Opinion Sports Leader of campus Israeli Cross country captain club rails against Palestinian doesnʼt run from adversity, “homicide bombers” 4 he thrives on it 6 California State University, Fullerto n Daily Titan We d n e s d a y, November 10 , 2 0 0 4 www.dailytitan.com Volume 79, Issue 4 0 Global slave trade still in existence Francis Bok visits spoke of its prevalence around the before.” world. Bok was then captured, enslaved CSUF to expose his “Global slave trade is the sec- and dragged by camel up North ond largest crime enterprise in the where he would later be sold to an struggle for freedom world,” Calvert said. According to Arab family. By ASHLEY HEGLAR United Nationsʼ statistics, there are “I witnessed one girl get shot on approximately 27 million people the way because she was screaming and VIRGINIA TERZIAN Daily Titan Staff who are enslaved worldwide, the that she had seen her mother get shot majority of whom are women and in front of her eyes,” Bok said of his Having witnessed the atrocities of children. journey to his unknown future. “One modern-day slavery in Sudan, former On May 15, 1986, in the village of of the militiamen told her to stop child slave Francis Bok and aboli- Nymala, Bok, at age 7, witnessed the crying. But she couldnʼt stop crying tionist Tommy Calvert spoke out brutal massacre of his family as well and the guy just took her out of the against slavery in the Titan Student as other members of his village. group and shot her in the head, just Union Pavilions on Tuesday. “I have never, ever witnessed to keep a kid quiet.” Bok took note JOSHUA SCHEIDE/For the Daily Titan During a time when much of the such evil like that before,” Bok said. of what the militiamen were capable Francis Bok, an escaped slave from Sudan, takes a moment to tell Mercedes Parker about his educational goals here world believes slavery is a forgot- “I didnʼt know what to do. I had in the United States while he signs a copy of his book. ten part of history, Calvert and Bok never even witnessed a dead person SLAVERY 3 Campus Students ponder withdrawing from classes semester, said James Blackburn, demic performance are not consid- Additionally, the professor, major Eddie Duran. Nov. 12 marks last director of Admissions and Records ered serious or compelling. department chair and associate dean According to Academic to receive day to drop courses at CSUF. However, Blackburn said depart- must sign the withdrawal form in Advisement, students normally “I am not really passing the class ments might have order for it to be come in and ask for assistance in with grade of W even though I study hard. The pro- different ways of approved. deciding whether to withdraw from fessor goes off his notes for the tests enforcing the rules. “ “It is a ʻno goʼ if a course. By LAURA PELTAKIAN network so I canʼt rely on the book,” said “Withdrawing Withdrawing not one of those three “We usually explain policies for For the Daily Titan only denies you Jessie Hernandez, a business major. not only denies you the benefit, but people doesnʼt withdrawing and see if it is a realistic To withdraw or not to withdraw — “Also, he has limited office hours the benefit, but it it also denies sign,” Blackburn idea based on their major,” said Sean that is the question facing many Cal so whenever I go there is always a also denies another another student said. Slusser, an adviser for Academic upgrade State Fullerton students as Friday, long line.” student who wanted who wanted to Reasons for Advisement. “But we leave it up to Nov. 12, the final day to withdraw The penalty for a D or an F is to add the class,” add the class. withdrawals can them to figure out what to do.” Telecommunications from classes, rapidly approaches. much higher than a W, but Blackburn Blackburn said. James Blackburn include health Less than 10 percent of students “I am debating whether to with- said not only do students lose out on Nevertheless, Director, CSUF Admissions problems, per- withdraw from a class, Blackburn system to be revamped draw because I might get a D and the money they spent on the class, students with busy and Records sonal tragedy said. I need a C in the class because it is but taxpayers do too. lives donʼt always and employment “I lost my job and I had to get a throughout university my major,” said Michelle Martinez, “Students pay less than one-third get to put their class ” circumstances, new job all in the process of mov- a psychology major. of the total tuition, the rest is paid by loads first. Blackburn said. ing,” said Ray Marquez, a political By CASEY RITTENHOUSE Daily Titan Staff The reason students get a W on the taxpayers,” Blackburn said. “I have family “I was working science major. their transcripts is because there According to the request for with- responsibilities and living in L.A. a lot less at the beginning of the Blackburn said those who decide Cal State Fullerton will undergo needs to be some consequence for drawal form, a student must provide makes it really hard for me to get semester, but then they got short- to grant withdrawals try to be under- technological changes