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DTSHORTHAND Campus Life Executive Director of Human Options Vivian Clecak, will address the reasons affluent women are less likely to seek help for domestic violence. She will also explore strategies to educate and support this hidden group of women and the larger issue of prevention and education throughout our community. The event runs from 12-1 p.m. in Room 205 of University Hall. For more information students can call 714278-3615.

Experts provide a fact based prediction of what the economy has in store By Laura Olsen

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Pop culture gets a boost of its political profile (MCT) – These have been the stories shaking the political landscape this season: Tina Fey reduces Sarah Palin to chuckleheaded caricature, and the Republican vice presidential nominee responds by appearing alongside Fey on “Saturday Night Live,” dutifully accepting Alec Baldwin’s compliment that she’s “much hotter in person.” The cost of Palin’s jobseeking wardrobe is revealed – $150,000, to date – and dominates the WednesdayThursday news cycle, just two weeks before actual voting. Are fancy clothes elitist cultural markers or just a necessary part of the package? And did you see those boots? Oprah Winfrey’s endorsement of Barack Obama prompts speculation, as the election nears, about an ambassadorship and an infomercial or victory-party production role. People wonder more about it hurting Oprah’s ratings with her soccer-mom base than helping the Democratic nominee’s. And so on. Granted, there have been other items on the campaign agenda: health care, wars both military and cultural, something about so many billions of dollars and so much high-level misjudgment that it surely can’t be real.

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By Michael Thiele/Daily Titan Photo Editor (Left) Fullerton resident, Penny Ford, shows her support for voting no on Proposition 8 during a rally Sunday afternoon on Yorba Linda Boulevard. (Right) Supporters for Proposition 8 also lined the street from State College Boulevard to Associated Road.

Protest near campus Prop. 8 supporters and opponents line Yorba Linda Boulevard By Jessica Terrell

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Bearing signs reading “Support Equal Rights” and “Marriage is for Everyone,” Cal State Fullerton students joined several hundred protesters on Yorba Linda Boulevard Sunday afternoon

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in passionate display both for and against Proposition 8. The proposition, which would amend the California Constitution to define marriage as being between a man and a woman, has become a highly contentious topic in Orange County, where supporters and opponents of the proposition have reported signs being vandalized or stolen. “There’s been a lot of nasty things being said and done on both sides,” Tyler Bonilla, a junior communications major at CSUF, said.

James Pierce, a 20-year-old dance major at CSUF, said he had been avoiding Proposition 8 rallies because he had heard that people were getting “vicious” at recent protests. The rally on Sunday was an official stop for the “Yes on 8” campaign media bus, which organized supporters outside of the Eastside Christian Church. “No on 8” advocates, many of them in their 20s and 30s, organized a counter-protest through Web sites like Facebook and Craigslist. Bonilla, like most of the CSUF

students at the protest, was there to speak out against the proposition. “I think it’s our generation’s civil rights movement. The ‘Yes on 8’ campaign only sees through a narrow lens. There’s a bigger picture here,” Bonilla said. Most of the “Yes” camp lined the north side of Yorba Linda Boulevard between State College Boulevard and Associated Road, while “No” groups dominated the south side and also roamed the north side of the street. Protesters on both See PROTEST, Page 2

25 day journey to hit the O.C. Coast-to-coast torch relay benefits Childrens Miracle Network Inc. hospitals By Derin Richardson For The Daily Titan news@dailytitan.com

As the best man there are many responsibilities that must be done before and after the wedding. The hardship is over when it is time for the ceremony, or at least that is what this best man thought. Probably the most important job this best man had to do was kind of a big failure. It might be wise to have a wedding on solid ground and not over a pool of water.

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The 25-day journey of a torch crossing America in an attempt to raise $2 million for children’s hospitals will reach Orange County on Nov. 8. Cal State Fullerton public relations students will be working with a nonprofit organization to publicize the stage of the event that benefits Children’s Hospital of Orange County. Six students from a Public Relations Management class, as well as members of the Public Relations Student Society of America, will be helping Children’s Miracle Network, Inc. with their own Torch Relay event in Orange, according to PRSSA President Lisa Lifton. The purpose of the Torch Relay is to raise funds for CMN hospitals

around the nation and to help the Children’s National Medical Center in treating children in other hospitals. CMN, Inc. is an alliance of children’s hospitals in North America that helps treat about 17 million children annually who need specialized treatment. According to Lifton, the event, beginning at 9 a.m., will include a 3.2-mile city walk that will begin on La Veta Avenue in Orange and end at the hospital. Lifton said that there will be guest speakers at the event, including the mayor of Orange, Carolyn V. Cavecche, and Jace Rodriguez, a 10-yearold former patient of CHOC who will talk about how the hospital treated and helped him overcome his severe burn injuries after he was given a 10 percent chance of survival. “Jace is the face of this particular event, so people will be able to talk to him and see his story,” Lifton said. In addition to the guest speakers, current patients at CHOC will also

