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DTSHORTHAND Mock gunman event this Friday Cal State Fullerton University Police, along with the CSUF administration, is preparing to conduct their first Active Shooter and Shelter in Place test drills this Friday. University Police will use Connect-ed, a mass communication tool to inform students and faculty of the test drill that will include a mock police response to a mock gunman on campus situation. A full preview of the drills will run on Thursday’s issue of the Daily Titan.
“Phonathon and Faxathon” event
On Monday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. an event will be held in the Central Quad called a “Phonathon and Faxathon.” The Alliance for the CSU will be holding the event in order to send messages to Governor Schwarzenegger and the legislators in protest of the proposed budget cuts. Similar events will be taking place over the campus during the following few weeks, on all 23 CSU campuses. There will be phone scripts, cell phones and fax templates available at tables during the event. The goal is to get hundreds of students, faculty and staff to send the message to the government that the CSU is the solution to the state’s economic crisis. According to a press release, the goal of the Alliance for the CSU is to fight these cuts through campaigns. For more information visit www.allianceforthecsu.org.
Man stuck in elevator for 41 hours, recorded NEW YORK (AP) - A timelapse video of a man trapped in an elevator for 41 hours has become something of an Internet sensation when surveillance camera footage emerged after nearly a decade. "After a certain period of time I knew that I was in pretty big trouble because it was the weekend," Nicholas White said. Video of his Oct. 15, 1999, ordeal in an elevator in New York's McGraw-Hill building was posted online to accompany an article in the April 21 edition of The New Yorker. It can be seen on the magazine's Web site. It had been viewed more than 280,000 times on YouTube by Monday morning. White said he understood why the video has captured people's attention: So many have wondered what they would do if it happened to them. Edited to classical piano music, the video shows him pacing, trying to climb the walls, lying down, curled up in a fetal position, prying apart the doors. (He said he relieved himself down the shaft when the doors were open.) White sued the managers of the midtown skycraper and the elevator maintenance company and won an undisclosed settlement.
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Taking their causes to another level Activists talked about a myriad of topics at the Social Justice Summit By ERIC BARTOLOME
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Two poetry artists and political activists addressed over 500 students at the Social Justice Summit at Cal State Fullerton. Keynote speakers Suheir Hammad and Staceyann Chin, who have both appeared in the HBO TV series “Def Poetry Jam,” performed spoken-word poetry for a crowd of college students, high school students, family and community members. Hammad and Chin were chosen to inspire the audience to take action against social injustice. One day removed from a New Orleans visit, Hammad, a Palestinian-American poet, spoke to the audience of inquisitive citizens and aspiring activists. As she spoke, Hammad brandished yellow-painted fingernails, which she said she wore to remind herself of the Louisiana struggle. She called out to different people in the crowd, asking them to define the term “Social Justice.” She then gave a spoken word poem, telling of her recent experience in New Orleans. “I brought with me an innocence I didn’t even know I possessed,” Hammad said. “Until I left it in the toxic streets in New Orleans.” Students Advocating Civic Transformation (ACT) sponsored the fourth annual Social Justice Summit, which took place in the Pavilions and multipurpose rooms in the Titan Student Union. Saturday’s Summit offered attendees the opportunity to sit in on three of 24 workshops. The workshops were led by refugees, teachers, students and other leading activists, who spoke on a broad range of topics, ranging from “Hunger and Poverty and the American Promise: Waging a War to Live” to “Animal Rights and Vegetarianism.” The day began at 9 a.m. with the showing of a YouTube video called “Miniature Earth.” The video showed various statistics, indicating what the world would be like if it was scaled down to 100 people. According to the video, if the world was scaled down to 100 people, 43 people would be living without basic sanitation and six people would hold 59 percent of the community’s wealth. The video also gave a sta-
Second keynote speaker Staceyann Chin tells her story in front of an audience at Cal State Fullerton during Saturday’s Social Justice Summit.
