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DTSHORTHAND Campus Life An evening of classical piano duos with Alison Edwards, winner of the Carmel Music Society Artists Competition, and Grammy-nominated Bill Cunliffe will be performed at the Performing Arts Center, Meng Concert Hall. The concert will start at 8 p.m. and run ‘till 10:30 p.m. today. Tickets are $20 ($15 advance sales only for full-time students, seniors age 62 and above, and CSUF Titan Card holders. Business hours are Monday – Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and one hour prior to performance. For more information, contact the Performing Arts Center box office.
Workers see fewer customers, lower tips MIAMI (MCT) – The pint glass that doubles as a tip jar at Jesse Del Pozo’s barber station used to be stuffed with cash, even a few fives and tens peeking out by day’s end. But that was months ago, before gas prices got high and the stock market went low and people started cutting back on everything from restaurant visits to haircuts. “Before the summer, I was getting 20 people a day in my chair, making $100, $120 in tips,” Del Pozo said this week at Carrs Barbershop in Miami Beach. “Now, maybe I’ll get eight people, and I’m lucky if I take home $50.” In difficult economic times, it’s often workers who rely on tips – restaurant servers, delivery drivers, hairstylists, cabbies, valet attendants – who struggle the most. They say they’ve been struck by a double whammy from the financial fallout: They have fewer customers, and the ones they do have are tipping less. “It used to be everyone would tip $5, but not for a while,” said Del Pozo, who has worked with scissors since 1972. Carrs charges $25 for a men’s haircut; the barbers make a minimal salary plus tips.
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CSUF to elect new student leaders Students can cast their vote for ASI candidates online and in person By joel rosario
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Nov. 4 isn’t the only election day on people’s minds. The Board of Directors of the Associated Students, Inc. will hold elections on campus Oct. 29 and 30. Thirteen candidates are running for eight ASI Director offices, one for each of the eight colleges at Cal State Fullerton. The four unopposed candidates are running for the College of Arts, College of Communications, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Laptops cause concern Some professors go as far as banning them from their classrooms By scott fahey
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Cal State Fullerton students attend college in an age where the Internet is practically everywhere. Students who bring their laptops to class have an omnipresent portal to a world of information right at their fingertips, but some students are using this capability to surf the Internet, chat, and e-mail during class. Some professors at CSUF say the increase of laptop use in class is a detriment to students education, and some students say they are being affected by it even when they do not bring a computer to school themselves.
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CSUF does not have any schoolwide policy regarding laptop use in the classroom, but professors are well aware of the phenomenon. Some have gone as far as banning laptops in their classrooms, while some schools such as Bentley College in Massachusetts have software that allows professors to block wireless Internet access during class. “Something is being lost,” said Brent Foster, assistant professor of communications at CSUF, who said he has seen the impact of laptop misuse in his classes. Though his teaching strategy has not changed from the past, important topics that he places a lot of emphasis on are being totally disregarded, Foster said. Internet use is more harmful than the traditional classroom distraction of doodling, because it is active and not passive, Foster said. Students are not able to surf the Internet and still be involved in the classroom. “It’s like driving, you couldn’t surf the Internet and drive at the same time,” Foster said, “but you can listen to the radio because it’s passive.”
you go through. When you’re in the College of Communications, it’s a different environment then the College of Humanities,” said ASI Board of Directors Chair Christine Hernandez. “Not just student organizations, but they talk to the administration of the college as well. Choosing who you’re going to vote for, who’s going to represent you within the college is a big deal.” Any CSUF student may vote as long as they know their campus email address and password. Students may only vote for the candidates of the college of their major. Double majors may vote for the college of their primary major. Undeclared students may vote for any one of the colleges. For those who choose to vote, incentives include an “I Voted” bracelet or a mood-color-changing
pencil, and entry into a drawing for a $20 Titan Shops gift card. Lee hopes for a voter turnout of around 1,000 students, and has publicized the election through announcements in classrooms, Inter-Club Council meetings, Facebook, word of mouth, posters and handbills. In order to avoid confusion with the national elections, Lee chose not to use the patriotic red, white and blue color scheme, but instead went f o r neon pink,
green and blue to appeal to a younger audience. The candidates represent a diverse selection of the student population: graduate and undergraduate students, sophomores to seniors, students from the Greek community. Incumbents for the election include Roshan Patel, Henoc Preciado, and Jesus Vizcaino. At Tuesday’s board of director’s meeting ASI Vice President, Maryam Marzara thanked the incumbent candidates for their service and wished them luck for the upcoming election. Election results will be released 8:30 p.m. on Thursday at the TSU Legislative Chambers.
“Often, the need to respond to the message is more powerful than the grade,” he said. Students’ views on the issue are varied. Lawrence Vuong, an entertainment studies major at CSUF, uses his laptop in class to follow along with PowerPoint lectures, but he also uses it to check the news, e-mail and read blogs – light tasks, he says. “The chance to keep myself busy in the downtime where I don’t need to jot something down is a perk,” Some students may not be able to help themselves from surfing the Internet during class because of an addiction. Foster, who has done research on “media dependency,” said that it is not unlike drug or alcohol dependency. A student who is a media dependent makes a conscious choice to, for example, reply to an e-mail or instant message instead of listening to a
portion of a lecture. The student is missing out on a potentially valuable piece of information by making this decision, Foster said.
Vu o n g said in an e-mail interview. “If I can’t, no loss. If I can, great.” Vuong said that he believes laptop use in class is fundamentally See LAPTOPS, Page 2
Society’s role in violence Grade schoolers Women’s Center hosts an annual conference to help educate about abuse
A van was trying to pass up a row of cars and run a red light when, while entering the intersection, the van hit another car. The response of the people in the van will surprise everyone. Not a good idea to be caught on camera while trying to escape. Car crash fail!
and the College of Health and Human Development. According to ASI Elections Commissioner Veronica Lee, on-campus polls will be open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. Students can also vote at any computer by using the ASI website. The four on-campus polling locations include the Titan Student Union breezeway, the east side of the Pollak Library next to the Engineering and Computer Science building, McCarthy Hall, and Mihaylo Hall. Each polling station will have three laptop computers for students to use. “I see the board as probably a more influential body than most people would imagine, because you vote for both your representatives, just for your college. They are closer to you than anybody ‘cause they know what
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For the past 10 years the Cal State Fullerton Women’s Center, with the help from a variety of partners and sponsors, has hosted the Violence Prevention Conference, aimed at exposing and educating the public about violence against women in our society. Past topics have included the effects violence on children, gender socialization and a focus on the batterer and victim. The conference makes a point to attack the problem from different angles while showing attendees what resources are available to them. “Each year we have new students staff and community members who attend the conference and many times this their first exposure to this type of information,” said Jerri Freeman, Office and Special Events Coordinator for the Women’s Center. Their main goal is to educate the attendees about prevention and intervention. This year’s theme was “Society’s Role in Creating Victims and Abusers.” “This will enable those who know someone in one of these situations to have the knowledge and the ability to help,” Freeman said.
