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Wednesday March 19, 2008

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DTSHORTHAND Women’s History: Today - A discussion called “Women’s Ways of Leading: Challenging Patriarchy, Promoting Social Change” will be presented by Donna J. Nicol, a lecturer in women’s studies. The noon talk will be held in Room 205 of University Hall. March 20 - “Women & Men Leaders: Take Care, Take Charge”will be hosted by Barbara McDowell, director of the Women’s Center. The noon talk will be held in Room 205 of University Hall. March 20 - Check the “Battle of the Bands” featuring SlowMo Erotic, Hadassah Hill and Eva Bronosaurus at 7 p.m. in the Titan Student Union Pub.

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Titans’ NCAA tourney game to air on KDOC Orange County’s KDOC TV station will air the NCAA first round game between the Cal State Fullerton basketball team and Wisconsin. The coverage will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Bush defends war WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush says he has no doubts about launching the unpopular war in Iraq despite the “high cost in lives and treasure,” arguing that retreat now would embolden Iran to provide al-Qaida with money for weapons of mass destruction to attack the United States. Bush is to mark the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq on Wednesday with a speech at the Pentagon. At least 3,990 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the war in 2003. It has cost taxpayers about $500 billion and estimates of the final tab run far higher. Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz and Harvard University public finance expert Linda Bilmes have estimated the eventual cost at $3 trillion when all the expenses, including longterm care for veterans, are calculated. Democrats offered a different view from Bush’s. “On this grim milestone, it is worth remembering how we got into this situation, and thinking about how best we can get out,” said Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich. “The tasks that remain in Iraq – to bring an end to sectarian conflict, to devise a way to share political power and to create a functioning government that is capable of providing for the needs of the Iraqi people – are tasks that only the Iraqis can complete.” In his remarks, Bush repeated his oft-stated determination to prosecute the war into the unforeseen future. “The successes we are seeing in Iraq are undeniable, yet some in Washington still call for retreat,” the president said. “War critics can no longer credibly argue that we are losing in Iraq, so now they argue the war costs too much. In recent months, we have heard exaggerated estimates of the costs of this war.

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By DANIEL SUZUKI/Daily Titan Staff Photographer State-of-the-art treadmills are available for use in the new recreation center at Cal State Fullerton. To help pay for the $40 million facility, the TSU fee was increased from $84 to $134.

The new recreational facility is the showcase of how ASI spends student fees served for the Children’s Center, CSUF athBy ADAM ELMAHREK letics and the student recreation center in the BY THE NUMBERS TSU. Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

The rest is non-directed and allocated by the ASI Board of Directors and the ASI Finance Committee through a rigorous budget process, Sanchez said. It all boils down to a few ways in which ASI spends student money: through services and events initiated arbitrarily by ASI, through relationships with inter-club councils (who reThe amount taken from the $134 TSU fee every student pays each quest student money for club-sponsored events semester, used to pay off $26 million in bonds going toward the and activities) and on students and staff profescost of the Fullerton recreation center sionals employed by ASI. Rumberger said some of the events thrown by ASI include concerts every Wednesday outside the Becker Amphitheatre and bands playing every Thursday in the pub in the TSU UnCombined fees paid for by Cal State Fullerton students toward derground. enriching campus life Rumberger said ASI also recently initiated The Titan Rewards Program to get students more involved in Titan Pride events, which will help them create a campus community for students. The idea was to increase student involveThe cost to build the new Cal State Fullerton recreation center ment and school spirit, which can be particularly challenging at a commuter school. SOURCE: Associated Students Inc. In the Titan Rewards Program, students earn points for attending events such as basketball for allocating all of these funds. body responsible for overseeing a budget of games, which they can redeem for Titan gear, This means students who made up the $6.3 million, said Paul Rumberger, the ASI such as T-shirts and hats. turnout for last semester’s ASI elections, a Vice President of Finance.

Cal State Fullerton students make an investments toward the new recreation center every time they pay their ASI and TSU fees.

