect and store large quantities of cold water at night, the university operates during nonpeak energy consumption hours and if more universities engaged in this activity, fewer electricity plants would need to be built to satisfy demand, Apel said. In addition, in the next few months, See ENERGY, Page 6

August 27-September 2, 2007

NEWS

NEW VIRUSES: a bit More tricky and threatening (from Page 3)

tack, the hacker will set up a domain name at a Wi-Fi hotspot and connect the user to a wireless connection. The hacker monitors all information transmitted which could include credit card information and passwords along with any other activity committed by the user. “If I insert an access point here that is closer to that machine, then when you turn on your machine and ask if there are any strong signals near me, [my] signal will be stronger because I am closer to you,” Kung said. “Then I am providing the service to the Internet. This machine could trap every login password, your account number, your social security number — anything you type — you go through me.” The “Evil Twin Attack” occurs when a hacker sets up a fake access point. Popular commercial wireless routers include Linksys and DLink. When the computer is switched on, it will automatically connect to routers it recognizes.

Hackers could setup access points almost identical to these wireless routers, differentiated only by a capital or lower case first letter. Viruses could then be shuttled to the computer to steal information. Johnson, who works as an independent computer security consultant, said a determined hacker is impossible to stop. Even home DSL wireless connections are susceptible to being broken and monitored by hackers with the incentive. However, most students have little to fear because hackers have little financial incentive to hack a student’s laptop. “Mainly people tap wire connections to use it so that they don’t have to pay for themselves; or second, to be able to do something blindly,” Johnson said. “So if they wanted to go online to download music illegally, if they are using your network, it can’t be traced to them.” Proactive steps are necessary to prevent serious damages. Uriy Postrekhin, a member of

the CSUF Association for Computing Machinery Club, recommends students use an operating system outside of Windows, such as Linix. Johnson said he recommended students encrypt all data on their hard drive, especially financial information. Internet providers like Yahoo! offer the option to encrypt data delivered online, Johnson said. Microsoft also offers software that can encrypt data for a cost as low as $40. Kung strongly recommends all students keep a backup disk of all information stored on their computers in case anything unexpected occurs. Students should always be aware of the potential dangers because computer hacking is no longer confined to a small group. “I think people are underestimating what people can do these days,” Johnson said. “It’s not just the hackers anymore. The hackers are actually writing tools that would allow somebody with very limited hacking knowledge to be able to perform these types of tasks.”

ENERGY: CSU funding hinders efforts to retain efficiency (from Page 4)

construction on a new cogeneration plant, allowing the university to create its own electricity, is set to take place, van der Pol said. Although the university is moving in the right direction, a series of ominous hurdles stand in its path in the form of McCarthy Hall, the old Kinesiology building and the Performing Arts building. All three buildings were made in the 1960s and are in need of major renovations. The Humanities and Engineering

buildings were due for changes soon after being built in the 1970s, Apel said. Universities compete for capital renewal funds from the state governent for major repairs to buildings. Van der Pol estimates McCarthy Hall would need approximately $50 million to bring the building up to standards. Trying to modify a building built in the 60s to become environmentally sustainable won’t be easy, van der Pol said. Other universities in California, including Chico State and UC Davis

have set out on an even more ambitious mission for protecting the environment, setting a goal of creating a carbon-neutral campus, van der Pol said. In a carbon-neutral campus, all carbon released is subtracted from other elements of campus operation. “In the short term, I don’t think there is going to be enough money,” van der Pol said. “You can tweak it, you can try to make it as efficient as possible but it would take a lot more drastic measures to make it environmentally sustainable.”

August 27-September 2, 2007

Revealing how the brain evolves A CSUF professor studies older and younger adults’ ability to process info By Eleni Reed

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

It is estimated that six million Americans, primarily aged 65 and older, are diagnosed with dementia, according to the Merck Manuals Online Medical Library. Currently there is no cure. Dementia is an umbrella term for brain degeneration that affects the parts of the brain we use for communication, memory and learning. The most common form of the disease is Alzheimer’s, accounting for 60 percent of all dementia diagnoses. Other forms include Parkinson’s disease and strokes, as well. Although there is no cure, treatments are available to reduce the progression of such cognitive effects. Barbara Cherry, a psychology professor at Cal State Fullerton, is conducting research on brain function in younger and older adults. This is done by an uncomplicated test that observes the brain’s mental processing. By understanding how our brain’s hemispheres work, perhaps we can find answers to brain degeneration, she said. “If we can find out more about brain function in older adults, then maybe there are certain things we can do to prevent, or slow down, the onset of dementias,” Cherry said. Older participants of the various studies were free from signs of stroke, dementia or depression. The main purpose of the test was to focus on how information being viewed is operated throughout the brain. It measured reaction time and accuracy by the candidates and observed if people were better in a single hemisphere or a shared hemisphere. “If a person stares at a fixated cross and stimuli is presented over the left side of the eye, then this is the left vision field. If stimuli are presented to the right side of the eye, then this would be right vision field,” Cherry said. The data being surveyed is operated through the brain’s hemispheres and “from there comparisons as to

By Karl Thunman/Daily Titan Photo Editor Cal State psychology Professor Barbara Cherry is conducting tests and exercises to figure out how the brain develops, in order to combat future ailments in older adults.

what is going on in the hemispheres can be made,” Cherry said. She said the test was conducted in less than 200 millimeters of a second to prevent any eye movement. Those participating in the matching study glared at a screen. On the upper portion of the screen, there was a capital letter A. On the bottom portion, a matching capital letter A was displayed. This is what is known as a physical test and tended to use only one of the brain’s two hemispheres in both young and old people. “You don’t have to think about anything but matching what’s going on physically. It’s a very simple task,” Cherry said. Not all of the tests were so simple. On other matching exams, there was not an exact duplication and other times the letter could be located on the upper left hand corner of the screen, while the corresponding letter was on the bottom right corner. By doing this, it manipulated the field of vision, stimulating different portions of the brain. “As the test got more complex, younger adults processed information across both hemispheres. Of course, this is all relative and they didn’t do it every time,” Cherry said. But processing information across both hemispheres does offer some advantage, she said. Nonetheless, Cherry said she did find some advantages by using the single hemisphere, as well. However, she said there are other studies she’s read that contradict her findings. Since the test is still in process, she

cannot answer if there is a difference between younger and older adults. Psychology Professor Stanley Woll said he has not noticed diversity in learning abilities between his younger or older students. “The only problem the older students have is a lack of self-confidence,” Woll said. “I don’t see any clear difference in how they process information, [but] they do claim they have trouble [remembering].” Woll noted that the tests conducted were isolated and do not reflect everyday life. While he stated that there could be a separation in their memory processing, their life experience will compensate for any difference. Sandra Falero, an American studies lecturer, has students of various ages who do not reflect much of a change in learning. “[It’s] tough to generalize, but generally older students do tend to get better grades in my courses. That could be, however, because of cultural factors rather than biological ones,” Falero said. Cherry did not claim that younger persons have more of an advantage than older persons. She also offered some advice to prevent dementia later in life. She agreed with studies concluding that education is vital to a healthy mind, as well as great health in general. Cherry pointed out that blows to the head, such as in football and boxing, are not beneficial and can cause degeneration later in life. Cherry began the study last spring and will complete in the fall.

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August 27-September 2, 2007

Adjusting to college life

Business major Andrew Garrison watches his friend as they play pool in the TSU Underground Friday.

By Karl Thunman/Daily Titan Photo Editor

With summer ending, Cal State Fullerton finds a new rhythm

By Karl Thunman/Daily Titan Photo Editor Local artist Mike Vitale performs on campus on Friday. “It’s a way to build a fan base,” he said. Vitale played his guitar outside the Humanities building.

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By Karl Thunman/Daily Titan Photo Editor Watching their prize fall down, Yana Bouyakzan and Shelby Kirk, both biology majors win a stuffed fish in the claw machine in the TSU Underground Friday night.

By Ian Hamilton/Daily Titan Executive Editor Camila Espana, 19, a business major at USC, relaxes in the shade on a hill near the baseball fields while waiting for her boyfriend to get out of a meeting.

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Drawing up a good time CSUF professor uses digital animation shorts to capture life By Elisabeth Donovan

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Cal State Fullerton’s faculty consists of professionals with a passion for their career. Chuck Grieb, a digital art professor, is one of those faculty members. Through his use of 3-D animation, he intrigues students who wish to work in the field. Now he is contributing to the field he teaches about with a new animated short called “Exact Change Only.” Pushing students to go above and beyond traditional classroom expectations, Grieb remains a gem in the Visual Arts department. “When I’m in Chuck’s class, I feel like I’m working in an actual studio,” said Heather Crilly, an entertainment arts major. “He brings out the hard worker in students. He helped me think outside the box, and tested my limits and boundaries. He brings my work to a professional level.” Grieb’s extensive resume shows his dedication to the industry. Having held many positions, he brings his experience to the classroom.

