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Since 1960 Volume 85, Issue 16 Wednesday March 4, 2009 DailyThe Student Voice of California StateTitan University, Fullerton DTSHORTHAND Eggs on concrete

About 350 high-schoolers from four districts will storm Cal State Fullerton today. They bring their eggs, cata- pults, foil barges, paper cars and working windmills. They also bring their engineering knowl- edge and creativity to compete in the 26th annual Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achieve- ment/Engineering and Com- Theforgotten holocaust puter Science Day (MESA Day) tournament at the campus. Deported from Poland to a forced labor camp, one refugee found her peace in America The most-watched event each year is the EggXpress egg drop. Using only materials specified by the national MESA head- By Carly cretney and jesica eastman quarters as protection, students Daily Titan Staff Writers must keep eggs unbroken and [email protected] unchipped after their pack- ages plummet from the top of itting in her elegant Chino Hills home, the guards could throw out all the dead. Moth- Raymond’s mother buried him herself, while the Humanities-Social Sciences Eddy Raymond looks like the grand- ers were forced to throw their babies out into very ill with Pellagra, a vitamin deficiency disease Building to the concrete court- mother everyone wants to have. With the snow,” Raymond said. “One woman passed causing skin lesions, confusion, paralysis and can yard six stories below. No flota- her dog, Coco, jumping on the brown around a handkerchief and lead to demen- tion devices, like parachutes, al- leatherS couches, Raymond modestly explains that asked if everyone would spit in tia, according lowed; the packages must plunge she created most of the art in her home. With it so her baby could have some- “We were all horrified by the to Webster’s at the speed of gravity. the walls decorated in original acrylic paintings, thing to suck on...of course the (German) holocaust. I feel there Medical Dic- Below, judges, with hand it is difficult to imagine that Raymond’s child- baby didn’t make it,” she said. “ tionary. With wipes close at hand, immediate- hood was horrific. When Raymond, her par- was another holocaust happen- her mother so

ly open the packages and count Her story is one the American public does ents, sister and brother arrived ing in Russia that is never talked ill, Raymond the number of eggs – and the not know much about, Cora Granata said, a at a labor camp in Khristofo- and her sister

number of those still unbroken. about, and it happened at the Cal State Fullerton professor of history and the rovo, Archangel’sk, in Serbia, same time.” were taken to adviser of the European Studies Society. “So they were near starvation and “ an orphanage. many ordinary peoples’ lives were dramatically had developed boils, abscesses, – Eddy Raymond The orphans Researchers create robot uprooted during the war and this is one of those rashes and bleeding gums. survived by stories,” she said. At the labor camp, every WWII Survivor begging, work- that can alter DNA code Growing up in Poland, in an area now con- person, including children, was ing in collec- sidered Ukraine, 5-year-old Raymond and her assigned heavy labor. Food was tive farms and UWIRE – Forget R2-D2 and family were deported during WWII and suffered rationed to morsels of bread, no medical care following the crowds. C-3PO – New York University through the Holocaust caused by Stalin and Hit- was provided and the freezing winter was un- Many children died at a spot known as the researchers have developed an en- ler. bearable. Valley of Death. tirely different and exciting kind “We were all horrified by the (German) holo- Because of the cramped conditions, death was “Here nature conspired against life. The -in of robot. caust,” Raymond said. “I feel there was another inevitable. credible heat would start at the beginning of the A team of chemists from NYU holocaust happening in Russia that is never talk- “One of the victims was my little brother year … the land would turn into a desert as the and China’s Nanjing University ed about, and it happened at the same time.” who died a year after our deportation, and who water dried up,” Raymond said. “The orphan- has created a two-armed nanoro- Stalin and Hitler had an agreement to divide just turned four years old. His last words were age turned into a death camp. A deadly silence bot with the ability to alter and Poland, Raymond said at a lecture at CSUF late begging for food – ‘Just one little potato,’ he descended upon it, uninterrupted by the sound exchange pieces of genetic code. last week. pleaded, but there was from children.” The catch? Their device has to be Raymond’s speech none to give him. We all It is at the Valley of Death, Raymond nearly small enough to work on a mo- was of a larger se- The reality of the experience sat by him and watched died from Typhoid. Coffins were in short supply, lecular scale. ries by the European was painful from the very begin- helplessly as he took his so bodies were taken out in their underwear and Built from DNA, the new “ Studies Society. “It ning. They were constantly un- last breath,” Raymond thrown into mass graves in the desert. nanorobot measures approxi- was designed by the said. Soon after, India offered amnesty for the or- mately 150 x 50 x 8 nanometers. European Studies der surveillance, constantly under Soon after her broth- phans, separating Raymond from her mother. And that’s tiny: a nanometer is a Society out of the cu- very, very cruel regimes, and they er’s death, Stalin gave Her mother joined the Polish army so she could billionth of a meter. riosity for the recent were unable to control anything the family and other de- leave as well, Raymond said. As they waited to Computer processors and cir- past,” Jacqueline Al- portees amnesty because be put on a ship, stronger people pushed onto

