California State University, Fullerton AILY ITAN Monday, October 3, 2005D www.dailytitan.comT Volume 81, Issue 18 Inside This Issue Artist sees through his darkness

Sports After losing his sight, Men’s soccer photographer helps beats UNLV others share his vision By MATT BALLINGER Daily Titan Staff

Kurt Weston searches through his bag until he finds a film canister. He pops the lid, tilts his head back and in two passes swallows the nearly 20 pills inside. Three times a day, adhering to a strict schedule, Weston swallows the pills that make him fatigued; that give him high blood pressure, cholesterol problems and diarrhea; that keep him alive. The 60 pills and twice-daily injections keep Westonʼs immune system from the ruthless devastation of AIDS. He contracted HIV in the early 1980s, he thinks. Strong Titan “I was really quite healthy until I offense outlasts got sick,” Weston said. But in 1991, he was hospitalized Rebels in overtime, with pneumonia. Doctors told him 2-1, for second win he had only three T-cells, which are the immune systemʼs fire alarm. of season When T-cells are severely depleted 6 – a healthy person has between 800 and 1,200 – the body becomes an easy target for infection. By 1995, cytomegalovirus retini- Opinion JAMIE FLANAGAN/Daily Titan tis, an AIDS-related infection, had One of Kurt Weston’s goals is to show the world that visually impaired artists can create stunning work like those on display now through next year. ravaged his vision. Weston was liv- Editorial: ing in Chicago and had been work- Common sense ing as a fashion photographer, but Catch-22: a need for a battery of gram at Cal State Fullerton. the world as an impressionistic relies on his technical knowledge winters in the Windy City were pills that makes him feel terrible, “Personally, thereʼs no one that I painting. Faces are a blur of flesh and years of professional experi- about building in taking their toll. So Weston sold his but that keeps him alive. Alive to have a higher amount of respect for,” tones. ence. Photography is about framing disaster-prone areas condominium and moved in with curate an art exhibit, to be creative said Paul Weston, Kurt Westonʼs But photography provides focus. and lighting, he said. 4 his brother in Southern California. with his photography, to work with younger brother. Weston can make a print and, “The focus part is the most dif- Around that time, AIDS medica- outreach organizations that teach Kurt Weston is blind in his left using intense magnification, see a ficult part for me,” he said. tions were becoming increasingly young people about HIV and AIDS, eye and mostly blind in his right personʼs features. effective. And so began Westonʼs and to begin a masterʼs degree pro- eye. Out of that right eye, he sees When taking photographs, he WESTON 3 Volunteers flock to offer needed aid teering. 250,000 people in the Gulf Coast. Training in disaster services consists “Many [people] were miss- American Red Cross Before jumping on the first plane “Imagine that you are having the of two three-hour classes, and being ing family members, not knowing asks for help; locals, to the Gulf Coast, officials advise worst day of your life, and people deployed requires a minimum 10- if they were at another shelter, or Student claims people to sign up with an organiza- keep coming up to you asking what day commitment, with the average worse,” Heintz said. “To offer them students respond tion coordinating relief efforts, such they can do to help, over and over,” deployment being 21 days. help and hope was as uplifting for that group with as the American Red Cross. Mattern told him. In recent weeks, Orange County me as it was for them.” terrorist ties By MELISSA VALBUENA The Volunteer & Service Though most volunteer after a Red Cross has sent more than 1,000 Heintz plans to return in the mid- For The Daily Titan Center, in the Titan Student Union disaster, organizations always need people to the Gulf Coast region, dle of October.The Red Cross also allowed to protest Underground, can refer students to help, Mattern said. As months go Norton said. They join 163,000 needs local help. on campus last Millions of people answered several organizations. on, the desire to help tends to wane. other trained relief workers sent to Norton helps with clerical work the call to donate money for the Amy Mattern, coordinator of the Donna Norton, a volunteer at the the area. in the Office of Volunteers whenever semester Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Volunteer & Service Center, said Orange County Chapter of the Red Registered nurse Marjorie Heintz she has time. People in the program 4 Now that Hurricane Rita has hit the many students have been coming to Cross, said her organization expects immediately wanted to go to the get jobs that best fit their skills, she Gulf Coast region, the need for help her looking for ways to help. One the need for volunteers in the Gulf area to help. Two days after she said. Those with specialized skills, has grown. eager student wanted to leave right Coast to last through December, contacted the Red Cross, Heintz such as Heintzʼs nursing skills, get For students whose wallets canʼt away, but Mattern convinced him