Military Recruitment Methods Questioned

California State University, Fullerton

www.dailytitan.comTHE DWEDNESDAY,AILY MARCH 1, 2006T ITANVolume 82, Issue 12 OPINION SPORTS College funding slighted CSUF Equestrian Club team because students donʼt care ponies up this weekend Page 4 Page 6 Students Military Recruitment Methods Questioned

Some say mails the entire student body on Brink in general, not just one specific ROTC enlistments group. target Latinos “There is no downright effort of New A to recruit from a specific eth- By Jaime Cárdenas nicity or gender,” Medina said. Daily Titan Staff Writer “I would like there to be more diversity. The Army ROTC should reflect the population of ith enlistment its area.” numbers on With 72 students enrolled Student analyzes a the decline in the program this semester, scientific theory relating as the War and 50 already committed for to oxidative stress on Terrorism commission upon graduation, continuesW the U.S. Army has Medina says the program does By Nohemy Martinez stepped up its efforts to recruit reflect the campusʼs diversity. Daily Titan Staff Writer Latinos to join the military. Cal Medina didnʼt have a break- State Fullerton ROTC recruiter down of the enrolled studentsʼ Capt. Robert Medina, howev- racial or ethnic background. er, says specific targeting of Medina suggested students he College of Latinos, or of any other eth- whoʼve received e-mails from Natural Sciences and nic group, is not happening on the ROTC and wish to stop Mathematics is provid- campus. Still, some students receiving them should update ing Cal State Fullerton and faculty feel otherwise. their profiles on Titan Online T students like Kira Most of the controversy is or at admissions and change Lindwall an opportunity to intro- revolving around mass e-mails “their access category to one duce new information to the sci- that Medina sent to students. of the more restricted levels.” entific community through indi- Gabriel Cuevas, a Spanish A reply to his e-mail wonʼt do vidual research on theories previ- major, said the surnames on the it, he said. ously untested. e-mailʼs recipient list were all “I get the mass e-mails and Lindwall, 21, a senior study- of Latino origin. I see the names. I know what it ing chemistry and biochemistry, Medina and ROTC officers means, but I just delete them,” is one of more than 300 students Songha Lee/Daily Titan at other schools have access said Cuevas, who was in the in a program that prepares stu- to studentsʼ e-mail address- Navy Reserves and is now pres- dents to work in scientific fields. MARCHING IN THE NIGHT: ROTC cadets jog from early morning to the break of dawn during a weekend train- es, telephone numbers and ident of CSUFʼs Asociación de Under the close supervision of ing exercise fall semester. home addresses due the 1996 Alumnos y Ex-Alumnos de CSUF faculty members, Lindwall Solomon Amendment which Español. “I did my time, and is analyzing a scientific theory Medina said, “allows recruit- Iʼm done with that.” relating to the study of oxidative ers fair and adequate access” After graduating high school stress. E-Books Offer Alternative to a studentʼs personal contact in 1997, Cuevas joined the Oxidative stress, Lindwall said, information. Navy to pay for college, but causes damage to cells when large Titan Shops offers digital “I find it completely inap- he regrets enlisting. He wish- amounts of oxygen are retained to make sure the person who bought onto a computer, students can high- propriate,” said Chicano es heʼd found out about other within the cells. Oxidative stress textbooks to students the card is the one who uses it,” said light certain words or phrases on the Studies Professor Alexandro ways to pay for college. occurs daily, but the majority of at a cheaper price Omar Iftikhar, management informa- screen and print out pages and chap- Gradilla, who is currently at “They know our weakness. encounters are due to air pollution, tion systems director at CSUF. ters. Except for the restrictions of one the beginning stages of a study They know that we donʼt have radiation and pesticidesʼ contami- By Elizabeth Simoes Students finish the activation publisher, students have the ability that shows the decline of male money, or at least [they] think nating the oxygen one breathes, Daily Titan Staff Writer process at home by providing the to print out the whole book and the Latinos at schools. “The mili- we donʼt,” he said. Lindwall said. She added that skew number, card number, receipt printing is unlimited. tary doing this campaign will Gradilla also feels the col- oxidative stress attacks enzymes code and scratch-off code on the Iftikhar said students would have only worsen the disappearance lege can do more to educate containing iron sulfur clusters. To combat the rising cost of text- card. Once the activation process is to be more organized when using of Latino males on campus.” “Oxidative stress has been books for students, a new money sav- complete, students can download the e-books. Medina, who is of Filipino- linked to various diseases including option has hit the marketplace. book on up to five different comput- “If you know you have to bring a American descent, said he e- SEE ROTC = PAGE 2 ing Parkinsonʼs disease and Students can bypass buying hard- ers. chapter to class, you have to print it Alzheimerʼs disease,” Lindwall cover and paperback books altogeth- “Students can download it on their out ahead of time,” he said. said. er with e-books, a new form of digital PC to use at home and their laptop to Despite the new electronic form, Stock Market Lindwallʼs research includes technology in which entire books can use at school,” Iftikhar said. some students like to stick to what testing microscopic worms known be downloaded onto a computer and Students bought a total of 10 e- they are accustomed to. as Caenorhabditis elegans, or C. viewed on the screen. books in Titan Shops last semester. “Students prefer textbooks in elegans. Forty percent of C. ele- E-books were sold for the first time The number rose to 97 this semester. hand,” said Sabrina Rogers, kinesiol- Simulation Pays gansʼs genetic material is similar at Cal State Fullerton last semester. While the digital books are 45 per- ogy major and warehouse associate to humans. Lindwall exposes the Students can find an e-book initially cent cheaper than their paper coun- at Titan Shops. “You