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Thursday September 17, 2009
Since 1960 Volume 85, Issue 9
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Sports aim to be risk free By Damon Lowney
Daily Titan Asst. News Editor news@dailytitan.com
By Jeff Lambert/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Freshman Jennifer Fitetcher sits in Tuesday’s discussion on governing challenges at the state and municipal levels as part of Constitution Week.
Constitution Week informs By Laura Barron-Lopez For the Daily Titan
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September 17, 1787, is the day 35 revolutionary men signed the U.S. Constitution, a historical text that many Americans today take for granted. In honor of the Constitution and in the hopes that students will take notice of the document that this country is built upon, Cal State Fullerton holds an annual Constitution Week. Within this week, political scientists, journalists and elected officials give lectures on topics all related to constitutional law, some specifically addressing California. Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the new UCI Law School, gave a lecture Monday on the issue of the Robert’s Court, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and the future of constitutional law. Chemerinsky received his B.S. from Northwestern University, has written six books and over 100 law reviews, and has argued numerous appellate cases including in the U.S. Supreme Court. “Chemerinsky’s lecture was clear and intellectually stimulating. Although I am aware of the Robert’s Courts actions, I hadn’t thought about it on those terms. It all seemed to be a wake-up call,” Scott Spitzer, assistant professor of political science said. The way in which Chemerinsky laid before his audience the Robert’s Court and the future of the Constitution was intriguing and somewhat raw. “Don’t think about it in legal abstractions but about how it affects people. How it affects you,” Chemerinsky said, regarding the Supreme Court and the Constitution. Within this court resides four conservative justices: John Roberts, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito and four liberal justices: John Stevens,
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Ruth Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, and Sonia Sotomayor. This leaves one justice left, Anthony Kennedy, who is the swing vote. He, however, “sides more with the conservative justices and votes in the majority more than any justice on the court,” Chemerinsky said. Given these facts, Chemerinsky explained it “honestly should be called the Kennedy Court.” In order to communicate how significant an impact the Supreme Court’s decisions have on every American, Chemerinsky discussed five central issues that will change the course of this country and its Constitution. These five issues are: abortion, affirmative action, campaign finance, the Second Amendment and separation of church and state. When explaining the court’s stance on abortion and what the ruling would be if it were brought before them, Chemerinsky used facts. “In the 1992 case Planned Parenthood v. Casey, there was a 5-4 margin to overturn Roe v. Wade. Kennedy changed his mind at the last minute, however, due to Blackmun, a justice on the minority side, who showed him letters from nuns in favor of Roe v. Wade. After this, Kennedy switched sides and Roe v. Wade was upheld.” Now, however, justices have come and gone, Blackmun being one, and when the case of abortion reaches the Supreme Court, which is predicted will be soon and with Kennedy voting on the conservative side more often than not, Chemerinsky feels that “Roe v. Wade will be overturned.” The next issue addressed was affirmative action. Already two cases have recently been brought forward to the Supreme Court regarding affirmative action. See CONSTITUTION, page 2
The Cal State University’s chancellor’s office will be reforming some of the requirements expected for club teams, attempting to make rules and regulations more thorough and consistent through all CSU’s. “I believe the chancellor’s office wants a more fluid system for all the CSU’s to have a consistent framework,” Jamaar Walker, assistant coordinator for student life, said. “Sports clubs are a high-risk activity on campus,” and the chancellor’s office is passing down to all CSU’s new requirements to deal with the risk involved, Walker said. Sports clubs will still be student-run and students from ASI and Sports Club Inter Council are on the committee that will be working to implement the new requirements. “Sports clubs are such a vital part of the university. You just don’t want to throw out anything,” Walker said. “We’re making sure the players are at the table.” To get CSUF student opinions, visit www.dailytitan.com/sportsclubs The new requirements, however, are still in the planning stages and CSU hasn’t yet discussed how to implement them; they were released from the chancellor’s office in July, Walker said. “I can’t give you too many details because that hasn’t been arranged yet,” Walker added. Nothing has changed yet at Cal State Fullerton, he said, but
By Jeff Lambert/Daily Titan Staff Photographer The Titan lacrosse team practices on an intramural field. They are one of many CSU sports clubs that will be affected state wide by new requirements and regulations.
students in sports clubs will see small changes throughout this year with more to come next year. “This is not going to be an overnight project,” said Walker. CSU wants more-extensive risk management for club sports, Walker said. “The areas of risk that the requirements talk about are travel and general operations,” Walker said. This includes travel to and from practices and tournaments, and making sure that each player and coach submits the necessary paperwork to participate in the club sport.The requirements involve doing more work, thus, more time from those involved in club sports, but
he thinks that the student population will understand the importance of the changes. Megan Peal, 22, a liberal studies major, said that club sports are an important part of CSUF, and she agrees that the CSU system is doing the right thing by making the club sports’ regulations more uniform. “You need to have that outside sport or group that you belong to, and if you don’t feel welcomed at a campus, then you don’t want to stay around,” Peal said. “It should be kind of similar to a normal sport where ... you are all very similar. You have your certain rules that you have to follow; you have certain liabilities that you have to adhere to.”
“Depending on location, it might be a little different, but everybody should have the same rules,” she said. Curtis Wright, 22, a fifth-year business major, also said he agrees with the CSU’s decision to reform the requirements for sports clubs. He said he thinks that “uniformity in rules and regulations will make each competitor know what they’re getting into before the competition starts.” When asked if he thinks club sports are important to the CSUF community, he answered: “Hell yeah ... because this is such a big commuter campus that anything to get you involved on campus, at least doing something here, I’m all for.”
