The Daily Titan - April 19, 2012

April 19, 2012

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CONCERNED STUDENTS MAGNIFY NATIONAL DEBT

STATE | CSU faculty

CFA voters come out in full force Strike could leave classrooms empty of instructors, CFA states MICHAEL MUNOZ Daily Titan

WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan Matthew Walters, a senior and member of CSUF Young Americans for Liberty, walks with an American flag in front of the sign displaying the figures of the current United States national deficit.

TECH | Project network

Student-run website promotes sharing and collaboration YesYous.com gives students a place to show off what they have done RICARDO GONZALEZ Daily Titan

With graduation commencement rapidly approaching and Cal State Fullerton students soon heading toward their career paths, the hunt for employment begins. For many, that hunt takes them online.

While Facebook may be currently the most popular social networking site in the United States, students might be apprehensive of directing potential employers to their Timeline.

Sites like LinkedIn attempt to fill the gap between social media and career start-up, but some deficiencies remain with how students can showcase projects and collaborations in a controlled environment.

YesYous.com, a site founded by students for the benefit of students, is attempting to fill in some of those holes.

“With YesYous, now we can see some of the big group projects that students are working on in different departments,” said Kenny Smith, chief marketing officer at YesYous.com.

“All those things are really interesting to see because they’re all created by students who go to our university.”

PROFILE | Gilman Scholarship

Taking a trip on another’s dime A Gilman Scholarship recipient recieves the opportunity to travel MAEGAN CASTRO-FLORES Daily Titan

For most college students, studying abroad is always a dream. The thought of studying different cultures, visiting beautiful places and meeting new people can be such a humbling, challenging experience.

Evelyn Lopez, 20, a sociology major, is making the dream of traveling abroad become a reality with the help of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program.

The Gilman Scholarship was established in 2001, and according to the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program website, is designed to help undergraduate students travel abroad.

The website states, “The Gilman Scholarship Program aims to support students who have been traditionally underrepresented in study abroad, including, but not limited to, students with high financial need, community college students, students in underrepresented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students with diverse ethnic backgrounds, and students with disabilities.”

Lopez heard about the program through the study abroad office on campus. On a whim and last-minute decision, she decided to apply for the Gilman Scholarship.

That decision to apply for the scholarship turned into a life-changing journey for Lopez when she found out that she was the recipient of the Gilman Scholarship for spring 2012.

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Smith, 26, a business administration major at CSUF, referred to YesYous.com as a “resume enhancer.” As a business student, Smith said he has learned collaboration on projects and working in groups is a desired workplace trait, yet something very difficult to show on a standard resume.

“Before YesYous, there was no way to see all those cool projects in one place,” Smith said.

The way the site works is much like any other social networking site; users create profiles with pertinent personal information and can message, connect with and follow other users.

The interface is skewed more toward an emphasis on professionalism, highlighting users, employers

and education more prominently.

Where the site truly differs is in its project’s features, which came from YesYous.com founder Hasan Almatrouk, an electrical engineering major at CSUF, who wanted an easier way to share projects with his brother. “(He) had no way of learning more about his brother’s graduation project except for some YouTube videos and some documents his brother had emailed to him,” Smith said. “But there was no one place where he could see everything that existed about the project.”

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Paris, France Bruges, Belgium Brussels, Belgium Barcelona, Spain Liverpool, UK Brighton, UK Bath, UK Stonehenge, UK Geneva, Switzerland

The California Faculty Association’s (CFA) in-person vote for a strike will conclude at Cal State Fullerton this week. Delegate faculty will still be able to vote online.

The first week of voting has resulted in a substantial amount of faculty casting their ballots.

“The turnout has been very good,” said Brian Ferguson, CFA communications specialist. “Faculty have been responding enthusiastically with this … We see anecdotally that faculty are turning out in large numbers in support of CFA.” The vote to strike comes from 22 months of contract negotiations between the CFA and California State University management.

The mediation stage of contract negotiations has resulted in disagreements between the two organizations.

Mediation failures have resulted in the CFA taking a vote on whether or not to strike.

A major strike could result in leaving many or all CSU campuses empty of, potentially, thousands of professors as early as fall 2012, leaving 400,000 students without faculty to teach them, according to a CFA press release.

“We are unable to reach agreement through mediation …

(The vote) basically authorizes the board of directors of the CFA the authority to call a strike if the bargaining process comes to an end without a settlement,” said CFA Vice President Kim Geron, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Economics Department at California State University, East Bay. Without an agreement in the mediation stage, the statutory bargaining process will be sent to a neutral third party. The third party will examine both the proposals of the CFA and the CSU and find a settlement between the two parties.

If the third party fails to reach an agreement that satisfies both the CSU and the CFA, the CSU Chancellor Charles Reed can legally set the last contract offer and the faculty will be free to strike based on votes.

“We are hopeful that we can get a contract before that happens, but we, the faculty, are frustrated, angry and frankly fed up with being told that not only are they not worthy of any kind of even small cost-ofliving increase, but actually there are still many takeaways … that would reduce our contract in many ways,” Geron said.

The two-week vote will end April 27. Until then, CFA members are making the extra push to remind CSU faculty who are also CFA members to vote.

“We are really encouraging (faculty) to make their voices heard and let us know what they are willing to do in support of a fair contract,” Ferguson said. “The vote is the most democratic sort of process we could come up with for faculty really to advise the union and advise the Chancellor’s Office on what they would like to see.”

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Enrollment spikes across the street Hope University’s spring 2012 semester records up 35 percent RICHARD ANDERSON Daily Titan

While the turmoil within the California State University is affecting Cal State Fullerton’s enrollment rates, across the street at Hope International University (HIU), a private college, there is another story with thriving numbers.

According to The Orange County Register, the CSU faces more cuts if Gov. Jerry Brown’s November tax hikes fail.

CSU officials reported an enrollment freeze would contend with a possible $200-million cut to CSU if the tax hike isn’t passed.

The ballot proposal would raise the taxes on the wealthy, as well as the state’s sales tax. It would help end more cuts to schools and protect education, Brown said.

“If Gov. Brown’s tax hike does not get voted in, the CSU will get a $20 million additional cut,” said Nancy Dority, assistant vice president of Enrollment Services in an email.

“That will mean that we can take

fewer students at all levels because the state’s contribution to educating students will be $20 million less across the CSU. That will impact the numbers of students to whom admission may be offered.”

According to a press release, HIU saw an increase in enrollment by 35 percent, to 1,505 students, with 391 more students enrolling in spring 2012 than spring 2011.

This is the first time in HIU’s 85-year history that 1,500 students are enrolled.

“Our enrollment has been steadily increasing over the past few years,” said Katie Gladding, director of marketing at HIU, in an email.

There are a number of things that caused the steep jump in enrollment this semester, Gladding said.

“The university has undergone substantial positive changes in the past year in particular, including four new vice presidents providing strong leadership for the university, an internal restructure resulting in a five-college structure, and a renewed campus-wide emphasis on four qualities — efficiency, quality, innovation and responsiveness,” Gladding said.

Butch Ellis, director of undergraduate admissions at HIU,

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ALLAN XU / Daily Titan (Left to right) Caleb Kim, and Teddy Pae, students from Hope International University walk back to their dorm after class.

Officials at HIU attribute the rise in student enrollment to the unique educational experience offered at the university.

said the increase is caused by an increase in awareness.

“The word is getting out that we offer a very unique educational experience,” he said by email.

“It’s highly personalized. That’s something you don’t find at every university, and it’s something that we believe students can really benefit from.”

The main source of enrolled students comes from referrals from past and current students, according to the press release.

“This is because the students who come here have an unforgettable, life-changing experience that they want to share with their loved ones,” Gladding said. “We consider it a huge honor that our

current students and alumni are referring us to their networks. We do considerable surveys to find out what our students and alumni think about all aspects of the university and continually adjust our offerings accordingly.”

However, referrals aren’t the only way the school finds students to enroll.

“We receive prospective students from a number of sources including recruitment strategies, events, advertising and more,” Ellis said.

“Of the many campaigns we employ to recruit students, the number one source is referrals.”

Like Titans at CSUF, students who apply to HIU can apply for state and federal financial aid.

“Hope International University offers excellent financial aid packages to our students,” Ellis said. “Students can apply their federal and state funding to their education at Hope.”

HIU also has its own scholarships.

“We also offer academic scholarships, which range from $9,000 to our Presidential Scholarship of $15,000 per year,” Ellis said. “These scholarships, along with federal and state aid can make the education at a private Christian university very affordable at HIU.” Ellis said HIU students do not have a problem getting into the classes they need to graduate on time, resulting in “considerable financial savings.”

A class-action settlement has been reached between BP and attorneys representing thousands of businesses and individuals affected by the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

CNN reported that BP announced the settlement Wednesday, just two days prior to the second anniversary of the ordeal.

The disaster, which occurred following an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig, killed 11 workers on board and resulted in a BP-owned well rupture that spewed oil into the surrounding waters for almost three months. Almost 59,200 barrels of oil per day were lost during that period.

In September 2011, the government found BP “ultimately responsible” for the lax operations at the site.

