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Suspect found in shooting of nCRIME: Charges were filed Thursday in connection to the attack on Titan basketball player Rodney Anderson By Fermin Leal
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W. Earl Brown talks to TV/Film Society members about how to network within the industry and recounts of his experiences.
Actor gives advice on film industry nSPEECH: W. Earl Brown has been in ‘Scream’ and ‘There’s Something About Mary’ By Peggy Gomez
Daily Titan Staff Writer The TV/ Film Society enjoyed a presentation by a man known for his love of “beans and franks.” W. Earl Brown spoke to a handful
of students, about becoming a successful actor Wednesday afternoon. Brown opened his presentation in the Humanities Building with a 10-minute film reel of his credits, and continued the presentation on his experience landing jobs. Brown said he remembered his mother comparing his aspirations to be a movie star, to living on mars and making popcorn for a living. Sandra Wilson, a TV/Film major, is interested in learning how to get into the acting business. “I want to find out his take on the industry, and the tricks of the trade from an actors point of view,” Wilson
said. While in college, Brown took advantage of learning the politics of the acting world. “I set out to learn the business,” Brown said. “And that gave me an advantage.” Networking in the business is a great commodity that can lead to work. Brown explained like many professions, it was not how much one knows, it is who and what one knows, and when to use that information. He also indicated that he would take a small role because it was on the “A-List” of films, because that is how people’s names get circulated.
Early on in his career, Brown played a pitcher in the movie “Babe,” a biography of Babe Ruth. He told the students that the three lines he spoke in the film, provided enough financial security not to work again, allowing him to choose the preceding path of his career. “Now I try to do things I like to do,” Brown said. He took the roles in “Scream” and “There’s something About Mary” for the experience and fun. “Those roles were the most fun I’ve ever had, we had no idea they would
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department filed charges Thursday against one suspect in connection with the March 2 shooting of Cal State Fullerton basketball player Rodney Anderson. The suspect, whose name is being withheld until more witnesses can be interviewed, was charged with three counts of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon as well as other related counts. Already in custody at the Los Angeles County Jail for parole violations in an unrelated case, the suspect has been described by police as a known gang member. A judge has set bail at $1 million. Authorities were able to charge the suspect with the shooting after witnesses identified him in pictures as well as through a line-up. The suspect, according to Sheriff’s Department Detective Louie Aguilera, refused to take part in the line-up that took place earlier this week. By law he had to participate in it so sheriff’s deputies forced him into the line-up room. “It basically took five deputies to hold him down,” Aguilera said.
Once identified, authorities were able to file the charges. The March shooting left the 18-year-old Anderson paralyzed after being shot three times in the neck and back while talking with two friends outside his south Los Angeles home. One of the friends was also shot in the foot. The gunman allegedly approached the group and began shooting for no apparent reason. One of the bullets severed Anderson’s spinal cord, leaving him confined to a wheelchair with little mobility below the neck. Police described the attack as random in an area of the city that is known for high gang activity. Neither Anderson nor his acquaintances had any gang affiliations, said Sgt. Craig Ditch. Titan head basketball coach, Donny Daniels, said he is pleased with the arrest if they have the right person in custody. “I’m happy for the family, happy that this whole ordeal may be coming to an end,” Daniels said. “Hopefully this will bring some closure to such a tragic incident that turned the family upside down.” Anderson remains in his family’s home, recovering from his injuries. Confined to a wheelchair, Anderson, a human services major, is not attending CSUF this semester, but said he plans to attend next semester. The university plans to donate the proceeds from the Titans’ season opener against Simon Frasier on Nov. 8 to the Anderson family to help out with the mounting medical bills.
Students chat with classmates in Peru nTECHNOLOGY: Students can earn a master’s in business administration through video/audio By Jamie K. Ayala
Daily Titan Staff Writer This fall eight Peruvian students are interacting from their homeland via advanced video/audio technology with their economics instructor and 18-20 other classmates. In cooperation with St. Ignasius of Loyola University in Lima, Peru, Cal State Fullerton is offering students
a chance to earn a general master’s degree in business administration. These students are part of the first graduate program abroad. The macroeconomics course is taught on Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Most classes will be held at this hour to be more accessible for working professionals to take. Office hours are done through e-mail and chat rooms. Morteza Rahmatian, the professor of this course, also has an advanced Internet site where students can download their outlines. “It is like being there, especially if you sit in front [of the class],” said Lima student Patricia Stuart in a press release. “You are even teased by the professor.” Rahmatian found the technology
used in carrying out the class the most interesting part about teaching it. “The participation is much higher because every student can be seen and heard through cameras that zoom in and microphones,” he said. “I challenge the two groups to beat the others in questions for motivation.” As the first professor to teach a course of the nature, Rahmatian said that it took a lot of time to prepare and organize the class. He had to adapt from using such things like a blackboard to using a table that outputs transparencies for an overhead in Peru. After being in session for more than a month, he finds teaching the class easier. “Given the way technology works, this will be a very successful program,” Rahmatian said with optimism.
Some of the classes will be held through the two-way technology and others will be held face to face in both Peru and eventually on campus. Both the curriculum and admission standards are the same as the regular program. The program was implemented so that students and instructors could be exposed to business practices elsewhere. With the impact of technology and globalization, head administration believed this was a way for their faculty to keep up with the competition. “Arizona State University has a similar program,” Johnson said. “We are by no means the first to use this type of technology, but we are part of the few to use it in this way.”
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Computers similar to these allow abroad students to attend CSUF.
Titan Technology expo shows up extras for its fourth consecutive year o n l i n e nINDUSTRY: Convergence of digital and web technology was a new focus for the event By Kelly Mead
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State-of-the-art equipment is abundant at the technology expo.
Technology is constantly changing and upgrading. The flux of modern solutions for creativity leaves many professionals hungry for answers. Often Seminars and trade shows have the answers to those questions. The fourth annual Digital Video (DV) expo was held this week at the
Long Beach Convention Center. This year, the event added the Web Video expo in order to cover all areas of consumer needs. With an estimated 10,000 people attending, The DV and Web Video expo hit a record attendance this year. This was five times the number that attended when it began in 1997. “DV Expo has really grown immensely,” said office administrator for Artbeats Laura Hollifield. The event included a film festival, a Media Master Awards ceremony, over 110 seminars and a convention room with more than 100 companies exhibiting new technology. “We came here to learn,” said selfproclaimed information junky Roy Al. Rendahl. Roy is the owner of ‘The Faro,’ an entertainment business locat-
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ed in Las Vegas. The seminars took on a school-like atmosphere and ranged all the way from techniques in lighting for digital video to how to make a budget for a Web video. The expo had representatives from such well-known companies as Microsoft, Sony Electronics, Pinnacle Systems and Canon USA. Products ranged from new video editing software, to 360-degree cameras, to libraries of royalty free cartoon backgrounds. “The fixation on film is going to be decreasing,” said Vice president of Comenius Communications John Jackman. While speaking on transforming moviemakers from film to digital
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