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DailyThe Student Voice of California StateTitan University, Fullerton ASI Faculty Builds Waves Wipe Out at CSUF Strike: Change A Look Students agree that two new campus centers will Back be useful in the future By EDWARD PETERS By misa nguyen For the Daily Titan Daily Titan Staff Writer [email protected] [email protected]

Cal State Fullerton’s Associated What former Cal State Fullerton Students Inc. is spearheading two President L. Donald Shields consid- current campus construction proj- ered “overly simplistic” thirty years ects aimed to enhance student life. ago is now a complex, unresolved Student fees are the sole funding for issue. building the Children’s Center and “A strike is very likely”, said Scott the Student Recreation Center. Spitzer, a CSUF political science According to Fred Sanchez, ASI professor. “The board of trustees executive director, the exploratory By karl thunman/Daily Titan Photo Editor must understand faculty needs im- committee was formed in the early close call - Titan Jake Vasquez makes the catch just moments after Pepperdine’s Danny Worth touches first base Tuesday night at Goodwin Field. mediately, in prevention of a faculty 1990s to perform surveys that as- The Titans won the game 9-4. strike.” sessed the long-term needs of day- According to a 1977 Daily Titan care and child development services article, Jack Bedell, former chair for student-parents and campus em- of CSUF’s Faculty Council, now ployees. the Academic Senate, said, “Some “The need was there and it was people complained last year about supported by the campus popula- Brown’s proposal for a $70 raise tion,” Sanchez said. Former Titan on the Run across the board.” He said faculty While at CSUF, Reed took phi- social security number, according to under the radar…being careful not A meeting with Facilities Manage- By yvonne villarreal members are not only upset with the losophy and public speaking courses Brezier. to run up any debt so she wouldn’t ment ended with an approval of the Daily Titan Staff Writer proposed pay increase, but also with and was on the novice division of the The prospective employer did a draw attention to herself.” on-campus project plan and an esti- [email protected] the state’s methodology in determin- debate team. search of Henson on the internet, Investigators have determined mate of probable cost was performed ing such raises. “During her time here, she really where they stumbled upon a missing that Reed had been using Henson’s to see if the project was in financial The CBS series “48 Hours” filmed Spitzer said the board of trustees was interested in becoming a college person’s Web site created by Hen- identity since 2004. reach of the students. In 1996 the on campus Tuesday for an upcoming should recognize faculty concerns debater,” said Jon Bruschke, Reed’s son’s family after she disappeared in “[Identity theft] is a very common students passed a referendum for a segment about a former Cal State and come to a consensus on the issue former speech and debate professor 1999—the same year Reed was last crime and it’s growing in numbers,” $10 registration fee, of which the Fullerton student under federal in- before the association is pressured to who discovered the controversy sur- seen by her family. said University Police Sgt. John accumulated interest on every $8 vestigation for assuming other peo- act further. rounding his former student after a When questioned by authorities, Brockie. “It’s usually done for some would fund the Children’s Center, ple’s identities to gain admittance to Between the years of 1977-78, some of the nation’s most prestigious student sent him an article that ran Reed claimed to be Henson, Brezier type of gain. People don’t usually Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. of Cali- Sanchez said. in the New York Post. said. She agreed to a request to sub- do it to become that person, they The center was located off cam- universities—including Harvard and fornia proposed a budget increase Although Reed used the name mit DNA evidence, but fled town do it to get a credit cards…or cash pus when it first opened, said Betsy Columbia. of 2.2 percent for all teachers in the Authorities said they believe Es- Bowman, Bruschke said her email before it could be collected. a check.” CSU System. Gibbs, director of the center. In username was “jnattyfisher.” N atalie “She would begin moving and The U.S. Attorney’s Office is 1979, the facility was moved onto ther Elizabeth Reed, 28, attended In the 1977 Daily Titan article, CSUF in the fall of 2002 under the Fisher is an identity she would also traveling before it caught up with searching for Reed, who faces federal much criticism came from officials the CSUF campus and is still run- use. her,” Brezier