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The STaTe horneTOne COpy Free September 16, 2009 CaliFOrnia State UniverSity, SaCramentO eSt. 1949
HORNETINSIDE
Features B1
She is a conservationist, a writer and can handle
some big guns. Who is this award-winning
professor?
WHO IS THAT PROFESSOR?
What happened 47 years ago at football physicals
that led to a lifelong friendship?
Features B3
TWO FRIENDS’LASTING TIES
Ladies, have you noticed a convenient part of
the bathrooms are now gone? Those giant holes
in the wall are not an accident.
News A4Opinion A5
MACHINES GONE FROM BATHROOMS
FRATERNITY RETURNS
Missed Rush? Here’s your last chance.
Sports B4
The STaTe horneTIssue 3 | Volume 62| No. 2
The Japanese tea gathering, held in the Sokiku Nakatani Tea Room underneath the Uni-versity Library, demonstrated a traditional tea gathering at several different times Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. The group that performs the tea gatherings, Urasenke Chado Foundation, is located in San Francisco.
The foundation’s director, Christy Bartlett, is a consultant for the tea room’s educational programs.
There is a garden outside of the tea room that patrons are encouraged to relax in before the tea gathering.
Bartlett said that this is part of enjoying the experience of the gathering.
The Tea Room and Garden are located on the lower level of the Sacramento State University Library and the gatherings oc-cur two days a month, with the schedule of ceremonies posted on the library website.
The Tea Room and Garden
offers free admission to all of its gatherings but there is one con-dition: students should expect to be active participants.
“Everyone who comes here is an active guest,” Bartlett said.
During the demonstration, green tea is handed out to everyone in the audience. The demonstration lasts an hour and a half.
Besides offering tea samples, the Tea Room and Garden teaches students the history and culture behind Japanese tea ceremonies and how to appreciate the ancient Japanese practice known as Chado, the Way of Tea.
The foundation will be back in October and the room can accommodate up to 45 people and Sally Hitchcock, University Library coordinator for com-munity outreach, encourages classes to schedule times to come to the tea room.
Read more about the Tea Room and Garden online at StateHornet.com
PhoToS by Mia MaTSudaira State Hornet
StudentS learn culture
In last week’s front page article, “Engineering lawsuit filed,” there were a number of omissions and errors that The State Hornet needs to correct.
The story failed to mention that the Hornet did attempt to contact Miroslav Markovic for a comment on the lawsuit. Markovic has not responded to the Hornet at this point.
The Hornet also contacted Sacramento State’s legal coun-sel and got a response from Gloria Moraga, associate vice president of Public Affairs, who said the university cannot comment on a pending lawsuit.
Also, several statements in the article should have reflected more accurately that the lawsuit contains allegations
that have not been proven. They should have read as fol-lows:
The 200-page court case alleges instances of Mar-kovic making sexual advances towards a student, stalking a student at his home, assaulting a staff member and threaten-ing to shoot an international student and two IT workers.
According to court docu-ments, since that occurrence in the early 1980s, incidents with Markovic became more frequent and severe.
A graduate from the electri-cal engineering program, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of damages to his career, is mentioned often in Mattiuzzi’s case because of his
alleged problems with Mar-kovic in the early 1990s.
The Hornet regrets these errors and the corrections are reflected in the online version of the story at statehornet.com.
Please contact Natalie Flynn, print managing editor, for cor-rections at (916) 278-7300.
Correction
By Miyu [email protected]
With the new school year came the new police chief on the Sacramento State campus.
Continuing the tradition of effective policing and building a safer campus are what Dan Da-vis, who was appointed chief of police on Sept. 1, said he wants to accomplish for Sac State.
Davis started his law enforce-ment career as a police officer and worked his way up the ranks because he had the desire to help those in need.
“I wanted to counsel people and help them solve their prob-lems,” Davis said.
He started as a lieutenant, the second-in-command, at Sac State eight years ago after relo-cating from San Francisco where he served as a police captain at San Francisco State University for 16 years.
In addition to working for San Francisco State, Davis has worked for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and Fremont police.
Davis said that one of the biggest differences between Sac State and San Francisco State is, although Sac State is located in the state capital, there were more political activists at San Fran-
cisco State.“I believe it’s because
Sacramento State is more of a commuter campus where most people are focused on attending classes and getting their academic work out of the way,” he said.
Davis said he enjoys the Sacramento community because “it is not only a beau-tiful environment, people are friendly and it’s an open, accepting and supportive environment.”
As the police chief, Davis said he is qualified for the position because of his experience, background and connections in law enforce-ment.
