Daily Titan April 18, 2011

Vol. 89 Issue 38

April 18, 2011

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WIN BY SIX VOTES After a grueling election season, Eric Niu and Jay Jefferson come out victorious

Summit Promotes Activism

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ASI Election results were announced Thursday with Eric Niu and Jay Jefferson winning by six votes against competitors Aissa Canchola and Megan Martinez.

Out of a total of 2,672 ballot votes, 1,333 went to Canchola and Martinez, while 1,339 went to Niu and Jefferson.

“I want to say thank you to all my supporters,” said Niu, a business major and ASI presidentelect.

Niu and his team are hoping to bring change to the campus, saying, “We’re willing to do something different, something within school.”

Dominick Prieto, ASI election commissioner, said he felt good about the election results and that more students came out to vote in the final week of the elections.

“From an election commissioner’s standpoint, that’s good that we have a good percentage of voters coming out to support our school government,” said Prieto.

Prieto expects the official results to be posted outside the executive offices Monday morning.

Jefferson, a business administration major and ASI vice president-elect, said although he and Niu were overconfident following the first election, they began to feel hesitant about their chances of winning after finding out they were behind 100 votes Wednesday.

“I had a conversation with Eric.

We had a brief meeting about how we felt about Wednesday. We were out there talking to people all day, so we kind of got a feel about how things were going, and to be honest, we didn’t really feel good about Wednesday,” said Jefferson.

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Social Justice Summit addresses various local, national and worldwide concerns SARAH FERNANDEZ & JEANETTE CASTENEDA Daily Titan

Photo Courtesy of Eric Niu & Jay Jefferson ASI Runoff Election voting concluded Thursday with Eric Niu and Jay Jefferson being the clear victors with over 50 percent of the 2,672 student votes.

CSU budget cuts are still uncertain Cal State Fullerton prepares for a potentially damaging financial outlook due to budget cuts MARITZA VELAZQUEZ Daily Titan

It’s still unclear just how devastating budget cuts will be to the California State Universities, but one thing is certain – those cuts will be no less than $500 million.

Cal State Fullerton administrators estimate they will need to reduce the school’s budget by $21 million.

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now,” said Brian Jenkins, CSUF associate vice president of finance. “We provided some materials to President Gordon on what the cuts might look like if it gets a net budget cut. This is all based on that $500 million. If (the CSU) gets another cut, who knows what will happen.”

The CSU has already taken steps to close that budget gap, including dropping enrollment this fall by 10,000 students and increasing student fees, which was approved in November.

“The cuts we have already taken were dependent on there being revenues from tax extensions,” said Erik Fallis, CSU spokesman. “It does seem quite possible that if those revenues don’t materialize at some point, that the CSU would have a larger cut. It would just magnify the challenges we’re going to have.”

Officials estimate that if the tax extension initiative or other measures aren’t implemented, the CSU’s budget could be slashed by up to $1 billion.

“We are currently advocating as hard as we can and trying to make clear to Sacramento what the consequences are of both the cuts we’re already adopting and any further cuts,” Fallis said.

Robert Turnage, CSU assistant vice chancellor for budget, made a presentation Thursday to state Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee members about how a $1 billion cut would affect the CSUs. See BUDGET, page 2

CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan First baseman Nick Ramirez is currently hitting .280 and leading the team with 27 RBIs on the season. Ramirez also took hold of fourth all-time in career saves in CSUF history.

Baseball comes up with huge sweep over UCSB Bats and pitching are solid all weekend as CSUF wins all three games by only one run WESLEY RUSCHER Daily Titan

Two consecutive come-from-behind victories this weekend gave the No. 8 Cal State Fullerton baseball team the series sweep over visiting UC Santa Barbara, winning each game by one run. The Titans improved to 27-9 and 8-1 in Big West Conference play.

“You always got to expect a tough series,” said junior shortstop Anthony Trajano. “Santa Barbara is definitely a good team. They know how to scrap in their at-bats.”

Saturday night’s game ended in emphatic fashion. With the Titans clinging to a 5-4 lead in the ninth, Gaucho

Derek Eligio roped a one-out double to left center, putting the tying run on second. Not wanting to give UCSB any chance to mount a comeback, Titan Head Coach Dave Serrano brought in southpaw closer junior Nick Ramirez to shut the door.

Facing Ramirez, freshman shortstop Brandon Trinkwon singled to right. On the hit, Eligio turned the corner at third on his way to score, but was gunned down at the plate by freshman right fielder Michael Lorenzen, saving the lead.

A pop-out to third finished off the Gauchos night, earning Ramirez his ninth save of the year.

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“If not me, then who?” That was the question that was proposed to students at the annual Social Justice Summit. The purpose of raising this question to students was to encourage them to fight for social justice in their community and raise their voice to what is wrong. The seventh annual Summit Saturday presented over 25 workshops on various social concerns from local, national and global levels.

The event, organized by Students Advocating Civic Transformation, has a different theme each year.

“The theme is definitely asking to be paid attention to, but for whatever reason people want to come, we just want them to attend and participate at the Summit,” said Amy Mattern, a coordinator for the Volunteer and Service Center.

The summit began at 9 a.m. with a keynote presentation given

by Captain Paul Watson. Watson is part of the Sea Shepard Conservation Society, a leading marine nonprofit organization. He addressed environmental concerns regarding the preservation of ecosystems of oceans around the world.

The day was broken up into See SUMMIT, page 2

WHAT’S INSIDE NEWS Orange County marches for victims’ rights ........................................3 OPINION Abercrombie: Corrupting today’s youth ........................................4 DETOUR Satirical NYC-based dramedy opens on campus ........................................6 SPORTS Baseball beats up on the Gauchos this weekend ........................................8

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BUDGET: Uncertainty looms over CSU their individual budgets and their priorities for the upcoming year.

