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March 7, 2011

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Discussion on sex does not arouse

Thieves Target Catalytic Converters

Workshop on sexual ethics at the WoMen’s Center takes religious conservative stance

Two men arrested on campus for the alleged theft of car components

RYAN LASKODI Daily Titan

How much are they worth: Stolen catalytic converters are sold to scrap yards for around $100 to $150 and when sold to individuals they can sell for up to $400. Sold new, catalytic converters can cost around $1,500.

What is it: Catalytic converters are devices that reduce pollution-causing emissions as part of the exhaust system. The precious metals inside act as catalysts; when hot exhaust enters the converter, a chemical reaction occurs that alters toxic gases, such as carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons, into less harmful emissions.

What Vehicles are at risk: Thieves look for vehicles that sit higher from the ground, such as trucks, pick-ups and SUVs. These cars allow them to slide underneath without having to jack up the vehicle to gain access to the converter. With just a few cuts of a batterypowered saw, the converter can be removed in less than a minute.

Cal State Fullerton: Our campus is a perfect target because vehicles are left unattended for extended periods of time in parking lots.

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The University Police arrested two men at gunpoint at the south entrance of the Nutwood parking structure Wednesday morning. Driving in a cream-colored Chrysler and armed with a DeWalt D385 cordless Sawzall, the men, both from Los Angeles County, had been driving around campus looking for unattended cars in Cal State Fullerton’s parking lots and structures. An eyewitness saw the men cutting the catalytic converter from the bottom of a car. Paul Harper, 45, from Lynwood, and Andre Grays, 51, from Los Angeles, are be-

ing charged with grand theft, receiving stolen property, possession of burglary tools and possession of certain articles minus ID marks. Neither men are CSUF students. “The driver had been arrested three months ago for the same thing and they both had extensive criminal histories that included vehicletheft-type crimes,” said Detective Robert Botzheim from the University Police. Lieutenant John Brockie said a female spotted the suspects under a car in the structure around 10:23 a.m. She called in the sighting to the police immediately. She reported the men were trying to remove a part from the car. See CAR THEFT, page 3

A discussion on sexual ethics was intended to serve as an open forum where anybody of any orientation could come and share his or her opinion. The conversations, however, did not become very diverse. The workshop was led by the Rev. Patricia Anne-Johnson, academic coordinator for the McNair Scholars Program at Cal State Fullerton, and Bishop Noel Jones of the City of Refuge Church in Gardenia. Members of the City of Refuge Church were also in attendance. Many of the people who came to give their thoughts seemed to be older and conservative. Most of the discussion that happened involved the topic of the sanctity of sex in marriage and were from a heterosexual, Christian point of view. During the discussion, Johnson said she wanted to hear some non-married and younger college students give their thoughts on the questions; she also encouraged homosexuals to give their opinion. Jones said even though it was great for the church members to be there, they did slow down the

Classic Moliere comedy at CSUF

process of getting to more diverse discussion, which is why many students felt the workshop was too short. Susan Leavy, acting director of the Women’s Center who hosted the event with SisterTalk March 3 in the Titan Student Union Pavilion C, said the workshop came about because they asked Johnson to do a noontime program on the subject. Johnson attends the church where Jones is a pastor and the two decided to do the workshop together. The workshop started with a speech from Jones who talked about, when it comes to sex, how men and women are raised in a very different way. He used his own children as an example, saying when his daughter was young he was very protective of her and her dating patterns and when it came to his son, when he got married he didn’t even know if he was a virgin or not. See SEX ETHICS, page 2

Titan takes position in Republican campaign Poli Sci student Jeremy Yamaguchi is appointed delegate to Republican Party

Tartuffe premieres at the CSUF Young Theatre WES NEASE Daily Titan

CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan Titan senior Ashley Richie slides back to defend her opponent. Richie and the Titans move forward to compete in postseason play as No. 8 seed.

Courtesy of the Cal State Fullerton Department of Theatre and Dance The classic comedy is the first play in the spring lineup for the Theatre Department. The Moliere classic has been updated to bring a contemporary feel to the 300-year-old piece of work.

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The spring theater lineup started with a success Friday when “Tartuffe,” directed by James R. Taulli, debuted in the Young Theatre. Although the premiere performance saw a few mistakes in the delivery of the script and some slow sound effects, the hilarity of the French comedy by Moliere could not be missed. The cast brought the audience into the show with old humor that had been arranged in a way that was up to date with today’s society and even brought a contemporary feel to the 300-yearold words. The beginning of the play sees Madame Pernelle, played by faculty member Evelyn Carol Case, storming out of the house declaring the family is foolish not to believe in the sanctity of Tartuffe, whom she

and her son Orgon find to be next to Jesus in their eyes as he brings the word of God with him. Tartuffe, played by Ben Lambert, was brought into the house penniless from the streets and is now thought of as a brother by Orgon, who hangs on his every word. The rest of the family sees that Tartuffe is a farce, but cannot figure out how to convince Madame Pernelle and Orgon of his two-faced treachery. Orgon, played by Andy Babinski, returns home to his Paris estate not long after Madame’s vocal departure to declare that although he had promised his daughter Mariane, played by Keiko Suda, to another, he was now hell-bent on having her marry Tartuffe. Yet no one, not even Tartuffe, is excited about this arrangement, mainly because Tartuffe is more entranced by Orgon’s ravishing wife Elmire. See TARTUFFE, page 5

