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Freshman Programs, a group that facilitates a smooth transition to academic success for firstyear students is celebrating 10 years of success.

The Freshman Programs banquet “Celebrating a Decade of Success” will be held on Friday, May 2. Doors will open at 5 p.m. in TSU pavilions A & B. The program is from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and open to current Freshman Programs students, alumni, Freshman Programs instructors, staff, peer mentors and relatives.

To find out more information, contact Annabelle Cariaga at 278-3709 or email acariaga@fullerton.edu.

YouTube: La Pequena ˜ Hillary Clinton video

A difference in For those who have had enough of the primaries, there is a funny antecdote available in the form of a small female impersonator.

This little entertainer has been getting plenty of hits on YouTube by viewers who are in need of a little comic relief.

The entertainer also does a hilarious impersonation of Amy Winehouse, which rivals the Hilary Clinton clip. For laughs, look this little lady up on YouTube.

Children’s Hope International Literacy and Development One good cause, six Cal State Fullerton students, five languages and six diverse cultures all blended together to create an event called “Color my Life” on April 19th at Wholesome Choice market in Irvine.

This is a yearly event presented

by Children’s Hope International Literacy and Development (C.H.I.L.D) brought an unexpected 230 participants.

C.H.I.L.D is an Orange County, non-profit organization that aims to provide opportunities to children around the world.

The event that was designed to raise school supplies for orphan children in the Middle East, not only raised a total of 30,330 school supplies, but also collected 50 trash bags filled with clothing and over $600 in cash.

Students from CSUF planned and executed a School Supply Drive for a Service-Learning Project. Their diversity and public relations knowledge helped them more than they expected.

If you are interested in contributing to a great cause, please contact C.H.I.LD at (949) 3051787. Or visit their Web site at www.child-international.org.

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Muslims at UCI and CSUF approach religion differently, both privately and publicly

By Jessica Terrell

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Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

young man in an orange T-shirt and jeans stands at the corner of a second floor balcony, watching the setting sun paint the sky with streaks of orange and pink.

Glancing down at a concrete clearing where a solitary student sits bowed in prayer, the young man on the balcony cups both hands around his mouth and begins to sing the Adhan, a traditional Islamic call to prayer that is sung five times a day in Muslim communities across the world.

“Allahu Akbar,” he calls. “Allah is most great.”

Slowly, students began to gather, making a neat pile of backpacks and skateboards before lining up in a row to begin their evening prayers.

The students are members of the Muslim Student Union at UC Irvine, a group that has been

called an extremist hate group by some critics and was recently referred to as the most conservative Muslim Student Association in the country by the New York Times.

In contrast to their frequently negative portrayal by the media, MSU members describe their club as a friendly and open student organization that supports a moderate lifestyle, while encouraging open discussion in the community.

Their club is an independent branch of the MSU, a national organization with clubs on over 200 college campuses across the country, including Cal State Ful-

lerton.

From reports of anti-Semitism on the UCI campus to struggles at Harvard to obtain facilities deemed proper for Muslim women to controversial speakers and national debates about inclusion, the struggles of the Muslim student groups are playing out under public scrutiny.

With varying degrees and methods, the clubs at CSUF and UCI deal with the modern expression of the Islamic faith – A religion that many people still regard with suspicion, but is gradually integrating into American life.

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Response drills to take place Friday Facebook begins Emergency measures are being put in play to see how effective they are

By JEREMIAH RIVERA

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Cal State Fullerton University Police will be the first to incorporate two CSU-mandated Active Shooter and Shelter in Place drills, scheduled for tomorrow.

They want to be sure that police are trained on how to respond to these types of calls and that students know what to do in the given emergency scenario, Clara Potes-Fellow, the director of media relations with the CSU Public Affairs office, said.

Other universities have been conducting the drills separately and although the Active Shooter drill will be confined to an undisclosed area on campus, police will be implementing the Shelter in Place drill throughout the university, CSUF Emergency Management Coordinator Jim Ellis said.

Along with cell phones, e-mail and PDA, police will use speakers inside classrooms and mounted on the exterior of campus buildings to notify all those on campus of the emergency drill.

“The message will sound something like, ‘This is a test, this is a test, police activity on campus, active shooter – Shelter in Place,’” Ellis said.

While Ellis supervises the Shelter

in Place drill, University Police will clear out an unspecified building in response to a mock-gunman-oncampus call. University Police have been training for an Active Shooter scenario with the help of community service officers playing the role of suspect[s] and fleeing students.

Both drills are meant to give University Police a platform from which to better develop response procedures and times in a real emergency scenario, such as the Virginia Tech tragedy that took the lives of five faculty members and 27 students.

“We want to put it [the drills] into play to see how it works – Our good points and our bad points, what we need to work on to make it better,” University Police Operations Lt. Fred Molina said.

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A surprise for a devoted teacher CSUF Professor Stella Ting-Toomey wins two annual awards for 2008

By URMI RAHMAN

Daily Titan Asst. News Editor news@dailytitan.com

With an entourage of about 11, blue and white balloons and a crystal elephant, Cal State Fullerton’s President Milton Gordon surprised

Professor Stella Ting-Toomey on Wednesday night with the “Outstanding Professor Award” for 2008.

“Once a year, our faculty and the Academic Senate selects one faculty [member] of the year,” Gordon said to a class of students. “[This year] it is your faculty member, Dr. Stella Ting-Toomey.”

Ting-Toomey, a professor of inter-cultural conflict and a 19year-old faculty member, was over-

whelmed by the award and unaware of her selection.

“I’m so speechless,” she said. “I’m very honored ...” Ting-Toomey said “First I want to thank the students.”

Trying to fight back tears, she continued by thanking faculty members, her family and her husband.

She also won the Wang Family Excellence Award. The CSU Chancellor’s Office in Long Beach will host the Wang Awards on May 13.

instant messaging The new feature may be another coup for the popular networking site

By TANYA OBERMEYER

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Keeping in touch with hundreds of people on a constant basis or calling 500 people “friends” at one time would have been impossible once.

Members of Facebook and MySpace, however, build thousands of “friendships” with other members in just a few clicks.

Now, Facebook is making it even easier for members to keep in touch through instant messaging capabilities, which were added to their site in March.

This current communication trend surrounding society is a lack of face-to-face conversation that these networking sites have replaced, Assistant Professor of Communications Genelle Belmas said.

Society revolves around chat rooms, dating sites, e-mail and instant message systems, some Cal State Fullerton students said.

“The biggest thing that I have noticed about social networking, other than my students’ addictions to it, is that we are becoming both more

and less connected as a result of it,” Belmas said.

This new medium of interaction means that keyboard-to-keyboard conversation on Facebook is now instant.

Some believe that maintaining a “friend list” with 500 friends on MySpace or Facebook is interaction, while others disagree.

“I think it is actually a really good way to communicate,” Hari Parikh, a junior sociology major, said.

By definition, interaction is a reciprocal action, effect or influence involving another person, according to dictionary.com.

Based on that definition, it would be considered interaction to have a conversation via instant messaging.

The technology era has undoubtedly changed communication and it is only evolving from its current state.

“Look around campus – people talking on cell phones, people lost in their iPods, totally oblivious to the world,” Belmas said.

Based on the overall popularity of the technology era, the current generation shows no signs of regressing back to the days prior to cyber-chats or extensive texting plans, students said.

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IN OTHER NEWS Bar-b-que offers more than just free food INTERNATIONAL At least 90 killed in fierce battle in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) – Tamil rebels and Sri Lankan troops fought one of their fiercest battles in years Wednesday, battering each other with small arms and mortars in a confrontation that the military said killed 52 guerrillas and 38 soldiers.

