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Tuesday October 21, 2008
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
DTSHORTHAND Campus Life Early voting for the next presidential races will be held on campus today. The Early Voting Mobile will be in the Quad starting at 9:30 a.m. and will end at 5 p.m. according to CSUF news and information. The participants must show proof of residence for those who are voting for the first time. Voters must provide a correct address and full name on the voter registration form. This is one of the many events that Associated Students Inc. hosts through out the year. ASI is working closely with Public Affairs and Government Relations to help prepare the community for the November election.
Palin boosts ‘SNL’ audience, and its cultural relevance (MCT) If not quite Richard Nixon’s “sock it to me?” moment on “Laugh In” almost exactly 40 years ago, Sarah Palin’s TV appearance on “Saturday Night Live” still proved two entirely separate but related and incontrovertible facts. First: The lady from Wasilla has a sense of humor. Second: That little show over at 30 Rockefeller Plaza remains as vital a part of the cultural landscape as it did back in 1975, at birth. An estimated 14 million viewers tuned in Saturday night, the biggest “SNL” audience since 1994, when Nancy Kerrigan and Aretha Franklin appeared. It was, in fact, one of the heftier audiences for any network program so far this fall. Palin was on camera five minutes, if that, and had three, maybe four lines – including, of course, one of TV’s most indelible – “Live from New York ... .” But what she said didn’t really matter as much as what she did, which was to turn up. Believe it or not, there was some political risk for Palin. An “SNL” appearance, however innocuous, threw her into the arms of the East Coast liberal elite – those arch, cynical, Harvardeducated types who presumably sneer at Joe Sixpack and Joe the Plumber Sarah’s people.
By allen d. wilson/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Nicole Park, 22, asks Congressman Ed Royce (R-Fullerton) about Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama. Royce also helps and contributes his time in Fullerton. Royce takes an active role in the Fullerton community through guest speaking events at CSUF.
Congressman criticizes Powell’s endorsement Ed Royce meets students to discuss his backing of Sarah Palin as VP pick By daniel xu
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Congressman Ed Royce (R–Fullerton) said Colin Powell “did not think it through” when he endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president. Royce met with a small group of Cal State Fullerton students and professors in the Titan Student Union Monday. The congressman responded to Powell’s announcement over the weekend of his nonpartisan support for Obama as well as the former U.S. Secretary of State’s comment that Pa-
lin is not ready. In addition to his own political career, Royce talked about his role in advising Sen. John McCain to pick Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. “Foreign policy is (Powell’s) forte,” Royce, who is a ranking member of the House Foreign Policy subcommittee, said. “In the perspective that (Gov. Palin) might not have much experience in that regard, Barack is pretty much on the same level.” However, Royce noted the difference in significance between Palin and Obama’s aspired positions. He said Powell should have paid more attention to the Democratic candidate’s record because he is on the top of the ticket. He added that the retired army general said both McCain and
Obama were equally qualified to become president. The event was hosted by the College Republicans at CSUF. The organization’s chair, Kelly Kim, said she invited the congressman, who is also an alumnus of the university, to share his experiences in national politics. “Even though Congressman Royce spends a lot of time in Washington D.C., he has close relations with the (Fullerton) community,” Kim said. “He frequently attends and speaks at local events like this as well as helps with grants and programs in schools.” Kim is also an intern at Royce’s headquarters in Fullerton. She said she and other office staff members knew about Royce’s backing of Palin before it was made public just before
this year’s Republican Convention. However, she said she learned a lot more of the pick in this meeting. Royce said he first formally approached the McCain campaign with his suggestion on July 23. He said although he may not have been the leader of this move, he was glad it went through because of the similarities between McCain and Palin’s economic philosophies. “The selection of Palin is the selection of a reformer,” Royce said. He complimented Palin’s work in Alaska dealing with corruption in the state government and “rooting out the oil cartel.” “She has a 90 percent approval rating there, and what she has accomplished as a governor is a prime example of what McCain can do in
Hollywood invades CSUF CSUF site of this year’s OC Memory Walk
‘Korean baseball fight’... chicken fight that is ...
Orange County has 66,000 residents who are affected by Alzheimer’s By Brenna Phillips
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Korean baseball team settle their differences in a way that is nonviolent. They do not throw punches or kicks, they grab one foot and hop around trying to knock each other down by bumping into one another. Looks more like a chicken fight that a real one.
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the White House,” he said. Political science professor Melissa Bourbonnais said she hoped more people would come to this meeting and other events like it. “It’s great that students here have the chance to meet face-to-face with politicians,” she said, “because otherwise they are just empty faces on TV.” Bourbonnais said if she hadn’t already given plenty of extra credit opportunities to her students, the meeting would have been her way to attract more attendance and participation. Kim announced at the end of the event that local College Republicans will meet for a bonfire party this Saturday at Huntington Beach, and Royce said he will make an appearance there.
By crysania salcido/Daily Titan Staff Writer Students gathered around the Student Health and Counseling Center on Monday morning to watch as a television crew worked their magic. “I think it’s cool that they film on campus. I think it’s good for the publicity of the school,” child and adolescent studies major Corbin Irland said. “Eleventh Hour” is a one-hour drama series produced by Jerry Bruckheimer starring Rufus Sewell and Mary Shelton. The show is about a biophysicist who is called in as a last line of defense to help the government solve crimes that deal with scientific oddities and crises. Prop crew member Andy Klaiman said that the episode being filmed at Cal State Fullerton is supposed to take place on a campus in Oklahoma. “It’s got the look we wanted for the show,” Klaiman said. The filming created excitement for students watching, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they will be hooked. “I’ll probably only watch the one episode that was filmed here, but it’s still exciting” communications major Ashley Prager said.
