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DTSHORTHAND “Shelter In Place” informational courses available today
During certain emergency situations including chemical, biological or radiological materials release, some weather emergencies and the threat of imminent danger, such as a gunman on campus, students may be advised to “shelter-in-place” rather than evacuate. The University Police Department’s Emergency Management Coordinator is offering informational one hour courses on how to “shelter-in-place” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Titan Shops Bookstore today. This training will prepare faculty, staff and students to seek and hold cover when directed to by the Police Department via mass notifications systems or public announcements.
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The fourth annual Hookah Titan Up is today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Central Quad. Hosted by the Middle Eastern Student Society, the event will feature henna tattoos, free Mid East food from Oasis Grill, free hookah, belly dancing and music. Also, a discussion called “Democracy Education: Democracy, Labor and the Prosperity Myth” will be held today in the Titan Student Union Pavillion C from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Michael Parenti will be speaking at the event hosted by the Alliance of Students for Equal Education & Students for Peace & Social Justice.
NEW YORK (AP) – Author J.K. Rowling is eager to tell a judge this week that one of her biggest fans is in fantasyland if he believes a “Harry Potter” encyclopedia he plans to publish does not violate her copyrights. The showdown between Rowling and Steven Vander Ark is scheduled to last most of the week in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. Rowling is scheduled to testify Monday in a trial that is sure to generate huge interest among Harry Potter fans and the public. Her lawyer has arranged with the judge to have a private security guard for Rowling in the courtroom and for the author to spend breaks in the seclusion of a jury room – away from any diehard Potter fans in attendance. The trial comes eight months after Rowling published her seventh and final book in the widely popular Harry Potter series. Rowling brought the lawsuit last year against Vander Ark’s publisher, RDR Books, to stop publication of the “Harry Potter Lexicon.” Rowling is actually a big fan of the Harry Potter Lexicon Web site that Vander Ark runs. But she draws the line when it comes to publishing the book and charging $24.95. In court papers filed prior to the trial, Rowling said she was “deeply troubled” by the book.
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MacKenzie Macsween of the Cal State Fullerton Health Science Department conducted a one-hour Yoga session for cadets of the CSUF Army ROTC program on Monday, April 7. The CSUF Army ROTC program’s squad training exercise is coming up on April 18-20.
Going for a good cause for Preparation is key to all those involved at CSUF surviving the semester Approximately 350 show up at Saturday’s Going for the Gold run/walk By Jacquelyn rumfola
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Faculty, students and alumni of Cal State Fullerton joined members of the community Saturday for a day of exercise, games and health education. The on-campus event, “Going For the Gold,” was hosted by the College of Health and Human Development, and included a 1K walk, 5K run and a free health expo. “This is the first time the University has held this event,” said Alma Gonzalez, Event Coordinator of the College of Health and Human Development. “The reason we had it was partly in celebration of the school’s 50th anniversary.” Funding for “Going for the Gold” was made possible by a grant from Dara Vazin, a proposal from the College for the health expo and outside donations. All run/walk participants, besides children under 12, were charged a fee to enter. Proceeds will go to cancer disparities research and obesity prevention centers, Gonzalez said. Saturday’s event began early when participants, many clad in running attire, began arriving for check-in at 7:30 a.m. Ken Alan, professor in the Department of Kinesiology, led a warm-up routine before the walks began, while Tuffy the Titan went around rallying the excitement of the crowd. “It went pretty well,” Alan said.
“Standing in place can be so dull sometimes, so I had them walking in circle formations, giving each other high fives to get warm. We played London Bridge, which the kids performed much better than the adults.” A gun sounded the start of the 5K run around 9:10 a.m. The course started by the East side of the Pollak Library and went to the front of the campus, doubled back around the baseball field and ended by the South side of the Kinesiology building, said Kate Ragains, a runner in the 5K. “It was a nice course,” Ragains,
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27, said. “Especially for people who don’t know the campus. They got a chance to see a majority of the campus.” The 1K began at 9:15 a.m., sounded off by a foghorn. “It was an awesome atmosphere,” said Carlos Ayala, a 49-year-old Placentia resident and runner in the 5K. “Everyone was moving and positive. You could feel a camaraderie among the crowd.” Student volunteers were in place at the finish line to pass out tiny gold-colored medals that read,
“Number 1 winner,” to every participant. “I actually won my age division for the 5K,” said Donna Reeson, a runner in the “over 60” division and employee of the Purchasing Contracts/Procurement Department. at CSUF. “I really like getting involved in this sort of thing.” A total of 27 booths were set up at the expo. Fresh & Easy, St. Jude Medical Center and Henry’s were some of the sponsors. A variety of campus groups and organizations also had booths. All were giving away free advise on ways to improve or maintain a healthy lifestyle. RTVF student Mani Nevarez was on the turntables playing De La Soul and George Clinton over the loudspeakers. A rock wall was set up for use and the expo included hulahoop contests, face painting, arts and crafts and relay races. Attendees received tickets for several raffles. Raffle-winners were handed $25 gift certificates to an assortment of food and retail stores. Two winners received iPod Shuffle’s. Event sponsors donated all prizes. Approximately 350 people showed up for the walk and run, according to Gonzalez, and the event lasted until around noon. “We have over 150 students, 80 full-time staff members, and 30 to 40 community members who volunteered for this,” Gonzalez said. “We could not have done this without them.” Gonzalez said she hopes to hold the event again next year, although it will depend on the ability to raise enough funds. “It’s a great way to improve your health and meet new people,” Gonzalez said.
