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Vol. 87 Issue 35 April 15, 2010 This week at the Becker: The 88 Los Angeles-based band The 88 lured a sizeable crowd to the Becker Amphitheatre Wednesday afternoon. SOUND-OFF, Page 6 Multimedia THURSDAY Spring Concert is coming up this weekend, find out more about the concert and performers at: www.dailytitan.com/springconcert10 Learn more about what could happen after graduation at Senior Dis-orientation, only on: www.dailytitan.com/seniordisorientation The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Ukraine Azerbaijan Kyrgyzstan Survivor shares Dominican Republic Moldova Holocaust story Honduras Bulgaria with students Nicaragua Micronesia Peru Gambia Paraguay Zambia *each Tuffy represents one graduate Number of CSUF alumni volunteering in the Peace Corps PHOTO BY CHRISTA CONNELLY/Daily Titan Photo Editor Mary Bauer, a survivor of the Holocaust, tells her life story to a GRAPHIC BY KRISTEN HULSEY/Daily Titan Design Editor crowded room full of students in the Pollack Library. BY ZAM ANWAR Daily Titan Staff Writer [email protected] Titans travel for peace The students of Cal State Fullerton’s European studies society presented speaker Mary Bauer, a survivor of the Ho- locaust, who shared her personal experiences during the war Cal State Fullerton alumni have a long history of donating their time and effort to the Peace Corps after graduation and after with students, faulty and community members at the Pollack Library, Wednesday evening. BY LAUREN MCCANN Americans on the part of the peoples “I asked myself, how can I get degree. The other five percent have According to literature posted by the students of the Eu- Daily Titan Staff Writer served. 3. Helping promote a better more global experience, travel more three to five years of full-time work ropean studies society, Bauer was born in Budapest, Hungary, [email protected] understanding of other peoples on and benefit myself, while investing experience in qualifying fields. on May 29, 1927. the part of Americans. in my future? With the chronic un- The application process is some- When she was a teenager, Bauer was deported to Auschwitz, Established March 1, 1961, the Also established in 1961, the CSU employment of young people today, thing that takes patience, and fo- along with her mother and grandparents, in the spring of Peace Corps, a volunteer program, system has been a significant contrib- there’s no other option,” said Jeffrey cus typically ranges from nine to 12 1944. In prison, Bauer was forced to work as a weaver, con- and United States governmental agen- utor, with 8,747 Peace Corps volun- Sigler, 27, a CSUF economics alum- months. After receiving an invitation, verting the shorn hair of prisoners into items necessary for the cy has served 139 host countries, with teers from all 23 campuses. nus of ’07. most people depart for their coun- Nazi war effort. 310 Cal State Fullerton alumni con- “Cal State University, Fullerton After examining options and choic- try assignment within two to three In January 1945, Bauer and her mother were forcibly tributing to the count of nearly 200 students have always had a strong es for his future, Sigler chose Peace months. marched from Auschwitz, Poland, to Ravensbruck, Germany. thousand Peace Corps volunteers. commitment to community service. Corps as the clear path. Two weeks Ultimately, the placement of a vol- Liberated by the Russian Red Army in the spring of 1945, she In 1960, then Sen. John F. Ken- More and more college students are ago he was told his departure date is unteer depends on where their quali- returned to Hungary with her mother, only to find their home nedy challenged students at the Uni- realizing that the marketplace is glob- June 10. In Peru, Sigler will serve as a fications and skills match the needs of looted, and antisemitism as strong as ever. Realizing there was versity of Michigan to serve their al. This has spurred increased interest small business promoter. countries requesting assistance. no future for her daughter in postwar Hungary, Bauer’s moth- er sent her to Berlin. Bauer sailed to the United States soon country by delivering peace efforts in in the Peace Corps,” said Kate Kuyk- “I’m so blessed and fortunate to be The fields in which volunteers after and settled in Los Angeles with her husband. developing countries. Through this, endall, Peace Corps public affairs spe- going somewhere that I love,” Sigler are placed in ranges from education, the inception of an agency devoted to cialist. said. “To have the experience of the health and HIV/AIDS, business de- See HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR, Page 2 world peace and