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DTSHORTHAND Campus Life More than 7,600 special athletes and volunteers from throughout Orange County are expected to participate in the 23rd annual Cal State Fullerton Special Games-Kathleen Faley Memorial on Friday at the practice fields north of Titan Gymnasium.

The 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. program will kick off with opening ceremonies with master of ceremonies Ed Arnold, host of KOCETV’s “Real Orange.”

Athletes will participate in noncompetitive athletic events, such as basketball and football toss, T-ball, soccer goal kicks and the 50-yard dash.

The festivities conclude with a barbecue lunch.

For more information, call Paul Miller, Disabled Student Services 714-278-3112.

91 Freeway to undergo closures this weekend Both directions of the 91 Freeway at Green River Road will undergo nighttime closures this weekend to make way for construction.

The closures include: Westbound 91 at Green River Road from 10 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday.

Also, eastbound 91 at Green River Road from 11 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday.

Motorists should take I-10 and Route 60 as east/west routes into and out of the Inland Empire; the 57 to reach the 10 and 60; and I-15, Route 71 and I-215 to travel north/south within the counties.

Construction crews will set scaffolding for the second half of the new Green River Road bridge.

The $21-million multi-agency project, which includes adding two traffic lanes and the realignment of on-ramps and off-ramps, is expected to be completed later this year.

For more information, the public may call 1-866-383-4631.

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SEAN BELK/Daily Titan Staff Writer Janelle (left) and the rest of her family wait in anticipation for her uncle Sgt. Rizalito Devera, who returned last Sunday at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos after a year-long tour in Iraq. Four-year-old Issac Alvarez (above) stands proud waving an American flag while waiting for his father to return from Iraq during a homecoming ceremony at the Joint Forces Training Base.

Coming back home has never felt so good

Student-led business to launch Thursday Students from Professor Raj Mahto’s New Venture Launch 465B management class are required to create new companies and launch them within the semester.

As a result, students Peter Rua, Raul Ruvalcaba, Hubert Thang, Tamara Miller and Amanda Coover are launching their own clothing company called Jackson Industries, an extreme sports clothing company.

The entreprenuers will set up a booth outside of the Titan Shops Bookstore tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. to raise awareness for their company and begin selling their Summer 2008 collection.

Their clothing is geared toward players who enjoy surfing, skate boarding and other extreme sports, Ruvalcaba said.

The brand focuses toward males but will soon promote female attire as well.

For more information, students can check Jacksonclothing.com

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Sgt. Jonathan Huynh, of Rosemead, is welcomed with open arms by his family during a homecoming ceremony last Sunday at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos.

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After a 12-month Iraq stint, local National Guard soldiers enjoy a homecoming

By SEAN BELK

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

During a tearful homecoming ceremony, families and friends reunited with their loved ones as more than 50 soldiers with the 160th Long Range Surveillance Detachment came home from a year-long

combat tour in Iraq last Sunday, April 27 at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, according to a press release from the U.S. National Gaurd.

The “welcome home” ceremony was held at the Joint Forces Training Base’s Liberty Theater, located in Orange County.

While the 160th LRSD were

recognized for their services, the soldiers and state representatives also honored the Family Readiness Group, a group of family leaders, who coordinated with other military friends and family to keep in contact with the soldiers, according to the statement.

Many of the family members, such as Roxi Alvarez from the city of

Vista, have been contacting soldiers through e-mail on a daily basis.

She said she was glad to finally see her husband Sgt. Aldo Alvarez come home from duty.

“It’s a big relief that they’re coming home and that their safe,” Roxi said.

During their deployment, the soldiers conducted security mis-

sions around Camp Slayer and conducted presence patrols, search missions and civil military operations.

They also gave school supplies and soccer balls to people in neighboring towns.

Five companies of National Guard units from California, North Dakota and Iowa made up the Task Force Shield.

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In memory of: Ambriz Law to levy harsher penalties for drunk drivers

By Heather perry

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

On July 1, any person who drives a vehicle under the influence and murders someone could be convicted of second-degree murder.

The new Ambriz Law has passed through legislation in honor of Steve Ambriz, an Orange City Council

member and CSUF alumni who was murdered by a woman who swerved into his lane while under the influence of methamphetamine.

