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DTSHORTHAND ASI election voting comes to a close

Soup kitchen provides family atmosphere

Students at Cal State Fullerton still have time to make their voices heard. Elections for the Associated Students Inc. Board of Directors end Thursday.

Votes may be cast by students online using any on-campus computer or by visiting polling places around the campus.

Candidates are vying for a spot on the ASI Board of Directors, which is made up of the representatives of each academic college at CSUF. For more information on the elections, call (714) 278-3296 or visit asi.fullerton.edu/elections.

Man blames cat for alleged burglary SILVER SPRINGS SHORES, Fla. (AP) – A man trying to rob a pharmacy wound up crying for help after becoming stuck in an air shaft for 10 hours, police said.

It took firefighters an hour and a half to free Jeffery Mumani, 25, from the metal air shaft at a CVS store on Tuesday.

Mumani said that he went in the shaft after he heard a cat inside.

“I was trying to chase the cat,” Mumani said. He denied attempting to steal prescription drugs. “No, sir, it’s a feline cat – a little animal.”

On Monday night, Mumani removed an air conditioning cover and tried to enter the store but became trapped, Marion County Sheriff’s Capt. James Pogue said.

Mumani has been charged with commercial burglary among other charges, Pogue said.

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on being addicted to video games See Buzz, page 4

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Photos by Karl Thunman/Daily Titan Photo Editor Above - The Someone Cares Soup Kitchen dining hall serves locals a free meal a day between 1 to 4p.m. Below - Server James W. Thompson has been volunteering at Someone Cares since 1999.

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ecause of the recent Southern California fires, thousands of people have been left homeless, but the Someone Cares Soup Kitchen in Costa Mesa has been helping the homeless and needy since 1986.

The line spilled out from the door and onto the sidewalk. When they finally stepped inside, guests of all shapes and sizes grabbed their trays.

The menu featured hot and spicy chicken tortilla soup and rice with a side of chicken mole.

For dessert, sticky pastries and cookies. Pitchers of punch, milk or water awaited guests as they chose their seats.

Everyone who comes in for lunch, served on weekdays, or breakfast, served on weekends, shares with each other their

unique stories. It was a vibrant atmosphere filled with loud conservations and random laughter.

From the people who come to stuff their bellies to the people who provide the stuffing, they are all part of the bigger human community.

“I basically come out here for the camaraderie more than anything,” said Wayne, a 37-year-old homeless patron.

Wayne moved to California from Chicago and currently stays in Santa Ana. After working several odd jobs and partying as a college student, his life took a turn for the worse.

Wayne experimented with drugs and alcohol before heading West, but the move changed his life.

The enthusiastic man dug into his food while describing his recovery and rehabilitation through meeting the people of the soup kitchen. “[You leave] your alcohol alone

and your addictions alone and life gets better,” Wayne said.

He took off his sunglasses and described his main focus in life: staying sober and helping others by volunteering his time. Having the soup kitchen available to everyone, including Wayne, has made him realize there is something more important than money.

“A peaceful mind is what I strive for and not so much a piece for my pocket,” Wayne said.

Toby, another homeless patron, said it is a blessing to have the soup kitchen because it allows the less fortunate to have access to good quality food.

“It’s just nice to have a place like this,” Toby, 48, said. “I think every city should have a place like this.”

The soup kitchen not only feeds mouths, it continues to fight the war against poverty in the United States. Toby said he thinks the See KITCHEN, Page 5

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The Nintendo Wii is one of the tools used to keep older adults on the go

By Christin Davis

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

An active lifestyle for students is often the automatic result of a college schedule, but as they age and their bodies begin to slow down, the necessity of engaging in regular moderate physical activity may be more necessary to maintaining good health.

The faculty and students at Cal State Fullerton work to keep older adults active with the help of new technology.

“All body systems will have an acceleration in decline as the body ages,” professor of health science and co-director of the CSUF Center for Successful Aging, C. Jessie Jones, said. The center studies gerontology, kinesiology and health science. “We found in research done on campus that there is a 50 percent greater decline in all physiological functions in someone who is inactive compared to someone who is active.”

A new trend in activity programs for older adults includes the Nintendo Wii, which uses a motion-sensing wireless controller

Eula Thomas, 72, stretches with other members of her fitness class at Cal State Fullerton.

requiring physical movement to play a variety of games like tennis, bowling and golf.

“I’ve heard of a lot of senior centers and hospice care facilities that are using the Wii to get people active,” Jeana French, the center’s coordinator said. She received a Master’s in gero-kinesiology from

CSUF in 2006. “If it’s getting people up and moving then it’s definitely beneficial.”

Although the Wii isn’t an activity offered at the center, Debbie Rose, professor of kinesiology and health science and co-director of the center, said the Wii is something the center would be open to

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in the future.

“There is no one-size-fits-all program of activity,” Rose said. “If something is enjoyable, elevates the heart rate and increases flexibility then it’s a good thing. Technology provides the opportunity to get adults involved and whatever medium can get sedentary older

adults active is wonderful.

“The Wii can be engaging, create social connections and get people moving. If it’s an effective tool then it is one that we should exploit,” Rose said.

Older adults who engage in 30 minutes of activity on most days of the week reduce their risk of developing chronic diseases; help manage problems like high blood pressure, diabetes or obesity; and improve their ability to function and stay independent.

“We see ourselves as a partner in the wellness of older adults. We work to address the whole body and the six dimensions of wellness,” Rose said.

Despite overwhelming knowledge of the body’s need for physical activity, insufficient activity and inadequate nutrition are linked to innumerable deaths each year in the United States.

The U.S. Center for Disease Control reports that only 16 percent of individuals age 65 to 75 participate in moderate physical activity for 30 minutes five or more days per week.

Recognizing the need for organized physical activity in Fullerton, CSUF professors began a senior fitness program 11 years ago that is serving over 120 older adults this semester.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS Castro said Bush threatens to start “World War III”

HAVANA (AP) – Fidel Castro wrote Tuesday that President Bush is threatening the world with nuclear war and famine – an attack on Washington a day before the White House was to announce new plans to draw Cuba away from communism. The brief essay titled “Bush, Hunger and Death” also alleged that Bush “threatens humanity with World War III, this time using atomic weapons. The White House on Tuesday brushed off Castro’s comments – particularly his assertion that Bush was pursuing a forceful conquest of Cuba. White House press secretary Dana Perino said that Bush on Wednesday would urge other nations to join together in promoting democracy in Cuba. In his essay, Castro predicted that Bush “will adopt new measures to accelerate the ‘transition period’ in our country, equivalent to a new conquest of Cuba by force.” Cuban officials have long denounced U.S. efforts to produce a “transition” from Castro’s government to a Western-style representative democracy.

NATIONAL NEWS Middle school access to birth control may be limited PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – A local school board will consider limiting student access to birth control pills and patches at a middle school’s health center. Earlier this month, the Portland School Committee approved a plan that made King Middle School the first middle school in Maine to offer a full range of contraception to students in grades 6 through 8, when most students are 11 to 13 years old, according to state officials. On Monday, committee member Benjamin Meiklejohn submitted a proposal that would give parents the option of blocking access to prescription contraceptives if they enroll their children in the health center. It also would limit contraceptives to students who are at least 14 years old. Meiklejohn was one of two board members who voted against providing prescription birth control. As it stands, students treated at the centers must first get written parental permission, but under state law such treatment is confidential. Students decide for themselves whether to tell their parents about the services they receive. The health center, which is operated by the city’s Public Health Division, has been providing students with condoms since 2000.

STATE NEWS Google to buy viewer information from Nielsen Co. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Determined to sell more television ads, Internet search leader Google Inc. is sharpening its focus on the medium with demographic data from the influential Nielsen Co. Under an agreement to be announced Wednesday, Google will pay Nielsen an undisclosed amount to obtain detailed information about the kinds of people who watch specific TV shows. The breakdown, drawn from Nielsen’s rating service, typically provides viewers’ ages, gender, marital status and other personal data that help advertisers choose the audience most likely to be interested in their product or service. New York-based Nielsen has been selling demographic data to television stations and advertisers for years. Google’s access to the information is significant because it gives the Mountain View-based company more tools to draw upon as it tries to target television ads as effectively as it has done on the Internet. Because it processes more than 1 billion search requests per day, Google hasn’t needed as much outside help to learn about the interests of its Internet users.

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New study abroad program in South Africa

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Blue ocean water and honey-colored sand surround the city of Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

The lack of smog makes the air fresh and crisp to breathe.

“There is absolutely beautiful air and blinding light,” Angela Della Volpe, associate dean of humanities and social sciences and professor of linguistics, said.

About 10 to 15 Cal State Fullerton students will take the 20-hour flight and live within the shorelines of Port Elizabeth next summer as a new study abroad program will take place in South Africa.

“President [Milton] Gordon is very pro-internationalizing the curriculum, and this is one of the efforts that is sponsored by the university to create lengths at the international level,” Della Volpe said.

The program will last for five weeks at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, located in a nature preserve.

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University is very much an international African university,” Della Volpe said. “There will be students from other countries in Africa. There are European students and some American universities also send their students there.”

Ronald Hughes, a sociology professor, will instruct the upper division general education courses, which are: Life and Culture in South Africa and Social Inequality.

