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Downtown area The air up there Horton draws students gets an Recent redevelopment The city of Fullerton plans on expand- ing the downtown district by adding adds additional appeal more restaurants and other attractions. “Roscoe’s Famous Deli opened up award to Fullerton hot spot three weeks ago at 116 W. Commonwealth Courtney Salas Ave. This is the second restaurant Daily Titan Staff opened up by Jack Franklyn, the owner of the neighboring Heroes Restaurant,” After a long day of school or work, said Kay Miller, the economic devel- downtown Fullerton provides a great opment manager of Fullerton. “Both again escape for Cal State Fullerton students. are in the hot new SOCO [South of With great restaurants and bars just Commonwealth] District.” Greg Haidl defense attor- minutes away from school, downtown For those who prefer more of an ethnic Fullerton has become the ideal hangout scene, Miller said that Branagan’s Irish neys aim to avoid another spot in northern Orange County for Pub and the Roman Cucina recently CSUF and other local college students. opened up on north Harbor Boulevard. mistrial “I like the fact that there is a place She added that an Indian cuisine restau- By Shannon Hewkin around here where the bars are close rant is scheduled to open within the next Daily Titan Staff together and there is a close interaction few months in the old Williams Building, between Cal State Fullerton students,” where the Imperial Ballroom and The Titan baseball Head Coach George Horton said Scott DeLong, a senior business Rail Restaurant are also located. Miller never thought of himself as a business major. DeLong, along with other stu- also said a Japanese restaurant Mitsui manager, let alone one who would win an dents, likes the fact that Shabu will soon open award. students can park in one “ on Wilshire. “Well, it seems kind of strange to me,” he spot and go to six or It’s nice to see Miller said that said. “I don’t see myself as a businessperson, seven different places in Fullerton finally SOCO, on the east I see myself as a baseball coach.” one night. establishing an side of Harbor, will It was clear, however, that the Orange “Downtown Fullerton welcome the opening Coast chapter of the Society for Advancement has a lot of local area where all the of Slidebar Rock ‘n of Management thought differently when it appeal,” DeLong said. local colleges can Roll Café where the awarded Horton the Orange County Manager “You have people of all interact. former Hub Café was of the Year award Tuesday night at the ages in Fullerton, not located. This is anoth- Marriott Hotel in Fullerton. just college students, so Scott DeLong er business enterprise “Certainly with the team’s accomplish- Fullerton Student people tend to be nicer by Sean Francis, city ments last year there’s a lot of people that because of this.” ” planning commission- wanted to recognize us and me,” he said. Before downtown er and the owner of “I [just] find it a little overwhelming and Fullerton earned its current status, the Continental Room in downtown. uncharacteristic. On one hand, I think I do CSUF students often traveled to local “This area [SOCO] will be undergo- a good job as a baseball coach, but to be in beach cities to interact with other col- ing a renovation this year to make it that elite category with these other Orange lege students. more pedestrian-friendly and to boldly County managers of the year, I’m not sure I “There are a lot of schools, especially identify the area with neon-lit entry belong there, being a baseball coach.” on the East Coast, where the college stu- arches,” Miller said. “The allies will Past recipients of this award include dents have their own area to hang out,” have pavers and landscaping treatments; California State University Fullerton DeLong said. “I would like to see Cal utilities will be underground.” President Milton Gordon in 1998, Chapman State Fullerton have this because I’m With the vegan diet gaining popu- University President James Doti in 1992, and, sick of going to Newport or Huntington larity within our society, Miller said most recently Farouk Abdelwahed, associate all the time.” downtown Fullerton is opening Sidney’s professor in the Department of Business and As downtown Fullerton is becoming Café, which will have a vegan menu and Economics. more popular, the city of Fullerton is an outdoor dining area that offers a Horton said he felt honored and humbled, working to create an even more enjoy- water dish for your pooch. This trendy if not out of place, among the other recipi- able atmosphere for local residents and restaurant will be located on Wilshire. ents. college students. Around the corner, Miller said that Cliff Doubek, Horton fan and member of “With Cal State Fullerton being Lollicup, a