said. “She was living identity-theft charges, Brezler said. ning in the same location today, assumed name of Natalie Bowman in government and education, call- before taking on other identities. A “No one doubted her interest,” ing the proposal everything from a Gibbs said. Bruschke said. “She wanted to go “The Children’s Center is actually CSUF professor wrote her a recom- “great disappointment” to a “slap in mendation letter that granted her toe-to-toe with kids from the best the face.” in buildings considered temporary. schools in the nation.” The definition of temporary is de- admission to Harvard, said Detec- Thirty years later, the issues still tive Clark Brezier of South Carolina, King County Sheriffs in Washing- remain. Currently, the CSU is trying batable because they have been in ton became suspicious last fall that the current buildings, I believe, since who is working with officials to help to reach agreements in negotiations catch Reed. Reed was connected with a string of with the association. They have been the late 1970s and 1980s,” said Paul identity thefts to obtain money and Rumberger, ASI’s director of admin- “She was duping other people by unable to come to terms on the issue gain admission to colleges. istration. using assumed names,” Brezier said. of total salary compensations and in- In the summer of 2006, police As the first student project, the Reed’s family last saw her in 1999 centive and equity pay programs. at a courthouse in Seattle, when the in New York were close to appre- The latest proposal made to the center will soon undergo a transfor- hending Reed when she, under the mation. then 21-year old plead guilty for association by the CSU includes a identity of Brooke Henson, applied The same process has taken place possession of stolen property. The 24.87 percent salary increase over the for a housekeeping job in Manhat- By YVONNE VILLARREAL/Daily Titan Staff with the Student Recreation Center. Mountlake Terrace High School next four years, effective in 2006-07. tan using Henson’s birth date and IDENTITY LOSS - Jon Bruschke (left) is interviewed by 48 Hours onTues- The association has refused this sal- “In 1999, ASI hosted a half-day drop out disappeared soon after. day about a former student who is wanted for identity theft. forum with approximately 30 stu- ary increase. dent leaders to discuss how the “No increase whatsoever has been campus’s recreation program could given to faculty for the past five be improved,” said Kurt Borsting, years, and now they just expect us to ASI director. “It was at this meeting take this proposal because they think that the idea of building a student Women on the Front Lines it’s fair,” Spitzer said. recreation center on campus was for- By jenny houser ployer.” rity or in the FBI. CSUF in Dec. 2005 and returned as Paul Browning, CSU spokesman, warded.” Daily Titan Staff Writer Cadet Rae Fenstermaker, 20, Cadet Alice Lee, 24, health science a gold-bar recruiter for the ROTC said the CSU thinks it is an excellent ASI then funded the feasibility [email protected] psychology major, said she has high major, took a different approach to program. salary offer and they were surprised study, conducted by an outside firm, hopes for her future career in the the ROTC. After being in the Unit- “They take on the role of the leader that the faculty didn’t take it. for a potential campus recreational Many may consider the Army a Army. ed States for only six years, Lee re- very quickly,” Rios said. “When you “Faculty deserves a lot,” Browning center. Through campus surveys, man’s world, but to cadets in Cal Even after facing hesitation from ceived her citizenship and joined the are put in the position of a leader on said. “They are great and we under- polls and additional focus groups, State Fullerton’s ROTC program, her mother when Fenstermaker program this semester. the field, you kind of forget you are a stand that for a couple of years they students agreed to an increase in stu- they know that women have earned joined the program, she wanted to Medina said while Lee is still female and just go for it. You take on have had no raises whatsoever, but dent fees to fund the construction of their spot in the ranks. break the stereotype of a woman’s working to improve her English a lot, but it’s a role that only strong now with this new opportunity, we the building, Borsting said. With over 85 cadets in the pro- role in the Army. skills, she is determined and has a women can take.” are trying to bring faculty salaries up With a passing student referen- gram, more than 20 percent are “You don’t really expect women strong sense of patriotism. The ROTC requires excellence in to par.” dum, plans for the new recreation women, according to Maj. Robert will be good in the Army,” Fenster- “I actually thought