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Campus Prepared for Emergency

Natural Science and Mathematics Building Renamed

By Sheena Desai Daily Titan Staff Writer

Preparedness examined after shooting at college in Montreal last week

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The theme of the morning was the number 47 for the “Titan Shops 47th Anniversary” on Sept. 15.

Starting at 7:30 a.m., the first 47 customers into Titan Shops received a free gift package.

Throughout the day students passing by Titan Shops were told that they had a chance to win a $47 gift card if they participated in a raffle contest. A name was drawn at the 47th minute of each hour from 8:47 a.m. to 3:47 p.m. CSUF stick pens were 47 cents, shot glasses and key chains were $4.70, Princeton 2GB USB flash drives were $47 and select Cal State Fullerton baseball jerseys were $47 as well.

The Titan Shops anniversary committee was giving out chocolate with a discount of up to 47 percent on the inside of each candy wrapper.

Students could use their discount on any single item or their entire purchase for the day.

The budget of the event was $5,000, said Chuck Kissel, director of Titan Shops and CSUF Alumnus.

Kissel predicted, however, that they would go over-budget due to students using their discount on expensive items such as the computers and iPods. Three computers, one MacBook and a couple of iPods were bought by students lucky enough to get the 47 percent discount inside their candy wrappers.

“We want to spread the awareness that we’ve been on campus for so long. Our purpose is to support the university and the students here,” said Kissel.

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By Angie El Sherif Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

On Wednesday, Sept. 14, a man went on a shooting rampage at a college in Montreal, Canada killing one person and injuring 19.

The case begs a question to be asked: If a shooting happens right here at Cal State Fullerton, would CSUF be ready?

“All of our officers are currently trained in Active Shooting Response,” CSUF Chief of Police Judi King said. The shooting program “allows teams of officers to go into whatever building is in trouble and try to neutralize the threat immediately as opposed to waiting for other police forces, like a SWAT team, to show up.”

The program was put into action two-and-a-half years ago.

“It’s been a progression,” King said. “Not just us, but every police department is continuing to gear up and train to be better prepared to handle a shooter situation.”

Including the shooting program, the police department has undergone two major changes in the past two years. The other change is that they have purchased AR15 long rifles.

“Ever since Columbine, every police department has been looking at how we respond to things and how to be better prepared,” King said.

CSUF police work closely with North Orange County SWAT, but they are also trained to handle situations by themselves.

On-campus officers go through coordinated training exercises. The exercises look at how to react to a situation like a shooting, she said.

“We are equipped with specialized weapons as well as specialized training that the guys have gone through,” University Police administrative Lt. Will Glen said.

Most campuses have realized the need for specialized immediate response personnel, Glen said.

Previously, the police would set up a perimeter around where there might be an active shooter and wait for SWAT to arrive.

However, “during a delay like that, people could be losing their lives, so what we determined was that it would be better to have day-to-day patrol officers that can actively patrol a situation like that,” he said.

Glen said CSUF is “wellprepared” for a situation like the Montreal Shooting.

The university has a Campus Watch Program that is geared toward preventing or reducing criminal activity and increasing protection of individuals and property.

Campus Watch at CSUF is organized with the support of the university’s police department and the campus community.

CSUF has launched a Web site called Campus Emergency Preparedness. The site is designed to help university students and faculty in case of an emergency.

The Number of the Day is 47

By DAVID OSBORNE/Daily Titan

47 - Celebrating Titan Shops’ 47th Anniversary, Titan Shops Director Charles Kissel (left) along with staff members Erin Lance (center) and Angie Dulay serve up cake on Friday.

Alumnus Angie Dulay worked side by side with Kissel. “We want to say thank you to the university, the faculty and the staff for having us,” Dulay said.

Some students would walk by and participate in the event by joining the raffle contest and picking up a piece of chocolate.

“I entered my name for the draw and got a piece of candy. I also got a little gift bag this morning. I’m hoping they call my name in the raffle,” said linguistics major Sarah Rath.

Looking forward to the 50th anniversary, Kissel said, students and faculty will have an entire semester filled with events.

“Our focus is to gear up for our 50th. We should have some real exciting things when we turn 50,” said Kissel.

