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NATION | Economy

Nation faces billions of dollars in budget cuts White House says unless Congress acts, a sequester will harm the middle class TIM WORDEN Daily Titan

The government will face billions of dollars in budget cuts on Friday in a so-called sequester unless Congress acts with a plan to avoid the default automated cuts.

President Barack Obama pushed his plan to stop the sequester by trimming defense spending and closing tax loopholes, emphasizing that Democrats and Republicans have worked together to reduce the deficit by $2.5 trillion through spending cuts in the past few years.

Republicans contend, however, that House of Representatives members have passed legislation twice that would have avoided the cuts, and say there are alternative ways to balance the budget.

In a press conference held on

Monday with two of Obama’s top economic advisors, White House officials said the sequester cuts will threaten the nation’s middle class and cut vital services for children and seniors.

Jason Furman, deputy director of Obama’s National Economic Council, and Amy Brundage, the White House deputy press secretary for the economy, emphasized that Republicans must work with the president to skirt the sequester.

Nationwide, the sequester will result in a $3 billion education funding cut and will affect 7.4 million students, according to the National Education Association.

In addition, about 10,000 teacher jobs will be put at risk nationally, according to the White House.

In California, nearly $88 million in education funding will be cut and about 1,200 teacher jobs will be at risk if the sequester takes effect, according to the White House.

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CAMPUS | Degree

CSUF creates first Vietnamese program

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John Bussman listens to discussions about allocating funds for the Development Block Grant Program for the City of Fullerton during a council meeting Monday.

Non-profits petition for funds RAYMOND MENDOZA Daily Titan

Fullerton’s Community Development Citizens’ Committee gathered on Monday to discuss the applications and allocation of funds for the Development Block Grant Program, which is set up to fund non-profit organizations for the 2013-2014 year.

The combined amount of all the requested funds totaled $191,690.

These would provide non-profits

the possibility of investing in more youth programs, refurbishment of old buildings, improved help for the homeless and upgraded nutritional programs.

Monday’s meeting focused on the non-profit organizations Helping Our Mentally Ill Experience Success (HOMES), Meals on Wheels, Mercy House, Pathways of Hope, Women’s Transitional Living Center and YMCA of Orange County.

The committee also received

requests from the AIDS Services Foundation Orange County, Community SeniorServ Inc., Council of Aging, Fair Housing, Foundation and Illumination Foundation.

Although the current economic downturn has slashed funding from private sources; the nonprofit groups were hoping to gain the full amount of funds for each of their organizations even though the committee approved $107,800 for the 2012-2013 year, an increase of $83,890.

Sandra White, the volunteer board of directors president for Meals on Wheels, said the organization will likely receive less corporate funding due to the poor economy, yet prices for meals will continue to rise each year.

“We’ve been really lucky this past couple of years that the economic hit hadn’t really hurt us,” said White. “But I think this is the year.”

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FEATURES | Fundraiser

Titans celebrate night full of glitz Hollywood’s Biggest Night events raises scholarship funds for Comm students ASHLEY RUIZ Daily Titan

Students and community members donned in floor-length gowns, tuxedos and costumes paraded the red carpet Sunday at the third annual “Hollywood’s Biggest Night” at the Anaheim GardenWalk.

Attendees watched the Oscars ceremony on the big screen at the UltraLuxe Cinemas while contributing to the College of Communications. Tickets for the event ranged from $15 to $25 and all proceeds went toward student scholarships.

“It’s a good cause, we like to help the communications students with scholarship funds. I come with my girlfriends every year so it’s like a girl’s night out for us,” said Mimi Ko Cruz, senior writer for Cal State Fullerton Strategic Communications.

The event featured bottomless popcorn and soft drinks, raffles, balloting, trivia and music by the jazz band from the College of the Arts.

Guests had the chance to touch up their hair and makeup at the Body Shop Glam Station before taking photos at the end of the red carpet.

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Cal State Fullerton will implement the first Vietnamese degree program in the country, which will include a major and minor, an international business concentration in Vietnamese and Vietnamese teaching credentials by spring 2014.

U.S. Rep. Ed Royce sponsored a U.S. Department of Education grant for $238,000 to create the program in 2009.

Since then, faculty members from the College of Education and College of Humanities and Social Sciences have been working towards producing the degree program.

A more recent $350,000 grant is being used for secondary education, single subject credentialing, bilingual authorization and developing a bachelor’s degree, according to associate dean for academic programs Mitch Avila, Ph.D. Students from public schools throughout Orange County will be able to learn Vietnamese though teaching credential programs.

There are different components of the teaching credential. Bilingual authorization, for example, would allow teachers to provide instruction in Vietnamese.

A single-subject credential, another component of the Vietnamese degree program, would allow teachers to hold Vietnamese language courses in schools.

Similar to other teaching credential programs, students must attend a program sequence that will help them gain proficiency in the subject matter and gain an understanding of their students.

According to Avila, the University of London is the only other school with a similar program in East Asian Studies that specializes in Vietnamese. The CSUF program would be the first of its kind in the U.S. Numerous second-generation Vietnamese Americans are not as knowledgeable about their language and culture, according to Avila.

In January 2013, the Vietnamese American Education Advisory Council was created so members of the community could provide input in making the credential programs a success.

The advisory council consists of 18 constituencies, including school district trustees, high school teachers and current CSUF students and alumni.

Natalie Tran, a CSUF assistant professor of secondary education, is one of the council co-chairs.

“I think from day one we were very clear that we wanted the different perspectives, and so we talked to several folks and they started referring people,” said Tran. “We knew what we wanted but we didn’t necessarily know who to go to.”

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CAMPUS | Lecture

Professor analyzes history of education in black community ROBERT HUSKEY / Daily Titan

The third annual “Hollywood’s Biggest Night” celebrated the Oscars with a screening of the event.

Alana Polce, 20, an entertainment studies major, said it was her first time at the event and she was excited to see the awards on the big screen.

“The Oscars is like my Super Bowl, it’s like ‘Don’t talk to me, don’t talk to me.’ It’s one of my favorite events of the year. I love movies,” Polce said as she made her way to her seat, popcorn and drink in hand.

Emily Waters, 21, a psychology major, and Angela Rheaume, 22, a kinesiology major, said their love of movies also drew them to the event.

“We saw it online through the portal … and we talked about it and said ‘let’s go!’ and it gives us a chance to dress up and we hadn’t been able to do that yet,” said Rheaume.

Some guests not only dressed up for the event, but came as the characters of some of their favorite Oscar nominated movies.

Craig Way and Jennifer Sterling went as Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln.

“Jennifer said ‘I think we should do Lincoln, you could do that’ about a month ago and so we

worked on the costume. It took a lot of time,” said Way. Way glued on a beard, wore a suit and tie and an Abraham Lincoln style hat, which he said was very hard to get. Sterling wore a floral floor length gown, which was ordered specially for the event.

The couple won first place in the celebrity look-alike competition. Other celebrity look-alikes included Anne Hathaway, Johnny Depp, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Merida from Brave.

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LAUREN HARRITY Daily Titan

In accordance with Black History Month, a lecture titled “A Sustainable Backup Plan: Understanding of the Jeremy Lin Phenomenon and the Redevelopment of the Culture of Education in the Black Community,” will be held Thursday.

