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Volume 74, Issue 2 TUESDAY February 12, 2002 Allaway denied freedom once nLEGAL: The former outpatient release. testified that they could not say whether “I’m very pleased with the judge’s Allaway, 63, was found not guilty by his mental illness could return and result decision,” she said. custodian is still considered reason of insanity in 1977 and spent the in further acts of violence. Almazan said that because it took so past 25 years in state mental institutions. Allaway’s attorney, Deputy Public long for the decision to come through, a threat to society, accord- He is eligible by law to apply for release Defender John Bovee, proposed an out- she started having doubts and thought once a year. patient treatment plan where Allaway that he could be released. ing to a decision by the “This court finds that he still has a would be gradually released from However, she said she will “take a rest By Yvonne Klopping mental disorder that was fundamental in Patton State Hospital in San Bernardino now” but she knows this is not the end. Daily Titan Asst. News Editor triggering his 1976 psychotic episode,” County. Together with Orange County Supervisor wrote Fasel in his statement of decision. As part of the proposal, Allaway Todd Spitzer, she will be working on Edward Charles Allaway, the janitor “He is also still a threat to the community would take occasional supervised trips to introducing a new bill that will not allow who murdered seven people in the Pollak because the experts’ opinions regarding the community but it would take several a mass murderer like Allaway to petition Library at Cal State Fullerton 25 years his potential for future dangerousness are years until Allaway would live without for release each year. ago, lost his fourth bid for freedom. unsatisfactory.” supervision. “Mass murderers shouldn’t have After listening to one month of testi- Several expert witnesses could not But Judge Fasel decided against this [those] kind of rights,” Almazan said. mony, Santa Ana Superior Court Judge ensure that Allaway would never kill proposal. She said she will work with Spitzer on Frank F. Fasel ruled on Dec. 21 that again even though they said that his para- Patricia Almazan, daughter of mur- a bill that would allow somebody found ABC 7 Allaway could still be a danger to society noid schizophrenia has been in remission der victim Frank Teplansky, greeted the not guilty because of insanity to apply for Charles Edward Allaway will have to wait another and denied his petition for conditional for years. Nevertheless, several doctors judge’s decision with relief. ALLAWAY/ 17 year before petitioning for parole again. Heritage honored at A POWERFUL“The Vagina Monologues” vocalizes a once-silent W termORD 4 “The celebration Vagina Performance nEVENT: Black History Month was stirs thought, commemorated at President Milton Gordon’s home Thursday evening By Chris Dunn compassion Daily Titan Staff Writer By Rita Freeman A celebration of black history and culture was held to Daily Titan News Editor commemorate Black History Month, Thursday evening at the Chapman Presidential House hosted by President Milton Gordon and Cal State Fullerton’s African Vagina. Vagina. Vagina. A word not often said, and American Faculty and Staff Association (AAFSA). sometimes considered taboo, was the main topic of The event brought together both teachers and students conversation. and focused on “Keeping the Throughout the night, the word caused laughter, tears Dream Alive”- the theme and applause as 16 women of different ages, cultures for the evening. and backgrounds spoke of the vagina. The president of the “When I “If a woman is not comfortable with it, then how is AAFSA, John Reid, greet- she going to be comfortable with other issues?” said ed the large room of faculty Reena De Asis, the college coordinator and producer and students expressing his looked into of the play. “Why is it so taboo? It’s part of a woman’s welcome and support for the body.” importance of Black History her eyes In its first Orange County appearance, the off- Month. Broadway play by Eve Ensler, “The Vagina Monologues” “Black History is a way I saw the premiered at Cal State Fullerton Friday night. to raise people’s awareness Men and women laughed and some cried while stu- of our culture and heritage,” dents, faculty and staff re-enacted several pieces from he said. strength, Ensler’s play. The night continued with “The unity the women showed on stage was a pow- the Afro-American Studies wisdom, fear erful portrayal,” said CSUF faculty member Patrick Community Ensemble per- Frazier. “From old to young and from different cultures formance, led by Stan L. and courage and backgrounds, it was a uniting factor regardless of Breckenridge. It was a loud where they are from.” roar of soft song that led the that these The production was the centerpiece of the fourth crowd to “Lift Every Voice annual V-Day College Campaign to stop violence and Sing.” The multi-racial against women and girls. De Asis said she hoped that ensemble sang a variety of people have.” everyone learned something from it. traditional spiritual songs of “If there is one thing you can walk away with it is the peace and prayer, each reflect- Parasto three P’s: patience, passion and perseverance,” she said ing the triumphs and purpose at the end of the play. of black history. The three-day production sold out within four days Elementary and bilingual of ticket sales. All proceeds raised will go to Orange education studies profes- County-based Human Options, a battered women’s shel- sor Patricia Young ignited ter and CSP Sexual Assault Victims Services. Ten percent the crowd with a poem titled of the funds raised will be donated to the Revolutionary “What is Black History?,” a collection of verbs that Association of the Women of Afghanistan. described the black struggle and history. During the performance, booths such as Planned “‘What is Black History?’ is the telling of our story. Parenthood, Victory over Violence and Mariposa It is the thrive for equality, independence and faith,” Women’s and Family Counseling Center provided infor- Young said. JAIME NOLTE/Daily Titan mation about their facilities and programs. The night continued with a dinner highlighting black Tannise Colymore holds a tampon as she performs her monologue “My Angry Vagina” at the sold-out showing of “The Vagina Monologues.” PLAY/ 20 PRESIDENT/11 Ceremony honors shooting victims n Carrying a .22 semiautomatic rifle used his last bullet in his rifle and Wagner. “The library was still full of CREDIT: Donald that held 19 rounds of ammunition aimed at Keran’s heart. But Keran people.” Keran and Stephen and an ammunition box full of bul- rolled over and was shot through After the tragedy, crime scene lets, he shot six people in the base- his chest and his shoulder. While investigators found 55 more rounds Becker receive special ment and then he went up the stairs struggling with Allaway, the ammu- of bullets. to the first floor where librarians nition box spilled. Allaway was out They also found that a total of acknowledgement for Donald Keran and Stephen Becker of ammunition. Keran was the last 23 shots were fired, proving that helping to save lives worked. person shot but he survived. Allaway had reloaded his gun, Becker tried to disarm Allaway In the Orange County District Wagner said. By Yvonne Klopping by running up behind him and hit- Attorney’s office in Santa Ana, After Allaway realized he was out Daily Titan Asst. News Editor ting a plate over his head. But he Becker and Keran were honored for of bullets, he left the library. Police didn’t knock Allaway unconscious. their heroic efforts to save other peo- later found the rifle in his car under- On Monday, July 12, 1976, Cal Allaway shot the 32-year-old library ple’s lives in a ceremony, Saturday, neath a blanket. State Fullerton custodian Edward assistant while he tried to escape. Feb.2. During the ceremony, Wagner Charles Allaway drove to the CSUF Becker was able to make it outside “Had it not been for the brave presented a slide show to recall the library, parked his car near its west of the library but died on the pave- efforts of Stephen Becker and Donald horrific events at the CSUF library. YVONNE KLOPPING/Daily Titan entrance, entered the library through ment. Keran, Mr. Allaway would have had Becker’s parents have since Ruth Keran, center, accepts a plaque from the district attorney’s a side door and went down to the Keran, tried to come to Becker’s 55 more rounds of ammunition,” passed away and his younger brother office in honor of her husband’s heroic efforts. basement. assistance by tackling Allaway. He said Deputy District Attorney Daniel HONORED/ 17

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CALENDARCALENDAR OFOF EVENTSEVENTS Community during the weekends of March Seek Odyssey of Madeline “African Violets” on Feb. 23 from 9 and 16. For more information, Gimpel,” on Feb. 15-17. Tickets 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Fees are $7 The Curtis Theatre presents call (949) 496-1094. are available at the Performing and $5 for members. For more “Godspell” at the Brea Civic Arts Center box office. For more information, call (714) 278-3579. Center from Feb. 22 – March The Garden Grove Playhouse information, call (714) 278-3371. 10. “Godspell” is based on the presents “Any Wednesday,” the Department of Music pres- Gospel according to St. Matthew. comedy by Muriel Resnik, Jan. Two survivors of the ents a performance by honors Tickets are $17 for adults, $15 25 to Feb. 16. Tickets are $12 Holocaust will lecture in “Fighters scholarship students at the ttwwoo for seniors and $10 for children. for general and $11 for seniors for Freedom.” It will be at the Performing Arts Center on Feb. A GUIDE TO WHAT’S HAPPENING Buy tickets at www.curtistheatre. and students. For more informa- Ruby Gerontology Center in the 17 at 4 p.m. For more informa- org or call (714) 990-7722. tion, call (714) 897-5122. Mackey Auditorium on Feb.14 at tion, call (714) 278-3371. BRIEFS 1:15p.m. For more information, Jazz vocalist Karen Gallinger The Fullerton Civic Light call (714) 278-446. The College of Business hosts a series of jam session/ Opera presents “The Scarlet and Economics will sponsor return their old toilets to the col- Small businesses experience” evenings at the Pimpernel” from Feb. 15 College of the Arts presents “Business Week” from Feb. 19-21 lege between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on learn survival tips Grand Central Theater in Santa to March 3 at the Plummer “Joseph Musil: The Ceremonial Lectures and workshops will be Saturday, March 2, so they can be Ana. Admission is $10 and stu- Auditorium. For more informa- Magic of Theatre Architecture” available to students. For infor- The Cal State Fullerton Family recycled. dents $5. For more information, tion, call (714) 526-3832. from Feb. 2 to March 7 in the mation, call (714) 278-4577. Business Council will host a work- According to John Carlson, the call (714) 567-7234. Main Art Gallery. For more infor- Fullerton water system manager, shop to answer the concerns of Campus mation, call (714) 278-7750. The Pollak Library hosts an family business owners contem- the new ultra-low flush toilets use The 31st Annual Festival of exhibit of David Scharf images plating whether to continue or sell only 1.6 gallons of water in com- Whales in Dana Point will fea- Department of Theatre and The Fullerton Arboretum through March 15 in the Atrium their business today from 7:30 parison to the five to seven gallons ture activities, events and music Dance presents “The Hide and presents a class on how to grow Gallery. a.m. to 11 a.m at the Turnip Rose used by older toilets. Conference Center in Orange. The manufacturer of the ultra- The Family Business Council low flush toilets estimates that each CALENDARCOP BLOTTER OF EVENTS has been in partnership with the toilet can save between 10,000 and CSUF College of Business and 25,000 gallons annually and can Economics since 1994. reduce water bills by as much as Their mission has been to 25 percent. Monday, Feb. 4 A student in the Visual Arts A wallet was stolen from a off at 2:47 p.m. There was no provide information and educate In past giveaways, the City of Building suffered an asthma student’s backpack at 8:56 p.m. fire. small businesses to promote the Fullerton has given away nearly A non-injury accident was attack. The student noticed it was miss- survival of Southern California fam- 4,000 ultra-low flush toilets. For reported in Lot B at 3:02 p.m. Medics were dispatched at ing after trying to buy some cof- Friday, Feb. 8 ily businesses. The workshop will more information, contact the 2:29 p.m. to aid the student. fee at the coffee stand near the be conducted by Rockand Hankin, United Conservation Management Tuesday, Feb. 5 Humanities Building. A man caught trying to founder and chief executive of Corp at (866) 373-3928. The campus police received sell stolen books back to the Hankin Investment Banking. He will A silver Toyota, headed south a phone call at 3:27 p.m. from a Thursday, Feb. 7 Campus Bookstore. instruct participants on exit strate- Applications for on Chapman Avenue was pulled concerned party who was report- Police apprehended the man gies, liquidity options, as well as participation in “A Night in over by police at 2:43 a.m. ing a suspicious person walking A female student lost her at 1:30 p.m. in the book resale other issues involved in determining Fullerton” available Police discovered that the in the Titan Student Union. “Winnie the Pooh” wallet while line. whether or not to sell ones busi- driver had a misdemeanor she was in the Humanities ness. Applications to participate in warrant out for his arrest and Wednesday, Feb 6 Building. The wallet was report- A non-injury accident on West First-time attendees will be the City of Fullerton’s “A Night in arrested him. ed missing at 8:53 a.m. Campus Drive was reported at admitted free and reservations are Fullerton” are now being accepted At 10:50 a.m. credit card theft 1:30 p.m. required. For more information, call from all interested art galleries, A habitual parking offender was reported to public safety. Officers arrested a man for (714) 278-4182. schools and music and dance was cited for parking in 30-min- shoplifting from the Campus Saturday, Feb 9 conservatories for the festivities on ute parking at 1:33 p.m. The A wallet was reported stolen Bookstore at 9:33 a.m. Fullerton hosts toilet Friday, April 26. owner of the vehicle has 10 out- from the Men’s Locker Room in Officers conducted a pedes- giveaway program Held annually in celebration of standing parking tickets totaling the Physical Education Building The fire alarm in the trian check on Yorba Linda the arts, the event features a night $380. at 5 p.m. Computer Science Building went Boulevard and Associated. The City of Fullerton will host it’s of free music, art, drama and dance fourth giveaway of ultra-low-flush programs throughout the city. toilets on Feb. 16 in Parking Lot 5 To qualify to be an official site of Fullerton College from 9 a.m. to for the nights’ festivities, applicants 2 p.m. must show that they provide year- Co-sponsored by the Orange round programs of fine or perform- County Sanitation District, the ing arts for the public. Orange County Water District, the Applicants must also provide a Municipal Water District of Orange description of the program planned County and the Metropolitan Water that evening and a plot plan of the District, the giveaway is open to all site to meet local fire building safety Orange County residents that pres- code requirements. ent their latest water bill and photo Deadline for applications must identifications be received by 4 p.m. on Friday, Recipients of new toilets will Feb. 8. For more information, con- have two weeks to install their tact Dannielle Mauk, special events own toilets and will be asked to coordinator for Fullerton at (714)

