March 8, 2010
Vol. 87 Issue 16
Titans lose first-round bye in Big West Tournament SPORTS, Page 6
Supreme Court should not mandate that religous clubs receive public funds
MONDAY
OPINION, Page 4
Conference discussed global violence against women CAMPUS LIFE, Page3
KIDS THESE DAYS: Ubiquitous reality TV epitomizes evil OPINION, Page 4
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
State schools see unrest
Gordon given high honor By Juanita Vasquez
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
photo By christa connelly/Daily Titan Photo Editor Protester Chirag Bhakta tries to convince sitting students to take action and join the protesters as they looped around campus and before the rally ended in front of the Humanities building.
Fullerton continues LA overrun with fight for education ardent protesters cars went by and honked to show their support. Daily Titan Staff Writer Academic Professionals of Calinews@dailytitan.com fornia (APC) and Cal State University Employee Union (CSEU) had March 4 was called a Day of Ac- tables set up with petitions for stution – a day when students across the dents to sign. country spoke up and fought back “We’re here to support educaagainst the dwintion and let the dling state of pubgovernor know lic education. that people feel Cal State Fullerstrongly about edton students were Experience the CSUF ‘Day of ucation,” said Jacarmed with signs Action’ protests at queline Otis, presreading, “My eduident of CSEU. cation is not soAs the students cially irrelevant,” marched back to “Stop the Reed, campus and made we need to suctheir way into ceed” and “We are the TSU, they atnot a big-box cortempted to not poration,” as they interrupt those gathered outside who were studythe Humanities ing in the alumni building before lounge. noon to set up for The protestThursday’s protest ers made their concerning the way to Humanilack of funding for ties and started higher education. an open space for At noon, the 10 minutes where protesters made students and facdailytitan.com/ their way around ulty expressed the quad chantcsufdayofaction their thoughts ing, “You say cut and opinions on back, we say fight the budget cuts. A mass of students back!” gathered around to watch. As the students marched down the Eddie Sanchez, a 19-year-old poTitan Walk and around campus, the litical science major, participated in crowd grew larger. the protests to speak out for other Protesters encouraged students to majors and to send a message to Sacstand up for their rights and join in ramento. as they made their way to the front of “I saw what the Daily Titan said Langsdorf Hall. about the school cutting the arts “This is not a parade, this is and philosophy (classes) because not a spectacle. Come join us,” a they didn’t contribute to the econprotestor yelled. omy and you know, that’s wrong,” Once there, the protesters lined Sanchez said. up on the sidewalk and chanted “stuSee MARCH 4, Page 3 dents united will not be divided” as By Allie Mosier
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photo By christine amarantus /Daily Titan Staff Writer Protesters get ready to march at Hill Street and 5th Street in downtown Los Angeles. Their half-mile trek ended at Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s office at 300 Spring Street.
By Christine Amarantus
Daily Titan Editor at Large news@dailytitan.com
“No cuts! No fees! Education should be free!” Hundreds chant as other protesters’ cries of “Save our schools!” and “¡Obama, escucha! ¡Estamos en la lucha! (Obama, listen! We are in the fight!)” blend into the overall demand for political action, favoring education. Megaphones and cardboard signs conquered the day as the scent of burning sage wafted through the air and thousands hit the streets of downtown Los Angeles, uniting against the increasing tuition and budget cuts to public education, as part of the statewide “Day of Action” on March 4. “We are out here with thousands and thousands of our closest friends ... to rally for public education,” said Cal State Fullerton political science professor Dr. Shelly Arsneault. “We’re going to march to the
governor’s office ... and we are going to let it be known that we are tired of budget cuts and we want education to be made a priority.” Arsneault and a busload filled to capacity with CSUF students and faculty members came to LA to join the march from Pershing Square to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s office on Spring Street. “We have an economy in the toilet,” Arsneault continued. “We need to improve the economy, and you can’t do that with an uneducated work force.” See DAY OF ACTION, Page 2
President Milton A. Gordon was presented with an award from the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) March 4-5 for his contributions to education. Gordon received the association’s Alfredo G. de los Santos Jr. Distinguished Leadership in Higher Education Award. This honor, considered the highest that AAHHE has to offer, is given to an outstanding administrator in the field of higher education. “Alfredo and I have both worked tirelessly over our careers to increase collegegoing rates and graduations for students of diversity,” Gordon said. “It was really an honor for me to be receiving this award.” The award was presented during AAHHE’s fifth annual national conference at the Costa Mesa Hilton Hotel. “I’m deeply honored PRESIDENT about the award, and if I’m MILTON A. GORDON as successful in my career as he has been, I would think that would go a long way,” said Gordon, referring to de los Santos Jr. Silas H. Abrego, associate vice president for Student Affairs, is a past recipient of Alfredo G. de los Santos Jr. Distinguished Leadership in Higher Education Award. “He represents a leader that has made tremendous sacrifices to make sure that all low income first generation college students have every opportunity to pursue their educational goals,” Abrego of de los Santos Jr. said. Abrego described de los Santos Jr. as “bigtime leader.” He said to receive an award in his name was a big honor. “Dr. Gordon represents all the attributes that de los Santos has,” Abrego said. “He also demostrates his passion and commitment to keeping the higher education door open for students, especially low income students.” Based on data collected from the U.S. Department of Education, Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education ranks Cal State Fullerton sixth in a list of the top 100 colleges in the nation awarding bachelor’s degrees to Hispanics in 2008. Gordon says he has had success in getting students of color to go to college and in helping them graduate. Presently, Hispanics make up 28 percent of CSUF’s total student body of more than 36,000. “We really work to make sure the campus feels at home to all students, not any particular student,” Gordon said of the work of the CSUF administration. Gordon has been a member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities governing board for over eight years. He says HACU is “the organization that has done so much for Hispanic students.” Anna Diaz Villela, 22, attended last year’s annual conference. Diaz Villela summed up the conference as an event to help students build u their confidence for the professional world. “If you look at our own campus, if we go back to when Dr. Gordon came to this university, there wasn’t that much diversity,” Abrego said. “The university has really evolved from the time that Dr. Gordon came for the good.”