Songs Under the Stars, Funds in the Coffers Annual performance showcases student and alumni musicians

By Karl Thunman/Daily Titan

Donation - Dan Black and his wife Kathy Chao at the renaming ceremony for Dan Black Hall, formerly the Science Laboratory Center. He donated $4.2 million to the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

‘Da Black Hole’

$4.2 million gift is part of Dan Black’s philosophy of giving back

By Benjamin Weiner Daily Titan Copy Editor bweiner@dailytitan.com

His message is simple: “Those that can give back have to.”

He graduated with a physics degree from Cal State Fullerton in 1967. Back then he would park in a muddy parking lot surrounded by orange groves with $13 parking permit. When he studied in the library, which was then in the basement of McCarthy Hall, all the sewer pipes were visible.

He pondered why the escalators only went to the fourth floor of

McCarthy Hall. It was because they ran out of money so they only built them that high, he said.

He believes there’s karma in this world and what you put in is what you get back. His name is Dan Black and he has put his money where his mouth is in the sum of $4.2 million, a generous gift that now is the second largest in the Cal State Fullerton family, Gordon said.

President Milton Gordon said Black has a burning desire to give every student the opportunity to pursue their dreams and become a productive member of their communities.

The Science Laboratory Center was officially renamed Dan Black Hall Friday Sept. 15. Nearly

250 people showed up to the dedication ceremony. “After today this building will be officially known as Dan Black Hall or ‘da black hole,’ that would come from physics,” said Steve Murray, dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

His donation has a boomerang effect, said professor emeritus of physics and Dan Black’s former professor Roger Dittmann. The money he provides can go to new equipment, good equipment leads to better professors, students will want to go where the good equipment and professors are and this allows CSUF to compete with other institutions, Dittmann said.

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Cal State Fullerton’s Concert Under the Stars added a 23rd performance to its growing constellation of musical theater events on Friday.

Dinner, wine, candlelight and the music of Richard Rogers were the makings of CSUF’s annual event, which focused on strengthening the university’s ties to alumni and to the Fullerton community alike.

President Milton Gordon said this event is one of the few the school is able to reach out to the community with.

From alumni participation in the production of Rogers’ works to the families watching from blankets on the lawn, community was a primary focus of the event.

Gordon’s distinguished guests included the mayors of Fullerton, Brea and Buena Park, Senator Dick Ackerman and California Assemblyman Todd Spitzer.

“I have seen several Concert Under the Stars and this is the

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best one I have ever seen,” alumni performer Michael Baker said. “This is by far the most talented staff from teachers to alumni and the students.

The [group of student performers] is unbelievable.”

Gordon pointed out the importance of alumni communication and made reference to a speech he made earlier in the day recognizing Dan Black’s $4.2 million donation to CSUF. Embedded in each concert program was an envelope for donations and pledges.

A seat at a table was $18 each.

Special guests of Gordon have occupied a good portion of these tables. Each seat included access to the Italian food buffet and unlimited coffee service.

Lawn seating and parking were free for attendees.

Prior to the show an award ceremony recognized volunteers of the year for their contributions to programs like alumni relations, emeriti, the Arboretum, music, lifelong learning, the Pollak Library, education and athletics.

Honoree Bryan Moffet, 84, was awarded volunteer of the year for his 15 years of service making travel arrangements for the Osher Lifelong SEE CONCERT - PAGE 2

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In Brief

CAMPUS CALENDAR

RUNNING AROUND THE MOUSE

Today

Running until Oct. 13, Han Zi Reinvented: The Rhythm of Chinese Script – an art exhibit showcasing the significance and influence of Chinese character in the work of American Chinese artists at the Main Art Gallery. The gallery is open from noon to 4 p.m.

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FIRST is sponsoring “A Walk through the Constitution” to commemorate Constitution Day from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Portola Pavillion in TSU. There will be 13 learning stations providing four-minute presentations, OC Superior Courts Justices and Revolutionary War fife and drum reenactors.

Student Access Center, for two days, is having an open house from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Tuesday

Last day of the Student Access Center’s open house, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Staff and faculty-only workshop on how to resolve employee conflicts. It will be conducted by Ron Gonzales from 9 a.m. to noon in College Park room 700.

Wednesday

Job and Internship Fair in the quad from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

There will be 250 employers, according to the Career Center.

Texas Hold’Em Poker Tournament in the TSU Underground at 4 p.m. Registrations begins at 7 a.m. in the TSU Underground.