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Committee has been meeting with “I have 30 students in some of the vice president of each campus my classes, which is ridiculous for division to hear presentations on a graduate program,” said Dunn.

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ARIANNE CUSTER / Daily Titan Animal activist, star of Discovery Channel’s Whale Wars and founder of the nonprofit organization Sea Shepherd Conservation Society spoke to attendees of the Social Justice Summit about the importance of ocean preservation.

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Discovery Channel star gives the keynote address at the seventh annual Social Justice Summit, attracting hundreds of fans and listeners

SUMMIT: Social activists come together

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Attendees of the Social Justice Summit couldn’t get enough of keynote speaker captain Paul Watson, who is not only a self-admitted, aggressive animal activist, but also the star of Discovery Channel’s Whale Wars and the founder of the now 34-year-old nonprofit organization Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

The summit took place Saturday and was meant not only to address environmental concerns and humanity issues, but also to educate and empower attendees to bring about change in their communities.

“If Not Me, Then Who?” was the running theme of the summit and was reiterated by Ally Bordas during her speech at SJS. Bordas is the president of the Student Environment Activists and project director for Students ACT, an organizer of the event.

“I care about the ocean because I respect how it affects every aspect of our lives,” said Bordas during her opening speech and introduction of Watson as an “outstanding leader in oceanic conservation.”

During Watson’s address at the SJS, attendees could sit and listen while enjoying fair-trade coffee and fresh bagels while using biodegradable and compostable cups, plates, cutlery and napkins. However, many supporters rose from their tables decorated with tomato plants as centerpieces to give Watson standing ovations during his speech.

On the environmental front, Watson’s message was clear. “If the oceans die, we die. It is as simple as that.” Watson asserted that because of overfishing, “we are treading on some very dangerous grounds here … We are running out of fish.”

Watson suggested we respect the oceans just as the Polynesians once did when it was “taboo” to fish in prohibited areas for 25 years. “The reason for that was to

Niu and Jefferson realized they would need to gain more support from their peers.

“We went back to the drawing board and we made sure that we increased our outreach and we had a lot more support on Thursday. We called up more people to ensure that we had people at our campaigning stations and we did a lot more outreach as far as talking to different organizations and also going to classrooms and speaking to students in the classes,” Jefferson said.

Both Niu and Jefferson were impressed with how many students participated in the elections and voted.

“I’m truly grateful for (the students’) support and grateful for the fact that they believed in our ability to make a difference and bring change to the campus,” Jefferson said.

Niu said he welcomes anyone who is passionate about serving the students to join his team—including ASI presidential candidate, Canchola.

Canchola was not available to comment on the election results.

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ARIANNE CUSTER / Daily Titan Ally Bordas, president of the Student Environment Activists and a project director for Students ACT, introduced keynote speaker captain Paul Watson.

give the ocean time to replenish,” said Watson.

While recounting bold moves against fishing vessels to save the lives of whales during his adventures at sea, Watson admitted, “we really don’t want to hurt anybody and we haven’t. We just want to be intimidating.”

When Watson talked about proponents accusing him of coming close to breaking the law when using his ship and crew in his efforts to save whales, he continued with, “Who cares how fine the line is if you don’t cross it.”

He talked about situations in which, “we raised so much controversy, which helped us raise money, and now that area is protected.”

When talking about Earth’s many natural wonders, Watson said, “Each and every day we go into the most beautiful cathedrals … and absolutely destroy and decimate them.” In the end, Watson’s message was this: “Each and every one has the ability to make a difference. Don’t take no and don’t get discouraged.”

“More and more people are becoming aware and involved … We are trying to encourage that initiative, that people can make a difference,” Watson said.

Watson’s presence brought fans to the summit from all over South-

ern California, including Orange, Riverside and San Diego County.

Based on sign-ins, almost 840 people attended the free event, according to Lin Greene, a Volunteer and Service Center employee.

One such fan was Taryn Moore, a Cal State Fullerton international business major with a concentration in Chinese.

She came to hear and meet Watson at the SJS because, “I’m really interested in activism. Social justice should be a key factor in people’s minds.”

Moore also said, “Getting people’s attention is a difficult thing to do. We have to be shocked to feel anything because we’ve been so desensitized by the amount of media we encounter on a daily basis. So that’s why it takes people like Watson to stir people to act.”

Moore admitted, “He’s a hero of mine. He’s so bold in the way he acts. (Watson) could spend 100 percent of his time at sea saving whales, but he sees the worth of talking to people and bringing issues to a mainstream audience. He sees that people can and will make a change.”

For more information on Watson’s adventures on Whale Wars, go to Animal.Discovery.com/tv/ whale-wars/. For information on his conservation efforts, visit SeaShepherd.org.

There were four sessions that included a variety of talks you could choose from, lasting for about an hour. Talks were given by speakers who have a passion for what they do and are not afraid to stand up for what they believe in.

A popular workshop was “Educational Hierarchies: Questioning Accountability and No Child Left Behind,” which discussed the pressure and unrealistic measures instilled in public schools due to the No Child Left Behind Act. The discussion became a hotbed for social debate as students and community members discussed the pros and cons of the current educational system.

“We want people to have a better understanding of the inequalities that are happening, locally and globally,” Mattern said. “Whether it is something minor or major, we want (students) to leave knowing that they can do something about it.”

Stephanie Chavez, a senior accounting major, was impressed and learned a lot about the event she attended.

“I have never come here before; this is the first year I have had the opportunity to come,” said Chavez.

“I attended ‘The Killing of Women in Ciudad Juarez’ talk because I learned about it in my Chicano studies class. It explained some more aspects that I didn’t know before about killings.”

