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Vo l u m e 74, I ss u e 45 Wednesday M ay 15, 2002 Arboretum may add eater- nPLAN: The dining area foliage. said. “People like to gather where food is sion a food court on top of the current use by “The basic goal would be to create a present.” the Arboretum of that area,” Foster wrote. is designed to be more strategy and control growth,” said Jay Bond, The location being debated is a small Foster also points out that the Arboretum associate vice president and campus archi- piece of underdeveloped land in the south- is technically state-owned land that is leased like a Chinese tea garden tect. “Currently we are maximum capacity of east corner of the Arboretum. to the Fullerton Arboretum Authority. full-time equivalent (FTE) students.” Bond said that a dining area located in the “If you attempt to (build a food court) you rather than a food court The Master Plan, designed by CSUF least developed part of the Arboretum will will be challenged in court by the Fullerton Facilities Management is a tentative building attract students and community members. Arboretum Authority,” Foster stated. “You By Jenn Stewart Daily Titan Staff Writer plan designed to address growth accommo- “The face the Arboretum shows to the proceed with this plan at your peril, and dation, and functional and aesthetic enhance- campus is barren and guarded by an 8-foot at the risk of permanently damaging the ments. chain-link fence,” Bond said. “A food court reputation of the current university admin- With Cal State Fullerton’s student popu- The plan, last updated in 1993 to support could be a nice link to the campus.” istration in the eyes of the greater Fullerton lation booming, it is inevitable that cam- 20,000 FTE students, has been debated and Bond envisions a small area modeled after community. pus growth will expand into less-populated revised at a series of public-held hearings in a Chinese tea garden. Foster feels that a mutual benefit for the areas. recent months. Many opponents fear that a food court Arboretum and the campus is possible if the The final draft of CSUF Master Plan With the current growth rate expected will destroy the ambience of the Arboretum. Master Development Plan includes a clause includes building a dining area over 2.1 acres to bring 27,000 FTE students in the next Richard Foster, a city of Fullerton appoint- giving the Fullerton Arboretum Authority of the Arboretum. 10 years, parking, housing and dining are ed member of the Fullerton Arboretum power over design. JAIME NOLTE/Daily Titan Located in the Northeast corner of cam- all issues being discussed by the Facilities Commission, expressed his opinion about “I think if it can benefit the Arboretum The final draft of a tentative building plan may pus, the 26-acre Arboretum is a botanical Management. the food court proposal. house a 2.1-acre dining area in the Arboretum. garden displaying various landscapes and “As a campus we need to grow,” Bond “It is extremely difficult for me to envi- DINING/ 5 Camping under the ‘stars’ ASI agrees to transfer nFUNDS: About $3,300 in surplus will be taken from the travel budget to purchase much-needed supplies By Theresa Salinas Daily Titan Staff Writer

The Associated Students, Inc. Board of Directors on Tuesday agreed to transfer almost 60 percent of its travel budget to its supply budget, to purchase much-needed supplies. Board chair Christina Machado and vice chair Courtney Patterson introduced the legislation, after the board was left with a surplus in designated travel funds. The 2001-02 ASI budget allots $3,355 for board members to travel to various conferences and meetings throughout the spring 2002 semester. Members usually travel to California State Student Association meetings, which are held monthly at CSU campuses. Few board members attended the meetings this semes- ter, resulting in unused travel funds. The board will use $2,000 of the budgeted travel funds to purchase supplies, such as a new printer. “We can purchase things that we wouldn’t have had the money to buy otherwise,” Patterson said. “We didn’t send as many members to conferences as we would have liked to. At least we can put this money to good use.” In other business, the board tabled a proposal to create an ASI Research Grant Committee. ASI gives research grants each academic year. The maximum grant is $450. According to the proposed policy, the committee would review grant applications and forward recom- mendations to the board. It would be comprised of, at most, 15 members. One would be a faculty member while the others would be students, preferably one from each college. Some board members were hesitant about approving the proposal. Board member Christine Terrisse disagreed when someone suggested that the ASI president appoint com- mittee members. Valentin Mendoza/Daily Titan “I am personally uncomfortable with that,” she said. Several friends play their old-school Nintendo while waiting for the grand opening of “Star Wars: Attack of the Clones” at Fashion Island’s Big “There could be room for favoritism. Mixing academics Newport Edwards Theater. They have been camping out in front of the venue since May 12 in anticipation of George Lucas’ next flim. and student government roles could be dicey.” TRANSFER/ 6 Spanish Club celebrates with nCULTURE: The the Spanish Club, said he wanted the female dancers encircled a male dancer, senting the Mexican state of Michoacan. event to be educational and he wanted who was dressed in a gold wrap and a Six girls floated on stage wearing fluo- group organized the to expose the community, specifically headdress made of peacock feathers. rescent orange and yellow, circular, younger people, to the culture and tradi- The barefoot performers stomped their strapless dresses. They fluttered across event to expose the tions of Mexico. feet to the beating drums, dancing back the stage, flapping their skirts like but- Audience members ate pan dulce and forth in a circle as the man picked terfly wings. The performance wound CSUF community to (Mexican sweet bread) and drank lem- up a girl lying in front of him and lifted down as a butterfly catcher chased them Mexican traditions onade as they awaited the dance per- her toward the ceiling, as though offer- around with a large yellow net, eventu- formances in the Titan Student Union, ing her as a sacrifice. ally chasing them off the stage. By Veronica Hagey Pavilions A, B and C. “I thought it was great,” said Vern Groupo Calisco provided the back- Daily Titan Staff Writer Acuarelas de Mexico, which trans- Nhean, an ethnic studies major at Cal ground music for some of the dance lates to watercolors from Mexico, fea- State Fullerton. numbers and also performed on their Maracas shook, skirts twirled and tured performances representing eight “The sacrificial ceremony was [my] own, singing sarcastic lyrics, forcing feet stomped Monday at the second states in Mexico. The event was orga- favorite, there was lots of pulse in the laughter from the audience. Acuarelas de Mexico, featuring per- nized by the Spanish Club. music,” Nhean said. The grand finale represented the formances by Yostaltepetl, a Mexican The first number, called Ofrenda Nhean doesn’t speak Spanish but state of Jalisco. It included dance num- folkloric dance group, Groupo Calisco, Azteca, featured a group of 14 dancers said he understood a little bit of the bers performed to a live mariachi band. a four-member singing group and a and a man dressed in a gold ceremonial music. The finale brought all the performers maria ragas/Daily Titan mariachi band. Aztec costume. Another highlight of the show was Acuerelas de Mexico, which translates watercolors from Mexico, Aurelio Rodriquez Jr., president of Dressed in cream-colored tunics, the the Mariposas Monarcas group, repre- DANCE/ 6 featured dances representing eight states from the country.

