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The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

DTSHORTHAND Going for the Gold 5K Health Expo Cal State Fullerton is hosting the Going for the Gold 5K Run/1K Walk and Health Expo on Saturday.

The event is an opportunity for children and families to learn the importance of physical activity and healthy nutrition.

It is funded by a Golden Idea grant awarded to the College of Health and Human Development as part of CSUF’s 50th Anniversary celebration.

The event costs $25 for the general public, $15 for CSUF students and is free for children under 12.

The health expo is also free.

The events will be held at the athletic fields on campus from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more information, visit www.Going4theGold. org.

Andy Warhol photos on display at art center

PHOTOS By XAVIER HERNANDEZ/Daily Titan Staff Photographer

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As a gift from the Andy Warhol Foundation to Cal State Fullerton – part of the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program celebrating the foundation’s 20th anniversary – the CSUF Grand Central Art Center features 155 Polaroid and black-and-white photographs by the photographer.

The legendary pop art icon shot notable socialites and Factory regulars Tatum O’Neal, John McEnroe, Jon Gould, Constance Young, Mary Tyler Moore and many others.

Also, rare still life images and landscapes of flea markets, a Halloween parade, beaches, dogs and Japanese toys are on display.

The photographs and still life images are on display from now until May 18, 2008 in Santa Ana.

Shamu

A live exotic animal presentation was made last Thursday at the TSU Courtyard by Sea World’s Animal Ambassador Team. Check out the story at www.dailytitan.com

Correction:

There was a reporting error in Monday’s edition of the Daily Titan. The article titled “CSUF students come out to vote,” incorrectly spelled winner Executive Vice President Maryam Marzara’s name.

The Daily Titan regrets the error.

Third graders plot against their teacher

New policies have nail salons on their toes A hands-on

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Cleanliness and hygiene counts, when possible health risks may occur

By SARAH MENDOZA

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Waycross, Georgia – Nine third grade students at Center Elementary School in Ware County allegedly plotted against their teacher who punished one of them the day before for standing on a chair.

The students brought a knife, tape, a handcuff and other materials to campus. They divided up tasks among each other to cover the window and clean up the mess. All nine students were suspended and three were charged with assault.

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Left- Penguins were one of the many animals the Sea World crew brought to the TSU courtyard on Thursday as part of ‘Lunch with Shamu.’

Below Left- OP Otter was a class act in front of the children during ‘Lunch with Shamu’ in the TSU courtyard on Thursday.

Below RightCSUF Children Center’s Sean Bors sits to watch the ‘Lunch with Shamu’ event with Anthony Garcia.

Dirty foot spas in Orange County nail salons have sparked concern among consumers, causing the creation of new regulations.

The Board of Barbering and Cosmetology (BBC) is cracking the whip by enforcing a new regulation that allows any representative of the board to temporarily suspend an establishment’s license immediately if unsanitary conditions exist.

For Naomi Iberri, 28, of Anaheim, a trip to the nail salon is no longer a relaxing treat.

She said she believes she received a fungus on her toe last September from a Santa Ana nail salon.

She now looks for specific signs of cleanliness.

“I try to look for places that have sterilizers for their utensils, but if I don’t see any, I usually rely on the shop’s cleanliness,” Iberri said. “I look at the walls and check if everything else looks clean.”

New regulations protect the consumer, ensuring nail salons uphold a clean and healthy environment.

A nail salon can have its license immediately suspended temporarily if pedicure foot spas, basins, tubs and manicure or pedicure implements are dirty, according to the BBC Web site.

If debris is found in jets, footplates or impellers upon the removal of screens from foot spas, a license can be suspended.

Having insufficient cleaning material for disinfection and sanitation of equipment violates BBC regulations. The absence of pedicure cleaning logs also results in license suspensions.

The BBC also has the right to immediately suspend an establish-

CSUF and Orange Label Art + Advertising looks for interested students

By STEVEN MARTINEZ

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

By SARAH MENDOZA/Daily Titan Staff Writer Victoria Nails and Spa in Orange must be clean because there are health issues to be dealt with, owner Bobby Trinh said.

ment’s license if there is a history of repeat equipment violations.