“I want the students to appreciate a different lifestyle and I want the students to become more aware of world events,” Hughes said. “It is an emerging country with a new program that will allow the indigenous people to participate in the government and to pursue college degrees because under apartheid, you weren’t allowed to do that.”

Zera Sanford, an 18-year-old biology major, said she plans on applying for the program.

“Some people don’t even have running water, clothes on their back and shoes on their feet. So after this trip I hope I will appreciate even the little things,” Sanford said in a phone interview.

In addition to learning about the South African culture, students can intern within their field of study while receiving credits.

“What is really important about this is that there [are] internships.

The fact that you have done an internship in a foreign country automatically puts your application [for a job] at the top,” Della Volpe said.

“It’s a good investment for the future and it really gives you an advantage when you enter the job market.”

Health majors can work directly with the AIDS epidemic in health facilities.

“Being a biology major [and] doing an internship with AIDS and the health care profession, there’s no better place to do that than [in] Africa,” Sanford said.

Della Volpe and Hughes are still putting the program together, but students from any major can apply.

Applicants must have a minimum 2.5 grade point average and be interviewed, Hughes said.

The program will cost approximately $3,000, including housing and trips. Airfare, tuition and food are separate, Della Volpe said.

Airfare can run up to $2,000 round-trip and the tuition is about $700 for students enrolled in the spring 2008 semester.

Financial aid is available to students who qualify.

Students are expected to take a few long trips and many day trips around the region, but nothing has been planned yet.

The trips are not expected to cost much because the U.S. dollar is 6.88 rands, South African currency.

“It’s one of the very few places [where] your dollar goes a very long way,” Della Volpe said.

This is the first program CSUF has offered that goes to South Africa, and it will continue being offered if the amount of student applicants is high. The application will be available by the end of this month in the Humanities Building, room 211.

The South African study abroad program will join the London, Italy and Spain programs offered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

“Borrow. Beg. Go. There is nothing like a study abroad experience to change your life,” Della Volpe said.

Some teacher misconduct records kept secret The Associated Press

SACRAMENTO – More than 300 California educators had their teaching licenses revoked or suspended because of sex-related offenses from 2001 through 2005.

But you can’t tell that from the state’s enforcement records ‚Äî at least not those available to the public.

While some of the most egregious sex abuse is flagged, state law allows many offenses to remain confidential in education records, even when teachers go to prison and register as sex offenders.

The lack of information reflects a system for disciplining teachers that, across the country, is often shrouded in secrecy. That makes it difficult for states to share valuable information about errant teachers and allows some to find other jobs in the classroom.

In California alone, The Associated Press reviewed more than 2,000 cases in which teachers were punished and confirmed that 313 of those were for sexual misconduct.

Hundreds of cases were classified as “general misconduct,” requiring further AP research to determine the nature of the offense. The number of cases in California was so large that

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not all of them could be fully investigated, meaning the state undoubtedly had far more than 313 sexual misconduct cases during the five-year span.

The case of Tanda Rucker, a former college basketball star who taught and coached girls basketball at Encinal High School near Oakland, was one of those. After several teens each reported having a sexual relationship with Rucker, she pleaded no contest to 18 felony counts. She was sentenced to a year in jail and ordered to register as a sex offender.

Yet an official bulletin from California’s Commission on Teacher Credentialing reported only that Rucker’s teaching credential was revoked for misconduct under broad sections of state law that cover everything from theft to murder.

The AP’s review found dozens of similar cases, often involving pleas of no contest, a common legal agreement that allows one to avoid a trial or civil liability, but still leads to conviction. California law also bars the credentialing commission from revealing the reason teachers who plead no contest lose their licenses.

It’s a dangerous loophole, says Assemblyman Todd Spitzer, a Republican from Orange County.

“There is the possibility that one of these people could move to another jurisdiction, most likely another state, and you wouldn’t be able to find out their history,” says Spitzer, a former prosecutor and high school English teacher.

Here’s how it can happen: California submits information on teachers who lose their licenses to a national database. But because of California’s law, the state only provides limited details. So officials in another state may find out that someone they want to hire had a problem in California, but it’s nearly impossible for them to learn more from education records.

In some cases, school officials have only a one-year window to access California disciplinary records.

That came into play in 2002, after California granted a probationary license to Craig Kinder. He’d been forced out of a suburban St. Louis district amid accusations that he’d touched students inappropriately.

Kinder was acquitted on criminal charges — but California officials gave him a license only on the condition that he tell prospective employers about his past.

He didn’t do that when he applied at California’s Newport-Mesa Unified

School District.

And by the time district officials figured out he’d lied, the state ‚Äî and the very California agency that required Kinder to disclose his history ‚Äî had sealed his disciplinary records.

That made it tough to fire Kinder, says Lorri McCune, then the district’s assistant superintendent of human resources.

“This to me was a gross miscarriage of their responsibility,” McCune says.

“We had basically no recourse, which really made me sick.”

Kinder eventually voluntarily surrendered his California license in 2003, after the Newport-Mesa district spent hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to force him out.

His attorney did not respond to messages left by The Associated Press.

Mary Armstrong, the state credentialing commission’s legal counsel, couldn’t discuss the Kinder case, but says her agency seals some disciplinary records because state law requires it.

“It’s a balance between the rights of a teacher who may be falsely accused,” she says, “and the rights of the public.”

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Students go beyond the classroom for research Simpson accomplices

make guilty plea

Catalina island hosts a semester-long program as part of a CSUF class

The Associated Press

By Kevin Manahan

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Two men drown off Long Beach pier The Associated Press

LONG BEACH – A man who jumped off a pier as his family was scattering the ashes of his motherin-law drowned Tuesday, and a fisherman who tried to save him also drowned, authorities said.

Melvin Monte Rabb, 27, a father of three young children, was “in kind of a crazy mood” and wanted to go swimming, Rabb’s father-inlaw, Robert Allen, said.

Family members said Rabb jumped off Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier and dog-paddled against the current for a few minutes before going under.

A man who regularly fished at the pier jumped in after Rabb and swam for a few moments before going under.

His body was later recovered by rescuers, but he had not been identified by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

“The water was very calm. I don’t believe these people were particularly good swimmers,” said Long Beach Fire Department spokesman Will Nash.

COURTESY OF MEREDITH RAITH Buffalo feed on the grass area near the administration building at Catalina Island. “There is not a more ideal place to teach invertebrate zoology than 50 yards from the ocean.”

semester. Sea slugs have intriguing to the facility makes it easy to keep Raith this semester, and she said she live specimens, and the surrounding is considering focusing her research marine-protected area gives students project on either the sea slugs or immediate access to ocean environsome kind of toxicology study. ments.

CSUF professors Kathryn Dick“They’re getting a lot of good exson and Zacherl are among the eight perience, things they really need to instructors teaching at Catalina. do science,” said Dickson, who has Most of the instructors this semes- been teaching for the Catalina proter are from CSU gram on and off campuses, with since 1999. one joining the However, atprogram from UC tending classes at Riverside. ProfesCatalina comes sors teach classes with unique confor up to two weeks ditions.

While at a time before tuition costs the alternating with same for a semesother instructors. ter in the program – Kathryn Dickson, as it does for other Zacherl recently CSUF professor CSU semesters, returned from teaching inverteDickson said lab brate biology, and fees and boarding Dickson will be on are additional exthe island in early November to be- penses that are sometimes concerns gin teaching the physiology class. for students thinking about the proCourses taken at Catalina help gram.

CSUF students satisfy their upper In addition, many students are division major requirements. But also apprehensive about living on the Dickson said the special benefit of island for the whole semester. Time taking classes in the program is the management is critical, and Dickson convenient availability of resources said most students end up staying in the ocean. Running seawater at on the island during the weekends

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In the beginning of class, faculty and students really form bonds from always working together.

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While the rest of her peers sit through lectures and discussions at the Cal State Fullerton campus, senior biology major Meredith Raith is out by the ocean licking sea slugs.

But she is not ditching school in favor of unusual beach activities. It is an experiment she is doing as part of a class for the Marine Biology Semester, a program hosted by the Ocean Studies Institute that takes advantage of the wealth of environmental resources available around Catalina Island.

“There is not a more ideal place to teach invertebrate zoology than 50 yards from the ocean,” said biology Professor Danielle Zacherl, who is teaching for the program.

Raith said the practical field experience was her reason for joining the program. Along with normal class sessions, students in the program snorkel, scuba dive and kayak in the waters around the island for their class observations and research.

Raith is one of three CSUF students who are at Catalina Island, along with nine other students from different CSUs. The 15-week program allows students to get first-hand field experience through a series of four classes on various marine topics.

Students spend the semester at the Wrigley Marine Science Center, a facility owned by USC that includes lab and lecture facilities in addition to its ideal seaside location.

The OSI is a consortium of 10 Southern California CSU campuses that was formed to pool resources for marine research and education.

In 1998, the OSI began the Marine Biology Semester and has continued the program every fall since then.

While class topics vary with each semester, this fall’s courses include Marine Invertebrate Biology, Marine Ichthyology and Environmental Physiology and Toxicology of Marine Organisms.

The consecutive four-week classes culminate in a research project and presentation toward the end of the

to work on projects or research, although they are allowed to go home if they choose to do so.

Raith said classes are also rigorous due to the accelerated nature of the program, with midterms or finals given every two weeks in addition to other assignments.