can print a Stock simulation sum, according to the Web worms to different environmental as a card sold on the shelf alongside terparts, some cons have developed chapter at a time, but most students provides real world site. settings and monitors their life regular textbooks. When the student regarding the change, Iftikhar said. donʼt want to print out a whole book The simulation began span. buys the card at the register, it is acti- “I think the biggest issue is prac- on their printer.” financing experience Monday and will run through In addition to studying the vated online through a central server ticality,” Iftikhar said. “With the e- early May. Stock Market aging and egg production of C. in Titan Shops. book you canʼt carry it with you.” By Jessica Escorsia Simulation coordinator Barbara elegans, Lindwall is also expos- “There are a couple of safeguards Once the e-book is downloaded SEE E-BOOKS = PAGE 2 Daily Titan Staff Writer Sideri said 437 teams are cur- ing the worms to levels of man- rently signed up and a few ganese metal. Part of Lindwallʼs more are expected to join this study is to analyze the effect of For the 11th consecutive week. manganese on C. elegans and Buildings Awarded for Design year, the Center for Economic “Itʼs a hands-on way to see examine whether it reduces the Education will offer a stock what itʼs like to buy stock and harmful effects of pollution. CSUF buildings are market simulation to let stu- trade it,” Sideri said. Lindwall said the correlation and Kassabaum Inc. designed Steven ity, security, safety, innovation and dents get involved in something She said there are two major between oxidative stress and awarded for their G. Mihaylo Hall – future home of the sense of place. Once all guidelines they might not be too familiar U.S. companies that provide manganese performing as an anti- architectural designs College of Business and Economics. are checked off the jury decides, out with: Trading $100,000 on the the trade processing system, oxidant is still a study that needs The magazine allows entries in of several entries, which designs will open market. “Stocktrak” from Georgia and to be further researched because By Lisa Maiorana the spring and welcomes architec- be identified in the magazine. The simulation runs every the “Stock Market Game” from C. elegans, although 40 percent Daily Titan Staff Writer tural firms, schools and universities “It is truly a high honor to be semester, and is designed to New York. CSUF has com- compatible, carry a 60 percent to submit a project. selected at the national level and to promote interest in economics mitted to using “Stocktrak” variation. An independent jury comprised of have your work shared with oth- and current events, according because it has proven to be a The complexity of the research both architects and university facility ers as outstanding,” architect Brian to the Web site. reliable platform, Sideri said. is what attracted Lindwall to the al State Fullertonʼs personnel review all projects, said Dougherty said. Teachers are able to sign up The simulation produces field of science. Arboretum Visitors Molly Roudebush, senior marketing In addition to being acknowledged students from middle school to more high school teams than “I have a passion for science, Center and Steven G. manager of the magazine. by the magazine, Dougherty and colleges on teams of three to anything else, and CSUF stu- interest in discovery and explor- Mihaylo Hall have been “Citations winners are awarded Dougherty along with Greg Dyment, five members for the 10-week dents have yet to enter a team, ing the human body,” Lindwall recognized as “outstand- and ʻOutstanding Buildingsʼ are director of the Arboretum, and event. Teams are then given Sideri said. Although CSUF said. “You make great contribu- Cing works in progress” by American selected to appear in the November Michael Smith, director of design $100,000 in computer money to runs the simulation, the pro- tions to society and humanity.” School & University Magazineʼs Architectural Portfolio issue,” and construction, received a “Best trade stock and mutual funds. gram is not really marketed Lindwall, who lives in Yorba 2005 architectural portfolio. Roudebush said. Practice” in “Best Overall Design” At the end of the 10-week towards its own students, Dougherty and Dougherty In order to receive this award the period, the teams with the Architects designed the Arboretum following criteria must be met: cost- highest portfolio value are SEE LINDWALL = PAGE 3 Visitor Center, and Hellmuth, Obata effectiveness, community functional- SEE AWARD = PAGE 3 awarded a small monetary SEE STOCKTRAK = PAGE 3

SPORTS NEWS INSIDE WEATHER BASKETBALL DEALING WITH DEBT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Lady Titans trek to Davis this Students deal with loans, cred- weekend, take on Aggies it cards and low paying jobs Sunny Partly Cloudy Showers Partly Cloudy PAGE 6 PAGE 3 High: 66 Low: 45 High: 64 Low: 48 High: 61 Low: 43 High: 65 Low: 43 2 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2006 NEWS [email protected]

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5 killed in Kabul’s Prison TONIGHT: ASI Productions KABUL, Afghanistan – A spasm of violence broke a fragile presents a movie under the stars. truce at Kabulʼs main prison Tuesday as rioting inmates tried “Aeon Flux,” shows at 8:30 p.m. to push down a gate and police fired on them, killing one and in the Becker Amphitheatre. wounding three, officials said. Outside the jail, women beat the ground as their children wailed, fearful that loved ones in the facility have been killed in THURSDAY: Titans menʼs bas- the three-day standoff. ketball takes on UC Davis at 7 “Oh, my son, are you alive?” cried 60-year-old Zubaida Gul. At least five inmates have been killed and 41 wounded p.m. in the Titan gym. Tickets since the uprising began late Saturday. Police blame some 350 are $6 to $12. Free for students Taliban and al-Qaida detainees for inciting the riot. with ID.