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arts and entertainment weekly entertainment and arts IN PURSUIT OF ART student collaborative The philosophy of the portrait the art of the exhibition and other non-”art” arts the long road to the canvas Eric Jones’ brush with fate art glass Fullerton loves handcrafted hookahs daily.titan 2 BUZZ 05.10.07 GOAL LINE STAND pg.4 NBC’S Friday Night Lights closes the season off with critical acclaim but with a contract yet to be renewed, the future of Friday is unclear. ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Jickie Torres STUDENT-ART WORK pg.5 With a powerful body of work by Richard Marquis, Art EXECUTIVE EDITOR Department students of exhibitioin and graphic design put Adam Levy together a lasting legacy. DIRECTOR OF ADVERTISING Emily Alford THE POWERFUL PORTRAIT pg. 6 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ADVERTISING Eric Jones’ unhappiness with his life choices caused him to Beth Stirnaman dwell on mistakes of his past. It wasn’t until a friend offered some wise words that he was able to look at his personal and PRODUCTION career losses through a different set of eyes. Jickie Tores HOOKAH HEAVEN pg.8 ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES CSUF professor and hookah shop owner Carla Ibrahim Sarah Oak, Lesley Wu brings smells and smokes of the Middle East to Fullerton. The Daily Titan 714.278.3373 The Buzz Editorial 714.278.5426 [email protected] Editorial Fax 714.278.4473 The Buzz Advertising 714.278.3373 [email protected] COMEDY CROWN pg. 9 Advertising Fax 714.278.2702 With Comedy Juice coming to Brea and bringing its roster The Buzz , a student publication, is a supplemental insert for the Cal State Fullerton Daily Titan. It is printed every Thursday. The Daily Titan operates independently of Associated Students, College of Communications, CSUF administration and the that incudes names like Dane Cook and Dave Chappelle, CSU system. The Daily Titan has functioned as a public forum since inception. Unless implied by the advertising party or who knows what kings of comedy may come to town. otherwise stated, advertising in the Daily Titan is inserted by commercial activities or ventures identified in the advertisements themselves and not by the university. Such printing is not to be construed as written or implied sponsorship, endorsement or investigation of such commercial enterprises. Copyright ©2006 Daily Titan COVER SHOT: a portrait painting by Eric Jones. Phot by Reza Allah Bakhshi daily.titan BUZZ 05.10.07 3 ROYCROFT BY CINDY CAFFERTY INTERSECTION: Daily Titan Staff Writer 2ND [email protected] & Sapient OC hipsters know better Exchange and Polly’s Pies. Buffalo Exchange sits on the same than to trek all the way to Melrose Fingerprints offers the widest side of the street, where a person can for cool castoffs, obscure music variety of CDs and LPs in Long find vintage treasures, trendy thrifts and multiethnic cuisine. After all, Beach – possibly in the entire or new accessories as well as sell or why bother when just up the street L.A. / OC area, Amoeba Records trade their spring-cleaning castoffs. from sleepy Seal Beach is 2nd Street notwithstanding – and what they For those in a charitable mood in Belmont Shores? Nestled in the don’t have, they’ll gladly order. the Exchange also takes clothing southern most part of Long Beach, Along with hard-to-find-music, donations to give the less fortunate 2nd Street is lined with quaint Fingerprints is known for their Polly’s, right next door and a Long boutiques, restaurants and coffee intimate in-store performances, Beach fixture offers some of the best shops. Catering to the conventional knowledgeable staff and overall cool coffee in town. Their java is laced and the chic, 2nd Street shops cover vibe. Some of the bands that have with a distinct flavor that comes 2ND STREET the gamut from Banana Republic to buzzed in the Daily Titan this year from roasting their own beans. Buffalo Exchange. had already played at Fingerprints 2nd Street is lined with places Of particular interest is the west end’s before the media got a hold of them. to drop some dough down, more 2nd and Roycroft. The mainstream Artists, fans and aficionados in the importantly though, it’s lined with can keep on moving because this know head to the store regularly for parking meters and over-ambitious corner is home to Fingerprints, Buffalo their music fix. meter maids. Best place to park for free Best place to get a naughty costume Just north of 2nd Street on Livingston. Park and For a little more adventure and a lot more naughty, Livingston