Daily Titan: Wednesday, April 14, 2010

April 14, 2010

Vol. 87 Issue 34

‘Death at a Funeral’ Remix

brings together all-star cast for a remake of a British comedy about love, death and the acceptance of family and all that they bring DETOUR, Page 3

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Double Down sandwich goes nationwide

Faire brings big crowd

By Katelin Paiz

Daily Titan News Editor news@dailytitan.com

Traditionally, sandwiches and burgers are defined by one thing: the bread that holds it all together. Otherwise, what you have is a wad of random stuff. A recent “low carb” trend reminiscent of the Atkins Diet, however, seems to have people straying from that tried-and-true formula in favor of what many might call “odd” results.

The Kentucky Fried Chicken sandwich, referred to lovingly as the “Double Down,” has, as of Monday, been made available nationwide. KFC began test marketing its new sandwich last April in both Rhode Island and Nebraska.

This sandwich is concocted of bacon, two different kinds of melted cheese, the Colonel’s secret sauce and, instead of bread, it is all pinched in between two pieces of Original Recipe chicken filets.

The calorie count adds up to 560, the fat to 32 grams and the sodium to 1380 milligrams, according to KFC’s Web site.

See CHICKEN, Page 2

Photo By Christine Amarantus/Daily Titan Editor at Large Known as “the drinking group with a singing problem,” the Poxy Boggards have created a large fanbase for themselves at the home faire in Irwindale. One of the group’s songs was adapted for a Dockers advertisement, which played during the recent Super Bowl.

By Christine Amarantus

Daily Titan Editor at Large detour@dailytitan.com

Team ‘O-Bang’ makes the Ultimate catch

As the Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale once again falls backwards in time, transforming into the Elizabethan era village of Port Deptford for the Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire, thousands turn out to relive England’s golden age and see the world-class performers the faire attracts.

A faire favorite, the Poxy Boggards, who are an allmale singing group notorious for performing traditional and original songs with bawdy lyrics, have built up a massive fanbase in the 17 years they’ve entertained crowds at the faire.

“Most of the music was very traditional and we

wanted to try to break out of that a little bit and it worked very well,” said the group’s director, Stu Venable. “This is the only faire we do ... This is really our home faire and our only faire.”

One of the Boggards’ songs, “I Wear No Pants,” was licensed and adapted for a Dockers commercial which played during the Super Bowl this year.

“I got an e-mail out of the blue in beginning of November 2009 from Draftfcb, which is the company that made the ad. And they said they wanted to license the song for a commercial that would be played during the Super Bowl,” Venable said. “I immediately thought it was a practical joke until I signed the contract, which was a month and a half later. I was playing along, but I seriously didn’t think it was going to happen.”

Venable said that the ad has been playing in Asia

and will soon be airing in Europe.

Although the Boggards have played venues like the House of Blues and the El Rey, Venable highly regards the Renaissance Pleasure Faire for getting the Boggards’ name out there while also giving them a consistent place for their fans to watch them live.

“It’s a great gig. I’ve talked to a lot of bands–the Fenians, Young Dubliners–they ask what we do and I tell them about Renaissance faire, (how) you go out for seven or eight weekends straight and you play three or four shows a day, and the crowds just show up,” Venable explained. “Every one of the bands I’ve talked to that go out and do actual touring circuits say, ‘That is a golden gig,’ and it is.”

See RENAISSANCE, Page 3

Crowd drawn to controversial preacher

By Brian Whitehead

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

photo courtesy richard gianforte Titan sophomore Micah Seabrook tries to deflect the disc as Cal Tech senior Price Pellegren skies up to grab it.

By Gilbert Guiterrez III

Daily Titan Asst. Sports Editor sports@dailytitan.com

Looking for a fast-paced, fun and energetic sport to play at Cal State Fullerton’s Sports Club Inter-Club Council? Do you enjoy playing soccer? How about basketball? Even football? Look no further, because Ultimate Frisbee is all of those sports rolled into one.

Word to the wise, be prepared to run, cut, jump and dive with all your might to catch the plastic disc before it hits the ground. No, this isn’t a usual game of catch that you play with your little sister. It’s an all out co-ed match of seven-on-seven that solidifies endurance, aerial passes and competition.

The object of the game is for one team to get across a football-sized field and score in their opponent’s end zone.

The first team to make it to a certain amount of points, that varies from game to game, wins.

Sure it sounds easy, but you cannot run with the disc.

Upon catching the disc you must stop where you are and you’re allowed ten seconds to pivot with one foot to avoid the defender in front of you and pass the disc off to one of your teammates.

See ULTIMATE, Page 6

While attending Cal State Fullerton, the learning never stops. On any given day, you might stumble across an impromptu religious lecture in the Quad on the way to your next class.

For approximately three hours Tuesday afternoon, Mark Steven, 52, a self-proclaimed “street preacher,” turned the grassy area between McCarthy Hall and University Hall into an open discussion forum by engaging in religious conversations with CSUF students.

“What we do as street preachers is come out here and proclaim the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ,” Steven said. “What better place than a college campus? You have a lot of young minds, many of them are open, and many of them are searching for the truth

photo By Christa connelly/Daily Titan Photo Editor Students laugh and applaud as one student points out to the protester a Bible verse which mentions being gental with others.