Assistant African-American studies professor Edward Robinson will examine how the black community has a long history of advocacy regarding the culture and importance of education.

The event will be held in the Humanities Building Room 222 at 4 p.m.

Robinson uses Jeremy Lin, an NBA player for the Houston Rock-

ets, as an example of the importance of education to immigrant groups and how education fits into the world of the black community.

“I ask whether our phenomenal success in sports, music and popular culture has fractured our community’s reliance and commitment to education,” said Robinson.

Robinson will explore how Lin’s educational and athletic success can be used to rejuvenate the tradition of education.

Robinson is hopeful that his lecture will start an open discussion with students about African American studies.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013 TUESDAY

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Allison Harvey, development director of Mercy House, talks to council members about her program that helps the community by providing housing alternatives to homeless on Monday.

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White mentioned that the rising cost of Meals on Wheels membership has affected enrollment, which is why the organization is seeking an extra $2,000 for the 2013-2014 year.

“We have seen fewer clients coming onto the program who are able to pay the full cost of their meals,” White said.

Meals on Wheels has also seen an increase of clients, and potential clients, who are asking for subsidized meals, according to White.

The Women’s Transitional Living Center (WTLC) was a rarity among the committee, as they were one of four organizations that asked for the same amount of funds they received in 2012-2013, which was $10,000.

“One of the big things about WTLC

is we specialize in helping populations of people that no other domestic violence shelter in Orange County will,” said Kathy Strong, WTLC Director of Contracts Administration. “We take all the people that would normally fall between the cracks.”

Committee member Zoot Velasco went so far as to thank McKenna and the living center for not asking for more funding.

This current community development block grant request has seen three organizations ask for a higher amount of funds along with five new applicants, adding to the pressure of grants approved by the committee.

Allison Harvey, the development director for Mercy House, said the requested $15,000 in funds would help

provide 200 beds per night, meals and security for the surrounding area.

Harvey said the shelter typically has funding to stay open 130 days each year, starting in December, and are aiming at being able to stay open for 149 days.

“We serve over 1,700 individuals per year at our armory emergency shelters,” said Harvey. “It does serve as the single largest emergency shelter program that Orange County has.”

Pending a Fullerton City Council approval for a possible year-round homeless shelter, Harvey said that if Mercy House were to be in charge of the year-round homeless shelter the organization would be able to reallocate the $15,000 grant to be used for the operation costs of the new homeless shelter.

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Brief by KRISTIN WISEMAN

OC school districts face budget cuts Even with Proposition 30 stopping further budget cuts, Orange County school districts are planning to spend about $65 million less this year than in 2012, according to the Orange County Register.

Orange County schools face the drawbacks of Proposition 30, with the cuts in salaries and benefits along with the increase in class size and school programs.

The schools face the decision of shorter school years, fewer benefits for its permanent employees and more mandatory furlough days that will reduce the districts’ cost of employee pay.

Orange County schools are planning to cut up to $158 million. However, districts are expecting the cuts to go deeper.

With cautious optimism, Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled the state’s proposal to give schools a 1.7 percent increase in the per-student funds.

On Dec. 15, 2012, districts filed an initial spending budget with the premonition of Proposition 30 failing. School districts will file updates in March.

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Los Angeles public health officials have deemed the city’s tuberculosis outbreak the largest in a decade, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The Center of Disease Control and Prevention sent scientists to inform local health officials why TB is spreading and how they can stop the outbreak in the area.

Public officials are looking for more than 4,500 people possibly exposed to TB. Almost 80 cases have been identified, most of them involving homeless who live in or around Skid Row. Police officers have been warned to take extreme caution when patrolling the Skid Row area by wearing masks if they believe a person has been infected with TB or any other diseases.

Tuberculosis is airborne and is easily spread through sneezing, coughing or laughing.

It is curable with all anti-TB medications; it’s only deadly when left untreated. Treatment can last from six to nine months.

Officials worry that if it isn’t stopped, it risks spreading outside of the area.

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“I envision the lecture to be part reclamations, arguments and questions to the audience for spirited conversation,” Robinson said. “I hope and believe in my own teaching to continue to ask the next question in black studies and its community’s progress in the global 21st century.”

This marks the first year that Cal State Fullerton has presented a series of lectures in celebration of Black History Month.

Many of the events were organized by David McKenzie, assistant dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and director of the AARC. This is a new endeavor for McKenzie, who took over the coordination of the resource center this year.

“We added quite a few academically related topics,” said McKenzie.

“This really is the first year we have done something this robust,” he added.

Events were a collaborative effort between McKenzie, AARC, Associated Students Inc. and the Black Student Union, among others.

“We pretty much came together and we came up with a great calendar that I really think is a first of its kind here at CSUF,” said Mardel Baldwin Jr., a graduate student at CSUF and a graduate assistant with ASI and the AARC. “So far it’s been a great success and we’re really looking to end on a high note this week.”

Baldwin planned Robinson’s lecture and encouraged him to be

part of the Black History Month events.

“I’m interested to see how he is going to present it to the public,” Baldwin said. “I think it could really start a great conversation with the rest of the students.”

As Black History Month comes to a close this week many of the students at the AARC and the BSU are looking towards the future in anticipation of a continued discourse on African American studies.

“I hope we’ll be able to get people excited to come, not just on campus but from the surrounding community,” said Jamal Batts, a graduate student and staff member at the AARC. “I also hope that we will be able to do more events like this even outside the month of February.”

Members of the Westboro Baptist Church picketed at Santa Monica High School Monday morning in response to the school’s acceptance of the LGBT community, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The organization, known for their stance against homosexuality and the War on Terror, held the protest at the high school from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m., claiming that the school has “broken the moral compass of this generation.”

Parents and teachers associated with the school were referred to as “hateful” and “brutish.”

According to Sarah Wahrenbrock, a spokeswoman for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District superintendent’s office, the protest was said to be swift and peaceful.

The rally came the day after some of its church members protested in Hollywood, prior to the Academy Awards Sunday.

Founded in Topeka, Kan., the Westboro Baptist Church is recognized for their demonstrations across the nation involving anti-gay and antiSemitic rhetoric.

Brief by JENNIFER NGUYEN

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

TUESDAY

DTBRIEFS Horse meat found in IKEA meatballs Multinational furniture retailer Ikea recently withdrew its Swedish meatballs from markets and cafeterias across Europe Monday after a detection of horse meat, according to the New York Times.

This recall continues a recent scandal European as many companies have been forced to recall products due to horse meat.

Ikea and Nestle have been the two highest profile corporations that fell victim to the scandal.

Stricter monitoring by governments and companies have revealed that food contamination is more widespread in europe than previously known.

The detection of horse meat in European products began in Ireland and has spread across Europe rapidly. The contamination scandal has drawn criticism to the quality and monitoring of Europe’s chain of meat producers and slaughterhouses.

European officials are now pointing fingers as more discoveries are made almost daily.

Millions of products have already been recalled after cases involving European grocery giants, Findus and Iglo.

Brief by SAMUEL MOUNTJOY

Former surgeon general dies at 96 General C. Everett Koop, who served as U.S. surgeon general from 1982 to 1989, died on Monday at the age of 96, according to CNN. Outspoken on public health issues, he was perhaps best known for his work involving AIDS. In 1988, he wrote a brochure about the disease that was distributed to 107 million homes in the United States.

