Uncertain Skies Above CSUF

Vol. 88 Issue 21 October 7, 2010 Protest against WHAT’S INSIDE OPINION war in Afghanistan The Devil’s Advocate: Texting behind the wheel The ANSWER Coalition holds rally at Hollywood ....................................... 5 Military Recruitment Center in L.A. See ORGANIZATION, page 3 DETOUR Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on stage Black Sheep Show ........................................6 showcases new artists SPORTS The Black Sheep show brings the best of the best to Bee in the Know: Braves perform at McClain’s Coffeehouse and Giants preview See BLACK, page 7 ........................................8 dailytitan.com The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Universities ONLINE to obtain EXCLUSIVES www.dailytitan.com monetary Multimedia assistance State budget will provide millions to higher education MICHELLE WIEBACH News Editor Protest Against The California State University Afghanistan War system will receive millions in state funding under the new state bud- Learn why Scan to view get. veterans are pro- About $365 million will be given testing the war to the CSU system, comprised of 23 in Afghanistan universities, to help restore Califor- at dailytitan. nia’s higher education. com/answer-la According to the Los Angeles Times, state legislatures are sched- uled to vote on the budget plan today. The plan would close Califor- nia’s $19.1 billion deficit by cutting worker pay, trimming public school funding and relying on Washington aid. “I think that every student, faculty JONATHAN GIBBY / Graphics Editor member and staffer at CSUF knows Despite the recent heat wave and drastic changes in temperature, those on campus were prepared for the downpour with umbrellas and jackets. how important this money will be,” said Shelly Arsneault, associate pro- fessor in the Division of Politics, Ad- ministration & Justice at CSUF. 2Mex Takes the According to the joint Legislative Stage at CSUF Uncertain skies above CSUF Budget Committee, the CSU will receive about $199 million to mend See who steps Scan to view From record highs to continuous rain, recent weather in Southern California fluctuates dramatically previous cuts. Funding for enroll- up to the mic ment growth is also provided, which for this weeks MICHELLE WIEBACH And at a rapid pace. may be up to about $60.6 million. Becker Concert News Editor Despite last weeks record-high This funding is in addition to the at dailytitan. temperatures, this week has been $106 million in American Recovery com/2mex cool, wet and windy. Temperatures Reinvestment Act monies allocated Freshman Christine Reyes squints will rise as soon as Friday, reaching to the CSU from the government her eyes, moves her head forward temperatures in the mid-80s and last week. and tries to look through her flooded 90s. Universities of California will also window. The car’s windshield wipers Last week’s high of 112 degrees receive about $199 million to com- sway from side to side like a beating dropped to 65 degrees, an extreme pensate for cuts. Hollywood metronome clearing the hundreds of case of a 50 degree decrease in Ful- “While $365 million does not bead-like rain drops. lerton. come close to back-filling the $625 halts band’s Her car’s tires swerve from lane to According to the Weather Chan- million in cuts the CSU has seen lane as the passenger windows start nel, the low-pressure system was since 2007, it means that faculty and to fog. She can only see the the red causing the drop in temperatures, staff will not likely be furloughed this hiatus glowing break lights of the car in with a quarter inch mark of rainfall. year, that we can admit students for front of her. Accounting major Eddie Han spring 2011 and it should mean that Scottish folk-pop She is almost at school. said he prefers the cool rainy weather students will have more class offer- As she finally pulls into the park- compared to last weeks scorching ings and an easier time getting into musicians play ing lot at Cal State Fullerton, Reyes hot weather. classes for spring,” Arsneault said. Palladium in L.A. parks her car, whips out her umbrella English major Veronica Herrera, Due to budget cuts CSUF, as and jogs to class, careful not to jump lives in Oceanside and is used to the well as other universities have fur- MI TRAN into a puddle of water. cool weather. loughed, laid off professors and ad- Staff Writer “First of all, when I think of Cali- “I don’t like the hot part of the junct faculty, cut course sections and fornia weather now, I think it’s bipo- weather,” Herrera said. “In South- programs, capped enrollment, raised lar,” Reyes said. “It’s moody. It should ern California it’s crazy weather. You tuition and increased other student After a four year hiatus from Los decide what it wants to do.” don’t know how to prepare.” fees. Angeles, Scotland-based