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European transfusion
Newspaper delays production due to unauthorized access By COURTNEY BETH PUGATCH Daily Titan Staff
CSUF men’s soccer team receives new foreign blood, two lead as team’s top offensive players 6
Opinion Students give their input on how well the Governator is doing in California 4
News Students look for new ways to keep their skin tanned as summer comes to a close 3
Surf Report Huntington
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The Telecaster, one of local legend Leo Fender’s designs, was first introduced to rock ‘n’ roll in 1951.
Local Fender fans unaware of exhibit Curator curious of lack of interest, low turnout for display By CHISATO KANEGAE Daily Titan Staff
Rock ʼnʼ roll fans, guitar players and the like may be quite familiar with the name Fender. With so many Cal State Fullerton students and young adults familiar with the name, it is uncertain why so many of them do not know that a local museum is honoring the founder of the music instruments corporation, Leo Fender. The Fullerton Museum Center currently has a display titled
“Sound Ideas: Leo Fenderʼs Patents, 1943-1991.” Fender has currently become the center of attention, especially now with a Leo Fender Gallery under construction. “[They donʼt know] because they havenʼt been to the museum,” said Richard Smith, Fullerton Museum Center curator. “Or they havenʼt read the literature we put out. We have a limited budget. But then most museums have limited budgets.” The yearlong display has had a few people walk by, but the museum doesnʼt have a formal count on the exhibitʼs visitors. “Quite a few people pass through because we have a Thursday night market,” Smith said. “Itʼs not part of any [tick-
eted] exhibit, so thereʼs no way of keeping track of it.” Charles D. Tumlinson, associate director of music and director of jazz studies, said he is not sure why students who are fans of Fender guitars do not know how close they are to Fenderʼs beginnings. “I wonder if it just has to do with the general disconnect we have with our history,” Tumlinson said. “Here we are, the university, and [it] being closer than anything else to the Fender guitar plant. And weʼre not even aware of it.” For a well-known company with bands using its products, Tumlinson said itʼs easy to not FENDER 3
A Romanian hacker infiltrated through several firewalls of the Daily Titanʼs newsroom server Sunday evening, affecting other campus servers and impeding newspaper production for Monday and Tuesdayʼs editions. Daily Titan personnel, including those in the advertising office, could not access several e-mail accounts. The accounts held information including press releases, stories and correspondence between editors and reporters. Cal State Fullertonʼs Information Technology Department traced the hackerʼs IP address to Romania. “The computers in the newsroom are networked. When one computer gets hacked or accessed in an inappropriate matter, more than likely all other systems will be affected,” said George McCalmon of the CSUF IT Department. Shane Dixon, a Tech Room
Campus running at max capacity Enrollment numbers continue to increase, CSUF accommodates By KAMILLA MARUFY
Diva gives Feng Shui advice Ancient practice of Earthʼs energy claims to improve academics By JENNY STAR LOR Daily Titan Staff
With the semester well underway, students should already be in serious mode. While some students remain on top of the ball with homework and reading assignments, others struggle behind. Struggling students can change their academic fate by simply moving their bedroom furniture, according to Feng Shui Diva, Holistic
Practitioner Robyn Bentleyʼs Web site. Inspired to try out the ancient practice after reading a book, Bentley has been an avid believer in the art of Feng Shui for 10 years. Feng Shui is the 4,000-year-old Chinese and Tibetan practice of positioning oneʼs furniture - such as their bed or desk - to be in conjunction with the earthʼs energy. An individual does this to be in balance with the forces of nature, according to Feng Shui Diva. In order for their living space to be in sync with the earthʼs energy, or “chi,” the individualʼs fu wei - their wisdom direction - is very important.
Eating, sleeping key to lower stress levels Campus nutritionist advises students to strike healthy balance By ANNE CHANTHAVONG For the Daily Titan
With midterms around the corner, stress levels among Cal State Fullerton students are on the rise. Stress is difficult to manage if youʼre juggling five or more classes, work, family, membership in university clubs or organizations and other responsibilities. However, if youʼre not getting enough sleep, exercise or eating right, it makes it much more unbearable. If students can eat right, in addition to getting enough sleep, then it will allow them to be more focused in school and other areas of their lives.
“The two best stress-busters are cutting back on refined sugars and regular exercise,” said Ada Schulz, nutritionist and wellness health educator at CSUF. Unhealthy eating, lack of eating, lack of sleep and minimal exercise are common among CSUF students. Schulz and professor of kinesiology and health promotion Carol Weinmann admit college students prove this trend to be true. Senior Darcey Johnston knows first-hand how the right amount of sleep and proper nutrition can affect her stress level. During the week, Johnston gets about six hours of sleep per night. “I always eat breakfast and after school I go straight to work so Iʼll grab a snack or fast food,” Johnston said. “Or I donʼt eat at STRESS 2
Once their fu wei is revealed, students can study or sleep with their head towards the direction of their wisdom to ensure academic success. Bentley proved this theory a couple years ago with one of her clients, a high school junior doing poorly in academics. “His bedroom was never changed,” Bentley said. “But after we moved his bed to his fu wei direction, it made a substantial difference in school.” Some students, however, are skeptical. “It sounds too superstitious,” FENG SHUI 3
employee who specializes in managing the Daily Titanʼs computers, diagnosed and solved the problem. The hacker, using Zombie computers, was only able to access e-mail addresses. “Zombie computers simply attack a computer and try to make it unavailable to the user,” said Allen Hall of the CSUF Computer Science Department. “When that specific computer is unavailable, the Zombie computers will often try to install software onto the system that will then try to create other Zombie computers.” The Daily Titan noticed the problem before most of the computers were accessed and only selected e-mail addresses were frozen. Dixon locked each account and reset passwords using a more complex combination of letters and numbers. “The hacker or hackers didnʼt do anything malicious to the computers,” Dixon said. “Nothing was compromised, and the lesson learned here is to not use easy passwords which can allow hackers easy access into the system. Creating an e-mail address with a matching password leaves the user open to this sort of action.”
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With a 7 percent enrollment increase this year, Cal State Fullerton has almost reached its max capacity and urging room for expanision to meet the demands. Enrollment has increased to 35,082 students, according to the data complied by the offices of Admissions and Records, and Institutional Research and Analytical Studies at CSUF. In Fall 2004, the campus population – which includes freshmen, returning students, transfer students and international students – totaled 32,744. Ephraim Smith, vice president of Academic Affairs, expects the numbers to continue to rise with CSUF receiving over 43,000 applications this fall. “Space is a challenge and we
are near capacity,” Smith said. “We will expand in the future in order to accommodate more students.” For instance, CSUF has only one building at the Irvine Campus which limits enrollment, Smith said About 1,000 students take classes only at the Irvine Campus. Enrollment, although, has been increasing for several years due to universityʼs rankings and the number of classes it has to offer, he said. “The maximum number of students that we can accommodate has grown over the years, in part because of the form of [the] delivery of instruction has changed,” said Paula Selleck, news director of CSUF public affairs. Students prefer to take classes when it is convenient for them and CSUF offers more classes to accommodate working students, Selleck said. In order to accommodate all applicants, the university needs more funds from the state and more space. The state allocates funds based ENROLLMENT 3
Frat football
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Members of the Cal State Fullerton Phi Kappa Tau fraternity compete with members of Pi Kappa Phi in a game of flag football outside the Titan Gym on Tuesday.