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Through her eyes: Join the Muslim Student Association in a celebration of women. The event entitled “Through Her Eyes” will take place on March 24, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the TSU, Pavilion C. Explore the various cultures through free cultural food, guest speakers, tables and more. For more information on this event contact csufmsa@ yahoogroups.com or check out the Web site, www.msacsuf.com.

Plastination technique preserves corpse tissues by replacing vital fluids By JEREMIAH RIVERA

Toilets, an Olympic sized problem

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Upon entering the exhibition, visitors first hear the amplified sound of a beating heart, then see the first plastinated specimen: a human heart, but that’s only the beginning. In the first corridor, after passing preserved organs and body parts displayed under glass, observers see the first whole body specimen titled “The Javelin Thrower.” His skinless and organ-less torso, posed in a throwing position, features an open rib cage and a clear view of the entire body’s muscle structure and reproductive system. While walking through the presentation amid the masses of chatting school children and confused observers many different reactions

BEIJING (AP) – Among all the protests, pollution concerns and talk of boycotts surrounding the Beijing Olympics, a more basic problem has arisen for organizers: the toilets. At the more than 30 test events held by organizers, the presence of squat toilets at many of the renovated venues has drawn frequent complaints. "We have asked the venues to improve on this, to increase the number to sit-down toilets," Yao Hui, deputy director of venue management for the Beijing organizers said. The issue came up again over the weekend when the San Diego Padres played the Los Angeles Dodgers at the new Olympic baseball venue. The portable toilets trucked in were of the style used widely in Asia, but rarely in the West. Yao suggested it would be difficult to change every toilet in the 37 venues, 31 of which are in Beijing. He said the focus would be on satisfying three groups of visitors: athletes, journalists and the Olympic family, meaning primarily VIPs.

can be heard all at once – or none at all, from the diverse group of interested attendees. Some stand and stare while others seem uncomfortable with the avante garde displays that put show-goers face-to-face with the preserved dead. The plastination technique invented by German scientist Gunther von Hagans in 1977 preserves corpse tissue for decades by replacing blood, fat, water and other fluids with plastic and other hardening resins. Hagans work has been the focal point of controversy over the following centuries as critics have a difficult time deciphering his Frankenstein-like projects. Some are overwhelmed with his work that includes a pregnant woman posed lying on her side, her stomach revealing an eight-month-old fetus, See PLASTINATION, Page 8

CSUF’s NCAA tourney game to air on KDOC

Campus Life: CSUF sorority Alpha Chi Omega will be hosting a bash to benefit Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), held on March 20 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The bash will raise funds for the sorority’s participation in the Walk Like MADD 5K walk, set for May 5 in Huntington Beach. The event is also to honor the life of a CSUF student, and sorority sister, who was killed by a drunk driver last November. The evening will include discussions by sorority sisters about the need to eliminate drinking and driving, as well as underage drinking among college students. CSUF students may purchase tickets to the event from any Alpha Chi Omega member for a minimum donation of $5. The bash will be held at the sorority house on 700 E. Chapman Ave. For more information, call Mary Schmidt at (760) 931-0775.

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PHOTOS By Beth Stirnaman/Daily Titan Staff Photographer The inner workings of the human body are illustrated in detail, offering a clear view of the entire body’s muscle structure and reproductive system. Critics argue that bodies intended for medical research are instead ending up as “undignified” displays of art. – See page 10 for more photos of Body Worlds.

CSUF student receives a $1,000 award “ Despite facing numerous challenges, Julia Torre is a role model among peers By John Synco

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A new reality came barreling down on CSUF student Julia Patricia Torre, 37, when she transitioned from housewife to struggling single mother. “I got divorced in this country,” said Torre, who is originally from Mexico City. “I was a housewife and all of a sudden, I had to provide for my family. It’s hard TORRE to rebuild your life. I’m trying to teach my children that education has rewards and you don’t have to wait for a prince to solve your problems.” Torre, a senior, won the $1,000 Soroptimist Women’s Opportunity Award. On March 17, a luncheon at the Wyndham Hotel in Fullerton allowed her to receive the award along with a certificate of commendation from the city of Fullerton and a Certificate of Congressional Recognition from Congressman Ed Royce. “I was very excited [to win],” said Torre, an international business major. “[To me,] the award means recognition for efforts a single mom

puts into school while raising kids.” The word soroptimist is a combination of sorority and optimist and can be defined as “best for women,” according to the Soroptimist Web site. The organization, Soroptimist International of the Americas, was founded in 1921 with the mission to better the lives of women and girls. An overwhelming vote by Soroptimist members helped create the Soroptimist Women’s Opportunity Award in 1972. Born in Mexico City, Torre moved to Huntington Beach in 1993 after she met her ex-husband while working and attending college. Although she began studying for a business degree in Mexico, she started school all over again when the family moved to Miami in 1994. She received her associate degree in business from Miami Dade Community College. At Miami Dade she graduated with honors and made the dean’s list. In 2003 Torre left her husband, worked for a year and half and then began studying again in 2005 at Golden West College in Huntington Beach. From there, she transfered to CSUF. While registering at CSUF, another low blow hit Torre. She learned the college would only accept 37 out of the 92 units she had accumulated. “I was almost ready to go and work,” Torre said. Torre, a Huntington Beach resident, is now ready to graduate and begin the master’s program in the fall.

Julia had shared her story with me a year ago. Once I heard the criteria for the scholarship, I thought of Julia. I’m so happy she was chosen. She has gone through a lot in life and she deserves this type of recognition.

Loretta Sanchez speaks on campus

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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.

The congresswoman talks about health issues and a better livelihood

– Emeline Yong, Assistant Dean, Mihaylo College of Business and Economics “I want to save the [award] money for tuition for the master’s program,” Torre said. “I’ll put it in a safe until I can pay for the first semester.” Torre’s school involvement does not end simply with homework. She is also the co-vice president for the international honor society Phi Beta Delta and she recently finished an internship for the Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce, which included a trip to China where she toured jade, silk and carpet factories and interviewed government officials. “I would like to run my own business importing art from Latin American countries,” Torre said. “There’s a lot of art that people in this country don’t know about and through art we can learn about other cultures and respect them. That’s my dream.” University Police Cpl. Iris CortesValle made the call to inform Torre of her accomplishment. “Julia had us in tears at the reception,” said Cortes-Valle, who is also a member of the Soroptimist International of Fullerton. “She spoke

from the heart.” Cortes-Valle said that since Torre won the award for the Fullerton club, her application will be reviewed along with all of the other winners for the region. The regional winner will be awarded $3,000. “[The organization] is about helping people, such as Julia –somebody that’s had such hardships – and giving them an opportunity to be recognized and enable them to feel a little more confident about what they’re doing,” Cortes-Valle said. “I think, for Julia, [this] is a wonderful opportunity to be an example for other people and to say you can break that cycle.” Assistant Dean of Student Affairs in the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics Emeline Yong encouraged Torre to apply for the award. “Julia had shared her story with me a year ago,” Yong wrote in an email. “Once I heard the criteria for the scholarship, I thought of Julia. I’m so happy she was chosen. She has gone through a lot in life and she deserves this type of recognition.”