Smokers segregated By MEGHAN ALFANO
Daily Titan Asst. News Editor news@dailytitan.com
Smokers at Cal State Fullerton may have to start putting more consideration into where they are smoking on campus. The Environmental Health and Instructional Safety offices have proposed a new smoking policy on campus and, if put into effect, will require students and faculty who smoke to do so in one of the 23 designated areas placed throughout campus. The draft of the new policy states, “To mitigate well-established health risks associated with exposure to secondhand smoke, the California State University Board of Trustees delegated authority to campus presidents to adopt rules regulating smoking on campuses. CSUF prohibits smoking in all areas except for specific outdoor designated smoking locations.” This new policy would prohibit smoking in all outdoor areas except parking lots or other specifically designated smoking areas. The current smoking policy, which is required by state law at all California State University establishments, prohibits smoking within 20 feet of any building owned by a
By Todd Barnes/Daily Titan Photo Editor Left: Students who withheld their names ignore non-smoking signs around Mihaylo courtyard. Above: Grad student, Tiffani Smith, chit-chats with a friend while smoking by Langsdorf Hall.
CSU. Smoking is permitted everywhere else outside unless otherwise posted. The problem with this policy is that since the rules are self-regulated and there is no serious enforcement mechanism, it is difficult for these rules to be regulated, and students often don’t follow them, Tom Whitfield, director of the Environmental Health and Instructional Safety, said. Students can often be seen smoking on balconies and in other areas that are clearly within a 20-foot radius of a building. “Many smokers tend to not keep that distance from the buildings,” said Whitfield. “There needs to be a
way to keep that distance from hightraffic areas so people aren’t having to walk through a cloud of smoke.” Although it will still be a self-enforced rule, Whitfield feels the new policy will have a more positive impact on campus. “It will provide a safer environment for students and faculty by reducing exposure to second-hand smoke,” Whitfield said. Associate Director of Safety Programs and Services Scott Bourdon, who helped design the proposal, also said that the proposed 23 designated areas will be placed where it is easy for people to avoid second-hand smoke. That at some point a form of identification or signage will be
placed so smokers will be aware of where they can smoke. “Smokers can still smoke, but it will also be easy for people to avoid the smoke,” added Bourdon. Whitfield and Bourdon see the policy as a positive thing, and many students agree with the change. “I think it would be great,” said Kaitlin Nguyen, a 25 year old marketing major. There is no set date of when the policy will be put into effect, but Whitfield said that it could happen sometime later this fall, depending on the approval of various entities on campus. (For the full story, visit dailytitan. com)
DT SHORTHAND ASI Blockparty today! ASI is hosting its annual block-party all day today at the TSU patio, Humanities Building and Performing Arts Building. The event starts at 8 a.m. It is pirate themed and donuts and coffee will be served in the morning or as long as supplies last. Don’t forget to wear your most menacing peg-leg (or pegarm if you’re into that sort of thing) to impress and intimidate all your seafaring friends! In addition to learning about ASI services and programs, other activities include a chance to
get your portrait drawn by a caricature artist, eating cotton candy, and if your eye-patch is looking a little plain, you will have a chance to decorate it. All of this will be held at the Information and Resource Fair which will be held on the TSU East patio from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Enjoy live music at the Becker Amphitheatre as well. Keep your stomachs empty for the Swashbucklin’ Soiree Dinner and Karaoke from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. which will be held in the Garden Café.
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IN OTHER NEWS Gordon speaks of CSUF’s future budget INTERNATIONAL Political drama continues to play out for Iran
IRAN (MCT) - Just this week, reformist leader Mehdi Karroubi revealed new details of the torture and rape of imprisoned opposition members despite warnings that he would be jailed if he didn’t keep quiet. The outspoken Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri issued a fatwa denouncing the regime, which retaliated by arresting his three teenage grandsons. And Iranians may take to the streets again on Friday under cover of an annual demonstration against repression of Palestinians. No one is better qualified to provide the answers to those questions than the Iranian American scholar Haleh Esfandiari, director of the Middle East program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington. She was arrested in Tehran in 2007 while visiting her 93-year-old mother and kept for four months in solitary confinement in the notorious Evin prison. What Iran’s leaders refuse to recognize, and what Americans must grasp, is that this rebellion is indigenous. It is led by clerics and political figures who were part of the Iranian revolution, and - for now - it aims only to reform the system, not overthrow it.
NATIONAL
Obama holds off sending extra U.S. troops WASHINGTON (MCT) - On a day when his administration outlined broad and ambitious goals for Afghanistan and Pakistan, President Barack Obama also moved Wednesday to call a time-out in the escalating national debate over a possible increase in troops. But the lofty goals set by the White House - which include promoting an Afghan government that can combat extremists and corruption while supporting human rights - represent difficult, time-consuming jobs likely to require greater numbers of forces, civilian aid and international help. But the U.S. troop level is due to rise to 68,000 this year, and the prospect of sending more has triggered a backlash among leading congressional Democrats. “You don’t make determinations about resources, and certainly you don’t make determinations about sending young men and women into battle, without having absolute clarity about what the strategy is going to be,” Obama said.
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CIM segregates main rioters in two-man cells CHINO (MCT) - California Institution for Men officials have identified the main rioters involved in an Aug. 8 melee that injured nearly 200 inmates. Between 200 and 210 riot participants have been placed in two-man cells under administrative segregation in the prison’s Central Reception Center, CIM spokesman Lt. Mark Hargrove said. The move has led to the displacement of general population beds, which has negatively impacted housing elsewhere in the prison, Hargrove said. “Those inmates cannot be housed greater than two inmates to a cell, and we don’t house them in day rooms,” he said. “We’ve had to convert general population beds into administrative segregation beds.” The inmates aren’t expected to face additional prosecution, Hargrove said. “Those were the ones we could specifically identify through the investigation process that were participants and certainly more involved in the riot,” he said.