On Saturday at the Titan Student Union Portola Pavilion, Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens introduced keynote speaker Daniel Sonkin. A family and marriage counselor and author, Sonkin spoke about society’s role in creating victims and abusers. After the speeches, attendees chose one of four workshop presentations: “Step Up and Stop It,” “Escaping Violence: a Survivor’s Tale,” “Suffering in Silence: Abuse in Elder Population” and “Family Violence in the Military” – to attend. Jayvelyn Witongco, a psychology major and sociology minor, watched the survivor story. It was about a woman who was in an abusive relationship with her husband. The survivor, Jaelyne, recalled the horrors of day-to-day life with an abuser and the feeling of helplessness, being unable to escape. “I think this is helpful because a lot of these crimes go under reported. A lot of these victims feel like they are alone,” Witongco said. After the first session, attendees were served lunch and took part in a resource fair where over 25 local organizations offered information to help victims of violence. Also in attendance were a group of students holding a bake sale to raise money for The Madhav Ghimire Foundation, a grass-roots organization established by a small group of individuals including Jeffrey Kottler, Counseling and Psychology
Professor at CSUF. The foundation is helping low-income girls in Nepal go to school. “In Nepal only the boys are allowed to go to school,” Sarah Brown, a human services major, said. Kottler gave his students an option to write a paper or pay it forward and donate their time to help out others less fortunate. “We decided to help with the foundation because it helps keep these young girls out of sex slavery and brothels,” Denise Gumenberg, human services major, said. According to the foundation’s Web site, $100 can send a girl to school for a year. They say their goal “is nothing less than to grow the next generation of female health professionals, educators and leaders in Nepal.” After lunch, the attendees chose to attend one more workshop. Workshops included a panel on dating violence and human trafficking. Attendees were given certificates of completion at the end of the conference. The event is free for the public to attend. The Woman’s Center has stated the conferences will be held as long as there are victims and perpetrators of domestic violence. “It is vital that we stop blaming and ‘finger-pointing’ and work to educate all men and women to be “allies” in the prevention and intervention of all kinds of intimate abuse,” Freeman said.
get tech savvy Programs help improve students performance, parents get more involved By amy dempsey
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Davis Barr comes home from seventh grade knowing his parents will ask questions about his day at school, homework assignments and recent or upcoming tests. What Barr may not be aware of, is that his parents already have the answers to their questions. Barr attends Fullerton’s Parks Junior High, a school that has utilized the “PowerSchool” program since 2002 through the Fullerton School District. It is a student information system that allows all Fullerton School District teachers to document student behavior, medical history or learning disabilities. “PowerSchool is enhancing education through technology,” Jennifer Shepard, a Fullerton School District representative, said. “Any time parents are involved in their child’s education, their student’s performance is going to improve.” The program lets parents access the database that holds their child’s academic record including recent and upcoming assignments, scores,
teacher’s comments and complete attendance records. Parents can also read the daily announcements every morning, and some teachers post assignments for the entire week, according to Barr’s mother, Lisa. “I think it’s excellent,” Lisa said. “Everything they’re telling students, parents now know.” Many kids struggle with school, and there is often a lack of communication between teachers and parents. With a program like “PowerSchool,” parents do not have to wait for teachers to inform them of how their child is doing academically, according to Lisa. “A program like this is beneficial because parents get to stay on top of their child’s academic performance if their student is not organized,” Lisa said. “It makes a child unable to get away with not studying for exams or completing their assignments.” Elementary schools are also creating innovative methods to educate their students. In order to keep class exercises exciting and interesting, the Fullerton School District has implemented the One to One Laptop Program, a means for students to become technology savvy entertainment and educational purposes. Barr was part of the One to One Laptop Program at Golden Hill Elementary School, where he was in See METHODS, Page 3
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U.S. spells out warning to Iraq if agreement fails
BAGHDAD (MCT) – Army Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, informed Iraqi officials last week that if their country doesn’t agree to a new agreement governing American forces in Iraq, it would lose $6.3 billion in aid for construction, security forces and economic activity and another $10 billion a year in foreign military sales. The warning was spelled out in a three-page list that was shown to McClatchy Newspapers on Monday. Iraqi officials consider the threat serious and worry that the impasse over the so-called status of forces agreement could lead to a crisis in Iraq. Without a new agreement or a renewed United Nations mandate, the U.S. military presence would become an illegal occupation under international law. Odierno’s spokesman, Lt. Col. James Hutton, said that the list “provided information as a part of our normal engagements with many in the government of Iraq.” If no new mandate or agreement is in place on Jan. 1, the U.S. would stop sharing intelligence with the Iraqi government and would cease to provide air traffic control, air defense, SWAT team training or advisers in government ministries, according to the document.
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Are credit cards the next collapse for the U.S.?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (MCT) – U.S. banks charged off 5.47 percent of all credit card loans in the second quarter, according to the Federal Reserve, representing some $50 billion that they’ll likely never collect. First came trouble with mortgages, then home equity loans and commercial real estate. Now, banks are starting to worry about credit cards. As the economy slows and unemployment rises, consumers are defaulting on credit card payments more often. And though that trend is unlikely to create a crisis in line with the mortgage fallout, it’s still a headache for banks that are already hurting. U.S. banks charged off 5.47 percent of all credit card loans in the second quarter, according to the Federal Reserve, representing some $50 billion that they’ll likely never collect. That’s up from 3.85 percent the year before, and that is a movement that’s on the radar of Ken Lewis, chief executive of Bank of America Corp. Asked in a recent TV interview if credit card debt would be “the next shoe to drop” for the banking industry, Lewis replied: “It, in some ways, already is,” adding that such losses have risen “pretty substantially.”
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Tough job market, ‘hybrid’ job can help
SAN FRANCISCO (MCT) – The job market isn’t pretty right now but there are still jobs out there for people with the right skills. In some cases, that means expertise from two disparate fields. IBM, for instance, currently has job openings for hundreds of “hybrid” jobs, including one that combines a nursing or pharmacy degree with consulting experience to work on “operating room information system” projects. Another IBM hybrid job combines information-technology expertise with knowledge of petroleum exploration and production, while their “healthcare informatics architect” position seeks someone with a background in epidemiology and public health plus IT knowledge. IBM is not alone. Other companies are seeking people with, for example, human-resources experience and knowledge of statistics, or information-technology experience combined with marketing, said Scott Erker, a senior vice president of DDI, a human-resources consulting firm.
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From Page 1 harmful, but that despite some of his teacher’s most sincere efforts he cannot resist the temptation. “My mind can’t help to wander, and so I’m on the Internet to maniacally check the news,” he said. Mark Rocillo, a CSUF student
who owns a laptop but doesn’t bring it to class due to a lack of power outlets, said that when students distract themselves from class by using their laptops, it’s a distraction for students like him as well. Although, he said, he would likely use his laptop in class if he could. Laura Triplett, an assistant pro-
fessor with the communications department at CSUF, said that spotting students who are misusing their laptops is not difficult. “They smile, laugh, giggle,” Triplett said in an e-mail interview, “type when there is no reason to be doing so, stare transfixed at the screen, and become oblivious to everything and
everyone around them.” Triplett allows laptops in her classroom, but said students sometimes put professors in a position where a laptop ban is the only option. “If it is a device that makes the learning process more affable,” Triplett said, “they should be able to use it.”
