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Monday October 27, 2008
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
DTSHORTHAND Campus Life Executive Director of Human Options Vivian Clecak, will address the reasons affluent women are less likely to seek help for domestic violence. She will also explore strategies to educate and support this hidden group of women and the larger issue of prevention and education throughout our community. The event runs from 12-1 p.m. in Room 205 of University Hall. For more information students can call 714278-3615.
Experts provide a fact based prediction of what the economy has in store By Laura Olsen
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Pop culture gets a boost of its political profile (MCT) – These have been the stories shaking the political landscape this season: Tina Fey reduces Sarah Palin to chuckleheaded caricature, and the Republican vice presidential nominee responds by appearing alongside Fey on “Saturday Night Live,” dutifully accepting Alec Baldwin’s compliment that she’s “much hotter in person.” The cost of Palin’s jobseeking wardrobe is revealed – $150,000, to date – and dominates the WednesdayThursday news cycle, just two weeks before actual voting. Are fancy clothes elitist cultural markers or just a necessary part of the package? And did you see those boots? Oprah Winfrey’s endorsement of Barack Obama prompts speculation, as the election nears, about an ambassadorship and an infomercial or victory-party production role. People wonder more about it hurting Oprah’s ratings with her soccer-mom base than helping the Democratic nominee’s. And so on. Granted, there have been other items on the campaign agenda: health care, wars both military and cultural, something about so many billions of dollars and so much high-level misjudgment that it surely can’t be real.
Take no lessons from this: ‘Best man fall’
By Michael Thiele/Daily Titan Photo Editor (Left) Fullerton resident, Penny Ford, shows her support for voting no on Proposition 8 during a rally Sunday afternoon on Yorba Linda Boulevard. (Right) Supporters for Proposition 8 also lined the street from State College Boulevard to Associated Road.
Protest near campus Prop. 8 supporters and opponents line Yorba Linda Boulevard By Jessica Terrell
Daily Titan News Editor news@dailytitan.com
Bearing signs reading “Support Equal Rights” and “Marriage is for Everyone,” Cal State Fullerton students joined several hundred protesters on Yorba Linda Boulevard Sunday afternoon
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in passionate display both for and against Proposition 8. The proposition, which would amend the California Constitution to define marriage as being between a man and a woman, has become a highly contentious topic in Orange County, where supporters and opponents of the proposition have reported signs being vandalized or stolen. “There’s been a lot of nasty things being said and done on both sides,” Tyler Bonilla, a junior communications major at CSUF, said.
James Pierce, a 20-year-old dance major at CSUF, said he had been avoiding Proposition 8 rallies because he had heard that people were getting “vicious” at recent protests. The rally on Sunday was an official stop for the “Yes on 8” campaign media bus, which organized supporters outside of the Eastside Christian Church. “No on 8” advocates, many of them in their 20s and 30s, organized a counter-protest through Web sites like Facebook and Craigslist. Bonilla, like most of the CSUF
students at the protest, was there to speak out against the proposition. “I think it’s our generation’s civil rights movement. The ‘Yes on 8’ campaign only sees through a narrow lens. There’s a bigger picture here,” Bonilla said. Most of the “Yes” camp lined the north side of Yorba Linda Boulevard between State College Boulevard and Associated Road, while “No” groups dominated the south side and also roamed the north side of the street. Protesters on both See PROTEST, Page 2
25 day journey to hit the O.C. Coast-to-coast torch relay benefits Childrens Miracle Network Inc. hospitals By Derin Richardson For The Daily Titan news@dailytitan.com
As the best man there are many responsibilities that must be done before and after the wedding. The hardship is over when it is time for the ceremony, or at least that is what this best man thought. Probably the most important job this best man had to do was kind of a big failure. It might be wise to have a wedding on solid ground and not over a pool of water.
Pros look ahead
The 25-day journey of a torch crossing America in an attempt to raise $2 million for children’s hospitals will reach Orange County on Nov. 8. Cal State Fullerton public relations students will be working with a nonprofit organization to publicize the stage of the event that benefits Children’s Hospital of Orange County. Six students from a Public Relations Management class, as well as members of the Public Relations Student Society of America, will be helping Children’s Miracle Network, Inc. with their own Torch Relay event in Orange, according to PRSSA President Lisa Lifton. The purpose of the Torch Relay is to raise funds for CMN hospitals
around the nation and to help the Children’s National Medical Center in treating children in other hospitals. CMN, Inc. is an alliance of children’s hospitals in North America that helps treat about 17 million children annually who need specialized treatment. According to Lifton, the event, beginning at 9 a.m., will include a 3.2-mile city walk that will begin on La Veta Avenue in Orange and end at the hospital. Lifton said that there will be guest speakers at the event, including the mayor of Orange, Carolyn V. Cavecche, and Jace Rodriguez, a 10-yearold former patient of CHOC who will talk about how the hospital treated and helped him overcome his severe burn injuries after he was given a 10 percent chance of survival. “Jace is the face of this particular event, so people will be able to talk to him and see his story,” Lifton said. In addition to the guest speakers, current patients at CHOC will also
share their experiences at the hospital. The event flier urges Orange County residents, and local colleges and high schools as well, to participate. Incentives are offered to participants, such as being entered in a raffle to win Knott’s Berry Farm tickets or a seven-night Marriot Hotel stay. A Snoopy mascot will be there to entertain the younger audience and provide activities for them to participate in as well. Complimentary gifts, such as official Torch Relay T-shirts and commemorative pins, will be given to participants of the relay as tokens of CMN’s appreciation. Top fundraisers of more than $3,500 will be given an invitation for two to attend the 2008 Torch Relay Celebration Weekend on Jan. 23-25 in San Antonio, Texas, with hotel and airfare expenses included for one guest, according to the Torch Relay Web site. Donation tables for general donations and donations for participants will be available for the public.
