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Registration looms for proficiency test The deadline to register for the Nov. 3 EWP test ends at 5 p.m. today.

A standby basis is offered to students if there are no more available seats. Students are required to pass the EWP test before graduating.

Special accommodations will be made for students with disabilities or if Saturday conflicts with a religious holiday.

Registration is $20, payable at the time of application. For more information, contact the Testing Center at 714-278-3838.

Out to the desert

looking for a thrill

Squirrely surrogate cares for rodents

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Soccer’s a sport where you need somebody else to train with. Since we had each other ... it made it easy for us.

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– Gabriel Farfan, Men’s soccer player on training with his twin See Sports, page 14

YOUTUBE: IDAHO’S PHANTOM POOPER

By Rob Weaver

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

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grab my keys and run. My eyes are still heavy with sleep.

Out the door around a quarter to 7 a.m., I’m greeted by the low, rumbling pulse of the Southland commute.

For someone who’s lived in rural climates, the sound

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never really goes away, even in the middle of the night.

I pull my gray knit cap lower to cover my chilled ears, and I sit in my car as it idles in a line to buy gas at an already swarming Arco station on the corner by my house.

Gulping go-juice from an obnoxious lime green thermos, I feed my car the cheap stuff and as my car thaws and the windows struggle to regain their transparency, I recall the directions in my mind.

The 605, to the 60, the 5, 14

North, a brief confluence with the 58, back on 14, 395 North, after Mono Lake turn on 270 East, drive 10 miles, continue three miles on a dirt road. 380 miles, one way.

But first I have to contemplate suicide in Southland traffic.

Even before 7 a.m. the freeways are jammed like Dick Cheney’s arteries. I want to eat my face.

Playing Band of Horses’ new CD calms the road-raging beast in my chest, and helps to loosen my clenched teeth. I sing along, but

the CD is so new that I don’t know most of the words.

I hate traffic and feeling suffocated by a crowd.

That’s why I’ve been looking forward to this trip. The silence. The emptiness. The actual sound of my own thoughts.

I remember the line I read the night before.

“Goodbye God. I’m going to Bodie.” These infamous words were written by a little girl who moved to the notoriously lawless and vio-

lent mining town of Bodie, Calif. in the late 1800s. My destination is Bodie, now a desolate, remote and haunted ghost town.

A chill flows down my spine.

Finally out of Los Angeles County, Joshua trees pop up and wave along the desert scape just past Mojave, and my road trip meditation begins.

My passenger window becomes a slide-show of nature’s beauty, as the landscape changes more than See BODIE, Page 8

Speaker causes controversy CSUF biology professors display angst over global warming presentation

KROQ’s “Kevin and Bean Show” reported yesterday that a “phantom pooper” is on the loose in Idaho. According to this Idaho newscast, someone has been leaving his or her little presents under a freeway overpass and when the wind picks up, hungry patrons at a nearby Denny’s get a big whiff.

According to reports, the phantom is also into art – he likes to fingerpaint with his leavings.

Duration: 2:23

By Rob Weaver/Daily Titan Staff Writer

The town of Bodie, which is now a ghost town was once home to more than 10,000 residents.

Controversy erupted in the Cal State Fullerton science community over Tuesday’s global warming lecture in the Titan Theatre.

Research professor and climatologist Patrick Michaels presented “Reducing the Effects of Global Warming in Southern California,” a presentation which explained why global warming is not an imminent problem.

The Economics Association organized the event.

Over the years, science organizations have criticized Michaels for exaggerating his credentials and for pushing what they feel is a political agenda.

CSUF science professors said his articles published in science journals “Science” and “Nature” are actually letters to the editor.

Michaels’ lecture featured graphs and data to support his belief that although global warming is a real concept, its negative effects are not as urgent as many claim.

In particular, he backed his information by challenging several ideas Al Gore discussed in the former vice president’s book.

For example, Michaels said he considers the Kyoto Protocol counterproductive.

The protocol calls for participating nations to limit its greenhouse gas emissions.

“It takes away the capital to invest in a more efficient society,” Michaels said. “For all their good intentions, they haven’t realized that they’ve delayed the efficient future.”

Michaels’ reluctance to fund global warming prevention efforts is a problem in itself, said Nilay Patel, a cell biology assistant professor.

“He is saying, ‘Let’s just wait until the problem comes,’” Patel said.

“The idea is that the problem will be so big that we won’t be able to do anything about it. Are future sci-

“

You know a person is popular when you Google him and you find 3 million hits.

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SAN CARLOS, Calif. (AP) – Some people might think Mary Nacey’s devotion to her foster pets is a little nutty, but she says mothering abandoned baby squirrels is a privilege.

As a volunteer with the Peninsula Humane Society’s Wildlife Care Center, Nacey has cared for nearly 150 squirrels, bottle-feeding them in her home, naming them and undoing the damage they exert on her flowerpots.

“They’re God’s creatures,” Nacey said. “They were put here for a purpose. They’re so much like us with different personalities.”

Nacey said that even though the job is time-consuming, she would rather stay home and watch the squirrels grow than go out for dinner or a movie. When the babies go, she misses them.

“They’re just like little Walt Disney characters,” she said.

“They’re each so unique.”

– Jitendra Motwani, Economic Association president

entists going to be able to come up with solutions to deal with the avalanche?”

The presentation had no difficulties in stirring up opposition. During the question-and-answer period at the end of the presentation, some audience members brought up Michaels’ overstatements.

Despite the accusations, Michaels and his viewpoints attracted plenty of support.

“Those questions were already thought of beforehand,” said Jitendra Motwani, president of the Economics Association. “I’m sure that they were not based on his presentation, but on his opinion of global warm-

ing. He mentioned that they should do their research right.”

The association did their part in researching for the lecture. Before inviting Michaels to speak, the group checked his credentials online to verify his validity.

“You know a person is popular when you Google him and you find 3 million hits,” Motwani said. “Our aim was not to discredit anyone’s research.”

Michaels made reference to any skepticism about his work at the beginning of his presentation.

“Distrust what you read on the Internet about people,” he addressed the audience. “Do the best that you can in objectively analyzing information rather than reading what somebody else said.”

Michaels has also been under fire by the science community for accepting money from energy companies which, they believe, affect his stance on global warming.

His credibility was destroyed for some when they found out the climatologist was receiving large amounts of money from energy companies, according to a 2006 issue of “Nature.”

Michaels said that he was funded by energy companies years ago, but this is no longer the case.

However, there are others who stand behind Michaels.

“I think he gave good data,” business major Seth Romero said.

“People tried to discredit him but I think that’s irrelevant. Michaels is probably right. He’s the one doing the research.”

Michaels’ proves his ideas with sufficient data, business major Lenin See SPEAKER, Page 3

COURTESY OF ARMY ROTC ROTC color guard team cadets include: Jeff Griswold, Andy Adams, David Wurbel [ROTC color guard captain], Sean Summerall and Jordon Fankhauser.

ROTC cadets strut their stuff as part of color guard It is a chance for those in the ROTC to pursue an elective and earn points

By RAE NGUYEN

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Cadet Jordan Fankhauser wanted to embark on something out of the everyday norm. A new hobby to take on, only it would be an elective and that he can earn session points to possibly secure a military branch of his choice. So when Cadet Captain David Wurbel was overseeing the color guard unit, he signed up.

“It’s a chance to do something

different—being in color guard,” Fankhauser said. “It beats doing lab (practical) on a Friday.”

The unofficial 14-member group would make appearances to salute at opening or closing ceremonies but never actually participated in the festivities until last Sunday when guest Keith Brion conducted with the university’s wind symphony for “A Gala Sousa,” at Cal State Fullerton’s Performing Arts Center in the Meng Concert Hall.

The concert was a tribute to renowned composer of military marches, John Philip Sousa.

It was the first time for ROTC color guard unit to participate in the See ROTC, Page 3

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Turkish troops put on hold, restrain from military action ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) – Parliament authorized the government Wednesday to send troops into northern Iraq to root out Kurdish rebels who’ve been conducting raids into Turkey. The vote removed the last legal obstacle to an offensive, but there was no sign of imminent action as the United States urged restraint. Turkish leaders, under pressure from Washington and Baghdad, have signaled they would not immediately give the order to send in 60,000 soldiers, armor and attack helicopters into a region that has largely escaped the chaos of the Iraq war. President Bush said the U.S. was making clear to Turkey that it should not stage a major army operation in the Iraqi north, much of which has escaped the sustained violence and political discord common in the rest of Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. While they now have the authority to strike at PKK bases used to stage attacks in Turkey, the country’s leaders appear to be holding back in hopes the threat of an incursion will prod Iraq and the U.S. to move against the guerrillas. The Turkish military, which had little success when it last carried out a major incursion into Iraq a decade ago with 50,000 soldiers, estimates 3,800 Turkish Kurd guerrillas operate from Iraq territory and 2,300 are inside Turkey.

NATIONAL NEWS Drug-related crime and violence increasing in U.S. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Deteriorating security in Mexico and clashes between cartels will make this the deadliest year yet for that nation’s drug-related crime, and the violence is spilling into the United States, according to a report released Wednesday. U.S. law enforcers have trouble battling drug smuggling and its related violence because of poor coordination, corruption and lack of resources, according to the report by the Austin consulting firm Stratfor. Describing turf battles between two of the most powerful Mexican drug cartels, Sinaloa and Gulf, the report says drug violence in Mexico has escalated despite efforts by President Felipe Calderon. It said there were 1,543 drug-related killings in Mexico in 2005 and more than 2,100 in 2006, and that the more than 2,100 estimated since Jan. 1 will “certainly make this year the deadliest yet.” The report says “the underreporting of crimes ... and corruption ... facilitate the northward spread of cartel activity.”

STATE NEWS $2.5 billion Downtown revival includes new theater LOS ANGELES (AP )– A new theater clad in brushed aluminum and bright video screens is beckoning concertgoers into a once-seedy corner of downtown where entertainment used to be limited. The Nokia Theatre is part of a $2.5 billion project known as L.A. Live that includes a 54-story condo-and-hotel tower, ESPN studios, a Grammy museum, movie theaters, restaurants, nightclubs and a bowling alley. The complex, being opened in phases over the next few years by developer AEG, is seen as a major milestone in the ongoing revival of an area that used to be an urban wasteland. Meanwhile, groundbreaking is expected this year on the $2 billion Grand Avenue project about a mile north of L.A. Live. By 2009, some 40,000 are expected to be living in the roughly 4-square-mile downtown area. Crime, recession and the economic fallout from events like the South Los Angeles race riots in 1992 and the 1994 Northridge earthquake thwarted efforts, Waldie said.