By ROBERT MORAN

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Health and politics were the subjects at hand in “A Non-Partisan View of the Federal Children’s Health Insurance Bill” yesterday in the Titan Student Union. Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) spoke before 150 students and faculty about a proposed healthcare bill, which was vetoed by President Bush last October. At issue is the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as SCHIP. It currently covers about 6 million children in families that earn too much to qualify for the Medicaid program for the poor, but not enough to afford their own, private health insurance. The bill the president vetoed would have added $35 billion to the program over the next five years — enough to cover about 10 million children total. See SANCHEZ, Page 2

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March 20, 2008

IN OTHER NEWS CEO enjoys being a professor for the day INTERNATIONAL BEIJING (AP) – McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and other sponsors paid tens of millions of dollars to link their names with the Beijing Olympics. Now they’re trying to mollify activists pressing for change on Tibet, Darfur and other issues without angering China. They have expressed concern over Tibet. Some talk privately to Beijing organizers. Samsung Electronics Co. called off a Beijing news conference scheduled for Friday on the torch relay. But sponsors insist they should stay out. “We all have to be careful about how we talk about this,” said Chris Renner, president for China of consulting firm Helios Partners. Its clients include sponsors Volkswagen AG, computer maker Lenovo Group and mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd. The Olympics almost always attract activists interested in leveraging the popular event to publicize their causes. At the 1996 Atlanta Games, sponsors faced boycott calls after a county where the volleyball event was to be held enacted a measure deemed anti-gay. In Sydney in 2000, there were protests about the environmental rights.

NATIONAL

Bush urges patience as war enters its sixth year WASHINGTON (AP) – Five years after launching the invasion of Iraq, President Bush strongly signaled Wednesday that he won’t order troop withdrawals beyond those already planned because he refuses to “jeopardize the hard-fought gains” of the past year. As anti-war activists demonstrated around downtown Washington, the president spoke at the Pentagon to mark the anniversary of a war that has cost nearly 4,000 U.S. lives and roughly $500 billion. The president’s address was part of a series of events the White House planned around the anniversary and next month’s report from the top U.S. figures in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker. That report will be the basis for Bush’s first troop-level decision in seven months. “The battle in Iraq has been longer and harder and more costly than we anticipated,” Bush said. But, he added, before an audience of Pentagon brass, soldiers and diplomats,“The battle in Iraq is noble, it is necessary and it is just. And with your courage, the battle in Iraq will end in victory.” Democrats took issue with Bush’s stay-the-course suggestion. Bush repeatedly and directly linked the Iraq fight to the global battle against the al Qaida terror network. And he made some of his most expansive claims of success. He said the increase of 30,000 troops that he ordered to Iraq last year has turned “the situation in Iraq around.”

STATE

Woman shot by police officer refuses to speak OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) – A woman shot by an off-duty San Diego police officer has hired an attorney and has declined to speak with officials. The woman’s 8-year-old son, who also was shot during the confrontation Saturday night, was questioned as a witness by investigators Monday at Rady Children’s Hospital, where he is being treated. His mother is awaiting her attorney’s approval to speak about the shooting, according to Oceanside police Sgt. Kelan Poorman. He declined to release her name. Authorities said the shooting happened about 9:15 p.m. Saturday, when Officer Frank White allegedly fired at the woman’s vehicle in a shopping center parking lot after one of the two cut the other off in traffic.

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Knowledge is shared with a CSUF engineering and computer science class By TANYA OBERMEYER

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

It was curiosity that made him do it. Engineering and Computer Science guest professor Kevin Carnino spoke to Cal State Fullerton Professor Kiran George’s Advanced Electronics for Computer Engineers class on Tuesday. “I feel CARNINO honored to have been given the opportunity to host my first “Professor of the Day event” and, more importantly, to have Mr. Kevin Carnino, CEO of KOR Electronics as the “Professor of the Day” for my class. It was indeed a privilege for my students as well as myself,” George said. Carnino provided students with a tell-all lecture starting with his dreams as a child to information

about his current business practices. bought out by a Rockwell Interna“I’m about to be a father any min- tional. ute now,” Carino said as he handed One day he and a group of coout See’s Candy chocolate cigars to workers went to a bar where they the class. conceptualized and decided to create A practical joker, by observation, KOR Electronics. Carnino encourhe said later in the lecture as he held aged students to follow their passions up his cell phone, “I’m not actually and pursue their own ideas. going to be a fa“The absolute ther.” hardest thing was Carnino was sitting in the bar awaiting a phone that day and saycall naming him ing, ‘We’re going the “father” and to do this,’” he owner of a new said. Denver, ColoraJulie Acosta, a do-based comthird-year Com– Kevin Carnino, puter Engineerpany. He told stuCSUF Guest Professor dents as a child he ing major, called used to take apart Carnino’s lecture anything and everything mechanical “validating.” to see how it worked. “It’s nice to know that it isn’t al“I would take apart anything I ways about the money and that your could get my hands on, as long as it drive plays a huge part in this induswas legal,” Carnino said. try,” Acosta said. His journey through college at Carnino stressed to students that Oklahoma State University, where he all of the things that go into building earned a Bachelor of Science degree a business can be scary and intimiin electrical engineering, led him to dating. Taxes, payroll and accounting a job with Hughes Radar Systems can put a damper on thinking about Group. or executing an idea when starting Carnino would focus his efforts any new business. on automated and computerized ra“Being a pioneer himself, his indar testing equipment. spirational talk effectively bridged He changed directions in his ca- the gap between the classroom envireer by moving to California to work ronment and the real world,” George with a smaller company. Within a said. “My students were given a rare year of his move, the company was and a realistic insight into the work-

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I would take apart anything I could get my hands on, as long as it was legal.

