Daily Titan: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 by Daily Titan

April 21, 2010

Vol. 87 Issue 36

Anaheim Comic Con reunites cast Fans gather at the Anaheim Convention Center to celebrate new and old comic book legends and TV stars. DETOUR, Page3

WEDNESDAY

Baseball offense makes a splash on Pepperdine SPORTS, Page 6

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The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Fullerton city transportation plan unveiled

photo By Jacob Lopez/For the Daily Titan Community members look at maps of FTC Specific Plan sites. photo By Stephanie Gomez/For the Daily Titan The Anaheim Center for New Energy Technologies shows off its plug-in Prius during the Alternative Energy and Transportation Expo in the Quad before rain interrupted the event.

By jacob lopez

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The Fullerton Transportation Center Specific Plan was the focus of discussion on Monday night at Fullerton’s City Council meeting. The meeting was led by the Fullerton Redevelopment Agency in the Reinhardt Hall of the Fullerton Senior Multi-Service Center with about 30 people in attendance. The FTC Specific Plan will transform close to 39 acres of land around the Transportation Center into a “sustainable, compact, urban neighborhood within walking distance of the Fullerton Train Depot and downtown Fullerton,” according to the Fullerton Redevelopment Agency. The location of this redevelopment is in the heart of downtown Fullerton. Its bordering streets are Commonwealth Avenue to the north, Harbor Boulevard to the west, Lawrence Avenue to the east and Walnut and Truslow avenues to the south, said the FRA. According to the FTC Specific Plan, the majority of the property in the area will be redeveloped into mixeduse and multi-family land uses. A mixed-use structure is a building that houses retail shops combined with either residential or office space. All of the new structures developed in the FTC plan will be mixed-use structures. See FTC, Page 2

Productions accented by costumers

Earth Week gets green light Alternative Energy and Transportation Expo kicks of Earth Week on campus with a display of eco-friendly vehicles

By Stephanie raygoza and stephanie gomez For the Daily Titan

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Clean transportation vehicles were on display Tuesday in the Quad as part of the “Alternative Energy and Transportation Expo” in honor of Earth Week. Associated Students Inc. hosted the expo in conjunction with the Center for Sustainability in an effort to focus on alternative energy and future transportation. The expo served as one of the many university actions aimed at making the campus environment more sustainable. Various companies and clubs gathered to inform Cal State Fullerton students about green technology. Eco-friendly vehicles and trucks from Honda, Kenworth and Toyota were just a few of the ones displayed. The California Center for Sustainable Energy, an independent, non-profit organization, was on hand to present students with money-back incentives for choosing alternative energy vehicles. The 2010 Clean Vehicle Rebate Project provides

rebates to Californians who purchase or lease electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel cell vehicles. The rebate program may provide up to $5,000 per eligible vehicle along with federal tax credits from $2,500 to $7,500 depending on the size of the electric-drive vehicle’s battery. “The incentives can be quite substantial,” said Program Coordinator Drew Henley. “As a center, we provide education outreach and technical support for energy efficiency, renewable energy and transportation.” According to the CCSE, with cars and trucks being the main contributor of air pollution, electric and hybrid vehicles are paving the way for cleaner air and less dependency on foreign oil. The expo also provided a platform for other campus committees and organizations to demonstrate their commitment to the environment. Footprints Awareness Movement President Elizabeth Avila used the expo to show support and encourage students to become a part of the environmental awareness movement. Avila said the club, which was created last semester, is more community outreach based and a way of

letting students know that there are environmentally friendly clubs. “It’s presenting more awareness and noticing that little changes do make a difference,” Avila said. Also showcasing green technology at the expo was the Anaheim Center for New Energy Technologies. AC-NET had three energy efficient vehicles on display, the plug-in Prius, Honda CNG and T3motion, all of which are currently owned and in use by the city of Anaheim. Each vehicle features unique green technology to benefit the environment and reduce the import of oil. The T3motion, used for meter reading or other tight location jobs has zero gas emissions and the Anaheim Police Department has purchased two of the personal mobility devices. “We are here to promote the use of alternative fuels. There are a lot of forming links with public agencies like ours and we hope to bring in grad students and connect all three parts,” said Strategic Planning Services Manager of Anaheim Steven Chun. “Slow down in the parking structures, I almost got killed!” Chun said, when asked his advice for CSUF students trying to watch their carbon footprint.

Despite injuries, Titan goes distance By Melissa Hoon

Daily Titan Asst. Opinion Editor sports@dailytitan.com

photo By Maryanne Shults/For the Daily Titan Students use body forms instead of actors to construct garments.

By Anna Gleason

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For many, the thrill of the theater is seeing the actors interact with one another, reciting the lines they’ve taken so much time to learn. But for a select few, the thrill of the theater is knowing they helped to make the actors look the part. The Cal State Fullerton costume department is home to a select few students who help to give the productions performed on campus those essential final touches that bring the characters to life. Every semester, both graduate and undergraduate students in the program assemble between 50 and 60 garments for various productions including musicals, places and dance recitals. Many of the students in the program found their calling while in the acting program. See COSTUME DESIGN, Page 2

photo By Camille Tarazon/Daily Titan Photographer Senior distance runner Carolyn Ellis set a new school record in the 5K on April 16.

When senior distance runner Carolyn Ellis tried out for the Cal State Fullerton track team almost four years ago, she didn’t think she’d make the team. She was a good runner her freshman year in high school, but she got worse throughout high school, she said. CSUF Track and Field Head Coach John Elders didn’t think her times were competitive enough for collegiate sports, considering she couldn’t break a six-minute mile. Flash forward to today. Ellis, a Fullerton resident from Lake Forest, made the track team her freshman year in college and now holds the school record for the 5K. How did she do it? One word: perseverance. Ellis, 22, a kinesiology graduate student, entered the track program determined to improve her times, but after sustaining multiple injuries (including lower back, sacroiliac joint and ankle problems and a stress fracture in her femur), determination wasn’t the only factor she needed to be successful. According to Ellis and Elders, she had to learn to persevere. “Carolyn has had to work really hard to overcome her injuries and comeback

from them,” Elders said. “Her career has been made up of a lot of comebacks, which is definitely an indicator of her character and desire to compete. She loves to run and has a lot of passion, and a lot of athletes in her position with reoccurring injuries would have quit, but she hasn’t.” Last Friday at the Mount Sac Relays, Ellis ran her personal best time at 16:33 in the 5K, placing fourth and setting a new school record. At the Cal Nevada Championship held at UCLA on March 26, Ellis placed first in the 5K at 16:51. “I felt good about (my wins) because my hard work paid off and gave me the confidence I need for the rest of the season since I was previously out with injuries. Now I’m ready for the races to come,” Ellis said. The wins will certainly help her prepare for the Cardinal Invitational at Stanford, and most importantly, the Big West Conference Championships May 14-15. Also an exceptional student, Ellis excels beyond her athletic skills. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology in just three-and-a-half years, and is now in her first semester of graduate school for kinesiology and expects to graduate December 2010. See Ellis, Page 6

April 21, 2010

IN OTHER NEWS Art exhibit in honor of earth week

INTERNATIONAL

Gunmen kill Kandahar’s deputy mayor in mosque AFGHAN – Taliban gunmen burst into a mosque and gunned down the deputy mayor of Kandahar at his prayers, officials said Tuesday. The brazen attack underscored the immense challenges facing Western forces as they embark on a push to restore law and order in the volatile southern city. Kandahar and its surrounding districts are the focus of an expected drive by coalition forces this spring and summer to try to expel the Taliban and establish credible governance in Afghanistan’s second-largest population center. The operation is already in its early stages. In the meantime, serving as a local official in Kandahar has become one of the country’s most hazardous occupations. Azizullah Yarmal, the deputy mayor who was killed Monday night, was the latest in a roll call of dignitaries marked for death in recent months by insurgents. The Taliban claimed responsibility and said more killings would follow.

NATIONAL Queen mother of civil rights movement dies at 98 LOS ANGELES – Dorothy Height, who was called the queen mother of the civil rights movement through seven decades of advocacy for racial equality – including 41 years as president of the National Council of Negro Women – has died. She was 98. Height, who also played a key role in integrating the YWCA, died Tuesday of natural causes at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., the council announced. Though not nearly as well known as her male contemporaries, Height was a steadfast presence in the civil rights movement. Often the only woman at strategy meetings with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders, she was a determined voice pressing the importance of issues affecting women and children, such as child care and education.

STATE

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With Earth Day around the corner, Cal State Fullerton students created a garden of art made from plastic bottles and cardboard boxes all in a 27-by-27 foot cube outside the Humanities and Social Science building Tuesday. Social Art Project, the group in charge of the exhibit, wanted to show the beauty the planet possesses through art and recyclable goods. The cube represented the amount of carbon dioxide an average person produces every two weeks. Studies show that carbon dioxide is the most common of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming. One sign at the exhibit said this amount of carbon dioxide is about 40 parts per million over the safe zone. “We hear the facts and the information, but a lot of time we don’t comprehend what the facts actually are,” said Catie Beckman, senior psychology major. “Art is a good way to visualize these facts.” Senior sociology major, Daniel Penilla, began this organization 10 weeks ago with a grant from the

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County’s $22.7 billion spending plan for next year will require up to 131 layoffs and additional cuts in public services to cover an anticipated $511 million shortfall, officials said Monday. This includes reduced hours at public libraries, consolidation of services at health clinics, the closure of a jail at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, reducing sheriff’s overtime costs and Assessor’s Office cuts, which could delay home appraisals. The 2010-11 spending plan is about $885 million less than this year’s budget and it doesn’t take into account the possibility that the county could lose $1.5 billion in revenues once the governor and state lawmakers decide how to address the California’s $20 billion shortfall. The plan would eliminate about 1,400 positions, but most are already vacant so only 131 county employees would lose their jobs.