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Copyright ©2002 Daily Titan NEWS Tuesday, February 12, 2002 3 A heartfelt message for troops n called Operation USA Support that businesses, church congregations HOLIDAY: Three involved the restaurant and family and individuals around the country, partners campaigned fun center industry that the three are the three men collected letters for a part of. more than three weeks so letters to gather one million Though only being able to gener- could be screened and sorted and ate 100,000 letters due to the anthrax arrive at the bases tomorrow. valentines for soldiers scare that put a timely stop to mili- Valentines could be sent to two of at home and abroad tary mail, the three had by then their business locations and to Light read a message more profound than of the Canyon to be included in the By Trinity Powells any they had found in all their mail mailing campaign. Daily Titan Asst. News Editor endeavors—the importance of a let- Letters from those contributing ter. were either sent with Valentines pre- Now, more than a decade after removed from envelopes or were It was a letter that stood out among receiving the cardboard letter, the removed from their envelopes for the rest. three businessmen have decided to the screening process. Not having an attractive enve- return M. Erich’s wishes of a Happy Fifty or more volunteers from lope with designer stationary or the Valentine’s Day—a million times their church and businesses read endearing scribbles of a child who over. every letter or Valentine to ensure had just learned to sign his or her Beginning on Jan. 20, the three that every message was positive or name, M. Erich’s letter laid plain businessmen began a mailing cam- uplifting for its future reader. among the numerous others sent to paign to gather one million valen- “Every single valentine is going to Michael Fleming’s Holiday skating tines to be distributed to Southern be read by somebody to make sure rink. California military bases called that there is nothing derogatory,” Hidden amid the pile of mail “Send Your Heart to our Troops.” Michael Fleming said. recently arrived for a campaign With the help of their church, Beyond the few derogatory and called Operation Roller Mail to gen- Light of the Canyon Methodist critical statements that have found erate letters of support around the Church in Anaheim, the United there way into the mailing cam- country for members of the military Services Organization (USO) and paign, the Valentines were also serving during the Gulf War, Erich’s employees from their businesses that screened for well-meaning, but pos- letter carried a somber message. include Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlor sibly depressing mail from small Scribbled in black ink on a piece and Mountasia Fun Center, both children with phrases that read, “I of cardboard cut from a sea ration, located in Santa Clarita, the three hope you don’t die,” or “I pray you no larger than the size of a small men carry high hopes of distributing don’t get killed.” birthday card, the lonely serviceman a million Valentines to show their But letters of this nature rarely wrote of how his battalion fared dur- support for the troops at home and show up. Michael Fleming estimated ing the war. in Afghanistan. that more than 90 percent of the He told of the monsoon that “I’m actually afraid we’ll get letters received were messages of hadn’t given them a break from the more than a million [Valentines], praise and thanks. warm rain for three days straight. As and I don’t know what that will look Though many of the letters car- if encouraging himself, he wrote of like,” said Michael Fleming, lead ried the same messages of goodwill COURTESY OF MICHAEL FLEMING how his LAI battalion was “proving” organizer for the program. and admiration for the servicemen’s Organizers display thousands of valentines sent to the Light of the Canyon Church in Anaheim for themselves on the battlegrounds and Within the first four days that the dedication to the country, some let- the valentines for troops program. More than 150,000 greetings and e-mails have been received. how few Marines they had lost after campaign was in effect, the program ters stood out above the rest for their two tank battles. had received about 400 letters and heart felt messages. said he always felt guilty for not three have made a difference for support for their troops run parallel In parting, he expressed his dis- peaked the interest of 26 elementary, Among the most inspiring let- having served his country while his many troops that their letters have with one another. taste for sea rations, asked for more middle and high schools from across ters received during the campaign, friends were at war. touched. “It doesn’t matter if we are at war, letters or cards to be sent and wished the country from Iowa, Utah, Texas Michael Fleming remembers most It was for this reason that he “You can honestly, visibly witness at peace or 9 o’clock on a Friday his reader a Happy Valentine’s Day. and reaching as far as Maine. a letter written by a man whose son and his brother both joined the Los a sparkle in their eyes,” said Jennifer evening,” Stander said. “We are here Since Operation Roller Mail, The church Web site, which has was killed during the Vietnam War. Angeles Police Department after Stander, director of public affairs for to support our troops.” Michael Fleming, a 49-year-old information on how to contrib- “You could tell it was written college, Michael serving for more the USO, an organization dedicated Though the trio hoped to com- businessman in the restaurant and ute and offers the option to send very emotionally,” he said. “Those than eight years, and his brother to serving those in the military. “It plete their mail program by today, family fun center industry, his broth- an e-Valentine to troops, has also are the ones where someone has lost David for over seven. truly does make a difference.” the response has been so great that er David, 47, and business partner increased dramatically, Michael someone in war. Those are the most The two brothers didn’t leave The USO, a non-profit charitable they believe that they will contin- Paul Kramer, 37, have started other Fleming said. touching.” their positions with the LAPD until organization whose mission is “to ue to receive letters a week after mail programs to show support for “This is going to be an ongoing Michael Fleming and his brother their father retired and offered them provide morale, welfare and recre- Valentine’s Day passed. This is those serving our country. program. If the war ended tomorrow, have always held those that serve the family business of roller skating ation-type services to the uniform an inconvenience Michael Fleming With the success of Operation we still have a military contingency,” in the military with great admira- rinks in 1978. military personnel,” serves an aver- couldn’t be happier about as long as Roller Mail generating 500,000 Michael Fleming said. “We are not tion. Growing up during the Cuban With the addition of Paul Kramer age of five million patrons annually the military gets the message. letters of support and praise for going to forget the people who put Missile Crisis and being exclud- to their business endeavors and their with 122 centers around the world. “I just want to make a difference those serving during the war, the themselves on the line. They need to ed from having to serve during passion of showing those that serve Established more than 61 years in someone’s life that has made a dif- trio started another mail program know that we are supporting them.” the Vietnam War because he was our country that they have the sup- ago, the USO and the three busi- ference in mine,” he said. after the Sept. 11 tragedy in October Soliciting the help of schools, enrolled in college, Michael Fleming port of those they are serving, the nesses men’s goals to show their

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Cal State MELITA SALAZAR/Daily Titan Sabrina Sanders, Aisha Humphrey, Vabra Blackson and Tiffany Gibson speak about the Mentoring Program that was sponsored by the African-American and Multi-Leadership Center. Univ of SAC Discoverfest introduces 3 x 10.5 variety of organizations nCAMPUS: The two- about clubs related to their major that “We want them to know about the les- they might not know exist. bian, gay and bisexual community on day fair provided students The two-day fair on Feb. 6 and 7 gave the campus.” groups like the Greeks the opportunity to Standing in front of their table, mem- with information about recruit new members. bers of the coed Latino fraternity Lambda “We want guys interested in Greek Sigma Chi passed out pamphlets to clubs, resources, pro- life,” said member of Pi Kappa Phi Jorge explain their organization. grams and the Greek Carrizosa. “We hope to make an impact Photos of past events and sweaters on a person’s life.” bearing Greek letters appealed to stu- By Melita Salazar With blue and yellow shirts and dents interested in joining. Daily Titan Staff Writer the motto stating “building better men” Despite having large burgundy, blue printed on the back, the men of Pi Kappa and green letters to attract individuals to The Greeks, student-based clubs, Phi stood out among the crowd. the table, members explained they were organizations and department resource On the other side of the Quad, smaller not part of the Greek system, but that services, as well as other groups, partici- groups such as the Mentoring Program they were a social fraternity. pated at Discoverfest. received the chance to promote the start “We have just as much fun and are Discoverfest presents clubs and orga- of its new program. involved in our community as much as nizations with the opportunity to pub- “It’s the only mentoring program any Greek fraternity or sorority, except licize the qualities they have to offer to geared toward African-American stu- that we are cultural,” said Nadir Romo students interested in joining extra-cur- dents,” said Project Coordinator Aisha secretary for Lambda Sigma Chi. “Our ricular activities. Humphrey. emphasis is on the Latino culture but we “Registered on-campus clubs and The Mentoring Program is a student- don’t discriminate because of a person’s organizations are able to get the word run program that pairs students with race.” out that they exist,” Ann Ho, assistant faculty and staff. A total of 40 student clubs and orga- coordinator for New Student Programs “We hope to increase the number of nizations and 35 department campus said. “It gives them a chance to promote graduating African-American students,” resources participated. their clubs.” Humphrey said. Discoverfest, sponsored by the Dean Ho mentioned that the event benefits Students received condoms, lubrica- of Students Office and New Student both club members and students inter- tion and balloon animals from mem- Programs, targets all students but focuses ested in joining an organization. bers of the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual on new and transfer students. “Students get the opportunity to Association “Students that join a club are more check-out groups that [they] may want to “We’re out here today to let people likely to be more involved on campus,” be a member of and even go on to get a know of our presence,” said member Ho said. “Being involved also helps the leadership position.” of LGBA David Atilano, an arts major. campus with retention.” Students get the opportunity to learn

Titan Shops 6 x 10.5 NEWS Tuesday, February 12, 2002 9 Gas prices continue to increase n one knows for sure whether or not next 12 months and hopefully that es to continue to rise, she said she is ECONOMY: The the price of gasoline will continue to price will stay at a steady pace.” against it. average price per gal- increase or if prices will be as high as The gas prices have not only affected “I thought [California] solved our last summer.” gas station owners, but also the students energy problems, I don’t know why gas lon has increased by The average price of self-serve reg- and faculty at CSUF. prices are continuing to rise,” she said. ular gas per gallon in Orange County “The price increase in gas the last Some students are considering almost 30 cents in the as of Feb. 5 was $1.27. couple of weeks has been bad,” said switching their priorities around, due to past four months A month ago the same gasoline was senior Kathryn Stevens. “In one week the price increase. $1 and a year ago it was $1.52. I have noticed the gas price go up 10 “If gas prices continue to go up, I By Adriana Escobedo Adam Joseph, owner of the cents. am really considering selling my car Daily Titan Copy Editor University Chevron in Fullerton, said Ten dollars used to fill up Stevens for a more economical one,” said Jason he believes there are two major factors tank, but now it costs her $15. Hanson, a junior business major. “I com- that are affecting gas prices. “I live close to school, but I work mute from Mission Viejo, which is 25 No sign of relief of jumping gaso- The Organization of Petroleum far away, so the increase in gas prices miles one way and a total round trip of line prices is in sight. Exporting Countries has really affected me,” Stevens said. “I 50 miles, so the price increase is really In the past four (OPEC) has decreased have to fill up my gas tank at least once going to affect me.” weeks, the average its oil production, and a week now. I hate that gas prices are “I am definitely cutting back on my gas price per gallon has “The price for the first time since increasing it makes me not want to drive traveling due to the gas price increase,” climbed nearly 30 cents the Sept. 11 attacks the anywhere.” said Ronil Bhindi a senior finance major. in Orange County. demand for gasoline is For liberal arts professor Carleen “The price increase sucks, especially for This is a change of gas is increasing. Ibrahim, the raised gas price is more students that are commuters and to top from December and the The increase in gas than she wants to pay. it off students like me are wasting more beginning of January ridiculous, ... prices has cut into the prof- “The price of gas is ridiculous, espe- gas having to drive around the campus when the average gas its of gasoline retailers. cially for commuters, we are paying a parking lots for at least a half hour or prices were as low as commuters, “When gas prices go lot more to get to work and school,” more, five days a week for parking. I 95 cents per gallon. up people are less inclined Ibrahim said. “I feel sorry for the com- been having to fill my gas tank twice According to the we are to want to travel and drive muters that have to drive to and from a week at the least. The low gas prices Automobile Club in places,” Joseph said. “This both of our campuses.” were great while they lasted, but like Southern California, paying a lot brings down sales in gas Although Ibrahim expects gas pric- everything else all great things must there are several rea- and in the car repairs sons for the increase. more to get department.” Some state refiner- Joseph’s gas prices ies have closed a few dropped as low as 89 of their operations for to work and cents per gallon for regu- maintenance and to lar unleaded in January help them gear up for school.” and as of last Tuesday the annual change from it has jumped as high as winter-grade gasoline $1.24 per gallon for regu- to summer-grade gaso- Carleen lar unleaded – raising his line. Ibrahim price nearly 35 cents a Other oil refiners gallon. have cut down produc- “My biggest increase tion to decrease inven- in one week was 10 tory levels. cents a gallon,” Joseph Spring fuel is more said. “I think that gas prices went down expensive than winter fuel, which because of the terrorist attacks on Sept. contributes to allowing refineries to 11, people were less willing to travel, AMY ROTTIER/Daily Titan increase the price of gasoline. so the demand for gas went down. (Above) The Chevron gas station at Placentia and Nutwood “During December and January “But now I think people are start- Avenues sells gas one cent cheaper than the Mobil sta- gas stations lowered [their] prices to ing to move on with their lives and tion across the street. The Arco on Chapman and Placentia improve [the] market share and now began traveling more, which has Avenues sells regular unleaded for $1.21 per gallon. (Left) gas stations are increasing the price increased the demand for gasoline. I to make up for lost profit,” said Carol am expecting to raise prices around Sophomore Liz Pawasarat, a sociology major, fills up her tank Thorp, a spokeswoman for AAA. “No 10 cents more a gallon within the at the Chevron station.

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By Kimberly Pierceall Thus is the portal system. Daily Titan Opinion Editor The Web team has made room for more than 47,000 separate accounts, Amir Dabirian spent six months one for each student on and off building a portal for Cal State campus – but after a week, only Fullerton students - not a portal into 9,000 have logged in and most said another dimension or another time they have no idea what the Web – but into convenience. portal is. Dabirian, director of Internet and Luke Robertson, an 18-year-old Web technologies on campus, and English major, used Titan Online to his Web team constructed a system register but didn’t notice the portal on the Fullerton Web site in which log on. students can log “We’ve done a on and personalize very soft launch,” their site. said Susan “I wish I had this Lasswell, direc- when I was a stu- tor of Information dent,” he said. T e c h n o l o g y Students logging Communications. onto the Web site may “We didn’t want notice the site’s dif- to overload the ferent look, but only server.” 9,000 students so far In the mean- have pressed the red time, Titan Shops New features and new updates to button labeled “log employees handed the site will be of no extra cost to on.” Once pressed, out neon green the university, Dabirian said. the student can enter bookmarks adver- Some of the updates may include How the site works their student identi- tising the new a chatting feature for students, fac- fication number and Web site to cus- ulty and staff portal pages and a PIN number in order tomers purchasing student directory. to enter their person- semester books. One name and one password open al “portal.” James Powell, the personal portal to use. • Log onto to the CSUF Web site: www.fullerton.edu/ “Welcome [insert the Web team “We’re very sensitive about secu- your name here] to Amir Dabirian leader, said this is rity and privacy,” Powell said. my news and info,” is the only Web portal Dabirian said that they are going typed at the top of the page. like this in the entire CSU system. to enforce security. Students may be • Click on the “login” button to sign up for the portal. Students can enter Titan Online “Fullerton does have a reputation required to change their password with one mouse click, without typ- of being out front in terms of tech- every three months. ing in another user ID and pass- nology,” he said. Students can sign onto their por- word. Dabirian used a test version tal from any computer and their • Type in student identification and PIN number. One click and students can check of microsoft.net technology that saved information– links, photo and their school e-mail or outside e-mail wasn’t commercially released until calendar– remains the same. accounts without entering a separate January. Less passwords to remember, • Students can now access Titan Online, e-mail and more. user ID and password. Outside consulting companies more time to surf the Web site. So One click and students can view would have cost the school at least far the reaction from logged on their calendar with their class sched- $1 million up front without any students has been positive, Powell ules already inputted. actual Web construction, he added. said. “It knows who you are and passes The Web team decided to build “After the initial shock wears off the information to the right places,” it themselves, develop the code and – people will have suggestions,” Dabirian said. remain unrestricted by cost. he said.

