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CSUF students express the impact California’s budget crisis is having on their education and the university through the ASI “Wall of Concern.”

The Associated Students, CSUF,Inc. (ASI) Executive Staff has been veryactive throughout the fall semester. Withnumerous campus outreach and studentadvocacy events including State of theStudent, Pizza with the Presidents and ASICook-Outs, the Executive Staff continuesto encourage the campus community tostand-up and speak out to California StateLegislators with regards to how the currentbudget crisis is impacting their educationand job opportunities.CSUF students are being asked toshare their concerns via a video recordingat the ASI “Vent Tent,” in a message on the“Wall of Concern,” or in a letter writingcampaign entitled, “15 Minutes for YourFuture.” Henoc Preciado, ASI vice president

of nance noted, “Cook-outs offer students

many different avenues to express theirconcerns and allow their voices to beheard. For every student that participates,the collective voice of Cal State Fullertonstudents is heard louder.” ASI Cook-Outswill continue into spring semester andstudents as well as other members of thecampus community are encouraged toparticipate in these and future ASI events.For more information regardingupcoming events or advocacy outreachorganized through ASI, please visitasi.fullerton.edu or contact the Executive

Ofces at (657) 278-3295.

Stand Up & Speak Out

asi.fullerton.eduDecember 2009

I N T H I S I S S U E

•ASIIsGettingRealAtTheGrill•NewRooffortheTSU•BowlAStrikeOnTitanBowl&Billiards’NewSyntheticLanes•Children’sCenterAwardedFour-YearGrant•AMessageFromTheASIVicePresidentofFinance

ASI Is Getting Real At The Grill

Titan Bowl & Billiards, located inthe Titan Student Union, has been servingCal State Fullerton and the surrounding

community for more than 30 years. During

this time, the wooden lanes were in needof constant repair. Maintenance involvedcutting small portions of the lanes andsanding it away. Ken Maxey, Titan Bowl andBilliards manager, stated, “After years of annual maintenance, we were reaching thenail heads holding the lanes together, whichsignals a need for new lanes.”

On August 17th, 2009, the installation

of new Brunswick “Anvilane” syntheticlanes was underway. Within a week, TitanBowl & Billiards was up and running withnew synthetic lanes equipped with topperformance technology, that provides consistentsliding conditions to yield higher scores. The“Anvilane” lanes will not need a resurfacingor repair program, substantially lowering thecost of maintenance on the new lanes.Titan Bowl & Billiards encouragesstudents and other members of the campuscommunity to visit the facility and try thenew lanes or participate in one of the manyThe Titan Student Union, serving theCSUF campus and its students for more than

32 years, recently installed a new, whitemembrane roof. This new roong material,manufactured by Sarnal, is designed toreect sunlight and keep buildings cool

naturally, which helps reduce energy costs.Kurt Borsting, director of the TitanStudent Union, commented, “The whiteroof system is not only a great commercial

roong product, it will reduce the amount of

heat transferred into the building resultingin lower demands on our building’s air-conditioning systems. The investmentstudents have made in this building upgradewill not only protect the student union fromweather, this project is also in line with theorganization’s goal of operating buildings ina more sustainable manner.”To learn more about this or futureprojects within the Titan Student Union,please visit tsu.fullerton.edu or contact the

TSU Administrative ofce at (657) 278-2401.

programs available throughout the semesterincluding dollar bowling every Wednesday

from 6-10pm with a valid Titan Card. For

more information regarding Titan Bowl &Billiards, please visit titanbowl.fullerton.edu

or call (657) 278-2144.

Bowl A Strike On Titan Bowl & Billiards’ New Synthetic LanesA New Roof For The Titan Student Union

Titan Bowl & Billiards recently installed new Brunswick “Anvilane” lanes.The new white roof recently installed on the Titan Student Union will help keep the building cool and reduce overall energy consumption.

The Cal State Fullerton Children’sCenter, a program of Associated StudentsInc. (ASI), recently received a U.S.

Department of Education grant to help

low-income parents attend the universityby making on-campus child care servicesavailable to them.

The campus received $248,117 inrst-year funding of a four-year Child Care

Access Means Parents in School grant

expected to total more than $992,000.Up to 40 such families annually could

be served as a result of the grant.The grant, written by Children’s Centerdirector Betsy Gibbs, will underwrite aportion of the on-campus child care costsfor children whose parents are Cal StateFullerton students receiving Pell Grants.In addition, the funding will supportvarious programmatic aspects of theChildren’s Center, including the hiring of a new education coordinator. The federalfunds will be teamed with other sourcesof funding to support this portion of theChildren’s Center’s total program. The

federal grant will support 44 percent of theproject, ASI will provide 22 percent, withthe remaining 34 percent coming from

parent fees and other sources, such as the

California Department of Education.

“Support of student parents through on-campus child care, helps young parents torealize their educational goals and become

valuable, self-sufcient members of the

community,” said Gibbs about the impact

of the Department of Education grant.

“Orange County’s high cost of living createsa tremendous challenge for these familiespursuing a better future. High-quality childcare is a great investment in the educationalfuture of the children, as well as theirfamilies. These federal funds make a hugecontribution to the Children’s Center program.”ASI has operated the Children’s

Center since 1971. Originally operated

from an off-campus site, the Children’sCenter later relocated to its current campus

location in 1979, where it currently servesthe child care needs of more than 190

children each academic year. Through

the support of a successful 1996 student

fee referendum, construction of a newChildren’s Center facility began this fall

with occupancy scheduled for Spring 2011.

A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 10:30am at

the new site of the Children’s Center located

on West Campus Drive.

“The campus community is very excitedabout securing these new resources for theChildren’s Center,” stated Fred Sanchez,Associated Students Inc. executive director.

“Between the ongoing nancial support of

our student body, these new federal funds,

the California Department of Education and

parent-user fees, the Children’s Center willbe able to expand its services to even moreCal State Fullerton students during these

difcult times.”

For more information regarding the

Children’s Center, the U.S. Department of

Education grant, or the upcoming Children’sCenter construction project, please visit

asi.fullerton.edu/cc or call (657) 278-2962.

Children’s Center Awarded Four-Year Grant