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“This whole event is absolutely overwhelming for me. I didn’t realize how much she impacted other's lives until now.”

By luis delgadillo/Daily Titan News Director Above: Katie Derus, turns away from the paper lantern she had lit in memory of her roommate and Alphi Chi Omega sorority sister Courtney Stewart during a vigil for Stewart yesterday. Bottom left: American studies major, Amanda Rumble,19 (left), and child and adolescent studies major, Kristen Palmer, 19, both inscribe messages in honor of Stewart on paper lanterns. Bottom right: Attendees of the vigil celebrate Stewart’s life with one of her favorite activities, country-line dancing. Hundreds of Titans pay respect in last dance for Stewart Community and college come together to ees could write messages for Stewart. “She would have headed the The sorority announced during the event,” she said. “She would have celebrate life of Alpha Chi Omega sorority sister ceremony that they will give the bags been the first one up there dancing.” to Stewart’s family. Stewart-Dixon said she plans on By Monzerrath gonzalez “We have an angel watching over investing her time and effort into Daily Titan Staff Writer us while she line dances in heaven,” changing laws for DUI offenses. [email protected] Marisa Van Winkle, Alpha Chi As she pointed to the face of Stew- Omega president, said. “I know she art in a picture at the head of the A vigil in memory of Cal State sorority to which Stewart belonged. is watching over us right now.” stage, she said, “That face right there Fullerton student Courtney Stewart, “The night was initially intended Country music radio station, Go is going to be the face of changing who was killed by an alleged drunk to kick off Greek Week, but turned Country 105, supplied the event laws. Not just in California, nation- driver, was held Wednesday at 7:30 into a celebration for the life of with music, and attendees were en- wide.” p.m. in the plaza between the Titan Courtney,” Nick Katz, coordinator couraged to participate in line danc- Hal Hargrave Jr., a personal Gym and the Student Recreation for Greek life, said. ing, an activity that Stewart enjoyed friend of Stewart and founder of the Center. The area was decorated with white and was on her way to the night of Be Perfect Foundation, spoke to the The event was hosted by the on- bags, illuminated from inside by can- the crash. crowd about the impact Stewart had campus Greek community and dles. Alpha Chi Omega had set out “She did her two favorite things on his life. headed by Alpha Chi Omega, the the bags beforehand so that attend- that day,” Katie Derus, Stewart’s Hargrave created Be Perfect after roommate and sorority sister, said. he was in a car accident that left him “She attended an Angels game and paralyzed. His foundation provides went line dancing.” “financial and emotional aid to spi- ized (it was her),” she said. “I knew woman who was always willing to Mike Pratali, one of Stewart’s nal cord injury victims in need.” she had been driving the car.” try something new and had no res- friends and line dancing partners, After his accident, Hargrave found Alpha Chi Omega plans on cre- ervations. The sorority tried to bring attended the event. He said Stewart help and support from Stewart. ating a scholarship in the name of her energetic personality and happy- was a constant figure at the nightclub “She is going to continue to live Stewart, along with participating in go-lucky attitude to the vigil. In Cahoots, where she would visit on in my life everyday,” he said. a “Walk Like MADD” event May 9 “Courtney was spontaneous and most Wednesdays to line dance. In lieu of flowers, Stewart’s family hosted by Mothers Against Drunk determined. She told the funniest “It’s going to feel different (at In has requested donations be given to Driving. stories. She was the whole package Cahoots),” he said. “That’s for sure.” Be Perfect at www.lilhal.info in her Donations to the Alpha Chi – gorgeous and smart,” Derus said. Stewart’s family also attended the name. Omega team can be made at www. “She would not have wanted us to event wearing white shirts that dis- Katie Derus, a close friend of walklikemadd.org. be sad. That’s what our goal was to- played her picture. Stewart, heard the news about the Derus said Stewart was a young night.” “This whole event is absolutely crash on the radio. At first, she didn’t overwhelming for me,” Carrie Stew- realize Stewart had been involved. Courtney Stewart’s service will be at 2 P.M. art-Dixon, Stewart’s mother, said. “I “I didn’t put two and two togeth- didn’t realize how much she impact- er,” she said. “I had walked them to Thursday, April 16 at: ed others’ lives until now.” their car (that night).” Pilgrim Congregational Church Stewart-Dixon was positive her Derus recalled Stewart skipping to daughter would have enjoyed the the automobile the night the crash 600 North Garey Avenue festivities that took place in her occurred. Pomona, CA 91767 name. “My heart dropped when I real- 2 Page Two April 16, 2009 IN OTHER NEWS Conservatives running risk by focusing on taxes

INTERNATIONAL (MCT) – Across the country, Re- France captures 11 suspected pirates publicans and their conservative allies sought to ignite a grassroots rebellion MOMBASA, (MCT) – On another day of high drama in the waters off against President Barack Obama on Somalia, French forces struck Wednesday at what they described as a pirate Wednesday, staging scores of Tax “mother ship,” and captured 11 suspected pirates hours after pirates attacked Day “tea parties” to demand tax cuts, an American cargo ship with rockets in the second serious attack on a U.S. lower federal spending and smaller vessel in a week. government. But the effort came Pirates operating from the coast of Somalia have threatened revenge and with a risk. stepped up their activities after U.S. Navy SEAL snipers killed three pirates In the current economic crisis, Sunday and rescued American Capt. Richard Phillips, who’d been taken hos- with half a million or more jobs van- tage. His ship, the Maersk Alabama, narrowly escaped capture a few days ishing each month, many Americans earlier. seem less concerned about how much In the Wednesday attack, pirates used automatic weapons and rocket-pro- Washington deducts from their pay- pelled grenades against the U.S.-flagged vessel, the Liberty Sun, which, like checks than whether they will have a the Alabama, was ferrying food aid into East Africa. paycheck at all. “Nothing is as pressing a concern as the economy,” said GOP pollster Whit Ayres, noting that even among NATIONAL Republicans the political salience of Man says gummy snack came with tooth the tax issue is not what it once was. “The economy overwhelms every- RALEIGH (MCT) – How much is a stray tooth worth? Somewhere be- thing else.” tween $35 and $35,000. Polls show Americans are more Or so hopes Shea Harris of Raleigh, who discovered what looks like a comfortable with what they pay in human tooth embedded in the dinosaur-shaped gummy fruit snack he was taxes than at any time in the last eating. quarter-century. And Obama’s high The tooth was not his own. approval ratings for handling the pHOTOS COURTESY OF MCT On the afternoon of Jan. 15, Harris, 25, purchased two boxes of Kroger- economy suggest that most people Top: Demonstrators crowd the west steps of the state Capitol in Sacramento, California, during a “Tea Party” protest, Wednesday, April brand dinosaur fruit snacks on sale for 99 cents each. He was “killing those accept his argument that a major 15. Bottom right: Bert Maxwell, 82, of Sonora, California, takes part in a “Tea Party” protest in Sacramento. Bottom left: Denise snacks,” even though, because of his braces, he had to suck the gummies increase in federal spending is neces- Tiller of Loris, South Carolina, looks through the IGA tea bags dangling from her hat during the Tea Party at Chapin Park in Myrtle rather than chew them. By evening, he had finished one box and was into sary to blunt the crisis. Beach, South Carolina, Wednesday. the third packet of the second – working on a T-Rex, to be precise – when he At issue is whether the anti-tax, felt something hard in his mouth. anti-government spending message budget will ultimately put upward He spit out the partially dissolved orange chewy creature – with what ap- makes Republicans seem out of touch pressure on taxes, for the present at peared to be a human tooth still halfway embedded in the head. or tone deaf to present-day reality. least Obama is cutting taxes instead “I was freaked out by it!” Harris said. “It was disgusting.” Obama has also sought to inocu- of raising them, albeit modestly for So Harris has submitted a claim, along with a letter seeking an apology late himself by building modest tax most workers. and $35,000. cuts for most Americans into the The one element in the conserva- “I know that might sound outrageous,” Harris said. “But I know this is massive stimulus bill, while talking tives’ message that pollsters say could worth more than $35.” continually about how today’s higher resonate down the road is the issue of He’s willing to negotiate. As for fruit snacks? For what it’s worth, he’ll spending must give way to frugality government spending. While most never eat one again. and hawkishness on the deficit once voters seem to support the idea of a the economy rebounds. surge in outlays now, there is strong So far, Obama seems to be con- underlying concern