California State University, Northridge
Volume 50 • Number 120
June 9-13, 2008
Antonio Galvan Jr., 28, was in a car collision Sunday morning on June 1. He was a member of
the CSUN chapter of the Beta Gamma Nu fraternity.
Student dies, frat brothers remember him
TINA HELWAJIAN
A
Staff rEPORTer
ntonio Galvan Jr. was major-
ing in business at CSUN
with the hopes of becoming
the chief executive officer of a suc-
cessful company and retiring by age
40. This dream is no longer possible
because his life was cut short on
June 1. He was 28.
Galvan was driving home
northbound on Interstate 5 south of
Roxford Street in the early hours
of the morning when he collided
with another vehicle. Galvan lost
control of his car, which careened
across the lanes and went down the
embankment landing in a nearby
Motel 6 parking lot. He was eject-
ed from the car.
Friends and family remember
Former A.S. president vetoes 14 campus budgets
DESSIRAEE ELEBY
E
STAFF REPORTER
ighteen A.S. budget items,
including campus programs that
benefit students’ safety, aware-
ness and tutoring, may lose funding
they receive from the A.S. government
for the 2008-09 academic year.
Adam Haverstock, the former
student president, vetoed a total
of $177,572 of funding from three
sections of the newly proposed $6.7
million budget: clubs and organiza-
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Arts & Entertainment 5-6
Classifieds 7
Sports 8
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Galvan as a dreamer who lit up any
room into which he walked.  nity member, said, “Antonio Gal-
“Antonio always had a smile
and a hug for everyone he came
across,” said Vickie Euyoque, Gal-
van’s aunt. “He had a gorgeous
smile. He’d fill the room and his
family with love.”
Galvan was a member of the
Beta Gamma Nu fraternity for
several years while he attended
CSUN.
“He was like my little brother,”
said Miguel Gonzalez, founder of
the fraternity. “He really was some-
thing else. He was a happy person.
He was honored and respected in
the fraternity.”
Gonzalez said he had to break
the news about Galvan’s death to
a lot of BGN fraternity members
who were shocked and disturbed.
tions, university programs, and A.S.
programs and services. The budget
has yet to be approved.
David Crandall, the A.S. gen-
eral manager, said the funding was
placed into an unallocated reserves
account.
“A.S. priorities are skewed,” said
Stephanie Haibloom, president of
Blues Project, an organization that
had its funding vetoed. The Blues
Project educates students about the
symptoms of suicide and depression
via classroom presentations and by
features
Sex, the city and partying hardy
on the Sierra Hall rooftop
See page 4
A financially independent student newspaper
Courtesy of Beta Gamma Nu
Michael Nassif, a BGN frater-
van was an easy-going, fun-to-be-
around guy. He was a good friend
and he will be missed.”
Fraternity brother John Gaxiola
said, “I just saw him on Thursday.
I’m not an emotional person, but
I’ve never had anyone close to me
pass away.”
Gaxiola said he received the
news via text message on the morn-
ing of the accident.
“I was crying when I found
out,” Gaxiola said. 
“It’s weird. We were just hanging
out, talking and laughing. We were
talking about everything and any-
thing,” Gaxiola said. “I didn’t know
him very well on a personal level,
but he was one of those guys you
could just hang out with anytime.”
handing out pamphlets.
“We all need an ice hockey team
that none of the students know
about,” Haibloom said. “But we
don’t need needed services to help
with anorexia, date rape, depression,
suicide or escorts to walk girls to
their cars at night.”
Haverstock vetoed more than
$30,000 from the budgets of The
Matador Involvement Center (MIC)
and the Student Development and
See veto, page 3
Jack Black unleashes the
Panda-monium within
Since 1957
232 students’ online
votes lost to neglect
Monica Duester
Last online voting
A
Staff REPORTer
faulty online voting system system also failed
and a lack of coordination
resulted in 232 lost student Monica Duester
T
Staff rEPORTer
votes during last semester’s election
for the 2008-09 A.S. presidency. hough an online voting
Three hours after students cast their system resulted in the loss
votes online for Adam Haverstock, of 232 students’ votes dur-
who was A.S. president at the time, ing last semester’s election for
or Miguel Segura, who was ultimate- the 2008-09 A.S. presidency, it
ly declared the new A.S. president, was not the first time an online
the online voting system was shut voting system failed during an
down. The system failed.  A.S. election.
Brian Miller, student affairs Web EBallot, a third-party vendor
developer, said sessions were “bleed- specializing in Web-based
ing” between online voters, making elections, previously administered
it impossible to know if votes were
authentic.  See Eballot, page 3
“It was a failure on our part for not
conducting all the necessary tests and coordinate it with the A.S. Elections
being fully prepared,” Miller said.  Committee.
“There was a failure of coordination
Miller said mock trials were con-
ducted prior to the election did not and we should have communicated to
result in any problems because a the elections committee that full-scale
handful of people tested the online tests needed to be conducted before
voting system, as opposed to the elections,” Schantz said. “We feel ter-
many people who vote in real student rible about the entire situation.” 
body elections, Miller said.   The online voting system shut
Paul Schantz, student affairs direc- down on April 8 at 11 a.m. after tech-
tor of Web and technology services, nical difficulties, and the 232 students
who voted between 8 a.m. and 10:45
said they intended to put the system
through a production level of 50 or
more people, but they were unable to See web vote, page 3
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Pundits explain why gas prices soar
Theresa Wray California, where a gallon of corn and oil, until the maturity
regular gasoline costs an aver- date when they hope to sell it