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IN OTHER NEWS
INTERNATIONAL Iraqis vote amid explosions
BAGHDAD – Throughout Iraq, fear gave way to defiance Sunday as voters, even in the most volatile areas, cast ballots in landmark parliamentary elections that militants tried their best to disrupt with dozens of explosions that shook Baghdad even before the polls opened. By the end of the day, at least 38 people were dead and more than 80 were wounded throughout the country, Iraqi authorities said, including 25 casualties in a Baghdad apartment building that collapsed on sleeping families in an early-morning blast. The despair at the scenes of violence stood in stark contrast to triumphant moments that unfolded elsewhere as Iraqis dipped their fingers in purple ink and cast ballots in elections that were billed as the first organized and secured by Iraqis since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003.
NATIONAL
ABC ends blackout in time for Oscars
MELVILLE, N.Y. – In a surprise, Cablevision subscribers on Long Island, N.Y., saw WABC/7 return to their screens shortly after the start of the Oscars telecast Sunday. “We’ve made significant progress, and have reached an agreement in principle that recognizes the fair value of ABC7, with deal points that we expect to finalize with Cablevision,” according to Rebecca Campbell, president of WABC. “Given this movement, we’re pleased to announce that ABC7 will return to Cablevision households while we work to complete our negotiations.” Earlier negotiations between Cablevision and Disney failed to resolve the dispute in time for Sunday night’s start to the Oscars’ telecast, leaving millions of viewers scrambling for alternatives.
STATE
UC Davis police investigate vadalism as hate crimes
DAVIS – University of California, Davis, officials say two recent cases of vandalism on campus are being investigated as hate crimes. A swastika, carved into a Jewish student’s door in the Tercero residence hall, was discovered Feb. 19, said Lt. Matt Carmichael of the UC Davis Police Department. “It came as a total shock to the student,” he said. “She felt they all got along pretty well (in the dormitory).” Carmichael said the department also is investigating as a hate crime a vandalism incident discovered about 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20. Graffiti was found on a campus building that houses the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center. The graffiti, he said, was clearly intended to be offensive to those the center serves. In a letter sent Friday, Feb. 19 to campus faculty and staff, UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi cited the swastika incident as one of a series of acts that have occurred in recent weeks on UC campuses.
