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DTSHORTHAND CSUF sponsors L.A. County Fair

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CSUF Inside – As part of its yearlong 50th anniversary celebration, Cal State Fullerton will be the official sponsor of College Thursdays at the L.A. County Fair, running Sept. 7-30.

Students with college IDs from any institution of higher education will receive a discounted admission fee of $5 every Thursday.

Performances include the reigning national champion CSUF dance team and the awardwinning Theatre and Dance Department.

For more information visit http://www.fullerton.edu/50.

Smith is charged with possession of drugs and taking bribes at CSUF

By John sakata

Daily Titan Asst. News Editor news@dailytitan.com

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Men’s Soccer

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YOUTUBE: BIN LADEN AND STEWIE

In this comedic aside from “Family Guy,” Osama bin Laden records a new threat for the American people, but flubs his lines and has a hard time keeping a straight face. That is, until Stewie shows his football-shaped face, ready to do Jedi-like battle with the Sept.

11 mastermind with only a rubber chicken as a weapon. Terrorists, fear the genocidal babies of America. They are coming for you.

Duration: 3:25

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Dave Serrano, the new head coach of Cal State Fullerton baseball, is bringing his assistant coaches from UC Irvine, leaving long-time Assistant Coach Rick Vanderhook without a position.

Serrano said he decided to go another direction with his coaching staff on Monday when he was introduced to the CSUF community at a press conference at Goodwin Field.

“I think it’s time for us to move on. People are aware of what transpired,” Serrano said. “Rick and I have been in touch, and our friendship will continue on.”

George Horton announced his sudden departure from the University of Oregon on Aug. 31 and brought CSUF Assistant Coach Jason Gill along with him. Horton’s suggestion for his replacement was Vanderhook, who has coached for

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I’m thrilled to be home, and this truly is my home.

– Dave Serrano,

Baseball Head Coach

the Titans since 1985 and was recently promoted to Assistant Head Coach before the 2007 College World Series.

CSUF Athletic Director Brian Quinn faced the task of finding George Horton’s replacement.

Quinn considered Vanderhook for the head coaching position, but ultimately decided on Serrano to follow in Horton’s footsteps.

“He’s a legend. Nobody can replace George Horton,” Quinn said. “But we did the very best that we could do, and I think the best in this country, to bring in someone to keep up this tradition.”

Serrano’s assistants will be Sergio Brown and Craig Bergeron,

who helped lead UCI to their first College World Series berth last season.

Serrano’s familiarity and respect for the Titan program ultimately led to his exit from UCI. He served as both a pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for the Titans between 1997 and 2004, when he left to take over the Irvine program.

“I’m thrilled to be home, and this truly is my home,” Serrano said. “My kids [and] my wife have all had a big part of wearing the Titan colors, and we’re proud to be back.”

Serrano’s familiarity with Titan baseball should ease the sudden coaching transition.

Horton’s departure may have been unexpected, but CSUF President Milton Gordon feels Serrano will handle it just fine. “[Horton leaving] was a surprise, but when you have a premier coach like Horton you know there are a lot of teams that are always

going to be after him,” Gordon said. “I think [Serrano’s] going to move the program and continue the success of the past.”

Even though Titan baseball is losing its coaches from last season, the program has no choice but to move forward.

Serrano has the confidence of Gordon, Quinn, his players and even former Head Coach Horton, who attended the press conference.

“I hope they’ll reflect back at my tenure here and say I did make a positive impact,” Horton said. “I have a great love and admiration for Dave. He had a lot to do with my success as a head coach, and the way I look at it is just basically passing the baton to a very capable young man.”

“I know the tradition we’re taking over, and I welcome the challenge,” Serrano said. “We’re going to work together as a group to continue on the excellence [of the Titan program].”

Five felonies were levied against Cathleen Louise Smith, a former administrative assistant of Cal State Fullerton, last Friday, during an arraignment where she pleaded not guilty to accusations of accepting bribes to expedite the application process of four international students.

Employed by the university since July 1990, Smith was charged with possession of amphetamines and accepting bribes of up to $2,500 from the students to gain admittance into the university.

Smith, arrested in July, is scheduled for a pre-trial on October 15.

“We do not file charges against someone unless we feel that they’ve committed a crime,” District Attorney Spokeswoman Farrah Emami said. “We believe that we have the proof beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury that we can convict somebody of a crime.”

Smith was accused of using her computer access code to skirt the formal application procedures for the four international students.

She is accused of accepting bribes from a fifth student to change their grades.

“As part of a routine review, there were irregularities in coding discovered on applications,” University Spokeswoman Pamela Selleck said.

“Once those irregularities were discovered, they were traced back to a certain individual and that is when we started the investigation.”

According to an L.A. Times article published Friday, Deputy District Attorney Dan Hess, said three of the students remained enrolled in the university.

The fourth student had dropped out of the university.

The university is not at liberty to discuss the status of the students, Selleck said.

“I’m sorry that it happened because I had a very good record there, extraordinary performance reviews,” Smith said to the L.A. Times earlier this year. “I was a very good employee at Cal State Fullerton. I worked there for a very long time for very little money.”