A
Staff Reporter
Pan-African studies major
said she had to cut back
on going to the movies
and other social events to save
money.    gallon of gas costs $4.28.  ment Services. “We haven’t built
“When I want to go around
town, my boyfriend either drives
me or I’ll walk or ride my scoot-
er,” said Krystal Sims, who lives
in the campus dorms. “I ride my
scooter to school every other day
now.”
American drivers are changing
their lifestyles to compensate for
high prices at the gas pump while
economists and investment ana-
lysts debate the causes of rising
oil prices.  Krol, professor of economics at
“I had to pay $4.25 this morn-
ing and almost had a heart attack,”
Sims said.
The price of oil has more than
doubled in the past year. Though
the cost recently fell from its
May 22 high of $135 to $122 per
barrel, it will be a while before
people see the change at the gas
Theresa Wray / Staff Reporter pump. Consumers are still paying
A driver fills her tank at ARCO gas station, which is located on $30 or more to fill up a seven-gal-
Nordhoff Street near the 405 Freeway. Gas is $4.23 per gallon. lon tank.  many of which consist of wheat,
age of $4.36, is the most expen-
sive state in which to buy gas,
The American Automobile Asso-
ciation indicates. The second most
expensive state is Alaska, where a
Economists are debating the
cause for the increase. Some pun-
dits argue not enough oil is read-
ily available to meet the demand
of consumers. The U.S. Energy
Information Administration indi-
cates the national demand for gas
has averaged 9.3 million barrels
per day in the last four weeks.
“There are many factors, but
the real story is about plain old
supply and demand,” said Robert
CSUN. “The demand is simply
growing faster than supply, and
we don’t have enough refineries
to produce what we need.”  sumer should look at them as pro-
Several investment analysts
attribute the increase in gas prices
to investor speculation. Specula-
tion is an investment practice that
allows investors to buy future
stocks, betting that the price will
increase. They hold commodities,
back at a higher price. 
“When investors hold these
stocks, they decrease supply,”
said Andrea Manea, senior ana-
lyst at AIG SunAmerica Retire-
refineries in 30 years.  The price
of oil has doubled in recent years
when we’ve seen more specula-
tion.” 
A recent government supply
report shows that the demand for
gas for the week ending May 30
was down by 1.4 percent from the
same period last year.  This indi-
cates that high prices at the pump
are changing driver’s behavior. 
Shirley Svorney, chair for
the Department of Economics
at CSUN, said speculators are a
good indication of how we should
change our behavior, and the con-
viding valuable information.
“Speculation is not a bad
thing,” Svorney said. “If they are
betting that the price of oil will
go up, that’s a signal of what
can happen in the future.  That
See gas prices, page 7

Psychology lab closes, animals find homes

Tina Helwajian Hardy said, “I am too ethically imposed would release CSUN’s liability and give
to euthanize a perfectly healthy animal. the New Life Animal Sanctuary owner-

T
Staff Reporter
he closing of the psychology
department’s on-campus animal
lab has driven CSUN to contrib-
ute hundreds of animals to the New Life
Animal Sanctuary.
In November 2007, Paul Skolnick,
the chair of the psychology department,
informed the faculty that they would
be converting the psychology animal
facilities into human subjects research
cubicles, said Donna F. Hardy, professor
of psychology at CSUN.
At the semi-annual meeting of the
university’s Institutional Animal Care
and Use Committee (IACUC), the offi-
cial closing of the psychology depart-
ment’s vivarium was announced.
 More than 250 animals in the lab,
including about 150 mice - some have
not yet been counted - four guinea pigs,
20 rats and about 60 hamsters were used
for observational studies. Because the
animals were state property, they were
not eligible for adoption.
Scott Perez, director of research and
sponsored projects at CSUN, and other
faculty members, said euthanizing the
animals was an alternative to which
nobody wanted to resort.
“We had lots of precious little crea-
tures and euthanizing them was not an
option,” Hardy said.
With the help of her students, Hardy
was able to contact the New Life Animal
Sanctuary in May 2008, and they were
more than happy to adopt the animals
from CSUN.
“The New Life Animal Sanctuary’s
purpose is to give a new life to animals
who were previously used in experi-
ments,” said Gina Lynn, co-founder of
New Life. “We give them a better life
where they could just be themselves and
not be experimented on.”
Lynn said she received an e-mail mes-
sage from one of Hardy’s students inform-
ing her of the lab’s closing. The New Life
Animal Sanctuary was founded in Febru-
ary 2008, and although their doors were
not officially opened for business, they
still wanted to take the animals.
Perez said the IACUC has protocols
on file for every animal that states what
the animal will be used for and what will
be done with them once the experiments
are done.
Since the animals were state property
Lynn had to follow these state protocols
and go through a three-week process that
ship of the animals.  
“There was red tape involved because
they were the state’s property and we had
to jump through the proper hoops to get
the animals,” said Lynn.
Hardy met with Lynn when the ani-
mals were being transferred.
“Donna seems to be a very caring and
compassionate person,” said Lynn. “She
choked us up. Most often people who
use animals in research don’t take care of
them and that wasn’t the case with her.”
Lynn, along with several of her
employees, spent four hours transport-
ing all of the animals off of the CSUN
campus to various locations including
Redondo Beach.
“A lot of them have already gotten new
homes,” said Lynn. “All of the animals
that are not yet adopted are being fostered
amongst some of our board members.”
New Life Animal Sanctuary is look-
ing for a five-acre parcel of land in
Acton, Calif., so that they can expand 1. Black Syrian hamster checks out his new home.
their services. 2. A mother mouse feeds her babies. 3. Co-founders
  “It’ll be a place where animals can Allison Lance and Gina Lynn present certificates of
live out there lives and be as happy as honor to Donna Hardy. 4. Many animals live in the
possible in huge homes,” said Lynn. cages. 5. A mouse finds a new home. 6. Co-founder
“Some will be permanent residents and Allison Lance and board member Pia Salk with a
some will be adopted out.” black Syrian hamster in her hand.

