Daily Titan October 19, 2010

Vol. 88 Issue 27

October 19, 2010

Newport Beach jazz

series soothes audiences Irvine production company keeps up-to-date with changes in jazz music genre

See JAZZ, page 5

Creating social change through teaching others

CSUF credential student’s involvement on campus reflects his future plans See STUDENT’S, page 2

WHAT’S INSIDE OPINION Brides-to-be fight for first cut in reality show ........................................4 DETOUR Energetic Brooklyn band rocks Hollywood Bowl ........................................6 SPORTS The Campus Huddle: Sooners on top of BCS ........................................8

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Earthquake simulation on smallscale model

Students’ input on fee hike

Week-long events will be held on campus for California ShakeOut

Referendum to be held end of October regarding monetary increase

ALYSSA WEJEBE

CHRIS POTRYKUS

Earthquake simulations were held by civil engineering students yesterday to kick off the Great ShakeOut week.

The model used for the simulation resembled a doll house, which was cut away for easy viewing. As it underwent about 32 seconds of a quake simulation (with the table shaking back and forth), approximating a 9.0 magnitude quake, half the building’s doll like furniture fell—some even bounced out of the structure. The other half of the furniture stayed mostly upright.

Graduate students Rajan Prasad Rijal and Kaushlendra Das and undergraduate student Barzin Sharifi (all civil engineering majors) volunteered to construct the simulation.

Rijal said the project was approached a little differently.

“Other projects we do in an academic point of view, but in this one, it was (from a) practical, disaster point of view,” Rijal said.

Civil and environmental engineering professor Binod Tiwari said spending some money on supporting items inside a house is ideal for saving everything. “$10 to $20 would be enough to reinforce your room,” Tiwari said.

Das said that such preparations depend on how many items are in the room.

“You need to anchor everything,” Das said. “So it doesn’t come down when the earthquake comes, that’s the basic thing.”

Das said that this can be done by screwing furniture and other items to the floor or walls—generally fix it to the structure somehow through any means.

ing it pretty (seriously), extremely competitive teams participated,” Arroyaze said.

The muddiest parts of the race were the many mud pits scattered throughout the course, specifically near the finish line when the racers are usually the most exhausted.

The team does as many fundraisers throughout the year that they have time for. Arroyaze said that the team holds four practices a week, working on both conditioning and the practical skills of the game.

Big Papa said that each member has to pay about $300 a season to play. “We are probably one of the cheapest clubs on campus, but it depends each season about how much the costs will be and what exactly we need to pay for.”

During the upcoming campus elections on Oct. 27 and 28, Cal State Fullerton students will decide if they want to reach even further into their wallets in order to continue the quality of education they are accustomed to.

CSUF students will be one of the determining factors of a potential $10 increase in student fees. If approved by students and President Milton Gordon, the increase will go to the Instructionally Related Activities, or IRA, budget.

IRAs help cover the cost of a plethora of different programs utilized by more than 8,000 students.

A PowerPoint presentation shows that students are already paying a $26 fee toward the IRA budget. Increasing the fee from $26 to $36 would provide another $629,000 for program funding.

Aissa Canchola, a 21-year-old American studies and political science major, is willing to shell out a little extra money in order to maintain the type of education she’s getting. Canchola is also a member of the ASI Board of Directors.

“California is taking money away from our education, classrooms and the learning environment,” Canchola said. “Students would be willing to charge themselves a little extra so that money can go directly back to their education and in ways that their going be able to go outside and practice their field.”

But despite the benefits to education, some students are fed up with fee increases.

“Enough is enough,” said Gracelyn Roberts, a 20-year-old business major.

“It’s $10 this semester but who’s to say they won’t raise it again?”

See MUD RUN, page 8

See IRA, page 3

Staff Writer

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See SHAKEOUT, page 3

ELIZABETH SWIONTEK / For the Daily Titan A crowd of participants takes off as the Mud Run begins on the hillside of Oak Canyon Park at Lake Irvine. Runners took part in the race, “dirty dodgeball,” and a music festival.

Mud fundraiser for rugby club ALLY BORDAS Staff Writer

The Cal State Fullerton men’s rugby club held a fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 16 in Silverado, Calif. The team volunteered at the Irvine Lake Mud Run in order to help support their club.

Paul Rudman, CSUF alum and former rugby player, is the executive race director and course designer of many Mud Run races, including the Irvine Lake race.

Panos Papadopoulos, or as the team calls him “Big Papa,” 21, fourth-year communications major said, “Paul Rudman helped put this volunteer fundraiser event together. He also takes pictures for us and just supports our team overall.”

Big Papa said that there was a good amount

of team members volunteering at the event. “We have about 60 rugby players signed up and registered this year, so we had a good turn out at the event.”

Big Papa also said that every volunteer had his or her own station and job to do throughout the day, “I was in charge of the mesh crawl-through, just making sure that people actually got down in the mud instead of trying to climb over the fencing.”

Rugby captain Jonathan Arroyaze, 22, senior year kinesiology major, said that the team was there all day, “It was a pretty cool event and a very long day,” Arroyaze said.

Arroyaze and some other volunteers were in charge of refereeing the “dirty dodgeball” game mixed with other responsibilities. “The dodgeball tournament got a little rough… people were tak-

Johnny Cupcakes sprinkles students with advice SOPHIA ISLAS & ERIN BRADLEY Staff Writers

Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

Waiting for an education in a broken system LUKE CHERNEY Staff Writer

Public schools across the nation are facing financial shortfalls, leading to less teachers and larger class sizes, according to Louis Freedberg and Lisa Reynolds of the Fresno Bee. “Right out of the box, charter schools are having to do more with less,” said Jed Wallace, CEO of the California Charter Schools Association, in the same article. This is not the exception to the rule, but has become the rule. As a result, students have suffered, either through being left behind or not having their

needs met.

Director Davis Guggenheim addresses this problem in his latest film, Waiting for Superman, released Sept. 24. The documentary explores our public school system through its triumphs and failures, seen through the lives of students across America.

Guggenheim, who also directed An Inconvenient Truth, said that his idea was to tell the story as a parent.

In a recent phone interview with the Daily Titan, Guggenheim said, that as a parent, he feels that “in your heart you’re saying, God I hope this school takes care of my kid with the same kind of passion as I do.”

See DOCUMENTARY, page 6

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Hundreds of cupcake lovers waited for hours outside Steven G. Mihaylo Hall to hear Johnny Earle, creator and founder of Johnny Cupcakes and BusinessWeek’s number one entrepreneur of 2008, speak.

“Does anybody think I really sell cupcakes?” Earle asked the people in the crowded Charton Family Lecture Hall.