Currently, the maximum sentence a person can receive for gross vehicular manslaughter is 10 years.

That is the sentence that Sara Lyn Ward, then 30, received for killing Ambriz, 35, on May 25, 2006.

“Steve is dead and this is some-

thing that will further the government’s ability to inform people that if you engage in this behavior, this is what is going to happen,” said Lt. Brad Davis, who is from the Orange Police Department and also a CSUF alumni.

Council members and the residents of the city of Orange expressed their sadness for the loss of Ambriz and the interest in honoring

the safety advocate.

“Because of the way he was killed, his death has had a tremendous impact on the community,” said Irma Hernandez, senior assistant to John Sibley, the city manager of Orange.

“He was a big advocate for safety from the use of car seats to seat belts to organizing the CPR event that takes place [at] Angel Stadium.”

When a person goes in to renew

or obtain a license, he or she will sign a form acknowledging that he or she could possibly be convicted of second-degree murder if he or she drives intoxicated and murders someone.

“People will think twice when signing about getting behind the wheel impaired,” Hernandez said.

“Driving is a privilege and they will See AMBRIZ, Page 2

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IN OTHER NEWS Extended Opportunity Program honors a pioneer INTERNATIONAL Terrorized by father, Austrian family reunited

AMSTETTEN, Austria (AP) – In an “astonishing” scene, members of an Austrian family terrorized by decades of incest and imprisonment met for the first time at a clinic where psychiatrists are helping them recover, authorities said Tuesday.

Details of the emotional gathering emerged as police said DNA tests confirmed Josef Fritzl is the biological father of his daughter’s six children.

The retired electrician confessed Monday to imprisoning his daughter Elisabeth for 24 years in a warren of soundproofed cellar rooms, sexually abusing her, fathering seven children with her and discarding the body of one, who died in infancy, in a furnace.

Three of the children were locked in the underground labyrinth with their mother for years and had never met their other siblings or grandmother, who lived upstairs.

Hospital officials said Elisabeth, five of the children and Fritzl’s wife Rosemarie spent their first moments together Sunday.

Now 42, Elisabeth was 18 when she was imprisoned in the secret annex her father built beneath his apartment in Amstetten, a working-class town 75 miles west of Vienna.

NATIONAL

Sen. Obama disowns former Chicago pastor

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) – Barack Obama said last month he couldn’t disown his former pastor. Turns out he could – and did.

Obama, trying to tamp down the political uproar over the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, went before the cameras Tuesday to denounce the minister’s comments as “giving comfort to those who prey on hate.”

He said their relationship had been damaged to the point that it will never be the same.

Obama was reacting for a second straight day, this time stepping up his criticism of Wright after the minister’s appearance Monday at the National Press Club in Washington. Wright’s remarks revived the issue of his relationship with Obama – over two decades as pastor of a church in Chicago – just as the Illinois senator is coming off a loss in Pennsylvania to Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton and trying to win over white working-class voters in Indiana and North Carolina in next Tuesday’s primaries.

His strong words come just six weeks after Obama delivered a sweeping speech on race in which he sharply condemned Wright’s remarks but did not leave the church or repudiate the minister himself, who he said was like a family member. “I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community,” Obama said of Wright at the time.

STATE

Governor to attempt health care reform SACRAMENTO (AP) – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday vowed to attempt another ambitious reform of health care in California and said he would refuse to reduce the scale of his plan simply to cut a deal.

Schwarzenegger spent months negotiating a $14.7 billion health care package with Democratic leaders last year. He then watched it fail in a state Senate committee after an analysis raised concerns about its financing.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Schwarzenegger said he has an obligation to try to make health care available to Californians who lack coverage, estimated at 5.1 million people at any given time. He said his staff is working with health care advocates to fix the previous plan, even as the state faces a multibillion dollar budget deficit.

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Hall of Fame dinner gives Lawrence R. Labrado the opportunity to look back

By VERONICA ESPINOZA

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Cal State Fullerton hosted the first Extended Opportunities Program Hall of Fame scholarship awards dinner in the TSU pavilion Tuesday evening were Lawrence R. Labrado was awarded EOP Hall of Fame induction.

Labrado was in company with Dr. Therese Mosqueda-Ponce who was given the EOP Alumni of the Year award and Professpr Jack Bedell who was announced Educator of the Year.

