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DTSHORTHAND Boy uses gentle cycle DOVER, Ohio - A 4-year-old boy got stuck when he climbed into his family's top-loading washing machine. Donovan Hasseman, who wasn't hurt, was wedged up against the agitator with a knee folded against his chest, while the machine was empty and not running Sunday night. Firefighters responding to a 911 call from the boy's mother tried to help him wriggle out, but he couldn't move, Mossor said. The owner of an appliance store was then called in for advice on how to take the washer apart. The fire department wound up using its hydraulic "jaws-of-life" tool normally used to remove crash victims from wrecked vehicles.

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Clinton, Obama trade states while McCain pulls ahead; Huckabee surprises

By Daniel Suzuki/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Steve Bagby and Jolaine Harldess waving posters that support Barack Obama, Tuesday night at the Avalon.

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Campus debate: Pi Sigma Alpha will be having their annual Political Forum in the central quad at 12 p.m. A panel will be discussing certain issues regarding the heated presidential race. KPFK will be on campus to have a live radio broadcast of the event.

YOUTUBE: Not so KoolAid by Dane Cook

Associated Press Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.,and his wife Cindy McCain greet supporters at a Super Tuesday presidential primary elections night party Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, in Phoenix.

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“I am predicting a youthquake of voters will carry Obama into the White House in November,” Westly said. Many supporters viewed the primary results as a success. “He presents a remarkable skin color for the rest of the world to admire,” said Steve Schiebel, 51, who voted for Obama, according to the Associated Press. Despite California being called for Clinton, they pointed out that up until recently, many analysts predicted the primaries to swing overwhelmingly for Clinton. “I feel like TV news is treating this like a winner takes all contest and it’s not,” Obama advocate Michelle Chihara said. Many of the buoyant Obama See ELECTION, Page 6

By Damon Casarez/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Voting polls are set up at the alumnni house on campus for Orange County residents.

By Daniel Suzuki/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Supporters for the Barack Obama cheer fiercly, on Tuesday at The Avalon.

Students seeking internships Gordon Grand Marshall denied due to writer’s strike at black history parade By Jessica Terrell

This hilarious video showcases how Dane Cook was traumatized as a child over the Kool-Aid man that he describes as “a giant 300 pound bowl of fruit punch.” Cook doesn’t understand why children aren’t bothered by the enormous jug of red liquid that is bursting through his house. Visit YouTube to watch this funny clip for yourself.

places were staying open past the initial 8 p.m. closing time. Mitchell Schwartz, the state director of the California Obama campaign, said polls in Alameda County were kept open until 9 p.m. because “the line [of voters] was around the block.” Jessica Davis, a student at Pierce College said she was impressed by how many college students were rallying for Obama. “We are young and we came out here to vote,” Davis said. “It says a lot for Obama that he is getting young people out here.” Speaking to a cheering crowd, former California controller Steve Westly said he wanted supporters to soak in what they had accomplished and look toward what comes next.

Radio-TV-Film majors at Cal State Fullerton are facing difficulties in obtaining internships, and two CSUF professors are manning picket lines as informal negotiations continue in the lengthy Writers Guild strike that has shut down most Hollywood productions. Current negotiations are closeddoor and the organization is operating under a press blackout. Pamela Caldwell, the CSUF Department of Communications faculty internship coordinator, has been visited by at least ten students who said they were having problems finding internships. Another two dozen students have expressed worry, Caldwell said. “There are probably a number of students who have postponed internships for the summer because of the strike,” Caldwell said. Completing an internship is a requirement for graduation. Students who delay their internship until the summer have to change their graduation date to August, but can usually walk with the rest of their graduating class. Despite the challenges posed by the strike, most students and faculty members support the writers. “I have never had a student or faculty member who thinks the writers should just shut up and stop striking,” Radio-TV-Film Department Chair Edward Fink said. The strike, which began Nov. 5, is against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and centers

around new media royalties. Gina Gold, a Guild member working in the Writers Guild of America media center, said writers are not currently paid for work shown on the Internet. “The key point to make is that if you watch episodes online, you usually have to sit through a commercial, which means that someone has to pay the studio for that ad time,” Gold said. Adam Gentry, a 23 year-old RadioTV-Film major, is interning with the Newport Film Festival this semester, but he knows students who have lost their internships because of the strike. Gentry, who hopes to be a professional writer, supports the strike. “They aren’t doing this for themselves,” Gentry said. “They are doing it for the next generation coming after them.” The strike is a popular topic of discussion in the Radio-TV-Film Department, especially because two professors are Guild members. Professor Jule Selbo takes her turn walking in the picket line Tuesdays and Thursdays. Professor Robert Engels, who was a writer on the television show “Twin Peaks,” is also picketing. “The picketing itself can be a very zen experience,” Selbo said. “You just kind of walk around in a circle holding a sign.” Striking writers usually sign up for a three-hour shift, picketing a studio or network close to their home or where they feel most connected. In order to still teach her classes at Fullerton, Selbo begins her picketing shift at 6 a.m. “It’s hard,” Selbo said. “We are not