The turning point came in the late 1990s, when the city passed its so-called adaptive reuse ordinance that allowed office buildings to be transformed into condos and apartment buildings.

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October 18, 2007

CSUF professors react to Gore’s Nobel Prize Some speculation arises regarding whether Gore will run for president

By ROB WEAVER

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Cal State Fullerton professors applauded Al Gore last week when he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his environmental work. Yet despite media speculation that he might run for president, CSUF faculty find it unlikely.

Darren Sandquist, a biology professor specializing in ecology, said the Nobel organization made a statement when it gave Gore the award.

“The statement clearly was that climate change is important,” Sandquist said. “Whether you believe it’s from human involvement or not.”

Sandquist said he thinks humans have “absolutely” had an impact on the environment.

“It’s indisputable,” Sandquist said.

Yet some in the CSUF community dispute that climate change is as severe as Gore has led on.

“I don’t think it’s the way it’s described in the alarmist sense,” said Justin Smith, 25, an entertainment studies major. “It’s a cyclical thing.”

Smith, a member of the College Republicans of CSUF, said Gore’s work doesn’t deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, and the effect humans have on the environment is blown out of proportion.

“It’s a very zealoted movement,” Smith said. “It’s turned from a noble cause to an absolute cult.”

Sandquist pointed out that Gore’s peace prize is a shared award with

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the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, an organization who’s purpose is to “assess ... information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human-induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation,” according to the panel’s Web site.

Sandquist said that although scientists are convinced that climate change is real, the inquisitive nature of science leads researchers to continue studying the topic.

Some political pundits in the media have suggested that Gore’s award might sling-shot Gore into the fiercely competitive Democratic presidential primary, but Matthew Jarvis, a CSUF political science pro-

fessor, said he thinks time might be running out.

“It’s a little too late,” Jarvis said.

“But then again, that’s conventional wisdom.”

Much of the speculation of a possible Gore run in 2008 is because of media speculation, Jarvis said.

“It’s ‘where there’s smoke, there’s fire,’” Jarvis said.

The press that covers politics tends to generate the buzz about possible candidates like Gore, Jarvis said, the same way they did earlier this year with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Jarvis illustrated the media thought process.

“All of us [reporters] in the back of the bus, hanging out, talking poli-

tics think this,” Jarvis said.

Jarvis said the primary is where Democrats and Republicans pick the candidate “with the most intensity,” and the one they believe has a chance of winning, rather than the candidate they believe has the best stance on issues.

Though some in the media said Gore would be a slam-dunk to win the presidency, Jarvis said Gore falls behind Hillary Clinton in polls where Gore is included.

Jarvis said he doesn’t think Gore even wants to run due to the harsh schedule that presidential candidates face, which includes a lack of sleep, a routing of robotic-sounding stump speeches and people “telling you to wear Earth tones.”

Sandquist agreed that Gore probably has no presidential aspirations.

“I think being president would be a step down [for Gore],” Sandquist said.

The Nobel Peace Prize often draws controversy for its recipient.

Soon after the prize was announced, Fox News criticized Gore for traveling in his own jet, which consumes fossil fuels and contributes to climate change.

Smith downplayed the significance of the award; he said it had been given to “a known terrorist, Yassir Arafat.”

However, Jarvis said the peace prize is often awarded for an indirect reason, with a message attached.

“You could argue that Mother Teresa didn’t do anything for peace,” Jarvis said. “But she helped starving children.”

Gore shares the 2007 award with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. On the Web, go to: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/ peace/laureates/2007/press.html.

State officials say Blackwater will probably leave Iraq Associated Press A State Department review of private security guards for diplomats in Iraq is unlikely to recommend firing Blackwater USA over the deaths of 17 Iraqis last month, but the company probably is on the way out of that job, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

Blackwater’s work escorting U.S. diplomats outside the protected Green Zone in Baghdad expires in May, one official said, and other officials told The Associated Press they expect the North Carolina company will not continue to work for the

embassy after that.

It is likely that Blackwater does not compete to keep the job, one official said. Blackwater probably will not be fired outright or even “eased out,” the official added, but there is a mutual feeling that the Sept. 16 shooting deaths mean the company cannot continue in its current role.

State Department officials spoke on condition of anonymity because Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has not yet considered results of an internal review of Blackwater and the other two companies that protect diplomats in Iraq.

Department officials said no decisions have been made and that Rice has the final say.

They gave admiring appraisals of Blackwater’s work overall, noting that no diplomats have died while riding in Blackwater’s heavily armed convoys.

President Bush did not directly answer a question Wednesday about whether he was satisfied with the performance of security contractors.

“I will be anxious to see the analysis of their performance,” Bush said at a news conference. “There’s a lot of studying going on, both inside

Iraq and out, as to whether or not people violated rules of engagement.

I will tell you, though, that a firm like Blackwater provides a valuable service. They protect people’s lives, and I appreciate the sacrifice and the service that the Blackwater employees have made.”

A panel that Rice appointed to review the contractors will report to her as soon as Friday, and Rice’s announcement of what to do next probably will follow quickly, one department official said.

A transition from Blackwater would take time.

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Student triumphs over tragedy with help from friends and family CSUF’s Anderson finds a way to give back after being shot and paralyzed

By RYAN CASTLE

For the Daily Titan

news@dailytitan.com

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t has been said that a person’s true character isn’t revealed until they face adversity.

Rodney Anderson defines this statement everyday of his life.

Anderson, a former Cal State Fullerton basketball star, had his athletic career cut short when he was paralyzed from the waist down as a result of a mistaken gang shooting, and now devotes his life to helping others.

Today, at age 26, Anderson gears the motivation and potential he had for basketball toward assisting students.

He currently works on campus as the graduate assistant for Athletic Academic Services.

Helping student athletes has become Anderson’s new desire.

Anderson, having graduated with a degree in human services, and currently working on his masters degree.

With Anderson in a wheelchair, his athletics skills aren’t so great, so he uses his personal skills to help young students.

“My passion is to give back,” Anderson said.

Anderson joined the CSUF basketball program in the fall of ’99 ready to make an impact on the court.

His good friend, and former Titan teammate, Brandon Campbell still reminisces about his amazing athletic ability.

“We used to have a dunk contest every year. In my freshman year I won … ,” Campbell said. “But Rodney came in the next year and just took the show from me ... He was only 6’1, but when he left the ground he was just as tall as anyone on the court.”

Anderson’s career on the court was just taking off when one fateful day brought everything to a screeching halt. He remembers it like it was yesterday.

“It’s the one day in my life that will always stick out because it

By DANIELLE SPANGLER/For the Daily Titan Rodney Anderson is a former basketball player for Cal State Fullerton. He was struck by mistaken gang bullets that ended his basketball career.

changed my life forever, I can recall every minute of that day,” Anderson said. “It just happened to be one of the only cold days in L.A. And I had a sweater on with a hood over my head, and the guy never saw my face and walked up behind me and shot me four times in the back.”

Faced with the harshest of circumstances for an athlete, Anderson

has become stronger.

“I remember praying, because I didn’t want to die like that. I didn’t want to die a statistic; that’s what I was always afraid of, being another young black male killed in gang violence.”

Marlon Morton, who coached Anderson growing up and is currently an assistant coach with the

SPEAKER: SAYS GLOBAL WARMING IS EXAGGERATED (from Page 1)

Rudea said.

Some audience members maintained a neutral point of view.

“I’m just here to support it,” business major Tina Safi said. “Global warming is a really controversial issue and I’m just glad to hear an opinion. These speakers are always going to be a little bit biased so it’s just interesting to hear as many as you can.”

There are also issues on whether Michaels has a right to express his views, as unpopular as they may be.

Motwani, for one, is supportive of that right.

“We believe that everyone has a right to a say,” Motwani said. “In economics, we believe in seeing both sides of the story and doing our research. People are smart enough to make their own choices.”

Patel said he believes otherwise.

“He is being presented here as a moderate and a scientist,” Patel said.

“He is so far to the right, so I don’t think it’s a fair judgment that everyone has a right to speak. In reality, there is little scientist backing and more political spin.”

Besides serving as a research professor of environmental sciences at

By JOHN SAKATA/Daily Titan Assistant News Editor Cato Institute Professor Patrick Michaels discusses global warming in the Titan Theatre.

the University of Virginia, Michaels is a senior fellow in environmental studies at the Cato Institute, a Libertarian research foundation.

“Many politicians and media and scientists exaggerate,” Motwani said.

“That’s not the best way of looking at it. He proves his point.”

CSUF basketball team, said his perseverance can be largely attributed to his strong family support.

“He’s got some really good parents,” Morton said. “His whole family is really really tight, so that helped him a lot.”

Anderson’s parents, Joseph and Martha, his extended family, as well as his friends, teammates and fans

felt his pain when the incident occurred.

“It ruined me,” Campbell said.

“When that happened it hurt my relationship with him, being that I couldn’t see him like that … He was like a little brother to me, my heart dropped to my stomach when I found out about it.”

Anderson’s on-court greatness was recognized on Dec. 8, 2004, when CSUF retired his No. 4 jersey.

The Titan gym was packed with 1,500 fans who witnessed him receive recognition for being one of CSUF’s all-time greats.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition covered the event in an episode devoted to Anderson, and re-modeled his house to better suit his condition.

“That was one of the greatest feelings I’ve had in my entire life,” Anderson said.

Although Anderson will not live out his potential as a basketball player, he continues to influence lives everyday, serving as a great role model for everyone.

“I don’t look at Rodney in that chair,” Morton said. “Rodney’s Rodney. He’s a man now, and I’m really proud of him.”

With his wife Monique at his side, he works hard everyday, just as he did when he strived to be the best basketball player he could.

He now works to better himself, as well as those around him.

“He’s happy, but he’s so ambitious that he wants more, and he’s not going to let being in the wheelchair limit him from getting to his goals,” Campbell said. “I think he’s even more pursuant now then when he was walking.”

Now Anderson has his eye set on a new goal, hoping to one day become the school’s athletic director.

With a lifetime of experience under his belt, and a whole life ahead of him, Anderson is just beginning a lifetime of unrealized potential.

And nobody realizes this better than Anderson, himself.

“I’m trying to not let what happened cut my life off. I’m still here for a reason,” Anderson said.

For more information on Anderson’s journey, check: http://campusapps.fullerton.edu/news/people/2004/102_anderson.html.

