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Vo l u m e 69, I s s u e 25 Thursday O c to b e r 21, 1999 Auto Swing kids Historians theft strikes celebrate AS VP OC history nCAMPUS: Twenty-four nEVENT: The confer- State University and author of two books about the Gold Rush, is the cars have been stolen ence features histori- keynote speaker Saturday. The theme of his discussion is from campus parking cal artifacts such as “The Origins of ’s Image as ‘America, only more so’.” lots this year a home built in the “I think people will enjoy him,” By Veronica Bullard 1890’s said Barbara Malkovich, chairwom- Staff Writer an of the Orange County Historical By Rita Freeman Commission. “He’s upbeat and the Staff Writer Associated Students Vice general thought is that he will speak beyond the topic of his latest book.” President Neil Cannone witnessed Imagine walking up to a 36- the theft of his Camaro Tuesday as Hansen said that one of the events foot motor home and discovering he is looking forward to is lunch at he walked through parking Lot D, a museum full of exhibits. The adjacent to the Visual Arts Center. the Arboretum. Millennium Mobile Museum is one “It is a catered lunch and people Cal State Fullerton parking lots of the many features at the Orange have of theft and are can get together and talk about the County Historical Conference sched- weekend’s events plus admire the labeled by some as “the Fullerton uled tomorrow through Sunday at Auto Mart,” according to campus beauty of the Arboretum,” he said. Cal State Fullerton T h e police. and various other Its proximity to the freeway and Millennium locations in Orange Mobile arrives large variety of cars help make the County. university parking lots targets for This will on campus “ B u i l d i n g S a t u r d a y . car thieves. Bridges to Orange Cannone watched the theft of According to County,” the theme Dori Rawlins, his car after a black Thunderbird to this year’s event, make people carrying four men drove into ‘‘ the director for

is the first confer- the museum, the lot. One of the men got out ence in 10 years. and walked toward Cannone’s people can “The expectation explore inside. Camaro. “I didn’t think twice is the title; there are aware Orange

about it, I thought it was someone “The muse- a lot of bridges that um will be dropping off a friend,” Cannone we need to build said. here from 8 between the diverse a.m. to 3 p.m. County is a ‘‘ He said he heard the engine of communities and his car start up, then looked toward and people the county, based can see differ- his car and noticed the rear blinker upon region, gen- was on. His car was being stolen ent historical eration, religion and place, and they paintings and right in front of him. other factors,” said “I ran up to the window. I was photographs, Art Hansen, his- and feel a pointing and yelling, ‘that’s my tory professor and car, what the hell are you doing’,” fit into it couple of arti- Myles Robinson/Daily Titan director of the Oral facts,” Rawlins Cannone said. “I tried to push the History Program. Students swing dance at Becker Amphitheater to the sounds of Big Time Operator. said. “This will On Friday, the opening recep- make people aware Orange County is THEFT / 3 tion is at the George Key Ranch in a place, and they fit into it.” Placentia. People can tour the many dif- “This will be a really nice start to ferent historical sites on Sunday. the conference ,” said Tracy Smith, The Anaheim Historical Society Campus welcomes Asthma the coordinator of the Orange County and Anaheim Museum will host a Historical Conference. “There are bus tour of the Colonial Historic nCOMMUNITY: place at Cal State Fullerton’s soc- Soden, director of clinical practice for gram. orange groves and we’ll be in a house District and the Placentia Founders cer and track fields from 8 a.m. to Ovando. “The program was given $5,000 built in the 1890s.” Society will conduct tours of the Competition allows 2 p.m. on Oct. 30. Soden, a registered nurse, is also the worth of seed money to teach fire- Hansen said he believes this is a 1902 Bradford house. If successful, the program may director of Open Airways for Schools. fighters in the area to teach children good time to have the conference Workshop fees range from $30- children to participate serve as a model for similar events The program teaches asthma man- in La Habra how to handle their asth- because it is a celebration of the mil- 35 and Saturday’s conference fee is throughout the nation. agement techniques to 8 to 11-year- ma,” Ovando said. “We did it for six lennium and all the different events $25. in events like the long The Olympics will give over old children in elementary schools in weeks and it was so well-received that that have happened throughout the Smith said that she expects at least 250 children, ages 5 to 14, a Fullerton, La Habra and Brea. Fullerton and Brea began to follow last 10 years. 