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The fitness center vote is this Tuesday. It’s time to lay all the cards on the table. —See Opinion
Relief, limited joy over Prop 187 ruling F R I D AY
VOLUME 66, ISSUE 21
n RULING: The proposi-
tion that ended benefits for undocumented immigrants has been struck down by a federal judge. By FRANK C. DIAZ Daily Titan Staff Writer
Campus responses were mostly positive yesterday after it was announced that a federal court judge
ruled Proposition 187 unconstitutional, saying it legislated immigration policy, something which only the federal government can do. Craig Ihara, coordinator of the Asian American Studies Program, felt it was an appropriate response to the controversial initiative. "I think it’s foolish to deny benefits to people who are going to be living in the USA," Ihara said. "It just means we’ll have a less informed population."
Ihara added that state-sponsored initiatives sometimes fail because they may reflect voters' political sentiments but lack a more thoughtout legislative wording. "Doing it this way means you're going to come up with solutions that are too simplistic," Ihara said. The initiative, approved by over 59 percent of California voters in 1994, sought to deny education, welfare and non-emergency health care benefits to undocumented
immigrants. U.S District Judge Mariana concluded yesterday that the initiative attempts to regulate immigration, stating "the states have no power to legislate in this area." Michelle Del Castillo, the Independent Latino Student Association historian, expressed pleasure with seeing the proposition overturned. "As a Chicana, I felt attacked because it was aimed mainly at Mexican immigrants,” she said.
Meet Glenn
MARCH 20, 1998
"There were so many voices out there against Prop. 187 and an actual judge said it was unconstitutional." Armando Vazquez-Ramos, coordinator of the Educational Talent Search Program for the University Outreach agreed with Del Castillo. "I think it's what we anticipated," Vazquez-Ramos said. "This was a mean-spirited, racist proposition." Susan Macias, a member of the campus chapter of Movimiento
Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) said jubilation could wait. "We're not celebrating just yet," Macias said. "Because it can happen all over again." "In other words," Macias added. "We're not letting our guard down.” Gov. Pete Wilson, a staunch backer of the proposition, has publicly stated that California will appeal the federal decision.
n TRIAL : Jack Oh, accused
At the new pretrial, Oh may then decide to take the offer Judge W. Michael Hayes has presented him or continue the case to a preliminary hearing which has been scheduled for April 9. If the case continues to the preliminary hearing, it will then be determined by Hayes if there is enough evidence for a trial, Muir said. From there the trial continues in Superior Court where Oh will be faced with a new arraignment, a new trial and maybe a new offer, she said. Fullerton Police Department arrested Oh Feb. 23, between his classes, according to an FPD press release. Corey Sanders, a freshman and center for the basketball team, was offered $1,000 by Oh if he threw a game against the University of Pacific. Sanders could have made an extra $100 for every free throw he missed. Sanders reported Oh to men's basketball coach Bob Hawking. Hawking then turned to school officials who informed Public Safety and FPD. With Hawking's approval, Sanders worked with police officials on the investigation and arrest of Oh.
Oh, what is the deal? of trying to bribe a CSUF basketball player, may end his ordeal with the courts if he accepts the deal offered to him by the judge. By NICK BRENNAN Daily Titan Staff Writer
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Meet Glenn, a.k.a. Night Train, age 43 from New Orleans, LA, Glenn feels imprisoned by alcoholism which has led to homelessness in a tent on the Santa Ana River bottom in Riverside, Ca.
—See Glenn’s story on page 6.
Jack Oh has an offer dangling before him. "It could be better, though," said Sonja Muir, Oh's lawyer. The Cal State Fullerton student, who allegedly offered a bribe to a CSUF basketball player to throw a game, has been scheduled to return to court for another pre-trial hearing on March 26 where he will either accept or decline an offer made by the presiding judge. Neither Muir nor Deputy District Attorney John Anderson would divulge any information as to what the offer is. Oh and his family would not comment on the court proceedings or the proposal before him. If his case goes to trial and Oh is convicted, he will be faced with a maximum sentence of three years in prison, Anderson said.
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Seeds of Arboretum construction are waiting a little moisture
n ARBORETUM: Construc-
tion will begin on a new building next year if the funds are raised. By JEREMY SCHERER Daily Titan Staff Writer
The first seeds of construction to the Arboretum expansion will hopefully be
in the ground by fall of next year. For the past year the Arboretum has been raising money to bankroll construction of a building that will house a gift shop, garden center and a museum that will celebrate the pioneers of the surrounding area of Fullerton. The lack of money is the main reason for the delay of construction. Greg Dyment, director of the Arboretum, said that the proposed building plans require
about $ 2.2 million. So far, they have raised over a little over $ 1 million. Getting donators and investors to come on board is not a simple and swift process, Dyment said. “It is always hard to get people to help out towards the end. Sometimes people will wait until other friends or associates donate before they will jump in," Dyment added. Shawne Grabs, director of develop-
Piercing a path to freedom n EXHIBIT : “Hatpins,” an exhibit of Victorian
women’s fashions, will run through May 31 in the CSUF Library. By LAURIE SCHULTZ Daily Titan Staff Writer
Women of today fashion colorful barrettes, dainty jewelry, baseball hats, beanies, jeans, cigarette pants, short skirts, and revealing body piercing and tattoos. Eight decades ago these women’s styles were unheard-of. The bygone era of women’s clothing and accessories are displayed at the Hatpins: Points of Feminism in the Age of Elegance exhibit. Students can visualize the world of women in a not-so-distant past, in the Atrium Gallery of the Library through May 31. Hatpins were essential to secure and balance huge, elegant, wide-brimmed hats women wore in the Victorian Age. The suffragettes wore these hats as they held up signs and marched
ment for Extended Education and the Arboretum, said the new buildings will give the Arboretum a whole new face. The entrance hall will give visitors explanations for everything in the Arboretum and it’s importance. The new complex will also explain the creation Arboretum and how it has evolved through the years. The additions will also give students of the college and the surrounding schools a chance to study the
for voting rights for women. The hatpins are made out of gold, opal, bone, turtle shell, mother-of-pearl, mercury, coral and other precious stones, said Veronica Chiang, curator of the exhibit. Some are very exquisite, having very minute details and delicate workmanship. Hatpins even included a spring decoration that dangled and bobbed up and down when the women moved. These were often worn by women who wanted to attract attention, such as prostitutes and stage actors, she said A velvet bonnet, what women wore before the Victorian Age, is set next to a wide-brimmed, lace hat with feathers. Vintage photographs are placed next to each hat, displaying the fashions of the era. “Women one by one stopped wearing bonnets, which were tied with ribbons around their chins, and wore hats more like men did. These hats were the first quiet, gentle symbol of freedom. They gave women the feeling of being independent and the feeling that they could do anything they want. It would be
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things found in nature in the Arboretum. Grabs said the Fullerton Redevelopment Agency has pledged to give the Arboretum an additional $ 500,000 for the building plans when the botanical garden reaches it’s goal of $ 2.2 million. At least 80 percent of the funding will be private, Dyment said. “The pioneer families have come on board in the name of the museum and agricultural crops,” Dyment said.
Grabs said the Arboretum needs about three or four more gifts before the construction will be able to get underway. Grabs explained that as soon as the money is raised, construction of the Arboretum’s additional building will be able to start almost immediately. Grabs is not sure when the construction of the building will be completed but as of now the goal to begin construction is September of 1999.
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Diane Linderman, graphic design major, admires the exhibit for the "Haptins: Points of Feminism in the Age of Elegance" displayed at the Atrium Gallery.