The new student recreation center cost $40 million to build – and Cal State Fullerton students are still paying for it. The CSUF Associated Students Inc. funded the sprawling 95,000-square-foot recreational facility, requesting $26 million in revenue bonds from the CSU chancellor and funding the remainder of the $40 million project through the TSU fee, where $50 of the TSU fee every student pays is being used to pay the revenue bonds. Fred Sanchez, ASI Executive Director, said every semester students pay an ASI fee of $74 and a TSU fee of $134, all of which go to enriching campus life for students. The fees total $208 per semester, and if a student plans on attending CSUF for four years, he or she will have paid $1,664 to ASI by the time he or she graduates. That is assuming fees don’t increase. Sanchez said the ASI fee completed a two-semester long incremental raise, from $54 to $74, three semesters ago. There was also a recent TSU fee increase. The TSU fee was $84 before CSUF made plans to build the TSU Recreation Center. To pay off the new facility, the fee was increased to $134. The ASI Board of Directors is responsible total of 577, voted into power a legislative

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Sociology Week focuses on health Presidential Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez is scheduled to appear on campus today By JULIETTE FUNES

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez will be at Cal State Fullerton today to speak about the federal children’s health insurance bill as part of Sociology Week. Sanchez will be in the Titan Student Union pavilion at noon discussing health inequalities. Various panelists will lecture throughout the day. Sociology Week is being presented by the campus chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, an international sociology honor society. This year AKD chose health inequalities as its theme because “disparities of health in the United States is still the unresolved issue of the 20th century,” Jorge Fontdevila, assistant professor of sociology, said. The social forces that create health inequalities will be discussed, Fontdevila, who serves as the adviser of AKD, said. “Health is one of the most im-

portant aspects of our lives, so it’s important to understand health from a sociological point of view,” Fontdevila said. Several other workshops will also be held in the TSU. Martin Salas, the director of health and prevention services at Orange County AIDS Services Foundation, will talk at 1:15 in Pavillion C about the social implications of HIV and AIDs in Orange County. A Kaplan graduate school workshop will be held for interested students in TSU Hetebrink at 3 p.m. New faculty members to the sociology department will also have presentations in Hetebrink. Patricia Literte, associate professor of sociology, will discuss the relations between African-Americans and Latinos in Southern California at 5 p.m. The research on restorative juvenile justice will be presented at 5:30 p.m. by Assistant Professor of Sociology William Wood. Roberta Espinoza, assistant professor of sociology, will discuss academic success in higher education at 6 p.m. Edythe Krampe, the graduate coordinator for the sociology depart-

debates canceled By PAUL ARANDA

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

By BETH STIRNAMAN/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Mary Hermann from the CSUF Health and Counseling Center speaks to students.

ment, will conduct a workshop at 7 p.m. for undergraduates interested in pursuing further education in the sociology graduate program at CSUF. Monday marked the beginning of Sociology Week. Several socio-

logical issues related to health and inequalities were discussed in the TSU. Debbie Darling, the career specialist for humanities and social science and government, presented See SOCIOLOGY, Page 2

The Cal State Fullerton Associated Students Inc. presidential election hit a slight detour when the CSUF ASI Lobby Corps committee cancelled what would have been the first debate for the three candidates. The committee, which has launched a series of monthly town hall meetings this year, hoped to use the next meeting as a debate. The first town hall meeting was conducted last month and covered the presidential primaries. This month, the ASI presidential elections are scheduled for Mar 27-28. The debate was scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday night in the TSU Pavilions even though the committee was already scheduled to be in Sacramento the weekend prior to advocate state lawmakers on student issues. For the full story, go to www.dailytitan.com.

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IN OTHER NEWS INTERNATIONAL

Abu Ghraib prison guard explains behavior BERLIN (AP) – Lynndie England, the public face of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, told a German news magazine Stern that she was sorry for appearing in photographs of detainees in the notorious Iraqi prison and believes the scenes of torture and humiliation served as a powerful rallying point for anti-American insurgents. England, who was a private first class, was in several images taken in late 2003 by U.S. guards at Abu Ghraib. One showed her holding a naked prisoner on a leash, while in others she posed with a pyramid of naked detainees and pointed at the genitals of a prisoner while a cigarette hung from the corner of her mouth. Asked if what happened at Abu Ghraib was a scandal or something that happens during wartime, England said it was the latter. “I’m saying that what we did happens in war. It just isn’t documented. If it had been broken by the news without the pictures, it wouldn’t have been that big.” England was released in March 2007 after serving half her 36-month sentence. She was convicted of six counts involving prisoner mistreatment.

