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Tuesday October 30, 2007
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
DTSHORTHAND Disney and Anaheim discuss rezoning Housing in Anaheim’s resort area will be discussed at an open forum at Cal State Fullerton Nov. 1. Anaheim City Council and Disney Resort representatives will meet at the Portola Pavilion in the Titan Student Union at 6:45 p.m. Audience and panel questions will follow presentations. The forum is sponsored by CSUF’s Real Estate and Land Use Institute and the Real Estate Association, a student organization. For info contact Michael McCour at 714-278-4014 or Pamela McLaren at 714-278-4852.
Hunter sends officials on wild lion chase LEWISBURG, W.Va. (AP) – Using a video camera and raw chicken, state officials hope to learn whether the king of the jungle is prowling the woods of West Virginia. Bow hunter Jim Shortridge believes he saw a full-grown, male African lion weighing between 250 and 300 pounds at the foot of Cold Knob Mountain earlier this month. Twenty pounds of raw chicken left on the site last week were devoured, but Greenbrier County Animal Countrol Officer Robert McClung said that doesn’t prove the lion’s existence. “Anything could have eaten that,” he said. If officials do spot the lion, they may set a bear trap for the animal. If caught, it would be turned over to Forga, who runs Tiger Mountain Refuge in Rainelle, a shelter for exotic animals.
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Wildfires threaten Wildlife After rescuing animals from the Santiago Canyon Fire, the site manager at the Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary pushes on By Karl Zynda and Kevin Manahan Daily Titan Staff Writers news@dailytitan.com
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eep in the hills of Orange County’s Modjeska Canyon is a place largely untouched by the surrounding urbanization. A wealth of educational resources and native wildlife, the Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary is undergoing rapid developments that nearly experienced a severe setback due to the Santiago Canyon Fire that burned over 28,000 acres in the area. Having started miles away a week ago last Sunday evening, the Santiago Fire gradually moved closer to Modjeska Canyon. Flames pushed by Santa Ana winds finally jumped Santiago Canyon Road and headed toward Modjeska Canyon at 1 a.m. last Tuesday morning. Marcella Gilchrist, the site manager of the sanctuary, had already left by then, joining the recommended evacuation that had been called Monday afternoon. Her cat, the sanctuary’s snakes, a desert tortoise, and a baby possum, as well as personal belongings and historical items from the sanctuary, were loaded into her 2005 Chevy Aveo subcompact. The evacuation went very smoothly, she said, and she went to stay with friends. “It’s just part of living out there,” she said of evacuating. “It’s a fact of life.” In her 11 years of living in Silverado Canyon before moving to the sanctu-
ary, Gilchrist had been evacuated due to approaching fires three times. “I’m an experienced evacuee. Let me tell you, it doesn’t get any easier,” she said. The anxiety of waiting for a report on the status of the sanctuary came to an end Thursday night. A call from the Orange County Fire Authority told her that all of the sanctuary’s structures were unharmed. No report on whether the land of the sanctuary had burned was available as of Friday afternoon. Gilchrist believes she will be able to return to the sanctuary early next week. After she returns, it will probably take another week before the sanctuary is opened, due to wind damage. The strong Santa Ana winds leveled trees laying across the paths, she said. Ash and leaves will have to be cleaned up. Power has yet to be restored to the canyon, as well as communications. There is no cell phone service in the canyon, so the restoring of cables is necessary for telephone service. Gilchrist also said she thought it was best for the community to delay re-opening the sanctuary to the public. “I think we need to give the community time to get back on its feet before we invite the general public to do the looky-loo thing,” she said. Gilchrist became site manager of the sanctuary in February, shortly after completing her master’s degree in geography at Cal State Fullerton. Since then she has helped the six-person staff begin several projects to improve the See TUCKER, Page 3 PHOTO By KEVIN MANAHAN/Daily Titan Staff Writer
Fighting breast cancer through education Students
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Susan G. Komen for the Cure showcased exhibits on the CSUF campus By ELIsABETH DONOVAN
An unsuspecting sales clerk in a flower shop answers her phone and finds herself in the midst of a love triangle that is about to become violent. Everyone – the angry husband, his wayward wife, his wife’s young boyfriend, an armed robber and the sales clerk – speaks in rhyme in this dramatic little life lesson. Only the sales clerk’s quick thinking and some lucky coincidence saves her. Duration: 8:02
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To the nonprofit organization, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the color pink represents strength and recovery. For 25 years, the organization has empowered breast cancer victims. Breast cancer, which currently affects one in eight women, is prevalent throughout the world. Every year, over 1 million women across the globe are diagnosed. Because of this statistic, women are urged to begin breast examinations at an early age. “The two greatest breast cancer risk factors are being female and growing older,” said Kim Kirchoff, a Komen on the Go staff member. “Breast examinations should be practiced by everyone over 20, especially if cancer runs in the family.” Last Thursday, the organization held a breast cancer awareness event at Cal State Fullerton. The organization’s pink trailer, located in front of the engineering building, enticed both male and female students. Volunteers provided students with breast health literature and free paraphernalia in support of a cure, including chapstick, candles, bookmarks and stickers. Most importantly, students had learned how to perform proper breast self-examinations.
CSUF’s Pizza with the Presidents is a yearly Q&A session in the quad By JOY ALICIA
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
By JOHN SAKATA/Daily Titan Assistant News Editor Alicia Lopez, 19, watches a presentation about breast cancer inside a trailer set up by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation.
Victims who detect breast cancer early have a 98 percent five-year survival rate. Susan G. Komen for the Cure recommends women over 20 to perform breast self-examinations every month. Women over 20 should also receive a clinical breast exam every three years. Women over 40 should receive a clinical breast examination and a mammogram every year. The computers inside the trailer gave students an interactive breast
self-examination tutorial. Students could learn the steps to the procedure and find out how to become involved with Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Melissa Schafer, 21, a child and development major, said her grandmother is a breast cancer survivor. “Because my grandmother had breast cancer, I’m more prone to get it,” Schafer said. “This is why I’m here. The information I learned today is very helpful. My doctor told me how to do the breast exam, but the multimedia actually showed me.”
Alongside the Komen on the Go staff members, women from Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority emerged to support their philanthropy. Alainna Dunton, 21, a communicative disorders major, was one of the many sorority women partaking in the event. “The majority of people know someone who has been affected by breast cancer,” Dunton said. Dunton remains one of the many people who lost a loved one to breast See CANCER, Page 2
Pizza with the Presidents, a Cal State Fullerton tradition that began 10 years ago, still attracts a crowd of curious and hungry students. At noon on Monday, President Milton A. Gordon, Vice President for Student Affairs Robert Palmer, Associated Students Inc. President Heather Williams and ASI Vice President Curtis Schlaufman answered students’ questions. Whether students attend in order to get a free lunch or to learn more about the campus, students benefit from ASI’s interactive event. Some students voiced their concerns and opposition to certain events and policies on campus. However, 577 out of 37,000 students voted in the ASI elections last week. Williams told students that if they See PIZZA, Page 2
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS Blackwater bodyguards reportedly receive immunity
October 30, 2007
CANCER: THE PINK MOVEMENT TO SAVE LIVES
WASHINGTON (AP) – The State Department promised Blackwater USA bodyguards immunity from prosecution in its investigation of last month’s deadly shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians, The Associated Press has learned. The immunity deal has delayed a criminal inquiry into the Sept. 16 killings and could undermine any effort to prosecute security contractors for their role in the incident that has infuriated the Iraqi government. State Department officials declined to confirm or deny that immunity had been granted. One official – who refused to be quoted by name – said: “If, in fact, such a decision was made, it was done without any input or authorization from any senior State Department official in Washington.” Three senior law enforcement officials said all the Blackwater bodyguards involved – both in the vehicle convoy and in at least two helicopters above – were given the legal protection as investigators from the Bureau of Diplomatic Security sought to find out what happened. The bureau is an arm of the State Department. The investigative misstep comes in the wake of already-strained relations between the United States and Iraq, which is demanding the right to launch its own prosecution of the Blackwater bodyguards.
