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SPORTS: Men’s basketball hosts Hope FEATURES: Page 4 in home opener tonight, page 10 Q & A with UK band OPINION: Reality Politics: ‘Render unto Sonic Boom Six’s bassist Caesar what is Caesar’s’, page 7 Since 1960 Volume 87, Issue 45 Thursday November 20, 2008 DailyThe Student Voice of California StateTitan University, Fullerton DTSHORTHAND Campus Life Cyber-bullying is a cyber crime The Latin American Studies Technology services expert form of cyber-crime, as being cruel the person’s reputation. “Outing” is cording to http://www.stopcyber- Student Association is hosting says that harassment takes to others by sending or posting sharing secrets to other people, while bullying.org/what_is_cyberbully- “Noches Caribeñas,” or Carib- harmful material or engaging in oth- “trickery” involves talking someone ing_exactly.html, “The methods bean nights, today from 7-10 on many different forms er forms of social aggression using into revealing secrets and then shar- used are limited only by the child’s p.m. in Pavilion C of the Titan the Internet and other technology. ing them online. imagination and access to technol- Student Union. BY JENNIFER Tat Because blogs and countless forms Cyber-stalking is another form ogy.” The event will offer a free salsa Daily Titan Staff Writer of social networks are so popular of cyber-crime and is defined as re- Amani stated that school admin- [email protected] lesson, free Cuban food, free re- and growing globally, it is becoming peated harassment and denigration istrations are acknowledging the freshments and a live band from more common to encounter some that creates significant fear, accord- problem and learning how to handle Cuba. Cyber-bullying presents a major form of cyber-bullying. ing to Amani. The motive is usually it. She stressed that education is the challenge in the age of information Cyber-bullying takes on many control. most important way to avoid forms and it was the topic of a discussion different forms, according to Amani. As of 2006, there were 200,000 of cyber-crimes. Best Buy wants to hosted by The Women’s Center on There is “flaming,” which are online cyber crimes reported, Amani said. “The more we’re educated, the Wednesday in University Hall. fights using aggressive language. Ha- Through a series of PowerPoint better prepared we are to face the ‘green’ your wallet Elahe Amani, the director of tech- rassment is sending nasty, mean and slides, she showed statistics, which challenges and learn from them,” nology services for Student Affairs, insulting messages. Denigration is revealed that 52 percent of 18 to 29- Amani said. “And as a responsible MINNEAPOLIS (MCT) – was invited to speak in front of at- “dissing” someone online by send- year-olds have experienced cyber- citizen, we should pass the informa- Best Buy, the country’s biggest tendees relating to issues regarding ing or posting gossip and rumors. stalking. tion along to other people.” seller of consumer electronics, cyber-bullying. Impersonation is assuming the iden- Cyber-bullying generally involves now is pushing renewable energy Amani Amani defined cyber-bullying, a tity of someone to purposely damage minors targeting other minors. Ac- See CYBER BULLYING, Page 3 to its customers. In a partnership with Renew- able Choice Energy of Boulder, Colo., the retailer started selling clean energy credits earlier this week through a $10 plastic card it’s calling “Green Your Phone.” The cards were expected to be available in all 1,000 stores on Wednesday. The payment is a sort of atone- ment for the electricity associated with using a cell phone. But you don’t need to buy a phone (or anything else in the store for that matter) in order to buy a card. In this case, the “Green Your Phone” cards are loaded with 500 kilowatts of certified renew- able energy credits – the amount of electricity it takes to manufac- ture and use two mobile phones for two years. When shoppers buy the card, it guarantees that BY JOHN synco/Daily Titan Web Editor 500 kilowatts of electricity get Psychology major Aaron Case, 19, reads information regarding homeless stereotypes in the criminal section of Tent City in added to the nation’s power grid the Quad on Wednesday. Tent City is an installation used to educate people on the myths of homelessness during Hunger and through wind power or some Homelessness Awareness Week. “I don’t like some of the (unconstitutional) situations I’m reading about,” Case said. “This other form of renewable energy. section affected me the most.” Shopping carts miss their target in the ‘Shopping cart fail’ A homeless city on campus BY JacKIE Connor Daily Titan Staff Writer [email protected] ‘Tent City’ educates students on transient trends and facts The Hunger Coalition is raising dents toward the tents. 