Titan Shops 6 x 10.5 NEWS Tuesday, February 12, 2002 11 Students charged by cred- nFINANCES: Plastic 25 percent off the first day of shop- cards cost much more,” Antwiler ping,” Garcia said. “It’s just easier said. “A student loan has an eight Credit Card may seem like an easy ‘cause I don’t always have the percent interest rate while most money when I really need some- credit cards have a 21 percent inter- solution but users may thing like books or clothes. est rate.” Statistics Sally Antwiler, director of edu- According to Antwiler, many of fall victim to debt and cation at the Consumer Credit the clients of CCCS of Orange high-interest rates Counseling Service of Orange County are college students. • The average County, said that when students are “There have been so many times By Heather Baer thinking of applying for a credit when college students have come American household Daily Titan Perspectives Editor card they should make sure to read in, just completely upset about their the fine print. financial situation,” Antwiler said. has 13 credit cards. It looks like an easy solution. “They need to know that when “There was one girl who came in Buy now. Pay later. they sign up for a credit card that here crying because she owed thou- VALENTIN M. MENDOZA/Daily Titan Reap the benefits of having the they are signing a contract, they sands of dollars and was too afraid • In 1999, Americans The Afro-Ethnic Studies Community Ensemble entertains guests merchandise while delaying the need to know what that contract to tell her parents. “ made $1.1 trillion in by singing 1930s songs at a celebration of Black History Month. inevitable payments. says,” Antwiler said. “They need to She also said that making Though CSUF is a diverse col- The only problem is it only looks know what the interest rate is, if the the minimum payments are not credit card purchases. PRESIDENT lege, its black-student population is like an easy solution. card has an annual rate and how the enough. Appearances can be deceiving. percentage rate is affected if there If somebody charges $1,000 on n from page 1 only three percent. Vice President of Student Affairs Robert Palmer said For many college students credit is a late payment.” a credit card and makes only the • 302,829 people filed cards are an easy way to get what Kevin Puig, a music and busi- minimum payment, it will take the cuisine. The banquet-style feast was that in state colleges, the racial demo- they need exactly when they need ness major, said he is familiar with person up to 17 years to pay off for bankruptcy in the an assortment of various foods like graphic of the area usually represents it. credit card offers and chooses to the debt. black-eyed peas, candied yams, beef the community surrounding it. Palmer first quarter of 2000. Many credit counselors say this ignore them. “When people pay only the min- ribs and collard greens. emphasized the importance of black attractive situation is what causes “I don’t have any credit cards imum payment, they fall into a trap The night ended with a presenta- history. so many problems and undue stress because I don’t have any money and really end up paying almost tion to Gordon and his wife Margaret. “After 9/11 black Americans should for college students. to pay for them,” he said. “I don’t triple what their original debt is,” • The average house- Orange County Black Chamber of look at their accomplishments more As college students return to want to get into debt. I have a friend Antwiler said. “Before students use Commerce President Bobby McDonald sensitively because we helped build hold balance on credit campus credit counselors warn peo- who is in college and is $15,000 in their credit cards they must think presented Margaret Gordon with the this country from its beginning,” he ple that they should not jump into debt. I can’t even imagine owing about what they can afford. If they cards is $7,000 rare black heritage stamp collection. said. getting a credit card right away. that much. It causes so much stress can’t afford to pay for the item at The glass-framed collection of stamps Student Nnamdi “Ike” Okafor also “It is very easy for people to get for her.” the end of the month, then they showed the achievements of writer attended the celebration. into debt,” said Jennifer Root of According to www.nodebt.org, shouldn’t buy it in the first place. • The average interest Langston Hughes. “ We have to remember what bricks are laid down before us. People who the Consumer Credit Counseling Americans made $1.1 trillion in “The sad thing is that the stu- CSUF student and artist Parasto Service of Los Angeles (CCCSLA). rate is 18.9 percent. Afuiny gave Gordon and his wife an fail to remember their history are credit card purchases in 1999 and dents come to see us and they doomed to repeat it,” Okafor said. “It is getting out of debt that is the the average credit card balance is don’t have anything to show for ink and graphite painting that encom- hard part.” passed the strength of the black heri- The night was dedicated to the $7,000. their debt. They buy food with their These statistics were entertainment and education of black Jenny Garcia, an English major, Antwiler said that college stu- credit cards and some other stuff, tage. Afuiny chose the painting from a said that one of the reasons she taken from nodebt.org photograph of a black woman. history. dents often use their credit cards but overall they have very few “A people without a history are applies for credit cards are the not only for food and clothes but objects they own. They just have and American Consumer “When I looked into her eyes I saw enticing offers she gets from com- the strength, wisdom, fear and cour- soon forgotten, know the majestic and also for college expenses as well. this monstrous debt which haunts Credit Counseling richness whence you came. Keep the panies. “Credit cards are not the same them.” age that [these people have],” Afuiny “Sometimes the stores will offer said. dream alive,” historian John Henrick things as students loans – credit Technology advancements try to make fast food even faster By Tiffany Powell together for eighteen months performing “We want to analyze what is the best use it to market the product,” he said. Golden Arches. in on cell phones. Daily Titan Detour Editor a customer service test designed to regu- service,” Tompos said. A McDonald’s restaurant in Denver “It has been a great test. Customers Upon arrival the customer is to pull late effortless purchasing techniques. Many of McDonald’s restaurants are began performing a walk-up self-order- seem to like it and we are seeing faster into an organized parking space to pick As if fast food does not reach the McDonald’s has recently terminated owner-operated. Individuals, who own ing test earlier this year. delivery times,” Tompos said. “It does up the order according to previous stud- mouths of consumers quick enough, the FasTrak service test. a McDonald’s franchise, are considered This is computer operated self-order- not replace human experience and by no ies performed by MSNBC. McDonald’s has found ways to feed “Right now we are trying to find what to have an owner-operating business. As ing machine, customers select the items means is that our intention; we will never Unlike the Kiosk test running in them faster. is going to be the best thing and most a result, many times owners will see an of their choice and pay at the station. get rid of people in the restaurant.” Denver, McQuick, and FasTrak are tests McQuick, FasTrak and the walk-up convenient for our folks,” said Steve opportunity to improve customer service There is no additional charge to use McQuick is another test that is cur- that run in an uncontrolled environment, self-ordering services are all attempts to Tompos, communications director for and try to put those ideas into effect. the machine and the food will be brought rently being performed in the Seattle due to third parties. bring McDonald’s to customers, faster McDonald’s west division. “We (the corporation) will come up out as soon as the order is up. area. It is a service that allows customers “McDonald’s is constantly performing and more efficiently. FasTrak employees were unavailable with a recommendation for testing, it is Customers are now able to order their to set up a pre-planned, pre-paid menu tests to discover ways to better customer FasTrak and McDonald’s worked for comment. then up to the owner to decide if they can food as soon as they walk through the from a Web site. Orders can be phoned service,” Tompos said.

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Coyote Hills 2 x 4 14 Tuesday, February 12, 2002 NEWS Miles in between two homes

A foreign exchange student realizes that while life is lived, time does not stand still and things constantly change

By Yvonne Klopping of stress and anxiety Despite the recent look the same to me as they did a few Daily Titan Assistant News Editor overcame me. An air- changes in my home years ago. But when I went for a walk in plane isn’t the best country, there are the snow with my grandpa, I realized how Big, fluffy snowflakes were dancing in place for a claustro- many things that the years have gone by. He is 79 years old the gray sky when I looked out the win- phobic. are different from and in good health, but his walk was slow dow. Soon the entire neighborhood was I was so thrilled California. and his steps were smaller and heavier covered under a white blanket. A feeling to see my family. I In Germany you than before. I was holding his arm to make of comfort overcame me. I was back in couldn’t and I didn’t can smoke in res- sure he did not slip on the snow-covered Germany at my mom’s house after being want to wait any taurants, in bars streets. gone for a whole year. It is wonderful to longer. But I had no and even at the air- When it was time for me to go back to have my family around me, especially dur- choice, so I tried to port. After living California, my grandparents said to me that ing Christmas time. find things to do to in California for so a lot can happen in a year. Before I began my trip to Germany, I make the flight go by long I’m not used “Maybe we won’t be alive when you had to get through finals and I worried faster. to that smoky atmo- come back,” they said. about having a safe flight. I was never fond The flight itself sphere anymore. This is not something I want to hear, but of flying but this time I really didn’t look went smoothly, with- I’m shocked it made me realize how precious time is, forward to it. out any turbulence every time I go to especially the time you spend with your I could hardly wait to see my parents, worth mentioning. a public restroom family. my two brothers and the rest of the bunch. The food was ter- because there are I’m beginning to worry that I may never I had to be at Los Angeles International rible as usual; you get no toilet seat cov- see them again and I think I should spend Airport four hours in advance because of these small aluminum ers. more quality time with them. Those kinds the alleged increased security checks. trays with warmed- Store hours are of things make me want to go back to Lucky me, the curbside drop off was up pasta or meat that awful, because all Germany. I am very close to my family re-opened on Dec. 15, the day of my depar- tastes nothing like the stores close around and I am feeling torn apart. But I have my ture, for the first time since Sept.11. real deal. And sitting 8 p.m. and don’t own life here in America now; I have many I expected to see a lot of National Guard for 10.5 hours with- open at all on friends here and don’t really want to leave. officers but I saw only one. out extending my long YVONNE KLOPPING/Daily Titan Sundays. It will be very difficult for me to make the My expectations of the airport security legs was nearly impos- People come from all over the world to visit the famous wine country, the Rheingau. I also noticed decision whether to go back to Germany were much higher after all I had seen on sible, as I am 5 feet 10 was exhausted. A nine-hour time difference how impolite sales after I finish my B.A. in Journalism. television. inches tall. But occasional walks through plus the long flight wore me out, but my people are in department stores and bou- When I set foot on the plane a feeling the narrow aisles helped stretch out my mom made sure I wouldn’t fall asleep until tiques. Instead of asking whether they can stiff limbs. The two movies also helped me nighttime. That’s the best way to avoid help you find anything, they push you out get through the seemingly endless flight. jetlag, according to mom. of the way to put new clothes on a rack. Between the movies they showed, It’s amazing how things have changed Can you imagine? “Airplane Aerobics” was unbelievably since I decided to leave Germany five And the gas prices are skyrocketing funny. A little animated guy tried to show years ago to study abroad. high, about $2.60 per gallon for the cheap- how to “exercise” on cramped space. I As of Jan. 1, 2002, Germany, among est. Who can afford that? know it’s important to move around so 12 other countries including Italy, France, Yes, there are positive differences, but your arteries won’t clog up, but there is no Spain and Greece, introduced a common when everything is cold and gray during way anybody could have done any of those European currency, the EURO. During the the winter I notice the negative aspects ridiculous moves on a small airplane seat. entire month of January, people could still first. After I gave up on the “air aerobics,” I pay with the old currencies, but would get However, after being there for a couple tried to identify disguised sky marshals. change back in EURO. That caused some of days it finally snowed. We had about When we were finally getting ready to confusion. three inches of snow in my grandmother’s land in Frankfurt, my mind wandered off And since Sept. 11 things really have backyard. I love it when the entire neigh- and I started seeing the pictures of the changed. In my hometown Wiesbaden, borhood is dressed in white; it looks so two planes hitting the World Trade Center. the capital of Hessen, I noticed American beautiful and peaceful. We went outside, That’s what overplayed television scenes soldiers patrolling the area where some built snowmen and just had fun. I felt like do to you. I was getting really nervous of them are still stationed. They were car- a child again. and scared and when we finally landed I rying rifles and only American citizens While I was visiting my home country, I noticed that my entire body had tensed up. were allowed to pass through their housing didn’t get much of a break because every- I literally kissed the ground as soon as I got areas. body in my huge family wanted to see off the plane. The fact that my 20-year-old brother me. Meaning I had to travel a lot within The thought of seeing my family finally took over my room and that my cats like Germany. As great as it is to see my family became reality. Seeing them once a year is my mom better now, I can deal with. and friends, it is sad at the same time to see YVONNE KLOPPING/Daily Titan YVONNE KLOPPING/Daily Titan not as much as I would like to see them. Well, that’s what you get when you leave. how things change while I’m gone. My catholic friend saw a Lutheran church My family took a break after a snow- But hey, who can have everything? Everything changes but sometimes I feel I never really noticed how old my grand- in Darmstadt where my uncle works as a storm during a trip to the North Sea. As happy as I was to see everybody, I almost like a stranger. parents have become for instance. They pastor.

Titan Shops 6 x 10.5 NEWS Tuesday, February 12, 2002 15 Clark gives U.S. first nOLYMPICS: Kelly with 47.9 points. Doriane Vidal of the Flying Finns, but Samppa Lajunen France took the silver medal with of Finland made up a lot of ground on Clark, 18, claimed victory a 43.0. Winning the bronze was the ground. Switzerland’s Fabienne Reuteler. Lajunen, his blue hair matching the in the women’s halfpipe “Never in 100 years did I think I’d flag that he waved as he crossed the be able to do this,” Clark said. “Four finish line, easily overcame the 48-sec- snowboarding event with years ago, I was home in Mount Snow ond margin he gave up at the start after 47.9 points on Sunday in ninth grade. I never thought until the ski jumping segment, and won the last year that I could do this.” Nordic combined gold medal. Lajunen By Kevin Fee In the meantime, Austrian aces con- finished the 15-kilometer cross-coun- Knight Ridder Newspapers tinued to dominant alpine skiing at the try portion of the race in 38 minutes, Olympics. This time, however, they 18.7 seconds, the sixth-fastest ski seg- Being guaranteed silver brought out had a wild card. ment. a gold-medal performance in Kelly Fritz Strobl, a 29-year-old police Teammate Jaakko Tallus won the Clark. officer who had never won a medal in silver, and Austria’s Felix Gottwald “Going into my last run, I knew a major competition, became the sixth took the bronze. that I was going to get no worse than Austrian to win the men’s downhill in The top U.S. finisher was Todd second, so I figured I had to go all out, the 15 races since alpine skiing made Lodwick, whose seventh-place fin- really give it all I had,” Clark said. its Olympic debut in 1948. ish was the best in American history. “For my last run, I was real relaxed Because Austria has some demand- The previous best was Rolf Monsen’s and the crowd was really going wild. ing courses, Strobl pretty much ninth-place finish in 1932. “It is great to have all that support, shrugged when he was introduced “It’s great to be the best American and when I’m relaxed, I ride a little this week to “Grizzly,” the short, in history,” Lodwick said. “I’m work- bit better.” nasty Olympic downhill course at ing toward being better in the sport. I Clark’s victory in women’s halfpipe Snowbasin. Strobl still seemed slightly didn’t have it in me to get there for the snowboarding Sunday gave the United puzzled by all the fuss Sunday after- medal today.” States its first victory in its hometown noon, as he sat in a tent full of report- -At Utah Olympic Park, Winter Games since 1980 - three years ers and talked about his gold-medal Switzerland’s Simon Ammann gave before the 18-year-old New Englander performance. his country its first ski jumping medal was born. A reporter asserted that an unnamed in 30 years by slipping past the favor- “It was pretty amazing winning U.S. competitor had complained he ites to win the 90-kilometer gold. the USA’s first gold medal, especially would have “risked death” had he tried With the temperature at 12 degrees having the Games here in the USA,” to ski Grizzly as aggressively as Strobl under a brilliant sun, jumpers seemed Clark said. “It means a lot to me being skied it. The course drops 883 meters to struggle for distance as a lack of an American. … We’ve had a tough along its 2,860-meter length. wind gave them little takeoff lift. The few months here, and it’s really good “I don’t really feel that I skied conditions didn’t seem to bother the to be part of something that you can very aggressively at all,” Strobl said 20-year-old Ammann. really be proud of.” through an interpreter. “As a matter “I still can’t believe it,” said The capacity crowd of 16,500 of fact, I skied with a lot of feeling. Ammann, who sat out weeks of the cheered Clark wildly. Three bare- Sometimes I ski with too much feel- World Cup season with injuries to his chested men in the freezing weather ing, don’t put enough pressure on the back and head. “The feeling before had the letters “U-S-A” painted across ski. If you want to win, you have to the last jump was horrible. I was so their chests. Guns N’ Roses’ “Welcome risk something. I risked something nervous. I’ve never won a World Cup to the Jungle” blared as she launched today, and I got lucky, too.” - and now this.” her dominating performance. Strobl’s victory, witnessed by about Favorite Sven Hannawald of Tricia Byrnes said she had confi- 25,000 people on a dazzlingly sunny Germany won the silver, and Poland’s dence in her teammate before Clark’s day, was a mild upset, in that he Adam Malysz the bronze. final run. defeated countryman and bronze med- -At Utah Olympic Oval, speedskat- “She’s so good,” Byrnes said. alist Stephan Eberharter (1:39.41), er Claudia Pechstein of Germany set “She’ll kill it.” the strong favorite and the only skier a world record in the women’s 3,000 Clark did just that, easily winning ahead of Strobl in the World Cup meters. Pechstein finished in 3:57.70, the event in Park City. standings. topping the mark of 4:07.29 by Gunda “Maybe this will shine a new light Norway’s Lasse Kjus (1:39.35) Niemann-Stirnemann of Germany in on snowboarding, especially with me managed to take the silver medal, 1998. Winning the silver was Renate doing this in the U.S.,” Clark said. despite a World Cup downhill ranking Groenewold of the Netherlands, with “Maybe people will look at our sport of 16th. Canada’s Cindy Klassen taking the in a different way.” Strobl took advantage of mistakes bronze. The world junior champion in 2000, by Eberharter for the victory. Even -Andreas Loth scored late in the Clark emerged as the top qualifier for without injured star Hermann Maier, third period to give Germany a 3- the American team only a year after Austria had three racers in the top six 2 victory against Austria in men’s winning her first World Cup event and all four in the top 20. hockey preliminary round play. in Sapporo, Japan. She earned three American Daron Rahlves finished a -After 15 of 49 sleds in the second medals in three of her four World Cup disappointing 16th. run of the men’s luge, Adam Heidt KRT CAMPUS events this season. In other news Sunday: of the United States was in fourth Kelly Clark, of the United States, celebrates as she wins the gold medal on her final run in the Clark, of Mount Snow, Vt., finished -At Soldier Hollow, some call them place. Leading was Italy’s Armin Olympic Women’s Halfpipe competition in Park City, Utah on Sunday, Feb. 10.

