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Fourth Annual Social Justice Summit
The fourth Annual Social Justice Summit will be held on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Titan Student Union. Issues about human rights, environmental concerns, inequality and oppression on a local, national and global level will be discussed. The summit is set up to provide a forum to exchange ideas about improving the state of communities, creating change, taking action and finding grassroots solutions to problems. Keynote speakers include Suheir Hammad, who is a PalestinianAmerican poet, author and political activist and Staceyann Chin, who is a political activist and fulltime artist. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the Volunteer and Service Center at TSU Room 2.
Awareness through films A festival at Fullerton College helps spotlight issues otherwise obscured By ANDREW MEZA
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Exhibit displays rare bowls of Sawos people
It started with a passion for film and a membership to Netflix. The online movie rental site has had a significant impact on Fullerton College student Lisa Gonzalez. It was one of the main factors that led to the documentary film festival currently taking place at the college. The showings, which are being screened through late March and early May, focus on current and past social issues from around the world. Some subjects spotlighting the event include human rights in Darfur, disability in Ghana, gay communities in Africa, India, Vietnam and Honduras, the environment and Woodstock. Gonzalez, with the help of Fullerton College film instructor Jay Goldstein, has complied eight previously released features that contribute to the festival’s ultimate goal. “It’s my passion through the wonderful medium of film to promote See FILMS, Page 2
The “Ceramics of Sustenance: Elaborate Vessels of the Sawos, Papua New Guinea,” which opened Tuesday, is the new exhibit at the Cal State Fullerton Anthropology Teaching Museum. The objects on display, part of a Bowers Museum collection, have never been researched, said Julie Perlin Lee, a lecturer of anthropology. The rarely seen pottery originated in the Middle Sepik region. The exhibit will run through June 2 and is open for public view daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Anthropology Department in Room 426 of McCarthy Hall.
Upgrading the 911 wireless system is a joint effort
Six million pounds of trash found in a day
Improved technology allow police to react in a more appropriate way
WASHINGTON (AP) – The world’s beaches and shores are anything but pristine. Volunteers scoured 33,000 miles of shoreline worldwide and found 6 million pounds of debris from cigarette butts and food wrappers to abandoned fishing lines and plastic bags that threaten seabirds and marine mammals. A report by the Ocean Conservancy, to be released today, catalogues nearly 7.2 million items that were collected by volunteers on a single day last September as they combed beaches and rocky shorelines in 76 countries from Bahrain to Bangladesh and in 45 states from Southern California to the rocky coast of Maine. The 378,000 volunteers, on average, collected 182 pounds of trash for every mile of shoreline, both ocean coastlines and beaches on inland lakes and streams, providing a “global snapshot of the ocean trash problem.” The most extensive cleanup was in the United States where 190,000 volunteers covered 10,110 miles – about a third of the worldwide total – and picked up 3.9 million pounds of debris on a single Saturday last September, according to the report. That’s 390 pounds of trash per mile.
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To promote upcoming events for Cal State Fullerton students, various groups at CSUF drew with chalk on the pavement in the Quad. Among these events publicized is Comm. Week., beginning Monday.
By JEREMIAH RIVERA
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
The Cal State Fullerton University Police department recently finished testing their new 911 emergency response system that allows for police to pinpoint a wireless caller’s location, giving police an edge on responding to emergency situations on campus.
University Police made the decision to upgrade their system over two years ago after a nationwide concern for dropped calls, delayed emergency response times and wrongful death lawsuits attracted the attention of media and concerned citizens. The upgrade was completed late last month. Students should be aware that MetroPCS users do not have the capability of being traced, unless their phones are equipped with global positioning system technology. Phones with GPS technology automatically give University Police their latitude and longitude coordinates whenever a 911 call is made.