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Hillary Clinton’s schedules as first lady released LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Thousands of pages of Hillary Rodham Clinton‘s schedules as first lady are being released to the public after months of pressure and criticism that the Clintons were delaying the disclosure. The National Archives, which operates former President Clinton’s presidential library in Little Rock, announced Tuesday it would release 11,046 pages of Clinton’s daily schedules at the Little Rock facility and online Wednesday morning. The documents include schedules for 2,888 days and are the files from Patti Solis Doyle, who was the former first lady’s scheduling director. The archives said 4,746 pages of documents have parts blacked out, mostly to protect the privacy of third parties, including their Social Security numbers, telephone numbers and home addresses. Schedules for 19 days before Bill Clinton was inaugurated and his wife began as first lady on Jan. 20, 1993, are closed to the public under the Presidential Records Act. The daily schedules are the focus of a lawsuit by Judicial Watch, a conservative public interest group, against the archives seeking the release of the former first lady’s records, including phone logs and other files. Judicial Watch also has sued separately in federal court seeking the release of documents related to a White House task force on health care that Clinton headed.

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Spitzer’s call girl worked for ‘Girls Gone Wild’

March 18, 2008

SPENDING: WHERE THE MONEY GOES From Page 1

Then there are the many interclub councils, who request money for events by sending representatives to ASI Finance Committee hearings. In one such example, Greeks Advocating Mature Management of Alcohol (GAMMA) requested $500 for GAMMA T-shirts at a Finance Committee hearing held on March 6. The T-shirts are to help promote safety over spring break. About half of ASI’s budget allocations are for staff, Rumberger said. ASI employs about 250 to 300 students and professional staff who advise the Board of Directors and help maintain budget policies. One of those professional staff members is Sanchez. “I execute the budget and make sure we adhere to it,” Sanchez said.

Another staff professional is Marsha Farwick, Director of Financial Operations and Technology. Farwick has been with CSUF for 31 years and has been sitting on the ASI Finance committee for 11 years. She oversees the Information Technology and General Services budgets, ensuring that ASI offices run smoothly. “This is the best place, building and organization on campus to work in,” Farwick said. ASI also helps students by offering discounted movie tickets, Disneyland passes, health insurance, research grants, an on-campus gym and even scholarship opportunities, Rumberger said. “Why would you pay for a gym when there’s a gym on campus?” Rumberger said.

ASI also funds the ASI Lobby Corps., an ASI group that lobbies government on behalf of students. Other lobbying efforts include the newest project for Lobby Corps: the textbook affordability committee, which will be dedicated to researching and finding solutions to the problem of increasing textbook costs. To deal with a wide scope of fiscal responsibility, Rumberger said there are numerous filters through which budget approval goes through. Detailed budget policies are recommended by executive officers, approved by the board of directors and enforced by board members and staff professionals. Though ASI budget making policies are strict and provide for structured development, like any bureaucracy, mistakes while making

the budget sometimes occur. In one such instance, $10,000 were mistakenly earmarked for the Business Inter-Club Council when the amount was supposed to be $1,000. The mistake was repeated without notice for two years, but luckily, the council never wound up spending more than $1,000. “We definitely want to spend with care because we know these are student fees,” Rumberger said. Rumberger said he admits students don’t know much about ASI and he encourages students to find out more about them. “As student leaders, there’s only so much we can do,” Rumberger said. To see what CSUF students have to say, check out the multimedia section at www.dailytitan.com.

SOCIOLOGY: SELF-HELP OPPORTUNiTIES From Page 1

“Careers in Sociology” at the career center. Darling said she advised sociology students not to limit themselves to their majors because over 22,000 careers in the sociology field are available for students to pursue. “Don’t think about your major. Think about what industry you want to pursue, whether it’s education or government,” Darling said. She also discussed the various resources available to students in the CSUF Career Planning and Placement Center, including the career specialists who can serve as a very good resource for students.

Exploring the center and using databases like Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center, which provides information on a variety of careers, can assist students unsure of what they want to do, Darling said. It can also help others pinpoint the direction they want to go in, she added. Loretta Winters, a sociology professor at California State University, Northridge, talked about a pilot study she conducted on the effects of medical rights on pregnant teenagers during labor and delivery. Winters had a 16-year-old pregnant daughter in the hospital who was bullied by doctors to get her water broken and get a narcotic spi-

nal injection to reduce the pain. Winters said she began to voice her concerns while her daughter was in labor and was kicked out of the hospital room, Winters said. “As a parent, I thought I had certain rights,” Winters said. But when the mature minor doctrine that authorizes children to make their own decisions was enforced, she lost her parental rights, Winters said. The problems her daughter faced during delivery prompted Winters to research if other minors had similar experiences. She said she found that pregnant minors are vulnerable when they have full rights over their medical decisions.

