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The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Monday May 14, 2018

Volume 103 Issue 51

Pro skater rides toward degree

Zach Kovacs returns to his board after recovering from a knee injury.

TAMEEM SAHAR

Asst. Social Media Editor

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To view the documents obtained by the Daily Titan, visit the online version of this story at dailytitan.com

Of the few emails released, none show any sign of administration’s frustration or dissatisfaction with Guthro’s performance as library dean.

More withheld donations, extensive dean search costs and cordial communications between Guthro and provost among records released.

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Cal State Fullerton won’t release certain documents regarding the administration’s decision to fire Clem Guthro, the well-liked former Dean of the Pollak Library whose wife is recovering from a severe illness.

On March 21, the university received the Daily Titan’s request for the following records: • The employment contract between California State University, Fullerton, and former Dean of the Pollak Library Clement Guthro.

• All emails from Dec. 4, 2017 to present between or among any of the following, Interim Provost Kari Knutson Miller, Interim President Framroze Virjee and Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Amir Dabirian and Clement Guthro, that relate to/mention Clement Guthro.

• All emails from Nov. 1, 2017 to present between or among any of the following, Interim Provost Kari Knutson Miller, Interim President Framroze Virjee and Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Amir Dabirian and Clement Guthro, that discuss the CSUF library.

A Nov. 30, 2016, email sent to Guthro by Gail Brooks, then-interim vice president of Human Resources, Diversity and Inclusion, laid out the conditions of Guthro’s hiring.

It was stated in the contract that Guthro would receive an annual salary of $162,504 and be reimbursed up to $10,000 for relocating.

Although Guthro was not granted tenure or permanent status with his appointment, his contract states that after 12 months of employment “faculty retreat rights to a tenured position at the rank of librarian will be considered.”

Guthro was fired on March 2, one month shy of a year of service.

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More donations were withheld in response to Guthro’s firing The obtained records include a March 12 email sent to Greg Saks, vice president of University Advancement, by emeritus faculty member Tony Rimmer and his wife Anne, who work at the Pollak Library reference desk.

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For Zach “Ducky” Kovacs, skateboarding, one of the more distinct sports, is second nature.

Kovacs, a Cal State Fullerton business and marketing major, has been skateboarding since he was three years old.

He is ranked as the 380th best skateboarder in the world, according to the global skateboard ranking website, The Boardr.

Being a professional skateboarder has taken Kovacs all across the country since 2013, competing in 27 street-skating contests.

He has finished in first place three times during the Zumiez Best Foot Forward finals in Los Angeles and Seattle.

“I think as a little kid, you always dream about this. I wanted to be like Tony Hawk, I wanted to be like Bam (Margera).

You’re taking it seriously but at the same time, you’re kind of just doing it for fun,” Kovacs said.

Kovacs’ mother heavily contributed to his love for skateboarding and even started hosting local skateboarding events for children in their community for four years due to a lack of contests in their hometown of Modesto.

“My mom was a little more hands-on as far as wanting to know about the culture and everything,” Kovacs said.

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Student-run floral business blooms Lauren Clark founded Salt and Poppies with her best friend last year.

CHELSEA HERNANDEZ Asst. Social Media Editor

For Cal State Fullerton student Lauren Clark, springtime means more than warmer weather, it’s the season where her floral business blooms.

Clark, a senior advertising major from Valencia, got into the business when one of her friends asked her and her best friend, Elle Fortman, to help out with the flowers at a wedding last June. It was initially just for fun but ended up being something much more significant.

“So many of our friends, or friends of friends, are getting married, and we want to be able to provide a service that is going to make their dream wedding or event come to life,”

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We want to be able to provide a service that is going to make their dream wedding or event come to life.

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LAUREN CLARK Salt and Poppies co-founder

Clark said.

After Clark and Fortman enjoyed joining forces and taking creative control for the wedding, they realized they could take things further and launched Salt and Poppies, their floral design business.

But before creating her own business, Clark had to earn her way as a student to CSUF. Her journey to becoming a Titan was an obstacle within itself.

Clark started out at Biola University, a private Christian school in La Mirada. While she was fond of the university, tuition costs made it difficult to keep attending.

Since Clark was already in the area, she decided to take courses at Fullerton College while working close to full time. Attending a Cal State made more sense financially, so she applied to CSUF and is now working on earning her bachelor’s degree.

As a student and business owner, one of Clark’s biggest battles is maintaining Salt and Poppies when homework gets in the way. For Clark, writing essays or doing homework is not as exciting as creating mood boards, designing or even buying vases for flowers.

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CSUF earned the Big West championship with its first win Saturday and Long Beach State’s loss at Cal State Northridge.

Softball wins 3rd-straight title

The Titans secured their third consecutive Big West conference championship after its first win against UC Riverside on Saturday.

