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Thursday November 8, 2007
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Charity Poker Tournament – The Student and Vo l u n t e e r Center is raising money to benefit the Hunger Coalition. The tournament is being held in the TSU Pub on Saturday from 6 to 10 p.m. The price is $30 to play and $5 to watch. Tickets are sold at the door.
CSU salary increases under scrutiny as audits come out By NATHAN WHEADON
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
From July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2007, the CSU payroll increased by 9.6 percent to about $225.8 mil-
lion. But increases varied significantly by employment classification. Average executive compensation increased at a significantly higher percentage for executives, who witnessed salary raises of 25.1 percent
from 2002 to 2007. Such salary increases contributed disproportionately to payroll growth according to a letter by Auditor Elaine M. Howle to the governor and state legislative leaders. On Tuesday, the California State
Auditor released its analysis of the CSUs’ controversial executive pay and benefits policies. Average compensation for management personnel plan employees, such as managers and professional technical staff, increased by 10.4
percent. In contrast, average compensation for tenure-track faculty and other faculty increased by just 5.6 percent and 6.2 percent. Over the past couple of years, the See AUDIT, Page 3
Making a statement at CSUF
Stuff Your Face for F.A.C.E.S. – Public Relations management students are hosting a pie eating contest to support the not-for-profit organization F.A.C.E.S. The contest is being held in the Titan Amphitheatre from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday Night Movie – “The Bourne Ultimatum” will be shown at 6 and 9 p.m. in the TSU Theatre.
Homeless man uses church phone for sex CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) – Thou shalt not use a church’s telephone to call a sex hot line, saith police in this Hudson Valley town. A homeless man has been accused of breaking into a Valley Cottage church by picking a lock so he could dial a sex line. James Macnair was arraigned Monday night before Clarkstown Justice Scott Ugell on charges of burglary, possession of a burglar’s tools and petty larceny. He admitted he had sinned before, breaking into the Elim Alliance Church days earlier for the same reason, the judge said. A church treasurer found Macnair on the phone both times, police said. The first time, when he was in an office, she told him to leave, but the second time, when he was in a basement area used as a nursery for children, she called 911, they said. Macnair, 35, was being held without bail Tuesday at the Rockland County jail and was due in court Wednesday. A desk officer at the jail said it wasn’t possible to put Macnair on the phone to speak to a reporter.
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By Sara Davis/For the Daily Titan Amanda Trovela, 18, signs the wall of prejudices Wednesday during the rally against hate. Students were encouraged to write stereotypes and prejudices they have experienced.
Above - Students stop to read anti-hate messages written on T-shirts for the “Clothesline Project.” Top - Miniature nooses hang ominously among T-shirts displaying anti-hate messages. The nooses were hung anonymously the night before the rally.
Groups come together against intolerance Rally Against Hate is an event held for unity and understanding By KEVIN MANAHAN and KARL ZYNDA Daily Titan Staff Writers news@dailytitan.com
Hanging nooses did not keep student organizations from holding the second annual Rally Against Hate on Wednesday in the Quad. The rally pushed forward with guest speakers, open mic dialogues and opportunities for students to
vent their own experiences with hate. Five nooses were found just before 9 a.m. by Lisa Tom, the rally’s coordinator and the cultural affairs director for the Association of Inter–Cultural Awareness. The nooses were spray painted orange and found hanging on the rally’s Clothesline Project, a presentation that was designed to be a testimony for students who have experienced any kind of prejudice. “The nooses are the message of someone who wanted to let us know about how they feel about
this rally,” said co-advisor Anthony Ragazzo, who also serves as the Associated Students Inc. adviser for AICA. “Someone anonymously and cowardly left those last night. One can only imagine why they would do that.” Yen-Ling Shek, co-advisor for the rally and coordinator of the Multicultural Leadership Center, filed a police report on the incident. Event organizers left the nooses up briefly for people to see. “I thought it was strange because I thought this [rally] was against hatred, and the nooses show that
hate is still present,” said undeclared sophomore Natalie Lopez. Ragazzo addressed the crowd about the incident, emphasizing that hate can happen even on this campus despite what people’s general perceptions that prejudice does not happen at CSUF.Awareness, tolerance and being proactive against hate were all key messages for this year’s rally. Tom said the rally was first held last year as a reactionary event following a hate crime that occurred just off campus. Gaston Gastelum, a CSUF student attacked two
women, including another CSUF student, who he believed were lesbians. Instead of having a rally in response to one specific incident, Shek said they wanted to make the rally an annual event to encourage students to take more initiative against hate because it can happen anywhere and anytime. “The main message this year is to educate, to not be silent, and to empower people to take action so that we don’t have to be reactive,” Shek said. “This is a much more See HATE, Page 3
Langsdorf Hall doors get replaced as part of renovations CSUF takes action to start replacing the older building doors By Sylvia MASUDA
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Those who pass through Langsdorf Hall on their class commute may have walked by a cacophony of scraping and grating coming from the building’s new installation of glass sliding doors. Physical Plant is involved in a month-long process of detaching three of the building’s doors. The doors will be replaced with automatic sliding doors. “The difficulty in opening manual doors is a reality for lots of people on campus,” said Paul Miller, director of disabled student services. “This really makes everyone’s experience more comfortable.” The doors old age and state of disrepair prompted Physical Plant to take action.
Doors have already been installed in the first floor west entrance. Construction workers are now in the process of replacing the doors in the first floor’s south entrance and are slated to finish Nov. 16. The second floor north entrance will follow suit from Nov. 19 to Dec. 3. “This will make the doors much more handicap-accessible,” said Jim Corbett, manager of the projects organization of the plant. Handicap-accessible doors are already in buildings such as Pollak Library and University Hall. Instead of sliding doors, however, these doors swing open with the push of a button. “In my opinion, the sliding doors are a good idea,” said 18-year-old Justin Samson, a political science major with low vision. “I really don’t mind the [existing] doors. But I can see how they would make them. I don’t think that someone in a wheelchair would be able to pull the handles.” The button-operated doors last anywhere from 20 to 40 years, “de-
pending upon the quality of them,” Corbett said. While sliding doors require complete demolition of the existing doors, the button-operated entrances use the door hardware already there. These type of doors are also cheaper than sliding doors. On the downside, button-operated doors cannot withstand as much wear and tear as their sliding counterparts, Corbett said. Button-operated doors are meant to help disabled students; sometimes, they also pose problems. “In the [Education Classroom building], I have a difficult time with the door with the button,” said 23year-old human services major Jason Quach. “Even though it’s automatic, it doesn’t open all the way. It’s at an angle.” Quach, a wheelchair user, said the sliding doors are much easier to go through because they are wider than the old doors and because they are fully automatic; there’s no need to press a button. “Before they boarded it up, this
BY CAMERON PEMSTEIn/Daily Titan Photo Editor Doors in Langsdorf Hall have been boarded up with new doors to be gradually built in. “Before they boarded it up, this door was small,” CSUF student Jason Quach said.
door was small,” Quach said, pointing to the first floor’s south entrance. “Sometimes I had to push out the other door, or do it carefully. Otherwise, I’d hit the side.” The new doors are not just beneficial to disabled students. The ease of
walking through an entrance rather than pushing open a door can lead to smoother flow of traffic, said 28year-old physics major Corban Riley. “As the campus gets more and See DOOR, Page 3
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS Teen hints at school shooting in videos on YouTube
TUUSULA, Finland (AP) – An 18-year-old gunman opened fire at his high school in this placid town in southern Finland on Wednesday, killing seven other students and the principal before mortally wounding himself in a rampage that stunned a nation where gun crime is rare. Police were analyzing YouTube postings that appeared to anticipate the massacre, including clips in which a young man calls for revolution and apparently prepares for the attack by test firing a semiautomatic handgun. Investigators said the gunman, who was not identified, shot himself in the head after the shooting spree at Jokela High School in Tuusula, some 30 miles north of the capital, Helsinki. The teen killed five boys, two girls and the female principal with a .22-caliber pistol, police said. Officials said one person was wounded by a bullet and about a dozen others suffered cuts and other injuries while fleeing the school. Witnesses described a scene of mayhem at the school, saying the shooter prowled the building looking for victims while shouting slogans for “revolution.”
