Vol. 87 Issue 10 February 23, 2010

Heroin addiction: A growing problem amongst Orange County teens See INTROSPECT, Page 4

TUESDAY

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton New student 2010 census rocked at CSUF By Zam Anwar Bulmaro Rivera, census part- trustee chosen Daily Titan Staff Writer nership assistant for the U.S [email protected] Census Bureau, was on campus Monday to answer any questions The Public Relations Student students had about the 2010 cen- by governor Society of America at Califor- sus. nia State University, Fullerton Rivera said that since the gov- sponsored “Rock the Census” ernment uses census data to dis- Nicole Anderson, from Cal State Sac- in the Central Quad Monday tribute money, it is important ramento, appointed to Board of Trust- to create awareness of and pro- that students are aware that this mote the 2010 census. could mean more money coming ees as replacement for Schlaufman Students had the opportu- into schools for things like finan- By Gina Baxter nity to rock out to live music cial aid and scholarships. by rock/funk band Elizabethan “We are sending out the mes- Daily Titan Staff Writer Report while learning how to sage that the census is safe, easy [email protected] fill out census forms in accor- and important and everybody dance to where they live. counts,” Rivera said. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the An official M o l l y appointment of Nicole Anderson, a 20-year-old census worker Smith, Pub- Cal State Sacramento student, as the newest stu- was also avail- lic Relations dent representative to the CSU Board of Trust- able to answer ... this is not Major and ees on Feb. 10. The Board of Trustees, which is any questions SOAR-CICC comprised of 25 members, accepts two students and students “just about collecting representative to serve two-year terms as representatives of their were encour- information; it is a for the PRSSA, fellow CSU students, on the recommendation aged to sign said that since of the California State Student Association and a banner as method of distribut- many students a pledge to were under the the appointment of the Governor. The latest stu- complete the ing federal funding wrong impres- dent to hold this position was Cal State Fullerton census and sion that the

alumna Curtis Schlaufman, who resigned in order mail it back to most populated census was just

to pursue other career goals. in April. areas. to collect data, Each year, the California State Student Asso- L a d y most did not ciation (CSSA) conducts a search for potential McDesmond, – Molly Smith, “ want to par- representatives to the CSU Board of Trustees. Ac- public rela- ticipate. cording to the CSSA website, the student repre- tions senior, public relations “But this is sentative position is, “the most prestigious leader- was one of the major not just about ship position a CSU student may hold.” Student PRSSA mem- collecting in- bers urging formation; it representatives participate in campus visits and students to is a method seven scheduled meetings with the Board of Trust- get involved of distributing ees per year and are an active part of the CSU by signing the banner. federal funding to most popu- policy-making body. McDesmond said that PRS- lated areas,” Smith said. “It’s very important to have student input on SA members were aiming at Smith said that students also wide-ranging policies,” Eric Fallis said, the CSU informing students about the needed to know that it did not specialist for Media Relations. With the new ap- 2010 census and how it is im- matter if they were citizens or pointment of Nicole Anderson, students now portant to CSUF as a student not; as long as they are residents have an active voice in decisions made by the CSU issue, cultural issue and a po- of the United States, they will be Board of Trustees, which builds policy for the en- litical issue. counted. According to the Census According to the Census Bu- tire CSU system. However, this means that the Bureau, the U.S Constitution reau, college students who live newest face advocating for CSUF is not a student requires a national census once with their parents or guardians at this university. every 10 years to count the while attending school in the PHOTO BY NICK MARLEY/Daily Titan Photo Editor “It would have been nice to have a CSUF stu- population and determine the United States are counted at their Elizabethan Report (ER) performs in the quad to promote the 2010 census. ER will also be performing with dent as our student representative,” Jose Lopez number of seats each state will parental home, while students Soul Papa at the Slidebar on Tuesday, Feb. 23 in downtown Fullerton. said, a senior Radio-TV-Film major. “We need have in the U.S House of Rep- who live away from their parental representatives for our school, to fight for what’s resentatives. home while attending college are form from that location.” Smith said. Barba said that this year, the aim was to in our best interests as well as the whole Cal State Census data also helps de- counted at campus or off-campus Jonathan Barba, public relations senior, create more awareness among CSUF stu- system.” termine how more than $400 housing. said that the Census office has identified dents and surrounding communities about billion in federal funds is dis- “It does not matter if you are the CSUF campus and surrounding areas as the importance of the census and how it can See TRUSTEE, Page 2 tributed each year to states and a dependent or independent stu- hard-to-count communities judging by the benefit their communities. communities. dent. Wherever you are living as low census return rates which were as low as “It’s 10 questions, takes 10 minutes and it of April 1, you need to fill your 30-40 percent in 2000. is so easy, a freshman can do it,” said Barba. Obama announces new health plan (MCT) President Barack about a large bill and Republican Obama offered his much-an- calls to scrap it and pursue more ticipated new health care plan limited legislation. Monday in an eleventh-hour Monday, senior Democrats on bid to rally Democrats behind Capitol Hill echoed the president’s sweeping legislation that would rallying cry. “The cost of inaction is expand coverage, tighten regu- too great for our nation and for ev- lation of the insurance industry ery family facing the heartbreaking and make the nation’s medical reality of skyrocketing health care system more efficient. costs and denied care or coverage,” The White House, releas- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D- ing the $950 billion blueprint Calif., said in a statement. ahead of Thursday’s health care Pelosi met with rank-and-file summit with congressional House Democrats Monday evening Democrats and Republicans, to discuss the president’s proposal in effect challenged GOP lead- and the way forward. ers to offer an alternative. Senate Democrats are slated to But with Republicans firmly discuss health care when they meet PHOTO COURTESY sacstatenews.csus.edu against any major health care for their weekly luncheon Tuesday Cal State Sacramento student Nicole Anderson was recently overhaul, the president’s pri- at the Capitol. chosen as the newest Student Representative to the CSU mary task is unifying House White House officials and Dem- Board of Trustees. and Senate Democrats behind ocratic congressional leaders have comprehensive legislation that been working on a two-stage legis- they could send to his desk in lative strategy in which the House coming weeks. would vote on the Senate bill and MULTIMEDIA In all likelihood, given the PHOTO COURTESY flickr.com/JOE CRIMMINGS both chambers would separately loss of a filibuster-proof major- Obama delivered his $950 billion healthcare blueprint on Monday. To the dismay of many Republicans, the pass a package of changes, likely Stacked parking at CSUF ity in the Senate, that means plan will expand coverage and increase regulation of the insurance industry. along the lines of the ones proposed firing up House Democrats to by the president. For the full multimedia experi- approve the bill that has already Democrats,” said veteran Democratic strate- ity Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, called The package could also include passed the Senate – along with gist Paul Begala. “The Republican leadership a “new Democrats-only backroom deal” traditional Republican health care ence of stacked parking at CSUF, separate legislation incorporat- is more likely to perform in a gay marriage that “doubles down on the same failed ap- priorities, including new efforts to visit DailyTitan.com/ ing changes to address concerns than they are to work with Democrats on proach.” clamp down on waste and fraud in stackedparking2010 by House Democrats. health care.” Obama has repeatedly expressed his de- government healthcare program. “The real goal here has to be GOP leaders swiftly condemned the pres- termination to move ahead with a systemic to resolve differences among ident’s latest proposal, which House Minor- overhaul, even in the face of public anxiety See HEALTHCARE, Page 2 2 February 23 2010 IN OTHER NEWS Healthcare: plan to rally democrats From Page 1 pand coverage to some 31 million INTERNATIONAL people over the next decade are new Key Taliban leader arrested in Pakistan, sources say The extent to which GOP ideas state insurance exchanges in which were incorporated into the changes people who do not get coverage could depend on the outcome of KARACHI, Pakistan - A key Afghan Taliban leader has been arrested in through work would be able to shop Thursday’s summit northwest Pakistan, Pakistani intelligence sources said Monday, the fourth for plans. top Taliban figure to be seized in Pakistan in the last month. Even without GOP support, The federal government would Mullah Abdul Kabir was arrested last week, the sources said. They would Democrats believe that the pack- oversee the plans, as it now does for not disclose where, but CNN and Fox News reported that he was captured age could be advanced through a members of Congress and other fed- in Nowshera, a largely Pashtun city near Peshawar in northwest Pakistan. process known as budget reconcili- eral employees. During the Taliban regime, Kabir was a finance minister and governor of ation, which requires only a simple Additionally, the president would Nangarhar province. It is believed he played a significant role in the insur- majority in the Senate, rather than give the federal government new gency’s operations in eastern Afghanistan. the 60-vote supermajority necessary authority to regulate premiums Kabir’s arrest provides further evidence of a marked change of course for to squash a filibuster. charged by private insurers, a new the Pakistani government. White House communications proposal that the White House un- director Dan Pfe- veiled over the iffer said Monday weekend in re- NATIONAL that no decision has The Republican sponse to steep been made about rate hikes in House panel says Toyota’s probe was flawed using budget rec- “leadership is more California and onciliation. But he elsewhere in re- WASHINGTON - A U.S. House committee said Monday that Toyota likely to perform in said the president’s cent months. had dismissed complaints of sudden acceleration in its vehicles for years be- proposal was devel- a gay marriage than U n d e r fore a fiery crash in 2009, and had not shown it was fully exploring the pos- oped with that op- they are to work with Obama’s pro- sibility of electrical problems. posal, the sec- In letters to a U.S. Toyota executive and the Department of Transporta- tion in mind.