BRANDON ANGEL Asst. Copy Editor

On senior day at Anderson Family Field, Cal State Fullerton softball won both games in its doubleheader against UC Riverside, earning the Big West conference championship and its third consecutive a trip to the NCAA Tournament.

The Titans defeated the Highlanders via run rule 8-0 in the first game of the doubleheader. During the game, Cal State Northridge defeated Long Beach State at Matador Diamond, eliminating the possibility for a shared Big West championship.

CSUF swept the doubleheader with a 2-1 victory over UC Riverside in the second game with pinch hitter Mikaela Francis’ walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth inning.

With the doubleheader sweep, the Titans finished the Big West with an overall record of 33-23 and 18-3 in conference. The last time Fullerton won three-straight Big West titles was in 2003 when CSUF won the conference four years in a row from 2000 to 2003.

“I’ll never ever play on a team like this again. I’ve never played on a team with such amazing personalities and the bonds that we have with each other are … I can’t even explain it,” said outfielder Sammy Vandiver. “I never knew that this day was going to come and it’s here and it went by so fast.”

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Crime trends decrease compared to last semester Kidnapping, robbery and bike thefts are among this semester’s noteworthy on-campus incidents that University Police have responded to.

TATIANA DIAZ

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On May 3, three suspects were convicted in a case of kidnapping and robbery that occurred in the Nutwood Parking Structure in Fall 2017, said Cal State Fullerton University Police Capt. Scot Willey.

At about 2:00 p.m. on Aug. 25, 2017 an 18-year-old male student met with the kidnappers for what University Police officers believe may have been a drug deal gone wrong, Willey said.

The male student had arrangements to meet with 18-year-old student Samantha Lujan, Willey said.

“When they met he noticed there was a carload of males with (Lujan) and they said, ‘Come on get in the car, let’s go party,’” Willey said.

When the male student got in the car his mouth was covered and he was grabbed by the waist. Willey said Kevin Quijas, 23, held the student down to the point where he almost couldn’t breathe.

The car took off and drove into a parking lot near the Nutwood structure. Willey said Austin Rich, 19, removed the student’s wallet and robbed him of a couple hundred dollars.

“He was definitely in fear for his life. For some reason they decided to let him out right there,” Willey said.

The student returned to the parking structure and called 911. University Police was not able to locate the kidnappers at that time.

All three perpetrators were arrested later in the student housing area after investigations were conducted by University Police, Willey said.

Lujan pled guilty to second degree robbery and received one year in jail, as well as three years of formal probation,

Willey said.

Rich pled guilty to second degree robbery and false imprisonment by force or fear and received one year in jail and five years of formal probation, Willey said.

Quijas pled guilty to second degree robbery and false imprisonment by means of force or fear. He violated a preexisting probation and was sentenced to three years in state prison, Willey said.

Bait bikes In an attempt to combat bike thefts on campus, University Police has put into effect a bait bike program.

The bike, which is owned by the University Police Department, is equipped with a GPS tracking device as well as geofence technology. Geofence technology creates a virtual boundary that is triggered when removed from the radius of interest. Willey said two of the six deployments of the bike have resulted in an arrest.

On Dec. 8, 2017, the first bait bike deployment was successful in facilitating an arrest. Willey said detectives put the bike in the student housing area, knowing it was a common place for bikes to be stolen.

At 5:15 a.m., dispatchers saw a male take off on the bike heading eastbound on Nutwood Avenue, Willey said.

Officers stopped the male at Nutwood Avenue and Placentia Boulevard, and took him into custody with no injuries or use of force, Willey said.

Anthony Fender, 27, was charged with petty theft and additional charges for possessing narcotics, burglary tools and controlled substance paraphernalia, as well as petty theft with a prior conviction,

Willey said.

“In a nutshell he described himself as a heroin addict, and (stealing bikes) was one way that he kept up with his addiction,” Willey said.

On March 6, at about 8:45 p.m., Willey said the bait bike resulted in a second arrest near the Carl’s Jr. by Mihaylo Hall.

Dispatchers were alerted to the bike’s movement and officers were sent out to State College Boulevard and Chapman Avenue. Jessie Alvarez, 22-year-old, was taken into custody at the Mobil gas station near Smart & Final.

Alvarez also identified as a heroin addict and had hypodermic needles in his pocket containing heroin, as well as spoons, foil and cigarette lighters.

He was charged with petty theft and possession of controlled substances, controlled substance paraphernalia and burglary tools, Willey said.

Both Alvarez and Fender were non-students.

“In jails and out in the streets, what they do is they talk. When bad guys start talking they’ll tell each other that Cal State Fullerton has bait bikes out, so don’t go out there and steal bikes,” Willey said.

The University Police Department recently upgraded the bait bike to be worth over $1,000, which will result in a felony charge for anyone caught stealing it.