The Orange County chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will hold its annual Memory Walk at Cal State Fullerton this year, marking the first time the chapter will use the campus as its walking site Nov. 8. Alzheimer’s disease is a potentially fatal disease that destroys brain cells, causing severe problems with memory, thinking and behavior, and affects approximately 66,000 Orange County residents, according to Shannon Kincaid, special events assistant for the OC chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. “Alzheimer’s is a horrible disease,” said Ashley Urban, a CSUF alumna. Urban, 23, will be one of the more than 1,311 participants joining together in the Alzheimer’s Association two-mile walk to raise money and awareness for those affected by the disease. “We chose Cal State Fullerton this year for a couple of different reasons,” said Kincaid. “The campus is beautiful, spacious and can well accommodate our growing walk. We also have great relations with the Ruby Gerontology Center and the Sigma Kappas.” Kincaid, a Long Beach State alumna with a degree in therapeutic recreation, has worked for the organization for more than a year and said that she has personal ties to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
The Memory Walk is the Alzheimer’s Association’s largest source of fundraising, and has raised more than $230 million since the event began in 1989. The national nonprofit organization hopes to reach this year’s fundraising goal of $500,000. The funds raised for the Alzheimer’s Association are used for treatment, prevention and research of Alzheimer’s and other related diseases, such as dementia. The money also allows the organization’s local chapters to provide programs to Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers at no cost. This includes anything from support groups to providing assistance to patients who live alone. “My great-grandpa had dementia the last few months of his life, so I know the effects it (dementia) has on families,” Michelle Rudyk, a 21year-old Memory Walk volunteer, said. The Orange County Memory Walk will include live entertainment, a “Kidz Zone” and a candle lighting ceremony prior to the beginning of the walk. Also, this year volunteers can enter a raffle to win a 2008 Smart Car by purchasing a $50 raffle ticket. “Many students may be struggling financially, but they can still make the Memory Walk successful by donating their time,” Kincaid said. CSUF students can volunteer or start their own Memory Walk team by registering online at www. ocwalk.kintera.org, or they can show up at 7:30 a.m. on the day of the walk to sign-up. “We hope to bring awareness to this disease and help move the cause forward,” Kincaid said.
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Thousands rally against long-term occupation
BAGHDAD – Tens of thousands of Iraqis rallied in the streets of Baghdad Saturday against a proposed American-Iraqi deal that would allow U.S. troops to stay in the country for three more years. Muqtada al-Sadr, a widely influential Shiite cleric who called for the demonstration, issued a statement demanding that Iraq’s parliament reject the deal. “These are the Iraqi people in front of you, rejecting this agreement,” alSadr’s statement said. “The treaty is in your hands, so the destiny and reputation of Iraq also is in your hands. ... If (the government) told you that this agreement will give you sovereignty, they are liars.” After seven months of wearying back and forth, negotiators completed a draft deal this week. For it to take effect, however, the proposal must win approval from Iraq’s Political Council for National Security, the prime minister’s cabinet and parliament.
NATIONAL Palin takes aim at Obama’s experience COLORADO SPRINGS (MCT) – With time running short in the 2008 presidential campaign, Gov. Sarah Palin made a campaign tour through swing-state Colorado on Monday, cutting through the gloom of a raw and cold Colorado Springs morning with an appeal to “help put the maverick in the White House.” The crowd, which did not fill the 8,500-capacity Security Service Field, warmed itself with a big cheer when the Alaska governor asked, “Are you ready to make John McCain the next president of the United States of America?” She also assailed the Democratic presidential nominee’s experience. “Barack Obama only spent 304 days _ just 304 days _ in the Senate before running for president,” she said. “John McCain has spent his life serving our country and putting it first.”
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Panel discusses California’s water needs
SACRAMENTO (MCT) – Independently, neither water users nor environmental groups have the full solution to meeting the water demands of a thirsty and growing California, a governor-appointed panel concluded Friday. But together they might. The state’s Delta Vision Task Force ended nearly two years of study Friday by declaring that, with a finite supply of water at its disposal, California must do more of everything to meet its water needs. Delta water serves 23 million Californians from Silicon Valley to San Diego, a supply threatened by weak levees on Delta islands. Doing more includes building some type of canal to divert fresh water around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the task force concluded – this state’s most controversial water proposal for two generations. It also includes more dams, aggressive statewide conservation and unflinching enforcement of existing water laws to protect the environment.
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October 21, 2008
‘Nuts and bolts’ of the ballot Propositions, measures and bonds get explained to better inform voters By fryda gonzales
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With Election Day drawing closer, Associated Students Inc. set the stage for students and professors to discuss the “nuts and bolts” of the ballot last Thursday in the Titan Student Union. The event featured two Cal State Fullerton professors discussing the pros and cons of each proposition as well as the financial effects on California. Shelly Arsneault, acting department chair for the Division of Politics, Administration and Justice, said students should understand what bonds mean and how they effect the state’s budget before deciding on how they are going to vote. There are currently four bond measures, each of which promise not to raise taxes. However, if all four measures are approved, it will take six percent of the state budget every year to pay them off. They will add an estimated $33.2 billion to the state debt over the next 30 years, according to the data provided by Ars-
neault’s department. With regard to how the state’s finances work, Arsneault said “the bond rating for the state is just very similar to affecting your credit rating. Similar to the more in debt you are, the worse credit rating you are going to have, and the less likely and more expensive it will be to get credit. It’s the same thing with the states.” The different ways of making laws in the nation were explained by professor Stephen Stambough, who advised students to pay close attention to the endorsers of measures. He also emphasized how essential it is to understand the legislative process and the idea of direct democracy prior to casting a vote. “There are interest groups, or there are social groups, or sometimes really rich individuals who put measures in the ballot as a way to get a law passed without having to go through legislature or having to go through the governor,” Stambough said. Attendees of the discussion had positive reviews, despite a low student turnout due to several events happening on campus Thursday evening. Many felt better equipped to make a decision when casting their votes. Propositions 2 and 5 raised students’ interest and were explained in
depth by the panel. Proposition 2, which would legalize standards for minimal enclosure sizes of farm animals, is disputed by opponents who fear that the California egg industry would be eliminated and risk of bird flu and salmonella would increase if the proposition passes, according to the California General Election Voter Information Guide ( http://www. voterguide.sos.ca.gov). English major Sara Kelley said it was important for her to understand why voters would oppose Proposition 2. “I’m actually from Norco, California, which is really big with egg production … and I was just wondering how and why so many people are against it, since, to me, it seems like it would be a really advantageous thing and wouldn’t make that big of a difference as far as the companies go. But it makes sense why people (companies) would be more likely to leave the state if it is gonna cost them more to produce here than it would cost them to produce across the border,” Kelley said. Brianna Serrano, majoring in both sociology and American Studies, said the information was presented in a good manner where most students could understand it. Although Serrano said she was undecided on how to vote on Proposition 5, which pro-
poses to revise and expand existing drug treatment programs for criminal offenders, said it is important for her to gain a greater understanding of the measure especially when her family would be directly affected. “My uncle overdosed from drugs ... and then also my step brother is in a rehab prison ... so I’m really on the fence for personal reasons,” Serrano said. Despite the low turnout of students present during the discussion, Leo Otero, ASI chief governmental officer, said that CSUF students are more politically involved this year, and the school has a high number of registered voters. As of 4 p.m. Monday, there were 2,200 new CSUF registered voters, according to Ibn Kadalim, legislative liason officer for ASI Lobby Corps. The number may be a new record among CSU schools, depending on how well other CSU schools did at registering voters. The CSU voter registration record during the 2006 mid-term election was 1,691, Otero said. Otero said he encouraged all Orange County registered voters to cast their votes today. An early voting mobile will be present on CSUF’s Quad from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and will also be taking applications from students interested in voting by mail.