it would be both the program and academia and Jacqueline Otis, operations ana- center were put into motion. Medina, CSUF’s recruiting opera- maker said. “I think being a woman very hard for me, but it’s very do- Medina said it is an achievable goal lyst-specialist for Student Academic “In terms of the Student Recre- tions officer. in the Army, especially in this battal- able and you gain a lot of physi- for female students who are consid- Services, said she does not agree. ation Center, we’re giving everything “I think the number [of women] ion, it’s really welcoming. I like the cal strength. I love that,” Lee ering to join the program. “All faculty and staff are under- the students want,” said Michael is slowly increasing and that comes community of the Army and I like said. “It just takes a little determination paid,” she said. Smith, director of the Office of -De with the territory as the program the sense of fighting for something Medina said the ROTC will send and persistence, just like in college,” According to the Cal State Uni- sign and Construction. “It’s got car- slowly increases, which is good,” that is bigger than us.” Lee to a leadership assessment course Medina said. “We are very proud versity Employees Union, General dio workout areas, ball courts, a rock Medina said. “There is more gen- Fenstermaker said she plans to as well as an entry-level master’s pro- to have such a growing number of Salary Increase for 2006-07 is 3 per- climbing wall, and an outside swim- der equity and more diversity in the go into military intelligence in the gram for nursing. female cadets in our program. Our cent. Otis calls this increase “unrea- ming pool.” program. It demonstrates that the Army for a minimum of eight years. “If you look at the females we female cadets are physically and sonable.” Army is not a guy’s club. It hasn’t After she comes back to the civilian have, they are very strong and very mentally tough, and I would proud- been for the longest time. The world, Fenstermaker said she wants educated,” said former Titan cadet, ly serve with them anywhere and SEE ASI - PAGE 2 Army is an equal opportunity em- to pursue a career in homeland secu- Christina Rios, who graduated from anytime.” SEE STRIKE - PAGE 2

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Chad Johnson is looking to an Crane believes the plan will be easy retirement 45 years from now, beneficial for small companies that with a glass and umbrella inside his would have been unable to offer drink. He’s already got an idea of expensive pension packages because what will be in his suitcase. now they can contribute into their “I think it would be cool to see employee’s retirement plans. myself in some exotic place on the But the potential dangers are also beach with beautiful women and a high. Many Americans are not good lot of luxurious things,” he said. about taking the initiative of setting He’ll need a one-way ticket to aside money, Peretz said. the Bahamas. By American Airlines Workers also face dangers of in- it could cost $279. He’ll need shoes vesting their money in the stock when he goes on the golf course. A market. The stock market is a good pair of Nike golf shoes can range way to boost retirement funds, Per- from $60 to $170. And the price tag etz said, but failing to diversify stocks for Johnson’s retirement: Priceless. or investing in dangerous stocks can Or something very close to that. wipe an employees retirement away “We have a real retirement prob- in an instant. lem,” business Professor Donald “Some people will actually benefit Crane said. “People used to retire from this,” Peretz said. “People who when they had $100,000, $200,000 are very good at investing money and now, often, people need millions – but most people are not good at of dollars to be able to retire.” investing money.” It’s been 10 years since business In addition, safeguards are limited Professor John Cross heard of a by problems with social security for major company unveiling a defined the next generation and the limbo pension plan for its employees. His courtesy of arttoday the current health care system is in, advice to students: buy a piggy bank Peretz said. and start saving some money. Cross, who teaches a financial “The day of big corporations tak- Defined pension plans were pro- will match the contribution with cent of their income, it is unlikely to the average lifespan, many people management class, believes the rise ing care of us, demanding our loy- vided wholly from the employer and their own contribution. The money that they are going to retire when underestimate how much money in popularity of 401(k)s requires the alty but taking care of us financially, the terms were agreed on before em- set aside is exempt from taxes. they want, where they want and how they need to save. Many will run out government to take a proactive role that was a 1950, 1960 concept. It’s ployment, political science Professor But the worker needs to take the they want.” of money by 75, Peretz said. to educate workers about them. gone,” Cross said. Paul Peretz said. Defined pension initiative of investing in the option. There is no consensus behind Computer science major Doug “These things are not rocket sci- Defined pension plans, guaran- plans normally required employees If employees decide not to set aside what is spurring the movement from Ferguson, 54, is feeling the pressure ence,” Cross said. “It requires some teed retirement packages provided by to first work at the same company any of their check, employers will pension plans to 401(k)s. Whether of retirement lurking in his future. financial knowledge most people employers, are disappearing quickly. for a certain number of years, but not contribute money into the ac- it is because people are living longer, He works as an independent con- could get if they took one good Their disappearance, beginning in employees were not required to set count. For those that do not plan because competition from overseas tractor and he and his wife began course in high school or college.” the ’80s and continued precipitously aside any money. appropriately, a murky future could is forcing companies to slash its pay- thinking about retirement about 11 Cross recommended that all stu- into the ’90s, are being replaced with The 401(k) plan works different- loom beyond the horizon. roll or a simple matter of shifting re- years ago. dents take a financial management self-financed 401(k) accounts. ly. It requires employees to set aside “Students should be saving 10 sponsibilities, defined pension plans Though he has steadily set aside class. Cross said he believes students The difference between 401(k)s money from their paycheck each percent of their income the min- are fading into oblivion. cash for over a decade, Ferguson said need to take the initiative of prepar- and pension plans is who is held re- month toward a retirement fund. For ute they start working,” Crane said. With advances in medicine and he does not feel comfortable about ing themselves for what is to come sponsible for saving money. every dollar deposited, the employer “And if they are not saving 10 per- medical breakthroughs adding years what awaits his wife and him later – or else.

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3IGNUP,OGIN'ET#ONNECTED 6 NEWS August 21-28, 2006 NEWS 4 March 14, 2007 opinion Hollywood Glamorizes Titan Editorial Criminals in Film The Advocate Providing insight, analysis and perspective since By Shaelan Bowers sent to the San Francisco Chronicle, BY Robert Moran “Fresh Squeezed O.J.” Daily Titan Staff Writer he specifically asked that a movie be [email protected] made about him. Los Angeles Superior public upon initial release. Again, many criminals do what Social Responsibility and the Disabled Court Judge Gerald Rosen- It’s quite amazing that a We certainly do love serial kill- they do because they want to get The Lincoln-Sudbury school cause of their intelligence, can berg ruled yesterday that all guy like O.J., who had virtu- ers in this country. their names in the paper, but I board has blood on its hands. be mainstreamed. I was. of the profits derived from ally disappeared into the in- If we aren’t to busy researching couldn’t help but feel uneasy about John Odgren, a 16-year-old Still, some behaviors have to O.J. Simpson’s latest creative famy abyss, would reemerge every gruesome detail of a certain the fact that the Zodiac Killer got ex- with Asperger’s Syndrome from be dealt with. Unlike California, endeavor, “If I Did It,” will with a brazenly disrespectful killer’s crime spree or getting bom- actly what he wanted, “a good film” Princeton, Massachusetts, is cur- other states, such as Massachu- be allocated to the family of slam to the victims of the barded with profiles that seem to made about him. By packing into rently on trial for murdering a setts, don’t have a Regional Cen- murder victim Ron Gold- double-murders he eluded run in a constant loop on MSNBC, the theaters to see films about known 15-year-old classmate. Odgren ter system, and the burden of man. The family is still owed punishment for. we are piling into our local theatres serial killers, aren’t we as a society is autistic. treatment rests on the schools. in excess of He very to see these horrible people get im- simply validating what these people For years Odgren’s parents had While Odgren’s actions were $38 million well should mortalized on film. have done? pleaded with the Lincoln-Sud- extreme and not the norm,

on the re- Now the Goldman have stayed With that being said I’ll be the They want fame and we give it to bury School district to get him schools across the country should