Immediate license suspension is granted without first holding a hearing, according to the BBC Web site.

When an establishment’s license is suspended they have the right to due process and can appeal the suspension within 30 days once they are in compliance.

Lucy Cheng, a customer who frequently visits Professionail and Spa in Fullerton, pays close attention to the cleansing process in each salon.

She said she has watched employees at Professionail and Spa scrub foot spas with a powered-crystallized solution after every customer.

“I’ve seen them use new files for each customer and sterilize their in-

struments in a blue solution after each use,” the 25-year-old said.

Employees at Professionail and Spa, located at East Chapman Avenue and State College Boulevard declined to comment on their cleaning process.

Spokesman Russ Heimerich for the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), which handles public relations and is an administrative umbrella over the BBC, said new regulations stemmed from a recommendation by a “foot spa working group.”

The group formed to investigate recent outbreaks of microbacteria in whirlpool foot spas, Heimerich said.

The group included industry professionals, members of the BBC,

DCA and county health departments.

“This regulation gives authority for board members to take immediate action when health conditions are non-compliant,” Heimerich said.

The type of microbacteria found in outbreak cases results in a scarring skin infection that is disfiguring and occurs only when unsanitized equipment is used, Heimerich said.

Iberri’s incident did not involve this same type of microbacteria, but Heimerich said such fungus is the result of the same unsanitary conditions.

Some salon owners agree with the new regulations and said it was necSee NAIL SALONS, Page 2

In a joint effort, Cal State Fullerton and Orange Label Art + Advertising are creating a hands-on workshop for advertising students called the Sales Center.

The Sales Center is designed with the goal of promoting professional advertising through teaching, research and real world experience.

The Center will provide valuable training and networking opportunities for students interested in sales and sales leadership careers.

“The main goal of the Sales Center is to prepare students for the real world in sales situations,” said Rochelle Reiter, the vice president of business development and the agency principal at Orange Label.

“I think the most successful people upon graduation will have gone to the Sales Center.”

The Sales Center will also bring a sales fraternity to the school and will encourage live experience through role play and one-on-one situations with peers.

“The Sales Center is there for students to role play, there will even be a room where students can role play with another student or professor while other students watch,” Reiter said.

In addition to providing experience, Orange Label also wants the Sales Center to change misconceptions about the sales field and show See MARKETING, Page 2

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IN OTHER NEWS Fullerton residents enthused about Cherch INTERNATIONAL Princess Diana jury issues verdict

LONDON (AP) – A coroner’s jury returned the most serious verdict within its power Monday, ruling that Princess Diana and her boyfriend were unlawfully killed because their driver and pursuing paparazzi were reckless Criminal charges were unlikely, however, because the incident happened in France outside the jurisdiction of British authorities.

Rejecting claims by the father of Diana’s boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, that the couple were murdered, the jury concluded after six months of testimony they were victims of reckless speed by their drinking chauffeur and the pack of photographers chasing after them in Paris in 1997.

“The verdict is unlawful killing, grossly negligent driving of the following vehicles and of the Mercedes” carrying the couple, the jury foreman announced.

That was the verdict of nine of the 11 jurors. All 11 agreed that the car slamming head-on into a concrete pillar rather than striking the wall on the other side was a key factor in their deaths. The jury also faulted Diana and Fayed for not buckling their seat belts.

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Ohio ruled lethal injection unfit for animals ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) – An anesthesiologist testified Monday that Ohio’s lethal injection procedure isn’t appropriate for dogs or cats, let alone humans.

Dr. Mark Heath’s testimony on behalf of two murder defendants came in a Lorain County hearing on the constitutionality of state’s method for putting prisoners to death.

Heath, an assistant professor of anesthesiology at Columbia University, said it’s possible to perform lethal injection of prisoners in a humane manner, but that Ohio’s method falls below the standard for euthanizing household pets.

Ohio requires its executions to be carried out “in a professional, humane, sensitive and dignified manner.” The two men facing murder charges said the state’s lethal injection procedure doesn’t give the quick and painless deaths.