Smith acknowledged accepting $2,000 from two Kuwaiti brothers, who she said were both academically eligible.

The Admissions Office had assured her that steps have been taken to keep out intruders from repeating similar actions, Selleck said.

Memory of Sept. 11 lingers on for some CSUF students Students and staff reflect on the sixth anniversary of the New York attacks For the Daily Titan

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Once again, the city will pause for four moments of silence to mark the attacks that killed more than 2,700 people.

Family members will lay flowers where the twin towers fell, and the names of victims will be read.

But much will be different on the sixth anniversary of Sept. 11, after tense arguments about where to hold the ceremony, whether a presidential candidate should be allowed to speak and if it’s still fitting to put on such a large-scale commemoration.

On the other side of the nation, students at Cal State Fullerton were conflicted over how to commemorate

the anniversary. Student and faculty differed in the best way to react to the tragedy six years ago. Political science Professor Sarrah Hill said she was surprised terrorism had not registered higher in the human conscious after the events that unfolded that day.

“Things have changed because of the war, but how much do we really worry about terrorist threats given 9/11,” Hill said. “It is quite remarkable that 9/11 has not affected our daily lives and does not bother us.

We are more concerned about how we treat other countries rather than being concerned about what other countries might do to us.”

Lynn Nguyen, a business major, said that the nation needed to move forward rather than drudge up those memories.

“It is bad that we are dwelling upon 9/11. Each year, we focus on it so much that we are bringing back the pain,” Nguyen said. “We should let it die down. Instead, we should com-

memorate it. The more we bring it up, the more it is going to hurt us.”

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It is an emotional time when we should think of all the people that died due to terrorism.

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My team’s not dirty.

Look at our overall foul count and you’ll see it’s not high. We didn’t become dirty tonight.

– Head Coach Bob Ammann,

By Cameron Pemstein/Daily Titan Photo Editor Backed by his new team, Dave Serrano was introduced to the CSUF community Monday. He was head coach at UCI and brings both of his assistants to the school.

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OAKLAND (AP) – A carpenter caught hammering nails and sawing wood in the nude has been found by a judge to be not guilty of indecent exposure.

Alameda County Superior Court Judge Julie Conger ruled Thursday that although Percy Honniball of Oakland was naked, he was not acting lewdly or seeking sexual gratification.

Honniball, 51, was arrested last year after he was spotted building cabinets in the buff at a home where he had been hired to work.

The carpenter has said he likes to work in the nude because it’s more comfortable and it helps him keep his clothes clean.

Honniball earned two years’ probation in 2003 after being caught three times working naked in Berkeley, which prohibits public nudity. Oakland does not have a similar ban.

Former CSUF employee pleads not guilty

– Ruby Rivera CSUF health science major

Ruby Rivera, a health science major, recalls how her mother was on an airplane on the same day two airplanes crashed into the towers.

The day carries a special significance for her. The anniversary of Sept. 11 should be a celebration of life and an

opportunity to reflect on those who died, she said.

“It is an emotional time when we should think of all the people that died due to terrorism,” Rivera, 18, said. “It is also the time to realize and appreciate for being here today. To think about the people that lost their loved ones is a terrifying thought for me because that same day, my mom was on another flight.”

On the anniversary, political science Professor Georgia Spiropoulos sees the actions from Washington D.C. as hypocritical. She finds it silly that America is immersed in Iraq and engaged in war when those in the World Trade Center were killed. She believes the best way to recognize the anniversary is to immortalize the day with a memorial. For Spiropoulos, the images of that day six years ago are still fresh in her mind.

“It is sad that we do not have anything to replace 9/11 with, like, a monument or a structure because of

lots of political and financial arguments,” Spiropoulos said. “It seems like it just happened yesterday and [it’s] hard to believe it is already six years. Terrorism seems to be a game of death and destruction versus death and destruction. When 9/11 occurred, instead of going out and reaching to the international community, we go and bomb countries. To kill people over a difference of opinion is silly and irrational.”

In New York, another change in the ceremony will be the list of victims.

After the city ruled a woman’s death of lung disease was caused by exposure to toxic Trade Center dust, the official death toll was increased by one this year. The name of that woman, Felicia Dunn-Jones, will be read at the ceremony for the first time.

The anniversary was moved this year because of more intensive construction under way at ground zero,

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS Former Prime Minister arrested upon return to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) – After seven years in exile, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ’s homecoming lasted just four tense hours. But the mood quickly dampened. Police commandos in black uniforms ringed the jet, sharpshooters took up positions on buildings overlooking the tarmac and those on board found their cell phones did not work because the government was jamming the networks. Sharif was escorted to the international airport’s VIP lounge, where staff served tea and cakes. As Sharif drained his cup, an anti-corruption investigator delivered an arrest warrant. Police then put him on a special plane to Saudi Arabia, the country where he had been banished after his ouster in a 1999 bloodless coup led by Musharraf. Pakistan’s deputy information minister, Tariq Azim, told British Broadcasting Corp. that Musharraf ’s government obeyed a ruling by Pakistan’s Supreme Court to let Sharif enter the country, but he said Sharif chose to go back into exile to avoid facing trial.