Crime trends Crime has significantly decreased in several areas from fall 2017 to now.

Willey said University Police do see a spike in DUIs over the summer, which may be a result of officers having more time to patrol off campus.

Officers have seen a recent increase in drug-related arrests made during the night shift.

Willey said most of these cases are non-student related and represent what University Police are trying to keep out of CSUF. He also said the number of

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DUIs and drug-related arrests saw drastic downturns compared to last year.

bike thefts that occur are higher toward the end of the spring semester and the beginning of fall semester.

From fall through spring, University Police had about 30,000 incidents, which included around 10,000 calls for services and about 20,000 officer initiated calls, Willey said.

In 2017, five new officers were in training to join the

University Police Department.

The officers went through six months at the police academy and four months of field training with University Police.

“By the end of 2017, most of those officers were just coming out of training and are now out on their own,” Willey said.

University Police currently has 30 officers, the maximum number its department is allowed, Willey said.

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A detailed list of all costs related to the recruitment of Clement Guthro, including but not limited to hiring a search company, paying for advertisements and all costs related to bringing in candidates.

A detailed list of all costs related to the two failed searches for a Dean of the Library prior to the search that concluded with hiring Clement Guthro, including but not limited to hiring a search company, paying for advertisements and all costs related to bringing in candidates.

In response, the university took 48 days to prepare 21 documents, with four minor redactions, and released them near the last week of the spring semester.

But the university didn’t respond to the entirety of the Daily Titan’s request, withholding certain documents due to “privacy,” “attorney-client privilege” and “deliberative process exemptions” that, if released, “would be more harmful than helpful to the public interest,” according to its email response.

The records released by the university did not include emails from Dec. 4, 2017, to Feb. 28, 2018, sent by Dabirian or Virjee that relate to or mention Guthro.

The records also did not include emails sent by the same people, within the same time span, that relate to or mention the Pollak Library.

Dabirian is alleged to be one of the primary forces behind Guthro’s ousting by the administration due to conflicts over plans to modernize the library with new technology spaces, according

to emails between current and emeriti faculty obtained by the Daily Titan on March 13.

Dabirian has denied these claims in a March 13 interview.

Guthro said in other documents, obtained by the Daily Titan on April 11, that the university made false claims and misrepresented facts behind his firing.

The university has not responded these claims.

“The university does not disclose or comment on private employee personnel information, including performance evaluations,” said Knutson Miller, whose office fired Guthro without any prior warning or advance notice, in a May 10 email responding to the records.

“We appreciate the service provided by Dr. Guthro and wish him well.”

In the emails between administration

officials provided by the university, there was no indication of dissatisfaction or frustration with Guthro or his performance as library dean.

Actual references to Guthro’s firing in the records are sparse. However, emails that indirectly refer to the situation are mostly between a group of top administration officials involving Vice President of Human Resources, Diversity and Inclusion David Forgues, Dabirian, Knutson Miller and Virjee.

Knutson Miller also emailed a link to the Daily Titan’s March 14 report of an alleged library power struggle, which specifically names her and Dabirian as persons involved in Guthro’s abrupt firing, to University Counsel Monique Shay, Chief Communications Officer Jeff Cook, Guthro’s interim replacement Emily Bonney, Forgues and Dabirian.

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“This is to inform you that we have stopped our donations to the university because of the firing of the Dean of the Library, Clem Guthro,” said the Rimmers in the email. “From the little we have learned about Dean Guthro’s firing, we are concerned that due process has not been accorded him, that the university’s action against him is arbitrary, is wanting

in compassion, and appears to be retaliation for doing his job.”

The Rimmers also said that before Guthro’s firing, they were considering doubling their donation.

“We have found universities to be dedicated to principles we hold dear,” the Rimmers said in the email. “Apparently this is no longer the case at CSUF.” Costs of recruiting Guthro During the 2016 search for a new library dean, which resulted

in Guthro’s hiring, the university incurred $13,531.39 total for the costs of recruiting, hiring and relocating Guthro, and interviewing two other candidates for the position.

A prior 2014 search for a new library dean incurred $1,287.40 for advertisements.

Emails between Knutson Miller and Guthro In documents provided by the university, emails between

Knutson Miller and Guthro, prior to his firing, appear to be cordial and do not show any conflict or disagreement.

On Wednesday, Jan. 10, Guthro sent Knutson Miller an email detailing “major topics” for a Friday meeting. However, the topics were redacted.

On Feb. 7, Guthro informed Knutson Miller via email that he would be away from campus for the American Library Association

midwinter meeting in Denver, Colorado. Knutson Miller replied “Hope the conference is enjoyable and productive!”

A week before he was fired, Guthro emailed Knutson Miller to say he would be attending the CSU New Deans Academy on Feb. 22 and 23 in Los Angeles.

