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Entertainment Sports CSUF Theatre and Dance Former Titan plays for gold Department takes center medal winning Dream Team stage this fall See insert at summer Olympics 13 California State University, Fullerto n Daily Titan Week of Aug. 30-Sept. 6, 2004 www.dailytitan.com Volume 79, Issue 2 Pluses, CSUF ranks top 10 in the west US News and World masterʼs degrees. “I feel very good about our rank- ing, she does not feel that the report Despite its good marks in cer- minuses The annual report came out Aug. ings,” he said. “It means our peers is a true indicator of college-value tain categories, CSUF and all other Report name campus 10 and ranks CSUF ninth among are thinking very highly of us.” because it does not rely on stu- state colleges get marked down for public colleges and 41 overall in According to U.S. News and dent experiences like club activity, student selectivity. CSUF is obli- No. 9 overall the West. World Reportʼs Web site, peer fulfilling educational experiences, gated to take anyone as long as they making By ALI DORRI Peer assessment, student reten- assessment is the heaviest variable, athletic support or athletic partici- meet academic requirements and Daily Titan Staff tion, faculty resources, student responsible for up to 25 percent of pation. apply on time. Trinity University in selectivity, financial resource and the score. Highly ranked adminis- “It relies on quantifiable vari- Texas, which was ranked number For the fourth straight year, U.S. alumni giving-rate are what deter- trators from different universities ables,” she said. “It does not reflect one overall, does not share this obli- the grade News and World Report magazine mine the rankings. grade each other in surveys. on qualitative variables. There is no gation, making it possible for them has put Cal State Fullerton in the CSUF President Milton A. Judith Anderson, CSUF execu- reflection of student life. It would to receive higher marks. top 10 of all public universities in Gordon said he was pleased with tive vice president, said that while be very hard to attend schools based Professors will choose the western United States that offer the outcome and what it represents. she is pleased about the high rank- on limited rankings.” RANKING 8 which grading system to use Spring 2005 Students restore By NATALIE TIMPSON For the Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton will be imple- natural habitat menting a second grading scale pol- icy for the spring 2005 semester. Instructors will now have the option Volunteers help renew way.” of using the current straight grading Half of the two-acre site the scale, which is limited to using solid endangered shores at students worked on is non-native, letter grades, or a plus/minus scale which means it doesnʼt have any that will allow them to assign plus Newport Back Bay predators like disease or herbivores and minus letter grades to better By ASHLEE ANDRIDGE that may eat the plants. Therefore, reflect a studentʼs performance. Daily Titan Staff its preservation is key. The plus/minus grading scale, Kristina Finstad, the restoration known as UPS 300.020 Grading Cal State Fullerton students and education project coordinator for Practices, was brought about a the Volunteer and Service Center California Coastal Commission, said though vote in the fall of 2003. The joined forces with Newport Bay that nearly 99 percent of the wet- Academic Senate voted to approve Naturalists and Friends this week- lands in Southern California have the new system and President Milton end in a project aimed at restoring been destroyed by development. A. Gordon affirmed the policy the habitat of the Upper Newport “This is one of the last remaining change on April 19, 2004. Bay. habitats for 200 species of migrat- Sylvia Alva, assistant vice presi- Students helped out by clearing ing birds,” Finstad said. “There is dent of academic programs, said the paths and removing not a lot of space new scale makes it easier for faculty non-native plants “ for these animals to assign grades that truly reflect a that often disturb the It’s a good place left.” studentʼs performance. environment of the for college Each site they For example, if a student is bay, which provides students to work on is given between a B and a C, a professor nesting, feeding and come and get a 5-year plan now has the ability to assign a C+ or breeding for a vari- which results in JAMES TU/Daily Titan experience in a B-, meaning that students poten- ety of species. the field. the environment tially could have an extra tenth of Freshman Kristal Lizaola scales the rock wall during Rec Fest held in front of the