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Photo Courtesy Daniel Penilla A display put on by the socialART project group on Tuesday in front of the Humanities. The event was called ‘This is (ART)ificial.’

students and faculty members each chance they get. “We can’t change everything, but we can start by each conversation,” Penilla said. “It doesn’t matter how much you do as long as you do something.” Students began their involvement by writing their thoughts and ideas on a cardboard mural that resembled a Facebook page.

SAP plans on hosting another event mid May, where a collage of individual issues will be brought together by members. Students who are interested in more information about the Social Art Project can attend meetings held Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the access center located inside the Humanities building or visit their website: Socialartproject.org.

FTC: Transportation plans to affect downtown From Page 1

LA County plans up to 131 layoffs in the near future

school and a vision to use art as a tool to bring awareness of issues going on worldwide. “Our motto is collaborative art for collective conscious,” Penilla said. “We get together and talk about issues on our minds, such as family abuse or the environment and incorporate visualization to engage others.” Passersbys slowed their paces as they examined the giant cube outlined in orange ribbon. Some students were even surprised by the truth behind the cube. Patrick Sears, sophomore, was inspired to step up his contribution to environmental awareness. “I feel that I already do things for the environment,” Sears said. “But the exhibit makes you want to inform more people. It was definitely an eye opener.” Though this organization was started at CSUF, Penilla said they are open to those interested in joining from outside CSUF. With only 15 members, this group has already made an impact and statement of who they are and what they stand for. With this being their first event, they plan to come harder and stronger, grasping the attention of more

Historic buildings and other buildings that have been recently constructed are to remain. A major mixed-use structure talked about during the meeting was the development of a new parking structure with the first level being the new OCTA bus station. James Suazo, an Orange County resident, said he attended the meeting

to “gain a better understanding how the new development will affect the OCTA busing routes, and to give his input on what he thought about the city’s new plans on changing the location of the bus station.” Along with the new buildings the Specific Plan will include a mixture of civic spaces, including a Transit Plaza, neighborhood parks, a Transit Courtyard, a Rail Promenade and several pedestrian paseos (pedestrian only

streets). Pedestrian-friendly streets lined with trees and other amenities such as benches and wider sidewalks will link the different civic spaces, according to the FRA. The Specific Plan will start its first phase of development within the next five years, and will take 15 to 20 years to complete. It will add an additional 100,000 square feet of general retail/ restaurant space, 100,000 square feet of office space, a 120-room hotel and

1,513 residential units. If there is more of a demand for residential over office space, the FRA said it would allot up to 1,560 residential units and only 49,000 square feet of office space. The most important aspect of the FTC neighborhood is to reduce the dependency on driving by providing “opportunities to commute to a variety of major employment and leisure destinations throughout Southern California by transit,” the FRA said.

costume design: Another additon to the resume From Page 1

“I was originally in musical theater, but I didn’t pass the jury,” said Rachael Lorenzetti, 23, costume graduate student. “I had been drawing all my life, but never really gave costume design any thought.” Even for students who have never sewn before the costume department offers them the opportunity to learn the basics. Eventually they work up to a confident level of design and production.

“I started at my undergraduate and I really liked it (costume design),” said Bradley Lock, 23, costume design graduate student. “I had never sewn anything before then.” Many students in the acting and musical theater department have difficulty finding work after school. However, the ability to get a job increases with costume design. “There is more work out there after you graduate,” Lock said. “It’s a lot of fun in here too. We are sometimes here from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m., but the time just

flies.” Although the students have creative freedom to design the costumes, it is a collective effort, involving the directors. “It all depends on where the director wants to go,” said Marc Martinez, 22, costume design senior. “They will definitely tell you what they want and then from there it’s putting as much creativity as you can into it.” Designing and sewing garments is only one part of the equation. For many of the period pieces, heavy research must be done.

“I use a lot of books and paintings especially,” said Leeda Duong, 22, technical production with a costume emphasis senior. Students in the program all work together to help bring their visions to life. Going from construction of one designer’s outfits, to being head designer of the next show, the opportunities for those in the program are endless. The program allows students to learn a trade that will help them sharpen their skills for future careers.

SAAPSA makes students aware of addiction By katie rossomano

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Cal State Fullerton’s Substance Abuse Awareness and Prevention Student Association held an event on Tuesday to bring awareness about prescription drug abuse. Six speakers who are currently participating in a 12-step recovery program shared their personal experiences of struggling with addiction. They requested that their identities remain anonymous. “People can go from using prescription drugs to being strung out on heroine. We don’t want people to fall into that trap ... it’s a vicious cycle,” said Daniel Cole, senior human services major and vice president of SAAPSA. Some of the speakers said that they first experienced addiction when they were prescribed drugs following surgery or an injury. Each speaker’s story was unique but many shared common themes, such as the struggle for self acceptance. Everyone emphasized that addiction is a disease. While some said that they have been sober for less than a year, others have been sober for nearly 20 years. Amy Saunders, senior human services major and an officer in SAAPSA, said that she is particularly concerned about the epidemic of anti-anxiety medication and opiate abuse. “It is really scary that adolescents are learning to pop a

