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Thursday November 12, 2009

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INSIDE DT

FEATURES:

Pacific Media Expo celebrates Asian culture, Page 4

OPINION:

OCTA cuts may leave students stranded, Page 8

Behind the Curtain of:

A Streetcar Named Desire

DETOUR:

Black Gold prove there’s no need for labels, Page 5

Part 3 of 3: Characters A three-day series explores the behind-the-curtain action of Theatre and Dance’s latest production. Monday: Costumes Tuesday: Set design Thursday: Characters

MULTIMEDIA

Watch interviews with the cast, director and stage manager, and check out the behind the scenes look at making the set and costume design. All at DailyTitan.com/streetBTS

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Video Report: Jessica Shekell investigation update and interviews with California Highway Patrol, visit DailyTitan.com/ updatejessicashekell Listen to the DT Weekly Podcast. Hear news, features, opinions and sports. In this week’s podcast: Review of music from Black Gold and the new film “Men Who Stare at Goats.” Go to DailyTitan.com/pcast09Nov12

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Q-and-A with the director and characters By Megan Alfano

Daily Titan Asst. News Editor features@dailytitan.com

Daily Titan: How did you get involved in theater? Rickel: I was in third or fourth grade. It’s the only thing I’ve ever been any good at really. This and waiting tables is about all I’m good at (laughs). Mangum: I became involved in theater when I realized that I love to play ... all the time! I loved acting and making people laugh ... My parents encouraged me to start doing plays

and theater. It became a match made in heaven. I learned by theater I could make people feel things and I loved that, so I’ve been doing it ever since. Hayter: I started as a little girl. My dad was a director, and my parents didn’t get a babysitter; they just took me to the theater. I was about 6 years old, and I was just hanging out with my dad and watched him as a director for a long time. I just really enjoyed it as a little girl, and I went to school and studied it in school, and I’ve been doing it ever since. See FEATURES, Page 3

by Tennessee Williams Directed by Kari Hayter Tickets: 714-278-3371 Fullerton.edu/arts/events Shows:

8 p.m.: Nov. 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 Dec. 3, 4, 5 2 p.m.: Nov. 22 Dec. 6

Chancellor addresses plans for 2010-11 budget By Katelin Paiz

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Chancellor Charles B. Reed announced Tuesday that the California State University plans to ask the state for $884 million above the current general fund level for 2010-11. The budget proposal will go to the Board of Trustees next week for a vote. The $884 million would include the restoration of $308 million in one-time cuts that were instituted in 2009-10 and $587 million for “mandatory cost increases, enrollment growth, compensation increases and a restoration of the revenues that would have been part of the Compact funding for higher education,”

states a CSU press release. ing received from the government “Will we get all that? No,” Reed and the number of students it can said. “But I think that we need to ask support on a crippled budget, CSU for it. We need has been forced to talk about to cut enrollment investing in stuby 4,000 students dents, investing in the fall and is in California’s expected to meet future and askits 10,000 student ing the governor reduction by next and the legisspring. lature to make In all, Reed higher education said, CSU needs a much higher to reduce enrollpriority.” – Charles B. Reed, ment by 40,000 CSU is dealto match student CSU chancellor ing with a $564 enrollment with million budget state funding. cut for this fiscal year. In an effort See REED, Page 2 to balance the amount of money be-

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Denying students access to higher education is just about one of the worst things you can do in a recession.

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SPORTS:

Women’s golf coach to rebuild program, Page 10

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CSUF veteran forms support group By Nicole F. Park

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

When Joseph Chang returned to the United States after a year-long tour of duty in Iraq, he experienced symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder and had a difficult time adjusting to college life. While Chang was accustomed to living a rigidlystructured Army life for nine years of both active and reserve duty, starting classes at Cal State Fullerton was overwhelming. Chang found solace in the familiar camaraderie friendships with other student vets, he formed his own club

and sparked administration interest in the small movement. After his graduation in May 2008, Chang was offered a brand-new position at CSUF: Veterans Student Services coordinator. He took his position in July 2008. “I struggled so much with a small classroom setting,” Chang said, who had become familiar with strict discipline, Iraqi sandstorms and his job high atop a guard tower – a common target for enemy gunfire. He said he was always anxious and remained “on-guard” upon returning home. “I was not really normal at the beginning,” Chang said. Chang said 40 percent of return-

ing Army Reserve soldiers suffer from PTSD upon arrival while a total of 60 percent report symptoms eventually. An estimated 1,000 veterans attempt suicide per month. Up until one year ago, the only resource available to CSUF students returning from military duty was the Veterans Certification Center, which he said only aids veteran students by processing necessary paperwork for them, like G.I. Bill documents. He needed something more. Chang said he started becoming more and more “normal” by talking to other vets with similar experiences. See VETERANS, Page 2

Photo By Laura Barron-Lopez /For the Daily Titan Taylor Branch signs copies of “The Clinton Tapes” at the Nixon Library Tuesday.

Clinton Tapes author speaks at Nixon Library By Laura Barron-Lopez For the Daily Titan

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“Here by design was raw material for future history, which filled me with excitement to preserve my own fresh but fleeting witness,” Taylor Branch writes in his newly-released historical book, “The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President.” Branch gave a lecture of his experiences with Former President Bill Clinton and the basis for his book at the Richard Nixon Library on Tuesday evening. His writing covers all eight years of Clinton’s presidency and presents the raw truth on

Clinton’s thoughts, torments and hopes. Clinton turned to Branch to accomplish this project in order to preserve uncensored records of the “presidential experience.” There are 79 tapes of dialogue between Branch and Clinton that were recorded for historical purposes, and each covers the presidency firsthand. An equal number of tapes were recorded by Branch every evening on his drive home after his time with Clinton. In these tapes Branch poured into every thought, every reaction, every feeling that came to his mind from the intense conversations with Clinton. See TAPES, Page 2

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IN OTHER NEWS INTERNATIONAL

Obama visits Asia to strengthen ties with its leaders WASHINGTON (MCT) – President Obama is to board Air Force One Thursday for a trip to Asia, his first visit to the region since he took office. Obama will stop first in Tokyo, where he will deliver a major speech on his Pacific Rim policy and also meet with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. Other countries on the itinerary are China, Singapore and South Korea. Obama will use the weeklong trip to strengthen ties to Asian leaders and send a strong message that the U.S. is “an Asia-Pacific nation and we are there for the long haul,” as one administration official put it. Obama will need willing Asian partners as he works to combat nuclear proliferation, reduce the threat of global warming and invigorate the world economy. But in the run-up to the trip, the White House downplayed expectations that concrete agreements would result right away.

NATIONAL

Suspect in Fort Hood shooting faces long trial FORT WORTH (MCT) – Complicated by a federal investigation into possible terrorist ties and the prospect of mental issues, the prosecution of Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan will likely be a lengthy and intricate process, military legal experts say. Hasan has been identified by military officials as the lone suspect in the Fort Hood, Texas, shootings last week that left 13 dead and more than 30 wounded – the deadliest mass shooting at a U.S. military installation. A former Army staff judge advocate and military law expert at Texas Tech University suggests that it could take about two years to go to the military equivalent of a trial, depending on the defendant’s health. And the outcome of the case would likely end up mired in complex appeals. “We never had a case quite like this before ... because of pretrial publicity, it will create a lot of complications,” said Richard Rosen, vice chairman of the university’s law school and former military justice attorney at Fort Hood. Many factors will make the legal process challenging for prosecutors and defense attorneys: the number of witnesses, whether the suspect’s actions were related to terrorism, his mental capacity and the prospect of the death penalty. What may be the most difficult decision, military legal experts say, is whether the case will be tried at Fort Hood. The convening authority in the case, which will be one of Hasan’s commanders, could request a change of venue.

