Vol. 88 Issue 17
September 30, 2010
Monarques
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Portland-based band performs at Becker Amphitheater
OPINION Devil’s Advocate: Global warming a threat? ........................................5
rule at Becker See MONARQUES, page 6
Transfer Students
DETOUR RATATAT wows fans with highly-charged stage show ........................................7
New bill ensures community college students admission to CSUs See BILL, page 2
SPORTS Men’s rugby club at full tilt in a new division ......................................10
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something we have committed to.” Haiti experienced a 7.0 earthquake Jan. 12, 2010. The Haitian government reported that over 1 million people were left homeless and another 230,000 were estimated to have been killed. There was an estimated $7.8 billion in losses reported for the country. “Honestly, the most I can say (about Haiti) is that I haven’t heard much of anything after the first month after the earthquake,” said Erich Finkle, a 21-year-old English major. “Occasionally, someone important will come on TV in a commercial asking for donations. There’s a general lack of information on what the current status it.” According to the United Nations, over 130 countries have pledged a total of $10 billion to the immediate and long-term aid of Haiti. The largest pledges come from Europe, United States, Spain, Canada, World Bank, France and Brazil.
Dennis Gaschen is one of three faculty members from the College of Communications to ever be selected into the College of Fellows by the Public Relations Society of America. New inductees are inducted into the College of Fellows during the PRSA International Conference held Oct. 16 to 19 in Washington D.C. and receive a gold medallion. “I owe the PRSA a lot. It helped advance my career and lead to an opportunity in teaching,” said Gaschen, who began lecturing at Cal State Fullerton in 1994. Being inducted into the College of Fellows is a rare accomplishment; only 14 people across the United States were selected this year. In order to be considered as a Fellow, one must either be nominated or apply for themselves. “The recognition Dennis is receiving is a great honor,” said Rick Pullen, dean of the College of Communications. “His professionalism shows through in whatever he does.” Applicants for the College of Fellows have criteria they are expected to meet and surpass. They must be a member of the PRSA and be Accredited in Public Relations (APR) with at least 20 years of experience. Gaschen began his career at CSUF teaching an introduction to public relations class. He has been actively involved in public relations field for 30 years and written at least 85 articles about the public relations profession. Those who apply must exhibit superb professional capability in the practice and teaching of public relations, advance and contribute to the profession and community through service, and leadership and serve as a role model in the profession and the community.
See HAITI, page 4
See GASCHEN, page 2
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Vampires take fans for a ride MIMI CASTELLANOS Staff Writer
New York natives Vampire Weekend can produce lovable genre-bending albums, beyond a doubt that they can put on what is defined as a show. With expectations high, the quartet of Columbia graduates delivered at the Hollywood Bowl Sept. 26. Over 1,000 fans, many clad in brightly colored polo T-shirts, cut-off skinny pants and TOMS Shoes, composed a sea of vibrant colors filling up the outdoor stadium. Openers, The Very Best, started at 7:30 p.m. with a fluid mix of African harmonies and indie-dance beats, cranking up a party-like atmosphere. See REVIEW, page 7
Courtesy of Brittany McCall A woman passes out equal handful amounts of beans and rice to the people of the Bamachan Village in Haiti. The shipment of rice and beans were picked up from a hanger in the Dominican Republic.
Commitment to Haiti in question BROOKE MCCALL For the Daily Titan
“Manje, manje (Food, food)!” voices cried. The sounds of propellers roared as a small privately owned airplane flew into the Les Cayes Airport in Haiti. Hungry and desperate spectators shoved and pushed outside the wired fence as they watched rice and beans being unloaded off the airplanes. This load of food would not be nearly enough to feed the people of this town. The small private planes were the main form of supply transport to the cities surrounding Port-au-Prince, because many roads that leave the main port city had been destroyed.
