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DTSHORTHAND Campus Life The last presidential debate viewing hosted by Associated Students Inc. will be at 6 p.m. in the Becker Amphitheater today.

ASI has hosted the past three debates and have had panel discussions afterwards. This last event wil also have a panel discussion. Space restraints are the reason why ASI is hosting the viewing in the Amphitheater.

ASI has also been working on getting students to register to vote because the dealine for registration is coming up. Contact Leo Otero for more information at (714) 278- 3295

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CSUF group helps raise sexual assault awareness for both males and females

By Dhawani Parekh

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Linens ‘n’ Things decides to throw in the towel HACKENSACK, N.J. (MCT) – Linens ‘n’ Things, the Clifton, N.J.-based housewares retailer, has run out of options and is expected to get the approval in U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Wednesday to immediately begin going-out-ofbusiness sales.

Linens on Tuesday canceled a planned auction of the company, saying it had received no qualified bids other than a $475 million offer from a consortium of liquidation companies.

A hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Del., to approve that bid is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.

The going-out-of-business sales at the Linens stores will hurt sales at rivals such as Bed Bath & Beyond, Target and Kohl’s in the near term, but in the long term those retailers will benefit, said Joseph Feldman, a retail analyst with the Telsey Advisory Group in New York.

“The next couple of months will present a challenge for those retailers, in addition to all the other challenges they are facing in this economy,” Feldman said. “But you’ve got to believe as you get further out into next year, there should be lots of opportunities for some of these

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Rape issues are not just for men

By Michael Thiele/Daily Titan Photo Editor An aerial view of part of the Cal State Fullerton Quad shows student’s everyday hustle across campus. The photo was taken from the second floor of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building.

The Irvine campus is ‘ideal’ Student says it takes five minutes to park and walk to class

By Sarah Benedix

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After mistaking a carpool spot for a lucky parking space on her first day of the semester, Natalie Miller already felt like a freshman at Cal State Fullerton. The feeling lasted for the rest of the day.

A campus map became her best friend and ally as she wandered through the maze of white multi-level buildings, passing by countless diverse and unfamiliar faces. Sweat from the August

heat drenched through her clothes while commuting by foot between College Park and the Titan Student Union. Asking students for directions became her most frequent form of conversation.

“It was like the first day of high school all over again,” said Miller, a 22-year-old communications major and Mission Viejo resident.

“Except everything was twice the size with twice the amount of people.”

A college planted in the midst of bustling streets, harboring a student population that tops 36,000 would overwhelm anyone taking their first steps onto campus grounds. However, Miller’s first steps will be among her last.

At the end of the semester, those feet will be walking toward her bachelor’s degree.

“I’m a college senior who’s going to a real college campus for the first time,” Miller said.

Like many CSUF students working full time while living in South Orange County, Miller took full advantage of the college’s Irvine location. After transferring from a community college in 2006, she managed to keep her schedule restricted to the satellite campus.

But, since most of her classes were only available at Fullerton this semester, she had no choice but to board the mother ship.

Men are the target in the step up and stop it campaign, which asks men to participate in workshops aimed at reducing sexual assaults.

“The Delta Chi fraternity is taking a big role in informing other men and other fraternities are working on creating a club that is men against rape,” said Susan Leavy, the community educator for crimes against women at the Women’s Center. “A few men commit the assaults, but the rest are painted for it. I ask our male students to participate in this campaign.”

Sexual assault is a crime that has a zero tolerance level at Cal State Fullerton and has grave consequences for perpetrators.

According to the student handbook, the sexual assault policy states that CSUF does not tolerate sexual assaults against females or males.

Sexual assault is defined according to the policy as “any sexual act perpetrated upon a person without their consent.” Attempted intercourse can also be considered a sexual act as well as sexual touching, fondling, groping and rape.

The victim has a choice of reporting the assault legally or with the university.

“It is strongly encouraged for students to file a complaint since it is taken very seriously by the school,” said Kandy Mink Salas, dean of students.

The perpetrator can be expelled, suspended, put on probation, can be restricted from contacting the victim or be placed under other types of sanctions.

“Studies show that 20-25 percent of sexual assaults occur during the college years of a person’s life,” said Margaret Mikkelsen, executive di-

rector for Students Active For Ending Rape. “Also, we encourage many colleges to recognize this as a serious and an institutional problem and not blame the victim.”

SAFER is an organization that provides training and support to college students so that they can make improvements to their schools’ sexual assault policy.

The Women’s Center, Dean of Students Office, the University Police Department and the Student Health and Counseling Center work together in helping the victim. They also pass out information and educate students about sexual assaults through freshmen orientation and through a video about sexual assault.

Also, the Women’s Center offers a two day lecture to all “101” students. The center also offers lectures to professors who invite them to their classes and groups that want to hear what they have to say such as fraternities and sororities.

When a case is reported, the primary concerns are making sure the woman’s mental health is stable and her physical safety is assured. If she is OK, then she is taken to Anaheim Memorial Hospital to collect further evidence. The hospital is equipped with the resources that allow doctors to perform a forensic rape exam.

“We make sure that the victim gets medical attention, counseling and we stay with the victim ... ,” Salas said.

Then the police will do an investigation.

According to Salas, the school is obligated to report to the police, who then work with the district attorney’s office. The perpetrator is arrested and charged and goes through the judicial system. In addition, if it is on campus or related to the campus, the case also goes through the campus judicial system.

Salas said it was not unusual for perpetrators to be convicted of sexual assault.

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Students get ‘major’ career pointers Grad students give advice on landing a job in today’s competitive industries

By Diana Corpus

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Students seeking advice on what direction to take with their major attended a workshop hosted by the career center yesterday that aimed at informing them about their options with their major’s.

The workshop was conducted by Crystal Rivas and Lorena Marquez, graduate interns from Cal State Long Beach.

Students of all grade levels, including some graduate students, found the workshop very informative. Manuel Pacheco, a graduate student who earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology, expressed his new direction in job searching.

“The workshop gave me different ideas on how to go about finding a job in your major and how to get there,” Pacheco said.

A lot of time students get lost in

their education path, so the center is designed to help those students develop a plan with the steps necessary to reach a career goal.

Maricela Velasquez, a freshman majoring in child development/adolescent studies, is currently working as a preschool teacher. When Velasquez attended junior college she received her teaching credentials and landed a job. As a preschool teacher, she is gaining the experience necessary to help further her career options once she graduates. “There are more areas you can go into besides in the education area. I can work as a social worker or go into protective services.

It (the workshop) has broadened my area,” Velasquez said.

The career center, which focuses on helping students find a job, also hosts numerous informative workshops throughout the year covering topics such as writing a resume, cover letter, or fine tuning interviewing techniques.

Marquez, a graduate counseling intern in the Career Center who conducted the workshop, helps students on a daily basis with all sorts of questions.