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performance and collaborate with another department in the university for such events.

“Working with the music department is a big deal for us as before, we would seem excluded from others which is not what we want to project,” Master Sergeant Dan Sturgell said.

Fankhauser and his three comrades would practice for nearly four hours to make sure they were in tune with the beat of Stars and Stripes Forever.

Though the duration of the act would take less than six minutes, the song should have a lasting outcome on the concert’s patrons.

“Stars and Stripes is part of tradition and for color guard to participate, it’s more for that patriotic effect,” Sturgell said.

When it was time to make an entrance, the cadets began their march towards the stage.

“Certain color guards will have streamers on their flags to show battles [The Armed Forces] have been in and where they have been historically,” Wurbel said. “For this event, the color guard is presenting as part of a patriotic song in concert with Cal State Fullerton Music Department.”

Decked in green service alphas uniforms, Fankhauser and Cadet Jeffrey Griswold were armed with demilitarized rifles—unloaded weapons only for display-- to “guard” Cadets Andy Adams and Sean Summerall holding the American and California flag.

The music swelled under the Brion’s direction as the color guards march exactly 45 steps in a complete synchronization of Stars and Stripes Forever.

The trumpet players positioned at the edge of the stage greeted the cadets with an elaborate fanfare as the cadets momentarily stood front and center at the standing audience, displaying proudly of the American and California flags.

As quickly as they came, the cadets made their way out of view but not without the few war veterans in the audience tearing up and receiving thunderous applause from audience members to show thanks and appreciation for their service.

It seems like a sweet-lasting success for Fanhauser and he urges his fellow cadets to give join the color guard.

“It’s always an enjoyable experience and trying it once wouldn’t hurt,” Fankhauser said.

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October 18, 2007

Purchasing a car often requires more than just aesthetics Rice wins Buying a vehicle is made easier for college students using resources available

By DULCE CASTELLANOS For the Daily Titan

news@dailytitan.com

As college students, buying a car may not be as easy as simply picking the one that sticks in your head after you first see it.

As you walk away from it, you can still hear the brand new, metallic silver, four-wheel god calling your name.

There are many aspects to consider when purchasing a car, including the prize.

The good news is there are several ways to save. If the car is purchased from a dealer, it is beneficial to have someone co-sign with the buyer.

“A co-signer can help you get a lower interest rate and have the option of leaving less money for the down payment,” said Frank Carbajal, sales manager of Toyota in Buena Park, in a phone interview.

When searching for a car it might be beneficial to check the Auto Trader, which offers used, certified preowned and new cars at lower prices.

The cars are posted by dealers and private sellers with more than 3 million listings to choose.

The Auto Trader’s Web site provides buyers with specified search options such as the car’s year, make, model, price, body style and proximity from a designated zip code.

When purchasing from a private seller, the car’s details can be submitted to the Kelley Blue Book to determine whether the selling price is within a reasonable range.

Different values will be given based on the cars condition of either excellent, good or fair.

Used car buyers can check the vehicle’s history report with Carfax.

Consumers can verify the vehicle’s title for salvaged or rebuilt titles, confirm the odometer reading and

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verify accident and theft history.

According to California law, automobiles must be insured, which can be very costly.

Factors such as driver experience, driver record, distance it will be driven and the type of car determine the cost of insurance.

Sports cars usually cost more to insure.

“An older sedan will cost less to

insure, which happens to be the type of car parents tend to hand down.

As it makes good sense financially, it is not always the safest option,” said Elaine Beno, spokesperson for the Automobile Club of Southern California, in a telephone interview.

Newer cars now have side curtain airbags and for the last 10 years, anti-lock brakes have been an added safety feature.

There are certain discounts insurance companies provide such as the good student discount, which offers up to 16 percent off for qualifying students with a 3.0 or higher G.P.A. The new driver discount offers up to a 10 percent rate reduction for those who qualify and entails making the responsible driver pledge along with having a clean record.

The good driver discount offers

up to 20 percent on the rate for those having three or four years of experience and a clean record. AAA also offers the Auto Club Driving School, which qualifies a driver for a discount of up to 45 percent after successful completion of the course.

Beno said that even if a driver has had an accident, they are not completely disqualified from the discounts.

“It all depends on the claim you make, if you were responsible, the level of damage, and if there were injuries,” said Beno.

Driver’s Edge, a nonprofit organization strives to educate and combat the number of automobile collisions and fatalities involving young drivers.

It is partners with Carmax, the auto superstore, to rank the top cars for college students based on safety, reliability, looks and performance.

The top cars include: Audi A4, Dodge Caliber, Honda Civic, Hyundai Sonata, Kia Optima, Pontiac G6, Toyota Corolla, Volkswagen Jetta and Passat, and the Volvo S40.

Victoria Mercado, a psychology major, recently bought a 2007 Honda Civic.

“I like it because I have to drive an hour to school and another back, so I save a lot on gas,” Mercado said.

President and CEO of Driver’s Edge, Jeff Payne, has offered to reserve some spots for CSUF students for the Driver’s Edge national tour next spring in which young drivers are taught how to deal with difficult driving situations.

“Most people are simply taught how to pass their driving test, Payne said. “But we focus on preparing the driver for something unexpected, like how to control your car if it skids or how to make a safe lane change if another car is merging at the same time.”

For more information visit the following Web sites including: Driver’s Edge - driversedge.org and Kelley Blue Book - http://www.kbb.com/.

Simpson requested men with guns to be at meeting with collectors Associated Press O.J. Simpson wanted armed men with him when he confronted two sports memorabilia dealers, according to a co-defendant who has agreed to plead guilty and testify against the former football star.

“O.J. said ‘Hey, just bring some firearms,’” Walter Alexander told police, according to a transcript of his tape-recorded statement obtained by

The Associated Press.

Alexander told police after his arrest Sept. 15 that he and another man showed up with guns at Simpson’s request, then headed with him into a casino hotel room to retrieve collectibles that Simpson said belonged to him.

Simpson told Alexander the guns were just for show, “so that these people know that, you know, we’re here for business,” Alexander quoted

Simpson as saying.

Simpson’s attorney, Yale Galanter, said Wednesday that Simpson’s position remains that there were no guns brought to the room and he did not tell anyone to bring guns.

“There was no reason for Mr. Simpson to tell anyone to bring guns. He was going to see people he knew,” Galanter said, adding that Alexander’s statement couldn’t be trusted since he was looking for le-

nient treatment.

Alexander, 46, told police he carried a .22-caliber handgun in his waistband and Michael McClinton, who gave him that gun, pulled a larger pistol from a holster and displayed it in the room.

Police have alleged that McClinton impersonated a law enforcement officer during the alleged robbery.

McClinton went into the room “being Mr. Tough Guy,” Alexander said, adding that McClinton’s behavior “made things a lot worse than they probably would’ve been.”

Alexander characterized Simpson as talkative during the confrontation and apparently surprised by McClinton’s aggressive actions, with Simp-

son saying, “Calm down, put them guns down.” McClinton responded that he needed to make sure memorabilia dealers Bruce Fromong and Alfred Beardsley weren’t armed.

“I mean, Juice had told him just to carry the gun, not to, you know, take it out, just to show it,” Alexander said, using Simpson’s nickname from his NFL days. “But now he brought the gun out and he was like, you know, ‘Up against the walls, up against the walls.’”

But in a tape recording made in the room by Thomas Riccio, the man who arranged the meeting, “Nobody reacts to a gun. Nobody says, ‘Put that gun away,’” Galanter said.

Riccio has not been charged.

support for peace conference Associated Press Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice won public support Tuesday for a Mideast peace conference from a skeptical Egypt, boosting her bid to secure critical Arab backing for pushing Israel and the Palestinians to resume formal negotiations to end their conflict.

Pressing ahead with an intense four-day shuttle diplomacy mission, Rice appeared to have convinced the Egyptians of U.S. seriousness in organizing the conference to be held in Annapolis, Md. in November or December.

After her talks here with President Hosni Mubarak and other top officials, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said at a news conference with Rice that she had given them “a lot of trust and confidence” about American intentions for the meeting.

“She has helped us to understand the American objective,” Aboul Gheit told reporters. “We feel encouraged regarding what we heard from Secretary Rice and promised her that we would help and we would help the parties as well in order to achieve the objective.”

Aboul Gheit said Rice had assured the Egyptian government that President Bush, who announced in July that the conference would be held in the fall, was committed to forging an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal before he leaves office in January 2009.

“She says that she is determined, and the president of the United States is determined to have a breakthrough during the remaining year of this administration,” Aboul Gheit said. “We have to believe them. I cannot doubt them.”

Just a day earlier, Aboul Gheit had spoken of postponing the conference about which Egypt and Jordan, the other main Arab player in the peace process, and Saudi Arabia had expressed serious doubts. They all fear the gathering will be merely symbolic.

Tempering his positive reaction to Rice, Gheit stressed the need for the conference to produce a document that will launch formal Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that includes a “timeline” for results.

“We have to go into the meeting ready to launch negotiations,” he said, adding that a timeline was needed to avoid “endless” talks that produce nothing.

Rice has said she does not believe it’s necessary to agree on a timeline — also a demand of the Palestinians and an idea Israelis have rejected.

But she has pledged to look at different ways to mark and memorialize progress during what all sides believe will be contentious and lengthy negotiations.

Still, Rice and her aides were buoyant after the meetings in Cairo, which precede a second round of U.S. talks with Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank towns of Bethlehem and Ramallah on Wednesday and discussions with Jordan’s King Abdullah in London on Thursday.

One senior State Department official traveling with Rice said securing support from Egypt, as well as hopefully Jordan later in the week, would be instrumental in bringing “the rest of the relatively silent Arab world” on board for the conference.

The Bush administration is particularly interested in having Saudi Arabia, which does not have a peace deal with the Jewish state, attend the conference that it sees as a springboard for a comprehensive resolution to the wider Arab-Israeli conflict.

Rice, who is facing daunting challenges in getting the Israelis and Palestinians to agree to a joint declaration to present for the conference, smiled and nodded as Aboul Gheit spoke.

She warned there is hard work ahead but hoped that a specific date for the meeting, which has not been scheduled, and invitations to attend could be announced soon.

“We will continue to work and help them to create this document and we will then be in a position I think fairly soon to talk about when this meeting ought to take place,” Rice said.

Two senior U.S. officials said later, however, they did not expect a date or invitation list to be issued this week. Rice arrived in the region on Sunday playing down the chances for a breakthrough.