Gala Scholarship recipients Adriana Cortes, Daniel Vidrio and Elizabeth Kuo were also present.

“All students need support,” Labrado said. “Some people don’t have a strong support system, and everyone has the capability to succeed but need the extra push.”

The dinner featured a live jazz band, a silent auction with donations made from Disneyland, Best Buy, Six Flags Friends, Albertson’s and Wild Rivers, and keynote speaker the honorable Cruz Reynoso.

Janette L. Hyder, chair of the EOP Hall of Fame committee said this event was hosted to celebrate leaders and raise money for EOP successes and recognize the fight for first generation college students.

PHOTO BY VAN DOAN/For the Daily Titan Cruz Reynoso, the first Chicano to serve on the California Supreme Court, speaks at the educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Hall of Fame Gala in the TSU pavillion on Tuesday.

In 1969, CSUF changed the name from “New Educational Horizons” to the “Educational Opportunity Program.” In two years the program launched and catered to over 340 undergraduate students. Currently 2,100 EOP students are involved in

the program with an approximate 500 admitted each year, CSUF President Milton Gordon said.

The EOP program stimulates in improving the maintenance of low-income and educationally disadvantaged students by counseling

and guiding students through their studies.

“We are here to celebrate people who have overcome obstacles and achieved and help others achieve,” Bedell said “CSUF is a caring community wanting to make a difference so they can help people improve and meet their dreams.”

Professors, students and alumni gathered to praise the EOP program. The program served as a backbone for some.

“If it wasn’t for EOP, I wouldn’t be in higher education. It gave me the opportunity to believe in myself, that I could be here like everyone else,” Hyder said.

It was praised for its guidance and support of students by former members. “I was lost when I first came to school and EOP paved the way for my education. I was a barrio girl and now I’m driving my MercedesBenz.” Mosqueda-Ponce said.

Keynote speaker Cruz Reynoso stressed the importance of public education and the importance of being politically active so that public education will be supported in the future. Reynoso was raised in Brea, California and was one of 11 children. He attended a La Habra segregated school and was an agricultural worker in fruit orchards.

He graduated from Pomona College and Boat Hall. After graduating, he served in the U.S. Army and upon return continued his studies in private law. As Reynoso shared his life story, stressing the idea that “public education is the cradle for an educated democracy.”

AMBRIZ: A new law makes drivers responsible for driving impaired From Page 1 think, ‘If I drive and takes drugs, I could kill someone.’”

No one will go unnoticed for this law either. Even if a person does not sign the agreement because he or she did not renew his or her license yet, he or she could AMBRIZ be charged with second-degree murder because prosecutors will take the new law into consideration in the courtroom.

“Based on my knowledge, people who haven’t signed the agreement could be charged, however, there may be exceptions based on age and driving history,” Davis said. “It is

similar to the situation where a person who doesn’t have a license can still get a DUI.” Every scenario is different when the case reaches court, but even if one consumes large amounts of Nyquil cough syrup and does not reach the limit of .008, he could still be charged with second-degree murder.

“It depends on the amount of Nyquil consumed,” Davis said.

“You have to consume a lot of Nyquil to get to .008. Benadryl is another over-the-counter medication that contains other stuff like anti-histamines that further impair a driver. So even if the person is not over .008, he could go before court and get charged.”

This new law means that the malicious intent required in seconddegree murder cases is proved from the mentality that the person en-

tered the car knowing they were too impaired to drive. Thus, he or she is a threat to public safety.

When convicted of manslaughter, like Ward was for murdering Ambriz, malicious intent is not necessary.

This law may revolutionize the way a jury may consider a person on trial for a murder such as this.

“I hope so,” said Melinda Trevor, 23, a liberal studies major. “I would hope it would have a big impact because I don’t agree with drunk driving at all.”

What is in place now may appear to be a little strict, but what has been set up in the past has not always worked as proven by Ambriz’s death.

“I know someone who drives drunk, but I wouldn’t consider them a friend,” Trevor said. “They have a [court-ordered] breathalyzer

in their car.”

What is even more upsetting to the council members, Hernandez said, is the fact that Ward may never learn her lesson.