ceiving end “ out of the first to admit thatI , like many Amer- them on a silver platter. This prob- the services he needed. In his take heed. Inappropriate behav- of a wrong- family gets whatever limelight, icans, am completely fascinated with lem is also compounded by the fact case, it was the behavior modi- ior is one of the trademarks of ful death comes of O.J.’s guilt– “ but ulti- the criminal mind. I can’t even count that almost all of the major movie fication therapy Asperger’s. It is lawsuit. what comes around m a t e l y , the hours I have spent in front of the studios seem to have a hard-on for that needed to important for We say the mon- TV watching profiles on the Night movies about made-up serial killers. avert his aggres- ... violent behavior schools to be justice has goes around ... ey and Stalker, Jeffrey Dahmer and Son of Films like the “Saw” franchise and sive behavior. “is very rare and we are able to serve been served. fame drew Sam. And during the past couple Hannibal Lecter saga do what they Odgren had their students’ “If I Did

him back weeks in anticipation of “Zodiac” I can to kick it up a notch and can af- on several oc- not psychopaths. But needs. Most It” was a

in with no have spent an inordinate amount of fect some truly disturbed people in casions stated if disturbing behavior autistics would virtual confession for hire expense spared to what was time doing exactly what I described, their wake. that he wanted never kill any- by the former Buffalo Bill, left of his dignity. Now the is being ignored, there “ researching every little thing about It’s one thing to chronicle the ex- to kill some- one, violent as Simpson was to explain Goldman family gets what- the cases so I could be the first one ploits of someone who is already a one and could is a problem in the sys- behavior is very ever comes of O.J.’s guilt how he would have com- in the door when the film finally part of history; it’s another to give commit the tem. rare and we are mitted the double-murder if – what comes around goes opened. troubled people good ideas. Call me perfect mur- not psycho- he had commit the double- around and Orenthal sold Although I enjoyed the film, as I crazy but I think it’s pretty horrible der, and even paths. But if the last piece of his soul for murder. The project was do with most films that tread simi- to make money on the pain and suf- brought knives disturbing be- the benefit of the victims’ 86’ed last December after it lar ground, I left the theatre feeling fering of innocent people and to turn and screwdrivers to school that havior is being ignored, there is bank account. was flamed by the media and strange. As I began asking myself their killer into a household name. were confiscated by teachers and a problem in the system. why I felt the way I did I realized I’m sure almost everyone knows who school officials, although - mem Now with Odgren’s trial ap- it was because I just spent $10 to Jeffrey Dahmer is, but I challenge bers of the school board told the proaching, his attorney is trying watch the murders of a group anyone to name one of his victims. Boston Globe they knew noth- to put a new spin on a classic of innocent people get sensa- I don’t mean to get on my moral ing about it. defense that, if successful, would tionalized. high-horse here since I have seen just People who are autistic are practically excuse Odgren from I really can’t say that I’m sur- about every serial killer movie ever sometimes feared simply because his culpability. This is also wrong, prised since Hollywood has been made, and no matter what I say, se- they are not understood, but however, because it would open making movies about serial killers rial killer movies and slasher flicks the things people fear are those up a Pandora’s Box of problems for as long as I can remember, but will still be gold at the box office, but which must be discussed. In or- for this country’s legal system with “Zodiac” there was a new ele- I really think we need to stop turning der to dispel such ignorance, it and send the wrong message to ment that really hadn’t been explored murderers into celebrities. is necessary to further examine the public. before. This is the fact that in one of They belong in the electric chair, cases like Odgren’s, whose story Being disabled does not ex- the infamous letters the Zodiac Killer not on the silver screen. is more of a testament to the fail- cuse such behavior at all. Odgren ure of the educational system, is ultimately responsible for his and how the problems associated actions. But the school system The Daily Titan welcomes letters to the editor. 7 with not getting services from also failed to act. Any feedback, positive or negative, is encouraged, as we strive to keep an open dia- public school systems can lead to A straight-A student was logue with our readership. The Daily Titan reserves the right to edit letters for length, tragedy. killed and now another’s life will grammar and spelling. Direct all comments, questions or concerns, along with your People with Asperger’s, be- be destroyed as well. full name and major, to executive editor Adam Levy at [email protected]. 2 March 14, 2007 Page two IN OTHER NEWS INTERNATIONAL NEWS Student Organization Spotlight Bush Promises Mexico Overhaul on Immigration Policies