Grieb received his bachelor’s degree in applied media arts from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. He continued his education at University of Southern California, receiving a master’s degree in film production. In 1996, Disney offered Grieb a position as a full-time storyboard artist. There, he animated and designed characters and props for various shows. Two of his favorite projects included the educational cartoons “Genie’s Great Minds,” with characters from Disney’s “Aladdin,” and “Find Out Why,” with Timon and Pumbaa from “The Lion King.” “I’m really proud of the work I’ve done for ‘Genie’s Great Minds.’ It was fun working with Robin William’s voice,” he said. Grieb also produced content for the movies “101 Dalmations” and “Winnie the Pooh,” and for the TV station Nickelodeon. “I loved working for Nickelodeon,” he said. “I storyboarded a show called ‘My Life as a Teenage Robot.’ [My wife] and I wrote an episode called ‘The Puppet Bride.’ It was challenging and great fun.” While Grieb loved storyboarding full time, he said he finds teaching to be much more rewarding. “Working in the industry was more about limits and what you can do within a budget. Teaching is more

about potential, and I found that appealing,” he said. “The best part about teaching is watching my students grow from my classes. It’s exciting to have such a profound impact on a person’s life.” His teaching career began at Glendale College. As a part-time professor, he taught one beginning animation class. In 2002, CSUF hired Grieb to develop the 3-D animation aspect of the art department. He established new classes in the program, including ART 253, Intro to Traditional Animation and ART 355, 3-D Computer Animation. A year later, Grieb decided to create a film of his own. He wrote, produced and directed “Roland’s Trouble,” an animated short about a knight’s challenges. CSUF alumna Rebecca Norris composed and produced the film’s musical score. “Roland’s Trouble” was shown at 29 film festivals across the world. A few years later, Grieb created “Exact Change Only,” a comedy short about a motorist stuck at a tollbooth. Cliff G. Cramp, CSUF associate professor of art, painted the backCourtesy of Chuck Grieb grounds of this film. Norris, once Mild-mannered Lyle loses his cool trying to find money for the tollbooth in Chuck Grieb’s new animated short “Exact Change Only.” again, composed the score. This fall, “Exact Change Only” is premiering and I love his teaching style,” said Al- does. He’s extremely honest when at six film festivals across America. A national Film Festival. Grieb has met many loyal students ice Herring, an art major. “He knows critiquing your projects. He tells me few of these festivals include: Hermothe information like the back of his everything I can do to make my work sa Short Film Festival, Jersey Shore eager to learn from his expertise. “I’ve taken four of Chuck’s classes, hand. You can tell he loves what he better.” Film Festival and Rhode Island Inter-

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August 27-September 2, 2007

Manufacturing man’s

inner workings

Four artists capture humanity through working machines By Bram Makonda

Daily Titan Opinion Editor Bmakonda@dailytitan.com

By Cameron Pemstein/ Daily Titan Photo Editor

Arthur Ganson’s “Machine with 11 Scraps of Paper” is one of many moving sculptures utilizing mechnical parts at “Humana Ex Machina,” the latest exhibit in the Main Art Gallery in the Visual Arts building. The exhibit runs until Sept. 29.

No, go ahead, touch the art. All who walk into Cal State Fullerton’s Main Gallery can expect to crank, pull and experiment on art pieces through an exhibition called “Humana Ex Machina,” which welcomed visitors Saturday evening with great food and music. The gallery, which encourages participation, displays art pieces that provide commentaries on the human body as well as the nature of being by integrating mechanical pieces to create moving art. Curators and CSUF graduate students Karen Crews and Johnny Sampson worked on the event for over two years, bringing renowned artists from the kinetic art community to the exhibition. Mike McGee, gallery director, said the event is a student-curated show, which promotes the lost art of kinetic art from the early 20th century. Crews were happy everything came together at the right time. “It’s nice to see something you’ve been researching come together. We feel that we’ve summoned the kinetic art spirit,” Crews said. Both Sampson and Crews were happy with the turnout and felt the gallery will serve the growing community of kinetic art students on campus and art fans alike. Sampson said that the gallery space was designed a certain way to funnel emotions conveyed by the pieces. “Everyone that I talked to expressed this awe. It’s magic,” Sampson said. Frank Scott, friend of Sampson and avid art fan, said that the art

By Cameron Pemstein/ Daily Titan Photo Editor

“Cory’s Yellow Chair,” by Arthur Ganson, repeatedly reconstructs a small wooden chair.

MULTIMEDIA captivated him. “It really grabbed me, it’s extraordinary. I don’t know how to put a finger on it. It’s like a real life situation, there is motion but there is death,” he said. Scott is talking about a piece by Gregory Barsamian in which a sculpture draped with cloth is surrounded by rotating hands. On the top the hands are holding carrots while in the middle the hands are opening up pieces of paper. The whole piece moves in a rhythmic beat in accordance with a strobe light. The end product is an out-of-this-world experience for the visual sense. According to Barsamian, the piece works just like a flipbook or a frame

o Check out dailytitan.com for video of the exhibits of “Humana Ex Machina.”

in a film. A series of pullies and clockworks representing the inner workings of the human body welcomes visitors walking into the gallery. The piece entitled the “Etiology of Innocence”by Bernie Lubell is to be operated by different people in various stations. All will crank and twist different pieces to work together creating one harmonious motion from three different rooms. Lubell was inspired by a French inventor and thought of the idea for the piece shortly before he had to go into heart surgery. Lubell wants his pieces to be low-tech, having the parts exposed See HUMANA, Page 12

August 27-September 2, 2007

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Phlogging

Living frugal in Fullerton While university life may be expensive, ways exists for students to cut costs By Christy Orgeta

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.cm

By Cameron Pemstein

This is a leftover image (that I love) from a photo shoot that I had with artist Gregory Barsamian. The assignment was a preview of “Humana Ex Machina” that is being shown at Cal State Fullerton’s Main Art Gallery. Barsamian’s untitled piece consists of a spinning tabletop that has individual 3-D images creating a type of flipbook. The use of a strobe mends the images together. It’s pretty crazy. I saw this piece and was drawn to it like a moth to a flame (literally.) I wanted to capture the flickering strobe light, so I gave my camera a longer exposure and had Barsamian move within the frame of the photo, giving me a series of his movements captured in one exposure. The reason it’s a leftover is because the image isn’t as clear as I wanted it to be. Hope you people enjoy… Kudos. P.S. You can e-mail me at DTPHOTODESK@ GMAIL.COM and give me feedback/ideas that you want to be shot.

While going to college, many students learn to scrimp. An art known by many students, stretching a dollar is not only helpful, but also sometimes necessary. Travis Hartman, a criminal justice major, knows this all too well. “You become cheap,” Hartman, a senior, said. “Every dollar matters.” Between the tuition payments, gas money, groceries and rent, many Titans are left with little to spend. Finding the right discounts, however, can leave students with a little bit of extra money. Emily Ware, a psychology major, can easily identify her biggest splurge. “Nowadays, I think I spend the most money on food,” Ware said. At the end of a long day, it’s easy to spend $6 on a meal and a beverage. Showing a Titan Card, however, may turn the $6 meal into something less expensive. Chipotle on State College Boulevard has a great deal for Titans looking to quench their thirst after scarfing down a burrito. After presenting a Titan Card, students are entitled to a free soda with purchase of a meal. “It’s a popular deal,” said Alex Tapia, a manager at Chipotle. Across the street, Jalapeno Grill also gives a free beverage with the presentation of a Titan Card. Up the street on Imperial Highway, Islands offers Titan Card holders free french fries. Many local restaurants also have inexpensive menus that can fill students up without draining their wallet. Wendy’s on Associated Road has an extensive value meal menu. With plenty of items to choose from at around a buck, frugal students can easily have an entrée, a side and a soda for around $3.50. For those craving pizza, Little Caesars has a deal on pizzas for $5. With

the pizza being a large, savvy savers can pick up a pizza, eat dinner and have leftovers for the next day. Del Taco’s “Taco Tuesday” has become a fixture for many Titans. For just $1, students can indulge on three tacos, and later, a very full stomach. On Tuesday nights El Tarasco, on Nutwood Avenue, offers tacos and beers for a dollar each. As for a night out with friends, late-night diners can take advantage of happy hour prices. T.G.I Fridays in Brea is a highlyfrequented spot for students looking to kick back with friends. The happy hour menu offers discounted appetizers and drinks, so having a good time won’t burn a hole through a student’s wallet. After eating all this inexpensive food, students may want to find a way to burn off all the extra calories. With initiation fees, processing fees and of course, monthly dues, gym memberships can get a little pricey. Luckily, Cal State Fullerton offers a free gym on campus. The fitness lab ran by Recreation Sports is a free gym for students to use with presentation of ID. This fitness lab, located on the second floor of the Kinesiology building, is a 5,000-square-foot facility with strength training machines, cardio equipment and free weights. “We get a lot of students, but in the beginning people don’t really know about it,” Laura Oliden, a recreation assistant at Recreation Sports, said. “But we have events like the Recreation Fair and we promote. Little by

little, people start knowing about it.” Personal Training at the Fitness Lab is also available at $20 a session. “They’re student personal trainers who are going through an internship,” Oliden said. “Everyone gets trained before. You get assigned a personal trainer based on your availability.” Also new to Recreation Sports is the Buddy Training program. Instead of paying $20 for a one-on-one session, two or three students can work out with a personal trainer while each pay half the cost. Another wallet-drainer that students can find good discounts on is clothes. Sometimes school spirit can set students back, with some Fullerton gear priced around $40. By taking advantage of the bookstore’s “secret sale,” students can find items like a new sweatshirt costing as little as $15. Signing up for the bookstore’s sale newsletter can give students a heads up on the secret sales, as well as other bookstore promotions. “We have an e-mail two days in advance saying what the secret sale is, and we’ll do it for two hours,” said Maria Kahre, customer service lead at Titan Shops. “Usually, we’ll have two or three really reduced items around 50 to 60 percent off.” Juliet Valdez, a junior communications major, is a fan of the bookstore’s secret sales. “It’s awesome, I am such a bargain shopper. You can get flash drives for half the price. Sweatshirts that are originally priced from $35, are marked down to $15,” Valdez said.

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August 27-September 2, 2007

Sorority wins national award for raising awareness on breast cancer By Laura Burrows

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

In the first two weeks of school, each Cal State Fullerton student can anticipate two things. One is that there will be no parking spaces. The other is a swarm of info tents and club stands vying for attention. Of these organizations are the girls clad in black and pink greeting the passers-by with warm smiles and well wishes. Not quite Greek Week, this is the

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This award is among the highest a collegiate chapter sorority can receive.

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Zeta Tau Alpha recognized for raising over $5,000 for cancer research

– Nikki Nguyen Zeta Tau Alpha President

first bout of sorority recruitment. Their enthusiasm and well-made pamphlets both intimidate and spark interest. With quiet reserve, the sorority girls make eye contact with curious young women looking for their niche.

