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The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Furlough Fest takes over CSUF campus By Portia Bode, Greg Lehman and Jonathan Montgomery Daily Titan Staff Writers news@dailytitan.com

Students at Cal State Fullerton used the opportunity provided by the cancellation of classes, known as Furlough Week, to take over the lawn in front of the Titan Student Union and Becker Amphitheatre from Tuesday Oct. 20 until Thursday Oct. 22. The space was utilized as an open forum for workshops and group discussions to exchange ideas and opinions. Over a dozen bands performed on the Becker Amphitheatre stage as well. Furlough Fest was created by those who desired to join together in community environment to learn and teach each other in lieu of canceled classes. Steven Rodriguez, a philosophy and anthropology major at CSUF, said that Furlough Fest would not be the end in terms of student-organized events made to protest the budget cuts. Events will continue to be coordinated in the future, he said. Political science major William David Bishop said he went to Furlough Fest because he wanted to join the protest along with other students who believe that the California government and CSUF administration “are screwing up California and the CSU.” “When the California state government created the budget, they prioritized the prison system funding over education system, so they clearly stated that they prioritize incarcerating young adults over educating them,” Bishop said. Bishop added that cuts being made at CSUF should be even across the board. “(CSUF) Faculty can’t use this opportunity to turn Cal State Fullerton into a trade school like they did to Dominguez Hills. There’s a lot of evidence to show that that’s what’s going on here by cutting liberal arts disproportionately from business or science,” he said. On Tuesday, philosophy alumnus Ian Patrick McHugh’s held “Patrick’s Fantastic Poetry Party” by the David sculpture. Many gathered on the grass to hear and share poems. “Poems … are able to suggest within ourselves the very qualities of justice, goodness and rightness that we should care about,” McHugh said. “They have a kind of way of finding that emotional attachment that we have to these things and drawing them out.” CSUF student Claire Davenport taught a workshop about how to make sex toys. Davenport said she was upset that classes got canceled, so she decided to have an open forum for students to talk about sexuality. Davenport said she is repulsed by CSUF’s and community college’s sexuality courses. “I think teachers make it funny or humorous to make it easier for students, but it’s nothing to laugh about,” she said. “The use of uninvited humor is offensive to me.” Art history major Barret Brower and philosophy major Christine Schaffrath taught Tai Chi to students next to the Clayes Performing Arts Center. Some students chose to camp out on campus in tents. By Wednesday night, approximately 20 tents were posted on the large lawn next to Becker Amphitheatre. CSUF philosophy alumnus Matt Harper organized the music line up for the festival. Hip hop, punk/surf rock, indie, electronic, and many more bands were in the line up, Harper said. Students began a dance party around 8 p.m. Wednesday night as the band Trmrs started to play. A crowd of about 120 people danced in Becker Amphitheatre as pornographic videos were projected onto a backdrop behind the band. Some participants drank alcoholic beverages from coffee tumblers.

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Harper said that at first the police came and asked the crowd to turn down the volume of the music. When the police came back a second time they told the group the music had to be turned off completely. “They were trying to take our generator, and they said, ‘either you’re taking this off campus or we are,’” Harper said. On Thursday, Furlough Fest turned into a small communal atmosphere without bands. Near the tents, people sat in a small circle, some talking, some drawing and others doing school work. Noise from conversations came out of some tents while others stood silent. CSUF Vice President, Robert L. Palmer, and Associate Dean of Student Life, Esiquio Uballe, came to the campsite around 4 p.m. on Thursday. Palmer told Furlough Fest-ers to not use the generator anymore and finish the event at 10 p.m., Davenport said. As Thursday night progressed students laid on blankets on the grass as candles shed light on them in Becker Amphitheatre. Sprinklers were turned on around 1 a.m. Students rushed frantically to save electronics from getting wet, paintings from being ruined and tents from getting soaked, Davenport said. Everything was picked up by 3 a.m. with no trace that Furlough Fest had occurred. “The whole point of Furlough Fest was that we want the school to save money,” said Rodrigo Calderon, an art major. “I personally feel that it would be hypocritical to have someone else be paid to pick up our mess.” Calderon was very proud of everyone for keeping the area clean and putting all of the trash in the trash can. “I’m just so glad there was at least a few people who cared and (were) diehard enough to come,” said Sean Jacobs, a philosophy major at UC Santa Cruz. Meghan Tucker, an anthropology major at CSUF, said that though Furlough Fest was a good event for students to hold, she still held her education as a higher priority. She said it was nice to know that the faculty at CSUF also held education as the primary goal of the campus by voting to keep more professors employed and take furlough days instead of firing more of the faculty. She said they were selfless in that “They chose the education system over their own personal jobs.” Tucker said that the Fest was a great expression of the students’ dedication to education. “We’re here even though the teachers aren’t. I like the idea of self-empowering, that we have more to learn from each other than we think we do,” she said. Recapping on three days of music and student-fun activities, Alfredo Asuzano, a philosophy major, said Furlough Fest’s primary attributes were that no demands were made to anyone and a space was transformed into an open area for an exchange of ideas, music and fun. “This has been fantastic, considering that it was a week and a half prior to now that the ideas starting going around flyers were being passed out,” Asuzano said. In the end, Asuzano said the only thing that would have made Furlough Fest better was more people. Political science and philosophy major, Jason Woodrum said, “A number of us did decide to come together and do something about it. Not necessarily to celebrate ‘rough economic times’ but celebrate the fact that hey, they don’t want us to be here, (but) we’re going to come here regardless. Education is a priority to us. We figured if the administrators are not in a position where they can functionally educate us, we’re going to educate ourselves. We’re going to come to school to make bonds, share books, have live music and do as much as we possibly can.”

