The Daily Titan - February 6, 2012

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February 6, 2012

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HOMECOMING 2012: A FRENZY OF ACTIVITY

Fifth annual Homecoming event highlighted by food, games, music, sports and energized Titans ANDERS HOWMANN Daily Titan

Over 1000 students, alumni and their family members enjoyed In-N-Out, music and carnival-style games at the Pregame Festival of Cal State Fullerton’s fifth annual Homecoming event Saturday.

The event is held every year to encourage school spirit, give alumni an opportunity to revisit CSUF and ensure a large and energetic crowd for a CSUF basketball game. This year the basketball team played against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. A mix of booths run by Associated Students Inc. and vendors, such as Rockstar and Liberty Mutual, set up on the steps of the Titan Gym and Student Recreation Center lawn, allowing attendees to play games and learn about upcoming school-related projects such as College Town.

Katrina Eberly, assistant director for alumni relations, said this year’s was much larger than last year’s in attendance and the amount of activities and attractions offered to guests.

“We tripled our activities this year,” said Eberly. “So a lot of the lines are much shorter this year because there is more for people to do.”

Some of the new attractions included a mobile video game truck where people could play against their friends on popular games such as Call of Duty and Mario, and an inflatable ring where attendees could fight each other with large pugil sticks.

Homecoming activities included spectacles put on by student bands and organizations. Photos by Anders Howmann (top), Anibal Ortiz (bottom left) and Robert Huskey (bottom right).

SPORTS | Men’s Hoops

LOCAL | Protest continues in Orange County

Vaughn scores 37 in front of big crowd

Occupy OC moves to Fullerton Movement made a list of 23 communityspecific grievances VALENTINA LOPEZ For the Daily Titan

Titans roll past Gauchos, tied for second in Big West BLAKE FOGG Daily Titan

Cal State Fullerton caught fire in the second half led by junior guard Kwame Vaughn’s career high 37 points in a come-frombehind 99-86 victory over Big West Conference rival UC Santa Barbara.

Against Cal Poly, Vaughn’s stellar play was vital to the Titans win and UCSB was his encore in front of the 3,224 in attendance and a national audience, lighting it up from behind the arc and under the basket for his 37 points.

“He had a phenomenal game the other night. Was better tonight. Really handling it out there tonight. He did a terrific job and not just the scoring all the way through,” said Titans Head Coach Bob Burton of his star guard.

Vaughn’s point total was the most from a player in the Big West Conference this season, and fifth most all-time in school history.

“My teammates gave me the confidence to keep shooting.

I started off slow with two turnovers, but I kept grinding. I wanted to win for my team,” said Vaughn after the game.

CSUF also set a record for 17 3-pointers made in the game. The previous record was 15, set in 2007 against Furman.

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See HOMECOMING, page 2

VALENTINA LOPEZ / For the Daily Titan The Fullerton occupiers say they are protesting unfair tax laws that favor the rich.

Students, professors, ex-managers of companies; men and women of all ages. This is Occupy Orange County, in solidarity with the popular “Occupy Wall Street.” Though located only 15 minutes away from Cal State Fullerton, little may be known among students about the

protest and the protesters’ specific goals and methods.

On Oct. 14, more than 600 people rallied in Irvine to protest against corporations. The day after, Occupy Orange County began. On Jan. 26, around 20 tents were located at Lyons Field on the corner of Harbor and Brea Boulevard. The movement has been in Fullerton since Jan. 11.

Occupy Santa Ana started a month later. They are currently trying to fuse to represent a unique Occupy O.C. Overall, the Occupy movement includes more than 600 communities

CSUF LIBRARY | New services and ever-present amenities

Pollak Library adds services, modernizes Plans to stay relevant to tech-savvy students take effect, services go online TIM WORDEN Daily Titan

The Pollak Library is updating itself to fit into the technological world by offering students a variety of services from lectures, to computer labs and to online research catalogs.

“We are an academic library, so the focus is on students,” said Library Instruction Coordinator Stephanie Rosenblatt.

The library will have National Poetry Month programs in April, which will include poetry readings. May will be Privacy Awareness Month, which will include a “Choose Privacy Week” focusing on students and online security. Journalist Narda Zacchino will be featured as part of a monthly lecture series.

She will speak about the role of media in a democracy March 24.

The library is planning to display student artwork in the Salz-Pollak Room located in the atrium.

“We are working on a plan to make our exhibit space accessible to students, faculty and outside groups,” said Systems Librarian Colleen Greene.

The library uses Facebook and Twitter heavily.

The Facebook page promotes events and research guides in subjects such as biology and history. A “Tech Tuesday” column gives advice to students

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on how to use the new technologies.

A new service the library has is Research Consultation, where a student can request a oneon-one appointment with a librarian, in person or online, who specializes in the subject. The library has online and text chat, where students can ask librarians questions from any location.

“Twenty percent of all reference questions are virtual,” Rosenblatt said.

Greene said the library’s focus is not only to help students find information, but to allow students to be able to find the information themselves.

The librarians will teach students rationale when looking at the right databases in order to find the best information available.

“We want to make sure that it’s the thing you need,” Rosenblatt said.

Greene said she saw a student complain on Twitter about how professors always assign projects on PowerPoint because the students did not have the software.

“So I hopped in and I said, ‘Do you have Google Docs?’” Greene said.

With Google Docs, which comes free with all student email on the Student Portal, students are given a free version of PowerPoint.

In 2007, the library posted a blog asking students whether the library should decrease its hours during the budget cuts. Over 300 students commented on the blog saying not to cut the library’s hours.

“That was a really neat example because most people here hadn’t seen how social media tools could be used in that way,” Greene said.

The Information Learning Commons (ILC) equips the library with computer labs. The largest lab, which is the Titan Lab in the basement, has more than 200 computers, while the ILC Oasis North on the first floor has about 140 computers.

Afsaneh Hamedani, manager of the ILC, said the ILC has submitted a proposal to add more Smart Rooms to the library due to their “overwhelming popularity among students.”

Smart Rooms are equipped with computers, projectors, smart boards and TVs for students to work on group projects, and there are three in the ILC Oasis North. “(We) are always attentive to students’ learning behavior … evolving technology trends have a definite impact and role in molding the students’ learning behaviors,” said Hamedani.

Hamedani said the ILC is proud to provide the Genius Corner, which gives students hands-on assistance in connecting to wireless networks and printers. ILC laptop checkouts allow students to check out laptops for four-hour library use.

Greene said the library is in the process of updating its website to resemble a virtual branch extension of the library, which should be available by summer. They are also digitizing a local history collection of photographs of Orange County from as early as the late 1800s to add to the website, according to Greene.

“The emphasis of the library is to flip as much things to electronic as possible,” Rosenblatt said.

The library currently has more than 50,000 eBooks, according to librarian Joy Lambert.

“We’re more than willing to meet students where they want to communicate,” said Greene.

in the United States. Each one chose its own projects. Occupy O.C. established 23 grievances around several issues.

Among these grievances, four specific projects can be distinguished.

