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Sex loses its sex appeal HAMBURG, Germany (AP) The oldest bordello in Hamburg's red-light district is shutting down for lack of business. The familyrun Hotel Luxor, established in 1948, is being sold to an investor and will close down for good next month, madam Waltraud Mehrer said, according to the Hamburg Morgenpost and Bild newspapers. She blamed the decline in business on easily available Internet porn, the rise of call-girl services and "noisy discos and dance clubs" on the same street as her business, the newspapers reported. "You can't make any big money selling sex in St. Pauli any more," she was quoted as saying. "The only thing still in operation are the table dance clubs." Today Hotel Luxor employs four prostitutes and is only open Tuesday through Friday nights. "Two thousand euros (US $3,080) per night — It was like that once," one of the women, who gave her name as "Nicole," told the Associated Press. "Now, I can only dream of that. I've been here a year and only earn around euro 200 (US $308) per shift."

CSUF student receives $1,000 women’s award A CSUF student receieved the Soroptimist Women's Opportunity Award. The $1,000 award recipient, Julia Torre, is a working mother of two who has worked very hard and overcome several obstacles to reach her goal. Soroptimist is an international organization involved in service and welfare projects to the community, nation and world. The Fullerton Soroptimist club consists of female executives and professionals from the business, legal, banking, fire, pharmaceutical, aviation, advertising and eduction fields. Torre receieved the award for 2008 at the Wyndham Hotel in Fullerton on Monday for helping to improve the lives of women in our community and throughout the world.

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wednesday Partly Cloudy / High: 70, Low: 50

thursday Sunny/ High: 70, Low: 49

friday Sunny / High: 72, Low: 50

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The scientific term for the bright orange California poppy is Eschscholzia Californica, a common and showy fire flower.

CSUF students observe recovering plant life from the Santiago wildfires The Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary in Modjeska Canyon thrives again By SEAN BELK

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Walking along a path between a barren mound of soil and a fresh cluster of dark green shrubs, Cal State Fullerton biology instructor Bill Hoese carefully watched his step. He doesn’t want to destroy what has just started to recover. About a year ago, the now bleak heap of earth used to be filled with native plants for students to observe at the Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary nature trail, an area of Modjeska Canyon, which CSUF owned and operated. Some of that land was scorched down to rubble in October of last year when the Santiago Fire engulfed more than 28,000 acres, destroyed more than 14 homes and caused thousands to evacuate. Officials blamed the fire on one or more arsonists. “Before it all burned, it looked like this,” said Hoese, as he pointed to a three-foot-high healthy

California scrub habitat. “But a lot of the plants are well adapted to fires.” Fast-growing plants, such as the wild cucumber shrub, chamise and coastline oaks are reaching toward the sun first, after recent rains have allowed native vegetation to resprout. Months after the fire came within 10 feet of burning down the sanctuary, ecology classes have now returned to find a recovering hillside, ripe for examining how vegetation adapts to fire destruction. Hoese and two undergraduate students began taking photographs of two-meter plots in January, and they are documenting each plant’s revival. The hillsides of Orange County have recently exploded with vegetation in the last few weeks, painting the canyons and valleys with wildflowers for the spring season. The land is covered with brightlycolored plants like the purple night shade, Canterbury bells, blue dick and the state’s own California poppies. Some of these hillside flowers are known as “fire followers,” which resprout many months later from the ash left on the ground. After a drought that lasted for about two years, the invasive plants weren’t able to grow as tall, allowing

By SEAN BELK/Daily Titan Staff Writer The wishbone bush (mirabilis laevis) is a perennial that grows as a small mound of leafy stems.

some of the wide variety of native wildflowers to grow freely. The exotic vegetation is specific to Southern California and can only by found in five parts of the world due to the area’s coastal climate

zone, an arid habitat that rains an average of 13 inches per year. Other parts of the world where these conditions exist include southwest Africa, southwestern Australia, Chile and the Mediterranean basin.

“Some people take it for granted,” said Michael O’Connell, executive director of the Irvine Ranch Conservancy, which takes care of preservations in Orange County. See PLANTS, Page 3

CSUs due for another set of budget cuts A $14.5 billion projected slashing may leave some schools’ welfare hurting By Muey Saephanh

