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OPINION: Supersize me: journalist SPORTS: Page 6 ‘Extenze’ his privates, page 4 Titans’ five match win FEATURES: Cycling under the influence streak gets snapped can have its consequences, page 3 Since 1960 Volume 87, Issue 27 Monday Octobor 20, 2008 DailyThe Student Voice of California StateTitan University, Fullerton DTSHORTHAND Campus Life Guest speakers tell a story Alumnus inspires students about two teenage lovers and how “complex and potentially danger- Self-made millionaire ous a relationship can become.” Steven G. Mihaylo offers Beth Chapman and Robert advice to business majors Diaz, who both are human op- tions community educators, will BY ALLISON GRIGGS roleplay the lives of Jason and Daily Titan Staff Writer Kelli, two teenagers who seem [email protected] like “the perfect couple.” The event starts at 12 p.m. Cal State Fullerton alumni Steven and ends at 1 p.m. on Tuesday in Mihaylo is the founder and retired Room 205 of University Hall. chief executive officer of Inter Tel, a For more information stu- business telephone systems company dents can call Sue Passalacqua at that grossed $458 million in 2006 714-278-3651 or write her at su- before it was sold in 2007, according [email protected]. to the CSUF news and information Web site. After he made a $30 mil- lion gift to CSUF in 2008, the new Anyone can get fooled, College of Business and Economics just don’t be the next one building was named Steven G. Mi- Steven G. Mihaylo haylo Hall in his honor. On Oct. 16 the American Mar- CSUF in 1969 and is proud of how (MCT) Really? I didn’t know keting Association, along with the he has given back to the university. you were a cop: A 21-year-old Society for the Advancement of He emphasized the importance of Atlanta man, who enjoyed im- Management, sponsored a guest ap- education and taking full advantage personating a police officer, put pearance and speech by Mihaylo. of all CSUF has to offer. a blue strobe light in his car The squeaky-clean, brand-new “We are the people that make the and proceeded to make night- Mihaylo Hall lecturing room was difference, not Harvard or Yale,” time traffic stops. This came to BY Shruti Patel/For The Daily Titan filled with business students focused Mihaylo said. “We decide our own an end when one of the people Steven G. Mihaylo, 65, speaks, to a full lecture hall on Oct. 16, about his life story, encouraging students to always try to do better and on Mihaylo. he pulled over was his neighbor never give up. Mihaylo reminded students that no matter what, doing their best is all we can do. Mihaylo, 65, graduated from See MIHAYLO, Page 2 from across the street. This led to involvement by real police officers. So, I guess it’s illegal then, right?: Police in Covington, Ky., arrested a teenager for drug trafficking while he was wearing a T-shirt that read, “It’s not il- Helping Online legal unless you get caught.” Let’s see, 1111, 2222, 3333 ...: A man in Manchester, Eng- land, stole some bank cards and went to an ATM more than 50 class times to try and guess the PIN mold numbers at random. His visits were recorded on closed-circuit cameras. He told police who ar- rested him that he was hoping to get lucky. He wasn’t. lives ethics CSUF lecturer and alumnus applys art to the Schools taking extra development of a growing child, improves test scores precautions to ensure For the record academic honesty Oct. 9: In the photo caption BY Nicole GrodesKY For The Daily Titan that was packaged with the “Use BY Tatiana rodrigueZ your smarts, not your fists” story, [email protected] Daily Titan Staff Writer the Daily Titan identified Matt Some students scurry around the ceramics lab carrying their newest [email protected] Braun as a Fullerton Police offi- creations while other students are sculpting. They are quietly focused, cer, when in fact he is a CSUF feverishly carving and scraping shapes from fresh lumps of clay. Purchasing Web cameras may police officer. We apologize for In the back corner of the lab, huddled with students, is a woman with soon be required for students taking this inaccuracy. grayish-brown hair curled up in a bun held together with pencils. Perched online courses in order to satisfy Cal on a stool, her moist clay-covered hands outstretched, she looks up with State Fullerton’s exams policy. her piercing green eyes and asks with a grin, “Can I help you?” Software Secure, Inc. has come up A new way to celebrate Cal State Fullerton alumni and ceramics lecturer Marsha Judd is an art- with the Securexam Remote Proctor BY Nicole GrodesKY/For The Daily Titan in order to help universities across ist, an educator and a philanthropist dedicating her life to art and teach- Marsha Judd motivates guests to make one last bid during her fundraiser