OPINION: The exploitation of children at SPORTS PAGE 12 the hands of TV producers, page 9 Ground crew works NEWS: Group presented a campus event to behind the scenes celebrate Hispanic Heritage month, page 3 Since 1960 Volume 85, Issue 25 Thursday October 11, 2007 DailyThe Student Voice of California StateTitan University, Fullerton DTSHORTHAND Fullerton police Playing in Tuffy’s virtual world search for robber The Fullerton Police Depart- ment is asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect wanted in connection with a string of armed robberies of convenience stores and gas stations. Two of the robberies – a 7- Eleven and an AM/PM – oc- curred in Fullerton. The suspect is described as Caucasian, 25 to 30 years old, 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 8 inches, with black hair and about 150 to 180 pounds. Anyone with information about the suspect should call Det. Rob Long at (714)738-3396 Driving good in the neighborhood BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) – A hungry 6-year-old grabbed his grandmother’s car keys, posi- tioned his child seat behind the steering wheel and tried to drive himself to an Applebee’s restau- rant. He didn’t get far. Unable to take the car out of reverse, the boy backed up 75 feet from her house into a transformer Tuesday, knocking out electricity and phone service to dozens of townhouses in this suburb north of Denver. No one was injured and the boy, whose name was not re- leased, got out of his car and told his grandmother what happened. “He went backward about 47 feet, hit the curb, then went backward another 29 feet,” said Sgt. Colleen O’Connell of the Broomfield Police Department. No charges will be filed. Courtesy OF THE VIDEO GAME DESIGN club The new Titan Races video game, which is set to be released Oct. 15, features Tuffy the Titan in a race around the Titan Student Union and other campus areas. I feel like I’m still “part of the game. Even CSUF’s video game club works through kinks in video game starring Titans’ mascot the coaches say that we BY JADE LEHAR students to enjoy. had on campus,” said Mehmet Ak- The first level should be ready Cart-type game,” said Rusty Scriv- “ Daily Titan Staff Writer The club was just recently formed kurt, computer science major and soon, which takes place in the ens, a computer science major and are part of the team. [email protected] this semester, said Grant Paulis, lead programmer of the game. TSU, said Paulis. After that, the the other lead programmer of the a designer on the project, and its Even though members of the club hopes to expand and have game. Mark Panozzo, – For Cal State Fullerton’s 50th members wanted to contribute club say they are extremely busy other levels include other places on Players ride in different cars Lead grounds worker anniversary, the Cal State Fullerton something special to the university. with other classes, they are push- campus for Tuffy and opponents to around the TSU and every car rep See Sports, page 12 Video Game Club decided to de- “We got the ideas from the engi- ing to get the game out in the next race around. sign a game for current and future neered robot elephants that they’ve month for students to play. “We compare it to a Mario See TUFFY, Page 5 YOUTUBE: MADTV- STUART BLOOPERS Students await governor’s decision Virginia Tech security Two bills aim to make summary of changes in new editions textbooks and 40 percent for used in the new text and to provide faculty textbooks. textbooks cheaper for with a list of wholesale prices and edi- Taking into consideration store ex- alerts may be faulty those in California tion changes upon request. penses, the report said a college store It would also require campus book- can expect to make about 4 cents for A trial run has 711 area and caused the campus to shut BY CHRISTIN DAVIS stores to list retail-pricing policies and every dollar’s worth of new textbooks people reporting they down. Daily Titan Staff Writer contains a section to prohibit profes- sold – products that the professor, not During the April shootings, the [email protected] sors from receiving anything of value the store, select. never received a message university relied mainly on e-mails, for adopting certain course materials. Mike Dickerson, Titan Shops text- campus warning sirens and a mes- Michael McDonald, MadTV’s Cal State Fullerton students could Changes would not take effect until book adoptions manager, said the Associated Press sage on Tech’s Web site to alert stu- most prized possession, is crack- see a drop in textbook prices if Gov. 2010. bookstore supports the Affordability dents to the danger. ing everybody up – co-workers Arnold Schwarzenegger signs either ASI Chief Governmental Officer Act because it will address some of the Hundreds of people reported they The expanded service gives sub- included. McDonald’s popular of the two