cuitry can also benefit from im- varino, president of about their lives. Even those who he needed soldiers and the boats while some who barely clung to life

provements in nanotechnology. the ESS, said. “We survived bared the scars forever. wanted to cover up the crawled within inches of freedom. When inside Nanomachines inside comput- so often read in his- – Lynn Sargeant, “ outrage he had commit- the boat, suffocating like the cattle cars, the bod- ers could allow for more binary tory books, but never ted, Raymond said. ies of the dead were thrown overboard. states, allowing for double the experience the first- History professor Without food, money “They followed the ship for miles in its wake,” current computing speed. hand account”. or transportation, Ray- Raymond said about the corpses. The new device’s arms reside Targeted by the mond’s family joined the Arriving on the Persian beaches of the Caspi- within an origami-like rectangu- Russians because her hundreds of thousands an Sea in summer 1942, the Polish throngs were lar array. The arms store differ- family owned land, Raymond and her family of other Poles emerging from the prisons all over given some short-lived relief. ent pieces of information; while were snatched from their home in the middle the Soviet Union streaming to the south, where “We were inoculated and given a proper diet; DNA has previously filled that of the night and were crammed into cattle train an army was said to be forming. dirt was scraped off our bodies, hair was shaved niche, other species such as pro- cars with hundreds of people. The walls of the The journey started in August or September off, lice-infected clothing was burned,” she said. teins and chemical components train car were boarded up and froze over. Dur- 1941 and lasted until March 1942, with untold Approximately 600 people, mostly children, could theoretically be placed in ing the six-week journey, the conditions were casualties along the way, Raymond said. “By died just after finding freedom. The authorities the arms. deplorable. There were no bathrooms, just a this time my sister and I, like zombies, almost moved the crowds because of their size and dis- hole in the floor. They had to collect snow out catatonic, needed constant direction to eat and eases farther south, where Raymond was taken of the same hole so they could drink, and as the sleep,” she said. to Tehran, Iran. Fistful of Steel temperature rose the bugs came out of the walls. Her father tried to sign up for the army, but “No one knew the state they would be in,” Everyone was covered with insect bites and weak was dying of Typhoid and was taken away for Raymond said about the refugees. at Cal State Fullerton from malnutrition, she said. treatment. Her mother found him in a pile of “The trains would stop between stations so dead bodies outside the hospital. See WAR Page 2

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Graphic by Austen Montero /Daily Titan Editorial Director High: 64° High: 65° Eddy Raymond and her parents, brother and sister, began her journey in Kalus, 100 miles southeast of Lvov, Low: 47° Low: 47° which is now Ukraine. The family of five was ransacked in the middle of the night, and forced to board a cattle train car bound for a labor camp in Siberia. Stalin granted amnesty to terrorized Poles, a move considered a FEW SHOWERS MOSTLY SUNNY way to camouflage the outrage he committed. Her family headed south by foot, with little provisions and no money, traveling through Kirov, Saratov, Kuybyshev, Chelyabinsk, Omsk, and Alma Ata in Kazakhstan, and on to Uzbekistan. In Uzbekistan they CONTACT US went to Tashkent, Samarkland and Bukhara, finding the Polish Army in Ghuzar. The Poles flocking from all Main line: (714) 278-3373 photo By carly cretney/Daily Titan Staff Writer directions created a human stream of disease, known as the “Valley of Death.” News desk: (714) 278-4415 Eddy Raymond, a WWII holocaust survivor lectures at Cal State Fullerton Pollack Library late last week. She Seperated from most of her family by death and distance, Raymond and her sister were transported to a seaport Advertising: (714) 278-4411 was invited to participate in the “Eyewitness to War” Series hosted by the European Studies Society. As a child, village on the Caspian Sea. From there she travelled to Australia, Bora Bora, San Pedro, California and Leon, E-mail: [email protected] she was deported from her Polish homeland by cattle train and sent to a labor camp in Siberia in 1940. Mexico before settling in Buffalo, New York. 2 Page Two March 4, 2009 IN OTHER NEWS war: survivor shares past struggles From Page 1 to India. In Bombay, they boarded moved to an orphanage in Buffalo, give an eyewitness version of history. INTERNATIONAL a boat with American soldiers who N.Y. The ESS itself is an interdisciplinary Cricket team attack brings troubles in focus Raymond fell ill with Typhoid fe- were being sent home. Once in open At the lecture event, Sargeant ex- club for anyone interested in Europe, ver again, while her sister nearly died water, they were hit by a torpedo. plained that even now it is hard for whether it is for travel, international LAHORE, Pakistan (MCT) – Because of fear of what might happen, no of Malaria. They had to sit silent in life jackets the victims to memorialize their suf- business or history, Granata said. one wanted to come to Pakistan to play cricket anymore. “Once again the death toll was for a day while they waited until it fering. Propaganda and misinforma- “The reality of the experience was After all the security warnings, all the suicide attacks, after the Mumbai staggering,” Raymond said. was safe. tion about what happened keep sto- painful from the very beginning,” attack in November caused the Indian team to back out of a planned tour, Over 2,000 people died. The “Since our presence in the United ries like Raymond’s hidden. Sargeant Sargeant said. “They were constantly only one country, against the advice of everyone else, agreed to come to cemetery filled up and coffins ran States was deemed said these victims under surveillance, constantly under Pakistan: Sri Lanka. out. Another cemetery had to be an embarrassment are, “struggling very, very cruel regimes, and they On Tuesday morning, as buses drove the Sri Lankan cricket team from a made for them. Many of the graves to Stalin, because We so often read against attempts to were unable to control anything