Departments on campus scramble to find ways to cut back on costs

Theresa Wray heads of department throughout genetic diseases.  that includes the study of genet- Impending CSU budget cuts
the campus to trim their budgets “This career is hot right now,” ics and psychology. We’ve found have also resulted in a hiring

D
Staff Reporter
epartments on campus
are looking for ways to
decrease their operational
costs to prepare for a shortfall in
state funding, which could range
from $12 to $22 million during
the 2008-09 academic year.
Academic Affairs has put aside
a one-time lump sum of $5 million
dollars to combat the impending
budgetary shortfall. Harry Hel-
lenbrand, vice president of aca-
demic affairs, sent a plan to the
in the hopes of collecting an
additional $3 million.
The CSUN Genetic Counsel-
ing Program does not have money
left to trim from its budget, and
the program may close its doors
during the 2009-10 academic
year if it does not procure more
funding, said Aida Metzenberg,
who directs the program.
Genetic Counseling graduates
are trained to act as liaisons
between medical doctors and
family members who suffer from
Metzenberg said. “Our students
often receive job offers before
they graduate. Most of them
are now working in places like
Cedars-Sinai, UCLA Medical
Center and Kaiser.”   berg said. “It’s a little too late.”  accepted. Five are still pending.
Budgetary constraints are dif-
ficult for 50 percent of the pro-
gram’s students who passed their
graduation exam.
“That happened only one year,
but this year 100 percent of our
students have passed,” Metzen-
berg said. “It is a difficult exam
better ways to help our students
with the material.”   Hellenbrand said.
“The program and career
opportunities are great now, but
we can’t get funding,” Metzen-
The CSUN Genetic Coun-
seling program requires about
$90,000 to maintain its opera-
tions each academic year. With-
out additional university fund-
ing, a remaining nine students
will be the last to graduate from
the program.
freeze during 2009 and 2010,
Thirty-one people were recent-
ly offered teaching jobs to fill
open positions, 26 of which have
The Department of Recreation
and Tourism Management in the
College of Health and Human
Development has moreover
agreed to reduce the number of
hours their part-time instructors
See budgets, page 7
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web vote
Continued from page 1
a.m. did not count.  mass scale,” Schantz said. “The last
Elections moved to an emergency
paper ballot race for the remainder
of April 8 and 9. The conclusion
ended in a tie, with 811 votes for both
opposing slates, Adam Haverstock’s
Students First and Miguel Segura’s
Educate, Empower, Enhance (E3).
A recount concluded with an 811-
805 outcome with Students First on
top, though the slate was not victori-
ous because it did not have 50 percent
of the total votes plus one, the require-
ment to win an election.  A run-off
election set for April 22-23 ended in
an E3 victory that cost an additional
$8,000 from the student budget, min-
utes from a Senate meeting indicate.     ident Nicole Umali. That will be one of
Schantz and Miller confirm that
all the necessary features on the sys-
news
tem are working properly.  
“We’ve made all the fixes, but
eballot elections committee director, worked
with Paul Schantz, Brian Miller and
is saved by eliminating the cost of
paper ballots said Schantz, and it is
need to heavily test the system on a Continued from page 1 an independent consultant to design more environmentally friendly.    
online A.S. elections.  A.S. paid a a campus-based online voting Schantz said the Faculty Senate
thing we need is another disaster.”  $4,000 annual contract with Votenet system.   expressed interest in using the
Enhancements remain to be imple- Solutions Inc., the parent company The new system had a one-time system for their elections process
mented to the online voting system, of eBallot, since the spring 2006 startup cost of $8,000, Vincent said.  as well. 
Schantz said.  semester.  After two years, the online voting Heidi Wolfbauer, administrative
“It is still a work in progress,” Leanne Vincent, coordinator of system hosted on campus would pay analyst for the Faculty Senate Office,
Schantz said.   student leadership for A.S., said for itself, she said. talked with Schantz at a preliminary
System features yet to be imple- eBallot never worked properly.  They were able to pull students’ level about implementing online
mented include the function of rec- Students encountered problems information from the SOLAR elections. 
ognizing candidates’ eligibility to every year with eBallot’s Web-based database and store it in a specific data The online elections site will be
participate in A.S. elections and rec- voting that included trouble with warehouse configured by CSUN’s open for any campus organization to
ognizing if students paid their A.S. wireless connection on campus, Central Information Technology use once it is implemented.
fees, which allows them to vote. technical glitches, and the inability and secured within the campus data Vincent said the goal is for
Schantz and Miller plan to have to log into the system and to vote center.   students to be able to vote and to
the next A.S. elections online, but it is from America Online. Schantz said getting rid of eBallot make sure their vote counts.
ultimately the decision of the new A.S. “Every election cycle came back prevents third-party outsiders from “Paper ballots will always be
President Miguel Segura and Vice Pres- with the same problems, so it was potentially obtaining students’ the most effective, because for one
decided through A.S. to create our information. That was always a student there is one vote, but it’s not
the issues discussed at their A.S. annual own system,” Vincent said. concern.   the most efficient and resourceful,”
retreat at Disneyland this summer.  Vincent and Mazen Hafez, On top of that, a lot of money Vincent said. 