possibly longer. went to Houston and then to Baton deployed first. Volunteers can do Surf Report handle another donation but still to go to the Red Cross first, which In order to join, people must Rouge spending two weeks working administrative work, and assist with want to help, the answer is volun- has provided assistance to more than attend a one-hour orientation. graveyard shifts. food, clothing and blood drives. Huntington 1-3 ft. ankle to waist- high; fair conditions. String theory Students ‘Stand Up’ for a San Clemente 1-3 ft; ankle- to chance to defend civil rights waist-high; fair condi- tions. ACLU hosts second “Right now, when our values and the Zilo Network, which reaches freedoms are in jeopardy, it is vital college campuses across the coun- annual scholarship that the next generation of civil lib- try. The winning essay writer will Compiled from www.surfline.com ertarians stand up for their rights,” receive a $1,000 scholarship and writing contest said Anthony Romero, executive have his or her work published on By COURTNEY BETH PUGATCH director of the ACLU. “We want the ACLUʼs Web site, and in future Weather Daily Titan Staff the college students and the young ACLU publications. people of America to use their cre- “Sometimes Americans can take Today The American Civil Liberties ativity to discuss civil liberties and their constitutional rights for grant- Mostly Sunny Union and Zilo Networks Inc., an issues that impact their lives.” ed,” said Edward Fink, chair of the 78º/55º entertainment hub for young adults, Radio-TV-Film department at Cal have launched the second annual “ State Fullerton. “I think the ACLU Stand Up For Freedom contest for We want to open competition is a worthy effort to Tuesday two scholarships. the eyes and promote studentsʼ deeper under- Sunny “The contest focuses on what the ears of America’s standing of their rights.” ACLU continues to do for fighting youth. The deadline for the contest is 82º/56º and acquiring rights for everyone,” Tuesday at 8:59 p.m., and submis- said Monica Jara, vice president of sions should be made at contestʼs Wednesday communications for Zilo Networks Monica Jara Web site, www.zilo.com/aclu. In Inc. “We want to open the eyes and Zilo Networks vice president addition, a waiver must be signed Sunny ears of Americaʼs youth.” ” and submitted through the mail, 91º/59º The national contest, which began postmarked no later than Tuesday. July 4, challenges college students Panels of three celebrities will “I encourage and have encour- Thursday between the ages of 18 and 29 to use judge contestants on creativity, mes- aged students to participate. Iʼve their creativity and knowledge of sage and effect of the video or already sent an e-mail through the Sunny the political system to defend their essay. RTVF e-mail server to our students. 88º/61º rights by either writing a 500-word Oscar-winning director Ron Hopefully one of them will enter,” essay or producing a 30-second pub- Howard, Judge Alex Kozinski of Fink said. Friday lic service announcement. the United States Court of Appeals Entries that do not win will be Sunny This yearʼs contest themes are the for the 9th Circuit, and Grammy- featured at the Eureka International Patriot Act, censorship and racial winning artist Rob Thomas are just Film Festival that will be held later 85º/60º injustice. Organizers suggest focus- three of the many judges expected in the year. The nonpartisan film ing on only one theme in the essays for the event. festival is dedicated to showing JUNNUN QUAZI/For The Daily Titan and public service announcements. The winner for the public service socially conscious political films. The deep sounds from CSUF student Nick Schaadt’s double bass But contestants are encouraged to announcement will receive a $5,000 The Zilo television network will Compiled from The Weather Channel fills Birch Street at Friday’s Brea Jazz Festival. submit multiple entries, focusing on scholarship and have a chance for also show the first and second run- each of the themes. his or her video to be shown on ner-ups during its programming. 2 Monday, October 3, 2005 www.dailytitan.com [email protected] • (714) 278-4415 Calendar Fiery gaze OCT. 3, 2005 News Today: CSUF bowling team tryouts will take place at the Titan IN RIEF Student Union. For time and infor- B mation, call (714) 278-5855. Tuesday: CSUF’s chapter of Hip Hop Congress is holding a World special meeting with guest lec- turer DJ Mark Luv, member of hip-hop’s prestigious Universal Video shows Bali bomber just before blast Zulu Nation at the Kinesiology and Health Science Building, Room BALI, Indonesia – Police raised the alert level for Indonesiaʼs capital 164 at 7 p.m. For more informa- and the president warned of more attacks Sunday as a video shot the tion, contact Julie Kim at (714) day before showed a suspected bomber clutching a backpack and stroll- 278-5814. ing past diners moments before one of three suicide bombings killed 26 people here. Tuesday thru Oct 16: The The near-simultaneous bombings on the resort island also injured 101 Orange County Performing Arts people, including six Americans. Center presents “Evita.” Purchase tickets by calling CenterTix at U.S.: 28 militants die as