he was an ally, willfully forget the about their lives. Even those who fancy hotel to the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore, about a dozen heavily armed are marked for the “nameless dead,” “in history books, but we were denied a darker past of the survived bared the scars forever.” gunmen attacked the buses with rifles, grenades and rocket launchers, killing Raymond said. six police officers and a driver and injuring seven players, an umpire and an home here,” Ray- never experience the Soviet and Russian After her horrendous childhood, They were moved to a Persian or- “ assistant coach from Britain. mond said. experience.” Raymond because a U.S. Marine phanage with schools. Wealthy Per- first-hand account. With this audacious attack on South Asia’s favorite sport, the severity of They were The lecture se- and was stationed in El Toro. To her, sians lent their summer homes for the crisis in Pakistan hit home for many people who never thought terrorism transferred to Cen- – Jacqueline Alvarino, ries started as an America became a home to rest her them. They could not stay for fear could hurt them. tral Mexico. At this ESS president assignment given weary hands and heal her war-torn “We don’t know who these people are,” said Shazia Sardar, 28, who was that Soviet soldiers would take the time they finally by Granata, in heart. eating breakfast with her husband when they heard two blasts followed by children to cover up their atrocities. got in contact with which she asked “I have a difficult time with the gunfire outside their restaurant. “I think they are not human, those people Great Britain offered up the African their mother, who had fled to Eng- students to interview war survivors. mindlessness of war and the way ci- doing this.” colonies. Australia, New Zealand, land and joined the Air Force. Some of those people became the vilians are ignored,” Raymond said. India, Canada and Mexico also of- Soon after, the State Department first speakers in their series. They are “It’s focused too much on marines fered refuge. Raymond and her sister under Truman, granted amnesty to sought out now because their gener- and airplanes. That’s the tragedy of NATIONAL set off for Mexico. First they went the orphans. Raymond and her sister ation is passing on, and their voices the whole thing.” Arrest warrant issued in Chandra Levy slaying