Dollar bowling nights. Every Wednesday, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., the TSU Underground will be providing bowling shoes and games for $1 throughout the semester.

Thursday

There will be a “Block Party” in the TSU from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Free morning coffee and doughnuts leads to evening entertainment.

By STEFANIE SHORT/For the Daily Titan

Sweating Disney - “Mr. Incredible” was just one of many costumed runners who participated in the 13.1 mile Disneyland Half Marathon on Sunday Sept. 17. The trip took runners through Disneyland Park, Disney’s California Adventure, Angel Stadium and finished at Downtown Disney.

POLICE BLOTTER Monday

8:37 a.m. - Two males were seen handling firearms in a vehicle at the Nutwood parking structure. They wore T-shirts with artwork featuring guns on one and a skull on the other. An arrest was made.

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with black hair, facial hair and a medium build. He was reported as frequently wearing a blue collared shirt, black pants and sneakers.

after a pair of computers were stolen sometime between 11:30 p.m. the prior evening and 7:30 a.m. that morning.

Friday

2:52 a.m. - The campus police assisted after a home invasion occurred on Deerpark Drive. Three males wearing ski masks broke down the door, tied a man up and held a shotgun to his face. They told the woman upstairs not to look at them. It is unknown if a robbery occurred.

2:37 p.m. - A report was taken on

12:48 a.m. ­ - A report was taken at Dorm Valencia on a male that fell four stories off a balcony into a planter. Units responded and assisted paramedics.

women’s skirts. The suspect was described as a male in his late teens

9:15 a.m. - A grand theft report was taken at the Humanities Building

Tuesday

Soccer Under the Lights. The Titan Women’s Soccer team opens a suspect allegedly perching himself the Big West Conference by hosting 2004 national runner-up by the McCarthy Hall escalator UC Santa Barbara at 7 p.m. at Titan Stadium. in attempts to snap pictures up The Center for Internships and Service-Learning will be hosting an all-day conference for faculty, students and community partners in the TSU. The conference will start at 9 a.m. with a networking breakfast. Registration for CSUF students is $35.

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Saturday

HALL: Science CENTER REDUBBED

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Black is not out to just get his name on a building.

He is a member of the CSUF philanthropic foundation board and The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics dean’s advisory board.

He also has a scholarship program and serves on its advisory

board, according to Dan Black Hall dedication literature.

“Often times a dedication is an endpoint to a lifetime of service.

But here we’re fortunate that there is much more to come,” said Stephen Koenigsberg, chair of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics dean’s advisory council.

It’s important to remember where you have come from and those who helped you get to where you are, Black said.

The education is very low cost here and you owe it to give back for all the hard work the professors do, Black said.

“Cal State Fullerton grads can compete with the best,” he said.

Learning Institute. He also taught elementary education at CSUF from 1965 to 1968.

Moffet said “not much had changed” about Concert Under the Stars.

Outside of the CSUF theater department student attendance was low.

Junior theater major Jeff Leatherwood said he hopes to perform at next year’s Concert Under the Stars.

This year’s group of student performers called themselves The Preeminents, and production for this year’s event had ‘casually’ started last spring.

Rob Baker “loved” the selections The Preeminents chose.

“I love the music of Rogers, and I liked their interpretations,” Baker said.

RESPONSE: CSUF Police Prepped FOR EMERGENCY (From Page One) “The university’s emergency response team has developed detailed plans to help the campus respond to an emergency,” according to the Web site.

It gives the “Current Campus Status,” which is a threat advisory that contains five levels: red is severe, orange is high, yellow is elevated, blue is guarded and green is low.

There are links that tell students and faculty what to do at each threat level. The current status of the university is “elevated.”

The Web site instructs CSUF students and faculty to engage in actions that will protect them.

Some things to take into consideration are to be familiar with your work area’s emergency exit procedures, to cooperate in and take seriously any campus emergency drill and report to university police or your supervisor if you see suspicious individuals.

Campus crime statistics are available at University Police Department’s Web site.

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Money

Students on the Clock: On-Campus Employment

BY JOEY T. ENGLISH Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Working the Pollak Library’s front desk, amid the echoes of chatter, footsteps and squealing doorway theft-prevention alarms, Conrad Akins-Johnson takes on a self-proclaimed “student supervisor, helper” position.