STATE

Lakers coach Jackson knew of former player’s leukemia EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (MCT) – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, in his no-frills manner that has marked his long career, casually mentioned he had leukemia to Phil Jackson and other staff members seven months ago. Jackson said the news “didn’t really register” with him until Tuesday, when the Lakers’ Hall of Fame center announced to the world he was suffering from a rare form of blood cancer. Abdul-Jabbar notified the Lakers’ front office two weeks ago. “He mentioned it as no big deal,” Jackson said after Tuesday’s practice. “I don’t think Kareem wanted to make a big deal about it.” Abdul-Jabbar, 62, was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia. He said his doctor didn’t give him any guarantees, but told him “You have a very good chance to live your life out and not have to make any drastic changes to your lifestyle.” The former center said in interviews in New York that he will manage the leukemia through daily oral medication, seeing a specialist regularly and getting blood tests.

For the Record

Veterans: Troops return ‘changed’ He said issues for vets range from family dynamics to finances. Chang had to leave for Iraq during his wife’s pregnancy and, he says, it took about six months after his return before his baby finally began to recognize him. An issue soldiers face in a civilian life is financial woe with new credit freedom and without the nearly-free living base life offers. Home dynamics can be affected because, “When a soldier returns home, he or she feels out of place because the spouse ran the household while he or she was gone,” Chang said. Chang also said vets may experience culture shock when they transition from military to civilian life. “They’re not the same person they were when you hugged and kissed them goodbye that last day. They’re going to change; it’s just a matter of how and how much,” Chang said. Health major Jessica Cuen, 20, concurred with Chang. Cuen’s brother

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served four years as a Marine and nine ans Association, a discussion group months on tour in Iraq. Her boyfriend, which became a club recognized also a Marine, just returned from duty by Associated Students Inc. Chang in Japan. served as the founding president in “I have noticed spring 2008. that (my boyfriend) With ASI fundhas changed. He ing, the new club has been home threw its first Vetsince early Septemeran’s Appreciation ber, and it has been Night in May 2008, hard trying to ad“to say thanks to just and make our student vets and relationship work. celebrate veteran Everyone changes graduates of CSUF,” whether you are in – Joseph Chang Chang said. the military or not, It was at this CSUF VSS event that memI just think there is coordinator a greater effect on bers of CSUF admilitary personnel ministration (Vice because of all the things they witness President of Student Affairs Robert L. overseas,” Cuen said. Palmer and Associate Vice President of “Talking to others was pretty much Student Affairs Silas Albrego) saw a my cure,” Chang said. need for services for veterans pursuing In fall 2007 Chang and others education. started up the group Student VeterVSS offers many services to stu-

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They’re not the same person they were when you hugged and kissed them goodbye ...

dents. Any student veteran is welcome to attend an orientation, various workshops, discussion groups, peer mentoring and support counseling sessions. Additional information, resources and referrals are available at VSS, located in University Hall Room 214 and the Women’s Center, UH-205. Oliver Buck came by VSS to chat with Chang, a fellow Army vet. Buck served from 1993 to 2000 and is a CSUF student majoring in sociology. The two are part of a group of five vets who get together to share stories and “just talk” at Aloha Java on Tuesdays and Thursdays around noon. “Going from a community to college and coming to Cal State Fullerton, it’s a big change. The service has helped me with finding out who I need to talk to, as a veteran,” Buck said. Chang urges student veterans to become involved and accept the services that are provided to them by the G.I. Bill and VSS.

Tapes: Presidency revealed by tapes

Clinton still has the 79 tapes of dialogue; Branch has the tapes he recorded of his thoughts as he witnessed them and together those experiences are the basis for his 660-page book. Branch and Clinton’s relationship began long before Clinton took office. Branch explained at the lecture that in 1972 they were campaign partners for George McGovern’s campaign against Richard Nixon. After the defeat to Nixon, Branch and Clinton parted ways for 20 years. “I was very disillusioned with government and thought there was more integrity in journalism. Clinton, however, felt that change can only occur through human nature and not around it. He felt that writers bypass and look down on politicians and the squabbles of human nature,” Branch said. Twenty years after this, Clinton turned to Branch as a friend and confidant, asking for his help on a “history project.” Clinton hoped the tapes and writ-

ing that came from them would make the government real, that historians and people would realize presidents are human beings trying to run the government. “I enjoyed it a lot. (Branch) gave a really good personal perspective that was very interesting,” said Jennifer Serpa, a junior art history major at Cal State Fullerton. Serpa felt that personal perspective was the goal Clinton hoped to achieve with Branch’s assistance. Clinton found himself conflicted over issues and shared them with Branch “(Clinton) functioned best when there was interaction, but it was hard for me when he’d ask questions like, ‘Taylor, should I fire the CIA director?’” Branch said. Branch remembers the darker subjects, such as the Monica Lewinsky scandal, as a difficult time for Clinton. Branch said Clinton commented on the fact that for the State of the Union address, given shortly after the scandal

Chancellor Charles B. Reed

“Denying students access to higher education is just about one of the worst things you can do in a recession,” Reed said. “The state needs our graduates to enter the workforce and help the state’s economic recovery. But, when your budget is cut so drastically, we are left with little choice but to restrict our enrollment.” As of Monday, Reed said, CSU’s have received more than 266,000 applications, a 53 percent increase from the same time last year. That includes a 32 percent increase in freshman ap-

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Photo By Laura Barron-Lopez/For the Daily Titan Attendants wait in line to have Taylor Branch sign their copies of “The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President” at Nixon Library on Tuesday.

was unveiled, he would have the biggest audience ever, as more tuned in due to the scandal. “Everyone was trying to see what I was going to say about the scandal, and I didn’t say a damn thing about it. I talked about the real issues,” Clinton said to Branch. The response to Branch’s lecture was positive. “I was excited to have so many of my students here because when they have the opportunity to hear someone such

as Branch, a scholar, I hope they can see why I love this material and teach it,” said Scott Spitzer, a political science professor at CSUF. “I found up close that Clinton talking about any issue, and I mean any issue, was far more idealistic than people in my own newsroom. I have grown far more cynical about my profession ... I am disillusioned with writing and now am sitting here telling you that I think politicians care more about America than we think,” Branch said.

plications and a 127 percent increase in transfer applications. In an effort to sift through the mounds of applications, Reed said that CSU would be especially observant of the application deadline of Nov. 30 and will be raising the criteria for incoming students. “There is a one-to-one relationship between the amount of money you have and the number of students you can educate. And one of the things we have to guarantee is quality,” Reed said. Reed has been in hot water with many of CSU’s faculty, staff and students. Many people, most notably the California Faculty Association, have accused Reed of not fighting hard enough for funds from Sacramento.