Debt looms, but candidates lack clear plans WASHINGTON (MCT) – The ambitious spending and tax cut plans that Barack Obama and John McCain are promising make no fiscal sense, experts say. “Does either candidate have a realistic budget plan? Absolutely not,” said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan research group. The new president could face an annual deficit approaching a trillion dollars, warns David Walker, president of the Peterson Foundation, which tries to educate consumers about the nation’s growing fiscal crisis. High federal budget deficits can help spur the economy out of recession, and can have short-term benefits. But if they persist over time, their interest alone costs taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars each year. They increase U.S. dependence upon loans from abroad, particularly from China. And they absorb limited capital that otherwise might finance more-productive investment that generates jobs and prosperity. The deficit for fiscal 2008, which ended Sept. 30, was a record $455 billion, the White House announced last week. The director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office recently said the 2009 deficit could hit $750 billion, given the impact of the expected recession and financial market problems. Some private analysts put it at $1 trillion. While Obama and McCain have suggested in general terms that they may have to adjust their spending and tax cut plans, they’ve offered few specifics. Instead, they continue to promote what they see as the most popular _ and often costly _ parts of their programs. Obama, for instance, continues to run ads promoting his plan to cut taxes for 95 percent of America’s wage earners. The Democratic nominee would raise income taxes for individuals earning more than
$200,000 and families making more than $250,000. He would also provide a “Making Work Pay” tax credit of $500 per person and $1,000 per working family. The price tag to the Treasury according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center run by the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute could be $2.9 trillion over 10 years. McCain would retain all of the tax cuts from the Bush era rather than let them expire in 2011, as they’re currently scheduled to do. That would cost the Treasury $4.2 trillion over 10 years, the Tax Policy Center said. McCain maintains he can still balance the budget by 2013, and Obama vows he won’t increase the deficit. But it’s impossible to find an independent analyst who shares their optimism. “You can’t say either candidate is coming up with a credible plan,” MacGuineas said. As a result, said Alice Rivlin, a Democrat and former Federal Reserve Board vice chairman: “We could in a worst case get to a trillion dollar deficit.” Both candidates promise to cut spending overall, while differing sharply on details, and to reduce the national debt, which hit $10 trillion recently. In the last year alone, the debt has been growing by an average of $3.15 billion per day, leaving each citizen with an average share of more than $33,000. But neither candidate’s plan is likely to significantly reduce the deficit, independent analysts said. US Budget Watch, a nonprofit study group, found that in 2013, McCain’s spending cuts would save $241 billion to $254 billion, hardly enough to offset his tax cuts and health-care initiatives. Obama’s spending cuts would save $144 billion, Budget Watch said, far below what he would spend
College hopefuls opt out other college applicants CHICAGO (MCT) - In the competition to get into the most selective colleges, some students and their parents are resorting to a tasteless tactic: bashing other applicants. The letters, mailed to college admissions offices, typically arrive without a signature. They say that rival applicants cheated on exams or got suspended for underage drinking. Sometimes, they include an unflattering newspaper clipping or a sly suggestion to check out pictures on a student’s Facebook page. At Northwestern University, one letter was written in crayon. “I guess they thought we couldn’t trace it if it were in crayon,” said Christopher Watson, Northwestern’s dean of undergraduate admission. “The grammar was too good to be a little kid. ... We see everything. Nothing shocks us anymore.” This year’s high school seniors should plan for another year of fierce
competition to get into the most elite colleges and universities. The number of high school graduates is expected to peak at about 3.3 million this year, with more of them choosing to attend college. And if a recent discussion on a listserv for college admissions professionals and high school counselors is any indication, the competition could lead to some shocking behavior. The e-mail exchange began with a simple query: “I just heard a horrific story from one of my students, and I wanted to see if there is any validity in it,” Sue Moller, a high school guidance counselor on Long Island, New York, posted on a message board for the National Association for College Admission Counseling. She wrote that a student told her that parents were writing letters about the “bad” conduct of other students “to help the chances of their student gaining admission.”
on his tax cuts and health-care programs. “I don’t think they’re addressing the deficit in a serious way,” said Robert Bixby, executive director of the Concord Coalition, a bipartisan research group dedicated to fiscal stability. McCain likes to promote elimination of earmarks, or special projects inserted into spending bills by members of Congress to meet local needs, as an important way to achieve fiscal discipline. But earmarks cost only $18 billion last year _ far less than 1 percent of the federal budget. To cut spending, McCain has said, “we need to examine every agency of government.” He wants to eliminate ethanol subsidies, for example. He proposes a one-year “spending pause” that would freeze all discretionary spending except for defense, veterans and a few other unspecified “vital” programs. His program, he says, also would require bipartisan efforts to stop “the recent spending binge” and “successful reform” of large-scale programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Obama promises to enforce payas-you-go budget rules that would require Congress to offset any new spending by increasing taxes or cutting other programs. And he wants to make sure that all federal contracts over $25,000 are subject to competitive bids. Still, Obama proposes extensive new spending on health care, energy development, infrastructure repair and more, and he’s made clear that those costly projects are higher priorities for him than reducing federal deficits.
