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University Police raise manpower due to basketball incident By Bethan-Rose Rodriguez Daily Titan Staff
Business program invites students to tour Europe in the summer
Almost a week has passed since the Titans basketball game against the Utah State Aggies, yet sentiments of pride over the win and anger over the arrests of two men still linger amongst fans, players and officials. Saturday’s game proved to be one of the most important games in over 10 years as the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team beat Utah State by a narrow margin of four points, securing its first winning season since 1993. Some fans were surprised and dis-
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Traveling Europe this summer will earn students three units of credit through the Business Europe Study Tour. BEST is a three-week program during the summer that will not only offer travel among five European countries, but will also offer hands on study of how business management is handled in a global aspect along insight into the workings of the European economy. During the tour, students will attend lectures that will discuss current issues, theories and management solutions. No classes are on the itinerary. Students will be educated by the lectures and from the experience alone. “Our students need greater exposure to global experiences given the increasing importance of international business,” said Anil Puri, the Dean of the College of Business and Economics. But this program is not just for business students. “Any major can go,” said Pam McLaren of Public Affairs. In order to get involved, a student must sign up for a specific summer school course, Business Administration 499. In addition, the student must pay $4,400 for the course and purchase airfare. Other costs will include personal expenses and meals. International travel insurance is required. Additionally, $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to the first 20 business majors who register for the BEST tour. Students from other disciplines, like Kathrin Dreikorn, a senior biology major, are also interested in this program, “Not having a business major wouldn’t stop me from taking advantage of seeing five countries in three weeks and experiencing educational and academic cultural differences,” Dreikorn said. Three European universities and the College of Business and Economics at Cal State Fullerton are working together to offer this educational experience for students this July. ISCID Universite du Littoral in France and the University of Applied Sciences Solothurn in Switzerland are two more colleges that are also involved. “I’m very excited that we’re able to offer this opportunity to our students,” said Katrin Harich, a professor of marketing who has been working along with Nurtingen University in Germany to establish this particular program. Faculty in specific majors work out what classes can be taken to fit into that college’s requirements. That way the program works for students other than business majors, Harich said. “The College of Business and Economics is taking the lead with this program in encouraging exchanges,” Puri said. For Kelly Anderson, a business major, the $1000 scholarship award enabled her to attend. “This program is really fantastic,” business 2
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appointed when the game ended and they were not allowed to celebrate on the court. University Police held off fans due to safety policies set by the Big West Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. These actions by University Police have drawn much criticism on CSUF’s message boards, as fans have expressed that their right to celebrate was unfairly taken from them. “I personally admire their enthusiasm, that they come to the games when we have a good season,” said Officer Jack Dunlap of the University Police Department. “I work here, I want our team to do well too, but you have to party and celebrate within the limits of the law and safety.” This game has introduced a new challenge in regards to event secu-
rity. “It is new territory for everybody,” said Professor Steve Walk, a sports sociologist and faculty athletics representative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association for Cal State Fullerton. “I just wish that it had been better anticipated by everyone involved.” Dunlap said they were given word by the Titan Athletic staff that members of the Titan Hoop club, a booster club formed by fans and alumni, were planning to rush the court in the event of a victory. He said for a typical basketball game, two officers are assigned to keep the peace and to escort the referees and teams off the court, but on this day five officers came to the game to create a greater presence in basketball 4
‘Black voices’ teach CSUF African-American culture Suzanne Sullivan/Daily Titan
Christopher Fangre shoots pool at the Titan Student Union at Cal State Fullerton, Tuesday.