“The president Democrats on heath- retary of health tion, Reps. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., and Henry Waxman, D-Calif., say a study and human Toyota launched two months ago to explore possible causes of sudden accel- expects and be- care. “ services would eration “appears to have serious flaws.” lieves the American – Paul Begala, people deserve an be able to block “Our preliminary assessment is that Toyota resisted the possibility that premium hikes electronic defects could cause safety concerns, relied on a flawed engineer- up or down vote democratic strategist deemed ex- ing report, and made misleading public statements concerning the adequacy on health reform,” cessive under of recent recalls to address the risk of sudden unintended acceleration,” the Pfeiffer said. “The standards to be lawmakers wrote. package is designed to provide us the developed by a flexibility to achieve that if the Re- new panel of experts. publican Party decides to filibuster That idea drew fire Monday from STATE health reform.” insurance industry officials, who Scientists point to California pesticide danger Both parties have used budget said that rate hikes nationally are be- reconciliation over the last 25 years ing driven primarily by rising medi- LOS ANGELES cal costs. - A scientific panel has raised serious concerns about the to advance major domestic initia- ate legislation, paralleling agreements sponse to demands from that state’s use of methyl iodide on California farmland, saying the highly potent chemi- tives, including the 1996 overhaul of “Regulating premiums won’t do hammered out by House and Senate Democratic senator, Ben Nelson. cal poses significant health risks to workers and the general population. the nation’s welfare system and the anything to reduce the soaring costs Democratic leaders last month. The president’s plan would also The report from the state-appointed group of experts comes as a blow to major tax cuts enacted by the Bush of medical care,” said Karen Ignagni, It boosts subsidies to help low- and scale back a new tax on so-called Ca- farmers and the makers of the fumigant - the Tokyo-based Arysta LifeScience administration in 2001 and 2003. president of America’s Health In- moderate-income people buy insur- dillac health plans that was a corner- Corp. - who have been fighting for more than a year to get the chemical ap- But it remains controversial, even surance Plans, the industry’s Wash- ance on the new state exchanges, a stone of the Senate’s health care bill. proved in California. with some Democrats. ington-based lobbying arm. “This key demand of House Democrats. The president did not propose At stake for farmers is the loss of a potential replacement for methyl bro- Rank-and-file Democratic law- would be like capping the prices auto (The plan does include a national any changes to the Senate bill’s re- makers can charge consumers, but mide, which was phased out by the federal government in 2005 because it makers also continue to have con- exchange as some House Democrats strictions on federal funding for damages the Earth’s protective ozone layer. letting the steel, rubber and technol- had wanted). cerns about individual parts of the ogy manufacturers charge the auto abortion, which would require any “The products that we have just don’t do the job,” said Barry Bedwell, proposed overhaul. Over the next decade, it would woman buying a subsidized health president of the Fresno-based California Grape and Tree Fruit League. makers whatever they want.” phase out the coverage gap in Medi- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., Following the Senate’s lead, the plan with abortion services to pay The federal EPA and virtually every other state has approved methyl io- for example, said Monday that he care’s drug benefit, known as the separately for the abortion benefit. dide. But the eight-member committee reviewing the chemical for use in president did not include a new gov- remains troubled by a new tax on “donut hole.” That drew fire from groups- op California found that the risk of using methyl iodide is too great. ernment insurance plan - or public It would provide additional feder- high-end “Cadillac” health plans posed to abortion rights and could option - in his health care outline, al aid to states to help them expand that the president has included in reflecting the political delicacy of the their Medicaid insurance programs complicate the president’s search for his blueprint. concept. for the poor and eliminate a provi- votes in the House, where a group of For the Record Like the Senate bill, the center- Obama’s plan also makes several sion in the Senate bill that provided socially conservative Democrats has piece of the president’s plan to ex- other substantial changes to the Sen- special assistance to Nebraska in re- demanded tougher restrictions. It is the policy of the Daily Titan to correct any inaccurate informa- tion printed in the publication as soon as the error is discovered. Any incorrect information printed on the front page will result in a correction printed on the front page. Any incorrect information printed on any other page will be corrected on page 2. Errors on the Opinion page will Trustee: be corrected on that page. Corrections also will be noted on the online version of the Daily Titan. Please contact Executive Editor Sergio Cabaruvias at 657-278-5815 or at [email protected] with issues about this policy or to report any errors. position Daily Titan filled Editorial From Page 1 Executive Editor Sergio Cabaruvias Applicants for the Board of Trust- Managing Editor Jeremiah Magan ees student representative position News Editor Katelin Paiz News Editor Laura Barron-Lopez undergo interviews with CSSA to News Editor Donald C. Stefanovich determine who will be nominated Opinion Editor Skylar Smith for the position. Three to five nomi- Detour Editor Brittny Ulate nees are then presented to the Gov- Sound-Off Editor Meghan Alfano ernor, who selects the final applicant Features Editor April Ehrlich for the job. This rigorous process Sports Editor Simon Liang Asst. Sports Editor Gilbert Gutierrez works to determine who will be the Copy Editor Ashleigh Johnson best possible student for this time- Copy Editor Adrian Gaitan consuming position within the CSU Copy Editor Danielle Flint system. The qualifications for the job Photo Editor Christa Connelly include maintaining a minimum 2.0 Photo Editor Nick Marley Design Editor Kristen Hulsey GPA, a junior-class standing and the Design Editor Shiori Nakamura ability to travel extensively through- Design Editor Bianca De La Rosa out California. Multimedia Editor Isa Ghani While students are encouraged Multimedia Editor Anne Beck to apply for this position, many are Online Editor Damon Lowney unaware of the daily duties that stu- Adviser Jason Shepard dent representatives encounter. ASI Main Line (657) 278-3373 Editorial Fax (657) 278-2702 President Juliana Santos describes News Line (657) 278-4415 E-mail: [email protected] the position as “a big responsibility,” with student trustees using the first Advertising year of their appointment in order to learn all of the duties required of Director of Advertising Adrian Gaitan them. “The first term, student trust- Production Assistant Mandi Braga Production Assistant Sidney Cumbie ees generally just watch and learn,” National Sales & Promotion Katie Hennessey Santos said. “Both student trustees Classified Manager Rachel David sit in on all of the board meetings, Webmaster Chris Ullyott but only one student trustee votes Account Executive Liz Hernandez on the issues at hand.” This means Account Executive Amber VanOrman Account Executive Hayley Toler that much of Nicole Anderson's first Account Executive Rebecca Krantz term in office will be spent taking in Account Executive Monzerrath Gonzalez all of the information, with her abil- Advertising Dept. Asst. Kassia Azimioara ity to act decisively for students on Distribution Santana Ramos hold until she masters the job. Business Manager/Adviser Robert Sage The student trustee position is one of the highest integrity, with repre- Main Line (657) 278-3373 Advertising Fax (657) 278-2702 sentatives taking on a large work- Advertising (657) 278-4411 E-mail: [email protected] load. Without student representa- The Daily Titan is a student publication, printed every Monday through Thursday. The tives, the Board of Trustees is just Daily Titan operates independently of Associated Students, College of Communications, another member of the CSU legisla- CSUF administration and the CSUF System. The Daily Titan has functioned as a public forum since inception. Unless implied by the advertising party or otherwise stated, ture. Now that Nicole Anderson has advertising in the Daily Titan is inserted by commercial activities or ventures identified been appointed, students will have in the advertisements themselves and not by the university. Such printing is not to be yet another outlet for their opinions construed as written or implied sponsorship, endorsement or investigation of such com- within their universities by holding mercial enterprises. The Daily Titan allocates one issue to each student for free. their representatives accountable for Copyright ©2010 Daily Titan decisions made within the CSU sys- tem on their behalf. February 23, 2010 3 Model UN students known from Fullerton to New York By Melissa hoon surer of MUN. one should try.” Daily Titan Staff Writer At the conference, students ex- The club is recognized nationally [email protected] perienced firsthand what it would and sometimes internationally, ac- be like to be part of the real United cording to Professor Shamim. But Cal State Fullerton’s Model Unit- Nations. Each participating college despite MUN’s reputation, club ed Nations, a political science club, represented a country. Commit- members said they were still appre- has been working around the clock tees from each college represented a hensive of the Boston Conference to prepare for the National MUN real-life issue their assigned country because they competed against Ivy Conference in New York City. is currently experiencing. Represent- League schools like Yale University. The New York conference is the ing Libya, Cal State Fullerton MUN “We learned not to get intimidat- most prestigious in the country and delegates discussed and debated top- ed by other schools because we per- the most important for MUN stu- ics like small arms and light weapons formed just as well, if not better, than dents, according to Professor Choud- (weapon usage). them,” McDesmond said. hury Shamim, political science pro- “MUN is probably the greatest MUN students didn’t spend their fessor and MUN adviser of 21 years. preparation for what actually takes entire time in Boston slaving away In preparation for New York, place in real government meetings,” inside closed conference rooms. They MUN participated in a conference said Rashad Abelson,19, political sci- took in the full experience the histor- held at Harvard University Feb. 10- ence major. “Everything is there deal- ical city had to offer. 