Since 1960 Volume 85, Issue 19
Tuesday October 6, 2009
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
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Suicide bomber wounds alumnus
to have surgery, just not in Pakistan. She also said that it is the U.N.’s polDaily Titan Staff Writer icy to provide medical treatment to news@dailytitan.com those who work for the organization On Monday, Adam Motiwala, who were affected by the bombing. 24, a graduate of Cal State FullerThe U.N. is planning to move ton’s business school, was injured Motiwala to Dubai, which is the during a deadly suicide attack at the largest state in the United Arab United Nations food agency’s Paki- Emirates or back to the U.S. Dubai stani headquarters. and the U.S. have larger medical fa“There was a huge bang, and cilities that will be able to give the something hit me. I fell to the floor proper care to Motiwala. bleeding,” Motiwala told the Associ“As of right now, he is in a lot of ated Press. pain, but overall, he’s Motiwala, alumOK. He’s more in a nus from the class state of shock from of 2006, was a forwhat just happened mer president of the to him and others. Muslim Students AsMany Americans sociation. don’t know and unMotiwala was derstand what’s going born in Orange, Caon around the world. lif. His parents, AbIt’s a large and devasdul, 60, and Zahida, tating situation out 45, raised him in in Pakistan. Adam is Diamond Bar. there to help those in An information need as well as bring officer for the World awareness to the isFood Program, Motiphoto Courtesy Mehdi M. Islam sues that exist in the wala suffered injuries world,” said SameerADAM MOTIWALA to his head and legs ah Motiwala. and bruising to his Adam and Sameerstomach. ah have been married Shrapnel from the suicide bomb- for 16 months. They both met at er was found in his head and behind CSUF where Adam was workhis ear, as well as in his ankles. ing toward his bachelor’s degree He was last reported to be in and Sameerah toward her master’s. stable condition and is being held at Sameerah graduated from UC Davis a hospital in Pakistan. He was the and lives in Washington, D.C., with only American citizen to suffer inju- her family. ries from the incident. Motiwala quit his job as an inThe suicide bomber, who was formation technology consultant at described as being in his 20s, deto- Deloitte, a major international acnated the explosives in the lobby, ac- counting firm and joined the WFP cording to the AP. in September because he wanted to In order to gain access into the serve others, “which is something he building, the attacker dressed as a holds dear in his heart and firmly paramilitary uniform officer and believes in,” said Sameerah Motiasked if he could use the restroom. wala. It was said that he had about 18 Motiwala’s friend Mehdi M. Ispounds of explosives. lam, 36, who works for Human ReIt is unusual for someone to in- sources in the Diversity and Equity filtrate the U.N. building because Programs at CSUF, spoke about typically security is very tight, and Motiwala. the building is located in a wealthy “Adam is an amazing guy and neighborhood inside of Islamabad. friend. He’s sociable and always The Taliban active. He’s a are looking for humanitarian. new targets and At Deloitte & have vowed to Touche he was continue to atmaking significantly more tack the Pakistani money, and he government and quit to take the U.S., as long less money and as they both conwork for the tinue with drone WFP just so attacks against the that he could Taliban. – Abdul Motiwala, help others, According to Adam Motiwala’s father Sameerah Motibut that’s just wala, his wife, he the type of perwas working for son Adam is. the WFP in Islamabad, Pakistan, in He’s all about helping others. Hopehis office in the U.N. building when fully the people responsible for this heinous crime will be brought to the blast occurred. A lone suicide bomber attacked justice.” When asked if his son would the U.N. building in Islamabad, killing five others. At least two of leave the WFP after what took the victims were women. Motiwala place, Abdul Motiwala responded, was a friend of one of the victims. “My son is a good man, and it’s Sameerah Motiwala also said that his passion to help others. All I’m doctors have not cleared him for worried about is his health, but operation because they are afraid in knowing my son, I believe that that surgery might put him more he will continue to help others no matter what because helping others at risk. However, Motiwala is expected is what he is all about.” By Brandon Angel
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CSU applies for federal aid By Andrew Kwok
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The California State University applied for $77.5 million in federal stimulus funding, with a proposal to the Department of Energy to implement the smart grid project, Energy IQ, to all 23 CSU campuses. Erik Fallis, from the Office of the Chancellor, said the CSU could save $20 million out of the $130 million annual utility budget and increase energy efficiency across the collective CSU campuses by approximately 15 percent with eIQ. The DOE’s decision is expected on Nov. 3. The federal stimulus funding would be combined with matching funds from the CSU, which includes rebates from the CSU’s utility partners for the $155 million eIQ budget. “The CSU would spend very little out of General Fund or ‘unallocated’ money,” Fallis said. Some CSU campuses, including Cal State Fullerton, are already using smart grid technology called
