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Sorority clotheslines domestic abuse Lambda Theta Alpha leads project against violence on women By JENNY STAR LOR Daily Titan Staff
T-shirts hang on tree trunks as if someone had strung a line of clothing to dry. On second glance these garments reveal confessions of abuse. To garner awareness of domestic violence, the women of Cal State Fullertonʼs Gamma Lambda Chapter of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. hosted The Clothesline Project. “We do this twice a year,” said Gaby Torres, sorority president. “Itʼs a way to gain awareness about the impact [domestic abuse] can have on someoneʼs life.” The YWCA Women In Need Growing Strong (WINGS) program of the San Gabriel Valley Chapter provided the shirts. “These shirts initiate dialogue,” said Amanda Turek, community outreach and development manager. “They are the undeniable truths that there are witnesses to
abuses.” The Clothesline Project was founded in 1990 by the Cape Cod Womenʼs Agenda in Hyannis, Mass. The project has four goals: assist survivors or people who have lost a loved one during the healing process; learn, educate and spread awareness of the extent of abuse against women; provide an association; and support groups for other communities to begin their own Clothesline Projects. Different colored shirts are used to depict the type of abuse. Yellow, beige and tan are for women who have been battered or assaulted. Red, pink and orange are for women who have been raped or sexually assaulted. Blue and green are for women who have survived incest or child sexual abuse. Purple and lavender are for women who have been attacked because of their sexual orientation. Black are for women who have been gang raped. White are for women who have died as a result of domestic violence. Multicolored shirts are for women who have experienced more than one type of violence.
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Rammel Inguillo enjoys The Clothesline Project sponsored by Cal State Fullerton’s Gamma Lambda Chapter of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. These garments are created to express the victimʼs feelings in hopes that it will aid in their heal-
ing process. Shirts may be written in English, Spanish, Mandarin or Cantonese.
“There are clear signs of abuVIOLENCE 3
CSUF alumni support Titans give more university development than lip-service Former Titans serve as main source for school fundraising By JIMMY STROUP For the Daily Titan
The proposed College of Business and Economics Building Lab renovations; the new Performing Arts Building; what do these things have in common? Fundraising. Every year, Cal State Fullerton collects anywhere from $7 - 9 million in donated funds from various foundations, corporations and family members of current students. Pamela Hillman, the vice president of University Advancement at CSUF, said most of the money
comes from alumni. “When more alumni give back to CSUF [it means] the better the health of the institution,” said Nancy Byrne, the College of Communications director of development. “The more alumni [who] give back, the better support we have from the community, which makes us better contenders for funds from corporations and foundations.” Higher alumni participation shows a more vested alumni population, Byrne said. Last spring, Steven G. Mihaylo, a 1969 alumnus, donated $3 million toward the new College of Business and Economics Building, which will be named in his honor. Hillman said only a small portion of the collected donations – $150,000 to $200,000 – isnʼt given
a purpose by the donor. University President Milton A. Gordon and the Presidentʼs Administrative Board dole out the money – along with the pledges that are earmarked for certain departments or projects. A small portion goes to student government, too. “Many different areas on campus receive funding, but the largest areas currently have been for capital projects, scholarships and academic programs,” she said. “Some funds are designated to student affairs – especially through athletics – but not a set percentage.” Pledges arenʼt always geared toward student-oriented projects either. Byrne said one of the largFUNDING 4
Volunteering students provide community help in various areas By PAUL SAIEDI For the Daily Titan
Students mobilize every semester to help the environment, the homeless and illiteracy through Cal State Fullertonʼs Volunteer and Service Center. The center is located on the lower level of the Titan Student Union in room two. To get involved, students can go to the center and sign up for different programs and a volunteer coordinator will notify the student when the event comes around, said Amy Mattern, volun-
teer coordinator. “Itʼs a series of events that brought me to the center. I just want to make a change,” said Felipe Salazar, student volunteer coordinator. “People donʼt know how large the homeless problem is. When they find out they want to help.” Up to 600,000 men, women and children go homeless each night in the United States, according to a report from The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. By volunteering through Hunger Coalition, students can focus their service activities on helping with hunger and homeless issues. “You can really see your results. You can pack a box for the hunVOLUNTEER 4
Myspace makes room for everyone’s space Networking Web site rapidly growing as interaction option By LAUREN PADILLA For the Daily Titan
Myspace.com has cast a peculiar trance on many Cal State Fullerton students. This virtual society has provided an outlet and resource for students to see and be seen. “If I donʼt get to check my Myspace for a whole day, I go into a panic,” said CSUF student Tyler Busnardo, who has
been a Myspace member since late 2003. “What if I have new friend requests or comments? Sometimes itʼs embarrassing; Iʼm like addicted,” Busnardo said. For those who have been locked away in a dungeon with no ties to the outside world, Myspace is a big networking system where you can create your own community of friends for free. It provides users with the ability to post blogs, pictures, music videos and comments. It helps users network and find long lost friends, classmates and co-workers. Business Week Online report-
ed that the Web site has over 24.2 million members, was visited more last month than popular sites like Google, and gains about 150,000 members a day. Its popularity has received attention from News Corp.ʼs Rupert Murdoch, who purchased Myspace.com for $580 million from parent company Intermix Media last July. Matt Haskins, an American Studies professor, said one of the reasons Myspace might have taken off is due to its participatory nature. “Myspace and blogs in general allow people to participate instead of being mere receivers, which
they might experience with radio or television,” Haskins said. “Through sites such as these and more specifically with blogging, we are able to transform the media, anyone can have a voice,” he said. Haskins realizes that this phenomenon may have some scary implications when it comes to safety. He said with sites like Myspace, everyone is allowed a voice. Because of the right to free speech, it will be very difficult to prevent the wrong hands from utilizing this powerful medium, Haskins said. Sociology Professor Michael
Perez said replacing face-to-face interaction with popular technological devices like Myspace poses sociological drawbacks. “By retreating behind the anonymous cover of the computer, we are removing the human element of our society,” he said. “We are skipping an important element of our societyʼs solidarity and missing many other dimensions of communication.” Haskins said individuals interact more with machines than people. “It seems technology is opening many doors … and we can only wait to see how things pan out,” he said.