Wednesday, October 2, 2013

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Volume 94, Issue 17

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013

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NEWS | VETERANS

Sending smiles to the soldiers Students will spend month collecting goods for troops in Afghanistan CHU-LING YEE Daily Titan

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Councilmembers wore pink shirts in support of breast cancer awareness during the council meeting Tuesday night.

City OKs senior home

Pink-clad council approves $9 million, 95-unit affordable senior home MATTHEW MEDINA Daily Titan

In a 3-1 vote, the Fullerton City Council approved a plan to develop a 95-unit affordable housing project for seniors on Commonwealth Avenue on their meeting Tuesday night. Mayor Bruce Whitaker voted against the development; Council-

member Greg Sebourn abstained. TRG Pacific Development, LLC, also known as The Richman Group, is in charge of the project. The project, codenamed “Alexander,” is estimated to cost $9,215,000; funding will come from the 2010 Tax Taxable Allocation Housing Bond revenue, which the council approved in October 2010. Mayor Pro Tem Doug Chaffee and Mayor Bruce Whitaker raised concerns over the cost of the project and paying for maintenance in the future.

“I’m not singling out any one operator; they’re all out there operating under the rules that exist now,” Whitaker said. “But the rules that exist now do not deliver cost-efficient, affordable housing. Period.” Residents who participated in the public comment session asked the council to provide more shelters and services for the homeless. One of them was Jason Martinez, who said that the city should do more to provide homeless shelters.

“The city of Santa Ana has approved a homeless shelter,” Martinez said.“The city of Santa Ana has more homeless people than the city of Fullerton, of course.” Councilmember Jan Flory acknowledged the message from residents concerning the homeless, but said that she does not support a moratorium on the city’s anti-camping ordinance, which some advocates for the homeless have requested. SEE COUNCIL, 2

DETOUR | THEATER

BRIAN CHESTER Daily Titan

A long wooden table sat firmly in the middle of a congested room as 12 jurors packed tightly around it. A motionless fan hung overhead while two glowing lights uncomfortably heated the area like a furnace. Adjacent to the cooler were neatly stacked paper cups waiting to be filled with water. Tempers f lared, patience was challenged as a dozen jurors experienced firsthand the trials and tribulations of reaching a verdict. Twelve Angry Jurors performed its opening night on Friday, Sept. 26 at Hallberg Theatre. The play ended with a standing ovation from the sold-out crowd of nearly 150 people. Adapted from the original 1954 teleplay, Twelve Angry Men, by Reginald Rose, Twelve Angry Jurors follows a panel of jurors as they decide the fate of a 16-year-old boy convicted for the murder of his father. Before the play began, haunting piano vibrations echoed throughout the the-

atre, which foreshadowed what was to come. The dramatic melody created the illusion of walking into an episode of Law and Order. Twelve Angry Jurors was like watching a reality show, but live on stage as each performer delivered an authentic, believable performance. Performing in the Hallberg Theatre could prove to be a tricky task. With audience members sitting on all four sides of the stage, the view can sometimes become distorted. Each audience member has a different perspective of the performance, which coincides with each of the individual’s experience. Depending where you’re seated, there are times during the play when only the back of a performer’s head is visible. Although the characters do their best to maneuver around the stage, lacking the “perfect” angle can be distracting at times. However, the simplicity of the stage set up was perfect. The black and white mug shots spread across the floor accurately portrayed an actual courtroom. The door labeled “Jury Room” remained locked, which gave the audience the impression that the jurors were stuck inside the room. SEE TRIAL, 5

NEWS 2

Hollywood veteran crafts heroes for television OPINION 4

Time for the U.S. to make English its official language DETOUR 6

The Foodie: Dig into a savory slice of deep dish pizza SPORTS 8

Volleyball to host two home games this weekend FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @DAILY_TITAN

SEE CARE PACKAGES, 3

Courtesy of Stephen Zappa Care packages like this one will be shipped to soldiers in Afghanistan.

NEWS | ASI

Online classes remain priority

Jury fury hits the Hallberg Theatre

Twelve Angry Jurors delivered a hot-tempered, believable performance

During Rachel Moreno’s 10-month Navy deployment to Iraq, something as simple as a bag of caramel Chex could brighten her day by giving her a “taste from home.” Military diets often consist of heavy calories packed into often bland meals ready-to-eat (MREs). Moreno, president of the Student Veterans Association will be working with Veterans Student Services and the President’s Scholars Program throughout the month of Oc-

tober to collect donations for military personnel serving in Afghanistan. This is the first time all three organizations are working together. “We haven’t done it (before). We thought we wanted to do it, why don’t we do it together?” Catherine Ward, coordinator of Veterans Student Services, said. The organizations hope to reach their goal of sending 75 packages to troops. “I think the primary goal is for Cal State Fullerton as a community to continue to show its support to armed services and I think the secondary goal is for Cal State Fullerton just to come together as a community to do something of value,” Ward said.

ASI’s board of directors discusses statewide online education BRIAN CHESTER

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Boardmembers listen to updates on the CSUF Irvine Campus.

Funding for online education was a priority during the Associated Students Inc. Board of Directors meeting yesterday. Dwayne Mason Jr., the California State Student Association (CSSA) vice president of university affairs, addressed the importance of embracing technology and its growing priority in the CSU. “We are aware that online edu-

cation is going to be a priority,” Mason said. “It’s really important that we are starting to embrace the technology that is coming in our direction.” Elsie Carrillo, director of the College of Health and Human Development, has mixed feelings about online education. The 21-year-old child and adolescent development major is currenty taking biology 101 online and said she regrets it. “I consider myself a one-on-one interaction type of person and I need that extra help,” Carrillo said. “I spoke to one of my professors and she said that it’s actually SEE ASI, 3

DETOUR | MUSIC

Symphony pays tribute to former professor CSUF’s top wind ensemble prepares for Sunday’s performance at Meng Hall ROBERT REYES Daily Titan

With less than two weeks until the concert, students of the University Wind Symphony were still jotting down changes in their sheet music. Led by Associate Professor of Music Mitch Fennell, Cal State Fullerton’s University Wind Symphony is fast approaching their Sunday performance at Meng Hall Concert Hall. Thus far, Fennell, who has served as the Symphony’s conductor since 1988, has focused on individual development. But as the concert date gets closer, Fennell uses the remainder of time to bring all the pieces together. “He knows what he wants and

he’s not really afraid to tell you exactly what he wants, which is good,” Constantino Felicetta, who plays the Eb Clarinet in the University Wind Symphony, said. The Symphony is CSUF’s top wind ensemble and is made up of upper-division students, music performance majors and students from the growing graduate student program. Prior to the semester, students auditioned and placed either in the University Wind Symphony or the other two performing groups in the concert program— the Symphonic Winds, made up of mostly music education students; and the University Band, which is primarily for non majors. The University Wind Symphony meets twice a week for an hour and 20 minutes. Students practice their instruments about three to five hours a day, Fennell said. Like most Western concerts, the Symphony practices the music outside of rehearsals, making

individual adjustments. The Symphony focuses the last four rehearsals on balance and running through big chunks of music. “Everybody brings their indi-

vidual talents and their individual preparation to help make the sum greater than the whole of the parts,” Fennell said. SEE FACULTY, 5

ROBERT REYES / Daily Titan

University Wind Symphony will play compositions from CSUF music professors.

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