Cop Blotter: Many blue phone emergency calls TUESDAY - Oct. 21 4:33 p.m. - At the baseball stadium, police responded to a medical aid call. An 18-year-old male student was reported to be having an asthma attack. 5:33 p.m. - Police responded to a blue phone emergency call at the State College Boulevard parking structure. The phone was activated on the third level but no voice contact could be made. 6:58 p.m. - At the Titan Student Union, police responded to an attempted suicide call. A male student, who has a history of depression but isn’t currently medicated, was acting paranoid and defensive. The student was reported as telling another student, “I just don’t want to live anymore. It’s not worth it.” A report was taken and the student voluntarily admitted himself for evaluation. 7:25 p.m. - A petty theft was reported to have occurred at the on campus Carl’s Jr. WEDNESDAY - Oct. 22 3:39 a.m. - At the Student Recreation Center, police responded to a blue phone emergency call. It was reported that multiple calls were made with the caller disconnecting. 8:53 a.m. - At Mihaylo Hall, police responded to a blue phone emergency call. 10:51 a.m. - At McCarthy Hall, police responded to a blue phone emergency call. The call was initiated in the elevator but no voice response could be made. 11:30 a.m. - At the Student Recreation Center, police responded to a blue phone emergency call. 12:21 p.m. - Police responded to a medical aid call at the Performing Arts Building. 12:56 p.m. - In Lot E, police responded to a parking disturbance call. 1:35 p.m. - Police assisted in a traffic accident, which occurred at Sapphire Road and Yorba Linda Boulevard. No injuries were reported to have occurred.
2:43 p.m. - At the Children’s Center, police responded to a fire. It was reported that workers at the center could smell smoke coming from the center. Upon arrival everything checked out okay. 4:20 p.m. - In Lot F, police responded to a property vandalism call. A vehicle was reported to have been vandalized. THURSDAY - Oct. 23 7:15 a.m. - At Dan Black Hall, police responded to a suspicious person’s call. Upon arrival officers were unable to locate the individual. 8:15 a.m. - Police assisted in a traffic accident, which occurred at Yorba Linda Boulevard and Associated Road. No injuries were reported to have occurred. 8:25 a.m. - Police responded to a traffic accident, which occurred on Corporation Drive. It was reported that a state vehicle crashed into state property. No injuries were reported to have occurred. 8:49 a.m. - At the Student Recreation Center, police responded to a blue phone emergency call. 9:18 a.m. - At Langsdorf Hall, a petty theft was reported. It was reported that a student had their wallet stolen. 10:47 a.m. - In the Nutwood parking structure, police responded to a blue phone emergency call. 10:53 a.m. - In the Nutwood parking structure, police responded to a disturbance call. The individuals were causing a disturbance in the northeast corner of the structure. Police warned those individuals. 12:08 p.m. - At McCarthy Hall, police responded to a disturbance call. Upon arrival everything checked out okay. 12:48 p.m. - At McCarthy Hall, police assisted in a medical aid call. It was reported that a female student fell and hit her head on the ground. The student was breathing and conscious but was disoriented. 1:37 p.m. - In Lot A, a petty theft was reported. A student reportedly had their parking permit stolen.
3:51 p.m. - At Mihaylo Hall, a grand theft was reported to have occurred. It was reported that approximately six Dell laptops were missing. 4:22 p.m. - At the Golleher Alumni House, police responded to a traffic accident. No injuries were reported to have occurred. FRIDAY - Oct. 24 9:28 a.m. - At the Student Recreation Center, police responded to a blue phone emergency call. 11:20 a.m. - In the Nutwood parking structure, police responded to a blue phone emergency call. 11:23 a.m. - A petty theft was reported to have occurred at the Engineering building. 11:38 a.m. - At the Computer Science building, police responded to a suspicious person’s call. Three individuals were reported to be throwing trash off of the roof of the building. The door to the roof was unlocked upon arrival. 2:59 p.m. - At the Birch student housing complex, police responded to a blue phone emergency call. SATURDAY - Oct. 25 4:10 a.m. - 6:18 a.m. - Police received several phone calls about a disturbance. It was reported that loud music could be heard coming from campus. There were 10 phone calls made regarding the matter from several residents living in close proximity of campus. 9:47 a.m. - At Mihaylo Hall, police responded to a blue phone emergency call. 10:21 a.m. - At the Health Center, police responded to a medical aid call. It was reported that a participant of the P.A.S.A. event was in need of some aid. 10:29 a.m. - At the Engineering Building, police responded to a medical aid call. 2:04 p.m. - At the Humanities Building, police responded to a medical aid call. 3:20 p.m. - Police responded to a
traffic accident, which occurred on North Placentia Avenue and Nutwood Avenue. Injuries were reported to have occurred. 5:06 p.m. - At the Library, police responded to a blue phone emergency call. 7:00 p.m. - At the Oak student housing complex, police responded to a blue phone emergency call. 9:57 p.m. - Police responded to a suspicious person’s call at the student housing area. It was reported that a strong odor of marijuana could be smelled. Upon arrival police were unable to locate the individuals. SUNDAY - Oct. 26 5:03 a.m. - Police responded to a suspicious persons call at the Arboretum dirt parking lot. The individual was reported to have been sitting in a vehicle. 1:21 p.m. - At Mihaylo Hall, police responded to a blue emergency phone call. 6:08 p.m. - At Mihaylo Hall, police responded to another blue emergency phone call. MONDAY - Oct. 27 2:39 a.m. - At Dan Black Hall, police responded to a suspicious persons call. It was reported that a caller was being followed by another male on a bike for about one and one-half miles. The individual following the caller was trying to sell him alcohol and also exposing himself. Upon arrival police were unable to locate the individual. University Police contacted the Fullerton Police Department about the incident. 10:03 a.m. - At the Arboretum gift shop, police responded to a blue phone emergency call. 4:15 p.m. - At the Student Recreation Center, police responded to a petty theft call. It was reported that a banner had been stolen from the center. 9:50 p.m. - At McCarthy Hall, police responded to a suspicious person’s call. Upon arrival police were unable to locate the individual in question.