The rebels claimed they killed more than 100 soldiers and lost only 16 of their fighters in a 10-hour firefight they characterized as a rout of the heavily armed government forces.

Either way, the battle was a serious blow to the government’s promise to capture the Tamil Tigers’ de facto state in the north, crush the rebel group and end the 25-year-old civil war in this Indian Ocean island nation by the end of the year.

As with most battles, the two sides gave very different accounts.

The military said fighting broke out just before dawn when rebel forces overran government positions in the rugged Muhamalai region of the Jaffna peninsula, north of rebel-held territory.

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Grizzly Bear used in movies kills trainer

NEW YORK (AP) – The head of the federal agency paying to build a transit hub at the World Trade Center site said Wednesday the project now costs about $3 billion, more than $500 million over its latest budget. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the site, has sought for more than a year to cut costs for the winged-dome design for a PATH commuter rail hub at ground zero. Officials said in early 2007 that Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava’s design for the lower Manhattan hub would, be modified but they have never released a new design. Construction began in 2005. The project is primarily funded by a $1.9 billion grant from the Federal Transit Administration, which supports locally planned and operated mass transit systems.

A consultant’s report for the agency earlier this year concluded that the project as designed has almost no chance of being built for its $2.2 billion budget. FTA Administrator James Simpson said Wednesday that based on the project’s current budget documents, “If the project is as advertised as today, it’s in the $3 billion range.”

“We’ve been holding the Port Authority’s feet to the fire” to make sure that the money is spent as wisely as possible, Simpson said.

The FTA, which receives regular updates on the project, hasn’t recommended any changes to the design. But the Port Authority, which is building the transit hub, is committed to reducing the project’s cost.

An opportunity to join the alumni association will be offered today

By HALEY BARNETT

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

The Alumni Association of Cal State Fullerton will be hosting a senior barbecue today at the Alumni House.

The association will be grilling a free meal as a a way to say congratulations to the class of 2008, said Katie McGill, associate director of alumni relations.

“This is the first senior barbecue we’ve done in probably the last 10years,” McGill said. “It is a celebration to all graduating students, both grads and undergrads.”

The Alumni Association hopes to feed approximately 250 hungry seniors from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., while giving away Fullerton merchandise, said Ann Steichen, assistant director of alumni relations.

Smaller actors union delays contract talks LOS ANGELES (AP) – The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said Wednesday it will delay the start of its contract talks with Hollywood studios for a week to give the ongoing Screen Actors Guild negotiations a chance to succeed.

The move put off the start of talks from April 28 to May 5.

The federation said it made the move at the request of the major studios and believes it will not hurt its members.

“We believe we can best serve our members’ interests by briefly postponing our negotiations,” the statement said.

Messages left with both unions and the producers alliance seeking comment were not immediately returned.

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The association is currently offering a discounted package for membership.

First-time members will pay $25 for their first two years and $39 a year after that, McGill said.

All new members will receive a complementary CSUF alumni license plate frame, all of the previously mentioned discounts, access to all 23 CSU libraries, and three one-day CSUF parking passes a year.

Beyond the financial privileges that come with an Alumni Association membership, recent CSUF grads will have access to the invaluable opportunity to network.

The Alumni Association host several events each year, where graduates are invited to socialize and network with one another, McGill said. This fall, the Alumni House will be hosting an alumni wine tasting event.

The Alumni Association has been working hard to attract seniors to this new event, promoting the barbecue at Grad Fest, on-campus postings and even through the elec-

tronic sign above the TSU, Steichen said.

Despite these efforts, CSUF senior Jami Koontz was unaware of today’s event.

“I just joined the alumni association at the Grad Fest,” Koontz said.

“I haven’t heard anything about the barbecue, but I think a lot of seniors will come because of the free food.”

Steichen agrees that the free food is a major draw to the barbecue.

“Students love a free meal,” Steichen said. “We have an opportunity with the barbecue to say congratulations to our seniors and to let them know we are proud of them.”

The next few weeks, filled with finals, projects and stress, will be the last few days many CSUF seniors will be able to identify themselves as college students.

“It’s so important to reach out to students, because we already do so much work with the alumni,” Steichen said. “It’s important to establish, with Titan students, who the Alumni Association is because the students of today are the alumni of tomorrow.”

Former student eager to give back to CSUF Ashley Crabtree, a 2006 graduate, speaks to a public relations class

By DAWN PETTIT

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

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“We’ll be having an opportunity drawing every hour,” Steichen said.

“When students walk in through the main courtyard, they will write down their name and be entered into a drawing to win an iPod Nano and alumni merchandise.”

Seniors will not only get free food and free products, they will also receive an introduction to the perks and privileges of calling CSUF their alma mater.

Various partners of the alumni association will be present to promote the deals and discounts given to new members of the CSUF alumni family.

“There will be representatives from Geico Car Insurance, Blue Cross, Kaplan Test Prep, the Fullerton Career Center and Jostens Class Rings,” McGill said. “Many of the companies offer Fullerton grads discounted rates and have special offers.”

To receive many of these financial benefits however, graduating seniors must first sign up to become official members of the Alumni Association.

Ashley Crabtree graduated two years ago, but her involvement with Cal State Fullerton continues to grow.

As the president of the College of Communications Alumni Chapter, the 25-year-old said she feels honored to still be affiliated with CSUF. “I really enjoyed my experience at

Cal State Fullerton,” Crabtree said.

“The university gave me so much.”

Crabtree graduated in 2006 and holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations.

As part of the 30th annual Communications Week, hosted by the College of Communications, Crabtree was invited back by her former professor, Lynda Hamilton, to speak today.

Crabtree said the purpose of the lecture, “When Disaster Strikes,” is to show how to handle different situations based on her experiences in public relations.

She is speaking to Communications 464, a public relations man-

agement class.

Crabtree and her boss Kirk Greenwood were both invited to lecture together.

“Between the two of us, we have over 20 years of PR experience,” Crabtree said.

Crabtree is an account specialist for Gonzo Communications Inc., a public relations agency in Rancho Santa Margarita.

Her work has included large budget video games as well as small budget educational toys.

Crabtree said she is looking forward to the lecture and the chance to answer questions from the students.

“I think that the students will

benefit from our first-hand experiences,” Crabtree said.

Comm Week is nothing new for Crabtree.

During her time at CSUF, she was Chief Operating Officer of the 2006 Comm Week Task Force.

That same year, Crabtree’s hard work and dedication paid off when she received the Communications Department Dean’s Award for Exceptional Service to the Department.

“I am a proud Titan alum,” Crabtree said.

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FACEBOOK: GREATER ABILITY TO REACH OUT From Page 1 college but we no longer do some things face-to-face,” Belmas said.

Though the instant message feature is new to the site, the concept is not.

Instant messaging capabilities such as AIM, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, MySpaceIMSupport and MSN have existed in the past.

“I don’t have a good sense of whether that [instant messaging] will catch on,” Belmas said. “There are plenty of other alternatives that

are much better established.”

Sending an instant message can be a way of evading a face-to-face conversation.

“It’s much easier to IM or text someone to break up with that person than say it face-to-face – easier yet to take that person off a ‘top friends’ list and let him or her draw the conclusion that it’s over,” Belmas said.

Parikh had no interest in having his own Facebook account but has seen his friend’s pages. He said it is too trendy.

Most students asked, agreed that the friends they have on MySpace are the same group of friends that they have on Facebook and are the same as those that they chat with on instant message systems.

“My friend made my Facebook for me. She said I needed one,” Corrine Pratt, a liberal studies major, said.

