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DTSHORTHAND Intersession split into two segments To better meet student needs, Intersession 2008 at Cal State Fullerton will offer two segments. Session A begins Dec. 17, with a recess from Dec. 22 to Jan. 1. Segment B begins on Jan. 2. Intersession ends Friday, Jan. 18. Intersession is open to the public as well as CSUF students. Priority registration for Intersession begins Nov. 13 for both segments. For more information, contact Karen McKinley at (714)2787192, or at kmckinley@fullerton. edu.
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YOUTUBE: MAN OF MANY VOICES
Master impressionist Frank Caliendo showcases his talents in this edited standup performance. The man makes his characters sound better than the real people. Caliendo’s magic not only lies with his ever-changing voice, but also in his actions. He is a tremendous physical comedian, mimicking the unique facial expressions of each person. John Madden, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, George W. Bush. No one is safe from his satirical wrath. Duration: 9:29
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Due to a reporting error in an article in the Sept. 26 issue titled “Doctorate program takes flight at Cal State Fullerton,” information regarding the program was incorrect. The College of Education expects to have around 60 students enrolled in the program at any one time. The Daily Titan regrets this error.
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CSUF officials keeps a close watch on a couple of protesters on campus By Karl Zynda
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Jeremy Sonnier, of Lafayette, La., shifted on top of his step stool and turned to the faces in the audience surrounding him.The question, full of challenge and certitude, was delivered with a shout. “Why should God let you into heaven?” he repeated, as he waved his arms, clutching a black Bible in one hand. “Why did the Lord Jesus Christ come into this world?” Taunts and shouts rose from the nearly 200-person crowd as students exited the Humanities Building yesterday at noon. Sonnier’s companion, Paul Mitchell, held a sign saying “DON’T GO TO HELL” across the top in red letters. A long list of sinners were listed below. “The reason He came is because you’re a sinner,” Sonnier said. To one side of the crowd, a welldressed man in sunglasses watched
quietly, looking for signs of trouble. University Police was close by. Esiquio Uballe, associate dean of students, often watches speakers who come to the campus. He said Mitchell has visited the campus at least once a year in the past five years. He said he wishes Mitchell would get a permit when he comes to campus so he could have contact information in case there is an incident. A permit also reserves space to speak. The school can’t keep any speakers away, Uballe said, because the school is on public property. Uballe believes in letting speakers and demonstrators express themselves, as long as safety is maintained and the school’s mission – education – is not compromised. “During the ‘60s, when students demonstrated, there were problems because of the way administrations reacted,” Uballe said. “We’re in a new era of free speech, in terms of how we respond to their requests to be on campus, instead of banning them.” Demonstrations are monitored for any activity that may interfere See PROTESTERS, Page 3
By Kimberly carroll/For the Daily Titan Students congregate on the Cal State Fullerton quad [above left]. Jeremy Sonnier, an open air preacher, argues with freshman Ivan Ngo [above]. Ngo disagreed with Sonnier on many religious views. “During the ‘60s, when students demonstrated, there were problems because of the way adminstrations reacted,” Esiquio Uballe, Cal State Fullerton associate dean of students said. “We’re in a new era of free speech, in terms of how we respond to their requests to be on campus, instead of banning them.
Fee increase tied to new rec center Movies starring women Payoff to gradual increase should be seen with the facility opening next year By Belinda Hurtado
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As of spring 2008, Cal State Fullerton students will not only have a new Student Recreational Center,
but an increase in student fees as well. In fall 2001, a fee referendum passed to increase student fees by $20 in order to begin construction on the center, and $30 after the building was to be completed. Overall, these increases will now put student fees at $134 per semester, with another $30 being added to the fees for summer semester. Over the years, the money from
student fees is collected by the campus and deposited into revenue funds in the chancellor’s office, said Marsha Farwick, Associated Students, Inc. director of Financial Operations and Technology. The chancellor’s office then gives approval to spend the money, which is put towards projects like the center, Farwick said. See FEES, Page 2
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clude “Across the Universe.” “Frida,” released in 2003, dealt with many issues still relevant in today’s society: infidelity, bisexuality and rebellion. “Our hope is that our audience By Gail Navarro will take away some thought-proDaily Titan Staff Writer voking ideas about gender and/or news@dailytitan.com cultural issues in each film,” Sue Passalacqua, associate director of the For the third time this semester, center, said in an e-mail interview. the Cal State Fullerton women’s cenHaving survived an accident that ter is hosting a movie night tonight left her disabled for the rest of her in University Hall room 205 with life, Frida Kahlo used art as a way to a showing of “CARGO: Innocence release her physical and emotional Lost,” a docu-drama following a girl frustrations. who was a victim of human traffickThe resilient artist endured an ing in the United States. equally painful relationship with Created by renowned the center’s revolutionary Special Events mural painter, and Office Diego Rivera, [I wanted to have] Coordinator portrayed by a venue to depict Jerri Freeman, Alfred Mo“Reel Women, women culturally and lina. Real World” What starthistorically. screens free ed out as just a – Jerri Freeman movies and young woman CSUF Women’s Center highlights admiring an the impact of established fictional and artist, turned non-fictional into a tumulwomen. tuous marriage “I’m a big movie fan,” Freeman full of deceit, heated arguments and said. “[I wanted to have] a venue to reckless binge drinking. depict women culturally and historiThis type of behavior still exists cally.” today. In addition to documentaries, Communications major Patrick Freeman said she wanted to include Camacho said in terms of infidelity, feature films and two weeks ago, the “[It’s] not socially acceptable and it’s center presented “Frida.” really frowned upon now.” The movie depicts the charismatic By addressing a hot button issue Mexican painter played by Salma such as unfaithfulness, “Frida” not Hayek and was directed by Julie TaySee REEL WOMEN, Page 2 mor, whose recent film credits in-
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FARMINGTON, Mo. (AP) – It’s a hefty price for a pastry: A man accused of stealing a 52-cent doughnut could face time in jail. Authorities said Scott A. Masters, 41, slipped the doughnut into his sweatshirt, then pushed away a clerk who tried to stop him as he fled the store. The push is being treated as minor assault, which transforms a misdemeanor shoplifting charge to a strong-armed robbery with a potential prison term of five to 15 years. Because he has a criminal history, prosecutors say they could seek 30 years. “Strong-arm robbery? Over a doughnut? That’s impossible,” Masters said from jail. He admitted that he took the pastry but denied touching the employee. Masters said he didn’t even get to enjoy his ill-gotten gains: He threw the doughnut away as he fled.