Iraq fight grows (714) 556-2787 or online at www. ocpac.com. QAIM, Iraq – U.S. troops battled insurgents holed up in houses and driving explosives-laden vehicles in a second town near the Syrian border Wednesday: Take a guided tour Sunday, killing 28 in an expansion of their two-day-old offensive chasing through various haunted digs in al-Qaida fighters along the Euphrates River valley, the military said. Fullerton. Explore the Plummer Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed to have taken two Marines captive during Auditorium, the basement hallways the fighting and threatened to kill them within 24 hours unless all female of the Fullerton Police Department Sunni detainees are released from U.S. and Iraqi prisons in the country. SONGHA LEE/For the Daily Titan and other scary haunts. Cost is The U.S. military said the claim appeared false. $12. For more information, contact Above, Anthony Martinez, left, holds hands with his son, Gabriel Martinez, 6, as a fire burns a few feet the Fullerton Museum Center. Nation away from their Simi Valley home Thursday. Thursday thru Saturday: Arthur Miller’s play “The 21 die as tour boat capsizes on N.Y. lake Crucible” is shwoing at the Fullerton College Campus Theatre. LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. – A glass-enclosed boat carrying tourists on Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are a senior citizensʼ cruise overturned The vehicle was parked in 30- $15 general admission, and $12.50 Sunday on a calm lake in upstate New York, killing at least 21 minute parking since Sept. 19, for students and seniors. For more people and sending more than two dozen passengers to a hospital. Cop and multiple citations had been information, call (714) 992-7433. Authorities were investigating whether a large passing tour boat placed on the window. An offi- created a wake that caused the accident, Warren County Sheriff Larry cer issued a warning. BLOTTER Friday: The CSUF Jazz Cleveland said. Ensembles I and II will per- 9/27 12:57 p.m. form at the Little Theatre in the Bush weighs options for high court vacancy Cop Blotter for 9/26 - 10/03 An unauthorized person was Performing Arts Building. Show passing out fliers for a rave out- starts at 8 p.m. For more informa- WASHINGTON – President Bush is watching his first Supreme 9/26 8:48 a.m. side the Performing Arts Center tion, call (714) 278-3371. Court nominee, Chief Justice John Roberts, take the helm of the high A man was arrested during a on N. State College Boulevard. court Monday while weighing his options for nominating a second traffic stop on Balfour Avenue An officer issued a warning. Friday: The city of Fullerton is justice who also could shape the bench for years to come. and N. State College Boulevard. hosting a reception for local art- “Heʼs still working,” White House chief of staff Andy Card said 9/30 12:05 p.m. ists, art organizations and sup- Sunday about the presidentʼs effort to choose a replacement for retiring 9/26 3:14 p.m. A person was arrested during a porters from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Justice Sandra Day OʼConnor. “Still considering lots of options.” Someone tampered with a traffic stop on Nutwood Avenue courtyard of the Villa del Sol on black Jeep Wrangler in Lot C on and the 57 Freeway in Fullerton. Harbor Boulevard. For more infor- North State College Boulevard. mation, call (714) 738-6311. Local No suspect was found. 9/30 9:28 a.m. Officer arrested a person for Friday and Saturday: “Some 9/26 5:35 p.m. theft in the Titan Student Union Scientology finds way into schools Americans Abroad” by Richard There was a suspicious per- on N. State College Boulevard. Nelson will be performed at the LOS ANGELES – City school officials were surprised to learn that the son reported at the Birch dorm Arena Theatre in the Performing Church of Scientology was involved in a planned school event, a potential on State College Boulevard. 10/01 7:54 p.m. Arts Center. Show starts at 8 p.m. violation of the separation of church and state. Possible drug activity. Officers Blue Phone Emergency call For more information, call (714) On Monday, teenagers from about 25 countries are to meet with were unable to locate the person. was made near the Kinesiology 278-3371. students at Jordan High School in Watts for a human rights conference Building on N. State College – organized by a group called Youth for Human Rights. 9/26 9:54 p.m. Boulevard. A child with a dis- All events are free and on campus In order to solve the issue, a letter was sent to parents notifying them A suspicious vehicle was ability accidentally pressed the unless otherwise noted. To have an of the event and requiring their permission before children could partici- parked at Golleher Alumni House button on the phone, the childʼs entry added to the calendar, e-mail pate. on N. State College Boulevard. mother said. [email protected]. Last year, the school district issued a warning to campuses after more than a dozen schools used a drug prevention program based partly on Scientologyʼs teachings. In February, a state investigation found that the program, called Narconon, did not “reflect accurate, widely accepted medical and scientific evidence.”