NATIONAL NEWS Facebook users given control over ads in online convos NEW YORK (AP) – Now that Facebook has unveiled plans to target advertisements by injecting them into its members’ conversations, the popular online hangout must persuade its users to embrace the initiative. Facebook is giving users some control over whether to share information on their buying habits and other online activities with friends. For the program announced Tuesday to work, enough users must actually say “yes” so advertisers can show users their pitches in the guise of friends’ endorsements. David Hallerman, a senior analyst at the research group eMarketer, warned that users might not be as receptive to ads when they are communicating with friends on Facebook as they might when they are reading articles elsewhere in a more relaxed, consuming state. Facebook’s announcement follows by two weeks Facebook Inc.’s deal to sell a 1.6 percent stake to Microsoft Corp. for $240 million, valuing Facebook at $15 billion. Microsoft also broadened a marketing relationship that began last year. The ad program announced Tuesday was unrelated to either deal with Microsoft.
STATE NEWS Bail set for L.A. fashion designer in sexual assault case LOS ANGELES (AP) – Bail of nearly $2.1 million was set Wednesday for fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander, who is charged with sexually assaulting 20 girls and women he allegedly lured to Los Angeles with promises of modeling jobs. Alexander, 33, can be freed on bail pending his trial but he must wear an electronic monitor, cannot leave Los Angeles County without permission and must stay away from any women under 21 who is not a relative, Superior Court Judge David S. Wesley said. Alexander was jailed without bail when the indictment was unsealed on Oct. 4. Prosecutors contend that he assaulted women ranging in age from 14 to 27 who came from three countries and nine states, including California, between November 2002 and last March. Prosecutors said he met women on the Internet and assaulted them when they visited with him to pursue modeling opportunities. His defense has claimed some of the women made the allegations to seek fame. Alexander faces similar sex charges in Texas and is under investigation in New York. The Indian-born designer has worked with celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Michelle Rodriguez and Mary J. Blige.
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November 8, 2007
Volunteer center hopes to get more participants All–week event at CSUF hopes to humanize the hungry and the homeless By GAIL NAVARRO
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
The Volunteer and Service Center needs volunteers and participants to take part in a series of events and activities Nov. 13 to 16 to commemorate National Hunger and Homelessness week. Volunteers will set up tables, take donations and pass out fliers during the week-long event. The following schedule of activities state the earliest set-up times for each event. Volunteer hours vary. “We want people who can commit to shifts,” said Rebecca Hartness, one of the project directors. Nov. 13, 10 a.m.-3:00 p.m. An information table will be passing out flyers to promote hunger and homelessness awareness on the Titan Walk. Also, volunteers will be collecting food and cash or check donations for the entire month of November. Donations go to the Orange County food bank and directly to the victims of the recent wildfires. Nov. 14, 10 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Participants are needed to represent thousands of homeless victims on the Titan Walk for the “living exhibit.” The event starts at 11 a.m. but participants will need to set up at 10 a.m. Students will be holding cardboard signs with facts about homelessness in America. “We want to fill the walkway with students,” Hartness said. “Bring it [the homeless issue] close to home.” Nov. 15, 10 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Local organizations will take part in a resource fair along the Titan Walk Way from 10 a.m.-3:00 p.m. A new activity this year called “our stories” will feature volunteers telling stories of the local homeless community who will start forming a “solidarity chain” to symbolize unity between the students and the homeless population. The two-part event starts at noon around the Becker Amphitheatre until 12:30 p.m. and concludes at 1:00 p.m. Norma Franco, project director of the Student Advocating for Civic Transformation, hopes this event will
have the same impact that the “living exhibit” has had in the past. “I hope both the ‘living exhibit’ and ‘our stories’ will be really powerful,” Franco said. Nov. 16, 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The event “College Day for Homeless Children,” will need volunteers to help transport children from the Isaiah House in Santa Ana and Project Hope School. Homeless children at the K-12 grade level will visit Cal State Fullerton and attend classes, bowl in the Titan Student Union, eat lunch and receive a campus tour. “You [participants] get to have re-
ally good interactive time,” Hartness said. Out of the activities that will be held next week, Rikka Venturanza, project director of the Hunger Coalition said she hopes students will learn a profound lesson during their college years as a result of the homelessness awareness week. “There is more to the [college] experience than reading books, writing papers and taking tests,” Venturanza said. “Everybody can be inspired by doing a good deed.” Contact the Volunteer and Service Center or e-mail volunteer@fullerton.edu for more information.
Veterans constitute a quarter of the homeless Associated Press Veterans make up one in four homeless people in the United States, though they are only 11 percent of the general adult population, according to a report to be released Thursday. And homelessness is not just a problem among middle-age and elderly veterans. Younger veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are trickling into shelters and soup kitchens seeking services, treatment or help with finding a job. The Veterans Affairs Department has identified 1,500 homeless veterans from the current wars and says 400 of them have participated in its programs specifically targeting homelessness. The National Alliance to End Homelessness, a public education nonprofit, based the findings of its report on numbers from Veterans Affairs and the Census Bureau. 2005 data estimated that 194,254 homeless people out of 744,313 on any given night were veterans. In comparison, the VA says that 20 years ago, the estimated number of veterans who were homeless on any given night was 250,000. Some advocates say the early presence of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan at shelters does not bode well for the future. It took roughly a decade for the lives of Vietnam veterans to unravel to the point that they started showing up among the homeless. Advocates worry that intense and repeated deployments leave newer veterans particularly vulnerable. “We’re going to be having a tsunami of them eventually because the mental health toll from this war is enormous,” said Daniel Tooth, director of veterans affairs for Lan-
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caster County, Pa. While services to homeless veterans have improved in the past 20 years, advocates say more financial resources still are needed. With the spotlight on the plight of Iraq veterans, they hope more will be done to prevent homelessness and provide affordable housing to the younger veterans while there’s a window of opportunity. “When the Vietnam War ended, that was part of the problem. The war was over, it was off TV, nobody wanted to hear about it,” said John Keaveney, a Vietnam veteran and a founder of New Directions in Los Angeles, which provides substance abuse help, job training and shelter to veterans.
“I think they’ll be forgotten,” Keaveney said of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. “People get tired of it. It’s not glitzy that these are young, honorable, patriotic Americans. They’ll just be veterans, and that happens
after every war.” Keaveney said it’s difficult for his group to persuade some homeless Iraq veterans to stay for treatment and help because they don’t relate to the older veterans.
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BY SARA DAVIS/For the Daily Titan Flowers were handed to students during the Rally Against Hate, held at Cal State Fullerton Wednesday on the quad. The flowers were wrapped with advice on how to live a hate-free life.
