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Thursday October 29, 2009
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Voting for ASI underway By Nicole Park
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Voting for the Board of Directors of Associated Students Inc. began yesterday at 8 a.m. and ends today at 8 p.m. There are four voting sites on campus, with online voting available from any computer with access to the Cal State Fullerton network. This is also how all votes are submitted by CSUF students at the Irvine campus. Online voting is available at Vote.Fullerton. edu upon sign-in with a valid CSUF campus-wide ID number. Individual candidate profiles are also available to view on the site. Votes may be submitted on campus at marked ASI polling tents at Mihaylo Hall, McCarthy Hall and the entrances of Pollak Library and the Titan Student Union. The board for ASI sits at the top of the student government’s hierarchy alongside ASI President Juliana Santos.
The board is comprised of 16 students, two each from the eight academic colleges on campus. Board members are elected to allocate funds and vote on outcomes within the board, their respective colleges and the university. Board members are only permitted to serve for the college in which they major. The same rule applies for any voting student. Students may only vote for one of their own college’s candidates. In the event that a student is a double-major, the student is only permitted to vote for the first major they declared. Undeclared students may choose any one of the eight colleges to submit their vote for. Senior business major Nick Klaiber, 22, cast his ballot Wednesday morning. “As a student, I feel that we need good leadership and that it should come from other students. We need more leadership in the university and in my college. It is important to vote for leaders who will enunciate our stu-
dent needs, especially within our colleges,” he said. As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, the unofficial polling tally, reported by ASI Elections Commissioner Genevieve Aldred, reached 446 student votes. “It has been my goal this semester to make elections more visible and accessible to CSUF students,” Aldred said.
She stressed the importance of voting: “The board is the voice of the students.” Tuesday, Aldred hosted “Coffee with the Candidates,” an event featuring a panel of 12 of the 14 candidates,
an open round of questions from the student body and unlimited free Starbucks coffee. Sophomore theater major Amanda Petrocelly attended the event to learn more about her college’s potential representatives. “The free coffee sparked my interest, but I’m glad to be here. I didn’t vote last year because I didn’t really know what was going on and didn’t want to just pick a name off the list. Now I’m going to know who is the best vote for me,” Petrocelly said. “Now that we’re broke, it’s even more important to pick someone who knows where to put our money,” she said after Tuesday’s informational forum. To add incentive to voting, after casting their ballots on campus, students will be treated to Halloween candy, “I Voted” stickers and pens, along with the chance to win one of three $25 gift cards to Yard House in a drawing sponsored by Communica-
By Laura Barron-Lopez
ing new ways of cataloging data around the same time. Edwards came up with an idea of tracking gun-related crimes through firearm cartridge cases and bullets. Simultaneously, Centanni was beginning to experiment as well. “I started working on creating a database to track all of the hits that (Edwards) kept stacking on my desk. I needed something to organize in my mind all of the ballistically linked cases because there are so many of them,” Centanni said. Since then, it has been four and a half years and the program is still going through the patent process. Continual problems with programmers arose, causing setbacks in its development. Currently, the pieces seem to be falling into place for these co-inventors, who have finally found the right programmers for ShieldOps. Steve Flores, one of ShieldOps’ programmers/developers, discussed his experience with
working on this advanced program. “It’s very exciting working on these programs. I am working on programs that will actually help (Edwards and Centanni) solve crimes. It’s completely different than anything I have done. It’s nothing like financial programming. This is a challenge. The Web stuff is completely new to me and working with the mapping is difficult. This was a big turn around for me,” Flores said. Presently, GunOps is 70 percent complete, Centanni and Edwards said. Already many law enforcement agencies are interested in their software. Their proof of concept is verifying that the program works. “Right now the strength of GunOps allows us to monitor every gunrelated incident, every firearm, every bullet, every cartridge case seized in the city through topographical charting and artificial intelligence, which helps us track the different shootings,” Edwards said.
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Photo By ROn fu/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Candidates running for the Board of Directors position answer questions by fellow students at a “Coffee with the Candidates” event at the Becker Amphitheatre on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Elections began Wednesday and continue today.
tions 451-C’s advertisement campaign with Honda Insight. The newly-elected board members will be announced at 9 p.m. in the TSU Legislative Chambers Thursday,
and the official announcement will be posted on the door of TSU 207 on Friday. The newly appointed board members will take office on Jan. 1, 2010.
Alumnus helps develop crime-fighting software For the Daily Titan
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Courtesy Shieldops ShieldOps, a program designed by Cal State Fullerton alumnus Jon Centanni, helps law enforcement stay organized.
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ShieldOps is the name of the company. GunOps and Gang Injunction are the names of the programs that could help improve the investigation and completion of gun and gangrelated crimes. The inventors of the company’s programs are Jon Centanni, a Cal State Fullerton alumnus and detective sergeant, and Rocky Edwards, a firearms examiner. Both work for a large municipal law enforcement agency in Southern California. It began with an idea; ShieldOps was created due to the demand. As Edwards quoted from a wellknown Aesop fable, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” The overwhelming amount of case data they go through daily needed some form of organization. By chance, Centanni and Edwards were attempt-
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Currently, their Gang Injunction program, which monitors gangs being served with civil suits for criminal acts by police, is a prototype. Local law enforcement departments in the Orange County area are already using this prototype. In order to build upon the development of GunOps, the more powerful of the two programs, Centanni and Edwards work with universities to conduct studies that ensure the program’s capabilities. GunOps, the central program of the ShieldOps Corporation, essentially merges existing information on local gun crimes and ballistic evidence in order to improve crime analysis, the processing of evidence and the art of conducting investigations. “What I hope to see for the future of ShieldOps is very similar to what was shown on the TV show ‘CSI: Las Vegas.’ It basically showed a vision of where we are headed with this
program. It not only showed us gun related instances but how it interacts with gang-related crime as well,” Edwards said. On Oct. 15 “CSI: Las Vegas” aired an episode titled “Coup De Grace,” which featured Centanni and Edwards’ program. The show depicted an improved version of their concept. “Eventually Gang Injunction will merge with GunOps, which is in the works right now,” Centanni said. In the case of Centanni and Edwards, it was apparent that the need to improve the method of monitoring ballistic evidence and gang violence was in such high demand that it gave way to an invention, an invention which has in a short amount of time made vast advancements in their field. Centanni and Edwards hope their creation will only continue to expand, eventually being made available to law enforcement departments nationally and possibly worldwide.
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Car bomb hits Pakistan after Clinton’s arrival
PAKISTAN (MCT) – A devastating bomb ripped through a busy market Wednesday in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar just hours after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in the country. Officials put the death toll at more than 80, with more than 200 wounded. Many of the victims were thought to be women and children who were shopping in the bazaar. Dozens of people were feared to be buried under the rubble. The country is reeling from a wave of terrorism that’s accompanied the army’s offensive in South Waziristan, the region on the Afghan border that’s the center for Pakistan’s extremist groups. Bombings and gun attacks have hit cities across the country since the beginning of this month. The blast in Peshawar flattened rows of shops and ignited a fire that engulfed the area inside the congested old city. Bewildered wounded people were seen stumbling out of the dust and thick smoke in the narrow street. Locals were trying to dig people out of the debris. The explosion came from a powerful car bomb, officials said.
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House Democrats close to release health care bill WASHINGTON (MCT) – House Democrats are preparing to roll out a single health care reform bill, after months of working to meld three separate proposals that aim to expand coverage and create a new public healthinsurance option. Leaders are “very close to having an actual product,” said Stephanie Lundberg, a spokeswoman for Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md. Congressional Quarterly reported that Democrats would unveil their bill at 10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, but Hoyer’s office said no announcement was scheduled yet. House leaders have previously said it’s possible they’ll unveil a bill this week. Three House committees passed separate but similar versions of health care legislation, President Obama’s top domestic priority, earlier this year. The bills would cover 97 percent of Americans at a cost of $1.2 trillion over 10 years. Democrats disagree over how to set fees for doctors and other health care providers who participate in the public insurance plan. Obama has said he wants to sign a bill by the end of the year.