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By Gilbert Gutierrez III Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Cal State Fullerton President Milton Gordon addressed students, alumni, faculty and staff about what the school accomplished over last year and the plans he has for CSUF in respect to budget and enrollment for the 2009-10 academic year at the University Convocation Tuesday afternoon. Eager to hear what the president’s plans were, a couple of CSUF students, including graduate Rosalind Blackstar, who has a B.A. in liberal studies, and Edward De La Torre, who is in the process of earning a master’s in Business Administration, attended the event. De La Torre was concerned about the economic times and wanted to hear about what the president had to say about California’s budget. He hopes that Gordon has a plan to improve the school’s situation. Blackstar’s reason for attending the president’s speech was to obtain new information about the state’s budget for CSUF. Gordon took the stage with a roar of applause behind him. He invited members of the crowd that were new to the university to stand up, and they were applauded. He congratulated the university for the success and fortitude that it has endured over the last year. He went on to recognize the 11,000 graduates of the 2009 class as the largest class to graduate in the university’s history. Fundraising exceeded its goal of
by todd barnes/daily titan photo editor Cal State Fullerton’s President Milton A. Gordon discusses university achievements through the past year. Gordon explained the effects of this year’s budget cuts to the audience and previewed the university’s plans for next year.
$50 million for Steven G. Mihaylo’s School of Business and Economics, and accreditation was extended for five years, granted by the association to advance collegiate schools of business. The Titan Recreation Center became the first university building awarded a gold leadership in energy and environmental design. Dr. Mohinder S. Grewal, professor of electrical engineering, was awarded Outstanding Professor of the Year, said Gordon. A slideshow was projected on the large screen behind him, displaying photos, graphs and charts about CSUF’s budget and enrollment decrease. “It is no secret that California is in its biggest recession since the Great Depression,” said Gordon. As a result of this, $584 million, or 28 percent, has been cut from the Cal State University budget. This means that there will be an enrollment reduc-
tion of 40,000 students. CSUF has suffered a reduction of $38.7 million, a 20 percent fee increase for students, furloughs for employees and enrollment reduction for the next two years. “These are extraordinarily difficult times,” said Gordon. “Despite these extraordinarily difficult budget times, it must be each of our goals to work together to make these adjustments, identify the efficiencies we have made, so we ensure the quality of the educational experience for almost 36,000 students currently with us,” Gordon said. Another cut back that CSUF may endure is the “Concert Under the Stars” event, which may be canceled in September 2010. This has been a tradition on campus for 26 years for all members of the Titan family to come together and enjoy themselves. Gordon said he will not make that decision until he has met with
the mayor to discuss the budget for 2010-11 for CSUF. “Let us remember that it is the people, all of you, not the plans alone that will produce success,” said Gordon. “I’m fully confident that with all your help, I know that the years ahead will hold a bright future for our university and its friends.” Gordon walked off stage with the audience’s applause. “It will take a couple of years to complete the task but those goals do have a great chance of being accomplished,” said Grewal. “Engineering is much more concentrated in the lab work, so we are definitely worried about the budget cuts that we are up against,” he said. Without the labs, the whole hands-on aspect of electrical engineering would force the students to suffer more than they already have, added Grewal.
Constitution: Civil liberties debated From Page 1 There were similar cases one from Seattle, Wash. and another from Louisville, Ky. brought forth in 2007. They argued that a student should not be placed among schools based on ethnicity. They won. “The Supreme Court again voted a 5-4 margin that it was unconstitutional to distribute students based on race,” Chemerinsky said. In response to the public who felt that this ruling went against affirmative action, Robert’s response was, “Diversity is not a compelling government inter-
est.” Now, for the campaign finance law Chemerinsky first explained the background, “In 1907, Congress passed a law prohibiting corporations and unions from giving money to candidates running for election. In 1974 another law passed prohibiting corporations and unions from taking out ads against those running in elections. Ads can’t be shown 30 days before a primary and 60 days before the general election.” However, Chemerinsky went on to explain, “Corporations exist to make money for the shareholders
who own them,” and now a case has been brought before the Supreme Court against a corporation that violated the campaign finance law by showing a degrading ad against Hilary Clinton when she was running. The result in all likelihood will result in favor of the corporations, Chemerinsky confirmed, due to the argument that, “Corporations have the First Amendment right to give as much money to candidates as they want to. This will dramatically change elections in the U.S.” “The language of the Second Amendment is an enigma,” Chemerinsky explained, that applies only to state and national militia. In 2008, the Supreme Court reached a decision on the case District of Columbia v. Heller that citizen’s Second Amendment rights were being violated by legislation passed by Washington, D.C. enforcing gun control. The court sided in favor of the citizens. “Over the last decade there are now more justices that feel we shouldn’t separate church and state,” Chemerinsky stated. Yet, the First Amendment states, “Congress cannot pass any law making any religion the religion of the United States.” In 2005, Chemerinsky argued a case before the Supreme Court, Van Orden v. Perry, on the side of Van
Orden who argued that a Ten Commandments monument on the Texas state capitol building’s grounds was unconstitutional. Having the monument on the capitol grounds would imply endorsement of a specific religion. Chemerinsky stated that during the hearings, Justice Samuel Alita said to him, “If your client doesn’t like it, he can look the other way.” Furthermore, Chemerinsky said, “Obama and Sonia Sotomayor are unlikely to change the ideology of the Supreme Court ... The Constitution is often not representative of the mood of the country, (but) that’s why we have the Supreme Court to uphold it.” Spitzer said, “The two issues that concerned me the most were the church and state and the campaign finance ones. I really believe as an American-Jew that there should be a separation of church and state, and no one has the right to tell me or my kids what religion to practice. I realized listening to this lecture that the court won’t be where I look to make headway.” “The Constitution has played the role of a civil religion in our country. It was a brilliant choice to write it as a constitution rather than a statute for it was meant to endure for ages to come,” said Chemerinsky.
