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A year of protests: The day higher education died Taken from Sept. 24 Daily Titan BY PATRICK COWLES
Daily Titan Asst. News Editor news@dailytitan.com
Fog descended upon Downtown Long Beach the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 23. Under the same skies,
faculty and students of the Cal State University system laid to rest their hopes and dreams for higher education in California. In a mock funeral for California’s master plan for higher education, Cal State Long Beach faculty and students organized an event to protest the CSU Board of Trustees and
state legislators’ poor administrative and legislative leadership which has led to class cancellations, fee increases and furlough days, as stated in faculty and student speeches. “We are witnessing the systematic dismantling of California’s master plan for higher education,” said Teri Yamada, president of the Long Beach chapter of the California Faculty Association and professor of Asian and Asian American studies at CSULB. Around 11 a.m., a hearse carrying a coffin filled with a mannequin dressed in a graduation gown arrived at the CSU chancellor’s office. It proceeded directly to the funeral grounds at the outside lobby of the office building, which had 50 posts representing a thousand students who were denied admission to a CSU this academic year. With four pallbearers carrying the casket, a cavalcade of black-clad students and faculty formed a procession toward the chancellor’s office. Bagpiper Tucker Fleming led the “mourners” with the sounds of “Amazing Grace.” The students and faculty treated the mock funeral as a protest against what they felt were wrongs perpetuated by CSU leadership toward the universities. Fleming treated the event as any other funeral. “This is definitely unique,” said Fleming.” But I hope to bring about a real funeral experience.” After the pallbearers laid the California Master Plan to rest, Yamada introduced the speakers, which included President of the California Faculty Association Lillian Taiz, Chico State senior Jamela Pugh, CSU Employees Union President Patrick Gantt, CSULB student Jaqueleen Larson, professor of Music and Digital Media Arts at CSU
Dominquez Hills David Bradfield, and spokesperson for the California Nurses Association Gianne McKillan. For the current academic year, the CSU cut about $560 million from the budget, said Taiz, during her eulogy speech at the mock funeral. The $560 million in question caused the CSU Board of Trustees to increase CSU fees on July 21 after students paid for the fall semester. It also led CSU administrators to initi-
ate the first furlough days the CSU has ever had to endure. The original master plan, approved by the regents of the State Board of Education in 1960, focused on three collegiate levels of California higher education: the University of California, the CSU and the community college systems. For the CSU system, the primary goal focused upon “undergraduate education and graduate education,” the UC website states.
Crowds of students and faculty members stood in union as they listened to fellow comrades speaking their minds on how the CSU system has died with their dreams and hopes for the future.
3 As for the 50,000 students denied enrollment to CSU schools this academic year, the proposed principles of the master plan have not been met for 2009-10. The top one-third of high school graduates are promised by the plan a spot in a UC or CSU campus, the UC website states. These unfulfilled promises by CSU leadership prompted students and faculty, along with private education students, to protest the CSU Board of Trustees’ decisions. The issues being protested “affect all who want access to quality education,” said Mike Prysner, 26, an education major at USC. “The budget cuts are disgusting.” Prysner said he came out to protest because grassroots efforts have to directly affect the trustees so they can witness the affects of their decisions. For other CSU schools, the administrative fiscal decisions have been less extreme toward students and faculty. However, the effects have been felt across the whole system. For Daniel Santana, 20, a Chicano studies and history major at Cal State Northridge, the ride to class this semester has been daunting. Santana rides the bus for six hours round trip to attend his classes on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Although Santana now works two jobs, he estimated being on campus 15 to 20 hours a week. “I came here today to express my frustrations,” said Santana. Santana once lived on campus in the student housing provided by CSUN. But increased living costs, both at home and at school, have forced him to remain at home and take the bus. “Now I live at home and help pay rent,” Santana said. For students’ parents, the fee increases have caused tremendous problems. “I have three children in community college,” said Monica Wettengel, a CSU San Bernadino social work graduate student. “I’m in debt now.” Struggling with paying for her children’s educations, each whom intend to transfer to state schools themselves, Wettengel has faced difficulties while paying off their tuition and books. The reason for Wettengel’s debt is the July 21 fee increases. “Where can I come up with $1,000? I had to take out a loan,” said Wettengel. Once the speeches ended, the crowd surrounding the mock altar formed a line to leave a message attatched to a lily flower for the CSU Board of Trustees. As soon as the last lily fell to the grass, the crowd erupted toward the doors of the office building. Led by Douglas Kauffman, 21, a senior CSULB English major, the crowd enveloped the front doors of the building chanting, “They say keep back; we say fight back.” “I came here on behalf of Students
Fight Back, a statewide organization,” said Kauffman. “Education is a right, and I came to support the faculty to stand in solidarity.” As for the faculty, Gantt said lecturers have lost the most jobs, but furloughs especially are lowering campus morale. As colleges cut classes, students begin to question if they can reach their graduation goals, said Gantt. As for faculty, full-time or part-time, tenured or not, furloughs have lowered their salaries, added Gantt. For the hundreds of students and faculty that participated in the protest, their voices remained proximally silent as police officers refused them entrance to the building to voice their frustration toward the CSU Board of Trustees, who were holding a meeting upstairs. However, “450,000 students can make a lot of noise in the legislature,” said Gantt. For the faculty, they don’t want the university system they helped foster “dismantled over night,” said Bradfield.