Campus resources offer advice on how to ease end-of-the-year stress By SARAH J. CRUZ
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
The last few weeks of school can be a pitfall for students who are not focused. This is where students may run into problems, campus resources said. Summer taunts students with visions of late-night hangouts, leisure travel and warm days spent laying on the beach. Students who focus more on summer put themselves in a situation of playing catch-up during finals season. Stress levels rise, grades drop and panic kicks in, campus resources said. “Stay calm, stay in the moment, breathe and take one exam at a time,” said Elizabeth Pham, the administrative coordinator for the Cal State Fullerton Student Diversity Program. Pham and others said they encourage students to stay focused in order to fight burning out. “You can’t cram nine weeks of work into one night,” said Patricia Godinez, the learning coordinator for the University Learning Center. “Procrastination, more than anything, leads to burnout.” The key to successfully completing the semester is preparation, Godinez said. “We offer study groups to students,” she said. “Some students cannot attend. The students that
do not attend are the ones that get stressed out.” Students can avoid the stress by staying on top of assignments and attending classes, Godinez said. Another important factor in academic success is physical health. “Take care of your physical self,” Godinez said. “Sleep, exercise and eat right.” For students who have already lost focus and grade points, all is not lost, Pham said. CSUF offers many programs to aid students. Student Support Services is a resource for “150 lowincome, first-generation students,” according to the Student Support Services Web page on the CSUF Web site. “We offer them academic counseling, tutoring and make sure their financial aid is in order,” said Robin Matthews, the administrative assistant for Student Support Services. The Student Diversity Program was originally created to help failing athletes achieve higher grades, but it has expanded to help at-risk students as well. “Our department counsels them through homework and teaches them about time management,” Pham said. “Time management is a big deal for students [who] balance school, studies, social lives and work.” A contributing factor to an endof-the-semester burnout is a student’s attempt to balance these different aspects of their life, she said. “They get discouraged, and maybe they’re flunking. We help them get back on their feet. We encourage them to contact their professors [and] ask for advice and study tips.”
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IN OTHER NEWS A student finally reunites with loved ones INTERNATIONAL BAGHDAD (AP) – Iraq’s government moved Sunday to restore discipline within the ranks of the security forces, sacking more than 1,300 soldiers and policemen who deserted during recent fighting against Shiite militias in Basra. At the same time, Iraq’s Cabinet ratcheted up the pressure on anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr by approving draft legislation barring political parties with militias from participating in upcoming provincial elections. Al-Sadr, who heads the country’s biggest militia, the Mahdi Army, has been under intense pressure from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, also a Shiite, to disband the Mahdi Army or face political isolation. Al-Sadr’s followers are eager to take part in the local elections because they believe they can take power away from rival Shiite parties in the vast, oil-rich Shiite heartland of southern Iraq. And in a new move to stem the flow of money to armed groups, the government ordered a crackdown on militiamen controlling state-run and private gas stations, refineries and oil distribution centers.
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Bush plans Pope’s pomp-filled arrival ceremony WASHINGTON (AP) – The leader of the world’s Roman Catholics has been to the White House only once in history. That changes this week, and President Bush is pulling out all the stops: driving out to a suburban military base to meet Pope Benedict XVI’s plane, bringing a giant audience to the South Lawn and hosting a fancy East Room dinner. These are all firsts. Bush has never before given a visiting leader the honor of picking him up at the airport. In fact, no president has done so at Andrews Air Force Base, the typical landing spot for modern leaders. A crowd of up to 12,000 is due at the White House on Wednesday morning for the pope’s official, pomp-filled arrival ceremony. It will feature the U.S. and Holy See anthems, a 21-gun salute and the U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps. The White House crowd will be the largest of Bush’s presidency. The evening’s festivities will mark the first time the Bushes have put on a high-profile meal in honor of someone who isn’t even a guest. Wednesday is the pontiff’s 81st birthday, and the menu celebrates his German heritage with Bavarianstyle food. But Benedict’s prayer service that evening with U.S. bishops at a famed Washington basilica preclude him from coming to the dinner, according to the White House. Catholic leaders will be there instead.
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Border Patrol detains 18 people after crash EL CAJON (AP) – Border Patrol agents investigating a crash in east San Diego County have detained 18 people suspected of crossing the border illegally and fleeing from the scene of the collision. Border Patrol spokesman Richard E. Smith says around 6 a.m. Sunday, a van hit a guardrail in Alpine, about 30 miles east of San Diego. The vehicle flipped over, but when authorities arrived, no one was inside. Witnesses reported seeing people running away. The agents followed footprints into nearby hills where they found people hiding in the brush. Smith says four people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, and 14 others were taken to a Border Patrol station for questioning.