The first one is to create a credit union in order to create a communityspecific banking infrastructure, “a community credit so we are investing in our own community, Fullerton, instead of banks,” said Andrew Weber, 26, an Irvine resident.

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PollakFacts • ILC Oasis North (first floor): 143 computers (133 PCs and 10 Macs)

• ILC Oasis South (first floor): 36 computers

• ILC 2nd Floor: 39 computers • Titan Lab: 218 computers (213 PCs and 5 Macs)

• McCarthy Commons: 62 computers • Laptop Rentals: Students can check out laptops for four-hour library use at the ILC Support Desk

• Smart Rooms: Three, located in the ILC Oasis North

• Group Study Rooms: 14 rooms

spread across the north 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors

• eBooks: Library has over 50,000 eBooks and is adding monthly

• Books: More than a million items in the library

• Reference questions: 20 percent are virtual

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NEWS

Car plows into In-N-Out

HOMECOMING: All events led up to the big Homecoming game ...Continued from page 1 Eberly said the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity helped set up for the event, and student volunteers helped check guests in and give them their T-shirts and In-N-Out vouchers.

CSUF’s Varsity Band was one of the many attractions for attendees. Playing from the top of the Titan Gym stairs, the band entertained guests who were eating at tables that were set up on the platform. CSUF’s song and dance teams also performed for guests and the Tuffy the Titan mascot made his rounds throughout the event.

Members of the ASI Board of Directors and the President’s Scholars program also came out to enjoy the food and festivities.

Tanner Vigil, Marcus Kendrix and Ryan Fong, all freshmen dorm residents, said they were thoroughly enjoying the event.

For Vigil, the highlights of the event were “music, girls, dancing and cheerleaders.”

All three were excited for the game and confident in CSUF’s ability to beat Santa Barbara, and said they would attend the event again next year.

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ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan Eric Reeker, 18, throws a table tennis ball at a game booth in front of the Student Recreation Center during Cal State Fullerton’s 2012 homecoming Saturday. Homecoming attractions included different games, food and musical entertainment.

John Urban, 25, alumnus and bassist for CSUF’s Varsity Band, enjoyed jamming with his bandmates.

“I have done this a bunch of times and it’s always fun,” said Urban.

The band kept the music going throughout the evening. After

Briefs Following Medical Leave, Police Chief To Retire Fullerton City Manager Joe Felz announced Friday that Fullerton Police Chief Michael F. Sellers will be retiring Feb. 18.

Sellers has been on medical leave since August of last year. According to a press release from the city of Fullerton, the announcement of his retirement coincides with the resolution of Sellers’ workers compensation claim, which involves a payment of $127,000 and $22,500 in legal fees.

Sellers took his leave as many called for his resignation after six officers were being investigated for their involvement in the killing of Fullerton homeless man, Kelly Thomas. City Council members Bruce Whitaker and Sharon Quirk-Silva also called for Sellers’ resignation last year due to what they said was a failure to provide the public with a full narrative of Thomas’ death.

Sellers’ doctor has determined that he is physically disabled and can no longer perform the responsibilities as Fullerton’s police chief.

He will be eligible for industrial disability retirement, which means that his injury and/or illness is job-related and he will receive monthly retirement benefits.

Police Capt. Dan Hughes will serve as acting police chief until the department finds a permanent replacement.

Brief by Anders Howmann

United Nations Seeks Solution In Syria Crisis Violence in Syria continued to rage over the weekend as international leaders struggled with how to deal with the recent bloodshed within the country.

The United Nations estimates that 6,000 people have died in Syria in recent months.

Though the Syrian Government has consistently blamed “armed terrorist groups” for the killings, opposition forces and a faction of leaders from outside of Syria said forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have been killing civilians as part of its crackdown.

A reported 43 civilians were killed Sunday and 300 have been killed since Thursday in Homs, a city north of Damascus, opposition groups said.

On Saturday, China and Russia vetoed a draft resolution to demand al-Assad to stop the bloodshed and answer calls aimed at resolving the crisis in Syria.

Both nations have reasons to maintain good relations with Syria, analysts say.

Russia is one of Syria’s largest arms suppliers and China was Syria’s largest importer in 2010, according to data from the European Commission.

Brief by Sean Viele

every song, the conductor shouted a number and the band would play the corresponding song without skipping a beat.

“We have about 140 to 150 songs in our book,” Urban said. “In the last two years a lot of students have been

pumping out a lot of arrangements.”

Students, alumni and family members trickled into the Titan Gym just before the 6 p.m. tip-off.

The festivities and celebration were justified with a Titan victory over the Gauchos, 99-86.

Student seat available on Board of Trustees Applications being accepted to fill an open spot on the decision-making body of the CSU ANDERS HOWMANN Daily Titan

While many students know that the California State University Board of Trustees makes major decisions for the CSU, many may not know that two of their peers are given the opportunity to serve on the 25-member board and vote on decisions that affect all CSU students.

A spot has opened up and the CSU Board of Trustees are currently accepting applicants for a new student trustee member.

These students serve in staggered two-year terms, representing the 412,000 students within the CSU. For the first year, the student trustees serve as nonvoting members for training purposes. For the second year, the student trustees are given the same voting rights as a standing member.

The current trustees on the board are Jillian Ruddell, multicultural and gender studies major at CSU Chico, and Steven Dixon, a graduate of Humboldt State University and master’s student who is currently studying economics at Sacramento State.

Dixon is the current voting member and Ruddell will take his place after his term ends this year.

There have been many instances when trustees have voted on important issues, such as last year’s decision to increase tuition.

“The last vote on a tuition increase was extremely close, whereas in past years the board voted for a tuition increase with only the student trustee voting no,” said Aissa Canchola, Associated Students Inc. board chair and chair of the California State Student Association. “This shows that the student trustee vote can definitely have an impact especially with close votes like these.”

While a student trustee is given voting rights, Canchola said their influence outside the board meetings is much stronger. They have the opportunity to talk to decision makers about the impact of programs and cuts on students across the CSU. “Nothing is more valuable than hearing the perspective from a student directly. This is where the impact is the highest,” Canchola said.

CSSA is responsible for ensuring that all applicants have met the proper requirements before they submit the applications of two to five candidates to the governor for approval. Sarah Vagts, assistant executive director of CSSA, said the organization usually receives 15 to 20 applications initially.

All applications that meet the requirements (which includes a 750-word essay and a verification that the applicant is in good standing with their school), are then sent to a special committee of CSSA called the Initial Review Board. This committee is composed of five members of CSSA, and chaired by CSSA board chair. This committee selects a group of seven to

ten sub-finalists for in-person interviews, said Vagts.

Finally, the interview panel selects the names of the finalists that CSSA sends to Gov. Jerry Brown to be selected.

While the selection process is rigorous, the position is an excellent way for students to enter higher education and political careers after they graduate.

“Student trustees are able to develop in-depth policy knowledge, but also weigh in on important issues. The position is a great spring board into a career in higher education, government and politics, or even the private sector,” said Vagts.