14. There, students discussed and ing with rival nations, forming allies “We ate at some of America’s old- debated current real-world issues and selling your position.” est restaurants, toured Harvard Uni- amongst colleges from 36 countries. According to Omar Torres- versity and saw the actual graves of Despite MUN’s success at the Vasquez, 28, political science major our founding fathers,” Abelson said. conference, the trip did not begin and president of MUN, the club Students learned things at the smoothly. Flights set to carry sev- sends qualified students to confer- conference that they hadn’t covered eral students were stranded in San ences and provides the training need- in class or club meetings. For ex- Francisco and Phoenix for almost ed. He said students gain lifelong ample, Murillo discovered that when two days due to a blizzard in Boston. speech, analytical and critical think- you speak to delegates in their native Amidst frustration and anxiety, the ing skills that they can use personally language, they are “more willing to stranded students continued to work and career-wise. hear your side and be signatories to on their laptops. They prepared for MUN is a diverse club, with stu- your draft resolution.” the conference with the rest of their dents of different majors, ages and Students will use skills they learned club that had made it safely to Bos- ethnicities. A mandatory class is ac- at the Boston Conference at their ton. companied with club meetings to upcoming conference in New York. The students who were left behind prepare students for their conferenc- They may have been intimidated by made it to Boston one hour before es through readings, research, discus- other colleges in Boston, but that the conference’s opening ceremo- sions and mock trials. won’t be the case in New York. Ac- nies. According to several members “It’s been difficult to dedicate cording to Professor Shamim, CSUF in MUN, flight trouble was only a the required time into the class and has an outstanding winners’ record at minor setback for the group. club without slacking in my other the conference. “We came in working hard and classes, which has been my biggest “At New York, people know who wanted to be dedicated, despite our challenge,” Armando Murillo said, Cal State Fullerton is,” McDesmond fallbacks,” said Lady McDesmond, 21, political science major. “But it’s a said. “Why? Because we win every Photo Courtesy of Professor Shamim 21, public relations major and trea- great and fun experience that every- year.” MUN team at one of their many conferences, which they take great care to prepare for constantly. The MUN team has been extremely successful and is well known at the conferences they attend. Project Pathe brings slavery into the light By Charles purnell With the help of lawyers, CAS ploitation or forced labor. She also Daily Titan Staff Writer drafted an initiative that, if passed, said there is more slavery going on [email protected] would sentence anyone caught traf- today than ever before in history. ficking adults into slavery to spend “It angers me a lot,” Gutierrez A housewife recognizes a white six to 16 years in prison and pay a said. “Not only because of the gravi- van pulling in – and later out – of a $300,000 fine. Trafficking a minor ty of the situation. It angers me that neighbor’s driveway. This van is filled without force would carry a sentence this society that we live in does not with children. The van is always of five to 11 years in prison and a recognize it as a problem.” filled with children when she sees $300,000 fine, instead of the four The average age of someone be- it, which is almost daily. It appears to eight years in prison that the cur- ing trafficked is 13 years old, Guti- consistently during hours when the rent law necessitates. The initiative errez said. children should be in school. asks that anyone trafficking a minor Brian Delvecchio, a 27-year-old The housewife calls 1-888–373– with force receive 15 years to life in senior at CSUD, said the current 7888, a hotline for community prison and pays a fine of $500,000. laws are nowhere near where they members to leave tips about occur- The law would also require police should be. ances that don’t seem right. officers to take a 2 hour mandatory “I think its necessary for laws The call sparks an investigation. training course on how to deal with to reflect the seriousness of their The authorities reveal to the house- human trafficking and slavery. crimes,” he said. “When you slap wife that the children were used for Gutierrez said the money from someone with a $300,000 fine, child pornography. fines will be given to organizations that’s a pretty big slap in the face.” People Against Trafficking and who help victims of human traffick- Gutierrez said when people turn Human Ex- ing and down signing a petition, it is often ploitation also be because they aren’t informed enough (PATHE) u s e d about the issue to want to sign. She and Cali- for pre- said more information and educa- f o r n i a n s v e n t i v e tion about the initiative and human Against Slav- mecha- trafficking will help society do more ery (CAS), a nisms to about it. grassroots stop the A trafficker will often approach a organiza- problem. teen who looks lonely and vulner- tion, have There able, Gutierrez said. joined forces are two The trafficker befriends the teen to strike steps the and forms a psychological bond by Photo Courtesy of CSU Blog web site down As- organi- providing food, shelter, love and sembly Bill z a t i o n s anything else the at-risk teen needs. 22 and re- have to The trafficker establishes trust with place it with walk the the teen and after a few weeks takes a new Cali- Graphic Courtesy of MCT initiative advantage of that trust. The teen is fornia law through then trafficked – sometimes into Cal State students that will be tougher on people who to get it passed. First, CAS has to prostitution. traffic humans into slavery, prostitu- prove Californians are petitioning Zach Taylor, 26, who is pursuing tion and forced labor. for the initiative and collect one a master’s degree in business, said he California’s current law makes million signatures from registered is going to sign the petition. connect online it hard for those who human traf- voters by March 31. PATHE is re- “A stricter law would be beneficial fic to be prosecuteddoesn’t make sponsible for 5,000 signatures. because it’s such an immoral crime,” By Juanita vasquez nents of the university to unite. have blogs and Web platforms sense -Damon 2/22/10 9:46 PM Only after one million signatures he said. “So enforcing a more strict Daily Titan Staff Writer “We hope that there will be stu- function effectively. , and requires people who traffic are collected does the initiative get penalty will probably be beneficial [email protected] dents, faculty members, employees “I think it’s a good idea to get adults to spend three to five years on the ballot where Californians can to stop future crimes from happen- or alumni who will think of a story on the Web more and to also in- in prison while those caught traf- vote on it. ing, especially when it’s such an im- The California State University and share it with us. They will be the clude more people who are part ficking minors spend four to eight Gutierrez said Project PATHE is moral and disgusting thing to begin has launched a blog that invites ones who will drive the ideas,” Fallis of the system so that younger years in prison, said Karina Gutier- recruiting people on campus to as- with.” students, faculty, alumni, em- said. people see how it is to go to rez, 20, co-founder and president of sist with gathering the one million ployees and friends of the system “CSU Voices and Views” is not CSUs,” Castro said. PATHE. signatures. to share their CSU experiences. the only online platform used by Aside from submitting entries, “And that is not per person. That’s During Project PATHE’s meet- The blog, called “CSU Voices the public affairs team to encourage viewers and visitors of the blog doing the act in general,” Gutierrez ing on Feb. 10, Gutierrez said that and Views”, was developed to communication. They also use social are encouraged to leave com- said. “So that really isn’t enough 18,000 to 20,000 persons are traf- provide a forum to tell stories of networking sites, such as Twitter and ments. and this organization came about to ficked into the United States each educational quality, student ac- a Facebook, to keep students updat- Castro said that although she change that.” year for the purposes of sexual ex- ed on things going on throughout cess, and environmental sustain- has a personal blog, she doesn’t ability from different viewpoints. the university system. think she will submit her own CSU media relations special- Leslie Perry, 20, health science entries to CSU Voices and Views. ist, Erik Fallis and the public major, said that she also saw the blog affairs team have been working as a good way for communication to However, she said that she thinks with others to develop an online be established between groups of she will leave comments and en- blog for the CSU system since people involved in the CSU. gage in discussions if she finds last year and the idea finally ma- “I think it might be a good idea that the content of the entries is terialized at the beginning of this because professors will get a better appealing. month. understanding of students and stu- Anyone interested in talking “There are opportunities on dents will get a better understanding about their experiences with the individual campuses to share of professors,” Perry said. university is able to submit a blog stories, but it has been difficult The blog is not just aimed at stu- entry. Public affairs will work to tell them to the system as a dents and professors, it welcomes with them so they can develop whole,” Fallis said. anyone. their story or if they need any Because the blog is meant to be Elisha Castro, 21, history ma- resources. accessible to everyone that is in jor, said she thinks the existence of “We’re looking for people who any way involved with the CSU, “Voices and Views” will be benefi- have a first-hand account of what Fallis said he hopes it will serve cial to the CSU system because she the CSU system is doing for as a way for all different compo- has heard that other schools that them,” Fallis said. NEWS