But Zacherl said the students in the program are highly motivated and are really enjoying the experience so far, despite some of the difficulties.

Among the positive experiences for participants is the collaboration between students and faculty from various institutions. Dickson said students in the past have worked well together and often keep in touch after the semester, which she said is rare on a commuter campus.

“In the beginning of the class, faculty and students really form bonds from always working together,” Dickson said. “It’s a really rewarding experience to be involved with that, both from a student and faculty standpoint.”

Zacherl said students will also walk away with a broad base of knowledge from working with so many different professors, as well as a number See CATALINA, Page 4

Two co-defendants pleaded guilty to reduced charges Tuesday in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery case, agreeing to testify against Simpson and three others in the alleged hotel room theft of sports collectibles from two memorabilia dealers.

Clark County District Attorney David Roger agreed to drop charges including kidnapping, armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy against Walter Alexander, Simpson’s golfing buddy, and Charles Cashmore, at times a day laborer, disc jockey and bartender.

With testimony from the two men secured, prosecutors moved quickly to prepare revised charges against Simpson, Clarence “C.J.” Stewart, Michael McClinton and Charles Ehrlich.

An amended criminal complaint that includes a second felony charge of coercion against Simpson and two new coercion charges each against the other three, according to a copy obtained by The Associated Press, was expected to be filed by Wednesday. Lawyers for the four were due in court Wednesday to discuss the revised complaint, which includes allegations that Simpson and Stewart conspired to persuade others to tell authorities that no guns were used.

The new charges include 11 felonies – including kidnapping, armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy and coercion – and one gross misdemeanor, conspiracy to commit a crime. A kidnapping conviction alone could result in a sentence of life in prison with parole.

A preliminary hearing for the remaining defendants was set to start Nov. 8.

Alexander pleaded guilty to felony conspiracy to commit robbery, while Cashmore pleaded guilty to felony accessory to robbery. Both remained free pending sentencing.

Roger said Cashmore could get probation or up to one to five years in prison at sentencing, which will come after an April 15 status check.

The district attorney said he would

seek a suspended sentence for Alexander, which could get him probation instead of one to six years in prison. Simpson attorney Gabriel Grasso said there have been no discussions with Roger on any plea deal for Simpson, 60.

Yale Galanter, another lawyer for Simpson, accused the district attorney of letting co-defendants off easy for their testimony against his client, and said he was looking forward to cross-examining Alexander and Cashmore.

“The district attorney’s office is giving away the courthouse in order to make deals,” Galanter said. “Obviously, the district attorney is looking to make a case against O.J. Simpson and is offering people incredible deals in an effort to do that.”

Cashmore, 40, can testify that Alexander and McClinton brought guns to the Sept. 13 confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers at a room at the Palace Station casino hotel, said his lawyer, Edward Miley.

Miley has characterized Cashmore as a bit player and Simpson as the “big fish” in a botched robbery.

“I think he’s anxious to get his story out there,” Miley said outside the courthouse. Cashmore said he was relieved, but avoided other questions from reporters.

Alexander, 46, a real estate salesman from Mesa, Ariz., told police Sept. 15 that Simpson wanted armed men with him when he confronted dealers Bruce Fromong and Alfred Beardsley to retrieve items that Simpson said belonged to him.

“I’m at peace with what I’ve done today and what I’m going to do,” Alexander said as he clutched a Bible outside court. “I’m not here to help or hurt O.J. Simpson. I’m only here to tell the truth.”

Alexander’s lawyer, Robert Dennis Rentzer, has declined to say what testimony Alexander would provide.

He has also expressed doubt that Cashmore knew whether Alexander was armed.

Galanter said last week that Simpson’s position remains that there were no guns brought to the room and he did not tell anyone to bring guns.

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FITNESS: helping OLDER ADULTS BE MORE ACTIVE (from Page 1)

COURTESY OF MEREDITH RAITH This is the big fisherman’s cove where Cal State Fullerton students do their labs and data collections as well as go kayaking.

CATALINA: CLASS BUILDS A BOND BETWEEN ITS CSUF PARTICIPANTS (from Page 3)

of networking contacts for graduate school or potential jobs.

Raith agrees that the frequent group work required for their classes has made her time on the island more memorable.

“They are just as excited and interested as well, and the people in my class are hilarious,” Raith said in an e-mail interview. “I love hanging out and learning with them.”

For students considering the program next fall, Raith stresses that it is

definitely worth it, despite the costs.

Learning to drive a boat and working on her diving and snorkeling skills are among the additional highlights that have given her a satisfying island research experience so far.

“I have learned so much and done many things that I would not have had the opportunity to do on the mainland,” Raith said. “The experience is great. Living in a new place on your own and being immersed in your work is a great way to learn and have fun.”

The Fit4Life program, run out of the CSUF Center for Successful Aging, offers people age 50 and up fitness classes geared toward older adult needs.

Classes are held five days a week and are guided by instructors working toward a master’s degree in gero-kinesiology.

“It was developed to address a lack of fitness programs for the massive amount of older adults who are in our community and to train instructors so they can lead physical activity in the community,” Jones said. “The goal is to reduce physical frailty and promote active, healthy lifestyles in older adults.”

Classes are held in the Lifespan Wellness Center, a 5,000-squarefoot facility located on the lower level of the Kinesiology and Health Science Building, and incorporate aerobic exercise with the resistance training and cardiovascular equipment.

For those needing more rehabilitative activity, classes are also conducted in the campus’ SwimEx pool facility.

Other classes operating through the Center for Successful Aging include the FallProof Balance and Mobility Program to address balance-related problems and the Health Promotion Program that provides alternative approaches to wellness, all of which seek to keep older adults healthy and active.

“At the beginning of each semester we do senior fitness testing and general fitness strength training,” Valerie Gonzalez, gero-kinesiolo-

gy graduate student and senior fitness class instructor, said. “When we set up their program, we know what is going to benefit them the most.”

Each fitness class begins with an aerobic group warm up. Participants then use the center’s state-of-the-art fitness equipment, follow their personalized training program and end with a group cool-down session.

“I love it – it’s tiring, but then you feel so energized and invigorated afterwards,” said Eula Thomas, 72, who has participated in the fitness program for eight years.

“It keeps my arms and legs and body from feeling arthritic. It keeps my limbs and joints lubricated and agile. As far as I’m concerned, I’ll be doing this as long as I am able, which I hope is the rest of my days,” she said.

Left - Hank Chicahisa, 75, works out at the CSUF fitness lab. BelowThe fitness lab offers a variety of exercise equipment.

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CSUF students find true romance in mathematics department

By Jennifer Caddick

Daily Titan Buzz Editor news@dailytitan.com

Math wouldn’t normally be considered a romance language, but for some people it just depends who’s talking.

For Angie Conley, the boy who wooed her with his cute asymptote was Jason Pfefferkorn.

The two math majors crossed paths

a few times in their undergraduate years at Cal State Fullerton, but didn’t actually talk until graduate school in 1999.

Skeptical professors mused that it would never work out between two mathematicians, but Pfefferkorn’s trial-and-error style and Conley’s big-picture method created a unique closeness between the pair.

“I think that is why we fell in love – just doing math together and see-

ing how each other approaches things differently,” Conley said.

Pfefferkorn and Conley completed graduate school in 2001 and were married a few years later at the CSUF Arboretum as a testament to what good things the school brought them.

Originally, Conley was a business major, but she took math classes “just for fun.” Eventually, she realized she had enough math classes to switch

majors.

Their fellow math cohorts at CSUF shared their passion for numbers. The comradery in the math community was very strong at the time because there weren’t many math majors.

Even though Pfefferkorn preferred to stay away from organized math events, Conley, who was enthusiastically involved with the math club, said he was a member by default.

“We made a rule that every math major was in the math club,” Conley said. “They just didn’t know it.”

The professors were especially dedicated to being a part of the students’ lives. They would play students against faculty softball games, tennis matches and bowling tournaments.

Even though the club was highly academic, the students would still find time for social activities.

“It was there for people to find some common ground, to meet up and do something fun,” Pfefferkorn said.

The group is still exceptionally close. The first Saturday of every

month, Conley and Pfefferkorn meet up with fellow math alumni to “talk math.” They also make time to play poker with past professors.

One of the professors that had a great impact on Pfefferkorn was Dr. Matthews. The eccentric calculus professor was dedicated to seeing his students through.

“In so many words, he was a kook,” Pfefferkorn said. “But he was a smart math professor who knew his stuff.

I’d get a crack out of him every time I showed up to his class.”

Conley was affected by Dr. Gearhart’s kind-heartedness during her time going through the master’s program.

“He made me feel so at home,” Conley said. “He is like a little father figure for us.”

Being in the tight-knit math environment served the two well.

Pfefferkorn works for Northrop Grumman as a mission modeling and simulation analyst. Conley went on to teach math at Cerritos Community College.

Conley said she is surprised to see how students of this generation rely so much on instant gratification.

“People are always trying to find the easy way out,” Conley said. “If they don’t get [math] instantly, then they think they don’t get it.”

Society pressures students to multi-task and always be in a rush, so they don’t realize math isn’t just about practicing; it’s about practicing correctly, Conley said.

“Math only comes down to following directions, so if you can follow directions reasonably well then you are halfway there,” Pfefferkorn said.

