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Writers inspired at national workshop Professional journalists give students opportunity to sharpen reporting skills By CARMELLIA MUNGUIA For the Daily Titan
As the final event of COMM Week, aspiring journalists, young reporters and veterans of the profession filled the halls, corridors and workshops of the Titan Student Union at Cal State Fullerton on Saturday.
Music by Buddy Guy set the mood for Bruce DeSilvaʼs speech. His dark tinted sunglasses hid his expressions as he spoke before his audience. DeSilvaʼs speech was meant to inspire writers to learn “to do it right, tell compelling stories and not just facts.” Lane DeGregory, a features writer for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, said attendees should look at odd people and find something normal about them, as well as finding something weird about normal people. She said everyone has a story to tell if given a minute. As an advocate of diversity in newsrooms, Victor Merina, a senior fellow at the University
of Southern Californiaʼs Annenberg Institute for Justice and Journalism, spoke about the power of a personal story and gave tips on how to go about writing one. CSUF hosted the 12th annual National Writers Workshop. The Orange County Register and the Poynter Institute, a school for journalists in St. Petersburg, Fla, sponsored the event to help journalists improve their skills through tutorials from nationwide journalists and six Pulitzer Prize winners. This year, the National Writers Workshop celebrated its 14th year in Wilmington, Del. What began as an idea by John Walston, edi-
tor for the News Journal in Wilmington, to create a special experience for his staff and regional writers became a national event after its second year. Roy Peter Clark, vice president and senior scholar of the Poynter Institute, has taught writing since 1977. At the second writerʼs workshop, Clark approached Walston about expanding the concept to a national level. “There was so much energy in these workshops; you could feel a good feeling at these conference doors,” Clark said. “I asked [John] Walston for permission to take it all over the country.”
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Clark said the NWWʼs special characteristics are.that costs are kept low, so individual writers can afford to attend, the donated time and energy of speakers and the generosity and dedication of people like Larry Welborn, keep the doors “thrown wide open.” CSUF paid tribute to Larry Welborn for his dedication in keeping the NWW in Orange County. Welborn, a legal affairs reporter for the Orange County Register and Chairman and Master of Ceremony of the NWW, said that when young journalists start working for WORKSHOP
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Reversed Press Conference narrows the gap between journalists, non-journalists By NICOLE M. SMITH Daily Titan Staff
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In conjunction with Thursday’s “Clothesline Project,” students and friends gather at dusk at CSUF in the central Quad to help raise awareness about the violence of sexual assault and to symbolically reclaim the night. With candle light vigils, attendees listen to survivor testimonials. See full story on page 3.
CSUF alumnus lectures future journalists Students encouraged to strike balance between careers, personal lives By MAHSA KHALILIFAR and NICOLE M. SMITH Daily Titan Staff
Tom Gorman has been to the bottom of the ocean in the same submarine that discovered the Titanic. Heʼs driven with emergency personnel, chasing wild brushfires across the southwestern United States. Most recently, Gorman has become an expert on nuclear waste management. Some might call him a Renaissance man, but first and foremost, Tom Gorman is a reporter.