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Lantern festival lights up Los Angeles By alison munson
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Braving a drizzly Saturday afternoon, the annual Chinese lantern festival appeared for the ninth time at the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument north of downtown Los Angeles. “I think it’s beneficial overall for all the different cultures that come from different parts of the world to LA,” said Al Soo-Hoo, president of the board of directors for the Friends of the Chinese American Museum, an organization that in part helps support the museum and its events. “It helps ... toward appreciation of the diversity that the greater Los Angeles has and really all of Southern California.” The festival, which ended the 15day celebration of the Chinese New Year and welcomed in the Year of the Tiger, was free of charge and not only presented a cultural tradition, but also a response to widespread budget cuts that have been affecting the arts and cultural education programs in schools across the state. “For me you don’t really get to see these things,” Chantel Lee said, reigning Miss Friendship of the Miss Los Angeles Chinatown pageant and communications major at Cal Poly Pamona. “The festival highlights Chinese traditions and brings people to the museum and Chinese culture.” Hands on activities were available for free to the festival attendees and included tiger puppet making, Chinese calligraphy, face painting and
lantern making. people to see the historical aspect of An exhibition of the traditional Chinatown.” Chinese New Year dinner table was Though a few of the on-stage available for viewing as well as live performances were canceled due to entertainment. Staccato Chinese weather conditions, the festival had music acplenty to compaoffer. Ben i e d sides the stunning coloracrobatic ful red performances and gold and tricks lanterns of skill that that were showed off strung individual across the feats of hazy gray balance sky, the and aim. festival One acf e a t u re d robat ent h r e e tertained Chinese the ethniauthors cally and who were age diverse present crowd with for book a balancsigning. ing act on Chila unicycle dren’s while tossliterature ing dinnerauthors, ware into a Oliver bowl on C h i n , his head “Year of with his the Tifoot. ger,” and “There’s Paula Yoo, a lot of photo By ALISON MUNSON/Daily Titan Staff Writer “ S h i n eating and An acrobat balances on a plank of wood on top of a pipe. ing Star” happidisplayed ness,” said Jani Wang, reigning Miss their works and participated in LA Chinatown and business and ac- conversations within the Chinese counting major at the UCLA. American Museum located next to “We’re here supporting the Chi- the lantern festival. nese American Museum and getting Bonnie Tsui, former “New York
Times” correspondent was also scheduled to be present with her works including “American Chinatown: A People’s History of Five Neighborhoods”. Set up alongside the Olvera Street Mexican marketplace, the lantern festival fit right in next to the luchador masks, leatherwork bags, and hand woven ponchos. Both the marketplace and the festival promote cultural communication, said Soo-Hoo. “It’s educational from the aspect of learning about others so that it helps toward understanding,” SooHoo said. “Having the knowledge helps with relationships.” To Soo-Hoo, the festival acts as a type of farewell ceremony that marks the end of the celebration and the time to go back to work after a long New Years vacation. “In China, when it’s time for New Years, the factories close down and everybody returns to their homes for a family celebration,” he explained. “When it was over, they all have to go back to the city, back to work. It’s like the Sunday after Thanksgiving.” For the Chinese American Museum, the lantern festival is a way to expand the minds of students who aren’t able to receive the cultural education that they need. “As schools face deeper budget cuts … and as personal incomes and savings continue to dry up, families are now seeking other ways of supplementing their children’s education, at an affordable price,” Pauline Wong said, Chinese American Museum’s executive director.
day of action: Students speak out From Page 1
CSUF sociology major Adelyna Miranda commented on her reasons for joining the protest. “We want better education ... we’re paying way more and we’re getting less ... and they kept raising our tuition,” she said. “They’re cutting back hours. They’re cutting back teachers ... When we graduate it’s going to be really hard for us to find a job. It’s affecting us. It’s going to affect the future.” Miranda further commented on the students who barricaded themselves into the Humanities building March 3. “They had their heart in the right place,” she said. “They’re fighting for a cause, the same reason we’re here today.” Radio-TV-film major Elizabeth Martinez said the budget cuts have really hit home. “It’s more expensive for me to go to school, and it’s just kind of
hard to pay for school now,” she said. “Sometimes I feel like I’m not going to be able to finish.” “I just feel like we have to do something about it, and this is the way to do it,” Martinez said. The half-mile march to the governor’s office forced the closures of Hill, 4th and Spring streets. Upon reaching the Ronald Reagan State Building, protest organizers ended the scheduled protest with a poetry slam and statements from local teachers. Students and employees from Cal State Los Angeles, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal Poly Pomona and LA City College had joined in the protest. Sal Castro, an education activist who inspired the massive 1968 East LA walkouts, attended the rally. Castro, who is now the director of LA Unified School District’s Chicano Youth Leadership Conferences Inc., said the protest was “beautiful” and would have been more effective in Sacramento.
“What has to happen now is we have to start organizing to repeal Prop 13,” he said. “We have to also repeal the Bush tax cuts, because there’s a complete imbalance in the economy. The poor and middle class are getting poorer and the very few rich are getting richer.” California Proposition 13 was an amendment placed on the state’s constitution in 1978, which capped property tax in California. With many owners paying much lower rates than what their property is worth activists, like Castro, argue that this cuts down on money going toward education. “Indeed, Proposition 13 marked a dramatic turning point in funding for K–12 public education in California,” reported Jennifer Sloan McCombs and Stephen J. Carroll for the Rand Corporation. “Revenues and expenditures per pupil had grown fairly rapidly both in California and nationwide until the early 1980s. But California fell well
behind the nation by the late 1980s.” Prop 13, Castro said, was a “culprit” behind such action as the student occupation of CSUF’s Humanities building. “This is reminiscent of what happened during the Vietnam War,” Castro said. “I understand the frustration of the students, but ... I wish the protest had been in Sacramento two years ago.” Protests surged across all institutions, hundreds rallied at CSUF, University of California Irvine and University of California Riverside. At UCR hundreds walked across campus and took to the streets. In the San Fernando Valley, five Cal State Northridge students were arrested with associate professor of sociology and American Indian studies Karren Baird-Olson, 73, suffering a broken arm during a protest at Reseda Boulevard and Prairie Street, the Daily Sundial reported.
