Vol. 88 Issue 11 September 21, 2010 Going Gaga to repeal WHAT’S INSIDE OPINION “don’t ask, don’t tell” Celebrities: Crime and Following in Lady Gaga’s footsteps, two students make vid- punishments eos to urge senators to vote in favor of a controversial policy ........................................4 See LADY GAGA, page 3 DETOUR Musician mixes genres British musician invades ........................................5 West Coast this fall SPORTS Kate Nash crosses “The Pond” for her Southern California tour Mattingly: Blue Crew’s See KATE NASH, page 5 optional 2011 skipper ........................................8 dailytitan.com The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Dreaming of legal residency Los Angeles city officials urge the U.S. Senate to pass the DREAM Act which will give undocumented students a path to legal status. KEITH COUSINS Asst. News Editor A press conference was held Tuesday at the Edward R. Royball Learning Center in Los Angeles to urge Congress to pass the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act. If passed, the act will permit certain un- documented immigrant students to apply for temporary legal status if they have lived in the United States for at least five consecutive years. The U.S. Senate will vote on the act today. Speakers at the press conference included Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles Unified School District President Mon- ica Garcia and David Rattay, senior vice president of Education and Workforce for the LA Chamber of Commerce. “We have supported this act for years and years,” Rattay said. “Sooner or later we are going to get it right.” See DREAM ACT, page 2 MARK SAMALA / Photo Editor Oscar Vasquez holds up a sign during a rally in Downtown Los Angeles. The gathering was in support of the DREAM Act, which would provide undocumented immigrant students with a path to temporary legal status. Senators will vote on this act today. First Amendment rights violated The Sun newspaper can no longer want.” the incumbent board members… Printing halted at publish their stories in print format Bee thinks the administration is so now, conveniently, comes a long- Southwestern College’s and are only able to use an online worried about taking slack as they dormant policy that the beleaguered website. have in previous articles and are vice president uses to try to prevent student newspaper According to the San Diego worried their image will be tattered. the student newspaper from be- Union Tribune, “The issue arises “Free speech is a constitutional ing published before the election,” MICHELLEE COOPER from the administration’s discovery right and the press has a right to Branscomb said. “In my 30 years Staff Writer of a 1990 policy that requires the say what needs to be said,” Bee said. living in the South Bay I’ve never newspaper to put its printing busi- “They are just trying to cover up seen such blatant strong-arming of ness out to a competitive bid and something deeper and don’t want a student newspaper.” Southwestern College’s newspaper sign a contract with the winning the issues to get out.” has been put to a halt after a viola- bidder, in accordance with the col- The administrative policy has See CENSORED, page 2 tion of policy issues has been en- lege’s standard procedures. Both been inactive for 15 years and now forced, even after being inactive for sides acknowledge that the policy that a controversial governing elec- 15 years. has not been followed or enforced tion is coming up, the administra- Courtesy of MCT The administration is attempting for at least 15 years. But the admin- tion has shut down the production to enforce a printing policy that has istration has now told the students of the news. been inactive for 15 years, which will that they must not publish another In an online article posted by prevent students from publishing print edition until they comply.” the Southwestern Sun, professor of Athlete’s return yet again their work on an upcoming contro- Stephani Bee, a 21-year-old stu- journalism Max Branscomb com- versial governing election. dent double majoring in communi- mented on the matter. MATT PETROPULOS said, “To me, it depends on the sta- The school administra- cations and speech at Cal State Ful- “In six weeks the most contro- Staff Writer tus of the player. I’m all for it with tion has been under heat lerton, thinks this is a cover up by versial governing board election a well-known player like Favre be- in the media for actions the administration. in the 50-year history of the cause it is better for the league. If that are thought to “I think it’s ridiculous,” college will take place and Comebacks have become more the player is not well-known, then violate First Amend- CENSOREDBee said. “Students Southwestern