Election Day rumors abound, causing concerns COLUMBIA, S.C. (MCT) – Have you heard the one about Tuesday’s election being extended into Wednesday because so many people are expected to vote? If you have, don’t believe it. It’s a big fat lie. So don’t show up to the polls on Wednesday expecting to cast a ballot. Less than a week until Election Day, rumors are wild – and flying around like dust – concerning what a simple trip to the polls next week might mean for South Carolina voters – or voters in any state, for that matter. The rumors, election watchers say, have potentially serious consequences. Some voters might stay home or might show up to vote at the wrong time. Other voters might worry needlessly about the election’s integrity being harmed. Depending on your point of view, the rumors are simple misinformation that gains a life of its own. Or, they are something far more malicious. Like the rumor that some voters who show up will face arrest on Election Day. “Intimidation – that’s really what it boils down to,” said Lonnie Randolph, president of the South Carolina chapter of the NAACP, describing the kinds of complaints he said his office has fielded from voters. The NAACP is part of a coalition of organizations around the state that works together each election to help
dispel rumors that could lead to voter disenfranchisement. Radio talk show hosts in Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston, S.C., say their phone lines have lit up recently, too, with people calling in to report and discuss Election Day rumors. “It’s been wild out there,” said James Felder, president and CEO of the South Carolina Voter Education Project, who has worked in South Carolina elections for 41 years. Felder, who hosts the L.R. Byrd Talk Show for half-an-hour each Monday, said rumors have ranged from reports that anyone owing a traffic ticket would not be allowed to vote to reports that those whose family members have been arrested also would be turned away. “I know better,” Felder said, “So I knock (the rumors) down right there.” Many of the questions he fields have swirled around absentee balloting, Felder said, with callers questioning whether such ballots would actually count. They do and they’re not counted until Election Day. State Rep. David Mack, DCharleston, who hosts the threehour, public affairs talk show _ “The David Mack Show” _ five days a week, said the number of calls and e-mails the show received about rumors prompted him to air electionthemed shows with guests who can put the rumors to rest. Callers’ reports range from fake
registration material in the mail, to calls that direct residents to incorrect voting precincts on Election Day. “When those calls come in, we have been trying to put a barrage of information out there,” Mack said. “We’re seeing stuff we’ve never seen before.” Cynthia Hardy, host of Columbia’s “Onpoint! with Cynthia Hardy” said her Sunday show on FM 101.3 was swamped last weekend with calls about Election Day rumors. This Sunday, she will be on the air an extra hour, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on WWDM, to resume discussions. Rumors that certain voters will be arrested at polling sites are not unusual in election cycles, and have cropped up on each of these three shows. “No such thing ever has happened, to my knowledge in the 12 years I’ve been here, and it’s not gonna happen,” said Richland County, S.C., Sheriff Leon Lott. Another rumor floating around the state, driven mostly by national politics, is that the besieged voter registration group ACORN has been operating in South Carolina, though state election officials say that rumor is false. The group has been accused of fraudulently registering thousands of voters across the nation. Some ACORN workers have been arrested. Bruce Ransom, a Clemson University political science professor,
said threats of arrests and the mere suggestion of voter fraud amounts to voter intimidation and suppression. That, he said, is because such threats are aimed at ACORN registrations, which are by primarily low-income, elderly and minority voters. “It’s not a matter of saying, ‘I favor fraud, or I don’t respect the integrity of the process,’ “ Ransom said. “Their life experiences are such that they fear voting will be an opportunity to have an unpleasant experience with a public official.” In a high-turnout election year, there is plenty of suspicion to go around. Elaine Chandler, a Florence, S.C., retiree, said she went to cast an absentee ballot Monday. She waited 1 hour, 45 minutes, but had the opportunity to sit while she waited. Chandler said she returned to the county election commission Tuesday and saw lines of elderly voters waiting up to two hours to vote – without a place to sit. “It’s one of two things,” Chandler said. “Voter suppression or retaliation for the complaints they heard Monday (about the wait).” Chris Whitmire, spokesman for the State Election Commission, said it is trying to dispel the rumors. “We see all kinds of misinformation going around before every election,” Whitmire said. “It could be just misinformation. Hopefully, it’s not deliberate.”
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sanctuary staff member, said. The worlds largest bat is the giant flying fox, which weighs 3 pounds, while the bumble bee bat, which is the smallest of bats, weighs only 2 grams, Brady said. “People were only able to see a By Dhawani Parekh couple of bats fly over, but nobody Daily Titan Staff Writer was disappointed with that. Since features@dailytitan.com the crowd was loud hardly any Individuals of all ages gath- bats came, otherwise they usually ered at a bridge on Modjeska fly down to drink from the pond,” Canyon Road to watch bats Marcella Gilchrist, site manager fly over nearby Tucker Wildlife at the sanctuary, said. Sanctuary, a 12-acre non-profit The event began at 4 p.m. with nature preserve owned by Cal families lining up to buy tickets State Fullerton for the various and operated events, which by the Colincluded face lege of Natural painting, pumpSciences and kin carving, Mathematics. wagon rides and The sanctua barbecue. ary is now be“This is a ing used for small fund raiser research and that will benefit environmental Tucker. Also, education opbecause we have portunities and a lot of famous has helped to bat sites, we depreserve the lo– Marcella Gilchrist, cided to have a cal native habiTucker Wildlife little Halloween tat and wild- Sanctuary site manager event,” Gilchrist life. said. “This event An estimatis also the first ed 300 to 500 people came out celebration of the year long celto see what actionbioscience.org ebrations beginning January comsaid is the most endangered land memorating the 40th anniversary mammal in the U.S. of the Tucker Wild Life Sanctu“This has been a really suc- ary.” cessful event where we had more Members from the ChemBiopeople show up than ever for the Chem club from the College of previous events,” Shana Brady, a Natural Sciences and Mathemat-
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This is a small fund raiser that will benifit Tucker. Also, because we have a lot of famous bat siters, we decided to have a little Halloween event.
ics volunteered at the event, helping children carve pumpkins, collecting money at the ticket booth and with other activities. “We were told about this event by Dr. Fellow and so we came out here to volunteer,” said Purvi Patel, 22, a member of the ChemBioChem club. “It is fun to see and help kids carve pumpkin.” Patel said. Many of the parents participated with their children in each of the different activity. A father and community member of Silverado, Luke Pearson, showed his six-year-old son the tricks to carving a pumpkin. “This is a very great event for families and for the most part, it is free. You cannot even buy a pumpkin for $2 at the store,” Pearson said. Corrie, 8, enjoyed carving a pumpkin without any help. “This is the only good big pumpkin, rest are all mushy,” Corrie said. “I am going to name it Lily because I am making lilyshape eyes, nose and mouth.” While pumpkins were being carved, story telling began inside the main gates of the sanctuary, by the water lily pond. Children sat next to their parents, listening intuitively, fascinated by the story of “Stellaluna,” by Janell Cannon. The story, which is about a baby fruit bat that is separated from its mother, rescued by a family of birds and finally reunited with her mother was narrated with paper puppets by one of the staff members.
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Laptop: Local Fullerton classrooms put tech to use
At this time, Shepard is not aware of plans to extend One to One bethe Gifted and Talented Education cause of the district’s limited budget. The majority of the program’s program. He was given his own MacBook funding originally came from parent and took it to class every day, and fundraisers. Loretta Donovan of Cal State home after school. The program’s goal is to give stu- Fullerton’s Elementary and Bilingual dents an opportunity to complete Education Department collaborates assignments while interacting with with the Fullerton School District technology the way they do at home, regarding its One to One Program. In early grades, Shepard said. preliminary comFullerton’s One puter instruction to One Program takes place at the is in its fifth year schools to get stuand affects all ardents ready for eas of curriculum, daily laptop use, including training according to Donstudents for Pow– Loretta Donovan , ovan. erPoint presentaCSUF “The program’s tions, math, onfocus is learning line essays and in with computers, physical education classes where students are able to not about them,” Donovan said. “Its track the laps they run and calculate objective is to prepare the students with teaching them life skills.” their times. Donovan conducted an evaluaIn the classroom, teachers and students are connected to the same tion of the program’s effectiveness server so teachers are able to see what during its second year. Data was collected through stuthe students are doing. While students are at home, their dent, teacher and parent surveys, Internet usage is not monitored. report cards from the 2005-2006 That is the responsibility of the par- school year and California Standardized Test scores. ents, according to Shepard. The findings showed that the proAlthough there are 17 elementary schools in the Fullerton School Dis- gram was well received by parents, trict, only three elementary schools teachers and students. According to Donovan’s evaluin Fullerton participate in the One ation, “using laptops in this way to One Program.