By Damon Casarez/For the Daily Titan Matthew Williams rations his drinking water into shot glasses for conservation. See page 3 for story on Cal State Fullerton’s efforts to look into water conservation for the entire university.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS 15 executed in Afghanistan, ending moratorium
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Ending a three-year moratorium on the death penalty, Afghanistan executed 15 prisoners by gunfire, including a man convicted of killing three foreign journalists during the U.S.-led invasion, the prisons chief announced Monday. The United Nations protested the executions, which could complicate the missions of some NATO nations here. The crimes committed by those executed included murder, kidnapping and armed robbery, but officials said no Taliban or al-Qaida fighters were among the prisoners. Until it was ousted in late 2001, Afghanistan’s hardline Taliban regime carried out executions in public, many of them at the Kabul stadium. The new government pledged to the international community it would halt executions, and had carried out only one previously, in 2004. The 15 deaths could complicate relationships between the government and some NATO countries with military forces here. Foreign troops often hand over captured militants to the Afghan government, raising the question of whether countries that do not use the death penalty might stop surrendering prisoners.
NATIONAL NEWS Sprinter returns five medals after steroid admission (AP) – Marion Jones gave back the five medals she won at the Sydney Olympics on Monday and agreed to forfeit all other results dating back to Sept. 1, 2000, further punishment for her admission that she was a drug cheat. The three gold medals and two bronzes were turned over to U.S. Olympic Committee and U.S. Anti-Doping Agency officials at her attorneys’ office in Austin, Texas. They are en route to USOC headquarters in Colorado Springs, and the USOC will return them to the International Olympic Committee. Jones won golds in the 100 and 200 meters, as well as the 1,600 relay. She won bronzes in the 400 relay and the long jump. It will be up to the IOC to decide what to do with the medals and whether to vacate Jones’ results from Sydney — which could cost her relay teammates medals, too. Jones pleaded guilty Friday to lying to federal investigators about using steroids, saying she’d taken designer steroid “the clear” from September 2000 to July 2001. “The clear” has been linked to BALCO, the lab at the center of the steroids scandal in professional sports.
STATE NEWS Duel water bonds will compete in November 2008 SACRAMENTO (AP) – Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Monday said they are considering placing dueling, multibillion dollar water bonds on the November 2008 ballot if a special session on water policy fails this week. Whether the state should build more reservoirs is the key point. The state Senate is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a $6.8 billion Democratic plan to repair deteriorating river levees, increase water storage and restore the troubled Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, which funnels drinking and irrigation water to much of California. Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata said he did not think Republicans would provide the two votes needed to send his bill to the Assembly. He added $1 billion Monday to his borrowing plan, with the new money going to programs that would recycle storm water and sewage. Republicans favor a competing $9 billion plan proposed by Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Perata’s plan does not call for specific new reservoirs but would allow communities to apply for state grants to build their own dams. He said he did not expect a compromise bill to pass the Senate and the Assembly by Oct. 16.
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REEL WOMEN: MOVIE SCREENINGs ON TUESDAYS (From Page 1) only serves as a biographical picture but a social commentary as well. The story of “Frida” focused on the chronological experience of a female protagonist who fell victim to the social environment around her and bent the rules of gender roles, in order to achieve a level of autonomy in a male-dominated world and
marriage for that matter. “All of the events in Frida’s life seemed to shape the development and unfolding of her independence,” Passalacqua said. The center plans on showing a total of 11 films until the series ends on Dec. 4. The only exception is on Nov. 20 due to a school holiday. As a special treat, the center pro-
vides free popcorn. Drinks and candy are available for 50 cents each. Next spring, Freeman will continue showing movies every Tuesday at 5 p.m. and said maybe she will change the time in order to accommodate students’ schedules. “[This semester] we had to pick a time when people could be there,” Freeman said. “But you can’t make
everybody happy.” This month films such as “Black and Blue,” “The Color Purple” and “Thin” will be featured in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. For more information on the film screenings, go to: http://campusapps.fullerton.edu/news/Inside/2007/reelwomen.html
Fees: students help university pay for rec center (From Page 1) No state funding is being used in the $40 million project. Cal State Fullerton has asked for a loan of $26 million from the System Wide Revenue Bonds program to add to the $14 million that has accumulated in revenue funds through student fees. Money collected from the students offsets the amount that the university must borrow, much like how the Titan Student Union was funded, Farwick said. “We are also paying back the 1992 expansion [in the TSU]. We borrowed $10 million,” Farwick said. She also said student fees held in reserves pay for the existing TSU debt, the new center and the cost to operate both facilities. Plans to open the center had originally been scheduled for the 2004/2005 school year. But construction delays on the second school parking structure held up the rec center project. Because of this delay, CSUF was allowed more time to gather more money for it. Kyle Marienthial, a 21-year-old health science major, said he doesn’t mind paying the student fee increase because it is another resource while at school. “You haven’t been inside so you don’t know what you’re paying for. I think they should open it for a semester to see what it is you’re paying for,” Marienthial said. “But 30 bucks a semester isn’t that bad because it
By Karl Thunman/Daily Titan Photo Editor The Cal State Fullerton Student Recreation Center is scheduled to open in the spring of 2008.
isn’t a tank of gas anymore.” Some students may also be confused about whether the rec center will be beneficial to them. Some who don’t use the current facilities offered on campus, such as kinesiology major Juan Carlos Huerta, said that the rec center is not a good investment. “They could use the money to help lower tuition instead of building new buildings,” 24-year-old Huerta said, but added that he will
consider using the new center since he is paying for it. Marienthial also said he has mixed feelings on whether the center is a good investment. “They spent a lot of money on that [football] stadium and it’s only used maybe a couple of times a week and that’s not even by students 100 percent of the time,” he said. The new center is scheduled to open this spring. It will feature a weight training room and various
cardio activities, a multi-court gymnasium, an indoor jogging track, multipurpose activity rooms, racquetball and sports courts, a floor exercise and stretching area, a sports climbing wall and outdoor leisure and lap swimming pools. Students are looking forward to what the center will offer them. “I think you’re just going to meet more people because right now we’re kind of spread out, and the pool will be sweet too,” Marienthial said.