INTROSPECT 5 The human side of addiction

Jackee was 16 when Alamitos, the figure is higher: two out them to buy heroin,” Bates knew had over $100,000 from his par- unit has stepped up street enforcement, she smoked it for the of five of their 13 to 17-year-old clients says. “Ten dollars at a time – that’s enough ents’ deaths,” Jackee recalled. “He was a especially in the hard-hit north end of now cite heroin addiction upon admis- to buy a small amount. You can get more heroin addict so I immediately became the city. first time. It was the summer sion. for your money with the heroin.” his friend and flirted with him and slept with him because he fed me heroin.” In September, law en- of her sophomore year and her boy- Primary counselor She says what teens don’t realize is that forcement seized 100 friend asked her if she wanted to Chris Logan says heroin, heroin addiction can be When Jackee’s parents get loaded with some other kids. took her to a hospital pounds of Mexican brown She had already been smoking “seems to be the thing to almost instant - usually right af- heroin in adjacent Ana- methamphetamine on-and-off ter their first use. detoxification unit six for three years, so trying heroin do right now.” These are not When teen addict Jackee smoked her- heim, believed to be one street kids, he stresses, but kids from months after her first use, didn’t seem like a big deal to her. oin for the first time, she wanted to use of the largest heroin sei- “I thought about it for like five sec- middle-income families. again right away. she weighed 98 pounds, onds,” the 18-year-old Yorba Linda At Alternative Options, an intensive “I thought, ‘This can’t be what ev- zures in California. But that resident said. “And then I thought, outpatient treatment facility in Placen- eryone’s addicted to. It wasn’t even that her hair was falling out in has failed to stem the flow of the narcotic ‘Eff it. Why not?’” tia, administrators say they rarely had great – I got sick!’ But I stopped getting clumps and she couldn’t into Placentia. As she sat in her boyfriend’s car, heroin addicts at their facility a year ago. sick after a while and I liked the numb last a day without hero- “Some of the search warrants that Jackee watched one of the teens press Today, six out of ten cli- feeling it gave me,” she said. we’ve done and arrests we’ve made show the “sugar” to the foil. He lit a match It wasn’t long before Jackee was using in. that people are driving up to LA any- beneath the foil and held it as Jackee ents are being admitted heroin daily - about eight or nine bal- Stories like hers are not unusual, ac- where from two to five days (a week) to sucked the smoke through a hollowed with heroin addiction. The loons a day, she said, adding that a bal- cording to Tammie Skonseng, a counsel- pick up and distribute it within our city,” or at Alternative Options, who explained -out pen. majority are females between 15 and 18 loon costs about $25 in Yorba Linda. She Kenehan said, noting that heroin She took five hits, drawing the smoke years old. started dating a dope dealer who brought that heroin addicts will beg, borrow and in deep each time, taking care not to Sean Hogan, assistant professor of so- her free heroin. She also had a part time steal to get their drugs. is readily available out- waste any. When she was done, she lay cial work at Cal State Fullerton, says fig- job so she was able to buy balloons on “Even if they have to sell their body, side the high schools and back on the grass next to her boyfriend ures like those are considerably high for her own. they will do it. We don’t find that with someone who is drinking or someone the streets that surround and stared at the sky. She felt in- any population, not just teens. According Jackie began doing anything to get her to government statistics, approximately dope. who is doing meth, but (heroin addicts) them. vincible. have to have it because they will be so 5 percent of adolescents are admitted to “I was ditching school to get heroin. I In November, a 17-year-old Placentia Those skies darkened quickly. Jac- treatment with heroin dependence, with sick without it.” boy nearly died from a heroin overdose. kee began smoking heroin daily, using most admitted with a marijuana-use dis- would have heroin dealers The Orange County city of Placen- Since then, Kenehan’s department has greater quantities as her tolerance order. tia has been hit exceptionally hard by fielded calls from anxious parents asking bring me my dope at the heroin use. There, police department of- increased. Within weeks “Even if you back out those reporting about symptoms and paraphernalia asso- • Los Angeles and Riv- marijuana as their primary drug of choice campus because I would ficials say heroin arrests have ciated with heroin use. she had developed at admission, you still only get about 10 “Parents are freaking out,” Alternative erside/San Bernardino be kicking (having with- shot up 150 percent in a $200-a-day habit percent of adolescents reporting heroin drawals) at school, lying Options’ Bates agrees, adding that most are the distribution hubs that she would go as their primary drug of choice,” Hogan the past 12 months, pri- find it hard to believe the drug their child for heroin in California. says. in the bathroom stalls is using is heroin. marily among 16 to 23- “But addiction is addiction. It’s bad to any lengths to ,” she Experts say that low puking and shaking with any drug, but we just don’t think of said. year-olds. feed. cost, availability and the Police Sgt. Kelly Kenehan, who su- heroin as something that’s available here Jackee is not alone. Her She stole money from her family pervises the Special Enforcement Detail in Orange County in the high schools,” story is becoming all too high that smoking heroin and her employer. She volunteered for for gangs, vice and narcotics, has been she says. familiar in the tidy tracts the snack shack at little league baseball produces are fueling this involved in nearly two dozen heroin-re- She cautions parents to pay attention and upscale enclaves of games, stuffing twenties into her pock- l a t e d arrests involving teens and to what their teen is doing. Orange County, where new wave of young users. ets when nobody was looking. She stole young adults in “I think awareness is a big thing right a wave of teen heroin money and iPods from backpacks According to U.S. Drug Enforcement the past six now,” Bates says. “I think the community use has left authori- in the girls’ Administration (DEA) officials, the her- months. In needs to get together and be aware. And ties and parents locker room oin being trafficked from Mexico to Or- response to grappling for an- at school. watch. ange County is primarily black tar heroin the growing Because there’s a big swers. “This and, to a lesser extent, Mexican brown. problem, his thing going on.” At Touch- The low cost and increased availability o n e stones, an adoles- of high purity heroin that can be snorted g u y cent residential or smoked rather than injected with a I treatment facil- needle makes it attractive to teens. ity in Orange, At Alternative Options, most of their As she smokes a cigarette, program direc- teen clients begin using drugs “right out tor Patti Ochoa of grandma’s medicine cabinet,” pro- Jackee shares her experi- says three out gram coordinator Linda Bates says. of 16 clients are They progress to heroin when their ences on about common primary heroin Vicodin or Percocet habit becomes users, a figure too expensive. She notes that pre- issues facing addicts: she calls “un- scription drugs often run $20 a pill usually high.” or more, whereas a bag of heroin is At Twin fairly cheap. On availability of On health effects: Town Treat- “Many of these heroin: “I told my dad I had been us- ment Cen- ing heroin, I don’t know what to ter, an ad- kids save up their “I didn’t think heroin was as easy olescent to get as it was, but I had a lot of do… and just please help me. I was outpa- lunch money dealers. It’s definitely not as easy to weighed later at the hospital and I t i e n t and mon- get as alcohol or marijuana. But just weighed 98 pounds, my hair was treat- as easy as the harder drugs.” falling out in large clumps, and I m e n t ey mom was extremely pale. I looked like a cen- g i v e s ghost.” ter in On withdrawals Recovery L o s “It’s like the worst flu you have On family ever had times 1000. After just On recovery: “I went in to the rehab feeling lost, de- relationships: a few hours you start to get cold feated, and hopeless. I relapsed a number of “I was angry and pushed my sweats which is where you have times being in the program but my sobriety family away. All that I thought goosebumps and you’re cold but date now is November 5, 2009. It’s a con- about was ways to get heroin. Basi- you’re also sweating so you don’t re- stant battle every day but its worth it. I’ve cally me and my family had no rela- ally know if your hot or cold, you’re been given back my life and my freedom. tionship at all.” both. Then you puke endlessly.” I’m a totally different person today than when I was using heroin. It’s a miracle.” Orange fa- cility shelters Sometimes miracles have a way of kids come in here and think there’s blindsiding a person. a laundry fairy. While they’re asleep Just ask Tiffany S. A chronic run- somebody swoops in, picks up their away, the 16-year-old had been drink- laundry, washes, dries it and puts it ing alcohol and using a laundry list of away. Here, they learn that if they don’t drugs, including methamphetamine, do their laundry, it’s not going to get acid and crack cocaine. done. They learn the responsibilities of “My parents asked me if I wanted the family (which we) role model for to look into some support groups one another.” and I agreed to go,” she recalled. The Except in the treatment environ- next thing she knew, she was living in ment, staff and residents are theoreti- an inpatient drug treatment center, cally equal and share the cooking and Photos By Jennifer Karmarker/Daily Titan Staff Writer where she would stay for the next eight other chores. (Left) This teenage girl’s bedroom is one of 10 that house patients in the recovery process at the Touchstones center in Orange. (Right) Teens design and paint their own “sobriety months. For Tiffany, the social model com- brick” when they complete treatment at Touchstones. Tiffany, now 20, has been sober ponent was one of the things she liked While most adult treatment pro- go home once a week on an overnight just looking for a way out of jail. she was blindsided by a miracle herself, since 2006. She is one of an estimated best about Touchstones. grams are 28 days, Touchstones was de- pass. This allows them to practice the “I was a candidate to go to rehab because she never planned to work in 1400 teens who have gone through the “Just watching my peers and my signed as a six-month program because strategies they have learned in treat- and they tricked me by saying it was the treatment field. A trained journal- doors of Touchstones, an adolescent counselors demonstrate made me trust cognitively, teens are not able to grasp ment and develop a 12-step founda- only a 4-6 month program,” he re- ist who had worked for the Orange drug and alcohol treatment facility in them and allowed me to open up,” she concepts as quickly as adults, Ochoa tion in their community, Ochoa said. called. “I said to myself, hell, I’ll be in County Register, Ochoa was doing Orange. said. “I got a mental brainwash just explained. Some teens stay longer. When residents complete the pro- jail for 45 days and work my tail off (in public relations when a friend who ran Situated on a residential street just sitting in meetings and (being) in that “You can’t just teach them the strat- gram, they are presented with a coin treatment) and I’ll get out in four or a treatment center asked her for a favor. west of Old Towne, Touchstones has environment and slowly opening up. It egies and then send them right back inscribed with the serenity prayer, five months.” Ochoa wrote the proposal he needed provided treatment to teens since was a simple yet difficult process.” out on the street and expect them to while their peers provide positive feed- Kenny said he found it challenging and figured that was the end of it. 1992. Director Patti Ochoa launched Touchstones differs from hospital- use it,” she said. “They’re always - go back. to sit in a group of 20 other teens and Three favors later he handed her a the center after the county recognized based treatment because there is no ing to revert back to what they know. “We call it ‘coining out,’” Ochoa be vulnerable with his emotions. box of business cards that read: Patti a need for residential services for ado- medical staff. Males and females are They’re going to revert back to what’s said. “They never actually ‘graduate,’ But he stayed the full six months and Ochoa, adolescent program director. lescents. It is still the only social model housed in different wings, separated comfortable.” they just move on to the next phase.” eventually returned to Touchstones as a “I said ‘Bob, I have a job’ and he residential treatment facility for teens by a living room where the teens par- Treatment is structured in three She said more than 80 percent of group counselor and mentor. He cred- said ‘just do this until you run out of in the county, Ochoa said. ticipate in group sessions and 12-step phases, with privileges and responsi- teens who complete the program re- its Ochoa and Touchstones for intro- cards,’” she recalled. “Social model means we create a meetings. During the week, they at- bilities increasing incrementally with main clean and sober. ducing him to Alcoholics Anonymous, That was in 1982. The cards ran family environment where everybody tend school four hours a day in a class- length of time in the program. During When Kenny P. went through which ultimately saved his life. out years ago but Ochoa stayed at the has responsibilities,” she said. “Most room adjoining the main building. phase three, the teens are allowed to Touchstones in 1998, he was 17 and As for Ochoa, one might say that treatment field. THEYStories by Jennifer Karmarkar CALLHeroin ITabuse amongst ‘H’ teens is on the rise in several cities around Cal State Fullerton due to the drugs affordabil- •California ity, pervasiveness and lack of needles. From where it enters the country to where it first addicts teens to the facili- •Arizona ties where it is expunged, heroin’s jour- ney is explored. • Nogales

• Los Angeles and Riv- erside/San Bernardino are the distribution hubs for heroin in California.

Heroin trail into U.S. •Los Angeles • Most of the heroin • The largest number of • From the distribution • 90 Percent of the •San Bernadino currently coming into heroin seizures has been hubs, the heroin is fur- heroin in California California originates in at the border crossing ther distributed for local is Mexican black tar central Mexico. from Nogales, Arizona. use and repackaged and heroin. distributed nationwide.