Gorman, of the Los Angeles Times, delivered a guest lecture ironically titled “What I didnʼt learn at Cal State Fullerton,” Thursday in the Titan Student Union as part of Comm Week. In a session that lasted nearly 90 minutes, Gorman revealed tips on reporting, writing and the after-writing process in front of approximately 30 students who were mostly print journalism majors. “Donʼt be afraid to leave the pack and do your own reporting,” Gorman, a CSUF alumnus said. “Even if you miss the big interview, you might get the better story.” Students came to hear Gorman give them the tips of the trade in the journalism world. Arianne Custer, a junior journalism major, said she missed her political science class just to hear Gorman speak. “Iʼm trying to understand the real of world
journalism,” Gorman said. “I want to learn as much as I can to get out there and apply myself.” Gorman informed students on the methods he uses when reporting. Listening to a source, hearing what a source has to say and asking a source to elaborate and explain concepts is necessary while reporting in order to know what follow-up questions to ask, Gorman said. “When you start the day, you know nothing,” Gorman said. “And by the end, youʼre an expert.” Gorman said striking a balance between the reporting and writing aspects of the job is important, encouraging aspiring journalists to “be precise and specific” and add a sense of color to a piece without overwriting it. When the time comes to write the story, Gorman suggested avoiding big words and
convoluted sentences containing big clauses, adding that simple and concise stories allow a reader to walk away with a better understanding of the issue. He also stressed the importance of striking a balance between a professional and personal life. Gorman, who has slept in cars and lived out of suitcases while chasing some stories, said journalism sometimes requires reporters be called in on weekends or for overnight trips on a momentʼs notice. While some reporters find it difficult to juggle their career, a marriage and a family, Gorman said a more common problem reporters have is a tendency to “get married” to a piece of writing. “Donʼt get married to your version of
Pizza and The Continental Room, donated 10 percent of their profits for the night to the Fullerton Historic Theatre Foundation, which will use the money to restore the theatre. This yearʼs event set itself apart from the two previous yearsʼ incarnations by encouraging patrons to visit more than one restaurant, boosting business for restaurants and hopefully increasing donations for the Fox. The strung-up lights in the trees on Harbor Boulevard and its side streets were illuminate from 6 p.m. to midnight so patrons could make their way through downtown Fullerton gathering, trading and buying playing cards from any of the 17 participating businesses where they bought food or drinks.
The cards were returned at the end of the night, with the best poker hands winning prizes, most notably New Line Cinema press packets, Sephora makeup and a $200 gift certificate to the Outback Steakhouse. “Everybody wins something this way,” volunteer Ann Rebentisch said. “There are great prizes for everyone, and itʼs helping the Fox at the same time.” Anaheim resident Michael Montez said the biggest prize would be to see a movie or performance at the completely restored theatre. “This place is just amazing,” he said. “You can tell just by walking by it that it was something special when it was in its prime.” “Itʼs still special to me,” said Montez, who
had dinner at Angeloʼs & Vinciʼs that night. And while the past two “Fox Trots” have danced their way down Harbor Boulevard on Thursday nights, the foundation decided to move the event to a Wednesday this time. “Thursday night is usually busy in downtown Fullerton anyway, so we changed this yearʼs ʻFox Trotʼ to Wednesday night,” said Robert Gonzalez, Fullerton Historic Theatre Foundation board member and “Fox Trot” organizer. “We wanted to show the businesses in the area that we have pull, and that the theatre will impact them and their traffic. We wanted to give them a glimpse of the muscle
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Patrons of Downtown Fullerton eat their way to a new, restored Fox Theatre By SHANNON HEWKIN Daily Titan Staff
Gift certificates, tickets, press packets and a chance to save Fullertonʼs Fox Theatre were all up for grabs if the right hand was played Wednesday night during the Vegas-themed “Fox Trot” fundraiser. Restaurants in downtown Fullerton, including the Stadium Tavern, Plush Café, Big Slice
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Issues of ethics and journalistic integrity were hot topics at the Daily Titanʼs Reversed Press Conference, as students and faculty finally had the chance to roast the news hens who produce the school paper. The event, sponsored by the Daily Titan and the Society of Professional Journalists, took place in the Titan Theatre on Friday morning as part of Comm Week. For two hours, those in attendance were encouraged to voice concerns about Cal State Fullertonʼs student-run newspaper. A panel of Daily Titan staff members, including executive editor Marti Longworth, advertising sales director Kevin Cook, political reporter Tommy Purvis and former opinion editor Robert Rogers, fielded questions. The first issue for discussion debated the appropriateness of printing four-letter words, inspired by an opinion piece from last semester that addressed the social stigmas surrounding the F-word. “This is the time to take chances, to step out of the box, push the envelope a little bit,” said Longworth of her executive decision to print the F-word without asterisks. Rogers defended his “renegade stance” on the word and the piece that was published, saying he wanted to be controversial because it generates readers and responses. While the issue essentially leveled down to a matter of taste, Rogers said he wanted his opinion section to be a reflection of “who we are, what we do, what we say and why we say it.” Boaz Carmi, president of the campus political club Titans for Israel, said overall, the reverse press conference was a positive experience. “Itʼs usually a one-way communication. The Daily Titan can talk to us, but itʼs hard for us to talk to them,” Carmi said. During the conference, Carmi expressed concerns about a misrepresentation of the Jewish student group HILLEL, referring to an article published in the Daily Titan on Feb. 28, 2005. The article described a controversial poet, Mark Gonzales, who performed at a campus event sponsored by the Association for Inter-Cultural Awareness, despite objections from HILLEL. Carmi, a group member, said lyrics in Gonzalesʼ poems were offensive and antagonistic and that is why HILLEL was opposed to allocating funding for the performance. He said the Daily Titan failed to contact any representatives from the group and printed without accurate accounts of both sides of the story. “When you work on a newspaper, you have to work on a deadline and unfortunately deadlines are not always conveHOT SEAT
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Iraq car blast at funeral leaves 25 dead
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BAGHDAD, Iraq – A car bomb obliterated a tent packed with mourners at the funeral of a Kurdish official in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing 25 people and wounding more than 50 in the single deadliest attack since insurgents started bearing down on Iraqʼs newly named government late last week. The blast capped four exceedingly violent days in which at least 116 people, including 11 Americans, were killed in a storm of bombings and ambushes blamed on Iraqi insurgents, believed largely populated by members of the disaffected Sunni Arab minority.