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Tibet protests put pressure on Olympic games

ing of today’s hi-tech industry. His personal experiences, down-to-earth attitude and optimistic approach truly appealed to us all.” Not graduating with a business degree, but instead, graduating with a degree in computer engineering is no excuse for not starting a business, Carino said to the students. He encouraged students to have confidence in what they know, not to focus on the parts of the business they do not know. What Carnino referred to as “Big Lessons” to be aware of included taxes. “Don’t underestimate what taxes will do to you,” he said. The other “Big Lesson” he wishes someone would have told him about, although he admitted he would not have listened then, was to start a savings account. Taxes and savings were issues both real-life and business-related that he emphasized to students. “It’s comforting to know that you can make it in this business without a business degree,” Acosta said in reference to Carnino’s addressing unspoken issues. To wrap up the “Professor For a Day” lecture, Carnino left the students with three intriguing thoughts: “Have confidence in yourself, keep challenging yourself and find a job you know you want to be a part of, not the one that pays the most.”

SANCHEZ: CONCERNED WITH various ISSUES From Page 1

The impetus for the bill started in 1992 as a way to provide health coverage to children of low income and working people. “You can work 40 hours a week, 50 hours a week, 80 hours a week, and if your health care coverage is not available through your employer, you can’t afford it,” Sanchez said. Employees have to pay an average of $200 dollars per month, Sanchez said, and they can’t afford it if they are only making eight dollars an hour. “For a lot of working people,

there is no availability,” Sanchez said. According to Caryn Highley, the treasurer of the Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor Society, Sanchez said that even if people work for eight dollars an hour, they can’t afford health coverage. Bush vetoed the SCHIP bill because he thought the maximum income it allowed for maintaining eligibility was too low, Sanchez said. “[Bush] thinks $60,000 is too much. Obviously he does not know how things work in Orange County,” Sanchez told students who had come to the event.

Highley said the inability to get health coverage has affected her own family. Her father tried to apply for one of the state-sponsored health care programs but was denied. Her father had previously had insurance through his employer but those benefits were cut. “We thought that if we did not have this plan we were not able to get the extra coverage that we needed,” Highley said. Sang Phan, a member of the society, disagreed with Bush’s reasoning for vetoing the bill. “Bush is saying that for people

that are going to make that much money or more,” Phan said. “They are going to get the same benefits – and I don’t think that’s true.” For Phan, the type of health coverage available depends on where a person lives. “[An income of ] $65,000 is below average even in Orange County,” Phan said. As of now, the bill is five votes short of a possible override. The CSUF Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor Society sponsored the event.

L.A. Clippers to sponsor dodgeball tourney By SARAH CRUZ

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

The Los Angeles Clippers recently joined forces with Stand Up For Kids, to create a charity dodge-

ball tournament. The tournament’s proceeds will help Orange County’s homeless children in the form of food, mentoring and help attaining high school diplomas. The event starts at 10 a.m. and will last through the evening includ-

ing entertainment by pop group LXL and a Clippers game after the tournament. Several hundred people are expected to be in attendance. “We’re looking at over 600 people including teams and spectators,” Mukhit Pannu, group events coor-

dinator with the Los Angeles Clippers, said. He encouraged people to attend the event and stay after the tournament. For the rest of the story, go to www.dailytitan.com.

NEWS

March 20, 2008

Global warming issues are not going away Reckless spending hinders economy A disciple of activist and former vice president Al Gore speaks on campus

Proposed solutions like lowered interest rates may not help out at all

By SEAN BELK

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Quoting Sir Winston Churchill during the presentation “The Climate Crisis” at Cal State Fullerton Tuesday, former politician and now environmental activist Lance Simmens said the world is “entering a period of consequences.” Simmens is one of the first people trained by former Vice-President Al Gore and the Climate Project – a group of 1,000 volunteers trained to raise awareness about climate change, according to the Climate Project Web site. Simmens has presented over 50 seminars that mirror Gore’s movie “An Inconvenient Truth.” Toppling glaciers and brightlycolored diagrams painted a grim picture of the Earth’s changing climate as Simmens encouraged a packed auditorium of students in Pavilion C on Tuesday to take steps toward reversing what scientists say are the effects of global warming. The heavily attended event, sponsored by environmental groups on campus, included an introduction by Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and ended with a question and answer forum by a panel of faculty. “We need to get the message out and we need to participate,” Sanchez said. “Teachers are telling me they have been seeing students grab on to something that’s so important.” Sanchez said debates over global warming continue to heat up in Washington D.C. and a panel on climate change clearly states the need to reduce emissions immediately. Most speakers said they were concerned the United States currently doesn’t have a national policy and states are lagging behind as the country contributes 25 percent to global warming. “I don’t care if you’re a Democrat or Republican, this is bigger than that. It’s a global issue,” Simmens said. “If you think this is a warm and fuzzy, tree-hugging issue, think again.” Global warming, Simmens said,

By JOHN SAKATA

For the Daily Titan news@dailytitan.com

By SEAN BELK/Daily Titan Staff Writer Lance Simmens talks to audiences at Cal State Fullerton. He said the world is “entering a period of consequences.”

is caused by the increasing amount of carbon dioxide (C02) in terms of parts-per-million, or increasing levels of dense greenhouse gases that trap the rays of sun in the atmosphere, causing the earth to heat up. He said the planet is currently at 380 ppm and could rise to 600 ppm if nations “continue business as usual” and don’t start using alternatives to pollution-causing infrastructure, such as burning fossil fuels. “Global warming is happening and humans are causing it,” Simmens said. Recent events have proved this theory, he said. In 2004 Brazil experienced a groundbreaking hurricane, in 2005 the world’s largest oil platform was damaged during a storm off the Gulf of Mexico and an unprecedented 37 inches of rain fell in India in just a 24-hour period during that same year, according to Simmens’ statistics. Simmens said the world will see wetter and more intense storms to come. However, out of all the places to heat up, Simmens said the North

and South Poles are leading. Scientists are examining cracks in the ice shelf of Antarctica that did not exist five years ago, and he said polar bears are drowning and dieing off because they end up swimming long distances of 40 to 50 miles between cracks in the ice. He said glacial earthquakes are also doubling. Normally, he said the ice glaciers have reflected the sun’s rays, but due to rising temperatures, the ice has melted and has turned into an “absorber” instead. Simmens said there have also been shifts in wind currents that have contributed to rising ocean temperatures and species loss in coral reefs. He pointed out that if glaciers were to completely melt down, sea levels would rise and displace tens of millions of people worldwide. Along with such information, Simmens described a few misconceptions people might have about global warming, such as whether there are disagreements among scientists, divisions over economy and the environment or whether indi-

vidual participation can make a difference. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is debating whether they’re 90 or 99 percent certain human beings are causing global warming, Simmens said. But he said the consensus is that we are. “We will never be at 100 percent certainty,” Simmens said. “... But I don’t think it’s really a question anymore.” Erin Saverio-Seibert, a member of the CSUF Environmental Studies Student Association, said some professors on campus are not entirely convinced, but have also admitted to not being well educated about it. Vienne Vu, a geography studies grad student at CSUF, said such events help to educate those who might not otherwise be exposed to the sciences. “I think it depends on who’s listening. If you’re a Spanish major, you might not know as much, but if you’re a geography major, it gets pounded into you every day,” Vu said. “The more you know, the more you can do something.”