pill for every problem and that they aren’t (familiar with) the disease of addiction,” Saunders said. SAAPSA was formed last fall and has approximately 30 members. Cole said the groups mission is to promote substance abuse awareness and prevention at CSUF and in the surrounding community. “We’ve had numerous events on campus and we love doing this,” Cole said. Some of the events SAAPSA held earlier this year included a hygiene drive, where CSUF students and SAAPSA members donated hygene products and clothing to a women’s shelter in Anaheim called Heritage House, and an event called “Half Baked,” during which panelists discussed the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational use. “I am going to work in the (human services) field, so I wanted to get experience,” said Lileny Garcia, human services junior and an officer in SAAPSA, about why she joined the association. At the event, members were selling pens that looked like syringes for $1 to raise money for their organization. Cole said that SAAPSA works closely with the California Association of Alcohol and Drug Educators. He further added that the members of SAAPSA hope to raise enough money to send students to CAADE’s upcoming three-day conference in Palm Springs.

April 21, 2010

Anaheim Comic Con falls short of expectations Fans delighted with cast reunion but not with their high price tags by christine amarantus

Daily Titan Editor at Large detour@dailytitan.com

As I watched character actor Nathan Barnatt, from the website Screw Attack, dressed up as Gollum from “The Lord of the Rings” franchise go rampaging through the exhibit hall, face down in a trashcan and with a camera crew in tow, I knew Anaheim Comic Con was something different. Busty, former cheerleaders bedecked in tight superhero costumes put on burlesque shows amongst the dealer booths, while grown men in Jedi costumes swung plastic lightsabers at each other in their own cordoned-off area for this first annual convention held April 16-18 in the Anaheim Convention Center. All the while, 200 or so TV and film stars hung out on the other side of the hall signing autographs and taking pictures with fans for a price ranging from $20 to $100 per photo or signature. Many of the stars who spoke in the panel rooms even jested about the high prices. “I’m enjoying the last few hours of my life entertaining you,” said Star Trek star William Shatner as he concluded his Q&A at the convention.

“I’m going to go sign some autographs down there ... I’ll wait for any of you who want to pay an astronomical amount of money, I just don’t understand it, to get my autograph.” C o m i c legend Stan Lee answered questions on the origins of his creations. Voice actors Billy West, Phil LaMarr, photo by brandon demaria/For the Daily Titan Maurice La- Above: Members of the group “Batfan” pose with a newer versioin of Batman at the first annual Anaheim Comic Marche and Con held over the weekend, April 16-18. Right: Comic legend, Stan Lee took part in a panel discussion at the event. Rob Paulsen touched on the hallmarks of their tion from the show, it was Dr. Martin cans everywhere. careers with Paulsen and LaMarche Luther King Jr. who convinced her to The crowning glory of the entire saying their favorite characters which stay and be a role model for African- convention appeared to be a reunion they've voiced have been Pinky and A m e r i - panel with the cast of the 1960s BatThe Brain, respecman TV show with Adam West, tively. I walked Burt Ward, Julie Newmar, Yvonne across the hall to the Craig, Lee Meriwether (who other panel room to played Catwoman for the movie) Experience the 2010 Anaheim Comic hear Star Trek actress and George Barris (who created the Con for yourself at: Nichelle Nichols disiconic Batmobile). cuss how when she Ward was immediately asked www.dailytitan.com/anacomiccon tendered her resignawhat he thought of the “stupid

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lines” he had to say as Robin. “I didn’t think they were stupid,” he countered. "We were way ahead of our time. We were the first show in television history that instead of being just what it looked like on the outside, we had double meanings and all kinds of things.” Ward later commented that he thinks he had 375 “holy this or holy that” lines. “Over the years, we’ve had so much fun with you people because you really dug the show,” West said. “You understood what we were doing as you were growing up. You saw the moral lessons ... and then you started to laugh. And if there’s anything we love more than laughter, I don't know what it is.” As Newmar was guided to her seat, she appeared delicate and fragile. But once she began to speak, she was the brightest, shiniest and liveliest thing in the room. “They just melted licorice and poured it over my body,” she said, describing her skintight Catwoman costume. West and Newmar lovingly sniped each other from opposite ends of the table. Newmar invited audience members to forward stories of the objects of their first fantasies to her website, JulieNewmarWrites.com, to be considered for a book she’s writing on the subject. “Did you get mine, Julie?” West asked. “I got yours, but it was a blank page. There were a lot of wet marks on it,”

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Newmar replied, following it with the compliment. “You are the inspiration. You are the best Batman there has ever been.” Anaheim Comic Con was oddly devoid of comics. There weren't any big booths from usual suspects DC, Marvel, Dark Horse or the like and comic professionals seemed corralled in the back in Artist Alley. Wizard also didn’t have the big booth of Wizard Worlds past with their trivia wheel among other fan favorites. Cal State Fullerton American studies major Adam Sapien came to the convention dressed as Gambit from the X-Men comics. “It’s been fun ... I wanted to check (Anaheim Comic Con) out. I try to do all the cons,” he said. “We do San Diego Comic-Con every year, and this year we’re doing Celebration V in Orlando.” While the convention was rather small, it had a lot of heart and star power for its first year.

