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HARMONY IN CONFLICT
Iraq Veterans on Campus
Student life from the perspective THE HUB, p. 4 of war veterans
Harmony advocates action to end OPINION, p. 5 war in Iraq
Daily Titan
Event to Honor Titan Alumni
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Police Dueling Their Way to New Jersey Ensure Safety
University Police equipped to act in the event of a terrorist attack
Vision and Visionaries gala to recognize CSUF’s charitable donors
By Caitlin clift
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
By CINDY CAFFERTY
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
The Alumni Association of Cal State Fullerton will pay homage to its own on April 28 at the annual Vision and Visionaries event, hosted this year at the Crowne Plaza Anaheim Resort. For the 13th year the Office of Stewardship and Events, the Alumni Association and President Milton Gordon will take pride in honoring a select group of distinguished alumni, an honorary alumni and a corporate foundation honoree for their outstanding contributions to the community as well as the university. The event originally began as a luncheon in 1994 and has evolved into a black tie gala. The evening begins with a champagne reception followed by a gourmet dinner and performances by the university’s Theatre and Dance Department. “It’s about honoring success. It’s about highlighting and saluting achievements of distinguished alumni,” said Senior Communications Officer Paula Selleck. “1994 was the beginning [of Vision and Visionaries] and as it grew we wanted a grander event.” The 2007 alumni honorees include: Lucetta Dunn, Daniel P. Hann, Roger Kotch, Steven G. Mihaylo and Albert Wong. Allen L Boerner, CEO and chairman of Granite Investment Group, will be awarded as an honorary alumnus for his substantial and continuing involvement with the University Wide Scholarship Program. This year’s corporate foundation honoree, the Archstone Foundation was selected for its dedication and funding to the elderly community. “We have an excellent gerontology program and center here,” said President Gordon in a phone interview. “The Archstone Foundation addresses issues of fall prevention, elderly abuse and neglect, as well as end-of-life issues. We are delighted to have them as an honoree.” Making it on the list is no easy task; selecting the final candidates is an even greater challenge. “As you know [CSUF] has eight colleges,” explained Gordon. “Colleges will frequently recommend their own alumni. There is a committee that receives these and reviews them along with their own recommendations … the committee then brings all this to me after they’ve sifted through them.” “I pretty much approve at that point,” continued Gordon. “But sometimes we’ll have to narrow down the list even further. Frequently it’s a hard choice … it’s always a tough group to select. It’s really tough to reduce that list down to five or six honorees. We have so many excep SEE VISION - PAGE 3
Tuesday March 20, 2007
By CARLOS DELGADO/Daily Titan Staff Photographer TWO OF A KIND - Jake Jennings and Rachel Liebing-Allen are going to represent Cal State Fullerton in the 2007 National Collegiate Mens and Womens Fencing Championship March 22-25 in Madison, New Jersey. Jennings and Liebing-Allen will be two out of 144 fencers in the competition.
Diet Based on Portion Control Women’s Center hosts lecture focusing on eating in moderation By SARAH GAMMILL
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
The human body cannot survive without food and with the hectic classes and activities Cal State Fullerton has to offer, unconscious eating can become an issue. In a lecture hosted by the Women’s Center, Rebekah Smart, associate professor of counseling at CSUF
presented a new approach to stop unconscious eating entitled, “Eating and Mindfulness: How to Enjoy and Celebrate Food Without Binging On It.” As part of Women’s History Month, the lecture began with a warning that was not intended to inform individuals about eating disorders, but rather give them a new approach to eating. “Many people get roped into an idea that food is the enemy, or it’s your best friend, so there’s a love hate relationship with it,” Smart said. The different meanings of food to individuals, ethnicities and families were discussed.
