CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON INSIDE INDEX Tall and short The battle it out in a CALENDAR & BRIEFS 2 no-holds barred O PINI O N 4 war of words. —See Opinion, SPORTS 6 Daily page 4. VOLUME 66, ISSUE 37 TTIITTFRIDAYANAN APRIL 24, 1998 TESORO WINS, SIGMA NU WINS AGAIN n PRESIDENT: Christian Tesoro wins the AS pres- ident’s seat, extending ELECTION Sigma Nu fraternity’s win- RESULTS ning streak to six years. By JASON SILVER 1,144 Daily Titan Staff Writer Christian Tesoro defeated Eric Pathe by 308 votes in the Associated Students Presidential election, giving Cal State 836 Fullerton its first new president in three years. Tesoro, the current vice-chair on the AS Board of Directors, captured 58 percent of the vote while his opponent received only 42 percent. The election marks the end of Heith Rothman’s three-year term as AS presi- dent. Tesoro, a fraternity brother of Roth- man, gives Sigmu Nu a student govern- ment president for the sixth straight year. Although Tesoro denied that his candi- dacy was part of a “good old boys club” the victorious crowd marched the hall chanting “six-peat” in reference to his fraternity Sigma Nu’s six straight presi- dential wins. ESORO T Tesoro’s running mate, Kristine Buse, E current director of advancement on the AS exexcutive staff, will become AS TH vice-president in the fall. IAN A The winners were announced to an T abundance of cheers in a jam-packed meeting room in the Titan Student Union C P RIS early Friday morning. “I’d like to thank my team for cam- CH paigning all day,” said an excited Tesoro ERI in an interview after the meeting. MATT LEWIS/Daily Titan “The volunteers worked extremely A victorious Christian Tesoro celebrates with his friends as it is announced that he has won the Associated Students presidential election. hard and that makes me very, very proud of everyone. I couldn’t ask for anything more from them. They all put in a 100 percent,” Tesoro said. Tesoro’s running-mate was equally Six players, seven winners excited about the victory. “This was definitely a team effort. I n BOARD OF DIRECTORS: While most candidates ran unop- dents’ voice was heard—at least the 184 believe this is the beginning of some- posed, the one contest in the School of Natural Sciences was students who voted. thing awesome for Cal State Fullerton,” not particularly close and a couple of write-ins won seats in “If you don’t vote for who you want, Buse said. schools with no declared candidate. you get what you deserve,” he said. The triumph apparently could not Boardaa said some candidates run on have come at a better time for Buse who By KEITH MASON didate, 391 voted for AS president only, platforms they cannot support. was also celebrating her 20th birthday. Daily Titan Opinion Editor and an additional 72 voters entered ran- “Everybody says they want parking, “This is the best birthday present I dom names. and they want to keep fees low,” Boardaa ever got, by far,” Buse said. Six students declared their candidacy The School of Human Development, said. “The question is, how are they going Rothman, who backed Tesoro’s can- for the Associated Students Board of which also had no declared candidate, to do this? didacy, lauded the outcome. Directors. Seven students won. wrote-in Carmen Gonzalez as their next “I would love to get stuff for free ... but “I think they will do a great job. I think Two schools—Business Administra- representative with a tally of 92 votes. there are no give-aways in life,” he said. they won because they ran a positive tion and Economics, and Human Devel- In the only contested race, Jared Brum- Boardaa attributed his loss to a lack of campaign. Their opponents ran a nega- opment and Community Services—had mel outpaced Mike Bourdaa as represen- student participation. tive campaign,” Rothman said. no declared candidates, and students tative for the School of Natural Sciences “Nobody gave a damn,” he said. “Se la Pathe left immediately after the voted in characteristically low numbers. and Mathematics by a score of 116 to 68. vie. That’s life.” announcement and was unavailable for But there were write-in candidates. “I feel really good,” winner Brummel Kristin Donner was re-elected to the comment but earlier voiced an opinion Manuel Doblado, a write-in candidate said. “I’m looking forward to it.” School of the Arts with 127 votes. on election outcomes. for the School of Business, won 11 votes Brummel said he was glad to finally “I was not terribly surprised as I was “Leaders don’t win or