North Korea missile test raises new fears SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea apparently test fired a missile into the Sea of Japan on Sunday, raising new fears about Pyongyangʼs nuclear intentions just days after a U.S. intelligence official said the secretive Stalinist state had the ability, in theory, to arm a missile with a nuclear warhead. News of the test launch first appeared in Japanese media reports, citing U.S. military officials as having informed the Japanese and South Korean governments of the test launch which took the missile about 65 miles off the North Korean coast. Later, the White House chief of staff confirmed the incident in an interview with CNNʼs “Late Edition.”
Pope blesses throngs in John Paul’s stead VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI, embracing a cherished habit of his predecessor, appeared at his apartmentʼs window on St. Peterʼs Square Sunday for the first time in his papacy to bless tens of thousands of faithful and curious. Looking vigorous and confident, Benedict cut a figure sharply contrasting with John Paulʼs last time at the studio window on March 30, when the ailing pontiff appeared in silent suffering three days before his death.
Nation Bush aide tells Democrats to yield WASHINGTON – President Bushʼs chief of staff appealed on Sunday for congressional Democrats to work with the administration and Republicans rather than complain and stall action on Capitol Hill. Andrew Card, appearing on three talk shows, also reaffirmed the presidentʼs support for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, the Texas Republican whose ties to lobbyists have raised ethics questions, and John R. Bolton, the embattled nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Runaway bride may face charges DULUTH, Ga. – On what was to be her wedding day, Jennifer Wilbanks wore not a white veil but, an orange towel over her head to prevent the media from taking her picture. Instead of being led down the aisle by her father, she was led by police to an airplane that flew the runaway bride home. Now officials say the 32-year-old womanʼs cold feet may have gotten her in hot water. On Sunday, Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter vowed to look into whether she violated the law by reporting a crime that didnʼt exist.
Local Two dead in Garden Grove shooting GARDEN GROVE – Two people were fatally shot early Saturday in the parking lot of the Korea Times in what police said appeared to be a murdersuicide. Police said they believed a financial dispute was the motive for the shooting. Reports compiled from The Associated Press
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Students practice their ballet moves in the Performing Arts Building on Tuesday afternoon. Students interested in learning ballet and other dance styles, such as jazz, hip hop, line dancing and ballroom, can take Dance 101 every fall and spring semester.
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Police responded to reports of a suspicious man at McCarthy Hall who was pacing the hallways with a black flag while muttering to himself. Police conducted a field interview.
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A call was made to police, seeking medical aid for a custodian at Langsdorf Hall who was electrocuted. Police said the custodian was OK.
If youʼre looking to get back into shape but feel like you donʼt have the time, Fitness and Wellness Programs in the Kinesiology and Health Services Center might be the answer: “Gutts, Butts and Thighs” from 12:10 p.m. to 12:55 p.m., “Freestyle Aerobics” from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and “Cardio Dance” from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. “Reebok Spinning” from 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Itʼs all about art appreciation in the Titan Student Union as two students feature their work in an art display in the Atrium Gallery. Ryan Ross and Anita Sinclair will have some of their sculptures pieces on display. The display will be up until the end of May and for more information, call (714) 278 – 3915. The Intramural Sports Co-ed Round Robin Soccer Tournament will start at the track field. The event is free to all students and rec sports members with a valid ID. For more information, call (714) 278-4382.