PHOTOS BY SHRUTI PATEL/Daily Titan Photo Editor After about 200 students and faculty dropped their flowers and “hopes and dreams” inside the casket, they stood behind the casket to commemorate a day that will forever be in their memories.
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A year of protests: Day of Opposition Taken from Sept. 30 Daily Titan BY GILBERT GUTIERREZ III Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Students, faculty, alumni and staff joined forces to shout passionately about the California State University’ system’s economic turmoil. Tuesday at Cal State Fullerton just before noon, the group began its march and tore through the Titan Student Union, Becker Amphitheatre, Pollak Library, the Quad and along Nutwood Avenue to protest student fee increases, faculty furloughs and enrollment reductions. President Milton Gordon witnessed the protest when the pack traveled to Nutwood Avenue, “The students have a great opportunity to protest, and I agree with them. I
think they should. I too disagree with the way the state has acted, but you know we were all cut $584 million, and for this campus alone it’s going to be reduced over $38 million.” Students inside the HumanitiesSocial Sciences Building stood out on the balcony to look down as the flock ended their tour to rally and show their collective support. Lauren Vondracek, a senior in women’s studies, shouted to the crowd, “We need to fight back for the faculty that teaches us.” The crowd erupted with clapping and cheers. “We are tired of having fee increases and faculty cuts,” Vondracek said. “We are fighting for students’ rights as well as those that cannot afford to go to school because of fee increases.” The crowd came together at noon to march around the Quad and yelled
at the top of their lungs to get the attention of the students and faculty on break: “Hell no, furloughs! Hell no, furloughs!” “No cuts, no fees, education should be free!” and “They say cutbacks! We say fight back!” “Today it’s kind of a very impromptu campaign to get the message out that students, faculty, staff, everyone, we are sick and tired of being the open wallet to the state’s mismanagement and the CSU’s mismanagement,” said professor of social justice Jarret Lovell. “(Students) have got to get involved,” he added. “There’s a line over by the TSU; it’s called the free money line that Associated Students Inc. is putting out. You want your free money, you’ve got to come here and fight for what’s yours. If they think that people are just going to hand out free money, they’ve got another thing coming to them. People
PHOTOS BY JOHN MAIORIELLO Daily Titan Staff Photographer James Goebel, a philosophy major, marches in protest against the budget cuts and furlough days on campus at CSUF on Sept. 29.
in power don’t give things away, they have to be taken; and for too long faculty, students, staff have been willing to sacrifice for higher education, and we’re not getting anything in return. How do you pay 32 percent more in student fees, and get 10 percent less professors, less classes, it doesn’t make sense.” At 12:15 p.m. after yelling out their chants to the cars passing by, which gained supportive honks, the demonstration marched down the Titan Walk. In a line, the group entered the TSU lobby to the surprise of the students in the lounge area. TSU lobbyemployees did not wish to comment about the protesters’ disturbance. Immediately after, the congregation took the stage of the Becker Amphitheatre where the Associated Students Inc. was holding its fall fashion show. Joe Lopez, ASI vice president, said that he was glad to see a group come together at CSUF, but there’s nothing in the works as far as a collaboration with the student activists. He would be pleased if the students used ASI’s open door policy to express their grievances. The crowd then quietly moved through the Pollak Library, but their numbers clogged the entrance and
exit security gates. Students stopped working to stare as the crowd continued its protest. Professor Mougo Nyaggah, chapter president of the California Faculty Association, said, “CFA is joining the students here who are protesting the tuition increases. It went up 32 percent this year, and that will keep off very many students from accessing a university education.” “For every $1 the state invests in educating a student, they stand to get $4.41 down the road in revenue and taxes generated by that person in the future,” Nyaggah said. “So it’s a good investment to put money in to educating students in California. And it is important to keep the access available to the students, and this cannot be done by continued increases of the fees for the students.” Nyaggah said that the most important thing is for the people who are concerned about the budget crisis to tell the state, “not to balance the budget on the backs of the students.” Despite some of the protesters dwindling away after an hour, dozens stayed to spread the word throughout the day. (Greg Lehman contributed to this article.)