REVIEWS

Primetime’s high school musical retains sitcom crown Glee by Brittny ulate

Daily Titan Detour Editor detour@dailytitan.com

Whether you like it or not, the popular Fox show Glee is back. Filled with love-to-hate characters and musical numbers at almost every turn, the show has taken on a life of its own and charmed itself into America’s collective heart. The show, which is still in its first season, was on hiatus since December. It made its triumphant return last week, airing its much anticipated and highly-hyped Madonna-themed episode on Tuesday night. And therein lies part of the genius that is Glee. The show uses popular artists and their songs, ranging from Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” to AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell,” to help illustrate the trials and tribulations of a high school glee club, as they work their way up from the shallow depths of high school hell, to the semi-shallow depth of acceptance from winning glee club competitions. Glee is camp and kitsch, and it knows it. It is one of those shows where you don’t try to understand how a whole string section could be

in the same library as the characters who are practicing Lionel Richie’s “Hello,” and happen to know the same song and contribute as back up to a spontaneous ballad. You just sit back and enjoy. The show is the brain child of Ryan Murphy, who was also behind FX’s Nip/Tuck, and who used some of his own high school experiences to fuel some of the story lines in his latest hit. Unlike Nip/Tuck, Glee has happy endings and likes to leave the viewer feeling hopeful and a little warm and fuzzy inside. Everything is discussed within the show, from body image, to sexual orientation to the questionable amount of hair product the glee club adviser uses. The dynamic between the characters is fun to watch, and there are plenty of one-liners in the hour-long program to make it a memorable show. The cast is top notch as well, with many of them coming from musical theater backgrounds and Broadway stages. Lea Michele plays Rachel Berry, the enthusiastic type-A personality star of the glee club who is able to pull off annoying and lovable without a hitch. Matthew Morrison plays Will Schuester, the too-hot-to-be-a-teacher adviser of the glee club. He is the

one the audience is supposed to root for in the show even though in the last episode, “Hell-O,” his character took an unexpected turn and showed another side, one which will be interesting to see develop in the coming episodes. Jane Lynch plays Sue Sylvester, the head of the cheerleading squad who is also the nemesis of Schuester. Lynch is perfect in this role, and her dry wit clashes beautifully with the upbeat sunshine explosion that is the glee club. Fox is being smart with its new cash-cow baby, interrupting its first season with two hiatuses so far, leaving its fans on the edge of their seats and begging for more. One DVD has already been released with the first half of the season, and two soundtracks are also out, with another one

Japan – for the first time in Sartorialist history – and so far the few photos he’s posted have been interesting, to say the least. Time and time again, viewers will also see the same person appear on the site more than once. Clearly they’ve made a lasting impression on Schuman and have the photos to prove it. When Schuman began his blog in September 2005, he kept it simple and it remains this way today. One thing viewers will notice right away is all the white space; this was most likely a strategy to draw attention only to the photos. Along the way he has added a few things to the site, including videos and his newest creation, a vintage photo contest where viewers can interact and send in their own fashion-inspired photos. Schuman’s works can also be seen on his monthly page in GQ magazine, Style.com and his book, The Sartorialist. Some of the best fashion and style

I’ve seen on the site over the years is from the people showcased in Schuman’s categories list. Also, the “June 2009” archives has some of the best fashion action shots I’ve ever seen. From people dressed in 1920s attire dancing, to an elderly woman dressed in a checkered coat walking her poodle. “October 2009” is another needto-see archive and is one of the most inpirational collection of photos Schuman has posted. From slingback Loubouins, to the fast-growing popularity of stripes and giant bows, Schuman has it all in this month’s archive. Some of the other “best of” archives I would suggest to viewers would be from any of the months when Schuman attended Fashion Week in numerous cities across the globe. Schuman takes viewers behind the scenes of fashion shows and submerges them into the world of fashion, giving everyone a first-hand experience from behind the computer screen.

TheSartorialist.com by Adrian gaitan

Daily Titan Copy Editor detour@dailytitan.com

For fashion enthusiasts there exists a site for your daily fashion fix. If you’re a die-hard fashion fan like me then you probably already know of TheSartorialist.com. If not, let me introduce you. The mastermind behind this photo blog is Scott Schuman. Along with each photo posted on the site, Schuman posts a title with the date and location of where the picture was taken. On rare occasions, Schuman posts a quick blurb on what the photo is and explains what he likes about it and what to learn from the photo. Fashion tips, as well as stealing outfit ideas from the people photographed, is something viewers can come across and do while perusing through the site. That alone is probably the main reason why most viewers visit the site. After a 15-year career in fashion, Schuman decided to take to the streets of New York and become a fashion photographer hoping to inspire others through his photos. He has since expanded his range of photography and traveled internationally to take photos of people who inspire him with their style and fashion. Some of the best photos I’ve seen on the site are from his times spent in the streets of Paris, France and all over Italy. Granted these two places are two of the fashion capitals of the world, but nonetheless, these Parisians and Italians know how to dress. That’s a tip to those looking to be fashion forward and improve their style. Currently Schuman is in Tokyo,

Kick-Ass by Christine amarantus

Daily Titan Editor at Large detour@dailytitan.com

on the way. Hopefully, Glee doesn’t turn out to be a flash in the pan, and has the staying power to bring us more choreography-filled, catchy, sickeninglysweet episodes.

