Daily Titan: Monday, March 1, 2010

March 1, 2010

Vol. 87 Issue 13

‘Why I Love Black Women’ recognizes beauty

MONDAY

A night of music and poetry dedicated to black women took place last Feb. 25.

Many were given distinguished awards in honor of their accomplishments NEWS, Page 3

Adin Duenas: 2010 Pac-10 champion SPORTS, Page 8

CSUF students weigh in on the March 4 protest OPINION, Page 6

Volunteer program helps developmentally disabled NEWS, Page 3

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Students react to quake

Sheckell hearing rescheduled

By Luke Cherney

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Photo courtesy Flickr/pablo|t A vehicle sits crushed in downtown Concepción an hour after the first quake hit Feb. 25.

This map locates the epicenter of an 8.8 magnitude earthquake in central Chile.

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An 8.8 magnitude earthquake, releasing 500 times more energy than the Haitian earthquake earlier this year, hit Chile shortly after 1:30 a.m. Feb. 27, causing widespread devastation and a constantly rising death toll in the South American country.

Liza Álvarez Valdez, a 26-year-old alumna who double majored in Latin American studies and anthropology, spent a year studying in Chile through the school’s study abroad program. She heard about the earthquake on Saturday morning.

“I heard about it on NPR, and it just caught my attention. It’s such a large quake,” Álvarez Valdez said. “You don’t often hear about Chile.”

While in Chile, she said that she did experience earthquakes, though they

were minor. in 1960,” Álvarez Valdez said. After hear“There’s a lot of seismic and tectonic ing of the widespread devastation that activity in that region. There’s two plates quake caused, she was nervous to hear that collide there – the Nazca plate and about what this one may do. the South American plate. One would Sophomore Tamara Khoury’s aunt and come to expect it.”

Palestinian ambassaAlvarez Valdez said. dor for Chile, Dr. Mai Álvarez Valdez Al Kaila, was in the said that compared country’s capital city to Southern Califorof Santiago at the time nia, Chile is a counof the earthquake. try well equipped to Though Khoury said handle earthquakes. that her family did “Although the – Tamara Khoury, have contact with Al earthquake in Chile Kaila soon after the Sophomore was far greater (than earthquake, they only the one in Haiti), it’s “spoke briefly” – braca country that has ing for aftershocks, Al better prepared architecture.”

Kaila searched for a shelter to stay in.

She did mention, however, that she is “She was caught off guard, due to not not sure how the older buildings fared. experiencing earthquakes in Palestine,” “When I was in Chile, I learned about Khoury, 20, said of her aunt. the (9.5 magnitude) earthquake they had Al Kaila, who was by herself at the

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She said the waves were about three feet higher than normal.

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By Tanya Ghahremani

Daily Titan Staff Writer

Photo courtesy Flickr/pablo|t The face of a buidling in downtown Concepción lies across a street after the quake.

time, has been the Palestinian ambassador for Chile for about five years. According to Khoury, this means she gets help from the government in the event of a disaster such as this one.

“Her major concern is the poorer communities there, because there’s no one to take care of them like there are to take care of her,” said Khoury.

Soon after the earthquake struck Chile, tsunami warnings and advisories were put into effect throughout the entire Pacific basin.

The islands of Hawaii braced for large waves that were expected to reach up to seven feet high. Fortunately, the warning was lifted and no tsunamis were reported.

Khoury, whose sister lives in Hawaii, was relieved. “She said the waves were about three feet higher than normal, which I guess isn’t that bad,” Khoury commented.

New biking trend uses bare-bones bikes

The pre-trial hearing for the state of California vs.

Jessica Shekell has been postponed to April 2, 2010, and the preliminary hearing has been scheduled for May 17, 2010. Madeline R. Loewenstein, a representative for the defendant, attended to move the date on behalf of her father and Shekell’s primary attorney, Rudolph E. Loewenstein.

Shekell has been charged with 12 felony counts stemming from an October 26, 2009 head-on collision that resulted in the deaths of two women, Sally Miguel, 44, and Patricia Miguel, 30, and the injuries of two others, Mary Miguel, 14, and Sara Miguel, 11. Shekell could face a maximum sentence of 19 years and eight months if she is found guilty on all counts.

Deputy District Attorney Susan Price of the Homicide Unit is prosecuting the case on behalf of the state.

“The sentencing Jessica Sheckell scheme can be confusing, so it’s hard to get into detail about how 19 years and 8 months is the maximum sentence, but we looked at what under the law is the maximum sentencing for each charge. You can be convicted of multiple crimes, but you may not necessarily be punished for all of them, because some of those crimes can be merged,” Price said.

Shekell, a Cal State Fullerton sociology major, was allegedly traveling west down the 91-freeway’s Fast Track, in the eastbound lane in her Toyota Tundra and smashed into the Miguel family’s oncoming Chevrolet Silverado.

For more information, visit DailyTitan.com/JessicaSheckell

Modern uses of plants studied

Photo Courtesy Flickr/ John Morgan The contemporary use of acorns was dicussed at the event, Feb. 25., finding that acorns can now be used to make coffee.

By Ashley Luu

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

By Jacob Lopez

For the Daily Titan

Guest lecturers provided a multimedia presentation at Cal State Fullerton’s Arboretum Pavilion classroom on Friday, focusing on the contemporary uses of plants and how native communities utilized them for medicinal, edible and spiritual properties.