A year of protests: Furlough Fest takes over CSUF Taken from Oct. 26 Daily Titan BY PORTIA BODE, GREG LEHMAN AND JONATHAN MONTGOMERY Daily Titan Staff Writers news@dailytitan.com
Students at Cal State Fullerton used the opportunity provided by the cancellation of classes, known as Furlough Week, to take over the lawn in front of the Titan Student Union and Becker Amphitheatre from Tuesday Oct. 20 until Thursday Oct. 22. The space was utilized as an open forum for workshops and group discussions to exchange ideas and opinions. Over a dozen bands performed on the Becker Amphitheatre stage as well. Furlough Fest was created by those who desired to join together in community environment to learn and teach each other in lieu of canceled classes. Steven Rodriguez, a philosophy and anthropology major at CSUF, said that Furlough Fest would not be the end in terms of student-organized events made to protest the budget cuts. Events will continue to be coordinated in the future, he said. Political science major William David Bishop said he went to Furlough Fest because he wanted to join the protest along with other students who believe that the California government and CSUF administration, “are screwing up California and the CSU.” “When the California state government created the budget, they prioritized the prison system funding over education system, so they clearly stated that they prioritize incarcerating young adults over educating them,” Bishop said. Bishop added that cuts being made at CSUF should be even across the board. “(CSUF) Faculty can’t use this opportunity to turn CSUF into a trade
school like they did to Dominguez Hills. There’s a lot of evidence to show that that’s what’s going on here by cutting liberal arts disproportionately from business or science,” he said. On Tuesday, philosophy alumnus Ian Patrick McHugh’s held “Patrick’s Fantastic Poetry Party” by the David sculpture. Many gathered on the grass to hear and share poems. “Poems … are able to suggest within ourselves the very qualities of justice, goodness and rightness that we should care about,” McHugh said. “They have a kind of way of finding that emotional attachment that we have to these things and drawing them out.” CSUF student Claire Davenport taught a workshop about how to make sex toys. Davenport said she was upset that classes got canceled, so she decided to have an open forum for students to talk about sexuality. Davenport said she is repulsed by CSUF’s and community colleges’ sexuality courses. “I think teachers make it funny or humorous to make it easier for students, but it’s nothing to laugh about,” she said. “The use of uninvited humor is offensive to me.” Art history major Barret Brower and philosophy major Christine Schaffrath taught Tai Chi to students next to the Clayes Performing Arts Center. Some students chose to camp out
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PHOTO 1 BY SHRUTI PATEL PHOTO 2 BY TODD BARNES Daily Titan Photo Editors 1: Students gathered on the grass near the David sculpture Tuesday to hear and share poetry for “Patrick’s Fantastic Poetry Party.” 2: Students and their friends met up, did arts and crafts, and listened to music during the three days of mandatory furlough last week.
on campus in tents. By Wednesday night, approximately 20 tents were posted on the large lawn next to Becker Amphitheatre. CSUF philosophy alumnus Matt Story continued on Page 6
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PHOTOS 3, 4 & 5 BY TODD BARNES Daily Titan Photo Editor 3: A small tent city sprang up in the quad, which played host to over a hundred people Wednesday night. 4: A crowd of about 120 students danced in the Becker Amphitheatre Wednesday night. 5: Police came and asked the crowd to turn down the volume of the music due to complaints by residents.
Harper organized the music line up for the festival. Hip hop, punk/surf rock, indie, electronic and many more bands were in the line up, Harper said.
Students began a dance party around 8 p.m. Wednesday night as the band Trmrs started to play. A crowd of about 120 people danced in Becker Amphitheatre as pornographic videos were projected onto a backdrop behind the band. Some participants drank alcoholic beverages from coffee tumblers. Harper said that at first the police came and asked the crowd to turn down the volume of the music. When the police came back a second time they told the group the music had to be turned off completely. “They were trying to take our generator, and they said, ‘either you’re taking this off campus or we are,’” Harper said. On Thursday, Furlough Fest turned into a small communal atmosphere without bands. Near the tents, people sat in a small circle, some talking, some drawing and others doing school work. Noise from conversations came out of some tents while others stood silent. CSUF Vice President Robert L. Palmer and Associate Dean of Student Life Esiquio Uballe, came to the campsite around 4 p.m. on Thursday. Palmer told Furlough Fest-ers to not use the generator anymore and finish the event at 10 p.m., Davenport said. As Thursday night progressed students laid on blankets on the grass as candles shed light on them in Becker Amphitheatre. Sprinklers were turned on around 1 a.m. Students rushed frantically to save electronics from getting wet, paintings from being ruined and tents from getting soaked, Davenport said. Everything was picked up by 3 a.m. with no trace that Furlough Fest had occurred. “The whole point of Furlough Fest was that we want the school to save money,” said Rodrigo Calderon, an art major. “I personally feel that it would be hypocritical to have someone else be paid to pick up our mess.” Calderon was very proud of everyone for keeping the area clean and putting all of the trash in the trash can. “I’m just so glad there was at least a few people who cared and (were) diehard enough to come,” said Sean Jacobs, a philosophy major at UC Santa Cruz. Meghan Tucker, an anthropology major at CSUF, said that though Furlough Fest was a good event for students to hold, she still held her educa-
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tion as a higher priority. She said it was nice to know that the faculty at CSUF also held education as the primary goal of the campus by voting to keep more professors employed and take furlough days instead of firing more of the faculty. She said they were selfless in that “They chose the education system over their own personal jobs.” Tucker said that the Fest was a great expression of the students’ dedication to education. “We’re here even though the teachers aren’t. I like the idea of self-empowering, that we have more to learn from each other than we think we do,” she said. Recapping on three days of music and fun activities, Alfredo Asuzano, a philosophy major, said Furlough Fest’s primary attributes were that no demands were made to anyone and a space was transformed into an open area for an exchange of ideas, music and fun. “This has been fantastic, considering that it was a week and a half prior to now that the ideas starting going around flyers were being passed out,” Asuzano said. In the end, Asuzano said the only thing that would have made Furlough Fest better was more people. Political science and philosophy major, Jason Woodrum said, “A number of us did decide to come together and do something about it. Not necessarily to celebrate ‘rough economic times’ but celebrate the fact that hey, they don’t want us to be here, (but) we’re going to come here regardless. Education is a priority to us. We figured if the administrators are not in a position where they can functionally educate us, we’re going to educate ourselves. We’re going to come to school to make bonds, share books, have live music and do as much as we possibly can.”