“I really hope that they realize the major isn’t going to determine their career. There are a lot of career options in one given major,” Marquez said. “It depends on the industry, some may require further education, and all students should have transferable skills, previous experience and networking.”

Marquez also mentioned that networking, especially in tumultuous times, will help students get a job.

The career center can be great for networking with other students and counselors.

The career center can be a resourceful tool for helping students land the job of their dreams. Skills and experience were stressed at the workshop that are needed to complete tasks, and experience will determine if you can perform them.

There are also other resources students can find on the career center Web site. Resources, such as the EUREKA Database, provide related careers to specific majors while the California Career Zone helps students plan for their career. Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center contains upto-date information on a given career choice.

By John synco/Daily Titan Web Editor Students were forced out of class Tuesday when a fire alarm in Mihaylo Hall sounded off. Campus Police have reported several false fire alarms in the last couple weeks, primarily from the student housing facilities.

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Bush’s historic bank plan opens new era

WASHINGTON (MCT) – When the sun set on the nation’s capital Tuesday, it marked the end of one era in the nation’s political economy and the beginning of another. American taxpayers, the proverbial Joe Six-pack and Jane Wine-box of campaign lore, had become partial owners of the nation’s nine leading banks, with more to come.

The Bush administration’s announcement that it would take ownership stakes in private banks marked a momentous shift away from a 30-year effort to get government out of business’s way and opened the door to a new era of government engagement with business in ways that are only starting to unfold.

Although it’s a move toward socialism, it’s far short of nationalization.

While government is now to be a partial owner of banks, it isn’t taking over their management. The joint ownership is expected to be temporary, perhaps three to five years, and once the banks regain stability and profitability, the government intends to sell its shares in the hope of earning taxpayers a profit.

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SAN JOSE (MCT) – Apple refreshed its notebook computer lineup Tuesday, introducing faster, greener machines and cutting the price of an entry level model to about $1,000, all in time for the holidays.

The new computers, which Apple announced at a press event at its Cupertino, Calif., headquarters, take their design cues from the lightweight Macbook Air notebook that Apple unveiled in January. Apple expects to start shipping the updated computers on Tuesday and have in its retail stores on Wednesday. The computers have rounded cases like the Air’s and are made using a similar manufacturing process that helps to reduce weight and internal parts while adding rigidity.

“This is a tour de force of engineering,” company CEO Steve Jobs told attendees at the event. That it may be, but some analysts questioned whether Apple’s emphasis on design over price was out of touch with the times, given the ongoing economic crisis and wide expectations of a recession. Other manufacturers have been cutting prices, and one of the fastest growing PC segments has been the so-called netbook market.

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Lt. Donald Landers said if the assault occurs outside the Fullerton campus but is reported to the CSUF Police, then they will make sure that they collect all the information, assist the survivor in getting a medical examination and forward the information to the jurisdiction

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“A lot of times, the girl will feel icky, but has had a lot to drink, and thus, she does not remember. So therefore, she will not call it rape,” Leavy said. “I encourage anyone assaulted to talk to me or someone because it is huge impact on your life and if you do not know about it then it is easy to underestimate the effect of rape.”

billion-dollar advertising revenue her biography on give2network. back to the group registered on the com. toolbar.

The other co-founders, Eric Ho“I just don’t vanec and Frank have the time or Bell, brought simieven the monlar backgrounds in ey to help out nonprofit organizamany charities tions and IT comthat I support,” panies to Give2Network.

Melissa Mata, As leaders and a 23-year-old CSUF commucontributors to nications matheir community’s jor, said. But organizations, they – Melissa Mata, felt that traditional after hearing Student about the promethods were no gram she said, longer the way to “I am online at least three hours a go in a technologically advanced day, this is such a good way to have world. students get involved.”

Each charity or nonprofit organiCSUF art major Steven Gonza- zation’s earnings will vary dependles, 23, said “I am busy with work, ing on how many times a member school and other priorities that it searches and shops on the toolbar. could not get any easier athan this Each active group will receive a (downloading the toolbar), if this check twice a year. company spread the word out I am “Last year UCLA Marathon was sure they would get a good amount given a $100 check,” Wright said. of support from not only students A July 2007 Burst Media online but even people that work many survey showed that college students hours a week”. spend more time on the Internet The founders experienced first- than in using other media. hand the challenges small groups Thirty-three percent spend more were facing in trying to raise mon- than 10 hours per week online, and ey, communicate with, and manage 19.6 percent spend more than 20 their organizations. hours per week online.

Give2Network co-founder CanThe number of students using dace Ng previously worked for the the Internet increases day by day. nonprofit agencies The Giving SpirIf they can come together and do it and the Harvard Business School a simple task of adding this toolbar Scholarship Association of South- or homepage, they can definitely ern California, among others. make a difference.

The Give2Network combines Finally, an online program to Ng’s experience with nonprofit help charities and nonprofit organiagencies and her knowledge of IT zations that many students can use and search industries, according to without straining themselves.

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I am online at least three hours a a day, this is such a good way to have students get involved.

COP BLOTTER: Grand theft reported MONDAY- 10/6 7:16 a.m. – Police responded to a fire alarm call in the Acacia student housing complex. No fire could be seen upon arrival.

8:17 a.m. – Police responded to another fire alarm call. The alarm was set off in the Manzanita student housing complex. No fire could be seen upon arrival.

6:38 p.m. – A fire alarm was set off in the Birch student housing complex. Upon arrival a fire was not visible.

10:00 p.m. – A petty theft was reported in the student housing area.

TUESDAY- 10/7 5:18 a.m. – At the Pollak Library, police responded to a petty theft.

2:15 p.m. – Police responded to a medical aid call at the Education Classroom.

7:30 p.m. – In Lot 3, police put a

vehicle boot on a car.

9:30 p.m. – In the Nutwood Parking Structure, police responded to a forgery call.

WEDNESDAY- 10/8 12:15 a.m. - A petty theft was reported in the Oak student housing complex. Police couldn’t give details as to what was reported stolen.

9:00 a.m. – A petty theft was reported at the Student Recreation Center.

10:00 a.m. – In the Nutwood Parking Structure, police responded to a call where a person was tampering with a vehicle. Police couldn’t give specifics as to what actually occurred.

12:30 p.m. – In Lot J, police responded to a traffic accident. No injuries were reported to have occurred.

7:16 p.m. – In the Student Recreation Center, a grand theft was

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have already come to her, but none of those were reported because it depends on the case and does not necessarily have to be reported.

In 80 percent of rape cases the victim personally knows the perpetrator, according to turningpointservices.org. Also, the biggest date rape drug used is alcohol, according to Leavy.

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BAGHDAD (MCT) – Time’s running out for reaching a security agreement with the United States, and an accord is unlikely before the end of this year, Iraq’s Sunni Muslim vice president said Monday.