WASHINGTON (MCT) – Police obtained an arrest warrant Tuesday for El Salvador immigrant Ingmar A. Guandique for the 2001 killing of Pack a bowl to ease California’s economic woes Chandra Levy, opening another dramatic chapter in one of the nation’s most S.F. assemblyman recommends Koo. Schedule I is a category created by the Drug enduring murder mysteries. Enforcement Agency. Schedule I drugs hold the Resurrecting a cold but still infamous case, federal prosecutors say that a measure to legalize marijuana in greatest potential for abuse and the least for med- combination of circumstantial evidence and witness testimony now enables order to raise billions in revenue ical use. In this system, marijuana is on the same them to charge the 27-year-old Guandique. He’s been eyed periodically as a level as heroin, Koo said. possible suspect since 2002. By Michael Arellano Because the DEA and federal government have “We believe Ms. Levy was a random victim of Guandique, who attacked For the Daily Titan this view of marijuana, it is unlikely that it will and killed her as she walked through Rock Creek Park,” U.S. Attorney Jeff [email protected] be legalized at the state level, even with the eco- Taylor said at a packed news conference. nomic pressure being as heavy as it is, Koo said. “Toke out to bail out” could be the slogan for Politically the measure hits many barriers. California congress’ new economic stimulus plan. Lieutenant Don Launders of the CSUF Police STATE It is a measure to legalize, regulate and tax mari- Department said it is up to the people and the Roku teams with Amazon to stream videos juana, and is waiting to be approved. people’s representatives. San Francisco’s Assemblyman Tom Ammiano He admits it would create more responsibilities SAN JOSE (MCT) – Roku, maker of a $100 box that delivers streaming proposed measure AB 390 last Monday to legalize for police departments. Netflix videos to consumers’ TVs, is teaming withA mazon.com to vastly in- and tax marijuana. “Just like any other controlled substance, there crease the number of movies and TV episodes consumers can watch through This proposal will make marijuana, like alcohol, will be some that abuse it,” Launders said. the device. regulated to prevent the purchase of it by anyone The police are involved when people abuse oth- The partnership may bring the digital living room one step closer to re- under 21, according to the Los Angeles Times. er legal substances, such as overdoses and driving ality. That’s the idea of making available a universe of movies, TV shows, The Los Angeles Times states that Ammiano’s under the influence. music and other content on consumers’ entertainment centers at the touch main argument for the legislation is that it would The measure itself seemed to come out of no- bring about a billion dollars a year in tax revenue, where. “A stab in the dark,” Koo said. “It is a bold of a button. Even though this legislation promises so much, Later this week, owners of the Roku Netflix Player will be able to use the helping the state close its unprecedented budget move and a creative way to raise funds.” deficit. Taxing the people, especially with unemploy- Koo said the majority of people are not ready for gadget to watch videos from Amazon.com. Roku will add the feature to ex- legislation of this degree. However, the younger isting devices with a free, automatic, Internet-delivered update. But will this bill ever become a reality for Cali- ment rates where they are, cannot be the solution fornians? to close the budget deficit, Koo said. generation seems more than willing. The deal with Amazon will allow Roku owners to gain access to 40,000 “I’ve never even done it (marijuana) before,” videos in addition to the 12,000 videos available from Netflix. “Honestly, I don’t think it will pass,” Dixie Koo, Koo said that while this measure may not go Jeanette Cho, a 22-year-old kinesiology major, The partnership also introduces another option for Roku owners. Previ- a political science professor at Cal State Fullerton, further than the house, it shows that political ously, they could watch videos through the device only if they had a Netflix specializing in drug legislation, said. “California minds are looking for new ways to raise revenue said. “But I think it should (be legalized) because subscription. Now, they will be able to get videos on an a la carte basis from isn’t progressive enough to take this big of a step.” for the state, and are thinking outside the box to so many people are being convicted of drug pos- Amazon. Marijuana is a Schedule I drug, according to generate funds. session, and it could reduce tax payers’ dollars.” Amazon charges $3 to $4 to rent most movies and $1 to $2 to rent TV episodes. Consumers can also buy digital movies from the company for $6 and up. Amazon stores both rented and purchased movies on its Web site and will stream them to Roku boxes, which don’t have a hard drive. Fox Searchlight CFO visits, touts ‘Slumdog’ For the Record 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 Entertainment and tourism and eight Oscars after its opening, Fraser said a main focus of the internship opportunities for stu- printed on the front page. Any incorrect information printed on any management students get the movie pulled in the biggest box new concentration is to connect stu- dents. other page will be corrected on page 2. Errors on the Opinion page will office results during the week after dents to working professionals in the It is also working to buid a guest- be corrected on that page. Corrections also will be noted on the online advice from the experts the Academy Awards. entertainment world. speaker bureau to provide insight version of the Daily Titan. Gwen’s presence on campus was The program is collaborating with from working professionals like Please contact executive editor Jessica Terrell at 714-278-5815 or at By van le coordinated by accounting profes- the Career Center to create job and Gwen. [email protected] with issues about this policy or to report any Daily Titan Staff Writer sor Kim Tarantino as a way to bring errors. [email protected] awareness to a new concentration available in the College of Business The “Slumdog Millionaire” kids and Economics. may have won the hearts of Ameri- The College of Business and Eco- cans across the country, but it was nomics is celebrating the rebirth Daily Titan the planning and advertising strate- of the Entertainment and Tour- gies of the production company, Fox ism Management concentration Editorial Searchlight, that allowed the movie this semester, which focuses on the Executive Editor Jessica Terrell to take home the Academy Award’s entertainment factor as well as the Managing Editor Michal Olszewski coveted “Best Motion Picture” hon- operations behind the Hollywood Editorial Director Austen Montero or. spotlight. News Director Luis Delgadillo Students got a glimpse of the star The program is the first of its Asst. News Editor Jesica Eastman behind the movie stars Tuesday after- kind, according to Tarantino. Asst. News Editor Eui-jo Marquez noon when Jill Gwen, chief financial “There are no other programs Features Editor Muey Saephanh officer and vice president of opera- like this at an undergraduate level Features Editor Christee Lemons tions and finance at Fox Searchlight, anywhere in the nation,” Tarantino Asst. Features Editor Brittney Lange paid a special visit to Cal State Ful- said. Sports Editor Crysania Salcido lerton. Tarantino said the main focus of Detour Editor Skyler Blair Detour Editor Jackie Connor With the Oscar buzz still on the program is to provide students Copy Chief Amy Dempsey her mind, Gwen spoke to students with the knowledge necessary to be- Copy Editor Jessica Cartie about business in the entertainment come successful in the world of en- Photo Editor Daniel Suzuki world and stressed the importance tertainment. Editor’s Assistant Isa Ghani of internships in the highly competi- “We want to make sure what we’re Adviser Ricardo Chavira tive industry. talking about in here is going on out Main Line (714) 278-3373 Editorial Fax (714) 278-4473 “Do an internship, work for free. there,” she said. News Line (714) 278-4415 E-mail: [email protected] I’m telling you, it will pay off,” she Tarantino said a similar program said. existed at CSUF a decade ago as a Advertising Gwen said if joint venture be- Director of Advertising Sarah Oak given a choice be- Do an intern- tween the Com-