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CCALENDARALENDAR OFOF EVENTSEVENTS Community 3301. offered at the Brea Community call (714) 278-2468. The Grand Central Art Gallery Center through June 26. The Pollak Library will host the The Opera Pacific presents in Santa Ana presents interna- Morning sessions will be from exhibit “Kimono: The Wearable “The Barber of Seville” at the tionally recognized artist Charles 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and Art of Japan” through May 18 in Irvine Barclay Theatre through Krafft in an exhibit that consists evening sessions will be from the Atrium Gallery. May 19. Ticket prices range from of more than 100 works through 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Registration $45 to $65. For more information, July 7. For more information, call is required. For more informa- The TSU presents the Titan call (949) 854-4646. (714) 567-7233 or (714) 567- tion, call (714) 990-7150. Pride Bowling League every ttwwoo 7234. Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. A guide to what’s happening The Fullerton Civic Light Campus This event is open for all faculty, Opera presents the musical The Department of Theatre staff and students and the cost BRIEFS “Camelot” through May 26 at the and Dance presents two pro- The TSU Mainframe will host per week is $9. For more infor- Plummer Auditorium in Fullerton. ductions of “The Preeminents,” a Web Design Workshop on mation, call (714) 278-2144. Tickets range from $16 to $40. “America Sings & 100 Years Friday, May 17 from 1 p.m. to 3 life after loss, coping with depres- Council to host For more information, call (714) of Broadway,” May 16-19 and p.m. Admission to the workshop The TSU Underground has a sion and loneliness and positive open house 879-1732. “Songs for a New World,” May is free to students, faculty, staff Video Game Extravaganza May transitions. 23-26. and the community. 20-31 from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. To unveil the newly remodeled Offered by Vitas Innovative The 44th Annual Garden Both productions will be in Play various video games to win City Hall Council Chamber and Hospice Care, membership in the Grove Strawberry Festival with the Grand Central Art Center The TSU Center Gallery prizes. All participants must be administrative offices, the Fullerton group is free and pre-registration is the theme “A Salute to Those in Santa Ana. Tickets are $10 presents art works by Kozue CSUF students to take part in the City Council will host an open required. Who Protect and Serve” takes for general admission and $5 Imamura through May 24. The event. house on May 21 from 6:30 p.m. For more information about reg- place on Memorial Day weekend, in advance with Titan discount. Gallery is open from 9 a.m. to to 7:30 p.m., prior to the start of the istration, contact Vitas Innovative May 24-27 at the Village Green, For more information, call the 1 p.m. Admission is free. For The Department of Music evening city council meeting. Hospice Care at (714) 921-2273. between Main and Euclid in Performing Arts Center box office more information, call (714) presents student and faculty jazz The $1.3 million project is the For all other information, contact downtown Garden Grove from 1 at (714) 278-3371. 278-2468. combos at 8 p.m., May 21, in the first major renovation to the council (714) 738-6305. p.m. to 10 p.m. Little Theatre. Tickets are $8 and chamber and administrative offices For more information, call The J. Paul Getty Museum The TSU Underground has $5 with Titan discount. For more since the current City Hall opened Fullerton hosts its annual (714) 638-0981 or visit www. has an exhibition focusing on free bowling every Thursday from information, call the Performing in 1963. toilet giveaway strawberryfestival.org. the work of a 17th century 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Shoe rental is Arts Center box office at (714) Improvements to the chambers Holland painter through July 7. $1.50. For more information, call 278-3371. include the addition of a remote- The city of Fullerton will host its Cypress College will host Admission is free. Parking is $5 (714) 278-2144. controlled, four-camera, broadcast fifth ultra-low-flush toilet giveaway the 13th Annual Juried Student per car. For more information, call TSU Mainframe hosts Free system for televising council meet- program at Fullerton College on Photography Exhibition, through (310) 440-7360. The Titan Tusk Force meets Printing Friday on May 24 from ings to the public over the city’s June 15. May 25 at the Anaheim Museum. every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Students can government cable channel. The giveaway will take place For information, call (714) 778- Spring ESL classes will be TSU 259. For more information, print their term papers for free in Other improvements and addi- from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., or until sup- tions are visual equipment for pre- plies run out, in Parking Lot 5 of the sentations of agenda information, college. individual computer screens for Co-sponsoring the event are council and staff, improved lighting, the Orange County Sanitation acoustical balancing of the room to District, the Orange County Water deaden echoes and improve the District, the Municipal Water overall quality of sound, spaces to District of Orange County and the accommodate wheelchairs and Metropolitan Water District. retrofitting the entire area to meet The ultra-low-flush toilets being current building code requirements. given away use only 1.6 gallons of The renovations also included water per flush as opposed to the enlarging the council’s office space 5-7 gallons used by older toilets. and adding a private conference Each fixture can save between area where citizens can meet with 10,000 and 25,000 gallons of water their elected officials. annually according to the manu- For more information, contact facturer and can reduce household (714) 738-6311. water bills by as much as 25 per- cent. 