about deficits STATE trolling the debate. stretching into the future. “A lot of the discussion has been “One thing you don’t want as a Low blood sugar in diabetics to dementia focused on government spending, sitting president is a populist move- but the voters are still focused on ment that disagrees with you,” Win- SACRAMENTO (MCT) – People with diabetes whose blood sugar plum- one number: The unemployment ston said. Whatever success the pro- mets so low that they have to go to a hospital are likelier to get dementia later number,” said David Winston, an- tests had Wednesday, he said, “The in life, a new study from Kaiser Permanente shows. other prominent Republican pollster. question is, what does this look like The Kaiser study analyzed the medical records of more than 16,000 dia- “Anytime you are not talking about two to three months from now.” meanwhile, thousands of tea party on many small-business owners and betics throughout Northern California. jobs, you are talking about topic No. In recent years, the April 15 dead- participants took to the streets wav- creates what will amount to a new Those who went to an emergency room once or were hospitalized once for 2 for Americans. Republicans need line for filing federal income taxes has ing signs with slogans like “I’m Not sales tax on energy by imposing mar- low blood sugar had at least a 29 percent greater chance of being diagnosed to translate the tax and spending is- become an opportunity for political Your ATM” and calling for a stop to ket-based caps on greenhouse emis- later with dementia. Those who had three hospital or emergency room visits sue into jobs.” theater across the political spectrum. the headlong bailout spending that sions that will ultimately be passed were more than twice as likely to later develop dementia. At least since the days of Ronald And Obama did not pass up the op- they feel will ulti- through to con- The study, published inW ednesday’s edition of the Journal of the Ameri- Reagan, Republicans have thrived on portunity either. mately saddle the sumers. can Medical Association, underscores the juggling act that diabetics and their the anti-spend, anti-tax message, de- Flanked by families and individu- country with a I’ve never protested “At a time doctors face in regulating blood sugar. spite the fact Republican presidents als he said had already taken advan- heavy and grow- anything in my life. when millions of

Blood sugar that rises too high can damage kidneys, eyes, blood vessels ing tax burden. “ American fami- have actually presided over major ex- tage of his package of payroll tax cuts and the heart. pansions of the federal deficit. and home-buying subsidies, Obama Amid claims But we’ve got to send lies are already Today, however, the economic cli- declared: “We start from the simple that the Repub- these idiots a message: tightening their mate is far different, as evidenced by premise that we should reduce the licans had orches- “ belts to pay their the November election in which the tax burden on working people while trated the tea par- Enough is enough. housing, food For the Record country picked a do-more, spend- helping Americans go to college, own ties, Tim Phillips, – Laurie Issacs and utility bills, more presidential candidate over a a home, raise a family, start a business head of American Protester (Obama’s) bud- It is the policy of the Daily Titan to correct any inaccurate informa- for Prosperity, get proposes a tion printed in the publication as soon as the error is discovered. Any do-less, cut-taxes candidate. And and save for retirement.” though Republicans insist the Obama In cities around the country, insisted they rep- massive tax in- incorrect information printed on the front page will result in a correction resented a grassroots uprising. The crease in order to explode the size of printed on the front page. Any incorrect information printed on any Republican Party, he told an inter- government,” Gregg said. other page will be corrected on page 2. Errors on the Opinion page will viewer on MSNBC, was “too disor- The challenge for Republicans is be corrected on that page. Corrections also will be noted on the online ganized and unsure of itself to pull that they are making this argument version of the Daily Titan. this off.” at a time when more Americans be- Please contact executive editor Jessica Terrell at 714-278-5815 or at In a rainy Lafayette Park outside lieve their taxes are reasonable than at [email protected] with issues about this policy or to report any of the White House, 56-year-old almost any time in the last 25 years, errors. Virginian Laurie Isaacs said she was according to a recent Gallup Poll. The there to express her own outrage, not survey found that 48 percent said the promote any political agenda. taxes they pay are “about right.” The “I’ve never protested anything in only year that number was higher my life,” she said. “But we’ve got to since 1956 was in 2003, right after Daily Titan send these idiots a message: Enough President George W. Bush’s second Editorial is enough.” round of tax cuts. Then 50 percent Republicans, however, did their of Americans said their taxes were Executive Editor Jessica Terrell Managing Editor Michal Olszewski best to leverage the tea party fer- “about right.” Editorial Director Austen Montero vor for political advantage, offering The survey shows that the tax ar- News Director Luis Delgadillo visitors to the Republican National gument does resonate more with Re- Asst. News Editor Jesica Eastman Committee Web site the opportunity publicans, 53 percent of whom said Asst. News Editor Eui-jo Marquez to send teabag postcards to a host of their taxes were too high, compared Asst. News Editor Sean Belk administration officials, including with 40 percent of Democrats and 48 Asst. Opinion Editor Christine Amarantus Obama. Fox News commentators percent of Independents. But Gallup Features Editor Muey Saephanh exhorted people to join the protests concluded that overall, “The slightly Features Editor Christee Lemons and conservative politicians like more positive view this year may re- Asst. Features Editor Brittney Lange House Minority Whip Eric Cantor flect a public response to President Sports Editor Crysania Salcido Detour Editor Skyler Blair extolled the effort in Tax Day state- Barack Obama’s economic stimulus Asst. Detour Editor Brittny Ulate ments. and budget plans.” Copy Chief Amy Dempsey Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hamp- Also, fewer people are paying in- Photo Editor Daniel Suzuki shire, a ranking member of the Sen- come tax. Internal Revenue Statistics Editor’s Assistant Isa Ghani ate Budget Committee, summed up show that in 1986, about 20 percent Adviser Ricardo Chavira the Republican position by arguing of all people who filed returns didn’t that the Obama budget raises taxes owe taxes. Main Line (714) 278-3373 Editorial Fax (714) 278-4473 News Line (714) 278-4415 E-mail: [email protected] Advertising Director of Advertising Sarah Oak Production Assistant Chris Ullyott Production Assistant Mandi Braga National Sales & Promotion Kassia Azimioara Classified Manager Kiran Kazalbash Account Executive Liz Hernandez Account Executive Dante Galan Account Executive Andrew St. Pierre Account Executive Katie Hennessey Account Executive Adrian Gaitan Distribution Santana Ramos Business Manager/Adviser Robert Sage

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Once a country of fervent readers, Iraq now starving for books

(MCT) – When Maysoon Ka- in the Arab world: Cairo writes, Bei- more funding for education from dhim began working on her master’s rut publishes, Iraq reads. domestic coffers and foreign aid or- thesis at Baghdad University two That began to change after Sadd- ganizations. Real progress, however, years ago, she braced for the chal- am Hussein took power. Education probably won’t come until book- lenge. After all, her paper’s subject was free to all Iraqis under Saddam, sellers, publishers and distributors is Shakespeare, whose prose can per- and early on, his regime kept schools – here and abroad – are convinced plex even native English speakers. well stocked with current materials. that Iraq is safe enough for busi- Kadhim, of course, grew up with However, he also banned certain ti- ness. Arabic. tles. The sanctions that followed his “Some of the shops and compa- As she proofread her final draft 1990 invasion of Kuwait kept new nies have come back,” Makki said. days before it was due, however, she books from entering Iraq. “But not enough.” said her biggest frustrations have As the country slipped deeper In the meantime, the government nothing to do with language. into poverty in the 1990s, families has begun sponsoring book fairs. Instead, they have and book collectors So far there have been two, one at come from trying to alike sold off their Baghdad University that ended last get her hands on the libraries to pay for week and another in northern Iraq. right books. Most elementary basic necessities. Makki hopes for more. “You would ex- “and high school “ Government fund- So many people turned out for pect that my stud- students are using ing for education the Baghdad fair that its organizers ies and the analysis decades-old materials. dropped, leaving extended the event from nine days to would be the hard- schools and uni- 15. With 60,000 titles spread across est things,” Kadhim versities with fewer dozens of folding tables in the uni- lamented. “Getting books. versity’s gymnasium, the fair’s selec- the books should be simple.” The censorship and the sanctions tion included books in Arabic and In Iraq, a country where so much disappeared after the 2003 U.S.