However, police use triangulation, a process that analyzes a wireless signal’s location with relation to three cellular towers, to locate callers whose phones are not equipped with GPS technology. “With the way we have set up the system, generally speaking, all 911 calls made on campus should come directly to us,” Brian Barnes, the CSUF police dispatcher and public safety answering point manager, said. Not to mention calls made in the nearby residential areas, he said. Barnes explained that in some instances, such as a cellular tower being repaired, a high call volume or geographic obstacles such as large
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the other hand, still claims “[Our biggest] problem is we don’t know where people are.” People are under the impression that police can zero in on their location, but that is not the case. In some situations, there are other factors such as computer challenges that conflict with that assumption, she said. It is imperative in any emergency situation that callers give operators their location, even if that’s all they could communicate, Downing said. The new system is the result of contributions from several departments on campus. Professor of geography John CarSee 911, Page 2
New housing aims for a better sense of community CSUF plans for a new residence hall to provide students another option
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buildings, those calls that would normally be picked up by the nearest tower would be forwarded to the next available tower. That call would then be picked up by whichever jurisdiction the tower is located in and police would respond accordingly. Because wireless signals can be forwarded to the next available tower, University Police cannot define where their ability to pick up calls ends and Fullerton City Police’s abilities begin. “It just depends on which one [cellular tower] has a better signal,” Barnes said. Fullerton City Police lead Dispatch Operator Sue Downing, on
Plans for building a new fivestory student housing unit, which will accommodate 1,000 residents at Cal State Fullerton, are currently underway. The Student Housing Phase III project will include double-occupancy rooms, shared lounges, kitchenettes, restrooms, study rooms, a recreational lounge and a convenience store, according to Stephen Chamberlain, CSUF’s senior project manager. CSUF’s facilities planner Kim Apel, who takes part in the site selection, pre-design and programming, said the new housing will not necessarily be better than the existing one, but it will be different. “Adding residence halls to the current apartment-style complexes would offer more of a variety for students and suit different needs and preferences,” Apel said. The future site for the student housing unit is at an existing parking lot located on the east side of
campus near the current apartment housing complex. An abandoned oil pipeline currently occupies the site as well as trees, which will be removed during construction. A brand new dining facility and parking structure are also included. The estimated budget for the student housing project is $115 million, Chamberlain said. Chamberlain said the new proposed phase of housing are dormitories and are geared toward firstand second-year students. Since the rooms do not come equipped with kitchens, a 19,000square-foot dining facility will accompany the new housing unit and encourage residents to participate in meal plans. “We expect the food to be exceptional and the dining room to promote social interaction,” Chamberlain said. The dining facility will be programmed and designed by Webb Design, whom Chamberlain said is a leader in the food service industry. As the campus has grown and evolved to a more urban character, Apel said CSUF is not the suburban commuter campus it once was. The result is there is an increasing need for student housing, which CSUF See HOUSING, Page 2
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IN OTHER NEWS 911: trying to maximize resources China demands apology for comment on CNN
BEIJING (AP) – China demanded an apology from CNN on Tuesday after network commentator Jack Cafferty called the country’s leaders a “bunch of goons and thugs” and said its products were “junk.” It was the latest flare-up after Beijing accused Western media of bias in its reporting following violent protests in the Tibetan capital last month. Atlanta-based CNN has been singled out by some Chinese who say overseas news outlets are smearing Beijing. “We are shocked and strongly condemn the vicious remarks by Cafferty,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said. “We solemnly request CNN and Cafferty himself take back the malicious remarks and apologize to the Chinese people.” Cafferty made the remarks during an appearance on CNN’s daily political news program, “The Situation Room,” that aired April 9, according to a transcript posted on CNN’s Web site. He was speaking about the U.S. trade deficit with China when he said, “We continue to import their junk with the lead paint on them and the poisoned pet food and export, you know, jobs to places where you can pay workers a dollar a month to turn out the stuff that we’re buying from Wal-Mart.” “So I think our relationship with China has certainly changed,” he continued. “I think they’re basically the same bunch of goons and thugs they’ve been for the last 50 years.”
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President Bush to address global warming
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush, stepping into the debate over global warming, plans to announce today a national goal for stopping the growth of greenhouse gas emissions over the next few decades. In a speech in the Rose Garden, Bush will lay out a strategy rather than a specific proposal for curbing emissions, White House press secretary Dana Perino said Tuesday. The president wants every major economy, including fast-growing nations like China and India, to establish a national goal for cutting the emissions believed responsible for global warming. In his remarks, Perino said, Bush will articulate a “realistic intermediate goal” for the United States. Bush will emphasize the importance of offering incentives to promote technology as an effective way to reduce green house gas emissions, she said. Bush’s announcement is expected to go beyond what he said in 2002. Then, he set a goal of reducing the growth of greenhouse gas emissions, while taking into account economic expansion.