share their experiences at the hospital. The event flier urges Orange County residents, and local colleges and high schools as well, to participate. Incentives are offered to participants, such as being entered in a raffle to win Knott’s Berry Farm tickets or a seven-night Marriot Hotel stay. A Snoopy mascot will be there to entertain the younger audience and provide activities for them to participate in as well. Complimentary gifts, such as official Torch Relay T-shirts and commemorative pins, will be given to participants of the relay as tokens of CMN’s appreciation. Top fundraisers of more than $3,500 will be given an invitation for two to attend the 2008 Torch Relay Celebration Weekend on Jan. 23-25 in San Antonio, Texas, with hotel and airfare expenses included for one guest, according to the Torch Relay Web site. Donation tables for general donations and donations for participants will be available for the public.

“I did the Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society about three times, so I think it’s a good idea for people to get into it,” Chris Torres, 19, a CSUF sophomore, said. Torres conceded that he is not able to participate in the relay due to schedule issues with his job, but mentioned that he would spread the word about the event in an effort to support the cause. The Torch Relay for CMN began in 1990 as a city-wide walk in Washington, D.C. The relay became a regional event between Miami, Orlando and Atlanta in 2002. In 2005, the Torch Relay became a coast-tocoast event stretching over 5,500 miles, traveling through Baltimore, Miami and Los Angeles. In 2007, the torch relay once again spanned the United States, starting in Chicago and crossing through 26 cities. The torch relay raised more than $1.1 million to help 30 CMN hospitals throughout the nation. According to the CMN Web site, the torch relays provided $3.2 million during the past six years for CMN hospitals.

With every day that passes it seems the dreaded economic recession is materializing into something meaner and uglier than ever anticipated, but this Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine, the Economic Forecast Conference will project the future of the U.S. financial market. Joining forces to provide a factbased prediction of what 2009 will hold for the economy are the Orange County Business Council, U.S. Bank and Mihaylo College of Business and Economics. The conference will advise the Orange County Business community of economic issues by identifying economic trends and highlighting industry concerns for future growth and development, according to the business and economics department of Cal State Fullerton. The Oct. 30 presentation features keynote speaker Anil Puri, economist and Mihaylo College of Business and Economics dean and guest speaker Joseph Otting, vice chairman of U.S. Bancorp. Puri said an estimated 700 to 800 guests will attend the conference. Among them will be business executives, city officials and business and economics students. “A great deal has happened in the last few months and the conference will help to decipher those economic events as well as determine the effects on the people of Orange County,” Puri said. Puri’s economic forecasting is highly esteemed by business and government entities and his expertise is sought after on a regular basis, according to the College of Business and Economics Web site. U.S. Bancorp is a reliable source for financial advice because it has been successful as the nation’s thirdleading Small Business Administration lender, according to the corporate profile of U.S. Bank. See ECONOMY, Page 2

CSUF students create a federal marketing campaign Seven universities are participating in the FBI Collegiate Marketing and Recruitment Program By Dhawani Parekh

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Some three-letter-acronym federal government agencies conjure up images of white males running secretive operations. The images of the NSA, the CIA and the FBI are heavily influenced by how they are depicted in

movies and television. However, reality is different than what movies show, and some Cal State Fullerton advertising students are trying to challenge the stereotypes. Students taking Professor Robert Sage’s Advertising Campaign-Local Focus class are creating a marketing campaign that depicts the changed FBI. “It is a new FBI, but they are having trouble communicating with students and making people aware of the 1,900 to 2,000 positions open that need to be filled, so the students are creating a campaign, which will help break through the clutter and

make people rethink about applying for the FBI,” Sage said. The campaign targets CSUF students and alumni of diverse backgrounds, age 23-36, who can speak various languages, and who have skills in computer science, engineering, physical sciences, accounting, area studies, financial management, military and law enforcement. The FBI is looking for job candidates to fill special agent and professional staff positions. The students developed their own marketing agency, Tusk Media, which works like a real-life marketing agency.

They have created various departments such as public relations and promotion, survey taking and analysis, and others. “It is one big group of students all working toward one goal,” said Anthony Madrigal, head of the public relations and promotions department in the class. Seven universities are participating in the FBI Collegiate Marketing and Recruitment Program, according to Sage. Each university receives a $2,500 budget to spend on the campaign. This is no competition between universities. At the end of the campaign,

the FBI will choose various ideas from the universities and combine them to create their own advertisement. Students have to do research and find out the level of interest and awareness students on campus have about the FBI. “We surveyed about 400 people,” Madrigal said. “The survey helps us decide who we will target, how to plan the campaign, what concerns people have and where people hang out on campus. We learned that students are looking for security, salary and benefits in a job. Through this See FBI, Page 2

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IN OTHER NEWS protest: community voicing opinion INTERNATIONAL