Inet Fox Zone Searchlight 3 x 10.5 3 x 10.5 16 Tuesday, February 12, 2002 NEWS CD release, Nobody nMUSIC: A local band out Doheny Days in Dana Point,” Glumace Pimentel, drummer Sergio Oregel and the said. band’s lead guitarist who is known by just of Long Beach is asking Nobody Cares has also appeared at the one name: Tobias. Coach House in San Juan Capistrano with “Just Stay,” a song written by Tobias fans to offer suggestions to Shaggy, and at a dinner put on by Shaquille came about one night when a visit with his O’Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers for some girlfriend fell through. He was then led to help name its new album of the kids in the L.A. area at Universal write some lyrics. By Katie Cumper Studios. “I wanted my girlfriend to hang out with Daily Titan Asst. Photo Editor “But we haven’t been around in about me awhile,” Tobias said. “But she wanted four months because we’ve just been work- to go home. So I went to my guitar and Comparing one band to another is often ing on our first CD,” Glumace added. started picking. I wasn’t happy she left, the best way to describe the type of music Nobody Cares still has not come up with but because she did, this song came to a certain group plays. a name for the CD. me.” But in the case of Nobody Cares LB out In fact, the band is asking fans who fre- The band members also produce a help- of Long Beach, no such association could quent its Web site at www.nobodycareslb. ing hand to many of the up-and-coming clearly explain the type of music this eight- com, to help by e-mailing their ideas for bands they run into. man group expels. a title. Little encouragement was given to them “I guess you could call it California Songs for the CD include some brand- when the first started – hence the name Reggae with a twist and a shake,” Brian new songs the band has been working on, Nobody Cares. Glumace, the band’s saxophone player as well as many older, crowd-pleasing “We always want to help other bands,” said. “It’s whatever comes out of us.” favorites. Glumace said. “We got no respect until we Loud whistles and howls escaped the “Six-pack Deep Girl,” a relatively new started moving up. lips of many Long Beach residents who song the band has been working on, received Now we try to shake someone’s hand have supported and attended events in the loudest response from the crowd at that is starting where we once were. We which this hometown band has played Live Bait. Other song titles include “New know everyone in the business is working since its inception in 1996. Song,” “Hans Song,” “Glasshouse” and hard.” Nobody Cares LB will be going into the “Still to this Day.” A group effort is the key to making it in recording studio soon to lay down some Bass player Lawrence Lewis and lead a band, Glumace said. tracks. singer and guitarist Doug Means, gener- But unless it is everyone’s passion to The Gong Show in Vegas was the band’s ally arrange lyrics and chords for most of make it in the business, it just won’t hap- first performance in 1996. Nobody Cares’ songs. pen. Since then, Nobody Cares has played “They give us the basic chords and out- “We have eight guys and everyone has many local venues as well as clubs in line,” keyboard player Lorenzo Flores said. their own style,” Glumace said. “That’s Seattle. “And we put our own style to it.” what makes our sound so different. We “We’ve played many places in the past This unique style is blended together also have eight personalities. You all have like the Roxy, the Key Club, the Galaxy with trumpet player and back up singer to have a passion to make it work – it’s Theater in Santa Ana, Beach Fest and Donald Tucker, trombone player Hans hard! Unless you’re ready to put prac-

KATIE CUMPER/Daily Titan (Above) Nobody Cares drummer Sergio Oregel uses his entire body to perform the band’s style of music. (Left) Trumpet player Donald Tucker, trombone player Hans Pimentel, along with Brian Glumace on saxophone, provide the group with its unusual horn sound. Keyboards are performed by Lorenzo Flores.

Mountain High 6 x 10.5 NEWS Tuesday, February 12, 2002 17 Exhibit brings Enron scandal baffles n Micheals consulted for Enron and and risked a huge stock loss early are constructing bills to respond to COLLAPSE: The testified before the California state on or it could have asked for govern- Enron’s collapse. classic cartoon former energy giant energy commission deregulation ment assistance in which it would The legislation could include hearings. have been at the “mercy of politics compensating Enron employees that remains in daily head- Micheals said Enron attempted to like OPEC” and been placed under lost their retirement savings, regu- grow too quickly shifting its focus regulations, Micheals said. lating how much of one stock peo- lines even after its fall from trading energy to including Yet, even after its collapse, ple can have in their 401k account, characters alive three months ago broadband services and water. Enron couldn’t escape politics and and enforcing stricter management Micheals said the company would the political world couldn’t escape of the accounting industry. By Kimberly Pierceall be remembered, but not missed. Enron. Economics professor Ajilore feet” and the theme song from nSHOW: Caricature Daily Titan Opinion Editor “There are now a variety of com- Posted on the campaign contri- Olugbenga specializes in political “Scooby Doo.” panies that offer the same services,” bution site, opensecrets.org, Enron economy and he said it would not artists, workshops Many of the adults appeared he said. donated $113,000 to George W. Bush be fair to compensate former Enron more excited than the children, Enron tanked and took down more Former Enron employees might for the 2000 election and an addi- employees for their stock losses. and seminars dragging their offspring from one than 20,000 employees and millions want to check the “help wanted” ads tional $300,000 for the President’s “A lot of these people did have helped chronicle the room to the next, explaining the of independent shareholders with it. at these companies’ Web sites. Inauguration Fund. In the same elec- an idea as to what’s going on – they origins of “Super Chicken” and In its wake, since the compa- According to the company’s now tion, Al Gore received $13,750. took the risks,” he said. start of animation “The Groovie Ghoulies.” ny declared bankruptcy on Dec. 2, postmortem Web site, “Enron’s busi- “I think it’s an odd coincidence Top accounting firm, Arthur What waited for them at the Justice Department investigators ness is to create value and opportu- that both Bush and Enron are Texas Anderson, acted as both the account- By Kathleen Gutierrez end of the animated labyrinth have subpoenaed Enron officials, the nity for your business.” Inside the based,” Dolbin said. ing and consulting firm for Enron Daily Titan Managing Editor was the American cereal icon White House denied any unlawful former energy powerhouse, only When deciding on the nation’s and may have deliberately shredded Tony the Tiger, also known as connection, lawmakers questioned high-ranking Enron officials may energy policy last year amidst documents related to Enron’s finan- Thul Ravenscroft, the singing the risk of 401k retirement plans and A young father, in his mid have been privy to value and oppor- California’s energy crisis, Vice cial downturn. voice of the Grinch and the voice Enron’s former vice chairman shot tunity. President Dick Cheney and other “It’s clearly undermining to late 20s, looks on as his son of “Grim Grinning Ghosts” from and killed himself. gazes at a colorful image on the Knowing that Enron was headed members of the Bush administra- Anderson’s reputation,” said CSUF Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion Scandal, intrigue, suspense – and for economic ruin, they apparently tion met with members in the ener- accounting professor Donald Cram. wall. attraction. a plethora of economic jargon like “Look, there’s He-Man,” the sold their shares for over $1 billion, gy community (and environmental Accounting students shouldn’t A caricature artist animated “fiduciary oversight” can cloud the while forbidding the rank-and-file groups like the Sierra Club) for their fear, “there will always be jobs for father says excitedly, almost the children waiting in line to basic understanding behind Enron’s shouting. Expecting his child to employees to sell their stock in the recommendations. accountants,” he said. meet Ravenscroft, as echoes of collapse. company. Cheney may have met with Enron Cram has noticed more divisions flutter with boyish glee, he looks “That’s great!” floated through At its core, “It shows you shouldn’t down at him, grinning. Instead, When Enron publicly announced executives on six different occasions of Arthur Anderson dismembering the exhibit halls. screw around with other people’s its financial troubles, the stock’s to discuss energy policy, but the vice their consulting services in order to the pajama- clad boy crinkles his Special screening areas were money,” said 19-year-old Cal State nose and asks, “Who?” worth fell to less than $1, meaning a president has refused to release the prevent another Enron scandal. dedicated to different forms of Fullerton mathematics major R.J. good deal of money lost for all other meeting’s minutes and a roster of The Los Angeles Times reported Fullerton Museum’s new animation. Children could sit Dolbin. exhibit, “Superwacky: Animation shareholders including employees who was there. on Thursday that Enron could have in a replicated 1950s era living Dolbin, a subscriber of two with 401k accounts – 60 percent of He said it’s a matter of principle, purposefully lied to their Anderson on Television, 1949-2002,” room and watch original black weekly news magazines, said he relives classic Saturday morning which was generally Enron stock. and “executive privilege” to keep accountants, according to an Arthur and white cartoons, or they could understands how the Enron collapse The actions destroyed a tremen- the meetings a secret. Anderson memo. cartoons as well as contemporary learn how to create cartoons in affects the economy but doesn’t favorites. The exhibit chronicles dous amount of shareholder wealth, Millions of dollars in campaign Micheals said Enron’s collapse a special how-to room. Classic understand how the company made Micheals said. contributions have been linked to and the company’s structure need to the first moments of animated Frosted Flakes commercials its figures. characters like Mighty Mouse, “[Enron officials] could have been Enron. be investigated. repeated on a small television Fortune magazine labeled Texas- much more up front,” he said. In political gestures, President But Micheals said, “If it’s a Fat Albert, George of the Jungle near Ravenscroft, and children based Enron its “Most Innovative and Bart Simpson. But while Micheals said he Bush mentioned in his State of choice between the capitalists and marveled at what they perceived Company” for six years running believes Enron was a victim of its the Union speech that he wants to bureaucrats, I’ll take the capital- More community members as primitive animation. thanks in large part to its figures. Its than expected came to opening own actions, it was also a victim of reform 401k plans (he never men- ists.” “Superwacky” continues innovation was in trading commodi- circumstances. tioned Enron by name). day in January, where they ate through May with cartoon work- ties like energy. cereal and pancakes among cos- The company could have told the House Minority Leader Dick shops and seminars about the Economics professor Robert market about its financial troubles Gephart (D-MO) said the democrats tumed characters. A special cel- animation field, and communi- painting workshop taught chil- ty members are encouraged to dren how to make their own. sign up early for the upcoming For a moment, the sleepy courses. Saturday seemed like any other This Saturday’s event features in Old Town Fullerton, but just Zoetrope animation, the most after 9 a.m. it quickly came basic form of moving pictures alive with sounds of “Flintstone and is open to ages 5 and up. Student Health 4 x 4

JAIME NOLTE/Daily Titan A Mighty Mouse animation cel is one of the pictures displayed.

HONORED n from page 1 Jon was not able to attend the award ceremony. Fritz Snyder, a family friend who lived on the same street as the Becker’s in 1976, accepted the plaque on their behalf. Keran’s wife Ruth, 84, has tried for many years to have her husband recognized for saving lives. She said he deserved the Carnegie Medal, a medal that honors those who risk their lives while saving others. She said the university should have rec- ognized her husband, but she said they must have had their reasons that they didn’t. Keran died in 1985 from heart problems without having the chance of being publicly recognized for his heroic deeds. When Keran’s wife accepted the plaque she didn’t know of anything else to say but “thank you.” “I didn’t do anything, it was my husband,” she said. “I’m gratified Ratheon for my daughter, my husband’s sis- ter and especially the grandchildren. It’s going to be very important for them to know that their grandfather 5 x 9 was a hero.”

ALLAWAY n from page 1 release only every five years. These kinds of hearings are also very expensive, Almazan contin- ued. She estimates that the hearing cost taxpayers more than $250,000. Deputy District Attorney Daniel Wagner said that at times he wasn’t sure whether Allaway would win his bit but he was “very pleased” with the outcome. “I felt we had prevailed with the evidence,” Wagner said. “Allaway still lacks inside into the illness that he has and how very dangerous he can be if he has a major relapse of his illness.” Wagner also said that he expects Allaway will petition for release again in a year’s time. NEWS Tuesday, February 12, 2002 19

Aviation History

JAIME NOLTE/Daily Titan Former Staff Sgt. Wilbur Richardson served in England during World War II and came to visit the Chino Air Museum in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen. DreamRemembering of theFlight

Tuskegee Airmen talked about what it was like to be a black pilot during World War II

By Trinity Powells | Daily Titan Asst. News Editor

They stood gingerly in leather avi- self, then began to explain the reason elite group of black men that became enough to remember the war and Though many patrons at the muse- ation coats and brown penny loafers why all the people that had gath- America’s first black military air- “To be able to those that served in the war, came and um were proud of the brave airmen, looking nostalgically at the machine ered underneath the shadow of the men. brought their children and grandchil- none could be more proud of these of flight that seemed to be held massive fighter plane that particular They were part of the first orga- fly a top-of- dren to see the Tuskegee Airmen. men’s accomplishments at the day’s together by the same glue that toy Saturday morning in February had nized training program started in Jodie Anderson, a resident of events than Paul Hudson, son of fea- models of the like were constructed. come. 1941 at the Tuskegee Institute in the-line fighter Alta Loma who served during the tured speaker and Tuskegee Airmen One man caressed a wing, feeling He talked about the Tuskegee Alabama for black American combat Korean War, came with his 5-year- Al Hudson. its smooth edges and riveted steel Airmen and the contribution and pilots, where eventually more than when most old grandson Justin to show him the “As I get older, I get more proud,” and commented to another gentle- courage in which they served during 900 pilots graduated and received importance of the contribution the Paul said, shaking his head and look- men with the same jacket, penny World War II. Not taking too much commissions and pilot’s wings. black people Tuskegee Airmen made. ing down at his shoes thoughtfully. “It loafers and aviation cap. time, he encouraged the crowd to Though there were some Black couldn’t ride at “I had something else to do but was real hard to get into Tuskegee.” Two other men, both in black, welcome the first speaker. pilots before World War II that had I figured this was more important,” The day’s events ended with a joined them. One was graying but The man dressed in all black with proven to possess the ability to fly the front of the he said. flight demonstration of the P-40 had a youthful look, and the other the pensive and focused look got knowledgeably, it was still a gen- Anderson had done some research Warhawk and two P-51 Mustangs, stood with a pensive and focused to his feet and made his way to the eral conception that black Americans bus, that was on the Tuskegee Airmen but came so fighter planes that the Tuskegee men countenance, aviation shades shield- podium while the two in leather avia- lacked the skill, intelligence and ded- both he and his grandson could see used during their service in the war. ed his eyes. tion jackets sat to his right waiting ication to the country to serve in the an accomplish- what he had only known from the The vintage planes sputtered and Few noticed the small congrega- their turn. military and during the war. HBO movie and books. shot dust into the air before their tion of men admiring the vintage Al Hudson, former 1st Lt. with “What we were fighting wasn’t ment. I know “I did some reading up on them and triumphant take off, but still soared P-40 Warhawk. Occasionally, some- the 100th Fighter Squadron of the the enemy, but our own govern- what it’s like to I saw the movie and know the actors, high and swift as if they hadn’t one at the Chino Air Museum would Tuskegee Airmen would be the first ment,” said Terry, former president but I wanted to see the real people, missed a day of flying. ask who they were or if they had ever to remind those in attendance of what of Tuskegee Airmen Inc. “It was the be in war, the real characters,” Anderson said. By the end of the flight demonstra- flown the machine, but for the most it was like to be a black pilot with right for the right to be a man.” However, the gathering of the tion, the four men that had puttered part the four men stood about the the dream of flying during World With the influence of promi- I know what Tuskegee Airmen weren’t just for around the massive P-40 Warhawk fighter plane undisturbed and left to War II. nent people like First Lady Eleanor the young and old. fighter plane before the day’s events their simple and quiet conversation. Being one of many special events Roosevelt, black Americans it’s like to be Craig Huntly, a military man of had begun were long gone. Then, the steady murmur in the held monthly at the Air Museum cel- were given the opportunity at the 18 years and collector of vintage The four men had left just as incon- hanger just behind the museum was ebrating different aspects of aviation, Tuskegee Army Air Field and their in combat, but photos of the Tuskegee Airmen with spicuously as they had arrived and quieted by a voice over the speakers the Tuskegee Airmen and the P-40 contributions to the war could not be I don’t know more than 700 black and white and one would think that they wouldn’t informing all in attendance that the Warhawk were featured subjects dur- ignored. color photos collected from the have cared for it to be any other way. day’s event were about to begin. ing Black History Month on Feb. 2. Flying more than 15, 000 combat what its like to Smithsonian and private collectors, All that mattered to them was that As everyone made their way to the Frank Jackson, a combat pilot with missions, they destroyed more than came to support the men he believes they were remembered not as heroes, metal chairs arranged in the hang- the 322nd Fighter Group; Clarence 1,000 German fighters and bombers have society made an enduring accomplishment. but as men unafraid to dream to fly. er under the shadow of a massive Finley, a fighter with the 99th Fighter and received hundreds of Air Medals “To be able to fly a top-of-the- “I can’t say that I’m a hero. I can’t fighter plane, the small group of men Squandron; Roger Terry, part of the and Distinguished Flying Crosses. against you.” line fighter when most black peo- say I saw any dogfights,” Hudson slowly disbursed. The youthful man 477th Bomb Group; Ted Davidson, The Tuskegee Airmen have also ple couldn’t ride at the front of the said. “But what I can say is that I saw with graying hair made his way to a ground personnel with the 332nd been attributed the honor of having bus, that was an accomplishment,” a whole heck of a lot of flying.” his chair among the crowd while the Fighter Group; and a Tuskegee never lost a single bomber that they Huntly said. “I know what it’s like to other three were escorted to their Airmen historian were also featured were assigned to escort. be in war, I know what it’s like to be seats. speakers. It was for these remarkable accom- in combat, but I don’t know what its The emcee stood, introduced him- The Tuskegee Airmen were an plishments that many who were old like to have society against you.”