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roll and Computer Aided Dispatch Consultant Kent Gordon, with Design and Construction, installed the mapping program on University Police computers. The program integrates the Computer Aided Dispatch system with a Global Information System, similar to MapQuest, which gives University Police the ability to determine a caller’s location with relation to buildings and general areas on campus. The detailed schematic map of the CSUF campus is maintained by the design and construction department. It combines work done over the last 10-15 years with ongoing construction and gives University Police an idea of “real space” throughout the campus, Gordon said. The Los Angeles Times reported last November that “About one in seven households in the United States don’t even have a land-line
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emergency call made on campus would have been directed to one of three CHP dispatch centers or the Fullerton Police Department. From there, the call is directed to the emergency department for which jurisdiction the incident is occurring in. An emergency response team would then be dispatched. “If it’s a Saturday night at 2 a.m. and your call went to CHP, depending on the call volume, it could take a long time to get connected to our dispatch center,” Barnes said. The Los Angeles Times also reported that “The Federal Communications Commission released an order Tuesday to tighten cellphone tracking standards for 911 calls over the next five years,” noting national concerns of wireless services in emergency situations. Wireless service providers “must ensure that they are meeting the accuracy standard at nearly every dispatch center nationwide by 2013.”
FILMS: BRINGING AWARENESS TO PRESSING ISSUES From Page 1 change through awareness by giving students the opportunity to look outside their everyday surroundings and become aware of cultural diversity,” Gonzalez said. Visitors to the event are handed information sheets that give greater depth to the day’s subject. They are also given current news articles and are shown how to make a difference with charity information and Web site links. “Mainstream media doesn’t show you what’s going on. When I presented the films to some of my peers, they had no idea that these
kind of things were going on in the world,” Gonzalez said. Each showing is scheduled to have a speaker who is an expert in the field or has had first-hand experience of the events and topics discussed. This was the most difficult part of putting this event together, Gonzalez said. For the first screening, students watched the 2006 film “Darfur Diaries: A Message From Home.” A question and answer session with Pitzer College Professor Lako Tongun, who teaches third world studies and was born in Southern Sudan, followed the screening.
“But what can I do?” a member of the audience asked Tongun. “A revolution starts in the mind of one individual, so no matter what you think, you can make a difference,” Tongun responded. Gonzalez, who is a self-proclaimed film addict, joined the film club as a student of film, not a filmmaker, when she started at Fullerton College. “I walked in with my festival idea, but all they wanted to do was make movies,” she said. From then on, Gonzalez never had a club to watch and discuss film with. Without a club, the event could not happen.
“I had been planning this since last semester, but I wasn’t part of a club, so it almost didn’t happen. With the help of Jay and the film department, we got it approved from the college and I couldn’t be more grateful and happy,” Gonzalez said. Gonzalez said she hopes to eventually bring this festival to other colleges across the nation, including Cal State Fullerton. “It is my hope that students seeing the films will be moved to take action by becoming involved in organizations supporting issues reflected in the particular films,” Gonzalez said.
HOUSING: BUILDING UPON a greater student presence From Page 1 cannot currently meet. “This is a reflection of a nationwide trend of all kinds of campuses adding campus housing or upgrading or replacing existing housing,” Apel said. Darlene Stevenson, director of student housing and residence life, said an average of 4,000 students apply for housing each year and there are only 800 bed spaces. “We are virtually the largest CSU campus and have the smallest housing population, so as you can see
things are definitely upside down right now,” Stevenson said. A major benefit to the student housing project will be that it may add a stronger sense of community at CSUF, Apel said. “In order for CSUF to strive to be a comprehensive university, it needs a larger resident population and 840 students is considered insufficient to foster the kind of ‘community’ experience that is sought,” Apel said. Since the majority of CSUF students live off-campus, Stevenson said adding a new housing unit
would generate a greater presence on campus. “Living on campus contributes to leadership and would generate more student leaders,” Stevenson said. “Studies show that students do better in their classes and are committed alumni [when they live on campus].” Apel said not all students want or need the traditional student housing experience, but for those who do, it offers advantages, including better grades. “I’m confident that will [be] an important step forward for the uni-
versity at large as well as offering a needed housing option to students,” Apel said. Chamberlain said several very qualified teams for the design and building phase have expressed their interest in the project. “Our goal is to identify three teams to participate in the request for proposals. I’m encouraged by the level of experience and expertise each team offers,” Chamberlain said. The Student Housing Phase III is tentatively scheduled to open its doors by July 2011.