A report was taken of grand theft from the Performing Arts Center. It was reported that the custodianʼs key was taken from a room on Monday.
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For anyone who loves surfing, “Surf Culture Redux,” is on display at the Laguna Art Museum in Laguna Beach through May.
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inaccurate candidate information that could have misled potential voters. Longworth admitted the Daily Titanʼs error in fact checking and apologized, saying she should have verified certain write-in candidates were officially eligible to run for office instead of taking their word. Part of the 27th annual Comm Week, which ran from April 2530, the Reversed Press Conference allowed non-journalism students a chance to voice concerns about CSUFʼs newspaper. The conference revealed that
concerns about issues like fairness, accuracy and integrity mirror the concerns of professional papers. Moderator Paul Hodgins, who is a theater critic for the Orange County Register and a communications professor, said the panelists sounded like professional journalists that must “walk a fine line” between being accurate and provocative. “I know [the Daily Titan] wrestles with the same problems as the Register,” Hodgins said. “Itʼs like a microcosm of the professional world.”
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nient,” Longworth said, adding that Daily Titan reporters are students in the learning process. Associated Students Inc. president-elect, Mona Mohommadi was in attendance to address the fairness and accuracy of the Daily Titanʼs coverage of the recent ASI elections. Mohommadi, who ran unopposed for the presidential office, said the Daily Titan failed to adequately cover the election and published
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Rape survivor speaks out at ‘Take Back the Night’ Third Wave group hosts event supporting sexual assault victims By CAROLINA RUIZ-MEJIA Daily Titan Staff
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Supporters of the “Take Back the Night” event march around the Quad to symbolically reclaim the night and rally for victims of sexual assault on Thursday.
He stabbed, raped, strangled and sodomized her, leaving her to bleed to death. As she lied there, she realized she wasnʼt dead, but wished she was. “Itʼs very humiliating. I was naked. I was bleeding. I was covered in dirt because I crawled three miles for help ...,” said sexual assault victim Dawn Foor. “For three years, I did not leave a tiny room in my parentsʼ house.” Foor shared her experience with nearly 60 people in Cal State Fullertonʼs Quad Thursday night. “I discovered every single experience in our lives should enhance, not devastate. And if I allowed him to devastate my life, I was giving in,” said Foor, a supervisor of Community Services Program: Sexual Assault Victim Services, and a Cal State Fullerton graduate. “Since then ... Iʼm the voice of rape victims.” CSUFʼs Third Wave feminist club hosted its annual event, titled “Take Back the Night: Stop Violence Against Women.” “ʻTake Back the Nightʼ celebrated the strength and survival of women who have been raped,” said Brateil Aghasi, Third Waveʼs president and a CSUF student. “It is very important to reclaim [their] lives and not call people victims, but survivors.” Foor was not the only sexual assault victim among the audience members. Other women, including minors, shared their stories. CSUF public relations major Cheryl Mcleod told how she was raped twice. A friend first sexually assaulted her. It was a man she knew and trusted, she said, but he crossed the
line of trust. She said she could not do anything to prevent the assault – it was either death or rape. Mcleod said she was impregnated during the assault. Months later, she gave birth to a girl, but there was no mother-to-daughter bond during the first year, she added. “I love my daughter, but it took me time,” Mcleod said. “I had to learn to love myself first.” Ninety-five percent of rape perpetrators are people who the victims know and trust. Only five percent of rapes happen in a dark and lonely alley, Foor said. Besides the personal testimonies, victims expressed their feelings through shirts. Throughout the day, nearly 200 shirts hung fastened to a line. The shirtsʼ colors and designs varied with messages such as “I was a little girl. What were you thinking when you did that to me?” and “You stole my Innocence, Love, Hope [and] Happiness,” and “Taking back my life, finding peace, gaining control [and] happiness.” Orange County sexual assault victims designed the shirts, Foor said. Making and displaying the shirts is therapeutic for victims, she said. A lot of the shirts were made by the same persons, in different years, she added. “I can tell their stage of healing by their shirts,” Foor said. “It is very interesting to see how they progress after our counseling.” Several of the shirt-makers stopped by campus to see them displayed, Foor said, adding public events empower rape victims. The clothesline project puts a human face on the fact that every two minutes, a woman is raped and society acts as if nothing happened, Aghasi said. “Take Back the Night” was not only about victimsʼ personal testimonies. Two counselors from CSP and Foor were available to assist victims seeking help.