“People have to be aware of not just hate crimes and hate incidents that are affecting communities, but also be aware that they affect people who are thought to be of those communities,” Shazia said after her speech. “Perception is a huge factor when hate crimes are committed.” Musician Randi Driscoll, whose song “What Matters” was used as the official benefit single for the Matthew Shepard Foundation, also performed several songs at the rally. A resource fair was held throughout the rally featuring both CSUF and off-campus cultural organiza-
tions. A workshop by Orange County Human Relations on addressing prejudice and hate speech was also offered following the rally. Although she has not experienced blatant prejudice on campus, Tom said it is not uncommon for people to discriminate unintentionally. “As a queer person myself, I’ll overhear someone saying, ‘Oh, that’s so gay’ or comments like that,” Tom said. “Most of my friends’ encounters have been with people that are pretty open-minded, and I haven’t had that much direct experience [with prejudice] on this campus, but
that doesn’t mean to say that it’s not out there.” Tom said the rally is important to make students realize the broad reach of hate crimes and the impact their actions can have. “These things do happen and they happen here, so we want to address those prejudices,” Tom said. “Some people may not even know that a comment that they say is prejudiced or racist. That’s part of [the rally], raising awareness.” For more information on the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation: http://www.glaad.org/.
Professor to speak about World War II at library By EDWARD PETERS
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Robert McLain, a history professor at Cal State Fullerton will be speaking at the Fullerton public library Thursday to commemorate Veterans Day. McLain will present “The Final Drive in the Pacific, 1945.” He will also speak of how U.S. Veterans were subjugated to absolute brutality and how the atom bomb changed everything. “I want to covey just how serious it [WWII] was. The war was a real tragedy, I’m going to deal specifically with Japan and the U.S. at the end of the war, between 1944-45,” McLain said. “In popular memory the war is portrayed as glorious; imminent victory. What people need to realize is that it was an incredibly brutal war and the war in the Pacific especially had this extra level of savagery; ab-
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more impacted, anything to help the traffic flow is great,” Riley said. The building’s traffic may be clogged in the meantime. When the second floor doors close for construction in a few weeks, students will have to resort to alternate entrances. Students can wait for the elevator on the first floor, take a flight of stairs or they can squeeze through the already crowded Brief Stop. “That’s going to be a nightmare,” Riley said. CSUF is the smallest CSU campus; it also has the largest population out of all the campuses. The resulting traffic congestion can make it hard for students to get to their destinations. But there’s a plus – the small acreage means less footsteps to class. “(Our size) makes it easier for people who have mobility issues to get from their car or the bus to their classroom,” Miller said. A naturally flat topography and a dedicated plant gives CSUF the reputation of boasting an especially accessible campus, Miller said. “We’re always looking for ways we can improve walkways and access to buildings, and this is one of the ways,” said Miller. Miller and the plant plans to replace another 20 doors on campus with sliding or button-operated doors during the 2007-2008 year.
solute hatred between the U.S. and the Japanese.” “The Final Drive in the Pacific, 1945,” will follow the last year and a half of fighting in the Pacific. There was a U.S. military operation to advance in and throughout the Central-Pacific, which would have ended in a full-scale American invasion of Japan. McLain states that the latest research indicates there was no possible way Japan was going to surrender
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without a full-scale invasion by the United States. Although the devastation and radiation contamination caused by the atomic bomb led to many deaths and to widespread cases of leukemia among the general population, it was necessary. “The dropping of the bomb saved hundreds of thousands of Japanese lives, arguably,” McLain said. He said one possible reason of dropping the bomb was to end the war before the Soviet Union could
declare war on Japan. “I also want to convey the process how American commanders went about deciding to use the atom bomb,” McLain said. “That’s a very controversial item; the one aspect of that is to point out how brutal the war was.”
before the primaries begin. Candidates can spread their message quicker and to more states, because the primaries are bundled together. The efforts by individual states By Scott Coffman to move up their primaries to have For the Daily Titan new@dailytitan.com a bigger say in the candidates has incited a domino effect. With the presidential election Traditionally one of the earlijust a year away, the candidates are est primaries, the Iowa Caucus is campaigning early to get ready for now on Jan. 3 and is 16 days earlier the first caucuses and primaries. than when it was held in 2004. Cal State Fullerton political Candidates build off early sucscience professor Matthew Jarvis cess during the presidential primabelieves this election could have a ries, when Democrat and Repubhigher voter turn out, possibly up lican candidates jockey for party to 65 percent. nominations. He credits the early campaign“Candidates that will benefit are ing because states established and desire to have a well–funded,” Stvoice early in the ambough said. primary process. Since 2008 Candidates have is set to be the begun campaignfirst open elecing earlier because tion since 1928, the primaries for and Vice Presiindividual states dent Dick Cheney have moved up. is not running, For example, Calcandidates have ifornia’s primary worked aggreshas moved from sively to stake a March 7 to Feb. 5. claim in a contest In past primawith no clear front ries, California – Antonio Valencia, runner. Hillary delegates were left CSUF civil engineering Clinton, who is to vote long after major leading the Demthe party nominaocrats in the polls, tion has been dehas been charged cided. by the opposition “Everyone wants to be the trend as being an unfavorable candidate setter,” Jarvis said. “No one wants because of high disapproval ratings to vote when there are no candi- from independent voters. dates left.” On the Republican side, it is Since 2000, California’s primary largely considered a toss-up. date has progressively moved up Antonio Valencia, 20, a civil eneach year. gineering major, has been keeping Half the states in the United up with the presidential elections. States could potentially vote that “I’m well–informed,” Valencia day. said. “Every channel has an ad Twenty-two states will vote on about the election. The media Feb. 5 with three other states con- gives the candidates the time to templating a move. set a message out to the people of CSUF political science profes- California.” sor Stephen Stambough said he Valencia said there might have believes the short time between been too much devoted to the elecprimaries gives the edge to candi- tion but does believe it is impordates who have raised their money tant for undecided voters.
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proactive approach.” Tom said planning for the rally began at the beginning of the semester. Many member organizations of AICA, a council of 22 cultural organizations on campus, contributed shirts to the Clothesline Project with testimonial messages of prejudice written on them. They also worked to spread awareness about the rally to their respective communities on campus. Other highlights of the rally included the Wall of Prejudice and the Wall of Hope. Students were encouraged to write any hate words or experiences they have had with hate on the Wall of Prejudice. At the end of the rally, students were invited to grab parts of the wall and tear it apart as a symbol of destroying an embodiment of hate. “I feel like it’s important to contribute to the wall,” said senior theater major Rosy Amaya, one of the students who wrote on the Wall of Prejudice. “Nobody’s going to benefit from an idea that only exists in my head.” The Wall of Hope was designed to let students pledge their commitments to stop prejudice. Junior political science major Sedfrey Linsangan, a member of the South Pacific Islander Cultural Association, said the Wall of Prejudice lets students write down even little things they can do to battle hate. In addition to an open mic session that allowed students to share experiences, poetry and even antihate raps, off-campus speakers were invited to speak as well. Shazia Kamal of the Muslim Public Affairs Council talked about working to stop the fear and ignorance that have incited hate toward Muslims after Sep. 11.