The men can slink by these wellcoiffed females, but will be caught up in their own gender’s club within mere moments of passing the girls. Zeta Tau Alpha is one of the six Panhellenic CSUF sororities that participate in group recruiting on the Titan Walk. These “Zetas” are found around campus sporting their turquoise and steel gray colors when not wearing the joint sorority recruitment tops. CSUF Theta Phi chapter of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority received national recognition for a second year in a row at the sorority’s National Leadership Convention held in Indianapolis from July 12 to 15. Four of the sorority’s elected members attended the conference to accept the Crown Chapter Award, which recognizes excellence in lead-

ership, chapter operations and philanthropic efforts. Sorority President Nikki Nguyen was one of the CSUF Zetas in attendance at the conference. “This award is among the highest a collegiate chapter sorority can receive,” said Nguyen. A chapter is eligible to receive a Crown Chapter Award each year upon the successful completion of programming, fraternity operations and activities, philanthropy and financial planning. The award is given for the culmination of these leadership dimensions, but one of the sorority’s greatest contributions is its annual philanthropic event, Monte Carlo Night. This event raises upwards of $5,000 toward the sorority’s Breast Cancer Education and Awareness

philanthropy. Monte Carlo Night is a semiformal event complete with a silent auction and casino-style gambling. Last year the event drew in nearly 300 people to the Anaheim Marriott. This year the Meridian Club of Fullerton will host the festivities in mid-November. It is open to both Greeks and non-Greeks alike. Tickets are available through the sorority’s members. Sorority Vice President of New Member Education, Amy Cisneros, said that Monte Carlo Night is by far the most important event that the sorority puts on every year. “We go all out for that night, we advertise for months, and we each have a certain amount of tickets to sell. We get dressed up and work hard because it’s for a good cause,”

Cisneros said. The sorority has many activities planned for the upcoming year. It has a stake in Fullerton athletics. The chapter president is the driving force behind the October 10 Men’s Soccer match fan base. Nguyen intends to have all Greeks attend this match to support to the Titans as well as raise money for her Breast Cancer Awareness philanthropy. All attendees are encouraged to wear pink to the event to support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Formal recruitment officially begins on September 20 with the parent organization. Additional recruitment opportunities continue throughout the year, including Greek Week, which runs in the beginning of the semester.

By Cameron Pemstein/ Daily Titan Photo Editor Arthur Ganson’s “Machine with Violin,” created in 1997, uses a mechanical arm with a feather to gently play the strings of a violin.

HuMana: Art in Motion By Bram Makonda/Daily Titan Opinion Editor “Maybe Not,” a work of art made by Jim Jenkins this year, swings and rocks in the Visual Arts building’s Main Gallery.

(From page 10) so people can follow through it yet maintaining complexity. For artist Arthur Ganson, his pieces focus more on the machines themselves. “The machines say something about the moment and character I was in. Having a thought and following through them,” Ganson said. “The machines create motion and subject, but they are the essential part of the piece. If there is an object to integrate, then that becomes the focus.” Kinetic artist and CSUF instructor Jim Jenkins greeted guests with his walking NO machine. The machine walks one letter at a time in front of the entrance to adoring

grown ups and children alike. “There’s a certain fascination with toys, ever since something dangling from the crib. It goes back that far,” Jenkins said. Along with the slow and cryptic movement of the NO piece, he also has a suspended MAYBE, MAYBE NOT piece spelled out on a swing. The piece dangles back and forth like a child would on a swing. Jenkins also has a piece spelling out YES, which moves at a fast speed, almost as if the piece is overly excited. The wing also features a video Jenkins made, asking various people what NO means. In it, he takes his art around various locations such as Wal-Mart and Starbucks to see the

piece perform. “It started out as a small model, and so I let it roam as it pleases. It’s free range art,” Jenkins said. The gallery will be open through September 29 at CSUF’s Main Gallery. The evening ended with a question and answer segment in which the artists explained the pieces and opened up themselves in the process. “My saying is that if it moves it’ll break. So they have a life. Much more is said in motion than motionless. The machines themselves have lives -- this is the most temporary aspect. We think of ourselves as machines and we, like them, will break down one day,” Ganson said.

August 27-September 2, 2007

OPINION

Deja-Vietnam?

Iraq War

Vietnam War 1959

2003

1975

“There are many differences between the wars we fought in the Far East and the war on terror we’re fighting today. But one important similarity is at their core -- they are ideological struggles. The militarists of Japan and the communists in Korea and Vietnam were driven by a merciless vision for the proper ordering of humanity. They killed Americans because we stood in the way of their attempt to force their ideology on others. Today the names and places have changed, but the fundamental character of the struggle has not changed. Like our enemies in the past, the terrorists who wage war in Iraq and Afghanistan and other places seek to spread a political vision of their own -- a harsh plan for life that crushes freedom, tolerance and dissent.” -President George W. Bush during his speech at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention last week.

History does repeat itself, another US quagmire Comparing unpopular war to current conflict does not boost support By Rob Weaver

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

George Bush and his administration of hawks are clearly not very strong on the subject of history. Nevermind the truth or logical thought, our president and his league of secretive and isolated cabinet members and advisers choose to cite distorted elements of history in an attempt to bolster support for our country’s two unpopular wars. Most recently, Bush spoke to a crowd of veterans in Missouri about

the perils of an early withdrawal from Iraq, comparing it to the American withdrawal from Vietnam after it was clear that no victory in Vietnam was possible. The mere fact that Bush would attempt to draw any parallels to the conflict in Vietnam (technically, never actually a war) is startling to anyone who has followed the ongoing string of fallacies that have been spouted contentiously by the Bush regime towards the initially supportive, then gradually more skeptical, American public. Any comparisons made to Vietnam by war detractors have been soundly rejected by Bush’s gaggle of political spinsters and talk show blow-hards until this point. This is largely because the Vietnam conflict is still somewhat vividly embed-

ded in the minds of America’s baby boomers who remember the conflict as a no-win quagmire that cost many American lives for naught, making it an unfavorable comparison to many who still remember Vietnam. Yet going on five years of war in Iraq, Bush has now chosen to compare the U.S. position there to what it was more than 30 years ago at the end of the Vietnam debacle. In other words, with a hastilyplanned war that included no exit strategy and has cost more than 3,000 American soldiers’ lives (and exponentially more Iraqi lives which are seldom mentioned), our president is telling us we must not exit Iraq any time soon, for fear of chaos ensuing in what is left of Iraq after See VIETNAM, Page 14

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OPINION

Time is up for scrutinized Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki By Edward peters

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri alMaliki may be witnessing his final days in office. With his popularity waning amongst his own people as well as some U.S. officials, many are suggesting a replacement is needed. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., pleaded to Iraq’s Parliament to oust al-Maliki and put in a more unifying government. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton thinks the same and said that Iraqis should find a “less divisive and more unifying figure.” Iraq is a region divided by sectarian and ethnic tribes, most of which see al-Maliki as a puppet backed by the U.S. government. Just as long as the Prime Minister is perceived in this manner, his days in office are surely numbered. President George W. Bush seems to see otherwise. “I support him,” Bush said, “It’s not up to the politicians in Washington, D.C., to say whether he will remain in his position. It is up to the Iraqi people who now live in a democracy and not a dictatorship.”

Whatever the case may be, whatever U.S. officials think, the fact is American presence and influence over the Iraqi government will only fuel the rebellion and sectarian violence. Even if Prime Minister al-Maliki and his government were to be replaced, even if the U.S. was to completely withdraw its troops, the fighting will still continue; simply because there are various tribes that are vying for supreme power in Iraq. Many may argue and question why al-Maliki’s popularity is sliding, and to me the answer is very simple and obvious; he is a prime minister whose power is secured by U.S. troops and not Iraqis. As long as the Iraqi executive wing of government can only exercise its power via U.S. military troops, its legitimacy will be perceived as compromised by all parties involved in the Iraqi political process. The groups involved in this political spectrum are very wide, being that Iraq is one of the most ethnically and culturally-diverse countries in the world. There aren’t only political parties with ethnic loyalties, but also religious royalties and sectarian militias who are loyal only to their own factions and are trusted by

the local people more than their own government. Basically, al-Maliki will fail in the end because his Iraqi government relies on foreign services, such as the U.S., to operate, causing the militias to rise in power while alMaliki’s power dwindles. Shitte cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr has pulled out of al-Maliki’s Unity Coalition, where the aim was to unite all of the different factions, thus pinning all the influential players in Iraq against al-Maliki solely for the reason that he is backed by the U.S government. Prime Minister al-Maliki could not fullfill a timetable of U.S. troop withdrawl causing al-Sadr to pull out of the Unity Coalition and amongst the Iraqi Shiite community, al-Sadr holds much more weight than al-Maliki. The American occupation in Iraq has created a power vacuum that will see no likely end. When coalition troops do completely pull out, what will be left is complete anarchy. Though Shiites and Sunnis remain the predominant forces in Iraq, there exist cells that lie within the big picture, waiting for their opportunity to take complete control. In late January of 2007, a splinter-

cell doomsday cult known as the Soldiers of Heaven, secretly gathered at a farm outside of Najaf, supposedly conspiring to take the holy city and kill all top Shiite clerics on the holy Shiite holiday of Ashura, which led way to a battle with U.S./Iraqi Coalition troops that left 200 hundred of the cults gunmen dead. Their ranks evidently included the likes of both Sunnis and Shiites. The cult was dedicated to the return of the Mahdi, the Shiite messiah figure who is to come and set up a righteous Islamic society right before the end days, a notion very popular amongst Shiite Muslims, especially Iranians. These doomsday people are all over the world, it has become taboo, a war of ideologies has died, and the spiritual war has begun. There seems to be no clear end to this issue, with Prime Minister alMaliki’s power threatened at all ends. Since the attacks of 9/11, terrorism has become the new war, a war with no limits of time or place, with no specific boundaries or targets, and with no clear end, so whether alMaliki’s government is ousted or not, the future remains to be a very dangerous and uncertain place.