because of the students who decide to drop a course a serious or compelling reason to here on time for class,” said Nancy staffed so I started working five to standing, but “the death rate for Telecommunication Infrastructure after the first two weeks of the withdraw. Poor attendance and aca- Hernandez, a CSUF student. six days a week,” said sociology grandmothers is really something.” Upgrade Project, which will be installed throughout campus build- ings. The project began Nov. 1 and Organization promotes leadership among Titans is due for completion in December 2005, according to a letter from Institute offers certification in dif- able, some with concentrated areas. interested in advocacy, civic service “To achieve goals, think about Willem Van Der Pol, director of the Student Leadership ferent leadership tracks and is free to The Career Leadership track focuses and active community involvement, where you want to go and consistent- Physical Plant. Institute offers tracks all students. on skills students will need to enter as well as a scholarship opportunity. ly check to make sure you are on the The projectʼs purpose is to make E-mailed tips from CSUFʼs Career the workforce and is collaboratively The last track is Peer Education with right track to get there,” Wong said. telecommunication easier for users to career success Planning and Placement Center taught through SLI and the cen- the option of emphasis in a general “Realizing dreams requires vision, throughout the campus by upgrad- emphasize that one of the most ter. The EMBRACE track, short for track, peer health certificate or tutor- passion and work and suggests cre- By DESDEMONA BANDINI ing its data system. For the Daily Titan important qualities employers look Educating Myself for Better Racial ing student-to-student certification. ating a vision in your mind of where Dick Bednar, the senior director for when hiring employees is their Awareness and Cultural Enrichment, Michael Paul Wong, assistant dean you want to be.” of Information Technology, said the Cal State Fullerton offers free ability to work well and communicate is a very important part of todayʼs of Humanities and Social Sciences, Margaret Puentes, a CSUF stu- project would consist of installing leadership training and certificates with others. SLI certification gives multicultural and multinational envi- teaches the “Vision and Goal Setting” dent, is on the Public Service and pathways and hangers inside the to all students interested in gain- students training through scheduled ronment, according to volunteers at workshop and said he wishes he had Non-Profit Leadership track. walls and through the ceilings of ing skills and impressing employers. seminars to fine-tune those skills and the center. eight more hours to teach it because “This is my third workshop, but campus buildings. Sponsored by the Dean of Students documentation to boot. The Public Service and Non-Profit the program is that important to the “The goal is to keep this [tele- office, the Student Leadership Four leadership tracks are avail- Leadership track prepares students formula for success. LEADERSHIP 3 communication system] maintained for years to come,” he said. The devices used to transport data throughout campus will be State’s flood protection system Get to know Gordon wired in a neat fashion so that Information Technology Help Desk consultants can easily deal with in danger of failing, officials say any changes in the system, Bednar said. A blue wire will be added to likely faces more pressure as cli- that had filled with sediment washed existing data jacks in every office Lack of funding for mate conditions change, Snow and down from the Sierra Nevada by or classroom. repairs could affect U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Col. gold miners. During construction, the project Ronald N. Light told several hun- Yet that haphazard lacework now might appear as an interference Californiaʼs homes dred water managers. protects 2.5 million people, 2 mil- to CSUF faculty, staff and stu- The Associated Press Moreover, recent court rulings on lion acres of farmland, and $47 bil- dents because the installation will liability will cost taxpayers millions lion worth of homes and businesses go through the entire campus, Van SACRAMENTO — Millions of of dollars and could bankrupt some while encouraging even more con- Der Pol said. California residents and billions of local reclamation districts, they said struction in flood plains, Snow said. “The project will be an intrusive dollars worth of homes and busi- at a two-day conference sponsored Construction techniques didnʼt one because we have to tear up nesses are located in flood plains by the nonprofit Water Education improve until the 1950s, Light said. roads and go through offices,” Van protected by century-old levees Foundation. Only now is the corps retrofitting Der Pol said. “We want to try to be that are in danger of failing, the “Circumstances have changed dra- some of the most vital old levees as clean as we can. [The Physical stateʼs two top flood control officials matically since the system was