California State University, Fullerto n AILY ITAN Wednesday, No v e m b e r 3D 0 , 2 0 0 5 www.dailytitan.comT Volume 81, Issue 48 Inside Two-faced This Issue Alarm disrupts Sports Belle of the morning classes Thousands evacute ing the whole class to evacuate. funding to update the alarm sys- “When we figured out that it tem, she added. during library fire was a fire drill, [the class] basi- For instance, because the cally left and kind of went our Pollack Library comprises two bell system upgrade separate ways,” Price said. separate buildings – the newer By COURTNEY BACALSO The fire alarm forced more North Wing and older South Daily Titan News Editor than 7,000 CSUF students to Wing – they were trying to sync evacuate all campus buildings the two alarm systems when the After filling out instructor eval- for 45 minutes Tuesday morning. alarm went off and caused a uation forms, Cal State Fullerton College Park was the only build- domino effect on surrounding junior Greg Price and his class- ing unaffected. buildings, Selleck said. mates waited for his instructor to In the process of upgrading Building marshals helped return to the classroom. the Pollack Library alarm sys- evacuate the buildings and Before business-writing tem, the multiple alarm system directed people around campus, instructor Debra Danielsen had a was triggered, said Paula Selleck, said Price, who returned to his chance to walk through the door, the CSUF public affairs director. the alarm system went off forc- The university recently received EVACUATION 4 CSU Fullerton’s Kat Gong makes career as top paintball Dishonesty rates competitor among men, women 8 rising on campus Opinion an article for “The Lantern,” titled, “How to Write an Officials concerned a publication of Ohio State Effective Research Paper about increase of University. Without Plagiarizing.” This Barrie is the founder and will teach international stu- OLIVIA PORTUGAL/For the Daily Titan cheating students Chief ExecuO of iParadigms, dents the basics of plagiariz- Alyssa Kreidt has her face painted by Jenai Driscoll at the training grounds at which runs Turnitin.com. ing. the 2005 Gen Con Convention held at the Anaheim Convention Center last By ELIZABETH SIMOES Saturday. For The Daily Titan Although the cost for the ser- The second workshop is vice is high, it is effective in geared toward international catching students who plagia- students working on their the- There has been a 165 per- rize. sis and grad projects. cent rise in cheating from Barrie said that 30 percent “International students have four years ago at Cal State of the 40,000 papers they a large percentage of grad stu- Word on the Street: Fullerton, where 143 cases receive every day are found to dents,” Rhoten said. Foreign language of academic dishonesty were be unoriginal. A Retention Initiative Grant If you could have reported, according to the According to the report, provided funding for the work- 2003-2004 Student Affairs international students are dis- shops. anything for Annual Report. proportionately represented Rhoten said the money will Christmas, what Over 1,180 disciplinary in academic dishonesty cases. be used to purchase necessary necessary for GE referrals in 2003-2004 were This means that for the small items as well as buy out the would it be, why? sent to the Office of Judicial population of international time of professors to develop 5 Affairs, which is responsible students at the university, the project, Rhoten said. Changes to required semester at CSUF. for dealing with cheating and they make up a large percent She said Professor Andi “Our hope is that theyʼll have a new other forms of academic dis- of violators Stein, a cirruculum anticipated opinion of what it means to learn a lan- News honesty at CSUF. of academic “ journalism guage,” Eyring said. “Itʼs a positive ideal That same school year, 16 integrity. Seventy-four per- professor, for fall 2006 semester to get the whole campus to learn a lan- Latest TiVo students were suspended out Rhoten said cent of academic is currently guage and also acknowledge the people By KARI HAMANAKA technology offers of 42 - either suspended or that the inter- dishonesty cases w o r k i n g Daily Titan Staff who already speak a [second] language.” playback options expelled - in the last five years, national stu- cases ... are pla- with her on Students already fluent in a second the report stated. dent population giarism. the project. language have the option of bypassing on portable Plagiarism is the number is at risk for D e s p i t e With the semester coming to an the new requirement by taking an oral one violation of academic many reasons. the facts, end at Cal State Fullerton, the Modern interview test or challenging a language media devices fraud at CSUF. She said they Sandra Rhoten some inter- Language Laboratory on the third floor course within the first three weeks of Associate Dean of Students 3 “Seventy-four percent of have cultural n a t i o n a l of the Humanities building is quiet with their enrollment. academic dishonesty cases differences of ” s t u d e n t s only a handful of students. Students can also participate in a study referred to my office are pla- what is and is feel that Janet Eyring, the modern languages abroad program to meet the language Surf Report giarism,” said Sandra Rhoten, not acceptable. For example, American students cheat and literature department chair, however, requirements. associate dean of Students, in some cultures, collective more. anticipates a change next fall when the Twenty-one more courses will be Huntington Judicial Affairs. “I donʼt keep knowledge is valued or it is “I think the international second language requirement to graduate offered next fall in anticipation of more track of how much is from the required to quote their teach- students here have a goal so increases from two to three semesters. students enrolling in a language class. 