MERIDA, Mexico (AP) - President Bush sought to soothe strained ties Biology Club & Biology Graduate Students Club with Mexico on Tuesday by promising to prod Congress to overhaul tough Keber said Accord- shops with the help of a small U.S. immigration policies. But Mexican President Felipe Calderon criticized Biology clubs working the club has ing to the group of professors and occa- U.S. plans for a 700-mile border fence and said Bush must do more to curb hard to expand their taken a trip B i o l o g y sionally has guest speakers. The American drug appetites. to the Bio- Club’s mis- club will host an entymologist, Mexico was the last stop on Bush’s five-nation Latin American tour, and field of study sphere in sion state- a person who studies insects, on the one where the political stakes seemed the highest. Arizona and ment, the April 11. Welcoming Bush to a restored hacienda on the sun-drenched Yucatan By Daralyn Schoenewald visited a wolf club seeks The Biology Club will be ob- Peninsula, Calderon said it would be hard to reduce Mexico’s drug produc- Daily Titan Staff Writer sanctuary in to “help bi- serving grunions, a type of small tion while demand remains high in the . [email protected] the past. ology ma- fish, this semester said the club’s “We need the collaboration and the active participation of our neighbor,” In order to serve the differ- Cristina jors reach adviser, William Hoese. Calderon said. ent needs of undergraduate and Francois is their aca- “Grunions spawn on the graduate biology students, the president of demic and beach during high tides—and Biology Club is actually two the BGSC. professional Southern California beaches are NATIONAL NEWS separate entities—the Biology She estimates goals.” one of the few places they repro- Club and the Biology Graduate that there are T h e duce. States Are Considering Pulling Investments From Businesses Students Club (BGSC). a n y w h e r e BGSC seeks The Bio Club students will The treasurer of the -under from 25 to to network study and help monitor the runs WASHINGTON (AP) - The latest front in the war on terror begins on graduate club, Robin Keber, said 35 members and social- this semester,” he said. Wall Street. the undergraduate students raise in the club. ize in the The Biology Club is currently A growing number of states are considering pulling their investments funds through a large plant sale “It’s hard s c i e n t i f i c working on planting seeds for out of companies that conduct business with , North Korea, and that takes place every May. to say ex- community, their annual plant sale, which is Syria, all of which are on the State Department’s list of terror-sponsoring “It’s our largest fundraiser. actly because F r a n c o i s held in May. nations. Some of the plants we sell are people come said. Both clubs are relatively new During a news conference Tuesday, proponents of the campaign said they donated, but we grow a lot of in and out. By REBECCA HARTNESS/Daily Titan Staff Photographer “It really to campus. The Biology Club want investors to embrace the concept of combatting terror through finan- them ourselves in the green- They give POTTING PLANTS - Biology i n s t i g a t e s was only reinstated four academ- cial pressure. house,” Keber said. time when Club members Andres Carrillo and Cathy bonding that ic years ago, Hoese said. “It seems strange to me that we send young men and women to defend The Biology Club uses the they have it,” Mac water plants the club is growing for an helps with The Biology Club meets our freedom ... however, we have not yet used our most powerful weapon _ funds it raises for a variety of Francois said. upcoming Mother’s Day plant sell. the profes- Mondays at 9:00 in SLC-268. America’s financial markets,” said State Treasurer Sarah Steelman. reasons, including helping fund The BGSC sion and The BGSC meets every other student research and education- has a slightly different purpose than with the person,” she said. Wednesday at 5:30 at the Off al field trips. its undergraduate counterpart. The BGSC puts on thesis work- Campus Pub. LOCAL NEWS Highway Videotape May Lead Investigators To Arsonist ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Highway security videotape could hold clues STRIKE: NOW AND THEN CAMPUS CALENDAR about who torched a stolen car and triggered a fierce wildfire near the hills southeast of Los Angeles. From Page 1 union and resolve this issue before TODAY Union Underground. Investigators believe the 2,036-acre brush fire in the Anaheim Hills ig- the inevitable happens: a complete 12 to 1 p.m.: Eating and Mind- Ronald Dynes, guitar Master nited Sunday after someone set ablaze a stolen, white 2004 Honda Civic. Spitzer said he sees an “abuse of faculty strike,” Spitzer said. fulness: How to Enjoy and Celebrate Class “It was intentionally set, so that makes it arson,” said Capt. Steve Miller power” by the board. According to the CSU Web site, Food without Binging on it. 7 to 9 p.m. at the Performing Arts of the Orange County Fire Authority. “With rising tuition and student the CSU is hopeful that they can Stress caused by school, work, and Center Redfield Room (PA-170). Investigators worked leads Monday in Riverside County where the car parking increases, many students as reach an agreement with the as- family can contribute to mindless eat- The Lloyd Rogers Group and was reported stolen and reviewed security tape from Highway 241 where it well as faculty members are grow- sociation on the remaining issues ing. Speaker will be Rebekah Smart, paulbaileyensemble was abandoned, said city of Anaheim spokesman John Nicoletti. ing suspicious of the CSU board of with the assistance of a third-party assistant professor for the counseling 8 to 10 p.m.: In addition to the “We’re looking for anybody who was traveling along the 241 toll road trustees,” said communications ma- mediator. deptartment in UH-205. Lloyd Rodgers Group, this concert early Sunday that may have any information about seeing people around a jor Adam Elmahrek, 22. The CSU has asked the Public vs. San Diego of contemporary sights and sounds vehicle such as that,” he said. “The faculty union is concerned Employee Relations Board to certify 6 to 9 p.m. at Goodwin Field. features the paulbaileyensemble, an that the CSU trustees aren’t pay- a declaration of impasse as the only CSUF students with current ID re- alternative/classical garage band. ing much attention to the needs of option to move forward. No change ceive free admission. General adult FRIDAY faculty and students. The trustees has currently taken place on this admission is $7. Women’s Tennis vs. Georgia must come together with the faculty matter. Dollar Wednesday Bowling Southern For the Record Nights 1:30 at the Sports Tennis court. 6 to 10 p.m. at the Titan Student MARCH 24, 31 and April 7 It is the policy of the Daily Titan to correct any inaccurate informa- Union Underground. Rape Aggression Defense Classes tion printed in the publication as soon as the error is discovered. Any ASI: RENOVATING CSUF THURSDAY in KHS Fencing Room. 8 a.m. to 12 incorrect information printed on the front page will result in a correction Free Glow Bowling Thursday p.m. Call University Police for infor- printed on the front page. Any incorrect information printed on any From Page 1 He said the new recreation center 3 to 7 p.m. at the Titan Student mation. other page will be corrected on page 2. Errors on the Opinion page will will aim to promote social unity and be corrected on that page. Corrections also will be noted on the online The recreation center will also be healthy leisure fun. version of the Daily Titan. constructed using “sustainability” “The rec center is a place where Please contact managing editor Joe Simmons at (714) 278-5693 or measures, Borsting said. students, faculty, staff and alumni at [email protected] with issues about this policy or to report The building will be energy- ef can come together on common any errors. ficient, Borsting said, and environ- ground to be together outside the mentally friendly resources will be classroom,” Borsting said. selected for products. Daily Titan Editorial Executive Editor Adam Levy Managing Editor Joe Simmons News Editor Jackie Kimmel Asst. News Editor Maggie Hauser Asst. News Editor Robert Moran Asst. 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Anderson Family Field. Their first game will be against Texas at 6 p.m. For 64 college basketball pro- Buckeyes in the Big 10 Champi- The Titans are looking to bounce grams, Thursday morning marks onship final. The Badgers have an BY STEVEN WALTERS back, having lost two of their last the beginning of a march to At- easy road to the semifinals until Daily Titan Staff Writer three games after having won their lanta, site of the 2007 NCAA they have to play the defending [email protected] previous four games in the Worth men’s basketball championship. national champion Florida Ga- Invitational. The Titans are led on But as for the rest of the world, tors. I like the momentum Alando the mound by Candice Baker, who