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LOCAL | Legend dies

Titan hall of famer gone, but not forgotten

Jerry Goodwin and his wife Merilyn provided lead gift for the expansion of the baseball field DANIEL HERNANDEZ Daily Titan

Jerry Goodwin was more than just an average donor, he and his wife Marilyn were like family to Cal State Fullerton. They knew players by name and remembered them, said men’s baseball Head Coach Rick Vanderhook. Goodwin’s contributions were more than just names and good feelings. Before

the car dealership owner and his wife contributed one million dollars to the athletics program at the university, CSUF rented old wooden bleachers from the Rose Parade in Pasadena for fans to sit around the ballpark, Vanderhook said. Tuesday morning Jerry Goodwin passed away, leaving his legacy enshrined above the baseball stadium where his family name is forever embedded. He was 90 years old. “We have one of the nicest fields in the whole country, and without Jerry and Merilyn we wouldn’t have that facility,” Vanderhook said.

Since Titan Stadium’s transformation to Goodwin Field, CSUF has hosted 10 NCAA Baseball Regional tournaments and won the 2004 National Championship, defeating runner-up Texas in Omaha, Neb. Hosting regionals attracts quality athletes. Because of Goodwin and the publicity from television networks’ coverage, it has done just that. “The benefits created by that super generous donation… it’s hard to estimate,” said Interim Athletics Director Stephan Walk. “It was kind of a turning point, I think, for our baseball program.” Prior to the stadium upgrade, the

players had to travel to play postseason games, leaving the team at a disadvantage and leaving fans behind. “When we won the National Championship in 2004 in Omaha, I was there and George Horton came up to me and said that that national championship would not have been possible without that donation from Jerry Goodwin,” Walk said. Like the transformation of the baseball facilities, Goodwin also has a rags-toriches story. In a video on the CSUF Philanthropic Foundation website, Goodwin explains how he came from a poor family and began his professional career as a

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car salesman. He was a hard worker who performed his job well and he eventually came to own a Dodge dealership in Fullerton. “The first new car I bought, I bought from Jerry,” Vanderhook said. “I think everything I (earned) went to pay for that car,” he said jokingly. While CSUF is considered a small school in the ranks of Division I baseball, the stadium rivals the bigger schools that pour tons of money into their athletic programs.

NATIONAL | Tuition transparency

Bill to provide notice for changes in tuition

AB 970 requires 30-day public notice before an increase in students’ tuition DAVID HOOD Daily Titan

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A fire that started Sunday has burned more than 4,000 acres in the Angeles National Forest near Glendora. According to the U.S Forest Service, the fire is just 5 percent contained as of Monday afternoon. Fifty residents and 1,000 campers were evacuated from the popular camping

area, which was crowded for Labor Day weekend. According to the San Bernardino Sun, more than 12,000 people have been evacuated from the area since the start of the fire. The American Red Cross has opened Glendora High School for those who need shelter from the fire. Recent

high temperatures and dry weather conditions have made fighting the fire difficult for crews. The start of the blaze is still under investigation; no reports have been confirmed yet. Burns were seen as far away as Orange County, about 20 miles to the south.

LOCAL | New hospital

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Voters weigh ballot measures

Items to decide on include better school funding and sex trafficking penalties

Future of older hospital and medical offices at Lakeview to be determined

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The California State Student Association (CSSA) successfully pushed AB 970, the Working Families Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Act, to pass in the state Senate. The bill guarantees students a 30-day public notice prior to an increased tuition or fee increase. In addition, it requires the fee increase to be effective no less than 90 days before school starts. Supplemented to the required provisions, AB 970 demands the CSU Board of Trustees to “provide a justification for the fee increase, efforts to mitigate impacts of fees to needy students, and the potential impact to loan burden, among others,” according to a statement by the CSSA. “This bill is solely for students,” said CSSA director of government relations Meredith Vivian. “AB 970 is really just for UC, CSU and community colleges because it helps create a more transparent, accountable process when the regions and the Board