CSP is the only non-profit Orange County rape crisis center, Foor said. The center provides counseling services, support groups and a self defense class titled “Kick like a Girl,” which is very empowering for women who have been attacked, she said. Fifty percent of CSPʼs clients are teenage females, between the ages of 14-18, Foor said. The rest are adults who were abused as children and are just accepting their experiences, she said, adding it is common for sexually assaulted children to repress their feelings. In Orange County, 98 percent of rape victims are women. The other two percent are men, but they rarely seek help and never report the crime to the police, she said. Men feel more ashamed than women when they are sexually assaulted and start questioning their masculinity, she explained. Foor said only 15 percent of female victims report assaults to the police. The CSP receives more calls than the police, she said. Last year the CSP received 3,100 calls, but this number is the tip of the iceberg, since many victims donʼt know that the center is there to help them, she said. The CSP also has a prevention and community outreach department that goes to high schools, colleges and universities, Foor said. The prevention and outreach departmentʼs job is to prevent the crime before it happens. Foor said she sometimes comes across high school students who yell things like, “Hey rape lady,” she said. Her friends get embarrassed whenever this happens, but to her this indicates that the students remember what she talked about at their school, she said. Aghasi said she hopes Thursday nightʼs event brought awareness to Orange Countyʼs community, as well as foster unity among men and women, to stop violence against women.
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Student getaways provide quiet spaces on bustling campus By KIM ORR Daily Titan Staff
It is 12:30 p.m. at Cal State Fullerton and a maze of bodies fill the Titan Student Union as students weave in and out of lines and perch behind tables waiting for the next available seat. Meanwhile, about a two-minute walk away, the balcony on the second floor patio of the Performing Arts building is completely abandoned – except three students quietly studying amidst the sounds of chirping birds and conversations echoing from the Quad. With over 30,000 students venturing to campus each day, it can be difficult for students to find a place to call their own, especially during peak campus rush hours when facilities like the TSU often become crowded and noisy. Some students seek alternatives to the hustle of popular campus ʻhotspotsʼ and instead find sanctuary in the quite niches sprawled throughout campus that tend to stay hidden from a majority of students. “I was actually looking for a microfilm and I saw these chairs. I was tired so I fell asleep in one,” said Traci Swank, a history major who said she often spends up to three hours on the second floor of Pollak Library South. “There is less talking up here. Everything is really quite and everybody is really respectful.” The library offers students a variety of quite spaces for both group and individual study. Combined
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the first time on field assignments they are basically on their own. There is no further training program. “I value this type of event,” he said. “This is the [young journalists] opportunity to develop, and it gives them the ʻnuts and boltsʼ to improve their skills.”
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Deny The Silents was one of two bands that played the benefit show hosted by Titan Radio in the TSU Pavilion A on Thursday night. with the luxury of cushioned chairs, sizeable tables and ceiling-high windows that offer unique views of campus life, the library has become a popular escape for students. A short walk east of the library, the second floor of the College of Education reveals an outdoor patio filled with over 15 tables and benches and a balcony that encircles the unconventionally shaped floor. “Not many people seem to know about this place,” said Imelda Lolowang, an American studies major who was introduced to her favorite retreat by one of her professors. “ This is my favorite place. You
can hear birds chirping and the trees are so beautiful.” Each corner of the patio acquaints its visitors with distinct aspects of campus scenery, which serve as natural backdrops to the modern-looking building at its center. Students, like Lolowang, find the patio enjoyable during the dry season, but a row of covered seating provides shelter for students who pursue its convenience even during rainy months. A three-minute walk west of the College of Education to the College of Performing Arts and up two flights of stairs takes students to the patio between the Performing Arts
Building and McCarthy Hall. The patioʼs location in the corner of the often-packed Quad makes it a convenient spot for students to escape, and has the advantage of several vending machines. “I looked up and I said, ʻhey that looks like a troll bridge,ʼ” said Michael Pascual, a business and religious studies major, of the first time he noticed the covered patio. “I only have one class on Thursday, so I usually stay here until 3 p.m. Its quiet and there is a nice view.” Spots like the patio between the Performing Arts Building and McCarthy Hall and the second floor
Welborn said workshops like DeGregoryʼs help writers see what is possible in the world of journalism. After 10 years as news reporter for The Virginia-Pilot, DeGregory became part of a narrative team doing feature stories. Today she works for the St. Petersburg Times as a feature writer. DeGregory said her ideas come from many sources, like hanging out at bars or eaves dropping.
