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Vol. 90 Issue 43 November 15, 2011 Watch the Students want Daily Titan CSUF football News in 3 back Petitions, blogs, videos. There is nothing students haven’t done to try to bring football back to CSUF. We talked to CSUF faculty to find out why we don’t have a team. dailytitan.com/ Scan to view ONLINE Get up- Scan to view csuf-footballf11 EXCLUSIVES to-date dailytitan.com/ coverage on dtn311152011/ top campus news stories. dailytitan.com The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Two green Hidden in plain sight thumbs up Many are unaware of the cafeteria The Gastronome covers all of its tucked away in the housing area bases in sustainable food service JAMES BEAN MARIBEL CASTAÑEDA Daily Titan Daily Titan The Gastronome cafeteria on campus opened at All-you-can-eat buffet style, a large variety of good the start of the semester, but many students remain food, themed dinners and a leader in the “green” unaware of its existence. movement with its zero-waste policy, the Gastronome “I don’t even know what that is,” said Kris Ellis, seems to do it all. a senior English major. “It would be better if people ARAMARK Higher Education, the food service knew about it. They can make pamphlets and posters and management company that runs the Gastronome, or something.” has a commitment to reducing its environmental Vanessa Espino, a senior playwriting major, has a footprint that shows though its stewardship program, theory about why many students remain ignorant to the Green Thread. The program stems through the Gastronome. each area of business from providing sustainable “It’s so far that no one knows what it is unless they food, to minimizing waste, to transportation and live on campus. I’ve been there once in passing. I went energy conservation. The Gastronome leaves no area inside, but I didn’t eat anything,” she said. uncovered. Students who don’t frequent the housing area or are The Gastronome cooking staff, following enrolled in classes on the south side of campus haven’t ARAMARK’s smart menu, tries to develop menus yet seen the facility’s giant windows and modern that emphasize fresh, whole foods that are raised, architectural style. Students interviewed on the south grown, harvested and produced locally in support of or west side of the school didn’t understand what a local farmers. The food is prepared “meticulously and “Gastronome” was, but according to the students with care” by Executive Chef Matthew Pike in ways interviewed inside the cafeteria, these people are that maintain quality and freshness. The on-campus missing out. cafeteria serves organic vegetables in the salad bar and Oliver Smith, a freshman philosophy major and in some of the entrée dishes and also tries to utilize Australian international student, happily admits to sustainable seafood. visiting the Gastronome six to seven times a day. “I believe that our students are very happy with “It’s really close and it looks like a better place to the quality and freshness of all the food we prepare MARIBEL CASTAÑEDA / Daily Titan hang out than just a normal cafeteria,” said Smith. here. The average student has much more dining Many students never see the other side of the moving conveyer that is used for moving dirty dishes to be cleaned by Gastronome Not only does the Gastronome offer standard experience these days and has a much more defined employees, like Koeman Bui, 18, who uses a high-pressure water hose to wash food into a compactor. cafeteria-style dishes like pizza, burgers and salad, it palate and knows the difference between good and also carries much healthier entrees like saffron chicken bad. They care and know freshness when they see and reduce waste and be conscious about the product Wednesdays with their produce company so they are and wild rice, according to Campus Dish, the web taste it,” said Pike. they use. able to order enough fresh produce to eliminate a portal for ARAMARK Higher Education’s dining Preparing the food to order takes care of “What leaves as waste has become very important delivery on this day to help reduce the number of services. overproduction and minimizes waste. The chefs to all of us. It has become fun to watch employees trucks from the road. All the boxes the products are The entire cafeteria is separated into sections that prepare what they need as they need it, which results complain to each other about throwing the wrong delivered in are recycled as per the Gastronome’s switch food in and out in accordance to the schedule. in students enjoying the freshest menu items and things away or wasting something,” Pike said. zero-waste policy. Breakfast is served from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., lunch is eliminates waste and overproduction. The cooking A food compactor is used in the kitchen to pulp This policy involves recycling all materials in from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and dinner runs from 4:30 staff makes every effort to minimize waste in their scrap food off students’ plates, along with their corn a manner that protects human health and the p.m. to 8 p.m. There is also a late-night dining area on operations by keeping accurate production and products like straws. environment. the east side of the building. consumption records, Pike said. In addition, all the paper products used for catering According to Pike, the kitchen staff is trained on or takeout are recycled paper or corn products. See GREEN, page 2 See GNOME, page 3 a daily basis. They are constantly asked to recycle, Pike said they also do something called “truckless” Loss leads to sustainable lessons in energy contest CSULB beats CSUF, but conservation practices have been planted RYAN UTTER ROBERT HUSKEY / For the Daily Titan For the Daily Titan Sophomore hitter Leah Best (in blue) attempts a play at the net during a loss at Long Beach State earlier this season. The Titans have two games remaining this season. Cal State Fullerton and Cal State Long Beach housing residents recently participated in an energy conservation competition that was Tips for Titan volleyball held over the month of October. The event, “Energy Savers Do It in the Dark,” What the team can do to win its last games was a month-long competition that ended Oct. 31 with Long Beach as the decided winner. DAVID HOOD weekend’s match with 21 kills The contest, which was sponsored by the Daily Titan and 19 digs. Her deceptively Alliance to Save Energy’s Green Campus slow approach with a climactic, Program, was held to promote both energy On the horizon for the Cal State quick arm swing gives her enough (electricity and natural gas) and water Fullerton’s women’s volleyball power to plow through even the conservation, and to encourage friendly team are two remaining matches toughest block, as seen in the competition between the two campuses. at home. With Long Beach State second set against CSULB two Although this was CSULB’s second annual already having clinched the weeks ago that almost led them competition, it was the first time CSUF conference title, coupled with a to a one-set victory that night. participated in the event. Some dorm residents, CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan low fifth-place ranking in the Big Right-side Edmond needs to such as Michael Tenango, 21, a radio-TV-film The Green Campus Program alerted students of the upcoming energy-saving competition and gave students tips, like West Conference, the Titans are start her approach strong to hit major, were not even aware of the competition. taking shorter showers and using cold water while doing laundry. out of the final bid for the big over or around the block to find “I wasn’t aware of it at all,” said Tenango. dance. Nevertheless, they can still a seam in the awaiting defense “And to be honest I didn’t even see any of the shorter showers, using cold water while prize for the entire intercollegiate competition throw their five seniors–Jennifer on the ground. Middle blockers typical posters or fliers that we usually have for doing laundry and hang-drying clothing. The was a foosball table which went to CSULB. Edmond, Torrie Brown, Kim Maurer and Ayana Whitaker have these things.” organization also had conservation ideas on Even though CSUF did not win the Russel, Leah Maurer and Andrea to tip strategically or put up an Although some residents may not have been several YouTube videos. competition, Karina Lynn Kho, a first-year Ragan–a good going-away party approach to get a full swing on aware of the competition, CSUF did advertise The competition was ultimately between liberal studies major who participated in the with two wins. the ball to put up a threat in the the event on various media outlets. CSULB and CSUF, but there were also weekly competition, thought the contest and prizes middle and open up the outsides. The Green Campus Program’s Orange competitions between the dorm buildings at were a good way to engage and encourage Offense The Titans have enough firepower Green Pulp September newsletter described each campus. students. and intelligence to get kills on the upcoming competition and also gave some Every week the winning dorm at CSUF Feed the beast. Junior outside simple energy-saving tips, which included was rewarded with a small party. CSULB had See ENERGY, page 3 hitter Kayla Neto has had a See VOLLEY, page 8 turning off lights when not in use, taking similar prizes for winning dorm buildings.