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AUDIT: TAKING STOCK OF HOW Campaigning goes high THE STATE SPENDS ITS FUNDS tech for upcoming elections pay” and “consulting assignment” deals to departing executives, while student fees have continually risen, causing state university students to graduate with more debt than ever, according to a report released by the California Faculty Association (CFA). “The CSUs are using funds that should be going to the classrooms for executive perks,” said John Travis, CFA political action chair. “The audit confirms everything CFA has been saying. The money spent is unacceptable.” Travis, also a political science professor at Humboldt State University, said the frivolous spending is affecting the students and faculty. “Students are not able to get the classes they need, class sizes are ballooning, resources are dwindling and students are falling deeper into debt than we’ve ever seen before,” Travis said. Cal State Fullerton President Milton Gordon said the audit was fair and well done, but the problems do not pertain to CSUF. “I really believe it started with some of these post-compensation plans,” Gordon said. Although the post-compensation plans have created controversy, Gordon said there was nothing out of the ordinary with regard to university president compensation packages. Gordon pointed out salaries have increased for everyone, although disproportionately, from the university president to staff members. Travis, along with Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D- La Canada Flintridge), said they believed that the audit is long over due. Portantino said the audit should be used as an opportunity to institute change in the CSUs system. Travis, Portantino and the California State Auditor said they don’t expect immediate cooperation from the CSUs in response to the audit because the CSUs have has not issued a timeline in which it will start implementing changes. Travis wants a timeline set by the Board of Trustees in its meeting next
week in Long Beach. “It’s not a question of legality,” Travis said. “We’ve never said they’ve done anything illegal. They are just doing things that are unwise. Their excuse is that since it’s not public money, they are not obligated to provide it.” Although the CSUs are not legally obligated to follow the audit, Portantino said he wants to see the suggested changes implemented as soon as possible. The CSUs have fought government reforms in the past, Portantino said, so he wants to take this issue to the governor’s office for support. “Educating our kids is our number one priority,” Portantino said. “There needs to be more oversight. Left on their own, they are not doing the right thing; it’s a misuse of the public’s trust. I want to fight for more resources for this institution to do a better job.” Gordon said he feels he and CSUF are ahead of the game. Budget discussions at CSUF are open to the public. The audit calls for better spending practices, but Gordon believes CSUF is already doing this. Mougo Nyaggah, Fullerton CFA chapter president, said that while he believes there has been a great deal of misuse of funds throughout the other 22 CSU campuses, CSUF has done well with spending money in a way that is good for the students. “Our campus has done well,” Nyaggah said. “The president has been very responsive.” A major part of the budget plan that Gordon has overseen in recent years is a call for hiring more qualified faculty members to keep the number of students per classroom to a minimum. Three years ago, Gordon set a plan of hiring 100 new tenure-track faculty members a year over a fiveyear period. In order to attract the most qualified faculty, CSUF has built housing to provide the staff an affordable place to live. Gordon said because real estate is expensive in the Los Angeles Basin
and Orange County areas, CSUF must be competitive. If housing is not provided, more professors teaching at the CSUF university are likely to move to San Bernardino or Riverside where real estate is cheaper. “We’ve always tried to be very open and apparent with our budget decisions,” Gordon said. “We’ve worked hard with the budget committee, open budget discussions so everyone understands how it is being spent.” Overall, Nyaggahsaid he was pleased with the audit. “We [professors] are the goose that lays the golden egg,” Nyaggah said. “In the long run, the state will gain more revenue from college graduates than non-college graduates.” Nyaggah said the average time it takes for a student to graduate is now between five to seven years, as opposed to the traditional four. Fewer classes are offered so more students are forced to wait an extra semester or two to take the courses needed to graduate. The average college graduate has the potential to earn three times as much as a non-graduate, allowing for more income tax to be shuttled for state services, Nyaggah said. Nyaggah said he would like to see more transparency, or the Brown Act, implemented onto Board of Trustees meetings. The Brown Act was put into place to make all city council meetings and other legislature to be held in public forums. However, it does not carry over to the CSU Board of Trustees. The message from assemblyman Portantino was harsher to the CSU administration. “It is clear upon their actions that they were acting in the best interest of the administrators,” Portantino said. For more information on the CSU audit and the actual process taking place, go to the official CSU Web site at: http://www.calstate. edu/csustateaudit/chancellors_message.shtml or http://www.calstate. edu/audit/audit.shtml.
YouTube, Facebook and MySpace are utilized to attract younger voters By Christin Davis
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
As the country readies itself for an open-seat race in 2008, the evolution of election campaigning has made it more personal than ever. Instead of relying on traditional direct mailings and TV commercials, candidates are rapidly incorporating the use of web pages, automatic text messages and videos to reach their potential base of voters. “The old fundamentals of the system are still there but technology magnifies and accelerates the old effects,” said political science Professor Matthew Jarvis. “The Internet is an active source but people still have to be motivated to use it.” In 2004, the young voter demographic, approximately 41 million 18-29 year olds, made up one-fifth of the eligible voting population, according to a government profile of voter turnout. “Internet has ability to motivate intensity – instead of just sitting at home people can connect with others who feel the same,” Jarvis said. “Finding a community convinces people the candidate has a shot, which actually gives them a shot but the Internet is not going to pick our winner in 2008.” An online search for “2008 presidential candidates” delivered over 1,800 applicable videos on YouTube. The Web site of choice for posting and viewing user videos, joined with CNN for a Nov. 28 Republican debate that will field questions to the candidates through YouTube user submitted videos. The CNN political team will choose the most creative and compelling video questions, which will be broadcast and answered on live TV. Above the tab to submit your video it says, “This is your chance to let your voice be heard.”
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Political Science Professor On Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s MySpace page, viewers are immediately serenaded with a song by Pink called “Dear Mr. President,” with the repeating words, “How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?” Clinton has 57,700 friends who can watch her YouTube videos, download banners to post on their own MySpace page, subscribe to e-mail news updates, read about her interests, enter a chat room and view blogs by Clinton. Republican candidate Rudy Giuliani’s Web page, joinrudy2008.com, boasts strong patriotic colors and three steps for supporters to join the cause, contribute and get involved. A box in one corner of Giuliani’s home page contains links to nine other “Rudy” sites including Flickr, YouTube, Facebook and MySpace. “When people watch a TV commercial or receive a piece of direct mail, they’re passive,” said Cal State Fullerton political science Professor Steven Stambough. “Being able to download videos onto an iPod or post comments on a candidate’s blog introduces a new level of interactivity and gives them a sense of ownership.” Money has always been a central issue in election campaigning. By using electronic methods the cost of reaching voters is significantly lowered and citizens can contribute with greater ease. “Technology has opened databases of potential donors that are comfortable giving money online,” said political science Professor Stephen Stambough. “There’s no longer a need to return a piece of mail with a check. Now you just press ‘click here’ and you’ve already given $25.”
Jarvis said, “There’s no 1-800 number to call a candidate and get involved or make a donation but it only takes a second to find a candidate’s Web site.” A study conducted by Princeton graduate student Aaron Strauss found after the 2006 midterm elections the likelihood for young people to vote, after receiving a text message reminder, increased by 4.2 percentage points. “Everyone knows voting has existed. Your parents and grandparents have done it. Either you do vote or you don’t,” Jarvis said. “The Internet enables youth to participate more and allows for greater connectivity.” Senior Melissa Delgadillo, a political science major, said the use of electronic campaigning may have a slight effect on the election but it can also be a bother to voters. “It can help candidates get the word out more but at the same time it’s kind of annoying,” said Delgadillo. “I made the mistake one time of putting my e-mail address into a candidate’s Web site and the next day I had tons and tons of e-mails. That’s annoying.” Stambough said technology will have an effect on younger voters because they are able to use it in ways that older people do not understand. “Everybody inherently wants to incorporate technology but younger people expect it,” he said. “This is a completely open race – no incumbents and no vice-president running for president – for the first time since before the TV era,” Stambough said. “People are more excited and more nervous, which means they will vote more than they would have before.”
