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Lawsuit filed against professor
nCOURT: Student alleges harassment, assault, battery, slander and intentional emotional distress By Kathleen Gutierrez and Amy Rottier Daily Titan Staff Write rs
A Cal State Fullerton student filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against her former sociology professor, Clarence E. Tygart, 65, claiming he broke the boundaries of a student-
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teacher relationship. Esther Bin Im, 25, filed both criminal charges and a civil suit against Tygart, who specializes in criminology, deviant behavior and juvenile delinquency. She claims inappropriate behavior on his part while she interned for him in the spring of 2000. She is alleging harassment, assault, battery, slander and intentional emotional distress, according to the court complaint. The Orange County District Attorney filed criminal misdemeanor charges against Tygart in March 2000, and according to Tygart’s law-
yer Jerome Goldfein the charges against him. criminal case should be The CSUF University dismissed in court on Counselor Pat Carrell Feb. 23. said the campus is Im is also suing the aware of the lawsuit trustees of the CSU, for and cannot officially failure to protect her make a comment until from harassment. Im’s Tygart’s criminal case complaint states that is closed. Carrell also the trustees failed to said that it is the polprotect her rights as a icy of the university woman and constituted not to comment on TYGART “deliberate indifference personnel matters. to the rights of female Im’s allegations, employees, including but not limited listed in the court complaint, include to interns…” that on Feb. 10, 2000, Tygart hugged Tygart refused to comment on the and kissed her. The complaint also
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ing to the lawsuit. Im refused his suggestions. The complaint says that Im counter-suggested to Hughes that a policy be created stating that CSUF instructors keep their doors open when talking to students. No policy was ever created, according to the lawsuit. Hughes said he could not comment on the issue without first speaking to Thomas Klammer, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. In an official statement, Klammer said, “We take very seriously all
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Campus clubs recruit students nCLUBS: Students learn how to get involved during the two-day event showcasing organizations
nSCHOLARSHIP: A textbook requisition program benefited AS with a $6,650 check
Each semester, students gravitate toward the bookstore, swarming up and down the aisles in search for textbooks that will cost a small fortune. Though the money shelled out by students for a semester’s worth of textbooks may seem excessive in some cases, there is comfort in knowing that the Titan Shops is giving a little of that money back to the students. Mary Grace Cachuela, president of Associated Students, accepted a check for $6,650 from Jerry Olson, director of Titan Shops, at last Tuesday’s Associated Students Board of Directors meeting. The money is to be distributed toward AS scholarships. Linda Luna, vice president of AS said the scholarships that will be made available to students include five major scholarships, ranging from athletics to leadership. “Most of these [scholarships] are for $1,000 and only require about a 2.5 GPA, emphasizing community and campus involvement,” Luna said. The funds, a result of a textbook requisition program supported by Titan Shops and AS, came from early textbook orders that were submitted by faculty departments. Olson stated that the timeliness and number of requisition orders turned in by faculty departments determined the check’s amount. “This program is a great way to get scholarship money that is available to students,” Cachuela said. By turning textbook orders in early, Titan Shops was able to have a more accurate number of book orders while minimizing mistakes and saving money, according to Olson. Olson also expressed his appreciation for AS and their help and support with encouraging those textbook orders that were turned in on time. “We can’t give money back to the students if the requisitions aren’t made,” commented Olson. “We just want the competition to be fair. We encourage the requisitions to be turned in to Titan Shops and to our competitors and we’ll let the students decide.” Last semester, Luna worked with Titan Shops representatives in writing a letter urging faculty involvement and explaining the importance of the program. The letter also outlined stu-
states that Tygart wrote numerous letters, at least one sent directly to Im’s home, with detailed offers of a personal relationship. She included two of the letters with her lawsuit. It is not known whether Im wrote letters to Tygart, but her lawsuit does state that she visited Tygart’s office more than once for advice. These visits were prior to her enrollment in the internship program. In her complaint Im alleged that she informed Ronald Hughes, chairman of the sociology department about Tygart’s actions. Hughes suggested she write a letter in response or speak with Mrs. Tygart, accord-
