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Candlelight vigil scheduled for nREMEMBRANCE: The vigil and rededication of Memorial Grove is set to focus on the families of Edward Allaway’s shooting victims By Marlayna Slaughterbeck Daily Titan News Editor
Patricia Almazan will never forget how her father was ripped from her life at the brutal hands of Edward Allaway 25 years ago. And she doesn’t want to. She doesn’t want the ache in her heart caused by the hole in her life to ever subside. There is too much at stake. “If I were to ever let it go — if I forgot — then Edward Allaway would be let onto the streets to kill again,”
Almazan said. “If that happened, I don’t think I could live with myself.” Almazan was 30 years old when her father, graphic artist Frank Teplansky, was killed in the 1976 bloodbath that took place in Cal State Fullerton’s library on a quiet July morning. Allaway, a campus custodian at the time, entered the building’s basement and shot nine university employees, killing seven. “It’s been 25 years, but it feels like it happened yesterday,” she said. “There never has and never can be any closure
as long as there’s a chance he could go free.” Allaway, who pled not guilty by reason of insanity, was found guilty on seven counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder. The jury could not reach a verdict on the issue of his sanity, however, and the case was sent back to Judge Robert Kneeland. Kneeland ruled Allaway insane, and ordered him committed to a state mental hospital. Allaway has spent the last 25 years of his life in state custody with little hope for release — until now. This is the first time in his four requests to be released that Allaway, whose hearing date will be set Friday, April 27, has had the support of his doctors at Patton
State Hospital in San Bernardino. In an effort to create a groundswell of opposition against such a possibility, Almazan, along with other victims’ family members and County Supervisor Todd Spitzer, has formed a victims’ rights group called Responsible Justice for Communities. The committee, in cooperation with students, faculty and staff on campus, will lead a candlelight vigil Wednesday night from 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. to express opposition to Allaway’s release at the Memorial Grove on the library’s north side. Almazan said she and other victims’ family members are looking forward to the opportunity to talk about their loved ones at the vigil. “We are so thankful for the oppor-
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tunity to honor our loved ones’ memories,” she said. “We are all happy to be given the chance to share this with students.” Judith Scholtz, who lost her father, Speech Communications Professor Seth A. Fessenden, expressed similar thoughts on the vigil. “It will be so nice to talk about our family members and to share with students what they were like,” Scholtz said, explaining that often too much attention is focused on Allaway and not enough on his victims. “They’re the ones who deserve recognition, not him.” In honor of National Victim’s Rights Week, Brian Lochrie, the vigil’s event coordinator, said that in addition to the
brief talks given by family members of Allaway’s victims, Susan Fisher, the executive director for the Sharon Tate Foundation is scheduled to speak. The case has generated more attention of late as the possibility for Allaway’s release has become somewhat more likely. Almazan and Scholtz are nonetheless confident that increased community awareness will create enough pressure to scotch Allaway’s most recent bid for freedom. Additionally, while Allaway’s doctors support him, the mass killer’s refusal to undergo outside evaluation has led to speculation that he will be denied his freedom once again.
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Anaheim fetes city’s diversity
nEVENT: The festival was co-sponsored by Immigration and Naturalization Services Services By Veronica Hagey
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Ducklings retrieved from storm nRESCUE: A parking Service officer saves a family of trapped baby ducks from drowning By Amy Rottier
Daily Titan Staff Writer As nine ducklings faithfully follow their mother across the west side of Lot E to the arboretum, they begin to drop out of sight one by one. Too big to fit through the grated metal cover of the storm drain, the mother nervously looks
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down upon her troops in trouble while she quacks out a SOS. Around 4:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Public Safety received several anonymous phone calls from people who could hear the ducklings trapped in the storm drain. Officer Jack Dunlap went to assess the situation and asked Parking Service Officer John Villacorte to help
him retrieve the fallen fuzzballs. An experienced duckling helper, Dunlap found himself in a similar situation about two years ago when baby ducks were trapped in a higher traffic area, causing a jam. After removing the grate, Dunlap lowered himself into the duck trap while Villacorte kept the panicked mother from attacking the rescuer. The storm drain has two tunnels for the inflow and outflow of water. Scared of humans, the little ducks ran down a tunnel to
get away from their unfamiliar savior. When the ducklings waddled back into the main vault the officers used a Tupperware lid and a parking sign to block the entrances of the tunnels. With nowhere to run, Dunlap was able to collect the victims and lift them to safety. After 15 stressful minutes the mother duck continued her waddle to the safety of the arboretum with her nine unharmed troops in tow.
