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Trustees OK structure for CSUF parking
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New project to be built over Lots B and K will add 1,601 more spaces
Holiday break offers minimal free time, relief for tired Titans
By ALI DORRI and ASHLEY HEGLAR Daily Titan Staff
By DENNIS OLSON For the Daily Titan
Thanksgiving is said to be a time of giving thanks for all one has and enjoys. For students at Cal State Fullerton, however, there is another reason to give thanks: a week of no classes and the time to catch up on schoolwork before the home stretch of the fall semester begins. The one-week break is much needed for those students who have procrastinated all semester and need to start assignments that were given in August. Instead of using the break as an opportunity to vacation before finals week, some students feeling overwhelmed with school will use the week to make up time for assignments they have put off. Junior James Howard, an art major at Cal State Fullerton, said he is an admitted procrastinator and has yet to work on a research paper for an art class that was assigned the first day of class. “I havenʼt even started the paper, so it doesnʼt look like Iʼll be doing much relaxing next week,” Howard said. In addition to the research paper, Howard has two different art projects that are due the week after the break, HOLIDAY 3
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Lizbeth Ledezma has managed to save a single crayon and the box it came in from falling to the ground, like the rest of her art supplies. Lizbeth has been living at The Catholic Worker homeless shelter for five months with her mother and older sister. See story on Page 5
The California State University Board of Trustees approved the schematics for a second Cal State Fullerton parking structure on Wednesday. Executive Vice Chancellor David Spence presented the board with a report on CSU accountability and the California State Student Association presented a report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. The unanimously approved structure will displace Lots B and K just north of the Titan Student Union and will provide 1,601 new spaces, costing $20.7 million to be paid through the sale of state bonds. Presenters of the plan told trustees at the board meeting on Tuesday that the construction will start in March and it should be finished by May 2006. Cal State Fullerton President Milton A. Gordon said Tuesday that the main motivation behind the new parking structure will be to accommodate the construction of new campus recreational and daycare centers, which he said he hopes will be completed some time in 2007. So far there are no plans to increase student parking pass prices, but Kimberly Tran, a freshman biology major, said benefits of new spaces would be cancelled out by an increase since the opening of the first structure in the fall came with a nearly 50 percent increase in student parking fees. “The parking structure makes parking a lot easier,” she said. “If it is going to jack up parking spaces, then I will be concerned.” The accountability report, based on data from 2002-03, compiled information about
student success in the areas of transferring from community colleges and the time it takes freshmen who began their studies in the CSU system to graduate. The report garnered a reception mixed with concern and optimism, and caught the boardʼs attention, most notably from Trustee Melinda Guzman Moore. “This will be the most significant report that we are going to look at,” Moore said. “We need to have this back on the agenda in January.” Moore said the gist of the report is good but needs more particulars in regards to ethnic breakdowns and students with disabilities. According to the report, CSU students progress toward degrees at a rate higher than the national average, but are also taking more than six years to attain their bachelorʼs degree in enough cases to warrant concern from Spence and responding trustees. However, Trustee Herbert Carter said he was not as concerned about the time it took to graduate as much as he was concerned with the quality of education in relation to individual and institutional circumstances. “If it takes five years or 10 years, it should not get in the way of our commitment,” Carter said. “All campuses donʼt have the same kind of students — Dominguez Hills and L.A. shouldnʼt be compared to Chico or SLO. We serve people. Data sometimes get in the way of common sense.” Another statistic that exposed perspective analysis was the annual number of students achieving teacher credentials, which was 12,798 in 2002-03, exceeding the systemwide goal by 1,342, and leading to CSU graduates making up 59 percent of the stateʼs new teachers annually. Trustee Moctesuma Esparza said the high number of students going into the education TRUSTEES
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Campus quilt supports AIDS awareness Students and faculty work together to help raise money for cause By ERIC GOMEZ Daily Titan Staff
Hanging from the first floor railing of the Humanities Building is patched quilt of mostly red, orange and yellow. Some of the patches that make up this almost eightfoot quilt are adorned with messages of hope to those people living with AIDS. A drum roll preceded the unveiling of the quilt in front of the building Wednesday to support those with AIDS
and to promote volunteerism on campus. The quilt, which was organized by the Volunteer and Services Center and members of the Platinum PR group, was composed of 120 patches that Cal State Fullerton students, faculty and staff decorated in addition to giving a $2 donation. Nearly 25,000 people participated in this yearʼs AIDS Walk Los Angeles, 93 of them from CSUF, and contributed $1,522 to the cause. “Itʼs not a memorial quilt but rather a supportive quilt,” said Adrienne Marquez, a senior public relations major and member of the Platinum PR group. “We want to show that we support AIDS Walk L.A.”
