TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014
Volume 95, Issue 4
Picking for charity Courtesy of Chris Duffy A panel of comedians grill Bob Eccles, a professor of management practices at Harvard Business School, during a past taping of “You’re the Expert” radio show and podcast.
Professors to star on radio “You’re the Expert” show will be hosted in Titan Theater KYLE NAULT Daily Titan
ELEONOR SEGURA / Daily Titan Lydia Wang, 20, a finance major helps harvest oranges from the groves outside Langsdorf Hall for Mihaylo’s Citrus Service Project event on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. The oranges were donated to Casa Teresa and Share Our Selves. SEE PAGE 5
On March 13, Associated Students Inc. Lobby Corps will team up with radio program “You’re the Expert” to host an episode of the comedy program at the Titan Theater in an effort to introduce more enjoyable academic research methods on campus. A time has yet to be determined for the show, but it is planned to take place in the evening sometime after 4 p.m. The show will be recorded on stage in front of a live audience, similar to NPR news trivia show “Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me!” The show, hosted and produced by Chris Duffy, features three comedians who attempt to guess what specialized area an “expert” studies on a day-to-day basis and why that particular field is important.
The program is intended to attract a comedic audience while providing significant tools on gaining access to information. Duffy explained how his show bridges together the two worlds of comedy and research. “Each of our shows in a lot of ways is like a profile of a scientist or professor,” he said. “By making them human and having you see them laugh and have fun, and describe why they got into their work and how they actually do it, it takes you out of the realm of these people are so different than me.” ASI Chief Governmental Officer Harpreet Bath said the Lobby Corps’ collaboration with the show as a way to foster a relationship with radio giant NPR. “As we know, NPR is a station that a lot of our students listen to,” Bath said. “I think in the future, especially as a university, we need to look at different venues for forming relationships and that’s one of them.” SEE EXPERT SHOW, 3
Obama forms task First Student Success Initiative open forum today force against rape Agencies will research rape on college campuses KALEY WILLIAMS Daily Titan
President Barack Obama has commissioned a White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, geared towards protecting college students from sexual assault and rape. He gave the task force 90 days to complete its research and propose an evidence-based plan as to how the prevention of sexual assault and rape can best be approached on college campuses. “The prevalence of rape and sexual assault at our nation’s institutions of higher education is both deeply troubling and a call to action,” read a statement released by the White House. The White House Council on Women and Girls and
the office of Vice President Joe Biden will co-chair the task force, partnering with the attorney general, several cabinet members as well as heads of agencies or offices as designated by co-chairs. “Studies show that about one in five women is a survivor of attempted or completed sexual violence while in college,” read the White House statement. Pamela Fiber-Ostrow, Ph.D., an associate professor of administration and justice at Cal State Fullerton, said this task force is a necessary first step towards educating university students on sexual assault. “A commission calls it out in public and says we need to explore this. It’s a big enough problem that the president is suggesting that we address it,” FiberOstrow said. “Whether that will promote change is a whole other question.” SEE TASK FORCE, 3
Students are invited to give input on proposed $240.50 fee SAMUEL MOUNTJOY Daily Titan
The first open forum to gauge reaction to the proposed $240.50 Student Success Initiative fee will be held Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at the Irvine Campus. It is the first of six open forums that will continue through next week with four to be held next week on the main campus. In January, the Student Fee Advisory Committee (SFAC) approved presenting the fee before the campus for students to consider. As part of the process, about 50 small group meetings with students will be held and six campus-wide open forums. At these forums, students will hear a presentation on the process and the list of initial proposal for usage of the fee—which was drafted by the committee through consultations with experts last
semester. Following the presentation and Q-and-A session, students will be given a survey similar to a professor evaluation form. The form lists the nine items targeted for improvement in the initial proposals, and students can react to these goals on a spectrum ranging from “strongly against paying for this” to “very willing to pay for this.” Students are also invited to offer their input based on their own needs and observations. The forums are part of an “alternative consultation” process, which invites input directly from the students, as opposed to a yes-or-no vote. Students will not be voting on the fee, but the input gathered during the open forums will be used to determine the final amount of the fee and what the revenue is used for. Cal State Fullerton currently receives the lowest amount of funding per student from the state in the 23-campus California State University and is ranked 21st in mandatory fees
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OPEN FORUM SCHEDULE
- Feb. 4 at 3:30 p.m. in Room 121 at the Irvine Campus - Feb. 6 at 5 p.m. in Room 245 at the Irvine Campus - Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. in the Titan Student Union Pavilion - Feb. 11 at 5 p.m. in the TSU Theater - Feb. 12 at 9:30 a.m. in the TSU Pavilions - Feb. 13 at 8:30 a.m. in the TSU Pavilions paid to the university by students, according to the Division of Administration and Finance. The initial proposals call for a new $240.50 mandatory fee per semester to be phased in over the next three academic years, starting in the fall. Once the fee is completely phased in, roughly $9.2 million in revenue would be used for “direct service to students.” The majority of the revenue, about $5 million, would go toward athletics to fund scholarships, increase operating budget for the teams and allow
increased recruiting. About $2 million will go to hiring 40 more academic advisors. Other proposals include expanding library hours, and improving the campus Wi-Fi network and course availability. The SFAC will meet again on Feb. 14 to revise initial proposals based on student input gathered during the consultation process and send them to President Mildred García, who can make adjustments before sending the proposal to CSU Chancellor Timothy White for final approval.
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