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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013
STATE | Cal State Online
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Mildred García, Ed.D., greets the audience of her inauguration ceremony Friday morning, after being formally announced as Cal State Fullerton’s president by CSU Chancellor Timothy White (left).
García inducted as fifth CSUF president CSU Chancellor White officially inaugurates García to the campus TIM WORDEN Daily Titan
Chancellor Timothy White joined students, faculty and alumni on Friday morning to inaugurate Mildred García, Ed.D., as the fifth president in the history of Cal State Fullerton. García, who began her presidential duties in June, was appointed CSUF president by the California State University Board of Trustees in January 2012. White officially named García as CSUF’s president at the inauguration ceremony, which took place
in the Clayes Performing Arts Centers’ Meng Concert Hall. The ceremony was the first in 20 years when President Milton Gordon, who was also in attendance, was inaugurated. “Choosing a person to lead a campus is … I was going to say ‘perhaps,’ but actually is undoubtedly the most important task of the trustees and the chancellor of the (CSU),” said White in his introductory speech. White said García has a strong background in working collaboratively and understands the intricacies of working within a state budget. “Dr. García has a deep reservoir of optimism and enthusiasm and a determination to succeed—not
for her, but for you, and that’s a real key piece in being a leader,” White said. The ceremony included greetings to the president on behalf of the CSU Board of Trustees, student leadership, alumni, faculty and staff. Jack Bedell, chair of the CSUF Academic Senate, who spoke representing the faculty, invited García to the podium during his speech. “Presidents and faculty should be close,” he said. García’s inauguration speech focused on minorities and the importance of education. “For as our country becomes more diverse and the need to educate all Americans more critical, it is imperative that we live up to our
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promise—our promise of educational opportunity for all,” said García. García praised the campus’ diversity by focusing on under-represented students, citing rankings based on U.S. Education Department data that puts CSUF No. 1 in California and No. 4 in the nation in awarding bachelor’s degrees to Latinos. “We know full well higher education is not only a private good, it is an essential public good for our country,” García said. Emeritus President L. Donald Shields, CSUF’s second president (from 1970 to 1980), said he and García both share a priority for engaging students in undergraduate research. “I’m 77 years old and I’ve heard
a lot of inauguration speeches all over the country in my years, and I thought that was one of the better ones today, I thought she nailed it,” said Shields. Shields started teaching at CSUF in 1963 when the campus had only one building and began his presidency when the campus numbered 9,000 students, he said. More than 500 people attended the inauguration, including about 200 students, faculty, alumni and visiting CSU dignitaries who walked in a cap-and-gown processional. Among those involved in the procession was Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton), a Titan alumna. SEE CEREMONY, 5
NATIONAL | Debt ceiling
Lawmakers agree on ‘cliff ’ deal, raise roof on debt limit Legislation only needs President Obama’s signature to go into effect DAVID HOOD Daily Titan
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The newly purchased 2005 Kawasaki K-1000 motorcycle is displayed at University Police headquarters.
