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November

21stWiltern LG – Bonnie Raitt, Maia Sharp

– 8 p.m. $45

Chain Reaction – Dillinger Escape Plan, Hella, Between the Buried and Me, Horse (the band), Flashbulb – 8 p.m. $16

House of Blues, Sunset – Thrice, Undero-ath, The Bled & Veda – 7 p.m. $17.50

House of Blues, Anaheim – Sean Paul – 8 p.m. $42.50

El Rey – Buckethead, Bad Acid Trip – 8 p.m. $23.50

STAPLES Center – Depeche Mode, The Ravonettes – 8 p.m. $35-$85, 3 nights

22ndChain Reaction – Dillinger Escape Plan,

Hella, Horse the Band – 8 p.m. $16

House of Blues, Sunset - Thrice, Undero-ath, The Bled & Veda – 7 p.m. $17.50

House of Blues, Anaheim – Buckethead – 7 p.m. $16.50

El Rey – Animal Collective, Amps for Christ – 8 p.m. $20.50

Echo – Deerhoof, Mika Miko – 8 p.m. $10

Mama Juana’s – Johnny Polanco – 8 p.m.

23rdCoach House – Henry Rollins – 8 p.m.

$25

Arrowhead Pond – Depeche Mode, The Ravonettes – 8 p.m. $49.50-$85

Echo – Deerhoof, Paul Williams – 6 p.m. $10

Galaxy Theatre – The Fenians, Merry Wives of Windsor, Gypsy’s Kiss – 8 p.m. $15

24thGlass House – Saves the Day, Senses

Fail, Early November, Emanuel – 8 p.m. $21

25thGalaxy Theatre – The Germs, Franki’s

Broken Toys, Six, T.U.K. – 8 p.m. $25

House of Blues, Sunset – Senses Fail, Saves the Day, Early November, Emanuel – 7 p.m. $20

Improv, Irvine – Tracy Morgan – 8 p.m. $20, 3 nights

Knitting Factory – The Adored, Weirdos – 8 p.m. $12

Roxy Theatre – The Archbishops, Rusty Eye, The Faded, Six Gun – 8 p.m. $10

26thGalaxy Theatre – Children of Bodom,

Trivium, Amon Amarth – 8 p.m. $20

Wiltern LG – Fiona Apple – 8 p.m. $40

House of Blues, Sunset – Senses Fail, Saves the Day, Early November, Emanuel – 7 p.m. $20

Glass House – Aquabats, Aggrolites, Bad Credit – 7 p.m. $15

Vault 350 – Hed P.E. – 7 p.m. $15

Pond of Anaheim – Gwen Stefani, M.I.A. – 8 p.m. $37.50-$69.50

Key Club – Black Eyed Peas – 8 p.m. $200

Spaceland – The Muffs – 8 p.m. $12

27thHouse of Blues, Anaheim – Senses Fail,

Saves the Day, Early November, Emanuel – 7 p.m. $20

House of Blues, Sunset – Children of Bodom, Trivium, Amon Amarth – 7 p.m. $19

The Grove – Babyface – 8 p.m. $40

28thHouse of Blues, Anaheim – Fear

Factory, Soilwork, Strapping Young Lad, Darkane – 7 p.m. $20

Avalon – Babyface – 7 p.m. $48.50-$83.50

Pond of Anaheim – Gwen Stefani, M.I.A. – 8 p.m. $37.50-$69.50

29thChain Reaction – Yellow Card,

Acceptance – 8 p.m. $20

House of Blues, Anaheim – Raspu-tina, Aberdeen City – 8 p.m. $14

Avalon – Super Furry Animals, Caribou – 8 p.m. $20

Cinespace – The Rolling Blackouts – 8 p.m. $5

STAPLES Center – Paul McCartney – 8 p.m. $51.50-$259.25

Speakers Platform (CSULB) – Iraq Open Mic – 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

