Volume 94, Issue 21
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2013
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NEWS | VIOLENCE
Both sexes feel dating violence Women’s center opens dialogue on how to avoid intimate partner violence SARA HIATT
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Courtesy of Student Conduct Office Sandra Rhoten, associate dean of the Office of Student Conduct, appears in multiple roles in the Making Integrity Count video.
Parodies combat cheating New videos created by student conduct office fight academic dishonesty SAMUEL MOUNTJOY Daily Titan
On the set of Name that Paraphrase, students compete for prizes by naming the proper citation of a source in an essay. A box of No. 2 pencils and a roll of Scantrons are on the line in the Jeopardy!esque game show. The woman wearing the mustache is Sandra Rhoten, associate dean of the Office of Student Conduct. She plays “Sandy Trebek,” on Name that Paraphrase, among other roles in a new series of videos created by the office of Student Conduct. Funded by a $28,000 grant
from the University Mission and Grants Initiative, Rhoten worked with Andi Stein, Ph.D., a communications professor, and Shelley Jenkins, a Radio-TV-Film professor, to write and film the videos. The videos are all spoofs of TV staples, from a parody of the ‘50s sitcom Father Knows Best, to an animated short lampooning today’s Red Bull “gives you wings” commercials. Sesame Street, for example, is reworked into Integrity Street. The scene opens with a puppet version of Cal State Fullerton’s mascot, Tuffy, arguing with his stuffed buddies over what is actually considered cheating. When Sandy the sock puppet shows up, she sets things straight. Academic dishonesty goes
further than just cheating on tests, she explains. The bespectacled sock puppet defines academic dishonesty as “the attempt to gain an unfair advantage or assisting or permitting another to do so.” The videos use humor and fun to make light of a serious topic with serious consequences–a student can be banned from all CSU schools if caught twice. Rhoten handled 271 cases of academic dishonesty from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013. Of those, plagiarism was by far the most common case. “It’s easy to do, easy to catch,” Rhoten said. Exam behaviors, cheating during tests, were the second most common. She explained that many students may not be receptive to what academic dishonesty
is and how to avoid it, because it is something they have been taught not to do since very early. However, at the university level, the risks are greater. “Your second grade teacher probably didn’t kick you out for life,” Rhoten said. The videos will be shown to 25 sections of the Univ 100 College Success class, a course intended for first-time college students to explain how to function in the college environment, according to the course catalog. The office worked with RTVF and broadcast journalism students who manned the cameras and the lights. Jenkins directed the segments and co-wrote the script with Rhoten. SEE CHEATING, 2
One in three women will experience relationship violence during their college years, according to the WoMen’s Center. The WoMen’s Center at Cal State Fullerton held a discussion yesterday to address the issue of relationship violence against women and men. Intimate partner violence occurs between two individuals, married or not married, gay or straight, who are involved in a relationship. The discussion was part of a noontime program sponsored by the center, to educate students about the types and the cycle of abuse. This talk was aimed to raise awareness about the warning signs of an abuser, as well as to educate students about exit plans and how to help a friend who may be experiencing a violent relationship. Community educator for a safehouse, Laura’s House, an Orange County safe house for women, Marissa Presley lead the discussion. She examined many types of abuse including economic, digital, and physical abuse. Intimate partner violence affects men and women from all ethnicities, all economic backgrounds and from all professions. Presley has worked with victims as young as 12 years old. “Anyone can find themselves in an abusive relationship because it’s more about power and control,” Rosalina Camacho, coordinator