Home soccer game is symbol of ultimate goal

RAMALLAH, West Bank (MCT) – Millions of Palestinians around the world are still waiting for the day that they can celebrate the birth of an independent homeland. This weekend, they’ll at least be able to celebrate their first home soccer game. In an historic event, the Palestinian national soccer team will take to the field Sunday to host its first internationally blessed home game at a refurbished stadium near Jerusalem. It probably won’t resemble “The Beautiful Game” perfected by Brazil’s soccer legends. And it’s not likely to be as memorable as the U.S. women’s team taking home Olympic gold in 1996. But the Palestinian players are hoping history will take note of this day just the same. “We don’t need a state to show that we represent Palestine,” goalkeeper Fahed Fakhoury said Thursday as his teammates wrapped up practice on a soggy field. “Palestine is in our heart. We’re not going to wait for a state to represent Palestine.” Soccer in the Middle East cannot be divorced from the politics. Especially not this game.

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PHILADELPHIA (MCT) – Slogging with wet shoes through the drizzle, Bob English was knocking on doors for Sen. John McCain Saturday in the Old Village at Skippack, a cozy housing development all decked out for Halloween in the heart of Republican country in Pennsylvania. “We think the election is a lot closer than what the polls are saying,” he told one voter, a teacher with a 2 {-year-old daughter in her arms, who needed reassurance that McCain could win Nov. 4. At the same hour, in the tidy Yorktown neighborhood in North Philadelphia, Sharon Hale-Jenkins was dodging recycling bins and struggling up rowhouse steps with a bum knee. “I want to ask you the most important question of your life,” she called out to a man headed to his car. “Yes, I am voting for Obama,” he shot back before she could continue. “We need change. I believe in Barack Obama.” In both city and suburbs, this was the grunt work of presidential politics hard, mostly volunteer work, far removed from the glamor of TV lights or main stage.

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ON THE LYELL GLACIER (MCT) – As melting water gushed off the ice in a tinseled maze of rivulets and tumbled through a gaping chasm, the hikers watched, wondered and worried. Unlike most backcountry travelers who pitch their tents along the John Muir Trail in the upper reaches of the Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne River, these visitors had not pushed on to scale the summit of Mount Lyell _ Yosemite’s highest peak. Instead, they scrambled up a ridge of rose-tinted granite and over a mound of dark, unstable boulders to tromp across this less well-known corner of the national park, a silvery-white sheet of ice fast becoming one of the first California landmarks to succumb to climate change. Later in the day, Pete Devine, a veteran glacier observer who manages educational programs for the nonprofit Yosemite Association, sat on a log and opened a notebook. “Gaunt remnant of what I saw 10, 20 years ago,” he wrote in his journal. “Lots of large boulders dot the surface. Lots of melt water flow.”

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sides were greeted with loud volleys of honking car horns, although it was often difficult to determine who the cars were honking for. David Zauss, a 17-year-old high school student at Calvary Road Baptist Academy in Monrovia, came to the rally with his parents. “We are not here to hate anyone ... we are here to get our voice heard and protect our rights,” Zauss said. “It’s all about the children and what marriage is and if this doesn’t pass, everything that we fought for, everything we stand for and everything our constitution means will fall apart,” Zauss said. Zauss was one of many young people who accompanied their par-

ents to support the proposed ban on gay marriage. Many “Yes” supporters cited the preservation of traditional family values as the main reason for supporting the proposition. “The world is changing, but you know what? Marriage doesn’t change,” said Elizabeth Gomez, a 37-year-old from Yorba Linda who supports Proposition 8. Pierce said the most upsetting thing to him about Proposition 8 supporters are the television ads that he believes manipulate people’s emotions. In particular, ads that show children being forced to learn about same-sex marriage. “I don’t think you should use lies and attacks to get your message

across,” Pierce said. At least one minor scuffle between a “Yes” and “No” supporter ensued, but for the most part, the rally was peaceful. In fact, for many of the young Proposition 8 opponents, the event seemed to have the energy of a rock concert, complete with raucous cheering and body paint. Ella Serra, one of the organizers for the “No” protesters, said that turnout had far exceeded expectations, something that posed a potential problem because the group had not obtained a protest permit. “If we are peaceful we are good, but technically we are supposed to have a permit for more than 50 people,” Serra said. After this weekend, Chantelle Voss-Simoes, another “No” organiz-

er, said she was going to move away from rallies to focus on more personto-person voter outreach. “The impact we make from a three- to five-second conversation can be significant,” Voss-Simoes said. “The next move is to get people to start talking instead of just holding a sign.” Voss-Simoes said many voters are confused about the proposition, with a “Yes” vote meaning “No” on same-sex marriage. Bonilla said he is nervous about Proposition 8 passing, but that he remains optimistic. “The more visible we are and the more we get the true issues across without forcing it on people, we will win,” Bonilla said. “We will defeat this proposition.”

fbi: seven universities contribute From Page 1 research we can then execute the campaign.” After the research, students run the campaign and then do postcampaign research to see if the level of interest and awareness of jobs at the FBI went up. At the end of their campaign, the students have to give a PowerPoint presentation on the final conclusion to FBI agents.