Students and community members openly reflected on the lectures of the day. One room was filled with emotions and tears when the issue of tuition hikes was brought up. The discussion quickly turned into talk about how to be activists in your community.

Lynnete Guzman, 23, a psychology major, said she wants students to walk away with inspiration to make change happen.

“I want them to feel motivated and maybe entrepreneurial about starting things for themselves,” said Guzman. “And I think the best way is to start something here at CSUF.”

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First female wins challenge The “Swim the English Channel” event ends with about 30 people completing the swim

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who finish the swimming challenge will receive a T-shirt for completing the challenge, which could deviate The “Swim the English Channel” from the familiar “Swim to Catachallenge, hosted by the Student lina” that usually occurs during the Recreation Center, unofficially came fall semester.

“We’re going to do some type of to an end Friday at Cal State Fullerton, and for the first time a female swim contest,” Wittwer said. “We beat out everyone who participated. might call it the Big West Swim.”

She explained that students would The swimming competition began Feb. 7 and it took Paige Poli- have to swim from Fullerton to Irchetti, 20, a child and adolescent vine and other cities in the Big West studies major and SRC lifeguard, Conference.

“We will have a swim contest evtwo weeks to complete it. ery semester,” “I was really Wittwer said. happy to be the According to first woman to “I was really happy to be Wittwer, a total win the competithe first woman to win the of 110 people tion,” said Polisigned up for the chetti. “It’s great competition. It’s great to challenge and to be able to com- be able to compete with about 30 people pete with the oth- the other swimmers at a have been able er swimmers at a really nice pool.” to swim the really nice pool.” distance of the A l i s o n - Paige Polichetti strait between Wittwer, fitness Child and Adolescent Studies Southern Engand aquatics land and Northcoordina ern France. tor, informed Among those the Daily Titan that students who are still signed up who completed the 11-week-long for the challenge are encouraged to swim was Nick Salinas, 23, a Japacontinue to stroke toward the 26.2- nese major who finished the chalmile goal at the SRC pool until the lenge in nine weeks.

“I wanted to do some type of end of the semester.

“As long as we have prizes left, workout accomplishment,” Salinas whoever is enrolled can still con- said while taking a break in the pool tinue to swim,” said Wittwer. “Ob- from other laps he was swimming.

Salinas said he would swim about viously we want people over here a mile a week, three times per week. swimming, having some fun.”

He started off doing 30 laps, gradPolichetti, along with the top male swimmer, received a $10 Chi- ually moving up to 70 laps, which potle gift card and a goodie bag filled equals one mile in the SRC pool.

As for continuing the competiwith power bars, Gatorade, skin lotion and the like. Other students tion next semester, he responded who complete the challenge will simply with, “Probably.”

The SRC also offers swimming only receive the goodie bag.

“It encourages people to come out lessons to those who want to particiand swim and once the weather gets pate in future swim challenges but better, a lot more people come out,” are not yet comfortable in the water.

Polichetti said when asked what the The sessions have started and will competition does for the student end May 15.

Students also have until April 26 density of the pool. “It’s a good comto face a rock climbing challenge in petition.”

Polichetti also said she will con- the SRC. The “Climb El Capitan” challenge tinue to do the swim challenges because they are a good way to stay in is a 3,000-foot climb up to the summit of the Yosemite National Park shape.

Next semester, the first 25 people granite mountain.

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ANDREW KWOK / Daily Titan Friends and family of victims gather in front of the Old Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana to honor and support those affected by crime in Orange County.

Turning victims’ grief into good Third annual Victims’ Rights March and Rally gathers hundreds to honor people affected ANDREW KWOK Daily Titan

The third annual Victims’ Rights March and Rally brought together hundreds of participants to Orange County in celebration of surviving victims, victims’ survivors and victims’ rights.

Hosted by Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, the event had marchers walk from the district attorney’s office to the Old Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.

“We wanted to do something where we really honor those that we serve, and so we created this three years ago and we’ve been doing it ever since,” said Susan Kang Schroeder, Orange County district attorney chief of staff. “We try to get victim speakers who have not just been victimized, but have turned their grief into good.”

Families and friends of victims carried commemorative photos of lost loved ones on posters and Tshirts.

Mark Nortman lost his nephew to a violent crime in which he was decapitated and dismembered for money.

“He killed my nephew; he slaughtered him in a very brutal way, so we don’t feel that he should be breathing. We feel that we need a voice so that we can be heard, and that’s why we’re here,” said Nortman.

A close friend of Frances Sepulveda’s son was murdered in the apartment complex where they lived.

“We’re still trying to seek justice for it; we haven’t found the people who did it, so we’re honoring him here today,” said Sepulveda. “A lot of (marchers) are here for people that were murdered in their families, of course for different victims of violence, so we’re here for them also and to support them.”

Marcella Leach, mother of

Marsy Nicholas (Marsy’s Law), has attended every year.

“When my daughter was murdered, I said, ‘What could we do?’

We can’t bring her back, but we can fight. There are a lot of grief groups around … and they’re wonderful, because you can go and cry,” said Leach.

“We said, ‘No, we want to change things.’ We want to fight, change the laws, give victims some rights, and that’s what we’ve done with Marsy’s Law,” Leach said.

Leach’s billionaire son, Henry Nicholas, contributed millions of dollars to support the passing of Marsy’s Law. “I gave all my savings, but I only had $70,000,” Leach said.

Attorney André Birotte Jr. provided a speech for the reception before the march.

“I know that identifying and implementing the solutions we need to make a difference and to make continued progress will not be easy,” said Birotte.

“But as I look around this morning at this great audience and all these folks that came out here early in the morning to support this important event, I certainly feel hopeful about the progress that I know that we can and will make,” Birotte said.