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WESTON “I think in a lot of ways, our from page 1 education system has failed,” Author calls media Weston said. Five of Westonʼs self-portraits Westonʼs work with these out- and several of his other works reach organizations, he hopes, will are on display now at the Shared give people a better understanding Visions exhibit at the Southern of the disease, of who is infected war coverage slack California College of Optometry and of how to prevent infection. in Fullerton. “If you just hide in the closet, Writer says students about Solomonʼs speech was his The exhibit – a showcase of the stupid disease keeps festering, balanced critique of the media. work by visually impaired artists and people keep getting infected,” need a more critical “He attacked Fox News and the – lines the halls of the collegeʼs Weston said. New York Times,” said Kuntz. “The Eye Care Center. Infection rates are rising, he said, attitude toward news fact that he didnʼt just bring up Fox “It really focuses on the ability and people still donʼt understand By DOMINIC KINGDAMO News was especially appealing.” rather than the disability,” Weston what it means to have AIDS. For the Daily Titan The main argument that Solomon said. “Unless there are people who makes in his book is that the gov- All the works will be on display are willing to speak openly about Nationally syndicated colum- ernment has been able to enter any there until September 2006, unless this epidemic … thereʼs always nist and author Norman Solomon war it has wished in the past with someone buys a piece, in which going to be this stigmatization of was in the Titan Student Union on the support of the public, in large case the artist will have the oppor- people living with the disease,” Wednesday giving a speech and part because of the cooperation tunity to hang another work. he said. promoting his most recent book, of the nationʼs media. In fact, not The college gave people with And for Weston, the living has “War Made Easy: How Presidents only has the media helped but the visual impairmens a chance to become the important part. and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to cooperation has also been essential, experience the art by providing Westonʼs photography depicts Death.” Solomon said. low-vision optics to people who his life and his emotions. “Peering Solomonʼs speech covered vari- “To wage a war, besides guns, needed them, Weston said. Through the Darkness” is a self- ous current events – including the military, etc., you need the spin of Weston needs such tools. portrait that illustrates his daily Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina news media. The way media words To see print on a page, he wears life. Weston, wearing an eyepiece, – and social issues. His main theme things oftentimes gives the govern- a pair of glasses, with a thick lens is seen trying to push away a smear was the relationship between media ment a pass,” Solomon said. over his right eye, and holds the of white that represents what he and government and how their rela- “I couldnʼt find a single war in the page just millimeters from his face. sees. tionship has benefited both through- last fifty years that isnʼt fundamen- He uses other devices – such as “I think the work Iʼm doing out history. tally based on lies,” Solomon said. a monocular (a sort of small tele- really communicates something Solomon, described as “an inves- “Yes, Iraq is not Vietnam,” scope) and a computer program important,” he said. tigative reporter and a critic of Solomon said, responding to a com- called ZoomText – to get through A project heʼs working on now media, government, and the relation- ment that many people make about a day, to help with his art and to deals with spiritual concepts and ship between the two” by Cal State the current war. “But the U.S. is the study for tests. understanding suffering and pain. Fullerton political science professor U.S.” This is his first semester at His pain and suffering has been Jarret Lovell, spoke and answered CSUF. He likely has five for his source of strength for others too. questions for about two hours. degree. And though it hasnʼt been In 2000, Kurt Westonʼs brother, Lovell, co-founder of the Orange without challenges, the experience Paul Weston, was diagnosed with County Peace Coalition, was one has been rewarding. a form of leukemia. He dealt with of the people responsible for invit- “Iʼm really impressed by the chemotherapy for over a year. ing Solomon to campus. He, along compassion and concern Iʼve got- “If he can do what he does, with the Left Bank – a student ten from some of the students in thereʼs no way Iʼm not going to organization that meets on cam- my classes,” Weston said. beat