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Partners leave tech plan short
APRIL 21, 1998
Fitness center war wages on AS presidential election sparks candidates to debate the fitness center issue.
months of debate, two corporations in a controversial proposal to upgrade CSU campuses drop out of negotiations.
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Half of the California Education Technology Initiative partners— Microsoft and Hughes—have pulled out of negotiations with the Cal State University, citing financial risks as too great and the potential reward too small. The proposed partnership between the CSU and four private industry groups—Fujitsu and GTE being the other two—would inject $300 million into a technology network for the CSU campuses. The proposal hit a road block last week, though, when half of the potential partners dropped out. CSU Chancellor Charles Reed said the biggest factor was determining who would pay off the debt resulting from the $300 million in upgrades. That issue led to the withdrawal of both Microsoft and Hughes, though Reed said that all hope is not lost for striking a deal with the software giant. “We will continue to work on an appropriate relationship with Microsoft,” Reed said in a press release. Elizabeth King, general manager of Microsoft’s education customer unit, said, “What it came down to was we were being looked to for a larger financial investment than we were comfortable making.” An update on the discussion is expected at the Board of Trustees meeting May 12 and 13. Any further decisions are being postponed until next fall. The chancellor’s office said the CETI agreement still has a 50 percent chance of being approved. But it may be well into the next school year before an agreement can be reached with the remaining partners, GTE and Fujitsu. Reed said the CSU may seek new partners who are interested in joining this effort. “There is little doubt in my mind that the state is unable to provide the $300 million needed to build this technology infrastructure. Therefore,
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CSUF alumnus Chris Butler has ridden the “Titanic” wave by using the characters in his artwork.
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Knight-Ridder Newspapers One thing really bugs artist Chris Butler about the phenomenally successful movie “Titanic.” The stars. No, not Kate Winslet or Leonardo DiCaprio. Butler is talking about the stellar points of light that 1,503
Titanic passengers saw before perishing April 14, 1912, in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic. “I looked for the right constellations. They didn’t put them in,” says Butler, a 33-year-old space illustrator who plans to set the record straight with a planetarium show at Santa Ana College in April and May. This exacting eye for detail— and love of topical events—is making the ponytailed painter one of the hottest young space illustrators in the country. When astronomers said an asteroid might hit Earth, Time
magazine asked Butler for his illustration of the cataclysmic event. He was among the first to vividly illustrate Comet ShoemakerLevy’s collision with Jupiter, capturing the attention of CNN, which used his drawings during the event. Butler, who works out of his kitchen, isn’t getting rich. He makes a modest $36,000 a year, but his reputation is growing quickly. Butler, also known for his nature illustrations, is expected to leap into the ranks of illustrators
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Even though the fitness center referendum was authoritatively voted down by students last month, the issue continues to be a source of debate for the candidates in the Associated Students presidential election that will be held this Wednesday and Thursday. One of candidate Eric Pathe’s ideas is to look into the possibility of a fitness center that would be funded without a student fee increase. His opponent Christian Tesoro says that a fitness center without such an increase is unrealistic. “Anyone who says they can build a fitness center without increasing student fees is not telling the truth. I don’t think it’s possible,” said Tesoro, who is currently vice chair of the AS Board of Directors. “There is no other way to build a $42 million dollar building without raising student fees.” AS President Heith Rothman said the estimated $41 million-$42 million cost would cover just the buildout of the complex. “That money doesn’t include maintenance. No matter what you do, fees are going to come up,” Tesoro said. Pathe said that such a scenario could be possible, but the board has not looked into all the options. “To the best of my knowledge they’ve only worked on this for less than one year. Don’t tell me every possibility has been looked into,” he said. Pathe said he needs proof before giving up on the idea of funding the fitness center without raising fees. “If it’s not possible, the students haven’t heard that. The board should send a clear message. If someone were to show me that there was no way possible to fund it without student fees I might believe them. But they haven’t.” Pathe also said that the executive staff’s campaign to pass the fitness center referendum was biased and not in the interests of the students. “It’s quite clear—the students
“To the best of my knowledge they’ve only worked on this for less than one year. Don’t tell me every possibility has been looked into.” —Eric Pathe spoke loudly. Over 2000 students voted student fee increases down. The current executive staff should be up there representing what students want,” Pathe said. “They are sending biased messages. The money could be better spent telling students the facts.” Pathe said that he will look into
“Anyone who says they can build a fitness center without increasing student fees is not telling the truth.” —Christian Tesoro
options such as capital outlay plans and corporate sponsors to help fund a new fitness center. “It’s a very real possibility. It just takes persistence. Just because it didn’t pass last time doesn’t mean you stop pursuing things of this nature,” he said. Pathe said one of the reasons students attend CSUF rather than a private university is because fees are lower and the state should help in
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dents’ festival honors tradition while raising funds to better their homeland. By FRANK C. DIAZ Daily Titan Staff Writer
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Tina Toun performs The Wishing Dance, traditionally performed in the royal palace to extend hospitality to the king and his guests.