NATIONAL NEWS Arkansas works up sweat to keep weight off students LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas schoolchildren appear to be holding their own in the battle against bulge. Body mass indices released Monday in the nation’s first state to track the numbers showed 20.6 percent of schoolchildren tested last school year were overweight and 17.2 percent were at risk for being overweight. That’s about the same as the year before. State officials were optimistic but urged diligence. Arkansas tested 366,801 students out of 472,000 last year. Thompson said absenteeism was the biggest reason why only 77 percent were weighed, though some families formally opted out of the program. In the previous school year, 20.5 percent of 369,416 tested were overweight, with 17.1 percent considered at risk. The state began measuring students’ body mass indexes annually starting in 2003. The effort was championed by then-Gov. Mike Huckabee, now a Republican presidential candidate who lost more than 100 pounds after being diagnosed with diabetes. Many states have adopted similar programs. But state legislators this year relaxed the standards. Pupils are now measured in kindergarten and in even-numbered grades, with high school juniors and seniors exempt.

STATE NEWS Governor, Senate square off in battle over health care SACRAMENTO (AP) – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Monday he will call a special session of the state Legislature to deal with health care, as lawmakers passed a Democratic plan he has pledged to veto. The state Assembly and Senate approved the bill, known as AB8, a few hours after the governor announced his intention. Health care is the governor’s top priority this year, and the special session would buy time for him to strike a deal with Democrats on how to cover millions of uninsured Californians. The regular legislative session is scheduled to end this week, and the two sides remain at odds. Schwarzenegger said the Democrats’ bill asks too much of employers, while they reject his demand that health insurance be mandatory. With the employer fees and expanded public programs, the Democrats’ bill would cover about 3.4 million of the 4.9 million people who have no insurance throughout the year. The governor’s plan has a broader funding base and would cover more people, about 4.1 million. Funding would come from hospitals, doctors, employers and the federal government.

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September 11, 2007

As costs grow, the Fox Theatre lags to get by Since 2005, estimates for restoration has gone up to at least $24 million

By ELISABETH DONOVAN

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

The Fullerton Historic Theatre Foundation received a $2 million grant from the California Cultural and Historic Endowment panel to aid in the Fox Theatre’s restoration.

Last week, the money was given to the foundation thanks to Proposition 40, which allows $250 million of the state’s budget for cultural and historic preservation.

The foundation now has $7.1 million dollars, not even a third of what it needs to completely renovate the structure.

In 2005, the foundation bought the theatre and anticipated its construction cost at $10 million.

Since then, the price tag has skyrocketed. The estimated cost to restore the Fox Theatre is now roughly $24 million. It is supposed to open in 2010.

Foundation Executive Director Jon Wagner said the rising cost is due to the amount of work the structure needs.

“The theatre needs a lot of repairs because it was closed for 20 years,” he said. “In the beginning, it was hard to determine what the building needed.

Architects and engineers had to give it a full inspection. We didn’t realize how much construction was necessary. After Hurricane Katrina, the cost of materials has skyrocketed. There’s a limited amount of construction available and a huge demand for it.”

Wagner also said the structure needs to be earthquake retrofitted, which is quite costly. In the event of an earthquake, a 30-foot extension wall will save the theatre from falling.

Although the state donated $2 million, companies and individuals are the prime contributors to the theatre.

“Donations will go a long way,” Wagner said. “We depend on people to help save this landmark. Besides taking donations from individuals, we form partnerships with for-profit companies. Because they help us out, they save on taxes. We’re grateful for all the money we get.”

Besides financial contributions, Wagner said the foundation counts on construction companies to donate workers to help.

While many companies have already done so, he hopes more will follow suit.

Pamela Tice, an administrative assistant for the foundation, said she feels the city of Fullerton won’t overlook the theatre’s redevelopment.

“The Fox Theatre has been a focal point for Fullerton for 90 years,” she said. “I’m confident at this time the

By Karl Thunman/Daily Titan Photo Editor For many Fullerton residents, the Fox Theatre has been the subject of nostalgia as a local landmark. “The Fox Theatre preserves so much history for downtown Fullerton,” said Sandy Sauers, owner of Sidney’s Cafe, a downtown Fullerton restaurant. “For the older downtown residents, it’s a piece of our past. Because of this, people will eventually pull through.”

project will finish on schedule.

The Fox is the north anchor of downtown, and it’s the last redevelopment to be addressed. This theatre can bring so much culture to the area.

The city knows that.”

The Fox Theatre will be revamped into a multi-use theatre, specializing in independent films, plays and concerts.

The property will also include a restaurant and shopping area.

“The Fox Theatre preserves so much history for downtown Fullerton,” said Sandy Sauers, owner of Sidney’s Café, a downtown Fullerton restaurant. “For the older downtown residents, it’s a piece of our past. Because of this, people will eventually pull through.”

Despite the fact that the Fullerton Historic Theatre Foundation is behind budget, Wagner is confident the theatre will open as planned.