tistic showing that those who have food, clothes, a bed and a home are richer than 75 percent of the world’s population. Volunteer and Service Program Coordinator Amy Mattern opened the event, saying that the attendees of the Social Justice Summit would “learn about social injustices” and would also find an outlet to affect change. Freshman art major Rhoda Jien sat in on the workshop titled “Real World Solutions to End ModernDay Slavery and Human Trafficking.” In the workshop she was surprised to hear the story of a slave who was discovered in Irvine. The child had been illegally trafficked into the U.S. and was working as a slave for a family. “It was very eye-opening because I didn’t know that there was slavery in the U.S.,” Jien said. The workshops continued until 2:45 p.m. It was interrupted for a short time, as participants took a
break for a resource fair and a vegan lunch. Sophomore business major Roshan Patel attended a workshop on education reform. Patel felt empowered to take action after being confronted with statistics on the high number of high school dropouts. “It made me sad that our students aren’t being prepared for the challenges that they’re going to face in their future,” Patel said. Chin, a Jamaican national and lesbian activist, closed the day reading memoirs and performing haiku and poems. Speaking without a microphone, Chin lifted her voice to fill the auditorium. She flailed her arms as she ran and leaped through the crowd. Her poetry expressed personal stories like her first menstrual period, her love for jazz music and her sexual experiences. She spoke candidly on topics such as vaginas, artificial inseminaSee SOCIAL JUSTICE, Page 3
By ANDREW LIU/For the Daily Titan
Scrutinizing the issues An understanding of the conflicts in the world may lead to solutions By Juliette funes
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
During the Social Justice Summit on Saturday, several workshops were held to discuss the important social issues that are happening worldwide, including genocide, the Iraq War and gay issues. The topics addressed issues people should know about and the event is meant to prompt others to ask why certain conditions exist in the world, said Amy Mattern, the program coordinator for the Volunteer and Service Center.
In a workshop called “Genocide and Sudan,” John Gak, a Sudanese refugee, told his story of being a “lost boy.” Gak was one of 27,000 orphaned and displaced young men, also known as “lost boys,” who traveled from Sudan to Ethiopia to Kenya by foot to escape the genocide Sudan was undergoing. Facing disease and starvation, they ate mud and drank urine. Still, only 12,000 were able to survive the five-year exodus. “I fled for my life. I had no idea where I was going. I didn’t want to die around my parents,” Gak said. With the Sudanese people still in hardship, Gak asked, “Why are we still fighting while people are still enjoying their lives?”
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Students make a ‘shock and awe’ statement A CSUF student activist group falls to the ground as a symbolic gesture By Paul Aranda Jr.
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Students activists gave an unexpected lesson in U.S. foreign policy to students, making their way to and from classes in the Humanities Building on Monday afternoon. At 12:45 p.m. approximately 15 members of Students for Peace and Social Justice gathered in front of the building and suddenly collapsed to the ground as two other members began to urge confused students to get involved in efforts to end the war in Iraq. The motionless students on the ground represented both U.S soldiers and Iraqi civilians killed during the five-year-long conflict. Adriana Cortes, a 19-year-old Cal State University Fullerton political science major, said the demonstration was meant to place a spotlight on an issue the group feels has been placed on the back burner. “We not only want to bring awareness to the war in Iraq, we want to call students into action,” Cortes said. The group members used their brief 10 minutes of attention to voice their opinions on the benefi-
By Nicole Padilla/For the Daily Titan Representing those who have been killed in the Iraq War, the Students for Peace and Social Justice fall to the ground in front of the Humanities Building.
ciaries and victims of the war. The members pressed students to take action in order to stop what they called an unjust and illegal war. One of the members who spoke during the demonstration was Carlos Amador, a 23-year-old CSUF
human services major. The war is unjust not only because it causes innocent people to lose their lives, but also because the soldiers who are sent to war are not provided the proper support they need once they come home, Amador said.
Students exiting and entering the building had looks of confusion over why students were laying motionless on the ground. The only resemblance of interaction between the group and students came at the the end of the demonstration as members gathered in a
circle and chanted “No more war.” A male student shouted back, “More war,” drawing several laughs from onlooking students. The noontime demonstration ended soon after and the courtyard quickly returned to its normal scene See DEMONSTRATION, Page 2
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IN OTHER NEWS DEMONSTRATION: A collective GROUP effort INTERNATIONAL
Haitian migrants drown near the Bahamas NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) – Haitians fleeing their impoverished homeland met tragedy when their boat went down off the Bahamas, killing at least 20 people and leaving only three known survivors, including an alleged migrant smuggler, authorities said Monday. Survivors said the boat was carrying 24 people when it capsized Saturday night, according to U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Luis Diaz in Miami. Just before dawn Sunday, fishermen heard screams. Volunteers searched for bodies, tying life preservers onto them so they could be recovered by the U.S. Coast Guard, said Chris Lloyd of the Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association. “We recovered as many as we could,” Lloyd said. The migrants appeared to be aiming for U.S. shores and the accident happened less than 150 miles (240 kilometers) from Miami, said Chief Petty Officer Ralph McKinney of the Royal Bahamas Defense Force. The boat had set out from Nassau and was supposed to stop in Bimini en route to Florida, he said.