“It’s a cool job, and it’s convenient,” said Akins-Johnson, a sophomore psychology major.

“Convenience” seems to be the common incentive for students working on campus at Cal State Fullerton.

Elizabeth Zavala-Acevez, career development specialist, said campus employers are popular for their flexible scheduling, especially when

midterms arrive.

“They are very conscious that their workers are students first and employees second,” she said.

Gerry Russo, manager of the Nutwood Cafe, said he works out a specified shift schedule with his employees to accord with their class schedules. “We keep that schedule as is throughout the semester so our employees can have confidence in their classes,” he said.

And although working as a cafe barista or library assistant may vary from an employee’s major, Russo said, “It’s still work experience, and they can come to me for a reference.”

Further, as rising gas prices continue to empty student wallets, campus jobs are an attractive way to cut down on mileage Zavala-Acevez said. However, she also said that the

pay is not usually equal to part-time jobs off campus. “I think that’s one of the things that students get turned off by,” she said.

Akins-Johnson said he gets paid $7.11 an hour to assist visitors at the library counter, answer phones, check out books, check in books and put them back on the shelves – the most annoying job is shelving, AkinsJohnson said.

“The pay’s not too high,” AkinsJohnson said. “But I live right across the street, so it’s a convenience to not have to drive.”

The same goes for Xavier Hernandez, a junior communications major, who is a text associate at the Titan Shops bookstore and also lives across the street. “I don’t have to waste any money on gas and don’t have to go anywhere else. I can just get out

of class, walk in, and I’m already working,” he said.

But Hernandez said the pay is insufficient for the workload. “I think it’s too much work for the pay. $6.75 doesn’t pay for half the stuff in here,” he said.

Free textbooks, however, will help balance his wages next semester, Hernandez said. Under the CSUF Auxiliary Services Corporation, which oversees commercial operations on campus, free textbooks are offered on loan to students who work dining and retail positions after completing six months on the job, according to the auxiliary services Web site.

“That’s part of the reason I’m working at the bookstore,” Hernandez said. “It’s for the free books.”

Lisa Serratos, human resource assistant at auxiliary services, said that

there are about 300 students currently working at campus retail shops and dining outlets, such as the bookstore, Carl’s Jr., Nutwood Cafe and the food court. Serratos said students and administrative employees working jobs under the auspices of auxiliary services also receive a 10 percent discount on all campus dining. A 50 percent discount is given to employees working on the clock.

Online applications are offered on the auxiliary services Web site at www.csufasc.org. Zavala-Acevez said the Career Center offers services for students to build a resume, write cover letters and brush up on interview skills for both jobs on and off campus.

Akins-Johnson and Hernandez said they attained employment by going directly to their job sites.

BY KARL THUNMAN/Daily Titan

COOKING - Business major Yoshinori Hashizume works at Busy Bee in the TSU food court serving Asian cuisine.

All Kinds of College Fees – All Kinds of Student Services

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Marcello Lalopua, a senior The health facilities fee is $3 to $6 accounting major, stepped on to the and is a used to upgrade the health Cal State Fullerton campus the first facilities, equipment, additions and day of school and knew exactly where improvements. to go for his classes. But does he know “We can’t build new buildings, where the money goes after paying to but we can improve our facilities,” be in those classes?

Palmer said. “And the students assessed “All I know is that [the fees] are themselves that fee years ago.” supposed to be for registration, and The health services fee is $30 to $60 they are 13 [hundred] and is also student assessed. It get It ONLINE something,” Lalopua said. increased recently based on a Students can find a view the extended referendum. version online breakdown of where their Before a referendum is voted student fees go posted in the on, a campaign takes place that print and online version of is structured by the student the university catalog. fee advisory committee of Associated The total registration fee for full- Students Inc., Palmer said. time undergraduate students at CSUF “They’ll go out and say, ‘Here are is $1,464 per semester. Fees for part- the issues, here are the pros, here’s time students and graduate students the cons, here’s the information, vary. here’s where we’re going to hold the All students are charged the fees in referendum. Any questions, ask ASI,’” category one, which includes $4 for he said. the campus ID card and $55 to apply Senior Patricia Cummings, a phototo the school, which is waived for communications and pre-med major, many students, said Robert Palmer, was on the committee to vote for the vice president for student affairs. recent health fee increase and said

BY KAREN AMAN

Daily Titan Staff Writer

it passed because CSUF fees are the lowest of all the CSUs. “It’s going to be a consecutive increase for the next couple years,” Cummings said. “It will make the health center better, and give us more.”