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A senior’s relatives in Colombia are kidnapped and held for three years By Adam Elmahrek
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hen Gloria Polanco was released in Venezuela by FARC, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, in a hostage deal negotiated by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, Cal State Fullerton senior Luis Ayala, 23, breathed a sigh of relief. The Mi- LUIS AYALA ami Herald reported that Polanco’s release on Feb. 27 marked the end of one of the most notorious kidnapping cases in Colombia, and for Ayala, it ended a very personal and painful family saga. Polanco was married to slain Colombian ex-governor Jaime Losada, Ayala’s cousin. “You have given me the opportunity to live again. I was like the living dead,” Polanco told Colombian television, according to a Reuters Web site. The family tragedy began on July 26, 2001 when rebels raided an upscale apartment building in the Colombian city of Neiva, Ayala’s
hometown. sons wouldn’t last long. Losada was They broke into Losada’s home killed in December 2005 during a and kidnapped his wife Polanco and FARC ambush in which his son Fetwo sons, Jaime Felipe and Juan Se- lipe was also wounded. bastian, who were 17 and 15 years Ayala’s mother, Ligia Ayala, was old at the time, the Miami Herald at a family reunion when Losada reported. was slain. “When they were first kidnapped, The festive mood of the event was I was only 17, so it didn’t really hit shattered when Ligia’s brother, Lume that hard. When they were re- ciano Castro, received a phone call leased and Jaime was killed, I was about Losada’s fate. older and it was much more shock“She came home crying and out ing to me,” Ayala said. of control,” Ayala said. “She kept Losada’s sons were released three saying, ‘They killed Jaime, those years later in exchange for a ransom bastards killed Jaime!’” to be paid in installments. Losada’s Ligia said the last time Jaime wife, Polanco, remained captive un- spoke, he said he had paid 70 pertil Feb. 27 this year. cent of his “quota,” a euphemism the After July 2005, when Losada’s FARC uses for ransom payments. sons were released, they vacationed So when Losada’s sons were rein the U.S., leased and where Ayala Losada took and his para low-risk asents hosted I didn’t ask them about signment with the three of what happened because I the Colombian them in their in Londidn’t want to revive those council Mission Viejo don, Ayala’s painful memories. It didn’t family thought home. “Jaime was seem appropriate. Polanco’s rea very warm lease would – Luis Ayala soon man,” Ayala follow CSUF Senior and that the said. Ayala spent saga was comtime with ing to an end. Losada’s sons, But then, but didn’t press Losada anthem about their time in captivity. nounced his bid for another term as “I didn’t ask them about what governor. happened because I didn’t want “His love for politics seduced him to revive those painful memories,” once again,” Ligia said. Ayala said. “It didn’t seem appropriCSUF professor of political sciate.” ence, Valerie O’Regan, said one The reunion between father and reason Hugo Chavez negotiated the
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release was to get a lot of attention in the region. “It is very obvious what Chavez’s agenda would be,” O’Regan said. The FARC is a leftist revolutionary group the U.S. categorizes as a terrorist organization. Chavez has been recently advocating for the terrorist label’s removal. Chavez’s clout with the FARC is clear – He was able to negotiate the release of one of the FARC’s highest profile hostages. The release of Polanco was covered heavily in the Colombian media and came amid some of the worst political turmoil South America has seen in decades. A Colombian raid into Ecuador two days after Polanco’s release against FARC rebels killed 25 people, including the FARC’s No. 2 official, Raul Reyes, and touched off a diplomatic firestorm involving Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. Relations have been cooling since the raid and Venezuela re-opened its embassy in Bogota over the weekend. Ligia said although the conflict with the FARC has calmed down under the policies of Colombia’s current president, Alvaro Uribe, it is still possible that the kidnapping or killing of loved ones in Colombia could continue. “Jaime’s sons have decided to follow their father into politics,” Ligia said. Ayala is studying international business. For now, it is still a time of rejoicing for Ayala and his family, and especially for Polanco.
COP BLOTTER: A rash of bike thefts ‘hits’ CSUF On Monday evening, two bikes were stolen within 38 minutes of each other. It is unknown if the thefts were related. SUNDAY 11:18 a.m. - A Blue Emergency Phone call by the library alerted police. It sounded like an audible alarm came from the call. Everything checked out OK; it was said to probably be a malfunction. 10:30 p.m. - A suspicious person was reported to be near Mihaylo Hall. It was reported that a male was screaming near the construction area located near Langsdorf
Hall and Mihaylo Hall. Police assisted. MONDAY 11:10 a.m. - A traffic accident was reported near the South Library. No injuries were reported. 3:59 p.m. - A professor, about 30 years of age, felt faint in the classroom and called for medical assistance.
theft. A female reported this time and said her bike was stolen from Langsdorf Hall. It is unknown if these thefts were related. TUESDAY 5:35 a.m. - Graffiti was discovered on a paper towel dispenser in the Visual Arts building. It is not permanent and can be removed; it was a false alarm.
8:43 p.m. - Someone stole a bike near Dan Black Hall. The petty theft was reported and a report was taken.
WEDNESDAY 3:32 p.m. - A woman got some chemicals in her eyes in Dan Black Hall. She was transported to the Health Center.
9:21 p.m. - Another bike was stolen within 38 minutes of the first
4:08 p.m. - A trash can was reportedly on fire near Langsdorf Hall
but police were unable to locate the alleged trash can upon arrival. 5:35 p.m. - A suspicious vehicle in the parking structure near the dorms was reported to have slashed tires and missing hubcaps. The information was received, but no action was taken. THURSDAY 10:47 a.m. - In Lot C, a traffic accident occurred. There were no injuries. 6:25 p.m. - Someone vandalized a silver Toyota Corolla on the second level of the Parking Structure Dorm parking lot. The tires were slashed. Police assisted.
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Democratic Party officials want a federal judge to order an investigation into whether Sen. John McCain violated election laws by withdrawing from public financing, saying federal regulators are too weak to act on their own. A lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission, to be filed Monday in U.S. District Court, questions the agency’s ability to enforce the law and review McCain’s decision to opt out of the system. The Republican presidential candidate, who had been entitled to $5.8 million in federal funds for the primary campaign, decided earlier this year to give up that money so he could avoid strict spending limits between now and the GOP’s national convention in September.
