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Outcome of Prop. 30 will determine tuition The CSU Board of Trustees voted for their Prop. 30 contingency plans DOMINIQUE ROCKER Daily Titan
On Sept. 18 and 19, the CSU Board of Trustees discussed Proposition 30 and voted on several contingency plans that will go into effect when the results of the Nov. 6 election is announced. Proposition 30 is a bill on the ballot that would give mandatory funding to K-12 schools and community colleges and give any leftovers to California universities and other public programs. The funding would come from increased taxes that this measure would put into place if passed. Personal income taxes for earners over $250,000 would increase for the next seven years and sales taxes would increase by a quarter-cent for the next four years. Jarret Lovell, an assistant criminal justice professor, said he believes the tax is a fair cost for public education in California. “I think what’s important to focus on is that it is fair. It asks everybody to share in the cost of California’s public education system,” said Lovell. “In the past, the burden has been placed on students, who are those least likely to be able to afford those sacrifices,” Lovell said. “In the past, faculty have been asked the same.” Kayla Coriaty, a senior political science major and Chief Governmental Officer for Associated Students Inc., agreed. “The tax is not obscene, but Proposition 30 is essentially a band-aid for the CSU, because what it provides if it passes is minimal compared to the detrimental impact if it does not pass,” said Coriaty. The consequences includes fee and tuition hikes as well as student and faculty cuts if the bill does not pass. In addition, the CSU would get
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Proposition 30 Outcomes If it passes: • Personal income taxes for earners over $250,000 would rise. • Sales taxes would increase by one quarter-cent. • Tuition will go back to fall 2011 levels. • CSU will reimburse students, about $500 per each student.
If it fails: • Automatic $250 million “trigger cut” will occur. • Tuition will rise another $150 per student. • Approximately 20,000 students looking to enter the CSU will be denied. • Faculty pay will remain stagnant.
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Tents lined the Quad Wednesday at the Career Center Graduate School Expo. Most schools highlighted their business programs.
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Grad schools show off their best to reel in students after graduation at exposition NICHOLAS RUIZ Daily Titan
a budget cut of $250 million. In order to offset that, the Board of Trustees voted on several plans that will go into effect depending on the Nov. 6 outcome. If Proposition 30 passes, the board will roll back tuition to what it was in last fall and reimburse students the previous 9 percent cut, resulting in about a $498 refund per student. If it does not pass, there would be an initial 5 percent tuition increase, amounting to about $150 added per student per semester. SEE PROP, 3
Cal State Fullerton’s Career Center hosted the Graduate School Expo in the Quad Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Many departments from graduate schools were there to provide information to students, including business programs. Nick Fabrizio, 23, a business and accounting major, made a quick decision about where he wanted to go once arriving at the expo before the event even began. “First, I wandered around to see what schools are here and what programs they’re offering,” said Fabrizio. “And because I am a business major, I immediately found where all the business schools are congregated at.
