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C A LIFORNI A S T A T E U N I V E R S IT Y , FULLERTON INSIDE 3 n NEWS: Arboretum held a class dis- cussing the different types of avocados 7 n SPORTS: What do the Angels need to Discover the do to get to the ‘Big Show’ ancient art form to relieve stress —see Perspectives page 5 VO LUME 71, I SSUE 28 WEDNESDAY O CTO BER 25, 2000 Future ‘Evolution’ filming goals takes over campus nMOVIES: without making a noise. As they The science waved signs and flags, Duchovny’s fiction comedy stars character, Ira, rushed to tell Jones of set an important discovery he had just David Duchovny and made. “He’s found a cell that’s not from nGOVERNMENT: The Julianne Moore this planet, so that’s pretty exciting,” Goldberg said. vice president of BY EMILY ROBERTS Daily Titan Staff Writer After the two characters confer over this matter, Duchovny jumps in Student Affairs spoke excitement and the scene ends. at Tuesday’s meeting After shopping around, producer The cast, including the extras, Daniel Goldberg decided that Cal arrived at 5 a.m. and worked until State Fullerton was the perfect BY RITA FREEMAN after 6 p.m. on several variations of school to film scenes for his upcom- the scene, using different camera Daily Titan Asst. News ing film “Evolution,” starring David Editor angles. Duchovny and Julianne Moore. Goldberg said they will be film- “We really liked the look,” ing a cafeteria scene on Wednesday Five goals for the Goldberg said. “It felt like a real future were presented as and a scene in Jones’ geology lab on school.” Thursday. Vice President of Student The filming on Tuesday took place Affairs Robert Palmer Remaining scenes for the film will in the gym and will continue for the be shot in locations in Los Angeles spoke at the Associated Students Board next two days in different locations of Directors meeting Tuesday. and Arizona. on campus. Art Cutler, the extras coordina- Goals for the 2000-2001 school year Now in its fourth day of shooting, included improving the information they tor, said that many CSUF students the science fiction comedy, which responded to Tuesday’s call. Only had about students through increased also stars Orlando Jones of the “Make research, assessment and data collec- 40 extras were union members. The 7UP Yours!” commercials and Sean non-union workers made $46 for tion. William Scott of “American Pie,” “I think it was huge that he came,” eight hours and overtime for any- follows the aftermath of a meteor thing after that, Cutler said. said AS President Mary Grace Cachuela. carrying alien life forms hitting the “Having that face-to-face connection The extras were also provided with Earth. The characters are the only breakfast and lunch by the catering helps with the students. The students people standing between aliens and are number one for both of us and he trucks which lined the street outside world domination, which apparently the gym. had a sincere concern for them, which I is bad news for Earth. appreciate.” Thu Do, a communications major, The film, directed by Ivan Reitman, said she heard about the filming from One of the goals that struck one board who also directed the “Ghostbusters” member was improving the Athletics a friend. series, will be released next summer. She said she was excited to be in a Program by increasing support for the Goldberg said that Duchovny, Intercollegiate Athletes. film of Duchovny’s. who also stars as Agent Fox Mulder “I totally wanted to go up to him “I think that’s one thing we are lacking on “The X-Files,” will be going back here on campus [intercollegiate sports’ to get an autograph, but I don’t know and forth between the two sets. if we’re allowed to,” Do said. support],” said AS Representative for For Tuesday’s filming, the Titan the College of the Arts Jerome Diebolt. Though tired of sitting so long, Gym was used as a gym of a ficti- she said she was glad for the oppor- “I would love to see more on campus; tious community college in Arizona. I’ve noticed other campuses have a lot tunity. More than 800 extras dressed in blue “We don’t have many filmings of their home games sold out, and they and red and filled the stands to cheer have pride in their games. Not a real around here, so this is a lot of fun,” on a girl’s volleyball match coached said Do. big population of lives on campus, so I MAYRA BeltrAN/Daily Titan by Jones’ character, Harry. think that it’s important that students get Movie crew filmed scenes from ‘Evolution’ in Titan Gym on Tuesday In the scene, the extras were involved on campus too.” instructed to cheer enthusiastically Other goals included the improve- ment of technology to advance service delivery, current hardware and soft- ware and student access to information; providing leadership for facilities and New computer lab dedicated space-related projects, such as the new housing projects, the Physical Education Building, the Recreation Center and the nCAMPUS: The new lab lab is slated to have seven or eight screen reader that voices text. Children’s Center. areas available for differently-abled He also noted that online services Palmer also said one of the goals was is located in University students. and employment have opened a world to continue to improve the public rela- A variety of computer access sys- to disabled students where they aren’t tions image of Student Affairs through Hall 115 tems are incorporated in the new lab subject to certain attitudes and preju- publications and marketing Web-based including voice recognition programs, dices based on their impairment. communications. BY CINDY BERTEA closed-circuit television magnification Besides the addition of workspace, Daily Titan Staff Writer “We really see him as the direct link systems and devices to accommodate Senge and his colleagues said the and contact to the university,” Cachuela special seating and positioning needs. move has increased the number of stu- said. “He brought up points that empha- Computer access for disabled stu- Although the surroundings are spa- dents visiting to utilize the services. sized students as number one.” dents moved a step forward with the cious and might appear sparse to the The lab is located next to the Cachuela added that they are opening opening of a new lab. untrained eye, Senge said the extra Disabled Student Services office in up the lines of communication. Located in University Hall 115, the space around the stations is necessary University Hall 101. “He [Palmer] and I have always been lab was formally dedicated Tuesday, for additional devices like scanners, The move closer to the center is a friends. We have monthly meetings and and is double the size of its prior Braille embossers and service dogs. major improvement, said Lisa Thies, we are always running into each other location in the Computer Science He said he believes the progression DSS coordinator of support services. at events,” she said. “My style of lead- Building. of technology furthers the abilities and “The location draws in more stu- ership is that I need to be friends with “I felt like for years we were tucked work of disabled students. dents that would normally be just someone I work with, and we have a away, and now we’ve come out of the “These students wouldn’t be as dropping by,” Thies said. mutual respect for each other, so we are closet,” said Jeff Senge, the informa- independently able to access certain Adaptive Technology Specialist trying to bridge that gap.” tion and computer accessibility pro- information without these specialized Carolyn Joyce agreed. Palmer said he likes to visit the board gram coordinator. programs. Before, someone had to “Now that we’re closer, we’re over- MAYRA BeltrAN/Daily Titan He said the previous location housed literally sit there and describe what’s CSUF Vice President Robert Palmer attended the ceremony AS/ 4 four workstations, whereas the current on the screen,” he said regarding the LAB/ 4 Show Me the Money Symposium to discuss the careers TitAN Starting salaries in corporate finance with a bache- e x t r a s lor’s degree range from $25,000 to $35,000. Starting available in the financial sector salaries with an MBA degree range from $30,000 to online Center for Insurance are co-hosting a said. “There’s a strong demand for nFINANCE: n $70,000. 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