Volume 94, Issue 33
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2013
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Police begin criminal investigation of missing $58k University detectives deep in investigation of theft from Performing Arts Center SAMUEL MOUNTJOY & MIA MCCORMICK Daily Titan
Jul. 2011 Box office begins using new software
University Police began a criminal investigation into $58,694 that went missing from the Performing Arts Center box office between November 2011 and November 2012. No specific details about the investigation are being released by University Police. However, Capt. John Brock-
May 2012 Campus personnel notices financial discrepancies
Nov. 2011-Nov. 2012 Approx. $58,000 in sales revenues from the Performing Arts Center box office were not delivered to CSUF Auxiliary Services Corp.
ie said University Police has opened a criminal investigation to look into the missing money. University Police is “deep” into the investigation, Brockie said in a meeting in mid-October. They are unable to release details due to the ongoing,
Sept. 6, 2012 Sandra Clark, box office manager dies
Aug. 2012 Stephan Lewicki, audience and services fiscal manager of the Performing Arts Center, leaves CSUF
active nature of the investigation. Information release could jeopardize the investigation, Brockie said. University Police is the lead agency in the investigation and is “working diligently” on the case, which Brockie states is a priority for the police department.
Jan. 2013 Overdrawn account of approximately $58,000
An investigative audit of the Clayes Performing Arts Center box office by the University Audit Office concluded in August 2013 that the missing $58,694 was “likely the result of criminal activity.” This amount of money would carry felony charges, Brockie said.
Aug. 2, 2013 Audit investigation completed. Concludes missing funds are likely result of crimminal activity
Jan. 30, 2013 President Garcia writes to Chancellor White, asking for assistance from the Office of the University Auditor
Feb. 12, 2013 Chancellor White requested OUA to conduct an investigation
No suspect will be named in the case until the trial goes to court. In May 2012, campus personnel noted discrepancies in the distribution of funds within the department. SEE INVESTIGATION, 2
Oct. 31, 2013 Box office procedure will be added to have individual review and approve monthly reconciliations Aug. 31, 2013 Deadline for CSUF to consult with University Police to determine further action Compiled by Magdalena Guillen
Dutch duo Hidde Vos and Floris Versteeg hit the court ABRAHAM JAUREGUI Daily Titan
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Jessica Perri displays a collection of her hand-drawn cartoon characters.
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Artist brings animated characters to life
CSUF student combines storytelling and visual art techniques in latest comic ERICA MAHONEY Daily Titan
With her hair tied back to a braid, Jessica Perri captured a free-spirited energy as her eyes and creativity focused in on a pen and a blank 9-by-12 spiraled sketchpad page. Perri, a Cal State Fullerton art education major, is not only learning how to master visual art techniques, but also how to teach them. Her specialty is animation art, where much of her portfolio is digital or web-based. Perri hopes to apply these skills and share them with others in her future ca-
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reer as a high school art teacher. The 22-year-old animator brings characters to life in a way that allows audiences to visually grasp the stories she creates. Her characters leap off the pages with impressively detailed lifelike faces. Growing up, Perri immersed herself in movies and soon developed a love for the art of storytelling. In her preteen years, Perri was introduced to anime, which influenced her to learn how to apply art and storytelling into one flowing medium. Her future in art was not always certain though. Through most of high school, Perri considered majoring in history to pursue a career as a museum curator.
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SEE DIGITAL, 6
NEWS 3
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This season, the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team are said to be going Dutch by adding Netherland natives, guard Hidde Vos and forward/ center Floris Versteeg, to a team looking to bounce back from a disappointing season. For both freshmen, growing up in a country where soccer reigns supreme, basketball has always been a part of their lives. “I wasn’t very good at (soccer), so my dad said, ‘well, you’re really tall, let’s try basketball.’ It worked,” said Versteeg, 18, listed at 6’9”, 215 pounds, who attributes his father, Martin Versteeg, a former basketball player, as his inf luence. For Versteeg, basketball has always been his passion, playing in what he describes as a prestigious arena, Apollo Hall, since he was 8 years old. “I was in such a great basketball culture. All my friends played it,” Versteeg said about his playing days back home in Amsterdam. About 36 miles southwest from Amsterdam is the small town of Barendrecht, home to Vos, where he picked up the game of basketball from his aunt. “As a kid, from 3 years old, I was running around with a basketball,” said Vos, 20, listed at 6’4”, 195 pounds. Vos’ aunt taught basketball to children under the age of 10 in Barendrecht, including her two
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Freshman guard Hidde Vos waits to check into CSUF’s first scrimmage.
sons. Living two minutes away, Vos frequently visited his aunt while his parents, Rob Vos and Rolien Eggens, were working. Tagging along at his aunt’s basketball practices, he saw how competitive the children and his cousins were, and wanted to play. At first, Vos said his aunt felt he was too young, but finally at the age of 6, his aunt obliged. From there, Vos said European club basketball was very inf luential on his development. “I just spent whole weekends just in the gym watching (club) basketball games,” Vos said. So, how did two Dutch basketball players end up almost 5,500 miles away from home
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Freshman forward/center Floris Versteeg smiles after CSUF’s scrimmage.
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and at CSUF? Vos and Versteeg both attended Canarias Basketball Academy (CBA) in the Canary Islands. The CBA is a basketball program where the objective is “to develop the best basketball players in the world, at all levels.” Rob Orellana, CBA Director and former CSUF assistant coach from 2000 to 2003, currently runs the program. Orellana said he reached out to Head Coach Dedrique Taylor and the CSUF coaching staff and presented Vos and Versteeg as candidates for the program. “As individuals on and off the court you can’t find many people more hard working, dedicated and kind as Hidde and Floris. Hidde was a three point sniper at the academy, where Floris is a highly skilled four man with a good range and a wide selection of high and low post moves,” Orellana said in an email. At the academy, participants go through rigorous developmental basketball practices that the players describe as very difficult. SEE DUTCH RECRUITS, 8
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