Pending approval, the pact is currently estimated at $7.8 billion with the potential for drastic increase according to BP chief executive Bob Dudley. $2.3 billion alone will be paid to the affected members of the seafood industry.

BP has said two separate agreements will cover the majority of claims for medical, economic and property damage.

The company has requested the court delay a liability trial pending final approval of the settlements.

Brief by Ricardo Gonzalez

Desert environmental extremes revealed Twenty-sixth annual event will host several speakers including students HAILEY MORAN Daily Titan

The California State University Desert Studies Consortium is holding its 26th annual Desert Symposium at the CSU’s Desert Studies Center facility at Zzyzx, Calif. from Friday to Monday.

The theme for the symposium is “Life in the Desert: Adaptations to Environmental Extremes,” a topic that affects the wildlife in the Zzyzx area.

It will be hosted by William Presch, Ph.D., a professor of zoology at Cal State Fullerton, and Robert Reynolds, a steering committee member of the symposium. “(The) proceeding theme was chosen to compare past and current species and habitats that have and are currently responding to change in climatic conditions,” said Reynolds.

The symposium organizers look particularly for presentations on current research in archaeology, history, paleontology, geology, ecology, biological sciences and environmental issues in relation to the theme for each year.

The two-day event will feature about 30 speakers, with each presentation lasting approximately 15 minutes.

Saturday night there will be a posters presentation.

The topics will vary from the presentation of a nearly complete North American beaver skull found in Mexico to information on the quantification of the old highway erosion in Death Valley, Calif.

Along with the presentations, there will be field trips throughout the weekend.

The symposium holds great meaning for David K. Lynch of the United States Geological Survey, who is also a steering committee member for the event.

“My involvement began in 2007 after I gave a talk about the San Andreas Fault. At the time, I really enjoyed the pleasant location and affable people. Shortly after that, I was asked to join the steering committee,” said Lynch. “Attending the Desert Symposium is one of the highlights of my year.”

Lynch is also scheduled to give the keynote speech on “Color and Light in Nature,” which is all about the naked eye optical phenomena in nature, such as rainbows, haloes and mirages.

The symposium is also a place for students to get the chance to meet scientists and network.

“Professional and amateur scientists mix easily and the Desert Symposium is an excellent place for students to work on their presentation skills in front of an audience of interested naturalists,” Lynch said.

Another speaker at the symposium will be Jeff Lovich, Ph.D., steering committee member and USGS research ecologist.

Lovich has a longstanding history with the symposium and looks forward to continuing that this year. Since his first visit in the early 1990s, Lovich enjoys the people that attend each year, the venue and the diversity of talks presented.

This year, he will discuss the possible effects of climate change on desert tortoises, along with his group of technicians who will also lead a new discussion.

“My technicians will be talking about climate effects on clutch production in desert tortoises,” said Lovich.

The symposium will also include the annual Bob and Bobbe Adams Student Paper/Poster Award, which is awarded to an outstanding student presentation or poster at the banquet. The winner receives $50.

Abstracts of the proceedings and a field trip guide will be published for the public to see after the presentations.

Following the symposium will be a field trip with its own theme, “Search for the Pliocene: Southern Exposures.”

The discussion and trip will focus on the Pliocene Epoch, a shrinking geological time period with few outcrops.

The symposium’s field trip also includes exploration of the “stratigraphic sections of the eastern Transverse Ranges, southwestern Mojave Desert and Salton trough to examine tectonic development of these provinces,” according to the symposium registration form.

The Desert Studies Consortium, which plays host to the event, was established in 1976 and is operated by seven CSU campuses, one of which is CSUF.

Dick Clark Dies at 82 Dick Clark, the longtime host of American Bandstand, died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack, according to the Associated Press. He was 82 years old.

Known as “America’s Oldest Teenager” because of his youthful appearance, Clark bridged the gap between the “rebellious new music scene and traditional show business.”

He founded Dick Clark Productions, which supplied movies, game and music show and more to TV. He hosted The $25,000 Pyramid, TV’s Bloopers and Practical Jokes, and American Music Awards.

American Bandstand had many different artists on the show, from Chuck Berry to Madonna.

However, Clark never booked two of the most iconic bands of his time, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

In 1993, he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the nonperformer category.

A stroke in 2004 forced him to cut back on his TV airtime.

Brief by Richard Anderson

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CSUF tops Peace Corps volunteer list

New pledge supporting veterans receives backing Pledge will help prepare nursing students at CSUF to recognize and treat veterans

CSUF has the most undergraduate alumni volunteering among Hispanic-serving schools

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The Peace Corps recently named Cal State Fullerton the worldwide organization’s top volunteer-producing Hispanic Serving Institution.

Among universities that cater to Hispanic students, CSUF leads with 27 undergraduate alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers. The rankings, released April 3, put four other Cal State Universities in the top 10: Northridge has 24, Los Angeles has 11 and San Bernardino and Fresno each have eight.

The U.S. Department of Education defines Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) as institutions having a student body of at least 25 percent Hispanic students.

The department awards research grants to support Hispanic student education, according to the department’s website.

“This is actually the first year that we’ve released the rankings for the HSIs, so it’s really exciting,” said Erin Durney, a Peace Corps public affairs assistant.

The Corps has been counting its top volunteer-producing small, medium and large universities for about 10 years, she said of the organization.

This is not the first time CSUF has been awarded a distinction for serving Hispanic students.

CSUF ranks first in the state and fifth in the country for awarding the most bachelor’s degrees to Hispanic students, according to a Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education study released in May 2011.

The university has a 32 percent Hispanic population, according to census data taken in fall 2011.

Peace Corps volunteers serve abroad for 27 months, with the first three months set aside for training and 24 months for service. The program is free and volunteers receive free travel expenses and a stipend

Courtesy of Olenka Langen Peace Corps volunteer Olenka Langen painted a mural with children during her time serving in Nicaragua. The mural took three months to complete. Other projects included planting trees.

for housing. Volunteers are given $7,425 after their 27-month service, according to the organization’s website.

The Corps has 9,000 current volunteers across 75 host countries, Durney said.

About 600 of these volunteers are Hispanic.

CSUF graduate Olenka Langen, 27, who served in Nicaragua and Ecuador for the Peace Corps, said the organization’s diversity attracted her. “(It’s) a multicultural organization (and) they focus on spreading diversity within us and through us into other countries, but also that we work together to get to know each other and how we all are different,” said Langen, who is half Peruvian.

Langen, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in child and adolescent development in 2007 and received a teaching credential in elementary education in 2008, became fluent in Spanish to teach science and environmental studies to children in Nicaragua. She also helped the children with public service projects like planting trees and painting murals of the world map.

The experience continues to help her today as a substitute teacher in Garden Grove and Buena Park, she said.

“Having the (ability to speak) Spanish now helps a little because I can talk to some kids, like one kid in my class just started school and he doesn’t speak English,” Langen said.

While the organization has diversity, improvements can be made, said Heather Johnson, 26.

This is actually the first year that we’ve released the rankings ... it’s really exciting.

Erin Durney Peace Corps Public Affairs Assistant

Johnson, who graduated from CSUF in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, said that out of the 100 volunteers in her group in Ukraine, only five were Hispanic.

“I think having more Hispanics would give other countries a better understanding of America,” said Johnson, who is Mexican American.

CSUF graduate Kelly Belz, who has been working in HIV prevention in Ethiopia since May 2011, said her work in the Peace Corps goes beyond helping people. “(It is also) a way to gain working experience and help you on your career path,” said Belz by email.

Belz plans to get her master’s degree and work for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or a related global field after her service, she said.

“Someone once told me that to a lot of companies, two years of (serving in the Peace Corps) was as good as four years (of ) real work experience,” Belz said.

President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961. It has since allowed more than 200,000 Americans to serve in 139 host countries.

One in every six, or about 300,000, of the troops returning from Iraq or Afghanistan may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, according to national statistics.

Due to these alarming statistics, a pledge was announced April 11 by first lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, Vice President Joe Biden’s wife. The pledge, by the nation’s nursing community, is aimed to better understand the health needs of troops, veterans and their families.

The campaign is being led by the American Nurses Association, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, American Association of Colleges of Nursing and the National League for Nursing, in coordination with the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense.

The initiative’s purpose is to better educate nurses and future nurses on how to more effectively deal with and care for veterans affected by post-traumatic stress disorder. This includes traumatic brain injury, depression and other combat-related issues in the ways appropriate to each nurse’s practice setting.

Obama and Biden are the most recognized faces behind the pledge. Obama said in a prepared statement, “That’s why Jill and I knew we could turn to America’s nurses and nursing students to help our veterans and military families get the world-class care that they’ve earned.”

Biden also commented on the decision to turn to nurses for the pledge.

“Nurses are at the center of providing lifesaving care in communities across the country, and their reach is particularly important because our veterans don’t always seek care through the VA system,” said Biden. “This commitment is essential to ensuring our returning servicemen and women receive the care they deserve.”

Cindy Smith Greenberg, a professor and director of Cal State Fullerton’s School of Nursing, said the faculty in the nursing program work hard for their students.