125 people to attend this weekend’s jump and discus throw chance to compete in several field “We have taken a stand in the suit.” Many workshops include archives conference. By Karen Robes events, including an obstacle health-care industry; it is the key topic The idea of the Asthma Olympics and record management, oral his- “I think people will have a really Staff Writer course, long jump, softball throw, of interest in health issues,” Soden stemmed from the program’s popular- tory, genealogy and historic preserva- good time,” she said. “They will shot put, discus throw and the 50- said. “We want to promote the idea ity. tion. On Saturday, panel sessions will learn a lot about Orange County’s Children competing in Dr. Paul meter, 100-meter, 200-meter and of managing asthma and leading a Although the majority of children speak on “Modes of Living in Orange history and learn a little about where Ovando’s first annual “Asthma 400-meter dashes. normal life.” participating in the event live in the County” and “Understanding the Past they live themselves.” Olympics” will take a big step to “In the last couple of years, stud- Soden said Ovando thought of the Fullerton and La Habra area, Soden by Preserving our Heritage.” better breathing. The event takes ies are identifying an increase in idea for the Asthma Olympics by tak- J.S. Holliday, associate professor the diagnosis of asthma,” said Chris ing part in the Open Airways pro- OLYMPICS / 3 of American history at San Francisco Advertising professor Arlene Nichols leaves CSUF after four nFACULTY: Among other taught,”Kucera said. “If you ask anyone else, advertising. they’ll pretty much say the same thing, that “If you showed a little bit of interest, he things, Arlene Nichols is a they’ve always tried to get Arlene’s classes would give you the shirt off his back,” she because she rocks.” said. “He really was wonderful at lighting a veteran golfer Nichols said that she and her husband spark of enthusiasm about advertising.” By Jessica Peralta David, are moving to London for three years, Although she was pursuing advertising, Staff Writer but that she will be at CSUF through gradu- she said she knew teaching was something ation. she would do. One student describes her as a “model of She said she hopes to come back to “I always thought that that spark and that an excellent teacher.” She has been Ad Club CSUF. enthusiasm and everything that he showed faculty adviser for two years and is in her “You never know what’ll happen in three for it, that he kind of passed on to all of us,” fourth year running the American Advertising years time,” she said. “The door’s left Nichols said. “I always felt that that was a Federation team. She is also an avid golfer open.” gift. And that it was a gift that at some point and she does it all with a smile on her face. Nichols is in her fourth year at CSUF. needed to be passed on.” But now advertising professor Arlene Before becoming a teacher, she worked 17 According to Kucera, Nichols possesses Nichols is leaving in June. years, from 1978 to 1995, in the advertising her own spark of enthusiasm that she uses on “She is probably one of the most influential business. She worked both in New York and her students. He said she encourages a lot of teachers that I’ve ever had, and most inspiring . class participation. and motivational, and it’s really, really sad Even while working with the agencies, she “She’s really helped like fire everyone up to hear that she’s going to be leaving,” said involved herself in teaching. and get everyone involved,” Kucera said. advertising major Clark Kucera. “If they didn’t have a formalized training Ad Club President Janeen Sarwine said it is Kucera, a member of the Ad Club, has had program at the agency, I would start brown hard to find someone as dedicated to a student Nichols for three classes. Now a senior, he bag lunch seminars,” Nichols said. organization as Nichols. said that she was the first teacher he had at While at Washington State University, “She’s like a huge part of the backbone of Cal State Fullerton when he transferred here where she earned her bachelor’s degree in the Ad Club,” Sarwine said. communications, an advertising professor, Ed Trisha Insheiwat/Daily Titan as a junior. PROFESSOR / 4 Advertising Professor Arlene Nichols ends her role as teacher and club adviser. “I’d always try to get classes that Arlene Bannister, inspired her to pursue a career in