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Early this year, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger projected a cut of $14.5 billion to CSU campuses,

which will put Cal State Fullerton in a $10-15 million deficit. This will directly effect CSUF because about 1,000 prospective students will not be admitted, possible jobs may be terminated and funds will increase for the next fiscal year, according to the CSUF Web site. “Any budget reduction in the middle of the year is always more difficult because you have already spent a large percent of your budget

before the reduction is cut,” CSUF President Milton Gordon said. “The good thing is as of right now, it does not look like it’s going to impact this year’s budget, which is the 07-08. All of this is planning for the 08-09 budgets.” CSUF is hoping with the support of campus network and advisory groups, such as the Planning Resource and Budget Committee, Academic Senate, and others, that

they will come together to help and plan alternatives to deal with this crisis. As of right now, there are no increases for student fees, but it will affect students because current resources may not be available next year. The students, faculty and unions are working to get a budget increase in Sacramento without fees being increased. Lobby Corps, an Associated Stu-

dents, Inc. supported group, is one of the student programs that traveled to Sacramento on March 16 to propose a plan without cutting funds for any CSU campus. Lobby Corps is going to propose other alternatives to save money and keep the fund for higher education. “The state is in a deficit and we are looking for ways to save money,” Michael Ryu, vice-chair of Lobby See BUDGET, Page 2

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March 18, 2008

IN OTHER NEWS Fullerton enforces new regulations INTERNATIONAL

Female suicide bomber kills 43 in Iraq BAGHDAD (AP) – A female suicide bomber struck Shiite worshippers in the holy city of Karbala on Monday, an official and a witness said, killing at least 43 people and leaving pools of blood on the street, leading to one of Iraq’s most revered mosques. The blast was the deadliest in a series of attacks that left at least 72 Iraqis dead, including six youths killed when mortar rounds slammed into a soccer field in eastern Baghdad. Two U.S. soldiers also were killed Monday in a roadside bombing north of Baghdad, bringing the American death toll closer to 4,000 as the U.S.-led war enters its sixth year. At least 3,990 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003. The violence marred overlapping trips by Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John McCain to Baghdad. Their visits were aimed at touting recent security gains and stressing Washington’s long-term commitment to fighting insurgents in Iraq.

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The last bodies recovered at crane collapse site NEW YORK (AP) – The last of seven bodies was pulled from the rubble Monday at the site of a crane collapse that obliterated a town house and severely damaged other buildings. Six construction workers and a woman in town for St. Patrick’s Day were killed Saturday when the crane broke away from an apartment tower under construction and toppled like a tree onto buildings as far as a block away. The last three bodies were found Monday. A preliminary city investigation found that the crane toppled after a steel collar fell as workers attempted to install it. When the equipment fell, it damaged a lower steel collar that was a major anchor securing the tower crane. Investigators say that with the elimination of the lower support, the counter-weights at the top of the crane’s tower caused it to fall. The crane, which rose 19 stories, came crashing down on a Manhattan neighborhood a few blocks from the United Nations on the city’s east side. All the dead were construction workers except for a woman who was in the four-story town house that was demolished when the crane fell on it.

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Reiser claims innocence in wifes disappearance OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Software programmer Hans Reiser testified Monday he had nothing to do with his estranged wife’s disappearance. Reiser, 44, said he has tried to figure out what may have happened to Nina Reiser, who hasn’t been seen since dropping off the couple’s two children at Reiser’s house on Sept. 3, 2006. Before leaving the house, Reiser said he talked to his wife for about an hour, discussing their children and their divorce, and said he “put a lot of pressure” on Nina Reiser, including accusing her of embezzlement and perjury. Nina Reiser’s body has not been found and the defense has suggested she could still be alive and living in her native Russia. But prosecutors say she was not the sort of person who would abandon her children. They say DNA and other evidence points to Hans Reiser. Among other things, Reiser’s car was found with the passenger seat missing and the floorboard soaked with water.

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for restaurants used as nightclubs Special focus by the city council is placed on the places without a license By JEREMIAH RIVERA

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Fullerton City Council approved new ordinances that prohibits live entertainment notoriously associated with the city’s downtown district and forces business owners to implement major changes if they want to continue operating as they have in the past. The new ordinances were approved based on the premise that further “tweaking” will be necessary, in the mean time enforcement will be left up to the good judgment of police officials. A few examples of the new ordinances include, placing a limit on the amount of people waiting in lines to enter bars, compliance with the noise curfew which prohibits live music after 10 p.m. on Sun through Thurs, and a rule saying that after five reported incidents an establishment can be deemed a nuisance. Council members approved the motion (5-0) to adopt the new ordinances with the acceptation of recommended signage regulations. The ordinances were adopted, based on the premise that further “tweaking” may be necessary at the March 4 City Council meeting.