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Copyright ©2002 Daily Titan news Wednesday, May 15, 2002 3 Fullerton bar has classic vibe Yorba Cemetery nHISTORY: The Continental, built in the 1920s, reopened vandalized to provide an old-time nCRIME: The historic landmark was hangout for the city undergoing revitalizations when headstones were damaged after being knocked over By Chris Dunn Daily Titan Staff Writer By Ricardo Sanchez, Jr. to the headstones, so obviously Daily Titan Staff Writer something is wrong with them,” Two young entrepreneurs are Fields said. tapping into an old taste of tradi- Twenty to 25 headstones at a Many of the headstones were tion to bring downtown Fullerton’s historic cemetery in Yorba Linda being revitalized in an effort to oldest drinking establishment, the were vandalized over the weekend bring a more aesthetically pleas- Continental Lounge, back to life. for no apparent reason. ing look back to the historic cem- Sean Francis and Carlo Terranova, The Yorba Cemetery dates back etery. friends since high school, also are to 1858, when Don Bernardo Maintenance workers used old co-owners of the Hub and Coffee Yorba, whose father was one of photographs of the cemetery as Café in Fullerton. the first land grantees in Southern guides during the facelift. Now, Terranova and Francis California, set aside land for a “There were pictures of the are taking back the classic feel cemetery. There are about 500 cemetery long ago, so I guess they of old Fullerton with its “Italian graves at the site and some belong were putting it back to how it was Renaissance”-style martini bar, to descendants of the Yorba fam- back then,” Fields said. Francis said. ily. The name Yorba dates as far “The style of the Continental Employees at the Historic back as 1769 when Jose Yorba when we sketched it out remind- George Key Ranch, where the was part of a Spanish expedition ed me of a ‘60s cocktail lounge, cemetery is located, were dis- exploring the area now known as hip and Italian style, you know,” turbed by the acts of vandalism. Orange County. Francis said. “It looks like we took “I think that’s kind of a morbid,” In 1809, Yorba petitioned the it out of a magazine.” said Paula Fields, a groundskeeper King of Spain for a land grant Before the duo owned the 75- at the ranch. “You’re supposed to and was awarded 62,000 acres of year-old bar, it had a line of own- respect the dead and to me, that’s land which came to be known as wrong.” Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. ers. Courtesy of Juan Ybarra The bar was built in 1925 and was She thought the vandals were In 1907, Jacob Stern, a Fullerton For decades, friends and family have been gathering at what is now the Continental Lounge. called Beldon & Long Billiards. “sick in the head” because of the resident and owner of portions of The term “bar” was not included Downtown Fullerton is filled would come in there every week, new business ventures. great lengths they went to to reach the former Yorba lands, sold a the name because it was originally with buildings that have been stand- we were friends, a family.” Terranova said everyone will try the location. large area to the Janss Corporation. a speakeasy built in the days of ing since the 1920s and ‘30s, a time After nearly a half-million dol- something once and when they keep “They had to jump over a fence The corporation subdivided this prohibition. of prohibition. Examples include lars and three years of renovation, coming back, that’s when you know and cross a stream just to get property and named the new town Speakeasies were used for the the now-closed Fox Theater, which downtown Fullerton’s oldest bar is it is successful. illegal distribution of alcohol. The opened in 1924 and the Chapman back in full swing, giving a new They have been open for three alcohol was stored in a high-ceiling Building, which was constructed in look to the Fullerton bar scene. months and the bar has developed brick room with no windows and a 1923 and was home of the Chapman/ The ambience of the bar is a its share of regulars. metal safe door, which is now used Wickett Department Store. refreshing beatnik style. “It’s a nice change from the other as an office. However, the Continental offers a The 1,650-square-foot venue bars in Fullerton,” Fullerton resi- Terranova and Francis bought the touch of history that not many bars has lavish woodwork and glass- dent Frank Dubious said. “I like the Continental in 1999 from its previ- in the city are known for. stain design. The bar itself is long atmosphere here, its not like going ous owner, Juan Ybarra. Ybarra had “That bar has many memories and smooth with mahogany leather to just a club with a lot of loud owned the bar since the late 1970s, that are important to me,” Ybarra stools. music, I can hang out here.” where it mostly served the older said. “It was like our hangout for Terranova and Francis think of Latino community of Fullerton. years. People who I have known success when it comes to taking on