1-3 ft. ankle- to Internet, but it is the greatest ers. they prepare and study more,” By fall 2008, the requirement will affect “I expect there will be some resis- waist-high and majority because that is how She said the English of said Tiffany Rosy, a theatre transfer students. tance,” Eyring said. “There will be some fair conditions. students do their research.” international students is not as arts major from Korea. “Weʼve been working on this for 20 [students] where itʼll be difficult for In an effort to reduce the honed as other CSUF students, “In Korea [students donʼt] years,” Eyring said. “A modern citizen them.” amount of plagiarism, many so teachers can more easily cheat on important midterm of the world should know more than one This is where the Modern Language San Clemente campuses, including CSUF, determine if their work has or final, just little tests,” said language. Up to this point, freshmen just Laboratory facilities in Humanities room 1-2 ft. ankle- to have started to use services been plagiarized. Na Mimi Jungmi, an interna- had to know vocabulary [and] how to 325, may become more useful. knee-high with and like Turnitin.com. In order to prevent this prob- tional student who is also from count.” The main lab currently features 24 Turnitin.com is a program lem, the CSUF Judicial Affairs Korea. Currently CSUF students need only computers with Internet access and print- poor-fair conditions. that can search 40-million- office will sponsor a series Jungmi said that she has two semesters of a second language to ing for 10 cents per page. Compiled from www.surfline.com old papers over the Internet, of workshops for international not witnessed any cheating at graduate. For most students, the two- “There are many benefits [of the lab],” a database of books and jour- students to attend. CSUF, but she did see it quite year high school language requirement said Pearl Kraiboon, a computer science nals of the last seven years There will be three differ- often at her school in Korea. allowed them to bypass taking a lan- graduate student and a lead lab student and over 20 million stories ent workshops each one being When asked if they were guage class in college. assistant. “You can study. You can do Weather that have been turned into the presented twice, said Rhoten. One year of a high school level lan- ACADEMIC 4 ESL 4 Wednesday creators, said John Barrie in The first in the series is guage class is the equivalent of one Partly Cloudy 70º/51º Thursday Leading the pack in female fashion Mostly Cloudy 70º/53º Titan Battalion looks “I like being a leader and being in an exercise called the confidence Aboy has always wanted to be in of being able charge of people,” Aboy said. obstacle course. the Army. Her dad was an Army vet- to stand up to Lt. Col. Catherine Aboy said she majored in business “I felt really proud of them. Thatʼs eran. Instead of waiting for recruit- in front of Friday administration because she enjoys the best part. It is a part of them ing officers to find her, Aboy did e v e r y o n e Few Showers Aboy for motivation learning about managing and orga- developing,” Aboy said. her research and found her reason to and know 65º/45º By LISAJOYCE VERGARA nization skills that will help with her Cadet Fredrick Do said Aboy join the military. what youʼre Daily Titan Staff to become more of a leader. cares about her cadets and looks “My parents support me. My doing.” “I like having the responsibility after them. mom does get scared that I might S g t . Saturday When the sun is just about to rise of being responsible for everyone. “During physical training exer- get deployed in Iraq but I tell her Major James Sunny above the Cal State Fullertonʼs soc- The best part of my job is watching cises in the early morning, us cadets that itʼs all going to be OK,” she Griffith has cer field, the Titan Battalion ROTC the cadets develop,” she said. “They donʼt enjoy exercising in the freez- said. known Aboy 64º/41º cadets are up and ready for another are like my kids, I never say my ing cold. When Aboy comes out, Aboy said she likes to inspire her Catherine Aboy for about two day of physical training. Among the cadets because I look at them as my she starts dancing and motivating cadets. years and believes Aboy is a great Sunday many cadets is 21-year-old Cadet kids and I take care of them.” everyone to exercise,” Do said. “She “If Iʼm confident in myself then asset to the battalion. Lt. Col. Catherine Aboy. Recently the cadets took a trip is great at motivating the cadets everyone should be confident in “She understands the details of Sunny Though not large in stature, this to Fort Hunter Liggett in north- because she is so energetic. She may what I do as a leader and follow me,” the training and takes in consider- 67º/43º 5-foot-tall soldier is in charge of 50 ern California where they learned be a female and short but she has a she said. “The biggest thing of being ation and ideas from others. She is

Compiled from The Weather Channel to 55 cadets. how to overcome their fears during lot of strength.” a leader is having the confidence not single-minded,” Griffith said. 2 Wednesday, November 30, 2005 www.dailytitan.com [email protected] • (714) 278-4415 And all that glass Calendar NOV. 30, 2005 News Today thru Dec. 8: Volunteers are needed for the Orangewood IN RIEF Childrenʼs Home Holiday Party. B The party will be Dec. 8, from 5:45 to 8 p.m. For information, call the Volunteer and Service Center at (714) 278-7623.

World Today thru Dec. 10: Cal State Fullerton Grand Central Theatre Iraqi kidnappings may disrupt election presents “Two Original One Acts.” Tickets are $10 for general BAGHDAD, Iraq – Al-Jazeera broadcasted a video Tuesday of four admission and $5 for advance Titan Western peace activists held hostage by a previously unknown group, discount. For information call (714) part of a new wave of kidnappings police fear is aimed at disrupting next 278-3371. monthʼs elections. The news station said the Swords of Righteousness Brigade, which claimed they were spies working under the cover of Today thru Dec. 15: Titans can Christian peace activists, seized the four. The captives – an American, donate toys to children as the Camp a Briton and two Canadians – were members of the Chicago-based aid Titan Toy Drive starts. For more group Christian Peacemaker Teams. information, call (714) 278-2468.