Lethal injections are on hold nationally while the U.S. Supreme Court considers a challenge in a case from Kentucky, which is among the roughly three dozen states that administer three drugs in succession to sedate, paralyze and kill prisoners. The major criticism of the three-drug execution procedure is that if the executioner administers too little anesthetic or makes mistakes in injecting it, the inmate could suffer excruciating pain from the other two drugs.

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Grand jury finds OC deputies negligent SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) – Results of a criminal grand jury investigation released Monday show that an Orange County sheriff’s deputy watched TV and sent text messages while jail inmates beat another prisoner to death.

The 86-page report, which accompanied the release of nearly 8,000 pages of transcripts, pointed to systemic problems and abuses by deputies at the Theo Lacy Jail and raised questions about whether the Sheriff’s Department tried to block or divert the probe.

“The main goal of the deputies described in this case was to do the least amount of work possible while collecting their paychecks,” said District Attorney Tony Rackauckas.

The county Board of Supervisors is in the process of creating an office of independent review to oversee the scandal-plagued Sheriff’s Department, fifth-largest in the nation.

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A pair of Fullerton locals plan to open an upscale, sophisticated restaurant

By Keturah Miller

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Cherch is the newest restaurant to be opened in downtown Fullerton by Fullerton residents Nicholas Lombardo, 29, and Joseph Hartman, 32. The pair are looking to bring a more upscale clientele to the southwest corner of Harbor Boulevard and Commonwealth Avenue.

“Most of the [establishments] in downtown Fullerton are all small, skinny hallways,” Lombardo, said.

“You need big, open space and a big kitchen where food can be served versus a bar and [a] stool.”

Lombardo and Hartman’s restaurant is a little over 5,000 square feet.

“I think our floor plan, location and setup make the restaurant more upscale,” Lombardo said. The restaurateurs rode out the city’s moratorium on issuing hard liquor licenses and are moving forward with their plans for the restaurant.

Lombardo and Hartman bought a Type 47 (hard liquor) license versus going with the council’s suggestion on obtaining a Type 41 (beer & wine) license.

“We don’t foresee a problem even though it has been a little bit of a struggle with the city council, but all things are starting to clear up ... they may not believe us, but we’ll show them.”

With obtaining the Type 47 license, there are a few more rules that come with the title, Lombardo

said. No cocktails signs may be positioned in the window, security may be needed in the area or the restaurant may be asked to close at midnight.

“These are all situations that we are prepared to go to battle on if needed. We will just talk it out with the city council,” Lombardo said.

Manager of Fullerton’s Revolucion Mexican Grill & Cantina Violeta Rodriguez said she thinks the addition of Cherch will be a good thing.

“There are no competition between bars,” Rodriguez said. “Adding this restaurant will be better for Fullerton ... it will bring more people.”

Cherch will set a new direction and vision of being more classy for the city of Fullerton.

“Be prepared to look a little under-dressed if you walk in with

beach sandals ... we are trying to make a statement, a classy, casual, upscale feel,” Lombardo said.

Florentine’s Downtown Grill resident night disc jockey DJ Rewind, Nick Honkoski, said he thinks adding Cherch to the scene will change Fullerton’s negative vibes.

“A place like Cherch will up Fullerton’s reputation,” Honkoski said.

“The kind of people that go to DTF [downtown Fullerton], Orange County can afford it and [Cherch] has the potential to change things around.”

Kvon Tucker, a Cal State Long Beach student said the restaurant sounds nice and thinks it could work.

“It sounds classy,” Tucker said.

The designer for two of San Diego’s Gas Lamp Quarter, The Stingaree and On Broadway, is helping to work on the designs for Cherch.

MARKETING: A REAL-LIFE LEARNING EXPERIENCE From Page 1

students what an advertising career is really like.

“Many students perceive that sales is like a used car lot where sales people are pushy, money-hungry and aggressive,” Reiter said. “Our intention is that sales is seen in a different light.”

Orange Label Art + Advertising has a long-standing connection with CSUF. It has contributed to programs such as Professor for a Day and helped found the Honors Marketing Networking Program.

“We’ve had quite an extensive relationship with Cal State Fullerton,” Reiter said. “Seventy-five percent of

our employees are CSUF graduates.