con- with expensive footings that some- Plant] will notify [faculty and staff] warned Tuesday. ceived and constructed,” said Light, times can extend 90 feet deep to before we enter their room.” “Our current flood management who heads the corpsʼ Sacramento prevent seepage and undercutting by Installers are scheduled to work system is broken,” said Lester Snow, district. “Today we have a system flood-swollen rivers. between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. as to director of the California Department that is stressed, deteriorating and in The corps has a backlog of 185 not disturb anyone in their offices. of Water Resources. “If we donʼt fix danger of failing.” sites in need of $230 million worth A telecommunication room, also it, weʼre going to have disaster after The 1,600 miles of levees that of repairs, even as federal financ- known as a “hub” or electrical disaster after disaster.” permitted much of the development ing is shrinking, Light said. Snowʼs JACQUELINE LOVATO/Daily Titan closet, is typically on every floor The system is underfunded, has a in the Central Valley was built to estimates were higher: 200 projects President Milton A. Gordon shares his journey from the wards of of each building, Van Der Pol said. potentially deadly backlog of repair protect farmland, not cities. Levees costing $600 million. Chicago to the ninth floor of Langsdorf Hall. See full story, Page 5 problems, is encouraging entire sub- were often poorly constructed of Both said the lack of money is the UPGRADE 3 divisions in flood-prone areas, and sand and gravel dredged from rivers biggest problem. 2 Wednesday, November 10, 2004 www.dailytitan.com [email protected] • (714) 278-4415 Underground culture TodayNOV. 10, 2004 News Bowling Mania continues its proud weekly tradition today in the Titan IN RIEF Student Union Underground. CSUF B spices up the already red-hot sport of bowling by randomly inserting World three colored pins into each frame. When a player gets a strike, they win Arafat clings to life as condition worsens free bowling or billiards, which prize they receive depends on the location PARIS — A deeply comatose Yasser Arafat clung to life Tuesday after suf- of said colored pins. Wild and crazy fering another downturn, his major organs still functioning but his survival times for all! Finally, the mystery of dependent “on the will of God,” the Palestinian foreign minister said. Palestinian Bowling Mania is unmasked! For leaders made preparations for Arafatʼs eventual death. They said they would more information, call (714) 278- bury Arafat at his sandbagged headquarters in the West Bank and turn the site 2144. into a shrine. Come see the NHOI, the self- proclaimed “most talked about band Nation throughout the last few years,” as they bring their power-pop act to the Becker Amphitheater today at Ashcroft, Evans resign from Bush cabinet noon. 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Barbara McDowell, Airlines agree to drinking water tests Manya Ettner, a senior illustration major, takes time to look at various art on display at the TSU Center from the CSUF Womenʼs Center, Gallery located on the main and lower levels. The student art show will end this Friday, Nov. 12. will challenge contemporary soci- WASHINGTON — The government and a dozen airlines struck a deal etyʼs thinking that women and men Tuesday requiring sanitation improvements and increased testing of drinking are as different as night and day. The Iran. 1994 Bill Gates buys Leonardo da water aboard aircraft after officials found evidence of harmful bacteria in the lecture is sponsored by the Womenʼs 1984 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Vinciʼs “Codex” for $30,800,000. water of one in every eight planes tested. At the same time, the Environmental Center and Adult Reentry. For more Events “3 Servicemen” completed. 1972 Dow Jones Index moves Protection Agency announced it would perform random water quality tests on information, call (714) 278-3928. 1993 Serbian army fires on school above 1,000 for first time. 169 domestic and international passenger aircraft at 14 airports throughout the IN HISTORY in Sarajevo, 9 children died. 1968 John Lennon and Yoko Ono United States and publish the results by the end of the year. Come show your school spirit appear nude on cover of “2 Virgins” and support the CSUF soccer team Nov. 8 Nov. 10 album. tonight at the Titan Stadium as they 1929 New York City Museum State 1801 Kentucky outlaws dueling. 