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FAA says jets came within 82 feet of each other LOS ANGELES (MCT) – Two passenger jetliners came no closer than 82 feet from each other during a runway incursion on the south airfield of Los Angeles International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday. An examination of radar data showed that an alarm sounded in the air traffic control tower when Midwest Airlines Flight 1503 came about 95 feet away from the edge of the departures runway, just as Northwest Airlines Flight 623 was preparing to take off for Honolulu, FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said. This was the first time two jetliners came so close to each other on LAX’s south airfield since an $83 million centerline taxiway was built between the two southern runways to prevent such mishaps, Gregor said.
‘Studybeast’ application unleashed By skylar smith
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A new iPhone application called Studybeast made by Bread Candy, a New York City based development studio, plans to change the way students take notes and study for exams. This simple-to-use application allows students to upload their notes from a computer via the Internet to the iPhone. The application’s unique feature is the ability to create interactive multiple choice tests that can be shared with fellow academics. William Russell, one of the developers at Bread Candy who worked on the iPhone application, is a computer science student currently between schools on the East Coast. Because of the nature of the application, he finds himself using it a lot. “Being a student myself, I find it helpful to do previous tests as a way to prepare for exams,” Russell said about the application’s multiple choice test feature. “The other main purpose of the app in general is to save me and users the hassle of carrying around big textbooks,” Russell said. “This semester I have been simply loading all my reading material onto my iPhone.” Studybeast is not the only application from Bread Candy, but it is one of six available on iTunes. “Right now the focus is on the evolution of our current apps,” Russell said. This list of apps includes: ‘What’s your number,’ which according to their Web site swaps numbers in “zero seconds;” ‘Traveler’s Check,’ a checklist for anyone on the go; ‘Daybook,’ a mobile journal that syncs with Twitter; and others that can be viewed at BreadCandy.com.
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There are no plans to expand the Studybeast application in the future; however, much like any good student, the people at Bread Candy are always listening. “We are learning that the best way to let the application evolve is through user feedback. It actually started out much larger, with many more features,” Russell said. “Through user feedback and our own testing, we realized the user was better off with a simplified, more specialized study tool.” Scott Shaw, a public administration major at Cal State Fullerton, is one of many students who use their iPhone daily as a tool to help with day-to-day tasks – Bready Candy’s target demographic. Shaw said he would be interested in using the app, “if it was easy to use and ... cost effective.” The other goal of the app is to help students who already own iPods create wireless study groups. “If everybody’s using it and it’s something that’s definitely going to help you study and help you on the test, two dollars is definitely worth that,” Shaw said. “If it was something a professor was already using, I would consider it.” Bread Candy also hopes that students will push their professors to support the application by uploading notes, tests, PowerPoint slides and anything of use to a student’s study habits, online. “I try to get my professors to post copies of past tests online,” Russell said. “That last minute study on the bus can be priceless.” Spiros Courellis, a professor in the Department of Computer Science, is one of many educators excited about the potential of the iPhone in the classroom. “We do use the iPhone platform in the lab here with our students,”
Photo By Jeff Lambert/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Studybeast allows students to upload class notes to their iPhone and create study aids.
Courellis said, who teaches a class that involves the development of medical applications for the iPhone. “I would be interested because that’s the new way of communicating to students,” Courellis said, regarding Studybeast. “It’s portable; it’s on the go; it’s electronic and can be either connected or discon-
nected.” If this application proves successful, then there is sure to be more study and education-based applications to come for the iPhone. “There are electronic aids that can assist right now in the classroom. But this specific aid would be again disconnected offline and can be personalized, so in that respect it would be helpful,” Courellis said.
After 25 years, new program accredited By skylar smith
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October 29, 2009
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Early in the fall semester, the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Cal State Fullerton received an exciting letter, an accreditation for their newest program, computer engineering, from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. For the past several years, the Computer Science and Engineering Department have planned to make the program come to life. The dean of the college, Dr. Raman Unnikrishnan, was one of the many advocates of the program upon joining the university’s faculty. “The program proposal had languished in committees for 25 years without arriving at any perceivable results. ... The proposal got a renewed life with a new committee and clear objective,” Unnikrishnan said about the state of the program before becoming dean. “In the scheme of things, they did not understand how to put the program together.” Because of his position as an evaluator and his knowledge of the
evaluation process, Unnikrishnan associate dean of the college and prowas able to get the ball rolling from gram coordinator of computer engian outside perspective. neering. Some of the companies that “I think I had a bit of an advan- helped to give their own input on the tage because I am an ... Institute of program were Boeing, Emulex CorElectrical and Electronics Engineers poration, General Dynamics, Intel, program evaluator,” Unnikrishnan Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Raytheon said, “so at that time I Fullerton Engineerhad a fairly good uning, ThalesRaytheonderstanding of what Systems, Technology the program was.” Strategy Group and Because of the Unisys Corporation. immense success of “They reviewed what the program, it was we wrote, and they given the maximum provided feedback amount of accredidaand input,” Barua tion years (six) before said. the college needs to Barua was also reapply for future acheavily involved in credidation. getting the computer “Not only did our engineering program program receive ac- RAMAN UNNIKRISHNAN approved. creditation, but the “They had very program did not have any deficien- specific questions, and we had to cies, weaknesses or concerns, code convince the university that there words to highlight problematic is a need for this program, and the shortcomings discovered during the employers will have jobs waiting and elaborate scrutiny from ABET,” Un- are willing to hire the students,” Banikrishnan said. rua said. The accreditation team was coorAccording to Barua, 25 students dinated by Susamma Barua, acting
decided to take the leap of faith on the program and four successfully graduated in fall 2008. The first four to complete the program were Nicu Ahmadi, Maza Eshak, Minh Trang and Hao Sheng Wu, all of whom are currently working in the computer engineering industry. Ahmadi is now working as an electrical engineer for one of the programs that helped with the accreditation process, Raytheon under the Hardware Group, as well as attempting to get a master’s in electrical engineering at CSUF. “I feel that we had a good program, especially considering that it was brand new,” Ahmadi said. “I was never worried that our program might not be accredited, but if it was to happen, it would have had a huge impact on my career,” Ahmadi said about the chance they were taking on the program. “Being accredited was very important to me, and I am glad that as the first graduating class, I was able to contribute to that. One obvious benefit of being accredited is the accountability that it brings with it.”
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Celebrating life by honoring the dead
October 29, 2009
Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is celebrated around the world, most notably Mexico and Latin America. The holiday focuses on honoring those who have died with altars compiled of items the deceased person enjoyed in life. For more Dia de los Muertos events check out: LOS ANGELES COUNTY Oct. 30 – Nov. 1 Day of the Dead “Fiesta Muertos” at Olvera Street Noon – 6 p.m. Processions happen nightly starting at 7 p.m. until Nov. 2. 125 Paseo de la Plaza in Downtown Los Angeles, across from Union Station. LACity.org/elp Free admission Nov. 1 Day of the Dead Celebration at the Museum of Latin American Art 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach MOLAA.org Free admission to the event and museum Nov. 2 36th Annual Dia de los Muertos with Self Help Graphics 5 – 11 p.m. Procession at 4 p.m. at Cesar Chavez and Mednik avenues. East LA Civic Center located at 4801 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles SelfHelpGraphics.com Free admission Through Nov. 7 26th Annual Day of the Dead Altars and Ephemera at The Folk Tree Gallery is open from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday – Wednesday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Thursday – Saturday and noon – 5 p.m. Sunday. 217 South Fair Oaks, Pasadena Folktree.com Free admission
ORANGE COUNTY Nov. 1 Mexican Day of the Dead Festival at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana Noon – 4 p.m. 2002 N Main St. in Santa Ana Bowers.org Free admission to the festival. Free admission into the museum starting at 10 a.m. Nov. 2 Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA)’s Dia de los Muertos presentation 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Humanities patio at Cal State Fullerton. Free admission
PHOTO By Christine Amarantus/Daily Titan Features Editor An altar entirely comprised of hand-painted pieces illuminated “LA Day of the Dead” at Hollywood Forever Cemetery Saturday, Oct. 24. Thousands packed the event, looking at altars and art, getting their faces painted, watching the many acts that performed and enjoying some of the local fare from vendors like El Gallo Giro.
