Arbor Day at CSUF
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Bad Boys, Bad Boys Ugly Mondays DailyTITAN Campus troublemakers show up Columnist discusses virginity and www.dailytitan.comOnline in Cop Blotter NEWS, p. 2 Nicaraguan whore houses OPINION, p. 6 Since 1960 Monday Volume 84, Issue 35 April 16, 2007 DailyThe Student Voice of California StateTitan University, Fullerton Williams-Schlaufman Win Run-Off Election 2,739 students voted Titan Student Union on Thursday night to hear the results. in second ASI election Students expected to see the results naming a winner at 8:15 p.m. by way of power point but due to technical difficulties they had to wait 30 minutes before the BY KRISTINA JUNIO results were read by the ASI commis- Daily Titan Staff Writer sioner Becky Meza. [email protected] As Meza read the results the Wil- liams-Schlaufman campaign team After the Associated Students screamed, clapped and jumped up Inc. run-off election closed with to hug each other. Williams was not 2,739 student votes, Heather present because she was in Sacramen- Williams was elected as Cal State to preparing for the California Higher Fullerton’s next ASI president. Education Student Summit, but she Williams, who is the current was on a cell phone listening in. ASI president, won the run-off “I’m relieved and ecstatic about election with Curtis Schlaufman the results, it’s been a lot of hard as her executive vice president. work but the work paid off,” Wil- Williams and Schlaufman won liams said in a phone interview. “It is with 53 percent of the votes, amazing I haven’t been able to stop defeating ASI Vice President Ja- smiling.” vier Gamboa and Linda Vasquez BY REBECCA HARTNESS/Daily Titan Staff Photographer 1,441 to 1,298. Thirty-six people gathered in WINNER - Newly voted ASI Vice President Curtis Schlaufman talks to new ASI President, Heather Williams on his cell phone following the results of SEE ASI - PAGE 4 the Legislative Chambers of the the elections as Amy Bach (left) and other supporters celebrate their victory. Williams was unable to be present for the announcement of the results. Arbor CSUF Hosts Resource Fair Welcome to Fullerton Day allows prospective Day at students to visit campus BY APRIL VALENCIA Daily Titan Staff Writer CSUF [email protected] BY SARAH GAMMILL Erika Marquez chatted with her Daily Titan Staff Writer family as she walked toward the white [email protected] tents stretched across Titan Walk. Marquez, an 18-year-old high A cool breeze swept through many school senior from Perris, Calif., was trees over the weekend as Cal Sate one of thousands of incoming fresh- Fullerton’s Arboretum kicked off its man students at Welcome to Cal Arbor Day events. State Fullerton Day held Saturday “It’s a celebration of the impor- to showcase the different colleges, BY CHRISTOS PABLICO/For the Daily Titan tance of trees and plants to our ev- organizations, and services available Beata Bujalska, senior Philosophy major, and Shari Starrett, the chairwoman of eryday world in every way, shape and on campus. the Philosophy Department, talk to freshmen and transfer students on April 14. form,” said Mark Costello, manager The annual resource fair was coordi- of the Friends of the Arboretum. nated by University Outreach and was and computer science, said Tijerina. Student Affairs for the College of Com- Created in 1872 by Julius Morton, available to incoming freshmen and Individual colleges and student or- munications, said the event was not only a journalist from Nebraska, Arbor transfer students already admitted to the ganizations also set up their own tables a day to socialize with others, but also a Day was formed to increase aware- university for fall 2007, said Delia Tije- with representatives to answer students’ day to learn. ness of nature and more importantly rina, acting assistant director for Univer- questions, hand out information sheets “Not only is this an open house to the conservation of trees. sity Outreach. and flyers, and share the highlights of chat and look around, but there’s a whole Arbor Day is not only limited For the Marquez family, this event their areas of focus. program of workshops here to provide helped steer their daughter in the right Tijerina also said workshops were information to incoming students and to the United States though, it has BY ALINE LESSNER/Daily Titan Staff Photographer crossed over into other countries like direction. available, which covered topics such as their families,” Bockman said. TWO WORDS - Malin Denton, 2, looks at shells during the Activities “I like that fact that our daughter financial aid, student housing strategies, “Our goal is to have students and Japan, where it is correspondingly Days for Children at the