The protester responds by saying they haven’t read the Bible like he has read the Bible .

We come out here and tell the truth out of the gospel of Jesus.”

Holding a black, vertically rectangular banner with the phrases, “FOR THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH” and “YE’ MUST BE BORN AGAIN” emblazoned in large yellow letters on either side, Steven welcomed any and all questions regarding specific practices and teachings of Christianity.

“Students will see the banner and be like ‘OK what’s this all about,’ … then I’ll usually start out preaching the gospel.” Steven said. “Then I’ll ask ‘Does anyone have a question?’ Usually you get people who’ll ask questions, you really don’t have to ask them to ask questions.”

See STREET PREACHER, Page 2

ASI supports cultural awarness on campus

By Ashley Luu

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

The Association for Intercultural Awareness (AICA) and Associated Students Inc. worked together to host the Beauty Around the World Cookout event, which included a display of artwork, dolls and other symbolic objects that represent the meaning

of beauty in different cultures in the Quad, Tuesday.

While ASI executives handed out hot dogs to students, several tables from Cambodian, Chinese, Hispanic, Pakistani and student organizations on campus displayed personal collections that students volunteered to supply, said Uting Hsu, 18, business major.

“They (students) bring a message

to their culture, and allowing them to have this event, along with ASI Cookout, is definitely bringing together a lot of students and their organizations,” Hsu said.

AICA Chair Mark Hizon, 19, business administration major, said the event was a way to educate students about different cultures as well as showcasing AICA’s programs and cultural emphasis in order to build mo-

mentum and host more programs.

“We haven’t had a chance to show our presence as much in ASI cookouts as we’d like in the past so we’re changing that,” Hizon said.

Hizon said that educating the student population is important because there are misunderstandings between cultures.

See ASI, Page 2

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IN OTHER NEWS Social network sites help students

Pakistani airstrike investigated ISLAMABAD–Officials in Pakistan’s volatile tribal belt are investigating a recent airstrike by Pakistani military jets that villagers say killed at least 50 civilians in the Khyber region along the Afghan border.

The airstrike occurred Saturday April 10, in the Tirah Valley, a swath of dense woods that Taliban militants have been fleeing to as Pakistani troops ramp up pressure on the insurgent group’s strongholds in surrounding tribal areas.

Over the weekend, tribal belt officials had said the airstrike targeted Islamist fighters belonging to Lashkar-e-Islam, a Taliban-linked militant group. A Pakistani army spokesman said the military had conducted three days of reconnaissance and had verified the locations of bunkers and hideouts before launching the strike. But residents from the Tirah Valley village of Sra Vela said the dead and wounded were civilians with no connections to the region’s militant w

NATIONAL Obama gives dire warning at nuclear summit WASHINGTON–Calling for a “new mindset” among world leaders, President Barack Obama on Tuesday opened the working session of his international nuclear summit with dire warnings about terrorist efforts to get their hands on nuclear weapons.

Networks such as al-Qaida have tried to acquire the material for a nuclear weapon, the president told the assembly, predicting that if they were to succeed, “they would surely use it.’’

“Were they to do so, it would be a catastrophe for the world, causing extraordinary loss of life and striking a major blow at global peace and stability,” Obama said. “It is increasingly clear that the danger of nuclear terrorism is one of the greatest threats to global security, to our collective security.”

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Vote delayed on pollution guidelines

BAY AREA–The Bay Area air pollution board has postponed its vote on a plan to develop land use guidelines intended to reduce greenhouse gas and toxic air pollution.Responding to criticism that the guidelines could discourage development in areas near freeways and industries, the Bay Area Air Quality Board has decided to hold two more public workshops and separate meetings with city and county planners before taking the vote.

The vote originally set for April 7 has been moved to June 2.

District administrators aren’t recommending changes in the plan, but they say the extra time will give the public and land use planners more time to understand the 132-page proposal released in December.

The nine-county clean-air agency is holding public workshops at 9:30 a.m.

Thursday at Mountain View City Hall, and 1:30 p.m. April 26 at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission auditorium in Oakland. The air district is proposing the guidelines to help cities and counties decide when to require developers to conduct studies on whether their projects cause pollution with potential health risks.

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By Ashley Luu

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

While the job market remains low, graduating Titans can utilize social sites to connect with companies, network with others in the same field or find potential clients to get their job search off the ground.

According to Parade magazine Executive Editor, Lamar Graham, 15 million people were out of work last year, with national unemployment peaking at 10.1 percent in October of 2009.

“Last year, states paid a record $79 billion in unemployment benefits to as many as 30 million claimants…economists we talked to believe the worst is over. Manufacturing jobs are coming back, and we’re seeing a rise in overtime. But still, a complete recovery could take years,” Graham said.

Newsgradlife.blogspot.com lists 100 social sites that people can utilize as they search for careers. Jobster, JobFoxtop, Monster, Careerbuilder, and Ning are the top five social sites for job seekers.

