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Monday April 16, 2007
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
williams-Schlaufman win Run-off Election 2,739 students voted in second ASI election naming a winner By kRISTINA JUNIo
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
After the Associated Students Inc. run-off election closed with 2,739 student votes, Heather Williams was elected as Cal State Fullerton’s next ASI president. Williams, who is the current ASI president, won the run-off election with Curtis Schlaufman as her executive vice president. Williams and Schlaufman won with 53 percent of the votes, defeating ASI Vice President Javier Gamboa and Linda Vasquez 1,441 to 1,298. Thirty-six people gathered in the Legislative Chambers of the
Titan Student Union on Thursday night to hear the results. Students expected to see the results at 8:15 p.m. by way of power point but due to technical difficulties they had to wait 30 minutes before the results were read by the ASI commissioner Becky Meza. As Meza read the results the Williams-Schlaufman campaign team screamed, clapped and jumped up to hug each other. Williams was not present because she was in Sacramento preparing for the California Higher Education Student Summit, but she was on a cell phone listening in. “I’m relieved and ecstatic about the results, it’s been a lot of hard work but the work paid off,” Williams said in a phone interview. “It is amazing I haven’t been able to stop smiling.” SEE ASI - PAGE 4
By REBECCA HARTNESS/Daily Titan Staff Photographer
WINNER - Newly voted ASI Vice President Curtis Schlaufman talks to new ASI President, Heather Williams on his cell phone following the results of
the elections as Amy Bach (left) and other supporters celebrate their victory. Williams was unable to be present for the announcement of the results.
Arbor Day at CSUF
CSUF Hosts Resource Fair Welcome to Fullerton Day allows prospective students to visit campus By APRIL VALENCIA
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By SARAH GAmmILL
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
A cool breeze swept through many trees over the weekend as Cal Sate Fullerton’s Arboretum kicked off its Arbor Day events. “It’s a celebration of the importance of trees and plants to our everyday world in every way, shape and form,” said Mark Costello, manager of the Friends of the Arboretum. Created in 1872 by Julius Morton, a journalist from Nebraska, Arbor Day was formed to increase awareness of nature and more importantly the conservation of trees. Arbor Day is not only limited to the United States though, it has crossed over into other countries like Japan, where it is correspondingly called Greenery Day. The Arboretum has still been preserving trees since its opening in 1979, but has only held Arbor Day events for the past three years. “Arbor Day has already been going on for us, we’ve had a poster contest with the schools throughout Fullerton, and we took those top five posters that we received from those
By ALINE LESSNER/Daily Titan Staff Photographer
tWO WORDs - Malin Denton, 2, looks at shells during the Activities
Days for Children at the Fullerton Arboretum Saturday classes and sent them up to Sacra- inter relation of nature and trees, to mento,” said Greg Dyment, director the environment,” Costello said. of the Arboretum. The contest winners at the loThe poster contest was held be- cal level were awarded first, second, tween fifth-graders of the Fullerton third and honorable mention ribschool districts. bons during the festivities. The student’s poster topic focused At the state level Lana Han, a on what Arbor Day means. “They [the children] are asked to SEE ARBoR - PAGE 4 draw something about trees and the
Erika Marquez chatted with her family as she walked toward the white tents stretched across Titan Walk. Marquez, an 18-year-old high school senior from Perris, Calif., was one of thousands of incoming freshman students at Welcome to Cal State Fullerton Day held Saturday to showcase the different colleges, organizations, and services available on campus. The annual resource fair was coordinated by University Outreach and was available to incoming freshmen and transfer students already admitted to the university for fall 2007, said Delia Tijerina, acting assistant director for University Outreach. For the Marquez family, this event helped steer their daughter in the right direction. “I like that fact that our daughter was able to get the answers she needed because with so many career choices it’s hard to get all the information,” said Daisy Marquez, Erika’s mother. “It was great to see knowledgeable speakers that will help make sure she’s in the right path.” The event organized campus tours every half-hour as well as open houses for admissions and records, Titan Communications and the college of engineering
By CHRISToS PABLICo/For the Daily Titan
Beata Bujalska, senior Philosophy major, and Shari Starrett, the chairwoman of the Philosophy Department, talk to freshmen and transfer students on April 14. and computer science, said Tijerina. Individual colleges and student organizations also set up their own tables with representatives to answer students’ questions, hand out information sheets and flyers, and share the highlights of their areas of focus. Tijerina also said workshops were available, which covered topics such as financial aid, student housing strategies, summer orientation, and freshman programs. “All students here today are here to see what we have to offer,” said Tijerina, who estimated that more than 5,000 admitted freshmen and transfer students attended the three-hour resource fair. “It’s kind of a self-serve day. [Students] come in, look around, and then move forward.” Peggy Bockman, assistant dean for
Student Affairs for the College of Communications, said the event was not only a day to socialize with others, but also a day to learn. “Not only is this an open house to chat and look around, but there’s a whole program of workshops here to provide information to incoming students and their families,” Bockman said. “Our goal is to have students and families leave with the sense that we care about them and that we’re user friendly,” she said. Although the event was aimed toward students, Tijerina said attendees were not the only ones enjoying the day. Representatives for each table par SEE CAmPUS - PAGE 4
Arts Week Spreads Campus Art Awareness College of the Arts hosts free events to promote unity in concentrations By REzA ALLAH-BAkHSHI
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By REzA ALLAH-BAkHSHI/Daily Titan Staff Photographer
ARts WEEk - Animator, David Colman, signs his book, “The Art of Animal Character Design,” for eager art students at Arts Week on Thursday.
Last week Cal State Fullerton’s College of the Arts held their third annual Arts Week. Arts Week is
meant to bring together art students from different concentrations in hopes of spreading awareness and raising knowledge about the arts around campus. “[Arts Week] is basically to promote the Art Department, not only to the whole university, but also within our department,” said Stephanie Kanos, Arts Inter-Club Council events director. Most of the events were free and students were welcomed to partici-
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pate. Whether they were watching the jazz ensemble give a free concert or they went to a watercolor workshop for free lessons, students were encouraged to take the time out to learn. On Monday, Port Jazz Group, an L.A. contemporary jazz band, played a free concert in the Becker Amphitheater. Canvases were set up and if any passing students were inspired to paint to the music all they needed to do was pick up a brush.
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“This is our third year … I think it was a really successful year because we had a lot of events going on for Arts Week,” Kanos said. The Art Department brings in guest lecturers from around the art world to come and speak during the week. They also raised funds to bring in bands and high-profile artists to play a show or display their work. SEE ART - PAGE 4
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