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Vol. 88 Issue 25 October 14, 2010 Becker brings WHAT’S INSIDE OPINION pop-punk to students Devil’s Advocate: “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Philadelphia natives Valencia play to a packed crowd ....................................... 5 at the Becker See VALENCIA, page 6 DETOUR Arcade Fire sets the stage ablaze Miners’ rescue complete ........................................6 after months of turmoil SPORTS 33 workers of a collapsed Chilean copper mine were lifted to Real men wear pink: NFL’s the surface after 69 days underground tribute to Breast Cancer See CHILEAN MINERS, page 4 ......................................10 dailytitan.com The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Students register for coming state election ONLINE EXCLUSIVES Voter fair provides www.dailytitan.com information on issues and local candidates Multimedia IAN WHEELER For the Daily Titan Students converged at the Quad, Wednesday, allured by the smell of food and the buzz of politics as Cal State Fullerton held a voter infor- mation fair. The event, which took place be- Student Associa- tween 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., was a joint effort by Associated tion Raises Funds Students Inc. and the CSUF Office Fill your book of Government Relations aimed Scan to view craving at at getting students into the politi- dailytitan.com/ cal arena for November’s midterm book-sale elections. They encouraged students to register to vote and to inform themselves about local, state and national political movements. Several booths were set up, all with information ranging from the Green and Libertarian Parties to candidates vying for seats on the Fullerton City Council. 97.1 Amp Radio was also there, pumping mu- sic to attract students to the Quad. The hot dogs, chips and sodas were free and provided by ASI. “We brought out different can- didates, different propositions, dif- Valencia Rocks ferent parties, just to get students Out at CSUF to vote and to be aware of all the is- sues right now,” said Juliana Santos See Valencia’s Scan to view of the Office of Government Re- performance lations. “We have so many people at the Becker who are already asking questions, Amphitheater at who already are getting registered JANELLE CONNER / Staff Photographer dailytitan.com/ to vote and I think it’s been a big valencia Jesse LaTour talks to students about running for Fullerton City Council during a voter registration fair. Various political parties and proposition-awareness groups gathered to deliver success.” information to potential student voters. Santos introduced several speak- ers from the different organiza- to vote. tions who tried to persuade stu- “We’re promoting voter regis- dents to come learn more about tration, voter information, voter Students their cause. awareness, as well as trying to re- Shelby Kielich, 26, an Orange cruit volunteers to work the poll County Registrar of Voters poll sites on Election Day,” said Kielich, stand out worker, set up her booth in hopes a former CSUF student. that students would take the time through art to stop between classes and register See FAIR, page 2 ANDREA AYALA For the Daily Titan Women’s soccer prepares Cal State Fullerton students had an opportunity to witness an artis- for upcoming homestand tic competition Tuesday when Ballet Folklorico de CSUF, a Mexican folk dance group, hosted its annual Chalk Mural Contest. Students who gathered around the Quad felt the excitement and enthu- siasm at the Chalk Mural Contest as five contestants, including two cam- pus organizations (Japanese Culture Club and CALPIRG, an organiza- tion fighting against Prop. 23) and three individual competitors (Jessica Perez, Maria Ruiz and Fae Feliciano) knelt side by side on assigned squares and were given 30 minutes to com- JANELLE CONNER / Staff Photographer plete a drawing. Jonathan, an Israeli soldier, spoke to a crowd of students gathered at the Titan Student Union, about his experiences and his military “Every year we try to make it big- life in Israel. He talked about the moral conflict soldiers are faced with while on duty. ger and better. This year we have Chicharróns,” said Roxana Romero, vice president of Ballet Folklorico de Israeli soldiers share war ordeals CSUF. “We have Jarritos (for the first time, too).” NATALIE BONILLA life, and you risk the life of others to save the life of Since late 2007, Ballet Folklorico MARK SAMALA / Photo Editor For the Daily Titan another,” Orit said. de CSUF has brought culture and Titan sophomore defender Casey Lockey moves in to make the steal from a Torero Oct. 3. Orit served in the army as a combat medic and art to CSUF through the practice of believes that she was at least given the opportunity to Mexican folk dancing. Begun by two MICHELLEE COOPER a lot of time preparing for their next