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NEWS | RESEARCH

Professor unearths four new species of lizards New species of the Anniella legless lizard are discovered in Bakersfield ADREANA YOUNG

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800 million in project work.

Benjamin Quillian, Ph.D., executive vice chancellor and chief financial officer for the CSU, said there are plans to work with Barclays, an international banking firm, to come up with a varied plan that could involve the privatization of infrastructure.

A proposal is expected by the end of the calendar year.

William Hauck, committee of finance chair, was confident that the university system will be able to adapt in addressing the issues of maintenance of infrastructure and increased enrollment should Brown deny the $250 million increase.

James Parham, Ph.D., assistant professor of geology at Cal State Fullerton, began his research on the Anniella lizard 15 years ago as a graduate student at UC Berkeley.

It was a side project, he said, something he thought would only produce a research paper and then he’d move on.

When Parham discovered four new species of the previously known Anniella lizards, he raised new questions about the species.

“You start collecting data and testing hypotheses and sometimes you find unexpected things,” Parham said. “And now, Anniella is something I expect to be studying for years to come.”

The Anniella lizard, more commonly known as the California legless lizard, is found throughout the state, ranging from the Bay Area all the way to parts of Baja California, Parham said.

They spend most of their lives in soft sand and they are not much bigger than a pencil. The Anniella lizard hasn’t been well studied because of how difficult they are to find.

Parham said they expected to find a second species of the legless lizard in Southern California.

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MARIAH CARRILLO / Daily Titan Gov. Jerry Brown speaks with members of the media at the chancellor’s office about upcoming California budget distribution affecting the California State University system on Tuesday.

Brown shoots down CSU budget plan

$250 million proposal would help improve infrastructure at CSUs NEREIDA MORENO & ANDRES GARCIA Daily Titan

California Gov. Jerry Brown attended the Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday to address budget proposals, online education and solutions to bottleneck courses within California State University schools.

The board presented the governor with a preliminary increase to the 2014-2015 budget of $250 million, well above the $142.2 million increase laid out

in Brown’s initial budget plan.

Gov. Brown said there is no possibility that the CSU will receive the increase, since the $142.2 million already represents a 10 percent increase for the 2014-15 budget.

“These institutions are very old and ancient, there are changes and there needs to be some adaptations that has to be considered,” Brown said.

The governor urged the trustees to look at the budget from multiple perspectives, including that of professors, staff, faculty and students.

“Each person, depending upon where they are looking from, sees the need in a slightly different way,” he said. “First you have a

NEWS | FUNDRAISING

Concert Under the Stars raises $260k

Saturday’s fundraising event drew thousands of donators to the university VALERIE SCHREPFERMAN Daily Titan

Approximately $260,000 in table sales and donations was collected in support of the 2013 Concert Under the Stars, Christopher

Bugbee, director of media relations at Cal State Fullerton, said.

It will be another at least another week before all external costs and revenues are finalized, but the university expects that they have raised between $25,000 and $30,000 for scholarships and student programs, Bugbee said.

After a three-year hiatus, Concert Under the Stars burst back onto the campus Saturday, resur-

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President Mildred García applauds performers on Saturday, Sept. 21.

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Professor champions gay rights programs on campus OPINION 4

Starbucks’ politicking has potential consequences FEATURES 6

Staff honored as outstanding CSUF members SPORTS 10

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desire, then the desire turns into a need and the need turns into a right and then the right turns into a lawsuit.”

Budget plans The 2014-2015 budget proposal addresses increased enrollment and the backlogs of maintenance and infrastructure on the 23 CSU campuses.

The cost of the 5 percent increase in enrollment will be covered by $160 million of the $250 million budgeted.

Tuition revenue would increase due to higher enrollment numbers.

The total cost could be reduced to $75 million as a result of an increase in tuition revenue, Robert recting a campus tradition.

CSUF’s community outreach and fundraising event attracted thousands.

The event was supported by the generosity of individuals and corporate partners. Table sponsorships for reserved tables and seats were filled and lawn seating was filled with attendees on blankets and chairs.

Concert Under the Stars holds a mission to “broaden the University’s visibility and influence in Orange County and Southern California, cultivate prospective supporters and provide funds for academic enrichment and student success.”

Over 30 sponsoring companies, community members, CSUF alumni, as well as current staff and students of the university, partook in supporting the entertainment for the evening provided by students and alumni from the university’s award-winning College of the Arts.

The President’s Office has funded the event in previous years, but this year University Advancement developed the program into a fundraiser, putting revenue from the event toward student scholarships and student programs.

Breaking a quarter-century tradition, Concert Under the Stars took a leave from the CSUF campus after the 2009 production.

“The economy of the state of California was in dire straits and the university simply didn’t have the money to produce it,” Jim Taulli, associate dean for the College of the Arts, said.

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Turnage, assistant vice chancellor for budget said.

“We’re asking the state to make an investment that amounts to $3,750 per student,” Turnage said. “I think that in terms of future payoffs to the state and its economy it’s a worthwhile investment to consider.”

The preliminary expenditure plan also includes the allocation of $15 million for the next three years to address the critical backlog of maintenance and infrastructure.