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It is 2000 nautical miles from Hawaii to California. That is, if you’re sailing in a straight line.

“But you never sail in a straight line,” said Cal State Fullerton student, David George. George knows about sailing from Hawaii to California because he’s done it.

“It was a blast.” George said.

In fact he knows quite a bit about sailing in general. The 20-year-old has been a member of the Sea Scouts since he was in eigth grade.

The United States Sea Scouts, founded in 1912, is a branch of the Boy Scouts that focuses on sailing.

Just as the Police Explorers and Fire Explores hone scouts’ skill in law enforcement or fire fighting, the Sea Scouts program teaches scouts about sailing, water safety and water craft.

“The goal of the seascouts is to teach leadership,” said Sea Scout National Commodore, Jimmie Homburg. “We use the boat as a labrotory.”

In 2006, George was named National Boatswain for Sea Scouts, an award of prestige bestowed upon the top Sea Scouts. Only those who have completed their Quartermaster Award, the equivalent of the Eagle Scout Project, are eligible.

“The Quartermaster Award proves to the National Guard, the Navy, everybody, that you are a qualified boat handler,” George said.

As National Boatswain, George spent the summer traveling around the United States by boat. Besides participating in the several sailing competitions, George also served on the National Venturing Council over the summer.

Recently he was named president of the National Venturing Council, making him the leader of the council’s youth cabinet.

“He is a good leader,” Mike Suart, Sea Scouts Skipper for the past 48 years said of George. “He take the new guys under his wing, and has had a positive impact on a lot of people.”

Serving on the cabinet means representing the Sea Scouts on National level. Just before classes began at Cal Sate Fullerton, George traveled to Portland to attend a conference in which he taught other Sea Scout leaders to incorporate the basics of scuba into their programs, among other things.

“There is a lot of public relations involved,” George said.

He also must work closely with the other five members of the youth cabinet, which isn’t always easy.

“The five other members all live in different states,” said George. “And they’re also in college, so communication is sometimes difficult.”

George became involved with the Sea Scouts during junior high school when he began developing an interest in joining the Naval Academy.

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David does a terrific job of representing young people in a positive way.

Have you ever stuck your head out of a vehicle going 90 MPH on a brisk, cold morning in the middle of October on your way up Highway 18 to Snow Summit? I haven’t. I kept my head in the car because I’m not dumb. This image was exactly what was going on when I took this picture of it. Sitting shotgun, bored senseless and crammed in a car with two mountain bikes behind my skull, I felt the need to keep my A.D.D. in check. So I grabbed my camera and put it on the dashboard and snapped this photo. :P

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George’s mother In late FebruStephanie, did ary when he travsome research onels to Washington line for a youth to give his report program that on the Boy Scouts helped her son deof American while termine whether representing the or not he wanted Sea Scout Branch. to pursue the NaHe will be – Jimmie Homburg val Academy serispeaking before Sea Scout ously. Sea Scout the House of National Commodore was her proposal.

Representatives, “We went to a the Senate and local meeting, lowill even have the cal being Newport Beach, and I had opportunity to meet the President of a blast,” George said. “I’ve been do- the United States. ing it ever since.”

“David does a terrific job of repHis interest in the Naval Academy resenting young people in a positive did decline, but he plans to continue way,” Homburg said of George. “He sailing for years to come. thinks things through in an intelliGeorge, a third-year sophomore gent way before he opens his mouth, just a few credits shy of junior sta- which is a skill not a lot of young tus is currently undeclared. He plans people have aquired.” to declare a major in business, with When George isn’t meeting powan emphasis in marketing. George erful politicians he is meeting local acknowledged that the lessons he crews and scouts. George said it his learned in the classroom carry over favorite part of Sea Scouting. to the seven seas, and vice versa.

“It’s got to be the people,” George “I incorporate things that I learn said. “It’s exciting to meet other peoin my business classes to Sea Scouts,” ple from scouts. Other leaders’ crews George said. . . . just meeting all the people across His business writing classes have the board.” helped him write more professionMeeting people is how George ally as president of the venturing came across the opportunity to council. That’s not the only carry- make the famed trip from Hawaii to over he identified.

California.

“I sometimes deal with market “I knew somebody,” George said. industry professionals representing Through a friend of friend, all conSea Scouts,” said George. “Adults are nected by Sea Scouts, George made doing the marketing but I can say, the scouting trip from paradise to ‘from the youth perspective, I think the golden state. this would be effective.”

“I was able to do a back delivery Other skills George will take from California to Hawaii in the summer the classroom to the real world will of 2005,” George said. be the ones he has gathered from lesFor George it is just another part sons on public speaking. of life on the ocean blue.

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Sarah Mosquedo

Daily Titan Staff Writer

By Cameron Pemstein

By Danielle Spangler/For the Daily Titan David George, a student at Cal State Fullerton and a Sea Scout participates in a local boat race. George, who keeps a sailboat at the Newport harbor, was recently awarded the highest possible recognition in a nautical version of the Boy Scouts.

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Photos By Rob Weaver/Daily Titan Staff Writer Above - In the deserted town of Bodie, a rusted-out car frame is bleached by the sun. Once home to more than 10,000 people, it is now a popular ghost town and vistor attraction.

Right - A white grave marker of a Bodie prostitute lies just feet outside of the town cemetery.

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my hair-dresser ex-girlfriend changed outfits.

Collages of vermilion volcanic rock give way to rippling golden meadows.

Then in the foothills, green pastures peppered with cattle unfold near the base of Mount Whitney and her jagged, snow-flecked cousins. Even for mid-October, the snow is well below the average accumulation for the year.

Past Lone Pine, Bishop, then Mammoth Lakes, finally I reach the eerie, nearly barren Mono Lake.

Only a few miles to go.

I recall that Mark Twain wrote “Mono Lake lies in a lifeless, treeless, hideous desert ... This solemn, silent, sail-less sea ... this lonely tenant of the loneliest spot on earth ...”

I now disagree. Mono’s neighbor, Bodie, is the loneliest spot on earth.

I drive on.

Highway 270 is only 13 miles long, and not one mile of it is straight. The mouth of the road would be easy to miss if you didn’t know it was coming. The serpentine road is obscured by piles of ominous, foreboding volcanic rock, and I almost miss the turn.

Ten miles from its start, 270 turns into a loose dirt road with little traction that meanders high above treacherous rocky gulches.

It feels like my little Toyota is driving on ice. At times I turn the wheel, but the car continues sliding forward. I hold my breath much like the first time I ever tried roller-skating.

I ponder the brutal climes that the

people of Bodie endured during the once bustling town’s heyday.

Higher than 8,000 feet in elevation, atop a high, treeless desert, the sun relentlessly punishes Bodie. The Washoe winds gust violently without notice, roseying your cheeks, clawing at your lips, only to disappear seconds later leaving you chapped and frigid.

In the winter months, the temperature drops well below freezing, and snow suffocates the high desert scape.

Yet the absence of trees forgives none of the wrath of the sun, making it possible to feel cold, and still get a sunburn in a matter of minutes. The weather is beyond unpleasant.

Yet in the 1880s, Bodie was home to more than 10,000 people. Most residents were miners or outlaws, or

a combination of both.

When I finally get out of my car in Bodie, I get what I came for.

Silence.

But the silence is spooky.

Bodie State Park is only open to visitors during daylight hours, but it’s still creepy in the middle of the day.

On this day, the sun is ebullient.

A sparse few cottonball clouds float by, occasionally providing the only source of natural shade in the town.

Bodie remains remarkably intact.

I ask Mal Buchmar, a New Jersey man taking photos, what he likes best about Bodie.

“The way it’s preserved,” he says.

“The way they don’t just let it disintegrate.”

California State Parks worker Laird Johnson says the park’s service keeps Bodie in a state of “arrested decay,” and that rather than restore the

park, its only job is to preserve it.

The gravelled sand and prickly high-desert brush that carpets Bodie’s ground is littered with rusty metal and shattered glass.

A mosaic of tin cans, broken bottles, pots and pans, all left from the original inhabitants of the town, ornament the parched earth between the rusty buildings.

I come across a shattered tea pot that still reads “Made in England.”

Rusty nails, coat hangers, mattress springs – all make me glad I received a tetanus shot a year ago.

Peering into the weathered windows of the ancient houses, I see pieces of lives left behind.

A tattered red dress with white polka-dots crumpled on the floor under a thick layer of dust draws my eye. The faded, water-damaged wallpaper is peeling. Tattered drapes partly snagged on trophy deer ant-

lers look like fabric icicles. There’s a rocking chair that appears to sway.

Suddenly the window pane rattles.

I stop dead in my tracks, and I can hear my heart thumping.

“Was that the wind?” I wonder.

I walk with perhaps a little more purpose down Green Street to the schoolhouse.

Through the window I see a sunbleached globe, now a petrified wooden orb of a washed-out yellowish monochrome.

There is still illegible cursive written in chalk on the blackboard.

There are math problems. Six minus two.

A piano in the back of the room is missing a few teeth. A few books with dust-covered jackets and yellowed pages lay untouched for decades on the rows of desk tops.

A withered anatomy curriculum depicting a human skeleton stares back at me through the window.

I decide to hike a little.

Bodie’s cemetery draws my eye, and I decide to check it out.

Just outside the rusty cemetery fence lies a clean white tombstone unlike the others inside the cemetery.

Below a carved red crucifix the stone reads: Rosa May. Rosa Elizabeth White was a prostitute in Bodie for many years before she died.

Although she was a long-time resident of Bodie, she was buried only a few feet outside the town cemetery as a final, eternal insult because of her disreputable profession.

Tourists have decorated her grave site, and it appears more colorful and loved than any inside the actual cemetery. Fresh flowers, a pearl necklace, an angel statue, a still-wrapped mint Life-Saver, and coin money adorn the foot of her tombstone.

Upon entering the cemetery, I read some of the dates on the graves.

Died: 1889. 1903. Mary Elizabeth Butler, 33, died 1879.

Many of the graves are overgrown with scrub brush. Some have simple grave markers made of wood, now cracked and withered from so many harsh winters.

Some graves have collapsed entirely inward. Nature is the ultimate vandal.

I walk through the section of children’s graves. Many of Bodie’s children died young. Three years old.

Eight months.

Nathan Cook was born in 1887 and died three years later.

Suddenly I feel a tug on my pant leg.

I look down, and there is nothing there.

I think maybe I’ve had enough of Bodie.

As I trot to my car, the Washoe wind at my back picks up for dramatic effect, as if to urge my departure.