This is the last correspondence between the provost and Guthro in the documents given to the Daily Titan.

Academic impaction limits number of admitted CSUF students yearly

University acknowledges issue but has no intention to stop it.

AMANDA CHACON Staff Writer

There is no need to change the high impaction status of the university, said Darren Bush, Cal State Fullerton’s interim associate vice president for Student Affairs — Student Transitions.

Out of 23 California State University campuses, CSUF is one of six that is experiencing academic impaction in every major, according to the CSU website.

Impaction occurs when the demand of applicants exceeds the available physical space the university has for them.

Bush said that every year, each CSU receives an enrollment directive from the Chancellor’s office containing the target of how many applicants the university is allowed to admit. The target is based on the school’s budget, which comes from state funding.

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CSUF is one of six CSUs experiencing academic impaction in every major.

The school cannot provide for more students than the target allows because the budget would not be enough to cover the costs of additional courses, sections or seats.

Bush said that CSUF received

a 12 percent increase in its number of applicants last year, but the chancellor’s enrollment directive is not rising with it.

Bush said if the state were to increase the sum of funding for academic costs, like additional

classes, the student enrollment number would be able to rise.

However, Bush said admitting more applicants could affect how easily students are able to enroll in mandatory classes.

While it might seem strange for only a small number of the universities to experience impaction, it could be due to factors like a university not wanting to expand its student body or because of the area the campus is located in, Bush said.

For example, Cal State Channel Islands only has one impacted major, pre nursing, which might be because of its location in Ventura County, which has 849,000 residents compared to Orange County’s 3 million.

The issue of impaction affects applicants more than current students at the university.

“The biggest downside to being impacted is to not be able to accomodate so many students every year who apply to us,” Bush said. “Many more students are interested in our campus but we are not growing in enrollment.”

Out of the thousands of

first-time freshmen students who apply to CSUF each year, about 45 percent of them are admitted, Bush said. The university allows this number with the expectations of many applicants turning down their acceptance.

While the use of trends and data from previous years help CSUF decide how many students it should accept, there is a possibility that if more applicants than expected decide to attend the school, it would interfere with the classes.

Bush said it is unlikely that class availability will be affected, but CSUF’s institutional research and analytical studies website shows the number of students finishing in five or six years is rising at a higher rate than the four-year graduates.

The administration is looking to accumulate more funding in hopes of accommodating more students, but they are not looking to stop the impaction.

“We know the demand we have for our campus is so great and the space is so limited, so impaction will be a part of us until that gap narrows,” Bush said.

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She made sure that both Kovacs and his younger brother gave 100 percent of their effort in whatever they set their minds to.

Kovacs was making noise in the skateboarding industry even before he turned pro.

In October 2017, Thrasher magazine made Kovacs one of the central focuses in its “Am Scramble” section where the publication highlighted amateur skateboarders on the rise. The publication has also featured Kovacs in multiple montage videos displaying his fearlessness, taking on huge gaps and handrails.

“Knowing Zach has been an interesting ride. He’s got a good heart and puts himself out there in the best way,” said skateboarding photographer Jacob Romero in a text.

Being a pro skater comes with its fair share of injuries, and for Kovacs, it was no different. When he tore his ACL last year while skating, he had to take several months off to recover from knee reconstruction surgery and intensive physical therapy.

“I didn’t skate for eight months. But I definitely didn’t lose passion ... I was really itching to get back,” Kovacs said.

The rehabilitation process has been smooth from the start, and he said he is starting to feel stronger than he has ever felt before.

“You learn so much about your body and about muscle groups. I have core strength that I used to not really have,” Kovacs said Kovacs heavily praised CSUF’s Health Services for its physical therapy and sports rehabilitation center, as well as athletic trainer Nathan Longcrier for the work they

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Zach “Ducky” Kovacs is also involved with the nonprofit organization called the College Skateboarding Educational Foundation.

put in throughout his recovery.

“He’s been a crazy help as far as preparing me mentally and physically for skating.

It’s a good positive environment,” Kovacs said.

Kovacs is on track to finish his degree in fall 2018 and is interested in pursuing a career in business, graphic design or marketing, just as long as he can do something that’s not a 9-to-5 desk job. Whatever career path he chooses, he hopes to have enough time to continue to skate freely.

He has a considerable social media presence with over 24,000 Instagram followers. Kovac posts each week and continues to see rapid growth and engagement on his

page. Even though Kovacs sees success in his social media accounts, he doesn’t care about the exposure like many others would, as he enjoys keeping a low profile. “(Instagram) makes it easier to where you don’t need a brand to promote you,” Kovacs said.

Kovacs also rides for the skateboarding brand Pizza Skateboards, even having his own model of skateboard decks for sale on its website.

“The future of skateboarding for him will be an endless ride of progression. He has always excelled at everything he’s applied himself to,” Romero said in a text.