While most adults have some memory of being a kid, tying a towel or bed sheet around their necks and bounding through the house pretending to be a caped crusader, it’s never actually put into practice. High school student Dave Lizewski (Mark Strong), however, takes it to the next level. Repeatedly mugged and realizing that bystanders aren’t going to help or call the police as they watch crime happen, he puts on a wetsuit and becomes Kick-Ass. Without powers, training or the ability to leap from rooftop to rooftop, the protagonist of the latest comic book-turned-film finds it’s harder to be a hero than he thought. Kick-Ass, himself, doesn’t follow the timeless, epic hero’s journey, as explained to us by the late Joseph Campbell in Hero With a Thousand Faces. He doesn’t receive a call to action (his mother died of an aneurysm in the kitchen rather than at gun point in Crime Alley). He doesn’t lose his mentor, and he doesn’t find himself trying to carry out an important mission on his own. However, who DOES fit the criteria is Hit-Girl (Chloe Moretz), the pre-teen, purple-wigged partner to Punisher/Batman-like crimefighter, Big Daddy (Nicholas Cage). While in the book, Big Daddy cooks up a fictitious story about Hit-Girl’s mother being killed by the mob as a way to bond with her as a father-daughter dynamic duo, the movie takes this as fact. Hit-Girl’s mother committed suicide after her supercop husband, Big Daddy, was framed for drug-

dealing and put up in prison for half a decade. When he’s released he dedicates his life to training his daughter, Mindy, to be a lean, mean killingand-cursing machine. Hit-Girl completely upstages Kick-Ass in terms of fighting, speaking and even just existing. Kick-Ass becomes a supporting character in his own movie, in fact, he’s pretty forgettable. In terms of how well the film follows its source, there are several hiccups. As mentioned, Kick-Ass lacks motivation. The whole peeve about people watching him getting beaten rather than helping him was added to the movie to give him credibility. Furthermore, it comes off like a cop-out that Dave gets the girl even after revealing that he lied to her and pretended he was gay to be near her. What gets him a slap across the eyes in the book, earns him a quickie in the alley behind Atomic Comics. The movie feels like this generation’s Mystery Men – a bunch of wannabes with the gutter-talking girl with the dead father (SPOILER ALERT!) the only one with talent.

April 21, 2010

Alien in America

Student loans throw us further into debt

“From the inside looking out”

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America is automated and outsourced by Isa Ghani

Daily Titan Multimedia Editor opinion@dailytitan.com

Thank you for calling the Alien in America hotline. For English, say, “English.” Untuk Bahasa Melayu, kata “Melayu.” If you would like to hear me repeat the first part again, and again and again, press one. If you would like to me to call you continuously with automated messages, press two. If you would like to speak to a real person, hang up and give up because America is automated. How many times have you heard this series of messages? All you wanted to do was check your bank account balance, change your address or find out if that phone-sex line you called really did charge you $2.50 a minute (it did). Instead, you spend half an hour pushing buttons on your phone like a mad man. In the end, after dialing more digits than it takes to make a longdistance call to Iceland, you find out that all of the money in your bank account was spent on ridiculous phone bills racked up by calling these stupid “helplines” in the first place. Some companies, like U.S. Bank, T-Mobile, FedEx and especially the DMV, have the nerve to tell you that this automated system is for your convenience. No, it is not in the slightest. Ally Bank has these cute little commercials that are based on the selling point that their customer hotlines are always real people. I say that it shouldn’t be a bonus, instead it should be the standard of customer service at any company.

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On the rare occasion that you figure out how to get through all the automated bullshit, dial the secret combination of numbers or say the secret passcode which takes you straight to a human operator (which could be anything from an “operator,” “specialist” or “monkey with a headset,” depending on which company you are currently calling), and even then you get someone who probably can’t help you. Or someone who doesn’t speak enough English tp understand them. That’s right, you know what I’m talking about, and it’s called outsourcing. I’m all for outsourcing, because hey, that’s how I intend to get a job one day, but if you must outsource to other countries, at least gives those jobs to people who are qualified, not just cheap. And if you’re a “customer telephony specialist”, English should be a requirement, not an additional skill. Companies like to pretend it’s for

the customer’s benefit, but it damn well isn’t. Companies export jobs to places like Chennai, India, and have a kid named Patel pretend his name is Peter. If you don’t know what I mean, go watch the movie Outsourced. A friend recently said that America’s number one export is jobs, and I’m pretty sure I agree. The worst part is that they either pretend they’re from Wichita, Kansas, or refuse to admit that they are indeed outside the United States, because apparently most Americans hate dealing with foreigners. Sometimes instead of dialing in information; they try to get you to say key phrases. First of all, it’s always the most counter-intuitive keyword phrasing. If you want to check your account, the phrase is rarely “check my account,” it’s “balance-inquiry” or something equally ambiguous. Also, those damned machines never seem to hear you properly. I thought speaking to someone like Peter Patel who only understands one out of seven words was bad enough. But the machines ask you to verify yourself, with questions ranging from name, zip code, mother’s maiden name, first high school you attended and your favorite flavor of ice cream (strawberry cheesecake, for anyone who wishes to steal my identity from automated response helplines), and then never understand your answers. Sometimes, when I get frustrated, I just yell things into the phone and see where they connect. True, it’s usually a “I am sorry, but I could not verify your response, please repeat.” But occasionally it connects me to voice mail box for complaints, and then I leave them my version of an automated message. That’s right, the one at the top of this article.