Ten miles away, in the Bamachan village, a line formed. About 1,700 people, both young and old, gathered to receive the supplies of rice and beans from the recent shipment. A woman from the village stood in a pick-up truck bed as she carefully measured the portion sizes, one small handful of rice and one small handful of beans. This would only temporarily satisfy their hunger. In response to the Haiti earthquake, billions in fundraising money has been pledged and collected, but very little has actually made its way to people. There is speculation on where the money has gone and why so little progress has been made in Haiti. Alexander Murphy, an 18-year-old freshman majoring in biology at Cal State Fullerton, thinks that a good job has been done with the Haiti relief efforts, but feels promises have not been kept. “We need to commit to certain promises we’ve made to Haiti,” Murphy said. “It’s not right to forget about
Student population to increase ALLY BORDAS Staff Writer
ALAYNA DURAN / Staff Photographer Men’s soccer team storms the field after a stunning victory in overtime against UC Santa Barbara.
Titans defeat Gauchos in overtime ELLIOT COOK Staff Writer
The Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team couldn’t have had a tougher opening Big West Conference game. Playing the No. 17 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, the Titans were big underdogs. Although the experts picked UCSB to win the Big West, the Titans were confident and deserved to be, beating UCSB for the first time since 2003, 1-0. The Gauchos dominated play from the opening seconds, possessing the ball with multiple passes and winning 50-50 balls. Eight minutes into the game, UCSB already had two corners and a shot on goal that was stopped by junior goalie Trevor Whiddon. UCSB was on Contact Us at news@dailytitan.com
the attack most of the half and had 11 shots total in the first period, five of which were on goal. Forty minutes in, UCSB had their best chance of the match. A ball in mid-air found the foot of junior defender Tim Pontius who put the ball off the left post, inches from giving UCSB the lead. The Titans had a solid chance of their own when redshirt sophomore defender Jesse Escalante headed a ball that fell into the hands of UCSB senior goalkeeper Sam Hayden. Whiddon also had another incredible stop to end the first half. Whiddon was very complimentary of his teammates. Even though the Titans could have lost the game if it weren’t for him, Whiddon said it was a total team effort. See MEN’S SOCCER, page 10
While the effects of the statewide budget cuts have been felt by the California community, the Cal State University is about to admit 30,000 more students for the winter and spring 2011 terms throughout the 23 Cal State University campuses. “The mission of the CSU is to educate California’s students and despite the uncertainty surrounding the budget, we need to provide services as best as we can,” said CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed.” We remain optimistic that the legislature is committed to higher education and that the final budget will restore the necessary funding to the CSU. The restoration of funding is vital to allow us to serve these students.” In 2009 Cal State Fullerton was ranked amongst seven other CSUs as suffering the worst from lack of funding and resources. “We are doing the best we can to provide classes and sustain a good learning experience for all students, despite the suffering budget,” said Erik Fallis, media relations specialist for the CSU. The CSU Public Affairs office was quoted alongside Chancellor Reed saying “The CSU has seen massive cuts in state support over the last two years and was forced to address the reduction in
MARK SAMALA / Photo Editor With over 30,000 students being accepted into the CSU system this spring, the Admissions and Records Office could see a spike in traffic.
funding through the use of employee furloughs and workforce reductions, enrollment cuts and increased student fees.” Subsequently, spring enrollment was put to an abrupt halt, and because of that there was a “a record number of applications and unprecedented demand for admission for fall 2010.” Fallis said that with the increase in students comes a little monetary relief. “We received a one-time stimulus of federal funds equaling $106 million that will go towards faculty payroll. Then we can use the CSU dollars to support new enrollment and adding spaces to classes as well as open up new
classes for students.” Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed $306 million of state support and an additional $60.6 million to go towards enrollment funding. Student Reaction: How do you think this increase in students will affect our already large school? “I think it is going to be hard for students who are trying to graduate next semester. It is already hard enough to get classes,” said Dora Armenta, a 20-year-old sociology student. See ADMISSIONS, page 2