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CALENDAR OF EVENTSCALENDAR OF EVENTS Campus recital on Thursday featuring Center presents “Diagrams ASP pub free concert pianist Robert Watson at 8 of the Cosmos: The Art of the Associated Students series presents “The Muffs,” p.m. Foe ticket information Mandala,” an exhibit that will Productions Film Series pres- today at noon in the Becker call 278-3371. run until Jan.9. ents “Tequila Body Shots” Amphitheater. The Fullerton Museum at 8 p.m. tonight in the Titan For more information call The Pollak Library and Center is located at 301 N. Theater. 278-4216. Faculty Development Center Pomona Ave., east of Harbor is sponsoring a faculty/staff Blvd., in downtown Fullerton. twotwo The Liberal Studies The University Honors book celebration on Friday at Hours are noon to 4 p.m. A guide to what’s happening Students Association Society and The Society 11 a.m. Wednesday through Sunday presents “Coffee with Dr. of the Advancement of and open from 6 to 8 p.m. BRIEFS Elizabeth Eastman,” today at Management invite all stu- Come to Orange County Thursdays. MJ’s next to the Humanities dents to a free taping of Small Business Tax Day Admission is $3 for adults, “That 70’s Show,” on Friday. sponsored by the School of $2 for students, and free to Pacific Rim trade ming pool. at 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Students must RSVP on or Business Administration and children under 6 and to mem- comes to CSUF Registration begins immedi- before Thursday, for a spot Economics on Sunday in bers of the museum. ately and cost of classes range Performing Arts presents “OKLAHOMA!” from Oct. on the list. the TSU. The time is to be For more information call Legal issues, financing and from $5 per class to $7 pre class 22-31, Wednesday through Carpooling is available announced. the Fullerton Museum at investment in Pacific Rim coun- dependent upon pre-payment. Friday at 8 p.m. and 2;30 and interested students must For more information con- (714) 738-6545. tries will be discussed at the Students receive a discount with and 8 p.m. Saturday, and meet in the TSU Hetebrink tact Ginny Pace at 278-2566. Nov. 4, “Trade With the Pacific valid ID. 5 p.m. Sunday at the Little A/B at 5 p.m. Loren Christopher Rim,” conference sponsored by For more information call Theater. RSVP via email at uhsoci- Michaels presents “Goth” at Cal State Fullerton’s Center for Howell at (714) 538-6948. Tickets are available fro [email protected]. Community the Curtis Theatre in Brea at the Study of Emerging Financial $15 or $11 with advance 8 p.m. Sunday. For tickets, Markets. Fire Department urges Titan Student discount. Come to a Chamber music The Fullerton Museum call (714) 526-9154. The Center for the Study of Halloween safety Emerging Financial Markets was established last year to promote Fullerton firefighters will be the free flow of global informa- extra vigilant this Halloween to tion and technology between the make sure the holiday is safe academic and business com- and fun for children.