Johnny Cupcakes is a successful clothing brand known for its cupcake and crossbones logo. The Society for the Advancement of Management (SAM) hosted Earle, who travels across the country lecturing students on starting a brand.

Earle’s lecture, which was given through PowerPoint slides, focused around life lessons he learned while starting up his business. Key topics included: the importance of branding, starting a business with little or no start-up money, entrepreneurship, management, product development and much more.

“Johnny Cupcakes has been an inspiration to me since day one,” Michael Custodio, a business major said. “He has taught me that

SHANE WESTOVER / Staff Photographer Hundreds of students gathered to watch entrepreneur Johnny Earle, the creator of Johnny Cupcakes, in Mihaylo Hall.

anything is possible as long as you’re persistent. His whole lecture is a learning experience.”

Johnny Cupcakes started his company by selling buttons and Tshirts out of the trunk of his car in Massachusetts. He now has three storefronts, a cult following and more than $1 million in profits.

“My brand is for… every type

of person,” said Earle, describing the diversity of his customers.

He builds a community around his product and recognizes the importance of customer service by adding special packaging and inserting gifts when shipping his T-shirts, stickers and pins.

“Every order shipped out gets a surprise,” Earle said.

Sometimes it could be $20, a free shirt, a doll’s head, a battery or stale cereal. He surprised all the students by hiding little cupcakecovered gift bags between the seats. People got pins, candy, business cards and classic ‘90s television trading cards.

See CUPCAKES, page 3

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NEWS

October 19, 2010

IN OTHER NEWS Student’s social change

INTERNATIONAL

Nuremberg courtroom to open as museum BERLIN – The courthouse in Nuremberg where senior Nazis faced trial for war crimes will open as a museum and visitor attraction next month, officials said yesterday.

The municipal courthouse, including courtroom 600, was chosen as the venue for the post-war trials due to Nuremberg’s hosting of the huge Nazi rallies in the 1930s. The city is building an interpretation center in the attic space of the courthouse to show visitors how international criminal justice began in the city. The tour ends in courtroom No. 600, where the trials took place.

The venue will open Nov. 21 with an address from Benjamin Ferencz, one of the surviving original prosecutors.

NATIONAL

Supreme Court to decide suit against Ashcroft WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court intervened again Monday in a lawsuit against a former Bush administration official, agreeing to decide whether former Attorney General John Ashcroft is entirely shielded from claims that he misused the law to arrest terrorism suspects under false pretenses.

Obama administration lawyers appealed on Ashcroft’s behalf and asserted that it would “severely damage law enforcement” if the nation’s top law enforcement official could be held liable for abusing his authority.

In the last five years, civil libertarians have tried, without much success, to sue former Bush officials for overstepping the law. Last year, the Supreme Court shielded Ashcroft from being sued by Muslim immigrants in the New York area who said they were arrested and abused in jail after the 9/11 attacks, even though they had no involvement in a terrorism plot.

STATE Apple demolishes earnings expectations with record sales SAN JOSE — Apple posted dazzling quarterly results Monday, blowing through analysts’ expectations, thanks in large part to record iPhone sales.

In the wake of the report, the Nasdaq temporarily halted trading in Apple’s stock.

The company sold 14.1 million iPhones in the quarter. That was a record number for a quarter and up 91 percent from the number it sold in the same period a year ago.

In its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended Sept. 30, the Cupertino, Calif., company earned $4.31 billion, or $4.64 a share. The company’s profit was up 70 percent from the same period a year ago, when Apple earned $2.53 billion, or $2.77 a share. The iPhone maker’s sales jumped 67 percent from its fourth quarter last year to a record $20.34 billion in the quarter.

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Credential student looks to lend a helping hand in other countries MI TRAN Staff Writer

While most people struggle with the daily routine of school and work, Chirag Bhakta manages a schedule that includes a full-time job, working on getting his teaching credentials and being involved in many school organizations and clubs.

As a San Francisco native and student at the City College of San Francisco, Bhakta’s interest in becoming a teacher and desire to change his surroundings led him to make the move down to Orange County in 2008.

“I transferred down here partly because of the teaching credential program. It is nationally accredited and spoken highly of,” Bhakta said.

While pursuing his bachelor’s degree in history at Cal State Fullerton, Bhakta joined the student planning committee at the Volunteer & Service Center.

Here, Bhakta helped plan the Social Justice Summit, an annual event that educates people on injustices happening locally and worldwide.

“Chirag is someone who takes action and I have great respect and admiration for his tenacity and commitment to change. He is a person who not only seeks information about injustices in local and global communities, but strives to live an aware existence in his own daily life,” said Amy Mattern, coordinator of the center.

Bhakta became project director for the next two Social Justice Summits from Spring 2009 through Spring 2010. Bhakta’s tasks included thinking of fresh and new ways to raise money for the conference, marketing the event and contacting guest speakers.

Bhakta oversaw 100 volunteers during the conference. It might have been a huge responsibility to be in charge of so much, but Bhakta didn’t mind.

“It’s a very huge empowering process.

I didn’t know it was so much work, but if you don’t do part of your work, the whole conference suffers,” Bhakta said.

ALAYNA DURAN / Staff Photographer Chirag Bhakta, recent CSUF graduate, wants to build schools in “less fortunate” countries.

Bhakta graduated in Spring 2010 and is now in the teaching credential program at CSUF because he wants to become a history teacher and share his knowledge with high school kids.

The credential program takes up a lot of Bhakta’s time. Along with taking classes two days a week, he also observes and sometimes teaches at South Middle School in Anaheim four days a week. Eventually, Bhakta will get to teach the class for the whole period and apply what he has learned into the classroom.

Business marketing major Puja Rami has known Bhakta for a little over two years and knows he possesses all the qualities of a good teacher.

“Chirag has a passion for humanity. One of his biggest goals is to build schools in less fortunate countries. He puts 100 percent into everything he commits to, and he will not give up on fighting for his passions,” Rami said.

Bhakta also works between 32 to 58 hours per week at a motel chain in Westminster.

“When I’m there, I’m the desk clerk, maintenance man, security and room service guy because there’s only one person working on the entire property,” Bhakta said.

A self-proclaimed philanthropist, the 22-year-old is always trying to raise awareness with issues that concern the campus.

Bhakta was one of the co-founder of We!, a student and faculty group that

formed last spring in response to the budget cuts and tuition increases the CSU was facing. With over one hundred supporters, the group organized a rally on campus to protest their disdain over the fiscal problems.

Along with trying to keep We! active, Bhakta is on the planning committee for the Social Justice Summit, member of Project PATHE (People Against Trafficking and Human Exploitation) and works and pitches ideas with AICA (Association for Intercultural Awareness).

