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nPOPULATION: 2000 Census contains more categories for race and better ethnic representation By Heather Blair
Daily Titan Staff Writer The Census Bureau released information Monday showing the racial diversity of America today. In the 2000 Census, questions were redesigned from 1990’s Census to accurately reflect race in the United States. For the first time ever, the survey also allowed applicants to mark more than one category when entering their race. Michelle Dominguez, a 21-year-old senior at Cal State Fullerton, said she marked two categories when she filled out her Census form. “The Hispanic category is pretty broad,” Dominguez said. “I’m Cuban, like Ricky Ricardo, and American, like apple pie. I think it’s better to be recognized individually.” According to the US Census Bureau, only 2.4 percent of America identified themselves as more than one race when taking the survey. In a brief released about the Census 2000 titled “Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin,” Hispanics, who were of any race, totaled 13 percent of the population. Of that population, 42 percent declared “some other race only”, while 48 percent of Hispanics identified themselves as White only. Felicia Glade, a 20-year-old sophomore, said if she had to choose between being considered Hispanic or White, she would choose Hispanic. “I have always chosen my Hispanic heritage, but now it’s nice to know that I can accurately depict myself as Mexican and White,” Glade said. The Bureau changed the standards for the survey to show the racial and ethnic makeup of the U.S. The old Census used to be divided into four categories for race: Black, White, American Indian or Alaska Native and Asian or Pacific Islander. Two other categories were established for ethnicity: Hispanic origin or not of Hispanic origin. In 1997, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) revised the standards for the classifications of race and ethnicity. After revising the document to include more categories of race, OMB also designed the form to allow participants to select more than one lineage on the survey. There was also a question on Hispanic origin that was separate from race because, according to the Bureau, the federal statistical system considers Hispanic origin to be a separate concept from race.
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Inter-Club Councils debated by direcnFINANCE: When funding organizations run out of money, they can request additional funds from AS By Sara Stanton
Daily Titan Staff Writer When there’s no money in the bank, many people work harder to make more. Some possibly take out a loan. For organizations, however, it’s not that simple. Who do they go to? How do they get more money? At Cal State Fullerton, many campus groups go to the Associated Students Board of Directors. In many cases, these groups are InterClub Council that are given only a certain
amount of money for the year that they can distribute to campus clubs to spend on events, conferences and publicity. ICCs are organizations that distribute AS funds to groups within designated colleges. Groups are expected to work within their budgets, and often times, their money runs out. The board deliberated extensively over the allocation of money to ICCs at Tuesday’s board meeting. Concerns involved questions to why the ICCs have distributed all of their funding and what AS can do in the future to prevent this problem.
On one hand, if an organization is given a certain amount of money to work with for the year, then they need to exhibit responsible spending procedures to work within its means. On the other hand, many CSUF groups aspire to do more within their organization, but claim that funding is insufficient because their particular ICC has run out of money. These allocations come from AS contingency funds, said Junrong Li, director of finance for AS. “This money is primarily for unanticipated requests that are for groups not included in AS funded councils [ICCs],” he said. Though if an ICC has an additional request from the contingency funds, they
will certainly be considered, Li said. But pretty soon, the money may run out. At the beginning of Tuesday’s meeting, AS had more than $14,000 in the contingency fund that could be allocated to student groups. During the meeting, more than $4,000 of that money was granted to an individual group and to the Natural Sciences and Mathematics ICC. With approximately $10,000 left for the semester, the board discussed the uncertainties of which organizations will be asking for funds in the future. “We are the grand daddy of ICCs,” said Elliot Sacks, director of statewide affairs for AS. “But [AS] has no ICC to go to.” The board questioned the spending
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Gordon meets with local fraterninMEETING: CSUF president shares his experiences as a student with a campus organization By Veronica Hagey
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President Milton Gordon shares and discusses student concerns.
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Dr. Milton Gordon, president of Cal State Fullerton, met with members and associates of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity to answer questions concerning campus life on Tuesday. Adolfo Bailon, the fraternity’s membership orientation officer, set up the meeting to acquaint his fraternity brothers with the administration and to help integrate themselves within the fraternity and the college. “I wanted to show the fraternity that there is an open door policy with the administration,” Bailon said.
Graveyard Project a memorial for pro-choice vicnWOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: Project aims to focus on the issues surrounding abortion Trinity Powells
Special to the Titan Raising awareness for the right of women to choose an abortion and in opposition to President Bush’s antiabortion actions, the Women’s Studies Student Association (WSSA) began
a silent protest called the Graveyard Project on Monday. In correspondence with Women’s History Month, tombstones with the names of women, doctors, and active participants who died or were killed for assisting women in abortions were placed around campus in their remembrance and to educate people on the importance of choice. “As a collective group we hope to act upon certain issues that effect women in hopes of instigating conversation,” said Briseyda Romero, 23, an English and women’s studies major and co-president of the WSSA.
“What is a better way than here on campus where education is a priority.” Highlighting President Bush’s reinstatement of the Mexico City policy known as the “global gag rule,” the WSSA seeks through the project to make conscious the right for a woman to have a choice without fear of retribution from friends, family, or society. The policy denies U.S. funding to any foreign non-governmental organizations that provides abortion services, counseling, or referrals with their own money.
Gordon greeted each attendee personally, asking their major and a brief background and sharing his own college experiences. “I am from Chicago. All of my degrees are in mathematics,” Gordon said, “but I have been in education for 30 years.” He talked about his first job as a kindergarten teacher, saying he “loved it,” and that teachers were in high demand at that time, as they are now. Gordon stated how the relationship between CSUF and fraternities was once bad, but it has improved in the last two years. “Fraternities and sororities have a higher percentage of voting,” he said. He supports fraternities and sororities as long as it provides a supportive, positive environment. Gordon discussed the ground breaking for the new dorms, saying there wasn’t a demand for a second building when the first dormitories were built. “Because of low enrollment, the
The women’s association of about 25 members spent an entire month researching various books and internet sources like the National Abortion Rights Actions League, for the names and contributions of those featured on the tombstones. The WSSA, once known as Discussing Women, and now the Third Wave, is a student organization that is supported by the women’s studies department and the CSUF women’s center. The association has been estab-
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dorms weren’t filled at that time,” he said. The demand for more dormitories and more parking has been on the agenda for a long time but Gordon revealed the long process a plan takes to reach completion. There is also a new recreation center and children’s center on the agenda for new buildings. Gordon also addressed questions about yearly student fees and the cost versus the price of a college education. “The cost is $8,000. The price is $2000. Someone else picks up the other $6,000, usually the state,” he said. He compared the cost of an education in the Cal State system against the costs of private and out of state colleges. He emphasized the great opportunities students have in California, and especially in the Cal State system.
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Briseyda Romero, co-president of Women Studies Student Association.