Vol. 87 Issue 4
February 9, 2010
Transparency bills reintroduced to governor Following last year’s unsuccessful attempt to make auxiliary funds transparent, Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) has reintroduced a bill that has been modified to pass the governor’s desk. NEWS, Page 3
Spring games promise more guns, guts and grit
TUESDAY
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NERDGASM: Myspace a place for ‘gangstas’ OPINION, Page 6
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Second year guard stars for Lady Titans By Camille Tarazon
Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com
Portugal’s DISPLAX is a leading innovator and manufacturer of touch-based technologies. Its newest innovation detects 16 fingers simultaneously.
Photo Courtesy Displax
DISPLAX is the FUTURE
A new thinner-than-paper technology that can be placed on nearly any surface recalls sci-fi movie special effects features@dailytitan.com
Remember the fantastic sequence in 2002’s “Minority Report,” when Tom Cruise waves, motions and conducts a huge computer window in order to download files from his computer? Who would have thought that in as little as eight years this technology could become reality? One company is working on making the technology to create that same experience on a much larger scale. DISPLAX, a company working from Braga, the “Portuguese Silicon-Valley,” is creating a “transparent thinner-than-paper polymer film” that can be applied
to almost any surface to create a touch screen. This can be applied to glass, plastic or wood, “almost everyone who sees it thinks of new applications, from converting LCDs into a multitouch screens, tables into multitouch tables, to creating interactive information screens in stores, shopping malls or public areas, to developing new exciting gaming environments,” said Miguel Fonseca, chief business officer of DISPLAX, in the company’s press kit. According to the product’s Web site, the DISPLAX uses a grid of nanowires to detect any interaction with the device, such as a touch or the user blowing on the surface. The controller can be anywhere in size from seven inches to nine feet, measured diagonally. In
comparison, a 50-inch version of LCD monitor, set at 32”, about the screen comes in at a feather- the height of children. The display like 10 ounces. The screen can de- allows artists to express their cretect up to 16 ativity by picking interactions at colors from the the same time. palette to draw The DISPLAX uses The comand paint. This pany has been a grid of nanowires to exclusive DISsuccessful in detect any interaction PLAX display tailoring to was specially dethe needs of with the device such as a signed for the their clients so touch or the user blow- project. After the far by mergbudding artist is ing with the ing on the surface. finished, he can desires and attransfer the drawtitudes of the ings form the Art company. DISPLAX has been Gallery to the DISPLAX Window working in the Inter IKEA Group Layer, at the front of the children’s Center in Porto, Portugal to create space, according to the Web site. information displays with a large For the full story, visit directory for the shopping area, DailyTitan.com/Displax as well as play with an interactive
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By Luke Cherney
Daily Titan Staff Writer
Megan Richardson is the type of player who is eager to learn, willing to be coached and determined to improve her game. There’s a spark inside of her that can ignite a promising future for this sophomore guard, and her fire is nowhere near extinguishable. In her second season on the women’s basketball team, Richardson has been the leading scorer in 12 of 23 games. Not to mention her careerhigh 29 points in her first game of the season versus San Jose State. Last season, she was named to the Big West Conference All-Freshman Team, the 14th player in Cal State Fullerton history to earn such an honor. She also finished as the 13th leading scorer in the league as the only freshman on the list. She didn’t let that honor keep her from improving her game. “When you’re playing in Division 1 college basketball, it takes a special level of com-
mitment in order to keep taking your game to the next level, and she does that,” said Titan Head Coach Marcia Foster. “She gets better all of the time, but she gets better because she works on her game. She’s in the gym all of the time.” Richardson began playing basketball when she was in kindergarten. “My parents were really active and they always had me at the park,” said Richardson. “I was never the type to just sit around and play with Barbies. I played all of the sports: soccer, softball, basketball… but I loved basketball. I was just really active.” Active she is. Her typical day begins at 7 a.m. See SPORTS, Page 8
Modern bullet train to cross state
By Juliana Campbell
Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com
The state of California will receive up to $2.24 billion in federal stimulus funding for a new highspeed train project headed by the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA), which will connect from San Diego to San Francisco with stops in several major
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cities, including Anaheim, Irvine, Riverside, Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Fresno and Sacramento. The high-speed train can travel up to 220 mph and cover a 520mile route, according to the White House press secretary. The billiondollar investment is expected to create and save a countless jobs over time in areas such as track laying, manufacturing, planning, engineering, rail maintenance and operations.
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“ We have come together because the building of a high-speed train system in California will create sustainable green jobs, spur economic growth and protect our environment.” State Assembly member Cathleen Galgiani, author of the “High-Speed Rail Bond,” said. “Federal funds would be put to use right away in California, consistent with the president’s vision on an immediate economic stimu-
lus program,” Galgiani added. Not only will the high-speed train project save jobs, money and time, it will help dilute the dependency on fossil fuels and cut down on pollution. Even though students are always trying to cut down on money, time and give a helping hand to the environment, a few oppose the project. “I think it is a stupid idea that we are even getting this train. We have so many different problems going on, we do not need this,” history major, Michelle Bower, 27, said. “I think this is just another way for the government to spend our tax money.” Diego Gutierrez, a political science major, has a different opinion. See RAIL, Page 3
Tomorrow’s Weather
photo By chad uemera/For the Daily Titan Sophomore guard Megan Richardson blows by a couple of San Diego University defenders to score a basket in a non-conference game at Titan Gym.
MULTIMEDIA
Surf City Marathon High: 61° Low: 42° Rain
High: 61° Low: 44° AM Showers
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