The motif of the meeting was clearly identified by council member’s expressed interest in restaurants that aren’t licensed nightclubs shouldn’t be operating as such. “The issue is if a person walks into a restaurant at noon and the place looks different at midnight, that’s when there’s a problem,” Nelson said. Councilman Dick Jones said citizens are disgusted with the council’s lack of action on the matter. The city has been researching activities and concerns in the downtown area for nearly a year. Members of the council agreed that amendments to the ordinances will have to be considered but in the meantime “something must be done.” There are currently 40-45 restaurants in the downtown area and only two or three are licensed as a bar or nightclub, Councilwoman Pam Keller said at the meeting. Fullerton Chief of Police Pat McKinley suggested that further fine tuning may eventually lead to difficulties in enforcing the new ordinances. That the council should approve the motion and trust that law enforcement will use the good judgment used in practically every situation to enforce the approved ordinances. Director of Community Development John Godlewski argued the new ordinances support “specific standards and conditions under which these activities can reasonably

operate and still take place … while minimizing the negative affects that we’ve seen in the earlier report.” The new ordinances will go into effect on Thursday, April 17. Of the 40-45 businesses affected, most are approved as restaurants, officials said. Those operating outside the definition of a restaurant will be notified that they need to apply for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). Both business owners and community members showed up at the March 4 meeting to voice their concern on issues such as noise, public conduct and business matters. The proposed ordinances originally included regulations that would prohibit businesses from displaying signage that promotes alcohol consumption viewable from the exterior. After discussion and input from business owners, the city council disagreed with the recommended signage regulations. Joe Florentine, owner of Florentine’s on North Harbor Boulevard, whose restaurant has a painting of a martini glass on the side of its building. “I don’t know if that sign is responsible for the abuse of alcohol,” Florentine said. Under the approved ordinances small restaurants will be required to have an Administrative Restaurant Use Permit (ARUP). Restaurants serving only beer and wine, that are larger than 2,500 square feet can be director-approved

for an ARUP. “Cocktail lounges and nightclub-like projects would need to be looked at more carefully and maybe tailor some of those conditions through the use of a CUP,” Godlewski said. Attorney Michael Carras, representing several businesses in downtown argued for city council to consider the matters on a case-by-case basis. He urged members of the council to “Not focus on the label, but focus on the conduct” of each business. Consider those establishments who operate eight hours of their day as a restaurant with only four late hours of bar activity, Carras said. A change of definition would mean some businesses would have to apply for new permits. Carras also suggested that city council give special consideration for those businesses that have built a rapport on the entertainment they provide. Those establishments that have already engaged in businesses and have invested a lot of money can be denied a CUP based on the new ordinances. After hiring four new police officers and paying for maintenance services in an effort to combat the “undesirable activities” in downtown, the city has accumulated a $1.6 million bill this fiscal year, officials said. “We’re not supposed to be subsidizing this lawlessness,” Jones said.

BUDGET: CSU schools face obstacles From Page 1 Corps said. Ryu said in the long run this cut will hurt higher education, not help it. This cut will affect a sufficient amount of people because it cuts a large labor force and prolongs jobs in any field. “Fewer faculties will affect the quality of education” Ryu said. “It is only a Band-Aid over a wound that will take a long time to heal.” If this budget does go through, faculty hiring will be reduced simply because the budget cannot support it. Three years ago, Gordon proposed the campus hire 100 tenured-track faculty members in the past three years. This goal has been reached but if this budget cut goes through then this will slow those hires down.

“If we don’t hire the number of faculty and staff that we want, we won’t be able to offer the same variety of courses that we would have,” Gordon said. With fewer courses that will be offered, it will take longer for students to finish college and prolong jobs being filled. Ryu said education will get worse because professors will not have the time to accommodate as many students because there will be less staff. The load on each professor will increase, which in the end, will affect the students. “If this budget goes into effect it will get to the point where students will have to budget their spending,” Ryu said. “Students will have to decide [whether] to eat or not to be able to pay for their education.”

The budget reduction has an impact on the entire campus and there isn’t any way around that, Gordon said. “From what I heard, this budget cut sounds like a contradiction because the nation wants us to be educated and succeed, but there are more obstacles in regards in budgeting and higher fees that will hold students back,” Cynthia Gomez, a 22-year-old human services major said. Some obstacles which may occur if this budget passes are stricter requirements for incoming freshman. Gordon said the entry level mathematics and English placement test is still a must, but expectations of new student will increase. “We will walk the extra mile with the students to try to get them fully

qualified, they just won’t be able to do that now,” Gordon said. Gordon said CSUF is unique because in past years regarding budget cuts, the campus has worked well together as a group to make all of the accommodations they can. They will try to make all the reductions made a success for the students, Gordon said. Gordon and other associates will have a budget meeting on March 25. This meeting will be a discussion about what the campus will do if this budget cut goes through. They will also dicuss possible ways around this cut. “What has really made California successful is its education, so it seems to me the last thing they would want to impact is education,” Gordon said.

NEWS

March 18, 2008

These Menzies Red Maids (Calandrinia ciliata) are a low-growing annual with bright pink open flowers.

