Titan Hall of Famer Gone, but Not Forgotten
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Online Exclusive What’s Inside: NEWS 3 Man fatally shot by Fullerton police OPINION 6 Another blow against women’s rights FEATURES 8 Titan Gym gets a facelift SPORTS 11 One-on-one with ASI executives - Dwayne and Men’s soccer has comeback victory Katie discuss their goals for the year. Volume 92, Issue 2 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 dailytitan.com LOCAL | Legend dies Titan hall of famer gone, but not forgotten Jerry Goodwin and his wife the car dealership owner and his wife Since Titan Stadium’s transformation players had to travel to play postseason car salesman. He was a hard worker who Merilyn provided lead gift for the contributed one million dollars to the to Goodwin Field, CSUF has hosted 10 games, leaving the team at a disadvantage performed his job well and he eventually expansion of the baseball field athletics program at the university, CSUF NCAA Baseball Regional tournaments and and leaving fans behind. came to own a Dodge dealership in Ful- rented old wooden bleachers from the won the 2004 National Championship, “When we won the National lerton. DANIEL HERNANDEZ Rose Parade in Pasadena for fans to sit defeating runner-up Texas in Omaha, Neb. Championship in 2004 in Omaha, I was “The first new car I bought, I bought Daily Titan around the ballpark, Vanderhook said. Hosting regionals attracts quality there and George Horton came up to me from Jerry,” Vanderhook said. “I think Tuesday morning Jerry Goodwin athletes. Because of Goodwin and the and said that that national championship everything I (earned) went to pay for that Jerry Goodwin was more than just an passed away, leaving his legacy enshrined publicity from television networks’ would not have been possible without that car,” he said jokingly. average donor, he and his wife Marilyn were above the baseball stadium where his coverage, it has done just that. donation from Jerry Goodwin,” Walk said. While CSUF is considered a small like family to Cal State Fullerton. They family name is forever embedded. He was “The benefits created by that super Like the transformation of the base- school in the ranks of Division I baseball, knew players by name and remembered 90 years old. generous donation… it’s hard to estimate,” ball facilities, Goodwin also has a rags-to- the stadium rivals the bigger schools that them, said men’s baseball Head Coach “We have one of the nicest fields in said Interim Athletics Director Stephan riches story. In a video on the CSUF Phil- pour tons of money into their athletic Rick Vanderhook. the whole country, and without Jerry and Walk. “It was kind of a turning point, I anthropic Foundation website, Goodwin programs. Goodwin’s contributions were more Merilyn we wouldn’t have that facility,” think, for our baseball program.” explains how he came from a poor fam- than just names and good feelings. Before Vanderhook said. Prior to the stadium upgrade, the ily and began his professional career as a SEE GOODWIN, 12 NATIONAL | Tuition transparency GROWING FIRE SCORCHES 4,000 ACRES Bill to provide notice for changes in tuition AB 970 requires 30-day of Trustees are proposing a tuition public notice before an increase,” she said. increase in students’ tuition The CSSA is an independent, student-run, non-profit association of DAVID HOOD students with its own staff and board Daily Titan of directors from all 23 campuses in the CSU system. They are considered The California State Student by the CSU to be the “official system- Association (CSSA) successfully wide voice of the students.” pushed AB 970, the Working But the CSSA wasn’t alone in Families Student Fee Transparency drafting the bill. and Accountability Act, to pass in the The CSSA worked with the CSU state Senate. to create the bill, garnering support The bill guarantees students a from the CSU Board of Trustees and 30-day public notice prior to an the state Senate as well. increased tuition or fee increase. In Erik Fallis, media relations addition, it requires the fee increase manager for CSU, said that they to be effective no less than 90 days worked with the author of the bill before school starts. and the stakeholders to provide Supplemented to the required reasonable guidelines on the process provisions, AB 970 demands the to implement tuition increases. CSU Board of Trustees to “provide “On the part of the actual supporting a justification for the fee increase, of legislation, that ultimately comes efforts to mitigate impacts of fees to from the Board of Trustees,” Fallis needy students, and the potential said. “The Board of Trustees takes up a impact to loan burden, among legislative report that has various bills Daily Titan WILLIAM CAMARGO / others,” according to a statement by and determines… our position on A fire that started Sunday has area, which was crowded for Labor Day high temperatures and dry weather the CSSA. those