event on Easter in: ‘My big fat ing. Oct. __ America catch students cheating greek firework battle’ “In the ceramics lab there is always someone who needs help patching during online exams. Securexam Re- a cracked pot or trimming an off-centered lip,” public relations major “She (Eschner) had gone to a workshop that talked about educating mote Proctor is a $150 device that Melanie Getman, a senior, said. “Professor Judd continuously roams the the whole child,” Judd said. “She came up with this brainchild idea of resembles a large paperweight. It at- classroom throughout the lesson, stopping by each student to see if they how to educate the whole child in the school with arts as part of the cur- taches to a port of the computer of need help. Her dedication to art is admirable, and her commitment to her riculum.” a student who is taking a test. The students is extraordinary.” Eschner designed a program that included different forms of art disci- camera isn’t an ordinary Web cam- Judd attended CSUF as a student and returned to the university in plines that included music, dance, theater, and visual arts. They named era; it has a fingerprint scanner in 1999 as a professor. For the past 10 years Judd has been teaching ceram- the program “All the Arts for All the Kids.” The program is unique be- order to prove the actual student is ics, but her history of teaching art in the Fullerton community goes much cause the lessons are taught by professional artists like Judd. The arts cur- taking the test, a voice recorder to deeper. Eighteen years ago, Judd volunteered at her son’s preschool. It was riculum includes six lessons in each discipline for students in the district, capture others voicing the answer there where she made a connection between children, learning and the grades kindergarten through sixth. and a 360-degree view of the stu- role that art plays in the development of a child. “We were very successful,” Judd said.” The teachers loved us, the test dents’ environment to ensure com- “Each and every child has something to say, and art is part of their way scores went up, we saw a huge support from the educational commu- plete independence. of relating to the world,” Judd said. nity.” When students are taking courses Chios, Greece – Each year this online, there is no professor/proctor small island celebrates Easter in Around the same time that Judd made her discovery, another woman It would seem that the art program that Judd co-founded was a suc- named Lauralyn Eschner fostered the idea of creating an extensive art cess, but there was a problem. There wasn’t enough funding to support with them while taking exams, with an unusual and slightly danger- a few exceptions to those that meet ous way. education program within the Fullerton School District. the program. See CERAMICS, Page 3 See ONLINE CHEATING, Page 2 Two rival churches fire thou- sands of rockets at each other as part of an annual fireworks battle. The object is to hit the oppos- ing church’s bell tower. Students get career pointers from the pros WEATHER Sponsored by the Career ism Club, students had the unique of internships to get one’s foot in the anymore; how many people do you “We want somebody who really opportunity to learn about NBC door during the question and answer know pick up a newspaper? Every- enjoys watching television and can Center and the PRSSA, Universal and GE as a companies, portion. thing is moving online.” articulate why they love watching a TODAY TOMorrow students exchange Q&A as well as the different divisions of After Rick Pullen, dean of the Garcia encourages students to certain show,” Robinson said. “(Part each entity. College of Communications, gave take editing classes and other forms of being an intern) is doing the grunt BY JENNIFER Tat The event was moderated by Laar- the welcome speech, the panelists of online media to broaden their work, but it’s also about having the Daily Titan Staff Writer ni Rosca Dacanay, the diversity com- were each asked a question that re- skills. opportunity to be around and inter- [email protected] munications specialist at NBCU and lated to their specific career. “You can be an excellent writer, act with the executives ... “ a CSUF alumni. She was responsible “They gave a lot of great intern- but if you don’t know how to con- “(The panel) gave me moral en- for choosing the panelists for the ship advice that’s not just targeted vert something virtually, there’s go- couragement to get involved (on The Titan Student Union The- evening.“I wanted to make sure we toward entertainment majors,” said ing to be somebody who does and campus),” Sharon Johnston, a third High: 84˚ atre was filled with students who had representation from each af- Christine Najm, business marketing can write just as well,” Garcia said.