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Wednesday March 5, 2008
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DTSHORTHAND Sen. McCain claims the Republican nomination
(AP) – Senator John McCain gained the 1,191 delegates needed to claim the Republican nomination with a series of primary victories, completing a remarkable comeback that began in the snows of New Hampshire six weeks ago. President Bush invited him to the White House for a show of support on Wednesday. The former Vietnam prisoner of war is making his second try for the White House, after losing the GOP nomination to Bush in 2000. McCain went over the top in the Associated Press’ delegate count based on his performance in last night’s primaries as well as a late show of support from Republican National Committee members who are delegates to the party convention next summer in St. Paul, Minn.
A hands on approach to nursing studies
Titans Win
The Cal State Fullerton baseball team beat UCLA 7-1 Tuesday night. Titan starting pitcher Jeff Kaplan pitched six innings, giving up two hits and striking out eight. For full covereage, read the Daily Titan.
Arts: Jazz ensemble and film discussion
On campus: Women’s History Month events “Generation M: Misogyny in Media and Culture,” a film by Thomas Keith, CSU Long Beach philosophy lecturer will be shown today in the TSU. It will start at 11:30 a.m. “Bullies in the Workplace,” a noon talk by S. Irene Matz, assistant professor of human communication studies, will be held in Room 205 of University Hall. “Skillful Women in the Fabric of French Society” will be presented by Daryl Hafter, professor emerita of history and philosophy. The 4 p.m. talk will be held in the TSU Theater. “Women Leading the Way” is another panel discussion by five alumnae honorees of CSUF. The women are all leaders in their careers and hope to serve as inspirations to students. The discussion will kick off at 4 p.m. in the Portola Pavilion in the TSU. There will also be a reception prior to the discussion from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. at the Golleher Alumni House
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By XAVIER HERNANDEZ/Daily Titan Staff Photographer CSUF’s nurse simulation lab is a state-of-the-art training center for nursing students. Cal State Fullerton nursing students learn all procedures including incubators for infants.
The learning lab at Cal State Fullerton features state of the art equipment By PAULINA WOODS
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hen the men’s locker room closed, not many students were anticipating a model doctor’s office to open in it’s place. That is exactly what happened this fall when the Nursing Lab opened it’s doors for the first
time, giving nursing students a place to practice what they learn in their textbooks. The Nursing Lab is located in the Kinesiology building at California State Fullerton and it’s there that nursing students can find everything they need, such as a patient exam room, a computer workstation, a break area, a conference room, a large computer classroom, and a room resembling a hospital
complete with talking, breathing, plastic patients. The computer lab differs from a regular lab in that students have a chance to practice placing an IV virtually. They can pass or fail and this is all before practicing on a mannequin in front of a teacher. Professors hope this will allow students to work up the confidence needed to eventually move on to real patients.
Down the hall from the computer room is the exam room, which has all the necessary equipment plus a video camera mounted so teachers can watch without interfering in the practice. In another room in another part of the lab there are mannequins. It’s in this room where students encounter plastic patients who breathe, go into cardiac arrest, have injuries and actually speak.
This room seems to be the hub of the lab as students develop the necessary skills to become qualified registered nurses. Students like Ferdinand Buenaventura rush around practicing everything learned the first half of the school year. From helping each other place catheters to distributing IV’s, students are constantly learning the finer points See NURSING, Page 2
Student leaders make their case against increasing textbook costs Associated Students Inc. to hold a campaign rally in the central quad today By SARAH MENDOZA
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Ever feel as though paying for textbooks costs an arm and a leg? Well, don’t feel too alone because other students feel the same way. Now something is going to be done about the expenses of textbooks. “I don’t buy textbooks anymore because they are too expensive. My first semester here I bought textbooks but later found out that buying the book wasn’t worth it,” said Marco Gutierrez, a third-year student and advertising major. Lobby Core, a committee that is part of Associated Students Inc., will be hosting a rally in an effort to initiate student and faculty involvement against the high cost of textbooks. The rally will be held today in the Quad from noon to 1 p.m. “I’m glad someone is finally doing something about the prices,” Gutierrez said. Students will have the chance to beat their frustrations out on a textbook piñata filled with fake dollar bills. Heading the rally and its organization is Anthony Martinez, Chief Governmental Officer of ASI. He said this is not a protest rally. It is a campaign rally that will sim-
ply “kick off” this initiative. Research was done by ASI on “The purpose of the rally is to get publishing companies and on facstudents involved and excited about ulty procedure in ordering books. making a difference,” Martinez said. Martinez found that high textbook ASI will present information to prices are not due to deals that proattendees advising as to the differ- fessors make with the book compaent causes of this problem and will nies. make proposals. In speaking with a number of In order to obtain equal involve- professors, Martinez and the ASI ment from both students and facul- team found the faculty enjoys the ty, notices will be passed out to stu- academic freedom they have in dents, whom in turn will be asked choosing the materials they feel to pass these on to their professors. they need for the course, but there The notice asks the professors for also is a bureaucracy issue. support in Martinez the estabsaid there are lishment of times when a Universipart-time fact y -W i d e ulty members Commitare hired weeks tee on before the start Te x t b o o k of the semester Affordabiland they are ity. not given much – Anthony Martinez, time to research Martinez said Associated Students Inc. the market for the idea for textbooks and the rally prices. was an exThey are ecutive decision made by Heather forced to place an order as soon as Williams and Curtis Schlaufman, possible to ensure the books arrive ASI president and executive vice on time for students before the start president, as part of their presiden- of the semester. tial campaign. Martinez said the issue may be We all have had to deal with ris- due to the fact some faculty meming textbook prices, so “let’s stop bers are not educated about the difcomplaining and do something ferent options they have in selecting about it,” Martinez said. these textbooks. This rally has been in the making ASI will introduce some proposals since last fall. Martinez said a lot of to address the problems surrounding work has been put into organizing the rising prices. and researching the cause of increasSee RALLY, Page 2 ing textbook prices.