The “Edible, Medicinal, Material, Ceremonial: Contemporary Ethno botany of Southern California” lecture was hosted by the Arboretum and the Department of Anthropology, and funded by the Faculty Development Center. Deborah Small, an artist, photographer and professor of Visual and Performing Arts at California State University San Marcos, and Rose Ramirez, a California Indian basket-weaver of Chumash descent, photographer, and board member of the non-profit American Indian Channel, were the guest speakers.

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In the minds of fixed-gear riders, brakes and gears take away the purity of riding. “Fixies,” a term for fixed-gear bikes, are bikes stripped down to their purest form, their clean lines uninterrupted by gears or brakes.

Fixies have a history “rooted in track cycling, in the velodrome,” said John Coleman, a bicycle repairman at Banning’s Bikes in Fullerton. Bike messengers in urban areas adopted these styles of bikes for their simplicity and low maintenance.

The first time Karl Muhs, a student at Cal State Fullerton, heard about a bike that had no gears or brakes, it intrigued him. It sounded “mysterious.”

The lack of hardware is what makes fixies stand out from traditional bikes. They are very durable, “the only things getting worn out are the tires and chain, which are relatively inexpensive,” said Coleman.

According to Coleman, the way a fixie works is that the rear wheel is directly connected with the pedals, meaning a rider cannot coast. Coasting is when a rider stops pedaling while the bike wheels continue to spin. On a fixie, the rider is constantly pedaling. The way to slow down or stop is with leg power, resisting the forward momentum of the pedals. The most popular way to stop is the “skid”. A bike goes into a skid when the rider stops pedaling and locks their legs, preventing the back wheel from turning.

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CONTACT US Photo by Jacob Lopez/Daily Titan Staff writer “Fixie” rider Willie Andruss performs a “skid,” which is a common way of stopping the “fixie” bikes. These bikes have no brakes or gears.

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IN OTHER NEWS Community rallies for language

INTERNATIONAL Tsunami warnings scare Japan

NAGOYA, Japan – A nervous Japan on Sunday prepared for devestating walls of water.

Fearing a major tsunami could be triggered by Chile’s magnitude 8.8 earthquake, authorities ordered nearly a quarter of a million households along the island nation’s eastern seaboard to evacuate to higher ground.

Disaster workers expected 10-foot waves or larger. Instead, by Sunday evening, only a few insignificant 6-inch to foot-high waves lapped onto Japanesw shores.

“I was watching television all day and I was worried,” said Yufuko Goto, a 19-year-old waitress. “They were evacuating people. And I thought that something really big was coming our way.”

NATIONAL House may revive Armenian genocide resolution WASHINGTON – Two and a half years after lawmakers fell short in their effort to pass a resolution to recognize the Armenian genocide, sponsors of the long-debated measure are launching a new bid to bring the issue before the House of Representatives.

Rep. Howard L. Berman, D-Calif., who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee and backs the resolution, plans to bring it before his panel on Thursday.

It will come before the House “only if the votes are there to pass it,” Berman said. “Once we pass it out of committee, we’re going to try to get those votes.”

The resolution, which would officially recognize the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks nearly a century ago as genocide, has run into opposition from past Democratic and Republican administrations.

STATE

iPhone habit forming according to Stanford study

STANFORD – A survey of about 200 Stanford University undergraduates revealed that almost a third worry about becoming addicted to their iPhones, think they may be using them too much and dread becoming “one of those iPhone people.”

More than a third said that they had heard complaints that they were using their iPhone too much. But nearly three-quarters reported that their iPhones made them happier, and more than half agreed with the statement “I love it.”

Twenty-five percent agreed that their iPhones seemed like an extension of their brain or their being.

The survey was done in the spring of last year by a graduate anthropology class in research methods taught by Professor Tanya Luhrmann. The research subject was suggested by Registrar Tom Black, who was instrumental in creating iStanford, an iPhone app that helps students navigate around campus.

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By Caitlin Armstrong For The Daily Titan news@dailytitan.com

Students and professors alike rallied in front of the humanities building at Cal State Fullerton on Thursday, Feb. 24 in an effort to raise awareness about classes – in particular, foreign language – that are being cut from the school.

The programs that are in danger of being discontinued are master’s and bachelor’s degrees in French; master’s, bachelor’s and minors in German; and a minor in Portuguese.

If these programs are done away with, majors such as International business in French, German, and Portuguese will have to be canceled as well.

This serves as a major problem for students such as Brianna Zarlinga, who hopes to be able to graduate next spring as an International business major with an emphasis and minor in German.

“I plan on finishing my studies abroad in Germany because it is the only way to get the courses that I need in order to graduate with my major,” Zarlinga said.

Many students will be facing the same problem in terms of getting the necessary classes they need in order to graduate if these courses are cut.

Grad student Judy Nguyen, who came out in support of the Department of Modern Languages and Literature, feels for the students who will be affected if these programs are discontinued.

“I sympathize with the people who are majoring in these subjects because if they cancel the classes they won’t be able to graduate, and they are who will suffer the most,” Nguyen said.

Dr. Janet Eyring, the Chair of the Department of Modern Languages, also spoke at the rally about the misfortune of these classes being cut.

“We cannot let it happen and

photo By Nick marley/Daily Titan Photo Editor A full class of modern language students, one of the recent departments facing cuts, await their instructor’s lecture on the third floor of the Humanities Building.

we must not let it happen”, said Eyring. “We are the target right now. When are we going to say no, stop, that’s enough?”

