C A LIFORNI A S T A T E U NIV E R S IT Y , F U LL E RTON Lisa Thies grows INSIDE to be a strong and independent 4 n OPINION: The closure of Nutwood woman in spite of Avenue is blocked by red tape challenges —see News page 8 10 n NEWS: Using a tanning bed may be just as harmful as baking in the sun VOLU M E 74, I SSUE 16 TUESDAY M ARCH 19, 2002 Tax courses available at Irvine cam- n ety, the College of Business and employees. is being offered for the program. “They like the challenge of deal- courses at the Irvine location. EDUCATION: CSUF Economics (CBE) now offers in Faculty Coordinator and The 40 enrolled professionals are ing with a lot of uncertainty,” he “This is an effort to serve the pro- satellite campus will Irvine courses for a master’s of sci- Accounting Professor Michael focused on helping their clients file said. “They like to play games and fessional accounting community,” ence in taxation. Moore said most of the students tax returns before the April 15 dead- find some answers to things that Johnson said. provide classes to Extending to Irvine was a matter enrolled in the Irvine program are line. solve their clients’ problems.” The Irvine program is housed in of necessity, said accounting profes- accountants or business profes- “We geared the program for stu- Included in the courses offered the Irvine Spectrum along with a earn an MBS for the sor Tom Johnson. sionals who want to improve their dents,” Moore said. “There is a and required for the taxation mas- number of research, development College of Business He said that 75 percent to 80 per- knowledge of taxation. hiatus during March and most of ter’s are taxation of corporations, and manufacturing companies. cent of Orange County’s accounting He said, through the Irvine pro- April.” partnerships and state gifts. The facility’s Web site boasts of firms have offices located within gram, “they get a fairly broad knowl- Moore said the field of taxation Students also learn about tax comfortable classrooms, a computer BY SABRINA SAKAGUCHI five to eight miles of the Extended edge in taxation.” has gained a growing interest from research, taxation planning and how lab and an abundance of free park- Daily Titan Staff Writer Education facility. Courses cover almost every area the business professional field. U.S. taxation changes with interna- ing. “Orange County is a congested of taxation a business professional He said professionals who work tional trade. Other CSUF classes and cer- Earning a master’s degree in place,” Johnson said. “A number of would need to know, focused mostly in taxation are not only interested The 10-course program in Irvine tificate programs being offered business recently got a little easier potential students were discouraged on tax planning and practice, he in taxes, but like learning about follows the same guidelines and at the Irvine location include: for south Orange County’s work- to come to Fullerton and slog their said. American laws. requirement as its parent program at Survey of e-Business Practices, e- ing executives, thanks to Cal State way through traffic.” Unlike other educational pro- There are an infinite amount of CSUF, Johnson said. Marketing Strategy & Techniques, Fullerton’s Extended Education pro- According to the Extended grams, the taxation program gets a issues and problems that arise with In addition to south Orange e-Public Relations, e-Government, gram. Education Web site, www.takethe second spring break during the tax taxation, but Moore said finding County tax practitioners, many Marketing to the Hispanic Consumer, Located in one of the hubs of lead.fullerton.edu, Irvine has around season. solutions to these problems is what of the same full-time faculty will Java Programming, Web Page Orange County’s professional soci- 2,000 firms with an estimated 35,000 Currently, only one course taxation professionals enjoy doing. be teaching the primarily evening Development and Microsoft Access. The Winner’s Circle Dept. mourns CSUF alumnae nOBITUARY: Claire showed support and was very involved in the [Asian-American studies] pro- Ihara, wife of Asian gram, even though she didn’t have to,” Fujita Rony said. American studies J. Michael Russell, chair of the depart- ment of philosophy, described Ihara as an chair loses battle with articulate woman who had a real interest advanced myeloma in people. He got to know her through Craig Ihara, who is also a professor in BY AFNI ADNAN philosophy. Daily Titan Staff Writer “The most common feature is visual — the curiosity and sparkle in the way she would make eye contact,” Russell Claire Ihara, a Cal State Fullerton said. “She would look at you in a way graduate and wife of Craig Ihara, chair that