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A year of protests: Fullerton continues fight for education Taken from Mar. 8 Daily Titan BY ALLIE MOSIER
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
March 4 was called a Day of Action – a day when students across the country spoke up and fought back against the dwindling state of public education. Cal State Fullerton students were armed with signs reading, “My education is not socially irrelevant,” “Stop the Reed, we need to succeed” and “We are not a big-box corporation,” as they gathered outside the Humanities Building before noon to set up for Thursday’s protest concerning the lack of funding for higher education. At noon, the protesters made their way around the quad chanting, “You say cut back, we say fight back!” As the students marched down the Titan Walk and around campus, the crowd grew larger. Protesters encouraged students to stand up for their rights and join in as they made their way to the front of Langsdorf Hall. “This is not a parade, this is not a spectacle. Come join us,” a protestor yelled. Once there, the protesters lined up on the sidewalk and chanted “students united will not be divided” as cars went by and honked to show their support. Academic Professionals of California (APC) and Cal State University Employee Union (CSEU) had tables set up with petitions for students to sign. “We’re here to support education and let the governor know that people feel strongly about education,” said Jacqueline Otis, president of CSEU. As the students marched back to campus and made their way into the TSU, they attempted to not interrupt those who were studying in the alumni lounge. The protesters made their way to Humanities and started an open space for 10 minutes where students and faculty expressed their thoughts and opinions on the budget cuts. A mass of students gathered around to watch. Eddie Sanchez, a 19-year-old political science major, participated in the protests to speak out for other majors and to send a message to Sacramento. “I saw what the Daily Titan said about the school cutting the arts and philosophy (classes) because they didn’t contribute to the economy and you know, that’s wrong,” Sanchez said. His message to Sacramento is think before they spend. “Think about spending money on our education before you spend money on a new logo,” Sanchez said. “I think there are
more important things than attracting people here like keeping them here and making sure they graduate on time.” Faculty also joined in and expressed their sentiments. Steve Jobbitt, professor of modern European history, said it was encouraging to see so many students. “(Students) deserve an education and we deserve the opportunity to teach,” Jobbitt said. Jennifer Yee, professor of AsianAmerican studies, said the protest was good to raise awareness about how the social contract in California is being comprised and its direct relation to what’s happening in the economy. “Hopefully it (the protest) raises awareness about why it’s shrinking in the first place,” Yee said. Around 1:00 p.m., the group of protesters had decreased but were still going strong. As the protesters marched throughout campus, drummers joined in and played their drums to the beat of the
PHOTO BY CHRISTA CONNELLY/Daily Titan Photo Editor Protester Chirag Bhakta tries to convince sitting students to take action and join the protesters as they looped around campus and before the rally ended in front of the Humanities Building.
students’ chants. The protesters stopped in front of the Education building and expressed how the cuts were affecting them. Jason Sibucao, 21, Asian-Amer-
ican studies major, expressed that whenever funding is decreased, smaller departments are targeted and are the first to go. Sibucao was referring to the recent decision of
the possible discontinuance of certain humanities programs. “We fought for these classes in the past and it’s sad to see them crumble,” Sibucao said. Eloisa Amador, 20, accounting and Chicano(a) studies major said she’s always wanted to participate in past protest but couldn’t because of class. When a fire alarm in Humanities was set off she got the opportunity to join in. “If we don’t speak up the cost of tuition is going to keep increasing,” Amador said. “We have to let everyone know that we do care.” As the protest came to an end around 2:00 p.m., and the protesters gathered around to reflect on their accomplishment of making their voices be heard and encouraged one another to stay involved. “By being here you put a face to the student body and showed administration that we’re passionate about education,” said a protester.
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Daily Titan Multimedia stories span from light-hearted Arts & Entertainment pieces to hard breaking news. These two clips are an example of each – from LMFAO performing at Spring Concert 2010 (left), to the breaking news of a major highway accident involving Cal State Fullerton student Jessica Shekell (right). All of these and more are available at the DailyTitanOnline YouTube channel.
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In one of the biggest upsets in CSUF basketball history, the Titans beat the UCLA Bruins 68-65 in overtime. This is just one example of the Daily Titan’s multimedia coverage of campus sporting events throughout the past two semesters.
Protest Coverage
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This year has been full of protests, but never before have so many of them been caught on video, social media and live coverage. One of the many examples is the “Day of Action” protests, where students led a nationwide protest against rising fees and budget cuts.
Man on the Street
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Being the student voice of Cal State Fullerton, the Daily Titan strives to give as many students as possible the chance to speak out. The Man on the Street segment allowed CSUF students to voice their opinions about anything.
This week at the Becker
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Every Wednesday, musicians take the stage at the Becker Amphitheater to perform for the students. The Daily Titan sits down with each performer for an interview.
Multimedia story: Hate in the City of Angels
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Taken from April 19 Daily Titan BY KRISTEN HULSEY
2:37 PM: Nazis are escorted out as counter-protesters hurl trash, rocks, bottles and a metal wrench at their vehicles.