Keynote speakers for the ceremony were Elaina Kroll, a survivor of sexual assault and founder and CEO of the Innocence Mission, and Lance Frazee, father of Mackenzie Frazee, a drunk-driving murder victim, and founder of the Mackenzie Frazee foundation.

“My mind continually came back to this one and profound word: courage,” said Kroll.

“I believe the word ‘victim’ actually is synonymous with the word ‘courage.’ One cannot exist without the other. It’s what I see every time I meet with the victim; I see some of the bravest and most courageous people that I’ve ever witnessed,” Kroll said.

Frazee, a former army ranger,

fought tears as he honored his daughter.

“I decided I’d walk this journey, and along the way I’d speak at different schools and different communities and try and raise awareness to the hazards of drinking and driving,” Frazee said.

“The journey belongs to both of us and not to mention the countless people I continue to meet along the way that have shared their stories of pain and loss with me and the countless ways of coping.”

Santa Ana Fire and Police Departments blocked the streets to make way for the march, and vari-

ous police department and government agencies attended and contributed.

“I think it’s a good cause to come out and show solidarity with the victims … It’s a good thing to see law enforcement come out and walk with the victims and show support,” said Capt. Steve Lewis of the Tustin Police Department.

Rackauckas gave opening and closing speeches for the ceremony outside of the Old Orange County Courthouse.

“We will never sit back and be done as long as there are new victims and new crimes,” said Rackauckas.

Raising cancer awareness one lap at a time For 24 hours, participants in the Relay for Life made laps around the CSUF track MOISES PARDO For the Daily Titan

Within 24 hours, team members took turns walking, jogging and running Saturday and early Sunday morning around the track at Cal State Fullerton in order to raise funds for the American Cancer Association as well as raise cancer awareness among the community.

The third annual Relay for Life event with 35 teams and around 435 members that show support for one day and one night camped around the track and relayed for 24 hours to symbolize the reality that cancer never sleeps.

Participants walked in honor of cancer survivors to celebrate them, remember loved ones lost and fight back against the disease.

It is a fundraiser organized for students where they, along with other clubs, fraternities and community members, stand against cancer.

Proceeds will help the ACS to be able to fund more programs like Look Good Feel Better, Hope Lodge and Road to Recovery.

“I spend most of my time planning it, contacting everyone, trying to get people involved on campus and trying to spread the word of what the American Cancer Society is doing,” said Danielle Riniolo, a co-chair of Relay for Life.

The American Cancer Society is a nationwide association dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer.

Relay began in 1985 when Dr. Gordy Klatt, a colorectal surgeon, ran and walked around a track for 24 hours to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

Since then, Relay has grown from a single man’s passion to fight cancer into the world’s largest movement to end the disease.

This year “Celebrating Birthdays” was the theme of the Relay for Life. Therefore, the ACS goal is to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.

Each birthday represents another victory over cancer.

“My grandpa is my inspiration and hero. He was fighting colon

cancer, but his body couldn’t take the chemotherapy anymore, so he is living his life the best he can,” said Karmina Landicho, a member of the Living Hope team. “He told me that he had lived a pretty good life, so he is ready to leave.”

For six years, Ingrid Pullen, an ovarian cancer survivor, said she suffered a terrible pain that would often send her to the hospital, but doctors could not figure out what was wrong with her.

Finally, she was diagnosed when doctors found a small mass where her ovaries should have been because she had a complete hysterectomy.

“When they finally diagnosed the ovarian cancer, I felt relief,” said Pullen. “They took it out and I am a cancer-free now.”

As the darkness fell, the Luminaria Ceremony began.

Participants wrote the names of the people who have battled

cancer and put them in illuminated bags to guide those walking through the night to fight back against cancer.

“Some of our family members were affected by cancer, and my uncle died from cancer, so we’re just trying to spread the word,” said Nan Ngo, a team member of Zeta Phi Rho. The team sold cookies and cupcakes to raise funds.

A cupcake-eating contest, Miss Relay cat walk, potato sack races and raffles were some of the activities the teams had to raise money for the ACS. “Relay is dedicated toward cancer prevention, workshops, research and it educates people about cancer and all the programs that are available for them,” said Chuy Flores, a co-chair of Relay for Life.

If you would like to learn more about Relay, visit RelayForLife. org/calstatefullertonca

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Growing up too fast?

Society is teaching children it’s OK to act older than they really are JESSICA DRUCK Daily Titan

When I was 14, I stood in front of Abercrombie & Fitch and had a Polaroid taken of me and a guy in jeans - no shirt - who smelled of teenage dreams.

When I was 14, this became my prized possession.

It was immediately plastered to the front of my binder, displayed for all to see because I thought I was, like, so cool.

This store where I found the scantily clad male posing with teenagers is known for its catalogs that come wrapped due to almost pornographic content that somehow sells clothing.

The store has a toxic yet fruity smell that empowers the entrance and 200 yards surrounding it, loud trance music that can give anyone a headache and clothing that is trendy, overpriced and an emblem of American youth.

Honestly, it’s hard to tell if it’s a clothing store for teens and children or a rave.

In late March, the popular retail chain marketed a padded push-up bikini top on their children’s website: Abercrombie Kids.

That’s right, kids.

CNN did some investigation into the product and found that after questioning the company who refused to comment, they quickly changed the description on their website and now offer the top as a padded “striped triangle” and is sold separately from the bottoms.

I don’t care if they’re Abercrombie or JCPenney kids; a padded push-up bra is not necessary and is contributing to the diminishing youth of our culture.

Children are growing up too fast, thanks to society. Girls who shop at Abercrombie Kids are under 12 years old; their bodies are not even developed in such ways to need something that sexually enhances their features.