JAIME NOLTE/Daily Titan JAIME NOLTE/Daily Titan Frank Jackson entertains the audience with as he mixes humor Christian Layhee, 7, was brought to the Tuskegee event by his with recollections of times during World War II. mother and grandfather to hear the history of the pilots. 20 Tuesday, February 12, 2002 NEWS Fantasy coffins display social status and personality after n individuals requested other designs EXHIBIT: Custom- such as flashy cars. made caskets from In a segment aired in July 2001 by ABC News, depending on the Ghana can be made length, size and materials needed for the project, a coffin costs $400, into forms like fast cars, which is equivalent to a Ghanaian’s one-year salary. dinosaurs or boats The coffins can be fashioned By Abigaile C. Siena after a deceased’s occupation such Daily Titan Copy Editor as a cargo ship or a replica of the deceased’s grocery store. Favorite In today’s society, many people material possessions such as a cel- JAIME NOLTE/Daily Titan view death as the end of existence. lular phone can also be arranged. However, an ancient artifact that Sara Marder, Kali Ghazali and Layal Hasrouni prepare the audience “I want people to see how other as they give a comical introduction in “The Vagina Monologues.” depicts death in Egypt such as King cultures celebrate end-of-life choic- Tut’s sarcophagus brings awe and es,” McDuff-Williams said. “The said. “They did fabulous. The pacing intrigue to the modern world. And coffins are fascinating because they PLAY and energy were all there.” in Ghana, death is welcomed with represent movement.” n from page 1 More than 40 women auditioned style, humor and artistry. ABIGAILE C. SIENA/Daily Titan The Fantasy Coffin exhibit is for the play. De Asis said sever- “When you think of just [a regular also on display at the University Monologues like “My Angry al women tried out for roles. The coffin being placed] in the ground, The display of a car coffin is one of many exhibits at the Museum of Massachusetts in Boston. Vagina,” made the audience laugh favorite monologue was “The Angry you think of something more per- of Cultural Diversity in the City of Carson. Sculptures of dinosaurs such as as Tannise Colymore complained Vagina.” manent,” said Debra McDuff- bring the sculptures to the United the Tyrannosaurus Rex and the about tampons and thong underwear “During the first night of audi- Williams, director of the Museum Ghana. States. Triceratops along with replicas of and gave suggestions about how to tions we only had 10 people but of Cultural Diversity. “When you The sculptures are part of the The fantasy coffin tradition was corn, onion, bass, lobster, shark, make her vagina feel by the second night, 36 think of something in motion like museum’s larger End of Life introduced to Ghana in the mid- Diet Coke cans and a Mercedes better. Some of the to 38 women showed a bird, it’s more like life goes on Choices exhibit, which runs through 1960s by late Ghanaian sculptor Benz take up temporary resi- most powerful per- up, I thought we were spiritually. It still doesn’t feel like March. The exhibit includes Dia de Seth Kane Kwei. dence in the university’s Healey formances included going to be thrown the death we know.” los Muertos and other ethnic arti- “If a women Kwei’s dying uncle, a successful Library, McCormack Building, “Under the Burqa” and out of the TSU,” said Now featured at the Museum of facts dealing with death and dying. fisherman, requested the first coffin. Quinn Administration Building and “My Vagina was My Peggy Bockman, assis- Cultural Diversity in Carson, the “It’s an interesting variation of is not Kwei designed a double-ended, oar- Science Building. Village.” Tears ran tant dean for the College Ghanaian Fantasy Coffins exhibit the type of disposition used because driven casket to honor his uncle’s The current exhibits at the from some audience of Communications and provides a glimpse into a culture this casket is readily viewable by achievements. Museum of Cultural Diversity and members faces as the comfortable part of the casting com- where local animism beliefs are other people,” said Tony Bell, a The community’s immediate in Boston were created and craft- actresses spoke about mittee. “By then I knew it combined with modern burial tech- sociology professor at Cal State response towards the casket’s design ed by Kwei’s former apprentice the experiences. with it, then was going to be great.” nology. Fullerton. “There’s always competi- prompted Kwei to develop other Theophilus Nii Anum. “I’m still emotional,” De Asis said auditions Fast cars, dinosaurs, boats and tion for social recognition and hav- coffin styles based on the descrip- “I think people just enjoy them,” said Robin Scott, 29, of were not restricted to just fishes are examples of common ing a casket done is one relatively how is she tions provided to the coffin makers Diane Wolfe, wife of Ernie Wolfe III San Diego. “‘Under the theater students so as to casket designs on display at the less expensive way of impressing by the family of the deceased. said. “It’s definitely one of the most Burqa’ was very mov- not limit the experience. museum. The custom-made caskets, other people.” According to the exhibit’s synop- popular displays [in the Gallery].” ing. The extent of what going to be “This was the best way to which are on loan from the Ernie Ernie Wolfe III, director of the sis, farmers had a choice of differ- women had to endure, bring the realness of the Wolfe Gallery in Los Angeles, Ernie Wolfe Gallery, made 45 trips ent vegetable designs while other it constantly reminds comfortable play,” she said. are deemed as a status symbol in to Africa over the last 25 years to you that it could be the V-Day is a non-profit girl next door or across with other organization that distrib- from you.” utes funds collected by individuals, business, Phaedra Allen, per- issues?” former of “My Vagina ticket sales and donations was My Village,” said to organizations that work each cast member Reena to stop violence against researched her role in women. The “Vagina order to get into char- Monologues” is based acter. on interviews with 200 “Once I started women and their per- doing research, it was sonal experiences and really sad. I had no idea sex camps views of female sexuality. existed,” Allen said. “It doesn’t hit “These are real women and real you until you actually see it.” stories,” De Asis said. “I don’t think Director Rita Renee Stevens said you can walk away from the show that she was proud of her cast since and not feel impacted. I hope that many of the performers never acted when you walk away, you can feel in front of an audience before. more compassion for one another.” “I knew they could do it,” Stevens

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MICHELLE LARA/Daily Titan Stagestheater greets the audience of “Bullshot Drummond.” Stagestheatre is full of comedy and talent By Michelle Lara “Bullshot Crummond,” a par- Special to the Titan ody on 1930s detective movie “Bulldog Drummond,” finished For those who think there is not its last weekend on Sunday and enough creative theatre in Orange gave its audience a hilarious per- County, they have yet to experi- formance. ence Stagestheatre. The play centers around the Cal State Fullerton students kidnapping of Professor Rupret COURTESY OF BUENA VISTA PUBLICITY probably are not aware of this Fenton, who has discovered the Peter Pan andWendy’s daughter Jane learn the secrets to adventure and imagination in Walt Disney Pictures’ “Return to Neverland.” small theatre sitting under their formula for creating diamonds, by noses, brimming with a variety of the evil duo of Otto Von Brunno comedy, drama and poetry. and Lenya.- Stagestheatre, a community It is now up to detective Hugh Peter Pan revisits Disney’s Never theatre located next to Pizza Hut “Bullshot Crummond,” played by in downtown Fullerton may be Kojac, to defeat the bad guy, rescue nReview: never ending stories about Peter Pan, then realizes that with faith, trust and she has the ability to believe in fairies easy to miss while driving through the professor, and win the girl. With faith, the boy who refuses to grow up. pixie dust, Peter Pan can be saved. and in Never Land. town, but the talent inside should “Bullshot Crummond” is filled trust and a little bit of Her 12-year-old daughter Jane on At this time Jane rushes to find Tinker Bell is truely remarkable in not be overlooked. with creative, clever humor. the other hand thinks they are bogus Tinker Bell before her light goes out this Disney sequel with a bit of attitude “This place is so close and avail- The actors had the ability to pixie dust all things and immature. forever and Peter Pan is gone for and a whole lot of pixie dust. able for all of us,” said Cecelia make even the small scenes humor- She refuses to tolerate such non- good. Now with a little pixie dust and Wohlschlag, 22, who attended with ous. are possible in the sense in her responsible lifestyle. They come together and work to a little faith, Jane will be on her way her Theatre Appreciation class.- Scenes such as the car chase new Never Land Until Captain Hook uses her as part save Peter Pan from the malicious home. Eager to return to share of “The actors are great and it came to life by the use of card- of his ploy to capture his opponent Hook. At this time Jane finally realizes her adventures with Peter Pan, she gives us a different perspective board cars. The use of giant fake By Tiffany Powell Peter Pan. Jane soon finds herself on things. People take life so seri- tarantula attacks had the audience ously and this gives us time not to Daily Titan Detour Editor at the mercy of Hook. It is then that in stitches. Peter Pan, Tinker Bell and the Lost think about the stress of school or The next play scheduled to run Boys come to her rescue. when a paper is due,” Wohlschlag at Stages is “Dealer’s Choice,” a The days of flying and pixie dust She pleads with Peter Pan to help said. play about a group of gamblers at are yet to be forgotten. Walt Disney her get home. Stagestheatre, founded by Brian a poker game.- Pictures brings Peter Pan back to the- He informs her that unless she Kojac in 1993, hosts 12 plays a It is a comedy that also deals aters, this time with enhanced emotion believes she will not be able to fly, year as well as art openings and with the drama of the relationship and animation. which is the only way to return to her open mic poetry.- between a father and son. Disney put forth the effort to stay as family and home in London. Everyone involved in Stages “‘Dealer’s Choice’ is a dram- close to the original story line as pos- Jane refuses to trust in Peter Pan, works for free with the main goals edy,” said Angela Nostrand, stage sible while, creating a clever sequel. also expressing her disbelief in fairies. of developing their actors and manager of “Dealer’s Choice.”- "Return to Never Land" is directed by Tinker Bell's light is soon to fade if bringing something unique to the “It is a great show.- And because Robin Budd. Jane does not start trusting and believ- city of Fullerton. we are a community theatre we can The film allows the audience to re- ing in Never Land. “We like to think that we are the take more risks in what we do.” visit the orginal characters while creat- Peter Pan tries to show Jane that she art center in downtown Fullerton,” Stagestheatre spring season ing a new-emotional experience. can still be a responsible grown up and said Patrick Gwaltney, managing continues with the presentation of Wendy, now all grown up with a believe in Never Land. director of Stages.- “Dealer’s Choice” opening Feb. family of her own, still enjoys sharing Jane is about to become a victim of “We all share a common goal, 22 and running every weekend her Peter Pan adventures with her chil- the wrath of Hook before Peter Pan to bring art to the community.” until Mar. 24. The ticket cost for dren. She attempts to soothe them with comes to her rescue. Each play that Stages presents students is $12.) these stories in time of war. When the tables are turned and COURTESYOF BUENA VISTA PUBLICATIONS runs for five weeks, Friday through Her son Danny longs to hear the Peter Pan is captured by Hook, Jane Jane and the Lost Boys work together to help Peter Pan escape Sunday. A different Tori casts a spell in an off-Broadway perfor- n and “The Pallbearer.” of the “geeky” wedding party dancer. ations,” said audience member James REVIEW: Spelling Although Spelling brings years of Spelling is sure to get the attention Nunez of West Hollywood. “All of us sheds her good-girl acting experience to the stage, co-star of the avid male fans with her wild have faced these crazy situations so it’s Shanian shines, bringing sincerity to dance moves in the ending scene, as fun to watch them on stage.” image in a Hollywood each character he portrays. she leaps into the splits. He compliments Spelling, allowing Yes, this girl has talent. production about love the audience to embrace each new “We’re pleasantly surprised,” said By Shannon Gladys character. audience members Maria and Burt Daily Titan Staff Writer Each of the eleven scenes portrays Epstein. “She has a lot of gusto. She’s two singles facing the very real pre- really going for it.” dicaments every eligible person in the Ticket sales have increased during We all know her as the eternal, vir- dating scene may encounter. Spelling’s performance, according to gin Donna Martin from “Beverly Hills In the first scene Spelling and theatre manager, Gene Kowalski. 90210,” but Tori Spelling has moved Shanian are two participants in a wed- “I have people tell me they want to into new territory, theatrically. ding party. Chemistry takes over until come back again, but this time they’ll Spelling appears in the off- she witnesses his wacky moves on the bring their daughter,” Kowalski said. Broadway hit “Maybe Baby, It’s You” dance floor. Embarrassed and repulsed Celebrities have come to watch through the end of March. The play is by the display, she runs for the door. Spelling’s performance however a series of 11 vignettes about different While Spelling and Shanian prepare Kowalski did not reveal any names. couples in search of love. for upcoming scenes, pre-recorded The Coronet Theatre is concurrent- Often poignant, always humorous, audio of real-life, street interviews ly hosting “Maybe Baby, It’s You” and Spelling shares all 11 vignettes with entertain the audience. “The Vagina Monologues.” the production’s co-creator, Charlie Spelling immerses herself into each The theatre boasts an intimate set- COURTESY OF TORISPELLING.COM Shanian. A veteran of the New York of her characters, including a junior ting and limited capacity. There is not Spelling, as one of her eleven COURTESYOF TORISPELLING.COM stage, Shanian has film credits that high school geek, an elderly Italian a bad seat in the house. Spelling and Shanian shock the audience with wacky dance moves. include “The Mirror Has Two Faces” divorcee, and ultimately the soulmate “I totally related to some of the situ- charcters, in search of love. Songbird sings through juke-