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shows that learning with laptops became a ‘part of life’ and not a novelty or a class that students took.” The evaluation made recommendations regarding the importance of keeping parents informed about the program’s objectives, and promoted greater parent involvement, for example, letting them know why the district chose the more expensive Macintosh in-class computers, and offering parents training in computer programs. Judy Denenny is a sixth-grade teacher at McPherson Magnet School in Orange. The school also offers a laptop program for sixthgrade through eighth-grade graders. With the program, students can participate in teleconferenced education opportunities, with professionals such as firefighters and geologists. The lower grades have been able to visit online with authors and students from the East Coast, according to Denenny.Students in the Orange Unified School District are also able to retrieve lessons on Blackboard and have a discussion board. The program allows students to participate in online blogs, and digital photo stories, which students create after attending field trips, Denenny said. “In the past, these projects would have been done with pencil and paper,” Denenny said. “Now we are teaching these things in a more progressive way.”
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Google’s drunk e-mailing protection can’t save you The new option available from the search engine giant may offer an alternative to delay e-mail messages from being sent when users find themselves in a drunk state MCT– There’s a flaw in Google’s new program designed to keep you from e-mailing something you’ll regret in the morning. Yes, the new Gmail feature, Mail Goggles, requires the solving of five math problems in 60 seconds before sending a message. That should cut back on one illadvised form of digital correspondence: drunk e-mailing. Get the math problems wrong and Mail Goggles generates this admonition: “Water and bed for you.” But even if Google deems you too inebriated to correspond with your boss or your ex, what about all the other ways to communicate something stupid in the digital
age? For starters, Mail Goggles isn’t available for Gmail on cell phones, so bar-hopping BlackBerry and iPhone users are on their own. There’s no mention of whether the feature will be on the T-Mobile G1, the mobile phone with Google’s software platform that will go on sale at the end of next week. As one person in an online discussion group for Google Labs pointed out, “This needs to be considered, cuz really, when would someone do this? At the bar, from a phone!” Other companies have tried to tackle drunk dialing in the last few years.
In Australia, Virgin Mobile let customers block outgoing calls to certain numbers during late-night hours. LG introduced a cell phone in Korea with a built-in breathalyzer. But there’s still no technological catch-all solution for drunk dialing and texting, or other activities like consuming a gross burrito at 3 a.m. or standing outside that girl’s house with a boom box in a foolhardy attempt to channel John Cusack in “Say Anything.” So be careful and watch out for your drinking buddies. Remember, friends don’t let their friends send their exes emails like “OMG i miss u plz take me back.”
California will be the first state to require on-campus restaurants with chains of 20 or more to adhere to the new rules beginning January 1, 2009 tritional information that used to be posted above every food option features@dailytitan.com in their dining halls, identifying eating disorders, especially anorexia Nutrition-conscious eaters at Cal nervosa, as the reason, according to State Fullerton will be benefited by an article on CNN’s Web site. a new California law effective next The information is now available year requiring most campus eater- at kiosks in their dining halls and ies to post nutritional information online. next to their menus. The incidence of anorexia nerThis will be a welcomed change vosa may be as high as one in 200 for calorie-countwomen between ing students at Cal the ages of 16 State Fullerton. and 18, accordCurrently at ing to the Journal CSUF, nutritional of Nutrition. information is The disease is not posted on the characterized by menus at most low body weight of the eateries in and a distorted the Titan Stubody image. dent Union Food With the new – Gov. Arnold Court. Schwarzenegger, law in place, most With Gov. Arof the eateries on nold Schwarzenegcampus will be ger’s signature, forced to post California will become the first nutritional information, bringing state to implement such legislation, up an issue that many students may according to Schwarzenegger’s an- have never even considered. nouncement introducing the new Ellen Lee, a registered nurse for law. more than 40 years who teaches nuAccording to www.gov.ca.gov, trition and health science, believes the new law requires restaurant that posting nutritional informachains with 20 or more locations to tion on menus in campus dining post calorie and other nutritional areas is beneficial for students beinformation at restaurant cash reg- cause if an individual is aware of isters and drive-thrus by January 1, what he or she is taking in, they 2009. will eat less. Many of our campus restaurants Monitoring caloric intake, are owned by chains that fall into she said, is part of maintaining a this category. healthy weight. “This legislation will help CaliforOther factors include variety of nians make more informed, health- food and nutritional balance based ier choices,” Gov. Schwarzenegger on the food pyramid. said in a statement on his Web site Lee says anorexia is much more (http://gov.ca.gov). complex than just deciding to not Recently, Harvard University eat based on reading nutritional indining services took down the nu- formation. By Sandy Geminiani For the Daily Titan
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Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary hosts Bat Night, with bat watching and Halloween family fun
“Those who have an eating disorder have a body image concern,” she said, “by eliminating access to caloric intake, it inhibits the rest of us.” Yalitza Solorio, a business major at CSUF who eats at the food court almost every day, says she would like to see nutritional information posted on the menus. “We should be entitled to knowing what we are consuming,” she said. To counteract any regret from eating extra calories, which happens to her occasionally, Solorio notes that our school has healthier eating options, such as Togo’s, and the Student Recreation Center to work off extra calories. Michael Johnson, a junior majoring in music, also eats often at the food court between classes and said he understands why Harvard would take down its nutritional information, but he doesn’t think it is necessary. He says anorexia is going to happen either way and he would not mind seeing nutritional information posted on campus menus. Human services junior Margarita Reyes said she, like many other students on campus, does not even pay attention to nutritional information. In her opinion, posting the information will have more benefits than not, and she believes people deserve to be informed. Students seeking nutritional information on food at the TSU Food Court may find links to the corporate Web sites of restaurants there at www.csuffood.com. Information on California’s new restaurant law can be found at http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/factsheet/10681/.
opinion
Titan Editorial
October 29, 2008
Health in a Handbasket
Providing insight, analysis and perspective since 1960
‘Chocolate News’ is garbage It was probably a combination of several concerns that drove Dave Chappelle into hiding a few years ago, but for the sake of this editorial, let us explore what some have called Chappelle’s “crisis of conscience.” While being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in his first televised sit-down interview since walking away from Comedy Central’s $50 million contract offer, Chappelle explained his reason for walking away from the show. He said, without identifying anyone, that he was losing creative control and essentially being bullied by the network, psychiatric medication was recommended to him and he was too stressed out. But aside from the stressors, critics said, “The most illuminating part of the show, though, centered on a crisis of conscience Chappelle seems to have had over the show’s message ... Do they (Chappelle fans) get his incisive commentary, or are they just laughing at the racial stereotypes?” We think there was an equal share of both parties, some who understood the material and laughed, and some who simply laughed because everybody else was. The last thing on viewers minds was a sense of social responsibility. We commend Chappelle on his honorable choice to acknowledge this and
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then do something about it, even if it was by running off to Africa. The way we see it, we’ll always have “Chappelle’s Show” re-runs and “Half Baked.” Now attention has been focused on “Chocolate News,” starring David Alan Grier. The difference between both shows is that the “Chappelle’s Show” was actually entertaining. “Chocolate News” took all the negative aspects of the “Chappelle’s Show,” expanded them exponentially, and put them on repeat, furthering the kinds of negative stereotypes that eventually drove Chappelle into a “crisis of conscience.” The show isn’t funny. It is exactly what black America, as well as other minorities, should oppose. It reinforces stereotypes and portrays minorities in an offensive way. When America is potentially on the verge of placing a black man into office, it shows that our country has progressed. When we flip the TV on and a show like “Chocolate News” is airing, it tells us our country is taking a step backwards. We, as viewers, must reject this kind of racial dissonance and be responsible enough to flip the channel when a show like “Chocolate News” comes on. The show is only in its first season, and with any luck, it will also be its last.