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ZACH KOVACS Pro skater from injury, Kovacs plans on taking the skating scene by storm once again.

“Everything’s been kind of scary, but it’s been really fun because I’ll do something I haven’t done in almost a year, and it’ll just be such a good feeling,” Kovacs said.

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Occasional floral crowns, bouquets and arrangements paved the way to their first wedding event under Salt and Poppies. This is where the pair was able to use their skills to create arrangements and fulfill the bride’s vision.

“When (the bride) saw her bouquet, she was like ‘This is better than I expected.’ It was really cool to make that happen,” Clark said.

Clark is close to graduating and doesn’t plan to lose sight of earning that diploma. The people closest to Clark say she is someone who is practical and thinks her actions through.

“She is 100 percent at whatever she’s doing in any given moment, and she thrives in everything she does, and I love that about her,” Fortman said.

Clark’s boyfriend, Kevin Zimmerman, describes himself as the team’s biggest cheerleader after seeing how much heart and effort has gone into Salt and Poppies.

Whether it’s her current parttime job or a school project, Zimmerman said Clark is determined to bring the best quality to everything she does.

“Lauren is one of the most dedicated, encouraging, thoughtful people you will ever meet. She

She is 100 percent at whatever she’s doing in any given moment, and she thrives in everything she does.

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ELLE FORTMAN Salt and Poppies co-founder puts more time, care and attention and even stress over those things because she really cares,” Zimmerman said.

Clark and her partner want to be able to cater to any bride, whether their budget is $500 or $5,000.

Both Clark and Fortman have high hopes for the company and want to expand outside of the wedding market. In the future, Clark hopes to branch out to retirement parties, baby showers, birthday parties and even proms to explore their creativity.

Clark has big ideas for the business in the future and as a self-proclaimed frugal person, she has some advice for anyone who wants to be their own boss.

“To start a business you have to have the time and energy to pour into it,” Clark said. “To make money, you have to spend money, and that’s something I’ve had to really learn.”

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Lauren Clark (pictured) and Elle Fortman derived the business name from one of their favorite Bible verses.

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MONDAY MAY 14, 2018

Letter to the Editor In response to:

The dismissal of Clem Guthro as dean of Pollak Library I address this letter to the members of this university and its governing body with great concern in the actions taken by the Vice President and Provost Kari Knutson Miller, and President Fram Virjee to abruptly fire Clem Guthro as Dean of the Pollak Library at Cal State Fullerton.

On March 2, 2018, with the blessing and will of the president, Clem Guthro, the highest ranked employee responsible for the collection, restoration and direction of the library, was dismissed from his duties and responsibilities by the interim provost and vice president of academic affairs, Kari Knutson Miller, and escorted off campus. It has been two months and neither President Virjee nor the office of the provost and vice president, have issued any transparency that supports the actions taken were appropriate and warranted. The deliberate absence of delicacy from the newly appointed administration has issued frustration, shock and disbelief from library employees, founding Pollak librarian Ernest Toy and his wife Beverly Toy, who wrote to the president, the Patrons of the Library, political science professor emeritus of CSUF and respected library administrators across the nation. Academic Senate Representative Megan Wagner read a letter composed by library staff and faculty protesting the firing of dean Clem Guthro, to the Academic Senate on March 22, 2018.

My name is Marco Moreno and I would like to voice my resistance to the actions taken by the provost with the discretion and will of the president to dismiss Guthro after only three months in their new appointment as senior administrators of this university. As a student and member of this university, I am concerned that what occurred on March 2 was a move by the new administration to centralize the consensus about the direction of the library. By dismissing the perspective of an experienced but newly arrived university librarian, this stroke of power by the administration so early on in their appointment disseminates an organizational and working culture that disarms and discourages me as a user of the library. While I understand that all senior administrators, such as deans, serve the president of the university at will, and can be relieved of their duties and responsibilities at the discretion of the president, it is imperative that a series of protocols and policies be established that examine the intent behind the direct act of unilateral governing with no administrative and logistical oversight.

This university conducted a national search to identify and select a candidate that could execute the renovation of the library and take the necessary logistical steps that could successfully implement the goals of the Library of the Future (LOFT); Guthro was selected just last year as the individual to lead this transition. Guthro proudly served CSUF as head librarian for eleven months and was the first potentially permanent Dean of the Pollak Library in four years. Under his short time as the Dean of the Library, Guthro oversaw among others: (1) the reopening and newly designed first floor on the south side of the library; (2) began the “Faculty Noon Time Talks,” which is a series of 22 faculty-led presentations about their research to a cross-disciplinary audience; (3) oversaw the transition into the new CSU OneSearch catalog platform; and (4) “established strong working relationships with the campus cultural centers, University Learning Center, Supplemental Instruction, and Student Affairs, set plans in place for a multifaith prayer space in the library, and established a committee to ensure that the library was a welcoming, inclusive, and safe space for all students.”