College of a part of professional sports in I really do not care what he does.” ment rights. By have a right to Sun students are writ- the last two decades due to players A coach that made a comeback implementing this say what ing articles about retiring when they are still young, this year was Mike Shanahan. Sha- printing policy, they some issues addicted to the fame and celebrity nahan was the coach of the Los that are un- of sports, missing the excitement Angeles Raiders (1988-1989) and comfort- of the game, and cases of depres- Denver Broncos (1995-2008). He a b l e sion. was out of football for the 2009 f o r The most recent retirement fi- season only to return to be the head CENSORED asco is the legendary NFL quarter- coach of the Washington Redskins. back, Brett Favre. In 2008, Favre He is most known for the 1997-98 retired from the Green Bay Packers seasons where he won two straight only later to decide to come back. Super Bowls with the Broncos. However, Favre went against his Ricky Williams was a very unique decision and came back for an- situation. A former first-round other season. However, the Pack- draft pick, Williams started his ers did not want him and traded career for the New Orleans Saints him to the New York Jets. Then, (1999-2001). He has since played he retired from them but decided for the Miami Dolphins minus the to come back and sign with Min- two years he quit football. In 2004 nesota Vikings for the 2009 season and 2006, Williams walked away to the present. from football to smoke marijuana. Cal State Fullerton senior crimi- nal justice major, Manny Garcia, See COMEBACKS, page 8 Contact Us at [email protected] dailytitan.com September 21, 2010 2 NEWS IN OTHER NEWS INTERNATIONAL Missing Iraqi antiquities discovered in warehouse BAGHDAD – More than 600 looted artifacts that were retrieved by the United States, shipped back to Iraq and then mysteriously lost, finally have been found in the prime minister’s warehouse alongside boxes of kitchen supplies, the Iraqi tourism minister said Monday. The ancient pieces – including clay pots, a bronze Sumerian figurine and stone tablets etched with cuneiform writing – were returned to the Iraqi Na- tional Museum, resolving a real-life caper that began when many of them were stolen from a museum in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk in 1991. U.S. authorities had recovered the pieces over several years, some of which had been put up for auction. NATIONAL Independent voters dissatisfied with Obama, poll says WASHINGTON – Independent voters, who broke heavily for President Barack Obama in the 2008 election, have swung dramatically in the other di- rection and are now deeply dissatisfied with his job performance, the country’s direction and the overall state of American politics, a new poll finds. A survey conducted for Independent Women’s Voice, a nonprofit, center- right group, also shows Republicans well-positioned to pick up independent voters in the midterm elections on Nov. 2. A total of 40 percent of independents planned to vote Republican, compared with 18 percent who said they would vote for a Democrat, according to the survey, part of which was conducted Sept. 15-16. At the same time, independents are proving sympathetic to the “tea party” movement. A total of 45 percent said they had a favorable view of the tea party, compared with 35 percent with an unfavorable view. STATE DREAM ACT: TO BE VOTED ON IN SENATE TODAY ... Continued from page 1 port by the Migration Policy Insti- youth, but without the rewards of Advanced Placement exams, but also Whooping cough vaccinations encouraged tute and the National Center on studying hard and graduating,” Du- graduated with a 4.2 grade point av- Rattay stressed the urgency of Immigrant Integration, 26 percent razo said. erage. However, since she is an un- BARSTOW – Cases of whooping cough have reached epidemic lev- passing the act. of potential beneficiaries reside in Steve Zimmer was a teacher at documented student, she was unable els in California and county and local health officials are encourag- “These students are only 18 (years California. Marshall High School before becom- to get financial aid to attend a four- ing people, especially those who care for young children, to get vac- old) once, they cannot wait five to “The time is now to pass the ing a board member with LAUSD. year university. cinated. 10 years for us to get it right,” Rat- DREAM Act,” Maria Elena Durazo, At the press conference he recalled As the press conference came to a Two babies in San Bernardino County have died of whooping cough executive secretary treasurer of the counseling students who “did every- close, Mayor Villaraigosa addressed this year, according to county public health officials.