French Professor Helene Domon sees the discontinuance of these programs as a “tragedy for the CSUs.” “We are mainly fighting the discontinuance of degrees, and over the past 10 years there have been over 100 graduates in French,” Domon said.

Zarlinga argued that if the course catalog would list 101 classes in these language classes, maybe more students would sign up.

“As a student, if you are inter-

ested in taking or beginning a language course and you go to the course catalog, the only courses you see offered are either the second beginning course or intermediate courses, not the first beginning course, which is what you need. ” Zarlinga pleaded, “Let us prove ourselves, that there is interest.”

A number of students and professors expressed their opinions through words during the rally, but there were also students who expressed their views in other ways.

The Association of Chinese Students took to the stage in a color-

ful performance where two dragons came out from the crowd to the beat of a drum and other students and supporters contributed by putting on an Arabic dance.

Andrew Delos Reyes, a Latin American studies major, took to the stage with his guitar and sang a song in Portuguese.

“Without Portuguese,” Delos Reyes said, “there will just be Spanish.”

Unity was shown between the students, professors, and people in the crowd that came out to support the rally by chanting all together, “We are family. French, German, and Portuguese.”

Arboretum: botany processes explored From Page 1

Anthropology professor Dr. Brenda Bowser came up with the idea by developing a service-learning component in her own class and a site to practice archaeology.

She collaborated with the Fullerton arboretum to create the concept of having a California Indian plant uses program, where students serve the community by educating others about the relevance of archaeology and how people continue to use plants they have used in the past, education manager Ami Becker said.

“It’s exploring peoples’ connection to the plant world through archaeology. That’s why when she (Bowser) brought that idea, we were thrilled to facilitate that,” Becker said.

Bowser said she developed the activities by partnering with Becker and worked with students to write grant proposals involving topics such as reconstructing ancient plant uses and the life waves of people in Southern California.

“It’s an ethical principle of contemporary archaeology to develop outreach and good relationships with members of descendant communities and to develop educational programs,” Bowser said.

The multimedia presentation displayed photographs and footage

of native people utilizing plants to make smoothies, lemonade or healthy meals, basket weaving, as well as gathering plants in their natural landscape.

“I appreciated seeing how different plants are processed because I haven’t seen someone use the yucca parts and process them. It was good to see that in action and made it real as opposed to academic,” Becker said.

Catherine Pineda, a freshman taking Bowser’s Anthropology 103 class, talked about the misconception of how people view plants and what she has learned from the lecture.

“Most people think plants are just plants. They don’t see that you can use them for medicinal purposes or decoration. They (the speakers) talked about how important it is to take care of plants so I’ll do that more now,” Pineda said.

Ramirez said that due to the increase in the development of homes and other buildings, the health of our air, environment and emotional health are affected.

“I daily watch the destruction of our landscape, our natural environment, and it’s painful. I know my ancestors saw the same thing, maybe thousands of years ago.

When I see it destroyed, it hurts a lot,” Ramirez said.

Becker said that by educating

photo By Ashley luu/Daily Titan Staff Writer People gather for the demonstration featuring the benefits of native botany.

people about the importance of how plants are utilized by native people and their cultures, it connects you to other people, thereby shaping you as a person.

“We want people to understand that native usage of plants are alive and well, native people are

alive and well, and archaeology is one way to understand traditional plant uses,” Bowser said The next class will be “Archaeology Day at the Arboretum” for children on April 25. For more information, visit www.fullertonarboretum.org.

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Dressed to the nines in confidence, women from all over Southern California joined together Feb. 25 in Cal State Fullerton’s TSU Pavilions. There they were honored and recognized for their beauty by the young men of CSUF’s Alliance for the Preservation of African Consciousness and The Brothers Movement of Cal Poly Pomona at the 3rd annual “Why I Love Black Women” formal event.

The Brother’s Movement member, Jordan Hinshaw, was thankful to be a part of the evening and his ability to show his appreciation to the attendees. When asked why Hinshaw loves black women, he said, “I love black women for the culture they represent. They are the ones who made us what we are today. They are strong and independent. They know they are different and that being different is something special. No matter what odds are against them, they know they will come out successful.”

The night was a celebration of all that black women embody.

Awards, poetry, performances,

dinner, and documentaries filled friends from far distances, re-conthe night. With over 300 guests in necting to celebrate their culture. attendance, the energy was of diA compilation of “Why I Love vine excitement.

Black Women” clips from the two “It feels good to have African groups members extracted praises American from the women. males come From personal extogether to periences to famput on this ily female-figures event each to personality traits year. I am to intelligence and proud to physical attributes, be a part the video presented of APAC,” an array of reasons – Jordan Hinshaw why the student said Justin Engineering major Hogan, the members love black 23-year-old women.

APAC treaCSUF student surer.

Brittany Watkins, 20, and her Live jazz music soothed antici- friend Kandace Hunie Marie Gibpations while the male group mem- son, 20, felt genuine appreciabers individually escorted guests tion that a night was dedicated to to the dining tables, which were women of color. adorned with white “This type of recognition long-stemmed is very much needed, beroses for evcause there are so many ery womnegative stereotypes an. The by black men on us. room When they come w a s together and say filled this is how you with should be treated, it’s not often that we hear that, especially by them,” Watkins said.

Poetry and

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I love black women for the culture they represent.

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By Lauren Mccann

Daily Titan Staff Writer

comedic performances touched upon both the stereotypes and the splendors of black culture.