Koop was also well-known for advocating a smoke-free society.

Before being appointed as surgeon general, Koop was a pioneer in the field of pediatric surgery as surgeon-in-chief at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

He attended Dartmouth College, Weill Cornell Medical College and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

“Dr. Koop did more than take care of his individual patients— he taught all of us about critical health issues that affect our larger society,” said Dartmouth President Carol L. Folt.

Koop died peacefully at his home in New Hampshire.

Brief by ANDY LUNDIN

LGBTQ hosts movie night on campus The LGBTQ Resource Center is committed to providing Cal State Fullerton students with a connection to resources and programming that will expand their understanding concerning issues in the gay community.

Christopher Labort, a ASI student attendant, said “Movies Across the Rainbow” was created this semester as a way to provide a social space for students and anyone interested or who has questions about issues related to this topic.

Featured movies include films like Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Far From Heaven, which depicts the struggles of interracial relationships and “coming out” in the 1950s.

The movies are designed to spark conversation and relation to issues that are still relevant today.

“Connecting it to now with people coming out or people choosing not to come out, which is still a really big decision and a difficult thing to do,” Labrot said.

The group meets every Monday from 5 p.m. to approximately 7 p.m. at the resource center located on the second floor of the Titan Student Union.

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While the sequester deals with amounts in the millions, that amount is only a small aspect of the budget and will not affect California in a large scale, according to Stephen Levy, director of the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy.

“It’s small at the overall level and will reduce the rate of growth but not push the state into a recession.

It will add fewer jobs than it would have otherwise and (the economy will) grow a little bit less,” said Levy.

Levy said the bulk of the budget cuts fall into “highly targeted” areas like defense spending and special education funding.

Still, Levy said the sequester will affect the state’s higher education research funding.

“We’re an innovation economy, Cal State Fullerton is part of that, and the cuts to higher education and research and development are differentially harmful to our future economy,” Levy said.

The sequester was passed by Congress in 2011 to entice Congress to reduce the deficit, White House officials said.

“These cuts were never intended to be policy and they shouldn’t happen, and that’s why we are urging Republicans in Congress to come to the table and compromise with us to find a balanced solution to this challenge,” Brundage said.

Congressman Ed Royce, RFullerton, said he agrees that the government should address the national debt, and said he has twice supported House bills offering more targeted cuts.

“With a $16 trillion national debt, there is little question that we must cut our out-of-control

spending. But the sequester … is not the best way to address this problem,” said Republican Ed Royce in a statement.

Royce serves California’s 40th district, which includes Fullerton.

According to Chelsea Wilson, Royce’s press secretary, Royce said Obama’s plan includes off-the-board cuts that are “not smart” and that tough decisions need to be made.

“I am open to a tax reform plan that spurs economic growth and efficiency, but that isn’t what the President and Senate Democrats are proposing,” Royce said.

He added that Obama’s plan will hinder business and job growth.

“It’s time (Democrats) provide the American people with a credible plan to cut our national debt and join us in coming up with a viable alternative,” Royce said.

Royce added that the government needs to overhaul the tax system to end tax loopholes and make it simpler.

“At a time when our economy is sluggish, tax reform should encourage growth, make us more competitive and provide increased opportunity,” Royce said in a statement.

Obama’s current plan, an offer to House Speaker John Boehner, includes more than $1.5 trillion cuts.

It includes cuts of $200 billion in defense spending and $400 billion in health services, according to the White House.

It also will limit tax deductions to 28 percent for the wealthy and will close other loopholes, resulting in a $580 billion savings, according to the White House.

Officials predict that the sequester is likely to happen, and according to a Pew Research Center poll, most voters place the blame on Republicans.

Courtesy of MCT U.S. House Speaker John Boehner answers questions during a press conference on Capitol Hill.

About 49 percent of voters said Republicans in Congress are to blame if Congress cannot strike a deficit deal before the sequester deadline, compared to 31 percent who said they would blame Obama.

About 11 percent of responders said both choices are to blame in the poll, which was conducted last week in collaboration with USA Today.

Both Furman and Brundage said they are willing to work with Republicans to avoid the sequester.

“There is a definite need for Congress to act and reduce the deficit and we can do so at a way that protects our ability to invest in things like higher education,” Brundage said.

Crystal Chavira contributed to this report.

WHAT IS A SEQUESTER? A sequester is a cut in governmental spending. The sequester was set up by Congress so that unless a budget cut is approved, Congress will face automatic, unattractive (for both parties) budget cuts. It was meant for the Democrats and Republicans to compromise in a deficit legislation decision. If Congress is unable to compromise by Friday, billions of dollars will roll out in spending cuts. However, an economic analysts predicts the results in California overall will be mild. To evade the sequester, Obama has proposed a budget program that focuses on trimming defense spending and closing tax loopholes.

• California will lose nearly $88 million in education funding and 1,200 teacher jobs will be at risk.

• Sequester will result in a $3 billion U.S. Department of Education funding cut that will affect 7.4 million students nationally.

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New provision set to reduce campus violence TARALYNN LEE Daily Titan

The House of Representatives will review a new provision to the Violence Against Women Act on crime against women to address the need for sexual violence prevention programs on college campuses.

Senator Robert Casey Jr. of Pennsylvania re-introduced a new provision on Jan. 24 called the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act, or the Campus SaVE Act for short.

A goal of the Campus SaVE Act is to revise college and university campuses’ annual security report policies.

The act requires the inclusion of crimes that victims are unable to report.

Sexual assaults are constituted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health as inappropriate touching, sexual intercourse without consent (including attempted intercourse) and molestation.

According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, 27 percent of college women have claimed to be victims of unwanted sexual contact.

Victims fail to or refuse to report 90 percent of sexual assaults.

The occurrence of domestic violence, dating violence and stalking incidents in addition to the occurrence of violence that is motivated by the victim’s nationality will be included in the annual security report.

The second part of the Campus SaVE Act ensures that colleges and universities will raise awareness, create prevention programs for sexual violence and establish protective measures for victims.

Julie Pham, a 19-year-old business major at Cal State Fullerton, is skeptical about the effectiveness of the annual security report revisions.

“The word violence is enough to scare people away,” said Pham, “If there is a lot of violence happening at certain schools, a lot of people wouldn’t want to attend, and schools could see a drop in their enrollment.”

In the event that a sexual assault occurs, schools are to assist victims in confidentiality.

School officials must provide victims with a documentation of their rights and options, along with contact

information for legal assistance, counseling and health services.

Victims will also be presented with options of changing schedules, living arrangements or work situations in order to preserve their safety.

Doug Hartman, an office member of Sen. Casey, emphasized that having campuses participate is not enough.

“Students must be aware that those programs actually exist,” he said.

New students and faculty are the primary target audience for the prevention and awareness programs.

According to the bill, these prevention and awareness programs will require schools to explain how a victim’s confidentiality will be protected, the possible protective measures and disciplinary actions that an individual receives, and the procedures to follow if such an offenses were to occur.

Though the chances of the Campus SaVE Act being reauthorized with the Violence Against Women Act is unknown, the offices of Sen. Casey remain hopeful as the bill goes through the House of Representative’s consideration.

The cost estimates have not yet been reported, according to The Library of Congress.