NATIONAL NEWS 10 percent of high schools see 60 percent dropout rate WASHINGTON (AP) – One in 10 high schools across America see no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshman make it to their senior year. There are about 1,700 regular or vocational high schools nationwide that fit that description, according to an analysis of Education Department data conducted by Johns Hopkins for The Associated Press. That’s 12 percent of all such schools, no more than a decade ago but no less, either. While some of the missing students transferred, most dropped out, Balfanz says. The data tracked senior classes for three years in a row – 2004, 2005 and 2006 – to make sure local events like plant closures weren’t to blame for the low retention rates. The highest concentration of dropout factories is in large cities or high-poverty rural areas in the South and Southwest. Most have high proportions of minority students. These schools are tougher to turn around, because their students face challenges well beyond the academic ones – the need to work as well as go to school, for example, or a need for social services. Nationally, about 70 percent of U.S. students graduate on time with a regular diploma. For Hispanic and black students, the proportion drops to about half.
STATE NEWS Antiquated warships pollute San Francisco Bay SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Several environmental groups on Monday sued the federal government over toxic pollution caused by a fleet of mothballed warships floating near San Francisco Bay. The groups accuse the U.S. Maritime Administration of violating state and federal environmental regulations as dozens of decaying ships linger well past a congressional deadline ordering their removal. The suit was filed Monday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Sacramento. More than 70 ships comprise the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, some dating back to World War II. The old ships were once kept afloat in case of war, but many have fallen into disrepair, overtaken by rust and rot. A congressional order set a 2006 deadline to scrap more than 50 ships, but a regulatory quagmire has kept the fleet anchored in place in the shallow, brackish inland waters east of San Francisco Bay.
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By JOHN SAKATA/Daily Titan Assistant News Editor Kristina Kunza, a business major, spins a trivia wheel before answering a question about breast cancer last Thursday. Trivia and candy were offered to students outside the Computer Science and Engineering building, all part of an effort to increase knowledge.
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cancer. When she was 19, her close family friend was diagnosed with the disease. “I honestly didn’t think it was real. I figured she would be fine. Reality didn’t hit me until she began chemotherapy. I watched her body weaken, even though she was a strong indi-
vidual,” Dunton said. “She was in re-emission for six months and the cancer still came back. She had to get a mastectomy. Her husband passed away during her battle, and she lost her will to live.” The statistics predict that in 2007 roughly 40,000 women and 460 men will die from breast cancer. Although women over 40 and women who have
a family history are at a greater risk, there are other risks factors associated with the disease. Kirchoff said people with an unhealthful lifestyle are more at risk than others. She suggests women exercise regularly and eat healthfully. She also said regular alcohol consumption, smoking and birth control increase the risk.
Although breast cancer may carry no warning signs, people should watch for certain symptoms. According to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the most common symptoms are a change in look and feel of the breast and nipple or nipple discharge. People who discover any of these warning signs should visit a doctor immediately. Susan G. Komen for the Cure has worked for many years to inform the public of breast cancer facts. Besides schools, the organization provides the trailer at shopping centers and community events. Nick Blake, a Komen on the Go team member, said he’s proud to be a male supporter of the foundation. “This cause knows no boundaries,” Blake said. “The ripple effect of breast cancer doesn’t stop with the person who’s diagnosed. It seriously affects family members and friends. People should also remember that men get diagnosed too. Sure, there’s a lot of pink in this trailer, but that shouldn’t stop men from visiting and getting the facts. This disease can affect anyone.” Blake said he loves traveling to different communities. Although breast cancer has not affected him personally, he has met many people whose lives have been transformed because of the disease. “When I meet people who have breast cancer or who have had a family member diagnosed, I feel fortunate to be a part of this,” Blake said. “Sometimes people ask me, in regards to working for Susan G. Komen, ‘What’s a good day?’ I say that even if one person visits the trailer and learns something, it’s worthwhile. If that person goes home and discovers a lump, I know we’ve contributed to a life possibly saved.”
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have issues or concerns, their representatives are accessible and it is up to the students to approach leaders. Williams also said voting sends a message to administrators that students aren’t apathetic. English major Noor Higley, 21, asked Gordon if CSUF is interested in beginning a Middle Eastern studies program. Higley said, due to the current state of affairs, a Middle Eastern studies program could benefit many. Gordon’s answer conveyed an interest in Higley’s suggestion. He said a Middle Eastern studies program would be “very current and very topical.” Schlaufman also added that he’s currently enrolled in a Middle Eastern studies course and students can go to his TSU office to let Williams or himself know
what courses they would like to see at CSUF. Higley said there’s a growing number of Middle Eastern immigrants in the United States and providing resources like a Middle Eastern studies would help to build bridges and avoid misunderstandings. “I feel like the president did acknowledge that [starting a Middle Eastern Studies program] is important. All we need to do now is gather students and start an initiative and put up a proposal,” Higley said. Last week’s ASI elections had a very low voter turnout and attendee Tyler Heckerman, 19, wanted to know what the panel can do to increase the number of voters on campus. Williams said the weather was a factor, and due to the rain, voter booths had to be placed indoors. She urged students to share their
ideas on how they can increase the number of CSUF voters. “A lot of times students don’t get involved enough and I think that’s a big problem in our society,” Heckerman said. “Students come here to learn and we’re learning the wrong things. Then we get older and we don’t vote also. Voting is what our country’s based off of. That’s how we get most of our problems and situations handled.” Although ASI’s voter turnout last week was low, Heckerman said last year, more people came for the pizza and left and that this year more students are interested in listening to the questions and answers. Communications major Alex Ramadan didn’t ask a question, instead, he thanked the panel for being wiling to join students for the ASI tradition. “Students don’t care and they
blame people in positions of power because they don’t know how it works. I felt like someone should give [the panel] some credit,” Ramadan said. Ramadan said ASI gives students the opportunity to ask questions. Gordon said Monday’s event “went well.” Schlaufman said he thinks the event was “very successful” and hopes more students will come to more events. Williams said the questions were challenging. “A lot of times we get very similar questions year after year,” Williams said. “This year, someone proposed alternatives. Students are starting to pay attention and they are understanding the issues that are going on campus.” For more information on ASI, go to: http://www.asi.fullerton.edu/.
