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Building starts at El nCONSTRUCTION: The satellite campus began work May 5 and is scheduled to be completed by Aug. 26 By Shannon Gladys
Daily Titan Staff Writer ‑ Currently, cranes and construction workers inhabit the new El Toro satellite campus, but this is only temporary.
They are literally moving mini-mountains to refurbish the newest addition to Cal State Fullerton University. Construction on the highly anticipated El Toro campus began on May 5, three days after a five-year lease agreement was signed with Orange County. Instruction for the fall semester is scheduled to begin Aug. 26, although construction will be completed prior to that date. Designing the floor plans for a twostory building, which has been vacant for three years, was a complicated, but “fun” task for George Giacumakis, director of the El Toro campus, and his staff.
The new campus will feature an outdoor café, student lounge, admissions and records, student affairs office and an electronic library, which will be completely tied in to the main Fullerton campus. “We are calling the bottom floor ‘high tech’ because it consists primarily of computer classes and labs,” Giacumakis said. “We will also have interactive televised instruction so students can attend class live on another campus.” Several other features of the El Toro campus include: • Free shuttle service to and from the main CSUF campus. The shuttles are expected to run approximately twice a
day, morning and late afternoon, until campus staff can accurately gauge usage. • Two large parking lots (totaling approximately 500 spaces), as well as one spill-over lot. • Larger classrooms that will be kept at a maximum of 50 students to keep them less crowded. Louise Adler, chair of Education Leadership Department, said she is looking forward to the move. “It’s a wonderful new building. The facilities are much different,” Adler said.
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Construction began on the El Toro on May 5. The former marine base is the new satellite campus for Cal State Fullerton.
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nCAMPUS: The members will serve one-year terms and will work closely with the president and vice president By Theresa Salinas
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Artistic Touch
Owner Todd Heying tattoos the shoulder of Anaheim resident Danny Paddison. Heying created an a cityscape collage for the customer.
Todd Heying, owner of Aces High Tattoo Parlor, is a dedicated artist with friends who he treats as family members By Darla Priest
Special to the Titan In a business filled with art, music and friendship, Todd Heying explores the alternative world of tattooing. “After eight years of tattooing I still have a passion for it,” Heying said. Twenty-seven-year-old Heying is the owner and operator of Aces High Tattoo Parlor on the corner of State College Boulevard and Chapman Avenue. “I don’t even feel like the boss, it’s like I come to work and hang out with my friends,” Heying said.
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With the good times aside, Heying is a devoted professional who understands the responsibilities of being a tattoo artist. He uses all new equipment, which he additionally puts into an autoclave machine to achieve 100 percent hospital sterilization. Dirty needles are never reused. The ink is also kept sterile by putting it into one-time-use caps for each customer. “Even new equipment isn’t totally sterile,” Heying said.
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The image Heying created blends an array of colors he calls “distorted modern art.”
The Associated Students, Inc. Board of Directors appointed four new executive staff members during Tuesday’s board meeting. Courtney Patterson, Ross McCollum, Mohamed Al Kamalee and Young Kim will help lead ASI during the 2002-03 fiscal year, which begins July 1. “I feel very comfortable and confident about the executive staff, going into next semester,” ASI President Alex Lopez said during the meeting. Executive staff members work closely with the ASI president, ASI vice president and ASI board. They receive hourly wages and get “My their own offices in the Titan Student Union. Their terms last one year. philosophy is Patterson will serve as director of administration. She will be paid $7.50 that even if I an hour. Her primary duty is to fill ASI and university committees. To do this, spend one she said she will recruit students from inter-club councils. Patterson current- student dollar, ly sits on the ASI board, where she represents the College of Humanities I like to get and Social Services. She lost her bid for re-election in April. the maximum “Everything that I learned (in ASI), from parliamentary procedure, to mileage out of making contacts, has prepared me for that one dolthis position,” she said. McCollum will serve as director of lar.” public relations. He will make $7.50 an hour. He hopes to bring innovative and creative ideas to ASI. He’ll use Mohamed the organization’s Web site, asi.fulAl Kamalee, lerton.edu, to promote ASI programs. newly appointed He recently served as the corporate sponsor coordinator for the Greek Walk-a-Thon and as secretary of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. Kim will serve as director of statewide affairs. He will be paid $7.50 an hour. He will represent Cal State Fullerton students at the local and national level. Kim has been a member of the ASI Statewide Affairs Committee (recent-
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Health Center does its part to relieve nFINALS: A booth set outside of Titan Shops will provide literature and give out punching bags to ease anxiety By Afni Adnan
Daily Titan Staff Writer Finals week is just around the corner and many students are finding themselves overcome with stress and anxiety. The Health Center is doing its part to help students prepare for finals week by setting up a booth outside
the Titan Bookstore today where they will hand out literature about stress management. The center also plans to give out bubble gum and blow-up punching bags as a way of helping students relieve tension. Different resources will be available for students who want to find out more about how to ease stress. Scantrons and pencils also will be provided for students who may have forgotten to purchase them. Laura Chandler, director of Health Education and Promotion, said that stress becomes a major problem this time of year. “We time it around the end of the semester so it helps people deal with finals,” Chandler said. “We try to
have (this event) at the end of every semester.” Chandler said that students tend to wait until the last minute to study, therefore they put their bodies through unnecessary harm. “People in general have poor timemanagement skills,” Chandler said. “Students usually procrastinate and cram, so they don’t get enough sleep and aren’t eating right. So their bodies won’t be able to function well, especially around this time when their body needs to be [functioning].” Chandler also said that around finals week, students are usually rundown which then makes them more susceptible to cold viruses and the flu. The American College Health
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Association has identified procrastination as one of the most common causes of stress among college students. Some of the best ways to avoid procrastination are by buying a calendar and keeping a “to do” list, according to the association. Experts say that stress is just like a rubber band. Positive stress is just the right amount of stress needed to stretch the band and make it useful. Negative stress can snap the band. Chandler said that many students have shown interest in learning more about how to handle these stressful times. “The response has been really good,” she said. “I think students don’t think they’re as stressed as they are. But they are, so we try to take
a light-hearted approach to dealing with stress. We try not to get too serious about it, and try to break up the tension.” According to the Peer Health Education Program of Cal State Fullerton, some of the ways students can alleviate stress is through: Relaxation techniques — this includes yoga, meditation, deep breathing or stretching Exercise Proper nutrition Time-management activities — avoid procrastination Stress may lead to more serious problems, therefore it is important for students to realize that ignoring the
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