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Sweet taste of victory
CSUF: still in works
Sports
Lady Titans shoot high
Construction projects nearing completion; others break ground By AARON BONK Daily Titan Staff
Women’s basketball building steam after weekend win, head to Colorado for season opener 6
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The Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team celebrates its 3-1 comeback win over USC in the second round of the NCAA playoffs at Titan Stadium on Sunday. The Titans scored in the second half to advance to a Sweet 16 matchup with University of Virginia.
Irvine Campus awaits plans Letter to the Editor: Blame CSUF’s lack of voter turnout on lazy students 5
News Campus pays tribute to Mexican American World War II veterans 3
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Plans for satellite location hinge on Great Park design By CHRISTINA SCHROETER Daily Titan Staff
As Cal State Fullerton surpasses the 35,000-student milestone, questions arise about where all these students will go. CSUF has been building parking structures and refurbishing buildings to prepare for the influx of students in the coming semesters, but it may be years before the Cal State Fullerton Irvine Campus sees expansion. The growth of the Irvine Campus depends on the development of the Great Park – a monumental park featuring museums, grasslands and unusual attractions. “We canʼt make the final decisions of how that will be until we see the final plans of the park,” said George Giacumakis, site director of the Irvine Campus. “So that in essence puts us off in terms of any final plan.”
The Great Park board has chosen the park – will begin planning the three finalists, but only one will be Lifelong Learning District. granted the contract to develop the The Lifelong Learning District Great Park. will be an educational village that Out of seven possible design- will straddle the Great Park, featurers, the Great Park board chose ing various retail shops, bookstores Ken Smith of New York, Royston and other educational facilities. Hanamoto Alley “The idea and Abey of Mill is to have a Valley, Calif. and series of camWe can’t make the puses,” said EMBT Arquitectes final decisions ... Robert Santos, of Barcelona, Spain. until we see the executive vice “We want to final plans of the president of make sure our Lennar. “In fact planʼs great,” Great park. you could have Park board member two or three or Christina Shea said. George Giacumakis more college “Weʼre not too stuck Site director, Irvine Campus campuses on in our vision of what site. We think we created maybe a that would be important for year or so ago.” To aid in their final decision, the diversity of the site.” some of the Great Park board mem- Santos also suggested that the bers are visiting various sites of campuses share various facilities, the finalistsʼ completed projects, including parking lots, bookstores including sites in New York, Paris and libraries. and Barcelona. “Bookstores and things like that, I When the board chooses a master donʼt mind,” Giacumakis said. “We designer, Lennar – the company that could be running it, but it would be will develop the homes surrounding a town-type thing. But parking, they
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have to build sufficient parking.” For students who want to avoid the parking crunch and freeway traffic, the Irvine Transportation Center may connect to a tram that circulates through the Great Park and runs through the Lifelong Learning District. “It clearly makes traffic through the Great Park, which means we have to rethink some of the plans weʼve got for the Great Park,” Great Park board member Walkie Ray said. “But from my perspective [it] introduces traffic through the Great Park which adds vitality, energy and opportunity to the Great Park and to the museum district.” Although routes arenʼt set up for the park, the tram will be a means of transportation throughout the park and its various districts and communities. Santos said he hopes the park is void of any automobiles, besides park vehicles, monorails and trams. In 10 years, the Irvine Campus may accommodate 12,000 students, but still, none of this is definite and wonʼt formulate until the master designer is chosen in January.
These days around campus, caution tape, bright orange safety cones and makeshift chain-linked fences seem to be more commonplace than textbooks, backpacks and binders. Faculty and students attending Cal State Fullerton this semester have undoubtedly come in contact with at least one of the many campus construction projects currently in the works. Each corner of the university has its own – be it the rising of a new structure or the repairing of an old one. Landscaping, masonry, irrigation … itʼs all being done. Some of these projects are of short-term nature, scheduled for completion before the semesterʼs end; others are timelier and likely will linger on for semesters to come. The newly constructed Performing Arts Building Complex is the next project The universityʼs Office of Design and Construction will scratch the newly constructed Performing Arts Building Complex off its to-do list of projects, as the 102,000 square foot facility is 99 percent complete, said Michael C. Smith, director of the Office of Design and Construction. Finishing touches in progress on the Performing Arts Complex include audio and video installations as well as moving furniture in. Workers are finishing up the installation of an acoustical canopy, which Smith says will enhance the sound dynamics throughout the theatre. “Itʼs a complicated project but itʼs turning out wonderfully,” Smith said. Another project difficult to miss, the State College Parking Structure is scheduled for completion in May 2006. The six-level garage, located north of the Titan Student Union, will hold 1,513 vehicles and feature two interior ramps. Planners anticipate the structure being “topped out” within the next two weeks, Smith said, referring to GROWTH 4
Titans taking the roadtrip not taken Representatives recruit on campus for spring, summer treks By VALERIE SWAYNE Daily Titan Staff
Roadtrip Nation representatives spoke to Cal State Fullerton students and showed their documentary Thursday night in the Titan Student Union Theater. Brian McAllister, co-founder of Roadtrip Nation, felt limited by career options he and his friends Mike Marriner and Nathan Gebhard had after graduating from college. “We said thereʼs got to be more out there,” McAllister said. “So, we tried to find people doing cool progressive things.” Facing the risk of rejection, the trioʼs genuine honesty won people over. The success of their first road trip enabled them to help other students. “We had no vision of what this would look like. We were living in the moment. Once we shared these stories, it kind of built this momen-
tum,” McAllister said. Production offers poured in from MTV and HBO networks, but they turned them down to maintain the authenticity and integrity of the road trips. Clips from the documentary gave insight on being on the road and the interview process. In one segment, road trippers went to Portland, Oregon to interview Kevin Carroll, a “catalyst” for Nike. He discussed his hard-luck past and the inspiration he found in a red rubber ball. Afterwards, he signed Roadtrip Nationʼs lime green RV interior, including an inspirational message to the intrepid travelers. CSUF students asked questions ranging from production values to funding trips. Last year, 35 different teams were awarded grants varying from $200$700. The online application deadline for this year is Dec. 1 for spring and June 15 for summer. Matthew Maude also shared the story of his recent cross-country ROADTRIP 4
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Roadtrip Nation visited Cal State Fullerton to recruit students who are willing to travel and interview people with interesting jobs. Brian McAllister (above) co-founded Roadtrip Nation because he was uncertain of what to do with his own life. Deadlines for spring applicants is Dec. 1 and June 15 for the summer.