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Women’s Softball Bad Boys, Bad Boys DailyTitan Coverage of the team’s activities Campus trouble makers show up www.dailytitan.comOnline over the weekend SPORTS, p. 8 in Cop Blotter NEWS, p. 2 Since 1960 Monday Volume 84, Issue 24 March 19, 2007 DailyThe Student Voice of California StateTitan University, Fullerton New Nurse CSUF Gives “Baby” Warm Welcome BY CAITLYN COLLINS Lab in Daily Titan Staff Writer [email protected] Working tandem with “Dead Progress Man Walking” in the Hallberg Theatre, the cast of “Baby” could New work space is under only rehearse every other night, but all their hard work has paid construction to assist in off. training students “Baby” opened on Mar. 16 and tells the story of three couples at BY APRIL VALENCIA different stages of life that all find Daily Titan Staff Writer out they’re pregnant and learn [email protected] that having a baby will inevita- bly change their lives. It is set in Though no building on campus 1984, which allows for some in- stands alone to represent Cal State teresting and sometimes hilarious Fullerton’s Nursing Department, costuming, and it takes place at a faculty and students in the Nursing college campus in the northeast. Program can anticipate a new hands- “These are real people with real on laboratory that resembles an ac- conflicts – real life issues at stake,” tual hospital. said director Maria Cominis, who The Nursing Skills Lab is under chose “Baby” to provide a “vehicle construction, and once completed for [the actors’] talent and to give it will allow students to practice pa- them all lead roles.” tient care procedures in a simulated Each couple represents a dif- environment, said Stephen Cham- ferent age group – 20s, 30s, and berlain, design and construction se- 40s – and a different outlook on nior project manager. what having a baby should bring About 6,000 square feet of the Ki- to their lives. nesiology and Health Science build- “It’s a more realistic musical. ing are being remodeled for the $1.2 BY ALINE LESSNER/Daily Titan Staff Photographer million project scheduled to open in PLAYING LOVERS - Lauren Stevens (Pam) and Marshall Carolan (Nick) play a couple preparing to bring a new addition into their family. Staying in character the Fall 2007. student actors perform in the Hallberg Theatre during the opening weekend of the play “Baby.” SEE PLAY - PAGE 3 “It’s small in scope and dollar amount, but it’s part of a vital pro- gram,” Chamberlain said of the lab, which takes up a little more than two-thirds of what used to be the men’s locker room. “I think this program is just the CFA Vote for Possible Rolling Strikes beginning,” he said. “I wouldn’t be BY YVONNE VILLARREAL reach an agreement … It’s been a engage in job actions, including a sure that no students get hurt and CSU administration in reaching a surprised if this is the start of a brand Daily Titan Staff Writer long process.” system wide two-day rolling strike. that campus life will continue to go settlement. They would have 10 days new nursing building.” [email protected] The strike vote comes nearly two “I am striking because I am dedi- on as normal as possible, if the fac- after the report is issued to agree to The lab will include seven beds, years after the CSU and the asso- cated to my students. I have a life ulty chooses to strike.” the terms. If a settlement cannot be each with simulated equipment and Faculty union members through- ciation failed to come to agreement here,” Jewett said. “I helped build Strikes could begin as early as reached, the union is legally allowed track curtains for privacy. There will out the CSU ended weeks of vot- during contract negotiations. my department. Change can only April, Travis said. to engage in job actions, including also be three “sim” labs with bed sta- ing Thursday that would support “I am confident it will be a posi- come if you are willing to fight the “We need to put some pressure rolling strikes throughout the CSU’s tions where students can practice possible rolling strikes if a new em- tive vote to strike,” said Jade Jewett, system instead of walking away.” on the administration,” said Chuck 23 campuses. skills and procedures on manne- ployment contract is not produced, an association volunteer and visual Before union members can pro- Marchese, an association regional “We are still hopeful we can reach quins capable of producing a heart union officials said. arts professor. “Half the campuses ceed with job actions, a major- representative. “The larger battle some kind of resolution,” said CSU beat and breathing sounds. “So, far the response from faculty voted