In fact, the [co-]owner and president of our company, Ian Crockett, is also a professor in the communications department at CSUF.” Crockett is a former president of the Orange County Ad Club and is one of the most respected people in the field, said Olan Farnall, a CSUF advertising professor.

Farnall, who had not heard of the Sales Center, said Professor Crockett’s association with the program “gives it more credibility,” which is key for students looking for a job in the increasingly competitive field of advertising sales.

“We (CSUF Advertising Depart-

ment) are a pre-professional program, so any enrichment, any additional training that our students can get will make them that much more ahead of the people who don’t,” Farnall said.

The Sales Center is due to open this fall and will be located in the new Steven H. Mihaylo College of Business and Economics building.

Some employees who work for Orange Label Art + Advertising are former CSUF students who felt the Sales Center would accentuate the experience they received in college.

“I wish that the Sales Center was around when I was in school.

There’s a lot of experience that I had

to learn on the job,” Julia Labosky, an employee of Orange Label and CSUF alumna said. “If I was able to have that knowledge going into my first job, I could have hit the ground running.”

Labosky was also appreciative of the skills CSUF gave in preparing her for a career.

“It was extremely valuable for me,” Labosky said. “There is nothing like the feeling of graduating and knowing that you’ve got a job waiting for you to start on Monday.”

For more information about Orange Label, their Web site is: http:// www.orangelabeladvertising.com.

NAIL SALONS: STRICTER GUIDELINES ENFORCED From Page 1 essary to have strict guidelines.

“You’re dealing with health issues, so it has to be strict,” said Bobby Trinh, owner of Victoria Nails and Spa in Orange. “Same thing if you went to a doctor’s office -- You want to make sure they have strict regulations as well.”

Trinh has been in the industry for six years and has been the owner of the nail salon located near the intersection of East Katella Avenue and North Tustin Avenue for three years.

“If you are doing everything you are supposed to, you won’t have anything to worry about with these new laws,” Trinh said.

The state requires logs to be taken where the client’s name, foot spa

number and time are documented.

Once foot spas and utensils are sanitized, each manicurist initials the log.

The log is available for customer viewing upon request, Trinh said.

The establishment license and cosmetologist’s license must also be visible, according to the BBC Web site.

Trinh has come across customers who are skeptical because of violations by other nail salons they have seen reported on the news.

He said he always offers to show his log to concerned customers, as they have the right to this information.

Trinh’s salon uses state boardapproved Americlean liquid solution to cleanse foot spas after each

customer.

The solution soaks in the spa for 10 minutes before rinsing. Utensils that are indisposable also soak for 10 minutes in a solution for sterilization. These procedures are required by the BBC. Victoria Nails and Spa recently was nominated as one of the top five nail salons in Orange County according to the MyFoxla Web site.

Many salons have adopted the mentality of cleanliness and customer service.

Happy Nails, at the Mainplace Mall in Santa Ana, a franchise with over 40 locations, takes pride in a “clean environment and keeping the customer happy,” receptionist Jennifer Nguyen said.

Employees at Happy Nails were

trained by the corporate office to follow all state board requirements, she said.

“It’s important to be honest with the customer. If they ask how we clean our equipment, we tell them,” Nguyen, 23, of Cypress said.

Consumers should ask questions about a salon’s cleaning process, Heimerich said.

“If there are any doubts about cleanliness, the best thing to do is walk out,” Heimerich warned. “The least expensive is not always the best way to go.”

Consumers should also keep from waxing or shaving their legs before having a spa pedicure.

Those with lupus or diabetes should consult their doctor before using a foot spa, Heimerich said.

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Polynesian, Micronesian cultural performance at CSUF South Pacific culture comes to Titan Student Union over spring break

BY Thao Le

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Girls in grass skirts performing traditional dances, accompanied with music and South Pacific cuisine, attracted a crowd of people to the Titan Student Union for a spring break luau.

The South Pacific Islander Cultural Association (SPICA) threw the event on Saturday.

The 20 members took the audience through a cultural journey of the Polynesian and Micronesian islands with traditional dances of Tonga, Hawaii, Samoa, Guam, Fiji, Tahiti and New Zealand.

The luau kicked off with an introduction from co-founder of SPICA Kanesa Taula and member April Rodriguez, explaining SPICA is all about bringing cultural awareness.