Before I start my car, I take it in one more time.

The silence.

I stop to ask Park Ranger Mark Langer if he’s ever seen anything spooky in his time at Bodie. He grins.

“No, never,” he says. “I’m not cosmically in tune.”

Six and a half hours later I step out of my car and there it is.

The familiar, friendly, low rumble.

I’m back home.

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October 18, 2007

Titan Editorial Providing insight, analysis and perspective since 1960

Colbert for president, why not?

Forget the “Vote or Die” campaign. If anything is going to bring young people to the polls in 2008 it is Stephen Colbert running for president of the United States.

Colbert recently declared his candidacy on his satirical television show “The Colbert Report.”

To the release of red, white and blue balloons, he announced he would be running for president in South Carolina. Yes, he’ll be running only in South Carolina, his home state. To garner bipartisan support, he has also brilliantly decided to run as both a Republican and a Democrat.

Like the not-so-popular 2006 movie “Man of the Year” starring Robin Williams, the idea of having an entertaining political comedian as president is a fresh idea and, if he keeps up his campaign, could actually garner a sizable number of youth votes. Many attempts have been made to encourage today’s youth to get out and vote, but nothing has worked as well as it should. Sean “Diddy” Combs’ “Vote or Die” campaign for example set out with great intentions, but there was still no major change to the numbers.

Colbert could do so not through actually supporting issues or having solid political positions, but by exploiting the intense apathy

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young people have for . . . everything. We recall “Election,” the 1999 film commenting on high school elections. The jealous Tammy Metzler enters the race for student body president with the campaign slogan “Don’t vote for me . . .who cares? Don’t vote at all!” It’s pretty much the same thing here. Colbert’s name could actually become a write-in name garnering many more votes than the always popular Mickey Mouse.

In addition, Colbert has a history of convincing his audience to do things in his favor.

He campaigned for votes to get a Hungarian bridge named after him and his influence has even changed the English language with “truthiness.” We will be the first to admit, electing Colbert would not be a very intelligent idea, but we certainly feel the urge to get away from the cookiecutter gang of politicians we have to choose from this year.

Alas, Stephen Colbert, you are a man ahead of your time and you tried to run too soon. Possibly the election of 2024, when enough baby boomers have died and their single-minded grip on the political direction of the country will be loosened – then maybe a man like Stephen Colbert can shine.

Any feedback, positive or negative, is encouraged, as we strive to keep an open dialogue with our readership. The Daily Titan reserves the right to edit letters for length, grammar and spelling. Direct all comments, questions or concerns along with your full name and major to Executive Editor Ian Hamilton at ihamilton@dailytitan.com

The poor student’s guide to studying beyond our borders See the world without going bankrupt

By Gail Navarro

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

Studying abroad is not expensive if you play your cards right. Students serious about studying abroad will research and try to find the program that fits their needs.

Of course, the cost varies depending on the country you choose.

“A student going abroad in Japan for a year is going to pay a lot more than a student going to Mexico for a summer, due to cost of living,” Kathryn Morrissey, study abroad assistant adviser, said in an e-mail interview.

Another important factor is determined within two options: (1) Cal State Fullerton program, (2) Non-CSUF program.

Basically, the university has three program categories: (1) CSU International Program is an administered program that allows students to receive resident credit and degree requirements while studying in a foreign institution for an entire year.

It is the cheapest and safest way to go because students actually pay CSUF tuition and earn academic credit abroad.

(2) The Exchange program allows students to pay similar CSUF tuition fees in exchange for an international student to study at CSUF. However, the country choices are limited for this program compared to IP (International Program).

(3) Department-sponsored program, either with the College of Humanities and Social Science or the College of Business. The perk

The reality TV generation

By Edward peters

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

I remember, it was 1999 and in 8 minutes I would enter the 21st century. Many were awaiting doomsday, some were worried about Y2K, but I knew it was neither. What was to occur in 2000 would be the beginning of the worst generation ever. Politics aside, I knew from the start that the cause would be American mass media and culture.

The encroaching entity that it is, the media sustains and functions through the naïve and uncertain, and by doing so, has created a culture that is depraved and botched.

This is our generation.

Reality T.V. has turned real life into un-reality. Media moguls have Americans thinking, “Anyone can be a world-renowned star, just appear on American Idol, or perhaps create a reality show of your own.”

People see this, notice it and let it linger in the back of their minds.

They too can be famous, as the media would have them think. This depiction is false. Young people especially soak this in and want to become it, but when they try and fail to succeed, the alienation process begins to take hold.

Nowhere, is that more evident, than in Seung-Hui Cho, the Virginia Tech gunman that took the lives of 32 people. He resented the rich, was uncertain about his “psychoactive-drug” induced life and decided that if he couldn’t fulfill societies standards, he would kill. That is exactly what he did.

American mass media is turning the common kid into a direct manufactured product of its own self. It is evident everywhere; flashy cars and necklaces, plastic surgery, iPhones, pharmaceutical “feel good” drugs, fashion trends and more. A microcosm of all this is Cal State Fullerton, a commuter school where students are competing to outflash one another. There is no sense of community, and it seems that most students don’t even have the desire to learn, instead talk on their cell phones, ride skateboards, promote their frats, and drive their BMWs. The students See REALITY TV, Page 11

of Cal State Fullerton are a perfect example of how this generation is flawed. As I see, the most of them are just another manufactured product of their media, ready to compete at the shot of a gun. These young adults and children are mimicking what they see on T.V. This is how

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the mass media thrives, they manufacture young adults into what they deem socially acceptable. In turn, these kids become part of this “unreality” the media moguls have so cleverly orchestrated.

“L.A. Ink,” one of The Learning Channel’s highest-rated programs,

includes an internship opportunity but the fees do not include airfare.

The most painful and costly option is with a non-CSUF program.

While these programs include many benefits like excursions, on-site pickup and a meal plan, they squeeze out every penny for what it’s worth.

Speaking from personal experience, I spent one semester at my program that is equivalent to four years at CSUF. As crazy as that sounds, the trip was worth the financial heartache because I paid for the extras which included an internship. But that was simply my method, and it’s

the interest rate is really high and make sure it is from a company you can trust first of all.

Second, the most reliable way to raise money is to apply for scholarships.

Hunt for scholarships offered in your major department or ask the financial aid office for more information.

Apply for multiple scholarships to double your chances of winning.

Finally, financial aid can be applied to studying abroad and the process is usually straightforward with a CSUF sponsored program.

However, this does not apply for nonCSUF programs because they usually Photo by Bram Makonda/Daily Titan Opinion Editor want your money well before financial not the best option for frugal folk. aid can distribute it, which is typiIn addition to the program cost cally due before a school semester itself, so much more entails to studybegins. ing abroad, especially when a student Non-CSUF programs want you arrives at their chosen destination. to pay their program fees at a dead“Information such as exchange line preceding the disbursement date rates, cost of living, and spending of your student loan. Don’t get me habits of a student can influence how wrong, financial aid is a wonderful much money a student will spend idea if you qualify but it is better to while abroad,” Morrissey said. set your priorities straight before you Regardless, it will cost you but plan to make a big decision such as there are several ways to pay: studying abroad.

(1) Private loan from a bank, (2) All in all, studying abroad is costscholarship and (3) financial aid. ly but not beyond reach for the averFirst, be weary of the private bank age college student. loan and read the fine print. Usually

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OPINION

The Higher Ground

Reader Response: Nutwood Cafe defends their grade On Oct. 17, 2007, an article was published under the headline “Campus Eateries Clean Up Act, Pass Recent Health Inspections.” We, the student employees of the Nutwood Cafe, the main “eatery” mentioned in the article, call this into question.

We feel as though the article, biased on the side of the inspector supplying the information, questions our integrity as workers as well as our very character. After reading the article several of our customers came in with concerns.

What were the “employee behavior” issues and the “unsanitary conditions” this article spoke of?

Our rapport with our customers was threatened by these claims and this is unacceptable.

So now we, the student workers in the cafe, would like to give our side of the story which we see was so artfully left out.

The grade our cafe received for the mentioned inspection was in fact a “D.” However, only 10 points of it were due to the issue with the cooler, which after the “C” inspection we were led to believe was fixed. So where did the rest of the deductions come from?

We assume these came from the “discretion of the inspector” who was not so unbiased in the first place. We notice that certain things were left out of this little expose on us.

For instance, the issue with the worker placing money on the prep counter was a one time thing. It did not happen continuously as the article leads readers to believe.

We guess the inspector neglected to mention that when it was immediately brought to our attention, a fresh sanitation bucket was prepared and the entire counter sanitized before any food preparation resumed.

In the issue of washing our hands, the employees wash hands before and after putting gloves on in order to maintain health standards. When one of our workers asked a question regarding this, the inspector became upset at us. The question was a legitimate one. We have been repeatedly told that cold water is better for killing germs than hot water. The inspector refuted this and an argument ensued. Were he to have explained to us that the cold water is better for airborne germs and hot water better when handling food, perhaps things

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The entire inspection seemed like a personal attack on us and your article is no better.

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Student workers answer allegations made by inspectors

– Student employees, Nutwood Cafe

would not have escalated as they did.

As the inspector told us, California doesn’t even have a glove law. We wear them for the added safety they give us and the custormer which showed throughout the inspection.

It was as though the inspectors were trying to find anything and everything negative about our work while turning a blind eye to anything we did right.

Perhaps a little anecdote will help explain what we mean by this.

One worker was cleaning up her work area (as we all do after finising any meal orders.)

She cleaned the counter and then swept the floor.

She took the dustpan into the back and dumped it into the large garbage bin we keep back there.

The trainee inspector took a look at it and whispered something to the head inspector. He then took a look and turned to the worker asking, “Is this a trash bin?”

Are you serious? Are you telling us that a health inspector and his trainee both can’t recognize a trash bin when the see one?!

It’s big and gray, it has a clear trash bag inside, and is filled with what is obviously garbage and is emptied multiple times daily by the buildings janitorial service, yet they still can’t tell it’s a trash bin?

Is this what the employee behavior issue is about? Are we to be reprimanded for doing our jobs?

For asking questions that we find legitimate as well as pertinent to the issue at hand? By us cleaning our work stations and washing our hands, are we really violating the health code and causing these supposed “unsanitary conditions?”

The entire inspection seemed like a personal attack on us and your article is no better. We expected our fellow students who make up the writing staff to use a bit more of their own integrity and compile all of the facts before printing an article such as this.

-The students employees of the Nutwood Cafe.