in early March and they over- ity must vote their support for the is fixing what we think is a broken spokesman Paul Browning. “We’ll For Barbara Doyer, lab coordina- has been positive. They are upset whelmingly voted to strike.” strike. CSU system.” just have to see what the report tor, these flesh-like mannequins, or with the way negotiations have been Currently, both parties are in the “The CSU will make sure that the The previous contract ended in says.” simulators, are a realistic, unique going and are ready for a change,” middle of the 10-day “blackout” campuses continue running and the July 2005 and has since been re- Voting was conducted on site at way to prepare for critical hospital said California Faculty Association period of the fact-finding process, students stay safe,” said Clara Potes- newed each month. the faculty’s respective campuses in situations. President John Travis in a telephone in which both parties evaluate the Fellow, a CSU spokeswoman. “We After the fact-finder gathers evi- the beginning weeks of March, with interview. “It’s unclear if we’ll need report – if an agreement cannot be will make sure that things are kept dence, a panel submits a series of the League of Women Voters an- SEE NURSES - PAGE 3 to resort to strikes. I hope we can reached, faculty are legally able to as normal as possible. We will make recommendations to union and the nouncing results on Wednesday. Olympian Visits Divorce Rates Rise Irvine Campus and Affect Children BY ALEKSANDRA WOJTALEVITCZ Studies, divorce is so common that Outspoken medalist talks 61, described the ways he has con- Daily Titan Staff Writer the divorce rate in the United States tinued the fight for equality and his [email protected] has reached a little over 50 percent. to CSUF students about love for humanity. Although there are a variety of racism and growing up “This thing called racism is im- Business finance major Felix Tam, reasons why divorce occur, one of bedded in society,” said Carlos. 27, still remembers the time of his the most common reasons are eco- BY FLORANCE CHUNG Carlos changed history when he parents divorce. Although he was nomics, O’Kent said. PHOTOS COURTESY OF ARLEENE PAPARSONS Daily Titan Staff Writer and teammate Tommy Smith raised only 8 years old, he remembers the According to Akashi, divorce is their fists in the air, showing the OLYMPIAN SPEAKS - 1986 Olympic track and field medalist and activist John adjustments made to his life, such less costly today than it was years [email protected] Black Panther salute, at the 1968 Carlos spoke to a group of CSUF students at the Irvine campus Thursday. as living with only one parent, and ago. Summer Olympic medal ceremony. the effects that it had on his mom Today, women earn more money The political activist and 1968 He said it was a protest against rac- medal, it is actually a fallacy. Even if the garage years later, he used it to who raised him. Luckily, Tam said, “and are not locked into marriage. track and field Olympian John Car- ism and economic depression of all they did, Carlos said his message is crack ice. his dad still supported him and his They can raise kids independently,” los addressed faculty, students and oppressed people in the world. Still more important than the medal. Carlos was not always aware of brother and paid for his private high Akashi said. There is also no more community members as part of Cal today, he is actively pursuing this “It killed me that for so many racism. Even when he would go school. social stigma about getting divorced, State Fullerton’s Legacies event at the cause. years we were taught that they had with his friends to the pool, he never Currently, about one in every four as there was in the past. Irvine Campus on Thursday. Carlos said that when he was in their medals taken away from them,” wondered why other parents would children lives in a divorced house- “Women are not as dependent on “His story greatly affected me,” Mexico, the people there wondered said Wagner. “We only had a tiny tell their children to immediately get hold, according to Naoko Akashi, their husbands as before. When you said Lindsay Wagner, 24, a com- why they had to host the Olym- blip of it in our history books grow- out. assistant professor of economics. are dependant on the husband, you munications major. “I’ve wanted to pics when the country was so poor. ing up in our white classrooms and “As a youngster, you want to watch “Divorce is becoming more com- can’t get divorced,” Akashi said. meet to him in person.” What they needed was food to feed it was all propaganda, all junk.

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