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Traces of prescription drugs are found in a fivemonth nationwide study By Thao Le
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The flushed water is then treated before being released into the rivers, lakes or reservoirs, according to the Associated Press. Some of the water is then treated by drinking water treatment plants and piped to homes. Merrill said people are taking too many drugs nowadays and should start cutting back. There are no regulations as to how people should dispose of their unused drugs. “I don’t know if it’s enforceable,” Merrill said. “[It’s] doubtful; I think it should be brought to a public place, [such as] at local pharmacy where it should be readily available [to be disposed].” He said he does not know if the technology is there to ensure that everything in the water is cleaned out. Shari McMahon, Chair of CSUF’s health sciences department, said there could be better filtrating, but there is only so much humans can do.
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The federal government does not require testing for drugs in water. There are no safety limits set for drugs in water either. The Associated Press reported that 35 of the 62 watersheds were. Pharmaceuticals were present in 28 of the watersheds. The Associated Press said many Americans may not understand how to interpret the information and there are many things to find out. “I think the public deserves to know. It goes across the board with all news,” Aguirre said. “If they have the full information – how it got there, at what levels, [if not] they get people to asking questions and panicking. [Officials] should let us know, as soon as possible, the full information.” McMahon suggested it should be interpreted with caution. Bottled and tap water are not off the hook either. Bottled water is not usually tested for pharmaceuticals and is sometimes repackaged tap water.
Aguirre said he would continue to drink bottled and tap water as long as the concentrations of pharmaceuticals will not be harmful to him in future. The Associated Press reported that though the research is still limited, pharmaceuticals can be damaging to wildlife. Male fish feminized by pharmaceuticals have been discovered creating egg yolk proteins, a process typically limited to female fish. Over 100 pharmaceuticals have been discovered in rivers, lakes, streams and reservoirs across the world. They were detected in Canada Australia, Europe and Asia. With drinking water being contaminated with people’s prescription drugs, Merrill said it is human activities that are contributing to issues with quality of drinking water. “Is [there] really an ecosystem that hasn’t been touch by human influence?” Merrill said.
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Drinking water is not as clean as Americans might have thought. An investigation by The Associated Press shows that pharmaceutical drugs have been found in drinking water across the U.S. Traces of prescription drugs such as antibiotics, anti-epilepsy drugs, sex hormone and cholesterol reducers have been detected in drinking water. In the five-month study, The Associated Press discovered drugs in major metropolitan areas, including the water in Southern California. Cal State Fullerton Assistant Professor of Health Sciences Vincent Merrill said the information given should be easy to comprehend. “It needs to be presented in the way to understand it and [allow people to] make their decision on their own,” Merrill said. Long Beach, Los Angeles and Riverside counties have found at least two drugs in their water supply. San Francisco has detected a sex hormone drug, and San Diego County has at least three drugs found in its water. Officials said concentrations of the drugs are measured in parts per trillion, which is tiny and far below the medical dose. Merrill does not believe drinking the drugged water will be consequential to human health. “We ingest [drugs] on our own anyways,” Merrill said. “If anything, it’s harmful to the environment.” CSUF philosophy student Oscar Aguirre, 31, was surprised to learn traces of pharmaceuticals in drinking water. “There is always stuff in water; I’m not expecting water to be absolutely clean,” Aguirre said. “[But] I didn’t know there are prescription drugs in there.” People with unused prescription drugs flush them down the toilet. Some drugs that are consumed pass through people’s bodies and eventually make their way into the water supply.
erate. “The trickster is a running theme,” she said. “It shows up in many cultures. It is kind of representative of how we learn.” And as the title tells, Cicchelli By Joshua burton thinks people often get tricked Daily Titan Staff Writer into growing, learning and finding news@dailytitan.com themselves. Carla Adams, a longtime friend of Cicchelli, agreed. She visual journey through the was at the reception for the gallery mind and past of graduate and noted the running theme. student Giana Cicchelli is “We trick ourselves into believing now on display in the Plaza Gallery who we are,” Adams said. “Someof the Titan Student Union. times it takes someone else to show Titled “The Trickster Meets Her- us that.” self: Tripping Over Enlightenment Even the audience to the paint& Falling On Your Ass,” the display ings is tricked. Cicchelli is not a is a virtual slide show of the tumul- full-time artist. She is a sociology tuous past two years Cicchelli has graduate student well on her way gone through, although it is slightly to a master’s degree. She said she atobscured by her own artistic vision. tributes her artistry in some way to “I needed therapy. Painting seems her father, Kirk Sivertsen, who is a to function as cartoonist and art just that,” she teacher at Fullersaid. ton College. Through the It was a project of “I never really vague glimpses getting to know myself. considered myself she gives in her an artist,” Cicchelli paintings, Cic- It was truly terrifying, said. chelli recounts but very informative. It does not show two years spent in her work, Adin a disturbing ams said. Her style social circle in – Gianna Cicchelli is extremely differthe many paintCSUF graduate student ent from that of ings on display cartoonists, who at the gallery. tend to use defined Alongside each black lines to draw. piece is a quoCicchelli’s sweeptation from faing paint strokes combined with her mous artists to help guide the way. flair for liberal, almost derelict art is “I like how the words and the im- a far cry from that. ages convey her message,” Ashley “Everything is a twist and turn. McKell, the Plaza Gallery organizer, The colors are bold and in your face,” said. Adams said. She was also struck by Through these glimpses, a passer- how the colors changed throughout by can try to get to know Cicchelli the exhibit, growing lighter as the as she tried to better understand story went on. herself. The Plaza Gallery allows the art“It was a project of getting to ists to design their own art exhibit, know myself,” Cicchelli said of the so the display of the artwork is Ciccreative process that went into the chelli’s own. project. “It was truly terrifying, but As she pointed out, the pieces very informative.” were meticulously placed and their As seen in art, the paintings in the arrangement is a work of design in gallery are highly telling, but even a itself. casual passerby can see the sequenThe gallery will be displaying tial nature in the arrangement of the Cicchelli’s work until May 16. canvasses. The gallery is located in the TSU The story is only slightly clear, Underground next to the Garden however, and its ambiguity is delib- Cafe.