2007, 35.9 million Americans in the exhibit is that over half of unemployment. “There are home- homelessness awareness on cam- “We just want to provide infor- were under the poverty rate, a homeless people across America less people with degrees who can’t pus with a “Tent City” exhibit at mation that contradicts the stereo- staggering 12.5 percent of the have a full-time job. However, get a job because of the economy the Cal State Fullerton Quad until types people have about homeless- American population, according their jobs often do not cover the or a mental illness. It’s hard to 5 p.m. today. The exhibit, which ness,” said 22-year-old sociology to the the Web site studentsagain- cost of living and therefore is one hold down a job when someone is is part of Homelessness Awareness major Julissa Prado, Hunger Co- sthunger.org. of the main factors contributing to on medications that have serious Week, features informative dis- alition project director. “We want In Orange County there are an homelessness. side effects like drowsiness.” plays about poverty in America. to show the hidden faces of home- estimated 35,000 people who are “You can’t assume they don’t Another part of the exhibit fea- Volunteers wear cardboard signs lessness.” homeless, according to the 2006 have a job,” Prado said, adding that tured America’s “meanest cities,” These workers did not consid- displaying various facts about The maze-like tent exhibit fea- Orange County needs assessment. homeless people who do not have er the physics involved with mov- homelessness and also guide stu- tures walk-through displays. In One of the facts highlighted a job often have serious reasons for See TENT CITY, Page 3 ing hundreds of Target shopping carts. Because the employees forgot to secure the truck’s tailgate, now they have to reload the entire col- lection of shopping carts. Protest to give back WEATHER to the community TODAY TOMorrow BY Shruti PateL/For The Daily Titan Aimee Nelson asked a panel of educators for advice regarding graduate school. The panel included, (from left to right) Andrew First national “A day without a gay” scheduled for Osbourne, Anny Lee, Veronica Vargas, Jamie Brown and Jennifer Ponder. Dec. 10, Prop. 8 detractors plan to skip work BY ASHLEY Landsman Daily Titan Staff Writer Education panel talks jobs [email protected] High: 75˚ High: 77˚ BY Dhawani PAREKH AND Cesar GONZALEZ Teaching professionals advise students on the future Daily Titan Contributors Low: 52˚ The gay community is encouraged tion 8, on the California ballot this of the industry, answer questions and review resumes Low: 51˚ to skip work and call in “gay” on year, made gay marriage illegal in the [email protected] Partly Cloudy Sunny Dec. 10. The first-ever “Day With- state. A roar of outrage and concern out a Gay” encourages homosexuals took hold of the gay community and Students interested in becoming to fulfill, how to network, how to not prevent interaction between and their allies to donate their time others against the proposition. educators learned about the educa- prepare for the field and what to students and speakers. The first CONTACT US to get involved with nonprofit orga- In response to the approval of tion field at Education Night on have on a resume. The event, spon- hour featured the student panel, in Main line: (714) 278-3373 nizations and community centers, or Proposition 8, protests, marches, Tuesday night in the Titan Student sored by the College Of Education, which students from various Col- News desk: (714) 278-4415 any place services may be donated demonstrations and boycotts of Union Pavilions. They learned about included two panel discussions. lege of Education credential and Advertising: (714) 278-4411 for a good cause. the economy’s effect on education, There were about 50 students in E-mail: [email protected] The voters’ passing of Proposi- See POSITIVE PROTEST, Page 2 the requirements that students need the audience, but that number did See ED PANEL, Page 3 2 PAGE TWO November 20, 2008 IN OTHER NEWS POSITIVE PROTEST: ‘day without a gay’ From Page 1 people who voted yes on Proposi- riage in their schools and churches aimed at giving their cause exposure. INTERNATIONAL tion 8 believing that gays should not being forced to marry gay couples, Volunteer opportunities can be post- Filipino veterans of World War II upset by U.S. businesses who backed the measure be allowed to legally marry because even if it is not in their beliefs. ed on the site. For three months during World War II, Telesforo Yague Sr. and his fellow and demonstrations gained more “marriage should be a holy and spiri- “They mislead so many people,” They want Dec. 10 to be a day to Filipino guerrillas traveled from village to village in the Philippines hiding momentum.

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