VALENTIN MENDOZA/Daily Titan Of the 25 headstones vandalized in the Yorba Cemetery on Saturday, some were reported to be irreplaceable.

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TIR (float) 3 x 4 news Wednesday, May 15, 2002 5 Sexual health vital for teens By Karen Shideler The majority, she said, are seeking Knight Ridder Newspapers birth control or emergency contracep- tion. Though the clinic doesn’t ask The doctors and nurses who pro- whether a client has had gynecologi- vide gynecological care say they’d cal care before a visit for birth control, much rather answer the question “the odds are that they probably have “Will the exam hurt?” than “Am I not,” Burkhart said. pregnant?” Another Kaiser survey showed That’s why they encourage young that 67 percent of sexually active 15- women to seek gynecological care to 17-year-olds don’t consider them- before they have a problem. selves at risk for sexually transmitted But at a time when more women diseases. But about 3 million teens a are becoming sexually active at year — or about one in four sexually younger ages and chlamydia is reach- active teens — get an STD. ing epidemic proportions, few young KRT campus Stembridge and Burkhart said women are following that advice. women should seek a “well-woman” Bounty hunter Jango Fett, played by actor Temuera Morrison, aims his blaster at a group of Jedi in the upcoming “Star Wars” movie. A survey last year by Seventeen exam before becoming sexually magazine and the Kaiser Family active. Foundation found that only three of “We really do like people to be every five sexually active 15- to 17- able to take preventive measures and Boba Fett has his 15 min- year-olds had sought sexual health to act early in terms of reproductive care or information from a doctor, planning,” Burkhart said. “We feel nMOVIES: In “Star Backpacks. Pajamas. “Star Wars” out it was Mandalorian battle armor Jango, who shows Fettphiles the full hospital or clinic. that the preventive scenario is best, conventions are full of people who (whatever that is), but the name was potential of the armor (which, being Fewer than a third had received for individuals and our community.” Wars”, the baddest dress in his armor. beside the point. It was battered, more new, has a nice coat of blue, information from a health-care pro- Current guidelines from medi- All this for a character who had chipped, loaded with weapons. not green, paint). Jango shoots the vider about birth control, sexually cal groups say that a woman should bounty hunter in the just four lines in two movies: Totally bad ass. With one nod of the rocket in his jet pack and even uses transmitted diseases or sexual assault have a gynecological exam when universe is still a “As you wish.” head, Fett, with his T-shaped visor the flame thrower. Obi-Wan Kenobi or abuse. Only a third had had a gyne- she becomes sexually active, when “What if he doesn’t survive? He’s helmet, packed as much menace as doesn’t have a chance. cological exam, and only one in 10 there’s a gynecological problem such favorite among fans worth a lot to me.” a sneer from Clint Eastwood. We also learn that the Fetts are had been tested for STDs. Not seek- as irregular or missed periods or vagi- “He’s no good to me dead.” Jedi had light sabers. But Fett more pivotal to the Empire than ing care can have permanent effects. nal discharge, or when she reaches By Stephen Lynch “Put Captain Solo in the cargo was Fett. was previously suggested. And that “The consequences of no treatment The Orange County Register age 18. She should have a follow-up hold.” For young fans, Boba Fett was Jango’s son will probably grow up can be life-threatening and fertility- exam once a year. But Boba Fett was a legend long their first anti-hero. Sure, he was to look just like him (hint hint). destroying,” said Travis Stembridge, An exam should include a breast Who’s the bounty hunter that’s a before that. His first appearance was working for the Empire. But unlike Perhaps Lucas planned this all along a Wichita, Kan., obstetrician-gyne- exam, a pelvic exam and a screening sex machine to all the chicks? in a 1977 “Star Wars” Christmas spe- Darth Vader, who you wanted to — but I suspect he, like young fans cologist. for cervical cancer, using the Pap Fett. cial, where he helped Luke, Leia and lose, Fett introduced strange, con- everywhere, just thinks Fett rocks. At the Wichita Planned Parenthood test. A sexually active woman also Who is the man who will risk his Han in a short animated adventure. tradictory emotions. No, of course Anything that gets him to use that of Kansas and Mid-Missouri clinic, should be screened for chlamydia, helmet for the Jabba man? This uncharacteristic jaunt on the you didn’t want Han Solo to die. But wrist blaster is a good thing. “We have seen a steady increase in gonorrhea, syphilis and human pap- Fett. light side of the Force is dismissed couldn’t Fett win, too? Which makes Boba Fett’s demise the number of patients that we serve illoma virus, or HPV. Stembridge Can you dig it? by fans as apocryphal, or maybe — The bounty hunter is so popu- all the more annoying. After nearly between the ages of 15 and 24,” said also recommends screening for We’re talkin’ `bout Boba Fett, the as one fan speculates — simply Fett lar that when Lucas commissioned vaporizing Luke, he’s hit acciden- Julie Burkhart, director of community hepatitis. baddest mother (shut your mouth) getting into the Christmas spirit. a “special edition” of the original tally by Han Solo and crash lands in affairs. in the “Star Wars” universe. The George Lucas apparently consid- trilogy, it was Boba Fett who got the Sarlacc, a toothy pit in the middle only man to look tougher than Darth ered including him in the original the most new screen time. All he of the desert, where he will slowly Vader. The only man who could cap- “Star Wars,” because Fett was one does in “Star Wars” is walk across digest over thousands of years (per- ture Han Solo. The man who made of the first action figures released. the screen, half turn, then keep haps longer with the armor). Bond said that the plan is still “bounty hunter” a career choice Kids were playing with him before on going. The audience roared. In In the comic books, he comes DINING tentative. for 12-year-olds everywhere. The they even knew who he was. “Empire” we get to see more of his back, the Sarlacc having found him n from page 1 “At this point the food court is just whipcord-firing, blaster-shooting, They learned in “The Empire snail-shaped flying fortress “Slave unpalatable. But in the movies he an idea,” Bond said. “We want to cre- jetpack-flying Victor the Cleaner of Strikes Back” when Boba Fett 1.” In “Return of the Jedi” we see warrants only a scream and a burp. and the school it would be great,” ate a facility that would benefit both science fiction. showed up among a group of bounty the softer side of Fett, flirting with It’s an ignominious end to an infa- said Greg Dyment, director of the the campus and the arboretum.” Improbably, considering he had hunters Darth Vader commissioned slave girls in the palace of gangster mous nemesis. Yet Boba Fett fans Arboretum. “We have so many visi- “There’s no question that con- only about five minutes of screen to track Han Solo. “No disintegra- Jabba the Hutt. There you have it: hold out hope. Perhaps there’s a tors all the time, I think it would be struction would displace a small time in the original “Star Wars” tril- tion,” Vader warns him. “As you No matter what he’s doing, Fett is special special edition in the works nice to have somewhere for them to number of plants…we would plant ogy, Boba Fett is one of the series’ wish,” Fett replies. Disintegration. getting some action. — one where he can be regurgitated eat.” more trees then we displaced,” most popular characters. There are Dude, he uses disintegration. But it’s “Episode II — Attack of to look cool another day. Dyment also acknowledged that Bond said. dozens of Web sites devoted to him. But it was Boba Fett’s armor that the Clones” where we finally get the drafting of these plans has been There is no date to begin construc- An official fan club. There are Boba made him an icon. Fans who read under the helmet. We meet Boba going on for about a year and a tion and all sides emphasize that the Fett collectible plates. Key chains. books or the back of toys figured Fett as a young boy, and his father, half. Master Plan is only a draft. There is