Parvovirus outbreak in OC fatal to dogs Vaccination is key in preventing dogs from suffering from disease By Jessica Porter
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Since late August, a large number of dogs in Orange County have died from a parvovirus outbreak, something that has never occurred in the region. The outbreak hit Santa Ana the hardest with the greatest number of cases reported. The 17th Street Animal Hospital in Santa Ana has seen 22 cases in the last month, a sharp increase from the average one case a month. “I’ve seen more cases than any other veterinarian in the county,” veterinarian James C. Coghlan said. There is no official cause of the parvovirus outbreak in Orange County. “I think it started on Memorial Day. Some dog with parvo was sick, vomiting or had diarrhea,” Coghlan said. “Then everyone went to the park, got it on their shoes and took it home to their dog.”
Canine parvovirus is more con- and client advocate of Banfield Pet centrated in Santa Ana for two rea- Hospital. sons, Coghlan said. Dogs with parvo are severely ill “All of the families here have dogs, for three to seven days, but antibibut most people do not get them otic treatment, rest and fluids to stop vaccinated. Many people bring pets the dehydration are recommended here from Tijuana and Mexico, a treatment, according to Johnson. place which has Parvovirus is esa high number pecially dangerous of cases of parvo- I think it started on for puppies that virus,” Coghlan have not developed Memorial Day. Some said. an immune system Canine parvo- dog with parvo was and dogs that have virus can last up sick, vomiting or had not received their to six months in vaccinations. the environment diarrhea. Treating parand is highly – James C. Coghlan vovirus is very contagious. Veterinarian expensive and, acParvovirus atcording to Coghtacks the inteslan, the average tinal tract causcost is $1,400 for ing vomiting, care, medication diarrhea, fever and depression. Most and hospitalization. dogs die from dehydration while Most families cannot afford the others are euthanized to prevent the treatment and the dogs end up bespread of the disease. ing euthanized. In rare cases, the disease spreads into major organs such as the heart and liver, causing death. There is no cure for the disease, but a majority of dogs with parvo survive with supportive treatment, said Karen Johnson, vice president
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Drought highlights need to conserve water at Cal State Fullerton CSUF and Long Beach State do their parts to control water usage By Karl Zynda
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California is well known for its sunny weather and fair beaches. The long-term forecast does not look so picturesque – it’s beginning to look scary. A water drought due to lack of rain and snowfall has put the spotlight on water conservation from individuals and state entities. The maintenance directors and landscape managers at Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State share this heightened awareness of the need to conserve water. But so far, few new changes have been made to the many water-saving measures used by both universities. Steve Dugas, manager of landscape services at CSUF, said that irrigation is centrally controlled using Calsense irrigation software. Dugas said the software enables the control of 85 to 90 percent of the irrigation timers on the campus. Timers are controlled by satellite signals that can be adjusted from a Web site. Plants that need little water are being planted in new landscapes, Dugas said. Low-flow irrigation is being used in new landscaping. The landscaping around the new College of Business and Economics building will have 90 percent low-flow irrigation. The water requirements of plants are calculated by determining evapotranspiration rates. Through evapotranspiration, the amount of water used by a plant and evaporated from its soil is given. Soil types, plant water usage, weather, and season are considered to determine how many plants will be irrigated. Drip systems, instead of sprinklers, can allow irrigation to be adjusted for specific plants rather than sections of landscapes. Drip systems have little or no more added cost to purchase and install, Dugas said. There may be some small added maintenance cost due to the need to monitor and repair the drip lines. Long Beach drew attention from
By Damon Casarez/For the Daily Titan Matthew Williams sucks up water in a puddle to conserve during the drought. “We have constant monitoring of irrigation systems to make sure we are not having runoff,” Brian McKinnon, manager of landscape services at Long Beach State, said. “If areas are too wet, we take the time to reduce the time on the controllers. It comes down to overall teamwork and cooperation.”
across the state when the city’s Board of Water Commissioners activated the city’s Emergency Water Supply Shortage Plan in mid-September. Residents have been barred from hosing off sidewalks, daytime sprinkler use and plant watering. Residents are prohibited from watering their plants more than three times per week, according to cbs2. com. In Long Beach restaurants, water is served only upon request. Hotel guests have the option of not having their towels and linens washed daily. The biggest factors prompting the board’s declaration was the eightyear-long drought in the Colorado River watershed and a court decision that will severely limit water removal from the Sacramento/San Joaquin River Delta. The declaration has not directly affected Long Beach State, explains Robert Quirk, director of facilities
management for the school. The campus saves water, Quirk said, by using 900,000 gallons of reclaimed water a year for irrigation. Hands-free faucets and 30 water-free urinals also help save water. Quirk estimates that centralized irrigation control helps the campus save 254,000 cubic feet of water annually. Brian McKinnon, manager of landscape services at Long Beach State, said that a centralized irrigation system and reclaimed water use are the two major means by which irrigation water is saved. “We really don’t come under city guidelines,” he said, explaining that as part of the CSUs, Long Beach State is a state-controlled entity. He also said that he believed the water board’s declarations were guidelines, not mandates. The current drought has resulted in a “heightened awareness” of wa-
ter usage and of looking for possible water wasting. As an example, Quirk said that broken irrigation heads would be repaired more rapidly during the drought. McKinnon noted that the awareness of water usage means watching out for waste. “We have constant monitoring of irrigation systems to make sure we are not having runoff,” he said. “If areas are too wet, we take the time to reduce the time on the controllers. It comes down to overall teamwork and cooperation.” CSUF does not use reclaimed water. Dugas said this may be due to the lack of reclaimed water lines close by. In an e-mail interview, Mike Anthony, an associate physical plant director at CSUF, mentioned lowflush valves on all restroom fixtures as a water conservation measure that has been installed.