The United Nations mandate that authorizes the U.S. military presence in Iraq will expire on Dec. 31, and without a so-called status of forces agreement, it’s questionable whether the U.S. will have a legitimate right to maintain its troops in Iraq, Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi told McClatchy Newspapers.

Hashimi also expressed strong concern that the improved security situation in Iraq could deteriorate just as the U.N. mandate runs out.

Hashimi’s statement on the agreement contradicted more upbeat comments from Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte during a recent visit to Iraq and from Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari, who has said that a deal is close.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said in an interview with the London Times newspaper Monday that if there was no agreement and no renewal of the U.N. mandate, “the U.S. forces will be confined to their bases and have to withdraw from Iraq.” But he added that “a sudden withdrawal may harm security.”

where the case is.

“There is no one way to investigate a crime,” Landers said.

Not all cases are reported to the police, though.

According to campus crime statistics, there was one sex offense case reported in 2006 and two in 2007 on campus.

This year Leavy said 15 students

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Iraqi vice president predicts security accord

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reported. The property that was reported stolen exceeded $400.

THURSDAY- 10/9 1:30 p.m. – Police responded to a petty theft that occurred in the College Park building.

2:30 p.m. – In the State College parking structure, police responded to a lost or stolen parking permit call.

6:15 p.m. – In the Student Recreation Center, police responded to a grand theft call. Police couldn’t give specifics as to what was actually stolen but the property does exceed $400.

7:20 p.m. – In the State College Parking Structure, police put a vehicle boot on a car.

8:23 p.m. – At the University Police building, a miscellaneous incident was reported.

FRIDAY- 10/10

12:16 a.m. – At Associated Road and North Creek Lane, police responded to a call where a person received stolen property.

6:00 a.m. – In the Nutwood Parking Structure, police responded to a hit-and-run accident. Upon arrival police couldn’t locate one of the cars. However, the car in question did receive damage.

SATURDAY- 10/11 6:53 a.m. – In Dan Black Hall, police responded to a fire alarm call.

Upon arrival, a fire could not be seen by police.

8:00 a.m. – At the student housing area, a petty theft was reported.

SUNDAY- 10/12 3:41 a.m. – At E. Orangethorpe Avenue and S. Placentia Avenue, police stopped a car on suspicion of driving under the influence. Police couldn’t give any further details other than the driver was arrested.

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Despite focus on economy, Iraq is still a concern

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– Kristen Steidal, 23

Business Accounting Major

– Sen. Barack Obama,

In an Op-Ed written by Sen. Obama in the NY Times

A New Strategy Needed: “With determined ingenuity and at great personal cost, American troops have found the right tactics to contain the violence in Iraq, but we still have the wrong strategy to press Iraqis to take responsibility at home, and restore America’s security and standing in the world.”

– Abdul El-hajibrahim, 28 Art Major

– Sen. John McCain

Presidential debate

The Importance of Succeeding: “John McCain believes it is strategically and morally essential for the United States to support the Government of Iraq to become capable of governing itself and safeguarding its people. He strongly disagrees with those who advocate withdrawing American troops before that has occurred.

“Under the Obama-Biden plan, a residual force will remain in Iraq and in the region to conduct targeted counter-terrorism missions against al Qaeda in Iraq and to protect American diplomatic and civilian personnel.”

“The American people deserve the truth from their leaders. They deserve a candid assessment of the progress made in the last year, of the serious difficulties that remain, and of the grave consequences of a reckless and irresponsible withdrawal.”

A Responsible, Phased Withdrawal: “Immediately upon taking office, Obama will give his Secretary of Defense and military commanders a new mission in Iraq: ending the war.”

I think the war in Iraq, originally in 2003, it was bad... we shouldn’t have started it. But now that we have started it, and it’s escalated to this huge thing, we kind of have to finish it.

We are winning in Iraq. And we will come home with victory and with honor.

Highlights of Obama and McCain’s stances on the war.

Sources: barackobama.com johnmccain.com

“I do not want to keep our troops in Iraq a minute longer than necessary to secure our interests there.”

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I don’t know if the war was quite worth the 3,000 Americans we’ve lost.

I’m glad they have more freedom over there; that’s great for them. But i don’t know if it was our business...

I opposed the war in Iraq before it began, and would end it as president.

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Is the economy bad as the direct result of the war? No. Not yet.

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I felt America wasn’t completely informed as to what the goals were. I know we had the topic of weapons of mass destruction, we had Al Qaeda and all of a sudden we’re invading Iraq.

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has tracked the number of American military casualties in Iraq since the start of the war in March of 2003, over 4,000 American troops have been killed.

Over 30,000 have been injured or wounded.

“Society has had to make necessary sacrifices for our nation’s safety; however, the Bush administration’s tactics have been ineffective,” Tim Lee, a 21-year-old communications major, said.

The National Priorities Project, a Massachusetts-based group that tracks the impact of federal spending on local communities, estimates the cost of war in Iraq at over $500 billion for the U.S. California’s share is over $70 billion, and the Orange County community’s share is $7 billion.

“Knowing how much money has been spent on the war just makes me hate the war even more,” Michelle Schiavo, a 22-year-old communications major, said.

Schiavo said she will be voting for Barack Obama partly because of his campaign promises to withdraw the troops.

Even though the war has affected the economy, the effects are not as severe as they will be in the future, Jarvis said.

“Is the economy bad as the direct result of the war? No. Not yet,” Jarvis said. He added that the war has had some affect on the decrease in the quality of life for Americans at this time and that the effect will become stronger because we eventually have to pay for this debt.

Though cause and affect is a rhetorical tactic, the war will eventually take its toll on the economy down the road, Jarvis said.

The economy and the war in Iraq remain two of the most important issues in the presidential elections.

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spent in Iraq over the past few years could have been spent in other areas such as education,” said Maryam Marzara, CSUF’s Associated Students Inc. executive vice president.

The cost of maintaining the U.S.

By Bahar Taghizadeh-Ansari presence in Iraq is roughly $720 milDaily Titan Staff Writer lion per day. The money that is spent news@dailytitan.com on war each day could pay to put Although the economy has been 34,904 students through four years at the forefront of recent political of state college, according to the debates, the Iraq War remains a hot American Friends Service Commitbutton issue for students and profes- tee’s analysis of the works of Nobel sors voting in the upcoming presi- Prize-winning economist, Joseph E. Stiglitz and Harvard public finance dential election.

The war in Iraq has lasted longer lecturer, Linda J. Bilmes.