Michelle Santizo, who has known Bhakta for two years, describes him as a passionate, radical and intelligent individual.

“The moment Chirag speaks, people listen. He is definitely a voice to the voiceless,” Santizo said. “Chirag is willing to take a risk to make sure there is just in the world. Not only does he defend those who are being treated unfairly, but he is a knowledgeable human being.”

He also finds fun and compassion in helping out those who are less fortunate. He thinks everyone should volunteer and help others.

The need to help others keeps Bhakta motivated to become a teacher. He believes that if he can make an impact on a few kids, the long journey will be worth it.

“It’s why I want to teach,” Bhakta said. “It makes no sense for me to do anything else.”

DTSHORTHAND Fall Dance Theatre shows announced The Cal State Fullerton Theatre and Dance Department is announcing the Fall Dance Theatre, coordinated by Gladys Kares.

The CSUF’s dance program is highly ranked and parallels other programs including: Brigham Young, Cornell, Duke and American University.

CSUF choreographers and dancers tell compelling life stories through the expression of dance.

The Fall Dance Theatre takes the audience through life’s frail and amazing moments, with the hopes that the viewers will walk away with an understanding of how important the theater and dance are in our lives.

The performance will run from Oct. 21 through Oct. 31.

Tickets are currently on sale through the box office at Fullerton.edu/Arts/BoxOffice or (657) 278-3371.

Brief by Heather Rest

Prop. 23 Discussion hosted on campus The Center for Sustainability at Cal State Fullerton will be holding a Roundtable Discussion about Proposition 23 Thursday, Oct. 21 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Titan Student Union Pavilions.

The Proposition discusses the suspension of AB 32, the Global Warming Act of 2006, in order to promote a higher employment rate.

Participants include: Professors Justin Tucker and M.J. Kwon of CSUF’s Center for Public Policy and the political science department, Tom Soto, managing partner of Craton Equity Partners, and John Bock, director of the Center for Sustainability at CSUF. The event is free and open to the public, but the Center for Sustainability asks for RSVPs to obtain a headcount. RSVP at sustainability@fullerton.edu or call (657) 278-5064.

Brief by Katie Evans

Technology speech and breakfast

Raman Unnikrishnan, Dean of Engineering and Computer Science, will present the talk “STEM Education and Engineering Workforce: Maintaining U.S. Competitiveness” at the technology breakfast Oct. 21.

STEM stands for the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Coalition.

“Not a week goes by without some organization or governmental agency coming up with yet another support program or another definitive report on the subject,” according to the College of Engineering and Computer Science Center.

According to the advertisement, Unnikrishnan’s speech will cover these issues from his perspective as a dean active in engineering accreditation around the world and in professional education in the U.S. The technology breakfast will be hosted at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites on Nutwood Avenue at 7:30 a.m.

Brief by Alyssa Wejebe

Dance and music performances Cal State Fullerton has three different performing halls on campus including Meng Hall, which has been described as one of the finest 800-seat concert halls in the world, according to The College of the Arts website.

Each of these halls hosts an abundance of various performances. For more information visit Fullerton.edu/Arts/Music Here is the list for the rest of October: Oct. 21: New Music Ensemble 8 p.m. Recital Hall Oct. 22: Guitar Chamber Recital 8 p.m. Recital Hall Oct. 27: Divan Consort 8 p.m. Recital Hall, Verso Duo 8 p.m. Meng Hall Oct. 30: University Singers & Concert Choir Brief by Heather Rest

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SHAKEOUT: CAMPUS PREPARES FOR QUAKE ... Continued from page 1 Tiwari said preparations also depend on the weight. If the item is heavier, it needs more support.

This was the first time the department had done simulations for the Great ShakeOut, but there are already plans for a next time.

“We will do even better than this one,” Tiwari said. “We’re planning to have (a) bigger scale.”

Working on the earthquake simulations served as Barzin’s first research project.

“It was great,” Barzin said. “Really enjoyed it.”

Najla Althuniyah, a computer science major, was one of the many students who watched the simulations in E-012.

“It was very interesting,” said Althuniyan. “They give us ideas on how to protect our furniture.”

Nouf Al Dahash, art education major, also thought it was a good idea to protect furniture like that.

DTSHORTHAND Biology Department hosts Bat Night

“I think it’s interesting to see how the earthquake goes on without feeling it, just watching it,” Al Dahash said.

Sue Fisher, Emergency Management Coordinator with University Police, emphasized the importance of the Great ShakeOut. “We could really raise awareness for all emergencies, but particularly for earthquakes,” said Fisher.

The Biology Department will be hosting Bat Night at Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary on Saturday, Oct. 23 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The event will include a bat lecture and tour of Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary, a 12-acre preserve owned by the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The facility is used for faculty and student research and is open to the public.

This family friendly event includes storytelling, face painting for $4, wagon rides for $3, pumpkin carving for $6 and barbecue for $5, cash only. The bat lecture and tour are free.

Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary is located at 29322 Modjeska Canyon Road, in Modjeska Canyon, about 30 minutes south east of Cal State Fullerton. For more information on the event, visit TuckerWildlife.org.

SHAKEOUT WEEK EVENTS Today, Tues. Oct. 19: – Vendors and information about pet safety during emergencies along Titan Walk.

Wednesday, Oct. 19: – Video in Becker Amphitheatre playing all day (still noontime concert with She Screams Remedy).

Brief by Erin Bradley

Thursday, Oct. 21: – At 10:21 a.m. the Campuswide Drop, Cover, Hold On drill with an announcement that a 7.8 magnitude earthquake has occurred on the San Andreas fault.

Walk to Defeat ALS in Pasadena

JONATHAN GIBBY / Graphics Editor Johnny Earle founder and creator of Johnny Cupcakes shared his story with students who packed a Mihaylo Hall auditorium.

CUPCAKES: JOHNNY’S SUCCESS STORY ... Continued from page 1 “I’m here to hear Johnny and become inspired,” said Earl Rocha, 19, undeclared major. “My friends from other schools told me about his lectures, so I had to experience it first hand.”

A lot of people in the crowd wore Johnny Cupcakes T-shirts, but no two T-shirts were alike.

The Johnny Cupcakes brand prides itself on brand longevity by creating limited numbers of each T-shirt or products.

“My T-shirts have created a sort of ‘Tee Harmony,’” Earle said. “A lot of people have made friends with random strangers just because they have one of my shirts.”

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He stressed the importance of reinventing one’s self, reminding the crowd that everything has been done before and that it is their responsibility to do things differently.

“The more time you spend making business decisions, the better your ideas get. It’s best not to rush,” Earle said while talking about his elaborate store on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.