When Chief Ken Barnett retired this fall after 29 years at Sac State, Davis was one of five finalists considered for the chief position.
“I went through a process of application, interviews and assessments and community presentations to get to where I am today,” Davis said.
The selection process started with the search com-mittee, which included Sac State faculty members and a student.
see Davis | page A3
Davis named police chief
Godwin wins fourth, last Fulbright award
Jack Godwin, a Sacramento State administrator, scholar and author, has received his fourth Fulbright scholarship.
The Fulbright Specialist Program will fund his last scholarship of a three-week trip to Swansea University of Wales, United Kingdom.
“I am honored but I am also really disappointed because there’s a law, there’s a rule, about the maximum number you can have in a lifetime,” Godwin said.
A faculty member at Godwin’s academic level can receive a maximum number of two Fulbrights in a lifetime. However, since all of Godwin’s Fulbright programs overseas lasted less than three months, each Fulbright is considered a half, allowing Godwin to participate in a total of four short-term Fulbrights. These included programs in Ger-many, Hungary, Japan, and now Wales.
Godwin plans to go to Swansea in the spring of 2010. Although the exact dates have yet to be determined, Godwin is anticipating it to be in March. According to
the Council for International Exchange of Scholars website, “The Fulbright Specialists Program promotes linkages between U.S. academics and professionals and their counter-parts at universities abroad.”
While in Wales, Godwin will meet with officials of the local Welsh Assembly government to discuss international trade and economic development is-sues, as well as recruit Swansea students to study in California in conjunction with Sac State’s Global Education foreign ex-change program.
Swansea is a perfect institu-tion to host Godwin because it offers an American studies program. Interested students at the university are given the opportunity to study American politics, government, business, and economy.
The main part of Godwin’s Fulbright project will consist of lecturing on his new book, “Clintonomics.”
“It’s a political science book, despite the name. It’s a book about the political economy,” Godwin said. “I compare Clinton’s and Reagan’s govern-ing philosophies relative to the challenges we face in the global era.”
The book took Godwin three years to complete.
“I write paragraphs while I’m shaving or driving or doing the dishes,” Godwin said.
International affairs is not a new area of expertise for God-win. He got his start early when he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Gabon, a country in west central Africa, from 1982 to 1984.
Currently, Godwin serves as chief international officer and director of the Office of Global Education at Sac State.
“Really, my job is to help
Jack Godwin
CourTeSy PhoTo
see Fulbright | page A6
By Inna [email protected]
News A6
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Hornet Shuttle not running
The Hornet Express Shuttle buses will not be available Friday, a designated furlough day on campus. Sacramento’s Regional Transit buses have two routes that stop on campus in front of Sacramento Hall.
The next scheduled furlough day that will halt the Hornet Express Shuttle is Oct. 16.
Schedules are posted at www.sacrt.com for those who require public transportation. Search for routes 30 and 31.
Strings lessons availableViolin and cello lessons are available for
children who are in grades three through nine. The Sacramento State String Project teaches beginners and children who have had prior experience.
Lessons for the semester are $95 for the basic group class. Small group and individual lessons available at an additional cost. Registration is being held now and classes start on Monday. The classes are at 4:30 p.m. and end at 5:20 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays in Capistrano Hall, Room 227.
To download registration forms, go to www.csus.edu/stringproject.
Annual Run to Feed the HungryThe annual Run to Feed the Hungry race on
Thanksgiving morning is starting to register teams and Sacramento State is creating a team. The race is expected to be the largest Thanks-giving Day run in the country with an estimat-ed 30,000 participating.
The proceeds go to the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services and organizers have a goal of reaching $800,000 in donations.
It costs $50 to join a team and $35 without a
team. Sacramento State is team No. 3 and will be a combination of students and faculty. All teams need a minimum of 20 participants.
Go to www.runtofeedthehungry.com to register join Sacramento State’s team. Those who can’t participate can make donations to sponsor the Sacramento State team.
ASI appoints two new directorsAssociated Students, Inc., appointed two
new directors in its first board meeting of the semester. Rahmi Karajeh was appointed the director of engineering and computer science and Rachel Pearman was appointed graduate director.
ASI still has two director positions open. The director of education and director of natural science and mathematics positions are still available.
Applicants must have 2.5 GPA, completed six units in the semester prior to the one in which the election was held and be enrolled in seven units while serving. Graduate and credential students need only to be enrolled in four units. To apply go www.asi.csus.edu.
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Corrections
In the page one story about the CFA protest, a quote should read, “working at
pay levels received June 30, 2008.”
In the page one Swine Flu story, Lourdes Davila’s name was spelled
incorrectly.
