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Founding Comm dept. Chair, Maxwell, dies Founding Chair of Cal State Fullerton’s Communications Department, J. William Maxwell died on April 24 of Parkinson’s disease at the age of 88. Maxwell began teaching at CSUF in 1960, served as the chair for 16 years and continued to teach on campus until 1982. “Bill loved working with students. He set a goal to know the name of every student within two weeks, even in his large classes,” Rick Pullen, dean of the College of Communications said. Contributions in Maxwell’s honor may be made to the J. William Maxwell Scholarship, awarded annually to the top graduating senior in the Communications Department. Checks may be made payable to the CSUF Philanthropic Foundation, with reference to the scholarship in the memo and sent to Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation, 2600 E. Nutwood Avenue, Suite 850, Fullerton, Calif. 92831.

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There sure is a lot of ground to cover. I’m hotter than a whore in church.

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-Tiffany Diamond, Bootylicious host

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Woman held captive by father for 24 years

PHOTOS By BETH STIRNAMAN/Daily Titan Photographer Cal State Fullerton President Milton Gordon presents 1957 Chevy convertible owner Bill Norman the President’s Choice Award as Dean of the College Communications Rick Pullen looks on.

First annual Dean’s Car Show showcases vintage cars By HAley Barnett

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Classic cars were on display in the parking lot of College Park at the first-ever Dean’s Car Show, benefiting the Center for Children who Stutter and student scholarships. The Sunday event was named in honor of the Dean of the College of Communications, Rick Pullen. A car collector himself, Pullen presented the idea of a car show at Cal State Fullerton to some lackluster reviews. “The university was reluctant

about the idea of a car show,” Pullen said. “I had two failed attempts at getting funding.” Unwilling to give up his vision, Pullen used his connections in the car industry to score a major sponsorship from Ford Motor Company and various other sponsorships from companies such as Yokohama Tires, Velocity magazine, Road and Track magazine and Southern California Auto Club. The fundraiser helped continue the year-long celebration of the university’s 50th anniversary. “All the money raised will go to a worthy cause,” Pullen said. “We’re

expecting the net proceeds to be between $8,000 and $10,000. The center pretty much depends on external funds in order to survive.” All of the 194 participants who took part in the event paid a $35.00 fee, and prizes such as Disneyland Park Hopper Passes, a set of Yokohama tires and a Low-Jack system were all raffled off to benefit the center. Clinic Director Sherri Wolff said she hoped the event would help raise awareness of the impact the center has on children’s See CAR SHOW, Page 4

Drill tests on-campus emergency response and notification system Directing and preparing CSUF students during an emergency is a priority By JEREMIAH RIVERA

Officials have found a woman who has been missing for 24 years, in Austria. She claims her father was holding her captive in the cellar. The 42-year-old woman claims that he had also raped her repeatedly and she gave birth to at least six children; one died. The Austrian Press Agency said the three boys and three girls ranged in age from 5 to 20. Officials arrested the 73-yearold father and are looking into the claims. For more information visit CNN.com.

WEATHER

monday Partly Cloudy: High: 89, Low: 60

tuesday Partly Cloudy/ High: 79, Low: 54

wednesday Sunny/ High: 69, Low: 52

thursday Sunny / High: 74, Low: 54

friday

Sunny / High: 77, Low: 56

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A gunman in the Titan Stadium press box was the mock scenario that had Cal State Fullerton Community Service Officers running for their lives and students locked in the Pollak Library ducking for cover Friday morning. University Police cleared the second floor of the stadium press box and took one suspect into custody while conducting CSUF’s first Active Shooter drill. CSOs played the roles of “deceased, compliant and frantic students” running away from the recorded sounds of blasting gunfire down the hall, University Police Sgt. John Brockie said. Meanwhile, the Shelter in Place drill was being simulated throughout campus. “I was impressed. There was so much compliance on behalf of the students and staff,” said guest observer and Chief of the Campus Safety Department at Biola University Jerry L. Powell regarding students’ response to Friday’s drill, specifically in and around the library. University and county officials, along with CSUF personnel, helped observe the Shelter in Place drill throughout campus. Senior Systems Analyst for the Orange County Executive Office Teara Leblanc also observed. Leblanc is working to develop a mass notification system that will alert residents throughout the county of

PHOTO By DANIEL SUZUKI/Daily Titan Photographer Using plastic rifles and fake handguns during the training, Officer Rodriguez, Corporal Deon, and Officer Ku raid the Titan Stadium press box during a mock shooter training excursive. .

an emergency. She will be presenting the system to county officials on June 30. Leblanc said she is also looking to include any other cities that are interested. Although University Police used red-colored AR15 simulated training rifles and simulated training handguns, they still looked intimidating when they rolled up to the stadium five squad cars strong.