“A lot of my stories come from life, my husband, children and neighbors,” she said. “I read everything, little tabloids, advertising, local announcements and sometimes one story will lead to another.” DeGregory said sometimes the hardest thing about being a writer is convincing the editor about an idea. “In convincing my editor, I have to come up with a good pitch,” she said.
“Sometimes it may take up to five times [of pitching a different angle].” After covering politics and city hall at the Los Angeles Times for 20 years, Victor Merina moved on to become a Freedom Forum Media Studies Center Fellow. He also worked in South Africa with the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism as a fellow from the Poynter Institute for Media Studies.
balcony of the education building are buried throughout campus, but tend to remain virtually undiscovered by a majority of students. Facilities Planner Kim Apel plans the development and improvement of campus buildings and recreational areas, and said students have three main priorities when choosing a place to spend their time. “One, there must be comfortable seating, two, convenient access to food and beverage vendors and three, it has to be a destination,” Apel said. Apel attributes the low traffic in some of the more unique destinations on campus to studentʼs schedules, saying students ofen donʼt have the luxury of time. Whether motivated by comfortable seating or proximity to vendors, students who find niches of their own often spend up to three hours or more either studying, talking with friends or waiting for traffic to subside before commuting home. “I walk to school, so I donʼt go home very often between classes,” said Ana Bogos, a kinesiology major, who spends much of her downtime with friends at the Starbucks on the second floor of the bookstore. “If I have to stay at school for more than two hours, Iʼll usually come here.” Apel said plans for improving certain existing campus recreational areas are underway and current construction projects, such as the new performing arts building, should provide students with an abundance of new retreats. “Thatʼs the wonderful thing about this place,” said Apel of the niches hidden throughout campus. “No one really plans them, theyʼre just found.” “I like working with all groups of journalists,” Merina said. “No matter what country your in, journalists seem to share things in common.” Merinaʼs “Power of a Personal Story” workshop ended with attendees and Merina singing “Amen, Amen,” a song composed by Merina about rules to live by in writing a personal story. The day ended with a compelling story by Keith Woods, dean of faculty
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a story,” Gorman said. “Itʼs going to get changed. Everything can be improved.” Lisa Vergara, a senior print journalism major said that she was required to come listen to Gormanʼs lecture for Professor Andi Steinʼs Comm 201 class, but got a lot of beneficial advice. “It was very helpful, he gave good tips on how to be a reporter,” she said. “I took a lot of notes.” Gorman, who graduated in 1973 from CSUF, made his start writing for the Daily Pilot in Costa Mesa and eventually became a national correspondent for the Los Angeles Times and was based in Las Vegas, Nev. before taking on his current role as an editor for the paper. Now, Gorman said he would like to return to CSUF to teach. “My biggest concern for students is to learn things [at school] that are real and tangible,” Gorman said. “In 30 years of reporting, I didnʼt have the confidence to teach. But when I became an editor, I started teaching reporters.” Senior Ahmed Riad, a Comm Task Force member said people like Gorman provide students with a career-oriented look at the journalism world. “Thereʼs only so much you can learn from a textbook,” he said. “Speakers [like Gorman] can [share with] you what to expect when youʼre a journalist.” Gorman, whose interviews have spanned from senators to celebrities, said “the access is exhilarating” and that he enjoys having the opportunity to constantly learn new things. “Iʼve had so much fun for 30 years, Iʼve lucked out,” Gorman said, adding he has no regrets about his chosen career. “Donʼt be afraid to follow your gut and take a chance.” of the Poynter Institute. He said the reader deserves a reward for reading till the end of a story. Arianne Custer, a junior journalism major at CSUF, was inspired by the event. “Whatʼs been great about this experience is it that you can feel the emotion and intention [of speakers],” Custer said. “It makes me motivated to write with that attention to detail.”