“We’ll be able to get the money,” Wagner said. “The $2 million grant will send a strong message in the community. This will let people know the Fox Theatre’s restoration is a sure thing.”

9/11: A Time to reflect on a tragedy (from Page 1)

where several cranes overlook a partially-built Sept. 11 memorial, transit hub and skyscraper.

Several family members worried that Zuccotti Park, just southeast of ground zero, would be too small to accommodate the thousands of peo-

ple.

City officials said there was actually more space available than at the previous location.

But others have questioned whether the commemoration had become excessive; some New Jersey communities that lost many people in the at-

tacks said their ceremonies were being scaled back.

The city has estimated that fewer people have come to the ceremony each year.

One local television station, WABC-TV, initially decided not to air the four hour-plus ceremony live,

opting instead to broadcast regular morning programming, which includes “Live with Regis and Kelly.”

The station changed its mind once the public complained.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

Petraeus outlines possible withdrawal plans Associated Press Gen. David Petraeus said Monday he has recommended to President Bush that the drawdown of U.S. forces from Iraq begin this month with the departure of a California-

based Marine unit.

Petraeus also said he favored continuing troop cuts even after force levels return – by next summer to levels that prevailed before Bush announced last January that he was building up U.S. forces as part of

a new military strategy to stabilize Iraq. Petraeus did not specify how deep the cuts should go, but he presented a chart indicating a series of reductions to as few as five brigades, or one-quarter the size of today’s force.

The departure of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, from Camp Pendleton, Calif., would be followed in December by the redeployment of an unspecified Army brigade, which would number about 3,500 to 4,000 soldiers.

September 11, 2007

Features

3 (From left to right) Surfing student Andreas Setch, surfing instructor Alison Wittwer, ultimate frisbee instructor Sergio Catrona and surfing student Andrew Lawrence head out to the water for the surfing class’ first attempt to surf in the ocean when the beginning surfing class moved from campus to Bolsa Chica.

Prior to this trip, the beginning surfing students had been learning surfing terms and basics at the CSUF pool.

By Nathan Wheadon/ Daily Titan Staff Writer

Beginning surfing class braves the waves for the first time

By Nathan Wheadon

Daily Titan staff writer news@dailytitan.com

Like newborn sea turtles struggling to break free from their eggs, eager to make their way to sea, students from the beginning surfing class took to the sea for the first time.

Unlike the turtles, the students would return to land, but not before they braved the waves, currents and riptides of Bolsa Chica.

As the sun began to burn through the thin marine layer last Friday morning, Alison Wittwer, Cal State Fullerton fitness and aquatic coordinator for Rec. Sports and surfing instructor, finished her final instructions before paddling out with her first beginning surfing class.

The early morning settings were classic with picturesque surfing conditions: light-to-no wind, glassy water, temperatures hovering around 69 degrees and a clean 2 to 3-foot swell.

A few minutes after 7 a.m. the fledgling surfers put board-to-water for the first time, waded chest-deep into the ocean, plopped down bellyfirst and paddled out towards the breakers.

A solid current pushed the surfers north at a steady pace, but that did not slow them down. After a few turtle-dives and lost boards, the pack made it out to the lineup in the sea.

The pre-surf training since the start of school had paid-off; now the fun was about to begin.

Surfing is far easier than it looks.

Professionals like Andy Irons, Kelly Slater or Taj Burrow makes surfing seem like anyone can pick up a board, jump in the water and start catching waves, but this could not be further from reality. The basics of surfing start long before even the first pinky toe is submerged.

For the beginning surfing class, the previous weeks had been devoted to training in the pool. There, Wittwer did not just teach the students how to surf, she taught them how to become surfers. She shows her students basic, yet essential, tips like how to wear a leash, making the transition from wannabe to surfer seem like a day at the beach.

With the class congregating around the bleachers, drip-drying from a marathon swim, Wittwer starts a demonstration.

“The leash goes on your back foot,” Wittwer said, as she demonstrated the proper leash-wearing technique.

“I want the outside of my leash to be on the outside of my leg.”

All the students in the beginning surfing class must complete a few tests before being allowed to go into the ocean as a class.

Patrick Carlson, a 19-year-old criminal justice major, has never surfed before, but completed the test with ease.

“We had to swim the 500 [meters] in 15 [minutes],” Carlson said. “We had to swim across the pool underwater, holding our breath.”

When the students swim their laps across the pool, Wittwer paces up and down the side of the pool with a large, white cone that would make any cheerleader jealous and encourages them during their aquatic track meet.

While Wittwer gives the students hands-on training, she also teaches her students the basic anatomy of a surfboard. She points out all the es-

sential parts of a surfboard: the nose, deck, rails, fins and leash.

Buying a surfboard can be difficult, like a guitarist choosing a guitar to pick and strum, or a baseball player deciding on which glove to wear.

For people who don’t have much knowledge about surfing or surfboards, Wittwer shows her students what to look for when purchasing a new stick.

“You want the fin to be as long in inches as the board is in feet,” Wittwer said.

She explains the difference between short boards, long boards, twin-fins, single-fins and tri-fins.

Although the class will be learning on long boards, it is important for surfers to know how their tools work.

