CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON INSIDE 5 n DETOUR: Kimberly Akimbo shows the life of a New Jersey blue-collar family 7 n NEWS: Plastic surgery allows one woman to move forward with her life Titans beat UCLA 11-10, in 14 innings Wednesday at Goodwin Field —see Sports page 10 VOLUME 72, I SSUE 33 THURSDAY APRIL 19, 2001 Job Soapbox overrun by demonstra- nABORTION: Pro-life market group, ‘Survivors,’ upsets the students with disturbing photo- secure graphs of fetuses n EMPLOYMENT: BY ELANA PRUITT Despite slipping econ- Daily Titan Staff Writer omy, seniors can still “Soapbox” Wednesday turned find opportunities if into a heated fight of words, as the forum for free speech transformed they do the homework the Quad into a passionate dem- onstration against pro-life propa- BY KELLY MEAD ganda. Daily Titan Staff Writer Students immediately stopped in their tracks as the sunny afternoon For graduating seniors, getting out turned into a dark day. Everyone into the work force can be difficult. within earshot heard loud, angry The task doesn’t become any easier student voices during the early after- when some experts are reporting a noon. good job market while others are Their challenge was directed predicting doom. toward a group of anti-abortion “There’s a lot of data out there and activists. its quite frankly conflicting,” said Passing out self-titled pamphlets James Case the director of the Career and newspaper advertisements for Planning and Placement Center at “lovematters.com,” the non-student, Cal State Fullerton. pro-life organization is called the Despite recent losses on the stock “Survivors.” This organization calls market, many experts say seniors abortion “America’s Holocaust.” shouldn’t lose faith in the game just Rhianne Bergado charged at the yet. opportunity to speak in support of “There’s no need to despair and student stress and against unneces- go off and live in the woods while sary campus interruptions. you’re waiting for the economy to “We don’t even need this,” she improve,” Case said. said. “Women are just trying to MAYRA BELtrAN/Daily Titan Unemployment, for example, has get by and this is literally hurting Anjana Khanna walks past graphic anti-abortion propaganda in the Quad Wednesday, which spurred intense emotions on campus. been at a record low. In March, students.” Abortion.” have died from abortions. tures and video footage of bodies As most students were shocked at California’s unemployment rate was Bergado, 22, is chair of the student As the orange-red, half-fetus was But after a loss of words, he need- mangled in automobile accidents are such expressions that seemed to inten- at 4.7 percent. union. She said that the emotional categorized as “pro-choice,” a healthy, ed validation about his factual state- used to teach us of the perils of tionally spark debate, others were not According to the Employment confusion in showing poster-sized white baby was held symbolically as ment. drunk driving…These photographs affected by this protest. Development Department, this statis- photographs of enlarged mutated the “pro-life” demand. Another anti-abortionist speaker cut through the pro-choice rhetoric “I don’t know why everyone gets tic is down three points from March fetuses found her as the sympathetic “We’re just trying to educate those stepped in to support him. that abortion is a woman’s choice,” so mad,” Stephen Igue said. “These of last year. In February 2001, shoulder for other girls to cry on. that don’t know about abortion,” said “We hope to encourage those that the pamphlets declared. people are just promoting their cause. unemployment was lower than it had Trying to prove their personal promoter Jason Conrad. “Even the don’t agree with us,” Dan McCullough In accordance with the message The pictures show us reality.” been since December of 1969. view of a controversial issue, rep- medical association says it’s a baby.” said. that abortion is murder, a request form The 22-year-old bystander empha- Anil Puri, the dean of the College resentatives held the pictures with Conrad, an 18-year-old high Statements giving they’re reason- is included for donations that range sized “wise decisions” rather than of Business Administration and pride. The stages of a “partial birth school graduate, said that this group ing for using such descriptive pictures from $25 to $500, to “continue to what is right and wrong. Economics, said that the job mar- abortion” were displayed as black, is Christian-based. In comparing the to get their point across is listed in stand for the pre-born and to educate “Just don’t put yourself in certain ket isn’t currently bad, just bad in bold-faced letters blazed at the bot- Jewish Holocaust to abortion, he said their pamphlets. the younger generation about the true positions that you can’t get out of,” comparison to what Californians are tom of the graph, titled “America’s it is proven that 40 million