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Business leaders traveling to Florida Benefit concert raises funds for local charities Organization prepares for competition at national conference By ISHELL LINARES Daily Titan Staff
Winning over 24 awards at the California State Conference and beating schools like UCLA and UC Berkeley, was only the beginning of the journey for members of Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda at Cal State Fullerton. This summer, members of the organization will be going to Florida to compete in the National Conference for FBLA. The organization took 22 of its members to UCLA on April 1 and 2 to compete against students from other colleges in the state. The results were 18 first place and six second place awards. “I know that Cal State Fullerton is an excellent school, and our College of Business and Economics is also exceptional, but winning gives the
students and the school the recognition they deserve,” said Justin Tolentino, historian for FBLA, who won two of the awards at the conference. “We have some remarkable students that attend Cal State Fullerton, and itʼs great to prove that because other schools have the UC name, it doesnʼt necessarily mean they are better,” he said. “We took the conference and showed them [the 3 participating UC colleges] what we were made of,” Ramos said. “They had no idea what they were going up against and we are taking that same attitude with us to nationals this summer.” Some of the competitions in which students participated included resume writing, information management and sales presentations. The conference gave students information on how to succeed in the business world. Local businesses offered students workshops on subjects such as leadership training, communication skills and networking, said Dianne
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Ramos, chapter president of the organization. The conference included the announcement of the re-election of Christopher Tuason, a CSUF student, as the president for the organization at the national level. “It was great to feel that I had the full support of everyone,” said Tuason, who explained that he won with 100 percent of the votes in his favor. He said one of the goals for his second year as president is continuing to increase the membership of the organization. FBLA is an organization that looks to help students make the connection with what they learn in the classroom to how it can be applied in the real world. Membership is open to students of all majors. “I make all the members memorize our mission statement, which is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative career and leadership development programs,” Ramos said.
Although it is a fairly new organization in California, with only three years of existence in the state, FBLA has already built a repertoire of accomplishments they said they are proud of, and have won CSUF a favorable reputation at the national level. “In the past, our school has done well [at the national conference], having several students place in the top 10,” Tolentino said. FBLA is responsible for organizing the first mini-marathon on a college campus, Ramos said, which was done in February to benefit the March of Dimes. A total of $230 was raised for the charity. Currently, FBLA is working on fundraising for their trip to Florida for the National Conference. They are looking for local businesses to sponsor them, Ramos said. “It is going to be the biggest event of my college career,” he said. “Winning in any of these events will be a huge accomplishment personally, for my school and for California.”
FOX TROT
Michigan that was in the same condition as the Fox that prompted from page 1 Rebentisch to become a volunteer. the Fox has.” “Fullerton is such a great city and it More local businesses are getting needs the Fox,” Rebentisch said. “The interested in the efforts to save the Fox is part of its charm.” Fox and the ways it can help business, The “Available” sign on the theGonzalez said. Five more businesses atreʼs marquee ended its long-standjoined the “Fox Trot” effort this year ing reign ahead of schedule on Jan. than last. Gonzalez also said there is a 24, after an anonymous contribution possibility that “Fox Trots” will hap- of $700,000. This allowed the foundapen once a month tion to close escrow rather than once a on the theatre. Fullerton is such year in order to raise Filmmaker and money and impact Academy Award a great city and it local restaurants. nominee Bob needs the Fox. The The foundation is Weide spoke fondly Fox is part of its currently counting of the Fox during charm. donations received a Fullerton City from Wednesday Council meeting in Ann Rebentisch nightʼs event and September. Volunteer totaling the prof“Whenever my its from the busiwife and I walk by nesses. Last yearʼs the Fox, Iʼll make “Fox Trot” raised about $6,000, and this dumb joke about this movie Gonzalez said the foundation hopes called ʻAvailableʼ thatʼs so popular its to make $8,000 to $10,000 this year been playing for 17 years,” he said. because of the five new contributors. “Sheʼll always say, ʻThis really must The continued hard work and per- have been a beautiful theatre,ʼ and Iʼll severance of community volunteers always say ʻYeah, you should have and supporters made this yearʼs “Fox seen it.ʼ” Trot” remarkable, Gonzalez said. A The foundation is working on Cal State Fullerton public relations restoring the theatre, hoping more class coordinated the event and came donations will be made now that up with the idea of the “Viva Las ownership of the Fox has changed. Vegas” theme and the card game that “A lot of people would tell me that bolstered business. groups before us had tried to save “If it wasnʼt for [the class], this the Fox, but nothing had ever hapevent wouldnʼt have happened,” pened,” Gonzalez said. “They really Gonzalez said. “They did most of just wanted something to happen, the leg work and designed all of the regardless of what it was. “Now that we own the theatre, itʼs advertising.” It was the reminder of an old opera like theyʼre giving money to somehouse in her hometown of Coldwater, thing more tangible and real.”