Math, as well as all subjects, came naturally to Pfefferkorn. He was drawn to the idea of following set up rules and applying them to solve a problem.

Problem solving is something Pfefferkorn does on a daily basis as a primary defense contractor. He described his work as taking a video game and putting a real world spin on it. Any future concepts, ideas and designs that the air force comes up with are simulated in a computer program that tests out various scenarios to understand what the impacts will be on the new product.

Although Pfefferkorn never saw himself working in a cubicle environment, after seven years on the job, he has grown to love the fact that the education never stops and he is constantly learning something new.

Even though math plays the main role in both Conley and Pfefferkorn’s lives, it wasn’t always that way.

Conley could be seen during her CSUF years wearing the blue suit of a parking officer.

“That’s a really different side of campus you don’t get to see very often,” Conley said.

The competitive parking race for students was just as bad in the late ‘90s as it is now, Conley said. She witnessed students smashing cars to get a prime spot and playing chicken with each other for the same space.

Even though parking seemed bad back then, CSUF was quite intimate compared to today’s campus population. Conley and Pfefferkorn said they wish the increase in students would equate to a rise in school spirit, but they don’t see that happening.

“I wish the students would realize this is a time in your life you don’t get back and you’ll have all your life to run the rat race and work,” Conley said. “If you look around, there are places to get involved in.”

Conley and Pfefferkorn said they would love for their newborn girl, Edie, to someday be an active student on CSUF’s campus – no matter what her major.

“I just know she’s going to be horrible at math,” Conley mused.

Education is very important to the new parents and they constantly portray this by spreading their knowledge through their work and staying involved with CSUF. “We are just two nerds,” Conley laughed.

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Clockwise from below - Loaves of bread lay and wait to be given out to hungry visitors at the Someone Cares Soup Kitchen in Costa Mesa. Server James W. Thompson has been volunteering at the soup kitchen since 1999.

Toby, a 48-year-old homeless man, poses for a portrait in front of the meal line. Kids take advantage of the free hour-long tutoring sessions for kindergarten to third-grade children at the soup kitchen on Tuesday.

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country is not doing enough as a whole.

“We have all these people right here in our home town that need help,” Toby said. “It’s just not right.”

Toby described the need to change the system and said donating money to the soup kitchen helps address the issue.

He said he appreciated having a full stomach at the end of the day; if he did not get one, he would need to find a new means of getting food.

He recalled the frustration of going door-to-door asking for work.

“Not one person, not one person, [hired me],” Toby said.

Toby said the people working at the soup kitchen are very nice, especially security guard Linda Hallock.

Hallock has been working at the soup kitchen for seven years and said she takes her job seriously.

“I keep a tight ship,” Hallock

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said. “That way I don’t let anything get out of control.”

Even though a majority of people are well-behaved, Hallock said she occasionally comes across visitors who will give her a hard time, acting disruptive because of alcoholism or drug addiction. There have been incidents with people throwing chairs and kicking tables, but those have been few and far between.

As far as the holiday season is concerned, the soup kitchen hosts its biggest events.

The Thanksgiving dinner serves 700 people and 100 come out to volunteer.

In addition, two events take place on Christmas: a traditional dinner from noon until 3 p.m. and toy giveaways at the Costa Mesa Neighborhood Community Center.

The adult guests receive a gift bag worth $50 and the children receive two or three gifts of their own, depending the price of the

present.

The soup kitchen currently has 150 active volunteers, most of whom are students.

But most of the influx at the university level comes from Irvine, not Fullerton.

“I would say about a handful

of volunteers come from Cal State Fullerton,” Shannon Santos, the kitchen’s executive director, said.

Santos said she wants to challenge the Titans to increase that number, but that it takes generating interest in the student community.

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Capturing national issues behind the camera Gail Navarro

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

After one fateful day of shooting two films in Bulgaria, one actor decided to take his career to the next level. He stood behind the camera and embarked on an incredible journey that would one day change his life. Michael Cory Davis harnessed his creative energy and put it into two related projects entitled, “Svetlana’s Journey,” and “Cargo: Innocence Lost.” Both films discuss the topic of human trafficking.

Cal State Fullerton showed a rough-cut version of “Cargo: Innocence Lost” this semester, but it was not the first time the university heard of Michael Cory Davis. The actor-turned-director participated in CSUF’s March 2007 conference, “Human Trafficking: Modern-Day Slavery in Southern California,” along with other key-note speakers that were featured in Davis’ documentary.

“He’s a passionate person and he generally cares about men and women’s rights,” Rosalina Camacho, coordinator of the Women’s Center, said.

For those unfamiliar with the subject, Davis’ documentary offers a raw and unforgiving look inside a world many people have considered to be a foreign epidemic, prevalent in Eastern Asia and Eastern Europe.

Based on 2000-2003 certifications issued to adult trafficking survivors, most victims reside in California, Texas and New York. In addition, a U.S. State report estimated 14,50017,500 people are trafficked in America every year. These figures include boys and children. Innocent victims are sold into prostitution, stripped of their basic human rights and freedom in order to turn a profit for others. However, the United States has been combating the issue by passing legislation and funding outreach programs such as the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking in Los Angeles. The coalition received $75,000 last year.

Despite all the efforts being made recently, Michael Cory Davis still wants to educate the masses through film because it visually “brings in the emotion.” As a result, his films not only spread awareness, but prompt dialogue such as the dis-

Davis cussions that were held ine March.

Davis is not the only creative mind raising awareness with human rights issues; Hollywood is taking a stand as well.

Kevin Kline starred in last month’s “Trade,” and in July, Ricky Martin made public service announcements on Dominican television and radio.

However, Davis said artists could do a lot more and not ignore issues that still exist today. “[There is] still a race problem in this country,” Davis said.

Prior to his arrival in the West Coast, Davis decided to become a “triple threat,” by assuming the role of actor, producer and director in a short filmed entitled, “Love Lost,” at the age of 18.

After graduating from the prestigious Fiorello H. Laguardia High School, Davis was offered a role on the daytime soap opera, “All My Children.” In 1999, Davis left New York City to pursue acting in Los Angeles, only to realize that making a name for himself in Hollywood was especially difficult as a minority.

The young actor met with casting directors who saw him as a “rough” and “edgy” type but Davis said he was more interested in showcasing his talent, upon which he decided to continue writing his own projects.

As far as being in front of or behind the camera, Davis said he likes both and it helps make him a better artist. However, it is not just the definitive term “artist” that strikes a chord with the man born to Jamaican parents, Davis considers himself more of an artist activist to be exact.

“I see things and I want to make a

difference,” Davis said.

By having access to a camera and a microphone, Davis said being an artist and sharing a message goes “hand in hand.”

This connection became more apparent to him while shooting two Sci-fi Channel feature length films in Bulgaria.

There, Davis learned about human atrocities where young girls and woman are forced from their homes and sold into prostitution. In addition, an abducted 13-year-old girl’s story inspired him to make his directorial debut with a film entitled “Svetlana’s Journey.”

The film tells a horrific account through the eyes of Svetlana herself, after she escaped a prison where pimps held her captive.

Davis teamed up with an agency that advocates equal rights for women called the Bulgarian Annex of the United Nation’s Face-to-Face International. The group also served as executive producer for the film.

“Svetlana’s Journey” aired on Bulgaria’s national television channel and received the award of “Best Short Subject” at the Hollywood Film Festival in 2005.

After traveling around the United States and talking to people who wanted to see a follow-up project that was an education-friendly guide fit for a classroom or an organization, Davis decided to make his second film, a documentary entitled “Cargo: Innocence Lost,” that tackles the human trafficking issue in the United States.

Two victims were featured in the film and Davis said he wanted to make them feel comfortable in order for them to candidly share their experiences. Viviana, a surviving victim from Mexico, presented a challenge for Davis because she acted so tough on camera, until she unexpectedly broke down and cried after Davis asked about the number of sexual partners she had.

“I felt bad,” Davis said. “I didn’t want to go there, but I had to.”

But along with his producing partner, Davis said the questions were “coming from a place of genuine inquiry.” Davis still keeps in touch with the film’s subjects through their parents and social workers.

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Courtesy of Jim Volz Left to right - Selin Mehrabian (Juanita), Keelia Flinn (Sissy) and Sammi Smith (Mona) in Cal State Fullerton’s production of Ed Graczyk’s “Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean” playing Oct. 19 to Nov. 4 in the Little Theatre on campus.

‘Jimmy Dean’ comes to campus

By Erin Tobin

Daily Titan Special Projects Editor news@dailytitan.com

Orange County is no stranger to movie stars. Cal State Fullerton has hosted quite a few big names itself.

Now the name James Dean can be added to that list.

Well, sort of.

Though the title character of CSUF’s newest production, “Come

Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean,” never actually steps onto the stage [and what a feat it would be if he did] he is still the driving presence in the plot.

“People would pay thousands of dollars for items he just touched, like a matchbook,” said Sammi Smith, who plays Mona in the play.

Instead of bringing back the dead, the play focuses on a group of those fans from the small town of

Marfa, Texas.

But the play’s producer, Joe Arnold, doesn’t seem to think the small-town atmosphere of the set will be hard for Fullerton locals to connect with.

“I think the issues in the play speak pretty universally,” Arnold said. “I don’t think you’ll have a problem relating if you live in Orange County or New York.”