Pulse Ad Argosy 3 x 10.5 3 x 10.5 6 Wednesday, May 15, 2002 news Star gazing at the universe of n Critics were, to put it mildly, under- fi thriller, shot in Bucks County, Pa. FILMMAKER: whelmed by the return of the saga after George Lucas is the master of his Despite achieving 16 years. But what did they know? The medium, a proud single father of three, “Star Wars” faithful, and the 8-to-12- and a success beyond all dreams of ava- remarkable success, year-olds who Lucasfilm executives rice. call the series’ target audience, turned So why isn’t this man smiling? the movie billionaire “Phantom” into the fourth-highest-gross- Twenty-five years after the release still is not smiling ing movie of all time, with $923 million of “Star Wars,” the billionaire ruler of in earnings worldwide. movie franchises and special-effects By Carrie Rickey “Clones” - which moves the teenage empires less resembles daredevil rebel Knight Ridder Newspapers Jedi knight Anakin Skywalker a few Luke Skywalker than he does the wary steps closer to the dark side - is unlikely dictator Palpatine. SKYWALKER RANCH, Marin to top that, Lucas humbly concedes. Instead of a crown, Lucas wears a sil- County, Calif. - There’s a snake in George The early consensus on “Clones,” an ver pompadour as he strolls stiffly about Lucas’ garden, an actual slitherer and a elegantly staged space opera, is that it’s the grounds of his Victorian clapboard symbolic one. better than “Phantom.” But it’s not gen- corporate headquarters like “Shrek’s” KRT CAMPUS Two of the 250 employees at his erating “Spider-Man” heat. And simple Lord Farquaad. (Lucas doesn’t actually Anakin Skywalker, Padme Amidala and Obi-Wan Kenobi survey the crowd in the Geonosis arena. 2,600-acre compound near San Rafael arithmetic dictates that it will have a live in this sterile Eden but in nearby San sides.” revolution that made monaural theaters do physical things. I needed a “digital quickly assure Lucas that the filmmak- weaker opening than “Spider-Man’s” Anselmo.) He may be the most guarded er’s pastoral of scrub oak and eucalyptus He’s sensitive to how social context obsolete. He subsequently made a for- Yoda.” record-breaking $114.8 million last man in the movies. colors his movies. Lucas began thinking tune selling his THX sound system to The computer-generated Jedi sage in has been invaded by nothing more than a weekend. When he conceived “Star Wars” garter snake. about “Star Wars” during the `60s, the exhibitors. “Clones” flies on a Frisbee-like transport, “We’ll be on 5,800 screens, (`Spider- about 30 years ago, the filmmaker now decade that provided the setting for his Thanks to Lucas’ desire to create uni- has a range of facial expressions and, in If only they could promise that the Man’) is on 8,000,” Lucas said. renowned as a perfectionist was the symbolic serpent - the media horde for first hit, 1973’s lighthearted “American verses he saw in his mind’s eye, the CGI one remarkable sequence, proves to be a Yet even when the Star Warrior loses, rebellious son of a conservative father. Graffiti.” (computer-generated imagery) indus- most nimble duelist. whom their boss has just previewed “Star he wins. “Spider-Man” - like “Lord of Now that maverick, who was mentored Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones” “It was a time when the acceptance of try was born. His interactive software When he talks tech, Lucas is fast and the Rings” and “Harry Potter,” to name by Francis Ford Coppola, is a father - of the status quo fell apart. The social struc- subsidiary, LucasArts Entertainment, loose. When the topic is personal, he’s - is as benign. but three of Hollywood’s current spate Amanda, 20, Katie, 13, and Jett, 9 - and The press-shy filmmaker, now a gray ture was unraveling,” he observes. With leveraged the “Star Wars” franchise to slow and stilted, measuring each word of trilogies - were all made possible by a mentor to a new generation of film- its optimistic kids battling intergalactic develop an array of video games, includ- like droplets of anti-venom. Now that beard in blue jeans, is hedging his bets on technological advances that Lucas has makers including David Fincher (“Panic the fifth installment in the six-part “Star evil, “Star Wars” held out the hope that ing the popular “Star Wars”-themed Dark he’s closing in on 60, does he have plans wrought. Room”). youth could mend the hole in the social Forces and Rebel Assault. And “Clones,” concerning the dispersal of his fortune? Wars” saga, which opens on Thursday, When his competition makes money, “Being older obviously gives one a two days after his 58th birthday. fabric. which was shot digitally, is considered “I’ve thought about it,” he says. After so does Lucas, who owns Industrial different perspective,” reflects the man “Today we’ve gone in the opposite the first volley in yet another technology “Episode III,” when he’s out of the “Star “The media perception is that Light + Magic, responsible for the effects who re-imagined “Oedipus” as a mythic `Phantom Menace’ was a failure,” Lucas direction,” he says. “People disagree with revolution, which will bring crisp images Wars” business, he says he plans to do in “Jurassic Park,” “Harry Potter and the war between fathers and sons armed the status quo, but we don’t hear from to movie theaters worldwide. “personal movies,” but refuses to elabo- says dourly of his 1999 film, “Star Wars: Sorcerer’s Stone,” and the forthcoming with light sabers. “Now I’ve seen and Episode I - The Phantom Menace.” them.” “This morning there were 18 theaters rate. “I’m going to move the company “Signs,” M. Night Shyamalan’s latest sci- lived and experienced emotions of both Not coincidentally, the original trilogy in the U.S. with digital capability,” Lucas around. … I have an educational foun- was about the making of rebel hero Luke: said on Thursday. “By the time `Clones’ dation. I give money to philanthropic The prequels are about the anatomy of comes out … there will be 80.” When causes.” Luke’s dark side father, Darth Vadar, the “Episode III” is ready, that number will He admits to having regrets. “If I had former Anakin, whose un-Jedi-like taste be radically higher. it to do over, maybe I wouldn’t have for revenge is becoming apparent. Filmmakers as well as audiences are been so tough on my parents,” says the In the run-up to the release of “Clones,” the beneficiaries of Lucas’ digital charge. scholastic underachiever from Modesto, Lucas has been working on the script for Comparing shooting on film and shoot- Calif., who nearly lost his life in a car 2005’s “Episode III,” in which Anakin ing digitally, the director says, it’s like accident the week before high school completes his transformation. The direc- “the difference between fresco painting graduation. tor is finding inspiration by rereading and oil painting. With fresco, you need “Now that I have teen-agers I think, “Oedipus” and biographies of Napoleon. five people mixing the paint and you `Wouldn’t it be nicer if they lightened up?’ Sooner or later, everyone who works have to paint real fast on plaster before “ But, he adds, ruefully, “However bad closely with Lucas says the same thing: it dries.” my kids are, I was five times worse.” It’s never about money, it’s always about With oil, he says, there are no time George Lucas is raising kids he control. His high standards have inevi- constraints, not to mention more flex- describes as “good human beings.” His tably led the artist and techno-visionary ibility and mobility: “The paints are pre- successes are phenoms. Even his critical - who, like Walt Disney, is both a factory mixed and you can go anywhere.” failures are box-office gold. His technol- owner and factory worker - to money. In the original “Star Wars,” Yoda was ogy has transformed movie production Thanks to his request in 1977 that the- a Muppet. “I couldn’t shoot him below and exhibition. One leaves Skywalker KRT CAMPUS aters playing “Star Wars” install Dolby his waist, couldn’t move him more than Ranch wondering what galaxies, far Padmie Amidala and Anakin Skywalker walk as R2-D2 rolls along in “Attack of the Clones.” sound systems, Lucas pioneered the two or three feet. … I wanted Yoda to away or near, are left for him to conquer.