The eight-year accredited police department had been training for the Active Shooter simulation using the Boeing Aircraft facilities in Long Beach for the last couple of years. The entire drill took around sixand-a-half minutes, Brockie said. “We set up similar conditions and developed a plan to, as safely as possible, neutralize the threat,” University Police Lt. Fred Molina said.

University Police took extra measures to assure that the stadium area was “sterilized.” It was a controlled drill to reduce the potential confusion that could have oblivious students traumatized and flooding the 911 emergency phone lines. “It went well … We will continue to look at [emergency] events and continue to adjust our equipment needs and tactics [appropriately],”

Brockie said. Connect-ED, a mass notification system that originally included only staff, but now includes over 25,000 students, reported a 95.2 percent successful delivery rate. However, Justin Field, a 24-year-old biology major, said only two people received the emergency message out of his class of 50-70 students. It was the intention that all students receive a message from University Police in the event of a real emergency, warning them to take shelter in place. Connect-ED has six different options for contacting students, staff and faculty: text message, cell phone, e-mail, home phone, office phone and PDA. “They’ll receive the message if they’re registered with the [CSUF Web site] student portal. If they didn’t get the message, they need to register that information online,” Ellis said. Connect-ED is capable of sending over 100,000 messages in a matter of minutes. Ellis has also conducted 38 Shelter in Place workshops over the last several weeks, reaching “almost 1,000 students, faculty and staff” in an effort to inform the CSUF family of the potentially lifesaving protocol. “We want to get the word out and get students thinking and talking about what they would do in a real emergency situation,” Ellis said. According to a CSU newsletter, it was mandated for all CSUs to conduct an Active Shooter scenario by June 1. University officials will prepare a summary report and submit it to the chancellor’s office after a final analysis is completed.

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April 28, 2008

IN OTHER NEWS Boys, dressed up like girls, just want to have fun INTERNATIONAL

Three killed during attack on Afghan president KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Militants firing rockets and automatic rifles attacked the Afghan president at a ceremony in Kabul on Sunday, missing their target but killing three and wounding eight others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the assault that sent President Hamid Karzai and foreign ambassadors scurrying for cover, underscoring the fragile grip of his U.S.-backed government. Gunmen opened fire as a 21-gun salute echoed over the capital at an anniversary ceremony to mark the mujahedeen victory over the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. Hundreds of people, including the army and police who had formed an honor guard inspected by Karzai minutes earlier, fled in chaos as shots rang out. The president was hustled away, surrounded by bodyguards, and left in a convoy of four black SUVs. The gunfire apparently came from a three-story guesthouse, popular with migrant laborers, about 300 yards from the stands where Karzai was seated alongside Cabinet ministers and senior diplomats, who all escaped unharmed. A U.S. Embassy official confirmed U.S. Ambassador William Wood was also not hurt.

NATIONAL

District of Colombia increase police patrol WASHINGTON (AP) – Police in the District of Columbia are planning to increase patrols citywide because of a jump in violent crime that has led to four killings and the wounding of at least eight other people. Police say the spate of violence in the nation’s capital started late Friday and continued into late Saturday in several parts of the city. Assistant Police Chief Diane Groomes said investigators have found no links among the shootings. The district has had 50 homicides so far this year, 19 in April alone. Police statistics say there were 181 homicides in 2007 after a 20-year low of 169 in 2006. Groomes said police administrators will be given patrol duties to help expand the police presence.