“We are committed (to) preparing students to use (the) best practices in providing care to veterans and their families who may have unique

care needs,” said Greenberg.

Rebecca Otten, Ph.D., is the coordinator of the pre-licensure programs and a content expert in veterans for the CSUF nursing program.

She said part of their mission is to serve the community, and as a way of living this mission, they are committed to prepare students to give excellent care to those in the community. With this initiative there is a focus on veterans and their families.

The School of Nursing is committed to prepare nurses at all levels to recognize veteran health needs and deliver the care they need.

“During a recent mental health clinical (trial), two Vietnam War veterans discussed the impact of PTSD, alcoholism, social isolation and other life challenges with our pre-licensure students,” Otten said. “Hearing the story is an important way for the students to gain firsthand information and explore nursing care interventions.”

Otten said she will also work closely with other departments to investigate the needs of student veterans and explore practical steps in helping them succeed and graduate.

“Although TBI, PTSD, major depression and amputations are distinct post-combat health outcomes, they cause overlapping long-term, possibly lifelong, effects on veterans lives,” Otten added. “Giving our students clinical experiences and information on caring for these veterans with multiple health challenges is part of our commitment with this initiative.”

Barbara Doyer, BSN, MS and RN, is the Skills Lab coordinator in the Pre-Licensure Program for CSUF’s nursing school.

“What my role would be is to do simulation activities here, so that it would geared toward better answers, and the things that they are facing as they return back into civilian life,” said Doyer.

Nancy Salinas, a senior in the CSUF nursing program, said this is a great topic to be discussing.

“There are a lot veterans, both older and younger veterans, and nursing is partnering with veterans administration to better understand how to better provide nursing services,” said Salinas. “I think it’s really good because it will enhance the quality of care we can provide for our veterans and still meet their needs.”

One of the major objectives is to increase awareness about the signs and symptoms of the salient mental health issues impacting veterans, Otten said.

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YESYOUS: Organize and share

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...Continued from page 1 With collaboration from Nick Nikbakht, a student at University of California, Berkeley, YesYous. com was launched in July 2011.

“I have been posting information regarding my project on Facebook for documentation purposes,” said Michael Yeh, a CSUF student in the master of science program in electrical engineering, through an email. “However, in a professional environment, Facebook lacks the simplicity and organization required.”

Yeh is not only utilizing YesYous. com’s projects section to share his project, an unmanned utility ground robotic vehicle (UUGRV), but is also taking advantage of one of the two ongoing competitions the site runs.

As a way to promote the site’s enhanced projects feature, YesYous.com is currently holding competitions at both CSUF and UC Berkeley for students to enter their best projects. Users from the site will then vote, and the winners will win a first place prize of $1,000.

“We wanted to give (students) an incentive to post projects to the website, add teammates to the projects, and see how easy it was to use the site, and hopefully find that it was also beneficial,” Smith said.

Since the competition started April 12, activity on the site has increased from 170 users to 250 users.

Yeh’s UUGRV is one of nine projects vying for the top prize and, while he said the funding the prize money could provide strong motivation, he also finds encouragement from the recognition a website like YesYous.com offers him and his collaborators.

“These competitions and challenges greatly encourage students to learn to design, organize and publish their ideas,” Yeh said. “These competitions can also serve as a good feedback for

VOTE: CFA encourages students to become involved in negotiations

We wanted to give (students) an incentive to post projects to the website, add teammates to the projects, and see how easy it was to use the site and hopefully find that it was also beneficial.

Kenny Smith Chief Marketing Officer

the school to see what students are doing.”

Currently, there are nine projects entered in CSUF’s competition. The current leader is a formula-style race car built by a team of CSUF students in the Society of Automotive Engineers.

“The Formula project has been a design project that several engineers in my senior class have become involved in,” said Kurosh Jozavi, 22, a mechanical engineering major and team member for the project, in an email. “We’ve worked alongside numerous underclassmen in our department as well as numerous companies both local and across the nation.”

The competition will close May 20, but it is this type of motivation, drive and collaboration that Smith and the creators of YesYous.com hope to elicit. Smith said despite being a young site focusing on only two universities at the moment, they encourage students from all fields to add their projects to the 400 or more currently displayed on the site and begin making connections.

“Facebook shows how people are connected via their mutual friendships,” Smith said. “With YesYous, once we get enough contacts, we’ll be able to show how people are connected via their mutual projects and collaborations.”

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Ferguson said the CFA has a very energetic “get out to vote” program.

The program includes CFA members constantly walking the halls reminding faculty to vote and sending daily emails to encourage those who haven’t voted yet. Ferguson also noted that extensive media coverage of the vote also helps in reminding the faculty to participate.

CFA representatives at a voting booth in the Humanities Quad are also taking the time to educate students on the various issues going on with the CFA and CSU negotiations and encouraging them to also become involved.

Mougo Nyaggah, Ph.D., associate

professor in the History Department at CSUF, said this is not just about salary increase, but preserving the state of education now and for the future.

“Professors and lecturers’ working conditions are the same as students’ learning conditions,” said Nyaggah.

“If the lecturers or professors are let go, then you have huge classes, which are very difficult to study or learn from … Higher education is very important … every qualified student should have higher education and that promise is reneged now, and it should not (be).”

CFA representatives are providing interested students cards to fill out at the voting booth to send their messages to the chancellor.

Representatives are also handing out fliers urging students to join them at

WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan California Faculty Association members vote at a polling site in the Humanities Quad.

the next CSU board meeting May 8.

“The student support has been amazing,” Ferguson said. “… It does clearly show that the students and

faculty are in this together … (It is) an issue that affects all of us.”

Results of the vote are scheduled to be released early May.

OC cities among worst in state in alcohol-related crashes SHEILA DEL CID Daily Titan

State numbers show Orange County cities are ranking high in rates of crashes involving alcohol or underage drinking.

According to The Orange County Register, the 2010 statistics compiled by the state’s Office of Traffic Safety count only crashes in which somebody was hurt or killed. The counts include crashes in which the driver had any trace of alcohol in their system.

Fullerton, a mid-sized city, had the worst rate for underage drinkers.

“Basically, in response to the report, we started looking at it and we realized that we have a lot of underage drinkers in the city, and part of that is because we are a collegiate town,” said Fullerton Police Sgt. Jeff Stuart. “We have close to 60,000 reported students in the city with six colleges. So that obviously has some effect.”

With the popularity of downtown Fullerton, a center of local nightlife, the numbers are going to spike, Stuart said.

“The downtown Fullerton area is a very popular area,” he said. “It has actually gained a … worldwide recognition. We have tourists that come here to the downtown Fullerton area based on what they have seen and heard. It is similar to downtown Pasadena and other surrounding areas.”

There are currently 162 on-sale liquor licenses in Fullerton, which includes bars and restaurants, and 110 off-sale liquor locations, which includes grocery

and liquor stores where alcohol can be purchased, but not consumed.

The city is looking into getting state grants to meet their goal in reducing underage drinkers.

The Underage Driving Enforcement Training website reports that underage drinking cost Californians $6.8 billion in 2010.

“We are actively pursuing those (grants) to look at ways of funding more officer programs, educational programs and prevention programs to get the word out to people that this is not something that is tolerated. It comes down to change in behaviors,” Stuart said.

For its population, Newport Beach is one of the main cities in California to rank highest in crashes associated to alcohol.

Kathy Lowe, a Newport Beach Police spokeswoman, said the Newport Beach population is about 80,000. Adding tourists on any given day, it can go up to 100,000 people, especially during the summer months.

“We recognize that we have challenges, so what we do is we have DUI (driving under the influence) saturation patrols,” she said. “That would be officers specifically out on patrol looking for impaired drivers, and we also do DUI checkpoints on a regular basis. We had four last year and those are primarily for educational purposes.”

Lowe said the Newport Beach Police Department provides educational information when the checkpoints are conducted.

“It is an opportunity to educate the public about the dangers of impaired driving,” she said. “We

arrested about 655 DUI drivers last year, so we obviously take that enforcement very seriously and hope to remove impaired drivers from the streets.”

She said the DUI saturation patrols, DUI checkpoints and education endeavors will be part of the solution for combating the drinking and driving issue in Newport Beach.

The City of Orange also topped the state charts for alcohol related crashes.

The Orange Police Department has two fulltime DUI teams that specifically search for DUI drivers. The patrol officers frequently patrol areas near bars as well as streets where there have been DUI collisions.

In 2010, there was a decrease in DUI arrests from the year before.

“I would hope that is because of our zero-tolerance stance on DUI,” said Sgt. Dan Adams of the Orange Police Department. “Arresting DUI offenders is a priority for our officers to make the streets in the City of Orange safer. Hopefully people have heeded the warnings in the media about the dangers of DUI and the subsequent potential legal consequences, and that is the reason we had less arrests.”

The department also conducts one DUI checkpoint a month funded by a grant from the Office of Traffic Safety, Adams said.

“Don’t ever drink and drive,” Lowe said.

“Recognize that one alcoholic beverage can impair your ability to drive … So we want people to recognize the dangers of that, and to utilize designated drivers and plan ahead of time to make sure they are not in a situation where they would drink and drive.”