The position itself is demanding as well. Student trustees are expected to travel from their home campus to the CSU Chancellor’s Office in Long Beach one to three times a month, with trips lasting one to five days. While students do receive a travel stipend from the CSU, Vagts said students must be able to balance hectic traveling schedules with their school schedules and other commitments.

Even with long travel distances, Vagts has noticed many student trustees in the last decade have been from CSU Fresno and Sacramento State.

“I believe that it simply worked out that these campuses have happened to have students who were well qualified and interested in the position. That is my personal take on the trend – I don’t think it was intentional on the governor’s part, and CSSA does not consider geography in their deliberations,” she said.

Jessie Frietze, ASI chief governmental officer and political science major, serves on a committee that handles the promotions and background work that links candidates with the Initial Review Board.

She said the committee’s “goal is to at least have one person from each campus” who applies for the position.

Frietze said CSSA “is looking for somebody who is passionate and knowledgeable about the issues that are going on in California in regards to the state budget … somebody who definitely has a broad array of knowledge about a lot of different issues.”

She also said the student trustees will not only be voting on budget issues. They will be voting on issues that affect all members in the CSU such as university affairs, diversity, university executive positions and academic standards. Thus, student trustees will need to have an extensive knowledge of the CSU in order to ably represent its students.

The deadline for application is April 6, but Frietze encourages applicants to start getting letters of recommendation and meeting with the dean of their respective campus in order to meet the deadline comfortably.

CORRECTION For the record: The Daily Titan reported that the Front & Center concert will be held Feb. 5. It will be held Feb. 25. Also, the event is Front & Center, not Front and Center.

OCCUPY: Movement seeks association with local students ...Continued from page 1

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Second, they wish to build alliances with environmentalists to create “sustainable societies and infrastructure that are outside (the) industrial capital system. To provide ourselves food, clothing and shelter. It’s about creating the world we want to live in,” said Charles Cha, 38, an occupier since the beginning of the Irvine camp.

The student loan issue is the third project. There is also the “Occupy foreclosure movement,” in which protesters occupy houses that are ready to be foreclosed in hopes of preventing the seizure. However, their main focus is against Citizens United.

“Our main trust at this point is a constitutional amendment ending corporate personhood,” Cha said. “…

That would be the first step to liberating humanity from a mindset that

is totally destructive. The problem with corporations is that it’s against the law for corporations to save lives, to save the earth, to do what’s right – they can only by law maximize profit.

They will not stop until everything is destroyed. Legally!” In Fullerton, the protesters’ first priority was to get involved with the community.

“For now, our main focus is to reach out to our community, to hear what their personal issues are so we can work on resolutions about what the city wants,” Weber said.

They are looking to associate with CSUF and Fullerton College to rally.

They also contacted community organizations such as Neighbors United for Fullerton and the Citizens Oversight Committee, among others.

Occupy O.C. has never had trouble with the rest of the community, and the local police support them, said Cha. They camp with the permission of local authorities.

Jessica Lowerre, 24, is a CSUF alumna camping at Lyons Field. “I got more job offers with my yoga certification than I got with my bachelor’s degree. My yoga certification costs me the same as one semester at Cal State Fullerton,” said Lowerre.

After graduating in May 2010 with a B.A. in anthropology, Lowerre said she could not find work.

“So you wonder why are these normal, respectable people in a park?

Because it has gotten out of control,” Cha said.

Occupy O.C. is a leaderless movement and has about seven committees and a web page explaining their situation. “We are serious social protesters,” Cha said, who has also been a member of the Global Justice Movement for 15 years. “At the Zapatista rebellion in 1994, it was said, ‘You’ve got to organize it at home.’ I feel like (Occupy O.C.) is a combination of all that.”

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NEWS CSUF | Yosef Sherif

Professor remembered at memorial Twenty-six year teaching veteran succumbs to cancer

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Friends and family of the late business professor, Yosef Sherif, joined together Friday afternoon for a campus memorial service held in a Steven G Mihaylo Hall classroom, an event organized by Sherif’s colleagues from the Department of Information Systems and Decision Science (ISDS).

Kind and consoling words and memories were shared by various colleagues, friends and students of Yosef.

“We have respect, love for him, admiration; we admire the way he was and he was a very unique person with so many good qualities,” said Nimer Alrushiedat, professor in the ISDS department. “As they said, he cared about his students, he cared about his colleagues, he cared about the university.”

He is survived by his wife Ellen Sherif and their three children, who attended the event. Ellen said she enjoyed the memorial.

“I was really appreciative of everybody who came and who shared their thoughts and memories about Joe,” said Ellen. “I just really enjoyed hearing the various stories and memories that people had of him over the years.”

Yosef died Jan. 10, 2012 of cancer.

He was 73.

According to Bhushan Kapoor, chair of the ISDS department, Sherif was a department member since 1986.

“Yosef was a prolific researcher, effective teacher and a wonderful colleague,” said Kapoor. “He taught three disciplines, including operations research, statistics and probability, and network communications and security. Prior to his teaching career in the department, he was a consultant for the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab at the California Instutite of Technology, where he was in charge of quality,

CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan A Nissan charges its battery in one of the electric car charging spaces in the rooftop of the Eastside Parking Structure, which is available to all Cal State Fullerton students.

ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan Family members of Yosef Sherif M.D. Fayza El-Sharif, Jaimie Sherif, Joanna Sherif, Ellen Sherif, and Sam Sherif listen as a CSUF student speaks at the memorial service at Mihaylo Hall Friday. Faculty, staff, students, friends and family joined to remember the professor.

reliability, security and safety of ground and space missions. Before this, he was also a consultant for the United States Army and for Southern California Edison.”

Allen Nikora, principal member IS & CS Staff at JPL, whom Yosef worked with during his time employed at JPL, enjoyed playing racquetball games with Yosef.

“I’m certainly going to miss him, but I’m very happy that I got to know him and I’m very happy that I got to count him as a good friend,” said Nikora.

According to Kapoor, Yosef was “a devout fan of innovation” and his research was recognized. Yosef was, according to an online article published by the department, a recipient of the Award of Excellence from Emerald Literati Network for “The Semantic Web: A Catalyst for Future e-Business” in Vol. 37, No. 1 of Kybernetes (2008) and “Strategies for Successful CRM Implementation” in Vol. 15, No. 2 of Information Management & Computer Security (2007).

Mahamood Hassan, an accounting professor, said Yosef will be

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The Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) is opening its Section 8 Waiting List to take applications for housing assistance.

This waiting list is the only real chance for low-income people, seniors and people with disabilities to receive a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, by funding the Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP), allows OCHA to subsidize monthly rent payments for qualified families and individuals who live and work within the county.

However, the cities of Anaheim, Garden Grove and Santa Ana are not covered by OCHA because they have their own separate waiting lists.

Due to the number of applications OCHA receives and the limited number of vouchers there are, the Waiting List was last opened in 2005 and the process only lasts from Feb. 15 until Feb. 29. Therefore, this could be the last chance for Orange County and Fullerton to apply for vouchers for several years.