The logic behind the government takeover of student loans to college attendees is a classic case of irrational economics gone wild. However fascinating the proponents’ arguments are, the unintended consequences of this program are what students must pay attention to most. Far from making college more affordable, this program threatens to destroy any hope of individuals paying for college with their own savings or help from their parents. The inevitable result of which will be the death of private college institutions as well as a bulk of the tax payers’ wealth. Why do students need enormous loans to go to college in the first place? Could it be because the government has taken over the education industry? In California, tuition rates have soared – almost the same way corporate health insurance premiums have soared – because our dysfunctional, gerrymandered legislature can’t balance a budget. At a time when CSUs and UCs are raising tuition to ghastly heights, many students are wishing there were private colleges that would come in and compete with the government. Our state’s college affordability crisis is really a crystal ball into what a health insurance public option would look like. At first it would put private insurance out of business with its low rates, but eventually the federal government – incapable of paying its bills like our state – would have to raise everyone’s premiums the same way Anthem Blue Cross did two months ago in California, and the same way Cal State Fullerton is doing to us students today. The student loan system setup, as it was, allowed banks to lend to students with the explicit guarantee from the government that if those students defaulted on the loans, the American tax payer would pay the difference. The consequences were predictable: Banks lent to just about any unemployed 18-year-old with no assets without fear of default. It was a sweetheart deal for

bankers, bad for tax payers and to pay back the same amount of raised the cost of tuition by allow- money that someone would have to ing everyone to pay for college no pay back if they borrowed $70,000 matter how insane the costs already under the old system,” Schiff said. were, as it eliminated normal mar- “Students doing the math will be ket forces that would force colleges more willing to assume larger loans to compete for students’ money. … well the colleges can do the same Free market economist Peter math and now they know, ‘Well, Schiff, famous for predicting every we can raise our prices even faster last detail of the housing collapse, now.’ ” and a candidate for Senate in the This assertion that colleges will state of Connecticut, explained jack tuition up even further under that, “The reason that college tu- Obama’s new loan program was ition is so expensive is because gov- also argued by the Wall Street Jourernment has guaranteed loans to nal, which wrote of the government make it easy to borrow money to loan policy, “Not that students will pay whatever inflated prices uni- actually benefit from this subsidy versities want to charge. If students explosion. Colleges have reliably didn’t have access to those govern- raised prices to capture every fedment guarantees, college prices eral dollar earmaked for education would be falling so that students financing.” can afford to go.” As college education becomes In a separate argument, President more expensive, the government Barack Obama claimed that banks will try to do more to help its conwere serving as stituents. Schiff an “unnecessary said that as tuition The same students rises, “there’s gom i d d l e m a n” when it came to ing to be pressure who get government providing stuon the governbacked college loans dent loans, since ment to say, ‘Well will really be getting a we’ll forgive the banks collected interest. This loans in 15 years, loan from China. was downright we’ll forgive the laughable, as the loans in 10 years, same “middleman” argument could or we’ll cap it at eight percent of be used when it comes to car loans, your income or five percent of your home loans and business loans. income … and all that’s going to do Obama’s “middleman” expla- is feed the rally even more.’ ” nation regarding interest is essenThe more the government tries tially Karl Marx’s theory of “value to subsidize further and sweeten added.” In actuality, interest is what the deal for borrowers, the more gives people incentive to lend, de- colleges will raise prices, creating a ters poor investment and keeps the vicious cycle. supply of money within the econoAll this and no one has even exmy limited so that prices aren’t in a plained how the United States govstate of hyperinflation. ernment, now roughly $13 trillion The new government loan pro- in debt, can provide loans when gram may look attractive to stu- they have no money. The same students – and will probably help in dents who get government backed buying their vote – but it’s a disas- college loans will really be getting a ter for tax payers. First, it caps the loan from China – or worse, phoamount a borrower has to pay each ny money off the Federal Reserves year to 10 percent of their income. printing press. It’s likely students After 20 years, regardless of how will have to pay back the interest much is left on the balance sheet, not just on their loan, but the interthe loan will be forgiven forcing est the government has to pay for taxpayers to swallow losses on the the money they borrowed to make very same loan they just provided. that loan. This of course means “Under this system, basically, higher taxes. it might mean that a student that Welcome to the real world colborrows a $100,000 … might have lege graduates.