The fans of Marfa, Texas are six women who called themselves the Disciples of James Dean. It has been 20 years since their last meeting, and the death of their hero.

On that September day in 1975 the women decide to celebrate the anniversary with a reunion, but each of them brings her own secrets.

One person with a big secret is the character played by graduate student Kirsten Kuiken.

“My character is a bit of a surprise,” Kuiken said. “She has a interesting past and relationship with the other women. She comes back with a mission in mind.”

While Kuiken describes her character as focused in on truth, others characters seem to be less bothered with the real and surreal.

Smith plays Mona, who believes her son was fathered by James Dean.

“She’s kind of similar to Blanche DuBois from ‘A Streetcar Named Desire,’” Smith said. “She’s created an elaborate fantasy world that she struggles with.”

The audience isn’t just told about the Disciples’ pasts, they are shown as well.

The play takes place both in 1975 and 1955, sometimes simultaneously. In order to help the audience understand who is who in the past, the actresses worked closely with their “younger selves.”

“We worked together to discover similar speech patterns and mannerism,” Smith said.

The actresses not only had to learn about each other, but about Jimmy Dean and the era he created as well. Arnold had the cast watch the rebellious actor’s movies, as well as a documentary of his life and times.Those already familiar with James Dean will be for a treat. Scattered throughout the production are subtle salutes to the tragic icon.

“The Disciples wear red jackets that were taken from ‘Rebel Without a Cause’ and there are other little James Dean memorials,” Arnold said.

The play opened Oct. 19 and will run until Nov. 4. Opening night was described as a success by all involved.

“One night, at the end of the first act, someone in the audience went ‘Whaaat?’,” Smith said. “We’ve been working on the play so long, we forgot how funny it is. We forgot the shock.”

Tickets for “Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean” are $9 at the door. In advance with a student ID, they are $8.

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Arboretum’s paths become haunted trails

By Robert Stroud

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

While wandering through a pitch black forest, with only enough light to see the surrounding trees, a crippling fear seizes the crowd once it realizes there is more than just bark and leaves in this forest.

Somewhere in the immediate area there are ghouls, witches and demons lurking, waiting for their chance to lunge out in a moment’s notice.

But no need to fear, certainly the tour guide will protect his guests, even if he is the most bloodthirsty creature of all time, Count Dracula.

No, this is not the beginning of some obscure Bela Lugosi film, but rather the future for many Southern California residents who will be celebrating their All Hallows Eve at Cal State Fullerton.

From Friday to Sunday, the Haunted Garden will return to the CSUF Arboretum. For the fourth year in a row, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. the Arboretum will be transformed into an eerie forest for all who wish to join in on the festivities.

Through the joint effort of the Arboretum staff and the Friends of the Fullerton Arboretum, a nonprofit organization, the gardens will be made into a one-of-a-kind haunted house.

Unlike other Halloween celebrations, such as Knott’s Berry Farm’s Halloween Haunt, the Haunted Garden is not only focused on frightening the older visitors who come to the event, but also making sure not to go overboard when younger guests may be on the tour.

While the event may not be entirely family friendly, the volunteers make some sacrifices to their performances, such as not scarring children from behind, in hopes of making the event enjoyable for everyone who attends.

Even though volunteers try not to traumatize some of the children, the Arboretum is also hosting a second Halloween celebration just for younger visitors.

“For the younger kids … there is a children’s party from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday,” Janet McGarvey, special events coordinator for The Arboretum, said. “They’ll still be able to go through the garden but it will be much friendlier and less scary, because it will be daylight and the characters won’t be quite as ghoulish at that time.”

Also unlike other Halloween events, the Haunted Garden does not leave guests wandering aimlessly around scary sets and props, but instead takes them on a tour of a genuine dark forest of the Arboretum, where monsters will be waiting.

The tour will take groups of 15 to 20 visitors from the nature center, past the Heritage House, through the deciduous forest, across the orchard lawn and end at the pavilion.

“It makes a full circle of pretty much all of the Arboretum,” McGarvey said.

While larger theme parks pride themselves on their multiple haunted mazes made of wood and plaster, the Haunted Garden prides itself on its naturally eerie environment.

“Everything down there is fake,” Greg Dyment, the Arboretum director, said. “This isn’t fake here.

These are real woods.”

Guests may expect to see prop spider webs when they visit Halloween events at one of the local theme parks, but at the Arboretum there is a chance visitors could walk through a real spider web.

“Odds are there will be a real spider in that web,” Dyment said.

Along with the eerie environment the forests of the Arboretum offers organizers attempt to incorporate other landmarks from the gardens into the tour.

The home of Dr. George Clark, also known as the Heritage House,

has also been included in the tour.

The tour will not lead the visitors through the home, but in previous years Dr. Clark has been seen outside of his residence working with his patients.

“In the past Dr. Clark has been out in front of this house conducting surgery on an unsuspecting patient using tools that would make you scream,” Dyment said.

Even though The Arboretum staff helps run this event, the volunteers are the ones who make it possible.

With nearly 1,500 guests expected to attend, many people will be working both behind the scenes as well as in the garden.

The Haunted Garden staff does what it can to accommodate the volunteers when it comes to how they participate in the event.

“Each character devises their own persona. They tell me what they would like to be and then we fit them into the garden,” Mary Haller, chair of the program committee for The Arboretum, said.

“The challenge is always to get enough characters, and to have characters each night,” Haller said.

“It’s a big garden.”

With the deadline for the event quickly approaching, organizers are still struggling to find enough volunteers to work in the Haunted Garden.

Even though the staff is able to orchestrate the creation of the tour, it is the work done by volunteers that make this event possible.

“We always try to get more volunteers so that we have more scary things going on out in the garden at night,” Dyment said.

Ticket prices for this event are $10 for adults and $6 for children with pre-orders, and $6 for admission to the children’s party on Saturday.

For more information on the Haunted Garden or inquiries on volunteering for this event contact Janet McGarvey at 714-278-4792.

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After six months and three weeks of production, the Brooklyn native saw the movie as a “training guide” that could be used to create dialogue for people in power. In fact, Davis is attending a round table discussion with Washington, D.C. legislatures on the subject. “[I hope] this presidential administration can better graph human trafficking strategies,” Davis said.

“Cargo: Innocence Lost” capitulated Davis’ career as an artist who is passionate about human rights.

He discussed this pressing issue of human trafficking on various media outlets, such as CNN, NBC and ABC News.

In addition, Davis screened his films at the United Nations Association Film Festival and Vanguard College in order to get the message out.

As far as working with learning institutions, Davis said that young people are able to take a stand by campaigning for a cause.

“Students bring [awareness] to life,” Davis said.

The CSUF Women’s Center staff has nothing but praise for the activist.

“He puts his money where his mouth is,” Jerri Freeman, special events coordinator said.

Currently, no plans have been made to bring Davis back to CSUF, but Camacho does not rule out another opportunity for him to speak at the university.

“We would like to bring him back for another conference,” Camacho said.

In 2006, Anne Archer and the Artist for Human Rights Foundation awarded Davis for his activist efforts.

“I was very happy,” Davis said. “It helped me feel my hard work was appreciated.”

For more information about human trafficking and prevention efforts in the United States, visit www. istoptraffic.com.

Phlogging

By Cameron Pemstein

People! People!

It has been many eons since I have actually put on a costume for Halloween. So this year, I decided to go all out. I built my costume, not just for myself, but for you Titans. It started a month ago when I saw a commercial featuring a person dressed as a camera dancing on the sidelines of a football game. I was like, “Dude, thas’ sick.”

Therefore, I constructed my costume to actually take real photographs. This is where you Titans come into play. You may ask,

“How is that so, Cameron?” I’d reply with, “Come along,” before waving my hand, “Come along on this magic carpet ride, and I’ll show you.” Thursdays are big days for the Daily Titan. There are better stories, better coverage and color pages. This is a perfect setup for what I have planned. Typically, in the past, the Daily Titan has captured photos of the best costumes on campus. This year, we are going to try something a little different.

I am giving you the opportunity to capture images, using my costume, to document

what costumes/friends are on campus. When the day is all said and done, I will print a majority of the photos in Thursday’s Daily Titan, giving you your chance to be published. SO DRESS UP!!! On a serious note: I am truly sorry for all those people who have had to evacuate and/or have lost their homes in the recent fires. I witnessed this massive feeling of loss when I shot photos of the Santiago Canyon Fire and watched homeowners’ uncertainties unfold right in front of me.

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Damage could have been worse, but there’s a lot to learn from fire For once, it seems, the government is doing it right.

While thousands of acres have burned and at least 500,000 people have been displaced temporarily by the firestorm raging through Southern California, the impact of these fires has so far been relegated to a mere shadow of what it could have been by an incredible fire fighting system making use of countless agencies across the country.

Stretched thin by blazes in five counties, our fire and police agencies rose to the occasion and saved potentially thousands of homes and lives over the past few days.

But still, there are lessons to be learned. Most Californians never expected for the fire to last for days, nor the wind to be so strong. But now we know that West Coast fires can be labeled as a national disaster. It wasn’t just a bad day that took a few rural neighborhoods. This was a natural catastrophe that engulfed the Southland. Half a million residents left their homes, unsure if they were coming back to their living room and garage or ashes and rubble.