From A&E’s Intervention , Ken Seeley saves lives

Ken Seeley was 27 when he hit rock friend’s marijuana.” Seeley said, recall- next morning. What was so out- • Heroin is brought into bottom. He had been kicked out of the ing that his mother’s response was al- standing about Seeley, Martha said, Air Force, convicted twice of DUI and ways “Oh, we knew you were good. We was that he was in contact with the country in small was selling drugs in the clubs to support knew you weren’t doing it.” them through the entire turbulent amounts, usually car- his crystal meth addiction. His health “They want to believe their child,” he transition and he continues to stay ried on a person or in a was deteriorating; his skin hung loosely said. But if they examine the types of updated with the family. from his gaunt frame. behaviors in the time frame they started “Not only is he wonderful to us backpack. The final straw came when his em- finding the pipes they might see other as parents ... but he was willing to ployer, a medical billing company, con- things that are happening that may be spend as much time and have as fronted him. part of the bigger picture. much respect for Allison as pos- • Heroin is entering the “They said ‘we think you need help Seeley says red flags include changes sible,” she said. U.S. through all the ma- and we hope that you choose to get the in behavior, erratic behavior, changing A Certified Addiction Specialist jor border crossings in help that you need, but we can’t work friends, mood swings and dropping and Registered Interventionist, See- with you anymore,’” Seeley said, re- grades. “A lot of the families that con- ley joined the show “Intervention” California and Arizona calling the fear and humiliation he felt tact me are ... putting it toward puberty six years ago. Today, he divides his at the time. “My life came crumbling or ‘this is just what teens do.’” time between the show and run- down on me.” Seeley said at ning his private practice, Inter- That was 20 that point it’s vention 911, which he has built years ago. To- critical to contact into the number one intervention day, a clean and a professional to case management company in the sober Seeley uses decide if their country. his experience to child is “just be- Dennis Wallin, program direc- Long term effects of Heroin help other fami- ing a teenager” or tor for Anamika Recovery Center lies suffering is heading down in Anaheim has known Seeley since abuse from the devas- the road of addic- 2003, having worked with him to tation of addic- tion. transition clients into treatment. Infectious diseases tion, both in his For Martha “Ken is a true leader and vision- Collapsed veins private practice and Henry L. ary within the recovery and inter- Bacterial infections and as an inter- of Houston, vention field,” Wallin said. “His ventionist on the the changes in motivation in his work is to be of Arthritis popular A&E their 19-year-old absolute service to others in need Infection of heart lining reality show “In- daughter, Allison, of help. That willingness to be of tervention.” were obvious. She service, in my opinion, has been the Physical dependence on Seeley’s own became caught foundation for Ken’s success as an drugs drug use began up in the party interventionist.” Withdrawal symptoms with marijuana scene at college Though Seeley boasts a 98 per- include: as a teen and and started miss- cent success rate in getting addicts soon progressed ing classes, caus- into treatment, he is quick to point -restlessness to harder drugs ing her grades out that is only part of his task. -muscle pain like metham- to plummet. “Anybody can get somebody to -insomnia p h e t a m i n e . Allison entered treatment,” the soft-spoken See- -diarrhea Today, opiates treatment in Los ley said. “It’s about setting healthy -vomiting – prescription (Opiate use) is run- Angeles, but after boundaries and putting account- -cold flashes meds, oxycontin four weeks she left ability to the addict and helping to -leg spasms and heroin – are ning rampant all over the center on her support them in recovery. That’s the fastest grow- this“ country; kids ... are own. The couple what we focus on.” ing segment of contacted Seeley Seeley’s fees for an intervention Short-term effects teen drug use, he dropping like flies. “ to help locate Al- range from $3,500 to $10,000, Depressed respiration said. lison and get her depending on whether he is hired Clouded mental functioning “(Opiate use) – Ken Seeley, back into treat- by the treatment center or by the Nausea and vomiting is running ram- interventionist ment. family. pant all over this “Ken guided He notes that you can’t put a Suppression of pain country; kids are us through the price tag on the feeling of watching Warm flushing of the skin getting addicted and they’re dropping whole process,” Martha said. “After we an addict surrender to treatment, Dry mouth like flies.” first met him that night at the hotel he recover and then thank their family Severe itching He said teenagers and their families could have easily left us and said ‘call me for putting them into treatment. Drowsiness are among the hardest on which to in- when you find your daughter’, but he “It’s never easy,” Seeley said. “I tervene, a fact he attributes to human didn’t. He told us no matter what time promise you it’s not easy for the nature: parents want to protect their of the night we heard from her to call families and it certainly isn’t easy child so they often make excuses for him.” for the addicts. But when you get them and minimize the problem. Allison was found and brought in to that other side there’s no bet- “When I was smoking pot at 15 or for the intervention the next day. She ter feeling than to turn over their 16 and my mom would find my pipe, agreed to go to treatment and she and loved-one and watch them start on I would say it’s my friend’s pipe or my Seeley left for the treatment center the the road to healthy recovery.” 6 February 23, 2010 Nerdgasm “Exploring the highs and lows of nerd culture.”

