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O c t o b e r 19, 2000
CSU trustee visits campus
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nOFFICIAL: Meeting discussed several student concerns By Samantha Gonzaga Daily Titan Staff Writer
Devan Williams of the band Osker, plays at Cal State Fullerton’s Becker Amphitheater on Wednesday.
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Safety stressed for Friendship nEVENT: The outdoor spirit festival will include clubs from 30 universities
By Darleene Barrientos
Daily Titan Asst. News Editor “OK you guys, OK! We need to practice this cheer!” Brian Molina, a 21-year-old business major yelled
above the din of the last club meeting of the Pilipino American Students Association (PASA), of which he is Pilipino Cultural Night Coordinator, before the Friendship Games. “Fullerton – Fullerton – nothing rhymes with Fullerton!” The meeting, which took place at the Titan Student Union Theater, was the last meeting for PASA board to prep their new members for their weekend event. Some board members participated in the “cheer tutorial” while others unpacked and
organized T-shirts. All of them shared the same feelings of nervous eagerness. The Friendship Games, an annual PASA event, is a festival of sorts, where Pilipino clubs from UC Irvine to Arizona State get together to play non-competitive games. Events like the Nasty, which involves running and passing a baton without using any hands, are practiced for months. As well as “cheers” to represent the pride and enthusiasm of each club. In the past, Friendship Games
has been an event of spirit, pride, unity, and friendship — the theme for every year. PASA prepares more than a year in advance for each Friendship Games. However, last year, the event was shut down early because of an incident between people not directly involved with the event. Last year, one spectator was slashed in the face with a wooden stake, and campus police made the
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Board of Trustee member Frederick Pierce’s day began with a tour of Cal State Fullerton. His walk across the campus traced similar routes students take, encountering the same sights that they see. At noon, Pierce met with Associated Students officers and other student group representatives to discuss issues affecting CSUF, its image and potentials. “It’s good to talk to a trustee who also came from a Cal State system,” President Milton Gordon said. “He has been in your shoes.” Pierce graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor’s degree in finance. He was appointed by the Alumni Board to his position. “It is a privilege to serve on board,” Pierce said. “It is also an awesome responsibility.” With the Master Development Plan still in doubt, Pierce touched upon CSUF’s population growth and faculty retirement, factors that impact students the most. “We’re in one of the biggest growth periods,” Pierce said. “This presents both opportunities and issues. A tidal wave of student enrollment and faculty retirement is approaching and it’s important to keep in touch with these issues, especially with you [students] who are affected greatly.” AS President Mary Grace Cachuela voiced her concern about the level of environmental friendliness of campus buildings, as well as the considerations that will go into the development of new ones. The matter of cost-effectiveness, as well as setting a model for other colleges,
were explored at the meeting. According to Gordon, great care goes into the planning of buildings, with emphasis on the way it will affect its surroundings. “We look into environmental issues,” he said. “No buildings are built without considering them. We hire planners to make sure that these buildings are situated in such a way that it does not obstruct nature.” “We ask if it will destroy a habitat and how much traffic it will bring into the area,” he added. “A high level of environmental scrutiny goes into development,” Pierce said. “Sustainable development is not a requirement or the most cost-effective. But it is worth looking into.” Sustainable structures are expensive, and at the moment current challenges have yet to be resolved. “One of the challenges we have in spite of the burgeoning enrollment growth are backlogs in deferred payments,” Pierce said.” By 2010, the Cal State system’s going to be at 500,000. We have to make sure we balance fiscally.” Cachuela also sought Pierce’s opinion regarding CSUF’s absent participation in the California Student State Association (CSSA). It has been six years since CSUF has taken part in the organization. The university has been considering rejoining it as of late, but no decision has been made yet. The CSSA represents students in all 23 CSUs, and requires dues — 6 cents a student. The organization meets monthly and is involved in legislative affairs and draft initiatives that benefit students. Titan Interactive Radio General Manager Becky Joosten brought attention to the progress of the radio station. Funds are needed to pay for salaries of its managers. “We would like volunteers at this point,” Joosten said. “Our goal is [to] get
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Alumna returns to co-host with Regis nTELEVISION: Ronda Jamgotchian will be appearing on the show Friday By Camille Jones
Daily Titan Staff Writer Ronda Jamgotchian is just one of those people that good things happen to. In 1985, she was on the game show “Wheel of Fortune.” Her appearance on the show garnered her two cars and a couple of trips. In 1999, she was an audience member at the “Rosie O’ Donnell Show.”
