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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON INSIDE INDEX DETOUR: What The are these wenches CALENDAR & BRIEFS 2 so happy about? D ETOUR 4 —See page 4. SPORTS 7 Daily VOLUME 66, ISSUE 48 TTIITTTHURSDAYANAN MAY 14, 1998 Beating Profes- funding sors get job hurdles support n CLINIC: The College n CENTER: A new Faculty Legal Clinic, which is mainly Development Center will funded by Associated Stu- support professors in their dents provides a variety of multi-faceted roles on cam- legal services. pus. By LAURIE SCHULTZ By LAURIE SCHULTZ Daily Titan Staff Writer Daily Titan Staff Writer A student came into the College When students think of a professor, Legal Clinic last week so distressed they may think of someone who lec- about a legal problem, he lost all con- tures to them three times a week. How- centration for his schoolwork. The stu- ever, this role is often just the tip of the dent did not have the time to find a law- iceberg. Many students are unaware of yer, but through the legal clinic he was all the different facets of a professor’s able to talk to a lawyer that night. career. Jailed student demonstrators were Keith Boyum, professor and chair the clinic’s first clients back in 1971. of the Political Science Department, is The clinic has survived more than 25 a member of the Center for California years after the civil disobedience move- studies, an organization which helps and ment ended, but not without its share of advises state government. He plans to bumps and bruises. Budget crises and help California’s judicial system develop poor publicity still threaten California’s new ways to win support from com- only student-run certified legal clinic. munities at a conference in Long Beach The clinic is funded mainly through this week. For 10 years, he taught a class Associated Students. In 1996, AS denied ERIC SANTUCCI/Daily Titan where students traveled to Sacramento to the clinic money for several reasons: the see first-hand how the government oper- executive director of the clinic failed ated. Boyum mentors a student through that year to submit the budget request a campus mentor program and advises on time; people complained about the INTO THE WILD,INTO THE WILD, WILD WESTWILD WEST numerous others. In March, he attended clinic; and AS saw problems with it. In two political science conferences. 1997, AS gave the clinic a $3,000 grant Assisting agencies and programs in for the salary of the student executive n SPORTS: Titan baseball hopes This, however, will be the last time that CWS par- the community, setting up internships director. In 1998, AS gave the clinic for Big West championship as CSUF ticipation is determined by tournament play. Starting INSIDE and conducting research are other com- $7,200 as compared with $11, 225 in mon facets of a professor’s career. hosts the season’s last tournment. next season, the Big West champion will be deter- n Titans try to repeat for confer- 1995. Cal State Fullerton professors now mined by the team’s overall record in league play. ence chapionship, Story, Page 7 “To me, providing legal services Despite these future changes, the Titans are remain- have a new place, the Faculty Devel- n is very important. It is second only to By LANDON NEGRI ing focused on the here and now. Long Beach State may need opment Center, where they can receive support and help in fulfilling medical services,” said clinic executive Daily Titan Staff Writer “There’s no game myself or the coaching staff will title to advance to regionals, Story, director Joani Spears. “I don’t think the take lightly,” CSUF head coach George Horton said. Page 8 all the demands of their multi-pronged cut in the college legal clinic was justi- careers. It will open on the second floor This diamond will shine a little brighter for a few “But it’s a matter of the players being focused. And n Dangerous Nevada team has fied.” of Library South within the next two extra days. (the coaches) can’t do that. We’ll do everything we upset in mind, Story, Page 8 The clinic provides students with Normally ready to shut down this time of year, can to get the players ready, but they’re the only ones weeks. The center will supercede the free private consultations and referrals Titan Field will instead become the focal point of that can do it. I hope the competitiveness of the last n Complete CSUF statistics, Instructional Teaching and Learning to lawyers who will charge students fees Big West baseball as Cal State Fullerton hosts the three games will be a true feeling of what we’ll do in Page 7 center, which focused solely on helping based on a sliding scales. The student conference’s annual season-ending tournament start- the tournament. professors in their roles