what Iʼm going through,” Paul pus once a week to talk politics Not all of Westonʼs time in Weston said of his thoughts about – and the Department of Humanities a classroom is spent sitting at a his battle with cancer. and Social Sciences, sponsored and desk. Heʼs involved in a program “What I went through was helped organize the event. called Positively Speaking, which hell.” “Norman Solomon is teaching sends people with HIV or AIDS to But Paul Weston made it out. us how to watch the news,” Lovell schools to talk to students. For his brother, there is only the said. “As the audience, we need to “A lot of kids are very surprised,” hope that AIDS can be beaten. know what to look for and not treat Weston said. “And a lot of people Until then, Kurt Weston lives for the news as just a pastime.” are tremendously ignorant.” his art. He concentrates on school. Solomon isnʼt looking to sway When giving a speech at a col- He has found a partner to share joy people in any direction, Lovell said. lege campus recently, a student and grief with. He is an advocate He isnʼt setting an agenda. asked him if it was possible to for those who need him. “Objectivity is a myth,” Solomon contract HIV from the toilet seat of “Not everybody can be strong said. “It is the job of the audience to a public restroom, he said. Itʼs not. enough to do what Iʼm doing,” he take anything anyone says, even me, HIV is transmitted to the blood- said. and analyze it critically.” stream through direct contact with His strength defies his darkness. Senior political science major and four bodily fluids – blood, semen, “I canʼt escape this,” he said. Left Bank President Denny Kuntz, vaginal fluid and breast milk. “I can never forget.” 24, agrees. What he appreciated 4 Monday, October 3, 2005 www.dailytitan.com [email protected] • (714) 278-5814

Titan Editorial More security needed at Providing insight, analysis and perspective since 1960 Nature meets nonsense Titan on-campus events The long-established battle, New Orleans would be hit by a pitting mankind against the forc- powerful hurricane. A Jewish association the bottom of her lungs in order to months ago. erate Rubinʼs endless attempts to es of Mother Nature, has often Still, no one took notice when disrupt the event and put an early When I tried to explain to the disrupt the event. But that does not found itself depicted in ancient President Bush slashed funding linked to terrorist acts end to it. Although campus security campus security that the JDLʼs mean that the presence of terrorist scriptures and classic tales. for levees, which were meant to was present, its presence did not presence is dangerous because of organizations should be tolerated at The people of Pompeii v. hold back water from a city built was allowed at stop her from behaving the way its previous involvement with ter- our campus in the future. Mount Vesuvius. below sea level. Cal State Fullerton she did. rorism, the answer I got was this: Campus events cannot take place The people of South Asia v. Even in California, we are no On Sept. 22 of this year, Earl “This is their right; we canʼt do under the threat of terrorism, and it is the tsunami. better. By RASHAD ALDABBAGH Krugel, the current leader of the anything about it.” not an exaggeration to call the JDL a In most stories, if not all, the Despite a history of landslides For the Daily Titan League was sentenced to 20 years in Imagine having a terrorist orga- terrorist organization – an organiza- latter defeats the former. and testimonies by geological prison for his role in a plot to blow nization operating freely at our own tion responsible for the 1985 assas- This year is no different – an experts, wealthy Laguna resi- Imagine welcoming a terrorist up the King Fahd Mosque in Culver campus. In fact, this was the reality sination of Alex Odeh, the regional endless laundry list, cataloging dents complained about manda- organization to Cal State Fullerton. City, the office of Arab-American on May 9. director of the American-Arab Anti- one disaster after another – from tory evacuations and the recon- Now think of what happened on Congressman Darrell Issa and the However, not everyone recog- Discrimination Committee. the Laguna Beach landslides, struction process after the sum- May 9, 2005 when author Norman office of the Muslim Public Affairs nized that danger for some odd For more than two decades, the to the flooding of New Orleans mer landslides. Finkelstein gave a presentation Council, a Los Angeles-based advo- reason. Campus security should Muslim and Arab-American com- and now the burning wildfires in Expensive houses and man- about the Palestinian-Israeli con- cacy group. have been more concerned with munities lived under the fear of Southern California. sions