30thHouse of Blues, Sunset - Fear Factory,

Soilwork, Strapping Young Lad, Darkane – 6 p.m. $20

House of Blues, Anaheim – Super Furry Animals – 8 p.m. $15

STAPLES Center – Paul McCartney – 8 p.m. $51.50-$259.25

December

1stShowcase Theatre – The Briefs, Clit 45,

Thretning Verse, Neon Maniacs – 8 p.m. $10

Avalon – Alanis Morissette – 7 p.m. $22

Bren Events Center (UCI) – Avenged Sevenfold, Saosin, Death by Stereo, Bullets and Octane – 8 p.m. $20

Knitting Factory – Tristeza, Languis – 8 p.m. $10

Echo – Go Go Airheart, The Joggers – 8 p.m. $8

The Smell – The Mae Shi – 8 p.m. $5

2ndWiltern LG – All American Rejects, The

Academy Is… - 8 p.m. $22.50

Improv, Hollywood – Bob Saget – 8 p.m. $20

Glass House – Jimmy Eats World, Jade Shader – 8 p.m. $25

Long Beach Terrace Theatre – Ron White – 8 p.m. $42.75

Royce Hall (UCLA) – De La Soul – 8 p.m. $80-$185

3rdHouse of Blues, Anaheim – The Bangles

– 8 p.m. $35

Improv, Hollywood – Bob Saget – 8 p.m. $20

4thChain Reaction – Propaghandi, Greg

MacPherson, Toys that Kill – 8 p.m.

Arrowhead Pond – Trans-Siberian Orchestra – 8 p.m. $50.50

5thTroubadour – International Noise Con-

spiracy, These Arms are Snakes, Nightmare of You, American Eyes – 8 p.m. $12

Silent Movie Theatre – Aqualung – 7 p.m. $20

Bren Events Center (UCI) – Kanye West, Fantasia, Keyshia Cole – 8 p.m. $46

November 21, 2005 Issue 13 Volume 57

What’s going on in your town, tonight?

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Ifthisistheonlypaperyougrabbedfrom the stand, turn around—youhave no idea what you’re missing.

This isThe Union’sspoofweek,andthelatestinalonglineofhilariouslyoffen-sive parody issues. This is somethingwedoonceeachsemester,andtheissueremains on stands for two full weeksbeforeourtriumphantreturn,whichwillbeonDecember5ththissemester.

In caseyoudidn’t see it or confuseditwithsomethingelse,ourspoofforthesemester is a parody of what a White

Housenewslettermightlooklike.Ifyougetpissedoffaboutsomethingwithinthosegoldensixteenpages,suckitup.Noteveryonewhoworkedonitagreeswithallofitscontent,either.

Itseemsliketheworldhasbeensopoliticallychargedforthepastcouplemonths,especially on campus, that we just had to goof on it. Just last week my letter from theeditordefendedsomeofthemoreconservativeviewsonindecencyasitrelatestotelevision.ItranatopapiecedenouncingtheConservativestandpointonteachingofIntelligentDesign,andprogramsthatadvocateabstinence.Thisisthetypeofdebatethatshouldbefoundinacollegepublication,butwefeeltheneedtopokefunatitaswell,lestwebecometooserious.

For the most part, we feel that just about everybody is annoyed in some way about whatisgoingoninD.C.,andthatthisisaslightlymorerelevantandmoreintelligentalternative to lastyear’sLowlife’s spoof issue.AlthoughI’msure that theperceivedsafety of this issue will be shattered when we find out we’re being taken to the Senate for some little, overlooked mundane detail. Enjoy. But if not, see you soon.

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attention short story contestenterersDon’t worry! I have your short stories, and I am weigh-ing stacks of them against other stacks of them as wespeak. Or as I speak, I guess. The response to the con-test was incredible, so another hearty handshake andhuge thanks to all who entered. All in all, we receivedmore than 25 submissions, including a surprising 20 sto-ries from non-Unionwriters. Thanks to thehuge response, therewill be two top prizes

of $50—one for the best Union submission and onefor the best non-Union story. The winner(s)will be announced in the December 5 issue, andthe cash prize awarded the week after that, sostay tuned—you could be the lucky bastard totake my money.