At each step of the way, they meet with the FBI to make sure their ideas are approved before advancing to the next stage. “I am pretty excited since it gives us hands on experience with an actual client and we get to put it on our resume,” said Ryan Brueckner, who wrote the press release announcing the campaign. Sage advised students to create a campaign book by the end of the semester that will contain all the

research, promotions and the executions they have done. Students will personally benefit since they will be able to use it for their resumes and they can show the ad agencies what they have done. This program is coordinated by EdVenture Partners. It is an educating-marketing agency that designs unique industry-education partnerships at campuses in the United States, according to Brueckner’s press release. EdVenture works with

universities and other government agencies that need to develop campaigns. There will be a final event hosted by Advertising Campaign-Local Focus students on the afternoon of Nov. 18 at the Titan Student Union, in which students will have a question-and-answer session with an FBI special agent. They will also hold a contest where students can enter to win an iPod Touch.

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“U.S. Bank is the greatest bank in the world,” Otting said. The corporation currently has $250 billion in assets, has 53,000 employees, and operates as the sixth largest bank in the nation, according to Otting. This event is a good preview of what Orange County business owners should expect, Ginny Pace, direc-

tor of community affairs of Mihaylo College of Business and Economics, said. The cause of the current financial situation is a result of the overly expansionist monetary policy in this country, and the lack of proper regulation, Puri said. The causes of the current economic downturn will be addressed during the Economic Forecast Conference. The outcome of prior financial

errors made in this country will be forecast based on data collected from national, state and local sources. Statistics monitored for the past twenty years are studied to predict the causes and effects of a pending recession. And math models are used to analyze the housing market, employment trends, inflation and interest rates, Puri said. Otting said the conference will address the shock element that oc-

curred and how that rolls into the future of the U.S. economy. He said it will also address what the financial bearing will be on Americans in 2009. “The three elements that make up the forecast are history, current and future outlooks on the financial market,” Otting said. Individual tickets for the EFC are $125. Registration is online at www.ocbc.org.

U.S. threatens to halt services to Iraq BAGHDAD (MCT) – The U.S. military has warned Iraq that it will shut down military operations and other vital services throughout the country on Jan. 1 if the Iraqi government doesn’t agree to a new agreement on the status of U.S. forces or a renewed United Nations mandate for the American mission in Iraq. Many Iraqi politicians view the move as akin to political blackmail, a top Iraqi official told McClatchy Newspapers on Sunday. In addition to halting all military actions, U.S. forces would cease activities that support Iraq’s economy, educational sector and other areas “everything” said Tariq al-Hashimi, the country’s Sunni Muslim vice president. “I didn’t know the Americans are rendering such wide-scale services.” Al-Hashimi said that Army Gen.

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Ray Odierno, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, listed “tens” of areas of potential cutoffs in a threepage letter, and he said the implied threat caught Iraqi leaders by surprise. “It was really shocking for us,” he said. “Many people are looking to this attitude as a matter of blackmailing.” Odierno had no comment Sunday, but U.S. Embassy officials told McClatchy that a lengthy list of the sort al-Hashimi described has been passed to the Iraqi government. Among the services the U.S. provides are protection of Iraq’s principal borders, of its oil exports and other shipping through the Shatt al Arab into the Persian Gulf and all air traffic control over Iraq. The status of forces agreement, which calls for a final withdrawal of U.S. troops from

Iraq by the end of 2011, was supposed to resolve a number of contentious issues between the two countries, but its completion 10 days ago has instead provoked a political crisis within Iraq’s Shiite-dominated government and between Iraq and the United States. Fearing a major battle in the Iraqi parliament, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki solicited pro-

posed amendments from his cabinet and called a meeting to review them Sunday afternoon. However, the two main Shiite parties, al-Maliki’s Dawa party and the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, were unable to produce their full lists of demands, and he postponed the meeting until Tuesday, other cabinet members said.

October 27, 2008

Features

Hope therapy fights Halloween celebrations depression symptoms evolve from past tradition By Andy Anderson

Daily Titan Staff Writer features@dailytitan.com

With all the woes and worries of daily life, it’s really hard to stay positive and focus on all the good things out there. That being said, it’s not surprising to learn that one in five Americans develops some type of depression serious enough to warrant treatment, according to The American Psychological Association. The type of treatment depends a great deal on what type of depression a person has, and the severity of the case. It used to be that there were only three types of treatments for individuals diagnosed with clinical depression: psychotherapy, medication, or electroconvulsive therapy. These treatments have shown a relatively high success rate, but do not help every case. “I don’t think the current treatments we have are necessarily adequate in treating all the major symptoms of depression,” Brian Lucett, 24, a graduate student in education, said. “What we need is a natural, holistic treatment that could help all symptoms of depression, whether they be minor or major.” A new type of experimental treatment aimed at combating some of the symptoms of depression was unveiled recently at the symposium of the American Psychological Association by Assistant Professor of psychology Jennifer Cheavens of Ohio State University and Laura Dreer, an assistant professor of ophthamology at The University of Alabama at Birmingham.