“We really think we need strong advocacy by the Board of Trustees and the chancellor, and unfortunately that hasn’t happened,” said Kim Geron, vice president for CFA. In response to the 79 percent vote of “no confidence” in his leadership that he received from a ballot voted on by the members of the CFA, Reed said that he has not felt “one ounce of pressure.” Reed added that the act of putting the question on the same ballot as whether faculty should accept furlough days was, “just an old labor trick,” adding, “They were trying to send a message … but you know what? We saved thousands of jobs; we kept people’s health care in place and retirement. So, I can tell you that I’m glad we were able to do that.”

REED: CSU to request money

November 12, 2009

FEATURES

“A Streetcar Named Desire” Behind the Curtain: Part 3

Putting a face to classic drama

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For the past three issues, the Daily Titan has given behind-the-scenes exclusives of the upcoming production of “A Streetcar Named Desire.” Monday’s issue gave a sneak peek at the costumes, while Tuesday’s showed off preparations of the set. The Daily Titan sat down with actors Brian Rickel and Bethany Mangum, who play Stanley Kowalski and Blanche DuBois respectively, and the show’s director, Kari Hayter.

Daily Titan: How did you get involved in “Streetcar?” Rickel: The semester auditions happen at the very beginning of the fall. We just auditioned and some of us lobby for roles we want to play in the department and some of us don’t. I did (laughs). You just put down things, put down what you want to do. Mangum: We have a general audition so that all of the directors who are directing during the season can see us and call back the people they think could be in their play or musical. When I first heard we were doing “Streetcar,” I was excited because not a lot of colleges do it. So I was hopeful going into the audition. When I saw my name on the “Streetcar” callback list, I was thinking I was called back for the role of Stella, because that is more the type of character that I usually play. Well, I was called back for Blanche DuBois, one of the most famous roles in American theater history, and I got it. It was surreal, and “Streetcar” is such a poignant part of theater history that it is truly an honor to work on this production. Hayter: I’m here (at Cal State Fullerton) as a graduate student, and the graduate directors, they only pick one every two years, and we’re part of this main stage season. They have a play selection

committee, and all of the directors submit the plays they want to direct for the season, and the committee selects which plays they feel are wellsuited for the program. It was the show that I chose, and they chose it; they thought it would be a good show for the season ... and that’s why I’m here. It’s really part of my education, primarily. DT: What’s your favorite thing about “Streetcar?” Rickel: The ensemble is pretty good. And working with Kari, the director, is fantastic. I’ve known Kari for a long time, and she was actually one of my teachers when I was an undergraduate here years ago. Our ensemble is awesome; it’s great. At the end of the show you see this ensemble on stage all together, and there are all of these stories happening, very different places and every single person in this cast is telling a different story at one time, and it’s a pretty beautiful thing. Hayter: I love the process. I love the collaboration. I love the people and their ideas, and coming up with different ideas and problem solving. It really makes it an artistic process. The collaboration is definitely why I love it. I actually love the process more than any other part of the production. DT: How do you prepare for “Streetcar?” Mangum: Preparation, we are taught, is the “root” of all roles. Becoming someone else is tricky because you want to infuse a lot of

yourself in the role, typically. I am unlike my character in a lot of ways, but similar too, so in the preparation period, we discover these kinds of things. I have a “skill toolbelt” that I have acquired from my almost three years here, and I am using it everyday.

I can’t give away any secrets that we actors do to prepare, but it is all in the final product. You just can’t see the work that went into it, and that’s the point. Hayter: I did a lot of dramaturgical work over the summer: a lot of research on Tennessee Williams, a lot of research on New Orleans, a lot of history on the history of the production and the history of different productions. When we have auditions, I cast the roles, and I do a lot of preproduction dramaturgical work beforehand. We have production meetings months before the play is even cast, so I do a lot of work months beforehand. DT: How do you think people will react to “Streetcar?” Mangum: It is so hard to tell in live theater how audiences will react to a performance. It varies from day to day. No audience has laughed at the same things (or) cried at the same things, and that’s the amazing part. But I do think this will be successful. We’ve spent a lot of weeks and put a lot of hard work into it, and I think it’s going to get a good response. DT: Is there anything else you would like to add? Mangum: If you want to see dysfunction at its finest, here it is. No, it’s a beautiful and touching story about the lives of people in New Orleans. It’s gritty, sensual and a direct representation of the lives of people in that part of the country. It’s the most beautiful writing and the most interesting story. Tennessee Williams is America’s Shakespeare, and if for nothing else, come see it for that. Rickel: Come see it. You know there is something I think that’s important to add, and this just comes from these two characters specifically ... I think this play specifically is going to leave audiences very divided; it has for years. If you look back to the fact that these two characters are different halves of Tennessee Williams, and you kind of examine it through that, I think it’s really important to remember that Stanley is not a totally bad person and Blanche is not a totally good one.

Breathing life into Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning script New production of “A Streetcar Named Desire” breaks from tradition By James Bean

For the Daily Titan

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After “Rumors” closed its threeweek run in the Young Theatre, many students wondered if the final main stage production of the season would be able to fill its big red shoes. As the Daily Titan has been reporting, the set, costumes and characters in the coming “A Streetcar Named Desire” have been more than enough to fill the Young Theatre to the seams and make the toughest theater-goer ask for the tissue box. “A Streetcar Named Desire” is the tale of an aging Southern belle named Blanche DuBois. After losing her family’s fortune and estate, she seeks out her sister, Stella, in New Orleans for a place to stay. Although her sister is more than welcoming, her husband, Stanley, does not appreciate an outsider coming in and changing his sexual and animalistic relationship with Stella. The conflict between husband and wife, and eventually between Blanche and Stanley, reaches a fever pitch before plunging into a gripping climax. Tennessee Williams’ classic tale boasts a number of merits and accolades, including a Pulitzer Prize, a few Tony Award nominations in 1948 and a slew of Oscar nominations and wins in 1951 when it was adapted into a film starring Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh. “Williams gives his actors gifts,” said Jason Oles, who plays Mitch in the show. “He has such beautiful words in these amazingly tragic circumstances.” When asked what they liked most about the show, most of the actors had something to say about William’s poetry and language. “He is as close to Shakespeare as we are going to get right now,” said Bethany Mangum, a senior acting

student who plays the famous role of Blanche. Mangum and Oles, who have been dating for almost five years, ironically play romantical opposites in the show. The couple said it hasn’t made things awkward but instead made things a lot easier. “A lot of actors have to try and work for that intimacy,” Oles said. “We took

care o f that intimacy thing about four years ago.” Director Kari Hayter was told to submit proposals of shows that she would like to direct as a part of Cal State Fullerton’s master’s program. Hayter said “Streetcar” is a show she has always wanted to do, but because of its sexual, dramatic and shocking content, she was unable to see it on her former high school stage. “I want to do plays like ‘Streetcar,’” Hayter said. “I want to do plays with edge and risk.” The cast couldn’t think of enough words to describe their praise for Hayter. “I will work with Kari Hayter anytime, anywhere, on anything,”

said Brian Rickel, who will portray Stanley Kowalski. “Stanley is a role I have always wanted to play,” Rickel said, although he has a few words for the people who will come into the audience and expect to see Stanley played as a monster. “We can’t see Stanley as inherently bad,” Rickel said. “The audience should wonder if Stanley is bad, or if Blanche is good.” Rickel also had a mouthful to say about the playwright, Te n n e s s e e Williams. “I have been in love with Tennessee Williams for years,” Rickel said, adding that Williams didn’t need to add “a single swear word” to the play to make it intense. “There is one goddamn, and I think that’s it,” Rickel added. The audience should be warned that this is not their grandmother’s version of “Streetcar,” Hayter said. “It is a little untraditional,” she said. Nontraditional lighting and staging, however, cannot change the drama behind this mammoth of a play. “Maybe they will hear the story in a new way,” Hayter said. “Maybe they will be moved in a way they didn’t expect to be.” “A Streetcar Named Desire” will begin its run in the Young Theatre Nov. 13. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $9 for students. Tickets may be purchased at the box office near the Nutwood Parking Structure, or online at Fullerton.edu/arts/events.

