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DailyThe Student Voice of California StateTitan University, Fullerton Spring Mihaylo Forward Remember These Titans Building Early Plans By Jake kilroy Daily Titan Staff Writer [email protected] Proceed On March 11 at 2 a.m., daylight- By CINDY CAFFERTY savings time will “spring ahead” Daily Titan Staff Writer early. [email protected] It will also stay put longer than usual. America won’t “fall back” Cal State Fullerton will proceed again until Nov. 4. with naming the new Business and For nearly the last two decades, Economics building after an alum- daylight-saving time began on the nus who donated $4.5 million first Sunday in April and lasted un- toward the project despite recent til the last Sunday in October. The media speculation and on-campus recent change was a major theme in controversy. the Bush Administration’s Energy CSUF President Milton Gordon Policy Act, passed in 2005. The law said Wednesday that the university also requires the U.S. Department of will move forward with plans to Energy to study the energy-conser- name the building Steven J. Mihaylo vation impact of the change in day- Hall. light-saving time, if there is any. “Yes, we are going to proceed with Daylight-saving time was initially the naming, “Gordon said. “I’m very suggested to Parisians by Benjamin proud that we Franklin in 1784. Franklin was a are going to minister to France at the time. proceed. Ste- It wasn’t until Englishman Wil- ven Mihaylo liam Willett wrote the pamphlet has been a “The Waste Of Daylight” in 1907 leader at the that the idea was brought to light forefront of again. this univer- Following Britain’s law of day- sity.” light-saving time in World War I, Mihaylo, a the U.S. put the time change into 1969 CSUF MIHAYLO effect for the last two years of WWI. graduate and The law was so unpopular that it was founder and [former] CEO of Inter- later repealed. Scott Cutley and Bobby Brown, the Titans’ 1-2 punch, lead Tel, has been at the heart of recent The law was reinstated in 1942 debate in the local media as well as at when the U.S. was at war again, but their team into this weekend’s Big West Conference tournament CSUF since the accounts of former following World War II, there wasn’t employees’ attempted bid rigging any lawful practice of daylight-sav- By Jaime Cárdenas season with the third best record came to light. Inter-Tel paid a fine, o ing time for another two decades. A Daily Titan Columnist Check out dailytitan.com for a photo in the conference, the Titans (19-9 and Mihaylo signed the settlement law involving daylight-saving time slideshow and video of Cutley and Brown. [email protected] MULTIMEDIA overall, 9-5 Big West) have earned agreement admitting the company’s was reintroduced in 1966 and later a first round bye and are seeded guilt. The former employee faces a amended in 1986. Bobby Brown and Scott Cutley, together,” Cutley said. “We just tournament this weekend. No. 3. federal trial later this year. The Energy Policy Act is the lat- Scott Cutley and Bobby Brown. hang out all the time, and every Not since 1978 have the Titans The tandem earned all-confer- An ensuing feud between a Col- est change to the law, bumping the It’s hard to think of one and not time we go somewhere we make participated in March Madness. ence first team honors on Mon- lege of Business and Economics pro- time-saving period up by nearly four the other. When you see one, you sure we know where each other is This season could end up being a day after finishing the season No. fessor and the college’s dean has also weeks. see the other. It’s a package deal. at. We’re real close. It helps us on very special one for Titan followers. 2 and No. 4 in scoring. Brown contributed to the discussions in re- “It could be a good thing because It’s been that way since they first and off the court.” But, win or lose, it’s already been broke the school record for most cent publications and on campus. it’ll save energy. And I’m all for sav- met in the eighth grade. Titans fans know how efficient a special season for the two team- points in a game (47) and most ca- Professor Hamid Tavakolian and ing energy,” said Sam Serrano, a 20- The two are usually doing some- their bond can be on the court. mates and longtime friends, who reer points (1,920) two weeks ago. Dean Anil Puri have been in dis- year-old who is double majoring in thing basketball related, whether Brown, a 6-foot-2 point guard, also happen to be roommates. Cutley was the conference’s leading agreement, both internally through broadcast journalism and Spanish. it’s playing, practicing or talking and Cutley, a 6-foot-5 forward, The Titans begin their quest for rebounder. e-mails and externally in the press, “We have been wasting a lot of en- about it. But even when they are are the team’s co-captains. The two a berth in the NCAA tournament Brown and Cutley. Cutley and over the naming of the building. ergy.” not around each other they still have formed a 1-2 punch that has Thursday at 6 p.m. in the second Brown. “I have questions [about the nam- Not everyone wants to be on day- manage to be in contact, either by given CSUF alumni, students and round of the Big West Conference ing of the building]. I want answers. light-saving time, though. calling or texting each other. faculty hope that the Titans might Tournament at the Anaheim Con- History Professor Nelson Wood- “We’re always doing something make it to the NCAA basketball vention Center. After finishing the SEE TITANS - PAGE 3 ard recalled his grandparents’ farm with cows. Since the animals ran SEE MIHAYLO - PAGE 5 on a biological clock, Woodard’s grandparents would keep all of their clocks to standard time, rather than the hour of daylight-saving time. All Garden Grove Woman Gets 7 Pound Surprise of them stayed standard time, ex- cept for one clock that they changed April Branum delivered local emergency room in Garden tion that runs in her family, a missed according to daylight-saving time Grove Feb. 26. X-rays of her stom- menstrual period was no automatic practice, as it was the time that the a healthy baby boy in an ach quickly revealed that she was signal that she was pregnant. Earlier milk buyers functioned on. unexpected pregnancy carrying a full- visits to her doc- There’s always a problem, such as term fetus and tors for symp- kids taking buses to school in the her stomach toms such as dark, Woodard said. By ERICKA SANTOS problems were, I just looked up backaches, ten- “We have already had some prob- For the Daily Titan in fact, labor “ der breasts and lems,” computer science Professor [email protected] pains. at the ceiling and hardening of her

Susamma Barua said. “Our comput- “I remember thought, don’t pass stomach were ers are making all of our appoint- For a Garden Grove family, the when the doc- also consistent ments one hour ahead.” weekend began like any other. Rela- tor told me what out, don’t pass out. with complica- Barua advises people to go to the tives visited, talked over dinner and was going on,” “ tions from un- manufacturer’s Web site and look for relaxed in the living room for movie Branum recalled. – April Branum successful gastric any updates available. night. Little did they know, that for “I just looked up Mother bypass surgery in “The program updates will be the last nine months a special guest at the ceiling and 2000. This kept available soon and should be free,” was preparing for his grand and sud- thought, don’t her and others Barua added. den entrance. pass out, don’t from guessing Woodard has his own opinion of With less than 48 hours’ notice, pass out.” the real cause of daylight-saving time. on Feb. 28, April Branum and Wal- Although she weighs a little over her symptoms before she delivered “Standard time was created by the ter Scott Edwards II, became parents 400 pounds, Branum’s weight was Wednesday. railroads. Daylight-saving time was to a healthy 7-pound, 7-ounce baby not the primary reason she and doc- “If I would have known I was By ericka santos/For the Daily Titan created by the government,” Wood- boy. tors were unaware of her pregnancy. happy family - April Branum and Walter Scott Edwards II pose with their ard said. “And leave it to the govern- Severe stomach pains forced 37- Believing she had entered into early one-week-old unexpected arrival, Walter Scott Edwards III. The couple had given up ment to screw things up.” year-old Branum to seek help at a menopause two years ago, a condi- SEE SURPRISE - PAGE 5 hope of the possibility of a child.