The advice came in handy for Carlson, who bought a brand new board from the Froghouse in Newport Beach two days before his first session.

“I actually just picked up my board,” Carlson said. “[It’s a] 7’10 long board.”

Wittwer flops down on the pool deck as her class focuses in on her every movement.

“Paddle, pop-up, stay low, then get up,” Wittwer explains to the onlooking crowd. “Something you guys can practice at home is something I call the three Ps: paddle, press and

pop.”

Once the students have the basic knowledge and skills to surf, the next step is dropping in and that can only be accomplished on the open sea.

At the beach, the class sits in the line up like a flock of pelicans waiting for an unlucky fish, while Wittwer waits in anticipation to see how her students will fare.

A few waves roll through and a few students paddle hard, scratching and clawing their way into the waves. The momentum of the wave grab their boards, propelling them rapidly forward.

As the wave is about to break, the rookie surfers try to pop. However, they find out that the move is much easier on solid ground.

As they try to pop, the nose of the board plummets into the water, sending their heels above their heads, propelling their boards through the back of the wave, clear out of the water. After a few attempts, those three Ps became a little more natural. Some of the students make it to their feet, experiencing the bliss that comes with surfing.

These are feelings of bliss or stoke, as Wittwer or any surfer would acknowledge.

The famous navigator Captain James Cook described stoke when he witnessed a Tahitian man surfing in the late 1700s.

By Nathan Wheadon/ Daily Titan Staff Writer

Gazing out at the ocean, surfing student Carla Darmiento perpares to hit the waves again during the early morning surfing session.

“I could not help concluding that this man felt the most supreme pleasure while he was driven fast and smoothly by the sea,” Cook wrote.

Some people, like Jessica Merriam, a 19-year-old health science major, enroll in the surfing class because she “loves surfing.” Other people just want to learn, but some have much higher expectations.

Carla Darmiento, an 18-year-old computer science major, plans to “become a pro.”

Darmiento was one of the few students who had been surfing before, however, she “never came early like this,” before the class session at Sunset Beach.

Every surfer knows that the best time to surf is early morning because the wind is either not blowing yet, or it is much calmer than midday, allowing the ocean to stay glassy.

The surfing class has become a

hit in the kinesiology department.

Wittwer said that before she started the surfing class, the only aquatic sports available were swimming and scuba. Kinesiology majors are required to take one aquatic sport to graduate, so Wittwer started the class as a temporary course.

Ever since the surfing class’ introduction, it has been popular. Since Wittwer started teaching students how to surf, she’s had to turn many students away because the class is a highly sought-after way to earn credits.

“There’s never been a semester that I don’t have a full class,” Wittwer said.

Wittwer only allows 20 students per class. This way she can keep her eye on everyone when they are out in the water, and give each person the attention that seems more like a personal lesson than a group class.

As the high tide begins to drain back out to sea, the second class of surfers starts to show up. Wittwer walks down the beach to greet them as she congratulates her first group on their achievements.

After Wittwer glides through the three Ps with her new class, she picks up her custom-made longboard and heads back out, leading her next pack of tenderfoots surfers to the water.

Wittwer shaped her own board, and had a little help on the glassing.

Wittwer’s board cuts through the water with confidence and ease, much in the same way she teaches her students; it cruises the ocean like a Rolls Royce on the freeway.

For some, surfing will become an enjoyable hobby, something to do in the summer or a fun way to exercise, but for others, surfing will become a way of life, a dedication and passion -- the way it is for Wittwer.

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Immigration laws undermine capitalism

By Rob Weaver

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

The ongoing hot-button debate about immigration to the United States has become even hotter now, a week after Mexican President Felipe Calderon openly chastised the U.S. directly on our country’s handling of undocumented immigrants.

As expected, the usual old-guy cable news personalities did their patriotic duty of fanning the ratingsboosting flames by verbally jabbing back at Calderon.

Fox News took exception to Calderon’s comments on each of their “fair and balanced” infotainment shows. Meanwhile, Lou Dobbs, an old white guy who has recently won over some of the Bill O’Reilly crowd by expressing his discontent with Mexicans who come here to work (and according

to Dobbs, bring thousands of cases of leprosy) also added his admonishment of Felipe Calderon. Dobbs asked in his weekly commentary for CNN “Are we not a nation that follows the rule of law?”

Dobbs is of course referring to the set of laws that denies migrant workers the right to work in this country.

Laws which actually do just enough to deny them rights that citizens enjoy, while allowing migrants to work “illegally” because our nation’s economy depends on them.

These laws are no better than the notorious Jim Crow laws, legislation which kept black people from economically advancing, and kept labor dirt-cheap decades after slavery was abolished.

Like our nation’s black citizens, Mexicans face an uphill battle against legislation, designed to exclude an entire group of people based on race.

A common argument against those who speak against the animallike treatment of migrant workers in the U.S. is that the Mexican government is not doing enough to help their own population, thus causing mass migration north. But this is all under the mistaken idea that Mexico has the same means as the U.S. to deal with this humanitarian issue.

People need to understand that there is a double standard here.