Photos By Chad Uemura/Daily Titan Staff Photographer

FEATURES

November 12, 2009 Left: A girl, dressed in the fashion of a sweet lolita, embraces a stuffed bunny while attending a tea hosted by lolita fashion designer Maki, to her right, Nov. 7 at Pacific Media Expo. Below: Jordan Brown poses as Dhalsim from the “Street Fighter” games in the LAX Hilton lobby. Photos By Skylar Smith/Daily Titan Staff Writer

Expo centers on Asian trends in animation, games and fashion By Skylar Smith

Daily Titan Staff Writer features@dailytitan.com

PHOTO By Christine Amarantus/Daily Titan Features Editor “Excel Saga” creator Sinichi “Nabeshin” Watanabe jokingly prepares to pull the obi, or sash, off a kimono workshop participant. Watanabe and singer Aoi Kidokoro selected women from the audience and showed them how to properly wear a kimono on Saturday, Nov. 7.

Thousands of cosplayers (short for costume role-play), lolitas, otaku and fans of Asian culture in general took over the LAX Hilton Nov. 6 – 8 for Pacific Media Expo, “America’s first major trade show dedicated to Asian-Pacific popular culture and entertainment media.” Attendees along with several guests of honor showed off the amazing culture they fell in love with, and surprised hotel guests who did not know about the convention. Lolita fashion, which is inspired by the Victorian era’s style of clothing in Britain, allows women, young and old alike, to dress up like princesses in public; and for sweet lolitas that usually means all pink. A booth in the dealer hall was full of sweet lolita-specific accessories and clothes run by the owner of a lolita shop in Los Angeles. As usual, there was a booth with a massive DVD collection where buyers could find any anime series or bit of Asian cinema they were looking for. Even convention regular Jones Bones was there, selling

his massive collection of swords and weapons from popular animes, manga and movies. PMX even hosted a Filipino martial arts sparring tournament that drew quite a crowd and sold sparring equipment and traditional Filipino weapons. Part of the fun in attending these conventions is seeing all the amazing cosplay, which covered several aspects of video game and anime culture, wowing many of the hotel guests. Some familiar cosplay at the convention were characters from the popular fighting games “Street Fighter” and “Guilty Gear,” characters from anime series such as “Naruto,” “Bleach” and “Gurren Lagann,” and even a few characters from comic books such as Joker, Two-Face and Scarecrow. Lolita fashion was also a big hit at this year’s PMX as chief designers of Angelic Pretty, a popular sweet lolita designer brand, Maki and Asuka, were guests of honor at the expo. They held several panels to discuss their designs and even joined in on the lolita tea party to give away gift bags. “I like the way it looks,” said David Klinebeil, a tea party attendee. “I can dress like I walked out from 200 years ago but with the flair of today.” The second floor of the hotel held a lot of the video rooms, panel

rooms, the arcade, karaoke room and convention was so small, it was a great the ever-popular artist alley. The artist chance for fans to meet, chat with alley at PMX was small compared to and take several photos of their favorAnime Expo, but it was full of great ite big-name stars in anime, manga, artists trying to get their work out to Korean and Japanese music scene and other fans like them. the lolita fashion industry. Tiffany Ho was one of the many The guests of honor included Shinartists selling her work, including doz- ichi “Nabeshin” Watanabe, famous ens of pins, prints and bookmarks. maverick anime director, voice actor “This is a very small con, but I’ve and producer, who was dressed up as been doing a his own creation lot better than I “Nabeshin” that thought I would appears in several at this con,” Ho of his animes; Aoi said. “I like the Kidokoro a popufact that you can lar manga artist come in and set and idol singer; up whenever you the creator of the want, and you Hangry & Angry make your own merchandise and hours.” comics Gashikon; The thing that the incredibly ecmost attendees Check out dailytitan.com centric and hyagreed on was /pmx09 for videos and per music group PMX’s laid back interviews from Pacific NOIZ, and many and incredibly more. friendly atmo- Media Expo 2009 If you are into sphere. “It’s really anything remotely chill and you talk to a lot of people, related to Japanese, Korean or any so it’s really cool in that aspect,” Ho other Asian culture, do not hesitate said. to spend at least one day at PMX. “(Anime Expo), hands down, awe- Although it does not have the gransome and the best, but it’s nice to deur and impact of Anime Expo or come to the little cons because we Comic-Con, it is certainly a great have more time to hang out … it’s place for fans of anime, lolita and been fun here,” said Jessica Nichols, just about any aspect of Asian culture who came to the convention dressed to hang out for a weekend and have as Cammy from “Street Fighter.” fun. You will see me there next year The most interesting part about for sure, possibly in a cosplay of my the convention, however, was the own favorite anime character, and I intimacy of the panels. Because the recommend you come and join.

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Music in shades of Black and Gold New York boys bring their heartfelt lyrics and shiny upbeat music to the Troubadour and take time to express their views and hopes for the music industry By brittny Ulate

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Within the battlefield of the music industry, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find an up-and-coming band that you can actually stand behind and support. Enter Black Gold to save the day. Pop-heavy and commercial-listener friendly, the boys of Black Gold, primarily Than Luu and Eric Ronick, have been busy making sure their sound is heard across the country. The pair have been doing so with the release of their album Rush and their seemingly non-stop touring. Recently opening for the Pixies and currently on a nationwide tour, the Manhattan-based band made a stop in Los Angeles Nov. 1 at the Troubadour where the Daily Titan had a chance to speak with Luu about the band and the music scene as it stands now. Black Gold is one of those bands that you can’t quite place in a box, and the guys are happy about that. Not quick to label themselves, they play a mix of pop with some electronic sounds mixed in just for fun – fun they clearly demonstrate when they are on the stage. It definitely is refreshing to not have a clear picture of what Black Gold can be labeled as. They don’t really sound like anything that is heard right now, and Luu readily admits he doesn’t look much to his peers for inspiration. “I pick and choose from older sources. Current music is good, but you have to be honest. It doesn’t hold a candle to the old shit. There was more artistry, more soul, less corporate influence,” Luu said. It is this lack of corporate influence on the band that allows them to experiment and play around with sounds, making them even harder to place on the genre spectrum. Luu admits a lot of their success has to do with the right mix of musicians. Collaboration seems be the key to success for Black Gold. Luu, who has worked with artists such as M. Ward and Rachael Yamagata, believes the band has found a successful combination with the musicians they are working with now, and are making headway into breaking into mainstream consciousness. Their song “Plans & Reveries” was featured on a recent episode of the show One Tree Hill on the CW. Hopefully, with this type of exposure, the band will be able to play more dates and share their music and philosophy with more listeners. “It’s like the Wild West right now. Everything’s sort of starting over. Ultimately, the way I feel about it is that the less big business or corporate money is involved the better the music is going to be. That’s why the indie movement is a beautiful thing. You’re starting to hear music being played by real musicians who don’t give a fuck about money or anything like that,” Luu said.

photos By Ron Fu/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Above: Than Luu on drums and Eric Ronick on keyboard and leading vocals create the pair known as Black Gold. The pair was “musically match made” by a mutual friend. Both bring past experience from working with other acts like Panic at the Disco, Ambulance Ltd., M. Ward and Rachael Yamagata. Below: Fans responded well to the upbeat performance put on by the band at the Troubadour in Los Angeles on Nov. 1.