n much more experience and knowl- gives the music a smooth toe tapping MUSIC: Shannon edge about life through her songs than R&B feel that can be heard in songs McNally displays her expected for her 27 years.- like “Down and Dirty” and “Bitter She pours her heart and soul into Blue.” compassion and style every lyric. The combination of blues, One of the best aspects of the album folk and rock has her sound com- is McNally’s ability to paint a picture in upcoming album pared to music greats Stevie Nicks with her words.- “Jukebox Sparrows” and Bonnie Raitt, yet still managing to With lyrics such as, “Has the devil maintain a unique sound of her own. walked among us wearing the face By Michelle Lara McNally got her start in small New of the savior”? (“It Could’ve Been Special to the Titan York clubs and coffeehouses until her Me”) and “The hoses won’t run up music got the attention of Capitol 5th Avenue, sirens come screaming,” In the midst of a music explosion of Records executive Perry Watts-Russell, (“Colorado”) allow the listener to feel heavy sounds from bands like Staind who is responsible for producing rock- that they are in the story of the song. and Linkin Park, artists that radiate ers Radiohead and Everclear.- McNally’s love of idols Emmylou true soul often get lost in the mix. She recorded an EP called “Bolder Harris and Nina Simone shine through, With the debut of singer/songwriter Than Paradise” with Capitol in 2000, as she is able to quickly change gears Shannon McNally’s album “Jukebox and finally the full-length “Jukebox in her songs from folk singer to a gritty Sparrows,” hopefully that trend is Sparrows.” no nonsense talking blues woman. soon to change. For “Jukebox Sparrows,” McNally Jukebox Sparrows has everything This album brings the listener teamed up with some heavy weight that makes a classic record and with through a whirlwind of emotions rang- musicians such as Bob Glaub who McNally as one of MTV’s “Ones to ing from what it feels like to be in love, has worked with B.B. King and Greg Watch” she is in the process of becom- COURTESYOF CAPITOL RECORDS to dealing with the murder of a friend. Leisz, guitarist for Joni Mitchell. ing a classic as well. Shannon McNally dedicated her debut album to her life long romance with music. The Long Island native reveals Their contribution to the album Tuesday, February 12, 2002 The Daily Titan He knows he’s RIGHT Enron Strikes Out are going to exploit this tragedy to By John Phillips their own advantage. Democrats are already salivat- Our Voice ing at the mouth, thinking they’ve When the first pitch is thrown at stumbled on another Watergate. the Houston Astros home opener this Unfortunately for them the only April at Enron Field there will be some “Deep Throat” that’s been in the Fullerton student burns flag significant no-shows up in the luxury White House the last five years suites. Those no-shows will be the top is named Monica. And spilling Ahhh, the sweet smell of freedom. on campus. executives of the now bankrupt energy the beans on a corporate bank- Take a moment to stop, and deeply “I did hear him say the Taliban was giant Enron. ruptcy isn’t the reason her mouth inhale the fumes of a flag burning. right,” she said. Like the baseball players they used is famous. Perhaps our recent gluttonous infat- Uh oh – a student who could be to watch, they too will be forced to But the real reason Democrats uation with all things emblazoned with of Middle Eastern decent who may prove themselves “in the yard.” can’t find the goods on George W. the American flag has dulled our inter- have said the Taliban was right, lit an On December 2, Enron filed for is because there isn’t any to find! pretation of the first amendment. American flag on fire in the quad of bankruptcy. At that point, its stock Trust me, if it existed they would Burn the flag and risk riling up Fullerton College. Perhaps the college had fallen from about $83 a share a find it. So far, the most damning some very angry “patriots” like the should be added to President George year earlier to less than $1 a share. In students at Fullerton College. W. Bush’s “Axis of Evil” – it is poten- piece of evidence they have been recent years many top Enron execu- able to put together is that both A student staged a flag burning on tially harboring a terrorist! tives sold their stock while Enron rank campus last Thursday morning anger- Despite the recent demand for President Bush and Enron come and file employees were prevented from Texas. Going by this criteria, ing students like Toby Diaz. Diaz told Neighborhood Terrorist Watch pro- from selling their shares in a 401(k) the Orange County Register, “He has grams, burning the American flag is a thorough investigation into the retirement fund. This insider trading no right to do that to our flag, espe- protected as a form of free speech. The finances of Kenny Rogers will be cially at a time like this.” U.S. Supreme Court (and Presidential left the bigwigs sitting pretty, while sure to follow. Hate to inform you, Toby, but the elector) in two cases, U.S. v Haggerty the regular Joe’s saw their investment Yes, Bush accepted campaign student had every right to burn the flag and U.S. v Eichman, ruled that the portfolios become as non-existent as contributions from Enron execu- EVEN at a “time like this.” It is his Flag Protection Act of 1989 was Rosie O’Donnell’s waistline. tives – but so did the Democrats. form of free speech, like it or not. unconstitutional. What does this mean for top execu- In fact, the Center for Responsive Richard Ramirez, Fullerton Since then the flag burning debate tives? Say good-bye to cocktail par- Politics found that in the House College’s dean of student affairs, told has been fiery (pun intended). With ties and summers at the ballpark, and of Representatives the top Enron the flag-burning student that he should each new Congress, it’s guaranteed say hello weightlifting and sodomy. recipients were Texas Democrats. “Over 21 thousand screwed” MATTHEW SEDLAR/Special to the Titan have applied for permission to hold a that a representative or senator will Investigators at the Justice Department Ken Bensten took in $42,750, and demonstration in the free speech sec- propose a new bill banning flag burn- will sift through all of the evidence, find Sheila Jackson-Lee received $38,000. The answer — not a damn thing. No - Phillips is a freelance colum- tion of the quad. ing. the pirates responsible and deal with But this doesn’t necessarily mean government bail out. No mercy from nist. majoring in political science at Since when did free speech need a The “Flag Protection Act of 2001” them accordingly. there was any dirty pool involved. The the Justice Department. No words of Cal State Fullerton. His column will university-approved permit? brought to you by Rep. Rick Boucher That being said, we are now left with $64,000 dollar question in this scandal encouragement from President Bush. appear every Friday. Fullerton College student, Parham (D-VA), is the latest effort to condemn the politics of the situation — namely is this: What did Enron get for their It looks like the boys at Enron struck Khoshbakht, walked onto campus, those that destroy or damage the flag how the drama queens on Capitol Hill money? out with this Texas Ranger. removed his shirt, showed off his with flame. While they’re at it, lets homemade “liberty or death” remov- propose a bill titled “Protection from able tattoo on his chest, and lit the being Offended Act of 2002.” Leaning to the LEFT: self proclaimed liberal wants scandal American flag on fire. Immediately Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY) once Gulf War). Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-TX and Phil getting a few bucks back from that following, hundreds of students gath- said, “If a jerk burns a flag, America The Oil Office Either way, its time to set bipar- Gramm (R-TX). donation. ered in a show of patriotic solidarity is not threatened. If a jerk burns a By Kimberly Pierceall tisanship fairness aside and embrace In the Senate, 15 republicans versus Enron’s accounting firm Arthur and several tried tugging the singed flag, democracy is not under siege. Daily Titan Opinion Editor unsubstantiated theories and the Enron six democrats received campaign con- Andersen and their PAC donated flag away from Khoshbakht. Such an If a jerk burns a flag, freedom is not money trail. tributions from the corporation. $145,650 to the Bush campaign. incident required severe force – send at risk and we are not threatened. A USA Today article reported that The Center for Responsive Politic’s And finally, Enron’s attorneys,Vinson in the Fullerton riot police! The police We are offended; and to change our Solely as a liberal, I wouldn’t mind the fallen energy company didn’t pay website, opensecrets.org, lists the cam- & Elkins, donated $202,850 to the Bush apprehended the 20-year-old flag vic- Constitution because someone offends seeing the Enron downfall turn into any federal income tax in 2000. Not paign contributions to every candidate campaign. timizer and Rashad Mohammed, 20, us is, in itself, unconscionable.” a true White House scandal – is that entirely abnormal since most corpora- in national elections. If anything, the entire Enron debacle who tried to “rescue the flag.” So Khoshbakht was a jerk. Is he a evil? tions are exempt from participating in An entire section has been dedicated should inspire campaign finance reform. Neither was charged with a crime terrorist? Probably not. Did he harm Perhaps its left-over bitterness an activity EVERYONE ELSE must to Enron, a company that evoked its But the man behind reform, Sen. John because no crime was committed. anyone by burning the flag? Probably from the Clinton Inquisition (that stuff participate in. right to free speech by donating mil- McCain (R-AZ), even accepted money Khoshbakht exercised his right to not. doesn’t fade from democratic memory In the political party money race, lions to political campaigns. from Enron at one point. free speech. Those offended need to merely look too quickly – just as Monica jokes are eight democrats versus 12 republi- According to the site, the compa- Is no one clean? Where is Woodward Meanwhile, the Orange County inside the flame to find patriotism. still widely used and enjoyed in repub- cans in the House of Representatives ny’s employees and the Enron political and Bernstein’s Deep Throat when a Register ended their local news story Inside the flame is the freedom to lican circles). received $7,000 or more for their cam- action committee donated $113,800 to reporter needs him. with a quote from 20-year-old student make such an action, the freedom Or it could be my impatience with paigns. Enron donated over $100,000 the Bush presidential campaign. -Pierceall’s column appears week- Natalie Cunningham who had wit- that America stands for in the face of Bush’s 80 percent approval rating (his since 1989 to Texas representatives I bet the employees wouldn’t mind ly. nessed Khoshbakht playing his guitar authoritarian nations. dad had a similar number during the OPINION Tuesday, February 12, 2002 5 The greatest thing you will ever learn... How to Stop nValentine: ...is just to are spent on heart-shaped rings and stuffed animals dressed up like love and forget about cupid but why? Terrorism For many, the purchas- heart shaped candies, es are made out of fear chocolate, diamonds rather than love. Men rush to the stores to Tip of the Week and teddy bears. find that perfect gift, By Melanie Bysouth not to show they care The military is holding suspected terrorists in a tem- messages in the ground with the rocks. Daily Titan Sports Editor but simply to avoid porary prison in Cuba called Camp X-Ray. Who better “We take rocks, tell them not to do that,” he said.… an argument. If the to advise the public on controlling terrorists than the Officials have adopted a system of punishment for military in charge of guarding these suspected terror- bad behavior and rewards for good... It is perhaps the most magical of bouquet is not big enough or the jewelry ists. “We’ve taken, for instance, their water bottle. They days. It is the day when you show -Daily Titan Opinion Editor decided to throw water at us. her how much you care. It is the day is not shiny enough, he must not love me. We took their canteens of water, we kept it for a few when you learn how he truly feels Excerpts taken from the January 27 Associated Press hours, and we gave it back to them. Relationships about you. It is the day when couples report “Guantanamo detainees said plotting” : It seems to do the trick,” he said. profess their love. should be about every- Army Lt.Col. Bernie Liswell, battalion commander It is Valentine’s Day. day, not just one day. of the military police, told reporters that military guards Moral of the story: A dozen red roses. A big, fluffy They should be about how you have found rocks and stones in the cells of some of the The Taliban is nothing without their rocks and teddy bear. A sparkling diamond We can are treated by those you share your suspects, but it was unclear whther the detainees were water bottles. Raid the rock quarries and horde all the bracelet. A box full of chocolates. life with. They should be about trust planning an attack or just playing a game like tic-tac-toe. Aquafina vending machines! Protect the world from Any of these, but preferably a com- ‘‘ and honesty. They should be about He said some prisoners have been trying to write evil! bination of many, will be the perfect blame the the connection you have made with expression of devotion. And on this another human being. magical day, you will discover just Presents are fine but when they how much you matter to your sig- are motivated by the calendar, what’s nificant other. card shops the point? Letter to the Daily Titan article poli- Doesn’t this seem like faulty think- Relationships are supposed to be ing? challenging, but not when it comes All I want to do, is add a class Letters to the Editor should be brief and are Afterall, Valentine’s is a day, and the flow- to gift giving. subject to editing. They should also include a So instead of spending the day Returning as a student to CSUF after a 20-year according to legend, that began with signature and telephone number. a simple letter. It was in third century looking for the perfect tennis brace- absense, I have seen many changes to our campus. Rome that a priest named Valentine let, or waiting with an abacus to add The biggest change that I have experienced, is the rise Editorials are the opinion of the editorial board, was jailed for marrying young cou- er stores and up the grand total of the roses and in student population and the dwindling numbers of comprised of the Executive Editor, Managing ples– a practice outlawed by Emperor the candy, here is something to think qualified instructors. Editor, News Editor, Opinion Editor, and section The purpose of my letter is to voice my opinion Claudius II. Shortly before he was to about. editors. Women: Get over it. on the current campus policy for “adding classes.” be killed, Valentine - from his jail the jewelers Columns are the personal opinion of the writer. cell - wrote a goodbye letter to the Focus on what matters. With this being the first couple weeks of the spring semester, students are frantically going to full classes jailer’s daughter, whom he had fallen Does he always remember to ask They do not reflect those of the university, the (that are needed to graduate) to try to add them to their in love with. The letter was signed, you how your day was? Does he faculty, The Daily Titan, or the student body. but much like encourage you to spend time going incomplete schedule only to be told by the instructors ‘From your Valentine’ and from there they can not add additional students to their rosters out with your friends? Does he listen a legend was born. because the student count would exceed the class How did it become the pursuit for to you when you need him to? designated size. I have found this to be the newest of “The press is not public opinion” the shiniest necklace? When did it a Colombian Men: Relax. campus policies. -Prussian Prince Otto von Bismarck, 1862 become necessary to spend hundreds If she’s putting that much of an My concerns are the following – if the instructor of dollars on flowers? Why did it emphasis on the size of a gift maybe is willing to make the extra effort to teach these addi- become a requirement of a relation- drug lord, she’s not the girl for you. tional students; there is available seating for everyone Tell The Daily Titan what is on your mind, ship? ‘‘ Do you call when you say you and the needed learning tools are available - why are what drives our campus, and what influ- And this is all in the name of will? Do you spend time with her these students being turned away from these classes, love? when you can? Do you support her due to the administration’s current policies? The ences our world. We can blame the card shops and they wouldn’t interests? And, do you back up your instructors have a look of frustration, unable to assist Cal State Fullerton students, faculty, staff, words with actions? these students in need. Why are the instructors’ hands the flower stores and the jewelers but and friends - express your opinion and write much like a Colombian drug lord, These are what should being tied, making them unable to teach these students they wouldn’t produce it if we didn’t produce it if be important to the woman who are willing to come to class? a letter to the editor. Bring letters to CP-670 buy it. But we do buy it and for one you have asked to be yours. The policy of “adding” students to filled classes addressed to “Opinion.” Or send an e-mail simple reason: It’s Valentine’s Day. They don’t cost anything; they only should be left to the individual instructors. They are We should not need a holiday to require a little bit of effort. the ones who know what is best for their students and by visiting the Opinion section at : prove to our significant others that And if all of this exists, then a for the good of their classrooms. http://dailytitan.fullerton.edu we love them. sparkling diamond bracelet and a big - Linda Glaue Junior/ Liberal Studies Each year, millions of dollars fluffy teddy bear shouldn’t matter. Tuesday, February 12, 2002

Grandpa and Grandma celebrate Easter with all of their grandchildren ath their home in spring of 1983 before it was too littered with years collection. Coming to