lose, they just and a seat on the board. get the results. unopposed,” she said. lead. They do what’s best and if they fall “What a relief. It’s such a load off my Donner said she intends to improve JEFF CHONG/Daily Titan Of 474 total ballots cast in the School at least they knew it was their own two of Business Administration and Econom- shoulders,” he said. AS presidential candidate Eric Pathe was somber amongst a see BOARD/ 1 see TESORO/ 1 cheering crowd moments after defeat. ics for which there was no declared can- Meantime, loser Boardaa said the stu- Students could vote in AS elections, but why should they? Today in Sports n ANALYSIS: This election ing, frolicking and bickering that always be better to see a more representative small vote than a vote seems to say AS is a “good accompanies Greek Week, was the fact where a specialized group takes over the voting outcome not old boys club,” but it isn’t too that the organizing committee decided for the sake of exercising its democratic right but for the sake late to save CSUF student not to give spirit points for voting—a fact of having its name on a trophy. government. which seems to have not made it out to the Not to mention that the political campaigning this time average Greek. Members of Pi Kappa Phi around has been pretty bogus. There, as usual, was some fraternity and Delta Zeta sorority were of stupid mudslinging. Some group calling itself “Students For The students speak again. the impression that writing the name of Quality Leadership” put out a brochure stating 10 reasons not Not. their house on their ballot would win their to vote for Pathe and running mate Josh Kurpies. Christian How much is the student government Nathan Orme organization points in this annual noise- Tesoro and (finally) ex-President Heith Rothman said they at Cal State Fullerton screwed up? Let me making event. didn’t know where it came from. Pathe’s fraternity brother, count the ways. Ryan Alcantara, the Greek Advisor, and Jim Hudgens, decided to muster some support from, as he put Eric Pathe and Christian Tesoro spent hours battling the sun Rosa Aceves, the AS Elections Commissioner, both said that it, “people who didn’t support either candidate,” and try to get and apathetic students in their efforts to gain votes. Was their the ballots would not be handed over to the Greeks to count up votes as a write-in candidate. Pathe and Kurpies accused AS effort worth the time and sunburns? for points. It was discussed, Alcantara said, but no system was of being a “good old boys club” where friends give jobs to devised. friends. Rough counts say that 2,089 students turned out to vote. The Titan baseball team goes Good effort guys, but it will take more than a little aloe vera to Alcantara said that points were awarded a couple of years It may not be a “good old boys club” based on Greek affili- take the sting out of that one. Even if that is a “normal” turn- ago, which certainly had noble intentions. But considering ation, but AS is definitely a clique. But so is the Daily Titan on the road—or rather the free- out, it is still pretty sad. That’s a slam on the students, not the how important this yearly competition is to Greeks, it could or any other group of people who work together closely. The way—this weekend to face Long candidates. lead to an inordinate number of them voting, skewing the pro- difference is that people who work for the Titan or other orga- Beach State. It is impossible to know for sure, but there were probably portional representation of the already miniscule percentage nizations don’t leave a legacy. The Rothman dynasty has made —See page 6 a lot of mislead Greeks voting. Lost in the yelling, scream- of voters. Participation is welcome (though rare), but it would see ORME/ 1 Copyright ©1998, Daily Titan TheDaily 2 n NEWS TITAN April 24, 1998 FRIDAY CALENDAR OF EVENTS Department of Theatre and a discussion today from 1:30-3 beth Champion, School of the matics presents a panel discus- Dance presents “Vanities,” a p.m. in the Ruby Gerentology Arts at 278-2334. sion on teaching mathematics in comedy exploring the friendship Center-Mackey Auditorium. high school and middle school of three southern women, starts George J. Borjas of the Kennedy School of the Arts presents on Wednesday from 4-5 p.m. in tonight in the Performing Arts School of Government at Har- “Romeo and Juliet,” April 27- LH-402. For further information, building. For more information vard University will lead the dis- May 3 in Little Theatre. Admis- call Dr.