The store is allowing young girls to be looked at in ways that may attract inappropriate attention from adults viewing them as sexual objects.

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Abercrombie isn’t the only one to blame though.

These children who shop in Abercrombie Kids are also the same children who watch shows like High School Musical and then go to the grocery store and see their favorite cast member Vanessa Hudgens all over magazines in a nude photo scandal.

How can they not grow up faster?

It’s hard to shield children from everything, but retailers like Abercrombie should be ashamed that they are enabling sex like this.

You can’t hide Vanessa Hudgens, although I’d like to, but you cannot sell a padded push-up top to a 12, 11 or 10-year-old girl.

Somehow kids have convinced their parents they need so many things like iPhones, iPads, beauty enhancements and who knows what else. I turn my head these days because kids are starting to look like those little beauty pageant toddlers.

Youth is important; innocence is something that doesn’t last long but shouldn’t be taken for granted.

I wish I was still innocent, watching

Nickelodeon and eating Lunchables, because growing up comes with a reality involving visions of bills dancing around my head every night before bed.

It’s important for parents to recognize that their kid doesn’t need to be watching Jersey Shore while online shopping on her iPhone for a padded push-up top.

Where are they going over summer that requires a top like that anyway?

When I was 12, I was at summer camp, not an MTV beach house.

What’s the worst that can happen if you don’t allow them to have such amenities?

They kick and scream, slam doors, threaten to never eat again so they shrivel away - oh wait, that was my childhood - but they will thank you later. It’s hard to slow things down when society speeds things up, but who is buying these items for kids?

Parents are.

I know I wouldn’t be caught dead driving my hot wheels to the mall when I was young; someone’s parent had to do it.

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CSUF shows films for the planet

In recent years, several people, including the infamous Rebecca Black have become famous through YouTube

If you’ve wanted to see some of the award-winning environmental documentaries from the past few years but never had the time, you can take advantage of several screenings taking place on campus during Earth Week, April 18 to 21.

Watch an outdoor screening of Discovery Channel’s Planet Earth: Caves and Jungles, taking place on the Student Recreation Center lawn Monday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. They are two of several episodes in the Planet Earth series from 2006 and take a look at the creatures that inhabit the Earth’s jungles, rainforests and deepest caverns, including Mexico’s Cave of Swallows, Borneo’s Deer Cave and Gomantong Cave.

Tuesday there will be two environmentally focused movies to choose from. Watch An Inconvenient Truth, starring Al Gore, at the TSU Underground Pub from 5

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Rebecca Black became an overnight YouTube sensation after she taught the world the days of the week and showed us how to get down on Friday. But the video ended up striking many questions into the heart of America.

Who is Rebecca Black? Is this song a joke or did somebody actually decide it was a good idea for this girl to sing?

And why is it so hard for her to decide between kicking it in the front seat or sitting in the back seat?

To begin with, this video was not a joke. Rebecca Black, who surprisingly lives in the neighboring town of Anaheim Hills, received the video as a present from her parents. They decided to take her to Ark Music Factory where a mere $4,000 gets you studio time, a music video, promotion and, yes, this lovely original song the world loves to hate.

And how ironic that the owner of Ark Music Factory, Patrice Wilson, who is responsible for the lyrics, is also the unidentified rapper in Black’s music video.

“I feel bad that Rebecca has been getting so many people criticizing the song because it was me that wrote it,” said Wilson, the proclaimed “Suge Knight of the preteen schoolyard,” to the Los Angeles Times.

While Wilson takes no shame in his lyrics, as he claims pop music is supposed to be catchy and simple, the rest of the world seems to disagree.

The YouTube video, which is now up to almost 100 million views, has over 1.9 million “dislikes,” beating out Justin Bieber’s “Baby” by almost 80,000, making it the most disliked video on the website.

But by looking at the stats, it’s hard

Courtesy of YouTube Above: Rebecca Black in her hit YouTube video “Friday.” Black has become an Internet sensation along with other youngsters such as Keenan Cahill.

to tell either way. It’s easy to hate the song and criticize its lyrics, but by giving the video 100 million views, isn’t that more like support?

And when every late-night talkshow host from Jimmy Fallon to Jay Leno is either spoofing her song or trying to get her on the show to perform, isn’t that support?

In addition, dozens of parody videos have popped up on YouTube, capitalizing on the shallow lyrics and hilarious scenes in the video.

One video, which now has over 4 million views, creates its own version of “Friday” with the lyrics, “7 p.m., hey I just slept in. Gotta be nice, look at me I’m talking. Gotta jump, jump, gotta pet a cat. Blueberries, strawberries, so many berries.”

As the highly proclaimed “worst song ever,” it sure seems like we can’t get enough of it. But isn’t that the definition of pop music? Highly popular, sometimes annoying, always-gettingstuck-in-your-head pop music. We can’t blame Rebecca Black for that.

Honestly, think about it for a second. If this song were to be performed by, say, the Black Eyed Peas, with better recording, way better use of AutoTune and a catchy club mix behind it, wouldn’t it have the chance to be No. 1 on the charts?

Because let’s face it, this isn’t the only piece of lyrical garbage hitting the sound charts these days. Like how an entire song can be written about “whipping your hair back and forth,” or excessively repeating the words “baby, baby, baby, ohh” or even making an entire song about “my humps, my humps, my humps, my humps in the back and in the front.”

Rebecca Black is just a product of what current pop music has become.

No longer does America look for depth, emotion or even creativity. As long as it’s catchy, sugar-coated and preferably repeats a single word over and over, we’ll be singing it all day long. And don’t lie, you know you catch yourself singing “Friday” in the shower or when you’re looking forward to the weekend.

So if you want to continue talking about how horrible Rebecca Black is and how outrageous it is that her video has become so popular, stop playing her video. Even playing it to make fun of it is sending money into her pocket, so the only person we have to blame for “Friday” is ourselves.