Crowds at the Cambodian Student Association’s 10th Annual Khmer New Year’s celebration were so large Saturday that people were forced to wait outside. Attendance filled capacity within the first two hours. The closed doors created lines of disappointed people, mostly families, who were informed they could only enter if someone else left. Toward the end of the evening, a second line formed, this time of younger people wishing to attend the after-celebration dance. Guests saw dancers in bright red, green and yellow silks of traditional Cambodian finery performing different traditions of their homelands. The event was free, but donations were collected for a children’s hospital in war-ravaged Cambodia. Copyright ©1998, Daily Titan
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Mandeda Uch, a CSUF graduate, plays classical music on the guitar Saturday. Some guests were even asked to help out because attendance was so large. “I got ‘elected’ to help make sure every one is seated; make sure they don’t get in the way of the lighting or take someone else’s chair,” said Cynthia Limm, a Cambodian Student Association member attending the celebration dressed in a fashionable, modern-day Cambodian gown. The celebration also featured separate sing-
ing numbers and dual fashion shows contrasting both traditional and modern Cambodian life. A classical music recital by Mandeda Uch, a Fullerton graduate, was also featured. Emeline Chhim, vice president of the association, said she was glad to see such an enthusiastic turnout. “It’s like a reminder of where I came from,” Chhim said. “We tend to lose touch with where we come from. Some kids hardly speak the language anymore.” “This club is like an awareness to others about what the Cambodian people are all about,” Chhim added. Awareness of Cambodian life extended beyond the festival as student associations and societies from various CSU campuses and the University of California at Irvine worked together to help fund the children’s hospital. The project is intended to aid Cambodian children, victims of the violent aftermath from the civil unrest that still plagues the country, said Daravuth Seng, president of the Long Beach Cambodian Student Society, who attended the Fullerton celebrations. Many children have been seriously hurt, Seng said, by the large number of land mines
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The Nouveau Chamber Ballet will present exerpts from various classical and contempary ballets, as well as their new work “Valse Triste” at the 34th annual “A Night in Fullerton” on Friday. The performances will be at 7:30, 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. Choreographing the production is Lois Ellyn, who trained with the celebrated Nijinska, and debuted in Europe with the Marquis de Cuevas Ballet. She also performed with the New York City Ballet under George Balanchine. “A Night in Fullerton” is the city’s annual celebration of arts, featuring music, drama, dance and visual art programs at 11 different locations throughout the community. All festivities will take place from 7-11 p.m and a bus service will be available at all sites. For more information contact Shannon Gallegos at 738-5332.
Laguna Coast Wilderness Park The Laguna Canyon Foundation and Laguna Greenbelt, Inc. will hold the fourth annual “March For Parks” at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. The march is one of America’s only national walk events to raise funds for parks and open spaces. In honor of Earth Day on Wednesday, over 500 walks are planned nationwide. Laguna Coasts march will include a three-hour hike through Laguna Coast Wilderness, led by trained volunteers through an area not yet open for recreational use. All of the proceeds from the event will help keep the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park in shape
and help support its volunteer guide program. The event will take place on Saturday and May 2 at 8 a.m., 8:45 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. The event fee of $20 will include a guided interpretive tour, parking, bus transportation, brochure, and T-shirt. Participants are encouraged to bring proper walking gear, water, snacks and sunscreen. For reservations call 855-7275.