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Film and music forum: A film and music forum will be held today at the Recital Hall, Room 1 10. Panelists Camara Kambon, Russel Brower, Allison Wright Clark and Anne Cecene will lead the panel. Jazz Ensembles I & II: Meng Concert Hall will host the CSUF Jazz Ensemble at 8 p.m. tonight. Tickets cost $10. Chuck Tumlinson & Bill Cunliffe lead these two ensembles in a program that includes music by Thad Jones, Alan Baylock, Quincy Jones and arrangements by Bill Cunliffe.
Easing the burden? ASI will introduce some proposals to address the problems surrounding the rising prices. Here are a few the committee have discussed: 1. Implement a program that will provide the faculty with the information it needs to understand the textbook market and the options that can be utilized instead of using high-priced textbooks. 2. Place books on reserve for students in Pollak Library. Faculty can place more books on reserve for students so they have free access to them. Students can check out the book for a certain amount of time in which they can study and or make copies of the pages in the book. The book, however, may not leave the library. This solution can save students 40 to 60 percent on the cost of books. 3. Implement a university policy that requires instructors of general education courses to use the same edition for a number of semesters. This would prevent faculty from ordering new editions unnecessarily (for subjects where material changes less often). 4. Start digital offerings – Place material online where students have unlimited access to necessary text. With this option, students can have access to online homework and tutoring services. This solution would include a savings of up to 30 to 50 percent. 5. Use the Textbook Rental Program by Titan Shops –Titan Shops will hold books for more than one semester so the books won’t have to be reordered and reshipped each semester. This can spread cost over two years, there will only be a one-time cost for delivery, and faculty will have a guarantee that books will be in stock prior to the semester. This will also guarantee that there will be enough books for students.
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INTERNATIONAL
Venezuela and Ecuador reinforce borders CUCUTA, Colombia (AP) – Venezuela and Ecuador reinforced their borders with Colombia Monday as the three nations traded increasingly bitter accusations over Colombia’s cross-border strike on a leftist guerrilla base in Ecuador. Rejecting a Colombian apology as insufficient, Ecuador sought international condemnation of the attack during an emergency meeting of the Organization of American States, convened in Washington to help defuse one of South America’s most volatile crises in years. Venezuela’s justice minister declared that war “has already begun.” Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa called his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe, a “bold-faced liar.” Uribe demanded the International Criminal Court try Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for genocide. President Bush accused Chavez of “provocative maneuvers.”
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Kids eating snow is not so healthy after all PITTSBURGH (AP) – To the list of simple childhood pleasures whose safety has been questioned, add this: eating snow. A recent study found that snow – even in relatively pristine spots like Montana and the Yukon –contains large amounts of bacteria. Parents who warn their kids not to eat dirty snow (especially the yellow variety) are left wondering whether to stop them from tasting the new-fallen stuff, too, because of Pseudomonas syringae, a bacteria that can cause diseases in bean and tomato plants. But experts say there’s no need to banish snow-eating. “It’s a very ubiquitous bacteria that’s everywhere,” said Dr. Penelope Dennehy, a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ committee on infectious diseases. “Basically, none of the food we eat is sterile. We eat bacteria all the time.” Children practically bathe in bacteria when they go to the playground, and Dennehy said they won’t get anything from snow that they wouldn’t get from dirt.
