Youngest Mayor in State Areas to 25 Feet Away from Buildings
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Vol. 91 Issue 7 February 13, 2012 A new American-grown rice to fit the Asian palate is quickly becoming a hit Panda rice has been growing in popularity for its sweet taste, chewy texture and for having less sugar than most others. There are already plans to sell the rice across the country. Watch the Daily Titan News in 3 Get up- Scan to view Scan to view ONLINE dailytitan. EXCLUSIVES to-date com/?p=50415 coverage on dailytitan.com/?p=50407 top campus news stories. dailytitan.com The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton CSUF ALUMNUS IS MAYOR OF PLACENTIA POLITICS | Smoking on campus Majority of Senate votes to ban smoking Campus-wide ban and parking structures. moves to next step The Senate quickly launched into after heated debate a debate on whether to support a complete ban or the proposed policy’s newly designated smoking spots. MICHAEL MUNOZ Daily Titan The senators who agreed on the campus-wide ban believe it would be The Academic Senate meeting an easy transition for CSUF students Thursday was stirred by debate as to adapt considering they are coming the senate considered a proposal to from high schools and community completely ban smoking at Cal State colleges that have issued bans already. Fullerton. The Senate also made it clear the An executive committee was reasons for the ban was to offset health established by the Academic Senate issues that tobacco and secondhand to bring forth a new smoking policy, smoke creates. to which Academic Senate Chair Academic Senate member Mougo Jack Bedell described as birthing an Nyaggah, Ph.D. indicated that elephant. the smoking problem has been on The meeting was designed to infer this campus for quite some time. on the Senate’s thoughts on a proposed He recounted how secondhand smoking policy and give the members smoke filtered through McCarthy a chance to offer suggestions that the Hall, exposing everybody and how executive committee may to refer to unaffective smoking signs are. when designing the new policy. “Signs to indicate where people can The current University Smoking smoke–now that’s not good enough … Policy prohibits smoking inside any We are seeing advertising in television buildings owned by the university where the children are exposed to on or off campus and within 20 feet smoke from their parents. We all ANDERS HOWMANN / Daily Titan of any building. The proposed policy know that secondhand smoke harms,” Jeremy Yamaguchi, 22, has an extensive background of community service in Placentia, from being an Eagle Scout to being a part of the Recycled Teen Team. restricts the sale of any smoking or Nyaggah said. tobacco related products on campus, and it moves the outdoor smoking See SMOKING, page 3 Youngest mayor in state areas to 25 feet away from buildings Jeremy Yamaguchi undergraduate degrees and are He was elected to the Placentia 3,000 community service hours. was elected for City either trying to find a job or get City Council in November 2008 So what makes an official this Council at 19 years old into graduate school. Jeremy at the age of 19. An Eagle Scout, young and moving so quickly Yamaguchi, 22, graduated last fall he has an extensive background through the local political ranks with a degree in political science of community service and tick? ANDERS HOWMANN and a minor in music. Shortly involvement in the Placentia Q: How did your involvement Daily Titan after, he was named mayor of community. in Boy Scouts shape your career? Placentia. When he graduated from El At 22 years old, most students Yamaguchi is the youngest Dorado High School in 2007, he See MAYOR, page 2 are just finishing up their mayor in the state of California. had racked up a historic record of LOCAL | College’s false marks CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan Claremont college The Cal State Fullerton baseball team gathers for a huddle before the alumni baseball game. The Titans’ season begins Friday when they visit No. 1 ranked Florida. ranking falsified SPORTS | Alumni baseball game Wrongdoing sheds light on News and World Report, the methods for vulnerable information open scoring on the rankings is posted by different Legends visit old to possible manipulation ranking categories, and how much each category is weighted. The “Undergraduate academic reputation” category has the most impact, stomping grounds EZEKIEL HERNANDEZ Daily Titan at 22 percent. This category is composed of peer assessment and how highly high school Former Titan Cardona made him look silly with a Scandal began brewing after The New York counselors score schools on their surveys. baseball stars play in curveball to much of the delight of Times published a report about the local prestigious