were lost, even though flict. Those who attended the con- The FBI said that the JDL was the safety of the students and com- JDLʼs terrorism. Finally, a deci- The same can be said for these similar incidents occurred in the troversial event should know what responsible for more than 40 terror- munity members who attended the sion was made to put an end to raging fires, which have torched 1970s and scholars explained that Iʼm talking about. ist acts since its inception in 1968. event rather than pleasing a group Krugelʼs crimes. The Muslim and 17,000 acres of land in Los it would continue to happen. At that event, Shelley Rubin, Yet, members of the JDL were whose aim, besides publicity, was Arab-American communities and Angeles and Ventura counties. Still, people refuse to live any- a member of the Jewish Defense allowed to freely disturb the audi- to disrupt the event. all those who would stand up We watch homeowners des- where else but their $1-million League (JDL) and the widow of its ence and the speaker of an event Fortunately, Finkelstein and the against hate, injustice and terror are perately attempt to save their hillside or beachfront homes. former leader, was screaming from that took place on our campus a few audience were brave enough to tol- relieved. properties by spraying water Sometimes tragedy hits and from garden hoses onto their people do not have the means rooftops, while surrounded by to save themselves, like the flames. victims of the flooding in New Letter to the Editor: Helping one Titan at a time And then we wonder: Why Orleans who couldnʼt afford cars would someone choose to root to escape, or poor South Asians On grad checks: pick up the paper that day and units after this semester and I Stephanie Mullen, CSUF his largest asset in a location living near the ocean when last when I read that article, would never junior that is especially vulnerable to a yearʼs tsunami struck. But being Dear Editor, it enticed me have known Child and adolescent highly dangerous, highly destruc- a victim is one issue and victim- I wanted to thank the per- to look that I should studies major tive disaster? izing oneself is another. son who wrote about filing for into the file an appli- In any case, we recognize Individuals who choose to graduation [“Graduation check process. cation and pay that sad pattern bordering on build homes near danger-prone intensifies studentsʼ gradua- I am the fee so early. I carelessness and confidence has areas – amid flammable brush, tion woes” published Sept. 22, going to can thank you guys GRAPHIC BY emerged, a pattern that allows along cliffs or 30 feet below sea 2005]. Something drove me to have 94 when I graduate on time! JUPITERIMAGES CORP. Mother Nature to strike so vio- level – donʼt exercise common lently. sense. To send a letter to the editor, e-mail [email protected]. Letters may be edited for grammar, clarity and length. Example after example says Whatʼs the moral of this story, this is true. mankind? For instance, a popular study We might win the disaster- in 2001 outlined in detail that battle, but weʼre losing the war. Editorial Board Julie Kim, Opinion Editor Nicole M. Smith, Executive Editor Kim Orr, Managing Editor In deference to the paradigm established by venerable Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, unsigned Titan Editorials strive to represent the general will of the Daily Titan editorial board and do not necessarily reflect the view of the university. Daily Titan Monday, October 3, 2004 6 [email protected] • (714) 278-3149 From one Running over the competition Bardsley shuts down sports guy Hawaii for milestone to another Goalkeeper captures 25th win of career in Point Made Thursdayʼs 3-0 win In my public By ANDY STOWERS affairs class, For the Daily Titan I recently had On Thursday night Karen the chance to Bardsley put herself in the Cal State meet Ryan Fullerton record books by recording Blystone, a her 25th victory, making her the former Daily winningest goalkeeper in Cal State Titan sports Fullerton womenʼs soccer history. editor from Laurens Ong The win put her past Laura 1991-92. Now Daily Titan Janke and Suzy Strazulla, who each a sports copy Asst. Sports Editor recorded 24 wins in their collegiate editor at the PHIL GORDON/For the Daily Titan career, on the all-time list. LA Daily News, Blystone has had The victory came courtesy of Junior Lauryn Welch (right) cel- a lot of experience in the newspa- a 3-0 shutout against the Hawaii ebrates with her teammates after per industry and, being an aspiring SUSAN SULLIVAN/Daily Titan Photo Editor Rainbow Wahines (3-5-2). The scoring the final goal in a 3-0 win sports reporter myself, was some- shutout marked Bardsleyʼs fourth of at home on Thursday. one I was intent on listening