next week The Buzz weather For the record Hip hop issue MARCH 7: The headline for the Academis Senate article was inac- TODAY TOMorrow curate. The Academic Senate approved a resolution calling for faculty UNDISCOVERED TALENT The Arab-American voice, emo- to receive additional money for teaching during the summer of 2004. Partly Partly However, the Senate does not have the authority to authorize the pay- Cloudy Cloudy rap endeavors and other hip hop issues. ments. High: 75 High: 75 Low: 51 Low: 54 2 March 8, 2007 Page two IN OTHER NEWS NATIONAL NEWS Teenager Shoots Ex-Girlfriend Outside School YouTube Picks of the Day IDLAND, Mich. (AP) - A teenager shot his former girlfriend four times Title: 40 Year Old Virgin Deleted Scene outside her high school, then killed himself in one of two fatal U.S. school shootings Wednesday, authorities said. Jessica Forsyth, 17, was taken to Hurley Medical Center in Flint, where Duration: 1:22 she was in serious but stable condition, hospital spokeswoman Christie How we found it: Searching YouTube White said Wednesday afternoon. Summary: Whoever has seen this flick already knows the tawdry nature of Andy, a Midland Police Chief James St. Louis said the gunman died in the park- middle-aged man (Steve Carell) on a quest to lose his virginity. ing lot. This scene, deleted from the original film is an extended lecture given by co-worker The boy, a 17-year-old from nearby Coleman, had gone to H.H. Dow Mooj, an old and wise Indian man who has all of the secrets to life – or so Andy thinks. High School on Wednesday morning to try to talk to Jessica, but he was Mooj, while trying to reassure Andy of the upside of celibacy, taunts him with a laun- turned away by school officials, the police chief said. The boy then called her dry list of perverse sexual practices that even the most warped of Titans – yours truly and asked her to meet him outside the building. included – needed clarification with. At the heart of his speech is a simple message, After a conversation in the parking lot, the boy pulled a gun out of a backpack and shot her four times before turning the gun on himself, St. immortalized by the fab four, being all you need is love – not hot carls or Cincinnati Louis said. bowties. -Adam Levy

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California Gas Prices Jump $3 in Certain Areas Title:Title Dr.Phil of Todays and the Video Bum Fights 2 creator Duration: 3:09 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Gasoline prices have jumped above $3 a gal- How we found it: Word of Mouth lon in some parts of California and Hawaii, and may hit that level other Summary: What happens when you cross a self-righteous Television pontificator parts of the country when the busy summer driving season approaches. “It kills me,” said Gloria Nunez, 53, as she filled her Ford Explorer SUV with a scum-of-the-earth entrepreneur? at a San Jose gas station. Nunez, a clerk for a communications company, Not much. Scheduled on Dr. Phil’s holier-than-thou pulpit is Ty Beeson, the pompous has started working a couple hours of overtime each week to help soften the producer of “Bum Fights,” the video series that pit homeless men against each other blow. for small pittances, be it $20, a 40 oz. bottle of malt liquor, or in one case, even “All of a sudden you kind of have to watch your pennies,” she said. a live frog. To make things interesting, Beeson is garbed like the sanctimonious Analysts say drivers should brace for more increases in the coming weeks. shrink and even has his head shaved to match Dr. Phil’s famous horseshoe hairdo. Crude oil, which makes up about half the price of gasoline, is trading above After a brief vignette featuring Beeson showcasing his insolence towards humanity, $60 a barrel. Higher demand, refinery maintenance and fears about spring- Phil has had enough and promptly boots him off the show before the segment even time shortages are also driving up prices, particularly on the West Coast. begins, calling Beeson and his degrading series “despicable.” Beeson shoots back, pointing out that Dr. Phil’s bread is buttered based off publicizing other’s misfor- tunes. I think they’re both right. LOCAL NEWS -Adam Levy Theaters Still Best Place to Watch Movie SEND US YOUR FAVORITE YOUTUBE VIDEOS; 00:55/03:44 SEND TO [email protected] LOS ANGELES (AP) - Never mind the plasma-screen TVs. The theater is still the best place to see a movie, according to the Motion Picture Associa- tion of America. Most film fans _ 63 percent _ find “the ultimate movie-watching experi- ence” in theaters, rather than their living rooms, a survey commissioned by the MPAA found. Last year, 69 percent preferred going out instead of CAMPUS CALENDAR STRANGER THAN staying home. Those theatergoers gave the nation’s box office a much-needed boost in THURSDAY plex Track. Admission is free. 2006, ending the industry’s three-year slump, MPAA chairman Dan Glick- Free Glow Bowling Thursday Richard III by William Shake- FICTION man said Tuesday. Ticket sales rose 5.5 percent to finish the year with $9.49 3 to 7 p.m. at the Titan Student speare billion in domestic revenues. Union Underground. 2 to 4:30 p.m. and 8 to 10:30 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - An Richard III by William Shake- p.m. at the Performing Arts Cen- It wasn’t the most romantic off-duty Northwest Airlines speare ter Young Theatre. Tickets are $8 of honeymoons. Police said a employee was arrested after a For the Record 8 to 10:30 p.m. at the Performing in advance for students with cur- groom is in jail, accused of try- woman on a flight from Seattle Arts Center Young Theatre. Tickets rent CSUF identification and $9 for ing to run over his new wife after complained that the man had It is the policy of the Daily Titan to correct any inaccurate informa- are $8 in advance for students with adult general admission. The play a weekend wedding in Las Ve- ejaculated on her. tion printed in the publication as soon as the error is discovered. Any current CSUF identification and $9 will run until March 17. gas. “We have a wedding certifi- The FBI identified the man incorrect information printed on the front page will result in a correction for adult general admission. The play cate for (March) 4th. They were as Samuel Oscar Gonzalez, 20, printed on the front page. Any incorrect information printed on any will run until March 17. SUNDAY still honeymooning when he ran of Lakewood, Wash. He was other page will be corrected on page 2. Errors on the Opinion page will Richard III by William Shake- her over,” said Lt. Paul Jaroscak, charged in federal court with be corrected on that page. Corrections also will be noted on the online FRIDAY speare a spokesman for the Salt Lake simple assault, a misdemeanor. version of the Daily Titan. Hammer ‘n’ Hot Dogs – Track 2 to 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 to 9 p.m. County sheriff’s office. According to an affidavit filed Please contact managing editor Joe Simmons at (714) 278-5693 or and Field Meet at the Performing Arts Center Young Police received an emergency with the complaint, the woman at [email protected] with issues about this policy or to report All day at the Sports Complex Theatre. Tickets are $8 in advance call Monday from someone re- said she was trying to sleep in her any errors. Track for students with current CSUF porting a couple fighting in a seat when the man sat down in Richard III by William Shake- identification and $9 for adult gen- car as they traveled on Highland an empty seat next to her. She speare eral admission. The play will run un- Drive, about 10 miles southeast said he touched her, and then 8 to 10:30 p.m. at the Performing til March 17. of Salt Lake City. Katie Martin- got up and left. She then realized Arts Center Young Theatre. Tickets Women’s Gymnastics vs. Arizona dale, 29, apparently got out of what had happened, and told Daily Titan are $8 in advance for students with State the car and started to walk away flight attendants, according to current CSUF identification and $9 2 to 4 p.m. at the Titan Gymna- when James Olwine, 33, drove the affidavit. Editorial for adult general admission. The play sium. off the road and hit her with the The crew moved the man to a Executive Editor Adam Levy will run until March 17. 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Copyright ©2006 Daily Titan 4 NEWS March 8, 2007 NEWS RAPE: new legislation makes consent prior to sex a binding contract No means no, unless she says yes ways such legislation may define rape consensual sex and I say stop, he’ll director of the National Center for rape can be very dangerous to rape that is worrisome to its critics is the initially. and what the new definition means stop.” Men, an organization that promotes survivors and social understandings antiquated tradition that it is drawn That was the ruling in a recent for victims of sexual assault. According to an Associated Press men’s rights, said biology should be of rape. from. The appellate court based its Maryland case where it was conclud- “The reason it doesn’t make sense article, the original rape conviction considered as a factor when draw- “There is this belief in our culture decision on a 1980 ruling that stated ed in court documents “if a woman is that you have to consider that was overturned when a three-judge ing conclusions on what constitutes that everything except ‘real rape’ is “the initial de-flowering of the wom- consents prior to sex, she may not consensual sex is about respect,” said panel made the now-controversial rape. regrettable sex,” said Leavy. “This an as the real harm.” withdraw her consent during the act Susan Leavy, who specializes in rape court decision at the level of ap “At a certain point during arousal can lead people who are uneducated In the Maryland case the court and accuse her partner of rape if he prevention and survivor services at From Page 3 we don’t have complete control over about rape to believe that anything wrote that “the act of penetration continues the act.” the Cal State Fullerton Women’s our ability to stop,” Feit said for the that’s not horrific, violent rape by a was the essence of the crime of rape.” The ruling has women’s rights and Center. peals. Time article. “To equate that with stranger was just an unfortunate sit- Any additional injury after initial victim’s advocacy organizations such “If I have to say stop in the middle In a recent Time magazine ar- brutal, violent rape weakens the uation. The truth is that 75 percent penetration was written to be less as the Maryland Coalition Against of having sex and they refuse, there’s ticle highlighting new nationwide whole concept of rape.” of rape is acquaintance rape.” consequential because the “damage Sexual Assault up in arms about the some coercion involved. If it’s really rape legislation, Mel Feit, executive Leavy said common myths about Another aspect of the legislation was already done.” Habitat For Humanity Program to Build Orange County Home By Jake kilroy Linda Fuller initially suggested legiate locals [to come and assist],” Daily Titan Staff Writer the Women Builds program in the said Hernandez. [email protected] late 1980s, as a new campaign within And though “women” is in the Habitat For Humanity. Since then, title, the opportunity to help is open Well, they’re at it again. women crews have built more than and volunteers are needed. Habitat For Humanity’s Women- 250 homes in the United States. The first home project was most- Build-OC program will begin con- An official Orange County Women ly men, said Ziegler, also a CSUF struction on a four-bedroom home Build committee was formed in alumni. The second home had more in Fullerton this summer. April 2000. women and the last one in Hunting “We’re building in late, late To complete the home projects, Beach was 80 to 90 percent female. summer, so we can recruit as many homeowners and volunteers build “We’re not going to say ‘no’ to women as possible,” said Gladys the houses under supervision, which any men,” said Hernandez. “But we Hernandez, media relations for are then sold through a non-profit think it’s empowering for women.” WomenBuild-OC. mortgage. House payments are re- “It can seem intimidating to walk “We only build Tuesday through cycled to build future WomenBuild- onto a construction site, but they’d Saturday,” said Joan Ziegler, also a OC homes. There is also “sweat be amazed to see what they’d learn media relations representative. “We equity,” where Habitat families con- and what they’re capable of,” said use volunteers, so most can only tribute 500 hours of building their Loretta Drummond, site supervi- come out on Saturdays.” own home, helping another family sor for the last WomenBuild home This will be Orange County’s build a home or in some other way project. fourth Women Build-OC home, in the community through the orga- “Women don’t typically have the following the first three built in Cos- nization. construction skills,” said Ziegler. ta Mesa, Santa Ana and Huntington With so much help from local “Men may know, but we don’t know Beach. businesses and those active in the how.” Founded in 1979 by Millard community, the projects are done “We have some training courses, and Linda Fuller, the Georgia-based without the financial help of the but most of what the volunteers learn Habitat For Humanity has built 122 government. Habitat For Humanity is right on site,” said Drummond. homes in Orange County since 1988. does not accept federal funds, but If volunteers don’t want to build, Habitat For Humanity saw national does work fluidly with local govern- but would still like to help, Ziegler visibility in 1984 with a skyrocket of ments. said, there are also positions available new affiliates when former President “We use individual donors and on committees, such as hospitality, Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn be- corporate sponsors. And, we’re public relations and fundraising. came active in Habitat For Human- working with the city of Fullerton,” “We would love to invite stu- ity, creating the Jimmy Carter Work said Hernandez. “They’re giving us dents at Cal State Fullerton to get Project. the land to build.” involved,” Ziegler said. “We have a good reputation and WomenBuild-OC is looking for A second WomenBuild-OC people are willing to help,” said college students ready to react and home in Fullerton is in the works Hernandez, a Cal State Fullerton help. and to be announced. alumni. “We’re encouraging all of our col- STATION: Plans set