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: NATION “The Philadelphia Story,” Mardi Gras Forges On the Broadway hit that starred NEW ORLEANS – The crowds were small and the costumes Katharine Hepburn as the inhib- wickedly satirical as Mardi Gras built toward its boozy climax ited, spoiled daughter of the privi- Tuesday in this hurricane-buckled city that could use a few leged Philadelphia Lord family, laughs. Daily Titan The culmination of the eight-day pre-Lenten bash fell nearly Irvina Kanarek/ plays at the Young Theatre in the six months to the day after the Aug. 29 storm that smashed REFLECTIONS CSUF Performing Arts Center at thousands of homes and killed more than 1,300 people, the vast 8 p.m. Tickets cost $9 ($8 with majority of them in New Orleans. Laura Thompson, Kristen Taylor and Nicole Gross walk past their reflections on a “I lost everything,” Andrew Hunter, 42, said as he sat on the puddle Tuesday afternoon. advance Titan discount). steps of his ruined home on Jackson Avenue. “But what the heck. This helps us keep our spirits up, and we need all the help SATURDAY: Titan Softball takes we can get with that.” Despite the success of her new lenge. career, the pull of the ring was still However she is worried that the on Texas Tech at 1:30 p.m. and Abortion Protests Are Legal DID YOU in her blood. intensive training is turning her Oregon State at 3:45 p.m. in a “When I saw other people train- body back into that of a man once back-to-back softball extravagan- WASHINGTON – A 20-year-old legal fight over protests KNOW? ing, and watched my friends fight- again. za in the Titan Softball Complex. outside abortion clinics ended Tuesday with the Supreme Court THAILAND – Transsexual ing, it reminded my of what it “Ever since I started boxing ruling that federal extortion and racketeering laws cannot be boxer Nong Tum, famous in her used to be like. Sometimes when I again, my muscles have come Free for students with ID. used against demonstrators. native Thailand as the “beautiful watch my friends, they donʼt fight back. My legs have grown bigger. The 8-0 decision was a setback for abortion clinics that were boxer,” has returned to the ring in the way I want people to fight, If I had more training, I think my buoyed when the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals kept their after a long hiatus. so thatʼs why I decided to come skin and body would become like OFF CAMPUS case alive two years ago despite the high courtʼs 2003 ruling Nong Tum, or Parinya back to try again,” she said. a boxer – a man – again. But Iʼve that had cleared the way for lifting a nationwide injunction on Charoenphol (pronounced Pa- Her life story, about the rough been waiting a long time to be a TODAY THRU MARCH 12: anti-abortion leader Joseph Scheidler and others. rin-ya Ja-roen-pol), 25, made her and tumble of the ring damaging real woman,” she said. Artist Fabrice Gygiʼs exhibit at comeback after an absence of her feminine physique, was made It is her first fight after the the Orange County Museum of nearly three years at Nong Tum into the movie “Beautiful Boxer,” sex-change operation, but for all LOCAL Fairtex Gym, newly named in her which was screened globally in the grunts and groans, kicks and Art in Santa Ana transforms com- Otis Chandler dies at 78 honour. 2001. punches, she still comes across as mon civic and military structures Her first opponent in the 135- She is the first transsexual boxer a woman. (crowd-control barriers, bleach- LOS ANGELES – Otis Chandler, who as publisher of the Los pound contest was Japanese male in Thailand, but had 10-years of Punches, kicks and elbow blows ers, podiums and tents) into large- Angeles Times during the 1960s and ʻ70s turned a narrow, con- Kenshiro Lookchaomaekhemthong experience and more than 50 pro- to her opponentʼs head left a deep servative publication into one of the nationʼs most distinguished (pronounced : Ken-shi-ro Look- fessional fights – including 25 cut near his eye after three rounds. scale sculptures that portray a and influential newspapers, died Monday. He was 78. chao-mae-kem-tong). knockouts – under her belt before She won by unanimous decision. poignant view of political author- Chandler, who had been suffering from a degenerative brain The beautiful boxer hung up her becoming a woman. Keeping in character, she ran ity. Itʼs open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. gloves three years ago to have sex- Returning to the ring, she sports to kiss her opponent on the cheek disorder known as Lewy body disease, died at his home in Ojai, Tickets are $10. said Tom Johnson, who succeeded him as publisher and retired change surgery which cost around a svelte, femine physique. after the fight as a sign of friend- as chairman and chief executive of CNN News Group. 150,000 baht ($3,810). However, Nong Tum has spent seven hours ship. her post-ring career blossomed as each day for more than a month Nong Tum is expected to fight THURSDAY: The Museum of Reports compiled from The Associated Press she slowly became a celebrity in practicing her swinging punch, female boxer Lucia Rijker, who Contemporary Art in Los Angeles Thailand, where transsexuals are kick boxing and fighting skills at featured in the Hollywood boxing socially accepted. the Fairtex Gym in Pattaya, 120 movie “Million Dollar Baby,” in presents a homage to comic strips Nong Tum has opened a boxing km east of Bangkok, to make sure June in Las Vegas. and comic books that examines 15 training camp for kids. that her body is ready for the chal- DAILY TITAN Reports compiled from Reuters key American artists and features approximately 900 original draw- EDITORIAL ROTC walking around campus … I think Northridge campus has been a topic ings, progressive proofs, vintage- Executive Editor Nicole M. Smith Managing Editor Kim Orr FROM PAGE 1 itʼs so unfair for the students.” of debate for more than two years, printed Sunday pages, and comic Production Manager Danielle Torricelli Freshman Grayson Moody got an but schools that prohibit or deny books by Winsor McCay (“Little e-mail from the ROTC last semester ROTC programs could be denied News Editor Courtney Bacalso Nemo”), Gould (“Dick Tracy”), Asst. News Editor Jordan Mastagni but never read it. Despite simply federal funding under Solomon Asst. News Editor Bryan Barnett students about how to get financial deleting the e-mail, Moody doesnʼt Amendment of 1996. Charles Schulz (“Peanuts”) and Sports Editor Henry Truc aid. feel there is anything wrong with the An article in the New York Times more. Tickets cost $5 for stu- Asst. Sports Editor Laurens Ong “Students arenʼt aware of the very ROTC having access to studentsʼ showed that enlistments into the dents. Visit www.moca.org for Entertainment Editor Dianika Abbott