“Our organization lets Cal State Fullerton students know that there is a Pacific Islander community on campus,” Taula said. “And we’re trying to get a higher education and also mentor incoming and underclassmen and get our degrees.”

SPICA President Briana Alofaituli said the purpose of the luau was to get people to recognize that there is a South Pacific community.

“People aren’t aware there is a club [like this] within the community.

We just want to let people know [about] a community they can come to – We’re really family-oriented,” Alofaituli said.

Each table had fruit trays filled with strawberries, pineapples, grapes and cantaloupes for the guests to munch on during the introduction.

Anastasia Su’esu’e, co-founder of SPICA, said she wasn’t aware of a community of Pacific Islanders when she first arrived at CSUF. “When I first came here [CSUF], I knew nobody. It gives a Pacific Islander hope to come to,” she said.

“Most people feel comfortable being

By Thao Le/Daily Titan Staff Writer The South Pacific Islander Cultural Student Association hosts a luau in the Titan Student Union during spring break. From Hawaii to New Zealand dancers from many Polynesian and Micronesian cultures were represented. Right: Anastasia Su’esu’e performs as the audience throws money on stage.

around someone like them [and] it’s a chance to spread our roots through the CSUF campus.”

Dinner was served by the members of SPICA. There was an array of unique foods of the South Pacific such as musubi. Musubi is white rice with a piece of spam wrapped in a strip of roasted seaweed.

Other food included chicken katsu, mac salad, short ribs and islandstyle beef barbecue.

There was also music from the Chamorro reggae band 56 Hope, who are natives of Guam but came from San Diego to entertain while people ate.

CSUF Faculty Advisor for SPICA and Assistant Dean for the College for the Arts Andi Fejeran Sims said the luau was a good way to showcase the cultures and traditions of the Pacific islands.

“Pacific Island culture is deeply rooted in family values and community engagement,” Fejeran Sims said.

“Through song, dance and food, the community will come together to learn and support one another.”

While people dined, the luau began with the cultural dances through the islands.

It included a couples dance from Samoa. The guys performed a specific Chamorro dance from Guam

called the “Stick Fight.” Dressed in wraps, they battled one another with sticks. It was supposed to emulate warriors in battle.

A New Zealand traditional dance called Haka got the crowd excited.

It was a warrior dance number performed by the males. With their faces marked, they stuck out their tongues and yelled. The louder they yelled, the more fierce they were supposed to appear – It was a form of intimidation.

“People think we’re really big and mean, but in reality, we’re family oriented, loud and outgoing,” Alofaituli said.

The girls performed a Guam dance

called Sirena. They were beautifully dressed in grass skirts and red tops with leis and flowers in their hair. It definitely brought the luau and the dance atmosphere to life.

Tony Demello, a guest at the luau, said his favorite part of the luau was “listening to the music and watching the different dances of the islands.”

Demello said he enjoyed the luau and the food.

“I had a great time and I can’t get enough of it,” he said.

Demello said he would have gone back for seconds, but his wife wouldn’t let him.

The closing of the luau recognized four graduating seniors. Su’esu’e per-

formed a solo Samoan dance and the members cheered her on. The crowd even threw money on stage.

The organization collected $294 during Su’esu’e’s performance.

Toanono Vaifale, co-founder of SPICA, said it is a sign of tradition and appreciation when people throw money.

“The turnout was great,” he said.

“Everyone cheering for us – Thank you for the support.”

SPICA member Paulo Tuipulotu said they were not just a club, but also a family.

“It’s all about diversity, celebration of different cultures and no boundaries – One love,” Tuipulotu said.

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Titan Editorial Providing insight, analysis and perspective since 1960

Walking vs. graduating This May, some of us will be graduating, but many are only walking.

Don’t let Cal State Fullerton’s money-milking practices fool you: “walking” and “graduating” aren’t supposed to be the same thing.

If you just had to file a couple pieces of paperwork in order to make completing your B.A. official, the difference in verbage wouldn’t be such a big deal.

But shelling out $1,500 to take an internship “class” that first needed four years to complete the required prerequisites or a couple of surprise requirements revealed by a year-long grad check process firmly separates “walking” from “graduating.”

