Daily Titan: Thursday, May 6, 2010

May 6 , 2010

Vol. 87 Issue 41

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THURSDAY

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Holocaust to be questioned at TSU today

Rollingstones best reggae rockers invite Daily Titan to ‘check the level’ in an exclusive on-bus interview SOUND-OFF, Page 7

Arnold aims higher

As the Master Plan for Higher Education turns 50, Gov. Schwarzenegger vows veto any budget excluding increased education funding

By Michael Arellano and Christine Amarantus Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

The founder of the Committee for Open Debate on the Holocaust is scheduled to speak in the Titan Student Union’s Alvarado AB at 2 p.m. today.

Bradley Smith, whose organization contends that the Holocaust did not occur, will talk about what he calls “forbidden topics within student journalism.”

Smith has a history of causing controversy on university campuses across the United States. In February of this year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s student newspaper was met with strong opposition when they ran an online advertisement purchased by Smith.

“Some members of Madison’s Jewish community, and others, are outraged that the Herald would give this infamous denier a platform to spew his veiled anti-Semitism,” said Nick Penzenstadler, the UW paper’s publisher.

A self-proclaimed “Holocaust revisionist,” Smith argues the Nazi gas chambers did not exist and spoke at the 2006 Holocaust conference hosted by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran, Iran.

“Well, I don’t have an ideology,” Smith said. “Essentially, I’m encouraging a free exchange of ideas about a taboo question.”

CSUF’s Hillel club adviser Mark Filowitz commented on Smith’s coming to campus.

photo courtesy MCT Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger promised April 27, to veto any budget that does not dedicate an increase in funds for the University of California and California State University systems.

By Melissa Maldonado

See SMITH, Page 2

Supreme Court to rule on discrimination

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Master Plan for Higher Education and, since January, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been proposing reforms to the plan to improve the state of the University of California and California State University systems.

Schwarzenegger most recent act was a statement he made at a briefing in honor of the 50th anniversary that he will veto any budget that does not include increased funding for the UC and CSU systems.

The briefing, which discussed the Master Plan for Higher Education, which establishes admission guidelines for the UC and CSU systems, the Republican governor was given the chance to share his turnaround proposal to re-

store almost $2 billion in funding for the state’s colleges and universities.

“If the governor is successful in getting his recommendations for funding CSU and UC through the legislature, it would mean approximately $305 million in funding returned to the CSU system as a whole,” said Vice President for Administration and Finance Willie Hagan. “Past allocation patterns suggest that CSUF’s share of this would be approximately $21 million.”

The state’s economy forced massive budget cuts felt on every campus. Student fees went up 15 percent, campus employees were required to take furlough days and class offerings were dramatically reduced.

“These funds would come with the requirement that we provide additional access to students,” Hagan said.

“It would definitely have an impact on class offerings and other university pro-

grams. It is likely that return of these funds would mitigate the current plan for the system to increase student fees, although that is a Board of Trustees decision. As far as furloughs go, the chancellor has instructed the campuses to develop budget plans that do not include furloughs beyond the end of this fiscal year. I do not foresee furloughs being continued beyond June 30.”

The briefing also presented other recommendations to the Master Plan, including raising the percentage of instate high school students qualified for enrollment into California state schools and universities.

A report by the Public Policy Institute of California stated that “current levels of college enrollment and completion are insufficient for the challenges of the 21st century.”

The report hopes the increase in admission will boost graduation rates.

“I would anticipate an increase in the number of students admitted to UC and CSU schools,” said Robert Mead, professor of macroeconomics and international economics. “Higher education is important to future economic growth in the state, but it needs to be paid for.”

The Master Plan instructs UC campuses to accept the top 12.5 percent of high school graduates. CSUs are recommended to admit the top 33.3 percent.

The nonprofit institute said the systems should increase their numbers to the top 15 percent for UC schools and top 40 percent for state schools by 2025.

The study did acknowledge the fact that the proposal will encounter financial obstacles, considering the universities are cutting enrollments because of the budget crisis.

See BUDGET, Page 2

Prodigal progeny promises to keep it real

By Melissa Hoon

Daily Titan Asst. Opinion Editor sound-off@dailytitan.com

photo By Christa Connelly/Daily Titan Photo Editor Gay rights activist John Fowlkes attends rallies and protests as often as he can where he lets his voice be heard for homosexuals to have the same rights as everyone else.

By Serena Whitecotton Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Cal State Fullerton and other public universities could be affected by a Supreme Court decision that is due to be made before the court breaks for summer.

The case in question is Christian Legal Society v.

Martinez, in which the court will decide if schools can deny taxpayer subsities to clubs that exlude certain groups of people – in this case, the gay community.

CSUF has had some similar issues before but was able to correct the problem because of its anti-discriminatory clause.

“We did have some Christian organizations that had tried to gain recognition without a non-discriminatory clause, but they didn’t go as far as submitting the recognition (like the Christian Legal Society),” said Esquio Uballe, associate dean of student life.

See SUPREME COURT, Page 3

Expectations are usually set high by those in the audience who have never seen Lukas and his band, Promise of the Real, perform. After all, Lukas is Willie Nelson’s son.

But just like Romeo had Juliet at “hello,” Lukas Nelson and his band never fail to have the audience forever captivated after they play their first note. By the end of their first song, most of the audience forgets Lukas is part of Willie’s family tree.

“If Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix had a love child, it would be Lukas,” said Josh Gayou, 31, of Lake Elsinore, who has seen Lukas perform several times, most recently at the Weins Winery in Temecula on March 26.

“Lukas stays true to all that came before him, but brings it to (his fans) in a new way.”

Nelson, 21, was born in Austin, Texas, and grew up in Maui, Hawaii. Considering his diverse background, he has been influenced by blues, rock and roll, jazz, country and even reggae.

He moved to California for college and studied music

photo By Melissa HOon/Daily Titan Asst. Opinion Editor Lukas Nelson performs with his band, Promise of the Real, March 26 at Weins Winery in Temecula. POTR played covers and songs from their EP, ‘Brando’s Paradise Sessions.’

at Loyola Marymount, but dropped out after a year and a half when he decided he no longer wanted to study music. He just wanted to play music.

So he did just that. Soon after he decided his college career was over, Lukas met drummer Anthony LoGerfo, 27, at a Neil Young concert.

They formed POTR in Janu-

ary 2009 and almost immediately began touring with B.B. King, Dave Matthews and Willie Nelson.

“I’ve learned humility (from my dad),” Lukas said.

“He treats his fans very well and is very grounded for how well known he is.”

POTR has soaked up more than just humility from the legends they’re surrounded

by. They’ve combined what they’ve learned with their own raw talent to put on one hell of a show.

At the Weins Winery concert, POTR played their hearts out through six songs before taking a break to speak to their audience.

“How’re you all doing?”

Lukas finally asked with a huge grin in between heavy

pants. “I haven’t talked to you all night. I’ve just been busy playing music.”

The audience didn’t seem to mind. For an hour and a half, POTR performed songs from their EP, Brando’s Paradise Sessions, and covers from artists like Bob Dylan.

The audience went from being in awe to cheering madly as Lukas writhed on the floor playing his electric guitar, then stood up to play his guitar with his teeth.

“It’s as if Lukas has been possessed by a spirit when his eyes roll back in his head as he plays,” Gayou said. “It’s unreal to watch.”

Gayou’s wife, Jennifer, 30, agreed.

“It’s unreal to watch (Lukas perform). You can actually feel his music with him when he plays,” she said.

Although POTR performs like veteran rock stars and they have some of the world’s best musical talent at their fingertips to learn from, they nonetheless remain friendly, humble and down-to-earth.

They usualy sign autographs, and chat and pose for photos with fans after performances at their merchandise booth.

See NELSON, Page 7

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INTERNATIONAL

Russia sends warship after tanker is hijacked by pirates CAIRO – A Russian warship was sailing toward the kidnapped crew of a Russian-owned oil tanker hijacked Wednesday by Somali pirates as the vessel headed into the Indian Ocean with a cargo reportedly valued at more than$50 million, according to a European antipiracy naval force.

The MV Moscow University tanker had left Sudan and was bound for China when pirates seized the 106,474-ton vessel about 350 miles off the Yemeni island of Socotra. The tanker flew a Liberian flag, but is owned by Novorossiysk Shipping Co. and carried a crew 23 Russians.

“This morning we had an attack on a Liberian-flagged ship Moscow University in the northeastern horn of our operation,” European Union Naval Force Commander Rear Adm. Jan Thornqvist told reporters in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa. “The crew members locked themselves in the radar room. This ship has been hijacked.”

NATIONAL

Private sector adds 32,000 jobs in April, ADP says WASHINGTON – The job market is looking up, according to a report on the United States private sector released on Wednesday, and a separate analysis by the Treasury Department’s top economist. Companies in the U.S. private sector added 32,000 jobs in April, according to the ADP employment report released Wednesday. The report, coming two days before the Labor Department reports on changes in the nation’s nonfarm payrolls for April, added to the sense that there would be a sizable increase in jobs. Economists are expecting a 185,000 increase in nonfarm payrolls. It would be the biggest gain in three years. In testimony to the Joint Economic Committee of Congress later on Wednesday, Alan Krueger, the assistant treasury secretary for economic policy, said the labor market is beginning to show signs of “sustained improvement.”

STATE

State Beach, Park Smoking Ban Vetoed

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a proposed statewide ban on smoking at state beaches and parks on Monday.

Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), the No Smoking at State Parks and Beaches Act, was approved by the state Senate on April 15. Authored by Sen. Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach, SB 4 called for issuing $100 citations to violators caught smoking at state beaches and parks, similar to the fine for smoking on Long Beach’s oceanfront the City Council established in 2005.

“I’m sorry the governor did not agree with this widely-supported effort to increase public awareness about the environmental threats carelessly tossed cigarettes are doing to our marine life and to the great outdoors,” Oropeza said. “In addition to the clear environmental, fire, safety and health reasons sought to be addressed under SB 4, the governor’s veto is in stark contrast to what is already being done at more than 100 local cities and counties statewide.”

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United States culture, bradley: TSU to feminine perspective host ‘revisionist’ From Page 1

By katie Rossomano

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

A presentation, coordinated

by Mesa Cooperativa, was given Wednesday in the Titan Student Union that addressed the United States’ cultural history from a feminine perspective.

Among the topics that speaker Maria Elena Ramirez discussed were the the essential aspects of Native American culture and the role that women had in Native American society prior to European colonization. She advocated unity among different races, cultures and genders. She also emphasized the importance of education, connecting with one’s heritage and treating the Earth with respect. “(When) we poison the Earth, we poison ourselves,” Ramirez said.

Ramirez discussed U.S.’s early history from multiple perspectives, with brief musical performances interspersed throughout.

She entered the room dressed as an elderly Native American woman and introduced herself as “roots woman.”

“No matter where you come from, your roots go deep into the earth that unites us all,” Ramirez said.

Next, Ramirez turned away from the audience, quickly removed her grey wig and glasses and then donned a tall, feathered headpiece. She introduced herself as a High Priestess from a native tribe.

Ramirez explained that in most native nations the line of descent was traced through the mother’s side, so no children were considered “illegitimate.”

This practice contributed to a more peaceful environment overall.

She also said that most native societies based their life philosophies on the lives of future generations because they recognized that nature, and the universe, is cyclical.

“We studied the universe to un-

derstand our place in it,” Ramirez said. Ramirez discussed the influence of the Iroquois Confederacy on the English colonists.

She said that the men who would become the founding fathers of the U.S. were inspired by the Iroquois’ concepts of “balance of power” and the phrase “we the people.” However, she added, the founding fathers did not like the fact that women held prominent positions in Iroquois society.

So how, Ramirez asked the audience, did the small colony of New England become so powerful? The question led to her second musical performance titled “Divide and Conquer.” She said that by turning people against one another, such as male versus female, the few individuals in power are able to control large groups.

“Let’s throw off these chains that shackle our brains and keep us divided when we should be united,” Ramirez said.

Antonia Maldonado, President of Mesa Cooperativa, said that she agreed with Ramirez that the first Spanish words that non-Spanish speaking people learn are curse words, particularly derogatory terms for women. “Instead of calling us (derogatory words), call us by our names ... I liked that she said that,” Maldonado said.

Ramirez was invited to speak at Cal State Fullerton by Elizabeth Suarez, the coordinator of Chicana and Chicano Resource Center, who suggested her presentation to Mesa Cooperativa. Suarez said she met Ramirez years ago when they were both speakers at a womens’ conference in California. Suarez said that she felt Ramirez’ message about the importance of education was crucial.

“Education is important and doubly important for women so that they can be role models for the next generation ... we (women) have come a long way, but not far enough,” Suarez said.

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iar with Smith’s background before granting his request. To “I am a firm believer in free reject Smith’s speaking engagespeech,” Filowitz said. “But I ment would infringe on his Frist strongly object to deceptive prac- Amendment rights. tices that dupe students into hearSmith is allowed to rent the faing a single point of view, as op- cility as a private individual who posed to healthy academic debate, is exercising his First Amendment where all sides of an issue are ex- rights, Borsting said. amined.”

Associated Students Inc. PresiFilowitz, who is the associate dent Juli Santos said that ASI had dean of the College of Natural “no legal grounds to deny him to Science and Mathematics, further speak in the TSU.” stated his opinion of Smith’s be“Bradley Smith contacted the liefs. university conference center...

“On the level of an individual, (which) didn’t know his true inand as the son of Holocaust sur- tentions,” Santos said. “His title vivors, I am seemed pretty bethoroughly nign.”

A university is a disgusted that Santos recalls only people like marketplace of ideas, one group denied Bradley Smith access to TSU this abuse our even when those ideas year, a nudist group h a r d - f o u g h t may be offensive that was denied due freedoms to to indecent expo– Kurt Borsting sure being against deceptively TSU director spread their the law, she said. vile venom Santos said ASI among the imis not sponsoring pressionable, who may not know Smith’s event. better despite all of the hard eviThe TSU’s policy regarding outdence of history,” Filowitz said. side groups states that they allow, Smith, who currently resides in “all other off-campus groups and Mexico, contacted CSUF’s Uni- individuals whose events are conversity Conference Center a week sistent with the with the mission ago about renting a room in the and purpose of the university” to TSU to discuss free speech. use the facility as a forum.

Kurt Borsting, the director of The university’s mission statethe TSU, was involved in the re- ment has among its goals to, “afviewing process of Smith’s con- firm the university’s commitment tract. to freedom of thought, inquiry “A university is a marketplace of and speech.” ideas,” Borsting said. “Even when “I do think that the university those ideas may be offensive.” should always allow free speech on While most students hear con- Titan Walk or the Quad,” Filowitz troversial speakers in the Quad said. and on Titan Walk, Borsting said “But when a university facility that the reason Smith is holding is used, it implies some sort of enhis discussion in the TSU is be- dorsement of the views presented. cause he paid a fee and made a res- Therefore, I would urge some conervation request in advance. sideration of procedures by which Borsting said he was famil- our facilities are used on campus.”

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IN OTHER NEWS

May 6, 2010

Photo By Katie Rossomano/Daily Titan Staff Writer Maria Elena Ramirez discusses the cultural history of the U.S. from a feminine perspective at Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday.

Despite the new proposals and promised funding, immediate changes look bleak.

“Budget prediction for the 20102011 academic year are dire and became worse with the announcement today (Tuesday) that state revenues are approximately $3 billion below projections,” Hagan said. “As such, there will continue to be a decline in services as positions remain unfilled, class sections continue to be reduced and other programs and services operate on extremely reduced budgets.”

Because an increasing amount of high school students are taking the classes required for eligibility to universities, the change in acceptance percentage can take place without lowering the eligibility standards.

“I don’t understand how they’re planning to accept more students when there already isn’t enough space for the

ones who are here,” said Dean Gertie senior graphic design major.

But a new waitlist program at CSUF for incoming freshman and transfer students for the 2010-2011 school year shows that the crisis is far from over and the will not campus increase its acceptance percentages any time soon. This year, there were almost 33,000 freshman applicants and 20,000 transfer students attempting to enroll in the already impacted campus.

Transfer students must have a 3.7 GPA to be accepted and students with a 3.0 to 3.69 GPA are qualified to be placed on the waitlist.

“The state legislature has to agree in an election year on how to deal with this state budget shortfall,” Mead said.

“I have no idea how they are going to do it and I don’t think they know either. In short, I see a lot of uncertainty amongst a few reasons to be optimistic and a number of reasons to be pessimistic.”

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The girl who conned Cal State Fullerton

By adrian gaitan

Daily Titan Copy Editor news@dailytitan.com

The fall 2002 semester has just come to an end. Cal State Fullerton students are celebrating the end of the semester and the completion of finals, and among them is adjunct student Natalie Bowman. But there’s something different about Bowman. She has a secret.

Her real name isn’t Natalie Bowman, it’s Esther Reed.

For years, Reed had been on the run from the Secret Service, the United States Army, federal marshals and the South Carolina Police Department for one thing: identity theft.

Reed was born in Townsend, Mo., on March 8, 1978, to Ernie and Florence Reed, and was the youngest of Florence’s nine children. Growing up, Reed had a rough childhood, being the object of ridicule and abuse from her eight brothers and sisters, and it didn’t get any better when her parents separated in the early ’90s, according to a Rollingstone article titled, “The Girl Who Conned the Ivy League.”

With her parents now separated, Reed moved to Lynwood, Wash., with her mother. Eventually, Reed dropped out of high school and not long after her mother fell victim to colon cancer, leaving Reed alone to fend for herself.

This is when Reed came up with the idea of starting a new life. A new life, not as simple Esther Reed, but as someone entirely different.

First, Reed assumed the identity of “Natalie Fisher.” “Fisher” was a novice collegiate debater who had aspirations to win a national debate championship someday. CSUF debate coach and professor Jon Bruschke first met “Fisher” at a summer debate institute and persuaded her to enroll in CSUF and to debate for his team.

Upon enrolling in CSUF as an adjunct student in the fall of 2002, “Fisher” changed her name to “Natalie Bowman.” Did Bruschke think it was strange to first meet this young lady as “Natalie Fisher” and then a year later as “Natalie Bowman?” Sure. He assumed she had gone through a divorce and had changed her name, wanting to forget the mistakes of her past.

While attending CSUF for little

over a semester, “Bowman” had competed in four debate competitions, including a Pepperdine Tournament where she went into the finals, winning five out of her six preliminary debates.

After spending some time at CSUF, Reed decided it was time to move on in her life and, once again, find a new beginning.