Thursday: Cal State Fullertonʼs Nation Middle Eastern Student Society in conjunction with the Muslim Student Bush: methods needed to halt illegals Association and Hip Hop Congress present Cultural Soundtracks: EL PASO, Texas – President Bush on Tuesday watched border patrol Rewriting the Linear Notes of techniques ranging from men on horseback to infrared cameras that help History, a Performance by Mark keep watch in the dark, and he said the country needs more of both to Gonzales and Jackie Salloum. keep out illegal immigrants. Bushʼs tour along the gritty Texas-Mexico The presentation is in the Becker border came at the end of a two-day tour focused on his immigration Amphitheater at 8:30 p.m. For plan, which he said will be among his top agenda items next year. Heʼs more information e-mail mess_ already increased the number of border patrol agents since becoming [email protected]. president but says he wants funding for more agents along with high-tech drones and other technology. Saturday: Join ASI for Bowling Family Night. Children under 6 Virginia governor grants clemency bowl free with a paying adult, and children from 7 to 17 bowl free RICHMOND, Va. – Virginiaʼs governor on Tuesday spared the life of every other game with a paying a convicted killer who would have been the 1,000th person executed in adult. For more information, call the since the Supreme Court allowed capital punishment (714) 278-2144. to resume in 1976. Robin Lovittʼs death sentence was commuted to life in prison without parole a little more than 24 hours before he was to be GABRIEL FENOY/Daily Titan Photo Editor Dec. 1: The Peer Health executed by injection Wednesday night for stabbing a man to death with Gregory Robinson, director of Cal State Fullerton’s Social Science Research Center, looks at a glass art piece Education and the Student Health a pair of scissors during a 1998 poolhall robbery. for sale on Tuesday near the Quad. The glass art sale featured student-made pieces and was sponsored and Counseling Center is hosting by the Hot Glass Club. World AIDS Day 2005 Chalk Art Contest. The contest goes from 9 Local a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Titan Walkway. Dec. 2 For more information, call (714) Nov. 29 1877: French physicist Louis 278-2833. Snow falling on CA winter resorts Events 1864: U.S. military forces attack Paul Cailletet liquefies oxygen; he a Cheyenne encampment at Sand later liquefies hydrogen, nitrogen, Dec. 1 thru Dec. 2: “Love BIG BEAR CITY – A fall chill allowed Southern California ski IN HISTORY Creek, massacring over four hun- and air. Without Borders” an International resorts to fire up snow machines and dust the slopes with man-made dred men, women, and children. 2001: Houston-based energy Film Festival will be held in the powder to kick off the snowboard and ski season. And forecasters Nov. 27 1945: Yugoslavia becomes a company Enron files for bank- Humanities and Social Sciences said real snow is on the way later this week. Snow Summit in the San 1095: At the council of Clermont, federated republic. ruptcy. Less than a year before, building, room 123. For more infor- Bernardino Mountains opened Tuesday with two lifts in operation and France, Pope Urban II proclaims Enron had ranked seventh among mation, call (714) 278-2577. Mountain High in Wrightwood opened on Monday, luring about 2,500 the First Crusade. Nov. 30 American companies in terms of snowboarders and skiers to the slopes. Four trails and three chair lifts 1779: The Pennsylvania state 1954: In Alabama, a meteor- revenue. Dec. 2 thru Dec. 11: The Cal were open at Wrightwood. government converts the College ite crashes through the roof of a State Fullerton Department of of Philadelphia into the University house into the living room, where Dec. 3 Theatre and Dance presents “Bus Local freeways receive more lanes of the State of Pennsylvania, thus it strikes a woman on the hip. 1833: Oberlin Collegiate Stop” by William Inge. Tickets are creating both Americaʼs first state 1966: Britain grants indepen- Institute, the first college to enroll $9, $8 with advance Titan discount. SANTA ANA – The Orange County Transportation Authority school and Americaʼs first official dence to Barbados, a British crown men and women on equal terms, For more information, call (714) approved a $1.46 billion package that will expand Metrolink rail ser- university. colony in the West Indies opened in Oberlin, Ohio, with 278-2434. vice, add car pool lanes and widen freeways to ease congestion. Main an enrollment of 29 men and 15 features of the plan include Metrolink weekend service and uncorking Nov. 28 Dec. 1 women. Dec. 4: Join the Fullerton two freeway bottlenecks the interchange of the 22 and 405 freeways 1895: The first American (gas- 1913: The first drive-in gas sta- 1967: South African surgeon Fire Department at the Fullerton and the junction of the 405 and 605 freeways. The interchange work oline-powered) automobile race tion opens in Pittsburgh. Christiaan Barnard performs the Transportation Center for the is expected to be completed in about 10 years. But the expansion of takes place in Chicago. 1955: Rosa Parks refuses to first heart transplant operation. The Metrolink Holiday Toy Express Metrolink service in Orange County may be the most significant invest- 1919: American-born Nancy give up her seat to a white man patient, Louis Washkansky, sur- Train to promote the 13th annual ment. Mondayʼs decision calls for $434 million to expand Metrolink Astor is the first woman in on a city bus in Montgomery, vives for 18 days. Spark of Love Toy Drive. For service. British history elected to a seat in Alabama. more information, call (714) 738- Parliament. Compiled by Encarta.com 6500. Reports compiled from The Associated Press DAILY TITAN EDITORIAL Executive Editor Nicole M. Smith Managing Editor Kim Orr Production Manager Manuel Irigoyen Asst. Production Editor Virginia Terzian News Editor Courtney Bacalso Asst. News Editor Nick Cooper Asst. News Editor Henry Truc Sports Editor Kevin Metz Asst. Sports Editor Laurens Ong Entertainment Editor Amanda Pennington Asst. Entertainment Editor Mahsa Khalilifar Opinion Editor Julie Kim Photo Editor Gabriel Fenoy Photo Editor Oana Pucar Copy Editor Dianika Abbott Copy Editor Matt Ballinger Copy Editor Laura Peltakian Internet Editor Joshua Sigar Adviser Tom Clanin Main Line (714) 278-3373 Editorial Fax (714) 278-4473 News Line (714) 278-4415 E-mail: [email protected] ADVERTISING Director of Advertising Can Sengezer Asst. Ad Director/Classified Emily Alford Ad Production Manager Keith Hansen Ad Production Designer Andy Marsh Ad Production Designer Dan Herchek National Sales/Promoting Jackie Kimmel Entertainment Account Executive Kimberly Leung Account Executive Lesley Wu Account Executive Derrick Salatnay Account Executive Vanessa Rumbles