folk-pop With the wind blowing in her hair While some are not used to Cali- “I’d hope, for example, that the band Belle and Sebastian made a and her umbrella flipping in different fornia’s ever changing weather, other JONATHAN GIBBY / Graphics Editor library could begin to buy books triumphant return with a perfor- directions, getting to class is a battle. students are enjoying the short-lived A student leaps over a puddle on Nutwood Avenue, making her way to her next class. again, and that student fees won’t mance that wooed the crowd at With her soaking black boots, rain. rise in spring 2011- but we still have the Hollywood Palladium Oct. 3. Reyes makes it to class on time with “I love the rain and the sun, so I English major. “I would rather live with just about any crazy transitions a long way to go,” Arsneault said. The opening band Jenny and minutes to spare. haven’t minded the weather for the in Southern California than just to do so. At least snow and hail aren’t Johnny started the night off by California weather is changing. past two weeks,” said Adalie Reuter, about anywhere else, so I will put up involved.” See BUDGET, page 2 warming the crowd up with songs from their debut album I’m Hav- ing Fun Now. The duo is made up of Jenny Lewis, more commonly Titans’ success contagious, coaches around nation agree known as the frontwoman of her other band, Rilo Kiley, and her After getting a taste of their own medicine in Long beau Johnathan Rice, who is a solo musician when he’s not sing- Beach, the Titans start dusting off their brooms ing with Lewis. AARON GILLIAM The couple, along with a Asst. Sports Editor backing band, blazed through a 45-minute set to a stagnant crowd who seemed impatient waiting for After starting 2-1 in Big West Conference play, the Cal State Fullerton Belle and Sebastian. The alterna- women’s volleyball team is excited to get back on their home floor and tive country hit singles “Scissor continue to improve their eight-game winning streak at home while climb- Runner” and “Big Wave” managed ing up the rankings. to get the crowd moving and to For only the second time in the program’s history the Titans (13-4, 2-1) clap their hands. are receiving attention and recognition by the nation’s coaches, as they re- During the set, Lewis debuted a ceived six votes in the most recent AVCA Coaches Poll and were ranked 36 new song, “Just One of The Guys,” in the nation in the first RPI numbers released Monday, the highest rating which she said was “particularly in the program’s history. for all the girls out there,” which “It reflects our hard work and it reflects our successes. But there is still received positive feedback from work that needs to be done. With that said we are not going to be compla- the crowd. The band ended the set cent with being ranked 36. We’re going to be working harder to get higher,” with a song from Lewis’s solo proj- said junior outside hitter Torrie Brown of the team’s new ranking. ect called “The Next Messiah,” “It’s good because we’ve been building our team up for so many years which sounded like a blues-infused and we’re finally getting recognition and getting ranked, so it’s a compli- jam session that went a little over ment to our team and how well we’re doing to finally get appreciated for eight-and-a-half minutes. it,” said senior middle blocker Erin Saddler. AARON GILLIAM / Asst. Sports Editor See CONCERT, page 6 Members of the Titan volleyball squad gather during practice and preparation for this weekend’s matches. See VOLLEYBALL, page 10 Contact Us at [email protected] dailytitan.com October 7, 2010 2 NEWS IN OTHER NEWS INTERNATIONAL Israeli settlement building picks up where it left off ARIEL, WEST BANK – The sound of a drill reverberating on the small street in the West Bank settlement of Ariel seems to bother few Jewish settlers here, despite its significance for international efforts to push forward on the peace process. On Friday, Palestinian leaders will decide whether they’ll continue to par- ticipate in the U.S.-led peace talks. That decision, they said, will rest largely on how Israel moves forward with construction in the West Bank settlements. Several hundred building projects have been started since Israel allowed its freeze on settlement construction to expire Sept. 26, according to settlement leaders. NATIONAL Supreme Court hears case against pickets at funerals WASHINGTON – Despite free-speech concerns, the Supreme Court justices sounded sympathetic Wednesday to a lawsuit filed by the fa- ther of a Marine killed in Iraq whose funeral was picketed by protesters with signs like “Thank God for IEDs.” The justices seemed inclined to set a limit to freedom of speech when ordinary citizens are targeted with especially personal and hurt- ful attacks.

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