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Nurses learn Internet skills nPREVIEW: Students and professionals come together this Saturday to further their knowledge in an educational setting By Heather Blair
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Construction crews began removing parking spaces in Lot E over spring break in order to make room for the new dorms.
Parking situation aggravatnCAMPUS: The new dormitory will be completed by next fall, but the complex will take 414 spaces By Jonathan Hansen
Daily Titan Staff Writer The hundreds of Cal State Fullerton motorists scouring the lots in search of a parking spot may be idling a bit longer because 500 spaces have been fenced off to make way for additional student housing. The new dormitory, which will be completed in August of 2002, will house 440 students but will eliminate 414 parking spaces. To meet the immediate parking demands, Titan Park n’ Go (stack parking) began on April 2 in lot A and lot G. “Stack parking will help alleviate gridlock and road rage caused by
the students circling the parking lot with nowhere to park,” said Paulette Blumberg, associate director of Parking and Transportation Services. “Stack parking is expensive. It costs $20,000 a week, but it allows us to meet demands and accommodate an additional 800 vehicles. “Our long-term solution is to build a parking structure,” Blumberg said. “We are currently assessing the feasibility of building a $24 million structure. Because parking is self-funded, we receive no federal or state money. Therefore we anticipate some sort of fee rate increase, but are examining the costs right now.” Blumberg also said they are considering short-term options like leasing parking space off campus and shuttling students to campus. “As an alumni, I understand what it is like to try to park on campus,” Blumberg said. “I also think that compared to a few years ago, we have made a difference.” James Tindukasiri a 26-year-old graduate student who is working
toward his second bachelor’s degree is not so sure things are getting better. “It’s always been difficult trying to find parking here,” Tindukasiri said. “It seems like every year it gets a little worse — a little more crowded. “I don’t think there are any easy solutions to the parking problem,” Tindukasiri said. “The stacking thing may be a step in the right direction, but I have never tried it.” Blumberg said that one problem with stack parking is that many people are apprehensive about leaving their keys with the parking attendants, but she said she thinks that this problem will decrease as students become more familiar with the system. “School is stressful enough without having to stress out about finding a parking spot,” Tindukasiri said. “It can be frustrating, especially if you are running late.” Suzanne Adams, a 21-year-old communications major, is frustrated by the parking situation as well. “I purposely schedule my classes
early in the morning to avoid the parking hassles,” Adams said. “I don’t think that is the way it should be considering I pay to go to school and to park. “The school should try to accommodate the students and create more parking options,” Adams said. “If they build a structure, I hope it will be close to school and convenient for the students who use it. I understand that we need more housing, but maybe they could move the housing off-campus and work for more oncampus parking solutions.” With the number of students growing and the number of spaces decreasing, Blumberg balances the challenge of accommodating as many people as possible with limited resources. “Some of the time my job is difficult because it’s impossible to please everybody, but I like to think that Parking Services makes a difference,” Blumberg said. “What makes it a difficult job is everybody wants front row parking.”
Recycling program set up on campus nENVIRONMENT: The new plan is to help alleviate the university’s solid waste by 25 percent By Sara Stanton
Daily Titan Staff Writer A poster hangs in the Titan Student Union displaying a glass bottle looking at itself in the mirror saying its affirmation for the day, “I am not trash.” Beneath it are the words “Please Recycle.” Other posters saying “Your trash is our treasure” and “Throwing away recyclables is a bunch of trash,” are the latest efforts to increase student awareness about recycling. For the past year, Elliot Sacks, the director of statewide affairs for the Associated Students, has been in and out of meetings, made hundreds of phone calls, and lobbied for Cal State Fullerton — all in an attempt to push a strong recycling effort on campus. This week has proven that all of his endeavors have not been in vain. With 11 recycling bins placed in and around the Titan Student Union on Tuesday, Sacks hopes that students will take advantage of the $9,000 spent by the university, the
TSU and AS in an effort to clean up CSUF. “We want to prove to the university that [the program] is feasible, and that students will do it,” said Sacks. The bins have multiple openings for recyclables, collecting paper, aluminum, glass and plastic, and are placed inside the food court, lounges, game rooms and near the graphic services areas within the TSU. On Thursday, Sacks said he was pleased with the campus response. “All of the plastic bins are full,” he said. “That’s not bad for the bins only being out for two days.” Sacks also said that almost all of the paper bins were full as well, showing a strong student response. This project is an effort to comply with the California Assembly Bill 75 signed by Gov.. Gray Davis. According to the bill, the California Waste Management Board states that each state agency and large facility is to implement programs that are designed to encourage the reduction of solid waste within those facilities. The act explains that the Cal State University system is included in the definition of “large state facility.” These facilities are to “divert at least 25 [percent] of the solid waste generated by January 1, 2002,” according to the bill. Kurt Borsting, director of the TSU, said the recycling bins were placed in high traffic areas throughout the