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‘American Idol’ contestant has an exotic past LOS ANGELES (AP) – David Hernandez’s stripper past didn’t come back to haunt him on Tuesday night’s “American Idol.” Hernandez’s three-year stint as a male stripper wasn’t even mentioned during the live telecast, which featured the 24-year-old from Glendale, Ariz., performing a rendition of Celine Dion’s “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now.” Randy Jackson called Hernandez’s singing “pitchy” but said he had a “big ol’ voice.” Paula Abdul raved that Hernandez had some of the “best vocals.” And Simon Cowell said it wasn’t as good as last week, but Hernandez had secured himself a place in the finals. On Thursday, 16 semifinalists will be narrowed down to the final 12 contestants. No one – the three judges, host Ryan Seacrest or other contestants – alluded to Monday’s news that Hernandez worked for three years in Phoenix at Dick’s Cabaret. There, he would appear fully nude and perform lap dances for the club’s “mostly male” clientele, club manager Gordy Bryan told The Associated Press on Monday. Fox and the producers have declined to comment about Hernandez.
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NURSING: TRAINING ON MANNEQUINS From Page 1 of nursing. Many students in the pre-licensing program do not have a degree in nursing, but a bachelor degree in another field. Buenaventura has a degree in Environmental Analysis Design. He said his mother, who’s a registered nurse, had always tried to guide him into the nursing field, but it wasn’t till after he had worked for a while that he saw the benefits of being a nurse. “There are a variety of fields to get into and you are guaranteed a job,” Buenaventura said. Melanie Komure has her degree in Human Development, but she said she “didn’t like the school system” and left to get her masters in nursing. William Goodson, another student, saw a need in nursing psychology in the inter city and decided to fill the void. With the shortage of qualified nurses, many students may fear what will happen as the baby boomers age, but here at CSUF an army is being readied. With classroom knowledge, hands-on practice and hospital rounds done by graduation, students will be prepared to take their places beside their peers with pride. Before the pride comes hard work and dedication and while much of what the students practice can be learned in just a classroom setting, Mary Wickman, the director for the pre-licensing program said, “[It’s] not attending classes but also putting in lab time to practice skill sets before they take care of patients in hospitals.” Before any student can start prepping the patient, Wickman asks them a series of questions designed to help them remember what they learned in class and while doing rounds at different hospitals. “Half the battle is knowing were everything is in the ... room,” Wickman said to her students before giving the go-ahead to proceed. By providing students the chance to practice basic elements, students are able to learn what to do in life and death situations. This is learned on the high-end mannequins. Their chests rise and fall with each breath and a monitor slowly beeps in the background while the “patients” tell students what “hurts.”
By XAVIER HERNANDEZ/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Cal State Fullerton Nursing Department Skills Lab Coordinator, Barbara Boyer demonstrates what students work with to simulate a pregnant woman.
Superdelegates may have the final say They remain unpledged to any candidate and will eventually decide winners By STEVEN MARTINEZ
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With Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton splitting the Democratic primary votes, a photo finish may decide who is chosen to represent the Democratic party in the national election. A majority of people in America have voted in the primaries, but despite most polls being closed, it seems like there is an elite class of voters who might ultimately decide the victor. They are known as superdelegates. This term is being used more and more as the race draws to a close, but many people still don’t know what a superdelegate is. “The superdelegates were created in 1980 by the Hart commission, the idea being that the emerging system of primaries and caucuses didn’t nominate someone who couldn’t win the general election,” Cal State Fullerton Political Science Professor Matthew Jarvis said. They are 796 party members, often congressmen and other high-up
Democratic officials who make up the group known as the superdelegates. Unlike the other delegates who stick with the popular vote in their state, superdelegates remain unpledged to any candidate and may choose anyone to give their vote. This means that in the event neither candidate receives the 2,025 delegate votes needed to have a majority, the unpledged superdelegate votes decide the victor. With these superdelegates having so much power, what does that mean for the democratic aspect of the primaries – what the people want? “The ‘people’ is kind of an irrelevant concept here because the real concept is parties asking their members who should run for president,” Jarvis said. “To a real degree, they don’t have much reason to care what the people think. They want to know ‘What do we think?’” Some said it gives senior party members the ability to have more say. “It’s a way for the Democratic Party to give more voice to their current leaders and representatives,” College Democrats President Andrew Pegan said. Whatever the reason, it certainly
isn’t the only case that the popular vote does not decide a contest. “It’s not much different from the electoral vote, but I personally would like it come to a popular vote all the way around,” CSUF senior liberal studies major Lea Chicoine said. According to Tom Wicker at http://query.nytimes.com, after 1968 a commission led by George McGovern decreed that delegates to the Democratic National Convention would be awarded to presidential candidates in numbers correlated to the number of votes received by the candidate in state primaries and conventions. “It was chaos. They [Democrats] got killed in 1968,” Jarvis said. While their role is one shrouded in some mystery, the superdelegates will play an important part in this year’s Democratic primary. “It does bother me that we don’t know anything about them,” Chicoine said. “If we knew what their biases were we’d have a better understanding of the way they vote.” What is known is the total number and amount per state. “By and large it’s current leaders and former leaders,” Pegan said. “Prominent Democrats inside the party.”