straightforward and easy way for personal information. Army have dropped from 22.3 per- Opinion Editor Philip Fuller financial aid,” he said. “But yet you “Itʼs like any person calling you cent over the past four years to 14.5 more information. Photo Editor Erika Lara have these guys [military recruiters] to sell something,” he said. “You percent. The same article showed Photo Editor Christina House Copy Editor Matt Ballinger going up to you and saying how just tell them you are not interested that the enlistment of Hispanics rose THURSDAY: Social Distortion Copy Editor Laura Peltakian they can help you pay for college. and hang up.” 26 percent from 2001 to 2005. is playing at the House of Blues, Internet Editor Dan Beam “This is a very serious issue, and The ROTCʼs specific recruitment “They have to have somebody Adviser Tom Clanin when I see the Army and Marines of Latino students on the Cal State fight their war,” Cuevas said. Anaheim at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $25.

E-BOOKS as textbooks, e-books have been The e-books offered in the package Main Line (714) 278-3373 Editorial Fax (714) 278-4473 FRIDAY: Cover band Super News Line (714) 278-4415 E-mail: [email protected] FROM PAGE 1 available for students through the are those made available by the Pollak Library for a few years. publishing company. Diamond will be performing with ADVERTISING Currently over 4,000 items are cata- While it is still early in the imple- Strip Club at the House of Blues, Director of Advertising Can Sengezer CSUF is one of 35 to 40 schools logued as e-books in the library. mentation of e-books, Iftikhar said Anaheim at 9 p.m. Tickets are participating nationally in the e- Students can search for e-books it might cause a lot of change in the Classified Manager Emily Alford $22.50 to $25. No they wonʼt be Ad Production Manager Keith Hansen books program. The program offers online through the catalog on the industry. Ad Production Designer Dan Herchek a database of available titles and library homepage. Students from “Right now paper is king, but naked. Ad Production Designer Andy Marsh those are then matched up with the any computer can access e-books that will change in three to four National Sales Executive Jackie Kimmel titles in the CSUF database. on the weekends, late at night and years,” Iftikhar said. “This is the SATURDAY: What ever hap- Entertainment Account Executive Amber Dillon Last semester 120 titles were other times when the library is first program to involve the book- Account Executive Derrick Salatnay in the programʼs database and 17 closed. store … It is the best effort weʼve pened to Fenix TX? Turns out Account Executive Vanessa Rumbles matched CSUFʼs database. This “[They are] used best as refer- made so far.” theyʼre opening for Unwritten Account Executive Lesley Wu Account Executive Sarah Oak semester at CSUF 46 titles matched ence books – as a quick look up Iftikhar predicted that print books Law at The Vault 350 in Long the 450 titles offered by the pro- – not really to read online,” said would share the marketplace with Project Director Leanne Saita Beach for $14.50. The show starts Ad Webmaster Dan Beam gram. Elizabeth Housewright, acting asso- other formats in a few years. His Distribution Santana Ramos “I take anything that matches our ciate university librarian. goal is to focus on the students and at 7 p.m. Visit www.vault350. Business Manager/Adviser Robert Sage database,” Iftikhar said. “Our goal Housewright said computer provide them with the most options com for tickets. is to go after new titles and expen- books or help books in the elec- when buying textbooks by offering Main Line (714) 278-3373 Advertising Fax (714) 278-2702 sive titles.” tronic format are helpful because used, new, digital and rental ver- Advertising (714) 278-4411 E-mail: [email protected] The e-book version of new and students can search within the book sions of the titles. SATURDAY: The kings of kot- expensive titles will offer a cheaper for a keyword and pull up the por- Whether e-books will become ton (yes the Kottonmouth Kings) The Daily Titan is a student publication, printed every Monday through Thursday. The Daily Titan operates independently of Associated Students, College of Communications, option to students who need to pur- tion of the book they need. more popular with the demands of a will be playing with Hed Pe at the CSUF administration and the CSUF System. The Daily Titan has functioned as a public chase a certain book. She added e-books might not be new generation of computer savvy Galaxy Concert Theatre in Santa forum since inception. Unless implied by the advertising party or otherwise stated, Iftikhar said a lot of restrictions the best option if students want to students and take over the textbook advertising in the Daily Titan is inserted by commercial activities or ventures identified and challenges exist with changing read the entire book. Reading a large industry is still unknown; however, Ana at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25. in the advertisements themselves and not by the university. Such printing is not to be a book from print to digital, includ- amount on the computer screen can Titan Shops will be prepared for construed as written or implied sponsorship, endorsement or investigation of such coming copyright clearances that often be “tiresome,” Housewright said. whatever the future holds. If you would like to submit an mercial enterprises. The Daily Titan allocates one issue to each student for free. take a long time to clear. The library buys e-books in a “We respond to what customers Copyright ©2006 Daily Titan event to Out nʼ About please email Despite only recently being sold package rather than title by title. want,” Iftikhar said. [email protected] [email protected] NEWS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2006 3 LINDWALL FROM PAGE 1