Internships give taste of real world Campus centers aid students in preparation for career search By Nicholas Cooper Daily Titan Staff
Some Cal State Fullerton students may look forward to spending money, loafing around and hanging out at the beach this summer. Others are looking to try an internship. “I feel that the internship has definitely put me out there to find a job in my chosen field of counseling,” said Lisa Gonzalez, a senior child and adolescent studies major. “The internship gave me good references and abilities toward my future career and to better understand my future career.” Many departments on campus offer an academic internship as part of the curricula and even require
one for graduation. There are two departments on campus that students can access to help with the hassle of finding an internship, the Center for Internships and Service Learning and the Career Center. There are two sides to the Center for Internships and Service Learning, said Placement Coordinator Carolyn Rider. “On the internship side we handle the academic internships, which are the internships that relate to the academic departments and are taken for academic credit,” said Rider. “The Career Center handles anything that is an internship experience for a student who wants to learn about an industry not necessarily related to the academic field.” Service learning is a way to fulfill a community service and to learn something that is being taught internship 3
Students and faculty performed poetry, music and dance By JAiMEE FLETCHER Daily Titan Staff
“I’m fat, I’m fifty, and I look my age.” Laughter roared through Pavillion A of the Titan Student Union as Melanie Curtis stole the spotlight with her performance of her original piece “A Sister Story,” a play that tells the story of four black women throughout history. Dramatic displays of AfricanAmerican poetry, music and dance took the stage Wednesday night to celebrate black culture. “A Jamboree of Black Voices” began as a class project in Helen Mugambi’s African-American Literature class two years ago when students performed black literature they had studied throughout the semester. But what began as simply an end of the semester assignment, quickly evolved into a campuswide and community-wide event. “Initially we intended this to be in the classroom, but as our ideas grew we decided to bring this event to a community level,” said Mugambi, organizer of the event. Wednesday’s Jamboree was coordinated by Cal State Fullerton’s Sistertalk, a club for young black women to discuss social and global issues, and Mugambi in hopes to raise student awareness to the importance of black culture.
“This is a student-focused event,” said Mugambi. “Slowly we hope to make the presence of black culture on campus and in the community known.” The event included performances from students, faculty and outside professionals who recited poems or speeches or performed a song or dance. Each performance held its own aspect of black culture, some being very serious and others infused with light humor. “This event is intended to showcase talent of not only black students, but everyone who is interested in black culture,” Mugambi said. Tom Klammer, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, said this event is a good way to get students involved in celebrating black heritage. “This program illustrates the richness of what’s available on campus,” he said. Among the many performers was Tannise Collymore, freshman political science major, who performed “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou, a poem that provoked the audience to jump to its feet in applause. “Hopefully my poem inspired women to be powerful, and not just black women, women of all races. I wanted to show that we are all strong and beautiful,” she said. Collymore was just one of the many participants in this performance. Some of the participants focused on slavery and oppression, while others highlighted the con-
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Melanie Curtis-Andrews, Ph.D. adjunct faculty/member of the New York cast of “Dream Girls,” performs her orginal creation, “A Sister Story,” at Cal State Fullerton in the TSU, Wednesday night. tribution African-Americans have made to society. The event also included special guest performers The Twinz, a hip-hop dance duo that has performed for stars such as Prince and Destiny’s Child. “A Jamboree of Black Voices” also acted as a promotional engine to inform students about the new African-American Resource Center. The resource center focuses on influential blacks in history who have made a contribution to society. The grand opening of the center will be on Monday from noon to 2 p.m.
Atlanta linebacker supports completing college degree Falcons player urges students to pursue higher education for future careers By Jason Kehler Daily Titan Staff
Atlanta Falcons linebacker and Anaheim native Chris Draft spoke to high school students Wednesday about the importance of staying in school. Draft addressed a group of students from seven local high schools about what they need to succeed, and how one must be a great person as well as a great student. “Be that person that people look up to,” Draft said in his speech. “You want to be great men and great women, because great men and women get things done.”
He also spoke about how graduating is not the only important factor. “You have to want to graduate,” said Draft. “And how are you going to graduate?” He encouraged students to complete their education in a way that they could look back and feel proud about what they had accomplished. Draft also talked about what to do after high school, even if students did not know what they wanted to do. “Go to college, be in college,” said Draft. “Let college help you figure out what you want to do.” Joining Draft in the presentation coordinated by the Mentoring Network Program for Student Success was Miguel Martinez, a counselor for the MESA engineering program. Martinez told the students about the importance of finding something that they want to do and to do it.
“Be honest with yourself,” said Martinez. “Figure out something that you like, and stick with it.” Along with finding a path in life, Martinez said getting your college degree is another important factor in life as well. He warned the students that if they were to graduate high school and get a job, the money initially would be nice but down the line they would not be able to support themselves. Martinez informed the group that 70 to 80 percent of jobs in life are going to need a college degree. “The quality of your life will be significantly improved,” said Martinez. “The opportunities are here, take advantage of them.” Martinez urged the students to go to college right after high school. mentor
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Chris Draft, linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons, speaks to high school students about the importance of education in the TSU Pavillion on Wednesday.