munities, under the direction of “For kids, Halloween is a FLORES

Joseph Greco of CSUF’s finance favorite time of year,” said Fire department, and Betty Chavis, Chief Steve Magliocco. ‘But, all chair and professor of account- too often, what should be fun time can quickly turn to tragedy if BONZO ing. Caroline Brown, acting director a child or his parents fail to follow & of the California Export Finance basic safety rule.” Office and the Office of Export Magliocco gave parents tips

Development, is the keynote on how to keep their children LEONARDO BY speaker. safe. Her topic will be “What’s Hot? Never let children go trick-or- treating by themselves. Have

What’s Not?” Congressman ANNIE Edward Royce (R-Fullerton) a them travel with friends, and CSUF alumnus and co-chairman make sure an adult accompanies of the International Relations the group, Magliocco said. Never Subcommittee on Asia and the use lighted candles for decora- Pacific, will be the special guest tions or for lighting pumpkins. luncheon speaker. Instead Magliocco said to use a The event costs $50 to attend flashlight. and registration will begin at 8 Magliocco also said to instruct a.m. and will conclude with the children to not eat any candy trade fair at 4 p.m. they receive until an adult has For more information call 278- had a chance to examine each 4359. piece to make sure it has not been tampered with and is safe Local water aerobics to eat, Magliocco said. Discard offered any candy that appears to have been re-wrapped, as well as fruit Local fitness trainer Blue and other goods with small holes Howell is instructing water work- or punctures. out classes locally in alliance with Further tips on Halloween Hope International University. and year-round fire safety Classes are held Monday may be obtained by calling the through Friday at 9 and 10:30 Community Safety and Services a.m., noon and 4:30 p.m. at the Division of the Fullerton Fire Hope University campus swim- Department at (714) 738-6500.

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A pro-El Toro attempts to have the sign removed “To my knowledge, it is the airport sign sits by the but a majority “yes” vote, from most successful signature-gath- the county supervisors, lets the ering petition drive in Orange baggage claim area in sign stand. County,” Wilson said. “The pen Wilson admitted he is having and a solid group of volunteers John Wayne Airport difficulties obtaining solid infor- once again demonstrate the power By Brenda Friday mation about the El Toro Marine of the people.” Staff Writer base reuse plan. He was not able Pro-airport supervisors, like to comment on the actual devel- Cynthia Coad, see the momentum At the county-owned John opment of the county’s progress of this group and are now offering Wayne Airport, in the baggage- because he lacked up-to-date opponents a deal. Coad said that claim area, there’s a poster for information. she will vote to limit the El Toro passengers to look at while wait- “It discourages me to have to airport to 18 million passengers a ing for the arrival of their lug- admit that as a supervisor, repre- year if airport opponents endorse gage and packages. Since the sign senting one of the most severely the airport plan. If they don’t go was put on display last June, the impacted districts, I am not privy for the deal, Coad said that she pro-international airport promo- to the most recent details,” Wilson would vote to approve the near 30 tion has angered those who are said. million passenger plan slated for opposed to the El Toro Marine What is encouraging to Wilson the year 2020. Veronica Bullard/Daily Titan base reuse plan. is the Nov. 19 release of the The opponents of the airport AS Vice President Neil Cannone sits in the parking lot where his Camaro was stolen. Those opposed to an airport at Master Development Program’s have a little more time to defeat El Toro Marine base say the sign’s Environmental Impact Report the airport measure because coun- wording “community friendly” is #573. The MDP has promised a ty supervisors will not take a final minorly stripped. stealing Cannone car. a lie. Opponents say the airport document full of individual air vote on the proposed El Toro air- THEFT This year, 24 vehicles were “It didn’t even take two or would increase air and noise pol- safety and cost analysis reports. port until May 2000 - five months n from page 1 stolen from campus, 14 of which three minutes for them to steel lution on their established resi- Grassroots organizers, against later than previously scheduled. have been recovered, according my car,” he said. dential communities. an airport, made county history According to Wilson, there are back side of the car hoping it to CSUF crime statistics. Lot E Botzheim also recommends The sign is “completely one- when they proposed the Safe and too many questions left unan- would slide out or something, has the highest incidence of theft using a pull-out stereo or one with sided [and] it uses what I con- Healthy Communities Initiative swered and pending reports must but it didn’t.” with 17 cars stolen. a removable face. “We have had sider to be a misleading market- for next March’s ballot. The initia- be reviewed before the supervi- The car thief drove away and To protect your car, CSUF people admit that they have stolen ing approach,” said Tom Wilson, tive only needed 71,000 qualified sors can vote. the black Thunderbird followed. Officer Robert Botzheim recom- cars just for the stereo,” he said. supervisor of the Fifth District. signatures to be placed on the bal- “I ran over to the TSU because mends that students use a tech- If a thief wants a car they Wilson, who opposes an air- lot. However, more than 192,000 I saw a cop giving out a ticket nique called, “target hardening,” will find a way to get it, but there while walking to my car,” which means using every pos- officer Iris Cortes-Valle said that Cannone said. sible deterrent to make your car students should follow common County officials reported 18.5 per- “We want to create asthma Officer John Brockie immedi- harder to steal. sense by making sure doors are olympics cent of children in the area have awareness,” Ovando said. “What ately called it in to dispatch after He suggests students use an locked, windows are secured and n from page 1 been diagnosed with the respira- better way to do it than to have Cannone approached him. alarm, the club and an ignition kill backpacks and purses are not left tory disease, compared with 7.5 fun with it? We want to tell every- “We put it out on the red chan- switch. out in the open. said children from Riverside and percent nationwide. one they’re winners.” nel, which goes out over all of “By using these things it doesn’t Botzheim added, “It’s impor- Manhattan Beach will also compete “We want to show that asthma The Asthma Olympics is free to the Orange County over the teletypes mean your car won’t get stolen, but tant to take the time to report in the event. is something not to be depressed public. Food and refreshments will be and scanners, and we notified the it makes it harder to steal so maybe suspicious behavior or activity Asthma is a chronic respiratory about,” Soden said. “Children can served at the event. Although partici- Fullerton Police Department,” they will go to an easier target,” around cars because next time it disease that often arises from aller- feel they are in control about their pants are not limited to the local area, said Judy Ryker, CSUF dispatch Botzheim said. might be yours.” gies and is marked by sudden attacks situation.” they must be undergoing treatment for records supervisor. The locked doors and club-type of labored breathing, chest constric- Ovando said that the main rea- asthma. Medical supervision will be The car was found in Pomona device attached to the steering col- tion and coughing, according to the son for the Asthma Olympics is provided. Wednesday night. It had been umn didn’t deter the thieves from American Health Line. to teach children and inform par- Everyone participating receives a A recent study by Orange ents. T-shirt and medal.