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Musical event speaks to those with speech, hearing disorders By ERIC SANDERS For the Daily Titan
Music filled the air in the Titan Student Union on Saturday, when the benefit concert, “Songs for Speech” was held to raise money for organizations that provide community support to individuals with speech and hearing disorders. The event was sponsored by Cal State Fullertonʼs National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association, which held its second annual benefit concert in an effort to bring community awareness to local centers that aid people with speech and hearing disorders. The concert also helped raise funds for three organizations: The Center for Children Who Stutter, the Speech and Hearing Clinic and the NSSLHA Loves charity—which will be donating its proceeds to the National Association for Rare Diseases. “We want to bring awareness that there are a lot of places that work [which make] no profit and they need help,” said Shannon Phillips, CSUF chapter co-president of NSSLHA. “Itʼs a way to support these organizations that do so much.” Musical performances at the concert included CSUF student disc jockey Tony Taglia and the featured performer Dennis Mitrovich, a professional acoustic guitarist and teacher. DJ Taglia had heads bobbing to a modern selection of music while the audience was arriving, strolling around or looking for their seats. He kicked off the concert by pumping up the crowd on the mic as he introduced the hosts of the event and self-proclaimed partners in crime, co-presidents of NSSLHA, Shannon Phillips and Nichole Fivecoat. The energy became electric when Fivecoat introduced the featured performer, Dennis Mitrovich. He had the crowd relaxed and in stitches while explaining to them that it was OK to walk around the room and look at the different information. “Iʼm a teacher, Iʼm used to not having anyone pay attention to me,” Mitrovich said. He shook the house with his
performance of classic-rock songs like Buffalo Springfieldʼs “For What itʼs Worth,” then proudly proclaimed “thatʼs the original protest song.” Speakers for the event ranged from the insightful and educational, like Rene Miller from the Speech and Hearing Clinic and Dr. Ginger Emry for the Center for Children Who Stutter, to the energetic and exuberant performance of Dr. Toya Wyatt, professor at CSUF who came out as a surprise guest speaker. There was curiosity in the audience as Wyatt strayed away from the conventional podium down to the floor and began to explain the similarities of the act of speaking to the act of dancing. “Speech is a very complicated process,” said Wyatt as she began to do the electric slide. “Like dancing, it doesnʼt come very naturally, it needs practice.” Wyatt, while still dancing, said jokingly with the crowd that since this is a fundraiser there are two ways to participate, “come up and dance or pay up with the cash,” then proceeded to grab people out of their chairs and drag them to the dance floor. “Celebration” by Kool and the Gang played throughout the room while practically the whole audience was on the dance floor. The members of NSSLHA— who succeeded in putting together a prosperous fundraiser for their second annual benefit concert—had much cause for celebration. “Last year we sold 80 tickets,” said Phillips with a big satisfied smile. “Tonight we sold all 200 tickets.” The proceeds that are collected from the concert are very important to the organizations that depend on donations to provide their services. All proceeds will be split evenly three ways and used to help these charities. Emry holds a chair on the executive board of the Center for Children Who Stutter, and is proud of the positive impact that the concert has had for children with speech impairments and the community. “There is more awareness in the community,” Emry said. “There is information people can take away with them, it gives [the children] the knowledge that theyʼre important.”