of the women’s cultural resource center, said. The violence does not have to be physically directly against the victim in order for it to be considered physical violence, Camacho said. Physical abuse can range from kicking and punching, sexual abuse, to destroying the victim’s property. Telling a partner what clothing or makeup to wear is also part of physical abuse, Camacho said. Abuse can also be financial. Economic abuse can take many different forms. Money, housing or vehicles can be withheld from a partner, or a partner may rack up bills on the other’s credit card, Camacho said. Common examples of economic abuse include situations withb unmarried couples who live together. In some situations, one partner threatens to make the other leave because they are not on the lease. Partners are denied access to credit cards or checking accounts to ensure they cannot leave. Digital abuse occurs when one partner threatens to post nude photos online if the other ends the relationship. During the discussion, Presley named the three stages of the cycle of abuse. The first stage is tension between the victim and the perpetrator, the second stage is the act of the physical explosion and the third stage is the apologies and the promises, which perpetuates the cycle. “Domestic violence doesn’t begin with a punch or a slap or a kick, it never does. Domestic violence begins with a word or a look, and the word can be as simple as just shut up,” Presley said. SEE VIOLENCE, 3
DETOUR | MUSIC
Ocean Avenue revisited
Yellowcard played a sold out show at the House of Blues in Anaheim Sunday PATTON TRAN Daily Titan
Yellowcard rocked its way back into hearts and took the audience back home to Ocean
Avenue Sunday at the House of Blues in Anaheim. The American pop punk/alternative rock band performed to a sold out crowd. Before the show, the line of eager concertgoers wrapped around the neighboring stores. “I didn’t expect it to be this crowded,” Cathleen, 21, said. Some attendees came to re-
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Yellowcard frontman, Ryan Key, plays a song off the 2012 album Southern Air.
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live their middle school memories. Cathleen, who has been a Yellowcard fan since middle school, said her favorite songs include “With You Around” from the 2011 album When You’re Through Thinking Yes and “One Year and Six Months” from the 2003 album Ocean Avenue. Nguyen Tran, 24, said he was not the biggest fan of Yellowcard, but decided to go with his friends anyway to attend the show. “I heard their first single back in ‘06 or ‘07,” Tran said. “I rarely go to concerts, so I am excited.” Fans packed into the House of Blues, fighting inch by inch to get closer to the front row barricades. The Anaheim House of Blues was smaller than most rock concert venues. However, it made up for its size as it provided a more rustic or garage band feel, which heightened the nostalgia. The stage set up was simple. An established band such as Yellowcard didn’t need huge, blaring speakers to veil their sound. It set a vibe reminiscent of a high school’s battle of the bands concert. However, the band’s stardom worked in their favor as they took the audience back to “the good ol’ days,” when their single “Ocean Avenue,” from the album of the same name, became a radio hit. SEE CONCERT, 6
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Senior Devon Hadsell portrays the character Kira, a greek goddess that disguises herself as a mortal on roller skates.
DETOUR | THEATER
Disco parody on skates Former University of Arizona roomates take on adaptation of 1980s BRIAN CHESTER
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The Little Theatre will host a roller skating Broadway musical in Cal State Fullerton’s production of Xanadu, opening Friday Oct. 11. Directed by Master’s of Fine Arts grad student Eve Himmelheber, the play is based off of the hit 1980’s musical starring Olivia Newton-John. Xanadu is a musical comedy about a young man who chases his dreams and opens a roller disco. The production requires the entire cast to perform on roller skates. Himmelheber
said she has been involved in other CSUF productions that required the actors to be on skates, which can be a challenge especially in Xanadu. “Most of these students grew up with roller blades, a very different beast from the iconic 1980’s quad roller skates,” Himmelheber said. “Others in the cast have varying roller skate experience, but all have fearlessly embraced the challenge of rolling-choreography: they fall, they get up, and they do it again.” She is working alongside choreographer Bill Lett, who happens to be Himmelheber’s former college roommate from the University of Arizona. Lett has worked for Disney on and off for 14 years and received his master’s degree in dance
Performance Choreography. “My challenge with every show we do is to find the reason that they dance,” Lett said. Xanadu is a parody. It takes the social dances of the 1980s and morphs them so that everything has more of a light hearted feel. Lett said Xanadu’s choreography is basic, which allows the dancers to focus on their dialogue. He said iconic disco dance moves–such as the sprinkler, the running man and barrel of monkeys–are borrowed in the play. “It’s what you would do for a child … it’s juvenile. It’s over exaggerating,” Lett said. “It has to be so far over the top, otherwise it’s just not funny.” SEE SKATE, 6
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