of Trustees are proposing a tuition increase,” she said. The CSSA is an independent, student-run, non-profit association of students with its own staff and board of directors from all 23 campuses in the CSU system. They are considered by the CSU to be the “official systemwide voice of the students.” But the CSSA wasn’t alone in drafting the bill. The CSSA worked with the CSU to create the bill, garnering support from the CSU Board of Trustees and the state Senate as well. Erik Fallis, media relations manager for CSU, said that they worked with the author of the bill and the stakeholders to provide reasonable guidelines on the process to implement tuition increases. “On the part of the actual supporting of legislation, that ultimately comes from the Board of Trustees,” Fallis said. “The Board of Trustees takes up a legislative report that has various bills and determines… our position on those bills.” President of the CSSA David Allison, a student at Cal State San Bernardino, said that the bill has a twofold benefit to students. The first is that it would keep tuition increases from being unpredictable.

STATE | November ballot

Kaiser hospital to open soon The newest Kaiser Permanente hospital will be opening its doors in Anaheim on Sept. 12, and will service surrounding cities, including Fullerton and Orange. The new 27-acre campus, located off La Palma Avenue, is comprised of two office buildings, Kraemer Medical Offices One and Two, to go along with the hospital. The medical offices are currently operational and open to the public. The new emergency department has 36 patient care bays, dedicated entrances for patients and ambulances, a helicopter landing pad and a permanent decontamination facility. “The New Anaheim Medical Center hospital will replace the Lakeview hospital,” said Assistant Director of Public Affairs for Kaiser Permanente Orange County, Scott Kelly. “The Lakeview hospital structure will close temporarily for re-engineering. The plan is to re-open in a few months, but the services provided are to be determined.” Kelly also said that the Lakeview Medical Office Building will remain open, but the services offered there would change with the addition of the two new medical offices on La Palma Avenue. As far as a change to local emergency services for students, the construction of the new hospital does not necessarily mean that a patient will be sent to the new Kaiser Hospital if they call 911 from CSUF. “The medical team that responds makes the decision as to where you will go for care based on the severity of your medical condition, the level of care required

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The state-of-the-art hospital will open Sept. 12.

and the travel time necessary to get to the Emergency Department,” Kelly said. “It may be the Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Medical Center Emergency Department or it may be another emergency department, St. Jude’s, for example.” Joe Stasney, the project director, said that it took four and a half years to plan and develop the $425 million project. “With the development of any major project such as the Anaheim Medical Center, there are always challenges along the way,” Stasney said. “But because of the wonderful collaboration with the city of Anaheim and all of the design and construction partners, the medical center was delivered to the residents of Orange County, on time and on budget.” SEE KAISER, 4

The propositions are in, and Californians will once again have the opportunity to alter the state’s future in November. The ballot has eleven propositions that include promises for better school funding, a full repeal of the death penalty, stricter penalties for human sex traffickers and a referendum for state Senate redistricting. According to CSUF political science professor Matt Jarvis, Ph.D., most of the items on the ballot are “quirky” to California, which are likely to gain support in the Democraticallycontrolled state legislature, but then be criticized by Republicans for their alleged ineffectiveness once they are passed. “(Propositions) 34 through 37 are just standard fun things we do here in California,” said Jarvis. He said that California is one of two states who regularly use

propositions in public elections. Jarvis said that the most important ballot issue to students is Proposition 30, which he said would keep tuition at the same price or dramatically increase if it does not pass. Proposition 30 would raise taxes for citizens earning $250,000 or more a year and sales tax by a quarter-cent. The goal is to raise $6 billion for K-12 public schools and community colleges per Proposition 98. This requires that money be allocated for K-12 public schools and community colleges first, and then to public universities and services. “From the student’s narrow perspective,

(Proposition) 30’s a win,” Jarvis said, citing the relatively low cost to students that the measure would create. SEE BALLOT, 3