September 17, 2009
FEATURES
‘Family Guy’ tries to
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By Christine Amarantus/Daily Titan Features Editor Voidcrush lead guitarist Brandon Demaria plays Godsmack’s “Bad Religion” at Metal Jam 2008 at Club 705 in Hermosa Beach. Metal Jam 2009 will be held Sept. 19 at the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet benefiting the charity Autism Speaks.
Metal musicians will gather this Saturday to benefit organization By Lauren Felechner
Daily Titan Staff Writer features@dailytitan.com
Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer and Iron Maiden are all on the list. So are the likes of Brandon Demaria, Noah Martinez and Rey Benavides. Metal Jam 2009 is an annual event where metal lovers get together and jam for a cause, or should I say, “(Shred) for a Cure!” Metal Jam kicks off at noon this Saturday at the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet. Participants from all around Southern California come to be a part of this event not only for the love of music and performing, but to be a part of something bigger. All proceeds and donations from the event go to the charity Autism Speaks. Demaria, 25, is a singer and guitarist and will be performing the song, “The Four Horsemen” by Metallica, alongside Martinez, 25, from Pasadena. For Demaria, it will be his second year participating, but his third year being a part of the event. It will be Mar-
tinez’s fifth year. Martinez has been playing the drums for 15 years and got into the annual event after his roommate invited him. “It’s a pretty cool deal,” Martinez said. Demaria explained the concept of Metal Jam as a concert where independent musicians, who most of the time don’t even know each other, sign up for a song online and then play together. “Most of the time they are usually meeting each other for the first time, and they are able to play a song together and connect. It’s pretty cool to watch,” Demaria said. Benavides, 27, from Signal Hill, is the Metal Jam virgin of the trio and will be rocking out on the bass guitar to “Green Manalishi” by Judas Priest. Benavides heard about the event from Demaria and is all about the cause behind the music. “It’s a really cool idea to help out a charity,” Benavides said. “It’s a pet peeve of mine when the celebrities don’t do anything for charities unless it’s affecting their life. I don’t know anyone with autism or anything about it, but I really wanted to be a part of it.” The Web site for Metal Jam explains more information on Autism Speaks and what they do as an organization.
“Autism Speaks is an organization of parents, clinicians and leading scientists committed to accelerating the pace of biomedical research in autism through raising money for research projects, education and outreach,” their Web site states. During the two to three hour all-ages event, there will be raffle tickets sold for a chance to win donated prizes. The big sponsors for this year’s event are Monster Energy and Metal Blade Records. Items such as posters, records and T-shirts are to be donated and raffled off. Items are also donated by various business owners, musicians and music stores, according to the event’s Web site. There will also be a $5 cover charge at the door, and donations are encouraged throughout the event as well. Beneath the grinding of their guitar strings, long hair, studded accessories and tattoos lay not only a passion for music, but also a soft spot for benefiting mankind. If you’re not a fan of metal, you can at least admire what this annual event does for connecting the concept of charity, and helping other people with the love of music and artistry.
By Christine Amarantus/Daily Titan Features Editor
A young fan mingles with a remote control Wall-E at D23, the Disney expo held at the Anaheim Convention Center Sept. 10-13. Look for the Daily Titan’s coverage at www.dailytitan.com/d23.
By Ashleigh Johnson
Daily Titan Copy Editor features@dailytitan.com
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ficer’s uniforms read “McCain/ Palin.” “‘Family Guy’ has built its reputation (and fan base) around controversy, pop culture, irreverent humor and the slaughtering of sacred cows,” said Shelley Jenkins, a lecturer for the Radio-TV-Film Department. Jenkins recalled a scene in an earlier episode in which – Philippe Perebinossoff, some newborn babies, abandoned in a trash bin during a Radio-TV-Film assistant professor prom, did a song-and-dance number in which they “twirled their umbilical cords like watch tion is a subject that is very rarely chains.” discussed, let alone made light of, Though she does not watch on TV. “Family Guy,” assistant professor of “Abortion remains a very sensitive Women’s Studies Donna Nicol has topic, one that advertisers (and thus mixed feelings about the subject of networks) are afraid to touch,” said abortion in the media. Philippe Perebinossoff, an assistant “Personally, I think that abortion professor of radio-TV-film in an e- is a personal issue, even though we mail interview. Perebinossoff also politicize it,” Nicol said. “The proworked as a network censor for ABC cedure itself is a private issue, but we for about 20 years. need to raise awareness of it from a “If abortion is allowed on a show, conversational standpoint. People usually the decision depicted is that need to understand the reasoning the person considering an abortion behind abortion; women don’t just decides not to have one,” he added. wake up and decide to get one.” “If the person were to decide to have “Family Guy” is not the only show an abortion, it is all that much more to breach the controversial topic. controversial.” In an episode of the show But “Family Guy” is no stranger “Maude,” the titular character also to adding controversy to its often underwent the procedure; and one warped, quirky brand of humor. episode of “Degrassi: The Next GenIn a 2008 episode, two members eration” faced criticism for its aborof the Griffin family – baby Stewie tion-oriented plot when it aired in and Brian, the family dog – traveled Canada, said Perebinossoff. back in time to Poland moments, lit“Family Guy” airs every Sunday erally moments, before it was invad- at 9 p.m. on Fox. The new season ed by Nazis during World War II. premieres on Sunday, Sept. 27 at 9 A button on one of the Nazi of- p.m.