Daily Titan Design Editor news@dailytitan.com
In commemoration of Adolph Hitler’s birthday, Neo-Nazis preached to a group of hostile counter-protesters in front of City Hall April 17, in Los Angeles. Considered “the most dangerous domestic threat in the United States” by the Department of Homeland Security, the National Socialist Movement is anything but peaceful. They advocate the elimination of all American minorities. Violence is common, and there have been at least nine murders by NSM members since President Obama’s election. Counter-protesters arrived around 10 a.m. at First and Spring Street. Dressed completely in black and waving Nazi flags, the NSM saluted Hitler and proudly displayed their swastika patches. They harassed and bullied the protesters, threatening to “make lunch meat” out of them and tearing up the Mexican flag. The counter-protesters were enraged, screaming at the Neo-Nazis in fits of hatred. The NSM spoke for a little over an hour, after which they were escorted to a private parking lot. Counter-protesters followed but were cut off by police. That didn’t stop them from hurling rocks, bottles, trash, and even a metal wrench at the Nazi’s vehicles. The difference between the number of Nazis and counter-protesters showed evidence of a lack of support. There were only 50 NSM members present, while over 500 people showed up to protest against them.
12:40 PM: A Nazi supporter was brutally beaten by a mob of counterprotesters.
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11:00 AM: Counter-protesters marched here shortly after assembling.
11:50 AM: Angry counter-protesters attacked a Nazi supporter, causing him to bleed from his neck.
10:00 AM: Counterprotesters assembled.
1:00 PM: Nazis were escorted in by LAPD. 11:45 AM: An unconscious girl was taken away in an ambulance for unknown causes. Map data ©2010 Sanborn, Google
GRAPHIC BY KRISTEN HULSEY/Daily Titan Design Editor/Map image courtesy of Google. The events of the controversial and violent Neo-Nazi demonstration unfolded around Los Angeles City Hall on April 17, 2010.
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Titans upset Bruins 68 - 65 in overtime Taken from Nov. 16 Daily Titan BY SIMON LIANG
Daily Titan Asst. Sports Edior sports@dailytitan.com
In a double-overtime thriller, the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team escaped with a 68-65 upset victory over 11-time NCAA national champion UCLA. Sophomore guard Jacques Streeter made one of two free throws to put the Titans up by three with 12 seconds to go. CSUF sealed the win after UCLA senior guard Michael Roll missed a three-pointer with five seconds left in the second overtime. “It feels great, I think I’m a little numb right now,” Titan Head Coach Bob Burton said. “I’m just more relieved than happy right now.”
Senior guard Aaron Thompson scored a career-high 22 points and tied his career-high in rebounds, with nine. “Coach was telling me to knock it down and that’s what I did,” Thompson said. Senior forward Gerard Anderson filled up the stat sheet with 14 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals, including a monstrous dunk with four minutes left in regulation that had the Titan bench roaring. When asked about the win, Anderson said, “It really hasn’t set in yet, but about this time tomorrow it’s going to feel real good.” Sophomore guard Malcolm Lee and Roll led the Bruins with 17 points apiece. Senior forward Nikola Dragovic, the lone starter from last season’s
Bruin squad, was only 1 of 9 from 3-point range. The game tipped off at 9 p.m. PST as the first game in ESPN’s 24hour College Hoops Season Tip-Off special. CSUF recorded its first victory against UCLA, after going winless in their first nine meetings, which were all at Pauley Pavilion. “Not many teams come in here and beat UCLA, so it’s big for us,” Streeter said. “It’s a real big statement that we wanted to make.” The Titans were not intimidated one bit in this David and Goliath matchup, as the Bruins looked more like the former than the latter. CSUF started out with big-game jitters, with two traveling violations and a couple of missed shots around the basket.
PHOTO BY CHAD UEMURA/DAILY TITAN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Junior forward Gerard Anderson is pumped up after he steals the ball and goes up for a two-handed jam off of a UCLA inbounds pass.
They settled down by jumping to an early five-point lead after a Thompson three-pointer. The Bruins crept back into the game but Anderson attacked the basket at will on his way to nine first half points. With two more traveling calls, and redshirt juniors Jer’Vaughn Johnson and Bryce Webster both picking up their second fouls, Streeter sliced and diced his way to the basket to tie the game at 15-15. Johnson and Webster combined for 22 of the Titans’ 53 rebounds, including six important offensive rebounds. The crucial play of the first half was Anderson’s steal and two-handed jam off of a careless UCLA inbounds play right after Thompson sunk two free throws. The crowd was relatively quiet after the score and the Titans led the Bruins at halftime, 33-27. CSUF came out of the locker room with the same assertive attitude, which prompted UCLA Head Coach Ben Howland to call a timeout just two minutes into the second half. After a sweet dime from Streeter, redshirt sophomore forward Orane Chin flushed a baseline dunk to give the Titans their largest lead of the game, 43-33. Lee was then helped off the court in obvious pain, and the Bruins went on a 9-0 run with freshman forward Reeves Nelson scoring six crucial points.
A Roll three-pointer with less than eight minutes left in regulation gave the Bruins their first lead since leading 21-19. With both teams trading baskets in the last couple minutes of the second half, the game came down to UCLA sophomore guard Jerime Anderson with a floater that rimmed out right as the buzzer sounded. In overtime, the Titans did not make any field goals but relied on three free throws to offset Roll’s three-point basket. With four seconds left in the first overtime, the Bruins had another chance to win it, but Lee missed a three as time expired. In the second overtime, Streeter made a momentum changing stepback three pointer over UCLA senior forward James Keefe to make it 65-60, in favor of the Titans. “I saw that I had a big guy on me so I wanted to capitalize on that, and I went after it,” Streeter said. The Titans’ use of a 1-2-2 zone defense was the difference in the second half as they dared the Bruins to beat them from the perimeter. The Bruins could not take advantage, as they shot 17 percent from three-point range, including a combined 2 of 12 in three’s in both overtimes. “[The win] gives us a lot of exposure, we were picked seventh in our league and now it’s a wake-up call to all the teams in our league,” Streeter said. “It’s a big step for our program.”