Wars are usually profitable, Jarvis than World War I, World War II, said, but the Iraq War is running a and the Civil War, is the most expendeficit, which makes it harder for sive war in the history of the United the government to spend money on States and has cost Americans thouother things. sands of lives, said By spendMatthew Jarvis, ing these huge assistant professor amounts of borof political science rowed money at Cal State Fulin Iraq, “it’s like lerton. your tying one He added that hand behind the war in Iraq is your back,” among the biggest Jarvis said.

– Matthew Jarvis , mistakes of the When PresiAssistant Professor of Bush administradent George political science tion.

Bush took ofThe way this war fice, there was a has been paid for budget surplus is unconventional compared to how other presidents left behind from the Clinton adminhave handled the costs of war in the istration.

During the two terms of Bush’s past. presidency, the deficit has increased Previous presidents generally by over three trillion dollars, Jarvis tried to balance spending and debt said. by raising taxes to pay for wars such He added that the Bush adminas World War II and the Vietnam istration has spent unnecessary War, Jarvis said. amounts of borrowed money that To pay for the Iraq War, the Uniteventually need to be paid back. ed States has used its credit cards and “This war has hurt our economy caused the deficit to reach a record in a way where everyone was feelhigh of $482 billion and has been ing the pinch, and now is feeling the ignoring the past due notices, Jarvis punch,” Marzara said. added.

According to antiwar.com, which “The huge amounts of money

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The war in Iraq has hurt the economy and is still a major factor in election

Tonight’s final presidential debate offers chance for McCain WASHINGTON (MCT) – The final presidential debate Wednesday offers John McCain perhaps the last opportunity to revive his lagging candidacy – and the best chance this season for a spirited and even dramatic debate.

After barely looking at one another in their first debate, McCain and Barack Obama squared off for a second time last week amid hopes that the town hall format would produce compelling interchanges.

Instead, with moderator Tom Brokaw deviating from a script call-

ing mainly for audience questions, candidates droned on with stumpspeech excerpts and statistics.

That may change Wednesday on the stage at Hofstra University, in Hempstead, N.Y., with the candidates seated at a table with moderator Bob Schieffer.

Debate organizers defend what has transpired thus far, noting that the American viewing audiences have been respectable – 52 million for the first debate and 62 million for the second although neither rating matched the 73 million for the vice-presidential debate in St. Louis Oct. 2.

There’s something else at work this season affecting the debate tenor – an ever-changing economic crisis that is difficult for candidates to talk about.

McCain tried introducing a bold new program in last week’s debate in Nashville, but polls suggest that it did him little good.

“I don’t think the fact that these have been serious discussions without flame-throwing is something to be surprised about,” said Janet Brown, executive director of the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Analysts note that it’s the candidates – not the format – that determine whether a debate is good or bad. Eric Morris, director of forensics at Missouri State University is among those who believe that Wednesday won’t be boring because, as he puts it:

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What I care about ... is whether he (Obama) is being truthful with the American people.

Rutgers students to file their own grades HACKENSACK, N.J. (MCT) – Students applying this fall to Rutgers University will submit their grades online as part of the school’s effort to cut costs and streamline admissions.

Rutgers is about to formally announce the self-reporting process, which is expected to reduce the massive paperwork that floods the admissions office and ease a bit of the stress on high school guidance counselors, too.

Students, meanwhile, will find out whether they have been admitted a month earlier than in past years.

Last fall, the university handled transcripts from 43,000 applicants.

This year, thousands of applicants will be trusted to report their own grades, and admissions officers will only verify them if students decide to attend.

The freshman class usually has 7,000 students.

“If they did fudge it, they’re going to end up losing out,” said Lisa

Sereno, the mother of a Dumont High School junior and two daughters who went through the application process.

“It sounds like a nice idea, but I’m wondering why they don’t just forward the transcripts electronically instead of having the kids do it.”

Indiana, Pennsylvania and other states have already adopted such a system, and Paterson, N.J., high schools hope to follow suit this fall.

The Paterson district, which had 1,150 graduates last year, will use the Web-based software NJ Transfer to send grades electronically to a multitude of state schools as well as 200 colleges outside New Jersey, said Tanya Norman, the district’s acting guidance director.

“This is an excellent program because it gets rid of all the paper,” Norman said.

“Once you have it, you just click a button and it sends it to all the colleges and universities you choose.”

Norman added that students have no access to the electronic grades and

“John McCain has nothing to lose.”

Indeed, McCain’s weakness of late in polls and his penchant for risktaking m a y assure that he will be aggressive in ways t h a t – Sen John McCain p r e s ent as much peril to his campaign as hope for resurgence.

Wednesday’s match-up has taken on a mano-a-mano flavor with

that the information is encrypted in transit.

Such a program has not yet taken root in other areas, in part due to continued concerns about computer security, guidance counselors said.

Tim Conway, head of guidance at Bergenfield High School, said “it would definitely lighten the load if we only had to submit transcripts at the end of the year.”

Nearly a quarter of Bergenfield’s 300 seniors applied to Rutgers last year, while only 21 enrolled, Conway said.

“We spend too much of our time, unfortunately, processing instead of getting to do the meat and potatoes like counseling, which is really the most benefit for our kids,” Conway said.

“Whether it be advising them on colleges or careers, it would be nice to really focus on the things most important for kids in high school.”

But guidance counselors generally believe the biggest benefits from selfreporting will accrue to Rutgers.

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Sen. McCain has been struggling in polls as the economy gets pummeled

McCain promising supporters that he will whip Obama’s “you-know-what” and Obama challenging McCain last week to “say it to my face.” He was referring to the McCain campaign’s assertions of late that Obama’s association with 1960s radical William Ayers calls the Illinois senator’s character into question.

In a KMOX interview on Tuesday, McCain said that Obama’s remark “probably ensures” that Ayers will come up in the debate.

“It’s not that I give a damn about some old washed-up terrorist and his wife ... What I care about and what the American people care about is whether he (Obama) is being truthful with the American people,” McCain said.

With the economic crisis foremost in people’s minds, polls suggest that McCain has profited little from focusing on Obama’s Chicago associates. McCain may not need to bring up Ayers if moderator Schieffer, of CBS, asks questions about character in following through with a vow to bring candidates out of the comfort zones of talking points.

But McCain has a fine line to walk, said Mitchell McKinney, a debate expert and communications professor at the University of Missouri. With ground to make up, McCain needs to be persuasive.

But McKinney believes that it will take more than anger for McCain to win over the diminishing number of swing voters.

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October 15, 2008

Former Titan’s hoop dreams take a detour After being shot and paralyzed eight years ago, former Titan basketball player Rodney Anderson returns to CSUF as athletics academic counselor

By Heather Heleloa For the Daily Titan

features@dailytitan.com

For a brief moment, time stopped.

The bullet pierced through his body and left the young basketball star paralyzed from the waist down.

He feared he lost the opportunity to fulfill a dream, only to find he would accomplish more than he ever imagined.