café and juice bar, will open the international board of directors for the a commuter school, it’s nice to see on Wilshire to provide a more mellow society, said that the coach was a fitting can- Fullerton finally establishing an area scene for local residents. In addition, a didate for the award. Elizabeth Zuluaga/Daily Titan where all the local colleges can inter- smoothie shop and pizzeria will open BJ Vandrovec, a business major, grits his teeth as he launches toward victory at a promotional “We recognize all types of people, not just act,” DeLong said. “We have never had in the new Pinnacle development on event in the Quad on Tuesday. Vandrovec is a member of the CSUF pole-vaulting team. people in typical business fields,” Doubek a distinct area where students can go to said. “The thing I like about Horton is that before this.” downtown 4 he’s down to earth.” Pamela Jones, director of Development for Athletics, agrees. “He’s a quiet leader,” she said. “He focus- CSU campuses determine unique schedules es on the education of the whole person. He makes sure that the players don’t just leave Students find difficulty The trip he and his Cal State Long Beach Colleges, WASC, is a national accrediting students aren’t.” as outstanding athletes. He makes them out- girlfriend had planned was for President’s body that approves the academics and cre- Holidays are reassigned throughout each standing men as well.” coordinating vacations due Day weekend, which Long Beach observed dentials of universities situated in the west, school year to accommodate the mandatory Horton’s résumé is impressive. He was by closing their campus, but Northridge did such as those in California and Hawaii. This number of instructional and academic work- a member of the first CSUF team to go to to different holidays not. organization determines the number of days days, Hopkins-Parham said. the College World Series in 1975 as well as By Stefanie Franklin “CSUs all have different schedules because a California university must offer instruc- If a holiday falls within a semester that head coach in 2004 when the Titans won the Daily Titan Staff it is left up to each CSU’s faculty and presi- tion. In a typical school year, a university already has a set number of non-instruction Series. dent,” said Clara Potes-Fellow, CSU spokes- must have 147 “instructional days” and at days, it can be moved to recesses or holiday He captured the Big West Conference Students and faculty may notice that all person. “They vote on the schedules that best least 170 “academic work days,” said Davida breaks where they are observed, but don’t Coach of the Year three times, and is a mem- their Cal State system peers don’t observe the suit each campus’ needs.” Hopkins-Parham, CSUF executive assistant in provide an additional day off. Typically, said ber of the California Community College same school year schedules. While holiday schedules vary between Academic Affairs. Hopkins-Parham, holidays are observed on Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame “I just figured that since my girlfriend CSUs, so do spring and winter recesses, final “Instructional days are normal school days the actual day of or near that date, as long as in large part because of his 226-53 record at and I both went to Cal States, we’d get the exam dates, commencements and semester scheduled with the purpose of student instruc- they don’t interfere with the university’s abil- Cerritos College. same holidays off,” said Matt Humberstone, beginnings and endings. These are scheduled tion, and don‘t include exam weeks,” she ity to meet the minimum number of required A good support system and exceptional an engineering physics junior at Cal State around a set number of school days each col- said. “Academic work days are instructional school days. coaches are the keys to the continued success Northridge. “It’s not that big of a deal, but it lege must adhere to. days, but also include any additional time that of the CSUF team, Horton said. gets in the way of vacation planning.” The Western Associate for Schools and faculty and staff must be on campus when CSU breaks 4 “I can’t do it all myself,” he said. “For us Bloodmobile rolls onto El Toro campus, collects donations American Red Cross Blood said she was pleased with the number of the American Red Cross, said she has been One popular excuse used by those who Cope said. donors. traveling with the Bloodmobile for the last do not want to give blood is the fear of Donated blood lasts 42 days after it is Drive asks students to “We’re doing great,” Saenz said. “In three years and encourages needles. removed. Donors are asked to give every Southern California we live a busy, busy students to assist in replen- “ “It’s so easy, once you 56 days, in order to allow enough time for donate in order to