Operation PED Safety Goes Into Full Effect Anaheim Ducks Take Fitness
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Monday September 17, 2018 The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Volume 104 Issue 7 Cars crash on Nutwood A woman was sent to another vehicle at the intersec- The woman and her son were the hospital Sunday with tion of Nutwood and Common- driving in a Honda Sedan. They minor injuries. wealth avenues Sunday. Univer- turned from the westbound lane sity Police, Fullerton police and when they appeared to pull in the Fullerton Fire Department front of a black Pontiac GTO CAITLIN BARTUSICK received the call at 12:59 p.m. traveling eastbound along Nut- Managing Editor and responded to the scene. wood Avenue, Willey said. The woman was transported to JOSHUA ARIEF HALIM / DAILY TITAN A woman suffered minor a hospital for examination, said Firefighters soak up gas after 2 cars collide on Nutwood Ave. injuries after colliding with Capt. Scot Willey. SEE ACCIDENT 2 Operation PED safety goes into full effect Students could receive a about the campaign provided by $197 fine for crosswalk Willey. violations or jaywalking. All 700 of the information- al fliers were passed out and a grand total of 59 vehicle stops in relation to Operation PED KORRYN SANCHEZ Layout Editor were made, Willey said. “(The campaign) focuses on pedestrian safety in the cross- Cal State Fullerton’s Uni- walks, at stops signs and stop versity Police department has lights and if there are ever any launched a two-week pedestri- crosswalk violations or jay- an safety campaign, Operation walking. We are also enforc- PED. The focus of the cam- ing vehicle violations that put paign is to ensure the safety pedestrian safety in jeopardy,” of pedestrians around campus, Bridgewaters said. said Karlton Bridgewaters, Uni- Although officers will have versity Police officer. to write citations at times for “We hope that by saturating pedestrians and drivers, that is the area with police officers on not the number one goal. The foot, bike and patrol cars for CSUF’s overall team goal is the first few weeks of each se- “100 percent about safety,” Wil- mester, we can establish safe ley said. driving and crossing habits and The University Police, Park- avoid any unnecessary incidents ing and Transportation Ser- to members of our community vices, Facilities Management all year long,” said Capt. Scot and several CSUF presidents Willey in an email. and vice presidents have all col- Last week was the first week laborated over multiple years to of the campaign and was dedi- bring the campaign into action cated to educating drivers and for the fall 2018 semester, ac- JESSICA RUIZ / DAILY TITAN pedestrians. Officers were seen cording to Willey. Karlton Bridgewaters, University Police officer hands out safety campaign flyers to pedestrians. handing out fliers and giv- This campaign was creat- ing people warnings for viola- ed due to an accumulation of of people are in the intersection taken actions to help protect Fullerton Police Department is. tions. However, Bridgewaters near miss accidents in intersec- after the light turns red or after pedestrians as well like install- The money and time going to- said starting the week of Sept. tions like the one on Nutwood the clock hits zero. Once that ing a “No Turn on Red” sign in ward this campaign is all com- 17, officers will take “enforce- and Commonwealth Avenues. clock hits zero, it’s a green light the intersection of Nutwood and ing out of the University Police ment actions” and begin citing Many concerns about the inter- for the right turn lane,” Bridge- Commonwealth avenues, ac- Department’s budget and has people. section were expressed in let- water said. “They put them- cording to Bridgewaters. no connections to the grant that The fliers contained infor- ters to CSUF presidents and cit- selves in jeopardy by still being The Fullerton Police Depart- Fullerton Police Department mation about pedestrian safety izen complaints from Fullerton in the street when someone else ment has also made efforts to has received, Willey said. and compared the average price residents. These complaints are has the right of way.” improve pedestrian safety. The “For the next two weeks, we of a citation to 44 handcrafted also one of the main reasons for September is Pedestrian Safe- department has a grant which do have additional officers with Starbucks drinks that could be the campaign, Willey said. ty Month. In 2016, 867 pedes- allows them to focus on some of the sole purpose of this cam- bought for the same price as a According to Bridgewater, a trians were killed and 14,000 the busier intersections within paign and to help students be minimum fine of $197. common pedestrian mistake is were injured in California ac- the city limits, Willey said. safer while walking around There have been 1,029 warn- being on the intersection after cording to a press release from However, University Police here. After that we