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Wrestling, gymnastics programs raise enough money to survive BY SIMON LIANG
Daily Titan Sports Editor sports@dailytitan.com
Thanks to generous donations from gymnastics and wrestling communities, the Cal State Fullerton gymnastics and wrestling programs have been retained for the 2010-11 academic year. “All along I thought we could do it,” said wrestling Head Coach Dan Hicks. “I don’t think anyone else in the world thought we could do it, but we thought we could.” The gymnastics and wrestling teams had to raise $280,000 and $200,000, respectively, by May 1, to ensure their survival. “It has been a long year and it hasn’t really sunk in. There are a lot of challenges to come,” said gymnastics Head Coach Jill Hicks. “I am really grateful that we have another year.” A $65,000 private donation right before the deadline gave the gymnastics program enough to get by. “Raising money is not easy, especially in this economy, but many people were generous in their support,” said Brian Quinn, CSUF athletics director. Because of Title IX – which provides women equal opportunity in college athletics – both teams needed to fund enough money to rule out elimination. This put the Hickses in a unique position, being husband and wife, with the task of funding their own programs. Jill – the 2007 Western Athletic Conference coach of the year – has emphasized academics (17 of her gymnasts have been named to WAC All-Academic Team). Dan has averaged more than three NCAA championship qualifiers per year in his eight years at CSUF and
brought prominence to a wrestling program that, prior to 2004, had not won a Pac-10 dual meet in five years. They have done a lot with very little. “Their (the Hickses’) passion for their sports and their student-athletes is obvious,” Quinn said. The Hickses first found out about the crisis surrounding their programs early last year. In June 2009, Jill was notified that she had to raise $90,000 by Aug. 1 if she wanted to keep the gymnastics program alive. “It started off being, obviously, very overwhelming because we had to raise that much money,” Jill said. Recruits were lost, but that did not deter Jill from her mission. By the end of the summer, USA Gymnastics contributed $75,000 to their cause. More help was on the way, in the form of 2008 Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin. On Dec. 13, 2009, Liukin headlined the “Southern California College Preview” at Titan Gym to raise awareness about the dwindling CSUF gymnastics program. The event generated $25,000, with the help of UCLA gymnastics Head Coach Valorie Kondos Field and her entire team. “What it really did was that it created a buzz and excitement about our sport in the whole Southern California area,” Jill said. “That was a huge reason why we did it.” Dan faced a similar uphill battle. “I went to the guys and told them that I didn’t believe in a no-win scenario,” he said. “I figured there were things we could do and we had to fight it.” On Nov. 22, 2009, Titan wrestling hosted the 44th Annual AllStar Classic, courtesy of the National Wrestling Coaches Association.
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Most people would say, ‘Why go through all the pain and stress?’ It’s because we believe in a mission. We believe that these kids will make a big difference in the world.
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– Dan Hicks
Titan wrestling head coach The event brought in around $42,000, but more importantly, raised awareness for the troubles facing the wrestling program. Even with just four scholarships in hand, Dan was still able to bring in the No. 24 ranked recruiting class in 2009. Facing the possibility of extinction, athletes from both sports focused on what got them to this point – dedication.
“I told them they needed to do two things: Stay focused on the academics and their gymnastics and that I would do the rest,” Jill said. This season, seven gymnasts were named to the WAC All-Academic Team. Junior gymnast Alaina Baker finished 11th at the 2010 NCAA Regionals; her third consecutive trip to the postseason. Junior wrestlers Adin Duenas,
Andre Gonzalez and Kurt Klimek all made it to Nationals. “We’ve been in the Nationals for 26 years straight,” Dan said. “I don’t think you can find another CSUF team that has been represented every year.” All this was accomplished during a season of uncertainty. The hard work put in by the Hickses has them fatigued but relieved at the same time. “My hope is that the school will find a way to keep us and put us back in the budget,” Jill said. Although both sports have met their goals for the upcoming year, the Hickses will not give up their programs without a fight. “Most people would say, ‘Why go through all the pain and the stress?’” Dan said. “It’s because we believe in a mission. We believe that these kids will make a big difference in the world.”
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Steve Miller Band to donate $25,000 for student aid Taken from Feb. 22 Daily Titan BY JENNIFER KARMARKAR Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Classic Rock legends The Steve Miller Band rocked a crowd of an estimated 9,000 people at the Honda Center Feb. 20, with their high-energy music and a surprise announcement: Miller will donate $25,000 to Cal State Fullerton’s student scholarship program. Miller and his band were the headline performers at Front & Center 2010, CSUF’s annual community outreach and scholarship fundraising event, which also showcased musical performances by students from CSUF’s College of the Arts. CSUF theater arts graduate, actress Kirsten Vangsness, served as master of ceremonies. Miller’s announcement came after the band finished their third number.