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Photos 1, 2 and 5 By Shruti Patel | Photos 3, 4, 6 and 7 by todd barnes/Daily Titan Photo Editors 1: Students gathered on the grass near the David sculpture Tuesday to hear and share poetry for “Patrick’s Fantastic Poetry Party.” 2: Students, who refused to identify themselves, recreationally smoked hookah. 3: A small tent city sprang up in the quad, which played host to over a hundred people Wednesday night. 4: Students and their friends met up, did arts and crafts, and listened to music during the three days of mandatory furlough last week. 5: Rodrigo Calderon, senior art student, painted and gave a tutorial on caricatures on the first day of Furlough Fest. 6: A crowd of about 120 students danced in the Becker Amphitheatre Wednesday night. 7: Police came and asked the crowd to turn down the volume of the music due to complaints by residents.

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October 26, 2009

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University of Texas students help free innocent DALLAS (MCT) – When Claude Simmons and Chris Scott walked out of a courtroom Friday morning as free men, Natalie Ellis dabbed tears from her face. “I’d never seen them in anything before except prison clothes,” she said of Simmons and Scott, released after a judge apologized for the wrongful murder conviction that sent them to prison 12 years ago. Simmons and Scott said they probably wouldn’t have been in the courtroom Friday if not for Ellis and other students from the University of Texas at Arlington’s little-known Innocence Network. The students, led by Ellis, helped reopen the case of a 1997 home invasion robbery that resulted in the shooting death of Alfonso Aguilar. Their work, along with that of students from the University of Texas Actual Innocence Clinic, persuaded the Dallas County district attorney’s office to take another look at the case.

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SAN LUIS OBISPO (MCT) – Expect maximum police enforcement on the streets of San Luis Obispo during the Halloween weekend starting with the Downtown Farmers Market on Thursday and stretching through to Sunday. “We’re not going to put a number on it,” said Police Chief Deborah Linden. “But we will have all of our regular patrol cars, motorcycles, bicycles and officers on foot. We will be heavily concentrated in the neighborhood at the north end of the city near Cal Poly.” She said in the seven years she has served here as the city’s chief, Halloween has become a more significant party time for young people and there has been an upsurge in alcohol-related problems. But Linden noted Halloween here compares favorably with the historic Halloween party centers of Isla Vista near UCSB or Chico State University. “You will see significantly more officers from all of the agencies,” she said.

BAGHDAD (MCT) – Suicide bombers in cars packed with explosives killed at least 132 people and wounded 600 more outside Iraqi government buildings Sunday morning in nearly simultaneous blasts that were powerful even by Baghdad’s grim standards. The bombings were the deadliest in two years, according to casualty figures released by Iraqi authorities, and they drew particular outrage because they struck at cabinet ministries and city government offices that are supposed to be especially secure. One of the explosions also ruptured a water line, causing a flood that turned red as it mixed with blood. Corpses bobbed underwater and dangled from rooftops. An Iraqi soldier fainted at the scene upon hearing eight of his comrades had died. “This is unbearable; this is criminal,” said Mahmoud al-Fahmawi, an ambulance driver who collected jaws, a heart and other body parts from the scene. “God didn’t order jihad as this. Jihad is not killing or bombing innocents.” Iraqi authorities said Sunday’s bombings appear to have been carried out by two suicide attackers in cars or trucks that exploded almost simultaneously at around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, the first day of the workweek in Iraq. The timing was devastating, both for the scores of ordinary Iraqis who were killed en masse as they arrived at their jobs and for the Iraqi government, which has been trying to address security and political problems in time for January elections. American and Iraqi officials were hoping for a calm election season that would pave the way for a swift U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, but a political stalemate over election laws and the

Photo courtesy of mct A U.S. Soldier carries a piece of a car believed to be the car bomb that targeted Baghdad provincial council building on Sunday.

insurgents’ continued ability to exploit the Iraqi government’s vulnerabilities are potential spoilers. Now the January polls are in jeopardy, along with the Obama administration’s goal of leaving behind a much more stable Iraq than the weak, violence-ridden nation of recent years. “The United States will stand with Iraq’s people and government as a close friend and partner as Iraqis prepare for elections early next year, continue to take responsibility for their future, and build greater peace and opportunity,” President Barack Obama said in a statement. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s administration was still reeling

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Photo courtesy of mct The King Faisal I statue stands erected before the devastated building of the ministry of justice in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday.

ed metal. “The challenge is that we don’t own heavy rescue equipment,” said Iraqi Gen. Abdul Rasul al-Zaidi, the commander of the Baghdad civil defense force, who toured the site. “Secondly, it’s hard for our men to arrive quickly to the sites of incidents because of checkpoints.” In interviews, residents and workers near the bombing sites said the attacks were politically motivated, required collusion from the security forces and were intended to bring down the alMaliki government before the January elections. “Look at all these checkpoints surrounding us, so how did these cars enter?” asked Radhi al-Aboud, 50. “This government will never protect Iraq. Politicians seek office to live in luxury, so it’s impossible for this government or the incoming one to protect the country.” Ahmed Hussein, a carpenter who found a corpse on top of his workshop after the bombing, said he was disgusted with the heavy security presence that appears only after a massive attack. “Where are all these soldiers before the bombings?” Hussein asked. “Some things make me furious with security forces. They ask silly questions at checkpoints: Where did you come from and where are you going? Then they ask what’s in the back trunk – as if there’s no other place to hide explosives.”