Rodney Anderson was a promising student athlete. With a scholarship to Cal State Fullerton, he studied for a degree in human services and played guard for the Titan men’s basketball team.

On March 2, 2000, Anderson was visiting family in south Los Angeles.

While standing next to the home he lived in all his life, a group of gang members approached and shot him four times in the back in a devastating case of mistaken identity.

“I was so young,” Anderson recalls. “When you’re that age, you feel like you have forever to take advantage of what life has to offer.”

In the months following the incident, Anderson was forced to learn how to live life seated in a wheelchair.

Without the use of his legs and with only partial use of his hands and arms, he was determined to continue his education, as well as pursue his aspiration to remain in athletics.

For as long as he could remember, Anderson wanted a career in sports.

Whether playing basketball or working alongside other athletes, his goals were set.

Now, his only obstacle lay in finding a way to make his dreams come true.

In 2004, Anderson worked as an intern for John Reid, CSUF Student Diversity Program coordinator. During this time, Reid helped connect him with essential people to aid him in achieving his goal.

“Rodney is one of the most courageous people I’ve met in my lifetime,” Reid marveled. “He has a beautiful, innate ability to overcome any obstacle.”

The American population also took notice of Anderson when the hit television series “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” featured his incredible story.

The show paid for Anderson’s childhood home to be razed in order for two new homes to be built in its place.

The new home was in compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act and allowed Anderson full access to every room.

The highlight of the episode arrived when a replica of Anderson’s No. 4 jersey was retired and unveiled in the Titan Gym among other former CSUF greats: Bruce Bowen, Greg Bunch, Cedric Ceballos and Leon Wood.

Anderson, now 27, has surpassed the limits set before him. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in human services, he remained a Titan

By Allen D. Wilson/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Rodney Anderson, left, the athletics academic counselor to the CSUF men’s basketball team, provides some academic insight for freshman point guard Jacques Streeter.

and attained a master’s degree in counseling.

In July 2008, he became a fulltime CSUF employee as an athletics academic counselor.

While he currently advises numerous student athletes, his assigned

focus is none other than the men’s basketball team.

“I attend all of their home games,” Anderson beamed. “I want them to know I will be their biggest fan. My ambition is to help them reach their full potential in life, as well as in

their sport.”

Perhaps Rodney Anderson’s path included a few detours, but he has accomplished more than many hope for themselves.

He is a role model for overcoming adversity, a humbling example of

a determined spirit, and a relentless force for realizing one’s dreams.

“If anything,” Anderson insists, “I’ve learned you should maximize your efforts in life.”

And to think he has only just started.

RTVF students are getting ‘reel-world’ experience New technology, industry trends and luck are only a few things that can affect students interested in all aspects of making movies

features@dailytitan.com

Graduating Radio-TV-Film students will end up working in many areas of entertainment and in many different places. Many film students

hope to land a job in Hollywood.

The motion picture industry has often been referred to as a tough business to make it in.

The fact is, few films have the prowess needed to survive long enough to reach a screen of any size, much less the big one.

According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, film producers and directors make more than $93,000 on average annually.

In order to make it in the industry, talent is not always enough.

Those with an understanding of the business ultimately have the edge.

Students aspiring to Hollywood can be found inside the Titan Multimedia Center, where film students can access the most recent audio, editing and recording equipment to help hone their craft.

Radio-TV-Film student Ryo Saito’s goals for the future include obtaining his green card and becoming a cinematographer.

The senior also plans to create his own film after graduation.

Although Saito thinks students The London Hotel in West Holneed more knowledge about the lywood will house the event on industry, he believes that more in- Nov. 1, presented by Ideal Content. formation may be more than he can Many speakers from the industry are handle. scheduled to talk about how to get For other students interested in your movie distributed. finding out more about the frontiers An added incentive: Kruger said of film, a seminar, students will get a “Distribution, The $50 discount off Insider’s View,” the $379 price tag promises to illumifor tickets. nate the business The seminar with insider knowwill help students how. deliberate plans for The seminar, a movie’s future, which lasts from 9 once it’s made, a.m. to 6 p.m., will Kugler said.

– Ryan Kugler, cover all aspects of He said he President and CEO thinks future filmthe movie-making of Distribution Video and makers are going process, from tarAudio get audience to to be savvier about movie length, but distribution. concentrating on “I found that a the distribution process. lot of people make movies, but the Ryan Kugler, President and CEO movie fails,” he said. “There’s never of Distribution Video and Audio that final piece of the puzzle to teach (DV&A), said that “95 percent of you what to do with a film once it’s films never see the light of day.” made.”

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There is never that final piece of the puzzle to teach you what to do with a film once it is made.

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By Ashley Landsman

Daily Titan Staff Writer

It is any filmmaker’s dream to show their film and have it instantly picked up by a distribution company who will do all the work for you.

Dr. Edward J. Fink, Chair and professor of RTVF, said that is rarely what happens.

Fink, who once worked making industrial video training films for corporations, said the Internet is the new way independent moviemakers can attract buyers. They can put their trailer up and attract an audience, and that builds hype, he said.

Although he thinks the RTVF department does an excellent job of preparing the next generation of moviemakers for the rigors of the industry, Fink is wary of seminars that require a fee for information.

He added there is no substitute for real-world experience.

“Always be cautious every time anyone in the industry says pay us and we’ll teach you something,” Fink said. “If they’re bringing in real distributors it could be a worthwhile day.”

New Seniors: First time at fullerton From Page 1 While the smaller, more commute-friendly Irvine location has suited Miller for the past year and a half, she can’t help but wonder if she sacrificed the “college experience” for convenience.

“Most of my college career has been spent in and out of the Irvine campus,” Miller said.

“It bothers me a little bit. Being here (in Fullerton) reminds me of what I’ve missed for the past couple

of years.”

With some students sticking solely to the Irvine campus, CSUF has seemed to create a new breed of commuter student – one that doesn’t come to the main Fullerton campus at all.

But are these students bypassing a real college environment in exchange for avoiding the 57 freeway?

Some would say no.

Jena Parker, 36, another graduating senior attending the Fullerton campus for the first time this semes-

ter, does not feel the sting of regret for her choices.

In fact, she said that she prefers the Irvine location over the main campus.

“When you have a full-time job, you can’t have a full-time college experience,” Parker said. “I would have taken all of my classes at the Irvine campus this semester if I had had the option. Cutting my driving time in half is worth skipping the university.”

While some Irvine regulars may

Meghan Rothschild didn’t think indoor tanning would hurt her.

She was wrong.

UV light from indoor tanning can increase your risk of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.

Current estimates show that 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer.

Do you want to be the one… like Meghan?

Indoor tanning is out.

look back and ponder what could have been, not all of them feel much of a loss.

One student in particular sees Irvine as her main college campus rather than an extension of the college.