“If you can do it, so can I,” Miller told the audience, who greeted the announcement with wild applause and a standing ovation. “You guys are the happiest people on the planet. We need more of that, so keep up the good work.” Proceeds from Front & Center go toward President’s Scholars, a merit-based scholarship program that rewards four-year academic scholarships to local incoming freshmen. The program has provided scholarships to more than 400 students. CSUF President Milton Gordon said this is the first time in the event’s 15-year history that the Front & Center entertainer is going to give money back to the university. “It was certainly a surprise to me. I had no idea he was going to do that,” Gordon said after the show. “And (Miller) actually said, ‘If you need me to come back and help you out, let me know.’ So this was great.” Gordon said they received more
than 600 applications for President’s Scholars this year, so they will have to wait to see how many they can bring in to CSUF in the fall. “But this is encouraging,” Gordon said, adding that he planned to sleep well that night. Students from CSUF’s College of the Arts kicked off the evening with a medley of old-time rock and roll hits, with the lyrics tweaked to poke fun at the headliners. Between performances, Gordon presented the 2010 Orange County Titan Award to the Auto Club of Southern California. The Auto Club has been a strong supporter of the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics, where CEO Thomas McKernan serves on the board of directors. Then the night belonged to the Steve Miller Band as they powered through one hit after another, opening the set with “Swing Town” and “Abracadabra.” Their 1976 iconic
PHOTOS BY NICK MARLEY/Daily Titan Photo Editor Students from the College of the Arts join The Steve Miller Band on stage during the encore, Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Honda Center.
song “Fly Like an Eagle” came about halfway through the set and lasted nearly 10 minutes, giving each band member a chance to showcase their individual talents. Miller continually switched the pace throughout the 90-minute set, alternating high-energy numbers like “Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma” from his 1973 album The Joker, with some blues covers and slower acoustic tunes. During his acoustic rendition of pop hit “The Joker” the audience sang along, enthusiastically shouting the words “I’m a midnight toker!” with each refrain. And there were more surprises toward the end: Miller asked the CSUF performers to join him onstage to perform the encore song, “Jet Airliner.” “It was absolutely incredible,” said Lindsey Kelly, 20, musical theater major. “We actually didn’t know we were going to get to do it until the last minute. They were amazing guys. They asked ‘don’t you
all wanna come up?’ and we were like ‘Yesss!’ ” Kelly said they have been rehearsing for the Front & Center show for about six weeks, with a dress rehearsal at Honda Center the night before. She proclaimed the show “the most incredible experience” she ever had. “When we finished I didn’t know if I should cry or just explode. It was really overwhelming,” she said. Musical theater major Maxwel Corpuz, 21, agreed. “It was an amazing experience and an honor to perform with such a prestigious band that has given back so much as far as education goes.” Corpuz was ‘most grateful’ for the $25,000 donation from Miller, saying that’s what Front & Center is all about. “It’s a big event to help further education and especially at Cal State Fullerton,” Corpuz said. “So what better?”
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ASI run-off election dispenses Lopez victory Taken from May 4 Daily Titan BY CORT TAFOYA
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
The results of the Cal State Fullerton run-off election for the position of Associated Students Inc. President and Vice President were announced at 9 p.m. Thursday night
in the Tuffree room at the Titan Student Union. Team Joe and Andy Lopez won with 56 percent of the votes (1428 total) beating team Joel Thayer and Beth Velasco’s 44 percent (1142). About 50 people associated with both campaigns filled the Tuffree room as they awaited the announcement of the final results. Members of both teams could be heard saying,
“I just want it to be over with.” Election officials entered the room with a laptop that contained a power point breakdown and analysis of the final votes. The slides were presented on a TV monitor that hung in the front of the room for both sides to see. When team Lopez was shown the results, a huge cheer was let out from all their campaign workers and supporters. People stood up and hugged
each other. Both Joe and Andrew Lo- handled the competition. “This campez high-fived a number of people and paign was run so well. It was very then proceeded to call their parents to clean,” Andy Lopez said let them know the good news. Joe Lopez talked about what he felt The reaction of the Thayer and enabled his team to secure victory, “A Velasco team was quite the opposite. lot of people on campus were advocat“All I can say is we did the best we ing on our behalf. We have a very good could,” Thayer said. “I’m going to go reputation with the students.” be with my team now.” An exhausted Andy Lopez was Andy Lopez talked about the mood asked what he would do now that it’s of team Lopez that morning, knowing all over. “Sleep!” he said laughingly. that their hard work would come down to the vote count later that night. “We were confident, but we know results can swing either way,” Andy Lopez said. Andy Lopez also commented on how happy he was with the PHOTO BY CHARLES PURNELL/Daily Titan Staff Writer way both teams ASI President and Vice President elect, Joe (L) and Andy (R) Lopez.