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Plight of women discussed By Ashley Luu
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
SRC hosts girls rock climbing By Stephanie Gomez For The Daily Titan news@dailytitan.com
On the night of March 4 from 6-9 p.m. the Student Recreation Center hosted “Girls Night Out on the Rock,” an event geared towards women who were interested in giving rock climbing a try. All skill levels were welcomed at the free event with only one rule, no boys allowed. Alain Bourgault, the rock wall executive coordinator, organized “Girls Night Out on the Rock.” His hope was to have the women get a taste of climbing and come back for more. He really wanted females to give it a shot. “I want to get the people who say someday, someday. This might be the night,” Bourgault said. For anyone hesitant, Bourgault assured that the equipment used is the best of the best, saying it can handle 5,000 pounds or about the weight of a car. Trying to create a female-friendly environment where women feel
free to test out the ropes was one of Bourgault's goals. “Tonight is for females by themselves, no guys,” Bourgault said. Bourgault said he sympathizes that women don’t always feel as comfortable around guys while working out. This meant even turning away some hopeful male climbers. Bourgault had to break the news that this was ladies night to a few men who had come for a workout. John Drake, 22, kinesiology major, came to the SRC hoping to get in a workout. He was disappointed and not interested in any other forms of exercise. “I have done all that before, I came here to climb,” Drake said. Drake, a frequent climber, prefers using the rock wall to the other gym equipment. “As I understand there’s a males night so I can’t really complain,” Drake said about being turned away. While no exclusive male night is on the calendar the SRC is having another rock wall event in early April.
“Fools Night Out on the Rock” is coming up April 8 and has an April Fools theme. It’s a night geared towards rookie climbers of any gender who wish to explore the rock wall. The rock wall is always free for members and guests to use. The only requirement is for the participant to know how to use all the safety equipment. With classes offered at the SRC, Bourgault said they are more than happy to teach anyone to climb. Escee Lopez, 27, anthropology major, gave rock climbing a try two days before the event and got addicted. Lopez was back testing on safety to receive her green band, which allows her to become a climbing partner. “This rock is a lot of fun, it looks intimidating but it’s easier than you think. If you say you can do it you can!” Lopez said. After her testing and the achievement of her green band, Lopez hit the rock for some of her own fun.
March 4: Campus rises up From Page 1
His message to Sacramento is think before they spend. “Think about spending money on our education before you spend money on a new logo,” Sanchez said. “I think there are more important things than attracting people here like keeping them here and making sure they graduate on time.” Faculty also joined in and expressed their sentiments. Steve Jobbitt, professor of modern European history, said it was encouraging to see so many students. “(Students) deserve an education and we deserve the opportunity to teach,” Jobbitt said. Jennifer Yee, professor of AsianAmerican studies, said the protest was good to raise awareness about how the social contract in California is being comprised and its direct relation to what’s happening in the economy. “Hopefully it (the protest) raises awareness about why it’s shrinking in the first place,” Yee said. Around 1:00 p.m., the group of protestors had decreased but were still going strong. As the protesters marched throughout campus, drummers joined in and played their drums to the beat of the students’ chants. The protesters stopped in front of the Education building and expressed how the cuts were affecting them. Jason Sibucao, 21, Asian-American studies major, expressed that whenever funding is decreased, smaller departments are targeted and are the first to go. Sibucao was referring to the recent decision of the possible discontinuance of cer-
photo By Christa connelly/Daily Titan Photo Editor Assistant professor of history Steve Jobbitt encourages students outside the Humanities building to take action during the March 4 protest on campus.
tain humanities programs. “We fought for these classes in the past and it’s sad to see them crumble,” Sibucao said. Eloisa Amador, 20, accounting and Chicano(a) studies major said she’s always wanted to participate in past protest but couldn’t because of class. When a fire alarm in Humanities was set off she got the opportunity to join in. “If we don’t speak up the cost of tuition is going to keep increasing,” Amador said. “We have to let everyone know that we do care.” As the protest came to an end around 2:00 p.m., and the protesters gathered around to reflect on their accomplishment of making
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their voices be heard and encouraged one another to stay involved. “By being here you put a face to the student body and showed administration that we’re passionate about education,” said a protester.
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Photo By Stephanie Gomez/For Daily Titan Samantha Hatfield, 20, business major, takes her first climb on the rock wall that is located in the Student Recreation Center.
