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LOCAL | DUI checkpoints
Fullerton DUI checkpoints phased out
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Following the Fullerton City Council’s rejection of a $50,000 grant for DUI checkpoints, there were no Fullerton Police Department checkpoints set up this past Labor Day weekend. According to the Orange County Register, members of the city council voted unanimously to accept a $146,222 state grant for saturation patrols, but turned down the $50,000 grant earmarked for checkpoints. Saturation patrols are patrols where officers comb a specific area for drunk drivers. Such patrols result in more arrests, though they lack the educational aspect of a checkpoint. DUI incidents are typically more common on holidays, said Fullerton police Sgt. Jeff Stuart. Stuart pointed out that while drinking is always a problem, long weekends and holidays give people an extra chance to do it, which results in more incidents. Though this may be the case, Fullerton police did not participate in any DUI checkpoints over Labor Day weekend, while many other Orange County police departments did. “It’s not necessarily something we would do every Labor Day,” Stuart said. According to Lt. Scott Rudisil, the amount of checkpoints the Fullerton police set up in any given year is based on how much funding they receive from state grants. “We like checkpoints,” Rudisil said. “They’re expensive to run, but they’re educational to the public.”
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Maximum Pell Grants account for 34 percent of tuition fees and room and board at public four-year institutions. The number has dropped over 30 percent since 1980. According to the CSUF Office of Financial Aid, 11,835 students will receive grants this year.
Congress cuts grants Students feel the heat as Pell Grant program adjustments go into effect IRMA WONG Daily Titan
Congress has limited the amount of time students can be eligible for the federal grant program known as the Pell Grant. The program will now only be available for six years, or 12 full-time semesters. Previously, the limit was nine years, or 18 fulltime semesters, before Congress cut it down in December 2011. This policy was implemented along with changes in direct loans for graduate students. The Institute for College Access and Success said that graduate students will be eligible to borrow only under the unsubsidized direct
loan program, which accrues interest as soon as the money is disbursed. Cecilia Schouwe, the director of financial aid at CSUF, said Pell Grants are a critical piece of financial aid for students on campus because federal Pell Grants do not have to be repaid. She explained that legislation had to reevaluate higher education spending, given the current tight budget, in order to still be able to provide aid for students. Making changes to the lifetime limit on Pell Grants and direct loan policy for graduate students helped keep the aid in place. Pell Grants disburse up to $5,550 to students who demonstrate need for aid. Schouwe said 11,835 CSUF students will
receive grants this year. “At a public institution like CSUF it will likely make an impact, especially with students transferring from community colleges,” Schouwe said. Transfer students who are granted financial aid are most likely to receive it at their previous college. The new limit can easily be reached or exceeded by transfer students that might not be able to graduate in exactly six years. Victor Aguilera, an international business major, agreed that it might be a challenge for transfer students. In addition, he also said he probably would not be able to attend CSUF if he was not awarded a Pell Grant. SEE GRANT, 3
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LOCAL | Disneyland fashion event
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Dapper Day: The ultimate throwback
Voters watch and listen Watch parties take place all over Southern California for political conventions DANIEL HERNANDEZ Daily Titan
Disneyland welcomed attendees to dress up in their finest attire and purchase tickets at a discounted rate DANIEL ZAMILPA For the Daily Titan
Thousands of people channeled a more sophisticated time at the Disneyland Resort Friday night by dressing up and attending the growing Dapper Day event. Dapper Day is a social gathering for those who appreciate the finer days when people used to take more care of what they wore. Fueled completely by social media and wordof-mouth, the event is now in its third year of existence, and it all began with inspiration from vintage concept illustrations of the various Disney parks. A man known to his Internet followers as Justin J., a dapper himself, started the affair with the urge to provide others with a reason to get done up as people used to many decades ago. “For years, I just thought that I should make this event where we make the paintings come to life,” Justin said. “I made the first event happen, I got a few friends to join me where I knew we could get some really good photos and those photos would sell the next event.” At its core, Dapper Day is simply a day where many people get together to go to Disneyland dressed up. There is no extra ticket, no membership fees, just intentions of having fun and looking good while doing it.