The store is set up like a bakery, keeping consistent with the designs of his East Coast storefronts. Over-sized oven doors function as doors that lead to a hidden office and stock room, while a stovetop acts as a cashier’s counter. Customers pick out T-shirts from refrigerators, which are then packaged from SHANE WESTOVER / Staff Photographer bakery boxes.

Johnny Earle spoke to CSUF students Monday, who “(Johnny Cupcake’s) waited ourside for hours to hear about his company. products are very unique and fresh, I like them a lot,” said that people can make millions and Megan De Guzman, a kinesiology have fun in the process. major.

“It’s not about the money,” With no investors and no chain Earle said. “It’s about being happy stores, Johnny Cupcakes proves and doing what you love.”

Students in the 411 human services class are joining the fight to defeat ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease) as part of a class project.

“We’re given free reign to whatever we’re passionate about and we wanted to focus on people with diseases and disabilities.” said Chelsea Lenard, 22, a human services senior. “We found more statistics about how it (ALS) frequently occurs and slowly degenerates your body.”

Nearly 150,000 people living in the U.S. today will die of ALS and 20,000 of them live in California, according to the Golden West Chapter of the ALS Association.

Students who are interested in supporting the cause can participate in the Los Angeles County Walk to Defeat ALS Sun. Oct. 24 in Central Park, Pasadena. Students can join the 411 class’s team, Titan Walkers. Register at www.WalkToDefeatALS.org Brief by Krystle Uy

IRA: STUDENT REFERENDUM ... Continued from page 1 The IRA fee has remained steady at $26 since 2002, but that amount can no longer support the amount of programs requesting funds.

This is one of the major concerns expressed by the IRA committee, the body that oversees the budget and makes the final recommendations to President Gordon, who has the final authority. During the last five years, requests for funding have jumped 73 percent and have far exceeded the amount of money the committee has to allocate.

This year alone, 83 programs requested funding and only 72 were approved. The IRA committee was forced to use more than $200,000 of reserve money in order to maintain its commitment to those 72.

Lorenzo Fausto, a 23-year-old political science major, is one of the students to directly benefit from IRA funding.

“Last summer I was sent out to Washington D.C. for a 10-week internship,” Fausto said. “Part of the scholarship money that I did receive was some of the IRA money.”

Due to a lack of funds and the huge amount of funding requests, many new programs are receiving little to no funding at all and existing programs are facing drastic cuts, which affects the integrity and purpose of the programs.

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OPINION

October 19, 2010

An implant away from perfection

Courtesy of MCT

STEPHANIE RAYGOZA Staff Writer

Most girls dream of their wedding day years before they meet Mr. Right.

However, thanks to the wonderful world of reality television, Mr. Right is only 25 contestants away for the girl looking to achieve her fairy tale wedding.

While this may already be foolish to some people, a new reality show takes bridal competitions to a whole new level with contestants vying to cut into more than just

your traditional wedding cake.

By simply competing in various wedding-themed challenges that range from planning the perfect honeymoon to writing vows, contestants can win plastic surgery procedures from their wish list.

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...it is certainly going to give young women the illusion that the perfect bride is just a scalpel and breast implant away.

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New reality show will have brides-to-be fight each other for plastic surgeries

So before the bride-to-be makes her way down the aisle, she will first pay Dr. Dubrow a visit to help nip, tuck and mold her body to

perfection. The show, called Bridoplasty, was recently announced by E! Entertainment Television and will feature contestants fighting for a new procedure every week.

Centering a show on plastic surgery is nothing new for the network as they already treat viewers to the Beverly Hills’ drama of Dr. 90210.

In a culture where younger women are going under the knife as a quick fix to solve their discontent with body image, introducing a show that promotes plastic surgery as the icing on the cake is simply fueling society’s ever-growing fascination with superficial beauty.

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the top five surgical procedures of 2009 were breast augmentation, nose reshaping, eyelid surgery, liposuction and tummy tuck.

The women getting these procedures have all developed a distorted image of beauty and become obsessed with the highly praised hour glass figure.

A figure that the media has brainwashed young women to believe will give them the confidence they need while keeping their husband happy.

The problem with plastic surgery is that it is never just one procedure. Much like tattoos, once you commit to getting the tattoo, it is not long before you’re back in the chair getting another one.

I’m pretty sure Mr. Right proposed to Katy with the hopes that she would keep the same beauty that first attracted him, not find out that under the wedding veil he’d be starting a new chapter with a virtually unrecognizable Katy 2.0.

I doubt the show is going to spawn a bunch of Heidi Montag clones or Frankenbrides; however, it is certainly going to give young women the illusion that the perfect bride is just a scalpel and a breast implant away.

Apparently if it is not planning a ridiculously over-the-top wedding or terrorizing everyone in sight, yes I’m looking at you Bridezillas, it just doesn’t cut it for TV nowadays.

This probably isn’t just another show about brides. This says a lot about society.

So prepare to see the claws come out as the brilliant execs at E! give us the best of both these worlds.

Courtesy of MCT

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The 5 Ws GABRIELLE ABUTOM Opinion Editor

Who

This guy named Osama bin Laden, the founder of al-Qaeda. He’s only listed by the FBI as the most wanted terrorist in the world. Not sure if you’ve heard of him, but we’ve been looking for him for years now.

What

It has been reported by CNN that bin Laden (AKA Carmen Sandiego) whereabouts may be known among Pakistan’s authorities. It is suspected he is in an urban area. That’s right, people know where he is, but they aren’t swayed by reward money.

I don’t know about you, but with a reward of $25 million for information that could lead directly to a person’s apprehension or conviction, I would turn in my own mother and deliver her to our government myself.

Just kidding. Sort of.

If we can’t find a 6-foot-6-inch man, clearly, people who have a very radical Islamist view or sympathize with him are hiding him.

I’m not sure why this is news.

Courtesy of FBI

When

CNN reported on NATO pointing its finger at Pakistan earlier this month.

Where

I feel like we’ve been over this.

Why

It is suspected bin Laden is hiding in an urban town because it is safer for him. The risk of collateral damage (innocent lives) is higher.

NATO is less likely to attack a town populated with civilians.

This guy has left the entire U.S., nay, the entire universe wondering, “where in the world is OBL?”

Age of consent laws The legal age in the world ranges from 12 to 21, allowing possible statutory rape in some states ANNA GLEASON Asst. Detour Editor

Having sex for the first time is a huge deal for most people.

We hope to find the right person to participate in such an intimate act with, someone we care about and who cares about us.

At least, that’s how it was for me.

Waiting for that perfect moment, the moment I knew I was ready.