Campus police and the students they protect can look forward to the plans for a new campus police facil- ity becoming a reality; a plan which is five years in the making. Michael Smith, director of the offices of Design and Construction said the new facility will be located west of the State College parking structure in what is now Lot B. Ground breaking for the $6.3 mil- lion project is scheduled for October 2007. Construction of the facility has an expected completion date of December 2008, with police occu- pancy in January 2009, Smith said. The one story building will oc- cupy 9,500 square feet; more than double the square footage of the cur- rent police building. Smith said that according to the plans, the building will have a brick façade along State College that will be a continuation of the Arts com- plex. “It will be a user-friendly building for students and has parking conve- nience and a location close to the Ti- tan Student Union and the [Student] Recreation Center,” Smith said. The building will also include an additional 1,000 square feet for an From Page 3

Emergency Operations Center lo- cated at the front of the building. The EOC is a designated space that police officers can use in a major event such as an earthquake, fire or terrorist threat, Cal State Fullerton Police Chief Judi King said. In addition to the EOC, the fa- cility will also feature a 350-square- foot lobby with public restrooms, a drinking fountain and a larger wait- ing area than the current building’s lobby. King said while the university rec- ognized the need for a new, larger police facility, Vice President for Administration and Finance, Willie Hagan, made the project a top prior- ity over the last two years. March 8, 2007 NEWS 5 NEWS Women’s Center Explores Mixed Messages By MICHELLE ASCENCIO “I know it’s easy to mishear some- It is not just the words we use that you say it but think about how you tion must be in the conversation 100 time to process how that may land Daily Titan Staff Writer thing.” can misconstrue the message. When are going to say it, especially when percent in order for successful mes- on someone’s ears and then respond,” [email protected] As an example of this, Leavy communicating, Leavy said if the communicating with someone you sage conveyance. she said. showed the audience the famous three levels of do not know all “Reduce distractions and make Some other suggestions included The CSUF Women’s Center host- Abbott and Costello skit, “Who’s on communication that well. sure everyone’s attention is com- “owning your statements” by using ed a lunch time program entitled, “I First?” which was an example of how do not coincide, “We get into pletely in the conversation,” she “I” statements [“I think,” “I feel,” Know That’s What I Said, But That’s if two people do not begin on the another message How can I make them a cadence with said. etc.] and verifying what you said was