textbook bills currently on Anthony Martinez said that while the factors in high costs. did not receive a message sent out scribers the option of receiving their man-child character, Stuart, is his desk. high cost of textbooks is a huge issue “SB832 builds upon existing leg- during a trial run of Virginia Tech’s alerts by up to three delivery meth- seen here admantly protesting Schwarzenegger has until Oct. 12 on campus, neither of the proposed islation to add useful transparency expanded emergency alert system on ods, and each subscriber designates a that he is not hyper. He then to decide whether to sign one, both or bills will affect book prices. at the point of actual sale – when the Wednesday, though it was not clear primary delivery method, such as a proceeds to continually kick his neither of the bills into law. “It’s basically all bark and no bite,” publisher offers the product to the whether all were signed up for the text message. legs in front of his mother, mak- Last week, the California legislature Martinez said. “The publishers will be teacher,” Dickerson said. “While it service, a university spokesman said. An analysis by a California pro- ing noises with his hands behind passed two separate textbook pricing required to disclose information but will help bookstores keep costs down, The “VT Alerts” system sent text vider of mass notification systems, his knees. Mo Collins, who plays bills recognizing the lofty and ever-in- that does not lower costs. In theory, AB1548 merely clutters the process messages, voice mails, e-mails and 3n (National Notification Network), Stuart’s woeful mom, cannot hold creasing cost of college textbooks. SB832 is a good idea but we have to and requires publishers to do things online instant messages to the more showed it took 18 minutes to send her composure for long and even- The bills, both written by Demo- remember too the additional require- that are already in their own best in- than 18,000 people — about 60 the test messages to all subscribers tually bursts into laughter. Stuart crats, seek to “get more advance in- ments will cost publishers additional terest.” percent of the university community via their primary point of contact, later shouts downstairs about her formation to college professors about money. That money will be made up According to the California Stu- — who signed up. and 31 minutes to send out alerts via Vagisil – in front of another man. the pricing of books and whether ad- via the sale of textbooks, which means dent Public Interest Research Group, The Blacksburg school followed all the contact methods, company Duration: 6:50 ditional material in new editions is students will pay for it.” which has largely supported the Af- up with a campus-wide e-mail sur- spokesman Marc Ladin said. substantial enough to merit ordering Fullerton Assemblyman Michael fordability Act, students in California vey seeking feedback within hours of There may have been external is- them,” according to the Los Angeles Duvall voted against both textbook spend an average of $900 per year on the test run and 711 people reported sues that delayed or prevented peo- WEATHER Times. bills. Nicholas Romero, senior field textbooks – nearly 20 percent of tu- that they never received an alert, ple from receiving the alerts, such as representative for Duvall’s office and ition at a four-year public institution. The College Textbook Afford- university spokesman Mark Owc- phone carrier delays delivering text a CSUF political science graduate “College textbooks, along with TODAY TOMorrow ability Act (SB832), written by State zarski said. messages, instant message systems student said that, “requiring publish- tuition, room and board, are an ex- Senator Ellen Corbett (D-San Lean- “It can be that they never signed that aren’t configured to accept mes- dro), would require book publishers ers to do back flips will only increase pensive necessity for student success,” up for it, or they signed up and they sages from the university and cell to provide faculty with an online list prices and may decrease supply.” Dickerson said. “Whether they’re too dropped out, or U.S. Cellular was phone reception problems, Owczar- of book prices in each subject area; “Other measures could provide expensive or not is a matter of relativ- High: 76 High: 71 having hiccups,” he said. “It could an estimated length the publisher in- benefit to students, such as a sales tax ity, choice, and the value to the stu- ski said. Low: 56 Low: 58 tends to keep the text on the market; exemption for textbooks or a state tax dent – how much is it worth to get mean a whole bunch of things.” Virginia Tech and 3n will review The school already had been look- data from the test and the survey, Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy and a list of changes the newest edi- credit on education comparable to an A?” tions contain.