their children until age 19, and in some instances until age 23 if they are full-time college students. At least 20 other states have increased the age of covering dependents. While the University of California system requires full-time undergraduates to have health coverage, California State University schools, Santa Clara and others do not. Robert Andrzejewski, now 32, had bought insurance through his school, California Lutheran University, when he was an undergrad about 10 years ago, paying a yearly premium of about $1,500. Nguyen and Jamie Andrzejewski organized the forum and have started an effort to get students involved in the health care debate. “Two months after Rob proposed, he came to me and said his back was hurting,” remembers Jamie Andrzejewski, who was 20 at the time. “His condition progressed very quickly but we didn’t have a diagnosis for the first six months.” By the time he was referred to a specialist and had an MRI, he was bedridden and racked with pain. He had bounced from doctor to doctor and had several misdiagnoses

before the university health center referred him to a spine pain management doctor. “It wasn’t long before doctors’ offices started calling regularly about bills piling up,” Jamie Andrzejewski said. But at least they finally had a diagnosis – juvenile discogenic disease. All they needed now was a treatment plan. He underwent surgery recently that allows him to walk with much less pain, but he can’t lift anything “heavier than a gallon of milk.” The young couple’s struggle caused all of their plans to be put on hold, except for their wedding. Jamie Andrzejewski was forced to postpone law school for seven years and took a series of jobs as she tried to make a living for them both. She now works 40 hours a week as a paralegal at an international corporation on the Peninsula and attends law classes four nights a week. When she graduates, Jamie Andrzejewski plans to work as a patient advocate. “We’ve had to make a lot of life decisions based on pre-existing conditions Rob has,” she said. “I want to help people do what I had to do for us.”

Students lacking insurance struggle with expenses SAN JOSE (MCT) – They met in For the underinsured like the Ancollege and knew instantly they were drzejewskis and many of the more meant to be together. than 10 million uninsured young She planned to be a lawyer; he adults, critical choices have to be made would get his MBA and work for a constantly: tuition and books or health large firm. Nothing seemed beyond insurance; rent or a trip to the doctor’s their reach when Robert Andrzejewski office. proposed to Jamie Young. “I’d always known that health insurBut before they could say “I do,” ance was very important but I couldn’t the young couple found themselves afford it,” said Mary Ann Nguyen, 27, mired in a world where surviving with a second-year law student at SCU. Robert Andrzejewski’s limited health “Even now, I’m using my student loan insurance was more important than to pay for health insurance.” any plans for the future. His mysteriSurprisingly, graduating from colous back pain was so bad, he needed a lege and landing a job doesn’t autocane to hobble to the altar. matically mean having health coverAs challenging as their lives became age. More than half of the uninsured – Andrzejewski suddenly found him- young adults are full-time workers, self bedridden with $16,000 in out-of- according to a 2008 study by the Kaipocket expenses one year –the young ser Family Foundation. That’s because couple were two of the lucky ones even those first jobs often don’t come with to have health insurance. affordable health plans. Young adults aged 19 to 29 are less “It’s a time in their life when they’re well-protected by health insurance just starting out,” said Sara R. Colthan any other age group in America: lins, vice president for the Affordable Almost one in three have no insurance Health Insurance Program at the Com– and many more are underinsured. monwealth Fund, a private foundation And as the country grapples over how that promotes an improved health care to provide coverage to Americans, fig- system. “You don’t want them going uring out how to cover young adults without health insurance.” – from all income levels – has become Young adults comprise about 18 a tricky and percent of the significant adult population subtext in the but make up 28 reform debate. percent of the “We had to overall uninsured be on such a adult population, strict budget according to the just to get by,” Urban Institute. said Jamie AnThe gap is so critidrzejewski, 28, cal and so costly who is now a – Sara R. Collins, that House Speaksecond-year er Nancy Pelosi reAffordable Health Insurance cently announced law student at Program vice president Santa Clara a new provision University. “I proposed for the would walk health insurance into the grocery store and spend to the reform bill: It would allow young peopenny what we could afford. I would ple to remain covered under their parfill the grocery cart and write down the ents’ insurance plan until their 27th cost. There were times I had panic at- birthday. tacks.” In California, parents can cover

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from twin truck bombings in August that killed about 100 people outside state offices. Together with Sunday’s similar attack, insurgents have now rendered four key government buildings – the ministries of justice, finance, foreign affairs and municipalities – uninhabitable. Al-Maliki, a Shiite Muslim, released a statement blaming elements of Saddam Hussein’s predominantly Sunni Baath Party and militants from al-Qaida in Iraq for the attack. As of late Sunday, no group had claimed responsibility. A somber al-Maliki visited the scene of Sunday’s attacks within hours, perhaps mindful of the criticism he received after he failed for days to tour the site of the August bombings. Although he remains popular with Iraqis, who consider him a less sectarian figure than some other prominent Shiite political leaders, al-Maliki faces a fearful constituency and security forces that still rely heavily on U.S. military assistance despite security improvements this year. U.S. Marines arrived at the scene of Sunday’s attack with Iraqi forces, in accordance with a U.S.-Iraq security pact that requires American forces to coordinate with their Iraqi counterparts before getting involved in combat or other operations. Americans at the scene asked Iraqi security guards for surveillance videos from buildings in the area, and investigators took soil samples and carted off pieces of twist-

October 26, 2009

FEATURES

Jackson’s dance steps live on through global event ‘Thrill the World’ By Meghan Alfano

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Zombies and Michael Jackson fans alike gathered to celebrate “the funk of forty-thousand years” at the American Sports Center in Anaheim Saturday. It wasn’t close to midnight and they weren’t under the moonlight, but in an attempt to break the Record Holder’s

Republic and World Records Academy’s “Largest, Simultaneous ‘Thriller’ Dance” record. Thrill the World OC attracted 230 people of all ages who came together dressed in their best monster attire to partake in Jackson’s iconic dance. In the beginning, Oct. 26, 2006, “Thrill Toronto” set the first Guinness record for having the largest simultaneous “Thriller” dance in one area, with

PHOTO By Todd Barnes/Daily Titan Photo Editor In the front row, dancer Chris Clark, right, leads others in a practice run before the live world-wide reenactment of the “Thriller” music video.

