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CSUF Gives “Baby” Warm Welcome By Caitlyn Collins
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Working tandem with “Dead Man Walking” in the Hallberg Theatre, the cast of “Baby” could only rehearse every other night, but all their hard work has paid off. “Baby” opened on Mar. 16 and tells the story of three couples at different stages of life that all find out they’re pregnant and learn that having a baby will inevitably change their lives. It is set in 1984, which allows for some interesting and sometimes hilarious costuming, and it takes place at a college campus in the northeast. “These are real people with real conflicts – real life issues at stake,” said director Maria Cominis, who chose “Baby” to provide a “vehicle for [the actors’] talent and to give them all lead roles.” Each couple represents a different age group – 20s, 30s, and 40s – and a different outlook on what having a baby should bring to their lives. “It’s a more realistic musical.
New work space is under construction to assist in training students By April Valencia
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Though no building on campus stands alone to represent Cal State Fullerton’s Nursing Department, faculty and students in the Nursing Program can anticipate a new handson laboratory that resembles an actual hospital. The Nursing Skills Lab is under construction, and once completed it will allow students to practice patient care procedures in a simulated environment, said Stephen Chamberlain, design and construction senior project manager. About 6,000 square feet of the Kinesiology and Health Science building are being remodeled for the $1.2 million project scheduled to open in Fall 2007. “It’s small in scope and dollar amount, but it’s part of a vital program,” Chamberlain said of the lab, which takes up a little more than two-thirds of what used to be the men’s locker room. “I think this program is just the beginning,” he said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the start of a brand new nursing building.” The lab will include seven beds, each with simulated equipment and track curtains for privacy. There will also be three “sim” labs with bed stations where students can practice skills and procedures on mannequins capable of producing a heart beat and breathing sounds. For Barbara Doyer, lab coordinator, these flesh-like mannequins, or simulators, are a realistic, unique way to prepare for critical hospital situations. SEE NURSES - PAGE 3
By Aline lessner/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Playing lovers - Lauren Stevens (Pam) and Marshall Carolan (Nick) play a couple preparing to bring a new addition into their family. Staying in character the student actors perform in the Hallberg Theatre during the opening weekend of the play “Baby.”
By Florance Chung
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The political activist and 1968 track and field Olympian John Carlos addressed faculty, students and community members as part of Cal State Fullerton’s Legacies event at the Irvine Campus on Thursday. “His story greatly affected me,” said Lindsay Wagner, 24, a communications major. “I’ve wanted to meet to him in person.” From childhood stories of racism at the local swimming pool to backlash in Mexico City after his famous silent protest at the podium, Carlos,
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CFA Vote for Possible Rolling Strikes By YVONNE VILLARREAL
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Faculty union members throughout the CSU ended weeks of voting Thursday that would support possible rolling strikes if a new employment contract is not produced, union officials said. “So, far the response from faculty has been positive. They are upset with the way negotiations have been going and are ready for a change,” said California Faculty Association President John Travis in a telephone interview. “It’s unclear if we’ll need to resort to strikes. I hope we can
reach an agreement … It’s been a long process.” The strike vote comes nearly two years after the CSU and the association failed to come to agreement during contract negotiations. “I am confident it will be a positive vote to strike,” said Jade Jewett, an association volunteer and visual arts professor. “Half the campuses voted in early March and they overwhelmingly voted to strike.” Currently, both parties are in the middle of the 10-day “blackout” period of the fact-finding process, in which both parties evaluate the report – if an agreement cannot be reached, faculty are legally able to
engage in job actions, including a system wide two-day rolling strike. “I am striking because I am dedicated to my students. I have a life here,” Jewett said. “I helped build my department. Change can only come if you are willing to fight the system instead of walking away.” Before union members can proceed with job actions, a majority must vote their support for the strike. “The CSU will make sure that the campuses continue running and the students stay safe,” said Clara PotesFellow, a CSU spokeswoman. “We will make sure that things are kept as normal as possible. We will make
Olympian Visits Irvine Campus Outspoken medalist talks to CSUF students about racism and growing up
Monday March 19, 2007
61, described the ways he has continued the fight for equality and his love for humanity. “This thing called racism is imbedded in society,” said Carlos. Carlos changed history when he and teammate Tommy Smith raised their fists in the air, showing the Black Panther salute, at the 1968 Summer Olympic medal ceremony. He said it was a protest against racism and economic depression of all oppressed people in the world. Still today, he is actively pursuing this cause. Carlos said that when he was in Mexico, the people there wondered why they had to host the Olympics when the country was so poor. What they needed was food to feed the poor, not the publicity and the games, he said. Though many believed that Carlos and Smith had to relinquish their
CSU administration in reaching a settlement. They would have 10 days after the report is issued to agree to the terms. If a settlement cannot be reached, the union is legally allowed to engage in job actions, including rolling strikes throughout the CSU’s 23 campuses. “We are still hopeful we can reach some kind of resolution,” said CSU spokesman Paul Browning. “We’ll just have to see what the report says.” Voting was conducted on site at the faculty’s respective campuses in the beginning weeks of March, with the League of Women Voters announcing results on Wednesday.
Divorce Rates Rise and Affect Children By ALEKSANDRA WOJTALEVITCZ Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Photos courtesy of arleene paparsons Olympian speaks - 1986 Olympic track and field medalist and activist John Carlos spoke to a group of CSUF students at the Irvine campus Thursday.
medal, it is actually a fallacy. Even if they did, Carlos said his message is more important than the medal. “It killed me that for so many years we were taught that they had their medals taken away from them,” said Wagner. “We only had a tiny blip of it in our history books growing up in our white classrooms and it was all propaganda, all junk. We were lied to.” After the games, the medal was simply stored in the garage. Carlos said that after his wife found it in
the garage years later, he used it to crack ice. Carlos was not always aware of racism. Even when he would go with his friends to the pool, he never wondered why other parents would tell their children to immediately get out. “As a youngster, you want to watch TV, and see someone you identify with,” said Carlos. He asked
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sure that no students get hurt and that campus life will continue to go on as normal as possible, if the faculty chooses to strike.” Strikes could begin as early as April, Travis said. “We need to put some pressure on the administration,” said Chuck Marchese, an association regional representative. “The larger battle is fixing what we think is a broken CSU system.” The previous contract ended in July 2005 and has since been renewed each month. After the fact-finder gathers evidence, a panel submits a series of recommendations to union and the
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Business finance major Felix Tam, 27, still remembers the time of his parents divorce. Although he was only 8 years old, he remembers the adjustments made to his life, such as living with only one parent, and the effects that it had on his mom who raised him. Luckily, Tam said, his dad still supported him and his brother and paid for his private high school. Currently, about one in every four children lives in a divorced household, according to Naoko Akashi, assistant professor of economics. “Divorce is becoming more common,” Akashi said. According to Valerie O’Kent, lecturer in the Departments of Child and Adolescent Development, Secondary Education and Women’s
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Studies, divorce is so common that the divorce rate in the United States has reached a little over 50 percent. Although there are a variety of reasons why divorce occur, one of the most common reasons are economics, O’Kent said. According to Akashi, divorce is less costly today than it was years ago. Today, women earn more money “and are not locked into marriage. They can raise kids independently,” Akashi said. There is also no more social stigma about getting divorced, as there was in the past. “Women are not as dependent on their husbands as before. When you are dependant on the husband, you can’t get divorced,” Akashi said. Although today’s women earn more, making it easier for them to SEE DIVORCE - PAGE 3
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