“It’s like a little private college,” said senior Jocelyn Rodgers, a 26year-old Tustin resident. “You see familiar faces, it’s quiet, and it takes less than five minutes to park and walk to class. For me that is the ideal college experience.”

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October 15, 2008

Titan Editorial Providing insight, analysis and perspective since 1960

‘Just give me some truth’ Some news publications chide the Bush administration for exploiting “even a heroic death for its own partisan purposes.” We here in the Daily Titan newsroom are just asking for some truth.

Maybe when Pfc. Albert Nelson’s mom said, “Tell me the truth.

I can handle it,” she was expressing the best attitude possible under the circumstances; a desire for honesty about the nature of her son’s death.

When Jean Feggins first received word of her son’s death in 2006, she was told it may have been caused by friendly fire. The military then changed their story from friendly fire to enemy mortars. Even today, the Arlington National Cemetery Web site still credits Albert Nelson’s death on Dec. 4 to “small-arms fire in Ramadi.”

It wasn’t until recently that Feggins got what she was asking for.

After almost two years, Mark Benjamin, a reporter with Salon. com, a news Web site, approached Feggins claiming to have footage that visually confirms the cause of her son’s death.

In his article, Benjamin wrote that the footage was “shot from the perspective of the soldiers taking fire from what they clearly believe is an American tank, the footage shows how Pfc. Albert Nelson died. It also records soldiers trying

Letters to the Editor:

to save Nelson’s life, and the sound of a platoon sergeant attempting to report over a radio that the casualties were due to friendly fire. He then seems to be overruled by a superior officer who insists it was an enemy mortar attack.”

The camera, which was mounted on the helmet of Sgt. 1st Class Jack Robison, allegedly captured footage that would contradict the military’s investigative reports.

With election season in full swing, presidential candidates are tapping into the Iraq War issue as a driving force for their campaign.

Both the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates wear a bracelet that represents a fallen soldier. Each bracelet was given on the premise that it would serve a significant purpose.

The purposes were different.

The Republican-supporting parent asked Sen. John McCain to make sure her son’s death was not in vain. The Democrat-supporting parent urged Sen. Barack Obama to ensure no mother would suffer the same way she has.

And where are parents and loved ones like Feggin left? In a repeating cycle of cover-up and deception that the military may never officially respond to.

Maybe John Lennon said it best when he wrote, “Just give me some truth.”

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 Daily Titan Opinion Editor Austen Montero at opinion@dailytitan.com.

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Health in a Handbasket

By Brittany Kunza

Daily Titan Columnist

Viruses in dorms

Dorming is part of the college experience, so they say.

Dormers do things like share clothing, eat each other’s food and, of course, share viral infections.

A recent viral outbreak on the USC campus got students thinking twice before sharing anything.

According to the Los Angeles Times, about 275 students at USC were infected with a stomach virus that causes nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.

According to Dr. Lawrence Neinstein, executive director of the University Park Health Center at USC, the virus is a contagious norovirus, which may still be passed on by those who have had the virus but is most transmittable the first 72 hours after recovery, and possibly even 14 days beyond that.

Neinstein suggests a “vigorous campaign of hand washing and

sanitizing,” as he said hand washing is the most effective prevention step along with not sharing food or drinks due to the spread of the norovirus by hand to mouth contact.

According to the Los Angeles Times and Dr. Jonathan Fielding, the Los Angeles County director of public health, colleges are more likely locations for the spread of illness due to there being a large quantity of people in a relatively small vicinity.

Another tip to stay virus free from USC’s Web site states that “if you are healthy, avoid contact with sick people.”

Thank you, USC, for that genius advice; now I know why your tuition is so high.

Now that we know we need to wash our hands and stay away from sick people, what exactly are viruses and what are some common ones?

According to MicrobeWorld.

com, viruses are non-living particles, which consist of a shell (a.k.a. viral coat or capsid) that contains genetic material (DNA or RNA).

So why are they not considered living?

MicrobeWorld.com explains that viruses cannot do anything (reproduction, movement, or metabolism) on their own and rely entirely on their host’s machinery.

They basically hijack our cells and use them for their own evil plans.

Some common viruses include small pox, flu, HIV and the common cold.

Viruses are not to be confused with bacteria and bacterial infections.

Bacteria have their own machinery to metabolize, reproduce, move, etc. and do not rely on their host cells for this. But bacteria can be both good and bad.

Right now we are all totally covered in bacteria, but much of it is good. Certain bacterial cells, called yeast, are used in the production of beer and breads.

Bacteria can also be dangerous and are responsible for illnesses such as Staph infection, anthrax, tuberculosis, strep throat, and pneumonia, according to MicrobeWorld.com.

Because viruses and bacteria are not the same thing, they can not be medically treated the same way.

Now that we are aware of bacteria and viruses, how do we avoid getting the harmful strains?

According to the Ohio State University Medical Center, infectious diseases include viruses, fungi, parasites and bacteria, which can be transmitted by sexual contact, airborne transmission (cough or sneeze leaving droplets in the air), bloodborne transmission (contact with infected blood), direct skin contact with an infected person, insectborne transmission, and food-borne transmission.

Perhaps you can not see your “live cultures,” and the viruses can’t steal your food, but they should not be ignored or you may end up like the USC students – on the toilet or worse!

Church and State: Where to draw the line

By Crysania Salcido

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

On Monday the Los Angeles Times ran an article about Father Geoffrey Farrow, a Catholic priest in Fresno who got in trouble with the church for stating why he would vote “No” on Proposition 8.

Before delivering the sermon, the Los Angeles Times reported that Farrow had done a television interview stating he was gay.

Farrow said that he knew his actions would cost him, but felt a moral obligation to speak out against what he sees as stripping homosexuals of their civil rights and human dignity.

This is fine with me. As Americans, we are granted freedom of speech without worrying about persecution from our government, but is the pulpit really the place for a

priest to be discussing politics?

Is the issue of whether or not a proposition should pass the reason people go to church?

I find the answer to both questions to be a resounding “no.”

I could see a priest bringing up issues regarding gay marriage or discrimination if he was preaching on Leviticus 19:18 (loving your neighbor as yourself ), or John 3:17 (talking about Jesus not coming to condemn the world but to save it), or even 1 Timothy 1:15-16 (talking about God’s mercy and patience to every person) to get his point across.

But to center a sermon on a political issue is crossing into the lines of debating church and state.

Yes, I am also a Christian. Before you call me another ultra-conservative “Bible-thumper,” hear me out.

I promise not to whack you over the head with a crucifix or throw

a bag of “What Would Jesus Do” bracelets at you.

When America was founded, a Constitution and a Bill of Rights were passed in which a religion for the U.S. was not officially established. So why is it that there seems to always be someone trying to push the two together?