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International Programs (SDIP)
Graduate Assistant Organization
Advising.  SDIP Leadership Institute, SDIP
He also vetoed $25,189 from the
A.S. recycling program and they
services it provides. This funding
was used to promote awareness of
the campus recycling program and
student compensation.
Fourteen campus programs may
lose all their funding if Haverstock’s
vetoes are approved. The programs
include the CSUN Aquatic Center,
the Blues Project, the Center of
Grow in LA (DIG), Project ACT,
Project DATE, Public Safety Escort
Service, Science and Math Retention
Tutors, Science and Math Retention,
Student Panels for an International
Curriculum and Education (SPICE),
SDPI MIC Volunteer Program, Stu-
dent Health Advisory Committee
and University Ambassadors.
CSUN President Jolene Koester
deferred approving the newly pro-
posed A.S. budget at the request of
members of the A.S. students, said
Terry Piper, vice president for stu-
dent affairs.
A budget recommendation Haverstock said a “veto can stop paid or for the $8,000 that the state
meeting with Koester is schedule an action, but can’t take action” gives the university, not the $74
for Tuesday, June 10, said Miguel in regard to why he did not place student representative fee, should
Segura, the new A.S. president. the funding for the vetoed items pay (for these university programs),”
The A.S. Senate will vote on the into a specific account. He said he Haverstock said. 
items discussed at the budget rec- would prefer that the funds go into The vetoes were for programs op-
ommendation meeting at their June the Student Advocacy Account and erated by university employees and
24 meeting. the Academically Related Reserves ran by administrative staff, Haver-
 “Its up to the Senate, not us,” Account (ARRA). stock said.
said Segura about his and Koester’s “The A.S. fee should go to pro- The programs that may lose their
roles in deciding the annual A.S. grams that are student-initiated funding will have to be funded out of
budget. and student-operated, not univer- another source or eliminated, Piper
 “All the work, struggle and time sity programs,” Haverstock said in said.
commitments that the senate went regard to why he vetoed funding The programs can apply for
through just went to waste,” said for certain items in the newly pro- grants or look for another sponsor,
Segura, who did not agree with
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Haverstock’s use of the veto. “The dollars from $3,000 tuition year to year, Piper said.

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‘SATC’ fans ArcLight and found it more fancy than
say, Pacific Theaters,” Younna said.

party on roof
“Perfect for the occasion.”
Students and their guest were

of Sierra Hall
dropped off on the Sunset Boulevard
entrance prior to 10 p.m. With tickets
in hand, a line of well-dressed people
stretched the walkway as the sound
Libby Johnson of heels clicked on the wet pavement.

A
staff reporter
student planning committee
used student fee dollars to kick
off the summer with a whole lot
of Sex and the City on the rooftop of
Sierra Hall on May 30.
A select number of guests drank
virgin Cosmos from pink plastic martini
glasses as Frank Sinatra music played
in the background at the “mocktail”
event.
Reminiscent of a New York City
skyline, speckles of confetti glim-
mered on the ground and onto pink and
black-clothed tables, sans chairs. Finely
dressed guests received large cocktail
rings to wear from people wearing
green All Access passes.
The party allowed guests a chance
to mingle while partaking in appetizers
and chocolate-dipped strawberries or
marshmallows, and all had a chance
to win official Sex and the City prizes
before boarding one of two charter
buses for a semi-private screening of
the highly anticipated movie at Holly-
wood’s ArcLight Cinemas.
Jessica Comingore was one of the
guests who won the prized “SATC”
movie hardcover book after finishing
the quote out loud, “Good on paper,
bad in bed.”
Friends enjoy conversation while drinking virgin cosmos on the fourth floor rooftop of Sierra Hall
at the “Sex and the City” pre-party before going off to see the movie.
Magdalena Cruz, a senior art major
who wore a white dress to the “mock-
tail” event, cut above the knees, said,
“It was the mocktails (that made it a
modern party)!”
Her friend, Audrey Younna, the
director of the planning committee that
made it all happen, invited Comingore
to the event.
Younna is a fan of the TV show. As
director of the planning committee in
question, Younna pitched the idea for
their first summer event.
“I was told to not be afraid to do
a film event, so when I talked with
Leanne (Vincent, the planning commit-
tee’s advisor), and told her how much
fun it would be to do a movie screening,
she was all for it … she too was a fan of
the show,” Younna said.
Libby Johnson / sTAFF REPORTER
Kishara Salgado, assistant execu-
tive director for the planning commit-
tee, helped Younna organize the event.
They reasoned that Sierra Hall’s rooftop
would be a great location for a “New
York” feel. Younna and Salgado also
decided that if guests dressed up for
the event, the synergy would come
together.
“I always loved going to the
After making their way inside, the
“SATC” fans were encouraged to sit in
designated rows and wait for the 10:20
p.m. showing.
A gentleman dressed in a polo shirt
and black pants welcomed the crowd
to the screening, thanking everyone for
showing up and to enjoy the show. An
excited audience later replied to a shout-
out to CSUN.
The lights dimmed and the screen lit
up with 13 minutes worth of previews.
But when the “SATC” music filled the
chilly theater, loyal fans cheered.
“The movie was done it a way that
if you had never seen it, you would still
be able to follow along and find a life
lesson,” Salgado said.
A brief introduction kicked off the
“SATC” movie, updating fans on what
Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Saman-
tha have been up to since the show
ended four years ago on HBO.
As far as die-hard fans are con-
cerned, people in attendance agreed that
the movie, which generated about $56
million during its opening weekend, did
justice to the overall premise of the TV
show. A sequel is rumored to be in the
works.
A.S. SPACE organized the event in
collaboration with the Union Program
Council (UPC).

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arts & entertainment

New country music album
not much of a jewel at all
TINA HELWAJIAN cheesy attempt at a coun- on current trends. Pop
try album with cliché lyrics music was at a high point