Popular radio stations played music as students milled between tables adorned with hand-painted posters and colorful balloons in the main quad. Cal State Fullerton’s second Club Fest of the year took place last Wednesday and Thursday, giving all forms of student organizations, along with student services, a chance to make their presence known. Student clubs on campus showed up to gain exposure and recruit additional members, said Ann Ho, a member of Student Life, who helped plan the event. Ho added that commuter campuses can occasionally seem cold and distant and that joining a club can be a great way for students to make connections and form attachments to other students with interests that are similar to their own. These organizations can serve as a tool for students to escape their usual routine and step away from the daily grind of school, Ho said. Among the more popular clubs at the event was the Excel club. “This club is everyone’s favorite table, with a little bit of everything,” said Liza Hartman, the club’s treasurer. Hartman described Excel as the “everything club.” It is designed as a melting-pot club that allows students to do things they have never done before. Activities include group sports and outdoor activities like its
upcoming Take a Hike in Griffith Park, as well as cultural events. Excel plans to hold a club film festival later in the semester with 12 to 15 student videos competing for a chance to be entered in the famous Sundance Film Festival. The Buddhists for World Peace, founded primarily by Lansil Choi, also used Club Fest as an opportunity to introduce themselves to CSUF. Lisa Crummett, another founder of the club was raised by her parents as a Buddhist and would like for the rest of the campus to become more aware of the Buddhist philosophy. Although the club has not made many concrete plans, it does plan to hold a seminar that addresses victims overcoming violence. Clubs were not the only organizations that attended Club Fest. Many of CSUF’s departments and services also sat at tables, informing the student body of their presence and of the services they offer. For instance, Cynthia Burns from the Pollak Library occupied a table to make students aware of the library’s survival skills workshops. “It is really neat that so many students on this campus are academically motivated,” Burns said. “People are asking for more available workshop times.” In addition to campus services, many fraternities and sororities occupied tables at the festival to attract members to join through their spring recruitment. Although Club Fest’s turnout was not as high as it was in previous years, it did serve to gain exposure for campus clubs and organizations and attract new members. David Enriquez, who is in charge of publicity for the TV and Film Society, said he had all of his registration forms filled out by Thursday afternoon.
Fighting a murderer’s freedom Victims’ families seek to keep CSUF murderer behind bars
By Fermin Leal
Sp e cial to the TitanNothing will stop Pat Almazan from fighting the release of her father’s killer, Edward Charles Allaway. Not her son’s cancer. Not her husband’s recovery from quintuple bypass surgery. Not even her own heart condition, which already caused one heart attack, or her battle against lupus. A sanity hearing in April will decide if Allaway will be set free. Almazan plans to fight against his release as she has relentlessly for the past 24 years. This time around, Almazan will have an ally. Paul Paulson, whose
sister also died at the hands of Allaway, will join her struggle. Along with killing Almazan’s father Frank Teplansky and Paulson’s sister Debbie, Allaway murdered five other Cal State Fullerton co-workers in what to date is still the worst massacre in Orange County history. On July 12, 1976, Allaway, a school janitor, stormed into the library with a .22-caliber rifle and shot nine people, killing seven. A jury found him guilty of the murders, but could not agree on his sanity. The judge ruled him criminally insane and sentenced him to a state mental hospital. Now at 62, Allaway has spent the past two decades trying to win
his release. Almazan has spent the same amount of time making sure he doesn’t get out. At her home, Almazan rifles through thousands of letters, legal records and past newspaper articles, hoping to find another shred of proof that would keep her father’s killer locked away for the rest of his life. The rest of her free time she spends calling lawyers and talking to the families of the other victims. “It has become a full-time job.” The work can be very draining, both physically and emotionally, but Almazan has no other choice. “I have had no closure from this,”
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Pat Almazan sifts through numerous court documents.