Cathy Baker, assistant director of the health center, said that for the past 10 years the health fee has been $25. A fee increase was needed to support the growing enrollment and the climbing cost of health services and supplies.

“The fee increase was based on the budgetary requirement to maintain the level of services provided to the students,” Baker said.

The fees will increase $5 each semester until spring ’08 when it will cap at $45, Baker said.

Palmer said it is important to know that CSUF is one of the few CSUs that still provide state support for health services.

“The health services fee is only a fraction of the overall [health services] budget. A large portion of our overall budget is supported by state funds, which is unusual,” Palmer said.

The instructionally related activities fee is $26 to $52 and is assessed by ASI.

“It supports a whole host of instructionally related activities. It’s really a wonderful program,” Palmer said. “They make requests from the different colleges for these fees.

And that’s administered by ASI. The students decide who gets what.”

The fee for materials, services, and facilities is $7 to $14. Sam Leong, supervisor of the Student Contact Center, said it is the Titan participation fees.

“It is for the things you do on Titan Online, such as adding and dropping classes,” Leong said.

The miscellaneous course fee is $12 to $24 and goes to the academic vice presidents to cover a particular cost in a course, Palmer said.

The state university fee is the highest among the fees. It goes toward instruction, research, public service, academic support, and operation and maintenance of the physical plant.

This section also provides for student services, scholarships and fellowships, according to the university Web site.

“It’s still the best bargain in higher education in the country,” Palmer said. “What we pay and what they call student university fees is virtually

nothing.”

Lea Jarnagin, assistant to the vice president for Student Affairs said the student body association fee supports clubs, organizations, the Titan Student Union and many other things that ASI does for the university, Palmer said.

“This is a student organization which does a lot of good for this university,” he said. “It’s an incredible organization.”

Jarnagin said there’s no formula for changing fee amounts. Anytime there is going to be a change in fees, the proposal is run through the student fee advisory committee.

“It’s student dominated. If you want to talk about fees, you should really talk about that,” Palmer said. “Because the student fee advisory committee is made up of students. Any fee, before it’s implemented, that body acts on it. If any of the category one fees are increased, that body reviews it and makes a recommendation.”

The student body center fee is what students have been assessing themselves to build the new student recreation center, Jarnagin said.

Category two fees pertain to non-

resident tuition.

Category three consists of user fees.

Students pay category three fees only if they avail themselves of those services. Such items are diplomas, distance learning, graduation and housing. Added to this group is the parking fee, which California will not pay for.

“We have to pay for parking lots and we have to pay for the upkeep,” Palmer said. “The parking facility, we have to pay for. But we didn’t just build that and charge the students.”

Palmer said the students were asked if they wanted to pay for more parking.

“We asked the students ‘Do you want more parking?’ and they passed a referendum that said yes, we’ll pay for more parking, and we’ll pay this amount of money,” Palmer said.

Parking fees seem high because of building code regulations.

Student fees have also provided for the TSU building and the child care center. But most students wouldn’t want to cover category four fees. These fees are assessed for things such as returned checks and late fees.

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September 18, 2006

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Cowboy Arrogance This weekend marked a historic milestone for the United States – we’ve officially pissed off the rest of the free world.

Many of President Bush’s snafus, including his custom made interpretation of Article III of the Geneva Convention, fumbled role in the IsraelLebanon situation and foreign policy, has irked a 100-plus other countries that make up the nonaligned movement, which met this weekend in Cuba.

Even prominent national figures such as former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Sen. John McCain have taken vocal stances against the President’s cavalier attitude.

Compounding matters is that our country, already declared a “dictatorship” and “empire” by dangerous world leaders such as Fidel Castro, will lose the

support of British Prime Minister Tony Blair. In essence, we just lost the guy who supported us the most.

Call us a bunch of left wing, treasonous weaklings, but we here at the Daily Titan are not exactly at ease with the idea that countries, even some with nuclear arsenal, are subversively aligning themselves in a position against the United States.