In the future, ultra-low-flush valves may be used if they test successfully. The campus has one waterless urinal that Anthony said is “being tested in the Physical Plant office.” The numbers don’t lie: the past rainy season in nearby Los Angeles was its driest in 130 years of record keeping, according to U.S. Water News. In response, government water agencies, such as the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and Long Beach’s Board of Water Commissioners have called for conservation. Using spot radio ads, TV commercials and Web sites, the commissions have warned of dangers to Southern California’s water supply and offered tips for conserving water. “We live in a desert, and we always need good water policies,” Quirk said.
ProtestERs: A right to voice Their opinions (From Page 1) with the school’s functioning, such as blocking of sidewalks or doorways. If a situation becomes unsafe for the speakers or the crowd, police will ask them to leave. “Their purpose, if asked, is to spread the word of God, but most of the time, it’s sort of a shouting match,” said Uballe, commenting on the scene. Mitchell, 66, and Sonnier, 32, visit college campuses in California from UC Santa Barbara to San Diego State. The two are from Cornerstone Ministries, based in Norwalk. They preach of hell, God’s judgment, repentance and salvation, using a confrontational style. Mitchell was previously arrested in Long Beach for trespassing and unruly conduct, according to Viewpoints, the Riverside City College newspaper. Police escorted Mitchell off the CSUF campus last year, according to a past article in the Daily Titan. Students interviewed said that Sonnier and Mitchell were being both judgmental and hypocritical. “This is so sad. This is making me sick,” said Amanda Alexander, 18, a psychology major.”This guy is so unbelievably ignorant. The way he’s so judgmental against other people. He’s going to produce kids and they’re going to be as judgmental as he is.” Many of the students who confronted Sonnier and Mitchell identified themselves as Christians. “I’m half the things on that sign and I’m a Christian,” said Andrew Smith, 19, a finance major, to Mitchell. Mitchell replied that Smith was redeemed from those things on the sign, if he is a Christian. Smith complained of the two preacher’s emphases. “The Bible says that God is love,” Smith said. “Romans 3:23 says, ‘For all have sinned.’ All means everybody. That’s the nature of being human. What they do is preaching hate right now. Their focus is on sin, rather than redemption. We all screw up, but God is loving and forgiving.”
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No reason to honor Columbus Students attended school Monday while government agencies took the day off for Columbus Day. Nice going, way to keep the dying folklore alive, Big Brother. Christopher Columbus: explorer and innovator, but also a pillager, rapist and murderer. And apparently, a national hero. While the public has learned the true nature of the man who “discovered” America, our government is slow to denounce the man responsible for initiating the European invasion of what would be America, and what would later be the savage destruction of Native Americans. Years or decades ago, we, as grade school students, colored maps of the explorer’s travel route. We made ships out of construction paper, hats out of newspapers and paraded around the kickball field. But that was before we learned true history, which unraveled a man hiding behind a legend. Columbus was a man that was really just in it for the money. So is that your American ideal? You can’t discover a country that has had human beings living there peacefully for centu-
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ries. That’s ridiculous. And, if you’re going to credit Columbus as the first European in America, then you should know that Leif Erickson was there centuries before Columbus. And Erickson did it on purpose. It seems that the government is taking another opportunity to take Monday off. The same reason we take off any Monday: three-day weekend. You can have three-day weekends for laughable reasons, such as Flag Day, but this crosses the line. Yesterday, protesters clashed with police officers in Denver over Columbus Day festivities. One protester claimed that Columbus was “the first trans-Atlantic slave trader.” It should be an insult to American veterans that Columbus gets the same holiday treatment that they do. We think that anyone reading this can come up with at least 10 other icons in history who are more deserving of a holiday than Columbus. Because Columbus accidentally landed in a country that wasn’t his to begin with, we can’t buy stamps or deposit our checks.
