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nCLUBS: Students have big plans for the recently reborn club
By Jamie K. Ayala
Daily Titan Staff Writer Recognizing the need for a club that is career specific, goal oriented, that plans for the future and is built on long-term relationships, a group of business students re-established the Latino Business Student Association. Sam Mendoza, former adviser and career counselor, first created the Latino Business Student Association (LBSA) on the Cal State Fullerton campus in the 1970s. Because very few Hispanics were enrolled at the college, and fewer were working in the business world, Mendoza established the club, then called Personnel Management Association De Aztlan. He wanted businesses to be more sensitive to diversity and students to be prepared for their future careers. “This larger-than-life man could see the potential impact before his time and was confident in making overtures to the business community,” said Maria Valdivia Pellkofert, then-assistant adviser and current club adviser. “He was very instrumental in the creation and determining direction for the club.” Due to the political connotation of the term “Aztlan,” and its association with only the Mexican culture, the name was changed in the 1980s to LBSA, in order to extend the diversity within the club. Today the LBSA hopes to build on those traditions and create new avenues of success.
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By Darleene Barrientos Four individuals and two undercover Anaheim police officers became involved in an altercation where shots were fired, resulting in four arrests early Wednesday evening. No one was injured during the incident. According to the Anaheim Police Department, the suspects driving a white Chevy Suburban, drove up and shot at undercover officers near Valencia Drive and Harbor Boulevard during an investigation. The officers returned fire and followed the suspects into a Denny’s restaurant parking
lot on Harbor Boulevard and Hill Avenue. Witnesses said that they saw one suspect flee from the vehicle in the parking lot, and another suspect forcibly detained at the scene. Two more suspects were detained at another location. The fourth suspect was later arrested. Police released few details, saying that an investigation is currently being conducted by the Anaheim and Fullerton police departments, along with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
Sophomore Alex Lopez heard about LBSA through a leadership conference prior to attending CSUF. Anxious to be a part of the club, he was disappointed to find no existing chapter at CSUF. That’s because Mendoza died of pancreatic cancer in 1997. His influence was so powerful that the club died with him. “It was difficult to carry it on because it had been his and it would have felt like a betrayal if done so,” Pellkofert said. LBSA on other campuses enjoy the success of its large membership, which averages about 180 participants as well events ranging from professional to social. Still interested in the LBSA mission, Lopez inquired about club startup procedures and helped re-establish the club in spring 2000, with a membership of 17 students. Lopez is now the club president. The purpose of the club is to build on relationships established in college, prepare for the corporate world, participate in the community and raise cultural awareness. It is open to all majors, ages and nationalities alike. “As one of the fastest growing ethnic segments, the Latino leadership role is clear,” Lopez said. “We will meet those who successfully built LBSA, and introduce and create a new group of true leaders.” According to the Census Bureau, Latinos make up an estimated 31.6 percent of California’s 33.1 million residents. Students of Latino background are an estimated one out of every three students at CSUF. “LBSA has the potential to become one of the best clubs on campus,” said Maria Martinez, business major and
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Students cram into campus nPOPULATION: The number of students rises each semester By Samantha Gonzaga Daily Titan Staff Writer
A line of students snaked at the bottom of the stair steps inside Langsdorf Hall. A joke passed among the students. There’s also a line for the stairs? Similarly, the campus Carl’s Jr.‘s express line had as many people as the four lines inside the restaurant. As showcased by the end of the first week of school, Cal State Fullerton’s enrollment capacity comes closer to reaching its limit. As enrollment rises with each passing semester, students encounter new difficulties. “Classes get filled up fast, especially the general education courses,” said junior Summer Diuguid, a communicative disorders major. “If [CSUF] is to admit more and more students, more teachers may be needed, and bigger facilities.” The sentiment that the numbers should be limited may not be the best
