New Spring Schedule Is Y2K Ready
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C A LIFO R NI A STAT E U NIVE RS I TY , F U LLE RT ON Giddyap! Hop INSIDE on over to our 3 n TRAVEL: A student’s summer ‘Oklahoma’ spent in Paris review 7 nSPORTS: CSUF’s volleyball team loses in five games against —see Detour Roadrunners page 4 VOLUME 69, I SSUE 32 THURSDAY N OVEMBER 4, 1999 Busted! New spring schedule is Y2K ready nREGISTRATion: raw electric looking color,” Carter said, “You get the feeling of infor- Student from graphics mation floating in space.” Christensen began with a solid class designed the art- black background for a clean, uncluttered look. work for the cover “I started making patterns, flip- BY KAREN ROBES ping the 2000 number around Staff Writer and setting it to the background, playing with different kinds For graphic design major Brian of textures and typography,” “BJ” Christensen, college learning Christensen said. “The 2000 and goes beyond books and blackboards. the word spring began to look As the designer of this semester’s like a neon sign, so I played with spring 2000 schedule, Christensen different colors, and the turquoise says those images are ordinary. looked the most like a neon sign. “I wanted something really It wasn’t initially what I had in futuristic for the year 2000,” he mind, but it came out that way.” said. “My vision was to do some- Aside from creative aspira- thing that didn’t have the usual tions, Christensen hopes to gradu- standard school ate in the spring images like with a bach- leaves, books or elors degree in people working It’s high-tech graphic design. behind comput- “I want to do ers.” a lot of differ- Christensen’s ent things, but MYleS RoBinSon/Daily Titan design is the ‘‘ I really want and I like the CSUF Police Officer Robert Botzheim nails three teenagers for skateboardingin front of the Humanities Building on Tuesday. Botzheim latest cover art to work with gave the youths a warning and let them go. done through other design- John Carter’s ‘‘ ers and learn special studies from them, design class, a colors; it says someone who graphic design can challenge LA youths exposed to math, science class that aims me, push me,” to enhance stu- C h r i s t e n s e n dent portfolios. what it is said. “I always nCAMPUS: Program is Resource coordinator for Young Wheat also said that with this the students, the 14 workshops for “It’s kinda cool want to be doing Black Scholars. “The program is years turnout of 150-175 students, biology, chemistry, geology, math, to find out what something dif- geared toward black focused on African-Americans, but the workshops were with out a and physics did expose them to they will come ferent.” we don’t discriminate against oth- doubt a success. CSUF and new forms of math and up with next,” Christensen students, however all ers.” “We consider Cal State Fullerton science. Marlene Farber, is not nervous can participate The Young Black Scholars have to have outstanding math and sci- “We made it more student customer publication coordinator, about the fact that his cover art organized workshops at many ence programs,” Wheat said. “Cal friendly and hands on,” said said. appears everywhere on campus. California State University and State Fullerton was organized. Rasheeda Hawk, a graduate stu- Carter, who has been teaching “It’s cool as long as people like KARI WIRTZ University of California systems They provided food, buses, pre- dent involved with the DNA it,” he said. Staff Writer on campus since 1984, is the cre- and private universities since 1987. senters, and lab experiences.” fingerprinting- ‘Who Dunnit’ ative director for the fall, spring Some students have noticed Students attend them during the Although the School of Natural workshop. “We hear so much and summer schedules’ cover art. a change between this spring’s The School of Natural Science school year from September to Science and Mathematics had sim- about DNA testing in the media, Carter assigns the task as a proj- cover design and last spring’s art. and Mathematics held workshops June each year. ilar goals with those of the Young they realized they could actually ect for his students who design Sarah Gabriel, a junior major- to inform Los Angeles County high Only high school students that Black Scholars, CSUF had an addi- do it.” competitively for it. Then, the ing in public relations, said that school students about Cal State are eligible for UCs are invited to tional motive. According to Mauch, most stu- dean of arts and Carter judge the she did not pay attention to last Fullerton’s undergraduate science participate in the workshops. “Our goal was to expose