“In giving rights to pregnant minors, we take away rights from the parents ... and, in turn, give it to the medical professionals,” Winters said. Other health inequality presentations were also made. Mary Hermann, the director of health education and promotion at the Student Health and Counseling Center, presented “Consumer Health: Health Care Plans and What It Means for You.” Sociology professor Angelique Harris presented “Preaching to the Preachers: Responding to the Black Church’s Social Construction of AIDS.”

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Stop that $1 million check: It turns out the call girl linked to Eliot Spitzer had already shed her clothes for “Girls Gone Wild” as an 18-year-old while partying in Miami, the video company’s founder said Tuesday. Joe Francis had reached out to Ashley Alexandra Dupre, now 22, with an offer of $1 million to appear in a non-nude spread for his company’s new magazine, plus a chance to join the “Girls Gone Wild” tour bus. “It’ll save me a million bucks,” Francis told The Associated Press on Tuesday. He said his employees got to work on pulling the footage and planned to offer it on the Web site by Tuesday evening, with a free sampling on the front page and the rest available with a $29.95 monthly subscription.

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OPINION

March 18, 2008

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Students under stress We all know that feeling. The bulging pressure behind the eyes. The piercing flash of manifested pain in the mind that tells us we have homework to do. The stress of school is an everconstant pressure for many campus-goers. But for some, the pressure is becoming too great. In a recent survey conducted by the Associated Press and mtvU, one in five college students say they experience stress almost all of the time, and for most, that stress is affecting their lives. College students are struggling to work, sleep and even relax. According to msnbc.com, over 25 percent of those surveyed think they should start cutting back on going out with friends. And while some might see this urge to work rather than play as sign of having our priorities in line, we feel the thought is quite disturbing. When it feels like stress is eating away at your insides, the healthy thing to do is remove yourself from that environment, not dive into it head first. But many college students are putting themselves in the mindset that if they don’t work like dogs to get that 1,500-word paper in on time, the suburban two-story with the white picket fence will remain the American dream in-

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stead of the reality. Our future livelihoods seem to ride on every test question, math problem and brush stroke. But the cost of living in today’s society is simply out of reach for most undergrads and this makes many of us fear the backlash of missed projects and bad grades. Those of us lucky enough to be brought up with the finer amenities in life such as digital cable, high-speed Internet, cell phones and reasonably spacious housing, have been taught that this is the good life, and anything less makes us failures. But it is simply unreasonable to be put in that position. No 20-year-old’s life should be so consumed by the future that it is affecting the present. The simple fact is that wages in this country have gone down while prices for gas and just about every other essential in life have gone up. Students are also given little guidance, if any, as to what field of study they might be best suited for. It’s no matter though; job security in the working world is a thing of the past anyway. It is time for the pressure to be lifted from our shoulders. We have the potential to succeed in life – We just need to be assured that we will.

Any feedback, positive or negative, is encouraged, as we strive to keep an open dialogue with our readership. The Daily Titan reserves the right to edit letters for length, grammar and spelling. Direct all comments, questions or concerns along with your full name and major to Opinion Editor Johnathan Kroncke at jkroncke@dailytitan.com

‘Top friends’ are not sources By Marissa Willman

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

Here is an introduction to Journalism 101 for dummies: News stories are nothing without sources because sources tell the story. Without them, reporters would be little more than fiction writers. Fledgling reporters are often dismayed to see stories trashed on the newsroom floor for a lack of sufficient sources. At least, this is how things used to be. The New York Times, however, thought otherwise as they chased the Eliot Spitzer escort scandal. Why go through the usual deadend channels of calling the escort agency, contacting anonymous former clients or call girls, or doing a little digging to find sources when the escort, “Kristen,” has already done the work for you? All the media needed to do was

search for her on MySpace, because everyone knows you can believe everything people put on their profiles. It was good enough for the New York Times, though, and the paper broke the news of the escort’s identity. The New York Times has said on its front page for over a century that it contains "All the news that's fit to print." Apparently, MySpace profiles are fit to print. “Kristen” became Ashley Alexandra Dupre, a young woman who the media has dubbed “an aspiring singer” who “came from a broken home” and now “loves her life,” just because she said so on her profile. Subsequent articles have followed suit throughout mainstream media. Each one has been little more than a summary of the young woman’s MySpace page and publicity for the aspiring singer’s music hosted through her profile.

