Volume 94, Issue 43 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2013 dailytitan.com First finalist for VP of finance visits campus vid Bea, Ph.D., was on campus by the search committee. He Associated Students Inc. was rolled in PCC in the 2012-2013 cial aid is going to be omitted David Bea, Ph.D., is one for a day of meetings with Cal was given an hour to present also present. school year with an annual in the future so you can’t just of three finalists to be State Fullerton administration their plans and answer ques- Bea is chief executive vice budget of about $300 million, keep growing tuition because interviewed this week and an open forum. tions from an audience com- chancellor for finance and ad- Bea said. students won’t be able to afford The VPAF/CFO directs stra- prised of faculty, students and ministration for Pima Commu- He drew parallels between education anymore,” Bea said. ANDRES GARCIA tegic planning and directly staff. nity College (PCC) in Tucson, Arizona and California while Bea applies a customer ser- Daily Titan manages business and admin- Various faculty and admin- Arizona. addressing the issue of de- vice approach to higher edu- istrative functions for depart- istration make up the search PCC is one of the top 10 larg- creased state funding for high- cation. He said a college or The search for a new vice ments such as administra- committee, including Provost est single-college multi-cam- er education and increased university should operate like president for administration tion and finance, parking and José Cruz, Dean of the College pus community college dis- spending for prison support. any other web-based service and finance/chief financial transportation services and of Business and Economics tricts in the country. “Obviously the states are not or business. officer began its final stage University Police. Anil Puri, Ph.D., as well as pro- About 56,000 credit and a reliable source anymore. Tu- Monday. The first finalist, Da- Bea was one of three chosen fessors. A representative from non-credit students were en- ition is getting taxed out, finan- SEE FINALIST, 2 Friends mourn Kevin La NEWS | CAMPUS More than 120 people gathered Monday to remember and Student dies celebrate the life of Cal State Fullerton student, Kevin La, who died at the age of 19 last week. Alpha Phi Omega hosted the candlelight vigil. La was a member of the in crash with fraternity. “I want him to be remembered as he was a very confident guy, always smiles … takes care of others before himself,” said drunk driver Janny Yoon, La’s “big sister” in Alpha Phi Omega and a CSUF student. He said he only had the last Various candles and a large Ariana Lee will be year to spend with his sister smiling portrait of the kinesiology major graced a makeshift altar in awarded a posthumous after returning home, and front of Titan Gym. degree in January shortly before her death. Close friends of La shared “She had a lot to offer her memories of him with the group, many praised his positive HELENA REED community, and it’s very sad attitude and smile. Daily Titan and unfortunate that it all “He always smiled, that was the was stolen from her,” Nicho- one thing about him,” Yoon said. La died after jumping from rocks Police are investigating las Lee said. into a pool of water near Hermit a collision they believe was He was at home sleeping Falls during a hike with 12 other caused by a drunk driver that when California Highway Pa- students, according to the Los Angeles Times. killed a Cal State Fullerton trol (CHP) officers showed up His official cause of death is still student last month. at his door at 7 a.m., hours DEANNA TROMBLEY / Daily Titan being determined. Ariana Lee died at the age of after the accident, to inform Candles and heartfelt messages were displayed at the vigil of Kevin La, 19, outside the Titan Stadium. 22 in a car accident on Oct. 5 him and his mother, Jessica after a car she was a passenger Lee, that Ariana was in a fa- in was struck by a driver. tal car accident. He described She will be posthumously that particular moment as awarded her bachelor’s degree feeling surreal. in a private ceremony set for “I felt like there was a deep January open only to family, hole in my chest,” Nicholas her professors and any staff Lee said. “Being sad can’t ex- members who were instru- plain the pain that our family mental in her education. felt.” She would have graduated Vincent Verduzco, 25, was next year with a bachelor’s de- driving a 2003 Mercedes- gree in kinesiology. Benz when he collided with a “She loved Cal State Fuller- 2000 Mercedes-Benz driven ton, she said it was one of the by Ariana Lee’s friend Elaine best schools in the country,” Wang, according to the CHP. Nicholas Lee, Ariana’s brother, Verduzco, who was under said. the influence of alcohol, hit Ariana Lee loved school and the car Ariana Lee was in at helping the elderly, as well as approximately 2:43 a.m. comforting people who were in Ariana Lee was seated on pain, her family said. the rear right side of the car, “My sister always carried was in the vehicle with two Band-Aids, candy and Neo- other young women, the driv- sporin, just in case people felt er, 22, Wang and 21, Jennifer down or they got minor cuts, Wong, 21, the front seat pas- she was always there like a senger. mini-medic,” Nicholas Lee Verduzco, was arrested at said. the scene and has since been Nicholas Leeleft home released on a $100,000 bail. when he was 18 to join the DEANNA TROMBLEY / Daily Titan Army and returned home at Janny Yoon, La’s ‘big sister’ in Alpha Phi Omega, shares her memories of Kevin La to mourners who attended his vigil Monday night. the age of 23. 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Kava is a plant that The National Center for Com- mother bought it for him from erating heavy equipment after many scheduling conflicts. Stress Relief tea that claims to comes from the South Pacific. It plementary and Alternative an organic health supply store. drinking the Yogi tea. “ease tension and promote re- is used to help combat anxiety, Medicine (NCCAM) said the “It has a mild sedative effect Eileen Dinh, 23, is a tea en- SEE TEA, 8 WHAT’S NEWS 2 NEWS 3 OPINION 4 FEATURES 6 Activists and advocates The consequences and The ratification of the CSUF professor writes offer advice to promote influences of sex in the Equal Rights Amendment theme song for Univision’s INSIDE? mobilizing social change music industry analyzed would protect all women educational program FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @DAILY_TITAN VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM PAGE 2 NOVEMBER 19, 2013 THE DAILY TITAN NEWS TUESDAY or tuition. Bea said he used that the university is training FINALIST this approach at PCC. students on equipment that is Continued from PAGE 1 The finalist’s third plan is to up to date. foster continuous review of im- One of his goals is to teach “You have to understand provement to do better every day. life skills by helping people who your customer is and un- “When an error happens develop financial literacy so derstand that you’re there to or something doesn’t go cor- people understand the burden help them do what they need rectly, my first question is not of financial aid and loans.