Not What I Meant,” where attendees same page while communicating, it can be delivered “ partners and Another way to avoid miscom- understood by the listener by having learned how communication can be is easy to get lost in the details. that is altogether hear it the way I want loved ones, and munication is to avoid anything that him or her repeat back to you what misinterpreted and misunderstood, “We get so used to communicat- different from they [know what can be interpreted more than one they heard. them to? “ and what can be done to avoid com- ing that we forget how complicated the words that we mean],” she way. Diana Shadwell, a liberal studies it is,” Leavy said. “If we’re not clear are being said. – Susan Leavy said. “When we “[Ambiguous content and state- major, said the speech had a lot of munication breakdown. Community Educator Alumna Susan Leavy, commu- about what we’re going for [when “ In c o n g r u - use shortcuts ments] are the crux of ‘not what I information she plans to use in her nity educator for the Crimes Against communicating], you get caught in ence [the body with people we meant,’” Leavy said. “Be clear with life. Women program and marriage a spiral.” language not don’t know that your intentions and ask, ‘How can “This speech was so helpful. I’ve counselor, spoke to students about Leavy then broke down the three matching the well, the message I make them hear it the way I want been having issues at work and some the importance of being clear when levels of a complete message. There message] com- isn’t the same.” them to?’” things that I’ve learned here might communicating with others. is the message, the words we use; the plicates the issue,” she said. “It deliv- Besides thinking before speaking, Also, she said to not feel pressured help,” Shadwell said. “In my life I have said things that metamessage, the undercurrent of ers additional information.” Leavy said there are many things to respond to others’ comments and Leavy said that she wanted to have not landed on the other’s ears the message and the body language, Leavy said a way to avoid this people can do to avoid miscommu- questions immediately. make sure that for her lectures she the way I had intended,” Leavy said. which includes body movements incongruence is to not only think nication. One of the requirements is “We often feel pressured to make not only discusses the problem, but and tone of voice. about what you want to say before that all participants in communica- an instant comment, but take the offers possible solutions as well. SURPRISE: Bundle of joy arrives unexpectedly From Page 1 paint with us all day. She was just always so fun.” pregnant, of course I’d do prenatal Added neighbor Terri Howell, care. What kind of person do people 48: “April was always active with the think I am?” she said. kids. Running in the front yard or Although Branum and her fiance walking the dogs.” Edwards, 46, had given up hope for Official statistics of undetected children of their own, Branum never pregnancies were unavailable, but abandoned her passion for caregiv- other cases of the rare occurrence ing. At age14 she found time to have been reported. In 2006 Aman- baby-sit for neighbors, later adopted da Brisendine, 26, of Seattle, Wash., four dogs with her fiance and even- unexpectedly gave birth to a baby tually became a professional babysit- boy. She experienced normal periods ter for children of co-workers and and mistook other pregnancy symp- friends. toms for pre-existing problems, ac- The Cox family has been - neigh cording to the WLTX-TV Web site. bors to Branum for 27 years. They Similarly, Jennifer West, 31, of believe she has always displayed a Villa Park Ill., delivered a healthy tender heart and gone out of her way boy after arriving in an emergency to help with their children. Their room describing “the worst period By ericka santos/For the Daily Titan daughter Samantha, now a 21-year- of her life,” according to Parent- BONDING TIME - Mother and son share an intimate moment. Walter old, human services major at CSUF, ing magazine. And in 2005, ABC- Scott Edwards III was born on Feb.28, 2007 reminisced about her memorable 7 News reported that Annice Allen America. And while reasons for harbors no doubts that Branum will times with Branum. gave a surprise birth to a baby girl at their undetected pregnancies may be a “dynamite mother” to Walter “She used to take me and my Long Beach Memorial Hospital. vary, for Branum and Edwards, the Scott Edwards III. friend Heather to the store all the The phenomenon of surprise ba- start of their new family will remain Mom, however, hopes there’ll be time for arts and crafts or orna- bies can affect women of any age, memorable. no more surprises for awhile. ments,” she said. “And she’d sit and any shape and in any city across Neighbor Colleen Doerner, 45, mihaylo: open 2008

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I don’t know the answers,” Tava- kolian said. He said his students “were study- ing Inter-Tel as a success: a CSUF graduate to show you don’t need to go to Harvard to be somebody … now I have questions.” Puri said he didn’t understand why Mihaylo’s gift was controver- By CARLOS DELGADO/Daily Titan Staff Photographer sial. picture frame - Bill Lever and his son Daniel of Seal Beach “I don’t know why this is a story,” take a scenic walk at Hilltop Park. he said. “This is an old story about the company and an employee. Steve Mihaylo did the right thing. He was never accused of any wrongdoing. The case against his company has been closed; penalties were paid.” Mihaylo addressed the issue in an e-mail to the Daily Titan, which was printed on March 5, but he was un- available for further comment. Mihaylo wrote to the Daily Titan that after the government told the company that it was under investi- gation for possible bid rigging, “In- ter-Tel conducted its own investiga- tion and felt that an employee in its Bay Area sales office had attempted to rig a bid. We fired the employee and agreed to pay a fine based on a formula that is very clear under the law – end of story.” Gordon said he had heard that Mihaylo had recently told a reporter that he will continue to give. “That’s the kind of man he is. I am con- cerned that this [recent media criti- cism] could deter other donors from stepping forward. Steve is strong. Others may not want to endure that.” Puri and Gordon said Mihaylo is the largest booster in the history of Cal State Fullerton. CSUF News Director Paula Sell- eck also supported Mihaylo. “We got to see what Mihaylo was made of,” she said. “He stepped up to the plate. This is a guy who’s done noth- ing but good things for this institu- tion, and I ask you is that a good model for our students? We think it is.” Construction on the $87.5 mil- lion College of Business and Eco- nomics building will continue as planned. Steven J. Mihaylo Hall is slated to open in 2008. 6 March 8, 2007 Introspect

periodically producing limited edition What old is new figures. again for the WWE And armed with the right feedback, he is in a position to give the people what and Jakks Pacific they want.

By Adam Levy Sign on the dotted line Daily Titan Executive Editor [email protected] Running an action figure line based on real people adds an intangible most on’t mistake it for child’s toy makers needn’t pay mind to – the play – there’s a lot of human one. It’s not as if Chewbacca, G. action that goes in- I. Joe or Bart Simpson carry grudges or to creating a successful hold out for more money. Dtoy line. While many of the superstars are The spiffy dolls you see - hang signed to a WWE Legends Contract, ing from retailer’s shelves are the end which authorizes merchandising rights, a product of a vision brought to life via separate element of Padawer’s job in- a team effort of brainstorming, cre- Photos By chad scott/Special to the Daily Titan volves tracking down estranged wrestlers ativity, artistry and marketing. They Royal rumble - A large collection of WWE Classic Superstars sit atop – some of whom left the WWE on less see the six-month process through, the office shelves of Jeremy Padawer, vice president of Jakks Pacific. than rosy terms – and signing them to from the conception of an idea, to year-long contracts that are independent its shaping and development, to the Figure Mania The line is a collection of figures of the wrestling company. birthing table that is your local toy based on wrestlers from the 70s, In a move he said was intended to set store. Padawer’s office is an experience 80s and 90s. Popular characters in the tone, Padawer’s aggressive enterprise Just ask Jeremy Padawer. in and of itself – think Tom Hanks the assortment include household led him to ink a wrestler whose nasty The 33-year-old serves as the vice in “Big.” The wall is adorned with an names such Hulk Hogan, Andre the and public dispute with WWE had gone president of Boy’s Entertainment for impressive collection of autographed Giant and Rowdy Roddy Piper, as on for the better part of a decade. Malibu-based Jakks Pacific, a promi- memorabilia, while a table showcas- well as lesser-known mat men of yes- “In the first assortment we signed the nent player in the toy business – an es a menagerie of the colorful action teryear such as Hillbilly Jim, King Ultimate Warrior,” Padawer said. “We industry that grosses $1.5 billon an- figures he has produced. He said Kong Bundy and Bobby “The Brain” were going after it.” nually. that his background as a wrestling Heenan. Padawer said that getting wrestlers After working for Mattel, Padawer fan and toy collector has given him “Those guys are the true heart of into the creative collaboration process was hired on by Jakks four years ago the proper perspective to cater to the wrestling,” Padawer said of the more towards developing the figure’s appear- to revitalize slumping sales numbers hungry consumer masses. obscure characters. ance is a key element. in the action figure department. And With 35 percent of action figure Padawer said a major factor in “I don’t know how much more per- did he ever. consumers constituted of males 15 the lines’ success is the direct com- sonal you can get than an action figure.” Jakks ‘06 revenue stood at $765.4 and older, Padawer took a retrospec- munication with his target audience; The contracts are not just limited million, in part due to the success of tive route with the line. he maintains an ongoing dialogue to the living. In the case of deceased Padawer’s opus, the WWE Classic “The focus was on celebrating the with fans and collectors via his blog wrestlers, Padawer negotiates contracts Superstars line. nostalgic part of the brand,” Padaw- Jeremy.com. through the wrestlers’ estate. Posthumous The brand is second only to er said. “Wrestling fans have a real He sets the quantities of each Classic Superstar figures include wrestlers Star Wars in the action figures sense of their history – people live character corresponding to the wres- such as Andre the Giant, Yokozuna, Mr. genre. and breathe this stuff.” tlers perceived popularity, as well as Perfect and The British Bulldog.