It might be these ideals that make the band so unique and thrilling to watch live. When the band plays, there’s no competition between vocals and instruments. Ronick’s voice glides over the beats produced by the other three musicians on stage with him, and he actively gets the audience involved, asking them to join in with handclaps and to dance to the more lively songs. Their energy, which is highly visible and much appreciated by their fans, translates through their songs and gives people a feel-good vibe with their music while providing introspection lyrically. This idea blends in with the

story of the origin of their name. “We came up with the idea of contrasts – like dark lyrics with the verses and bright shiny chords,” Luu said. Their contrast plays out on stage as well. They play their songs as serious musicians but have fun doing so. Luu will hit the drums with so much force he jumps out of his seat and Ronick pounds on his keyboard while standing up, almost as if there were no other way to play the instrument. Black Gold play with such passion that it is clear they leave a piece of themselves behind on every stage they occupy.

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Novemeber 12, 2009

MUSIC

By Gilbert Gutierrez III Daily Titan Staff Writer detour@dailytitan.com

With the arrival of fall came the highly-anticipated release of Weezer’s new album Raditude, which once again gives us hope from their feel-good rhythm. Rivers Cuomo and the band shake up the music scene yet again for their fans and deliver a knockout punch with the band's seventh album. The four-man band originated from Los Angeles in 1992. Since then, they've been melting our hearts and deafening our ears with excellent rock music. The album leads off with “(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To,” the first single that has blown up car-radio systems all over Southern California. An excellent choice to start off with, if I do say so myself. A new and yet trendy collaboration of rock and R&B that is pleasant to the ears is track four: “Can't Stop Partying.” Cuomo didn't get to work with Timbaland as he hoped in his previous hit song “Pork and Beans,”

but he did get a little help from Jermaine Dupri producing the song and Lil’ Wayne's unforgettable rap (“It's Weezer and it's Weezy. Upsidedown MTV”). It’s definitely a song that knows its way to the top of the charts. It may have been a little too risky for the band to include the Middle Eastern vibe in “Love is the Answer,” but I can see why Cuomo made the decision (“Love is the answer, makes no difference what you have heard. Love is the answer, you have got to trust in the world”) to release this expression of warmth and compassion for people to pass along to each other. Do not forget about “Put Me Back Together” and “I Don't Want to Let You Go,” heart-warming tracks that will make your significant other fall in love with you all over again if you choose to dedicate this song to them. Download: “Can't Stop Partying,” “Put Me Back Together” and “Trippin' Down the Freeway.”

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By jeremiah magan

Daily Titan Opinion Editor detour@dailytitan.com

This is one of those all-too-common cases of when a film’s trailer shows all the best parts of the film and leave the audience with nothing to be pleasantly surprised by. The Men Who Stare at Goats is a forgettable film. It is entertaining and the story keeps the audience engaged, waiting for something interesting to happen. Unfortunately, if they saw the trailer, there is very little else to see that is worth the cost of admission. The title of the film is a bit misleading. The film is about a group of men and one of them did stare at a goat, once; but other than that, the film really revolves around the development of a squad of psychic soldiers. Ewan McGregor plays a smalltown American journalist in the Middle East looking for a story, something that will give his life meaning and prove that all of his trials and tribulations were worth it in the end.

He meets George Clooney’s character, a veteran of the Army’s special forces who claims to have supernatural abilities and a secret mission that he must complete. Clooney was miscast in his role; the character he plays seems like he should have been more eccentric than he turned out to be. The film suffers because Clooney plays to his personal strengths and not the character's. Jeff Bridges is one of the few highlights in the film, playing an unconventional squad leader training his soldiers to use psychic powers as a means of non-violent warfare. The film would have benefited from more flashbacks of Bridges training Clooney and the other members of the U.S. Army’s First New Earth Battalion. The three lead actors in the film are better than this film allowed them to be, and the film may have been better served using no-name actors who carried no expectations from the audience.

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By Skylar Smith

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There is something about great Irish musical artists. Something that moves the soul, keeps you down to earth and, at times, enlightens you. Damien Rice defined it with his soothing voice, sweeping music, and epic rises and falls. Now Swell Season has taken this sound even further on their second work, Strict Joy. Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová were thrust into the spotlight last year when their song “Falling Slowly” won an Oscar for best song in the movie Once, which they also starred in. Out of the creativity and songwriting effort put into Once came Swell Season, a band primarily composed of Irglova, Hansard and Hansard’s band The Frames, which has already achieved great success in Ireland. The album starts with “Low Rising,” which immediately proves that Hansard and Irglová are out to make something different. Although it’s got Hansard’s signature Irish flair with a string section to make hearts swell, the most inter-

esting bit is the horns. Irglová and Hansard work their guitar and piano parts together in a groove that will make all listeners sway. “Fantasy Man,” Irglová’s first song on vocals for Strict Joy, is pure beauty. Anyone who listened to the Once soundtrack and the first Swell Season album knows that Irglová’s delicate voice combined with some heart wrenching lyrics and slightly melancholy melodies can bring a tear to almost anyone's eye. This song takes that and, with a hint of pop added to it, becomes spectacularly moving both emotionally and physically. I have no doubt that this album will please fans of Swell Season and the movie Once. Although it’s not what die-hard Frames fans want, it is the direction Glen Hansard wants to go in and with Markéta Irglová as a creative partner in songwriting, fans and newcomers alike will get plenty of joy and emotion out of this album.

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Novemeber 12, 2009

A real-life superhero takes a final bow By Jeanette Castaneda For the Daily Titan

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photo By shruti patel/Daily Titan Photo Editor Small and intimate, Hibbleton Gallery can be found on Wilshire Boulevard in Downtown Fullerton. It hosts new exhibits every month.