The ASI fee increase story incorrectly stated that the Hornet asked for fee
increase because revenue from ads was down. This information was incorrect and the State Hornet regrets the error.
Please contact Natalie Flynn, print managing editor, for corrections at
(916) 278-7300 or [email protected].
NEWS ROUNDUP Sac State’s weekly news briefs and campus events
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Carli KniCKerboCKer State Hornet
California Legacy Project receives fundingThe National Science Founda-
tion (NSF) awarded Sacramento State and Humboldt State a $3 million grant to create digital media in order to draw people out of their homes and into nature as part of a new program dubbed the California Legacy Project.
“Our collaboration is pro-viding a powerful means of harnessing new digital media to help connect people with nature,” said James Baxter, asso-ciate professor of biology at Sac State and director of the Legacy Project.
The $3 million grant is the highest award that the NSF awards for informal science education programs and is a major source of funding for the California Environmental Legacy Project.
“We have assembled an expert team of scientists, educators and media professionals to craft engaging and educational sci-ence media,” Baxter said.
The aim of the project is to inspire and rekindle an interest in the natural world and to
educate people and make them aware of their impact on nature, Baxter said.
Directors in charge of the Legacy Project applied for the grant and were selected.
“I applaud the faculty mem-bers involved in this project for their outstanding dedication to science education and environ-mental awareness. Their work is helping to keep the California State University at the forefront of the most important issues facing California,” said Sac State President Alexander Gonzalez.
The education will hope-fully enable people to make more informed choices in their behavior that affects nature, Baxter said. One of the desired outcomes is to raise awareness of the problem people are creat-ing and to inspire changes in behavior.
Baxter used the example of past changes, such as the in-creases in recycling and hybrid cars on the road, as a result of education and people becoming aware of what they can do to make a difference.
The project will examine and test the use of this media to achieve the goal of advancing the informal field of education.
An independent evaluator will measure the effectiveness of the media tools so that the project can be used as a national educa-tional model.
“Sac State is poised to be a leader in science education nationally,” Baxter said.
The California Environmental Legacy Project started several years ago and is a statewide collaboration among scientists, educators and media profes-sionals. These include higher education instructors, scien-tists, California State Parks, the National Park Service, science museums, the U.S. Geological Survey and the California Pub-lic Television Consortium.
According to the project’s website, “The time is right for a new type of environment pro-gram: one that doesn’t scold or nag, but offers a comprehensive and thought provoking explora-tion of environmental change - its causes, its consequences and its opportunity.”
The project will develop three main instructional components.
The first is a two-hour public television documentary, “Re-inventing California,” that will explore California history and our relationship to a changing
environment. The film is due out in the fall of 2012.
The second component, The Changing Places Initiatives, will use short films, podcasts and print media for parks, museums and science centers at regional sites such as Point Reyes, Las-sen Volcano and The Redwood Forest.
The third component is an online education portal designed for use by educational professionals or others that will provide access to digital learn-ing systems such as multimedia content, searchable databases, lesson plans, interactive maps and online learning communi-ties.
Sac State is the lead institu-tion on the project and will receive $2 million for develop-ing the documentary and the educational portal.
“In my eyes, the Legacy Proj-ect is an example of the power and potential of connecting parks and protected areas with school curriculum,” said David Rolloff, associate professor in the department of recreation, park and tourism administra-tion. “But more importantly, it looks like it will help young people connect with parks and
natural places earlier in life.”Humboldt State will receive
$1 million to complete a sepa-rate component of the project, and Jeffrey White, the co-director of the project who is an associate professor of biology, will oversee that part.
An international search was conducted to select the creative partners for the project and a local Sacramento filmmaker, Kit Tyler, was selected to produce and direct the film. David Scheerer, professor of film at Humboldt State, was selected to produce the Changing Places Initiatives.
Baxter said that is was impor-tant to find the right creative fit for the film so that it will be driven by science, and be a “cre-ative engaging narrative” while avoiding the “creative kinds of decisions that can cloud the science.”
“I intend to use these resourc-es in my teaching and I would hope that other instructors also find value in using them.” Bax-ter said. They are hopeful and promote the idea of the “power of one: that one person, idea, movement, place or effort can make a difference.”
Baxter said that there is a
national and international trend of a decreasing number of people spending time in nature and also a decreasing number of visitations to state parks.
“I have no doubt it (the project) would increase interest in parks and could be critical in reversing a trend of young people getting less and less con-tact with nature. Increased visits to parks would seem a natural result,” Rolloff said. “And hope-fully we’d get some healthier kids as another benefit.”
Baxter said the project could use volunteers. He encour-ages students with various experiences or interests such as photography, media, and recre-ation, park and tourism studies majors to get involved with the project.