A night on drugs is cheaper than going to the pub There are a few things that London falls short on. Dental care, September beach parties and Mexican food are all areas in which England generally rates pretty low. However, one thing London does with gusto is celebrate cultural holidays. In February, the popular Leicester Square/Chinatown area exploded into a frenzy of yellow and red lanterns, parading dragons and fireworks. Last weekend, London’s most touristy areas of Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden and, once again, Leicester Square hosted a St. Patrick’s festival worthy of the city. A parade represented the 33 Irish counties with a traditional, small town feel. Dancers danced, fiddlers fiddled and old Irish people grinned with all their might as they

The story has proved legitimate thus far, due to the fact that no one has disputed the facts. But when did MySpace become a credible source? When did it become acceptable to quote someone directly from an online networking site where people are often lying about their ages, interests or appearances? Her interests probably did not include “getting paid for having sex with high profile politicians." Call me old-fashioned, but a reporter’s job is to get away from the desk and into the community to find the stories. Reporters have to do quite a bit of digging and confirming before breaking a story profiling the former New York governor’s whore. In an age where self-published online content is abundant with the popularity of blogs and Web sites such as MySpace.com and Facebook. com, reporters might be tempted to use these sites as a springboard to find a foundation for their stories

and real sources to talk to. It is a slippery slope, however, and a path the media should not take. Once MySpace becomes an acceptable starting point in reporting (and it is getting close), there will be little differentiation between a news story summarizing the profile and the profile itself. As an aspiring reporter, it is devastating to see the New York Times make a mockery of the realm of investigative journalism. Adolph Ochs envisioned a newspaper that would be the paper of record when he established the New York Times. Now, the paper of record has reduced itself to reprinting MySpace profiles and passing it off as investigative reporting. Just as most professors do not allow students to cite Wikipedia as a source in academic papers, the public should not allow the media to exploit MySpace as the extent of its investigative reporting.

The Londoner

strolled down the road. Different stages hosted traditional as well as more modern Irish music, and, in one area, an assortment of traditional Irish food was offered. And of course, Baileys, Guinness and all the rest were on the VIP guest list. Having a drink is a very popular social pastime here in London, and no one tries to hide it. Unfortunately, Chancellor Alistair Darling released a budget that increased the tax on beer and liqour by 6 percent. This means that as of last Sunday, a pint of beer costs 4 pence more than it did last week. Grocery stores were expecting and planning for a Saturday night rush on their alcohol aisles. But while the price of spirits is up, Londoners are no longer in such a celebrating mood. A moderate group of people suggest the increase will help to deter

the binge drinking that is common among young adults in the city, but others probably feel this is completely poppycock. But the decision doesn’t just affect the locals. It has also bummed out quite a few of my study-abroad peers as well. Whether it is a good thing or not, there are a lot of 19- and 20year-olds in this group who were planning on drinking in abundance while they could. As for The Metro, a newspaper that services not only London, but assorted sections of the United Kingdom and Europe, it was a chance for a really great exclusive story. On Tuesday, after perhaps one of the biggest drinking days of the year, the morning Metro ran the following headline: “A Night on Drugs is Cheaper than going to the Pub.” Apparently, not only is the price of drugs falling in London, but with

By Erin Tobin

opinion@dailytitan.com

the rise in the cost of alcohol, a pint of beer now costs just as much as a line of cocaine, more than a couple of Ecstasy tablets and only a bit less than the average hit of heroin. The article still reinforces the idea that pub culture may be alive in London, but it is certainly not doing well. Hopefully, London will never have to resort to a National Pub Holiday in order to celebrate the good old days when 5 p.m. meant getting off work and having a cold one with the lads.