Symmetry and culture collide By Chrissia White

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“Personajes de Colores: A Strange Cavalcade of Characters” is the newest and most talked about exhibit showcased at the Hibbleton Gallery in Downtown Fullerton. Spanish artist Mar Hernandez’s artwork has had a warm welcome to the local gallery. The collection “Personajes de Colores: A Strange Cavalcade of Characters” features creative portraits of fictional characters, colorful screen prints, drawings and sketches. According to the exhibit handout, Hernandez, also known as Malota, has shown her artwork around the world in Mexico, Spain, Italy, San Diego and Los Angeles. Her work has been published internationally in magazines. She has also been published in the book, Sketchbook: Conceptual Drawings from the World’s Most Influential Designers. Hernandez, 29, lives and works in Valencia, Spain. She holds a degree in fine arts and uses everything from pens, pencils, brushes and computers when creating her works of art. She also makes plush dolls and has a love for music. In her artist statement, Malota says she has many influences like

Charley Harper, Tim Biskup, Andrew Hem and the animated series Samurai Jack by Russian illustrator Genndy Tartakovsky. In a Q-and-A with Nate Jackson of Heard Mentality, an Orange County music blog, Malota said that she does not like to talk about her work much; she just wants people to have their own interpretations. “I don’t make conceptual art, so I don’t mind if they misunderstood some of my pieces,” Malota said in the Q-and-A. Malota said she loves working with characters and using diverse techniques such as screen-printing, engraving painting, watercolor or pencil to simple Indian ink. “I like the symmetry (which) is something that is constantly present in my work; I think that symbolizes balance, that balance so hard to achieve in everyday life," Malota said. The Hibbleton Gallery, surrounded by bars and restaurants, is one of the few places in the Fullerton community that displays underground art. This hidden treasure creates a quaint and comfortable environment for art viewers both new and experienced. There is no intimidation, just the viewer and the art in a simple, intimate atmosphere. The showcase began around 7

p.m. with light refreshments of wine accompanied with cheese and crackers. The guests strolled around the gallery admiring Malota’s newest pieces. Some of these pieces were used in her Mexico show in August. Landon Lewis, 27, one of the six owners of the gallery, said they found Malota in a fall international group show called “surfacing” through Flickr. “I like the simplicity and how she exaggerates certain parts of her women characters,” Lewis said. Jesse La Tour, 30, a professor at Cal State Fullerton said, “She is a Spanish artist who can bring different styles together.” Ben Pham, 27, another owner and and the person most responsible for bringing Malota to Hibbleton, said he has been a fan of her work for three or four years. One standout piece by the artist is called “Las Chica de Los Pajos." With blue, orange, red and white, this Japanese-style portraiture illustrates detail and personality. Other favorite pieces were the colorful geometric-style screen printings, which resemble different animals such as lions and monkeys while others resemble mystical creatures. “Personajes de Colores: A Strange Cavalcade of Characters” runs through Nov. 22.

Shel Dorf, an avid comic book collector and founder of San Diego Comic-Con International, one of the largest comic book conventions in the world, died Tuesday at the age of 76. Dorf created a pop culture event unlike any other, where comic book, film and TV fans unite every year. Dorf died at Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego of diabetes complications. He had been hospitalized for over a year. The first convention in 1970 only attracted about 300 people. The annual event, which celebrated its 40 anniversary in August has grown immensly since then, as more than 125,000 people attended this past summer. "I just felt that the cartoonists who entertained the popular masses were not getting their fair share of recognition," Dorf told the San Diego Union-Tribune in 2006, and he remained dedicated to exposing new talent. He worked with many comic book artists and met artists such as Jack Kirby, co-creator of X-Men and Fantastic Four. Dorf created the convention with the help of his friends

in the field. Born in Detroit, Dorf attended Chicago’s Art Institute before moving to New York to begin his career as a freelancer in commercial design. Dorf was a fierce lover of comics. As a child, he made his own comics. He would cut strips out of the newspaper and paste them into scrapbooks. He considered cartoonists heroes at a time when many people did not consider these artists to be of much importance. He became fascinated as a child with Chester Gould's work on the comic strip, Dick Tracy. Because he kept copies of the strip, Dorf was hired as a consultant for the Warren Beatty adaption of the Dick Tracy movie in 1990, according to a 1990 Union-Tribune article. “News of the passing of one of the key founders of the Comic-Con is a sad thing. I feel a big debt of gratitude for all Mr. Shel Dorf has done to create and produce the institution we call the San Diego Comic-Con,” said Christian Hill, assistant professor of illustration and sequential art in the Department of Visual Arts at Cal State Fullerton. Dorf's contributions to the world of comics are immeasurable. Through his own appreciation of the

art of comics, he was inclined to give artists an avenue where they could showcase their talents. “Its a good thing for the comic book industry. It also helps to foster a sense of community among comic book fans, and it’s a good outlet for self expression,” said Fernando Lopez, 24, a political science major. He donated much of his collection to the Cartoon Library and the Museum at Ohio State University, according to Comic-Con's Web site. In some ways, his appreciation of the art of comics was a giving one. “Even though I believe ComicCon's main focus aren't just comic books anymore, I still think it is very important to the comic book world and fans. Comic-Con is still a place for people with a love of comic books to come and meet the artists and writers they enjoy reading,” said Ben Guerrero, 24, a music major at Cal State Dominguez Hills. “Every year, many of our art students set up booths and present their comics and animation projects. Many of them get jobs and careeraltering connections from this popular arts extravaganza,” Hill said. “And finally, where else can you go and hear grown-ups wearing elaborate costumes speak Klingon to one another?”

Event Calendar 13 FRIDAY • The Raveonettes The Music Box at the Fonda • Everclear House of Blues Anaheim • Hiroshima Coach House • Marc Anthony Honda Center • Sam Harris Catalina Bar & Grill • Julian Marley House of Blues Sunset Strip

14 SATURDAY • They Might Be Giants Royce Hall-UCLA

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16 Monday

• Stryper Club Nokia • All-Star Comedy Laugh Factory Hollywood •Lewis Black Cerritos Center • The Fuzzy Festival Hollywood Palladium

•Gwar House of Blues Sunset Strip

15 sUNDAY

18 Wednesday

•Third Eye Blind Grove of Anaheim • John Cleese Fred Kavli Theatre • Cartel Troubadour

•Swell Season The Wiltern •Raekwon House of Blues Sunset Strip •Chris Brown Avalon

17 Tuesday •A Fine Frenzy El Rey Theatre

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November 12, 2009

Five Across the Eyes

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OCTA’s route cuts will hurt students Beck-oning logic In an attempt to make up for a $330 million budget shortfall that will occur over the next five years, the Orange County Transportation Authority plans on cutting its bus service by 150,000 hours a year. Public transportation is a necessary way of getting around for many people, and a cut in bus routes will have a major negative impact on people all around Orange County. People who use the bus as a primary mode of transportation will obviously be impacted because they will no longer have a way to get around. They will not be able to get to work, school or medical appointments. If bus riders can’t get to their jobs, they are posed with the problem of quitting their jobs and trying to find work closer to home. The bus is also often the only way for the elderly or those who are too sick and unable to drive to get around. These people use the bus to run everyday errands, and if their means of transportation is cut, not only are they inconvenienced, but they can become stranded if they have no other way to get to their destinations. The cuts will also affect employees of OCTA. Although the proposal did not say specifically that jobs will be cut, it makes sense that if fewer buses will be running at less frequent times, fewer people will be needed to drive these buses, maintain them and organize the routes, meaning a de-