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TUCKER: SOME PROGRAMS PLANNED might be put on hold Landless (from Page 1)
sanctuary’s resources. A new amphitheater, an irrigation system and formal education programs are among the many new developments that are in progress with the help of the campus, as well as other generous donors. “This is what I came here to do,” said Gilchrist, who earned both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from CSUF. “This is what I do, I change things.” CSUF took over ownership of the sanctuary in 1969 from the National Audubon Society, an organization dedicated to the protection and conservation of natural habitats with a special focus on birds. For decades, visitors have been coming to the sanctuary for its onsite local wildlife, which includes 70 species of birds. Several turtles, five deer, a bobcat, a variety of native snakes, and even a six-month-old possum named Cracker also call the sanctuary home. “It’s a place to be quiet, and it’s a wonderful place to be watching birds,” said Christine Horalek of Irvine, who has visited the sanctuary nearly every weekend over the past year. “You become inspirational when you come here … it’s unpredictable, and it’s different every time. It’s like coming up to the mountains.” Among the larger projects is a significant renovation of the museum and gift shop, aided by a $10,000 grant from the Orange County Community Foundation. They are working on improving the appearance of the museum, as well as developing new learning resources for visitors. Gilchrist said one of their em-
By KEVIN MANAHAN/Daily Titan Staff Writer An opossum is taken care of at the Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary. “It’s not just for the education value but also for the animals and the wildlife,” said Marcella Gilchrist, the site manager for the Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary.
ployees will be helping to set up a cultural display in the museum with traditional games and toys from his Native American background. They are also working on a children’s center with educational activities and new exhibits in collaboration with CSUF faculty. She estimates the children’s center to be completed in about two months, while the exhibits will be developed over a six-month period.
Another project is the new vegetation plan at the sanctuary. Plans were recently donated by landscape architects Clark and Green to reorganize the grounds into distinct vegetation habitats with interpretive signs, in addition to bringing in new plant life. Gilchrist said the refurbishment will make it easier to both educate visitors about Orange County habitats and also provide more food re-
sources and nesting materials to attract local birds. “That’s actually one of the primary reasons to re-landscape,” Gilchrist said. “It’s not just for the education value but also for the animals and the wildlife.” The new vegetation plans will be set in motion with bank stabilization work along the creek this year, with more planting staged in the wet fall and winter seasons over the next
three years. The sanctuary currently serves as an ideal location for field work for several CSUF classes. Bethany Williams, a teaching assistant for a principles of physiology and ecology class, said students are taken to the sanctuary for the lab portion of the class to get first-hand experience in plant composition and distribution. Gilchrist hopes other upcoming changes will further improve the quality of educational opportunities for students. While the sanctuary does function as a research facility, Gilchrist said there is no data available yet for students to evaluate. To solve that problem, a volunteer will be working to collect information from all over the sanctuary grounds, including bird counts, water quality tests and plant statistics. Gilchrist said they have experienced very few challenges with their plans because things are moving so quickly. She has seen significant support from local volunteers and businesses whose donations have ranged from birdseed to pond refurbishments. University services are pitching in as well by helping put together a children’s coloring book, among other projects. “We can’t get it done fast enough,” Gilchrist said. “The faster we go and the more we get done, the more people are jumping on board.” Gilchrist said that after a fire, wildflowers – whose seeds have laid dormant for many years – will be the first plant life to re-emerge in the burned areas. “I’m looking forward to the wildflowers,” she said. “They’re beautiful. There will be fields and fields of them.”
Examining the common traits shared by arsonists By ROB WEAVER
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Authorities continue to comb the county for an arson suspect responsible for the Santiago Fire in Orange County, but other than a sighting of a suspicious white Ford truck at the scene, they have nothing. Investigators told reporters a tip from the public may be the only chance of catching a suspect. Historically, arsonists have some degree of similarity, but many things about them can differ. Motive, personality, age, profession – all vary to some degree. UC Irvine Professor Emeritus Gil Geis, a specialist in criminology, said statistical information on arsonists is “flimsy,” but some statistics are pretty strong. Most are men. Roughly 90 percent of convicted arsonists are male, depending upon whom you ask. Usually they are young, often white and single. It may be their solitude that leads to their unspeakable crimes. “These are people who are not blending into society,” said Fullerton Police Investigator Bill Wallis. Now retired, Wallis still works with the police as an arson investigator. “They have social standing issues,” Wallis said. “Low self-esteem.” Though Wallis has an idea of what to look for, statistically, in an arson case, he acknowledges that even after 33 years of police experience, he does not have it down to a precise science. “Each investigator has his own gut feeling about people in an interview,” Wallis said. Geis agrees with the rough profile of an arsonist, but saids the motive can vary greatly. “It’s a person who wants to create a magnificent outcome with very little input,” Geis said. “It’s someone with an inferiority complex.” Geis said arsonists often carry a grudge against society. “It comes down to clichés,” Geis said. “There are people who are angry, they want attention.” Wallis puts it more bluntly. “To use the old term, they’re loners,” Wallis said. Wallis has detected what causes an arsonist’s angers. They are often neglected or abused as children and have a history of fascination with the burning of personal property, Wallis said. Investigators find as children, arsonists melted their own toys at an early age and have been cruel to animals. The fires also represent a symbolic “cleansing” for arsonists, Wallis said. “Fire erases a lot of things,” Wallis said. “They set a fire as a cleansing of
guilt for something they’ve done.” Rison, who was an NFL wide-receiver But guilt and social alienation are for the Atlanta Falcons. not the only motives for arson. There are also documented cases Sometimes the motive is for tan- of part-time fire fighters who have set gible reasons. devastating fires to create work. “A lot of arson is for materialistic Geis said one way arsonists are often reasons [such caught is when as collecting an they return to insurance paythe scene of the ment],” Geis crime to admire said. their work. Other times, “You want to revenge is in see what havoc the heart of an you’ve created,” arsonist. Geis said. In cases of – Bill Wallis, H o w e v e r , arson where Wallis said this Arson Investigator there are mateis becoming rial motives, the less common profile is quite because of techdifferent. nology. One famous “Now, with case of arson in the 1990s occured mass media,” Wallis said. “They can when Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, a mem- go home and get a better view on the ber of the music group TLC set fire to Web. But they do like watching the the house of her ex-boyfriend Andre calamity unfold.”
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New attention is paid attention to people wanting to start fires
Throughout the fire, the arsonists experience a bit of guilt, Wallis said. But it doesn’t last long. “There may be a period of remorse,” Wallis said. “But then they’re proud.” Because they are compensating for low self-esteem, Wallis said there is a lot of ego. This often happens at the expense of many.
“They’re controlling the actions of hundreds of thousands of people when they can’t even control their own lives,” Wallis said. The Santiago Fire, east of Irvine, has burned 28,400 acres and is 65 percent contained. Information from the Associated Press was used in this story.
protesters in India are arrested Associated Press
Some 27,000 landless people gathered in New Delhi, hoping to march to Parliament with a single demand – give us land. But police locked them up Monday, chaining the gates to the vast Ramlila fairgrounds and barricading the demonstrators inside. Monday had been planned as the culmination of a monthlong, 185mile march north from the city of Gwalior to the national capital with this message: The masses have been largely untouched by India’s economic boom. “Day-by-day the Sensex goes up but the common people get nothing from this,” said Anil Gupta, a march organizer, referring to the Bombay Stock Exchange’s benchmark index, which closed at a record high Monday. “People here are asking only for the basics. There is no greed. They don’t want clothes or electricity, just land so they can feed themselves,” he said. After police barricaded the protesters inside the dusty fairgrounds Monday, they settled in, saying they would stay as long as it takes — at least they were getting one meal a day from the organizers. At home, they have nothing.The call for land resonates in a country where some 70 percent of India’s 1.1 billion people are dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods, many eking out an existence as subsistence farmers or itinerant laborers. Poverty is rife. About 450 million Indians live on less than $1 a day, according to the World Bank. The march brought together India’s traditionally landless people – the “untouchables” and tribals at the bottom of the country’s complex social ladder – and the newly landless, forced from their fields by new economic projects. The government canceled a plan to acquire 22,000 acres of land in eastern India for a petrochemical plant and shipyard.
