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INSIDE: The Buzz Taste of Chaos Tour comes to Long Beach Since 1960 Volume 86, Issue 41

Daily Titan

Thursday April 17, 2008

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

DTSHORTHAND Health improvement conference Friday

Cal State Fullerton is hosting “Nutrition and Wellness: A Novel and Multidisciplinary Approach,” a health conference addressing the relationship between nutrition, obesity and disease on Friday from 8 a.m. to noon. Nutritional scientist Cheryl Rock, professor of family and preventive medicine at UC San Diego, will deliver the keynote address. Rock’s areas of research include cancer, diet nutrition, obesity, vitamins C and D, weight loss and women’s health. The Department of Health Science and the College of Health and Human Development are sponsoring the event in Room 199 of the Kinesiology and Health Science Building.

Greek week at CSUF

Greek week schedule

Thursday 3:00 p.m.: Women’s volleyball and men’s basketball in Titan Gym 3:30 p.m.: “Obstacle Course Spirit” event in Titan Gym Friday 10:00 a.m.: Women’s and men’s football on the athletic fields north of Titan Gym 7:00 p.m.: Associated Students Spring Concert featuring “New Found Glory” at Titan Stadium Saturday 12:00 p.m.: “Lip Sync” competition at Becker Amphitheatern. For more information regarding the events go to the Web site http://campusapps.fullerton. edu/news/2008/209_greek_ week.html.

Cosby tries hip-hop LOS ANGELES (AP) – Bill Cosby’s path has taken him from pudding pops to hip-hop. The 70-year-old has recorded a hip-hop album set for release next month. “Cosby Narratives Vol. 1: State of Emergency” blends the comedian’s concepts and stories with a hip-hop, pop and jazz soundtrack. Cosby said the hip-hop music he hears is profane and degrading. His album is “the opposite of what I think is the profanity for no particular reason, the misogyny for no particular reason,” he said. The album, assembled by Cosby’s longtime musical collaborator Bill “Spaceman” Patterson, contains rhymes provided by guest rappers. The subject matter? “The value of an education. The value of respecting one’s self and ... giving (listeners) a chance to raise their self-esteem and confidence,” Cosby said. Patterson said he was surprised when Cosby first inquired about making a rap record - until the comedian revealed he wouldn’t be the one doing the rapping. “He’s always been involved in music and he was there for the first generation of spoken word,” Patterson said. “He has always understood rap’s potential, but he was appalled by the foul language and the misogyny - the way people used a medium that could be used to elevate people, to open their eyes and provoke thought.”

WEATHER thursday Sunny/ High: 81, Low: 56

friday Mostly Sunny / High: 78, Low: 51

saturday Partly Cloudy/ High: 62, Low: 50

Sunday Mostly Sunny / High: 66, Low: 48

monday Sunny/ High: 64, Low: 49

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PHOTO By NICOLE PADILLA/For the Daily Titan Jacqueline Emriquez participates in this year’s Greek Week at Cal State Fullerton. Proceeds from Greek Week go to Camp Titan, where children get to go swimming, hiking, canoeing and other activities.

More than 750 students participate in activities to raise $15,000 for Camp Titan By THAO LE

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

The annual Greek Week has arrived. From April 15-19, all 12 chapters from fraternities and sororities from interfraternities and Panhellenic councils will participate in activities to help raise money. More than 750 students are participating in Greek Week. “Our theme is ‘One Week, One Goal,’” Rachel Smith, co-chair or Greek Week said. “Greek Week’s

goal is to raise money for kids to attend Camp Titan through many activities, [and] we host competitions to promote Greek unity.” Camp Titan is a Cal State Fullerton philanthropic sponsored by the Students Associated Inc. For one week in June, about 150 underprivileged children from Orange County are taken to the San Bernardino Mountains to experience nature and meet new friends. Children from Camp Titan get to experience activities such as swimming, hiking, canoeing and rope courses. The goal is to raise about

$15,000. The event is taking place in quad and Pavilions on Tuesday, on the sports field on Wednesday and Friday, in the Gym on Thursday and at the Becker Amphitheatre and Pavilions on Saturday. Nick Katz, coordinator of Greek Life, said there are many different activities now compared to past years. “We are doing a can food drive which we [hope] to raise roughly 1,200 non-perishable food cans for the Second Harvest Bank Food of Orange County,” he said.

The kick-off on Tuesday had students collecting food cans to be donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank. Around 4,000 cans were collected. Before Greek Week, many activities took place to help raise money for Camp Titan. On April 9, there was a baseball game fundraiser, in which about 150 students went an Angels game and raised about $700, Katz said. Smith said all chapters participated in “Recycle Wars,” where recycled items were turned in and exchanged for money. They raised about $2,600.

They also partnered with the Volunteer and Service Center on campus for a blood drive with the Red Cross. Over 70 students sign up and donated, Katz said. Other events include a clothing drive, sporting events such as relay races and three-legged races, change wars and a lip sync show– all going on during Greek Week. On Saturday at 7p.m., an award ceremony will be held in the Pavilions. The chapters will be awarded in many areas including competition, fundraising, best sportsmanSee GREEKS, Page 2

Recycling rates falling at CSUF may be a cause of concern Awareness A percentage of trash generated is supposed to be recycled under law By JEssica Terrell

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Recycling rates dropped 11 percent at Cal State Fullerton in 2007, hitting a five-year low of 53 percent after switching trash haulers last year. A decrease in construction on campus, new trash haulers, the lack of a full-time recycling coordinator and convoluted state measuring systems are all factors in the frequently fluctuating recycling rate. Under California law, all CSUs are required to recycle, or “divert”

at least 50 percent of their generated waste. Recyclables are thrown in with trash on campus and hauled to a recycling center where reusable materials are pulled from rubbage on an automatic conveyor belt. Jay Ware, general manager of Ware Disposal, the company that won CSUF’s trash and recycling contract in a hotly contested bidding process at the end of 2006, said the drop in recycling rates might be due in part to an increase in rainfall. “There was a lot more rain this year than last year,” Ware said. “Trash gets wet and it gets heavier.” CSUF landscape manager and recycling coordinator, Steve Dugas said that tremendous rainfall can affect trash weight but that 2007 was

actually a very dry year. In fact, rainfall in Fullerton dropped from 8.63 inches in 2006 to 5.26 inches of rain in 2007, according to the National Weather Service. Contrary to Ware’s hypothesis, Dugas said the drop in rates was due to a drop in construction and demolition materials, which usually make up a significant amount of diverted waste. Another unique element of the fluctuating recycling numbers is that the total tonnage of trash generated at CSUF increased from 10,083.9 tons in 2006 to 13,549.640 tons in 2007, despite a relatively minor increase in student population from 35,921 students enrolled in the fall of 2006 to 37,130 students enrolled in fall 2007. The differences in opinions about

the cause of the 11 percent drop are representative of the complicated business of recycling. “Everybody wants to count recycling,” said Christine Knapp, the manager of recycling programs for O.C. Integrated Waste Management, the organization in charge of Orange County’s three major landfills. “But nobody knows how that is counted.” Ware Disposal, which hauls the trash from the main campus, and MG Disposal, which services the separate College Park building, both provide their own diversion figures to Dugas with little university oversight. Dugas said it is standard practice for trash companies to report on their own rates. See RECYCLING, Page 4

for issues raised

CSUF hosts the fourth annual Justice Summit event with 25 workshops By ERIC BARTOLOME

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Twenty-one-year-old Pomona resident Carlos Amador looked awestruck at the sea of Mexican and American flags. Over 750,000 protesters had gathered at near Downtown Los Angeles in early 2006 to march towards City Hall.

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