Bible not an issue for Olympians Associated Press The U.S. Olympic Committee received confirmation from Olympic officials Wednesday that there will be no restrictions on Bibles being brought into the Olympic village in Beijing next year. The USOC contacted the International Olympic Committee about the issue in response to a story posted on the Catholic News Agency Web site citing a list of prohibited items that was reported to include Bibles. That story said the Italian daily, La Gazzetta dello Sport, reported that organizers cited “security reasons” for prohibiting athletes from carrying any kind of religious symbol at Olympic facilities. Those reports and others were producing active blog discussions on several Web sites.
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Cameron pemstein/Daily Titan Photo Editor Members of the cast put the finishing touches on their performance during a final rehearsal. “Pictures to the Past: Amahl and the Night Visitors and Others” contains the popular opera, which is in English, and scenes from three other operas. It runs until Sunday.
Opera’s holiday classic opens By Laura Burrows
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Turn on the headlights, it’s 5 p.m. and too dark to see the miles of traffic ahead. Daylight savings brings tidings of short days, cold nights and the occasional California rain. All is not lost however; Coupled with seasonal shortcomings are the ever-impressive holiday highlights: food, family and traditional festivities. If it’s too early to bring out the aluminum tree and deck the halls, one way to ease into the holiday spirit is to spend an evening at the opera viewing a Christmas classic. A night at the theater is not a typical night out for most, but is an inexpensive alternative to a frustrating evening fighting the traffic at the mall in search of the “perfect present.” Cal State Fullerton’s production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s popular holiday classic “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” the centerpiece operatic production of the semester, opens this weekend. The event also includes three other fully staged English scenes from operas such as Giacomo Puccini’s “Sister Angelica,” “The Ballad of Baby Doe,” by American composer Douglas Moore, and “The Pirates of Penzance,” by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. “Pictures to the Past: Amahl and the Night Visitors and more” runs Nov. 8 through 11 in the CSUF Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. Faculty members Janet Smith and Mark Salters co-directed the production. “This is the perfect opera to come to if you have never seen one before,” Smith said. “The different scenes give you a little taste of the different styles of opera and I give an introduction before each scene so that you will know what is going on.” Graduate conducting student Marco Mejia directs the six-member orchestra in the evening’s music while a 30-member cast regales the audience in an evening of enchantment. Elizabeth Champion, public relations/marketing director of the College of the Arts, said “Amahl” is a popular classic, but that the other scenes help define the show. “There are other, more famous, scenes in the show that open up the evening,” Champion said. “This is the featured operatic production of the fall, and it should not be missed because there will not be another opera till late next semester.” “Amahl” is a one-act opera originally written and scored by Menotti for a television broadcast on Dec. 24, 1951. It was the first American opera
specifically composed for television. It quickly became a popular Christmas classic. “Amahl” is a fictional version of the tale of the three kings. It is full of humor and drama and sends a message of peace and love. The principal roles are those of a penniless beggar and his mother who happen upon three kings destined to meet the Christ child. The stage is set in the first century in a small village near Bethlehem. Amahl is a disabled boy and known thief, but has a kind heart. His mother is weak with hunger, but still offers mercy to a band of traveling men in seek of warmth. Amahl and his mother come to realize the power the Christ child has through the cheery songs the traveling gentlemen sing. Amahl and his mother sacrifice what little earthly goods they have as presents to the Holy child, and in return witness a miracle. This production is performed at the holiday time as it refreshes the audience with a moral tale of thanksgiving and love. It is often referred to as “a child’s first opera,” due to its positive themes and enchanting music. “This is the second time I have done ‘Amahl’ here. I did it 10 years ago and chose to do it again because
the writer died this past February so this is a celebration of his life and his works,” Salters said. The theme of the night, “Pictures to the Past,” honors opera composers and singers who have died over the past year. The show is dedicated to the great performers who have changed the face of contemporary opera. Salters, an opera faculty member for the past 15 years, is holding an open casting call for the spring opera on Nov. 13 at 4:30 p.m. in room 127 of the Performing Arts building. He encourages any registered CSUF student with an interest in musical theater to come out for the audition.
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So many things run through my mind when I look at this image. It’s crazy. When I shot this image, I was so focused (haha) on just capturing the decisive moment. However, after editing it, the photo became much more to me. The picture brings me back to a time when I had a girlfriend and having that happiness. If I had that feeling of euphoria in the rain that night, I don’t think I would have been able to capture this moment. So … for my loneliness, you get this image for your viewing pleasure.
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ON STRIKE
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Giving starts with caring Homeless Awareness Week begins Monday and Cal State Fullerton will partake in the nationwide campaign. Across campus, students will be exposed to the harsh realities of starvation and homelessness. For a full week, students will be bombarded with the sights, sounds and information about the less fortunate. Some will be moved to help with money, time or food. Others will leave for the holiday without another thought on the subject, fully enjoying their turkeys on Thanksgiving. Still, when the holiday is over, it will be back to business as usual as we rush to the final few weeks of the semester. Most will forget. We, as a collective, will only concern ourselves with the homeless the week before Thanksgiving, and then again the week before Christmas. Two weeks a year is more than enough caring for some people in Orange County. This is not to say we are all selfish people, but just because the month ends doesn’t mean the problems do too. Constant and visible donations centers on campus would make it easy to contribute money and food easy. At risk of stating something that’s already been said by much
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more poetic people, it starts with giving. CSUF is missing constant in-your-face reminders and the visible opportunities to give. At CSUF, that only happens once or twice a year, so the chance to jumpstart the cycle never really takes shape. The rest of the year – especially after the holidays – overindulgence of food and shopping can blind us to the problems in our community. It can even make us numb, seeing homeless people as bums who, being healthy and strong enough to beg for money, are healthy enough to join the workforce. It’s just as easy to assume the person is a con artist who rakes in more money than a person working hard at a minimum wage-paying job. In the end, is it really the nonprofit groups who tell us we should feel guilty? Many of us fall on hard times. In Republican Orange County, that’s a hard pill to swallow, but it’s the most important thing to accept in order to start caring. Donation stations should be located on campus year-round and we should lend each other a helping hand yearround. Besides, most of us have more than enough outfits in our closets and canned goods in our pantries that go unused.