BY THE NUMBERS All major networks have been effected since the writer’s strike began on Nov. 5

ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX are all down 9 % during the first four weeks of the year compared to 2007

33.6 million Amount of viewers during primetime for FOX, making it the highest ranking network

16.1 million Amount of viewers generated for the premiere of ABC’s “Lost”

SOURCE: The Associated Press

out there to harass anybody. We are just out there to show that we think we are right.” Some of Selbo’s students are continuing with internships at production companies, but she said there is very little for them to do. Andrew Nagy, a Radio-TV-Film major, lost an internship because of the strike. “They basically said they were running out of work themselves,” Nagy said. With help from Caldwell, Nagy

Theme of parade: ‘Standing on the shoulders of giants and still rising’

cuses on education. Former Orange County Black Chamber of Commerce volunteer and Faire Chairman Peter Bostic said, “Today’s fair is the biggest and best fair in its 20-year history. This By Keturah Miller year has the most booths we’ve ever Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com had.” Some of the attendees and booths With February marking the an- featured at the Cultural Fair were: nual extraordinary month of Black Wells Fargo, Little Black Shoe, History, the city of Santa Ana held Delta Sigma Theta, Jamaican Cuithe Black History Parade and Cul- sine Home Cooking, Santa Ana tural Faire. Black History, Council of the Negro The event featured Cal State Uni- Woman and 100 Black Men of Orversity Fullerton President Milton ange County, just to name a few. Gordon as the Doug Wooley, grand marshal last a member of the Saturday. education commitAlso in attentee for 100 Black dance was Bobby Men of Orange McDonald, a County said, “We CSUF alumhave been involved nus and recently [with the Black – Peter Bostic, History Parade and sworn-in member Faire Chairman of the Governor’s Cultural Faire] for Board of California several years. The Community Col100 Black Men of leges. McDonald also serves as the Orange County focuses on [the] impresident and executive director of portance of education because with the Orange County Black Chamber education, you always have it to fall of Commerce. back on. The more kids we reach, As a member of Cal State Ful- the more kids we teach.” lerton’s 50th Anniversary commit“Being a former organizer for the tee, Milton Gordon was destined Black History [Parade] and Cultural to be grand marshal, according to Faire shows the importance of supMcDonald. “Cal State Fullerton’s porting and educating others,” Er50th Anniversary was kicked off by nesta Wright, executive director of the Black Chamber of Commerce,” the G.R.E.E.N. Foundation said. McDonald said. “We have been in“I love staying in touch with my volved with the parade for years.” friends and family and staying in The theme of this year’s parade and touch with my heritage,” Wright fair was, “Standing on the Shoulders said. “The Black History Parade and of Giants and Still Rising,” which fo- Cultural Faire allows me to do so.”

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Enjoy an inspiring showcase of traditional Armenian music and dance, including folk tunes, ballads and religious songs played on the duduk (Armenian oboe), kanun (lap harp), oud (lute) and kemenche (folk violin) plus beautiful costumes and contagious energy. The Chookasian Armenian concert ensemble and Zvartnots Armenian folk dancers will perform Friday, Feb. 8 at Meng Concert Hall at 8 p.m. Concert tickets are $10 at the door and $5 with the advance Titan discount. Call 278.3371 or check out the arts events calendar on the CSUF Web site to find out more on this and upcoming events through out the semester.

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IN OTHER NEWS INTERNATIONAL

Iraq hoists new flag, breaks from socialist past BAGHDAD (AP) - A new Iraqi flag — stripped of the three green stars of Saddam Hussein’s toppled Baath party — was hoisted over the Iraqi Cabinet building Tuesday in a symbolic break with the past nearly five years after the U.S.-led invasion. It marked the latest of several tweaks and revisions — and one failed American-supervised redesign — of Iraq’s national symbol over the decades from monarchy to military rule to the rise and fall of Saddam’s regime. And more fine-tuning could come after the one-year lifespan for the new flag. Its main modification removes the stars, which were first added in the early 1960s in homage to the pan-Arab bonds promoted by Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser. Later, the green stars were associated with the slogans of Saddam’s party: unity, freedom and socialism. The new design also officially enshrines the new script for the Arabic words “Allahu Akbar,” or “God is Great” in green — which were part of Saddam’s ‘90-91 occupation of Kuwait.