The fact of the matter is that time and time again, our elected leader has continually failed at the game of public relations on a global level. Be it out of stubbornness, arrogance, stupidity, or a hybrid of the three but his aggressive cowboy shtick is wearing thin on levels both domestic and abroad.

Enough is enough and the people need to acknowledge the negligence Bush has shown.

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Titan Editorial is solely the opinion of the Daily Titan editorial board and was written after the open debate between board members. The editorial board consists of the executive editor, the managing editor, the opinion editor, the news editors, the copy chief and other editors upon appointment of the executive editor.

For The Record Thursday, Sept. 14 – Due to a production error, the quotes in “Word on the Street” were attributed to the wrong photographs. In response to the question “Do you earn enough money to pay for the cost of living?” Lisa Ochoa said, “No. I still live at home, and I’m only working part-time as a fulltime student;” Ryan Gernsh said “Yes. But I get help from my parents, so I don’t have the full burden that other students do;” Samantha Bonzer said, “I’m so broke. I have $20 to l ive on until I get paid on the 20th [of September]. And even then,

all of that is going to go to rent and all the bills I have to pay … so then I’m broke again. And the cycle just goes on and on and on;” Joseph Aguilera said, “No. That’s why I’m still living with my parents because I couldn’t afford a $1400 rent payment and pay for gas plus school;” And Nancy T. Matarrita said, “I would say that for the summer, gas was hard on me — I had to start driving differently. But I’m glad and thankful that it’s going down a little bit now.” The Daily Titan apologizes for this error.

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Star Troopers - Aaron Holtsclaw (2nd from right) and Orange County rebel fleet troopers from the Sunrider Base of the Rebel Legion.

Delusions of a Star Wars Geek

By AARON HOLTSCLAW

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

George Lucas is my friend because he is a science-fiction pioneer, George Lucas is my friend.

You may think that I am hallucinating by making a statement like that. How could George Lucas, “the man,” who is responsible for the Star Wars saga, the prequel trilogy, the “Holy Trilogy,” as well as the Indiana Jones trilogy be the friend of this geek?

The answer is myspace.com.

Check my page and find the man next to all my other geek friends.

Why shouldn’t I be his friend? I have spent enough money over the years on his various merchandise that one would think I know him.

But silly geekness aside, Mr. Lucas has brought the world and American pop culture something that very few people have today. For example, “May the Force Be With You” is a common phrase that even closeted people who claim to have not seen Star Wars know.

Without Star Wars, you would not have The Lord of the Rings.

I know that Professor Tolkien wrote the books a long time ago, but the movies would never have been created without the technological advances made possible from the companies created by Lucas.

Industrial Light and Magic was created to provide special effects for Star Wars Episode IV and has become the world’s premiere effects house.

From ILM sprang PIXAR, which

is responsible for the recent craze of feature-length animated films.

ILM has pushed the boundaries of computer-aided effects and has made it possible for other films to be realized using the technology they pioneered, all because of Lucas.

Star Wars geeks have recently been fodder for many late-night shows due to the publicity they’ve received from standing in line for the prequel movies. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog from Late Night with Conan O’Brien once asked a fan dressed as Darth Vader which button on his chest box calls his mom to pick him up and take him home. Insults aside, the geeks that cluster around Star Wars are finally getting recognized.

You can find women wearing shirts that say “I love my geek” or “Geek is chic,” which you would not have found in the past.

What once was kept hidden in the shadows like the Sith can now be found in the open. “At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi, at last we will have our revenge,” Darth Maul said in Episode I. Now geeks are not afraid to wear their “geek colors” proudly. If you want to wear a Star Wars shirt openly, you can. Those who mock certainly serve the dark side.

The most iconic screen villain of all time is Darth Vader. You can find the image of the Dark Lord of the Sith plastered on just about anything from baby clothes to baby-doll shirts for young women.

The most misquoted line in Star Wars is “Luke, I am your father,” which is well known. Little does the populace know that Lord Vader

really says, “No, I am your father,” in response to Luke’s accusation that Vader killed his father.

The fact that people know the misquote is enough to reveal the prevalence of this pop culture icon.

Locally, the Orange County Star Wars Society provides a place for geeks to get together and discuss Star Wars and do charity work.

Other clubs include the Sunrider Base of the Rebel Legion, whose members dress in goodguy costumes, and the Southern California Garrison of the 501st Legion’s members dress up as the bad guys.