They call it hope therapy, which of hope therapy, however It’s been aims to fight depressive symptoms a big part of the patient-centered simply by training people to be care at St. Joseph Hospital in Ormore hopeful in their everyday ange, Calif. lives and building upon their existThe nursing staff at St. Joseph ing strengths. pledges to instill hope, dignity and Though it has not proven benefi- trust in every patient they care for, cial for those diagnosed with clini- according to Leslie Farrington, 29, a cal depression, hope therapy does critical care nurse. “I really do think help those who feel dissatisfied with that giving hope can help healing,” their place in life. Farrington said. “I find it beneficial “Many of the people who seek in nursing to give patients the hope therapy are not mentally ill – they that they can get better, to really don’t meet criteria for depression or encourage them because they still other illnesses,” Cheavens said in try, they don’t give up.” an article in Re“Patients search News, an without the will online Ohio State to live generUniversity publially deteriorate cation. pretty quickly,” “So if you foFarrington said. cus primarily on “If they had had what is wrong a driving force with them, there of some sort, may not be much they may very progress.” well have made it Their research through their illspecifically looked ness.” at 32 people who An unusual –Gilad Chudler, place hope therhad not been diYoga instructor agnosed with deapy is being used pression, but who is in yoga. did feel dissatis“A big part of faction with their direction in life. yoga is focusing on the mind,” says Half of their participants were Gilad Chudler, 23, a certified yoga placed in a normal cognitive thera- instructor. “It focuses a lot on posipy session, while the other half were tive affirmations, and learning how placed in Cheavens’ hope therapy. to place yourself within a proper Two hours a week for eight weeks, mindset.” each set of participants attended Chudler gave an example of how sessions led by doctoral students in he applies positive thinking to his psychology, where half were taught life. new hope-related skills, goal identi“If I wake up one day feeling anxfication, and self-motivation. ious or nervous, I like to use medi“We’re finding that people can tation – which I consider to be very learn to be more hopeful, and that close to hope therapy – as a means will help them in many ways,” of escape” Chudler said. “I find that Cheavens said. negative thoughts put you in a cerHope therapy can be beneficial tain mindset that is detrimental to towards reducing symptoms of de- living. By focusing simply on the pression. positive thoughts and quieting the Cheavens and Dreer are not the negative ones you can learn to be only ones discovering the benefits much happier.”

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First article of this week’s Halloween series: Celebrations from Gals have led to what we recognize as todays’ Halloween By Andy Anderson

Daily Titan Staff Writer features@dailytitan.com

Most people celebrate Halloween in one way or another. Whether it involves dressing up in strange costumes and begging for candy, carving pumpkins with bizarre faces and crooked smiles, or spending the evening at home in an attempt not to acknowledge this “evil” holiday, everyone recognizes that this one night of the year is to be treated slightly different than the rest. “Halloween, for me at least, is all about traditions,” said Jordynn Alexander, 21, an English major. “I like carving pumpkins, eating candy and watching scary movies. I don’t know how the rest of the world celebrates Halloween, but I am perfectly content with my way.” Many agree that Halloween should be celebrated traditionally. “I was planning on going to a costume party this year,” Meshell Maes, 21, a kinesiology major, said. “I love dressing up and being with friends on Halloween.” Others prefer a non-traditional approach. “I’ve grown tired of the regular Halloween celebrations,” Jaclyn Frattali, 24, a communications major, said. “I was going to go a different route and spend my evening on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. Tons of men come out in drag this one night of the year. There are so many different costumes there that you would normally never see.” The modern American traditions of Halloween that many have come to know and love, such as being scared, scaring others and dressing up in costume can be tied directly to a centuries-old Gaelic festival known simply as Samhain, which is pronounced “sow-in.” Samhain was a festival of the dead, much like the Mexican tradition of “Dia de los Muertos” – the Day of the Dead. It was intended as a celebration to honor the dead, according to “The Witches’ New Year,” an article on beliefnet.com “At Samhain, we take time to remember and commune with those who have gone before, to express gratitude for what they’ve given us,” “Starhawk,”