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Scholarship deadline arrives body that will help them succeed so my expectation level is kind of PROFESSOR or to realize that they have what it like-well, we’ll see what happens,” n from page 1 takes, within them, if I can do that she said. “And they come back nFINANCIAL AID: The FTC reports that some “schol- a list of financial aid and scholarship for somebody, that’s wonderful.” with some stuff that’s just abso- arship companies” with official-sound- websites in the financial aid office. Nichols left her last job at Besides providing motivation, lutely wonderful. So, that makes Experts warn of agen- ing names trick students into paying The office is working on a scholarship McCann - Erickson in November Nichols encourages through her me smile.” for a list of “guaranteed” scholarships bulletin that should be available in 1995 and began teaching part-time smile. Something else that brings a cies that charge fees yet never produce a list. December. at CSUF in fall of 1996. She “I think one of the best habits smile to Nichols’ face is golf, which for aid information Some companies ask for a student’s Some online resources the financial said she had been a Comm Week that she has is the smile,” Kucera she has played for about six years. checking account number and debit aid center recommends for scholar- speaker and made contacts when said. “She smiles a lot. And that “I’m hooked,” she said. “It’s the account without authorization, ships outside of CSUF are Sallie Mae, she was here. makes anyone fun to be around, David’s fault, he’s golfed for 25 while others debit the account for a Fastweb and Finaid sites. Before getting into the advertis- when they’re smiling.” years plus. So when we got togeth- By Jennifer Pombo “small weekly fee” without defining Sallie Mae (http://scholarships.sal- ing business and becoming a teach- Nichols said that her smile is a er, it was kind of one of those things Staff Writer when they will stop billing. liemae.com) can help a student find er, Nichols earned her master’s symptom of love for her work. of, well, if I really want to see him The FTC says to beware of scholar- scholarships, tell them if they qualify degree in advertising from Medill on the weekends, maybe I should Cal State Fullerton scholarship ship companies that use these phras- for need-based scholarships and can School of Journalism, which forms try this and see if it’s okay.” applications are due next week for es: calculate their expected family contri- part of Northwestern University But Nichols hasn’t confined golf- funds awarded in the spring. — “The scholarship is guaranteed bution, which determines how much in Chicago. Although Bannister I think one of ing to weekends. Five scholarships with awards or your money back.” financial need a student has. played a key role in encouraging “Sometimes on Tuesdays — ranging from the cost of books for — “You can’t get this information Another popular resource for schol- Nichols to attend graduate school, because Tuesday is ladies day at one semester to $1000 await qualified anywhere else.” arship information is Fastweb. he died before she earned her the golf course — I’ve been known applicants. — “I just need your credit card or Fastweb (http://www.fastweb.-com) degree. Nichols still keeps him in the best habits to play golf before coming to teach bank account number to hold finds scholarships based on a student ‘‘ Qualifications for the scholarships her thoughts. class,” Nichols said. “If I tee off at vary, but many require the student to this scholarship.” profile, including family background, “I kind of dedicated the very first 7:30, I can play 18 holes, shower, be finished with their first semester, — “We’ll do all of the work.” interests and experiences. Fastweb class that I taught here, because ‘‘ and change clothes, hop on the continue enrollment for the next aca- — “The scholarship will cost some also offers a mailbox through which I was a little bit nervous about that she has is freeway and get here for a 3 o’clock demic year, have some form of com- money.” students receive information about it,” Nichols said. “Walking from class. I haven’t done it recently, munity involvement, financial need —“You’re a finalist” in a contest new scholarships and grants. my office into the classroom, the but I’ve been known to do it in the and a minimum 2.5-3.0 cumulative you never entered. A third resource for finding schol- last thing I said before I walked the smile. past.” grade point average. Fuller also said that information arship information is the Finaid site into class was, ‘This one’s for you Kucera said he considers Nichols Students can find a vast amount of about scholarships can be found for (http://www.finaid.org). This site has Ed’.” a model teacher. information about scholarships and free online or with the help of the a special interest category that lists Nichols began running the AAF —Clark Kucera, “She is one of those teachers their qualifications on the Internet, but financial aid office. scholarships for women, minorities team as a part-time instructor her Advertising major that, she really knows her stuff, they should beware of agencies that Fuller said that students can obtain and disabled people. first year here. She became a full- she’s really good with students,” charge a fee for the information. Minimum G.P.A. time teacher her second year. Kucera said. “To me she’s like the “Anytime someone asks [students] award (cumulative) AAF is a national competition model of the advertising depart- to provide them with some money Associated Students cost of books for that Nichols estimates about 200- ment at Cal State Fullerton.” before they provide information, it & Titan Shops one semester 2.5 250 schools compete in. She said “I really like the subject matter, Kucera said Nichols is always should throw up a red flag,” said every year the competition is spon- and I love to be able to be in a posi- willing to help students and is avail- Assistant Director of Financial Aid Virginia McGarvey sored by a major corporation, this tion where I can take all the things able to students to talk. George Fuller. $1000 Memorial 2.5 year it’s the New York Times. that I’ve learned throughout the “That, I think, is the model of an The Federal Trade Commission Sarwine said Nichols provides years and to be able to try and pass excellent teacher,” Kucera said. “A warns college students that there are that on to people,” Nichols said. teacher that’s willing to help you Kyle S. O’Brien $1000 motivation for the AAF competi- illegitimate companies that will charge 3.0 tion. “Smiling comes from, I just enjoy out, be there and answer questions students to find information for them Memorial “She’s like the cheerleader, you what I’m doing.” for you, and a teacher that really and never deliver any information. know the coach,” Sarwine said. She said her students also give knows her stuff.” According to the FTC, students William G. Pollock $250 2.5 “I like to see people succeed,” her reason to smile. should be leery of scholarship com- Nichols said in terms of motivating “I may be asking them to do an panies that charge an advanced fee in William D. Puzo students. “If there’s things that I assignment, and I’m not quite sure exchange for a list of scholarships the $1000 3.0 know, that I can pass on to some- what I’m going to get back, and student qualifies for. Scholarships Memorial arts & entertainment