All these clubs were created by Star Wars fans who want to give something back to the community in representation of something they love as well as to hang out with other like-minded geeks.

In these clubs you will find accountants who dress as Rebel Fleet Troopers, homemakers who dress as stormtroopers and college students who dress as Jedi Knights.

There are even people who claim “The Force” as their religion, either following the light side, dark side or the shadow side. Not too many films have influenced society enough to start a religion.

Star Wars has become a part of American culture. With its emergence in 1977, it has become a force to be reckoned with. Few can name which movie won best picture at the Academy Awards in 1977 but millions have seen Star Wars.

To quote the late Sir Alec Guinness who portrayed Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, “Remember, the force will be with you, always.”

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To Disclose, or Not to Disclose

By Julie Anne Ines

Daily Titan Executive Editor jines@dailytitan.com

On Wednesday, the Daily Titan ran a story about the plea of Cal State Fullerton’s Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Alliance to Associated Students Inc. to stand against and raise awareness of hate crimes on this university campus.

Specifically, the alliance brought up an incident in July where a CSUF student, after screaming anti-gay slurs, allegedly attacked two females walking through a nearby alley.

Within the story, this publication ran the name of one of the two hate crime victims, the fact that she is a CSUF student and her alleged attacker’s fraternity membership.

Since the story’s publication, we have received negative comments on all three points.

In retrospect, I believe that the story itself could have done without the publication of the victim’s name, and that, unintentionally, its publication may have drawn further attention to her when she wishes nothing more than to stay out of the public eye.

Of the seven-member editorial board, myself not included, one other editor agreed.

The six others believed in the full disclosure of the victim’s name, the attacker’s name and any groups that they are associated with, stating that disclosure maintains this publication as a reliable journalistic source of information.

They also stated that her name is as important as any other detail, maintaining that if the alleged attacker and his fraternity are under public scrutiny, she should be so as well.

Not mentioning her name would have seemed like we were passing judgment on the alleged attacker’s guilt and the victim’s innocence, sacrificing this paper’s neutrality on the matter, they said.

What emerged from an almost hour-long debate was the decision to take each story where we could publish a crime victim’s name on a case-by-case basis. And the standard we would use to judge whether or not to print the name would be the harm printing the victim’s name would cause.

Despite different viewpoints within and outside of the newsroom, we still believe that as the newspaper that serves the campus community, we have not only the right, we have the duty to inform our readers of things that affect our community.

One thing that we did seem to agree on was that it was important that we stated that both the victim and the alleged attacker are both associated with CSUF. By stating that one of the victims is a CSUF student and that the alleged attacker was a member of a campus organization, we hoped to show that hate crimes don’t just exist outside of our diverse Southern California bubble in some Confederate flag-waving bastion of xenophobes.

They happen here – where most of us would least expect.

And while we have received criticism stating that we condemned a fraternity by association to the alleged attacker, nowhere did we have any negative comments about the Greek system or its members.

And those who believe that we are out to “get the Greeks” probably didn’t read the three-page spread that we ran in our Introspect section on Monday, Aug. 28 about the many benefits of joining a campus organization, or the three stories about fraternity and sorority recruitment in subsequent issues.

But through the cloud of criticism, I hope that one thing is clear: the Daily Titan stands behind the victims and the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Alliance’s cause against hate crimes 100 percent, and we encourage the rest of the campus community to do so.

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Transportation 3600 3700 3800 3900

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Travel 4000 4100 4200 4300

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1-900 Numbers Financial Aid Insurance Computer/Internet Foreign Languages Health/Beauty Services Acting/Modeling Classes Legal Advice/Attorneys Movers/Storage Music Lessons Personal Services Professional Services Resumes Telecommunications Tutoring Offered/Wanted Typing Writing Help

Employment 6100 6200 6300 6400 6500 6600 6700 6800 6900 7000 7100

Business Opportunities Career Opportunities P/T Career Opportunities F/T Child Care Offered/Wanted Help Wanted Actors/Extras Wanted Housesitting Internship Personal Assistance Temporary Employment Volunteer

Housing 7200 7300 7400 7500 7600 7700 7800 7900

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September 18, 2006

Maine Steps Into Titans’ Bear Trap Volleyball CSUF men’s soccer evens overall record with 3-0 shutout of Black Bears

BY ALVIN ANOL

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

If there was any indication that the offense of the Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team was firing on all cylinders, one had to look no further than the game promotion offered by the Titan Athletics Department.

