Vol. 88 Issue 4
September 8, 2010
She & Him
WHAT’S INSIDE FEATURES Final entry for Summer in Mexico series ........................................5
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food and wine event presented by the Los Angeles Times at Paramount Pictures Studio on Labor Day weekend.
OPINION Clemens’ indictment bad for baseball ........................................4
See FESTIVAL, page 5
SPORTS Padres top division for first time since 2006 ........................................6
dailytitan.com The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Teachers’ workshop teaches Session gives educators a view into the learning experience JENNA WEST Staff Writer
has the higher the education of the nurse the better the patients’ outcomes.”
Reducing the statistic that teachers talk eight times more than students in the classroom was the emphasis in Student California Teacher Association’s workshop on Tuesday in the Titan Student Union. The SCTA is a statewide organization for those pursuing teaching at any level. It offers benefits, events and workshops to provide a way to become a better teacher. The SCTA chapter at Cal State Fullerton won the Outstanding Chapter of the Year award for 2010. Senior and child and adolescents development major Natalie Crook is the president of the SCTA at CSUF. She and nine executive members put on the events that are more hands-on of what to do in the classroom. “Everything we do is to make members better teachers and to stand out above other applicants,” Crook said. “We hope to plan events where people will grow and get something out of them, without SCTA future teachers won’t be given these opportunities.” Professor of the Department of Elementary and Bilingual Education Ruth Yopp-Edwards began the workshop by demonstrating the teachers’ importance of providing an active learning environment that engaged all students.
See NURSING, page 2
See TEACHERS, page 3
LUCIO VILLA / Asst. Photo Editor Nursing students Rozely Barbero, left, and Janelle Alvis from the Nursing 405L class are tested to determine if the dummy has pneumonia depending on the sound the lungs produce. These are typical exercises students go through.
Fullerton opens School of Nursing due to high demand JENNA WEST Staff Writer
To cope with the nation’s high demand for nurses and the aging population of baby boomers, Cal State Fullerton has created the School of Nursing. “With the nursing shortage, the aging population and the healthcare reform, the educational system is not able to produce enough nurses to meet the needs of the future,” said Cindy Greenberg School of Nursing Director. Greenberg said that California’s
ratio of nurses per person is the fourth lowest in the nation. As the population ages and the pending healthcare reform, the number of people seeking medical attention is growing. The School of Nursing accepts to full capacity and hopes to maintain that number of students in spite of the state budget cuts. Fortunately, Greenberg said, the school has received extra funding through grants. Students in the undergraduate and master’s program, as well as registered nurses seeking their bachelor’s or master’s in nursing,
are now offered concentrations within the school. Some of the concentrations are nurse anesthetist, nurse educator, women’s healthcare and nurse leadership. The shift from the Department of Nursing to the School of Nursing has not altered any of the courses, but it has made it easier to create more courses based on concentrations and lab components. The concentrations offer more nursing opportunities, from working with children, elders or families in a hospital, informatics research or educational setting. “Nursing is a wonderful profes-
sion with so many options that can be tailored to one’s interest, talents and skills,” Greenberg said. “Some people may not recognize the education that a nurse
Campus embraces energy efficiency Power plant reduces university’s dependence on outside sources SAMANTHA DABBS Staff Writer
Quinn has high aspirations for athletics
LUCIO VILLA/ Asst. Photo Editor Cal State Fullerton’s Director of Athletics, Brian Quinn, started his career at CSUF in 2002 from Loyola-Marymount University. This year he became the President of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, Division 1-AAA.
SAMANTHA DABBS Staff Writer
Cal State Fullerton’s Director of Athletics, Brian Quinn, starts out the school year with a lot on his plate. Quinn came over to CSUF from his alma mater, Loyola-Marymount University, in 2002. He served as the director of Athletics at LMU for 13 years. According to Quinn, going from a private university of about 5,000 students to a public university of Contact Us at news@dailytitan.com
about 36,000 students was a big change. “I didn’t know what to expect of CSUF at first,” Quinn said. “But I can remember driving home many nights and I would find my-self singing; I was so happy.” Quinn assumes the position of president of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), Division 1-AAA, while juggling multiple responsibilities at CSUF such as dealing with the on going athletic budget crisis and trying to instill a high See QUINN, page 8
Cal State Fullerton will have a new trigeneration power plant running full time by late September, said Jeffery Bechtold, Physical Plant System coordinator. The new $20 million plant, located east of the Nutwood Parking Structure and south of the Performing Arts Center, will be simultaneously generating three utilities at once; creating its own electricity, chilling water and heating water. The system allows the campus to be less dependent of outside sources, along with being environmentally friendly and cost efficient, Bechtold said. Funding for the creation of the plant is supported by a lease finance agreement, Bechtold added. The plant will save an estimated amount of $2 million a year, which will go to the plant’s finance payments as well as supporting staff for maintaining and operating the plant, Bechtold said. “The system has one energy input doing up to three processes at a time, therefore, saving energy and money for the campus,” Bechtold said. According to CSUF Inside News, the new plant has enough energy with its 4.6 megawatt turbine to generate power for up to 4,000 homes. The plant is currently undergoing a testing period. “We’ve held off on saying the specific date it opens because a facility like this isn’t measured on the day it opens; it’s really measured on how effective and how efficient it is once it operates,” Bechtold said.
SHANE WESTOVER / Staff Photographer Contractors discuss the mechanical status of the new power plant on Cal State Fullerton’s campus which is located next to the Nutwood Parking Structure.
The new central plant’s system also offers flexibility to meet the university’s demands, said associate vice president of Campus Construction Jay Bond. Fueled by gas, the new plant will partner with the old plant, built in 1992, which is fueled by electricity. Essentially as a team they will be saving the university money. “What we have here is an opportunity to hedge natural gas prices against electricity prices, we can still
use whatever plant is more cost efficient at the time,” Bechtold said. The 8,000 square foot facility’s infrastructure is also incorporated with the old plant; the new plant uses the hot and cold thermal storage tanks from the old plant. Bechtold said the new plant will be better for the environment because no ozone depleting refrigerant will be used. See EFFICIENCY page 2