the author of the article, said. “In our frantic pace, we tend to forget our past. Few of us know much about our families beyond a generation or two back. Remembering the dead can help us keep a sense of connection to our roots.” Originally celebrated by the Gaels (a group from Ireland that over time spread throughout Scotland and The Isle of Man), Samhain was an important celebration as it not only began the Celtic New Year, but also signaled the end of summer and harvest, beginning the long, cold winter, according to Alexei Kondratiev, author of “Samhain: Season of Death and Renewal.” This was, according to folklore, the one night of the year where the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped, allowing the deceased to revisit the world and destroy things and wreak havoc upon the living. During this hallowed eve, the Gaels believed that the presence of otherworldly spirits enabled the high Celtic priests, or Druids, to make predictions about the coming winter months. This became an important source of comfort for them as the winters proved unusually cold with sparse food supplies. The celebration of Samhain also involved large sacred bonfires constructed by the Gaels in order to perform animal sacrifices aimed at pleasing the everangered Celtic deities and ward off the evil spirits. The villagers would cast the bones of slaughtered cattle into the flames, or sometimes herds of cattle were driven through the flames. Villagers would then pass through the flames in a ritual of purification. At these sacred bonfires, masks and costumes were worn in an attempt to “trick” the deceased into thinking that they too were dead, and subsequently spare them any harm from these evil spirits. The end of the celebration of Samhain was marked by extinguishing the sacred bonfires, but not until each family had lit a torch to transfer the flames to the hearths of their homes. This was done in order to protect families from evil spirits during the winter months, and to safely see them through to spring when the snows would melt and the spirits would be quieted until the next Samhain.

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The reluctant lobbyist group As another election season comes to a head, the spirit of protest is a palpable sign of the passion that many Californian’s share about the issues facing this country. This sentiment is especially true of many college towns and campuses across the state. But aside from political attempts to ban gay marriage, rig up billion dollar bullet trains and continue the tight parameters on Bambi’s cage, there is one injustice that is no where near the ballot this year … college tuition fees. It seems a little ironic that despite our touted status as political game changers in the biggest presidential election in the country’s recent history, our presence in the cannon of pricey propositions is, well, not present at all. Since the beginning of 2004, when a good portion of graduating seniors entered Cal State Fullerton, full-time fees have gone from $2,046 to $3048 in 2008, according to a historical fee perspective on display on the Cal State University Web site (www.calstate.edu). The latest fee hike, spearheaded by CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed, took effect at the end of last semester, despite the momentary student rabble-rousing bolstered in the quads of campuses like ours. But according to the CSU Board of Trustees, who voted on the last

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10 percent fee increase with a 15 to three vote, the $110 million saving strategy was a necessary evil in the battle to balance the state budget. Now, as we prepare to step into the voting booths and decide whether or not to fund some very costly items in the face of our hemorrhaging economy, many college students can’t help but feel they’ve just been “punked” by the state. Take items like Proposition 1A’s $19.4 billion ($647 million a year over 30 years) high-speed train system or Proposition 3’s $2 billion renovation of our state’s children’s hospitals, for example. While both might be well-intentioned, neither seems financially sensible during this time of crisis. Yet both of these propositions have enough lobbying power to place them on the menu of this year’s ballot. Imagine if college students across the CSU system turned off our iPods and stopped allowing ourselves to be slapped around long enough to form our own lobbying group against tuition fees. We’re talking about roughly 465,703 students, according to the 2007-2008 enrollment posted on www.calstate. edu. Imagine if this huge chunk of America’s political game changers actually lived up to our own hype. Do you think our state government would listen to us then?

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October 27, 2008

The Gossip Girl

By Amy Robertson Daily Titan Columnist

Invading celebrity privacy I want to tell you a story. It’s about an actor who now scares me. An actor who I can no longer look at the same. An actor who I met in an unconventional way. The setting of the story is not on the red carpet, and it’s not at some party or charity. It’s at the hospital. I was sent on an assignment for my internship, which required me to go to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to find out if actor Shia LaBeouf was there. The former “Even Stevens” star had been in a car accident. It was a few days after the crash and no publication knew where he was. I was nervous about having to blend into a hospital, but I went and it turned out to be pretty uneventful at first. Until, there he was. Shia LaBeouf walked right by me. My initial reaction was to swoon and stare longingly at him. However,

my reporter instinct kicked in quickly and I leaped up to follow him. To keep a long story short – I headed back up to his floor after about an hour, wherein he had already returned to his room. As I was just about to exit the elevator, I saw him waiting to get on. He saw me, and he knew. I don’t know how, but he just knew. He could tell I wasn’t a regular visitor and he called me out on it. He confronted me. Shia spoke to me. I only wish I could be excited about it in the way that I want to be, but there was nothing exciting about this encounter. He wanted me to follow him, I’m guessing, to an attendant’s desk where I would have been kicked out of the hospital. I refused. He started to yell at me in the hospital corridor. He was demanding to know why I was there, and I told him.

