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Thursday December 11, 2008
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
DTSHORTHAND Campus Life The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is hosting a lecture about how changes in the skin are distressingly evident as we age. Dr. Marina Ball will speak about appropriate skin care to maintain the largest organ in the human body. She will show a short video as part of her presentation. This lecture starts at 7 p.m. today at the Ruby Gerontology Center. For more information call (714) 278-2446.
A struggle for acceptance Satang, a support group, helps, but what is needed is family, friends and social understanding
Google to digitize Ebony, Jet archives
By Jenni Karmarkar For The Daily Titan news@dailytitan.com
(MCT) CHICAGO – For years, Johnson Publishing Co. kept past issues of Ebony and Jet in bound volumes and on microfilm. If someone needed an old article or photo, staff librarians would unearth the issue from the archives. The Chicago-based media company that was a pioneer in covering black history and pop culture made a huge digital leap Wednesday, unveiling a partnership with Google Inc. to digitize the archives of Ebony and Jet magazines, making them searchable on the technology giant’s growing database of publications. Many ethnic media outlets see a Web presence as crucial because it can draw readers from outside the community and help followers dig deeper into the issues they care about most. Moreover, publications are seeking younger, techsavvy readers to grow their readership base. “The driver is still print,” said Julian Posada, the founder of Cafe Media, which has print and digital publications catering to young, English-speaking Hispanics. “Most of our money will still come from the magazine. But to build a brand today, you have to surround the reader with all of the digital properties you have.” Posada left as general manager of the Chicago Tribune’s Spanish-language newspaper, Hoy, to launch the company. Johnson Publishing is an established media company with deep pockets, making it easier to build a brand online.
A compilation of ‘fail videos’ to enjoy PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/MCT According to a Southern California survey conducted by the South Asian Network, a community-based organization that offers various social and legal services to South Asians, and Satrang, a support group for South Asian gays and lesbians, 80 percent of self-identified homosexual Asians surveyed were out to their friends, while only 54 percent were out to their immediate family and just 17 percent were out to their community.
Coffee fix gets too expensive This video consists of a handfull of videos that were put together for an extra laugh. There are fail videos from someone getting hit in the head with wood and a dog pulling a young girl and making her fall off her skateboard. This video will give you twice the amount of laughs than just watching one fail video.
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A daily caramel macchiato purchase would add up to a nearly $199 monthly bill By Eui-Jo Marquez and Jesica Eastman Daily Titan Staff Writers news@dailytitan.com
In these tight financial times, one of the first things to go should be the daily Starbucks fix. That is unless you are a Cal State Fullerton student. With the grand opening of a new Starbucks in Mihaylo Hall on Thursday, profits will be better than ever, Tony Lynch, Director for Campus Dining Services, said. Although nationwide Starbucks’ profits are down 9 percent since September, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz told Katie Couric of CBS News he wasn’t too worried. “History demonstrated to us that a downturn in the economy would not affect us, and in fact we would be recession-proof,” he said in a recent broadcast. Many CSUF students agree with Schultz that a cup of Starbucks brew will continue to be a necessity. “No matter what, if everyone is in recession, if everyone is saving every last penny, everyone still pays to buy coffee,” communications major Marina Ramos, 18, said. The most popular coffee beverage is the tall caramel macchiato,
according to political science major and Nutwood Cafe barista Aissa Canchola, 19. Assuming that students buy four $3.15 tall caramel macciatos per week for a semester, they would spend $198.45 (assuming 63 days in a semester). Getting your daily coffee costs more than a parking pass. But Ramos does not see herself cutting back to save money. “It keeps me up at night when I am studying, or wakes me up in the morning when I’m super tired and don’t feel like coming to school,” she said. The opening of the Starbucks marks the first official Starbucks on campus. The four other coffee stands located in the Nutwood Cafe, Langsdorf Hall, the campus bookstore, and the Titan Student Union are actually “We Proudly Brew” locations, offering Starbucks brand coffee, but not the complete Starbucks’ menu, Lynch said. The new Mihaylo Hall Starbucks has been growing in popularity since its opening on Nov. 19, Lynch said. One reason for this is the fact that “we’ve put a lot of thought into the location,” he said. Lynch said that the new Starbucks