The U.S. is the richest country in the world, perceived globally as a land of opportunity. According to the CIA world fact book, per capita income in Mexico is one-fourth of what Americans make. So is it any surprise that destitute Mexicans seek survival where there is money to be made?

As the richest country in the world who wrested away much of our territory from Mexico, do we not have an obligation to the rest of

the world to give something back? Is Emma Lazarus’ famous poem at the base of the Statue of Liberty with the line “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses” actually a big sham?

Anti-immigration laws are surprisingly well-supported by more right-wing sects that advocate less spending and government.

They are opposed to providing medical care to Mexicans without insurance, and granting them the right to vote and participate in our country, yet they are very fond of the idea of increasing government spending on border patrolling and wall-building as well as making new laws to exclude them.

As long as laws which keep willing, hard-working Mexican immigrants from ascending in class exist, the very foundation of capitalism and our country’s spirit of competition are undermined.

Rove left void for troubled administration Comparison of Iraq and Vietnam link back to former senior adviser

By Nathaniel Zablan

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

President Bush has made some curious comments in the past couple weeks, one comparing the current war in Iraq to the Vietnam War, and another that hinted at a troop reduction in Iraq.

Bush said these seemingly odd comments just after Karl Rove announced his departure from the administration.

Throughout Bush’s political career, Rove has been often referred to as “Bush’s brain.” If these recent comments make the president look like he’s losing his mind, maybe

Rove’s nickname isn’t all that inaccurate.

Rove has been a cunning figure throughout Bush’s career, playing a major part in many of the political decisions made by the president, even before his term.

Rove first served as Bush’s adviser during his congressional campaign in 1978, then advised Bush in his gubernatorial campaigns in Texas in 1993 and 1998.

Behind Bush’s most controversial decisions as president, Rove has been there to suggest, advise and back these decisions.

Rove was not just an influence in the policies of the Bush administration, but he was also an influence in all of Bush’s speeches.

Since the beginning of the war in Iraq, Bush has not shown a sign of backing down, and has been very adamant about the amount of force that he has ordered the military to use. Every time that the idea of pulling out, or even reducing the

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I have a confession to make. I am a bad, irresponsible journalist. I say this because I am majoring in journalism, though, surprisingly, I am not interested in news. I don’t read the newspaper, watch news programs or even listen to news radio while driving to school in the morning. I do, however, hope my professors don’t read this because if they do I guarantee they call upon me during the next class to share on that day’s current events.

Though, even with all my efforts to avoid news, I still managed to hear one of last week’s hot topics almost the minute the story broke – Owen Wilson’s suicide attempt.

Furthermore, I’d be willing to bet that almost everyone, aside from elderly people, young children and people living in the Amish country with no access to technology, has heard of this news as well. What’s sad is that I found this information out without even cracking an issue of Us Weekly or logging on to www.

PerezHilton.com.

Wilson’s suicide attempt has been splattered across more publications and TV programs than news

of the buried coal miners in Utah.

Though, when the Wilson news broke, it did, in the very least, sit alongside the miners’ story on the “Most Popular Headlines” list on www.CNN.com.

With this celebrity story being spotlighted so heavily I don’t know what is more intriguing to me: the fact that there actually is a world of news out there more interesting and relevant to our lives than some people may think, or that, according to the National Center for Health Science, there’s at least 535,000 attempted suicides in the U.S. every year and this is the one everyone’s talking about.

Granted, Owen Wilson is a public figure and thus, is newsworthy in peoples’ minds. I also understand the interesting angle on this Hollywood news being that he is, outwardly, such a happy, funny guy and so it’s shocking to the public that he, of all people, wanted to end his life.

Owen Wilson aside, celebrities are making headlines more and more these days. They’re doing drugs, getting DUIs or going to rehab. And they are competing with all the trapped coal miners, resigning politicians and disaster anniversaries.

News reporters may die before admitting celebrity gossip is news, but such hot topics are slowly breaking free from their water cooler conversation prison. The fact

amount of, troops has been brought up, Bush would always reply that an increasing amount of force was necessary.

Every now and then, political commentators would compare the current war to the war in Vietnam, and Bush would reply that this war is a completely different war, and would acknowledge no such similarity.

Bush has held steady his opinions on the war up until the middle of August, when Rove said that he would leave the White House staff, citing that he wanted to spend more time with his family.

This was the departure of “Bush’s brain.”

Since the departure, a Rove-less Bush said in a speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars that a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq “would lead to widespread death and suffering” as it did in the Vietnam War. Had Rove, who has spent more

than a decade shaping the image of our current president, been there to monitor Bush’s speech, there is no doubt that he would not have let the president make such a controversial comparison.

Shortly after the Vietnam comparison, Bush shocked both supporters and nonsupporters by hinting at the possibility of reducing the number of troops in Iraq. Granted, he mentioned neither a timetable nor a specific amount of troops for this possible reduction, but this comes as quite a shock after hearing the president constantly push for more troops.If Rove was still Bush’s chief adviser, the president would have never had the option of changing gears.During Rove’s career, his influence in Bush’s political image was very eminent.