‘Family Guy’ has built its reputation (and fan base) around controversy, pop culture irreverent humor and the slaughtering of sacred cows.
Hey Lois, remember the time you got that abortion? It’s probably old news now that Fox has reportedly pulled the plug on a controversial episode of the popular TV show, “Family Guy,” titled “Partial Terms of Endearment.” Back in July, Fox issued a press release saying that while they would not air the episode, “We fully support the producers’ right to make the episode and distribute it in whatever way they want.” And it looks like the producers of the show are taking Fox’s promise to heart and have found alternative means of having the episode reach the fans. Last month the cast of the animated show did a live table read of the script for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, according to an article by The Hollywood Reporter. The complete episode is also supposed to be included in the upcoming “Family Guy” season DVD. In the episode, Lois Griffin, the matriarch of the Griffin family (voiced by “Mad TV” alum, Alex Borstein), agrees to be a surrogate mother for her friend and her friend’s husband, both of whom ultimately die in a car accident, leaving Lois and the rest of the Griffin clan to agonize over what to do with the unborn baby. The creator of the show, Seth MacFarlane, was unsurprised that the show will not make the airwaves and seemed to have no hard feelings toward Fox. “There are very intelligent people running the network now,” MacFarlane said during an interview with THR. “There’s no doubt in my mind that … these guys had the conversations that they thought critically about it and decided, for intelligent reasons, that it just wasn’t right for them.” Still, the fact remains that abor-
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Photo courtesy Gage skidmore “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane discusses his new show “The Cleveland Show” at San Diego Comic-Con, July 25, where at a previous panel he announced the creation of an abortion episode of “Family Guy” which he said he expects Fox will not air.
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September 17, 2009
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Should NCAA football move away from the BCS system to a playoff format?
By Simon Liang
Daily Titan Assistant Sports Editor opinion@dailytitan.com
The controversy surrounding the Bowl Championship Series is the same every year: a well-deserving team is snubbed and not given a chance to compete for the National Championship. That is the wonderful thing about the BCS; it always sparks up a debate. It also makes fans more passionate about their teams. I can think back to 2003 when USC finished the regular season atop the Associated Press poll, but in the BCS computer ranking they were third. When the eventual Bowl games were completed, USC was, in the minds of many, the national champion. In reality, they did not even get the chance to play in the BCS championship game. The argument here is that the BCS system does not give teams a fair shake. That is not entirely true because teams have an entire season to prove if they are worthy of consideration to play for the national championship. In college basketball, a playofftype system is used to determine the winner. College football is an entirely different sport; one game determines the victor, just like in the NFL.
This is what makes the system work. One loss can instantly ruin your chances of playing for the national title. That way, slacking and giving a lackadaisical effort on the field is minimized. This makes all 12 games extremely important and every down, every mistake is just as crucial. For example, if a playoff-system were implemented, some teams would cruise during the end of the season and rest some of their star players and what not. This is not what college athletics is about. It is about the will to compete at the highest level. It is about surviving until the clock stops at the end of the last game of the season. All the hoopla that surrounds the BCS not only gives college football more media coverage but more money as well. It helps merchandise sales and gives collegiate athletes more exposure in order to play at the next level. Every week people tune in throughout the season to see which teams have fallen or risen in the rankings. Of course, there will be discussions about the validity of the BCS rankings because often times it is different from the regular AP poll and, yet again, more attention on college football. Four marquee bowl games make it exciting for college football and its fans. A playoff-system would drag the season on even longer and not make the games more meaningful. Trust me; the NCAA is glad that the BCS is causing chatter amongst fans young and old. Whether you love or hate the BCS, you are still thinking and talking about it. No system in this world is perfect. However, the BCS has been a step in the right direction.
By Juan Saucedo
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
Losing is a part of any sport, but dreadful ties just leave people with a bad taste in their mouths. Yet, ties in the form of co-championships are exactly what the Bowl Championship Series has given college football fans almost every other year since its inception in the late ’90s. Most fans are already accustomed to participating in the perpetual debate of who’s the rightful No.1 team in the country throughout the long football season. This annoying debate that lingers around this time every year demonstrates why the BCS should probably drop the letter “C” from its acronym. Most fans would agree that this is a fair assessment of this one-of-akind selection system. Although the season is barely going into its third week, there are signs that there might be a repeat of the same debacle that fans have grown to love and hate – the crowning of co-champions and possibly one topranked team being snubbed out of the title game. Florida, ranked No. 1, seems like a team that will surely cruise to the championship game. But who will join the Gators?
Texas, ranked No. 2, and USC, ranked No. 3, are two great teams that will be too close to differentiate if they both finish the season undefeated. Sometimes there is a definitive answer to who should be the national champion, but sometimes there isn’t. Most of the time, however, fans feel that some teams get snubbed while BCS darlings such as Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, USC and LSU get an easy ticket to the title game. Even if these squads have one loss, the BCS picks them over undefeated teams in weaker conferences. At some point, we all find ourselves asking, “What is this, a freakin’ popularity contest?” There is only one solution. Yes folks, I’m talking about a 16-team playoff extravaganza that has never been seen before in college football. Yet, my idea would require the regular season to be cut short by two weeks so that players could rest before the playoffs. The teams that make the playoffs should also be picked out of the top-25 Associated Press or USA Today poll. And, each game should be sponsored by a different corporation so that the NCAA can continue making money. The NCAA should let the fans get what they want. And, what fans want is a definitive NCCA football champion like there is in basketball and other sports. Fans don’t want anymore co-champions. In other words, let them have their cake and eat it too ... and get rid of the BCS.
