OPINION: Prop. 8 sentiments linger in INSIDE: SPORTS Hawaii, page 5 Titans drop the ball DETOUR: Orange Blossom Special in the sixth, page 8 rocks Slidebar stage, page 3 Since 1960 Volume 85, Issue 13 Thursday February 26, 2009 DailyThe Student Voice of California StateTitan University, Fullerton DTSHORTHAND Health Forum Friday Wolves in sheep’s business suits The number of people becom- BY DERIN RICHARDSON seeking, Faulkner does remember that the position was not very ing obese and being diagnosed Daily Titan Staff Writer clearly defined, but trusted the e-mail since he had an account with diabetes, heart disease, [email protected] with Bank of America at the time. cancer and other health-related “The e-mail told me that I needed to update my bank infor- problems is on the rise in Orange Students using technology to hunt for jobs in a tough economy mation for the position, so I clicked on the link that directed me County and throughout the na- may find more than gainful employment, with online con artists to a site that looked exactly like BankofAmerica.com, typed in tion, according to the Centers for using the enticement of good jobs to lure money and information all my bank info, and a month later, all of my money was gone, Disease Control and Prevention. from naive students and the threat of being on the bad side of a Faulkner said. The faculty members behind scam is on the rise. Jim Case, director of the Career Center, supplied useful mea- Cal State Fullerton’s newly cre- Cal State Fullerton has useful tools for job searching such as sures to avoid misleading advertisements for students and post- ated Health Promotion Research the Career Center in Langsdorf Hall and Titan Connection, an graduates looking for employment. Institute find the statistics alarm- online campus application similar to Monster.com, but like any Case said one of the things to look for is to see if a response is ing and aim to intervene, begin- other career searching utility, scammers do make fake job post- forwarded to a generic email account, such as Gmail or Hotmail. ning Friday with a free, public ings, and it is up to students to cautiously sift through the bad Case said this should give a job seeker good reason to be con- forum. eggs. cerned because it is not as easy to verify an employer’s legitimacy The 8:30 a.m. to noon forum Ryan Faulkner, 20, CSUF junior and psychology major, said that way. will be held in the Portola Pavil- that he was scammed by an e-mail job offer that claimed affilia- “There are (many) scams out there and it is always good to ask ion of the Titan Student Union. tion with Bank of America. Reservations are recommended While he could not remember exactly what position he was See SCAMS, Page 2 and can be made by email to [email protected]. Attendees will be invited to participate in round-table discus- sions on health-related topics, Maintenance from community campaigns and partnerships to cancer, fibromy- algia, obesity and research. projects put Magnets keep crocs lost on hold FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Cutbacks are to blame for (MCT) – Magnets taped to the leaky roofs and a delay on heads of captured crocodiles installing new fixtures could keep them from returning to South Florida neighborhoods BY RAJ MODHA where they’re not wanted, state For the Daily Titan wildlife officials said Monday. [email protected] State biologists are studying the temporary use of magnets to disrupt the internal navigation With California feeling the cut- of federally and state-protected backs unilaterally, it was just a mat- American crocodiles, which ter of time before budget cuts started have been spotted most often in trickling down to the university. The neighborhoods of Miami-Dade Physical Plant facility is one of the and Monroe counties in Florida. areas directly affected by the new “Scientists in Mexico have re- cutbacks. ported success in using magnets The plant deals with the major to break the homing cycle,” said and minor physical projects around Lindsey Hord, crocodile response campus. Plant employees take care coordinator for the Florida Fish of the leaky roofs, restroom fixtures and Wildlife Conservation Com- and some major projects like install- mission. ing heating and air conditioning sys- The magnets are removed tems. Many of their planned projects from the crocodile’s head when have come to a grinding halt. it’s released, and a colored tag is Deferred Maintenance projects attached to its tail for later iden- are repair projects that have been tification in case it returns. put on hold to replace old systems, BY LUIS DELGADILLO/Daily Titan News Director but are instead periodically fixed to Contestants of the “Martin Luther King Jr. Speech