But how do we really know when we are ready?

Does someone tell us that we are old enough or mature enough to handle such a big decision?

No, we decide on our own, but how young is too young?

According to the Avert.org website, the average legal age of consent around the world is 16.

However, the ages range from 12 to 21.

Now call me crazy, but I don’t feel that anyone should be able to consent to sex at 12.

I’m not saying that everyone should wait until they are 30 to decide to sleep with someone for the fist time, but 12-years-old is a little extreme.

When I was 12, sex was the last thing on my mind. I was worrying about going to middle school and playing with my Polly Pockets, not whether or not I wanted to lose my virginity. At that young of an age you can’t even drive yourself to go buy condoms for protection!

Most children are intelligent, but I don’t think they are old enough to make a decision that is that emotionally jarring.

In this day and age of “sex sells,” people have become desensitized to the act of sex, making it seem as if it’s much less important than it really is.

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tury, you waited to have sex until you were married or you were seen as a whore.

Now a days, it seems if you wait you’re looked at as a freak.

Being someone who did wait until they were a bit more mature, anytime people did ask me if I was a virgin, I would get a weird look and a, “really?”

The point is, I waited because I wasn’t ready, which is exactly why we have statutory rape laws.

People below a certain age and maturity level just aren’t ready to make such a permanent decision.

Statutory rape is non-forcible sexual intercourse with any person that is younger than the age of consent according to SexLaws.org Every state has different punishments for those who are convicted of statutory rape, in California an offender can receive up to one year in jail or up to four years in state prison according to CGA.CT.gov.

These punishments are obviously in place because people don’t feel young children should be having sex.

Look at the case of Mary Kay Letournaeu and Vili Fualaau. In 1996, the 34-year-old teacher was arrested for have sexual intercourse with her 13-year-old former student. The story made national headlines. How could this woman, an elementary school teacher have an on-going affair with her barely teenage student? Not only had the

two been sleeping together, but at the time of her arrest Letounaeu was pregnant with Fualaau’s daughter. Letournaeu served seven-and-a-half years for her crime but admitted in an interview with Larry King in 2004 that she didn’t realize it was felony to sleep with someone underage but she did know that it was wrong.

So she knew it was wrong to sleep with someone so young, but hey, she was in love so everything is alright.

This to me is absolutely and completely ridiculous! She was 21 years older than her student.

How can she possibly justify her actions? I’m sorry, but saying she is in love with him isn’t a free pass.

If she really loved him, she could have waited until he was mature enough to make a rational decision to become involved with her.

Like I said, I don’t think everyone should wait to have sex until they are at Death’s door, but I also don’t think children that can’t even drive should be able to engage in intercourse. Young people just don’t have the emotional capability to make such an important emotional decision.

For the same reasons we don’t let people under 18 smoke cigarettes or people under 21 drink, we shouldn’t let young children make the decision to have sex, they just aren’t mature enough to handle the consequences.

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The Newport Beach Summer Jazz Series at the Hyatt Regency has proven that Irvine-based jazz promotion company, Wendy Jane Productions, is one cool cat. Husband and wife promoters Jim “Fitz” and Wendy Fitzgerald are already working toward another successful season after the series came to a close with Peter White’s performance Oct. 1, and are working on several upcoming music events.

The Max Weinberg Big Band kicked off the series June 22 at the Hyatt’s outdoor amphitheatre, against the backdrop of the sun setting against the Back Bay of Newport Beach. Every Friday for 15 weeks (except July 2), jazz fans of all ages from all over Southern California come together to enjoy food, drinks and the sunset while grooving to some of the biggest names in jazz, like Mindi Abair, Keb’ Mo’, Warren Hill and Jake Shimabukuro.

This is the first year the Fitzgeralds have produced the series in its 18-year run. This summer they brought in artists who were new to the series, like Steve Tyrell and Spencer Day, along with returning artists, like The Rippingtons and David Sanborn.

“New is always good,” said Linda Loera of Chino Hills, a seven-year season-ticket holder, of the new artists who performed this series. “It’s always refreshing to hear other artists. There are always pros and cons, just like with any change, but we especially have to adapt to the new wave with jazz.”

Indeed, jazz is changing. According to Fitzgerald, jazz overall is making subtle changes from solely smooth jazz to include adult contemporary. Smooth jazz radio stations across the country are incorporating a broader range of vocals, thus presenting a broader range in music overall, Fitz said. The lineup this series is evidence of this shift.

“We’re not trying to change any one type of person’s taste in music,” Wendy said. “We’re just trying to change it up.”

Some were caught off guard by the change.

“There are more crooners this season, like Steve Tyrell,” said Dana, 49, of Irvine (who declined to give his last name).

No matter if series patrons adapted to the change or not, there’s no doubt

concert-goers enjoyed themselves with the uniqueness of every act. Max Weinberg showed his talent for genre spanning as he strayed from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band to drum with his own big band. Warren Hill had the audience wondering if they were at a comedy show, as his jokes had them doubling over in laughs between his songs. Mindi Abair’s pixie-like energy, and peace and love demeanor that emulated Stevie Nicks, kept the crowd alive and swinging during her performance with Keb’ Mo’. At the coldest night of the series, Jake Shimabukuro kept the audience warm as they stood dancing to his renditions of Jimi Hendrix songs and the Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” During his set, he played the ukulele like a percussion and signed autographs until 12:30 a.m.

“I like the set up this year. You can come to have a night out with your friends, and eat and enjoy good music,” said Amy Habicht, 36, of Riverside. “The music is very different than in past years. It’s good because you get more of what was on (94.7) The WAVE 10 years ago, which is great because more people will recognize and enjoy the songs.”

The Hyatt Regency will renovate its lobby and bar by next series’ season, which will accompany the change in the series and jazz music in general to be more hip and contemporary. Altogether, these changes will continue to freshen up the music experience, according to Fitz. “(Wendy Jane Productions) likes to provide great music,” Fitz said.

“Whether we’re producing jazz, rock or whatever type of music, we love giving music fans positive vibes and more than their money’s worth.”

Wendy Jane Productions has provided great music to fans for 17 years and will continue to do so, channeling the change currently taking place with jazz music. Fitz hosts “Fitz In the Morning: The Big Breakfast” on KJJZ. com from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., which broadcasts from his home studio in Orange County and is has listeners in 123 countries. Fitz, a singer-songwriter will release his album, Alter Ego, under Jimi Fitz next year. His rendition of Jack White’s “Seven Nation Army” is available on iTunes and CDBaby.com.

