Vol. 89 Issue 41
April 21, 2011
O’Connell pitches in Big West honors ..........................8
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social media Websites that lower your GPA Studies show frequent Facebook use results in bad grades in college ...................................3
WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan Vice President for Student Affairs Silas Abrego meets with student and faculty representatives to go over a revised Declaration to Defend Public Education.
Protesters push into fourth day Deliberations between students and faculty to revise the declaration last another night
Facebook and the old generation
Your profile is open to the public
Bringing out our narcissism with social media
Social networking is not just for young people as moms, dads and grandparents have created profiles .............................................................3
Social media websites can have a negative effect on actual social life and your future ......................................................3
Psychology research suggests narcissism through Facebook ...................................6
Dean’s investigation begins Dean of Students Lea Jarnigan looks into a controversial quote from the ASI vice president-elect WESLEY NEASE & ANDERS HOWMANN Daily Titan
A formal investigation has been launched by the Dean of Students office after a complaint was filed with the Election Commission regarding a statement that Vice President-elect Jay Jefferson made to the Daily Titan in the Monday issue. Lea Jarnigan, the Dean of Students at CSUF, decided to look into this issue after she saw the quote in the paper and found that a written
complaint had been filed with Election Commissioner Dominick Prieto. Jefferson’s quote implied foreknowledge of election results, which would be a breach in ASI Election bylaws. She said that an issue of this nature is unprecedented. “I’ve been on campus for a little over 13 years now. I have not known of a situation of this nature. So yes, it is unprecedented,” said Jarnigan. “I’m making sure that we are following all of our policies and guidelines in looking into this, but in terms of what will actually be the outcome, I don’t know.”
Jarnigan cites two major concerns with the implications of Jefferson’s quote. “We either then have a breach of our information technology system given that voting happens online, which would be a very serious concern of mine, or we have a violation where someone who had access to confidential information released it. That to me is a very serious concern and so I decided that it was something that I should investigate,” Jarnigan said. She will be looking for a preponderance of evidence proving that Jef-
NEWS Social media sites that went out due to lack of innovation ........................................3
Titan snow club makes long strides to become more competitive SABRINA PARK Daily Titan
OPINION The only book that doesn’t belong in class is Facebook ........................................4
SPORTS Calling Signals... Softball to face defending champions ........................................8
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Mountain riders continue to grow
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FEATURES Downtown Fullerton as a local hot spot for partying ........................................6
ferson actually did receive election numbers after the first day of the Runoff Election. “Preponderance is really having enough information that cannot be refuted that indicates that this is likely how this violation took place,” Jarnigan said. “If I have enough information from multiple sources that indicates that something took place, that to me would be an example of a preponderance of the evidence.”
made comments, suggestions,” Salas added. FRANCES LEE Salas explained that the time it Daily Titan takes to write a document takes “hours and hours.” Eight student protesters met with “(President Gordon) is a busy acting Vice President for Student Af- man and has multiple meetings with fairs Silas Abrego and Kandy Salas, chancellors and different community associate vice president of social af- leaders,” Salas said. “I think an analfairs, to present a revised declaration ogy is the process that you all use. that President You haven’t asMilton Gordon signed it to one is ready to sign. person, right?” “We looked The original at every word, plan for the proevery sentence test was for Gorto show his solidon to sit down darity with the with the group I don’t see him students and of protesters and values and eshaving the time or revise the declasence of your ration together. being willing to sit down message to the When the propublic,” said and go word-for-word testers asked Abrego. “This why Gordon with the students. It will represents what was not present Dr. Gordon take forever. for the meeting, would support. Abrego said, We would like “He’s not going -Silas Abrego to have you see to do word-forActing Vice President it, and if it is word dialogue for Student Affairs a green light, with you. He we will ask Dr. doesn’t have Gordon to go time for that.” up and release “I don’t see the statement.” him having the Salas extime or being plained to willing to sit the room that down and go the reason for word-for-word with the students. It the delay for presenting the revised will take forever,” Abrego said. “If version of the declaration was that the students agree with this, then he “the president relies on staff as well will have a joint meeting to dissemito give our recommendations to nate it and sign it.” him.” Abrego pressed the protesters to “Our group has our group process return the revised declaration before and that is what has been taking so the end of the business day to sign it long,” said Salas. “Different groups and pass it. of staff work on that and we had a short amount of time to talk with See PROTEST, page 2 Dr. Gordon, and in a final review we
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Cal State Fullerton’s snow team may be one of the smaller clubs on campus, but that hasn’t prevented the team from making efforts to establish itself as a recognized lineup of both skiers and snowboarders. Since the club’s formation three years ago, the team has gathered a total of 12 members—nine snowboarders and three skiers. “We’re primarily a snowboard team, but throughout our league there’s the same amount of competitions for skiers and snowboarders—male and female. If we could get more skiers, that would be awe-
some,” said Aaron Honda, a business management major and president of the snow team. The CSUF snow team competes in the Southern California Collegiate Snowsports Conference and, according to the website, SCCSC is a local means of access to the USCSA National Championships—a way of uniting the most skilled athletes from the United States and Southern Canada. There are 11 other college campuses in Southern California that participate in the SCCSC. Long Beach State, Cal State Fresno, Loyola Marymount University, UC Irvine and UC San Diego are among the colleges affiliated with SCCSC. Though the team is smaller,
Honda said they have been able to make improvements each year. For instance, this year the team was able to sign a lease to live in Mammoth over winter break. “We competed throughout January and a couple weeks of February at Mammoth Mountain. We were up at Mammoth for three weeks for the competitions,” said Kyler Ishisaki, a kinesiology major and first-year snowboarder on the team. Ishisaki said his favorite competition was boardercross because it combines racing and freestyle. He placed 11th in the men’s slopestyle event Jan. 9. See SNOW TEAM, page 8