The fact of the matter is until this fad blows over like every other pop music trend, America needs to accept that Rebecca Black just gave us a new weekend anthem.

p.m. to 7 p.m. In this 2006 movie, former Vice President Al Gore’s personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change are intertwined with the science of global warming.

You can also catch the 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday screening of Who Killed the Electric Car at the Titan Theatre. Narrated by Martin Sheen, this 2006 documentary incorporates interviews from other famous actors, such as Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson and Phyllis Diller. The death and resurrection of the electric car, addiction to foreign oil as well as the inactions of the government, consumers and car companies are addressed in the movie.

Food Inc. will play at the Pub Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Directed and co-written by Robert Kenner, the 2008 documentary addresses the current method of producing large quantities of cheap food regardless of the health and safety of not only the food itself, but also of the animals used to produce the raw food, the

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workers on the assembly lines and the consumers who are actually placing the food in their mouths.

Two more nature, thought-provoking documentaries are available Thursday evening. From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., the 2009 documentary End of the Line, starring Ted Danson and Charles Clover, will be playing at the Pub. The movie exposes the effect that global overfishing is having on fish stocks and the health of all our oceans.

An outdoor screening of Discovery Channel’s Planet Earth: Shallow Seas and Deep Seas at the SRC pool from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. will also take place Thursday. These two episodes in the series feature the animals that live in the shallow seas bordering the continents and the more unexplored depths of the deep ocean, including dusky dolphins, humpback whales and the oceanic white-tip shark.

All of the movies are hosted by on-campus organizations and clubs and are free to attend. For more information, go to Asi.Fullerton.edu/Government/LobbyCorps.asp.

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Detour reviews the latest installment in a slasher legacy, a CSUF production and crowd-pleasing concert

Breaking the horror trilogy rules

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Scream 4

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Play The Idiot Box

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The Idiot Box, a satirical, dramatic comedy about the realities of our world, opened this weekend to mixed reactions.

At first the audience was not entirely sure what this play was

The most important rule of any reboot is don’t mess with the original.

After an 11-year break in the franchise, Scream 4 has finally made it to the big screen and brought viewers back into the story of the Ghostface killer.

Mixing the three original Scream veterans with a star-studded lineup of new flesh, the movie mirrors the first 1996 installment, adding 21st century tricks along the way.

Amid a sea of webcams and reality stars, what Scream 4 does best is throw comedic self-awareness into the mix.

As the new-age slasher movies were practically born into Scream’s hands, the movie is able to pick apart the cliches in the plot line and laugh along with the rest of the world.

Original Scream writer Kevin Williamson was sure to update the script to modern-day references as

he teamed up for the fourth time start popping up around town and with director Wes Craven.

Sidney is forced to stick around as Known for original scary mov- she becomes a suspect. ies such as Nightmare on Elm Street Going along with the movie and The Hills Have Eyes, Craven poster promotion “New Decade, added the shrieking scares while New Rules,” the plot involves figWilliamson provided the clever uring out how a modern-day killer plot and jokes. performs.

The movie skillfully begins Adding both webcams and live with a typical slasher setting of streaming into the mix, the Ghosttwo teenage girls face killer home alone refollows the ceiving strange usual sucThe film has its ups and phone calls from cession of downs, but what it does the Ghostface preying on voice. the weak, best is mix the cheap As usual, they vulnerable thrills of a horror flick with open the door girls and the comedy of the Scary to their deaths striking and end up when there Movie genres that make bloody on is a party. fun of it. the floor.

The film’s The audinew main ence then recharacters alizes that this was a movie within include Sidney’s cousin Jill, played the movie, called Stab 5, and hap- by Emma Roberts, Jill’s friend Kirpens once more to fake out the by, played by Hayden Panettiere, audience until the real murders and the two new computer geeks, begin. played by Rory Culkin and Erik In the movie, Sidney Prescott Knudsen. returns to Woodsboro to proSpecial appearances are also mote her new book that has put made by a vast array of actors, her back together after the tragic including Kristen Bell, Shenae events of her past.

Grimes, Anna Paquin and Adam As she arrives just in time for Brody. the anniversary of the first GhostRoberts, who is generally face massacre, murders suddenly known for being Julia Roberts’

niece, takes a large role in the movie, being one of the last survivors of the film. And as we reach the ending scenes, Roberts delivers a performance that was not nearly expected of her.

Returning characters Neve Campbell, David Arquette and Courtney Cox jump right back into their original roles as if they haven’t skipped a beat, but sadly don’t add any extra excitement to the script.

While it helps to bring back to the original movies, their dull presence simply serves as background noise.

The film has its ups and downs, but what it does best is mix the cheap thrills of a horror flick with the comedy of the Scary Movie genres that make fun of it.

The movie won’t come close to the masterpiece that was the original, but it definitely will incite more laughter than any other scary movie you’ve ever seen.

And though the ending is too good to give away, the twist lies close to the heart of current pop culture, touching on the instant fame of reality stars and ability for talentless acts to reach stardom.

Unless you’ve already read a spoiler alert, chances are you won’t know who it is until the bloody end.

CSUF opened its new satirical dramedy this weekend about six friends in New York whose lives get turned upside down

about.

The beginning of the play seemed more like an episode of Friends than a play that should be showcased on campus.

However, as the play moved on and the theme shifted from comedy to drama, you began to realize there was much more than what was initially shown. Just like in real life, there is much more than meets the eye.

The play takes place, like any self-respecting sitcom does, in

New York City. Six friends, Fiona, Chloe, Billy, Mark, Stephanie and Connor, live under one roof and share crazy adventures that seem to pop up every day.