Thursday morning is the major Tucker and the Badgers should Cal State Fullerton Titans’ Head struggled in her last start. kickoff for anyone who decided have by then, and I have them in Coach George Horton knew that to involve themselves in the infa- Atlanta. something had to change Tuesday mous “bracket pool.” For the West regional, UCLA is night after his team was swept by For those who aren’t so familiar my pick to make it. They’ve been unranked East Carolina over the with bracket pools, the concept is able to rest after an early exit in weekend. simple. the Pac-10 conference tourna- Horton moved Joe Scott There are 64 teams that are ment, and now have a chip on to second and Joel Weeks to third. granted a bid to play for the na- their shoulder as their No.1 seed Evan McCarthur tional championship. In a single- was taken away from them. made his first start since Feb 3. – but elimination format, that means if In the South, Ohio State is the at shortstop. you want to predict the winners No.1 seed and I expect them to He changed the batting order and of the bracket, you would have to play like it. They benefited from even called a team meeting to talk make 64 correct guesses to have a being the top team in the country about playing as a team and not be- perfect bracket. by drawing the weakest regional. ing selfish. It’s not that easy. Memphis hasn’t been tested, and However, it was a pinch that For example, let’s say that you Texas A&M doesn’t have enough made all the difference in the Ti- select Florida to be in the Final talent to beat the freshman duo of tans’ 9-4 win against the Pepperdine Four. If Florida loses at any time Mike Conley Jr. and Greg Oden. Waves. Corey Jones’ pinch hit single before that, you lose out on all the As for the East, I think Texas in the seventh inning gave the Titans potential points that you could will emerge, despite their No. 4 their first runner in scoring position have earned for selecting the right seed. Assuming the Longhorns since the third inning. By KARL THUNMAN/Daily Titan Photo Editor team. can make it to the Sweet 16, they By the time the inning was fin- ished the Titans had scored six runs A PRODUCTIVE NIGHT – Titan first baseman Jake Vasquez was 2-for-4 The points are the values associ- would potentially meet North with two RBIs and two runs scored in Cal State Fullerton’s 9-4 win Tuesday. ated with the difficulty to predict Carolina. to take the lead for good. a team going as far as they might. With freshman phenom and Jake Vasquez provided most of the For instance, it’s easier and more Wooden Award candidate Kevin offense for the Titans. His two RBIs The Waves (15-6) came into the win in relief after Adam Jorgenson likely that a top-seeded team will Durant, an upset of the Tar Heels single in the seventh inning gave the game as one of thee hottest teams kept the Titans in the game. beat a low-seeded team. is quite possible, especially with Titans the lead. in the nation, winning 14 of their It was Jorgenson’s first start of the But it’s not so easy to predict Tar Heel forward Tyler Hans- Four CSUF pinch hitters were last 17 games. They have seen their season. the national champion, so making brough having to play in that used in the inning, with three of ranking jump from No. 19 at the be- The Waves were unable to hold on that correct choice a long three bothersome mask. them reaching base. ginning of the season to No. 8. to an early lead, scoring three runs weeks before the actual game is As for a national champion, I’m “We had to do something dif- Waves Head Coach Steve Rodri- in the first two innings, including quite difficult. picking UCLA, mostly because ferent to complement our pitching guez knew that it would be a tough a solo by All-American How addicting are bracket they are fueled by being so close staff,” Horton said. “It wasn’t our game, even though the Titans came shortstop Danny Worth. pools? I love pretending like I’m last year, and have the means to most productive lineup offensively, in struggling. The Titans came back in the bot- able to tell the future, so I give you overcome and win it all this year. but it got the job done.” “They always play hard,” Rodri- tom half of the inning to score three my Final Four. The Titans (13-8) were in desper- guez said. “Our guys were a little runs and tie the game. Out of the Midwest regional, Alvin Anol’s columns appear every ate need of a win. exhausted because of the road trip The Titans will continue play to- I pick Wisconsin. Still smarting Wednesday. They were in danger of losing and we were beat by a better team day as they face the University of San from their loss to the Ohio State [email protected] four straight for the first time since today.” Diego at Goodwin Field. 1997. Michael Morrison picked up the Game time will be at 6 p.m.