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Roger Clemens speaks to lawyers under oath NEW YORK (AP) - Roger Clemens spoke under oath for about five hours to congressional lawyers Tuesday, then said he told them he did not use performance-enhancing drugs. “I just want to thank the committee. They were very courteous,” he said after emerging from the offices of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. “It was great to be able to tell them what I’ve been saying all along — that I’ve never used steroids or growth hormone,” the seven-time Cy Young Award winner said. Clemens, wearing a pinstriped gray suit instead of a pinstriped New York Yankees uniform, did not take questions from reporters. Clemens’ closed-door, sworn testimony on Capitol Hill came one day after his Yankees teammate and workout partner, Andy Pettitte, gave a deposition to committee staff for 2½ hours. Both players’ interviews are part of preparation for a Feb. 13 hearing, a public session expected to focus on allegations made in the Mitchell Report by trainer Brian McNamee that he injected Clemens more than a dozen times with human growth hormone and steroids in 1998, 2000 and 2001.

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Britney Spears’ mother explains her behavior LOS ANGELES (AP) - A restraining order against the man who’s been at Britney Spears’ side during her downward spiral alleges that he drugged her, took over her finances and controlled the ravenous paparazzi “like a general.” The order against Sam Lutfi was based on a lengthy declaration from Spears’ mother, Lynne, who says Spears met the 33-year-old in October 2007 and “essentially moved into Britney’s home and has purported to take control of her life, home and finances.” The documents released by the court Tuesday ordered Lutfi to stay away from Spears. In a section of the order detailing previous harassment, Lynne Spears says Lutfi “drugged Britney, he has cut Britney’s home phone lines and removed her cell phone chargers. He yells at her. He claims to control everything — Britney’s business manager, her attorneys and the security guards at the gate.” Much of the 6-page declaration centers on the night of Jan. 28., just a few days before she was whisked to a hospital’s psychiatric ward. She outlined increasingly bizarre behavior through the night.

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February 6, 2007

Romney speaks in Long Beach By Adam Elmahrek

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Massachusetts Goverrnor Mitt Romney rallied supporters at Long Beach Airport on Monday night as part of his bid to capture California’s 173 Republican delegates. Romney spoke to a frenzied crowd of supporters, many wearing T-shirts emblazoned with Romney’s name. The majority of the crowd, who were middle-aged or above, held up signs and wore Romney stickers on their coats. Romney touched on a variety of issues in the 20-minute speech, including illegal immigration and the future of the economy. “I’ll make sure legal immigration works and illegal immigration stops,” Romney said. The boisterous crowd cheered Romney at the end of every line. Romney utilized a speech tactic that focused on engaging the audience through question-and-answer volleys. “Do you think our nominee should be someone who voted for McCain-Feingold [campaign finance reform legislation]?” Romney said. “No,” shouted the crowd in unison. “Do you think our nominee

should be someone that believes in conservative values and will stay in the house that Ronald Reagan built?” Romney said “Yes,” the crowd said. One Romney supporter, Marti Rickell, was particularly excited to see the presidential candidate of her choice. “I’m here to see Mitt,” Rickell said. “I think he’s honest, he’s articulate ... his message is what I want to hear.” Romney spoke vigorously about the future of the country and how he would rescue a sinking economy. Romney urged his supporters to vote and to get others to vote, knowing that Super Tuesday was just one day away. “I came out to be part of this election and to be part of history,” Craig Pedersen, a Romney supporter, said. “Romney has his eye on the ball when it comes to things people might not be thinking about,” Pedersen said. “Just like we didn’t have our eye on the ball with the jihadi threat.” As people rushed the center stage for a chance to shake the candidate’s hand, Romney was hustled away by campaign organizers. Security held back a throng of people pushing toward a hangar-sized American flag that Romney spoke in front of.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney rallied supporters Monday night at the Daugherty Sky Harbor in Long Beach. By John Synco/Daily Titan Staff Writer

Kui Gomez, co-chair of an Orange County phone bank that reached out to thousands of people, said the candidate had done an excellent job of pointing out the differences between himself and his opponent, John McCain. For Gomez, the most striking differences were their views on immigration. “My last name is Gomez, I’m His-