The party was over. The music had come to a stop. The sun was beginning to rise and the room had begun to empty out. Miguel Rochk found himself alone, looking up from one deep pit after three years of reckless partying. The 20-year-old electrical engineering major got his first credit card when he was 17. Twelve thousand dollars of debt later — not to mention two stereos, an IPod, two trips to the movie theater every weekend and debt compounded ever deeper with tuition and gas costs — he was finally beginning to see the sunlight and the landscape looked bleak. Rochk’s story is a microcosm of a larger U.S. problem — a binge of excesses that individuals were illprepared to afford, only to wake up the next morning with a headache that won’t go away. The fatigue is beginning to set in on the U.S. economy after years of reckless spending, with sub-prime mortgage loans grabbing the most attention. Rochk made minimum payments on his credit cards with new credit cards, accumulating 12 to 15 cards over three years. He said his parents were fine with his spending as long as Rochk paid it off. Rochk forfeited his credit cards in November to his parents and began the long road back, winnowing down the debt by working 46 hours a week at Carl’s Jr. Murmurs about an incipient recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth, have reached a chorus of unanimous groans this month from economists — just as thousands of Cal State University Fullerton students prepare to join the workforce. “The U.S. has been spending more than it earns – on individuals, by local government, the federal government. It has been behaving

irresponsibly,” CSUF economics Professor Howard Naish said. “This will come to an end at some point and the question is: How bad will the consequences be?” Since last August, the Federal Reserve has taken vigorous proactive steps, slashing the benchmark interest rate. The Fed met on March 18 and slashed the interest rate down to 2.25 percent. Similar steps were taken by former Federal Reserve Chief Alan Greenspan in 1987, during the Asian market crisis of 1999 and in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks, Naish said. The Fed slashes the interest rate in times of duress, to calm hysteria and provide banks an incentive to continue leasing loans thereby allowing money to continue to circulate throughout the economy. CSUF economics Professor Robert Mead said lowered interest rates might not be enough. Banks might try to offset financial loss from the sub-prime mortgage crisis by refusing to issue more loans, except to those with outstanding credit, Mead said. This could stymie the creation of new businesses and investment into the economy. Fewer loans would also temper consumer consumption and reduce factory production, creating fewer new jobs or even cause job layoffs. “A problem in the financial system does have the ability to reach other sectors of the economy simply because the banking system has a multiplier effect,” Mead said. Congress has approved a stimulus package that includes tax rebates, with the hopes of boasting consumer spending, providing the impetus to rise above the recession. The effects of the stimulus package could prove feeble though if families use the money to pay down debt or save the money, instead of spending it. “If I were to bet right now, the next year and a half the economy may struggle some,” Mead said. “But once the real estate market gets consolidated and people figure that stuff out, then there will be an element of recovery. How fast and how broad that will be? Nobody knows.” For the rest of the story, go to www.dailytitan.com.

OPINION

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Dupre: America’s next top prostitute The new “it girl” of the month can not be found singing away on “American Idol” or be seen in the pages of Maxim magazine, but rather underneath the desk of the former New York governor. Reminiscent of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, she has gained the popularity worthy of an Oscarwinning star through her salacious behavior. Ashley Alexandra Dupre, 22, the call girl who’s claim to fame is an affair with Eliot Spitzer, is now living her 15 minutes. Not only has her MySpace page been hit over 5 million times since

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the prostitution scandal broke, her musical efforts have also been checked out tens of thousands of times online. Americans thrust her into the spotlight while demanding Spitzer’s resignation. His inability to uphold morally correct behavior somehow offended the public, but the same people have embraced the prostitute as its new sweetheart. Although her lifestyle is considered taboo, Americans are living vicariously through Dupre, amazed at her appearance, history and hourly rate.

People can’t wait to open up a two-page spread and see what Spitzer’s money paid for. Although, nude magazine offers may quickly go down now that her “Girls Gone Wild” performance has been brought to light. This schizophrenic mindset of the public is unnerving at best. As a society, we cannot condemn one person and idolize another for doing the exact same thing. Continuing to treat Dupre like some kind of rock star is a detriment to women everywhere. We should not be so forgiving to a person who willingly broke the law.

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

March 20, 2008

Bombs Bombs over over

Baghdad

The fifth anniversary of the Iraq War is here, but the coverage has been lost By Daniel Monzon

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

To date, 3,992 soldiers, as well as thousands of Iraqi civilians, have been killed in the Iraq war and billions of dollars have been spent in establishing democracy in a country that did not ask for it. That’s not the point I want to go over. I want to comment on the lack of visibility of the war in the media. The war disappeared, not completely, but for the most part. Not even the recycle news programs, CNN, MSNBC and FOX News, the ones where the ‘hot topic’ is played ad nauseam, report on Iraq often. I understand that announcing the latest casualty numbers doesn’t accurately reflect the progression or consequences of the war. However, the American people, including myself, need to be reminded of the people, both foreign and domestic, who have lost their lives in the quest for the democracy that President Bush says will work once established. Unless there is a horrific bombing that claims the lives of a large amount of Iraqi civilians or American troops, there is no news coming out of Iraq – at least not from American networks. To be fair, the American forces have to be doing something positive over there. I know about Abu Ghraib, but those few idiots and sadists don’t reflect the entire armed forces. I want to know if the infrastructure has changed for the better or worse in five years. Has any change been brought to

the lives of the Iraqi people? Once the war started, every single news network reported on it. They then covered the soon-todissipate peace and quiet period following the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s regime. Not long after, the insurgency started. Militias began attacking troops, Iraqi police and roadside bombings became all but routine. Maybe the networks found that boring, covering the same thing over and over every day. Maybe daily coverage wasn’t providing the high ratings anymore it once did in the beginning. Of course, we are now in a monotonous presidential campaign and the American people are enthralled with having either an African American or a woman for president. All I’m asking is for the media to cover the war in Iraq and the forgotten war in Afghanistan with a fair and balanced eye – not Fox News fair and balanced, genuine fair and balanced coverage. Stop covering the latest celebrity scandal, leave that to the tabloids and the entertainment news shows. Stop covering every misspoken word by a Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama supporter and then stretching it out for an hour or more. Give it a few minutes, but please end it. The media should be as committed to journalistic integrity as they are to that drivel. I hope that to acknowledge the fifth year of democracy in action, we are shown more than a clip show. Wars are not clip shows. Deaths are not clip shows. Neither should not be summarized so easily and without context. Our American troops and countless thousands of Iraqi civilians that have been killed so far deserve more respect for their deaths.

