CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON INSIDE 3 n OPINION: Muslim Students Association releases a statement regarding Tuesday’s Soccer teams react attacks to national tragedy as 5 athletic postponement n NEWS: Newest Disney’s California Adventure attraction can make anyone a ‘Millionaire’ hits home —see Sports page 5 Volume 73, Issue 6 WEEKEND September 14, 2001 Country seeks reassur- nPOLITICS: After Tuesday’s attacks, the nation now looks to President Bush for a course of action By Melita Salazar of war, and this government will like comforting a frightened child,” when speaking publicly and is typi- Daily Titan Staff Writer adjust. People who conducted these said John Ibson, a Cal State Fullerton cally kept on a short leash by staff acts, and those who harbor them, will American studies professor. because of lack of experience in pub- Most Americans under the age of be held accountable for their actions,” In response to the president’s state- lic affairs,” explained Phillip Gianos, 60 agree that there has never been President George W. Bush said in a ments, certain CSUF faculty found political science professor. anything comparable in their lifetime statement to New York Mayor Rudy Bush’s address filled with vengeance, Gianos thinks the future of for- to the series of events that took place Giuliani and Gov. George Pataki. rather than the comforting approach eign policy will most likely be more on Sept. 11. Bush has pledged to the American the American public needs in a time focused on terrorist attacks than missile Tuesday’s collision with tragedy left public that this is not a matter that will of distress. defense development. Politicians may Americans in shock, a sharp contrast be taken lightly. He emphasized that “Other key speakers such as the be quick to jump to a “I told you so” from the daily comforts of security the culprit will be caught. mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani, reaction concerning President Bush’s and stability the government is known A sign of reassurance is desperately and Secretary of State, Colin Powell, missile defense program, dubbed “Star for providing. A nation now stands in needed as the world stood paralyzed expressed sentiments of sorrow and Wars.” disbelief, looking for guidance from its by horror from the terrorist attack and compassion toward the family and Criticism of Bush’s statement was leaders and waiting to see the political Bush stood firm in his intend to punish friends of victims,” said Ibson. immediate but the government has reaction domestically and abroad. the guilty. Others agree that the situation could focused on other aspects. Congress is “My resolve is steady and strong “Despite such a horrible event, have been handled better and more pulling together amidst this time of about winning this war that has been President Bush needed to appear more expeditiously. KRT CAMPUS.COM declared on America. It is a new kind reassuring to the American public “President Bush does not shine POLITICS/ 4 The nation and world now looks to President Bush to take action. World Sharing in the time of need stunned, offers nREACTION: For the first time, NATO alliance invokes Article 5, which calls for backing of U.S. military action if the attack was from abroad nPERSPECTIVE: By Magda Liszewska Polish president, Aleksander Some world figures Daily Titan Managing Editor Kwasniewski, said Poland was avail- able in case help is necessary. are reluctant to The impact of Tuesday’s attack was Pakistani military ruler General support U.S. retaliation felt throughout the world as thou- Pervez Musharraf offered “the fullest By Kimberly Pierceall sands of people frantically tried to cooperation” and Chinese president, get through busy lines to contact their Jiang Zemin, expressed his sympathy. Daily Titan Staff Writer relatives and friends in the United Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro States. Koizumi volunteered any aid and even Allies are allies and enemies remain Polish citizen Krystyna Tkaczyk, historically neutral Sweden took a enemies, but some have expressed saw the events unfold on TV. stand in favor of the United States. more sensitivity than others. “This tragedy concerns not only NATO allies declared Wednesday Fidel Castro, Communist leader of Americans. It concerns all of us,” that if the attack turns out to be direct- Cuba, offered aid to the United States. Tkaczyk said. ed from abroad, it will be considered “At this bitter hour for the American As she wondered whether further an attack on all the member countries. people, our people extends its soli- attacks might follow in other states, For the first time in the alliance’s his- darity with the people of the United her thoughts immediately went to tory, the 19 NATO ambassadors decid- States,” Castro said. her sons who live in Michigan and ed to invoke Article 5 of