This would create a $45 million base in the budget that would carry over into the following years and would be used toward debt services on issue bonds that will be worth approximately $750-

FEATURES | SMOKING

Student smoker tries to balance habit with ban

Since the smoking ban CSUF has implemented workshops on how to quit HELENA REED

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Rob Delisle said he began smoking ten years ago. He said it started as a social thing that he would only do at parties.

Now, however, Delisle said when he can’t have a cigarette he feels drained and will sometimes sleep all day.

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Rob Delisle struggles with his goal to quit smoking cigarettes.

With Cal State Fullerton’s new ban on smoking on campus, Delisle has found it difficult to find alternative places to smoke while he’s at school.

“I go out to the edge of campus every time, and I have to book it because I have 45 minutes of breaks my entire 12 hour day,” Delisle said. “Fortyfive minutes of not being in class in which I have to both eat, smoke and really do anything for self-maintenance.”

CSUF put a ban on all tobacco and smoke products, including e-cigarettes, beginning Aug. 1 and became the first CSU campus to be officially smoke free.

The campus began implementing steps and programs, including removing the ashtrays around campus and hosting tobacco cessation workshops.

These tactics were added in an attempt to remind the public that it takes the new policy seriously and will have no tolerance for the smoking of any tobacco product on campus.

Although some students may believe this is a huge step towards a healthier campus, many feel that the new policy only complicates things.

Delisle said that since the ban has been implemented he believes he smokes more.

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The consistent rise of tuition at the time discouraged the university to continue the production.

Private sponsorships and ticket sales raised all of the money necessary to produce this year’s show.

Approximately 3,500 attendees dined under the stars.

A variety of gourmet food trucks or pre-ordered buffet meals from Big B’s Barbecue were available. Sponsors of the event, such as Honda, Edison International and Kaiser Permanente were seated at sponsorship tables ranging from Copper seating at $3,000 to Title seating at $25,000.

Reserved non-catered tables were $300 to $500. A reserved non-catered table seat was priced at $50. Lawn seats were also available at no charge.

The event highlighted The Preeminents, senior performers from the College of the Arts.

“The event last night was incredible!” Stephanie Inglese, a 21-year-old musical theatre

major and member of The Preeminents, said. “We have been working on the show for months!

Three days a week for two hours a day. And we had to remember everything over summer vacation! Hard work and dedication pay off!”

Erica Beck, Kirk Lawson, Andrew Sattler, Michael Dashefsky, Dominic Leslie, Mallory Staley, Devon Hadsell, Charles McCoy, Keaton Williams, Stephanie Inglese and Jack Riordan all expressed their gratitude and excitement about having the opportunity to perform.

“I still remember coming to this school freshman year and being extremely disappointed that Concert Under the Stars was no longer going to be around,” Riordan said. “To find out that it was coming back was an absolute surreal moment.”

Audience members welcomed multiple alumni to the stage, including 1996 graduate Kirsten Vangsness who stars in the CBS hit Criminal Minds. Associate professor Eve Himmelheber also graced the stage representing the Department of Theatre and Dance’s faculty and staff.

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CSU board of trustees meet to hash out future plans of budget distribution at the chancellor’s office in Long Beach on Tuesday.

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Gov. Brown included a multiyear plan that would increase funding to the University of California and CSU by $511 million up to the 2016-2017 fiscal year.

The state legislature has only approved the increase for the current 2013-2014 fiscal year.

Patching up the system The CSU has committed $10 million from the governor’s budget in May to alleviate bottlenecks and facilitate degree completion.

Ephraim Smith, a Board of Trustees member on the Committee on Educational Policy, said the funds will increase the number of courses available for undergraduate students enrolled in the CSU through online courses.

The money has been specifically allocated for those courses that have the highest demand, fill critically, and are prerequisites for many different degrees.

“Priority will be given to develop costs that serve greater numbers of students while providing equal or better learning opportunities,” Smith said.

The CSU is a leader nationally in the number of fully online programs they provide. There are approximately 3,250 fully online courses and 104 online degree programs.

Bottleneck Survey The Committee on Educational Policy began a survey report in May to identify specific bottleneck courses within the CSU. Each department chair was asked to identify bottleneck course in the department major including all prerequisite, service and general education (GE) classes.

The study found that 1,294 bottleneck courses currently exist within the CSU. The majority was concentrated among the 100, 200 and 300 level courses that are open to all students.

The bottleneck courses were grouped into six disciplines: art, business, science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), education, liberal arts and human and health services.

The greatest number of bottleneck courses are found in the STEM disciplines. According to the survey, 829 additional

sections in the department are needed in order to alleviate the bottleneck.

The most commonly reported reasons for these bottlenecks include the lack of funding to hire faculty, difficulties with room scheduling and limited lab space that cannot accommodate all students.

Strategy The Committee of Education and Policy proposed four programs to alleviate the identified bottleneck courses.

Committee member Gerry Hanley, Ph.D., said the focus of the four programs they are proposing is to provide more course, successfully for more students in the CSU. To improve student success for a timely graduation, Hanley said you need to examine key bottleneck courses, which he describes as high enrollment courses with low student success.