According to the fact sheet provided

by OCHA, Fullerton has the third highest number of vouchers on the HCVP with 546. Huntington Beach and Irvine are first and second with 850 and 825, respectively. Of the 546 vouchers, 193 are families, 172 are disabled and 181 are elderly.

People receiving assistance are able to pay approximately 30 percent of their rent, while the rest is subsidized by the program and paid directly to the property manager.

Applicants must earn below 50 percent of the median income of $33,750 for individuals and $48,150 for families.

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ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan Yosef Sherif, professor of information systems and decision sciences, died on January 10, 2012 of complications from lung cancer. He was with his department for almost 26 years.

remembered as a “gentle, caring, softspoken, respectful individual who was committed to education.”

Ellen said Yosef had a great experience during his time at CSUF. “Joe appreciated and enjoyed working with all the faculty here at Cal State

Fullerton,” Ellen said.

“He just appreciated the camaraderie they had as colleagues and the collaboration that he was able to do on an academic level with the other faculty members, and I know he appreciated all his colleagues.”

Housing assistance waiting list now open Government funding applications for housing is available

CSUF saves with new solar panels

“The median income is updated annually and has increased slightly over the past year,” said John Hambuch, manager of O.C. Community Services at OCHA. According to Hambuch, Social Security Income is factored into “the household income in order to determine the tenant’s share of rent and the amount that will be paid by the Housing Authority.”

There were about 20,000 applications in 2005. Due to the current economic climate, that number is expected to increase.

“We should get substantially more applications this time around,” Hambuch said.

Compared to the many applicants, there are only about 10,000 spots available. That is why it takes so long for applicants to begin receiving vouchers, according to Hambuch.

“We will run out of names by the end of the year,” Hambuch said. “That’s why the waiting list is reopening, so we

can refill it.”

Applicants may pick up applications online, at libraries or at any community partners. Applications are not accepted at participating locations. Instead, people are being asked to apply online, over fax or through the mail.

Applications don’t need to come just from this county.

“Applications can come from all over the country,” said Linda Morad, supervisor at the Division of Development Services at HUD. There are organizations that are still scrambling to try to figure out how they’re going to handle the applications.

“We’re holding a meeting Feb. 8 to figure out if we’re just going to hand out the applications or if people are going to do them online,” said Jim Womack, director of Fullerton Interfaith Emergency Services Inc. People can go to FIES in Fullerton whether the group hands out the applications or people fill them out online at ochousing.org.

Three photovoltaic panels were installed throughout Cal State Fullerton. Photo, meaning sun or light, and voltaic meaning power (PV), these systems turn sunlight into power.

The systems were installed on the roof of the Eastside Parking Structure, the Clayes Performing Arts Center and the Kinesiology and Health Science Building. Another part of the solar project included the installation of electric vehicle charging stations that were added to the Eastside Parking Structure.

Jay Bond, associate vice president for Facilities Management and campus architect, said the motivation behind the installation of these PV panels included: saving money, saving energy and contributing to help save the planet. Bond added that it is important to be responsible citizens and take a leadership role.

The CSU has a program where a third party installs PV panels on campus and then maintain and operate the panels on behalf of the campus.

“Our uniqueness was we were able to finance these ourselves,” said Bond.

“We took internal money from the Auxiliary Services Corporation, and they loaned money back to campus and the campus is paying them back out of saved power.”

Interim President Willie Hagan said CSUF has been a leader in energy conservation for the past 20 to 25 years. With budget reductions and tuition increase, Hagan explained how past projects have saved millions of dollars in energy bills.

“Our problems would be far worse if it weren’t for the energy reduction project,” said Hagan.

According to Bond, the total cost of the PV installations was roughly $6 million. Over a five-year period, CSUF is receiving a $2.3 million incentive from Southern California Edison. The rest of the project will be paid through energy savings. This project is designed to save CSUF approximately $9 million over the next 20 to 25 years.

Physical Plant Director Willem van der Pol said the PV system earns renewable energy credits because it is producing clean energy. Van der Pol explained that in a cap-and-trade market, CSUF would be able to trade the credits.

“When there is a company that creates a lot of pollution, they would be able to buy credits from us to offset the pollution they have created,” said van der Pol. “This will be eventually a traded commodity.”

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Program was created by the U.S. Green Building Council. This program rates facilities based on how energy efficient they are designed. LEED certification levels include Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum.

CSUF has LEED certified facilities including the Student Recreation Center (Gold), Steven G. Mihaylo Hall (Silver) and the Arboretum Visitor’s Center (Silver). The recent Student Housing Project has a target goal of Platinum.

“We have been trying to make sure all of our buildings that we build now are the LEEDs gold or higher,” Hagan said. “Which is basically saying they’re close to the pinnacle of energy efficiency for buildings.”

Other ways CSUF has been energy efficient is by installing motion censors in classrooms and offices and purchasing programs that automatically shut off computers.

Van der Pol said CSUF is also finetuning the air conditioning systems to become more energy efficient.

Another project is replacing 70,000 fluorescent lights with LED (light emitting diode) lights.

A decree from the California Public Utilities Commission states college campuses are allowed only one megawatt of self-generated power. The PV Panels installed are equal to this full capacity of power.

According to Hagan there are no more plans to expand the PV system because it is currently at the limit. In the future, Hagan expects to sit down with SoCal Edison and discuss generating more energy because costs are going to increase.

“The more money we save now, the more money we save out of our operating budget which helps education and everything,” Hagan said.

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Be my hero, Schettino!

The word means the same thing in both countries, though he isn’t worthy of the title MICHAEL MUNOZ Daily Titan

Captain Francesco Schettino, from the shipwrecked cruise liner Costa Concordia, wants you to know that he “tripped” into a life boat and didn’t mean to abandon ship. He also admitted, in interrogation transcripts with authorities the BBC leaked, that he was “navigating by sight” and made an error, causing the luxury cruise liner to run off course and succumb to the power of a coral reef off the Italian coast.

You can say that being responsible for one of the greatest travesties in luxury cruise liner history is this disaster’s biggest blunder, until you come to find that some people are applauding his actions. According to the Los Angeles Times, Schettino’s hometown newspaper, Il Mattino, has declared Schettino a hero for “saving more than 4,000 people.”

Last time I checked, no hero —

especially not a captain — would ever abandon ship before the passengers and crew members do. Whatever happened to “women and children first?” Did he not learn that in Captaining 101? Did he not see Titanic?

Maybe the Il Mattino doesn’t remember that this so-called “hero” had to be coerced to go back on board and make sure everyone was OK. Let’s refresh their memories with this transcript of the recording between Schettino, who was in the lifeboat he tripped in at the time, and Italian Coast Guard Capt. Gregorio De Falco: “Listen, Schettino, there are people trapped on board. Now you go with your boat under the prow on the starboard side. There is a pilot ladder. You will climb that ladder and go on board. You go on board and then you will tell me how many people there are. Is that clear?”

De Falco had to use his impolite, highly condescending voice because Schettino was not quick to perform a function that is his duty and obligation as a captain.