has caused “lots of traffic and excitement on campus.” Craig Loftin, lecturer in American Studies, only visits Starbucks because it is “convenient and readily available.” He feels that Starbucks’ accessibility is contributing to its success. “Every campus I’ve been at has had multiple Starbucks, so I’m use to it,” Loftin said. “That’s part of the insidiousness of Starbucks. We just normalize it. We get used to it. We assume it’s part of our landscape, me included, so we just go there.” Loftin chooses Aloha Java over the five Starbucks locations on campus. “They play great music there, they have great coffee, great choices, a fun staff, I will go there any day over Starbucks,” he said. The demand at the new Starbucks, which is completely staffed by students, creates long lines and causes them to run out of their most popular items. But that is also to be expected with a new store, Lynch said. “We are learning and growing,” he said. “We’re steadily growing everyday. It is a good sign that we’ll reach our sales targets.” See STARBUCKS, Page 2
Juhi Kalra stood proudly on a corner in Artesia’s “Little India” waving a banner above her head. “Straight But Not Narrow,” her sign proclaimed in bold blue letters surrounded by pink hearts. An unlikely activist, the smartly-attired, 55-year-old mother of three joined nearly 50 protesters who paraded past the sweets shops and sari stores that line Pioneer Boulevard. “We’re Here! We’re Queer! We’re Out on Pioneer!” The chant rose from the group, prompting curious looks from shoppers and storekeepers. Cars slowed to watch the procession, some drivers jeering, some honking in support. The group was participating in the second annual rally for National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11, sponsored jointly by South Asian Network, a community-based organization that offers various social and legal services to South Asians, and Satrang, a support group for South Asian gays and lesbians. Kalra, the self-proclaimed “Team Mom” of Satrang, has a lesbian daughter and a transgender son. She attended the rally to support Satrang and show the South Asian community that gays, lesbians and their allies are regular people. “It’s important for people to identify unfamiliar ‘others’ as part of their own community, part of their own race, part of humanity,” Kalra explains. “I just put a more familiar face on the taboo of being gay.” Emotions surged at this year’s rally because of Proposition 8, the controversial ballot measure that sought to ban gay marriage in California and sparked a storm of protest throughout the state. Proposition 8 later passed by a margin of 52 percent to 48 percent, putting a halt to same-sex marriages. Denial, shame and fear of alienation keep most from being open about their sexuality. In 2007, the first-ever Needs Assessment Survey of the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer & Questioning South Asian community in Southern California was conducted jointly by Satrang and SAN. The survey found that while 80 percent of respondents were out to their friends, only 54 percent were out to their immediate family and just 17 percent were out to their community. “Most of our members are not out but they need the safe space that we provide. They want the support,” said Rashmi Choksey, president of Satrang. “Due to the fear of being outed, people are not willing to have their name printed or to be associated with Satrang.“ Choksey, 44, hid her sexual orientation from her family for many years, rebuffing their attempts to find her a husband with excuses of school and work. Her mother kept pushing and, tired of the lies, she decided to come clean. “We sat down in the living room and I said, ‘Mom, you See SECRETS, Page 3
CSUF open house to offer holiday wishes By Noella May Hebert
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
The Cal State Fullerton Holiday Open House, held from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Titan Student Union on Friday, will be a special time of holiday celebration for the CSUF campus family. The event is open to the entire campus community, students, faculty, staff, and even CSUF faculty who have retired. “The open house began long before I was here, CSUF President Milton A. Gordon, who has been president for the past 19 years, said. “It welcomes back all of the students, the faculty, the staff. It’s a year-end celebration and some of those who have retired come back to the university, we’ll see more that have retired. As it’s a university celebration both for those that are here and those who have retired.” The gathering will be a great way for students to meet not only the staff, but the president of the university. Robert L. Palmer, CSUF vice president for Student Affairs said, “I try to attend every year. I
think it’s very important.” Also, for some it is a time to pick up where others left off with old friends. “We see some of the faculty and staff that you don’t see everyday. Hundreds of people come, it’s an annual event on the campus right before winter break,” said Ephraim P. Smith, CSUF vice president for academic affairs. Here on the CSUF campus, students become more than friends and staff members become friendly faces. “The campus community will come out to talk to each other. I think it’s important to do, especially in the economic time that we’re going through when we can’t give salary increases. It’s important to do something like this, it offers a celebration about the university,” President Gordon said. The event gives a chance for people to gather at a social event while enjoying refreshments, Palmer said. Most importantly, the holiday open house will not only be a celebration, but a reflection of another year’s hard work.