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Create a summer of fun with art
‘Pride’ video a ‘must see’
Annual program welcomes students interested visual arts, dance, theater and more
CSUF graduates required to watch 3-minute video before tickets will be issued
By Stefanie Franklin
By Stefanie Franklin
Daily Titan Staff
Daily Titan Staff
If students are looking for something creative to do this summer, CSU Summer Arts may be the answer. CSU Summer Arts is an annual program that offers special workshops at CSU Fresno for students interested in various media and art disciplines. The two-week courses offer instruction in visual arts, dance, theater, new media, writing and arts education. All can be taken for three CSU-transferable credits. According to the Summer Arts brochure, the program creates an intense but inspirational environment. Students can expect a supportive and interactive setting, though it requires concentrated work with 12 to 14 hour days, including weekends. Because of the rigorous schedule, the program notes that students walk away with a sense of accomplishment. Through instruction by some of the most talented artists in the world, the program fosters participant creativity, creates networking opportunities, helps establish career goals and provides experience and personal satisfaction. “Summer Arts is the perfect place where students can take that unique class not offered anywhere else in the world,” said Abel Zeballas, theatre and dance professor at Cal State Fullerton. “It also provides teachers with a unique opportunity. You can teach that dream class you always wanted to teach, but couldn’t because of the logistics of standard class schedules,” said Zeballas, who has been involved with the program for 15 years. The workshops are offered between June 26 and July 3, and students can enroll online at www.csusummerarts.org. Registration deadlines are posted per class on the Web site. Enrollment fees are posted as well, and include on-campus housing and meals for two weeks, in addition to the course tuition. Some classes, such as the Photoshop and clay workshops, require additional material fees. “Scholarships are available,” said Joann Bartok, assistant director for the Summer Arts program. “Three quarters of our participants get some form of aid.” Bartok doesn’t want students to miss summer arts
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Myrna Arellano, a senior in liberal studies, donates her blood in the hopes that a match will occur to help someone in need of marrow, Wednesday.
Titans give blood, give life National donor program joins campus club in search for possible match By Mark Meyers Daily Titan Staff
Andrew Awad was in stable condition at the Stanford Medical Center battling a life-threatening blood disease. Meanwhile, the National Marrow Donor Program and
Student Health Professionals have been working to find him a cure in Titan Student Union Pavilion C during the last two days. Awad, 22, is a former Cal State Fullerton student and basketball player who was forced to abruptly leave school after a re-occurrence of Acute Lymphocyte Leukemia, which is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow that attacks the red and white blood cells. Enter the National Marrow Donor Program and Student Health Professionals. The National Marrow Donor Program is
responsible for building a registry of potential bone marrow donors, while the Student Health Professionals Association is a CSUF club that coordinates medical-related events on campus. Both groups sat in Pavilion C from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. collecting blood donations and marrow registration for Awad and anyone who is a possible match. Alicia Adame, a recruitment specialist for the National Marrow Donor Program, donor
Cal State Fullerton seniors will be required to view an online commencement video to obtain guest tickets to their ceremonies. The video is to ensure courteous behavior at the graduation event and to promote CSUF’s “Graduate with Titan Pride” motto. “It’s not such a big deal,” senior psychology major Lisa Tauchi said. “I don’t think it should really be required, but it’s only three minutes.” An alumna having gone through the graduation process in 2003 feels differently. “I think being made to watch a video on conduct is ridiculous,” said Jamie Saumell, a business management alum. “Beach balls and air horns will still be present no matter how many times you deliver a message about commencement conduct.” Other Cal State schools have similar practices. The first paragraph of CSU Long Beach’s
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Tolls await federal OK
Plans to extend current roads look to ease OC traffic By Jason Kehler Daily Titan Staff
As bumper-to-bumper traffic congests most of the freeways in Orange County, the Transportation Corridor Agency plans to extend one of its toll roads to south Orange County. The proposed plan, which is awaiting approval, is to extend the Foothill-South toll road from the Riverside freeway in Anaheim Hills to six possible destinations near San Clemente. Along with the six possible extensions of the Foothill-South, there are four other plans that are being considered. One would
widen parts of Interstate 5, while another would improve city streets. Also, there are two alternatives that would allow for the construction of residential units in south Orange County. The planning is in its final stage and federal and state approval is needed. The last stage completed was a survey of how each extension could affect the environment. The survey was made available to the public for 90 days so that they could review the survey and submit any questions or comments. “Some of them were really technical comments and questions that we had to answer,” said Jeff Bott, a community relations representative for the agency. “Most were just really simple. The public comment period alone was amazing.”
After the public review period was over, the agency received about 7,000 comments. “Out of the nearly 7,000 we received 911 comments that did not want any of the alternatives at all; they wanted the no build,” Bott said. If any one of the proposed extension alternatives or the widening of I-5 is approved, the project will include the construction of roadway run-off treatment systems along the Foothill-South and I-5. According to The Toll Roads Web site, the treatment systems will collect what is called the “first flush,” which is the oil, dust and debris that is washed away by the initial rain. All rain water run-off after that is considered clean and would flow through the regular drain system. toll road 4
Students ‘shine’ with service
Eye spy a butterfly
Campus volunteers gain experience, help seniors learn English By Carolina Ruiz-Mejia Daily Titan Staff
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Apart from seeing ducks, turtles and rabbits in the Arboretum, you will find butterflies floating around in the bushes on sunny days.
In response to a growing immigrant community in Orange County, some Cal State Fullerton students are making a difference through an on campus project called SHINE, Students Helping In the Naturalization of Elders. “SHINE is a nationally organized program that utilizes service learning to get students out into the community to help elders learn English,” said Dawn Macy, grants program coordinator at the Center
for Internships & Service-Learning at CSUF. “All seniors want to learn English, but not all want to become citizens.” Because some of these elders can’t perform some of the essential activities that involve communicating with the younger generations, going to the doctor or answering the telephone, CSUF students do their best to help immigrant elders become active citizens of their communities, Macy said. Project SHINE serves two purposes, Macy said. It helps seniors function in their daily lives, and allows student volunteers to practice what they’ve learned in class in real life situations. Most students volunteer to participate in SHINE as part of a community service requirement for a
class, Macy said, but anyone can volunteer. “It’s really rewarding,” said Anne Kline, a CSUF child development major, who is doing the service as part of a class requirement. “It is interesting to work with adults.” Student volunteers serve as tutors or coaches. A tutor is more like a teacher’s assistant, while a coach works one-on-one with the English learners, Macy said. Although some student volunteers speak only English, it is not a barrier for tutoring non-English speakers. “Language is not a problem,” said Candace Lynch-Thompson, an English as a Second Language shine 4
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Jenny Holt (left), a graduate student studying English as a Second Language, and Nancy Rincon (right), a senior Spanish major, sign up for the times and locations that they will tutor in adult ESL classes.