These networking sites consume a large portion of people’s daily lives.

“Some weeks, I am constantly hooked, some weeks not so much,” Pratt said.

Social Event Weekly Calendar Thursday 4/24/08

Event: Movie Showing Description – “The Golden Compass” Time – 6 to 9 p.m.

Location – TSU Titan Theatre Cost – Free Event: Bootylicious Drag Show 2008 Description – Annual fundraiser Time – 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Location – TSU Pavilions A, B & C Cost – $6 suggested donation

Friday 4/25/08

Event: AAF competition Description – National student advertising competition.

Time – 3:30 p.m.

Location – Pavilion C Cost – Free Event: Sprit week Tailgate/Base ball game Description – Tailgate before the baseball game CSUF vs. UC Davis Time – 4 to 6 p.m. (Tailgate), 7 p.m. (Game) Location – Tailgate at Lot G/Baseball at Goodwin Field Cost – Free

Saturday 4/26/08

Event: Faces of Healthy Community: Mind-Body-Sprit Description – Entertainment, activities, raffles and food.

Time – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Students cloak themselves behind laptops in classes, PDAs between classes or desktop computers when available in order to check their social networks.

“At Facebook, we believe that people should have control over how they share their information and who can see it,” according to the Facebook Web site.

Based on student responses, realtime conversation may be a thing of the past, but networking sites, good or bad, are a thing of the present and seemingly possess an endless future.

By: Michelle Armijo Promotions

Location – City of Fullerton, Downtown Plaza on Wilshire Avenue, between Harbor Boulevard & Pomona Avenue Cost – Free

to hip-hop music (21 and over) Time – 9 to 2 p.m.

Location – City of Fullerton, phone # (714)738-5100 Cost – Free

Sunday 4/27/08

Event: Free Billiards Tuesday Description – Billiards Time – 3 to 7 p.m.

Location – Titan Bowl & Billiards Cost – Free

Event: The Dean’s Car Show Description – Celebrating CSUF’s 50th Anniversary with classic cars.

Time – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Location – Campus (parking lot behind College Park) Cost – Free

Monday 4/28/08

Event: Hip-hop Night Host – Plush Café & Lounge Description – A night of listening

Tuesday 4/29/08

Wednesday 4/30/08

Event: Dollar Wednesday Bowling Night Description- A Night of Bowing Time – 6 to 10 p.m.

Location – Titan Bowl & Billiards Cost – $1

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Dean’s Car Show – A heavenly collection on display More than 175 autos are to be showcased at Comm Week benefit

By DAWN PETTIT

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

In honor of Cal State University Fullerton’s 50th anniversary, the College of Communications will be showcasing vintage cars at the Dean’s Car Show on Sunday.

Highlights of the event include a rare 1934 MG NE Magnette, one of only seven ever, celebrity guest appearances and a chance to win tickets to a live taping of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

The driving force behind the show is College of Communications Dean Rick Pullen, who has been interested in collectible cars since childhood.

Pullen, who has been the dean since 1995, admitted his ideas for the show were rejected at first.

“Folks didn’t see how a car show tied to an institution of higher learning,” Pullen said.

The Dean’s Car Show is tied to Comm Week, so students from Comm Week will help the day of the show.

Both advertising and public relations students are involved with the marketing and promotion of the event.

Pullen said the event, presented by the Ford Motor Company, runs from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., will fea-

Cal State Fullerton Dean of College of Communications and Professor Rick Pullen is serving as the chair of the Dean’s Car Show

ture more than 175 vintage cars and attract over 1,000 guests from the community.

“Southern California is a hotbed for vintage, classic and special cars,” Pullen said. “[It’s] probably the collectible car capital of the world.”

Showcased cards include a McLaren valued at more than $1 million, Thunderbirds, Chevys and many more. CSUF President Milton Gordon will give the awards to the winners in this category.

Among the celebrity guests high-

lighted is famous race car driver Parnelli Jones.

He will serve as grand marshal of the show and be honored for his exemplary racing career.

“We may have a surprise visit from a famous entertainer, but that’s

Clinton donations surge after victory Associated Press

Hillary Rodham Clinton parlayed her campaign-saving primary victory into a fundraising bonanza Wednesday in the Democratic presidential race. Rival Barack Obama, his delegate lead intact, said, “We just keep on plugging away.”

One day after Clinton’s comfortable win in Pennsylvania, she and Obama looked ahead to contests on May 6 in Indiana and North Carolina and offered sharply contrasting assessments of the race to date.

“The big win that I had, the broad base of coalition that I put together, is exactly what we’re going to need to have in the fall,” the former first lady said, arguing that her Pennsylvania victory showed she was more

electable than her rival. “And in fact, that’s what I’ve done, in big states, in swing states,” since the campaign began, she told CBS. Obama disputed that, saying he had defeated Clinton in primaries or caucuses in several general election battleground states and would “have a much better chance of winning” them in the fall. He mentioned Virginia, Colorado, Wisconsin and Iowa.

He also countered Clinton’s suggestions that he’s not tough enough to shoulder the presidency. “You know, I’ve always believed that if you’re tough, you don’t have to talk about it,” he said.

With her win, Clinton made only a modest dent in Obama’s overall delegate lead, and she has virtually

no prospect of overtaking him before the primary season ends on June 3.

Instead, she hopes to convince party leaders who will attend the national convention as superdelegates that she is better able to defeat Republican John McCain in November and persuade them to swing behind her candidacy as a result.

With a handful of Pennsylvania delegates yet to be awarded, Obama had 1,723.5 and Clinton had 1,592.5 in The Associated Press nationwide count.

It takes 2,025 to clinch the nomination.

Clinton said donors had contributed more than $3 million to her candidacy in the hours since her Pennsylvania victory, some of it from thousands of new donors.

Her campaign said she was on track for raising $10 million in the first 24 hours after her victory.

Financial reports on file with the Federal Election Commission underscored her need.

Obama showed more than $40 million in cash on hand as of April 1, while her debts of $10 million exceeded her cash of just over $9 million.

McCain sought to strengthen his credentials as an unconventional Republican, campaigning in a poor region of Kentucky following stops earlier in the week in Selma, Ala., site of a historic civil rights march, and Youngstown, Ohio, a down-atthe-mouth steel city. He spent part of Wednesday in an intramural dispute.

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something we can’t promote at this time,” Pullen said Pullen said more than 40 businesses have donated to the raffle, including the Angels, Disney Resorts and several restaurants.

Proceeds from the show will ben-

efit the Center for Children who Stutter, located at CSUF. Pullen serves as an advisor on the center’s board.

“Because many children come from families who can’t afford private therapy,” Pullen said. “We need to raise support so those children can receive therapy to help them overcome their stuttering.”

Ginger Emry, chairwoman of the executive board of directors, said the center is hoping to raise $10,000.

The proceeds are expected to not only benefit the center, but also to provide support for many children who need therapy for challenges they face, Pullen said.

Co-chairman of the show, Allan St. Jacques, said having an experienced and knowledgeable staff to work with in the planning and implementation is imperative to a succesful outcome. Jacques has 30 years of car show experience and said each one is different.

“I wish everyone who enters could win an award, but I know that’s not reasonable,” Jacques said. “So I just hope the participants and general public enjoy the day.”

Pullen said what he’s most looking forward to is bringing people to campus who have never been to CSUF before or who haven’t visited in a while.

“I talked with a man this week who said he graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 1969 and had never set foot on campus since that time,” Pullen said. “He will be here on the 27th to show his car and visit campus.”