A CSUF student finds painting as an outlet for her personal demons
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“They feel so betrayed by government that when they hear a pitch that is premised on not being cynical about government, then a part of them just doesn’t buy it,” Obama said. “And when it’s delivered by -- it’s true that when it’s delivered by a 46-year-old black man named Barack Obama, then that adds another layer of skepticism.” Clinton is attacking Obama for his frankness, his honesty, and, what’s worse, she refuses to acknowledge the possibility of truth in his statement. People are cynical. They are skeptical. That would be the position of every Democrat after eight years of George W. Bush. To Clinton, Americans aren’t cynical at all. No, it’s morning in America, according to her. Or at least that’s her position right now. With 188 delegates at stake in Pennsylvania, this is her last stand. So the rabid politician Clinton is pulling out all the stops and resorting to Republican smear tactics, echoing the type of conduct one would expect from Bush or McCain. Obama’s statements spoke with an honesty that is seldom seen from politicians. Clinton and McCain are crucifying him for it. In our minds, this cements our belief that Obama is the best person to be the President of the United States.
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If you think the European Union’s recent decision to allow cell phones on flights doesn’t affect you, think again. The EU consists of 27 nations, including Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Spain and others. So unless you plan to limit your travel to North and South America, you are likely to have the joy of experiencing Europe’s soon-to-be chatty skies. Although the decision affects only flights in European airspace, there is still no definite answer as to
whether flights going to and from as slim as the arm rests between the Europe (from other countries) will seats. enjoy this technological catastroTo avoid in-flight violence, the phe, according to the Associated EU recommends that airlines draft Press. up etiquette policies governing the Cal State Fullerton students use of cell phones. studying abroad in Italy this sumPossible rules could include mer, for example, may spend the limiting the hours or times durnearly 14-hour ing which calls flight listening to can be placed or People who some stranger flirt limiting usage to with her boyfriend study abroad may texts and e-mail. in a foreign lanThese etiquette be ready to execute guage. rules would likely The upside is their international be enforced by the that they’ll have a neighbors before the airline staff. chance to practice I think we all plane even touches their translation know what will skills. The down- down. happen during a side is that people lengthy flight. The who study-abroad flight attendants may be ready to execute their inter- will be weary of policing cell phone national neighbors before the plane usage and it will be every passenger touches down. for themselves. In-flight movies probably won’t Passengers will band together to offer relief to those weary of un- fight for their right to sit in their willing eavesdropping either since uncomfortable seats in relative airplane seats allow mere inches of peace. They could remove offenders space between passengers. by force and lock them in the lavaIf the person next to you is loudly tory until the phone call comes to barking away on a cell phone with an end. his mouth approximately 8 inches Or maybe they could move the from your ear, the chances of hear- offender, again by force, to the seat ing what is in your headphones are directly across from the flight atten-
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Recent comments by Barack Obama and the response of Hillary Clinton are a sign her campaign has entered its final, ugly stage. She has taken an entirely reasonable comment from Obama and vilified it in an effort to clinch the candidacy leading up to the Pennsylvania primary on April 22. Here’s Obama’s “controversial” quote in its entirety: “You go into some of these small towns in Pennsylvania, and like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing’s replaced them. And they fell through the Clinton Administration and the Bush Administration, and each successive administration has said that somehow these communities are gonna regenerate and they have not. And it’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.” No reasonable person could see this comment as anything less than honest and truthful, yet Clinton, who sounds like McCain’s puppet, is painting Obama as an elitist who is out of touch with the American public. Taking his comments ridiculously out of context, she makes it seem like he hates middle America.
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Boycotting the Olympics is insulting Clinton and Obama calling on Bush to start unnecessary conflict By Sarah J. Cruz
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
The 2008 Summer Olympics have come under severe scrutiny in the last few weeks as the torch struggles to make its way across the world and home to this year’s competition at Beijing, China. At odds are the Chinese government and protesters who are accusing China of persecuting Tibetans and supporting the violation of human rights in Darfur. In the midst of the turmoil, presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has called on George W. Bush to boycott the opening ceremonies. Her statement put Bush in a situation she knows he can’t successfully address. Bush cannot afford to garner more international heat by being absent from the Olympics. Yet, if he goes, he will likely
be fodder for future campaign speeches that will define Clinton as a president who stands up for human rights, in contrast to Bush. She could use this platform to tout her own intentions to fight for human rights while not having to take any real action herself. This call to boycott the Olympics is an attempt to paint in black and white an issue that is fraught with a grey area and complexity. And now, democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama has thrown his hat into the ring. In an interview last week, Barack agreed that Bush should boycott the Olympics if China does not satisfactorily change its policies. On the outside, it seems like a smart move to boycott the Olympics if they are hosted by a government widely criticized for persecuting a segment of its population. Yet, the candidates are simplifying an issue that is not so easily resolved. To boycott the Olympics would be to draw a definite line in the
sand with China. Some proponents of the boycott say that this will allow us to call China to the table and force them to face the embarrassment and loss of international support if they do not cut short their questionable tactics. Yet, diplomacy is rarely black and white. If America’s true desire is to promote democracy in the world, it would be more beneficial to work with and encourage China instead of forcing them to play by our rules. A no-show at the Olympics would be an insult and an embarrassment on a very large scale. The results of a boycott would surely be drastic and could snowball into conflict and possible violence between the U.S. and China. At that point, Clinton could wag her finger at the Bush administration, claiming that it lacks the skills to negotiate with foreign officials. Clinton is taking a chance on this issue, looking to be painted as a human rights activist that would-be supporters can crowd
behind. In actuality, she is revealing herself to be simple-minded and naive when it comes to foreign policy. We cannot afford a president who will create division in the international political scene. We need allies in order to work with other nations to fight for freedom and democracy. Clinton may oppose the war because of its violence and insistence on policing another country, but her mood toward the Olympics is just as harsh, driving us into the bad graces of nations by being party to a “my way or the highway” role. Obama seems to be jumping on the bandwagon for fear of being labeled as a candidate unwilling to stand up for human rights. Hopefully, Bush will ignore the pressure and stay off the bandwagon. After all, he doesn’t have much wiggle room in the approval ratings. Let’s hope he takes advantage of that position and ignores calls to create further international turmoil.