“It’s tough to think about [Ward],” Hernandez said. “I support Steve all the way, and his wife and daughter were left behind. He was a young guy and this is not the first time [Ward] has gotten behind the wheel under the influence of drugs.”

The Steve Ambriz Storytime Room in the Orange Public Library is now open with the signed bill and his picture on the wall. He is survived by his three-year-old daughter Kaitlyn and wife Bridget.

“Her mother keeps a scrapbook of all of the articles written about him for their daughter,” Hernandez said. “One day when Kaitlyn sees all of this, she’ll get it.”

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Students benefit, professor wins

BY John Synco

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Every summer, Cal State Fullerton and other CSU students participate in the Washington, D.C. Internship Program. The program places interns in political and governmentrelated offices in the nat i o n’s capital.

T h e program is led by the media-savvy Professtambough sor Stephen Stambough. He has maintained an interest in politics his entire life that he is passing on to his students.

The 40-year-old CSUF political science teacher was recently awarded the Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Award for outstanding service and contribution to student success.

“I’m honored to have won it as a result of my work with the Washington, D.C. [summer] Internship program,” Stambough wrote in an e-mail. “The award is a very nice recognition of the work on this program, which has been a lot of fun and rewarding working with students.”

Stambough’s decision to become a political science teacher stems from his early interest in politics as a child, but earning teaching credentials was one of his two choices.

“It was either campaign work or teaching,” Stambough said. “Campaign work is fun and something I still do a little bit, but I haven’t for the last few years [and] the hours suck.”

Through the years, Stambough has worked on many campaigns.

He has even stared into the lens of a CNBC World television camera, while participating periodically as a guest expert discussing California and American political issues.

“From my childhood on, I volunteered on campaigns and then later served as an adviser to some candidates,” Stambough said.

“I’ve worked on races from city council to governor in five different states.”

Stambough said appearing on television is “just kind of fun.” He said the experience is like being in a different world, but it’s part of what teachers should do.

“We should be working out in the community instead of [strictly] staying on campus,” Stambough said. “That’s part of what the [Washington, D.C.] Internship program philosophy is -- getting the students out and applying what they learn here into things that could be careers.”

Former President Bill Clinton, Elizabeth Dole and former 1996 Republican vice-president candidate Jack Kemp are just a few big political names Stambough has had the opportunity to meet and briefly speak with.

In its third year, the Cal State

D.C. Internship Program is available to all juniors, seniors and graduate students in the CSU system, according to CSUF’s division of politics, administration and justice Web page.

“The students stay at the dorms at George Washington University,” Stambough said. “I stay out there for half of the summer and another faculty member stays for the other half.”

The other faculty member is criminal justice professor Stacy Mallicoat, Stambough said.

Phillip Gianos, the chair of the division of politics, administration and justice, nominated Stambough for the faculty award.

In his nomination memo, Gianos stated that Stambough, with the support of alumna Margaret McCarthy and the dean’s office, was essential to the summer program by aiding in establishing, organizing and administering the internship program. “[Stambough] brought to CSUF his experience with similar programs at North Dakota State University,” Gianos wrote in the memo. “[Stambough] did the hard initial work of creating the program from scratch.”

One look at Stambough’s fivepage curriculum vitae proves his work ethic is extraordinary.

He said learning the value of working hard is attributed to family influence. Born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Stambough moved frequently during his childhood because of his father’s involvement in the military.

“After the military, my dad went into social work,” Stambough said.

“My first jobs were helping him out at the place he ran, which was

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[My] motivation comes from an interest in seeing people develop intellectually and develop careers in things they might have never thought possible. That is why the [Washington, D.C.] Internship program is incredibly rewarding to do.

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Stambough earns award for directly enhancing students’ education

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a [United Service Organization].”

Stambough may dedicate much of his time to work and he may accomplish certain tasks like publishing books, journal articles and book reviews, but he said personal time is extremely important too.

He has been married for 10 years and his hobbies include everything from baseball and movies to wine tasting.

At one point during his life of constant moving, his father was stationed at Camp Pendleton in San Diego. The family stayed long enough for Stambough to grow into a San Diego Chargers and San Diego Padres fan.

The faculty award Stambough will receive is one of six campuswide awards distributed by the college of humanities and social sciences.

Each recipient will receive their award at a humanities and social sciences convocation in September.