Sharktopus! Should inmates who commited non-violent crimes be released from prison early? inmates with violent or serious Code was enacted pursuant to Sec- by Ashleigh Johnson ed Enrique to find more information felonies are not eligible to earn the tion 48 of Senate Bill X3 18. That Daily Titan Copy Editor about what would surely be hailed as credits. Most of the people released basically means that, “Non-Revo- [email protected] the single greatest piece of cinematic early from the County jail where in cable Parole is a non-supervised art that mankind has ever created. for misdemeanors, vehicle code vi- version of parole where you do not It’s official: I’ve added Roger Cor- That’s when I learned about Roger olations and probation violations. report to a Parole Agent, cannot man to my list of favorite people. Corman. Advocates against the new law have a parole hold placed on you I was reclining in my Doom For- Corman has signed on to be the are using Kevin Peterson, an in- pursuant to Penal Code Section tress, my manservant, Enrique, had producer of said movie, which will mate from Sacramento County 3056 and cannot be returned to just poured me a glass of vintage someday air on the Syfy channel. A Jail, as an example of how the re- custody for a parole violation for wine (Boone’s Farm) and I was wear- quick scan of his IMDB.com page leases threaten the public. Peterson any reason,” said a Department of ing my favorite pair of Aquaman will confirm what I had already By Charles Purnell was serving a four-month sentence By Luke Cherney Corrections FAQ. underroos. known by that point: the man is a Daily Titan Staff Writer for parole violation and was re- Daily Titan Staff Writer “There’s really no accountability That night was to be a special genius. [email protected] leased early. He was arrested hours [email protected] for these people to follow along night. Among the impressive array of after his release, after allegedly at- and do what they’re supposed to,” I had just downloaded a Rifftrax films he has produced over the years Sentences are becoming short- tempting to rape a woman. Balancing the budget has over- Stewart said. of James Cameron’s “Titanic” and I are the screen gems “Dinocroc,” er than originally determined for The Peterson incident is the turned many oversights previous- Don Thompson of the Mercury was prepared for a night of guffaws “Dinoshark” and “Bloodfist VIII: inmates in Orange County jails. only case advocates against the ly left unchecked. Now, needing News wrote, “an inmate who was and chortles (those being the civi- Trained to Kill.” Under a new law, known as Sen- new law can cite because the low money to keep the bills paid, law- let out early under the new law lized forms of laughter). Further searching led to an inter- ate Bill X3 18, inmates can cut off risk offenders released since Jan. makers have had to make drastic was arrested just hours later on “Yay! Sharktopus!” Yelled one of view he recently did with the Hol- as much as half their sentences. 25 haven’t done anything that ex- decisions, including cutting pro- suspicion of attempting to rape a the commentators as Kate Winslet lywood Reporter on “Dinoshark,” More than 400 Orange Coun- treme. The damages and threats to grams to reroute funds. In a risky counselor. Although he had been slipped while hanging over the side which airs on March 13 on the Syfy ty jailed inmates have been re- the public that lawyers are talking gamble, one law allowed legisla- in jail for a probation violation, the of the ship, almost falling into the channel, and “Sharktopus!” which leased early since the law took ef- about in court are hypothetical. tors to give early release to con- inmate’s underlying crime was a vi- ocean. airs ... eventually. fect, most having their sentences The new law’s dissenters say the victed criminals, whose crimes olent one — assault with a deadly Sharktopus. The word itself On the plot of “Dinoshark”: shorted by only a few days. victims bill of rights are being vio- were not sexual or gang related weapon.” This will not be a freak seemed to too magical to have been “Global warming causes the glaciers The new law was intended to lated by releasing inmates early. and deemed nonviolent. State occurrence. crafted by a mere human mind. to break apart. We start the picture remedy the parole system and re- As stated earlier, most of the 400 criminals were deemed eligible In the same article, Thompson I immediately called upon En- with real beautiful shots of the gla- duce California’s prison popula- inmates released have had only a after completion of a mandated wrote, “We’re no longer speculat- rique to fetch my personal comput- ciers falling into the ocean. The un- tion by 6,500 low-risk offenders. few days shaved off their sentence. rehabilitation program after the ing. An inmate was improperly re- er, then dictated to him what to type born egg of the Dinoshark that has Not surprisingly, the new law, There was no harm in that. law took effect. leased and almost raped a woman,” into Google. been frozen for millions of years is coupled with the early release of I had a conversation with some- But wait, there’s more! This said Assemblyman Alberto Torrico, Seconds later, I was treated to one released.” 400 inmates, has raised voices one recently released from an Or- law also says that, in addition D-Fremont. “It’s obvious we’re cre- of the most beautiful sights I have On imagining my new favorite an- singing that the releases are a ange County Jail. He told me about to these charming citizens being ating a very dangerous situation.” ever had the privilege of bearing wit- imal: “’Sharktopus!’ is more difficult threat to public safety and depu- an inmate that was beaten until his added to our general population, Thompson wrote that, “Finance ness to. because you can imagine a prehistor- ties. face was covered with blood. The the budget will be cut for many officials on Jan. 21 estimated the There, emblazoned on the screen, ical crocodile like the Dinocroc, but Orange County Sheriff Depu- inmate that battered him had to parole programs. This is often the measure will save the state about was a creature of such magnificence there’s no such thing as prehistoric ties filed a lawsuit Feb. 16 to stop mop the blood for punishment. final gauntlet to go from felons $500 million its first full year.” that my eyes literally melted out of half-shark, half-octopus.” the releases from the county jail. I heard about race riots; officers to freedom, and, unfortunately, So the state is making a wager, their sockets (I’m using dark magic Apparently Corman likes to add However, the inmates should beating inmates for asking ques- it too will be cut. Newly-released you and your loved one’s health to write this! Yay!). A creature that an air of realism to his made up crea- be released, which is why Supe- tions about their release date and prisoners will be placed on a pro- and safety, versus a rapidly decom- was partially tentacles, partially rows tures. Thus, Sharktopus is created by rior Court Judge Steven Perk de- inmates being raped in the showers gram called Non Revocable Pa- posing system where thousands of upon rows of razor-sharp teeth and the U.S. Navy bio-engineers as a way nied the request for a temporary their first morning in jail. role. But as Sgt. Jeff Stewart of unstable inmates are just days away 100 percent perfection; it was a to ward off Somali pirates. restraining order that would have Police put people in jail for the Fullerton Police Department from moving next door. Sure the shark/octopus hybrid and it