handful of worn-out reasons related to the urgent need to remove the reportedly quite dastardly Saddam Hussein or the unfounded assertion that Iraq was a safehaven for terrorism (prior to the civil war caused by the U.S.-led invasion, which has since increased terrorist activity in Iraq, that is). Whatever the reasons for going to war, in order to gain support, George Bush has repeatedly made erroneous and misleading allusions to previous American wars in comparison to our struggle in Iraq. Making tenuous claims of a connection between Al-Queda and Saddam Husein, Bush invoked the attack on

Pearl Harbor that brought the reluctant U.S. into World War II in comparison to the 9/11 attacks, as well as trying to convince Americans that Saddam Hussein had the potential to be the next Hitler. The problem with these comparisons is that they distort what really happened. They ignore other comparisons that could have been analyzed and weighed more thoroughly before plunging our country headlong into a bottomless pit. Why are we barely talking about avoiding our leave from Iraq in the same fashion as Vietnam, when former Secretary of State Colin Powell (a renowned military strategist and

Vietnam veteran) was ignored when he strongly advocated having an exit strategy before even attacking Iraq? If we are so eager to compare current world leaders to Hitler and his desire for hegemony, must we look any further than our own leader who seeks to spread American influence across the globe for the meager cost of a few thousand innocent lives? Americans are sick of this war and even Bill O’Reilly, a republican mouthpiece, said we cannot win in Iraq. It’s time to face the facts Mr. Bush, history is against you. It’s not something you should distort for political gain.

Vietnam: history repeats itself (From page 13)

the troops come home. Outrageous as it is, this is not the first time Bush has attempted to draw unfounded parallels between the Iraq war and previous U.S. conflicts. The motives our twice-elected president has for taking the U.S. to war in the first place are often debated. Cynics will tell you that it was for oil (Iraq being the second largest oil producer in the world prior to the war) or to boost corporate business (as of July 4th of this year, the Los Angeles Times reported there are more private American contractors in Iraq than there are American soldiers). Supporters will also give a

August 27-September 2, 2007

The Higher Ground

Aleksandra Wojtalewicz

Leaders fail to find Iraq solutions

The news is filled with stories about troop withdrawals, with headlines gearing towards hopes of troop homecomings or new plans towards Iraq policy. Yet in the end, all the articles conclude to one thing: the situation in Iraq is in such a state of disorder that every possible situation will provide obstacles and losses. I oppose the war in Iraq and think the United States should have never gotten involved in the first place. During the first couple of years of the war, although still opposed, I knew the United States could not withdraw — they made a mess in Iraq and now they have to clean it up. Army Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch told the Pentagon on Friday that until the Iraqi forces say they are trained and ready to take control of their country, the United States will not withdraw earlier. The United States has been training the Iraqi army and police for the past four years, and although filled with many problems, the process has helped set up a government headed by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. It is now up to al-Maliki to step up to the plate and enforce the country’s constitution that he helped draft. He calls for an ideal and equal Iraq and it is now time to put those ideas into action and create functioning political and military structures to run the country so improvements politically, militarily and economically could be made.The recent U.S. National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq stated it doubts al-Maliki will be able to control the violence in the country — hence why the continued presence of U.S. troops is needed. Soldiers already there are tired and fresh fighting forces are needed. Morale is down. In their minds, they have been sent to war to fight the bad Iraqi militants in order to regain freedom and stability for the Iraqi people. Yet four years later, they still are not seeing improvements. Instead, their deployments are extended,

a sign their job is far from being done. Additionally, in July, the Iraq Parliament adjourned for a two-month vacation. What does that say about the seriousness and the priorities of those political officials? U.S. troops who are doing the dirty work in Iraq are not given time for rest and relaxation while in Iraq. Time seems to be the major obstacle in getting Iraq back on track, so why do these candidates think they have time to spare? Although they live and breathe their jobs as soldiers, they still are the fathers, mothers, husbands and wives to loved ones back home whom they wish they could be with. I understand thousands of troops signed up for war and knew they would not see their families for months, if not years, at a time. Yet, I think there is a difference when you are fighting for what seems to be an improving cause, rather than one where no improvements are shown. Among presidential candidates, generally speaking, ideas about Iraq policy are split among party lines. Democratic candidates Barack Obama, John Edwards and Hillary Clinton support a troop withdrawal timetable, even when Edwards and Clinton initially voted for the use of military force in Iraq. Republican candidates Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee and John McCain are in favor of keeping U.S. troops in Iraq. When my boyfriend was deployed to Iraq over a year ago, I came to terms that it is his duty to go to war and that he signed up for this situation. Yet my biggest frustration was that he was involved in this war, a war that I deem a lost cause. Why should our troops sacrifice their lives for a nonsense war, when the current administration is ignorant to defend their failing Iraq policy?

OPINION

August 27-September 2, 2007

Immigration laws should be upheld As need for immigration reform grows, one activist is sent home By Christin Davis

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

As the prevalence of protest marches, Congressional debates and talk of guest worker programs increase, it is obvious that immigration is an important issue in American society today and undeniable that reform is desperately in need. The American “melting pot” began developing with Columbus’ discovery of the New World. People have come from around the world to begin a new life and take their shot at achieving the American dream— but for Elvira Arellano, a 32-year-old Mexican citizen and single mother of an 8-year-old boy, that dream has been cut short.

Federal immigration agents arrested Arellano outside a Los Angeles church on August 19 and soon after deported her to Mexico. According to the Los Angeles Times, Arellano was previously deported in 1997 after being caught trying to enter the United States at a border crossing. She again crossed the border days later, a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison. In 2002, Arellano was convicted of using a false Social Security number to obtain employment as a cleaning woman at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and given three years probation. When an immigration judge ordered Arellano to appear for deportation, she instead moved into the sanctuary of a Chicago church and lived in hiding there ever since. The Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization in Washington D.C., estimates there are 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States. Arellano is just one

of many people escorted south of the border but is set apart by the celebrity-like status she has garnered. Having put up a yearlong fight, Arellano has become a figure on both sides of the immigration debate. To some it is a civil rights case—unfair to make a single mother leave her child or take him away from his home country—and for others, she is a prime example of a law-breaking illegal immigrant that needs to be sent home. An Orange County Register online immigration blog site recently posted a poll recording that 93 percent of those who voted agreed with the government’s decision to deport Arellano. Arellano is well known for her activism for immigration reform, particularly for parents of U.S. born children as president of La Familia Latina Unida (United Latino Family), a group that lobbies for families that could be separated by deportation.

Her argument for having a right to remain in America is her son—a U.S. citizen by birth. Arellano’s son has citizenship because of the 14th Amendment, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States...” The Pew Hispanic Center reported in 2006 that over three million children in the U.S. have one or more parents in the country illegally. That number includes Arellano. Some argue that “subject to the jurisdiction thereof ” does not include illegal immigrants and therefore would not provide automatic citizenship to their children. No mother should be separated from her child. But at the same time, shouldn’t that be taken that into consideration before it becomes an issue? A law is a law. If we excuse people breaking one law, how can others be fairly upheld?

According to the Associated Press, Mexican Senator Humberto Zazue said, “We cannot remain quiet in view of this injustice...” Yet when did injustice begin to include multiple violations of the law? Yes, the U.S. was built upon the collective contributions of migrant people and those people are just as important in today’s society. But now, unlike centuries ago, there is a system for immigration in order to maintain order in society. Just like every other country around the world, America has to have a systemic process for granting citizenship. Whether or not individuals believe in any particular law—a civil society requires consequences for those that are broken. Immigration law may be categorized differently than criminal law, but either way consequences do exist. In the case of Arellano, it cannot be denied that she knew before giving birth to her son on U.S. soil that she was breaking U.S. law by il-

legally crossing the border—she had already been deported once before. The status of immigration reform seems to perpetually linger in limbo—with no politician wanting to make a decision on either side of the debate, though one is desperately needed. Sadly, people feel forced by their situations to illegally cross the border before having a child to ensure the baby will have a “better” life. They are aware they might not be able to avoid deportation in the future. Even more sad is the position that child will be in—having to decide at a young age between their parents and the availability of opportunity. We must have compassion for these children while realizing that giving birth in a country does not make you immune from its laws. Arellano’s son may be a U.S. citizen but she is not and until further reforms are made, the law must be upheld.