STATE

New Calif. evacuations as wildfires come close SIERRA MADRE (AP) – A wildfire that broke out in a popular hiking area blackened the steep slopes of foothills outside Los Angeles and led to evacuation orders for residents of about 550 homes Sunday. Hundreds of people around Sierra Madre were told to flee Saturday night and Sunday as the wildfire continued to burn through dense brush, said Elisa Weaver of the Arcadia Fire Department. Sierra Madre is about 15 miles northeast of Los Angeles and just east of Pasadena. No homes were damaged, though a small outbuilding was destroyed, Weaver said. More than 400 firefighters were attacking the 350-acre fire, aided by two helicopters with two water-dropping air tankers on the way. The fire was hardly contained and was expected to burn for another two or three days. The cause of the blaze remained under investigation. It was first reported Saturday afternoon in a wooded area a few miles northeast of Pasadena. It was windy at the time and unseasonably hot, with temperatures approaching 100 degrees.

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Bootylicious drag show entertains and breaks down traditional roles By JOSHUA BURTON

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Both gay and straight audience members cheered for the antics of dressed-up drag queens and kings at the Queer-Straight Alliance’s 10th annual Bootylicious show. Tiffany Diamond, longtime drag night performer and host, oversaw Thursday night’s festivities and changed costumes every few acts in Madonna-esque fashion. The scene was a beehive of activity that hummed with energy and the buzz of amplifier systems pumped up to full blast. The drama from technical difficulties and scheduling mishaps only added to the confusion in the room as performers broke down gender roles and assumed the sexual shapes of their desires. Being a benefit show, excitement was not the only thing being generated in Pavilions A, B and C. Members of the QSA worked from behind the scenes to make sure the night bore the monetary fruit they desired. Bare-bottomed “cigarette boys” and bootylicious “cigarette girls” prowled the partygoers for tips and donations to help the QSA remain active in promoting the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender society. The servers coaxed donations out of audience members and had their own opinions on what it took to be a good monetary honeybee. “It takes personality, excitement and a rockin’ bod,” cigarette boy and film major Bryant Wilson said. “This is what it takes to make it in the film industry anyway.” The curious passersby were wel-

PHOTO By VAN DOAN/For the Daily Titan Naomi, a drag queen, lip-syncs to “What you waiting for?” by Gwen Stefani.

comed into the auditoriums, drawing a mix of people from all walks of life. “I was playing pool with my friends and feeling really down. One of them told me to go here to cheer up. It worked. My favorite part is the humor,” Lance Osborne, a firstyear CSUF student said. “My dad is getting out of prison, now I have something to talk to him about that

he can relate to.” When the tables around the stage and the catwalk filled up, people crowded into the rows of seats toward the back. “This sure is a lot of ground to cover,” Diamond said as she talked to audience members between acts, sweating under her skintight outfit and corset. “I’m hotter than a whore in church.”

While in drag, the performers were always referred to as the gender of their choosing. “We’re portraying straight society, but in reverse. I have a lot of fun. I got burnt out on it for a while and now I only do it once a year, just for Bootylicious,” Belladona, one of the performers, said. She was one of the acts at the original Bootylicious show in 1998. Dressing in drag has its difficulties and the performers were opinionated on who had it worse, kings or queens. Chidhalay, who had performed the previous year, noted how kings had to downplay their performances, compared to the queens. “Queens can play off the attitude. Women are catty, but guys play it more serious and that adds an extra amount of difficulty to playing one,” she said. Another performer, Christen Madson, had to disagree because he said the female form was hard to duplicate. One has to hide broad shoulders and masculine musculature in order to pass for a girl – not to mention the tucking. But he did have to admit, women’s clothes are more versatile. During an intermission, dates with the cigarette boys and girls were auctioned off with Diamond artfully pointing out their various physical assets. The highest bid in the auction came from Tina Johnson, a representative of Hush Parties, a company that holds home parties where adult toys are sold. Hush Parties gave out free samples of some of their products and raffled off bags of high-end materials priced around $200 each. Inside the bags were items such as flavored lubricants and a wide array of vibrators. “This is one of the places you can come and everybody loves everybody,” Johnson said. “The atmosphere is great.”

COP BLOTTER: A Diamondback bicycle is taken On Monday, a student reported that her green Diamondback bicycle was stolen off the back of her car at about 10 a.m. near the softball field. The bike’s value was over $500, so this was grand theft. Police assisted. SUNDAY 7:47 p.m. - Petty theft was reported in the Kinesiology building after a bike was stolen. A report was taken. MONDAY 4:22 a.m. - The men’s restroom was vandalized in the Visual Arts building.