save lives lifestyle and we often take our health [and] ishing the low blood supply In Southern understand that it’s just their bodies to recuperate. By Dennis Olson and Dave Osborne blood for granted.” in California. California, less a quick pinch,” Saenz The Bloodmobile visits Cal State Daily Titan Staff Saenz has been witness to the need for “In Southern California, said. Fullerton’s main campus twice a month for blood in the Orange County community. less than 2 percent of the than 2 percent of El Toro student students who wish to donate their blood to The American Red Cross Bloodmobile She said most surgeries performed call populatio donates, and we the population Joseph Cope decided to the American Red Cross. paid El Toro students its standard once-a- for donated blood. While a hand surgery have to import blood from donates ... take advantage of the While one pint does not seem like a semester visit Tuesday afternoon, aiming may require only one unit of blood, a liver Oregon, Washington, and the Bloodmobile on campus lot of blood, Saenz said any contribution to collect at least 40 units of blood, said transplant can require 40 units of blood, East Coast,” Becker said. Jennifer Becker and donate blood for the helps. Robert Flores, assistant coordinator of she said. Becker added that she Registered Nurse first time. “We can save up to three lives with just Student Affairs. Each donor was expected Students were encouraged to sign up has noticed in Southern He said he saw it as one pint,” she said. to give one unit, which is one pint of ahead of time but also had the option to California’s culturally ” an opportunity to help blood. sign in upon arrival at the Bloodmobile diverse communities, many people are others. Midway through the visit, American located just outside Parking Lot 2. uninformed about giving blood and don’t “I wanted to give [blood] to someone Red Cross Account Manager Linda Saenz Jennifer Becker, a registered nurse for see a reason to give. who needs it and help out the community,” 2 Wednesday, March 9, 2005 www.dailytitan.com [email protected] • (714) 278-4415

Sittin’ in a tree TodayMARCH 9, 2005 News Depression is one of the most common mental health problems in Rief for CSUF students. From noon b to 1 p.m. Cass Stringer from the Counseling and Psychological ser- vices will present “Understanding World Depression” in the Women’s Center Bush: Middle East to see more democracy and Adult Reentry in UH 205. Interested in running for ASI? WASHINGTON – President Bush said Tuesday that authoritarian rule in The ASI Candidate packets are the Middle East has begun to ease, and he insisted anew that Syria must end available now through March 22. its nearly three-decade occupation of Lebanon. “Today, I have a message Those who want to run for ASI for the people of Lebanon: All the world is witnessing your great movement Board of Directors or ASI presi- of conscience,” Bush said during a speech on terrorism at National Defense dent/executive vice president must University. “The American people are at your side.” have their packets in by March 22. Potential candidates can pick up Thousands answer militant call in Beirut packets in TSU 207.

BEIRUT, Lebanon – Hundreds of thousands jammed a central Beirut Every Wednesday of the semester square Tuesday, chanting support for Syria and anti-U.S. slogans in a thun- is Bowling Mania. From 3 p.m.to dering show of strength by the militant group Hezbollah – a rally that greatly 7 p.m. in the TSU Underground outnumbered recent demonstrations against Syria’s presence in Lebanon. students with a valid CSUF student The demonstration came hours before Syria began redeploying its troops ID can join in on the fun. Winners within Lebanon to an area closer to the two countries’ border. President receive prizes by knocking down Bush, who rejects this as a half-step, said Tuesday that “freedom will prevail combinations of colored pins. in Lebanon” and demanded that Syria withdraw completely. Daedelus with Busdriver will Megan Dangermond/Daily Titan perform a free show today from noon Nation Matt Storing, an American studies major, found a comfortable spot in the sun sitting in a tree in the quad to 1 p.m. at the Becker Ampitheater. on campus Tuesday afternoon. Bill Clinton to have scar tissue removed Get there early and get a good seat! The Museum of Latin American NEW YORK – Six months after undergoing heart bypass surgery, former 1855: First train crosses 1st U.S. March 11 Art is presenting “Life as a President Clinton will return to the hospital this week to have a rare buildup railway suspension bridge, Niagara 1997: Ashes of Star Trek creator Cowboy” today from 7 p.m. to 9 of fluid and scar tissue removed from his chest. “I feel fine,” Clinton said Events Falls. are launched into space. p.m. The event will feature