By SEAN BELK/Daily Titan Staff Writer

PLANTS: A recovery process reshaping after the fires From Page 1 About 37,000 acres of the wildlands of the Irvine Ranch were designated a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. Department of Interior in 2006. While most of Modjeska Canyon still has months to recover, other parts of the coastal state has fullygrown wildflowers that have regenerated, such as a burned a 12,400 acre area outside the Irvine Regional Park that burned in the Sierra fires two years ago. “We had nothing for two years, then we get water and it germinates all of them,” O’Connell said. “They are smoke-germinated.” Two weeks ago, members of the conservancy spent the day in the mouth of Fremont Canyon and along a road north of Irvine Lake on the Irvine Ranch Wildlands. The conservancy manages the land, some of it in cooperation with the Nature Conservancy. Amidst lush purple lupines and bright orange California poppies, Jutta Burger, an ecologist for the conservancy, ripped yellow flowered

plants out of the ground. The yellow weed is known as mustard plant, a non-native invasive growth that can take over the hillside, pushing out the more colorful wildflowers and native species. “People like the yellow flowers,” Burger said. “But they’re not a native. They out-compete other plants and can grow very rapidly.” She said mustard is also a fire hazard when they dry out and leave clusters of brittle twigs. John Gannaway, Orange County parks district supervisor and ranger, said that county-operated Limestone Canyon/Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park, owned by the county, is 90 percent closed to the public due to the Santiago fire. Out of the 39,000 acres of Orange County parks, he said 4,000 acres still remain closed. However, he also said Modjeska Canyon preserve has been reopened on a limited basis to school groups, along with the historical house and garden. Gannaway said county officials are in the process of installing new

trail signs, kiosks, fencing and water bars on trail sections. “The section of the ranch open to the public is closed,” Gannaway said. “As soon as we get all those signs in place, we will start opening up in phases. We don’t want people creating new trails in potentially sensitive areas.” The last rainstorm’s drenching watered plants and didn’t cause any mudslides. The entire shrub areas are coming back, along with exotic weeds, such as artichoke thistle, that have large leafs and a lot of spines. “The rains have been wonderful,” Gannaway said. “They haven’t been too heavy and haven’t created too much mud flow in areas adjacent to homes, and have also produced micro-mulch along some of the cliffs. A lot of our oaks that burned are showing life.” Wild animals, such as deer, mountain lions and birds are also starting to return, after being condensed to small islands of land. “We’re already seeing deer in the parks,” Gannaway said. “I think they’re bound to rebound.”

By SEAN BELK/Daily Titan Staff Writer The miniature lupine (lupinos bicolor) is the smallest of the lupines. Its flowers are a bluish color, topped with white.

OPINION

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Trashing the system Imagine that In-N-Out wrapper, the one with the golden melted cheese still clinging to the inside after you’ve peeled the double-double away. The one that makes a perfect drinking cup for the excess special sauce that drips from the back of the burger. It’s perfect. And when you’re done, just crumble it up into a loose ball and toss it out the window. No messing up the car, no lugging trash around until you find a can. Now picture that same wrapper that flutters so carefree from the driver’s side window as a dollar bill, poor George Washington’s face getting wrenched back and forth by the passing cars This may sound stupid, but hear us out. Last year, Caltrans spent $62 million dollars in trash pick up on California freeways. Not so stupid anymore. For every wrapper, cigarette butt, grocery bag and, yes, pair of boxer shorts found on the road, the state must continue to pour more and more money into what is essentially janitorial work. In Orange County alone, $776,000 was put toward cleaning up a mess that is almost entirely preventable. Just stop throwing garbage out of the window – period. There, we just saved California $62 million that can be put back

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into the state’s ever-increasing debt. Granted, pieces of trash are always going to blow around. No matter how “green” people want to be, old receipts and bits of daily life are going to get caught up in the wind from time to time. But the amount of roadside rubbish that this state produces can be drastically reduced if people only realized the effect of their actions. That double-double wrapper isn’t just one harmless piece of trash, it’s one more piece of trash. According to Caltrans, the piles of trash collected on the freeways could fill a football field and be one and a half yards deep. There are plenty of places that the money saved in Orange County could go to, like the 10,130 low-income children who may lose their Medi-Cal coverage. Or it could go to the 13,560 low-income seniors and persons with disabilities who will receive less care through the In-Home Support Services Program. It could go to any number of places – all better than to cleaning crews picking up trash that shouldn’t be there in the first place. So the next time you’re chowing down on some late-night driving fuel, remember those orange bags on the side of the road. Each one is a county program wasted.