12:54 p.m. - A student required medical assistance and passed out on the fifth floor in the bathroom in McCarthy Hall. The student was assisted. 2:56 p.m. - In parking lot E, a teal Scion and a silver Toyota collided. No one was injured. 2:59 p.m. - A student in the Health Center requested to be transported to St. Jude Hospital due to mental health issues. The student went in an ambulance.

TUESDAY 7:10 a.m. - Three Buddha heads were drawn in gold paint on the northeast wall near the football stadium. A report was taken. WEDNESDAY 2:20 p.m. - A student came into the police station to report tire damage on the car after being involved in a hit and run. A report was taken. 3:45 p.m. - The reporting party requested an officer come to a classroom in University Hall because a condom was pinned to the white board. Everything checked out OK.

6:07 p.m. - Three people were busted in a dorm room after smoking marijuana. Police assisted. 9:31 p.m. - According to secondhand information, in parking lot G, three women had their tires slashed. Police assisted. THURSDAY 5:31 p.m. - In McCarthy Hall, petty theft was reported when a phone was stolen from a student. FRIDAY 1:00 p.m. - In lot E, a red Chevy Tahoe was stolen. A police report was taken.

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April 28, 2008

Titan Editorial Providing insight, analysis and perspective since 1960

Blinding America with discounts and bribes The dialogue of the 2008 presidential campaign just got dumber. While pundits wonder about the strength of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama’s candidacy as it drags on and on, John McCain has an amazing opportunity. As the lone Republican candidate, he has the chance to strengthen his bid for President by offering creative ideas from a guy who is supposed to be a different sort of Republican. McCain’s proposed “gas tax holiday,” however, is not just a waste of this golden opportunity, but is also proof that he’s no different than the universally unpopular George W. Bush. Essentially, McCain is saying that, from Memorial Day to Labor Day, he wants to do away with the 18 cent-per-gallon tax on gas so people can get it just a little bit cheaper. This is such an awful plan that’s not even worthy of being compared to putting a BandAid on a broken arm. It’s more like putting a first aid kit next to a corpse. What’s more, the end of his “holiday” falls during the Re-

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publican National Convention the first week of September, meaning he’s hopeful that this would clinch the Presidency for him. It’s an attempt to garner votes to throw something shiny in people’s faces and tell them it’s gold when it’s really tinfoil. His plan is no different than the Bush administration’s dirty, little scheme to give us a $300 check and take our minds off our economic woes. Sure, everybody wants the money, just like we all would take the discounted gas. But we can’t be fooled into thinking that those pathetic gestures will improve our situation in any significant way. The only solution the government can offer is making it a sweeter deal for people to buy fuel-efficient vehicles. A significant tax break for purchasing a hybrid vehicle would go a long way to solving all our problems – gas prices, environment, economy. What’s more American than getting people to buy cars? McCain wants to make it easier to fuel our addiction. No thanks.

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Drama queen photographer

Celebrities have a rough life. I know many of you might roll your eyes or laugh at that, but the reality is that stars have to put up with things us normal folk will never have to worry about. For example, two things I would never want to deal with on a daily basis: constant flashing lights all around me – I would go blind and having swarms of people encircle my car as I try to exit a parking spot – I would hit somebody immediately. Though most celebs have learned to work with these inconveniences, it seems Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden is still struggling. Case in point, Madden and girlfriend Paris Hilton are being accused of a hit-and-run accident. I must add that my favorite part of this is that Hilton is mentioned foremost in every headline, despite the fact that she wasn’t even driving. Setting aside my own pickiness over the structuring of headlines,

The Gossip Girl

there are multiple problems with the incident in question. To put questions to rest, what happened was Madden accidentally ran over a photographer’s foot. And while that is serious, it pales in comparison to the dramatic pictures painted by the headlines. In the hit-and-run report the photographers filed, he claimed that he warned Madden not to drive because his foot was stuck under the tire, but that Madden just drove right off anyway. The first problem is that that entire incident was caught on tape, much like Hilton’s entire life. And as caught on multiple videos from Tmz.com, the photographer never said anything to Madden from the time he entered the car to when he ran over the man’s foot. Furthermore, Madden did not just drive right off. He stopped and asked if the paparazzi was alright and only drove away after being told by several people that the man was OK and to not worry about it.