smiling Yolanda Serrano in Spanish. “a long time.” DANCE Serrano said she came to see her friend’s “I have my boots that make me n from page 1 daughter perform but she enjoyed all dance good,” Guerra said, pointing to the dancers. his cowboy boots. onto the stage dancing and the mariachi After the show, many dancers went Rodriquez said it took him about band performed in front of the stage. out to the audience to talk to friends three months to organize the event. The music moved the audience in their and family. “There was so much pressure to get seats, as they danced and clapped along “Performing to live mariachi music it all together but I had the support of with the performers. is my favorite,” said Lucy Ledezma, family and friends to get me through The dancers came offstage danc- one of the Yostaltepetl dancers. “It is the it,” Rodriquez said. ing in the aisles, giving the audience best feeling in the world. I get anxious The event was sponsored by the a close-up view of their vibrant cos- to start, not nervous.” Association for Intercultural Awareness tumes. Ledezma said she is even more ener- and funded by the Associated Students, Some of the performers pulled peo- gized after performing. “The celebrat- Inc. ple from their seats to dance with them ing afterwards is the fun part.” Rodriquez said the free pastries, in the aisles as the show came to a One of the younger performers, 7- made by My Bakery, were bought at close. year-old Manuel Guerra, said he doesn’t a discount. He ended the evening say- “They were all incredible,” said a get nervous because he’s been dancing ing he looks forward to next year’s

