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The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
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Volume 96 Issue 1
Student dies in possible suicide NEREIDA MORENO Daily Titan
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Thomas Pulver, 36, previously worked for CSUF Children’s Center. Police investigating if any CSUF children were harmed.
Ex-CSUF worker arrested Thomas Pulver charged with molesting children SAMUEL MOUNTJOY Daily Titan A man who worked at the Cal State Fullerton Children’s Center from 2005 to early 2009 was arrested August 15 in Los Angeles County on eight felony counts of child sexual assault, according to statements issued by CSUF and University of California, Irvine. Thomas Pulver, 36, is being held on $2.4 million bail at Men’s Central Jail in Los
Angeles, according to LA County Sheriff’s Department arrest records. CSUF University Police and other law enforcement agencies are investigating whether other children, including those under the care of the Children’s Center, were harmed. The victim was a 3-yearold female relative, Sgt. Nancy Drake of the LA County Sheriff’s Department’s special-victims unit told the Orange County Register.
Thomas Pulver • 36 years old • Charged with eight counts of child molestation • Worked at CSUF Children’s Center from 2005 to early 2009, then UCI childcare until Sept. 2013
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SAMUEL MOUNTJOY Daily Titan A rape, which occurred in May in the dorms area was reported to campus police last week, according to University Police crime logs. The victim was incapable of providing consent, according to the logs. It is unknown if the victim was male or female.
This is the second incidence of rape this year. It occurred less than a month after the last reported rape on campus, which also occurred in the dorms area. Cal State Fullerton has not released a statement on the rape and University Police did not provide any further details other than that involved parties have been interviewed. The two rapes this year are the first since 2010, when there were two forcible
CYNTHIA WASHICKO Daily Titan
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July 2011
Box office begins using new software
comfortable coming forward, so we just try to do our best to let people know that we’re here for them.” Victims of rape are advised to call a rape crisis center or the police right away. Clothes and other belongings victims had during the incident should be kept so they can be used as evidence in a criminal trial. Most employees of the university are required to report to law enforcement if a student tells them they were raped.
November 2011 - November 2012
Approximately $58,000 in sales revenue from the Performing Arts Center box office were not delivered to CSUF Auxiliary Services Corporation
August 2, 2013
Box office procedure will be added to have individual review and approve monthly reconciliations
CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White requested OUA to conduct an investigation
November 25, 2013
A Cal State Fullerton greek organization has been placed on interim suspension for a culturally insensitive social media post published during an off-campus recruitment event early last week. The post was reported to the dean of students office on Thursday, said Anthony Pang, Associate Director of the Office of Student Life and Leadership. The group, which has not been identified as a fraternity or sorority, has been placed on interim suspension while an investigation into the incident is underway, Pang said. He would not identify the organization involved. The office has been in touch with the organization’s national headquarters, he said, but there has been no comment from it yet.
District Attorney refuses CSUF police search warrant request citing time delay and lack of probable cause
“We are just starting this process. The information came in on Thursday so we’ve taken the opportunity to connect with our campus partners, connect with the organization, and that’s primarily where we’re at and then we’re proceeding forward with the fact-finding process,” Pang said. No additional incidents have been reported from the event. University Police have not yet been a part in the investigation, although Pang said they may become involved as the investigation proceeds. Any student impacted by the event can contact the Counseling and Psychological Services department of the CSUF Student Health Center at (657) 278-3040, or the Diversity Initiatives and Resource Centers at (657) 278-3234. This is a developing story. Visit www.dailytitan.com throughout the week for more information.
May 2012
Campus personnel notices financial discrepancies
January 30, 2013
February 12, 2013
Audit investigation completed. Concludes missing funds are likely result of criminal activity
October 31, 2013
rapes on campus, according to the Jeanne Clery crime statistics. Since victims do not always report that they were raped, the actual number may be higher, said Lt. Scot Willey of the University Police in April. “Sexual assaults on college campuses are one of the most underreported crimes that occur,” Willey said. “We are always assuming that there are more (victims) out there that just don’t feel
Greek org. put on suspension Report of culturally insensitive social media post prompts investigation by CSUF
Second rape this year reported Incident occurred less than a month after previous rape on campus in dorms area
An unidentified male, who has been provisionally identified as a student, was found dead early Friday morning in front of the Eastside Parking Structure at Cal State Fullerton. The male, who was in his early 20s, appeared to have fallen from the structure, said University Police Capt. John Brockie. He could not confirm whether it was a suicide. Officials do not suspect foul play. This is the second death
in two years at the Eastside Parking Structure. A 48-year-old woman died by suicide in 2012 when she jumped from the structure. A statement should be issued by the university later this week, said a university official. Counseling and Psychological Services can provide free and confidential professional help to students. The CAPS office can be reached at (657) 278-3040 This is a developing story. Visit www.dailytitan. com throughout the week for more information.
President Mildred García writes to Chancellor White asking for assistance from the Office of the University Auditor
January 27, 2014
District Attorney advises CSUF police that evidence is insufficient to support a criminal proceeding
January 2013
Overdrawn account of approximately $58,000
March 2014
OC Superior Court’s Public Corruption Unit refuses to review case because value of loss doesn’t meet threshold
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This timeline follows the nearly two-year-long investigation of $58,694 which was likely stolen from the CSUF Performing Arts box office in 2011 and 2012.
Case of missing $58k ends without an arrest Time delay and lack of sufficient evidence cause DA to deny criminal proceeding
SAMUEL MOUNTJOY Daily Titan An investigation into $58,694 which was discovered missing last year from the Performing Arts box office concluded earlier this
month without an arrest, according to a statement issued by University Police. The Orange County District Attorney’s office advised University Police in January that there was insufficient evidence to support a criminal proceeding against any current or former university employees.
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In November, a search warrant had been refused due to lack of probable cause and the time elapsed since the money went missing. University Police has not commented on who or what location the warrant was issued for. The Orange County Superior Court’s Public
Corruption Unit refused to review the case because the monetary amount fell below their threshold for further investigation. The investigation began on Aug. 2, 2013 when an audit by the University Audit office concluded that the missing money was “likely the result of criminal activity.”
University Police spent the following weeks interviewing box office employees and looking over Cal State Fullerton’s Auxiliary Services Corporation deposit records and box office documents. The money was discovered missing in May 2012 when College of the Arts staff noticed financial discrepancies
within the department, but chalked it up to a clerical error. An overdrawn account in January 2013 revealed the missing funds. In an October interview, CSUF President Mildred Garcia said the person alleged to have stolen the money no longer works at the university. VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM