Vol. 89 Issue 24
March 16, 2011
OCMA winner opens for Cee Lo Green ..........................5
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Japan faces disaster
Budget and fees discussed over pizza
Bikers and pedestrians at risk of injury
CSUF professors weigh in on the nuclear power plant issue overseas
ASI hosts event for students to voice their concerns and opinions about CSUF
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The nuclear catastrophe in Japan reached new heights when an explosion occurred at the Fukushima No.1 (Daiichi) plant, potentially increasing radiation levels. The plant is located 150 miles north of Tokyo, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times. Following the 8.9 earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan, nuclear plants are now the immediate focus. Authorities sent out a warning to people living 20 miles within the devastated nuclear plant to stay indoors. There is much investigation going on to figure out what caused the explosion at these plants. Rachel Maddow from MSNBC did a segment on the potential cause being attributed to the release of hydrogen gas from the rusted fuel rods that were exposed to air. Fuel rods are hollow metal beams that contain the uranium that is used to heat up water and produce steam needed to make electricity. During the normal function of the nuclear plants, cesium and iodine build up within the fuel rods, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. See NUCLEAR, 2
WHAT’S INSIDE NEWS “Late Night Study” held for midterm cramming ........................................2 OPINION Devil’s advocate: Do you let your partner watch porn? ........................................4 DETOUR Tweens go crazy for Bieber in new film Never Say Never ........................................5 SPORTS Athletic Training Month ........................................8
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JONATHAN GIBBY / Daily Titan Paramedics tend to a male student after he was struck by a car while crossing from the College Park Building onto the main campus riding his bicycle Tuesday afternoon.
Crosswalk concerns rise Safety issues become apparent as another cyclist is injured by oncoming traffic around CSUF CHRISTOPHER PARK & KIRAN KAZALBASH Daily Titan
An accident occurred in the intersection of Nutwood Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue Tuesday afternoon when a car hit a cyclist who was attempting to cross the street. The male cyclist was thrown from his bike, according to witnesses, and suffered minor cuts and lacerations on his head and forearm. The driver of the vehicle who struck the cyclist immediately got out of her car and made sure he was alright, according to witnesses. The accident scene drew a crowd outside the College Park Building as onlookers watched EMTs load the injured male into the ambulance. “He’s got the typical stuff cuts and lacerations,” said Officer Bailor with the Fullerton Police Department who arrived on scene. “He’s going to be going to St. Jude’s (Hospital).” The driver who allegedly struck the cyclist said she did not see the him upon making the right turn
onto Nutwood Avenue and said he “came out of nowhere.” She said she was informed by the police that it was the cyclist’s responsibility to get off his bike and walk across the crosswalk. Most Cal State Fullerton students who commented on the event were not surprised by the frequency of accidents on the
Nutwood Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue intersection due to the heavy amounts of traffic and impatient pedestrians and bikers. “I think a lot of times people cross that intersection without looking,” said Heidi Finnefrock, a communicative disorder major who was also not surprised. “Both the drivers and the pedestrians
are to be blamed, because drivers aren’t paying attention and students (aren’t) paying attention when crossing.” Many pedestrians and students on campus feel unsafe when crossing any street around campus. See INJURY, page 3
In their fifth straight victory, men’s rugby rolls over the Knights, 58-7 FRANCES LEE Daily Titan
Courtesy of Leonard Suryajaya With minimal props, the Vietnam-era drama 365 Days shows the hardships faced by a group of soldiers eager to make it back to their families in one piece. The play will run through March 27 in the Hallberg Theatre at Cal State Fullerton.
365 days through a soldier’s eyes The new CSUF production tells the story of young soldiers in Vietnam KATHLEEN ROSELL Daily Titan
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The rising concerns over budget cuts and tuition increases created a heated discussion between students and administrators at the Associated Students Inc. biannual “Pizza With the Presidents” event. The forum, held Tuesday afternoon in the Becker Amphitheatre, gave students a chance to voice their concerns and ask honest questions of the administrators in charge of their academic future at Cal State Fullerton. Free pizza was served and students who asked questions received ASI T-shirts for their contributions to the conversation. However, the answers were something that did not come so readily to the eager students. With the overall student concern laying in the school’s financial situation, many students raised questions about upcoming tuition increases, possible furlough days and the cutting of classes. The response to many of these questions was “We know nothing at this time,” leaving students skeptical of the purpose of the forum. “It should be called a friendly conversation with the presidents. This is just a dialogue; this isn’t like an action plan. These people aren’t totally in power to do anything,” said J. Allen Morton, a senior art education major.
365 Days earned a standing ovation Friday at the Hallberg Theatre for the opening performance of its three-week run. The H. Wesley Balk play was a gritty, tear-jerking portrayal of a soldier’s life in the jungles of Vietnam. The play, directed by Kari Hayter, had a cast of thirteen students
and told the stories of many different soldiers who all had one goal: they would survive the year in Vietnam and return intact to their families. The audience walked in to see six bodies surrounding a minimal platform covered by white sheets. From a distance the bodies looked like props until you noticed they were breathing. The show began with a doctor and some nurses coming out and telling you what a waste it was to cure children of their ailments, es-
pecially if they were being saved only to grow up and be sent overseas to become cannon fodder. The doctor and nurses then turn the draped bodies into a patient ward and begin to tend to the injured who had been medevacked to their hospital in Japan. Dr. Peterson, played by Nick Waaland, was the only character that was consistently in the entire show. See 365 DAYS, page 5
There is a band of brothers destined to reach their ultimate goal and run through anyone in their path. Destined for what you ask? Destined for a perfect season. The Cal State Fullerton men’s rugby team beat Cal Lutheran 58-7 Saturday, setting a positive tone for the upcoming game against Pepperdine Saturday. Within the first five minutes of the game, CSUF scored its first of many goals with a penalty kick, setting the momentum for a huge win. Senior Ian Forner, 22, the captain of the backs, credited the entire team for its fluid and solid performance. “The big forwards did the majority of the work while the little guys put points on the board,” said Forner. After the initial penalty kick, the team immediately scored three more tries in a row. Jimmy Sofia, 21, a biology major who helped rebuild the team three seasons ago, stressed his thoughts throughout the game regardless of the score. See TITANS, page 8