25th Annual Green Scene Garden Show The Friends of the Fullerton Aboretum presents more than 80 garden exhibitors at the 25th Annual Green Scene Garden Show this Friday through Sunday. The exhibitors will display garden products and services as well as plant sales. A standard flower show themed “Wedding at the Aboretum” will feature patio vignettes and table setting competition from the bridal shower and bachelor party to the honeymoon destination. On Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m., Betsy Clebsch, author of “A Book of Salivas: Sages for Every Garden,” will speak about native and Mexican Salvias. The Green Scene began in 1973 as a plant sale in the student center but has turned into an annual garden show drawing over 10,000 garden enthusiasts. It is sponsored by The Orange County Register, Bandini Fertilizer Company, Kellogg’s, L&L Nursery Supply, Saturn of Orange County and Wienerschnitzel. Admission to the Garden Show is $5; children age 17 and under are admitted free. For more information contact Janet Van Diest at 278-4790.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS NSSLHA’s annual Walk-AThon is today from 8 till noon at the CSUF track. All proceeds will go to the Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Refreshments will be provided. A seminar on money management will be held Wednesday at noon. A free tote bag will be given to the first 25 participants. The seminar will be held in EC-32. Associated Students Productions presents Pushover Thursday at noon in the Pub. Pushover includes all but one member from the group formerly known as Mealticket. Admission is free. Associated Students Productions presents “Deconstructing Harry” Thursday at 7 p.m
and 9 p.m. in Titan Student Union Titan Theatre. Admission is free and the seats are on a first come, first serve basis. Department of Theatre and Dance presents “Vanities”, a bittersweet comedy exploring the friendship of three southern women. The play begins Friday. For more information contact the Performing Arts Center at 278-3371. Keynote Speaker Dr. William Labov, the father of Sociolinguistics will host the 7th annual symposium on language varieties on Friday. The symposium will begin at 9 a.m. and last till 4 p.m. in Titan Student Union Gabrielino Room. Admission is free. For more information contact Dr. Angela Della
Volpe at 278-2024 or Kathye Martinez, CSUF Linguistics Program at 434-2944. Immigration is the subject of April talk on Friday from 1:30-3 p.m. in Mackey Auditorium of the Ruby Gerentology Center. Dr. George J. Borjas of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University will lead the discussion as he addresses the immigration issue. The talk is sponsored by the Economics Department and the Division of Political Science and Criminal Justice. For more information contact Dr. Eric J. Solberg at 278-2237. Department of Music’s Mens Choir will hold a festival concert on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Titan Student Union Pavilion. The evening program
will feature a range of music from the men’s choir, the Pacific Chorale and the festival chorus which includes specially selected high school and collegiate men. For more information contact Elizabeth Champion, School of the Arts at 278-2334. School of the Arts presents “Romeo and Juliet” April 27May 3 in Little Titan. Admission is $8 ($6 with advance Titan Discount). For information on running times, contact the Performing Center Box Office at 278-3371. The Music Department presents the Men’s Choral Festival Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Titan Student Union Pavilion. For tickets and information please call 278-3371.
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eople use the Internet for many different reasons. Some users want to do research, some like to read the news (without having to buy a newspaper), while others just like to surf. Surfing can include hanging out in chat rooms, viewing adult sites or reading the latest gossip. Lately though another form of time-killing has become popular. Online gaming has been around for a long time, even before the Internet was the World Wide Web (the old-timers remember back then). But with the increase in band width, faster modems, more powerful processors and video cards, computer games are coming into their own. Computer games are no longer the old pong or battle chess games, but now you can hunt and be hunted,
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CETI is still the way to go,” Reed said. The California Faculty Association, which doggedly opposed the partnership, welcomed any delay. “CFA is relieved the initiative was not implemented,” CFA communica-
fight and be killed—all in full glorious color. Then to make it even more exciting you are no longer limited to playing against a computer, now you can fight real live humans from all around the world. One of the major center points for online gaming is www.Gamespot. com. They have a list of their top ten online games: SubSpace, Tanarus, Quake II, NetWAR WarBirds 2.0 Underlight, Legal Crime, BattleTech: Solaris, Age of Empires and Acrophobia. Some of these games are very popular and some are rather new, but people give all of them thumbs-up in fun. If you go to their site they will tell you what you need to compete against other people who have nothing else to do on a Friday night. I should give you a word of warning, though—if you have anything to do tomorrow, don’t play tonight. If you have ever played you know how quickly 3 a.m. comes. But if you are interested—and you should be—start at the Gamespot site to get started. . . ttention graduating seniors: As I’m sure you are well aware,
there are plenty of jobs available right now, the only decision is which one to take. Make sure you don’t limit yourself to just a few job fairs and the want ads. Surf over to www. jobengines.com and take a look at a huge collection of tech jobs all around the country. The site is run by ZDNet and is top quality. As the popularity of the Internet continues to grow at an incredible rate, the number of Web pages is increasing too. If you are like me, you might like to create a Web page to post your resume for potential employers or just so you can tell your friends that you a have a web site. Or you might want to create your own start page. A start page is the page your browser—Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator— first goes to when you log on to the Internet. (I got tired of keeping and maintaining a list of all these bookmarks, so I just created a Web page with them all on there. I start there and can jump to wherever I want after that.) There are a ton of shareware pro-
tion director Jim Smith said. “Many CETI issues needed better resolutions. “CFA was the first to raise problem issues about the CETI agreement and now it looks like they (CSU) are back to square one. “Choosing Microsoft as a CETI partner may have been a strategic mistake, with their anti-trust problems and high visibility news cover-
age. It just opened a whole can of worms.” Smith said CFA supports the multi-million dollar higher education bond being considered by the legislature to fix CSU’s technology woes. At least two-thirds of faculty oppose the CETI partnership, Smith said. Faculty members against the initiative oppose it for several reasons, including intellectual property
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If you have anything to do tomorrow, don’t play tonight. If you have ever played you know how quickly 3 a.m. comes.