McCain hosts get-out-the-vote rally By DANIEL MONZON

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Republican presidential candidate John McCain held a get-outthe-vote rally yesterday at Jim’s Air Aviation in San Diego, but it did not start on time, which, as it turns out, was not that difficult of an issue for the senator to resolve. As soon as he climbed up to the stage to speak to the crowd, his presence erased the wearied and anxious expressions on some of the faces in the crowd. The crowd erupted into an enthusiastic and very warm reception for the former Arizona senator. He spoke in front of many enthusiastic and supportive guests, including Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, Governor Charles Joseph Crist Jr. of Florida, and California’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. McCain wasted no time in laying out the reasons why people should vote for him to become the Republican nominee for president and eventual president of the United States. After a brief speech given by Schwarzenegger, who McCain said was the true American success story, McCain began to speak to the large crowd at hand. “The one thing I want to say to the city of San Diego is that your kindness, your generosity and your

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Presidential candidate warmth to the men and women of the armed forces, particularly in the Navy and the Marine Corps is wonderful,” McCain said. Among his promises was a pledge to work with Schwarzenegger and emulate his leadership on climate issues to combat climate change and make it cleaner for the people of California and for America’s children. He made clear one of the first actions he would take as president of the United States would be to seek out bipartisan support to take on and combat the hard issues, including Social Security, Medicare and wasteful spending. On the war on terror, McCain called the battle against Islamic extremism a titanic struggle. “I’d like to tell you it’s a short struggle, but it’s not. It’s a long one, but we will never surrender,” McCain said. “They [Islamist extremists] will surrender.” The call for a date to withdraw all armed forced from Iraq was described as waving the white flag, and he said he would never retreat.

The concern about the possibility of a growing number of returning soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in addition to physical wounds, was made clear to the crowd. “We’ve got to expand the VA [Veterans Administration] and care for these young people,” McCain said. The economy, as with the other candidates, was also a topic of interest. McCain spoke about the need to cut taxes, lower interest rates and make the tax cuts President George W. Bush made permanent. “Passing the stimulus package quickly and getting it out to the American people,” McCain said, was something that was of crucial importance and needed to be done without its being weighed down with pork barrel projects. “I am proud to have been a part of the Reagan revolution. We came to Washington and cut taxes and restrained spending,” McCain said. “You and I know that our mistake as See MCCAIN, Page 6

panic,” Gomez said. “But I also believe people should immigrate here legally.” Gomez also believes Romney is the only candidate with the right experience to save the economy. “He applied successful principles to the private sector and he’s going to apply those same principles to the economy,” Gomez said.

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was able to obtain a different internship with an independent company unaffected by the strike. Nagy said as a graduating senior, he hopes the strike will be resolved soon. “It kind of hinders us trying to get into the industry,” Nagy said. “Guys that have been in the industry for a long time are having a hard time finding jobs, so it is going to [be] even harder for people trying to start.” Students who enjoy watching television are more indirectly affected by the strike. Because of the strike, many popular television shows have ended their seasons early, leaving a gap in entertainment routines. Some students on campus said they spend more time online or playing video games on the nights they usually spend watching TV shows. Other students said they rarely watched TV before the strike because of heavy class loads. “Us overloaded college students are not affected as much,” said Zeina Sallman, a psychology major. Mathew Berger, an 18 year-old English major, said he wishes the strike would end because it is getting “painful to watch shows that need writers.”

OPINION

February 6, 2007

The Super Bowl’s got nothing on soccer matches in England It doesn’t matter what team you put your money on for the Super Bowl, who you root for in the World Series, what players you adore in the Pac-10 or who your favorite NASCAR driver is – No one is as serious about sports as they are here in England. Me and my fellow study abroad students recently partook of a true experience of British culture: We attended a football ("don’t ever let them hear you call it soccer") match. For many of my fellow Californians, it was a mind-boggling experience that they would never have been able to imagine. The conversation on the way there ran along the lines of statements like: “This is crazy,” was repeated multiple times along with “I can’t believe this,” and culminating in “Should I call my mom, let her know I’m going to a football match and that I love her?” Now, you might be eager to dismiss this as the ramblings of some chick who probably doesn’t know anything about sports anyway. But I don’t care how big of an American game you go to, you’ll

