Vol. 91 Issue 42 April 23, 2012 Celebrating Japanese Arts The Petterson Museum in Claremont, Calif. celebrated Japan through art and culture. The excitement for the new season was demonstrated through sword Watch the Daily Titan News in 3 fighting, drumming and more. Get up- Scan to view dailytitan. Scan to view ONLINE com/?p=54760 EXCLUSIVES to-date coverage on dailytitan.com/?p=54759 top campus news stories. dailytitan.com The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton TITANS EXERCISE TACTICAL SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan Members of CSUF’s Army ROTC head into an exercise at Camp Pendleton. The field exercises focused on aspects such as leadership skills and how to handle confrontations with civilians. Evaluations were also given to platoon leaders at the end of each exercise. Army ROTC cadets train at Marine base Titans train with others by Cal State Long Beach, UC Irvine, Cal Ready-To-Eat (MREs) and slept in patrol the Titan Battalion. extra challenges,” said Cadet Joe Lopez, a from nearby universities State Dominguez Hills and University of formations under the stars, switching security The exercises were split into two senior political science major. Southern California. shifts with their patrol mates. categories: squad and platoon exercises. The squad-level exercises were primarily From Friday through mid-Sunday, cadets “The point behind this FTX (field training Cadets were assigned leadership roles for based on combating opposing forces ANDERS HOWMANN Daily Titan were in the field training in squad and exercise) was to give our MS3’s (third-year each of the exercises and were evaluated (OpFor). Squads were tasked with moving platoon-level combat exercises. Armed with cadets) experience in squad sticks and by senior-level cadets (MS4s) from other from point to point or attacking objectives Cadets from Cal State Fullerton’s Reserve real rifles firing blank rounds and weighed platoon level patrolling in preparation for campuses. Different surprise variables, such while ambushing or receiving fire. OpFor Officer’s Training Corps (ROTC) program down by 40-pound rucksacks and tactical what they are going to come across during as indirect fire, suicide bombers and booby soldiers were role-played by other cadets. conducted their semi-annual field training gear, they practiced everything from patrolling their evaluation at Ft. Louis during Warrior traps were added to each exercise at the exercise this weekend at the Camp Pendleton formations to interacting with civilians on the Forge,” said Master Sgt. Anthony Coates, evaluator’s discretion. See TRAINING, page 3 Marine base. The Titan Battalion was joined battlefield. They lived off of packaged meals, one of the noncommissioned officers for “The way training goes, you try to add LOCAL | Sanctuary festival CAMPUS | College of Communications Live music Dozens of events and art at set for Comm Week Students anticipate include the executive team, meeting professionals the scheduling committee, the OC preserve logistics committee and the communications committee. The ANDREA AYALA More than 2,000 people attend Daily Titan task force is in charge of making Spring Fair and Art Festival at sure that every aspect of the events The Communications Department week runs smoothly. Comm Week Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary at Cal State Fullerton will be hosting its is also supported in part by the 34th annual Communications Week Associated Students, Inc., who HAILEY MORAN Daily Titan Monday through Friday. The weeklong helped fund the events. event will include professionals from For many students, the event will The Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary hosted its all communications fields who will be be a chance to get their feet inside fourth annual Spring Fair and Art Festival meeting with students and providing the door of the communications Saturday and Sunday. The sanctuary, which is information for potential jobs and world before graduating. owned and operated by the Cal State Fullerton internships. “I think it’s important because College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Students from the College of Comm Week is a great way to STEPHEN McGLADE / Daily Titan opened its doors to community members to tour Communications, which includes network with other professionals Children play with modeling clay at CSUF’s ceramics booth at the Spring Fair and Art Festival Sunday at the the facility and enjoy different events. Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary in Modjeska Canyon, Calif. all majors like journalism, public and celebrate the advancement There was live music, art and nature events, relations, radio-TV-film, photography, of the field,” said Sabrina Valles, a barbecue, activities for children and an Earth Sanctuary and all the programs we have to offer developer for the sanctuary. advertising, and entertainment and 19, a public relations major. “I’m Day celebration at the family-friendly event. children and adults throughout the year,” said Brady said it was not just the beautiful and tourism can expect to find a week filled really excited. It’s my first year More than 50 vendors were there to help Cornell. natural surroundings that attracted over 2,000 with helpful and informative activities. going, so I can’t wait to attend the families enjoy nature, as well as sell different Families and guests also had the chance to enjoy people to the sanctuary this weekend. This year’s festival will include a different events.” arts and crafts. live music from bands like Wimberly Bluegrass “(It was the) great bands, amazing food, unique student-run conference and over 80 Valles said among the events Admission was $5, but children under the Band, High Class Hillbillies and Riff Raff. handmade art, arts and crafts, and, of course, the communications professionals. being held, she is most excited to age of 12 got in for free. The proceeds went Also at the event was Mark Mendez, a beautiful sanctuary grounds,” Brady said. The annual Communications attend “Flappers and Fedoras,” a to the sanctuary’s education program and Chumash Indian, who presented a program to Some of the artwork for sale included Week began in 1978 and has since Casino night to be hosted by the transportation scholarships. The scholarships attendees on California Indians. It focused on ceramics, jewelry, oil and watercolor paintings, showcased thousands of speakers from Orange County Public Relations help bring disadvantaged students from local the daily life of early native Californians. soap, candles, knitted and crocheted items, all aspects of the communications Society of America and Public schools to come visit the sanctuary. There was also a “Leave No Trace” class for copper and metal jewelry, yard art, handmade fields. A student task force from Relations Student Society of Karon Cornell, sanctuary director, said this is families to enjoy. The class taught attendees of purses and eco-friendly totes. the College of Communications America on Wednesday. a family-friendly event that everyone will enjoy. all ages how to create a more environmentally plans and organizes all aspects of “This annual spring event is a great way to friendly and “low impact philosophy for See SANCTUARY, page 3 Communications Week. See COMM, page 3 introduce the community to Tucker Wildlife exploring nature,” said Shauna Brady, resource Groups within the task force Contact Us at [email protected] 2 April 23, 2012 NEWS Hundreds walk for a cause at CSUF DTBRIEFS Colleges Against cancer awareness is not a priority Cancer hosts a 24- at many universities. Teams set up booths to raise Golf Tournament hour event for cancer funds that will be donated to the Raises Money American Cancer Society. ANIBAL ORTIZ Daily Titan Riniolo said there are three The 25th annual Hispanic parts associated with the relay Scholarship Golf Tournament More than 300 people and event: remember, celebrate and took place at the Black Gold 42 teams attended Cal State fight back. Golf Club in Yorba Linda on Fullerton’s fourth annual Relay for Friday night gave participants a April 20. The event was open Life event Friday and Saturday. chance to reflect in silence during to the public and helped raise Participants walked, ran and the Luminaria Ceremony. White funds for Cal State Fullerton made their way around the lawn paper bags were placed along the students. in front of the Engineering and inner rim of the walkway, allowing The tournament’s goal this Computer Science Building from the somber crowd to place neon year was to raise $125,000. Last 5 p.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Saturday, glow sticks inside the decorated year, it raised $108,000, and 80 a 24-hour period, in order to help bags as a sign of remembrance for students each received a $1,500 raise awareness and funds for the lives of people who were lost to scholarship. As of today, about cancer research. cancer and for those are currently 1,000 students have benefitted “This has definitely been the fighting it. from the scholarships, which best at CSUF yet,” said Danielle But just as the overnight gloom have totaled more than $1 Riniolo, event chair. “Everyone departed, the mood was quickly million. had a good time. It was fun and lifted, and the event turned once Silas H. Abrego, interim vice successful.” again into that of a celebration. president for student affairs The event helped Colleges Live bands, music, movies and and a tournament founder, Against Cancer collect more games were made available for feels today’s economy makes it than $23,500 throughout their everyone to enjoy throughout harder for low-income students fundraising, Riniolo said. the 24 hours. The sun’s warmth to pursue a college degree, “It’s 24 hours because we want Saturday gave energetic according to CSUF’s website. to signify that cancer never sleeps, participants an excuse to refresh ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan “Paying for a college so neither will we,” said Kelly Kim, themselves through the use of Vince Amabile of the Tau Kappa Epsilon relay team, throws water balloons at participants from the during the water gun lap education continues to be a fourth-year CSUF student and water balloons and water guns.