say cheese - An ensemble of figures, from left, “Captian” Lou Albano, Arn Anderson, Bret “The By rebecca hartness/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Hitman” Hart, Jimmy “The Mouth of the South” Hart and Doink the Clown.

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 After commu- nicating with the WWE and in- dependent wres- tlers, boys en- tertainment vice president Jeremy Padawer confirms With the computer im- which wrestlers Skourtis puts the head ages from the head scan will be produced scans to a computer where in tow, the head mold is Upon confirmation, production manager Peter Skourtis in each line. he tweaks images based on cast out of wax and sub- (above) begins a detailed process, merging vintage wres- capturing the essence of the sequently resin. Above is tlers with modern-day technology. The wrestlers are in- subject. a preliminary head cast volved in the creative process with Skourtis, sending him for current WWE super- pictures and undergoing a head scan. star Batista. March 8, 2007 7 Introspect: From Pitch to Product

By ChAD SCOTT/Special to the Daily Titan say hello to my little friends! - Jeremy Padawer shows off his action figures in his Malibu office. He said that his favor- ite figure in the Classic Superstars collection he helped produce is Ric Flair. The 33-year-old is the vice president of boys entertainment fot Jakks Pacific, a Malibu-based toy company.

And then there’s reporting to fun,” Skourtis said. sique to each wrestler. “When the the chairman of the board, WWE He uses a variety of facial expres- “Once the heads are done and we kids come in, CEO Vince McMahon. While the sions, such as neutral, happy, angry, get them back, we’ll Frankenstein them they buy the new- billionaire’s larger-than-life television and so forth, to determine which look here in the office,” Skourtis said. er ones,” Cabrera persona would lead you to believe he’s will spark a sentimental flashback The project manager demonstrated said. “But the par- the boss from hell, Padawer said oth- in the eyes of the consumer. Skour- this by grabbing a few figures, fiercely ents wind up buying erwise. tis clicked on his computer screen, pulling them apart and creating a new something also – [the “Vince is very hands off, he trusts and brought up an old picture of the figure on the spot. Classic Superstars] us,” Padawer said. “He’s very easy to Honky Tonk Man, the wrestling Elvis Once the approval is giv- catches their eye.” work with.” impersonator; then dragged up a pic- en for the heads and sculpts, A longtime enthusiast, the ture of the accompanying head mold, the molds are shipped off peddler lauded the line compared The Architect sporting the same expression. to Honk Kong where a proto- to past wrestling figures. “That was the one that sold me on type and painted version are “They are a hundred times better Once the list is confirmed and the head,” Skourtis said of the picture. produced and sent back for ap- because of the articulation and the contracts are signed, the handoff is “He looks like such a jerk!” proval. If green-lighted, a typical detail now that they have real scan,” made from Padawer to senior project Jakks uses Real scan technology, a four-month production begins with Cabrera said. manager Peter Skourtis. laser-generated program that captures the mass production of Bart Kapitzke is the 34-year-old If Padawer is the heart of the Clas- accurate dimensions of the wrestler’s the figures and the packaging. owner of the AWS Collectibles Store, sic Superstars line, Skourtis is the skull to cast a mold upon. which specializes in wrestling-related soul. Skourtis said of the technology, “It’s Let the bidding begin… merchandise. He estimated the Classic “I try to do it for the person buying like a giant Xerox copy Superstars line accounts for 25 percent the figure,” Skourtis said. “We want that scans their heads.” As soon of his sales. to make sure every detail does it up to Once the template is Once the heads are as the fig- “They love them, they’re collectors life.” set, Skourtis works with “ ures hit the and that’s what they want,” he said The 28-year-old said he strives to sculptors, casting the done and we get market, the of his customers. “They’re 100 times makes figures that he would buy. head mold out of wax them back, we’ll collector race better because of all the scans – it’s all “I was a fan when I grew up, so I re- and then resin, a synthet- is on. Retail about the scan.” member them from that perspective,” ic substance used in the Frankenstein them shelves are

Skourtis said. “There’s a lot of pass- plastic industries. here in the office. depleted of “A Dream Job”

ion behind this – these are my ba- The product manager the scarc- bies.” said specific communi- – Peter Skourtis “ er figures Both Padawer and Skourtis said The cubicles that encompass his of- cation with the sculptor Senior Production Manager sooner than they have the proverbial “dream jobs.” fice are not traditional, to say the least. is vital to get the details you can say “You have to fall in love with some- Amid the desks, computers and files, of the head just right, in “Tickle me thing to do it right,” Padawer said. lie hundreds of loose action figures the a process which he said, Elmo.” On “The funny thing about dream jobs project manager uses as paints to his “You can see the magic happen.” any given night, hundreds of e-bay – the job is what you make of it.” pallet. When planning the head mold for auctions buzz with bids as high as “I talk to Ultimate War- Skourtis’ job is to process the list 80’s wrestling star “Ravishing Rick $500 for a single figure. rior,” Skourtis said. “It’s of names given to him into eight-inch Rude,” Skourtis said he pulled no At the Frank & Son’s Show in City surreal – totally sur- replicas that capture the essence of the punches when streamlining the details of Industry, collectors and merchants real.” wrestler during a given time period. with the sculptors. congregate in a warehouse twice a Skourtis said Steps involved in this process include “Literally what I told him was that week for a swap meet of Magic cards, the bottom line a computer scan on a picture of the we need a dirty, 70s porn-style mus- video games and action figures. for the line’s subject’s head; sculpting a head mold; tache,” Skourtis said. “It’s a lot of nit- Anthony Cabrera, a 26-year-old enduring suc- and cobbling together a body and cos- picking – sometimes you just gotta be merchant at the show, has a booth de- cess was their tume that will further embellish the explicit.” voted to selling the popular toys. He a t t e n t i o n product. The next step in the process encom- has fetched bounties as high as $200 to the little Skourtis said he uses old wrestling passes matching a body to the mug. for a single figure, aS eries One Shawn things, no pun footage and action shots taken from Due to cost expenditures, Jakks does Michaels. He said the figures usually intended. the Internet or sent to them by the not make a custom body sculpt for become a hot commodity once they “The details are wrestlers as reference points to what each figure, but rather “Frankensteins” are not available on retail shelves, and very important. These the figure should resemble. them together out of stock parts until also commented on the generational keep selling – there’s plen- “It’s a lot of research, but it’s kind of they come up with a comparable phy- gap the line bridges. ty of room to grow.” By rebecca hartness/Daily Titan Photo Editor

Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 The figures are placed into packaging and distributed to retailers for promotional purposes. The Hulk Hogan With the computer im- figure (left) is ages from the head scan a rarer mail- in tow, the head mold is With the heads done, Skourtis uses away piece that cast out of wax and sub- parts from other figures to “Fran- Once the heads are sculpted and body was selling for sequently resin. Above is kenstein” body parts together. The molds are matched up, prototypes are over $150 in a preliminary head cast body parts are based on factors both with and without paint. Upon ap- multiple eBay for current WWE super- such as muscularity and girth. proval, it is sent to Hong Kong where auctions as of star Batista. mass retail production ensues. March 7. 8 March 8, 2007 opinion Got Cherries? You Soon Will The marketing man just how much these cherries can I’m not saying that it’s a bad idea And did learning about cholester- benefit one’s health. to show people that cherries have ol make me want to eat more eggs? behind milk will try But I ask this question: Will going the potential to improve health, but People work hard on these cam- Titan Editorial his hand at cherries. by a nickname and having the “Got I’m just wondering how they are go- paigns but it ultimately comes down Providing insight, analysis and perspective since 1960 Milk” guy really make a difference as ing to make the general public care to the consumer. By Andrew Snyder to how we see cherries? about eating cherries more than they The “Got Milk” commercials did Daily Titan Staff Writer I don’t know if seeing ads about a already do. an excellent job of making me laugh, “Baby Mama Drama” [email protected] cherry are go- If you re- and tried to convince me that milk ing to make member the was what I wanted to drink. We live in a litigious na- should be at least partially You’ve seen his ad campaigns me want to “incredible But a dog with peanut butter and tion. taken to task for getting preg- on television, the “Got Milk” eat more of edible egg” a guy who needs milk with his cup- A nation that loves to sue nant with a child she could project being arguably the most them. ads, they cake didn’t exactly convince me. I for anything – and we mean not afford to bear. recognized, but you may not Sure, they told consum- guess I am expecting to see the same anything. This case is a microcosm of know the man behind the ge- may make ers that eggs thing with these cherry commer- Take Jennifer Raper for ex- the problems with some peo- nius. me laugh and were good cials. ample. ple – they don’t take responsi- Jeff Manning, a marketing entertain me, for you and Funny and entertaining advertise- The 45-year-old Boston bilities for their actions. strategist from Northern Cali- but am I re- an important ments can hold my attention for 30 woman is suing Planned Par- Raper fits the bill perfectly. fornia, has been given the task ally going to part of your seconds but won’t make me run to enthood and a pair of doctors, Despite having sex, probably of shifting yet another food get up, go to diet. the store. claiming them responsible for unprotected, it’s someone product’s image in order to help the grocery They tried With the power of the “Got Milk” not succeed- else’s fault. consumers see the benefits rather store and buy s p i n n i n g name, this campaign may be success- ing at ad- So instead than the drawbacks. more cherries the views of ful. But maybe it won’t. ministering Unless this turns out of bucking What food product is surely because some cholesterol, It will be interesting to see what an abortion. “ up and tak- going to be the center of attention T.V. commercial told me they are explaining that there are two types, kind of show this whole thing will Her child is to be the second im- ing respon- maculate conception, come some Superbowl Sunday in good for me? Dietary and Blood, and discussed be, whether these ads have cherries

now two. sibility for the future? I’d rather eat a burrito. the importance of moderation. Sure, improving peoples abilities to “super