Nov. 7 El Centro Cultural de Mexico & Calacas’ Noche de Altares 2 – 10 p.m. Fiesta Marketplace (Corner of Bush and 3rd) in Santa Ana. NocheDeAltares.org Free admission Through Nov. 8 “Spooky Science: Skeletons” exhibit at Discovery Science Center The center is open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday – Saturday and 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday.2500 North Main Street, Santa Ana DiscoveryCube.org $12.95 adult admission, $9.95 for ages 3 – 17, children 2 and under get in for free. List compiled by Features Editor Christine Amarantus
PHOTO By Christine Amarantus/Daily Titan Features Editor A member of Floreadores entertains a crowd with rope at “La Capilla Historica” stage at Hollywood Forever’s Day of the Dead celebration.
PHOTO By Shruti Patel/Daily Titan Photo Editor A woman with her two children take in a performance at the “Muerte y Tradicion” stage shortly after the procession through the cemetery.
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Time management is a constant issue for many working students By Portia Bode
Daily Titan Staff Writer features@dailytitan.com
hardest thing to do.” Grad student Helman Lukite said time management is about efficiency. “Plan ... accordingly, focus on what you do. Don’t let anything fall behind. If you do, catch up very quickly.” Business major Jenise Espinosa struggles with time management because she constructs her own schedule now that she is in college, something she did not do in high school. She has learned to become more aware of her time management so that she can prevent becoming overwhelmed. Currently, she must make time for homework, her sorority and her job, all while taking six classes. To relax, Espinosa sets aside 30 minutes of quiet time.
As the deadline draws closer and closer, you feel confident in your ability to complete the task on time. You’ll finish your task after you check your e-mail, eat and maybe floss your teeth. The time has come – your moment of glory. Your mind goes blank. Your heart starts racing. Panic takes over. Moments away from your deadline, scrambling to find what you need to accomplish your task, you promise yourself you will never procrastinate again. You barely make it in time. The process starts all over again. David Chen, professor of kinesiology at Cal State Fullerton, teaches his students that time and stress management skills all depend on identifying goals, creating a plan and exercising self discipline. To define goals, Chen suggests identifying what your true values are. He said that if someone doesn’t have clear values, then they will have difficulty defining their goals. He recommends writing Photo By Jeff Lambert/Daily Titan Staff Photographer your goals down, Kinesiology professor David Chen advises students to or “thinking on pa- write down their goals as a way to manage their time. per.” “I give myself a grace period Time management can also be of relaxing before studying,” she guided by long-term goals, like fisaid. nances, career and family. For more tips for success, the Once this is clear, take action to Student Leadership Institute ofprioritize. What do you want to acfers a workshop on time managecomplish? What can you say “no” ment. to? Chen suggests planning ahead SLI Workshop Coordinaby taking 10 minutes each day to tor Kyle Herbertz explained the plan out how you will spend your workshops provided by SLI help time. with time management and “The more you plan in advance many other areas that prepare the more creative you will be,” Chen students for leadership roles. Stusaid. “Write a list of the things you dents must apply and complete need to do before you go to sleep an orientation in advance in orand you will sleep better.” der to take workshops. Plan for the unexpected, Chen Herbertz encourages students said. to join even if they only take Chen defines discipline as a perone workshop. The workshops son’s ability to make himself do the typically run an hour and a half things he doesn’t want to do. He and are easier than taking a class, believes that stress and time manHerbertz said. agement are a physical, mental, After completing ten workemotional and spiritual discipline. shops, students receive a certifiChen teaches KNES 342 – cate signed by President Milton Stress Management. He recomGordon. mends adding exercise to your “It’s a great resumé builder,” daily routine, if one is not already Herbertz said. in place. By practicing self-disciAccording to the SLI’s fall pline, your muscles of willpower 2009 calendar, one time manwill strengthen, and you will gain agement workshop is still availemotional control which is characable this semester on Friday, Nov. ter building, Chen said. “It is the 6 from 2:15 – 3:45 p.m. in the Titan Student Union. For more information on SLI, go to Fullerton.edu/DeanOfStudents/sli.
Pole dancing for fitness OC Pole Fitness, one of the world’s leading studios, offers two local facilities By Lauren Felechner
Daily Titan Staff Writer features@dailytitan.com
Most would associate six-inch stripper heels, 20-foot aluminum poles and thumping music with, well, a strip club. However, the ladies wrapped around these poles belong to OC Pole Fitness. Offering an array of alternative fitness classes, OC Pole Fitness has locations in both Huntington Beach and Aliso Viejo. OC Pole Fitness is one of the world’s leading studios, according to its owner and one of the instructors, Collette Kakuk. The classes range from beginner’s pole dance to aerial hoop and tissue. “You can’t have a good woman without a proper balance of body and mind,” Kakuk said. And this is why her studio takes on the “unapologetically sexy” attitude that promotes fitness and sensuality. Her original inspiration to open up her studios was the Chinese acrobatic show at Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park. She viewed the show as an art form and a different form of fitness. Owning a gym at the time, she said she deemed it as a sort of environment that was too “neander-
thal” for women. Pole dancing differs from the usual weightlifting routines with its efficiency in working the body as a whole. It consists of using full control of the body while engaging, isolating and working around the apparatus. It requires strength and flexibility training, and women will often see changes in their bodies within three weeks. “It’s truly one of the most comprehensive forms of exercise,” Kakuk said. Kakuk’s studio attracts all sorts of clientele: teens and adults ranging from 18 to 74 in age, working women, empty-nesters, widows, stay-athome moms, married and divorced women. Less than 1 percent of her students have ever touched a pole before coming to her class, Kakuk said. Carrie Andrews, 48, a stay-athome married mother from Irvine, has tried her hand
at pole-dancing classes. “Now that my kids are all grown up, and I rarely get to see them with their busy schedules, I wanted to broaden my horizons and try something new to fill my days,” Andrews said. The class sparked something in Andrews’ spirit that made her feel young and sexy again. It even inspired her to invest in a stripper pole to be installed in her bedroom. “I just hope my neighbors don’t see me spinning around my pole in the middle of the afternoon,” Andrews said while laughing. Newport Beach massage
therapist Lindsay Fletcher, 25, was taken to the pole-dancing class by her younger sister as a surprise birthday gift. “I’m more reserved than my sister is, but I love trying new things,” Fletcher said. “It really brings out this new sexy confident feeling in you just after an hour and a half.” Fletcher explained she would normally have been embarrassed to dance so sensually in front of
other people because she doesn’t think of herself as “sexy,” but the supportive and open-minded environment allowed her to look past her inhibitions. Not only do these newer forms of exercise benefit a woman physically, but there are profound changes in Kakuk’s students mentally as well as emotionally. “The change comes from these women deep within. It’s this confidence, this energy and a light that just starts to surround that woman,” Kakuk said. Although some people will never understand the sport behind poledancing and the training it requires, this hasn’t stopped Kakuk’s business from booming. “Our goal is to provide a good workout, add something new to your bag of tricks, bring out a confident feeling, engage the sensual spirit, also while achieving fitness,” Kakuk said. Instead of that new laptop or that really cute Coach bag for a birthday gift, surprise those close to you with a private poledancing party at the studio that will enlighten their body and mind by bringing out their inner stripper.