Bill Julius, Ph.D, a CSUF political science professor at Cal State Fullerton, said the Campus SaVE Act will

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Photo Illustration by ROBERT HUSKEY / Daily Titan The SaVE Act hopes to provide prevention programs for sexual violence.

encourage victims to come forth.

Julius said a lot of sexual violence does not get reported because victims do not know how to report the incident. He added that victims feel that even if they do report the incidence, nobody is going to do anything about it and they will be embarrassed.

The new provision has the potential to pass because of women’s prominence in population and in elections

said Julius.

“They’re the most important group,” said Julius, “If they can get it to come up for a vote, it will pass because of how front and centered women have been in elections and political debates.”

If the provisions of the Campus SaVE Act were to pass, Julius predicts that a new office for outreach would have to be created to organize all resources required.

The council meets each month to share information and to receive feedback in terms of ways they could reach out to the community.

In an effort to spread the word about the degree program, the council is in the process of planning community outreach events to make the program a little more accessible and to disseminate a little bit larger Tran said.

Many Vietnamese parents have sent their children to Vietnamese language programs in the community according to Tran.

Edwin Dizon, 23, an information systems major at CSUF, said this new program is a good idea because it will allow more students to learn a new language as well.

“Especially for Vietnamese students that grew up here in the United States, I think if they’re willing to explore more about their culture, then it’s a good idea for them to do so,” said Dizon.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013 TUESDAY

California facing doctor drought in wake of U.S. health care reform The state lacks physicians, leaving others to fulfill unfamiliar roles in care CRYSTAL CHAVIRA Daily Titan

California has been preparing for drastic changes to our medical system since the approval of the Affordable Care Act, expected to launch in 2014.

But alongside the benefits, the state also faces the challenge of making the implementation work, and some experts worry that our already overpacked system may collapse. According to the Los Angeles Times, the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF) has proposed possible solutions to address the concern of flooding the system, but, as in any democracy, not everyone agrees on what is going to work.

Among such topics is the redefining of who can provide health care, which would expand the field of primary healthcare physicians to include physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and optometrists. This would allow relief to the underserved counties that lack physicians. The CHCF is also calling for incentives to relieve recent MD graduates of school finances by serving such counties for their first three years in residency.

Critics of these ideas insist that expanding primary physicianship will both endanger patient safety and increase costs. Under-experienced workers tend to “order more tests and prescribe more antibiotics.”

Put simply, these incentives will take years to create more coverage for depreciated counties—years that we don’t have.

Anyone who has visited an ur-

gent care can testify that the total amount of time spent with the doctor is equivalent to the time it takes us to change one’s underwear. Most of the leg work is done by the nurses. I have seen plenty of physicians enter a patient’s room with a computer, arriving to a diagnosis after entering symptoms into their software.

I’m pretty sure this work can be extended to the professions previously listed above. It’s not like we are asking them to perform brain surgery.

According to a report from California Watch, implementation of the ACA may have unforeseen costs which unfortunately may come at the expense of our state’s children.

“It’s not like we are asking them to perform brain surgery. ” The report identifies a focus of concern toward a bill passed in November of 2012 that would abandon the California Healthy Families insurance program, which insures children whose family income is too high for Medicaid but too low for private insurance. The proposal was approved through the Brown administration as a budget cut to improve revenue by saving up to $72 million per year. The bill will affect 870,000 children currently enrolled in Medi-Cal. That bill was to be effective in January 2013 but was delayed to March due to reports of possible physician abandonment. It is expected to be implemented in four

phases, ending in August.

The current debate with MediCal is whether or not most physicians will reject potential patients due to extremely low reimbursement rates—almost 50 percent less than Medicare. So healthcare providers will gladly accept older patients, who are covered by Medicare, over children who cannot possibly provide healthcare for themselves, all because they are guaranteed a paycheck? Unfortunate, but seemingly the case.

A report in November 2012 by Health Net, which currently covers 86,000 people under Healthy Families, gave notice to the state, stating “it can’t say how many of its doctors will continue to see children after they are moved from the better-paying Healthy Families program to Medi-Cal.” Unfortunately, the constant bickering most conceivably boils down to loss of money. At its most obvious (insurance companies) to its most disappointing (the workforce), everyone is scared of taking a pay decrease that will benefit millions of Californians.

But it may not have to come to that.

A report released by the Institute of Medicine found that the U.S. health care system wastes $750 billion each year. ABC News reported that this money could have provided health insurance for 150 million Americans. Reports like these can help aid waste expenditure so the multi-trillion dollar health care system won’t lose a precious penny.

I’m sure the great thinkers of America can figure out a way to make this system—which already functions in most other developed nations—work. The future of health care in California might just depend on it.

Courtesy of MCT Yoga, its origins in Hindu philosophy, is now the subject of lawsuit as parents have objected to its use in school P.E.

Inner peace attracts turmoil JENNIFER NGUYEN Daily Titan

The Encinitas Union School District in San Diego County was recently slapped with a lawsuit by the National Center for Law and Policy to remove yoga classes from its physical education curriculum.

The aerobic exercise was seen as “inherently and pervasively religious.”

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Stephen and Jennifer Sedlock, whose two children are students in the school district, claiming that pupils participating in the program are nothing more than “religious guinea pigs” despite the fact that all children involved have the option to not take part in the yoga regimen.

According to Dean Broyles, attorney for the National Center for Law and Policy, teaching yoga in the K-6 district violates the state law that prohibits religious instructions in public schools.

This is one of many frivolous lawsuits that have surfaced throughout the years, and they have been nothing short of nonsensical and amusing to me (despite any inconvenience to those involved).

In 2006, Allen Heckard sued Michael Jordan and Nike founder Phil Knight for $932 million because Heckard “looked a lot like” the basketball star. The Oregon man claimed that he was tired of being mistaken for the former Chicago Bulls player and allegedly endured defamations, permanent injury and emotional pain and suffering.

Three years later, Trina Thomp-

son, a college graduate from New York City, sued her school because she was unable to find a job since earning her bachelor’s degree. She filed a lawsuit against Monroe College for $70,000; the amount she paid for tuition.

Even just this past year, the parents of a high school sophomore in Redwood City sued the school district for removing their son from an honors English class for cheating. It was already made clear in the school’s Academy Honesty Pledge that cheating would result in immediate removal from the honors program.

I cannot decide which lawsuit has been the most bizarre and ridiculous, but surely, calling for the removal of yoga from school P.E. periods is really stretching it (no pun intended); and like other frivolous lawsuits, this is a complete waste of time and money.

Throughout the past few years, yoga has been an increasingly popular workout regimen in the U.S., and most people who do yoga do not do it for religious or spiritual purposes, despite its Hindu origins.

For example, think of it like how schools across the nation have winter breaks. With the U.S. being predominantly Christian, winter breaks were originally intended to accommodate Christmas. Today, whether or not one is Christian, winter breaks are still a part of the school year and is widely embraced as a period of rest and vacation time before classes resume.

It does not mean students—those

who are not Christian, that is— are obligated to convert.

Last but not least, yoga has its health benefits, which is the main reason why many people love it. Yoga is widely known to help calm the mind and body, reducing stress and anxiety. On top of that, physical benefits associated include enhanced flexibility, strength and coordination as well as increased muscle tone.