Linda with her parents, said she wants to pursue a career in academics or in the biotechnology industry. UC Irvine and UC Riverside recently accepted her into their graduate programs. “[Lindwall] is well prepared, she is exactly the kind of person that [we] would like to be hiring ten years from now” said David Fromson associate dean and professor of biological science. Daily Titan Photo Editor Lindwallʼs performance within the lab transcends Erika Lara/ across the United States with her participation in NOT-SO-MAD SCIENTIST: Senior Kira Lindwall conferences held in Texas and in other states where studies biochemistry and chemistry. she has displayed and shared her information with Cal State Fullerton various seminar attendants. Murray attributed the success of Lindwall, and kinesiology major Recently Lindwall was elected by a number other students in the department to the close rela- Mark Dario isnʼt too wor- of faculty members from the College of Natural tionship between the mentors and students. ried about his college finan- Sciences and Mathematics to represent the student “In the real world itʼs collaborative work … a cial debt. body within the Deanʼs Advisory Council. laboratory family,” Murray said. “Nah, Iʼm not stressed about “Kira will do an excellent job in representing the Students will get a sneak peak of the “real world” it at all,” he said. In fact, Dario is according to student community,” said Steven Murray, dean and at the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics one of the very few who owes less than professor of biological science. career fair March 8 at the Titan Student Union. USA Todayʼs $10,820: The average cost of attending interview with Heather CSUF for four years. Boushey from the Center Dario, who is graduating this May, AWARD The Stock Market of Economic and Policy STOCKTRAK is working as a part-time intern at the Research. FROM PAGE 1 FROM PAGE 1 Simulation game is a way Fullerton High School District. He to get students interested in On top of student said he isnʼt thinking about paying loans, credit card doing something they might his loans until the end of the year since most loans have been afraid of before, debt is at an all time high at $3,000 to $7,000 for donʼt demand repayment until six months after the 47 percent of undergraduates who have four or Award at the University of California/ although they are welcome to Sideri said. graduation. California State University sustainability join, she said. “I donʼt think we should more credit cards, according to Nellie Mae Credit In the meantime, it is something to ponder as Card Study. conference at UC Santa Cruz in June 2005. Chiara Gratton-Lavoie, stay in our comfort zone all tuition has doubled in the last decade. “We were surprised we won but very director for the center, said she the time,” she said. “When there is something I want and donʼt have “The tuition and fees component is $2,990 money for, Iʼll use my card but I hate to be in debt proud,” Smith said. “We were able to be doesnʼt understand why CSUF Gratton-Lavoie said itʼs a [fall and spring] but most of the remaining costs, creative with a small job. It was nice to do students do not join the simu- good opportunity for students so I keep that limited to using just a few times,” said except books and supplies, are associated with liv- Mayra Gonzales, a junior finance major. something special and have it relate to the lation, since it could poten- to learn how the financial mar- ing expenses which you would incur whether you Arboretum, we were real pleased.” tially be of interest, especially ket works. Credit card companies like Citibank use tactics were attending school or not,” said Kelly England, that offer zero percent interest rates for the first six This 100 percent donor funded $3.4 mil- for those business majors. “Itʼs a training camp for Financial Aid assistant director. lion non-state capital project is the first High school and middle those who want to learn about months after transferring a balance from a different Many college students like Dario are looking for company. specifically designed “Green Building” on school teachers who do enter investments,” she said. an easy way out of paying student loans and credit campus. teams usually hear about the With the $12 entrance fee “When [companies] offer 15 percent off to sign card debt, but are facing high interest rates. up for their card, I end up getting one,” Gonzales The building will hold low-volume toi- simulation either through the teams will receive weekly Last November, the Department of Education, the lets, low-flow faucets and waterless urinals. Web site, by word-of-mouth, team reports and ranking, and said. Senate and the Republican leadership recommended Having credit is a necessity and is one easy way to Natural ventilation and natural light will or through CSUF workshops access to the Web site where cutting $12 billion from education in an effort to rec- heat and cool the museum. Recycled materi- the center provides. they will conduct the trades, build credit history. But, just making the minimum oncile the national budget. This results in students payment is only paying the interest credit cards als will make up the exterior. Sideri says itʼs a helpful according to the Web site. The borrowing more money, setting them up to deal with “Itʼs a big award and we are very proud way for high school economic top three ranking team will charge for borrowing money. additional debt. In July, fixed rates on federal loans “Itʼs best to pay off the ones with high interest and honored,” Dyment said. teachers to teach their students receive a Cal State Fullerton will rise to an all time high of 6.8 percent. To stay within the recycled and energy about the stock market. T-shirt and an achievement rates regardless of the balance, “ explained CitiBank Credit cards are normally used as a last resort to Financial Adviser Jeremy Garduno. efficient theme, the sustainability award was “From the feedback weʼve certificate. Monetary awards pay the costs that grants, scholarships and loans do a plate made up of recycled glass. gotten, they [students] love the include $150 for first place, “Itʼs the only effective way to pay off credit card not cover. companies without giving them more than what you “To have the issues raised to a higher competition,” Sideri said. $100 for second place and $50 Most often, students take on part-time or full-time level and to be recognized for having created Some of the local schools for third place. borrowed,” she said. jobs to alleviate their financial debt, but many entry- For each late or missed payment, a student is a project that others believe represents the that have entered teams Gratton-Lavoie said stu- level positions donʼt pay well enough to make a dent highest level in the UC and a CSU system is include Edison High School, dents really get into the pro- penalized with late charges and points deducted on their debt. from their credit score. Many potential financial what keeps us going,” Dougherty said. “We Brea Olinda High School and gram and enjoy learning about A student who saves every penny from working a hope that the message continues to spread Katella High School. The supply and demand. institutes base their decision on credit scores, 800 full-time job at minimum wage can only afford one being the highest. and that we have the opportunity to join with farthest school to enter this “Its really something kids year of schooling at a four-year public university, others in creating additional projects that semester is Sacred Heart High love to do and teachers love to Itʼs also best to keep just one card for emergen- embrace these core values.” School in Texas. offer to students,” she said. 4 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2006 OPINION [email protected]

