April 27, 2010
Vol. 87 Issue 39
Student Body: Are fake boobs really worth it? STUDENT BODY, Page 4
TUESDAY
NERDGASM: Stephen Hawking predicts cuddly aliens in the future OPINION, Page 5
Campus bikes more vulnerable to theft this year, campus officials say NEWS, Page 2
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Comm. Week gathers experts Public relations professional shares her wisdom with students By Christine Amarantus Editor at Large
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Public relations majors and curious onlookers filled the Titan Student Union’s theatre on Monday to hear Joann Killeen, the president of marketing firm Killeen Furtney Group, speak on her most difficult client: Cal State Fullerton alumna Nadya Suleman, notoriously known as “Octomom.”
From receiving death threats to surviving run-ins with network producers and paparazzi, Killeen related it all for CSUF’s prospective spokespeople at Comm. Week, a series of lectures and events for communications majors.
“I don’t think even the best Oscar award-winning script writer could write the story that I’m about to tell you,” Killeen said. “Fifteen months ago I met a young woman whose life was about to change. Little did I know that my
life, that of my agency and that of my clients was about to change in ways that I could never imagine.” She described meeting Suleman at Kaiser Permanente in Bellflower, where she had just given birth to the octuplets, and sneak-
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Former Titan speaks about alma mater
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See KILLEEN, Page 2
Multimedia: the future of journalism Attendees were welcomed into the world of multimedia journalism by Rob Whitfield, Orange County Register’s Web editor and producer of “OC in Two,” during a Comm. Week workshop held Monday. “It’s fun, it’s challenging and it’s always changing,” Whitfield said. “Not only are the stories different everyday, as is the case with being a journalist, but the tools that you use to tell the story are different. It’s always changing, it’s always fun, it’s always learning and always doing research to see what’s coming next.” The workshop opened with an episode of the daily webcast “OC in Two,” a presentation of breaking news in Orange County, and, in doing so, demonstrated the quantity and variety of the stories and events that journalists cover. Whitfield emphasized the importance for young journalists to “do it all” and become well versed in Web language as well as acquire skills from all sides of the multimedia spectrum. If students don’t wish to use those skills in their profession, Whitfield heeded, at least having them will make student’s more marketable when looking for a job and even in keeping a current position.
ing her out of the hospital at 2 in the morning, dressed in medical scrubs. Killeen repeatedly expressed throughout her nearly three hourlong presentation that she had done all her work for Suleman pro bono, receiving no money for representing the record-holding mother of octuplets.
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photo By Mark samala/For the Daily Titan Commercial photographer Dana Hursey showcases his current portfolio and answers questions from students regarding his entry into the profession on Monday night in the TSU Hetebrink.
Jay Eckstein knows the news. For the past 20 years, he’s been working his way up the ladder, from a Cal State Fullerton graduate, to an intern, to his position today as an assignment editor for KABC’s Channel 7 news team. Eckstein’s path towards a successful career was built at CSUF when he was an undergraduate looking for a job in journalism. “I started out as an intern, which many of you will do,” Eckstein said to a crowd of attentive students who gathered to hear him speak Monday during CSUF’s Comm. Week. “I’m a pretty shy person, so it was hard for me to call up and get an interview, but that’s what I did, and that’s how I got to where I am today.” Eckstein spoke for an hour about the trials and tribulations of being an assignment editor in one of Los Angeles’ leading newsrooms. He learned quickly how to find newsworthy stories from reading police scanners and forming close relationships with his co-workers and helicopter crew. See ECKSTEIN, Page 2
University enrollment issues tempered by waitlist By Tommy Roach
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amount of transfer applicants, since we were not open for admission for the spring semester.” With the closure of the spring admittance term, transfer students have had a much harder time getting accepted.
High school seniors and transfer students are in for a surprise this spring as Cal State Fullerton initiates a waitlist procedure this year. The university has close to 33,000 freshman applicants and 20,000 See transfer applicants for the fall 2010 WAITLIST, semester. Due to the already highly impacted university and increasing Page 3 budget cuts, university admissions had no choice but to start a waitlist process. “We do not want to over enroll,” said Director of Admissions Jessica Wagoner. “However, the major problem this year is with t h e large GRAPHIC BY ISA GHANI/Daily Titan Multimedia Editor
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The Daily Titan is covering Comm. Week 2010, live! Follow the Daily Titan as reporters blog in real time during select Comm. Week events. So far, Daily Titan reporters have covered “Multimedia Journalism” with Rob Whitfield from the Orange County Register and “Nothing Stops the News” with Jay Eckstein from KABC-TV. All live coverage will be archived on the Daily Titan Comm. Week Blog, as well as articles and pictures from the events. To stay on top of all things Comm. Week, keep up with the Daily Titan, live.
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