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“When I was 12, I thought I knew everything about life and death... Then Aunt Lucille blew into town, and nothing was ever the same.” -- Peejoe

story by jillian rakos

Some people are dealt a raw hand in life. pect who admits to a murder, and still carries For young Peejoe make that -bloody as hell- in the decapitated evidence around is likely to get “Crazy in .” off on parole, the film did have a number of Peejoe, played by Lucas Black, gets kicked redeeming qualities. For one, Lucille has been out of his house when his aunt Lucille dumps beaten her whole life yet eventually lands a role her seven kids off at his mother’s. Next he has to on her favorite show “Bewitched” after like a Dove (David Morse), a decent family man caught between his unconventional sister Lucille and live with his uncle Dove, who gives him a coffin day in Hollywood. The scenes on the municipal to sleep in. Peejoe also gets harassed by the local court steps with blacks trying to vote or swim in the home-grown prejudice of his Southern town, serves as a mentor to Peejoe (Lucas Black). sheriff, and attacked by a lawn mower. a segregated pool also portrayed prejudice with Lucille, played by , has not so much dramatic intensity, one may be easily had the best of luck either. moved to tears. She can’t find a hat-box, or body of water The bond between Peejoe and Lucille was deep enough to hide the sound and the fury of touching, especially since women, blacks and her ex-husband’s severed head. Lucille also children, all had a common struggle to find ruined a perfectly good plea of insanity suggest- personal freedom and fight for the difference ed by her lawyer by admitting that, not only was between justice and what is just. As an extraor- she not sorry she killed her husband, she wished dinarily lovely fugitive, Lucille was able to she had done it sooner. After explaining to a jury evade police due to her feminine charms. She about how her husband’s head nagged her even finally sees Las Vegas, the inside of limousines, after she cut it off, or how the movie “Fantasia” and how nice people are if a person has money. factored into her decision to keep it as a souve- Lucille gets to see a slice of heaven after her nir- she really did have a shot at the loony bin. lifetime in hell and becomes as enchanted with Luckily Lucille comes from a criminal friendly Hollywood, as a movie agent, played by Robert town where, even Sheriff John Doggett, rock Wagner, is of her. legend Meat Loaf Aday, can’t seem to get his Peejoe finds his own way to stardom, or actu- “Negroes” to the jail without killing them on the ally he gets forced into it after he has his picture way. That is how Deep South justice was done taken it on the cover of Look magazine with in 1965. an black boy he had befriended. This did not The contrast between Alabama and Hollywood make Peejoe popular in his neighborhood, and in the civil rights era, the clothes, the dialects and although he would rather spend the summer eat- the mentalities of the cultures, were comic and ing Pop-Tarts and drinking Kool-Aid, he feels credible. This picture by / morally responsible to stand up for what is right. Green Moon Production is based on the novel This is what he and his “crazy aunt Lucille” have by the same name by Mark Childress. “Crazy in in common, and what real freedom is all about. Alabama” marks the directorial debut of , who said that after acting in 51 films Crazy in Alabama opens in major theaters he wanted to show that freedom means the same this Friday on Oct. 22. thing everywhere on the earth with a film that would touch every element of freedom. (Left) Melanie Griffith stars as Lucille, a glamorous, eccentric woman who takes off for Hollywood Although it doesn’t seem likely that a sus- to pursue her dreams. (Center) Lucille talks her way out of being arrested by local sheriff (Noah Emmerich). (Right) Peejoe gets a fast education in grown-up matters like personal freedom. School of Hard Knocks

The Piano Lesson story by lisa belke

t the center of the dispute stands (Al White) philosophizing at the kitchen a piano. Not just any piano, it is a table on how the law works differently for A family heirloom. Ancestral images the black man than for the white man, using carved into the wood by an artisan emptied whiskey glasses to make his point. great-grandfather serve as a picture album Lymon (Ricco Ross) strutting and preening and a chronology of the years in slavery. with delight in a silk suit and Florsheim Berniece, a widow and the mother of an shoes, acquired second-hand from Wining 11-year-old girl, has the piano in the parlor Boy. Uncle Doaker (Charlie Robinson) and treasures it as a family legacy. Boy retelling the history of the piano and how Willie, her brother, arrives at the house to each carved image represents a marriage, a sell the piano for his half share. He needs birth or a funeral. the cash for a dream: to purchase and farm “The Piano Lesson” encompasses a num- the parcel of land in Mississippi his fore- ber of themes. Earlier in the century, a wave story by vu nguyen bears once worked as slaves. Brother and of migration began from the agrarian South sister spar over economic versus spiritual to the industrialized North, splitting families hen World Wrestling the psychology of the game. In an industry edgier and raunchier style of shows such concerns, on how to honor the past and yet apart. Lymon symbolizes the belief