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March 18, 2008

Women to men: ‘Yes, we did!’ With more ladies making more money, men need to find a new role By Ericka Santos

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

Women – They’re everywhere. Not just the pretty little domesticated wives and mothers of yesteryears. They are soldiers, police officers, business owners, students, athletes and even contenders to become t h e

president of the United States. America’s paradigm of the strictly patriarchal society that I learned about in my history books has definitely changed. A social order that

shunned women for participating in anything more than childraising and household chores has become passé. A recent survey of nearly 74,000 men and woman by Elle magazine and msnbc.com titled “Money, Sex and Love” revealed that only 12 percent of men were bothered by not being the primary breadwinners in the family. Let’s get with the program gentlemen, two head honchos are better than one. Who cares who’s getting the bigger paycheck as long as everyone’s taken care of, right? The article hit so close to home for me, not only because I’m a woman, but because my boyfriend is one of those men who doesn’t care who holds the title of primary provider. “I can’t wait ‘till you finish school so I can be a stay at home dad,” he tells me. I didn’t know whether to consider that a red flag or a sign of a contemporary man. Sure, I haven’t spent over 15 years in school to just get my degree and stay at home. I didn’t run myself to the ground working 40-hour weeks, handling 12-unit semesters while still struggling to keep my sanity

for more than two years to just stay at home. But does he know how much an entry-level position as a journalist pays these days? If he did, he’d know his daddy daycare dreams would need to be put on hold for a bit. To his credit, I must admit he’s one of the hardest working people I know. In the three-and-ahalf years we’ve been together, he’s hardly missed a day of work. Unless he’s coughing up a lung or too sore to get out of bed, he’s always up for taking on extra hours of overtime. So, despite his eager enthusiasm to become Mr. Mom, I know that I haven’t bagged myself a lazy one. Hearing about the “sea of change” in gender roles reported in the gender survey was refreshing. To live in a society so different from my mother’s, grandmother’s and great grandmother’s that gives me the opportunity to do just as much, if not more than my male counterparts, is inspiring. I welcome the chance to provide for myself and my family once I become a famous literary author and award-winning journalist who, well, who makes a lot of money.

You can blame it on the women who never gave up fighting for their right to

vote. Blame it on the “Rosies” of WWII who gave over six million women a taste of independence. You can even blame the thousands of single mothers in recent decades who’ve been forced to wear the hat of provider and nurturer. Whomever you choose to blame for the shift in women’s roles, there’s no denying our potential as power players on the economic battlefield. So gentlemen, don’t fret if your woman is bringing home the bacon while you are cooking it. You can still whip out your macho man card when we need someone to squish those big creepy spiders that climb up on the bathroom wall.

FIRE@WILL

Hype in gaming may bring buyer’s remorse All too often, video games that have been built up end up being huge letdowns

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Downtown crackdown is unnecessary “ Fullerton City Council is going to cause businesses to lose customers By Austen Montero

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

Downtown Fullerton is going to be taking some monetary hits come April 30, due to some new ordinances put in place by Fullerton's City Council. The City Council's new ordinances for DTF aren't going to change much, except take business from some of the more prolific establishments like Slidebar, Back Alley and Tuscany Club. A new noise curfew, line capacities and new permits will soon stand in the way of regular business. The City Council has compiled a package of documents that resemble a novel, sans the plot and characters. Really, it's just a bunch of words so they can cover all their bases when the establishments protest the ordinance. I say "establishments" because the City Council isn't happy that establishments that are restaurants by day become bars and nightclubs by night. Restaurants that primarily serve alcohol at night will now be required

Restaurants that primarily serve alcohol at night will now be required to obtain one of two permits, depending on the size of the restaurant and the patio.

to obtain one of two permits depending on the size of the restaurant and patio. It is unclear as to how much these new permits will cost, but just because the restaurant applies doesn't mean it will receive the permit. It sounds like a good plan for the City Council to make a quick buck if you ask me. In addition, no one knows how long it will take to get the applications and hear back on whether or not they have been approved. Not only will establishments in Downtown Fullerton be losing business because of other aspects of the new ordinances, but during the time spent waiting for the permit, other customers will be driven away. Apparently, there is a problem with restaurants that change in look and purpose from noon to midnight. But when the sun goes down, who's to say an establishment can't transform into someplace more appropriate for the ensuing nightlife? People eat lunch at noon and drink at midnight. It's not time to sit down at a table