62 people participating. The event was started by Ines Markeljevic. In 2007, the event became worldwide. Markeljevic traveled around the world to teach people the dance, and a DVD was released to enable prospective participants to learn it in the comfort of their own home. In October of that year, 1,722 people in 80 cities from 17 different countries set the record for the largest simultaneous “Thriller” dance in more than one location. In 2008, the 25th anniversary of the “Thriller” video, 4,179 zombies thrilled the world. “Thrill the World OC” was one of the original groups that started in the world-wide project in 2007. Tom Nguyen, who has organized the event the past couple of years, said he discovered Thrill the World while looking on YouTube.com for instructional videos on how to do the “Thriller” dance. “I thought this was something that should come to Orange County,” Nguyen, who is from Irvine, said. The first event was held at the Atomic Ballroom in Irvine. Jeremy Heckman, an independent dance instructor from Westminster, has been helping teach the dance since the first year, and said that the event is about bringing the joy of dance and just having fun. “Michael Jackson is the King of Pop, and everyone knows him and his dance,” Heckman said. “I can’t explain why I get so much pleasure out of doing it, I just like doing it.” Although this year’s numbers were not yet released at press time, Thrill the World expected to draw a crowd of 270,000 people to the world-wide event, with 34 nations and 215 cities registered to dance this year on Oct. 24 and 25 (the day depends on each city’s time zone, as the event is simultaneous). Thrill the World OC has also seen

Photo By Todd Barnes/Daily Titan Photo Editor Aaron Al-Imam, 26, right, gets into his role at the “Thrill the World” event in Anaheim on Saturday, Oct. 24. People all over the world danced to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” at the exact same moment.

exponential growth. The previous year drew 64 people, and this year 230 people danced, nearly tripling the event in size. The event’s manager Jeff Allen said that he felt the growth was largely in part due to Jackson’s death, as it made him relevant again. “People are looking into his music and dance again,” he said. “He had the biggest impact on dance and music in the century, and in his death, people are starting to realize that again.” “His death was sad,” said Denise McEuen of Lake Forest. “He died too young, too soon but he left us with a lot of really great music.” McEuen attended the event for the first time this year with children Katie McEuen, Rachel McEuen and Adam Mikolajczyk after hearing about it through the Atomic Ballroom, where they regularly attend classes. They said they enjoyed it because it was a fun way to exercise. Some attended the event not only in the spirit of Michael Jackson, but also in the spirit of a friend. Valarie Cardinal of Costa Mesa has

attended the event every year because of her love of dance, but was unable to attend this year because of her recent battle with lung cancer. In her spirit, a group of her friends came together to take part in the event of which Cardinal is so passionate. All who were there dancing for Cardinal wore pink tulle to signify her battle with cancer. Cardinal contracted lymphoma in 2003, and after it went into remission, her doctors said it may come back. It returned in the form of lung cancer, but friends say that Cardinal is strong and believe she will beat it. Thrill the World OC also supports their own cause. In coordination with the 24 Hour Cancer Dance-A-Thon, which takes place every year at the Atomic Ballroom. They take donations during the event and online for the City of Hope. “There are a lot of different purposes for the event, but the main one is just to get people to dance,” Allen said. Despite a few glitches in the system (the group could not connect to the conference call from Markeljevic and had a problem with the sound in the

beginning of their performance) and distractions from basketball games going on right beside the dance, the event went on as planned and the crowd cheered as the zombie dancers completed the six minute routine. Nguyen added that what made the event so successful was simply the impact it has on those who participate. “Look around. You see people of all ages enjoying the dance,” he said. “People who have never danced before have come up to me and told me that they began to take dance lessons because they loved it so much.” Last year, Nguyen said that participants who were affected by the fires came to him and told him that the event was a good way for them to get their minds off of what was going on around them. “It’s just a really fun event,” said zombie bride Laura Greenlumd of Redondo Beach, who has participated in the event the past three years. “There’s something exciting about doing a routine, and the choreography is really easy to do. It’s just a really neat thing to be a part of.”

FEATURES

October 26, 2009

‘Miss Saigon’ addresses heavier issues, but Flapping jacks never fails to keep audiences applauding For the Daily Titan

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The Bicycle Tree held a pancake breakfast to raise money through a silent auction on Saturday, Oct. 24. Paul Nagel started Bicycle Tree about four years ago, holding meetings every week at people’s homes in Anaheim and Santa Ana. He and a few volunteers would invite children to come and get their bicycles fixed or learn how to fix bicycles. It started with children getting points every time they came with their bicycles and after surpassing a certain number, they would receive their own bike which Nagel would purchase for them. Four years and many donated bikes later, the organization has acquired volunteers and followers.