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Iwouldliketoconsidermyselfacompassionateperson.Ihaveawonder-fulfamilyandfriends,aswellasanawesomeroommate.ThereareafewoldfriendsI’vegrownapartfrom,butIcan’tsayIhateanyone.However,therearethosethatapparently hate me: my neighbors. I didn’t realize how bad their animosity wasuntilIwasreconnectedwiththemattheworstofplaces,mywork.I’maserveratthisrestaurantinBelmontShore,andthehostessrandomlysattheminmysection.Igreetedthemwithasmile,askedwhattheywantedtodrink,andwentaboutmybusiness. Not only did they flash fake grins, but they started giving each other theeyeandleft!!Iwascompletelyappalledbytheirrudeness.AmIthatbadofaneighbor?Tothem,apparentlyso.

IcanadmitthatlastyearmyroommatesandIthrewafewpartiesthatgotoutofcontrol,butthathasn’thappenedforseveralmonthsnow.And,eventhoughIapologizedforourbehavioralongtimeago,obviouslytheyhaveyettogetovertheirgrudge.Besideshavingmygirlfriendsoverforafewcocktailsbeforethebars,Ihaven’thadanyparties.Justadrinkandwe’reonourway.Whatcouldpossiblybetheirfreakingproblem?Itcan’tbethatbadlivingnextdoortotwocollegegirls.Buttheirhatredhasdeepenedoverthepastyear,andlastweekendwasaperfectreminderofthat.

OnThursdaynight,mybest friendandIgotreadyatmyplace, sippedonsomewine,andwereofftotheDubliner.Aswewaitedoutsideforthetaxi,mydouchebag neighbor zipped by in his Mitsubishi, flashing me the hairy eyeball. Not onlydiditscareme,butitmademethinkofhowpsycho the twoguys livingnextdoor tomereallywere.Whydidtheyhatemesomuch?WasitbecauseIamayoungcollegestudentwithmanyfriendsthatliketocomeoverandmakeuseofthecomplex’samazingfacilities?We go in the spa, swim, and play tennis allthe time. No one else does, so why not? Iliveheretoo,dammit!However,hisevileyewastheleastofmyworries.Afterthe“Dub”andtwotaxirideslater,mybestfriendandourtwo other friends laughed and stumbled home. Iflaughingisacrime,thanIamcompletelysorry. Aswealmostreachedmydoorstepandpassedbythefuckers’unit,theirpatiolights started flickering as a signal to shut up. I quieted my friends and we all went inside.Afewminuteslatermyphonestartedringing,withanangrymanyellingatme—mindyou,it’s2a.m.HewassoviciousandmeanIcouldn’treasonwithhimorevenapologize,forthatmatter.Hecussedmeoutandthreatenedtocallthecops.ItoldhimtodowhatheneededtodoandthatIwasgoingtobed.IendeduphangingupbecauseIwasfedupwiththeverbalabuse.Whodoesthat?

Now, I dodge my neighbors every moment possible. To be quite honest, I thinktheyarepsychoandmyroommateandIcan’thelpbutbeabitscared.Havingneighborsisapartoflife,unlessyouaresomerichguywholivesonprivateproperty.Youcan’tnecessarilychoosewhoyouaregoingtoenduplivingnextto,andyoucan’tbepicky. Iknowwearenicegirlsand,eventhoughweareyoung,wearerespectful—whichisonethingthosebastardsneverlearned.It’sapparentthattheirproblemsaredeeperthandealingwiththetwogirlsnextdoor.Inthemeantime,Idodgethemateveryopportunityandbashfullysmileattheirhorrifyingglares.

“That” Neighbor By Dayna Randazzo

ThelasttimeIchecked,thisisacollegecampus,right?Ifyou’rewonderingwhyI’mconfused,allowmetoexplain.Itallbeganwitha“librarytreasurehunt.”Ascallowasthisassignmentsounds,itwasn’ttheproblem.Iworkedwithastudentwhodidn’tknowhowtolocateabookinthelibrarywiththecallnumberinhand.Notonlythat,buthedidn’tknowhowtosearchforbooks on COAST in the first place. I felt deeply concerned, but helped him step-by-step.

Whilediscussingwhat to capitalize in a sentencewhen referring to companynames, onestudentasked,“Inthesentence‘TheSenateformedasubcommitteetoinvestigatetheEnrondebacle,’shouldn’ttheword“debacle”becapitalized,sinceit’sapartofthecompany’sname?”