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November 8, 2007
Writers’ strike will lead to the loss of creative programming By Gail Navarro
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
Coach potatoes will be solely disappointed this week to find out their favorite late-night shows are showing reruns as a result of the recent writers’ strike. Even though writers from Los Angeles and New York started an official walkout Monday, this could potentially impact the television industry in particular. For instance, Los Angeles caterers can no longer depend on the entertainment industry for regular business. Also, production shut down for shows such as “Two and a Half Men,” on CBS and “‘Til Death,” on Fox, leaving hundreds of actors and casting directors without a job. The Los Angeles Times reported not since 1988 has there been a writers’ strike and the last one cost the industry an estimated $500 million over a 22-week period. But what does this mean for the rest of the television season and its dedicated audience? Viewers have to settle for a surge of mind-numbingly pointless reality shows who barely keep true to the definition. It is no secret that those shows have writers, some even a part of the union. Though I must admit, “I Love New York,” is a serious candidate for one of the guiltiest pleasures this fall season. It is quite
amusing seeing the low-brow nature of reality shows these days but there comes a time where I expect better than a shot at love with a bisexual ex-import car model like Tila Tequila. I would stage a protest for that show alone, but seriously the writers’ strike hurts the excitement of watching television. The viewing audience has a level of expectation when it comes to tuning in every night to watch its favorite programs. Reruns kill the mood, along with disconnecting its viewers. It sucks the life out of “must-see TV” and turns it into “already-seen-it TV.” In fact, two very popular shows for Comedy Central, the “Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and the “Colbert Report” are suffering from the strike because the shows rely on current events and fresh writing material. As far as I am concerned, the writers are instrumental to the success of all shows, especially sitcoms and daytime soap operas; they would be a lost cause without their scripts. While some prime-time TV programs will dodge the bullet by having enough scripts to last until early next year, it will inevitably cause TV networks to resort to reruns until the producers reach an agreement with the writers’ union. The dispute between Hollywood writers and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers started in July and came full circle
after negotiations failed on Sunday. The Orange County Register reported the Screenwriter’s Guild wants to double the amount of money they receive from DVDs and more money from shows offered on the Internet and cell phones. About 75 members of the Writers Guild of America, East held picket signs Monday at Rockefeller Center and “30 Rock” writer-actor Tina Fey joined the chanting protesters. The official strike started 9 a.m. eastern time and Los Angeles followed suit by picketing in front of major studios such as Warner Bros., Fox and Disney at 9 a.m. pacific time. Almost 12,000 union members in total walked out Monday. “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno treated picketers in front of the NBC studios in Burbank with Krispy Kreme doughnuts. The host and other celebrities such as Julia Louis-Dreyfus and writer-director James L. Brooks made appearances in support of the strike early Monday. It is tough to predict the exact monetary ramifications of the strike so early, but it is a huge loss for the viewing public because it will take away new and exhilarating programming. In addition, conflicts of interest will only prolong the strike and create an even greater rift between the creative and business aspect of the entertainment world.
Writers are the backbone of the industry By David Carrillo
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
The only brainstorming sessions the members of the Writers Guild of America will have for a while will consist of creating clever catchphrases for picket signs, because for the first time since 1988 the guild has decided to leave its status within the entertainment community as a “to be continued.” Writers are often taken for granted in all facets of the media despite the fact they are a crucial and irreplaceable part of the creative process. Owners of major production studios, however, are reluctant to give the guild its fair share of a multi-billion dollar pie. Think of all the big names associated with Hollywood – Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise, etc. – and now try to imagine where their careers would be without good scripts labored over by talented and hardworking writers. You can have the world’s best actors and actresses, a top-notch director and special effects that make Star Wars look like an elementary school production, but without an engaging script it would all be in vain. See WRITERS, Page 7
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Jake’s Take
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Torture porns are torturing cinema (Part II) Last week, I illustrated my distaste and disbelief for torture porns making millions of dollars. I mused on my peers paying to see these films, and, out of the four torture films I mentioned (“Hostel,” “Turistas,” “Captivity” and “Saw”), my peers only defended one of them. Avid reader Shelby and my roommate Greg both considered “Saw’s” plotline to outweigh the torture. I’m not sure what films Shelby enjoys (but she must be smart, cultured and attractive, as she reads this column), but I know Greg’s favorite movie is “Casablanca,” so I trust him when he says he watches “Saw” for the plot. He also defended “Saw II,” but said that “Saw III” was a torture porn and hated it. So, it seems that we can agree that “Captivity,” “Turistas,” “Hostel” and its more tasteless sequel have the entertainment value of a minute-long YouTube video of a dog pooping on a cat. Not satisfied, I started to cross into bloody waters. I expected more fans of torture porns to defend the insanity. Some groups of people paid to see “Hostel,” which was the No. 1 film in the country at one (unbelievable) point. Was it horror fans? Did fans of campy B-movies enjoy or respect these travesties? I called my friend Jan-Michael, an avid horror fanatic and film student at Long Beach State. Jan-Michael appreciates “Lawrence of Arabia” as much as “Army of Darkness,” so I quizzed him about “torture porns.” He despises them, saying they’ve given horror a bad name. Every film I named off, Jan-Michael hated. “Hostel,” “Turistas,” “Captivity” and “Saw;” he thought they were all crap. I included Rob Zombie’s two-parter “House Of 1,000 Corpses” and “The Devil’s Rejects” in the list, but Jan-Michael interrupted to suggest that Zombie doesn’t make torture porns. In fact, Jan-Michael praised Zombie’s saga. When I pressed why, JanMichael academically broke down what separates horror films from its awful sub-genre of torture porns. He let me in on the secret all good avid horror fans know. “You have to maintain this larger sense of non-reality,” Jan-Michael told me. “You need cartoonish, outlandish themes.” Jan-Michael later revealed the three purposes of effective gore. The first is to justify a villain. The film he points to is John Carpenter’s
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“The Thing.” It’s a serious film, but there’s an intense amount of gore to show the cartoonishly villainous creature with an alien-like quality. It justifies the evil and absurdity of the sci-fi villain. The second effective use of gore is as a means of symbolic symmetry. Jan-Michael refers to classics such as “Night Of The Living Dead” or “Dawn Of The Dead.” In “Dawn Of The Dead,” there are violent ends to zombies holding onto material goods, mocking consumerism. The third is to further the idea of non-reality, like in “Dead Alive.” It’s a silly gory romantic comedy. It doesn’t present a realistic world, but rather a substitute instead. Jan-Michael went onto explain that horror films are like spaghetti westerns. They’re the same movie over and over. Westerns all have the same nice but tough guy gunslinger hero, the senselessly violent Native Americans and the rugged outlaw dressed in black. They’re hokey and rather similar, but all greats. The genre runs on repeated themes. Good horror, Jan-Michael clarified, functions the same way. He has an interesting point. Good horror should be borderline laughable, borderline oddball, borderline weird. It shouldn’t be two hours of serious graphic torture. Jan-Michael added good horror has never been solely about showing how awful human beings can be to other human beings for the entire movie. Compare horror’s bastard child of torture to the classic western. Who would see a western that’s just two hours of Native Americans being repeatedly shot in the face? Hopefully, nobody. Well, some of the public are paying to see these films. The studios even advertise the mindless violence. “Turistas” actually advertised extreme scenes of torture in its previews. “Captivity” featured a picture
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of Elisha Cuthbert caged and crying, while underneath read the tagline of “Abduction, Confinement, Torture, Termination.” One advertisement for “The Devil’s Rejects” was just bloody hands being dragged down a highway. Can you imagine a conversation with the director considering that advertisement? Though “The Devil’s Rejects” goes for cartoonish obscurity, I still find it difficult to wrap my head around the idea of paying to watch it. Here’s my hypothetical conversation with Rob Zombie at a coffee shop: “So Rob, what was the plot of ‘The Devil’s Rejects?’” “Some crazy mass murderers kidnap a group of people and slaughter all of them.” “And then what?” “Well, that’s the whole movie.” “Your movie’s only 10 minutes?” “Actually, it’s 109.” “Wait, it’s practically two hours of people being mutilated and dismembered?” “Art is not safe.” By the way, that’s a direct quote. “That’s not art, Rob. That’s just ridiculous. Everyone is tortured to death? That’s the entire film?” “Well, there’s kind of some investigations and escapes too, but yeah, it’s mostly just torture. Except for Wendy. She isn’t tortured to death.” “Oh, OK. So one of them lives?” “Actually, she’s hit by a big truck after she escapes.” “Dude, Rob, please stick to soundtracks,” I say after sighing aloud. “Dude, Jake, please get a new take,” Rob says. Or he would anyway. Rob, I imagine, is a funny guy. I understand torture films aren’t new. They were pioneered in the 1960s and the 1970s, but my concern now is they’re ruling the box office and garnering mainstream attention. Similarly themed grandchildren of aged cult favorites, like “I Spit On Your Grave,” are collecting hefty bags of cash. I worry about the state of cinema when a percentage of box offices’ numbers are torture films. Like I said last week in Part I – imagine a multiplex filled with movies only showing the graphic torture of innocent and harmless characters. Why are you paying to see it? In closing, I’d like to end the discussion with a quote from Jan-Michael: “Good horror goes for the abstract, not the obscene.”