The first awards were dispersed in 2001, said Thomas Klammer, the dean of the college of humanities and social sciences. “[The] winners of all but the distinguished faculty member award receive $1,000 and personalized plaques,” Klammer wrote in an email. “They [also] have their names inscribed on a permanent plaque

in the dean’s office.”

Klammer said Stambough’s award is important because it recognizes the tremendous contribution faculty make through services of all kinds, but especially through services that directly benefit students and enhances their education. “[Stambough] is especially deserving of this award because of his leadership of the Washington, D.C. Internship program, which offers one of the most powerful educational experiences our students can have,” Klammer wrote in an e-mail. “[The internship] opens up rewarding career options to those who are interested in pursuing work in government service, advocacy (lobbying) firms, non-profits, congressional and executive offices and federal agencies.”

Stambough received his master’s degree in political science from Iowa State University in 1991 and then received his doctorate in the same discipline from the University of California, Riverside in 1997.

He arrived and began teaching at CSUF in 2003. “[My] motivation comes from an interest in seeing people develop intellectually and develop careers in things they might have never thought possible,” Stambough

said. “That is why the [Washington, D.C.] Internship program is incredibly rewarding to do.”

Stambough is the first person in his immediate family to attend college and his biggest challenge in life happened to be attending graduate school.

“I am [a] first-generation college [student] and anyone who has been in that situation knows that there is a learning curve about applications, financing and college life that is new to those without siblings or parents who have been to college,” Stambough said. “My parents were really supportive.”

Working through challenges helped Stambough develop a life philosophy.

“Keep your eye on the big picture and the details will work themselves out,” he said.

As far as advice for political science students looking to transition into the teaching world, he said students should gain some experience in the political world through campaign work or internships and then bring those experiences into the classroom.

Students may find more information regarding the Washington, D.C. Internship program by visiting http://hss.fullerton.edu/polisci/wip/index.asp.

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April 30, 2008

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Grand theft content Last night, millions of America’s youth started car jacking innocent victims, beating hookers with baseball bats and committing bloody, senseless murder.

Yes, after massive anticipation, “Grand Theft Auto IV” was released Tuesday to lengthy lines of fans awaiting the midnight sales.

Like “Halo 3” last year, “GTA” is expected to smash sales records despite its extreme violence and hefty sexual content.

We especially like the idea of visiting a prostitute to boost your health. Genius.

Not surprisingly, not everyone enjoys this type of clever gamemaking. Some have already come out against the game, claiming its content will be detrimental to younger players.

What is surprising, however, is the noticeable absence of corporate giant Wal-Mart’s voice among those decrying Rockstar Games, the company behind “GTA.” When they are not busy denying their employees benefits and better pay by blocking the formation of unions, the big shots at Wal-Mart spend their days censoring CDs for explicit content.

The company takes a firm stance on inappropriate language and themes, but their moral compass seems to point only toward music.

Meanwhile, it continues to shill

Letters to the Editor:

R-rated movies like “Charlie Wilson’s War,” a great flick chocked full of sex and drugs, and games like the “GTA” series.

We are all for defending one’s morals and refusing to contribute to the downfall of values in society.

But is so much, then, to ask for a little consistency?

If Wal-Mart is willing to alienate a large portion of the music-buying public by censoring its CDs, it has no excuse for allowing movies and games that carry the same messages and content to clutter its shelves.

Wal-Mart’s executives are guilty of blatant hypocrisy and their behavior has not gone unnoticed.

The Internet is filled with angry music lovers, including those at the New York Times, questioning the double standard of shutting up Dr. Dre while letting Rambo gun bad guys down.

Putting aside the ridiculous notion that explicit lyrics and violent gameplay adversely affect children’s behavior, it is clear that Wal-Mart has some ulterior motive that guides its censorship practices.

Video games, music and movies should be left to buyers to decide their offensiveness. If stores like Wal-Mart are looking to make that decision themselves, so be it.

But please, for our sanities, apply the same standards to all of your products.

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

By Dawn Pettit

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Johnson, Paris Hilton and Al Gore are doing it. So are Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Brad Pitt.

It’s not too late to go green even though Earth Day is over.