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Video game tournaments take over TSU By Christy Orgeta
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
There is a quote from Plato that reads, “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” Last week in the Titan Student Union underground, students did just that. Two tournaments took place at Titan Bowl and Billiards on Wednesday and Thursday; the Madden 2008 tournament and the Marvel vs. Street Fighter tournament. To participate, students were required to pay an entry fee of $5.00. The winner of each tournament took home a $40 dollar Visa gift card, while the second place winner pocketed a card worth $20.00. The competition jump started Wednesday afternoon with the Marvel vs. Street Fighter tournament in the TSU underground arcade. Scores of male students gathered around the video game as two players swung the joysticks and tapped the kick and jab buttons with great fervor, while their faces were full of determination. Beside them stood a bracket scrawled on to white board. For awhile, “Oooh’s,” “Ahh’s,” and the occasional “what the hell” filled the air with each combination that appeared on the screen. “I like to play these video games because it’s something I’ve been doing since I was 6,” Akuma Ukpo, Psychology senior said. “I like to go out and support other people who like to play, it brings us closer together.” Mikael Fernandez, a sophomore Business major saw the prize money as a plus. “Hopefully I win and get myself some money… it’s kind of worth it.” Fernandez said that he had a bit
of an edge over said of the Titan other players. “I Gaming Center. have a chance at “All the games winning; there are checked out are a couple peofrom the desk. ple that are better We have a wide than me.” variety of games For most of with EA sports – Anthony Rodriguez, titles and Microthe players, this computer science was not their first soft titles.” major time meeting Perhaps one of each other. the most notable “I played some traits of the Tikid that I usually lose to on a nor- tan Gaming Center is the up-close mal day to day basis,” Okey Nwa- arrangement of the furniture, as chie, a sophomore psychology ma- the players are perched in singlejor said. seater couch-like chairs parallel to Nwachie said that the friend- the TV screen. Once seated, they ships created while playing games are immediately consumed by the came almost naturally. “You just light from the television. The TVs kind of talk to them, ‘how the hell are the brightest pieces in the cendid you get so good’… I met some ter, as the rest of the room is dimly other people you know, that beat lit by a faint blue light. me.” Still relatively new, the center alAnthony Rodriguez, a Comput- ready acquired a fan base on camer Science major echoed Nwachie’s pus. sentiments. “We usually have a waiting list “I played a couple of them be- in the afternoon,” Maxey said. “All fore I hung out with them, thats of our stations are usually full from how we started playing together,” 10 o’clock to 3 in the afternoon.” Rodriguez said. “We started playFor freshman Justin Barry, coming that game in particular, that’s ing down to the TSU Underground how we knew each other.” was out of the ordinary. Rodriguez, a sophomore, said While the radio-TV-film major the reason why he came down was said he did not come to the Underto compete against the people he ground often, he wanted to come has played before. down to the Madden Tournament. “There’s a lot of good guys I’ve “It’s all me and my roommate played daily, all the time,” Rodri- ever do is play,” Barry said. guez said. Barry, who convinced his roomOn Thursday, students again mate to participate in the tournagathered in the Underground for ment by telling him he signed him the Madden 2008 tournament. up weeks prior, lost in the first “This is our first madden tour- round. nament of the semester, we’ll However, Barry did not regret probably run another one next se- the tournament experience. mester.” Ken Maxey, Manager of “It was fun,” Barry said. “But I Titan Billiards and Bowl said. “We thought the quarters were kind of just opened the gaming center in short, but what are you going to September and Maddens been a do?” popular game for us so we decided Outside of the $40 dollar prize, it would be good to run a tourna- Michael Lanceta, senior economment.” ics major and tournament coorMaxey said the tournament was dinator, noted there was more to limited to 16 players and fashioned the tournament than a gift card. in a single elimination bracket. “It’s pride, bragging rights. I mean “We have six Xbox 360 stations the money’s nice but you want to and we use the 37-inch flat screen say that you’re better than other LCD high-definition TVs,” Maxey people.”
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Mobile stations will offer free wireless cell phone and Internet service to evacuees to assist people in coordinating person business, like registering with or searching the Red Cross’s Safe and Well lists. City officials also can use the service and relief agencies to communicate with one another to support the Irvine relief effort. Alejandra Villalobos/For the Daily Titan FEMA workers help Ben Baharie of Modjeska Canyon and Deborah Fricke of Irvine register for FEMA assistance. Fricke lost her job as a result of the Irvine
Local centers are providing displaced fire victims with more than just a place to lay their heads By Alma Sanchez
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The recovery process for wildfire evacuees has begun. The One-Stop Center in Irvine opened its doors as the FEMA-sponsored Local Assistance Center for those affected by the blaze. “Our goal is to […] give people a jumpstart back on the road to recovery,” FEMA Spokesperson Marvin Nauman said. The assistance center was the first in the Orange County area and was initially planned for three days but has been extended to run until this Friday. The center will be opened from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and depending on the need, the extension period may be prolonged. “We can’t help if you don’t come down and register,” Nauman said. Nauman encouraged anyone who has been affected by the fire to take advantage of the resources the center has to offer. “I hear and see people sleeping in their car, they don’t have to do that if they don’t want to,” Nauman said. “If you are living in your car, come in and let us help you.” Christie Rudder, a system change advocate at the Dayle McIntosh Center, showed up at the facility to lend a hand. The Dayle McIntosh Center assists people with disabilities. Rudder, who relies on a wheelchair, was testing nearby shelters to see if they were accessible for the disabled victims of the fire. “Right now people are in shock or denial,” Rudder said, assuming
that was the reason only a few people showed up for assistance. Ken Levin, a Cal State Fullerton public administration student graduate, was one of the volunteers for the Red Cross at the center. He said he was there because he wanted to do something locally to give back to the community after he had retired. Levin emphasized the need to register with Safe and Well, a Red Cross free-of-charge Web site that allows family and friends to find each other in disaster cases. “They lost homes and didn’t know where their family members were,” Levin said He recalled one person who didn’t know where her husband was. “She had just got in her car in and left,” Levin said “We tried to help her locate him at another center through Safe and Well.” Levin also volunteered with the Red Cross after Katrina, although he didn’t go to Louisiana and instead helped with administrative work from home. Among the different companies and organizations that provided assistance to the fire victims were: the State Franchise Tax Board, California’s State Supplemental Program and Governor’s Office of Emergency, and the Orange County Health Care Agency. The California Department of Insurance provided assistance for those people who had property damage in dealing with insurers. The State Franchise Tax Board was at the center to provide assistance to the fire victims with information on how obtain tax relief in regards to their losses.
California State Supplemental Program The program offers assistance to other needs covering items such as personal property, medical and dental insurance, funeral aid, transportation and moving and storage of property. These grants are available when assistance from FEMA has been exhausted. There is no separate application process.
County Recorder Clerk The clerk is on-hand to assist individuals in replacing birth certificates, marriage licenses and other important documents that may have been lost in the fires.
So Cal Edison Edison is on hand to provide shelter assistance as well as emergency food, clothing and medical assistance to those in need. Also operates the Safe and Well list that allows displaced family members to register and others to search to make sure they are ok. The list also helps relatives contact family members and get them needed items.
CA Department of Motor Vehicles Victims can receive help replacing documents such as driver’s licenses, identification cards, vehicle registration certificates or certificate of titles. In addition, assistance will be provided in obtaining forms to change the status of vehicles that were damaged or destroyed as a result of fires.