Tanya Alexander, a spoken word artist, performed three songs, engaging the women with her truthful messages.

“Beauty is a feeling baby… the soul knows. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, what you behold is truly a reflection of your soul.”

Alexander’s third song represented the reality of today for black women.

“We’ve done it all, we renaissanced, we renewed, we re-birthed, we revived.”

The night also recognized and honored CSUF and Cal Poly Pomona students and alumni who have shown community service and leadership on campus and in their communities.

CSUF student Jessica McCoy, 21, president of the National PanHellenic Council, was grateful for her recognition.

“It is very special being acknowledged and honored. To see all of these women come out to this special event tonight, it’s amazing,” McCoy said.

Support and applause resounded throughout the evening, as a feeling of unity and appreciation reminded everyone, why they love black women.

Photo by Charles Purnell/Daily Titan Staff Writer Rap artist Tyrone Stokes performs a rap accapella honoring black women at the “Why I Love Black Women” formal Feb. 25.

Graphic courtesy of mct Another significant contribution of the census are the jobs it supplies. This helps those who are unemployed have a source of income during that time.

Census week ends with expert panel By brenna Phillips

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Associated Students Inc., Public Relations Student Society of America and the Association for Intercultural Awareness sponsored a multicultural panel Feb. 25 that discussed the political, cultural and financial impact the 2010 U.S. Census will have on Cal State Fullerton students.

The census form is worth up to $3,000 in public goods and services, and there is $400 billion of federal funds to be allocated from the census data. The panel stressed that the census data will not only directly affect Orange County, but CSUF itself.

“Money and services that get funneled through the community are all based upon the demographic data that is collected in the census,” said Scott Martin, assistant director of CSUF Center for Demographic Research.

“This data is used for reports, fair housing, what rent is and the transportation models of OCTA bus routes.”

It also determines how much of the $400 billion of federal funds will be awarded to CSUF students for grants and loans, which due to California budget cuts, have been greatly affected this past year.

“The number one reason you should be counted is because we all depend on financial aid and other type of money to support the university,” said Rosa Rendon, the 2010 Census Hispanic specialist.

Depending on the data collected from the 2010 census, California may lose up to two seats in the house of representatives, which would affect the states congressional districts, healthcare and immigration reform, Rendon said.

Representatives from each underrepresented ethnic group discussed the challenges they face in getting minority groups to fill out the census forms.

“Undocumented and illegal immigrants believe that census data will somehow come back to

haunt them,” said Martin Kim, the 2010 Census Korean specialist. “We are here to tell you that is 100% false and the census bureau doesn’t share data with any other government agency.”

Rashad Al-Dabbagh, the 2010 Census Middle-Eastern specialist, explained that not only does the Arabic community have a “fear of government,” but they also face the challenge of the “race question.”

“Most Arabs are counted as white, but there is a big difference between Americans of European descent and Arabs,” he said.

“They are treated differently and are culturally different, so many want their own box.”

For Jennifer Wang, the 2010 Census Chinese specialist, the most difficult aspect is explaining the importance of being counted to the Chinese community, which were estimated to be 60,000 strong in the Orange County 2000 Census.

“The first and second generation immigrants don’t see the importance because they don’t have an elected official,” Wang said. “I explain to them that it will bring money to their community and their families. It takes time, but it’s worth it.”

For students, there is confusion as to where they will get their 2010 Census questionnaire, because they may live on-campus in dorms or off-campus.

“The whole idea of the census is to take a picture of where everybody in the United States lives on April 1,” Bill Bower, Fullerton Local Census Office Manager said.

The questionaire will be sent out on March 15 to whereever students are currently residing.

The panel hopes that the new 10-question format of the census will encourage a higher return rate for CSUF students this year than the previous census, which only had a return rate of about 30-40 percent of the entire campus community in 2000.

“It’s safe, easy and important,” Wang said. “Cal State Fullerton students, I want you to beat the UCs. Get counted.”

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‘Buddies’ bond at the dorms

By Michael Arellano

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

photo By Michael Arellano/Daily Titan Staff Writer Volunteers get to know their developmentally disabled buddies during a frantic game of Uno while finishing off what’s left of the desserts brought to the potluck at “Project Buddies” first meeting this semester.

basis, but since all events are on Mattern said.

Saturdays, some volunteers can’t The buddies in the project are make it. involved in an adult transitional The project leaders usually as- program that has been created sign two volunteers to one buddy, between local high schools and Contreras said.

CSUF, Herbertz Herbertz, a said.

20-year-old busiThese indiness major, has viduals work on been involved campus and take with volunteer classes in the projects since program and, afhe was in high ter finishing the school, but finds required workmore meaning in load, graduate Project Buddies. from the pro– Alisa Contreras, gram.

Having a developmentally Project Budproject director disabled nephew dies offers the gave him the inopportunity for sight that a perindividuals in son’s disability is this program to no reason to discriminate against interact with other people their that individual. age, bypassing the imaginary barThis program concentrates not rier that separates them, Contreras on mentoring the buddies, but on said. similarities between the programs Monica Castaneda-Garcia, an participants and creating friend- 18-year-old human service major, ships between people that normal- volunteered for Project Buddies ly don’t interact with each other, last semester, missing only a few

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Our goal is to build long lasting friendships between buddies and volunteers.

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New bonds were formed Feb. 27 in the multi-purpose room of Cal State Fullerton’s dorms, as volunteers brought food and games in anticipation of meeting new buddies.