Account Executive Rich Boyd Account Executive Sarah Oak Account Executive Victoria Scott Project Director Leanne Saita Ad Webmaster Dan Beam Distribution Santana Ramos Business Manager/Adviser Robert Sage Main Line (714) 278-3373 Advertising Fax (714) 278-2702 Advertising (714) 278-4411 E-mail: [email protected] The Daily Titan is a student publication, printed every Monday through Thursday. The Daily Titan operates independently of Associated Students, College of Communications, CSUF administration and the CSUF System. The Daily Titan has functioned as a public forum since inception. Unless implied by the advertising party or otherwise stated, advertising in the Daily Titan is inserted by commercial activities or ventures identified in the advertisements themselves and not by the university. Such printing is not to be construed as written or implied sponsorship, endorsement or investigation of such com- mercial enterprises. The Daily Titan allocates one issue to each student for free. Copyright ©2005 Daily Titan Daily Titan Wednesday, November 30, 2005 3 [email protected] • (714) 278-4415 TiVo in your pocket

Playback technology from their iPod or PSP whenever people getting it,” Strauss said. and wherever they want.” “Iʼd rather just record a show on shrinks to fit needs TiVo, a company specializing my VCR and watch it at home. in automated digital recording Itʼs not that big of a deal. I donʼt of savvy consumers of television programming, has really watch that much television By RORY JURNECKA modified its TiVo ToGo service anyway.” Daily Titan Staff to incorporate playback on hand- According to TiVoʼs press held devices. Previously, TiVo release, additional software needs Imagine recording an episode ToGo permitted users to transfer to be purchased by subscribers in of your favorite sitcom or a foot- recorded shows only to a laptop order to use the new service. ball game and watching it the next or desktop PC. Once purchased, the software morning on your iPod between The prospect is appealing to facilitates the upload of TiVo- classes. many Cal State Fullerton stu- recorded content from a PC to a For those who are digital- dents. portable video device. ly inclined, this scenario could “I think itʼs a good idea,” said Anticipating piracy issues, become reality early next year. Marc Devoraux, a business major. TiVo has enabled the software to In response to the popularity of “It will let people watch the shows place a digital watermark on each new portable video players, spe- they want to see when they have program that is recorded that will cifically Sonyʼs PSP and Appleʼs the time to see them. It would trace it back to the person who video iPod, TiVo has revised its definitely be nice to have on originally downloaded it. services to allow playback on breaks at school.” With another Christmas shop- these devices. However, graduate student ping season already underway, “The increasing popularity of Tiffany Strickland wonders if TiVo ToGo could have a strong mobile devices for viewing video TiVo is worth the subscription customer base built before it is such as Appleʼs iPod and the PSP costs. available to the public in the device demonstrate the enormous “I wouldnʼt want to pay that spring of 2006. consumer demand for entertain- much to watch reruns of TV TiVo was founded in 1997 and ment on the go,” said Tom Rogers, shows on a tiny iPod,” Strickland offered the first publicly avail- CEO of TiVo, in an online press said. “Itʼs a waste of money.” able digital video recorder. The release. “By enhancing our TiVo Jenni Strauss, a sophomore, is service has been increasingly suc- ToGo feature, weʼre making it also skeptical. cessful in the intervening years easy for consumers to enjoy the “Itʼs not something that I would with 2.3 million subscribers in TV shows they want to watch right get myself, but I could see other January 2005. 4 Wednesday, November 30, 2005 www.dailytitan.com [email protected] • (714) 278-4415 EVACUATION from page 1

dorms after the alarm. “We had to go over our career packet portfolio, which is due in a couple of days and we needed that main portion [of the portfolio] today,” Price said. Despite the inconveniences it may have caused, the evacuation was nor- mal procedure and protocol, said Sgt. Thomas Higgs of the University Police Department. “It was a technical malfunction, but the reason is still being looked into,” Selleck said. “However, it was better to err on the side of caution and evacuate the buildings.” STEFANIE SHORT/For The Daily Titan A fire alarm mishap forced some students to resume classes outside Daily Titan assistant news editor Tuesday morning. All buildings were evacuated except College Park. Henry Truc contributed to this story.

Kraiboon said any student with a answers,” Vigilant said. ESL Titan Card could use the labʼs var- While he believes knowing a sec- from page 1 ious books, tapes and electronic ond language will be helpful in the homework and have a place to use equipment. Senior Spanish major real world, he is unsure of whether the computer.” Perla Salazar uses the lab for her the audio lab really aids in the learn- In a room adjoining the main Modern Languages 301 class. ing process. computer room, is an audio lab “I use it for the language spell “You donʼt really need the audio with 18 stations that whole classes check, because my computer doesnʼt part,” Vigilant said. “Itʼs exactly or individuals may useStudents can have it,” Salazar said. what the teacher tells us. You canʼt check out cassettes assigned by their Freshman Jamal Vigilant also question the audio, but with a teach- professors or assigned through the uses the lab because he is enrolled in er you can question it, or with a course textbooks, and then listen to a Spanish 101 class. He is required textbook it usually explains [the the tapes in the audio room. to use the lab facilities at least 15 material].” “You can study any language you hours to pass his class. Eyring said a mix of engag- want,” Kraiboon said. “You can Time spent in the lab gets docu- ing faculty members and good lab learn as many languages you want mented electronically each time a materials aids students in picking up here without even registering for a studentʼs Titan Card gets swiped in their second language. class … Itʼs kind of like a cultural and out by one of the lab assistants. “This [new] requirement is an learning tool.” A report is then generated and sent important step for the university Up to this point, most students to instructors. to show our belief in international- who utilize the lab are college of “We listen to the tapes and the ization in the curriculum,” Eyring the humanities students enrolled in tapes say the exercises [in the said. “Weʼre looking outward to the a foreign language class. However, textbook] and we write down the world.”