The first one I went to was CSUF’s Mihaylo’s School of Business and Economics.” Giselle Velazquez, an M.B.A. Program Representative from CSUF’s College of Business and Economics, was one who was there to help students in any way she could. “I am here talking to students about the Mihaylo graduate programs, including the M.B.A. and our other master’s programs,” said Velazquez. “We offer a lot of programs. There’s three different M.B.A.s that we offer. We also have master’s programs in taxation, accountancy, information technology, information systems, and economics.” With so much competition for students’ attention, the representatives had to sell their departments on unique qualities. “One thing is that on average, the return on the investment that you get from the Mihaylo Graduate School program takes 2.5 years versus the average of other colleges, which is 3.5 years,” Velazquez said. “So the
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CAMPUS | ASI scholarships
Director ‘keeps it real’ for play debut
ASI offers scholarships for outstanding students 375 students applied for the same eight scholarships last year
Baby with the Bathwater, a satirical comedy, to open curtains Friday in the Hallberg Theatre until Oct. 21
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Kari Hayter walks out of the directing class she teaches, smiling, and fielding questions from the undergraduate students who are just beginning to learn what it means to be a director. It was not so long ago that Hayter was the one hurling questions at her teachers at Cal State Fullerton. The director of CSUF’s latest main stage production, Baby with the Bathwater, completed both her undergraduate and graduate degrees at CSUF, the latter completed in spring 2011. As a graduate student, Hayter directed six main stage shows including Jonathan Larson’s Rent and Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire. Now, Hayter is opening her second post-grad main stage show on campus. She describes Christopher Durang’s Baby with the Bathwater as a completely different venture from what she’s used to. In the past, Hayter has mostly worked on dramatic plays that are rooted in historical events. With Bathwater came the challenge of satirical comedy. Hayter said when she joined the project, she was a bit nervous. “I wasn’t nervous in that I couldn’t do it, but nervous in that my approach wouldn’t be successful in this new kind of style,” said Hayter. Usually, the approach is more of a fact gathering
money and time that you’re spending here you will be seeing coming back to you in benefits sooner than what you would from other colleges.” Velazquez said that the program is dually accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). She said the only other accredited school in Southern California is USC. Fabrizio found Velazquez’s pitch both informative as well as appealing that went to show that expositions can change the directions of academic futures for countless students. “I learned about the different types of degrees you can go for. Initially, I just thought oh I can just get my M.B.A., but I didn’t realize that there were also Master’s Degrees in Taxation and Accountancy and all sorts of things,” Fabrizio said.
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Kari Hayter, director of Baby with the Bathwater, is a CSUF alumna who completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees in spring 2011.
mission for Hayter. She said she had to start in a totally different place with this play than she normally would. She submerges herself in researching the history, both of the play itself and the events within the play. With her latest play, she had to adapt because the directorial process began with the style of the play, rather than the historical context. “I felt like I wasn’t doing my job at first,” Hayter said. Baby with the Bathwater is a dark comedy that holds a harsh mirror up to American ideals of parenthood. Those working on the show use the word
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“strange” to describe the play. Although Durang is considered a non-traditional comedic writer by some, he has become a prominent figure in the comedy world over the years. Bathwater was written in 1983 and has proven to be a relevant play in the nearly 30 years since its release. Theatre Department Chair Bruce Goodrich said he believes strongly in Hayter’s ability to bring the play into 2012, while staying true to the playwright’s intentions. SEE DIRECTOR, 5
Students must act fast and submit their applications by Oct. 15 for a chance to win a variety of scholarships being offered by Associated Students Inc. this semester. The eight different scholarships all have different criteria, but according to ASI, students from all walks of life can find one that fits them. “There’s a broad net for every student to win a scholarship,” said Katie Ayala, executive vice president of ASI. “Some of them have smaller demographics, like for the adult reentry scholarships. That makes your odds a little better.” Of the eight scholarships, seven of them will reward two students each with $1,000. The last scholarship, called the Free Book Rental Scholarship Program, will reward 35 students with free rented books from the Titan Shops bookstore for a semester. All told, 49 students will be rewarded. “The one that I like to push is the free book rental one. Everyone gets excited about seeing how they could get free books for next semester, and we give away 35 of those. So
they might feel better about applying, because they have better odds at it,” said Katie Barry, ASI scholarship committee chair. Some of the more narrowlytailored scholarships include those for graduate students, adult re-entry students, athletes and student parents. A couple of others, like the William G. Pollock Scholarship, have wider criteria that include a minimum accumulative GPA of 2.5 and campus or community involvement. “Our scholarships are not restricted to any particular major or field of student. Since ASI is a nonprofit service organization, emphasis is placed on campus and community involvement,” said Judith Valona, executive assistant for ASI. The funding for all these scholarships is from donations. Titan Shops, a longtime contributor, has donated $208,550 for ASI scholarships since the spring of 1999, Valona said. “The ASI Scholarships are administered by ASI, but not funded by ASI,” she said. Beside the bookstore, individuals choose to donate funds for ASI scholarships, Ayala said. Once the application deadline has passed, the ASI scholarship committee begins the selection process. SEE ASI, 2