In Project Buddies’ sponsored potluck, CSUF students were given the opportunity to meet and bond with developmentally disable individuals.

Project Buddies is a volunteer organization run out of the CSUF Volunteer and Service Center.

“Our goal is to build long-lasting friendships between buddies and volunteers,” said Alisa Contreras, Project Buddies project director for the past three semesters.

Contreras, a 22-year-old child development major, first got involved with the Volunteer and Service Center through another one of its projects, but when Amy Mattern, director of the center, decided to revitalize Project Buddies, Contreras jumped in to help get it off the ground.

To start off the potluck, the volunteers and their buddies met in the TSU parking lot for introductions and ice breakers in an attempt to ease out those first unsettling feelings, then caravanned over to the dorm parking lot.

The cars were unloaded as people carryied bags of food and boxes of games into the multi-purpose room.

Once everyone was settled, the volunteers and their buddies sat down together while eating, talking and watching the basketball game that was playing on the big screen TV. “Volunteers aren’t required to commit to the whole semester,”said Kyle Herbertz, a project director for project buddies. “But new volunteers interact with their buddies and see incentives to come back for more events.”

The project usually has about 10 to 15 volunteers on a regular

events.

Since she got a late start in the program, she didn’t get to have an individual buddy, but she acted as the program’s social butterfly, conversing with all the buddies and filling in if a volunteer couldn’t show up.

“Since volunteering, I realized that the people in Project Buddies have a lot of the same interests as me,” Castaneda-Garcia said.

After the group had finished off the pizza, pasta and pastries, they moved onto the games of the night, which included Trivial Pursuit: the Disney edition, Pictionary and a multitude of card games.

Contreras stood out as the leader, making sure that every game had proportional volunteers to buddies.

As the games started, the laughter began.

Now that the ice has been broken, the volunteers and buddies look forward to future events that the project leaders have planned for them, including a baseball game, a mall trip and even a dance.

By Jacob Lopez/For The Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton student Karl Muhs doing a “no-handed track stand.”

Fixies: a new trend From Page 1 Fixies have become a pop culture phenomenon all over the world.

This has happened with the help of movies, advertisements, celebrities and major clothing companies, said Willie Andruss, the sales representative of Backward Circle Bike Co. When Muhs and a group of his friends rode from Huntington Beach to San Diego on their fixies, people could not believe that they were able to ride that distance without gears or brakes.

People who ride fixies not only ride them because they are different, they ride them because of the challenge and because they love how they feel.

Muhs rides a fixie because he feels like he has, “the most control” on one. He said riding a fixie has made him a much bet-

ter rider because it caused him to become more aware of what is around him.

Stephen Moreno, the art director of Backward Circle Bike Co., said he “feels safer,” on a fixie because on traditional bikes he doesn’t have as much control.

The growth in popularity of fixed-gear riding has made it more appealing for high school and college students to get on a bike and ride.

Students are willingly choosing to ride fixie bikes because of their style, as well as their cost efficiency.

“It makes more sense to ride.

There is not enough parking, the price of parking is ridiculous and you can buy a bike for the price of a parking permit.

You also don’t have to worry about parking tickets or gas,” said William Chen, a senior at CSUF.

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Providing insight, analysis and perspective since 1960

Naughty words overshadow important business The state’s government wants you and the other fornia’s time and tax money. Resolution No. 112 ad37 million California residents to clean up your lan- dresses cursing as though it were a drug ravaging an guage, gosh darn it. The state’s assembly and senate otherwise Utopian community. has dubbed this week “Cuss Free Week,” as promotIt’s optional to observe Cuss Free Week, merely ed by South Pasadena High School student McKay placing guidelines that one should watch what they Hatch. Hatch started the No Cussing Club, attract- say. ing over 30,000 members worldwide, as a movement No tickets are going to be written up if you drop against colorful vocabulary. an f-bomb when stubbing your toe this week.

Their Web site, http://www.nocussing.com, boasts “This curseless California idea is the brainchild of a direct correlation in the decreased use of profanity a junior high school student, so it deserves the atand bullying at a middle school in Louisiana with the tention of our adolescent-brained legislators,” wrote creation of a No Cussing Club Alan Markow on California chapter there.

Independent Voter Network’s The Hatch family has been Web site. the target of hate mail and Cuss Free Week would be a death threats in the past. much better observance week “Next year I want to do a for high schools, along with world tour,” Hatch told the their Red Ribbon Week in Associated Press, saying he October. wanted to propose such antiAdults, like those drawswearing legislation in other ing up our laws and voting states and around the globe. on measures in Sacramento, “Cussing is a hard habit to should be spending more break, but anyone can do it.” time on the greater concerns California State Assemof the state. blyman Anthony Portantino No one washed out former wrote the resolution establishVice President Dick Cheney’s ing the first week of March as mouth with soap when he the designated period of swear said, “Fuck yourself,” to Sen. word awareness, quickly pressPatrick J. Leahy, after all. ing forward to get the piece of The state assembly should legislation enacted immediconcentrate on the burning ately. topics of healthcare and edu“The California Legislature cation. invites the people of this state It’s of greater concern that to take the No Cussing Chalon March 4, university stulenge each year during the first dents and faculty all around week of March to improve our the state are going to protest PHOTO By Christa Connelly/Daily Titan Photo Editor against the impending turelationships, to set a tone of harmony and connectedness in our communities, ition increases and budget cuts. Cal State Fullerton and to inspire ourselves to higher endeavors,” Assem- students and professors will be among those marchbly Concurrent Resolution No. 112 stated. ing in Los Angeles. A riot broke out near UC BerkeSwear jars are being placed in 120 legislative offices ley over frustration regarding the fee hikes last week. in Sacramento, including the office of Gov. Arnold A quick Google search comparing the number of stoSchwarzenegger. ries about Cuss Free Week with those for the planned “I’m going to put in a few bucks to start the jar in “Day of Action” yielded that more media attention my office as a down payment on any potential mis- was paid toward the crusade against potty mouths. haps I may have during the week,” Portantino said in To conclude, free-thinking adults should be minda press release posted on his Web site. ing what they say on their own and not need a useless While a drop in preteen profanity and bullying is piece of legislation with a government-issued swear obviously positive, this is ultimately a waste of Cali- jar to remind them of it.