Small Business Aministration The aministration offers Home Disaster Loans which loan money to homeowners of renters to repair or replace disastor damaged real estate or other personal property owned by the victims. Even renters are eligable for personal property losses, which also includes automoblies.
O.C Health Care Agencies Includes Public Health Services, Environmental Health Services and Animal Care Services. A public health nurse or a registered nurse from the Orange County health department is available to answer general questions related to health issues, enviormental health and animal welfare. Resources information, education, crisis counseling and emotional support is also offered for families and children.
Contractors State Licensing Board Staff will be working at disaster assistance centers and in burned neighborhoods by offering help and advice to fire victims as well as coordinating enforment efforts with governement agencies. Homeowners are encouraged to ask how they can protect themselves from contracting fraud in their effort to re-build and the board will help them check a contractor’s license status and history. Source: City of Irvine
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October 30, 2007
Underground burlesque society shimmies up a Halloween celebration news@dailytitan.com
Humor. Parody. Sauciness. These are the words one may think of after hearing the term “burlesque.” The term refers to a dramatic work characterized by striptease and comedy. In the early 20th century, these shows were a staple of popular culture. Nowadays, many people assume burlesque performances can only be found in Las Vegas. Fullerton residents don’t need to travel four hours to watch lingerie-clad ladies. The women of the Orange County Underground Burlesque Society prove this phenomenon is still alive, bringing it to your backyard. Theater lovers yearning to watch a witty, sexy play can get their fix at the Hunger Artists Theatre. In conjunction with the season, the troupe performed “Thriller Night,” a show celebrating the premise of Halloween. Melanie Gable, whose stage name is Kate Fox, is one of the six founders of the Orange County Underground Burlesque Society. “Thriller Night” remains one of her favorite performances. “I loved working on ‘Thriller Night,’” she said. “Halloween is so much fun. I think the aesthetic of our show, and burlesque in general, really works well with a holiday that celebrates transforming yourself into something a little more fun or interesting.” For their opening number, the five performers danced to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” in risque-yet-tasteful Halloween-themed attire. Audience members hooted and cheered in response to the performance. Because a burlesque show is not a typical play, the audience was encouraged to interact with the performers. “The fun of burlesque, as opposed to a straight play, is having the opportunity to talk to and interact with the audience,” Gable said. “When you’re allowed to break the ‘fourth wall,’ you can let the audience know you’re in control, you lose a bit of self-consciousness, and you can let them in on the joke. It’s pretty ridiculous that I would be on
stage doing an work with.” old-fashioned Gable asstriptease to serted that the music from a ladies in the Charlie Brown group are a special. I walk team despite on stage knowtheir personaling that it’s silly, ity differences. and by express“We live in ing that knowla culture that – Christina Acero, edge to the auencourages viperformer dience, it gives cious competithem permistion between sion to laugh women, and and enjoy the routine.” it’s been great to see that a group of Each of the five women performed women can work together in a thea striptease that followed the Hal- atrical setting and have the maturity loween theme. A pumpkin, a scare- to communicate openly with each crow and a black widow were several other and work as an ensemble.” of the costumes the ladies sported. Christina Acero, whose stage “For ‘Thriller Night,’ I tried to name is Bella Notte, said she enthink of the things that most closely joys working with the women in the represented Halloween to me,” Gable group. said. “ I happen to love pumpkins, “Putting together these shows can for some reason, and I watched “It’s be a nerve-racking process, but we the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” have lots of fun together,” she said. every single year growing up, so it “We all get along really well.” seemed like a really silly, fun idea for Although one may think bura routine. I love the challenge of tak- lesque shows primarily appeal to ing some odd concept, like dressing male audiences, “Thriller Night” atup as a pumpkin, and trying to cre- tracted all types of people. ate a routine that is both sexy and Gable said that straight males funny,” compromise 60 percent to 70 perThe women of the Orange Coun- cent of the audience. Gay males, ty Underground Burlesque Society couples and women on a “girls night write, choreograph and direct their out” also comprise the diverse audiown performances. ence. “We get our ideas from a variety Burlesque may be risque, but of sources, but the cool thing about performers in the Orange County this show is that all of our ideas come Underground Burlesque Society said from ourselves,” Gable said. “There’s they aim to be much more than hot no outside source or someone be- women shimmying across the stage. hind the scenes telling us what to do. “If I’m not making the audience We have complete creative freedom laugh at some point during my and control, and that’s incredibly routine, I feel like I haven’t accomfun and rewarding.” plished what I set out to do,” Gable The women of the Orange Coun- said. “It’s not enough to have a sexy ty Underground Burlesque Society routine, I want it to also be clever, spend hours creating and rehearsing funny and satirical. You can find sexy their performances. women anywhere, but being able to “We’re not perfect and we’re simultaneously express my sexuality not without our tensions or irrita- and silliness and wit is incredibly fun tions within the group, but overall, and oddly rewarding to me.” we genuinely adore each other and have a great time working together,” Hunger Artists Theatre Gable said. “One of my main objecLocated at tives in forming the group was to 701 S. State College Blvd. recruit a group of girls who would Suite 699-A not only be talented performers, but Tickets:$18 general admission who would also be very supportive $15 students/seniors of each other, cooperative and fun to
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‘Giant Nuts’ attack Hunger Artists Theatre By Elisabeth Donovan
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Tucked away in a Fullerton business park sits The Hunger Artists Theatre, where popular literary works come to life. To the average – person, it may not appear glamorous. However, the 78-seat theater is a retreat for drama lovers looking for an intimate and thought-provoking show. This Halloween season, the Hunger Artists are performing “Attack of the Giant Nuts,” a sci-fi musical. Written by Scott Keister, and directed and choreographed by Jeremy Gable, this is the musical’s world premiere. Gable said “Attack of the Giant Nuts” is both a thriller/comedy that looks at how apathetic our society is. “This musical is reminiscent of our society in general,” he said. “There are a lot of atrocities going on and people don’t really pay attention to them. They just don’t know or care.” The plot follows high school sweethearts Betsy Nichols and Dr. Milo Bennet in their quest to determine why the town is suddenly acting strange. Residents undergo a drastic personality change, losing all emotion and unique personality aspects. Those who notice and seek help are deemed crazy. To make matters worse, life-sized peanuts are popping up in random places. Inside the peanut shells, there appears to be dead bodies. However, the bodies aren’t people who have been murdered. Rather, they’re carbon copies of the townspeople – who are alive. Betsy and Milo are left to figure out if the townspeople are delusional, or if something frightening truly is happening. Could the not-so-dead bodies represent a different issue? The story leaves audience mem-
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bers to ponder the plot and question the world today. Besides writing the script and music, Keister plays Bennet. He has been performing at the Hunger Artists Theatre since 2005. This is the first production he has written. The movie “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” Scott Keister, inspired Keister writer while he wrote “Nuts.” “I like the idea of people being taken over and made into mindless copies of themselves. In recent times, there’s been a lot of apathy. I think many people can relate,” Keister said. Garret McDonald, a Cal State Fullerton student, performs the roles of Billy and Young Milo. He said the show is fun to per-
I like the idea of people being taken over and made into mindless copies of themselves.
form because it’s a musical. “I don’t do musicals too often. When I’m onstage I can let loose and go crazy because it’s a world premiere. There are no copyright holders,” McDonald said. “Nuts” is the 21-year-old’s fourth show at the Hunger Artists Theatre. “This place is home to me,” McDonald said. “I came here a year ago auditioning on a whim. I was welcomed with open arms. All my friends are here, which is why I keep coming back.” The Hunger Artists Theatre Co. embraces the literary storytelling aspect of theater. Novels-turnedplays it has produced include “Pretty Women” and “A Hunger Artist.” Gable said the theater is one of the few companies that performs novels and short stories. “We tell intelligent stories but at the same time we don’t take ourselves too seriously,” Gable said. “We like presenting thought-provoking plays and we also love doing comedies and musicals.”