babies “Much in the same way that pic- horror of abortion.” he said. used to. “For the last seven or eight years the job market has been extremely good,” Puri said. Even with the low unemployment Five senses satisfied at International rate, the job market may still be dif- ficult for people newly entering a n multiculturalism through entertain- information tables staffed with per- types of services offered. val. Rosas said that along with seeing field. EVENT: Anaheim will ment, food, and speakers from vari- sonnel to answer questions about the Douglas said that many people and hearing from different cultures, This year’s slow-down started bring the culture of ous cultures. programs and services they offer. receive second-hand information, there will be opportunity to taste the with plunging technology stocks. “The celebration has a very festive The festival will be co-spon- which is usually misinterpreted. foods from these cultures. Many companies have been fail- its residents together atmosphere for the community, very sored for the first time by the (INS) “It will be an opportunity for people According to a press release from ing or struggling. The fear of plung- relaxing,” said Julia Rosas, from the Immigration and Naturalization to get first-hand information,” Davis the City of Anaheim, the following ing stocks flowed into the rest of the in the form of food, City of Anaheim, and organizer of Services Los Angeles Asylum said. “The INS program also wants to restaurants will be represented: Hatam economy. To be safe, many compa- music and speakers the event. Community Outreach Program. promote cultural awareness.” Restaurant (Peruvian), Happy Panda nies are recruiting employees with She has coordinated the event since “It is a special emphasis program The festival’s entertainment will Buffet (Chinese), La Casa Garcia more discretion. its inception three years ago. She said which recognizes cultural diversity,” include cultural dance performances (Mexican), Korea Barbeque House Because the slowing economy is BY VERONICA HAGEY the sponsors and times of the festival said Douglas J. Davis, black affairs representing traditional American (Korean) and Mali’s Catering (Sri due to technology companies, places Special to the Titan change each year. program manager at the INS Anaheim Indians, Bangladesh, Korea, Mexico, Lanka). like the Bay Area, where many of “Last year it was at night with lots Asylum office. Bolivia and many other cultures. Partial proceeds from the food these companies are based, are get- The City of Anaheim Community of lighting,” Rosas said. “When we The INS will have two or three Speakers from within the community sales will be donated to the Anaheim ting hit the hardest. Services Department will hold a free find the perfect time, we’ll keep it tables supplied with information and will address the cultural heritages of Community Foundation. “While technology is an impor- International Festival at the Pearson there.” staffed with experienced govern- the dance performances and speak on The International Festival is open tant part of the economy, (OC) is Park Amphitheater on Saturday, April Regardless of the time of day, Rosas ment personnel to answer questions ways of promoting diversity and cul- to all ages. Rosas said plenty of free much more diversified than Silicon 21, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. said the event is always a celebration regarding citizenship, naturalization, tural awareness in the community. parking would be available. The The focus of the festival is to edu- of cultures. NACARA, LIFE, immigration pro- There will be various ethnic foods Pearson Park Amphitheater is located JOBS/ 3 cate the community in diversity and The City of Anaheim will have grams, political asylum and other and refreshments for sale at the festi- at Lemon and Sycamore in Anaheim. AS President reflects on remaining months in Titan e x t r a s nGOVERNMENT: schedule. Many days, she stays on about myself, it’s Raised as Cachuela. campus from 6 a.m. to 11: p.m.-This unbelievable — I Christian by her par- “She has done so much for the online Mary Grace Cachuela semester, Cachuela is also juggling would do this for ents, Cachuela prays credibility and public relations of classes with her presidential duties as the rest of my life often.- Associated Students this year, she thinks it’s important to she nears graduation in May.- if I could.”‑‑ Cachuela said that will be a hard act to follow,” McKee n Check out “I only have a year [as AS presi- Although she is the people she works said. “She has built a lot of bridges the Daily Titan stay grounded in her dent], so I’m putting as much time one of Cal State with have made it to leaders at the university, and as online this fast paced life-style and effort into everything that I do Fullerton’s busiest more enjoyable for a result, we have really opened up year at http:// with this position,” Cachuela said.