I knew I had to be honest at that point. I apologized profusely, explaining I was only an intern and was doing what I was assigned to do. I begged for him to let me leave, and I promised that I wouldn’t be back. But no, he had to interrogate and yell at me more. However, after a few minutes of this, and after being threatened to be arrested, he let me leave, or rather, he let me be escorted out by his dad. So, there you have it, folks – the life of a celebrity reporter. I got yelled at by Shia Labeouf (who is actually quite scary when he gets angry) and I was escorted out of a hospital. And while I was scared stiff after this whole escapade, the other reporters and editors in my office had nothing but praise and congratulations to offer me. Before you start writing angry comments about what a horrible person I am, I will admit it on my own. I invaded his privacy. I know that. And, that’s the point of this story.

I thought I would be OK with doing work like that, but I wasn’t. Where do we cross the line when it comes to reporting? Is crossing the line taking pictures of a bicyclist who just got hit by a car? Is it sneaking into a celebrity’s wedding to get exclusive details? We give the people what they want to know, but what about the people we’re reporting about? I wish I had an answer. However, this week, I don’t. Newspaper journalists will say one thing, and celebrity journalists will say another, but both will say their own standard is right. It is for this reason that I don’t have any enlightening thoughts or lesson to bestow upon you. It is for this reason that I don’t even know where I really stand on the subject. So, instead, I would love for you all to voice your opinion this week. Enlighten me. Teach me. This Gossip Girl wants to hear what you have to say, so let’s hear it.

I’ll have some breast milk with my Ben and Jerry’s please By Ashley Landsman

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

A cold, creamy bowl of ice cream, most would agree, is a yummy treat that is most welcomed on a hot day. No matter the flavor, the tasty dessert rolls onto grateful tongues ohso-easily and melts so nicely as it slides down our thankful throats. However, People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals wants to crush the warm fuzzy feelings we share about the beloved cool cream. The organization recently wrote a letter to Ben & Jerry's that suggested the use of human breast milk in their famous ice cream instead of the cow's milk we are all familiar with. "Nipplepolitan Dynamite," "Chunky Chested Monkey," "Perky Pistachio," "Floppy Road" and "Boobie Batter" are some ideas for new names of a few of my favorite flavors. I respect and, for the most part,

support PETA's crusade for animal rights. That being said, I disagree with the tongue-in-cheek letter they sent to the ice cream producer last month. It begs the question: "Have the people at PETA lost their minds?" Talk about losing credibility. The letter was not intended to be taken entirely seriously, according to Ryan Huling, college campaign coordinator at Peta2.com. "We agree that using human breast milk to make ice cream is absurd. What is more absurd, however, is using a different species’ breast milk for nourishment," Huling said in an e-mail. Let it be known, I don't eat my ice cream for nourishment. "Recently, a restaurant in Switzerland announced that it will be unveiling a menu which includes stews, soups, and sauces made of at least 75 percent breast milk. They are paying women for a breast milk donation. We are asking Ben and Jerry’s to fol-

low their lead and use only breast milk in their ice cream," Huling added. Let's say we did give cows some time off work and used human breast milk in ice cream. What sort of person would volunteer for such an endeavor? Look at a cow's udder. Now look at your girlfriend's boob. Big difference, huh? How much human milk would we need to mass produce ice cream? I have no scientific data to back me up, but my official hypothesis is a heck of a lot. For the most part, the cows used to make commercial ice cream are milked via machine, in cages or cage-like stalls. Picture this: hundreds of lactating women standing (or sitting) inside cages, bare-breasted, hooked up to industrial strength breast pumps. As they look at the bars in front of them, they ponder why they decided to donate their bodily fluids in the

first place, instead of letting the cows do the job. Alright, maybe the ladies wouldn't be in cages, but it is worth entertaining the idea. Would these women be paid? I hope so. It would take up too much time, energy and money (not to mention sore breasts) to make the human milk version of ice cream. Yuck! What would it taste like? To make up for the monetary loss the ice cream industry would inevitably face, could they get people to pay more for their ice cream if they had a picture of the donor on the container? Ice cream tastes pretty good the way it is, if you ask me. Thanks to PETA, I may have a few bad associations the next time I walk down the frozen food isle and see B & J's "Cinnamon Buns" ice cream, but I think I'll survive. I can't wait to see what brilliant idea PETA comes up with next.

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October 27, 2008

Decade-long drought continues Men’s soccer team loses to UC Santa Barbara, 2-1, to drop overall record to 4-12-1 For the Daily Titan

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By Brian Evans/For the Daily Titan Defender Matt Sanders, right, looks to clear the ball, eliminating a scoring opportunity for UCSB in the first half of CSUF’s 2-1 loss on Saturday at Titan Stadium.