Production Assistant Chris Ullyott tween a Harvard m u n i c a t i o n s , Production Assistant Mandi Braga graduate with no ship, work for free. Business and Per-

National Sales & Promotion Kassia Azimioara work experience or I’m“ telling you, it will forming Arts Col- Classified Manager Kiran Kazalbash someone who can “ leges. Account Executive Liz Hernandez supplement a de- pay off. In recent years, Account Executive Dante Galan gree from another she noticed an Account Executive Andrew St. Pierre – Jill Gwen, university with CFO and VP increase in stu- Account Executive Katie Hennessey internship experi- Account Executive David Ahn dent interest, and Account Executive Adrian Gaitan ence, she would enlisted the help Distribution Santana Ramos definitely hire the latter. from Harold Fraser, a management Business Manager/Adviser Robert Sage The energetic and down-to-earth professor, to revive the program, she CFO also spoke to the classroom full said. Main Line (714) 278-3373 Advertising Fax (714) 278-2702 of students about Fox Searchlight’s With new courses and an updated Advertising (714) 278-4411 E-mail: [email protected] marketing and distribution strate- curriculum, the Entertainment and The Daily Titan is a student publication, printed every Monday through Thursday. The gies for the award-winning movie. Tourism Management concentra- Daily Titan operates independently of Associated Students, College of Communications, Gwen attributed the movie’s suc- tion received the seal of approval CSUF administration and the CSUF System. The Daily Titan has functioned as a public cess to its ability to generate an un- from the university in June 2008. forum since inception. Unless implied by the advertising party or otherwise stated, derground campaign driven by word The concentration is different advertising in the Daily Titan is inserted by commercial activities or ventures identified of mouth. from the Entertainment Studies 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 com- In its opening weekend, “Slum- concentration within the College mercial enterprises. The Daily Titan allocates one issue to each student for free. dog Millionaire” debuted on only of Communications because it also Copyright ©2006 Daily Titan four screens nationwide. focuses on the operations side of the According to Gwen, three months entertainment world. March 4, 2009 DETOUR 3 REVIEWS MUSIC BOOK MUSIC

