The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Wednesday March 14, 2018
Volume 103 Issue 21
Emails allege library power struggle Clement Guthro’s firing said to be result of conflict with Information Technology over space allocation. AMY WELLS BRANDON PHO News Editors
A turf war over space in the Pollak Library may have brought down former library dean Clem Guthro, who will be replaced by Emily Bonney, interim assistant vice president for academic human resources. It appears the dismissal resulted from a “conflict over allocation of space” between Guthro and the Division of Information Technology as part of the work being carried out to repair and remodel Pollak Library, according to an email sent to faculty by the Emeriti Association webmaster. Cal State Fullerton’s Vice President of Information and Technology Amir Dabirian denied being in conflict with former library deans. “I worked with (Guthro) very professionally for the past year, and professionally with the previous librarians and with Dr. Bonney. My job is to partner with whoever is in that role moving forward, and I look forward to working with them,” Dabirian said. Guthro was abruptly terminated on March 2. The same day, Kari Knutson Miller, provost and vice president for academic affairs, emailed the library faculty and staff to tell them they had a new temporary leader. Not all faculty have been happy about the decision. “Here is a provost who did not support the academic Dean of the Library, rather she submitted to the wishes of the VP of IT,” said a faculty member to another faculty member in an email obtained by the Daily Titan. SEE POLLAK
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Vice President of the Division of Information Technology Amir Dabirian denies any conflict between him and former library dean Clement Guthro.
Student CSUF student pursues stationery business body elections underway Graphic design major Christy Sohie started Sohie Paperie in 2014. MATTHEW MENDOZA Staff Writer
JASON ROCHLIN Asst. News Editor
Three pairs of Titans have thrown their hats into the ring of the ongoing election to become Cal State Fullerton’s next Associated Students, Inc. president and vice president. The first pair is fourth-year communication studies major Josh Borjas running for president and fifth-year advertising major Ana Aldazabal as his vice president. Borjas is a first-generation college student who has prior experience with ASI as a College of Communications representative on the board of directors. He is also associated with the Sigma Pi fraternity and as a campus tour guide, according to the official candidate guide. His running mate is a transfer student who advocates for undocumented individuals and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival community. She was president of the Diversity Resilience Education Access Movement Co-Operation in fall 2017, according to the guide. “We want to use my network that I’ve developed up and down California, the Midwest and the east coast to bring the best ideas to this campus,” Borjas said during a presentation for the Sports Clubs Inter-Club Council (SC-ICC) on Friday. SEE ASI
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I remember being in my first drawing class because I had never done anything with art in a structured environment.
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Candidates for president, vice president bring experience from all across CSUF.
The Cal State Fullerton art department is filled with passionate students whose visions come to life in their painted pictures or sculpted statues. For Christy Sohie, a transfer student majoring in graphic design, running her stationery business, called Sohie Paperie, helps turn her creative ideas into reality. Sohie fell in love with self-employment and the process of creating her own product, but her future in the stationery business wasn’t always planned — she originally wanted to become a kindergarten teacher. Sohie’s career plans took a turn after taking classes and coming to the realization that teaching was not for her. “I realized I was more passionate about other things, and one of those things is managing my own business,” Sohie said. After going to her counselor to see other available options, Sohie decided to look into graphic design. She was compelled by the dynamic combination of visual and verbal context to communicate conceptual images. Sohie was finally set on her decision and began the process of working toward her degree. “I remember being in my first drawing class because I had never done anything with art in a structured environment. There
CHRISTY SOHIE Owner of Sohie Paperie
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Sohie Paperie’s holiday greeting cards which began to sell in 2016 are the business’ top-selling product.
were a bunch of students in there who had taken art classes from when they were really little and I was not at all at the same level,” Sohie said. Her business blossomed when she created her own wedding invitations from scratch to save money. She developed greeting cards out of scrapbook paper and glued them onto blank layouts. Eventually, she launched her business in 2014 on Etsy, an online marketplace for selling and buying
handmade or unique goods. Sohie’s brand now consists of florals, pastels and watercolor portraits, showcasing her preferred aesthetic of clean lines with a modern feel and vintage touch. Dylan Sohie, Christy’s husband, said her work is “whimsical” and “fresh” with a very personal touch. Kristin Smedona, a longtime friend of Christy who has owned a photography business for 12 years, said Sohie Paperie is a testament
to Christy’s work ethic. “She’s always looking for new ideas, new ways to market, new things she can do to help other people,” Smedona said. However, growing her business has been occasionally difficult due to time constraints with school. Even though she enjoys cultivating her business, Christy said there have been times when she’s had to prioritize school instead. SEE CARD
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