the cul- Tuesday in Washington, adding that he plans to play golf in Florida a day 1658: Peace of Roskilde between 1991: Janet Jackson signs $40 mil- ture and mythology of the cowboys. before the operation. in history Sweden and Denmark. lion album deal with Virgin records. There will be live demonstrations of 1986: NFL adopts instant replay folklore, music and dances that were Personal accounts tank in polls, GOP says March 7 March 9 rule. important elements of cowboy gath- 1997 The 11th Soul Train Music 1997: Steve Elkington wins Doral- 1958: Starting this season, AL bat- erings. The museum is located at WASHINGTON – The heart of President Bush’s plan for Social Security, Awards take place. Ryder Golf Open. ters are required to wear batting hel- 628 Alamitos Ave. in Long Beach. allowing younger workers to create personal accounts in exchange for a 1996: The Hubble Space Telescope 1993: Rodney King says in court mets. For information: 562.437.1689. lower guaranteed government benefit, is among the least popular elements takes the first surface photos of he thinks he heard cops yell racial 1942: First deportation train leaves with the public, Republican pollsters told House GOP leaders Tuesday. The Pluto. slurs. Paris for Auschewitz Concentration Feel like getting some fresh air? pollsters also stressed the political stakes involved in pursuing Bush’s plan 1995: New York becomes 38th 1986: NASA announces searchers Camp. Take a hike through Caspers to overhaul the Depression-era program, according to a memo circulated at state to have the death penalty. found remains of Challenger astro- 1702: First English daily newspa- Park today with the Sierra Club. a session in the Capitol. 1981: First homicide at Disneyland, nauts. per “Daily Courant,” publishes. The 7-mile loop will feature a trek 18 year old is stabbed to death. 1976: First female cadets accepted 1665: NY approves new code guar- to the Gazebo for lunch, a walk 1926: First transatlantic telephone to West Point Military Academy. anteeing Protestants religious rights. on a trail to Bell Canyon and then Local call, London to New York. 1964: First Ford Mustang pro- 1302: Romeo and Juliet’s wedding a walk back upstream. Interested 1854: Charles Miller patents first duced. day, according to Shakespeare.1942: hikers can meet at 9 a.m. at the Oceanside man shot dead after crashing U.S. sewing machine to stitch but- 1961: First animal returned from 1st deportation train leaves Paris for South Orange Country rideshare tonholes. space, dog named Blackie aboard Auschewitz Concentration Camp. point. Bring water, lugsoles and VISTA, Calif. – A 24-year-old man who crashed his car into the Vista 1573: Turkey and Venice sign Sputnik 9. Compiled from brainyhistory.com lunch. In order to participate, a jail and was shot by sheriff’s deputies died early Tuesday at a hospital. Jose peace treaty. 1959: Barbie, the popular girls’ liability waiver needs to be filled Mendoza of Oceanside was shot several times during the incident Monday doll, debuted, over 800 million sold. out. Waivers can be downloaded at at the San Diego County Detention Facility. Sheriff’s officials said Mendoza March 8 1496: Jews are expelled from http://www.sierraclub.org/outings/ crashed his Ford Mustang into the building and then ran into the jail lobby. 1995: Costis Stephanopoulos Carintha Austria. Weather chapter/forms/ The department said he refused a deputy’s order to get on the floor. A strug- becomes president of Greece. gle broke out and deputies opened fire. At least a dozen people were in the 1994: Defense Department March 10 forecast The Newport Beach Central lobby, but no one else was hurt, homicide Lt. Tom Bennett said. Mendoza announces a ban smoking in work- 1996: New York City Mayor Wednesday, March 9 Library is hosting an exhibit today was airlifted to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido. Bennett could offer places. Rudolph Guiliani visits Israel. from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. featuring Mostly Sunny no explanation for Mendoza’s behavior. “If he was trying to break someone 1983: House Foreign Affairs 1994: One million Greeks attend 81° work by Chuck Jones, master of out of the jail, he went to the wrong side. And that would be futile,” Bennett Committee endorses nuclear weap- Melina Mercouri’s funeral. Low 56° animation. Jones is an animation said. ons freeze with USSR. 1982: Sygyzy: all 9 planets aligned artist who created Looney Tunes 1979: First extraterrestrial volca- on same side of Sun. Thursday, March 10 characters Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck Brother of Jackson accuser admits lying no discovered on Io, a satellite of 1975: Dog spectacles patented in Mostly Sunny and Porky Pig. Contact the library at Jupiter. England. 