Now that Rove has called it quits, his influence is much more evident, as political pundits really do see a president who seems to have lost his mind.

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Remembering Sept. 11 every year

It is important to remember every major event no matter the day or year.

We choose to remember major events only on years that are evenly divisible by five and Sept.

11, 2001 is no different. Compare our coverage last year, which took up the entire front page, with coverage two years ago.

What’s the difference?

Honestly, nothing except that it was four years ago versus five.

Americans choose only to remember certain anniversaries on conventional dates. It seems it has been the appropriate time to stop for a moment and reflect. That’s why five-, 10-, and 25-year wedding anniversaries are major ones for couples. They mark a moment to look at the years that have gone by and say, for a moment, look at the life we’ve had together.

With something like Sept. 11, which has affected so many peo-

ple in so many different ways, it is important to remember it every day and to reflect on the ways it has impacted our lives.

Important questions come to mind about the events and effects of Sept. 11.

Are the families of the Sept. 11 victims being taken care of? Are we truly safer?

Why did Osama Bin Laden publish a video blog within a week of the anniversary? Why isn’t he dead yet? Is the war in Iraq a smart war? How long will it continue?

The effects of Sept. 11 are still being encountered by every American and they will continue to become a part of our culture.

While today may not get the same level of coverage as it did last year and tomorrow we may not have a reason to bring it up, it is important to keep those questions at the top of your mind.

2006

Fifth Anniversary of Sept. 11

Celeb crazed culture that celebrity-hating journalists are even talking about the absurdity of entertainment gossip has already scored one for Hollywood because it gets people talking. It’s along the same lines as the saying “there’s no such thing as bad publicity.”

For example, the new reality show “Anchorwoman” on Fox where a model becomes a news anchor in order to prove that such a job requires no skill. It’s a ridiculous sounding show, but I bet people who thought the same thing tuned in to its premiere just to see how ridiculous it is, thus, boosting its ratings and making the network gurus at Fox pretty happy.

We are at an all-time high with an overabundance of reality shows and series based around following celebrities around everyday. However, networks keep coming out with more of those shows because we keep watching. We’re addicted at this point. The addiction does not just stop at watching. If you’re a true celebrity junkie, their life takes over your life. And their news becomes the news you talk about with your friends. I am no exception to this group of obsessed.

Just today I was hanging out with a friend whom I haven’t seen in two weeks. We were with each other for approximately two hours and I think no less than half that time was spent dishing, not about our own lives, but rather celebrities’ lives. Though this is not where the

problem comes in. We talked about them as if we knew them personally. We discussed how we hate Justin, the guy who’s dating Audrina from “The Hills,” and how Spencer, Heidi’s boyfriend on “The Hills,” is an absolute prick and she needs to wake up and realize the same. I know I am not alone in this disgusting habit.

We are a celebrity-crazed culture.

Gossip has played a prominent role in society for ages, from neighborhood gossip to talk amongst high society cliques. Furthermore, I’m sure many of you have encountered or took place in gossiping yourselves. Us Weekly-esque conversation is no different. It just shows that gossiping has evolved. It’s now an escape, not only from our own lives, but from our own world. Instead of gossiping about your friend or neighbor, you gossip about your favorite reality star or movie actor.

Also, I think pouring over celebrity news can make us feel better about ourselves sometimes. Compared to celebrities, the average person tends to look a bit more normal and sane, unless you are also a pregnant 20-something-year-old with a few DUI and drug charges on her record, who just did some time in jail and is dating a rocker and rumored to be anorexic.

For the average and sane person, I say gossip is a healthy and essential part of life. Just don’t let it become your life.

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2005

Fourth Anniversary of Sept. 11

A call to arms and writers

By Richard Tinoco

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

Every week the many nerds and geeks that run the Daily Titan huddle on the sixth floor to pitch stories for the upcoming issues. People raise their hands in a hurry to get the best stories and the ones that aren’t quick enough have to report about an ASI meeting. Snore.

As I witness the exchanges of words and speedy hand-raising during class, I’ve noticed the opinion editor is always left with stories to hand out. Whether the writers of the Daily Titan have an opinion or not – subjects have ranged from the Iraq war, Hurricane Katrina, Cal State Fullerton baseball – I believe it’s time to open the forum up to the rest of the school.

Despite the appearance of desperation or a cattle call, this isn’t about that. This is about the students of CSUF gathering and submitting their opinions for the readers of the school. This is about students finally rallying together, as a community, no matter how small, and dispelling the often mentioned “commuter school” moniker CSUF keeps getting associated with.

Maybe you don’t want to read some other guy’s ramblings about the Iraq war or Hurricane Katrina; there’s always Bill O’ Reilly for that nonsense. Maybe there are other is-

sues – social for instance – out there you want to read about: Interracial dating? Television? iPhone problems?

And not to hate on the opinion section of the newspaper, but it’s usually all about politics. For once, I would like it to be about something else. Anything else. Maybe something that’s not trying to be controversial for controversial’s sake. That’s why “The View” had Rosie and now people are rolling their eyes. Totally over it.