Kids These Days “Observing teen culture so you don’t have to”

‘Gangsta’ style belongs in the closet

by Danielle Flint

Daily Titan Copy Editor opinion@dailytitan.com

There are many divisions of teenage fashion that I have a serious problem with. I mean really, who gave the go-ahead for 15-year-old girls to wear miniskirts and Ugg boots with a classy side of gigantic fringe sack (I believe some of you call them oversized purses)? There are, however, only a few fashion trends that I would do anything in my power to strike from the face of the earth. One of those particular trends is referenced to as “gangsta” fashion.

I say “gangsta” instead of “gangster” because the two words mean completely different things. The “gangster” is an example of the stereotypical mafia hit-man of the roaring ‘20s, complete with a sharp suit, a tommy gun and a fedora. Very classy. The “gangtsa,” on the other hand, prides himself on the donning of oversized saggy pants, an oversized saggy shirt, gigantic fake man jewelry and a clean baseball hat with the sticker still stuck on the bill.

Let’s start with the sticker. Usually shiny, gold and noticeable, nothing says “HEY! HEY! LOOK! I paid money for this hat and my head size is slightly under the national average!” quite like the hat sticker. Was it really not enough to brand yourself with the logo on that hat? You had to take it all the way and broadcast the exact price, size and manufacturer?

I was dumbfounded the first time I noticed someone with the shimmery goldenrod atrocity adorning their Dodger-blue, jauntily-angled, precariously-perched cap. I took them

aside and reminded them, with in- in diamonds. However materialistic credible grace, that they must have and selfish that might be is up for forgotten to peel off the embarrass- debate, but what ISN’T is whether ing advertisement. or not it works for middle-class fash“It’s fashion!” I was told. ionistas who hop on bandwagons “Surely you jest!” I retaliated. faster than you can say, “Crank Dat, I was dead wrong. The bill sticker Soulja Boy.” Besides, sterling silver was intentional, with its apparent and sequins don’t say, “I’ve overpurpose to alert surrounding on- come staggering odds,” as much as lookers that the particular hat upon you think it does. your big dumb head is new (and exThat brings us to my favorite pensive!). (and by favorite, I mean most hilariForgive my callousness, but that’s ous) aspect of “gangsta” fashion: the the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. sagging pants. Sagging pants have It’s so dumb, even, been around for that I’ve taken a long time and to asking everyhave become so Sagging pants one I see with the popular that this have been around for sticker why they’ve fashion disease forgotten to take it has claimed the a long time and have off. The answer is butt cheeks of become so popular always the same, other teen fashthat this fashion and it’s always hiion trends, utlarious. The stickdisease has claimed the terly dominating er is a perfect exthe way young butt cheeks of other ample of a childish men dress. Where teen fashion trends ... thousands of boys need for attention and status. No one got the idea that is buying it. exposed “SimpThat brings me sons” boxers to my next criticism of “gangsta” were an attractive fashion choice is accessories: gigantic gaudy “bling.” beyond me, but that’s not why I’m Bling is another great example of an excited for this particular portion overinflated ego and skewed view of my 650-word block of text. I’m of status. NEWSFLASH: Sticking hoping that someone, somewhere, is sparkly crap to something huge and reading this article with saggy pants, then wearing it around your neck and is about to drop his (or her, I does not make you “fly,” it makes won’t judge) newspaper in horror. your neck sore. It’s popular in the Sagging trousers originated in hip-hop and rap scene because prisons, where they were tell-tale many superstars in that arena have markers of some big nasty brute’s risen from extreme poverty in des- property. That’s right, wannabes. If perate situations to fabulous wealth your loose belt is grazing your thigh, and notoriety. What would you do you might as well have “Belongs to in that situation? Damn right you Bubba” stamped on your bum. would cover everything you own Please, pull them up.

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SeaWorld death indicates whales should be freed

March 1, 2010

MAN ON THE STREET On Thursday, March 4, California State University students and faculty will take part in a statewide protest against fee increases and budget cuts to education. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 2010-2011 budget proposal put forth that CSU fees will increase another 10 percent, the Associated Press reported. We asked students their thoughts on the subject.

By Alma Sanchez and Charles Purnell

By Melissa Mandonado

Daily Titan Staff Writers

opinion@dailytitan.com

What do you think of the possible 10 percent fee hike?

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It’s ridiculous. For us to continue going to school and finishing up the four years ... it’s going to be kind of hard if they ... continue to raise tuition.

– May Do,

– Andres Maldonado,

Business finance major

Business finance major

What are your thoughts on the March 4 protests?