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More felons allowed to enlist in Army, Marines
WASHINGTON (AP) – Under pressure to meet combat needs, the Army and Marine Corps brought in significantly more recruits with felony convictions last year than in 2006, including some with manslaughter and sex crime convictions. Data released by a congressional committee shows the number of soldiers admitted to the Army with felony records jumped from 249 in 2006 to 511 in 2007. And the number of Marines with felonies rose from 208 to 350. The bulk of the crimes involved were burglaries, other thefts and drug offenses, but nine involved sex crimes and six involved manslaughter or vehicular homicide convictions. Several dozen Army and Marine recruits had aggravated assault or robbery convictions, including incidents involving weapons. Both the Army and Marine Corps have been struggling to increase their numbers as part of a broader effort to meet the combat needs of a military fighting wars on two fronts. As a result, the number of recruits needing waivers for crimes or other bad conduct has grown in recent years, as well as those needing medical or aptitude waivers. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, who released the data, noted that there may be valid reasons for granting the waivers and giving individuals a second chance.
From Page 1 of students talking amongst each other as if nothing had ever happened. The activist group has been on campus for a year and half and is open to all students interested in creating change in their community. Ten members of SPSJ attended the Iraq Action Camp in Washington D.C. last month. The students were sponsored by Campus Progress, part of the Center for American Progress, a national organization dedicated to promoting progressive ideas. Members used that experience to coordinate different ways of bringing awareness to the war in Iraq before they initiate campaigns to activate student involvement in it. Maria Cortes, a 22-year-old CSUF American Studies major, said the goal of the demonstration was to shine a light on the war. “Whether they [students] are saying good things or bad things about this, at least they’re talking about it,” Maria said. The Cortes sisters’ strong beliefs about the Iraq war are personal, as their cousin served in Iraq for a year. “It makes me feel disgusted that my cousin had to kill someone and someone had to die because of my cousin,” Cortes said.
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Calif. suspends teachers’ license for sex offenses SACRAMENTO (AP) – The California Senate has approved legislation targeting teachers who have a history of sexual misconduct in other states. The bill that passed unanimously on Monday would require the state to suspend teachers’ credentials if officials learn their license had been revoked elsewhere for sexual misconduct. Sen. Jack Scott, D-Pasadena, said his bill was prompted by an Associated Press investigation into sexual misconduct by teachers. The legislation also would require the California Teacher Credentialing Commission to automatically suspend teachers’ licenses if a court has limited their contact with children.
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By Nicole Padilla/For the Daily Titan Members of the Students for Peace and Social Justice gather in a circle at the Quad to unite against the Iraq War.
On Monday, n unusually blunt terms, Defense Secretary Robert Gates challenged the Air Force, whose leaders are under fire on several fronts, to contribute more to immediate wartime needs and to promote new thinking. Gates singled out the use of pilotless surveillance planes, in growing demand by commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan, as an example of how the Air Force and other services must act more aggressively. Gates has been trying for months to get the Air Force to send more unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, like the Predator drone that provides real-time surveillance video, to the battlefield. They are playing an increasing role in disrupting insurgent efforts to plant roadside bombs. “Because people were stuck in old ways of doing business, it’s been like pulling teeth,” Gates said of his prodding. “While we’ve doubled this capability in recent months, it is still not good enough.”
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Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said Gates’ complaint about struggling to get more drone aircraft to the battlefield was aimed not only at the Air Force, but at the military as a whole. Gates made his remarks to a large group of officers at the Air Force’s Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Noting that they represent the future of Air Force leadership, he urged them to think innovatively and worry less about their careers than about adapting to a changing world. Later, Gates flew to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., to deliver a speech to cadets and faculty members. He encouraged young soldiers to “take on the mantle of fearless, thoughtful but loyal dissent” when the situation calls for it, and to “defend your integrity as you would your life,” according to a text of his prepared remarks released in advance by the Pentagon. He alluded to a controversial article published last May in the Armed Forces Journal in which the author, Army Lt. Col. Paul Yingling, wrote
that America’s generals had failed the nation by not properly preparing the armed forces for war in Iraq and by not accurately portraying to the public how the war was unfolding. Gates said he was impressed that the Army allowed that critique to be published. “I believe this is a sign of institutional strength and vitality,” Gates said. Gates also said the Iraq war is a “hard sell” for continued support from the American public, and he warned in strong terms of the consequences of getting into an armed conflict with Iran. “Another war in the Middle East is the last thing we need and, in fact, I believe it would be disastrous on a number of levels,” he said in his prepared remarks. He called Iran “hell bent” on acquiring nuclear weapons and said that as a result, he favors keeping the military option on the table. At Maxwell, Gates did not mention any of the controversies that have dogged the Air Force in recent
months – most recently the disclosure that investigators had found that a $50 million contract to promote the Air Force’s Thunderbirds aerial stunt team was tainted by improper influence and preferential treatment. The probe found no criminal conduct but laid out a trail of communications from Air Force leaders – including from its top officer, Gen. Michael Moseley – that eventually influenced the 2005 contract award. The Air Force also has been involved in a pair of embarrassing nuclear-related mistakes, and Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne, the service’s top civilian, was compelled to issue a public statement last month disowning a public remark by a senior general that suggested the Air Force was at odds with the Bush administration over money in the proposed 2009 budget for F-22 stealth fighters. The bulk of Gates’ remarks focused on suggested areas in which the Air Force can adapt to changing times.