lerton to other Orange County cities, will be eliminated completely. Students who take these routes will be faced with the challenge of finding new ways to get to school, which can be difficult for those who don’t have cars or simply cannot find a ride to school. This will also have an impact on parking on campus, as more students will be forced to drive to school. Southern California is already lacking in public transportation when compared to other regions. Sure, there is the Metrolink, which runs through the greater part of Southern California, but that doesn’t even reach a substantial part of the southwest side of Orange County. The Metrolink takes travelers from city to city, but it does not go into town. What are travelers supposed to do if they cannot reach their destination because there is not a bus to take them there? Cutting public services is a bad idea, but unless people speak out about the problem, nothing will be done. Students and members of the Fullerton community who wish to speak out on the effects of OCTA bus cuts are greatly encouraged to do so or attend board meetings and call board members, tell them how they feel about the situation. For more information on how to get involved, visit Advocates. Illustration By Jon Harguindeguy/For the Daily Titan TransitRiderOC.com

crease in jobs for OCTA bus drivers, mechanics and dispatchers. Layoffs will have a negative impact because not only will people be losing their jobs, but unemployment rates will rise, which ultimately will have a negative impact on the county as a whole, as more people will be collecting unemployment benefits. The bus has been a convenience for Cal State Fullerton students who don’t have a car or cannot afford to purchase a parking pass on campus. According to the OCTA’s proposed Strategy A, Routes 21, 24 and 33, which all run from Ful-

by Jeremiah Magan

Daily Titan Opinion Editor opinion@dailytitan.com

The FOX News Channel has been the mouthpiece of the Republican Party for many years, spewing rightwing rhetoric that would make the most jaded liberal cringe at the inaccuracies and hypocrisy. FOX has made a habit of anointing one of its on-air talents as the spiritual leader of the station. Bill O’Reilly held the throne throughout the latest Bush administration, fighting off those who would speak out against the president and call them fools for having an opinion that was contrary to his own. O’Reilly’s most successful tactic included yelling at guests and cutting them off before they could make a point. Since President Obama won the 2008 presidential election, FOX has started taking a different approach, possibly realizing that the abrasive demeanor of O’Reilly was going to scare people away. FOX has opted to place its faith in Glenn Beck, a man who is deceptively personable and can show passion without showing anger. Beck is a dangerous character (which is what he is, a character); he speaks to the camera and pleads to the audience to heed his words. The scary part is, people actually do. Beck also does a good job of making himself appear to be a regular person and, therefore, relatable to the common man, the “Joe the plumbers” of the world. He takes a different approach than O’Reilly. Instead of bullying people into taking his side (because the person who yells the loudest is always right), Beck plays on the viewer’s

emotions and fear of change. He will often look straight into the camera and begin to sob as he tells viewers that he too is scared of the changes going on in America. By crying on camera, Beck appears genuine when he speaks. It is a dangerously successful, deceptive tactic. Jon Stewart of “The Daily Show” has long been one of the only people to stand up and point out the hypocrisy and painfully obvious flaws in the logic of FOX’s anchors. On August 16, 2009, “The Daily Show” ran a piece about Beck’s hemorrhoid surgery in January 2008 and his experience with the American health care system. Stewart aired a clip of Beck shortly after his recovery when he was still working for CNN, during which he decried the current health care system, calling it “a nightmare.” Fast forward 16 months and Beck is now working for FOX when the health care debate is picking up steam in the U.S. When discussing the current health care system, Beck referred to it as “the best health care system in the world.” This is a far cry from what he believed to be the truth when he was on death’s doorstep due to a botched surgery. His commitment to staying within the realm of truth and accuracy is probably best explained by his tagline, which he recites at the beginning of every broadcast, “I’m not a journalist, but I am a thinker.” Which translated means: “I don’t think things through.” Beck is the greatest reminder that we should consider all sides of an argument before we can truly have an informed opinion on a topic. Actions and words based solely on emotions and fear can only lead to disaster.

Louisiana senator fails to keep illegal immigrants out of 2010 census opinion@dailytitan.com

The new year is quickly approaching, and with it an updated population count, courtesy of the 2010 census. The nationwide survey accounts for every person living in the United States and Puerto Rico by delivering census forms to each household via the U.S. Postal Service. In an attempt at accuracy, census workers are later sent out to homes where responses were not received from in order to record the number of inhabitants. Every bureau worker has been sworn to secrecy for life and has taken an oath of nondisclosure upon appointment to keep the collected information private and for statistical use by the bureau alone.

The answers are not permitted to be shared with the IRS, FBI, CIA, INS or any other agency, governmental or not. This is to gain a true depiction of the population with honest answers, free of inhibition. By answering 10 basic questions about each household in less than 10 minutes and mailing back the questionnaire, residents participate in a necessary national head count that helps determine what areas need schools, senior centers, emergency services, hospitals and services for the elderly and disabled. The question of gender has been asked since the first census was taken, and the results are used to fund and implement equality practices. Age is another requirement of the census; the results determine senior citizen care, social security forecasts,

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Vitter ... doesn’t want to know how to better serve different ethnic communities ... he wants to know which pile of surveys to shred.

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By Nicole Park

Daily Titan Staff Writer

funding for programs for children and estimates future births by finding the number of women of childbearing age. Race is asked to better fund specific programs for minority groups. However, question eight of the survey picks out one ethnic group in particular. It asks, “Is Person 1 of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin?” While it does seem a little odd, La-

tinos are the fastest-growing ethnic group, and the bureau stands by its intention to fund bilingual programs. With bill HR 2847, Louisiana Sen. David Vitter hoped to bully the United States Census Bureau into adding one more question: “Are you a United States citizen?” Vitter, a Republican fundamentalist, doesn’t want to know how to

better serve different ethnic communities or foster education in English, he wants to know which pile of surveys to shred. Not only does the number of people living here determine how money is allocated, but the survey results are also instrumental in reapportioning the House of Representatives every decade. Vitter doesn’t want to count illegals anymore because California, in close proximity to Mexico, is at an advantage in the House while, he says, Louisiana is at a disadvantage because it is not a destination for undocumented aliens. I laughed as I watched Vitter on CNN’s “American Morning” on Nov. 5. He justified his ludicrous bill by saying, “We don’t put the population of France into the count or the population of Brazil, so why

would we factor in non-citizens in determining how many U.S. House members every state gets?” Where to begin? The entire population of France or Brazil wouldn’t be included in our census because those citizens are in those countries. We count illegal aliens because they are physically here right now. Trying to make it seem absurd to count people who are presently here; partaking in American life and using community, state and federal resources; and trying to liken that to including whole countries’ populations is insulting to the intelligence of all. For full story visit: DailyTitan.com/2009/11/ 2010-census/

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Golf coach settles in after LPGA Former LPGA veteran Pearl Sinn-Bonanni was brought in by CSUF to revive its golf program By juan saucedo

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

As an 8-year-old child who originated from Seoul, South Korea, Pearl Sinn-Bonanni used golf as a way to help her develop her English speaking skills. Now as an adult, the 42-year-old Cal State Fullerton head women’s golf coach uses her knowledge of the sport not only to transform her players into solid golfers, but to shape them into well-rounded individuals. “I’ve been playing golf for 35 years,” she said, adding that this is her first year coaching at any level. Sinn-Bonanni, a three-time AllAmerican at Arizona State, was chosen to be the women’s golf coach

when the program was reinstated after a two decade hiatus. “Hopefully it was my experience that prompted (the university) to pick me,” she said. Sinn-Bonanni’s résumé speaks for itself. Considering her collegiate and professional career, which includes her participation in more than 100 LPGA events all across the world, she was an ideal choice to build up the squad. “I was on the professional tour for 16 years,” she said in a telephone interview. She added that she is trying to pass all of her knowledge onto her players. “I have experience competing at the highest level and that’s what I’m trying to teach my players, to