With the second annual conference for the school of nursing, students, professors and professionals can join in the quest for more knowledge about the World Wide Web on Saturday. The National Association of Hispanic Nurses Orange County Chapter (OCNAHN) and Cal State Fullerton’s Department of Nursing are presenting a workshop to teach nurses how to utilize the Web for the benefit of furthering their education or profession. Another group who has been actively involved in the planning of the conference is the Professional Nursing Student Organization. Sylvia Castilla, vice president of the organization, said they are planning meetings, giving some of the classes at the conference and hosting some of the games. “[The conference] encourages nurses to go back to school and get their bachelor’s degree in nursing or become leaders in the community,” Castilla said. Jo-Anne Andre, of the distance nursing education program and a coordinator of the event for CSUF, said the workshop will build upon the foundation that was set by last year’s conference, which taught many nurses how to use the Web. “We are trying to teach nurses how to use technology to enhance the professional nursing practice,” Andre said. “They will also learn how to utilize distance learning and they will actually work on problem-solving over the Internet.” The event, which is titled “Hyperlinks to Success: Connecting Nurses to Their Future,” will take
place on April 2 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at CSUF. Carol Bradley is the keynote speaker for the conference. She is the editor of “Nurseweek” (California Edition), which is a bi-weekly publication for registered nurses. Andre said they hope to have nurses prepared for leadership roles and changing technology in the field. The schedule of events will include a welcome from Chris Latham, the head of CSUF’s nursing department. Bradley is scheduled to speak next. Afterward, the nurses will break off into groups and choose different workshops to go to. Choices include a basic Internet course, a Hispanic nursing course and a course in nursing professionalism. Maria Klein, who is the president of OCNAHN, put together a presentation on how the oral tradition of Hispanics has documented the history of Hispanic nursing. “There was a lot of research involved because there is nothing written down,” Klein said. “It took a lot of time in which I basically called a lot of moms of the organization and asked them how they got started in nursing.” Klein has been president for three years and a member of OCNAHN since 1991. She said it is great to be partnered with CSUF for this project. “Nurses can get good networking from this conference,” Klein said. “It gives nurses a chance to be in a campus atmosphere, learn the computer skills necessary, and will provide a comfortable way to access the Internet. During the lunch break of the conference, OCNAHN will be presenting four scholarships, one of which will be given to a CSUF student. The afternoon is scheduled to switch gears to applications. Participants will be able to use computers and actually do problem solving over the Internet. They will then wrap up the event with a nursing Jeopardy game. Klein will conclude the conference with closing remarks. The event cost is $30 with preregistration or $10 for students. After March 28, the cost went up to $40 or $15 for students.
Golden Key Honor Society ceremony welcomes members nEVENT: Scholarships were handed out to several students for their high GPAs and community service By Alex Douvas
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Eleven recycling bins were placed on campus on Tuesday. TSU, hoping to generate greater student response. “Just in the past few days, there’s been an incredible response,” Borsting said. “It shows that students are willing to take a minute or two to separate the trash.” There are a few problems that could arise if these receptacles are not used properly, added Borsting. He said that if food waste or improper items are placed into the bins that it could contaminate the entire collection within that section. “We’re happy to see the extra effort,” he said. Sacks is the chair of the recycling ad hoc committee, which is a temporary committee established through
AS to implement recycling efforts on campus. This committee is responsible for the bins, signs and posters around campus, which on Thursday received more money to promote its efforts. Associated Students awarded the committee with $470 to promote Earth Day, and Sacks said that this money would be used for raffle prizes, including Razor scooters, gift certificates to local restaurants, and free chips, granola bars and sodas to all participating. The events will take place in the Becker Amphitheater on Friday, April 20 and in the Quad on Monday and Tuesday, April 23 and 24.
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The Golden Key International Honor Society inducted 300 new members, as well as five honorary members at its New Member Induction Ceremony on Wednesday night at the TSU Pavilion A. Membership in the society is offered by invitation to the top 15 percent of juniors and seniors in all fields of study. Since it’s creation in 1977 at Georgia State University, the society has grown to over 285 chapters at colleges and universities around the world, said Joan Nelson, Golden Key Council President. The official purpose of the society is to recognize and encourage scholastic achievement and excellence in all undergraduate fields of study, to unite with collegiate faculties and administrators in developing and maintaining high standards of
education, and to provide economic assistance to outstanding members by means of scholarship. Scholarships were given to an outstanding senior and junior initiate. Senior Denise Heines received a $500 scholarship for her 3.95 GPA as a human services major. Junior Kristy Jarvis was given the other $500 scholarship for maintaining a 3.9 GPA as a Business Administration major. Chapter Vice President Jerry Brian explained that the society is in practice about much more than academics and scholarships. “A large part of what is we do is volunteering our time in the community,” explained Brian. “We visit the Florence Crittendon Home all the time. It’s a home for abused children. It’s really fun, the kids love it, and they know us all by name.” The society also actively volunteers at the Ronald McDonald House, participates in beach clean-ups, graffiti clean-ups and “lunch-box lectures,” which are informative seminars on a variety of topics held on campus once a month at lunchtime. Five honorary members were also inducted, adding to the 12,500 honorary members of the society. The honorary members were
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