Updated textbook editions empty students’ pockets By Celia Castanon

Daily Titan Staff Writer

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You know it’s coming every semester. The dreadful time when you have to pull out money to buy the very expensive, new edition textbook that your professor is requiring for class. Most students rely on the Titan Shop to carry the book at a guaranteed low cost but I wouldn’t count on it. Thomson Learning, Pearson Education and McGraw-Hills argue that texts must be continually modernized if publishers want to keep the attention of today’s college students, who are used to graphics and interactivity of the Internet. If that is the case then why even continue to publish books? If our generation is so used to the Internet then that is where the books need to be. This just shows that publishers are playing the greedy game and want to make a profit off of poor col-

lege students. They can easily put the text on the World Wide Web and save the consumer money, but instead choose to publish new editions because they added a few graphics, change the date and claim it is new. I think the publishers think that we’re rich because we are in college. Someone needs to tell them that we don’t start making the big bucks until after we graduate. That is when we get to pay back the loans for the high prices of books. A study this year by the California Student Public Interest Group found that the average release time between textbooks edition is 3.8 years, regardless of whether the information has changed. New editions cost 58 percent more then the older version because of the cost to make the book. The Washington Post ran an article that said the average textbook will run around $120 and $75 for the same book, but used. The National Association of College Book-

stores says the wholesale prices of college textbooks have risen nearly 40 percent in the past five years. Many student like me are tired of paying top dollar for the 18th edition of a Biology book that only added a few more pictures from the 17th edition. The professor says the old edition will not do because the page numbers are different from the new edition. With that, there goes that extra $50 you could have spent on gas or a night out with friends. It took me four year but I finally figured out a way to save a couple of dollars on books and save time by not standing in long lines at the book stores. Going to the the Internet is the way to go to buy books. You will find some of the best prices on new and used books and they will be shipped to you via mail. The best part is you can actually keep a few dollars in your bank account and maybe have a social life between classes. Half.com is a great online site that

sells new and used books for reasonable prices; mainly because the sellers are usually college students and understand that we are all poor. The concept is easy. You type in the ISBN and you will get a collection of that particular book ranging in condition from brand new to very good. Sellers usually write a comment about the condition and since it is a part of the EBay family, you can ask the sellers questions. The best part of Half.com is you can turn around and sell your old textbooks and help out your fellow college students save some money as well. Although, you won’t make any money if the publisher decides to make a new edition. So you may be out of luck on making your money back. Abebook.com, the largest on-line textbook sellers in North America, allows you to compare textbook prices in seconds on your cell phone. You can even buy the books using your text messaging and never have

to log onto a computer. Amazon.com is also a great website to buy new books, but they do not guarantee the lowest price. A lot of professors are transferring all their books to The Little Professor, a bookstore down the street from Cal State Fullerton. In the past my professors have said they have a better relationship with the owner there and they are guaranteed to have the books there before the semester begins. They are also reasonable with their prices and they do have a great stock of books. The Titan Shop did have a “secret sale” during the summer where all the used books were 15% off, but if you needed a workbook or a new edition came out, it didn’t help much. There are plenty of websites out there that offer discounted books but these are the ones that I rely on to help me out with the cost. It

sucks that I have to work full time to pay for college, a grad check, parking permit, a car, gas, insurance, rent, groceries, and worst of all, books. A book that you will only need for five months.

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We don’t want to ditch, but we will

When talks of strikes by the faculty intensified during spring semester, we the students supported the faculty whole-heartedly throughout the process. The strike has been diverted and collectively we the student body were relieved. Unfortunately there is more bad news on the way for the CSU system. Tuition fees are set to be increased 10 percent for the sixth time in seven years. Just like owning a house, the cost of tuition is reaching a level that is nearly unobtainable for California’s hard-working youth. State officials have to realize that tapping into the Cal State systems will eventually discourage college enrollment. One may wonder, what if we the students were to strike over the high cost of tuition fees? Would professors and faculty be in support of us the same way that we were of them? We would like to believe so. Would instructors be understanding of our demands the same way we were when they told us that class might not be in session because, all across the state, instructors would not teach today? Or would they say that we are lazy or we want to ditch and sleep in. Would they say we are not dedicated students? But we are dedicated students. We kill ourselves working at odd hours to pay the methodical increases aimed to take all that we have worked hard for. We love our education and we pay dearly for it. The rally cry is already written for us: “We don’t want to ditch, but we will.” Will you support us?

Jake’s Take Jake Kilroy

I want these two things clear: 1) Being an emotional wreck is the most fun you can have without squirt guns. 2) You can do whatever you want when you’re an emotional wreck and nobody will call you on it. So, I’m creating a holiday. I should explain. My girlfriend (fellow Cal State Fullerton student Sam Serrano, maybe you know her) is leaving for Spain on August 27th. She’ll be gone for 10 months. We’ve been dating for 6.52 months, so it’s just over the mark where I can destroy myself over her

OPINION

Why becoming an emotional wreck is rad

departure. I’ve had a difficult time coping with the idea of spending nearly a year in waiting, but that was until I discovered this crazy loophole known as PEWS (Progressive Emotional Wreck Syndrome). PEWS is where you abuse some sad situation well-known to your friends and peers in order to score free stuff and be let off the hook constantly for your actions. But the deal is that you have to play the part. And I damn well plan to. Enter my new wave holiday: “Become An Emotional Wreck Day.” Every year, I will celebrate this joyous day of freedom/irresponsibility (depends how patriotic you are) on August 28th. That’s the big date for self-loathing. After that, it’s one big awkward party. I’m going to let my beard grow frazzled, attend dinner parties wearing a suit I slept in the night before and wake up on doorsteps.

The Social-Light Amy Robertson

Now that summer’s over, it’s time to break out the books, buy a new fall wardrobe and figure out what to do with that awkard summer fling. Do you cut it off completely, keep the person around for some rainy day fun or decide to go all the way and make it official? Enter – the oh-so-fun D.T.R. talk in which you define the relationship. But herein lies the problem with dating these days – the need to label. Our generation, I believe, has an obsession with labels. We fixate over expensive, flashy labels - who’s wearing what, who has the better car, the bigger house, etc. to the point where me must label everything in our lives. Think back to high school. People aren’t just people in high school. There has to be the jock, the nerd,

the Homecoming queen, the ASB president, etc. And everyone knows who everyone else is. This sort of “I need to know where I stand and who I am” mentality has overflowed into romance and relationships to the point that what we’ve done is actually set ourselves back and made everything so hazy that it’s almost no longer identifiable. No longer do two people just date anymore. No, instead there’s dating, talking, screwing, hanging out, making out, going out, seeing each other and the all important: official, a.k.a. “boyfriend and girlfriend” or “boyfriend and boyfriend,” etc to be politically correct. With so many titles available at a couple’s disposal, you’d think it would be easy to define a relationship. However, because each label is so hard to define and differentiate from the next, what we’ve actually done is made it more difficult to define the relationship. Which, come to think of it, may have actually been the plan after all – confuse people to the point that they’re so preoccupied with figuring

Letters to the Editor:

August 27-September 2, 2007

I’ll drink and cry constantly. I’ll show up to work drunk, mumbling awkward cryptic messages like, “You don’t know. You’ll never know. I had it all. It was an eternity.” I’ll knock over things and slur my words, yelling, “Oh God, Oh God ... I’m still on this train!” My roommate Grant says I have a month and a half of leeway. His girlfriend Monique gave me the full 10 months to despair. Empathy is God’s biggest trick on women since the menstrual cycle. And from this sympathy/empathy for me and my overblown depression, I’ll score meals, movies, you name it. People will want to get me out of the house. And if I train myself right for this guerilla war on stability, I won’t have to stop being reckless until Christmas. For example:

One of my roommates may make an amazing sandwich for an hour, and I’ll just show up at the end to eat it. He’ll yell at me to stop, but I’ll scream back, “She’s gone! Oh God, she’s gone, and all I can do is count sheep and break bottles! I’m no good! Why does my heart hurt like this? It feels like cavemen are dry-humping my organs!” My roommate will reply, “You eat it. You need the energy. Poor guy. I’ll be back. I’m going to Del Taco. You want me to pick you up anything on the way back? My treat.” I’ll wipe my eyes clean and tell him, “OK ... are you sure? Well, stop by Dairy Queen. The good Dairy Queen. The one by Lincoln, not the gross one on your way to 17th. Order me a large blizzard with Butterfingers, Heath Bar, M&Ms, Reese’s and Nerds. If they’re having that really dank special on dipped cones, I’ll take three. Surprise me

with flavors. Got it?” “Are you serious, dude?” I’ll wail, “Why did Sam have to leave? We had it so good! I just want to hold her! And we used to eat ice cream ... *heavy sniffling* ... while watching movies ... *heavy coughing* and now she’s across the Atlantic! Why can’t my friends ever come through for me?” “OK, OK, I’ll be back in 45 minutes. Again man, I’m sorry about Sam leaving.” I’ll quietly sob to myself until he leaves the driveway, at which time, I’ll dry my eyes entirely, pat myself on the back and watch “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” while eating his sandwich. This could be your life, destructive renegades! So, dear readers, August 28th of every year is your one chance to become the wreck your grandfather always thought you’d be.

Why defining a relationship is unnecessary out what “talking” means, that they get distracted from the argument at hand. Though I doubt that’s what our generation was trying to do. What ever happened to the good ole days of the 1950s though? Not that I actually know what the 1950s was like first-hand, but I figure I know well enough. I did see the movie “Pleasantville.” Enough said right there, right? I’m serious though. Two people would meet, become friends, go steady, make it official, and then get married. It was so much simpler back then. If a girl was pinned, she was taken. End of argument. Nowadays, however, pinning isn’t even the same. In fact, now a girl can get pinned by multiple guys, though I think there’s a name for that kind of girl. We’ve made things too confusing; therefore, cheapening relationships in my eyes. When people over think dating, and the relationship becomes so unclear and incomprehensible, they tend not to take it as seriously. And other people don’t take it seriously

either. Take celebrities, for instance. I love reading “US Weekly” and finding out who’s dating who. But the problem with this fetish is that it’s always changing and never reliable. First off, celebrities will hardly ever admit if they’re dating someone. And if they do come out with it, the relationship is usually over in at least a month. The same goes for celebrity marriages. I never take it seriously when a celebrity gets married. In fact, I make bets as to how soon they’ll be filing for divorce. It’s a joke. Normally, this wouldn’t be a problem. Celebrities could live in their “celebreality” and do what they wish, and us “normal people” would live in our world and everyone would be happy. However, that’s not the case. Celebrities influence us. They direct how we think, what we buy, where we eat, etc. Why else do you think companies hand out free merchandise to stars and pay them to wear their clothes or eat their cereal? The scary think about this sort of

influence is that it’s starting to affect to dating as well. Similar with celebrities, dating has become a sort of game – “Name that Relationship” we’ll say and your significant other an accessory. Now don’t get me wrong. I loved dating and I’ve done my fair share of it to the point that my parents stopped learning the guy’s name because with each new month, there was a new guy. Dating is an exciting and essential part of growing up. And I’m not opposed to the D.T.R talk. I have a boyfriend. One label only, though you can call it whatever you wish. I’m official, taken, committed, tied down, off the market, etc. All I’m asking is that people take it down a notch. Life is confusing and hectic enough as is. Why add one more twist when it comes to something as fun as dating? Instead, face the facts and learn to man up and admit the truth – you’re dating. Just keep it at that, and only that, until you decide to sit down and make things “official.” Though, even that label still sounds high school, but it is step.