The first proposal is a courseredesign program.

Engineering, physics, math, critical thinking and statistics were among the courses examined by the CSU. Faculty members hosted various workshops called eAcademies during the summer to teach their peers how to incorporate technology into the curriculum.

The second proposed program provides more pathways to students towards graduation across the CSU to enroll in classes, including fully online courses.

Thirty-three fully online general education courses offered by 11 campuses this fall are available for students across the CSU. “These fully online courses are getting grey distributions that are comparable to what students are receiving in their face to face and hybrid courses,” Hanley said. “We didn’t want to provide these online courses and put students at risk of failing in these courses.”

First time freshmen and first time transfer students are not eligible to register for the fully online courses. Once you are eligible, you fill out a form and proceed to registration.

The third program focuses on the facility constraints when it comes to STEM lab courses.

Hanley said the committee is looking at using virtual hybrid courses so they can double the use of the facilities while main-

taining a quality learning experience.

Biology Labs Online and Smart Science are virtual labs currently employed by the CSU for online learning.

The fourth proposal focuses on student advisement.

Hanley said they want to provide students with 24/7 access to degree audit tools to prevent them from retaking courses and look forward to what courses

are available and required for their graduation.

“The range of courses that our campuses provide are rich, complex and many times our students might be confused about what courses can actually satisfy their requirements that you need for graduation,” Hanley said.

The board of trustees will vote on whether or not to approve the program in November.

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Douglas Faigin, trustee, speaks out against the sole use of online classes as a solution for bottleneck courses.

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President Mildred García and former Interim President Willie Hagan listen to concerns from students, teachers and alumni during an open forum.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 THURSDAY

DTBRIEFS Drugs, guns found in hotel VINCENT LA ROSA

An Orange resident was arrested Tuesday morning after police on a routine probation check found drugs, guns, ammunition and fraudulent checks in a Brea hotel room, according to the Brea Police Department.

Officials said Kelly Lynn Cook, 45, was staying at the Extended Stay Hotel in Brea, when they arrived around 6:45 a.m. to conduct a probation compliance search.

Cook agreed to let the officers into her room, where they found a semi-automatic handgun, two rifles, a shotgun, a starter’s pistol, ammunition, a laptop with computer software used to manufacture fraudulent checks and several fraudulent checks.

Large amounts of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were also found in her room.

Cook was arrested by the Brea Police Department and her charges include possession of a controlled substance with intention to sell, possession of drug paraphernalia and felony possession of a firearm in addition to her outstanding warrant.

Male rapist targets spas MIA MCCORMICK An unidentified male serial rapist is believed to be responsible for at least 30 sexual assaults and robberies across Southern California, authorities said.

According to the Los Angeles Times, these attacks have taken place at massage parlors throughout Riverside, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties for about a decade.

The man seems to target small businesses with immigrant employees.

The first reported attack was in Chino Hills in 2003.

The most recent attack reportedly occurred in Riverside in 2009.

Police worry that many attacks have gone unreported.

The rapist is reported to threaten to kill victims if they contact police, Riverside Police Detective Aurelio Melendrez said.

The Riverside County district attorney’s office will charge the man with 31 felonies upon arrest.

Nose is grown on forehead SARA HIATT Doctors in China have successfully grown a nose on a man’s forehead, according to LiveScience.

The 22-year-old male patient, nicknamed Xiaolian, was in a car accident last year when his nose was badly injured. Xiaolian could not afford surgery, resulting in a severe infection that left his nose unsalvageable.

Tissue expanders were first used to stretch the skin on under Xiaolian’s forehead, then doctors harvested skin and cartilage from the patient’s rib to help grow the nose.

Doctor’s hope to transplant the nose soon and believe Xiaolian will lead a normal life following the surgery.

This is the first time a nose has been grown on a forehead, but not the first artificial nose to be grown on a patient’s body. Last year, doctors grew a nose on a British man’s arm and successfully transplanted it to his face.

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Although the species was already known to live in Southern California, it wasn’t until Parham and his team’s research found that the California legless lizard could be divided into two separate species, the Anniella pulchra, residing in Northern California and the other in Southern California.

The Southern California legless lizard is now named the Anniella stebbinsi, after the late Robert Stebbins, a scientist who made huge contributions to the science world, Parham said. Stebbins died on Sept. 23.

However, Parham and his team unexpectedly found three other types of the Anniella lizard.

It was previously believed that the California legless lizard only had a yellow belly. Upon research, the team found two other species of lizards residing mostly in the San Joaquin Valley which have silver and purple bellies.

A third species was found in a few isolated springs in the Sierra Nevada, Parham said.

The names of the three other species they found are Anniella alexanderae, or Temblor legless lizard, Anniella grinnelli, or the Bakersfield legless lizard and Anniella campi, or

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Some of the purple-bellied Bakersfield legless lizards were found within the city limits of Bakersfield, Calif.

This was surprising to the team as it is not typical to discover a new species in such a densely developed area.

“When you think about people discovering new species you think about the Amazon rainforest, you don’t think about within the city limits of Bakersfield,” Parham said.