J
STAFF REPORTER
ewel has been captivat-
ing music lovers for
years with her unique
voice and contemporary
folk style songs, as dem-
onstrated in her 1995 debut
album, “Pieces Of You”
(Atlantic/Wea), which went
platinum 11 times.
Smash hits such as “You
Were Meant For Me” and
“Foolish Games” left fans
wanting more of this native
Alaskan’s music.
Jewel faced harsh critics
with the release of her 2003
album “0304” (Atlantic),
which was bashed for being
a sell-out, wanna-be pop
album.
It has been five years
since that album came out,
and Jewel is at it again.
“Perfectly Clear” (Valory
Music Co.) is her 2008
country album, which
kills her original flare and
sound.
that have been repeated for
years by numerous other
artists.
Jewel’s attempt at a
country twang accent is
laughable, as she tries to
mimic legendary country
artists such as Dolly Parton
and her yodeling in “Loved
By You (Cowboy Waltz)”
is unbearable. The song
is about losing her love
and how she stays awake
at night wishing he would
come back to her, which
is fine, but the slow-paced
yodeling outro makes an
odd ending.
The use of a slide guitar,
banjo and fiddle gives the
album a country feel, but
the lyrics and tone of her
voice sounds more like soft
rock. Her singing is remi-
niscent of the old Jewel, so
the question remains why
she chose to make a country
album at all.
It seems as though Jewel
in 2003 when she released
“0304.”
With the recent popular-
ity of Carrie Underwood
and Taylor Swift, is Jewel
just trying to hang with the
young crowd?
All 11 tracks deliver a
message about love, break-
ing up and making up. 
“Love is a garden, it
needs help to grow” are just
a few lyrics from Track No.
3, “Love Is A Garden.”
Lyrics from Track No.
2, “I Do,” include, “Love
is a game until it’s played.”
Which is it? Is love a gar-
den or a game?
It looks like Jewel
should have followed her
“Intuition” and not made
this album. This CD is only
worth $10 if you would like
to hear the downward spiral
of a great artist.
The only thing that is
“Perfectly Clear” is that it
looks like this Jewel is just courtesy of Valory Music Company

“Perfectly Clear” is a is putting out albums based another cubic zirconium. Jewel’s new album, “Perfectly Clear,” was released in stores on June 3.

Weezer tests playing on the radio and it is a bit

of a jab at modern society’s obses-

new waters,
sion with looking good and want-
ing to fit in, particularly people

remains with
over the age of 30. The lyrics are:
“You’d hate for the kids to think
you lost your cool.” He refers to

what works
aging people who try to maintain a
youthful appearance to show they

in new album
have not lost their cool. Cuomo
said in the song that he is not going
to change his appearance to make
others think he is still cool, as he is
Susannah Reynolds happy with himself.
This CD also has songs written

W
STAFF REPORTER
eezer’s new self-titled
album, which was
released last Tuesday, is
a mix of rock, slow melodies, or a
mixture of the two.
The song, “The Greatest Man
That Ever Lived,” showcases a
variety of styles, a bit like hip-hop
at first, with sirens blaring in the
background and later transitions
to a guitar and drum beat, then
to a slow melody, and finally to
a marching band sound with just
drums playing.
Rivers Cuomo sings a chorus,
“I am the greatest man that ever
lived. I was born to give.” The
lyrics are of an ode to why he is
in a band and performs. He goes
on to say he “was born to shine,”
as though his career as a musi-
cian was something he was always
by drummer Pat Wilson “Automat-
ic” and a song, “Thought I
Knew,” which guitarist Brian Bell
wrote and sung for the album. The
songs do not disappoint, even
though Cuomo did not write them.
They still fit in with the music
style fans have come to expect
from Weezer.
This is their third self-titled
album and soon to be known as
“the red album” because of the
color surrounding the compact
courtesy of Geffen Records
The new red album by Weezer came out in stores on June 3. The band’s new single, “Pork and
Beans,” is the number one hit on the Billboard charts. disc. It is worth a listen to anyone
who is a Weezer fan or likes rock-
meant to do in life. The title of the song about the music that inspired inspired him at some point.  pop music. 
song may make Cuomo come off him throughout the years. The lyr- Anyone who enjoys music can Weezer kept to what they know
as conceited, but the way the song ics are: “These are the songs. They relate to this sentiment. Favorite and slowly expanded their musical
and lyrics come off is the opposite. are my heart songs. They never singers, even if they are embarrass- style on this new CD. The album is
It is as if Cuomo is reminding feel wrong.” Cuomo lists singers ing, give people’s hearts a bit of a a progression from their last album
himself why he is in a band and such as Cat Stevens, Quiet Riot, tug with memories or a good feel- “Make Believe,” so Weezer fans
making music.  Iron Maiden, Slayer, Pat Benatar ing when their music plays. do not have to worry about a com-
“Heart Song” is Cuomo’s love and Michael Jackson as having The song “Pork and Beans” is plete change in music style.

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arts & entertainment

Sandler revisits comic
roots in ‘Zohan’ flick
Susannah Reynolds movie shows is loved not only
by Israelis, but by Palestinians