Let Heath Ledger rest in peace A certain Hollywood stud has been making numerous headlines lately. There’s something that doesn’t make sense about it, though. The hunky actor in question is dead. With titillating stories swarming around his controversial death, the absence of his wife and child from his will as well as his rumored love child, Heath Ledger became the subject of yet another hot gossip story. The gossip is that Ledger was unknowingly filmed while allegedly doing cocaine after an awards show. The incident has spawned a lawsuit between a woman who was also videotaped – though she
stated she did not claim a line for herself – and the photography agency that may have been behind it all. Though the lawsuit is a joke. The woman is just looking for money. The story itself brings up some interesting thoughts. The first thing to think about is that the legal battle really doesn’t even involve Ledger at all, except for the fact that he was part of the hidden camera taping. This makes me wonder why the whole thing is even newsworthy. OK, so a celebrity may have done drugs. That’s not exactly shocking. More importantly, however, is that according to Usmagazine. com and Tmz.com, the tapes of
the incident were sold to the television shows “Entertainment Tonight” and “The Insider,” but were not aired. Though the tapes were thankfully not aired, it’s still disgusting that people were even considering exploiting a deceased person. It’s not as if Ledger is able to defend himself and his reputation, which would most likely be further wounded. The whole event is even worse for the close friends and family of Ledger. I’m sure they would all prefer to just let him rest in peace and not deal with these incessant stories that disrespect and demonize him. None of this can be helping them through the grieving pro-
The Gossip Girl cess. And even though Ledger will forever live on in the hearts of his loved ones, his recent death and the aftermath that has followed has given me new insight to that idea of living on. It’s eerie how present he still is. People can still see him in the previews for “The Dark Knight.” They still read about him in celebrity gossip stories and they can still watch him in movies they rent from the store. All of this leads me to one thing – the key to immortality. It seems the way to live forever is through celebrity. Sure, the average person’s image or memory may be captured in photographs or videos. However, celebrities are cap-
tured and kept in ways in which no mortal can compare. They will forever remain in journalistic archives, on movie rental shelves and in the tracks of old CDs, which will someday be antiques. Some stars, though, remain more famous after death than others. Take, for instance, actor Brad Renfro. He and Ledger both died of drug-related causes around the same date. However, Ledger is, and will continue to be, more popular and talked about than Renfro, who was even omitted from an Oscar’s memorial montage. Nevertheless, I say Renfro is better off because at least he doesn’t still have stories published
By Amy Robertson opinion@dailytitan.com
about him that reflect poorly on the person he was. Can’t we just lay our deceased stars to rest instead of squeezing every last story out of them that we possibly can? Like the cliché goes – All good things must come to end. So I say we put an end to the good thing that was Heath Ledger’s life and career and move on with our own.
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April 14, 2008
CSUF professor creates ‘hat lady’ documentry The “Hat Lady” has been volunteering for decades; now her story is on film By Alyssa Dikitanan
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
At the Cordelia Knott Center for Wellness volunteer Jeri Musgrave walks room to room asking each chemotherapy patient if they would like a hand-crafted knit hat. Surprised and caught off guard, many patients receive the hats not knowing who would give them such a gift or why, but Musgrave simply says, "It's from the hat lady." "It means a lot to the patients receiving a gift like that from a stranger and they would always make sure I would thank her for them," Musgrave said. The hat lady is 80-year-old Shirley Eberhardt, who has been doing charity work for dozens of charities with hand crafts since she was a child, Cal State Fullerton RadioTV-Film professor Diane Ambruso said. Ambruso recently directed a documentary about Eberhardt titled "The Hat Lady."
