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Daily Titan
Thursday April 5, 2007
Pizza With the Presidents
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Students were given the opportunity to address current CSUF issues By colleen barrett
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
A crowd of students gathered Wednesday in the Quad for an opportunity to eat pizza and have their voices heard. Cal State Fullerton President Milton Gordon, Associated Students Inc. President Heather Williams, ASI Executive Vice President Javier Gamboa and Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Sy Abrego answered students’ questions and
enjoyed free pizza and beverages. Abrego filled in for Vice President of Student Affairs Robert Palmer, who usually attends the luncheon. This is the seventh year ASI and the President’s Office have sponsored the bi-annual luncheon, which lasted from noon to 1 p.m. “We’ve had all kinds of questions: personal questions, university questions … and I’m always anxious to get them answered,” Gordon said. “I think it’s good form to do something like this. Some of the other campuses know what we’re doing and they are going to try and repeat it on their campuses.” The panel fielded questions about the possible faculty strike, class availability, discrimination on campus, Titan Shops and fee increases.
History major Ian Dowden, 24, asked about the potential strike and the effect it would have on students. Gordon responded that, according to the media, it looks as though an agreement will be reached. He added that the university made plans to ensure students would not be negatively impacted if a strike occurs. Psychology major Heather Mazzara, 31, voiced concern that classes on the approved list of general education options are not being offered. She mentioned that some courses have not been offered in over five years, yet remain on the list. “We do carry some courses that do not make it and, rather than introduce the course syllabus for approval again, we carry them. But, in this case, I do not know how long it
has been, so I can follow up and find out why these specific courses have been listed and not offered in five years,” Abrego said. Chicano/a Studies major Berenice Dimas, 21, brought up discrimination on campus. She said that a student organization held an anti-immigrant demonstration two weeks ago, in which participants wore border patrol t-shirts and held a bake sale. They had a sign that read “free brownies for illegal immigrants.” “What has the university done to continue this fight against discrimination and hate on campus considering we do have immigrant students on campus,” Dimas asked. SEE PIZZA - PAGE 4
By jazzy graza/Daily Titan Photographer Pizza Party - President Gordon and ASI President Heather Williams eat pizza in the Central Quad at the ASI event Pizza with the President Wednesday afternoon.
Japanese Artist Too Many Brews, You Lose Recalls Heritage Fullerton and STDs: Prevention
miller, CSUF faculty emeritus. “I remember these pictures of the guys with the big yellow teeth, they were news@dailytitan.com all over the place.” Shimomura said the masks horriImages have been known to speak bly depict Asians in this country. volumes throughout the masses, and Through his collection of such through one artist’s work, issues of Japanese Americans are being real- things as wind-up toys, suitcases of lawyers who were kept in internized. In a two-part lecture series hosted ment camps, Mickey Mouse, his by Phi Alpha Theta, the History grandmother’s diaries and big little Student Association and the Asian books, he finds ways to express his American Pacific Islander Associa- views on Japanese American life. Yet, he explains that his first piction at Cal State Fullerton’s Orange County Agricultural and Nikkei tures of internment camp from notes Heritage Museum located in the out of his grandmother’s diaries were Arboretum, Roger Shimomura, art- subtler. “I didn’t know how ready the ist and emeritus professor of history at the University of Kansas, brought country was for in-your-face internto life his process, history and issues ment images,” Shimomura said. “I that are contained within his art- like the thought that people might buy these paintings for one reason work. Entitled “An American Diary,” because they were beautiful to look Shimomura focused mainly on pic- at and then would have to deal with tures of his artwork and family, which the fact that this internment kept have inspired many of his paintings, creeping through.” As Shimomura ended, he showed theatrical performances and lithothe amplified imgraphs throughages of Japanese out the last 40 Americans that years. he has found Being a thirdRacism is an ugly sort throughout the generation Japaof thing, and we all years. nese American Some Shimomore recognizknow it hasn’t gone mura even paintably known as away. ed some himself Sansei, Shimo– Arthur Hansen to bring a better mura knows Emeritus professor of history awareness that first-hand what these stereotypes it is like to face still do exist. issues concerning Postcards, pichis heritage. tures, masks and even “Jap” hunting “A day doesn’t go by that you don’t think you’re not like the majority licenses were shown to the silent auculture,” Shimomura said. “There’s dience to show how strong the persesomething that reminds you every- cution was during the Pearl Harbor day as soon as you step out of your and WWII eras. One such painting out of his 12 house that you’re different.” The presentation began with si- was entitled “A Jap is a Jap,” in which lence and a picture of Shimomura as all Japanese look alike, while another a child with his cousins in Halloween was entitled “83 Dirty Japs,” showcostumes, but they weren’t normal ing every image that he painted from exaggerated faces he has found. costumes. Shimomura was in the center of They consisted of black clothes the painting. and masks, which had painted faces “I knew these paintings would of the stereotypical Japanese individuals with slanted eyes, big teeth and never sell but I thought it was important to do,” Shimomura said, a skinny mustache on them. The mood was uncomfortable in also noting that his paintings were a room of about 40 attendees. Some not popular in Japan where his laughed nervously and others were paintings were seen as “blasphemies.” unsure of how to act. “We can enlarge the interpretive Yet, this was a part of Shimomura’s history and stereotypes that he had frame and enrich the discussion by to face, and still has to, mentioning having people like Roger talk about that some believe that [the Japanese] things that make a lot of people squirm,” said Arthur Hansen, emeriall look alike. “It’s good to remind us how much tus professor of history at CSUF. hatred there was of the Japanese “Racism is an ugly sort of thing, and during WWII,” said Herbert Rute- we all know it hasn’t gone away.” By Sarah gammill