1647 Massachusetts passes first face off against UC Irvine. The fun of Modern Art opens in Hecksher 1960 Senate passes the landmark U.S. compulsory school attendance begins at 7 p.m. For information or Building. Civil Rights Bill. law. tickets, call (714) 278-CSUF. 1793 The Louvre in Paris opens. Juror removed in Scott Peterson case 1969 “Sesame Street” premieres 1939 A failed assassina- on PBS TV. Nov. 12 All events are free and on campus REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — A juror in the Scott Peterson murder trial who tion attempt is made on Hitler in 1951 First long distance tele- 1927 The first underwater tunnel, unless otherwise indicated. If you apparently did her own research on the case was removed and replaced with an Burgerbraukeller, Munich. phone call placed without operator the Holland Tunnel, which connects would like to have a specific entry put alternate Tuesday, and the judge ordered the panel to start all over again with 1960 John F. Kennedy (Sen-D- assistance. New York to New Jersey, opens. in the calendar section, please send their deliberations. “Weʼre going to send you back. Start all over again and keep Mass) beats Vice President Richard 1950 Nobel for literature award- 1968 Supreme Court declares an e-mail to [email protected]. in touch,” Judge Alfred A. Delucchi told the panel on the fifth day of delibera- Nixon (R) for 35th U.S. president. ed to William Faulkner. Arkansas law banning teaching tions. 1966 Movie actor Ronald Reagan 1945 Nazi concentration camp evolution in public schools uncon- elected governor of California. at Buchenwald liberated by United stitutional. 1889 Montana admitted as 41st States. 1970 Scientists perform first arti- Weather Aquarium vandals torture, kill animals state. ficial synthesis of a live cell. 1991 Carol Burnette Show pre- FORECAST LONG BEACH — Vandals tortured and killed a shark and a ray, and another 1989 Brazil holds first free presi- mieres on CBS-TV. Nov. 11 shark was critically hurt, at the Aquarium of Pacific. The vandals struck some- 1942 During WWII, Germany dential election in 29 years. Wednesday, Nov. 10 time between 6 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. Monday, when the aquarium was completes its occupation of 1955 Date returned to in “Back Partly Cloudy closed, authorities said. A 3-foot-long nurse shark named Michelle and a cow- Nov. 9 France. to the Future” & “Back to the Low 54° 71° 1888 Jack the Ripperʼs fifth nosed ray were already dead when they were discovered outside their tank. A 1983 President Reagan became Future II.” and last-known victim, Mary Jane 1933 First known photo of Loch bamboo shark, which measures about 18 inches, was found barely alive and is first U.S. president to address Thursday, Nov. 11 Kelly, is found. not expected to survive. Aquarium workers were on their usual early morning Japanʼs legislature. Ness monster is taken. 1906 Theodore Roosevelt is the Mostly Cloudy walkthrough when they make the gruesome discovery, said Perry Hampton, Low 50° 68° director of animal husbandry. The dead shark and ray were dragged from first president to visit other coun- Correction: their touch tanks and tortured, officials said. A $2,500 reward was offered for tries — Puerto Rico and Panama. In the Nov. 8 issue of the Daily Titan, it was incorrectly reported Friday, Nov. 12 information that can lead to the arrest and conviction of the person, or people, 1938 Crystal Night – Germans that activists working to save the Fullerton Fox Theatre were $100,000 responsible. break windows owned by Jews. short of their goal. As of Tuesday afternoon, they still needed to raise Sunny 70° 1980 Iraqi President Saddam $638,724. Low 49° Reports compiled from The Associated Press Hussein declares holy war against Compiled from The Weather Channel DAILY TITAN EDITORIAL Executive Editor Marti Longworth Managing Editor Lynn Penkingcarn News Editor Sarah Maxwell Asst. News Editor Ryan McKay Asst. News Editor Ryan Townsend Sports Editor Khanh Vu Asst. Sports Editor Josh Diggs Entertainment Editor Melissa Bobbitt Opinion Editor Robert Rogers Photo Editor Oana Purcar Asst. 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Throughout Bokʼs story of experi- Violence kills 10 Division, told CNN. Newell was ences, he emphasized not only the quoted on CNNʼs Web site as saying cruelty he endured for 10 years, American troops, 2 his battalion had killed or wounded but also the sorrow of knowing that 85 to 90 insurgents. people in Sudan still suffer. Iraqi security members The move against Fallujah prompt- When Bok arrived at his destina- The Associated Press ed influential Sunni Muslim clerics tion, he was introduced to his master, to call for a boycott of national elec- Giema Abdullah, and the family he NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq — U.S. tions set for January. A widespread would be with for a decade. Bok troops powered their way into the boycott among Sunnis could wreck endured daily beatings, slept in the center of the insurgent stronghold of the legitimacy of the elections, seen barn with animals and was forced to Fallujah on Tuesday, overwhelming as vital in Iraqʼs move to democ- eat rotten or uncooked food. small bands of guerrillas with mas- racy. U.S. commanders have said the According to Bokʼs autobiogra- sive force, searching homes along Fallujah invasion is the centerpiece phy, “Escape from Slavery,” he was the cityʼs deserted, narrow passage- of an attempt to secure insurgent- called “abeed,” which means “black ways and using loudspeakers to try held areas so voting can be held. slave,” and the day he was intro- to goad militants onto the streets. In Fallujah, U.S. troops were duced to the Abdullah family, the As of Tuesday