Obama has said there are “a range of things that are probably going to be delayed” because of the impact of the financial crisis, but that he won’t get specific until he sees how much tax revenues decline as a result of the slowing economy. Some analysts say the new president will be forced to take bolder steps. One motivator could be the staggering size of future deficits, particularly as Social Security payments begin to exceed revenues in 2017 and as Medicare becomes insolvent in 2019. “The long-term deficit problem is becoming a short-run budget problem very rapidly,” said Rudolph Penner, senior fellow at the Urban Institute and a former CBO director. The new president could also be prodded by the growing deficit threat’s similarity to the financial industry’s meltdown. Like the financial industry, said Walker, the government is involved in “too much leveraging, not enough focus on cash flow,” and a watchdog system, in this case Congress, that’s been woefully inadequate. “If there is a silver lining to the Wall Street meltdown, it’s that it could provide an object lesson in what should not happen,” said Bixby of the Concord Coalition. As a result, Leon Panetta, former budget director and chief of staff in the Clinton White House, recommended delaying or abandoning a lot of campaign promises. “The American people are not stupid,” he said. “The real question is whether the leadership of this country will have the honesty to tell people what the real situation is.”
October 21, 2008
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‘Para Mujeres:’ bonding by sharing By Crysania Salcido
Daily Titan Staff Writer features@dailytitan.com
Whether it is finances, work, or trying to balance school and a social life, college students have a lot on their plates. But for many Hispanic women there are other issues to deal with on top of these pressures. Para Mujeres is a discussion group hosted by the Chicana/Latina Resource Center, part of the Women’s Center, that offers Hispanic women a place to let their voices be heard and provides them an opportunity to share their struggles with others who have similar problems. “I like that people can actually
relate to what I’m saying,” Chicano Studies major Lilie Aguilar said. Rosalina Camacho, coordinator of the Women’s Cultural Resource Centers, said that Para Mujeres is open to all Hispanic, Latina, and Chicana women, from first-generation students to third-generation and mixed-race women looking to further discover their culture. “You have a definite safe place to talk about any issues regarding the community and anything that’s said in the group stays in the group,” Camacho said. Camacho said that Para Mujeres evolved from the Hispanic Women’s Discussion Group which began in 1982. The name, Camacho said, changed throughout the years until the name Para Mujeres was found in 1994. Para Mujeres aims to help students feel comfortable in their college environment and also tries to help students get involved on cam-
pus. Both Camacho and Maldonado Facilitator and human services said that the discussions aim to major Antonia Maldonaldo said cover a wide range of issues that the she was intimigroup finds to dated coming be important to onto campus after them. living in a small They have Latin community discussed racin Inglewood, but ism, self-image, that she found dating, sex, and a safe place in dealing with the Para Mujeres family and commeetings. munity as part of “When I first their identities in came here, I met the past. the girls and felt “Depending really comforton who comes, able,” Maldonado – Rosalina Comacho, the group can said. Coordinator of be whatever they Women’s Cultural Resource want it,” facilitaCamacho said Center that many women tor and human in Para Mujeres services major coming to Cal Monique GonzaState Fullerton for the first time lez said. have the same problem of adjusting The facilitators said that they to the larger, more diverse campus come with ideas for discussions, community. but that they are open to veering
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off target when issues are deemed important by the group. Camacho remembered one particular discussion that covered the issue of women being angered by constantly being misidentified as Mexican by other people. She said the group discussed how to deal with the hurt and anger that the girls felt when being called “Mexican” even though they are Panamanian, Brazilian, or from somewhere else in Central or South American. Camacho also said that the group has brought in health or time management experts in the past to help the women cope with being in college and learn how to deal with different situations. By giving women a place to express their frustrations, pains, and joys, Para Mujeres creates a unique and friendly environment for women to come together on campus. A discussion centered on stresses caused by parents and family fol-
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lowing the viewing of the film, “Real Women Have Curves” affected Gonzalez. She said she wished she had known about Para Mujeres before she became an intern and facilitator because it has given her a place where she feels she can belong. Aguilar said she heard about the group through advertisements in her Chicano Studies classes but started coming regularly when Maldonado invited her. She said she’s enjoyed the meetings she’s been to because it provides a place with unbiased people willing to listen to her. “It’s a great place to go when you’ve had a bad day and you really want to vent to someone, but you don’t really have anyone. It gives a good opportunity ... to clear your head,” Aguilar said. Para Mujeres currently meets on Tuesdays in the Women’s Center at University Hall in Room 205 from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.
What happens when a terminal illness isn’t? MCT ROSMOOR, Calif. – He remembers the moment a time stamp was put on his life. He’s 7, sitting upright in a hospital bed, stark walls and dreary surroundings intensifying the somber look on the doctor’s face. Then comes the news three years to live. Cameron Siemers understands what he’s being told. And he isn’t scared. He hugs his mother. “It’s OK,” he says. “I’ll beat it,” She hugs him back and wonders if he will keep his word. Siemers was born with hemophilia, a disease that keeps the blood from clotting and is often treated with a series of blood transfusions. He went in for the procedure at age 2. And, soon after, he was chronically ill, in and out of the hospital with a series of increasingly dire infections. He was admitted for pneumonia at age 7 and test results brought a shocking diagnosis. Siemers was infected with HIV. The blood he’d received, five years earlier, had not been tested. “I remember everything vividly.” He became a hospital regular and day-to-day life posed a challenge. But even though doctors thought Siemers would run out of options for medication, that his body if he lived long enough would become resistant, the boy who was given three years to live ... lived. His 10th birthday passed. Then his 16th and his 21st. Siemers, now 26, found himself
living a future he wasn’t supposed to have. He never planned on college, a career, marriage. Science had told him he wouldn’t have to. “I always saw myself as different,” he says. “I was not really worried about that stuff because I wasn’t supposed to live anyway.” As he aged from child to adult, Siemers was in uncharted territory with no map to guide the way. He enrolled in Long Beach State University, but missed a lot of class because he was in and out of the hospital. He accepted the F’s and incompletes without withdrawing out of school just to remain insured. And, when he could, Siemers spent entire days, sometimes weeks, with a controller in hand. He succumbed to a fantasy world to escape the reality that was never supposed to exist. “Playing video games,” he says, “passed the time when I was sick.” But two years ago, he decided, passing the time seemed an unfulfilling way to spend his days. In 2006, Siemers enrolled in Landmark Education, a four-day motivational seminar that teaches self-expression and leadership. Siemers says the intense camp encourages participants to find meaning in their lives. On the seminar’s last day the participants, emotionally drained but, Siemers says, profoundly inspired, sat and listened to the closing ceremonies. A face Siemers knew well appeared at the podium, telling a
story he knew too. “My mom talked about me in front of the audience. And it was then that I knew that I wanted to do ...” Anything! Before the workshop, Siemers had spoken occasionally at colleges and other events. But, he says now, as his mother spoke, he realized it wasn’t enough. He was gripped with an idea. He took the podium and declared his new mission to the group. “If you don’t know who I am, you will because I’m going to start a foundation.” He left the stage and, one by one, audience members handed him business cards and checks to help get his foundation started. The couch-oriented lifestyle that Siemers had come to know was dead. Young adults battling life-threatening diseases are a group that Siemers feels is under-represented in the nonprofit world. “A lot of organizations exist to help children with these diseases. But what happens when they turn 18, and live longer than they were supposed to? “If there is something out there, it isn’t good enough.” He came up with an idea he calls “life grants” money for young adults to start working on a project, whether it be going to college, starting a business or holding a community fundraiser. He wants to help people find a life purpose. He teamed up with life-long
By Cindy Yamanaka/Courtesy MCT Cameron Siemers never planned on college, marriage or a career because he was diagnosed with HIV when he was 7.