is usually a safe bet and a short walk to the Rubbertree, located on the same side of the street on the west end of the boulevard – the best end of the street. west-end, offers the best selection and is a fantasy fun- ROYCROFT filled place. N Best place to get a priate costume Best Lebanese food Party Props, another Long Beach institution. For the Head to Open Sesame in between Nieto and Corona on coolest costumes, wigs and a few things naughty, Party 2nd Street. There’s usually a wait but with so many shops Props is the place to be. nearby, passing the time is a breeze. Serious rantings and pop culture complaints of the best (and worst) of the week’s events that can’t help but make you scream ... WHAT THE F! 1. Apple anounces its latest step towards 4.Linsdsay Lohan is in rehab, she’s out of it’s freaking 40 degrees people, not the world domination with the iPhone. But rehab. She in AA, she’s out of AA. All this middle of Siberia. we hipster technophiles have to wait till back and forth is giving me a hangover. June?!? WTF!? 8. The Trump/ O’Donnel bout continues. 5. VH1 gave Flava Flav’s wannabe ex, New One person we all don’t care about versus 2. When did a show filled with fabulous York, her own dating show? Why are we another person we all don’t care about. celebrities and the best in movies, rewarding the ultimate in psycho bitch television and entertainment get so behavior? 9. AMP magazine got busted for selling unentertaining? Golden Globes, you were adspace in exchange for positive reviews. a bore. 6. Cameron Diaz, it’s very cool that you C’mon man, now no one will ever take surf and all, but honey that face! It’s entertainment journalism seriously. 3. Yes, juggling and doing a jig during called SPF; it’s like Creme De La Mer for your American Idol audition is a terrible regular people. 10. A judge recently froze OJ Simpson’s idea, but judges take it easy on the weird assets and reprimanded his spending. kids and the misfits. It’s not their fault 7. I know this is California and we’re used WTF? We can punish him for shopping but society left them behind. to being all beachy and what not, but we can’t get him in jail for murder? 4 BUZZ 01.22.07 daily.titan TV BY THE NUMBERS As the school season winds down, The Buzz crunches the numbers The Future of Fridays and takes a look at the mathematics of the last television season A talk with the cast of NBC’s Friday Night Lights reveals some interesting beginnings and with an unrenewed contract, a yet-to-be-determined future 9 -- Percentage of ratings drop after Sanjaya was voted off American Idol by RICHARD Tinoco sports play, and with a weekly series [with Chandler].” For the Daily Titan Berg could explore deeper issues like But as the auditions progressed, 7+-- Number of brains eaten by Sylar on Heroes [email protected] racism and family values. Berg found “so much heart and soul” 1 -- Number of Lightsabers used on The movie’s only returning star was within Chandler’s performance, he Dancing with the Stars Football season may be over for Britton, who plays the aforementioned had to cast him. 3 -- Number of men with a lone letter T in NBC’s critically acclaimed family coach’s wife, mother and Dillon High’s Aside from Chandler and Britton, thier name on I Love New York drama, Friday Night Lights, which had guidance counselor. the series boasts a cast of relatively 2 -- Number of times WWE champ FU slams K-fed its season finale in April. But despite Britton is grateful that the writers unknown actors, but they all earned low viewership, the series scored a “mix it up,” as she said, for her as an their spot on the team. 7 -- Number of seasons Gilmore girls survived cancellation touchdown with its audience. actress, but she was hesitant about Not even a Friday-the-13th The Museum of Radio and her new co-star. audition day scared off Aimee - Orion Tippens/Daily Titan Staff Writer Television huddled creator Peter Britton jokingly said, “Really? Teegarden, who plays the Taylors’ Berg, writer Jason Katims, and the Kyle Chandler?” Then added, daughter, Julie. She admitted to “Friday” cast to tackle issues like low “That’s no Billy Bob [Thornton, her never watching the movie and only ratings and glowing reviews while husband in the feature], but I’ll do doing the audition as a favor to her answering questions from fans. it anyway.” agent. Even though Teegarden was This isn’t the Friday Night Lights The way Chandler and Britton under 18, the casting directors kept feature film, but a television series bounce off one another is evidence asking her to come back. During the inspired by the movie and book.