By Sofi Ozden/For the Daily Titan The members of the Orange County Underground Burlesque Society perform shows throughout the year, but mark every Halloween with a mischievous and risque look at the holiday performance.
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Now is not the time to obscure the truth “Truth is the first casualty of war.” This is the IMDB tagline used to describe Brian De Palma’s new film “Redacted.” The film is a fictional depiction of the actual murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl in the city of Al-Mahmudiyah in Iraq at the hands of five Marines who raped her after killing her parents. The plot is not so much the content of the movie because, even though the movie is fictionalized, the murders did happen. They were widely reported and discussed when they occurred in March 2006. The film, produced by Mark Cuban, is named after the military’s policy of blacking out material in classified documents. It’s not the film which has the producers concerned. It’s the photo montage at the end which Cuban and Magnolia Pictures want to redact by putting black lines across the most graphic spots on the photos. Their reasoning is to prevent the family members of the deceased soldiers from being upset by the imagery. The producers also feel the privacy of the soldiers’ families might be violated should the photos not be redacted. De Palma found the images while researching the movie on the Internet. The media in the earlier coverage of the murder chose not to use the photos due to their graphic nature. Still, De Palma must be allowed some creative license.
This is not De Palma’s first foray into covering the ugliness and horror of war. De Palma directed and produced “Casualties of War,” a fictional tale depicting a platoon and soldiers who kidnap, rape and torture a young Vietnamese girl during the Vietnam War. In both movies De Palma’s purpose is to illustrate the horrific truth of war. Still, issues of privacy remain. Which is more important – the rights of the individual or the need for truth? It’s an absurd argument to say that the right for privacy overrules the need for truth. Privacy is not a constitutionally guaranteed right, but the ability to speak openly and honestly is. As the film has shown, however, truth is obscured in the name of privacy and often security. De Palma nearly came to blows with Eamonn Bowles, the president of Magnolia Pictures, at the New York Film Festival over the issue of redacting the photos – further illustrating the absurdity of the privacy trumps truth argument. This country has become more secretive as the war in Iraq has progressed and more truth is needed. Now is not the time for redaction. Deference must be shown to the families of the deceased soldiers but not to the point where the truth of the horrors of war is buried with the soldiers in their graves.
October 30, 2007
Border insecurity Attempts to secure border of Iraq-Iran is ludicrous By Evan Corcoran Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
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he United States is planning to lend a hand along the IraqIran border by building a 100-foot tower for Iraqi agents to keep an eye on the nearly 300 trucks that pass through a crossing station in Zurbatiya, Iraq, everyday. The trucks transport building supplies, fruit and rugs from Iran, but U.S. authorities also fear illegal weapons are being smuggled across as well, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times. Before the cargo is brought across borderlines it must be transferred from Iranian trucks to Iraqi trucks. The transfer takes place behind a wall on the Iranian side of the border. While a tower to keep watch on these cargo transfers is a logical solution to this particular problem, given the current track record with border security in the United States, are we capable of helping Iraq secure its vast border? One year ago, President Bush signed the Secure Fence Act of 2006, at which time he boasted of more than doubling the amount of money spent on border security from $4.6 billion in 2001 to $10.4 billion in 2006. This boost in funding was proposed to be spent on construction of hundreds of miles of fencing along the border, with more vehicle barriers and checkpoints. The act also authorized the Department of Homeland Security to increase the use of advanced technology such as cameras, satellites and unmanned aerial vehicles along the U.S. southern border. “This bill will help protect the American people. This bill will make our borders more secure. It is an important step toward immigration reform,” President Bush said in his press release.
Thank you Mr. President, how many miles of that fence have been built so far? The L.A. Times reported that only 15 of the proposed 70 miles of the fence have been built as Aug. 25. Money well spent. The problems that have hindered American borders such as drug smuggling and human trafficking have not faired any better since spending billions of dollars to help guard against them. Now, the Department of Homeland Security is sending over border patrol and customs officers to help the U.S. military use some of the techniques utilized here on American soil over in Iraq. It is understandable that U.S military is concerned that illegal arms and explosives might be smuggled into Iraq to aide terrorist fighters but perhaps they should look at what has apparently not work here and try a different approach. The Iraqis don’t have the means to implement the type of measures we have taken here in the States, namely technology and manpower. We barely have the means ourselves, building a fence or tower is not going to put a stop to problems faced on any border that has as much traffic as United State-Mexico and IraqIran does each day. The Iraq-Iran border is a 900-mile long border of desert and mountains that can be easily navigated by locals wanting to avoid detection. Perhaps more specialized patrols of the border would be a different approach to this daunting task, but whatever the solution, a lesson should be learned from what has been tried and does not work. And if building a wall must be done, they should be sure whoever builds it is from the right side of the border. God forbid the people you’re trying to keep out might actually be building the means to keep them out.
Always political. Sometimes correct. Rarely politically correct. by Cindy Cafferty FEMA’s response is overdue Leave it to FEMA to turn a California state emergency into a national disaster. With just over two years separating the California fire disaster from the Louisiana flood disaster, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has managed to disgrace itself and the homeland security office it is a part of once again. It wasn’t the sluggish response of yesteryear that put the agency in deep water this time, but the fake press conference of yesterweek. Somehow, somewhere, someway … someone in the agency thought it would be a glorious idea to give the nonexistent press – nonexistent because FEMA gave a 15-minute roundup call – a conference, wherein department employees, posing as reporters, asked department director, Harvey E. Johnson, questions about assistance to the wildfires’ victims. As you might imagine, no burning questions ignited even a spark of discourse as to how FEMA would handle the situation, or if the agency could still swim to the surface of legitimacy despite its drowning efforts after Katrina’s floods. Would hope float anew? Wildfire victims waited and the country watched as FEMA pulled a David Copperfield. No real response – just smoke and mirrors. In the midst of disaster, menacing wildfires and arson – FEMA’s response is buffoonery? I suppose it’s slightly better than the attention given to Katrina victims initially, but as the election year draws near,
I couldn’t help but wonder … what should we expect from our government? Perhaps the last eight years have worn us down. Or perhaps they have taught other administrative agencies – such as FEMA – the way out of a problem is to simply lie or misrepresent said problem. Either scenario should trouble the concerned observer. If, after all, a public is so beat down it has become disinterested, then all the less incentive for future administrations to step up, show accountability and lead with integrity. So the question lingers – what can we expect from our government and what should we do for ourselves? As devastating as the wildfires are and the Katrina floods were, they can teach us the remarkable way that citizens can reach consensus, band together and contribute to a solution. Volunteers offering relief have yet to rely on party affiliations, religious beliefs or political ideology as the bases for donating time or services. When push comes to shove, it’s the community, not the government, that flies in to save the day. Now, I am not naive enough to think that by gathering around a wildfire, singing kumbaya and donating some blood we can heal the nation. The high response of civilian volunteers, however, gives credence to the notion that we absolutely have the ability and power to respond, assemble, produce results, affect change. One
might even say it looks a lot like the actions taken in the democratic process – or at least the actions that were once taken. The fact that it takes natural disasters to provoke an otherwise inspiring community response is disheartening. So, here’s a thought that might spark some interest from those drowning in a pool of apathy. THIS NATION IS IN THE MIDST OF A POLITCAL DISASTER. Wildfires and floods run rampant throughout the nation. Social Security. Health care. War. If you don’t think your future can’t be burned or your dreams drowned … think again. Are you going to rely on FEMA when someone else decides what is appropriate health care for you? Or when social security has dried up? Or if a real threat of terror strikes and our military is still unavailable? It’s time to start learning lessons from the events around us. The fires and floods provide examples of what the citizen can do when the government is lacking. They offer the perfect paradigm for the political process and illuminate our ability to respond to disaster. Will we listen? Or will we respond to the next election with the same lack of turnout as in previous years? It is time to reclaim the democratic process (assuming it still exists) and treat it like the wildfire it is – respond, assemble, change – the government has given us its solution. What will yours be?