Competition” eagerly await the announcement of the winner Wednesday night, in Cypress Hall at Cal State Fullerton. The maintain service. Instead of replac- winner, Gina Alessi, far right, took home a $100 gift certificate to Titan Shops with her speech about her two sisters with Down syndrome. ing the old systems workers con- stantly keep re-patching them to keep them running. With the cur- If there’s one thing I learned in rent replacement value (CRV) of “college, it was to journal. “ Cal State Fullerton at an estimated – David Jerome $450 million, an accepted industry CSUF alumnus and author standard to maintain the university Bringing King’s dream to life at optimal performance is 1.8 per- See FEATURES, page 6 cent, or approximately $8.1 million Student submitted speech be broken down in many different the judges and was awarded a $100 “Regardless of how you define per year. ways, but for the competition one gift certificate to the Titan Shops. equality, you need to look at people “This year’s deferred maintenance competition honors MLK theme was evident: “Keeping the Walking off the stage as the win- as individuals,” Victoria Whitton, budget is one million dollars,” Wil- Dream Alive.” ner of the competition Alessi was all 20, a child development major, said. lem van der Pol, plant director, ‘large woman falls’ BY CRISTIE SAMPSON With the support of the Housing smiles. The night’s theme also raised the said. “We really had to cut back on For the Daily Titan Department and the African Ameri- “I’m just really excited,” Alessi question of tolerance in today’s so- a number of projects. We were do- [email protected] can Resource Center, the speech said. “It’s not about winning, it’s ciety. ing a HVAC (heating ventilating air competition was a part of the Black about getting the message out to “Why can’t we all get along? ... I conditioning) system upgrades in a Martin Luther King Jr. is no lon- History Month Calendar of events people.” think the reason is because there’s number of buildings,” van der Pol ger alive, but his spirit lives on as this year. Alessi, a graphic design major, was no tolerance,” Dominique Williams, said. “The next building we were go- Cal State Fullerton students let their The competition accepted 10 inspired to write her speech by her 19, a history major and a finalist for ing to do was Humanities, and so we voices be heard at “The Martin Lu- speech submissions based on King’s two sisters with Down syndrome and the competition, said. are not going to do it now because ther King Jr. Speech Competition,” philosophy and achievements, or the wanted to shed light on the subject Even though this is the first year we just don’t have the money.” held at Cypress Hall Wednesday topic of social injustice in today’s so- by urging others to be sensitive with the competition has been at CSUF, The Visual Arts building is in the night. The competition featured five ciety. Five students were chosen by their words in regard to the mentally Moliga said she feels it is an educa- midst of getting an overhaul with its finalists who wrote speeches explain- a screening committee to read their disabled. tional experience for the students. HVAC system, and will have no in- This YouTube video showcases ing what they would contribute to speech aloud at the competition. “There’s so many people out there “I think this program provides terruption in the upgrade. However, the vocal talents of an unknown King’s vision of equality. Gina Alessi, 19, was announced fighting for equality; people of dif- students the opportunity to share the Humanities building, which has woman who suffers a seriously King’s movement for equality can winner after a brief deliberation by ferent races, sexual orientations, re- their thoughts, passions and stories a worn out system, will have to make funny fall. ligious backgrounds, etc. However, with their peers. Being able to learn do for the time being. If you listen closely you can there is one group that is constantly from people’s stories is a great way to “The need to replace the old sys- hear the creaking. overlooked – the physically and learn about the world and ourselves,” tem is not that critical, it’s not lit- mentally disabled,” she said. Moliga said. erally falling apart. When the econ- Though nervous prior to speech omy turns around, or when we get WEATHER day, Williams could not pass up an the new money we will start back up opportunity with a financial incen- again,” van der Pol said. tive. The 40-year-old HVAC system in TODAY TOMorrow This program was first started 20 the Humanities building would cost years ago at the University of Cali- around two million dollars to up- fornia, Los Angeles, and has made grade according to van der Pol.