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There are numerous diet trends we hear about in the media. The Hollywood diet – I think this is a liquid diet followed by a short stay in rehab. The eat only (fill in the blank) diet. No carb diets, Weight Watchers, and of course, just not eating. Why is it that we can eat nothing but broccoli and marshmallows – yes, I know someone who was on a marshmallow diet – for a week and lose one pound, yet, we eat an ice cream cone and gain five pounds? Why do we do all of these crazy things to our bodies? Because we want to lose the stuff that jiggles, the spare tire, the saddle bags and the love handles. We want to slim down and lose some fat and will do crazy things to accomplish this, although for most of us that crash diet starts next Monday. So, do all of these diets and consistent exercise really help us to lose fat? According to a recent research study done by Kirsty Spalding of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, the number of fat cells in adolescents can increase, however, in adults, the number of cells stays relatively constant, but instead they shrink and grow in size with weight loss and gain. Spalding’s research shows that the number of fat cells people acquire remains relatively constant after age 20. American Heart Association Memorials
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So what is the lesson to be learned here? Stop giving your little siblings Twinkies because adolescence is the time when fat cells proliferate (divide). The research looked at fat (or adipose) tissue samples of individuals before and after drastic we i g h t loss. T h e results showed that the cells may have decreased in size, but the near 80 billion fat cells had remained intact. Another research experiment done by Spalding and colleagues, labeled differentiated (not going to divide) fat cells with a carbon isotope (a certain form of carbon with a specific number of neutrons) and were able to determine the lifespan of an average fat cell to be about 10 years. These cells were then replenished but the relative abundance of fat cells
By Brittany Kunza Daily Titan Columnist
The difference between getting fat and staying fat
remained consistent regardless. So what does this mean? You may have found success with a diet and exercise plan, but be careful because your skinny jeans will not be so skinny any more if you decide to start eating more. Those fat cells you had before are still present; they are just in a more shr unken state. So does this have a n y thing to do with those cute dimples on your cheeks, or your other cheeks? Actually, according to Dr. Howard Murad, author of The Cellulite Solution, this is a different type of fat that does not have to do with how much weight you gain or lose. Regular stored fat lies deep below the skin while cellulite is made up of
fat cells, but they are present in the skin, according to Colette Bouchez, a writer for WebMD. If the dimples are driving you crazy, Bouchez mentions several therapy options that may help to reduce the appearance of cellulite including: Creams and lotions – The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery suggest cream with the highest concentration of methylxanthine. The cellulite diet by Dr. Murad aims to strengthen cell membranes with a diet high in lecithin, essential fatty acids, amino acids and antioxidants, reducing cellular fluids with the goal of keeping cellulite away from the skin’s surface. Other options also include light devices, high tech massage, and mesotherapy. Losing weight is no piece of cake … nor a piece of celery and a fivehour workout. Losing weight needs to start before we put it on, so encourage the youngsters around you to eat healthy and get some exercise. If you are currently battling excess weight, don’t get discouraged. Just because the number of fat cells you have may stay the same, doesn’t mean that dieting is unnecessary. Losing weight by shrinking fat cells will still have positive health effects. For more information about healthy weight loss visit: http://www. webmd.com/diet/default.htm
Why so scared on Halloween? By Alyssa Bonavita
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
It's the time of year when brave people sport gorilla suits while holding big arrows, directing you to nearby stores that have sprouted up to assist in the preparation of the long-awaited day of fright. It’s the time of year when people are scrambling around looking for last-minute accessories to put the finishing touches on their costumes. The spirit of Halloween is in the air and it’s only begun to works its magic. It's hard not to be pumped up for the day that is typically themed with dark and gloomy accents and haunting celebrations. Halloween is known for being a social event in which people come together and embrace traditions in a dark, yet welcoming way. So, why does Halloween have so much appeal? Why do we love getting scared so much on this particular day? There’s something about Halloween that puts a wonderfully eerie spin on things. It’s a release from the norm and a time to break away from the stresses of daily routines and celebrate a creepily entertaining holiday. It’s not
only a time for people to transform into someone or something else for a day, but it is a time to be scared as all hell if you really want to be. For some, Halloween means sparks of excitement and thrill, and for others, it is something amusing that veers away from their comfort zone. Whatever your personality, I’m sure some aspect of Halloween reels you in somehow. After all, who doesn’t enjoy a good, fun scare? Whether it be attending events like Knott’s Scary Farm’s “Halloween Haunt,” driving around to find haunted houses in local neighborhoods, or just watching your favorite horror movies, the hype associated with Halloween makes everything more unnerving and eventful. Movies seem more frightening during Halloween and scary books become more chilling around the holiday. As Halloween traditions and trends have evolved and gained popularity, the hype of Halloween and the expectations of the holiday have also grown. I think we all have the desire to be scared once in a while, and the idea of Halloween warrants that desire even more than just the casual inclination to see a scary movie in a theatre. One example of using Halloween to add hype is the releases dates of
the "Saw" movies. Each movie in the series has come out the Friday before Halloween. There’s nothing coincidental about the release dates; it is simply smart planning. It's the perfect balance of building momentum for the “Saw” movies and building momentum for the holiday. It’s a key example of how extensive the meaning of Halloween is to our society. People might believe the movies to be more frightening if seen during Halloween because of the associations made about the "scary" day. We all have the urge at some point to do something that will bring about fright, not just in ourselves, but in others as well. The fact that Halloween is only once a year makes the anticipation even greater, and the haunting aura associated with the day seem even more relevant. Halloween brings about spirit and a sense of unity, no matter how dark some aspects of it may be. Although many people might not think too far beyond scary Halloween movies, haunted houses and eyecatching costumes, the day is a lot more than that. It’s a holiday that connects us through unique social interactions and widespread traditions.
Sexism in the ‘World of Warcraft’ By Katie Rossomano For the Daily Titan
opinion@dailytitan.com
Sexism has spread from the real world to the virtual. The increasingly popular realm of World of Warcraft, a massive multiplayer online role playing game, is an Internet community dominated by males. Females who play it have the option of keeping their gender a secret – as though it is shameful – or enduring harassment if the truth is declared. Gamers play video games for the same reasons that someone has a couple of beers after a long day at work: to escape reality, if only for a little while. Unfortunately for the women out there, World of Warcraft is no escape when it comes to sexist beliefs which still pollute our society. While WoW is virtual, real people are represented by the characters they play, and they bring their biases with them into "Azeroth," the name of the world in which some of the Warcraft series of games is set, according to http://www.blizzard.com. For a woman to enter Azeroth, she must first create a character to represent her. At this point, she has the option to play a male character, or sex symbol.