-led English, on subjects ranging from has been leveled by decades of dic- invasion, but new impediments re- medicine and engineering to acting photoS courtesy of mct tatorship, international embargoes placed them. and safe driving. and war, few things are easy. Here, The widespread looting that fol- About 40 publishers participated, Top: An Arabic translation of Jane Eyre at a recent book fair at Baghdad University, April 7. Bottom: Students and teachers peruse books at a two-week-long book fair that opened in late March at Baghdad University, April 7. The fair included more than 60,000 students often can’t find the books lowed the invasion destroyed library almost all of them foreign. “It is so unexpected to see so titles on a range of academic subjects. Iraq’s government sponsored the event, hoping to put a small dent in a widespread problem of a they need. Libraries and schools are collections across Iraq. Booksellers lack of text books for the country’s students. understocked, and many bookstores and publishing housing closed as many books on so many subjects in are closed. At those that are open, violence spread, and the priorities one place,” said Lava Hawizi, a col- academic selections are usually lim- of many Iraqis shifted from read- lege student who perused dentistry ited. ing and learning to staying alive and and literature books. “I’m taken College-level texts, books on spe- finding ways out of the country. completely by surprise.” cialized subjects and recent editions In 2007, a series Ahmed Basim, a local bookshop are the hardest to come by. of explosions ripped owner who

Most elementary and high school through Baghdad’s Progress is slow, in organized the students use decades-old materials. Mutanabi Street, fair, said it “You could say we are starving for shutting down “a country with almost “ was the first textbooks,” said May Youssef Saour, the book market daily bombings, rampant of its kind in a microbiology professor at Bagh- known for decades government corruption Iraq in years. dad University’s al-Kindy College of as Iraq’s most popu- “For so long Medicine. “It is a little better lately, lar gathering place and scarce electricity... an event like but still it’s hard to find books on for intellectuals and this was im- many subjects. The shops and the bibliophiles. Many of its shops and possible here,” libraries just don’t have them.” cafes have only recently reopened. he said. Kadhim, who’s 34 and has a Today, with violence down, Iraq Basim’s shop, Al-Thakera Books, bright smile, spent more than a year is struggling to rebuild its cultural bills itself as the largest academic gathering the dozen or so books she and educational institutions. Art, and scientific bookseller in Iraq, used for her thesis. The lengths to music and theater are only begin- though it has just two locations, one in Baghdad and one in Erbil in Iraq’s which she went are impressive. ning to rebound. Schools are open Kurdish region in the north. She identified what she needed and roads are safe enough for stu- “It’s true it may be hard to find by searching for books online, but dents to reach them, but classrooms academic books in Iraq, but the Iraqi credit cards and mail delivery hardly and teachers are in short supply. reader is still an educated reader,” exist in Iraq. Like so much else here, access to Basim said. “So they appreciate this So Kadhim asked a friend in Brit- textbooks is improving. fair. They long for these books.” ain to buy the books for her, then Progress is slow, however, in a electronically scan their pages and country with almost daily bomb- e-mail them to her. ings, rampant government corrup- To get her hands on an especially tion and scarce electricity and clean important Shakespeare analysis, water. Kadhim asked her British friend to “Some say books are a small mat- mail the book to another friend in ter compared to many of Iraq’s is- Syria who was planning a visit to sues, but I say this is not true,” Iraq. The Syrian friend then hand- said Alaa Makki, a Sunni Muslim delivered the text Kadhim needed. lawmaker who heads the Iraqi par- “It is terrible that this is what liament’s education committee. we must do to learn and earn our “Without knowledge and educated degrees, but this is the situation in people, who will solve these things? Iraq,” Kadhim said. “Everything is I believe education is the path to a struggle.” solve all (Iraq’s) problems, even the Other college students said that political problems and the security borrowing textbooks from teachers issues.” and photocopying relevant chapters A few grass-roots book drives by is common. teachers and students in the U.S. “If I could find my own, I would and other countries have helped put just buy the books,” said Raghad textbooks in a few more hands, but Jameel, a first-year Arabic student. their contributions have amounted “But most of the time I have to to a drop in the bucket relative to make copies. It is expensive and the wider problem. takes so much time.” So far, Makki acknowledged, ef- Iraq once was widely regarded as forts by Iraq’s own fledgling govern- country of fervent readers, as reflect- ment haven’t gone much further. ed by an adage on books well known He said his committee has asked for 4 FEATURES April 16, 2009 Peace Corps: Honduras Part 1 and 2 Special report by citizen_k under the guise of taking a nap, passed out hard at 8 p.m. local. net (Malaria and Dengue Fever are both very real threats here), and slip into Aside from a brief wake up to call my mom and shower, I slept until 7 my sandals to avoid the floor, which is freezing. If I’m lucky, today is one of a.m., waking with the sun. Worked out for a bit, stretched, and generally the days we have electricity, and I turn on the bare bulb in the middle of the This is a special report for the Daily Titan adjusted to local time. R and I went to breakfast in the hotel restaurant, room. If not, my headlamp stays on the bedstand for just this reason. about the day to day activities from a member then wandered down to the river (Potomac? I don’t know) to kill time. It’s After pulling on a sweatshirt, I open the plywood door separating my bitter cold here, 35 or so, and I have no cold weather gear aside from a room from the rest of the house, and greet my family, most of whom are of the program. This first entry started Feb. 24 jacket and gloves. R wore flip flops, and ended up soaking his feet in the in the main room. The rest are on the other side of a curtain separating the and will continue to the end of the semester. sink for a while. Bitter weather, but Georgetown is pretty. main bedroom from the rest of the house. Our usual conversation goes a bit Around one in the afternoon, R and I wander back down to the lobby, like this: Tomorrow, or more precisely in under four hours, my Peace Corps and into a hailstorm of people and luggage and noisy nervous chatter. Eas- Yo: “Buenas dias mi familia! Como estan ustedes?” service begins. Officially, I’ve been a PCT (Peace Corps Trainee) since I ily 100 people are milling around, looking to make friends. We find the Todos: “Buenas dias K! Que Duerme?” signed the final papers at 3 p.m. Feb. 24. However, at 2:30 a.m. (tomor- line for Honduras volunteers (Equador is here too, but we don’t mix with Yo: “Duermo como los angelitos! Y ustedes igualmente?” row) we check out of our hotel, take a bus to the airport, and at 7 a.m. those types), fill out our papers, and presto, we’re in the Peace Corps. Marguerita: “Si, igualmente! Quieres duchar?” fly to Miami, then off to Teigucigalpa,H onduras. If all goes according to (From) 1:30 to 7 p.m. we’re in a conference room, learning, ice break- And so in that vein. plan, I’ll be landing just after noon, local time. (Central American time, ing and getting excited. It’s such a trip to be surrounded by like-minded, In English: two hours ahead of the west coast). smart and motivated people. I’ve yet to meet someone I don’t like. I play Me: “Good morning my family! How are you all?” Moving on – I flew into Washington,DC yesterday, traveling via Chi- the clown a lot, making jokes, volunteering, presenting, reading out loud. Everyone: (sometimes in unison) “Good morning K! How did you cago, where I spent a grand total of 45 minutes, barely enough to take a Really, I’m just trying to get noticed and it works. At 7 p.m. they give us sleep?” leak before hopping on another plane. The first leg of the journey East dinner money, and I convince 16 of our 50 people to come out to sushi. Me: “Like the little angels! And you too?” wasn’t bad; I sat next to two 14-year-old girls from Rhode Island who We drink and make merry at this wonderful restaurant, Sushi-Ko, Marguerita: “Yes, the same! Would you like to shower? told me about boys and pop culture. I told them stories about college and which I’d recommend to anyone. I end up at a table with three girls, Kat The accents are missing from the Spanish part, but this is more or less our high school and generally felt old. Later on, I showed them pictures of my Pee, Moneybags and Lis. We drink a lot of sake, gorge on sushi and find usual morning routine. The Hondurans are very passionate people, and so brother and they said he was hot. out tons in common. It’s really weird – I’ve been here 24 hours, and I’ve we all put a lot of emphasis