CALIFOR N I A S T A T E U N IV E RSITY, FULL E RTO N INSIDE 3 n OPINION: Rap star Eminem continues to spark controversy Titans host the 5 n SPORTS: Kia Baseball Bash features 10-team Worth top teams this weekend at Goodwin Field Invitational this weekend —see Sports page 5 VOLU M E 72, I SSUE 10 WEEKEND M ARCH 2, 2001 Credit Rules l Credit cards are just like a loan — you have to pay what you Crack-down on solicitors owe. nTITAN SHOPS: The seem harmless but there are hidden giving,” Olsen said. “They are giv- efforts in restricting the number of l Keep track of how much you spend. Remember that incidental dangers involved that many students ing it [personal data] to complete companies soliciting all who walk and impulse purchases add up fast. lure of free candy and may not be aware of. strangers.” by, some students are still frustrated Yet Cal State Fullerton, more spe- Compounding the problem is by these unwelcome visitors to the l Save your receipts. Compare them with your monthly bill. T-shirts spells possible cifically Titan Shops, say they are number of companies throughout campus. Promptly report problems to the company that issued the card. enacting specific guidelines in order the campus. “I think they’re annoying,” soph- credit problems for to better provide for the students. “Prior to fall 2000 they could set omore Jeni Koss said. l Never lend your card to anyone. student applicants “We’ve tried to protect students up anywhere,” said Chuck Kissel, What students say is most annoy- Owing more than you can repay can damage your credit rating. by bringing people here [CSUF] Titan Shops Senior Manager in ing is the methods of attack used by l BY MELANIE BYSOUTH that are reputable,” said Jerry Olsen, charge of Operations and Customer the organizations. That can make it hard to finance a car; rent an apartment, get Daily Titan Staff Writer insurance — even a job. Director of Titan Shops. “We want Service. But things have changed. “They harass you,” said Lindsay to make sure that their information “Any commercial activity must Nickerson,a musical theatre major. “I Pay your bill on time and in full when possible. If you don’t you’ll You see them every semester. will not be sold on the streets.” come through the book store and got stopped by a guy who wouldn’t They offer you a free T-shirt or a bag l have to pay finance charges on the unpaid balance — and it But the students must also take they are limited to the five blue leave me alone.” of candy in exchange for your most takes forever to get caught up if you just pay the minimum. responsibility for themselves. canopies on campus,” Kissel said. Sophomore Vicki Wong shares personal information, and possibly “There is a number of students “We want to create a better environ- this frustration. your good credit. *Source: Federal Trade Commission (www.ftc.gov) that will fill out the information ment for the students.” Applying for a credit card may without looking at what they are Although CSUF says it has made CREDIT/ 6 Students cash in on nMONEY: Redemption Week returns $5 for every $100 spent between Dec. 6 and Feb. 16 BY KELLY MEAD at the shops for over a year, said the Daily Titan Staff Writer cold weather prompts many students to spend their gift certificates on clothing. This week, Titan Shops is giving stu- She stated that students spend the certifi- dents a reason to dig through their junk cates on miscellaneous items, because drawers and find old receipts. the high cost of book buying is a month Through March 4, students can get in the past. money back from the Titan Shops for “Everyone is buying sweatshirts, the blood and tears they shelled out at the because they paid off their credit card beginning of the semester. bills for their books,” she said. Redemption Week gives students $5 Marlene Munguina, who redeemed for every $100 they spent between Dec. her receipt Wednesday night, said she 26 and Feb. 16. A student only needs to didn’t know about the program until this bring in their stamped receipt from that semester. When she bought her books, time period to the second floor of the she noticed a blue flyer for Redemption Titan Shops. Week attached to her receipt. “Since book prices have gone up, “I spent almost $300,” said the junior you might as well get something out of human services major. “I paid a lot it,” said Gerardo Noria, a senior interna- of attention to my receipt because I tional business and science major. Noria couldn’t believe it was that much. I has been redeeming his receipts since his guess the ones that spend a lot of money freshman year at Cal State Fullerton. will.” Since the program began in the fall of This semester