The 38th annual Earth Day was celebrated last Tuesday in 185 countries around the globe. Major accomplishments in California include incentives to homeowners who install solar panels and the Ocean Action plan to restore California’s coast.

Of course, none of this really matters to college students.

In an effort to raise environmental awareness, companies are using creative marketing niches to appeal to the younger generation.

Fans headed to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival this

weekend are being encouraged to carpool. One of the incentives for concert-goers is that the money they save on gas can be spent on booze.

But that’s not all.

The festival is giving away VIP passes for life starting in 2009 to cars with four or more passengers and a "Carpoolchella" sign in the window.

Whole Foods in Tustin is also using a catchy phrase to encourage customers to start recycling.

B.Y.O.B. has taken on an entirely different meaning for shoppers.

The grocery store is encouraging customers to bring their own bags or else use the store’s paper ones. Plastic bags aren’t an option – They’ve actually been banned from the store.

This ban poses an inconvenience for anyone who lives on the second floor of an apartment or who enjoys walking to the grocery store. The thing I love most about plastic bags is they are easy to grip, so you can

Americans are too afraid to experience new cultures Well, the great adventure has come to an end.

After four months in jolly ol’ England, I have left London’s foggy streets for the 80 degree lifestyle of Southern California.

The experience allowed me to witness many different cultures in Europe, as well as the antics of an American college student, and I have to admit I wasn’t impressed with the behavior of some.

What in the world is wrong with us? “Jake’s Take” wasn’t off when it came to criticizing the attitude problem of the average young adult in America.

While it would be unfair to say that the entire group behaved appallingly, many of the people I studied abroad with seemed to act as if the trip was nothing more than a vacation to an expensive amusement park, with everything there to suit them.

For a large handful, there was little effort made to understand

carry up to 10 on each arm.

Paper bags are not this durable.

They only last so long before the handle tears off or the bottom rips open and one breakable item after another tumbles down the stairs.

It’s always the bag with the carton of eggs or a bottle of wine that takes a spill too, never the one with bread or paper towels.

While some stores are banning plastic bags, others are going to start charging customers.

Next month, a new bill to be introduced to the House Appropriations Committee could require large grocery store chains to charge customers for paper or plastic bags.

All of these charges add up, especially for college students living on a budget. One way students can get rid of a monthly expense is applying for a job at Bank of America.

In the past two years, the company has given almost 2,000 em-

ployees money to buy fuel-efficient hybrids, according to the CBS Web site. By going green, the company is not only attracting employees, but they are keeping them too.

Companies aren't the only ones reaching out to the younger generation. Celebrities like Paris Hilton topped the list in a poll titled, “Who is the Greenest Celeb” on Us Weekly’s Web site. The heiress traded in her Range Rover for a Hybrid.

Jack Johnson is kicking off his summer 2008 tour the eco-friendly way by traveling in bio-diesel vehicles. He’s also offering Earth-friendly merchandise at venues.

Whether it’s turning off the television before bed or picking up a piece of trash on the ground, it’s never too late to participate in Earth Day. It’s up to us to set a good example for the younger generation and leave them with the same luxuries that we often take for granted.

The Londoner

the culture and less made to embrace it. It was simply easier to write it off as strange, weird or foreign, just like it was simpler to watch CNN or Discovery instead of trying to get involved in British television.

It seems most Americans want to visit other countries with as little discomfort as possible so they can take their pictures and head home without having to grow as people.

What does it say about our culture when people are so aghast at not having ranch dressing and Kraft macaroni and cheese that these become the prized commodities to receive from home?

These same people seemed weary of trying anything new and constantly had to have others reinforce how much better things were back home.

They complained about everything, from the wrong colored sweatshirt to the lack of ice, like these inconveniences were personal attacks.

For those of us studying abroad who were younger than 21, Europe

provided a way to legally “beat the system” and get wasted every night of the week on Strongbow, Foster’s and Guinness.

This wasn’t limited only to drinking in England. A trip to Ireland included a trip to the Guinness factory to get drunk on free samples, then heading out to the Temple Bar district to drink as much as possible.

The idea that there was anything else to do in the Emerald Isle seemed foolish. And let’s not even think about the antics that might have ensued during a trip to Amsterdam.

If this seems like a good reason to head across the seas, don’t bother.