It’s undermining the meaning of the word “graduation.” The moment of supposed achievement when students turn their tassels and become alumni is a lie.

You walk in a graduation ceremony, but receive no diploma with no true feeling of accomplishment.

“Graduation” is merely an exercise in white-lying and it’s hard to be proud or excited about it when you secretly know it isn’t the end.

Yet, a startling number of people are accepting of CSUF’s extortionlike practices. The university keeps so many students for additional se-

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mesters to fill idiotic requirements.

During the final weeks of being college students, we should be filled with bittersweet feelings as graduation nears.

Instead, we’re filled with a lot of bitter and very little sweet.

Maybe it hasn’t always been this way and the great number of proud CSUF alumni are a sign of how great this school used to be.

Maybe, for them graduation meant something. But for current students getting ready to say goodbye, our half-graduation is more than a little disheartening.

Walking, rather than graduating, takes the pride out of going to CSUF, or any university for that matter.

It is impossible to get an exact figure on how many students are being held back by one of many extra hoops required to graduate.

However, what’s clear is that faux-graduation is making us soonto-be-alums resent their school.

Graduation is a time when our school pride should be at its highest, when our heads are filled with the longing for the familiarity of school and the excitement for the real world.

But for most of us, graduation has become just one more burden that the school loads onto our already weary backs.

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 Opinion Editor Johnathan Kroncke at jkroncke@dailytitan.com

Harry Potter Author J.K Rowling’s brush with suicide may have influenced her series

By Erika Carmona

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

It seems like at one point or another everyone hits rock bottom.

It was recently reported that J.K. Rowling, the best-selling author who brought Harry Potter to life, was said to have had suicidal thoughts before her rise to success.

Now this is no big shocker.

Plenty of extraordinary artists and authors have been suicidal, from post-impressionist artist Vincent Van Gogh to American novelist Ernest Hemingway.

Rowling is no exception.

A student reporter from the U.K. published Rowling’s dark confession.

Rowling’s life was not always glimmer and glamour.

Thoughts about killing herself began after her marriage failed and she became a destitute single mother, according to FOX News.

It was before Rowling finished the first Harry Potter novel that she began battling depression.

Rowling later sought cognitive behavioral therapy, a series of sessions that allows counselors to help patients control negative thoughts.

The procedure saved her life.

Perhaps it is her almost tragic stories that has inspired such intriguing story for the Harry Potter series.

Perhaps the fantasy novels are far beyond fantasy and the evil wizards are symbolic of Rowling’s personal beasts and demons she encountered in her real life crisis.

I’m not a psychiatrist or a psychic who can explore her mind to

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almost wasn’t see what really goes on while she writes her billion-dollar novels, but one thing is clear – she’s human.

Quite honestly, her rags-to-riches tale is inspirational.

I applaud her for being brave enough to speak publicly about her experience and overcoming such a difficult phase in her life.

Too many people often seek the easy way out while drowning their sorrows in alcohol and drugs.

Why not just put that energy to work? As a manic depressive, Van Gogh was able to create the globally admired piece, “Starry Night,” and as a depressive alcoholic Hemingway won a Nobel Prize for literature.

Luckily for Harry Potter fans around the world, Rowling’s life didn’t end tragically like many lit-

Donkeys and Elephants

By Edward Peters opinion@dailytitan.com

Like all presidential elections before, nothing is what it seems this time around and American democracy is far from freedom’s representation.

I cannot stress enough that an oligarchy, and not a democracy, is the system of rule Americans have been living under since this government’s inception.

As a matter of fact, America’s social system of capitalism should be defined as nothing less than an oligarchy.

According to the Web site dictionary.com, oligarchy is defined as “a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or

clique; government by the few.”

The key word is dominant class or clique – republicans and democrats?

Ring any bells?

The obvious assertion is that in a capitalist society, economic, social and political power lies in the hands of the few.

So I ask, why is it so hard to believe that Americans are living under a false democracy?

If you can accept the same group of people have been in charge since the beginning, then accept the fact that your government isn‘t what it seems.

Accept that your representatives are filthy rich and special interests and big corporate money is destroying America’s so-called democratic values.