T
STAFF REPORTER
he conflict between Israel
and Palestine is far from
funny, but add in Adam
Sandler and a lot of hummus and
you get “You Don’t Mess With The
Zohan,” a comedy about an Israeli
counter-terrorist’s dream to be a
hairstylist.
Sandler plays The Zohan, a
famous counter-terrorist in his
home country of Israel, who longs
to be a hairdresser and covets a
Paul Mitchell hairstyle book from
the ’80s. He waits for the day
when he can stop fighting and
start making hair “silky smooth.”
“You Don’t Mess with The
Zohan” is Sandler’s long-awaited
return back to funny movies, the
last one being “Little Nicky.” The
return to comedy is successful
because Sandler, Robert Smigel
(“Saturday Night Live”) and Judd
Apatow (“Superbad”) wrote the
script. Lately, most movie com-
edies released in movie theaters
are tied to Apatow, and audiences
can be sure that hilarity will ensue
whenever this happens.
 Moviegoers first meet The
Zohan, played by Sandler, on
a beach. He wears cut-off jean
shorts, a big crotch and a sleeve-
less Mariah Carey shirt. Everyone
on the beach knows who he is and
loves him. The Zohan shows off
one of his many skills when he
plays hackie sac, a pastime the
as well.
The Zohan is considered the
best in the field of counter-ter-
rorism. People seem to want to
be the Zohan or at least have
his fighting skills. In once scene
with The Zohan and his parents,
he tries to tell them he wants
to cut hair instead of fight as a
counter-terrorist. His parents can-
not understand why, and his father
tells him, “Rembrandt with a gre-
nade,” to try and convince him to
continue to fight.
John Turturro (“Do the Right
Thing”) plays The Zohan’s nem-
esis, Phantom, a Palestinian
terrorist. When the Phantom comes
out of hiding, The Zohan decides
this is his chance to disappear courtesy of tracy bennett / columbia pictures
and fulfill his lifelong dream. The In Columbia Pictures’ “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan,” Adam Sandler (pictured) stars as Zohan,
fight scene between The Zohan an Israeli commando who fakes his own death to pursue his dream of becoming a hairstylist in
and Phantom shows the former’s New York. The movie was directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Adam Sandler, Robert Smigel
amazing fighting skills. He takes and Judd Apatow, and it was produced by Adam Sandler and Jack Giarraputo.
rocks children throw at him, and
he turns them into a dog. He is physique and the lead character’s in it and licks it off. The Zohan McEnroe, Kevin James, and many
able to dodge and bend as though physical prowess when he does likes to use hummus in people’s more.
he belonged in “The Matrix.” hand-free push-ups. hair. As the movie shows, there   The movie does not offer a
 This movie shows that Sandler The script as well is a bit over- is nothing that hummus cannot go solution to the Israeli-Palestine
has finally returned to his over- the-top, utilizing stereotypes of with or cannot do.  conflict, but it point out that both
the-top characters not only with Israelis and Palestinians for a few    Sandler fans will not be dis- sides can get along when they live
bad outfits - he wears polyester kicks and giggles. Israelis own appointed, as many of the Happy in America. A message the movie
shirts and mandels - but also with electric stores and Palestinians Madison family return, such as may leave moviegoers with is that
a pretty bad Israeli accent. Sandler have multiple wives. The food Rob Schneider (“Deuce Biga- if the two sides can get along here,
also appears to have worked out hummus could be considered a low”), who plays a Palestinian it is possible for them to do so over
for this movie to prepare for a costar, as it is not only food in the New York taxi cab driver. And there. Either way, anyone looking
somewhat physically demanding movie but a symbol of the Middle there are plenty of cameos from for a laugh should see this movie,
role. “You Don’t Mess with the East. The Zohan’s father uses it in Sandler’s past movies such as and maybe the ongoing conflict
Zohan” exaggerates Sandler’s new his drink, and he dips his glasses Henry Winkler, Chris Rock, John can be eased with hilarity. 

There was‘kung fu fighting’ which is an umbrella term to

describe all martial arts styles.
the United States for about a
year, yet he trains back and

for Sherman Oaks audience For example, forth.

• The tiger is strong and “I wanted to do martial
powerful. arts ever since I watched the
Libby Johnson film with a refreshingly smart • The snake is quick with ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Tur-
dialogue. fast strikes. tles,’” Moreno said.

G
STAFF REPORTER
et ready to feel the
thunda! “Kung Fu
Panda” high kicked
into theaters June 6, telling
the tale of a sweet, but clumsy
Panda named Po (Jack Black),
who dreams of fighting with
the legendary Furious Five.
When it’s time to select the
Dragon Warrior, Master Oog-
way (Randall Duk Kim),
however, he ends up choosing
Po rather than Tigress (Ange-
lina Jolie), Viper (Lucy Liu),
Crane (David Cross), Mon-
key (Jackie Chan), or Mantis
(Seth Rogen).
The problem is that Po
has no real life experience in
kung fu, and his real job is
serving noodles at his dad’s
(James Hong) noodles shop.
Will Master Shifu (Dustin
Hoffman) have the patience to
teach Po the secret to indomi-
table power from the Dragon
Scroll before the imprisoned
snow leopard, Tai Lung (Ian
McShane), reaches the Valley
of Peace?
While the moral of the
story won’t be revealed here,
the “secret ingredient” to this
DreamWorks Animation pro-
duction is a combination of
great chemistry and style that
results is a genuinely funny,
awesomely colorful family
The story highlights the
struggles of Po – both inter-
nal and external – though
the fear of failure does not
dismiss his enthusiasm for
being in a place of which he
has always dreamt, a lesson
everyone can learn.
KISS FM and KLOVE,
along with Paramount,
DreamWorks and ArcLight
Cinemas, promoted a free
screening of the movie at the
Sherman Oaks Galleria open-
ing day at 7 a.m. in the morn-
ing. The non-profit promotion
was done throughout the com-
munity to encourage kids to
see a movie. Movie lovers of
all ages stood on one side of
the entrance as students from
the Wushu Training Center
dressed in various colors of
silky uniforms stood on the
other side.
“The moves used in the
movie are real-life move-
ments from wushu,” said
Tova Weintraub, a publicist
for the event.
Prior to showtime, a
woman greeted the guests,
informing them after the show
that a free breakfast would
be provided complements of
Kellogg’s and Yoplait, along
with a wushu demonstration
performed outside of the con-
cession stand.
courtesy of dreamworks pictures
Po gets his panda butt kicked in the new Dream-
Works Pictures digital comedy, “Kung Fu Panda.”
Eric Chen’s 35 years of
skill were used in the making
of the movie, as he was hired
as the martial arts consultant
for “Kung Fu Panda.” For
five years, Chen has choreo-
graphed hit movies such as
“Pirates of the Caribbean”
(parts 2 & 3), “Shanghai
Noon” and “Beverly Hills
Ninja.”
Adding to his eclectic
resume, Chen and his wife,
Debbie, are founders and
head coaches of the Wushu
Training Center. The program
offers classes to teach stu-
dents how to empower them-
selves and combat with the
necessary force needed.
Something that Po winds
up learning within the 88
minutes of the film. Luckily,
for those who are bored to
tears with the sugary-sweet
sentiment most animated
movies produce nowadays,
“Kung Fu Panda” keeps
the flow continuously mov-
ing with laugh-out-loud
moments and a detailed digi-
tal atmosphere, thus catering
to the needs of all viewers,
young and old.
This writer’s favorite
part was that the Furious
Five were animals that each
represent a form of wushu,
• The monkey is nimble,
agile, and uses lots of acro-
batics.
• The mantis is, despite its
size, powerfully control-
ling.
• The crane is graceful with
dance-like steps.
Shaolin monks developed
their fighting styles from
watching such animals in
nature.
What wasn’t well done was
that even though the cast is
assembled with Asian actors,
the overwhelming majority is
still by those who are white.
So while the main characters’
voices may be provided with
the talents of Black and Hoff-
man, they are not convincing
enough to be mistaken for
Chinese characters. Even Jolie
speaks most of the lines when
it is just the five fighters. This
can be rather offensive, espe-
cially when the writers and
artists put so much detail to
make the story so authentic.
Jonaz Moreno, a student
of Chen, said that to this day
China celebrates festivals that
the movie showcased. More-
no has been studying for 15
years, and at 19 years old,
he has the grace, yet agil-
ity to perform moves like a
professional. Originally from
Mexico, Moreno has lived in
Matthew Osborn, who is
also a student of Chen’s, at
22 years old has been learn-
ing wushu for almost three
years ever since he was mez-
morized by the video game,
“Soul Calibur 2.”
“I love that (wushu) aspect
of it all, so pretty and power-
ful with so many different
styles,” Osborn said.
Osborn may not have been
studying very long, but he
has already been labeled as
an apprentice coach at Chen’s
studios in L.A.
“I’m very proud of my stu-
dents,” Chen said. There is no
“master/student” relationship
within our family, as it’s more
“coach/athlete.” While Chen
may not be traditional in that
sense, his teachings are done
in a way that has his students
absorb its rich history and cul-
ture. About six times a year,
traveling all over the globe is
done to inspire others who are
less privilege, Chen said.
“This all has been a great
experience. DreamWorks is
fantastic and so gracious,”
Chen said. “We have been
invited to so many events.”
Those interested in join-
ing or to know more about
the Chen’s organization
should log visit the Web site,
www.usawushu.com.