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OPINION

It’s never OK to be ‘Non Fidelis,’ even on Facebook Marine Gary Stein should be discharged over disrespectful comments about his boss RICARDO GONZALEZ Daily Titan

As much as I might hate to admit it, sometimes there are limits to that whole “free speech” thing that we Americans enjoy so much. No, I don’t mean legally, but often just because a statement can be said without being dragged away to court does not mean there is not a price to pay for the things we say.

This is something that Sgt. Gary Stein of the United States Marine Corps seems to be learning the hard way.

Stein currently faces discharge from the Marines after he posted harsh criticism of President Barack Obama on his personal Facebook page. A military panel voted unanimously last week to take action against Stein, but the Marine seems bent on fighting that decision.

While it might be common sense for most to not post bad things about one’s boss on one’s Facebook, it has to be assumed some concession should be paid to our fighting men and women to at least vent a bit about their job.

For the most part, the military allows its personnel to express personal views.

The U.S. Supreme Court noted in the 1976 case of Greer v. Spock that the military should remain “politically neutral” and the Department of Defense policy notes that nonactive members should try to “avoid interferences that their political activities imply.”

The military distinguishes between a person’s own feelings and his or her duty-bound “opinion” as a soldier, Marine or what have you.

Except that Stein made the mistake of prefacing his statements with, “As an active-duty Marine, I say ‘Screw Obama.’”

That is not exactly the kind of statement that suggests one can separate personal views from professional ones. It would also put Stein out of compliance with

Department of Defense policy to “not engage in partisan political activity.”

Stein added that he believed Obama was a “domestic enemy” and even went so far as to add that he “will not follow all orders from him.”

Yes, as a Marine, Stein posted online that he will not follow the orders of the commander in chief. He consciously posted he would not follow orders from the person exercising supreme authority over the United States military forces.

Now, let us take a step back from this for a moment and examine such events in a smaller context. We, as Americans, are granted First Amendment rights which, barring extreme examples, protect us from being lawfully punished for things that we say.

We can even criticize the president to our heart’s content — as evidenced by certain “news” outlets — without fear of legal repercussion, with extreme cases notwithstanding.

However, those rights do not shield us from, say, getting fired from our jobs. One might have the right

to say that his or her boss sucks, but one should do so knowing that the boss will most likely be doing some firing if that statement is ever spread around.

When expanded to the level of that job being a member of the American Armed Forces, someone who represents the country as a whole, it is not too difficult to rationalize why Stein is facing discharge.

But is it right to give Stein no slack to say these things? All things considered, Marines and other military personnel pay the ultimate price to protect American freedoms. It is an arduous, tireless and blood-stained job.

It is, however, a job. Though one might want to award concessions, being a Marine is still a job.

Furthermore, it is a job with a legacy and a title to uphold. Today, with partisan politics the unfortunate norm it needs to straddle that line of neutrality.

The Marine slogan of Semper Fidelis means “Always Faithful” after all.

I just believe that, after his very public statements, his service is no longer required.

The most interesting woman in the world Hillary Clinton was caught doing what all Americans do for fun MICHAEL MUNOZ Daily Titan

I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t mind if the next round of drinks were bought by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Recently, Clinton was spotted dancing and drinking in a Colombian club called Café Havana.

It was reported that she drank out of the bottle and ordered a dozen beers, two glasses of whiskey and bottles of water.

And no, they weren’t all for her.

Clinton was in Colombia for the Summit of the Americas, and following the local customs Clinton proved she is not a robot and needs time to let loose with a bottle of Aguila pilsner cerveza.

However, the New York Post lambasted the photos and called her “Swillary,” and the Telegraph, a London paper, went as far as to call Clinton “an embarrassment for a high-level cabinet member on official duty, and have lowered the office of Secretary of State.”

The Telegraph went as far as to say the liberal media is not making a big issue of this, but if it were a Republican heads would roll.

Be it Democratic or Republican, people of higher power should be able to wine and dine like any average person.

Yes, they have a responsibility to serve the American people because it’s their job, but who doesn’t have a stressful job that a night on the

Courtesy of MCT Hillary Clinton may hold the title of Secretary of State, but that does not excuse her from being able to responsibly let loose and — God forbid­— have a little fun every once in a while.

town can’t fix?

Also, she was only at Café Havana for half an hour.

It’s not like Mrs. Clinton has a drinking problem.

Clinton’s actions make the often stoic politician relatable.

We often put politicians in such high regard, we forget that, “Hey, these people are people just like us.”

I would also like to think our politicians can compartmentalize, so they can get their job done and have a drink or two later.

If you’re thinking you don’t want politicians to be relatable, look at Mitt Romney’s effort to become more relatable.

Romney doesn’t want to seem like an out-of-touch political elite, but he isn’t coming off as one of the people, but rather a stranger.

The front-runner’s struggle to garner the GOP nomination has shown that there is a disconnect between him and the voters.

It might be his stance on key political issues, but I think it’s also his “elite” image that hurts him.

In order to counter that view, Romney has participated in

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delivering the “Top Ten List of Things Mitt Romney Would Like to Say to the American People” on the Late Show With David Letterman and has recently expressed interest in participating in a skit on Saturday Night Live.

Romney would follow the footsteps of other politicians who have participated in the show.

Clinton and Sarah Palin have all participated in the sketch show, and it’s good to know that these politicians are in on the joke.

I’m not saying Romney should have a photo-op at a local brewery, but it wouldn’t hurt.

In 2008, a poll asked which 2008 presidential candidate would respondents rather have a beer with.

The American people preferred to share a beer with Obama over McCain (52 percent to 27 percent, respectively). Proving that, yes, many people do want to elect a president they could share a beer with.

So let the politicians have their beer. Clinton’s drinks at one bar shouldn’t even be an issue.

She’s a high-ranking official who deserves a break.

If dancing and drinking is the way to do it, then by all means, do it. It makes her more relatable.

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April 19, 2012

OPINION

The State of Christendom

by DAVID HOOD

“Gimme that old tyme religion”

Not aiming to regulate life, but instead protect it Courtesy of MCT Copyright law has become outdated and heavily favors giant corporations like the Walt Disney Company. But that’s the least of your concerns when you’re touring Disneyland Paris, oui?

Someday my son of royalty will come Copyright is an evil necessity in the lives of creative thinkers MATT ATKINSON Daily Titan

In the digital age, copyright protection, enforcement and infringement have become part of the common vocabulary. Defenders of copyright and intellectual property claim growing piracy rates prove the need for stricter enforcement of copyright law.

Meanwhile, pirating is justified with the claim that copyright law has become broken, favoring giant companies over individual artists.

They’re both wrong.

Copyright law has become broken, stymied and horribly uncompetitive. It does favor big corporations who hold copyright.

No longer does it do what it originally set out to do — encourage creative works and benefit society as a whole.

At the same time, laws don’t become any less true just because

they’re unfair. Rather than simply breaking the rules, people should make efforts to change them. And like it or not, copyright, at least in its ideal form, is a good thing that shouldn’t be eliminated.

Copyright is covered under the United States Constitution, as stated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 8. The United States government is “to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.”

In plain English, that means in order to allow scientists, inventors, artists, etc. to benefit from their work (and encourage people to create) they shall be granted “copyright,” or the ability to have a limited monopoly on their work.

The key word is “limited.” In 1790, the owner had copyright for 14 years. After that time, the work fell into the public domain, to be used freely by anyone.

The public domain is a good thing. It benefits everyone in a society. It allows others free access

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to science and art. It allows people to improve or play with an existing idea.

But 14 years wasn’t long enough for creators. In 1831, it was extended to 28 years, with an optional renewal of 14, which is still fairly reasonable. Then the renewal was extended again in 1909.

In 1976, the length of copyright was the entire life of the author plus 50 years. Just who exactly is benefiting from the work for 50 years after the author’s death?

Spouses or family could, but it becomes more and more apparent that companies did not want to lose copyright on movies, characters or anything else that was created by them.

What would have lost copyright in just a few years under that older timespan? Mickey Mouse.

Disney is also the main reason the copyright length was again extended in the 1990s to 70 years after the author’s death, right around the time when Mickey would’ve been up for public domain again.

This no longer benefits Walt Disney. This doesn’t benefit the public.

Now the public domain isn’t being cultivated. Instead of encouraging artists and inventors, copyright is just encouraging giant companies to sit on the old works that make them money.

Why should Disney be forced to innovate and create new ideas and characters when they can simply keep extending the copyright length and continue their monopoly on their old ones?

So many say since the system has become fundamentally flawed, they shouldn’t have to follow the rules.

Unfortunately, that is not so.

Ignoring these facts doesn’t make them not true. As broken as copyright may be, it’s still the law.

If we don’t like it, then we need to take measures to change it. One thing we shouldn’t do is use shallow excuses of unfairness to justify copyright infringement.

Copyright is useful; it encourages people to create. I have no motivation for creating a new invention or movie if anyone else can just copy it and give it away for free, robbing me of my chance to profit from my idea.

And the only message copyright infringement sends to companies and our government is this one: “We need stricter copyright enforcement law.”