Jobster allows job seekers to create a free career profile to search for jobs and helps employers locate them. JobFoxtop matches seekers with job listings also are best suited for them.

Monster is one of the largest job sites on the Web that can be a good start when browsing for openings.

On CareerBuilder, users can create and share their resume, search for work and read about tips on how to find a job. Ning contains social networks of various interests that users can join or create on their own.

The New Grad Life Website is another one of the multiple resources available to graduates who are in search of a job.

Another option for students can be found through Cal State Fullerton’s Web site.

Career Center employee Lindsay Kuek said that students should utilize Titan Connections because every company is screened for legitimacy. Students can follow networking professionals within their job category to network with them on Twitter, or post resumes and find job leads on LinkedIn. “I think it’s (using social sites) putting the job market on your fingertips more. You are able to connect with professionals, ask them questions and it’s networking in your proximity. Maybe people might find you through (these) opportunities,” senior Kuek said.

Entertainment studies major Courtney Cuomo, said that she has gotten a few interviews on Craigslist, a social site that she utilizes for job searches.

“It’s easier to see what’s out there,” Cuomo said, referring to the social site. “I think it’s really important because there are a lot more opportunities online that may not be local.”

According to a CBS News article, Facebook and Twitter allow people to make contacts by sending out a simple message. If frustration sets in, social networking sites can provide a good support system as unemployed people struggle to look for work.

Communications major Elaine

Gabler uses CareerBuilder because it is accessible on Cal State Fullerton’s Web site “It gives you an opportunity to see what’s out there and see what fits,” Gabler said. “It’s better to start early; to be familiar with sites and explore (them).”

Gabler said that even though there are other means to find jobs, such as reading newspapers or faceto-face interaction with companies of interest, the Internet is easily accessible to students.

“You can do it from anywhere: home, work. Through the years, it’s been what we’ve known. It’s harder for them (students) to go out and easier for them to go on the Internet,” Gabler said.

chicken: supersized without a bun From Page 1

on a sandwich really makes me sick,” said music major David Royster af“If you’re going to go to a fast food ter hearing about the ingredients of place, you might as well go with the KFC’s recent addition.

In stark contrast, self-described mindset that you’re going to eat junk while you’re there,” said radio TV inventor, artist and philosopher, film major Hailey August, although Alex Stenzel, 44, of Pacific Palisades, she made it clear that she would not Calif., has developed a new kind of breadless sandwich try the “Double that has taken the Down” herself. raw food commuEarly estinity by storm. mates made by Stenzel’s inventhe Vancouver tion, known as the Sun placed the “Gorilla Sandwich,” greasy concocsubstitutes tradition at more – David Royster tional sliced bread than half the for a hollowed-out recommended music major cucumber filled daily calorie inwith kale, olives, take.

KFC public relations representa- mustard greens, walnuts and avocado tive Rick Maynard clarified later in — among other healthy ingredients.

The name “Gorilla Sandwich,” acthe same publication, however, that the real figure would be closer to 590 cording to Stenzel, was chosen after calories, which is still 29 percent of researching gorillas and discovering the recommended daily calorie in- their diet consists of many greens that are high in protein. take.

“I’m very much into health,” StenKFC has been unresponsive to the Daily Titan’s request for more infor- zel said. “I’ve always been playing mation about the burger, but appears around with different types of herbs to be selling the new sandwich past and different kinds of vegetables.”

Stenzel, who is originally from an expectations.

“I’m a vegetarian, so double meat industrial area in Germany, came

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I’m a vegetarian, so double meat on a sandwich really makes me sick.

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across this idea when confronted with a choice: eat his salad at home or store it inside a hollowed-out cucumber.

This made it portable enough to take to the beach with him.

For Stenzel, who is a surfing enthusiast, the answer was obvious, and he was soon off to the beach to “kiss the waves,” as he calls it, with his new edible invention.

Stenzel also has had a world ranking for three different sports: tennis, mountain biking and the Iron Man World Championships in Hawaii in 1986.

“To reach the highest performance level possible, I experimented with different healthy diets,” he said.

Stenzel has even made a video demonstration on how to make a “Gorilla Sandwich” available on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=z4L3pb6pZ2w.

When faced with a choice, it seems that Cal State Fullerton students and faculty are torn between health and the norm.

“The cucumber one seems like a much better idea, although, it also appears to be for vegetarians, so I’m not sure if that would go over so well with meat eaters,” said math professor Margaret Kidd.

Some students were put off by both.

“The cucumber one looks a little bit too healthy and a little bit too weird,” said Daniella Martinez, a criminal justice major, who was also fast to point out that the “Double Down” looks “disgusting” and “messy” and that she would try neither.

“It is another fast food item. Many people will eat more than just the sandwich. They will most likely get another item and wash it all down with a soda adding another 500 calories to this 540 calorie sandwich,” said Colleen Kvaska, a nutrition intructor at CSUF. “Keep in mind that a 150 pound person would need to jog about 5.4 miles to burn up the calories in just the sandwich.”

Even CSUF’s very own Carls Jr. has embraced the idea with the new “Low Carb Six Dollar Burger” that offers patrons a charbroiled beef patty, two American cheese slices, tomato, red onions, dill pickles, mustard, mayonnaise and ketchup wrapped in iceberg lettuce, according to their Web site.