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April 22, 2008
SOCIAL JUSTICE: AWARENESS RAISED BY GUESTS Concerns: speaking
out on dire issues
From Page 1 tion and politics. Reading one of her memoirs, Chin surprised the audience, recounting a story where she accidentally glued her first Maxipad to her private parts. She closed her performance asking attendees to communicate on social issues. Chin received varying reviews from the audience. “Personally, I felt it didn’t really leave a lasting impression. It was pretty much 80 percent vagina talk and 20 percent talking about activist experience,” said junior public administration major Stephen Ramos. “It didn’t really resonate well with me.” Graduate student American studies major Megan Wagner said she enjoyed Chin’s performance. “She talked to people as activists and pushed people to embrace that identity,” Wagner said. “The best part was anytime she was being expressive with the audience. She made me laugh with the human experience of her life. She was an amazing performer.” Both Hammad and Chin said they hoped the Summit would give people an opportunity to communicate more for social change. “I hope that they will have conversations whether they agree or disagree,” Chin said. “Because conversation is what causes change. If we can talk – people who disagree [and] people who stand on opposite sides of an issue – chances are, we are moving to figuring out how we can live together and not be so mean and angry at each other.” Nearly 65 students volunteered to help at the Summit. Student volunteers ushered guest speakers, worked registration, passed out lunch and cleaned up at the end of the day.
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By ANDREW LIU/For the Daily Titan A guest performer makes his voice heard at the Social Justice Summit on Saturday.
Students ACT seemed to have aimed to make all the products used in the event environmentally friendly. The coffee was Fair Trade-certified and the utensils were made from 100 percent cornstarch. Nearly 36 organizations had tables at the event, giving attendees the opportunity to get further involved.
The Social Justice Summit was paid for completely by donations and organizations that support Students ACT. Mattern said she hopes attendees left the Summit with a “sense of unity and purpose” and hopes the dialogue will carry on and expand. “I thought [the Summit] was really good. It really opened my eyes
to a lot of situations and things that I didn’t really know was going on,” Wagner said. “It gave me a different perspective that I thought that our general media doesn’t show in the United States. It opened up my eyes to a lot of social injustice going on in the world. I thought it was necessary. I was glad that Cal State Fullerton put something like that on.”
As of March 24, 200,000 people have been killed and 2.2 million have been displaced, yet no one has ever called it an injustice, Gak said. “In my mind I have been questioning what is justice because I have been surrounded by injustice,” Gak said. However, he was fortunate and arrived to the United States in 2001. Gak is now an undergraduate majoring in computer science at Azusa Pacific University. “I am happy to share the justice I have never met,” Gak said. “Your voices are the hopes and lives of people who have no lives. If your voices are not heard, then those lives who have no one to rely on will die out.” In a separate workshop, Jerry Quickley of KPFK radio presented “Resistance, Real Media and the Role of American Suckers – Coverage of the Iraq War,” in which he criticized the media’s coverage of the Iraq War. The role of the media is to expose government lies, he said. However, there is an “absence of good media in the American landscape,” Quickley said. Quickley was in Iraq and the Middle East before, during and after U.S. occupation and witnessed events that went unreported by U.S. mainstream media. He has seen the absence of knowledge in the country because of the lies and propaganda being told by the media, which supports the current administration’s views of the Iraq war, he said. “U.S. media fail to report large
crimes because the narrative is about U.S. troops … and how they saved us all,” Quickley said. The media frames war crimes and kidnappings as debatable and does not report how 120 veterans are taking their lives every week, he added. Quickley also criticized the war itself, saying the “U.S. is more comfortable bombing poor brown faces than white faces if it serves their interest.” Soldiers are being tortured because they are being forced to torture others, he said. “That’s how we value our soldiers. They are shit to be thrown away,” Quickley said. “You can’t pull the wool over your eyes because of some nationalistic fervor that tells you what you should do,” Quickley said. Heidi Rico, a junior majoring in child development, attended the “GLBT Equality 2008 – Perseverance and Progress” workshop, which discussed the progress the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community has made on state and national issues affecting them. Rico said there aren’t enough diverse events that address these types of social issues and the summit is an opportunity for everyone to gain and share awareness of those issues. “As a future educator, we need to learn to accept these types of differences,” Rico said. The event accomplished its vision of having people be “aware of issues and realize they have the power to do something,” Mattern said. She said that at least people are thinking about what they can do and are exposed to the broader issues.