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October 9, 2007
Veto of health care bill unsound By Christin Davis
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
Before any commercial flight leaves the ground, a stewardess will stand in the center aisle and give instructions in case of emergency, “Always put your own oxygen mask on and then help the people around you with theirs.” It’s a simple concept that can be applied to a spectrum of situations in life – if you don’t make sure you are getting oxygen, you may not have the ability to help others keep breathing. In today’s political culture however, this simple concept seems hardly ever applied. In early October, President Bush used his veto power for the fourth time in his presidency, denying legis-
lation for a bill to expand health insurance for children of low-income working parents because it is too costly and edges too close to federalized medicine. The bi-partisan bill would have allowed for $60 billion to be spent on the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) over the next five years. The now 10-year-old program expired at the end of September but received emergency funding from Congress for six weeks. The bill, passed in the Senate but short of a veto-proof margin in the House of Representatives, would use some funding from increased tobacco taxes to provide an additional 3 to 4 million children health coverage in America. Opponents of the health care bill say it would be a step toward socialized medicine and would unneces-
sarily allow for children of middleclass families to receive benefits. But supporters argue the program provides much-needed health insurance to children of working families, who would otherwise not be medically covered. Eligibility is determined by set federal rules. Bush has said he would sign a bill that would cap the program’s funding at $25 billion so middle-class families do not drop private insurance to receive this coverage. The Urban Institute, a nonpartisan economic and social policy research organization, estimated 80 percent of the children who would be covered under this bill are in families making less than $40,000 a year – too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to afford private insurance. Republican Senator Pat Roberts
(Kan.) told the Los Angeles Times, “The administration is threatening to veto this bill because of ‘excessive spending’ and the belief that this bill is a step toward federalization of health care. I am not for excessive spending and strongly oppose the federalization of health care. And if the administration’s concerns with this bill were accurate, I would support a veto. But, bluntly put, they are not.” This veto comes a week after Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates asked Congress to approve an additional $42.3 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The additional funds would bring the Bush administration’s 2008 war-funding request to nearly $190 billion – the largest total for a single year since the war began – and would be used to See Health care, page 5
Always political. Sometimes correct. Rarely politically correct. What’s a little torture? “This government does not torture people.” Ordinarily when I fall off my couch laughing at one of Mr. Bush’s comments, it’s due to his failure to grasp and pronounce basic English or the cute way his face scrunches up when, like a deer caught in headlights, he’s caught off guard by a difficult question or, well, any question. But this little statement, made incidentally with a face as straight as a marine at a gay pride parade, sent me reeling into a paroxysm of laughter. No, this government doesn’t torture people, but its employees might. As I picked myself up off the floor, tears still streaking my face, I thought, “The puppet has mastered his dance … somewhere Cheney and Geppeto are laughing, cocktails in hand.” Certainly only a wooden doll could fly so freely in the face of reason – Gitmo, Blackwater, Military Tribunals- with nary a wink or nudge in sight. The rest of us – bogged down with brains, hearts and human substance – wouldn’t
make it past lift off. Just as quickly as Mr. Bush’s proclamation sent me flying off the couch, the consequences of his words stopped me dead in my tracks. This denial, this complete lack of accountability, this bold–faced lie spews out the mouth of the international representative for America. Our president is pulling an O.J. Mr. Bush, in a nutshell, is giving the world the finger. This sort of arrogance should send chills up your spine. If the leader of the free world, the representative for freedom, human rights and democracy can unilaterally commit and then deny incidents, if done elsewhere, would be considered by us to be atrocities – what hope do the people in countries like Burma have? It may seem a giant leap in topic to jump from the president’s statement to the current mistreatment of Burmese citizens, but with public outcry calling for the United States to do something about the plight of the Burmese; his words suddenly cast a disturbing light.
What exactly is the United States supposed to do? Due to Iraq and Mr. Bush’s blatant mockery of human rights, America has lost a considerable amount of international credibility. We invaded the wrong country, and in the meantime let a 6foot-plus diabetic on dialysis and his terrorist cell get away. We responded to terror with torture then lied about it and oh, by the way, a country that supports the junta and sits back idly in the face of state-sanctioned murder, is booming with American exports. We are hardly dripping in diplomatic prestige. Even if we could justify a Burmese intervention, and I’m not suggesting that we do, what would we invade with? Our military is stretched paper-thin trying to “win the war” in Iraq. Some columnists suggest shaming the Burmese government. Yes, because that worked so well with Hitler, is doing a fine job with Ahmadinejad and the junta are just as likely to respond to an international timeout. The sanctions put on the junta by President Bush will un-
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doubtedly yield similar results. So what does a country, lacking in diplomatic street credit, do? I suggest imposing serious sanctions on China and India. Of course that would mean no more cheap goods and Americans would have to go to their friends for computer tech support, but it’s high time America put its money where its mouth is, take a stand for the good fight and gain back what George W. Bush has squandered away. Doubtful that in a Wal-Mart-obsessed country intent on paying unlivable wages for cheap labor, child care and house cleaning, most people would suck it up and spend the money on American products or just not spend at all. No, until America holds the administration accountable, demands that the powers that be stop committing abusive acts, and takes a hit in the pocket-book, the sad fact is: there is nothing of substance we can do. “This government does not torture people.” I hear the junta is singing the same song.
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Britney, hit us one more time By Kevin Manahan
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Seven years ago, Britney Spears could do no wrong. She had just released her second album, which opened with the best first week sales for any solo artist at the time. Her striptease performance and sheer outfit at that year’s MTV Video Music Awards made her the talk of the town. And while she was always in the public eye, her controversial, “not that innocent” image only seemed to boost her popularity and her teenybopper following. If that Britney could only see herself now. Nowadays, the pop princess’ career is a far cry from what it was so many years ago. A random wedding (and annulment) to a childhood friend and her later highly criticized marriage to Kevin Federline were just the beginning of her problems. Two kids later, Britney split from K-Fed, traded her layered locks for a wig-covered chrome dome and watched everything go downhill from there. Coverage of Britney’s career had shifted dramatically from her music to her increasing public mishaps, which already included driving with her baby on her lap and getting caught walking out of a gas station restroom barefoot. For all her
unglamorous moments, she quickly joined the ranks of Paris, Nicole and Lindsay as tabloid fodder. Poised to make a comeback, Britney opened this year’s VMA’s and seemed to have forgotten how to perform. Little more needs to be said of that infamously disastrous performance, which did nothing to remind us of her glory days performing on the show and smooching with Madonna. But her latest headline-grabbing incident, the loss of custody over her two children, seems like it could be the final nail in the coffin holding Britney’s once unstoppable career. And as much as the media seems to love knocking superstars off their pedestal and scrutinizing their every misfortune, it’s hard to imagine things much worse than someone having to give up their kids. As the court ruled, she was definitely an unfit mother at times – that much is true – and the partying without panties and attacking paparazzi with umbrellas certainly didn’t help her case. But add the loss of her kids to KFed (a man of equally questionable parenting skills) to the troubles with her professional career and one has to wonder how much more catastrophe Britney will be able to handle. And while most probably wouldn’t
take their sympathy for Britney to the extremes of YouTube star Chris Crocker and his over-the-top plea for mercy, one could definitely still feel a twinge of pity for the poor girl after everything she’s gone through, especially this year. Will she ever be able to regain her pop stardom? Early buzz on her upcoming album has been mixed, at least judging from leaked tracks that have been posted on blogs like PerezHilton.com. Her one ray of hope, the reasonably well-received single “Gimme More,” did recently manage to earn the No. 1 spot on iTunes as well as the No. 3 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100, making it one of her biggest chart hits despite little radio play. But for me anyway, all I can think of when I hear that song is the VMA performance. It’s like a recurring nightmare with awkward dancing and lazy lip-synching. It’s been a long journey since her first shimmy down the hallway in that schoolgirl outfit, but we can still hope for that Britney to hit us one more time, if she ever makes it through the disaster that has become her career. Like many other fallen stars who managed to pull off a solid comeback, a much-needed hiatus from the spotlight to get her head together could really do her some good.