The event was also a way to promote the Titans 100K Hours of Service campaign, which asks students to log in their hours of community service in hopes of reaching a their goal of 100,000 hours. In a short ceremony, Robert Palmer, the vice president of Student Affairs, recognized student organizations for their involvement in the 20th annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles. Among the recipients were representatives from the Afro-Ethnic Student Association, the University Honors Society, the India International Club, the Vietnamese Student Association, the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Alliance and the Visual Anthropology Club.
Vincent Ayson, the president of the Theta Delta Beta Pilipino fraternity that was also recognized, said his organization has been participating in AIDS Walk L.A. for the past several years and that volunteering for their community is nothing new. “Itʼs one of the values that we hold dear,” Ayson said. “Events like this give us a purpose. We always try to support anything for the greater cause.” Mona Mohammadi, ASI vice president, helped to unveil the quilt. “Each patch represents an individual student, faculty or staff memberʼs wish, QUILT
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The Volunteer and Service Center’s AIDS Walk L.A. quilt hangs from the Humanities Building after its unveiling.
Speaker advises eating healthy for holidays
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Seminar provides information on how to manage overeating By KYLE McCORY Daily Titan Staff
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Turkeys rest at a Fullerton pumpkin patch. The patrolling turkeys entertained some children while scaring others.
Tables piled high with turkey, ham, mashed potatoes and yams seem to call out “eat me,” but that stuffed feeling the turkey knows well doesnʼt have to be extended over to those eating it. Shawn Dolan, a professor and registered dietitian, told faculty and students on Wednesday on how to stay healthy this holiday season by choosing mixed berries over pumpkin pie. The crowd consisted of mostly faculty members who received free samples of mixed nuts, fruits and
refreshments along with recipes such as “egg-less eggnog” and “cinnamonhoney sweet potatoes.” Dolan, the coordinator for the Employee Wellness Program at Cal State Fullerton, said fatty foods and lack of exercise due to stress contribute to holiday weight gain. “The average person gains about one to two pounds,” Dolan said. “This may not seem like much, but people usually donʼt lose the few pounds they gain. Extra weight is then consistently put on year after year.” Large portions and the overabundance of food during the holidays make it difficult not to over eat, and people often eat because there is food around them, not because they are hungry, Dolan said. “Itʼs a habit. Itʼs in front of us, so we eat it,” Dolan said. “You have to ask
yourself, ʻAm I really enjoying the food or just eating it because it tastes good?ʼ” To manage portion size, Dolan said eating food high in water content will get people full faster, such as salads, soups, fruits and vegetables. “Start with a salad before a meal or add fruit with your breakfast,” Dolan said. “This will help you feel more full and not overindulge on high calorie foods.” Dolan said to eat a few bites to satisfy pumpkin pie cravings, since an entire piece of pumpkin pie can add an extra 450 calories and 33 grams of fat to an already rich holiday dinner. Dolan also said the busy lifestyle and stress associated with the holidays cause people to exercise less, skip meals and not eat as healthy. “Skipping meals makes your body
crave salty and sugary foods high in fat,” Dolan said. Make sure to exercise, even itʼs just going for a walk, Dolan said. “Turn holiday shopping into a workout,” Dolan said. “Park far away from the malls and use the stairs instead of escalators.” Junior Hayde Salgado, a human services major, said she felt she got useful advice from Dolanʼs suggestions. “I came to this because I wanted to eat better,” Salgado said. “All the information was very helpful.” Della Lisi, a health science intern who helped with the seminar, said faculty members inspired it. “The faculty responded to what they wanted to hear, this being the No. 1 topic next to managing stress during the holidays,” Lisi said.