bills.” burned more than 4,000 acres in the weekend. conditions have made fighting the fire “This bill is solely for students,” President of the CSSA David Angeles National Forest near Glendora. According to the San Bernardino Sun, difficult for crews. said CSSA director of government Allison, a student at Cal State San According to the U.S Forest Service, more than 12,000 people have been The start of the blaze is still under relations Meredith Vivian. Bernardino, said that the bill has a the fire is just 5 percent contained as of evacuated from the area since the start investigation; no reports have been “AB 970 is really just for UC, twofold benefit to students. The first Monday afternoon. of the fire. The American Red Cross has confirmed yet. Burns were seen as far CSU and community colleges is that it would keep tuition increases Fifty residents and 1,000 campers were opened Glendora High School for those away as Orange County, about 20 miles because it helps create a more from being unpredictable. evacuated from the popular camping who need shelter from the fire. Recent to the south. transparent, accountable process when the regions and the Board SEE AB 970, 4 LOCAL | New hospital STATE | November ballot Kaiser hospital Voters weigh ballot measures Items to decide on include propositions in public elections. (Proposition) 30’s a win,” Jarvis said, to open soon better school funding and Jarvis said that the most important citing the relatively low cost to Future of older hospital and medical sex trafficking penalties ballot issue to students is Proposition students that the measure offices at Lakeview to be determined 30, which he said would keep tuition would create. DAVID HOOD at the same price or dramatically ETHAN HAWKES Daily Titan increase if it does not pass. SEE BALLOT, 3 Daily Titan Proposition 30 would raise taxes The propositions are in, and for citizens earning $250,000 or more The newest Kaiser Permanente hospital will be opening Californians will once again have the a year and sales tax by a quarter-cent. its doors in Anaheim on Sept. 12, and will service opportunity to alter the state’s future The goal is to raise $6 billion for surrounding cities, including Fullerton and Orange. in November. K-12 public schools and community The new 27-acre campus, located off La Palma The ballot has eleven propositions colleges per Proposition 98. This Avenue, is comprised of two office buildings, Kraemer that include promises for better school requires that money be allocated Medical Offices One and Two, to go along with the funding, a full repeal of the death for K-12 public schools and hospital. The medical offices are currently operational penalty, stricter penalties for human community colleges first, and and open to the public. sex traffickers and a referendum for then to public universities The new emergency department has 36 patient state Senate redistricting. and services. care bays, dedicated entrances for patients and According to CSUF political “From the ambulances, a helicopter landing pad and a permanent ROBERT HUSKEY / Daily Titan science professor Matt Jarvis, Ph.D., student’s narrow decontamination facility. The state-of-the-art hospital will open Sept. 12. most of the items on the ballot are perspective, “The New Anaheim Medical Center hospital will “quirky” to California, which are likely replace the Lakeview hospital,” said Assistant Director and the travel time necessary to get to the Emergency to gain support in the Democratically- of Public Affairs for Kaiser Permanente Orange Department,” Kelly said. “It may be the Kaiser controlled state legislature, but then County, Scott Kelly. “The Lakeview hospital structure Permanente Anaheim Medical Center Emergency be criticized by Republicans for their will close temporarily for re-engineering. The plan is Department or it may be another emergency alleged ineffectiveness once they are to re-open in a few months, but the services provided department, St. Jude’s, for example.” passed. are to be determined.” Joe Stasney, the project director, said that it took “(Propositions) 34 through 37 Kelly also said that the Lakeview Medical Office four and a half years to plan and develop the $425 are just standard fun things Building will remain open, but the services offered million project. we do here in California,” there would change with the addition of the two new “With the development of any major project such said Jarvis. He said medical offices on La Palma Avenue. as the Anaheim Medical Center, there are always that California As far as a change to local emergency services for challenges along the way,” Stasney said. “But because of is one of two students, the construction of the new hospital does not the wonderful collaboration with the city of Anaheim states who necessarily mean that a patient will be sent to the new and all of the design and construction partners, the regularly Kaiser Hospital if they call 911 from CSUF.