statement that assumes, based only on cultural prejudice and Euro-centrism, that “the bad Muslim world” is irrational and unable, almost like children, to comprehend differences between governments and people. But even stranger, your editorial says that Ahmadinejad is the most rational of the Middle East.
responsibility we in America do hold in placing so many of the Near East dictators in power from Egypt to Saddam to Iran, while ignoring the colonized people of Palestine in their fight for democracy. It was a statement that ignores the approximately million people that have died under America’s war on Iraq. It ignores the thousands being held without charge in illegally-held land in Cuba and the black sites across the world. It ignores lost autonomy and fighting in Somalia and Ethiopia as the war on terror spreads. And even more it ignores how we would act if it was us who were being occupied in Palestine, Afghanistan and Iraq all at the same time. It ignores how we would react to dictator after dictator being placed over us by a people who claim to love bravery and freedom. Abrahim Appel CSUF student
Reader Response In response to the Titan Editorial on Sept. 25, 2007: Excuse me – did you just say in your editorial that “unlike most of the Islamic world Ahmadinejad can differentiate between the American government and its people”? This statement says a lot that I’m hoping the Daily Titan didn’t mean to say. I think the real problem has been the “West’s” inability to understand what’s really going on in the very places we accuse of ignorance. I think the real problem is that we accuse others of barbarism as we plant pain across the Near East through our economic and military colonialism. The comment was brazenly uneducated about the Near East. It was a discriminatory statement that ignores the history, culture, education and compassion of the Near Eastern people and the reality they face under those America supports. It is a
The comment was brazenly uneducated about the Near East.
– Abrahim Appel
CSUF Student
If anything, this statement leads me to believe that the Daily Titan is the one that does not know how to separate the governments of the near East, Africa and Asia from the people of the “Muslim world.” But it also was a statement that ignores the
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Health care: veto unsound pay for the continued troop buildup in Iraq and to purchase thousands of new better-armored vehicles. The Brookings Institution’s Iraq Index estimates that in 2007, the average U.S. monthly spending in Iraq is $12 billion – over $200 million each day – which leaves me to wonder how the additional health care funding could possibly be classified as excessive spending. The health care bill expansion would require a total of $60 billion over the next five years. The administration maintains it is acceptable and necessary for an additional $42 billion to be spent this year on the war, but at the same time says an extra $35 billion over the next five years to increase child health insurance is too much. Our nation’s priorities are in the wrong place. According to a Washington Post-
ABC News poll this week, seven in 10 people want the proposed war funding allocation to be reduced and roughly half of those polled “strongly” support the increase in funding for the SCHIP. The United States is spending colossal amounts of money – and consistently increasing this amount – in order to provide a democracy and better way of life for the people in Iraq while hoping to alleviate the threat of terrorism in America. These are good goals in theory, regardless of political party affiliation or personal position on U.S. involvement in the Middle East, but as a nation we cannot place more importance on assisting people across the world when we have not done everything we can to help those here at home. The bill is not trying to achieve socialized health care. It aims to create a better way of life and future
for children of working families in America. Having a source of regular medical care not only improves a child’s present health, but can have positive long term effects as well and can alleviate the immediacy of health problems. Immunization and disease screening can lessen the effects of chronic illnesses. It can lower the demand for emergency care out of a clinic or emergency room that by law is available to anyone and paid for by the government. In the long run, a healthier population of children will even be less of a strain on economic costs as they grow into adulthood with preventative care. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates 9 million children in America today are uninsured. We have an obligation to take care of our own. It is imperative that we first help ourselves breathe.
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October 9, 2007
Future graduate will gain more than just a diploma “ By Maritza Huerta
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While spending time with friends, someone comes up with the spontaneous idea to take a trip to Tijuana, Mexico. Everyone becomes excited and yells ideas back and forth about all the fun that waits just south of the border. Then the enthusiasm quickly fades as they remember that if they all go to Mexico, one of them will not be allowed to return. Janet Herrera, 23, was born in Puebla, Mexico and came undocumented to the United States at age 4 with her parents. Similar to the many Hispanics who come to the United States, her parents wanted to make a better life for themselves and their family. “I’m very proud of being born in Mexico,” she said. Although she has lived most of her life in Costa Mesa, the Mexican culture has always played a major role in her life. Her family raised her eating Mexican food, listening to Mexican music and speaking the Spanish language. The cultural differences between Mexico and the United States were not an obstacle. Instead, the cultures would sometimes blend together. It is common for Hispanic children to speak “Spanglish,” a mixture of Spanish and English, because of their diverse environment. Herrera admits that sometimes people cannot help but mix both the Spanish they hear at home and the English they hear at school. “It’s not just enough to speak and
read Spanish, but it’s and make a differimportant to use it ence,” she said. properly,” she said. After she earns John Reid, the her public relaStudent Diversity tions undergradProgram director at uate degree in CSUF, said he bespring 2008, Herlieves forcing Hisrera hopes to work – Janet Herrera, in the sports, mupanic children to Public relations major only speak English sic and entertaintakes away from the ment public relachild’s self-identity. tions field. He states that “There are not learning Spanish and enough Hispanics other cultural traditions helps chil- breaking into corporate America,” dren understand where they came she said, adding that she hopes to be from and who they are. one of the Latinas who helps change Growing up, Herrera did not feel that. isolated from American students in Herrera will be the first person in school. In high school she said she her family to graduate from a unialways performed at the same level as versity. any other student, and that allowed She is a role model for her two her not to feel subordinate to her younger brothers ages 10 and 19. classmates and pursue higher educa“I do the best I can so they can do tion. better,” she said. The AB 540 Dream Act allows any Not having an older sibling to student to be “exempt from nonresi- help her with academic questions dent tuition at all public universities did not stop her from succeeding acand colleges in California,” accord- ademically. She believes she deserves ing to the Immigrant Legal Resource a good education and job, so for her Center. failing is not an option. It was the Dream Act that helped Her parents have made many sacHerrera transition from high school rifices to help their family and earnto a university. ing her degree will be a way for her Herrera attended Orange Coast to show them that she is grateful. College for three and a half years and “I tell her the difficulties we were then transferred to CSUF fall 2006. faced with and motivate her to take Hispanics then made up 27 percent advantage of the educational opof the student body, according to the portunities she’s given,” her mother fall 2006 census. said, describing how she encourages CSUF has many different clubs Herrera. and organizations to serve the growHerrera seemed to take her mothing Hispanic population, including er’s advice to heart. the Lambda Theta Alpha, a Latin Many who emigrate from Mexico sorority. feel that their cultural differences Herrera joined the sorority during are a drawback from advancing in her first semester and is currently the America, but Herrera encourages vice president. Latinos to focus on the positives Being part of the sorority allows about being different. Herrera emher to relate to other Latinas with braces her culture. the same goals. “It’s important to not see being “The sisters are just like me. We’re Latino as an obstacle, but as an adfemales trying to get an education vantage,” she said.
