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Fullerton Plans Classrooms Convert to Clicker Clique Crisis Training for Residents Many at CSUF becoming familiar with new grading, attendance-taking devices By Jimmy Stroup and Erika Dresser
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est things we found both in the national reports and several local reports was that coordination, communication and interoperability is critical,” Schultz said. “There are a By Paolo Andres lot of programs out there but weʼre Daily Titan Staff Writer going to have to talk together and coordinate together.” Cal State Fullerton will coordiThe city of Fullerton will imple- nate with the cityʼs volunteer proment a citywide emergency training gram giving assistance and shelter program in hopes of preparing its if needed. residents for emergency and disaster CSUFʼs emergency preparedness situations. coordinator, Quentin Frazier, said Called Community Response the series of volunteer training proVolunteers, the Fullerton Fire grams will cover emergency proceDepartment is spearheading the pro- dures that deal with disaster fire aid, gram and will train its residents fire prevention and fire control. The with basic emergency procedures to series of eight-hour training sessions assist emergency personnel in case will also deal with how to properly of disasters. assist in catastrophic and emergency “Weʼre building a program that situations. will empower the community to be The program gives residents able to take care of themselves for “some knowledge to be professional respondthose first two ers within or three days “In a large disaster, the the scope of until the emergency services their ability,” Fire Department ... will be can get back Frazier said. overwhelmed initially ...” on their feet,” “Were giving said Fire Capt. citizens some Tom Schultz Tom Schultz. empowerFullerton Fire Department ment to help The fire Captain themselves and police and be able to departments are still responsible for immediate help their neighbors.” Despite the various emergency emergency assistance, but the program creates a more self-sufficient preparations by the Fire Department, community until professional help the volunteer program is only as arrives. strong as the people in the program. “In a large disaster, the Fire “No matter how many you reach, Department and the emergency staff itʼs how many are going to think that will be overwhelmed initially [while] this is worth their effort to attend taking care of the most severe part and participate,” Frazier said. “All of the disaster, and the community you can do itʼs make them aware it has to rely on themselves for at least exists and itʼs important. Itʼs up to 72 hours,” Schultz said. the individual to decide that this is Lessons learned from Hurricane worth their time.” Katrina played a major role creatFullertonʼs volunteer program is ing how the Fullerton program will based on Los Angelesʼ Community coordinate with similar volunteer Emergency Response Team, which programs throughout the county. was established in 1986. Through the interweaving of volHuntington Beach, Brea, unteer organizations, the Fullerton Placentia, Tustin, Irvine, Newport Fire Department hopes that suffi- Beach and Anaheim have similar cient assistance will be provided in emergency volunteer programs. case of crisis. Training sessions will begin in “Post-Katrina, one of the larg- May.
As yet another example of technology usurping usual methods of teaching, some of the departments at Cal State Fullerton have begun to incorporate a radio-frequency device that could replace current forms of quiz and test taking. One of the devices being used
at CSUF is the Response System Keypad – commonly known to the students and instructors who are using it as “The Clicker” – distributed by educational publishing giant, Thomson. Itʼs a simple radio transmitter designed with numbers in a pattern much like a telephone keypad. Another type is the InterWrite Personal Response System by GTCO Calcomp, which is similar. With either device, students log in to the proper frequency as the class begins and key in their responses to an instructorʼs prompt, usually a PowerPoint presentation running with the clickerʼs software
By Paolo Andres
Daily Titan Staff Writer
Imagine a seven-course reception of culinary delights – a grand banquet of such magnitude that vast international cuisines are sampled for gastronomic pleasures. Many would expect to pay top dollar for such an extensive meal. In fact, few could only imagine experiencing such culinary festivity. But at the local Costco, such a feast occurs almost every day. And the best part is that average men and women can join without having to shell out an arm and a leg. The two secret words: free samples. To many, Costco is synonymous with bulk items and being a haven for spend-
aggravation to use these clickers,” she said. Love said one of the benefits is the ability to take attendance in larger classes, where some might get lost in the shuffle. “[If] you take attendance via signin sheets, inevitably you will have students who come in late or forget to sign,” she said. “The clickers will ensure accuracy in attendance, particularly in large classes.” This is the first semester the Communication Department has used the clicker, but the Department SEE CLICKER = PAGE 3
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Costco Freebies: Poor Man’s Buffet Trip through warehouse store is fine dining for mooching munchers
program. The responses are then collected and compiled into a database that separates each clickerʼs response by a pre-registered code, individual to each clicker, and are graded on the spot – no waiting. “No matter how careful you are, when youʼre grading 225 quizzes with five questions each, you get tired and you can make mistakes. The clickers donʼt make mistakes,” said Gail Love, one of several professors in the Communications Department whoʼs using the Thomson clicker in her large classes. “When you have over 200 students, it saves a lot of time and
thrifts. But to many, the store is a place to dine on free restaurant-quality food. “I like Costco because you get more for your money. When you buy in bulk, you automatically save a ton of money in the long run,” said AzureʼDe Wilkins, a Cal State Fullerton student and Costco shopper. “And letʼs not forget the free samples down every aisle. I can go to Costco hungry and leave on a full stomach.” The free food samples are a staple in most Costco stores, and many customers expect to have a culinary experience during every shopping occurrence. But to a few daring patrons, each visit to Costco is primarily a hunt for delectable complimentary goodies. Costco shopper and CSUF student Mindy Navarrete has roamed the aisles of the store with little regard for what is being sold. Her focus is the free samples. The free samples are sometimes too much for some non-card-carrying people. And this desire for free food leads to efforts in trying to elude the Costco guard,
who tries to keep non-members out of the store. “I [once] went through the exit,” Navarrete said. “I think someone told me, ʻExcuse me maʼam,ʼ but I just continued walking.” But there is a moral dilemma that lingers for those who take advantage of the Costco samples. Although the complimentary items are designed to sell the sampled item, many feel hesitant in taking a second or third helping of a particular sample. “I feel bad sometimes because the ladies look at you like ʻI know you were here already,ʼ but theyʼre not going to tell you that you canʼt have another sample,” said Costco shopper and student Ashley Roberts. But those who are persistent usually find ways to get that extra serving. “I usually end up making my brother get a [second] sample for me,” Roberts said. “He SEE COSTCO = PAGE 2
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Ethel Waters Film Festival Begins Wednesday in TSU Organizers will show movies all day, beginning at 9 a.m.; music, refreshements are provided
“We have chosen to honor Ethel Waters because of her pioneering efforts.”
By Lori Martinez
Daily Titan Staff Writer
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The Ethel Waters Film Festival will feature the films from the groundbreaking singer and actress of the 1920s to the 1940s as part of the festivities of African American Heritage month. The festival, which starts at 9 a.m. Wednesday, will be held in the Titan Student Union theater. The event – sponsored by the Association for Inter Cultural Awareness, One by One and Campus Outreach – will also include a reception at noon in celebration of Ethel Watersʼ birthday.
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Ethel Waters was born in Chester, Pa., in 1896 to a 12-year-old rape victim and was soon adopted by her grandmother who raised her and her mother as her own children in violent, impoverished Philadelphia. Shelley Alongi, Campus Outreach film festival coordinator, said that Waters worked as a maid, a waitress and a SEE WATERS = PAGE 3
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