It’s a catch-22. The public says they wouldn’t infringe on copyright if the law wasn’t so unfair, and companies and government say the amount of infringement calls for stricter laws.

But we don’t need laws like SOPA or PIPA invading our internet space. We don’t want companies suing us and invading our personal lives.

The less copyright infringement that goes on, the less reasonable their demands seem, and the chances of copyright reform become more likely. To increase copyright infringement is to admit defeat to the system these companies have set up. Let’s defeat these unfair rules within the bounds of the system.

Is it unfair? Absolutely.

Should we give them even the smallest excuse to make it worse?

Absolutely not.

This week, I find it necessary to play a little defense for Christian institutions such as churches, schools and nonprofits.

I have frequently heard claims that religious institutions should embrace more progressive stances toward a lot of social issues like abortion, homosexuality, contraception, etc.

And while people protest these things at the feet of religious institutions, my experience is that normally, the people protesting usually don’t analyze why.

Of course, this could apply to more than just protesting religious institutions, but we’ll just focus on them — for now.

To narrow things down, we’ll start with abortion and sexbefore-marriage from a Christian perspective (since I am a Christian, after all).

There’s no violating women’s rights or anything. There’s just the simple fact that the embryo in their uterus has the potential of becoming a human child and should be treated as such in any form that it takes.

Traditionally, as most know, Christians believe that these things are wrong.

But why?

In it simplest form, it is because Christians believe in something called the “sanctity of life.”

That means that all life is considered precious, something to protect and to promote in any figure that it takes.

Catholics, in particular, presuppose that life in the womb starts at conception.

Remember back to biology 101 when we learned that during sex, the sperm buries itself in the egg and transfers DNA information over?

That point is called “conception” if you forgot (thus contra-ception prevents con-ception) and that is the very point where Catholics, scientists and everyone in between argue that life begins.

In philosophic terms, the argument is called the “potentiality” argument that asserts that since the embryo (when the sperm and egg are joined and become the embryo) has the potential to become

something bigger like you and me, it earns the rights of, well, you and me.

There’s no violating women’s rights or anything. There’s just the simple fact that the embryo in their uterus has the potential of becoming a human child and should be treated as such in any form it takes.

But enough with the biology lesson.

I genuinely think that there is something noble about protecting human life, whenever one believes where that life begins at whatever point.

As for sex before marriage (we’ll call that abstinence), most Christians believe that sex, too, is something sacred, special and has incredible power to bond (most literally) people together.

So, naturally, protecting this power and making sure it is in the proper context of a homogeneous, committed relationship is crucial.

As a result, for Christians, the ultimate definition of a committed relationship is marriage not to be stringent or regulated, but only so that the powerful bond created by sex is protected.

And because these beliefs are held so strongly, it is to no surprise that religious institutions require their employees and affiliates to hold the same.

After all, an employee or affiliate represents that institution.

When a person — say, a female teacher — gets fired (as some have recently) because she is pregnant out of wedlock, it should come as no surprise.

Especially when most of these employers require their employees to sign covenants (contracts) that bind them to the beliefs of the institution in the time that they are representing them.

Of course, within each faith there are many sects that emphasize slightly different facets of the faith as I have previously written about, but together they make the whole.

Furthermore, these individuals within each sect slightly vary from the main set of beliefs.

The state of Christendom is in a continual stage of varying even more from the “olde tyme religion” of our Baby Boomer grandparents. It’s poised to return back to the tree when we’ve drifted too far from the roots.

What I’m trying to say is that our Millennial generation is striving to find ourselves and God in a crazy world of post-9/11 and social media frenzy.

So we’ve taken the foundations set by our parents in their faiths and are trying to make it our own in different ways, exploring the depths of who we are and how God is intertwined.

And we are forced to comply with traditional beliefs because those are the foundations of where our ideas are built up and vary from.

It isn’t some limit on First Amendment freedom, or Godforbid “segregation,” or worse, as some have put it, “discrimination.”

It is to make sure that the people representing them represent them fully, in word and deed.

In the same way, when your Catholic friend or friendly neighborhood Christian says he/she is waiting for “the one,” accusing him or her of having dinosauric traditions is extremely hurtful.

All we want to do is protect life, and ourselves, from harm.

Should we be judged for that?

In a society that claims to be free, open, understanding and (my favorite) tolerant, I fervently hope not.

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STYLE COLUMN | Graphic clothing

Man’s new best friend is a color block

Coastal Conservation Network keeps marine life in pristine condition SHEILA DEL CID & HAILEY MORAN Daily Titan

Graphic elements like checks, geometric patterns and color blocking are a menswear staple JOEY BECERRA Daily Titan

Men, it’s time to reevaluate your closets.

For the most part, men have always been afraid to try wearing anything that draws attention to themselves. Let me tell you, sometimes drawing attention is a good thing — as long as you are doing it the right way and keeping your look stylish.

In terms of fashion, this is the coming age of men. The latest decree — graphics are in.

When most guys think of graphics on clothing, the thought of horrible Ed Hardy prints comes to mind. Those swirly, colorful, embellished pieces — let’s be honest guys, rhinestones are for girls — aren’t the type of graphics that I am referring to.

When I talk about graphics, I mean the good stuff: plaids, stripes, color blocking. This type of garish, but pulled-together look is probably the most relevant thing in menswear right now. There is nothing more intimidating than a guy who wears shots of bright color and knows that no one looks as good as him.

Plus, graphics work for summer because they eliminate the need for layering in order to add depth to your look.

The Spring/Summer 2012 menswear season was full of graphic looks for men.

The most common type was checks. Whether they are small and dizzying, or a full buffalo plaid, checks play dual roles of being both macho and stylish. At Sarah Burton’s presentation for Alexander McQueen, the ‘60s were in full swing and the first three looks of the show were head to toe black-and-white checked.

Checks were also a major statement at Kim Jones’ debut presentation for Louis Vuitton. Jones juxtaposed urban life with an ethnic flare in the form of red and blue masai prints on scarves, button-ups and shorts.

The result came out looking like well-groomed, trendy military leaders.

Christopher Bailey proposed a more tricky form of graphics at his presentation for Burberry Prorsum. The

Illustration by JOEY BECERRA / Daily Titan Standing out is a good thing this summer. Just make sure to keep layers light and breezy in order to avoid looking eccentric.

show featured striped sweaters with colorful, wooden appliques in geometric arrangements of triangles and rectangles.

The simplest and most effective type of graphics for summer is color blocking. I like to compare color blocking to a good Rothko painting — striking, saturated color, with little to distract the eye. It’s like wearing exquisite art.

For summer, Nicolas Ghesquière presented a bounty of color-blocked looks for Balenciaga. Chopped up, black, gray, red and blue sweaters peeked out from under simple two-button suits at the collection.

The best thing about graphics is that they are accessible to college students and can be found at all levels of the market, from $485 plaid Dolce and Gabbana buttonups at MrPorter.com to $49.90 striped sweaters at Zara.

TRAVEL: Gilman Scholarship recipient travels abroad ...Continued from page 1 Lopez said, “It was all thanks to the Gilman Scholarship that I was able to fulfill this dream of being able to travel around different European countries. The Gilman (Scholarship) offered me great help financially.

That persuaded me to travel while living in London when I had the opportunity to do so.

With the honor of receiving the Gilman Scholarship under her belt, Lopez was able to study in the United Kingdom.

As amazing as the experience was going to be for her, it also meant that Lopez would be leaving her family for three months.

“Coming from a Hispanic family who tends to have closer ties with their children, it was very difficult for my mother to let go of her third child to live away for three months,” Lopez said. “With time, they felt it was a reward for myself for all the hard work I have accomplished. My parents are extremely proud of the scholarships I received and of the traveling I have been blessed with.

But most of all, they are proud of my educational accomplishments.”

On her free time away from her studies in the UK, Lopez also took time to visit other countries in Europe. The places she has visited are places that most people will never see in their lifetime.

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Living in another country can be intimidating.

Lopez found that the hardest adjustment while traveling was the language barrier.

“When traveling to Italy for example, my traveling friends and I found it somewhat difficult to get around because many local Italians could not understand us,” Lopez said. “It was the same situation for when we visited Geneva, Switzerland.”

Gearing up to study abroad is a process for anyone. Kathryn Morrissey, study abroad adviser at Cal State Fullerton, said the process to study abroad is about making that “big decision.”

“Once students decide they are interested in studying abroad, they can come to the Office of International Education and Exchange to attend an information session,” said Morrissey. “We have about three a week. At the session we will go over the different kinds of study abroad programs, where to find information, a little info on scholarships and financial aid, and then lay out the next steps.

There are over 10,000 different study abroad programs. So many times, choosing the right program can be the most difficult part of the planning.”

According to Morrissey, studying abroad can do so much for students even if they don’t notice it at first.

“Most students who study abroad become more independent, develop

critical thinking skills, budget, confidence, language ability, adaptability, there is so much that students get out of it, personally and academically,” Morrissey said. “Also, a recent study came out saying that 60 percent of recruiters actively seek students with international experiences for positions, so it also helps professionally in terms of standing out when trying to find jobs.”