It seems that the jury is still out on whether these new sandwiches are indeed the greatest inventions since sliced bread.

asi: cultural cookout Street Preacher: voices faith to passing students From Page 1

“It’s important that we understand each other so we can preserve and embrace every culture,” Hizon said.

“There’s something unique about each and every single one that everyone can learn about and that everyone can enjoy.”

Crystal Rojas, 20, a communications major from the Hispanic Scholarship

Fund, was educating students about Quinceanera, a right of passage that celebrates a 15-year-old girl’s journey to womanhood. The display of blue flowers, a tiara, a necklace, a rosary on a pillow and a scepter, were examples of commemorative gifts that a young woman typically receives.

Accounting major Muhammad Abu-Qurah, 25, noticed the painting of Mecca that represents the holiest meeting site in Islam, and said it was interesting that so many cultures brought something from their background.

“It’s (the event) a way of getting students to be more tolerant with each other - to break stereotypes within themselves,” Abu-Qurah said.

Even though he was unable to make friends when he first attended CSUF, his involvement with AICA changed his perspective about college life and culture.

From Page 1

Wearing black sunglasses, navy blue Fila track pants and a tuckedin white shirt with the phrase “TRUST JESUS” on the front and “YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN – John 3: 1-21” on the back – both in red – Steven added CSUF to the list of college campuses he’s visited over the years – a list that includes UCLA and Fullerton College.

Alex Solis, a 22-year-old history major, approached Steven with a simple question concerning his method rather than his beliefs.

“I asked him how effective his

form of preaching was,” Solis said.

“It seems like he’s just shouting at people and not many people are taking interest. If he’s really trying to take interest, then why do it this way? It doesn’t seem like it’s working. I think it turns people down and turns people away from different religions. Especially the way they’re doing it,” Solis said.

After sharing his beliefs with students for the better part of the afternoon, Steven stressed the importance and significance of relating to college students.

“Some preachers preach a pretty hard message,” Steven said. “I’m the type of preacher who preaches a little bit more on the level with the students. I think I open up a little bit more with them as they do me.”

While some students tolerate such a vocal display of personal religious beliefs, others find the entire notion troubling.

“It’s an open debate about religious views and why Christ is good for you,” said Mike Maccabe, a 21year-old business major.

“I don’t like it. For me, everyone can do what they want and believe in what they want.”

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Death, ex-lax and a funeral

by Alison Munson

Daily Titan Staff Writer detour@dailytitan.com

Actors and comedians Chris Rock and Tracy Morgan were available for an interview Sunday, April 11, to talk about their upcoming film, Death at a Funeral.

Both Rock and Morgan agreed the movie is funnier and more of a “remix than remake” of the original 2007 British version. Discover more about Death at a Funeral in this interview with two hilarious people.

Daily Titan: What is the theme of the movie?

Chris Rock: The movie’s about acceptance. He (Aaron, the main character Rock plays) has a dad who’s gay, but he loves him to death. You know?

They are family no matter what.

Tracy Morgan: Family keeps you honest; they keep you grounded. It’s unfortunate when we all have to come together sometimes because somebody died. But it’s funny on top of that, when you add another layer on top of that it’s funny.

DT: When you were making this movie, did you watch the original to prepare for your roles in this film? Did you use it as a guide at all?

TM: Absolutely not. I saw the movie, but we wanted to add more flavor to it. I wanted to complement the role that I saw. When I saw the cast that everybody assembled, I was like, “This is going to be the bomb, baby.”

DT: What do you think are the differences between the original and the remake, and what makes the remake

Renaissance: a faire comes to Irwindale From Page 1

photo courtesy 2010 Screen Gems Inc. Chris Rock stars as the grieving son in Screen Gems’ comedy Death at a Funeral, which hits theaters Friday, April 16.

so appealing?

CR: You know, the British are very mannered, they are very polite with their comedy. This one isn’t even a remake, it’s a remix. It’s a Timbaland remix. It’s a lot more blunt, and a lot more over-the-top in places. It’s a funkier version. It’s like Aretha Franklin singing a Beatles song.

DT: Chris, what do you want your audience to think about after experiencing this film?

CR: This movie is really about accepting your family for whom they are, not to judge people. This guy finds out his dad’s gay and he’s alright with it. “That’s my dad and I love him no matter what.” This is a big movie for the African-American community. We

need to get off this bashing gay people shit.

DT: What is an example of an improv story from on the set?

TM: Danny Glover took ex-lax before I shot my scene and he really pooped in my hand.

CR: Yep, that happened. That really happened. What actually happened was, I slipped the ex-lax into his lunch and he didn’t know he took it and when we got to the poop scene he really pooped.

DT: What’s your favorite scene in the movie?

CR: My favorite scene in the movie … I just love Tracy and Danny on the toilet.

TM: When I first did that scene,

I did it so subdued. And they were like, “Wait a minute, you’ve got poop in your hand. You’ve got to go crazy!

You’ve got to go ballistic!” And that’s what we got. And that was, you know, people telling me. I was learning.