and emotion into our words. From Chicago to DC was all of two hours, but the ride was hellish. made four fast friends. More to come, if it keeps up. I sat next to 200-plus pounds of fat, anger and smell – pretty much the So that brings us to now. I bought some gum and probiotics and mis- For the rest of part two, check most unpleasant man I’ve met in a few days. Flying cattle class, I squeezed cellaneous goods at CVS, then came home to sit down and write this. In up against the window and tried to sleep, but being between a wall and a three hours we leave. out the Thursday, April 23 issue. squishy place is not conducive to rest, and I only napped about 20 min- This will probably be the last e-mail I send for a while. Once in coun- utes. The rest of the flight I spent leaning on the wall, breathing through try, I’m not going to have access for a while. my nose and being pitched up and down 20 to 30 inches at a shot in such wicked turbulence. Fun times were had. Part Two: Landing was hairy: Buffetted by wind, we dropped the last 15 feet to land jarringly and fishtailed to a stop on the Tarmac. Feeling distinctly Hola a Todos! airsick, I marched down to baggage claim, got my stuffed pig of a duffel As I begin this letter, it is Monday, March 2, my fifth day inH onduras. and made it into a cab, collapsing into the back seat with weariness and It’s really difficult for me to believe how far I’ve come these five days.- Ev relief. erything has changed so rapidly, and I’ve done so much that I’m already My cab driver, a huge fellow named Raul, talked shit about the Peace viewing my life as BPC and APC, that is before and after Peace Corps. Corps and about me, asking at one point, “What’s a rich white boy do- Last I wrote, I was in my hotel room in Washington DC last Tuesday ing going to the third world?” Good question. Probably white guilt. I night. I had Internet, the heater was on, I was watching some bad movie thought he was hilarious, and tipped him four bucks, saying “Here’s for on TV and I was lying on a bed of white linens and memory foam. I had Manifest Destiny,” which sent him into hysterics. Raul and I got each a half dozen lights, room service at my beck and call, running hot and other pretty well, I think. cold water only a tap away, a flush toilet and a dozen other amenities. At the front desk, I got my room key and an Ethernet cable, then Right now, I’m writing this sitting in a room, 10 feet by 10 feet, which headed up five floors to my room. Inside I met my roommate, R, a real serves as kitchen, living room, dining room and pantry for a family of six. class act. He’s a fellow wandering soul, lives all over, travels and chews La Familia Cerrato, of which I am a temporary member, consists of Mar- tobacco (gives that up today). He’s going to be one of my good friends, I guerita, her husband Elias and their four children, Jeny (17), Gaby (15), can already tell. We talked for a while, but I felt like a shit sandwich, and Elias Jr. (12) and Marcela (11). The seven of us share a three room house with bare concrete floors, electricity but no running water, an outdoor toilet, bare plaster walls, a tin roof (part is shingled) and windows with MCT For the record wooden shutters and no glass. Here is a typical morning. At 4:30 a.m., I am woken up by the rooster APRIL 15: In the article about T.R.E.A.S, the president wanted to crowing, the dogs barking, the neighbor’s horses doing their horse thing mention that T.R.E.A.S. works very closely with the Environmental and Marguerita waking up to start stoking the outdoor wood-fired stove For more great feature stories, as well as the most Studies Student Association and the Evironmental Advocacy for our breakfasts. I’m lucky – as a man, and also as a guest, I don’t have Committee. Even though T.R.E.A.S.’ focuses on the scientific aspect as large a role in the morning routine, and so I get to sleep until 5:30 a.m. recent in news, sports and opinion, of climate change, they still work closely with other clubs to raise When my pocket alarm clock (aka cellphone) goes off, I roll out of my go to www.dailytitan.com awareness. sleeping bag in the dim light coming from the one inch gaps above and below my door, which leads into the front yard. I slip under the mosquito y o u r w e e k ly d o s e o f entertainment

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Photos By skyler Blair/Daily Titan Detour Editor photos By Lauren Worsley/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Electro-pop, woodblocks and other sound effects echoed through the Quad from the Friendly Fires performance Tuesday. From left: Edd Silent Treatment performs Wednesday unleashing heavy riffs and jumping acrobatics before the Titan crowd. From left: Steve Abel Gibson (guitar), Ed MacFarlane (vocals/synthesizer), Rob Lee (bass/percussion), Jack Savidge (drums). (bass), Dave Rosales (vocals), Jerry Wu (guitar) and Rico Esparza (drums). U.K. imports deliver fiery promises Getting the ‘Silent Treatment’ By brittny ulate for organizations like Music Saves is. Savidge beat on his kit like a little By Katelin Paiz with long guitar solos and uncanny experience, we try to live as much as Daily Titan Assistant Detour Editor Lives to partner with school clubs kid playing rock star as MacFarlane For the Daily Titan vocals that makes one remember we possibly can.” [email protected] and groups to get that blood flowing worked the keyboard and synthesizer [email protected] why classic rock is classic. Silent Treatment is anything but and help out everyone from accident between two-stepping to the music “I like their energy on stage,” said silent when they find time to speak Cowbells echoed through the victims to cancer patients. and fixing his hair between songs. With a classic rock sound reminis- Monica Cheek, fan and friend of the out about an unexpected subject. Becker Amphitheatre and Cal State On Tuesday, it was UK indie- Guitarist Edd Gibson kept it sim- cent of Guns N’ Roses and the edgy band that goes to every show. “Their “We’ve done a couple of shows Fullerton’s Quad Tuesday afternoon electro band Friendly Fires, who ple, working his pedals and provid- stage presence of Velvet Revolver, music is kind of a throwback.” in support of autism,” said Rosales, as indie-electro band Friendly Fires brought their unique brand of elec- ing the ethereal sound on songs like Los Angeles-based band Silent Treat- The band has been playing- to who has family members burdened lit up the stage for a good cause. trified “Copacabana” dance hall “Paris.” With soaring vocals Mar- ment rocked the Becker Amphithe- gether for six years and considers with the disorder. “It’s a cause close Associated Students Inc., produc- beats to the school. Their miniature Farlane promises ‘that one day we’ll atre yesterday afternoon to a mix of each other family. to my heart.” tions partnered up with nonprofit Brandon Flowers singer, Ed Mac- live in Paris. I promise, I promise.’ It devoted fans and curious Cal State “We’re like brothers,” Abel said. Currently the band is working on group Music Saves Lives to put on a Farlane, swayed to the music and might have been the vocal workout Fullerton students. “We tour together, live together, their newest full-length album and special show and bring awareness to tried his best to give a good show. on this song that blew out his voice, “We’re going to make as much sleep with the same girls…” hoping to continue their tour. Their students about how a simple act like The band, which has been touring prompting the UK import to cut noise as we can,” Steve Abel, bassist, While on tour, they traveled up next gig will be May 15 at the House donating blood can save lives. Using extensively through the U.S., will be their set 15 minutes short. 23, said. and down the West Coast, starting of Blues. free food and music, the organiza- at Coachella Sunday. Music Saves Lives may have Vocalist David Rosales, 25, in San Diego and ending in Se- tion encourages students to become Jack Savidge, drummer for Friend- promised that ‘saving lives never jumped and swayed with the fast attle. It was one of their most part of their community by donat- ly Fires, said the band has been get- sounded so good,’ as their Web site pace of the music in a style that was exciting moments as a band, ing blood and taking part in bone ting an “amazing response” from musicsaveslives.org indicates, but similar to that of AC/DC’s Angus according to Able. marrow registration. American audiences and have been it was Friendly Fires that helped to Young, with vocals that ranged from “It truly is an art form rid- Music Saves Lives, which is na- pleased with the crowds’ reaction to deliver. smooth and soulful to rough and ing in a van full of empty beer tionwide and is starting to branch songs from their grungy. Guitar player Jerry Wu, 23, cans, chips and guitar strings,” out to Canada, has taken part in new self-titled al- the corner stone of the rift-heavy Abel said. “The road is not for past Warped, AP and Taste of Chaos bum. band, lends heavily to the classic everyone.” music tours and will be on campus The band rock sound that the band has carved When searching for a band again during the summer to once started strong out for themselves. name, the guys utilized the again bring awareness to students. with their catchy Their song “Some Other Way” dictionary. They had the good They will also be taking part in the single “Jump in combines blazing guitar rifts with fortune to open it randomly Vans