In a country that’s struggling with childhood obesity, it would be absolute irony to take out yoga or any workout program, for that matter, that’s meant to enhance childrens’ P.E. experience in school. By taking P.E. curriculums more seriously, a child could learn how to live a healthier lifestyle, ranging from regularly exercising, learning how to properly reduce stress, transforming eating habits for the better and gaining confidence and high self-esteem.

Don’t we want that for our children?

I sure hope so.

By adding programs into schools that better promote healthy living that’s guaranteed to be fun and effective for young children, the more progress we’ll see as a country in fighting childhood obesity. It’s time more people put their “big girl” pants on as well and stop ruining the fun for others. Don’t get me wrong—I respect other people’s personal beliefs.

However, in a case such as what the Encinitas school district is facing, a little uproar over its yoga program— which you have the option of opting out of—is downright petty.

The greediness and ignorance that make up such frivolous lawsuits needs to end.

Theaters to collect a toll for film trailers Movie theaters already bleed moviegoers dry, and studios may soon follow LAUREN DAVIS Daily Titan

These days, in order for a studio to have their trailer played at a Regal or AMC theater, payment must be made in order for those studios’ trailers to have a shot at stardom.

“Theatres raise revenue and tensions by charging to show trailers,” was the headline of a Los Angeles Times article last week, concerning the high-prices movie theaters are charging in order for trailers to be played prior to feature films.

The concern, or should I say complaint, of these movie studios affected is the “paying” aspect.

The cost—on average—for a trailer to be played is a whopping $100,000.

Therefore, the only way for a movie studio to be able to escape this high cost is to already be involved financially with these theaters. For example, movie studios such as Walt Disney and Paramount, do not have any kind of contract with either Regal or AMC, so they have to pay out of pocket for each trailer played.

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Warner Bros., all have marketing deals with these big theaters, so for them, the one trailer of their choice is played for free and given high priority.

But is it really free when they have an abundance of money invested into these theaters for other reasons? Either way, big theaters such as AMC and Regal, are making money.

The reality is that big companies will try their best to make, and finagle as much money from other companies that can afford it. AMC and Regal are those big theater companies that can do just about anything they want when it comes to cinemas.

Is the added expense necessary? I think not. I strongly disagree with the extra income these theaters are making off of movie studios. In other words, I am bickering too; as a moviegoer I feel I have a stake in this.

It is hard enough to attend a movie these days, with the average movie ticket sales topping out at $12, not to mention the prices of popcorn, candy and soda if chosen to purchase. Bottom line: Theaters charge a lot and naturally make a lot, so why charge movie studios to play a trailer?

“What makes this business run are trailers,” said Chuck Viane, a former president of distribution

for Walt Disney Studios. “When the right trailers aren’t seen by the public with the right movie, that can hurt the box office.”

It’s just the truth; theaters benefit from trailers, and trailers benefit from theaters; minus the cost.

So when theaters dismiss a trailer from being played because they were unable to pay, this benefits neither. If the trailer is not played, people will not know what is up and coming.

Thus, unless the theater advertises it elsewhere, it may have lower ticket sales from the absence of the trailer. By attempting to grab for more money, large theaters have ostensibly shot themselves in the foot.

On the other hand, smaller theaters in many cities may not have the biggest attendance and budget compared to an AMC or Regal, but are also unable to charge for the trailers being played.

This could result as a definite advantage to movie studios since their trailers would be played regardless.

My hope is that the next time a theater shuts out a movie studio for being unable to pay for a trailer, they will go to a smaller theater that will be guaranteed to serve them.

And by serve, I mean play their trailers for $0 instead of $100,000.

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Hacking attacks from Shanghai, China have plagued a number of companies; the majority were focused on the U.S.

A cold conflict on the digital front Concerns over hacking attacks from China will force the U.S. to take action MICHELLE TUYUB Daily Titan

The appearance of a new army has come to the attention of the United States. This army is part of the war that is occurring through the Internet.

Hacking attacks have occurred on many different companies and organizations around the world.

The United States needs to take a stand now before the situation worsens.

Mandiant, an American computer security firm, has recently published some findings revealing China to be behind a significant part of the alleged hacking attacks. The origins have been tracked to the headquarters of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Unit 61398, located in Shanghai.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Hong Lei, responded by saying there was not enough proof that the Chinese are behind the hackings, adding that it is very difficult to track down origins of hacking and that Mandiant had “groundless accusations.”

Yet there is significant information that the Chinese government is completely aware of what is occurring with hacking groups like Comment Crew and APT1.

Even if the above accusations are indeed groundless, it’s difficult to believe that Chinese hacking is not a threat of some kind.

Although China is standing by

its innocence, there is an alarming amount of proof that it is the origin of the attacks—especially since information found by Mandiant comes from looking at years of hacking, as well as researching and studying the hacking groups.

Mandiant is just one of the firms that are attempting to track the hacking attacks. Additionally, Dell SecureWorks discovered that hackers were also using a hacker tool to hide their true location.

Using a reverse-engineering tool, Dell found that the location of the attacks derived from Shanghai, where Unit 61398 is located.

This should be alarming to companies, even those who previously had little concern regarding hacking.

“The United States needs to take a stand now before the situation worsens.”

According to Mandiant, the hacking armies have stolen hundreds of terabytes of information, which included past blueprints and business plans. APT1 alone has been able to stay inside of companies for as long as four years. Apple, Coca-Cola and three major U.S. newspapers have each been victims.

Mandiant’s accusations arise from years of research and continue to point out that, despite protestations, those groundless claims actually do stand fairly solid.

These hacking attacks should be taken very seriously by the United States. According to the New York Times, methods like “spear-phishing” send maligned e-mails that, when clicked, place malware on target computers that run rampant. With this information, there is a lot of damage that China can do. If hackers are able to get into companies, then they could manipulate plans, steal valuable information and use them to their advantage, selling them to the appropriate party to reveal once-clandestine business strategies.

This has already occurred with Coca-Cola. The company attempted to purchase a China beverage company, but as the final steps of the deal were being completed, Comment Crew was inside the company learning more about their business strategies.

As a result, the deal fell apart, and Coca-Cola did not purchase the company.

President Obama seems to be taking the hacking threats seriously, mentioning it in his State of the Union speech, signing an executive order on Feb. 12 in order to strengthen the nation’s cybersecurity.

Obama voiced concerns, saying that the United States does not want to look back and have done nothing about the growing threat of hackers.

Privacy should not trump safety Supreme Court’s limiting of police’s power for detain suspects is unhelpful TIFFANY JOHNSTONE Daily Titan

A recent Supreme Court decision to limit the powers of police to detain suspects unless they are in the immediate vicinity of their home is reckless and unnecessarily dangerous.

This decision comes from an ordeal involving one Chunon Bailey. In the 2013 case Bailey v.

United States, police were about to search Bailey’s home on suspicion of criminal behavior when Bailey—unaware of the search— left his home with a friend. Police officers followed the two in an unmarked car, caught up to them, patted Bailey down and retrieved his apartment key. Police then handcuffed both Bailey and his friend and brought them back to Bailey’s apartment where police had already found drugs and a gun.

Bailey asked the District Court to disregard anything said when police arrested him, stating that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated. The District Court denied his request and so did the United States Second Circuit of Appeals. He was found guilty of cocaine possession as well as other crimes, and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

The Supreme Court overturned its ruling and sided with Bailey.