family friend, Debbie Swatzell, and three others from Landmark Education to start the nonprofit, The Cameron Siemers Foundation for Hope. In his quest to lay the groundwork, Siemers has found the direction he hopes others will find. He’s enrolled in Cypress College where, he says, he is succeeding in classes. And he has a full-time job running his own foundation. “It’s a big commitment, but it’s going to make a big difference.”
The foundation’s board will seek support for the cause at a fundraiser, Sept. 20, at the Anaheim Hotel Menage. “It’s a challenge to get the word out about what we’re doing,” says board member Yvonne Altamirano. “This event is really where we want to get it going.” The board expects about 500 people to come to their inaugural fundraiser, hosted by actor David Arquette and wife Courtney Cox Arquette.
Siemers will hand out the first $5,000 life grant to Rachel Lozano of Missouri, a three-time survivor of Askin’s tumor of the spinal cord. The foundation is looking to give out grants quarterly to young adults ages 18 through 28. Proud of the life he is leading, Siemers recalls that day in the hospital when he was told death was near. The optimism he reassured his mother with, 19 years ago, lingers. “Apparently, I kept my word.”
Student starts family business, attracts loyal customers By Dhawani Parekh
Daily Titan Staff Writer features@dailytitan.com
Not knowing where the future would take him, Lee Hanacek, 22, found himself with an opportunity to run his own dry cleaning business. The Cal State Fullerton student began his dry cleaning career five years ago when he found a job at a dry cleaners his mom frequented in Hacienda Heights. The cleaners he worked at changed ownership and as a result of cutbacks in hours and time adjustments imposed by the new owners, Lee decided to quit the job. When Hanacek’s mother saw a sign on a vacant building off of Colima Road and Hacienda Boulevard and told him of it. She agreed with him to open a dry cleaners and became his partner. Hanacek opened Silver Moon Cleaners in August and now coowns the business with his mother, Lis, father, Mark and younger brother, Nic, who is also an employee there. “This is a nice fall back for the family and I want to keep it (as) much of a family business as possible, but at the same time, make it the best dry cleaners in Hacienda,”
Hanacek said. and get to know our customers by Hanacek is in partnership with a building a very personal relationplant in Whittier. ship with them,” said Nic Hanacek, This is very typical of a dry clean- his brother. ers, Hanacek said. Most dry clean“For instance, if we tell a customers send their clothes to a plant er it will take three days for their where they have the license to clean laundry, but later we find a stain the clothes. that will take an extra day of work, “My old owners taught me then we call the customer and let about the business such as what them know it will take another day it takes to run a so they can save a business and how trip.” to take care of the In a 3,500 clothes,” Hanacek square-foot said. space, Hanacek He learned has created a the small impor24-hour clothtant details of dry ing drop-off and cleaning like clipa drive-through ping sleeves toduring regular gether, enclosing hours. jacket inserts and Hanacek also quadruple checkoffers other sering clothes, which vices along with is what separates a dry cleaning like good dry cleaners – Lee Hanacek, shoe repair and from a bad one. alterations. Student/ Owner Hanacek manAt work, ages his long day Hanacek has a which begins with set of standards waking at 7 a.m., followed by work that he follows. by 8 a.m., school later in the day, He is strict with the plant, makcoming home and playing music. ing sure the clothes are cleaned “I compose my own music and properly. play the keyboard, vocals, bass and Hanacek also takes a lot of pride guitar,” said Hanacek who as a solo in his business because he uses ecoartist was a music major before friendly dry cleaning machines, changing to liberal arts. that use no chemicals. Silver Moon has only been runMore than that he offers inforning for 11 weeks and is doing well mation about the cleaning process Hanacek said. to his customers through, which “We focus on quality work customers learn about how to han-
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dle and take care of their clothes. He focuses more on customer care, saying that half of the job is about good customer satisfaction and service. He believes that is how he will gain loyal customers. “I ask them (customers) their opinion and get
the job done to their preferences,” Hanacek said. “We provide quality work for a reasonable price.” One of his customers, Dana Williams, moved from the dry cleaners across the street to Hanacek’s due to the professionalism and loyalty that she gets from Hanacek.
“I am very particular about my clothes and Lee does an excellent job by looking over all the small details in the cloth, taking an extra special care and he makes sure to call me if he has any questions about them,” Williams said. “My husband loves the 24-hour drop-off box.”