DT: Where do you see black comedy going? Has it become too cliché, in your opinion?

CR: I don’t know. I wish the women would get involved in it, to tell you the truth. It’s a little cliché. But you know, that’s what’s great about this movie: it’s not typical. There are a lot of good twists and turns and a lot of people playing in roles you’ve never seen them play. I don’t know where black comedy is going, but we’re taking it somewhere else.

Among other acts at the faire are the Van Kleaver Brothers, a pair of Dutch chefs who indulge in throwing knives and cracking whips. The duo, portrayed by Shelby Bond and Todd Abrams, come from two different backgrounds. Abrams, who also goes by Jack Dagger, is rather new to performing at Renaissance faires, while Bond, formerly of the theatre troupe Sound & Fury, has just under 20 years under his belt.

“This is my 16th or 17th year at faire. I’ve been coming here a long time. I came out to LA to act, and found it hard to get stage work. And then I found out about Ren faire,” Bond said. “So I came out and was doing ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream.’

I was doing other straight Shakespeare plays, and that turned into a great life for me. I found that not only could I do Renaissance faire in Los Angeles, there were faires all over America. So, I started touring and doing theatre about 15 years now.”

Bond commented on Renaissance faires being the new Vaudeville circuit for theater actors.

“You can create a show and tour it, and where else in the world can you have complete creative control?” he said. “You just make an idea and go for it. There’s a culture at faires –people they call ‘Rennies’–that tour around and do all of the events and you can work at Ren faires 12 months out of the year if you want.”

“Television and film,” Abrams added.

Abrams has taught celebrities how to throw knives for films like You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, and appeared on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, where he showed O’Brien how to throw knives and axes.

“That was a blast. Actually I was first supposed to do Ellen,” Abrams said. “Before that had a chance to come around and get scheduled, one of the producers who worked on the Ellen project now began to work on the (Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien) ... The experience itself was absolutely brilliant, Conan was just incredible to work with.”

Bond and Abrams came together when the two decided to combine their acting skills with Abrams’ knife-throwing abilities.

Regarding Renaissance faires, Bond said they love what they do.

“I feel really, really lucky to have found not just an outlet to perform, because that’s so important,” he said, “but to have had enough financial reward that I get to do it for a living.

To a lot of people, Renaissance faires are their escape. We live there.”

The Original Renaissance Faire will be running through May 23 at the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area.

Adult tickets are $25, with discount coupons available on their Web site, RenFair.com. Parking is $10. Costumes are encouraged.

REVIEWS

Long-running musical is a hit in the OC Hairspray

by Ashley Luu

Daily Titan Staff Writer detour@dailytitan.com

TheUrbanHangout.com

by Alison Munson

Daily Titan Staff Writer detour@dailytitan.com

It’s Friday evening and eating sushi in downtown Los Angeles is number one on your list. While you’re out, you’d also like to grab a couple of drinks at a dive bar during happy hour.

Unfortunately, you don’t know downtown LA too well and have no idea what parking is going to be like, or if any of the bars you’d be interested in visiting have a cover charge. What if the restaurants don’t take credit cards (since carrying cash is so ‘90s)?

Problem solved. There’s a new Web site in town that answers just about any nightlife query that LA-goers can muster. TheUrbanHangout.com is an LA nightlife review Web site that focuses on in-depth evaluations on a wide variety of bars, clubs and restaurants.

The main page of the site is easy-aspie to navigate, but don’t let that fool you. Once you type in a general search credential like “sushi,” the page goes all out with a map of the LA area and multiple search drop-down boxes that help narrow the results even further so you’re not scratching your head trying to figure out how to get the answers you’re actually looking for.

There are a few things lacking in the site, like a “nearest” option and the catalogue of venues is a bit threadbare with only 70 listings, but there is a team of seven legitimate staff writers who are working in the field to bring in more reviews every day. Also, every location reviewed on the site is chosen specifically for it’s uniqueness and outside-the-box qualities, which means no chains are listed.

Each writer has their own unique style and taste when it comes to nightlife, so as you get to know them through their reviews you can count on them to deliver every time with honest evaluations, unlike some Web sites that rely on random people who have time to blow on writing random reviews for random places.

These writers know what to look for when evaluating a location and they understand what their readers want to know about the places that they are interested in going.

That is not to say that readers can’t post their own opinions if their experiences are different than that of staff writers. Readers are encouraged to post their own reviews based on their own experiences.

What really stands out with this site is that it goes beyond any search and review site in terms of the depth and quality of the information provided.

Each review strives to answer any question before it’s asked, from attire requirements to business hours.

Filled with tremendous energy, entertainment and wit, Hairspray, the musical featured at the Orange County Performing Arts Center on Friday, April 9 touches on issues pertaining to the 1960s through an unlikely heroine’s uplifting story about racial inequality and the defiance of cultural standards.

An overweight and misunderstood teen, Tracy Turnblad, takes on the world by becoming a dancer on The Corny Collins Show, a popular television show similar to American Bandstand. While those around her poke fun at her size, Tracy does not let the negative energy get in her way.