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“Miss Saigon” opened to a full house on Friday night, and although it is the heaviest musical to come to the Cal State Fullerton stage in years, it didn’t stop the audience from exploding into applause at the end of every number. “Miss Saigon” follows the story of a young, orphaned Vietnamese bar girl named Kim. When she is sold for the night to an American soldier named Chris, they fall in love and Chris promises to bring her back to America with him. When complications about her negotiated husband and the rise of the Viet Cong arise, the bond of the two lovers is tested in a horrifyingly tragic manner. Director Jon Lawrence Rivera’s revamped and minimalistic version of “Miss Saigon” brought the audience to a standing ovation by the end of the night. Although I enjoyed most of the show, I found a deep disconnection in the story and many times I couldn’t understand what was happening. Odd things occur without explanation, and although there may have been messages behind them, I couldn’t find any. It all just seemed so anti-climactic. Some choices were powerful, and the interpretation of the helicopter landing was actually quite brilliant as long as you weren’t relying on seeing a helicopter. The story simply needed to take more of a precedence over the spectacle of the show. It is a powerful story, there was no reason to hide it behind the lights and effects. That isn’t to say it was a bad show. Quite the contrary, the performance of the principle roles were absolutely spectacular. Jacqueline Nguyen offered a quiet and powerfully submissive Kim who broke my heart. I found a deep connection to Nguyen’s Kim, and although it is easy to fall into the traps that the role offers, Nguyen stepped

over those pitfalls and gave Kim a silent strength that packs a powerful punch in the dramatic ending. I honestly cannot say enough about Nguyen and her co-star, Jesse Abeel. Abeel’s solo of “Why God Why?” won me over in the first 20 seconds, and his fantastically honest portrayal brought me to my feet when he came out for his curtain call. Chris Duir brought much needed laughter to the heavy show with his fiendish engineer. His final number, “The American Dream,” had the audience in an absolute uproar of laughter, and I found myself loving his character despite his slimy and rat-like ambitions. I just wish that the ensemble had been given the opportunity to shine as well. Although the ensemble pieces were well-choreographed and the actors in the ensemble itself were quite good, they felt very underdirected. Scenes that relied on communicating the brutality of war (or maybe the absurdity of war, the message was unclear) came across as sloppy and under-rehearsed. It just needed to be tightened up a bit. Speaking of the music, have I mentioned yet that the show contains non-stop music and singing? It is one of the few musicals like “Rent” and “Phantom of the Opera” that contain little to no spoken words throughout. If there was one area that the cast and director absolutely pulled through on, it was creating an absolutely stunning auditory experience. Every vocalist was absolutely fabulous, and the music coming from the pit was just heavenly. From beginning to end, the music was perfect. Although “Miss Saigon” needs some polishing, it has a great story, fantastic performances and a musical score to die for. The play will be running until Nov. 8 in the Little Theatre on campus. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $18 for CSUF students.

Photo Courtesy Jim Volz Jacqueline Nguyen (who plays Kim) and Jesse Abeel (Chris) star in “Miss Saigon” which is presented in the Little Theatre at Cal State Fullerton through Nov. 8.

Fraternity helps out Disabled Student Services with annual auction, pageant Pi Kappa Phi presents $750 check before the bidding starts By Kristina Wallace For the Daily Titan

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Pi Kappa Phi held its fifth annual Miss Push America Pageant in the Titan Pavilion Thursday, Oct. 21. With a $10 ticket fee, the proceeds went to the fraternity’s charity of choice, Push America, which helps support children with disabilities. The pageant is held every fall and last year the fraternity surpassed its earnings goal of $5,000, ending the night with a total of $6,500. Pi Kappa Phi provided the entertainment, food and raffle prizes out of their own pockets and chapter fund. The money they received from ticket sales, raffle tickets and auctioning off fraternity brothers for dates, go to different camps sponsored by Push America for kids with disabilities. The money also goes to renovation projects, such as more wheelchair accessible ramps. Sorority sisters from six of Cal State Fullerton’s sororities were contestants in the pageant: Alpha Delta Pi, Delta Zeta, Gamma Phi Beta, Sigma Kappa, Zeta Tau Alpha and Alpha Chi Omega. “I’m trying not to be nervous because it’s not an actual pageant. If I

mess up, whatever. of “humiliation.” The kids are still getting money,” The hosts of the evening called said Suzanne Skirvin, a child and him up to the stage with a member adolescence major from Delta Zeta. from one of the sororities in the auThe pageant was split up into five dience to play “Pin the Tail on Nick events: spirit, sports wear, talent, Cobb” and another game that inevening wear and the question and volved trying to grab balls stuck on answer portion, which was more fact Cobb’s clothes while he was blindthan opinion as contestants expressed folded. their knowledge of the fraternity and The judges that were overseeing different disabilities such as multiple the events were members of five othsclerosis and cerebral palsy. er fraternities on campus. The only open question asked foJudges scored contestants from cused on how one to 10 on the women multiple catplan to help egories and the disabled compared community in their scores. the future. At the end Eric Niu, a of the night, business major in third place – Suzanne Skirvin, was Kimberly and member of Delta Zeta sister Pi Kappa Phi, Fragola from said, “Even Gamma Phi though there’s Beta, second competition, sororities and fraterni- place was Ashley Markanson from ties support each other. Just saying Alpha Pi Omega and in first was ‘It’s at seven, show up’ doesn’t seem Kate Strachan from Alpha Delta Pi. like we care.” Winners in the pageant received In between each of the events were a bouquet of flowers, with the first raffles and auctions where members place winner receiving a sash handof the fraternity were auctioned off made by members of the fraternity. for dates. Toward the beginning of the Bids were in abundance and bid- event, a representative from Disabled ding ended with earnings of $40, Student Services on campus was pre$60 and $85. sented with a check for $750. Pi Kappa Phi will also be giving This was the fifth time a check this money to Push America. was given to Disabled Student SerWhile the judges tallied up each vices from the fraternity. woman’s score, the fraternity’s presiDisabled Student Services hold dent, Nick Cobb, had his moments their annual Special Games for children with disabilities with student volunteers from various schools in Orange County coming together to play games for a day. The money Student Services receives from Pi Kappa Phi helps support the event which has been happening for the past 24 years. Last year the event had volunteers from more than 50 schools participate, and they are hoping for the same this year. Paul Miller, director of Disabled Student Services and the Athlete Assistance Program said, “(It’s) a wonderful example of students not only contributing their time but their money for this special event. They really are a focused group of young men.”