Once this project is com-pleted, the Legacy Project will be moving on to other areas in the state to create educational materials, Baxter said.
The project hopes to enhance awareness that California has changed in the past and contin-ues to change.
“We have choices,” Baxter said. “How are we going to in-teract in ways with the environ-ment?”
By Angel [email protected]
Davis: New police chief starts out semester with department goals
The search committee “reviews all applications and interviews references, then recommends a short list to be evaluated in an assessment center,” said William Vizzard, criminal justice division chair and a member of the search committee.
After the search committee reviews and recommends can-didates, the assessment center narrows down the list further so that the selecting officials can make the final decision.
As the police chief, Davis is now in charge of 21 officers, 30 community service officers, five dispatchers and eight staff members and student assistants.
Davis plans to increase the department’s visibility on cam-pus as well as having campus police be more approachable for students, faculty and staff.
“I would like to make it a safe, educational environment for everyone, especially the stu-dents who come here,” he said. “So they get an education in a safe environment where they don’t have to worry about crime or being victimized.”
Davis said he cares tremen-
dously about the campus and he enjoys coming to work every day because Sac State is a fun place to be.
“You can just feel the support from everyone on campus, from the students to the president,” he said.
For Sgt. Greg Revelez, who has been working at Sac State for 23 years, Davis’ professional attitude is what makes working with him enjoyable.
“Ever since he’s been working here and I’ve known him, he has always been very profes-sional at everything he does about his work and dealing with outside agencies and members of the community,” Revelez said. “His works have always been very professional and I believe he represents the department very well.”
Revelez, who has known Davis for eight years, said Davis is an ideal boss because he is a good leader.
“He is the kind of boss who will allow you to do your job and doesn’t micromanage,” he said. “He is real good about let-ting you do your own job.”
Along with being an ap-proachable boss, Davis is a good mentor to those who work
for him, Revelez said.“He has helped me out a lot
and shown me the correct way of doing things without being too bossy,” he said. “He is really good about making sure that people are progressing in their careers.”
Davis enjoys working at a university because he said it is a unique environment.
“It’s a much more exciting environment to be working with students and helping them experience education,” Davis
said.Revelez said while the
changes may not be dras-tic, Davis will continue to improve the department with approachable police and higher visibility on campus.
With Davis as chief, the department will continue to provide customer service, Revelez said.
“We’re starting to do cus-tomer service and community oriented policing a lot more than we used to do,” he said.
Dan Davis, above, is the new police chief atSacramento State and is in charge of 21 officers
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Machines pulled from women’s bathrooms
Because of the budget crisis, Sacramento State is cutting costs wherever it can. One specific area is the Facilities Services department, which will no longer provide free tampons and other feminine hygiene supplies on campus.
This summer, Facilities re-moved tampon machines in all buildings owned by Sac State to eliminate the costs of providing free feminine hygiene supplies and replacing machines that were continually vandalized.
Ron Richardson, associate vice president of Facilities, said that removal of the tampon machines is strictly a budget is-sue and a cost-saving measure. Providing free feminine hygiene supplies cost facilities services about $12,000 every year.
“We have been providing them free of charge to the university community at a cost to us,” he said. “But back then, there was no budget issue,” he said.
Custodians had to refill the
tampon machines once a week. In other buildings, machines had to be replenished more often.
Richardson said custodian productions has already been hindered because of furloughs.
With the 200 employees at Facilities working two fewer days a month because of the furloughs, custodians have less time to carry out their main re-sponsibilities. Refilling campus tampon machines is not one of their high priorities.
Facilities is mainly respon-sible for cleaning and main-taining general-fund campus buildings, infrastructure, land-scape and university grounds. General-fund buildings do not include the University Union, which is funded by student fees, and other buildings owned by University Enterprises, Inc., such as the Hornet Bookstore.
Aside from saving $12,000 a year, removing the tampon machines would allow custo-dians to work on their highest priorities, Richardson said.
Sac State has been providing free feminine hygiene supplies
since the mid-1990s, Richard-son said. Before the supplies were free, the machines were frequently vandalized and supplies were often stolen. Most CSU campuses decided to provide the supplies for free because the cost of replacing machines and supplies far out-weighed the costs of providing them for free.
The cost of repairing one broken machine is roughly between $200 and $300, said lead custodian Harold Scott. Scott said that the cost varies depending on how damaged the machines are.
Aside from removing the tampon machines, Richardson said Facilities is looking at sev-eral other ways to cut costs.
“Having said that, I haven’t gotten my budget numbers yet,” he said. “But we’re going to continue to provide the best service we can.”