Clinton gains steam Associated Press
Hillary Rodham Clinton scored comeback primary wins in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island Tuesday night, denting Barack Obama’s delegate lead in a riveting Democratic presidential race. Clinton’s three triumphs ended a month of defeats for the former first lady, and she told jubilant supporters, “We’re going on, we’re going strong and we’re going all the way.” Obama won the Vermont primary, and sought to counter Clinton’s claims that the night had been a race-altering event. “We have nearly the same delegate lead as we did this morning and we are on our way to winning this nomination,” he told supporters in Texas. The two rivals also competed for support in caucuses in Texas that began 15 minutes after the state’s primary polls closed.
RALLY: TRYING TO SOLVE A PROBLEM From Page 1
“At Fullerton College textbooks for all my classes were put on reserve, but none of my professors here [at CSUF] have put books on reserve,” said Cristina Servin, a business major and transfer student. Servin said she has seen students fall behind in their courses because they cannot afford the textbooks. She said she definitely agrees that
something needs to be done about prices and said the rally is something she would be interested in going to. Martinez said the process of ordering textbooks is not the only issue. There are also environmental problems. Not only are resources like trees being wasted to have these books made, but air pollution comes from the gas burned to deliver them cross-
country. He said that the proposals would begin to address the environmental problems while directly addressing the financial concerns that plague students. Martinez said the next step is to bring the proposals to the CSUF executive administration and the Academic Senate to discuss how the proposals should be implemented.
Martinez said there would need to be a “member of every demographic” involved in the committee in order to have complete success. Lobby Core would like to see a 20 percent decrease in the cost of textbooks as a result of this effort, Martinez said. “ASI can’t do this alone,” Martinez said. “This needs to be a unified voice.”
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The lights dimmed and the crowd cheered at the House of Blues of Anaheim. Slowly the curtain opened to reveal Summer Sampilo, 12, and Leah Perez, 11, singing “I Love Rock N’ Roll” by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Playing guitar, Preston Huber, 11, Benjamin Ruelas, 9, and Carter Ash, 11. Tanner Huber, 8, played drums. The Orange County Music Acad-
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Onstage no signs of nervousness appeared but offstage was a different story. “You couldn’t tell?” Even Massey, 14, said to his parents. “I was so nervous up there [that] my hands were shaking.” If anyone was nervous they played it off well. They danced and jumped around. On occasion, singers would stick their microphones out, urging the audience to sing along. One student at OCMA knows her rock star idol. Morgan Mateus, 10, sang “I’m Just a Girl” by No Doubt. Mateus said Gwen Stefani’s cousins were in the audience. She said she met the family when she was in preschool with Stefani’s cousin.
“Gwen’s really nice, probably the nicest person you’ll ever, ever meet,” Mateus said. Mateus started at OCMA over three years ago as a guitar student. A year ago she decided to take voice lessons instead because guitar gave her fingers blisters. “Getting to play the live shows is the best part. You can practice all you want, but getting out there and actually playing in front of a bunch of people kinda gives you the real feeling of being a rock star,” Eric Smith, 19, a guitar student at OCMA and Civil Engineering major at Cal State Fullerton said. Smith has taken lessons with Dan Mitchell, OCMA owner and part-time guitar instructor, before the music academy opened six years ago.
“I’ve been teaching Eric since he was 10,” Mitchell said. Not only will aspiring musicians from CSUF be found taking lessons at OCMA, a couple of them are instructors. Sean Macaulay, 24, is one of two teachers at OCMA who attend CSUF. He started teaching over three years ago with one student, and now teaches 25. “Watching the kids perform and how much they enjoy it, seeing all their talents we’ve been working on come to life that’s my favorite part,” Macaulay said. Macaulay has been a drummer for 14 years. He plans to have a career as a musician after graduation and also continue teaching. Andres Avendano, 21, has played
guitar for seven years. He is an instructor at OCMA and a Jazz Studies major at CSUF. Avendano’s youngest student is seven years old. “As an aspiring musician, you have to teach. Fortunately for me, I actually like it. Some people just do it because they have to,” Avendano said. Since the opening of OCMA many instructors have been music majors and graduates of CSUF. Mitchell said it is nice to have CSUF as a training ground for his instructors. The academy has grown from 60 to 250 students. Mitchell is opening a new location that will focus on band instruments, strings and full percussion sections. The new location is supposed to open the first week of March.
