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FEATURES ARTS & SPORTS Instructor Bob Jensen ENTERTAINMENT Olympic softball player visits shares his, excursion inP Fullerton Museum Hornet field4 the Far East Project is looking for .Page 5 ...Page7 ...Page 4 talented artists.. I - ' I -m- I : , I , __ I I II- HE ORNET Serving Fullerton College Since 1929 Leanin Facilityto Oen Sring20 The $22 million center magazines, Ayala said. Facilities Bond Act that was passed Construction of the LLRC began "At FC, many centers such as by voters in November of 2002. in August 2003 and will continue will consolidate multiple reading/tutoring and disabled facil- "Another $5 million was given until December of 2004. The facili- campus learning services~ ities are all over campus, which in additional construction costs and ty will be open in spring of 2005, By Lisa Maiorana makes it frustrating for students to furnishings from the Measure X after proper renovation and inspec- Hornet Staff Writer get to," Ayala said. "Which is why bond so that, the building would tion, Portolan said. we plan on making the LLRC a have the enhancements we wanted After the LLRC is completed, Fullerton College's new one-stop shopping center for stu- for a signature building," said Vice the campus library's original build- Library/Learning Resource Center ( dents in terms of learning and President of Education - and ing, the 200 building, will be con- will open in the spring of 2005 said research." Planning Janet Portolan. verted'into a house of campus com- John Ayala, dean of learning The center costs $22 million dol- The center will house the current mons that will hold the Student resources. lars. Of that amount, $17 million William T. Boyce library, the Staff Center, Cadena Center, campus The facility will be two. stories will come from the state capital out- Development program, the book store and other services cur- PRhoto by Joey Macias / The H tall and hold space for most of the lay funds, which were'supported by Academic Support Center, rently housed in the 2000 building, A NEW LOOK-An artist's rendition of what the new Library/Learning campus library and its resources Proposition 47, the Kindergarten- Adaptive Services Center, the Math said Public Information Officer Research Center will look like once completed. and such as books, dictionaries University Public Education Lab and the Friends of the Library. Andrea Hanstein. Former FC Orange County Remembers Fallen in Iraq Official's Residents held a candle- dents decision to send them off to war. mark the one- "Nine-Eleven doesn't count because Trial On Hold. light vigil to 9/11 wasn't a military attack per se. year anniversary of the war Were going in blaming any Arab nation Absent lawyer in Iraq we can because we can with no evi- postpones preliminary dence at all. hearing By Joey Macias "The whole media said that Saddam Hornet News Editor had something to do with 9/11 and By Julie Anne Ines never gave us any reason why. It was Hornet A&E Editor ORANGE-Residents from all over something we were supposed to Orange .County converged at the City The preliminary hearing of for- assume," Vaughn said. mer Fullerton of Orange Saturday night for a candle- The City of nge was chosen to .. ,Ora admin light vigil. host the vigil .for many reasons. In College Ron .Approximately 200 people, both for November 2003, a march and rally was istrator was x . and against the war, attended the event held at Hart park. Protesters marched Krimper in Old Towne Orange. down Glassel Street to the Orange cir- postponed last due Y<> The vigil coincided with the protest cle then back to Hart park. Thursday absence and march that was held in Hollywood Orange resident Lianne Lawrence to the one of the Krimper earlier in the day. attend both demonstrations. of in the multi- The day of protests marked the one- "I was pleasantly surprised with the attorneys involved case. year anniversary of the beginning of the amount of people that came out. We defendant accused of embezzling war in Iraq. strdout down in Hart Park ad Also in con- Supporters from both marched up to the circle Victor Valley College funds sides shouted slogans and back. And there were nection with a program that trained during the four hour "Proud t o bean a lot of people. You know the employees of 62 local compa- nies are former president event. "Bush lies, people AmericC,anl. behind the 'Orange' vvc Nicholas Halisky and former VVC die" was one of the slo- Curtain' you don't expect t contract employee Lynn Puckett. gans chanted:' "Drop - Tim Whipittacre, Santa that, but it was pleasantly . their Bush not bombs" was Ana Resid(leent, 12-year surprising," Lawrence said. All three plead innocent at another. vetotoeran USMC Former Fullerton arraignment hearing in October felony charges of one Many attended