In the case of Claremont McKenna, the alumni game the alumni on the bench. campus, Claremont McKenna, where it was information that was doctored fell under the “This is where it all began for me revealed that a top administrator was falsifying test category of “student selectivity,” and only made up BLAKE FOGG and it will never be done. Getting to scores in order to earn higher marks on U.S. News for 7.5 percent of how the school was ultimately Daily Titan come back to an alumni game, take and World Report’s list of best colleges. assessed in the rankings. a couple of swings and embarrass The college ranked ninth among the list When freshman pitcher Jose myself,” said Kotsay on how special of best liberal arts colleges in the country. Cardona signed his letter of intent it is to be a Titan. He signed with the McKenna’s sister school, Pomona College, was At the end of the day ... the Photo illustration by ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan for the Titans it came with dreams San Diego Padres this offseason. ranked fifth on the same list. Both schools student really should find A Claremont McKenna administrator falsified student of playing in the show. He probably The visiting dugout couldn’t are located in Claremont, and make up the the best fit for themselves. test scores to rank higher on published lists of best colleges. didn’t know in his first game in front fit all the past players, with some “consortium” of Claremont Colleges. Both of a home crowd he’d have to face 15- spilling out on the field. Current schools often advertise their high rankings from Edward Sullivan to submit information accurately and on time year MLB veteran and former Titan MLB players present were Cleveland several national publications. Assistant Vice President each year, Sullivan said, and there is no incentive and collegiate great Mark Kotsay. Indian pitcher Vinnie Pestano, The revelations brought into question how open Institutional Research/Analytical Studies in a school providing falsified or misleading Reportedly over 80 former Titan Toronto Blue Jay pitcher Ricky the information on college ranking publications information because universities could lose players and a festive crowd showed Romero, Baltimore Orioles infielder is for manipulation, and how widespread the Still, Sullivan said puffing up one category will federal grants and other sources of funding if up to Goodwin Field Saturday to and outfielder Blake Davis, Oakland practice might be. not make much of a difference. “Unless you’re they report inaccurately. watch the alumni game between the Athletic catcher Kurt Suzuki, New Edward Sullivan, assistant vice president of making a huge jump relative to others, you’re not “At the end of the day, choosing a college 2012 varsity baseball team take on York Mets infielder Justin Turner, Institutional Research and Analytical Studies going to move up in the rankings.” shouldn’t come out from one of these books, but a squad of former Titan greats. The San Francisco Giant first basemen at Cal State Fullerton, oversees the sending of Both Sullivan and the U.S. News and World what’s best for the kid,” Sullivan said. “The student varsity team won 3-2. Brett Pill and Kotsay. the most accurate information to these national publication maintain that tedious measures are really should find the best fit for themselves, and it It was the top of the ninth with Only Turner, Pill and Kotsay publications. He said every year, the school receives employed to make sure the surveys are complete really should take more than just a ranking in one two outs when Kotsay made his way played in the game. Davis cameoed as lengthy surveys that will ultimately determine how and accurate. Both mentioned the use of the of these books.” to home plate. Cardona promptly a pinch runner in the ninth sporting high schools are ranked. National Center for Education Statistics and Eloy Lopez, 26, agrees. Lopez is a graduate struck the lefty out looking, but the tennis shoes and shorts. He showed By virtue of participation, schools that partake their database as a source for double-checking of CSUF who is currently attending USC for home plate umpire judged the pitch his dedication for the team and slid in the surveys and fill information out thoroughly accuracy of the surveys. graduate studies. USC is currently ranked 24th a ball, letting the former Golden into home plate on a passed ball and are likely to be ranked high. “When Claremont McKenna put in the SAT’s nationally among all campuses surveyed. Spikes and College World Series scored the alumnus’ second run. “As you complete these surveys, you tend to the way that they did, it didn’t make any sense, MVP hit away. After a few pitches move up in the rankings,” said Sullivan. because people could look it up,” Sullivan said.