W e l l , we think mom should her actions, Tart cherries, which will now be It makes sense to hire a success there may be cholesterol from eggs human” levels or cherries with huge where do we she’s playing be at least partially tak- “ called a “superfruit.” story like Manning to guide the ship that our bodies need, but to promote bulging muscles wearing capes. start? The the blame en to task for getting The name is to express its nutri- and maybe the clever nickname “su- a product by telling us that modera- But at the end of the day, when main lesson game. And tional superiority over other fruits perfruit” is catchy, but does anyone tion is the key just seems ... silly. we watch these commercials about to derive pregnant ... getting ink. and the campaign is designed to besides myself feel a little pessimistic Isn’t it common sense to realize the tart cherry and we are fed the from this And may broaden the appeal of tart cherries about the whole idea of “spinning” a that moderation is the key to any- image of this food as a “superfruit,” freak show even get a and show people, the consumers, food product? thing? will it really matter? is: account- payday. ability, or should we say lack While we agree that the thereof. doctors may have dropped A human being exists and the ball on something like needs the basic amenities of this, by no means does that food, clothing and shelter, make them accountable for and someone has to foot the the costs of the child for the bill. next 18 years – that’s the re- Her baby’s daddy? Planned sponsibility of the mother Parenthood? The inept physi- and father. cians? We hope they laugh Raper Hey, how about Raper all the way out of court and herself? Unless this turns out onto her keister – then she to be the second immaculate can sue the steps of the court- conception, we think mom house. March 8,2007 9 opinion EWP Prompt is A Joke New Web Site Tracks Bad Drivers by Rebecca Hartness freedom to express oneself is easily There is no question that Myspace By Florance Chung quette is Parkly.net. The majority of fee to brew. Daily Titan Staff Writer achieved, one Myspace account at a and Facebook have exploded all over Daily Titan Staff Writer the photos seem to be of people who Even YouTube is not exempt [email protected] time. Everyone is at stalking distance society, leaving bits and pieces of [email protected] can’t stay on their side of the lines. from the motorists’ wrath. Search- on computer screens across the na- their colorful waste on every street A truck that is parked in two spots ing for bad drivers resulted in over In an effort to be the well-in- tions and children are exploited left corner. But that doesn’t mean we Drivers who are angry with other garnered over 30 comments alone. a thousand videos. Unfortunately formed, always in-the-know of stu- and right by their own naiveté. need to continue traipsing through drivers no longer have to resort to Aside from simply being an for humanity, some of these drivers dent body happenings, proud Titan Everywhere I go, I overhear the it or allow it to pollute our lives. ranting to their friends, scream- amusement and a stress reliever, it’s can’t even drive straight. That said, I’m supposed to be, I habitually fre- conversations of people around me. Everyone knows that too much ing out the window or raising their hard to imagine anyone actually get- I’m guessing that being on YouTube quent my online student portal. “Did you see what she had on her of anything – even a good thing middle fingers. A collection of Web ting results from these Web sites. probably hasn’t changed their ways Ask me what band is playing at Myspace?,” “How come I’m not in – can turn into a bad thing. If ev- sites devoted to exposing poor driv- Most people who commit atrocities either. Becker Amphitheatre this Wednes- your Top 8?” eryone would just use Myspace ers, inconsiderate parkers and other on the road are hardly ignorant of So while those of us who speed, day from 12-1 p.m., or the title And the inevitable click, snap and Facebook for the benefit of vehicular horrors are sprouting up. their behavior. I doubt that virtual weave and tail will continue to live of this week’s free movie at the Titan and “This picture is so going on another means (as opposed to the Complete with photographs of infamy is a true deterrent. on in the virtual world, it is unlike- Theatre from 6-9 p.m. and I can tell Myspace!” only means) of communication, we the offenders and information such Speaking of potential deterrents, ly that it will actually impact us in you. If games are your fancy, Tues- As much as we all hate to admit would all be much healthier. And as license plate numbers, violations some of us have probably gotten any other ways. Do I really have the day nights are free bowling and bil- it, Myspace and Facebook creep writing prompts that affect my col- and car descriptions, these sites are notes scribbled, “Learn to drive!” time to memorize all of these license liards. Everything I need to know into many conversations, taint- lege graduation requirements could both therapeutic and embarrassing, Did we care? We simply snickered plates when I’m out? I am probably about upcoming university and de- ing any chance of pure, intelligent be reserved for issues of greater im- depending on which end the driver at the idiots who would waste their too busy dodging them and trying to partmental events is posted for my discussion. A person’s worth, per- portance to the human race. happens to be on. However, does ex- time digging for pens and paper to find a decent parking space instead. convenience. sonality and character are defined I’m still trying to decide which posing these thoughtless people on- write these notes. But it sure feels good to have the The thing I was most recently by a virtual painting that is plas- is worse: the power that Myspace line actually help the problem? On Platewire.com there are sympathy of others. surprised to learn from my student tered all over the public domain and Facebook have over today’s cul- For those of us not involved in the 62,300 such writers who have tak- portal was that there were “no test of the Internet. Employers and ture and society, or the fact that this giving or receiving end, the raging en their notes to a new level. These results available” for my EWP ... college admissions representatives power is so strong that we are writ- tirades and the hastily captured pic- people leave either good or bad The Daily Titan welcomes letters EWP? Test results? Was there a test I can initially judge applicants by their ing about it for a test as important tures of bad parking are amusing. comments about their encounters. to the editor. needed to complete that was worthy Myspace pages. as the EWP. I’ll admit to walking by cars in Others commiserate with each ex- Any feedback, positive or nega- enough to be plastered on my stu- the CSUF parking lot and marvel- perience, adding anecdotes of their tive, is encouraged, as we strive dent portal? And worse, why was I ing at the poor parking jobs. While own. to keep an open dialogue with just now finding out about it? I’m thankful my car is not involved, While some comments are actu- our readership. The Daily Titan Not a single counselor had ever I still laugh. Sometimes, it’s so bad ally noteworthy, like “speeding at reserves the right to edit letters informed me of this exam that, that I wonder if there’s secretly a 100 mph,” others leave somewhat for length, grammar and spell- come to find out, is actually a writ- Losing My Religion camera crew nearby from MTV’s arbitrary comments, such as “your ing. Direct all comments, ques- headlight is out.” It is as if these peo- tions or concerns, along with ing proficiency exam every student Boiling Point, waiting to document your full name and major, to must take in order to graduate. Be- BY Dave Bruemmer some angry motorist. ple really think that all Americans executive editor Adam Levy at ing that my graduation was pending One such parking Web site doc- wake up in the morning to check [email protected]. on the results of this test, I paid the umenting the lack of parking eti- these sites as they wait for their cof- $25 registration fee and signed up On God’s Free Will for the earliest available test date. After much anticipation, my test On the Daily Titan message present and future. Thus, He date finally arrived on Feb. 24. They boards, many of the posters knows everything that He will say it’s not good to take a test on have responded to my articles do as well. Tonight some of you an empty stomach, so I ate a bowl discussing mankind having free will be praying and asking some- of cereal and took my coffee to go will. This is supposed to be the thing of God. He knows right so I could arrive 30 minutes before idea behind why our beliefs and now if He shall give you what test time. I, along with hundreds of choices will result in either eter- you ask for or not. He knows other students, stood outside our as- nal bliss or eternal punishment, that tomorrow He will cure your signed classrooms with our diction- according to many. Some people mother’s cancer per your request. aries, thesauruses and No. 2 pencils say man has free will but others, So if God knows right now that waiting to be checked in. such as modern day Calvinist He is going to cure that cancer After 30 minutes of random seat- descendants, will say that man tomorrow, can He change His ing, instructions and filling in bub- does not have free will. How- mind when tomorrow comes? bles, we finally began. ever, almost all of those who be- If God knows His choice in ad- I situated myself, opened my lieve in the Biblical God that ex- vance, then He is stuck with that test booklet and began to read the ists in the form choice because prompt. By the third sentence, I of three persons He already could hardly contain myself. Ap- (i.e. the Trinity) So God cannot be knew. Suppose palled by what I was reading, I had will certainly “ God will decide to cover my mouth to avoid bursting proclaim that both all-knowing and that He is going into laughter in the silent room. God Himself all-powerful at the to change His What are the compelling issues has free will. same time. Those ideas “ mind at the last that are important enough to discuss God’s free will minute since in a college-level writing proficiency is a better av- are mutually exclusive. He is all-pow- exam today? enue to explore erful, then that Myspace and Facebook. in order to in- would mean Yes, you read that correctly. vestigate the that He didn’t We were to discuss the advantages verisimilitude of His existence. know ahead of time, right? and disadvantages of Myspace and Because God is described as So God cannot be both all- Facebook in a well thought out, in- a person who thinks and makes knowing and all-powerful at telligent essay. I had 90 minutes to decisions, then it would seem to the same time. Those ideas are prove my competency in written me that He has free will. Certain mutually exclusive. If He knows English and this was the topic I was conditions are necessary in or- everything, then the set of all fu- forced to write about. der for a being to have free will: ture events is fixed. That means Now, I’m not denying that social having a need or a want, mul- that He cannot change things, networking sites such as Myspace tiple options available to choose and that means He cannot be and Facebook aren’t a big part of from, being able to choose with- all-powerful. It also means that youth culture. The mere existence out any external restraints and He cannot have free will ei- of the sites have seriously changed having a rational basis for mak- ther. He will simply have to say, communication in our society. But ing a choice. There is one other “Well I can’t cure mom’s cancer should the relevance of the topic be critical condition that I will talk because I knew yesterday that a pending point of my college gradu- about where God definitely fails I wasn’t going to.” This would ation? the test, and that is that the fu- make God resemble some sort Perhaps these Web sites have more ture cannot be known in order of computer program executing relevance than I thought. for free will to exist! It is sort of a statements or an automaton, Real-life relationships are defined derivation from the old skeptical rather than a person. by virtual relationships that exist on- offering that asks: can God can God cannot be a person, given line. And if you don’t want to talk make a rock that is so heavy that the attributes that are assigned to someone in person or over the even He cannot lift it? to Him. Therefore God cannot phone, it’s perfectly acceptable to God is supposedly all-power- exist because the entire concept break up, hook up and build rela- ful and all-knowing. So He can of an omniscient, omnipotent tionships in isolation over a 12-inch do anything He wants to and He being with personality and free screen and keypad. knows everything about the past, will is wholly irrational. Identities are created and deleted Email Dave at [email protected] with the click of the mouse and the 10 SPORTS March 8, 2007

Titan Men’s Basketball Honored ABOVE THE REST BY JAIME CARDENAS I first saw it,” Cal State Fullerton’s three days before the announcement. Daily Titan Columnist Bobby Brown said. “But there isn’t “Bobby is really well deserving, and [email protected] anything I can do with it. I just have Aaron is well deserving. I’d like to go into the conference tournament see a Co-MVP, to be honest.” In the world of college voting pol- and prove people wrong. I have a That didn’t happen, though. itics the player and coach of the year chip on my shoulder now.” Brown, who was a little better than awards usually go to members of the During the Big West Conference Nixon in several categories did make best team. This year that team was Tournament tele-conference on the first team for a second time. Long Beach State. Monday morning, UC Santa Barba- Brown was joined on the first The 49ers, the regular season Big ra coach Bob Williams was adamant team by teammate Scott Cutley. West Champions who beat the Ti- of the MVP award going to the top No Titan made it on the All-Sec- tans both times they played, swept player on the top team. ond team, but Frank Robinson did the top two awards on Monday. “There is no doubt that he (Nix- earned honorable mention. Long Beach’s Aaron Nixon and on) is the player of the year,” Wil- The Titans (19-9, 9-5) enter the Larry Reynolds were named player liams said. “I’m a firm believer that tournament having lost four of their and coach of the year, respectively. the players of the year should come last five, but the team was battling Cal State Fullerton made school from the best team.” some injuries at the end. Burton history, earning two All-First Team The news was not that surpris- said during the tele-conference that honors for the first time since the ing. Titans head coach was already health is not going to be an excuse 1984-85 season. expecting it when interviewed over for the Titans. But, debatably, the best player in the weekend, but held off hope for a “We are healthy now, there are no the conference did not pick up the co–MVP award. excuses,” Burton said. “We’ve abso- MVP award because his team did “Coaches really feel that the MVP lutely have hit a wall here. This is not finish in first. should come from the champion- not a good time of the year to have “It did bother me a little bit when ship team,” Burton said on Friday, this.” version5800<3745673_cout o126490=MM_reloadPage: }} NBA Point Spreads Online Favorite Underdog at Orlando 2 Chicago San Antonio 5 1/2 Charlotte www.dailytitan.com