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never experience anything like a regular-season English football match, and you just aren’t as mind-numbed as some of my sport-enthusiastic colleagues. I'll walk you through a bit of the night’s highlights. The crowds donning the black and white colors of the Fulham football team began on the Tube ride over, but they were puddles compared to the streams of people that flowed from every corner down the streets of the town on the way to Craven Cottage, the stadium situated on the banks of the Thames. It wasn’t hard to find our way; you couldn’t help but be swept into the current and it was either go with them or be pulled under. Along the way there were many sights that spelled out that tonight was a football match. A pub overflowed onto the streets as happy locals got in that one last lucky pint before heading to their seats. Young boys ran through the street practicing their "footie" skills and chatting about players' stats. Police officers looked polite, but serious and alert as they lined the way in orange and yellow vests over their black uniforms. At one point, several of them pulled black gear

bags out of the back of a police van, stacking them with practice. It was that image that hushed up our little group. For that moment, we seemed to be worried that we were in over our heads. But later on, a polite local explained that the police officers were just following a law that required them to be present at all games. And the violent atmosphere that these games are often stereotyped with is a joking matter for the supporters. As a police officer searched my purse he remarked, “No knives or guns? Didn’t you know you were going to football?” Now, there’s one thing that Americans have over English sports – Yheir stadiums have more spectacle. The Cottage was quite simple. The announcer sat at a table on the side of the field and an electronic flashing marquee ran low alongside only one section of seats. There was also just one scoreboard, visible only to the home team supporters. There was also no music being played, nor was there an announcer during game play. He wouldn’t be heard anyway, not over the chants and songs of fans from both teams. These singsong cheers are special characteristics of football. Most

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of them are badly [not to mention drunkenly] sung, but while some of them are obviously wellknown, others seem made up on the spot. Most of them were hard to understand, but there is simply nothing like them at any game stateside. Probably because there’s nothing like football or rugby stateside. Even soccer games, like the L.A. Galaxy with David Beckham, are no comparison to the sport in the U.K. It is an atmosphere that is beyond belief and makes Sunday evening’s Super Bowl feel a bit like a high school game. Nice, but low-key. Never fear though, America still has the upper hand when it comes to the concept of tailgating. The idea is quite foreign and confusing over here since there’s always a pub down the street and everyone takes the Tube to get to the game.

Billary campaign is double trouble By Marissa Willman

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

Hey, Hillary, 1992 is calling – It wants your husband back. Within a matter of months, Hillary Clinton’s campaign has quickly become the Billary campaign, with both Bill and Hillary earning equal airtime and publicity. While Hillary has been hitting the campaign trail to rally voters, Bill has perfected the art of sticking his foot in his mouth. It almost seems like a bad sitcom – the intelligent and tough female presidential hopeful and her bigmouthed, philandering husband causing trouble with every new halfhour prime-time episode. Except for the fact that this is reality, where the off-the-cuff comments are not overlooked and the problems can’t be solved in 22 minutes. Bill’s intentions might be innocent. After all, what husband

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wouldn’t naturally rise to defend his wife’s honor? The problem here is that Bill is doing more harm than good, and is on the verge of making a mockery of his wife’s candidacy. His inability to leave his emotions at the door at recent public events makes it difficult for a voter to look at Hillary with respect for her platform. Not to mention ol' Bill's record. His introduction into Hillary's candidacy only makes his actions, past and present, fair game for the opposition and media alike. Insert Monica Lewinski joke here. Bill has acted as nothing but an instigator or an embarrassment as of late. Take, for example, Bill's comments on the South Carolina primary. After Obama won the Democratic primary, he mentioned that Jesse Jackson had also won two primaries in the state in the 1980s. It is unnecessary and just plain

immature to insinuate that South Carolina is an easy state for an African American candidate to win, yet that was exactly what Bill implied. And as for being an embarrassment, the media and online community were abuzz earlier this month with footage of Bill sleeping at a Martin Luther King Jr. speech. His antics draw attention but do little more than distract voters from what Hillary’s candidacy stands for. Besides, when did it become acceptable for a wife and her husband to present a dual candidacy of this scale to the American people? As the first woman with a genuine chance of becoming president, it is not wise for Hillary to keep her former president of a husband at the forefront of her historical candidacy. Giving Bill such prominence in her campaign makes one wonder whether it is really Hillary who is running or if Bill has found the ultimate loophole for term limits. An integral part of making history

as the first female (insert title here) is to earn said title without dependence on a husband who can fight dirty on one’s behalf. When Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker of the House, her appointment was not synonymous with her husband. Honestly, can you even think of his name? It’s Paul. While Hillary has made quite a mark for herself as a female politician, she must distance herself from Bill lest she be seen as little more than a second chance for another Bill Clinton presidency. Sorry, Bill, but the ‘90s are over. and your presidency is long gone.