grams for building your own Web page. Go to www.tucows.com for a whole bunch of web tools. When you are ready to spice up your page a little, go to developer.netscape. com/tech/javascript/index.html for a bunch of JavaScript apps to add to your page. Do not be afraid to try the programs, they are easy and the results can be fun. Next week I’ll talk more about it. Steve Muise is the Daily Titan's “tech guy.” His column runs every week. Send comments and questions to the Daily Titan c/o Steve Muise, 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, 92834. Or e-mail Steve at: sm008299@student.fullerton.edu.
rights, private business control over a public institution and increased student costs. CFA Fullerton chapter President G. Najandappa said he is extremely pleased CETI did not materialize. This event will put doubt in the minds of other companies considering the profit feasability of the partnership, he said.
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POLIC E BLOTT E R APRIL 13 • A BMW and Geo were booted while parked in Lot D. Both drivers had outstanding citations. • A suspected car jacking was reported on South Campus Drive. The “suspect” was trying to get into his own car. • John G. Concha was arrested for driving while under the influence. APRIL 14 • Mark Greenland was arrested for possession of drugs. He was cited and released. • Wesley Strickland, a non-student, was arrested, cited and released for possessing methamphetamines. • A non-injury traffic collision occurred in Row 16 of Lot E. A white Ford and a gray Volkswagen were involved in the incident. • Malicious mischief to a Lexus was reported. It was parked in Lot E, Row 10. APRIL 15 • A student reported to Public Safety that she thought she was being followed while in the Library. Nobody was discovered following her. APRIL 16 • A wallet containing $300 in cash was stolen in the Quad. APRIL 18 • Robert Corday’s 1977 Honda Civic was towed for having expired registration
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dent and Tae Kwan Do expert Andrew Fuentes teaches the martial art on campus. By JOE FLORKOWSKI Daily Titan Staff Writer
Andrew Fuentes is an unconventional artist. He doesn’t paint, sculpt, or mold with paint or clay. He’s a little more natural. Fuentes has sculpted his body into a work of art. The Cal State Fullerton senior’s work can be seen in the latest issue of Muscle and Fitness magazine. Muscle and Fitness conducted a nationwide search for college students who had excellent physiques. Fuentes, who reads Muscle and Fitness, sent his photos into the magazine, as did 200 other individuals. The editors managed to cut the list down to 30 men and women. They made one more final cut, narrowing it down to 11 students who they ranked as their favorites. Fuentes was one of those chosen. He received a half page photo spread featuring his fit physique. Fuentes, 25, said he thinks he was chosen because he has more of a natural, classic physique. He is also committed to maintaining a healthy, drug-free body. Fuentes doesn’t keep fit merely for show, however; he teaches Tae Kwan Do classes on campus. He has been studying the martial art for seven years, after beginning in Shotokan Karate. “I was very fascinated by the dynamic kicking and stunts that people were doing in the art of Tae Kwan Do and I wanted to get into that,” said Fuentes. “I’ve stayed with Tae Kwan Do ever since.” Fuentes also has been studying Hapkido for three years. Hapkido is a self-defense oriented discipline which makes use of wrist twisting, throws, strikes, rolls and falls. Fuentes, a marketing major, said he hopes to open a school for martial arts somewhere down the line and
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Andrew Fuentes, who was recently chosen as a model for Muscle and Fitness magazine, demonstrates Tae Kwon Do moves during class. also hopes that a degree in marketing will help his school. Fuentes has been teaching Tae Kwan Do on campus for about twoand-a-half years. Classes cost $45 a month, but soon will be rising to $50 a month because of rising costs for equipment. However, the fee for the classes is still much cheaper than it is at other college campuses, which may charge as much as $130 a month, Fuentes said. After he graduates, Fuentes said he plans to continue teaching Tae Kwan Do at CSUF, as well as the