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be competitive at the highest level,” have a lot to learn.” She said Sinn-Bonanni the only goal said. she has set for After comherself is to pleting her make her team first spring seacompetitive so son, she said that they have the toughest a chance at depart of coachfeating more ing has been established getting the programs in entire team the area. accustomed to “I have set the collegiate a goal of finlife due to the ishing in the fact that most top half of the of the players conference, on the team – Pearl Sinn-Bonanni, which requires are freshmen. competing “The playWomen’s head golf against UC Irers are very coach vine. Davis is responsive,” (also) a really Sinn-Bonanni strong team said. “It’s hard because we’re a young team, and we and (so is) Long Beach,” she said. Sinn-Bonanni said golf is a sport played individually, so it’s hard to measure team success. She added that she doesn’t like to single out one individual’s success over other players and that she tries to focus on what players do right and not on what they do wrong on the golf course. However, she does help the golfers improve on the weakest part of their game during practice. Neomi Hunt, a CSUF freshman golfer, said she thinks Sinn-Bonanni is an awesome coach who’s easy to get along with. “I think she’s doing really good for her first year,” Hunt said. Hunt, who has been playing golf for 11 years, said she likes the fact that Sinn-Bonanni gives the players space to work on their flaws. “A lot of us have our own individual coaches, so she tries not to intrude on what they’re teaching us,” she said. At first, Sinn-Bonanni seemed like she would be really strict, but once you get to know her, she’s really easy-going and funny, Hunt said. “She really takes time to get to know everyone, and she likes to mess around,” Hunt said, adding that de-

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I have experience competing at the highest level and that’s what I’m trying to teach my players, to be competitive at the highest level.”

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The Don Says... With a fight card full of skilled strikers, UFC 105 should please MMA fans looking for a slug fest By adan vasquez

Daily Titan Sports Editor sports@dailytitan.com

This Saturday marks the return of the Ultimate Fighting Championship to the United Kingdom, as UFC 105: Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera hits Manchester, England, at the M.E.N. Arena. Although this past Saturday saw the network debut of heavyweight and pound-for-pound great Fedor Emelianenko on Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers, it is time for the big boys to step back into the spotlight and show everyone how it’s done. (Emelianenko knocked out Brett Rogers with a viscious right overhand nearly halfway through the second round in a fight that more than lived up to its billing.) Former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Couture returns to the Octagon to take on another young gun, as Vera looks to get one step closer to a shot at the title. At 46 years old, one might think photo courtesy mct that Couture’s best years are well be- UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture could earn a title shot with a win Saturday night. hind him, but this ageless wonder continues to impress and surpris- a fight and will tag the 1992 NCAA out of the UFC’s July card. It will be interesting to see how the Wolfslair ingly improve with each and every Division I wrestling runner-up. opponent he tangles with. Couture will edge Vera by deci- Academy member returns from that After losing his title a year ago at sion after three rounds with use of his devastating loss. Kang on the other hand is coming UFC 91 to current champion Brock strategic stand-up and ground-andLesnar, Couture returned in August pound and make a case to challenge off a win over Xavier Foupa-Pokam to tangle with Antonio Rodrigo once again for the light heavyweight at UFC 97. Not much is known of Kang inside the U.S., but he is well Nogueira in a battle of legends and a title – maybe as early as 2010. fight which had fans salivating. The main even isn’t the only fight followed internationally from his days in the now defunct PRIDE The fight may well end up being worth watching though. the fight of the year in the sport of Englishmen Dan Hardy will take Fighting Championship. The CaMixed Martial Arts for 2009. It was on American Mike Swick in a welter- nadian can take the fight anywhere, that good. Couture and Nogueira weight battle to determine the next as he holds 15 wins by submission put on 15 brilliant minutes of back challenger to current 170-pound and 12 by knockout, so Bisping better come in ready to fight not just and forth action, and although Cou- kingpin Georges St. Pierre. ture lost a unanimous decision, he Both fighters possess a danger- standing, as he usually prefers, but did not walk out a loser. ous stand-up game, so this one also on the ground. This fight is somewhat tough to When Couture meets Vera on should also provide fireworks. While Saturday night, U.K. fans should Swick may be the quicker fighter – call. Kang hasn’t looked great in his expect fireworks. With Vera’s Muy his nickname after all is “Quick” – two fights inside the Octagon but Thai striking, and Hardy can pack has a world of potential. With BispCouture’s boxing, some power in his ing coming off that gruesome loss, it should be an With Vera’s Muy punches, and since expect him to be a bit timid. Kang excellent clash of Thai striking and he has been train- wins by decision. Overall, expect UFC 105 to be style but one that ing with worldwill deliver excite- Couture’s boxing, it renowned boxing one of the best cards of the year and ment for anyone should be an excellent trainer Freddie for a number of fighters to come out tuned in. Roach, word is contenders within their respective clash of styles. Vera possesses that his hands and weight classes. a very dangerous footwork have imarray of striking with not just his proved tremendously. hands and feet, but he also is exWith a title shot on the line, both tremely devastating with his elbows men might come out tentative early and knees, which will no doubt give on, but the history of their fights Couture problems. But the thing to shows us that they aren’t afraid to realize about Couture is that he isn’t bang and are capable of delivering a called “The Natural” for no reason. knockout. This guy has an uncanny ability to Although Swick is yet to lose at figure out his opponent and come welterweight in his career since movup with a game plan every single ing down from 185-pounds, Hardy time. might be too much for the American Couture has been fighting since Kickboxing Academy fighter. Hardy, 1997, and although his age plays and his trademark Mohawk, wins via against him, the guy for some reason TKO in the second round to earn a seems to be improving with each and shot at St. Pierre – possibly in early every fight. And this fight should be February. no exception. U.K. fans will also see fan favorite Don’t expect Couture to allow and former Ultimate Fighter seasonVera to get comfortable and pick two winner Michael Bisping take him apart. Couture will close the on MMA veteran Denis Kang in a distance and use his effective dirty middleweight bout. boxing, and eventually use his wresBisping, as all fight fans already tling, to ground-and-pound the Muy know, is coming off a jaw-dropping Thai practitioner. second-round knockout loss to Dan But this will not be a lopsided Henderson at UFC 100. The knockfight; Vera will come ready to put up out to Bisping was the talk coming

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photo courtesy titan media relations With over 100 LPGA events under her belt all across the globe, Sinn-Bonanni brings a wealth of experience to the young and inexperienced women’s golf program.

spite her good nature she still expects her players to follow her rules. Taylor Fowler, a CSUF golfer, said Sinn-Bonanni has helped her improve her individual game in different ways. “She works on my swing a lot and helps me improve my putting stroke,” Fowler said. “I really like her as a coach. She’s always there when we need her.” Fowler said she has also been learning from her to be a smarter

golfer. “I know that she knows what it takes to become a professional,” she said, adding that Sinn-Bonanni emphasizes that it takes a lot of practice to perfect one’s game. Sinn-Bonanni said her motivation is the challenge of getting the players ready to do well in competitions. “The opportunity to work with young individuals is quite rewarding,” she said, “I get to influence them in a positive way.”