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Grunge, glitter on the strip Small club Hollywood rocks out at an unprecedented closure of Sunset Boulevard By Brittny Ulate
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Loud music and massive crowds came to Hollywood last Saturday for the Sunset Strip Music Festival, which featured the likes of Korn, Pepper, Shiny Toy Guns, The Donnas and the all-mighty Ozzy Osbourne. The second-annual music festival featured more than 40 music acts and included the unprecedented closure of Sunset Boulevard. The three-day music festival kicked things off with a tribute to The Prince of Darkness at the House of Blues on the strip, with master of ceremonies and Camp Freddy member, Billy Morrison, orchestrating the night. Fans and friends all came together to celebrate the life and work of one of the forefathers of heavy metal with speeches and performances that left the crowd eager for more. Comedians, actors and musicians
came together and offered their own memories of Osbourne and made the tribute feel more like a party than a show. Jim Norton started the night with his fond memories and slideshow of him and Osbourne throughout the years. That was just the beginning of the very strange, yet entertaining night. Henry Rollins took the stage next, and gave a very fond and captivating speech in dedication of the man of the night, which riled up the crowd. “When I’m around Ozzy fans, I know I’m in a good place,” Rollins said. “I know because I am one too.” Throughout the night, fans, popular artists to ordinary citizens, offered praise to the man that was at the front of a music revolution and one who inspired many. “Without him, we’d be a whole lot less,” Rollins said, before exiting the stage. Tommy Lee came out next in all his wife-beater glory and did what Tommy Lee does best, create a scene. He rambled through a nonsensical story that probably only two other people in the world would understand, and ended his time on
hopes for big change By Karen Dickinson For the Daily Titan
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Photos by shruti patel/Daily Titan Photo Editor Above: Henry Rollins and Billy Morrison help celebrate Ozzy Osbourne’s accomplishments on the HOB stage last Thursday night. Below: Kaleo Wasman and Bret Bollinger of Pepper rock the strip.
stage by throwing his water onto the crowd and saluting Osbourne, who watched from the safety of his balcony seating. Slash, along with his trademark black top hat, Billy Bob Thornton and legendary producer and director Lou Adler also made appearances and gave short speeches during the tribute. The highlight of the night and the big bang that was the official starting point of the music festival was the performance by Camp Freddy, the revolving-door rock band that has as its main members: Dave Navarro, Billy Morrison, Scott Weiland, Donovan Leitch, and Chris Chaney. Making a special appearances on lead vocals were Franky Perez, sounding like Robert Plant circa 1977 performing “Whole Lotta Love;” Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath; and Corey Taylor, sans his Slipknot mask. The night was a success since it brought attention back to where it rightfully belonged, the Sunset Strip and Ozzy Osbourne, the man that
started it all and without whom we’d all have a whole lot less. Friday continued the music festival with shows at various venues along the strip including Talib Kweli at the Key Club, Augustana at the Roxy and Doors cover band Wild Child at the Whiskey A Go-Go. Saturday was the be-all and endall of festival days as a section of Sunset Boulevard actually closed down for the majority of the day to host the last day of the festival. Clubs and restaurants were open for the public to wander through while live performances were going on at outside stages. Some of the highlights of the day included the Kottonmouth Kings smoking a giant blunt on stage, Shiny Toy Guns front woman Sisely Treasure giving a killer performance in her killer ensemble, and Korn performing in LA after a two-year absence. Of course, the man who started it all closed out the festival as well; Ozzy Osbourne triumphantly rocked the shit out of the strip.
Last Saturday the newly-formed club, Art Causes, held their first benefit concert at the Ugly Mug Café in Old Towne Orange. Local elementary schools are losing their music and art programs because of the declining economy and some students have stepped in to help. Derek Tally and Kacie Yoshida, students at Cal State Fullerton, have started a new club on campus called Art Causes. The goal of this club is to raise money for local elementary schools in order to keep their music and art programs running. The venue was filled with couches,
side tables, posters, books and glitter lamps, making the environment feel more like a living room than a coffee shop. Lani Isozaki liked the show because “they’re (the performers) doing it for a cause and were excited to perform. Music and art are underappreciated compared to other subjects, and can play a role in children's upbringing.” The five performances of the night were diverse and included: The Ardor, Joshua Tulcan, Mathew Wright, Kacie Yoshida, and Paulie Pesh. Mathew Wright was the third performer of the night, and his accompaniment included an electric guitar while his lyrics spoke of a “perfect world.” Both President Tally and Vice President Yoshida expressed hopes for this benefit concert to be one of many Art Causes’ shows. Yoshida, the fourth performer of the night, explains, “Music meshes words, sounds, melodies and beats together to form something impossible to define … to lose art and music programs is to lose a child's sense of creativity and self-expression.”