TITAN EDITORIAL Providing insight, analysis and perspective since 1960 Olympics Didn’t Disappoint

APATHY PROMOTES NEGLECT By Jason Eichelberger ing images. Anton Apollo Ohno: Though as the first African American to Daily Titan Staff Writer Yet America should venture past he burst onto the world scene dur- win an individual gold medal in these negative occurrences and ing the Salt Lake City games in the Winter Olympics should not n our university experi- makes it illegal for students to embrace some of the people and 2002, Ohno recaptured some of his be forgotten. Despite facing racial ence, itʼs common for us consolidate their student debt events that made the Turino games previous magic during the Turino discrimination and massive criti- to sit around and extol the before graduation. As the last wisps of smoke dis- successful. games, capturing the menʼs 500 cism by fellow American skaters, virtues of Democracy and It also cuts spending on appeared from the Olympic flame Lindsey Kildow: Despite the meter short skating gold medal, Davis fulfilled his gold medal aspi- the freedoms granted to Medicare by $36 billion and and into the night, the 2006 Winter fact the she finished the womanʼs upsetting heavily favored Ahn rations and won the 1,000-meter citizensI of a democratic society. Medicaid by $4.7 billion. Olympics officially became a part downhill without a medal, just Hyun-Soo of Korea. The 23-year- speed-skating race. His victory We discuss how free speech and This yearʼs federal budget of history Sunday. competing in the event should be old Ohno dashed to the lead right should serve as motivation and set an informed population are the increases defense spending to Athletes from around the world considered a gold medal perfor- out of the gate and never looked a wonderful precedent for minori- cornerstones of a healthy demo- $439.7 billion, and asks for $120 bid a final farewell to the pictur- mance. Kildow was involved in back on the way to his resounding ties everywhere that greatness can cratic society. We have free billion in additional emergency esque Italian city of Turino, return- one of the most horrific crashes victory. His unbridled joy was cap- be achieved in any sport. speech and access to a wealth of money to fund military actions ing to their respective countries that ever seen while in a train- tured during a victory lap with the Overall, the United States fin- information so vast that “infor- in Iraq and Afghanistan. with experiences and memories ing run. Her body, twisted and American flag. Yet later that eve- ished second in the medal count mation overload” is more com- The fact that our economy that will be permanently engrained mangled in extremely unnatural ning, Ohno proved that his success with 25, only behind Germany mon than lack of it. is now one based on ideas and in them. positions, flew down a mountain was not limited to an individual (29). The 25 medals are the most Not to mention that in order intellectual properties rather than However, for many Americans, nearly 50 miles per hour. accomplishment, as he helped the won in a non-U.S. hosted Winter to have a democratic society, manufacturing and manual labor bidding farewell to the Winter It appeared as though walking United States team earn a bronze Games. Despite the negative con- citizens must participate in the isnʼt lost on state and federal pol- Olympics could not happen soon again would be a monumental medal in the 5,000-meter relay. notations being conjectured by democratic process. iticians. With the new economy, enough, as the disappointment of quest for Kildow, yet less than 48 Shani Davis: His well-publi- some to explain unfulfilled expec- Students are marginalized it is difficult for anyone without Michelle Kwan, the short-comings hours later, she skied in the finals. cized dispute with fellow speed- tations, Americans should be proud by state and federal politicians access to higher education to par- of the U.S. hockey team, the petty Despite finishing eighth overall, skater Chad Hedrick was a major of what their Olympians achieved alike. Last year, Gov. Arnold ticipate to his or her full poten- bickering of Shani Davis and Chad Kildowʼs performance embodied negative mark on the games for and should look forward to more Schwarzenegger threatened to tial. It also limits upward class Hedrick, and the overall absurdity that of courage and determination, the American public. However great accomplishment at the 2010 cut funding to UC and CSU cam- mobility by restricting education of Bode Miller continue to be last- traits Americans should celebrate. on the ice, his accomplishment Vancouver Winter Games. puses, calling for an 8 percent to those who can best afford increase in tuition. The plan was it. Denying funding to higher later discarded when more tax education effectively makes the revenue unexpectedly cropped future look dim. up, which allowed the state to Why the refusal on the part of America is a Nation of Sheep allocate more money to higher politicians to help out struggling education. students? Because students donʼt The Bush administration also vote. By Cristina Rodriguez The duo practices what they starvation. landish ideas and philosophies dealt a blow to higher educa- Only 49 percent of eligible Daily Titan Staff Writer refer to as “identity correction”. One such seminar discussed the without question are, without a tion funding with a bill signed student voters cast a ballot in the