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Services don’t cost an arm and a leg By Nicole Park
Daily Titan Staff Writer features@dailytitan.com
The Student Health and Counseling Center at Cal State Fullerton offers many medical services to students for little to no cost. The SHCC is a fully-functional medical facility with a pharmacy, blood and testing lab and radiology and optometry services. Doctor appointments, X-rays, EKGs, pregnancy tests and chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis tests are all free of charge. Most services are included in the $45 health center fee which every student pays within their semester fees. Still, there are some services that do cost a bit extra. These include full physicals, immunizations and several blood tests. There are some services within the SHCC that are not as well known, such as chiropractor and acupuncture. These are two of the most popular forms of alternative medicine, and both have been provided by the Southern California University of Health Sciences since October of 2007. Harbor Eastern Medical Group, a local acupuncture practice on Harbor Boulevard near Brea Boulevard, charges $129 for an initial consultation with treatment. The school’s contracted acupuncturist will cost a patient just $5 per visit. Perhaps this is the reason why Dr. Sivarama Prasad and his interns have been booked through the fall semester since the second week of
PHOTO COURTESY MCT Alternative medicines such as acupuncture and chiropractic care are offered at Cal State Fullerton’s Student Health and Counseling Center.
school. Prasad also notes that the slots fill up fast because his team is only on campus Fridays. Due to budget cuts and furloughs, two Fridays a month have been cut for the 2009-10 school year, leaving Prasad with only two working days at CSUF a month. To battle the effects of the furloughs, Prasad has been approved to take even more interns with him, by January at the latest. For less than the cost of a meal on campus, students can see the doctor and one of his interns for relief in a wide range of conditions. Prasad said the $5 fee is “not used to pay anyone,” but rather pays for supplies like the needles used to puncture skin on key points of the body. He is paid by his home school of SCU, so he considers his two Fridays per month at CSUF to be just another part of his job. No one loses any money and both the interns and the CSUF students benefit, which Prasad called “a win-win for both schools.” Prasad takes “only seniors at the highest level” for his CSUF internship program. These students are exceptional and about to graduate. The SCUHS Web site states, “(Acupuncture) can enhance recuperative power and immunity, support physical and emotional health, and improve overall function and well-being.” The CSUF SHCC Web site states: “Acupuncture is among the oldest healing practices in the world. A form of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture aims to balance the body’s positive energy by restoring and maintaining health through the stimulation of specific points on the body.” This is achieved by the careful and deliberate placement of needles
along certain points of the body’s meridians to unblock energy flow. Also, for $5 a visit, students can be seen and adjusted by the chiropractic team directed by Dr. Brad M. T. Smith on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Smith is the supervising clinician over the internship program’s training center at CSUF. Smith’s interns, all of whom are in their final year of study before completing the program, hail from SCUHS. Because it is what Smith called “mutually beneficial,” the interns are able to put in their 30 to 40 weekly hours necessary to complete the final step before graduation, while at the same time, CSUF students are offered phenomenal pricing for chiropractic care. Local chiropractors, like BreaFullerton Chiropractic on Associated Road, charge $45 per adjustment appointment. WorldChiropracticAlliance.org states, “The goal of the chiropractic adjustment is – CSUF to correct the spinal subluxations detected during the examination. To do that, the doctor applies pressure to the bone and ‘unlocks’ it from its improper position. The bone will then be free to align itself correctly.” A subluxation is the misalignment of one vertebra to the next. Because this is an educational forum for the interns, no detail goes unnoticed and Smith insists on giv-
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ing patients the highest in quality care. Shereen Manesh, 26, is a tenthterm intern and will be receiving a Doctor of Chiropractic degree in December. Students of the chiropractic field must complete five years of school before graduation. Manesh said that because this is part of their schooling, Smith and all the interns are very thorough with every student patient. Smith reinforced the fact that this is not your typical chiropractic visit because it is not a business; it is a school lab, essentially, and because of this difference, Manesh said students are not only paying less, but receiving much higher quality care. “We’re not here to push numbers. A visit could take up to an hour and a half or could be as quick as 45 minutes,” Smith said, depending upon the person’s condition. The most common complaint interns hear stuSHCC Web site from dent patients is neck and back pain, which can be attributed to heavy backpacks and prolonged sitting while studying or in class. Chiropractic care can aid in easing tension, stress, headaches and even nausea. Smith said because of unique pain mechanisms in the body, chiropractic care can relieve ailments that may seem unrelated, like nausea.
(Acupuncture) can enhance recuperative power and immunity, support physical and emotional health, and improve overall function and well-being.
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October 29, 2009
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October 29, 2009
Napoleon I’s treasures on display at Muzeo By Jeanette Castaneda For the Daily Titan
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Above: Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin performed a comedy sketch at exactly 4:20p.m. at the Smokeout Festival at the San Manuel Amphitheatre.
Where there’s smoke there’s fire This year’s Smokeout Festival, which was held last weekend in Devore featured the usual suspects in terms of performers including The Kottonmouth Kings, Slipknot, Deftones, Cheech and Chong and hosts Cypress Hill. The festival also featured the reuniting of long-missed favorites Sublime who performed with new singer, Romo Ramirez. Ramirez seemed to be welcome with open arms by fans of the band. Large crowds and big performances made for a successful festival. Photos By Lucio Villa/For the Daily Titan
Left: Vocalist Chino Moreno from the Deftones got the crowd cheering as he jumped all over the Main Stage at the San Manuel Amphitheatre. Right: An audacious fan began to crowd surf during the performance of Deftones at the Main Stage from San Manuel Amphitheatre.
A Frenchman brings his personal collection of over 250 framed paintings, prints and documents, as well as furniture from the Imperial palaces of Napoleon I for a three month stay at the Muzeo Museum in Anaheim. The exhibition titled, “Treasures of Napoleon,” opened on Oct. 11 and marks the first time that these rare possessions have been brought to America. Collector Pierre-Jean Chalencon’s fascination with Napoleon Bonaparte began when he was 8 years old. According to a museum pamphlet, his parents gave him an educational book on Napoleon and after that he asked that they take him to Malmaison, the army museum in Paris, where his fascination grew much stronger. “Seeing the things did the rest. That’s where my passion for all things Napoleonic comes from. But I never once thought that I would end up collecting like I do today,” Chalencon said in an interview with Napoleon. org, a history Web site on the foundation of Napoleon I. Chalencon is also Napoleon scholar and university lecturer. His collection is now on display for all of Orange County to see. The Muzeo Museum in Anaheim has amassed the extensive collection through Jan. 8, and is the largest exhibit the museum has held since its opening in 2007. The exhibit presents many extraordinary items from the Napoleonic empire such as an original manuscript of the coup d'état that led to his victory as First Consul of The Republic, a valise that was brought to him carrying the signed Louisiana Purchase,
account books of the palace expenses, a collection of stationary used while the Emperor was in exile, clothing that was worn soon before his death and the first will he wrote while he was in St. Helena. The incredible collection is sure to bring a sense of admiration even for those who do not know much about Napoleon’s personal history. “The reaction has been great,” said Ralph Velazquez, a museum volunteer for the event. “I've had visitors tell me that it might be better than the other museum (Malmaison) in France.” Many of the items illustrate the personal life of Napoleon and his first wife, Josephine. “This piece is my favorite,” said Antoinette Ramis, another museum volunteer. She was referring to a piece of tapestry that was located in the palace given to Napoleon by his wife. It shows the initials N and J intertwined in the fabric. “You can see the initials at the bottom, in the center of the fabric tying the piece together,” said Ramis. Both volunteers said that all the workers and volunteers were given a private tour of the exhibit by Chalencon himself prior to the opening reception. They also said that they learned about the artifacts more in detail coming directly from Chalencon. “It’s an exciting culture and time period. It's great to learn about his long military career and how he was as a person ... charismatic and confident,” said Lauren Kotowski, who works in the museum’s gift shop. “Treasures of Napoleon” will be at the Muzeo museum through the end of the year. Discount coupons for admission are available in the O.C. Weekly and Muzeo.org.
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October 29, 2009
GAME
By Adan vasquez
Daily Titan Sports Editor detour@dailytitan.com
Gamers have been enjoying EA Sports' 2010 versions of Madden NFL, NBA Live, NCAA Football, and NHL for a long time now. As of Oct. 20, it's been FIFA 10's turn in the spotlight. If anyone thought 2009's version of FIFA was unreal, then wait until you pop this bad boy into your gaming console. With state-of-the-art graphics and the best on-the-pitch soccer of all FIFA games before it, it's practically a guarantee that this game will not disappoint in comparison to any other sports game out there right now. What FIFA did with this year's release was to take what all soccer (or football if you are from anywhere besides the U.S.) lovers worldwide were raving about, and simply bump it up a notch. Everything from passing, to crosses, to tackling, mind-blowing saves and shots on goal put together is incredible. Just when you think a game cannot get better, you're proven wrong. But that's a good thing.