Story By By Amy Rottier

Photos Courtesy of Rottier Family GoodbyeGoodbye

the yellow line and was smashed, head-on by a UPS truck. His I seek refuge in my dark room and call my shock-stricken grandmother. I alternate between tears body was removed from the twisted metal heap that used to be and words I hope are comforting, but I really don’t know what to say. a car and was taken straight to the morgue. Examiners said he died on impact. His death was not caused from his undisclosed prostate On my way home from the hair salon, I check the voicemail Then, a whole new grief grips me as I realize my grandpa is. cancer or the undiagnosed water on his brain or the unknown on my cell phone. I get home and push past a room full of people. I seek refuge hardening of his arteries. My grandfather didn’t just die, he was “Hi Amy, it’s Dad, give me a call when you get this mes- in my dark room and call my shock-stricken grandmother. I killed. sage.” alternate between tears and words I hope are comforting, but I Over and over again I said. “It’s OK, it’s for the best.” My heart starts beating way too fast. really don’t know what to say. Looking back on these words I am shocked. Why would I say I start to shake and am almost blinded by fear. When the seclusion of my room becomes too lonely I emerge that? They didn’t make sense. The message was simple. To anyone else, the message would into the household filled with warm sunlight and laughter. Or did they? be non-threatening. I don’t want anyone to know my pain, yet I want to blurt out At first, I thought it was the shock talking as an unusual reac- But it was from my dad. My dad never calls. Not that we my secret and be comforted. Before I could think, I unload my tion to a disaster. don’t talk or are not close, but Dad never calls. burden. But recently, I have come to realize the words I spoke were As one hundred different terrors rip through my mind, I try to Between the hugs I desperately fell into and the words of the truth – raw and unfiltered by thoughts and other devices of get a hold of myself so I can drive. consolation, I tried to explain the situation of my grandfather’s the mind. My subconscious takes the wheel and trembling fingers dial death. Did I really think my grandfather’s death was for the best? my parent’s house in Michigan. “It’s OK,” I said. “It’s for the best.” I pictured him healthy and happy. Out of the one hundred terrors my mind settles on one: My reaction must have sounded strange to my listeners. I pictured him no longer plagued by the growing paranoia that something happened to my mom. That is why my dad called My grandfather was not terminally ill, nor living his last days caused him to stash over 30 guns — loaded and not – around and not she. in the hospital. his house. My dad answers and all that can escape from my mouth is His death came unexpectedly, as a shock to our whole fam- I saw him free and open, no longer bogged down by some ‘hi,’ when I really want to scream, “WHAT HAPPENED TO ily. kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder that caused him to turn MY MOM?!” I wait for a second, hoping that all that my dad But here I was implying that this death was welcome. Like a his home into a virtual landfill. has to say is hi back to me. person being eaten alive by cancer embraces death as a savior, I I saw him content and fulfilled, no longer afraid of being Dad tells me what I already knew: something unfortunate has was saying that my grandfather was put out of his misery. without, despite the financial security he possessed. happened. But my grandfather was never diagnosed as having only a My mother explains her father as an eccentric man. Those My grandfather is dead. short time left to live. He was killed in a car accident. words barely strike a gash into the truth. Relief envelops me as I realize my mom is not dead. Donald Fischer, 78, nodded off while driving. His car crossed My grandfather was a kind person. He was a gentleman. He

My brother, Ryan, and my grandfather sit next to My grandfather holds up a birthday card and My mom and her sister wrap their arms around each other on my grandfather’s last birthday. poses with his granddaughters, Kristin and Trina. their dad at his last birthday party. PERSPECTIVES Tuesday, February 12, 2002 7

(ABOVE) Grandpa watches his granddaughters while we play in the back of his red pick- up truck in October of 1981. (RIGHT) Grandpa gets ready to open a birthday card and blow out the candle on his cake. (BELOW) Our family sings “Happy Birthday” to my mom in the breeze way of my grandparents house before it was buried in junk.

would help anyone in need, at anytime. I’m sure know? It was hard to show. were watering the garden and feeding the birds. It In the end, after the house had been gutted and he would have sacrificed himself to save any one On his visits, I would make more of an effort was a perfect flashback from a movie. redone, the breezeway alone relinquished some- of us. And I know he loved me very much. to sit and talk. In my own ears, the pitch of my All at once, memories came roaring back. I where between $25,000 and $28,000. Envelopes But my grandfather was different: very, very voice sounded like I was speaking to a child or remembered playing in the back of the red pick- tucked in stacks of newspapers and hidden under different. was somehow insincere. I don’t know why. up truck with my grandpa watching over me. I everything held anywhere from $7 to $7,000. Through the years, a slight kind of resentment The day before I moved to California, my remembered the packages of Fruit Stripe Gum Silver quarters and foreign gold coins lay in tat- of my grandfather’s extreme differences floated grandpa realized for the first time, despite my and Big Red always waiting for me. I remem- tered, brown paper bags. about my mind. I never allowed the thought to mom telling him over and over, that bered the fun of helping to rake My mother found about 70 percent of her settle and never even realized it lingered there. I was not going for vacation, I was leaves in fall. I remember the childhood belongings amongst the heaps. Stacks My Grandpa had thinning, oily hair that was going to live. “All at once, birthday cake he brought to me of newspapers dated back to 1978, the year I often covered by an equally oily and battered “I’m going to miss Amy,” he told when the rest of my family was was born. Some went as far back as the ‘30s and baseball cap. Threadbare, grease-stained white my mother. For a brief instant, my m e m o r i e s out of town. I remembered good ‘40s. T-shirts constantly stretched across his vastly eyes stung with tears. came roar- times and fond moments of my The garage and shed were a tangled maze of expanding belly. His teeth slowly rotted away. When I was in California, I des- grandfather. tools and chemicals. My grandfather was a tool- His fingernails were long and caked with dirt. His perately wanted our strained three- ing back. I Resentment disappeared and maker. shoes were often held together by duct tape. minute conversations to be actual confused guilt took center stage. Throughout his whole life, he always held two Any outsider would view grandpa as a home- conversations. My grandpa said he remembered Whose fault was it that we were jobs. After he finished serving in the Navy in less man. was going to miss me; he must want distant strangers in a family? World War II, my grandfather began working as When I was young we would visit him at his to talk to me. But every time I called playing in Did he push us away? Or were a toolmaker for Chrysler. house. Over the years, Grandpa’s rat-packing I could hear the panic the intrud- we unaccepting and ran away? I As a second job, he managed machinery at a problem grew until finally we didn’t go over to ing ring of the telephone caused the back of didn’t try enough. I didn’t try to paper and film processing company. At one point his house anymore. No one really did. Nobody to rattle in his brain. He would be help him. I loved him, but did he in time he started a tool and dye business out of wanted to sit amongst the dirt and piles of junk. caught off guard and defensive, and the red pick- know? his garage. And we seemed to separate ourselves. after a few short grunts of “good,” I entered the house through the It only lasted a brief time. After retiring, his He would still visit frequently with my grand- “yeah, yeah,” “OK,” our conversa- up truck with breezeway, a semi-narrow room “eccentric” behavior incessantly grew like the mother at our house. He liked to stay inside and tion would be over. between the house and the garage. weeds in his yard. not often joined us outside to enjoy a beautiful Now he is gone. my grandpa This place is where I used to When four 30-yard dumpsters and one 20-yard spring day. He always talked to us about the same When I went home for the funer- sit at the bar and drink Faygo Red dumpster were filled, the two-bedroom, two- things: the stock market and weight gain. I would al, no time was wasted in rescuing w a t c h i n g pop and look for witches in the story home was nearly emptied. listen half-heartedly and then sneak away – I had my grandmother from the mountain Halloween’s night sky. This place We did not pause one moment after his death heard it all before. My grandfather was a genius of rubbish that trapped her. over me. I was a dumpster. before we stripped away my grandfather’s entire when it came to the stock market — but I didn’t Before entering the house that I A Dairy Queen banana split life. His life of collection. pay attention. In fact, no one did. hadn’t been to in the past five years, remembered boat from two or more years ago It took several months of grueling, backbreak- When it was time to leave, especially on holi- I paused to absorb the scene. the packages lay moldy and sticking to one of ing work, but everything—his floor, his paint, his days, sometimes we didn’t even get a goodbye. To the neighborhood kids this many flypapers. Jugs and jugs of collection, his life, was stripped. Grandpa went straight to the car and waited until must have been the haunted house. old milk containers filled with tap No junk, no garbage, no filth, no grandpa. my grandma scurried out. The house to stay away from at all water, in case of a Y2K disaster, Resentment no longer skips through my head When I would call on his birthday or other costs. sat fermenting all over the floor. and the guilt is almost gone. occasions, it was nearly impossible to stretch Trees and bushes and grass grew unchecked. Junk and garbage and filth. Once death has staked its claim there are no conversation to five minutes. I was always reluc- The front porch could not be accessed, nor seen My mother and I took about two hours to do ifs, ands or buts. What ifs and whose fault do tant to call. through the jungle that used to be landscaping. some cleaning. Twelve garbage bags later, we not exist. When I grew older, I was more aware of the Detritus materials from my childhood lay didn’t even put a dent in a small walkway. My grandpa is free of burden and fear. He distance between us—the distance between him immobile and rusted throughout the yard. It We found shoes and old clothes. More empty enjoys the happy, serene existence I have always and everyone. The tinge of resentment mixed looked as if the watering can and the old coffee containers. Glass jars filled with undetermined wished for him. with shades of guilt. tin full of bird seed sat in the same exact place contents. The scene was unimaginable. And it Now, my relationship with my grandfather is I loved my grandpa. I really did. But did he as we had left them one day, years ago, when we was just the beginning. the best it has ever been.

The grandchildren gather together for Christmas photos with Grandpa and Grandma. Tuesday, February 12, 2002 Fullerton narrowly avoids FSU sweep nBASEBALL: Titans escape home-opener shutout with a 10-4 Sunday win By Ricardo Sanchez Jr. 8 2/3 innings of work. out the window as the Titans out- Daily Titan Staff Writer In a display of excellent control, slugged the Bulldogs 17-11. he did not walk a batter until there Both teams combined for 32 hits A festive atmosphere followed were two outs in the bottom of the and 6 homeruns and every Titan start- the No.15 Cal State Fullerton base- ninth inning. er scored at least once, as Fullerton ball team to Goodwin Field Friday With his mother and grandmother accounted for 20 of those hits. night for the home opener against the in the stands, Littleton said he felt The Titans fell behind early when Fresno State Bulldogs. more comfortable and confident in Bulldogs Ben Fritz and Tobey Riday- Even President Gordon got in on front of his home crowd. White hit back-to-back homers over the act. “It’s an advantage to be home,” the left-field wall off Titan starter Throwing out the first pitch, he he said. “At Stanford I didn’t have a Darric Merrell to get the scoring managed a two-hopper to the plate, tempo. Here I was more consistent.” started. receiving some cheers and playful Titan Coach George Horton was But with the game tied at 7, the boos from the crowd. encouraged with Littleton’s perfor- Titans broke it open with a six run The same crowd watched the mance. seventh inning and four run eighth. KATIE CUMPER/Daily Titan Titans seal a 3-0 victory to take the “We think that Wes has that in him, Among those leading the offen- Titan’s catcher P.J. Pilittere attempts to tag out Bulldog pitcher Ben Fritz at Sunday’s match-up. first of two in a three game series and last year he was a little inconsis- sive explosion for the Titans was over the weekend. tent and I hope that’s something for junior Mike Martinez who drove work ethic. Sunday for the Bulldogs, who scored “It would’ve be nice to have a But it was the real pitcher of him and us to build on to get that in a career-high eight runs and tied “Mike’s a streaky guy. He’s been in 10 runs off 17 hits snapping an eight- sweep, but we didn’t play a good record for the Titans that caught kind of consistency,” he said. a career high with four hits, two and out since his freshman year and game losing streak to the Titans, beat- game at all, Martinez said after everyone’s attention. All-American Chad Cordero, who of them home runs and one a base he’s responded to being on the bench ing them 10-4 in the series finale. Sunday’s loss. “We just didn’t take Sophomore pitcher Wes Littleton, set a national freshman record with clearing double. in a very positive way,” Horton said. Fresno State rode the arm of pitcher care of business.” who gave up seven runs to the 14 saves last year, relieved Littleton “I’ve had a four hit game before as He’s the kind of guy you root for Fritz, who pitched a complete game The Titans, now 3-3 overall, will Stanford Cardinal during the season with one out remaining in the ninth a freshman, but that’s the most RBI’s because he goes about his work in and batted in the clean-up spot. continue business as usual this week- opener last week, bounced back with and recorded a strike out on three I’ve had in a game, and the most a very professional way and he’s a The win also broke a four game end against UNLV at Goodwin Field. a strong performance against the pitches to pick up his second save of power I’ve ever shown in a game,” good teammate. Hopefully he’ll stay slide for the Bulldogs and kept The Titans lead the all-time series Bulldogs striking out four batters and the season and preserve the win. Martinez said. hot for the rest of the year.” Fullerton from bringing out the against UNLV 52-15. allowing only six hits, all singles, in In Saturday’s game pitching went Coach Horton praised Martinez’ The offensive streak carried into brooms. Highlanders attack Titans Men’s nBASKETBALL: UCR proves to be too much for the Fullerton women who fall to 3-19 overall