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August 27- September 2, 2007

SPORTS

In an up and down game, Munoz is peaking

Cross Country looking to podium Both men’s and women’s teams hoping for success as the season draws near by karl zynda

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

After fifth and sixth place finishes by the men’s and women’s cross country teams respectively at the Big West Conference finals in 2006, Head Coach John Elders expects improvement this season. “Well, we didn’t do so well so it was a disappointment,” Elders said. “But we definitely have the opportunity do better this year.” The men’s team has an abundance of youth this season, with only two returning seniors on a team of 15. Elders ranked the two top return-

ing men’s runners as Sergio Tapia, a sophomore, and Corey Vaselenko, a senior. “Even though we’re young, we can shoot for an upper-half conference finish,” Elders said. “We definitely can compete for a middle-of-thepack finish and hopefully move up into the upper half [of the Big West Conference].” Vaselenko is healthy again after running with strained ligaments last season. Elders said he trained very hard during the summer. “I’m hopeful (Vaselenko) is going to have a breakout season for us,” Elders said. Elders expressed excitement about the 18 runners on the women’s team. “This year’s team is going to be very competitive,” Elders said. “We

The Cutting Edge

Vick’s era that never was

By Ian Hamilton/Daily Titan Executive Editor Leslie Munoz is expected to bring her years of international soccer experience to the Titans soccer program.

‘The Best Experience’ CSUF player brings years of international soccer experience to her team by rob weaver

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

In person, Leslie Muñoz is affable and beams an enthusiastic smile when she talks. However, on the soccer field, Muñoz is all business. “When that whistle blows, it’s definitely a business-like mentality,” said Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer Head Coach Demian Brown. “Leslie is very driven.” Muñoz was born in Bellflower but grew up in Fallbrook and is one of the CSUF women’s soccer team’s star athletes.

That’s just her day job. Muñoz also has years of international competitive soccer experience under her belt, which she brings to this year’s team. Since the age of 18, Muñoz has played soccer for the Mexican national team and most recently, she competed along with CSUF alumna Marlene Sandoval in last summer’s Pan American Games, which were held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Muñoz played in all six matches for Mexico in the games and started in the last four. “They were amazing!” Muñoz said of her experience playing in the Pan Am games. Muñoz estimated that about 4,000 people attended each game. “It was the best feeling! The crowds would be cheering for

Mexico even though they were Brazilians.” In last summer’s tournament, Mexico defeated the U.S. team. Yet the field was wide open during the Pan Am games, as the U.S. team beat Canada. They were responsible for eliminating Mexico during the bronze medal round. Mexico finished fourth in the games. “Soccer is just so up and down when you play,” Muñoz explained. “You can beat one team and that team will lose really bad or some team will beat you that lost to who you beat.” Although Muñoz was born in the U.S., she maintains a dual-citizenship that allows her to play for the Mexican soccer team. One of seven children, born to See MUNOZ, Page 22

Football is the last thing on the mind of Atlanta Falcons’ quarterback Michael Vick. As he faces criminal charges, Vick must focus on his personal life and the thought of going to prison. Vick is charged for his role in a dog-fighting ring, federal conspiracy charges and has been accused of gambling. He was a star on the field and in commercials. Kids buy his jersey and he was a friend in the locker room. He has one person to blame and that is himself. Vick has come forward through a statement and decided to plead guilty to certain charges. The longterm impact of his decision is still unknown. The maximum sentence Vick could receive from pleading guilty is five years with a fine of $250,000. According to experts, prosecutors will recommend a sentence of 12 to 18 months. U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson is not bound by prosecutor’s recommendations or sentencing guidelines and will have the final say. Vick’s original co-defendants have

This was supposed to be his time... It was supposed to be his era. already pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against Vick if the case goes to trail. Vick is accused of participating in executing at least eight dogs by various means, including drowning and hanging. To top it off, the gambling allegations alone could turn into a lifetime ban under the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Vick was once seen as the face of the NFL and now these charges have cost him his job, money, endorsements, friends and self-respect. Commissioner Roger Goodell will likely suspend Vick indefinitely and a final decision on Vick’s future in the NFL will be made after his legal case is resolved. Vick signed a 10-year $130 million deal three years ago to be the future of the Falcons franchise. Now the Falcons can only hope to recoup whatever money they can with con-

have the ability to compete to be one of the three top teams in the conference.” Elders suggested Cal State Fullerton fans keep an eye out for senior Juliane Masciana and sophomore Carolyn Ellis. Ellis did not compete last season due to an injury. Elders said Ellis has displayed exceptional fitness in workouts this season and a high level of ability last season. Of the freshmen runners, Elders described Grace Gonzales, who attended Ayala High School in Chino Hills, and Erin Griffith, who attended Capistrano Valley High School, as being “two of the better freshmen recruited in recent history.” Senior runners Ellis and Vasalenko expressed optimism when asked See RUNNING, Page 19

By Eric Sifuentes Sports Columnist tract clauses and refunded signing bonuses. This whole incident is a shame and has cast a dark cloud over the NFL and sports. The word embarrassment is an understatement for the actions of Michael Vick. Many experts and fans across the nation consider Vicks the most dynamic and exciting player in all of football. Vick is someone who could run himself out of any predicament with the football on the field. But off the field he has run himself into a legal sack. He now has nowhere to go but to try and find himself as a person and have football be a second thought. This was supposed to be his time where he grew as a man and as a player. It was supposed to be his era. He had 130 million reasons to be happy but that was obviously not enough. and now he has a new team and this team will not have his back. The dog days are ahead of Michael Vick, so to speak.

For Love of the Game Sports

Titans beat alumni teams Goals from Thuresson and company keep former Titans at bay by phillip radke

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

The new faced off against the old Saturday night as the current Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team went up against the Titans of yesteryear. CSUF started off strong against the older veterans from the 1970s, 80s and even the 1950s.

The Titans took control early on with four goals in the first period and held onto the lead throughout the game. The players seemed content to take it easy and just enjoy themselves with the veterans. At one point the Titan men were outnumbered by a margin of five players as the alumni struggled to get into the game. Star efforts came from several players on the ’07 team including two goals from senior Skyler Thuresson in the first two periods of play. This contributed to the 7-0 blowout the Titans had over the alumni. “Playing these guys paints you a See ALUMNI, Page 20

August 27-September 2, 2007

Pitcher uses resources at CSUF to continue his return to baseball by karl zynda

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

By Karl Thunman/Daily Titan Photo Editor Current Titan Skyler Thuresson passes goalkeeper Kevin Puder and Paul Stowitz of the alumni team during the first game Saturday at Titan Stadium.

Women’s soccer silences Biola Titans shutout Eagles 2-0 in last exhibition match of the preseason by nathan wheadon

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

Goals by Cal State Fullerton junior Jenae Gibbens and senior Randa Helmers lifted the Titans to a 2-0 victory over the Biola University Eagles Saturday night in an exhibition game at Titan Stadium. Redshirt junior goalkeeper Shayla Sabin got the start in net for the Titans and posted a shutout, saving one shot on the three allowed by the

defense. CSUF set the tone early by controlling the midfield and setting the pace of the game. “It’s a credit to the team to keep the amount of possession we did,” Head Coach Demian Brown said. Brown was positive with the team’s play. “It’s a learning experience,” Brown said. “It’s good to get all the jitters out. It’s a dress rehearsal.” The first half ended in a scoreless draw despite pressure from the Titans. CSUF controlled the first half out-shooting the Eagles 8-1, but Biola had the best scoring chance. See SOCCER, Page 22

Shinji Mori hopes rehabilitation will be the answer for his return to the big leagues.

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The relief pitcher from Japan came with a dream to play in the American major leagues and pitch to the best hitters in the world. One pitch in a spring training game with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays put the realization of that dream on hold. “I was trying to throw a hard fastball, then I felt my shoulder popping out,” Shinji Mori, 32, from Yamaguchi, Japan, said through his translator and trainer, Yoshikatsu Ushijima. Mori dislocated his shoulder and in the process tore his labrum, a part of the cartilage that holds the arm bone in place. “I’m done,” was the first thing Mori said he thought as he was helped off the mound in pain. Ten minutes later, Mori’s arm had been put back into its socket , and he started feeling more positive. Now Mori can be seen on the mound of Cal State Fullerton’s baseball fields rehabilitating, pursuing what was put on hold when he tried to muscle up on that fastball last year. He was an All-Star for the Seibu Lions of Japan’s Pacific Coast League. Signed by the Devil Rays in 2006 to a major-league contract, he was projected as a potential closer or setup man. Mori pitched for nine seasons for the Seibu Lions from 1997 to 2005. Drafted from the Shin Nippon Steel company team, he was the Lion’s second overall pick in 1996. A five-time All-Star, Mori contributed to four division championships and one national championship in 2004. His salary peaked in 2004 at $1.4 million, by today’s exchange rate. His overall record was 44-44, with 50 saves and a 3.39 lifetime ERA in 653 innings pitched. An overhead pitcher, Mori throws a fastball, two different forkballs that vary in drop and velocity, a curve See PITCHER, Page 22

Sports

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By Ian Hamilton/Daily Titan Executive Editor Carolyn Ellis (right) stretches alongside her teammates. Ellis is expected to be one of the top runners on the women’s team.