the NATO But he didn’t fail to mention that Kentucky. charter, which obliges America’s allies Cubans have been the victims of Her oldest son, Sebastian, 22, called to provide support for any military similar actions promoted by the United first to let his parents know that his operation against those responsible if States for 40 years. university classes have been canceled the attack was indeed committed by The leaders have been “speaking but everything else was okay. foreigners. out of both sides of their mouths,” His younger brother, Jacek, 17, a So far, the main suspect is known said professor Alana Northrop from high school student in Salem, Ky., terrorist Osama bin Laden, who is Cal State Fullerton’s political science said that although his school did not rumored to be hiding in Afghanistan. department. She said the statements shut down, class time was devoted to Cal State Fullerton political science aren’t entirely intended for America following and discussing the breaking professor Choudhury Shamim said alone. Instead, the leaders are speaking news. After several tries, he managed bin Laden is likely to be behind the to a broader community - the world, to get through the busy phone lines to attack. she said. let his parents know he was all right. “It [the attack] has to do with the Saddam Hussein’s sentiments may Those with no relatives in America Middle East because a lot of extrem- have had a specific audience in mind also found themselves stunned as they ists in the Middle East are unhappy besides Americans, professor Paul closely followed media reports. with the U.S. for siding with Israel Peretz said. “Crazy stuff. A friend called me over the Arab-Israel conflict,” he said. “The American cowboys are reap- at work. I thought he was kidding Shamim predicts that the United ing the fruit of their crimes against when I first heard it. It’s just unbe- States will make major attempts to humanity,” Hussein said in an official lievable,” said Swedish citizen Stuart find bin Laden but the retaliation will statement. Danielsson. probably take the form of bombing Iraq’s official newspaper reported “what happened in the United States Meanwhile, while security was Afghanistan for harboring the Saudi- tightened in most countries, political yesterday is a lesson for all tyrants, born dissident. oppressors and criminals,” under leaders around the globe expressed “It’s much easier to send cruise sympathy and support for America in the Wednesday’s headline “America missiles and bombers than to find bin burns.” its battle against terrorism. Laden,” Shamim said. “The whole Russian president Vladimir Putin Peretz, also a CSUF political sci- idea of retaliation is that you can’t get ence professor, said this is not a ratio- said in a reported call to George W. away with attacking United States.” Bush that events “again prove the need nal response. He thinks Hussein had There have been no reports yet as MAYRA BELTRAN/Daily Titan for Russia and the United States to to whether other countries will partici- CASTRO/ 4 move closer together.” Fullerton resident Richard Bobo donated his 103rd pint of blood Tuesday to help the shortage. THE LATEST NUMBERS Decade of losses closes local station nMEDIA: Sixty-seven people now unemployed as OCN’s marketability dissipated as years passed The New York Port 370 NYC police and By Cynthia Pangestu Many theories surround the closing of Terry Roberts, Cal State Fullerton’s ties to intern on their site. Jeff Rowe, Authority says the total firefighters are reported Daily Titan Staff Writer OCN. One reason cited was there was media production specialist said, “It’s Communications 202 professor in CSUF too much competition with Los Angeles rumored that OCN might move here to and former broadcast editor at OCN, was of dead and injured missing Instead of celebrating the approach local news channels or the lack of televi- Cal State Fullerton.” The future of OCN among those who provided students with may top 20,000 of their 11th anniversary on Sept. 17, sion ratings, which also disrupted the lack is yet unknown. such opportunities. Internships were Orange County News (OCN) finished 266 people aboard the of advertising sales. Rita Magallanes, a CSUF adminis- available mainly to journalism students, airing their final news broadcast last Another theory was that OCN broad- trative assistant and 15-year resident of but also accessible for those who were At least 4,700 are four hijacked planes Friday at midnight. casted on several cable channels, which Orange County said, “I think it’s terrible interested in broadcast news. unaccounted for in the were killed, including OCN brought local news, sports, fea- was a marketing downfall. Depending because it’s local, up-to-date neighbor- According to Rowe, some students tures, specialty segments and other issues on the areas of Orange County, the chan- hood news.