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If I mess up, whatever. The kids are still getting money.

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By James Bean

OPINION

October 26, 2009

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Wealthy Germans want more taxes Nothing in this world is free and to live in a great money to request higher taxes for the upper class, this country like the U.S., there comes a price. That price country would definitely prosper from their kindis taxes. We all dread them, most likely because of the ness. big deduction from our paychecks, but taxes are an The main goal of the rich should not be to buy accepted part of life. another summer home in the Hamptons but to aid In the U.S. we live in a democracy with a free the less fortunate by paying more taxes which will go market system. It is the American dream that draws to social aid programs. people to immigrate to this country, but the result The wealthy should volunteer to pay more taxes of this system is that the rich get richer and the poor to benefit the country as a whole, whether it is for get poorer. economic or social purposes. According to a BBC News report, a group of It will improve the country tremendously, and wealthy Germans have started a petition recommend- it should start with more money for education and ing that their government raise taxes on the rich in health care. order to fund economic and social programs. Even though the wealthy often donate to charities, Their plan is for the richest people to pay a five per- they also receive tax deductions. While it is for a good cent wealth tax, and according to Dieter Lehmkuhl, cause, the wealthy are getting tax relief from their dothe brains behind the operation, 2.2 million people nations, it does not help the government dig itself out have a fortune of more than 500,000 Euros. That of this financial downturn. equates to approximately $750,000 in U.S. currency. Rich people in the U.S. need to follow this proThis is without a doubt a great idea because it will posed German wealth-tax model. The gap between give the government more money to invest in the fu- the upper and lower class is getting wider every day, ture and welfare of its residents. It will also encourage especially with the unemployment rate nearing 10 other countries to follow suit and ease the pain of one percent nationwide. of the worse recessions this world has ever seen. According to the Census Bureau, one out of every If that cluster of upper class citizens feel like they six Americans live below the poverty line, that equates do not need a lot of the money they have and they to approximately 47.4 million people. It is obvious want to use it to benefit the country, why can’t Ameri- that many Americans need help, and that is when the cans do the same? role of the upper class becomes one of significance. According to Nevertheless, a CNN Money a wealth tax on report, 9.2 milthe upper class lion Americans should not stop had a wealth of in just Germany $1 million or and the U.S., more in 2007. many countries Even though with rich inthat number has habitants need likely changed to provide more over the years, tax money to it is still an inthe government. credibly large A tax increase number. on the wealthy Someone in will bring more the U.S. needs jobs, more fedto step up and eral aid and help take action. If stabilize the this country’s economy and wealthy elite potentially help were generthose who need ous with their Illustration By Jon Harguindeguy/For the Daily Titan it most.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Cal State Fullerton students, In recent months, we have spent a lot of time and effort educating ourselves on what has been happening in the state of California with regards to the California State University budget deficit and the effects it has had on students. On July 21, 2009 the Associated Students Inc. executive staff attended the CSU Board of Trustees meeting where the 10 percent fee increase was passed, leading to a grand total of 32 percent since last semester. At this meeting, ASI Chief Governmental Officer Gregory Washington spoke against the fee increase on behalf of all CSUF students. Since last November, we have been on 25 legislative visits in an attempt to gain more funding for higher education. In the past couple of weeks, we have been working with University Administration to regain library hours and we are pleased to state that we have been successful in our conversations. In the next two weeks, the library will extend its hours of operation to 7:45 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. We also hosted “Pizza with the Presidents,” which allowed students access to top University administrators; “State of the State,” where we offered a panel discussion about issues in California and how students can become a part of the solution; and a couple of ASI Cookouts, where students have been able to meet and ask questions of their student representatives. In addition, we are offering more student services

in the Titan Student Union in our effort to increase access to study rooms, computers, printing and photocopying. We also developed an advocacy plan that includes increased emphasis on voter registration and an outreach campaign to the decision makers of California supported with information from our “Vent Tent” and “Get the Picture” activities. “Vent Tent” provides students with the opportunity to state how the budget cuts have affected them and what they want to see happen in California’s future. These personal testimonials are documented on film and the footage will be complied and sent to state legislators. “Get the Picture” asks students to write on a whiteboard how the budget cuts have affected them, then they take a photograph next to the whiteboard. A compilation of all of the photographs will be sent to state legislators in December before the budget deliberations begin. This advocacy outreach campaign will help in our cause to make higher education a priority for all legislators. We encourage all students who wish to participate in our advocacy efforts to contact the ASI Executive Office. We encourage students to volunteer in order to spread valuable information to as many students as possible and we encourage all students to join ASI in the fight for the future of higher education. – ASI Executive Staff

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That’s So Gay

“Out of the closet and into the limelight”