“I would be uncomfortable with the Embassy Suites Hotel in Brea. TRANSFER leaving it this vague,” he said. Zazueta said that ASI leaders n from page 1 The board will review the pro- opted to hold their event off campus posed policy at its next meeting. because they couldn’t find a large, DT Ad ASI Executive Vice President Edgar The board also allowed ASI exec- available room in the Titan Student Zazueta said he wants clarification on the utive staff members to use student Union. number of committee members allowed fees off campus for their annual to serve from each college. end-of-the-year banquet Thursday at 3 x 10.5

Bobby McGees 3 x 6 Wednesday, May 15, 2002

Karla Alvarez starts the process of pranic healing whereby she trys to get rid of Anglea Avelar’s ailments by using her own body energy.

When traditional western medicine fails, people are now starting to look to specific herbs and pranic healing to alleviate their ailments

Story by Esmeralda Photos by Ryan Hoppe

Traditionally when people get sick, the first thing they do is At that time, people were unaware of the benefits of herbs. make an appointment with their doctor. The use of herbs for medicinal purposes goes back to ancient For many, doctors are like guardian angels whose main duty civilizations such as the Aztec, Inca and Chinese. is to save peoples’ lives. The demand for natural products as well as other holistic When somebody has pain and goes for an examination, practices such as acupuncture, aromatherapy or homeopathy they expect their doctor to listen to them and understand has increased. them. Herbs that may cure health problems can be found in Many get angry when they end up spending more time one’s kitchen. in the waiting room than meeting with the doctor. According to the Herb Research Foundation, a Some people tired with traditional forms of western non-profit organization founded in 1983, gar- medicine are opting for something different. lic is said to help lower cholesterol levels, Maria Cañongo, a Santa Ana resident, suffered from uterus blood pressure, risk of stomach and infections for five years. colon cancer, treat infections She had been under medication that would only minimally and enhance the immune help her control them but wouldn’t make the infections fully system. disappear. However, n o t Cañongo was tired of taking medication after medication and many people know the benefits that not feeling any relief. garlic has. She didn’t have insurance and couldn’t afford the high cost Another herb used in Asia for more of prescriptions. than 5,000 years is ginseng. Her only option was to travel to Tijuana, Mexico, where the Ginseng improves the body’s resistance to stress, mental per- medicine was affordable. formance, it normalizes blood pressure and blood sugar. It also Her twice-per-month appointments cost about $500, and after improves health and vitality. five years, her doctor decided to remove her uterus. She was Ginger root is a plant that is used for gastrointestinal prob- willing to go through with the surgery. lems. It helps the body eliminate wastes. To strengthen the It was then that Cañongo was introduced to herbal medicine. respiratory, immune and digestive systems noni plant is recom- She was recommended to an herbal medicine consultant. mended. The treatment that she was given from Nature’s Sunshine, a The list of herbs and its benefits is endless. But the use of worldwide organization that produces herbal products, cured herbs is not the only alternative that people have. what traditional medicine couldn’t. Pranic healing, for example, is another way that people have Within two months of taking herbal products, Cañongo’s to cure illnesses with the use of energy. infections faded away. Grand Master Choa Kok Sui developed pranic healing; he “I didn’t believe what was happening,” she said. developed this system based on the use of energy to heal the Since that day she has not returned to see a doctor. body. She was so amazed to see all of her health problems disap- According to the pranic healing Web site www.pranichealing. pear that she became involved in the sale of herbal products com, It does not utilize prescription medicine. It uses “prana” and is now a certified consultant for Nature’s Sunshine in Santa which means “life force,” the vital energy that keeps the body Ana. alive and in good health. Gene and Kristine Hughes established Nature’s Sunshine. Pranic healing teaches people how to activate their palms, Gene suffered from continuous stomach problems and was which are referred as “chakras” to feel the energy of others. advised to take cayenne pepper to ease the pain. Karla Alvarez, executive assistant for the pranic healing Although doctors forbade him to eat, the pepper, he followed office in Chino Hills, has been practicing pranic healing for six the advice he was given. years. Alvarez originally started performing healing with family Surprisingly the advice worked; Hughes started feeling better members. after each dose. She continued to do healing after she noticed that her family However, eating pepper was not easy. Kristine had the idea members felt better. of putting the pepper in a gelatin capsule, making it easier to Alvarez said that anyone is able to do pranic healing. swallow. It also eliminated the taste. “It doesn’t matter what background you have, whether you That one idea was the beginning of a company that would know anything about healing or not you could easily learn how change the lives of many people, like Cañongo’s. to do this,” Alvarez said. “We had doctors, nurses, lawyers and Wednesday, May 15, 2002 They’re two of a kind