They are all happy in their selfconstructed world and offer advice and commiseration about the trials of love and life that come their way.

The short, comedic jokes thrown in between every other line are met with pre-recorded audience laughter. But one day, the

laughter stops.

When Billy, played by Mark Bartlett, suggests to Chole, played

by Brooke Diane Flint, that she go and see a play to catch some sleep, their lives get turned upside down.

Billy, a womanizing model, meets Raymond, played by Nick Rocz, a starving actor working as a drag queen to pay the bills. Billy is caught off guard by his new feelings for Raymond and does not know how to react.

While on the other hand, Chole catches the eye of the student Omar, who pursues her to begin a relationship. Fiona, played by Eva Dailey, gets caught up in an identity crisis and involved with a strange boyfriend, all while Stephanie, played by Grace-Ann Murphy, and Connor, played by Jason Oles, are having marital problems mixed in with writer’s block and a crazy dog.

Suddenly the group of six have several additions that are making their happy, little family face real-

ity, and the only one who is not onboard with this idea is Mark, played by Matt Gardner, who will literally stop at nothing to keep the group of six the way they are.

The cast wakes up and finds out there is indeed love, war, homelessness, fetishes, ethnicity and death in the outside world. The quirky six, who at the beginning resembled the gang at Central Perk, now resemble a disordered group that cannot get past their own problems and deal with the world around them.

The end of the play leaves the audience wondering what exactly they just saw and what they might have learned about themselves and the world.

There was no main character in the show. The six main actors and four supporting actors worked together as a whole to bring the story to life. Some of the best talents of the Theatre Department were showcased as they portrayed real life onstage.

This was a very modern play that addressed current issues, such as war and the recession. Writer Michael Elyanow used the setting of a television show to comment on society today and discuss how we can be so wrapped up in a world that is unreal onscreen that we forget to see what is around us in real life.

The drama, directed by Joseph Arnold, was presented in a theater-in-the-round setting. The audience got to see the many different angles onstage from seats that wrapped around three sides of the stage. The time and setting of the show were not addressed. The costumes and set decorations blended together to make a neutral setting that the colorful characters could act around.

The play will continue until May 1 in the Young Theatre. The show is an interesting picture into our world and is recommended to anyone who enjoys theater, comedy and an interesting idea.

Concert Sleigh Bells

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attendance. Brooklyn-based group Sleigh Bells fused everything from vocals, electric guitar and sound mixing to insane volumes during a chaotic performance. The band’s highly energized performance had many feeling enthusiastically young.

A decent turnout was found at the Glasshouse in Pomona this week as Sleigh Bells headlined their first tour since releasing their album Treats early last year. The band consists of guitarist and beat-maker Derek Miller, formerly of Poison the Well, and singer Alexis Krauss.

While the Glasshouse is truly a venue for barely legal 18-year-olds, the venue’s intimacy is a big plus.

Although, the days of ordering alcohol are gone. The venue’s bar now only serves cookies, popcorn and soda, which makes anyone daring to order alcohol look as if they are trying to order porn. Luckily, the Acerogami bar next door can satisfy one’s urge.

With opening act Rye Rye taking the stage around 9 p.m., all the sugary treats at the Glasshouse bar had settled in and the young crowd bounced around waiting for the headliner to take the stage.

Rye Rye’s performance was met with an unenthusiastic response.

Her tribal vocals and beats were passed off with simple head bobbing, though her performance was truly energetic. A smile never left her face as she thanked the young crowd and introduced Sleigh Bells to the stage next.

As lights dimmed and strobe lights were cued, the beginning of

Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man” was cued to loud volumes within seconds. An epic entrance ensued as both Miller and Krauss stepped out just in time for the famous song’s guitar introduction. Krauss, dressed in a black hoodie and a jersey with the band logo, raged as Miller plunged into the beginning of their single, “Tell ‘Em.” Krauss sang sweetly then screeched loudly to match Miller’s powerful guitar. Her black hair and hoop earrings were caught in a passing glimpse as she charged the stage front left to right.

The crowd was chaotic within minutes.

By this time, I am elbowed in the back and the first brave soul dove into the pit as soon as the second song began. Well, so far so freaking good.

Channeling Joan Jett at times, Krauss’ angelic voice filled with expletives as she screamed the lyrics of “Crown on the Ground” to the energetic and hypnotized crowd.

“You couldn’t care less. You love goodness. You think it’s endless, endless, endless.”

As the band began to play the track “Infinity Guitars,” limb movements were in abundance. As the guitar breakdown of the song began, lights were shut off with only strobe lights present.

Blinding lights required one to sing along to be able to find a voice among the darkness. When lights were cued again, the chaos continued till the end.

After an hour and half of raucousness, everyone present looked revitalized and was glowing with smiles. They looked younger than before the show. Could the fountain of youth be found at a Sleigh Bells show? Probably not. But you do leave the venue with frenetic energy and well, that could be a start.

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TITANS: Walk-off hit completes sweep ...Continued from page 1

CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan After Blake Barber’s game-winning hit in the bottom of the ninth, the team mobbed him at first base. The walk-off hit completed the weekend series sweep against UC Santa Barbara.

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A two-out tie-breaking RBI-triple by sophomore designated hitter Carlos Lopez helped lead the No. 8 Cal State Fullerton baseball team to a close 3-2 victory over Big West Conference competitors UC Santa Barbara.

Lopez has been clutch for the Titans all season with two outs.

Coming into Friday night’s three-game series opener at Goodwin Field, the left-handed slugger batted a team-leading .328 and knocked in more than half (10 of 19) of his RBIs when two are down.

“He’s real experienced with how he hits,” said Titan junior first baseman Nick Ramirez. “You know you can count on him no matter what, even if he’s down with two strikes.”