If Il Mattino is having trouble in identifying an actual hero, they should look no further than the hero

Komen saves boobs, not babes The concept of “pro-choice” should apply to the living as well as the unborn LAUREN HARRITY Daily Titan

After a firestorm of controversy in less than a week, the nation’s top breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, has reversed its decision Friday to stop funding Planned Parenthood. When such an upheaval occurred, many wondered if Komen ever had the right to stop

funding in the first place.

When news of Komen’s shift in funding broke Tuesday, there was an immediate attack on the foundation that, according to its website, has provided more than $1.9 billion since 1982 to breast cancer awareness. The attack was being led by pro-choice groups and Planned Parenthood, which would be losing approximately hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in funding. Many of these organizations believe that if Komen caved to political pressure urging, it could cease support of an organization that provides abortions.

However, the Komen foundation

of the Hudson: Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger.

Sullenberger successfully landed US Airways Flight 1549 into the Hudson River after striking Canadian geese during the initial elevation climb two years ago. The geese struck the engine of the plane, causing the plane to lose engine power. Sullenberger took an educated gamble and decided to land the plane in the Hudson River; a gamble because the end results could have been disastrous. He was able to save 155 lives.

So what’s the difference between the two captains? Character.

Sullenberger didn’t abandon his crew and passengers; in the face of danger he rose to the occasion. Once he landed in the Hudson, he didn’t flee like Schettino because his duty was to his passengers and crew.

Schettino needs to remember that people put their trust in their captains, and if a situation should occur, like that of the cruise liner or an airplane, they expect them to act accordingly and try to save their lives. These passengers and crew were essentially putting their lives in his hands; it’s one of the major responsibilities of a captain’s job.

Schettino states he saved many lives by maneuvering the ship closer to shore so the rescue efforts would be prompt. Perfect! That’s what he’s supposed to do. But once that was done it was his responsibility to make sure he could save as many

lives as possible, not to leave the passengers and crew to fend for themselves and hightail, or rather, “trip” out of the situation.

So he should be seen as a hero because he “saved more than 4,000 people?” Since we’re playing the

number game, I’ll throw two more out there: 17 and 15. As in 17 dead and 15 unaccounted for. So his actions shouldn’t be viewed as heroic when you navigate by sight, steer off course and when the going gets tough, jump ship.

maintained that the change in funding had nothing to do with politics, but was simply due to a change in policy.

“While it is regrettable when changes in priorities and policies affect any of our grantees, such as a long-standing partner like Planned Parenthood, we must continue to evolve to best meet the needs of the women we serve and most fully advance our mission,” the foundation said in a statement Tuesday.

Its new policy stated that it will not provide funding to any organization that is under investigation by the local, state or federal government. Planned Parenthood is currently under a federal investigation (instigated by a certain U.S. representative from Florida who just so happens to be a conservative Republican) to determine if it improperly used public money to perform abortions.

Komen announced Friday that it

amended this policy to allow Planned Parenthood to still receive funds.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure is a private charity organization that is free to provide donations to organizations as it sees fit. There is no law that disallows them from ending funding to any organization, including Planned Parenthood.

While organizations such as the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League want to protect a women’s right to choose, many did not seem to want to extend that same courtesy to Komen. Whether or not the foundation provides funding to Planned Parenthood is its personal choice, just as many pro-choice groups believe a woman’s decision to have a child or not is her own personal choice.

However, Komen maintains that its decision had nothing to do with abortion politics.

“We want to maintain a positive

relationship with them,” said Komen spokeswoman Leslie Aun to MSNBC. “We’re not making any judgment.”

Why shouldn’t we believe her?

Komen has been committed to raising breast cancer awareness since 1982 and this recent development has not changed that. It will continue to host the Race for the Cure as it has done for almost 20 years and it will continue to work with other organizations to help women get cancer screenings from their health care providers.

And at any rate, Planned Parenthood wouldn’t have suffered that much. The organization announced in a statement released to the Associated Press that in the 24 hours after the announcement of Komen’s cease in funding, Planned Parenthood received $400,000 from other donors. That’s pretty amazing since Komen was able to

provide $680,000 last year. Planned Parenthood will continue to accept donations through its website.

Furthermore, it will continue to provide breast cancer screenings for women at all of its facilities, and referrals for providers who can give mammograms — with or without Komen funding. However, Planned Parenthood has never been able to provide mammograms for patients, not even with Komen’s funding.

Whether you’re pro-life or prochoice, we should not condemn an organization that has spent 20 years helping women in the fight against breast cancer for temporarily ceasing donations to one organization that would still be able to provide the same services without Komen’s funding.

It’s not a matter of choosing sides.

When it comes to saving women’s lives, politics must be left out and the truth must be found.

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Playing the enemy’s game Marines desecrating Taliban bodies with urine make us look pompous, not powerful SHEILA DEL CID Daily Titan

Living in a Third World country with no family and over 100-degree weather can make someone really lose their mind, but does this pardon inappropriate behavior?

There has been recent controversy over the 39-second clip circulating the Internet of four U.S. Marines standing over dead Afghan bodies, which appear to be Taliban fighters, as they urinate on them.

Unless you’ve been stung by a jellyfish, this action cannot be justified.

Regardless of their political stance, they are human beings.

“The part of me that thinks like a civilian says, ‘It can’t be justified,’” said Michael Munoz, 26, servicing Marine from 2003 through 2007. He

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was an E-4 Corporal squad leader in the infantry based in Camp Lejeune, N.C., and was honorably discharged after completing three tours in Iraq.

“After time and exposure to horrible things, you start to view the world and your enemy in a different light,” he continued.

Even though the perception of right and wrong can change due to the pressure and stress of war, the soldiers are a direct representation of our country. They should have held themselves to a higher standard.

Remember the Abu Ghraib scandal in Baghdad? In 2004, images were released of prisoners piled up naked into human pyramids for the guards’ self-indulgence.

There was also the “Thrill Kill” squad in 2011, which murdered Afghan civilians, allegedly taking their body parts as trophies.

Munoz commented that civilians sometimes get caught in the crossfire of war, and people die when they shouldn’t. But hurting or killing

unarmed civilians even in the fog of war is wrong.

He said their job entails them to fight the enemy and kill if necessary, but not to murder.

If officials and soldiers were disciplined for the Abu Ghraib scandal and the “Thrill Kill,” the case regarding the Marines who urinated on the Afghan bodies shouldn’t be treated any different.

As it is, people have animosity toward Americans and it’s this kind of behavior that makes us look bad.

There are laws the military are required to follow, which consist of protecting civilians, the wounded and prisoners. The fighters are defenseless, dead and obviously out of combat.

Yes, the Taliban are the enemy, they have done worse things than we have, but we shouldn’t lower ourselves to their level.

Even though the Taliban don’t play by the rules, U.S. military members do have standards to keep.

“Wasn’t the smartest decision on their behalf,” said Josh Rogers, 21, who is currently enlisted in the Marine Corps., on the squad’s decision in making a video. “Can’t hold it against them either, it’s a war.”

Munoz agrees that the soldiers shouldn’t be prosecuted, but there should be some disciplinary action taken. “They are fighting in a war, and war is hell,” Munoz said.