The game play is as real as it gets. Scoring comes at a premium, and knowing when and how to attack is most often the key. FIFA does a brilliant job of putting the gamer right into the action with authentic stadiums and crowd chants. Pitting Mexico's fiercest rivals against one another, Guadalajara's Chivas and Mexico City's Club America, is always a joy. No matter which city you hold the match in, there is always the familiar chants and the commentators dig into a little tidbit of the history between the two clubs. Imagine putting Manchester United and Liverpool on the same field. Or how about Brazil versus Germany? Or one of our favorites, Mexico and the United States? It's all too awesome. It's really hard to imagine any complaints for this game because it truly does do its job and provides what gamers have come to expect not just from FIFA, but from a soccer match.
MUSIC
By adrian gaitan
For the Daily Titan
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Spin magazine proclaims Hockey as, “alarming non-Canadian genrehoppers (that) spin their identity cries into pop gold.” And the band is just that. Mind Chaos, released Oct. 6, is filled with dance beats that engulf the listener and bring out their inner dance-party spirit. The now-Portland, Ore., band came into existence in Los Angeles, Calif., a little over five years ago when lead singer Ben Grubin and bass player Jeremy “Jerm” Reynolds met at the University of Redlands. Upon moving the band to Portland, the two music-loving hopefuls completed their fearsome foursome when they found guitarist Brian White and drummer Anthony Stassi. Before signing with Capitol Records, producing songs from a Portland basement was the band's only means of creating what would become “pop gold.” Grubin said, “My priority was to (create) stuff that is worthwhile to
people, as in completely original in some way, making something that has never existed before … like one small light of a new perspective.” The band has toured throughout Europe and has made their way back to the States with the debut performance of their first single, “Too Fake," on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Mind Chaos has a pop-rock, punk, disco, new wave, soul, kindof-rap feel that generates lyrics that are incredibly honest, heartfelt and downright catchy. With songs like “Everyone’s The Same Age” and “Four Holy Photos,” Mind Chaos offers something for every kind of genre seeker. The two songs have totally different vibes and beats when compared to the rest of the album, but somehow they tie in tremendously well for an overall great combo of music. Mind Chaos is a must-have album. Download: “3am Spanish” and “Everyone’s the Same Age.”
MOVIE
By Summer rogers
Daily Titan Staff Writer detour@dailytitan.com
The new bio-pic Amelia about female aviator and historic icon Amelia Earhart, flies under the radar and falls short of anything spectacular. The film tells the iconic story of Amelia Earhart (Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby), known during the 1920s and early-to-mid 1930s, as "Lady Lindy" and "America’s Sweetheart of the Skies." Earhart was a very independent, free-spirited and amicable woman. She was competitive with the boys and celebrated women in aviation. She single-handedly got women more prominently involved in aviation. The film also illustrates a facet of Earhart’s life that isn’t often discussed – her husband and love life. Earhart falls in love with her publicist, George P. Putnam (Richard Gere, Nights in Rodanthe) and also has an affair with a fellow pilot, Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor, Angels & Demons). The film ends with Earhart’s infamous disappearance over the Pacific
Ocean, a heartbreaking and climatic ending befitting Earhart’s mysterious disappearance. Amelia Earhart was a huge celebrity, breaking records and representing women in history. Her legend casts a large shadow, and this film doesn’t do her much justice. The film moves slowly and is boring at times, which is very disappointing. Swank is moving as the independent and headstrong aviator, making Earhart realistic, something our generation will never be able to experience. Swank's co-star Gere still has his Pretty Woman suaveness as Earhart’s loving husband. Unfortunately, the two powerhouse actors combined could not save this film. If it weren’t for the plot, the film may have been a hit; the costuming, locations, camera work and cast were incredible and right on the money. But as a whole, the film fails, crashing and burning like Earhart’s first attempt to fly around the world.
OPINION
October 29, 2009
Rapper-reality By Fred Bloom
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
Is Apple or Microsoft more insulting to users of the other brand with their ad campaigns?
By Eric Broude
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
It’s difficult to trust television commercials these days. Ad agencies will stoop to any means to try and trick viewers into buying their products. The war between Apple and Microsoft over the world of computers has been an ongoing struggle and some people may not know what to believe. Apple commercials use misinformation to push the idea that Macs are better than PCs. Their infamous “I’m a Mac I’m a PC” commercials are filled with messages that either don’t give the whole story. For example, many of these commercials talk about how many viruses PCs have and claim that Macs are entirely virus-free. This is entirely misleading. It is no more difficult to program a virus for a Mac than it is for a PC. The only reason there are more viruses for Windows machines is that Microsoft owns 95 - 97 percent of the market. The people who design computer viruses aren’t going to go through the trouble of designing a virus that only targets 3 - 5 percent of all computer users.
Many of these ads simply use psychology to undermine the viewers’ beliefs about Windows. They present an argument from the Mac’s point of view and have the “PC” fail to address the argument. This gives the viewer the message that there is no reasonable response to said argument. It is meant to make the viewer forget that the “PC” is not someone who actually represents Microsoft. It’s just an actor hired by Apple. Microsoft commercials, on the other hand, don’t spend their time attacking the competition. Instead, they focus on the customer, a much more honest strategy. The “Laptop Hunter” line of commercials have a simple premise. A consumer is offered a certain amount of money with which they can use on a laptop. The consumer is always shown looking at both Windows machines and Apple products and, of course, they always choose the former. However, the reasons for their decision are always explained on camera. In one commercial, for example, “Lauren” specifies that she wants a computer with at least a 17-inch screen at less than $1,000. When she is shown checking the Apple computers, she finds that they only offer one computer for under $1,000, and it has a 13-inch screen. A quick check to the Apple Web site shows that the cheapest Mac with a 17-inch screen starts at $2,499. By the end of the commercial, Lauren has purchased an HP computer with her preferred screen size for $699. Simple. Clear. No lies.
By Skylar Smith
Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com
Before I put my thoughts to text, let me just make one thing clear: I am writing this on an Asus laptop running on Microsoft Vista and plan on building my own very powerful gaming PC in the future, so therefore have nothing major against the “PC” world. In fact, I support it and have no problem wading through the aisles of products to build the perfect PC for me. However, what I do have a problem with is the Microsoft users who claim that Mac users are “idiots” when it comes to technology because they use a simpler operating system, or because their hardware is lacking but costs more. To put it simply, Mac knows how to make a quality product, there is a lot of research that goes into the process, and most professionals in fields such as graphic design, animation, video editing and sound editing agree that Macs are the way to go. So what if Mac’s advertising is a bit one-sided, that’s why it’s an advertisement and not a news story. The Mac and its OS are meant to be simple, easy to use
Five Across the Eyes “A slap in the face to those most deserving”
Uninhibited inebriation by Jeremiah Magan
Daily Titan Opinion Editor opinion@dailytitan.com
There are not many things that a diverse group, such as college students, has in common outside of school but drunken antics are a staple of college life. Who hasn’t been to a party and watched someone have way too much to drink and do something incredibly stupid? I, for one, have punched a paper towel dispenser off the wall of a restroom bar while inebriated because I could not pull out the last shred of paper towel. I walked out of the bathroom and didn’t notice the blood running down my hand until I felt it drip on my toes. I have also done the standard drunk moves. I’ve danced inappropriately, sung loudly in a bar, yelled at people I didn’t know because I
thought it would be funny and gotten into fights. I once set an entire dried out Christmas tree on fire in the backyard of my friend’s Burbank home while celebrating the New Year. My friends and I then blew fireballs at the tree using Everclear and a Zippo. My friend’s girlfriend didn’t talk to any of us until her eyebrows grew back. These are forgivable acts. While the owner of the bar would not appreciate the fact that I destroyed one of his bathroom fixtures, I didn’t hurt anyone but myself. However, there are things people do while they are drunk that cannot be forgiven as easily. Drunk driving is one of those things. The reason for bringing up this topic is pretty obvious. As reported in the Daily Titan on Tuesday, a Cal State Fullerton student was involved
in a head-on collision that resulted in the deaths of two people and left the others badly injured. The results of her blood test which will determine whether she was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident have not been made public, and it is wrong to assume that she was drunk as she traveled west on the eastbound side of the freeway.
and offer an expansive number of options to any type of user. It is literally the computer anyone can use – except for Windows elitists apparently. As far as the price point issue, Macs are more expensive because they are well built, secure and well designed. Mac hardware is specifically built to run on Mac software, and because Macs do not allow for much hardware customization, it means the OS can focus less on adapting to the user and more to usability. Macs are therefore more expensive because everything is Apple designed and approved. But people are willing to pay for this security. Because of this, the OS runs all programs much smoother, which is why major software companies such as Adobe regard them so highly and why professionals prefer the Mac OS. Some people buy a crappy Toyota because it’s cheap to upgrade and customize it to their own standards. Some people buy a Porche or a BMW not because it is expensive but because they trust that, in its stock state, it is still secure, will last a long time and can perform well. Advertising is advertising, get over it. Mac knows that some Windows users get upset and playing off that rivalry is great advertising. This does not mean Mac is a propaganda machine. Underneath all the hype, advertising and “Mac vs. PC” state of mind, Macs are quality machines, made by a company that consistently produces quality products, which is why people pay more to begin with.