Women’s squad loses to Aggies In their final game of the regular season, the Titans fall to UC Davis at home, 73-58 JEFF PRENOVOST Daily Titan

Coming off a loss to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, there is only so much one team can handle in the final week of play in the regular season; but this is basketball and anything can happen. Just a small spark of life can turn things around and Tuesday is the time to forget about the past, do one thing and one thing only: win. The Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball team lost its season finale to UC Davis Saturday, by a final score of 73-58. Senior guards Lyndsey Grove and Ashley Richie led the team in scoring in their final home game as Titans. The Titans (9-20, 5-11) could not bounce back from the 22-0 run the Aggies put together to finish the fist half. Titan junior guard Megan Richardson said, “We played hard but I don’t think things really bounced our way offensively today. We dug ourselves in too big of a hole because we outscored them in the second half.” The Aggies deployed their zone defense to trap and out-rebound the Titans, but the Titans managed to outscore UC Davis only in the second half. The Ag-

gies’ defense held the Titans to just 39 percent from the field, while UC Davis shot 52 percent. The Titans managed to cut their halftime deficit of 18 points down to just seven when junior guard Lauren Chow drained a three-pointer to make the score 55-48. Chow finished with four points, four assists and two steals. Grove led with a team-high 14 points, including two threes and four rebounds; Richie finished behind her with 13 points and four steals. However, the Aggies were able to have their way with the Titans in the paint, where Aggie forward Heidi Hentz drove in for 14 points and forward Kasey Riecks was one of two Aggies to score 18 points. CSUF did all that could be done to slow down the Aggies in the second half, but the confusion on offense couldn’t propel the Titans to take over the lead. Titan Head Coach Marcia Foster said, “They’re in a different kind of defense, a match-up defense that we don’t see a lot, so we shot a lot of outside shots instead of inside shots today.” During crunch time the Titans could not gain enough momentum, and with four minutes left to go in the game, the Aggies went on another run and extended their lead 65-50. See TITANS, page 8

Jeremy Yamaguchi, a senior political science major at Cal State Fullerton, is no stranger to the local political landscape, and his recent appointment as a voting delegate by California State Senator Bob Huff to the California State Republican Party is only going to raise his profile further. The 22-year-old, who has spent years working in the public eye, volunteering with local organizations, coordinating political rallies and streamlining budgets to improve city services, will now be making his voice heard as the California Republican Party kicks off their 2011 Spring Convention in Sacramento on March 18. See YAMAGUCHI, page 3

WHAT’S INSIDE NEWS CSUF receives Master’s of Social Work accreditation ........................................3 OPINION Jersey Shore’s The Situation in politics ........................................4 DETOUR Spamalot tour leaves fans wanting more ........................................5 SPORTS Baseball sweeps USC in a three-game series ........................................8

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SEX: WoMen’s Center hosts workshop

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...Continued from page 1 Johnson posed a question to the audience: Is sex a sacred encounter? Or when we choose a sexual partner are we choosing based on strength or weakness? She encouraged an open debate, asking people to give their thoughts and opinions. Some points students brought up included the idea that sex is not sacred to them, and that what matters to them is pleasure. Another student said many women do have sex to find out if their partner is good sexually before marriage. At the end of the workshop a student told her story about wanting to find out what having casual sex was like, and through this

she learned there isn’t much to sex without some kind of emotional attachment. “I think it was tremendous; I appreciated the outspokenness of the students. And I enjoyed the capacity to verbalize coherently and articulately. They were quite articulate. It speaks volumes for the school,” said Jones. Johnson said she would really love to have this workshop again next year. “I understand as a theology professor and a theologian by trade that everybody is not of the same ilk and we don’t have to see that as barriers; we need to see that as a way to orchestrate conversations and to promote an open dialogue,” said Johnson.

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ASI Chief Governmental Officer Gregory Washington has returned from a three-day trip to Washington, D.C., where he represented Cal State Fullerton students on a variety of issues. Washington, along with seven other student leaders from across California, advocated for Pell Grants, student health care, and to obtain additional federal education funding for the California higher education system. Brief by Peter Cornett

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CYNTHIA RODRIGUEZ / Daily Titan Students who stopped by the event were served hot dogs and chips. ASI hosted the event to inform students of the upcoming elections and ASI scholarships. According to Yasmin Mata, a 20-year-old business major, only 400 students of 36,000 submit applications.