Understanding war is challenging beyond the description of words, but we all have to take responsibility for our actions. If not, who is responsible for this kind of abuse? How can this incident bring peace between the U.S. and Afghanistan? The soldiers who partook in this event need to be held accountable.

This behavior isn’t going to get anyone a medal, and stooping down to that level is uncalled for.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton does not pardon the offensive behavior, and the investigation is in progress.

Not condoning some of the military conduct, I am thankful and respect all of the past, present and future. It’s just an embarrassment that these are the type of people “protecting” us.

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DETOUR

Madonna takes the field for Super Bowl XLVI Madonna is joined by LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. and Cee Lo Green during Sunday’s big game MICHAEL MUNOZ Daily Titan

Courtesy of MCT Madonna performed some of her biggest hits alongside some of today’s top artists during Super Bowl XLVI.

The Queen of Pop took center stage at Super Bowl XLVI with a medley of hits, and tried to cement her name as one of the best halftime shows of all time.

Her majesty opened her set on a throne with “Vogue,” looking like she was coming off the set of Cleopatra, a possible homage to the very vogue Elizabeth Taylor, with gladiators pulling the superstar to the stage. This was a memorable entrance suited for a queen.

Once on stage, Madonna broke out her trademark dance moves from her infamous black and white “Vogue” music video, while her dancers dressed up in Greek, Roman and Egyptian garments.

The stage itself showcased images of Hollywood legends she shouts out to in her song.

The casting call of acting legends was then switched to a boom box, as Madonna

launched into a rendition of “Music.” Her dancers were now b-boys doing acrobatic moves on the stage bleachers. Known for her provocativeness, Madonna did a cartwheel off a dancer’s crotch. During this segment it was evident that the 53-year-old could still move.

Until she started shuffling.

During the ending of “Music,” LMFAO did a quick cameo with a remix of their hit “Party Rock Anthem.” Trying to appeal to a new generation of listeners could have been her main goal in enlisting these party rockers, but she honestly came out looking old. She could have done without this part; it looked very awkward and forced.

The boys were quickly ditched as the girls took center stage. Nicki Minaj and M.I.A joined Madonna to sing her latest single, “Give Me All Your Luvin.” The song itself is good, but nothing memorable, although her performance was, thanks to the two female rappers. Minaj continues her streak of being a guest artist who steals the show from the main act, her first being Kanye and now Madge. M.I.A kept her anarchist reputation intact by blowing FCC standards and keeping censors abuzz

by flipping off the camera. These two ladies gave the very stringent performance some edge.

Madonna’s parade of guest singers continued with Cee Lo Green literally leading a marching band parade. Granted that NBC is hosting this year’s Super Bowl, Cee Lo, from the heavily promoted reality singing competition The Voice, was probably handpicked to perform a quick duet mashup of Madonna’s “Open Your Heart” and “Express Yourself.”

Her last song in her halftime show performance was “Like a Prayer,” which got the loudest cheers from the crowd. During this crowd-pleasing number, Madonna did not disappoint.

Accompanied by a gospel choir and Cee Lo Green, once again, she performed the number without a hitch. It was as if her whole set was leading up to this performance, and she nailed it. She sang the last words and made a quick exit from the center stage, leaving “world peace” in her place.

The pop icon’s performance wasn’t perfect; it did have its ups and downs, but it was still entertaining, proving that she still knows how to put on a good show.

Super Bowl commercials are a must-watch for some Super Bowl XLVI commercials put Americans in a state of déjà vu DANNY CHAU Daily Titan

The Super Bowl is the ultimate celebration of American nostalgia, physique and neurological disintegration. It is one of the most watched events on television, which makes it a goldmine for corporations willing to spend millions of dollars creating eye-catching commercials that, coincidentally, celebrate American nostalgia, physique and neurological disintegration.

Some companies are better at tapping into our collective interests and fears than others.

We are living in 2012 and we’re exceedingly aware of the prophecies that may or may not dictate our future. A Chevrolet truck commercial sets the scene in a post-apocalyptic disaster site as a man in a Chevy drives through the wreckage to find survivors, which in this case happen to be his friends, fellow Chevy owners. One friend didn’t make it. He drove a Ford. Chevy’s message is simple and clear: Drive a Chevy truck or you’ll die very soon. Effective marketing, to say the least.

Fellow car makers, Honda,

and its more luxurious brand, Acura, decided to tap into America’s collective pop nostalgia by calling back iconic comedies.

Actor Matthew Broderick updates his performance in the ‘80s film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, taking the day off from whatever it is he does to drive around town in a Honda SUV. Acura brings in Jerry Seinfeld and Seinfeld’s infamous “Soup Nazi” character. It’s great,

...Full-time pretty boy John Stamos was in a wordless Dannon yogurt commercial that had Twitter spreading the hashtag ‘#RIPStamos’

but Jay Leno swoops in from nowhere to steal the commercial, which leaves all of America in a strange state of déjà vu. For more ‘90s nostalgia, former Full House star and full-time pretty boy John Stamos was in a wordless Dannon yogurt commercial that had Twitter spreading the hashtag “#RIPStamos,” and not just because he’s dealt a mean headbutt at the end of it.

Of course, it wouldn’t be Super Bowl Sunday without overtly racy commercials. At this point,

the GoDaddy.com commercials, featuring professional racer Danica Patrick, have long outworn their welcome – there are new heirs to the throne. Italian automaker Fiat had, perhaps, the most seductive commercial of the night, aptly titled, “Seduction.”

It features an Italian supermodel seducing an unassuming man, and just when it seems a bit too hot for TV, she turns into a car, further blurring the differences in stereotypical male obsessions.

Oh, and Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima sells something in time for Valentine’s Day. Since it’s sponsored by Teleflora, I’ll assume it’s for flowers. Maybe.

The end result of the Super Bowl is simple: one team wins and the other loses. But for the corporations that dominate our consumption habits, it’s a lot simpler. The New York Giants have come away with the victory while the New England Patriots will walk off dejected, but in the end, corporations win what truly matters: influence over America’s consumption habits. Whether a commercial is vaunted or derided is of no consequence. There’s no such thing as bad publicity.

Actually, I take that back. The Pepsi commercial featuring Elton John and a horrible remix of Aretha Franklin’s classic, “Respect,” was terrible in any context.

A Michael Jackson Cirque Du Soleil TJ REYNOLDS Daily Titan

I arrived to The Immortal World Tour with my adorable wife and some shifting expectations of something “Michael.” Cirque Du Soleil surpassed all of my assumptions, painting a decadent depiction of Michael Jackson’s life, from The Jackson Five to Neverland.

The show employed fantastical props, costumes and acrobatic dancers from around the world.

The stage itself was near sentient, moving, morphing and surprising the audience in every scene. Even Bubbles, Michael’s chimp, made several appearances.

There were many notable players in the Cirque’s display of aberrations and anomalies.