Next,thenightbeforeatest,afellowclassmateaskedifIwantedtogettogethertostudyonthedayoftheexam.Isaid,“Noproblem.Let’sgettogetherinthemorning.”Shereplied,“Sure.Weshouldbothgooverthebooktonight,highlighttheimportantinformationthatwillbeonthetestsowe’llbepreparedtoreviewtogether.”ThenextmorningIgotthiscall:“Hey,Ican’tgettogetherwithyoubecauseIstayedupallnight,butcouldyoubringyourbookovertomyplace?Idon’thavethebookforthisclass.”Whatastealthyandvirtuousmoveonherpart.

Justwait—thefunisn’toveryet.Inoneofmyclasses,wewerediscussingtheCambodiangenocide that took place in the 1970s. A classmate queried, “Why didn’t the United States get involvedandpreventthisfromhappening?”Anotherstudenttookthelibertyofreplyingandsaid, “Why does the United States have to get involved? I mean, like, Cambodia isn’t even in the United States, is it?” Wow. It just keeps getting better.

Nowthatwearepayingforoureducation,Iwasundertheimpressionmostofusactuallywanttobehere.Notonlythat,butIwasalsoundertheimpressionthatwewereappro-priatelyprepared,intelligentindividualswhowanttoenrichourmindstoprimeusfor our future careers. The more people I meet, the more I realize a lot of us are just hereto“checktheblock.”Forthosethatare,Ihavenodoubtyouwillskimpthroughyourclasses,barelypassing,andearnadegree.Now,unlessyouhappentobethesonofaprominentpolitician,you’dbetterhopethatonceyougetthatinterviewforyour dream job, the interviewer doesn’t notice the word “lazy” stamped across your foreheadthroughyouraimlessattitude.And,iftheydon’tnoticethemeagernessin

yourcharacter,youmighttakeamomenttoponderwhosespotitisyou’restealing,just like you should now.

Therearemanyambitiousandresourcefulstudentsvyingforyourseat inclass. Any of you constantly denied admission to a full class, only to find that mostof the students laterdropped,knowwhat Imean.Oranyofyou thathave sat in a class filled with computers, only to be surrounded by Myspace

whores during the middle of an important lecture, know what I mean. Let’s not forget theextra coursework involved in gaining admission into impacted majors. It isn’t a secret that this universityiscrammed.

I’ve compiled a small list of characteristics that may define you as not ready for inclusion in thestudentbreed:1)IfyouthinkCambodiaisacityinNewJersey.2)IfyouthinktheDeweyDecimal System is a mathematical equation. 3) If you’re in the eighth week of classes and you stilldon’tknowwherethebookstoreis.4)Ifyou’refailingaclassbecause“Beachboardistoocomplicated.” 5) If you show up to the first day of class two hours late and your excuse is, “I had topayforclasses.”(Whodidn’t?).

Now,don’tmisinterpretthis.Idon’tthinkthere’saproblemwithnotknowing,butIdothinkthere issomethingwrongwithnottrying.IunderstandthatsomemighthavereceivedpooreducationsbeforetheBeach,butnowisthetimetotakeadvantage.Thisisagreatschoolwithincredibleopportunitiesforus.Whileyou’rehere,yououghttogetyourmoney’sworthandleave as an intelligent, well-rounded individual. If that doesn’t happen, it’s just a waste of time.

The Student Breed By Christine Harmon

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By Dan Steinbacher

The Isabel Patterson Child Development Center is the most populated day care facility on campus at CSULB; yet its far smaller competition, The Child and Family Center, pays its employees almost three dollars more per hour, causing high turnover rates for the CDC.

The CDC, located near the Parkside dormitories, is funded by the Associated Students, and is responsible for roughly 250 children, 90 percent of whom have parents that are also students at CSULB. In addition to helping student parents, the CDC also employs about 60 students as childcare teachers with minimum wage pay.

