m .U Hornet Special. \Jw Science Stinger: The Oooh's and Aaah's of science. ORNEE S1-S4 Metrolink collides with freight train The commuter DARREN M. SHIMASAKI train, - -Metrolink EDITOR-IN-CHIEF #600, was bound for What happens when two Oceanside when it trains speed towards each collided with the other from opposite direc- middle cars of the tions? The answer is sim- .freight train, caus- ple: a brush with danger. ing it to derail. At approximately 8:30 The Fullerton Fire a.m. on Nov. 18, near the Department arrived Commonwealth / on the scene soon Brookhurst intersection, a after the incident Metrolink commuter train and' 'began extin- brushed up against .'a guishing the fires in freight train, causing the the six derailed derailment of the Metrolink freight cars, while train's engine car and six helping the 65 pas- box cars from the larger sengers on the com- freight train. muter train. The accident_ is suspect- Of the 17 injuries ed to Shave been caused by suffered during the the 6,300 ft. freight train accident, the worst switching tracks into the was the broken leg Metrolink's path. z-3suffered by one of The Metrolink was the Metrolink's pas- moving at 75 mph towards sengers. No one on the freight train, -'which the freight train was was traveling atapproxi- hurt. mately 50 mph across the Said Eric Metrolink's path. -Newman, Batallion Chief for the Chris Tennyson/Hornet Fullerton Fire Department, "The eastbound (top) Firefighters put out flames caused by the Metrolink did not stop for the westbound freight derailment of six freight cars and a Metrolink, train. They collided and the fuel tank on the commuter train in Fullerton near Metrolinkwas ruptured...The Fire Department Commonwealth and Brookhurst. was on the scene four minutes later." (bottom) A freight car is shown on it's side the ene four inues later after a brush with a Metrolink commuter train The next day, federal investigators were on the in the morning hours of November 18. scene to find the cause of the accident. The cause (More photos on page 2.) of the $1.4 million collision will not be deter- mined for sometime. However, human error has not yet been ruled out. Orange County unites to fight the use of child soldiers worldwide 'C~rOange County's Campaign to Stop the Use of conflicts worldwide, according to Dr. Okumu. Child Soldiers will hold an.Evening of "Forced recruitment of children as young as 10 is Awareness and Action Wednesday, Dec. 8 at 7 commonplace. Boys and girls are sent into mine- Five finalists for County Chancellor named p.m. -at Chapman University, Orange. Parking fields ahead of other troops. Some have been and admission are free. used for suicide missions or forced to commit An all-campus open forum to introduce Candidates are: Dr. George Boggs, president of Eri O'Brien, co-founder of Soldier Child atrocities against their own family and neigh- the five finalists for the position of Chancellor of Palomar Community College; Dr. Carl Ehmann, International will be a featured panelist along bors. Child soldiers have been raped or given to North Orange County . Community College president of Mendocino College; Dr. Fred Gaskin, .with Chapman University law professor Dr. Greg military commanders as sexual slaves. District will held Monday, Dec, 6 from 10 a.m. president of Cerritos College and Dr. Daniel Fox. and Peace Studies professor Dr. Wafula "The United States has a moral responsibility until 12:50. p.m. in the.Fullerton College Campus Larios, president of Fresno City College. Okumu. Excerpts from the documentary, to stop this senseless abuse of the world's most Theatre. The new chancellor will replace Dr. Tom "Soldier Child," will be shown. The climax of the vulnerable inhabitants," Dr. Okumu said. Each candidate will have 30 minutes to take Harris who retired in June 1999. program .will be "Season's Greetings" to Sen. "Americans must call on the U.S. Senate to ratify questions from. the audience. The chancellor administers the NOCCCD Jesse Helms, Chairman of the Senate Foreign the Convention on the Rights of the Child and to At Cypress College, the open forum will con- which includes' both Cypress and Fullerton Relations Committee. sign the Optional Protocol to the Convention tinue from 1 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. in the Recital Hall. College. The event is presented by Chapman banning recruitment of anyone under 18 into mil- University Peace Studies Program, Freshman itary service. They should ask that the U.S. sign New ICC President wraps up the semester .Seminar, Amnesty International-Orange County and ratify the treaty forming the International has already done plenty. She is_ part of Alpha