Other CSU campuses have re-moved their tampon machines as a cost-saving measure. Sac State is one of the last to do so.
“I know several campuses have removed them and, in fact,
it’s always good to find out how other campuses are dealing with various situations,” Richardson said. “I try to do what’s right for my campus.”
Students can buy tampons for 25 cents from machines located in the Union. Tampons and sanitary napkins are also avail-able at The Store in the Union.
For convenience, sanitary and emergency reasons, several fe-male students think that Facili-ties should put back the tampon machines.
“It’s convenient,” said Chan-teel Weber, senior child devel-opment major. “You can’t really run to the store and go get one when you need one.”
Other female students expressed concerns about it as well.
“It’s out of women’s con-venience if they’re on their period, and they have to walk to the Union to buy tampons,” said Anastasiya Karnaukhova, senior communication studies major.
Weber said the tampon machines were usually empty when she tried to use them last
semester.”I would suggest that if the
Associated Students, Inc., which has a budget, is willing to fund installation and ongoing cost for feminine hygiene products, then I would be willing to dis-cuss it with them,” Richardson said. “I don’t have funds, and I’m dealing with budget issues as best as I can to provide the basic services.”
Heather Diaz, assistant professor in the department of kinesiology and health science, said that with the current bud-get issue at Sac State, not pro-viding free tampons on campus shouldn’t be a problem.
“I think the fact that we even offer them for free is an excep-tion,” Diaz said. “With all the budget cuts we’re experiencing, it’s a very small resource to take out. And it’s not like they’re not available.”
Student Health Services Director Joy Stewart-James said that not having free tampons on campus is more of a hygiene and convenience issue rather than a health issue.
“If someone doesn’t wear a
tampon or pad for several days, that’s a health issue,” Diaz said. “But if you’re just waiting to get to the store and buy one, that’s not a health issue.”
She added it is just an adjust-ment to hard times.
“These times are not normal and having that convenience is a luxury,” Diaz said.
nallelie Vega State Hornet
In Kadema Hall, feminine hygiene machines are gone.
By Kristine [email protected]
Charles Gossett new dean of SSIS College
Sacramento State welcomed a new face this fall to the College of Social Science and Interdis-ciplinary Studies. Charles W. Gossett comes to the college from Cal Poly, Pomona, where he served as chair of the depart-ment of political science.
Gossett served in a number of distinguished positions before he decided to apply for the position at Sac State.
”I was at the point of my career where I was looking for dean positions and when I saw the opportunity open at Sac State I didn’t have any hesitation to apply,” Gossett said.
Gossett has published articles, book chapters and encyclopedia entries on civil service reform, on how state and local govern-ments deal with one another on issues related to lesbian and gay rights, and on public opinion on same-sex marriage. Gossett has also conducted research in the areas of the public sector in human resource management and state and local intergovern-mental relations.
From those lists of accom-plishments comes knowledge, wisdom and a diverse perspec-tive that is welcomed in the College of SSIS, said Edward Lascher Jr., associate dean of the College of SSIS.
Buzz Fozouni, who holds the
position as chair of the govern-ment department and chair of the search committee who selected Gossett, said that the search for a new dean was na-tional and open to those inside and outside of the California State University system.
A faculty and staff commit-tee from within the college was put together to search for a new dean. Interviews for such an important role in the college are usually all-day events in which several meetings are held with the search committee, chairs from the college and other faculty and staff of individual departments.
The College of SSIS had no immediate needs or challenges
for the successor of Otis Scott, the previous dean who retired after four years in the position. The college and its search com-mittee were looking for some-one with experience at least as a department chair and an established record of a scholarly experience, Fozouni said.
“The college needed some-one who had managerial skills who knows how to plan in very difficult budget times,” Lascher said. “The college also needed someone who could watch the money carefully, think about how to be more efficient in courses offered and recognize different needs of various de-partments.”
“The thing that’s important for students to know is being a dean is a real challenge,”
Lascher said. “There are certain jobs where you have to do num-bers or some where you have to listen to people and maybe counsel them. Some jobs you may have to set an overall vi-sion or raise money. As a dean, you pretty much have to do all of the above.”
Gossett has an extensive resume which includes being a Fulbright lecturer at the University of Swaziland in Southern Africa and a Fulbright Scholar at the Centre for the study of HIV and AIDS at the University of Botswana. He was also interim chair of the political science department and director of the Master of Public Administration program at Georgia Southern University.
Hoping to find a candidate
By Gina [email protected]
KriSTin SMiTh State Hornet
Charles Gossett reads a book from his collection in his office earlier this week.
see Gossett | page A6