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Candidates pass on gas The 2008 presidential candidates have all discussed their plans for the major issues of our time. The war on terror, education, health care, illegal immigration, national security – They’ve touched on them all. There is just one big topic missing – gas prices. According to the Energy Information Administration Web site, California has been cursed with the highest gas prices in the nation for the past two weeks. And our situation doesn’t look like it is going to change. Rumor has it, gas prices could go as high as $4 this summer, which hasn’t seemed to phase the candidates. But since it is an issue that plagues the lives of us common folk, hopeful leaders should speak up. But maybe that is too much to ask since some of the candidates are too busy making low blows to their opponents. Hillary Clinton prattles on about Barack Obama’s inexperience. John McCain says the Democratic Party is ill-equipped to properly deal with Iraq. However, amongst all of the bickering and partisan politics, the real issues affecting real people are lost. Why haven’t any of the candidates even broached the subject of
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oil and, subsequently, gas prices in America? Here at Cal State Fullerton, a known commuter school, we rely heavily on our cars. And for those who don’t live down the street, that cost can be overwhelming. The presidential hopefuls need to start making suggestions on how transportation can be changed. All too often, the phrase “green nation” has been tossed around, but not much has been done to make it happen. More natural gas buses and additional Metrolink stations would help not only our commuter school, but our commuter state as well. In one week, gas prices in California rose dramatically by 14 cents per gallon, and while any dollar amount under a quarter doesn’t always register, this kind of increase is back-breaking to college students. Clinton and McCain came out of the primaries Tuesday as the big winners. But their campaigns will amount to nothing if they continue to spout generic stump speeches instead of addressing the issues that truly impact the American people. Candidates like Obama love to talk about change. Now let’s hear what change they plan to bring.
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Playing relationship phone tag How long should a guy wait before calling a girl after a date? Girl: It’s not hard to pick up the phone, so make the effort and dial that number you were so lucky to get
Guy: Play it cool boys, don’t let her think you’re soft and she won’t treat you like just another doormat
a burger is considered just a night out with a friend, almost like a guys opinion@dailytitan.com night out. More often than not, they will After a night spent partying with make a move and expect the girl to friends and maybe a phone number put out, all the while seeing her as no or two, many guys go back to work more than a friend. on Monday and forget the second When a woman says “yes” to seestep in the dating game – the call. ing a movie and the guy says that he On the other hand, the girls go will pick her up and pay, she believes home and tell their friends all about that she is going on a date. their weekend, waiting for the phone All night, she is sizing the guy up to ring. as a potential partner and at the end In this waiting game, the women of the night, she has made up her are usually the losers as the men for- mind. get about them, or only remember If a guy makes a move and she is to call after several weeks. receptive, it usually means she thinks Guys believe that it makes them there’s a chance. look weak to call too soon or that the How hard is it to tell her the night woman will think is between friends they don't have and not a date? In the amount of lives. This would cut But women are time a guys spends down on the psya lot simpler than cho-girl moments most guys realize thinking about calling, and save the girls because all we want from shedding the phone could is to hear somethose wasted tears. thing, anything, already be ringing. It would also make from the men we it easier to talk meet. about the guy the It can be a voicenext day over coffee with the girls. mail, text or even carrier pigeon – Let’s say the phone call came on We don't care. time and the “date” was great ... now Remember that women give their what? numbers out because they want guys At this point, girls believe they are to call; women want to get to know on their way to a relationship. them and maybe go on a date or They are now looking for the call two. every other day and for at least a text Oh yeah, now for the dating. every day to say the guy is “thinking Lets say the guy overcomes his of you." fears and insecurities and reaches the How hard is it to pick up the next stage – asking the girl out. phone for a few moments and say This might seem like an easy step, "Hi" to a girl? but men and women have different Think about it. In the amount of ideas of what a date is. time a guy spends thinking about Guys see dating as a time when calling, the phone could already be they act on their best behavior and ringing. are romantic. This can be anything So let's wrap up everything so from bringing flowers, opening that it’s easy to understand by the doors and finding that special place. simplest man. A night out to see a movie and eat One: Make sure to call within the first few days. Girls dig guys who show they care. Two: Make sure there is an understanding about the night out. If it's not a date, just say so. Three: If it was a date, make sure to call the next day, or at least text. It’s a new age and you can't say you were at work – your phone follows you.