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If you want a future, save Children grow up imagining what their lives will be like in 30 years. Many probably picture themselves in a nice home, married and having a steady, paying job. They dream about being rich and buying whatever they want and being completely happy with their everyday lives. This is what many call the “American Dream.” But, there is no such thing as the American dream anymore because people today do not know how to manage their money. They do not know how to save, and instead spend money on unnecessary things. The amount of money that a person spends on frivolous things like having more than three vehicles, numerous flat screens and a nine-bedroom home, when only two people actually reside in the house, is ridiculous. If a stable financial future is something Americans seek, then they must save, not spend. According to Susan Tompor of the Detroit Free Press, citing consumer financial statistics from Piscataqua Research, before the 1990s, only 10 percent of people’s income went to help pay for debt and 80 percent was spent on daily living expenses. Ten percent of incomes were saved and invested. As of 2006, covering debt took 13 percent of incomes, and sav-
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ings virtually disappeared. Lower and middle-income homes in the late 1990s and 2000s borrowed so much that their savings rate was negative 10 percent, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Economy.com, as cited by Tompor. Tompor said that consumers never made enough to support their “lavish purchases” in the first place, but most seem to end up with a lot more debt than they can earn back in a paycheck. The American dream is slowly turning into the “American Nightmare.” As the U.S. economy tries to fix itself, we can help ourselves by saving and not spending more money than we actually earn. The country will pull through and we will not fall into an economic abyss, but that does not mean we can spend like we are going to die tomorrow. We need to be smart and save as much as we can because the financial crisis we are experiencing now can happen again. We need to learn how to spend less and recognize what is necessary and what is not. If this new habit is adopted, our children will have a better life because we will actually have the funds to support them. Imagine how happy our children will be knowing that their parents weren’t idiots and actually saved to have a stress-free life.
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Castle’s Corner By Ryan Castle
Daily Titan Columnist
Building character as a result of poverty They say the world is run by the almighty dollar, and yet money is the root of all evil. Money can’t buy happiness, yet I tend to smile a lot more when I have cash in my pocket. It doesn’t matter what kind of spin you try to put on it, we live in a world that relies on wealth. Like many others, I found myself unemployed this past summer. If you or anyone you know was unemployed this summer, then you know it wasn’t exactly shooting fish in a barrel finding a new job. In fact, I feel the most consistent job I have had for the past year has been the process of searching for a job – a tedious and stressful job, but necessary to keep moving forward. The result of unsuccessful job hunting is being broke. At no time do you notice just how necessary having a little extra cash is than when you find yourself jobless and penniless.
It affects your everyday life in almost every facet; it costs money to drive, it costs money to eat, it even costs money to sleep when traveling. Unless you plan on spending your days in solitary confinement without consuming anything, you’re going to have to cough up some dough to get through a typical day. However, just as being strapped for cash brings in the realization that money is a necessity of life, it also helps one take life a lot more seriously. When you need to spend each dollar wisely to survive, you can’t help but evaluate each part of your life and consider just what is vital and what is petty. Thus, poverty builds character. Being poor causes you to deeply gauge each decision and that forces you to plan ahead, and when you plan ahead, you can’t help but plan far ahead. And when is planning for your future ever a bad idea? Beyond your planning and decision-making, destitution brings
about deep soul-searching that ultimately allows you to mature and value what really matters. I like to look at life as a marathon: When running a marathon, you can only see what’s directly in front of you, and must take it one step at a time. At times the road gets tough and an uphill battle ensues. But if you continue to take each step with confidence, and constantly move forward, you will ultimately get where you’re trying to go. It is the same as life; we can only take it day by day. Sometimes the days get long and arduous, and we find ourselves in a struggle, sometimes for a lot longer than we’d hoped. But live each day with a step of confidence, and believe that your steps are carrying you to the Promised Land, and they shall. It is positive thinking such as this that must develop when you battle against the almighty dollar. Although poverty can build char-
acter, it can also destroy lives, and it is when you feel impoverished that you are able to see just how easily that can happen. The strength we must conjure up to overcome the trying times is what builds our character and helps us find the the drive we need to succeed. As crazy as it sounds, things in life need to go awry every now and again. If life had no pitfalls, how would you learn the valuable lessons that build us as better, more battle-tested individuals? It is the falls in life that teach us how to rise. Nobody wants to be poor; it makes everything harder and less enjoyable. But if you ever find yourself facing bankruptcy, remember; keep moving forward, and trust each step, you’ll find what you’re looking for. If you look inside yourself deep enough, you might find that character that’s needed to succeed.
Shock jock Stern gains millions, loses listeners By Marco Yanez
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
Howard Stern’s relevance has moved from his show to his bank account. No longer is he “The King of All Media.” Instead, he is simply the king of many zeros at the end of his account. A multimillion-dollar deal took Stern from standard radio to Sirius Satellite Radio and in the process made him less relevant while taking away public convenience. The way I see it is simple; take the money and run. He did and I highly doubt he second guesses his choice. He is set for life with millions of dol-
lars. I question how much, if at all, he cares about being relevant and about pushing the envelope anymore. I question his drive and hunger. What more is there for him to accomplish? When one reaches the pinnacle of success as he has with best-selling books, movies and shows, as well as a ridiculous multimillion-dollar contract, the drive is simply gone. The edge is gone. The determination and will to push the envelope and do things out of the ordinary is no longer the driving force in his success. Stern will always have an audience because of his uniqueness, vulgar topics and brash language, but his move to Sirius Radio, now Sirius XM Radio Inc., cost him a significant number of fans. Fans that may have perhaps listened to him because of how convenient he was. Hardly anyone is listening anymore. Sirius radio isn’t cheap and not too many people have it. I like to think that I know a lot of people
and out of the many that I know, not one has satellite radio. It’s a lot easier to give up listening to Stern than it is to follow him. People have a lot more to worry about and a lot of other expenses to cover rather than a monthly radio bill that would have to be paid in order to listen to Stern. Not only did Sirius XM Radio take away the majority of his fans, but it also took away his constant problems and battles with the Federal Communications Commission. These feuds kept him in the news resulting in the interest and attention of his listeners. Part of Stern’s success was shock value, but how much does he really shock us now? In the past, his actions and antics were all new, crazy and out of the ordinary. Today, all of the aspects of Stern’s show that were once “wow” factors may now be seen on television. When people look at all the scandals and embarrassing moments, amongst other things that may be seen on television, it really chal-
lenges the entertainment factor that Stern might have once had. Stern still carries a name, which can go a long way, but when speaking in terms of A-list celebrities promoting a movie or show on Stern’s station, what’s the point? He is no longer relevant because he no longer carries a big audience. Frankly, it is not likely that A-list celebrities are going to be putting up with his personal questions and antics in order to promote a project because he is no longer important to a massive public. Sirius XM Radio gave Stern a huge bank account and took away all of his problems with the FCC, but at the same time, Sirius took what should have been most important to him – his voice being heard and his significance to the general public. I just think that as the checks continue to come in and the money continues to be spent, Stern should be worried or at least concerned about his voice being heard. It is, after all, simply about the money, but he needs listeners to keep bringing in that money.