Fullerton Arboretum Saturday called Greenery Day. was able to get the answers she needed summer orientation, and freshman pro- families leave with the sense that we The Arboretum has still been classes and sent them up to Sacra- inter relation of nature and trees, to because with so many career choices it’s grams. care about them and that we’re user preserving trees since its opening in mento,” said Greg Dyment, director the environment,” Costello said. hard to get all the information,” said “All students here today are here to friendly,” she said. 1979, but has only held Arbor Day of the Arboretum. The contest winners at the lo- Daisy Marquez, Erika’s mother. “It was see what we have to offer,” said Tijerina, Although the event was aimed to- events for the past three years. The poster contest was held be- cal level were awarded first, second, great to see knowledgeable speakers that who estimated that more than 5,000 ward students, Tijerina said attend- “Arbor Day has already been go- tween fifth-graders of the Fullerton third and honorable mention rib- will help make sure she’s in the right admitted freshmen and transfer students ees were not the only ones enjoying ing on for us, we’ve had a poster school districts. bons during the festivities. path.” attended the three-hour resource fair. the day. contest with the schools throughout The student’s poster topic focused At the state level Lana Han, a The event organized campus tours ev- “It’s kind of a self-serve day. [Students] Representatives for each table par Fullerton, and we took those top five on what Arbor Day means. ery half-hour as well as open houses for come in, look around, and then move posters that we received from those “They [the children] are asked to admissions and records, Titan Commu- forward.” draw something about trees and the SEE ARBOR - PAGE 4 nications and the college of engineering Peggy Bockman, assistant dean for SEE CAMPUS - PAGE 4 Arts Week Spreads Campus Art Awareness College of the Arts hosts meant to bring together art students pate. Whether they were watching “This is our third year … I think free events to promote from different concentrations in the jazz ensemble give a free concert it was a really successful year because hopes of spreading awareness and or they went to a watercolor work- we had a lot of events going on for unity in concentrations raising knowledge about the arts shop for free lessons, students were Arts Week,” Kanos said. around campus. encouraged to take the time out to The Art Department brings in “[Arts Week] is basically to pro- learn. guest lecturers from around the art BY REZA ALLAH-BAKHSHI mote the Art Department, not only On Monday, Port Jazz Group, an world to come and speak during the Daily Titan Staff Writer to the whole university, but also L.A. contemporary jazz band, played week. They also raised funds to bring [email protected] within our department,” said Steph- a free concert in the Becker Amphi- in bands and high-profile artists to anie Kanos, Arts Inter-Club Council theater. Canvases were set up and if play a show or display their work. Last week Cal State Fullerton’s BY REZA ALLAH-BAKHSHI/Daily Titan Staff Photographer events director. any passing students were inspired College of the Arts held their third Most of the events were free and to paint to the music all they needed ARTS WEEK - Animator, David Colman, signs his book, “The Art of annual Arts Week. Arts Week is Animal Character Design,” for eager art students at Arts Week on Thursday. students were welcomed to partici- to do was pick up a brush. SEE ART - PAGE 4 TOMORROW The Hub ONLINE www.dailytitan.com WEATHER VIEWS ON IRAQ MULTIMEDIA TODAY TOMORROW DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE Discussion of student soldiers’ The Daily Titan now features daily podcast versions of the Sunny Sunny High: 70 point of view on the war in Iraq day’s top news. Subscribe for free today! High: 71 Low: 53 Low: 52 2 April 16, 2007 PAGE TWO IN OTHER NEWS COP BLOTTER: Another Denny’s Fight, Petty Theft and Vandalism NATIONAL NEWS Man Arrested for Murder and Arson QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A man was arrested of charges of setting his cousin’s house on fire in western Illinois early Sunday and killing her five children, authorities and a relative said. Four other people were injured in the blaze, including one who was air- lifted to a Springfield hospital in critical condition, said Quincy police Sgt. Doug Schlueter. A relative said the children’s parents, who tried vainly to save them, were among the injured, and that their father was the most seri- ously hurt. The bodies of four boys and a girl - ages 5 months to 10 years - were found on the second story, officials said.