Reed went on to assume the identity of a missing South Carolina woman named Brooke Henson, who went missing in 1999 and was assumed dead, until Reed brought her back to life.

Reed acquired Henson’s Social Security number, applied for an Ohio driver’s license in Henson’s name, and obtained her GED. After doing so, she took her SATs, scoring a 1400 and admission to Ivy League school, Columbia. While attending Columbia, “Henson” excelled in academics as well as a social life, but only for a short while. She then became paranoid and self conscious, thinking that all who looked at her would figure out who she really was.

To help with her paranoia, Reed obtained a birth certificate in Henson’s name, and eventually a U.S. Passport.

Back in the real Brooke Henson’s hometown, Investigator Jon Campbell of the South Carolina Police Department was trying to close the case of the missing person for years. He had finally gotten a lead. He had heard that there was a girl in New York saying she was Henson.

He contacted Henson’s aunt, Lisa, to ask her to write up questions only

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the real Henson would know.

Being skilled in the art of identity theft, Reed answered all of these questions correctly when asked by the NYPD. Convinced that Reed was an impostor, Campbell demanded a DNA test.

When Henson turned up missing, Campbell further researched “Henson’s” past, only to find that she dated West Point cadets and she had cell phone records that showed contact with people all across the country.

Among that, she also had a wiretransfer from Germany, which was from her boyfriend to help her out financially, and that this woman who stole the identity of Brooke Henson was really Esther Reed, according to a Rollingstone’s article. Campbell came to the conclusion that Reed was a spy.

But Campbell had it all wrong.

With Reed no longer being able to use Brooke Henson as an alias, she took on the fictitious name, “Jennifer Myers.”

She had been living her life from motel room to motel room. This was to be the last time Reed would be known as someone else.

Reed went on to assume the identity of Brooke Henson, assumed dead until Reed brought her back to life.

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On Feb. 2, 2008, “Myers” retired to a motel in Tinley Park, Ill., where a local police officer spotted her green ’93 Subaru Legacy in the parking lot.

Officer Kevin Horbaczewski knocked on “Myers’” door, saying he was there to check out a noise complaint. This was the downfall of Reed.

Horbaczewski took her away in handcuffs and into the station. Reed would later be charged with fraud and identity theft and sentenced to 51 months in Alderson Federal Prison in West Virginia. Reed is expected to be released in October 2011.

CSUF criminal justice professor Garrett Capune believes that from what he’s heard about Reed, “it is more like a mental health issue than a criminal justice issue.” Reed didn’t damage anyone’s reputation, she just made them have a better education, Capune explained. Capune also believes that her “51 months (sentence) sounds about right” with identity theft being a rather new charge. According to IMDB.com, as well as Production Weekly, Amanda Seyfried will portray Esther Reed in an upcoming film, due to start production sometime in 2011.

Reed has been featured on “America’s Most Wanted,” CBS’s “48 Hours” and multiple newspapers across the

“I had been alerted about it. They were trying to target a university so that we could deny them and then they could turn around and sue us – but at the time, we got alerted I was looking at the constitutions carefully to make sure the clause was there, so it didn’t happen,” Uballe said.

It started in 2004 when a chapter of the Christian Legal Society (CLS) tried to register its student organization with UC Hastings College of Law. Hastings denied the CLS official recognition because it violated the school’s policy prohibiting discrimination on the basis of religion and sexual orientation. The CLS barred non-Christians, homosexuals and those who “advocate or participate in pre-martial sex” from becoming voting members or leaders. Since 2004, two lower courts have taken the case, and both have ruled toward Hastings. The Supreme Court, however, seems to favor the Christian Legal Society, according to a National Public Radio report. Lauren Turner, a 21-year-old business major, thinks that the CLS has a reason for discriminating.

“If you allow anyone into the group, they’d be representing the group,” Turner said. “So if you let people into the group that don’t believe in what it is about, they’re going to misrepresent the group, and that’s not right.”

The CLS argued that since it wasn’t recognized on campus, it was “practically invisible” and had no presence on campus. But Hastings said the group’s membership doubled in the year after it was denied official club status, according to NPR, and the group held meetings on campus, organized a lecture and held banquets.

CLS then sued Hastings, charging the university with violations of free speech, religious freedom and freedom of association. Hastings defended its actions arguing that a public institution shouldn’t give funds to a group that discriminates based on religion or sexuality. CSUF has a similar non-discriminatory policy to Hastings’, according to Uballe. The policy says that no campus within

the CSU system shall “recognize any fraternity, sorority, living group, honor society or other student organization that discriminates on the basis of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, color, age, gender, marital status, citizenship, sexual orientation or disability.”

CSUF and any CSU also reserve the right to withdraw official recognition that discriminates based on any of the aforementioned topics.

“If you want to have a student organization on campus, if you want to have recognition and you want to have all the rights and privileges that go with that … you would have to agree to a non-discrimination policy and you would also have to include that in your constitution,” Uballe said.

Turner thinks Hastings is “discriminating against the group.”

“That’s their faith, and (Hastings) is denying them the right to publicly share their faith,” Turner said. CSUF would be affected by the Supreme Court’s ruling, no matter what it would be, according to both Uballe and Genelle Belmas, a communications law professor and First Amendment specialist.

“It’s clearly a case that has some significance for student rights,” said Belmas. “It seems to me that a public university can’t deny school funding based on anything like (religion).”

Uballe sees the case as a contradiction, and wouldn’t want to see how it would turn out for CSUF students.

“If the Supreme Court will rule in favor of (CLS), it could be that the CSU system would have to review its existing policies and allow organizations to discriminate on the basis of religious freedom or they would bar people because of their sexual orientation,” Uballe said. “You’re saying then that you would want the rights of a state institution and all the privileges that come with that, and then be allowed to discriminate on the basis of religion. You can’t have it both ways.”

Although the Supreme Court is leaning toward the CLS, Belmas said that the justices aren’t exactly sure what they can do.

“The court itself doesn’t seem clear,” Belmas said. “One justice basically said ‘What do I do with this case?’ and when the court can’t decide, they don’t really have a good decision.”

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May 6, 2010

Soldiers get minutes

By Camille Tarazon

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Cell Phones for Soldiers is a nonprofit group that issues free telephone calling cards to United States troops serving overseas.

Cellular Sales, the nation’s largest retailer for Verizon Wireless, has teamed up with Cell Phones for Soldiers to give back to our nation’s heroes.

“We are excited to be able to give back to the soldiers that serve this country,” said Founder and CEO Dane Scism of Cellular Sales. “With so many troops in active service we believe we can make a positive impact by partnering with Cell Phones for Soldiers.”

In 2009, Cell Phones for Soldiers transformed old cell phones into more than 14 million minutes for troops. The program collected roughly 50,000 cell phones each month using a network of more than 6,000 collection sites across the country. It is estimated that Americans discard up to 130 million cell phones each year.

Senior Spanish major Olga Alvarez has a cousin in the Marines (stationed in Afghanistan) who has benefited from the Cell Phones for Soldiers program.

“It’s really expensive to call home, so he asked us to give him our old cell phones and he turned them into his home base. He used the minutes to call home, mostly to his wife and newborn child,” Alvarez said. “I think it's a good program because it costs a lot to make a phone call. (He called) just to say ‘hi’ for the holidays and he got to talk to his daughter.”

Cell Phones for Soldiers was started in 2004 by Brittany and Robbie Bergquist, a teenage brother-sister duo from Norwell, Mass. Since then, the program has raised over $2 million in donations and issued more than 500,000 prepaid calling cards to troops abroad.

When a phone is donated, it is sent to a company that pays Cell Phones for Soldiers. From there, each phone donated results in about one hour of talk time for a soldier overseas.

photo By Michael Arellano/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Students and their mothers are invited to attend the Mother’s Day event, Which will include fitness activities much like this one.

Campus to celebrate Mother’s Day

By Kiran Kazalbash For the Daily Titan

news@dailytitan.com

photo courtesy flickr.com/ jason reidy Jason Reidy recieved the Cell Phones for Soldiers packet after ordering something on Amazon.com

The Bergquist family hopes to raise more than $9 million in the next five years through increased fundraising efforts. They wish to start new programs to provide video phones with prepaid service to allow soldiers abroad to not only talk, but to see their families as well.

AT&T is is currently the leading sponsor of Cell Phones for Soldiers.

“Cell Phones for Soldiers is a great program for the soldiers fighting in the war,” said Jacqueline Gonzalez, who works at the AT&T store in Downey. “Not only does AT&T contribute to the Cell Phones for Soldiers program, we also use the money given from the program to another program that supports the wives of soldiers who never return home.”

Currently, Verizon Wireless is evaluating the sponsorship of Cell of Phones for Soldiers in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. Verizon Wireless will eventually start the program at all of the company’s stores throughout the U.S. in the next few months. Now that Verizon Wireless is jumping on board with the non-

profit program, it will be reaping some marketing benefits.

“The first thing Verizon gets is goodwill. It creates more awareness,” said marketing professor Howard Forman. “Because of the nature of the program where people are donating cell phones, donating accessories, they’re more than likely going to need to replace them. So it’s a win-win situation for everyone.”

Right now, Verizon Wireless donates all unusable cell phones, accessories, and batteries to the HopeLine.

HopeLine is a phone recycling program exclusive to Verizon Wireless that uses refurbished and recycled wireless equipment and Verizon Wireless services and equipment to help victims of domestic violence.