Iraq BY THE NUMBERS

Death totals since the start of the Iraq War in 2003:

3992

Number of American soldiers killed

426

Number of soldiers from California killed

29,314

Number of American soldiers wounded

2007

Deadliest year in Iraq for America – 901 soldiers killed

308

Number of coalition forces killed

8,027

Number of Iraqi Security Forces killed

Over 41,000 Approximate number of Iraqi civilians killed

SOURCE: icasualties.org

The audacity of hoping Obama’s right, Part II Every politician's closet looks like Halloween, stacked with skeletons and bones to pick. But when a politician gives up something before it becomes striking to the American conscience, it gives him or her a realistic appeal. Obama admitted to drinking, smoking pot and even trying cocaine a few times in high school, according to the article "The Not-So-Simple Story of Barack Obama's Youth" in the March 25, 2007 issue of the Chicago Tribune. The flaws of mortals are what make them mortal. Otherwise, we'd have all these wacky gods prancing around with flutes and sleeping in meadows. You know, with fairies and bright colors and whatnot, right? Wait, am I really the only person who imagines all versions of gods as centaurs? Well, anyway, the sins of a teenager don't relay beyond the confessions of a middle-aged man. But what of those who will undoubtedly compare Obama's teenage partying to that of our forlorn leader, President George "Dubya" Bush? It might be that there's just a stronger willingness to trust a former drug-user if he wasn't using a silver spoon to level out the grams. It also makes it easier to support the politician who admitted to using drugs, rather than the one who continually denies it. But that difference alone sets Obama apart from his peers. Maybe I find him endearing because there was a sense of desperation to his youth. It may give him the "everyman" edge that voters often look for, and it wouldn't be the common man's in-articulation that made Bush so relevant. Seriously, “exemplorary?” “Hispanically-owned?” How did voters miss those little gems? Obama's father left the family only for his mother to later marry

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March 20, 2008

Daily life just too expensive

Jake’s Take

a womanizing booze hound. Dubya's father was a U.S. Representative, then U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, then Chairman of the Republican National Committee, then Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in China, then Director of the CIA, then Vice-President of the United States, then President of the United States, and then I heard he got a huge fish on vacation a few years later. Really? That guy's son is your "everyman?" Obama has suggested, according to the Chicago Tribune article, that his background makes him "the bestsuited candidate to speak to rich and poor, black and white, mainstream voters and those utterly disenchanted with the political system." He was raised, for a period of time, in the Third World, was schooled at elite institutions and has been an active and vocal member of the urban political scene. Though it's difficult to stand behind a man who advocates his own hype (because how can you see the world with the spotlight blinding your wide eyes?), Obama may be right. He may be what actually puts change in motion, what delegates the scales in the aftermath of a new standard. We could see a new "Obamanifest Destiny." OK, sure, that play on words may seem ridiculous, as "manifest destiny" meant that pioneers were supposed to conquer this country at the hands of an archaic god from one ocean to the other, killing everything in their path. But "Obamanifest Destiny" could mean evolving this country by the hands of a determined candidate from one side to the other, loving everything in his path. No? Fine, whatever. I don't care if "Obamanifest Destiny" is a stupid phrase. I just want some pundit to start using it to get my name out there. It's just the business of politics. Speaking of business and politics, let's get back to Obama. Did you see that come full circle?

By Dawn Pettit

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

By Jake Kilroy take.kilroy@gmail.com

It's like we never left this discussion. According to the BusinessWeek's article "Is Obama good for business?" Obama has consulted with stock market investor and current richest man in the world Warren Buffett, on economic growth. He has also reportedly been in touch with former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, who publicly endorsed Obama in January. Though I've detailed a few reasons why I'm voting for Obama, I write this coming out of a disappointing rut. Last year, I remember reading the newspaper when Obama was talking about AIDS in a Baptist church. It didn't seem like the traditional photo-op. From there, he continuously evolved into a candidate that I could actually push for, as my peers starting calling him our Kennedy. But then, Obama began to standardize. He started campaigning against Hillary Clinton, even though he hyped his "good spirit" in the beginning. He was becoming the muchdreaded disappointment that only comes once every four years (no, not the Winter Olympics), repeating what past politicians have promised. He wasn't speaking for the people, but talking at them instead. We weren't with him, but in front of him. However, I see that changing. I see him changing. I see this country changing. Change we can believe in? He keeps telling us that we can. I just have the audacity to hope he's right.

A former boss of mine once told me that I enjoy the finer things in life. I took it as a compliment. Everyone deserves to live a lavish lifestyle, but not for free. It’s so much more rewarding to spend money that I earned myself. I never considered what would happen if I lost my job and the money ran out. A recent survey by HSBC Bank USA posted on CNN's Web site that nearly two out of three consumers in 2008 intend to reduce indulgent spending. Americans at all income levels are cutting back on eating out, going to the movies or leaving town for the weekend, and the economy isn’t giving people any choice in the matter. Gas prices have hit record highs, more people are being laid off from their jobs and the budget crisis is getting worse, not better. Tuition and the cost of textbooks

are also supposed to increase, which will definitely affect my spending habits. But spending your money wisely is easier said than done. I’m 26 years old and I live at home with my parents, like many recent college graduates. I moved in so I could save money to afford a place on my own while going to school and working full-time. That was a year ago and I’m still living paycheck to paycheck. I don’t have the option to drive home for lunch or dinner during the week – The commute alone is costly enough. So I typically visit Starbucks, Subway, Taco Bell and the Nutwood Café at least twice a week. Cal State Fullerton is known for being a commuter school, something that forces many students to eat out. I should take advantage of the pantry packed with free food at my house and start bringing my lunch to school, but I’m always rushing out the front door. Packing a lunch would require me

to set aside time each day – time that I don’t have. Even though I might not be cutting back on my expenses, I still contribute to the two out of three consumers who do. I have a handful of friends who are living off unemployment at the moment and can’t afford to do the things we used to, such as going out for drinks, going on a shopping spree or going to the movies. I definitely stay in more often on the weekends and invite my friends for a low budget dinner and Two Buck Chuck wine from rather than blowing all of our money at a bar. Traveling is definitely another indulgent expense that people are cutting back on. I haven’t taken a vacation in over a year and it’s not because I’m too busy. I can’t afford it and neither can my friends. There was a time when a quick drive to Las Vegas was affordable. Hopefully, I still have a few months before renting movies becomes an indulgent expense too.