The pair wants to demonstrate problems associated with interna- doubt, despicable. into law on Feb. 8. The Deficit last presidential election. Even the erroneous ways and supposed tional workers, how people pay It is a shame that we as Reduction Act of 2005 achieves less voted in the November spe- Americans are supposed to be evil doings of governments and immigrants to do the jobs no one Americans do not even stop to its aims through the monumental cial elections. a perceptive bunch, however a major corporations. wants to do, and how one can question authority. reduction of useful social pro- Cynics might argue that stu- recent series of elaborate hoaxes The “Yes Men” and their antics keep their workers in line with There are only a few who stop grams, most notably a $12.7 bil- dents are ignored because they performed by a pair who refer to have been featured in a documen- electro-shock discipline. and think, “This is total and utter lion reduction in federal student have donʼt have money to donate themselves as the “Yes Men” have tary entitled “Yes Men.” To demonstrate the effective- crap.” aid. to political campaigns. proved that we are more gullible After just a few minutes of ness of a corporate monitoring However, according to the This is also expected to raise If this is the case, so be it. than we may have thought. watching the documentary you technique, Bichlbaum removes a documentary most people just interest rates on student loans But why would we apatheti- Our society is fast becoming a have to be asking yourself “are corporate suit to reveal a gold sat there throughout these bogus from 4.7 percent to 6.8 percent, cally refuse to use the only power society of yes men. The American you serious”? rubber C3PO suit which includes seminars and ate up every word thus putting more financial hard- that we have? public can be fed almost every The biggest scam they have a phallus shaped television screen these imposters were saying. ship on the backs of already If we want the politicians to story, and they will swallow it. been linked to is posing as the which allows the user to keep an Only one panel of people ever struggling students. pay attention to us, we need to A partnership known as “The World Trade Organization. eye on workers at all times. smart enough to question the This bill also establishes new demand it. The only way we can Yes Men” has set out to prove They even have an almost iden- The audience does not question high jinks, and to think for them- rules regarding student debt. It demand that is through voting. how accepting society is and how tical website. the stupid idea. They just sit back selves. wrong government has been. The original website for the and then applaud. Perhaps these so-called “Yes Editorial Board The “Yes Men” are made up World Trade Organization is The “Yes Men” offer prepos- Men” have a point, maybe we Philip Fuller, Opinion Editor of two men who call themselves WTO.org, the duo replicated the terous responses that are accepted have become “Yes Men” our- Andy Bichlbaum and Mike WTO website with one called without a second thought. selves. Nicole M. Smith, Executive Editor Bonanno; their real names are GATT.org. Itʼs quite terrifying that a nation It is time we stop saying yes Kim Orr, Managing Editor Jacques Servin and Igor Vamos. People actually ask them to supposedly as intelligent and free and accepting things that make In deference to the paradigm established by venerable Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Together the two have pulled do seminars and discuss world as America could have such gull- no sense, the things the govern- Rousseau, unsigned Titan Editorials strive to represent the general will of the Daily off some of the most amazing trade and possible solutions to the ible people. ment do not want us to know or Titan editorial board and do not necessarily reflect the view of the university. hoaxes in America. worldʼs biggest problems such as People who accept these out- ask about. ��

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Softball Team upsets No. 8 Texas A&M Cal State Fullerton junior Ashley Van Boxmeer scored the go-ahead run on a two-out error in the fifth and added a much- needed insurance run on an RBI single by Katie Gollhardt in the seventh as the Titans hung on for the 6-5 upset of No. 8 Texas A&M on Sunday afternoon to close out play at the 2006 Palm Springs Classic in Cathedral City. The Titans trailed by a pair of runs entering the fourth, but sophomore Amanda Kamekona tied things up once again with her second home run of the season, a rocket over the fence in left cen- terfield, scoring Crystal Vieyra ahead of her to make it 4-4. It stayed that way until the fifth as Van Boxmeer doubled down the left field line with one out, moved to third on a sacrifice, and scored when Gollhardtʼs potential inning-ending ground ball was bobbled by the Texas A&M shortstop, allowing Van Boxmeer time to score and make it 5-4. Provided By LAURA PIPER The Titans rallied for what turned out to be the difference SKILLS: Michelle Young, a team member of the Cal State Fullerton equestrian team is one of two Titans looking to do well at the at the Zone 8, Region 2 Regionals event on Sunday. in the game in the seventh as sophomore Jenna Wheeler doubled to right center and scored on Gollhardtʼs sharp single to right Striving to Gain Athletic Prominence to make it 6-4. Fullerton closed out the game in Equestrians to compete at Pomona Fairplex of their growing sport on campus. She did just that by bringing the sport to CSUF. Piper the seventh, but not without some “We want to bring in new people to compete in beginning had the opportunity to go to Fresno State and University of drama. After a soft ground out for this weekend for a chance to qualify level events,” Young said. “We are pretty strong with people Arizona, where there are already existing equestrian teams the first out, Texas A&Mʼs Megan for zone event in April who have been riding for a while.” but passed up the chance in order to stay closer to home. Gibson hit her second home run At the “horse shows” teams do not Piper would most likely have competed of the game to left field to cut the bring their own horses, the hosting this weekend as well, but while training at deficit to 6-5. However, Titansʼ BY ANDY STOWERS team is supposed to supply them with the Olympic Training Center