There are thousands of other cases that I can use to make a point that should not have to be made; this one just hits closer to home. There are probably very few people in Orange County who do not remember the incident last semester when a drunk driver killed Nick Adenhart and Courtney Stewart. The story moved the campus and community at large and should have been a wake up call to anyone who ever considered driving home while under the influence. The unfortunate truth is that no matter how many people are killed in alcohol-related accidents, famous or not, people will still hop in their cars and drive home after having too much to drink. People don’t learn, but maybe someday they will. It’s unfortunate that only for some it requires a cold, hard slap in the face from reality to learn an important lesson.
“Wow, someone gave Master P a reality show.” After reading those words sent to me via text message, I immediately flipped through the channels to find the newest not-so-reality series. Of course, my search did not last long as I flipped through the usual suspects and found it airing on VH1. Much to my surprise (and dismay), I did not see a group of obnoxious women competing for the “love” of Master P Instead, “No Excuses with Master P” featured the former hip-hop star cracking the whip on the show’s participant in an attempt to motivate him to turn his life around. Apparently, he has traded in his baggy “No Limit” jersey for a suit and is now encouraging people to end their drug-dealing habits. I have no problem at all with Master P trying to help people improve their lives. Selling drugs is not cool anymore. Maybe hearing the message come from someone who once sold drugs, rapped about it and went on to become a successful businessman is more effective because it is easier to relate to him. But when will bad reality shows starring old rappers go out of style? Television producers will give anyone a show. Artists that once competed for top spots on the pop charts are now competing for ratings. Everyone from MC Hammer to 50 Cent has been the star of a reality show. I’m not sure when this trend began, but I believe it started with the hilarious string of reality shows starring Flavor Flav, a member of rap group Public Enemy. After falling for Brigitte Nielsen on the VH1 series “The Surreal Life,” Flav went on to star in “Strange Love” and three editions of “Flavor of Love.” Television produc-
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ers noticed VH1’s success with Flav despite his previous history of legal issues and drug problems and the rap-reality movement started. I do not think all these reality shows are bad. The problem I have is that television is ruining the image of these rappers that developed over years through their music. Even in the rare instance the show is watchable, it hurts to see rappers that were wildly popular in the ‘90s as they are now. The hard edge they once had that scared mainstream culture and propelled rap music into big business has softened. One of the big draws to rap-reality shows is that the audience gets to see the stars in an element that they are not known for. For instance, “Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood” featured rapper Snoop Dogg taking care of his family. It seems that Snoop is really a good father based on the show. But hearing him rap, “It ain’t no fun if the homies can’t have none” is just not the same after seeing his wife make him eat healthier by taking away his plate at Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles. Coolio was cool when “Gangsta’s Paradise” came out. He was even cooler, in my opinion, when he made the theme song for “Kenan and Kel.” But it was sad to watch his show and see him struggling to control his children while desperately searching for love. The spirit of rap music that made many of these reality stars famous is not evident in most rapreality shows. And it’s questionable how much “real” is in these reality shows. Rapper-turned-entrepreneur Master P is great for trying to help people, but it’s a long way from trying to “make ‘em say ‘ugh.’” Please VH1, MTV and all other “reality” networks, leave ‘90s rappers alone. Until then, I’ll keep watching.
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OPINION
October 29, 2009
Titan Editorial
Alien in America
The death of personal choice
“From the inside looking out”
Providing insight, analysis and perspective since 1960
The latest reason for unrest in the country right With Reid supporting public option, it would allow now, and one that seems to spark strong interest and the separate states to choose whether or not to partake concern for Americans, is none other than health care. in the federal health insurance plan, but it would not The health care issue is a hotly debated and divided necessarily benefit or give every resident of the state a topic with strong opinions from all sides of the politi- voice or a say in what works best for them individually. cal spectrum. All politics aside, the issue of health care should not Congress has worked over and over again through be a matter of Democrat or Republican, it is about revising, opposing, proposing and opposing again the benefit and welfare of the individual citizens of changes to a federal health care plan that would make the U.S. If the state decides to opt out of the federally universal health coverage available to all Americans. regulated plan, then no one in that particular state can The new proposed health care plan will allow for receive federal health care. a fully government owned and operated health-insurPackaging people into red and blue states, just beance program that would give citizens virtually free cause the majority of a particular state is Republican or health care coverage while driving private insurers to Democrat, is unfair to those that wish to receive federlower costs in order to stay in business. ally run health care, as well as for those who wish to According to Bloomberg.com, “Senate Democratic have private health care. Leader Harry Reid will announce his support for esNot only is it unwarranted to the American people, tablishing a government-run health insurance program it does not follow the principles of freedom of choice that would allow indifor individuals, which is vidual states to opt out something this country of the plan.” claims to strive for. The public option If the state chooses is similar to Medicare, whether to have federal which is open to anycare or not, the indione. viduals of the state are It provides several robbed of their voice; benefits such as leaving some may wish to keep private insurance comtheir current health care panies to become a viaprovider while others ble competitor with fedmay decide to sign onto eral health care, as well the federal plan. as allowing Americans Why give more powto make well-thoughter to the government? out decisions to choose Why can’t the Amerprivate or federal insurican people as individuance. als decide for themselves With strong opposiwhich health care path/ tion from the right, and plan is right for them some support from the and their families? left, this may sound like Instead of allowing a great idea, but the curthe states to opt out of rent proposal of allowthe plan, the individuing public option to be als within those states left to the states is still should be given the a battle of Republican option to accept or destates versus Democratic cline federal health care states. Illustration By Jon Harguindeguy/For the Daily Titan if they wish.
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Welcome to Cougartown by Isa Ghani
Daily Titan Multimedia Editor opinion@dailytitan.com
America is home to great and majestic wildlife: the bald eagle – a symbol of freedom and bravery; Shamu – the playful orca at Sea World; and, of course, the cougar. But I don’t mean the mountain lion. The cougar I’m referring to is the virile, sexually dominant, 30-plus years old and often surgically-enhanced female of the human species. Sometimes they are lifetime bachelorettes but usually they are single moms or divorcees. Cougars prowl nightclubs and search for young men to bring back to their lairs, whoops, I mean swanky loft apartments – often paid for by alimony. If you’re an American, then I’m sure you’re already familiar with the cougar (a variation of the MILF) and their temptress ways, ensnaring unsuspecting young males with comehither looks, long claw-like nails and decades of sexual experience. Let’s just say, it’s been a new experience for me. In California, the land of the good-looking, older women look amazing for their age. Granted, some overdo the Botox, achieving the “permanently surprised” look, but many women rich in years look so young, physically fit and just so … tight, I couldn’t begin to guess their ages, which is something I admittedly have a problem with already. Many times I’ve mistaken mothers and daughters for sisters. On one memorable, but embarrassing, occasion I mixed up who was the daughter and who was the mother.