To find the lizards in order to study them, Parham and co-discoverer Theodore Papenfuss, Ph.D., a research scientist at UC Berkeley, put out boards in the area they believed the reptiles inhabited, and waited for it to rain. The rain created an ideal microhabitat that attracted the lizards.

From there, the team could collect specimens to study their differences.

One difference between these legless lizards is that they are not snakes. Parham explains that snakes are in fact legless lizards, but not all legless lizards are snakes.

Legless lizards are more rigid than snakes, which are more f lexible, and snakes only have one lung, said Parham.

Parham, who is also the faculty curator of paleontology at the John D. Cooper Archeol-

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A. alexanderae A. stebbinsi A. grinnelli A. pulchra A. campi

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MIKE TRUJILLO / Daily Titan Source: UC Berkeley The various breeds of Anniella lizard inhabit expanses of northern and southern California.

ogy and Paleontology Center, said he plans to continue his research on the Anniella lizard at CSUF. “This is very much the debutante ball of the Anniella announcement,” Parham said.

“Now that these lizards are named and now that they are known, now it comes times to roll up our sleeves and learn more about them.”

Both Papenfuss and Parham said they will be continuing to research their new discoveries in the future.

Parham said he hopes to be able to locate the geographic distributions of the different species, to establish their conservation status, find additional new species if there are any and to understand why there are so many of these spe-

cies in California.

“I think it is important to point out that there is still biodiversity in California that has not been discovered and documented,” Papenfuss said.

“Many people think new species are only found in remote places like Borneo and the Amazon Basin, but there is still much to be learned right here in California.”

Professor supports LGBT programs Professor has supported Queer Studies minor, new LGBTQ Resource Center IAN O’BRIEN Daily Titan

Championing gay rights, Cal State Fullerton professor John D. Ibson, Ph.D., received recognition for his contributions to the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transsexual Queer community on campus.

Ibson has been presented with two awards for his active involvement toward gay rights.

The Orange County Equality Coalition awarded Ibson the Courage and Vision Award and The Center OC presented him with the Harvey Milk Day “Hope is Never Silent” Award.

“I’m not a quiet person so it makes sense that I received a ‘never silent’ award. I’ve gotten emails from past and present students along with strangers. The outpour of support has been great,” Ibson said.

In 2011, Ibson helped establish a queer studies minor.

“The queer studies minor sends a positive message to students and it’s good for all students. If there’s a battle against bigotry, everyone wins,” Ibson said.

With his qualifications, Ibson

has made gay rights one of his top priorities to include in his research, for over 42 years and continues to do so today.

“It’s astonishing how far the gay rights movement has come.

When I was hired in 1972, same-sex activity in private among consenting was illegal in California,” Ibson said.

Ibson witnessed many changes in his years of teaching.

“There were no organizations for LGBTQ students and very few gay and lesbian faculty were open about their sexuality,” Ibson said.

Although Ibson attempts to make his voice heard on these matters, he doesn’t bring his activism inside the classroom.

“I am who I am and I’ll speak out if I feel that something needs to be said, but my class is no place for social activism.

I want students to feel like they can have a safe and friendly discussion no matter who they are,” Ibson said.

The new LGBTQ Resource Center offers support to students who may need it.

“Our resource center is a program made available to LGBTQ students,” Ashley Moore, a graduate assistant of the LGBTQ Resource Center, said.

The resource center is allied with the Health Center and psychological counseling services on campus, according to Moore.

In addition to promoting equality and receiving the Harvey Milk Day Award, Ibson has written a book called Picturing Men: A Century of Male Relationships in Everyday American Photography.

This book explores how men’s affection for each other through friendship and intimacy is declining.

Faculty members have also been involved in the LGBTQ movement on campus. One of these faculty members includes Karyl Ketchum, a close associate of Ibson.

“Karyl has played an instrumental part in me getting recognition and receiving these awards,” Ibson said.

Ketchum teaches courses that are offered in the queer studies minor, such as women and gender studies.

Ibson’s support for the LGBTQ community has spread tolerance, and now there are 42 faculty affiliates for the queer studies department. This gives queer students many options, Ketchum said.

Ketchum added that she is very pleased with the results of Ibson’s crusading.

“Ibson’s awards have proven that the LGBTQ community on campus is growing and vibrant, and he has made sure to keep this growing,” Ketchum said.

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A motorcycle lies in the street following a collision with a pickup truck.

Motorcyclist injured in collision on State College SARA HIATT & MIA MCCORMICK Daily Titan

A motorcyclist was taken to St. Jude’s Hospital following a collision with a truck on State College Boulevard Wednesday night, Sgt. Castillo, of the City of Fullerton Police Department, said.

The truck was driving southbound on State College and made a left turn in front of the unidentified motorcyclist, Castillo said.

The motorcyclist was not able to stop in time and collided with the passenger side door of the truck.

The motorcyclist sustained head injuries, but was conscious at the scene, Castillo said.

Police and two fire trucks responded to the accident that occurred around 7:54 p.m.

The driver of the truck did not sustain injuries.

There was minimal damage to the truck upon impact.