OPINION
October 30, 2007
TV newcomers to await judgment in November By Richard Tinoco
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
November sweeps is upon the television landscape. It is a humble time in a couch potato’s life as the five leading networks try to grab as many eyeballs as possible by promoting stunt casting, sweepstakes or controversial topics. And America is already choosing its favorites. So far, people are not responding well to drama-mystery-musicals (CBS’ “Viva Laughlin” was canceled after only two airings) nor to scripted-reality fare (FOX’s “Nashville,” a la “Laguna Beach”). Or anything else, for that matter: “Bionic Woman,” NBC’s highlytouted remake, is floundering in the ratings, and I can see why. Aside from being boring (and a few battle sequences doesn’t make a show), the show is too cold – how about a joke? – and forgetting to encompass a theme that can hold an episode together. Airing at the same time as “Bionic Woman” is “O.C.” creator Josh Schwartz’s new teen soap, “Gossip Girl,” airing on the CW! The show might not be having a fiery start like “The O.C.” did in the summer of ‘03, but it is just as deliciously juicy, if not more. Comparisons are inevitable – the most obvious being the money (the teens live on the Upper East Side) and the most annoying, being the parents (stop trying to be Kirsten and Sandy Cohen, it’s not going to happen). Yet not every episode includes somebody getting punched and “Gossip” characters actually say what’s on their mind. Plus, Kristen Bell provides the snarky commentary as “Gossip Girl.” Now, with the addition of Bell to the comic book drama, “Heroes,” I’m hoping she can bring the same pizzazz and liven up the series. After a disappointing first-year finish,
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[“Gossip Girl”] might not be having a fiery start like “The O.C.” did in the summer of ‘03, but it is just as deliciously juicy, if not more. the overexposed, overpopulated and overrated saga continues to delve into repetitive story lines – Hiro lost in time, now he has to fix it (Sound familiar, “Journeyman”?); Peter lost his memory; unneeded cast additions – with all the new regulars, what happened to Niki, Nathan, etc.; and too many story lines to follow. I know “Heroes” is suppose to be the anti-”Lost,” but if they just took time to develop the story, then the payoff would probably be a bit more rewarding. Where “Heroes” fails, “Desperate Housewives” succeeds. After a big start, the nighttime soap opera lost its way during its second season (Remember the Applewhites?), but I’m happy to report the show is rebounding nicely with the welcome addition of Dana Delany as Katherine Mayfair. Her recent introduction is sending characters, like homemaker Bree, on a tailspin as Katherine tries to be the “It” housewife. Not only that, she has a few secrets of her own – What happened in that room? What is she hiding from her daughter? If the show can sustain that moment, then it will have won me back on the bandwagon for this hour-long drama-comedy. The comedy that can’t keep me laughing long enough is “The Office.” I’ve been a fan of the show since its inception, but I am not chuckling at the stretched-out mess of these “hour-long episodes.” I am proud the show is finally gaining
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some traction, especially during its competitive 9 p.m. Thursday time slot, but it’s just not working. I’ve always thought the show worked better in smaller bits and it was in these moments that the writing and characters shined. In this case, less is definitely more, as the writers squeeze out every single stereotype the characters are (Michael being ignorant, Kelly being a valley girl, Dwight being crazily obedient). Hopefully with the show returning back to its 30-minute format, the show can return to what I loved. Finally, there is the most original, magical, epic story network television has ever presented: “Pushing Daisies.” The premise is different – Ned can bring back the dead for one minute, so he brings back the love of his life, Chuck, and they solve mysteries. Yes, I’ve left out so much, but take my word for it – “Daisies” is one-of-a-kind, in its writing (the witty play on words), its production (watch this on HD to catch all the colors come alive) and its acting (Lee Pace and Anna Friel are made for each other). While no show is perfect (I don’t care for the procedural aspect), don’t let this series wilt away. The jury is still out on geekturned-spy dramedy “Chuck,” the powerful yet soap opera induced “Friday Night Lights,” and steamy HBO drama “Tell Me You Love Me.” I’m sure I’ve skipped a lot of your favorites, but nobody watches CBS.
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SOCCER: TEAM LOOKS for strong finish Sweat till you Smile Elizabeth Alexander
Coaches are more than just wins and losses Any athlete needs a strong mates have a bond with him.” foundation. A player’s foundaIt goes to show that a coach or tion could be his or her love for manager, whose sole responsibility the sport, the support he or she is to work for and with the team, gets from their family, friends is a vital figure. It’s all about his and fans, or his or her foundation personal relationship with the could be a coach. players. How vital is a coach in getting The Missouri Tigers are playing everything out of a player that an excellent season in college footthey have to give to the game? ball with a 7-1 record thus far, afJoe Girardi was offered the job ter several average seasons. Coach replace Joe Torre as the Yankees Gary Pinkel has been accredited manager. One thing is for sure: to their success. He has decidedly while he may have lacked proper taken a hands-off approach to his management skills, the Yankees team, inspiring them with confiplayers put up a dence to make fight for Torre. less passes in a They showed It goes to show game for a wintheir allegiance that a coach or ning outcome. to a man who So far it has inspired his team manager, whose sole worked. to play with responsibility is to In the Nov. 5 heart. issue of Sports work for and with the Will a new Illustrated, Pinmanager, who team, is a vital figure. kel is quoted needs to take saying, “I’ve let time to build a my guard down. relationship with I make it a point the Yankees, be to talk to my the answer to their prayers? Or players more. And I’ve never enwill the Yankees be no better off joyed coaching more.” with him, a skillful stranger, than Let this stand as an example they were with a friend and con- of how important your teams’ fidant who didn’t quite live up to coaches are. They are the cake to George Steinbrenner’s expecta- your icing and the words to your tions? poetry. Michael Paredez, a kinesiology Thanks to coaches, teams are major, suggests that the Yankees’ having excellent seasons and the allegiance to Torre is of the ut- aforementioned teams are recogmost importance when it comes nizing that their success is because to playing on any professional of the love and commitment from team. their leaders on and off the field. I “The Yankees can’t necessarily tip my hat to the men and women turn it around with a new manag- who are leading players into a day er,” Paredez said. “Their spirit and of beautiful and tactically prolove is with Joe Torre, even if he found game playing. isn’t the best manager, [his] teamVive le sport.