What worries me, though, is the stupidity of that photographer. He shouldn’t have been so close to a moving vehicle to the point that his foot was just under the tire. It’s his own fault. Also, he shouldn’t have claimed some of what he did in the police report, seeing as how the entire scenario can be simply verified by watching one of the dozens of recordings, including the one he shot himself. I just hope once his two minutes of fame wear off, that photographer feels foolish for being more of a drama queen than Hilton. I also hope that by reading about this incident and from reading my column this week, more people will realize that we, normal people, are just another inconvenience celebrities must work around, and that celebrities don’t always make the headlines – Sometimes we do. We transform small incidents into these big, catchy headlines that run the risk of being misleading. Ashlee Simpson pigs out one night

By Amy Robertson opinion@dailytitan.com

and all of a sudden she’s pregnant. Eva Longoria gets lunch with a male friend and now she’s cheating on her husband. This, my friends, is how celebrity journalists have earned a bad reputation. And this is when celebrity journalism turns into pure gossip. Exaggerating the truth and drama-queen treatment of news, like that of the hit-and-run, is something celebrities have been complaining about for ages. And it ranks No. 3 on my “Things I Wouldn’t Be Able to Handle if I Were a Celebrity” list. It’s no wonder stars are seen flipping paparazzi the bird. I probably would, too. Who’s the drama queen now?

Placing blame on the Web, taking in millions By Haley Barnett

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

When a 15-year-old girl provocatively flashes some skin and reveals her bra, our morals and ethics guide us to cover our eyes. All of those morals and ethics, however, are thrown out the window when that sexually suggestive 15-year-old is Disney superstar Miley Cyrus. This past week, several pictures of the teen sensation surfaced on Web sites across the world. Undoubtedly, millions of “Hannah Montana” fans, and probably a few perverted old men, have since viewed the scandalous pictures. In the photos, Cyrus flashes a green bra, lifts up her shirt to expose her stomach and is sprawled across the lap of an unidentified young man. Yes, the photos are quite tame compared to the Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears crotch shots we have all become so accustomed to. However, it

is undeniable that the photos are sexually suggestive and that Cyrus more closely resembles a Playboy Playmate than a Disney prodigy. Though some may blame Internet bloggers and webmasters for irresponsibly posting such photos, it seems completely unrealistic to expect anything less from today’s celebrityobsessed society. Sure, it’s nice to dream of a world where the media refuses to show celebrity pictures that could be considered inappropriate or even illegal. But that dream will remain a fantasy until the public becomes more interested in the Los Angeles Times than PerezHilton. com. Expecting the media to stay away from pictures of an underwear clad Cyrus is like asking the paparazzi to ignore Britney Spears. If young celebrities insist upon taking provocative photos, outraged stars and their publicists should learn to embrace the publicity instead of shying away from the press with rehearsed

statements. When naked photos of the barely legal “High School Musical” star, Vanessa Hudgens, surfaced on the Internet, many worried the teen sweetheart would loose her good girl reputation and her extremely profitable Disney career. According to TMZ.com, her reps issued the following: “This was a photo which was taken privately. It is a personal matter and it is unfortunate that this has become public.” Turns out, there wasn’t anything unfortunate about it. Shortly thereafter, Hudgens renewed her multi-million-dollar contract with Disney and gained a level of publicity and exposure she never would have reached without bearing it all for millions to see. It also seems quite doubtful that the pictures of Cyrus will do anything to damage her exploding career or her 18 million-a-year income. It was just under 10-years-ago that a 17-year-old, up and coming popprincess posed for the cover of Rolling

Stone in her underwear. Of course, that 17-year-old was Britney Spears, and even then, the country was shocked by the overtly sexual underage star. Since then, she has sold millions of albums, made millions of dollars and has been photographed doing much worse than posing in her skivvies. So, it’s a little tough to call these girls victims to the big, bad media. The only way to keep private photos private is for celebrities to keep their clothes – and the lens cover – on. And if the pictures do mysteriously appear on sites such as Tmz.com, stars should be grateful that thousands of people care enough to see what color bra they really wear. The day they should really be frightful of is when their naked photos are released and no one cares enough to write an article analyzing the pictures’ moral impact on the media. Until then, Miley will make her millions while the public points its finger at the Web for her misfortunes.