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April 24, 2008

The motto “Leadership Excellence” expresses the ultimate responsibility of Army ROTC in the discharge of its moral responsibility to the nation (above left). A buddy helping wipe off camouflage at the end of the day (above).

PHOTOS COURTESY OF MATT LOPEZ/ARMY ROTC

ROTC molds students into soldiers at Camp Pendleton Cadets get to experience military life first hand, participating in exercises

By PAUL ARANDA JR.

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from Cal State Fullerton, San Diego State and USC conducted their annual field training exercise at Camp Pendleton. The 243 cadets trained on various combat drills as part of an evaluation course for cadets attending the Leadership Development Assessment Camp held at Fort Lewis, Wash. in the summer.

The Army ROTC is a four-year program that allows college students to train on military leadership skills in order to be commissioned into the United States Army as second lieutenants upon graduation.

The three-day exercise over the weekend focused on evaluating junior level cadet’s tactical and technical leadership skills required to complete the leadership camp. For many younger cadets, the exercise was the first taste of what life in the military will be like. Sleeping outside without tents, 3:45 a.m. wake-up calls and walking for hours with over 35 pounds of equipment draped all over their bodies was just a part of what cadets experienced.

The three ROTC battalions intermixed the cadets to allow them to work alongside strangers.

Cadet Sean Bors, a 20-year-old CSUF biology major in his first year in ROTC, said the experience was rough because most of them had to adjust to the conditions.

“Everybody is restless, we’re trying to get settled in because we’re all tired and hungry,” Bors said.

Bors said he liked the challenges brought on by the environment because it reminded him of playing soldiers with his friends in the woods as a child.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MATT LOPEZ/ARMY ROTC A cadet pulling security on the objective. “They made need to think outside the box in order to accomplish any given task,” Cal State Fullerton ROTC Cadet Matt Lopez said.

“I’m loving every minute of it,” Bors said.

The field exercise was coordinated by senior class ROTC cadets who completed the leadership camp last summer. These senior class cadets, used the exercise to not only evaluate and train junior class cadets but to also demonstrate their own management and leadership skills to ROTC commanders who constantly requested updates on every aspect of the exercise.

The exercise started Friday morning with the Field Leaders Reaction Course, where junior class cadets were evaluated on their ability to navigate their squad through a series of what appeared to be simple tasks.

However, cadets quickly learned that when specific restrictions are

placed on them, they had to utilize their communication skills to guide their squad though the course.

Cadet Matt Lopez, a 21-year-old CSUF political science major, said evaluators do not look for cadets, to simply accomplish the mission as much as they look to see how cadets react in certain situations.

“They may need to think outside the box in order to accomplish any given task,” Lopez said. “We need to see them motivate their squad to finish the mission.”

With the day starting at 3 a.m. for most cadets, fatigue began to take over as nightfall approached.

Cadets waited for the order to dive into their sleeping bags for a few hours of sleep. This short sleep times however, was interrupted by guard

shifts shared by all cadets throughout the night.

Cadets were up and ready for their first mission by 5:30 a.m. Saturday morning. This was the day most junior class cadets looked forward to as they would be evaluated on squad level battle drills such as ambushes, raids and reconnaissance missions.

Cadet John J. Pak, a 21-year-old CSUF criminal justice major, said the drills allow cadets to demonstrate their competence and confidence as future officers.

“I love this,” Pak said. “You get to show what you’re made of by leading your squad through battle drills.”

By noon cadets had conducted three different combat drills such

as raids and ambushes. The missions were held consecutively, giving cadets limited time to plan and prepare for the next mission. The leadership positions within each squad were switched out with each new mission, allowing all cadets to experience every role of an infantry squad.

The goal for cadets under evaluation is time management. They must coordinate a plan to accomplish the mission. Once the plan is set, they must accurately brief and prepare their squad so every member understands every component of the mission’s objective.

Under moonlight, cadets conducted the final exercise of their day.

Their mission was to set up a patrol base for a platoon-sized element.

In this simulated tactical environment, cadets must treat every movement and decision as if they are in a combat zone. Light and noise is restricted. Cadets are not allowed to stand in a patrol base. They must do everything either on one knee or on the ground.

Cadets must maintain constant security in the 360-degree perimeter as platoon leaders in the center plan the next day’s operations. Team leaders are responsible for walking the perimeter to ensure that cadets are awake and have their equipment.

Cadets work in two-person teams, called fire teams, with one providing security while the other performs designated tasks.

With the moon still shining brightly, cadets were up and ready by 4 a.m. on Sunday morning. On this final day of the exercise cadets would spend most of the morning on the move. They conducted long foot patrols through the hilly terrain of Camp Pendleton. If the patrols came to a stop, it was to conduct a mission.

For one mission, they climbed a steep slope to conduct an ambush on a hilltop road. They were back on patrol as orders for a new mission were sent by command.

By Sunday afternoon the training exercise was complete. Many junior class cadets under evaluation throughout the weekend left Camp Pendleton with the confidence they need to complete the 35-day-long camp this summer.

Cadet Steven Troung, a 23-yearold kinesiology major, said the exercise prepared him well for camp because the terrain simulated the environment cadets will face at Fort Lewis. With the exercise over there would be no rest from now until the start of camp, Troung said.

“It doesn’t stop here, there’s still things you can improve on,” Troung said. “They grade us on a specific scale, but there are some things that can’t be graded on any scale.”

Petraeus promotion locks officers in place for successor Associated Press

President Bush is promoting his top Iraq commander, Army Gen. David Petraeus, and replacing him with the general’s recent deputy, keeping the U.S. on its war course and handing the next president a

pair of combat-tested commanders who have relentlessly defended Bush’s strategies.

Bush will nominate Petraeus to replace Navy Adm. William J. Fallon as chief of U.S. Central Command, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Wednesday.

The command’s area of responsibility features some of the most vexing military and foreign policy problems facing this administration and its successor – including Iran, Pakistan, Lebanon, parts of Africa and Afghanistan in addition to Iraq.

Fallon resigned last month, say-

ing news reports that he was at odds with the White House over Iran policy had become a distraction.

He was the first Navy officer to lead Central Command; the Petraeus choice represents a return to the more common practice of making it an Army slot.

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OPINION

April 24, 2008

Titan Editorial Providing insight, analysis and perspective since 1960

Reruns are no longer welcome in this town With Hollywood and its affiliates still licking their wounds from the four-month-long writers strike this past winter, another strike may soon rear its ugly head.

The Screen Actors Guild has been talking with major Hollywood studios for almost two weeks and have extended their negotiations for another week due to the small amount of progress being made.

SAG is fighting for better compensation from DVD sales, looking to double the revenue.

If a deal was not reached by April 28, the studios would have had to meet with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, but that has been postponed as well.

What needs to happen at this point is for SAG to realize that actors are making enough money already, before the DVD sales.

The public will not respond well to another strike, especially one that will halt all production of television and movies.

During the writers strike, there had been scripts written ahead of time and others that were being saved for future production.

But we still had to deal with the less-than-stellar revamped “American Gladiators,” and will now have to sit through a desperate cry for attention with The CW’s “Farmer Wants a Wife.”

If the actors strike hits, the writers will be able to write all they want, but movie theaters will be sparse and we’ll be stuck watching reruns with mediocre scripts that we’ve already suffered through too many times.

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With the actors not acting, we may have to resort to grossly untalented student filmmakers or rerun the movies in the theaters that weren’t worth the original $10 we spent the first time.

The world does not need another round of “Cheaper by the Dozen.”

The writers had a valid point – They were underpaid.

Their strike came at a price, but in the end, it worked out and was fairly short.

Actors, at this place and time, are overpaid.

