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C A LIFORNI A S T A T E U NIV E R S IT Y , F U LL E RTON INSIDE Women’s volleyball lose both games n 3 NEWS: A Wold War II vet and a retired over the weekend teacher reunite after 56 years apart against Santa 5 n OPINION: Proposition 36 may be the Barbara and San stepping stone toward the legalizing of Luis Obispo drugs —see Sports page 7 VO LU me 71, I SSU E 39 TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2000 Playoffs here we come! South Gate Middle School visits CSUF n School finds a particular need for these EDUCATION: A types of programs. grant by the Chase “Traditionally in our school, we’ll have 1,200 students graduate from Manhattan Bank made the eighth grade,” Smith said. “And of those, 20 percent go to a four-year the field possible college.” BY KELLY MEAD Smith said this fact demonstrated Daily Titan Staff Writer that South Gate students need an extra push to get them interested in college. Their day at college started at 8:50 “I want to get an education and a.m. when kids loaded off a school bus I want to get good money,” said and checked in at the Campus Tours Santiago Martinez, a 12-year-old stu- Office. dent from South Gate Middle School. Next, students interviewed cur- Monday, 50 middle school students rent university students on academic came to Cal State Fullerton to get a planing, choosing classes, selecting a preview of college life. major and general campus living. The field trip was made possible Students were then given a 30- by a $5,000 grant given out by Chase minute sociology lecture in the Titan Manhattan Bank. Student Union. Sociology Professor Middle schools that demonstrate Pam Guzman orchestrated the lecture. that the use of the money will improve Janet Long, who helped plan the writing, math or science skills are event, said that sociology is a broad given the grant. and interesting subject. Melanie Smith, the college adviser “I thought sociology would be good for the middle school, applied for the for them to get a basic idea of a college grant last March with an essay titled class,” she said. “My First Day of College.” The middle school students ended In the essay, Smith pitched the idea the day with a half-hour presenta- of sending middle school kids to col- tion on the Upward Bound Program, lege for a day. which is located on campus. With the grant, middle school kids “Cal State Fullerton supports these travel to places like UCLA, Cal State kinds of programs,” Long said, who Dominguez Hills and Long Beach works on campus for the Upward DAVid RIVerA/Daily Titan City College. Bound Program. Titan forward Hector Orellana drives the ball in Sunday’s game against San Jose State. The Titans still made the playoffs The trip is a trial for the middle “We do whatever we can to out- despite the 3-2 loss. —See the full story on page 7 school. If it works out, officials hope reach to the communit,” he added. to fund an annual event out of the The Upward Bound Program works school’s normal budget. with high school students in order to Smith credits receiving the grant to promote college education. the fact that the school may be able to Long said events such as this are Veterans Day at continue the program without its help. rare. Juvenile executions “They want to know that maybe “Generally middle schools don’t nHOLIDAY: ROTC Preciado said he thought the skits you can repeat it,” she said. have the resources to do these kinds of were clever and funny. Students fulfill the grant require- things,” she said. Cadets performed He said that when he leaves ROTC, raises controversy ments by writing a pre- and post-essay For some of the middle school stu- skits about each other he will remember the people the about things they learned on the trip. dents, the day turned out better than most. Martinez said he will write an essay they thought. n people in Orange County favor the and their instructors “That’s what it’s all about,” he LECTURE: The comparing UCLA to CSUF. Students “I had fun,” said 12-year-old Cesar said. death penalty and of that percent- attended UCLA for a day earlier this Vejar, who aspires to be a veterinarian. BY MAGDA LISZEWSKA In one of the skits, cadets Ryan discussion titled age, 26 percent are in favor of the year. “I thought it was going to be boring.” Daily Titan Staff Writer Paul Gutzweiler and Tim Kliser por- “Putting Juveniles death penalty as a punishment for Martinez said he likes CSUF bet- Smith said she tried to make the day trayed Hans and Franz, “Saturday those aged 15 and under. ter. as realistic as possible for the kids. She ROTC students and instructors Night Live” characters of German Even though the criminal