Women in California take care of themselves; they go to the gym, eat well and, of course, engage in the occasional nip and tuck. I have to say, it’s great eye candy. Just getting off the plane at LAX, I was surrounded by MILFs and cougars of all shapes and sizes. Walk down the Venice Beach boardwalk and take in the view – women above the age of 30, some even twice my age, but with bodies like a freshman co-ed’s. It is wonderful how direct many of these women can be – usually by that age they know what they want in a man, be it good looks, washboard abs, a nice car or a large … bank account. So when they go to nightclubs or bars and see something they like, they pounce. Hence, the cougar reference. There’s even a show about this phenomenon called “Cougartown,” featuring Courtney Cox and a gaggle of 30-something cougars who run around chasing younger men, like me. But there’s a darker side to all this, a question not many seem to ask: Why are there so many single women in their late 30s? It wasn’t always like this. Is it a growing problem with women in America? With men? Is it a failing of society? Is it even a problem at all? The American divorce rate is 41 percent for first marriages, 60 percent for second and 73 percent for the hat trick, according to www.divorcerate.org. It appears that the older you are or the more often you marry, the harder it is to hold onto a steady relationship. Divorcees often appear to stay divorced – trading in old husbands
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for newer, sleeker models, much like men once did. Perhaps the existence of the cougar is due to the liberation of women rather than their demarcation, where women desire younger men. Men who don’t have beer bellies, malepattern baldness or graying pubes. I honestly don’t know. But I do know that I’ve met way too many attractive, successful, middle-aged women who are newly single. Friend’s moms, apartment managers, administrative clerks, random women in bars – there are too many sporting naked ring fingers. In some cases, they don’t want to get married and more power to them. But I’ve also been regaled with war stories of philandering ex-husbands, messy divorces, vicious child custody battles and, in one case, the burning of all her ex-husband’s clothes. Honestly, it makes me sad to see that it’s no longer part of the American Dream to be happily married with children, a dog and a house with a white picket fence. I don’t even want that myself, and I was brought up believing in that dream. Men and women don’t seem to crave that kind of life as much as they used to. The best they seem to hope for now is to score younger, more attractive models of the opposite sex. Cougars are great, and sure I’d love to nail a MILF, but if that means that the childhood ideology that I grew up with where the endgame of being happily married is a myth, I’d rather be 7 years old again. Perhaps then my parents wouldn’t be divorced and I wouldn’t be hitting the bars around Fullerton looking for a hot, rich divorcee who has a fetish for Malaysians.
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October 29, 2009
Sports
The Walk-Off
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Now that the Angels have been eliminated from the postseason, it’s time to point what should be their top priorities this offseason
By Brian Whitehead
Daily Titan Sports Columnist sports@dailytitan.com
photo courtesy mct The Los Angeles Angels’ Chone Figgins, Bobby Abreu and Kendry Morales will be key to the teams success in 2010 if they have plans to once again make a deep run in the postseason and contend for a World Series title.
The lovable leadoff man with the perfect nickname has been our spark plug for the past eight years. His plate discipline, base stealing, sneaky power and solid fielding has propelled him to, “We must re-sign this guy or else he’s going to sign elsewhere and stick it to us every time we play him” status. He’s that good. Just not in October. 4) We need to dispose of Gary Matthews, Jr.’s corpse, pronto. As a matter of fact, Matthews, you wouldn’t mind if we started send-
ing your paychecks to the Figgins residence, would you? Figgins? How does that sound? Is that OK with you? 5) I never thought I’d say this, but we need to re-sign a 35-year-old (Venezuelan years), clumsy outfielder who always looks to walk, even in big spots. I don’t know how many 100-RBI seasons Bobby Abreu has left in him (he has seven consecutive), but one thing’s for certain: He’ll lead the league in “Usted llama a esto una
huelga?” (Translation: You call that a strike?) facial expressions until the day he retires. 6) Lastly, we need to find a way to politely usher the aging Vladimir Guerrero out the door. We botched this exact same situation with Tim Salmon a few years back when we inexplicably offered one of the most recognizable Angels in team history a minor league contract before the 2006 season. It was the equivalent of “Saturday Night Live” offering Will Ferrell a
one-episode contract to which SNL would evaluate his production and decide whether to bring him back for another episode. Ridiculous, right? Here was one of the most prolific Angels in franchise history, a key piece to the 2002 World Series team, and the Angels said, “Tim, everything you did for us in the late-'90s and early-'00s was great and all, but we’re going to stick you with 19 and 20-yearolds to see if you can still hang.” If his skills are diminishing and he’s hurting the team more than helping it, don’t just offer him a contract. Talk to him, let him know the facts. Tell him you’re sorry. It’s that simple. Don’t insult the man by dangling a minor league contract over his head. Now it’s Big Daddy Vladdy’s turn. The lovable, goofy 2004 AL MVP battled nagging injuries all season
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long. His streak of 11 consecutive seasons hitting 25 homers and over .300 came to a screeching halt this year. This season his patience at the plate took a turn for the worse. During a mid-season game against the Blue Jays, I watched as Guerrero fouled off a ball that bounced inches in front of home plate, a ball Pedro Cerrano wouldn’t offer up. The funny thing was that I wasn’t the least bit surprised. We need to offer Vladdy a contract somewhere in the ballpark of one year/$6 million, or coerce him into retirement. If we offer him a minor league contract like we did Salmon in ’06, Vlad’s going into Cooperstown with a Montreal Expos hat on. You can book it. Come to think of it, you think he’d want to host “The New $100,000 Pyramid”?
We need to retire Nick Adenhart’s number as soon as possible. Seeing another Angels player with ‘34’ stitched on his jersey in future seasons just wouldn’t feel right. That’s Adenhart’s number, it always will be.
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My girlfriend and I watch a lot of game shows: “Who Wants to be a Millionaire,” “Deal or No Deal,” “Jeopardy,” “Family Feud” – we watch them all. The one show I find horrendously dated yet surprisingly entertaining is “The $100,000 Pyramid.” (OK, stop laughing. No, really. Stop laughing.) The show is more dated than Janice Dickinson’s face. It’s in desperate need of the Joan Rivers special. So, let’s reinvent “The Pyramid.” New host, new prizes, new celebrities. Seriously, if “The Newlywed Game,” “Family Feud” and “The Price is Right” can all reinvent themselves, why can’t “The $100,000 Pyramid?” You’re telling me NBC can’t throw a million dollars at John Stamos or Matthew McConaughey to stand on stage and carelessly fling uncomfortable sexual innuendos at female contestants? They could even host shirtless if they want. They’d turn that down? Really? Someone needs to do this. Today. How does any of this relate to sports? Without further ado, I present to you the list of things the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim need to do this off season (Note: I’m writing this article two weeks before I inevitably wanted to): 1) We need to retire Nick Adenhart’s number as soon as possible. Seeing another Angels player with “34” stitched on his jersey in future seasons just wouldn’t feel right. That’s Adenhart’s number; it always will be. We need to put it between Nolan Ryan’s No. 30 and Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 out in right field. How sweet would that look? Nick Adenhart’s No. 34 enshrined forever, between the respective numbers of the best pitcher the Angels ever had and the most influential player in baseball history. It just fits. 2) We need to thank someone for turning Kendry Morales (.306 BA, 34 HRs, 107 RBIs) into a suitable – and much cheaper – replacement for the money-hungry Mark Teixeira. 3) We need to make Chone Figgins “Oprah Rich” this off season. I’m talking Ryan Seacrest/American Idol” numbers.