The ‘08 elections for America’s next commander-in-chief will put to test this assertion of a “capitalist oligarchic government.”

erary geniuses, legendary rock stars and influential artists.

She overcame her depression and placed her creativity to work.

However, the author’s statement may worry others.

Nowadays, parents and caretakers blame celebrities for every ounce of violence among today’s youngsters and Rowling’s confession might just add more fuel to their fire.

Whether the audience will love her or hate her more, it is too soon to tell. Whether contemplating death made her books more enticing, that too will remain unknown.

In "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the seventh and final Harry Potter novel, Harry successfully survives after constantly battling evil wizards since its first installment.

I think, all along, every character represented people and events in her life, and after 17 years of work, Rowling has finally placed an end to her awful past.

The two-party system has turned us into an oligarchy

Behind each leading candidate lies a slew of politicians who are all part of this elite club. The Washington Post provided a list of contributors behind each candidate.

John McCain’s backers include: Henry Kissinger, former deputy secretary of state and lifelong ally of George H. W. Bush; Richard Armitage, national security adviser for both Ronald Reagan and Bush Sr.; Robert McFarlane, a leading neocon; William Kristol, Reagan and Bush’s secretary of state; Alexander Haig; and Colin Powell.

Barack Obama is supported by: Zbigniew Brzezinski, terrorism czar; Richard Clarke, Clinton regime national security adviser; and Anthony Lake.

And Hillary Clinton has Madeline Albright, Gen. Wesley Clark and Sandy Berger on her side.

All of the men and women supporting these leading candidates are

a part of this dominant class or clique.

My assertion would be proven false if every four years a completely new group of politicians were put in charge; for example, if republicans and democrats were not our only real choices, then I’d be wrong.

The fact that these two political entities have been ruling since the birth of this republic is enough evidence to say that America is not a democracy, but an oligarchy.

Just as long as these candidates have to raise large sums of money to run a campaign, rich people, big money and special interests will continue to mercilessly dominate politics.

Simply put, the government is one big sham and it is my hope that this system may be overturned.

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April 8, 2008

Juggling soccer and school Kansas takes down Memphis in finals

Jenae Gibbens success on the field is rivaled only by her success off of it

Jayhawks outlast Tigers in OT of the NCAA men’s basketball championship

by sarah mendoza

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

With blonde hair and crystal blue eyes, senior soccer player Jenae Gibbens is just one player who dominates the field and classroom.

She was not always on top, though.

As a freshman at San Diego State, Gibbens tore her ACL in a game and was out for a year. She had to endure months of physical therapy.

“It was all about getting back into the game for me,” Gibbens said. “I’m competitive and that’s what drives me in class and on the team.”

Gibbens admitted the injury was the toughest ordeal she had to undergo, but she never gave up.

Cal State Fullerton women’s Head Coach Demian Brown said Gibbens is a very determined person and is consistently pushing herself to be better every day. “[Janae is] extremely outgoing, focused and motivated,” Brown said.

“The character she has is incredible to handle all the accolades she has received.”

The 22-year-old captain and center back hails from Rancho Penasquitos in San Diego, or “PQ” as she called it. She has been honored for her achievements on the soccer field – winning the 2007 Big West Defensive Player of the Year award – and for her achievements in the classroom as well.

In November of 2007, Gibbens was one of 33 student athletes named Third Team Academic All-American

by ESPN Magazine and has earned Dean’s List honors multiple times.

“It’s about utilizing the time you have wisely,” Gibbens said about balancing time between school and soccer. “We do lots of traveling, so we study on the plane or in the hotel room.”

Tutors are set up with the players to assist with subjects when needed.

Players have additional support and

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By Beth Stirnaman/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Cal State Fullerton fullback Jenae Gibbens practicing juggling at Titan Stadium during a Monday practice.

assistance from coaches and study halls, Gibbens said.

“The school does a great job to ensure we do well in and out of the classroom,” Gibbens said.

She said her love for the game started at a young age. Although she played basketball for four years, soccer became her one true love.

At “PQ,” Gibbens’ mother Kim and older brother Rylan were the first to see the young star shine. Her love for soccer began at the age of 5.