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Daily Titan Monday, March 3, 2005 3 [email protected] • (714) 278-4415 CSUF celebrates International Women’s Day “Women Hold Up Exchange, presented an exhibit executive director of the center, and commitment, ignite out- However, while some students According to infoplease.com, titled “Women Hold Up Half the said the center has the largest rage, elicit laughter and provoke that walked in to view the art that about 25,000 women in India Half the Sky” exhibit Sky” Monday in the Visual Arts archive of political posters in the action. day were aware it was Women’s are burned each year because of West Gallery. United States with nearly 50,000 Fullerton graduate student Joy International Day, many more insufficient dowries. The groom’s adresses social issues “‘Women Hold Up Half the pieces and two-dozen exhibits Klein said she was moved by the like Kristina Perez, a Art History families set the brides on fire and By Araseli Cuevas Sky’ suggests that there is an dating from 1960 to the present. pieces displayed. graduate student, were not. Perez then cover it up. Daily Titan Staff awful lot of strength and an awful Wells said that In one post- said that sometimes not being These families often claim the lot of accomplishments that we all art media is “ er, “I Am No informed is a reminder that as a death was a suicide or an acci- It is the story of ordinary need to embrace [and] that it important and ... [International Longer Afraid society we still need to improve dent. women who left a mark in time empowers women,” said Sue educational and Women’s Day] is a of Mirrors,” a on addressing social issues. Rape is used as a weapon in that refuses to be erased. Passalacqua, associate director she decided that reminder of how woman stands “Women’s groups are very places like Mexico, Rwanda, It is a commemoration and for the Women’s Center. posters are more proudly, open- aware... but it’s not a commer- Colombia and Haiti, to name a celebration rooted in decades of The exhibit used posters to practical. strong we need to ing her arms as cial day… its not publicized by few. battles for equality in society. showcase issues women have “A mural can’t be ... if to fly, and she the media and it’s hard to get In some countries like Iraq and For nearly 95 years, International faced since the 1960s with topics move around,” has had a mas- their attention,” said Barbara Pakistan, a rape victim’s of rape Women’s Day has been observed ranging from their involvement in Wells said, “ [A] Joy Klein tectomy. McDowell, director of the will kill the woman in order to throughout the world in an attempt politics to their battles for legal- poster is much Fullerton Graduate Student “It is a remind- Women’s Center. preserve their honor of the fam- to give voice to those without ization of abortion in some parts more democratic. er of how strong McDowell said that today ily. voice, and Cal State Fullerton of the world to their struggles It can be repro- ” we need to be,” women around the world contin- And over 115 million girls and didn’t stay behind. with breast cancer. duced and can be seen in Europe, Klein said. ue to struggle with violence, their women have suffered some form In an effort to educate the The forty pieces will be dis- Asia and the United States all at Before the reception, right to choose whether or not to of female genital mutilation campus community about played until March 10 and are the same time.” Passalacqua said that the goal of have an abortion and their right “In our society it’s really easy women’s issues, the Women’s being rented from the Center for On her Web site, political- that event was to ignite dialogue to protect their own bodies. She to be wrapped up in other things Center, in conjunction with the Study of Political Graphics graphic.org, she explains how this and to teach people about the said she hopes that this celebra- and not appreciate what others the CSUF Women in the Arts based in Los Angeles. collection, dealing with women’s many challenges and victories of tion will one day get the attention have done or see what we still and International Education & Carol A. Wells, founder and issues, can deepen compassion women. it deserves. need to do,” Klein said. Military to fast-track investigation into death American allies in Europe that have The March 1 killing of a judge and oppose the deployment. The opposi- an ambush. which controls Baghdad, said the Pressure on U.S. to steadfastly supported his policies in his lawyer son, both appointed to the tion party has promised a withdrawal “It was an accident,” Fini said. vehicle was “traveling at high speeds” get quick answers in Iraq. tribunal to try the former Iraqi leader if it wins the election. “This does not prevent, in fact it and “refused to stop at a checkpoint.” Italy and its