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The college football season is no where near over, but this season’s Pac-10 champion could be decided Saturday when the fourth-ranked USC Trojans and 10th-ranked Oregon Ducks clash at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. At the beginning of the season, Oregon was left for dead. After former running back LeGarrette Blount’s punch was heard around the world on Boise State’s Byron Hout, everyone and their mother said the Ducks’ season was as good as over. But they regrouped and have not lost since, posting a 6-1 record, while currently sitting atop the conference at a perfect 4-0. The Trojans on the other hand, opened the season as usual with a lopsided win over measly San Jose State, followed by a huge win in Columbus, Ohio, over the Ohio State Buckeyes. However, they also followed up by dropping a 16-13 stunner to the Washington Huskies on the road. The Trojans refocused and have looked impressive on the offensive side of the ball since then. At 6-1 overall and 3-1 against conference opponents, they still control their own destiny. But their biggest question mark going into this upcoming matchup is their defense. Before its past two matchups against Notre Dame and Oregon State, the Trojan defense was allowing 8.6 points per game. The Fighting Irish put up 27, while the Bea-
vers one-uped that by hanging 36 on a vaunted defense, which to that point seemed impenetrable. Year in and year out the Ducks always possess a very dangerous and explosive offense. This year is no exception. Despite the loss of Blount for the remainder of the season, the Ducks are still averaging 34 points and 368.1 yards in total offense a game. Not too shabby. The Trojan offense on the other hand, is averaging 31.4 a game while putting up 440.4 yards in total offense. So which offense is going to give in? The way things have gone so far, it might end up that neither will. Everyone knows the Ducks have never been known for their defense, as they put basically all their most talented players on the offensive side of the ball, but the Trojans have so much talent that they are able to occupy basically every position with top-notch talent. Take a second to think about what names pop up when thinking about Trojan football. OK, Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart come straight to mind. But what about Rey Maualuga, Keith Rivers, Troy Polamalu, Sedrick Ellis and current free-safety terror Taylor Mays? No opposing offensive player ever looks forward to running into these freaks of nature. And this year, although young on the defensive side of the ball, there is still a lot of talent that simply is not known yet. Linebackers Malcolm Smith and Chris Galippo are both excellent, while the secondary boasts
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Think Different. Think Simon. The ‘Clipper curse’ officially consumed rookie forward Blake Griffin before the regular season By simon liang
Daily Titan Asst. Sports Editor sports@dailytitan.com
photo courtesy mct Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli looks to pass against the California Golden Bears on Nov. 1, 2008, at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, Calif.
the likes of Mays, Josh Pinkard, Will Harris, and Kevin Thomas. On the inside of the line, nightmares such as Nick Perry, Everson Griffen, and Armond Armstead can be found. W h e n thinking about the Ducks, who comes to mind on defense? It’s not a knock on the players they have, but everyone knows where their talent lies. Think of names like Jonathan Stewart and Dennis Dixon.
No disrespect to other teams, especially the Arizona Wildcats, but with both teams basically playing to be crowned 2009 Pac-10 champions, expect the scoreboard operator to earn his paycheck this Saturday.
photo courtesy mct Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley celebrates with wide receiver Ronald Johnson after they connected for a touchdown pass in the second quarter against Oregon State Saturday, Oct. 24, in Los Angeles, Calif.
That’s where this Ducks team can definitely hurt the Trojans. With quarterback Jeremiah Masoli, this offense has shined. Running back LaMichael James has done well since Blount was booted from playing this season. James has rushed for 735 yards with six touchdowns – not bad for a guy considered to be the backup at the beginning of the season. So how will this game play out? Well, the game is at Autzen Stadium, which over the past few decades has become a destination nightmare for just about every team. Teams like Notre Dame, Michigan and USC have all felt the wrath of the vaunted Oregon fans’ chants in upset losses. It’s more or less what is expected from trips to Eugene, Ore. But it’s hard to imagine quarterback Matt Barkley will succumb to the Ducks this Saturday. The freshman has so many weapons around him that will ease a lot of the pressure he will be feeling from the crowd. With do-it-all receiver Damian Williams, running back Joe Mcknight and versatile fullback Stanley Havili, it’s not like Barkley won’t have a lot of help. Don’t forget the emergence of bulldozing running back Allen Bradford either. Say hello to the new version of LenDale White. Oh, and Barkley also has Ronald Johnson back from an injury making plays at receiver opposite Williams. So what does this all mean? Well, don’t expect the Trojans to simply come into Autzen and blowout the Ducks. It’s not going to happen. There will be too much offense on the field from both squads, and the way the Trojans defense has played the last couple of weeks, everything points to an all-out night of fireworks. No disrespect to the other teams, especially the Arizona Wildcats, but with both teams basically playing to be crowned 2009 Pac-10 champions, expect the scoreboard operator to earn his paycheck this Saturday. The Trojan defense will make one or two key stops to help take a 49-36 victory over the Ducks behind its plethora of explosive talent.
The opening night of the National Basketball Association season showcased the battle for Los Angeles, but one face was noticeably absent on the court. No, I am not talking about Pau Gasol. I was thinking more along the lines of the Los Angeles Clippers’ man-child, Blake Griffin. Why was he on the sideline in street clothes? The reason: broken kneecap. The prognosis: about six weeks. The cause: being drafted as a Clipper. The official damage is a stress fracture of the left patella. I have suffered a stress fracture before, and it is not fun. One is basically incapacitated for at least a month. Mine was not as severe as his, but regardless, any type of injury sucks. Griffin has sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee before and torn cartilage in his right knee, both occurred when he was at the University of Oklahoma, so injuries are nothing new to him. I feel sorry for the guy; he is his own worst enemy. He tirelessly tries to make himself better, but he doesn’t know when to stop. First, he strained his shoulder during summer league play and then injured his sore knee before training camp. He should have taken a break, but he had a chip on his shoulder and wanted to prove something. The comparison to former Clippers’ No. 1 overall draft picks Danny Manning in 1988 and Michael Olowokandi in 1998 is bound to arise. Manning only played 26 games in his rookie season and was considered a mediocre player throughout his career. But honestly, Manning’s game never translated to the pros. Olowokandi was projected as a dominant center, but he never panned out for the Clips. He is considered one of the biggest busts of all-time. Griffin won’t have that kind of pressure because his draft class is not as strong as past drafts. There is talk of this Clippers’ curse, and it has validity. Or maybe it’s just bad luck. Remember Shaun Livingston? He was their highly-regarded point guard who jumped straight from high school. Numerous knee injuries later, he is barely hanging on in the NBA. My hope for Griffin is that he won’t be just another regular basketball player. He is too good to just fade away into the distance. I know he will suc-
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ceed, just not in a Clippers’ uniform. The day LA’s “other team” won the draft lottery, I bet Griffin dug himself a grave. The smartest move for his career would be to not re-sign with the Clips by following standout guard Eric Gordon and to buy the first ticket out of LA when his rookie contract expires. However, if they both stay, they can combine with forward Al Thornton to form one of the leagues’ best young trios. The Oklahoma City Thunder has Kevin Durant, Jeff Green and Russell Westbrook. The Portland Trailblazers has Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge and Greg Oden. They can reach the same status if they keep working hard. The forecast for the Clippers actually looked pretty good this season with a team full of talented young players. But that is their problem: They are a young team full of immaturity, and they lack discipline on defense. They will improve as the season progresses, and I project them finishing at the ninth spot and yet another year in the lottery. Barring injury, they should have a fighting chance. Point guard Baron Davis has only played in all 82 games four times in his entire career, so the Clippers need him to stay healthy. Their acquisition of Rasual Butler helped solve their outside shooting deficiencies. With the Clippers’ plethora of big men, the loss of Griffin shouldn’t hurt too much. Chris Kaman looks like he’s in the best shape of his life. Marcus Camby is still a defense force, and Craig Smith is a scrappy forward who gets it done. However, Griffin is their homerun hitter; he will bring people to the Staples Center. He is the sole reason why the NBA scheduled the Clippers against the Lakers on opening night. The season will move on without Griffin, and the anticipation will linger. We will have to see what this guy is all about, that is if this whole “Clipper curse” is just a myth. Otherwise, it’ll just be another year that they wished their older brother, the Lakers,’ weren’t so successful. They might just end up watching another championship ring ceremony next season. I can already see it now: Griffin comes out with his autobiography stating that he wished he fled the country or pulled a “Steve Francis” when he was drafted. Is there anything worse than putting on a uniform that has ‘cursed’ written all over it?
The smartest move for his career would be to not re-sign with the Clips by following standout guard Eric Gordon and to buy the first ticket out of LA when his rookie contract expires.
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By adan vasquez
Expect fireworks this Saturday when the Ducks and Trojans go toe-to-toe
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Titans look to pick up a pair of conference road wins this weekend By nicholas fortes
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The Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball team has a great chance at earning their first conference road win this season as they travel to the central coast to challenge UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The Titans swept both teams on back-to-back nights in early October. The Titans (12-9, 3-5) have hit a bump in the middle of conference play, losing four of their last five games, three of which have occurred during away games, where the Titans have been struggling this season. For the full story, log onto Dailytitan.com/2009/10/volleyballto-play-two-big-west-foes.
photo by chad uemera/daily titan staff photographer The women’s volleyball team celebrates during their victory over Forhman University back in September.