night, the fight- advancing more rapidly than in wife told Bok that if he looked at her, ing had killed 10 U.S. troops and April, when insurgents fought a she would have him killed. two members of the Iraqi security force of fewer than 2,000 Marines to ASHLEY HEGLAR/Daily Titan Bok tried to escape twice before force, the U.S. military announced. a standstill in a three-week siege. It his 15th birthday, being returned to Francis Bok, a former slave from Sudan, signs copies of his autobiography, “Escape from Slavery,” after speaking in the The toll already equaled the 10 ended with the Americans handing his owner both times. After severe Titan Student Union Pavilions on Tuesday. American military deaths when over the city to a local force, which beatings, Bok was warned that if Marines besieged the city for three lost control to Islamic militants. he attempted to run again, he would Boston, where he met Calvert. possible death. major. “You realize how large a weeks in April. This time, the U.S. military has be killed instantly. He spent the Calvert, an AASG spokesman, During his speech, Calvert dis- problem slavery is in the world.” U.S. officials issued no estimate sent up to 15,000 U.S. and Iraqi next three years working harder than described the different types of slav- played graphic photos of both Calvert said the greatest atroci- of insurgent casualties, but one troops into the battle, backed by ever to lower the guard of his brutal ery throughout the world. Calvert women and children who had physi- ties of the events within Sudan are American commander said his bat- tanks, artillery and attack aircraft. owner. At the age of 17, Bok made described slavery as “forced labor cal abnormalities due to beatings. the refusal by the government to talion alone had killed or wounded More than 24 hours after launch- his final attempt to freedom, only to with no pay under the threat of vio- In one photo, a young boy had his acknowledge these acts as genocide. up to 90 guerrillas. ing the main attack, U.S. soldiers be imprisoned in two different cities lence.” “Slavery is hard for people to nose, one eye and top lip sliced off “Issues of race, gender and reli- As the offensive moved into a and Marines had punched through for nearly nine months. talk about, but we have to,” Calvert by a knife. gion are factors of slavery today,” second full day, up to eight attack insurgent strongholds in the north Released in 1996, Bok took what said. “The photographs that were shown Calvert said. aircraft — including jets and heli- and east of Fallujah and reached the strength he had left and traveled to He explained that today there are spoke louder than words,” said one In an effort to abolish slavery copter gunships — blasted guerrilla major east-west highway that bisects Cairo, Egypt, where he spent the more people enslaved in the world member of the audience. completely, Calvert and Bok said strongholds and raked the streets the city. next three years attempting to enter than at any other time in history. Calvert, a devout Baptist, used they will continue to educate the with rocket, cannon and machine- “The enemy is fighting hard but the United States. Within the United States alone, references of historic slavery since world on the issue of slavery. gun fire ahead of U.S. and Iraqi not to the death,” Lt. Gen. Thomas According to his biography, the slavery in the form of sex slavery the days of Moses. “Being here in the United States infantry who were advancing only Metz, the multinational ground force United Nations relocated him to is still a major issue, with women “It really opens up your eyes to is a great opportunity,” Bok said. “It one or two blocks behind the curtain commander in Iraq, told a Pentagon North Dakota in 1999. He later joined being forced into prostitution. Those what is going on,” said Christine gives me time to think about how to of fire. news conference relayed by video the American Anti-Slavery Group in who resist face beatings, rapes and Underwood, a senior sociology help those who were left behind.” Small groups of guerrillas, armed from Iraq. “There is not a sense that with rifles, rocket-propelled gre- he is staying in particular places. He nades, mortars and machine guns, is continuing to fall back or he dies and important forms should not be and papers that contain confidential Unlike the ceiling hangers where engaged U.S. troops, then fell back. in those positions.” UPGRADE left out for them to be susceptible to information. data wires will go inside other build- U.S. troops inspected houses along Although capturing or killing from page 1 being lost or misplaced. Calls from concerned faculty and ings, the floors of the Computer Fallujahʼs streets and ran across the senior insurgent leadership is a Notifications will be sent to staff will more than likely go to Science Building must be torn up adjoining alleyways, mindful of goal of the operation, Metz said he This means that there is no way CSUF faculty and staff before con- Information Technology, where J.P. because all of its wiring is under- snipers. believed the most wanted man in for