coordinator. If a resolution is not Still, there will always be those ACADEMIC reached, a hearing is held and who are willing to cheat to get from page 1 the university president makes the ahead. final decision regarding disciplin- “People cheat because it is aware of the academic guidelines ary action. more easier and they want to get and polices regarding cheating, Despite the high rates of cheat- a good grade, and they didnʼt pre- both Rosy and Jungmi said no. ing at CSUF, some students pare or study and they want to get With academic dishonesty believe it is unacceptable. information from other people,” cases, CSUF follows certain pro- “Cheating signifies a lack of Rosy said. cedures. Once an alleged violation character and a lack of integrity,” According to the Center for of the University Student Code Seyi Olowolafe said. The public Academic Integrity, about one- has occurred, an investigation administration major said he has fourth of students that took its sur- begins and the student is noti- never witnessed cheating and is vey admitted to cheating on tests fied in writing. The student also very aware of the policy regarding in the last year, half admitted to has the chance to meet with the academic dishonesty. cheating on written assignments. Daily Titan Wednesday, November 30, 2005 5 [email protected] • (714) 278-5814

Titan Editorial Providing insight, analysis and perspective since 1960 The kiss of death By now, enough mouths have We donʼt need allergies to swapped the sad story of 15- peanuts for this same tragedy to year-old Christina Desforges, happen to us. who passed away this week Take the refusal to use con- after apparently kissing her doms or other contraceptives. boyfriend a few days prior. The Or staying with a philandering Canadian teen-ager had a severe partner. Or withholding vital allergic reaction to peanuts; her information about having a boyfriend had just eaten a pea- venereal disease, which – by nut butter sandwich. the way – you can be charged If anything, this freak acci- with manslaughter for having dent – tragic for everyone sex and not revealing you have involved in it – serves as a HIV or AIDS. sad reminder to the rest of us If poor Christina paid the whoʼve sneaked a kiss or two ultimate price with something or more with romantic part- as innocent as not letting her ners. boyfriend know about a sim- In an era where sexually ple allergy, how many of us transmitted diseases and AIDS play Russian Roulette with our are so rampant – an estimated health and our lives on a daily 19 million people are infec- basis? tions each year, according to May this extreme exam- the Centers for Disease Control ple teach all of us, whether KING FEATURES SYNDICATE and Prevention – the Desforges in Quebec or right here in situation shows how even an Fullerton, the necessity of com- innocent peck between two munication, honesty and self- people in a monogamous rela- control with ourselves and with tionship can go so wrong. others. ord on the street If you Wcould have anything for Christmas, what would it be and why? Editorial Board Julie Kim, Opinion Editor Nicole M. Smith, Executive Editor Kim Orr, Managing Editor In deference to the paradigm established by venerable Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, unsigned Titan Editorials strive to represent the general will of the Daily Titan editorial board and do not necessarily reflect the view of the university. The hand that hits the cradle? Jeff cares hit this day, or any other day, “The best Christmas gift to me “I want a new cellphone “I would take an early gradu- “Something like a good book of because weʼre all a bunch of would be for [President] Bush to because mine broke down.” ation and get it all done in poetry or a CD with good music. So Iʼm wieners. bring everyone home from the war. December.” Or something that someone made working the People in general are so con- That would be a good gift for all by hand because it shows that other day, and scious these days of being labeled the families.” theyʼre thinking about you since I canʼt help an abusive parent that they are most people donʼt have a lot of but notice this unwilling to lay down the law. time.” lady berating And as a result, I have to grow up her kid. And with an entire generation of peo- –Sincere Moses, senior, –Patricia Melegrito, –Shawn Reilly, senior, –Olga Litovohenko, junior, whenever a kid ple that embrace the term metro- communications freshman, undeclared criminal justice business administration gets in trouble, sexual. I come from a dying era. Photos and quotes compiled by Valerie Swayne, Daily Titan Staff Jeff Klima I sort of smile Apparently, my computer does Daily Titan and make that too because it doesnʼt have the Humor Columnist “Ooh, busted!” term “metrosexual” in its spell- ululation that I made when I was checker. a kid not much older than the one Long story short, that woman Voter stupidity: the great American tragedy before me. in the liquor store is not alone. Op-ed to participate in every presidential public with democratic rhetoric as political decisions based on facts Because I knew whenever little Iʼd imagine that you, my peers, election, I would cast 10 votes. If I a means of pacifying the masses. would be much less vulnerable to Jeffrey Klima acted a fool at the are going to grow up and raise By MIKE KOBZEFF were to work and save my money, They say, “Democracy works, and the financially backed marketing grocery store (thatʼs right, I was kids that you will not adminis- For the Daily Titan I could spend $100,000 on one protesting is the right of the peo- recruiting tool. By separating the raised by a sassy, old, lady), he ter spankings or bars of soap to. campaign commercial. If marketed ple.” wheat from the chaff, this format of took a right, good hand to the bot- Rather, you will more perma- Millions of Americans believe appropriately, this one commer- This rhetoric acts as the mirage democracy would be much closer to tom. Or one of those quick wing nently damage kids by telling that the