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After a successful season that has proved to be arguably the most productive in the history of the Cal State Fullerton wrestling team, the season’s climax came in bittesweet fashion at the Pac 10 championship last week when the Titans qualified four wrestlers and an alternate to the NCAA’s National Championship Thursday. Despite a season full of ground-breaking accomplishments for the Titans, including breaking into the top 20 in national polls for the first time ever, scoring more points than ever at the Pac-10’s, and winning the Pac-10 dual title, the Titans were somewhat disappointed with the outcome of the Pac-10 tournament in Oregon, where they finished fifth overall. In the midst of disappointment there was a bright spot, as senior Morgan Atkinson became the first Titan wrestler in over 30 years to capture his second Pac-10 championship at the 149- pound weight division. Atkinson capped off an undefeated season in the Pac-10 with a 3-0 performance at the championship, with a default victory over Boise State’s Adam Hall in the finals. “It means a lot, coming into college nobody expected me to be the first two-time Pac 10 champ ever,” Atkinson said. “So to do that, it’s just amazing and it’s a lot of relief now.” Titan Head Coach Dan Hicks is extremely proud of his prized recruit from Temecula Valley, feeling Atkinson’s two championships are

“

It means a lot, coming into college nobody expected me to be the first twotime Pac 10 champ ever. So to do that, it’s just amazing and it’s a lot of relief now.

“

By Ryan Castle

Daily Titan Staff Writer

– Morgan Atkinson, senior

well-deserved. “To be two-time Pac 10 champion is a big deal, not too many guys can do that,” Hicks said. “He’s done everything we’ve asked of him and he’s been a great leader.” Atkinson now prepares for the NCAA National Championship, where he will be joined by senior Ian Murphy, juniors John Drake and TJ Dillashaw, and freshman Todd Noel, who will serve as an alternate for the tournament. “It’s been a fun season. We did good as a team all year, but Pac10’s was a little bit of a disappointment,” said Murphy, who took third place while scoring a tournament-high three pins, said. Although the Titans came within one or two matches from taking second at the tournament, they were short-changed of a possible better result with the loss of heavyweight Wade Sauer. Sauer, who had been ranked first in the Pac-10 and No. 4 in the nation, was side-lined with a season-ending neck injury in his last regular season match, shortening his

very promising season. “We felt like we were right on the verge. [We] had a good season all year long, then injury takes us out of the fight for the title,” Hicks said. “It’s a little bittersweet, you know. It was a good season, but God, we were so close. We’ve come so far [since] the five years before I got here [when] we hadn’t won a Pac 10 dual.” With the Pac 10 tournament in the books, the Titans continue to train daily. They are gearing up for the National championship in St. Louis, where they hope to make even more history. Atkinson and Murphy lead the charge and both have lofty aspirations. “My ultimate goal is to win NCAAs. I want to win every match I can, but if I fall short of that, I’ve never been an All-American, so I’d love to be an All-American,” Atkinson said. A wrestler must place at Nationals to become an All-American. Sauer became the ninth Titan wrestler to accomplish that feat last season. “I hope to be a national champion,” Murphy said. “I’ve wrestled all the guys in the top six. I beat some of them, lost to some of them in real close matches. So if I could put it together on that day, I think I could win it.” The Titans still should be proud of their historic season, a season Hicks believes is just a sign of things to come. He refuses to let any disappointment slow down the team’s momentum. “It’s never done. We just try to regroup, catch our breath and ‘give it your all’ again,” Hicks said.

March 20, 2008

Swing and a miss for Women’s Tennis

Photos by Nicole Padilla / For the Daily Titan Shelly Injejikian dives for the ball during the doubles match against Amherst College yesterday.

Lady Titans drop ball in close match By Keturah Miller

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

The Women’s Tennis team faced a tough opponent Wednesday, losing 1-6 to Amherst College in a nonconference game. The loss brings the Lady Titans to 3-12 overall. The Amherst College Lord Jeffs, hailing from Massachusetts, started their season on a winning streak. “We are 3-0 and we are pretty consistent and fit,” said Amhert College Head Coach Jackie Bagwell. Amherst brought 14 out of 18 players to play against Cal State Fullerton. “We have so many on the team, they are all so nice ... I don’t like to cut.” Titan junior Shelly Injejikian said that the Amherst’s players were good. “As a team, Karina [Akhmedova] and I were aggressive in doubles,” Injejikian said. “Karina’s net game was solid and my return serve was solid.” Injejikian and Akhmedova defeated Amherst players Alicia Menezes and Brittany Berckes (8-2). Competing in a tie-breaker, Fullerton’s No. 3 doubles team Breanna Stowell and Brandy Andrews were the last to finish their match. Powerful overheads from Stowell made it the most animated doubles match of the afternoon. Andrews and Stowell lost the match 8-9 to Laura Stein and Jennifer Murphy. The victory for Amherst gave them a one-point lead at the break. In singles play, Berckes defeated Erin Wiesener, Titan No. 1 player, in both sets (6-2, 6-4). “I attacked the ball coming in and did not dictate it as much as possible,” Berckes said. Wiesener worked on putting balls away during her match against Berckes. “I lost the first five games, but ended up doing better,” Wiesener

Karina Akhmedova hits the ball during a doubles match against Amherst.

said. “I tried to be consistent ... I did OK.” Injejikian won both her singles and doubles sets. “My player was a solid one warming up ... but [in the game], I gave her loopers. I came up [at the net] and I served really well today,” Injejikian said. She defeated Amherst’s Jill Wexler (6-0, 6-1). “I was agressive and forward,” Injejikian said. One of the last matches of the day against the Lord Jeffs was Akhmedova’s against Amherst player Monica Synder. While playing in Akhmedova’s second single game, she had to retire early due to heart/chest pain, according to Titan Head Coach Bill Reynolds.