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measure. I have not seen anything so out of control. I will admit I wanted this game so bad I bought into the hype. I waited in a line around the block with families. By Daniel Monzon The point is that when games genDaily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com erate this kind of excitement, they better live up to it. "Call of Duty 4" was a game I Hype can be a great thing. It can drive attention to a product or idea thought looked cool, but my expecthat demands attention over all of tations weren't high. I hadn’t even the clutter of advertising noise out played any of the other entries in the series. there. I never bought into the hype and Hype helps us separate the dreadI believe I enjoyed it more because of ful from the cool. Right now, the hype has entirely that. It is absolutely one of the best surrounded "Super Smash Bros. games I've ever played. The recently released "Super Brawl," the third installment of the popular Nintendo character-based Smash Bros. Brawl" for the Wii is fighting game for the Nintendo one of those games that was deemed worthy of a midnight launch. Wii. High praise indeed! But usually, hype equals disapI’ve played them all since the first pointment. Me? I expect a big payout, espe- one came out for the Nintendo 64. These games are cially when video so much fun, even games can cost as Usually, hype equals non-gamers should much as $60. give them a try. Anything that re- disappointment. Me? I know this game ceived a ridiculous I expect a big payout, does not carry a Mamount of hype rating, making it behind it better live especially when video up to it or a lot of games can cost as much cool to play or be seen playing, and people are going to as $60. it doesn’t come out be very angry and on the Xbox 360 or any chance to create a sequel to that letdown is going to PS3, but it is a fun game. More of the same, yes, but that's be a tough sell to an increasing bitter not a bad thing here when the game group of gaming fans. Take, for example, the "Halo" delivers the fun with online play – which is a long time coming – and franchise. The first "Halo" game came out six getting to create your own stage. Look, I love my "Halo’s" of the years ago to little fanfare. Overtime, people gravitated toward its rich sto- gaming world. I love them as much as I do the rytelling and awesome graphics. It was just plain fun. No hype kiddie games that should be beneath needed to overshadow what the me because they had one thing gogame already delivered, what all vid- ing for them – They had the daunting task of living up to the hype and eo games should deliver: fun. "Halo 2" came around and I was they accomplished their goal. Some gamers, though, get beat pumped to get my hands on it. The anticipation level was so high, I down by the hype machine. Don’t buy into the madness that thought there was no way it could hype of any kind will generate. possibly be bad. More often, it leaves you a bitter Wrong. It wasn’t one of the worst games gamer, that is, until the drums of the ever, it just didn't live up to the first hype machine are started up again. See you at the next midnight part. The hype for "Halo 3" was beyond launch. Maybe.

and order a club sandwich with a side of clam chowder and a diet peach iced tea in the dead of the night. Just because it's a restaurant doesn't mean it can only serve food. It's not like the City Council is going after establishments that cater primarily to drinkers and serve appetizers. It's just that they won't bother wasting their time with bars serving food because no one is complaining about someone having one too many jalapeno poppers and getting belligerent. The new ordinances also include a cap on the length of lines to get in any of these establishments. There can no longer be a line of more than 25 people waiting to enter any establishment. But there aren't too many places in Downtown Fullerton that have to worry about long lines, and those that do aren't anywhere near the residential areas – the catalyst for the ordinance. It's all a bundle of excuses for the one main problem: Residents are complaining about the area. People, you chose to move there.

You knew there were bars and restaurants, so don't complain. You don't hear the occupants of Oklahoma complaining to their City Council because there are too many tornadoes. It comes with the territory. If you don't like it, don't move to that location. Slidebar, for instance, has developed its reputation around live music. They even have karaoke contests. But a new noise curfew has them cutting off all live entertainment on the patio at 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. They have lost at least two hours off their scheduled performance times and their main attraction. Most bar and restaurants in the downtown area attract their biggest crowds of the night between 9-11 p.m. On Fridays, the noise curfew is extended by a whopping hour to 11 p.m. Maybe they feel that this extra hour will somehow make up for the two hours they've taken away from every other night. Other bars with patios will be taking a huge hit considering that one of the better parts of going to bars is the musical entertainment. These ordinances seem to be a bunch of solutions for problems that don't really exist.

March 18, 2008

Features

CSUF volunteers get down and dirty for a cause CSUF’s Project Earth program visits the Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary BY Ericka Santos

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At the end of a shady road lined with olive trees and wooden fences sits a 12-acre nature preserve which Cal State Fullerton owns and operates. Reminiscent of a rural countryside, the canyon roads found just outside the busy streets of eastern Orange County led CSUF’s Volunteer and Service Center to the Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary. Project Earth is one among the many programs sponsored by the Volunteer Center, which organizes monthly events tackling issues like hunger and homelessness, raising awareness for blood drives and educating the public about the importance of maintaining the environment. “[Volunteering] gives back to you when you give [to the community],” said Rikka Venturanza, who has helped at the Volunteer Center for over a year and is currently a project director for Project Earth. “It’s like an exchange and it shows initiative and responsibility.” Instead of sleeping in on a Saturday morning, over 15 volunteers met with Project Earth leaders at 8:30 a.m. The Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary has been open to the public since the late 1930s and sits in a canyon previously owned by actress Helena Modjeska. Chirping birds and the sun’s gentle rays welcomed volunteers at the front gates of the sanctuary, as did a humorous icebreaking group exercise. Stating names and majors to fellow volunteers was not an odd request, but to stay in the theme of

the wildlife project, volunteers were also asked to sound like the animal of their choice, which made for an interesting ice-breaker of moos, meows, quacks and roars. Marcella Gilchrist, on-site director for the sanctuary, was happy to meet with volunteers and go over the duties of the day. Gilchrist has lived in the canyons of the Santa Ana Foothills for 12 years and is a CSUF alumna. As a graduating geography major, Gilchrist draws inspiration for working at the sanctuary from her love of being outdoors and her enthusiasm for teaching others about environmental education.