stu- dents seemed to like the programs. best design and send it to their semester’s cover. programs on Saturday. The workshops range in differ- dents to Cal State Fullerton and “With going through evaluations client Jerry Olsen, head of the “It’s high-tech and I like the The School of Natural Science ent subjects. different areas of math and sci- most students ranked us, on aver- bookstore, for approval. colors; it basically says what it and Mathematics along with the Recently a physics workshop ence,” said Tom Mauch, assistant age, between 4-5, based on a 5 Carter, who had Christensen as is,” Gabriel said. “It’s different, Young Black Scholars of California, was added to the list. dean for the School of Natural point scale.” a student in his class last semes- unique.” worked together to provide these “We started physics workshop Science and Mathematics. “It Hawk agreed that the workshops ter, said Christensen’s design con- Susan Kaneshiro, a junior workshops. last year at Cal State Fullerton,” allowed us to show off what Cal were also successful. cept was unusual and different majoring in psychology, said “Our goal is to create more path- Wheat said. “We had such a great State Fullerton had to offer. Most “I think some students were from anything seen on previous that she did not even recognize ways for more African-Americans response from students and parents students had never even heard of inspired and happy to be able ask covers. Christensen’s design as the spring to succeed to higher education,” we decided to expand to all areas Cal State Fullerton.” questions about college.” “It’s a very sophisticated sense schedule’s cover. said Todd Wheat, Community of science.” According to evaluations from of design, with his use of very SCHEDUleS / 6 Figuring out Student shows her super pow- November 3 & the gradua- nCAmpUS: Heidi Rewards have been plentiful for with her.” Krause graduated from the blue-eyed, blond Krause. She is Esperanza high school 57th in a class Elections will be held for one ASI board Krause tutors students currently awaiting the publication of of more than 1300. director in each academic school. tion check an essay she wrote on three American John Krause said, “Heidi has a job among her other aca- immigrant women for the American offer to teach math and English in Polling Locations on Campus nCAMPUS: Deadlines demic challenges Paper, a publication for American Germany. It would be a one year com- Studies students. mitment.” Mission Viejo: In front of Library 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. face students who She passed the California basic Going to Germany will enhance BY RENAY HAMLIN educational skills test (CBEST) at age Krause’s overall learning of German, plan to graduate this Staff Writer 19. College scholarship funds were John said. She is in her seventh year Titan Student Union 8:45 a.m to 8:30 p.m. awarded to Krause from the Girls of German language classes. spring She Leaps academic challenges in a League, California Honors Society, Krause applied and was accept- Performing Arts/McCarthy Hall 8:45 a.m. to single bound. Her mind works faster National Honors Society, and German ed to six universities in California. 6 p.m. BY JENNIFER POMBO than a speeding bullet. Her radar Clubs. Originally Krause thought she want- Staff Writer vision retains what she reads. “Heidi’s number one problem is ed to be a veterinarian and go to Humanities 8:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. Heidi Krause, a 20-year-old junior not being challenged. I think that why UC Davis, but after the death of her The crowning glory of the whole juggles 18 units, including honors she chose math,” said John Krause, beloved dog Bernie, her desire to be a college experience—commence- classes, for her triple major in math- Heidi’s father. “She has such a thirst vet vanished. Engineering/Computer Science 8:45 a.m. to ment, is just around the corner for ematics, geo-science, and German. for knowledge. Heidi reads for hours She then withdrew her application 7:15 p.m. a few thousand Cal State Fullerton Being smart has proved to be quite every night.” to Davis. students. lucrative. “I tutor high school kids Krause has challenged courses by Krause has never regretted her deci- Langsdorf Hall/University Hall 9:15 a.m. to Last May, an estimated 25,000 after school in math” Krause said. “I reading the text and taking the final sion to go to CSUF. She believes 7:30 p.m. people attended the graduation cer- love to see the progress, when the kids exams. She is only a few units away CSUF has a wonderful teaching cre- emony according to Commencement I tutor improve on their report cards.