Wendy Jane Productions will copresent “Fitz’s Jazz Café” at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, which

Courtesy of Ryan Driscoll Contemporary jazz saxophonist Mindi Abair performed with Los Angeles native and singer-songwriter blues guitarist Keb’ Mo’ at the Hyatt Regency in Newport Beach.

kicks off Oct. 30 with Kenny Loggins and runs through April. For tickets and info, visit McCallumTheatre.com. The Fitzgeralds are also putting together a four day weekend event at the Hyatt Regency in Newport Beach for Fourth of July next year, which will center around jazz, but will also incorporate adult alternative and blues. “(Concert-goers) can be prepared for some great changes that should especially appeal to a wide range of music fans, as we have lots of plans in the works to make it an even greater experience,” Fitzgerald said in regards to next summer’s Newport Summer Jazz Series.

“Jazz is an original American art form. There’s great improv involved with it,” Fitz said. “It features real musicians who play real music. Jazz incorporates lots of different kinds of music, like jazz fusion, jazz rock, jazz pop and jazz R&B. It’s always changing.”

Hopefully more jazz fans can appreciate the ever-evolving genre and its improv.

“Things always change – they need to,” Loera said. “It’s unique and people need to change along with these changes being made.”

Soundtrack: Treme: Music from the HBO Original Series, Season One

GARY YOUNG For the Daily Titan

Music is sacred to people who live in New Orleans. No television show has illustrated this as masterfully as the HBO television series, Treme.

Treme, which finished its first season in June, is about regular people in New Orleans trying to rebuild their lives following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and how music has a comforting and uplifting effect in times of tragedy.

Part of the show’s charm is how it featured music and real life New Orlean musicians so prominently. In fact, entire scenes were based around whole musical performances.

Fortunately, the show’s soundtrack, Treme: Music from the HBO Original Series, Season One, contains many of these performances.

This soundtrack is not just a reminder of how the show featured fantastic music. It is also a good introduction to the music of New Orleans for those unfamiliar. New Orleans is often credited as the birthplace of jazz by musicians and its music has branched out into a

variety of genres, including jazz, hip hop, funk, soul, and rhythm and blues.

Treme gives listeners a taste of these different styles through various artists who were born in or inspired

by New Orleans. Irma Thomas, Rebirth Brass Band, Kermit Ruffins, John Boutté, Steve Earle, Louis Prima and Dr. John are some of the artists included on this soundtrack.

The record starts off on an upbeat note with John Boutté’s “Treme Song,” an infectious, sing-alongfriendly track driven by its bouncy jazz bass line and stuttering drumbeat. At the forefront of it all is Boutté’s sweet, soulful rasp that often draws him comparisons with Sam Cooke. One striking thing about the soundtrack is that many of the songs were recorded live, but came out very crisp and captured the raw spontaneity and festive energy that studio recordings cannot recreate.

The inclusion of audience noise and cheering evokes the blissful feeling of watching a band perform in person or joining a second line parade as it marches down the street.

The nuanced precision and pas-

sion with which the musicians on Treme perform is so impressive that it is almost infuriating to wonder why some of them are not more popular outside of New Orleans.

One of these artists is the Rebirth Brass Band.

Their track “Feel Like Funkin’ It Up,” which is lifted straight from a parade scene in the first episode, is full of cathartic, raucous energy and is bound to put any listener in a party mood.

On “Buona Sera,” Louis Prima eloquently declares his love for a woman in what begins as a piano ballad that quickly shifts into an uptempo swing style song.

Irma Thomas reprises her 1964 hit, “Time Is On My Side,” and shows that after all these years, her voice is still a powerhouse.

On “This City,” Steve Earle sings an acoustic guitar-based ballad in tribute of New Orleans and its enduring spirit.

“This city won’t wash away / This city won’t ever drown,” he wistfully sings.

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Nostalgia at Slidebar CASEY ELOFSON For the Daily Titan

Courtesy of PreFixMag.com LCD Soundsystem captivated the audience with their high energy songs Oct. 15 at the Hollywood Bowl. Fans seemed to enjoy themselves amidst the Bowl’s strict rules against photography and all beverages in glass and aluminum containers.

Soundsystem blares at Bowl MIMI CASTELLANOS For the Daily Titan

Brooklyn party band LCD Soundsystem drew thousands at the Hollywood Bowl Oct. 15, causing the venue to take extra precautions.

The Hollywood Bowl is known for its leniency, allowing concertgoers to bring their own items from food to alcohol. Due to the chaotic dance party nature of previous performances, the Hollywood Bowl took extra measures to provide a safe environment for all attendees.

The venue restricted the entrance of all beverages contained in glass and aluminum containers, and banned photography for the show. This, however, didn’t seem to bog down the already hyped atmosphere.

Noise pop duo Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss of Sleigh Bells and English electro pop band Hot Chip kicked off the night. Sleigh Bells took to the stage first, causing fans to rethink the meaning of loud, as they played with more force than Skywalker in a dangerous splatter of over-driven guitar and bass, cross genre demos and bittersweet vocals amidst the mayhem. Hot Chip followed with their nervy, sophisticated

dance pop, taking the audience on a geek chic excursion.

“The entire night was amazing from Sleigh Bells to LCD,” said Karina Ani, 20, of San Fernando. “Even though the Bowl didn’t allow a lot of things in, it was still like a giant party where everyone felt safe.”

Left to take the stage was the main course, LCD Soundsystem.

Strobes cascaded, lasers shot to the sky and thousands of glow sticks were chucked in unison into the air, raining down on the audience.

The band played a mixtape of hits an avid fan would carry in their car.

They started off with tracks off of their latest album, This is Happening, performing “Pow Pow,” “All I Want,” and “Drunk Girls.” Drunk girls threw their hands into the sky as a majority of male audience bellowed the lyrics in a baritone chant.

“The energy is just really high right now. Everyone is just enjoying themselves to the music they love,” said James Kaddish, 21, of Whittier.

The set also included hits from their self-titled debut, including the classic “Daft Punk Is Playing at My House” and the crowd-pleaser “Tribulations,” as well as favorites off 2007’s Sound of Silver, such as “Us V Them.” During “Us V

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Them,” it didn’t seem like the atmosphere could get any more insane.

A gigantic disco lowered, spinning from the ceiling of the dome, creating a ­­planetarium among the faces of the crowd. This groovy affect set the mood for the rest of the night, as brainchild James Murphy and his crew hypnotized club kids and indie heads with boisterous electronic beats, thuddish synths and erratic industrial squeals.

The night dwindled down and before anyone could blink, Murphy curtsied and exited the stage, followed one by one by members of the band. The audience maintained their energy, awaiting the expected teaser to end, hoping to watch them file back in position.