FEATURES

April 28, 2008

Carmen Bradford teaches students ‘scatting’ Jazz vocalist Carmen Bradford performs one night, teaches the next BY Sarah Mendoza

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

The passion for music was written all over her face as she shed a tear over a piano solo played by Bill Cunliffe of the Bill Cunliffe Trio. “Now you’ve got my makeup running, Bill!” jazz vocalist Carmen Bradford said jokingly. “Look at me … mascara running down my face. Do I have raccoon eyes?” With red lipstick and a bluesplattered dress, grammy-winning Bradford took the stage in the Meng Concert Hall at Cal State Fullerton. Born in Austin, Texas and raised in Altadena, Calif., this jazz singer had large shoes to fill as “the daughter of legendary trumpeter and composer Bobby Bradford and world-renowned vocalist Melba Joyce,” according to a press release at http://campusapps.fullerton.edu/ news/2008/198_bradford_jazz. html. “They always wanted us [my brothers and I] to do whatever we wanted to, career-wise,” Bradford said about feeling pressure-free from her parents to be in the music business. “If I wanted to sing, that was great, but if not, they supported me.” Music runs through this family’s blood. Her grandfather, Melvin Moore, sang big-band music in the ‘40s with Lucky Millender, Bradford said. “I always felt the kind of music my parents played and sang was cool, but I just thought it was old people’s music,” Bradford said. “They played Billie Holiday a lot and I would

think ‘Why is she whining like that?’ I had no perspective on what I was surrounded with or listening to.” Bradford first discovered jazz at the age of 16. Some of that influence came from her obsession with Chaka Khan, who was “the one and only” at the time, Bradford said grinning. “We had never heard anyone holler like that [Chaka Khan],” Bradford said. “That’s when I just decided to start hollering.” This Grammy-winning vocalist was far from shy as she made jokes and small talk with the audience at CSUF, creating a laid-back atmosphere. Bradford shared her experience in becoming a part of the Count Basie Orchestra. She shares the moment she first heard back from William “Count” Basie after auditioning with him nine months earlier. The first call she received from Basie was met with “Otis, is this you?” Bradford then hung the phone up on Basie. She believed the call was from her cousin on the other end, attempting to play a joke on her, but when Basie called back, she was convinced this was no joke. He asked her to come tour with the band and she accepted the proposal. She toured with the band for nine years in the early ‘80s and performed on two of the band’s Grammy Award-winning albums. “I was 22 years old with 18 men – 18 grandpas and great-grandpas,” Bradford said. “But they were all great and perfect gentlemen.” Bradford has since performed and recorded with legends like Lou Rawls, Herbie Hancock, Frank Sinatra, Patti Austin and Nancy Wilson. Bradford’s mother, Joyce, is now the vocalist for the Count Basie Orchestra. Bradford admits her mother is the greatest singer she knows “all nonsense aside.”

The two will soon have the opportunity to do some mother-daughter concerts together. “Bradford’s body of work reflects a vast depth of musical experience, technical brilliance and an overwhelming passion … she truly contributed to the perpetuation and preservation of this American art form called jazz,” writes Laura Harrison in the concert program. Harrison, instructor of the CSUF Jazz Vocal Ensemble, and Bradford ended the show with a duet, displaying their friendship and admiration for one another on stage. Jazz singers from the music department also performed on the same stage prior to her performance. Although the group did not perform side by side with Bradford, they had the chance the next day to sit in a master’s class with her. Students were allowed to perform for Bradford and receive critiquing of their vocal technique. Students were both grateful and star-struck to have the opportunity with such an experienced jazz singer. Jazz singer Michelle De Castro, a choral education major, said it was helpful to have instruction from someone who has been in the business for so long. Bradford gave students pointers on “scatting,” or singing in which the singer substitutes improvised nonsense syllables for the words of a song, and tries to sound and phrase like a musical instrument, according to dictionary. com. “She gave us tips on rhythm and told us not to stick to the same thing. She told us to make it your own,” De Castro said. Students wished they had more time with Bradford. “I thought it was so nice of her to take the time to listen to everyone even though we were limited on time,” music major Sahar Saedi

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said. Saedi said she felt Bradford was very sweet and positive with students. “She was like a funny mom,” Saedi said.