The final opinion was to disregard what was said at the time of his arrest. Bailey may not be off the

hook though; the government can try to prove that police stopped him for another reason.

Are you kidding me? Did the Supreme Court forget about civilians’ safety in giving suspects a chance to leave the scene and never be charged for a crime.This man was a suspect of a crime. I believe that what the police did was justified and ethical.

A similar case is Michigan v.

Summers (1981), which allowed the police to detain Summers even though Summers wasn’t in the immediate vicinity of his home. Police had probable cause to search his residence so they did.

This case is similar to Bailey’s because police also arrested Summers when away from his home while a search warrant was pending. Police requested Summers’ assistance to help them get into his apartment where police found narcotics in his basement, and after patting him down, found 8.5 grams of heroin in his coat pocket.

Police arrested him. The courts said that officers suspected Summers was into criminal activity so they allowed his detainment even though he wasn’t in the immediate vicinity of his property.

According to the Associated Press, Michigan v. Summers made clear that the rationale of police to detain people even if they are away from their home was to keep them from harming others, leaving the scene and allowing them to open a door instead of having the police bash it in.

Here, unlike in Bailey’s case, the Supreme Court made an intelligent decision. It doesn’t make sense to limit police powers when deal-

ing with a criminal suspect. What about danger to police and civilians when the suspect is out in the public is undeniable, and should be limited as much as possible.

A seemingly unintelligible rationale for not being able to detain those who leave their property is that police are infringing on people’s fourth amendment rights— that in order to detain people they must be suspects of a crime. When police officers seek to search a house it’s for good reason; the person who is to be searched is suspected of illegal activity. It’s not as if the police is detaining some random individual.

“When police officers ... search a house it’s for good reason.”

As such, the courts should have upheld Bailey v. United States as well.

CaseBriefs.com even outlines a third similar case: Terry v. Ohio (1986), which stated that “an officer may perform a search for weapons without a warrant, even without probable cause, when the officer reasonably believes that the person may be armed and dangerous.”

This coincides with my point; the Supreme Court must be more consistent with matters like this and must consider the prevailing dangers in limiting police power.

Next time they should learn from past cases and make an intelligent decision.

Face-to-face experience cannot be replaced by anything else. Not when it comes to dating, relationships or learning.

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have become popular with university students in recent years, but there is nothing better than face-to-face experience when it comes to learning.

Online courses, where students typically have no face-to-face meetings and 80 percent of the content or more is delivered online, might seem appealing because students don’t need to show up to class and because there is much more freedom. But this can turn around and bite you; in order to get full results out of anything, being face-to-face with an instructor is mandatory.

Think about it—would you get hired for a job position without a face-to-face interaction with the employer? I don’t think so. Would someone ask you out on a date without having met you face-toface? I don’t think so, and if it has happened, I don’t think it lasted.

While MOOCs have existed for a while already—gaining attention and popularity in the media over the past year—most institutions seem unconvinced to jump on board.

“Only 2.6 percent of higher education institutions currently have a MOOC, another 9.4 percent report MOOCs are in the planning stages,” read a report called “Changing Course: Ten Years of Tracking Online Education in the United States.”

“The majority of institutions (55.4 percent) report they are still

undecided about MOOCs, while under one-third (32.7 percent) say they have no plans for a MOOC,” it said.

For academic leaders, teaching an online course requires more time and effort than teaching a face-to-face course and, additionally, the study reports the percent of academic leaders who believe as much has increased from 41.6 percent in 2006 to 44.6 percent this year.

“In addition to the lack of faculty acceptance, academic leaders express concerns about the need for more discipline on the part of online students and lower retention rates,” the report reads.

It’s simply not the same.

One needs to interact and be active. It’s a must to hear and see the instructors; look at their body language and facial expressions, at their visuals and the notes on the board. Those kinds of things, which might seem insignificant, make a big difference in the faceto-face learning experience of the student.

The Los Angeles Times reported that Richard A. McKenzie, a UC Irvine business school professor, stopped teaching midway through a massive online course. McKenzie’s action highlights the uncertainties faculty members face in adapting traditional face-to-face classes into the MOOCs. Even though most people who are pursuing an education are computer literate, there is always some confusion when it comes to computers and programs. Did I do this right? Did I click the right button? Did the process go through?

Taking an online course might be more complicated than expected.

If you have a question, its not as if you can raise your hand and the computer will ask you if you have a

question. It’s not like you can visit your professor during his or her office hours in between your classes.

When taking an online course, its more difficult to get a hold of the professor to get your question answered.

The LA Times reported that one of McKenzie’s main concerns was getting students to buy and, more than that, actually read the textbook for his course. Most certainly, this is impossible to do in a massive online course. This goes along with the Changing Course study which also found that apart from the lack of faculty acceptance, academic leaders express concerns about the need for more discipline on the on the part of online students, as retention rates were lower.

In addition to the interaction with the professor and the classmates, it’s really easy to fall behind in an online course since students never have to show up and no one is taking roll. In such conditions it’s really easy to procrastinate and forget about the course, which can result in a low grade or failing the course. In a blink of an eye, the progression of the course can change.

“Face-to-face experience cannot be replaced by anything ... ” Despite the fact that such classes seem to be only gaining popularity with students, perhaps it is time to take a step back and take a closer look at these negatives before we accept online courses like MOOCs as the future of education.

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Spanish literature titan remembered Event commemorates late novelist Carlos Fuentes’ works and their influence ANDRES MARTÍNEZ Daily Titan

A commemorative celebration of novelist Carlos Fuentes’ life and work inspired thought in Spanish literature enthusiasts Wednesday, following university traditions of honoring great authors.

The event, organized by the Modern Languages and Literatures Department, the Consulate of Mexico, Sigma Delta Pi, Asociación de Alumnos y Ex-alumnos de Español and Latin American Studies Student Association, was put on to recognize the late Fuentes.

“Carlos Fuentes was a major voice in Latin American letters for more than half a century, having made important contributions to academia, most notably as a novelist and literary critic,” said James Hussar, professor of Spanish and Portuguese, who spoke at the event.

Fuentes died last year at 83.

Undergraduate and graduate students in the Spanish program study his works and Hussar said he hopes students will expand their knowledge on the iconic figure.

Juan Ishikawa, a Spanish and Portuguese professor, always assigns Fuentes’ The Buried Mirror, to his Spanish American Civilization and Culture class.

He said he likes Fuentes’ work because of his ability to transform past and present issues on Mexican identity and culture into solid literary pieces.

Ishikawa said reading and appreciating the work of an exemplary humanist makes better peo-

ple and helps people understand themselves and their surroundings.

Ishikawa attended an event hosted by UC Irvine in 2006 in which Fuentes was a speaker.

Ishikawa invited his students to attend the event where Fuentes spoke as well.

“I decided to attend the event … in order to have my students listen to and meet the author they were studying, but also because I personally wanted to meet him, since I had read many of his novels and short stories,” said Ishikawa.

What impressed Ishikawa the most about Fuentes was his persona.

At that time, Fuentes was 89 years old, but he looked strong, healthy and had a clear mind.

He said despite the criticism of his works, Fuentes was one of the greatest Mexican authors of all time, which makes Ishikawa proud of his Mexican heritage.