Lopez said that studying abroad has made her more culturally aware.

“Learning, visiting and observing other cultures and languages makes one step out of their own culture and observe everything around (them) with a different, more open perspective,” Lopez said.

Michele Johnson, a history major, said she would like to travel abroad, but knows she can’t afford it.

“I want to go to Italy and I saw that it costs over $3,000 — maybe even more. I can’t afford that,” said Johnson.

According to Johnson, she has seen different programs that could possibly help her travel.

Johnson said, in the long run, she just can’t pack up her belongings and leave the country for several months.

“I do want to travel, but when I really think about it, it’s a big jump for me. I really think it’s great that students can leave to study in another country. For me … I guess I’m just not ready mentally, I guess,” Johnson said.

The Coastal Conservation Network’s (CCN) slogan is, “A healthy ocean equals a sustainable planet.” CCN is a group formed in 2011 that helps keep coastlines, oceans and other animals that make up this world beautiful and pristine.

While their mission seems daunting, CCN hopes to build a collaborative organization, using social media as a platform to raise awareness, garner community action, initiate an ecological balance of the world’s oceans and waterways and, in turn, give a voice to the marine environmental community.

CCN is based in Southern California, but it is constantly providing information and shedding light on environmental activity happening outside of the Golden State.

Whether it is fur loss and open sores found on polar bears in Alaska or 3,000 dolphins found dead in Peru, the disheartening and upsetting information is put on the CCN website in hopes that the emotional response readers have catalyzes change.

The organization has continued to increase its reach by expanding into five other countries, according to Garry Brown, president and executive director of CCN. Jackie Mark, communications specialist for CCN, said the expansion was one of her proudest moments.

“Expanding outside of California was a great feeling, but our first international affiliate to join CCN truly supported our goal of being a global nonprofit organization. Being in five countries and having other organizations believe in what we do is very humbling,” said Mark.

The marine advocacy group would not have gotten underway without a devoted team in Southern California, who shares the same admiration for the environment.

“I have always had a passion for the ocean and marine life and wanted a career to protect them.

Going through college, I knew that I wanted to work for an environmental nonprofit in hopes of making a difference in the world,” Mark said.

CCN was able to expand through the help of affiliates, said Brown. One of CCN’s affiliates is Shark Savers, a group started by six long-time scuba divers that shared a passion — to save dwindling shark and ray populations.

It has now grown to 25,000 members from 99 nations that share the same concern for shark populations.

All it took was an invitation from CCN to get a camaraderie working between the two groups. Hannah Medd, the outreach manager for Shark Savers, said that CCN’s invitation to become an affiliate was an exciting opportunity.

“CCN contacted Shark Savers after conducting outreach and realizing how popular and important the topic of shark conservation is. Shark Savers accepted the invitation to be the first shark-focused affiliate member on CCN because of its mission statement witch aligned with ours, its innovative format as an outreach platform and the quality of the other affiliates,” said Medd.

Medd also recognizes the high quality of CCN’s work.

“It is a refreshing group that will bring a lot to conservation through technology,” Medd said.

CCN hopes to use that technology to develop cleaner oceans. It is this 21st century approach that allows CCN to stand out from other marine ecology nonprofit organizations.

“CCN is using new technology and social media to promote community involvement. By using technology, we can reach a larger audience more efficiently, promoting community involvement. People like watching videos and spending time online, so we are working to be known as the Online Source for Global Environmental Videos,” Mark said. “Essentially, we are working to be the communication hub for strictly environmental communication.”

It is a refreshing group that will bring a lot to conservation through technology.

Hannah Medd Outreach Manager/ Shark Savers

CCN hopes to continue its rapid progress throughout 2012.

Their goals for the year are ambitious, but with their passion and dedication, the goals are certainly attainable.

“CCN plans to further expand our community across the world. We also have plans for developing a virtual classroom. This virtual classroom will be available on the CCN website free of charge to the community all over the world … This will then allow us to bring the ocean to the classroom no matter where you are in the world,” Mark said. “It’s just another opportunity for the community to connect with the environment.”

The use of technology spreads the message of healthy oceans to anywhere in the world, but CCN uses a hands-on approach to help our local beaches and coastlines.

Comprehensive beach cleanups happen once a month at Huntington Beach, where CCN has been able to create a presence and a group following in the city.

“There will always be a need to clean up a beach. Staying at the same location has allowed us to build a relationship with the community and expand the amount of volunteers who come help each month. When we first started, we were lucky if there were 20 volunteers. For April, we are expecting over 250 volunteers,” Mark said.

The success of CCN depends on its need for worldwide attention to bring significant change to coastal conservation.

For more information on events to revive the ocean, or to learn about marine issues and recycling, contact CCN Worldwide at 714850-1965 or visit them online at CCNWorldwide.org.

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April 19, 2012

SPORTS

Titans locked in tie Lakers and Clippers take different paths

CSUF and LBSU both lie atop Big West Conference at 7-2 JUSTIN ENRIQUEZ Daily Titan

The No. 11 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team (24-12) will host fellow Big West Conference team, the No. 69 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mustangs (21-14).

It is a three-game series that will take place Friday through Sunday.

The series is even more important for the Titans as they share first place with LBSU in the conference with identical records at 7-2.

The Titans are riding a threegame winning streak with two of those wins against UC Irvine and the latest win against the No. 28 Pepperdine University Waves (2215). The Titans defeated the Waves Tuesday at Goodwin Field 8-6. They had to come from behind three times throughout the game in order to get the win.

Sophomore pitcher Michael Lorenzen received his first career win of the season, pitching in 1.1 scoreless innings.

Lorenzen entered the game as the

Titans trailed 6-5, and it was the second time he was called in during a non-save situation. Another strong pitching performance came from freshman Koby Gauna, who allowed just five hits in seven innings, including two runs. Gauna recorded four strikeouts without a single walk. A strong pitching performance moved his ERA to 2.74, the first time his ERA was below 3.00 since mid-March.

For the Waves, freshman pitcher Aaron Brown was given the loss after he gave up all three of the Titans’ eighth-inning runs. Brown was the fourth of five Pepperdine pitchers to play in the game.

On the offensive end, the Titans starting lineup had trouble producing through six innings and found themselves down 2-1. Head Coach Rick Vanderhook made changes in the seventh inning by sending up four pinch-hitters and one pinch-runner.

The move proved to have positive results as the Titans took the lead 5-2 at the end of the seventh.

The Waves answered back with four runs of their own at the top of the eighth inning and took the lead 6-5. Three of the four runs

came because of a three-run home run from junior infielder Joe Sever.

The Titans quickly answered back with three runs in the bottom of the eighth that proved to be the difference.

Junior infielder Richy Pedroza had the best game offensively for the Titans, getting three hits off of four at-bats, including a run and an RBI. While the Titans are looking to keep the momentum going, the Mustangs are looking to bounce back. The Mustangs have dropped four of their last five, including losing their last two games. On Tuesday, the Fresno State Bulldogs came back from a 3-1 deficit to hand the Mustangs a 5-3 loss.

The Mustangs were looking good going into the final inning with a 3-1 lead thanks to runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings. Sophomore pitcher Chase Johnson gave up the three final runs in the ninth and took the loss to give him an overall record of 1-4.

The Mustangs outhit Fresno State 11-9 in a losing effort. Prior to the loss, Cal Poly SLO was 20-0 when leading after eight innings.

For more information on the series, go to FullertonTitans.com.

Titans rally to victory over Pepperdine

CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan Titans sophomore outfielder Greg Velasquez (24) hits a single in the eighth inning to drive in center fielder Michael Lorenzen that tied the game at 6-6. CSUF scored a total of three runs in the inning to put them ahead of Pepperdine for good, 8-6.

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With NBA playoffs looming, both LA teams must rely on more than their superstars DANNY CHAU Daily Titan

Time flies, doesn’t it? It has been quite the journey for the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers; one that seemed like it started yesterday. Last year, the Lakers, who were one of the championship favorites at the time, were unceremoniously dismantled by the eventual champion Dallas Mavericks.

On the other side, Blake Griffin was a dazzling rookie for the Clippers, capable of awe-inspiring dunks, clutch shooting and sharp passes — a modern incarnation of former Sacramento Kings star (and reviled player among LA sports fans) Chris Webber.

As bad as the Clippers were, it didn’t matter.

Griffin kept the spotlight away from the team’s overall mediocrity and focused it on his drives to the rim.

Fast forward to today — both teams have secured playoff spots.

The Lakers did it by sticking with what works. Despite Kobe Bryant’s current shin ailments, his role in the playoffs isn’t in doubt.

He will be what he’s always been for the Lakers: the initiator, the facilitator and the closer.

The Lakers begin and end with Bryant, rise or fall. And despite absorbing the ire of Lakers fans everywhere, Pau Gasol has been the model of consistency since he’s joined the team. Gasol is not the enemy so much as expectation is.

Lofty expectations aren’t a crime, but Gasol shouldn’t be blamed for not being who fans want him to be.

For the Clippers, the answer is always Chris Paul. On a team devoid of players with playoff experience (other than forwards Caron Butler and Kenyon Martin), the team’s success will rest on Paul’s ability to execute.