“I had a really good mentor and I really wanted to take [what I learned] a step further,” Gilchrist said. After learning more about the canyon’s rich history dating as far back as the ‘30s to its most recent ordeal with the 2007 brush fires, the sun’s warmth steadied and volunteers headed off to their assigned projects with gloves, shovels and shears in hand. “It’s such a big difference from [the ordinary routine] of school and work. I get to play in the dirt, [be out] in the sun and meet new people,” Dottie Ser said. Ser is a returning volunteer with the Project Earth program and is

also a CSUF alumnus who majored in Human Communications. She said she enjoys working with the Volunteer Center because it gives her immediate exposure to things that really make a difference. The Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary has many current and upcoming projects geared toward improving the sanctuary’s grounds and restoring many of its habitats, like building new fences, rebuilding its bridges and upgrading its museum. Volunteers helped with large and small projects throughout the sanctuary, from moving tool sheds and watering plants to breaking concrete and asphalt and clearing away veg-

etation to make wider picnic areas. As sweat began to build on the brows of all the workers and the smell of broken earth filled the afternoon air, cold water became the hot commodity. Project Earth leaders were more than happy to keep everyone hydrated and fueled throughout the day, handing out bottled water and bags of snacks. While everyone made it through their four hours of community service in one piece, volunteers laughed as a few of the sanctuary’s shovels didn’t seem to share the same fortune. The morning that began with

strangers shyly introducing themselves to a crowd of unfamiliar faces came to an end with the sanctuary’s final token of appreciation to those who donated their time. Volunteers casually gathered under a canopy of trees to share their thoughts, reveal some of their dislikes about the event and enjoy a wholesome barbecue for lunch. Many seemed to be taking home more than just dusty shoes, dirty nails and a slightly darker complexion that day. “I felt like I really helped out,” geography major Shannon Crawford said. “It was backbreaking, but I’m fulfilled.”

By ericka santos/Daily Titan Staff Writer

Cal State Fullerton volunteers help out at the Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary.

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March 18, 2008

‘Guitarists of the World Series’ performer critiques students Korina Vougiouka performs classical music adapted for guitar BY Sean Belk

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Classical guitarist Korina Vougiouka, 32, of Greece, played 19th Century vocal music last Friday at Cal State Fullerton’s Performing Arts Center, during her first visit to the United States. But rather than sing the arrangements, she gently plucked nylon strings from a classical guitar straddled between her legs. The musician in her “Operas and Songs on the Guitar” performance has re-shaped the mostly traditional songs into solo guitar arrangements,as recorded on her new album “Laceworks,” released this year on 64 millimetres records. “The guitar tries to imitate the most beautiful instrument: the human voice,” Vougiouka said. She is the second to last performer of the “Guitarists of the World Series,” put together by David Grimes, the guitar studies director for the

music department. The schedule includes different musicians from other countries such as Bulgaria and France. Grimes said he discovered Vougiouka during a concert at a Greek festival last summer, and he immediately invited her for this year’s music season. “I try to bring in the performers who I have heard on my tours,” Grimes said. “These are people I feel the campus should have the opportunity to hear.” He was impressed by the Greek guitarist’s ability to translate songs from their original time period of 19th century, a time when opera set the scene of the day. “It’s a tradition that goes back many centuries,” Grimes said. “She’s an amazing player, very brilliant and graceful.” The first 40-minute half of Vougiouka’s performance started with such tunes as “Gute Nacht” (Good Night) by Austrian composer Franz Schubert, and then ended with music from the opera “Rossiniana” by Mauro Giuliani. After a brief intermission, she continued into a 30-minute second half beginning with a guitar suite from “Norma” by Vincenzo Bellini and

finished her performance with five songs from the opera “Epitaphios,” by Mikis Theodorakis, a composer from her native country Greece. Grimes said classical guitar has a certain sophistication that can be considered, in Italy, as romantic “tuneful” background music. In between breaks of silence while breathing heavily at every strum, Vougiouka matched the complex and eclectic vocal arrangements to classical tones. Some felt the imperfections in her playing are what sets her apart from others and make her more “hu-

man.” “She’s not too perfect, and that feels good,” CSUF guitar studies student Jesus Palominos said. “Some people are so robotic.” Stephen Laughlin, another classical guitar student, agreed. “She’s not afraid to take risks,” he said. Palominos and Laughlin were able to play for Vougiouka the night before the performance during a master class. Vougiouka critiqued their performances and instructed them. Palominos said he was really proud