faculty and staff to avoid their struction workers do their jobs, Van Marquez, a CSUF graduate, has ground. Bednar said there are plans Some U.S. military officers esti- Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, had space from being worked on. Der Pol said. worked for three years. for the building to be completely mated they controlled about a third escaped Fallujah. “Workers will basically enter “[Staff and faculty] need to make He said during the installation shut down over winter break in of the city. Commanders said they Before the major ground assault every space on campus,” Van Der sure information is secure,” he said. of the project there could be some order to achieve their goal. had not fully secured the northern that began Monday night, the U.S. Pol said, adding that personal items Such information can be documents interesting calls for Information A life safety project, which will half of Fallujah but were well on military reported 42 insurgents Technology consultants to handle, put more blue emergency phones their way as American and Iraqi killed. Fallujah doctors reported 12 mainly as to why a personʼs office on campus, is also in the works, troops searched for insurgents. people dead. Since then, there has desk was moved around. Bednar said, and the athletic fields U.S. and Iraqi troops captured two been no specific information on Iraqi Although calls may flood in as have also been uprooted to set up key landmarks Tuesday — a mosque death tolls. to why certain changes have been for the emergency phones. and neighboring convention center The latest American deaths includ- made to an office area, Marquez Helix Electric and its sub-con- that insurgents used for launching ed two killed by mortars near Mosul said he sees the project as a great tractor Netversant will be in charge attacks, according to a Los Angeles and 11 others who died Monday, advancement for CSUF telecom- of rigging the wires and equipment Times reporter. most of them as guerrillas launched munications. needed for the project, Bednar said. “Iʼm surprised how quickly (resis- a wave of attacks in Baghdad and “It will be exciting to move for- Construction began this week at the tance) broke and how quickly they southwest of Fallujah. It was unclear ward because the data will be more Health Center because it is a less- ran away, a force of foreign fighters how many of those died in the reliable and fast,” he said. populated area than a place like who were supposed to fight to the Fallujah offensive, but the 11 deaths Instead of contractors, McCarthy Hall. death,” Lt. Col. Pete Newell, a bat- were among the highest for a single Information Technology employees The contractors wanted to see talion commander in the 1st Infantry day since last spring. should set up the wires in order to how things would pan out before have more know-how when they they moved on to a larger area or a have to fix a data problem, Marquez building that needed special atten- LEADERSHIP Leadership track and the Career said. tion, Bednar said. from page 1 Leadership track. She has attended “If we let the contractors do it, A project like this was done eight CSUF for one year, but only recently it would be easier,” he said. “But years ago and CSUF was consid- ʻVision and Goal Settingʼ is my learned of SLI certificates. if we do it ourselves, it will show ered the most technically advanced favorite so far,” Puentes said. “I liked “It looks good on applications and weʼre committed to our work.” of the CSUs, Van Der Pol said. But [Wong] because he was really upbeat I wanted to get involved. I [knew] The toughest building to tack- now with the rapid motion of evolv- and enthusiastic. I am learning new before I entered CSUF that I have le will be the Computer Science ing technology, other universities ways to think about my time.” the goal to be the ASI president Building, Bednar said. are ahead of the game and CSUF is All tracks offer possibilities and some day,” Davila said. “A lot of in need of an update. the certification is free to all CSUF things [Wong] talked about helped Although the project may take students. Students are given two me realize that my time management a long time to finish, Van Der Pol semesters to complete their pre-des- plans are on track and how to realize said, the outcome will be worth all ignated track and each track consists them. Plus it is a good way to meet the work. of 15 to 24 hours of required work- people and learn more about campus “[The new telecommunication shops. activities.” system] will make life easier once Students do not have to repeat The Student Leadership Institute it is [installed],” Van Der Pol said. workshops that overlap tracks when offers a variety of workshops on top- “After a while, things begin to bog completing several tracks at once. ics like dealing with difficult people, down. That is why weʼre [installing Cecilia Davila, a CSUF sopho- event planning, leading and manag- the system], so we can better serve more, is working on two tracks, both ing a diverse workgroup and what the campus.” the Public Service and Non-Profit employers want.