It is imperative we as students and users of the library ask ourselves, and specifically ask of those who have been appointed and accepted positions to serve this student body, its staff and faculty, and this community: When was the last time a dean of any of the eight colleges of CSUF was fired and escorted out? What measures were utilized to evaluate the progress Guthro had made? And why did this new temporary administration dismiss this experienced employee?

The only source of information that has illustrated “reasons” for not retaining Guthro are included in a document recently published in the Daily Titan. In this article, two documents are examined: One lists reasons for not retaining Guthro and a second document with responses from Guthro to each and every

assertion that was made. To be clear, I do not expect to know or understand all the perspectives about what occurred, but I am certain that what is mentioned in the first document is not consistent with the dean that I got to know during his time here. Guthro was collaborative and never dismissed students’ needs.

Based on the presented assertions made within both documents for not retaining Guthro as well as the responses issued by Guthro himself, his dismissal is not indicative of non-collaboration, as it is claimed. Both of these documents reveal the library is a highly contested place for space and many senior officials across divisions and departments outside of the administrators of the library hold individual ideas and interests about how to utilize its space.

I have been a member of this university for seven years. I completed my undergraduate degree in psychology and have now returned to receive my master’s degree in cultural anthropology. Being a part of this university for seven years has offered me the space and time to develop as a civically involved student in a global world. Because of my commitment as a civically and community involved student, I was recently nominated and awarded a 2018 Newman Civic Fellowship — an award that honored the work I have developed and the programming I have been a part of. This recognition is the first to be awarded to a CSUF student and I feel a great privilege to be a part of a new generation of public problem solvers out of this university.

In the nomination of this fellowship, President Virjee wrote a letter on my behalf in which he mentioned some admirable qualities about me. Additionally, several staff from the office of the provost helped to ensure that my nomination was completed. I am thankful for their support on this nomination. However, based upon a careful reflection of the documents that have been published and released regarding Guthro’s dismissal and sequence of events since, I state unequivocally that I have never felt less as a member of this public university than in this instance. I am disappointed by the absence of delicacy Guthro received here at CSUF by the members of this newly appointed and interim administration.

I urge Associated Students and the Academic Senate to develop policies and protocols that make this situation significantly more difficult to occur. It is imperative that an assessment be made concerning the lack of transparency and accountability throughout this entire process of the dismissal and treatment of a senior ranking and experienced leader.

Furthermore, if there are currently no provisions or procedures in place that oversee the reach of either the provost or the president, especially if both hold temporary contracts, then those provisions must be developed and implemented to combat that deeply irresponsible culture of dismissing competent and experienced individuals.

Furthermore, the library is a public institution that houses literatures and histories of communities who are not part of the dominant narrative of the university but have fought to bring historical and cultural consciousness to those who utilize and preserve their collection. The students at CSUF as well as the staff of the library deserve transparency in situations that impact them. The fate and long-term direction of the library, as well as any other segment within this institution, should not be in the sole hands of individuals who have been newly appointed to temporary positions. As the university seeks to hire two new associate deans to lead the library before a permanent dean is hired once again, the decision-making process for the direction of the library should not minimize the perspective of the senior ranking directors of the library. I urge that a series of protocols and practices be developed independently to assure that governance of CSUF is inclusive to the input of CSUF students and library employees.

I conclude in support of the appeal made by the Toys and library administrators who knew Guthro in offering immediate relief to Guthro, in a year’s salary and health insurance as works to secure another job. Health insurance would offer significant support in medical expenses for his family. In a released letter the Toys wrote to President Virjee asking him to take immediate actions and respond to the “black cloud” his administration has created for a former employee. They are asking that Guthro be issued a

year’s salary and health insurance, an expenditure that is within the budget. Taking this action would bring immediate relief necessary for the well-being of Guthro and his family. I support the action voiced by founding Pollak librarian Ernest and his wife Beverly Toy. This is an appropriate step to take and I am convinced it would provide Guthro and his family peace of mind as Mrs. Guthro is recovering from multiple transplant operations.

Marco A. Moreno Fullerton, Calif.

M.A Cultural Anthropology (candidate spring 2019) B.A. Psychology, CSUF 2015 2018 Newman Civic Fellow 2017-18 Graduate Equity Scholar Outro / Clem and I first met several days after his appointment began in April of 2017 near the end of President Mildred García’s tenure. I had recently read the CSUF News Center article that mentioned his appointment and arrival at the university as the new Dean of the Pollak Library.

I was sitting down in the tables in front of College Park editing a poem I had composed when I recognized him from the images of the articles that welcomed him to the university. It had been four years since the university had a potentially permanent Dean of the Library and I was excited they hired an individual who had a lot of experience. In the articles, Guthro appeared motivated to learn and begin working on new additions for the library that were consistent with the student body it served. I introduced myself and welcomed him to the university.