Campus police kick start motorcycle trial program RAYMOND MENDOZA Daily Titan
Cal State Fullerton’s University Police department is launching a trial motorcycle patrol program after purchasing a single 2005 Kawasaki K-1000 motorcycle from San Diego State for $750. The motorcycle program was given serious consideration after research done in 2008 and 2009 showed the response time of an officer on a motorcycle was significantly faster than an officer in a standard police cruiser. The research also concluded that a motorcycle would create less of a road hazard than a police cruiser and maintenance would be inexpensive. The motorcycle would also get an estimated 40 miles per gallon,
as compared to the standard 1720 miles per gallon for the current CSUF police cruisers. The 2009 research shows the estimated price of a police motorcycle is $27,000, though there is limited research to back up such a major investment. University Police now has the opportunity to run what Capt. John Brockie calls a “pilot program,” where one officer tests out a motorcycle patrol to outline the positive attributes of having a motorcycle unit in police use. The six-month trial run, which began last week, will determine if there is a permanent need for a new Honda motorcycle for the department. “The idea of the motorcycle is going to increase response times, which is going to better serve the campus com-
munity,” said Brockie. “And improve overall traffic flow.” The motorcycle program also aims to educate students about traffic safety to ensure pedestrians are safe from traffic collisions. “The big part on this that I want to stress is the education piece,” said Brockie. “Through different ways we’ll provide (safety tips). There will be live presentations, information on our website, pamphlets … that is one of the areas where we need to concentrate on.” Brockie said the motorcycle, while not having enough storage capacity for a shotgun or traffic cones, has the capacity to carry first-aid supplies in case of a minor injury. SEE POLICE, 3
Gridlocked lawmakers in the nation’s Capitol resolved their fiscal differences over the break by extending Washington’s borrowing power through May in a move that widened the gulf of inter-party GOP disputes. The decision to lift the debt ceiling passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 285-144, allowing the government to borrow more than $16.4 trillion until May 19, when Congress will revisit the matter in another likely budget clash. When the bill made it to the Senate on Jan. 31, it passed 64-34, with 50 Democrats, 12 Republicans, and two independents with “yes” votes. Voting “no” were one Democrat and 33 Republicans. The measure, only four and a half pages long, was a temporary BandAid to give more time in an attempt to address more pressing problems such as government funding and automatic spending cuts. The bill, poignantly called the No Budget, No Pay Act (H.R. 325), will delay paychecks to Congress members until a budget is passed. Speaker of the House John Boehner, who spearheaded the bill, has taken the role of political liaison between the embittered parties, making his way between the White House and Capitol Hill in the days and weeks
Cal State Fullerton and other participating CSU schools are now offering an online degree-completion program for students hoping to earn their bachelor and master’s degrees but are otherwise unable to attend class on campus. Cal State Online is a systemwide collection of services that support the delivery of fully online programs from campuses and provides support services for students. According to the CSU, the objective is to help students focus on obtaining their degrees, which includes 24/7 support from faculty. “It’s not available for typical undergraduate students,” said Ed Trotter, acting associate vice president of undergraduate programs. “A student who is walking around on campus right now can’t enroll in it.” Trotter said the program is designed for students who can not come to the university due to distance or other circumstances. “It’s a self-support program, meaning that the students in that program pay higher fees,” Trotter said. “Financially, we run it through extended education.” SEE ONLINE, 2
STATE | Gun control
Senator fires stricter gun laws for CA RAYMOND MENDOZA Daily Titan
leading up to the “fiscal cliff” deadline on the last day of 2012. “With the passage of this bill today, it’s pretty clear that we’re sending a message to the Democrat-controlled Senate: Do your job,” Boehner told reporters after the measure passed through the House. Before the decision was made on Jan. 23, members of Congress heard experts in the field of economics pitch their varied points of view on the hot-button issue that was to affect everyone. The Ways and Means Committee, the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives, was at the center of the stage debating the debt ceiling trying to hash out a solution before any more time dragged on. “Prolonged negotiation over the debt limit, however, has the potential for substantial downsides to our economy—increased uncertainty, instability in the markets, disruption to individual and families’ lives—and our standing in the world as having the currency of choice,” said G. William Hoagland, senior vice president of the Bipartisan Policy Center, in a statement to the committee in a hearing last Tuesday. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde said the U.S. should consider its “leading role” in the global economy when making policy decisions.
California state Senator Leland Y. Yee is proposing new gun laws and the implementation of Laura’s Law as the debate over the right to bear arms and stricter gun control continues to rage on a month after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The gun law proposals, titled SB 108 and SB 47, would force owners to purchase a gun lock for each gun and amends use of the “bullet button” on a rifle, respectively. Amending the use of the bullet button would limit the speed of a magazine change that is currently used. Yee said bullets would only be loaded one-by-one from the top of the gun and specifically names the AR-15 rifle, which was the same model used by Adam Lanza in the Sandy Hook shooting. SB 108 would require all guns to be properly stored with a trigger lock or in a lock box when the owner is not present. Adam Keigwin, Yee’s chief of staff, said while the gun laws will likely not stop all violent crimes, SB 47 is meant to stop the likelihood of mass casualty situations involving shooters. “Right now you can have, in California, what is called a bullet button and easily changes the magazine. You essentially can shoot that gun hundreds of times within a minute,” said Keigwin. “If those guns aren’t easily accessible in California, then no matter how the person gets their hands on it, it would be limited to a gun that essentially has ten shots.”
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