The season has been a grind, but the playoffs are an especially tedious affair.

Teams slow down, defenses are heightened.

Few Clippers players are used to the challenge.

Luckily, Paul is. If his performance last year in

the playoffs (coincidentally against the Lakers) is any indication of the Clippers’ playoff success, the team won’t just bow out due to inexperience.

Still, proven commodities can only go so far in determining success. There is always an element of surprise in the playoffs that teams and viewers must account for.

Ultimately for the Lakers and the Clippers, their known unknowns will be what decides their destiny.

More than ever, the Lakers know what they are getting out of Andrew Bynum.

He has become one of the most fundamentally sound centers in the game, and is dominating on both ends of the floor consistently.

Yet his temperament has never been more volatile. They will need to trust Bynum to understand the gravity of playoff basketball and hope his immaturity won’t continue to impede his eye-opening season.

In Bryant’s recent absence, starting Lakers point guard Ramon Sessions has played exceptionally good basketball.

The emotional scars of losing Derek Fisher have quickly been concealed, as Sessions has been able to do what Fisher never could — make a layup.

His ability to create his own shot on the perimeter will be crucial.

But is it too much to ask of a player who has never experienced playoff basketball before?

For the Clippers, there are more unknowns than certainties at this point.

To go far in the playoffs, the Clippers will need flawless performances from gunners Randy Foye and Nick Young, which is like basically asking your parents for a pony for Christmas.

You’re not getting it, and you’re going to have to live with what you actually get.

Regardless, the team should expect to gain valuable experience in the playoffs.

For a team as young as the Clippers, and a fan base as downtrodden as theirs has been, simply making the playoffs with the possibility of homecourt advantage is, in itself, a miracle.

In the end, we can’t predict the future, but it doesn’t take a genius to know that it takes more than just the superstars to win a basketball game.

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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Write a letter to your parents or to your future self. Put in extra effort and you can solve a puzzle. The next two days are good for making changes at home.

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Gemini (May 21-June 21) The party is just getting fun. Your friends showed up, and there’s good music and chow. Choose your words well, and new doors open. Encourage another’s creativity.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Conditions look good for travel and romance. You’d rather play than work.

Imagine your next adventure. Check finances and craft a plan. You could be pleasantly surprised.

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Taurus (April 20-May 20) A hunch could be quite profitable, and the game is on! For the next two days, you’re in the spotlight (and you like it just fine). Deliver your lines with passion.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) Expand a little at a time. Consider new opportunities, and step into leadership, even (especially) if it makes you nervous. You can do it. You’re a quick study.

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11 - 11:50 am

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Bradford AB “Stand Out from the Crowd: How to Interview” Speaker: Julia Felde Manager, HR Admin Services, Schools First Federal Credit Union Host: Professor Patty Malone

12 - 1 pm

Quad Kick-Off Event Featuring: Amp Radio and Hubert’s Lemonade

1 - 2:15 pm

Alvarado A “Social Media and Writing Skills” Speakers: Rick Miltenberger Senior Vice President, Westbound Communications Nicole Partise, Social Media Coordinator, Dermalogica Host: Professor Douglas Swanson

1 - 2:15 pm

Tuffree AB “How to Advance Your Career and Differentiate Yourself with Key Internet Marketing and Entrepreneurship Skills” Speaker: Sinan Kanatsiz CEO, KCOMM Host: Professor Gerald Wright

1 - 2:30 pm

Bradford AB “Stand Out from the Crowd: How to Interview” Speaker: Julia Felde Manager, HR Admin Services, Schools First Federal Credit Union Host: Professor Patty Malone

2:30 - 3:30 pm

Ontiveros BC “An Insider’s View of Crisis Communications” Speaker: Joan Gladstone CEO and President, Gladstone International Host: Professor Dean Kazoleas

2:30 - 3:45 pm

Theatre “A Talk with a Pulitzer Prize Winner” Speaker: Tim Page Professor of Journalism and Music, USC Host: Professor Holly Ocasio Rizzo

2:30 - 3:45 pm

Ontiveros A “Tips for Better Public Speaking” Speaker: Charisma Justis Mediation Specialist, Mitsubishi Motors North America Host: Professor Andi Stein

2:45 - 3:45 pm

Hetebrink AB “Al Martinez: Bard of LA” Speaker: Al Martinez Columnist Host: Professor Henry Mendoza

3:30 - 4:30 pm

Pavilion C “Society of Professional Journalists Panel” Speakers: Karyn Wulburn Executive Director of Talent, E! Entertainment Dennis Foley Editor, Orange County Register Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists Host: Professor Beth BinghamGeorges

4 - 5:15 pm

Alvarado AB “Social Media and Trayvon Martin’s Death” Speaker: Sally Falkow Social Media Strategist, Meritus Media Host: Professor Mina Obeyd

4 - 6:45 pm

Pavilion A “Evolution of Animation” Speaker: Larry Huber President, Animation Works Inc. Host: Professor Jeff Longshaw

5 - 6:30 pm

Room: Pavilion B Alumni Panel Sponsor: Entertainment & Tourism Club Host: Professor Waleed Rashidi

12:30 - 2:30 pm

Gabrielino “The KNBC News Team” Speakers: Stephanie Miranda Platform Manager at KNBC, NBC Universal Vikki Vargas Reporter, NBC Los Angeles Lori Bentley Photographer, NBC Los Angeles Host: Professor Irv Cuevas

1 - 2 pm

Bradford AB Finding the Trainer in You Speakers: Golnaz Shirdel, Shih-Ting Wu, Damian Tran, Alexis Louchios Host: Professor Robert Emry

1 - 2:15 pm

8 - 11 pm

Tuffree AB “Hunting for Justice” Speaker: Victoria Redstall Journalist and Author Host: Professor Bill White

7 - 8:30 pm

1 - 2:15 pm

Bradford AB “From College to Career, Leveraging Lessons to Persevere” Speaker: Jackie Lovato Photographer/Proprietor, Lovato Images Host: Professor David DeVries

7 -10 pm

Golleher Alumni House Una Noche En Barcelona: ETC Industry Mixer; $20 Sponsor: Entertainment & Tourism Club Host: Professor Waleed Rashidi

TUESDAY 4.24 8:30 – 11:30 pm

Bradford AB “Cameras and Lenses- History & Future” Speaker: Cris Blyth Commercial Director, GoodMakers Films Host: Professor Larry Ward

Tuffree AB “Survival of Fittest: How to Adapt to Change” Speaker: Robert Quezada Copy Editor, Instructor, The PressEnterprise Host: Professor Mel Opotosky

2 -5 pm

Irvine Campus PRactical Advantage Open House Sponsor: Department of Communications Host: Professor Douglas Swanson

2:30 - 3:45 pm

Hetebrink AB “Domestic Violence Prevention” Speaker: Marissa Presley Prevention Education Specialist, Laura’s House Host: Professor Jason Teven

3 - 5 pm

Alvarado A “Social Media Effects and Reporting” Speaker: Robert Hernandez Web Journalist/Asst. Professor at USC Annenberg, USC Annenberg School of Journalism Host: Professor Mina Obeyd

Alvarado AB Hollywood Foreign Press Association Presents: Short Student Films Speakers: Cody Niebling (Dating Vegan) Lauren Small (Grand Escape) Emmanuel Alvarado (Chemical 13) Tafari Gonzalez-Aird (Solution?

AB12) Host: Professor Jaqueline Frost

10 - 11:15 am

4 - 5 pm

10 - 11:15 am

Hetebrink AB “Even Hyenas Needs PR Agents and How Much Shenzi and Banzai Pay” Speaker: David Whiting Page One Columnist and Editor at Large, Orange County Register Host: Professor Dennis Gaschen

11:30 - 12: 45 pm

Hetebrink AB “Even Hyenas Needs PR Agents and How Much Shenzi and Banzai Pay” Speaker: David Whiting Page One Columnist and Editor at Large, Orange County Register Host: Professor Dennis Gaschen

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Pavilion B Entertainment Marketing Panel Speakers: Noam Dromi AlCon Entertainment Jay Williams Revolution Street Donald Alexander Mobscene

12 - 1 pm

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1 - 2:15 pm

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2:30 - 3:30 pm

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4 - 5 pm

Pavilion B Auto Campaign 360

5:15 - 6:15 pm

Pavilion B Pursuit of Passion Film Speaker: Cecillia Gorman Producer of the Film

6:30 -7 pm

Pavilion A AdCon Alumni Mixer

7 - 9:45 pm

Pavilion A 10th Annual Creative Competition

7:30 - 9:45 pm

Irvine 111 “Hollywood Dreams do Come True” Speaker: Laarni Dacanay Diversity Communications Specialist, NBC Universal Corporate Host: Professor Debra Conkey

Pavilion C “From CSUF to Oscar” Speakers: Eric Dapkewicz Film Editor, DreamWorks Animation Christina Lee Storm Manager of Digital Production, Rhythm and Hues Studios Host: Professor Edward Fink

5:40 - 6:30 pm

Animation David Crabtree Editor and Director Nick Simotas Editor Adam Lambert Editor Tina Eisner Reality Show Casting Hosts: Professor Shelley Jenkins