Her older brother was a soccer player and while watching his zeal for the sport, Gibbens said she gained passion for the game.

She developed relationships with all her teammates and carries that camaraderie with the teammates she

plays with today. There is a select group of girls Gibbens has played with since club soccer, which includes Brianna Buffington, who has been her teammate since she was 7.

Even now, Gibbens admits her closest friends are those on the team.

Gibbens attended Mount Carmel High School where she was a member of the Sun Devils’ 2001 CIF Championship Team and was named team Defensive MVP from her sophomore to senior years, according to the Titan athletic’s Web site.

“It’s the combination of good coaching and [a] passion for the game that keeps you motivated,” Gibbens said of her achievements.

“And it’s the competitive drive that

gets you there.”

As her teammate for the past two years, Geminesse Martinez said Gibbens is a very “down to earth” captain and has the ability to bring the team up when they are down.

“She is very positive, motivated and easy to talk to,” Martinez said.

“If there is an issue, she will never yell at you.”

Gibbens is currently a business major with an emphasis in marketing. She would like to continue in hotel management and said she would like to travel more for soccer to see how far that will take her.

“I will be sad to see her go,” Brown said. “When it’s her time to go, it will be a huge effort to replace what she has done for the team.”

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – So patient for 20 years, Kansas had no problem working an extra five minutes to bring a long-awaited championship back to the heartland.

Mario Chalmers hit a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation to push the game into overtime, and the Jayhawks grinded it out from there for a 75-68 victory Monday night over Memphis in one of the best title games in recent memory.

“We got the ball in our most clutch player’s hands, and he delivered,” Kansas coach Bill Self said.

It was the first title for Kansas since 1988, when Danny Manning, now an assistant coach for the Jayhawks, led them to an upset of Oklahoma. The most memorable performance in this one came from freshman Derrick Rose of Memphis, who completely took over the game in the second half, scoring 14 of his team’s 16 points during one stretch to lift the Tigers to a 60-51 lead.

But Kansas (37-3) used the strategy any smart opponent of Memphis’ would — fouling the heck out of one of the country’s worst freethrow-shooting teams — and when Rose and Chris Douglas-Roberts combined to miss four of five over the last 1:12, it left the door open for KU. Hustling the ball down the court with 10.8 seconds left and no timeouts, Sherron Collins handed off to Chalmers at the top of the threepoint line and Chalmers took the shot from the top. It hit nothing but net and tied the score at 63.

Robert Dozier missed a desperation shot at the buzzer, and Rose went limping to the bench, favoring his right leg. Brandon Rush, Darrell Arthur and Darnell Jackson scored

the first six points of overtime to put Kansas ahead 69-63. Memphis, clearly exhausted, didn’t pull within three again.

Arthur was dominant inside, finishing with 20 points and 10 rebounds, lots on dunks and easy layups off lob passes. Chalmers finished with 18 points. Rush had 12 and Collins had 11 points, six assists and did a wonderful job shutting Rose for the first 28 minutes.

Rose wound up with 18 points in a game that showed how ready he is for the NBA. He was 3-for-4 from the line, however, and that one miss with 10.8 seconds left is what almost certainly would have sealed the game and given the Tigers (38-2) their first title. Instead, the title goes back to Lawrence for the third time in the fabled program’s history.

“If we played 10 times, it’d probably go five and five,” Self said. “We got fortunate late.”

This game was not about coaches or sidestories, though. It was about the game, and what a dandy it was.

This was the first overtime in the title game since 1997, when Arizona beat Kentucky 84-79.

Kansas, mostly Collins, put the clamps on Rose for the first half, allowing the freshman only four shots and leaving him spiking the ball on the floor as he walked to the locker room after a frustrating 20 minutes.

It stayed that way for the first five of the second half, but Kansas couldn’t pull away. Douglas-Roberts made sure of it, winning enough of the 1-on-1 matchups that the Memphis offense creates to keep the Tigers in range.

Then, finally Rose took over — a 3-pointer here, a scooping layup for a three-point play next. Then, the capper, an off-balance, 18-foot shot off glass with the shot-clock buzzer sounding. It gave Memphis a 56-49 lead. Most teams would have been demoralized.

Clearly, Kansas is not like most teams.