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might tell consumers to buy
smaller cars and hybrids or
move closer to work.”
Gas prices were regulat-
ed in the 1970s until former
President Reagan deregulat-
ed it in the 1980s. Krol said
this means nothing can stop
gas stations from charging
whatever price they set.   prices at the pump may not
“But how much would
they really sell?” Krol
said. “Gas stations near
the freeways tend to be
more expensive, but there
are cheaper alternatives in
other areas.”   ers are forced to limit their
Michael LaMarr, a CSUN
budgets
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are allowed to teach to save
costs.  at the same time,” Finney
“Our faculty responded
positively to this new stu-
dent-faculty ratio, even
though it means more work
for them,” Finney said.
The department will also
reduce the number of cours-
es offered and increase the
number of students in the
remaining classes. A typical
class of 20 students would
increase to approximately
40 students. All other CSU
campuses closed freshman
enrollment for the first time
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up with an empty tank near
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“I pay about $10 to $15
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“The recent decline in
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decrease until the end of the
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said. “There will be no cuts
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only accounted for approxi-
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their operational costs, the
2008-09 university budget
remains at a standstill until
is it approved sometime
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he A.S. Senate
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26 amendments
that decreased funding for
university programs and
organizations at an April
29 Senate meeting.
Former A.S. President
Adam Haverstock vetoed
18 items that were includ-
ed in the previous 23
failed amendments.
Nicole Umali, the new
A.S. vice president, said,
“Support is too strong of
a word” in regard to the
Senate-proposed budget
that was sent to Haver-
stock for approval.  reduce funding that failed
Umali and other sena-
tors were unable to make
additional amendments to
the budget because Haver-
stock, the chair of board,
ruled that no amendments
were to be added to the
A.S. budget.  university departments,
“I didn’t agree with all
the amendments, (but) I
understood the way the
senate voted and it was
fine,” Umali said.
“I believe everyone
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should get equal funding,”
said Umali. She said it is
important to keep in mind
that all the clubs are dif-
ferent programs.
“It was a learning
experience,” said Umali,
recognizing that only
one veteran senator had
experienced the process
of approving the annual
A.S. budget.
“Many senators didn’t
understand the process
and some senators wanted
more information,” Umali
said.
Most of the 18 items
in the presidential funding
veto were the same bud-
get item amendments to
the week before, Crandall
said.
The A.S. Senate budget
process begins in October
with informational ses-
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A.S. departments and
Crandall said. A hearing is
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8 • Summer Sundial • CSUN • June 9-13, 2008

sports
Matador track, field earns shot at NCAA Championships
Debby surprised. berth based on his jump of 26-9.75
von Winckelmann “It kind of came out of nowhere,” (8.17) at the Steve Scott Invitational at
Ralls said. “It was a little over a six UC Irvine on May 3. Cole finished in