After being interviewed by producers, she was selected to be a contestant on O’ Donnell’s game show spoof called “Who Wants to Win Some Angel Hair?” Jamgotchian said that the spoof was run just like Regis Philbin’s show, “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” She had five questions and three lifelines. Her correct responses to those questions resulted in her winning a trip to Rome. She and her dad traveled there in August. Looking at all the good things that have happened for Jamgotchian over the years, it wasn’t surprising to those who knew her that she beat out 15,000 people who were vying to be Regis Philbin’s real-person co-host for a day on his daytime talk show “Live With
Regis!” She is making a return appearance in Friday’s show. Jamgotchian’s mother, Marcia, is the administrative support coordinator for Cal State Fullerton’s Geography Department. She calls her daughter, a CSUF alumna, “unbelievable.” “[Ronda] said that she makes things happen and I think that she does make things happen,” Marcia said. Jamgotchian said that she had heard about the contest to be Philbin’s cohost and “was already thinking about doing it.” Her friends were thinking she should do it too and they encouraged her to enter. With a friend’s help, Jamgotchian made a video tape for the show’s pro-
ducers that was intended to introduce her to them. When the tape was completed, Jamgotchian sent it, along with a picture and a one-page letter, to the show. After reviewing the tapes, producers narrowed down the applicants to 10. They put pieces of those 10 videotapes on LiveRegis.com along with each person’s bio. Jamgotchian’s tape was one of the 10 posted on the Web site. People who logged on to the site selected the five people they liked the best and those five people would appear as co-hosts on “Live With Regis!”
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Ronda Jamgotchian (right) won a contest to host with Regis.
Professional ghostbuster talks to stunRESEARCH: Loyd Auerbach educated students on the paranormal last night By Kelly Mead
Daily Titan Staff Writer
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Paranormal expert Loyd Auerbach shared his experience at the Pub.
With Halloween coming up in a couple of weeks, the community is eager to bring out the spooks. Last night, Cal State Fullerton’s Associated Students Productions did their part by bringing a real-life ghost hunter to the Pub. Loyd Auerbach, also known as Professor Paranormal, educated students with “True Tales of Ghosts and Haunting.” “My interest was for parapsychology, but there’re no schools around here,” said Albert Varona, a religious studies major, when asked why he came to the event. Auerbach, who has been in the ghost business for more than 20
years, has written four books and two audiotapes on paranormal activity. He has been all over the country hunting ghosts and has been used in such well-known cable stations as the History Channel, A&E and the Sci-Fi Channel. Michelle Ramos, the speakers coordinator for ASP, said she got the suggestion from an agency in New York. “It looked better than just the average ghost story,” she said. “It has a lot of facts to it.” Auerbach’s expertise cost ASP $3,000. The organization gets a budget of $4,400 for each event. “An intense curiosity,” he said, when explaining why he chose a career as a professional ghost hunter. “There are things that happen that there’s no good explanation for out there. I’m curious. I want to know the answers to these questions.” Auerbach explained that there are three types of paranormal activity:
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poltergeists, hauntings and ghosts. A poltergeist is a phenomenon where living people who have an abnormal amount of stress subconsciously move objects in their environment. A haunting is a recording of a moment in time. In the case of a haunting, no thinking being is held responsible. It is like a recording that plays over and over again in a specific place. The event that plays back is usually something that caused intense emotions. Ghosts are actual beings that have not crossed over. Auerbach gave students advice on how to tell the difference between a ghost and a haunting. “I know this isn’t easy to do, but stand in front of the ghost and see if it walks right through you or says hi,” he said. Interaction is the key to recognizing a ghost. Auerbach admitted that he was skeptical when he first started in the business.
His attitude changed when his friend Martin Caidin, the author of “The Six Million Dollar Man,” passed away. “I thought ‘if anybody’s going to be a ghost, it’s going to be Marty,’” he said. Caidin had a fascination with the paranormal. Auerbach waited for signs of his friend for days. After around a week he gave up. He said that most people see their relatives and loved ones within a few days. A week and a half later, Auerbach was driving his brand new car and the distinct and strong smell of his friend’s cigars filled the cab. Later on, when he told his friends about it, he found out, within the same night, three of his other friends had experienced the exact same situation. Forty-five minutes after the
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