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CSUF Prepares for Re-Accreditation Vol. 91 Issue 15 February 28, 2012 CSUF Students Offer Tax Prep Assistance The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program at Cal State Fullerton is offering free tax preparation for low- Watch the Daily Titan News in 3 income individuals and families. Get up- Scan to view Scan to view ONLINE dailytitan. EXCLUSIVES to-date com/?p=51469 coverage on dailytitan.com/?p=51459 top campus news stories. dailytitan.com The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton MORE THAN 3,000 FANS AND COUNTING CAMPUS | WASC review CSUF prepares for re-accreditation Review and approval Many colleges and universities will of education quality is not accept units from a student trying to transfer from a non- valuable to universities accredited school or students applying to grad school for that JUSTIN ENRIQUEZ Daily Titan very same reason. In addition, the school’s general reputation hangs on The Cal State Fullerton Western accreditation as well. Association of Schools and Colleges CSUF has already been (WASC) Steering Committee held accredited, so this is merely a process an open, informational meeting of renewing that accreditation. The Thursday for faculty and staff last time CSUF was re-accredited concerning the upcoming WASC was ten years ago. However, the team re-accreditation visit. Several process of preparing by the steering of these informational meetings have committee began five years ago. been held in the past weeks leading CSUF has worked on various up to the WASC team visit in order reports and newsletters to not only to prepare the entire campus. provide information to the visiting WASC is an organization that is WASC team but to also inform recognized as one of the six regional the rest of the campus on the re- associations that accredit public accreditation process. Mink Salas and private schools, colleges, and said this is the culmination of five universities in the United States. The years of work and that it isn’t a matter Accreditation Committee for Senior of if CSUF will be accredited, but a Colleges and Universities for WASC matter of how long. is responsible for the evaluation “We all believe that we will be re- of the quality and effectiveness of accredited, as Cal State Fullerton, schools like CSUF. This commission we’re not really worried about that. is also reviewed periodically for The real question is for how many renewal of recognition by the U.S. years; so like an A++ grade would be Department of Education. ten years, an A or A- grade would Kandy Mink Salas, associate vice be nine years, and so on. So we’re president for Student Affairs and really shooting for that ten year re- WASC steering committee member, accreditation,” Mink Salas said. said WASC makes sure that these The WASC team will visit the schools are doing what they say they campus from March 7-9. The team are doing in terms of providing an does not work for the organization outstanding educational experience itself but is comprised of faculty and and awarding degrees in an administration from work on other appropriate manner. campuses who represent WASC. “Any institution that is saying it is They will visit the campus giving out a degree, it really wants to and go over the documents and Illustration by MIKE WHITE / Daily Titan be accredited because most students research the steering committee CSUF students achieve page surfacing, the disconnect may certain cultural and evolutionary in which each photo has a specific don’t want to go to a campus that has provided to them, as well as unity with Meme page be disappearing. phenomena occur. theme and the text is changed to doesn’t have accreditation. Because have set meetings with various The three-week-old “CSUF According to the book, “meme” highlight an aspect of human quirks. that’s like saying it’s not giving out entities on campus such as student DANIEL ZAMILPA Memes” Facebook page has already comes from shortening of mimeme, The minds behind the Titan very high quality degrees,” Mink government leaders, president’s Daily Titan swept across campus and reached a Greek word that translates into memes, all members of the the Salas said. staff, academic senate, etc. over 3,000 likes. “something imitated.” CSUF men’s lacrosse team, have, Accreditation is important as The disconnect between everyday The term “meme” was coined Crafty Internet users took the until now, remained anonymous. it opens up the opportunity for See WASC, page 2 life and the Internet world has, for by British evolutionary biologist concept and made it their own, students to receive financial aid. many years, been gaping. But with Richard Dawkins in his book, The creating the Internet meme, which See MEMES, page 5 one Cal State Fullerton Facebook Selfish Gene as a device to explain how is a group of repurposed photos, INTERNET | Privacy online CAMPUS | Class order Students go to Google combines the top, skip terms of services New user policy Gmail based videos they watch on prerequisites integrates activity from YouTube. spectrum of products “It’s scary … everything needs Some departments enforce a checks and balances — even the strict regimen, others flexible TIM WORDEN commercial world — especially the Daily Titan commercial world since they are profit-driven … you’ll never know YVETTE QUINTERO Daily Titan In an attempt to streamline what they’ll do,” said Ning Chen, information, Google has updated its Ph.D., a computer science professor Upper-division courses at Cal State Fullerton privacy policies and terms of service at Cal State Fullerton. have specific prerequisites to indicate the necessary to consolidate 60 services, including Even though Chen said online competencies required for a higher level of study. YouTube and Gmail. privacy can be a problem, he is not They serve as a structure that helps students have The policy change bundles too concerned as long as Google a set coursework path, and it provides the necessary together Google users’ information respects users’ privacy rights. knowledge for future courses. and is scheduled to take effect Google’s blog stated the service However, at the time of registration, some ALLAN XU / Daily Titan Thursday. A user’s search history, integration will allow a better user students, like Erin Moreno, a 20-year-old kinesiology Though some students have bypassed prerequisite classes and taken upper-level classes they should not have YouTube video history, calendar and experience. major, are able to register in upper-division courses qualified for, they do not seem to be encountering difficulties with the advanced coursework. Gmail conversations are going to be “(Google will share) more of your without meeting the prerequisites. integrated together. information with … well, you. We Moreno said she enrolled in a 300-level philosophy prior knowledge necessary to succeed in the course. The different academic departments on campus “Our new privacy policy makes can make search better — figuring course with no knowledge of the prerequisites. “When all students have the same prerequisite, an have the responsibility to define the prerequisites for clear that, if you’re signed in, we out what you really mean when “I just signed up for the class and they let me in. instructor can cover the material in more detail and Enrollment Services. may combine information you’ve you type in Apple, Jaguar or Pink,” I didn’t have to go through anything,” said Moreno. knows that students … will not find the additional “Prerequisites are coded on courses at the request provided from one service with Whitten said in the blog. Prerequisites are set in place to help students and details overly difficult or confusing,” said Angela of the academic department. How prerequisites information from other services. But there are skeptics, like Mike faculty thrive in the higher level classes. Della Volpe, Ph.D., dean of College of Humanities are handled depends upon the department itself,” In short, we’ll treat you as a single Elgan, a columnist for the computer “Prerequisites are defined by the faculty to ensure and Social Sciences. Dority said. “Some departments may not code the user across all our products, which magazine Datamation, who say that students have the necessary competencies In addition, prerequisites facilitate class prerequisites but check on them later through some will mean a simpler, more intuitive Google has a thinly-veiled secret and knowledge to succeed in the following class,” management for professors. other means in the department. Others want them Google experience,” wrote Alma which is that advertisers — and not said Anil Puri, Ph.D., dean of Mihaylo College of “Prerequisites allow the instructor to manage completely listed out.” Whitten, Google’s director of users — are its customers. Business and Economics. enrollment in terms of class size and ability,” privacy, on the company’s blog. Requiring the prerequisite helps assure faculty said Nancy Dority, assistant vice president of See SKIPPING, page 2 For example, the change could See GOOGLE, page 3 members that all students in the class have the same Enrollment Services. mean that users will see ads in Contact UsUs atat [email protected] [email protected] 2 February 28, 2012 NEWS Campaign aims to stop tuition hikes DTBRIEFS CHEC2012 campaign is exempt from the tuition increase will have to and I am lucky enough to pull out a small Candidates Battle trying to stop increases for repay it after they graduate and, if not, where amount of loans, so for me, I don’t mind,” College has turned into a at Primaries students with good grades that money would come from. said To. “For those who do have to pay for place for the rich (with the “We’ll definitely take a look at this and school, I can see how it would be an incentive, help of parents) or the poor (with Mitt Romney and Rick see what the actual plan for this is and but it just seems a little controversial and I Santorum will face off Tuesday in SEPIDEH NIA the help of the government) and the Daily Titan go forward with it when we have more expect lots of debates on that.” two GOP primaries being held in specifics,” Frietze said.
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