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The YouTube-volution Patton Oswalt had it right when he railed against YouTube on the Comedy Central show “Lewis Black’s Root of all Evil.” We are living in a society where people are more likely to watch a sneezing panda or some wannabe ninja fall on his face than a political debate in an election year. If only CNN could score the ratings that “Chocolate Rain” has accrued. Maybe voters would be able to make decisions based on information rather than a gut reaction to a sound bite taken out of context. But instead, people gravitate toward the mind-numbing pleasure generated by watching someone get hit in the crotch. Who in their right mind could have predicted a 24-hour, ondemand feed of what amounts to “America’s Funniest Home Videos” would ever be this popular? A video of two dweebs lipsynching a Backstreet Boys song should not cause people to gather around the computer screen. But indeed it does. And now, YouTube is beginning to replace actual human interaction. Tricia Walsh-Smith, a former actress and playwright, is the star of the latest Web obsession – a hatefilled, rage-induced message to her soon-to-be ex-husband Philip. Texting friends when it would
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be easier to call them is one thing. Hey, we are not trying to deconstruct the fabric of American youth. But when it gets to the point where we can’t get through a divorce without posting it online for the world to see, something is very, very wrong. If left unchecked, this epidemic of interacting through YouTube could replace all face-to-face communication as we know it. Smith’s digital divorce video may influence a whole new wave of uses for the video-sharing service. Proposing to your girlfriend at the ball game is old hat, to say the least. And don’t bother dropping the ring in her champagne – What if she chokes? Just pop your question online instead of popping it in person. That way, she can stumble across it while reviewing YouTube’s most viewed vids. Applying for a job? No problem, just read your vitals into a webcam and send the link to your perspective employers. Better yet, just forego all sense of dignity and take off on an emotionally charged rant sympathizing with your favorite fallen pop star. Chris Crocker is rumored to be earning cash for his humiliating performance. It’s time for you to cash in too.
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London’s been around since 43 A.D., so the average life span of a human being seems like just another grain of sand in an hourglass. And sometimes, that lifetime is even shorter. Recently, four British teenage girls and their tour guide were killed when a big rig truck hit their tour bus in Ecuador. The five of them were part of a group of students celebrating a “gap year,” a tradition in Britain, Australia and other countries where young adults take time off from school to visit other countries and see the world. In other words, exactly what we are doing here in England. These kids were participating in a lifestyle very similar to the ones many study abroad students engage in. They were partying, exploring and growing into healthy, wizened adults. One girl even sent her parents an e-mail admitting she got a nose stud. Like us, they bid their parents tearful goodbyes at airport checkin counters, allowing a little bit of sorrow to impede on their fantasies of an exciting adventure. In a statement, the girls’ parents repeatedly mentioned how
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We cannot look down on China simply for its political affiliation By Haidong Piao
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During the broadcasts of the news show “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on CNN, host Lou Dobbs simply refuses to refer to China as anything but “communist China.” Needless to say, negative would be an understatement to describe the image his stories are trying to convey about the world’s most populous nation. As recent issues in Tibet have stirred up inclinations to boycott the Beijing Olympics, it is time for the public to grasp the reality that the communist government in China today is far different than the brutal regime of other communist states such as the former Soviet Union. Contrary to the belief that the Chinese government is oppressive and the Chinese people are screaming for help from the West, communist leaders, such as Premier Wen Jiabao, are wildly popular among the people. The government’s economic re-
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full of life their daughters were. They had to be – They were traveling down South American roads so unpaved and bumpy that people were getting sick. This wasn’t the civilized England they were used to. Most people, probably even you, would shy away from moving so far away from family and “normalcy,” and pale at the thought of having to be exposed to cultures so different from home. Yet, accidents and dangers exist everywhere and are often overlooked. In this time of terrorists and turmoil, it would be logical to burrow into bomb shelters and wait for the world to pass us by. That’s how many animals survived the extinction of the dinosaurs, so why not us? Had those girls stayed home, they certainly wouldn’t have been on that road in Ecuador. As I thought about starting off on my overseas adventure, I was beside myself. However, I knew I couldn’t miss out on this opportunity because who knows when my next chance would be? I don’t regret a thing. And surprisingly, neither do the parents of one of the girls whose life was cut short.