It’s important to not see being Latino as an obstacle, but as an advantage.
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Public relations major will be the first in her family to graduate
By Liliana Hernandez/For the Daily Titan Janet Herrera, a 22-year-old public relations major and the first member of her family who will graduate from a higher institution, stays after class to finish up her Spanish homework.
Racism still lingers on campus By Kevin Manahan
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
The civil rights marches of the turbulent 1960s are long gone. Yet decades later, hanging nooses and informally segregated schools are still a sad reality for some students, as shown in the ongoing story of six black teenagers from Jena, La. known as the Jena 6. “How is it that in 2007, you still have African Americans who have to ask permission to sit under a tree?” said Julie Stokes, chair of the AfroEthnic Studies Department at Cal State Fullerton. The heated events of the Jena 6 began last December when six black high school students were arrested for beating up a white classmate. The Associated Press reported that five of the teens were initially charged with attempted murder, although four of them had their charges later dropped to conspiracy and battery. Another defendant is awaiting arraignment, while details of the sixth teen are being withheld due to the rules of juvenile court. Yet the controversy for many observers lies in the administration of justice. Prior to the beating incident, three white students at Jena High School allegedly hung nooses in a tree after a black student asked during an assembly if he could sit under the tree, a gathering spot commonly used by the white students. The teens held responsible for the nooses were suspended but did not face any legal consequences, although many believe their actions should have been punished as a hate crime. Stokes said this is a strong example of differential treatment by the justice system between blacks and whites. Objective laws are applied subjectively and blacks are judged more harshly, even when members of both races commit similar offenses. Furthermore, Stokes said Jena 6 is not a unique incident, but rather an ongoing phenomenon of unequal justice for blacks across the country. One out of three young black men across the country is incarcerated or under some control of the justice system, according to a report from The Sentencing Project. Newer findings from the organization reveal that blacks are incarcerated at a rate six times higher than whites and two
times higher than Latinos. Stokes also said that stereotypical portrayals of black males in the media “as a threatening menace to society” are negatively affecting the public’s perception of blacks, consequently working to fuel modern racism. While the South has the stigma of being the hotbed of racial tension, Stokes said racism is not limited to that region of the country. Even more liberal parts of the country have their own problems with prejudice, although it is less blatantly expressed. “The rules of racial engagement are more overtly articulated in the South,” Stokes said. “Here on the West Coast, it’s more covert racism.” Yen Ling Shek, coordinator of the Multicultural Leadership Center, agreed that racism is a significant issue anywhere, even in ethnicallymixed Southern California. “Just because we usually see racial diversity, that doesn’t mean racism doesn’t take place,” Shek said. Shek has spoken to many students about racism through her work with the Multicultural Leadership Center. Among the problems students have approached her about is racial profiling, such as professors assuming that Hispanic or Asian students automatically have trouble speaking or understanding English. Highlighting this observation, afro-ethnic studies Assistant Professor Jamel Donnor said many of his students have experienced their share of differential treatment here in Orange County, and that the disparities are more than just coincidence. Donnor said students have told him stories of being stopped by police for no reason other than possible racial profiling on the officer’s part. The Orange County Human Relations Commission’s 2006 Hate Crime Report showed the number of reported hate crimes in Orange County rose slightly from 97 instances in the previous year to 101. Out of those crimes, 19 were targeted at blacks, while crimes against Middle Eastern citizens and Asians increased as well. The number of hate incidents, hate-motivated behaviors that do not qualify as crimes, decreased significantly. Shek said it is difficult to tell how many students have dealt with discrimination on campus because
many students do not report these experiences. In addition, racist words or behaviors are sometimes so subtle that neither the perpetrator nor the victim can tell that prejudice is taking place. “What you think is innocent can build up and lead to something hurtful,” Shek said. There are a number of resources available on campus to advise and support students on the issue of racial prejudice. The Multicultural Leadership Center offers its Diversity Peer Educators program, which allows organizations or classes to request peer-run workshops on a variety of diversity topics, including racism. In conjunction with the Student Leadership Institute, the center also runs the Educating Myself for Better Racial Awareness and Cultural Enrichment program. EMBRACE features workshops that train student leaders to understand cultural diversity. On an administrative level, Shek said assistant deans, as well as nearly every division of the Dean of Students office, are available to help students confronted with discrimination. Student groups are making an effort to fight prejudice and other hate crimes in the Nov. 7 Rally Against Hate. The Association for InterCultural Awareness, a council of CSUF’s cultural organizations, is organizing this year’s rally, Shek said. In addition to speakers and a clothesline presentation of anti-hate messages written on shirts, the rally will include a Walk of Progress chronicling the history of hate and the way it has changed over time. In addition, Stokes said the African American Resource Center will be holding a dialogue in April called “Education to Incarceration: Schools to Prisons Pipeline,” which will address the problems of differential treatment for young black males as part of its discussion. Although it is unrealistic for anyone to claim that they do not hold any kind of prejudices, Shek said it is important for students to take a stand against racism when they see it, and realize the impact of their actions when they discriminate unknowingly. “It’s not enough to say that you’re not racist,” Shek said. “You have to be anti-racist.”