The refurbished phones are sold and Verizon Wireless uses the proceeds from the sale of any donated phone to fund nonprofit agencies and to purchase other wireless phones for victims of domestic violence.

With Mother’s Day rapidly approaching, the Student Recreation Center seeks to solve last-minute gift dilemmas for Cal State Fullerton students by hosting an all-day event made to pamper moms while keeping them fit and healthy at the same time.

The event on Sunday, May 9, will include a variety of fitness activities, as well as massages and healthy snacks by the pool. Student members can bring their mothers and receive complimentary guest passes, which would normally cost them $5. Sponsored by Associated Students Inc., this year's event promises to cater to students who want to celebrate their mothers without emptying their wallets.

“We always try to find some new activities that would benefit students,” said SRC Fitness and Aquatics Coordinator Alison Wittwer. “This is a great opportunity for students who are on a budget or have tight schedules to spend a few hours and do something

for mom that they are both going to enjoy.”

The event, which takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., will offer yoga, spinning and the new Zumba Latin dance classes. The hour-long sessions will be taught by the SRC’s regular drop-in fitness instructors, and will be held in the dance studio and spin room on the second floor of the facility. The SRC will also be offering 10-minute pool-side chair massages, administered by a state-licensed massage therapist; ideal for anyone looking to reduce stress and ease sore muscles.

Healthy snacks and beverages will also be offered by the pool for mothers and students to enjoy after their workouts.

The Mother’s Day event, according to SRC employee Rachel Hausman, is the perfect way for students to showcase the innovative recreation center to their parents.

“It's a great opportunity for their mom's to see the beautiful facility we have here at (CSUF),” Hausman said. “It will be cool for (students) to get to work out with their moms.”

The SRC will be open to anyone who wishes to take part in the classes or events, whether they come with their mother or not.

The event promises to be relaxing and mellow, with Sundays not being a busy day for the SRC, according to Wittwer. Approximately 65 to 75 students are anticipated to attend.

“I think (the event) is a good idea because its free,” said Gaurav Singh, junior health science major. “I'll definitely bring my mom if we're not too busy.”

According to Wittwer, the event will also be a great way to show students the different activities that are provided at the SRC year-round.

“We want to welcome all members to bring their moms and encourage students to take advantage of the recreation center,” Wittwer said. “(The event) is a great way to bring awareness to the activities that are offered here. We want students to be healthy and active at (CSUF), and this is a great place to reduce stress.”

Campus group to host anti-slavery concert

By Allie Mosier and Brenna Phillips Daily Titan Staff Writers news@dailytitan.com

On Friday, Project People Against Trafficking and Human Exploitation will host a benefit concert entitled “Look Beneath the Surface,” intended to prevent Nepali girls from being sold into sex slavery.

The concert will be held in the Titan Student Union Pavilions BC from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. with all ticket proceeds going toward the Madhav Ghimire Foundation, founded by Jeffrey Kottler, chair and professor of counseling at Cal State Fullerton. Kottler will also be the keynote speaker for the event.

The Madhav Ghimire foundation provides scholarships to Nepali girls who are from the lowest cast and at risk for being sold into sex slavery.

President of Project PATHE Karina Gutierrez said she chose Kottler’s foundation after attending one of Kottler’s workshops last

semester on women against violence.

“It was very powerful and I was able to see that the money does go directly to the girls, so that pushed me into making my decision,” Gutierrez said.

The amount that will go towards the foundation hasn’t been decided, but Gutierrez said it will be more than 80 percent.

Kottler will be speaking about his efforts to help Nepali girls.

Sandi Morgan from the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force will also be speaking at the event.

OCHTTF works in collaboration with other organizations to protect victims of human trafficking, prosecute offenders and prevent the crime.

“It’s a problem that’s prevelant in our country and we want to educate others and let them know what they can do about it,” said Project PATHE member Neeru Sehdev, 21.

Morgan will give a presentation on modern day slavery in America

from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Following her presentation, Kottler will speak about what his organization does.

“He (Kottler) takes students with him every summer to Nepal to help the girls,” said Lyzzeth Mendoza, a 20-year-old Project PATHE member.

The event will also feature art exhibitions, live music and food.

Additionally, the bands that will be performing are advocates for social change.

This is the second time Project PATHE has hosted the benefit concert.

“We’re trying to find creative ways to fundraise and raise awareness,” Mendoza said.

The money earned from the art auction and from donations will also go towards Kottler’s foundation.

The event will be open to the general public and parking is free.

Tickets are $8 and can be purchased at the TSU Information Desk or at the door.

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May 6, 2010

Will the government handle the oil spill off the Gulf of Mexico similarly to Hurricane Katrina?

By brian Zbysenski

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

I think the government will act differently in regards to the catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in comparison to the embarrassing and weak efforts displayed during the Hurricane Katrina debacle.

First off, I must iterate that these two disasters can’t truly be compared side-by-side, due to some of the big differences between them. Even though they both took place in or near the Louisiana region. Hurricane Katrina was purely an act of mother nature, whereas the oil spill is a man-made failure. Now that the Bush administration is no longer in office, President Barack Obama’s “change” slogan should stand true during this emergency, especially after witnessing all that went wrong during Hurricane Katrina.

Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco didn’t ask the Federal Emergency Management Agency for buses to help evacuate residents until after the storm terrorized the region. On top of that, it took another four days until those buses started to arrive, and school buses that could have been used were lost under flood waters. In addition to the local government’s faults, the federal

government had its fair share of mismanagement as well.

This is where a change is absolutely necessary, and with Obama on board, I think it will happen.

First of all, oil company BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward has responded to the oil spill, stating that BP will “absolutely be paying for the cleanup operation.”

No fingers are being pointed like they were when attempts were made to resolve Katrina. President Bush first got the blame for being late to respond as Katrina was happening, but as time went on and news spread, more names were thrown into the mix. Instead of wasting time blaming others, victims could have been being helped.

With this oil spill, responsibility has already been taken and actions have started during the issue, not when it’s finished.

Obama already has 1,900 federal response personnel in the area, more than 300 response vehicles, as well as aircraft monitoring and fighting the spill around the clock.

Also, 217,000 feet of protective barriers to help prevent the spreading of the hazardous materials has already been laid out, and more barriers are on the way.

“I’m not going to rest, and none of the gentlemen and women who are here are going to rest or be satisfied, until the leak is stopped at the source, the oil on the Gulf is contained and cleaned up and the people of this region are able to go back to their lives and their livelihoods. We will spare no resource to clean up whatever damage is caused,” Obama said.

I believe him. No other president could mess things up like Bush. Obama is a man of action.

Whether you believe in his ideas or not, he makes things happen.

By Juanita Vasquez

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

Photo and Graphic courtesy MCT

President Obama’s campaign victory can be, in part, attributed to the public’s belief that he would do a better job in handling disasters like Hurricane Katrina than former President Bush. However, the rapidly expanding catastrophe caused by the Gulf oil spill will present critics with enough fire to compare the current administration to the previous one.

Although there has been a lot of talk, the lack of real action would suggest that Obama’s handling of the Gulf oil spill disaster could be his own Katrina.

On April 20, there was an explosion on an oil rig owned and operated by BP Oil. The oil rig, located 40 miles off the coast of the mouth of the Mississippi River, was reported to be spewing about 1,000 barrels of oil a day after the explosion. A holding tank broke off from the oil rig and sank into the ocean a few days later, and the administration said that BP’s broken undersea well is now spewing about 210,000 gallons – or 5,000 barrels – of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico. About 1.6 million gallons of oil have spilled since the explosion, the Coast Guard said Saturday.

Though the failure of the levees and the incompetent and indif-

ferent response from the Bush administration followed a natural disaster, this man-made catastrophe threatens the entire Gulf Coast in a way that’s more slippery than Hurricane Katrina.

The Obama administration, relying on BP Oil for reassurances that they could contain the oil and repair the damage, remained silent for nine days after the initial explosion. Instead of immediately swinging into action, Obama waited more than a week after the explosion to send Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to the region to the area and coordinate federal efforts.

BP Oil was the first responder, but the Coast Guard reacted right away to the situation and deployed 70 vessels, Napolitano said.

However, Luisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal suggested that the response to the oil spill has not been adequate.

“We continue to be concerned with BP’s ability to respond to this incident,” Jindal said.

And, instead of reassuring the country that the government would provide available resources and a rapid and proper response to the issue, the administration stated that it was BP Oil’s problem and that they should and would be held accountable for any and all damages that arose from the incident.

In the case of Katrina, it was a stand-off among federal, state and local authorities as to who would take charge of the situation. However, in this case, there should be no question as to who should handle the disaster.

Though he can’t repair the damage that has been done, if Obama can handle this situation effectively, it will be a sign of his competence.

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May 6, 2010

Is anybody watching?

Shades of Green

by Skylar Smith

“Made from 100% all-natural opinion”

Daily Titan Opinion Editor opinion@dailytitan.com

Ecological egotism

by April Ehrlich

Daily Titan Features Editor opinion@dailytitan.com

Photo Courtesy MCT Dolphins Jump with a boat on location for the movie ‘The Cove,’ directed by Louis Psihoyos.

for Columbine” opened the United States’ eyes to how exactly its gun laws affect families, children and even adults. “The Cove” – quite possibly the best documentary film in the past decade and an Oscar winner – brought to light the issues of dolphin and whale fishing (read slaughter) in Taiji, Japan, as well as excessive (and illegal) mercury poisoning and a rapidly decreasing fish population. It’s great that people are willing to watch these movies, and even some will actively attempt to make a difference after watching the films.