Warped Tour again this year. the Pool,” and smooth vocals effectively electrifying and point to what is now their The group has been working with dove right into the audience while Rosales jumped band name. schools across the nation and has their set giving onto the nearby concrete planter. The band draws heavily given out an estimated 18 million the crowd dance- “That’s the song you listen to from the hard times and the song downloads since its inception able music that when you run out of money and relationships of Rosales, who in 2005. Seeing as 30 percent of the dripped with pop have to sell things on Craigslist,” is the primary author of the country’s blood supply comes from and house influ- Rosales said in between songs. band’s lyrics. When it comes college and high school students, it ences like Talking They also gave a lively cover of to inspiration, Rosales said has become increasingly important Heads and Adon- The Door’s “Love Me Two Times” that “It all comes down to the Event Calendar 16 Thursday 17 Friday 18 Saturday 19 Sunday • The Black Keys • Berlin • Mos Def • India.Arie Glass House HOB Anaheim Flight Bistro Grove of Anaheim • My Bloody Valentine • Local Natives, • B.B. King • Annual Earth Day El Rey Theatre The Union Line The Canyon Celebration • Bruce Springsteen Gypsy Lounge • Kevin Rudolf Ocean Institute LA Sports Arena • Vintage Black, Vegas HOB Anaheim • UB40 • Avenged Sevenfold Breakdown, Anomie • The Drones HOB Anaheim NOKIA Theatre Chain Reaction Spaceland • Street Sweeper Troubadour

Coachella Friday • Thievery Corporation • Drive-by Truckers • Paul McCartney • Liars • Morrissey • M.I.A • Silversun Pickups • James Morrison • Franz Ferdinand • The Chemical Brothers • The Airborne Toxic • Ida Maria Event • Junior Boys • The Black Keys • Henry Rollins • We Are Scientists • The Crystal Method • The Ting Tings Sunday • Felix da Housecat • The Cure • My Bloody Valentine Saturday • Yeah Yeah Yeahs • Peter Bjorn and John • The Killers • Public Enemy • M.I.A • The Kills • TV on the Radio • Lupe Fiasco • Glasvegas • Lykke Li • Joss Stone • Fucked Up • Jenny Lewis • Vivian Girls 6 DETOUR April 16, 2009 Big bad brewery showdown: ‘Beer Wars’ By Scott fahey Head Craft Brewery, and Rhonda Daily Titan Staff Writer Kallman, founder and CEO of New [email protected] Century Brewing Co. and co-found- Baron Q&A er of The Boston Beer Company, Daily Titan: How is the beer A long time ago, in a brewery far, makers of Samuel Adams. industry different from similar in- far away ... actually - right now, in Baron notes the innovation of dustries? your own backyard, hundreds of these brewers. For example, Kallman Baron: Their stories are very brewers are engaged in a battle for is working on the first beer to have similar to any small industry. I survival with a mighty force about as caffeine. think it’s similar to any business daunting as George Lucas’ Galactic Jim Koch, founder of Boston Beer person or entrepreneur. There Empire. Co., talks about the importance of are some unique and bigger chal- Beer Wars, premiering tonight, is craft brewers’ innovation in the lenges for brewers, but I think the a documentary that will take viewers film. film resonates with you even if you inside the world of the great Ameri- “Creativity shouldn’t stop just be- don’t like beer. I mean, I’m allergic can beer. The film will only be shown cause these industries have become to alcohol. in theaters tonight, and will be fol- these mass, industrialized, con- DT: Why is the three tier system lowed by a live panel discussion fea- solidated, intergalactic companies. problematic? turing some of the film’s subjects. There needs to be lunatics like me Baron: I think they will just be The film follows its maker, Anat that still have the same passion,” said surprised to know it exists. Most Baron, as she tells the tale of the an animated Koch in a clip from the people don’t know it exists and American beer industry and the sys- film, before professing that he feels don’t understand how it limits tem of distribution which makes it like the “Willy Wonka of beer.” their choice, the ability to provide difficult for small, “craft beer” brew- Baron herself, a former general consumer choices. The system was ers to succeed. manager of Mike’s Hard Lemonade, set up 76 years ago and things have Known as the three-tier system, it said she went into the film with a changed in that time, but the sys- was set up after the end of prohibi- little bit of experience. tem hasn’t. tion and sets up distributors as mid- “Our competitors included An- DT: What are the prospects for dlemen between the brewery and the heuser-Busch, Miller and Coors brewers right now? retailers. This model was created to and they didn’t exactly put out the Baron: It’s growing and doing eliminate “tied houses” wherein the welcome mat,” she writes on the quite well. As for the recession, I brewers owned the saloons, thus Web site. “The characters I met were don’t think it’s recession proof, but monopolizing them. Baron’s film ar- straight out of the movies. It was it is recession resistant. People see gues that, 75 years later, this system tough and messy. And I loved every beer as an affordable luxury. The has not eliminated the problem, but moment of it.” big question is, there are over 1,400 has had the opposite effect. Beer Wars will be shown in select independent brewers and they “No industry makes it harder for theaters tonight at 8 p.m. PST. The make up 5 percent of the market. the entrepreneur to get to market film will be followed by a panel dis- Is that enough? Is it right? Is that than beer,” writes Baron on the Beer cussion hosted by Ben Stein and will what people want? If people want Wars Web site, beerwarsmovie.com feature Calagione, Kallman and oth- more of that then perhaps it’s time Beer Wars centers around the sto- er brewers interviewed in the film. photos courtesy of beer wars to revisit the three tier system. Beer ries of two figures: Sam Calagione, For more information see www.fath- Wars merely asks these questions. founder and President of Dogfish omevents.com. Filmmaker of the Beer Wars documentary, Anat Baron, pours a glass of Bud Light displaying the ratio of half beer and half foam. SOCO District acoustic levels checked by City Council’s new program By cynthia meza conditional use permit in November 2008, that would Roscoe’s Famous Deli helps run the test by providing city council will take the results being collected by Bon- Daily Titan Staff Writer allow Roscoe’s to play music on their patio. band performances, to determine noise levels. The test is Terra Consulting into consideration along with citizen [email protected] Originally, the council denied his request because of also an effort to reduce the impacts of outdoor entertain- concerns when making a decision. Eastman is still un- citizens’ concerns about noise level. At the City Coun- ment on surrounding business and residential neighbor- certain of what the outcome will be. He says it’s too early Rock ‘n’ roll is being put to the test, literally. Ful- cil’s direction, the Community Development Depart- hoods, Eastman said. to tell. lerton City Council along with Roscoe’s Famous Deli ment has initiated an acoustic study, also known as the Jim Kurtz, BonTerra consulting director of Air Qual- Although Roscoe’s was the main cause for concern is currently running an acoustic study in the heart of pilot program to determine acceptable noise levels for ity and Acoustical Programs is in charge of running and when developing the pilot program, they are not the only Downtown Fullerton, where restaurants, bars and store outside music. monitoring the test. The test is using hand-held sound establishment being monitored. The sound meters are fronts reside. According to Fullerton ordinances that stipulate am- meters that pick up ambient and broadband noise, Kurtz also picking up noise levels from surrounding sources. Acoustical measurements are being recorded in a plified sound, outdoor music is prohibited unless there said. “You have noises from other venues other than Ros- unique test to determine possible outdoor entertainment is a special event, said Fullerton senior planner Jay East- According to Eastman, the pilot program has two coe’s: The railroad, you hear from other businesses and uses in Fullerton’s bustling downtown district. Trying to man. steps. Step one, the consideration to Roscoe’s to see there’s the people noise,” Kurtz said. find acceptable noise levels to satisfy all parties including “The council felt outdoor music could be an enjoy- how the music is effecting their business. Step two, how The pilot program that started March 20 and will run police, retailers and residents. Sounds are being moni- able activity and a benefit for downtown, if controlled,” the program will affect the downtown and surrounding until April 19, but may be extended depending on what tored in the SOCO district. Eastman said. “As a result, council-directed city staff to businesses overall. the council decides from the data, Eastman said. Testing The pilot program is the result of a request made by develop a pilot program that might allow for outdoor What the conditions and stipulations will be can be takes place while bands play Friday and Saturday from Roscoe’s owner, Jack Franklyn. Franklyn requested a music under specific criteria and conditions.” determined at the end of the program’s run, when the 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., and Sunday from 5-9 p.m.