in the Federation owner Vince that thrives on sleaze and soap opera antics, as WWF's Raw Is War, Bassman has incor- fulfill the future. North as the best hope for a better, more McMahon admitted to authori- the ability to create a character and to build porated "fashion shows" featuring Hustler “The Piano Lesson,” the Pulitzer Prize prosperous life. The institution of religion ties that professional wrestling on elaborate storylines with a host of endless magazine models, loaded a bevy of beauti- winning drama set in Pittsburgh in the is challenged, especially the sincerity of the W W matches were contrived and feuds and grudges is vital to a wrestler's long- ful women that accompany most wrestlers l930’s, has come to South Coast Repertory leaders and the tendency of adherents to that the outcomes were prede- term success. Bassman explains that one of (known as "valets"), and has a dominatrix in Costa Mesa. The Oct. 15 preview marks selectively choose passages from the Bible. termined in the early 1980s, he freed himself the most important attributes he looks for in manager whipping her opponents, to as he the first time a play of August Wilson has The theme of male camaraderie is brought from state sporting regulations and let profes- his wrestlers is how well they develop and puts it, "to flesh the show out . . . if you can been performed at SCR. to a musical head with a rousing round of sional wrestling redefine itself. project their personas in the ring. excuse the expression." The forward momentum of the play “Oh Lord, Berta, Berta.” Since then, his sports/entertainment empire For the past few months, the school has Though the show can be construed as comes from the brash and aggressive Boy Although “The Piano Lesson” runs that showcases large men exhibiting the been holding its matches at local night clubs professional wrestling's minor league, there Willie. “I’ve got a heart here and it beats almost three hours, with one fifteen-minute effects of excessive amounts of testosterone like Santa Ana's Galaxy Theater and San Juan are major distinctions between the beginner just as loud as the next fellow’s. Don’t care if intermission, it compels the attention of the bashing each other, makes hundreds of mil- Capistrano's Coach House. Bassman feels it's and the potential superstar. Says Bassman, he black or white. Sometime it beats louder. audience. The many threads of the play, the lions of dollars annually and is drawing huge a great place for his students to practice their “Wrestling is a lot like rock-and-roll. Some When it beats louder, then everybody can mysterious, the supernatural, the warmth crowds on college campuses. Where do they moves and cultivate their "personality" in get lucky. Some dedicate themselves, work hear it.” Victor Mack brings the role to life and the humor, are woven together in a rich find these gargantuan human specimens? front of a crowd. "Wrestling is half about hard, pay their dues to become a top pros- with great physical energy. However, due tapestry. The play succeeds as a celebra- That's where Rick Bassman comes psychology and half about moves. That's the pect. I've had a student spend 10 months to his driving, fast-paced delivery, not all his tion of black history and culture; yet, it also in. Bassman is the dean of the Ultimate whole point of putting on a live show, each here from training to the WWF.” According lines are clearly heard. attains a universal relevance. University in Huntington Beach, a profes- wrestler needs to learn how to put a match to Bassman, five of the 15 wrestlers that the Berniece, a grounded, practical woman, Ted Lange, known to TV audiences as sional wrestling school designed to pre- together. In terms of production, wrestling WWF has hired in the United States this year is weighted down and trapped by the past Isaac, the bartender, on “The Love Boat,” pare aspiring students to grapple with pro action . . . we're trying to replicate the WWF are Ultimate University graduates. and its ghosts. Having lost father, mother plays Avery, the preacher. Terrilynn Towns wrestling's elite. So who's actually going to experience but on a smaller scale." and husband, she rails at the men in the plays Grace, a freewheeling, good-time girl. school there? Try a two-time NCAA wres- And they replicate the pros quite well. family to break the cycle of violence. Kim Seret Scott directs the play. tling champion, a traveling missionary, a Following in the footsteps of the major The next Ultimate Pro Wrestling match Staunton bears the accumulated tension of female bouncer and a couple of high school leaguers, wrestlers come out to their own will be held at the Galaxy Theater Nov. 5 at family tragedy in her body and manner on “The Piano Lesson” continues until Nov. graduates working that a local franchise music and smoke and light show. There 8 p.m. All ages are welcome. Tickets are stage. Staunton has played Berniece on 21. Student rush tickets for $8 can be video store. are script writers who plan every fall, bare $12.50. For more information call (714) Broadway. claimed one-half hour before a perfor- Besides learning basic holds, tie-ups and knuckle brawl and folding chair tosses into 957-0600. Golden moments from the supporting mance. Call the South Coast Repertory box off-the-turnbuckle leaps, wrestlers are taught skulls. Also in the tradition of the new, cast light up the play. Uncle Wining Boy office at (714) 708-5555 for availability. 6 October 21, 1999