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They could be covering their faces and blaming themselves for letting their beautiful, young daughter learn more about the world and herself. Instead, they have accepted the event as a horrible accident and encourage others to let their children travel, pointing out most return for the better. According to her mother, 19-year-old Indira Swann once wrote an essay where she stated, “We don’t know how long we’ve got here, so we have got to live every day to the best we can.” And she was right. Summer is swiftly approaching and I encourage everyone to make the most of the time. Expand your world. Damn the costs. Damn the dangers. Damn the concept of “I can’t.” Odds are, you won’t regret it either.
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forms have transBy hosting the Olymformed the lives of pics, the rapidly modernmillions while political debate is izing nation is hoping to more active than many think, espebecome an active memcially at the local level. ber of the global commuThe Beijing Olympics, for in- nity, not to jump-start a campaign stance, is widely supported by the to create new world order with comChinese people because they see it munism. as an opportunity to celebrate their As for the general public that’s proud culture with the global com- screaming “Free Tibet” – How many munity. people even know where Tibet is? The summer games will provide Probably not too many, and it’s a chance for people unwise to make a all over the world to black and white witness the changes judgment with Just because taking place in Chi- [China] is communist limited knowledge na and truly underof such a complex stand the ancient doesn’t mean the situation. nation. The fact is Tibet leaders are crazy The strange no- dictators and the army was a part of Chition that China’s na centuries before rise in power would is about to launch the communist be a threat to the nuclear missles. government came welfare of the global to power. community is nonIn a region sense. The developing nation has no where slavery was still in practice intentions of global domination like before being officially incorporated the former Soviet Union. into the People’s Republic of China, In fact, China was still divided up the Chinese government has devoted by European powers into spheres of huge amounts of resources into the influence as semi-colonies less than development of Tibet by building a century ago – a major reason why infrastructure and promoting busithe government is so sensitive about nesses. anything that could jeopardize the Although concerns over human nation’s unity. rights are valid and need to be ad-
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dressed, the country is heading in the right direction as living conditions continue to improve for everyone, including the fellow citizens in Tibet. Just because the country is still communist doesn’t mean the leaders are crazy dictators and the army is about to launch nuclear missiles for no reason. The Cold War is over, and countries should cooperate as a unit to battle issues such as global warming instead of another propaganda war over ideology. A successful Olympics this summer in Beijing will only encourage the Chinese government to be a more active member of the global community, make efforts to improve human rights and open up its doors even wider. On the other hand, if the much anticipated event was to be disrupted because of a biased negative perception of the country, it would not only create friction with the Chinese government, but also break the hearts of the Chinese people. It’s probably wishful thinking to expect anything unbiased from Lou Dobbs, but the American public should realize that China, communist or not, is a friend rather than a foe.
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Warhol’s rare, personal photos come to Grand Central Art Center BY Juliette Funes
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Although famous for his vibrant, colorful and iconic pop art, Andy Warhol has recently revealed another part of his artistic side that nobody has seen. His personal photography has stayed buried and private to the outside world until recently when Cal State Fullerton’s Grand Central Art Center received 155 original Polaroid and black-and-white photographs taken by the artist. In celebration of its twentieth anniversary, the Andy Warhol Foundation launched the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program in which 28,543 photographs taken by Warhol between 1970 and 1987 were given to 183 college and university art museums nationwide to showcase the artwork that no one knew existed. These never-before-seen personal photographs give background information and a “behind-the-scenes look into the mind of a worldrenowned artist who was ahead of his time,” Director of the Grand Central Art Center Andrea HarrisMcGee said. “Warhol was a catalyst for the pop art scene [and] set the art world on fire,” Harris-McGee said. She said Warhol made it acceptable to mass-produce artwork and make the mundane into iconic symbols. Warhol is prominently known for his silkscreens and the symbols he made famous, such as the Campbell’s soup can and the Marilyn Monroe portrait. Reminding Warhol of his childhood, the Campbell’s soup can was given life when he decided to make the simple can into something larger than it was, becoming iconic to the public. He looked at the insignificant things in society and made them important to him, Harris-McGee said. Warhol’s message of making the ordinary into the extraordinary started with the photographic medium. His Polaroid snapshots were part of his process to create the final product. They served as the starting point for those famous portraits, Mike