“I know in my family, certainly I grew up in a fairly traditional Italian family where food is the center of what brings the family together,” said Sue Passalacqua, associate director of the center. “Food has always been very important in our family.” Smart explained how food can be a sensory experience or a connector or social bond between people. The messages that society receives on how and what to eat, were also discussed by Smart. “We’re never given messages on limiting ourselves,” said Anita Avila, a women’s study major. “No one tells you, ‘hey there’s a serving size.’” As part of her lecture, Smart also
discussed the media’s influence on eating habits. There are 15 kinds of chocolate ice cream to have, and there’s always more and more so there’s a big message out there to eat now, Smart said. The need for women to stay slim in relation to unconscious eating was also discussed. “I work for Weight Watchers, so there’s a lot of women that have or show this fear of eating, there’s a fear of food,” Avila said. SEE EATING - PAGE 2
Self Defense for Women Only By MICHELLE ASCENCIO
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Cal State Fullerton’s University Police Department will be hosting three consecutive Rape Aggression Defense classes, also known as R.A.D., beginning Saturday March 24 from 8 a.m. until noon, for women only. Each of the three class sessions is four hours on Saturday mornings. Iris Cortes-Valle, Crime Prevention Corporal and R.A.D./RadKids Instructor for the CSUF University Police, said that 99 percent of predators look for victims who appear vulnerable. She also said that 98 percent of predators turn out to be an acquaintance, or even a friend. “[Predators] want an easy target,” Cortes-Valle said. “We will show you what the red flags are so you can catch it before it’s too late.” Susan Leavy, campus crime prevention educator at the Women’s
By REBECCA HARTNESS/Daily Titan Staff Photographer HIGH KICK - Catherine Dietrich works to master her skills in self defense during a class at Cal State Fullerton.
Center, wrote in an e-mail interview that most women do not know what to do when attacked. “One of the reasons an aggressor is successful in a sexual assault
is that the ‘victim’ is very surprised and temporarily immobilized by the attack,” Leavy said. “The RAD classes encourage women to think about what they would do in those
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instances, giving them a repertoire of responses for protection.” R.A.D. is a program taught nationally and is available not only locally at CSUF, but also at UC Irvine, Biola University and Chapman University. The first class will focus on the warning signs and what women can do to avoid being caught in a situation that can be dangerous; this includes making sure a vehicle is running properly with enough gas and good tires. “Students are in an age group that tends to be out late at night, and you should know that your vehicle is your responsibility,” Cortes-Valle said. “Don’t get stuck on a freeway or someplace unfamiliar because of something that could’ve been taken care of earlier.” The second class will show students physical techniques such as SEE DEFENSE - PAGE 3
weather For the record MARCH 7: We misstated Arlee Irions job title. She is an Intelligence Analyst. MARCH 12: In the “Not the Green Army Men From Your Youth,” the article suggested Mike Gregory is the owner of “The Adventurer’s Guild.” He is an employee. MARCH 19: Photos in the John Carlos story were courtesy of Arleene Parsons.
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In addition to its role in ensuring student safety, university police has an active role in protecting students in the event of a disaster or terrorism related event. Quentin Frazier, emergency management coordinator for the University Police, said after Sep. 11, law enforcement agencies were given the lead role in dealing with terrorism through their responsibilities to prevent, deter and detect possible attacks. University police work with fire, police and emergency management agencies at the local, state and federal level, Frazier said. He also said the homeland security organization in Orange County is the most collaborative in the U.S. and the Cal State Fullerton University Police has an active role in this process. CSUF Information Systems and Decision Sciences Professor and Homeland Security Expert, Rahul Bhaskar said collaboration is key for police departments to be successful in homeland security efforts. “No police department on its own can take care of something which will happen at that large level. The main thing is communication and collaboration at those times. And that cannot happen at the last moment,” Bhaskar said. Lt. Will Glen with the CSUF University Police helps with the collaboration process between the local and federal level as the terrorism liaison officer for the university. “That plugs this organization in with the intelligence apparatus at the local level, the county, the state and the federal in terms of information that might be moving up and down the food chain relative to threats in this region, in this county, in this part of the county, or even on this campus, if possible,” Frazier said. The University Police is the lead in emergency response, whether emergencies are terrorism related or are related to incidents such as a chemical spill or an earthquake. Part of the department’s role includes planning, training and making sure the department has the right equipment, Frazier said. The University Police is also involved in training exercises and emergency management exercises. Frazier said CSUF is one of the few public universities at the state and national level that has been recognized by the Urban Area Security Initiative, a homeland security grant program. The Urban Area Security Initiative grant is awarded to areas considered to be the most at risk and have the most documented threats and a critical infrastructure that if impacted, would be detrimental to the surrounding population. The university has received over $200,000 in grants that has been used to purchase equipment to en SEE SAFETY - PAGE 3
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