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I don’t think it’s going to help anything, but it’s definitely a step in the right direction to let them know we’re not OK with it.

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I think it’s a good idea ...

It shows this increase is really affecting students. That’s why everyone’s going out of their way to protest.

– Eric Thai,

– Chris Lawson,

Kinesiology major

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It’s definitely a good thing. It seems like there’s always been a disconnect between the students and the administration.

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– Ryan Tickle,

History major

Radio-TV-film major

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Everyone there is there for a reason. Everyone’s life there is being destroyed by the budget cuts ... Someone needs to stand up and take control.

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display around the world were born in captivity. In 2005, the killer whale was placed on the U.S. Endangered Species list.

The growing opposition of whales on display has manifested itself in high-profile efforts to release killer whales back into the ocean.

Although it’s difficult, captive whales can be taught to survive in their native oceans. Keiko, star in the 1993 film “Free Willy,” was returned to the ocean but had trouble integrating back into a pod. He died in 2003 from pneumonia.

However, in 2002, Springer, an orphaned orca, was successfully reintegrated into the wild.

The time has come to free these animals into the wild before another person or animal dies.

The only humane answer is to begin moving these magnificent animals into transitional coastal and wildlife sanctuaries.

Brazil and Chile have created massive coastal sanctuaries, some running thousands of miles, where whales like Tilikum can return to an active and natural life, allowing them to frolic and explore the way they were meant to.

It’s unfair, but at the administration level it’s necessary for us to keep all of our resources ... We kind of have to battle a problem ...

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mothers at an early age and forced into foreign social groups.

These animals are very social and vocal, sending off an array of clicks and whistles to communicate with each other. However, with their superb underwater hearing, the sounds reverberating off the concrete walls of their tanks have been known to drive them absolutely insane.

Killer whales in captivity also develop pathologies, such as the collapse of the dorsal fin, which is seen in almost 90 percent of captive males.

The stress of audience noise, inability to move inside pools, chemically-altered water, foreign social groups, and the orcas aberrant habitat is completely responsible for these trainers’ “accidental deaths.” To top it off, Tilikum is part of an artificial insemination program so it’s more “convenient” to impregnate another whale. How unnatural is that?

Between 1976 and 1977, 67 whales were captured from the seas, according to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. These figures exclude any animals that may have died during capture. By 1999, almost 50 percent of the whales on

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PHOTO COURTESY MCT The body of whale trainer Dawn Brancheau lies under a black tarp, Feb. 24. A killer whale, Tilikum, grabbed and dragged her underwater, killing her.

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The most recent death of yet another trainer at SeaWorld was a tragedy waiting to happen.

SeaWorld representatives claim that the incident was an accident, stating that the 40-year-old trainer slipped and fell into the whale’s tank.

Witnesses said this was not the case. In fact, the 12,000-pound orca, named Tilikum, pulled the trainer underwater by her ponytail while she was playing with him after a show.

Now, imagine being put in a bathtub-sized tank, forced to swim in circles and perform circus tricks all day for 25 years. Wouldn’t you get a little resentful and angry? This was the case for Tilikum, who is the oldest and largest whale in captivity and linked to two other deaths.

The time has come to shut down these amusement parks that exploit orcas, dolphins and other highly social marine animals for profit.

There are so many other ways to educate the public about these incredible and normally peaceful animals than subjecting them to a lifetime of captivity in a concrete tank.

While many of the trainers are indisputably well-intentioned and deeply care for the animals, SeaWorld parks are money-making operations and continue to deny these animals the natural life they deserve.

Wild killer whales (yes KILLER – Sure, let me go ride its back and kiss its nose!) are known to swim over 100 miles a day and travel in pods of up to 60.

Wild females can live anywhere from 35-90 years. Males usually live to be about 40 years old.

Captive orca lifespans are dramatically shorter; it’s rare that they survive past their 25th birthday.

Killer whales live with their mothers their entire lives, so it’s common for four generations to travel together.

While imprisoned in aquariums, whales are separated from their

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Daily Titan Staff Writer

– Vincent Sermeno,

Kinesiology major

Log on to DailyTitan.com/tuitionmarchprotest for interviews and student comments about the tuition increase and March 4 protests.

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Horned Frogs’ offense goes on fire to beat Titans By brian whitehead

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

The No. 8 Cal State Fullerton baseball team could not get their offense going and No. 11 Texas Christian University won two games to win the weekend series.

In the first game of Sunday’s double-header CSUF rebounded from Friday night’s 5-2 loss for a hard-fought 6-4 victory over the Horned Frogs in front of a crowd of 1,565 at Goodwin Field.

After trailing early in the game, the Titans regained the lead temporarily in the third inning by scratching across three runs on three hits and most notably, three walks.

“We talked about hunting the ball up in the zone and being patient for a pitch you’re looking for and I thought we did that,” Titan

Assistant Coach Greg Bergeron said.

“I thought we took unselfish at-bats, we didn’t try to do too much.”

In his second start of the season, sophomore right-hander Noe Ramirez (0-1) allowed six hits and struck out seven before leaving the game after the fifth inning with a no-decision performance.

“It’s about staying focused the whole game,” Noe Ramirez said.

“I have good innings and the next inning I get lit up. It’s just that focus of not letting off the gas and continuing to compete.”

Noe Ramirez escaped a basesloaded, one-out jam in the second inning by getting freshman center fielder Kyle Von Tungeln to pop out to second.