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McGee, the director of the Main Art Gallery at CSUF, said. His photography is “a good introduction to see who he was,” HarrisMcGee said. This work of art does not show the man who was eclectic and bizarre, always looking for fame and celebrity, McGee said. Instead, it provides a glimpse into aspects of Warhol’s character that have never been seen before. “It’s inspirational to see what the famous artist was interested in,” and is an opportunity to see what and who inspired his work, McGee added. In the low-lighted main exhibit room of the gallery hang photographs of simple everyday subjects, such as dogs, skyscrapers, cars, people sailing and a mother breastfeeding her child. The photos show Warhol’s ability
to make genius observations of people and the environment, Curatorial Assistant Alyssa Cordova said. They also show what he perceived as important, as he chose to shoot objects that he wanted to remember, Harris-McGee said. Warhol was “so interested in the textures of life,” constantly shooting what appealed to him, McGee said. The use of a different medium to express his artistic vision was exciting because there was no telling how the image would turn out, Cordova said. Warhol’s use of the photographic medium allowed him to experiment with lights, angles, expressions and makeup, creating subtle images. Marina Ferrero, a famous journalist, posed for 10 different frames, looking slightly different in each photo. Warhol would “take so many
[shots] to get one portrait that in the end looks very simple,” McGee said. But it demonstrates how meticulous and prolific he was, he added. Most of those photographed were socialites of the time like Pia Miller and Ina Gingsburg. He also photographed his friends from the Factory, Warhol’s New York art studio, including Warhol Superstars and key figures in the New York art scene. They also include famous faces like Liza Minnelli, Mary Tyler Moore, Tatum O’Neal and John McEnroe, whom he followed around with a Polaroid camera, snapping pictures. Warhol’s photographs are “a documentation of the elite social set of the New York art scene,” McGee said. They also document the world and history through Warhol’s eyes, Harris-McGee said. During their biggest opening
night this year, according to Cordova, the Grand Central Art Museum brought in surprised and intrigued visitors. Guests were amazed to see a portion of Warhol’s work that hasn’t over-saturated society, like his silkscreen prints, Cordova said. It intrigued them to see Warhol’s black-and-white photography as well as the one-of-a-kind Polaroids because they show a more intimate side to the artist, allowing them to take a deeper look into his persona, she said. “It’s like looking at a sketchbook,” Cordova said. The collection shows how Warhol was constantly making art out of everything, which displays his work ethic and natural talents and abilities, Cordova said. Harris-McGee noticed visitors taking pictures with the large paint-
Thousands of Andy Warhol’s personal photos were never published. A portion of the collection is at the Grand Central Art Center until May 18. Top: A picture of Warhol is juxtaposed with photos. Bottom Left: Warhol’s photos include Polaroid images of famous athletes, artists and actors. Bottom Right: Warhol’s name is painted on the floor and ceiling.
ing of Warhol holding a camera against the black wall of the show room. They were documented where they were at that moment in time the way Warhol did, she said. “Art is [an artist’s] whole life,” and Warhol made it his, Harris-McGee said. He was ambitious and was always growing in his creativity, she said. Although a controversial figure in the art world, Warhol is a valid artist, and not because his name is famous, Harris-McGee said. “Warhol is not just a name. It’s an art movement,” she said. Warhol contributed heavily to the art scene. The photographs, however, show a different side to Warhol that adds another layer to him as a person and an artist, she said. The photo exhibit will be running until May 18.
CSUF music majors hold free concerts monthly Tuesday Recital Series, held monthly in the PAC, continues April 22 BY Heather Perry
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Eric Lam gets really sweaty every time he performs – but he’s not playing sports. Lam is an accomplished cellist who plays in the Tuesday Recital Series hosted in the Performing Arts building every month. “Sometimes I sweat so much I
can’t even hold my cello,” 18-yearold music major Lam said. But it is not the nervousness that brings Lam and other music majors back to the series; it is the experience. “I try not to focus on the audience,” Lam said. “You just go out and see all these bright lights and hear the applause, and it’s nervewracking.” The musicians play in the recital hall. It is free to attend and usually lasts about an hour. Although the audience may intimidate Lam and fellow performers
at times, few people attend. “The Tuesday Recital Series has been running for about three to four years now,” Patricia Prunty, assistant professor of music, said. “It’s hard to get the word out.” The Recital Series is specifically designed to help music majors prepare for a concert or competition. Benjamin Coyte, 18, said he uses his experience in the series for just that. “This gave me a better idea of professional performances,” Coyte, a music major, said. “I used to perform in a small, intimate setting for my private instructor before, so this
was good.” Just like Lam, Coyte plays the cello and said he knows the nervous feeling before performing all too well. “Before I get on stage I always have some butterflies in my stomach,” Coyte said. “But when I start playing, my anxiety goes away.” The series also includes pianists, violinists and flutists. In past performances pieces such as “Rhapsody in G minor” originally by Johannes Brahms and “Daisies” originally by Sergei Rachmaninov were performed by Coyte and Cal State Fullerton student Daniel Noh.