Chapters and-the United Nations Association of Criminal Court. This body has the mandate to try EDNA SILVA Gamma Sigma and also serves as AS Senator. She Orange County. Sponsors include the Green as war criminals those who use children as sol- STAFF WRITER has been in AS since spring of '99. Her goals serv- Party of' Orange County, Orange County Peace diers," he said. Susanne Rego has been appointed the new ICC ing as the new President of ICC are many. She and Justice/International Action Center. Alliance For further information on the O.C. Campaign President. She will be .acting as president for late would like to see club advisors donate more time for Survival, Orange COunty Catholic Worker, to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, call (714) 637- October until December31. She has been involved to the student clubs. She also would like to incor- the Gutenberg Group and Mike Farber and O.C. 8313 or e-mail [email protected]. The web- in ICC since the beginning of the fall semester act- porate a "college hour." This college hour would Weekly. site for the campaign is ing as ICC Vice-President for the group.She has help stimulate student and faculty involvement in Over 300,000 children under 18 are fighting in http://vww.chapman.edu/child soldiers. now taken on the President position, since the school spirit and pride. During the college hour *position has recently been empty due to the resig- class would be cancelled for students to be able to Annual World AIDS Day observed nation of the previous President. participate in a college pep rally and events. Rego Susanne Rego has been a student here at would like the clubs to fake part in planning this tion about how to protect oneself. By JASON WARDEN Fullerton College since fall of 1998 and plans to event. She comments, " I have-enjoyed helping the Posters, pamphlets and other materials will STAFF WRITER transfer to San Diego State University to continue clubs in any way I could." also be available. For more information about her studies in Business Administration. She has Rego has many plans for new events and bet- Today, Fullerton College joins the world in World AIDS Day activities at Fullerton College, been very involved on the FC campus and ter involvement from both students and staff. She observing the 12th Annual World AIDS Day. call (714) 992-7705. "regrets having to leave because there is so much admits, " I'm really excited because we have over As of 1999, 33.4 million men, women and chil- to do." In Rego.'s short time here at Fullerton she 20 active clubs this fall." dren world-wide are estimated to.be HIV posi- tive. Police Academy turns out 42 grads Experts predict that if current trends continue, nearly 40 million adults will be infected with Contreras, this year's only graduating female, HIV by the dawn of the-year 2000. BY JASON WARDEN be [one of the only said. "It wasn't that hard to In 1998, over 2.5 million people between the STAFF WRITER women], it was a really great experience." She ages of 15 and 24 became infected with the virus. The Fullerton College Police Academy hon- was the only one out of five women to graduate In order to increase awareness on campus ored their last graduating class of the 20th centu- this semester. about the magnitude of the HIV/AIDS epidem- ry this Saturday. When asked how he felt about graduating, ic, Fullerton College Health Center and Honor, Courage and Commitment were The the Rudy Cruz stated that he was "Relieved." Associated Students will be sponsoring various the themes at the graduation ceremonies. 31-year-old Cruz put in over 960 hours into activities as part of the World AIDS Day. and I'm On Nov. 13, the quad was filled with the Academy. "I'm going to Disneyland "Through these activities, we hope to increase sounds of Nocholson Pipes and Drums, cele- going to sleep all vacation," He said. awareness of the fact that all communities are brating The North Orange County Community Deb Johnson, Cruz's girlfriend, said "the affected by this devastating disease," said Lori Class between his job and College District Administration of Justice hardest part for Rudy was, Davis, campus health educator. "This year's three # 16's com- the academy, he was lucky to sleep two to World AIDS Day theme is 'AIDS - End the mencement cere- hours a night." Silence. Listen, Learn, Live!' We invite individu- monies. Jason Neely remarked, "It feels fantastic to be als from both the campus and the community to honored training The graduating. This has been a wonderful join us in recognizing those who are, and have News.,.... .- 2speakers includ- and career experience." Neely is on his way to been, affected by HIV/AIDS." .