The design of female characters, working together to achieve a parespecially the elves (which appear ticular goal. Yet, it is best if women particularly human), are clearly in- avoid using one because as soon as tended to appear "sexy." their gender is known, they are subOn the other hand, Blizzard, the jected to ridicule. company that created WoW, claims It is automatically assumed within that issues such as harassment and the WoW community that female sexism will not be tolerated. This cre- characters are actually being played ates a paradox, for these 3-D models by "G.I.R.L.s" (guys in real life). of the female form This assumpencourage sexist tion has spawned It is automatically from the prevalent viewpoints. The embarrass- assumed within the myth that females ment for women WoW community that do not play WoW, who dare to play female characters are which implies that female characthey are incapable ters gets worse as actually being played of learning and they gather armor, by “G.I.R.L.s” (guys in understanding a which serves as real life). relatively complex clothing for the video game. character, during While women their gaming experience. might be a minority, they are defiThe same piece of armor that pro- nitely present. vides full-coverage and looks tough When players discover the preson a male character will appear pro- ence of a real-life woman among vocative on a female. them, she becomes subject to comWhile that piece of armor pro- ments like "you must be fat, ugly, tects each character from the same and acne-ridden." amount of damage, it certainly The attacks do not end there. If doesn’t appear that way on screen. the woman dares attempt self-deA woman playing a female char- fense and say that there is nothing acter is safe from harassment until "wrong" with her appearance, then she declares herself to be a real-life her mental state is assaulted. female, or she joins other gamers on In a male-dominated realm, the a "vent" channel, which requires the general consensus is that if a woman use of a microphone. does participate then it must be beThe microphone is particularly cause she is cursed with some appalluseful in large groups of individuals ing characteristic.
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Titan nearing a ‘CLASS’ of her own MEN’S BASKETBALL
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Senior Jenae Gibbens named one of the 10 women’s soccer finalists for Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com
Cal State Fullerton senior Jenae Gibbens has made her way to the top of the list of nominees for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. Gibbens, a defender for the women’s soccer team, started her senior season by being named the Big West Conference Player of the Week. Now it looks as if she may end the season with another honor. Gibbens was one of 30 players nominated this season and is now in the final 10. Over the course of the past week she has moved her way to the top of the list with the third-most votes, according to seniorclassaward.com. The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award
was first created for the 2001-02 NCAA season as a response to the increasing number of student athletes leaving college to pursue professional athletic careers. CLASS stands for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School. The award honors those seniors who complete their collegiate athletic eligibility. The idea for the award first came in 2001 after Duke basketball player Shane Battier turned down the NBA to return for his senior year. Sportscaster Dick Enberg suggested such an award during the CBS telecast of the 2001 National Championship Game when Battier led his team to the NCAA Men’s Div. I Championship, according to seniorclassaward. com.
By Don NguYen/Courtesy of xkorangecounty.com Defender Jenae Gibbens, No.12, sprints for the ball in the Titans game against the University of Alabama on Sept. 5 at Titan Stadium.
The formation of the award was umes for the program. He said he announced later in 2001 and was an especially feels this when looking at immediate success. the other schools that have finalists. Six other sports were added to the The other universities are the Uniaward in 2007, including men’s and versity of North Carolina, Loyola women’s soccer, men’s lacrosse, men’s Marymount, United States Naval ice hockey, softball and baseball. In Academy, Notre Dame (which has 2008, the NCAA two nominees), Division I Football Georgia State, Bowl Subdivision Clemson Univerwas added. sity, Duke and At the beginning Oklahoma State. of each college sea“I think Jenae son, the Lowe’s Seis perfect for this – Stacey Fox, nior CLASS Award award,” teammate CSUF Forward Nomination ComStacey Fox said. mittee selects 20 to “She has great 30 candidates per sport. A national work ethic and a desire to accommedia committee cuts the field to 10 plish her goals. She is more deterfinalists per sport. mined than anyone I have ever met. The athlete selected to receive the She takes on extra work in class and award is decided by the combination studies way ahead of time. She takes of three voting groups; national me- the goals she has for herself and the dia covering the sport, NCAA Div. I goals she is expected to accomplish college coaches, and fan balloting via very seriously.” the Senior CLASS Award Web site. Gibbens also stood out athThe winner is presented with the letically last year as she was named award at a NCAA Championship 2007 Soccer Buzz All-West Region event. For women’s soccer, it will be Second Team and the NSCAA (Nain early December. tional Soccer Coaches Association According to the Senior CLASS of America) All-West Region Third Award Web site, the candidates are Team. On Sept. 17, 2007 she reselected based on personal quali- ceived the Big West Conference ties they deem to define a complete Player of the week and a spot on the student athlete. This includes their Soccer Buzz Elite Team of the Week. performance in the classroom, their Early in the 2008 season she was character, their involvement in the named Big West Conference Player community, and competition. of the Week again. Gibbens said she was very sur“Jenae has 12 points (goals times prised and honored when she two plus assists) so far for the season. learned of her nomination. Not only That is not easy to come by, especially have her teammates been involved in for a defender. Usually forwards and the voting process, but also her class- midfielders receive that many points mates, family and friends. because they are in front of the goal “We have been getting people to more often,” Brown said. vote through word of mouth. My Gibbens has taken her success on mom has even asked her coworkers and off the field into the community to vote. One of them has a friend liv- to help motivate and inspire others. ing in England who voted,” Gibbens She volunteers at the San Diego said. Center for the Blind, where her Gibbens’ nomination stems from mother works, doing fundraising a successful junior year both aca- and personal one-on-one participademically and athletically. tion. In 2007 she was named to the AcGibbens is active internationademic All-District 8 First Team and ally as well through her work with the Academic All-American Third Zonta International, a global advoTeam from ESPN Magazine and cacy group of executives and profesCollege Sports Information Direc- sionals whose goal is to advance the tors of America. She was also named status of women worldwide. the school’s Big West Conference FeShe also served as an ambassador male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. with People To People, whose purGibbens is a marketing major and pose is to enhance international unon track to graduate summa cum derstanding and friendship through laude in spring of 2009. educational, cultural and humani“Jenae is a good person. She is tarian activities, according to their hard working and very motivated,” Web site. CSUF women’s soccer Head Coach Gibbens also coaches women’s socDemian Brown said. cer at a local high school where she Brown said having Gibbens nom- hopes to encourage her young playinated is an honor and speaks vol- ers to reach their collegiate goals.
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Team’s relentless recruiting rewarded Team ranks in top-15 of both Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball for 2009 incoming class By Crysania Salcido
Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com
Keeping with its tradition of excellence, the Cal State Fullerton baseball team was honored by being ranked No. 14 by Collegiate Baseball and No. 15 by Baseball America for its recruiting this season. “I always think it’s an honor to be recognized from the outside,” Head Coach Dave Serrano said, “and I really give credit to Sergio Brown and Greg Bergeron for doing an excellent job of recruiting young men that are going to help the team.”
Collegiate Baseball is a newspaper published twice monthly during the season and Baseball America is a Web site that covers stories regarding all levels of baseball. The new Titans include 13 incoming freshmen and six transfers from junior colleges, who will add to the 19 returning players. “We picked a lot of good players to replace who we lost last year,” senior infielder Joe Scott said. Scott said that the new players have come in with a good attitude and the transition has been easy because they are spending less time on work ethic and more time practicing
on the field. “This year the newer guys understand their roles. They understand that it’s their year to learn,” senior first baseman Jared Clark said. Serrano also said that the new members are not acting like typical first-year players and have shown a lot of maturity right out of the gate. He said their attitudes have helped the veterans feel comfortable with them. Clark echoed Serrano’s sentiment, saying the recruits have been receptive to the coaches and advice from other returning players. “They need to watch and learn
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how it’s done so they can continue the CSUF tradition,” Clark said. Scott said he’s been impressed with the pitching he’s seen so far. “We recruited a lot of good pitchers that can not only throw hard, but throw a good change up,” Scott said. While the recruiting honors are good for the successful program, Serrano said that it’s tough to make a judgment call of how the players will contribute to the team right away. “We’ll see some results this year, but we’ll really see the results in the next two years when they’ve found their niche,” Serrano said.