“I did the Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society about three times, so I think it’s a good idea for people to get into it,” Chris Torres, 19, a CSUF sophomore, said. Torres conceded that he is not able to participate in the relay due to schedule issues with his job, but mentioned that he would spread the word about the event in an effort to support the cause. The Torch Relay for CMN began in 1990 as a city-wide walk in Washington, D.C. The relay became a regional event between Miami, Orlando and Atlanta in 2002. In 2005, the Torch Relay became a coast-tocoast event stretching over 5,500 miles, traveling through Baltimore, Miami and Los Angeles. In 2007, the torch relay once again spanned the United States, starting in Chicago and crossing through 26 cities. The torch relay raised more than $1.1 million to help 30 CMN hospitals throughout the nation. According to the CMN Web site, the torch relays provided $3.2 million during the past six years for CMN hospitals.
With every day that passes it seems the dreaded economic recession is materializing into something meaner and uglier than ever anticipated, but this Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine, the Economic Forecast Conference will project the future of the U.S. financial market. Joining forces to provide a factbased prediction of what 2009 will hold for the economy are the Orange County Business Council, U.S. Bank and Mihaylo College of Business and Economics. The conference will advise the Orange County Business community of economic issues by identifying economic trends and highlighting industry concerns for future growth and development, according to the business and economics department of Cal State Fullerton. The Oct. 30 presentation features keynote speaker Anil Puri, economist and Mihaylo College of Business and Economics dean and guest speaker Joseph Otting, vice chairman of U.S. Bancorp. Puri said an estimated 700 to 800 guests will attend the conference. Among them will be business executives, city officials and business and economics students. “A great deal has happened in the last few months and the conference will help to decipher those economic events as well as determine the effects on the people of Orange County,” Puri said. Puri’s economic forecasting is highly esteemed by business and government entities and his expertise is sought after on a regular basis, according to the College of Business and Economics Web site. U.S. Bancorp is a reliable source for financial advice because it has been successful as the nation’s thirdleading Small Business Administration lender, according to the corporate profile of U.S. Bank. See ECONOMY, Page 2
CSUF students create a federal marketing campaign Seven universities are participating in the FBI Collegiate Marketing and Recruitment Program By Dhawani Parekh
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
Some three-letter-acronym federal government agencies conjure up images of white males running secretive operations. The images of the NSA, the CIA and the FBI are heavily influenced by how they are depicted in
movies and television. However, reality is different than what movies show, and some Cal State Fullerton advertising students are trying to challenge the stereotypes. Students taking Professor Robert Sage’s Advertising Campaign-Local Focus class are creating a marketing campaign that depicts the changed FBI. “It is a new FBI, but they are having trouble communicating with students and making people aware of the 1,900 to 2,000 positions open that need to be filled, so the students are creating a campaign, which will help break through the clutter and
make people rethink about applying for the FBI,” Sage said. The campaign targets CSUF students and alumni of diverse backgrounds, age 23-36, who can speak various languages, and who have skills in computer science, engineering, physical sciences, accounting, area studies, financial management, military and law enforcement. The FBI is looking for job candidates to fill special agent and professional staff positions. The students developed their own marketing agency, Tusk Media, which works like a real-life marketing agency.
They have created various departments such as public relations and promotion, survey taking and analysis, and others. “It is one big group of students all working toward one goal,” said Anthony Madrigal, head of the public relations and promotions department in the class. Seven universities are participating in the FBI Collegiate Marketing and Recruitment Program, according to Sage. Each university receives a $2,500 budget to spend on the campaign. This is no competition between universities. At the end of the campaign,
the FBI will choose various ideas from the universities and combine them to create their own advertisement. Students have to do research and find out the level of interest and awareness students on campus have about the FBI. “We surveyed about 400 people,” Madrigal said. “The survey helps us decide who we will target, how to plan the campaign, what concerns people have and where people hang out on campus. We learned that students are looking for security, salary and benefits in a job. Through this See FBI, Page 2