Mother and daughter duo Velma and Amber Von Tussle stir up trouble in order to get their way and try to diminish Tracy’s popularity and career.

However, Tracy’s courage and actions toward equality strengthens her

spirit. With Tracy’s “more to love” body and larger than life personality, society is in need of people like Tracy who will persuade others in a positive way to embrace change and individualism.

Based on the original 1988 film directed by John Waters, the musical does a superb job at blending sexual and racial innuendos into a comedic, raunchy and modern fashion that entertains.

Smooth transitions from scene to scene consists of vibrant splashes of pastel colors, from wardrobe to set design. These key elements evoke the essence of Baltimore, Md., during the Equal Rights Movement in a fun and flashy way.

The musical brings nostalgia about the love of music and big, big hair, which will make you want to dance or sing your heart out to popular songs, “You Can’t Stop the Beat” and “Hairspray.”

As you are sucked in a whirlwind ride full of over-the-top numbers,

overdone hair and humorous and inspiring scenes performed superbly by the cast, Hairspray will thoroughly engage you to laugh, sing and groove to the beat.

Catch the show at the Pechanga Theatre on April 16 and 17, The Arlington Theatre on April 18 and the Fox Performing Arts Center between April 20 to 25.

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April 14, 2010

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ASI allows unethical practices For several years now, Cal State Fullerton’s Associated Students Inc. has allowed student government candidates to break widely accepted campaigning ethics by exploiting ambiguities in the ASI bylaws.

Any United States citizen understands that it is illegal to campaign at a polling place. California Elections Code Section 18540 (A) even goes so far as to prohibit anyone within 100 feet of a polling place from simply speaking to a voter about “marking his or her ballot.”

Yet, ASI has allowed mobs of a candidate’s supporters to lure passing students to unofficial polling places littered with propaganda advocating a single candidate.

“That is a tricky situation. We don’t have polling stations defined in the the bylaws as anything,” said ASI Elections Commissioner Genevieve Eldred. “Because ... you can get on (the system) from personal computers, we don’t prohibit people from using personal computers to vote. It’s become common practice over the last four or five years that (candidates or their supporters) provide their own laptops to vote because it’s the easiest way for them to actually get votes. Not that I agree or disagree with the practice, but we haven’t banned it.”

The argument in favor of allowing candidates to run their own polling place is weak; it is overbroad and simplistic. The simple fact that anyone can vote from any Internet-connected computer does not mean that a candidate cannot be prevented from setting up his or her own vote-generating machine. It would not be difficult to create bylaws that prevent the mass use of one or a few computers from casting hundreds of ballots.

What is most interesting is that ASI, an organization that takes its policies very seriously, has not amended the bylaws to fix a very apparent hole that leaves a major portion of the election process open to interpretation.

Although there is no explicit definition of a “polling station,” the bylaws do state, “The Voting System (System) refers to all polling stations and all Internet-connected computers generally available to all students located on the CSUF main and satellite campuses, all of which may be used during student elections to process student votes.

Personal computers may be used by students to vote,” in Article VII section 3 clause 1. The “System,” however, is only referred to four more times in the seven articles that address elections, which is of the 12 articles that make up the entirety of ASI’s bylaws. “Polling station” is referred to 13 times and receives no definition.

What is worse and most outrageous is that ASI is fully aware of the ethical processes that regard electioneering near a polling place. Article XI section 2 clause 4 of their own flawed bylaws states, “There will be no active campaigning within 50 feet of the polling stations.”

ASI has decided to interpret “polling station” as “official ASI-run polling station.” But any computer with an Internet connection could potentially be a polling station, especially ones designed to attract as many voters as possible to vote a certain way.

Admittedly, students could (if so inclined) set up their computer on their own time, and in a public area, to allow others access to the voting system. But if so, those are normal students, not official candidates, candidates who are supposed to adhere to strict bylaws that exist to protect voters and the integrity ASI elections.

The problem with polling “stations” is that it is all too easy for candidates and their supporters to pressure or mislead voters when they are asked to vote right in front of the candidate’s prying eyes. It is one thing to ask for someone’s vote, but it is another to stand right next to them and look them in the eyes just before they cast their ballot.

So why would ASI interpret “polling station” as a “campaign booth,” allowing candidates to repeatedly violate ethical practices that help govern fair and impartial voting? The answer seems to be ‘voter turnout.’ Because candidates are allowed to run their own polling places, they are motivated to get people to vote.

Eldred stated those in favor of the current interpretation would ask, “Would you rather have 10 percent of the student body voting or one percent of the student body voting?”

Governmental elections should not be games where ASI tries to see how many votes they can gather. It is an important process that decides who will be leading the CSUF student body for the coming year.

We would prefer the one percent of self-motivated, informed students to vote than the 10 percent of manipulated, uninformed cattle.

In the future, ASI should seek to earn the respect of the student body it aims to represent and conduct not only its elections, but itself in a way that promotes fairness and objectivity. The outcome of elections should not be subject simply to who has the most Greek affiliations, or who has the most petty cash for promotional party favors. Perhaps they should be determined by such novelties as who has the best ideas or ability to execute them.

Today we begin a two-day run-off election for ASI president and vice president. So go forth, Titans, take advantage of ASI’s folly. Vote for candidates who herded you to a computer and solicited your vote despite your lack of knowledge as to its impact, but seemed nice, flashed a smile and offered you a bottle of water.

We will all pretend to be surprised when the results are released. Who’s got the champagne?

Breaking the News “From the front pages to the judging masses”

Road to the Vatican’s recovery

by Tanya Ghahremani

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

With great power comes great responsibility, and subsequently, a lot of cover-ups. Politicians, big businesses, you name it – there are always secrets kept from the masses for the sake of building a better public image. This doesn’t make it right, of course, but it isn’t surprising when someone comes out with an admission of an extramarital affair or embezzlement.

But when it comes to religion and the face of the Catholic Church, more care needs to be paid to the things they see fit to hide from everybody – mostly because the things they hide from everybody always turn out to be affairs between elderly priests and young boys.

Documents recently surfaced that suggest Pope Benedict XVI may have been deeply involved with covering up the cases of sexual abuse that have long plagued the church, an action that was supposedly rooted in a fear that the news would cause a scandal.

Oh, really? And they didn’t think that a bigger scandal would arise from a cover-up? A scandal about a scandal is so much worse. I really can’t understand how that even occurred to them as being the more favorable choice.

A priest’s sex scandal might be a public relations nightmare, but it’s also a matter of enacting justice – priests are certainly not above the law.

You can’t just pat them on the head, ground them for a week and say that they’ll learn from their mistakes. The abusers are, to put it bluntly, criminals. That’s impossible

Photo Courtesy MCT The road to Saint Peter Basilica in Vatican City. The Vatican City is home to the Pope and the heart of the priest child abuse controversy.

to deny. If the church isn’t handling the punishment correctly, the law needs to be applied to ensure that these crimes don’t just slip through the cracks of the justice system.

Given the massive amount of child abuse being reported in light of the scandal – hundreds have been reported so far – one has to wonder what the control variable has been amongst priests that makes this happen so often all across the world.

And, so far, there’s really only been one thing that could quite possibly be it.

It’s no secret that priests are required to be celibate. Though many would argue that this isn’t a matter of abstaining from sex and rather an issue of the sexuality of priests, let me put it this way – what happens in prisons that are all samesex? Inmates often have sexual relations with one another because they would be forced to be celibate otherwise.

The fact that priests are required to be celibate doesn’t make the child abuse right or the least bit understandable, but it does present a possible reason for the massive amount of abuse cases. The idea of abolishing the requirement should at least be explored and taken into consideration, rather than just dismissing the allegations of abuse and the cover-up as “petty gossip” (which a cardinal actually did in defense of Pope Benedict XVI’s involvement in the cover-up).

The requirement of priesthood celibacy is rooted in old Catholic Church traditions that date back as far as the 11th century. A thousand years later, though, it seems like the meaning has whittled down to nothing but preserving a longstanding tradition.

It would change nothing in the Catholic Church if the celibacy requirement was lifted. If priests were allowed to have sex, the temptation wouldn’t be there at all. In reality, the real crime here isn’t that the church tried to cover it up, but that the abuse ever happened in the first place.

It’s time for the Catholic Church to re-evaluate its approach to sex, not only to rid itself of a pointless tradition that had long been outdated, but also to, hopefully, put a stop to the child abuse that keeps happening under their watch. If they don’t, and allegations of child abuse keep arising, the fact of the matter is that they’ll lose what supporters they have left – even the most devoutly religious couldn’t possibly condone that behavior, and hopefully they wouldn’t want to be a part of a church where it manages to occur so frequently. It is time for the Vatican to recover its image.

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‘Lake Show’ is limping to the playoffs By cort tofoya

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

The Lakers are guaranteed to finish with the top seed in the Western Conference and home court advantage throughout the playoffs (with the exception of the NBA Finals – if they get there).

Yet, strangely, fans of the purple and gold have a lot to worry about (and I don’t just mean the Mavericks).

The Lake Show is limping into this year’s playoffs.

And by limping, I mean that literally as well as figuratively. Center Andrew Bynum has missed the past 10 games with a strained left Achilles’ tendon, and star guard Kobe Bryant sat out two games last week to nurse a broken finger and bummed legs.

Yahoo! Sports reported on the team’s Sunday medical watch that,

“forward Ron Artest (sprained left that question when the team doesn’t thumb) is playing with tape on his respond to your coaching, you’re setnon-shooting hand, guard Shan- ting yourself up for a hypothetical, non Brown (sprained right thumb) like, ‘If they’re not going to respond is playing with tape on his shoot- to your coaching, why do you want ing hand and guard Sasha Vujacic to come back and coach them?’” (sprained right shoulder) is wearing Jackson told the LA Times. “Either a protective pad.” they respond or they don’t respond.

Every team has injuries, but these If they don’t respond, you say, ‘no, nagging health problems put quite a this isn’t the time for me to continue dent in the Lakcoaching.’” ers’ shield of inWhat are the vincibility. chances that a The team coach thinking chemistry issues of quitting on his arising from the team next season lackluster play leads them to an this past month NBA champion– Kobe Bryant ship?