A = The “900”: Come on now, Tony Arto Lindsay: Prize Hawk’s the onlyhuman to stick this one! B = The “540”: One and a half revolutions. Impress your friends! released by Righteous Babe Do it varial! if you have a set! = The Caballaerial: Invented by Steve Caballero dated but cool nonetheless.C reviews by chris whyte D= The Kickflip: Shit every 11-year-old can do a kickflip these days. Avant-garde, electronic, bossa nova, samba, funk, cool, noise,

free, punk and modern are all terms critics have used to describe Grading Scale = The Kickturn: Lookout! Homie can steer his board! Arto Lindsay’s jazzy pop music. Amazingly, each genre pokes F its head and melts into the smooth soundscape of his new album, Prize. Lindsay, a white-American who grew up in Brazil, first exposed his ideas with the noise-punk band DNA in the late-’70s. DNA directly influenced many early purveyors of alternative Although undeniably simi- music, such as Sonic Youth. lar to Everything But The Girl, Pocket Size In the ‘80s, Lindsay let the Brazilian sounds of bossa nova and English-pop duo Pocket Size samba creep into his recordings with his band, , adds a tasteful mix of country while he collaborated with emerging artists of Manhattan’s cul- storytelling and Frente-inspired tural scene, including and . pep to their debut album 100% 100% Human After producing albums by several legends of Brazilian music, Human. Linsday released a series of solo albums that further incorporated The album is very hit-and- Tropicália styles into his music. miss, as is the case with most Lindsay’s new album Prize, his first on Ani DiFranco’s debuts, but shows promise in its C + Righteous Babe Records, is almost equally Brazilian ability to muster up relentlessly and American. In fact, half of the songs are cheerful pop in songs such as sung in Portuguese and half in English. “Human Touch” and “Make A Sound.” The most amazing aspect of this listeners to call in sick to work optimism without ever return- recording is how Lindsay — whose Singer Liz Overs and pro- ducer/musician Darren Pearson and bask in the warm rays of ing. The seventh track, ironi- appearance screams geek — dis- the sun. cally titled “Stay Till The End,” penses his poetic lyrics in such a are already illuminating dance clubs with “Walking,” a song The second half of 100% is advice best not taken. Turn seductive manner, especially in Human veers away from this this one off after six. Portuguese. The music that backs so carefree that it may entice the Portuguese tunes also tend to be closer to Brazilian main- stream pop, while still infus- ing electronic trippiness in an astonishingly effective way. The impact Mineral had on One of the album’s more the indie-rock world is especial- The Gloria Record adventurous tracks, “Prefeelings,” ly remarkable considering they features the rapper Beans from only released two albums. By the Anti-Pop Consortium dropping resurrecting a sound that died The Gloria Record sparse rap phrases into the middle out with the demise of Sunny of Lindsay’s soft-spoken melody. This Day Real Estate, Mineral led a released by Crank interplay, at first, feels alien and discon- movement that put — dare I say nected until the relationship is realized. the word — “emo” to the fore- Then, Lindsay’s true genius shines. front of independent music. B In “Prefeelings,” Lindsay even fore- Now, with second-rate bands + warns the listener to expect “some subatomic of the genre reaching higher and machine where influences breed.” higher on the CMJ charts and a gloomy lyrics and minor-key Simpson’s bandmate in Mineral, Beans interjects, “Stunning — as a new album by a reunited Sunny guitar strumming. holds it all together with a glid- stungun.” Day Real Estate revving the The haunting instrumental, ing bass line. Simply beautiful. Indeed. hearts of “emo” die-hards, the “Ozona & Sonora,” sets the The downfall of this album as expectations of singer/songwrit- stage for the rest of this beauti- a whole, however, is its inabil- er Chris Simpson’s post-Mineral fully introspective album. ity to carry through the tracks band, The Gloria Record, are “Grace the Snow is Here” is cohesively. The Gloria Record stratospheric. the album’s stand-out track. The overuse moody introductions A guitars’ melodies playfully tease and tags rather than let the songs’ The Gloria Record’s debut CD shows the genius of Simpson’s each other as Jeremy Gomez, statements stand on their own. Thursday, October 21, 1999 Student trainers learn... ON off the

field TRISHA INSHEIWAT/Daily Titan Graduate assistant trainer Brent Smedley talks to Titan basketball player Brandon Campbell in the Athletic Story by Rita Freeman Training room.

hey tape ankles. They hand out water at football Fleming, a first-semester student athletic trainer. “There’s a lot “Academics is most important in the program,” Kersey T games. They train horses. These are the some of the to learn and it takes a lot of time, but it’s a good challenge.” said. “The students must maintain focus on their studies along many stereotypes of athletic trainers. One of the four certified athletic trainers accompany the with their training to keep up in the program.” But in the Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) at student trainer on the field. They oversee the work of the stu- According to Kersey, before students enter the program, Cal State Fullerton, the students must learn more than to tape dents and help them if they need help. they must apply for it. The student turns in an application, ankles. They must complete five semesters of hands-on train- “They have a list of competencies and they need to know gets three letters of recommendation, writes an essay and goes ing as well as a rigorous academic schedule. certain ones,” said Erin Brittain, a graduate assistant and a through an interview. Grades and amount of experience are “These students have applied to a medical internship pro- certified athletic trainer assigned to women’s basketball. “If a inspected as well. gram,” said Julie Max, head athletic trainer. “The students player is injured on the field, they look at the injury first and “We rate each student independently,” he said. “We’ve come out with a degree in kinesiology but in the area of ath- if they need us they come get one of us to see if they did their turned down many students because they cannot meet the letic training.” job right.” standards; I’ve even turned down a student with a 4.0 GPA.” ATEP, which started in 1978 with its first group of student Though there are some challenges, Melissa Denham, a Max said that she is very proud of the program. trainers, currently has 20 students in the program. graduate and fifth-semester student, said she believes that the “It has a very good reputation,” Max said. “The students “We have produced more than 100 graduates over the first time traveling with a team may be a bit frightening. work very hard and it is extensive work they are doing.” twenty year period,” said Robert Kersey, ATEP director. “We “You realize that you are virtually in charge of the team,” currently have a small group because we pick and choose the Denham said. “Though there’s a certified trainer with you, the High Success Rate students to be in the program.” team is literally yours to take care of and that can be a little Kersey said that CSUF produces about five to six graduates scary.” According to Kersey, when the athletic trainers take their every year. test for the first time to become certified, about 31 percent pass Scholastic Requirements nationally. Cal State Fullerton students have passed at a rate of Fieldwork 75 percent over the last three years. Besides the hands-on work, the students must complete a Kersey said that the students in ATEP learn more as under- The students learn injury evaluation, prevention, rehabilita- year of anatomy and physiology, a minimum of a semester of graduates than he did as a graduate student. TRISHA INSHEIWAT/Daily Titan tion and conditioning. They are assigned to an athletic team, biology, chemistry or physics, along with all the core courses “The students are learning surgical techniques, ultrasounds, Smedley bandages a Titan athlete as part of in which they attend the practices and all games. in kinesiology. and massage therapy techniques,” Kersey said. “The medi- his duties. “You have to be on top of everything 100 percent of the The student trainer must keep a 2.5 GPA in order to stay cal field is growing and they have to keep up because it is time because the athlete is your responsibility,” said Tina in the program. expected.”