Vol. 89 Issue 31
April 5, 2011
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Organic gardening in the Arboretum.....................................5 dailytitan.com The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
City is ‘Open for Business’
Cal State Fullerton hosts the 11th annual State of the City, addressing Fullerton’s future
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JONATHAN GIBBY / Daily Titan The Students for Justice in Palestine organizations from colleges throughout Southern California created a replica Apartheid Wall to display the recent occurrences in the Middle East.
Wall of injustice displayed Cal State Fullerton’s Students for Justice in Palestine holds event in Quad to raise awareness
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Cal State Fullerton’s Students for Justice in Palestine erected a replica of the Israeli Apartheid Wall Monday to raise awareness for the recent events taking place
WHAT’S INSIDE NEWS The life of an international student at CSUF ........................................3 OPINION Older and wiser returning students have the advantage ........................................4 FEATURES Fullerton’s Naughty Teddy store under fire ........................................6 SPORTS Men’s lacrosse tops Central Washington, 16-10 ........................................8
in the Middle East they feel many Americans are unaware of. Starting in 2004, the state of Israel constructed a wall double the height of the Berlin Wall, separating Israel and the West Bank. Tamara Khoury, the vice president of SJP at CSUF, said the wall has cut off the Palestinian people from vital resources, completely disrupt-
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colonized, and it has been since before the creation of Israel. We (hope) that the facts and images encourage them to get involved in SJP so that they can help educate others.” See WALL, page 2
Softball’s hard-nosed, tough cornerstone JEFF PRENOVOST Daily Titan
It’s been a familiar sight the past four years to see senior K.C. Craddick at Anderson Family Field in her trademark eyeblack and the No. 11 on her jersey. She has been a starter and an important part of the Cal State Fullerton softball program ever since her freshman year in 2008. She’s delivered game-winning hits, a home run and an eight-game hitting streak all while only com-
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mitting one error at first base in over 200 chances for the Titans this season. Craddick has put together an impressive 2011 season so far, which has seen the Titans go 13-16 as a team, 2-1 in Big West Conference. After 26 games she stands second in hits with 23 in 83 at-bats, with a batting average of .277. “It’s been a good year,” said Craddick. “I have not hit this well ever. This is my best year out of all four years.” Titan Head Coach Michelle Gromacki was catcher for the 1986 NCAA national champion Titans and has been Craddick’s coach for the past four years. “K.C. is absolutely stepping up to the challenge. She has always wanted to be a leader since she got here, and she has developed into one,” said Gromacki. Craddick and her teammate, sophomore catcher Ariel Tsuchiyama, have put together excellent defensive performances, which have surpassed Gromacki’s records and rank all-time in CSUF’s 31 years of softball. Tsuchiyama is No. 1 in all-time career fielding percentage, while Craddick is No. 4 and Gromacki is No. 8. Craddick has only committed 12 errors in over 1,100 chances for her career at CSUF and credits her coaches who have been crucial to the improvements over the four years of collegiate softball. See CRADDICK, page 8
JONATHAN GIBBY / Daily Titan Fullerton Mayor Pro Tem Don Bankhead leads attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance.
omy that will help maintain a healthy community in the future,” said Graves. One such cooperative program is Leadership Fullerton. The program explores what it means to be a leader in the city, and Graves encouraged members of the audience to nominate employees to be a part of the first group through the program this summer. Graves then introduced Jones, who began his State of the City presentation by discussing his previous career as a surgeon before he entered politics. As a surgeon, he was required to take the Hippocratic Oath, which states, “Do no harm, and do what you believe is best for your patients.” Dr. Jones then applied that oath to councilmembers. See STATE, page 3
Microsoft technology comes to CSUF
So far this season, Craddick has 23 hits, 7 RBIs and is nearly perfect from the field
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ing their daily lives. “We hope that students who stopped to look at the wall and read the facts see the truth about the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine,” said Khoury. “Mainstream media projects the occupation as a religious conflict and only shows the Zionist prospective. Essentially, Palestine is being
The 11th annual Fullerton State of the City was held Monday at Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Student Union. Fullerton Mayor Dick Jones and other members of the community addressed the filled Portola Pavilion on the city’s year in 2010, as well as future plans for growth in the local economy. The theme of the event was “Fullerton: Open for Business” and was echoed throughout the day. “It’s a pleasure for CSUF to cosponsor and host this event,” said Steven Murray, vice president of Academic Affairs. After welcoming attendees to the campus, Murray discussed the proposed College Town project, a joint endeavor between city and university planning groups. It would create a special district of neighborhoods and commercial zones in the areas surrounding CSUF. “College Town is truly an exciting project,” Murray said. “One that will be a difference-maker for the university and residents of the city of Fullerton.” Murray added that the theme of the event also echoed in the university and said that in spite of the recession and budget cuts, CSUF is “focused on keeping the campus open to residents of the community and accessible to as many students as our fiscal resources will allow.” Fullerton Chamber of Commerce President Gary Graves stressed that cooperation was essential to tackling the issues of the economic recession. “By working together we can continue to create a vibrant global econ-
Students get the opportunity to play with latest games, laptops and gadgets JESSICA DRUCK / Daily Titan Nick Starr stands in front of his gallery exhibited in the TSU entitled, “The Best-Kept Secret,” featuring paintings reflecting his feelings about California.
Defining California in art Nick Starr’s gallery in the Titan Student Union expresses his feelings for his home state JESSICA DRUCK Daily Titan
At a high school art show, Nick Starr priced one of his paintings that reflected an emotional tribulation in his life at a high price, secretly hoping no one would buy it so he could keep it. To his surprise, when he walked up to check on the painting, he saw that it had sold. The painting was bought by someone who was going through a similar experience and felt the piece reflected her emotionally. Starr was the only student to sell something that day, sparking something in him, making him realize he wanted to pursue art more than ever to inspire and make people think. The Cal State Fullerton art stu-
dent, who now has an exhibit in the Titan Student Union, has come a long way since he picked up his first art utensil in kindergarten. With no outside influence other than pure creative passion, he began drawing on everything, which later catapulted him into picking up paint and using a canvas during his teen years, arousing the eye by doing contemporary street art and depicting pressing images. “He progressed through a lot of ways, through multiple layers of details,” said Jamison Rieger, his high school art teacher at Temescal Canyon High School in Lake Elsinore. “He was kind of playing around with imagery, and by the end of the year he was trying to dig into issues and images.” See STARR, page 6
CYNTHIA RODRIGUEZ Daily Titan
Microsoft made its way to Cal State Fullerton, where representatives set up an interactive tent in which students were able to play with the phones, laptops and gaming consoles. Set up just outside the Becker Amphitheatre Monday, the tent featured several booths showcasing Windows’ HTC phones, laptops with Windows 7 and the Microsoft Xbox 360’s Kinect. A printer that had been set up allowed students to print photos from a USB drive or from any of their active laptops. Michael Bruno, senior producer of mobile marketing, said Microsoft will tour 15 campuses throughout the U.S. starting here on the West Coast. It will make its way to the East Coast in early May. They visit two campuses a week, and CSUF is the fifth campus they have visited. “We like to visit schools where Microsoft can make a presence,” said Bruno. “The products are up and active, so students can do anything they want (like) play games, take pictures or text their friends with the phones.” See WINDOW, page 3