More than just a fashion on display at a UC Irvine event Exposing the displaced people in the war zones of Darfur was important By TANYA OBERMEYER
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Models strutted the runway on Sunday showing off Musliminspired fashions to a room full of women supporting a less than glamorous cause: the crisis in Darfur, Sudan. The devasting war zone of Darfur embellished with poverty and displacement brought inspiration to Mariam Moustafa, the founder and co-organizer of the “Fashion Fighting Famine: Darfur” fundraiser event. According to the Islamic Relief USA Web site, “Two million people have been driven from their villages because of fighting that began two years ago in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region ... Most of those who fled their villages are farmers ...” It was hosted by the Islamic Re-
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lief Fund in coordination with the Muslim Student Union and was located in the Pacific Ballroom in the Student Center at UC Irvine. A rectangular room large enough to hold 782 people was more than half-full with women, mostly Muslim, all eager to view the fashion show scheduled for the evening. “Anytime that you get 400-500 women together for the sake of a good cause such as Darfur, [it] is considered to be a success,” Moustafa said. The organizers hustled to start the show. “Cooperation made it all possible,” co-organizer Jeanann Khalife said. A long, narrow, black runway extended from the stage and was set up nearly two feet from the floor. It was the focus of the room. The event scheduled for 5:15 p.m. kicked off at 5:50 p.m. with a video educating the audience on the destruction in Darfur. Following the video was a choreographed dance performance that depicted the region’s poverty and
tragedy. Twenty minutes later, the first models, featuring looks by designer Artizara, took to the runway. The line was centered on tunics garnished with metallics, stripes and floral patterns focused on fusing a mainstream image while observing the constraints of traditional Muslim attire. Two promoters served as hosts for the show and entered between designers to briefly introduce the line. Trey Q, a line that appealed to the younger and fashion-forward audience, received an overwhelming response from the crowd as fierce models walked with authority in the silk-screened tees, zip-up hoodies and skinny jeans. Trey Q draws a striking connection to pop culture brands such as Billionaire Boys Club or Ice Cream clothing. Models from the line completed their walk by tossing hats to the audience as they exited the runway. Bushra Shukairy, a 16-year-old attendee, named Trey Q as her line
of choice. “I saw a couple of shirts I really liked from Trey Q, and I like Splashgear too for the beach,” she said. The next line of models walked with seemingly appropriate beach balls and surfboards, drawing on the theme of beachwear appropriate for the Islamic women.
Splashgear is a line that is made of nylon and lycra fabrics, and features long sleeves and ankle-length capri pants. The clothing was styled with Hawaiian flowers and summer color patterns. The night progressed with optional prayer ceremonies and an intermission for attendees providing
food and beverage. The intermission was also a time for the women to mingle amongst each other and enjoy the several vendors lining the sides of the room. The full version of this story is located at the Daily Titan Web site: www.dailytitan.com.
FEATURES ‘Reflections’ of Cambodian culture 4
April 22, 2008
Various Cambodian dances and songs were performed in the TSU BY Craig Grossman and Paulina Woods
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The pomp and circumstance of Cambodian culture was on display in the Cal State Fullerton Titan Student Union Pavilions for a performance-revue of "Reflections of Our Past." Members of the Cambodian Student Association organized the event and put on a colorful spectacle of festive dances, songs and drama in the associations’ first performance at CSUF in five years. Some members of the audience represented a large number of universities from across Southern California, including students from Cal Poly Pomona, Fresno State, Long Beach State, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego and Stanford. Angelica Keam, 21, is the president of CSUF's Cambodian Student Association. She is also the main organizer of "Reflections of our Past"
and has been spearheading this event for quite some time. "This event took about three to four months to prepare," said Keam, a public relations major who indicated that the event was funded by restaurants in Long Beach. "There have been a total of 30 performers [in the CSUF association] and 1015 extra helpers." In addition to the performances, a wide array of Cambodian food was available to guests against one of the side walls, which included beef sticks, bread cakes and pork and beef sandwiches, among other items. At the beginning of “Reflections of Our Past,” dancers from The Spirit of Khmer Angkor of the Cambodian Association of America performed the Blessing Dance, a fiveto-10-minute traditional opening of Cambodian ceremonies and events in which wishes of goodwill are offered to the audience. During the course of the threemember dance troupe performance, they proceeded to toss flower petals from small silver trays. “These ladies represent angels and they’re blessing the audience,” said Keam, who indicated that these dancers have been dancing for six