United States is serving cial could swing more votes than I that distorts the American image a true election: “By the people, for slaps across the face that made them that their mother will never the people by systematically top- am allowed to cast over a lifetime. of the effect democracy can yield the people.” you instantly stiffen up and fly walk again because they broke pling governments across the world. Money is a cost of victory in every to the foreign countries around this Obviously, at some point, the right, soldier-style. the lamp. Often, in an attempt to dodge the democratic election, and its effect world. Unless the administration people in power realized that the So I actually feel myself get a While I canʼt honestly say I staggering statistics and tragedies on a campaign is compounded by actually believes the presented ideas right to vote, the right to freedom little excited because this kid has condone the psychological war- of the recent Iraq War, many politi- every un-informed American vote. as the best solution, they would of speech and the right to protest honest-to-God passed the point of fare in the parent/child battle, I cians justify the tens of thousands In the 2000 election, the never adhere to a screaming major- are rights that rarely interfere with behavioral no return. definitely want to see a resur- of Iraqi deaths with the promise of Republican Party “ ity represented whatever agenda the current admin- His mom is all like, “Shut up,” gence of the ass-whuppinʼ. democracy for the people. In my was able to exploit Imagine if during protest. istration maintains at the time. I feel and then heʼs all like, “No, you Did you know that this current opinion, the American people have the ineffectiveness of American citizens Our country most of our constitutional rights are shut up.” generation has had the lowest a distorted view concerning the the bipartisan system has shown us mere periodic speed bumps on the And Iʼm bracing to witness an voter turnout in the history of the value of democracy to the countries by providing much were forced to that action – for road of the American HUMV. assault upon this child that will world? of this world. of the funding for earn their right to example, Sept. These are the tragedies of democ- get six or seven people arrest- The kids today are all turning Although I am an up-to-date the minority Green vote ... 11 – is the car- racies. I feel there is a clear line in ed. But then the mom defies all out to be a bunch of creeps, whin- informed American voter, my vote is Party. The 3 percent Mike Kobzeff dinal fear of our the sand in which each individual parental right, and instead says, ers and self-professed metrosexu- equal to that of a politically incom- of the vote gathered For the Daily Titan government. has to decide, “Should I sit back, be “If you donʼt behave, Iʼm going als. petent, rudimentary cave dweller. by the Green Party ” Barking all day passive and let the U.S. government to take you out of here.” Imagine all the good that four If the majority of the constituency candidate came mostly from the – for example, worldwide protests do whatever they want? Or do I The little punk says, “Good.” fingers administered at whip-like has the political intellect of a child, Democratic Partyʼs constituency. of the American foreign policy – is want to stand up, take action and try This is the liquor store where velocity to the pliant edges of a is it safe to assume elementary stu- In essence, the funding of the no means of coercion. to change the world?” this is happening, people. no-goodnikʼs cheek could do? dents should have the right to vote Republican campaign, combined Imagine if American citizens The majority of Americans have So then, the woman chooses to It might not eradicate the crim- on important scholastic decisions, with the futile bipartisan American were forced to earn their right to already chosen to believe that their just wander away, her kid beam- inals of the world, but it sure as which will affect the well being of voting system, enabled politics to vote in every election by passing equal vote matters, their right to ing all triumphant. No, I canʼt hell would eliminate my need to every school in the world? get in the way of wants of the a political knowledge equivalency protest is an effective means of even say he was really beaming update my spellchecker. Of course not. American people. So what viable test. Not only would this solution coercion, and that by using democ- about it, because for him, it was However, these politically ele- options do we, as Americans, have vastly cut down on the amount of racy as a catalyst, our leaders seek just another notch on his “snotty, Jeff Klima is a Cal State Fullerton mentary minds – also known as to change the current system? unconcerned voters, but it would the best interest for humanity. I feel punk children rule the planet” senior majoring in communica- the American majority – have been Vote on it? Protest? also improve the political knowl- the American people have inflated belt. He wasnʼt even fazed that tions and radio-TV-film. His col- electing officials and choosing prop- Our government simply makes edge of the United States public the value of a government in which he didnʼt get smacked because he umn appears every Wednesday in ositions in this similar fashion for note of a large protest. Several days while placing more value on each citizens elect their highest govern- knew that no smack was forth- the Daily Titan. To contact him, hundreds of years. after a protest, the standard by gov- voter. ment officials by means of demo- coming. He wasnʼt going to get e-mail [email protected] Over the next 40 years, if I were ernment officials is to address the Lastly, a voter who makes cratic vote.

BEST QUOTE WE HEARD TODAY ...

“There is more than a verbal tie between the words common, community and communication ... Try the experiment of communicating, with fullness and accuracy, some experience to another, especially if it be somewhat complicated ...”