in Colorado starter Candice Baker (6-2) ended Daily Titan Staff Writer horses to compete with. Springs, Colo., a horse landed on top of any more threats, getting Amanda “We donʼt get to ride the horses or “We want to bring in her, injuring her before this past season Scarborough to fly out to center even warm up either,” Braley said. began. and Ronda Smith to ground out to Despite the little notoriety it receives along with the new- “We just go out in the ring and com- new people to compete in “No one could see me between the shortstop to end the game. ness of the team, the Cal State Fullerton equestrian team pete with the horses we have never beginning level events ...” horse and the ground,” Piper said. The Titans host the 2006 Worth will be sending two competitors to the Zone 8, Region been on before.” She has not been able to compete all Invitational at the Titan Softball 2 Regionals event, hosted by Cal Poly Pomona, Sunday, The team is in search for new play- season after getting 19 stitches on her leg Complex on March 3-5. Fullerton March 5. ers and anyone is welcome to try out and is still feeling the aftermath of the opens play on Friday night (Mar. Liz Braley and Michelle Young will represent the Titans for the team. The Titans currently injury. 3) at 3:45 p.m. against Georgia in three different events as they try to qualify for the zone have seven competitors, up two from Michelle Young Another problem for the equestrian and 6 p.m. against Northwestern. event that will take place in April. If they qualify past both its inaugural season a year ago. team is that because they are a club team, trials they will get the chance to compete in the national Team Captain Laura Piper started Titan Equestrian Team there is no home ring for them. The team event in May. Braley competes in English Novice Equitation the CSUF team and has experience has to have to travel to each event and and Intermediate Two Horsemanship, while Young competes starting equestrian teams at other provide their own transportation as well. Gymnastics in Intermediate Over Fences. schools she has attended. She started However Piper said that they are look- Both competitors on Sunday are not shy around horses. the current team at Mt. San Antonio ing into having a home field next year. Cal defeats Titans Not only do they ride them competitively but also ride them College. Piper also takes credit in making the team at Troy The team will hopefully find a place they can call home as for their job. High School, a varsity lettering sport. they continue to grow. Jessica Kelly won the all-around Both Young and Braley were adamant that they and others “It has always been a dream for me to compete at a col- First thing is first though, as they travel to the Pomona and her University of California would be willing to teach people how to ride horses in order legiate level in some sort of sport, Iʼve always been around Fairplex next weekend to compete in the regional event. It team outscored Cal State Fullerton to not only make the team better but bring more awareness sports,” Piper said. will take place at 10 a.m. in three of the four events Sunday afternoon as the Golden Bears scored a 193.000-192.325 victory Basketball Fishing for Higher Tournament Seeding over the Titans. Cal had a slight edge in vault, By JASON EICHELBERGER by virtue of two head-to-head vic- guard/forward Charlee Underwood Thomas said. “Weʼve felt like we Turpin combined to score 60 of bars and floor exercise to offset Daily Titan Staff Writer tories, hold the tie-breaker over the chipped in with 19 points and 10 could have done better.” the Aggiesʼ 75 points, offsetting Fullertonʼs advantage on beam. Highlanders and would gain a bye rebounds, as the Titans used a Freshman guard Daviyonne 18 points from senior forward Cal individuals won two events in the first round of the upcoming late 8-1 run to secure the victory. Weathersby knows the team has Amber Pruitt and a double-double outright and shared a third with With a possible bye in the first tournament, which begins March Despite shooting only 34.8 percent to continue to improve as the post- from Thomas (14 points and 14 Fullerton, which completes its round of the Big West Tournament 8. Depending on the outcome of from the field, the Titans were able season looms. rebounds). The Aggiesʼ also shot home season Friday night vs. Calʼs at stake, the Cal State Fullerton other conference games later this to force 28 Mustang turnovers and “As a team, we have to improve 90 percent from the free throw line arch-rival, Stanford. Fullertonʼs womenʼs basketball team will week, there is a slight possibility limit them to only 37.9 percent our rebounding and all around and forced 22 Titan turnovers. outright winner was Brittany Evans head up to the Pavilion in Davis that the Titans could even move shooting from the field. defense,” Weathersby said. Pruitt feels that the key to vic- with a 9.775 on balance beam. Thursday night to battle the UC up to a higher seed, however the Freshman forward Toni Thomas, With a loss to Long Beach State, tory in this upcoming contest will Fullertonʼs team score was its Davis Aggies in their regular sea- fourth seed is a likelier scenario. who contributed 14 points and eight the Aggies (16-10) snapped their also hinge upon a concerted team highest of the season and all-around son finale. The Titans are coming off a key rebounds against the Mustangs, nine-game winning streak. effort. runnerup Erica Ficarrotta posted The Titans (10-16 overall, 7-7 76-67 win over Cal Poly San Luis said that despite a sub .500 record, The Titans will also be look- “I think we need to commu- her seasonʼs best of 38.800. in the Big West) enter the non- Obispo at Titan Gym Saturday one of the strong points of the team ing to avenge a 75-71 defeat at nicate well on defense and play conference contest tied with UC afternoon in their home finale. all season has been the ability to the hands of the Aggies on Jan. together on offense,” Pruitt said. Information provided by Riverside for fourth overall in the Junior guard Andrea Adams led the play well as a unit. 28 at Titan Gym. The trio of Lara “If we do these two things and play CSUF Sports Media Relations Big West conference. The Titans, Titans with 20 points, while junior “Weʼve played well as a team,” Gray, Ellen Porshneva, and Jackie hard, we should win the game.” www.Fullertontitans.com