the College student and :;:e 2002 after vigil for different reasons. Orange resident Kevin count of embezzlement each were San Orange resident Elaine Brewer attended the vigil brought against them by the County Sheriff's Slamint attended the vigil to show her for different reasons. Brewer was more Bernardino support for the troops. concerned with the passage of the Department. Halisky's* attorney, Grover "I wanted to do something and I Patriot Act and what effect that would Porter, was engaged in a murder wish there was more I could do and I have on the citizens. in Riverside and was not want to bring our boys home. Its terri- "It was a spur of the moment thing. I trial released by the judge presiding ble," Slamint said. was checking out books from the case, said Mark Cantrell, Slamint added "I don not support the library and it occurred to me as I was over the president; I am opposed to the war more Krimper's attorney. leaving I started to wonder if someone............'4 '. ' than anything. These poor boys are Because of Porter's absence, wasrai keepingg adIt track o ofg tt dying." the abooks a I onwas San Bernardino County Superior Judge David Cohn chose to Fullerton College student Daryl thing I never worried about until the Court postpone the hearing until April 1. Vaughn attended the vigil to show that Patriot Act passed," Brewer said. To avoid similar conflicts, he "this is not a dead issue." "I don't want to see the precious lib- ordered all attorneys, defendants "There still is an occupation. We arc erties that people have fought for, died and witnesses to appear in court on not the world's police and we do not for just thrown down the toilet for no have the right to be there," Vaughn said. good reason," Brewer added. Vaughn that though he did support Photo by Luis G Gomez / The Hornet the troops, he did not support the ,presi- See Candlelight page 3 PASSIVE PROTEST- Saturday's candlelight vigil in Orange was a calm event according to police. Thousands Protest Bush in LA . 'Tinseltown' rc)115 out foot, on bikes and circling the sky in trated in signs that read "Bush lied for prc a helicopter overhead. and soldiers died" and "Bush-worst red carpet )testors The one-and-a-half mile march, president ever." which started with an opening rally When asked why she was By Julie Anne Ines p.m. at protesting, Muna Coobtee of the Hornet A&E Editor at approximately 12:30 Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Free Palestine Alliance said, "We're HOLLY WOOD-M lore than Street in front of the Pantages here because we believe Palestine, Bound to El Norte-The Los 20,000 anti-war de monstrators Theatre, moved west on Hollywood like Iraq, is fighting for self-deter- Angeles Pulitzer Prize-winning marched in Los Angeles to mark the to Highland Avenue, south on mination and we support that." photo journalist Don Bartletti will one-year anniversary o1ifthe war in Highland to Sunset Boulevard, west Among the anti-war, anti-gov- speak and present a slideshow of Iraq, according to the, Act Now to on Sunset to Hollywood, then east erment and anti-George W. Bush protestors were supporters of Bush, his work on Thursday, March 25 in Stop War and End RRacism Los on Hollywood to the main rally the Wilshire Auditorium. Angeles Web site. point and stage in front of the several of whom engaged in The international organization Kodak Theatre. arguments with protestors at the was one of the main c)rganizers of Marchers included members of opening rally. the rally that took lace on an the Socialist Labor Party and the Bush supporters waving Gene Isaacson's sculptural international scale. Green Party, along with individual American flags and holding up exhibit, "Companions in Clay," The LA Police Department marchers from various, parts of LA. pictures of relatives serving in the anti- military also lined the corners of closes today. View the collection showed a strong presence at the The group harbored strong Photo By Julie Anne Ines / The Hornet in the FC art gallery (1000 building). Hollywood rally with officers on George W. Bush sentiments illus- See LA Protest page 3 TENSION-Protestors and pro-Bush supporters nearly came to blows. 2 OPINION STAFF 1II EDITOR-IN-CHIEF KASEY J. MORAN MANAGING EDITOR Hornet KELLI A.FADROSKI ADVISER JAY D. SEIDEL I 0"W NEWS EDITORS JOEY MAClAS MICHAEL OCAMPO OPINION EDITOR WILLIAM BLOOMFIELD Voting From 0.r.A FEATURES EDITOR ELIZABETH BLANCHARD The Heart 0011 A&E EDITOR JULIE ANNE INES .When the bombs ripped through question. Yet the question is, LOCAL EDITOR train carriages picking up morning essentially, no less relevant to the ELENI REED commuters in Madrid, killing over American people, headed slowly 200 people and injuring some 1400 but surely toward the Presidential SPORTS EDITOR more, Spain was only three days election in November.