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No, the exclamation point at the end of its name is not an accident. The Informant! walks boldly into what could have been told as a very serious story, and presents a whimsical, hilarious and sometimes biting story about a man who carelessly falls into the pitfalls of corporate greed, FBI investigations and the ever-growing business of corn production. The Informant! follows the story of Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon), who holds a Ph.D. in nutritional biochemistry, and is a high-level executive for Archer Daniels Midland, a multi-million dollar corn syrup conglomerate. When a virus spreads through a component of the corn, Mark gets a call from a Japanese competitor telling him that a mole in his company has planted it there. Although the storytelling mechanism is twitchy and erratic, the film
progresses quickly, and I was soon laughing at the sheer quirkiness of it all. Mark seems to tune out of his life and into his thoughts more than 20 times throughout the movie. The film follows the events sweetly, but this film comes with a groan factor that seems to almost outweigh the potential of the movie. It’s scary that Damon could so easily pull off the naiveté required for a role like this. If it weren't for the upbeat constant soundtrack that brought me back to the silent picture era, this film could have easily been a flop. Luckily, with some interesting directional style from Steven Soderbergh, a very able cast of actors, and an incredibly workable and hilarious script, this film floats to the top; although its twitchy and occasionally pointless stretches keep it from soaring.
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Muse has always been a leader in bringing about the progressive rock revolution. Time and time again, they seem to push themselves to prove that they are a musical force to be reckoned with. Their latest album, The Resistance, is out to prove that they are more than just progressive. Lead singer Matthew Bellamy, who is trained in almost every facet of music theory, has outdone himself. This album is not the catchy, arena-pounding epic that Black Holes & Revelations was, instead it is symphonic, operatic and epic in a whole new way. Those looking for the pop melodies of Muse’s previous albums will find sanctuary in the opening song “Uprising,” the head-banger’s delight “MK Ultra,” and the incredibly addictive “I Belong To You (+Mon Coeur S’ouvre A Ta Voix).” A few songs have brilliantly-played
piano parts preformed by Bellamy himself. “I Belong To You,” features a piano piece from the opera Samson and Delilah, which blends beautifully into the more pop-oriented beginning and end of the track. The last three tracks, the “Exogenesis” symphony, more than prove Bellamy’s worth as a composer and a musician. Many would wonder why he hasn’t written an opera or musical after hearing this. As with every album, Dominic Howard has provided most excellent drumming in the modern progressive rock world, and Christopher Wolstenholme expertly managed the bass lines. Although those looking for another Black Holes & Revelations will be disappointed, those looking for something entirely new, bold and complex will be more than satisfied with The Resistance by Muse.
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On Tuesday, EA Sports officially released its premier hockey game, NHL 2010, which includes an abundance of “game styles.” With high-quality graphics, fighting and board checking, one might assume that this game could draw in gamers who are also sports fans, regardless of hockey interest. New to the game is the ability to start fights, which is fun, but lasts only for about 20 seconds, and you either end up knocked out, or delivering the knockout. Wait, that should be a good thing since everyone likes watching fights. However, the controls for this feature are just as bad as most fights during a live NHL game. Now the board checking: it’s not
terribly bad, but there is nothing special about it. It’s definitely not as exciting as it could be. Puck play would definitely be the most entertaining feature in the game. But for someone who doesn’t really understand the difference between a slap shot and a wrist shot, it doesn’t really do much. In fact, this whole game isn’t anything special unless you are a hockey fan; which isn’t saying that the game isn’t worth buying. A lot of people have said good things about the game, but it really isn’t going to draw in football or basketball fans the same way that EA’s football and basketball juggernaut games do. NHL 2010 is what it is: it’s a game for hockey fans.
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Meet JET incarnate, sans the British vocals. Rival Sons’ feature album, Before the Fire, fuels itself with strong, powerful vocals as well as lead guitar and drums that plain rock. Their sound, although very reminiscent of early rock predecessors such as Led Zeppelin, as well as adding a bit of modern Brit rock, Before the Fire has its own unique style without the charming-yet-grungy British accent. A clashing of intricately woven guitar and drum solos as well as powerful vocals make this album come alive. The first track, “Tell me Something,” explodes onto the listener’s palette with distorted electric guitar riffs that are sure to turn an ear or two.
The vocals, as well as hefty, whaling lead guitar solos, grab the attention on this track. The scream/sing style of lead vocalist Jay Buchanan is almost a call back to Zeppelin’s Robert Plant. The drums push a simple meter and leave the spotlight on lead guitarist, Scott Holiday, who takes full advantage of the space. Most of the Rival Sons’ tracks echo their individual style, but also allude to the fact that they could be fallbacks to our rock legends. Their overall sound proves to be a great distraction from the actual lyrics, which might be too simplistic and sober for their classic rock sound. Though the lyrics are original, it’s too bad they can not match the patchwork of resurrected classic rock themes.