Yes, it’s hard to stay in shape and get up for a 3 a.m. makeup and hair session.

But for $2 million, or $25 million if you’re Tom Cruise, even we can consume wheat grass and set an alarm clock.

That’s not counting the residuals and percentage of the films’ gross profits that the actors continue to receive for years to come.

So why bother striking to double their profits?

It doesn’t make sense.

Apparently the actors don’t feel they are getting what they deserve and the 120,000 members of SAG would like the rest of the industry, and country, to suffer for it.

Let’s hope there won’t be another strike as Hollywood will have a hard time handling it, especially when the studios are still feeling the aftershocks of the first.

Everyone needs to sit back on their $4,000 chairs, take the Cubans out of their mouths, put down the glass of Cristal and get back to entertaining the masses.

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

Correction

‘Checking out’ of customer service

By Melissa Pollard

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

At the bank, there are ATM's.

At gas stations, you can pay at the pump. And at grocery stores, we have self-checkout stands.

Where has all the customer service gone?

I don't have the answer, but I am not too worried about it either.

I don't mind doing things for myself. I am a busy person and anything that can give me more free time is a great idea.

I like the self-checkouts in grocery stores. I like being able to go in, get what I need and get out. They are simple and easy to use.

Swipe your item and put it into the bag below on the conveyor belt.

Then, when all of your items have been scanned and bagged, choose how you would like to pay and fin-

ish.

The grocery store, for most of the day, is usually fairly crowded.

Just pushing a cart up and down the aisles is a difficult task at times.

By the time I get in line, I just want to go home, kick off my shoes and relax.

The self-checkout lanes are usually available because people still like to wait in line for someone to scan and bag their groceries.

For many people like myself, they have one big trip to the grocery store every week or so and hope to get everything they need all at once.

But there is always that one item that they forget.

A trip to the grocery store before dinner is often a necessity.

Being able to go in, grab that item and get out within a matter of minutes can be very helpful.

Self-checkout stands give us shoppers that option.

Why all columnists end up killing themselves All columnists end up killing themselves and that’s a scientific fact.

But how would I know? I’m not a scientist, I’m a columnist.

The big difference between the two is that one job requires research and the other one should.

Columnists are really just journalists who have more than enough to say when an editor hands them a megaphone.

But for us, the pressure gets faster and harder and we doom ourselves line by line, like napping through the last level of Tetris.

Our deadlines should be reflexes and our office should be the nearest outdoor cafe. But instead, we slum up at our computer (or typewriter, if you‘re really into your image), with the shades When youand help thedrink pulled down a hefty stirring up trouble on the desk.

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The express lane, which is supposed to be fast, still takes forever because the line is usually wrapped around the building at least twice.

The express lane used to be the fast way to grocery shop, but with everyone going in for one or two items, things aren't as fast as we would like them to be.

The new modernized checkstands have changed a little bit, but only to keep up with the fast-paced customers using them.

There is no checker there to ask you how your day is going and there is no one to bag your groceries.

You can still pay with a credit card, debit card or cash, and discounts are accepted at the self-checkouts, including club cards and coupons.

There is also an employee nearby who stands in a booth, waiting to help in case something goes wrong or if a customer has any questions.

One minor flaw in the system has

to do with buying alcohol.

If you are buying alcohol, stick with the regular check stand, unless you can see that there is someone to help you.

They still need to check your ID and authorize the purchase.

If you have to wait for someone to come and approve the purchase, you might as well have someone scan and bag it for you too.

Like all checkstands, self-checkouts do have minor problems with the systems that require assistance from the attendant supervising.

Don't let possible computer glitches, that could also happen at a regular checkstand, stop you from using the self-checkout.

Self-checkouts are easy to use and don't require a lot of work.

It doesn't hurt to try it out sometime and if you don't like it, then the regular checkstands are still there ... for now.

Jake’s Take

Anytime somebody says, “Oh, that’s weird,” we respond with, “What’s weird? Why do you care? Who else cares? What kind of demographics are we talking about? Would it make a funny column?”

We’re not always fun to be around.

Columnists are desperate.

Or maybe it’s just me.

Maybe if I were a professional columnist, I would sip lemonade by a pool and strum a ukulele. I might just play solitaire and listen to nothing but Jimmy Buffet.

Who knows? I certainly don’t. I’ve never been a “pro-columnist.”

I just remember falling into this box of words with another box of opinions, but I realized that just because you have a group of people, it doesn’t mean that they’re all fit to run a marathon. I learned how to train my opinions.

But while training, I became more observant of the big picture and grew increasingly distant from

the everyday world.

When you’re a columnist, you slide away from your old life.

Your friends will visit you and suggest a day of swimming.

“I can’t. I have to finish my column,” you tell them.

“Why? You basically write a weekly blog,” they say.

“No, it’s a column. The two are totally different,” you say.

“Don’t you just tell everyone what you think without getting paid?

Look, I’m doing it right now. Is this a column?” they say.

You’d like to explain the merits of being a columnist academically. But you haven’t slept in two days, so you just scream, “I’m a columnist, damn you!” and throw your empty mug at the wall near their head.

The mug and your friendships shatter simultaneously.

Sometimes, you wonder why you became a columnist.

Oh, right, because you wanted to

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be in the back of a line at the grocery store and hear some hot girl say, “Hey, aren’t you that writer?

Oh, I love your column. Here, go ahead of me. Also, here are my fantastic boobs that you’ll totally appreciate. Have you felt my butt yet? Go for it! And let me pay for your groceries. Don’t worry, I’m a former laymate, but I’m a lawyer now. Wanna hang out tonight?

There’s a party at Rachel McAdams’s house. Do you wanna go as my date? Did you touch my butt yet? It’s amazing! Come on, let’s go!”

Ugh. Nothing ever goes according to simple plans.

Not for columnists anyway.

SPORTS

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April 24, 2008

Tennis gears up for postseason play Titan netters hoping to make it to the Big West Conference Tournament

by Keturah miller

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

As the Cal State Fullerton Women’s tennis season came to its end, the Titans seemed anxious about their upcoming play in Indian Wells on Thursday, as they try to qualify for the Big West Conference tournament that starts on Friday.

The Titans had a rough and challenging season, finishing with an overall record of 3-17.

The team will play UC Riverside in a qualifying round today, after losing to the Highlanders 0-7, back

on April 9.

“We have had a lot of time off to get the girls recovered,” CSUF Tennis Coach Bill Reynolds said. “The main strategy for the tournament is to get everyone healthy because the last time we competed with UCR, we played with a depleted team.”

Titan senior Breanna Stowell is anticipating which six players will play in the game against UCR. “I have idea who is going and I am not sure yet,” Stowell said.

CSUF’s Shelly Injejikian has been taking some time off due to an injury.

“Personally, I am scared that my wrist may act up again,” Injejikian said. “It’s been through rehab and it feels good now.”

Titan sophomore Brandy Andrews’ main focus is to keep it simple

Why the Dolphins made the right move with the first pick The signing of Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long as the No. 1 pick four days before the NFL draft caught some people by surprise. But it was a brilliant move made by a legendary coach who knows that a fledgling franchise must be built from the ground up.

Newly hired as the head of operations, former coach Bill Parcells is quickly turning this one-win team into a decisive player in the uncertain world that is the NFL draft. General Manager Jeff Ireland and Head Coach Tony Sparano introduced Long to a room full of doubtful reporters Tuesday, questioning whether the 6-foot-7-inch, 315-pound linemen was the correct pick.

So much goes into the draft process. General managers may think of short-term success, while a scout or coach thinks more of the long-term impact of a player. Simply put, the majority of executives and decisionmakers in the so-called “war room” are picking for their livelihoods.