Music is my boyfriend by Daniel Batalla

Daily Titan Columnist opinion@dailytitan.com

All day I was anxious. I decided to start getting ready and the concert was still hours away. I had to look my best if Mika was going to spot me from the audience and ask me to come backstage. OK, so I had delusions of grandeur, but I still wanted to look nice for the concert. Over the years I have spent thousands of dollars and logged hundreds of miles driving to see my favorite bands perform. There isn’t a venue in all of L.A. that I haven’t been to. Well, maybe one or two. But you get the idea. Souvenir shirts, VIP passes and, of course, gasoline has given my credit card a healthy balance. But it’s all been worth it. The excitement of singing along to my favorite songs, meeting people with similar musical interests and burning up calories dancing in a crowd, trump having a savings account anyway. We’ve all been there, whether you’ve crowd-surfed at a Matt & Kim show or shadow-danced with Miss Kittin, we’ve all had that show that has restored our faith in the music industry. It just so happens that the most thrilling and entertaining shows I have attended have been those of LGBT Alliance performers. There’s something to be said about a musician who trots out on stage in hot pants and straddles a ten foot inflatable penis, like Peaches, or when a band performs in matching gold jumpsuits like the Scissor Sisters. The sparkle, pizazz and energy that come from “gay music” is an experience no one should miss.

Mika is no exception. As he took the stage wearing an astronaut’s suit, goosebumps began to form on my arms. I rarely get excited for shows anymore but having seen Mika years before, I knew I was in for an amazing performance. The band began to play and the audience erupted. Everyone, from the 5-year-old on her mother’s shoulders to the paraplegic riding around with his boyfriend on his lap was prepared for a night of fantasy and animation in a world that only Mika could provide. Slowly, Mika undressed with the light of a dozen plastic foam moons behind him. As he stood on stage in a pair of white boxers, his paint-spattered band provided electronic beats and guitar riffs that would help keep the pace for some rhythmically-challenged fans. As I scanned the crowd it was very apparent that the evening belonged to couples. It seems as though everyone had their hand in someone else’s back pockets, shoulders were being leaned on and kisses were being given. My date for the evening was a long time fruit fly whose appreciation of Mika rivaled my own. As I danced next to my friend I thought to myself that until I find that special someone, music will be my boyfriend. I’d rather spend my time with great company and a danceable set list than an awkward first date. I’ve had longer relationships with Kathleen Hannah, Dick Valentine and David Bowie anyhow. When I came out of the closet my close friends introduced me to bands like Tegan and Sara, Le Tigre and Dressy Bessy. At first it was strange for me to

hear artists singing so openly about their love for their same sex partners. But once the initial shock wore off, the lyrics began to empower me. Until that point I was used to listening to songs about boys who liked girls. From then on I set my sights on searching for not only gay musicians, but allies in the music industry. I could relate more to the lyrics of Rufus Wainwright than I could to those of 50 Cent. To this day my music catalog still consists of mostly straight musicians, but every now and then I’ll discover yet another artist to add to my list of sparkly performers. As I left the Mika show Friday night, drenched in sweat, I couldn’t help but think, music may be my boyfriend but maybe having a boyfriend who could lean on my shoulder wouldn’t be so bad either.

“Thats So Gay” Mix 1. Scissor Sisters – Filthy

Gorgeous 2. Bikini Kill – Rebel Girl 3. Mika – Love Today 4. Blur – Girls and Boys 5. Dressy Bessy – Come on Jenny 6. Electric Six – Gay Bar 7. Peaches – Boys Wanna be Her 8. Patrick Wolf – Magic Position 9. Antony and the Johnsons – For Today I am a Bouy 10. The Magnetic Fields – Long Forgotten Fairytale 11. Le Tigre – Keep on Livin’

Sports

October 26, 2009

Women’s soccer draws scoreless tie with Lobos Brown had a quick hook in the scoreless first half, substituting many of his starters with an eye toward upcoming conference matches. “Today was a good opportunity, because it was nonconference, for us to rest some girls who have put in a lion’s share of time,” Brown said. “We wanted to get some girls the start and then get them some rest.” The second half began with continuous changes in possession, mimicking the first half. However, within 10 minutes New Mexico opened with a flurry of shots on the Titans. The Lobos’ sophomore forward Jennifer Williams took aim on a corner kick, which was hit away by Change and cleared by Titan freshphoto By juan velez/For the Daily Titan man forward Kirsten Morony. Freshman goalkeeper Jessica Change prevents a New Mexico goal during Sundays game The Lobos gained steam when at Titan Stadium. It was Change’s first career shutout as she made four saves on the day. Williams managed to break away to recover and prevent further shots from the pack in the 53rd minute. mance on the field. “It feels really good because my to be taken and sending the match Streaking toward the goal, she was whole family into overtime. stopped inside Both teams were provided with was able to see the box on a me and I made multiple opportunities to seal a vicdiving save by a couple of re- tory for their side, but neither could Change. ally good saves. capitalize as the game ended scoreOne minute It was nice to less in double overtime. later, another have my coachHovda was disappointed in the shot by Wiles see that and tie, but is looking toward the next liams was saved show that I can match. on a leaping do that against “We should have beat them,” grab by Change, a Division I Hovda said. “But it was a long game. who put up a clean sheet and – Jackie Hovda, school,” Change We’re just preparing for the next two games.” said. earned four Senior midfielder Murillo felt that the team played In the final saves. minute of regu- well but didn’t finish the job. “I was just lation, Williams “We played strong. We had some trying to read her and read the ball. She took a bad again took control for New Mexico, opportunities and we just need to touch – that’s when I just went after cracking a shot just out of the reach put them away,” Murillo said. of a diving Change. The ball deflectThe Titans’ next game will be it,” Change said of her save. Starting in her first career match, ed off of Change’s hand and hit the against UC Davis at Titan Stadium Change was proud of her perfor- left post, allowing Change the time on Friday at 7 p.m.