(4-6 over their shooting guard last 10 games) Hint: highly should also be of unlikely. Jackson’s concern. frustration with Coach Phil Jackson has made his club seemed to boil over a week some troubling statements, like the later, when the league fined him ones on the heels of a blowout from $35,000 for criticizing officials after the Oklahoma City Thunder in late a 20-point loss to the San Antonio March.

Spurs.

When asked about coaching the The comments coming out of Lakers next season he responded by Bryant’s mouth haven’t been very saying, “After tonight, asking me encouraging either.

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I expected us to have the best record in the league. That didn’t happen.

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At the end of the season, the Lakers are dealing with major health issues

“I expected us to have the best record in the league. That didn’t happen,” Bryant said. “From that standpoint, we’ve been disappointing so far.”

It’s now a certainty that the Lakers will play the Thunder in the first round of the playoffs.

If you’re not giddy about seeing their superstar, Kevin Durant, on the big stage, you don’t like NBA basketball.

He’s a tough matchup for any team, but the Thunder’s shoddy frontline means the Lakers will assuredly advance.

The only X-factor will be the emergence of Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook, who should already be giving the Lakers’ point guards Derek Fisher and Jordan Farmar nightmares.

At the end of the day, the Lakers are still far from championship form.

But after six long months of basketball, fans are ready to see some games that actually matter.

You just have to wonder if Kobe and company feel the same way.

photo courtesy mct Portland Trailblazers’ forward Nicolas Batum tries to stop shooting guard Kobe Bryant.

ULTIMATE: FRISBEE IN ITS FIFTH YEAR If the disc is dropped, the disc is turned over to the other team giving them opportunity to score, thus, making the game a race to the finish.

There are some risks involved, and unavoidable injuries may occur, but athleticism is not required.

No pads, no helmets, no problem.

However, molded cleats are allowed on the field.

No officiating is necessary for this game, but the teams do attempt to be fair and follow Ultimate rules.

For example, players are allowed to call out fouls, pics, out of bounds and it is up both teams to decide if the call was accurate.

CSUF’s team, “O-Bang,” encourages any full-time student with the urge to run and have fun to join this up-and-coming game.

“O-Bang” fielded their first team in the fall of 2005 and they have been going strong ever since. This

year at Discover Fest, the team gath- with the team and the team is just ered nearly 80 people who were in- like my family.” terested in playing, but only four of The team is funded by the SCICC, them showed up at their very next but the majority of their funds are practice. raised by the players to play in tourThat won’t keep them from hav- naments in Southern California. ing fun and diving On April 10, in the grass, not “O-Bang” sufone bit. fered a 15-2 loss Titan sophoto Cal Tech’s more Harry Ultimate team, “ O c h o - C i n c o” “Tractor,” and Meussner is an Ultranscended to timate player who knock out their isn’t afraid to get – Adam Ruggiero second opponent dirty and give it team, “Dos Maco-captain the very best that nos,” 15-5 in the he can give for his sectionals tourteam, for he dove, nament on Cal slid and sprinted up and down the State Long Beach’s soccer field. field for six points out of 15 in SunAgainst “Dos Manos,” “O-Bang” day’s matchup against Cal State San struck first on their second possesMarcos’ team “Dos Manos.” sion of the game with a flick pass “I was just happy to play Ulti- from midfield to Meussner in the mate,” Meussner said. “Coming to end zone, assisted by Titan sophoschool I didn’t think that I was going more Co-Captain Adam Ruggiero. to play Ultimate and I had no idea “Dos Manos” kept charging and what it was, and now I’m playing exchanged points with “O-Bang,”

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It gets tough, it takes a lot of endurance to (play Ultimate).

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until Titan senior Barrett Eng collided with a “Dos Manos” defender.

The Titans would drive for three unanswered points, setting the score at 7-3.

“Dos Manos” would battle back with two more points, but that did nothing to stop “O-Bang” from getting in the end zone.

In the game’s final play, Ruggiero used a hammer throw of the disc (tossing the disc overhead and upside down) in the direction of Meussner and Titan senior Co-Captain Katie Barnes. The disc grazed Barnes’ fingertips and fell into the hands of Meussner for the “O-Bang” victory.

“We all wanted that last one for Katie, for the team. We just wanted to finish the season strong,” said Titan sophomore Micah “The Flash” Seabrook.

In previous tournaments, the Titans would play anywhere from three to six hour-long games in a single day.

“It gets tough, it takes a lot of endurance to (play Ultimate),” Rug-

photo By gilbert gutierrez III/Daily Titan Asst. Sports Editor Cal State Fullerton Ultimate Frisbee squad, known as ‘O-Bang,’ gets pumped up.

giero said. “If subs are used well, the team will maintain enough stamina to play the whole day.”

“O-Bang” has overcome a huge deficit compared to last season’s second to last place finish, to finish 14th out of 25 teams. Although “O-Bang” did not advance to the

regional tournament, they walked away from Long Beach proud about their final performance of the year.

“I feel good. I feel really honored to play with these guys, and I felt like we came out here and gave it everything we had. And it’s always good to end on that note,” Barnes said.