was go- In short, I’d let Corman dinocroc halted the applying of good be- things as petty as having a fire- said, “Non Revocable Parole is payoff seems nice, but with odds ing to be in a movie. my bloodfist, if you know what I havior credits that allow inmates cracker. I say everyone who quali- parole in name only.” like this, why not just throw it all A made-for-TV movie, no less. mean. to reduce their sentences by half. fies for early release under Senate On Oct. 11 last year, Section on red and see what happens, if When I finally finished hyperven- Please say that you do, because I Registered sex offenders and Bill X3 18 should be set free. 3000.03 of the California Penal you still feel lucky. tilating two hours later, I command- have no idea. Joe Stack terror attack By Cort Tafoya Was it any surprise that within an the hands of big business, he was in- Daily Titan Staff Writer hour of Stack’s assault on the IRS, censed even further. [email protected] Facebook fan clubs such as “Joe A. “Why is it that a handful of thugs Stack – Modern Day Rebel” and and plunderers can commit un- On Thursday Feb. 18, 53-year- “Joe Stack: A True American Patriot” thinkable atrocities … and when it’s old Joseph Andrew Stack woke up we’re created? CNN’s Rick Sanchez time for their gravy train to crash and set his Austin Texas home on remarked that none of the e-mails under the weight of their gluttony fire. However deranged, it wouldn’t he received while on air thoroughly and overwhelming stupidity, the even compare to what he did next. condemned Stack’s actions. full force of the federal government He drove to Georgetown Munici- The United States was founded has no difficulty coming to their pal Airport and hopped into a small on the principles of economic lib- aid within days if not hours?” Stack Piper Cherokee airplane. Twenty erty, but Stack saw that such liberty asked. minutes later, using a page from is entirely non-existent. He was not so subtly referring to the Al Qaeda playbook, he rammed The founding fathers are no doubt the Wall Street bank bailout, when his plane into an IRS building that rolling over in their graves over the the elites of the business world came housed up to 200 federal employ- amount of taxation and regulation to the government asking it to print ees. enforced by the U.S. government hundreds of billions of dollars out of Hitting this particular build- today. Our small businesses battle thin air, put the tab on us, and saved ing was no accident. Before taking zoning ordinances, absurd OSHA their aristocratic socioeconomic sta- his own life, and those of two oth- rules and insanely expensive build- tuses. As we all know, within the ers in the collision, Stack left what ing codes. We have sales taxes, excise blink of an eye, the Wall Street got amounted to a “crash manifesto” on taxes, property taxes, payroll taxes; exactly what it wanted. his Web site; a diatribe against the the government even came up with Time magazine and the New York government, corporations, unions something as sleazy as the estate tax, Post compared Stack’s populist out- and the Catholic Church. In partic- or as its more commonly referred, rage to those who compose the Tea ular, Stack detailed the unfortunate the “Death Tax.” The biggest theft of Party movement. But a thorough relationship he had with the IRS them all is the income tax, which es- examination of his suicide letter while he struggled in the software sentially makes each of us a govern- showed he was far from being a capi- engineering business, as well as tax ment serf. talism-loving libertarian that consti- codes that robbed him of tens of For what do we pay all these taxes tutes so many of the tea baggers. In thousands of dollars over the past that Stack was so vehemently op- fact, Stack was so anti-corporation, three decades. His beef with the IRS posed? anti-capitalism he sounded more and government ended up being the Well, the government certainly like a left-wing communist. primary reason for his act of terror. isn’t spending our money on great “Capitalism: from each according “Here we have a system that is by schools or quality roads. Indeed, to their gullibility, to each according far too complicated for the bright- what we get in return for our taxes to their greed,” he wrote. est of the master scholars to under- is entirely devious and precisely Many Americans have crowned stand,” Stack wrote. “The law ‘re- what makes our government so im- Stack a hero, but they all fail to see quires’ a signature on the bottom of moral. Multi-trillion dollar wars for how his violence is unjustified. Two a tax filing; yet no one can say truth- Iraq’s oil fields, all to the benefit of innocent people are dead, and two fully they understand what they are Conoco Phillips and Exxon Mobil; others suffered burns they’ll have to signing; if that’s not ‘duress’ than hundreds of billions of dollars for live with for the rest of their lives. what is. If this is not the measure of private contractors like DynCorp Stack’s terrorism won’t create free- a totalitarian regime, nothing is.” and Lockheed Martin in Afghani- dom for Americans, in fact, it is sure After digesting Stack’s motive and stan; stimulus packages that amount to do the complete opposite. Would his kamikaze-like maneuver, my ini- to nothing more than those in power anyone be surprised if the govern- tial reaction was, “Where the hell is buying votes at $250,000 a job and ment responded with a new PATRI- Turbo Tax when you need it?” hooking up select green tech com- OT act on steroids? The truth, however, is that Stack panies with lucrative contracts; and If the government is looking for was right to feel enraged, and he was foreign aid packages with mandates an answer to making sure domestic spot on in his assessment of the fed- that has the receiving country buy terror never happens again, I have eral government: an amoral entity products from U.S. manufacturers one that doesn’t involve them fur- that amounts to nothing more than (a policy that amounts to corporate ther violating the constitution: ab- a stationary bandit. His opinion of welfare). stain from stealing so much of our America’s broken and corrupt politi- When Stack realized that our tax paychecks every month and then cal system was even more accurate. dollars have a habit of ending up in selling us all out to corporations. 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http://www.dailysudoku.com/ 8 February 23, 2010 Track superstar finds success By Deyja Charles her time by two seconds in the 200 Running since her freshman year time for other interests. For theDaily Titan and by four seconds in the 400. of high school, this Madison High She is an older sister who wants [email protected] At the Arizona meet, Short alumna pours everything she has to be a good example for her brother brought in a jaw-dropping 24.10, into her performances. by excelling in the classroom as well Sitting on the bleachers in a breaking the previous school record Even her teammates take pleasure as on the track. “I have a younger daze, Cal State Fullerton junior of 24.54. in the ambition this Titan carries brother who’s into basketball, but I sprinter Ciara Short thinks about CSUF Track and Field Assistant both on and off the track. want him to know how important it her latest accomplishment – Coach Brandit “She’s deter- is to get good grades too,” she said. breaking the school record in the Copper condi- mined and wants Short is also a daughter who 200 meters. tions Short to go My parents come to be the best,” se- finds inspiration from her parents