Kinesiology and Health “In the wetland being able to a point weighted into their overall Science Building on Thursday, Aug. 26. there are both native Kristina Finstad stand up against GPA. An instructor can now reward and non-native Project coordinator predators and or penalize students for the amount plants and the non- survive on its of effort they put into a course. First ‘Rec Fest’ draws in crowd native plants are tak- ” own. Students who will feel the most Students, Inc. ment was available for those who ing out the nutrients from the native “We hope that by the end of five impact are those who earn a grade Titans browse all The event was held to show stu- attended. Students climbed up a plants,” said Crystal Garcia, a biol- years that restored site is sustain- of C-. A grade of a C- will not be aspects of Student dents the array of activities provid- massive rock wall while others ogy major. “Itʼs really good to help able, meaning it is resistant to inva- accepted for the four key general ed by Rec Sports. Clubs, games, opted for a free massage. because we know these reserves are sion, recycles its nutrients, becomes education requirements, Alva said. Unionʼs Rec Sports recreations, fitness and wellness, Raffles were held with prizes needed.” diverse and it is providing habitat,” These key courses are critical think- Garcia and her friend, Anna Finstad said. By CASEY RITTENHOUSE Titan Youth Gymnastics and a including free personal training ing, English 101, mathematics and Santos, are orientation leaders who Finstad works with many other Daily Titan Staff construction plan for a future rec- at the Fitness Lab and passes to oral communication. However, a reation center made up most of the Disneyland. said they wanted to volunteer and colleges and organizations in order D will satisfy as a passing grade for Cal State Fullerton students booths in front of the Kinesiology Jessica Smillie is the man- help preserve the habitat. Santos, a to build awareness and get volun- all other general education require- should have no problems staying and Health Science Building. ager of Games and Recreations political science major, said she is teers. ments. Also, students who have a fit this year. At least that was the Entertainment by the rockabilly and head chair for the Rec Fest used to helping out in soup kitchens “Itʼs a good place for college stu- C- average, which equates to a 1.7 goal last Thursday for the first band Big Rockinʼ Daddy and the committee. She said she hoped the and feeding the homeless. dents to come and get experience in GPA, qualify for academic proba- “Rec Fest” sponsored by Rec Usual Suspects wailed in the back- “This is my first time doing some- the field,” she said. tion. REC FEST 8 Sports, a division of Associated ground, and interactive amuse- thing hands-on,” Santos said. “Itʼs a The policy change, was pro- different feeling but its good either SERVICE 6 posed by the Academic Standards Committee in response to communi- cation from faculty who were inter- ested in having a grading system Gen. Tommy Franks signs new book, supports U.S. war in Iraq that gave them the ability to make tion before starting his talk with a ʻAinʼt this a great country?ʼ” finer grading distinctions among Nixon Library in few politically charged jokes. Franksʼ vagueness when making students, said Leon Gilbert, the act- Yorba Linda hosts “I wanted to go over to the comments and addressing questions ing associate vice-president of aca- Democratic Party, but they only didnʼt seem to bother his support- demic programs and former chair of retired general had one ticket left and they gave it ers who applauded with enthusiasm. the Academic Senate. to Michael Moore,” Franks joked. “[One way] to measure the quality of By LAURA BEYER “It is a system that is already in Daily Titan Staff “John Kerry called me last night. a president is the context in which he place on quite a number of cam- You donʼt want to know what he makes his decisions,” Franks said. puses within the [CSU] system and A Marine color guard from Camp called me.” “9/11 provided the context.” it is actually provided for under Title Pendleton was present for the Pledge He continued by saying, “You After talking about the time dur- V,” he said. of Allegiance before Gen. Tommy donʼt have to hate Kerry to vote ing and after the Sept. 11 attacks and The idea to implement the plus/ Franks, former commander of the for Bush and you donʼt have to his support of the war, he opened up minus scale is not new to the senate. U.S. Central Command responsible hate Bush to vote for Kerry. The the forum for questions. A man in It was first proposed four years ago, for the activity of U.S.