Offering coupons to Chipotle for a free burrito to the noisiest fans during every corner kick, the promotions team ran out of coupons during the first half.

After playing their first six games on the road, the Titans defeated Maine 3-0 in their home opener to improve to 3-3-1.

All six of the Titans’ previous games had been on the road.

“It’s nice to be home,” first-year CSUF Head Coach Bob Ammann said. “We waited a long time to get here and play on our home field in front of our own fans.”

The Titans out-shot the Black Bears 34-3, and had 11 shots on goal.

Maine failed to record a shot on goal. CSUF also had 12 corner kicks compared to four for Maine.

“We were a little bit surprised that [Maine] came into the game sitting back as much as they did,” Ammann said.

It was a rebound victory for the Titans who suffered a 4-0 defeat at the hands of UC Davis on Friday.

“After our performance on Friday, [the team] had a serious talk,” senior CSUF forward Eugene Brooks said. “Today, we wanted to show everyone that we’re better than what we showed on the road.”

There was a definite improvement of play from the Titans compared to their contest on Friday.

It also helped that freshman

forward Michael Farfan made his return to the field, after serving a one-game suspension for drawing a red card.

“It sucked to not be able to play, and watch the team not do too well,” Farfan said.

Farfan, who set the tempo on offense, assisted on the two first-half goals for the Titans, both off of set plays. “[Farfan’s] a key player for us,” Ammann said. “He’s the heart, the engine of the team. As he goes, so does the team.’

Farfan’s first assist was off a corner kick that deflected off the head of Titan junior defender Amir Shafii.

The ball carried in the air until Titan junior Skyler Thuresson put a head on it and into the arms of Maine goalie Dereck Loisel.

Loisel, however, was standing behind the goal line and the goal was awarded to Thuresson in the 26th minute.

The second assist for Farfan came after a free kick when Maine’s Andrew Price fouled Brooks on a breakaway.

The foul by Price was hard enough to draw a yellow card from the official.

Planted about 40 yards away from the goal, Farfan sent a sailing pass toward the right post, where Brooks headed the ball into the goal for the second Titan goal of the afternoon in the 28th minute.

Brooks would also score the lone goal in the second half on a left-footed kick from 15 yards out during the 48th minute.

It was his second in the game and third on the season.

“We attacked well, and after awhile our fitness kept up, and we just took it to them,” Farfan said.

Goalkeepers Brent Douglas and Kevin Puder combined for the shutout victory for the Titans.

CSUF will begin its Big West conference schedule on Thursday, where they will play host to No. 22ranked UC Santa Barbara at 7 p.m.

Wins Third Tournament

BY ALVIN ANOL

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

By KARL THUNMAN/Daily Titan HEADS UP – Titan Omar Rodriguez goes head to head with Maine’s Ryan Kelley in CSUF’s 3-0 shutout on Sunday.

The Titans survived the third game of their 3-1 victory (30-23, 27-30, 31-29, 30-26) over the Aztecs at the Fullerton Classic – capturing just enough momentum to carry them to their third tournament championship this season.

“We felt a bit criminal, like we might have stolen something,” CSUF Head Coach Carolyn Zimmerman said. “But after the fact I don’t feel bad. It was key to winning the match.”

Fifty-seven of the 60 points that were played in the third game were led by the Aztecs, with the largest lead reaching seven for the Aztecs.

“We wanted it bad, and I think that showed, we knew we had to pick it up and talk more, and [we] energized ourselves, and we came back and fought,” Titan senior captain Breanna Trudeau said.

Three Titans were named to the all-tournament team, with senior Danielle Hitzeman taking most valuable player honors. Hitzeman filled the box score during the championship game, posting a line of 12 kills, three service aces, 24 digs and one block assist.

Hitzeman made a crucial decision during the third game that helped keep the Titans in the game.

Facing two game points for the Aztecs at 29-27, Hitzeman allowed a weakly hit ball to sail past her and out of bounds to make it 29-28. The Titans served and won the point to tie at 29-29, leading to their game three victory.

“I was pretty confident with my instincts, about letting it out [of bounds]. I was in position, and I had court awareness at the time, and I had no problem,” Hitzeman said.