During the second week of the semester, clubs and organizations from all across campus gather in the Quad for Discoverfest, a two-day open event where students can show off what their clubs have to offer to get other students interested in joining. Whether that meant putting on a show, sword fighting on the lawn, or giving away free food and drinks, the participants pulled out all the stops to get students over to their booth. Titan Radio provided music to set the mood for a bustling afternoon in the Quad. The clusters of tables and tents in the quad were hard to miss. Older students knew what to expect; newer students are bright-eyed and curious about what is in store. Regardless, the general emotion that permeates the air is excitement. This year’s Discoverfest, as years before, churned out the crowds and gave students a taste of what life can be like outside the classroom at Cal State Fullerton. “We put on Discoverfest to expose students to the wealth of involvement that Cal State Fullerton has to offer. I think the perception is that involvement on campus isn’t vibrant, but if you come out to Discoverfest, you’ll see that’s not the case,” said Larry Martin, Associate Dean of Students. According to Martin, more than 200 clubs and about 30 departments, out of a total 300 clubs and 40 departments, were represented at Discoverfest this semester. The reason some organizations were not in attendance is that they have to register with Student Organization and Resource Center (SORC), the office that puts on the event in conjunction with New Student Programs.
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Dapper Day now brings in approximately 4,000 dressed up attendees to the Disneyland parks.
From humble beginnings of just an outing with friends to now bringing in crowds of an estimated 4,000 dressed up people, Dapper Day even brought out students and professors from Cal State Fullerton. Sophomore communications major Mia Calabretta attended the evening celebration in full attire after having heard about it through design sites and Facebook. “It’s been great. I’ve only been here for a few hours and everybody greets each other with ‘Happy Dapper Day.’ It’s fun to dress fancy,” Calabretta said. The night was filled with happy theme park goers both in slacks and dresses, but also those who figured it would just be another day at the park. Inquisitive stares and many questions were raised as to why there were so many people dressed up. “I’ve been asked a lot tonight why I’m dressed like this,” said Rebecca Guzman, junior Radio-
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TV-Film major, who also put herself together for the evening. The bewilderment of guests raised a valid question: Is it that out of the ordinary for people to dress up? Southern California residents are pretty spoiled with having to deal with sunshine year-round, but this isn’t simply an excuse as to why most people’s closet only consists of jeans and T-shirts. “I definitely think people should dress up more often, or at least put more effort into the way they look, even college students,” Guzman said. “We all have our off days where we just throw on a pair of sweat pants and a T-shirt, but dressing up on a more consistent basis is a great image to have.” History professor David Freeman is known by his colleagues and students as someone that puts thought and care into the way he looks. SEE DAPPER, 5
At a Democratic National Convention watch party near Disneyland in Anaheim, a dedicated group of President Barack Obama supporters clapped and cheered at the president’s mocking words before the conclusion of his acceptance speech. “Take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations and call me in the morning,” Obama said from the Charlotte, N.C convention. About 60 people gathered Thursday evening to watch the president speak at a quaint German restaurant, the Jaegerhaus, to fire up the local democratic constituency before the November election. “You don’t know how badly we need you,” regional field organizer Mark Mulhall said to the group before the start of the convention speeches. “You being here tells me you want to help in the campaign.” The Republican National Convention was held last week in Tampa Bay, Fla., where Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan officially accepted the nomination to run for president and vice president, pressuring the Democrats to try to outdo their opponents. Leaders of local Democratic
Party organizations rallied their constituents at viewing parties across Southern California to drum up hype for the upcoming election. Across the country, many more places were doing the same. Mark Ephraim, a Cal State Fullerton alumnus, attended the party “to watch the speeches here among a bunch of kindred spirits.” “The direction that the Democrats want to go in is grounded in reality and grounded in the best interest of more people in this country,” Ephraim said. “They really do have an approach that takes more American citizens into account.” Before the 2008 economic decline, Aida Gonzalez, an active party supporter, said she worked in the banking industry. She recalled immigrating to America when she was 15 while on vacation with her family from Mexico in the ‘80s. She said she had to try to seize the moment. Later, Gonzalez was surprised to learn that then-President Ronald Reagan granted amnesty to all illegal immigrants in the U.S. Gonzalez is attracted to Obama for his claim to support the middle class and because of the way he speaks, she said. His demeanor reminded her of Reagan, a “leader with a strong presence and a firm voice.” SEE PARTY, 3