He extended his hand and said, “My name is Clement Guthro, but call me Clem.” He asked me what I studied and what I was working on. I told him I was a graduate student with the division of cultural anthropology studying murals, graffiti and public art in Orange County. He was intrigued by my topic and mentioned that he was excited about interacting with students on campus to be able to understand the student body of the university that he was going to represent in the library and its programs. He issued me his attention and spoke with me for about 15 minutes. Before he departed, he told me to keep him informed about my thesis.

Since that first encounter, we developed a healthy collegial relationship. Our conversations would always start with, “How is your thesis going? Tell me about murals.” Gradually, he started noticing murals on his own and would send me images of those he had encountered or read about. As we began to speak more frequently, he said to me one day that he thought the library would greatly benefit from a mural that represented its student body. He thought the students would respond quite well to it and the president (Mildred García) would be open to it. Guthro would go on to attend with me the opening reception at Chapman University showcasing the upcoming mural project by Emigdio “Higgy” Vasquez, the son of the renowned Latino artist and alumnus of CSUF, who has two murals permanently housed at CSUF in University Hall. The new Dean of the Library, who in spite of supporting his family and wife who was enduring a long-term hospitalization, was attending events after work to learn, understand and develop future programming that could speak to the diverse student body of this campus and bring them into center stage of the library.

During this period [working as Dean of the Library], I was dealing with a wife who had been diagnosed with end stage liver disease and was in the hospital for 150 days starting October 5, 2017.

During the next 150 days [around 5 months and half of his time as Dean of the Library], I took only 7 days vacation/sick time related to her illness. I started working every morning by 7:00am. I took my laptop to the hospital every night and continued to work there. When there were evening events that I was required to attend (Milo) or things that would be helpful (President’s celebration of Native Americans) I was there. I worked tirelessly on behalf of the University to move LOFT forward and to make a difference for students.

Clem Guthro, March 9, 2018.

ALP closure hurts the campus more than it helps Cal State Fullerton is removing itself from the global community.

EDITORIAL As the semester comes to a close, it also marks the end of the American Language Program (ALP) at Cal State Fullerton. Despite its 32 years of service to international students, it was deemed financially unsustainable by the current university administration.

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“comprehensive, regional university with a global outlook” that aims to foster students who “recognize their roles in an interdependent global community,” according to its mission statement and universitywide student learning goals.

The removal of the ALP not only takes CSUF’s name out of the international community as a school that offers comprehensive support to its international students, but hurts current students and staff as well.

Despite President Fram Virjee’s statement that “these are not CSUF students,” those involved in the ALP are CSUF students, as the program is part

of the University of Extended Education and the International Programs and Global Engagement. This decision hurts those formerly enrolled in the program, as it forces students who are already vulnerable and overwhelmed to uproot themselves and move again to somewhere new.

It hurts the ALP faculty and staff, some of who have been involved with the program for a significant period of time and now have to find different avenues to continue their teaching.

With the closing of the ALP, CSUF graduate students who are part of the concentration called Teaching English to

Students of Other Languages will also no longer be supported by an on-campus organization. Previously, they were allowed to teach classes under the supervision of an ALP professor as a part of their teaching practicum.

The administration has not released any information on how much money was saved by ending the program or plans they have for that money. But the benefits of closing this program in no way outweigh the cons.

For many people involved, the program went beyond just language acquisition and made sure each student was involved in activities on campus.

It has had a lasting global impact, which was seen through the number of letters sent to Virjee and the over 700 signatures on the Change.org petition against the closing of the program.

“When people ask what I do, I say I teach English and cultural acquisition, but what it really is, we’re teaching peace,” said Michelle Luster, a full-time ALP lecturer.

Though the decision is final, and this article can serve as nothing more than a eulogy for this long-standing program, the administration’s decision was a mistake and will do more harm than good.

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Men’s track and field wins the Big West Championship CSUF constructed a 41-point swing Saturday to earn its second-straight title.

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Andrew Quezada gave up two runs while striking out seven batters Sunday.

Titans drop final game to Riverside

CSUF baseball had its eight-game winning streak snapped on Sunday in a 4-2 loss after failing to score a run in the final eight innings of the game.

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Cal State Fullerton men’s track and field won its second straight Big West championship at Cal State Northridge on Saturday.

The men’s team finished with a commanding 154 points in a roaring resurgence after sitting in fifth place by the end of Friday. The Titans 23.5 point deficit to Long Beach State became a 17.5 point lead after Saturday’s comeback.

Long Beach State slipped to second place at 136.5 points and UC Davis came in third with 121 points.