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by Celia Castanon
Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com
Cal State Fullerton’s baseball team took home a victory when both Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America announced the program’s recruit class in the top 10 in the nation. Baseball America ranked the team at eight, and Collegiate Baseball ranked them at six. Collegiate Baseball says that this year’s class has arguably the best incoming talent the Titans have seen since 2003 when Head Coach Dave Serrano was in his first year as the recruiting coordinator. “We are always going to strive to bring the best into the university,” Serrano said. “It is very intriguing and we target our needs that are needed to succeed.” Since 1983, CSUF has appeared 10 times in Collegiate Baseball’s Top 10 recruitment ranking and were No. 1 in 2000. LSU took the number one spot this year followed by Florida State, Oregon State, Notre Dame and UCLA. The Titans have 17 new players joining the program this season. Included are nine junior college transfers, one Division I transfer and seven freshmen. Among the incoming freshmen is 18-year-old right-handed pitcher Daniel Renken, from Orange Lutheran High School in Cypress. “It’s pretty cool and very humbling ... and the adjustment was not that bad,” Renken said. “I have been ready for this for a while and I hope we get to Omaha again.” As a freshman, Renken knew he would have to work hard for a spot on the team. “We are all equal,” he said. During the coaching change, Serrano said he commended the players as they stuck together. A new system is now in place for CSUF baseball and he said he hopes the program
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By karl thunman/daily titan photo editor Corey Jones (1) was one impact freshman of the ‘07 baseball class. CSUF coaches are anxious to see what this year’s class can do.
will bring many victories to the university. “Recruiting classes are judged by people ... and we are very proud of the previous coaching staff,” Serrano said. “The proof will show at the end of the season.” Freshmen Christian Colon and Gary Brown headline this year’s class. They both turned down professional contracts in the major leagues to join the Titans. Colon, from Canyon High School, was a 10th-round
draft pick for the San Diego Padres and Brown, from Diamond Bar High School, was taken in the 12th round by the Oakland A’s. “Gary is a very exciting player ... his ability is going to bring a lot to this team,” Serrano said. “He is very energetic and I’m very anxious to see this team grow.” Nineteen-year-old Brown said he felt the same way. “I’m looking forward to a good year,” Brown said. “There is high
expectations, especially for the freshman class. Everyone is nice and we’re all getting along while learning discipline.” Official practice is already under way, with scrimmages on select days this week and next week. CSUF finished last season in the top 10 in nearly ever poll with a record of 38-25. UC Irvine, Serrano’s team last season, is in the top five in most polls and finished with a record of 47-17.
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim had a spectacular season, winning 94 games on their way to winning the American League West. Each home game, fans poured into the stadium and supported their team with passion, vigor and dedication. So when fans showed up Monday to attend a playoff rally for the team they proudly supported all year, it is only natural they expected to be treated with some appreciation for their year-long commitment. That’s why I wasn’t surprised by the outpour of boos when it was announced that zero players on the current roster were in attendance and that they left only a short video clip thanking fans for showing up. Is that what a year’s worth of attending games, watching them on TV and buying memorabilia gets fans these days? A lousy video thank you and a rally that failed to impress? The rally was free for fans, but not really. Not when you consider that fans have paid countless dollars all season supporting the team that they love. When it comes down to it, I was disappointed by the lack of appreciation by Angel management to Angel fans. And that’s coming from someone who bleeds Dodger blue, not Angel red. The stadium gates opened at 5 p.m., but fans adorned in Angel red were outside the stadium soaking in the pre-playoff excitement much earlier. The parking lot was filled with people sitting outside their cars drinking beers, anticipating the excitement ahead. Rally monkeys hung abundantly from many peoples shoulders. Fans young and old had their face painted to show their dedication. Angel fans were ready for an Angel rally and a successful Angel playoff. They won it all in 2002
and were optimistic about their chances here in 2007. Sadly for the fans, this prerally excitement would be more entertaining than most of what happened during the actual rally. The English Beat performed several songs, but nobody seemed to know who they were or why they were chosen. Concession stands were open, but as you would imagine there wasn’t any discount in prices to thank fans for their loyalty. Five dollars for a bag of peanuts is just ridiculous for a fan that dropped hundreds of dollars in concessions all year. Imagine what it cost for a frosty, thirst-quenching beer. One highlight of the event was the Army Parachute Team parachuting onto the field. Although it had the feeling of an Army recruiting commercial, seeing soldiers jump from a plane and land onto the field waving California and American flags was exciting to see. The whole event was hosted by Angels broadcasters Rex Hudler and Steve Physioc, who did their best to pump up fans. They even tried to make up for the lack of current roster players by bringing in Angel alumni and fan favorites Tim Salmon, Chuck Finley, Jim Abbott and Bobby Grich. Fans wanted to see their 2007 favorites, but getting to see the former players was a bit of a consolation. They didn’t really say anything of value or provide any additional entertainment, but the fact that they showed up at all was a nice gesture. The night ended with fireworks and as I watched them blow up in the night sky, I couldn’t help but see it as foreshadowing the upcoming playoffs. The Angels rose, they’ll explode and then they’ll disappear until next year. Then again I bleed Dodger blue, not Angel red.