You’ve got votes The year 2008 may very well be the remembered as the year decided by bloggers and a younger culture. It’s taken quite a while, but the signs of a drastic change in our political culture are written everywhere. It started in the mid-1990’s with “The Drudge Report.” During the 2000 presidential election, message boards were giving way to the new phenomenon of Web logs. By 2004, political “bloggers” were spotted amongst the press at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. It cannot be denied – the influence of the Internet and its users is overwhelming. People, especially the youth of America, are reading en masse the latest political blogs and news stories of the day. They are hungry for up-tothe-minute coverage of the campaigns, searching for who is ahead and who is behind in the polls. Traditional news sources have also caught on to the idea. In 2007, for the first time ever, CNN hosted two YouTube debates, one for each party. Middle-aged professors, lowincome fathers and gun enthusiasts alike submitted questions to the candidates via personalized

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videos on YouTube. The videos where then shown to the candidates, who gave their on-the-spot answers on live television. The idea was revolutionary and, more than that, shows how far technology and the people who use it have come in influencing the world. And YouTube is just the beginning. The Web site digg.com is like a giant collection bin, combining the most read news stories on the Web. Stories appear their by way of reader votes. Slowly but surely, news sites are including a “digg it” application. When clicked on, the “digg it” icon registers a vote for its accompanying story; the most “dugg” stories on digg.com show up on its homepage. Thus far, Barack Obama has benefited the most from the site, with many of its stories focusing on the positives of his campaign and the negatives of Hillary Clinton. But despite which candidate is being promoted, the fact is clear: the Internet is changing the way campaigns are run. In the future, these technological leaps may affect the voting process as well. One day, we may even be texting for president.

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Think Different. Think Simon. Basketball players no longer playing for the love of the game Guest Sports Columnist

The two superstars in college basketball are known by just their last names alone; Mayo and Love. Mayo was heralded as the next NBA superstar, and Love was supposed to lead UCLA the way that Lew Alcindor and Bill Walton did under John Wooden. They are sure-fire lottery picks in next year’s draft and will leave the college game after only one year of play. Sadly, that is how the system works today. The hype surrounding super freshmen Kevin Love and O.J. Mayo has been dominating the college scene for months now. The Southland has long awaited something to revive the longheated rivalry between the Bruins and Trojans. UCLA and USC fans can get intense, especially during rivalry games, so in their first match-up this year, it wasn’t that big of a surprise when underdog USC went into Pauley Pavilion and took UCLA’s heart out. It wasn’t their star freshman, Mayo, who led them to victory, but another freshman, Davon Jefferson, who stole the show with 25 points and 9 rebounds. Mayo is getting all the hype because the media has basically stalked him since he reached the age of puberty, even being dubbed the “next LeBron James” before ever playing a meaningful game. Honestly, I think Mayo is not “all-that” mainly because his shot selection is poor. He needs to take it to the hole more instead of shooting contested threes that are not in the flow of the offense. He’s an outstanding player, but essentially a “tweener” in the NBA. If I were a GM, I wouldn’t want to give Mayo the keys to my team because he does not seem like he can lead a team from the point. Love, on the other hand, is ev-

Softball: Nothing less than first A predicted second-place conference finish motivates Titan softball team

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erything that has been advertised. He is averaging a double-double and even knocks down threepointers regularly. He is a full-out stud on the block and difficult to guard. However, as he moves on to the next level, he might be too slow for the fast-paced NBA game. He is most likely going to make the jump to the NBA, along with Mayo, after playing only one year of college ball. He might fall out of the first round because of his mobility, but I’m thinking he’ll sneak in as a late first-round pick and be a steal for whichever team gets him. The NBA implemented new draft regulations last year that require players to be one year out of high school and at least 19 years old to enter the NBA draft, and that’s exactly what is happening. Superstar freshmen who are told they have the game to go [to] the NBA leave college early for NBA dollars. Were it not for the new rule, even many of this year’s cream of the crop players would have been rookies in the NBA this year. Freshmen like Mayo and Love have been terrific, but they will be gone next year and the UCLAUSC rivalry will lose some of its fire because of it. More and more of these super freshmen are oneand-done in college and it is affecting the integrity of the game. I don’t like how college basketball is conducted now because it is turning more and more into a business when it’s supposed to be a game. Players are not able to enjoy the college experience, but rather use college to test the NBA waters, and while some players get drafted in the first round, others get burned and leave college with no degree, no million-dollar contract and nowhere left to go.