years. "And we do this as a ritual for our events – basically to welcome the guests, welcome the audience. And the petals represent blessings wishing a happy year, happy life and to have a good time tonight." Following the Blessing Dance, CAA members performed as chhayam drummers. In this pulsating and energetic performance, the drummers served to represent Khmer peasants and farmers who are coalescing to celebrate their productive harvest and to express a loving spirit. "It's [the chhayam drumming performance] another welcoming dance and is more on the comedic side," Keam said. "It's also used for welcoming guests, lighting up the mood and having people get together.” Class was "in session" in the next act for "Cambodian Culture 101." This act opened with about seven students who were commiserating on stage while initially discussing the musings of Britney Spears. Eventually, the students were challenged by the instructor to engage in more thought-provoking conversation and they discussed "generation 1.5," which refers to those who immigrate and bring culture to a country before
their early teens. Dion Bagaporo, 25, attended "Reflections of Our Past" not only to watch the performances, but also to support his girlfriend. "I thought they [the performances] were interesting," said Bagaporo, a CSUF graduate who's the boyfriend of one of the coordinators, Melinda Ung. "I've seen them a couple times. It's a way better setup than Gabrieleno." Authors of "Cambodians in Long Beach," Susan Needham, Ph.D and Karen Quintiliani, Ph.D were also in attendance to watch the event and sign copies of their book outside of TSU Pavillions. Long Beach is home to the second largest Cambodian community outside of Asia. "This is a book that traces the history of Cambodians through photographs and small narratives," said Quintiliani who, along with Needham, researched Cambodians from Long Beach for their book for about a year. "It contextualizes the photographs in the broader history of the community." The "Reflections of our Past" event marks the three-day Cambodian New Year holiday, which traditionally lasts from April 13-15.
Photos By Nathan Wheadon/Daily Titan Features Editor The Cambodian Student Association performed cultural dances and songs in the TSU Pavillions. Top Right and Below: The Spirit of Khmer Angkor performs the blessing dance to open the event. Above and Middle Right: Chhayam drummers perform on stage.
OPINION
April 22, 2008
Titan Editorial Providing insight, analysis and perspective since 1960
Class of the living dead You know them. You’ve probably seen at least one in every class you’ve ever had. They only exist as student ID numbers and signatures on attendance sheets, but they are all over campus and in every class. It’s not just the ones who text during class or occasionally flip open a magazine. Most students do that too. These are the people who dutifully show up to class every day, a blank expression gracing their emotionless faces as they stare at the clock, check their cell phones and wait for the pain to be over. It’s clear these classroom zombies are not there for the lectures – Their backpacks are as closed off as their minds. Yet they continue to put themselves through hours of misery week in, week out. So we will try to make this as clear as possible: You are in college now. This is not high school. Go home. From ages 14-18, most of us are trapped behind high walls and tight security. Like inmates at Sing Sing, our freedom is forcibly removed from early morning until midafternoon. But once we’ve served our fouryear sentence, the days of waiting for the bell to ring are over.
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We no longer have to ask to go to the bathroom or bring a doctor’s note to excuse us from class. We are free to excuse ourselves. It’s part of the beauty of being in college. Students get to choose their own schedules and most professors don’t check attendance anyway. Of course, if people are that determined to avoid class, there is really no point in being here at all. College is not mandatory and at these prices, who can afford to waste the money on a semester’s worth of classes? True, college-educated members of society tend to have a higher standard of living. But what kind of education will someone who can’t even recognize his or her professors hope to obtain? Besides, college is not the final destination for high school grads. The world is full of opportunities for those who simply are not built for college. Trade school, the military, president of the United States – take your pick. But by all means, please don’t sit there rolling your head from one side to the other, tapping your feet and sighing louder than the professor can speak.
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Congress must support vets By Paul Aranda Jr.
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain has told reporters he does not plan on signing the Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act, sponsored by Senators Jim Webb (D-Vir) and Chuck Hagel (R-Neb). The act, also known as S.22 in the Senate and H.R. 5740 in the House, will increase the benefits provided by the current G.I. Bill to equal the benefits provided by the original G.I. Bill introduced following WWII. The act is strongly supported by veteran groups such as the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and the Student Veterans of America. McCain is running his campaign primarily on one credential – He is a combat war veteran. Yet, he has passed on serving his future fellow veterans by not sup-
porting the new act. To be fair, McCain has said repeatedly that he supports the idea of an improvided G.I. Bill, but with S.22 close to a reality, he has continued to talk the talk instead of walking the walk. It is not important for McCain to sponsor the act in order for it to pass – There are currently 56 republican and democratic senators currently on board this bi-partisan effort, according to iava.org. What is important is McCain has based his entire candidacy on his status as a veteran and has repeatedly called for increased benefits for veterans in campaign stops all over the country. But being a veteran and supporting veterans is not the same thing. McCain may not support the act in order to stay in line with the White House and senior Pentagon officials who have offered this counter argument: The act is too good.