However, if we want to be informed, and if we want to understand our world before we abuse it – and ourselves – further, we must watch more than just the Oscar winners; we need to watch more than what our college professors show us.

Fortunately for us, we are living in the new golden age of documentary film. There is a new, award-winning documentary film debuting every few weeks, and it seems they all deserve our attention. Here is a list of some of the best (yet probably ignored) new documentaries.

“Jesus Camp”: A film about mostly home-schooled children who attend an evangelical Christian camp and are inundated with anti-gay, anti-abortion, anti-global warming and anti-any other religious messages. The film stimulates the question: Are these children being brainwashed?

“Food Inc.”: A film about the state of the food industry, including

abusive cow and chicken farms, and the government and private corporation manipulation of the corn and soy bean farms. It contains a positive message about how we can change these problems.

“Crude”: A documentary about the intense legal war between Ecuador and Texon for the abuse and destruction of the Ecuadorian forests, and the terrifying impact destroying these forests has on its people.

“No End in Sight”: A film about the relationship between the corporate “war machine” and how the U.S. government dictates its wars. It analyzes how big corporations, like Boeing, make money from the war in Iraq.

“Crips and Bloods: Made in America”: A documentary about how the famous LA gangs came to be, and how intolerance, racism and governmental oppression can push a society to turn on itself, locking generations of people into a neverending gang war.

When you find yourself with a free night this summer, or plan on going to the movies with friends, please help support this necessary industry. Many of these films are free on Netflix to watch in your browser or streamed through your Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii. Maybe you won’t feel enlightened or become an activist for a cause, but at least you will come away a little more informed, and more willing to take part in bettering our culture, the environment or yourself.

I love when overzealous hippies bestow useless information onto people who are “less aware” about health and environmentalism, boasting terms such as “agave nectar,” “high fructose corn syrup” and “biodegradable,” as if knowing the meaning of these terms ensures their intellectual devotion to the earth.

Considering the green movement is the hip thing in California, environmental elitism surrounds us every day. Or, at least it surrounded me, since I lived with a roommate who was very much like this (see Shades of Green: Vegan Arrogance).

Unfortunately, I thought I got rid of the problem long ago when I kicked her out of my apartment.

(OK, maybe I didn’t kick her out per se, but I did kindly ask her to reconsider her residential options).

Turns out I get to endure hippie banter every night once again, but this time from a customer at my work who never buys anything – she just stands around and talks and talks and talks.

“You know, I would totally buy these dried cherries but they, like, have sulfur dioxide in them, so I probably shouldn’t. Did you know that sulfur dioxide is poisonous and that it’s in almost ALL dried fruit?

Can I have a bagel? Can you toast it?

Is that a microwave? DON’T PUT MY BAGEL IN THERE! I don’t want radiation going through my food! It’s so cold in here! Why is it so cold? What IS that, FREON?!”

I gave her a look that said something along the lines of, “What the hell is freon and why are you still standing in front of my register?”

She then excused my confusion with a wave of her ring-adorned hand, “Oh, it’s OK, you’re just tired.”

I love that. I also love that her hair is very blatantly highlighted, which makes me wonder if there is such a thing as all-natural hair bleach.

I realize this column itself is basically a bunch of hippie banter, considering the warnings against carnivorous dog food and criticisms of lazy anti-green lifestyles, but there is a notable difference between this and Freon Woman: I’m not searching to belittle people for not having knowledge that they could care less about.

For instance, let’s just say a person is interested in knowing about the green movement, whether to make fun of it or to enhance his or her knowledge about it. This person

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is flipping through the Daily Titan, or searching the Internet, and comes across a column titled, “Shades of Green.” Lo and behold! This is everything he/she’s been looking for!

Now he/she is free to read at his/her leisure.

Of course, there’s nothing wrong with being enthusiastic about your recently-obtained knowledge of agave nectar or freon or what have you.

All I’m saying is, you don’t see a calculus enthusiast going up to every person they meet exclaiming, “Did you know that the quotient of continuous functions is continuous at all points X where the denominator is not ZERO?!”

And why don’t mathematicians do this? Because they realize that this information is completely useless to me unless I give a damn about math.

Which I don’t. Which is why I am writing for the school newspaper.

If you want to go around preaching against inescapable chemicals floating through our air or about the mutilation of rain forests and endangered species to unsympathetic bystanders, by all means, go ahead. But you’re only making environmentalism look bad.

I’m not searching to belittle people for not having knowledge that they could care less about.

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Dolphins, pigs, cows, chickens and other animals have been and are still being abused continuously in various countries throughout the world (most in the United States, sadly). Tales of human struggle, genocide, desperate cultures and terrifying truths of the human condition happen on a daily basis. Acts of kindness, generosity and hope push people to do things they never thought possible.

Sometimes when these things happen, a camera crew and a motivated filmmaker are there to capture the moments. Sometimes, this filmmaker can find a publisher and a sponsor to support their cause.

Sometimes, if properly edited, narrated, produced and distributed, a filmmaker can make a documentary film that opens our eyes and give us a glimpse into parts of the world unknown to us, or subjects we did not think were important.

After eight decades of documentary filmmaking, why are the problems these directors and their crews work so hard to bring to our attention being mostly ignored? Why it is that unless Michael Moore is being a pushy asshole and yelling at buildings full of politicians, people don’t really want to watch such important films? Why isn’t anybody watching?

No matter the excuse, we should watch. Younger and older generations alike should invest just as much money into documentaries as they do “Sherlock Holmes,” “Avatar” and “Iron Man 2.”

The industry itself has always been a tough investment for distributors because nobody wants to go to movies to learn; most investors think people want to be entertained first and foremost. That, however, is the distributors’ and the average moviegoer’s biggest misunderstanding.

Documentary films are far more entertaining, powerful and suspenseful than most blockbuster movies, and are still more informative than any FOX News, MSNBC or CNN special.The few documentary films that have broken through successfully have had a deep impact on U.S. culture. “Super Size Me” single-handedly changed how fast food chains would operate, and made the entire nation more conscious of how fast food affects our bodies. “Bowling

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May 6, 2010

Nelson: Icon’s son makes his own Musical Mark From Page 1

Photo Courtesy The Dealers The Dealers are, from left: Kevin Thews (vocals), Shawn Fox (bassist), Justin Ludwig (drums) and Kyle Eckermann (guitar). The band has headlined shows at famous venues such as the Whiskey-A-Go-Go.

Orange County band deals a winning hand

By Anna GLeason

through other well known venues, bringing music to eager listeners Soundoff@dailytitan.com who enjoy the sound of classic rock but can’t afford the hefty price tag.

For fans of: ACDC, Mötley Crüe, “Playing the Coach House was The Rolling Stones pretty cool,” Ludwig said. “It had a really good sound.”

Every young musician who picks However, playing wasn’t always up an instrument dreams of one smooth for the band. It wasn’t until day becoming like their rock idols: early 2009 that they finally found Pete Townsend, Jimi Hendrix, Rob- their sound when Fox officially ert Plant or any of the others who joined. have changed music. Most of these “We would have people come musicians only dream about play- in and play bass for us,” Eckering venues like the Whiskey-A-Go- mann said. “But when Shawn came Go. For one Orange County band, in, many of our songs drastically this dream became reality. changed.”

The Dealers, consisting of two Like most bands, finding a fitCal State Fullerton students, lead ting name was no easy task. singer Kevin Thews, 22, senior ad“We had one show where we vertising major, and lead guitarist started out with one name and Kyle Eckermann, 21, junior mar- changed it after every song,” Thews keting major. Along with drum- said. “I think we started out as Cold mer Justin Ludwig, 21, psychology Shot from a Stevie Ray Vaughan major at Saddleback Community song, then we were Guero Banditos College, and bassist Shawn Fox, and finally something else by the 21, ITT Tech graduate, are trying end.” to make a name for themselves in The band finally decided on the music community. their name The Dealers, by taking With a blend of classic and mod- a cue from the classic ACDC song, ern rock, playing at venues like the “For Those About to Rock,” where iconic Whiskey, where bands such it states, “We are the dealers. We’ll as Mötgive you everything you ley Crüe need.” and The With the attitude of Doors anything goes, the band h a v e has nothing if not a fun played loving spirit. before, “I’m a bassist and I can’t seems hear out of one ear,” Fox like a said. “And we have a phofantasy tographer who can’t see.” for the With a new manager, f o u r the band hopes to be in h i g h – Kevin Thews, the studio by summer to school record their extended play friends. album, and maybe one The Dealers “We got day join the ranks of all to play the great bands that have next to inspired them. the poster of Jim Morrison and I “To play for a living would be kept thinking, ‘he played here!’ and the greatest thing ever,” Thews said. we just fit right in,” Thews said. “Just going up performing, we do “The place hasn’t changed in 40 that in our garage. I think bands years, it was amazing!” should pay people to come and The Dealers have made their way watch them.”

For The Daily Titan

On stage, POTR usually wears tank tops, board shorts and flip flops (if any shoes), while Lukas sports his signature bandana around his head. They feel most comfortable in no shoes and casual attire onstage, just like a day at the beach, they said. Their appearance speaks volumes of their laidback personalities.