The truck’s right rear view mirror detached from the vehicle, and the truck had some minor dents from the crash.

Courtesy of Cal State Fullerton Professor John Ibson, Ph.D., received the Harvey Milk award last spring following achievements in gay rights.

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The Seattle-based coffee house has drawn a particular crowd due to its advocacy of certain public policies.

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In 2012, the Starbucks CEO joined Microsoft and Nike to show support for a state bill supporting gay marriage.

Starbucks’ foray into politics is risky

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The Seattle-based coffee corporation, Starbucks, has begun to shift from a company devoted to providing morning coffee for students and workers alike to instead focus on a myriad controversial issues in America.

In 2012, Starbucks, along with Microsoft and Nike, announced their support for a Washington state bill to legalize same-sex marriage, according to CNN. It is in the best interest of Starbucks as a multinational

corporation to remain neutral on partisan issues, as well as any issue that may be seen in the public eye as controversial.

Starbucks takes the risk of losing profits when they voice their opinions.

Customers may feel inclined to support other corporations who don’t put their stances in the public eye. Consumers go to stores for the products, not to support certain ideals.

Speaking to CNN, investoranalyst Tom Stauber reported seeing a decline in sales during the first quarter after the announcement was made.

CNN reported that the National Organization for Marriage created a “Dump Starbucks” boycott after the company voiced their support of

same-sex marriage.

Given the assumption that Starbucks is an equal opportunity employer, the company should not state their sentiments on matters that do not affect them, especially if voicing opinions could affect business.

According to Starbucks, “we pride ourselves on being a great place to work. We are deeply dedicated to our core values — to embrace diversity and treat each other with respect and dignity.”

As individuals, the employees are entitled to have their own personal perspectives but it should not impact the way they work or their responsibilities.

Embracing diversity and treating each other with respect and dignity are characteristics

for the perfect place to work.

Though the company became the center of unwanted scrutiny after they publicly endorsed marriage equality, it soon became clear that the coffee chain did not learn from its mistakes.

After Starbucks reaffirmed their position that gun owners can carry their firearms where permitted by law, the coffee giant became embroiled in yet another unsolicited dispute with pro-gun rights activists convening in Starbucks stores with their fancy weaponry in plain sight.

The celebratory event became known as “Starbucks Appreciation Day,” despite the company never having explicitly endorsed gun rights.

These series of events

prompted Schultz to readdress the company’s adherence to open carry laws. In a statement published on Starbucks’ website, Schultz asked that customers refrain from bringing firearms into Starbucks’ stores or outdoor seating areas.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Schultz said that the company had been debating over the open carry issue at great lengths. The chairman and CEO said Starbucks customers were put off by seeing guns entering the stores.

He then reaffirmed the company’s neutrality, while maintaining his request that customers no longer carry firearms on their person when visiting Starbucks stores.

Schultz added that guns

would detract from the “third place” environment that Starbucks seeks to market their coffee stores as.

Schultz’s goal is to give gun owners an opportunity to respect the company’s request without having to put their employees in a dangerous situation confronting armed customers.

The corporation is once again alienating itself from the viewpoints of certain customers and are putting their own political agenda ahead of the satisfaction of their customers.

Starbucks may be commended by some for taking a populist position on a controversial issue, but they are taking a huge risk by alienating key constituencies that have traditionally supported them for years.

Food stamp program needs to be fixed, not cut House Republicans need to be cautious before making drastic cuts CHU-LING YEE Daily Titan

Approximately 46 million people in the United States may soon be facing uncertain circumstances after the House of Representatives proposed cutting funds from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides low-income families with food stamps.

Instead of cutting funds from SNAP and placing millions of families in a financial crisis, Congress should look into different ways to administer the program that will prevent individuals from abusing it.

House Republicans approved cuts in food stamps by $40 billion

between 2014 and 2023, although they did face considerable opposition. The bill barely passed with a vote of 217 to 210.

Republicans argued that the federal government spent $80 billion a year on food stamps and people are finding loopholes in the system, taking advantage of government assistance.

In August, Fox News profiled one of the many abusers of the program, Jason Greenslate.

Greenslate, 28, was shown on camera using his food stamps to purchase sushi and lobster, two fairly high-priced meals.

The network then distributed the footage to politicians in Capitol Hill, where Republicans used Greenslate as a poster boy for their fight to cut spending for SNAP. Fox News acted irresponsibly by sending the footage to Congress in an attempt to influ-

ence their vote. Greenslate was unfairly singled out as one of countless evil perpetrators who abuse the system, even though Fox does not actually have evidence indicating that Greenslate is representative of the average food stamp recipient.

Though there may be a select few who know how to work the system, a $40 billion cut from the program can prove harmful for families who rely on this program on a daily basis to put food on the table.

Each state sets their own standards on who can receive benefits from the program and how much assistance they receive depending on their financial situation.

However, the federal government needs to find a more suitable method to determine who can be the beneficiaries of SNAP. Currently, anyone can apply to receive food stamps and

the program will determine whether they are eligible to receive help.

However, people have found various loopholes to cheat the system in order to be provided with free assistance.