October 18, 2007

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The great arms debate

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couple weeks ago, my boyfriend told me something that nearly brought me to tears.

“I bought a gun,” he said.

All I could think of was, why?!

“For protection,” he replied.

It didn’t make sense to me. Why would anyone, who lives in the suburbs of Temecula—a city where its citizens feel safe enough to leave their doors unlocked, find the need to purchase a gun for safety?

His purchase is the result of his interests in guns and his job which involves shooting things. Both factors fueled his desire for a gun of his own. To break the tension that instilled our conversation, he joked that he’ll need it when he drives down to Long Beach to visit me. So amusing was his joke that I forgot to laugh.

I have lived in a grim part of Long Beach for the past 15 years of my life, yet I never once thought of turning to a gun for safety.

There are criminals and devious people everywhere. In some locations there are more than in others, unfortunately. And in more places than others, guns fall into the hands of thugs, rather than the people who are responsible and learn how to handle a gun. I’m not worried that my boyfriend doesn’t know how to use a gun—I know he is properly trained to handle a weapon, but unfortunately, not many people are trained properly.

I’m in full support of stricter background checks at gun stores and gun shows, something that the NRA believes is a plot to eliminate gun shows entirely.

I recognize that Americans have a constitutional right to own a gun.

The second amendment of the Constitution states that “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Yet I think that just because you have a right to own a gun, doesn’t mean you should. Every citizen has the right to vote, but not everyone chooses to fulfill that right because they sometimes don’t deem it necessary. So is having a gun necessary?

I think that every American who is mentally capable of owning a gun should have the right to do so—so if you pass a strict check than you have nothing to worry about. Although it will postpone the time until you have a gun in your hands, if you know you are mentally capable of having a gun, then you can wait—whether it takes a week, a month or 3 months.

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Then there’s the case of guns ending up in the wrong hands— whether illegally to street criminals, or accidentally to children. In 2005, the American Medical Association reports that between 36 and 50 percent of male 11thgraders believe they could easily get a gun if they wanted one.

The United States has gun laws yet guns are easy to obtain. Ammunition can be bought at Wal-Mart, and although the stores must be licensed, it doesn’t take much to purchase them. The bullets used in the Columbine shootings were bought at Kmart.

If you want a gun, buy one. But don’t complain about the background checks and necessary precautions you have to take in order to get a gun. If you have nothing to hide, then think of the measure as a way to ensure that psychos aren’t able to get a gun. And when you do have a gun, you need to be responsible and store it in such a way that no one but you, whether children or thieves, can access it. Safety first. Many people have guns because hunting is their hobby and although I don’t understand such a hobby, I acknowledge that it exists. If the main reason why American’s own guns is safety, than the core of gun control policy shouldn’t be about restriction of available arms, but informing people that they may not need a gun.

If we are so scared of our neighbors that we feel we must protect ourselves against them, there is something wrong with our society.

The media and businesses scare us into paranoia that our safety, whether from walking down the street, to getting cancer from deodorant to terrorists invading our country, is at stake. People buy guns because they feel that having one will give them control over fear. Gun supporters state that guns bring safety. So why is it that the United States, where gun sales have increased in the past couple of years, is not the safest country in the world? Why don’t citizens in other countries fear for their safety?

Many argue that it is cultural factors

that provide these differences.

Looking northward lays Canada, a country whose citizens enjoy firearms just as much as Americans.

Yet gun violence is not as prevalent as in the United States.

Independence Institute researcher David B. Kopel said that Canadian gun laws closely resemble those of the United States. Hence why the difference? Kopel states that Canadians are more inclined to negotiate and cooperate with others when faced with a problem than Americans are.

I asked my cousin in Europe why is it that gun violence and the need for safety among Americans is so much greater than in Europe.

“The difference is cultural,” she said, as if echoing Kopel. “We see the same American violent films, have the same crimes that occur in America and have the same right to have guns for self-protection as Americans do. But the difference is that we just don’t have an instinct to pull out a gun whenever our own butts are threatened, like Americans do.” This reasoning is showcased in the movie “The Brave One,” staring Jodie Foster. Foster plays a New York radio personality who purchases a gun, illegally, to get revenge on the criminals who killed her fiancée.

Along the way, she shoots other people who were breaking the law because she sought out to place herself in dangerous situations to become the hero with a pull of the trigger.

The movie’s main message, to “kill the bad guys and get revenge,” seems to spill into our society. But if we all did that, society would collapse. If you condone an action, then don’t do the same thing to others. And getting revenge by taking out a gun with ease is not the right way to go about things.

The actions of our government are similar. When other countries are willing to negotiate no matter how long it will take, the tradition of the United States to solve problems has been by use of force. Assassinations and violent overthrowing by the United States against leaders they are not fond of occurred in the Middle East, Asia and Latin American countries. For example, in 1973, the U.S. staged a coup against democratically elected Chilean President Salvador Allende. Afterwards, the United States installed dictator Augusto Pinochet, who better served U.S. interests. Yet approximately 5,000 people were murdered under Pinochet’s rule. What do actions like that show? If our government leaders, whom we hold in high regard, have such a primitive mindset about solving problems, than can we really expect children and teenagers to act differently? How are we, as citizens, supposed to learn to trust one another and not resort to guns as a solution when our own government has been doing that for decades?

In one of his comedy perfor-

mances, Chris Rock poked fun at gun control and instead suggested we should have “bullet control,” with each bullet costing $5,000. “People would think before they shot someone. ‘Man I will blow your f***ing head off, if I could afford it. I’m gonna get me a second job, start saving up, and you a dead man. You’d better hope I don’t get no bullets on lay-away!’”

As silly as this idea may be, it’s an exaggeration of an idea of limiting the ability to obtain ammunition for the guns—and I doubt that would put Kmart and Wal-Mart out of business. One’s right to bear arms would not be infringed upon. And if you only need a gun for protection, there is no need for purchasing bullets all the time, since the gun would just be sitting underneath your bed, waiting for a possible intruder to enter your home.

And there are words of wisdom in the comedian’s spoof—“people would think twice before they shot someone.”

“I dream dreams but am, at the same time, an intensely practical person,” Franklin D. Roosevelt said.

Like Roosevelt, I dream of a perfect world where there is no need for guns, yet I know that isn’t reality.

No matter what, people are going to own guns, and eliminating guns entirely is foolish. People who are capable of upholding their constitutional right to bear arms should be able to do so. The more practical approach would be to conduct stricter background checks to determine if they person is capable of upholding his second amendment right. Gun shows should be required to have background checks because they are selling tools used to kill, not toys.

People shouldn’t be able to stumble upon ammunition and guns while they are shopping for household necessities, hence why gun sales should be restricted. And gun dealers should be upheld to the gun laws that they break. If the government is able to perform drug busts and catch sex solicitation in public bathroom stalls, they have the means of busting illegal practices by gun dealers.

Also, as a nation, we must work on eliminating the fear we have that drives us to purchase guns. The media has done a good job in instilling paranoia into our minds, hence it can also be a useful tool in showing that there are other ways of dealing with fear and that neither the Y2K bug at the beginning of the millennium, nor the Africanized bees are going to kill us. What is going to kill us is our mentality that reaching for guns is the way to solve problems.

I once read a bumper sticker that made me laugh because it was so idealist in nature, yet made you think, “If it was only that simple.” It read: “Arms are for hugging” and had a red “X” over a picture of a gun.

Yet the sticker showcases that before we reach for a gun, we should be able to reach out our hands to others and try to manage problems through talking, instead of pulling a trigger, because pulling the trigger only eliminates the problem, temporarily. So as I made sure that my boyfriend will store his gun in a proper compartment, away from the wrong hands, I wondered if the guns presence makes me feel safer. It doesn’t.

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OPINION

October 18, 2007

Jake’s Take

Jake Kilroy

College papers should be more personal (a weak attempt to reach out to my readers, especially Steven)

Art for the Daily Titan by Paul Johnson

Reality tv: generation revolves around the tattoo industry and the people who get inked.

What happened here? I thought it was called The Learning Channel?

But, oh yeah, I forgot, tattoos are an important subject matter in this generation.

I have found myself witnessing an ongoing nightmare that is a direct result of what the elite corporate media funnels through MTV, VH1, FOX, ABC, NBC, BRAVO, A&E, TLC and all the rest. They are suppressing the minds of people and are making young adults dumb, more or less.

“My Super Sweet 16,” a decrepit show on MTV, celebrates the lavish million-dollar birthday-bash of some yuppie teenager. Television shows such as this one falsely demonstrate to the disenfranchised viewer how life is supposed to be lived. This is nauseating and I call for the overthrow of the mass media.

The machine is growing – at one end there are the young adults who become what the machine tells them, and on the other end, there are the disenfranchised who distrust and hate the machine and life in general.

It’s a lose-lose situation, but this is our generation.

In today’s American society, the in-news is what rehab Britney Spears is attending, what Tom Cruise will name his next child and when Alicia Silverstone will make her big comeback in Hollywood. We have lost all sense of thinking and rationalizing.

There are major issues, both at home and abroad, young adults don’t even have a clue about due to media suppression. They would like you to think VH1’s “Hogan Knows Best” is more important than national and world affairs. VH1’s head slogan reads, “Watch and Discuss.” These very words harbor an environment of false education, and evidently it

is working.

The icons of our generation are nobody’s who quickly became famous.

It is sick to see Paris Hilton all over magazine covers and to hear the pop/rock-band, Fall-Out Boy, fillthe radio airwaves.

It’s a shame mainstream rap groups emphasize money and sex, giving out the perception, “This is what you, the viewer, should strive to be.”

This is our current culture and kids are buying into it like crazy.

Society is digressing in culture and advancing in technology. The

machines do all the thinking for us now, as seen through television and computers. As generations move on, they change; this is inevitable.

Right now, in this era, society and culture is at its lowest. Should it get better,? Only the future will tell.

Hopefully, people will snap out of the daze, quit listening to the lies of Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity, and boycott the mainstream media that has helped destroy this generation.

The ‘60s band, “The Who,” once said, “Talkin’ ‘bout my generation.”

Well it’s clear that no one’s talkin’ ‘bout this generation.

Apparently, if I want my column to blow up big on the Daily Titan Web site, I have to write about the Greeks.

But instead of chasing numbers, I thought I’d take this particular column to single out my favorite reader: “Steven.” This little bugger doesn’t care for my column. He’s written two comments on dailytitan.com for two different Jake’s Takes, and I thought I’d try to win him back. That’s how seriously I take my readers. That’s how much I care. Instead of hit-and-run comments, whether good or bad, I’ve decided to get to know all of you, and you can get to know me. Since a college paper is run and read by students, I think there should be more personal communication.