Students united in lack of unity By Breanna moore
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
Where are the foam fingers, the banners, the posters and the body paint? How about some grand show of school colors? School spirit? Anybody? Oh, that’s right! We don’t have any of that here at Cal State Fullerton. CSUF instead hides behind its identity as a commuter school and gives up on the concept of school spirit. Students move like zombies through the campus, thinking about their friends at other schools and the car that will take them home at the end of the day, sometimes as far away as Riverside. We are a campus practically proud of its lack in both pride and school spirit. I would say that as a student body, CSUF students rank a big, fat zero on the school spirit scale. It has even gotten to the point, that our lack of spirit has actually become our culture. As a student at CSUF, I tend to think that because I don’t live on campus, it’s not a very big part of my life. After all, none of my friends attend the school. I live about 12 miles away, according to MapQuest, which is much too far to walk, ride my bike or show up for random school events. I, like most CSUF students, don’t care about this school. (I can’t even bring myself to call it “my” school.) And in this, many CSUF students are united. But it’s just about the only thing uniting us. We have no football games, very few dorms and our Associated Students Inc. presidential elections are a joke. The clubs on campus are not very well advertised, (there are many I never knew existed until I took a look at the school Web site). And though the Greek organizations
might disagree, it seems like the only people who think that joining a CSUF sorority or fraternity is a good idea are their members. In short, there is very little out there to light a common fire under CSUF students. ASI, the CSUF student government, holds elections each year. According to a Daily Titan editorial written last October, 577 students voted in 2007. It sounds like a lot, until you consider the fact that 577 is less than 2% of CSUF students. On the flip side, I suppose 98% of students were united in their lack of interest. Since it seems like school elections are out of the question, then maybe sports could be the common CSUF uniting passion. How I long for a good football game with our rival school to charge the atmosphere and get the student body pumped (Um, do we even have a rival school?). Never mind the fact that we don’t even have a football program, which was discontinued in 1992 due to a lack of support and talent. At least it would have given the student body something to get excited about. Even our baseball program, supposedly one of the best in the nation, seems a more exciting topic of conversation to my friend at Hawaii Pacific University than it is to many CSUF students. Obviously, a lack of uniting-programs is only one of the factors contributing to CSUF’s current spirit slump. One of CSUF’s claims to fame is its status as a commuter school. There are very few dorms on campus, forcing many of the students to reside off campus. Many more choose to live at home. This means students drive in from all over, some as far away as Corona, Aliso Viejo and Riverside. But commuting such long distances makes it hard for students to drop by for an hour-long concert in
the Quad or to see a late-night baseball game without sticking around for hours after class. As for the social aspect, it’s difficult to get together with friends from school when it means driving up to an hour (sometimes more in the infamous Southern California traffic) just to see them. So how can CSUF create school spirit in the wake of these problems? Well, since commuting is a problem, CSUF could start by building more dorms. Requiring freshman to live in the dorms like many universities do, including schools like the University of Oklahoma, would force the issue of commuting to be resolved. Even as some students would inevitably choose to move out as the years progressed, campus culture and school spirit would be so ingrained in them that it would be difficult to shake off in the years to follow. The next task would be to boost attendance for student activities. That would mean advertising student programs, clubs and sporting events. And since students would finally be living on campus, maybe clubs, organizations and sporting events would see a rise in attendance. If students were to join the oncampus clubs, and live on campus, we would have a whole new CSUF. We wouldn’t be a commuter school anymore. Our claim to fame would be gone. We wouldn’t be able to complain about our lack of school spirit anymore, either. Everything that makes CSUF unique would be erased – our CSUF culture would be gone. In which case, maybe it isn’t about the school spirit. After all, we are united in our disunity. Who needs cheerleaders? Give me a car and a parking space and I’ll leave after class with the rest of student body any day! That is, if I can get out of the parking lot.
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‘No longer in control’ Women’s soccer team shut out at home by Long Beach State, 1-0 By Raj Modha
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The Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team was shut out by the Long Beach State 49ers 1-0 Sunday at Titan Stadium. The only goal of the game came by Long Beach State midfielder Lindsay Bullock. Bullock struck from 20 yards and sent her shot through the arms of Titan goalkeeper Shannon Simpson. Titan Head Coach Demian Brown said that the shot getting by Simpson was very uncharacteristic of the goalkeeper. “The goal was a goalkeeping error. It was really a back-breaker because they were able to drop back after it,” Brown said. “She is an excellent goalkeeper and it was a mistake that has never happened to her before. It was just one mistake, but it proved to be too much in the end.” Simpson finished the game with three saves. The Titans were out-shot by the 49ers ten to nine. After the goal early in the game, the 49ers put their defenders back,
making it difficult for the Titans to take any good shots. Titan forward Claudia Munoz said the team had difficulty with the passing game. “We had a hard time just getting our basic passes connected,” Munoz said. “As a result we weren’t able to move forward on the field and get off shots on target. The rhythm of our normal game was off, we weren’t as consistent as we normally are.” Titan midfielder Danielle Bitonti had some inventive passes to the forwards throughout the game but nothing ever came to fruition for the team. Casey Schostag led the Titans with three shots and one on target. The Titans came close to a goal in the 27th minute, when a free kick from 40 yards out bounced off the head of a Titan player and just above the cross-bar. Long Beach State Head Coach Mauricio Ingrassia said that the two teams battled and getting the goal early was huge. “It was a big advantage for us getting the goal so early. This game was a big part of both teams’ season and winning this game was great for our
team,” Ingrassia said. The win gave Long Beach State a 4-0-1 record in Big West Conference play, 10-4-3 overall, and control of their own destiny for the rest of conference play. Brown and Munoz both said the Titans need to focus on the next two games. “We need to finish the season strong and hopefully get to .500, by winning these next two games,” Brown said. As for a shot at the playoffs, Brown said the team would need tremendous luck adding, “we don’t control our destiny any more.” For the season, the Titans fell to 2-4 in Big West Conference play and 7-9-1 overall. By winning the next two games the Titans can finish the season at .500 in both conference and overall play. Titan seniors Tiffany Craig, Casey Schostag and Jenae Gibbens will be honored for their contributions to the program prior to the match for “Senior Day” as the Titans finish the home portion of their schedule Sunday against UC Riverside at 6 p.m. at Titan Stadium.