Food stamp recipients need to agree to look for work each month, and program administrators need to hold recipients accountable. For someone who is Greenslate’s age, greater pressure needs to be applied to ensure people like Greenslate are actively seeking employment.

Of course, there should obviously be exceptions for the elderly who are past working age.

For those who are working and

a part of the program, administrators need to examine a worker’s performance and determine whether they are putting their strongest effort into their jobs.

“Living on food stamps meant that food dominated my life,” Panera Bread CEO Ron Shaich said while appearing on Fox News. Shaich proved how hard it is to live on $4.50 a day as he tried it for a week.

Slashing the program will only mean having less to feed families.

Voting to cut food stamps shows a complete disregard to the issue of child poverty. Forty-five percent of children are living in lowincome households, according to the National Center for Children

in Poverty. As many households receiving government assistance are living with children, Congress needs to be certain they are not cutting off an essential lifeline.

Without the necessary nutrition, a child’s brain cannot fully comprehend classwork. Schools advocate for students to receive a proper nutrition to help them succeed in the classroom. Teachers advise students of all grade levels to eat a healthy breakfast to help them focus on their studies.

In order for a brain to function, it needs the good type of fats, complex carbohydrates, vitamins and water.

The cycle of poverty continues if a child cannot be educated.

Courtesy of Flickr Reducing funds for SNAP puts over 46 million people in risk who rely on the program to pay for groceries.

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Club helps raise funds for kids in need One in ten children with a cleft lip or palate die before their first birthday ALLY FITZGERALD Daily Titan

Operation Smile Club, which was founded on campus last fall, has one mission: to change the life of one child per semester by financing his or her corrective cleft lip or cleft palate surgery.

A child is born with a cleft lip or palate every three minutes, and one in ten of them die before their first birthday, according to OperationSmile.org.

The common condition, which often renders children unable to eat, speak or smile, can be corrected with a simple surgery that takes less than one hour to complete.

The life-changing, sometimes life-saving, surgeries cost $240.

In addition to providing these services for children who would otherwise be unable to receive them, this globally recognized organization helps to train doctors and other medical professionals around the world to help children in need.

Chelsey Padilla, 21, a biology major who serves as the club’s event coordinator, said that many students are surprised to learn that the facial deformity is not only a cosmetic problem, but is also potentially life-threatening.

The treatable condition makes it close to impossible for children to consume food and receive necessary nutrition essential to good health.

This is especially true in countries where resources of all kinds are scarce.

The majority of the surgery recipients are children and young adults living in ThirdWorld countries.

Although the club has a serious mission, it raises funds by hosting light-hearted events.

The club’s secretary, Mary Bueno, 20, said during last year’s “What makes you smile” campaign, students were told to write about something silly, goofy or cute that made them

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“When I do take a smoke break I’m more likely to smoke two or three because I know I’m going to be looking at being stuck in class for three hours,” Delisle said. “Between classes it’s hard enough to take a smoke but now when there’s a five minute break from class I can’t get all the way back out to the outside of campus.”

For many student smokers, CSUF’s new smoking ban has not only proved to be difficult, but some students feel it has failed to give them a choice.

To make sure individuals are abiding by the new policy, the university has given power to students, faculty, staff and visitors to make sure that people are following the rules.

Delisle admits that he is aware of the fact that smoking may purpose public health issues, but feels that university officials went a little too far in creating the policy.

“Depending on what the

Courtesy of MCT The Operation Smile Club on campus raises funds to pay for surgery for one child each semester.

smile and take a picture with it.

During the campaign, donations were accepted to help pay for the surgeries that would give a child the ability to smile.

Meggie Bohn, 22, who helped to co-found the club on campus last year, said the group has also sat in as audience members on shows, such as Guys With Kids and America’s Funniest Home Videos.

Padilla and Bohn decided to start the Cal State Fullerton chapter of Operation Smile in order to specifically help children with cleft lips and palates.

“I thought it would be a good

way to reach to those kids who didn’t have the opportunities for their cleft lips and palates,” Bohn said.

At each event, people in attendance paid a small amount of money.

The funds collected at these events where then placed towards providing the surgery for a child in need.

The club also hosts bake sales and accept donations throughout the semester.

Although the majority of the club’s members say they plan to go into the medical profession, membership is open to all students who wish to help

thinking is behind the smoking ban, if you don’t want people to have to walk through smoke, it would have been much better to isolate it into designated smok-

and I hate when people litter everywhere,” Destiny Wells, 19, a sophomore and kinesiology major, said.

Wells said she feels that since the ban, she has seen fewer cigarettes on the ground, especially around previously prominent smoking areas such as near Langsdorf Hall.

However, not all students feel the ban is as important as the university is making it out to be.

Matthew Carroll, a 22-yearold senior majoring in criminal justice, said he believes CSUF’s efforts to prevent people from smoking should go towards other things.

“I feel like it’s sort of a waste of time and effort,” Carroll said.

For Delisle, abiding by the rules is difficult at times, but it’s still not the main complaint.

“The ban has no real teeth,” Delisle said. “I understand where the ban is coming from and I’m trying to be as accommodating as possible and helping whatever the goal is, as long as it’s not trying to get me to quit smoking.”