there has been a steady 1997, students have received $103,358 flow of students climbing the Titan in gift certificates from Redemption Shops escalator to receive their certifi- Week. cates from the designated register. Chuck Kissel, the customer service “It has gone up,” said Kissel when manager for the Titan Shops, expects referring to the number of students who to give out $15,000 by the end of this take advantage of Redemption Week. week. Last semester the Titan Shops “But not as much as I would think.” gave out $16,386. Titan Shops was planning to post “It’s a nice way of getting a free meal flyers around campus all this week, but or two,” Kissel said. rainy weather prohibited it. The average gift certificate is $5 to Titan Shops biggest challenge with $10. the event is getting awareness out to the Gift certificates from the shop can students, Kissel said. During the begin- be used on anything from candy, to ning of the semester rush, cashiers are clothing, to next semester’s books. The required to notify every customer about certificates expire in late November of Redemption Week. this year. “[Students] probably forget because KIRA HORVATH/Daily Titan Danielle Duldulao, a sophomore it’s a whole month after they buy their Kadiatou Diallo, keynote speaker for asymposium on racial profilling, cries upon hearing a recording the “I Have a Dream” speech. in sociology who has been working books,” Duldulao said. “I think it’s all TitaN Brutality an issue 10 years after King e x t r a s nPOLICE: LAPD is cers beating motorist Rodney King throttle riot. Meanwhile, the LAPD is on its nearly to death, after he refused to While many in the community third chief of police in 10 years, online still grappling with halt during a routine traffic stop. were outraged by the King verdict, after two chiefs in the previous 30 The officers landed 56 blows to Tom Hall, a retired LAPD officer, years, and is struggling to maintain n Check out concerns surrounding King’s body with nightsticks, pelted said the verdict was just an excuse its dignity as a department. him with numerous kicks, and for many to cause trouble and get Hall said the morale of those the Daily Titan excessive force and zapped him with a Taser gun, leav- free goods working in the department is as low online this year in-house corruption ing him with fractures to his skull Regardless of the motivation as he can ever remember in his 31 at http:// and serious facial nerve damage. behind the riots, its resulting fires years of service. He added that the dailytitan.fullerton.edu. The subsequent trial and acquittal darkened the skies for three days loss of Gates as commissioner has BY MICHAEL DEL MURO of the three officers and Sgt. Stacey and the looters who raided the local hurt the department because those Daily Titan Staff Writer New features and Koon, who was the commanding stores stole millions of dollars in who have followed have not had sections will be officer during the beating, left many property. much success. Ten years ago, George Herbert in the black community outraged. Police Chief Daryl Gates stepped As one of the Christopher available this year! Walker Bush was president of the Criminal justice Professor Brenda down as the “Top cop” in L.A. and Commission’s recommendations, United States, Sadaam Hussein was Vogel said the incident shed light on the Christopher Commission took a the police chief must now be re- American enemy number one and abuses that are often all too familiar serious look at police brutality, mak- evaluated every five years. Hall nightly videos of strategic bomb to those living in poorer areas. ing several suggestions to curb the said Gates’ first successor, Chief download hits in Iraq shown on CNN made the “The Rodney King incident violence plaguing the department. Willie Williams, lasted only one cable news network a major player showed the entire country and illus- Two of the offending officers were term because of his inactive policy Rodney King in national news. trated the abuses that occur in poor eventually punished in the beating making. Los Angeles news was filled with the program. n Need to announce an communities,” Vogel said. of King as violators of King’s civil However, Hall said the inaction another videotape that shocked the “When the officers were acquit- rights. of Williams did not hurt the depart- Hall also credits a lot of the poor event? Visit our Web world and shook up the base of the ted, it said to the poor, your suffer- Powell and Koon were each con- ment as much as poor policy-mak- decisions to weak management site to download our Los Angeles Police Department — ing is not legitimate,” she added.