Ever since the “Christian conservatives” became a political force in the 1970s with the abortion and the Roe vs. Wade decision (as shown in a PBS documentary entitled “With God on Our Side”), it has opened up the floodgates for religious leaders to push for specific policies and politicians, and consequently for politicians to use faith as a selling point to gain voters.

Even Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain had a debate at a church in Lake Forest to reach out to the Christian base there.

And let’s not forget President Bush, who repeatedly speaks of God in his speeches, uses his faith to push his agendas, and turns a not-so-kind spotlight on innocent Christians like me who really just want to live our lives without constant judgment.

I believe the founders of our nation were trying to avoid these exact issues. They didn’t want people persecuting each other using religion as an excuse, and by bringing the issue of Proposition 8 into the center of a church service, Farrow set up an inevitable confrontation.

Instead of combining politics and religion, let’s try something new.

Let’s look at Proposition 8 and decide whether or not it is good for the state. Let’s look at the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and see the rights guaranteed to us as human beings living in America - then decide how to vote.

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October 15, 2008

Volleyball star’s impact felt on and off the court Senior outside hitter Brittany Moore is awarded her third Big West Player of the Week award while attending CSUF sports@dailytitan.com

If you’ve ever sat on the bleachers in the Titan Gym for a volleyball game, chances are you can remember your ears being bombarded with the sharp squeaks of tennis shoes pivoting on the shellack of the wood floor.

You’ve probably cringed at the bare-handed slap of a leather volleyball as it rocketed over the net and hit the ground.

You’ve heard the walls echo with cheers as the scoreboard lit up.

For Cal State Fullerton’s starting outside hitter Brittany Moore, these are more than just sounds, they are the soundtrack to a successful athletic career.

Following the Titans’ two game winning streak last week against UC Irvine and UC Riverside, Moore,

21, was named Big West Player of superpower. the Week for the third time in her But despite a virtual mountain of college career. She was also named accolades earned in her four years as as a Top Performer a Titan, Moore’s

by Collegiate Voltrue strength is leyball Update her ability to be an (www.cvu.com), inspirational force a first-time honor for her teammates. for the CSUF se“Anytime she nior. It was a confiplays, it’s just dence booster that amazing to watch she and her Titan her,” sophomore squad carried into setter Genie Frantheir highly ancisco said. “I’m on ticipated match the court and I like against Cal State watching her. I love Northridge, whom seeing her ball of they swept 3-0 in everywhere on – Brittany Moore, fire an away game over the court, getting Outside Hitter the weekend. up on every single To most college ball. It doesn’t kids, the idea of matter where she becoming a dominating force at any is because she’ll bang it anywhere collegiate sport might be equivalent across the net.” to acquiring some kind of mystical Moore’s poise under pressure is

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I just play to win.

I try not to put too much pressure on myself. If by the end of the game I break a new record, that is cool, and if not, that is OK too.

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By Nate Jackson

Daily Titan Detour Editor

definitely the mark of an experienced senior.

And in her quest to thrive as a team captain, she’s learned that it’s best to take every game one serve, dig and spike at a time.

“When I’m playing, the last thing I’m thinking about is the last game,” Moore said. “I just play to win. I try not to put too much pressure on myself. If by the end of a game I break a new record, that’s cool, and if not, that’s OK too.”

According to Moore, her skills as an outside hitter, a position that requires relentless speed and aggressive attacks on the ball, is a perfect match for her personality on the court.

“Outside hitters are supposed to put the ball away,” Moore said.

“They’re supposed to lead the team.

I like to lead by example, so I think that in that sense it is the perfect position for me.”

But leading by example isn’t always about soaring to the net or executing a winning play.

Off the court, Moore’s teammates know another side of their fearless leader. It’s the side that can make any of them crack a smile with her quirky humor. Not to mention the possibility that at any given moment she’ll showcase one of her hidden talents while out on the town.

“She’s one of the funniest people,” Francisco said. “Someone the other night called her a ‘jukebox’ because she knows every word to every song ever played.”

At the helm of a fairly young squad of players, Moore’s easy going attitude is a blessing to newcomers on the team and those still forging their own identities on the court.

Both of Moore’s roommates, fellow Big West honoree Erin Saddler and Cami Croteau, are sophomore players on the team.

From the time she stepped on the court as a freshman, Moore’s impact on the CSUF volleyball program instantly tacked her name on the list of players to watch. Her performance as a freshman made her the 10th female CSUF volleyball player in the school’s history to be recognized by the Big West Conference on the AllFreshman Team. But it was only a precursor of things to come.

In recent years, Moore has earned the title of team MVP twice, a selection to the All-Big West First Team and an invitation to the team USA Volleyball tryouts in Feb. 2007. Her name is almost a permanent fixture on the team’s leader board for kills, digs and any other volleyball maneuver imaginable.

As Moore’s personal stats continue to climb, one thing that remains consistent is her work ethic.

“She’s a tremendous athlete,” Head Coach Carolyn Zimmerman said. “She’s someone who’s never above her teammates, she’s always with them, regardless of what age

Photos By Rafael A. Delgado/For the Daily Titan Top: Senior Brittany Moore, No. 10, attempts to spike the ball past Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s blockers during the Titans’ game on Sept. 26 at Titan Gym. Moore ranks fifth in the Big West with 3.45 kills per game and ninth in the league with 3.06 digs per game. Left: Moore and her teammate’s listen to Head Coach Carolyn Zimmerman during a time out during the team’s game against San Luis Obispo.

they are.”

Though Moore’s leadership skills as a senior have undoubtedly blossomed, Zimmerman remembers Moore’s first appearance on campus as a seemingly shy freshmen waiting to be brought out of her shell.

“Little did I realize that there was no shell to get her out of,” Zimmerman said. “She was just reserved and probably quiet because she hadn’t gotten to know any of us yet. But those days have since passed and Brittany has been not only a big part of Cal State Fullerton’s volleyball success, but also a great leader for the program and a great friend to her teammates.”

Standing on the cusp of her final games as a Titan, Moore’s ambition and her continued love of the game

could very well find her overseas playing in a European volleyball league or making the transition to beach volleyball.

However, before any of that is decided on, Moore has plans to finish a degree in health science, which would allow her to pursue a career in the nursing field.

For now, Moore is enjoying time spent in her element: the days of sweaty, intense practices, and precious moments spent hanging out with her teammates off the court.

“She’s the kind of person that you can’t help but like,” Francisco said.

“She’ll always find the good in each person and bring it out. And she’ll make you remember how good it felt to be treated that way and it makes you want to be the same way.”

Think Different. Think Simon.

Players risk their careers by forgetting they aren’t invincible

By Simon Liang

Sports Columnist

sports@dailytitan.com

Professional basketball players are mesmerizing, on and off the court.

They seem invincible at times, driving into the lane, getting hit with an elbow and still finishing the basket to set up a three-point play.