Features

March 18, 2008

Women showcase their artwork in Long Beach

The “Many Faces” exhibit shows the different perspectives of women’s images and how they have changed over time BY Ericka Santos

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

The sight of crimson red lips against a woman’s pale complexion instantly demands attention. Her piercing blue eyes and hauntingly cold gaze invoke a mysterious and powerful feeling. Beneath her shadowy veil she is a woman of secrets and strengths, the representation of a new breed of woman. She is the “Queen of the Night.” In honor of Women’s History Month, the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach is housing artwork like Lucia Maya’s “Queen of the Night” in an exhibit titled, “The Many Faces of Metamorphosis: the Evolution of the Female Image.” As the only museum of its kind on the West Coast, MOLAA takes pride in showcasing the work of contemporary Latin American artists. “People think South American countries just produce handcrafts and things like that,” docent Paula Isenberg said. “But [South American art] is just as contemporary as work from any other artistic hot spot.” The organization has worked hard to collect artwork representative of the progression of LatinAmerican art. The concept of celebrating significant historical pieces extends to the work found in the "Many Faces" exhibit, which displays the art labels in English and Spanish for guests to read. Depicted in the exhibition is the transformation of women’s roles throughout Latin America. Each piece tells a different part about the Latin American women’s journey, from domestication to liberation and several places in between. “Latin American woman really aren’t 100 percent liberated because they are bound by traditions that still have a profound affect on them,” Michele Cairella Fillmore said. Cairella Fillmore is the art collection manager for the museum and a Cal State Fullerton alumna who received her MFA from the university in exhibition design. Though she recognizes a significant change in the roles Latin-American women are able to play in the United States, she says many still face much oppression in their native countries. Like in all the exhibitions Cairella Fillmore organizes, she said she wants guests to come away from the experience thinking critically. In presenting the theme for any of the exhibits she designs, it’s important to create a story that allows visitors to raise their own questions and thoughts about the topic. Themes from the “Many Faces” exhibit range from the docile mother figure to the powerful seductress. The interpretations of these various roles are provided by male and female artists which gives a refreshing look at how each of the sexes views the evolution

Artwork by Cecilia Míguez (Uruguay, born 1955, Resides in the U.S.) “Bicycling Times,” or “Tiempos de bicicleta,” 1995 bronze, paint and 23K gold leaf, 65 x 10 x 11 inches. The piece is onn loan from the Robert Gumbiner Foundation Collection *RGF.97.02.

of the image of women. In the center of the exhibition showroom stands a figurative sculpture. The shape of the character’s curves denotes the female form as her golden fingertips extend to opposite sides of the room. She teeters upon two black pedals, in a slightly slanted position to keep herself from falling. “Bicycling Times” by Cecilia Mìguez of Uruguay demonstrates an issue women across various cultures struggles with: balance. The exhibit also explores the idea of role reversals in a piece titled “The Bearded Woman” by Mexican artist Nahum B. Zenil. “With women taking on more powerful roles, men are becoming more involved with the family,” Fillmore said. Zenil’s face is the image of the bearded woman and the children she carries in her womb. While the transition of gender roles is a product of women’s evolution, Zenil’s work also touches on the subject of sexual identity. As a homosexual man in Mexico, his orientation is looked down upon. Isenberg said so much of his work reflects the desire to be accepted and have a role in life. Events for the "Many Faces" exhibit also took place over the weekend. “An Afternoon Affair” had a panel of women discussing the role of women in contemporary society and the arts while the “Woman’s Month Family Festival” had an afternoon of art workshops, music and dance performances for families to share. Artist Marianela de la Hoz was one of the speakers on the panel. Her work is currently showcased in San Diego, Miami and in the "Many Faces" exhibit. She categorizes her painting as depicting several main themes in women’s roles from motherhood to the fear of getting old, and even explores the myths that dictate what a woman should or shouldn’t be. “Maternity was the subject of one of the first series of paintings I worked on. For Mexicans, the mother figure is a sacred object, immaculate, perfect, untouchable,” de la Hoz said in her speech. “[The culture disregards] the fact that mothers are women and women are human beings, imperfect by definition, capable of committing mistakes, with virtues and defects like everyone else.” Though the “Many Faces” exhibition focuses on the Latin-American experience women, it represents an evolution of the female icon that can relate to various cultures. In an effort to allow for more guests to share in the experience of MOLAA’s interpretation of the female transformation, the museum has decided to extend the "Many Faces" exhibit until April 14. Photo By ericka santos/Daily Titan Staff Writer

Learn how to stop office ‘Lumberghs’ From harrassing e-mails to picking on co-workers, bullying goes corporate By Sarah J. Cruz

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

“Ahh, I’m also gonna need you to go ahead and come in on Sunday, too.” Bill Lumbergh, the annoying boss from the 1999 movie “Office Space,” is the type of workplace bully that working students have likely experienced at one job or another.