By Heather Hampton against. they trailed the Highlanders 35-21 of the court. rugby beats Daily Titan Staff Writer “They came out on fire,” Ehardt at the half. Young referred to one trap as, said. “We weren’t ready to com- But the Highlanders’ lead grew “probably the best trap we had.” Heather Hansen scored 16 points pete.” when Julie Shaw pulled a jumper and The Titans looked to Hansen as nLEAGUE: Barrett and Akiva score a try and snatched six rebounds but the The Highlanders immediately was fouled by Hansen. their only player in double digits but Cal State Fullerton women’s basket- shattered Ehardt’s defense leaving Shaw went to the free-throw line the Highlanders had three. By Brian Thatcher ball team fell to UC Riverside 72-48 the Titans with 16 turnovers in the to sink the extra point. Crystal Harris scored 13 points Daily Titan Asst. Sports Editor Sunday at the Student Recreation first half. The Titans tried to regain compo- while Stephanie Hughes and Amy Center in Riverside. Ehardt said her top scorer, Tricia sure as Meghann Keathley drove to Houchens added 10 a piece. Cal State Fullerton’s Rugby team had a successful beginning to The quick offense and stringent Lamb, was recovering from an ear- the hoop for an uncontested layup. Hansen knew the tough defense Southern California League play Feb. 2 at the CSUF Rugby fields, defense of the second place Big West lier injury and could not perform up Quinn stepped up for the Titans she and her teammates were up beating UNLV, 57-33. Conference Highlanders was too to her potential. and added four points in two min- against. Coach Shawn McKinney, a Westminster High graduate who returned much even for Hansen. The Titans scrambled for loose utes. “We beat ourselves,” Hansen said. to the area after eight years to coach the team, was pleased with the The Highlanders hit seven of their balls but the Highlanders managed to But the Highlanders never lost “We came out flat and we weren’t performance. first eight shots leaving the Titans be a little quicker. control of the boards. prepared.” “It was a great team effort,” McKinney said. “I was very surprised we trailing 14-4 in the first minutes of CSUF failed most attempts at feed- The Titans were outscored 37-27 in Ehardt said that this was one of the scored so many points seeing as we were unable to get the entire team play. ing the ball to low posts Lamb (0-4) the second half and the Highlanders rare games she felt her team did not together for a practice.” The Titan’s called their first time and Allison Parks and were forced to also outnumbered Titan rebounding show up ready to play. Joe Barrett and Dave Akiva shared player of the game honors. Both out with only two minutes off the the outside perimeters. 35-30. “We weren’t in this game,” Ehardt were able to score their first try, Rugby’s equivalent of a touchdown. clock. Lindsay Sotero and Tamara Quinn Amy Houchens pulled out eight said. The Rugby team’s next opponent was UCLA last Saturday, at CSUF. But the Titan’s were in for more each contributed a three-point goal rebounds for the Highlanders. But there is one thing she can say They were able to hold off the Bruins 19-10 to remain undefeated. trouble as Crystal Harris took control for the Titans, who struggled to put UC Riverside coach, Jennifer for her Titan team. Ehardt said she “We played pretty sloppy,” Barrett said. “But it was a lot of fun and of the game for the Highlanders. the ball in the hoop. Young said the best thing was the is very pleased that her team hasn’t we still won.” Harris scored 10 points in the first The Highlanders hit outside shots defense at the end of the game. quit. Player of the game honors went to Scrum Half, Chris Davis. half followed by Hansen who scored left and right leaving the Titan defense The Titans were challenged with The Titans next face Idaho at the The team’s next league game will be at UCI Saturday, Feb. 23. seven for the Titans. fighting to catch their breaths. trap after trap as the Highlanders Titan Gym this Friday at 7 p.m. Titan coach Barbara Ehardt knew The Titans shot 38.1 percent as defense pushed them to the corners the challenge her team was up Women run down Vandals nTRACK & FIELD: Titans off to strong start as women’s season begins By Katie Cumper that appears to be the strongest we’ve have historically been a great way to Daily Titan Asst. Photo Editor ever looked” said asst. coach Christopher develop the team unity so prevalent with- Asher. in track and field at CSUF. Four Cal State Fullerton women’s He said the team has set high stan- “We have a lot of fun on the bus track and field athletes took it upon dards for itself. rides,” said Women’s co-captain Tosha themselves to run down, and actually “Our strengths are in the sprints and Thomas. overtake, some Moscow, Idaho Vandals jumps,” Asher said. “And we’ve come The most famous bus ride to date Saturday, Feb. 9. a long way in the distance program. We brings a smile to any track team member Lakeysha McClenton, Orenda Talton, have pretty lofty goals. Our main goal is who is reminded of the “stinky bus.” Pam Roque and Teresa Vega, were to stay healthy and avoid injuries – that’s It was a trip to a meet at Berkley the also seen running past several Eastern where strength coach Mike Nagler comes team will never forget. The bus driver Washington and Montanians, as they into play. Or definitive goal is to qualify had neglected to empty the bathroom went on to capture the first place posi- for the national championship.” sewage from the previous trip. tion of the distance medley relay at In his eight years with the track and Doty and Thomas can’t even look the McDonald’s Scoring Meet at the field team, Asher has seen every men’s at each other without laughing when University of Idaho. sprint record broken. reminded of this bus ride. “It was a very exciting race,” Titan “I am not satisfied yet,” he said. “The People were lying on the floor to get Coach John Elders said. “Teri ran a very goal of the program is to be continually away from the smell,” Thomas said. strong anchor leg.” in the top 25 teams and produce multiple “We even made up songs about the Vega sprinted the longest distance of All-Americans.” smell,” added Doty. the race – 1600m. McClenton was the Asst. coach Ron Kamaka knows this Practices are just as bonding as road designated runner of the first 1200m of is possible. trips to the team. the race. Talton ran for 400m and then “Sprinter and jumper Brandon Since track is a more individual sport passed the baton to Roque who legged Campbell has set six new school records in terms of the events each athlete com- out 800m. Combined times of the four during his time at CSUF,” Kamaka said. petes in, practices help the athletes bond distances was 12 minutes 32 seconds. “Last year he qualified for NCAA in the with each other. Anna Doty, one of track and fields high jump and long jump. He was also “We need each other,” Doty said. team captains, lept to victory with a 39-7 voted Best West Male Athlete of the Year “Practices are routine, but each day is 3/4 jump in the triple. in 2001.” important.” Second place winners for the Titans Because of funding in the past few Both long jumper Montiqua Sargent were Talton with 7.88 in the 60-meter years, this goal should prove to be an and co-captain and sprinter Yahvoh dash, and Danielle Hernandez who ran attainable one for the Titan track team. Totimeh, agree, sometimes drills at prac- the 3000m in 10:40. “Next year we will have full scholar- tice are tough to get through. Montiqua Sargent pulled out a third ships support,” Elders said. “But you might as well do it right,” place finish in the long jump with a lift With more scholarships to offer, Totimeh said. “It will only make you off that transported her 18-4 1/2. even more talented track athletes will be better.” Although the men’s side of the track attracted to the CSUF. “And listen to Coach Powell who and field team will not compete until “We will have just as much money as is an Olympian,” Sargent adds. “Who Feb. 23, they are already expected to do other NCAA teams,” Captain Anna Doty always tells us at practice: ‘That is great! KATIE CUMPER/Daily Titan well this season. said. “It cost a lot for our team to travel Now do it better!’” Fullerton pole vaulter Dan Churchill works on his landing during a recent Titan practice. “The growth of the team in the last because there are so many of us.” three and four years has produced a team Daily practices, meets and traveling read titan sports online... http://dailytitan.fullerton.edu SPORTS Tuesday, February 12, 2002 13 Titan losing streak keeps on

nBASKETBALL: Fullerton men’s record falls to 4-16 overall and 1-11 in Big West League Conference play as end of season quickly approaches

By Brian Thatcher were led by Travis Reed’s career- The loss of forward Josh Fischer Daily Titan Asst. Sports Editor high 30 points. hurts the Titans when matching up And Phil McRae UC Irvine, tied for first in the against bigger teams. Special to the Titan conference, visited the Titans Feb. Sow again led the team in scor- 2, and handed them a 72-46 loss. ing with 16, but along with forward The Cal State Fullerton men’s The 26-point margin tied the big- Brandon Campbell, he was the only basketball team fell to 1-11 in Big gest defeat suffered at the hands of Titans to score in double digits. West Conference play with three the Anteaters. “They’re very well coached,” straight losses to begin the spring Jerry Green, the reigning confer- Fullerton coach Donny Daniels semester. ence player of the year, became said. “They’re very good players The Titans will need to finish UCI’s all-time leading scorer on his and they keep it simple.” strong in their last six games to first basket of the game. The Titans most recent loss came qualify for the Big West tourna- The Titans only lead of the game last Saturday to the UC Riverside ment at the Anaheim Convention came early in the first quarter when Highlanders, 70-58. Center. they lead 9-6. UCR ended a six-game losing The top eight teams are invited But the Anteaters proceeded to streak and moved to 4-8 in the Big to contend for the Big West confer- go on a 10-0 run to take the lead West. ence championship and an automat- and never looked back. Ted Bell contributed a career- ic bid in the NCAA tournament. The Titans kept the game close high 23 points and Lloyd Cook Fullerton is currently in tenth going into halftime before the had a season-high 15 points for the place and trailing eighth place UC Anteaters went on a 17-3 run mid- Highlanders. Riverside by three games for the way through the second half. Titan center Babacar Camara tied final playoff spot. Green and Adam Parada each a school and conference record with CSUF lost a crucial game to the scored 19 points in front of a major- eight blocked shots in the loss. Cal State Long Beach 49ers, 77-60, ity of loud UCI fans. Guard Ryan Dillon scored a sea- Jan. 31 in front of 1,031 at Titan “It was a great honor. I’m glad son-high 15 points off the bench. Gym. that I got it out of the way so I don’t The Titans will look to end their Fullerton’s Pape Sow scored got to worry about it anymore,” five game losing streak when they a team-high 27 points and nine Green said about becoming the all- head on a two game road trip to play rebounds on 9-13 shooting from time leading scorer. Utah State and Idaho, Thursday and the field. CSUF had a difficult time defend- Saturday respectively. The Titans, however, could not ing the bigger and more physical keep the game close in the closing UCI. minutes of the game as the 49ers Men’s Basketball Schedule

Feb. 16 -@ Idaho Feb. 23 - Northridge @ Mar. 2 - @ Cal Poly SLO home Feb. 21 -Pacific @ home Mar. 7 - BWC Tournement MAYRA BELTRAN/Daily Titan Titan offense fails to push past UC Riverside defense in a home game Saturday night. Fullerton has modest Gymnasts finish start for 2002 season third at Arizona nTENNIS: Despite a win at San Jose, women lose to SF, Santa Clara By Maria Ragas By Deborah Germino 9.875, Megan Berry and Mathiasen took the top spot for weekend with a new season record Ryan said. “But then we came out real Daily Titan Staff Writer Daily Titan Staff Writer the Titans. of 2-4. strong with our singles and won pretty “Qualifying for the NCAA tournament is not about San Jose Coach Anh-Dao Nguyen, decisively. The Cal State Fullerton’s women’s gymnastics team Titan women’s tennis hit the road winning or losing but it’s about the season average,” said felt her team could have beat Carla Rocha, was the only Titan made history Friday by posting a 194.975, the fourth and headed north last weekend as the Titan coach Julie Knight. Fullerton. to win her singles match keeping highest overall score in CSUF history. team battled for victories in San Jose, There are 11 meets in a season and the top six teams “There was a moment when I felt Fullerton from of a shutout. First place was shared by Oregon State, and host Santa Clara, and San Francisco. go to the NCAA tournament. The overall scores each we should have won,” Nguyen said. “They need to get more consistent Arizona State. Fullerton took third, while Utah State Starting off strong, they beat San team receives throughout the season determine the top “It was when our number three player with their singles,” Ryan said. “They came in fourth. Jose State Friday with a score of 4-3. six teams. Only three of the scores can be home scores. [Helen Van] was up 5-3 in the second have some strong shots, but we kept Kelly Mathiasen was the top all-around finisher for the Following their win, they lost to both As of Friday’s meet, CSUF is in fifth place in their con- after winning the first.” the ball alive and finished shots at the Titans with a score of 39.375. Finishing first overall, with Santa Clara Saturday, with a score of ference. Even with San Jose’s Van winning net.” a score of 39.425, was Oregon’s Annie Campbell. Also 5-2, and San Francisco Sunday with a Knight said she purposely picks teams that are ranked her first set and home-court advantage Fullerton’s doubles stepped up even placing in the all-around for the Titans was Sharon Snell repeat score of 5-2. higher than CSUF as it pushes the team to get higher it wasn’t enough to claim victory over more Sunday, against San Francisco, who posted a 38.500. The Titans were hoping to win two scores. the Titans. winning all three of their matches. Mathiasen finished first on the balance beam with a out of the three up north, said Cal State “We should win this Thursday against UCSB and San “I knew [Cal State Fullerton] were However, it was Michelle Arndt score of 9.925. ASU nabbed a tie for second with the Fullerton women’s tennis coach Bill Jose State.” Knight said, “San Jose has been steadily going to be tough,” Nguyen said. who kept Fullerton out of another pos- efforts of Trisha Dixon and Ashley Ellsberry earning a Reynolds. improving, they have a 193.05. We will have to be on “I’ve known coach Reynolds for a sible singles shutout, as the Titans lost score of 9.900. Based on previous season results our game, they will not be easy to beat. But we are very while now and I have a lot of respect five out of six singles matches against On the uneven bars, with a score of 9.900, a three-way the team expected to beat San Jose by confident that we can.” for him and I know he will always put San Francisco. tie for first was shared by Oregon’s Elizabeth Jillson and a close margin and didn’t count on In order to prepare, Knight said the girls will have very together a good team.” “San Francisco was a little better ASU’s Margaret Wojciak and Kari Muth. beating Santa Clara, said Reynolds. hard practices Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday will Fullerton lost five out of six of their than I’d thought they’d be, and we Joanna Hughes’ performance on the bars earned her a However, Fullerton has never be a day off so that the girls will be fully rested before singles matches after winning two didn’t play quite as well as we could,” score of 9.825. played San Francisco and Reynolds Thursday’s meet. out of three of their doubles matches Reynolds said. “That was our third Boasting a first place finish overall on the vault was explained that the team was hoping for “The girls are training very well and we have them against Santa Clara on Saturday. day up there and the girls were just Oregon’s Campbell, scoring a9.875. Top finisher for the a win against them. right where they should be,” Knight said. Head women’s tennis coach for exhausted.” Titans was Mathiasen with a score of 9.775. “We’ve been playing very good The Titan’s Thursday meet will take place at 7 p.m. Santa Clara, Aby Ryan, felt her team Hoping to lift its record, to 3-4 over- Posting a 9.950, Oregon’s Jerra Lopez and Campbell doubles, but we still need to work on at Titan Gym on Valentine’s Day. dominated with their singles play. all, Fullerton will take on Chapman shared the top spot in the floor exercise. With a score of our singles,” Reynolds said. “Fullerton’s doubles came out and Wednesday at home at 2 p.m. Overall, women’s tennis ended the surprised us, we were kind of flat,” Despite shaky opening, softball finishes strong nTOURNAMENT: Fullerton wins two, loses three, in a five-game match-up in the Arizona State University Fiesta Bowl upping their overall record to 3-4

By Brian Thatcher of it, manufacturing two runs in the Monica Lucatero. start and immediately dug a hole, pitch by Oaks that accounted for the In the final game of the tourna- Daily Titan Asst. Sports Editor bottom of the third. The senior was named Big West giving up a grand slam to open the Aggies other two runs. ment, the Titans finally lived up It was about this time that the Player of the Week this past week game. But the Titans held them scoreless to their pre-season billing, beating The Cal State Fullerton Titan Titans began to make the defensive for the fourth time in her career at The Titans never recovered, espe- the rest of the game, and began to Texas, 9-1, in five innings. softball team was only able to win mistakes that troubled them for the CSUF. cially on offense. They struck out 13 mount a rally in the bottom of the The offense was jumpstarted in itsfirst and last game in the Arizona next few games. Nebraska answered back with times and were only able to get six fifth. the bottom of the first with a two- State University Fiesta Bowl, amass- Fresno State was able to get a one two runs of their own in the bottom base runners the entire game. Centerfielder Julie Watson started run home run by Hockett. ing a 2-3 record in tournament play out infield single in the seventh. The of the third off starter, Jodie Cox. “You get most of your successes the inning with a single. Cox, who Fullerton added back-to-back last weekend. Titans then gave up two costly back There was not another score until from failures,” Robitaille said. was playing right field in this game, home runs by Cox and Brittany The No. 10 Titans (3-4 overall) to back errors by Hockett and third the bottom of the fifth, when the It would seem her coach agrees followed that with a double and Ziegler in the bottom of the second, started out the tournament strongly baseman, Amy LaRocque, allow- Titan defense had another costly with her. Lucatero knocked them both home and scattered five more runs in the by beating No. 16 Fresno State, 4-3, ing the Bulldogs to score, making lapse. “We didn’t play well,” Gromacki with a single. final three innings, for a total of 11 snapping a Titan nine-game losing it 4-3. Second baseman, Shawna said. “We walked 11 people and The defense kept the game close, hits. streak to the Bulldogs. But the Bulldogs struck out on Robinson, let the ball get away from we gave up a total of 17 free bases. and when Oaks was in trouble in the Cox, who got the call as starter, Fullerton began the game on a their very next at bat and their come- her that allowed the Cornhuskers to We have a lot to work on, but we’re top of the sixth, Robitaille came in was brilliant in her performance. positive note with two quick runs back was thwarted. score. Fullerton was held scoreless learning a lot.” in relief. She inherited runners on She had 11 strikeouts on three hits, in the top of the first inning off of a “It was a good start to the tour- the rest of the game and suffered In the next game, Fullerton fell to second and third with one out, and while allowing one run. single from the shortstop, Amanda nament,” Titan Coach Michelle the loss. Texas A&M, 3-2. But it was a game proceeded to strike out the next two “It was a good win all together,” Hockett. Gromacki said. “We gave them free outs,” in which they began to put all of the batters to get out of the jam. Cox said. “This tournament proved The Titans added two more runs The Titans were not able to carry Gromacki said. “After we got two pieces of the puzzle together. But “I just wanted to keep it close,” that it’s not how you start, it’s how in the top of the third to go up 4-0, that momentum into the next game runs, we sat back and let them take the effort came too late. Robitaille said. “I wanted to keep you finish.” which proved to be just enough for of the tournament, falling to No. 12 over. It came back to bite us.” The Titans began with a shaky it so we only had to push across one The Titans will next see action starting pitcher, Gina Oaks. Nebraska, 3-2. The Titan woes continued the start. An error by Robinson in the more run.” when they compete in the Campbell/ “We played Titan softball,” Oaks The game was evenly matched, Saturday against No. 1 ranked top of the first allowed the first The Titans, however, were only Cartier Classic hosted by San Diego said. “We knew they weren’t going with the Titans scoring the first two Arizona Wildcats, narrowly avoid- Aggie run. That was followed by able to scatter two more base run- State Feb. 15-17 in Poway, Calif. to roll over, but we played them runs in the top of the third off a two- ing a shutout, 9-1. errors in the top of the second by ners over the next two innings and tough.” run double by designated player, Senior Christy Robitaille got the LaRocque and Hockett, plus a wild fell just short in their comeback. The Bulldogs did make a game