writers: backbone of the industry (from Page 6)
Writers are the backbone of the entire entertainment industry, and I say their striking can only improve the quality of our Hollywood products. Production companies have grown too complacent in their programming, thinking a reality series following the lives of the latest celebrity debutant qualifies as entertainment. Hopefully having the guild strike will kick the industry in the butt and get Hollywood back in the right state of mind. It all starts with good writing, and in order for movies and TV shows to be high quality, the people who write them need to be compensated fairly. The guild is merely asking for a cut of the revenue from the online distribution of their work; why is this a problem for the corporations that run the industry? The effects of the strike could potentially be disastrous, depending on the length of it. Late night TV shows – Letterman and Leno, for example – have already ceased shooting new episodes because they can’t survive without a staff of writers. Writers are so important to the process, Leno was seen passing out donuts to picketers, saying, “I’ve been working with these people for 20 years.
Without them I’m not funny. I’m a dead man.” Late night is only the beginning. Several shows are shutting down production, such as “The Office” and “Ellen,” and it’s only a matter of time before other shows and eventually movies feel the burden of Hollywood sans writers. Personally, I’m excited by the guild’s decision. The last five years we have been inundated with reality TV, and having the guild strike and force even more reality-crap on the air should refocus the entertainment
lens back on quality scripts. I don’t know about you, but I never wanted to live in a world where I turned on the TV to see men and women vie for the “love” of someone named Tila Tequila. Reality TV, are you kidding me? There is a reason why fiction was created in the first place -- to escape reality. And while I may not find my way down to the picket line myself, I will sit here at my keyboard and help the guild in the only way I know how: writing.
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CSUF basketball season underway Men’s basketball never trails in exhibition victory Courtesy of Cal State Fullerton Sports Information Josh Akognon scored 21 points and Frank Robinson added 15 Tuesday night to lead Cal State Fullerton to a 78-58 men’s basketball exhibition victory over Biola University. Freshman guard Luke Duperron came off the bench to lead the NAIA Eagles with 17 points. Forwards Danny Jones and Rocky Hampton each tallied nine points and Jones led all rebounders with 10. The Titans led by only four points at the half, 35-31, but opened the second half with a 21-8 surge over the first eight minutes for a comfortable 17-point lead at 56-39. The Titans never trailed in the game after a 4-0 start but saw a 14point first-half lead dwindle to two points on a couple of occasions, the last at 35-33 after Biola’s Andrew Schroeder scored the first basket of the second half. Akognon, a transfer from Washington State playing for the first time since the 2005-06 season, hit eight of 21 shots but only three of 12 from 3-point range. Robinson scored 10 of his points in the second half on four of six shooting. Biola committed 23 turnovers as CSUF extended its defense and came up with 15 steals. CSUF opens its regular season at home Friday night vs. Cal State Bakersfield.
Women’s basketball wins in second exhibition rout Courtesy of Cal State Fullerton Sports Information Cal State Fullerton junior forward Toni Thomas scored 22 points to lead two other Titans in double figures and help lift the visiting Titans to an 87-48 women’s basketball exhibition victory over Cal Poly Pomona on Tuesday night at Kellogg
By karl thunman/Daily Titan Photo Editor Josh Akognon (21) collides with a Biola player during an exhibition at the Titan Gym on Nov. 6.
Gym. The win gave CSUF victories in each of its exhibition contests this season. On Nov. 3, the Titans handed Point Loma a 84-69 exhibition loss at Titan Gym. The Titans shot just under 59 percent from the field in the first half en route to a 43-16 halftime advantage,
holding the Broncos to just six field goals in the opening period. Coupled with her 18-point effort against the Sea Lions in her first game, Thomas averaged 20 points in the two exhibition contests. Teammates Jasmine Scott and Lauren Chow added 15 and 12 points, respectively. The Titans shot 55 percent from
the floor for the game in the victory over Cal Poly. Unique Anderson scored 14 points off the bench to lead the Broncos. CSUF now turns its attention to its 2007-08 regular season opener on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 10) as the Titans travel to Utah Valley State for a 2:05 pm (PST) tip-off against the Wolverines.
Baseball GM meetings begin The Associated Press The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are baseball’s exception: They openly admit they’d love to sign Alex Rodriguez. The Angels had a meet-and-greet with A-Rod’s agent, Scott Boras, at the general managers’ meetings. The New York Mets also spoke with Boras but won’t say whether they’re in or out of the competition. Tony Reagins, who just took over as the Angels’ GM, had glowing words for A-Rod. “We had an initial conversation with Scott, and it was introductory,” he said Wednesday. “He probably makes any team that he’s a part of better.” Reagins said if talks progressed, the Angels would welcome a chance to speak with Rodriguez. Reagins acknowledged marketing, as well as baseball skills, would play a role in a decision to sign A-Rod. “In this day and age, I think that is a part of it,” he said. While the Mets have the cash to sign Rodriguez, they haven’t committed to making an offer. Likely to win his third AL MVP award, Rodriguez is expected to sign a deal topping the record $252 million, 10year contract the Texas Rangers gave him before the 2001 season. Before A-Rod opted out of that agreement, Boras told the New York Yankees they had to offer $350 million just to get a meeting with the third baseman. Other possible destinations are thought to include the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers. All those teams say that they’re not interested at this point. Other big names in the news on the next-to-last day of the four-day gathering included Miguel Cabrera, Roger Clemens, Tom Glavine and Kenny Rogers. The final day of the annual meetings, GMs were to discuss whether first- and third-base coaches should wear helmets. Mike Coolbaugh, a first-base coach for the Colorado Rockies’ minor league team in Tulsa, was killed in July when he was struck on the head by a line drive. On Tuesday, each general manager stood up during their meeting and stated what their offseason goals
were. Many mentioned specific players they were making available. The idea was suggested by Boston’s Theo Epstein and Florida’s Larry Beinfest, co-chairs of this year’s meeting. “Usually it takes a while to be able to reach all 29 other teams and hear what they’re trying to do. This increased our efficiency tremendously. It saves us all a lot of time,” Epstein said. “Some teams were specific. Some were more guarded.” Cabrera is the first big name being dangled. He’ll make more than $10 million next season, too expensive for the Marlins to retain. Having lost A-Rod, the Yankees need a third baseman but team executive Hank Steinbrenner was clear on what New York won’t do. “It’s pretty obvious which players we’re not going to trade,” he said, before rattling off the team’s mostprized young pitchers. “Chamberlain, Hughes and even Kennedy. Not for a position player.” For now, when other teams inquire, Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy aren’t available. Hughes, just 21, showed poise and overpowering pitches, even while slowed by hamstring and ankle injuries that sidelined him for much of the season. Chamberlain, 22, was instant electricity and on many nights unhittable as Mariano Rivera’s setup man down the stretch. Kennedy, who turns 23 next month, was polished and resembled a young Mike Mussina in three September starts. “I’ve been tested on those guys this week, and obviously the summer during the (trade) deadline, and I’ll continue to be tested on it,” general manager Brian Cashman said. “I know that all three of those guys, the 29 other clubs would have no problems pitching at least one of them if not all of them in their rotations.” Clemens, who is 45, is ready to join the Houston Astros – as a consultant. In a sign Clemens’ pitching career could be over, his agent sent an e-mail to Drayton McLane informing the owner the seven-time Cy Young Award winner is set to start his personal-services contract with the team on Jan. 1.