All-American right-hander junior Noe Ramirez improved to 6-2 over the Gauchos, striking out seven in seven innings of work.

“I felt it was one of those efficient nights,” said Noe Ramirez.

“Not lights out and not trying to do too much.”

A perfect eighth and ninth inning from relief pitchers righty sophomore Dylan Floro and southpaw Nick Ramirez closed out the game against the Gauchos.

“It’s almost unfair sometimes when we go to the bullpen,” said Titan Head Coach Dave Serrano.

“Guys are coming in with just as good, if not better stuff.”

In picking up his eighth save of the season and 26th of his career, Nick Ramirez moved into fourth all-time with Ted Silva for Titan closers.

“It’s an honor. I know a lot of good closers have come through this program,” Nick Ramirez said.

In the second inning the Gauchos jumped out to a 1-0 lead off three consecutive one-out singles.

A hot-shot past junior third baseman Blake Barber and a single through the four hole put UCSB in scoring position.

Junior designated hitter Lance Roenicke drove in the Gauchos’ first run with a hard-hit single to left.

The Titans bounced back in the third with two runs of their own.

After loading the bases with one out, junior shortstop Anthony Trajano drove in redshirt freshman catcher Jared Deacon (who reached on an error) with a sacrifice to right. Following Trajano, Nick Ramirez floated a single to left field, driving in the go-ahead run.

The Gauchos evened things back up in the sixth. With two runners on, a wild throw to second by Deacon allowed senior UCSB senior

first baseman Trevor Whyte to move up 90 feet to third.

With the free gift, left fielder junior Joe Wallace cashed in, scoring Whyte with a sac fly to right.

The stalemate would only last until the bottom frame of the sixth.

With two outs, Lopez drove in his 20th RBI of the year, tripling home Ramirez (who reached on a

leadoff walk) with a shot down the right-field line for the game winner.

“Two-out RBIs are back-breakers, and that was a big back-breaker right there,” Serrano said.

Titan pitching would be lights out after the big knockout, retiring the final nine Gauchos in order.

“Our pitching staff is deep,” Noe

CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan Junior pitcher Tyler Pill threw eight strong innings, giving up only five hits and three runs. Pill also struck out 11 before giving the ball away to reliever Raymond Hernandez.

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Ramirez said. “We’ve always had a great pitching staff here. It’s pretty much the heart of our team this year.”

The win improved the Titans to 25-9 and 6-1 in Big West Conference play. They will face Cal Poly San Luis Obispo beginning Thursday at 6 p.m.

The Titans trailed the Gauchos most of the night after giving up four runs in the second. Answering with two runs in the bottom of the second, the Titans would be down by one until rallying for two more in the sixth.

Loading the bases with one out, sophomore center fielder Ivory Thomas sacrificed the tying run home with a fly-out to left field.

Two outs and the game knotted up at four, Trajano singled up the middle to score the go-ahead game-winning run for the Titans.

More late-inning heroics filled Goodwin Field during the game Sunday.

Right-handed junior pitcher Tyler Pill threw eight strong innings in the no decision, tying a season high in strikeouts with 11.

His effort kept the game close and in the ninth, the Titans rallied for three runs to come yet again from behind, sweeping the series.

“It was pretty big. We didn’t play that well, we didn’t hit that well the whole game,” said Pill.

“To put a three-spot on the board just shows you what we can do.”

The Gauchos struck first, capitalizing off a slew of defensive mishaps by the Titans in the first.

A one-out double and single put two runners in scoring position after a throwing error from Lorenzen to home.

A passed ball and wild pitch from Pill on the next batter gave both Gauchos the free pass to home and the 2-0 lead.

The Titans would come back with a run of their own in the bottom half of the inning. A leadoff double and stolen base put Thomas on third. Grounding out to deep short, Trajano drove in Thomas, cutting the lead to one.

Titan troubles would continue to benefit the Gauchos in the fourth.

Singling to start the inning, senior right fielder Mark Haddow ended up on third after a throw by sophomore catcher Casey Watkins sailed into center field during an attempt to catch him stealing second.

Haddow later came in to score on a groundout to short.

Again, like the first, the Titans cut it to one in the bottom frame of the inning. Leading off with a walk, Lorenzen put himself into scoring position by stealing second.

Taking an aggressive lead off the bag, Lorenzen easily came in to score when freshman third baseman Chad Wallach singled up the middle driving in the Titans second run.

No team would be able to muster much of an offensive after the fourth. Holding onto a one-run lead, the Gauchos added some insurance in the ninth.

Haddow began the Gauchos’ inning with a hard-hit single to left.

Moving up to third on a sacrifice bunt and stolen base, Haddow scored when freshman catcher Joe Winterburn smacked a clutch RBI-single to left.

The run wouldn’t provide enough cushion for the Gauchos.

After a leadoff walk to Wallach (sophomore Austin Kingsolver would replace him as a pinchrunner), two straight outs left the Titans down to their last hopes.

Fighting to stay alive in the next at-bat, Thomas eventually singled to right advancing Kingsolver to third.

After stealing second, Saturday night’s hero Trajano erased the Gauchos’ lead, ripping a single back through the box knocking in both Kingsolver and Thomas.

With the game even at four, left-handed slugger junior first baseman Nick Ramirez was given the intentional pass to first, moving Trajano into scoring position.

The game on the line, junior designated hitter Blake Barber drove the fans at Goodwin Field into a frenzy, smashing the game-winning single to left center and giving the Titans the 5-4 walk-off victory and series sweep.

“I’ve been in that situation before. Early in the season at North Carolina and I couldn’t come through in the clutch,” said Barber. “This (at-bat) after I took that slider, I knew he couldn’t get me out with anything after I’d seen all his pitches.”