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Vol. 87 Issue 6 February 11, 2010 Gymnastics perseveres despite uncertain future The CSUF gymnastics program is still in financial trouble caused by budget cuts, despite multiple fund-raising efforts. The team raised $25,000 during an event co-sponsored by the UCLA gymnastics team and Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin. SPORTS, Page 10 Thao with ‘Don’t ask, Don’t Tell’ The Get Down must be repealed Stay Down THURSDAY bring folk OPINION, Page 6 fusion to Costa Mesa SOUND-OFF, Page 4 UNDERGROUND SOUNDS: Downtown Fullerton when Opportunity for Placentia you’re single parking structure explored SOUND-OFF, Page 4 NEWS, Page 2 The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Professor battles slavery Chair proposes Jeffrey Kottler spreads freedom through knowledge by educating the underprivileged in Nepal to change RTVF BY JUANITA VASQUEZ Then his attention was drawn to a Leah Brew, chair of the counseling de- where we devote our time and energy,” department name Daily Titan Staff Writer deeper issue found in Nepal’s beautiful partment, said when Kottler discovered Kottler said. “it’s just horrific to think [email protected] mountains – young girls being sold into that there were girls who were faced with that a 9-year-old girl is going to be sold sex slavery out of monetary necessity. It the prospect of going into sex slavery, he into slavery, work in a brothel and be A proposal to change the name of the Just last week, Jeffrey Kottler was is estimated that 7,000 Nepalese girls immediately tried to find a way to better raped.” radio-TV-film department to the somewhere among the snow-capped are kidnapped and sold each year as sex their lives. The Madhav Ghimire Foundation peaks that rise out of the small country of slaves, some as young as 8 years old. According to Brew, Kottler found has provided, and continues to provide, Department of Film-Television-Media Nepal, nestled between India and China. “It’s so emotionally overwhelming to out that for a very small scholarships to needy was submitted to the dean of the college However, his trip wasn’t exactly one of see the conditions in which these girls amount of money, he children from rural rest, relaxation or sightseeing. live in – there’s always somebody crying,” could significantly im- It’s so emotionally villages in Nepal. Every winter, Kottler travels to Nepal Kottler said. prove the quality of life overwhelming to see the Members of the BY ZAM ANWAR to deliver monetary donations and pre- of one girl by helping her conditions in which these foundation raise AND CHARLES PURNELL “ Daily Titan Staff Writers vent young girls from being sold by their attain an education. In girls live in – there’s always “ funds to provide chil- families as sex slaves. this way, she would not somebody crying. dren with academic [email protected] Kottler, a professor of counseling at be faced with the option – Jeffrey Kottler fees, uniforms and Cal State Fullerton, makes this annual of sex slavery. counseling professor supplies needed for Radio-TV-film Department Chair Edward Fink has trip to visit the children that his nonprof- “If they could afford an academic year. submitted a proposal to College of Communications it foundation helps. to go to school then they In addition to the Dean Rick Pullen to change the name of the RTVF de- As a counselor and psychologist, wouldn’t take that path,” monetary assistance partment to the Department of Film-Television-Media. Kottler first traveled to Nepal to in- Brew said. these children receive, the volunteers The proposed name change is still in its early stages, struct health workers on how to use The new options created for these girls and team members working with the and it is possible that it might be rejected, Fink said. He counseling techniques and concepts in are in part made possible by The Madhav foundation pay visits to each child and added that most people in the communication depart- their work. Ghimire Foundation. Along with Kiran their families several times each year. ment are just getting to know about the proposal and it is Regmi, an obstetrician in Nepal, and “To me, Jeffrey just represents what too early to speculate. Digumber Piya, a community activist Americans do – reach out to the world Changing the RTVF department’s name is not a good and philanthropist, Kottler co-founded when they need help,” said Lori Phelps, idea, said broadcast journalism major Will Soistman. It an organization that would a human service lecturer. “It’s wonderful is easier to tell the difference between RTVF and com- help provide educational to have someone of Jeffrey’s notoriety munications journalism when the two are separated, he opportunities for those here,” she added. added. girls who had been ne- Kottler, the author of over 60 books “But once you have (Department of Communications) glected by their own in the subjects of psychology, education and you have film-TV-media, you’re kind of like, ‘Aren’t country. and counseling, was one of Phelps’ idols. those the same thing?’ It’s kind of confusing to people,” “I don’t “I used to teach counseling at a private Soistman said. “I think if it’s not broke, don’t fix it. It has think it school sometimes on the weekends and I worked very well the last couple of years, I’m assuming, mat- used Kottler’s books,” Phelps said. “He’s because there have been people who came out and have t e r s very reachable and you know, human.” been successful from this school being radio-TV-film or His colleagues and co-workers ac- broadcast journalism majors.” knowledge that Kottler’s dedication and On the other hand, Gabriel Mendoza, 25, broadcast passion for the things he does is one way journalism major and a SOAR-CICC representative for in which he mentors and teaches his pro- the Society of Professional Journalists, said the name fession. change is a good concept because RTVF is in the me- “The man never stops working,” said dia. This would be one step closer to total convergence Alison Quigley, administrative support where radio, TV, film, coordinator at the department of coun- broadcast journalism, seling. print journalism and “When he’s here on campus he’s the new media (the teaching, he’s writing a book, he’s Internet) would be helping somebody else or he’s run- taught under one ma- ning his foundation,” she said. jor – communications “He loves what he does. He media, he added. loves being there,” Quigley “I understand PHOTO COUrtESY JEFFREY KOTTLER said. “Now it’s just a part of we’re kind of scarce his life.” on resources, but if Jeffrey Kottler with Inu, the first girl to receive a scholarship from Empower Nepali Girls. After nine years of support, Inu will be attending college in the fall. anything, we should be trying to work to- gether. We’re all try- ing to do the same thing pretty much, to inform or entertain,” Mendoza said. “As for Language programs students, you have to be able to do every- PHOTO COUrtESY CSUF thing.” Edward Fink, chair of the Dean Kazoleas, as- radio-TV-film department sistant professor of public relations, said at risk of being cut that he has mixed feelings about the name change. “I think the new name is a better descriptor and re- BY MELISSA HOON MLL students and faculty were not sur- flects on what the film department is doing here at CSUF. Daily Titan Staff Writer prised. But it is also important that we be differentiated,” Ka- [email protected] The Portuguese program will most zoleas said. likely be kept, as it doesn’t affect the Many faculty members in the communication depart- university budget-wise to keep the few ment feel that changing the name could cause confusion Interested in studying a foreign lan- within the two departments, said Kazoleas. guage as your major, or considering an courses required to complete the minor, said Dr. Hélèn Domon, coordinator of Kazoleas even had a suggestion for a new name for the emphasis in international business? You Department of Radio-TV-Film: “Department of Film might have to reconsider. the French program. However, the MLL Department was in shock to hear that the TV and Media Arts.” It would be a fitting name for the On Oct. 15 of last year, Dr. Ephraim department, he said. “I believe that film making is an Smith, vice president of academic affairs, successful French program might be cut. “The (MLL) Department had no art.” sent an informal proposal to discontinue Kazoleas said that since the proposal was still in its early the following Modern Languages and warning,” Dr. Domon said. Trials with various committees have stages, it would be hard to tell what could happen. Literature (MLL) department programs: A number of communications faculty, including De- French (M.A., B.A. and minor), German taken place once each month since the PHOTO BY NICK MARLEY/Daily Titan Photo Editor October proposal of discontinuance. partment of Communications Chair Anthony Fellow, (B.A.) and Portuguese (minor). A full class of modern language students, one of the recent departments facing cuts, await public relations professor Diane Witmer and entertain- The German program has had consis- their instructor’s lecture on the third floor of the Humanities Building. ment studies professor Coral Ohl declined to comment, tent low enrollment since 2003, so many See LANGUAGES, Page 3 saying they did not yet know enough about the propos- al.

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