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Daily Titan
Tuesday February 6, 2007
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Thespians Set Stage for Chicago
Gordon Gets a Raise CSUF President will earn an additional $10,000 in salary after Board of Trustees voted By Jenn brown
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Cal Sate Fullerton President Milton A. Gordon and 27 other Cal State executives received their annual raise at a time when faculty cannot come to a contract agreement with the CSU adminstration and students may be looking at increased fees. The raise was approved by the Board of Trustees on Wednesday and called for a 4 percent increase on the paychecks of top administrators, according to the Orange County Register. “There are various percentages for various groups, and most got a 4 percent increase, which is what the executives got,” Gordon said. By Karl thunman/Daily Titan Photo Editor
Front and center 2007 - Cal State Fullerton theatre and dance students perform at the Front and Center event held Saturday at the Honda Center. The event raised funds for the
President’s Scholars. Over 8,000 were in attendence, making this the largest Front and Center event in its 12 year history. See the full story in Thursday’s edition of the Daily Titan.
Titan Savings
Gomez Rakes in the Pot
By april valencia
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
By Jackie Kimmel
Daily Titan News Editor news@dailytitan.com
“Shuffle up and deal” was the phrase that kept 40 Cal State Fullerton students stacking chips and going all in to win the first Texas Hold ‘Em tournament Thursday. All seats were filled in the first of seven tournaments to be held in the TSU Underground. More than a dozen eager students were denied the Hold ‘Em plaque, which was awarded to the winner. With the poker tables roped off and heart, club, spade and diamond shaped balloons all around, 38 men and two women each set out with $1500 in chips to play their way to the final table. Five minutes into the game, the first two players were knocked out. “I played all I had because I wanted my name on that plaque,” said 23-year-old math major Chris Alegna, who was the second player out. While being proctored by two of the Underground employees, the players took turns shuffling and dealing. Each table played at their own pace adhering to standard Hold ‘Em rules. “They pretty much facilitate SEE POKER - PAGE 2
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By CAMERON PEMSTEIN/Daily Titan Staff
poker winner -Larry Gomez took home the first round of TSU Underground Texas Hold’em tournament
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As students wait in line to have their TitanCard photos taken, many are unaware that in just minutes they will be holding their ticket to discounted services or dining bills-off campus. TitanCard, the official Cal State Fullerton identification card can be used on campus to pay for school supplies, photocopies, or food when students add funds or Titan Tender. The card also provides access to computer labs, sporting events and drop-in-fitness and can be used at several off-campus establishments for discounts of up to 15 percent when presented at the time of purchase. Businesses located near campus such as Quizno’s Subs, Round Table Pizza, and Baskin Robbins offer students 10 percent off their total order. Others, such as Chipotle, offer free small-sized drinks in addition to purchases. According to Matt Borgelt, store manager for the Baskin Robbins located on the corner of State College Boulevard and Chapman Avenue, student discounts benefit both the student and the business. “The discounts attract more customers and keeps a constant flow of people coming,” he said. “Plus, college students are usually starving students so it really helps them out.” Although Borgelt estimates that about one in four students who stop by his store take advantage of the 10 percent savings, kinesiology major Tim Walsh admits to knowing nothing about the benefits of TitanCard both on and off-campus and thinks more should be done to inform students. “I don’t know anything about the
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card,” Walsh said. “I only use it to buy books and I’ve never used it off campus before. They should make announcements at sporting events or something, and then maybe you can get ice cream afterwards.” However, according to TitanCard program manager Gladys Maldoon, information regarding the on-campus uses of the TitanCard are available online, while off-campus discounts independent of TitanCards are advertised by the vendor. “We do not currently have any official relationship with any off-campus vendor, so we are not currently notified by any vendors of any discounts,” Maldoon said in an e-mail interview. “It would be great for all parties who negotiate discounts for students to work together. I think students would appreciate having an accurate and current list of merchants who offer discounts.” Some vendors post signs to make students more aware of discounts, Borgelt said, most students just don’t pay attention to them. “It’s really funny because a lot of times students will come in and point at the sign and ask if that’s me in the picture,” he said of a sign posted near the register which shows a student holding an enlarged student identification card. “Then they pay without ever asking about the discount [being advertised].” While Maldoon stresses that the TitanCard is all about campus convenience, she does acknowledge the benefits of off-campus perks. “Sometimes people may not perceive the value of saving money by taking advantage of the discounts offered because at first glance they seem minimal,” she said. “But when you start adding up 50 cents each SEE SAVINGS - PAGE 3
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