It’s cheaper, and probably safer, to stay where you are. Don’t waste your time or your parent’s money.

At Cal State Fullerton, students don’t like to be labeled by stereotypes. Just ask the Greeks.

Yet, it seems most people constantly fall short of proving those stereotypes wrong – probably because they refuse to admit that their

By Erin Tobin

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actions perpetuate them.

The rest of the world doesn’t live in the solitude Americans seem to live in.

England, for example, has gotten hold of our television programs. They have watched “The O.C.” and “The Hills” and have based their concepts of Southern Californians off of them, but it’s not England’s fault when we live up to their expectations of being drunk, spoiled brats.

CSUF deserves students who will go abroad and grow as people.

We’ve got to prove that Southern California is more than what Hollywood shows the world.

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By Damon casarez/Daily Titan Photo Editor No. 12 Cal State Fullerton pulling off an upset over No. 8 San Diego on Tuesday night at Goodwin Field. The win snapped a 16-game winning streak for UCSD and gave the Titans a 2-1 series victory for the season. The team now goes on the road to take on UC Santa Barbara this weekend, followed by a home game May 6 against Pepperdine at 6 p.m.

Sweep! I hope all you faithful readers got your brooms out because I sure did. The Lakers simply manhandled the Denver Nuggets four games in a row. High altitude?

No problem. Carmelo Anthony?

Thirty-two for 88. Allen Iverson?

Four technical fouls. The most annoying thing about the chicken nuggets was their constant whining to the officials. Quit complaining and play some ball, guys.

Los Angeles treated Denver like a junior varsity basketball team.

They talked their trash, played horrible defense and the Lakers just lit them up. This demolition of the lowly Nuggets is huge because the Lakers are the only team to sweep in the first round. But let’s not get too excited, there are 12 more games to win in order to obtain the elusive Larry O’Brien NBA Championship Trophy.

Even though the Utah Jazz have yet to beat the Houston Rockets, I am going to say they are going to move on to face the Lakers in the next round. They are tough as nails and don’t get rattled like the Nuggets. Remember, this is a team that went to the Western Conference Finals last year.

The Lakers will have to have great ball movement and not have any defensive lapses to pull through. The Lakers are 3-1 against the Jazz this season. Utah only lost four games at home in the regular season and the Lakers are responsible for one of those. The Jazz are on the road for the first two games and they are atrocious on the road, so the Lakers can easily go up 2-0.

In the second round, Pau Gasol might have to play some defense because Mehmet Okur is a great shooter. On the offensive end, Gasol will have to be a facilitator and move well without the ball.

The Jazz will throw multiple

defenders at Kobe Bryant. It probably won’t matter because no one in the league can guard him, but Utah is a good defensive team. Andrei “AK47” Kirilenko and Ronnie Brewer are both long and active so KB24 will have to be aggressive and look to set up his teammates.

AK47 and Brewer are limited offensively, but they are great slashers and have the ability to knock down open shots. The Lakers will look to make them scorers instead of Carlos Boozer and Deron Williams. The tandem of Boozer and Williams is a poor man’s version of John Stockton and Karl Malone, but still one of the best in the NBA. D-Will is without a doubt one of the best point guards in the game. He will be the toughest assignment for the Lakers because he is impossible to cover. Jordan Farmar will match his quickness and Derek Fisher will match his strength. Boozer was one of four players in the NBA to average 20 points and 10 rebounds a game.

Lamar Odom will be able to contain Carlos Boozer if he doesn’t get lost on the pick and roll.

The Utah bench is extremely deep. Kyle Korver can still make it rain from three, Matt Harpring and Paul Millsap are tough players who play hard on every possession. This series will definitely not be a sweep unless Andrew Bynum comes back playing like Superman. The status on A-Train is still up in the air and it is unlikely that he will come back for this round.

He is still young, so the Lakers don’t want to risk him getting any catastrophic injury.

The jury is still out on the Lakers being able to win the championship without Bynum, but the way they are passing and playing team ball, it will be hard to stop them. Get on board, you band wagoners, its “cool” to be a Lakers fan again! Go ahead and bring out those Lakers flags again!

It will be a hard fought series because Jazz coach Jerry Sloan always has his teams ready in the playoffs.

My prediction: the Lakers will take the series in six games.