T
SPECIAL TO THE SUNDIAL
he Cal State Northridge track
and field team competed in the
West Regional Championships
at Matador Track Complex on May
30 and 31, with six Matadors earning
automatic berths to the NCAA Outdoor
Championships. Four additional ath-
letes were awarded at-large selections
for a school record of 10 athletes quali-
fied to compete in the national champi-
onships, which will take place at Drake
Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on June
11 through June 14.
The CSUN women’s team, Big West
Outdoor Champions for the third con-
secutive year, finished in eighth place in
the West Regional Championships with
31 points. The men’s team, Big West
runner-up, placed 13th with 24 points
during the two-day event. Arizona State
won the men’s and women’s West
Regional team titles. USC was second
and UCLA was third on the men’s side.
For the women, UCLA finished in sec-
ond place and USC was third.
Senior DaShalle Andrews was the
top finisher for the men, automatically
qualifying for nationals by placing sec-
ond in the triple jump with a career-best
distance of 52-5.25 (15.98). Andrews,
the reigning NCAA outdoor champion
in the long jump, failed to qualify for the
nationals in that event, placing a disap-
pointing 12th place.
Assistant Coach Avery Anderson
said that Andrews’ performance in the
triple jump was not surprising.
“He’s capable of jumping that far
and farther. If he’s healthy, he could be
an All-American in the triple jump.”
Sophomore Stephanie Ralls had the
best finish for the Matador women,
placing second in the javelin with a
lifetime-best throw of 160-11 (49.04).
Ralls moved up from her last place
position on her final throw of the com-
petition to automatically qualify for the
national championships. She said she
really didn’t know where her perfor-
mance came from and was genuinely
foot PR.”
Ralls said she has set new per-
sonal records in her last four meets and
she hopes the trend continues into the
nationals.
Fellow sophomores Sherrina Lof-
ton and Desirae Gonder also automati-
cally qualified for the nationals. Lofton
placed fourth in the 200 meters with a
time of 23.88. Lofton also competed in
the 100 meters and in the 4x100 relay,
just missing automatic qualifying in
those events. In the 100 meters where
she is the Big West champion, Lofton
ran 11.62, just .07 behind the final quali-
fier. In the 4x100 relay, the team placed
fifth with a time of 45.35 and the 4x400
relay team placed fourth with a time of
3:37.78.
“She (Lofton) probably would have
qualified in the 400 if I had put her
in it,” Anderson said. “She’s a good
example of someone who put the work
in and saw the results.”
Gonder placed fourth in the high
jump, clearing a height of 5-9.25 (1.76).
“She’s definitely someone who can
come out, and if she has a good day, can
be an All-American,” Anderson said.
Other automatic qualifiers from the
men’s team were senior Thomas Ross
and junior Bradley Ike. Ross placed
fourth in the 110 hurdles with a time
of 13.80 and Ike ran 10.57 in the 100
meters for a fourth place finish.
“You gotta do, what you gotta do to
get to nationals,” Anderson said. “Ross
definitely did what he needed to do.”
Anderson believes that Ross can run
even faster and said that both Ross and
Ike have been running their best times
in the last few meets. Even though it
will be Ike’s first trip to the nation-
als, Anderson said Ike has already run
against many of the best in the country.
The four at-large selections were
awarded based on performances during
the 2008 outdoor season. Reindell Cole,
the Big West Freshman of the Year and
reigning NCAA Indoor Champion in
the long jump, was awarded the at-large
sixth place at the West Regionals with a
jump of 24-6.50 (7.48).
Cole’s back had been bothering him
at the West Regionals, Anderson said.
“It was definitely disappointing and
it was rough for him to get through the
meet,” Anderson said.
“I think he’s gonna win. That’s the
plan and I’m not gonna think any other
way,” Anderson said.
Sophomore Derek Cooper, the Big
West champion in the discus, received
an at-large selection based on his throw
of 186-5 (56.83) on April 20 at the Mt.
SAC Relays. Cooper finished seventh
at the West Regionals with a distance of
184-6 (56.23).
Senior decathlete Justin Johnson
was selected for an at-large berth to
the nationals based on his performance
at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays
on April 2 through April 5, where he
scored a CSUN school record 7,473
points for a sixth place finish. Johnson
was injured during the Big West Cham-
pionships and did not compete in the
West Regionals, however, he is healthy
enough to compete in the nationals.
The decathlon is different than the
other events, Anderson said, with the
athletes competing not just in the event,
but against it, as well as against each
other and the weather.
“He’ll compete hard,” Anderson
said. “He’ll be trying to become an All-
American like he was in indoor.”
Sophomore Shelese Ruffin, Big
West Champion in the 400 meters,
earned her berth to the championships
based on her lifetime best time of 53.80
at the Big West Championships on May
16 and 17. Ruffin took sixth place at the
West Regionals with a time of 54.89. courtesy of Braden Villanueva
The Matadors had 11 athletes named Sophomore Stephanie Ralls threw a lifetime-best 160-11 feet
to the 2008 USTFCCCA All-West (49.04 meters) to take second place at the NCAA West Regional
Region Team, based on their perfor- Meet at Matador Track Complex on May 31.
mance at the meet. To qualify, athletes
must have placed in the top eight in received All-West honors. Shaleisha Lofton and Ruffin were the other two
their event at the West Regional meet. Mitchell and Tara Prier, both freshman, members of the team. For the men,
In addition to Ralls, Lofton, Gonder were members of the 4x100 relay team Andrews, Ross, Ike, Cooper and Cole
and Ruffin, two other Matador women that placed fifth with a time of 45.64. each received All-West honors.

NCAA Division I 2008 Outdoor Track & Field West Regional

Northridge, CA - 5/30/2008 to 5/31/2008

Matador Results - Men’s Events

Event Name Year Time/Mark Wind Place

100 meters - Prelim Bradley Ike Jr 10.35 2.7 3

100 meters - Finals Bradley Ike Jr 10.57 1.1 4

200 meters - Prelim Bradley Ike Jr 21.81 0.8 16

110 meter hurdles- Prelim Thomas Ross Sr 13.72 0.6 2

110 meter hurdles- Finals Thomas Ross Sr 13.80 1.8 4

1) Thomas Ross,
2) Bradley Ike,
4x100 Relay DNF
3) Kenjamin Jackson
4) Reindell Cole

Long jump Reindell Cole Fr 7.48m (24-06.50) 0.5 6

Long jump DaShalle Andrews Sr 7.25m (23-09.50) 0.2 12

Triple jump DaShalle Andrews Sr 15.98m (52-05.25) 2.6 2

Shot Put Derek Cooper So 17.77m (58-03.75) 8

Shot Put Alex Butler Jr 16.83m (55-02.75) 16
courtesy of Braden Villanueva
Discus Derek Cooper So 56.23m (184-06) 7
Senior DaShalle Andrews had the best performance for the
CSUN men at the NCAA West Regional Meet,  finishing second Hammer Throw Cody Pearce Jr 56.86 (186-06) 22
in the triple jump with a lifetime-best distance of  52-5.25 feet Hammer Throw Nick Saylor Sr 54.76 (179-08) 27
(15.98 meters).