martial art in Seal Beach. Fuentes also supplements the income from his classes with occasional acting and modeling shoots. He’s done an infomercial with Bruce Jenner that played regionally across the country. Fuentes will also be seen with his motorcycle in a calendar being released in July. In addition to the photo spread in Muscle and Fitness, Fuentes also did a photo spread for the August 1997 issue of Exercise for Men Only magazine, featuring Tae Kwan Do maneuvers. The photo spread is
not what Fuentes is most proud of, though. Besides modeling for the shoot, he also wrote the text for his maneuvers, describing each movement. “It was a big honor,” Fuentes said. William Key, a student in Fuentes’ class, said he admires his teacher’s dedication to the sport. “He’s got a lot of enthusiasm and appreciation for the art, and unlike most teachers, he cares about his students,” Key said. David Reidy, another student in Fuentes’ class, was excited to see his
teacher in Muscle and Fitness. “It was impressive to see him representing the school,” Reidy said. Fuentes enjoys teaching Tae Kwan Do and doesn’t look at teaching as work. “I believe that if you’re working at a job you love, then you never have to work a day in your life,” Fuentes said. “That’s what I’m doing right now.”
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who earn more than $100,000 a year from paintings, publishing rights, movies, posters and other merchandise. Butler is spinning his art off the success of “Titanic,” presenting “Titanic: The Fateful Stars,” a onehour show that he wrote, produced, and illustrated. The production shows how the stars looked to the ship’s 2,227 passengers and crew the night the liner sank. And what a sight it was. Butler says the Milky Way was low on the eastern horizon at the time of the sinking, with the Big Dipper high in the northern sky all night. Some passengers also would have noticed the major constellation Leo and one of its stars, Regulus, which is 100 times brighter than the sun, he said. “They basically saw the same stars that are over our heads now,” said Butler. He noted that random star patterns were used in several key movie scenes, rather than a precise re-creation of the constellations. Butler knows a thing or two about stars. And planets. And comets. And moons. Galaxies. Moon landings. “The (Hubble) space telescope can show you something a long way off, but I can show you what it’s like to stand there,” says Butler. Butler graduated 10 years ago from California State Fullerton, with
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a bachelor’s degree in motion picture and television production, and took a job at Rockwell’s space division in Downey. He had been sketching since childhood but never considered replacing his previous aerospace job with a career in painting—largely because he didn’t know how to make the transition. Then a friend persuaded him to take a few sketches to a space-art exhibit in Los Angeles to show Kim Poor, whose work has been used by such institutions as the National Air & Space Museum. “I didn’t see anything great in him that day,” recalls Poor, who runs Nova-Graphics Space Art Gallery in Tucson, Arizona. “But I encouraged him. A few years later, he was turning out top-notch work.” But even with Poor’s initial encouragement and a spot in his gallery, Butler continued to work 9to-5 jobs to pay for rent and groceries. For two years, he illustrated instruction books for Irvine-based Advanced Logic Research. He was bored but steadily paid—$30,000 annually and medical insurance.
Soon the job became “an inconvenience” and Butler found himself “sneaking out of the building” to make calls related to his art projects and asking for time off so he could complete them. The turning point came in 1995, when he was made part of a temporary assignment in San Diego. Butler would illustrate the battleship New Jersey. As soon as he got a firm commitment, he quit. For the three weeks spent on the project, Butler earned $3,000. After that, his art came first. Butler’s paintings usually sell for $600 to $950, respectable for a young artist. He’s sold some pieces for as much as $2,000. Butler estimates that $16,000 of his annual income comes from publishing rights, $10,000 from artwork he sells in Poor’s gallery and at shows and $10,000 from his job at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, where he uses computer animation to enhance planetarium shows and exhibits. Would Butler like to see the other worlds he envisions? “I’d give anything to see this stuff in person. That’s probably why I paint it. I want to go. I want to look myself and see if my pictures are right.” Butler’s show, “Titanic: The Fateful Stars,” will be presented Saturdays through May 16 at Santa Ana’s Tessman Planetarium.