to. The Cal State Fullerton women’s cross country team poses with their team championship plaque after the season and 12th of her career. He talked about starting his winning the woman’s 5K race at the 25th Annual UC Riverside Invitational on Saturday morning. Senior Before an enthusiastic crowd of Senior forward Rebekah Patrick career, working at various news- Maria Blazquez finished ninth overall with a time of 18:11 to lead the top five Fullerton runners, who all 652 at Titan Stadium, the No. 19 scored the second goal for the Titans, papers and how sports reporting placed in the top 30. Senior Damien Nieves placed seventh in the 6K with a time of 25:10 for the men’s ranked Titans (8-2) came out strik- her third of the season. Patrick was has evolved over past decades. team, which finished in seventh place overall. ing, taking 13 shots in the first half. assisted on the play by Kellie Cox. One thing he stressed was to look The first goal The shot came beyond what you may know. He was recorded at “ at the 50th spent the past 16 years working in the 17th minute by minute, rolling the professional journalism ranks It was amazing senior midfielder off the Hawaii until he returned to school in 2001, to be back home. Titans kick Rebels in overtime Lisa Kosena. After goalkeeperʼs graduating with a bachelors degree To have all ... the a failed attempt to fingertips and in journalism in 2002. clear the ball by noise. The home landing in the After spending all of his time Barraganʼs goal seals Hawaii, Kosena crowd makes the left corner of in sports, Blystone became more teamʼs 2-1 comeback struck the ball game so much the goal. interested in writing about other about 25 yards out The Titans subjects, particularly during the more exciting. victory over UNLV and placed it in the put the game time Sept. 11 hit. upper left post of Karen Bardsley out of reach in Blystone says the events that By JENNIFER BELLENDIR the goal. Fullerton goalkeeper the 86th minute occured that day really changed his Daily Titan Staff Kosenaʼs third of with an assist outlook on journalism. the season was the by sophomore He credits part-time, Cal State ” After a slow start against first for the Titans in Lauren Cram to Fullerton instructor Mike Tharp University of Nevada, Las Vegas the first half since Sept. 4 against the junior Lauryn Welch, who hit the for expanding his outlook. Sunday afternoon, the Titans University of South Carolina. back of the net with a shot off her “A lot of things happened in brought fans to their feet, wanting “We came out and controlled left foot. The goal was the first point 2001,” Blystone said. “I was tak- more, as the intensity heightened the game,” Fullerton Head Coach of the year for Cram and the second ing his class when two or three in the last minutes of a close Ali Khosroshahin said. “We just goal for Welch. weeks later, Sept. 11 happened. game. werenʼt able to finish the way I “It was amazing to be back For the past 16 years all I had done The first half ended with a would have liked.” home,” said Bardsley, remarking was sports and what Mike taught tie-score of 0-0. The Titans had The game went into halftime with on their first home game in over a me was to think beyond what I had several scoring opportunities, but the Titans clinging to their 1-0 lead. month. “To have all the kids and the been doing for all this time.” never capitalized on their shots. The second half started exactly noise. The home crowd makes the Hurricane Katrina was another Senior Yaron Shlomi stood where the first left off. The Titans game so much more exciting.” tragedy that he said in one small out in the first half with sev- took shots from the inside and out- A humble Bardsley, who was way may have helped the journal- eral attempts at the goal, as did side, keeping the Hawaii defenders unaware of her record setting night, ism profession as a whole. Eugene Brooks, who noticeably guessing. said that she was “speechless” when “The media gets reenergized improved Fullertonʼs offensive “We fell into what [Hawaii] gave she found out that she broke the and you see the real good journal- attack. Junior goalkeeper Bobby us,” Khosroshahin said. record. ists [come out],” Blystone said. Armstrong fought off the Rebels Blystone said sports report- with his impressive saves. ing has changed. Fans are more UNLVʼs Deshawn Woolery and of play. inclined to know more about pro- Jon Dunning both received yellow Sports The Highlanders went ahead fessional athletesʼ lives off the cards before half-time. 1-0 when forward Jenna Leonti field. At the beginning of the second IN HORT thundered a header past CSUF “Sports reporting is [now about] half, the Titans had a scare, but an S goalie Karen Bardsley. The referee steroids, law and contracts, besides offsides call discredited a UNLV ruled that Titan Jenesa Bradshaw scores and great plays,” Blystone goal. The scare became reality in Own score on goal got the final touch, resulting in an said. “Now it moves more into the the 66th minute when UNLVʼs own goal. other things that reflect society.