“At a POTR show last year, they missed their sound check. Lukas and (POTR) finally came to the stage wearing flip flops and board shorts,” Gayou said. “People were like, ‘What the heck?’ Then they played and everyone shut up. No one cared what they looked like or that they were late.”

Brando’s Paradise Sessions is available for purchase at Promiseofthereal.com, and the release of POTR’s untitled LP will coincide with its summer tour of 40 scheduled performances.

“Everyone’s watching things like ‘American Idol’ and call that ‘music.’ People have created this musical cult and need to be woken up

by Lukas’s band so they can get rid of this Kelly Clarkson bullshit,” Gayou said.

It’s safe to bet POTR will reach the top of the charts after its summer performances and LP release, considering their success since they formed just over a year ago. Perhaps POTR will be a pioneer by getting its authentic tunes to the top of the charts, thus creating an end to the “musical cult” and the “bullshit” the mass media has arguably created.

“I know in my heart that this is what I’m going to do forever, whether I’m in the studio or in a garage,” Lukas said.

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We got to play next to the poster of Jim Morrison and I kept thinking, ‘he played here!’ and we just fit right in.

Photos by Melissa Hoon/Daily Titan Asst. Opinion Editor Above: Lukas Nelson performs at the Weins Winery in Temecula in March. He left the audience in awe, performing for an hour and a half, energetically playing on stage and even played guitar with his teeth. Top: Lucas Nelson after his performance. Nelson and his band, Promise of the Real, have released an EP, ‘Brando’s Paradise Sessions’, and will release their first full-length album this summer.

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May 6, 2010

This week at the becker: Melee 2

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Photos Courtesy EMG The Dirty Heads, Matt Ochoa (drums), Dustin Bushnell (vocals/guitar), Jon Olazabal (percussion), Jared Watson (vocals).

O.C. band gets down and dirty they’ve seen us in those than Surf ’s Up.” “We get our inspiration from Soundoff@dailytitan.com just daily life; everything we do.

For fans of: 311, Sublime, It’s when you get inspired to write Pepper songs,” said guitarist and vocalist “Duddy” Bushnell.

Originating in Huntington “But then there are times when Beach, five-piece collective the we’re not inspired at all and we just Dirty Heads have been honored as sit around,” added percussionist Jon “Best Reggae Rockers” in the April Olazabal. issue of RollingStone.

Their song “Believe” is almost a The title was given to them in laundry list of bands that have ina five-page layout featuring the spired the members of the Dirty “Best New Bands 2010.” To honor Heads, including B.B. King, Jimi the Dirty Heads with a “Best New Hendrix, The Police and the Beastie Band” award is strange to some, as Boys. the band has been The Dirty Heads around for nearly a have toured with decade. some big names in “We’ve been music, including writing music to311, Pepper and To see more of the Dirty gether for a while, Iration, and are Heads, visit: but we’ve only currently on tour been a serious band with Sublime and since 1999-2000,” Rome. said vocalist Jared The band was reWatson. cently awarded with The Dirty Heads the “Best World” admit that they are award at the 2010 now getting to the OC Music Awards. www.dailytitan.com/dirtpoint where they “We all grew up yheads wanted to be when at the beach in surf they thought about shops, so Orange being a band when County and Hunthey were 16 years old. tington Beach has a lot to do with “On a tour bus, playing in front us growing up,” Watson said. of more than 500 people, slowly The members of the Dirty Heads building and having a song on the are young, and have a lot of time radio,” Watson said. “It’s surreal.” ahead of them to continue explodThe Dirty Heads’ track, “Stand ing onto the music scene.

Tall” was featured in Sony Pictures “We want to keep doing this and animated penguin movie, Surf ’s Up, keep touring in 15-20 years and still soundtrack, and track “Morning have the fans going to the shows Light” was featured on Tony Hawk’s that are going now and still making video game Hawk’s Downhill Jam. more,” Bushnell said.

“Our music has grown in the surf “I don’t care if we don’t have a community out of surf videos for number one single on the radio,” friends who are pro surfers,” Watson Watson said. “As long as our fans said. “We probably have more kids are still happy, then that’s where we that come to our shows that they say really want to be.”

By James Gobee

Daily Titan Staff Writer

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Multimedia

Photos by 1 and 2 by mark Samala/For the Daily Titan 1.Melee lead vocalist Chris Cron sings to the audience at the Becker Ampitheatre.

2. Derek Lee, drummer of Melee, performs at the Becker Ampitheatre.

Photos 3 and 4 by Christa Connelly/Daily Titan Photo Editor 3. Melee bassist Ryan Malloy happily plays to the crowd at the Becker.

4. Melee guitarist and lead vocalist RickySANS.

Huntington Beach band Melee was the latest to perform at the Becker Apmhitheatre during ASI’s Wednsday Concerts at the Becker.

Event Calendar: May 6- 9 Thursday, May 6

Friday, May 7

Saturday, May 8

Sunday, May 9

Flying Lotus Amoeba Hollywood 7:00 p.m., free all ages

Mastodon Fox Theatre – Pomona 6:00 p.m., $26 all ages

Los Campesinos!

El Rey Theatre 8:00 p.m., $20 all ages

Collisions, Verbs Echo Curio 9:00 p.m., $5 all ages

A Weather Silverlake Lounge 8:00 p.m., $8 21+

The Tallest Man on Earth Natural History Museum 8:00 p.m., $15 all ages

Les Savy Fav The Getty 6:00 p.m., free all ages

Bonnie “Prince” Billy McCabe’s Guitar Shop 7:00 p.m., $20 all ages

Spindrift, Nurses The Echo 8:30 p.m., $8 18+

The Janks Spaceland 8:30 p.m., $10 18+

FYF Fan Appreciation Show The Glasshouse 6:30 p.m., $8 all ages

Les Savy Fav The Echoplex 8:30 p.m., $18 18+

Cannibal Corpse House of Blues Sunset Strip 7:00 p.m., $20 21+

Mono El Rey Theatre 8:00 p.m., $18 all ages

Flyleaf House of Blues Anaheim 7:00 p.m., $25 all ages

Fang Island Amoeba Hollywood 7:00 a.m., free all ages

Lynch Mob Galaxy Theatre 8:00 p.m. $15

Michael Olivieri Galaxy Theatre 8:00 p.m., $12 all ages

Chicago Pantages Theatre 8:00 p.m., $25-$78 all ages

Chicago Pantages Theatre 8:00 p.m., $25-$78 all ages

Chicago Pantages Theatre 8:00 p.m., $25-$78 all ages

Chicago Pantages Theatre 8:00 p.m., $25-$78 all ages

Sean Paul Club Nokia 7:00 p.m., $40-$90 all ages

House of Blues Gospel Brunch House of Blues 10:00 a.m., $38 all ages

The White Buffalo Detroit Bar 9:00 p.m., $12 21+

Hurricane Bells The Echo 8:30 p.m., $10 18+

E-40 Grove of Anaheim 8:00 p.m., $25 all ages

Reckless Kelly The Roxy 7:30 p.m., $17 all ages

photo Courtesy EMG The Dirty Heads have been recognized by RollingStone Magazine as ‘Best Reggae Rockers’ and a band to watch in 2010.

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May 6, 2010

Never Shout Never – What is Love?

By Allie mosier

Daily Titan Staff Writer Soundoff@dailytitan.com

For fans of: The Maine, All Time Low, A Rocket to The Moon Never Shout Never is 19-yearold Christofer Drew, who recently released his first album, What is Love?

NSN sings about love, heartbreak and being an outcast, all while looking on the bright side of life.

While NSN has garnered much praise for his album and has a massive following, courtesy of MySpace, What is Love? falls short of amazing.

Drew’s bubbly acoustic rock is too juvenile and at times sounds like a childrens’ sing-along.

His song “i love you 5” is the epitome of a sing-along with lyrics like “I love you one, a two, a three shoobeedoo/I love you four.”

To give Drew credit, he has a way with playing the acoustic guitar and

making it the dominant sound of the majority of his songs.

His songs exude a ’60s pop vibe, which works well, especially in “can’t stand it” – the most mentionworthy and well-crafted song on the album. This song truly shows Drew’s music-making potential.

The melodic sounds of the acoustic guitar, piano and tambourine, combined with catchy lyrics, make this song worthy of the “repeat” button.

In the song “what is love?” Drew sings about the demise of his parent’s relationship and looking up to the love they once had. Drew tries to create a powerful song, but overshoots and misses the mark.

The high-pitch nature of his voice almost makes the song intolerable.

The song “sacrilegious” is equally as bad, as Drew’s voice becomes somewhat cringe-inducing.

“Jane Doe” is one of the better songs on the album. The song is about being “overly attracted” to a

The Hold Steady – Heaven is Whenever

By Matt Baldwin

For The Daily Titan

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For fans of: Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, The Replacements

girl. The lyrics are simple, sweet and the rhythmic sound of the guitar creates a relaxing feel. The sound of an accordion playing in the background adds a unique touch to the song.

The album ends on a bad note with the acoustic song “The Past.”

Everything about this song screams that a 19-year-old wrote it. It is three minutes and 15 seconds of high pitched whining filled with bad lyrics like “I’ve been smoking the green since I was merely 16/just to find a escape from this town that was so mean to me.” It seems like Drew was trying too hard to create an emotional, moving song.

It’s clear that Drew has potential – he’s skilled in playing the acoustic guitar and has a way with words (in two out of eight songs), but NSN has a long way to go before he can fine-tune his voice and sound.