as teachers. interns are the ones who help keep the ing today. “It’s not an easy task. Not with the longevity of the (23-7, 33-20-1) are considered the front-runners. The This new center will not only support clinic afloat. CSUF, Long Beach State, Nevada, University of season,” he added. teams easily had the best records in the Big West, and professors in this role but will support Louella Calditl, an intern at the Pacific, Sacramento State and UC Santa Barbara will The eighth-ranked Titans, who finished 25-5 in CSULB was leading the Southern Division until the them in scholarly, creative and research clinic and a prospective law school stu- engage in a double-elimination competition to see conference and 42-13 overall, are the top seed, lay- Titans completed a sweep of the 49ers back on April activity, professional and service activity dent, said seeing how relieved students who takes the next step on the road to the College ing claim to the richest baseball tradition in the Big 28. CSULB is seeded third and play the tournament’s and general, campus-wide activity. are after getting advice makes the job World Series, scheduled to open May 29 in Omaha, West with national championships in 1979, 1982 and only game at Blair Field today when they host Sacra- Ellen Junn, the director of the center, rewarding. Neb. 1995. Last year, CSUF won the Big West tournament mento State. said, “The center will provide support “We get people who completely do Winning the tournament earns the Big West cham- the hard way: by beating Long Beach State twice in Nevada, the Northern Division winner and second for faculty so they feel rewarded and not know what they are doing and we pionship and an automatic berth into the NCAA the final games to claim the title. seed, has won eight consecutive games and play don’t burn out.” give them some direction and they are Regionals, a precursor to the CWS. Along with the Titans, the Long Beach State 49ers Pacific today at 3 p.m. at Titan Field. The center will focus on helping pro- thankful we are here.” fessors in two main areas: technology “The job gets your feet wet as far as and assessment. Junn said this is because some of the stuff you might encounter the Instructional Teaching and Learning in a law office,” said senior Charles Ste- Center surveyed the faculty two years vens, another intern at the clinic. ago and found that these were the two Brian Bayati said he was only think- Lockyer: improve law enforcement areas in which they said they needed n CANDIDATE: Bill Lockyer, ing about being a lawyer before work- Lockyer, a former State Senate According to Lockyer, the prison were his interests support. ing at the clinic, but now he is sure that attorney general candidate, president, criticized current attorney gen- system is now costing taxpayers nearly in making elderly Training and support in technology is what he wants to do. also wants to expand literacy eral Dan Lungren’s administration say- $4 billion per year—compared to $400 abuse laws more will include instructing and training fac- He said networking with attorneys programs in prisons. ing that there is now a backlog of over 1 million 15 years ago. He said much broad to include ulty in how to use the World Wide Web on the job was beneficial. million cases involving non-payment of of the excess funding is coming at the laws against aban- to deliver and supplement courses; elec- “Working with attorneys helps you By JASON SILVER child support that are waiting to be heard expense of higher education. d o n m e n t a n d tronic multimedia in their classrooms; in your career moves, helps you when Daily Titan Staff Writer by the courts. “We shouldn’t cannibalize the edu- neglect. e-mail in their courses; teleconferenc- applying to law schools and helps lead “Millions of families are owed sup- cational needs of our kids to finance a Lockyer spent ing through the Web; the Internet and A backlog of deadbeat dads is one port and are not getting it,” Lockyer said. failing prison system,” Lockyer said. most of the time computer-assisted instruction; and Web- you in the right direction,” Bayati said. Lockyer Family, criminal, civil, housing, cor- of the many problems facing the state of Lockyer also stressed his desire He wants to expand drug treatment answering the audi- based research databases. porate and immigration law are some of California that were addressed by Dem- to reform the California prison system and literacy programs in prisons instead ence’s questions on The center will also work to evaluate the many types of law the interns help ocratic candidate for attorney general and update police computer systems if of spending millions of dollars building the issues in the upcoming ballot includ- student and faculty learning, Junn said.