John Dewey, philosopher 6 Wednesday, November 30, 2005 www.dailytitan.com [email protected] • (714) 278-3149 Extreme ironing? Fallen Angel Fullertonʼs Kat Gong has made her career as both a top Believe it paintballer and as a leading lady for promoting the sport. By JENNY STAR LOR and paintball partner, Sarah Dunsmuir, to form Eye for the Extreme Daily Titan Staff her first team in high school. Team Flirtinʼ was the stepping-stone to Gongʼs rise in this male- H e r e Long hair, long legs, killer heels, and a tiny dominated sport. with anoth- schoolgirl skirt. Oh, and letʼs not forget to men- Gongʼs first professional team, the Fallen er week of tion that in this model-picturesque magazine Angels, participated in local tournaments around e x t r e m e photo, sheʼs also holding on to a sleek black New Jersey from 1998 to 2003. Highlighting sports gone and blue Pro Stock paintball gun. her five years with Fallen Angels was the Pan crazy; this Thatʼs Kat Gong. Dubbed one of the seven am Series the girls entered in 1999. The team time lets ʻGlamour Girlsʼ of paint- banded together with two focus on ball, Gong graced Splat “ other players and missed a few that Magazine in April/May Paintball is such a the finals of the weekend Marissa Weltmer can only 2004 as one of the most male-dominated sport. tournament in Hawaii by Daily Titan be clas- talented female paintball only two points. Staff Writer sified as Society has these per- players in the National ceived notions about In October 2003, extremely Professional Paintball the Angels made the insane and a little impractical. League (NPPL). And she boys and guns, but cover shot of Paintball Burro racing: This is best just happens to be a junior that’s not the case. 2xtremes magazine as described as a marathon with a business major right here at Kat Gong the new women of paint- donkey, which is not to be rid- Cal State Fullerton, too. Paintball Player and CSUF Student ball. den but can carry up to 33lbs. Just the mention of paint- Since then, the Angels of equipment. The races, held ball lightens up her eyes. ” have fallen slightly back periodically throughout the As she vividly explains the to earth. As senior year year in Colorado, often lead logistics of paintball, her hands animatedly began to take precedence with SATs and col- contestants through rocky ter- shape the form of a paintball gun or the outlines lege decisions, the team didnʼt play as much. rain as high as 13,000 feet in of a bunker. “Now, weʼll join other teams to play as elevation. Born and raised in Garden State, New Jersey, guests,” Gong said. “Many [people] take these Gong has been exposed to the paintball world After Fallen Angels came Team Women of races seriously,” said Curtis her entire life. Her father, Ray, legalized paint- Worr (WOW) in 2004. This one-time event Lenning, a donkey breeder and ball in 1988 in her home state. pulled three girls from three teams together for burro racer. “If you get a good When he opened his own paintball field, she one game. Sponsored by Worr Game Products, donkey, theyʼre very much like helped out every weekend. Along with bagging the Ultimate Madness tournament was held in horses. Some of the contes- paint, checking equipment, and working the West Virginia. Played in a 100-by-50-foot cage, tants choose to rent or buy a cash register at age 16, Gong also began to take Team WOW wowed the crowds with cheap donkey and thatʼs just paintball seriously. JAMIE FLANAGAN/Daily Titan a bad mistake. Almost all the Gong enlisted the help of childhood friend FALLEN ANGEL 10 Professional paintball player and CSUF student Kat Gong shoots back at the camera. winners have trained with our donkeys.” The donkeys are treated with care and, if any contestant uses needles, electric prods, narcot- Painting the scene of a popular game ics, or anything to harm it, they are disqualified. The first Paintball grew from a el makes an unpleasant squashing Paintball publication Action in an elaborate sense, a mixture the flag was captured without a donkey nose to cross the finish sound. Squish splat. Squish splat. Pursuit Games (APG) Magazine of “Capture the Flag,” “Hide-and- single shot being fired. line wins. simple idea into sport, A team is preparing for the game reported paintball has risen to Seek” and “Tag.” Players are divid- Since then, paintball has sprouted Sauna Championship: The to start. After a quick huddle, the become the third most popular ed into teams of two. As one team is up all over the states and in differ- sauna is a hot place to sit for hobby and a lifestyle group automatically points their in the world. With 12 attempting to capture the opposing ent countries like Canada, , even one minute, but imagine guns to the fence. Everyone is million paintball fans worldwide, teamʼs flag, players are eliminated Europe, Asia and South America. By JENNY STAR LOR by shooting the opponent with a doing it for up to fifteen in a Daily Titan Staff poised in their designated position. this sport garners fascination, adren- The game attracts people of all 230 degree box. Thatʼs exactly The whistle blows. Chaos ensues. aline and everyoneʼs fair share of small ball of paint discharged from ages, professions and lifestyles. what the competitors do in the A colorful array of fluorescent For the past 20 years, paintball welts. a paintball gun. “There was a regular Joe who Sauna World Championships, paint adorns the field. Boots tram- has intrigued people from all over According to Warpig, a Web site “Paintball is fun because you get came to paintball every weekend held each year in Finland. pling through the tarp-covered grav- the world. dedicated to paintball, the game is, to shoot people,” said Chris Galvan, when I was working at my dadʼs The event started when a a Cal State Fullerton computer sci- paintball field,” said Kat Gong, a group of friends began hav- ence major. “Itʼs the competition 10-year paintball veteran. “He was a ing contests to see who could that makes the game exciting.” lawyer, but we never knew because stay in the sauna the longest. According to APGʼs Web he was always dressed down when When other people who used site, paintball he came to the public sauna started com- stemmed from “ play.” plaining that it was too hot, the Charles Gaines, Paintball is the best Paintball is friends created the SWC. The a writer; Hayes thing to do with not just a game first championship was held Noel, a stock- of skill and agil- in 1999, in Heinola, Finland, broker; and Bob your clothes on. ity. In order to and featured competitors from Gurnsey, a sport- When it comes to survive on the France, Germany, Sweden, ing goods retail- playing, you’ll either field, individu- Holland, and Finland. er. love it or hate it. als must think “I went to Europe and, when An article on ahead of the I was there, I paid 50 euros www.youthnoise. Sonny Lopez moment and to participate in the SWC,” com said Gaines Paintball Player and devise strate- Fullerton Alumni said James Parter, a 26-year- began to con- gies to oust old SWC contestant. “It was ceptualize idea ” other players. incredible. There were so of paintball after Observing from the bleachers, many people competing and reading the short story “The Most it is easy to spot a player shooting itʼs crazy. Some of the peo- Dangerous Game,” a story about aimlessly toward the end of the field ple train the whole year. The a man who invites guests to an with no target in sight. These play- champion [in 2003] lasted thir- uncharted island and hunts them ers are usually the first to get hit and teen minutes and 47 seconds.” down. the first to go. The SWC is held yearly The idea came alive in June 1981, But a player who carefully selects when the first paintball game ever CHAD CENDEJAS/For the Daily Titan their mark, skillfully plan their route WELTMER 8 was played. Consisting of 12 play- and successfully execute their plan A shot of compressed air resonates from the barrel of a Brimstone Smoke teammember’s gun during a game. ers competing against one another, is the worthwhile treat for viewers.