What was particularly smart about this move was that Parcells did not fall victim to the hold-out

and get the basics down.

“I’m going to keep stepping in, coming up the net, the basics,” Andrews said. “Back to the basics,” which former teammate Jerusha Cruz says all of the time.”

Injejikian said she also hopes to get everyone back on track with Tuesday and Wednesdays practices.

“It’s a team effort, even though everyone may not be going [to Palm Springs], everyone has to work at it,” Injejikian said. “Erin is suffering from a shoulder injury. Cheyenne is suffering from a foot injury. There is finals and it’s the end of the season ...we need team effort.”

According to Injejikian, the Titans will switch up the doubles mix and change partners for the game on Thursday. Injejikian will play with junior Cheyenne Inglis and Andrews

will play with sophomore Cruz. Injejikian usually plays doubles with Titan freshman Karina Akhmedova.

In regards to playing with new partner Inglis, Injejikian said it’s different and that it will be interesting.

Coach Reynolds is hoping for some of the girls to step up to the plate at Thursdays game.

“We will see if Erin can play, and Cheyenne and Shelly, too,” Reynolds said.

In Tuesday’s practice, the Titans worked on volleys, serves, a little bit of net play and had a light weightlifting session. Wednesday’s practice focused on playing actual games and practice sets between the team, Reynolds said.

The Titans play UCR at 3 p.m. in hopes of qualifying for the Big West Tournament.

Bram’s Breakdown

process that has plagued first-round athletes in recent years. Parcells embraced the pick, used it to make his organization better and moved on.

ESPN reported Wednesday that Parcells sent an internal deadline to get the deal finalized. If the deadline was passed without the signing, Parcells and the Dolphins were prepared to start negotiations with defensive end Chris Long out of Virginia.

By doing this, Parcells eliminated the financial shenanigans that come with being picked first and got down to concentrating on playing football.

For those who forgot, last year’s pick, JaMarcus Russell, sat out the whole pre-season and consequently had zero impact on the field.

The signing of Jake Long was decisive, important and got the team closer to reclaiming their past glory.

This “safe” pick will get them back there soon. Here is my mock draft for the rest of the top 10: 2. St. Louis: Glenn Dorsey, DT LSU. The Rams have their eyes set on the consensus All-American to anchor their defense. Dorsey answered a lot of questions about his

health with strong combine and workout performances.

3. Atlanta: Matt Ryan, QB Boston College. The team found out how bad it was to play with the Joey Harrington/Byron Leftwich platoon at quarterback last season. Ryan is a future franchise quarterback fit to erase the sins of Michael Vick.

4. Oakland: Chris Long, DE Virginia. Darren McFadden will still be here, but I think Al Davis sees the importance for a defensive line after the Giants’ win over the Patriots in the Super Bowl. It doesn’t hurt to be the son of former Raider-great Howie Long either, and son Chris will compliment or replace disgruntled pass-rusher Derrick Burgess.

5. Kansas City: Ryan Clady, Boise State, OT. The best offensive linemen left on the board. The Chiefs will address their aging line to keep a potent rushing attack intact.

6. New York Jets: Darren McFadden, RB Arkansas. I don’t see him falling farther down than the Jets.

He will provide a huge boost for a young offense under Eric “Man-genius” Mangini.

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7. New England: Vernon Gholston, DE Ohio State. Gholston is a hybrid linebacker/pass rusher that fits Bill Billichek’s schemes.

Should’ve taken this pick away, Commissioner.

8. Baltimore: Leodis McKelvin, CB Troy. Although quarterback is a definite need, McKelvin will keep the Ravens a top 10 defensive-team.

9. Cincinnati: Sedrick Ellis, DT USC. Re-building seems to be in order for the Bengals after the distractions of Ocho Cinco. Ellis can lay a foundation for that defensive unit.

10. New Orleans: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB Tennessee State. Wow, did the Saints get lit up on the passing attack last year. Rodgers-Cromartie has game-changing quickness that could be just what they need.

Down From Heaven Scioscia needs to follow his gut instincts and do what’s right for the team by johnathan kroncke

Daily Titan Opinion Editor sports@dailytitan.com

Mike Scioscia is a great manager. Some might even say that he has been the best manager the Angels have ever had.

The numbers certainly back up the claim.

In a span of 39 years, from the team’s inception in 1961 until the rise of Scioscia in 2000, the Angels made the playoffs exactly three times. They won the American League West Championship in 1979, 1982 and 1986 and came within a game of reaching the World Series twice.

Since Scioscia’s reign, the Angels have surpased their old mark by reaching the postseason four times, with the organization’s first World Series title coming in 2002.

The Dodgers must be kicking themselves for ever letting him go.

However, having praised the man who helmed some of the best teams in franchise history, Scioscia still drives me crazy.

He always knows the right moves to make, on the field and off, and usually makes them ... eventually. What kills me is his reluctancy to pull the trigger and act on decisions that he knows in his heart of hearts are right.

Right-hander Dustin Moseley has been terrible this season. Not OK, not passable, not even bad.

He’s been TERRIBLE. In four games, Moseley has yet to have a quality start – one in which the pitcher lasts six or more innings and gives up three or fewer runs – and has racked up a 7.78 ERA. At times, he shows flashes of skill, but the spark quickly fades and he has to be replaced before the damage gets any worse.

This season has made it abundantly clear that Moseley cannot handle the starter’s role in the big

leagues. And if I, a lowly college student, can see that, so can a seasoned veteran like Scioscia.

Yet, he refuses to replace Moseley in the starting rotation, maintaining that “his stuff is good,” and “we need him to give us a chance to win.”

But his stuff isn’t good - Just look at that ERA. I wouldn’t keep a guy like that on my kid’s little league team.

And yes, we do need Moseley to keep us in the game – That’s what a starter is supposed to do. The problem is he isn’t doing that.

Moseley was supposed to be a filler in the No. 5 spot until staff ace John Lackey returns from a shoulder injury sometime next month. But he is failing miserably.

All the team needs is a guy who can give up less runs than innings pitched and Moseley can’t do it.

It’s time to bring up Nick Adenhart, a likely future No. 1 starter in the bigs and the right man to take over these last few starts before Lackey’s return.

Scioscia is not the guy who makes the final decisions to move players between the major and minor leagues, but his voice certainly rings loud and clear in the ears of General Manager Tony Reagins.

The bullpen could use a guy like Moseley, someone who can come in and give two or three innings of relief, and the staff could use a little hope for a win every fifth day.

Scioscia knows it, I know it and I’ll venture to bet Moseley probably knows it too. Not surprisingly, none of that matters as Scioscia has already said he is going to stick with his man.

Let’s just hope this latest gaff doesn’t cost the team too many wins when all is said and done.

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FEATURES

April 24, 2008

Two campuses, two worlds Despite falling under the umbrella of a national organization, the two branches at CSUF and UCI are starkly different groups with very different leaders, representing multiple facets of a shared faith that has been thrust into the spotlight in recent years.

At CSUF, the club is led by an easygoing student from El Salvador who converted to Islam after a join-a-club day. UCI students are led by a conservative Muslim who had no intention of leading until group prayer inspired him to invest his time in the club.

At UCI, club President Omar Zarka, 21, explains that it is a measure of respect for him to refuse to shake a woman’s hand. At CSUF, club President Kevin Santos Flores, 24, shakes hands firmly and sits alone in a room with a female reporter with the door closed, something that would be taboo to conservative Muslims.

Flores, who attributes many of his decisions to his Central American heritage, said, “I respect people’s be-

A difference in faith

liefs and don’t condemn them if they don’t want to shake hands, but personally, I do.”