By Brad Goldman/For the Daily Titan Stacy Fox, No. 7, attempts to take a shot between the legs of 49er Bo Rael in the Titans’ 1-0 loss to Long Beach State on Sunday.
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Defender Janae Gibbens named finalist for Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Cal State Fullerton senior Jenae Gibbens has been named as one of 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. The names will be placed on the official ballot concluding on Nov. 19. Votes from coaches and media will be coupled with fan balloting to determine the winner of the award. Votes can be cast online at www. seniorclassaward.com and the win-
ners will be announced during the 2008 Women’s College Cup scheduled for Dec. 5-7 in Cary, N.C. Finalists were selected from a list of 30 candidates in each division, based on qualities that define a complete student-athlete. Finalists display accomplishments across all four award pillars: classroom, community, character and competition.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total studentathlete and encourages those leaders to use their platform in athletics. This prestigious awards program was launched by Lowe’s, an Official Corporate Partner of the NCAA, during the 2001-02 basketball season. Story courtesy of Titan Media Relations
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Daily Titan Sports Editor
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Napoleon tried and failed. Genghis Kahn couldn’t do it. The Roman Empire was burned to the ground. Even Pinky and the Brain’s attempts were futile. But for some reason, commissioners David Stern, Bud Selig, Gary Bettman and Roger Goodell feel they can pick up where the others failed. The attempts to globalize their respective sports – the NBA, MLB, NHL and NFL – leave one to wonder: “Why do they continue to push for something that seems impossible?” Leagues all over the world have fallen, but the best athletes in the world come to North America to play on the biggest stage, not to have to travel to areas where the sport doesn’t belong on the main stage anyway. Players such as Ichiro, Yao Ming, Dirk Nowitzki, Alfonso Soriano and just about every hockey player didn’t come to play professionally in North America to be thrown all over the globe with schedules that make the sports less competitive. Sports may be entertaining, but the athletes are not entertainers. They risk life and limb to play the
sport and compete to win the ultimate prize. Somewhere along the way money overtook pride and we are where we are, but that doesn’t have to keep going the same way. Yes, it is great to see the sports expand and fans get a chance to see the players every so often. But the phrases the commissioners have been throwing around such as “inevitable expansion” make the sports seem like they will go downhill, and fast … I mean, haven’t we learned from the rest of the American economy? Overexpansion has haunted every league. Every team, in every major sport, has at least five players who simply just aren’t ready to play at the professional level. This isn’t a jab at them, but rather a slap in the face at the current and prior commissioners who had a great thing and were bullied by owners to keep expanding. Would you rather see three players on an NBA team never play, or have bench players who have been allstars (ahem) on other teams round out the bench? Would Dodger fans rather have the 24th man pinch hit and the 25th man try to pitch in the 14th inning or have solid players come in at the right times?
These questions go unanswered because the leagues continue to move forward without solving the current problems. The commissioners and owners have gone too far and without a solid minor league system and contraction of a few teams in every league, the sports will just fail as part of the current leagues overseas. Attempts at a salary cap in each sport have curbed some issues, but the owners have found ways around with loopholes, and as long as there are too many teams, the talent of the leagues will be diluted from a truly great product. The money owners earn by adding teams to the league may be great in the short term, but I for one am tired of predictable scores and one injury defining how a season will play out for an entire league. Because when there’s money on the table, the owners and commissioners are willing to expand just so they can receive few million dollars — money that they will never even touch — and we’ll continue to see their sports go down the drain.
Think Different. Think Simon. Tampa Bay Rays hot streak will lead to World Series title By Simon Liang
Daily Titan Columnist sports@dailytitan.com
Let’s see how many of you knew at least one player on the Tampa Bay Rays before the season started? I’m guessing none of you. They came out of nowhere this season to become the American League East Champions in the hardest division in baseball with storied franchises like the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. Record-wise, the Rays were the worse team last year. Maybe it was the name change from the Devil Rays to the Rays. Maybe it was the emergence of Evan Longoria from the minors (No relation to Eva). Or Maybe they finally bought into Joe Maddon’s philosophy. But if you told me the Rays were going to be in the 2008 World Series, I would have told you the Oakland Raiders had a better chance at reaching the Super Bowl. So this is actually a reality that the Rays and the Philadelphia Phillies are in the World Series. The Phillies have the stronger lineup, the Rays have the better pitching staff and both bullpens are solid. The Rays are blazing hot right now, beating the seemingly invincible Red Sox in seven games. Longoria has been a monster hitting the ball out of the park. B.J.
Upton has been an RBI machine. But at the end of the day, it comes down to their bread and butter, the starting pitchers. No one is older than 26 on the staff. They are young, but determined and unwilling to boil under pressure. On the other side, the Phillies are well-rested, which may be good for the bullpen as it prepares for what looks to be a long series. Ryan Howard has not hit the ball well in October, but look for him to get his power back. The Phillies’ bats are always dangerous and they can put numbers on the board in a flash. When it comes to the arms, we all know about the Phillies’ bullpen. It is like “Murder’s Row” before the ball even reaches Brad Lidge. Ryan Madson, Chad Durbin, and J.C. Romero are terrific. Game one will feature two young left-handers in Scott Kazmir and Cole Hamels. I see the Phillies winning this game because Hamels has been absolutely lights-out in the playoffs. In game two we will see James Shields and Brett Myers. Shields needs to throw an array of pitches and not rely on his changeup because the right-handed bats on the Phillies will hit him hard. Myers needs to maintain control of his pitches and not let his emotions get in the way. I see this game coming down to a
battle of the bullpens. Although the Rays do not have a set closer like Lidge, they have plenty of serviceable pitchers. If that isn’t enough they have David Price, who shut down the Red Sox at the end of game seven. In game three, it will be American League Championship Series MVP Matt Garza going up against 90 year-old Jamie Moyer. OK, I exaggerated a little with the age, but come on, Moyer should be vacationing in Cancun, not pitching in the World Series. Garza will win this match up hands down. In game four, it will be Andy Sonnanstine up against Joe Blanton. Sonnanstine won’t overpower anyone but he pitches with poise. Blanton is inconsistent, but has some nice pitches. This series will truly be epic. My mind is telling me to go with the Phillies but my heart is telling me to go with the Rays. But when it comes down to it, I love to root for the underdog. From rags to riches, it will be the Rays in seven.