“He has taught me, through his writings, about the richness of Mexican culture and how it relates to the formation of my own identity,” said Ishikawa.

It was while she was enrolled in her Spanish 316 class that Mercedes Vargas, a Spanish major, was introduced to the work of Fuentes for the second time.

Although her professor assigned only certain chapters of The Buried Mirror, Vargas decided to read the novel right from the beginning, and she immediately got hooked on the narrative.

After reading the book, Vargas said she learned more about Latin American history than she ever had before.

As a result, her vision of the world changed.

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James Hussar, professor of Spanish and Portuguese, compares one of Carlos Fuentes’ works to Citizen Kane at the event.

gration … really validated me and made me feel understood, since for several years, I lived illegally in this wonderful country,” she said.

Vargas admires Fuentes’ objectivity and audacity to overtly say what he had to say.

Martha Nascimiento, who also organized the event, was re-introduced to the work of Fuentes when she began her Master’s program at Cal State Fullerton.

Her favorite piece of Fuentes’ is “AURA” because of the themes throughout the novel: life and death, chance encounters and sensuality.

“In the development of the story, a series of events can be unclear, confusing as if they were dreamed or imagined. Everything is in a mysterious bubble,” she said of the novel.

She said she likes the obvious sincerity of his point of view on the themes he grapples with: identity and the history and social issues of Mexico.

Nascimiento said she appreciates Fuentes’ dedication and passion to portray Mexicans as individuals and as members of society in need of recognition as “gente pensantes,” thinking people.

Ko Cruz dressed up as Merida wearing a fiery red wig, long gown and even carried around a faux bow and arrow.

She said in past events she dressed up as Pepe from The Artist and the black swan.

Autumn Foster, 8, won the “best dressed” competition after surviving one elimination round.

“At first I was kind of scared and I was shaking, but then at the last one I was pretty confident and I could tell that I was probably going to win,” Autumn said.

Autumn won two movie passes to the UltraLuxe theater and said she plans on seeing Despicable Me 2 when it comes out.

The Screen Shot Social, a photo kiosk that automatically uploads pictures to social media sites, was new to the event this year and offered various props such as boas, blow-up air guitars and large sunglasses, for guests to take pictures with.

“We captured 9,000 impressions, that means 9,000 people that didn’t even attend the event, actually were able to see the fun the people were having this evening,” said Jill Mejia, the owner of Screen Shot Social.

Michael Karg, director of development for the College of Communications, said 250 people attended the event.

The attendees just about filled the largest theater available in the cinemas.

Karg said the vice president of UltraStar Cinemas, the movie chain that owns UltraLuxe Cinemas, came to him with the idea for the fundraiser.

“UltraStar Cinemas do these events at various theaters across California and Arizona, and came

to us with the idea. We make it our own, every one is kind of unique, depending on what they do with it. (It’s) a way of how they help to serve the community through this fundraiser,” said Karg.

Upon leaving the awards viewing show, guests were given “swag bags” filled with products and coupons from local venues in the GardenWalk.

“I love film, I love the Academy Awards, I love the whole magic of it all. It was really fun to get to take part in a pseudo-Academy Awards.”

GELINA VECCHIARELLI Radio-TV-Film major “I love film, I love the Academy Awards, I love the whole magic of it all. It was really fun to get to take part in a pseudo-Academy Awards setting,” said Gelina Vecchiarelli, 19, a radio-TV-film major.

For those that missed the fundraiser, O’Neill will host a giveback shopping event Friday through Sunday, in which 20 percent of the proceeds from CSUF event sales (with flier or mention of event) will go to support student scholarships in the College of Communications.

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Gluten-free: a new trend Local food establishments are aware of the dietary needs of their customers KRISTEN CERVANTES Daily Titan

Weight loss, aching joints, exhaustion and headaches are just a few symptoms that could indicate that a person is sensitive to gluten products.

According to GlutenFreeNetwork. com, gluten allergies can take several years to detect because of how broad the symptoms are.

Gluten-free awareness and products are on the rise due to the growing amount of gluten-intolerant people.

Food establishments are becoming more accommodating to the requests of gluten allergy sufferers. A variety of restaurants and grocery stores located in Fullerton offer gluten-free items.

Pieology, a well-known pizza eatery near campus, offers its customers the option to have a gluten-free pizza crust. The idea to provide a gluten-free crust came from customers requesting the product.

“I think more and more people are more aware of what is upsetting to their system,” said Colleen Yost, director of training operations for Pieology. “People are really taking care of what they eat.”

The special crust costs a dollar more, but for some customers, it’s worth it. “It’s a nice thing to offer because a lot of people are dealing with that (gluten allergy),” Yost said.

Pieology creates the unique dough in a gluten-free bakery in order to keep it from being mixed with gluten ingredients. The pizzeria also offers to change gloves before preparing the pizza to prevent contamination.

Many customers prefer the glutenfree crust over the regular crust, even if it’s not necessary to their diet. “People who don’t have allergies, they still like the taste of it. A lot of people are like, ‘Wow, that’s great,’” Yost said.

Yost understands the importance of Pieology offering gluten-free products in order to satisfy its customers.

“These days, if you’re a pizzeria and you don’t carry gluten-free crust, you’re not going to last,” Yost said.

Another local restaurant that offers gluten-free products is Green Bliss. The cafe’s creations come from local vendors and includes a variety of gluten-free food, including scones, muffins and brownies. Their gluten-free cupcakes are a big hit with customers.

Amber St. Peter, the culinary director for Green Bliss, notices that a lot of Cal State Fullerton students who frequent the cafe request gluten-free items.

“The awareness of being glutenfree and being gluten intolerant and what it means exactly seems to be a growing trend, definitely with the younger community,” St. Peter said.

“So the more college people we get, the more we actually see the glutenfree thing come into play.”

St. Peter believes the gluten-free movement will continue to grow. “If you’re gluten intolerant, it’s not the end of the world,” St. Peter said.

St. Peter’s site, FettleVegan.com, offers gluten-free recipes and places to eat.

“You don’t carry gluten-free crust, you’re not going to last.”

COLLEEN YOST Pieology People with a strong intolerance to gluten products are typically diagnosed with celiac disease. Celiac disease and gluten allergies have similar symptoms, but it’s important for those people diagnosed with celiac disease to stay away from any food that may have even the smallest trace of gluten-containing grains.

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A worker accomidates to gluten sensitive clients at Pieology in Fullerton.

Gluten-free options have increased in restaurants coinciding with growing need.

A solution for people with celiac disease is to be on a gluten-free diet.

Gluten-free dieters avoid foods containing barley, rye, triticale and wheat.

According to Celiac.com, celiac disease affects at least one in 133 people.

A few of those people are celebrities, such as television host Elisabeth Hasselbeck and actress Emmy Rossum.

These women have brought awareness to celiac disease by openly discussing how they have dealt with the illness.

Not only is gluten-free awareness on the rise because of celebrities and restaurants; physicians and professors are performing gluten-free diet studies.

HyeKyeung Seung, Ph.D, a CSUF communications disorders professor, was a part of a study that investigated if a gluten-free, casein-free diet had an affect on children with autism.

A casein-free diet is very similar to a gluten-free diet because it eliminates foods with gluten proteins.