Saedi said she left the masters class feeling inspired by Bradford. In 1992 Bradford released solo album “Finally Yours” on Evidence Records, which was followed by “With Respect” in 1995 by the same

Jazz vocalist Carmen Bradford. Bradford sat in with a singing class at CSUF the day after her performance.

label. The next stop for Bradford will be in Bangkok, where she will record a live album pulled from performances at a club called “The Living Room,” Bradford said.

CAR SHOW: AN EVENT FOR CAR ENTHUSIASTS OF ALL AGES

PHOTOS By BETH STIRNAMAN/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Cal State Fullerton President Milton Gordon and famous race care driver Parnelli Jones check out the rides together at the Dean’s Car Show on Sunday at the College Park parking lot (above). Only 10 months old, Giovanni Leonardo rides in style on Sunday in the College Park parking lot (left).

From Page 1 lives. The center offers private therapy and scholarships for deserving families who would normally be unable to afford such services, Wolff said. “With our scholarships, we are able to offer private therapy for maybe as low as $20 an hour when the going rate is $100 an hour,” Wolff said.

While helping to raise money for this commendable cause, the event’s participants also helped to commemorate the university by displaying approximately 31 vehicles that were made in the same year CSUF was incorporated — 1957. President Milton Gordon was on hand to present the event’s Grand Marshal and 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner, Parnelli Jones, with an hon-

orary crystal elephant. Gordon also chose his favorite 1957 automobile with the President’s Choice Award, which went to a Chevy convertible owned by Bill Norman. “Nineteen fifty-seven was a beautiful year and they had some beautiful fins on the back of that Chevy,” President Gordon said happily. “The car was in great shape and I could

just picture my wife and I driving it.” Out of the approximately 80 plaques that were awarded, a few of the awards stood out among the rest. The first place winner of the 1957 Featured Class was a Chevy Bel-Air Convertible owned by Claire Popejoy. Pullen awarded the Dean’s Choice Award to a stunning 1937 Ford

Coupe owned by John Wiley, while the Student’s Choice Award went to a 1955 Chevy Bel-Air owned by Dennis Spillman. Andrew Bornhop, an editor for Road and Track magazine, was also on hand to give what they referred to as “the car they would most like to drive” award to a 1965 Alpha Romeo Giulia owned by Margaret and Jack Brown.

With the event at a close, Pullen said he hoped students, alumni and community members received a chance to visit the campus and enjoy this unique university event. “One of our main objectives is to bring people and exposure to the campus,” Pullen said. “We want people to feel good about the day and come out here and meet new people.”

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Titans win series over UC Davis CSUF takes two of three over the weekend to remain first in the Big West

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For the fifth straight Sunday of Big West Conference play, Cory Arbiso took the mound for Cal State Fullerton. And for the fifth straight Sunday, Arbiso came through with a win. “I like the pressure,” Arbiso said. “I can stand some pressure on my shoulders to get the series win.” Arbiso is fast becoming the go-toguy in pivotal must-win games, and his strong outing Sunday helped the No. 15 Titans (26-15, 11-4) beat UC Davis (25-15, 7-5) in a battle between two of the top teams in the Big West. With the 8-5 series-clinching win Sunday, the Titans took two of three from the Aggies. Titan pitcher Jeff Kaplan picked up the win in Friday nights 5-3 victory and CSUF lost a close one Saturday, 3-2. The Titans remain atop the Big West Conference with a comfortable three-game lead. “Winning a series is huge and if we win every series, then we’re going to be Big West champs,” CSUF’s Josh Fellhauer said. Fellhauer did not waste any time getting things going for the Titans. He jumped all over the first pitch he saw from Aggies’ starter Bryan Evans and belted it down the line in left for a double. Christian Colon moved Fellhauer over to third on a sacrifice bunt attempt that turned into an infield single. A ground out by Jared Clark allowed Fellhauer to score and put the Titans up 1-0. After a scoreless second, both teams put runs on the board in the third. The Aggies struck first with two runs off of a throwing error by Colon. With the bases loaded and two outs, it looked like Arbiso might work his way out of the jam, but Colon chose to go to third on a softly hit ball by Ryan Scoma. His throw came up short of Joel Weeks and UC

