CSUF Talents Shine at Concert Under the Stars
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Volume 94, Issue 11 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 dailytitan.com NEWS | CAMPUS NEWS | COFFEE Latino Library summit Starbucks addresses has grand success gap opening Community leaders and Grand opening provided officials open dialogue on students with free coffee Latino acheivement gap and pastries SAMUEL MOUNTJOY CHU-LING YEE Daily Titan Daily Titan Hidy Lopez, a 23-year-old Students and faculty cele- Latina, dreams of becoming a brated the grand opening of the doctor. However, growing up second Starbucks at Cal State as a first-generation Ameri- Fullerton, located in the first can, she faced backlash from floor of Pollak Library, with some of her family members giveaways and a ribbon-cutting for her high hopes. ceremony Thursday. Lopez sat among a state sena- The $900,000 establish- tor and a school superintendent ment, built by Dalke and Sons on the Policy Panel at the fifth an- DYLAN LUJANO / Daily Titan Constructions and MAG Con- nual Closing the Latino Achieve- The Preeminents crooned a medley of memorable songs from the past 11 decades to an audience of students, parents, sponsors and supporters. struction was funded by the ment Gap Summit on Friday in CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Ser- the Titan Student Union. vices Corporation. The location Hundreds attended the includes an indoor and outdoor summit, which aims to create patio. a dialogue between legislators, CSUF talents shine at Director of Campus Dining students and school adminis- Tony Lynch said none of the trators to end the disparity of funding for the construction high school and college gradu- came from university funds. ation rates that exists among The second location of Star- Latinos in Orange County. Concert Under the Stars bucks opened to the public on “We need mentors,” Lopez Aug. 26 after eight weeks of said. “You know somebody construction and over a year that has succeeded that is La- MIA MCCORMICK Vangsness mocked her own degree stood up at the end, cheering them on. and a half of planning. tino or Latina. Take us to that Daily Titan while playing an insecure actress who “I’ve never performed for this Starbucks fan and kinesiol- person, take us to that fam- had just delivered what she believed amount of people,” Inglese said. “It ogy major Faizan Mansuri felt ily member that did achieve The Fullerton community experi- was the worst audition of her life. just kind of sunk in at that moment this second location was much those goals so that we can be enced a night of music, comedy and per- “I got a degree in playing pretend,” and my eyes kind of started to water needed and there should be able to dream and be able to forming arts at Saturday night’s Con- Vangsness said during her performance. with excitement.” more Starbucks locations on reach those goals.” cert Under the Stars. After a four-year Also taking to the stage was the uni- García also appeared on stage at the campus. For the first time ever, local hiatus, the event brought back a CSUF versity’s performing group The Preem- beginning of the show to welcome the high school students attended annual tradition that showcases faculty, inents, made up of CSUF theatre and attendees, giving recognition to spon- the summit through GEAR staff, students and alumni talents. dance seniors, who performed multiple sors, students and Fullerton residents UP, a Cal State Fullerton pro- The performers were accompanied times throughout the program. for their support. gram which works with six by a live band led by music direc- The group sang and danced perfect- She described the concert as “spec- area schools to prepare them tor and theatre and dance professor, ly choreographed renditions of clas- tacular,” “amazing” and “fabulous.” for college. Mitch Hanlon. sic popular songs such as John Len- “We had a wonderful evening see- Lopez’s student perspec- The event, which CSUF President non’s “Imagine” and Barry Manilow’s ing the talent of our faculty and staff tive resonated with the high Mildred García called “The Hol- “Bandstand Boogie.” and our students,” García said. schoolers, said Rachel Nan- lywood Bowl of Fullerton,” was an “This show was actually choreo- These talents included CSUF kervis, a sociology and Ameri- elaborate production, complete with graphed specifically for our class for alumnus Louis Pardo, who enter- can studies major, who is a tu- a fully-lit set dressed up with stars to this event and other events to raise tained the audience with a hand pup- tor with GEAR UP. complement the event’s name. money and fundraise for the school,” pet-accompanied rendition of “Pur- GEAR UP operates through The night drew in crowds with a said Devon Hadsell, 22, a member of pose” from the Broadway musical two grants from the depart- carnival-like