The clinical trial found that there is no existing evidence that shows a difference in verbal and nonverbal communication between a regular, gluten and casein-free diet. However, this study raises the question if people, especially children, should be on a gluten-free diet—even if it’s not necessary.

Seung thinks children, particu-

larly with autism or any other social disorder, should only be on a glutenfree diet if it is needed.

“It (a gluten-free, casein-free diet) puts such a strain on a family’s social life. It really limits their [dining] out. Also, it limits many children who already have social problems,” Seung said. “Unless there’s a concerning symptom that I should stay away from gluten or casein, I would not implement it.”

A gluten-free diet may not be best for everyone, especially people that don’t have a gluten allergy or celiac disease. According to MayoClinic.com, a gluten-free diet can cause low levels of specific vitamins and nutrients.

It’s important for anyone suffering from a gluten allergy to be examined by a doctor as soon as possible.

If left undetected, gluten allergies and celiac disease can lead to damage of the small intestine and abdominal pain, according to MayoClinic.com.

Gluten-free products are becoming more accessible because food establishments and grocery stores are listening to their customers’ needs. Over time, gluten sufferers may know more information about their allergies and have more food options to enjoy.

A balanced diet, regular exercise and a body full of endorphins were each part of a lifestyle I had become accustomed to, but one bad year changed everything.

Stress of school and work built up, and then heartbreak set in. My personal relationships dangled by a string, and a long-term relationship with someone who had become my best friend ended. School, work and going out consumed my time. Instantaneously, I lost interest in my fitness routine. No more long hikes, workout sessions or runs. It seemed like my world was crashing down around me.

I hated everything—the number on the scale, the fact that my clothes didn’t fit anymore—but more than anything, I hated how I felt. I was constantly irritable. Regardless of how much sleep I had the night before, I felt tired and depressed everyday.

I had adopted a “who cares” attitude, and before I knew it, I barely recognized the person staring back at me in the mirror. I thought things needed to change.

That change starts now.

Popping pills and yo-yo dieting isn’t something I’ve ever been interested in. I want to do this the healthy way, but where to begin? I started reading up on meal plans and exercise regimes trying to find the right one for me. I discovered the Dash Diet.

Browsing Barnes & Noble, I found a book by Marla Heller, MS, RD, The Dash Diet Weight Loss Solution. Anxious to begin my journey, I bought it and dove right in.

Counting calories isn’t a part of this plan. This is a lifestyle change, not a diet. It’s just the thing I need to get me where I want to be. The Dash Diet is best known to lower blood pressure, but what caught my attention was the way in which the diet relied mostly on vegetables and incorporated lean protein. Prom-

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ises of staying full, craving less junk food and feelings cleaner and lighter jumped from the pages. This is exactly what I want. This plan consists of three meals with snacks in between. The guidelines are simple, stick with the plan, don’t skip any meals or snacks and drink plenty of water. According to Heller, this plan prevents blood sugar from plummeting, improves metabolism, lowers body fat, enhances strength and cardio fitness and improves health.

Meals and snacks consist of a multitude of bright fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy, lean proteins and whole grains. With a vast variety of menu options, I don’t forecast a boring meal in my future.

The diet will start out with a two week restart, promising to boost weight loss. No fruit, no bread and no sugar for the first week. It won’t end with just changing my diet. To make this happen, to reach my goal, I need to be active. For the first two weeks, in accordance with Heller’s advice, I will be incorporating no more than thirty minutes of light to moderate exercise.

This journey isn’t going to be easy, but this is something I need to do for myself. Breaking down the bad habits and rebuilding a healthier lifestyle will finally make my goals possible.

I invite you to join me as I document my journey towards a healthier lifestyle in this column.

Let’s do this.

From 20 minutes to 20 miles

After finishing my run yesterday, I realized that I had forgotten just how far 15 miles really is.

In high school, I would run this distance in the middle weeks of our cross cou ntry training cycle.

For the marathon cycle, this is only the beginning.

In two weeks, I’ll have to put in 20 miles. I’m used to running around 10 to 12 miles, but 20 … that will be the farthest that I have ever run. According to my training schedule, I will have to run this distance three times before I finally make it to the starting corrals in May. These distances cannot be run on a whim. In order to be successful in any athletic endeavor, a progressive training schedule has to be formulated and completed. For basketball and baseball players, these take form during pre-season conditioning and in-season maintenance workouts that are supplemental to practice.

For distance runners, conditioning is everything. And its this conditioning that many have grown to hate.

But the truth is, whether you are running 15 miles or a 5K, it’s easy. Like anything else in life, you just have to start. However, before taking to the road and trails, it’s important to set clear, attainable goals and develop a plan to reach those goals.

Now hold up! If you have not started an exercise regimen before or have not been running in many years, its highly recommended that you get a physical, consult your physician and get fitted for a new pair of running shoes (DO NOT use that old, smelly pair from high school P.E.!). While running is an excellent cardiovascular exercise, it can be very taxing on joints and bones.

When starting, make sure that you ease into a running regimen.

Your training schedule should be

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able to challenge you, but not dangerously.

In my case, I am using a training schedule developed by Hal Higdon, a long-time contributor to Runner’s World magazine and training consultant for the Chicago Marathon and Chicago Area Runners Association. It is titled “Intermediate 2,” and this schedule balances medium weekly mileage (maxing out at around 50 miles per week) and some scheduled rest days.

I chose this training schedule due to my experience running this weekly mileage in high school.

When I am not in a training cycle, I generally run around 30 miles a week. When I push above 40, I start to experience knee problems and on one occasion, a stress fracture. 50 miles a week is a lot for me, but the cross-training and rest days allow my body to recuperate.

Before starting my training, I set clear goals. First and foremost, I plan to complete the OC Marathon. This being my first race longer than a 5K, I will be well out of my comfort zone.

While I’m shooting for a target pace of 7 minutes and 30 seconds per mile, I won’t worry too much about running a specific time come race day. My second goal is to avoid injury. I plan to reach this goal through daily stretching, core strength development, replacing shoes when needed and using rest days in order to avoid overtraining. Finally, I plan to eat a balanced diet that relies heavily on lean meats, fresh fruits and vegetables.

For the starting runner, my

goals would probably be unattainable. Not only would going from the couch to 50 miles a week be incredibly difficult, it would be dangerous and would probably result in injury. Aside from the safety issues, it would be frustrating to embark on this goal from the get go. Even if you were able to avoid injury, the runs would be more like death marches than enjoyable exercise.

Contrary to popular belief, running should be relaxing and, yes I’m going to say it, fun. It should be a way to enjoy the outdoors, get some fresh air and clear your mind—not an ordeal to be suffered through (although I’m not sure if a 20-mile run will ever be relaxing by mile 18).

When beginning runners ask me how they can get started, I usually tell them to go walk/jog for 20 minutes, three to four times a week. On a walk/jog you can run when you feel up to it and walk while catching your breath. After a couple weeks, you will be able to run for the full 20 minutes without stopping. From this point, you can begin going longer distances and adopting a training schedule that calls for higher mileage.

This early training is sort of like building the base of a pyramid. Before developing speed and endurance, you need to build the foundation of general fitness. As your body becomes accustomed to running, you’ll be surprised how quickly you progress.

While I am by no means an expert, tweet your running questions to @MannWith2Ns. Happy running!