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Davis went up 2-1. “I thought Cory pitched pretty good,” CSUF Head Coach Dave Serrano said. “If we would have played a little bit better defense behind him, he probably wouldn’t have had to work as hard as he had to.” It did not take long for the Titans to tie it up. Fellhauer was at it again, depositing his fourth home run of the year over the right field wall and tying the game at 2-2. In the top of the fourth, UC Davis scored one and went ahead 3-2, but the Titans again answered right back. Khris Davis slapped a single to left, then stole second base for the second time in the afternoon. Weeks’ single to right sent Davis home and evened the contest at 3-3. “Every Sunday is a dogfight,” Fellhauer said. “The bullpens are a

little tired, it’s a day game and the ball travels a little bit better. We were just thinking it’s gonna be a dogfight for all nine, let’s strap it on.” The Titans offense regained the lead in the bottom of the fifth. Gary Brown led off with a walk, then scored on a double by Fellhauer. A Colon sac-fly to center pushed Fellhauer over to third and some headsup baserunning got him home. The next batter up, Erik Komatsu, drew a walk, and because of his speed, also drew the attention of Aggies relief pitcher Jeremy McChesney. On a throw over to first to hold Komatsu on, Fellhauer sprinted toward the plate and stole home safely, putting the Titans up 5-3. Down two runs in the top of the seventh, UC Davis was not ready to pack it in. A double to left by Ty

Kelly and Evan Hudson’s tied things up at 5-5. “I guess we shouldn’t expect anything different,” Serrano said. “Another hot, sticky Sunday afternoon where we had to grind it out.” But just like before, the Titans punched right back in the bottom half of the inning and took the lead for good. A single by Colon got things started for CSUF, and a couple batters later, pinch hitter Brian Wilson banged a single to right to give the Titans an 8-5 cushion. “Now we’ve won our fifth consecutive series in conference,” Serrano said. “If we can do that for another three, we’ll be sitting exactly where we want to be sitting.” The Titans play again at Goodwin Field on Tuesday at 6 p.m. against the University of San Diego.

Just when casual hockey fans were about to find out the lockout was over, the Philadelphia Flyers had to go and screw up the National Hockey League’s chance to become relevant again. The scenario was simple: The NHL’s three best players were about to meet in the second round of the playoffs and start a 10-year rivalry that would have people actually talking about the sport and get higher ratings than the NBA for a few weeks. Wishful thinking? Maybe. But was it possible? Yes. Go to any casual sports fan and they may be able to name a couple of teams left in the NHL playoffs, but I guarantee they will know who Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin are and maybe even who Evgeni Malkin is. Crosby and Malkin swept the defending Eastern Conference Champion Ottawa Senators and scored a combined 15 points in the four games – Pretty good for a duo that can’t even legally go out drinking together yet. Ovechkin had an up-and-down series but came through for his team in Game 6 when they were facing elimination. In his final two games of the series, the Russian sniper scored three goals and added an assist to finish with nine points in seven games. All three players were playing some of the best hockey in their young careers and looked like they loved every minute of the spotlight. If they met, a seven-game series would have ignited the airwaves with talk of which player is better, a rivalry would have been born and commissioner Gary Bettman’s job would have been safe (OK,

maybe some bad would come of the scenario). So there it was, a Game 7 at home for Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals against the Flyers. It went to overtime with a chance to save the sport. In my head I’ll picture Ovechkin scoring a goal in the third period with time winding down. The win set up a second-round match-up against Crosby, Malkin and the rest of the Pittsburgh Penguins. In the other Eastern Conference series, the two of the biggest markets for hockey, New York and Montreal would have met. A fan’s dream come true. Unfortunately, that’s all it will be – a dream. The Flyers put the Capitals away early in overtime and threw the match-up out the window. Obviously, this is not the Flyers’ fault. They were the better team and proved so in the series. However, hockey fans can’t help but feel a little shortchanged by what could have been. Instead of headlining SportsCenter for the next two weeks while the NBA has one series go past five games in the opening round, now the NHL will probably follow coverage of the seventh round of the National Football League’s draft. While the die-hards of the sport are drooling over the current match-ups of the New York Rangers and Penguins, as well as the Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings out West, the casual fan only has one team with a superstar he or she knows to follow. Maybe Crosby and Malkin can save the sport themselves this season, but a rivalry with the best players in the league could only have boosted the NHL’s hopes. Maybe they can save it. Maybe the lockout will finally be over for the everyday fan. The Penguins may be able to restore some order for the league, but to bring back old fans, as well as a new generation, the NHL will have to wait until at least next year.