touch with his emotions. But at the end of the day, they get opinion@dailytitan.com with the guys who do the exact opposite. We’ve all heard of the three-day Call me cynical, but if you do all rule, which basically says that a man of the things women say you should, shouldn’t call a woman back until they end up walking all over you and three days after their first date. leaving you for someone who does Well I say that the three-day rule everything she says you shouldn’t. doesn’t go far enough. If you treat her too well, she will What we need is the two-week think you’re a punk. rule. If you answer all her phone calls, Let’s say it’s a Friday night and she won't find you desirable because you’ve somehow managed to score a “she didn’t have to work for it.” date with this beautiful girl. Start paying for too many dates You pick her up and pull out all and you become a walking credit the stops. card she doesn’t have to pay back. You open doors, pick up the check Enter the two week rule. and, most importantly, you manage Let’s rewind to the date, but this not to do anything time let’s say you embarrassing like don’t call her back. get your bits and This time she Women say they pieces caught in waits for your call your zipper in the want someone who and after a few bathroom. is understanding ... days, she really You play it cool, to wonder But at the end of the starts calm and collected. what the problem You even take day, they get with the is. what you’ve learned guys who do the exact She’s curious. from "Hitch" and She’s mad. She’s inget the perfect kiss opposite. secure. after she fumbles And, eventually, with her keys at the she moves on. front door. You call her back a couple of Remember, only 90 percent of the weeks later, but she’s pissed off and way in. acts like she doesn’t care. The next day, you call her and ask You explain that you've been busy her on another date, send flowers lately, but you want to make it up and do all the romantic things that to her. Hugh Grant says you should. This time, you don’t pull out all A couple dates go by with you be- the stops. You don’t open all the ing the perfect gentleman. doors. You don’t pick up every tab, Then it happens. and just as suddenly as before, it It starts with a strange comment happens – you two connect. you see on her MySpace page, or You’re no longer the punk or the maybe she doesn’t return a phone credit card. You’re the guy that she call as quickly as she once did. must have. Either way, it ends with the same Desirable and elusive, all she can phone call and the same outcome. think is that she must find out more She apologizes and says that you’re about you. such a sweet guy, but she wants to You begin the relationship acting work things out with the jerk that aloof, and the less you seem to care, she spent the last month complain- the more she seems to respond. ing about. With all that being said, I still have For a guy, it’s a baffling experi- hope. Maybe I’m just crazy from beence. Men are taught that they need ing burned one too many times. to be chivalrous, romantic and kind. Maybe if the nice guys keep beYet, as the saying goes, nice guys al- ing nice, the right women will come ways finish last. along and everything will be fine. Women say they want someone If not, there will always be the two who is understanding, caring and in week rule.
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The vegetarian lifestyle is better lived in Britain
Pakistan wastes time banning YouTube By Marco Yanez
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
Internet is today's form of communication, and it will continue to be so for years to come. To censor it is to censor oneself, and that just won't happen. As the number of ways to access the Internet continues to grow, so does the demand to use it. Cell phones, lab tops and desktops allow for people to be online at any time of day with the single push of a button. For many people, the internet gives them a sense of liberty and freedom. Providing a freedom that is not found anywhere else, the Internet allows people to say what they want, display what they enjoy and convey how or what they feel without any sense of responsibility or repercussions. Yet as popular as the Internet is, countries are still looking to either ban or censor it. Those with harsh, strict governments look to restrict how others view the way they run the country. Brazil has already tried to ban YouTube and now Pakistan looks to follow in its and other countries' footsteps. The thought of censoring the Internet is appropriate because ev-
erything and everybody needs some form of censorship, but how much of it can truly be censored? As technology continues to evolve, so does everyone's knowledge and grasp of technology. People spend way too much time online either at work, at school or at home that even if it was censored, it would only be a matter of time before people get around the censorship. In talking about the censorship, what would we deem as appropriate and fair censorship? How can we measure what's right and what's wrong? I can't imagine the Internet being censored the way television and radio are. People talk because they want someone to listen and the same applies to the Internet. When something is posted or displayed, people want someone to see it or respond to it. To censor the Internet would be like telling someone to "shut up" or cutting them off in mid-conversation. It is something that people do not like and do not tolerate. The Internet serves as another media outlet and it is very influential because it has a lot of content and it is used so much. As videos continue to become one of the most popular features online,
we see the growing use and popularity of Web sites like YouTube rise. YouTube allows people the viewing pleasure to see pretty much anything that was caught on camera. So when countries seek to ban YouTube, I question the reasons, especially when these countries are ones that we are in conflict with. To me, the reasons for a country wanting to ban YouTube are simple – They do not want their country to be influenced by what is seen on YouTube and they do not want other countries to be able to view and observe theirs. Countries that are banning YouTube do so to maintain isolation and have control over the ideas, culture and norms of the people in the country. Pictures and videos are always more powerful than words. YouTube has harnessed that power and has made other countries fear its influence over people, jeopardizing the control and isolation those countries protect so greatly. But as the internet continues to grow, so does its importance. It has become the most powerful outlet for information in the world and there is no limit to its influence and potential. To completely control and regulate it is to control and regulate humanity and that just will not happen.
