Vol. 88 Issue 1 August 23, 2010 WHAT’S INSIDE Skateboarding’s FEATURES Flugtag makes a big splash in Long Beach Biggest Purse Returns ....................................... 7 Pro Skaters grind for cash at Maloof Money Cup. Over $400,000 in prize money was awarded to top competitors. DETOUR See Maloof, page 16 Quick Picks: Handling back-to-school stress Katrina Revisited ..................................... 12 An in-depth look at natural disasters OPINION Personal interview with a New Orleans resident who shared her ex- Obama’s monthly progress perience of the Katrina aftermath report card See Natural Disasters, page 4 ..................................... 13 dailytitan.com The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton $HOW ME THE MONEY +$305 million increase proposed -$625 to CSUs million reduced from the CSU budget over two years + $52 +5% more for a Cal State increase in state university Fullerton parking permit From the state to Cal State level fee for undergraduates the semester.” the state will actually come out of the deficit and into A CSU Budget In spite of this, the constitutional deadline for recovery,” Fallis said. “You have to keep in mind that Parking PART 1 of 3 : the state of California to adopt this year’s budget has California as a state used to have a budget in the 100 Student breakdown of fund allocation passed. The deadline was June 15 and as of July 1 the billions and is now significantly less to about the 80 structure and its effects budget year began. billions.” Fee raised “So we are technically in a budget year that we Prior to this decline in funding, there was a pe- LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ don’t have a budget for,” said Erik Fallis, public media riod of time from the 2005-06 academic year to the now open News Director relations Specialist for the CSU Office of the Chan- 2007-08 academic year when the CSU had a Com- 5 percent cellor. pact Agreement for Higher Education with the state For the past two years the CSUs have faced a legislature and governor’s office. Permit fee increase to The California State Legislature has yet to adopt significant reduction in state funding, losing $625 “During the budget crunch of 2002-2003 we took State university fees Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposal for the 2010- million. The loss would have been more devastating budget reductions as well, and when we took those pay $24 million 11 academic year budget. Although the proposal is had President Obama’s federal stimulus package not reductions, it was with the promise and the compact charge students $204 construction costs supportive of CSUs, the budget will not be fully come into effect, canceling out the $717.5 million with the governor that then the CSU would be guar- more this year restored to its original resources from the 2007-08 cut that would have been put in place on top of the anteed a certain level of funding and certain level of FRANCINE RIOS academic year. $625 million, Fallis said. enrollment growth every year there after for the pe- KIRAN KAZALBASH Staff Writer “You do realize this is the third or fourth time that “It all comes down to the fact that the state has a riod of the compact,” Fallis said. “That obviously has Copy Editor we have started the fall semester without any budget significant budget deficit ... one of the ways to close not happened within the last two years, but the com- in the time that I have been president here,” said Cal the deficit was by significantly reducing the CSU, pact is what the CSU based our proposal from.” The Eastside Parking Structure State Fullerton University President Milton Gordon. which is something we asked they not do because we The CSU Board of Trustees has de- opens today and will provide 1,452 “You can’t wait for the budget... you have got to start believe that higher education is one of the ways that See Budget, page 3 cided on a 5 percent increase in stu- spaces for Cal State Fullerton stu- dent mandatory fees for the upcom- dents. ing 2010-11 school year. The parking structure cost $24 mil- The general fund allocation for the To offset the decreased state bud- lion and took about 13 months to Cal State University system in billions. } get for the university, the board voted finish. The structure is expected to aid -$100 million on a $204 increase in fees starting in students in their quest to find park- $2.97 fall 2010 for undergraduate students. ing. The campus, however, is home to “State resources have drastically around 30,000 people. declined by approximately $625 As of the end of July, there were $2.87 million over the last two years,” said about 11,012 parking spaces available, Erik Fallis, CSU