By Derin Richardson By Cynthia Meza By Brittny Ulate Daily Titan Staff Writer Daily Titan Staff Writer Daily Titan Staff Writer [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Lamb of God managed, yet again, is the machine-gun riffed insanity Comfortably Numb: How Psychia- One of the the book’s prominent Solarcade has a mighty message seem feasible. Almost sounding like to buck the trend of American metal of “Set to Fail” that assaults the ears try Is Medicating a Nation, a book by messages, although it sounds oxy- for the masses in its new EP Songs a Christian inspirational band, So- by producing their latest album, and brings loyal fans back to familiar Charles Barber, describes his experi- moronic, is that some degree of de- for the Gathering, and if it had just larcade brings hope to the tortured Wrath. Eleven tracks of ear-searing ground. ences in the world of the mentally ill. pression is perfectly natural and can pushed a little bit more, it might souls of the world. Van and Pomilla vocals complimented by cleverly ar- John Campbel imparts a beauti- The book chronicles his experience be healthy for people. have done it. Although singer Paul bring an elegance to their record, ticulate, yet incendiary lead guitar fully caressed, non-distorted guitar working in New York City at home- “A certain measure of depression is Van has conviction behind his lyrics, which makes it easy to listen to and riffs, and a massively brutal rhythm lead for the intro of “Grace”, draped less shelters for the mentally ill. absolutely appropriate to this world. there isn’t much power behind the a great soundtrack for an afternoon guitar section to top it off. with a lush chorus-effect for added In Comfortably Numb, Barber Indeed, it can be a sign of health, an songs to actually cause a mass gath- of mind wandering. Wrath continues on the warpath depth and splendor that is very Ma- outlines the dysfunction of over- indicator of being a thinking, feel- ering any time soon. At times the album will reach the left off by the 2006 album Sacra- chine Head-esque, where it is then medicated Americans, where anyone ing person – proof that one is alive,” The first track of the album, realm of cheesy, as in their song “My ment, and offers that brand name maliciously eviscerated by Chris and everyone can receive prescrip- Barber says in his book. “Rise,” is a call for people to come Weather of Love,” where Van sings guitar savagery that Lamb of God Adler and ’s techni- tion drugs such as anti-depressants The book notes that Americans together and make a difference in “You were the one/inside my eyes. has crafted ever-so diligently since cally-precise drum and guitar duo, and painkillers. in particular are under pressure to this little world of ours, or at least Your chosen skies/became my sun.” its creation in 1990. soon followed by the rage filled, de- Barber provides information medicate themselves because of di- take some action in our own lives. A nice sentiment, but not an excep- While the album may have earned monic gutturals of Blythe that gets about the phenomenon and Ameri- rect-to-consumer advertising, fewer Solarcade, which includes guitar- tional song. the “commercial sellout” badge by the blood boiling. cans’ problem of relying too heavily therapeutic options, the promise of ist Tony Pomilla, has a sound that The album is original, unpreten- some fans, the sheer heaviness of the Still referencing the heavy song- on medications. He describes how a quick fix and the blurring distinc- harkens back to the easy melodies tious and doesn’t expect a lot from guitar work by and writing ideology like that of veteran pharmaceutical companies have tion between mental illness and ev- of 1980’s The Police; think “Don’t its fans, which is a good thing be- Mark Morton proves that the Vir- southern metal bands, “Reclama- been able to market their drugs so eryday problems. Stand So Close to Me” mashed with cause their sound isn’t for everyone. ginia-based quintet has no intention tion” embraces the feel effectively to Americans due to the Comfortably Numb explains that “De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da.” Sounding like a watered down U2, of abandoning the nuanced brutality of Pantera, using a mid-tempo pro- wide range of emotional distress we pharmaceutical companies market The easy going sound that So- Solarcade doesn’t quite reach the that made both 2004’s Ashes of the gression and chugging techniques face. medications to consumers as a way larcade delivers in their album is a heights they are aiming for with Wake and 2003’s that made Dimebag Darrell seem “Americans have never been able to ease emotional distress. In which quiet call to arms for their listeners their idealized lyrics and lazy beats. hit albums. God-like with his rhythm patterns. to get by for very long without their case, medications become a crutch to think more of the positive in life Songs for the Gathering is a soft- Randy Blythe’s singing has a bit This album may seem like a con- drugs,” Barber says. for individuals who may not need it. and leave the darkness of self-doubt core electro-pop album, not suit- of a style change on the album’s sec- tinuation of their endeavors in song- The book also goes into how phar- The information distilled through- behind them. able for the dance floor or for radio’s ond song “In Your Words,” but there writing thus far instead of any actual maceutical companies create a medi- out this book is engaging, and opens Van digs deep with his lyrics, top-40 stations. What you have to remains a vocal and instrumental improvement, but it is nonetheless cation and then persuade people the door to discover more in the exploring themes of humanity and understand with Solarcade is that vigor that is reminiscent to that of a an incredibly substance-driven al- they need it thus creating a market growing problem of over-medicating goodness as his voice brings life to they’re an acquired taste, and they pack of ravenous wolves. Following bum that should not be ignored. for the drug. drugs to an unknowing public. these topics, actually making them just may not be your flavor. 4 Opinion March 4, 2009 Letters American Heart Association Memorials Titan Editorial to the A gift from Providing insight, analysisand perspective since 1960 Editor: the heart. 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More and Titan reserves the right attacks, strokes, high blood cy, it looks like he’s actually going to be keeping where the student would receive a direct loan more employers are requiring potential em- to edit letters for length, those promises, which may come as shock to from the college they are attending. ployees to have a bachelor’s degree, and some- pressure and other heart and anyone who has followed politics in the past This big, well actually giant, change would times even a master’s degree. grammar and spelling. blood vessel diseases. eight years. save $24 billion over the next five years, which The private loan companies and banks are Direct all comments, Last Thursday, Obama announced the first is definitely something our sagging economy probably going to throw fits over this change questions or concerns For more information please budget of his presidency. 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I may be inviting upon myself seven semesters ago when I some harmless criticism, but I am dropped the bomb on doing so to hopefully motivate those my mother that who are on the verge of giving up. I was giving Come May, it will have taken me up on college. seven years to attain my bachelor’s I was degree. c o n t e n t I am only two semesters away from on join- the time it could have taken one to ing the lo- earn a doctorate, yet I’m walking cal plumbers away with what some consider the union or just equivalent of last generation’s high sticking with the school diploma. restaurant gig and College is no simple journey, es- hoping I could pecially for those who pursue it on live out the rest a completely independent financial of my life on a basis. bartender’s in- If it weren’t for the beer bongs and come. the moral support of my family and My older t h e peers, I’m not sure how I would’ve brother (who’s rest is history. gotten through this arduous jour- a year-and-a-half Every week I wonder what I ney. older) and my twin brother had should write about. Some stories are Amazingly, I still have enough already moved on to universities. timely. Some are just inspired from brain cells to stumble down the aisle Having conversations with some random daily events, like a phone for May’s commencement ceremony of my high school classmates, who conversation or dumb luck. in what will be the conclusion of this had already graduated and moved It is not my intent to boast, but epic tale. on to the first stages of their careers, this week I had a moment of reflec- But it was very demoralizing. tion that I thought I could use as a wasn’t all I was having the hard- motivating story idea. indul- est time finding My mother had to remind me that gences and en- my motiva- it’s time to start sending out gradu- tertainment, tion and ation announcements. I wanted to although this f i g u r e d respond with “Who’s graduating?” is imperative c o l l e g e but then it hit me – I’m graduating. to a true col- wasn’t for Holy crap! Finally. lege experience. me because I I had fallen so deep into the years- Some semesters wasn’t excelling at long cycle of semester after semester would reveal the same rate as my that I almost completely forgot that themselves as peers. I definitely this road would eventually end. true tests of my was over-paying For those struggling to find a rea- diligence and for an education son to stay in college, don’t give up. potential. Those semes- that seemed to be Everyone moves at their own ters were the real life leading nowhere pace, don’t judge yourself based on pass/fail trials that – the entire ex- the rate of others' achievements. You made completing perience felt like are your own person with your own college worth I was chasing the challenges and your own path – it is the frustration sun. not a competition. and debt ac- I guess it’s needless to say that I I hate to sound cliché but, it’s not cumulation. didn’t drop out. The next semesterI en- about the destination – it’s about the It was around rolled in my first journalism class and journey. March 4, 2009 5 CLASSIFIEDS1600 6500 miscellaneous Help Wanted