The most intriguing part about Eberhardt's story is that she is blind. Ambruso came across the hat lady's remarkable story when her mother, Jean Ambruso, was being treated for breast cancer at the Cordelia Knott Center for Wellness. During her chemotherapy, Ambruso's mom began receiving knit hats along with the other patients and the story behind the gifts is what sparked Ambruso's interest. "When my mom would get a hat she felt good, but it made me feel good as a family member because when someone you love gets cancer, you need support too," Ambruso said. "The fact that someone cared enough for my mom to make a hat really made a difference for me as well." It took a while for Ambruso to find out who the hat lady was and to track her down, but with the help of the Wellness Center staff and volunteers, she was able to find the appropriate channel for communication. "I had breast cancer eight years ago and was treated at the Center for Wellness, then I began volunteering," Musgrave said. "And even then Shirley [Eberhardt] began offering hats, so I would pick them up from her home and deliver them to the
patients. When Diane [Ambruso] started asking around trying to find the hat lady, she was pointed to me to help contact her." This was the first documentary that Ambruso had written, directed and edited herself. She is mostly known for screen writing. "This was a great experience for me," Ambruso said. "I enjoyed contact with people because screen writing is a solitary process, but I liked moving through time and space to make this project happen." Ambruso had the help of two fellow Radio-TV-Film colleagues. RTVF associate professor Jacqueline Frost was Ambruso's co-producer and cinematographer on the 26minute-film while RTVF professor Ricardo de Los Rios was the associate producer. "I got involved with the project because Diane [Ambruso] knew what she wanted and asked me to be a part of it," Frost said. "I also felt very strong in making a film about the realities of cancer and the way people are affected by it and how the hats opened their hearts. My best friend was diagnosed with breast cancer and was going through chemotherapy at the same time Diane's mother was, so we were both very
emotional." Filming began in 2006 and wrapped up in June of 2007. Ambruso and her team ended up with 17 hours of raw footage to edit. "Diane became a very determined little filmmaker when she had her mind set on this project," Frost said. "She was very open to creative suggestions and changes; she just wanted the film to be as good as it could be. She was pretty open. Other directors can be difficult but she wasn't." Although her mom refused to be interviewed in the documentary, she was the main driving force behind the film, Amrbuso said. "My mom cried after watching the final cut of the documentary," Ambruso said. "We were all crying when she said 'I wish I could see their faces.'" Jean passed away in August of 2007. "Diane had the idea to let the world know of the goodness of people like the hat lady and she did a great job," Musgrave said. "Shirley and Diane found each other and she wanted to tell her story of the unsung hero." Ambruso has been a RTVF professor at CSUF since 2000, teach-
ing courses like screen writing, story structure and introduction to RadioTV-Film; she also has a few courses at the Laguna College of Art and Design. In fact, Ambruso received her bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies at CSUF as well as a minor in English. In 1991 she went on to receive her Master of Fine Arts at the UCLA Film School in screen writing. "I always liked to write and thought it would be a good medium because I have a really visual side," Ambruso said. "It was a good outlet for me because I love art and media." After graduating with her MFA, Ambruso went into the entertainment business as a story analyst programming executive at DirecTV. "I basically read lots of scripts and wrote reports on them," Ambruso said. "After a while, I felt I wasn't completely fulfilling my life's goal by being in a corporation, and I felt like I had more to say and give." As fate would have it, four months after she left her job with DirecTV, CSUF called her inquiring if she would like to teach some Radio-TVFilm courses. "It was meant to be," Ambruso said.
Aside from her career in the entertainment corporation and teaching, Ambruso has written many screenplays for movies and promotions for cable television as well as optioned scripts. She has also won many screen writing awards for her work. "I tend to gravitate toward dramas, comedies and romances when I write screenplays," Ambruso said. She is currently working on a new romantic comedy and in pre-production on a new domestic thriller movie. Ambruso said she would like to make another documentary in the future, but her next film is a scripted narrative based on some of her original writing. "The Hat Lady" has been entered into many local film festivals like the Lake Arrowhead Film Festival this past Saturday and the Newport Beach Film Festival on Sunday April 27 at 2 p.m. Last month the Scholarship on Gender Conference held a special screening of the documentary on campus. "I am very happy with the outcome of the film and I hope that it keeps going on to many more film festivals because it's unique and poignant," Frost said.
The outdoor Fullerton Market offers entertainment for everybody Live bands, fresh food, open air market, beer garden and more BY Melissa Pollard
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Downtown Fullerton has more to offer than just a happening bar scene. The Fullerton Market season has started and offers activities for everyone to enjoy. The outdoor Fullerton Market is on Thursday nights from 4-8:30 p.m. Entry into the market is free for
everyone. Located on Wilshire Avenue, between Harbor Boulevard and Pomona Avenue, the event is in the heart of Fullerton at the Downtown Plaza. The event is located next to the Fullerton Museum. People can tour the exhibits in the Museum for $2, a reduced admission price, on the first Thursday of every month. The Fullerton Market opened on April 3 and runs every Thursday through October 16. Every week there is live music in classic rock, blues, rockabilly or raggae. On April 10, the blues were in
town. "Los Fabulocos" played from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. People were dancing and enjoying the soulfull music. The band featured Kid Ramos on guitar. Ramos, who lives in Fullerton, was excited about being able to play at the Fullerton Market. "Tonight was our first time playing here. It's a cool event. There were a lot of people here having a good time," Ramos said. "Right now, this is the only time we are scheduled to play, but we would love to come out and do it again." Anne Garrity, a Fullerton resident, enjoyed going out to the market, es-
pecially listening to the band play. “The market is fun. I like coming out to it. Tonight’s music was great. The band was fabulous, or ‘fabuloco,’ I should say,” Garrity said. The Fullerton Market offers activities for people of all ages. Kids played in the jumper located near the playground, or in the water fountain out in front of the stage. Kids could also take a ride on a tiny train that drove them all over the market. An outdoor beer and wine garden is offered for the adults, where many people were hanging out, enjoying the music. All different types of foods were
available to visitors: funnel cakes, snow cones, and kettle corn. The First Christian Church offered barbecue food. A tri-tip sandwich meal was $5.50 and a bratwurst sandwich meal was $4.50. All proceeds from their booth went to Habitat for Humanity. On both sides of the street were vendor booths. Fresh fruit, fresh flowers and arts and crafts filled many of the booths. The vendor booths offer a way for small businesses to reach the people of Fullerton. The Fullerton Restoration Project has been coming out to the market for many years.