will contin- ings for pedestrian violations the alloted time. Robert Dunn, the acting Fuller- are not conducting this pedes- ue to enforce the law in regards given out by University Police, “Specifically here at Nut- ton Police chief. trian safety campaign under to pedestrian safety,” Bridgewa- according to first week statistics wood and Commonwealth, a lot The city of Fullerton has a grant in the same way the ters said. Anaheim Ducks take Grad BBQ sizzles fitness exams at CSUF with excitement Graduating seniors participated in a wide range of celebrate the start of their activities including games, give- aways and graduation photos. last year with burgers. The event even offered Boot- legger’s beer, a craft brew from ANGELINA DEQUINA a Fullerton-based brewery Lifestyle Editor run by CSUF alumnus Aaron Barkenhagen. Students also had the option As one of the two origi- to leave behind a class legacy by nal buildings left on campus, donating money toward scholar- the Golleher Alumni House ships, Tuffy’s Basic Needs Center is a unique spot that offers Ti- and a bronze elephant statue for tans a connection to their future future Titans to enjoy. through Cal State Fullerton’s The core purpose of the event history. was to help ease the process of The house is nestled between adjusting to life after college. the University Police building It was among one of the many MEGAN GARCIA / DAILY TITAN and the Titan Student Union, events held for graduating se- The Wingate power test (above) records how fast players reach and maintain top speed. tucked away by shrouds of leaves niors in their last year of school, and a mountainous hill. Howev- according to the CSUF alumni The team uses Cal State process prior to the start of the biomechanics professor. er, the leaves made way for grad- website. Fullerton’s facilities to NHL season for the fourth-con- Lynn said he leads the fitness uating seniors attending the Grad Dianna Fisher, executive direc- evaluate their conditioning. secutive season. testing and is the one who an- BBQ on Thursday. tor of Alumni Engagement, said The Ducks visited campus alyzes the results before relay- Within an hour of the event’s the Alumni Association began Sept. 12 and 13 to complete a ing the information to Mark beginning, the house was bus- the tradition of the Grad BBQ 10 series of tests to see where their Fitzgerald, the Anaheim Ducks’ tling with students. Barbecue years ago. The goal was to form a JULIUS CHOI Asst. Copy Editor fitness levels currently stand. strength and conditioning coach smoke wafted through the air link between the student commu- The tests are used to make pos- who is entering his fifth sea- while students piled heaps of cut nity and the Alumni Association sible adjustments to the ath- son as a part of the Ducks’ fruit and pasta salad onto their before graduation. The Anaheim Ducks have letes’ individual training reg- personnel. plates. made Cal State Fullerton a imens if need be, said Scott In addition to free hot dogs fixture of their final tune-up Lynn, Ph.D and kinesiology and SEE PREPARE 8 and hamburgers, students SEE BBQ 6 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM 2 News MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 UPD to participate in Pink Patch Project DANIELLE EVANGELISTA / DAILY TITAN The project starts Oct. 1 breast cancer awareness sym- mastectomy in August. Hope website. Project factsheet. bols tying it to the department, “She was the driving force in Cappuccio said cancer is a According to Willey, al- and promotes screening according to Officer Katie Cap- my mind this year,” Cappuccio fast-acting disease and that though the University Police for early detection. puccio, the pink patch program said. without awareness, conversa- department is a small organi- leader within the CSUF police In 2018, there has been a re- tion and teaching individuals to zation, incorporating the pink NATALIE MEDEIROS department. cord of 2.1 million cases of look for signs, “a lot of times it patch initiative allows campus Staff Writer The patches will cost $10 breast cancer which contribut- shows up and is past a point of police to do its part to raise and T-shirts will be $20, and ed to an estimated total of 9.6 fixing it.” awareness, start a dialogue they will be sold throughout million cancer-related deaths “I’m almost 50 years old and about the issue and help fund University Police officers, October. worldwide. my mom called me saying, ‘I’m cancer research and education. staff and community service of- Officer Cappuccio said City Globally, about 1 in 6 deaths calling all my boys and I want The department hopes indi- ficers will begin wearing pink of Hope services have person- is due to cancer, according to you all to go down to the doctor viduals will donate their time badges, undershirts and ribbons ally benefited a close friend of 2018 statistics from the World and have a colonoscopy because and effort as a way of contrib- to bring public awareness to hers.