The Daily Titan always seemed like an institution to me until I worked for the paper and subsequently realized this thing was headed by students in my other classes. I noticed them around campus, but no one else could ever pick them out of a crowd (if ever for future dire reference, I’m the tall guy with a baby blue backpack and usually a green billed beanie). These student literary barons weren’t celebrities, they weren’t veterans, they weren’t big names with a matching ego and paycheck. Student readers shouldn’t be afraid to approach student writers and student editors.

So, earlier this week, I created a new e-mail account in order for lovers and haters to tell me what they think. I’ll do my best to keep up with the messages. I encourage posting comments for any article on the Daily Titan Web site, but in addition to the activity, I thought maybe we’d create a little two-way street we can drive together between writers and readers. Here’s the official e-mail address for Jake’s Take: take.kilroy@gmail.com

But, onto more pressing matters: my desperate desire for approval from Steven.

My pal Steven first made himself known as an avid reader of mine when he wrote, “What the hell are you talking about?” in regards to my Blackmail piece. And the problem is that I don’t know what I was talking about. I went back and re-read what I wrote, and Steven, I can’t defend myself. I think I was going through this whole selfdiscovery thing a month ago. I was wearing my hair different, I was listening to a lot of Joy Division and The Cure, I stopped going to parties, I started hanging out with this crowd that just hangs out at diners until 4 a.m. and I was writing Regina Spektor weekly love letters, which I’ve recently kept to a month-by-month basis instead.

Steven’s latest comment, attached to my vegetarianism piece last week, read, “Dude, you are so boring.”

And the bigger problem is that...

Steven’s right. I am boring.

To provide insight into my soul for the benefit of my readers, here’s some things that may or may not be true: I wander museums alone to meet interesting scholars, dress as a Repo Man every Halloween and won’t shop at any 7-11 that doesn’t sell Dots. I single-handedly ended the Spanish War, am related to John Wilkes Booth and invented the word “snipkin” (which is just one more substitution for the word “cool”).

I can cook and eat simultaneously, can spell “simultaneously” correctly and can spell “correctly” right on a regular basis. I once posed as an anarchist for booty and can regularly lie my face off so well that I don’t know which features are actually mine. I also like the color green. I attend random conventions and my best initial

pick-up line at bars is “Can I touch you again?” I stay at home at least two nights a week to rewrite Bible verses so that they’re relevant in today’s culture (instead of “cart,” I put “truck,” and instead of “Moses,” I put “Brian from down the street,” and instead of “Eve,” I put “Kiera Knightly,” and now, at one point in my version, some religious character says, “Hey, I think gay marriage is totally acceptable, and anyone who actively hates homosexuals is a bad Christian.”)

My secret dream job is to drive a cargo truck for Target and publish a book of humorous vanity plates.

I also once tied my shoes so that the laces looked like a unicorn.

Now that you know me, you understand why I’m not all that fun or fascinating, Steven (and the rest of the CSUF population).

I have very little going for me, aside from my height and my Pez collection.

I actually only scored my own column because my executive editor, Ian, learned that I was related to a big CSUF name. My greatgrandfather, John C. Dailytitan, founded this publication as a way to fight communists in the 1950s.

He later died of Red Fever.

Ironic? Maybe. Relevant? Probably not. Interesting? No, not really.

So let’s talk, Weavin’ & Leavin’ Steven. By the way, now that we’re almost friends, I gave you that nickname because of how you weave comments but leave before coming up with a second sentence.

If any of this doesn’t win Steven back or build my readership, then fine: Plato was stupid.

There, now hit up my column online, Greeks.

And, starting today, I’m opening a dock in the harbor to let the literary waves carry back: take.kilroy@gmail.com.

SPORTS

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October 18, 2007

Previewing the NBA’s projected top teams Celtics and Pistons in the East, Suns and Spurs in the West and predictions where the Clippers and Lakers stand in a strong Western Conference

by Siamak Djahanshahi Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

The NBA season is finally approaching after a summer full of trades and Hollywood drama.

Veteran-laden teams like the Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons and the Boston Celtics will be taking their shots at the NBA title this year. And local teams like the Lakers and Clippers will be looking for key contributions from their young talent if they want to get into this year’s jam-packed Western Conference playoffs.

The Phoenix Suns are definitely a favorite to win the NBA championship this year based on their talent level and the experience they’ve gained together as a scoring unit.

There’s also a small window of opportunity to get the job done while Steve Nash is still in MVP form.

When their core of Nash, Amare Stoudemire, and Shawn Marion are healthy the entire season, they scored 110.2 points per game last year and 110.4 points per game in the 200405 season.

With the addition of former AllStar forward Grant Hill, the Suns will be much more dangerous on the offensive end because of his ballhandling ability as a point forward.

Hill can take much of the pressure off of Nash who has to create almost every scoring opportunity for his teammates.

Fifth-year guard Leandro Barbosa is also going to be a key component for the Suns in order for them to be successful. He is coming off a career-high 18.1 points-per-game last season as well as receiving the NBA Sixth Man Of The Year award. His spark off the bench is essential to the Suns dominating the opposing teams second unit.

The San Antonio Spurs should be the clear favorite, not only because they won the championship last year and have taken four out of the last

nine titles, but they always have the is going to have a lot more expected best defense year in and year out. of him this year. He showed great Defense has proven to win champi- work ethic last year while fighting onships in the past, but teams like for minutes with veterans like Antothe Suns are trying to change that nio McDyess, Nazr Mohammad and theory.

Webber.

With their two All-Defensive The main move and focus this first-team players, Tim Duncan and off-season was developing their Cal State Fullerton’s Bruce Bowen young talent and resigning Billups anchoring their defense they were to a long-term contract. Billups was No. 1 in points allowed last season, a free-agent at the beginning of the allowing only 90.1 points-per-game. summer, but quickly was re-signed The main off-season move for the by the Pistons as they had no plans Spurs was retaining the same squad on letting their finals MVP out of they went to the finals with. Veter- the motor city. ans like Robert “Big Shot” Horry is The Boston Celtics have to be the returning for his 16th NBA season, most intriguing of all these squads Michael Finley and Brent Barry are simply because they have been noboth heading into their 13th sea- where near an NBA championship sons. since the day Larry Bird retired after Argentinean teammates Manu Gi- the 1992 NBA season. Finally they nobili and Fabricio Oberto both had were able to do some wheeling and impressive perfordealing and got mances during last themselves Kevin years playoffs and Aside from the Garnett and Ray expect to provide Allen to play along that same defense Celtics, the Lakers side their long time and scoring spark had to have had the All-Star forward during the season. most intriguing yet Paul Peirce.

The first Eastern This was the Conference team to unproductive summer biggest summer win a title since Mi- of all the teams. for any one team chael Jordan’s Chimaking trades ever cago Bulls teams of in the NBA. The the 90’s was the DeCeltics were able to troit Pistons when acquire two playthey wiped out the ers that average mighty Los Angeles Lakers in 2004. 20-plus points-per-game and have The Pistons are a team that relies both carried their respective former on its veteran starting five, and they squads to the post season, but withshowed their wear and tear at the out any success. end of last season.

Kevin Garnett’s resume is unquesTheir window of opportunity is tionable, as he is a career 20 pointgradually closing as their regular per-game and 11 rebound-per-game starters of Chauncy Billups, Richard player. Ray Allen is a career 21 Hamilton, Teyshawn Prince and Ra- point-per-game scorer and shoots sheed Wallace all averaged over 32 40 percent from the free throw line. minutes per game last year. And they Paul Peirce has been the most conare all getting older sistent Celtic of the past 10 years in This year, however, the Pistons averaging 23 points-per-game. will be counting on their young Aside from the Celtics, the Lakers players to step it up a notch. had to have had the most intriguing Power forward Jason Maxiell who yet unproductive summer of all the is coming into his third NBA season teams.

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Ending their season after being beat down by the Suns in their second straight first round exit was about as much as Kobe Bryant could take as he finally voiced his displeasure with the direction of the Laker franchise.

The Lakers did re-sign Luke Walton to a multi-year deal, re-signed Chris Mihm and were lucky enough to have Derek Fisher fall into their laps.

Their draft was a success as they were able to get highly-touted point guard, Javaris Crittenton with the 19th pick in the draft.

What this all means is that the Lakers have to get production from their core of young players. Coming into his third year, Andrew Bynum is where their future stands, and as of right now he has a lot to prove to management and the Lakers fans.

Second year guard Jordan Farmar is also going to have to up his game and provide a spark along with Crittenton at the guard spot. Second year forward Ronnie Turiaf is expected to start at power forward where the Lakers desperately needed rebounding and energy on the defensive end of the floor.

Locker room rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers, have suffered important injuries that could possibly affect their entire season.

All-Star power forward Elton Brand tore his Achilles tendon this summer during workouts and their future star point guard Shaun Livingston also had a season ending injury during last season that will keep him out of this entire season.

The Clippers are going to have to rely on veterans like Sam Cassell, Cuttino Mobley, and Corey Maggette to step their games up and get the younger players involved.

They also had a successful draft getting a talented young player, Al Thornton, and were able to sign point guard Brevin Knight and Ruben “The Kobe Stopper” Patterson to bulk up their guard positions.

Bram’s Breakdown

Bram Makonda

Madden cover: from curse to formula The New England Patriots is a team to fear this year, and for good reason.

Their dismantling of the Dallas Cowboys in a hostile environment was a sight to see. And they are doing it in dominant fashion, playing each game to blow out teams.

In each game, Bill Belichick has the option between the safe play (field goal, kneel down) and the statement play (go-ahead touchdown.)

In all cases he has chosen to go for the statement play to separate his team from its opponents. It’s as if he wants to make a statement every game, every minute and every play. They’re not just gonna beat you, they’re gonna pummel your face in.

I was lucky enough to draft Randy Moss in the late rounds and he has carried me week in and week out. The addition of Wes Welker didn’t hurt either. I watched one game to know that he is terrorizing all routes underneath the coverage, which frees up Moss for over the top passes.

While the dominance of the Patriots has created a buzz, football fans have a bigger problem on their hands; the Madden curse. It’s not just a curse, like the Bambino, it’s a proven scientific formula.

NFL Superstar + Madden cover = injury-plagued season.