Only seconds later, the band followed through, performing an encore with their first single ,“Losing My Edge.” The song is an eight-minute dissection of Murphy’s triggers, including, “All the kids in Tokyo and Berlin / I’m losing my edge to the art school Brooklyn-ites / In little jackets and borrowed nostalgia / For the unremembered eighties.”

“I can’t even say I have a favorite part because every moment was unexpected and over the top,” said Hazel Estrada, 26, of Hollywood.

There was a feeling of closeness and nostalgia in the air at Slidebar, in Downtown Fullerton Oct. 15. It seemed that the audience hopped on a time machine and was transported to a dance hall or campfire sometime in the 1900s when music was pure with no technical gimmicks – just a man, his harmonica and guitar.

That feeling of nostalgia floated through the air on the backs of sound waves to an eager audience’s ear, as former Hot Water Music frontman Chuck Ragan serenaded the crowd with his acoustic set.

“I love acoustic shows. (They have) a lot of good vibes, good feelings. It’s a personable show,” said concert-goer Mark Williams, 37, of Los Angeles.

Since Hot Water Music disbanded on good terms in 2006, Ragan has set off on his own, playing his still familiar punk rock sound, but now more mellowed out and mixed with some country twain. This mix is obvious when observing the crowd.

The mix of fans wore black punk band T-shirts or plaid clad in their country inspired finest.

Ragan gave the crowd what they wanted by playing a few Hot Water songs in between his own written lyrics, singing both passionately with is raspy and Florida-riddled accent.

“It was cool to hear the Hot Water songs acoustic,” said Ryan Wombacher, 25, of Irvine. “I like Chuck’s voice best in Hot Water, so it was pretty cool.”

David Perez, 25, of La Habra felt undivided, unlike many in the crowd.

“I love the energy he puts into all his music; I can’t compare one to the other,” Perez said.

The show room of Slidebar was packed. People lined up against the wall, shoved to the front and stood on tables to get a glimpse of the punk rock crooner. The stage is lower to the floor at Slidebar and the room is rather small, providing an intimate feeling for the show.

Ragan played on this element well by engaging the crowd and saying how “grateful” he was for his fans’ support. He played many of the

crowd’s favorites, which the audience shouted out loud, like “Geraldine” and “Let It Rain.”

Ragan revealed he’s working on a new album with friend and Gaslight Anthem singer Brian Fallon. The crowd hollered in excitement and Ragan proceeded to play a freshly written song off that album, dedicated to his wife, Jill. It was a sweet song with that same country twain.

However, that same added twain flavor that usually makes Ragan’s music so unique, also made many of the songs sound all too familiar when played in a continuous set.

“He played a song and I thought, Didn’t he just play that? It was good, but kind of sounded the same,” said Cal State Fullerton student Ashley Rueckert, 22.

Despite that, Ragan put on a heartfelt show, with passionate harmonica solos and fierce guitar playing. He commanded the crowd’s attention in simple way, which seemed to be proof that whether they are a fan of his past or present songs, they will keep flocking to watch him perform again.

DOCUMENTARY: WAITING FOR SUPERMAN ... Continued from page 1 Originally believing the documentary was too big to make, Guggenheim said the idea came to him as he drove his kids to school. He felt people would connect to the documentary if the audience could see themselves through their connection as a parent and “someone who wants great schools but can’t find them.”

He accomplished this through finding children across the nation and filming them in their scholastic environments and backgrounds.

“When you meet Anthony, Daisy, Francisco and Emily in the movie, you connect with them so deeply, because they’re just like my kids,” Guggenheim said. “I want these kids in the movie to have what my kids have.”

Guggenheim said a lot of students face problems not only at school, but also at home. He said that teachers could do a great job teaching their students, but these same children could come to school without a decent breakfast or good night’s sleep.

“The only way we’re going to reverse the situation – where there has been two or three generations in these tough neighborhoods, where the parents haven’t had a good schooling and the grandparents haven’t had a good schooling – is to roll up our sleeves and double our efforts,” he said.

Guggenheim titled his documentary after a conversation with Geoffrey Canada, an education reformer and President of The Harlem Children’s Zone. Canada recalled how he loved to read comic books, especially stories about Superman. Canada was

sure that Superman would rescue the children from the rough community and help them get a better education. He cried when his mother told him Superman was not real.

“I had always known that Superman would get around to rescuing us,” Canada said. “When I realized that it wasn’t going to be Superman, I realized no one was coming. It was one of the most shocking things I realized as a young child.”

Guggenheim looks at these educational reformers as revolutionaries.

“If we are to change the downward momentum of these neighborhoods, we can’t make anymore excuses,” he said. “Good schools believe that every kid can learn and that every kid can perform at a hard level. I think good teachers understand that – that every kid deserves a chance to succeed.”

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Courtesy of MCT New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi argues with first base umpire Bill Welke before being ejected. His three-year deal paid $7.5 million.

Yanks top spending in MLB MARC DONEZ Staff Writer

As the New York Yankees made their mind-boggling 15th playoff appearance in the past 16 seasons, once again chatter started up around the water coolers about the team’s lavish spending.

Screams of “I hate the Yankees, they suck!” and “The Yankees get everything, I hate them” are a regular occurrence. But the screams always get louder around playoff time, usually as one’s favorite team is getting pounced on by the men in pinstripes.

For many baseball fans, the Yankees going to the postseason (and even advancing to the World Series) comes natural. They expect the Yankees to be there because, like Halloween, they just go right along with October.

It’s no different for Samantha Dollarhide, a third year kinesiology major and lifelong Yankee fan.

“I’ve loved the Yankees since I was three years old,” Dollarhide said. “My favorite player is there and they’re winners. And they win because they spend that money they’ve made.”

Do they ever! According to ESPN. com, the Yankees had the highest payroll in MLB at just under $207 million. The next closest team was

the Boston Red Sox at $161 million.

And for argument’s sake, the team the Yankees are currently tied with in the ALCS, the Texas Rangers; they spent a whopping $55 million on their roster.

Ultimately, what it comes down to for many baseball fans is competition; the Yankees spending so much, or in many cases, too much money, all but guarantees them a postseason berth. Traditionalists fear that, fundamentally, the gap is widening between big market and small market clubs.

Jason Pecheck, a lifelong Angels fan and criminal justice major at CSUF, thinks the Yankees are hurting baseball.

“It just seems like every October it’s the Yankees,” Pecheck said.

“I know they have the resources to do it, but that doesn’t mean I like it. The commissioner needs to do something about it.”

Unfortunately, the Yankees will not cut their spending until MLB steps up with a salary cap. Yes, what the Yankees do may be unfair or be harmful to the game.

But the fact of the matter is they are playing within the rules. The Yankees spend money because, well, they can.