Vegetarians, this one’s for you. It would seem that life over here on the British Isles, as well as the surrounding area, is much, much easier on the vegetarian way of life. In fact, it seems people here just eat in an all-around healthier fashion – But it's not that simple. People over here aren’t what you would call "overly health conscience." They don’t really count calories too much. Instead, they love alcohol, beer and broiled food, and as a society, they don’t head out to the gym as much as they head out to the pub. When Brits head to the grocery store, they fill their carts with the same things we do: microwave meals, frozen pizza, candy and soda. Not to mention the alcohol sections of most stores go on for aisles. So English people love to eat, and drink, but somehow it just feels more organic and, dare I say, healthier. My fellow study abroad participants and I have noticed that food doesn’t stay as fresh as long as it seems to at home. The answer comes from just looking at the bag. It seems the food here doesn’t have as many chemicals and preservatives at as it does back in the good old U.S. of A. Instead, you actually simply get the food you buy – That’s all there is to it. It’s not even packed in a complicated fashion, opting often for more simpler packaging to stay more environmentally friendly. It just seems like the people belonging to the food industry in the United Kingdom cares more
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about the health and happiness of its customers. Either that or they have more regulations to follow. Now, I like chemical additives as much as the next girl, but I’ve come to appreciate the amount of governmental intrusion into the food here in England. For one thing, every thing is clearly marked as to what it is. You want organic, free range chicken eggs? All you have to do is look at the cartoon where the information is printed in normal-sized letters. None of that fine print junk here. Don’t really care about the welfare of smelly, flightless, loud fowl? The packages are also clearly labeled if the chickens were raised in cages or not, and even if they were, you don‘t have to feel bad about buying them because they are just normal eggs with added hormones. However, because food has less preservatives in it, it has to be eaten faster and thus it is cheaper in the stores – a lot cheaper, given the current exchange rate. What is even more compelling is that packaging is marked suitable for vegetarians, sometimes even for vegans. Each product that is completely devoid of animal products is clearly labeled with a wide, usually green, "V," unless it is clear that the product is all vegetable. This method of labeling is even carried over to pubs and restaurants where people with alternative eating habits can find suitable food at a glance. Allergic to something? Warnings are printed on the front of the package, usually alongside nutrition facts and those fancy Vs. It isn’t just on accident that all these things are so easy to spot.
By Erin Tobin
opinion@dailytitan.com
There is something that suggests that they have to be there and they have to be easy to read. As a result, people find it easier to buy healthier food … so they do. I know it’s a crazy concept, but what is even more crazy is the fact that it works. And the grocery store isn’t the only place healthy behavior is found. It’s the same thing for recyclables. Facilities and packaging are all clearly labeled. Even the free newspapers that are handed out en masse have advertisements in them instructing people not only to take the paper and read it, but to recycle it before taking another one the next day. And people do this! They do it nonchalantly and without fanfare. No one pats them on the back for eating healthy. You don’t even get money for recycling bottles and cans. You just do it here because, well, you should. Londoners are more health conscious people. Vegetarianism isn’t all the rage on this side of the Atlantic, it is simply the novel idea that the government has gotten people to help themselves, and their environment, by giving them the information they need. Pretty crazy, huh? Think about it next time you squint at box of cereal trying to figure out what’s really inside.