February 6, 2007

BY THE NUMBERS Key 2007 Titan softball statistics

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Jon castillo

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

The Titans overall record

The Cal State Fullerton softball team enters the 2008 season with high expectations as it starts its season ranked among the nation’s best. The Titans open the year ranked 21st in the USA Today/NFCA Preseason Coaches Poll and tied for 24th with Texas in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25, following a postseason run into the super regional round last year. Although the Titans are nationally ranked, they were picked to finish second in the Big West Conference according to votes by the league’s coaches. Defending league champion Cal Poly Pomona was picked to finish first in the preseason poll, who were not ranked in the national preseason top 25. Head Coach Michelle Gromacki said she knows the team will have extra motivation to succeed after by being picked to finish second despite receiving one more first place vote than Cal Poly. “I think they (the players) take pride in that. I think they are a little bent out of shape that we were picked second in conference, but I think that is probably better,” Gromacki said. This year’s squad is returning eight starters from last year, something that may help the seven newcomers adjust to the NCAA play. Gromacki said the returning nucleus is a huge part of this season and will allow the returning players to teach the younger players to act as leaders. Senior Jessica Doucette, one of the eight returning starters, is the only returning starting pitcher from 2007. She posted a 2.58 ERA while compiling an 8-5 record in the 2007 campaign. “I have big shoes to fill,” Doucette said. “There is nothing else you can do but play hard and keeping work-

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ing out every day in the bullpen.” Two freshmen pitchers, Arianna Cervantes and Christine Hiner, will join Doucette in the starting rotation for the Titans. “We got two young pitchers on the mound this year that are definitely going to do some things for us in the circle,” Gromacki said. “We are going to need them to hold down the fort. They’re going to get the innings.” The schedule for the Titans is a tough one, in that it features games against 12 of the preseason top 25 teams in the nation. One thing Gromacki said will help the young pitchers is producing runs, something senior starting catcher Kiki Munoz can provide. Munoz led the Titans in both batting average and hits last season, and knows a schedule is just a schedule. “Our biggest opponent is definitely ourselves. That is how it is, you go out there … you play whoever is out there,” Munoz said. “We ended off well last year and we just want to keep [it] consistent. We expect a lot of our team.” The team will be led by three Big West all-conference team selections from a year ago in Munoz, Doucette and junior Lauren Lupinetti. Fullerton was eliminated last year in the super regional round by the University of Arizona, but became

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the first Big West school to advance to that round since it was instituted in 2005. One thing the Titans can take from their first NCAA regional vic-

tory since 2005 is experience that the returning players can build on and also pass onto the new members of the team. “Everyone has a taste of it (super regional round). It’s hard to taste when you do not know what the flavor is supposed to be,” Gromacki said. “The thing I like the most is that they saw what you can do at the end even though we had a struggle throughout the year.” The Titans open their 2008 season hosting Santa Clara at Anderson Family Field on Friday at 6 p.m.

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Election Results

ASI meets to discuss Super Tuesday

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Affordable textbooks and next semesters possible fee increase discussed By Adam Elmahrek

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

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Talking about the strength of his campaign.

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We know the Republicans wont give up the White House without a fight ... I won’t let anyone swift boat this country’s future. – Hillary Clinton,

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By Damon Casarez/Daily Titan Staff Photographer A student raises an “Obama 08’” sign in support for Barack Obama at the town hall meeting where students and professors discussed the California primary in the TSU Pavilion on Tuesday.

In the video, which can be found on YouTube, “DT” (digital textbook) is the cool, fashionable young guy. He boasts that he costs as little as half the old printed textbook. “Well I’ve been around a long time and I look pretty good for my age,” the old and not-so-cool textbook guy quipped. ASI set up primary-themed activities for the event, including a Jay Leno-copped “Street Smarts” game, where contestants were asked random questions about politics. The audience members then fielded questions from ASI member Dhavel Patel. “How old is George W. Bush?”

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Patel asked. One audience member shouted that Bush was 57 years old. “He’s actually 61,” Patel said. Other questions were more open-ended and encouraged political discussion. Patel asked which candidate students voted for and

why. International student Michael Grossman, 25, said that although he is ineligible to vote, the U.S. elections were important to him. “Whatever the president does or says, always affects us in Germany,” Grossman said. Michael Ryu, vice chair of Lobby Corps, said the goals of the meeting were to discuss issues important to students and to generate excitement for Super Tuesday. “We want to talk about ways to help the students,” Ryu said. ASI Town Hall Meetings will be held in the TSU Pavilion every month and all students are encouraged to attend.