The Yankees spend so much because they make so much. Having moved into a revenue-generating ballpark, the Yankees also profit

from owning their own television network, YES, and having a brand that is recognized throughout the world. But unlike many other teams, the Yankees put that profit back into the club.

The Yankees do put money into the revenue-sharing pot (a glorious Bud Selig idea to find balance in competition) to help small market clubs financially. Yet many of these clubs don’t put the money back into their teams.

In January, the players’ union and the Florida Marlins agreed to increase the club’s spending after the team was found yo have violated terms of the revenue-sharing agreement. The Marlins then increased their payroll to $55 million this season. In 2009, it was $34 million.

Brittany Roper, third year nursing major, thinks the Yankees’ increased spending is fine.

“It’s okay for them to spend that money because it’s theirs and they’ve earned it,” Roper said. “The more popular teams can afford better players.”

The Yankees play within the rules.

It’s not their fault they play in New York and not Kansas City and have the financial resources that some teams do not or will not up the anty in order to compete. Until MLB comes up with a solution, the finger should be pointed at Bud Selig and not the Yankees.

ALEX JAICH Sports Columnist

The first of the 2010 BCS Standings were released Sunday, and they tell the nation that a one-loss Alabama is still in the hunt for a national title and Oklahoma is a computer program favorite, sitting at No. 1 in the poll.

The BCS is known to be good to some schools. The rankings are really only for the national title picture as No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the final poll will play in the BCS title game.

Oklahoma sits on top for now. The Sooners have held the one spot and have been in the top five more than any team in the 13-year Bowl Championship history.

Oklahoma handled Texas, the reason the computers liked the Sooners was because of the Longhorns’ win over the anemic and sloppy Nebraska Cornhuskers, a top five team, 20-13 on Oct. 16. Oklahoma still sits at No. 3 in the USA Today and No. 4 in the Harris Poll (2/3 of the BCS rankings as the Oregon Ducks rank as No. 1 in both polls), but voters should learn to appreciate Oklahoma’s strength of schedule, with conference wins against Florida State, Cincinnati, Air Force and Utah State.

Oregon has matched the school’s highest spot since 2007, that year the Ducks lost their chance of going to the title game, when they lost quarterback Dennis Dixon in a road loss at Arizona.

Therefore, there should not be any surprise to see the nation pay close attention to Missouri’s homecoming game this weekend, as the Tigers host Oklahoma.

Missouri (6-0) is still flying under the radar at No. 11 in the BCS, but the Tigers’ offense flies high above the so-called radar. The Mizzou offense has been a staple in the program, but their defense allows 10.8-point a game stand out, but their strength of schedule to date does not with unimpressive wins over McNeese State, Miami (OH) and Colorado.

Michigan State is the most interesting team in the BCS at No. 7, their highest ranking ever. The Spartans leave for their first out-of-state game this year. The Big Ten conference should evaluate how the Spartans do their scheduling. The team does not even have Ohio State on the schedule.

There are a few more unbeaten teams that stand out. Auburn and LSU stand at No. 4 and No. 6 respectively.

The SEC foes butt heads this Saturday at Auburn.

TCU at No. 5 has a date with No. 9 Utah in two weeks.

Alabama and Ohio State are the lone one-loss team in the top 10.

Alabama has the best chance to go back-to-back for the national title since LSU and Auburn still await.

Ohio State should set their sight on another Rose Bowl, but they need Michigan State to slip up in their favorable schedule.

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Week after week we have seen improvement from the Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team defensively, but with ongoing injuries the Titans have to step up to fill in new positions.

When senior goalkeeper Sam Stillion received a concussion during practice, sophomore Jessica Change had to step in to the new position. Dealing with injuries is not an easy transition for teams, especially when they need to find someone to take a player’s spot. Although the Titans have to deal with injuries, they have been successful in filling in spots and stepping up to the plate when it comes time to try out something new.

Brief by Michellee Cooper

Seau crashes

Junior Seau, former NFL linebacker, drove his SUV off a cliff, nine hours after being arrested under suspicion of domestic violence.

His vehicle was found on a beach, 100 feet below the road, in Carlsbad, Calif. The 12-time pro bowler was not thought to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol but is still under review.

Seau’s foundation reported he only suffered minor injuries but was shaken up by the crash.

Seau was a standout linebacker from USC and was the fifth overall pick of the 1990 draft.

He played for the Chargers, Dolphins, and Patriots during his NFL career.

Brief by Matthew Petropulos

Magic sells shares NBA Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson sold his share of the Los Angeles Lakers Monday. According to Yahoo! Sports, Johnson owned about 4.5 percent worth of the Lakers’ shares which he bought in 1994. There is speculation that Johnson sold his share so that he could pursue ownership opportunities of another NBA team.

Johnson played his entire NBA career for the Lakers and even coached the team briefly in 1994. Johnson has made a profit off the court through his chain of movie theaters and other business ventures. He is also a commentator of NBA games on ABC and ESPN.

Courtesy of MCT Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones (12) sets up to pass a first-quarter touchdown Oct. 3.

Brief by Joey Szilagyi

ELIZABETH SWIONTEK / For the Daily Titan Participants of the Irvine Lake Mud Run climb up the side of the hill as they trek their way through the course Oct. 17.

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“It all depends on how many peoThis year the team needs new ple signed up for the event. I know we game jerseys and workout jerseys, get some sort of percentage from the as well as enough money to host dirt dodgeball tournament though.

In the end we social events could have for their fans, made anysupporters Everyone should fundraise where from and all those $1,000 to who may for something sooner or later $3,000 from sponsor them. and for something they are volunteering “Jerseys can at the mud cost anywhere passionate about...

run,” Arroyfrom $20 to aze said. $60, and that - Janelle Truong Janelle is per player.

Child development major Truong, 23, So it is not exfifth-year actly cheap,” child develBig Papa said.

Arroyaze said the team would opment major, has been a project not find out how much money they director at the CSUF Volunteer & made from the mud run until Rud- Service Center for two years.

“I’m all for volunteering and man and the rest of the staff collect fundraising. Not only do people get everything and get it all organized.

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the opportunity to go out into the community and try something new while getting money for your service,” Troung said.

She also feels that volunteering is a part of the college experience. “Everyone should fundraise for something sooner or later and for something they are passionate about. I would recruit people to start volunteering and fundraising sooner, it is such a great way to try new and different things,” Truong said.

“I am very happy that the rugby team went out there all day and did that, it shows a lot of dedication to their sport,” Truong said.

The next official preseason rugby match is scheduled for Oct. 30 at University of San Diego. Check out the team’s website for more information about upcoming fundraisers and matches.