photo courtesy of Shadow Distribution Max (Spencer Berger), left, watches as Tommy (Brian Phelan) shows off some of his “skills” before the bank heist. Filmmakers show mad ‘skills’ with small budget

By Dylan Kent Max with the quandary of whether Much of the music used in the For The Daily Titan to do the right thing. film was contributed by unsigned, [email protected] “I liked it a lot,” Grayson Earle, a local bands from the Denver area, senior film major at UC Irvine said where the film was shot. One of the The lights dimmed and the- pro after the premier. “I thought the contributors, Halden Wofford and jector started to flicker as Mon- shooting style was great.” the Hi*Beams, made an appearance ty Miranda and Spencer Berger According to Berger, he came up in the film’s hilarious bar scene. watched their film, Skills Like This, with the idea for the story in 2003 From 2007 through early 2009, make its Orange County debut Fri- while in Los Angeles pursuing his Skills Like This toured many film day night at the Edward’s University acting dreams, sleeping at a friend’s festivals throughout the country and Six Theater in Irvine. mom’s house on an inflatable mat- around the world. It received several Skills Like This is the unconven- tress with a hole in it. top honors, including the audience tional underdog story of struggling Brian Phelan, who played Tom- award at this year’s SXSW (South By writer Max, played by Berger, who my, and Gabriel Tigerman, who South West Film Festival). writes a play so lousy his grandfather played Dave, co-wrote the script The film had its big screen pre- has a heart attack while watching. with Berger, with the first draft tak- mier in New York March 20. The Wallowing in his failed career as a ing only seven days. film had the second highest per writer, Max is struck with an insane Miranda, whose background had screen audience average in its open- compulsion to rob a bank and gets been filming commercials, got a hold ing weekend, Miranda said. away with it. of the script in 2005 from Berger’s Nerves ran high for Berger at the Max soon finds that he is actually agent and wanted to direct the film. New York premiere. good at stealing and that he cannot “I could really relate to the story,” “When I started watching it stop doing this new skill. Soon Max’s Miranda said. “I felt like I knew (Skills Like This), all I saw was a friends become involved. Tommy, the world and what Max was going blur, a wonderful blur,” Berger said. who is gung-ho on being part of through.” “I was looking around the audience the next robbery, and Dave, who is With the team assembled, the to see if people were laughing at nervously obsessed with writing the next big hurdle was raising the mon- what I thought would be funny. By perfect apology letter. ey for production. Berger, Miranda the second screening, I was able to All roads seem to point Max to- and several of the actors and writ- see clearly … I couldn’t be happier.” ward a life of Robin Hood-style ers contributed their own money Skills Like This will be playing lo- crime until he has a chance encoun- toward the film. The team raised cally at Edward’s University Six. The ter with the cute teller he robbed, money with the help of 10 principle film is also playing at the Laemmle’s who wants to set him straight. The investors and many of their friends. Sunset 5 in West Hollywood and will lives of Max and his friends, howev- With a $1 million budget, the film open next week with limited release er, get turned upside down, leaving was shot in only 17 days. in Texas, Florida and Colorado. April 16, 2009 DETOUR 7 REVIEWS MOVIE MUSIC TELEVISION

By stacey wang By Monzerrath Gonzalez By adan vasquez Daily Titan Staff Writer Daily Titan Staff Writer Daily Titan Staff Writer [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Science fiction films rarely ap- During his journey to the past, Canadian crooner Matthew Bar- on drums. Have you ever wondered what pack, it’s as if he really becomes one peal to me. It may be the level of Hector makes several crucial deci- ber released his debut album Ghost Barber’s exclusive use of analog it would be like to live like a wolf? of them, feeding them with his own cheesiness these Trekkie-loving film sions that propel him onto a down- Notes with Outside Music, Tues- recording equipment lends a warm Neither have I, but Animal Planet’s mouth, rolling around with them, creators put into their work, or the ward spiral. Hector, played by Karra day. The album was nominated for presence to the entire album, but is popular show Living with the Wolf- growling back at them, but most over-the-top need for intellectual Elejalde, diminishes to a disturbed Canada’s Juno Award for Best Roots/ especially beneficial to the album’s man takes you into the wild, as fa- importantly, he teaches them how to jargon, but what kills me most are individual. He becomes more sinis- Traditional Solo album. most impressive track, “Modern mous British wolf expert Shaun Ellis survive if they ever get back out into scientific inconsistencies. It is hard ter as he attempts to repair his slew Ghost Notes opens with an up- Woman.” helps us understand the minds and the real wilderness. You can really to enjoy any aspect of the film if of problems by stepping back into beat tune called “And You Give.” “Modern Woman” presents the lives of wolves. sense how much he cares for them – there are slips in the plot. the machine. The palm-muted guitar chords and familiar simplicity of traditional My initial thought of the series it’s as if they are his own children. Timecrimes, directed and written Unlike most sci-fi films, Time- poppy vocal melody are typical of folk-style lyrics as Barber’s voice stirs was that this was going to be some- One of the developments later in by Nacho Vigalondo, is no differ- crimes is alluring for its basic ele- many singer/songwriter love songs, fond memories of early 1970s Don what of a freak show. The season the season is the dip Ellis and Jeffs’ ent. ments of characters and plot. Viga- but Barber employs a much wider McLean. starts off with Ellis and his attempt relationship takes thanks to the way The film, also known as Los londo simplifies the complexities of range of instruments. Ghost Notes’ biggest blunder lies to integrate his love interest, Helen they live. Most women don’t envi- Cronocrímenes, focuses on an average time travel for the average viewer, “Some tunes like ‘And You Give,’ in the third track of the album, “I’m Jeffs, into the pack of wolves. In do- sion living amongst a wolf pack after Joe, and a pervert with binoculars, which can often be a difficult con- … turned out unlike anything I had Gonna Settle My Accounts With ing this, she must learn how to not marriage. Although she initially ac- named Hector. As he spends his day cept to portray without confusion. imagined going into the studio,” You.” The song is over-produced and only live and think like a wolf, but cepts his way of life, by the last epi- lazily scouting the sights around his The film, set to an eerie and Barber said in a press release. “I relies on played-out lyrics and a gim- she must eat as one too, including sode they must sadly part ways. yard, he encounters a young woman Psycho-esque soundtrack, starts as wanted the songs to hang together micky attitude, but will appeal to the grotesque internal organs. In that final episode, one can re- stripping in the trees. a scary thriller that dies out as the in a loose story of two lovers, from fans of radio-friendly pop country. The majority of the season deals ally see another side of Ellis, one that Enchanted by the oddity, Hector story’s details unfold. As more is re- the perspective of one of them.” Another stand-out track on the with Ellis and Jeffs’ goal of her is emotional towards losing Jeffs. He searches for the vulnerable woman vealed, less is frightening and more This “one lover perspective” fills album is, “Sleep Please Come To gaining favor with the wolves, and does everything in his power to do only to be stabbed by an attacker is frustrating because the big ques- the album with a blend of emotions Me.” The tune highlights Barber’s throughout the season she makes a what is necessary to get her back, whose head is wrapped in a blood- tion of “Why is this happening?” is ranging from heartbreak to anger, relevance to the Juno Award catego- lot of progress in going from wolf- such as buying a house suitable for stained bandage. The assailant chases left unanswered. ultimately culminating in the re- ry for Best Roots/Traditional Solo nanny to wolf-teacher. As a wolf- a family, and also in area that is suit- Hector through the forest to a silo The source that sparks Hector’s luctant optimism on the track “Our Album with simple, emotive lyrics nanny she had to regurgitate food to able for his research. within a short distance from his new journey is neverT:11.5” explained, leaving a Voices.” and decidedly fun guitar work. feed the recently born wolves, and in In all, Living with the Wolfman home. gaping hole in the story. The lack of The album features 10 tracks, Overall, Ghost Notes is an acces- doing so, suffered some uncomfort- shows a man and his love for wolves, The silo, of all things, is the base explanation of who the naked wom- which Barber recorded and pro- sible album with soothing melodies able cuts on her lips. as well as his attempt to bring his fi- of a time travel machine that Hector an and bandaged man is, or why duced over six days at Bathouse Stu- and familiar subject matter that wel- Although Jeffs’ progress is one of ancee into his way of life. hides inside. Upon entering the ma- they acted as they did, is the film’s dio in Ontario. Barber was assisted comes a variety of listeners, but will the biggest interests in the show, El- If I was able to get past the lick- chine, he travels back to earlier that greatest fumbles. Without a reason in Ghost Notes’ production by Paul disappoint those looking for innova- lis always steals the spotlight with his ing and sniffing and enjoy the show, day to witness his past self re-enact- for Hector reliving his agonizing Mathew on bass, Jesse O’Brien on tion and insight. knowledge and feelings towards the I’m sure most people can too. Next ing the scene he just performed. day, the film is senseless. piano and organ and Kieran Adams Download: “Modern Woman.” wolves. When he is inside with the season should be interesting. T:21”