Discussion of formidable foes like Lumbergh and others took center stage during a seminar on how to spot and defeat workplace bullies. Cal State Fullerton women packed the seminar, ready to arm themselves against pushy professionals. Female students, staff members and one lone male filled every seat in the University Hall classroom where the seminar was held. The lecture, given by S. Irene Matz, Ph.D., was held to educate attendees on the intricacies of the office oppressor. In many ways, Matz said, these bullies are the same types that used to

push other kids in the playground. They feast on weaker individuals who are submissive, sensitive, anxious or just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Matz said bullying behavior included belittling remarks, withholding information and persistent criticism, among others examples. “We’ve all experienced bullying,” Aliya Martinez, a Psychology major said. “I am being bullied in my workplace. This lecture really empowered me.” According to Matz, bullies and their victims are not the ones with the most power in these situations.

“The bystander has the most power,” Matz said. When bystanders raise their voices and bullies are confronted, the bullying decreases by 50 percent, she said. There are no innocent bystanders, Matz said. Everyone has a responsibility to ensure respectful treatment. Several of the attendees, most of whom were older staff members, spoke about experiences they had with the issue of being bullied at work. Each person used different tools to deal with his or her browbeating boss.

Some of the women had even experienced bullying via e-mail or text. Claire Cavallaro, Dean of the College of Education, responded to these concerns about cyber bullying. “With cyber-bullying, at least you have a paper trail,” Cavalo said. Bullying behavior can be outright, such as physical violence, or as insidious as exclusion and withholding information. “Milt, we’re gonna need to go ahead and move you downstairs into storage B.” According to Matz’ lecture, this statement by Lumbergh could be

construed as office bullying, excluding Milton from the rest of the office. So what should the working youth do when confronted with antagonistic aggressors? It seems the advice mom gave during grade school still stands. “Don’t respond,” “Tell someone in authority” and “Stand up for yourself ” were the pieces of advice given. It did not really work for Milton Waddams, but perhaps it will work in the real world. Just try to resist the tempation to burn the building down if sometakes steals the stapler.

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Lacrosse: From small time to big time Tennis loses close “ match to Akron Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

The fastest growing team sport in the nation has come to Cal State Fullerton and nobody knows about it. The US Lacrosse web site says the sport is an increasingly popular game at the youth, high school and collegiate levels. Once known as a regional sport on the East Coast, lacrosse has gained national appeal, recently emerging on the West Coast. Numerous high schools in Orange County have recognized the sport’s potential and have created dozens of programs in high schools around the area. This has proved beneficial to local collegiate programs like CSUF, who can now recruit from this large pool of talented players. Lacrosse is a sport that integrates various facets of basketball, soccer and hockey. It incorporates hockey’s physicality as it requires a helmet, pads and a lacrosse stick. In lacrosse, players cut, fake and spin across the field, using the agility and speed necessary in basketball. “A lot of people can play, it’s exciting [and] it’s fun,” CSUF Assistant Coach Frank Podsidlilic said. “There’s a lot of individuality to it and you can work in a team framework.” Podsidlilic calls lacrosse “a thinking man’s game,” where the biggest and strongest are not necessarily the best players on the field. “You’re doing a lot of things at once,” Podsidlilic said. “You’re not focused on just the six inches in front of your face. You have to be able to lunge and pass and catch all at the same time while someone is trying to hit you.” CSUF lacrosse began three years ago as a club team. Recently the team has risen its status from club team to competitors in the Division II Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). CSUF plays in the MCLA’s Western Collegiate

Titan women battle to the end, but end up losing 4-3 to the Zips

– Ryland Huyghue,

Titan Head Coach

Lacrosse South division, competing against Biola, Occidental College, UCI and UNLV. While the sport has maintained popularity amongst East Coast colleges, it has only recently sprung up in the Midwest and West Coast schools. Because of this, NCAA sanctioned lacrosse teams are a rare find. CSUF hopes to change this by becoming one of the first Division I NCAA-recognized teams on the West Coast. It recently brought in eight experienced freshmen and have acquired the coaching skills of a highly decorated lacrosse player in Ryland Huyghue, who brings decades of experience to a young team hoping to reach the next level. As a club player, Huyghue won four state championships and was given all-star recognition 17 years in a row. Huyghue has also been a member of the USA World Team and competed in the 1984 Olympics. When first coming to the team, Huyghue balked at the team’s lack of fundamental skills. Since his first practice, Huyghe has seen a “huge, huge improvement.” “There is progress being made,” Hughue said. “I tell these guys every day you have to get better. Every day you come out here your goal is to get better than you were the day before.” With 47 years of experience, Hughue said he believes the team has a high-ceiling. Huyghue hopes to be in Dallas come May, where the league national championships are held. This is the first year in CSUF’s young lacrosse history the team can actually compete for the playoffs. As a probation team, CSUF finished with a 2-7 record, but the team has