to be able to play for the artist. “This is her first time in the U.S. and it’s pretty cool to have her here,” he said. “It’s always great to have someone like that.” Laughlin started out playing Led Zeppelin on a steel guitar (i.e., an acoustic guitar with steel strings), and since his father played cello, he was influenced to pick up a nylonstringed classical guitar. He said it’s another world of music. Vougiouka graduated from the Cologne Music Academy in 2000 and then received a degree from

the Music Academy of Basel in 2002, where she studied with Oscar Ghiglia, known as “One of the biggest classical guitarists of our generation.” She has won many awards at music competitions, including the International Guitar Competition in Volos, Greece and the Competition for Flute, Guitar and Singing in Koblenz, Germany. “The main thing I learned from him was to turn sound into experiences, or the other way around,” Vougiouka said. “To connect music to life.”

By sean belk/Daily Titan Staff Writer Cal State Fullerton guitar studies music director David Grimes poses with classical Greek guitarist Korina Vougiouka, who played renditions of Schubert and Giuliani at the Performing Arts Center last Friday. During her first visit to the United States, she also helped to teach the CSUF classical guitar students seen to the right.

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Broken slippers and slam-dunked hopes Women’s basketball ends its season with a loss to UC Riverside by michal olszewski

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Photos By David Carrillo/Daily Titan Sports Editor CSUF Head Coach Maryalyce Jeremiah, left, burying her face in her hands as Associate Head Coach Marcia Foster, senior forward Alison Bennett and Assistant Coach Allyson Alhadeff watch UCR’s lead become insurmountable.

utes. comeback hopes. The free-throw “[The Highlanders] face guarded shooting helped offset the teams’ 35 her very well,” Jeremiah said. “She’s a percent field goal shooting. great three-point Roney Friend shooter, and I scored a gamedon’t usually use high 17 points the word ‘great’ for the Highwith any of my landers and addplayers.” ed 13 rebounds. Fullerton at“Today, being tempted to our first game of mount a comethe tournament, back midway we had to bring through the secthat energy,” ond half with a Friend said. “We full-court press had to capitalize that sparked a on the things we 7-0 run, lowerdidn’t do in the – Maryalyce Jeremiah, previous games.” ing the lead to CSUF Head Coach 43-36. Highlander The HighlandHead Coach ers, however, John Margaritis were able to put the game away with said the biggest key for ending his solid free-throw shooting. The team teams’ four-game losing streak was hit 17 of 19 from the charity stripe the energy level. during the second half to end any “For those 40 minutes, we played

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With players like Lauren and Davyionne coming back, along with Thomas, our freshman and other recruits coming in, we think the future is very bright.

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The No. 3-seed UC Riverside women’s basketball team ended any Cinderella hopes for No. 6-seed Cal State Fullerton in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament with a 59-47 win on Thursday at the Anaheim Convention Center. The Highlanders defense proved to be too tough for the Titans, forcing CSUF to shoot a meager 27 percent from the floor. The Titan 1-2 punch of Toni Thomas and Jasmine Scott was held in check throughout the game, after scoring a combined 40 points on 17 of 25 shooting in the opening round against Long Beach. The duo managed only 12 points on 4 of 24 shooting against the Highlanders’ stingy defense. Titan Head Coach Maryalyce Jeremiah said the Highlanders did a good job of containing Thomas. “They double-teamed her [Thomas],” Jeremiah said. “When she’s double-teamed, she becomes very tentative and she doesn’t see the other player coming.” The Titans jumped out to a 12-6 lead in the first half after a layup by Scott, but managed only two points over the next 12 minutes to fall behind 22-14. Lauren Chow, the Big West Freshman of the Year, cut the lead to five by hitting a three-pointer with 12 seconds left in the half. She kept the Titans in the game with nine points in the first half, but said getting the team involved in the offense limited her shot total in the second half. “We were successful yesterday [against Long Beach] by sharing the ball, so maybe that was part of it,” Chow said. “I was a little tired [in the second half ], but they also did a nice job on defending me.” Chow finished the game with 14 points on 5-13 shooting, going 4-9 from three-point range in 37 min-

as hard as we could,” Margaritis said. While the loss for the Titans ended the season, Jeremiah is already looking forward to next season. “The one redeeming value is we learned a lot this tournament,” Jeremiah said. “With players like Lauren [Chow] and Davyionne [Weathersby] coming back, along with Thomas, our other freshman and other recruits coming in, we think the future is very bright.”

Big West To see more photos of the women’s quarterfinal game and for complete coverage of the entire Big West Conference tournament, including stories and photos of each CSUF game, go to the Daily Titan web site at www. dailytitan.com

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