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“ ish.” to use the word “elegant.” on your own. any sense of loss or possible Soak in too many, and

damage done. encourage me to go it may raise some question e) All of the above. I firmly believe that every wom- This is why you do not bombard However, a person’s attitude about how real your “true Really, the answer is “E” because an wants to look “elegant” at some a girl with all of the “suave” tactics about sex does not alter its pur- out and have sex with “ love” is. each situation calls for a different point in her life, and have everyone you think you have at the beginning poses. plenty of guys in order I am not a big advocate answer. know it. of any sort of relationship. A woman’s body will release for trial and error when it It is awesome if your So, let her know. She will go into it with high ex- oxytocin, whether she wants it to enjoy life ... comes to love. partner is good at it She will love it. pectations, and those are not easy to to or not. I understand some peo- and you have the If you can make this sound meet all the time. Oxytocin is the same bond- ple do not know what they time. genuine, you are even better The lower the expectations, the ing hormone released when want. It is annoying, off. better you look when you do some- a woman gives birth or nurses her baby, even eye- They are not the kind of person you want to date. however, if your part- And do not overuse it be- thing above and beyond. contact can stimulate oxytocin release. They are not ready for a relationship. ner sucks (not to be cause then it really does not If all of the non-physical fore- So how is she to remain aloof from relational at- First thing’s first. Are you connected with your confused with being sound le-gitimate. play has built up correctly, you’ll be tachment during sex? priorities? good at it), and if If you golden and on your way for night of There is one way. She can shut herself off emotion- If you truly want to care for your heart and some- you’re in a rush or have a passion. ally and continually tell herself it is no big deal. one else’s, it is important that you are ready. going for a quick- few extra If not, just do what you gotta do She can even try to prove it to herself by repeat- If you do not know what is important to you, you ie. bucks, to get the job done. edly having sex with other guys to prove she is unat- will be unable to care for what is important to an- It is the long buy or It is called forePLAY after all, so tached. other person. and winding h a v e have fun with it. This is what psychologists call deep-acting. This It is OK if you are not there yet. You are in the road at some point flowers I’m not promising anything when can also decrease her natural ability to bond, weaken- process right now. for anyone who’s delivered. it comes to this week’s column – it ing the relational experience of sex for her. Sex is about taking care of someone and saying done it, but his or If you can might work, it might not. I had a professor encourage me to go out and have you want to be part of their life, and part of them. her heart was not in buy them and surprise For you girls, there is one simple sex with plenty of guys in order to enjoy life, that it That is why a man and a woman’s body fit together that particular act. her at school or work your- move of non-physical foreplay that is part growing up and learning what I want in life. the way they do. Answer “C” is mostly self, you will be better off. will work, in my estimation, 90 per- The professor was a man, and I suppose if anything, It is one of the most vulnerable moments for both, for the guys out there. Either way works because the cent of the time. he could have seen how foolish that would be if he and a gift for the two alone. If your goal is to have element of surprise is a potent If you would like to have sex with looked at disease statistics. When we rob sex of its sacred value, then we miss sex with your girlfriend, aphrodisiac. your man, get his attention some I do not need to be having sex to enjoy life. Sex the gift. cougar-friend or what- Once you are with her or have how – tap him on the shoulder, and life are separate issues. It is our loss, not our gain, to take as much as we ever partner you have, made it home for the night, do walk around naked or throw a brick One is simply part of the other. want under the guise, that it is simply feel good fun. start early. not over do it and bombard at him, anything works – and ask, You will get the her with compliments be- “Wanna bang one out?” most out of your cause she will not think Works like a charm. 10 SPORTS April 16, 2009 Star rises above eating disorder to shine on tennis court By tom sheridan much, Bullock started to feel self- you have done this, and the eating one of the main characteristics of me ... Being an athlete you’re always Bullock has been playing in the No. Titan Media Relations conscious and insecure about her disorder has been created,” Bullock her eating disorder is that she shuts moving, like you always want to 1 position for CSUF. [email protected] appearance. said. “It’s kind of like its own thing, down and stops eating all together work out, even if it’s just something When she had tennis taken away She thought some of her class- like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. You when she’s not happy. little.” from her, all she could do was think The sun is beginning to set on an- mates noticed her weight gain, too, have you the good person, and then Her tennis coach at Arizona no- Bullock’s willingness to follow the about playing. other practice for Leslie Bullock and and decided to go on a diet. you have your ‘ED’ which is the eat- ticed of her deteriorating condition. program was a major factor in how “I missed it (tennis) so much. her Cal State Fullerton tennis team- It began as a simple pledge to lose ing disorder. It talks to you like, ‘No, Being away from home, mixed she overcame the eating disorder. When you have something taken mates. a few pounds, but it turned into an you shouldn’t eat it. You could go with the pressure of school, practice “When I went into rehab I had away and you can’t do it, like you It’s been a little more than a year eating disorder that consumed more longer.’ It’s extremely weird ... You and the eating disorder was too much the mindset that I wanted to get really, really, really learn what you since Bullock was released from the than four years of her life. just become afraid of food.” for Bullock. She was overwhelmed better. I wanted to get out of here. I love,” Bullock said. hospital, but those memories seem “You don’t see what other people The first time her mother noticed so her coach told her to take a break. wanted to be home. I just wanted to Bullock admits that she still has like they are from another lifetime. see because you just have this image something wrong was during her She was assured her spot would be get over this,” Bullock said. tendencies related to her eating dis- When she was hospitalized she in your head that you’re bigger, or freshman year at Mater Dei. there when she was ready to come For most people it takes eight to order she still has to contend with. wasn’t sure when, or if, she would you’re not good enough,” Bullock Even though her mom noticed back, but she never did return. 