Tuffree AB “Presentation Skills Every PR Professional Must Know” Speaker: Marcus Ginnaty Account Manager, Porter Novelli Host: Professor Dennis Gaschen

4 - 6:30 pm

Pavilion C “Producing Primetime Animation” Speaker: Joseph A.Boucher Producer and Production Manager Host: Professor Shelley Jenkins

5 - 6:30 pm

Gabrelino Forensics Showcase Sponsor: Intercollegiate Forensics Speech & Debate Team Host: Professor Erika Thomas

5 -7 pm

TSU Underground Rock N’ Bowl Sponsor: Lambda Pi Eta Host: Thanh Le

5 - 6:45 pm

Ontiveros C “An InsidEARS Look at Disney PR and Social Media” Speaker: Kelly George Social Media Community Manager, The Walt Disney Company Host: Professor Carol Ames

7 - 8:15 pm

Alvarado AB “Breaking into Radio” Speaker: Mando Fresko MTV Host, On Air Personality, Power 106 Host: Professor Robert Van Riel

7 - 8:20 pm

Tuffree AB “How to Write a Compelling Narrative” Speaker: Greg Hardesty General Assignment Reporter, OC Register Host: Professor Vik Jolly

7 - 8:30 pm

Bradford AB “Disney Destinations WestPublicity from Anaheim to Oahu” Speaker: John McClintock Senior Publicist, Disneyland Resort Public Relations Host: Professor Anne LaJeunesse

7 - 9:45 pm

Pavilion C RTVF Alumni Panel Speakers: Eric Dapkewicz Film Editor, DreamWorks

TSU Underground Pub Poetry Slam Sponsor: SOAR-CICC Host: Assistant Dean Peggy Bockman

WEDNESDAY 4.25 10 - 11:15 am

Tuffree AB “Broadcast Journalism” Speaker: Rob Whitfield Editor, Orange County Register Host: Professor Beth BinghamGeorges

10 - 11:15 am

Gabrielino “Magazine Editing & Production” Speakers: Lori Anderson Assistant Art Director, Automobile Club of Southern California Rachel Ng Managing Editor, Automobile Club of Southern California Host: Professor Jeffrey Brody

10:30 - 11:30 am

Hetebrink AB “The Development of the HondaMatthew’s Day Off-Super Bowl 2012 Commercial” Speakers: Ariel Shukert Art Director, RPA David Sullivan Copywriter, RPA Host: Professor Carolyn Coal

11:30 - 1:30 pm

Alvarado AB “The Evolution of Radio” Speaker: Jeff Axelrod Writer/Associate Producer, Fox All Access Host: Professor Heather OsborneThompson

1 - 2 pm

Hetebrink AB “Writing and Reporting for Social Media” Speaker: Christa Keizer Assistant Account Executive, Edelman Host: Professor Lynda Hamilton

1 - 2:30 pm

SGMH 1502 “Directing & Producing Movies and Commercials” Speaker: Paul Emami Director and Producer, Storytellerz Host: Professor Eraj Shadaram

1 - 4 pm

Pavilion C “Communications Internship Fair” Sponsor: Career Center Host: Laura Neal

1 - 4 pm

Pavilion C “Resume and Cover Letter Review” Host: College of Communications Alumni Chapter, Ashley Gonzalez, President

2:30 – 3:40 pm

Gabrelino “My Journalistic Marathon” Speakers: George Lewis Recently retired NBC correspondent, NBC News Cecilia Alvear NBC News Producer, NBC News Host: Professor Gail Love

2:30 - 3:45 pm

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Bradford A Handling Irate Customers Speakers: Sarah McDermott, Josh Camp, Lauren Wharton, Claudia Rodriquez, and Dave Evanoski Host: Robert Emry

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Bradford B “Nuts and Bolts of Design” Speaker: Shraddha Swaroop Graphic Designer, Freelance Host: Professor Marie LoggiaKee

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Hetebrink AB “The Anatomy of the HyundaiThink Fast-Super Bowl 2012 Commercial” Speaker: Max Godsil Creative Director, INNOCEAN USA Host: Professor Carolyn Coal

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Humanities 110 “How Mobile Marketing is Changing the PR Landscape” Speaker: Lora Friedrichsen Vice President, Mobile, Global Results Communications Host: Professor Jeffrey Brody

7 - 8:15 pm

University Hall 202 “Magazine Feature Writing that Sells” Speaker: Kyra Kirkwood Freelance Article Writer, Freelance Host: Professor Jay Seidel

7 - 10 pm

Pavilion AB “Flappers & Fedoras: A Roaring 20’s Casino Night with CSUF PRSSA and OC PRSA” $15 RSVP Sponsor: PRSSA Host: Professor Dean Kazoleas

7 - 8:15 pm

Tuffree AB “The Future of the L.A. Times” Speaker: Jim Newton Editor at Large, L.A. Times Host: Professor Mel Opotosky

7:15 - 8:30 pm

Hetebrink AB “Banking on PR: Leveraging the Positive in a Negative Media Environment” Speaker: Lynne Kristensen Senior Communications Consultant, Wells Fargo Host: Professor Valerie Orleans

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4.28

10 - 11:15 am

Gabrielino “Let’s Get Ready to Rumble: Infusing Sports into Entertainment” Speaker: Felisa Israel Co-Founder and Executive Producer, Entertainment League Productions Host: Professor Waleed Rashidi

10 - 11:30 am

Bradford AB “Field Reporting” Speaker: Claudia Peschiutta Reporter, KNX News Radio (1070 AM) Host: Professor Brent Foster

10 - 12:45 pm

Education Classroom 024A “Koch Brothers Exposed” Speaker: Jesse Lava Host: Professor Philippe Perebinossoff

Tuffree AB “What We Talk About When We Talk About Speechwriting” Speaker: John Brady Speechwriter, Los Angeles Mayor’s Office Host: Professor Andi Stein

12 - 1 pm

4 - 5 pm

Alvarado AB “Alumni Panel: Surviving and Thriving in the AD World” Speakers: Mike Van Senior Sales Manager, Electronic Arts Mike Refuerzo Executive Producer, Media Arts Lab (MAL) Ian Trombetta National Brand Marketing: Advertising Director, Red Bull Erek Vinluan Senior Art Director, Saatchi & Saatchi LA Host: Dr. Kuen Hee Ju-Pak

Humanities 123 “Everything You Want to Know About Law in today’s Society” Speaker: Jonathan Segal Host: Professor Jason Shepard

4 – 6:30 pm

Gabrelino “My Journalistic Marathon” Speakers: George Lewis Recently retired NBC correspondent, NBC News Cecilia Alvear NBC News Producer, NBC News Host: Professor Gail Love

College Park 670 Daily Titan Open House Sponsor: Daily Titan Host: Professor Holly Ocasio Rizzo

1 - 2:15 pm

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2 - 3: 30 pm

Bradford AB “Problem Solving Through Teamwork: Understanding the Symptoms of Groupthink” Speakers: Kayla Douglass, Louis Ortiz Jr., Elyse Peterson, John Rios and Amber Xie Host: Professor Robert Emry

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“The 21st Century Communications Job Market”

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4:15 - 5:30 pm

College Park 022 “Sell the Sizzle, Not the Steak” Speaker: Claudia Miller Principal/Design Navigator, ADirections Host: Professor Davis Barber

5:15 - 6:45 pm

Bradford AB “Career Planning: Begin with the End in Mind” Speaker: Mike Messina Retired Chief of Police, City of Brea Host: Dr. Irene Matz

6 - 10 pm

Pavilion C Project Cambodia Showcase & Reception Sponsor: College of Communications Host: Professor Jeffrey Brody

7 - 9:00 pm

Ontiveros ABC “The Kings of Content” Speakers: Bram Makonda SEO Analyst/Content Writer, WebMetro Internet Marketing Services Erick Galindo Editor-Interactive Media, San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group Host: Professor Steve Scauzillo and Professor Dave Collins

FRIDAY 4.27 10 -11:30 am

Heterbrink AB “Communication and Rapport Building” Speakers: Mark Shool, Rod Stinson, Hossein Karimi, Peter Solomon Jr., Ally Hou, and Thomas Rios Host: Professor Robert Emry

11 - 12 pm

Bradford AB “Journalism - How It’s Changing and Where It’s Going” Speaker: Rick Meyer Journalist Host: Professor Henry Mendoza

11:30 - 2 pm

Pavilion A “Student Leadership Recognition Luncheon” Sponsor: Associated Students Inc. and SOAR-CICC Host: Assistant Dean Peggy Bockman

SATURDAY 7 – 11 pm

4.28

Pavilion ABC “NSSLHA’S Casino Night” National Student SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association (NSSHLA) $35 RSVP

April 23 - April 29, 2012

Hetebrink AB “Hunting for Justice” Speaker: Victoria Redstall Journalist and Author Host: Professor Bill White

Room: SGMH 1506 “History on Film: My Life as Short Film Preservationist” Speaker: Brian Meacham Short Film Preservationist, Academy Film Archive Host: Professor Ricardo De Los Rios

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