These top leaders claim S.22 will weaken retention efforts in the military because service members would leave upon completion of their initial contracts in order to receive their benefits. If the military is having trouble with retaining service members, it should look at the multiple year-long combat tours it is handing out, not the benefits provided to veterans. The original G.I. Bill allowed veterans to pursue a college education free of charge by covering their tuition, books, and fees and providing a monthly stipend. Today, the G.I. Bill is a shadow of its former self. The problem is that it was established during peacetime, not wartime. Veterans who serve combat tours deserve more than what Congress approved before they authorized this war. The current G.I. Bill covers less than 70 percent of the cost of a student’s in-state tuition at a public
Donkeys and Elephants By Edward Peters opinion@dailytitan.com
Since its inception, the papacy has played a significant role in world affairs, and with Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to America this past week, many are wondering what the Vatican’s true intentions really are. The pope is the universal spiritual leader of the Catholic Church. He holds title of “Vicar of Christ” – that is, to mimic or represent Christ and his ministry. Though the Vatican has done good for the world, it has a tainted track record of corruption, scandal and murder. From the horrific inquisitions in Spain
to recent sexual molestation cases in the American clergy, the position of the supposed “representative of God” is clothed in deception. In medieval times, the church would trick peasants into thinking money bought salvation and it alone had authority to sell these spots in heaven. This duplicity still continues. It stunned me to see Shepard Smith of Fox News calling Benedict the “Holy Father.” Last I remember, only the one God in heaven, and not even Christ, holds the title of “Holy Father.” The pope is a regular mortal man, and to call him “holy” is an unfair representation that misleads the masses. Unlike Christ, the pope is a popular world figure who lives in opulence. He also is the supreme leader of Vatican City, a country within a
college. There are 27.3 lawmakers listed on GIBill2008.org as supporters of the new act, including California Senators Diane Feinstein and Barbara Boxer. But in the House, only 20 of the 53 California representatives are listed as sponsors. Congress must step up now as the momentum behind the act continues to build. All the talk of support for the military and veterans will be empty if Congress does not pass a new G.I. Bill this year. Those who voted for the war should be held accountable by voters to pass this legislation. It’s ridiculous for the White House to suggest that we need to restrict veterans’ abilities to attend college in order to keep more service members in the military. If retaining quality service members is a problem, we should focus on how we treat those on active duty, not limit the benefits of veterans.
Pontiff-icating on the pope’s place in the world
country, and resides as the last standing absolute monarch in the world. Men such as Protestant reformist Martin Luther have labeled the pope as the Antichrist, claiming the Bible tells how the Devil “deceives the world,” and through the church, the Devil is able to hide his true identity. I believe it is very dangerous to label such men as the Antichrist because when that term is thrown around, history has shown that the occasional power-hungry psycho will rise to assume the role. Prominent men in the past have proven that, if given world notoriety and power, they will bestow upon themselves a divine right to rule, indirectly fulfilling the prophecy they believe. The pope sits atop a throne of gold, receiving praise and homage that is due only to God, and by claiming
the title of “Vicar of Christ,” he sets himself in Christ’s place. For Fox News to call him the “Holy Father” is a deceitful abomination. But deceit is nothing new. The world exists now as only a complex entity where false prophets are leading an unprecedented campaign against the truth. Whether it be televangelists who promise salvation through donations or the occasional David Koresh, the rise of religion as ideology is becoming more prevalent. There is no doubt the papacy has done much good in world affairs. But to grant the pope divine rights is unfair, and for the Catholic Church to deem itself the “universal representative” of God is a complete falsity.
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TSU hosts Madden tournament A lack of publicity leads to a very low turnout at the TSU Gaming Room
NBA’s D-League is a step on the ladder to the top of the professional basketball world
by jon castillo
Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com
Those who know sports on gaming systems know that the John Madden series of football is the Holy Grail of football games. The EA Sportsproduced game sets the bar for NFL football gaming every year and is in a league all its own. And on Monday afternoon, a Tshirt and, more importantly, bragging rights were on the line for a Madden ’08 tournament in the gaming center of the Titan Student Union. “EA football? Madden? There is nothing else. Think of another football game,” freshman biochemistry major Lorrick Simon said. “There is nothing else. Madden is the best.” Problem was, only two people signed up for the competition involving what many view as the best football game ever. Simon was joined by senior business marketing major Sunny Pilly in the tournament that forced two Titan Recreation Intramural Sports workers to compete against the players and change the format due to the lack of participants. Cal State Fullerton Intramural Sports worker, sophomore undeclared major Michael Becerro, said he did not intend to play, especially since he does not play the game. The tournament was supposed to be capped at 16, but a lack of advertising and enthusiasm led to only two individuals signing up. Pilly and Simon stuck by their commitments and played their favorite football until the end despite the lack of players. Well, almost to the end. “The thing about the tournament, it was good and everything, but after awhile … it just gets boring with so much time,” Pilly said. “[You] kind of lose that excitement and you don’t play at your best.” The pair of competitors decided to stop playing before the finale that
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By Nicole pidilla/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Cal State Fullerton sophomore Michael Becerro, top, playing against freshman Lorrick Simon, in the first round of the tournament.