Shamsud-din gets 20 to lead Blue over White Freshman guard Ameer Shamsud-din scored 20 points and five teammates also were in double figures Saturday morning as the Blue defeated the White, 86-81, in Cal State Fullerton’s annual early-season Alumni-Day public scrimmage at Titan Gym. Senior Marcio Lassiter scored 32 points to lead all scorers, making seven of 19 3-point field goals for the White which also got 23 points and a team-high six rebounds from junior Gerard Anderson. Senior guard Josh Akognon played the point for the Blue and concentrated on distributing the ball. The returning leading scorer took only eight shots on his way to 10 points to go with 10 assists. Junior Ray Miller had 14 points, hitting seven of eight shots, and a game-high eight rebounds for the Blue, which made 30 of 53 field goal attempts (.567). 7-foot-2 junior center Adam Thomas added 13 points and six rebounds, making all six attempts from the floor. The Blue led most of the way but the White rallied behind a late full-court press and got within three points. But Lassiter missed a trey and Shamsud-din hit three of four free throws to quell the rally. In the second annual Alumni game earlier in the morning, Jason Cunningham scored 33 points and
Justin Burns had 18 as the White pulled out a 92-89 overtime victory over the Blue. Chris Dade hit five 3-pointers on his way to 17 points in the first three quarters before having to leave the game. Assistant track and field coach Brandon Campbell added 14 points, mostly on acrobatic lob-pass dunks. NBA veterans Richard Morton and Henry Turner paced the Blue team, which was made up of the older alumni. Morton had 25 points and Turner had 15. J.D. Green had 16 points and Sean Williams and Agee Ward each added 12. The White led for most of the game but the Blue rallied late. Morton scored with about 15 seconds to play for an 85-84 Blue lead. Cunningham made one of two free throws with 5.3 seconds left to tie it and the White survived a miss at the buzzer by Wayne “Buzzer Beater” Williams. In the two-minute overtime, Turner hit a trey that was matched by Josh Fischer. Burns and Campbell then scored to put the White ahead to stay. Turner made a late free throw but Morton missed a game-tying trey just before the final buzzer. NBA star Cedric Ceballos flew in from Phoenix but his flight was delayed and he did not play.
WOMEN’S TENNIS Sophomore splits matches at ITA Regionals SAN DIEGO – For the second consecutive day, Cal State Fullerton sophomore Erin Wiesener split a pair of matches at the ITA West Regionals before falling in the fourth round of the consolation bracket on Friday afternoon in San Diego, Calif. Wiesener was leading her match with San Diego’s Ellie Faulkner in the second set after winning the first, 6-1, but the Toreros’ entry was forced to withdraw from competition due to injury. Wiesener then met Hawaii’s Melinda Wong, who posted a 6-3, 6-2, win in straight sets to end the sophomore’s run. CSUF Senior Shelly Injejikian also competed on Friday, but lost her only match in straight sets, 6-0, 6-1, to San Diego State’s Milana Yusupov. Wiesener won her first round match-up against Arizona State’s
Amanda Martin while teammate Injejikian lost her opener in the first day of action at the ITA West Regionals hosted by San Diego State on Thursday. Wiesener posted a straight-set, 6-3, 6-1, victory over Martin to open tournament play, but fell to No. 5-ranked Andrea Remynse of UCLA, 6-1, 6-2, in the second round. Injejikian lost her opener in straight sets to UC Riverside’s Roxanne Plata, 6-3, 6-4. The CSUF duo then teamed up for doubles play, falling to UNLV’s duo of Anna Maskaljun and Alisa Razina, 8-2, in the first round of action. CSUF returns to the court for its final event of the fall semester on Saturday (Nov. 8) as the Titans compete at the Cal State Northridge Invitational. Stories courtesy of Titan Media Relations
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October 29, 2008
World Series ticket on the line
Winning team gets to compete for $50,000 at a Las Vegas Tournament By Skyler Blair
Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com
Red cups and pitchers of beer, coupled with resounding shouts of success or groans of disappointment, followed by a fuzzy haze of a hangover; these are the familiar sights and sounds of one of the most popular drinking games ever conceived, beer pong. The game has grown so much that now, if you are good enough – and can hold your beer – there is serious cash to be won. Beer pongers from all over are anxiously awaiting the fourth World Series of Beer Pong, which is the largest and longest-running organized beer pong tournament in the world. It will be held at the Flamingo Hotel-Casino, in Las Vegas. According to the WSOBP official Web site, last year’s event attracted nearly 600 participants from 39 U.S. states as well as three Canadian provinces. The 2007 WSOBP had a $50,000 purse, which was the largest payout in beer pong history. The entry fee to play in the tournament is $1000 per team. However, if potential “pong” players do not want to pay but think they have some decent ponging skills, competitors can win their way into the tournament by competing in any of the satellite tournaments being held throughout Orange County by Southern California Beer Pong and BarFinder.com, according to Tristen Anders, who works for BarFinder.com. His organization is holding tournaments hoping to bring out the best players so that this year’s WSOPB championship winners will be from the West Coast. Bob Titchenell, owner of Barfinder.com, said, “We’ve been doing the tournaments in Southern California for a little over three years, and we’ve
sponsored at least one team in the second, third and fourth WSOBP tournaments.” Aside from getting players into the WSOBP Barfinder also hosts tournaments around Southern California for regional competitions. “The most recent competition was Thursday at the Players Lounge in Westminster.” Official Beer Pong tables, cups, and balls were set up in the bar with teams lining up eager to show their game. Stephen Saavedra, a CSUF alumnus from BarFinder.com expects the winner of this year’s WSOBP to be from Southern California. “On the West Coast we have the sun, we have the beach and we drink. Throw beer pong in there and it’s a given,” Saavedra said. Many talented teams showed up to the tournament at the Players Lounge. Among them were participants from last year’s WSOBP, “Team Flippy Biscuit,” and members of “Team Kobe.” “Team Kobe” has already earned their tickets to Vegas from other satellite tournaments. “Team Taco or Burrito, What’s in your Speedo?” was another one of the contenders in the tournament vying for the golden ticket to the finals. Although they remained competitive they were also there to have a good time. “We had a lot of fun at the tournament and it was also nice considering there were a lot of cute girls. I like beer pong because you get to meet new people and be with your friends. I think they should make it an Olympic sport,” Dave Cheng, a 22-year-old UC Irvine alumnus on the team said. “The next beer pong tournament will be at Bobby McGee’s (in Brea) on Nov. 15,” Saavedra said. “We’re looking at a large team tournament – at least 64 teams, and if you win, BarFinder is going to send you out to Vegas to play in the World Series for five days and four nights.”
Photos By Todd Barnes/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Top: Teams of two battled for a win in Thursday’s beer pong match hosted in Westminster. “Team Dreamy Dream Boat” went on to win the tournament for a place in a later match that offers a free ticket to the World Series of Beer Pong in Las Vegas. Left: Beer pong cups set aside during a match. Although the game is called beer pong, the league plays with cups filled with water while the players usually drink their own beer on the side. Middle: Jaime McMurrough of “Team Flippy Biscuit” goes head-to-head with “Team We Just Want to Play.” “Team Flippy Biscuit” made it to the finals but fell short. Right: A team member of “Rightfully Cocky” tries to pull out a comeback, with beer in hand, as they are down to their last cup.
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