A bikini-clad cellist, a snakeskinned contortionist crawling from the pages of a gigantic book, zombie brides shaking bones to “Thriller” and winged-bat dancers with crimson-electric eyes were present, to name a few. The most important was a silver-sequined mime, whose pop-and-lock, freeflowing style lead us through the production’s progression. One player even began break dancing on crutches, showing pride in his talented body despite a missing leg; this crutch-break spectacle inspired the audience to turbulent

applause, winning everyone’s affection with his display of courage and fortitude.

The music itself was a vivid composition, blending over 20 of Michael’s best tracks, from “Billy Jean” to “Man in the Mirror,” into one homogeneous archive.

Predictably, several “backward

I left the Honda Center in an introspective reverie, contemplating the things that only true art have the ability to bestir.

slides” were performed. This technique, more famously dubbed “the Moonwalk” by MJ fans, achieved that eye-bending sense of drifting without effort that Michael was so notorious for.

My favorite scenes were “Smooth Criminal,” which portrayed Film Noir style with over a dozen pseudo ‘40s gangsters. Trench coats flared and top hats tilted in this jive-like depiction of one of my favorite Jackson songs. In its culmination, a line of men holding massive prop newspapers dangled from solemn lamp posts 10 feet above the stage.

The star of this scene was a rubyhaired belle with a Tommy gun. As

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the song shifted to the seductive “Dangerous,” she was stripped of her MJ suit, leaving her in a glittering, near-nothing costume to display the most athletic and dazzling pole dance I’ve witnessed this side of Vegas.

The show reached its emotional apogee during an intense and disturbing rendition of “They Don’t Care About Us.” Shoulder pad-clad soldiers marched through this song, as it tackled the violence and selfishness that plagues our world. The culminating theme of the show is parallel to Michael’s lifelong expressions of equality, unity, love for mankind and nonviolence. The King of Pop was truly the Gandhi of the lyrical world.

I left the Honda Center in an introspective reverie, contemplating the things that only true art have the ability to bestir.

Howerver this article would be fruitless if I did not have the pleasure to tell the reader that The Immortal World Tour is returning to the area. Its next showing will be in Los Angeles Aug. 14, this year. Tickets can be purchased now at CirqueDuSoleil.com.

Do not miss this awe-filled accolade to one of history’s finest musicians, “The Gloved One,” “The King of Pop,” “Wacko Jacko” - the great Michael Joseph Jackson!

ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan Some have made it a sort of ritual to watch the Super Bowl not just for the football. Abe Rodes (front), 21, watches a Super Bowl commercial next to his brother Chase Rodes (rear), 19, in the Titan Student Union Underground on Sunday.

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SPORTS

Titans sweep Beach series The CSUF hockey team defeated LBSU in the season finale behind strong defense ANDERS HOWMANN Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton ice hockey team maintained a consistent lead against the Long Beach State 49ers, fending off multiple double power plays in the third period and crushing their opponent’s momentum for a 5-3 victory late Saturday at Anaheim Ice. Led by forward Elan Dunaev, the Titan offense kept the 49ers pinned in their zone for the majority of the first two periods.

Goaltender Brandon Heethius anchored the Titan defense as

Long Beach attempted to swoop in for the kill midway through the last period. The win boosted Titan morale and put the team in excellent position for the WCHC Tournament in Las Vegas this weekend.

The Titans have swept the 49ers in all four games played against them this season.

Heethuis, 22, a business accounting major, felt as though the quick response to an early 49er goal in the first period set a precedent for the rest of the game.

“We put together a pretty good effort all around,” said Heethius.

“We came out and got the first goal, and then after that we answered nicely with three goals right away.”

During the first period, both teams tested each others’ strength with heavy hits, multiple scuffles and fast drives back and forth into each others’ zone. The 49ers kept Titan defensemen on the edge of their skates as they framed a strong offensive strategy.

But when the Titans answered, the 49ers couldn’t keep up.

Dunaev, 19, a business major, scored two of three goals in the first period. He said the team’s positive attitude is what kept the Titans driving hard.

“We just kept being positive on the bench and giving positive reinforcement to all of the guys,” said Dunaev. “We kept going and

ANDERS HOWMANN / Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton hockey player maintains control of the puck as the Long Beach State player pursues him. The Titans defeated LBSU, 5-3, Saturday night.

never gave up.”

During the first half of the second period, the two teams were locked in a brutal stalemate. Titan and 49er offense pushed deep into their opponent’s zones and both goaltenders stood planted like brick walls between their goal posts.

The stalemate was broken with five minutes and 57 seconds left in the period with a goal by 49er forward Skyler Hoar. The Titans

answered 17 seconds later in a vengeful goal by forward Sean Saligumba, who was assisted by forward Alec Censullo, breaking the tie and putting the Titans up 4-3. The Titans cemented their lead with another goal late in the period by Saligumba.

The Titans’ third period was defined by an incredible defense and solid goaltending by Heethuis.

They remained strong as the 49ers circled in for the kill during two

Women lose another close one Homecoming is spoiled after Titans start off slow against Pacific Saturday GREG WOODSON Daily Titan

Pacific sophomore guard Gena Johnson scored a team high 15 points, along with two assists and three rebounds, to help the Tigers hold off a late Cal State Fullerton rally en route to a 69-64 victory over the Titans on homecoming day at Titan Gym Saturday afternoon.

With the win, Pacific moved to 12-9 overall and 5-4 in conference play while the loss, another close one in the last seconds of the game, dropped the Titans to 9-13 overall and 2-8 in the Big West.

After redshirt senior guard Lauren Chow’s 3-point basket gave the Titans their first lead of the game, 55-54, with 10:59 left to play in the second half, Pacific freshman guard Kristina Johnson’s go-ahead basket on the next possession put the Tigers ahead where they would stay for good.

“We have to finish plays, I mean we play great defense and then we don’t get the rebound. But it’s not only the post crashing, it’s the guards.

We need to take care of everybody,” said Chow.

The Titans battled trading buckets with the Tigers down the stretch, but could not seem to get the stops they needed in the most critical moments of the game.

With the game tied 59-59 with only 7:57 left to play, Pacific went on a 7-0 run, all of which were

points made on free throws by the Tigers. A field goal by Titan redshirt sophomore forward Mya Olivier cut the Tiger lead to 66-61, and after a made free throw by Pacific extended the lead to six, Titan senior guard Megan Richardson’s 3-point basket made it a 67-64 game with 1:47 to go.

But Pacific would knock down two more free throws to seal the deal for the Tigers.

Richardson carried her team throughout the afternoon as she scored a game high 25 points on 9-22 from the field to go with two assists and one rebound. It was Richardson’s ninth game of the year scoring 20 points or more.

“Man, I don’t know, obviously we’re on a bit of a losing streak; I’m just trying to play hard and just find a rhythm and bring some sort of intensity out there, but I’ve had great games and we don’t win, and I’ve had poor games and we don’t win,” said Richardson. “Everyone’s got to step up, it’s not just one player, but I’m just trying to get fire and emotion out there. We just need everyone to step up.”