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For the Daily Titan ticipated in his final Pac-10 Tourna- this month. “There’s been a lot more individual [email protected] ment. Duenas is the only Titan wrestler pressure.” After finishing fourth in his fresh- to officially qualify for the NCAA UC Davis finished fourth in total Rewarding for some, surprising man year, fifth in his sophomore and Championships, but others could team points in the tournament, edg- for few and grueling for many – the junior year, and fourth in Monday still get in with an at-large bid. ing out Arizona State by 1.5 points Pac-10 Wrestling Championships night’s finals, Astorga said he felt the A total of twenty wrestlers partici- in Head Coach Lennie Zalesky’s came to a close Monday night at Ti- tournament was a bittersweet experi- pating in the tournament qualified eighth year at the school. tan Gym. ence. for the NCAA Tournament after The Aggies set a school record Boise State, last year’s dominating “It’s heartbreaking, but I just Monday night’s finals. with six wrestlers finishing in the defending champion, finished first thank God for Oregon State top four. Some of the wins surprised overall once again with a staggering the opportu- finished the tour- Zalesky. team score of 172.5, and finished the nity,” Astorga nament in second “You go against these guys a lot tournament with six individual first said. “My busi- It’s heartbreaking, place with a team and you know what they can do,” place finishes. The Broncos also had ness marketing “but I just thank God score of 128, Zalesky said. “Everything is on the a second place individual finish and degree is my “ three individual line and it is nerve racking for both three fourth place finishes. national cham- for the opportunity. second place fin- coaches and wrestlers.” However, the story of the tourna- pionship.” ishes, two third Arizona State rounded out the top ment was Anthony Robles, an Arizo- – Teddy Astorga, With a strong Titan Wrestler place finishes and five with a total team score of 101. na State redshirt freshman wrestling recruiting class four more within Although the Sun Devils finished at 125-pounds. and plenty of the top five. fifth as a team, they had one individ- He finished first in his division de- talented young wrestlers, Astorga Rounding out the top three was ual first place finish and two second spite being born with only one leg. said he believes the school’s wrestling Cal State Bakersfield, which finished place finishes. For his efforts, Robles was named program is on its way up, and said he only 3.5 points behind the Beavers. Nathan Lee of Boise State at the tournament’s Outstanding Wres- feels his previous tournament plac- The Roadrunners were under the 174-pounds won his second consec- tler after obtaining a fall and two ing shows a positive standard for the leadership of Head Coach T.J. Kerr, utive title, as did Chase Pami of Cal technical falls to become the cham- Titans. who has been with the team for 23 Poly San Luis Obispo at 157-pounds pion in his bracket. “It shows that we can do a lot years. after a thrilling win in sudden vic- After a less than stellar evening ses- with the little that we have,” Astorga Proud of his wrestlers’ perfor- tory over Boise State’s Adam Hall, sion Sunday for Cal State Fullerton, said. mances, Kerr managed to lead five which went nine periods. the team finished with a third place One of those strong younger wrestlers to the finals despite the Former Arizona State champion, finish and a fourth place finish in the CSUF wrestlers, sophomore Adin very tough competition within the Brent Chriswell, won another title, Photo Courtesy ASU Media Relations 141 and 149-pound divisions. Duenas, earned third place in the Pac-10 Tournament. but this time at 197-pounds wres- Anthony Robles is declared the winner of the Pac-10 title in Titan Gym, Monday night. Senior Titan wrestler Teddy As- 141-pound division and qualified “We work hard to wrestle bet- tling for Boise State. The 125-pound freshman was also named the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler.

