Vol. 90 Issue 51 December 6, 2011 Discounted CSUF Parking Woes effect tickets offer fun Fullerton Residents on a budget Did you know you could purchase Watch the admission tickets to local amusement Daily Titan parks, movie theaters, seasonal events, News in 3 dinner theaters and shows at the Titan Student Union? The Information and Services desk is your “ticket” to your next budget adventure. ONLINE Get up- Scan to view Scan to view EXCLUSIVES to-date dailytitan.com/ dailytitan.com/ discounted-tickets- coverage on tsu/ dtn3120611 top campus news stories. dailytitan.com The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Making health center services more accessible Organization helps her to the SHCC. Not only it was students get to their hard for her to drive there and park appointments close to the SHCC, but she had to move her car every 30 minutes. MIKARI KUGA However, she was later told by the Daily Titan parking enforcement officer that she could only park there once. The student organization Stu- “It would have been nice to have dents Navigating Accessibility au- a temporary parking pass so that I thored a proposal to help Cal State can just be in there the whole time Fullerton students better access the and they can take X-rays and do all Student Health and Counseling the tests that they needed to do,” Center. said Gamboa. The proposal, called the “Tem- Trish Campbell, a member of porary Disability Students Parking the SNA and graduate student of Permits for the Student Health and anthropology, said if some students Counseling Center Visit,” addresses who have health issues or bodily some complaints students have injuries had to walk the distance to about the parking situation and the SHCC, the additional exertion getting to the SHCC. It is currently could affect their health. being kept at the Disabled Student Part of SNA’s mission is to “take Services to represent the voice of the steps toward achieving positive CSUF students. changes on the campus,” so Rober- Regardless of whether students to Cabrera, president of SNA, said have health insurance, easy access they decided to work on this issue. to the SHCC is just as important. “The goal is to set up the service However, there have been many program that will help people with complaints from students about the short-term disability or temporary WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan parking. There are a few 30-minute disability. And we just want to Many of the recent protests on campus against the tuition hikes had to be approved by the president regardless of their First Amendment rights of assembly and petition. parking spaces for the students who make it easier for them to see the have scheduled an appointment at doctor,” said Cabrera, who is also the center. If those spaces are full, a graduate student of marriage and then students have to park much family therapy. “Because probably Approval required for protest farther. health is the most important thing Paul Nguyen, a junior health sci- for us.” President’s Directive No. 5 The directive has been a part of campus law Students like Zachary Drexler, a senior adver- ence major, said he had to park in According to the policies that are says rallies may only be held since 1971, with its last revision in 1994. tising major, don’t like the idea of having a dem- the Nutwood Parking Structure and implemented for CSUF students, in time, place and manner ap- According to Esiquio Uballe, associate dean of onstration pre-approved. walk across campus to the SHCC there are a few policies that are for Student Life, the directive’s aim isn’t to discour- “You don’t go to the person you’re protesting for his doctor’s appointment to get students who have a temporary dis- proved by the president age protests or rallies, but is meant to maintain against and ask permission,” he said. “But for the some medications for his asthma. ability and ask for a temporary per- organization on the campus. sake of organization it’s probably a good thing.” “It was hard for me because I mit issued by a Disability Students JAMES BEAN “The campus policy is time, place and man- The directive was cited when a group of pro- had breathing issues at that time. Service representative. The tempo- Daily Titan ner,” said Uballe. “If you want to have a demon- testers identifying with the Occupy movement I think it would be easier if there rary permit could last from a week stration, we just prefer advanced notice.” (along with community-specific issues like police were parking spots specifically for to an entire semester. However, this As protesters continue to gather on campuses According to Uballe, a large chunk of the rea- brutality and tuition hikes) began to protest on the Health Center,” said Nguyen. “I is not designed for the SHCC visit. and in cities across the nation, Cal State Fuller- son behind the directive lies with scheduling for campus. don’t think there should be a limit The adviser at Disabled Student ton campus policy, specifically President’s Direc- campus venues. Public forums on campus are “We held meetings with the organizers and basi- at all because when I visited there, it Service suggested they focus more tive No. 5, states students and faculty must follow available for scheduled events and if an area is oc- cally let them know what the requirements were,” took me an hour and a half, and an on the services and programs re- campus guidelines in order to lawfully protest cupied by protesters without a permit, then other said University Police Chief Judi King. “We met with hour would not be enough for the garding the SHCC instead of park- and rally on campus property. scheduled events can’t take place. the protesters and basically explained to them what Health Center.” ing issues itself, so they conducted President’s Directive No. 5 states, “Public “Some people think that if they ask for per- would be allowed and what would not be allowed.” When Raziel Gamboa, a gradu- some research. meetings, performances, rallies and similar events mission, it defeats the purpose of being there,” ate student of anthropology, broke may be held by students and faculty in accordance Uballe said. “But they’re violating other peo- See NO. 5, page 3 her arm, she neither had a student See ACCESS, page 2 with procedures approved by the president.” ple’s rights.” parking permit nor someone to take Review of memorable CSUF men’s basketball CSUF soccer season profile: Isiah Looking back at early season drop in form. Overall, Umipig this year’s men’s and it saw massive improvement from women’s team’s best last season’s team. Its 9-8-3 record marked its best season since 2007 moments of 2011 and the team loses only one player to graduation for next year. RICK GOMEZ Looking back, here are the mem- & BLAKE FOGG orable moments of the men’s and Daily Titan women’s 2011 soccer season: Cal State Fullerton men’s and Men’s Soccer Isiah Umipig is a sopho- Scan to view women’s soccer teams certainly A season marked by highs and lows, ONLINE more standout on the EXCLUSIVES CSUF men’s basketball were turning heads to start the sea- the Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer dailytitan.com/isiah-umipig/ son. The men’s team was receiving team peaked so early in the season, team. Last year as a fresh- man, he was selected “Sixth national attention, adding to an al- then hit rock bottom in the end. Man of the Year” and one CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan ready stacked Big West Conference. of the top guards in the Big Senior forward Nick Posthuma controls the ball in a match this season. Posthuma The women’s team went on an early See SOCCER, page 8 West Conference. was a key member for the men’s soccer team all season long. five-match, unbeaten run after an Contact Us at [email protected] dailytitan.com December 6, 2011 2 NEWS DTSHORTHAND USPS Ends Next- KY Church Lifts Day Regular Mail Interracial Ban The U.S. Postal Service an- Two weeks ago Gulnare Free nounced a $2.1 billion cost sav- Will Baptist Church in Pike ings proposal that would put an County, Ky. voted to ban inter- end to next-day service for regular racial couples from attending ser- mail and the loss of 28,000 postal vices or participating in church worker jobs, according to CNN. activities, according to CNN. The proposal is part of a plan to The 9-6 vote was prompted sever hundreds of mail processing when long-time member Stella facilities. The plan also includes Harville brought her fiance Ti- changing its national standards cha Chikuni, who is black, to for regular first-class mail, which the church which has about 40 requires a 44-cent stamp for the members. first ounce, to two to five days Back in June, Harville’s father from the current one to three. was approached by former Pastor Postal officials said the move is Melvin Thompson and was told needed to preserve the future of Harville’s boyfriend could no the USPS, which is on the brink longer attend the church. of collapse. The move is being In November the vote to proposed to address an estimated completely ban interracial rela- 47 percent drop in regular mail tionships within the church was expected over the next 10 years. passed.