By Tom Madden, Elvira Rivas, Desirae Macis and Stacy Clements For the Daily Titan
Even the Romans had a motto for it: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. In the age of STDs, prevention is more critical than ever to preserve or restore students’ health. As bodily fluids are constantly exchanged between young adults in the heat of the moment, one’s responsibilities are often blurred. There are more than 25 different STDs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 19 million new infections occur each year, almost half of them among people ages 19 to 24. Alcohol flows steadily on a Saturday night at Downtown Fullerton bars, including the Tuscany Bar and Grill. The downtown spot is a popular hangout for many college students where cleavage-bearing tops, mini-skirts and heels are common attire for women. “I’m not going to say I’ve been entirely safe when it comes to sex, but I try. Sometimes, when alcohol is involved I think people get stupid when it comes to protection,” said a 20-year-old male
Photo By Stacy Clements and illustration by peter spassov
student at Cal State Fullerton who asked to remain anonymous. A group of men and women cheer as they take a shot of alcohol together.
“A guy can be drunk and still think,” said Rafael Garcia, 28. Minutes later, a young man attempts to do a handstand on a chair, lands on a table and breaks all the glasses.
for Best Electronic Banner Ad, in both the display and house categories. The department came in second for Best Newspaper Marketing/Promotion Plan and finished third for Best Sales Incentive Program and Best Classified Page/Section. “Kansas State had eight awards. We had six. It’s like we’re second nationally,” Cisneros said. “We were basically the loudest group in the building.” The submissions were compiled from the year’s collection of ads. “It took us about a month to get everything together,” said Emily Alford, 22, a child and adolescent development major and sales manager for the Daily Titan. “It’s actually a
year-long process.” In the past, the Daily Titan advertising staff has won awards such as first place in Best Classified Page/ Section and second place in Best Special Section for papers with less than 40,000 in circulation. “It was really humbling at first,” Cisneros said. The CNBAM convention took place in Portland from March 27 to April 1. Students were given the opportunity to meet newspaper professionals and learn ideas and hints to increase revenue. “We shared our ideas and collaborated with people,” Alford said. “There were interviews with people. I met the president of the company who runs our Web site.”
The security guard said that “hooking up” is a regular occurrence at the bars. After the bars close, many patrons attend afterparties at their houses. “The injustice is a girl can walk into a bar and have sex with anyone she wants,” Garcia said. CSUF Health Resource Specialist Bonnie White has worked at the campus clinic for 18 years. “Prevention is very important and easy,” she said. Despite the ease of prevention, not everyone uses protection all of the time. “I use condoms most of the time and the HPV vaccine is another great way to help prevent HPV, but it doesn’t protect against other STDs,” said a 21-year-old female student who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject. “Some students have more information than others,” White said. “They know how to take care of themselves. It tends to be cultural and that’s just a fact.” But not everyone is familiar with their own body and the way it functions. Another option for college students when they’re feeling a little icky about a certain sticky or if they just want to hear some advice is Loveline; the nationally
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Adverting Staff Wins Big in Portland By florance chung
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Three hundred students from college newspapers nationwide held their breaths, waiting to hear if their school was the winner. Cheers erupted as Cal State Fullerton was announced over and over again as they won six awards at the College Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers convention. “Last year, we won five national awards. We hoped to meet or exceed that,” said Kathleen Cisneros, 21, an advertising major and account executive for the department. They won the Best Training Program award and came in first place
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Cisneros and Alford, along with the rest of the department, were able to interview with different employers, such as the San Diego Tribune for jobs and internships. “It was a fun experience,” Cisneros said. College Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers is comprised of colleges across the nation, spanning both weekly and daily newspapers with different circulations and methods of funding. According to its Web site, its aim is to provide learning and career opportunities through conferences and member communications. The organization’s executive board consists of students from various colleges.
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