In Irvine, up to 40 students gather several times a day to pray in a small private square behind the Cross-Cultural Center. At Fullerton, Muslim students eschew the meditation room in the Titan Student Union because of students who use the room to study or “make out.”

Instead, students like Flores find space to pray in offices, next to buildings and on quiet balconies facing East toward Mecca.

Some Fullerton members attribute the differences in organization and active participation to a commuter school mentality that pervades student life on campus.

“UCI has a strong MSU, but lots of people live in a two-mile radius,” said Fullerton club member Sumanah Mithani. “Being a commuter school makes it harder to organize student groups.”

Shenaz Makti stands behind the men to pray at UC Irvine.

Photos By Daniel Suzuki/Daily Titan Staff Photographer

The Islamic standard

The Islamic Institution of Orange County holds its evening prayer.

A debate about Israel Most of the controversy – and there is a lot of it – surrounding the Irvine club centers on their views of Israel.

The club has sponsored a number of speakers – some of whom have been labeled as anti-Semitic – discussing the Israeli-Palestinian debate.

The events have brought a lot of heat onto the club, and a lot of it has been taken out of context, President Omar Zarka said. For example, “When someone says Israel should be wiped off the face of the planet, they are talking about policies ... That Israel’s policies should be wiped off the face of the planet, not the Jewish people.”

Irvine members insist there is a big difference between criticizing Israel’s policies and anti-Semitism. Some in the Jewish community disagree.

“They claim to be against the political views of Israel,” Jeffrey Rips, executive director of the Hillel Foundation of Orange County, said. “But what they do, a lot of it crosses the line and becomes anti-Semitism.”

The group at Irvine has a tendency to invite inflammatory speakers to campus as opposed to people who might be critical of Israel but are more conciliatory, Professor Ben Hubbard said.

A youtube.com video shows an event held on the UCI campus from May 15-18, 2006 with students marching and chanting “Judaism – Yes, Zionism – No.” During the same weekend, controversial speaker Amir Abdel Malik Ali, speaking from behind a podium covered with a “Israel, the 4th Reich” sign, called Rupert Murdoch, the creator of Fox News

The Islamic faith, which has recently surpassed Catholicism as the world’s largest religion, dictates that followers pray five times a day.

Right is a panoramic photo illustration of the Islamic Institution of Orange County.

Channel, a Zionist Jew and said, “You got to call it the way you see it. There is a holocaust happening in the Holy Land. There’s a genocide happening in the Holy Land. There is oppression happening in the Holy Land and it must be fought and it will be fought and it is being fought.”

Hubbard said there is a fine line between rhetoric and anti-Semitism.

“Of course, it all depends on who is doing the defining of the terms,” Hubbard said. “But when criticism of Israel becomes so sweeping and so intense that it morphs or transforms into ‘The state of Israel is illegitimate’ or ‘It shouldn’t exist at all,’ then you’re getting very close to saying the Jewish people are illegitimate.”

Irvine board members said their aim in organizing events is to raise awareness and to bring about debate.

They try to choose speakers by a club consensus and said the speakers (even the most controversial ones) are educated people who really care about the topic. They said that people who think they are fanning the flames of anti-Semitism are not listening to everything the speakers have to say and take snippets out of context.

“No one is saying Jews should be evacuated from Israel,” UC Irvine club member Omar Kurdi said. “No one is saying those things.”

Critics of the Irvine club argue that MSU sponsored speakers do little to encourage rational debate, but rather, add fuel to a fire with no positive purpose. Club members argue that this is not true. Indeed, Nida Chowdhry said

that they would not talk about Palestine and Israel if there was no hope.

“We can make a difference. I think we are told we can’t make a difference, so we don’t,” Chowdhry said. “It’s not a wasteland of politics that we can’t solve.”

President Zarka said he believes Jews have a right to a Jewish state, and his problem with Israel does not lie with the idea of a Jewish theocracy.

His problem is with Israel’s policies, including the eviction of Palestinians from their land. Zarka advocates a one-state solution.

Although Zarka denies allegations that the club wore green armbands in support of Hamas at a recent rally (he said the armbands were to show solidarity with the Palestinian people) he said, “I think everyone in the MSU agrees Palestinians have the right to resist impositions of Israeli policies ...

How they go about doing it is up to them in their context.”

However, Hillel’s director said the group clearly calls “for there to be no state of Israel.

“There is no ambiguity in what they do,” Rips said. “That’s not disagreeing with the policies of the government.

They say it is, but it’s not. It is not about the policies of Israel; it’s about the right of existence of the state of Israel.”

The UCI club’s views about Israel are mentioned in a recent report on anti-Semitism at UCI that suggests the university administration take a more active roll in controlling on-campus clubs or suggests that Jewish students enroll in college elsewhere.

The national organization recently came under increased public scrutiny when The New York Times reported on an MSA West conference where club members from different campuses grappled with ideas about inclusion.

Different branches and their respective leaders spent time at the conference debating whether their clubs should embrace all Muslims or only those who conform to strict Muslim tenets. Some members view these growing differences of opinion as a positive sign.

“I think that when there is a difference in opinion in an organization, it is a sign of maturity,” said Irvine club member Omar Kurdi, 20.

Opinions differ on topics like intermingling between men and women and proper feminine attire.

At UCI, President Omar Zarka said part of his job as president is to make sure that club events adhere to a basic Muslim standard.

“The basic Muslim standard would be, if you are having a meeting, men should sit on one side, women on the other,” Zarka said.

Even at the more traditional Irvine club, Islamic adherence differs among members. For example, not all women at Irvine wear a hijab, the traditional Muslim headscarf. However, board member Nida Chowdhry said that some women feel inspired to

don the hijab after joining the club.

“Whether or not someone is dressed inappropriately is not up to the discretion of the MSU to do anything about it,” Zarka said.

The line is drawn when the problem is behavior, Zarka said. He would, for example, ask a student who brought alcohol to a meeting to leave because Islam forbids the use of alcohol.

Because of their modest dress, Muslim women are often the focus of media attention. But from a behavior standpoint, Zarka said males challenge behavior more than females do. An example, Zarka said, would be men running through the women during a water balloon fight at a coed barbecue.

“Out of respect for the other gender, we are expected to act appropriately,” Zarka said.

Most members are aware of what type of conduct is acceptable. Chowdhry, who occasionally referred to Zarka as “Omar” and then corrected herself to say “Mr. Zarka,” said that female members who have been around the club would know to sit a few feet away from Zarka.

At Fullerton, Flores said he doesn’t try to implement any male or female segregation. Despite his relaxed views, Flores said that at most events, women tend to sit with women and men tend to sit with other men.

When it comes to encouraging certain behaviors, Zarka said the club tries to approach it in a friendly peerto-peer manner.

“Nobody is perfect, but we can give each other advice about living up to [our own] standards,” Zarka said.

Keeping up this Muslim standard of behavior on a college campus is part of the challenge of being both Muslim and American. It is going to be difficult for the Muslim community to cloister the younger generation and keep them away from American secular values, said Professor Ben Hubbard, who teaches comparative religion at CSUF. “They are certified fully-fledged Americans who want to be a part of the country politically [and/or] culturally,” Hubbard said. “That is going to cause some strife in families, but I think it’s going to happen. It is inevitable in some ways.”

Chowdhry, whose parents immigrated to the United States from Pakistan, said her generation feels a stronger sense of ownership and citizenship than their parents, which makes them more confident about merging their faith with American life.

“We are Muslim-Americans. There is a difference in that I feel like our generation, to a certain extent, is more confident and less afraid of practicing our faith,” Chowdhry said.