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to describe what goals they had for the season. “I know the girls plan on getting top three in conference,” Ellis said. “You know, try to pack it up, try to get the top 25 people in [the Big

West Conference Championship].” Vaselenko had similar goals for the men’s team. “[We want] to get a place at conference. To podium,” Vaselenko said. To be on the podium, the team

would need to finish in the top three at the conference championship. Vaselenko said his personal goal is to finish in the top 15 in the conference. Gonzales expressed her unfamiliarity with the competition.

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“[I’m] just trying to adjust and do my best,” Gonzales said. “I really don’t know what kind of meets there are.” A top cross country runner can expect to compete in six races in a season, consisting of as many as four regular meets, the conference championships in October and the NCAA Regional in early November. Nine runners will compete for the team in races at the conference level, while seven runners per team will compete at the regional. The competition for berths between teammates is intense, Elders said. Only 31 teams qualify for the NCAA cross country meet. Elders said it is ”very difficult to get to that level,” due to the amount of schools competing nationally.

Individuals can also qualify for the national meet. Women’s cross country courses tend to be either 5K or 6K (3.1 or 3.7 miles), while men’s courses are either 8K or 10K (4.9 miles or 6.2

miles). CSUF’s home course is at Carbon Canyon Regional Park in Brea. “It’s kind of the neat thing about cross country,” said Elders. “Every course presents its own challenges.”

Titans to watch

Carolyn Ellis

Ellis has big hopes for the women’s side. Her plan to reach top 3 in the conference is large but not unrealistic if she runs like she can.

Cory Vaselenko

Vaselenko is healthy now after competing injured last season. He should be 100 percent this year.

Grace Gonzales & Erin Griffith

Head Coach Elders describes them as “two of the better freshmen recruited in recent history.”

Sergio Tapia

Along with Vaselenko, Tapia is expected to help set the pace of the men’s team.

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ALUMNI: Winded titans outplay alumni (From page 18)

good picture of what you will be like in the future,” Thuresson said. Alumnus Paul Stowitz remarked that it is tough to keep up with this new generation of Titans. “It is fun to just watch them play while you are out there,” Stowitz said. In the second half the alumni team switched out with a newer group of veterans. This group consisted of those from the 1990s or who have just recently graduated. The switch brought a greater challenge to the already fatigued ’07 team. The recent alumni pushed the current Titans to their limit as they struggled to maintain the lead. The Titans managed to contain the ball more near the end of the fourth period and held the alumni for a 3-2 victory. Alumni Hector Orellana and Brent Whitfield supplied the challenge as they each scored a goal, matching the two goals current Titans’ freshman, Andres Jaqguin,

by Aline Lessner / For the Daily Titan ‘07 Titans Armando Padilla manuevers by alumnus Hector Orellana during the second game Saturday at Titan Stadium.

scored earlier in the match. Thuresson answered back with yet another goal in the second half, leading the Titans to victory. Head Coach Bob Ammann expressed optimism for the rest of the

The Korner

Kobe: will he stay or will he go? The Korner would like to start with sending out its condolences to the family of NBA player Eddie Griffin, who died when his SUV collided with a freight train last week. Because of alcoholism and other problems, the 25-year-old Griffin never reached his full potential. R.I.P. Eddie. On a lighter note, I have demanded a trade from the Daily Titan Sports Page. Yes, it is depressing, but it is true. It seems a certain insider has revealed that I am to blame for slumping newspaper sales. I take that back. This is the newspaper I grew up loving. ESPN’s Marc Stein was a Titan. I am a Titan. I want to retire here. If you’re confused, it is because I just presented you with the same situation Kobe Bryant presented the world during the mid-summer when he demanded to be traded from the Lakers, and then waffled to say he wanted to stay. I have worshiped Kobe Bean since his inception to the NBA in 1996. We have sort of grown older together, taking our knocks along the way.

The comparisons are undeniable. He was accused of raping a girl in Colorado following a knee surgery, and I fantasized about being seduced by a nurse after my back surgery. OK, so maybe it is a little different. My loyalty to the Lakers and to Kobe has made this summer conflicting. I simply can’t imagine KB24 donning any other colors than the purple and gold. Unless of course, it’s a Team USA jersey. (Speaking of Team USA, they are straight killing the competition right now. Word.) By the same token, mortgaging the entire Lakers future to appease Kobe now is nonsensical. I say the Kobester sports a Lakers jersey for one more season. If the Lakers suffer mediocrity yet again this upcoming season, then he will demand another trade and be shipped out in one year’s time. Kobe can opt out of his contract and leave LA after the season. The Lakers don’t want to see that happen, so trading him next summer might be their only way to obtain value before letting him walk.

season. “We still have some things to iron out,” Ammann said. “But this was a good opportunity to have some of the new guys get some playing time.”

By Jason Kornfeld Sports Columnist The situation would be much similar to that of Kevin Garnett’s this summer. KG going to Boston doesn’t help Kobe’s frustrations regarding the Lakers continually failing to get deals completed that bring sufficient talent to the team. Does anyone else find it ironic that the Lakers wanted KG or Jermaine O’Neal, and the GM’s of both teams are former Celtics? Seriously, it’s more ironic than that one song that wasn’t that ironic, don’t you think? It’s tough to imagine the Lakers trading 19-year-old, 7’0 project, Andrew Bynum. I have a sneaking suspicion that he will pan out just fine. If they do trade Kobe, they better have an all-star player come back in return. I doubt anyone will go to Staples Center to see a lineup that features zero all-stars. The Lakers can’t make the same mistake they made by trading Shaq prematurely. Should they trade Kobe, they need at least 85 cents on the dollar in return. Which in itself, makes no sense. That’s all I have for now, I’m gone like the wind.

August 27-September 2, 2007

Bram’s Breakdown

No Vince-a-mania this season I have a couple pieces of advice for you this week my friends. One is do not, I repeat, do not draft rookie quarterbacks this fantasy year. Just keep telling yourself that Vince-a-mania will not happen again. Young caught the fantasy world and me by surprise last year. Vince Young is a once-in-a-lifetime quarterback that singlehandedly took apart two Heisman trophy winners in the college championship game. Even then I was still skeptical of his production as a pro in the NFL. Boy was I wrong. He racked up close to 2,200 yards in the air and 500 yards on the ground. The man carried his rag-tag team into contention and made people like Scott in my office dance on top of his desk. I can safely say that no rookie quarterbacks will ever match the success that Young had during his first year. If you are looking for a fantasy quarterback sleeper that will provide a solid No. 2 or 3 option, this year’s crop will not be able to provide options. The breakdown for the top five

fantasy quarterbacks are as follows for the 07-08 season: 1. Peyton Manning (model of consistency and a proven winner) 2. Tom Brady (Mr. Giselle Bundchen will have plenty of top receivers to throw to this year) 3. Carson Palmer (Statistically had better numbers than both Mannings last year, and having all those Johnsons doesn’t hurt either.) 4. Drew Brees (Led one of the most prolific offenses last year and made Marques Colston owners very happy. Reggie Bush and company will need someone to distribute and Brees is just the quarterback to make it happen.) 5. Marc Bulger (Having Tory Holt and Stephen “Action” Jackson out of the backfield to throw to are two luxuries any team would want to have. Now that I’ve given you the top five quarterbacks rankings, I will tell you who you should and MUST stay away from this year. 1. Vince Young (Yup. You heard me. I’m a Vince hater. He lost Drew Bennett, his top receiver, and does not have anyone to hand off to. Where are you LenDale White? His O-line is average at best and Young will have to scamper to make plays

By Bram Makonda Sports Columnist every down. He cannot and will not repeat last season’s production numbers. Oh, and yeah, three words: Madden cover curse. Screw you, Scott, my ex-coworker.) 2. Joey Harrington (OK. Sure he may deserve a second chance. But he’s had plenty of those. The man just epitomizes the term “bust.”) 3. Trent Green (No receivers, new team and he’s got sand bags as feet.) 4. Brett Favre (Favre needs to retire and save his legacy. Start Aaron Rodgers already.) 5. Eli Manning (Little brother sucks. So much for the fast start last year. He plummeted faster than Star Jones’ weight in the second half of the season. Jones eventually lost her job and Manning will soon follow.) Buyers beware folks. Stay clear of QB projects and flatout non-producers. Lastly, remember this name for a possible sleeper, Niners QB Alex Smith. The 49ers offense is going to take a big leap this year because of the breakout year of Frank Gore last year. Having half-giant, half-tight end Vernon Davis doesn’t hurt either and the wideout depth has improved. Darrell Jackson and Ashley Lelie will progress Smith’s progression further.

CSUF volleyball starts slow Titans recover from two losses to sweep UTSA in a three-game match by patrick chavis

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

The Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball won their first game of the year against University of Texas at San Antonio on Saturday, in the final game of a three-game tournament. The Titans ended The Boise State Invitational with a 1-2 record after previous losses to No. 24 Santa Clara University and host Boise State. The Santa Clara Broncos swept the Titans in a three-game match on

Friday by the scores 30-21, 30-19, 30-20. Smothered by the Bronco defense, CSUF only had a .152 hitting percentage against Santa Clara. Saturday, Boise State, playing on their home turf, downed the Titans in three straight games as well, posting the scores 30-25, 31-29, 30-28. Head Coach Carolyn Zimmerman said the two losses “brought urgency to the team.” CSUF’s final game of the tournament was against the UTSA Roadrunners. Both teams had lost their first two matches opening the tournament. CSUF defeated the Roadrunners in a three-game sweep (30-13, 30-21, 30-24) to wrap up their tournament on a positive note. Erin Saddler and Jennifer Francisco led the team on

the offensive assault. Saddler scored 13.5 points and Francisco matched her league high with 11 kills. Zimmerman said experience, timing and handling adversity were the main factors in both helping and delaying victory on the weekend. “[We had] a few too many errors [in the first two games],” Zimmerman said. “We came out very hard against UTSA [and] did what Santa Clara did to us.” Zimmerman said she felt her team’s youth was a factor in the tournament. “It’s a young team, we are still finding ourselves and that’s an adjustment,” Zimmerman said. The Titans return home Friday night to host Bowling Green at the Titan Gym.