The men’s 4x100-meter relay squad of freshman Rasaun House, junior Thaddeus Smith, redshirt senior Luis Matos and sophomore Marcel Espinoza took first place with a time of 40.20 seconds.

Smith also won the 100-meter dash, clocking in at 10.46 seconds. He became the third Titan in the team’s history to win the event and the first since Eli Penick won it in 2016.

Senior Mason Guzman-Sanchez also snatched first place in the men’s 110-meter hurdles clocking in at 14.23 seconds. He finished just 0.01 seconds ahead

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Jorge Sanchez took third place in the 3000-meter steeplechase Friday.

of Northridge’s Joshua Turner.

Women’s track and field placed fourth with its 98 points in the championship over the weekend. Long Beach State won the title with 122 points.

The women’s team made their own marks over the weekend as well. On Saturday, junior Nicole Clark won CSUF’s first ever conference title for women’s javelin with a 46.08-meter toss.

Sophomore Kiana Clay was also a key factor for the Titans, coming second in the women’s

400-meter run with a time of 54.50 seconds and also placing sixth in the 200-meter at 24.51 seconds.

The weekend win continues a new era of greatness for the men’s team as their back-to-back Big West championships stand as the only two in team history.

The Titans will head north to Sacramento for the NCAA Division I West Preliminary Round, which begins Thursday, May 24, at Sacramento State and continues through the 26th.

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A home run from Nathan Webb in the seventh inning gave UC Riverside the lead and the game, defeating Cal State Fullerton baseball 4-2 at Goodwin Field on Sunday.

The loss snapped the Titans’ (27-21 overall, 14-4 in conference) eight-game winning streak.

The Highlanders (18-26 overall, 6-12 in conference) broke their five-game losing streak in the Big West conference but still hold the bottom spot.

“We got our butts whooped.

They pitched better, they played defense better and they put the ball in play better,” said Titans head coach Rick Vanderhook.

Center fielder Mitchell Berryhill and right fielder Ruben Cardenas were hit by pitches to start the first inning. Shortstop Sahid Valenzuela’s triple later in the inning brought both runners home.

However, this was the last time Fullerton scored in the game.

“It’s kind of hard to have any momentum when nobody can get on base and (the Highlanders) got on base six out of the nine innings from the leadoff hitter. The

only other guy we got on base was strike three in the dirt,” Vanderhook said.

UC Riverside cut the deficit in the next inning when a double allowed Dylan Orick to bring in its only run. Both teams remained scoreless right up to the top of the fifth after the Highlanders Cole Pofek tied the game at 2-2.

“It was frustrating,” Valenzuela said. “We didn’t stick to what we do best and we didn’t put good swings on the ball and that’s what hurt us.”

In his seven innings pitched, Andrew Quezada gave up two earned runs and five hits while recording seven strikeouts. The loss broke Quezada’s three-game winning streak in games he started and brought his record to 3-5.

Blake Workman came in to relieve for the eighth inning but could not hold the Highlanders.

Pinch hitter Ari Gerber scored their final run on a sacrifice fly from left fielder Matt Hardy.

CSUF will have no midweek games as it prepares to host Cal State Northridge starting May 17 at 6:00 p.m.

Champs: Titans give up only 1 run

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Parks earned both wins on Trish Parks threw a five-inning Saturday, improving to 10-2 this shutout in the first game against season. the Highlanders, striking out sev“I think last weekend stung en batters and allowing only two a little bit, dropping that last hits. game of the series at Cal Poly.

Senior outfielders Vandiver (Parks) was on a mission and Brooke Clemetson were key today and you can just see the to a six-run first inning. Clemet- fierceness in her eye. She was son was walked on her first at-bat just going for it,” said Titans head and stole second on the following coach Kelly Ford. pitch and was brought home by a The Titans broke the 1-1 single from Vandiver. tie in the bottom of the eighth Catcher Julia Valenzuela’s with a single from Francis, three-run double capped off the who came in to hit for second inning. baseman Sam Kennedy.

In the second game, Parks reWith regionals starting Friday, lieved pitcher Kenzie Grimes in May 18, Ford will again rely on the top of the second. In her 6.1 her seniors to break through and innings, she again shut the High- advance. landers out, giving up only three “We’ve been to championship Sunday at regionals the last two years in a row and again I’ll never ever play on I’m going to put it on our sea team like this again. niors, and I think they’re going I’ve never played on a to find a way to find it in their to get us through,” Ford said. team with such amazing FULLERTONgut : 215amazing N. Harbor Blvd. to NCAA “It’s COSTA MESA (The LAB): 2930toBrigo personalities. stol team, St. but postseason for any LONG BEACH: 4608 E. play 2nd St. of seniors has I think this group BUFFALOEXCHANGE.COM • SAMMIE VANDIVER that fire in their belly that they’re Titans left fielder ready to rip through it.”

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