prime minister, Silvio and his top henchmen, should not In Rome, Berlusconi’s office said makes it a duty for the government An American patrol “attempted to death of Italian agent Berlusconi, sent 3,000 troops to Iraq, affect that trial or any other, experts the premier had “expressed the satis- to demand that light be shed on the warn the driver to stop by hand and while Bulgaria has 460. Both coun- have said. faction of the Italian government” at murky issues, that responsibilities be arm signals, flashing white lights, and The Associated Press tries have said they will not withdraw The constitution is to be drafted by the accelerated U.S. military inves- pinpointed, and, where found, that the firing warning shots in front of the their troops, but domestic pressure to the National Assembly, which con- tigation. Friendly fire investigations culprits be punished.” car,” it said. “When the driver didn’t BAGHDAD, Iraq – The U.S. bring them home has been growing venes March 16. Negotiations to form typically take months. The U.S.-led coalition said a fol- stop, the soldiers shot into the engine military decided Tuesday to con- – especially in Bulgaria where it has Iraq’s first democratically elected President Bush called Berlusconi low-up investigation would be led block which stopped the vehicle, kill- duct an accelerated inquiry to learn become an election issue. government focused Tuesday on the on Friday after the shooting and by U.S. Brig. Gen. Peter Vangjel and ing one and wounding two others.” why American troops opened fire, Also Tuesday, American troops makeup of the Cabinet, after Kurds promised a full investigation into the it would to take three to four weeks. However, Fini said the car was killing an Italian intelligence agent fought insurgents in Ramadi, a city 70 said they were close to a deal with attack, which took place after nightfall Italian officials were invited to par- “traveling at a speed that couldn’t and wounding an Italian journalist miles west of Baghdad. At least two the Shiite clergy-backed United Iraqi as the car carrying Sgrena, Calipari ticipate.Vangjel is the 18th Airborne have been more than 40 kilometers he helped rescue from insurgents in Iraqis were killed in the clashes, and Alliance. and two other agents approached Corps Artillery Commander and the (25 miles) per hour.” A light, he said, Iraq. at least six other Iraqis died in other The shooting Friday that killed Baghdad airport. Another agent also investigation was ordered by the top was flashed at the car after a curve The decision to fast-track the violence around the country. intelligence officer Nicola Calipari was wounded. U.S. commander in Iraq, Army Gen. and gunfire started immediately after- investigation into the attack, which Interim National Security Adviser and wounded Giuliana Sgrena, a 56- Italian Foreign Minister Gianfranco George Casey. Vangjel, commander ward. It lasted 15 to 20 seconds, he has strained relations with Italy, a key Mouwafak al-Rubaie said ousted dic- year-old journalist for the left-wing Fini told parliament Tuesday that U.S. of all Army artillery in Iraq, arrived said. American ally, came as the military tator Saddam Hussein could stand Il Manifesto newspaper, angered troops killed Calipari by accident, in the country in January. The investigation into the shooting also opened an inquiry into the shoot- trial by year’s end. “I will be surprised Italians and rekindled questions about but disputed Washington’s version In Washington, Casey said he had of the Bulgarian soldier, killed near ing death of a Bulgarian soldier. That if I do not see Saddam in the box the country’s involvement in Iraq. of events. Fini said the car carrying no indication Italian officials gave the central city of Diwaniya, will death appeared to be another friendly before the end of the year,” he said. “I In Bulgaria, the death of Pvt. Gardi Calipari and Sgrena was not speed- advance notice of the car’s route. “I focus on reports he also was shot by fire incident on the same day. am very much hopeful that Saddam Gardev made the country’s presence ing and U.S. troops did not order it to personally do not have any indication U.S. troops. Both probes were an indication will be in the box around September in Iraq an issue ahead of general elec- stop, contrary to what U.S. officials of that, even on a preliminary basis,” “It’s another unfortunate incident,” of the pressure being brought on and October, before the general refer- tions in June. Opinion polls showed say. But Fini dismissed allegations Casey said. Casey said, adding “we’ll get to the the Bush administration by the few endum” on a constitution. a growing majority of Bulgarians made by Sgrena that the shooting was The U.S. 3rd Infantry Division, bottom of it.”ine: 4 Monday, March 3, 2005 www.dailytitan.com [email protected] • (714) 278-2991 Stubrick’s Steakhouse in downtown Downtown Fullerton. “We have a pretty stable from page 1 crowd here but the new restaurants Lemon and Commonwealth. seem to draw more people.” Chechen rebel leader For those locals who prefer live Dutterweck said that people tend shows over movies, Miller said that to “bar hop” in downtown Fullerton, the Maverick Theater will open to so more restaurants and bars will broaden the live theater menu in attract more people. “That fact that downtown Fullerton. This will be this is such a close area, the more located on Walnut Avenue, south of people down here, the better it is for Mashadov killed in raid the Amtrak train station. everyone,” Dutterweck said. MOSCOW – Chechen rebel must augment the effort aimed at thousands of Russian soldiers. sweep. “The new mixed use develop- Even though more restaurants will leader Aslan Maskhadov, a fugi- the defense of the citizens of the The assault convinced the Maj. Gen. Ilya Shabalkin, ments planned for the downtown add to the competition in downtown tive with a $10 million price republic,” a clear indication that Kremlin to negotiate an end to a spokesman for forces in the area will also include commer- Fullerton, Dutterweck said that he on his head who was linked by Russia intends to wipe out the the unpopular war, which led to region, said Maskhadov was cial space which could accommo- does not think the new development the Kremlin to a deadly school rebels. the withdrawal of Russian forces killed when federal forces blew date even more eateries and coffee will affect his restaurant. hostage siege and other terrorist The Kremlin consistently but put off the critical issue of up the bunker. shops,” Miller said. With 42 devel- “We are a pretty casual restaurant attacks, was killed Tuesday dur- blamed Maskhadov for involve- Chechnya’s political status, leav- NTV broadcast what it said was opments already, Miller said she with killer food, good service, and a ing a special forces operation. ment in terrorist attacks, such ing it in limbo. a security service video showing receives an average of two to three good atmosphere,” Dutterweck said. Reports differed on whether as the Beslan school siege in Maskhadov was elected Maskhadov’s body as well as calls a month from eager entrepre- “If you want to eat good steak and he was killed by the Federal September in which more than Chechen president in 1997, but Russian troops in camouflage and neurs that want to try out their busi- listen to some good tunes, this is a Security Service forces or inad- 330 people died, half of them efforts to attract aid and invest- black masks sifting through guns, ness in downtown Fullerton. good spot for you.” vertently shot by one of his own children, and a hostage seizure ment failed. Crime soared, as ammunition and grenades, and With the downtown district quick- The new developments in down- bodyguards in a bunker in north- at a Moscow theater in 2002 that did kidnappings, which made unfolding a green, red and white ly expanding, local residents are not town will soon create a more enter- central Chechnya. killed 129 peo- Chechnya one Chechen flag. the only ones excited over the new taining atmosphere for the local Russian television showed ple. Maskhadov “ of the world’s Kadyrov was quoted as saying developments. residents in the city of Fullerton. video of a shirtless corpse strong- denied any Quote is Gill Sans most dangerous that a rebel who had been cap- “The new restaurants and bars It looks like CSUF students have ly resembling the 53-year-old involvement. Regular 12 pt. places. tured several days ago had told have increased our business,” said finally found their local hangout Maskhadov lying in a pool of Like most Name is Gill Sans After attacks authorities of Maskhadov’s pres- Andy Dutterweck, manager of area in Fullerton. blood. The leader of separatist Chechens of Bold 11 pt. School by Basayev’s ence in Tolstoy-Yurt. Russia had forces in Chechnya fought the his generation, is Gill Sans 8 pt. forces in neigh- offered a $10 million bounty for Russian army to standstill in 1996 Maskhadov was boring Dagestan, information leading to the cap- CSU Breaks around semesters. According to the and then was elected president of born in exile Russia attacked ture of Maskhadov and Basayev, from page 1 document, each campus starts its fall the republic when the Russians in Kazakhstan, Lynn Penkingcarn Grozny in 1999, but Kadyrov indicated the reward semester within two weeks of all uni- withdrew. where Chechens Fullerton Student and Maskhadov might not be paid because the Caesar Chavez Day, for example, is versities within the CSU system and But as head of de facto indepen- had been deported and his govern- information had not been offered one such holiday that CSUF observes, all