August 27-September 2, 2007

Muñoz: family support allows soccer growth (From page 17)

a father of Mexican descent and a mother of Cuban heritage, she was raised in a supportive family who helped her get where she is today. Muñoz began playing soccer at four-and-one-half years of age and has continued to play for the past 17 years. Like many girls playing soccer, she looked up to Hall of Famers Mia Hamm and Michelle Akers as role models. Growing up, Muñoz’ father MUNOZ would commute from Fallbrook to Downey, a gruelling 180-mile round-trip and then drive his daughter to soccer club practice after work, an hour drive from her home. He never complained. If her father was unavailable, her mother would step in and take her to practice. In high school, Muñoz lettered all four years in soccer and among other accolades, she set a record scoring 28 goals her sophomore year. When she was 18, former CSUF women’s soccer coach Ali Khosroshahin recruited Muñoz and told Leo Cuellar, the Mexican national team coach, about her. Muñoz said

Khosroshahin and Cuellar are best friends. “He said there’s this little Mexican girl who might be able to get dualcitizenship,” Muñoz said. She tried out and impressed Cuellar enough to make the squad. It has been great learning under coach Leo Cuellar, Muñoz said. “He’s an experienced soccer player and a coach,” Muñoz said. “He teaches us; he makes us think out there.” Since making the team, many of the same players have remained together on the Mexican squad. They have improved a lot together, Muñoz said. In 2005, Muñoz missed significant playing time due to knee reconstruction surgery to repair her ACL. She had surgery again in 2006 to clean up scar tissue from the original knee surgery. Only a month-and-one-half later, Muñoz was competing in the Pan Am games. Muñoz said she was especially humbled playing against Brazil, a country known for it’s strong passion for soccer. “Playing against Brazil was one of the best experiences of my life,” Muñoz said. “They kicked my ass; they were so much better than I was, but it was the best experience ever. Their level [of play] is just so high that it’s

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incredible.” The level of play in an international competition is a bit higher than playing in the NCAA, but Muñoz said the biggest differences are in things off of the field. For example, the Mexican team has a personal physician who is with the team 24/7, along with a masseuse and training staff. Although her teammates understood English was Muñoz’s first language, the team was not allowed to speak English and would get in trouble if they were caught speaking English in front of the press. “There’s a couple of us from the U.S. and if they hear us speaking English we get in trouble,” Muñoz said. She did not mind. “Speaking [Spanish], I do have little difficulties with certain words, conjugating certain verbs, but I speak well enough to get by.” Even with a little difficulty speaking Spanish, Coach Brown said Muñoz still brings experience to the team that “definitely gets passed on” to other players. Brown spoke of Muñoz’ gift for playing the game at any position on the field. “She has the mental capacity to play anywhere on the field,” Brown said. “Her instincts on the field are tremendous.”

pitcher: it’s not just baseball (From page 18)

and a slider. Mark Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times described Mori’s forkball as “particularly devastating.” Mori’s first prognosis was for a 12month recovery, as determined by the team doctor of the Devil Rays. His goal was to be ready to pitch by spring training 2007. “I was relieved,” Mori said of the prognosis. “It takes only a year. I thought it was worse than that.” But Mori’s initial recovery goal was not met. “I was under rehab, I was seeing improvement, but in January and February [of 2007], as I saw my condition, I felt I wasn’t ready that time. Even though I had been told 12 months, I felt it would be longer than that at spring training.” The Devil Rays released Mori on June 11, 2006, by buying out of their options on the remaining two years of his contract for $200,000. Even after this, Mori felt that he could be ready to pitch by the All-Star break. Mori hired Ushijima to be his interpreter and athletic trainer while Ushijima was with the Devil Rays. A graduate of CSUF (’02), he has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in kinesiology. His edu-

cation included traveling with the CSUF baseball team as a trainer in 2002. Dr. Lewis Yocum, the prominent baseball orthopedist and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim’s team doctor, performed an examination and MRI at the end of June. Yocum recommended more rehab. Mori’s rehab routine consists of a warm-up, followed by massage therapy. Ultrasound is used to warm up the tissues, then he stretches, rides an exercise bike and runs for 15 to 20 minutes. He finishes by making 100 long-toss throws. Mori has been throwing off a mound once or twice each week and will soon begin throwing a third mound session weekly. Chris Mumaw, associate athletic trainer for CSUF, said a torn labrum can be a significant injury for a pitcher. “The labrum keeps the humerus [the upper arm bone] in the socket,” Mumaw said. “If it is torn, then the humerus can glide out of the socket. In some cases, the entire shoulder girdle can be strengthened in compensation for the tear.” Sometimes physical therapy is insufficient. “If that’s the case, then your only

alternative is to have surgical repair,” Mumaw said. Surgery was an option for Mori after his injury, but he and Ushijima decided against it. “We got a lot of second opinions,” Ushijima said. “Most of the specialists said we had to do rehab.” Ushijima’s relationships with Mumaw and Assistant Baseball Coach Rick Vanderhook led him to choose CSUF’s athletic training facilities for Mori’s rehab. They have been rehabbing at CSUF since late June of this year. Mori has no interest in returning to Japanese baseball. His goal is to pitch in a game situation -- or possibly even in an instructional league setting -- this year before his and Ushijima’s visas expire in November. Will he do so? “Yes, I believe so,” Ushijima said. Mori has no backup plans if his return to the game is unsuccessful. “I have never thought about quitting,” Mori said. “I don’t think I can do any other thing. All I can do is baseball.” Love of baseball is what drives Mori to continue his rehab, despite how long his recovery is taking. “Just love of the game,” Mori said. “Just love of baseball. It’s fun.”

August 27-September 2, 2007

Snyder Says

College Football: Saturday’s glory Saturday is the start of the college football season. This is when all the hype and all the teams that are projected to steamroll opponents actually take the field and start their quest to become the next national champion. It is also the start of what could be a disappointing season for some of those overrated teams, and trust me when I say that there are many out there. The USCs, the LSUs and the Oklahomas all try to live up to their preseason standings and hype. The tailgating, the school pride with face paint and crazy college students, and requesting every Saturday off from work so that you can be there, front and center, to watch the team you love or the team you hate, is what we are all getting excited for. This is when the BCS poll talks and the many undoubted controversies that will come with the rankings throughout the year will start. Cheering against USC when you live in Orange County seems a little sacrilegious but that’s what sports are all about and that is what makes col-

lege football what it is. I can’t wait for Saturday because I get to wake up and start my day with a little College Gameday on ESPN and then watch my beloved Nebraska Cornhuskers destroy their first test of the year. Actually, this is exactly how I first pictured the start of my season. Until my cousin decided to get married on Sept. 1. Opening day. In Michigan. That’s right, I said Michigan. So instead of preparing for a proper Saturday in the living room with cold drinks, good food and my scarlet red on, I’ll be flying to another state, rehearsing the ceremony and waking up early to make sure everything is running along schedule. I’ll be worrying about where I’m standing and what I will be saying instead of sharing my personal play call with the TV set and analyzing the defense from quarter to quarter. Maybe I’m making this a bigger deal than it really is but maybe I’m not. It’s opening day, and I’ve been

By Andrew Snyder Sports Columnist waiting for this day ever since last season ended all too long ago. I love my cousin and am excited to see him get married, and the fact that I’m in the wedding solidifies that there is no way I can watch the game, live in real time. But trust me, I will be a part of college football’s opening day. No matter how I need to do it, no matter what it takes, I will see some football and I will experience the glory of what college football has become to me. It will be done. Whether I have a radio piece in my ear like in those commercials, or I take a quick bathroom break right before the ceremony, I will find a way and it will be worth it. I plan on having my game day shirt on under my tuxedo and I will be cheering on NU while pretending to get emotional over a wedding. College football is here and I am happy. Even though I won’t be watching, I know what Saturday means to me. Snyder says that it’s game time, in or out of Michigan.

Soccer: titans blank biola (From page 18)

Titan keeper Shayla Sabin was tested in the 16th minute by Biola sophomore Gabby Jolin’s header off of a corner by Bethany Wikfors. Jolin’s shot nearly went in, but Sabin deflected the ball off the post. Like Brown, Biola Head Coach Mike Silzer was positive with his team’s performance. “They made it difficult,” Silzer said. “They competed well in the first half.” The Titans opened the second half with high intensity and quality scoring chances. CSUF was called offsides less than a minute into the second half after sending the ball over the crossbar, failing to capitalize on an odd-man attack. Minutes later Gibbens poked the game-winner into the right side of the net 11 minutes into the second half with a header off a corner kick by senior Candice Byler. The quick goal and high intensity set the tone for the rest of the game. “I think the attitude in the second half was much more aggressive than in the first,” Brown said. “It’s good to be able to score on set pieces.” Helmers added a little breathing room for the Titans with a 79thminute score off a corner kick. Redshirt freshman Geminesse Martinez slotted a ball through to the far left post where Helmers capitalized by sliding the ball past the traffic in the box and Biola freshmen goalkeeper Lauren Gregston. Silzer was satisfied with his team’s play.

By karl thunman / daily titan photo editor Titans’ Lauren Cram grabs the ball in front of Biola Eagles’ Becky Mossman during a scrimmage Saturday at Titan Stadium.

“I thought the girls played well,” Silzer said. “They represented Biola well.” Silzer saw the game as a learning experience with such a young team. “We have 23 freshmen and sophomores, three seniors and one transfer junior,” Silzer said. For assistant coach and former Titan player, Lauryn Welch, the game was a learning experience. Last year

Welch “had a lot of time on the sidelines,” due to a torn ACL. Welch said she is “nine months in” to her rehabilitation, but still has “one more year [of rehab]” ahead of her. CSUF begins its regular season next weekend in Las Vegas as the UNLV Rebels play host to the Titans on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in the UNLV Adidas Classic.

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