may be “Over there [UCLA] is like confus- honored Veterans Day at an informal to Death: Do Adult chose to emphasize the tough work as bodybuilders, and challenged Mesa to a juvenile at the age when the crime ing,” he said. well as the freedom that comes with event Friday at Auntie Pasta’s Pizza a weightlifting competition. The skit Crimes Deserve was committed, they don’t actually Because their students are often Palace restaurant at Knott’s Berry being a college student. referred to Mesa’s stay in Germany receive the punishment until about underrepresented, South Gate Middle “Would you rather be here or at Farm. for several years. Adult Punishment?” age 30, Vogel stressed. Throughout the weekend, anyone Mesa said he thought the skits were causes pro and con Martin said the juvenile courts with a military card could enter the organized and fun. He said he enjoyed have custody until the youth reaches park free of charge in celebration of them and was preparing some of his debate age 25. Veterans Day. own for the dining in, a formal dinner “The lowest-aged person I’ve Each cardholder could also bring next semester. BY JAMIE K. AYALA seen charged with the death penalty two adults and two children who did “They’re going to get some pay- Daily Titan Staff Writer is 7,” Vogel said. not have to pay for the admission. back during the dining in,” he said Capital punishment was banned “The majority of the people at laughing. Students learned about various in the 1972 Supreme Court deci- the park, I’d think are military-ori- He also addressed the dare. aspects of juveniles and the death sion, Furman v. Georgia. The ented,” Michael Mesa, senior military “I issue the challenge that anytime penalty in a discussion sponsored Supreme Court later re-instated the adviser, said. they want to come to the gym for real, by the divisions of Political Science practice in a 1976 decision, Gregg The main event of the day was a bring it on,” he said. and Criminal Justice on Friday. v. Georgia. It ruled that “the punish- dedication to the “Fallen Comrades.” Sophomore ROTC student Three panelists spoke, includ- ment of death does not invariably After lunch, cadets and instructors Alexandra Kazarian attended that ing American Civil Liberties violate the Constitution.” honored veterans with a minute of kind of event for the first time. “It Union volunteer Rose Ash, Officer “Capital punishment is a bar- silence. was fun, kind of harsh but they [skits] Harald Martin of the Anaheim baric practice and one that civilized After that, each class performed a were fun,”she said. Police Department and Professor of democratic governments shouldn’t skit reflecting their impressions and Kazarian said she thought the fun- Psychology Jennifer Davenport. practice,” said Ash, who is also a memories of ROTC. niest skit was the bar fight. The sketch Brenda Vogel, professor of crimi- 20-year volunteer and past board Cadets portrayed each other as well was inspired by Mesa’s speech every nal justice, moderated the discus- member of the ACLU. “It is the as their instructors in a relaxed, casual Friday during which he tells the stu- sion. epitome of cruel-and-unusual pun- atmosphere. Junior David Preciado dents to call him if they ever get in Under the current law, it is legal ishment, and we are opposed to it in said all the scenes were coordinated trouble. to prosecute a 16-year-old with the every situation.” beforehand. death penalty. If one is age 15 and In 1994, the Federal Death In the skit, Mesa’s character comes MicHELLE GutierreZ/Daily Titan “Specific individuals were assigned to the rescue when students get into a under it becomes unconstitutional. to be skit leaders,” he said. “They were Vogel said that 33 percent of the EXECUTION/ 6 (left to right in the front) Erin Gonzalez, Evelyn Lezama, and held accountable by their peers.” ROTC/ 3 Diana Marcell are 12-year-olds from South Gate Middle School. Fraternity gambles for char- TitAN e x t r a s n from the Toy Bank Exchange and it but they wanted to make it an annual EVENT: Phi Kappa was all for two good causes. event that would support their national online Saturday night, Phi Kappa Tau philanthropy and a different local phi- Tau sponsored Monte sponsored Monte Carlo Night at their lanthropy each year. Carlo Night Saturday, house, otherwise known as, The Barn. The Hole in the Wall Gang is a n Check out the The purpose for Monte Carlo Night camp for terminally-ill children found- Daily Titan online which raised money was to raise money for Phi Kappa ed by actor and Phi Kappa Tau alumni this year at http:// Tau’s national and local philanthro- member, Paul Newman.

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