atmosphere. Before the The Preeminents and musical the- Avenue Q. Pardo performed a second ment of education and main- start of the show, attendees were able atre major. time with a comical Spanish number tains on-site tutors and college to visit the various food trucks and ex- Stephanie Inglese, 21, a member of called Three Caballeros. DEANNA TROMBLEY advisors at six schools in the hibit booths, including a photo booth The Preeminents and a musical theatre Daily Titan Fullerton-Anaheim area. and tents sponsored by companies major, said the most memorable mo- SEE CONCERT, 5 Katella High School in such as Toyota and Wells Fargo Bank. ments of the show was when everyone President Mildred García and ASC CEO Frank Mumford cut the ribbon Anaheim, one of the GEAR The concert titled “I Believe in Mu- at the new Starbucks location on UP schools, had an 86 percent sic” began at 8 p.m. with Miss Ful- Thursday. Hispanic or Latino popula- lerton 2013 and CSUF theatre major, tion last year. Salisha Thomas, singing the national “Coming downstairs and Just 27 percent of Latino anthem to open the show. staying in the same building high school graduates in Or- Boasting a colorful variety of acts, instead of having to leave the ange County complete the re- the show’s program featured perform- building, I feel is more benefi- quired coursework for UC and ers with television, national touring cial to me or probably gener- CSU eligibility, compared to and Broadway credits. ally to a lot of students,” Man- 43 percent of general popula- Among the list of performers, alum- suri said. tion graduates, according to na Kirsten Vangsness delivered a Starbucks commemorated the California Department of crowd pleasing comedy act. Vangsness, the opening by offering 50 per- Education. who graduated from CSUF in 1996 cent off drinks, raffling off gift This achievement gap is cre- with a degree in theatre arts, now plays cards and giving complimen- ated by a variety of factors, but technical analyst Penelope Garcia on tary pastries and coffee. four “seismic points” facing the CBS show Criminal Minds. DYLAN LUJANO / Daily Titan the Latino community were In her diary entry-style monologue, Alumnus Louis Pardo, and puppet, performed a musical number “Purpose” from Avenue Q. SEE STARBUCKS, 2 explained by the summit’s keynote speaker, Al Mijares, Ph.D., the superintendent of DETOUR | MUSIC “Put on your war paint!” lier this year through her best Fall Out Boy has come a long the Orange County Depart- Stump sang as the music video friend. way since their first mini-LP ment of Education. for “The Phoenix” played behind “(She) posted it to Facebook, Evening Out With Your Girl- “In its simplest form, a ques- Fall Out Boy lights them. and we kind of cried over the in- friend, which was released in tion can be asked: Why do a Wentz waved a large white flag ternet together,” Beall said. 2003. disproportionate number of with the band’s logo, a crown sit- Fall Out Boy’s return took Over the years the band has Latino students underachieve ting above the acronym ‘FOB,’ as many by surprise. transitioned from a pop-punk in all levels of the American ‘em up for the Save the crowd chanted along, “The The band recorded their latest sound to a much more developed classroom?” Mijares said. war is won before it’s begun. Re- album, Save Rock and Roll, se- and eclectic sound shown in lease the doves, surrender love! cretly and denied any rumors of Save Rock and Roll. SEE SUMMIT, 3 Rock and Roll tour Wave the white flag!” a reunion. Songs such as “Death Valley” Fall Out Boy’s sold-out show When the band officially an- incorporate dubstep elements The veteran band played Sept. 20 in Anaheim included nounced a reunion in Febru- and “The Mighty Fall” features NEWS 3 to a sold-out crowd in supporting acts with Twenty One ary, the four-piece already had rap artist Big Sean. Destino Universidad encourages parental involvement Anaheim Friday, Sept. 20 Pilots and Panic! at the Disco. a string of intimate club shows, Established artists such as Their arena tour began Sept. a national tour, a release date Courtney Love, Elton John and OPINION 4 ZEILA EDRIAL 5 in Connecticut and will end on for their new album and a com- Foxes have also lent their vocals Private lives of politicians should not deter from duties Daily Titan Sept. 29 in Florida. pleted music video for “My Songs to the album. DETOUR 5 The band has been touring Know What You Did In The During the concert, Fall Out Blink 182’s opening act takes on Vegas The Honda Center thundered almost nonstop and made sev- Dark (Light Em Up).” Boy played fan favorite songs with screams as Fall Out Boy’s eral TV appearances since their “I get really nostalgic when I such as “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s SPORTS 6 Patrick Stump (vocals), Pete Wen- return from a hiatus that lasted listen to them, to be honest.