She finds it hard to come up beyond familiar to almost every track nior high-jumper who have supported her since high

with words to describe her excite- places. meet“ and that moti- Laron Brown school. ment. “Her main “ said. “But she’s “My parents come to almost every Short has began the season focus is to stay vates me to do better. really fun and can track meet and that motivates me to with quite a flame, winning both relaxed and be be cool too.” do better,” Short said. the 200 and 400 sprint races at comfortable with – Ciara Short To succeed In her downtime, she likes to get Northern Arizona’s season open- being uncom- Junior sprinter in school, Short together with her friends and team- er. fortable,” Copper comes up with mates to enjoy nights of simplicity. But this speedy junior has said. strategies that “I’ll go to some parties, but I like more on her agenda than break- Working hard is imperative if she help her excel in her studies. to shop and have movie nights with ing records. wants to qualify for Nationals. As a communications major , she my friends,” she said. “It was cool, but I want to do With all her rising success, Short spends as much time preparing for It’s apparent that this sprinter has my best in indoor so I can qualify is quick to share her triumphs by ac- papers and exams as she does on the a bright future ahead of her. for Nationals,” Short said. knowledging Copper, her personal track. “I try to take the same classes Breaking records and setting goals Just a year ago, Short broke motivator. as my teammates so that we can have will lead her to the ultimate goal she her own personal record in the “We have one of the best coaches study groups,” Short said. “It makes has planned for herself. 200 dash at Washington’s Husky on the West who always push me to it more fun that way.” “I want to run professionally, and Classic with an impressive 24.57 do better,” Short said. “The expecta- Aside from the intense prepara- I think that with every race I do my seconds. tion she (Copper) has for me only tion and motivation that comes with best in will only bring that dream photo courtesy mattbrownphoto.com Since then, she has improved tells me that I can perform better.” being a scholar athlete, Short makes closer,” Short said. Ciara Short runs to the finish line during a Big West track and field meet in 2009. The Walk-Off: Dynasties are hard to maintain

teams – fluctuates yearly. don’t see true dynasties anymore. past as short-shorts. “No matter how much you’ve The UCLA men’s basketball teams Instead, universal parity has taken won, no matter how many games, of the 60s and 70s are long gone, as over today’s athletics. no matter how many champion- are the San Francisco 49ers of the Look at the last two NBA cham- ships, no matter how many Super 80s, the Chicago Bulls of the ‘0s and pions: The Lakers, coming off the Bowls, you’re not winning now, so the Los Angeles Lakers of the early ugly Kobe-Shaq divorce, were me- you stink,” former NFL Head Coach 2000s. diocre at best from 2004-07, a for- Bill Parcells once said. In hindsight, the championship gettable three-year stretch that in- With this “What have you done runs of the New England Patriots cluded missing the playoffs in 2004, for me lately?” mindset plastered (three titles from 2001-04) and San first-round exits in 2005 and 2006, on the cornerstone of every sports Antonio Spurs (three titles from a historic Kobe videophone tirade By brian whitehead franchise, it’s the coaches and gen- 2003-07), were the closest things we and a trade that included the words Daily Titan Staff Writer eral managers that feel the pinch to had to modern sports dynasties. “Lakers acquire Kwame Brown.” [email protected] accumulate noteworthy success im- The reality is, with unexpected Over on the East Coast, the Celt- mediately. injuries plaguing sports teams every ics endured years of disappoint- If modern team sports have taught Attaining such success one season season, free agency and trades rip- ment and bottom-feeding following us anything, it’s that winning consis- is good, but it’s not good enough. ping teams to shreds, incompetent their 1986 NBA title. The untimely tently is extremely difficult. No, the ultimate goal for franchis- ownership, Father Time, and little, deaths of Len Bias and Reggie Lewis While some collegiate and profes- es everywhere is to retain superiority if any, loyalty between players and in 1986 and 1993 respectively, left sional programs break the mold, sat- as long as possible. organizations, historically-successful the franchise in shambles for much isfiable success – for the majority of The fact of the matter is, you just dynasties are as much a thing of the of the 90s and 00s. It wasn’t until the 2008 draft day acquisitions of Ray Allen and Kevin photo courtesy mct Garnett that the organization finally The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics’ rivalry has been revitalized in recent years. overcame its inept ownership and cured its revolving door of players. Every team in each league is one for third in the AFC North and a Thanks to a couple franchise- trade, one draft pick, one free agent cold, yet cushiony seat at home for altering trades (the Pau Gasol trade signing away from legitimacy. the entire 2009 postseason. and the Ray Allen/Kevin Garnett However, the reverse is also true. Marred by injuries and less-than- trades), luck with injuries/non-inju- Take the Pittsburgh Steelers, for stellar play on both sides of the foot- ries, draft picks and coaching, both example. ball, the Steelers’ struggles (with the teams returned to the apex of the With two Super Bowl titles in the 4th easiest schedule, no less) epito- NBA, reaching the pinnacle of suc- last five years and a record six titles mized the state of parity in today’s cess in consecutive years. in franchise history, it’s safe to say sports. The overnight resurgence of the the Steelers have found the recipe for Every team in each league is one Lakers and Celtics prove that the gap success. However, the 2008 Super trade, one draft pick and one free between the haves and have-nots is Bowl champions finished the 2009 agent signing away from catastrophe ever-shrinking. campaign at a mediocre 9-7, good and irrelevance. SRC celebrates intramural and recreation sports

By alison munson Daily Titan Staff Writer [email protected]

The Cal State Fullerton Student Recreation Center (SRC) joined the celebration of the National Intramu- ral-Recreational Sports Association’s (NIRSA) 60th anniversary on Feb. 22. Students were offered a free buffet of pizza, cake and various beverages and were invited to participate in ac- tivity stations. The SRC highlighted the rock climbing tower “El Capitan” along with an X-box station featuring rec- reational type games and a “Meet the Trainers” station, where students were able to get their body fat mea- sured while becoming familiar with the personal training program of- fered at the SRC. Students must have been mem- bers of the SRC in order to partici- pate in the programs and facilities offered, said Vanessa Solarzane,- se nior business major and clerical as- sistant at the SRC. “So a bunch of photo By christa connelly/Daily Titan Photo Editor people came in and signed up,” she Intramural sports coordinator Albert Beltran prepares slices of cake for students. added. Awareness of the SRC is low, ac- coming recreational professionals. and play the sports they love.” cording to Ashley Indge, senior Currently, CSUF is working with The SRC sets up games and orga- kinesiology major and rock wall at- Cliff Bar and Luna energy bars in a nizes scheduling for intramural teams tendant. joint-participation promotion. while the players run the teams. “I think a lot of people think it’s “They provide us with all of the “There are no scheduled practic- only for big work out buffs,” she said. energy bars to pass out and promote,” es,” Beltran explained. “All we do is “But it’s important to come here and Beltran said. “Then the school gets set up the leagues and the times to see what’s new.” money for doing the promotion for play. Scheduled practices are up to Students who participate in the them.” them.” intramural and recreational sports NIRSA is focused on promoting Recreational sports are for the program at the SRC get the opportu- the benefits of participation in recre- most part, a leisure activity that act nity to play against different teams in ational sports. as stress relief. their region and bid to continue on “Intramural sports are a good Beltran believes the activities are to the national championships, said opportunity for those students that beneficial to the student today. Albert Beltran, Intramural Sports played sports in high school that “There are studies that have shown Coordinator and CSUF alumnus. might not have had the skills or abil- that sports and working out are an NIRSA also offers scholarships to ities to play at the collegiate level,” excellent way of relieving stress,” students who are interested in be- said Beltran. “They can still go out Beltran said.