Several cultures converged at the International Festival in Anaheim on Saturday. Julia Rosas, an employee with Anaheim’s Community Service Outreach organized the annual event. The Immigration and Naturalization Services Asylum and Community Outreach Program co-sponsored the festival this year. The focus of the festival, held at Pearson Park Amphitheater in Anaheim was multiculturalism. The cultural dancers were the highlight for the festival attendees. A short commentary on the background of the dances preceded each performance. Buckshot-The Next Generation clogging dance group was high energy in contrast to the American Indian dancers who performed a slower basket-andfeather dance. The American Indian dancers had a 4-year-old girl in their group. “We start teaching them the dances as soon as they can walk,” said Susie Yellowhorse Jensen, one of the American Indian performers. The Ballet Folklorico Nuevo Horizonte dancers were a crowd pleaser with their vibrant, green, yellow, red, and orange, circular dresses. The Bolivian dancers with bells sewn on their costumes ringing with each dance step were also a favorite. Melinda Newe, one of the audience members at the festival, said, “My favorite were the Korean dancers, the fan dance was really cool.” Her friend Beth Gilbreath favored the Bolivian dance group. “Multiculturalism and diversity are demographic realties in California,” said Jim Cruess, of the INS asylum office in Anaheim, in an impromptu speech between cultural dance performances. “We want to celebrate our cultural and ethnic differences,” he added. The INS had two tables supplied with
information packets and applications. Douglas J. Davis, also of the asylum office in Anaheim, said there were INS personnel qualified to answer questions regarding citizenship, immigration, political asylum, and other services they offer at the tables. The City of Anaheim Community Services Department’s table offered information on recreational and educational services their program offers such as English as a second language classes, along with information on low cost medical insurance for children. At the festival, Anaheim Advantage, a program of the Anaheim Public Utilities, recognized the changing demographic in their community. “The population in Anaheim is 40 percent Hispanic,” said Abigayl Vargas, a representative from the Anaheim Public Utilities. She said they recently began printing more of their literature in Spanish. “Many times people, especially in the Hispanic culture, don’t know about the services we offer that are free,” she said, “They think it will cost them something.” Smile Care Family dentistry gave away free toothbrushes and yo-yo’s along with balloons and information on dental care and low-cost dental plans for children and adults. Dr. Chuck Moore, director of enrollment management and University Outreach at Cal State Fullerton, had his own table offering information on enrollment services for the college along with information on financial aid. Festival attendees welcomed the aroma of the hot food from the vendors. Many ate while they watched the cultural dancers perform on stage. The Persian and Mexican cuisine was popular among the audience, both continuously serving food throughout the performances.
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Greeks raise funds for Camp nORGANIZATIONS: Fraternities and sororities competed last week in the spirit of philanthropy By Taylor Goldman
Daily Titan Staff Writer Fraternities and sororities at Cal State Fullerton held their annual Greek Week Competition from Thursday, April 19 through Sunday, April 22. The Assistant Coordinator for Greek Life, Shari Scott, said this is the biggest event that the Greeks have throughout the entire year. They participate in themed, competitive and spirit categories during the four days of Greek Week. Greek Week, which was themed “Remember the Titans” this year, was kicked off by a tug-of-war that took place in the rugby field at noon on Thursday. Although they lost the pyramid competition, Sigma Kappa was excited to win
the tug for the second year in a row, said Erin Gilroy, a Sigma Kappa member. However, the fraternity tug ended in an altercation that led to the cancellation of the remaining competitive events throughout Greek Week. The problem began in the tug battle between Sigma Pi and Pi Kappa Phi. Karl Kottke, a co-chair of Greek Week, was judging the event. He originally named Sigma Pi, his own fraternity, as the winners of the tug. However, due to some unclear rules, Pi Kappa Phi was declared the winner. Although the two fraternities did not physically fight, the members of the two fraternities seemed angry with each other. Scott said Kottke was voted out of
his co-chair position because he was not being neutral. “The actions of a few ruined Greek Week for everyone else,” said Jeff Burke, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. “It turned out to be a successful Greek Week despite the problems that we initially had,” Scott said. Friday, sororities and fraternities paired up to decorate their houses for the spirit competition. Gilroy said that Sigma Kappa, who teamed up with Delta Chi, chose a cowboy theme for their house. Burke’s fraternity worked with Delta Zeta and Lamda Chi Alpha to decorate their houses in a survivor theme, using savages set in a deserted island. In addition to decorating their houses, each fraternity or sorority also built a float. Sigma Kappa built a cowboy
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Eric Jolivette, Pi Kappa Phi, pumps up for Tug against Sigma Pi during Greek