At times, the classical may not be familiar to the 21st century ear, but that is hardly a reason to miss out on the music. Lam is also using this experience to help prepare for a competition in the middle of April. He said the series truly helps him hone his skills. “It’s both necessary and fun,” Lam said. “Especially for a music major with an emphasis in performing arts.” Students are offered to perform in the series and professors suggest it. “It’s not a requirement for music majors to perform in the series,” Prunty said. “But most see the ben-
efit in performing for a new repertoire before competing.” And it is not necessary to be a student or faculty member to enjoy the show. The performers simply want the crowd to be respectful and avoid taking pictures with a flash. “Everyone is welcome,” Prunty said. “It’s an important thing to know that anyone inside or outside of the university who supports music can come to the concerts if they want to. The music department puts out some expense for the programs and posters to be made.” Check out the next recital series performance on Tuesday, April 22.
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Running into the record books CSUF track star Juliane Masciana works hard to improve her game and break school records by justine lopez
Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com
On a typical Saturday, while many Cal State Fullerton students are taking it easy, Juliane Masciana gets up and runs 14 miles. As part of her training regiment for the track and field team, the senior photo communications major runs an average of 65 miles each week. Now that Masciana has set the record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, it appears her hard work has paid off. “I was really excited because two years ago, I was a second off of the record,” Masciana said. “I didn’t expect to break it by as much as I did.” She first broke the record on March 8 at the Ben Brown Invitational at Mt. San Antonio College,
where she ran 10:55 to break the 13 seconds. That should rank her … record of 11:08 set by Karina Ortiz somewhere in the top five in the rein 2006. gion and top 15 nationally,” CSUF Teammate Carolyn Ellis, 20, said Track Head Coach John Elders said. she knew Masciana would reap the Masciana, 22, has been involved benefits of all her training. in track and field since she was a “It was an accomplishment we freshman in high school. She was reknew was going cruited by CSUF to come. It was and has been just a matter of competing with when,” Ellis said. the team for most Despite breakof her college caing the record, reer. Masciana said her But her current goal was to run commitment to – John Elders, 10:50 – the time the sport was not Track Coach needed to qualify always the case, for the regional Elders said. competitions in May. “She’s a great story. I recognized But Masciana didn’t need much right away – when she came as a time to reach her goal. In fact, she freshman – that she had exceptional exceeded her own time during her talent,” Elders said. “I always asnext meet at the Northridge Invita- serted to her that she was a lot better tional. than she really knew.” She ran 10:43, beating out runMasciana said she did not train ners from CSUF and Cornell Uni- very seriously until her sophomore versity. year when Elders recommended that Since then, she improved her time she train for the 3,000-meter steeonce again, running 10:30 at the plechase. Masciana now specializes Stanford Invitational. in the steeplechase, where she runs “She broke her school record by seven and a half laps, jumping over
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four large hurdles and a 12-foot water pit every lap. After she began training for the 3,000-meter steeplechase, she not only started enjoying herself more, but she began to realize her potential. “It’s been really neat to see the transformation. She’s really reaping the benefits of all that training,” Elders said. “Her fitness level is just amazing … She just looks like an elite distance runner.” Masciana studied abroad in Costa Rica last spring and was not dedicated toward her training. When the track season ended, Elders encouraged her to commit and “put in a lot of miles.” Masciana took her coach’s advice in order to see what she was capable of. So far, the hard work has paid off and ensured her a spot to compete in regionals. She said she hopes to improve her time to below 10:20 to qualify for nationals this summer. “I have this one last year to see how far I can take it,” Masciana said. “If I don’t put in the work now, I’ll never know if I can place in the nationals.”
By Xavier Hernandez/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Cal State Fullerton junior track star Juliane Masciana leaping over a hurdle and running through the water during the 3,000-meter steeplechase event.