September 17, 2009
Awesomely bad cover art takes center stage By rachel david
Daily Titan Copy Editor detour@dailytitan.com
Fullerton Museum Center's latest exhibition that's attracting the attention of both the young and old is "100 Worst Album Covers." As the placard on the wall asks and answers: "Why the worst albums? Mainly because they are the most fun." From the moment you enter the museum, walk through the gift shop and throw back the double doors leading into the exhibition, you enter into the world of curator Richard Smith, a world currently plagued with pop culture nostalgia. The "worst" album covers are courtesy of Jim Washburn, guest curator, who is a "clever guy with a great album collection," said Smith. Throughout the spacious gallery, there are various amusing and just plain off the wall exhibits, featuring awful album art from various genres, something for everyone. Housed on the left wall as you walk in is "The Sincerest Form of Fakery" exhibit, showcasing ridiculous imitations of well-known covers, perhaps not so well-known to our generation, though. The album "Whipped Cream & Other Delights" by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass was parodied by various groups, one being the Frivolous Five. The original album depicts a woman covered in whipped cream, "Sour Cream & Other Delights" by the Frivolous Five shows five elderly women covered in sour cream on the cover, clearly awful enough to make it into Washburn's exhibit. At the end of "The Sincerest Form of Fakery" are a number of Beatles' knock-off albums created and distributed in the Philippines for U.S. Servicemen. Each Beatles' imitation cover progressively gets worse, with each cover riddled with misspelled words. Other exhibits found throughout the gallery, include "Move Along, Nothing to See Here," "Funk and Wacky," "Hicksville," "A Cavalcade of Hippies," "Smut," "Something to Offend Everyone," "Just Plain Strange," "A Tale Told by an Idiot," among others. The title of each exhibit is very descriptive and a wellrepresentation of what can be found displayed on that particular wall. For instance, "Move Along, Nothing to See Here" simply showcases mood
albums such as "Music for Dining" and "Music to Live By," nothing to earth-shattering there. The "Hicksville" display is by far one of the most ridiculously entertaining exhibits. With albums titled "Barefoot Ballads: Homer and Jethro" and "Nudie and His Mandolin," you know that your are in for a treat, especially when the placard under the latter album reads, "Nudie didn't do subtle." No he didn't. I walked through the exhibit, which was created for "pure entertainment" as Smith explained, with my mom, hearing multiple times from her, "Hey, I had that album." Thankfully, no, these words were not uttered while looking at the "Hicksville" or "Smut" wall. As a whole, I do not feel my mom has bad taste in music, so it just goes to show that what is deemed "worst" is purely subjective. Judy Warner, 48, from Fullerton, was viewing the "100 Worst Album Covers" exhibition for the first time and said it was "a walk down memory lane, a lot of good laughs." It was definitely interesting hearing the various remarks on the exhibition from different generations. Pedro Garcia, 17, a music major at Fullerton College, said, "I don't really known what they are. They look interesting, though." Nathan Fox, 19, a Fullerton College student, said, "It seems interesting seeing how the artwork was changing over time. It's more interesting and elaborate. The more technology came about the more they wanted it in their pictures." Almost equally as entertaining as the awful album covers is the comment notebook located at the beginning of the exhibition. Such gems as, "Hey ... You're making fun of all my albums!" "Being bad can be so good," and "Fun show! I have a few of these but wish I had them all. Historical and Hysterical" can be found interspersed throughout the notebook. As the placard on the wall at the beginning of the exhibition states, "The exhibit here could easily have displayed over 1,000 odious covers, but we couldn't justify leaving that many records unclothed." Whether the exhibition is "a walk down memory lane" or a pop cultural experience exposing you to "new" music, it is simply a fun and entertaining experience for all ages.
Photo by shruti patel/Daily Titan Photo Editor “The Sincerest Form of Fakery” is one of the displays at the Fullerton Museum Center’s “100 Worst Album Covers” exhibit which runs through Oct. 18.
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Titan hockey laces up By gilbert gutierrez III Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com
The Cal State Fullerton hockey club is ready to play the 2009-10 season, as its opens at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas this Friday at 6 p.m. The Titans are competing in their first game in the American Collegiate Hockey Association League of Division II. The ACHA has some very tough opponents going up against CSUF, but faculty adviser and Assistant Coach Steve Jobbit said that he has confidence in the players and that they will be tested this weekend. The Titan’s face-off is set to take place at the Fiesta Rancho Ice Arena in Las Vegas. As the team heads out to Las Vegas, the whole 24-man roster is healthy and ready for the season. As an assistant coach, he oversees the players during practice, manages the bench during games and handles the team’s important nutrition and fitness program. Nutrition and fitness is very important to the team, especially in this sport with a 29-game season, said Jobbit. The team is coming off of last season when it posted a 1-5 record in exhibition games. A win against UCLA really lifted the team’s spirits though, Jobbit said. But it cannot hang its hat on that as it comes into its second season looking to add some more wins to their stats this time around. “The team has a lot to prove this weekend, but I’m confident that these guys will give it their all,” Jobbit said. Senior Cyrus Raagas and junior Andrew Hodge are this year’s captains, and Jobbit said that these are the guys that are in charge of bringing the team together. Hodge is president of the club and one of the team’s starting forwards, Jobbit said. Raagas is playing his second year as defenseman and is looking forward to the match-up this weekend. “We are preparing to play against a big team this weekend,” Raagas said. The coaching staff has trained them very well, and they are up to
By brian evans/For the Daily Titan Junior defenseman Kyle Levindofske goes through drills in preparation for the opener.
the challenge this season, said Raagas. Hodge said the team is showing a lot of potential, and he can hardly wait for Friday’s game. One of the team’s up and coming players is freshman Jacob Daniel, one of the forwards for the hockey club this year. He has a lot of natural ability and works very hard on the ice, said Jobbit. “We like this kid. He stands out and has a lot of potential to be a goto player as the season progresses,” added Jobbit. The team has improved during the off-season and have many young players to work with to build for the future, said former-player Brian Evans. He decided to take this year off, but he still has an impact with the players on the team. Evans, alongside the rest of the coaches and players, is standing strong by working together to prepare for the future. Evans is traveling with the team to
Vegas and said that this will be a good challenge for the team. “This is a chance for the team to learn how to work together and trust each other on the ice,” Evans said. This year the club has a couple of corporate sponsors and finances from ASI, but most of their funding comes from fundraising and club fees from the players. The players are basically paying out of their own pocket each month to represent Titan pride on the ice, Jobbit said. “This is a really dedicated group of players, and if we didn’t believe in these guys, then we wouldn’t be where we are now,” Jobbit said. “Even if you’ve never seen a hockey game before, you definitely need to come out and show your Titan pride.” Next week the Titans return for their home opener when they host the Trojans of Southern California at the KHS Ice Arena at 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 25.