This year the curse, or as I’d like to call it the “formula,” took even the most invincible. Those who still played Vince Young thinking that the “formula” would not succumb him were in for a rude awakening. He left in the middle of the game and probably cost you the week, as he did for someone in my league.

Here is why I believe that the curse is no longer just a curse, it’s a

proven fact. The cover boy is hunted more often and every defensive player is out for blood. It’s as if they are carrying on the tradition.

Too bad Vince, even you couldn’t squirm out of this one. While he is currently listed as questionable, fantasy owners should never start him this year, despite how well he does the previous week. Young’s scrambling playing style, coupled with the “formula” will eventually wear him out. Young’s recent quadriceps injury might only be the tip of the iceberg.

That said, I’m still rooting for him as a fan. I will never forget the way he dominated a USC team in Pasadena. The sound of Longhorn-fans leaving my hometown was a sight to see, all because of one man.

Looking ahead, this will be a good week for any Patriot owners; Brady, Moss and company will continue to roll. As for defensive teams, look for owners of the Pittsburgh Steelers to get solid points against the Denver Broncos. Jay Cutler will struggle against a secondary led by Troy Polamalu.

This week, give Devin Hester a chance as a wide receiver. He racked up a lot of points for returns and finally scored his first offensive touchdown. Hester will be a hit-or-miss, but don’t doubt his potential. The man is lethal in the open field.

Lastly, let’s hope that EA Sports won’t put Minnesota Viking Adrian Peterson on the cover next year.

Peterson gained 224 yards and three touchdowns and catapulted me into first place overcoming a team filled with both Larry Johnson and Ronnie Brown. Ah ... sweet success. Remember to work those waivers and search for oneweek wonders!

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Real Estate Development/Pre School Management Company located in Fullerton. This office needs a candidate proficient in Word & Excel.College level classes in Business or Accounting.

Part time position, flexible hours.

Good pay package.

Call 714-323-9632

PART/TIME Private Gym Receptionist Looking for a customer service oriented and motivated individual.

Shifts available: 11am-4:30pm $8/hour. Applications required and available at 5325 Village Center Drive, Yorba Linda. Just minutes from CSUF. Questions - please contact Susan or Jeff at 714-779-0657.

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Houses for Rent/Sale

Sitters Wanted! $10 or more per hour. Register free for jobs near campus or home. www.student-sitters.com.

6500 Help Wanted PART TIME Work at private lake w/boating in Yorba Linda. Boathouse positions available. Will train. Must be customer service oriented, motivated, w/CA Drivers license. $8.00/hour. Minutes from CSUF. Shifts available: Sundays 7am – 3:30pm and 12pm-7:30pm. East Lake Village, 5325 Village Center Drive. 779-0657. Applications required. Ask for Jeff or Susan.

Are you depressed for more than two weeks?

The University of California, Irvine and the University of California, San Diego Psychiatry Departments are recruiting patients for a study of sleep deprivation as a potential treatment for depression. We will also study how other changes of the sleeping time might affect depressed mood.

Subjects will be compensated for their time and inconvenience. If you are interested, please call us at (949) 824-3362.

Pre School Teacher/ Tutor Needed Preferably with ECE units Full-time or Part-time position.

Flexible hours and a good pay package. Pre School located in Fullerton & Tustin.

Pls. Call 562-631-4788

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Aries (March 21 - April 19) Chaos will ensue, when you are accidentally hit by a motorist, just as a bus full of lawyers specializing in insurance claims is passing by on the way to a conference. The bus will liter ally erupt into a heaving mass of clawing, screaming, and briefcase-bashing lunatics.

Eventually they’ll take out a class-action lawsuit against you.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20) Unleash the power you have chained inside you! Just don’t let it make those annoying “yip yip yip” sounds or pee on the lawn, this time.

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Gemini (May 21 - June 20) Today you will discover Pablo Picasso’s secret.

He didn’t deliberately invent cubist art. He just liked painting accident victims.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22) Good time to learn to play the harmonica. If you get one of those coat hanger thingies to hang around your neck, you can even play it while you’re typing!

Leo (July 23 - August 22) You will go on a potato binge today. Baked, fried, scalloped, stuffed, mashed, whipped, and hash-browned. Just stay away from the tater tots, for your own good.

Virgo (August 23 - September 22) Today will mark the first time you’ve ever actually “wrestled” a largish reptile.

Although an unexpected experience, you will find it strangely stimulating, and may decide to pursue it as a career.

Libra (September 22 - October 22) To your chagrin and horror, you will find your self humming along with “muzac” in the grocery store. It’s the beginning of the long slow slide, I’m afraid. Next stop: collecting “nick nacks.”

Scorpio (October 23 - November 21) You will receive a painful bonk on the head, today, while riding the bus downtown. It’s your own fault, though, for sitting in front of that trombone player.

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Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) Your feet will continue to trouble you today, although you won’t be quite able to put your finger on what’s wrong. You haven’t been that flexible in years.

Capricorn (December 22 - January 20) Those spiders are growing larger around your house, and it’s becoming more of a challenge to escape. You may want to consider acquir ing a flame thrower. (Hint: illicit nuclear dump nearby.)

Aquarius (January 21 - February 18)

HOW TO PLAY: Each row must contain the numbers 1 to 9; each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9: and each set of boxes must contain the numbers 1 to 9.

Good day to be callously indifferent to the plight of the masses. You have larger things on your mind than whether the peasants are happy. Oui?

Pisces (February 19 - March 20) You need to stop accepting responsibility for your own life. Everything is actually the fault of that darned liberal media, you know. You’d be nearly perfect, or at least much thinner, if it wasn’t for them.

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Nice Big House

(state college & 91) Internet, cable tv, and laundry included. $450/ month.

Call 714-468-3463 email: phamwilliam@yahoo.com

Attn: Fine Art Grad Students CSUF Grand Central Art Center located in downtown Santa Anna’s Artist Village has one studio apartments for rent ($700.00 per month) that will be available the second week of october. Included in the rent are all the utilities (excluding phone), monthly parking pass, internet access, and a studio space. Please contact Tracey Gayer at (714) 567-7238.

Condo For Sale

400 N. Acacia Ave, #D37. Open House Sat & Sun 1-4. Call for access. 1Bd, 1ba near CSUF, Fullerton JC. Resort amenities, secure bldg. Reduced $265k$268k. Great Investment! Agent, Cherry 714-326-5743.

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October 18, 2007

Identical soccer success

Twins Gabriel and Michael Farfan are versatile and talented soccer players. They find success within their bond and by having played together their whole lives obviously very accomplished.

It’s very rare.” sports@dailytitan.com Although their talent may be a rarity, the versatile mid-fieldBefore Cal State Fullerton ers say sharing DNA has come soccer stars Michael and Gabriel in handy.

Farfan even graduated from high “Soccer’s a sport where you school, the identical twins had need somebody else to train already played soccer all over the with. Since we had each other world, including Japan, Peru, our whole childhood, it made it Holland, Sweden and Brazil. easy for us,” Gabriel said. “For In addition to training with a single child, they don’t have the CSUF team and practicing one person to train with 24/7 their moves, the Farfans revealed and we’d always have that. Espethat their pre-game rituals in- cially since we’re so competitive clude eating sandwiches. and we’re brothers, we’d always “I eat Subway before every want to beat each other no matsingle game day! I just love Sub- ter what.” way. I eat the same thing – a Despite the difference in their chicken ranch,” Gabriel said. appearance and personalities Michael likes to get at least — Gabriel’s the more talkative 10 hours of one and sports shut-eye bea buzz cut while fore games, Michael loves to have a “good” joke around — breakfast and both brothers then Subway love the adrenafor lunch. It’s line rush that no surprise comes while – Bob Ammann, they’re competthat Michael and Gabriel CSUF men’s soccer head coach ing under presboth enjoy sure. Whether Subway sandthey’re on an wiches, they opposing team’s tend to like “the same things,” field where the crowd shows and when asked if they have any little appreciation, or playing for differences, Gabriel struggled to an audience of 55,000 in Brazil, name any. they’re ready to deliver.

Working closely with the “I love pressure. It’s one of the brothers, CSUF’s men’s soccer best things you can have,” MiHead Coach Bob Ammann has chael said. noticed their bond and talent.

“If someone puts a lot of pres“[The Farfans] bring ability sure on me, that’s when I step it and a lot of experience. They’re up the most,” Gabriel said. “I very good with the ball and don’t know what it is about big that’s what they show. I think games. But just the chance for they’re typical of most twins. I you to show people what you’ve think they’re inseparable most got in big situations, that’s what of the time, but very different [makes] amazing players … personality wise; Michael’s more that’s why they stand out. That’s quiet, Gabriel’s more loud and why you have superstars, bechameleon-ish,” Ammann said. cause they know how to handle “There’s not a lot of real good their situations when it comes brothers who are good enough down to it.” to play Division I in any sport.

Michael agreed with his The fact that two twins are brother. [playing at this level], they’re Gabriel and Michael’s soccer

by Joy Alicia

Daily Titan Staff Writer

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There’s not a lot of real good brothers who play Division I in any sport.

career thrived while they competed on the U-17, a group of 40 of the nation’s top players.

While playing for fans all over the world, they shared a jersey with future professionals.

“One of our best friends [Quavis Kirk] plays for the [L.A. Galaxy] and we always hang out with him,” Michael said. “He lived with us in Florida [while competing on the U-17]. A couple friends who lived with us, like six or seven, play in the MLS and the rest went to college.”

In addition to having major league friends, the Farfans have done well themselves. Gabriel earned second-team all-Big West honors while Michael was named Freshman of the Year in 2006.

Now that they are Titans, the rest of team has been kind.

“I love all of my teammates.

Everyone brings something different to the team, everyone contributes. We get along more and more, we hang out more and more,” Gabriel said.

When the brothers were very young their father introduced them to the black-and-white checkered ball; and through the seasons, their dedicated and energetic mother, Kathy Farfan, wouldn’t hesitate to fill up her gas tank and leave her San Diego home in order to watch their games.

“I’ve driven to Florida, Utah, Dallas a few times, Arizona, Las Vegas,” Kathy said. “People ask me, ‘How can you drive so much?’ But the traffic doesn’t bother me anymore. I know their games are going to be a great time. I love it!”

Kathy said she became aware of her sons’ talents when they would win most of the events they entered in grade school.

The proud mom believes their abilities come naturally.

“They just have that athletic ability that stands out.”

Gabriel (left) and Michael (right) were both honored in 2006 in their freshmen seasons.

By Brian Evans/For the Daily Titan

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