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nGOVERNMENT: The vice president of Student Affairs spoke at Tuesday’s meeting
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Daily Titan Asst. News Editor Five goals for the future were presented as Vice President of Student Affairs Robert Palmer spoke at the Associated Students Board of Directors meeting Tuesday. Goals for the 2000-2001 school year included improving the information they had about students through increased research, assessment and data collection. “I think it was huge that he came,” said AS President Mary Grace Cachuela. “Having that face-to-face connection helps with the students. The students are number one for both of us and he had a sincere concern for them, which I appreciate.” One of the goals that struck one board member was improving the Athletics Program by increasing support for the Intercollegiate Athletes. “I think that’s one thing we are lacking here on campus [intercollegiate sports’ support],” said AS Representative for the College of the Arts Jerome Diebolt. “I would love to see more on campus; I’ve noticed other campuses have a lot of their home games sold out, and they have pride in their games. Not a real big population of lives on campus, so I think that it’s important that students get involved on campus too.” Other goals included the improvement of technology to advance service delivery, current hardware and software and student access to information; providing leadership for facilities and space-related projects, such as the new housing projects, the Physical Education Building, the Recreation Center and the Children’s Center. Palmer also said one of the goals was to continue to improve the public relations image of Student Affairs through publications and marketing Web-based communications. “We really see him as the direct link and contact to the university,” Cachuela said. “He brought up points that emphasized students as number one.” Cachuela added that they are opening up the lines of communication. “He [Palmer] and I have always been friends. We have monthly meetings and we are always running into each other at events,” she said. “My style of leadership is that I need to be friends with someone I work with, and we have a mutual respect for each other, so we are trying to bridge that gap.” Palmer said he likes to visit the board
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Movie crew filmed scenes from ‘Evolution’ in Titan Gym on Tuesday
After shopping around, producer Daniel Goldberg decided that Cal State Fullerton was the perfect school to film scenes for his upcoming film “Evolution,” starring David Duchovny and Julianne Moore. “We really liked the look,” Goldberg said. “It felt like a real school.” The filming on Tuesday took place in the gym and will continue for the next two days in different locations on campus. Now in its fourth day of shooting, the science fiction comedy, which also stars Orlando Jones of the “Make 7UP Yours!” commercials and Sean William Scott of “American Pie,” follows the aftermath of a meteor carrying alien life forms hitting the Earth. The characters are the only people standing between aliens and world domination, which apparently is bad news for Earth. The film, directed by Ivan Reitman, who also directed the “Ghostbusters” series, will be released next summer. Goldberg said that Duchovny, who also stars as Agent Fox Mulder on “The X-Files,” will be going back and forth between the two sets. For Tuesday’s filming, the Titan Gym was used as a gym of a fictitious community college in Arizona. More than 800 extras dressed in blue and red and filled the stands to cheer on a girl’s volleyball match coached by Jones’ character, Harry. In the scene, the extras were instructed to cheer enthusiastically
without making a noise. As they waved signs and flags, Duchovny’s character, Ira, rushed to tell Jones of an important discovery he had just made. “He’s found a cell that’s not from this planet, so that’s pretty exciting,” Goldberg said. After the two characters confer over this matter, Duchovny jumps in excitement and the scene ends. The cast, including the extras, arrived at 5 a.m. and worked until after 6 p.m. on several variations of the scene, using different camera angles. Goldberg said they will be filming a cafeteria scene on Wednesday and a scene in Jones’ geology lab on Thursday. Remaining scenes for the film will be shot in locations in Los Angeles and Arizona. Art Cutler, the extras coordinator, said that many CSUF students responded to Tuesday’s call. Only 40 extras were union members. The non-union workers made $46 for eight hours and overtime for anything after that, Cutler said. The extras were also provided with breakfast and lunch by the catering trucks which lined the street outside the gym. Thu Do, a communications major, said she heard about the filming from a friend. She said she was excited to be in a film of Duchovny’s. “I totally wanted to go up to him to get an autograph, but I don’t know if we’re allowed to,” Do said. Though tired of sitting so long, she said she was glad for the opportunity. “We don’t have many filmings around here, so this is a lot of fun,” said Do.
New computer lab dedicated nCAMPUS: The new lab is located in University Hall 115 By Cindy Bertea
Daily Titan Staff Writer Computer access for disabled students moved a step forward with the opening of a new lab. Located in University Hall 115, the lab was formally dedicated Tuesday, and is double the size of its prior location in the Computer Science Building. “I felt like for years we were tucked away, and now we’ve come out of the closet,” said Jeff Senge, the information and computer accessibility program coordinator. He said the previous location housed four workstations, whereas the current
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lab is slated to have seven or eight areas available for differently-abled students. A variety of computer access systems are incorporated in the new lab including voice recognition programs, closed-circuit television magnification systems and devices to accommodate special seating and positioning needs. Although the surroundings are spacious and might appear sparse to the untrained eye, Senge said the extra space around the stations is necessary for additional devices like scanners, Braille embossers and service dogs. He said he believes the progression of technology furthers the abilities and work of disabled students. “These students wouldn’t be as independently able to access certain information without these specialized programs. Before, someone had to literally sit there and describe what’s on the screen,” he said regarding the
screen reader that voices text. He also noted that online services and employment have opened a world to disabled students where they aren’t subject to certain attitudes and prejudices based on their impairment. Besides the addition of workspace, Senge and his colleagues said the move has increased the number of students visiting to utilize the services. The lab is located next to the Disabled Student Services office in University Hall 101. The move closer to the center is a major improvement, said Lisa Thies, DSS coordinator of support services. “The location draws in more students that would normally be just dropping by,” Thies said. Adaptive Technology Specialist Carolyn Joyce agreed. “Now that we’re closer, we’re over-
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CSUF Vice President Robert Palmer attended the ceremony
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nFINANCE: A financial planning symposium is being held today at the TSU Theatre By Jamie K. Ayala
Daily Titan Staff Writer For those genuinely interested in helping others balance and increase their financial holdings, becoming a financial planner might be the best career choice. The Finance Association and the
Center for Insurance are co-hosting a symposium today at 2:30 p.m. in the Titan Student Union Theatre with financial planning as the focus. Executives, managers and alumni will be present from three firms to discuss the growing field. They include Tax & Financial Group; AXA Financial, a French firm ranked the 15th largest firm in the world; and John Hancock, number 233 on the Fortune 500 list, which is the index of national corporations. “The firms will explain to students how to be successful in that particular firm,” Steven Lee, president of the Student Finance Association
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said. “There’s a strong demand for internships and networking opportunities from the students and these firms are here to recruit.” Several hundred students are going through the financial planning track and can look forward to a job. According to the Consumer Federation of America, there are currently more than 250,000 financial planners in the United States, with an expected substantial future growth. Former Cal State Fullerton student Joshua Van Ginkel, said he thinks this growth is due to the baby boomers and their offspring.
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