solution. CSUF’s popularity with its academics, as well as location does little to stave off a rapid enrollment rate. On Oct. 12, President Milton Gordon will preside over the first of a series of meetings that will address the issue of the campus’ population growth. It will take place at Library North in room 130, and begins at 2 p.m. No definite plan has been set yet. “We want this to be an inclusive process,” said Jay Bond, associate vice president of Facilities Management. “This [meeting] is part of a process. The discussions hope to focus on what the campus wants to become, and how.” Students are welcome to attend. There will also be meetings with focus groups — organizations that are smaller in structure, like faculty, to supporters like the Patrons of the Library. Two schools of thought reign over the issue of CSUF’s population growth. The first one leans toward the view that the campus has become “too dense,” and that the rising numbers might have a negative effect on students currently enrolled. “It’s getting too crowded here,” said junior Rico Espinosa, a business
administration major. “The parking lot and the lack of spaces is always an issue. But when too many people start going to CSUF, that may take away from education value.” “That means that the number of people in class is going to get higher, and there is less one-on-one between student and teacher,” he continued. The second school of thought focuses more on CSUF’s contribution to education. “We’re popular,” Bond said. “Many students want to come here, enrollment grows. “One thing that can’t be overlooked is to fulfill the mission we have to higher education.” Several measures have been taken to alleviate the crunch. As the College of Communications made its move across Nutwood Avenue, Bond said that would give the opportunity to move classes into the Humanities Building. Additions include construction at Langsdorf Hall and a new Performing Arts Center by next July. There are also tentative aspirations such as additions to the Health Center and the expansion of student housing. Government-funded summer school hopes to attract students to take
courses over the summer, with rates for certain classes less expensive than others, thus freeing up some slots for classes in the fall. The Children’s Center, located near Lot A, also hopes to see some expansions. Like CSUF, it has also experienced a crunch. Currently, there is a waiting list for children. “How soon we might reach full capacity may depend on many factors,” said Director of Analytical Studies Dolores Vura. “Like if whether or not we find a bigger facility for the Mission Viejo campus, or for the campus in Garden Grove, or if we can offer classes on the web, these can make a huge impact.” The Mission Viejo and Garden Grove campuses are parts of CSUF’s off-site centers. Vura does not foresee the numbers shrinking any time in the future. “As long as we have a large growth in demand, I doubt that main campus enrollment will shrink. But what seems more realistic is to slow down that growth. If the factors turn out well, we won’t grow as fast.” David Rivera/Daily Titan
The number of students at Cal Sate Fullerton continues to rise.
Children sneak a peek at nENTERTAINMENT: Although the industry instituted movie ratings, children are still getting into R-rated movies
By Magda Liszewska
Daily Titan Staff Writer
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Children still find ways to see R-rated movies
Movie theaters follow a self-regulated voluntary policy that children under 17 are not allowed to watch R-rated movies unless they are accompanied by an adult. Anthony Carmona, manager at AMC theaters in Fullerton said that children can get in to see R-rated movies only with a legal guardian over 21 with a valid California identification.
However, recent research conducted for the Federal Trade Commission’s report on marketing of violent entertainment to children, shows that just under half the movie theaters admitted children ages 13 to 16 into R-rated movies, even when not accompanied by an adult. While some of the 13 to 16-year-olds may be mature and responsible enough to see many of the movies, the problem appears when parents bring children under 10 years old to R-rated movies. Enid Gruber, assistant professor in child and adolescent studies at Cal State Fullerton, said that children under 5 have no way of distinguishing the difference between what they see on screen and reality. Until they are 8 or 10, their ability to recognize and critique what they see is elementary. The depiction of movie events are often heightened by the manipulation of sound
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and light, which may also contribute to children’s development of nightmares and fears. “Even things that adults don’t find frightening can be frightening to small children,” Gruber said. She said that when her son was a toddler he saw a commercial for a movie where a clown was an evil character. Although she did not see anything scary in the commercial, her son was afraid of clowns for years. Robert S. Weisskirch, CSUF professor in child and adolescent studies, said that in response to action on the screen, children may develop unrealistic fears and anxieties about going to school, believing their parents or somebody is trying to hurt them. “Many kids can’t tell if what they’re
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