would have featured the two playing each other for the tournament championship. Madden tournaments are not an unfamiliar thing for Simon, who calls himself an experienced player with knowledge of the game on and off the video game field. “I think I still have Madden ’95 for Sega,” Simon said. “I don’t play a lot, though. When I came today I thought I was going to be rusty because I haven’t played in months.” Simon won a tournament at Hope International University with at least 300 people competing. He walked away with $200, an Xbox 360 gaming system and a Madden football game. “I’ve played football all my life, so I pretty much know football like the back of my hand,” Simon said. Pilly and Simon agreed to a double-elimination format and to com-
pete against the workers in the tournament due to the lack of players. Both competitors played against a worker in their first game and won decidedly. Pilly won his game 49-17 using the San Diego Chargers against their real-life nemesis New England Patriots and Simon won 42-7 over the Denver Broncos with the Baltimore Ravens. The two players met in the next game with Simon blowing out Pilly in a 59-21 game. Simon used the defense and passing game of the Pittsburgh Steelers against Pilly’s pick of the Green Bay Packers. Pilly had to go up against one of the workers for the opportunity to play Simon in the final and won 42-21 using his favorite team: the Chargers. However, after the victory, Pilly and Simon agreed to move on and give up the chance to brag to friends and sport a free T-shirt.
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“You got to advertise it a little more … you got to have people go around the TSU [and say] ‘Hey, there is a Madden tournament,’ because there is so many people that play,” Simon said. “We can easily have this whole underground just packed for a Madden tournament.” Simon would not give out his strategies because he said he is not really supposed to tell people. Pilly, however, spoke a little about his strategies. “It depends whether they are on a pass or run game ... if they are on a pass, I will play nickel or nickeldime defense,” Pilly said. Both agreed that there is no other game like Madden. Not in NCAA Football. Not in NFL Street. Not even in the beloved Tecmo Super Bowl for the original Nintendo. Bo Jackson and the Raiders may have something to say about that.
When a hard-working and dedicated student wants to pass a class, he or she strives for the highest grade possible. The aim is to be excellent, not average or good. The goal is to attain an A because that is the best grade a student can get in school. The same applies to basketball players in the National Basketball Association Development League, or D-League, who aspire to reach the “A” league in their sport by making it to the NBA. Since 2001, the D-League has served as an important and useful opportunity for players who normally would be sideline dwellers on an NBA team to play games in a minor league where they can showcase their talent and ability. But these players are not just playing a game – They are auditioning for coveted NBA team roster spots. Scouts from NBA teams are consistently present at D-League games in search of players who could help their clubs. Larry Berger, senior manager of communications for the D-League, said the league serves as the best way for players to fulfill their goals of playing in the NBA. “We are the only professional league that players have ascended to the NBA from,” Berger said. “It is a great opportunity for players to be seen by NBA scouts every night.” Such easy access to the NBA has paid off for many D-League players. There have been 118 Gatorade CallUps for a total of 73 players since 2001, according to the NBA’s Web site. The number of players being
called up and sent down increased after the NBA’s new collective bargaining agreement in 2005 allowed for NBA teams to be directly affiliated with D-League clubs, thus creating a minor-league farm system similar to that of baseball. This new affiliation enabled NBA teams to assign their first- and second-year players to the D-League. With names like Rafer Alston of the Houston Rockets, Bobby Simmons of the Milwaukee Bucks and Ime Udoka of the San Antonio Spurs, among others, having made names for themselves in the NBA after spending time down in the D-League, there is hope for all the minor leaguers out there to one day make it to the promised land. One notable Southern California success story is that of Jordan Farmar, the Los Angeles Lakers guard who formerly played for their D-League squad, the Los Angeles D-Fenders. He has been a key part of the Lakers’ success this season and is a perfect example of the D-League’s ability to prepare young, untested players for the grind of the NBA. In addition to being a valuable commodity to the NBA by producing the next possible stars for its clubs, the D-League serves as a guinea pig when the NBA is considering changes to its game. “The NBA will experiment with their new strategy by testing it in the D-League first to see how it goes,” David Caldes, coordinator of media and community relations for the DFenders, said. Caldes said an example of this was the new game ball the NBA briefly used during the 2006-2007 season. “Before it was adopted by the NBA, the new ball was tested in the D-League first,” Caldes said. The new game ball did not last long in the NBA, which is something players who are newly called up to the league hope doesn’t happen to them. Once they get to the top, they want to stay for good.
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