“When I do take

a smoke break I’m more likely to smoke two or three because I know I’m going to be stuck in class for three hours.”

Rob Delisle

Social Work major ing areas,” Delisle said.

While the smell of cigarette smoke is a big complaint amongst non-smoking students, many would like to walk through a clean campus without cigarette butts.

“I don’t like the way it smells,

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on Oct. 2 at Titan Walk from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to raise funds for the campaign.

All are welcomed and are encouraged to stop by, purchase goodies and in the process help change a child’s life.

Each small contribution

helps to make a big difference in the life of a child in need.

For more information about the club, the upcoming bake sale, other future events or on joining the club, contact Operation Smile Club President Taylor Schmelz.

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There is a $30 fee for initial membership in the club, and a $10 fee for returning members The club meets on the second Wednesday of each month.

The club will be hosting its first bake sale of the semester

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CSUF faculty recognized at award ceremony

Courtesy of Cal State Fullerton LEFT TO RIGHT: Sue Fisher, University Police emergency managment coordinator, Cheng Lee, liaison for the IT Department on campus and Josh Loudon, student adviser, were three of the 34 honored for the work.

Thirty-four CSUF staff members recieved the Titan Excellence award KAILEY DEMARET Daily Titan

Many Cal State Fullerton faculty and staff members perform good deeds that may go unnoticed by students, but some of those members were recently recognized as outstanding by the school.

The winners were nominated by peers in their respective departments.

CSUF staff members, Sue

Fisher, Cheng Lee and Josh Loudon were honored with the Titan Excellence Award, along with 31 others.

Fisher has been a member of the CSUF staff for over 20 years and said she still loves what she does.

Fisher works in the department of the University Police as an emergency management coordinator.

“I was honored and surprised both at the same time,” Fisher said. “In fact I thought there was someone else from our department that was going to get the award.”

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helps plan for emergency situations on campus.

She is one of three staff members in the University Police Department.

“I think one of the things that’s working in the police department has done for me personally is that, they exemplify everyday what dedication is and how much the teamwork aspect of things makes a huge difference in what you do every day,” Fisher said.

Lee is the technical liaison for the IT department and handles technological concerns. He has worked for the campus for five years.

He fixes items for faculty, staff members and any other administration needs.

“It’s never boring. Everyday is different,” Lee said.

When Lee is called to a problem, he resolves it and has hence been known as a “problem solver” in the tech area on campus.

“I was surprised because in my line of work I usually only help one person at a time, whereas winners in the past … their work either affected lots of students or lots of staff,” Lee said.

Loudon is a student adviser and has been working professionally with the university for

two years.

He began working with CSUF as a graduate student and found his calling for helping students during that time.

“I kind of fell into academic advising, I did my master’s in anthropology here,” Loudon said. “(Advising) ended up being something that I really loved.”

As a student adviser, Loudon helps many students stay on the graduation path.

Being an adviser wasn’t what he went to school for, but it just seemed like a perfect fit for him.

Loudon is one of the newest members of the staff to receive

this award.

“It was a very nice surprise,” Loudon said. “Your director or supervisor nominates you, and so they were doing this all without me knowing. It was kind of nice to be awarded something by surprise.”

All of the staff and faculty winners have worked hard to achieve success.

Throughout the hard work, many staff members still enjoy what they do.

“I love the fact that I get to work with different students every day,” Loudon said. “I really enjoy making a difference on the campus.”

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CSUF to conclude non conference play Titans hope that their two goal effort against USC ignites offensive burst IAN O’BRIEN Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team will head to Malibu to play the Pepperdine Waves tomorrow night.

The Titans are coming off of a thrilling victory against the USC Trojans on the road.

They won 2-1 in double overtime with just over two minutes left in the game.

Sophomore defender Morgan Batcheller scored the game-winning goal for the Titans, giving them their first win since Sept.

13 and also their first road win of the season.

The nail-biting victory over the Trojans puts the Titans’ record at 4-3-2.

Beating Southern California finally snapped the Titans out of a scoring slump that had ranged since they only scored one goal in their last four games.

The Titans will look to gain momentum from their exciting road win and add another win to their road record.

Another road win should boost the Titans’ confidence, which should help them as they begin Big West conference play next week.

Senior midfielder Erica Mazeau leads the Titans with five total points including two goals and one assist.

While senior midfielder Janali West leads the Titans with two assists so far this season.

Senior goalkeeper Lindsey Maricic holds an .875 save per-

centage with 42 saves out of 48 shots on goal. Maricic’s season includes four shutouts.

The Titans collectively hold a .060 shot percentage, while they have held their opponents to a .055 shot percentage.

The Titans will continue their road trip to Malibu to play Pepperdine before they return to Fullerton to host the Gonzaga Bulldogs.

The match against Pepperdine looks like it will be a suspenseful one since both the Titans and the Waves are similarly ranked.

The Waves are ranked 48th in the country according to the NCAA Women’s Soccer Rating Percentage Index (RPI) rankings, and the Titans are ranked 56th.

Pepperdine holds a 5-3-1 record for the season so far, with a home record of 3-1-1. The Titans are 1-2 on the road so far this season.