tire early from the game, which gave Fullerton a one-point victory. CSUF Head Coach Bill Reynolds encouraged his team through the entire game by yelling, “Lets go Titans,” and “Come on girls,” as the by keturah miller team continued to play. UnfortuDaily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com nately for the Titans, his enthusiasm couldn’t put the team over the top. In a sea of blue uniforms at TiTitan freshman Lani Agsalud lost tan Courts, the University of Akron her match to Akron’s Langworthy Zips narrowly defeated the Cal State 1-6, 0-6 , but gave credit to the opFullerton Titans 4-3 Monday. posing team. The Titans were forced to play “I tried to get down my strokes,” without junior Cheyenne Inglis, Agsalud said. “I hit the ball well. She who said she looks forward to play- just got more in than me.” ing soon after not playing in the last CSUF’s No. 1 singles player, two weeks of matches due to injury. freshman Erin Wiesener, and No. 3 “I have tendinitis, but I am plan- singles player, Karina Akhmedova, ning on practicing to get back into were the last to play their matches it,” Inglis said. “I still have pain and against Akron. it’s not going to go away ... but I Wiesener lost to Tanyaradzwa have to tough it out.” Gombera 6-4, 2-6, 5-7, while One of the first doubles matches to Akhmedova won her long and gruelfinish was between the Titans Bran- ing match against Akron’s Carolina dy Andrews and Kathleen Doran Castro Cota 7-5, 6-7, 11-9. and Akron’s JerThe Zips, who emie Benjamin have been in and Kerry LangSouthern Caliworthy. fornia on spring “We won (8-2) break since ... we worked on Thursday, played putting volleys well despite the away and putbreak according – Cheyenne Inglis, to Akron Head ting the ball to the weaker oppoCoach Jeff WyTitan Tennis Player nent,” Benjamin shner. said. “It was a really At the break between doubles and great match to be apart of. It’s always singles matches, the Zips lead the good tennis with a (4-3) victory,” Titans 1-0. Wyshner said. Before the start of the singles Titan Assistant Coach Ruya matches, Akron Assistant Coach Inalpulat said the Akron’s program Wissal Ben Khalifa said their team is given eight full scholarships comwas doing good. pared to Fullerton’s three, which “We’ve been doing pretty well,” only adds to the Titans motivation Khalifa said. “Better than previous to play well. years.” “It was a pretty close match and An early end for a match occurred we haven’t played a match like this during Titan junior No. 2 player all season,” Inalpulat said. “It’s good Shelly Injejikian’s game versus Ak- to see this.” ron’s Amy Sherlock. Sherlock enThe Titans play against Amherst dured a knee injury in the beginning on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Titan of the first match, leaving her to re- Courts.

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I still have pain and it’s not going to go away ... but I have to tough it out.

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by eric bartolome

Everyday you come out here your goal is to get better than you were the day before.

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The Titans’ recent success has the former club team eyeing Division I status

By Daniel Suzuki/Daily Titan Staff Photographer The Cal State Fullerton Lacrosse team practicing on the intramural fields.

already more than doubled its win total and is currently 5-3. In its first road trip to Northern California, CSUF swept its competition, defeating Pacific and San Jose State. The 27-man roster is led by captains Jimmy Lin, Warren Lee and Ricardo Martinez. For junior midfielder Lin, this is his first year playing the sport. Lin started his college athletic career as a water polo player, but has since moved over to lacrosse. He found the sport easy to learn as

it was so similar to other sports he’s played. He calls the sport “fast, physical and high scoring.” With key recruiting and a strong work ethic, the Titans have the opportunity to emerge as one of the top-tier teams on the West Coast. “The goal here is to get the school to recognize this is a viable program and we’re serious about what we’re doing,” Huyghue said. “My goal is to get these guys NCAA-sanctioned and become a Division I school.”

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