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Good day to go out and play in the mud. Or at least, find some way of making squishy sounds.
Gemini (May 21 - June 20) When you were young, your heart was an open book. You used to say “live and let live.” But if this ever-changing world, which we live in, makes you give it a miss, say “live and let die.” Or something.
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Good day to sleep in. A nap would work well today, too. Try to get to bed early. Aside from that, nothing too exciting today.
Libra (September 22 - October 22) Late in the day today you will notice that peo ple seem to be staring at your nose. Don’t worry. It’s probably nothing.
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It’s about time you became better acquainted with mustard. Get yourself 7 different kinds of mustard, and try them with oven baked home fried potatoes, or in sandwiches with good bread and fresh vegetables and some excellent Swiss cheese. My granddaddy Stonebender always used to say “Take a big enough bite of strong mustard, and your other problems will seem insignificant.”
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You will get together with several friends, and start an extremely exclusive club. Mostly, this will just be so you can have your own secret handshake, of course.
Capricorn (December 22 - January 20) You just need to start believing in yourself. Try getting other people to clap their hands, if they believe in you.
Aquarius (January 21 - February 18) Today the universe will stop expanding, and start contracting. You will be the only one who notices. Also, you will develop a strange desire to wear golf shoes.
Pisces (February 19 - March 20) You will answer the phone today by shout ing “You bloated sack of protoplasm!.” Unfortunately, it’s not your friend calling. It’s your mother.
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kid, very respectful and respects the game.” sports@dailytitan.com Gary’s jersey was retired after his senior year. He received numerNineteen-year-old Gary Brown ous MVP of the Week Awards and isn’t the average high school player played on CIF all-star teams. the Cal State Fullerton baseball team “In my 11 years of coaching, I’ve recruited this season. never seen a batting average of .612,” Gary headlined this year’s class Gonzalez said. “We had to do the when he turned down professional math twice to make sure we were contracts in the major leagues to join right.” the Titans. Gary can also thank genetics for From Diamond Bar High School, being a great athlete. Gary was taken in the 12th round by “Both my parents played ball,” the Oakland A’s, but opted to play Gary said. “My mom played softball college ball first. and my dad played baseball. It’s in “It was my best and worst memo- my blood and meant to be.” ry of my baseball career,” Gary said. Troy Brown, Gary’s father, played “Getting drafted was really exciting. a big role in Gary’s baseball career as I dropped out of a coach and a “drill Cal State Fullerton, sergeant.” bought my plane “Before he could ticket and was even walk and lift ready to go to Arihimself up, I would zona. It was a very roll him a ball and hectic week.” he would roll it However, Gary back,” Troy said. “I decided that col– Troy Brown, raised him to be a lege was the best Gary Brown’s father ball player and he route in pursuing a was years ahead of baseball career and himself, even in TCSUF was always ball ... I taught him his first choice. everything I could Gary starting playing baseball teach him.” when he was four-years-old in TTroy added Gary could not get ball. He also played football and enough of the sport. soccer throughout his life but when “We worked out every day and he entered high school, Gary started took it to another level,” Troy said. playing travel baseball with teams “I used to throw him golf balls like the Walnut Yankees, San Diego and he would have to hit it with a Cobras and Orange County Ren- broomstick handle. It was great for egades. his hand and eye coordination.” Rich Gonzalez was his coach at Gary is very energetic on the field Diamond Bar High School. Gonza- and his teammates say he has only les is a former Titan baseball player one speed, and that’s full. But both and graduated in 1990. on and off the field, he likes to laugh He describes Gary’s athletic abil- and have a good time while being seity as “outstanding” and not a typical rious and motivated. athlete. “I came to win a national cham“He has an inner drive that very pionship,” Gary said. “I set my goals few people have,” Gonzalez said. really high. I want to bat over .400, “He always strives to be better steal over 40 bags, and play for the than the person next to him and national team and all American the person he’s playing. He’s a good [team].” by Celia Castanon
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said Gary’s intensity is always “pedal to the medal.” “Gary is a very exciting player ... his ability is going to bring a lot to this team,” Serrano said. “He is very energetic and brings an energy and upbeat tempo [to the team]. Our job [as coaches] is to slow him down to the speed of the game.” Gary agrees college is different than high school, and said it’s “a bigger stage.” “Competition is a lot better and there is a lot more pressure. Instead of having a couple of guys being good on a team, the whole team is good [in college],” Gary said. Serrano said he sees Gary as a “true freshman.” “His future [on the team] is to become more of a catalytic player,” Serrano said. “I see him at the top of the batting order and either second base or outfield; But overall, his future is in the infield.” During the summer, Gary will be playing in the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). It is an amateur baseball league located in Massachusetts, in which many college baseball players play and improve during the summer. Because it draws toptier college players, the level of play is often considered the equivalent of high-A Minor League Baseball. Baseball America also named Gary along with teammate Christian Colon “high-impact athletes” and the Titans’ top two recruits. Gary is a big fan of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and his favorite players include Jose Reyes of the New York Mets, Eric Byrnes of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. As far as his career goals after college, Gary said he wouldn’t mind playing for his favorite team but would love the opportunity to play for the New York Yankees. Gary can’t see himself doing anything else other than baseball. If Major League Baseball is not a career choice, he will take on a job as a coach or recruiter. Either way, baseball is his life. “I love the game, and I play hard,” Gary said.
Titan grad wins first gold glove Courtesy of Cal State Fullerton Sports Information Former Cal State Fullerton and current Philadelphia Phillies’ outfielder Aaron Rowand was named a National League Rawling’s Gold Glove winner Tuesday afternoon by the sporting good company in conjunction with Major League Baseball. The Gold Glove is awarded by Rawlings recognizing the importance of superior individual fielding performance to the advancement of baseball as America’s national game. A fourth outfielder was added to this year’s team due to a tie in the voting process. Rowand, a star outfielder for the Titans from 1996-98, was one of five first-time award winners for the National League in 2008, joining Russell Martin (LAD), David Wright (NYM), Jimmy Rollins (PHI), and Jeff Francoeur (ATL) on the 10-man squad. The Phillies center fielder shared the highest fielding percentage among center fielders in the National League with Atlanta’s Andruw Jones at .995 committing just two errors all season. Rowand, becomes the second Titan to win the coveted fielding award, joining Tim Wallach who garnered three awards (1985, 88, 90) over his 17-year big league career.
Matthews meets to talk about HGH The Associated Press Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim outfielder Gary Matthews Jr. met with baseball officials Wednesday to discuss allegations that he received human growth hormone. Matthews was sent HGH in 2004 from a pharmacy being investigated for illegal distribution of performance-enhancing drugs, The Times Union of Albany, N.Y., reported last winter. Matthews denied using HGH, which was not banned by baseball until 2005. Several other players implicated in receiving performance-enhancing drugs also have met with baseball officials.