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Titans bring the rain on Pepperdine Waves us,” Titan Head Coach Dave Ser- the season with his own RBI single, rano said. “We overcame ourselves giving CSUF starting pitcher junior sports@dailytitan.com in some things ... as long as we can lefty Kevin Rath an early two-run keep playing the defense we’re play- cushion. In the second game of the 2010 ing and continue The Waves, season, Pepperdine junior southpaw to put the ball in however, led off Matt Bywater overwhelmed the po- play and drive in the subsequent tent Cal State Fullerton offense to runs and throw inning with conthe tune of no runs on only four strikes, I like the secutive extrahits en route to a 6-0 Waves victory, direction this base hits (a triple dropping the Titans to 0-2 for the team is going.” and double) first time since 1987. In the bottom and back-toTuesday night was an entirely dif- of the first inning, – Corey Jones back walks, and ferent story. redshirt freshman wound up counsecond baseman In the second meeting between designated hitter tering with three the two ballclubs this season, the Carlos Lopez folruns of their own, No. 16 Titans scored early and of- lowed a one-out single and stolen turning a two-run deficit into a oneten, this time pounding out 12 runs base by junior center fielder Gary run lead. on 15 hits, pummeling Pepperdine Brown with an RBI single to left The Titans wasted no time re12-5 in a non-conference matchup field. claiming the lead in their half of the at Goodwin Field. Junior second baseman Corey second via a one-out, bases-loaded “It’s a good mid-week win for Jones followed Lopez’ 21st RBI of RBI walk drawn by junior shortstop Christian Colon (who had three walks on the night) and an RBI fielder’s choice by Brown. “This team never backs down,” said junior catcher Zach Tanida. “We put up runs in every inning except one today. Our offense just kept pounding and pounding.” Not satisfied with their slim lead, CSUF scored runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings. By the bottom of the sixth, the Titans’ tworun lead inflated to a three-run, 7-4 lead. “This is the type of team we wanted to be,” Jones said. “We wanted to be relentless from every aspect; defensively, offensively, from the mound. We just want to be relentless and not stop. With aluminum bats in college baseball, no lead is big enough. Anyone can put up a Junior catcher Zach Tanida had three hits in his seventh start of the season. 10-spot in any inning.” By brian whitehead

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photos By brian whitehead/Daily Titan Staff Writer The Cal State Fullerton baseball team waits in the dugout before their 12-5 non-conference victory over the Pepperdine Waves.

If the game wasn’t already out of reach by the bottom of the sixth, the Titans put the game away for good with a four-hit, four-run inning, cushioning their lead to a comfy 11-4 margin. “In many ways we overcame ourselves,” Serrano said. “When people look at the box score, they’re going to say it was an easy win, but it wasn’t as easy as it looked. There were definitely some things that we could’ve cleaned up to continue to get better.”

Tanida, making only his seventh start of the season, filled the box score Tuesday night, going 3 for 4 with two runs scored and an RBI. “The only start that was different was the very first one,” Tanida said. “Playing here for the first time, that’s enough to get anyone’s nerves going. After that, you settle in and just try to do what you can to help the team out as best as possible.” On a night where offense wasn’t hard to come by, five Titans had multi-hit games (led by Tanida

and sophomore first baseman Nick Ramirez who went 4 for 5) and three had multi-RBI outings (led by Ramirez who had three). “Every win is great for the confidence of this team, especially with the momentum off this past weekend,” Jones said. “A win like this helps keep the momentum going into Friday.” CSUF will host Big West counterpart Cal Poly San Luis Obispo this weekend for a three-game set starting Friday night at 7 p.m.

ELLIS: HER PERSEVERANCE HAS INFLUENCED TEAMMATES From Page 1 Ellis isn’t certain when thinking of a career after graduate school, but said she’d like to work at a health or fitness center. However, there is one thing she’s certain about after graduate school: She’d like to continue her career in running and is hoping to get spon-

sors over the summer. Ellis’s positive attitude has not only contributed to her own success, but also to her team’s success. “Carolyn inspires me because even though she’s constantly getting injured, she never gives up,” said junior distance runner Andrea Aguilar, 21, sociology major. “At practice, she knows she’s out there for a reason,

like to go to regionals or nationals or to get that school record. Her attitude reminds me that we’re always at practice to meet a goal, and she leads by example to meet our goals. Her personality is a natural leader.” Ellis attributes her success to those who have supported her, like her teammates, coaches and parents.

“My parents have had a huge role (in my running career). They’re very supportive and come to all the meets they can, and have always been there to help me out in any way they can,” Ellis said. Ellis’s hard work has contributed to more than just her personal improvement. According to Elders, her perseverance and determination

have contributed to the improvement of the entire program. “Carolyn has really elevated the recognition of our distance program with the times she’s run,” Elders said. “(Her wins) help bring recognition to our program and to recruiting. That keeps the program going and shows how competitive it is.” If at first you don’t succeed, try

again. That seems to be Ellis’s mantra, which she has inadvertently, but successfully, instilled in her team, according to her teammates. “Carolyn’s upbeat personality lets me know I can also (be successful) as a student athlete, and the things she’s done deserve recognition because she’s accomplished so much,” Aguilar said.