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By Stephani Bee

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The Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team took on the University of New Mexico Sunday afternoon on Senior Day at Titan Stadium, ending with a scoreless tie in double overtime. Prior to the match, departing senior midfielder/defender Jackie Hovda was honored for her contributions to the Titans, including her help in leading the team to a Big West regular season conference title and an NCAA Tournament berth in 2007. Hovda said she feels that she has grown considerably since joining the team four years ago and was touched

by the ceremony that honored her achievements. “I’ve grown exponentially,” Hovda said, who has played nearly every position for the team over the years. “Coming in, I was a freshman. I’ve learned so much and I’ve learned every year. I loved (the ceremony). It was so nice. My teammates are amazing. They made this day special for me. My family flew out from Idaho. It was just a great time.” Third-year Titan head coach Demian Brown had glowing remarks for his departing senior. “She’s a tremendous role model in the sense of how she carries herself,” Brown said. “She has a tremendous sense of humor and a tremendous work rate.” Playing in 80 degree heat, the Ti-

tans (4-8-5, 2-3-1 in the Big West) struggled against the Lobos (11-4-3) to maintain possession of the ball throughout the first 15 minutes. CSUF began to crack the New Mexico defense, but opportunities to score were quickly snuffed out, with many shots sent out of bounds. An 18th minute corner kick taken by junior midfielder Christina Murillo was headed straight at Kelli Cornell, the Lobos’ freshman goalkeeper. New Mexico’s best shot to score came on a free kick taken in the 27th minute by junior defender Elizabeth Lambert. Sophomore forward Roxie McFarland connected with Lambert’s strike, but CSUF freshman goalkeeper Jessica Change handled the looping shot easily in the air.

Streeter shines in annual intrasquad team scrimmage By simon liang

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The Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team played their Eighth annual Blue/White Scrimmage Saturday at Titan Gym. The blue squad dominated the first half as they went on to a 94-36 victory. The blue came out firing on all cylinders and the white just could not match their intensity. Head Coach Bob Burton was surprised the game was so lopsided. “I think we are not ready to play a scrimmage yet, we only had seven days of practice,” Burton said. “The most important thing is that they got to play in front of some people. Last season, the Titans relied on Big West Conference Player of the Year Josh Akognon’s scoring, but this season they will have to find points from all sources. One of them is sophomore point guard Jacques Streeter, who led all scorers with a total of 22 points and seven assists. “Jacques really set the tempo, he controlled the whole game at the point,” Burton said. “I thought he was the difference. He showed leadBy Daniel Suzuki/For the Daily Titan ership at that position.” Sophomore Jacques Streeter pushes the ball upcourt during the Titan’s second round Big Streeter, who started all 32 games West Conference tournament loss to UC Santa Barbara. for the Titans last year as a fresh“We’re missing outside shooting “We’re trying to get 10, 11 guys man, will step into a bigger role this season because of the departure of but V.I. and Robbie (Robinson) will competing to play,” Burton said. really help us,” Burton said. While the scrimmage was a blowAkognon. Senior forward Gerard Anderson out, the preliminary game was the “We are deeper this year. We got a lot of guys who can come off the scored seven points, as the only re- Alumni men’s basketball game, bench. We have a lot of depth and turning starter on the white. He is which featured former NBA players, in a new role this season at small for- Richard Morton and Henry Turner. big guys,” Streeter said. The blue beat the white 105-81 in Junior guard Devon Peltier, also ward, as opposed to his role on the interior last sea- the Alumni game. They pulled away known as “V.I.”, son as the Titans’ in the second half after a close 20 showed everyone rebound leader. minutes of action. his explosive scorJacques really “I feel more Although some players were a step ing ability with comfortable at slow, they showed they could still 19 points in the set the tempo, he the three, I’m ob- shoot the three-ball. game. viously going to Jason Cunningham, who played Junior forward controlled the whole be bigger than the for the Titans from 1997-99, scored Orane Chin and game at the point. other three’s in 27 points for the blue team. junior center our conference,” Sean Williams entertained the Bryce Webster, I thought he was Anderson said. crowd with a couple of monstrous two newcomers, the difference. He “I think it’s going dunks on his way to 21 points. Wilalso shined for the showed leadership at to be a plus, we’re liams is the father of current Titan Blue team. going to be a bet- Sean Williams, a transfer from SyraChin, a transfer that position. ter rebounding cuse University who will sit out this from South Flori– Bob Burton, team.” season. da, used his sweet With only five For the white, former guard shooting stroke to Head basketball coach returning players J.D. Green led all Alumni with 28 make five out of and two transfers points. six three-pointers who sat out last Also in attendance was former and finished the scrimmage with 21 points. Webster, season, many of the players are still Titan basketball star Frank Robinson. Robinson played in three prewho looks to occupy the starting learning Burton’s system. When talking about his starting season games this year for the Atcenter position this season, had excellent back-to-the-basket moves on five, Burton said that it won’t be lanta Hawks before being released. set in stone throughout the season He plans to play in Europe or in the his way to a double-double. For the white squad, junior guard because of their depth and his will- National Basketball Development Robbie Robinson chipped in with ingness to give everyone an oppor- League before he tries to get another crack at the NBA. tunity. 12 points.

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After two scoreless overtimes, the Titans recorded their fifth tie of the season

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Photo By juan velez/For the Daily Titan Freshman midfielder Felicia Franco battles a New Mexico defender during Sundays scoreless tie at Titan Stadium.

We should have beat them. But it was a long game. We’re just preparing for the next two games.

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