“She will have to go and get an EKG and will have to start monitoring [her] heart,” Reynolds said. Akhmedova was down at the time of retiring, 6-7, 0-3. “We should have won that doubles point and since we didn’t, it took all our momentum away going into the singles matches,” Reynolds said. Reynolds said he was disappointed in the doubles point going to Amherst. “The girls are trying to keep from losing instead of going out to win ... they need to believe in themselves.” The Titans were scheduled to play on Monday versus Boise but the match is canceled, according to Reynolds. The next game for the Titans will be on Thursday, March 27 at Loyola Marymount.

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March 20, 2008

NCAA Tournament 2008

Where to watch the game Cal State Fullerton’s Big West champions will play their first game in the NCAA Tournament tonight at 6:30 p.m. PST against Wisconsin in Omaha, Neb. While some fans will be dining and partying in Omaha before the big game, fans at home can cheer and celebrate at screenings from different locations around Fullerton. KDOC will be airing the game live. The Titan Student Union will

be hosting a game-watching event complete with snacks, soda and four big-screen televisions in the TSU Underground. Off-campus Titan fans are calling for people to watch the game at Brian’s Beer and Billiards at the corner of Yorba Linda Boulevard and Placentia Avenue. Titan enthusiasts must be 21 years or older to attend the screening at Brian’s. Check dailytitan.com all weekend for NCAA updates.

Think Different. Think Simon. In the madness of March Titans have a real chance By Simon Liang

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After 30 years, Fullerton is going back to the big dance. Come on Titan fans, let’s get excited! Lean with it, rock with it, do the souljaboy if you must – just be sure to celebrate! The Titans start the first round against Wisconsin tonight, and I don’t care if you have a hot date or if you want to catch the latest episode of “Jeopardy,” this is history in the making and you need to watch it. Anyway, some of you probably haven’t even heard of Wisconsin since, well, ever. But the Badgers are the Big Ten Champions – a very strong basketball conference – and have wins over Texas, Indiana and Michigan State. This year’s Badgers don’t have a superstar like a Devin Harris or Alando Tucker, but they are a well-balanced team and currently rank in the top-10 nationally. They only have four losses this season and they were all against teams ranked in the top 25. I was hoping that the committee would be a little nicer in the seeding, but I guess they don’t pay attention to the Big West. Wisconsin is easily the toughest opponent the Titans will face this season and the most daunting task for Titan Coach Bob Burton and his players will be the Badgers’ suffocating defense and huge frontline. Wisconsin’s Achilles heel is playing against teams that rely on the three-point shot and their quickness, which happens to be what the Titans do best. Wisconsin center Brian Butch is 6-foot-11, but plays more like a Dirk Nowitzki because of his ability to step outside to the threepoint line and knock down shots. He will be a tough cover, but the key is to pressure him because he is very turnover-prone. Forward Marcus Landry is a great defender and active on the glass and forward Joe Krabbenhoft produces numbers all across the board and leads the team in assists. Guard Jason Bohannon is their deadly three-point shooter off the bench. Guard Trevon Hughes is strong and quick. He gets to the basket

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with relative ease. The key matchup in the game is going to be guard Michael Flowers and his All-American defense against the Titans’ Josh Akognon. Not only is Flowers a shut-down defender, he can knock down three’s consistently. It will be crucial for Akognon to knock down shots from the perimeter. CSUF needs to run on Wisconsin and hit the defensive boards. You cannot let the Badgers get second chances because they will make you pay. Frank Robinson has to be aggressive and get the Wisconsin big men in foul trouble. We definitely need Marcus Morgan to rebound and bang inside with the Badgers. If he has a game like he did against UC Irvine, then we have a fighting chance. Ray Reed will need to make good decisions and not turn the ball over. Kenneth Alexander and Andrew Green will need to crash the glass and not be intimidated by Wisconsin’s big guys. Of course, the formula to CSUF’s success always comes down to Co-Big West Player of the Year, Scott Cutley. If he gets 22 and 12 like he did in the Big West championship game, he will keep the Titans close. The Titan Big Three of Akognon, Robinson and Cutley all need to come through in order for CSUF to come out with the ‘W.’ CSUF comes into this game as heavy underdogs. The Badgers will step on to the court lackadaisical because our front-court boasts three 6-foot-5 players, while their bigs all tower over ours. But don’t you guys remember the Super Bowl this year? Did anybody root for the Giants? They were one of the biggest underdogs in the history of sports, but they still fought hard and ended up winning. It’s always easy to conform and go for the team that is seeded higher, but this is March Madness, folks. Anything can happen and you just never know. I believe in Titan Basketball! Do you?

Titans feel no pressure By Michal Olszewski

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

Omaha, NE – Cal State Fullerton isn’t used to the attention. Not for basketball anyway. But here they are, loose and ready to go, with fans back home and in Omaha hoping for another victory celebration. The team is in high spirits and knows the odds and what’s expected of them in their first NCAA tournament appearance in 30 years. Titan Head Coach Bob Burton jokingly told reporters during a pre-tournament press conference yesterday that his No. 14-seed team has no chance of winning. Titans Frank Robinson, Scott Cutley and Josh Akognon also appeared loose during the press conference. If the team wins, Robinson said, Fullerton would own Omaha following baseball’s already rich history in the College World Series. Amid the jokes and laid-back demeanor were several hints as to how the team would fare against its opponent, No. 3-seed Wisconsin. Burton said his team may have a disadvantage early in the game because of their limited experience on the big stage, but with five of his six key players coming from four-year universities, it may not be a problem. Frank Robinson, the Big West Defensive Player of the Year, transferred from East Carolina to Fullerton for his sophomore year, and while he may not have played games on a large stage at CSUF, the senior said he’s well aware of the pressure of big games. “[I’m used to] playing in this environment,” Robinson said. “I’ve played at Louisville, Memphis and Marquette, so that experience in are-

nas is going to help me out.” Robinson also talked about his teammates playing on the big stage. Big West regular season Co-Most Valuable Player Scott Cutley and sixth man Marcus Crenshaw both played at Kent State and at the Qwest Center. Point guard Ray Reed transferred from Georgetown, and Big West Tournament MVP Josh Akognon used to play for Washington State. “The atmosphere is something we’re used to,” Robinson said. “That should help us out more than other smaller schools that come into this arena.” Burton said he hopes the prior experiences for his players helps them, but understands this is the first time for them as a team. “[The thing is] they were just parts in those things. Now they’re really the focal points,” Burton said. Akognon said he’s not thinking about the larger stage, he’s just focusing on preparing for the game. “You’re playing against the same five people, whether there’s 10 people or 20,000 people [watching],” Akognon said. “Everyone’s excited enough to be here to go out and step their games up.” The match-up between the Titans and Badgers is potentially exciting because the two teams have very different styles on the court. Fullerton has averaged over 82 pointsper-game and the Big Ten champion Badgers haven’t allowed more than 72 points in their past 25 games. Michael Flowers, the Badgers AllBig Ten second-team player, said in Wisconsin’s press conference that his team has been using the saying, “offense sells tickets, defense wins championships” to motivate themselves.