The Titans’ defense will face a challenge when they take on the Waves. The Waves are coming off a 3-1 win against Fresno State, marking their highest goal scores and best offensive performance of the season.

Junior forward Lynn Williams leads the Waves with nine goals and two assists, totaling 20 points on the season.

Freshman goalkeeper Hannah Siebert has an .855 save percentage for the Waves.

She has 59 saves out of 69 shots on goal. Siebert also has three shutouts for the season.

The Waves have a .085 shot percentage with their opponents holding a .074 shot percentage.

The Bulldogs are ranked No. 232 in the country with a 3-41 overall record by the NCAA

Women’s Soccer RPI ranking.

The Bulldogs are looking to break out of a scoring slump.

They have been shut out in their last two matches.

Their most recent scoreless game came against University of Nevada.

The tightly contested game was a double overtime match that went the full 110 minutes and ended in a scoreless draw.

Sophomore forward Heather Johnson leads Gonzaga with two goals and four overall points. Junior midfielder Tori Lee trails Johnson by only one point with three points.

Gonzaga freshman defender Sarah Carter leads the Bulldogs in assists with two, giving her two points so far this season.

Sophomore goalkeeper Christie Tombari has a .767 save per-

centage with 23 saves out of 30 shots on goal. Tombari has also notched four shutouts for the season.

Gonzaga has a .047 shot percentage, while their opponents hold a .107 shot percentage.

The Titans’ next match will take place tomorrow afternoon at Pepperdine University and it will start at 3 p.m.

The Titans will come back to

Fullerton after that game to face Gonzaga on Sunday, Sept. 29 at noon.

All fans who attend Sunday’s game will receive free CSUF T-shirts, but the supply will be limited, so arriving on time is recommended.

For more information on the CSUF women’s soccer team and all Titan Athletics, go to FullertonTitans.com

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Freshman defender Jazzmin Mancilla, the Big West Conference leader in assists, sprints down the field in search of setting up a scoring opportunity.

Titans aim to finally spike Hawai’i Julie Consani is in range of becoming CSUF’s seventh all-time leader in assists REBECCA LOPEZ Daily Titan

After losing to American University on Sunday, the Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball team are 7-5 in their non-conference schedule and will travel to Hawai’i for their first conference test of the season.

This Friday, Sept. 27, the Titans will begin their Big West Conference play at the University of Hawai’i in Honolulu.

The Hawai’i Rainbow Wahine will be defending their 2012 Big West Conference championship title.

Prior to their loss against American and the previous game to USC, the Titans had the bar set high early on in the season, winning all of their matches during the Fullerton Classic.

Although post-classic play has been inconsistent with wins and losses alternating each match, the Titans go into the weekend conference play with a steady record under their belts.

Hawai’i’s non-conference season record concludes at 11-1

after a clean sweep of Wichita State while playing in the Shocker Volleyball Classic.

This win bumped the Rainbow Wahine up from number seven to number six in the country just before the conference matches begin.

Although senior outside hitter Bre Moreland lead the team in their last game with 23 kills and 13 digs, Hawai’i senior outside hitter Emily Hartong, will prove to be a challenge for Moreland and the Titans.

Hartong is ranked 10th nationally in kills with an average of 4.66 per set, and currently leads the team in overall points record and was named the Big West Player of the Week on Monday.

Senior right side hitters Leah Best and Alyse Hensley lead the team in overall points record in the season thus far.

Best, with 3.05 kills per set and 3.07 digs per set and Hensley, with 2.88 kills per set and 3.31 digs per set.

The Titans overall team stats have been positive, with CSUF outnumbering their opponents in attacks, sets, serves and defense.

While their error ratio is

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Junior setter Julie Consani sets up teammate Ariana Salazar for a spike.

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less in comparison to their opponents, the team’s issues with blocking and errors handling the ball could prove to be detrimental during the upcoming match.

Last season the Titans ended their conference schedule with a record of 9-9, finishing off their 2012 season with an overall record of 15-16.

In play against top-25 teams, Fullerton is 0-1, with their loss being a sweep against No. 4 USC. Hawai’i is ranked No. 6 in the nation after posting their 11-1 non-conference record.

CSUF leads the Big West Conference in attacking percentage of .152 and averaged 17.38 digs per set.

Junior setter Julie Consani leads the conference in an average of 11.10 assists per set, also ranking her career assists at eighth all-time in CSUF history.

Freshman libero McKenna Painton’s 4.47 digs per set average places her at the top of the conference.

Titan head coach Carolyn Zimmerman is in her 12th season and will lead the girls into the conference as the winningest head coach in Fullerton history with .493 as her alltime record.

Zimmerman’s Hawai’i counterpart is head coach Dave Shoji, who is in his 39th season with the Rainbow Wahine.

Shoji has an .858 winning percentage, the second highest percentage among all active Division I head coaches.

With this game being the two team’s 30th overall meeting, Fullerton’s attempt to end their 29 game losing streak against Hawai’i will be the their biggest obstacle.

The game will take place Friday, Sept. 27 at 10 p.m. at the Stan Sheriff Center.

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