Wednesday afternoon, two Israel Defense Forces save a life at the time rather than taking one. passionate students, Ballet Folklorico Staff Writer game against UC Riverside (1-10- soldiers shared some of their life-changing experi- On Oct. 1, 2003, a 29-year-old Palestinian woman de CSUF strives to keep the tradi- 2, 0-3) today at Titan Stadium. ences in the Israeli army to a group of Cal State Ful- named Hanadi Jaradat crossed the border illegally tions of Mexico alive by educating Senior goalkeeper Shannon lerton students. into Israel and entered a local Israeli restaurant in young people in a fun and support- While the majority of the first Simpson said the Titans have spent Orit and Jonathan, who did not wish to disclose Haifa. ive way, about Mexican dance tradi- half of the season was spent on the a lot of time perfecting their game their last names, answered questions from the audi- Orit looked around at the audience and described tions. road, the Cal State Fullerton wom- and are excited to be playing Riv- ence and stressed the moral code IDF soldiers must the scene. The Chalk Mural Contest’s theme en’s soccer team prepares for four erside. abide by. “She sits down, enjoys a delightful meal and when was “How do you stand out?” Com- consecutive games at home. “We are confident about play- Jonathan, who served as an infantry officer for five she finished, pushes a button and blew herself up. petitors were given the choice to The past two weekends the Ti- ing Riverside at home. It’s our first years, did not talk about his experiences in combat. Twenty-one people were killed, including three gen- compete as individual contestants or tans spent their time traveling to conference game at home in our Rather, he focused on the moral code of conduct. erations of two families were killed in cold blood,” as a group, representing on campus Davis and Stockton to take on their stadium,” Simpson said. “The fact Jonathan, an American citizen who joined the Israeli Orit said. organizations. Big West foes. The Titans beat the that we’re playing Riverside doesn’t army after living in the Middle East for over a year. Hanadi Jaradat was sent by her brother Halel Ja- Ballet Folklorico de CSUF is based Aggies of UC Davis with a score of worry me because we are prepared Orit, who was required to join the army when she radat to perform the terrorist attack; the Israeli army on the principle of diversity, so host- 3-2 but were not able to hold off mentally and physically for the turned 18 years old, put her passion for photography, believed that he was in hiding, but they were not suc- ing an event on expressing individu- the Pacific Tigers as the game ended win.” painting and flute playing on hold when she joined cessful in capturing him. ality was fitting. at 3-0. the IDF. The Titans (4-9, 1-1) have spent See WOMEN’S SOCCER, page 10 “No soldier wants to be in the war, you risk your See SOLDIERS, page 3 See CHALK, page 7 Contact Us at [email protected] dailytitan.com October 14, 2010 2 NEWS IN OTHER NEWS DTSHORTHAND ‘Don’t Ask’ suspended Campus supports INTERNATIONAL icy was issued in 1993 by former According to the Congressional the children Injunction issued by president Bill Clinton. Research Service, President Barack Ahmadinejad gets warm welcome in Lebanon The policy prohibits the mili- Obama wanted to work with Con- Cal State Fullerton’s Student Cal- federal judge allows for tary from asking service members gress to finally repeal the law. ifornia Teachers Association is host- LEBANON – Iranian and Lebanese officials tried hard Wednesday to depict troops to be openly gay about their sexual orientation and Senate Republicans blocked ing a 5K walk through Disneyland the visit of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a run-of-the-mill diplomatic bans those who are openly gay an effort to repeal the policy last to support the Children’s Hospital affair. from serving. month when it was part of the De- of Orange County this Sunday. But Ahmadinejad is no typical president. Iran’s ties to Lebanon are anything MICHELLE WIEBACH SCTA is a national organization News Editor More than 12,500 people have fense Bill. but ordinary. And Iran’s relationship with the Shiite militia and political organi- been removed from the military “Phillips’ decision was widely designed to benefit future educa- zation Hezbollah, which Tehran funds and arms, drowned out the platitudes. since “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” went cheered by gay rights organizations tors by providing guidance on pre- Officials from the two countries signed humdrum trade agreements, praised A federal judge issued a world- into effect and investigations on that credited her with getting ac- professional information as well as one other and ate lunch at the palace of Lebanese President Michel Suleiman.

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