These fires redirected some lives and ruined others. In ad-

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dition, as firefighters made the smart call and evacuated residents from their homes, looters slipped in to take what they could.

Fire authorities are countering the disaster as best they can, and they are doing a damn fine job, but these winds showed that flames could be fanned longer and harder than most expect, and people can react in ways that are far from helpful (the looters, rubberneckers, etc).

In the upcoming weeks, as the fiery hills and ash-filled air hopefully become a memory, the most important thing we can do is listen to our firefighters and emergency response personnel as they dissect the specific problems encountered by this fight.

The chaotic and sporadic nature of these fires in random areas of Southern California exposed a possible weakness in our emergency response system, and we need to learn from this fire.

The flames will come back.

We need to be ready, yes, but we should also be ready to hear out our firefighters and see what they’ll need to react faster and more effectively in a few years when the hills are fiery again.

The fires won’t ever stop, but maybe we can lessen the damage.

Any feedback, positive or negative, is encouraged, as we strive to keep an open dialogue with our readership. The Daily Titan reserves the right to edit letters for length, grammar and spelling. Direct all comments, questions or concerns along with your full name and major to Executive Editor Ian Hamilton at ihamilton@dailytitan.com

CSUF may not be prepared for an emergency

By Robert Moran

October 25, 2007

Controversial contraceptive measure for tweens is out of line

By Joy Alicia

Daily Titan Copy Editor

Daily Titan Staff Writer

I was reading Celia Castanon’s article about the campus’ level of earthquake preparedness, and I realized the campus is not as prepared for disaster or fire as it lets on. There was a fire drill on campus when I was in my wheelchair at the Garden Cafe. When the evacuation was announced by one of the Pub’s workers, he seemed unsure of what to do.

When the alarms went off, the use of elevators was not permitted because of safety measures. The employee told me there was a chair I could use so they could lift me out of the basement, but he seemed unsure as to where it was and did not think that I was going to need it because it was just a fire drill. As it turns out, there actually was a small kitchen fire in the building.

Unfortunately, the only way in or out of the Titan Student Union basement is either the elevator or the long flights of stairs that lead up to the picnic tables by the Becker Ampitheater. Without the lift, I was forced to have the employee follow behind with the wheelchair while I walked those steps with a broken foot! When I got upstairs, the building marshals were surprised to see me because it seems they had not completely checked the building. I asked one of the marshals what the procedure was to evacuate disabled people from the building and he looked at me for a moment and told me about the lift, but seemed unaware of what to do. He told me something like this had not happened before but they would definitely talk about it.

When planning safety procedures, it makes more sense to plan out every scenario before a situation arises.

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King Middle School in Maine will start to offer a full range of contraception, including birth control pills and patches to its students. After 17 middle school students in Maine became pregnant within the last four years, health officials decided to offer contraception on campus.

King’s decision isn’t entirely groundbreaking.

Four middle schools in Seattle offer reproductive health care through city-administered health centers. Six Baltimore middle school clinics offer access to oral contraceptives. Consequently, parents of King students are outraged. King will not require the consent of a parent in order for a student to receive birth control, and parents won’t be informed if their child begins taking contraceptives. However, parents must sign a waiver granting their child access to the health cen-

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ter.

The youth of today become sexually active at a younger age than before, the result of which is a multitude of reasons. “Hooking up” is in, music videos glamorize promiscuity and children are developing physically earlier than their parents’ generation. In summary, their bodies resemble those of adults, and they’re partaking in adult-like activities.

Much to the dismay of Christian and religious conservatives, statistics show abstinence-only programs are ineffective. So, let’s say the 11 or 12-year-old female menstruates, ovulates and becomes impregnated by her soulmate, the guy she passed notes to in class who picked up her pencil when she dropped it – a prelude to their engagement five years down the road. If she was taking birth control religiously, and didn’t get knocked up, is that even safe?

As I watched the news, one of the thoughts that came to mind was, is taking birth control while you’re so

young even healthy? Some are concerned about the effects that lowdose hormones may have on a young girl’s developing body. And after only a few years of taking birth control pills, it’s difficult for many women to conceive. Their hormones have been altered, modified, tricked. Additionally, after a woman stops taking ‘the shot’ contraceptive, her fertility may be delayed for up to 18 months, according to Planned Parenthood. I can’t imagine how difficult it may be for the 11 or 12-year-old, who was pill poppin’ for nearly two decades, when she decides to conceive and her body rejects her attempts for months, if not years, to come.

I disapprove of the new measure.

Children can go to Planned Parenthood and receive birth control without parental consent – why include 11, 12 and 13-year-olds on campus?

Furthermore, Maine has the fifthlowest teen pregnancy rate in the United States.

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Microsoft needs to make amends

By Robert Stroud

Daily Titan Staff Writer

The Red Ring of Death

opinion@dailytitan.com

Now that Microsoft’s Halo 3 has been on the market for over sometime. it seems almost impossible to avoid hearing about this best selling video game in casual conversation.

While most gamers are busy bragging about the hours they have spent wasting away in front of their Xbox 360, other console owners are being forced to wait over a month before they get to experience the game for themselves.

Due to a flaw with many of the older 360 consoles, some of these systems have been malfunctioning.

Instead of seeing a glowing green power button from a working Xbox, game players are left with three flashing red lights, also known as the red ring of death.

Fortunately, Microsoft has taken responsibility for the problem with the consoles and has extended the warranty for all 360 consoles to three years.

The fact that Microsoft is choosing to repair these consoles free of charge shows they have accepted the

fact they are accountable for releasing a defective product.

While this company should be commended for taking responsibility for problems with its product, it should be doing more to repay its customers for time lost while the console is being fixed.

Sure, Microsoft is not required to make up for the week worth of lost time with the console, but if it has admitted the console was not ready

when it was released then some action must be taken to refund the gamers.

Microsoft has decided to take some action to resolve this issue by giving console owners gift cards for one month of free Xbox Live, an online market place where gamers around the world can play games with each other from their own homes.

Even though this attempt to refund gamers for their lost time with their console is somewhat considerate, it is not successful in resolving the issue for all of the customers.

Giving out these gift cards is a great way to refund console owners who don’t already subscribe to Xbox Live, but what about the people who already use this service?

The estimated repair time for a damaged 360 is four to six weeks.

Even under the best circumstances. a person who already subscribes to Xbox Live would only be refunded for the service they have already paid for.

If it took more than four weeks for the console to be repaired and returned to the owner, the free gift card would not fully refund the lost time from their membership.

There are many ways in which Microsoft can fix this situation, such as offering discounts on Xbox products or giving out free points for merchandise that can be purchased on the Xbox Live marketplace.

Either way it seems that if Microsoft wishes to keep its customers happy it is going to have to find a way to reimburse everyone who is affected by the defect with the console.

Jake’s Take

Contraceptives: not for middle schoolers

Jake Kilroy: write-in candidate Editor’s Note: If somehow elected, Jake will have to forfeit as he cannot hold office and be on staff A few days ago, Daily Titan Sports Editor Shawn Trondsen was upset about the campaign bios and pledges for ASI elections this week.

“They’re offering unrealistic changes and classic campaign rhetoric,” he said. “And they have fake smiles in their pictures.”

Daily Titan Photo Editor Cameron Pemstein defended the candidates. He read aloud their bios, which Shawn and I agreed were necessary and fine. Then Cameron read the pledges. Shawn jumped in as soon as he heard that candidates wanted students to “have a voice.”

“That’s rhetoric,” Shawn said.

“Wait, what does that even mean anyway?”

But we all know what it means.

It means these candidates handed in the same bogus promises squeezed in elementary, junior and high school elections.

For sixth-grade president, I said, “I want to make this school better.”

I lost.

For junior class president in high school, my competitor said, “I want to be more than your president. I want to be your friend.” She lost.

If university candidates are still half-assing promises by regurgitating the same lines from high school elections, then there’s something wrong. And if university candidates are repeating what I said in elementary school, then there’s something seriously damaged about college politics.

Everyone should’ve realized by now that these words are like when your little league coach told you as a kid that everyone was a winner.

Yeah, it sounded great at the time, but I’m sure your high school coach let you know that adult sports don’t function the same way. Whether it’s sports or politics, the kid version is horrendously different from the adult form.

Before I go on, however, I should say I respect the students who are running. I do. It takes nerves, and it takes guts. I don’t want to single any candidates out, as nearly everyone dropped overused political attitudes for this election, such as “needs will be met and problems will be tackled” and “I am here: listening to you, accomplishing for you, succeeding with you.”

Candidates, these aren’t promises.

These are job descriptions. Some of these seem lifted from job applications and reworded. Or maybe some inspirational book with a title like “I Want To Be A Leader: How To Succeed And Be Great.” It’s savagely vague crap. Anybody running should meet needs and tackle problems, and you better damn well be ready to listen, accomplish and succeed. That’s not you being unique. That’s not even you being clever. That’s you doing your job. What the hell makes any of you even remotely different from any of the other candidates?

Candidates, read what you wrote, and then read what your opponent wrote. Students, read what they wrote. Go to dailytitan.com and search “See who’s running for ASI” (10/23/07). Compare each candidate’s goals and plans. Every person gave you the same lines, except for one or two candidates that sounded like they only want the job for their resume.