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CSUF to acquire HIU campus Taken from May 4 Daily Titan BY BRENNA PHILLIPS
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Future Cal State Fullerton students may find themselves seated in the classrooms and roaming the halls of the Hope International University facility. CSUF is in the final stages of developing the purchase of HIU, which is located south of the campus, adjacent to College Park. “Conceptually, we have been working on this for the past three years. In the past year we have been moving forward with negotiations and sales,” said Jack Smart, the property acquisition coordinator. “But it isn’t as though this is
totally foreign to CSUF. We once occupied this site.” For a brief period of time in the 1960s, the area was leased by the university and provided students with dormitories, a bookstore and retail shops. In addition there was a footbridge built across Nutwood to connect the two facilities. “This is a relatively congested campus,” Smart said. “Sooner or later the campus will have to accommodate more students. We have to seize the opportunity because it makes so much sense for the campus to acquire that site.” The site would provide an additional 11 acres to the campus, increasing available parking spaces, classrooms and dorms for use by CSUF students. “I think the Hope people have known for a long time that we
are potential buyers,” Smart said. “Once they had made the decision that they wanted to move, they came forward that they were open to sales.” The property, which was appraised for $30-37 million in July 2009, will be purchased through a combination of bonds that are available in the California State University system. Occasionally, bonds are bundled together, such as housing and parking bonds, then sold throughout the system. The financial package put together by the Administration and Finance office is under review in the chancellor’s office, and if approved, will be presented to the Board of Trustees as soon as this month. “The issue is how we will retire
the bonds,” Smart said. “That’s kind of a mixture of the first year’s income from Hope and income from parking and dorm funds. We will use a mix of sources of money with more emphasis on non-state funds. The impact on the day-today budget issues will be very minor.” Hope will contribute to some of the cost of the land by renting the space from CSUF for the next two to three years while its officials search for a new site. “If the acquisition goes through, we will create some type of task force for it,” said Scott Hewitt, chair of the Academic Senate Executive Committee. “If it’s a more campus-wide task force, it would be looking at all aspects, such as if we will lease to private businesses and whether there
will be open space for the community.” Other funding could potentially come from parking revenue, student housing revenue, public partnership and city redevelopment funds. “From the executive staff side, we think it is beneficial because we are so land-locked,” said Kathy Ting Ting Yu, Associated Students Inc. chief administration officer and a member of the Academic Senate. “We need that extra space, but we understand that at this time with the budget crisis it may not be the best time to do that,” Ting Ting Yu said. “However, we also know that if we don’t take advantage, we could lose this opportunity.” Hope International University was unavailable to comment by press time.
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Graduate travel destinations BY MAUREEN FOX
For the Daily Titan
features@dailytitan.com
Goleta Goleta is just north of Santa Barbara and is the official location of the University of California, Santa Barbara campus. Stop here for a peaceful trip, or use it as a base to travel to nearby wineries and other areas of Santa Barbara. DO: Visit Goleta Beach, a beautiful location to go for a walk along the water or to watch a stunning sunset. Ride a bike through the UCSB campus and check out the various shops downtown. EAT: Beachside Bar Café, a medium-priced restaurant that sits right along the water’s edge of Goleta Beach, boasts delicious seafood and a stunning view of the ocean. Sit in the restaurant’s glass-enclosed patio to watch the waves while you enjoy your meal. KNOW: Goleta is only a short drive away from Santa Barbara, which is known for its own spectacular ocean views, great shopping and fine dining. Take a day trip to visit Stern’s Wharf and be sure to stroll down State Street and through the Paseo Nuevo shopping district for a variety of boutiques and restaurants. Lake Arrowhead Lake Arrowhead is one of several mountain communities in San Bernardino County. Its stunning lake and surrounding mountainsides are perfect for a relaxing vacation. Spend the day at the water, take a hike in the forests or head to the city center for some shopping. Be sure to explore the nearby towns for antique stores and classic diners. DO: Go shopping at the outlets in the Lake Arrowhead Village shopping complex. Visit the lake for water skiing or boat tours. Drive along the twisting mountain roads or take a hike through the San Bernardino National Forest. Visit Running Springs and Twin Peaks for some small-town charm.
EAT: There are plenty of independently owned restaurants, cafes and diners throughout the Lake Arrowhead area. Visit Woody’s Boathouse for seafood and steaks or Papagayos for Mexican food. KNOW: Large parts of Lake Arrowhead are privately owned, so be wary when searching for swimming or beach spots. There are also countless winding, unmarked roads, so bring your GPS. Yosemite Yosemite is a national park in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and it is known for having massive granite cliffs and the highest waterfalls in North America. DO: Take a hike or a ride on horseback through the Tuolumne Meadows and Glacier Point. Go mountain climbing to reach the top of the granite cliffs. Travel just outside the park to visit Mono Lake, the Devil’s Postpile geological feature and Manzanar, one of California’s
Japanese internment camps. EAT: There are quite a few eateries in Yosemite Valley, including several delis and a barbeque restaurant. It’s also a great place for campfire dishes or a picnic lunch. KNOW: There are no gas stations in Yosemite, so be sure to have a full tank before driving into the park. Yosemite is also known for its wildlife, including bears and mountain lions. Be cautious; don’t leave food unattended and give animals their space. Catalina Island Santa Catalina Island is one of the Channel Islands located off the coast of Southern California. This small island was once home to Native Americans, Spanish explorers and ranchers, and it is a popular site for Hollywood filmmakers. Catch a boat from Newport Beach, Long Beach or Dana Point to spend a day exploring this charming location. DO: Check out the island’s sea life
PHOTO COURTESY MCT
with a glass-bottom boat tour, or go snorkeling, kayaking or scuba diving. Visit the island’s casino, a local landmark that contains a ballroom, movie theater and museum, but no gambling facilities. Go hiking in the canyons, play a round of golf or relax on the beach. EAT: Explore the tiny cities of Avalon and Two Harbors for some
shopping and dining. There are plenty of seafood restaurants around the island. KNOW: Catalina Island is so small that you can easily get around on foot, but you can also rent a bike or a golf cart. Catalina is also famous for its bison, so take an island tour to catch a glimpse of these inhabitants.