The 11th Annual Women’s Center Conference hosted a series of global perspectives on violence against women at the Titan Student Union Saturday, March 6. Attendees were able to choose from a variety of seminars that included presentations on the trafficking of women and girls, women’s perspectives of violence in Africa, violence against women in oppressive states and empowering lower caste girls in Nepal. Katharine Daniels Kurz, creator of Photo By Ashley luu/Daily Titan Staff Writer The Women’s International Perspective Inc. (WIP), an Internet news service, Professor of counseling, Jeffrey Kottler, discusses why high mortality rates occur in Nepal. was the keynote speaker and discussed why women should be empowered as seling, and Heather Guay, director of ner, touched their patients inapprovolunteers for Empower Nepali Girls, priately and did not inform them architects of peace. “As our world appears to be unrav- aspire to build the next generation of about anything. Nepali women warned, “Don’t eling, women and children continue female professionals in Nepal. ever go back to that place. They will “Girls are not valued because of culto suffer the highest price and pay the greatest consequences as a majority are ture, economics and religion,” Guay humiliate you. It’s shameful. You’ll be treated like an animal. It’s better victims of violence and poverty,” Kurz said. Based on Kottler’s PowerPoint pre- to die,” Kottler said. said. Girls between ages 8 to 10 are Contributing to WIP were 150 sentation, Nepal is one of the bottom women from 35 different countries. 10 nations in the world where 90 per- kidnapped, stolen, purchased or The site’s stories are based on their cent of the population has no access taken to brothels. Between ages 12 own experiences, from journalists to healthcare, and Human Immuno- to 14, some will be infected with d e f i c i e n c y Acquired Immune Deficiency Synconnecting with Virus (HIV), drome (AIDS) and will be unable to people to experts malnutrition treat it, Kottler said. who hold key in“If you can provide them (girls) and materformation for a with a future and hope, and convince nal mortality successful future, are the lead- their family members that they’re a Kurz said. ing causes of resource and can make a difference, “I can see the then that is the single best intervendeath. clarity in their tion to prevent this,” Kottler added. One of (female authors’) Cindy Alvarez, a human services – Katharine Daniels Kurz, K o t t l e r ’ s eyes. A future for major, said that she decided to volteam memall women and Creator of The Women’s bers, Kiran unteer to gain insight and awareness children to lead International Perspective Inc. Regmi, who about women’s international issues. healthy, produc“People get to learn information is an obstetive lives,” Kurz trician and about what’s happening internationsaid. Kurz said that her vision for WIP gynecologist, interviewed Nepali ally because we’re always stuck in our is to change what we value as a society women to find out about the high bubble of California, and we don’t get to know what’s happening elseby getting men and women involved mortality rate. Women who went to the hospital where,” Alvarez said. and embracing the global movement. Kevin Cook, 25, suggested the She explained that one day, grave and for a complicated childbirth would utilization of Google to e-mail or rereturn to their villages and tell people severe issues of our time will be behind not to go because, “they put snakes search people or organizations to see us. “We will embrace women’s voices in your arms,” Kottler said in refer- how students can help. “Watching videos, hearing indiand perspectives as the world comes to ence to intravenous therapy (IV). vidual stories, draws you to a certain Kottler said that male doctors understand their value,” Kurz said. Jeffrey Kottler, professor of coun- knew nothing about bedside man- region,” Cook said.
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Kids These Days
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The first line of the First Amendment of the Constitution reads, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...” That line, from the U.S. government’s most important document, better than any other, argues against the Christian Legal Society’s (CLS) stance in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez (UC Hastings) a case the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on this term. The high court will decide if the University of California’s Hastings College of Law is legally permitted to deny official recognition, and therefore funding, to its chapter of the CLS based on the organization’s requirement that voting members and officers share the organization’s religious beliefs, which include “prohibition of sexual conduct between persons of the same sex.” The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed last year with the university’s argument that the CLS chapter should not be a recognized student organization because its requirements violate the UC’s mandate that all studentfee funded organizations not discriminate based on sexual orientation. In an eight-page letter sent to school officials in 2004, the CLS chapter argued that the refusal of funds is itself discrimination. One of the many court cases the letter cites is a 1995 Supreme Court ruling that denied the University of Virginia the ability to withhold funds from a religious student publication because the act is viewpoint discrimination (see Rosenberger v. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia). Just like the 1995 case, Christian Legal Society v. Martinez pits viewpoint discrimination against the establishment clause, that first line of the First Amendment. Whereas it’s true that the UC is discriminating against the CLS chapter because of the chapter’s viewpoints and despite the fact that viewpoint discrimination is generally illegal. The higher principle at stake, and the one that the
high court must uphold, is the separation of church and state, or the establishment clause, also known as the first line of the First Amendment. Christianity is already ingrained in American government from the Pledge of Allegiance’s “under God” to the California Constitution’s “grateful to Almighty God for our freedom.” Some even argue that the government’s involvement in the same-sex marriage debate is an indicator to the weakening of the separation doctrine. So in order to protect every other religion practiced on American soil and those who stand in violation of the Christian faith, the separation of church and state cannot be forgotten, bent or lessened to any further extent whatsoever. The separation doctrine is discrimination, yes, but discrimination is not inherently bad. It is, in fact, necessary to an effective government. The U.S. government does discriminate when it outlaws any act, choosing to restrict one group and not another. But that discrimination maintains order and equality. That discrimination often protects the minority from the majority, which is a founding purpose of government. So to deny public funds to a religious organization that openly admits to discriminating against those who disagree with their faith is not unconstitutional discrimination. It is a government exercising fair discrimination, it is government protecting individuals from oppression by religion; it is government protecting itself from being compromised by religion; it is government keeping from endorsing religion, it is the act of upholding a founding principle established by the first line of the First Amendment in the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights. That pilgrims came to America to escape a nonsecular government is among the first American history lessons taught to grade-schoolers. But if the U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of the Christian Legal Society, perhaps the justices in their age have forgotten the importance of that lesson.
CLS vs. Martinez
Issue: Whether a public university law school may deny school funding and other benefits to a religious student organization because the group requires its officers and voting members to agree with its core religious viewpoints.
Reality TV: Flavor of Hate by Danielle Flint
Daily Titan Copy Editor opinion@dailytitan.com
It’s a well-known law of the universe that most television is crap. Channels like TLC (once fondly referred to as “The Learning Channel”) now churn out drool-inducing fodder like “Toddlers and Tiaras” and formerly-interesting-turnedhorrible-mess-of-irrelevant-drama shows like “LA Ink” and “Cake Boss.” Even my favorite channel of all time, Discovery, has taken to airing laughable piles of garbage like “Ghost Lab.” The most heinous of all crimes against human intelligence on television – and if you will kindly notice, the same category that shelters the aforementioned programming – is loosely referred to as “the reality show.” Oh, reality shows, where do I begin? There is nothing that spills out of my glowing 1985 24-inch projection screen more hated than the reality show. It is truly the most mind-rotting and useless variety of programming available for mass consumption. I’m astounded by the number of teenagers and adults – you know who you are – who crowd around high-definition flat screens for hours, watching re-runs of “The Real World 213.” There is no better example of a complete lack of creativity in whatever hellish TV studio sits atop a secret volcano lair, laughing at the stupidity of the masses. “Master, what shall we film today?” asks a small deformed henchman, dragging his left foot behind him, one eye obscured by a patch with a skull on it. “Elementary, my good man,” booms a looming TV executive,
sweeping his floor-length black cape behind him. “I say we release another ‘Tool Academy: Big Brother Edition.’ ” Billowing laughter ensues. I thought the creativity ended with spin-offs of shows like “Happy Days” and “Baywatch,” but I had no idea. Take for example, “Real Chance of Love,” featuring two brothers looking to find their soul mates. That show was born of their appearance on “I Love New York,” featuring a temperamental diva looking to find her soul mate. That show was born of New York’s appearance on both “Flavor of Love,” “Flavor of Love 2” and “Flavor of Love: Charm
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Once you finally quit weeping for the fate of humanity, you might take a second and WATCH one of these cookie-cutter shows.
ered their affections for one another on the reality show that started this domino reaction from hell, “The Surreal Life.” Dear God, reality shows are the new Kevin Bacon. Once you finally quit weeping for the fate of humanity, you might take a second and WATCH one of these cookie-cutter shows, reminiscent of the novels produced by automated story-printing machines in George Orwell’s “1984” (silly Orwell, no one reads in the future), you might notice the surprising high quality of the acting and story-telling. Ha! Just kidding! My favorite example is “Next,” courtesy of the surprisingly music-absent channel, MTV. A shallow individual (male or female, gay or straight – MTV doesn’t discriminate in their production of reality vomit) leads a date, while four of five prospective partners wait in a bus for their turn. If one of the partners does something annoying, or if the dater doesn’t like their hair when they step off of the bus, they are “Next-ed.” Ah, it sounds just like the way I used to date – blind judgments cast down from atop my pedestal, as I hand out money that corresponds to how long my date lasted. If that awe-inducing story-arc hasn’t got you throwing money at MTV to invest, you haven’t seen the flawless “acting” that occurs in intervals during this “reality” show: Brittney shifts uncomfortably in the back of the bus, twirling her blonde hair extensions and smacking her Dubble Bubble. “I didn’t want to go on another date with Brad/Chad/Justin/ Jason anyway. He thinks he’s a hero … but he’s really … a zero.” He sure is, Brittney. He sure is.