Sometimes that invincibility can contribute to their downfall. They feel like they are immortal, but in the end they are still human.

Everyone gets injured on the basketball court, and if you haven’t, then you either have bones of steel or are just very lucky.

Basketball-related injuries are a dime a dozen.

Basketball teams recognize that and they take the risk in signing players to big-time contracts with the understanding that injuries do occur.

However, paragraph 12 of the NBA Uniform Player Contract states: “Player agrees that he will not, without the written consent of the Team, engage in any activity that a reasonable person would recognize as involving or exposing the participant to a substantial risk of bodily injury.”

Seems like easy to follow, doesn’t it? Don’t sky dive, mountain climb, ride a motorcycle, etc. Just don’t go crazy like Shaun White in the X Games.

But that’s the thing; we are all rebellious in nature. Sadly, Monta

Ellis, a young, promising, budding superstar (who just signed a fat $66 million contract) rebelled.

At first, he told the Golden State Warriors that he injured himself during a pickup game back in good old Mississippi.

Several days later, he came clean and told the team that he tore the ligament in his left ankle from a moped accident.

As the drama unfolded, many were wondering what the consequences were going to be.

Owner Chris Cohan came down hard. He decided to suspend Ellis for 30 games without pay. That comes around to be nearly $3 million, according to The Mercury News.

Let’s see, what can we do with $3 million? We can buy 20,833 CSUF parking permits and have some leftover money for six meals at the Nutwood Café.

Ellis was “hella” stupid because now the Warriors of the Bay Area are without their top two scorers from last season.

He was supposed to be the point guard of the future, but now his progress will come to a screeching halt.

Does this seem familiar?

Why yes, the Los Angeles Lakers have a big dummy by the name of Vladimir Radmanović, who was a little mischievous back in 2007.

He violated his contract by snowboarding and he separated his shoulder in the process. He was fined $500,000.

Former Chicago Bulls guard Jay Williams was an up-and-coming star who was drafted No. 2 overall in the 2002 NBA Draft.

However, one tragic mistake led to his career’s demise and nearly his death.

On June 17, 2003, Williams crashed his motorcycle into a pole.

He suffered multiple near-fatal injuries that prevented him from even walking at first.

So ultimately, his career was over.

He lost all the athletic ability that separated him from the pack.

His numerous attempts to get back to the NBA have all been cut short.

As we have seen, these young players think they are on top of the world because of their new-found stardom in the NBA. They feel like they can do as they please, whenever, wherever.

But they forget that they belong to an organization that pays them big bucks to go out and perform, night after night. They forget that they have teammates who depend on them to pull their own weight.

What can we learn from this?

No one is invincible. One huge mistake and the life you love can be taken away from you in a flash.

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Campus Events/Services Campus Organizations Greeks Legal Notices Lost and Found Miscellaneous Personals Pregnancy Research Subjects Sperm/ Egg Donors Tickets Offered / wanted

Merchandise 2200 2300 2400 2500 2600 2700 2800 2900 3000 3100 3200 3300 3400 3500

Appliances Art/Painting/Collectibles Books Computers/Software Electronics Furniture Garage/Yard Sales Health Products Miscellaneous Musical Instruments Office Equipment Pets Rentals Sports Equipment

Transportation 3600 3700 3800 3900

Auto Accessories/Repair Auto Insurance Miscellaneous Vehicles For sale/Rent

Travel 4000 4100 4200 4300

Resorts/Hotels Rides Offered/Wanted Travel Tickets Vacation Packages

Services 4400 4500 4600 4700 4800 4900 5000 5100 5200 5300 5400 5500 5600 5700 5800 5900 6000

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

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

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

Housing 7200 7300 7400 7500 7600 7700 7800 7900

Apartments for Rent Apartments to Share Houses for Rent/Sale Guest House for Rent Room for Rent Roommates - Private Room Roommates - Shared Room Vacation Rentals

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Sigma Alpha Lambda,

a National Leadership and Honors Organization with over 75 chapters across the country, is seeking motivated students to assist in starting a local chapter (3.0 GPA Required). Contact Rob Miner, Director of Chapter Development at rminer@salhonors.org.

1971 Chevrolet Nova - Custom Stereo, Black Int./Ext. Color, 2d Coupe, 305 Engine - ONLY $5,500 CALL 714-458-8867 Fiscal audits of the Associated Students and Titan Student Union for the year ending 6/30/08 may be reviewed in TSU-218 during normal business hours.

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Administrative Assistant-Fullerton Real Estate Development / Pre School Operations. Multi Tasker Knowledge Word/Excel. Desktop Publishing must.P/T $15/Hr 714-323-9632 Sitters wanted.$10+ per hour.

Register free for jobs near campus or home. www.student-sitters.com Kid’s Nite Out is hiring childcare professionals! Positions are part-time with flexible scheduling. Call 321-278-7410 to schedule an interview.

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Aries (March 21 - April 19) Today you will find a note, folded into quarters, and torn from a steno pad. Surprisingly, it will refer to you. Even more surprisingly, it will refer to you as the object of adoration, someone whom the note’s author wishes to engage in “snuggle bunnies” with.

Sadly, it will be impossible to determine who wrote it, and nothing will ever come of it.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20) You will discover you have a certain flair for copywriting, and will pick up a little extra spending money by doing window signs for stores, such as “Going Out Of Business. Waaaah!”

Gemini (May 21 - June 20) Someone will try to give you an egg salad sandwich today. Refuse them. Be polite, yet firm.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22) Today you shall laugh your bitter laugh. You’ll also sneeze your bitter sneeze.

Leo (July 23 - August 22) Avoid yodelling today.

Virgo (August 23 - September 22) Today you will begin to have nagging doubts about your feet.

Libra (September 23 - October 22) You will be buffeted by hordes of people, who will all simultaneously show up in your office “just to chat.” Eventually, you will make your escape by locking yourself in the bathroom.

Scorpio (October 23 - November 21) Excellent time to hum popular songs, just slightly off key. If you do that long enough, the people around you will change in appearance. You’ll be able to see the veins in their neck, for one thing.

Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) You just need to start believing in yourself. Try getting other people to clap their hands, if they believe in you.

Capricorn (December 22 - January 20) At the same moment you read this, someone will be thinking about you and smiling. In a moment, they’ll be laughing outright.

Aquarius (January 21 - February 18) You will become a bit nervous when you spot the Feldsteins, next door, doing a Bantu war dance.

Perhaps you should call in sick today, and just stay indoors watching Wheel Of Fortune?

Pisces (February 19 - March 20) You will overhear a whispered conversation, regarding how cute it is the way someone wiggles their tushy when they walk. You will have an uncomfortable feeling that they may be referring to you. This may make you a trifle self-conscious.

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October 15, 2008