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Dance members perform the “Ptey Dey Srok Khmer,” which depicts the daily life of the Khmer people.
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which still litter the environment. Others, he added, suffer from inadequate care for life-threatening diseases such as tuberculosis. Sonven “Kevin” San, president of the Cambodian Student Association, said he was happy to see the large turnout, even though he was tired from all the work that went into it. “I think it’s a successful event,
judging by the people that came and supported us,” San said. “The crowd,
the audience, I thought it went pretty well. I would do it all over again.”
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when they have no hope.” v v v Ice-T on race relations: “The only way to get rid of racism is to breed it out. Twenty years ago I was riding at the back of the bus. “(But it’s getting better), I don’t see a lot
of the hate people say there is. I see a lot of love.” v v v Ice-T on Ice-T: “I try to let the kids know I’m just as crazy or crazier than them.”
Rapper/actor Tracy Morrow, known as Ice-T, came to campus Friday night as part of the Associated Students Productions speaker series.
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He shared his philosophies on life and, with his daughter (left), he talked with fans in the Titan Student Union.
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job fairs report an increase in participation by businesses, giving graduates quick entrance into the job markets. By Deborah Straszheim Knight-Ridder Newspapers
WILLIAMSBURG, Va.—It’s spring, you’re a college graduate and you’re going home with no job and a degree that cost more than your Mom or Dad’s salary. Wake up. It’s only a bad dream. Career counselors at area colleges say the job market is strong and that is being reflected on college campuses. Campuses are reporting significant
increases in the number of employers using college career fairs and on-campus interviews to fill jobs. In February, so many employers booked slots at the College of William and Mary’s Career Fair in the University Center that the school had to turn people away. “We just couldn’t fit anymore. There’s a balcony on the third floor that connects Chesapeake and Tidewater rooms. We had to stuff employers in there,” said Leo Charette, director of Career Services at William and Mary. “It is a broad trend. I would say it’s very significant,” said Tom Wunderlich, associate director of the Career Management Center at Old Dominion University. When employment declined five
years ago, on-campus recruiting at smaller colleges suffered, Charette said. Employers stopped visiting. Students’ interests and available jobs didn’t match. Students wanted to work for the government or a nonprofit agency—but banks and insurance companies showed up to take resumes. Charette said the business sector now is still stronger than government or non-profit agencies. But he said employers are looking at majors of every kind, and fields like education are strong. “To me, the common misconception is that only business majors are being interviewed. That’s just not true,” said Pam Garrette, recruitment coordinator for
William and Mary. Wunderlich said the demand for computer and technical skills is the hottest in the market, but traditional jobs in accounting, marketing, sales and management remain. This academic year, 244 employers have visited William and Mary to interview students or receive resumes, more than last year’s total of 200. The campus education job fair earlier this month was full. Last year, 58 school districts or private schools sent representatives to look for teachers, school administrators and psychologists. This year, 76 districts from as far away as California and Nevada booked slots at the conference. At Hampton University, the college is hearing from more Northern
Virginia companies in high-technology fields, said Bessie Willis, director of the college career center. She said the number of recruiters has remained stable there during good times and bad, but recently the college has received calls from employers it has not heard from before. Christopher Newport University has seen a steady increase in on-campus recruiting for five years, said Becky Tupper, coordinator of corporate recruitment. Employers are visiting the campus but also are using services that do not require them to visit. This year, the school reported a 20 percent increase in the number of employers who used its resume referral service, where students file their resumes according to
career area within one calendar year of graduation. Old Dominion drew 90 employers and 2,000 students from all majors to its April job fair. The school held a separate fair in the fall. Two years ago, the college held one job fair, and about 60 employers showed. Wunderlich said the job market is good as long as students also remember they still need an internship or some kind of relevant experience. “If they’ve done that, then they have a bright future,” he said. Visit Daily Xpress, the World Wide Web site of the Daily Press at http://hamptonroads.digitalcity.com/ © Knight-Ridder Newspapers, 1998
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Tuesday, April 21, 1998
Little Richard or Big Dick
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Joe Florkowski
was fortunate enough to spend my weekend in West Hollywood. Although there are several nice people in the city, I learned that if I ever go insane, I will fit in perfectly in West Hollywood. I also learned that when your car starts to overheat, it’s a good idea to pull over and let it cool down. However, I didn’t learn that until the car had achieved total nuclear meltdown, evidenced by the fact that the engine started oozing a green substance I believe was antifreeze. Let me also take this time to remind you that if your car leaks antifreeze, you should immediately clean it up. Otherwise somebody’s pet could come along and lick it up. It turns out that animals are attracted to antifreeze just as college students are
Letters: Rothman killed fitness center While it is admirable for a newspaper to explore its method of and motivation for covering an issue, Editor Orme goes too far in trying to be fair about the Titan's coverage of the Fitness Center vote. Any regular reader of the Titan (and I've been one since 1994) knows that the Titan has been heavily criticized--sometimes deservedly and so other times not--for its articles about the actions of Associated Students, specifically Heith Rothman. But is the Titan responsible for the overwhelming rejection of the Fitness Center? Hardly. Analyzing the responsibility for the vote is a nobrainer: students were asked to give too much for something that too many couldn't benefit from and weren't interested in.
