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Vol. 91 Issue 5 February 8, 2012 Warped Tour comes to Orange County Watch the Daily Titan News in 3 Tour makes a pit stop Get up- Scan to view at local venues around ONLINE California, where bands like EXCLUSIVES to-date coverage on Bayside rock out. dailytitan.com/?p=50158 top campus news stories. See page 5 dailytitan.com The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton UNIVERSITY GENDER GAP WIDENING Women: 20,670 Men: 15,486 ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan Steven Watts, 21, sits on a couch between four female students, (left to right) Masoona Razavi, 20, Zahra Zaidi, 18, Marla Kaufman, 52, and Linh Phan, 21, in Steven G. Mihaylo Hall. In fall 2011, women made up 57 percent of the student population. Some students Los Angeles alone, women make up at amount of female students. school as opposed to men. Bredin said, historically, this college after high school has stayed overwhelmed by the least 60 percent of the student body. “In my classes … I see more girls “From what I hear, nursing is a university began as a teacher’s college consistent. According to the CSU gender gap than boys,” said Nguyen. “In one of pretty popular major among women, and the teaching profession has been Bredin said a big reason there isn’t disparity between the search engine, at Cal State Fullerton my classes there are only five boys out so I guess it’s really one of the top dominated by women. In other words, a growing number of men going to genders at CSUF there are 15,486 men enrolled and of 30 or 40 students.” majors here … that could be a factor,” what CSUF has to offer attracts more college – specifically minority men – is 20,670 women, creating a gender gap Eric Yin, who is in his second year at Yin said. women than men, and as a result the due to a lack of outreach. MEC VALLE of 5,184. CSUF, said the gender gap is correlated There are several factors that have gender gap is created. Also, there is not enough effort in Daily Titan Women made up 57 percent of to the majors offered at CSUF. contributed to this shift. This shift occurs simply because the giving these men the resources and the fall 2011 student population, “Maybe a lot just go here seeking Renae Bredin, Ph.D, a professor amount of women choosing to go to confidence allowing them to believe Historically discouraged from according to research by Cal State the right major,” said Yin. in women’s studies, said some of the college is increasing to a greater extent, they can go to college. seeking an education, women today Fullerton analytical studies. Yin said the highly esteemed majors offered at CSUF resonate more Bredin said, and that this is not because make up most of the CSU. At Cal Christine Nguyen, a freshman at reputations of certain majors are the with female students, such as nursing of male students not going to college. See GAP, page 3 State Dominguez Hills and Cal State CSUF, said there is an overwhelming forces that attract more women to the and teaching. In fact, the number of men going to POLITICS | Prop. 8 SPORTS | Eli vs. Peyton Prop. 8 unconstitutional Mannings California ruling may serve as “Proposition 8 serves no purpose, and has no each build precedent for federal decision effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California, and to own legacy YVETTE QUINTERO officially reclassify their relationships and families as Daily Titan inferior to those of opposite-sex couples.” Eli and Peyton have The ruling is limited to California as of now, but it won three of the last The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck may pave the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule five Super Bowls down California’s ban on same-sex marriage Tuesday, on the issue as early as next year. deeming the 2008 ballot measure Proposition 8 The court left a stay on the ruling, which had ANGEL MENDOZA unconstitutional. previously been issued by a lower federal court, and Daily Titan In the 2-1 decision, the federal appeals court ruled will not allow gay marriages to resume immediately the ban as a violation of the rights of gay Californians, in the state if the case is appealed. The Mannings. When most concluding the law violates the 14th Amendment. Prop. 8 proponents have vowed to appeal football fans hear those words, “All that Proposition 8 accomplished was to the decision, and the opposition to the court’s they know exactly who is being take away from same-sex couples the right to be decision is evident. talked about. They have been ALVIN KIM / Daily Titan granted marriage licenses and thus legally to use called the royal family of football, An organizer decorates The Episcopal Church of the Messiah in Santa Ana for a celebration the designation of ‘marriage,’” wrote Judge Stephen See PROP 8, page 2 and with good reason. rally after judges overruled Prop. 8 in California. Reinhardt in the decision. Archie Manning played quarterback in the NFL for 12 seasons and had two sons that would succeed CSUF | Parking problems him and play that same position. Peyton and Eli Manning are undoubtedly the most successful Parking remains an issue pair of brothers to ever play in the NFL. They have both won the Super Bowl and have both been Neighboring blocks Resident complaints have resulted numbers for the vehicles utilizing the named Super Bowl Most Valuable require permits to park in residential parking zones being permit. Instead of buying a parking Players. But when it’s all said and established in blocks adjacent to Cal permit every semester, the permit for done, who will have the greater SHEILA DEL CID State Fullerton. residents is valid for one year. legacy – Peyton or Eli? Daily Titan The main issue reported by residents “CSUF parking fees are higher Peyton Manning is one of the is the increase in littering, music and to pay the debt service on the greatest quarterbacks to ever play With parking permits this semester blocking access to driveways, which three parking structures that were football. He was the No. 1 pick costing $220 for vehicles and $75 led the city council to approve an built,” said Mary Ellen Frazier, of the Indianapolis Colts back for motorcycles, students choosing ordinance requiring a parking permit administrative analyst with Parking in 1998 and has since put up not to buy them have had to find for surrounding university grounds. and Transportation Services. extraordinary numbers. alternative parking locations off- Similar to students, residents have STEPHEN McGLADE / Daily Titan campus, resulting in backlash from to submit an application including See PARKING, page 2 Cal State Fullerton students park on Derek Drive near campus to avoid paying for See MANNINGS, page 8 neighborhood residents. proof of residence and license plate parking. It is one of the last residential streets near campus with no parking restrictions. Contact Us at [email protected] 2 February 8, 2012 NEWS ASI hits the ground running this spring DTBRIEFS ASI packs this four times a semester for students However, this is just a rough spring semester with who take classes during the day. estimate of the findings in what Matterhorn Closed fun events on campus “After doing some research on could be a long process. This week’s for Six Months what the profile of a night student focus groups were only the first “leg” ANDERS HOWMANN is, we want to serve them and in a three-month process, Urcia said. Disneyland is closing its Daily Titan come to them because they don’t Tan also stressed the importance Matterhorn Bobsleds ride for usually know what services ASI can of student feedback on these the next six months, disap- With early events such as free provide,” said Tan. projects. pointing the park’s patrons who cookouts for students, a strong According to Tan, ASI will be “The Student Recreation Center flock to the park every day. presence at the Homecoming handing out information on what wasn’t even here until students were The 147-foot-tall Matter- tailgate and game, the I Heart CSUF is open on campus after 5 p.m., actually given feedback of, ‘Hey, we horn ride is down for its lon- advocacy campaign for Gov. Jerry including Student Recreation want a student recreation center,’ and gest and largest overhaul since Brown, providing students with Center hours and restaurants. that’s how it came to be, so that’s why 1959. Guests complain that free copies of the New York Times, Two to three of these events will student feedback is important for this they were given little to no no- USA Today and the Orange County be held throughout the current part of the (process),” Tan said. tice that the popular attraction Register and early plans to renovate spring semester. Based on what Urcia has received would be down during their the Titan Student Union, Cal State In addition to free food on from students during the focus visit. Fullerton’s student government, campus, the Titan Student Centers groups, many are saying that the Rumors of the closing in- Associated Students, Inc. has been Governing Board is currently building’s furniture and decor “aren’t volve Disney’s habit for mak- implementing many new programs conducting focus groups on whether as dynamic as student unions of ing their rides tie-in with their based on CSUF student feedback.