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School.” “Flavor of Love” also inspired an equal mess of reality shows called “Rock of Love with Brett Michaels,” (even over-the-hill has-been rock stars need love) “Rock of Love 2,” “Rock of Love: Charm School,” “I Love Money” and a reunion episode for every series. “Flavor of Love” features washed-up drummer/rapper Flavor Flav looking to find his soul mate (have you noticed the pattern? Strange how these hosts STILL haven’t found love after hundreds of floozies). That show was born of “Strange Love,” a program that followed the romance between Flav and Brigitte Nielsen, who discov-
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Men’s basketball falls to No. 5 By simon liang
Daily Titan Sports Editor sports@dailytitan.com
The Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team was swept by UC Davis, 92-86 in overtime Saturday at Titan Gym, ending their hopes of obtaining a first-round bye in the Big West Tournament. On senior night, the Titans dropped their second straight Big West game – after losing to the University of the Pacific – and fell to the No. 5 seed after starting the week at No. 3. “I told our guys we have to do a way better job of getting our fire and passion back, we kind of look like a
tired basketball team right now,” Titan Head Coach Bob Burton said. Senior forward Gerard Anderson and sophomore guard Jacques Streeter led the Titans with 23 points. UC Davis senior forward Dominic Calegari was unstoppable inside and tied his career-high with 28 points. “Calegari destroyed us in the second half and that was the difference,” Burton said. “We left him for three’s when we weren’t supposed and he was such a load inside.” The Aggies set the tone early by contesting shots – the Titans started 3-of-17 from the field – and not letting CSUF get any easy rebounds on the offensive glass.
Redshirt sophomore forward Orane Chin drives to the basket against the Tigers’ pressure.
“We didn’t show a lot of fire at the beginning of the game and we got ourselves down like we’ve done throughout the year and constantly chasing,” Burton said. UC Davis sophomore guard Adam Malik made three shots from behind the arc to put UC Davis in control – with their largest lead of 13 with 4:03 left in the first half. Junior guard Devon Peltier gave the Titans some life with three consecutive free throws – after being fouled on a three-point attempt – and made two treys to spark a Titan run. However, UC Davis had other plans. The Aggies drove into the lane aggressively and matched every CSUF point. Streeter made a jump shot at the buzzer – CSUF made their last 4-of5 shots to end the first half – but the Titans were still down 38-28 at intermission. At the start of the second half, CSUF started with a 13-4 run to cut the Aggie lead to one, but Calegari responded with five straight points. As the teams traded baskets, the Titans got back into the game with key scores inside by Anderson. “He (Anderson) helped bring us back and defensively too,” Burton said. “The only time we stopped Calegari was when he (Anderson) was guarding him.” After Streeter’s pass inside to redshirt junior Jer’Vaughn Johnson for a layup, the Titans tied the game for the first time at 64-64. Peltier’s three-pointer brought CSUF back within one with less than two minutes to go. A big blow to the Titans’ hopes was when Anderson fouled out with 43 seconds left in the game. With 22 seconds left in the second half – the Titans were down by three – Peltier hoisted a trey that was off the mark but senior guard Aaron Thompson grabbed the rebound and dished it to Streeter. Streeter then knocked down a three-pointer with 9.6 seconds left and tied the game at 75-75.
“I knew that we needed a bucket to send it into overtime and I just came down, gave him a hesitation and pulled up,” Streeter said. “It happened to go in and I’m blessed that it went in.” Streeter made two free throws with 3:49 left in overtime to give the Titans their first lead of the game. In the extra period, Calegari hit another big shot to push the Aggies’ lead to 86-81. After a held ball going Davis’ way, the Titans did not allow the Aggies to inbound the ball on consecutive possessions, which burned two timeouts. However, Davis knocked down their free throws down the stretch to seal the victory. “Senior nights are always very difficult, I never liked them from the standpoint of winning,” Burton said. “I really liked them for the seniors but it just adds a whole different deal to the game.” Two nights earlier, the Titans were swept by the No. 2 seed Pacific Tigers, 70-64 at Titan Gym. “I thought our guys really played hard and competed but they (Pacific) just outplayed us, they deserved to win the game,” Burton said. CSUF battled on the interior but could never get anything easy. “Both teams were playing pretty good defense, but obviously they did better than we did,” Burton said. Pacific’s stifling defense gave CSUF headaches all game and their second half surge dug the Titans a hole they could not get out of. “We just let it get away from us,” Anderson said. It came down to concentration and execution on both ends of the floor, Anderson said. Anderson filled up the stat sheet with 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Johnson led the Titans with 18 points and eight rebounds. Pacific junior forward Sam Willard was a force inside with his fifth double-double of the season, with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
photos By mark samala/For the Daily Titan Senior forward Gerard Anderson tries to score over a Pacific defender at Titan Gym.