attracted to vodka. Unlike college students who can just throw up in bushes, antifreeze doesn’t have the same effect on animals. It can be deadly. Luckily, my car was not too badly damaged and I was able to park and check into the hotel in which I was staying. As I rode the elevator up to my room, I turned around and came face to face with... Rick James. I realized that this man was famous, and being the naturally curious journalist that I am, I complained about my car. Secretly, I was hoping that James would take pity on me and decide to fix my car for me. Alas, he did not, but he did wave goodbye as he got off the elevator. I turned to one of the girls on the elevator to make sure I had been talking to the real person, not some celebrity impersonator. I said, “That was Rick James, right?!” The girl on the elevator said, “No, that was Little Richard.” I was insistent that it was Rick James. “No,” I said. “That was Rick James.” The girl said, “ Rick James beats his girlfriend. Little Richard doesn’t.” I left the elevator thinking the girl was nuts. I was positive that I met Rick James. Later on, after I heard enough talk throughout the hotel (people were saying to each other, “Did you know that However, a few years ago, using very clever means, Heith Rothman did succeed in getting students to ante-up for expanding the Children's Center (also a facility that a huge majority of students had no need for). But this time he pushed the envelope too far. If anything, it was Heith's own hubris that caused the defeat of the Fitness Center. Heith Rothman is simply accustomed to getting his own way. His 'use-any-method-available-toget-what-you-want' type of leadership has worked well for him--until now. The Titan should not succumb to the pressure of Heith Rothman's pouting by bending over backwards to justify its coverage of the issue. Barbara Jackson CSUF Alumni, 1997
Little Richard is staying here?!”), I realized I was probably wrong. After all, I think Rick James is in jail right now. Oh well, at least I really did meet someone famous instead of Rick James. I was somewhat disappointed that I didn’t get a chance to ask Little Richard why he never shortened Richard to “Dick.” Other things happened over the weekend that I will paste into the scrapbook that is my mind. The waiter named “Old Goat.” The bus accident. The waiter who went to acting school with Billy Crystal and absolutely hates John Landis. He described Landis as “scum” because of the Twilight Zone movie accident that killed Vic Morrow and two children. This particular waiter really scared me. I also had the opportunity to visit a Democratic Party convention. Surprisingly, there were people there. Not too many, but there were people there. The only interesting thing was when Teddy Kennedy asked via video for help for the Democratic Party. Oddly, Kennedy was sober, so I don’t think that it was really him. Perhaps it was Rick James.
JOE FLORKOWSKI is a Daily Titan staff writer. His column usually appears on Fridays. Don’t blame me, I voted no I am replying to the April 9, 1998 article about the accusation that the Daily Titan killed the Fitness Center. I had not read any articles about the F.C. when I made my decision to vote against this.The first time I heard about it was at a presentation that Heith Rothman gave at a meeting that I attended. It was obvious to me then that the F.C. was a political play and that the AS board is so disconnected from reality that they have no idea that $150 per semester is a lot of money to people. If the AS board wants to find someone to blame they should look a little closer to home. Alexandra Kindell Graduate Student, History
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