friendship was born. Today, there are 7,671 volunteers Peace Corps, it opens all the doors. velopment, environment, agriculture The Peace Corps requires a volun- and trainees involved with the Peace It’s the most incredible decision you and youth development. teer to be committed for 27 months Corps. Of that number, 920 are from can make. I dare anyone to find any- “We really ask that applicants be as in a foreign country. Peace Corps is California, 22 of which are CSUF thing like it.” flexible as possible about where they working towards three simple goals: alumni. Currently, California has the The Peace Corps requires volun- serve so that we can do our best to 1. Helping the people of interested most serving volunteers in the U.S. teers to be at least 18 years of age. meet the needs of the host countries Rally ignites countries in meeting their need for In 2009, there were 15 alumni Varying education levels are accept- we serve,” Kuykendall said. trained men and women. 2. Helping who served in the Peace Corps and in able, however, 95 percent of volun- promote a better understanding of 2008 there were 11. teers have at least an undergraduate See PEACE CORPS, Page 2 week of Greek ‘CSI’ films ‘They All Fall Down’ BY CHRISTINE AMARANTUS Daily Titan Editor at Large [email protected] Investigators who rushed to Dade University’s pool were greeted with a grisly crime scene. A mur- der has taken place. The seasoned Lieutenant Hora- tio Caine arrives, checks out the unlucky corpse, and delivers a notorious one-liner while dramatically re- PHOTO BY NICK MARLEY/Daily Titan Photo Editor moving his shades. PHOTO BY NICK MARLEY/Daily Titan Photo Editor Sorority sisters cheer wildly in preparation for can castle building Cal State Fullerton doubled as the fictitious in- Cast and crew film a scene for the season finale of ‘CSI: Miami’ outside of the Performing Arts building. and chalk murals. stitution Dade University for the television drama “CSI: Miami” on Wednesday, with the shoot resum- pool. (CSUF has) a fantastic pool area down there. “I just overheard them talking to another student BY CHARLES PURNELL ing today. Cast and crew are filming the season fi- We shot near your music hall. Beautiful, beautiful asking around if someone knew Tai Chi,” the Delta Daily Titan Staff Writer nale set to air May 24 at 10 p.m. on CBS. facility. We turned that into our behavioral psychol- Zeta member said. [email protected] “This campus was the best. We shoot the whole ogy wing.” Meek came forward and showed the crew what she show in Los Angeles,” said the episode’s director, “The school was very accommodating, too. We’re could do before she was placed as a coach for one of About 500 members from Cal State Fullerton’s Greek Joe Chapelle, regarding CSUF’s selection to pose as going to spend three days here,” Dube added. “We the actors who was playing a suspect in the episode organizations celebrated the first evening of Greek Week a college in Florida. “What’s great about Cal State have Horatio Caine interviewing professors, a grad who practiced the Chinese martial art form. by jumping on moonwalks, air-filled slides and partying Fullerton is with all the palm trees and the expanse it student – they’re all suspects – so we’re near class- “I went over it with the actor, he had done it when to music supplied by Michael Olivares, also known as DJ really feels like Dade County. The look of the show rooms getting shots.” he was 17 and so it was kind of familiar to him,” she Mikey O, Wednesday starting at 6 p.m. in front of the is very modern and high-tech, and a lot of the build- The two commented on the episode’s storyline. said. “And he said it seemed a bit right and that he Titan Gym. ings here, especially the newer buildings, fit the look “There’s a terrifying incident in the lab where one just needed enough to make it look good on camera “Oh my God! This was amazing. I’ve never seen the of the show perfectly.” by one, all of our CSIs lose consciousness. It’s a cliff- and that he only needed four movements.” student body party like we did today,” said 28-year-old Executive Producers Barry O’Brien and Marc hanger,” O’Brien said. O’Brien was pleased with Meek’s help. Olivares, also a fraternity member. “There is nothing like Dube wrote the episode being shot, “They All Fall “All of our characters all fall down,” Dube said. “She was just plucked from walking past our partying with the Greeks here at Cal State Fullerton.” Down.” “We don’t know who gets up until the premiere of shoot in the music hall. She’s proving to be quite an Olivares, a senior in Delta Chi, started winding down “We basically chose Fullerton State because of next season.” expert,” he said.