Monitoring Based Commissioning, said Jeff Bechtold, a CSUF building technology specialist. The eIQ project plans to incorporate smart grid monitoring on every campus, “so the CSU is one giant smart grid as a whole,” Bechtold said. If eIQ is installed, energy consumption from all campuses will be able to be monitored by the chancellor’s office in real-time, Bechtold added. At CSUF, eIQ would be combined with the previously-installed MBCx smart grid technology. Each campus would handle the incorporation of energymonitoring technology independently. Doug Kind, commissioning and energy manager at CSUF, said the project would take approximately four years to complete. CSUF, which is already using smart grid technology, would manage eIQ technology differently from a CSU campus that doesn’t yet use smart grid technology at all, Bechtold said. The eIQ project involves the use of both existing and emerging technology. The implementation of eIQ is expected to be able to create approximately 1,100 jobs in fields such as information technology, cyber security, energy management and green construction,
according to Bechtold and Fallis. Students and staff would also have opportunities in designing, developing, installing and utilizing eIQ technology, Fallis said. The CSU plans to use its standard bidding process to contract work for eIQ if the funding is approved, Fallis added. The strength of the proposal, Kind said, is that eIQ would be an ideal demonstration to the DOE of smart grid technology implemented over a large area. Because CSU campuses are spread across most of California, Fallis said, eIQ would need to be reliable enough to work in various climate, infrastructure, regulatory and community settings. “This diversity provides the perfect ‘stress test’ for smart grid technology,” Fallis said. The smart grid implementation would not only be a technological demonstration but would also be a social study, Bechtold said. Since energy consumption would be monitored in real-time with eIQ, students and staff would be able to judge how much energy could be conserved if given accurate energy-cost information.
Summit called by officials to discuss achievement gap By Laura Barron-Lopez For the Daily Titan
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Addressing the achievement gap has always been on education’s to-do list, but at a summit this past Friday held in the Titan Student Union Pavilions the task transitioned from a status of mere importance to increasing urgency. Educators from a variety of districts attended to hear solutions from state and local officials on the issue at hand. Fullerton City Councilwoman Sharon Quirk-Silva was a central factor in coordinating Cal State Fullerton’s very first achievement summit. “I am a mother of four children, and I just feel an urgency that what my children have access to should be available to all students,” Quirk-Silva said. “We have to do a better job, and students need to take initiative. Be your own advocate and take advantage of bridge programs.” Before hearing solutions, Wallace Walrod, vice president of economic de-
velopment and consisted of top research for the officials: CongressOrange County woman Loretta Business CounSanchez, Senator Lou Correa, Ascil, presented semblyman Jose facts and figSolorio, Councilures on the man Sal Tinajero gap. The figures and Congressman showed there is Ed Royce, who was no correlation live via video from between poor Washington, D.C. performance The panelists in school and disagreed on some the economic solutions, but all standing of the echoed the same student’s family. causes of the probThe evidence lem. shown by WalBy Todd Barnes/Daily Titan Photo Editor “The first educarod supports tor of a child is the this conclusion. From Left: Emigdio Vasquez, local painter and artist, Sharon Clark of Fullerton City, parent,” Sanchez Financially sta- Estella Grimm and Janet Morey of the Fullerton School District mingle after the summit. said. She continble blacks and Latinos performed at the same level discussed key issues to focus on: demo- ued to explain how Latino students are as financially unstable Caucasian stu- graphic trends, language acquisition, deeply affected when the one person dents. Therefore, the gap is a result of drop out prevention, achievement, col- in their family who doesn’t have status as an American citizen is the mother. ethnicity. lege prep and stem focus. Now, to close this gap, the summit The panel discussing these issues When the target falls on the mother,
who then faces deportation, the family falls apart. Due to this, immigration reform is a crucial contributing factor to closing the gap. “So we need help on immigration reform,” Sanchez said. In response, the Pavilions erupted in applause, yet tension could be felt among the panelists. Furthermore, Sanchez said students need role models; when a parent doesn’t have a high school level education or above, they must find models that do. Royce suggested that programs from CSUF such as Gear Up join local high school and junior highs to provide college students as mentors for younger peers. In doing so, a student will feel encouraged and do well. However, a central positive role model may be, the entire panel stressed that the most significant factor fell on the role of the teacher and how teachers fail to have the same level of expectation for all ethnicities. See GAP Page 2