Fullerton went down early to the Tigers as Pacific started the game on a 12-2 run, which ultimately put the Titans in too deep of a hole to dig themselves out of. Trailing by as much as 17 points in the first half, the Titans rallied back to cut the lead to 40-33 at the break.

Titan Olivier said she thinks everyone needs to box out better and play better help side and man-toman defense.

“We want to try to win the next few games that we have and try

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debilitating double power plays.

The Titans fielded the 49er offense with seeming ease, holding their two point lead as the clock drained to zero.

Joe Batista, 22, a kinesiology major and EMT for the Titans, was happy with the victory and has enjoyed watching the team grow over the course of the season.

“They started pretty low this year, but just the way all of them have come together and really

watching them from the end of the bench every practice, seeing them improve each and every week, it’s been pretty impressive,” said Batista.

The victory Saturday leaves the Titans with an 11-16 season record (4-8 WCHC record) going into the WCHC tournament in Las Vegas this weekend. Heethuis and Dunaev hope their team will move onto the ACHA regional tournament in late February.

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ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton’s Kathleen Iwuoha reaches for the rebound during the second half against the Pacific Tigers at Titan Gym Saturday. TheTitans lost the game, 69-64.

to get up higher in the conference standings,” said Olivier.

Pacific won the rebounding battle 43 to 33 and shot 42 percent from the field. The Titans won the turnover battle by seven, but only

shot 37 percent from the field in the afternoon.

Next up for the Titans is a road game at UC Santa Barbara against the Gauchos Thursday at the Thunderdome.

ROBERT HUSKEY / Daily Titan Trevor Bums gets beat for a Saint Mary’s goal Friday night at Titan Stadium.

The CSUF Titans lost both their opening weekend games, 11-7 to Saint Mary’s and 7-6 to San Diego State Saturday. The Titans will host Cal Poly SLO Saturday at 2 p.m.

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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Figure out new ways to bring in income, without sacrificing your core values. Bring the money in before you send it back out. Be proud of your contribution.

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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) It’s easier to express your thoughts or to start a new writing project. Find an answer in meditation. Others depend on you. Share your peace of mind.

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Gemini (May 21-June 21) You have this tendency to say yes when people ask, and then the tasks pile up. Keep checking stuff off the list, and earn some time for yourself.

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SPORTS

Men move to second HOOPS: Titans explode behind the arc to get them past the Gauchos ...Continued from page 1 “It’s just a terrific night to be a Cal State Fullerton Titan,” Coach Burton said. “With ESPN here, a great crowd, playing a great team and having our guys step up and play like they played was terrific.

I can’t tell you how proud I was of our effort.”

In the first half, the Titans and the Gauchos battled back and forth in a very high-tempo, high-energy first half. But CSUF senior forward Omondi Amoke, playing with a sprained ankle and was doubtful before the game, picked up his second foul and had to make his way to the bench.

That’s when UCSB took off on a 15-0 run, and Coach Burton rolled the dice and inserted Amoke back onto the court for the final minutes to get his team back into the game, riskingAmoke picking up another foul.

It paid off as CSUF clawed its way back at the end of the half trailing UCSB, 47-43, with sophomore guard Isiah Umipig making a miracle 3-pointer at the buzzer.

“I thought they were going to blow us out in the beginning,” Coach Burton said of the first half.

“It looked like a problem, but then we got more aggressive offensively.

We started doing what we had to do.”

Three UCSB players, senior guards James Nunnally and Orlando Johnson and freshman center Alan Williams were in double figures scoring. CSUF’s Vaughn had 14 points.

“We knew we didn’t play well in the first half and were confident in ourselves in the second half, and knew we just had to play our game and the rest was going to take care of ourselves,” said Umipig.

CSUF made eight treys in the first half, but the three-fest really started in the second half. After exchanging the lead twice, CSUF made four straight 3-pointers and

CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan Lauren Chow drives to the basket to attempt a running floater over her opponent. Chow’s ability to hit the 3-pointer has moved her to sixth all-time in the Big West record books.

Chow hits record book Chow has moved into sixth all-time in the Big West with 3-pointers made GREG WOODSON ROBERT HUSKEY / Daily Titan Orane Chin slams the ball in the closing minute of the Titans Homecoming game win over UCSB. Chin finished the game with 13 points and two blocks.

even senior forward Orane Chin knocked one down.

That spurt gave CSUF a ninepoint lead, but it wasn’t done yet.

The Titans ran up to an 83-65 lead.

The second half was highlighted by the insatiable Vaughn, a couple of mammoth blocks from Amoke and junior forward John Underwood, and Umipig’s shot making.

UCSB could only get as close as 11 points, but the Titans’ defense and very loud homecoming crowd played a role in shutting down the Gauchos.

Beside Vaughn’s great night, the key to the game was shutting down UCSB guards Johnson and Nun-

nally. Both are big time players who can take over the game. Coach Burton made an in-game adjustment, putting junior guard D.J. Seeley on Johnson. Johnson ended the game with 28 points with most scored toward the end of the contest.

“My main focus was on Orlando Johnson, making sure he doesn’t get out of control, keeping him contained,” said Seeley on guarding the former Big West Player of the Year. “He’s a tough guard. Big and strong, could be an NBA prospect.

But we had to contain him mentally. Eighty percent of the offense goes through him.”

CSUF shot the lights out in the

game, shooting 52 percent and 65 percent behind the 3-point line.

Umipig was 7-for-11 on 3-pointers and scored 25 points. Seeley and Chin scored 15 and 13 points, respectively, and Amoke grabbed a game high 11 rebounds. UCSB’s Nunnally and Williams scored 19 and 14 points, respectively.

The win puts CSUF and UCSB into a tie for second place in the Big West.

“Tonight we wanted to make a statement that we were one of the powerhouses in this conference as well,” Vaughn said post game.

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Titan redshirt senior guard Lauren Chow surpassed UC Santa Barbara’s Jess Hansen in the Big West record book as her four 3-pointers against UC Davis Wednesday moved her into sixth place for the most all time 3-point field goals made with 219.

Chow drained two more 3-pointers against Pacific Saturday, bringing her total to 221, leaving her only four 3-point baskets away from moving into the fifth place position in the Big West record book.

Pacific’s Kelsey Lavender, 20042008, is currently occupying fifth place with 224 total 3-point field goals made.

Chow has at least seven guaranteed games left in her career, so

we’ll have to keep an eye on her to see how much she moves up the list, being that there are no active players on the list above her.

The team’s 3-point specialist said she has always liked the shot from behind the arc, and grew up practicing it with her family members.

“When I was younger, my brother and my sister, they’re older than I am, would always shoot further than I would and I would always try to follow them,” said Chow.

Titan senior guard Megan Richardson said Chow is just a great overall 3-point shooter.

“Her form is probably one of the best forms I’ve seen from a 3-point shooter, especially in this conference since I’ve been here all four years,” said Richardson. “She’s just crafty, and she gets her shot off quickly. So the defense doesn’t know if she’s going to jab-step drive or pull up for the shot … and she just has a nice shot.”

Already this season, Chow has made 37 3-pointers, which is only four away from tying her last season total of 41.

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