10 weeks to complete the program. “I would say that I’ve overcome it, play tennis again. said. the initial signs, she had no idea how “I just couldn’t do it, I needed She finished in six to eight weeks. but then my eating disorder still has What a difference a year makes. At Mater Dei, Bullock became serious it would become. Bullock help,” Bullock said. Her diet improved so much, she some little thoughts going through In her first season on the team, a very accomplished athlete. She said her mom thought it was a phase In October 2007, she came home no longer needs a nutritionist. my head,” Bullock said. Bullock has overcome a four-year played all four years on the varsity because she would stop eating, and from school to visit her family. After moving back home with her She remembers how it was when battle with an eating disorder and team, earning the Most Valuable then start up again. When her parents saw her in that parents in Orange County, Bullock the eating disorder controlled her emerged a future star and top player, Player honor twice while being Often, people with eating disor- condition, they knew they had to do decided on CSUF after visiting the life, and said she never wants to feel leading the Titans in singles wins. named team captain in 2006. ders don’t want to recognize or ad- something. They took her to a hos- campus and meeting with Head that way again. Bullock has a new It all started when Bullock was a Despite her success on the tennis mit that they have one. Bullock got pital in Texas that focused on people Coach Bill Reynolds. outlook on life. Now when she looks 14-year-old high school freshman. court, Bullock still wasn’t happy. so used to her eating disorder that it with eating disorders. “I was excited when I heard Leslie in the mirror she is happy with the Two years prior to enrolling at Her daily exercise routine, com- became normal. She was admitted and put on a wanted to come here (CSUF). We person looking back. Mater Dei High School, she was bined with her desire to cut calories, By the time she graduated from six-meal plan – a balanced daily diet worked hard to get her eligible. We Changing her self-image has been home schooled, where she could led to her develop an eating disorder Mater Dei, she had been struggling designed specifically for her. both had to jump through a lot of a major step in Bullock’s recovery. play tennis for up to six hours a day. known as “over exercising anorexia.” with anorexia for nearly four years. Because she was classified as an hoops,” Reynolds said. “She is one of “I kind of look at this whole thing With a full class load, she had to cut As an athlete she was burning a She was accepted at the University over exerciser anorexic, the hospital the better players we have ever had and I even go, `Wow, how did I get down practice time considerably. lot of calories, and she wasn’t taking of Arizona, and guaranteed a spot on wouldn’t allow her to do any type of here.” here?’ I hit rock bottom and I’m Less practice meant less exercise in enough to replenish her system. the women’s tennis team there. physical activity. Bullock said when she came to back,” Bullock said. and she noticed herself gaining a lit- The only things she would eat were After being in Arizona for about a “I couldn’t skip to lunch. I couldn’t CSUF it felt like the perfect place It has been little more than a year, tle weight. As a self-described person fruit, vegetables and turkey. month things got much worse. jump. No sit-ups. Nothing,” Bullock for her. but these memories will last her a who tends to overanalyze things too “It’s kind of like you’re scared. Like She didn’t want to be there and said. “That was the hardest thing for For nearly the entire 2009 season, new lifetime. The Don Says ... UFC 97 on Pay-Per-View will provide hard-hitting fights all the way through. And the winners will be ... By adan vasquez with his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu submis- remain relevant in the Light Heavy- The next fight has Ultimate Fight- ing, and Kongo’s ground game has derdog. This one is tough to call, Daily Titan Staff Writer sions. But let’s be real, we have seen weight division. Liddell versus Mau- er Season 8 cast member Krzysztof improved immensely since he came but Cane’s training camp, where he [email protected] other guys take Silva to the ground ricio “Shogun” Rua is a fight many Soszynski taking on former World to the UFC. Kongo has looked very trains with guys like Antonio “Mi- before and still come up empty. Silva have been waiting to see for years. Extreme Cage fighting Light Heavy- impressive in his last few fights since natauro” Nogeira, Lyoto Machida All right, so the Ultimate Fighting may not be the best on the ground, Of all the fights on this card, this weight champion Brian Stann. losing a controversial split decision and Silva, should be enough to have Championship has finally given us a but he has a black belt, which has may be the toughest one to call. Lid- This fight will definitely be a war. to Heath Herring. Since Kongo has him prepared for anything Cantwell great Pay-Per-View card from top kept him from submitting thus far. dell is always a threat with his hands, With two heavy handers, there is been training at Wolfslair Academy throws at him. Cane wins by TKO to bottom since the end of last year. This fight won’t end in a submis- but he hasn’t knocked anyone out in no way I see this fight getting out with “Rampage,” he has been a dif- in the second. “UFC 97: Redemption” is sure to sion because Silva’s superior striking over two years. of the first round. Soszynski proved ferent animal to deal with. Kongo The only thing anyone can com- be full of knockouts with guys like skills will be too much for Leites to Rua has knockout wins against to be someone to pay attention to, will drop Hardonk in the second plain about this card is the fights Anderson “The Spider” Silva and handle. Silva is so accurate with his Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, but Stann faced real good competi- round, and use his brutal ground- may be too short thanks to knock Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell, each punches and kicks that no matter Alistair Overeem and Ricardo Arona, tion when he was in the WEC. Tak- and-pound to finish off by TKO. outs, but that is the price you pay stepping back into the Octagon. how well prepared Leites comes in, yet those took place more than three ing into play that this is Stann’s first The Pay-Per-View starts off with when a card with such good strikers Let us get right into it with the he is still going to be put to sleep by years ago in Pride FC. fight in the UFC, and Soszynski has Steve Cantwell, the last WEC Light is put together. main event. Silva versus Thales Leites the pound-for-pound king. Silva will Liddell is rumored to be sporting prior experience in the International Heavyweight champion, taking on With Silva picking up yet another for the Middleweight title. set a UFC record with his ninth con- a six-pack, yet, if Rua has worked Fight League, Soszynski should win the upcoming Luiz Cane. This is UFC win, the eventual super fight While some argue that Leites is secutive victory inside the octagon, out his conditioning problems, this one by KO in the first. Cantwell’s second fight in the UFC collision between he and Welter- not deserving of a title shot, the guy and his fifth successful title defense he should have no problem in the One of the most intriguing match- after looking impressive in his debut. weight Champion Georges St. Pierre is a serious threat to Silva’s title, espe- with a second round TKO. stand-up war. Rua’s athleticism ups on the card in Cheick Kong ver- Cane knocked out Rameau Thierry is inevitable. cially if the fight goes to the ground, In the co-main event, you have should be too much for Liddell. Rua sus Antoni Hardonk. Both of these “Sokoudjou” back in October when GSP has to get by Thiago Alves at where he is extremely dangerous two fighters who are gunning to by unanimous decision victory. guys are known for their kick box- he was considered to be a heavy un- UFC 100 first. april 16, 2009 11 Classifieds3300 Pets YORKIE PUPPIES! for sale. $800 for a male. See pics at www. myspace.com/yorkiedreams, shots to date, purebreed, pedigree regis- tered, call 949-209-7708 6500 Help Wanted Sitters wanted.$10+ per hour. Register free for jobs near campus or home. www.student-sitters.com 7600 Room For Rent

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Host: Professor Stein in Broadcasting" Panelists: Felipe Bascope, Campus Pub "Out of the Spotlight in the 1 p.m. Host: Professor Ohl Saatchi & Saatchi; Raul Host: Professor Mierop Business of Entertainment" Ontiveros B 7 p.m. Montes, Ogilvy LA; Ron Ravelo, Sponsors: SOAR- ICC & Host: Professor Selbo Saturday John Harte Alvarado AB 2:30 p.m. Orange County Poetry Festival The Buddy Group John Harte Digital Scott Smith Gabrielino Host: Professor Avni 10 a.m. 1 p.m. Photography Services President and Chief Dennis Foley Quad & Titan Walk 7:30 p.m. Tuffree AB "Photojournalism Ethics and Executive Officer Reader Innovation Editor 5 – 7 p.m. Welcome to Cal State Tuffree AB Jaelline Jaffe Their Evolution in the Past Westbound Communications OCREGISTER.COM Pavilion C University Day Marc Germain Lemon-aid Counseling Quarter Century" "Practices and Ethics in Public "Public Relations Ethics" Niche Marketing Panel Show Host and Creator "Non-Verbal Communication in Host: Professor Opotowsky Relations" Host: Professor Clanin Moderator: Duncan Millar, TALKRADIOONE.COM the Work Place" Host: Professor Foley President of the Orange County "From Terrestrial to Host: Professor Teven Sunday 1 p.m. 4 p.m. the Internet" American Marketing Associa- Pavilion C 7 p.m. Ontiveros A Host: Professor Van Riel tion. Panelists: Ivette 3 p.m. Hank Shaw Ontiveros ABC Julia Felde Zurita,Hispanic Public Relations Campus Pub Chief Marketing Officer Reggie Murphy Director of Team Member Association & Stephanie Martin, TV/Film Society Alumni Mixer The Phelps Group Media Research Specialist- Staffing Nordstrom Sponsor: TV/Film Society "Integrated Marketing General Manager Schools First Federal Sponsor: Latino Business Communications: All Gannett, Co. Credit Union Student Association (LBSA) Communications, One Voice" "Seeing the World as Consum- "Stand Out from the Crowd: Hosts: ers See It" How to Interview" Professors Sage & Wright Host: Professor Wu Host: Professor Malone