B.o.B. – The Adventures of Bobby Ray By brian whitehead

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For fans of: Kid CuDi, Lupe Fiasco, Drake In 2008, a song called “On Top of the World,” featured three artists: T.I., Ludacris and a littleknown southern rapper by the name of B.o.B. Sandwiched between the inspiring verses of two well-established hip-hop artists, the splendidlysung chorus became nothing but an afterthought.

Two years and a smash single later, that little-known southern artist has evolved into one of the most promising young musicians in recent memory.

With six mix tapes and two EPs under his belt already, Bobby Ray Simmons – aka “B.o.B” – isn’t exactly the “little-known southern artist” he once was in ’08.

Not that that’s a bad thing.

On April 27, the man behind “Nothin’ On You” released his much-anticipated, first studio LP, The Adventures of Bobby Ray. Although the album has only 12 songs in all, it is the quintessential example of quality over quantity.

Mellow, acoustics-driven ballads like “Don’t Let Me Fall” and “Lovelier Than You,” as well as “Ghost in a Machine,” not only highlight B.o.B’s unique songwriting, they put his mastery of the guitar on display for all to hear.

More uptempo tracks like “The Kids,” “Fame” and “Magic” are sure to find mainstream success in the coming months. Those songs, along with the Lupe Fiasco-assisted “Past My Shades,” beautifully capture the wit and silky-smooth delivery that made B.o.B an underground success (“Always in detention for the lack of my attention/ you can call it deficit/really I just didn’t listen” – “The Kids”).

The production, songwriting, delivery and overall impact of

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For fans of: Bon Iver, Iron and Wine, M. Ward A scruffy folk-like tone calms your senses as you listen to Kristian Matsson of The Tallest Man On Earth sing and play his guitar.

In 2008, the Sweden native released Shallow Grave under the Swedish label Gravitation. Shallow Grave is an album that showcases Matsson’s raw skill and his devotion to music.

It wasn’t until late 2008 that Matsson grew a fan-base of his own when he opened for Bon Iver in New York City’s Town Hall.

His new LP, titled The Wild Hunt, is sure to gain recognition from many audiences. Featuring upbeat tones in “You’re Going Back,” to the gentle and sensitive tracks like “Love is All,” The Wild Hunt is a folk album with an acoustic rock ‘n’ roll twist of playful and excitable sounds.

Influenced by Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, Skip James and Velvet Underground, Mattson’s lyricism reflects the talents of his idols.

The energy felt throughout the 10-song album exposes Matsson’s emotions.

After multiple playbacks and intent, focus the lyrics continue to be a bit difficult to decipher. The semantics behind the words stand clear, although the syntactic arrangement is a little bizarre.

It is clearly evident through the tones and sentiments in his voice that Matsson’s songs are filled with poetic meaning.

The songs’ meanings seem to be drawn from past experiences and situations. Matsson divulges his emotions to the listener through his energy in song.

On the other hand, setting aside the continuous excavation of meaning in his lyrics, the compilation of chords from the guitar compliment the lyrics seamlessly. The instrumental talent that Mattson attains features a sincere passion for music’s originality.

America, which has to be refreshing to the band’s biggest detractors.

Of course, The Hold Steady do fall into some predictable habits. “Hurricane J” sounds like 90 percent of their back catalog, as does “We Can Get Together.” They’re not bad by any stretch of the imagination, just predictable.

If anything hurts The Hold Steady, it’s predictability. Heaven is Whenever is sure to pick up its share of four-star reviews and find itself on a ton of Best of 2010 lists. It will also surely fail to attract a new fan base or find any mainstream attention.

Despite this, Heaven is Whenever is a great album and a must have for both The Hold Steady and indierock fans.

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Song that is always stuck in your head, but you don’t know the words “Airplanes Part II” make it, without question, the album’s crown jewel.

Eminem and Hayley Williams (from Paramore) both bless the 12th and final track with their respective gifts: Eminem with an emotional verse chronicling the journey of a budding hip-hop artist whose indecision inevitably keeps him from becoming a star, and Williams with a perfectly-sung chorus.

Funny how things always seem to come full circle.

The Tallest Man on Earth – The Wild Hunt

By Lauren Mccann

The Hold Steady have received critical acclaim for both their live performances and their proper releases. Yet, despite the critical acclaim, the band has never achieved much mainstream success. With their new release, Heaven is Whenever, the band is sure to receive more critical acclaim, yet very little mainstream attention.

According to a press release for Heaven is Whenever, singer/guitarist Craig Finn said that the album would be “less anthemic and more complex.” Yet, the only major difference on the follow up to 2008’s Stay Positive seems to be the departure of keyboardist Franz Nicolay. Nicolay’s departure gives the album a more straight up rock feel, but hardly takes a way from the band’s classicrock style anthems.

As for the album, at this point, The Hold Steady have found their niche. That’s not a bad thing, as they are very good at what they

do, but coming in you know what you’re getting. Mid tempo rock anthems with poignant, thoughtful lyrics. There is very little difference between 2005’s Separation Sunday and Heaven is Whenever. And while that might sound like a knock on the band, it’s not.

There aren’t really any weak tracks on Heaven is Whenever, with most tracks falling in the upper echelon of The Hold Steady’s catalog. “The Weekenders” is maybe the perfect Hold Steady song.

Finn’s talent as a lyricist is the draw for the band, and “The Weekenders” is no exception. But it’s the sound; the anthemic build-up that makes “The Weekenders” so appealing.

Other tracks like “Rock Problems,” “Barely Breathing” and “Our Whole Lives” showcase The Hold Steady’s ability to rock out, while mixing hooks and catchy choruses.

“Our Whole Lives,” has a bit of an E Street Band feel to it and could actually find a home on rock-radio stations across America.

In fact, tracks like “Our Whole Lives” and “The Weekenders” showcase the band’s most catchy hooks since “You Can Make Him Like You” off of 2006’s Boys and Girls in

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Photo Courtesy dead oceans Kristian Matsson of the Tallest Man on Earth. ‘The Wild Hunt’ is out now.

Matsson’s unique pitch and sumptuous guitar playing is one that is raw and pure.

There is no need for drums, a bass

player or a back-up singer; Matsson showcases his work with complete harmony and delight, captivating his audience with subtlety.

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Baseball locked and Softball still has high loaded to host UCR hopes for postseason By nicholas fortes

By james gobee

Daily Titan Staff Writer

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The No. 10 Cal State Fullerton Titan baseball team hopes to win their sixth league series in a row and continue their Big West dominance this weekend as they host the Highlander Bears of UC Riverside on Friday at 7 p.m. at Goodwin Field.

The Titans (27-14, 12-3) have won nine of their last 10 games and 20 of their last 25 as they continue to live up to their preseason expectations after a rough start of the season, and have returned to the top 10 in the Baseball America top 25 polls, who had the Titans at No. 4 in their preseason poll.

“Just learning, we took all those losses and we took all the bad stuff we were doing, we learned from it and we grew tremendously. The mistakes we were making, we don’t make anymore and if we get down, we know how to pick ourselves up and that’s a huge difference from this year’s team to last year’s team,” said junior center fielder Gary Brown.

The Highlander Bears (23-15, 7-5) enter the weekend in third place in the Big West, three and a half games behind the league leading Titans, but enter the game winning six of their last eight games.

Riverside is only a few games behind the Titans and Irvine, and both are on their schedule in the upcoming weeks, but Riverside controls their own destiny. CSUF has to come out and play Titan baseball and play good baseball, said Titan Head Coach Dave Serrano.

Sophomore first baseman Nick Ramirez will look to continue his dominance at the plate and extend his hitting streak, which stands at 20 games after last weekend’s series with Pacific, currently the longest streak in the league. Ramirez also leads the league with the most multiRBI games (14), most RBIs (50) and most doubles (20).

“We’re going to come out and be ourselves. It’s what we’ve been doing the last 25 games; not trying to do too much, everyone’s been staying within their abilities and they know that if they don’t get it done, their teammates will,” Ramirez said.

Brown is all over the top 25 in statistics in the country, going into the series being eighth in the nation in batting average at .450 (No. 1 in the Big West), fourth in hits (81), tied for fifth with 8 triples and 17th in

The Cal State Fullerton softball team is going to host its last series of the season this weekend at Anderson Family Field against the Long Beach State 49ers.

The series kicks off with a doubleheader on May 8 (11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.), and the final game of the series on Sunday May 9 at noon.

“Right now, it’s all about playing our game and having fun,” said junior first baseman K.C. Craddick.

“The results will take care of themselves.”

Some would say that the 49ers are the Titan’s biggest conference rivals.

“It’s always fun playing your rival, like Long Beach is to us,” Craddick said. “There is no pressure playing them. They are just another team in our way.”

ESPNU will be present at Anderson Family Field on Saturday to broadcast the doubleheader.

Titan Head Coach Michelle Gromacki has helped prepare the Titans for the presence of the cameras and the minor delays during the game.

Gromacki has experience with ESPNU, as the Titan’s regional games against Arizona state in 2009 were also televised.

“We have talked about how things are going to run with the TV crew and minor interruptions,” Gromacki said. “But I don’t want us to lose focus over it. We’ll let Long Beach worry about it.”

ESPNU has broadcasted CSUF’s regional contests against Arizona in 2007, the Titans’ regional games at UCLA in 2008 and regionals against Arizona State in 2009.