Candidates, seriously, if one of you had maybe just told me what your favorite movie was, just to set

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October 25, 2007

Jake Kilroy take.kilroy@gmail.com

you apart slightly, I would’ve voted of crap. for you. Now, instead, I have to deSome information you may like stroy all of you. I have to ruin the to know about me as a candidate: institution. I have to ... steal your Credentials: In high school, I was position away from you. junior class president, senior class Did you like my segway? president and spirit commissioner.

Students! Let’s teach these po- I also once rented the movie “Mallitical droids a lesson! Don’t vote for colm X.” them! Vote for me instead! Write me Other campaigns in progress: Presin as a candidate! We can finally tell ident of the United States the same ASI to have new (realistic) promises year I turn 35 (“Kilroy gets done and not to talk to us like we are actu- plenty, so vote for him in 2020”). ally buying this crap again!

And I’m also currently campaigning Remember in “Saved By The Bell” to have Ann Coulter locked up and when Jesse got pissed because Kelly bring “Arrested Development” back and others voted for characters from on the air.

Gilligan’s Island? It’s Platform: I supjust like that. Bring port wacky holia pen or pencil with days like in grade you and write in my So there you go, school (ie: Dress name. Bring paper, students. Let’s shake as a Superhero too. When they say Day), group panthat you have to vote things up. Vote for els on films that for one of the official not everybody unJake Kilroy as a candidates, tell them, derstood entirely “Listen sugarpie, this write-in candidate. (ie: Donnie Daris America. I’m votko, Memento), ing for who I want. seminars on cool If you don’t let me, high-fives, an upthen you hate freeper-division bioldom. Now put me ogy course called down as a vote for Jake Kilroy, you “The Difference Between Hormones swaggering muck-up!”

And Whore Moans” and creating To guide me as campaign man- an appropriate mandated limit to ager, I’ve already enlisted the person how many times students may raise who brought this travesty of elec- their hands in lecture classes to speak tion options to my attention, Shawn (which will be enforced by volunteer Trondsen. student guards who will slap them “Hey, why would anybody vote across the face if they go over). for me anyway?” I asked the sports Alternate platform: Protecting editor earlier this week. school from zombie apocalypse. I Shawn looked at the ceiling before can’t stress this one enough. replying, “Because out of 37,000 Male-sensitive connection: I’m an students, you’re better than 10 of average Joe candidate. I don’t kiss them.” babies, but I’ve kissed a few babes.

I squinted my eyes and nodded Am I right, gents? reluctantly in agreement. But why Female-sensitive connection: I not? Is my reason really more ridicu- teared up during “Love Actually.” lous than the student promises of Remember when the boy is running cheaper tutition, cheaper textbooks through the airport and dodging seor cheaper parking passes? Are you curity officers just to tell a girl that kidding me? Do you think they can he loves her? Breaks me every time. actually fulfill any of that? ASI can’t Favorite movie: Disney’s Robin promise you cheaper anything, just Hood. like no candidate could promise an So there you go, students. Let’s extra five minutes for recess in el- shake things up. ementary school.

VOTE FOR JAKE KILROY AS So write in my name. I’m not full A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE.

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(from Page eight) Unlike conservatives and parents across the country, I don’t believe this new measure is promoting premarital sex. Birth control won’t be distributed in Pez dispensers – even though that would be awesome – just saying. And despite one headline I’ve read, Maine isn’t offering “birth control on the playground.”

Girls won’t begin having sex while they’re young because they can re-

ceive contraceptives at their middle school. It takes two to tango; and these young girls, nerdy or gorgeous, still have to find someone they can be “in like” with who wants to have sex, too. Although I disagree with the measure, through the media coverage given to King Middle School’s health center, parents are realizing their children are, in fact, having sex.

And young males and females who think they’re unsusceptible to preg-

nancy are learning they aren’t sterile.

If you’re a young female having sex, you should know you can get pregnant, regardless of what your scrawny, 14-year-old future hubby is telling you. I’ve never taken a conservative stance on anything, I think, ever; but if you’re 11, 12, or 13-year-old and you don’t want to get screwed, figuratively and literally, you should have to deal with it off-campus.

CSUF can be Unsafe: in case of emergencies

(from Page eight) aren’t completely aware of the procedures and/or how to properly implement them.

It is important to keep in mind there are those who are at the mercy of others for help.

I was told there was no clear plan to evacuate a disabled person in a wheelchair other than to wait until they were sure there was a fire and lift the person out using a special lift. The problem is fires can spread quickly. If there was a fire, and someone was unable to walk – there is no way to ensure that they can get out

of the building before they suffer smoke inhalation or worse.

Also, when the alarms went off, many people ignored them and continued going about their business, including eating their lunch or working in one of the offices downstairs. Some of my friends told me they just ignored the alarm because they had heard them so many times before during this semester.

After the fire alarms had stopped ringing, I rolled my wheelchair around the upper level that overlooks the café. I discovered the design was like a bowl. A sunken-in,

open area with only a few staircases and the elevator over by the billiards tables as a means to get out. If there was a fire in the basement, anyone in a wheelchair would be trapped while those who could walk would be able to get out quickly. Still, while I am lucky enough that I only have a broken foot and can still use one of my legs, I have seen other students in the basement who are paraplegic.

How are they supposed to get out?

At least I was able to slowly limp up the steps as I held on to the handrails.

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Pregnancy: No official CSUF rule for pregnant athletes She thinks that most players are head coach. hesitant to tell their head coach. But “[We] are all involved in making if a player had the courage to confide sure what is in the best interest with in her, Jeremiah said she always en- the student athlete,” Max said. sured the player would have plenty Max absolutely agrees with of information and counseling in CSUF’s standing to not revoke a regards to the matter. scholarship for pregnancy.

“A variety of things have happened “[It is important to] protect her through the years. First of all, this is right, as well as her health care, and a very serious thing for a young lady to protect her choice to have a child who is trying to be an athlete,” Jer- and not be penalized. [We need to emiah said. be] protective of that,” Max said.

In most cases, the women chose Nonetheless, not all student athto terminate the pregnancy after letes are aware of CSUF’s policy on guidance. The judgment was solely this topic. the athlete’s. Jeremiah said this acAlex Wolnisty is a captain for tion was always kept in confidence women’s volleyball at CSUF. She from the rest of the team. was unaware of the campus’ policy A few have gone through with the on pregnancy and scholarships, but pregnancy and continued to play for said it is a tough subject and is ridthe season. ing the fence on the One of Jereissue.

No way would I miah’s pregnant “[It’s] unfortuathletes elected to ever take away a schol- nate that it hapkeep her baby and pens, but it’s also continued to play arship from someone your choice that basketball up un- who became pregnant. put you there,” til her fifth month Wonisty said.

– Maralyce Jeremiah, She said that of pregnancy. She called Jeremiah 18 Women’s basketball head coach students choose to years later and exhave sex, which is pressed joy that her different than getdaughter received a ting injured while scholarship to the same school she playing. played for.

“I don’t know which way I stand,” “I think we have handled it very Wolnisty said. well with the players and this is At this point, Wolnisty has not not something we want them to go heard of anyone having an abortion through,” Jeremiah said. to keep her scholarship at school, Head Athletic Trainer Julie Max but is strongly against abortion. said there is no black and white an“In athletics, it’s very cutthroat. swer on how much training is ac- I could see where an athlete would ceptable for a pregnant female ath- have an abortion to stay on the team lete. Max said there is a general rule and keep the scholarship,” Wolnisty of whatever training was done prior said. to pregnancy, should be similar durWolnisty does like the idea that ing pregnancy.

CSUF would support her fellow athMax said the sport a female plays letes in the right decision, but hopes will affect her ability to participate. it doesn’t have to come to that.

Pregnant females in a non-contact Although CSUF officials seem to sport will be able to compete longer. agree they would not take away a Nevertheless, Max said it is a scholarship for pregnancy, it is not group effort when training a preg- in writing. nant female. The group includes Rich said perhaps it should be put Max, the player’s physician and the in writing to protect female athletes.

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(from page 12) bit more complicated and the female was unable to participate, then she would be allowed to take a medical leave without her scholarship being canceled.

According to NCAA guidelines, a student who becomes physically disabled during a season is allowed to take a medical leave and return without the threat of her scholarship being removed for that year.

“I hesitate to say a pregnancy is a disability or injury, but anything that would cause a student not to participate would be in that same sort of realm,” Rich said.

Scholarships are only awarded on a year-to-year basis. If a coach feels that he or she would not like to renew the scholarship, Rich said he or she has the right to present a case to do so. A student must then be informed by a certain date and has a right to appeal this decision.

“It is done in a thoughtful manner,” Rich said.

Rich said it is pretty hard to take away a student’s scholarship.

“You cannot cancel or reduce a scholarship for that year the scholarship is signed for,” Rich said. “You can only do it for very few reasons.”

A student would have to show serious misconduct, withdraw from the team or provide fraudulent information before there would be a discussion to remove the scholarship.

Maryalyce Jeremiah, CSUF’s women’s basketball head coach, has been coaching for 30 years. As an instructor and teacher, she lectures to her team about sex, including sexually transmitted diseases and precautions to prevent pregnancy – if they choose to be sexually active.

Out of hundreds of student athletes, she has encountered roughly 10 to 15 who became pregnant.