have fall exams and spring breaks dent Chechnya, the secular-mind- en masse in 1944 ” ment fled. His voluntarily. but the university does not provide around the same time. ed Maskhadov lost influence to under Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. representatives have said he White House spokesman Scott an additional day off as the holi- The school schedules between cam- fundamentalist Islamic rebels. By The exile added fuel to Chechens’ remained in Chechnya after that, McClellan refused comment, day falls during the school’s spring puses vary significantly only in certain the time Russian forces returned resentment of Russians. and he and his spokesmen issued other than to say that the situation break when the campus is already aspects, said Hopkins-Parham. “For in 1999, he was overshadowed Maskhadov’s family was statements calling for talks and in Chechnya “should be resolved closed. Northridge, on the other hand, example, CSUF observes a week- by warlord Shamil Basayev and allowed to return in 1957, and in denying involvement in various through a political process.” doesn’t observe President’s Day as long Thanksgiving break, where most regarded as a comparative mod- 1969 he began training to become terrorist attacks. That prospect may have died a campus closure day, but can close schools do not,” she said. erate among the separatists. a military officer and rose to the Patrushev said Maskhadov was along with the soft-spoken for Caesar Chavez since the school’s In fact, only three of the 16 CSUs Although his death is a sig- rank of general. killed in the village of Tolstoy- Muslim, Zakayev said. spring break is the week before. Long on semester schedules offer the week- nificant propaganda victory for He was an artillery division Yurt, an area that has been under “Maskhadov was the legally Beach shares the same spring break long fall break, including CSUF. Russia, which alleged he was chief of staff in Lithuania in firm Russian control while rebels elected president, and in many period, and observes Caesar Chavez Other significant differences are in behind major terrorist attacks, it January 1991, when Soviet spe- were concentrated in the repub- ways he was a factor of restraint, and President’s Day, and the campus spring semester endings. Some cam- also could place the insurgents cial forces unleashed a brutal lic’s mountainous south and in both inside Chechnya and outside is closed for both. puses finish their spring semester up firmly in the camp of the Wahhabi crackdown on independence dem- Grozny. its borders,” he said on Ekho Each campus is unique in their to a month ahead of others, but this is radical Basayev. onstrators, an event that presaged Interfax cited Ramzan Kadyrov, Moskvy. academic calendar planning. The due typically to observing a shorter “Maskhadov was the only one the Soviet collapse that year. the Kremlin-backed deputy “And of course, today those California State University Campus winter break. with whom a peaceful agree- By the end of 1992, he had Chechen prime minister, as say- who were convinced that there Calendar on the CSU Web site pro- For further information on campus ment could have been made,” quit the military and returned ing Russian forces had intended can be no talks with the Kremlin, vides a listing of all schools and their schedules, students can visit each the Interfax news agency quot- to Chechnya, where another for- to take Maskhadov alive but he that no dialogue can be con- schedules. Out of all 23 CSUs, seven school’s individual Web site, or may ed Alexander Cherkasov, of the mer Soviet general, Dzhokhar was killed by careless gun-han- ducted with Moscow, their posi- are on quarter systems, while the oth- review general campus information at human rights group Memorial, Dudayev, was leading an inde- dling by his bodyguards. Interfax tion will become stronger and so ers schedule their academic calendar calstate.edu. as saying. pendence push. said three Maskhadov aides were will their approach to solving the Maskhadov last week reported- Maskhadov was chief of staff detained. problem,” he said.ine: ly called for talks with President of Dudayev’s armed forces when Maskhadov’s envoy in Vladimir Putin on ending the war. Russia launched its war against London, Akhmed Zakayev, told But that call, like previous pro- the separatists in 1994. He took The Associated Press that he no beer? posals, was rejected. full control of the forces after had received confirmation of Read about America’s dark age in Putin, informed of Maskhadov’s Dudayev’s killing in April 1996; Maskhadov’s death. He said fed- death by Federal Security Service in August, rebels stormed the eral forces had found Maskhadov Introspect tomorrow head Nikolai Patrushev, said, “We capital of Grozny and trapped “by chance” during a routine