One of the main goals of the CDC is to offer quality child-care at a very low rate, which it does, charging students $22 for a full day of preschool care. Due to the unusually large number of children that attend the center, their budget takes up the biggest portion of the Associated Students budget at $1 million per year. Unfortunately, this means that money must be saved elsewhere, and usually comes from the salaries of the employees. Student teachers at the CDC begin at minimum wage, which is considered to be

low, even by the Director of the CDC, Rhonda Marikos.“Ideally, I would start each student teacher at 10 dollars

an hour and give them performance based raises either semesterly or yearly. We have a wonderful staff who love working at the center and genuinely love the kids, but for some students, minimum wage just isn’t enough to get by.” Marikos said.

The CDC is not the only childcare facility on campus. The Child and Family Center, located in the Family and Consumer Science building, also provides childcare ser-vices, but is only open to faculty. They employ less than 20 student teachers, have 45 children enrolled, and model the National Associaion for the Education of Young Children childcare philosophy, while at the same time operating as a teacher training facility.

The FCS charges $600 atweek for 5 full days of child-care, $475 for 3 days, and $375 for 2 days a week. Students majoring in Child Development use it in conjunction with some of their classes as a “lab school,” getting real-life experience in childcare, which is considerably smaller both in size and scale of operations.

The FCS Lab School workers have a starting wage of

$10 an hour, and get raises thereafter, although the worker to child ratio is only 1 to 6 at the preschool level and they employ a third less employees than the CDC.

Some former employees of the CDC agree that their wages are not realistic for working college students. “I worked on the Purple Side [age 3.5 to 5] for three years, but after I left the dorms, I just couldn’t make ends meet. Now after two months of working at a coffee shop, I’m making more per hour than I did as a seasoned student teacher,” Kristen Preston, an English Education major said.

While the CDC was built specifically for students and their children, faculty and community families are also welcome to apply for admission. There is a waiting list for entrance into the CDC, and parents can apply for the waiting list anytime, even when their child is still in utero. Student applicants are given first priority, followed by staff and faculty, alumni, and then community members. The Isabel Patterson CDC uses a very specific childcare philosophy that focuses on facilitating the emotional and social growth of children while still cultivating cognitive and physical development as well.

By Amanda Parsons

Associated Students Inc. President Jaime Pollock was found culpable of restructuring the Associated Student government by appointing her Chief of

Staff, Robert Godina, as an executive officer and thus vio-lating AS bylaws, the senate judiciary stated last Friday.

The ruling resulted in a declaration that Godina “SHOULD NOT be receiving an executive stipend equal to the sum of which he is currently being granted.” Pollock was not issued a punishment, suggesting a slap-on-the-wrist for her actions.

“The verdict is incomplete,” head of Pollock’s defense, Attorney General Kevin Rhodes stated. “They [the judi-ciary] found her culpable, which is pretty much the same as guilty, saying that she was responsible for her actions, but they gave no sentence. They can’t find her guilty and then not take action. “

Rhodes would not comment on what action he and Pollock plan to take on the matter.

Because Pollock appointed Chief of Staff Robert Godina as an executive officer; former executive officer, Admini-strator Sally Bulquerian, was not performing the duties of her titled position and was not receiving the same monetary stipend that former administrators had. This appointment was not cleared with the AS Senate beforehand, thus resul-ting in a violation of the AS bylaws.

John Kitihara, CSULB senior in Communication Studies filed the suit against Pollock last month, raising questions as to his motives. Kitihara is not currently a member of the Associated Student Senate, although he was Commissioner of Special Events in 2002.

“It’s not personal against Jamie [Pollock] or Bobby [Robert Godina], it just wasn’t following bylaws,” Kitihara said. “What they do is part of student money. The organi-zation reflects all students. In my opinion, being a student, I want it to be done right if I am paying for it.”

“People knew so I caught wind of it... “ Kitihara said. “It seemed like it wasn’t right. I still have friends that are involved in ASI… Sally Bulquerian is a friend of mine.”

Bulquerian was unavailable for comment.The verdict found the bylaws to be ambiguous in some

clauses. “Court recommends that Senate of AS reevaluate its functioning rules and resolve these inconsistencies so that future administrators can no longer exploit and capita-lize on them in the future.”

“I am still trying to figure out what it means,” Pollock said. “The verdict was very ambiguous.”

The official judiciary ruling is posted outside the Senate Judiciary Office in the University Student Union room 309.

Verdict Recieved in AS President Pollock Suit

Pay Unequal Amongst Day Care Centers