“No way would I ever take away a scholarship from someone who became pregnant,” Jeremiah said. “I don’t need a policy to know what I would do.”

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October 25, 2007

Jason Kornfeld

The Korner

Where in the world is Clipper Nation now?

Clipper Nation, where you at?

Seriously, where you at?

I was fairly certain there were rumblings of L.A.’s “real team” going to the NBA finals last year.

You know, after the year where it finally made it to the playoffs.

Now I don’t claim to be the most intellectual of all sports fans ... (OK who am I kidding, yes I do). But isn’t missing the playoffs slightly different from making the NBA Finals?

I am more than curious. As a Lakers fan, I was told that L.A.’s new team was going to the Finals while the Lakers would be lucky to make the playoffs.

Clipper Nation dissipated quicker than “Sam I Am” Cassell’s body. He barely limped through last year, and the results should be even worse entering this season, given he has no reason to try.

I remember Clipper Nation fans telling me that Shaun Livingston was supposed to be the point guard of the future?

Point guard of the future? His career has been injury-plagued and he probably won’t be playing in the near future.

It’s never good to see a player injured, but I never saw what you uber-optimists saw.

I feel bad for you guys though, not only have you lost Elton Brand for the first half of the season, but I expect him and Corey Maggette to get the hell out of there when the season ends and opt out.

At least they drafted Al Thornton; the kid can straight ball. For serious.

Did the Clips prematurely jump on the back of a quirky white guy who is as consistent as the weatherman who predicted a 100 per-

cent chance of rain for the Angels in Boston earlier this year?

Of course, I’m talking about the Caveman.

I’m sure glad Chris Kaman received that five-year extension; he will most assuredly bounce back in 2007-08 while averaging at least a point for every million he is paid.

Don’t get too excited Clipper nation, that would only give him 10 per contest.

As you read this and contemplate why your team is more disappointing than wasting $25 on your Clipper Nation t-shirt, I would like to congratulate you on your playoff run in 2006.

Yes, making it to the playoffs was a moment you surely should have treasured, because you might not be returning for some time.

To start with, let’s look at your fearless leader, Mike Dunleavy. I don’t like to judge too much, but when Dunleavy had Portland up by 14 or so in the fourth quarter of the 2000 Western Conference Playoffs against the Lakers and ended up losing, I somehow started to not trust the guy.

Did I mention he had current All-Star Jermaine O’Neal at his repertoire, yet Dunleavy let him rot on the bench? (Sure, O’Neal was young, but I’m sure he showed glimpses of his talent in practice).

Fast forward to the 2006-07 playoffs Game 6 against the Suns.

With the game on the line, Dunleavy inserted little-used rookie point guard Daniel Ewing to guard Raja Bell.

The Clippers absolutely could not give up a three-pointer. Bell got the ball and well … Do I even need to say what happened?

Suffice it to say, Ewing is now

overseas. Nobody judges talent like the Clippers do, and don’t get me started on Yaroslav Korolev.

Backtrack to that infamous offseason. I hope you aren’t getting flustered here.

The Clippers had a lottery pick and with such proven college players as Danny Granger and Hakim Warrick on the board, not to mention high school standout Gerald Green, the Clips selected Yaroslav Korolev.

I don’t know if I spelled his name right, but his career has been so uneventful that he surely won’t mind.

Fast-forward to this past season.

Dunleavy was so intent on hating Maggette that he tried to trade him for his offspring, Mike Dunleavy Jr., someone who has had an equally disappointing career.

I could only imagine what that offense would look like.

I don’t need to mention the $24 million they wasted on Tim Thomas, do I? Rest assured, in 2011 he will have a hot streak in the playoffs … for another team though, as the Clippers will probably release him. (Character issues? Didn’t see eye-to-eye with the coach?)

And while you might be quick to add that the Lakers barely made it to the playoffs themselves, they were more injured than you were, and they still got it done.

They also had a tumultuous offseason, and are quickly descending into the depths of craziness, but, they are still a playoff team.

As for Clipper Nation, anything on the north side of 30 games is way too entirely optimistic for me, but I’m sure you guys already knew that.

Represent.

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USC underdogs for the first time in six years

Lakers preseason game canceled The Associated Press

The Associated Press

When Southern California loses, it’s usually an upset. That won’t be the case should the Trojans stumble this weekend.

For the first time since Nov. 17, 2001, the ninth-ranked Trojans will be underdogs in a Pac-10 game when they face No. 5 Oregon on Saturday.

It will be the first matchup between top-10 teams in the 41-year history of Autzen Stadium.

USC coach Pete Carroll’s reaction to playing the role of underdog was no surprise.

“That means absolutely nothing to me,” Carroll said Tuesday at his weekly meeting with reporters. “I never bring it up. If you guys didn’t bring it up, I’d never know.”

Perhaps not, but his players are aware of the odds.

“I heard that today,” quarterback John David Booty said with a smile after practice Monday. “It really doesn’t make any difference to us.

You’ve got to go out and play the game.”

The Ducks were listed Tuesday as 3-point favorites.

“We like it,” cornerback Terrell Thomas said. “The rest of the season is all about respect for us. We’re still SC football. We’re after respect, we’ve got to get that back. When you lose a game like we did, that’s what happens.”

Thomas referred to USC’s surprising 24-23 loss to Stanford on Oct. 6, when the Trojans were favored by 41 points. That snapped the Trojans’ 35-game home winning streak.

Oregon’s loss was also at home, but not nearly as big a surprise — the Ducks were beaten 31-24 by California on Sept. 29.

The Trojans and Ducks both bring 3-1 Pac-10 records and 6-1 overall marks into the game. Oregon is doing it with an offense that ranks second nationally in yards (550.9 per game) and scoring (46.6 points), while USC is third in total defense (252.1 yards) and 10th in scoring defense (16.6 points).

USC entered this season having won or shared five straight Pac-10 championships, going 37-4 against conference opponents.

Vague rules for pregnant athletes

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No official Cal State Fullerton policy for student athletes who become pregnant while on scholarship; NCAA allows each school to determine course of action

by Eleni Reed

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

Many responsibilities come with being a student athlete with a scholarship – including games, training, classes and homework – all prior to having a social life.

Nonetheless, these students receive a free ride if they keep up with their end of the bargain.

But what about female athletes who become pregnant?

In addition to 20 hours of practice per week and a mandatory 12 units per semester, athletes can be sanctioned for behavior outside of Cal State Fullerton’s walls.

“We want student athletes to

make the right choices and we want them to be careful,” said Allison Rich, a senior associate director of athletics at CSUF. Rich said this list of choices includes drugs, alcohol, sexual activity or any other social activity for that matter.

CSUF will handle each instance on a case-by-case basis, however, there is no direct line drawn for female athletes who become pregnant.

Nonetheless, Rich emphasizes that a scholarship would not be revoked for a woman becoming pregnant.

However, there are no definitive outlines in NCAA regulations. Each institution across the country can decide their own rules, such as whether to take away a female athlete’s schol-

arship for pregnancy.

Since the NCAA is only a voluntary membership, its rules, guidelines and regulations are all agreed upon as a collective.

The members of the board will propose a rule, discuss the topic and vote before any guideline can come into effect. And they are only guidelines for schools to follow. As an institution, the college or university has the final say. If they have a policy that states a girl with a scholarship cannot become pregnant, then that is the school’s prerogative.

For example, an athlete in Memphis, Tenn. told the Associated Press that her scholarship was taken away because she became pregnant.

“As far as pregnancy goes, we

would not cut a scholarship because a student athlete got pregnant,” Rich said.

CSUF’s policy is in the well-being of all its athletes and tries to be open minded, Rich said.

Rich said she hopes that a female does not become pregnant during her season, yet, if this were to happen, she said the institution would do everything to support her.

Rich also said if the student feels she is strong enough to keep up with practices and continue as part of the team, CSUF would allow her to maintain her obligations – working closely with her doctors and the certified trainers on campus.

However, if the pregnancy was a See PREGNANCY, Page 10

The preseason game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz scheduled for Thursday night at San Diego was canceled because of the devastation caused by wind-whipped fires that forced at least 346,000 homes in San Diego County to be evacuated.

“There is simply too much devastation in the area and too much uncertainty about what will happen in the next few days,” Tim Harris, the Lakers’ senior vice president of business operations, said Tuesday as the teams played at Honda Center.

“After many internal discussions about many different factors, we’ve concluded that this is simply the right thing to do. The people of San Diego have been very supportive of us over the years, and in turn, we want to be supportive of them in this time of crisis.”

Before Tuesday’s game, Lakers coach Phil Jackson told reporters that he didn’t support going to San Diego.

“It’s a city that’s obviously depressed and recovering, and people are limiting things they have to do,” Jackson said. “They’re asking people to limit their outdoor activity, and they’re also talking about resources.

So there are considerations there. I understand that the mayor lately has asked people to stay at home and hunker down underneath this thing until it passes.”

Odom could be out first two weeks The Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom, sidelined since the start of training camp after undergoing surgery on his left shoulder, could miss the first two weeks of the season.

“It could be five games, it could be one or two games. We don’t know,” Lakers coach Phil Jackson said Tuesday night.

Odom was limited to 56 games last season due to a sprained right knee and a torn labrum in his left shoulder. He averaged 15.9 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists.