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Basketball Photo Essay
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Jeff Klima discusses troubles with student loans OPINION, p. 5
Daily Titan
Monday March 12, 2007
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Tomato Pepper Sale at CSUF
Long Beach Breaks Through
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Arboretum to host largest sale in the region, hoping to raise $50,000 By Sarah Gammill
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
After weeks of preparation, Cal State Fullerton’s Monster Tomato and Pepper Sale is set to open Thursday in The Potting Shed at The Arboretum. The shed will host the largest tomato and pepper specialty plant sale in the region. The sale, which is one of the larger fundraisers for the Arboretum, is put together by The Friends of the Arboretum, and will run through Sunday. “One thing that is important is that everything that is grown here is grown by volunteers,” said Mark Costello, manager of the group. “We don’t have a big paid staff, and the proceeds from this sale benefit The Arboretum.” Throughout the fourday sale, 3,000 to 5,000 people are expected to come and shop; proceeds are expected to be over $50,000, Costello said. Opening in its seventh year, the sale was originally a part of the other large fundraiser for The Arboretum, Greenscene. But when it became bigger and bigger each year, the group decided to give it its own day and time. Since then the sale has taken off, and drawn consumers as far away as San Diego and Santa Barbara, Costello said. The sale will primarily offer more than 100 varieties of peppers and more than 185 varieties of tomatoes, but will also carry some eggplant as well, said Evie Tyra, manager of The Arboretum nursery. “You can’t buy these varieties at Home Depot or Wal-Mart,” Tyra said. Everything at the sale will be in alphabetical order, and will also have a picture accompanying the plant to make it is easier and quicker for consumers to find what they are looking for. The honey hybrid tomato will be featured this year and will yield eight ounces of sweet fruit, which will be disease resistant. All of the plants have also been organically grown with no pesticides, Costello said. Consumers can also print out a copy of all the peppers and tomatoes that will be at the sale on The Arboretum Web site, so that they can know what they want before they come. Costello advised to come early, though, because last year they nearly sold out of tomatoes and completely sold out of their peppers and chilies. “There’s every color you could think of – orange, yellow, green, purple, black, brown, white; you SEE SALE - PAGE 3
Fire in Orange County
By CARLOS DELGAO/Daily Titan Staff Photographer
CHAMPIONS - Celebrating fans hoist up Long Beach State’s Kevin Houston after the 49ers won the title of the Big West Championship, scor-
ing 94-83 over Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at the Anaheim Convention Center on Saturday night. Long Beach State will be making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1995. Check out photos from Cal State Fullerton’s unsuccessful NCAA run on pages 6 and 7.
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) - Authorities evacuated more than 200 homes as a fast-moving brush fire scorched 300 acres of parched hillside Sunday. At least one home in Anaheim’s Hidden Canyon neighborhood was on fire and many others immediately threatened, Anaheim city spokesman John J. Nicoletti said. The fire, stoked by hot dry winds and fueled by dry chaparral, quickly doubled in size in an unincorporated part of Orange County and threatened homes in Anaheim Hills. Steven Miller, another Orange County Fire Authority spokesman, said winds blowing up to 35 mph are making firefighting difficult for the more than 200 firefighters on the scene. Nicoletti said police were going door to door to warn residents to evacuate. Round said the blaze, which ignited at around 8 a.m., may have been started by a vehicle fire on the southbound 241 Windy Ridge Toll Plaza
Career Center to Host Employers By Lauren McKinney
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
The Career Planning and Placement Center is hosting its third annual internship event Tuesday from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Titan Student Union. The Internship event will showcase 30 plus companies who are interested in employing Cal State Fullerton students as interns. Leticia Llamas, director of internships and part time jobs at the center, said the event has grown in size during the last two years. “There are more companies participating in the event this year than
previous years,” Llamas said. “There will be a company for everyone and that’s what we aim for.” The event will be small for networking but will also have the feel of a job fair, Llamas said. Representatives from each company will have an opportunity to talk to students about their company and about what they are looking for. After that, students will be able to approach the different tables in the room, where company representatives will be seated. Students may use the remainder of the time to submit their resumes and talk with the representatives. Llamas said students should find a
few employers of interest. Participants include the FBI, Target, Experian, NBC and Universal Music. Llamas recommends that students research the companies prior to attending so that they can ask questions and know more about what the companies do. “It’s always good to bring copies of your resume too,” she said, “You might end up liking a company that you didn’t think you would, so you should bring 30 copies of your resume to be safe.” English major Shanon Foley said she would attend the internship event because she needs a summer internship.
“I haven’t gotten an internship yet for summer, so I’m hoping that I meet people from good companies that are interested in me,” she said. “If anything, it will be a good time to get my resume out there and see what happens.” So far there have been over 200 students who have signed up for the event. “We are expecting about 350 students to attend,” Llamas said, “And a lot of students don’t RSVP before events so we are expecting a good turn out.” Jaime Lopez, public relations major, said he got an internship from a job fair that was held at school last
year. “I recommend that all students should attend a job fair or internship event because it is a good opportunity to meet employers,” he said. “The employers there are looking for interns and if you have the qualities that they are looking for, then it’s really easy to get an internship.” Lopez said companies or businesses often would hire students for permanent full-time positions right after their internships. “Students should really take advantage of the career programs on campus,” he said, “It worked out for me!” .
ROTC Cadets Practice Combat Tactics Students train for realistic combat situations using Airsoft weapons By Jenny houser
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Cal State Fullerton’s ROTC cadets gathered at Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base to participate in a training exercise and a day of fun. The cadets practiced their tactics in an urban setting. The Military Operations on Urban Terrain facility consisted of an empty neighborhood of two-story buildings that allowed the cadets to maneuver and train in a dynamic environment. “It gives them a more realistic view of what they are actually going to be doing,” said Rory Patterson, 27,
business major. “When we train on campus, there are no real obstacles there. If you are thinking of the majority of deployments in the world right now, they are in an urban environment. It’s nice to be able to come out here and train in scenarios you’re actually going to face.” Patterson is among the seniors who observed and instructed the younger cadets during the course of their training. The cadets used Airsoft guns in the training exercise that allow them to literally feel when they made a mistake. The guns, which shoot plastic pellets, allowed the cadets to get into simulated firefights with opposing forces. The guns also provided an element of fun. The guns helped cadets simulate combat that they might face after
By JENNY HOUSER/Daily Titan Staff Photographer
TRAINING FOR COMBAT - Cadets dress as insurgents with Airsoft guns to begin a day of training at Los
SEE AIRSOFT - PAGE 3
Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base.
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