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(from Page 10) After 10 minutes of play senior Titan co-captain Amir Shafii went oneon-one with Bakersfield goalkeeper Steve Trojanowski and came out victorious to put the Titans on the board. The goal put the momentum squarely under Titan control, and the Roadrunners had trouble getting into a groove under the weight of the Titan defense. The Roadrunners worked well on the field, making sure each player kept control of the ball and passed it off if they became stuck behind a line of Titan defenders. The strategy did not work out for the Roadrunners though, as the Titan line made sure CSUF goalkeeper Brent Douglas had an easy night. The Titan offense did not match the intensity of the defense, as they
tried multiple times to mount another offensive attack but several attempts down near the net showed that Bakersfield was not ready to give up another point. The Titans continued to push, however, and midway through the first half senior German Moreno scored a second Titan goal. Moreno attempted a shot on the net but it was deflected by Trojanowski high into the air. As the rebound came down Moreno jockeyed for position and managed to head the ball into the Roadrunner net. “We came in to this game with the same mentality that we always do,” Moreno said. “We managed to get it done this time, though.” The scream of the 304 fans in attendance drowned out the an-
nouncer as the Titans lined back up to control the rest of the half. Few serious shots came towards keeper Douglas and the Titans entered the locker room with a twogoal lead. Upon returning to the field, CSUF did not have the spark they seemed to have during the first half. Not showing the ferocity behind the ball cost the Titans a goal, ruining any chance at a shutout. This swayed the tempo of the game, as Bakersfield started to put more pressure on the Titan defensive line. Keeping the Titans at bay would prove difficult for the Roadrunners though, as the CSUF defense would not allow another goal all night. The Titans could not rest with just two goals, however, and sophomore Shay Spitz came in on a late drive in
the final minutes of the second half and scored a one-on-one goal against keeper Trojanowski. “To be honest I wasn’t having the best game until then,” Spitz said. “There was a good feeling in the locker room tonight. We had a lot more desire tonight and that got it done.” The Titans are pushing to end the season on a good note, after having a streak of bad luck with player injuries this year. “We made some changes to the lineup, and it’s nice to see that they were productive,” Head Coach Bob Ammann said. “I challenged the guys at halftime to score three goals and they came out here and did it.” The Titans improved to 6-8-2 on the season while the Roadrunners fell to 3-10-4.
volleyball: two more home games for CSUF this week (from Page 10) and lost 3-0. “I was very pleased with the split on the road. It’s never easy to play away. We just didn’t bring a competitive game against Pacific, but Davis had us on the ropes in five,” Zimmerman said.
“Last year we went 0-2 on Davis so I’m very pleased with our last road trip.” The Titans will face one of the top teams in the conference tonight as they take on Long Beach State in a match-up that can juggle the conference standings and make things
interesting down the stretch of the season. “They’re second place in [the Big West Conference] right now, and for us it’s something that hasn’t been done before,” Zimmerman said. “So the challenge for us is to keep going out, there do what we do and see it
as an opportunity to knock one of the top dogs off.” The Titans are now fourth in the Big West Conference with a 5-4 record and are 11-10 overall. They play Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and UC Santa Barbara this weekend at the Titan Gym.
A-Rod’s opt-out announcement disappoints baseball officials The Associated Press
Major League Baseball had this message for Alex Rodriguez and agent Scott Boras: Shame on you. Boras announced during Game 4 of the World Series on Sunday night that A-Rod was opting out of the final three seasons of his contract with the New York Yankees. The timing left baseball officials livid, and Boras apologized Monday evening, just after Rodriguez filed with the players’ association and became a free agent for the first time since 2000. “We were very disappointed that Scott Boras would try to upstage our premier baseball event of the season with his announcement,” Bob DuPuy, baseball’s chief operating officer, said Monday in an e-mail to The
Associated Press. “There was no reason to make an announcement last night other than to try to put his selfish interests and that of one individual player above the overall good of the game,” DuPuy said. “Last night and today belong to the Boston Red Sox, who should be celebrated for their achievement, and to the Colorado Rockies, who made such an unbelievable run to the World Series.” Boras said causing a distraction was an unintended consequence. “I apologize to the Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies and their players, Major League Baseball and its players, and baseball fans everywhere for that interference,” he said in a statement. “The teams and players involved deserved to be the focus
of the evening and honored with the utmost respect. The unfortunate result was not my intent, but is solely my fault. I could have handled this situation better, and for that I am truly sorry.” Red Sox fans sure took notice fast. After their team won the title for the second time in four seasons, they stood behind the visitors’ dugout at Coors Field and chanted: “Don’t sign A-Rod!” New York, which failed to make the World Series in all of Rodriguez’s seasons, maintained Monday that it will not attempt to re-sign A-Rod now that he has opted out. “No chance,” Hank Steinbrenner, a son of owner George Steinbrenner, said Monday at Legends Field. “Not if it’s made official.”
Rodriguez signed his record $252 million, 10-year contract with Texas before the 2001 season. By cutting the deal short, he will have earned $180 million over seven seasons in signing bonus, salaries and his assignment bonus from when he was traded. Terminating the contract saved the Texas Rangers $21.3 million they owed the Yankees over the next three years, payments agreed to at the time of the 2004 trade. Hank Steinbrenner did not make much of Boras’ timing on the announcement. “It doesn’t matter to me,” he said. “But I’m sure there’s a lot of people that aren’t very happy about it. Other baseball people, the commissioner’s office, the Red Sox.”
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By aline lessner/For the Daily Titan Alex Wolnisty (11) goes for a kill against two Loyola Marmount defenders in a match at Titan Gym on Sept. 25.
Volleyball sweeps Wolnisty leads team with 14 kills in first match of a three-game homestand at the Titan Gym by Siamak Djahanshahi Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com
Titan senior Ben Hofstetter (13) avoids a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo defender in a soccer match at Titan Stadium on Sept. 29.
By Aline lessner/For the Daily Titan
Titans tackle Cal State Bakersfield, win 3-1 by Phillip Radke
Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com
Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer
dominated Sunday night when they crushed Cal State Bakersfield 3-1, scoring a season high of three goals. The Titans were consistent behind the ball and did not allow any cru-
cial shots from the Roadrunner offense until the second half of play. Titan feet were swift under pressure though, and managed to dig in for their second victory in three weeks.
The Titans came out firing from the start of the match and established themselves as the dominant team on the field from minute one. See SOCCER, Page 8
The Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball team overpowered Cal State Bakersfield on Thursday night in a non conference match up at the Titan Gym. The Titans came away with a 30 sweep of the Roadrunners. It was their first sweep in over a month. “It’s nice to win in three, and that hasn’t happened in a while and I’m very appreciative of that,” Head Coach Carolyn Zimmerman said. The Titans won 30-22 in game 1, 30-23 in game 2 and 30-24 in game 3. They had control throughout the entire match and finished the final game on an 11-3 run. The score was 19-21 and the Roadrunners were looking to make one last push, but the Titans stepped their energy and game up a notch. “Coming into tonight, certainly the expectation is that this is the kind of team you need to beat, that you have to beat and your supposed to beat,” Zimmerman said.
Even with the overwhelming victory, Zimmerman said her team still has to be better. She said they must cut out the unforced errors and come out with high energy for every match, no matter who they are facing. “You certaintly compete with the fact that you don’t want to play down to your opponent, and I thought we had some of that,” Zimmerman said. Alex Wolnisty led the Titans with 14 kills and a hitting percentage of .458. Brittany Moore and Erin Saddler chipped in with eight kills each. “I think we picked up our energy a lot and that helps. We did what we know how to do and we had fun doing it, so it makes a big difference. It takes a little pressure off of us,” Wolnisty said. This was the first game back from a two-game road trip where the Titans faced UC Davis and Pacific. The Titans won a thrilling five-game match against UC Davis, but failed to keep that same intensity up against Pacific See VOLLEYBALL, Page 8