media relations spe- 1,711 of which were for faculty/staff -$525 million cialist. “So the CSU took a number Compact Agreement and 8,421 of which were for students, $2.79 of steps at that time such as em- said Joe Ferrer, director of Parking and For Higher Education -$625 million *$2.72 ployee furloughs (including manag- Transportation. ers and executives), layoffs, increased As of December 2008, about 2,132 student fees, reduced enrollment parking spots were lost/displaced with $2.62 and other campus cost-cutting mea- the construction of the Children’s sures.” Center, the latest phase of dorms and $11 The governor’s office has proposed the Eastside Parking Structure itself, a $305 million restoration that will which will only replace about 1,452 Increase in funds serve to back fill a reduction from spaces, leaving approximately 680 stu- $2.45 } $60.6 the 2009-10 budget, according to dents without a place to park, Ferrer (in millions) CSU Public Affairs. $305 said. $2.35 No budget idea is certain yet for For some, the parking fee hikes * Pending Approval of State Budget Proposal the upcoming year with legislatures makes for an unhappy start to the se- still negotiating on which budget to mester. adopt, Fallis said. 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 See Building, page 6 See Fees, page 3 Contact Us at [email protected] August 23, 2010 dailytitan.com NEWS 3 IN OTHER NEWS BUDGET: Q&A BREAKDOWN OF MONEY ALLOCATION ... Continued from page 1 $2.87 billion. Then entering into What is the $11 million for At least 80 percent or more of the 2009-10 academic year (last technical adjustments? the CSU budget is tied up in sala- INTERNATIONAL Students are directly impacted year) the CSU took a $525 mil- – Technical adjustments cov- ries and benefits which gives them by the state budget because when lion hit in funds reducing the bud- ers small interest payments and of few options to go to for funding. Last U.S. combat brigade leaves Iraq revenues fall short from the state, get significantly to $2.35 billion. that nature. the CSU makes up for it in tuition This budget deficit isn’t standard “Relatively small things in the So where did the CSU go for DOHA, QATAR -- The last U.S. combat brigade has withdrawn from Iraq, and fee increases. For example, the because of the fact that it spanned budget that the state automatically funding given that they had little bringing combat operations to an end in a war that has lasted more than seven state’s decision on where to allo- over two years. figures in,” Fallis said. “It main- options? years and claimed the lives of more than 4,000 U.S. troops. cate funds is the reason that from tains the status quo for a couple of – Losing the $625 million in The brigade left the country in the early hours of Thursday morning, two the fall 2008 semester to the fall Will the budget funds for the technical things.” state support made the CSUs more weeks before an Aug. 31 deadline for the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom 2009 semester CSUs experienced 2010-11 academic year continue reliant on the student fee fund- pledged by Barack Obama upon taking office. a 32 percent increase in the State to decline? Or will they increase Could any of this money go ing and took out large portions About 50,000 U.S. troops will remain in the country in an advisory capacity, University Fee. When reaching the and by how much? toward or have gone towards the of the budget that had previously helping to train Iraqi forces in a new mission codenamed Operation New Dawn, CSUF level it became a 27 percent – If the state legislature adopts building of a parking structure? supported enrollment and the which will run until the end of 2011. increase. Similarly for this aca- the governor’s January proposal, Such as the $24 million Eastside number of classes CSUs can offer demic year the CSU has decided to then an increase in funds will be Parking Structure? and services. Furloughs were put raise the University Fee by 5 per- allocated to the CSUs. The in- – No. Money for building comes in place, faculty hiring decreased, NATIONAL cent. Because of the importance crease will be divided as follows: from separate designated funds for enrollment suffered and tuition of this issue, the Daily Titan has $305 million for restoration, capitol projects. Some of these increased. Israeli and Palestinian leaders invited to U.S. put together the following Q&A $60.6 million for enrollment and funds are bonds that are issued by to help students understand the $11 million for technical adjust- the CSUs and paid over time by Given the deficit that occurred WASHINGTON -- World leaders are planning to invite Israeli and Pal- complexities.