PAINTBALL 8 8 Wednesday, November 30, 2005 www.dailytitan.com [email protected] • (714) 278-3149

game, she said. FALLEN ANGEL “Plus, when a woman shoots a man, itʼs always from page 6 funny,” said former professional paintball player Sonny its second-place finish. Lopez. Arriving in California, Gong hooked up with the Whether itʼs shooting a paintball or on camera, Gong ladies of a team called Destiny. Playing with the seven- said her passion for paintball has brought her to a world women all-star tear for a year, Destiny rose to become sheʼs never imagined. Since shooting the cover shot with the first all-female team to enter tournaments at the nov- Fallen Angels, Gong has been photographed and has ice level, the step before playing in the amateur league. written for paintball magazines such as APG, Paintball. Currently, Gong plays for L.A. Hitmen, a co-ed team com and Splat. She has also done television interviews consisting of eight players that has traveled from Aruba for Gameshow Networks new paintball show, “Rage in to Hawaii to compete in leagues and series. a Cage,” last October and participated in the pilot show As the only female paintball player on the team, a month later. She is even a character in Renegade, a Gong had to earn the teamʼs respect by showing off her paintball video game for Xbox and Playstation 2. skills as a reputable challenger. “I never thought this would happen,” Gong said. “I “Paintball is such a male-dominated sport,” Gong grew up in the sport. Even before I could play, I wanted said. “Society has these perceived notions about boys to play.” and guns but thatʼs not the case.” Taking a step back from the action scene, Gong has Although statistics show female participation has moved to the administration side of paintball. remained unchanged in the sport since 1998, Gong, who “Itʼs a more behind-the-scene take,” Gong said. “Iʼm has played for 10 years now, sees things differently. going to get my degree first and then one day, Iʼd like “Thereʼs been a boom in female participation in the to own my own field out here.” past two to three years,” Gong said. “Women are start- Beside the magazine shot of Gong all dolled up is ing to get more recognition in this sport.” a photograph of her with hair pulled back, dressed in Describing paintball as one of the only sports women full paintball garb and kneeling on the ground to refill and men can compete on the same level, the 20-year-old capsules in her paintball gun; doing her part to break said the sport of paintball utilizes the mental and physi- the macho-man theory of boys and guns barrier and cal strength of individuals. pave way for women across the country to participate CHAD CENDEJAS/For the Daily Titan Gender, race, class, and age are nonexistent in the in the game. Kat Gong is the only female member of team L.A. Hitmen, a highly regarded entity in professional paintball. PAINTBALL from page 6

Fans have the chance to see what players cannot, such as angles of attack and the formation of a skill- ful team. Spectators are able to determine that teamwork, patience, skill, atten- tiveness, and cooperation are the fundamentals to a successful team, like Team San Diego Dynasty. “As a team, their core group has been together since day one,” said professional paintball player Sonny Lopez. Although the ability to listen and follow commands is significant when it comes to “executing” a player from the opposing team, indi- viduals must rely on instinct. “Teamwork is pretty important,” Gong said. “However, you also have to trust your own instinct. Do what your gut tells you, it can be your window of opportunity to make something happen.” Paintball has evolved from being a contest in the woods to the tourna- ment-style scenario games prevalent in the sport today. “The game used to be GI Joes where you hunt them, they hunt you,” Lopez said. “Now there are themes, roles and strategies where youʼre all at war.” A new style of playing paintball requires a new style of gaming. According to the Ultimate Arena Paintball Leagueʼs Web site, the UAPL is introduced as the worldʼs fastest paintball league. Lopez said the UAPL is a 36- week television series where 24 pro franchise teams that compete for cash prizes on Superstation WGN. “Itʼll be cool to see teams try- ing out the three-man format,” said the traditional marketing manager at WGP/JT USA. Itʼs about three minutes into the game and the chaos dies down. Players from the opposing team are dropping like flies. A player from Team Brimstone Smoke runs to the other side of the field, snatches the opposing teamʼs flag and runs to his side awaiting confirmation of their victory. Lopez said the game was strate- gic and well played. “Paintball is the best thing to do with your clothes on,” said the alumna of Cal State Fullerton. “When it comes to playing, youʼll either love it or hate it. Most likely, youʼll love it.” WELTMER from page 6 and anyone in good health can participate, but to get to the cham- pionship, all contestants must go through preliminary, qualifying, semifinal, and final rounds. Extreme ironing: Ironing is usually boring, but the Extreme Ironing Bureau has turned it into something completely fascinat- ing. It starts by ironing in odd plac- es: a back yard, a swimming pool, maybe a shopping mall. Then it progresses at some point to jump- ing off a cliff with a parachute while ironing at the same time. There are many different orga- nizations of extreme ironers. Some specialize in extreme iron- ing underwater, some only do it while jumping off a cliff, and some make it funny by dressing up in various costumes. “It really is a lot of fun. We do it just to see what it feels like to jump off a cliff and into the ocean while ironing,” said Gordon Winters, an extreme ironer. Marissa Weltmerʼs column appears weekly. Contact her at [email protected]