would make you feel she was really of the Asian-American studies program, interested and really liked you.” passed away on Feb. 25 from plasma cell Friends remembered Ihara as a gentle leukemia, an advanced form of multiple soul who conducted herself with grace. myeloma. “I do not recall her ever raising her Not one to surrender to self-pity, she voice or expressing herself with any boldly fought the illness harshness,” Russell said. for more than a year but “No doubt she did so, continued to help others. but that is not part of my She was 56. image of her.” Ihara was born in She married Craig in Chicago on Sept. 25, 1968 and the couple spent 1945, not long after her their first year of marriage family left an internment in Hong Kong. They camp in Colorado. relocated to Los Angeles Ihara’s parents, Misao and spent four years there and Isao Harada, moved before settling in Yorba back to California to farm Linda in 1973. when she was an infant. The Iharas were a well- She attended San Jose traveled couple, having City College and San Jose Ihara visited and lived in Asia State University, where she and Europe, as well as other majored in art. She earned her bachelor’s parts of the U.S. degree in photojournalism at CSUF in Over the years, Ihara worked as a 1974. bookkeeper, a photo lab technician, a Friends described her as quiet and video store manager and even managed reserved, but comfortable to be around. and owned an apartment complex. But “She had a great sense of humor,” said more than anything, she was a caring and Thomas Fujita Rony, a professor in the supportive wife. KATIE CUMPER/Daily Titan Asian-American studies program. Ihara’s memorial service was at the Sunday’s 2002 Kia Klassic tournament gave the home team a reason to cheer. Above, the Titan softball team celebrates after He also said that she made him feel Orange County Buddhist Church in welcomed to the relatively new program, All-American junior Jenny Topping, second from left, smacked a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth against Texas, giv- Anaheim last Friday. In lieu of flow- which was established about six years ing Fullerton the 2-0 victory. In the tournament, CSUF was a perfect 7-0, closing out their streak with the Texas takedown. ers, donations can be made to the ago. The Iharas also helped establish an Ihara endowment through the CSUF endowment fund for the Asian-American University Advancement. See SPORTS/ 6 and philosophy study programs. She is survived by her husband, Craig, “She wasn’t an academic, but she and her brother, Chris Harada. TitAN e x t r a s Students take on beach clean- nENVIRONMENT: As bags of trash were collected. Other pieces become a major issue because marine they found. online picked up were markers, cotton swabs animals mistake the butts as food and “There’s stuff out here that you don’t part of a project, 45 and cigarette butts. often feed the butts to their offspring think about,” said junior Christy Stewart. “I found cups, knives, spoons and blocking their digestive track, making “A bird was debating whether or not to n Check out people gathered in Gatorade bottles,” said Melinda Brown them ill or even starve to death. eat a piece of rope. It’s a scary thought.” the Daily Titan assistant director of Residents Life for “It’s just another reason to not smoke,” Despite the wind, it seemed that the online this year Long Beach for two Shenan Doah University. “Enough stuff said volunteer Mike Espinoza. layers of trash hidden in the sand never at http:// hours to pick up trash for a picnic.” Sabrina Sanders, coordinator for ceased to appear. Most said they were dailytitan.fullerton.edu. Individuals from all over the nation, Volunteer Services, and Victor Lopez, surprised at what they found or didn’t BY LAILA DERAKHSHANIAN including some that had never seen the program director for Project Earth, helped find. ocean, came together to help. organize the event. “I thought I’d find more people help- New video clips will Daily Titan Staff Writer “It’s my first time in California,” Sanders said that a group usually picks ing out here,” said Jensen Omana, a nurs- be available on the said Scott Nelson, a graduate student at up trash from Huntington Beach. They ing student at Cypress College. “These Internet later. Tubes of chapstick, bottles of plastic Central Missouri State University. “I’m provided bags, rubber gloves and refresh- beaches should be cleaned up more. In and glass and various articles of clothing just trying my best wherever I go.” ments for the volunteers as well as moti- less than two hours I found beer bottles, were some items people gathered as they Before everyone started collecting vation to all that attended.