By carlos delgado/Daily Titan Staff Photographer TAKING CHARGE - Cal State Fullerton’s Toni Thomas [center] elevates past three Pacific players during No. 5 seed Cal State Fullerton’s 69-58 defeat of No. 8 seed Pacific on Wednesday in the first round of the Big West Conference women’s basketball tournament at the Anaheim Convention Center Arena. Thomas, a sophomore from San Bernardino, recorded a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds. It was CSUF’s first Big West tourna- ment win since 2004. The Titans will play No. 4 seed Cal State Northridge today at 2:30 p.m. at the Anaheim Convention Center Arena. CSUF swept their regular season series against the Matadors with a 78-73 win on the road in January and a 86-79 win on Feb. 10 at Titan Gym. In Wednesday’s game, Titan senior Charlee Underwood also contributed with 19 points, including two three-pointers and seven rebounds. March 8, 2007 11

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Fun and Games sible by the people at www.dailysudoku.com 12 March 8, 2007 SPORTS Looking for a Second Season Reprieve I M O Men’s basketball aims to All-Conference first team for the BY Jaime Cardenas second time and is a finalist for the turn things around in the Cousy Award. In addition, Brown was also Falling In Love With the Men’s Team Big West Tournament named to the U.S. Basketball Writ- ers Association All-District 9 team, March, 22, 2005. Cal State Ful- ple’s perception about the Titans’ joining such players like UCLA’s lerton versus Georgetown. program. BY JASON KORNFELD Aaron Afflalo and Darren Collison. Daily Titan Staff Writer The game that changed it all. It also showcased Head Coach The Titans will lean on him heav- [email protected] Not exaggerating. It changed Bob Burton’s “Run ‘N’ Gun” style ily along with Scott Cutley. everything about CSUF men’s of play, that is fun to watch and Cutley averaged nearly 16 points a Second chances are rare commod- basketball. Alle. Tutti. Tous. Tudo. attractive to play in. game and pulled down just over nine Todo. I wasn’t the only one watching ities in sports but Bobby Brown and rebounds, which earned him first- the Cal State Fullerton men’s basket- Spring semester of 2005 was the game. Since the game was in team All-Big West accolades and the my first semester at CSUF. Washington D.C. most watched ball team hope they can repossess conference’s rebounding leader. their lost swagger and atone for poor I didn’t attend any games that it on T.V. among them, current Ray Reed, Frank Robinson and year because all of my classes starting forward Scott Cutley. play down the stretch. Justin Burns figure to round out The Titans will take their 19- where at the El Toro campus (now “I was just watching them play the starting lineup for the Titans. the Irvine Campus). I only drove and I was just loving how the ball 9 overall record into the Big West All three have struggled down the Tournament beginning tonight at up twice to the main campus, I was moving and how it was going stretch but will be counted on to think. back and forth,” Cutley, who at the Anaheim Convention Center, give the Titans a lift. and if they are unsuccessful, Brown I didn’t know many people the time was at Kent State, told Robinson was an honorable men- and didn’t know my way around me two weeks ago. “I could really and the Titans will only exist togeth- tion on the men’s Big West All-Con- er in history. the area so I didn’t go to Big West see myself playing in that kind of ference team. Tournament that year either. system. That’s the kind of system The Titans have a chance to erase The Titans can expect a big punch their poor performance down the But even though I never went I thought I was coming into [at off the bench from recently award- to a game, I did watch the Titans’ Kent State].” stretch in which they were only ed “Sixth Man of the Year” Marcus able to win one out of the final five nationally televised NIT game After talking with Bobby Crenshaw, who averaged almost 12 against the Hoyas on ESPN2. Brown, his high school teammate games. points and just over two assists for Should the Titans be victorious, I wasn’t keeping up much with and long time friend, he decided the Titans. school affairs, but I knew it was a to transfer to CSUF. they will be rewarded only the sec- Crenshaw hit 13 treys in the final ond NCAA Tourney Berth in school big deal. “I was like, you know what? three games. For the first 10 minutes or so, I’m coming. I want to be a Titan,” history. Should the Titans fall short in the To get to the Dance, as it is com- the game was close. The Titans, Cutley said. “I want to play in that tournament, this year will still mark playing without star player Ral- kind of style.” monly called, Fullerton needs to their third consecutive winning sea- pick up victories on Thursday, Fri- phy Holmes, were hanging with Burton is cognizant that the son, a feat not accomplished since Georgetown. game elevated the program’s pro- day and in the championship game former Titan Head Coach George on Saturday. But it all came to a crash- file, but doesn’t have too many McQuarn had four winning records ing halt. Almost everything that fond memories of the game. Before the final five games, the between 1981-82 and 1984-85. Titans were in first place in the Big CSUF would throw up would “We all felt, honestly, that it Titan Head Coach Bob Burton be a miss, and almost everything wasn’t our team. It did help jump West and having one of the most has turned the program around in successful seasons in the program’s Georgetown launched at the bas- us to the next level and give us a By CARLOS DELGADO/Daily Titan Staff Photographer recent years, and his tutelage will be ket would go in. lot of credibility and all that stuff history. an intricate part of the Titans suc- VITAL COG – Marcus Crenshaw was selected as the Sixth Man of the Year. In the end, the Titans didn’t … I just wish people could have First the Titans let go of their No. cess. 1 tourney seed which would have have enough for the Hoyas as they seen our real team. And they never With the NCAA tournament in lost 74-57. did,” Burton said. “From a coach- given them two first round byes. Santa Barbara, UC Irvine, Cal State Division I level. their sights, Brown will have to pro- Then the Titans lost their No. 2 Northridge, Pacific and UC River- Fullerton will be appearing in Ending what had been a magi- ing standpont it was great, but you pel this Titan team to the next level cal run through the NIT. know it could have been better.” seed, which would have also given side respectfully. the tournament for the 29th time. and demonstrate the leadership of a them two first round byes. Fullerton missed a second oppor- They remain 3-7 in semifinal games The game did more good than It may not have been a win, but true point guard. If Brown can do bad, however. It changed every- it was a victory. One first round bye will have to tunity to claim their 20th victory and are 12-8 in preliminary rounds this, he will add to an already im- be good enough, as the Titans head when they fell to the lowly 4-23 UC which gives them a 16-27 record in thing for CSUF. pressive Fullerton career, and possi- The game put the school on Jaime Cardenas’ columns appear into the tournament in third place. Davis on Saturday night. postseason play. bly increase his NBA draft stock. Long Beach State holds the No. 1 That win would have given the Brown, who averaged 20 points the college basketball map, helped every Thursday For the Titans, they have their with recruiting, and changed peo- seed, Cal Poly has the No. 2 seed, Titans only their fifth 20-win season and five assists during the regular second chance and the time is now. [email protected] and Fullerton is followed by UC in school history and fourth at the season, was selected to the Big West