By David Carrillo/Daily Titan Sports Editor Ray Reed elevates for a dunk Wednesday at practice for the NCAA tournament.

“So far we’ve been focused on the defensive end and been real successful with that,” Flowers said. “We have two trophies (Big Ten regular season and tournament titles) and now we’re trying to go for a third.” Titan fans may be in store for an exciting game, as Robinson said the

team will not change its style against Wisconsin’s defense. “We’re going to try to run them out [of the arena]. That’s our game and that’s what we try to do to everyone. The plan is to make them speed up and play our tempo,” Robinson said.

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March 20, 2008

Plastination: Hagans’s life focus since 1977 From Page 1

not to mention the several animal specimens such as a chicken, lamb, a horse and others. Hagans is currently working on larger projects including a gorilla and a giraffe. Many are concerned with the ethical issues such as profit making and body collecting, but Hagans assured the public that his work is legitimate and approved by the body donors prior to their deaths. Other specimens are donated by museums and other valid organizations. The body donation contract includes a clause that addresses the issue of profits. Other critics argue that bodies

intended for medical research are instead ending up as “undignified” displays of art. In response to such claims Hagans said, “I think just [the] opposite.” Consider the medical research technology in times of ancient Egypt, “Nobody would come and say do not show the whole body specimen … they would just cut the body in pieces put it in a fluid … all color is away … even green cucumbers are better preserved,” Hagans said. During that time scientists would get perhaps one days use of the specimens and if that were still the case today, “then it would be derogative.” Hagans argues his work is featured

on a different premise: beauty beneath the skin frozen in time between death and decay. Hagans described much of the work as being simply, “My mental preparation, my mental dissection is most important.” First, he visually separates the specimen into planes and arranges the organs. He compared the process to rearranging a bedroom. He opens “body doors” and segments the body observing very carefully “what has been taken away.” The scientist, coined “Dr. Frankenstein” by some, said he considers a picture photo. Many look at a pic-

ture and take it for what it’s worth, Hagans said. He sees a human body and asks himself, “What do I not see here?” This will be the third time Hagans’s work has been displayed at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. His humble beginnings in a laboratory attracted the attention of university staff that inspired him to arrange the first expo in Pforzheim, Germany in 1983. His plastination research is now independently funded with no help from the state or educational institutes. He has laboratories in Germany, America and China that employ about 350

people who handle different business factors such as organizing expos, picking up bodies and technology development. Hagans patented his technology in 1979, but recent litigation has deemed his patent expired. Since those rulings, copycat scientists have attempted to replicate his work. Hagans described this as problematic for business. The estimated 20 businesses world wide that produce similar work, use unclaimed bodies and illegitimate practices to produce specimens on a larger scale, Hagans said. “[I am] not interested in mass production, rather with masterpieces.” “Body Worlds 3: The original ex-

hibition of real human bodies and the story of the heart,” is being featured until September. Hagans intends for exhibition visitors to walk away with a new appreciation of the human body and a newly found sense of pride for the body’s systems. Editor’s note: This story does not include three sources which goes against the Daily Titan style. Body Worlds would not allow our reporter to talk to attendees of the event. Instead they offered the use of quotes from a “quote book” from their Public Relations Department. Since it was virtually impossible to verify the information and objectivity in the quotes, we decided to run the story with only one source.

Photos By beth stirnaman/Daily Titan Staff Photographer

Far Left: A face is preserved to show the different layers of tissue. Top: Onlookers observe a body. Left: Two bodies are displayed in the shape of a heart. For more photos see page 10.

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Aries (March 21 - April 19) Don’t go out today, without a spatula. I can’t say more.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20) A hive of naked mole rats will move in with you today. You will find that they are rela tive ly tidy creatures, but that it’s a trifle difficult to explain their presence to your friends.

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Gemini (May 21 - June 20) Good day to make a nice pot of gruel. Isn’t it strange, how difﬁcult it is these days to ﬁnd gruel on the menu at restaurants? Perhaps you should start your own restaurant (e.g. The Gruel Pot) to rectify that situation.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22) Remember: you can’t tell your boss to get lost. You can, however, give him the wrong directions.

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Leo (July 23 - August 22) Go wild today! Try a different brand of ramen noodles -- or even go so far as to sprinkle a little chopped green onion over them!

Virgo (August 23 - September 22) A man dressed like a giant shrimp will roar past you in an experimental hovercraft, today. (Again.)

Libra (September 22 - October 22) You will ﬁnally begin your novel! This is very good, since if you’d decided to write a screen play, you would have had to move to California and drive a taxi.

Scorpio (October 23 - November 21) Those spiders are growing larger around your house, and it’s becoming more of a challenge to escape. You may want to con sider acquiring a ﬂame thrower. (Hint: illicit nuclear dump nearby.)

Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) Try not to be too impulsive, today. Ask you self if you really need that howitzer, or if you just think it’d be fun to have.

Capricorn (December 22 - January 20) Nothing ventured, nothing gained, is the rule for now. In fact, “nothing” will play a very large part in your future.

Aquarius (January 21 - February 18) Money will come from an unexpected source. If you put it in a mesh bag and run it throught the washer, you’ll get most of the smell out.

Pisces (February 19 - March 20) Someone will try to give you an egg salad sandwich today. Refuse them. Be polite, yet ﬁrm.

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Photos By beth stirnaman/Daily Titan Staff Photographer All photos were taken at the “Body Worlds 3” exhibit in Los Angeles. Above: A body is preserved through plastination. Top Right: An observer’s expression to the skinned body. Bottom Right: A heart is suspended between a skeleton’s hands.

March 20, 2008