Kevin Santos Flores, a convert from El Salvador who is president of the Fullerton club, prays alone in the MSA office.

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Reports of anti-Semitism Allegations of anti-Semitism at UCI were investigated for three years by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights after a complaint was filed by the Zionist Organization of America. After visiting the campus numerous times, investigators concluded that when incidents did happen, the administration acted appropriately, said UCI Director of Media Relations Cathy Lawhon.

The issue did not close with the release of the OCR report. The Hillel Foundation of Orange County an-

nounced the formation of a second task force, called the Orange County Independent Task Force, in February 2007. After a year of investigation, it found the opposite of the Federal investigation.

The task force released a lengthy report in February and suggested that action be taken to curb anti-Semitism on campus.

However, MSA’s Nida Chowdhry questioned the report.

“It wasn’t an independent task force. An independent task force com-

prised of who? There was a bias there already,” Chowdhry said. “I think the independent report that came out was just looking for any loopholes it could find in the first report and trying to stretch that and make something out of that.”

Following the release of the second report, Sen. Arlen Spector (R - Pa.), Sam Brownback (R - Kan.) and Sen. Jon Kyl (R - Ariz.) sent a letter to the secretary of the Department of Education questioning the results and procedures of the OCR investigation.

Professor Ben Hubbard, who attended a community meeting about the second investigation, said there is disagreement within the Jewish community about how significant the anti-Semitism is at UCI. Some current students found that there is not much anti-Semitism, but former students and community members are more critical, Hubbard said.

“There is division about whether or not students should fear for their lives, which is ridiculous, and whether or not the situation is just lovely,”

Hubbard said. “The truth is probably somewhere in between.”

Lawhon said the university is not going to start condemning speakers.

“While we may hate or dislike what they have to say, we have to support their First Amendment rights,” Lawhon said.

Jewish student leaders at Irvine released a statement at www.ochillel. org that says the Jewish community at UCI is thriving.

“The reality is that verbal antiSemitism spurred by controversial stu-

dent groups unfortunately continues to exist on campus. However, Jewish student life is able to expand and prosper,” wrote the students.

CSUF student Dean Abramowitz, who graduated from high school in Irvine, said he doesn’t think anyone on the UCI campus feels like they are going to be attacked by a Muslim.

“But I think when we sit down and talk about it – It’s pretty amazing that there is a group so radical about their beliefs here in Irvine,” Abramowitz said.

The most hated group on campus?

A basic Internet search for the Irvine Muslim Student Union will return articles and blogs referring to the group as promoters of radicalism and antiSemitism. The club’s reputation does not go unnoticed by its members.

“After hearing all this rhetoric, we start to believe it ourselves, that we are the most hated group on campus,” Irvine club member and cultural coordinator Omar Kurdi, 20, said.

“And that’s not true. We get a lot of respect.”

Some members said there may be intentional reasons behind what they view as rumors and inaccurate reporting that were taken out of context.

“There are people and groups that don’t want our message to be heard and they are going to try and stifle us in any way that they can,” Kurdi said.

Irvine’s Nida Chowdhry said the club’s reputation and the way the media

portrays Muslims make her nervous.

“I hesitate saying some words out loud. It stinks to worry that someone might hear part of your conversation and assume something,” Chowdhry said. “Why can’t I say Jews and Israel? think I have been made to feel this way.”

UCI club President Omar Zarka and Chowdhry said that a lack of cultural understanding contributes to the reputation of the club. Chowdhry, in particular, talked about how disappointed she has been with media coverage of the club.

“Ignorance is a really scary thing.

All these terms that are being thrown around, like militant-Jihadism and Islamo-facism – It’s so funny when you are of the faith, and you are like ‘What are they talking about?’ If you had a basic understanding of the faith, you would see this has nothing to do with the faith,” Chowdhry said. “It’s scary

when people don’t have a basic understanding and so what is told to them, they take it.”

Interaction between MSU members at Irvine and Jewish students is improving, according to Kurdi, who said that he knows many of the Jewish student leaders on campus by their first names. Their speakers have brought about an increase of discussion and debate on campus, Kurdi said.

Many Jewish students at Irvine and many Muslim students are Persian, said UCI student Stephanie Haddad.

“They interact well a lot of the time,” Haddad said. “They have the same values, and it’s interesting to see how much religion can affect things. I think the media makes it out to be a lot worse than it is.”

Repeated attempts to contact Jewish student leaders involved with Hillel were unsuccessful.

Prayer’s End The Irvine club’s evening ritual of prayer is obscured from the rest of campus by a high concrete wall, hidden away from the hurried crowd of students rushing to class as the street lamps click on and the crescent moon rises in the sky.

By the time the Adhan is completed, 15 or so students have

lined up in the concrete square.

One male student stands in front, reciting a passage from the Koran.

The students, heads bowed in reverence, look like so many of the other students on the UCI campus, differentiated only by their solemn poses and neatly trimmed beards.

Nida Chowdhry, her headscarf

covered by a grey hooded jacket, shivers slightly in the breeze. Only one other woman has arrived for prayer.

“I don’t know where all the girls are,” she said. “I think they went to get ice cream.”

She shrugs and walks off to join in the prayer.

By Daniel Suzuki/Daily Titan Staff Photographer

Kareem Elsayed leading prayer at the UCI campus.

Going a different way As the only child in a Protestant family that fled the civil war in El Salvador, Fullerton club President Kevin Santos Flores knew his decision would be hard on his mother.

Flores tried to warm up his mother to his choice of converting to the Islamic faith.

“I think she felt like she had failed because as a Christian, you try to save as many people as you can,” Flores said. “I think with me changing religions, she felt like she had failed somehow.”

Flores said his mother worried that he was being influenced by crazy people or that his life would be harder as a Muslim-American.

“She was just worried that they [the government] could label me a terrorist and I wouldn’t have any rights,” Flores said. “I think she is still worried.”

Despite his mother’s reservations, Flores said he felt like he had found his truth in Islam.

It was not the result he had expected when he began a search for religious meaning a few years before.

Out of high school, Flores said

he partied hard before deciding to search for deeper meaning in his life.

“I wanted to know what reality was, what the truth was,” he said.

“I started searching. I believed that the truth lay in one of the main three religions.”

He studied Judaism for a little while, but did not like the idea of a “chosen people.” Islam, a religion he said he knew little about outside of Malcolm X and “Indiana Jones” movies, was last on his list.

After studying a pamphlet on Islam, he came by a Muslim Student Association event at Cal State Fullerton’s annual Discover Fest.

Naseef Kazi, who was club president at the time, recalled Flores moseying into one of their events toting a skateboard. He approached Kazi and said he had a few questions about Islam. He told Kazi he wanted to know the “truth.”

“It was an interesting approach,” Kazi said.

After spending time studying the religion and hanging out with

club members, Flores converted.

The actual act of converting was easy. It was adjusting to a new lifestyle that took a little time, he said.

Flores stopped hanging out with many of his friends for a while so that he could get used to Muslim standards, like not drinking alcohol.

“Not eating pork was hard,” he said.

Flores invested a lot of time in the club and in Fall 2007, with many of the club’s leaders graduating, he ran unopposed for president.

Kazi said the Fullerton club was more conservative under his leadership but that clubs at Fullerton tend to be cyclical like that.

The Fullerton club sponsors a variety of campus speakers and cultural events, but unlike their counterparts at Irvine, the Fullerton club has made a deliberate choice to avoid politics.

“We try to keep our focus on religion and welcoming students and stay away from political statements,” said CSUF club member Sumanah Mithani.

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