If more students don’t voice their opinions, then you’re going to have to suffer through the Daily Titan’s recycled opinion writers about subjects you don’t really care about. On top of that, the same people will be the casting their opinions, which means only so many point of views will be written about. Talk about the need for diversity when there are over 36,000 enrolled students. That is a lot of voices.

So if you don’t want to blast off on a nameless Internet forum that most people won’t read, except for that guy in Ohio, then I suggest – No, scratch that – I encourage you to pick up a pen or type it out on your laptop and submit it to the editor. The editor will take care of the details. I’m just here to state an opinion.

The Daily Titan is a newspaper by college students, for college students, and the time has come to participate.

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Familiar face returns to CSUF baseball Serrano’s Achievements

Bram Makonda

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2007 Serrano brought a three-year-old UCI program to its first College World Series and was awarded National Coach of the Year honors from Baseball America.

2004-2007 Serrano posted a 114-66-1 (.633) record in three seasons with the UCI Anteaters.

1997-2004 CSUF reached the College World Series every year of Serrano’s eight seasons as the assistant coach.

1995-1996 Served two seasons as University of Tennessee’s pitching coach. The Volunteers reached the College World Series for the first time in 44 years in 1995, losing twice to eventual champion CSUF.

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By cameron pemstein / daily titan photo editor Head Coach Dave Serrano, wearing his CSUF World Series Championship ring, answers questions at a press conference re-introducing him to CSUF on Monday.

This is “Back to the Future,” otherwise known as Bram’s Breakdown.

If you read my pre-season NFL special you would have thought that I rode the DeLorean myself into today, took the biggest headlines and brought them back with me in writing my columns.

Pennington lived up to my underachiever of the week title and was knocked out, marking another injury-plagued season.

Peyton Manning kicked off the season with a bang destroying ex-Colt, and prized off-season pickup, Jason David.

LaDanian Tomlinson owners who took my advice to start him against a tough Bears defense saw his intangible numbers go up while his rushing yards dipped.

Tomlinson threw for a touchdown pass, recording the fourth of his career.

This week saw the return of healed quarterbacks. Ben Roethlisberger and Matt Hasselbeck bounced back strongly and both should be a solid starter for the season.

I will make my Super Bowl pick right now. A repeat of the match up of two years ago, both the Seahawks and the Steelers will make it back to the big dance.

Remember this pick folks, it will prove my time machine exists.

For this week, my underachiever will be a bold pick. Call me a Randy Moss hater, but I refuse to jump on his bandwagon. His stats will not skyrocket the way every analyst seems to be predicting. His number of receptions are low, but the yards and YAC (yards after catch) are phenomenal. Don’t rely on him week in and week out, especially this week against San Diego. Merriman and company gave Moss trouble while he was with the Raiders.

As for my other sleeper, start Rex Grossman this week at home against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Grossman plays better at home and should be considered to start in your leagues.

Enjoy this weekend’s matchups and pop in “Back to the Future” between games, it will make your Sunday that much better.

Men’s soccer suffers first loss of season, Douglas’ health questionable for Friday’s tournament by elyse Marozick

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

What could have been the fourth shutout in a row for the Cal State Fullerton’s men’s soccer team turned into its first loss of the season Sunday night. In the championship game of the Titan Tournament, the men lost to the University of Michigan Wolverines 4-0.

The footwork of CSUF players

Andres Jarquin and Michael Farfan wasn’t enough to stop the Wolverines’ offense.

With 23 minutes left in the first half, senior goalkeeper Brent Douglas was injured and had to leave the game. Initial reports said Douglas suffered an injury to the head, but it is unclear as to how severe the injury was and if it will keep him out of Friday night’s game.

Twenty-year-old junior Kevin Puder replaced Douglas and was on

the field for the first time this season.

“I’m always mentally and physically prepared to go in at anytime,” Puder said. “I was happy to get on the field.”

Despite his efforts and some amazing saves, CSUF’s defense could not keep the ball out of their own net.

The first goal surprised the Titans and affected them for the rest of the game.

The game was plagued with inju-

ries and fouls, one even resulting in a red card on sophomore Farfan.

With Farfan’s removal, the men were left with 10 players on the field versus Michigan’s 11 players.

CSUF Head Coach Bob Ammann could not comment on the red card foul until he saw the replay on the video but he said that it is just part of the game.

“The boys were maybe too hard on themselves tonight,” Ammann said. “We need to keep the mistakes

to a minimum and the bottom line is that the two mistakes we had in the first half resulted in the first two goals.”

To fans, the Wolverines seemed to have an injury every other minute and a lot of the calls were believed to be untrue.

Ammann said they were able to do it and get away with it but would not elaborate, just saying that he had formulated his own opinions about the calls.

“My team’s not dirty,” Ammann said. “Look at our overall foul count and you’ll see it’s not high. We didn’t become dirty tonight.”

With a 3-1 record, the men will now prepare for their tournament at UCLA this upcoming weekend.

“Our spirits are already up,” CoCaptain Pete Kingman said. “We did things right and the attitudes on this team are brilliant ... We have great team spirit.”

Friday’s match kicks off at 5 p.m.