However, it was Pacific’s two reserves, junior forward Pat Eveland and freshman guard Allen Huddleston who combined for 28-of-32 bench points to catch the Titans off guard. After a 7-7 tie early in the game, CSUF held Pacific scoreless for over five minutes, but could only muster two field goals during that stretch. A 9-2 Titan run gave the Titans a 16-9 edge – their largest lead of the game – but the Tigers would climb back into the game. Willard’s three-point play cut into the Titan lead and CSUF went into intermission up 32-31. After two baskets by Pacific senior forward Joe Ford to start the second half, the Titans went on an 8-0 run.
“We didn’t get enough stops defensively,” Streeter said. “We went on a run, and we just got complacent with ourselves and then they went on a run.” Pacific took the lead back with 12:25 to go and continued to play swarming defense on the Titans. “We had a nice run and we got a lot of momentum, they took a timeout and all of a sudden we hit that wall and we couldn’t score,” Burton said. Capped by a 21-5 run, the Tigers wrapped up the game and the number two seed. CSUF will play in the first round March 10 at the Anaheim Convention Center against No. 8 Cal State Northridge at 6 p.m.
Softball winless in first homestand of year By james gobee
Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com
The Cal State Fullerton softball team opened up at home against the Stanford Cardinal in the 2010 DeMarini Invitational that ended in a 13-1 five-inning affair Friday, March 5, at Anderson Family Field. “It’s not really where you start the season but where you end,” said Titan junior center fielder Torrie Anderson. With a rough start, the Titans allowed two runs in the first inning. The Titan offense wasn’t much help. With two outs and runners on first and second, senior right fielder Kadie Baldwin popped one out to Cardinal sophomore center fielder Sarah Hassman made a diving catch that stifled the Titans from possibly loading the bases, but instead ended the first inning. Junior right-hander Ari Cervantes
and the Titans continued to struggle in the second inning with a throwing error by freshman shortstop Gabby Aragon which enabled junior designated hitter Jenna Becerra to score for the Cardinals. On the following play, with runners on first and second Cardinal freshman shortstop Jenna Rich blasted the ball just out of the reach of Anderson in center field for a three-run home run. In the bottom of the third inning with the score at 6-0, in favor of Stanford, Anderson slammed her teambest sixth home run of the season over the left field wall for CSUF. “I wasn’t trying to hit a home run,” Anderson said. “I just wanted to make a connection and hopefully have it drop in a hole.” In the fourth inning, things got more difficult for the Titans as Stanford added on to their lead when Rich homered for the second time. Stanford came out of the fourth inning with four hits in and four runs. Sophomore pitcher Krystal Heinle
came in to relieve Cervantes to try and help the Titans get back in game. Cervantes allowed nine earned runs in a little over three innings. “I just wanted to go in there and help my team out,” Heinle said. Heinle hit a batter and threw an illegal pitch at the beginning of her appearance in the pitcher’s circle. The fourth inning ended with a score of 10-1. The Titans were unable to respond to the Cardinal’s fourth inning onslaught. Heinle continued to struggle in the circle in the top of the fifth with wild and illegal pitches which allowed three more runs to score for the visiting Cardinals, because of a home run by left fielder Haber, a sacrifice fly by Burns and a run scoring wild pitch, the game would end in the bottom of the fifth inning 13-1. Junior pitcher Ashley Chinn earned the win for the Cardinals, only allowing Anderson’s one run and sophomore pinch hitter Morgan LeMond’s single throughout the entire game.
“I think we have to hit the ball,” said senior third baseman Sheila Holguin. “Obviously we are not hitting right now. (We) got to hit the ball and put pressure on the other team.” Chinn struck out five Titans in her three inning start. “Every game that we’ve lost is teaching us something,” Heinle said after the game. Titan Head Coach Michelle Gromacki is still looking for answers. “I just want to figure out who cares right now really,” Gromacki said. “I’m devastated and think some of our players are devastated and I think some are not and that’s our problem right now.” The Titans continued with a double-header on March 6 against University of Indiana (4-1) and University of Florida (12-0). The Titans took a lead in the bottom of the third against Indiana as junior pitcher Ari Cervantes hit her first home run of the season. Freshman first baseman Amanda Wagner drove in two runs with a sin-
photo By Camille tarazon/Daily Titan Staff Writer Junior center fielder Torrie Anderson trots home after her home run against Stanford.
gle to left field just out of the reach of freshman Ashley Carter. In the sixth inning, sophomore second baseman Samantha Berenter scored as freshman shortstop Breanna Saucedo singled out. Berenter’s two-out double drove home pinch-runner sophomore Heather Nelson in the seventh inning. It seems as if the Titans were looking for redemption in the wrong place against Florida.
Gators senior left fielder Francesca Enea hit two home runs against the Titans one of which was a grand slam in the third inning, the eighth of her career. The Gators scored nine runs in the first three innings against redshirt freshman pitcher Katey Laban. Their last game of the weekend against Oregon State was halted in the fourth inning at 4-2 due to weather conditions.