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WEDNESDAY: The 88 play an hour-long set in the Becker Amphitheatre at noon.
Rescues Continue After Slide
GUINSAUGON, Philippines – Rescue workers refused to give up hope of finding survivors in an elementary school buried by up to 100 feet of mud, digging into the night Monday after detecting what the provincial governor called “signs of life.” Sounds of scratching and a rhythmic tapping were picked up by seismic sensors and sound-detection gear nearly four days after a mountainside collapsed and covered the farming village of Guinsaugon, killing up to 1,000 people.
Militants Attack Oil Pipeline LAGOS, Nigeria – Militants holding nine foreigners hostage launched attacks Monday on a pipeline and a boat in Nigeriaʼs swampy delta region, vowing to spread their campaign across the petroleum-rich south from where most of the African oil giantʼs crude is pumped. Attacks on oil installations in recent days by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta have now cut about 20 percent of daily oil output in Nigeria, an Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries member and Africaʼs leading producer of crude.
Iran Refuses Nuclear Offer
MOSCOW -– Iran took a tough stance in high-profile talks Monday on an offer to enrich uranium in Russia, seen as a last chance for Tehran to stave off international sanctions. Iranʼs top negotiator dismissed Russiaʼs call for his country to freeze its domestic enrichment program, and the two delegations ended the day of nuclear talks without any apparent breakthrough. The Russian offer, backed by the United States and Europe, was widely seen as the final opportunity for Iran to address the Westʼs concerns before a process begins that could lead to U.N. Security Council sanctions.
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Bush Plans Energy Changes MILWAUKEE – Saying the nation is on the verge of technological breakthroughs that will startle most Americans, President Bush on Monday outlined his energy proposals to help wean the country off foreign oil. One proposal would expand research into smaller, longerlasting batteries for hybrid cars. He highlighted that initiative with a visit Monday to a Milwaukee-based auto-parts supplier.
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Study: LAX Prone to Attack LOS ANGELES – Crowded public areas at Los Angeles International Airport are attractive targets for terrorist bombs, according to a report released detailing airport security. The 64-page report released Friday recommended that airlines add ticket agents and that the federal Transportation Security Administration hire more screeners to speed travelers to secure gate areas. “Unfortunately, two categories of vulnerability at LAX have not changed,” the studyʼs 13 authors found. “First, the terminals are still overcrowded at times that are easily predictable by a terrorist. Second, there is nothing to stop or deter a terrorist from driving a large truck or car bomb into the” central terminal area.
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Sheera Ehrig, Casey Lipka and Sheric Gibson (from left to right) listen to the reggae beats at the 25th Annual Ragga Muffins Festival at the Long Beach Arena Saturday. See The Buzz this Thursday for the full story
FACULTY FOCUS By Kirk Dingley
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If youʼve taken a class with Professor Ron Romain, or have had the pleasure of getting to know him, one thing is certain: Heʼs a genuinely nice guy. Heʼs caring and thoughtful. But, hearing what his favorite movie is may come as a bit of a surprise. Itʼs the mobster classic “The Godfather.” A word to the wise: Complete his assignments on time and try not to interrupt his lectures, or he may turn into Professor Corleone. He started teaching graphic design at Cal State Long Beach shortly after graduating from the university. He says he wasnʼt a very good teacher at first because he didnʼt have any experience. That was almost 25 years ago. Today, he relishes the mentoring aspect of teaching, and says itʼs unequal to any other thing in his life. “I find it incredibly fulfilling – I find it very gratifying. I love to be involved in the environment,” Romain said. Heʼs now a part-time graph-
Ron Romain Graphic Design Instructor ic design instructor at Cal State Fullerton, and thatʼs just fine with him. He can simply show up and do the thing he loves – teaching and not have to deal with the administrative duties that come with full-time status. He was previously a partner for a large graphic design studio, but he later discovered the corporate environment wasnʼt for him. The job required him to oversee staff, business operations, and design. He reached a point where he felt burned out and dreaded going to work. “I tell my students in the class: if you get to a point in your life where you are truly miserable, donʼt ignore it. Find away to get out of it because you spend too much of your life working for it not to be mainly a joyful thing,” he said. He then took a chance and started a Web-based business, Art Parts, with his best friend. Itʼs a Web
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doesnʼt mind going twice.” But despite some customersʼ exploitation of the storeʼs sample items, Costco reaps the rewards of having customers taste the merchandise
site that sells images and illustrations to help companies sell their products. Take a tour on www. ron@ronandjoe.com, and youʼll find an array of humorous illustrations and attention-grabbing graphics. Romain describes the companyʼs sensibility as “quirky.” Itʼs been more than 10 years since Art Parts was launched, and is set to expand with a new line of greeting cards personally written by the professor. He tells his students that it takes more than creative talent though to excel in a creative profession. “Itʼs a combination of discipline and creativity, which is not natural…. But we exist in the business world, where we have to have this combination and ability to balance our creativity with structure,” he said. Romain said balancing the two was not always easy for him when he was in college. “It used to take me hours to get in the right frame [of mind], but it becomes a form of meditation. You just kind of learn how to get your mind into a certain place. You just kind of learn how it feels like. You may have a trigger to get your mind there. For me, itʼs music,” he said. When Romain is not being creative or teaching students how to be creative, he spends his time with his wife, Robin, and his 7-year-old son, Oliver.
“If you taste it and you like it, you buy it,” said Bill Eshleman Jr., a manager at the Fullerton Costco. “You can make up your own mind: If you donʼt like it, you donʼt buy it. Itʼs a really good service we provide for our members.” Many sample fiends fear the wrath of the sample suppliers who prepare and guard each sample. But they need not fear since the suppliers expect and want to have their items eaten more than once.
WEDNESDAY: A disaster preparedness lecture, the first of a series, will be presented by Dennis S. Miletti, a member of the Department of Homeland Securityʼs National Social Science Research Center on Terrorism and author of “Disasters by Design,” and former FEMA director James Lee Witt from 2 - 3:30 p.m. in Titan Student Unionʼs Portola Pavilion. SATURDAY: Titan baseball will take on UCLA at home at 6 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. The game is free for students with a student ID card. FRIDAY: Titan Rec Sports hosts a billiards tournament in the TSU Underground at noon.
OFF CAMPUS THURSDAY – SUNDAY : Saturday Night Live cast member Kevin Nealon will be performing at the Brea Improv. Tickets cost between $20 and $22. Visit www. improv2.com/brea.html or call (714) 482-0700 for tickets. SUNDAY: Blues and rock innovator Buddy Guy, who inspired Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix in the early 1960s, will perform at the House of Blues in Anaheim at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $35. SUNDAY: CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed will address seven Los Angeles churches for “CSU Super Sunday,” an event designed to increase African American involvement in the CSU system. If you would like to submit an event to Out nʼ About please email news@dailytitan.com.
Sample vendor Diana Nakoieczhy takes great pleasure in providing patrons with great culinary delights. “Iʼm here [at Costco] because I like it here,” she said. “Not because I have to.” Despite the sample fiends, Nakoieczhy knows the business end of free merchandise. “Even if a kid grabs 10 samples, I know their parents will more likely buy it because their kid is eating it.”
Correction A story in Thursdayʼs Daily Titan – “Going to the Xtreme,” Introspect – should have said Shawn Crawford climbed Mt. Everest.