In the beginning, it was a marketing effort to help save the Fox Theater, which is located just up the street from the market on the corner of Chapman Avenue and Harbor Boulevard. Now that the theater has been saved, the focus has changed. “We are trying to keep up the exposure to keep people interested in the theater. It is an outreach type of thing,” Pat Shepard, a spokesperson for the Fox Theater said. On April 17, the Tom Nolan Band will take to the stage and perfrom the blues. For more information about the Fullerton market, contact the Fullerton Museum at (714)738-6545.
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Titans slug their way to victory
Challenge Cup: Titans place first in five events Even with the high rankings, the Titans say they could have done better by adam elmahrek
Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com
By Ian Hamilton/Daily Titan Executive Editor Cal State Fullerton’s Christian Colon is picked off by Matadors first baseman Richard Cates in the first inning. In a game that lasted over four hours, the Titans batted their way to a 17-15 victory over Cal State Northridge Sunday afternoon. Junior Cory Arbiso walked away with the victory and senior Adam Jorgenson picked up the save in 1/3 inning of relief, his third of the season. Make sure to pick up Tuesday’s paper or go to the Daily Titan Web site for complete game coverage.
Tennis held scoreless by New Mexico The intimidating Aggies beat the Titans and win all singles matches By steven martinez
Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com
New Mexico State shut out the Cal State Fullerton women’s tennis team 7-0 at Titan Courts on Sunday afternoon. The Titans came out strong with Cheyenne Inglis and Shelly Injejikian winning a doubles match 8-4, but CSUF ultimately failed to score a point after losing the other two doubles matches. With the sun beating down on the courts, the Aggies sweated out complete victories in all singles matches, with CSUF sophomore Jerusha Cruz being the only Titan to come close to a victory in a 1-6, 4-6 loss. CSUF junior Injejikian said it was
possible the 95-degree heat played in New Mexico’s favor since the Aggies regularly play in those conditions. “This is the first time in a long time we’ve played in this heat,” Injejikian said. Despite the loss, the Titan’s were not downtrodden. “I think we played well considering we weren’t 100 percent (physically),” CSUF freshman Karina Akhmedova said. The Aggies expressed passion, shown in its yelling in multiple languages for mistakes and in guttural victory cries for wins. “They beat us mentally,” Akhmedova said. Injuries took their toll on the Titans. CSUF junior Inglis was unable to finish her singles match due to the re-aggravation of an injury to her leg. “The team still doesn’t know how to win,” CSUF Head Coach Bill Reynolds said. “We’ve been playing
By Carmela Aldaco/For the Daily Titan CSUF’s Karina Akhmedova positioning herself to return a volley Sunday afternoon.
teams close to start, then [our] morale goes down after an early doubles loss.” The team will take it easy in practice for the next few weeks leading up to the Big West Conference
Tournament to try to get some of the injured players rested and well, Reynolds said. The tournament will take place in Indian Wells on Friday, April 25 through Sunday, April 27.
Despite blistering weather, Cal State Fullerton’s track and field athletes made a strong showing at the Big West Challenge Cup hosted by UC Irvine. Titan athletes placed first in five of 38 events, including the women’s 400-meter dash, women’s 3,000-meter run, women’s hammer throw, men’s high jump and the men’s triple jump. CSUF faced competition from Long Beach State, UC Santa Barbara and UCI. The winner of the 400 meter dash, the Titans’ Ciara Short, said she did pretty well considering the weather and the competition. Short grabbed the win with a run time of 55.12 seconds. “I’m OK with my performance, but there’s always room for improvement,” Short said. Short said this was the second time she had taken first place this year. CSUF athletes placed second in 12 of the scheduled events and took both first and second in the men’s high jump and the men’s triple jump, with Titans Johnathon Golden and Garrett Myers scoring nine and seven points in the triple jump. Golden was the top performer with a triple jump of 48-8 1/4. CSUF sophomore Laron Brown made 6-10 3/4 in the men’s high jump. CSUF athletes dominated both events, with the next highest scorers
trailing at six points. Although CSUF captured first or second in many of the contests, some members of the team said they could have done better. CSUF freshman Jestin Blackmon, who ran the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.21, said that while his performance was not his best, he’s willing to live with it. “Overall, everyone’s kind of mediocre today,” Blackmon said. “We’re out there trying, but we’re not hitting any personal records today.” Titan Head Coach John Elders said CSUF had some good performances and some not-so-good performances, but that was how a typical track meet usually goes. Standing at the track sidelines early in the meet with an orange umbrella, Elders said Jameena Hunt had done the best so far in the event, scoring a personal best in the women’s hammer throw at 164-7. Elders also said the men’s pole vault winner, CSUF senior Andrew Little, won his event but just missed a personal best and what would have been an NCAA qualifying mark for the contest. “He missed it just barely – Just barely hitting the bar,” Elders said. In the overall results, Long Beach State won both the men’s and women’s divisions, scoring 221 points for the women and 231 for the men. The CSUF women placed second in their division, scoring 170 points. UCI and UCSB took third and fourth place. Titan women performed strongest at the Big West Challenge Cup, with other notable point runners like Kristyne Hanberg, who scored second in the 100 and 200 meter races, and Lauren Williams, who took second in both hurdle races.
Softball outlasts UC Davis Courtesy Titan media relations Cal State Fullerton senior Katie Gollhardt finished 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI and senior right-hander Jessica Doucette struck out nine in a complete-game effort to help lift the
Titans to an 8-4 victory over visiting UC Davis on Sunday afternoon at Anderson Family Field. The win snaps Fullerton’s fourgame losing streak as the Titans improved to 19-22-1 overall and 3-6 in Big West Conference play.