Renken, co-Pitcher of the Week

By brittni torres-moten/Daily Titan File Photo Cal State Fullerton first baseman K.C. Craddick awaits a hit in the Feb. 8 game against Indiana. Although the Titans won, they have since lost seven straight games. Titans ready for Long Beach Invitational Tournament

By nick fortes ning of the season we were hitting at 11 a.m. and Longwood University Sunday brings the Titans back Daily Titan Staff Writer the ball hard and our pitching and (6-4) at 5:45 p.m. with both games home for their final game of the [email protected] defense was struggling. Now our being played at Mayfair Park. tournament against Iowa (12-3) at 9 pitching and defense re great and Because the team is young, the a.m. at Anderson Family Field. The Cal State Fullerton softball our batting is having trouble.” transition from travel teams to col- The Hawkeyes are one of the best By brittni torres-moten/Daily Titan File Photo team (5-11, 0-0) looks to end their This weekend’s tournament fea- lege ball can be difficult. teams in the Big 10 this year and Cal State Fullerton sophomore Daniel Renken was named co-Big West seven-game losing streak this week- tures teams from all over the country They are still catching up to the are batting .267 and pitching a 1.08 Conference Pitcher of the Week. end at the Long Beach Invitational and will be a test for the Titans. pace of playing at a traditionally suc- ERA as a team behind starting pitch- The second-year pitcher hails from Cypress, CA, attended Orange Lutheran Tournament after a disappointing The Titans open the tournament cessful school. er Brittany Weil, who is 8-2 on the High School and was a Freshman All-American in his first year as a Titan. performance at the DiMarini Invi- with a 6 p.m. game at Anderson “The freshmen need to show more season with a 0.67 ERA. Renken shares the honor with senior left handed pitcher Joey Centanni of tational Tournament at Anderson Family Field against Syracuse (9-4) confidence in games,” Ari Cervantes, Iowa has won nine of their last University of the Pacific. Family Field. – who enter the tournament batting sophomore pitcher and outfielder, 10 games, and the starting pitching Renken received the honor after his strong performance against the Stanford Although the Titans have been .317 and pitching a 1.91 ERA. said. “They show it in practice, they has not allowed a run in their last six Cardinal in which he threw 7.0 innings, and gave up only one run on five hits, while striking out seven. struggling to get wins, the team has Although the Titans haven’t played just need to show it in games.” games. The win for the Titans stopped the team’s five game losing streak against the the talent to play competitively and the Orange this year, it will be a chal- Florida International comes in With the most important part of then No. 14 ranked Cardinal, and gave Renken his first win of the new season. that’s what they plan on doing. lenge for them to overcome. batting .242 and pitching a 2.20 the season – conference and post sea- “It’s a great honor, but it just shows that anyone on our staff can win the The Titans had a tough time at “We have the talent to compete ERA as a team. The Panthers have son play – still to come, the Titans award,” Renken said. the plate in last weekend’s DiMarini on a very high level, and we have in also lost their last four in a row and look to change their luck around. Renken led the Titan’s to a dominant 8-1 victory against the visiting Invitational scoring only two runs in the past,” Gromacki said. “We are six of their last nine. “I’ll lose seven in a row if it means Cardinal, and over the weekend, Fullerton out-scored their opponent 20-6. four games and batting only .144. staying positive.” Longwood enters the tournament we win 17 in a row,” Courtney Mar- “We need all the parts of our team Saturday, the Titans will travel batting .289 and pitching a 2.87 tinez, senior shortstop, said. “We’re For the complete story go to www.dailytitan.com to come together,” Head Coach Mi- to Lakewood for a double-header ERA as a team. The Lancers have winners here and that’s how we’re chelle Gromacki said. “At the begin- against Florida International (10-10) won six of their last seven games. going to play.”