Noe Ramirez then struck out sophomore shortstop Taylor Featherston to end the TCU threat.

photo By david munoz/For the Daily Titan Sophomore first baseman Nick Ramirez sprints to third base after a Titan hit.

“You can’t do it all yourself,” Noe Ramirez said. “You have to put trust in your teammates. That’s why you have eight other guys out there, to use them.”

After the Titans tied the game at one in the bottom of the second on an RBI double by junior left-fielder Walker Moore, TCU regained the lead in the third on a solo home run by senior first baseman Matt Curry.

In the third for the Titans, a leadoff bunt for a single by senior second baseman Joey Siddons triggered a CSUF rally.

An RBI double by junior shortstop Christian Colon scored Siddons from first, knotting the game at two.

Following a sacrifice groundout by sophomore first baseman Nick Ramirez and consecutive walks to the Titans’ fifth and sixth batters, Moore drove in his second run of the game, giving the Titans a 3-2 lead.

A bases-loaded walk to freshman right-fielder Ivory Thomas extended the Titans’ lead to 4-2.

After answering with a run of their own in the fourth inning, the Horned Frogs tied the game in the fifth with their second home run of the game, a solo shot to left-center by sophomore left fielder Jason Coats.

With the score all square at four, junior center fielder Gary Brown led off the bottom of the sixth inning with a double to left.

After a hit batsman and a sacrifice bunt by Colon that advanced the runners to second and third, a sacrifice fly by Nick Ramirez drove in the go-ahead run.

Then, in the top of the seventh, Nick Ramirez relieved sophomore left-hander David Hurlbut (1-0) and earned his first save of the season by getting the final nine outs of the game. “(Nick Ramirez) has that presence to him,” said Bergeron. “I think now he just needs to learn how to separate his offense from his defense and his pitching from his offense and when he can do that he’s going to be a pretty special player.”

In the second game of Sunday’s double-header, Texas Christian University’s Horned Frogs (5-1) topped the Titans (2-4) by a score of 8-1, earning their fifth win of the season and claiming the weekend series against Cal State Fullerton.

The game, which saw the return of suspended Titan Head Coach Dave Serrano, featured an early-inning pitcher’s duel between sophomore right-handers Kyle Winkler (1-1) and Tyler Pill (1-1).

TCU and CSUF took a 1-1 tie into the top of the sixth inning, combining for only seven hits before the Horned Frogs exploded with a five-run sixth inning.

Pill, in his second start of the season, struggled in the sixth, giving up five runs on five hits.

“I didn’t see the ball coming out of his hand like I did earlier in the game,” Serrano said. “I didn’t feel like he was competing pitch to pitch. He was dwelling on too much of the negative stuff going on around him.”

In the top of the second, junior designated hitter Joe Weik drove in the first run of the game with an RBI single to left.

In the bottom half of the inning, a lead-off error by TCU junior second baseman Jerome Pena allowed Nick Ramirez to reach base.

After a hit batsman and a single by junior first baseman Walker Moore, senior catcher Billy Marcoe grounded into a double play that pushed Ramirez across the plate for the first Titan run.

In the decisive sixth inning, a leadoff single by sophomore left fielder Jason Coats, a walk and a single loaded the bases for sophomore shortstop Taylor Featherston, who drove in the second run of the game with an RBI single. After inducing a flyout to left for the first out of the inning, a sacrifice fly and a single pushed across the second and third runs in the sixth, giving TCU more

photo By david munoz/For the Daily Titan Sophomore pitcher Tyler Pill prepares to throw in the third game against TCU.

breathing room at 4-1.

“When Winkler left some balls up, we were taking those pitches and we weren’t being aggressive up in the zone and they made us pay for it and we didn’t make them pay for it. That was the difference in the game,” Serrano said.

Sophomore right-hander Colin O’Connell came on in relief for Pill and gave up a two-RBI double to senior catcher Bryan Holaday in the sixth and an RBI single to Featherston in the 7th.

After accumulating 11 hits in the first game of the double-header, the

Titans only accounted for five hits against the combination of Winkler and sophomore right-hander Kaleb Merck.

“We still have a lot of work to do, we’re not playing like we should and it’s an uphill battle at this point, we haven’t come out the way we expected to,” said junior center fielder Gary Brown.“It’s going to be a process. It’s just one thing at a time; working harder at practice, doing what we have to do in the weight room and just utilizing our time better.”

The Titans will host the University of San Diego Toreros on Mar. 2.

Titan Spotlight:

Adin Duenas

photo courtesy amber pappe Adin Duenas gets ready to take down Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s Filip Novachkov in the final of thePac-10 championship.

Cal State Fullerton junior wrestler Adin Duenas is on his way to the NCAA Div. 1 Wrestling Championship after he became the Pac-10 Conference champion in the 141-pound weight class Feb. 27.

Duenas scored a 9-3 decision over No. 2 Filip Novachkov of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at UC Davis and won the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Meet Award.

“This award means a lot because I didn’t expect it at all,” Duenas said.

He also knocked off No. 3 Levi Jones of Boise State, whom

Duenas upset in the semifinals.

Duenas will be making his second trip to the NCAA Championships.

“Coming in seeded fourth and taking first means a lot. It came down to wrestling hard and never giving up and good things come to those who work hard,” Duenas said.

“The top six guys in my weight were all ranked nationally in the top-25 so to come out in first place is really big for me.”

The Titans will send Duenas, junior 125-pounder Andre Gonzalez and senior 285-pounder Kurt Klimek to Nationals.