ELECTION: ‘I am a little sad that the campaign is over’ From Page 1

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Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Blue banners, Mardi Gras beads and cheers of enthusiasm filled Club Avalon in Hollywood Tuesday night as Obama supporters celebrated his victories. Television pundits who called the California primary for Senator Hillary Clinton did not deter their passion. At 11 p.m. Obama was predicted to have picked up 706 delegates, while Senator Clinton was predicted to have won 611. The retro night club filled up quickly as the polls shut down and supporters and volunteers poured in from all over the city. Campaign organizers opened the doors late after hearing that some polling places were staying open past the initial 8 p.m. closing time. Mitchell Schwartz, the state director of the California Obama campaign, said polls in Alameda County were kept open until 9 p.m. because “the line [of voters] was around the block.” Jessica Davis, a student at Pierce College said she was impressed by how many college students were rallying for Obama. “We are young and we came out here to vote,” Davis said. “It says a lot for Obama that he is getting young people out here.” Speaking to a cheering crowd, former California controller Steve

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Westly said he wanted supporters to soak in what they had accomplished and look toward what comes next. “I am predicting a youthquake of voters will carry Obama into the White House in November,” Westly said. Many supporters viewed the primary results as a success. “He presents a remarkable skin color for the rest of the world to admire,” said Steve Schiebel, 51, who voted for Obama, – C.J. Baker, according to the Associated Press. 57 Despite California being called for Clinton, they pointed out that up until recently, many analysts predicted the primaries to swing overwhelmingly for Clinton. “I feel like TV news is treating this like a winner takes all contest and it’s not,” Obama advocate Michelle Chihara said. Many of the buoyant Obama supporters who filled the club said they supported Obama because of his message of change. Rennee Barrow, a 33-year-old office worker who began volunteering for Obama in August, said Obama gave her “a feeling of hope and inspiration that I never thought I would feel.” C.J. Baker, a 57-year-old writer who said he worked as the campaign manager for Sonny Bono’s mayoral campaign, was one of the first supporters standing in line before doors opened at 8:30 p.m. Baker, who said he lost interest

an issue for the senator to resolve. As soon as he climbed up to the stage to speak to the crowd, his presence erased the wearied and anxious expressions on some of the faces in the crowd. The crowd erupted into an enthusiastic and very warm reception for the former Arizona senator. He spoke in front of many enthusiastic and supportive guests,

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California Proposition Results PROPOSITION 91

A bill that would keep transportation funding from being spent elsewhere.

No - 57% PROPOSITION 92

Could provide for the official establishment of the California community college system. This proposition would set up an independent governing board for California’s community colleges and would provide a system of factoring the college-age population of the state into a formula for funding the new college districts.

No- 57% Photos By Daniel Suzuki/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Above Suppoters of the Barack Obama campaign waiting patiently outside The Avalon, Tuesday night. Left- Many of the supporters were college students.

McCain: ‘He has Suffered, he has experience’ By DANIEL MONZON

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overage of the presidential primaries beamed from a projector at a Super Tuesday-themed Town Hall Meeting at the TSU Pavilion on Tuesday night. Associated Students, Inc. Executive Vice President Curtis Schlaufman introduced the semester’s first monthly meeting to an audience of ASI Members and political science majors. He asked the audience who they voted for and the biggest cheers were heard for Senator Barack Obama. A few hands shot up in support of John McCain and Hillary Clinton and nobody admitted to voting for Mitt Romney. Although Super Tuesday was the consuming topic of the night, other issues discussed included a possible $276 fee hike next semester and textbook affordability. “Since 2002, fees have gone up 91 percent,” Schlaufman said. He laid the blame for the price hike squarely on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s shoulders. He underscored that student interests could only have a voice if more students voted. “Governor Schwarzenegger wants to tax the students instead of the public,” Schlaufman said. Chief Governmental Officer Anthony Martinez unveiled the textbook affordability video, which is an ASI spoof of Apple, Inc.’s Mac guy vs. PC guy commercials.

including Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, Governor Charles Joseph Crist Jr. of Florida, and California’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. McCain wasted no time in laying out the reasons why people should vote for him to become the Republican nominee for president and eventual president of the

United States. After a brief speech given by Schwarzenegger, who McCain said was the true American success story, McCain began to speak to the large crowd at hand. “The one thing I want to say to the city of San Diego is that your kindness, your generosity and your warmth to the men and women of the armed forces, particularly in

PROPOSITION 93

This bill could decrease the time a legislator could serve in the state congress from 14 years to 12 years. At the same time, it would allow a representative to spend all his or her terms in one chamber of the state Legislature.

No- 52% PROPOSITIONS 94, 95, 96, 97

These bills would allow four large tribes of Native Americans to increase the number of slot machines in their casinos in exchange for a larger cut on their winnings and a larger sum of money per year to be paid into the state’s general fund.

No- 55% All information as of press time.