Even though Gromacki has been preparing the Titans for national TV, the Titans stand 1-6 playing televised games.

The Titans are coming off of a series win on the road against Pacific.

This was the Titans second series win in conference play, and the Titans are looking to continue with their momentum into their LBSU series.

Junior pitcher Ari Cervantes said that prior to the Pacific series, softspoken senior right fielder Kadie Baldwin had a few words to say to the team.

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photo By Camille Tarazon/Daily Titan Staff Writer Junior second baseman Corey Jones is congratulated after hitting a three-run shot.

the nation with 27 steals. Brown is also in a three-way tie for the league lead with 24 multi-hit games.

“It’s a team effort. It all starts with Christian (Colon) at the top and it works. It’s way down and we feed off that, it’s definitely not an individual thing,” Brown said.

CSUF as a team is 23rd in the nation in hitting (.338), 21st in triples (18), tied for 18th in sacrifice bunts (43) and eighth in the nation for walks allowed per nine innings (2.66).

The College Baseball Foundation released their first Brooks Wallace watch list for the year and one of the six in the running from the Big West is junior shortstop Christian Colon.

The award is given to the best shortstop in college baseball for the given year and Colon was one of the two finalists for the award in 2009.

Sophomore starting pitcher Noe Ramirez (5-1), who missed his last three starts due to injury, will return to the mound on Friday.

Serrano said, although Ramirez has missed his last three starts he has been throwing in the bullpen, and is now ready to play. Serrano hopes that Ramirez could go deep in the game, but Serrano will work with Ramirez to know when it’s time to take him out of the game.

Saturday will be a special day for the Titans as they honor the 15 year anniverary of the 1995 championship team, followed by a 6 p.m. start by junior starting pitcher Daniel Renken (7-2), who will go for his fifth win in as many starts.

Serrano is unsure about his Sunday starter, after last Sunday’s blunder where the Titans gave up 18 runs in a loss to Pacific.

photo By Stephanie Yu/For the Daily Titan Redshirt freshman Katey Laban looks on with her team from the dugout on April 24.

“Kadie Baldwin spoke her first words this weekend,” Craddick joked. “(Baldwin) doesn’t ever say much. So, when she does, everyone pays close attention. Her speech before our last game in Pacific was a huge boost for us. Everyone on our team respects her and what she has to say.”

Although the 49ers sit next to last place in the Big West, with a conference record of 5-10, Gromacki knows better than to take it easy this weekend.

“Long Beach has a very scrappy offense,” Gromacki said. “We are not going to take them lightly at all.”

Sunday is ‘senior day,’ and all seniors who play for CSUF and LBSU will be commemorated with a pregame announcement.

The Titans will be saying goodbye to Baldwin and senior utility player

Sheila Holguin, as they round up their senior season.

Baldwin sits as the Titan’s fifth leading hitter with an average of .239, seven doubles and 12 RBIs. Holguin’s stats as a utility player have been steady. In 2008, Holguin started 54 of the Titans’ 56 games.

This year, Holguin has contributed to the Titans with 4 RBIs and and average of .218.

“Saying goodbye to our seniors is going to be hard this year,” Craddick said. “They will be missed tremendously.”

After LBSU, the Titans hit the road to play the Cal State Northridge in the final series of the season.

The Titans refuse to call it quits on their hopes for postseason play.

“We are in the final stretch of the season,” Craddick said. “Anything can happen.”

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Snow team rides to third place By gilbert gutierrez III

Daily Titan Asst. Sports Editor sports@dailytitan.com

photo courtesy shea helms Aaron Honda, left, and Shea Helms, right, pose after pratice at Mammoth Mountain.

On May 1-2, the Cal State Fullerton Ski and Snowboard team caravaned to Las Vegas for the 2009-10 Southern California Collegiate Snowsports Conference Awards Banquet at the Rio hotel.

With hundreds of athletes from California, the CSUF snow team only dreamed of how high they would be ranked amongst their peers. They achieved third place for men’s and women’s performance overall.

“It’s great to see that in our second year, we got third place out of the other 10 teams in our league,” said Ski and Snowboard team President Breana Hope.

For the snow team to achieve such a feat left her more than satisfied.

“For us being such a new team, I’m very proud of everybody for all the hard work they did,” Hope said.

She did not compete as much during her final year as a snowboarder, but she still followed her duties as

president. From getting her team up to the mountain for competition, to networking with sponsors for the team’s future in the league.

The snow team was also recognized for their individual performances.

Senior captain Shea Helms was awarded fifth place overall in snow events combined. She also claimed second place in women’s snowboard freestyle, which recognizes the performances in the half-pipe and slopestyle events.

“It was something that I didn’t expect. I had a feeling that I would be somewhere in the top 10. When they called my name, I was like ‘No way,’ ” Helms said.

Helms did not expect to win awards, but her dedication and hard work for the team definitely caught the eyes of her peers.

She competed and placed in the top ten in the giant slalom, half-pipe and slopestyle events at every competition this season.

Helms made sure that she would always stay focused and get her technique down. From joining a half-pipe

clinic to training in the slopestyle course, Helms was more than prepared for the slopes.

For the men’s snowboarders, junior Andrew Brown-Tomasso placed eighth overall and junior Jesse Krygsman took fourth place overall in snow events combined. Krygsman also took second place in men’s snowboard freestyle for the slopestyle and half-pipe events.

“I thought I did pretty well, especially in freestyle. I really thrive on that,” Krygsman said.

Krygsman takes pride in his snowboarding and feels that there’s nothing better than riding down the mountain. He was fortunate enough to receive awards, considering that he only had competed in slalom and giant slalom once.

The final competition of the season was held April 10, and Krygsman took first place in the slopestyle and half-pipe events. The tricks and technique from his first run in the snowboard half-pipe event scored him a 14.2, but he still trailed San Diego State University’s Morgan Medove

and UC Santa Barbara’s Erik Norberg, who both scored a 15.5. Krygsman stepped up his game and threw together an almost-perfect run in his second half-pipe run and the judges gave him a final score of 15.7.

“It’s not about working hard and getting things done, it’s about coming to peace with yourself,” he said.

Hope would have liked to have some more team bonding away from competition to give their members more of a club experience, but besides that she was happy with the results from this year.

“I’m really passionate about snowboarding. To me, any amount of money was worth it to be on the team,” Helms said. “Being able to find other people that are that much into it is really cool.”

With only one injury sidelining a snowboarder for the year, the snow team will regroup and prepare this summer for the 2010-11 season.

Planning for next year’s program will begin once finals are over, and the team will elect a new president to run the team.

Fan’s actions should teach a lesson sports@dailytitan.com

Steve Consalvi contacted his father to ask if he should run on the field at Citizens Bank Park on Monday.

His father responded that it was not a good idea, but the 17-year-old didn’t listen.

The Philadelphia Phillies fan ran onto the field during a game against the St. Louis Cardinals, prompting a police officer to take him down with a stun gun.

Now, “Taser Boy” is an Internet sensation and topic of discussion everywhere.

Consalvi has been charged with defiant trespass, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

It is not the first time a stun gun has been used on a fan at a baseball game, and probably will not be the last.

But this particular incident has become a national issue because the use of a stun gun can be considered excessive force. To most people watch-

ing the incident, the teenager was not dropped a pocketknife. Several playmuch of a threat. He did not seem ers exchanged punches with the fans to have any intentions aside from get- before they were finally apprehended. ting his few seconds of glory.

Gamboa left the incident with only He certainly did not go onto the a few minor cuts and bruises, but it field in order to harm Phillies out- could have been much more serious. fielder Shane Victorino. He was sim- Where was the stun gun then? ply another dumb fan on the field Security issues such as these are that held up the game before being handled by individual teams, but apprehended. police internal affairs will open an However, a poinvestigation to lice officer whose determine if the sole responsibility use of a stun gun Anyone who is is to make sure the dumb enough to was inappropriate players and fans are use of equipment. safe might see it run onto the field Philadelphia Podifferently. It would during a professional lice Commissioner not be worth the event deserves to be Charles H. Ramrisk to let Consalvi sey is supporting run around and let punished. the officer’s decithe situation play sion, saying the fan out. should not have In 2002, Kansas City Royals first been on the field. base coach Tom Gamboa was attacked Using a stun gun in this particular by a father-son duo who ran onto incident was excessive force. the field. The two took him to the Consalvi was not posing an imground and punched him repeatedly. mediate threat and he definitely On their way from the stands to the could have been taken down with a unsuspecting coach, one of the two simple tackle. However, the ultimate

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lesson learned is for fans to stay in their seats.

Major League Baseball stadiums make it a point to express the dangers and consequences (and illegality) of running onto the field by setting up reminders that play during games via the stadium big screen. This is the equivalent of a verbal warning.

Consalvi was criminally trespassing and thus is subject to the actions of the police officer.

Missing an opportunity to send a message that these type of actions would not be tolerated, the fans who attacked Gamboa were sentenced to probation, never having to serve any jail time. The two took a few punches from professional athletes, but that would be more pleasant than being shocked.

Anyone who is dumb enough to run onto the field at a professional sports event deserves to be punished.

Although using a stun gun was probably not necessary, the incident can serve as a warning to prevent others from disrupting a game and running on the field.

photo courtesy mct A Philadelphia police officer, with stun gun in hand, chases Phillies’ fan Steve Consalvi.