“ Lamar Neagle broke the scoreless sinks No. 19 Titans According to Blystone, report- tie with a header into the net. WOMENʼS SOCCER – UC ing opened his eyes to things that Morrison leads rally After the score by UNLV, the MATT PETIT/For the Daily Titan Riverside made a successful start he may not have thought about Titans went into full-attack mode to the 2005 Big West Conference in 3-1 comeback win before. on the offensive end of the field. Junior defender Taylor Sheldrick (left) collides in the air with Rebel’s schedule, defeating 25th-ranked “It either [reflects] a sad state With only nine minutes left in defender Keegan Uderitz after clearing the ball in Fullerton’s 2-1 over- Cal State Fullerton 1-0 in front of VOLLEYBALL – Sarah [in sports] or more evolved report- regulation, Brooks missed a close time win at Titan Stadium against University of Las Vegas on Sunday. 300 fans Sunday afternoon at the Morrisonʼs 23 kills led the Titan ing,” Blystone said. scoring opportunity on the goal UCR Soccer Stadium. attack as Cal State Fullerton (11- As an up-and-coming journal- by inches. finally bellowed their cheers when “We had missed several chances The Highlanders (7-3-1, 1-0- 5) rallied back after a game one ist, Blystone fulfilled his dream of The fans were on edge, but Craggs scored his third goal of the at the beginning and itʼs very easy 0) won their second consecutive loss to defeat UC Davis (2-14), meeting his athletic hero, Nolan season to tie the game in the last to get discouraged,” Mistri said. game while the Titans (8-3-0, 0- 3-1 (25-30, 30-19, 30-26, 30-18), Ryan, only for the experience to be four minutes. “But we stayed with it and fought 1-0) four-game winning streak in a non-conference volleyball tempered by reality. Barely into all the way along, came to an end. UCR scored the match at the ARC Pavilion in “It was the late 80s,” Blystone overtime, senior “ and the guys put gameʼs only goal against the run Davis, Calif. on Friday night. said. “I was able to get a press Jose Barragan their hearts into pass so that I could go to Dodger scored in the We had missed it.” Stadium. [I] got 20 minutes to talk 90th minute to several chances at Craggs, who with [Ryan] and just ask him the win the game the beginning and also scored two most random of questions.” 2-1. it’s very easy to get goals in the Titanʼs He then wrote a story about his Titan soccer overtime victory meeting with the National Baseball alumnus Sean discouraged. But ... against the Air Hall of Fame member. Gallinger was a the guys put their Force Academy “Afterwards, I thought Iʼd writ- spectator at the hearts into it. last Friday, sees ten a pretty good story on him. game and was room for further Unfortunately, when I showed my impressed with Al Mistri improvement. Fullerton Coach story to my editor, he was moving the Titansʼ per- “We tightened things around and by the end, my formance. up defensively, story was all marked up,” Blystone “They finally ” but I feel like we said. got some good could have won His experience illustrates the MATT PETIT/For the Daily Titan attacking movement,” Gallinger the game before [the Rebels] even simple but crucial advice he gave said. “They got some goals and scored that goal,” Craggs said. to the class. Senior forward Jose Barragan they got the crowd into it.” “The Santa Barbara game could “Read your copy after you write expresses his elation with team- Fullerton Head Coach Al Mistri be our season right there. We have it and spell well,” Blystone says. mate Arron Craggs (left) after scor- commented on Craggsʼ “brilliant” to put everything into that game.” “Know the difference between ing the game-winning goal against goal that put the Titans back into The Titans will face UC Santa theyʼre, there and their.” UNLV in overtime, Sunday. the game. Barbara Wednesday at 7 p.m. Some student writers with sports beats face anxiety over negative coverage of giving teams, anxiety that teams will turn their backs on the reporter. Blystone offered advice on how to deal with the Information provided courtesy potential conflict that may exist. of CSUF and UC Davis “Tell the truth and be fair,” media relations Blystone said. “Do this without trying to be a friend.” As a student, Iʼm looking to grow, evolve and do a better job. Listening to Blystone keeps me in touch with what I have to do to become a journalist. Hopefully I will be able to make him proud.

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