Together since their freshman year of high school, Fullerton pitchers Jodie Cox and Gina Oaks have always been more than just teammates

By Brian Thatcher programs’ history. [Cox] was really Daily Titan Asst. Sports “Schools always need pitching,” Oaks said. “If Jodie and I went to supportive. Editor the same school, we hoped we could help them win.” She was Since the aces started putting on the blue and orange, never j e a l o u s For Titan pitchers Gina Fullerton has become dominant yet again. The school has and she was Oaks and Jodie Cox, col- won three-straight Big West titles, has a 143-45 overall always lege began with a pact. record and a 60-9 mark in conference play. there “When we were recruited “They were a big part of a strong recruiting class,” f o r out of high school, we knew we said Titan coach Michelle Gromacki, who became wanted to go to the same school,” head coach the year the pitchers were recruited. Cox said. “We told each other that we “They were part of a new set of philosophies here would go wherever the other one went. at Fullerton.” That was the deal.” Besides their dominance on the field, the pair have Over the last three seasons, the duo has not consistently contributed to the team’s positive morale. They are only shared that decision; they have virtually always together, they play off each other’s differences and they keep shared statistics. the team laughing. Oaks has amassed a 20-3 record this season Oaks seems to be the more animated of the two and is the spark me.” with a 0.74 ERA and 177 strikeouts, while Cox plug for the team throughout the game. T h e has gone 19-6 with a 1.41 ERA and 162 strikeouts. She often can be heard by fans in attendance, leading cheers in the amount of time For their careers, Oaks has a 53-14 record with dugout. After the game, you can rarely find her without a smile on Oaks and Cox will be 493 strikeouts, while Cox has gone 52-14 with 462 her face. able to play on the strikeouts. “It’s partly because she was a cheerleader in high school,” Cox said. same field together Titan catcher Jenny Topping, who affectionately “She’s always up for everything. When she brings that to the field, it is getting shorter calls the pair “The Princesses,” said their dominance has transfers to the team.” with every game. increased thanks to things that aren’t necessarily related to Cox, while a bit more stoic than Oaks, brings a dominance to the After this year’s their physical ability. field that few other players can match. postseason, “They aren’t like other pitchers who are all about themselves “Of all the players I have ever caught, there is no one who has a the duo will and their own stats,” Topping said. “They’re roommates and more dominant single pitch than Jodie,” said Topping, who has been have only best friends. They’ve got each other’s backs.” a member of two national teams. “She can throw her drop curve over their senior The pair first met during their freshman year of high school and over during a game, and teams will never come close.” s e a s o n as members of the FlashD’Gold travel ball team, playing Cox has used that pitch to throw five no-hitters and one perfect remaining. together on the team for four years. Even though Oaks game as a Titan. She struck out a career-high 16 batters in one game W h i l e lived in Rancho Cucamonga and Cox in Lancaster, about earlier this season against Rutgers. Oaks hopes an hour and 45 minutes apart, the two managed to keep With all of the similarities in their personalities and pitching styles, to continue in touch. one glaring difference has arisen this season. on with her soft- “We would see each other at practice and we would Oaks was honored as one of 60 players from around the nation to ball career through colle- talk on the phone regularly,” Cox said. “We became best tryout for the USA Softball National Team. It is an honor that, based giate coaching, Major League Cumper Katie by Photos friends because we were so much alike. The fact that we on sheer numbers alone, could just as easily been offered to Cox. Softball or possibly the Olympics, played the same position and we were both so competi- But Cox let pride for her friend win over any disappointment she Cox would be very satisfied to see tive brought us closer together.” had about not receiving an invitation of her own. her playing days come to an end. As was the case on the field during games, when it “When Gina was invited, I felt like they had asked me because I She does, however, leave one ave- was time to choose colleges the two looked to each other was so proud of her,” Cox said. “Yeah, I would have liked to have nue open. for support. been invited, but I was so happy for her that I was beside myself. I “If the National Team calls me, I “Jodie and I took all of our recruiting trips together,” Oaks never had a ‘what about me’ feeling. I am someone that believes that would play,” Cox said. said. “We liked Oklahoma and Utah, but the plane rides and if it is meant to happen, it will happen.” So the two are once again forced layovers were too much. We knew we wanted to stay close to Cox has been there for her roommate in the good times and the to stay in touch through the telephone as Oaks, Topping, Monica home, so Cal State Fullerton was perfect.” bad. Lucatero and Yasmin Mossadeghi travel to the ARCO Olympic The duo were a big piece of the rebuilding process for “It has always been a dream of mine to play for the National Team Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. at the end of May to try to rep- CSUF softball, which was coming off a year in which it was and I had a pretty good chance of making the tryouts last season,” resent their school and their country. absent from the postseason for just the second time in the Oaks said. “But when I didn’t make the team, I was very upset and “It’s going to be such a fun experience,” Oaks said. “I’m excited

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