Despite their best efforts, the Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team was defeated by UC Santa Barbara 2-1 on Saturday at Titan Stadium. The defeat continued their decade-long losing streak against the Gauchos. It was their tenth consecutive loss to UCSB, with eight of those losses by only one goal, including Saturday’s game. Midfielder Kevin Venegas said the team does not think about their past matches against UCSB. “You don’t want to come out intimidated because you won’t play to your full potential,” Venegas said. “We come out with the mentality that we are going to win.” UCSB must have shared the same mentality, as the night started out in favor of the Gauchos when Chris Pontius slipped past the Titan de-

fense and scored in the third minute. CSUF turned things around after the first goal. They displayed superior passing sequences to that of their opponent, but continued to have trouble breaking through the Gauchos’ four-man defense. “I thought we dominated after they scored,” Titan Head Coach Bob Ammann said. The Titans finally broke through the Gauchos’ defense in the 37th minute when midfielder Michael Denny evened the score with his second goal of the season. The goal, assisted by freshman Jose Gomez, seemed to re-energize the team. The first half ended with an even score, but the Titans were outshot five to four. Shots on goal were even in the second half, with both teams having four. CSUF came out strong in the second half, controlling the pitch for the majority of the play. Sophomore

T.J. Detviler proved to be a strong the opportunity to score from just defensive force for the Titans as he outside the six-yard box when a continued to shut down the Gaucho Titan defender was knocked to the forwards, including Chris Pontius, ground. last week’s Big West Player of the Ammann questioned the validity Week. of the Gauchos’ The Titans best second goal, as he chance to take the thought it was a lead was after the foul. team was awarded “Soccer is a crua free kick from el game,” he said. 37 yards. Denny’s “You don’t always shot hit the cross come out on top bar, causing a even though you scramble in front – Bob Ammann, play better, and I of the goal, but thought we were CSUF Head Coach goalkeeper Kristothe better team topher Minton got night.” his hands on it in time for UCSB to The coach said he is proud of the keep the scored tied at 1-1. team and that they are young and Both teams had opportunities to improving. score and both teams earned several “We are just missing that last yellow cards (CSUF 4, UCSB 2) as push,” Venegas said. “It’ll come.” they fought to take the game. With three games remaining in Unfortunately for the Titans, a the season, the Titans travel to UC wide-open UCSB Nick Perera seized Irvine on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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Soccer is a cruel game. You do not always come out on top even though you play it better ...

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By Jessica Cartie

Split weekend leaves team tied for third VOLLEYBALL By Crysania Salcido

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

The Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball team started off strong on Friday with a win against UC Santa Barbara, but couldn’t hold off Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to split the weekend games. “We made a lot of improvements over the weekend. We lost again to Cal Poly (SLO), but we played really well against Santa Barbara,” junior Ashley Collier said. On Saturday, the Titans (12-12, 5-4 in the Big West) faced off against the Cal Poly SLO Mustangs (13-7, 8-1 in the Big West), the current leaders in the Big West Conference, losing in three sets. “We didn’t play as well together as

a team,” Andrea Ragan said. The Titans were out-played all around by the Mustangs being outblocked 5-8.5, out-hit 31-37, and out-dug 46-47. On the defensive end, sophomore Cami Croteau led all players with 17 digs and freshman Sydney McDowell led the Titans with four blockassists in the loss (16-25, 20-25, 12-25). Sophomore Erin Saddler led the offense with 12 kills, a .348 hitting percentage, and two service aces. She was followed by senior Brittany Moore who added nine kills and eight digs in the effort. The loss followed an outstanding four-set win against UCSB. “We really wanted it against UCSB, we were really prepared,” Ragan said. Collier also said that the Titans’

desire to beat the Gauchos factored into their play. “We were more fired up in the match against UCSB,” Collier said. Although they struggled in set three, the Titans held overall control of the match out-hitting the Gauchos 64-45 and out-digging them 74-60 in the win (25-23, 25-13, 15-25, 25-14). Moore led the Titans with a season-high 27 kills, an impressive .510 hitting percentage, 12 digs, one solo block and three block assists. Saddler and freshman Jennifer Edmond followed on the offense with 12 kills each and junior Alex Wolnisty posted a .500 hitting percentage with her seven kills. Ragan added a Titan’s season high and career high 54 assists and 15 digs in the match. Defensively, McDowell again led

the Titans with one solo block and four block assists, Collier posted 13 digs, and Croteau led all players with 20 digs. “We knew UCSB was beatable and we had lost to them last time, so we really wanted to win,” Saddler said, “We tried not to let the ball drop … we always got the ball over the net.” The Titans feel that they grew over the weekend and are going to continue to work hard for their remaining matches. “We’re going to be working on everything: passing, hitting, blocking, setting, serving,” Ragan said. Coming up this weekend, the Titans will square off against UC Irvine on Thursday at 7 p.m. and then face UC Riverside Saturday at 7 p.m. at Titan Gym.

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School

Big West W L %

Overall W L

Cal Poly

.889 13

.650

Long Beach St 7

.778 18

.818

CSUF

.556 12

.500

UC Irvine

.556 10

.476

UCSB

.571 9

.450

Pacific

.556 5

.278

UC Riverside 2

.250 7

.304

UC Davis

.222 10

.455

CSUN

.100 6

.261