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Think Different. Think Simon. With Yao Ming out due to injury, the Rockets don’t have a chance
Titans winning under the radar CSUF women’s soccer working hard despite getting little recognition
by simon liang
Sports Columnist
sports@dailytitan.com
Just as another Western Conference team was gaining ground, a major injury came bursting through the door. The fate of the Houston Rockets franchise hung in balance as they waited on news about Yao Ming’s foot. Thousands of miles away from Texas, people in China were also holding their breath. Yao had successful surgery on the stress fracture in his left foot earlier this week, but his recovery time is going to be at least four months. For big men it takes a while to get back into the thick of things, and the Great Wall of Yao is an especially big man at 7 feet 6 inches tall and 310 pounds. His durability has already been an issue with several injuries in the last couple years and it will be an even bigger issue in the coming years as the wear and tear on his body becomes more of a factor. With the grueling National Basketball Association season, playoffs and Olympic duty, there is no rest for the tallest player in the league. In China the most honorable deed is to serve your country, and in Yao’s case that means playing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics for his home country. He is a megastar in his homeland and without a doubt the most marketable and recognizable face in China. If he can’t play in the Olympics, it would be a huge blow to all his fans and, more importantly, to an entire nation. That being said, not only will the scene of the world’s biggest basketball tournament change dramatically, the balance of power in the West will also be altered. The Rockets are in a midst of a 15-game winning streak, the team’s longest one this season, and
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now it looks like the streak will end. Coming into the season I had high expectations for the Rockets, but for most of the season they were lost in the Western shuffle. Eventually, all the pieces came together, and with Tracy McGrady and Yao both healthy, they became the lethal 1-2 punch everyone thought they could be. I’m sure if all their players are healthy next year, they will come back strong because they have several impressive young players in Carl Landry, Luis Scola and Aaron Brooks. Heck, even Dikembe Mutombo is still blocking shots and waving that finger despite being about 400 years old. With the current make-up of the team, the possibilities were endless. Then the unfortunate happened – The injury bug struck. So much for T-Mac finally winning a playoff series. We all hate to see our NBA All-Stars end their seasons with injuries, but that is the sad truth these days. At a blink of an eye, our favorite player could come down with a dislocated knee or a stress fracture like Yao. The problem with players his size is that they put too much pressure on their lower body, especially the knees. It shortens their careers and makes them less mobile over time. The all-time leading scorer in the NBA, center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, played into his 40s because he only weighed a lean 225. It will be a while until we see a player with Yao’s size and skill. He is truly a once in a generation player. Enjoy his Great Wall of China defense and his sweet jump shot while you can because he won’t be around forever – something the Rockets are already finding out.
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Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer Head Coach Demian Brown is not into delicate play. He wants his players to possess the toughness and the guts to ferociously compete. He said he believes the Titans should be made up of players who are different and are willing to place their minds on the effort that creates a great game, not the players who think a great game is entitled to them. And while it may officially be the off-season, Brown, who was last year’s Big West Coach of the Year, said this is the time when the players decide what kind of season next year will be. “(The off-season) is our time to stockpile hard work. It’s a mistake to think that a successful season is based on what you do in the fall,” Brown said. “These are a talented group of players who are fast as hell, [but] we’ll win because of what we do in the spring.” It is through this work ethic that CSUF women’s soccer has built a reputation of pushing big-name schools to the limit with their tenacity, toughness, passion and commitment. This work ethic is why the Titans are forcing many to pay attention to them. “The difference between success and leaving in the second round of the playoffs is discipline,” Brown screamed as he made the players drop to the ground in the middle of an unfocused practice. “Not sometimes, but every time!” It seems to take a certain mentality to be a part of Titan women’s soccer. In what is usually a practically empty Titan Stadium, these women have dived, head-butted, kicked and pushed for every inch of field they overtook to win three straight Big
By Damon Casarez/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Freshman midfielder Amy Strebin attempts to score a goal during a drill practice at Titan stadium March 3.
West Tournament championships and three straight appearances in the NCAA championship tournament. Despite their enormous success, they seem to remain severely underrecognized on campus considering what they have achieved and in comparison to the teams they regularly face. In the last two seasons it took nationally top-ranked UCLA to end the Titans NCAA championship run. The year before USC won the national championship and the Titans beat them earlier in the season. Karen Bardsley, who played for the Titans last year and is now a volunteer assistant coach until she graduates, said she and her teammates give their all to this sport. “Soccer is fun [and] obviously I have given my body to the sport,
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along with a ridiculous amount of time, passion and blood, sweat and tears,” Bardsley said. Danielle Bitonti, a midfielder on the team, expressed her dedication while icing her leg after practice. “Soccer means everything to me and I want to become that team that goes to the Sweet 16 and brings home an NCAA championship,” Bi-
tonti said. “If I ever see a player from the team not working hard, it only makes me want to work harder.” Bitonti was red-shirted her freshman year, but worked her way back to not only being a starter, but a player who coaches say exemplifies the effort the whole team will have to put in if they plan on winning the Big West again and advance to the NCAA Tournament. “Knowing people look at us as underdogs only motivates us more to prove we deserve to be recognized as much as anyone,” sophomore forward Tanya Slusser said. “We put a lot of hard work into this. We’re just as committed and capable to achieve the goals and the expectations we’ve set for ourselves as any men’s team or any other sport.”