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Associated Students Inc. and the Student Recreation Center partnered up to fill the empty stomachs of students while informing them of the upcoming ASI elections and scholarship opportunities as they walked by the Titan lawn Thursday at noon. While Joe Lopez, 23, ASI president and CEO, and Andrew Lopez, 22, ASI executive vice president, grilled hot dogs, Trevor Rabone, 22, the center’s intramural assistant, set up a modified version of skee-ball the students could play to win Tootsie Roll Pops as prizes. “We’re here to help ASI draw more people to the event than just eat and leave,” said Rabone. The game was intended to keep students around long enough to check out the ASI elections and scholarships booth. Tiffany Morgan, 20, a communications entertainment major and ASI member, said events like these are the best time to inform more students of the scholarships available to them. “Students can check out which scholarships they can apply for,” said Morgan. Yasmin Mata, 20, a business major and ASI member, said not many students know about the scholarships ASI offers.

Students from Associated Students Inc. prepare hot dogs for students. ASI hosted the event in order to get a larger turnout from Cal State Fullerton students at the polls.

“Out of the 36,000 students only 400 of them apply, so we want to promote [the scholarships] and get them out there to help [students],” said Mata. Nikhil Kulkarni, 24, a marketing graduate student and ASI member, said events like the cookout take place at different areas of the campus to reach as many students as possible. Every occasion is intended to highlight different events ASI wants to promote. “This is something we use to promote elections on a larger

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scale,” said Kulkarni. “This kind of platform is intended to reach a majority of students.” With ASI elections approaching April 6 to 7, Kulkarni said this year he hopes for a higher voter turnout. Joe Lopez said these events are hosted monthly and because they are located at different parts of the campus each time, he gets to interact with different students all the time. “We get to see students we don’t see everyday,” said Lopez. “These events help us reach out to so many students at one time.” Giannini Mendiola, 20, a kinesiology major, enjoyed his hot dog during his break between two classes as well as the atmosphere of hanging out with friends. “I like these events because you get to meet different people,” said Mendiola. “It gives you the college experience.” Christina Kakish, 23, a mathematics major, said she found out about the event through friends. She said most students find out about on-campus events through word of mouth or fliers. According to Kakish, e-mail would be a great way to promote events because students “check their e-mails everyday.” “These events are beneficial because they show us (how ASI supports) us by (helping us) take time to kick back and relax during stressful times,” said Kakish. If students want to find out more information about ASI elections and scholarship opportunities, go to the ASI executive offices located at the Titan Student Union room 207 or visit their website at Asi.Fullerton.edu.

An event-finding website is allowing colleges from around the nation to compete to have the world premiere of “Your Highness” on their campus. The website Eventful.com allows users to track, follow and search for events in their community. First-place winners will host the premiere, have a chance to meet Academy Award-winner James Franco and Danny McBride, and host the after-party. Second to sixth place winners will win advanced screenings. Students must first go online at Eventful.com/demand and click on the ‘“Your Highness” campaign’ link under competitions. Next, search for Cal State Fullerton and click on the “demand it!” button. Only one person per college can “demand it!” Students are encouraged to spread the word through Facebook, Twitter, e-mail and/or widget. Katie Do, 18, a child and adolescent major, found out about the event through a friend attending the University of Southern California. Her friend wanted Do to help USC win the premiere, but when Do found out CSUF was also in the competition she decided to vote for her own school. “The schools that are in the lead with votes are big name schools, and it would be even sweeter if a school like ours could steal it away,” said Do. The competition ends March 21 at 9 a.m. “Your Highness” will be in theatres April 8. Brief by Cynthia Rodriguez

Business Week Kicks Off Today The Mihaylo College of Business and Economics along with the Business Inter-Club Council will begin holding their annual Business Week beginning today. A Kogi truck will be on campus from noon to 2 p.m. today, hosted by the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics, Business InterClub Council, Entreprenuer Society, FBLA-Phi Beta Lambda and Pi Sigma Epsilon. The truck will be in Lot R. Other scheduled events today include a speaker on networking in 2011 hosted by the Society for the Advancement of Management at noon in the TSU Gabrielino room. The Entrepreneur Society is holding a panel on women in business in the Titan Theatre at 2 p.m. A resume-building workshop hosted by the Finance Association will be held at 4 p.m. in the TSU Ontiveros room. Events later in the week include a career fair Tuesday and a fashion show Thursday. Various speakers will lecture throughout the week, concluding with a panel on starting your own business, featuring Steven G. Mihalylo, Thursday. Business Week runs through Thursday and all majors are welcome to attend. A complete schedule can be found on the BICC’s website. Brief by Patrick Corbet

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CAR THEFT: Campus Police arrests suspects in structure

Master’s program gets accreditation

Cal State Fullerton offers only accredited MSW in North Orange County

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WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan The catalytic converter theft that occurred Wednesday morning took place in the Nutwood parking structure on the corner of State College Boulevard and Nutwood Avenue. The suspects were arrested at the entrance of the structure around 11 a.m.

Cal State Fullerton’s Master of Social Work (MSW) degree program received its initial accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), the field’s national accrediting agency. “Talk about starting a Master of Social Work program at Cal State Fullerton began almost 20 years ago,” said Mikyong Kim-Goh, acting associate vice president for International Programs and one of the founding members of the MSW program on campus. Kim-Goh said when she began working at CSUF in 1992, the idea of the MSW was already on the minds of many. The accreditation was received Monday, Feb. 14, making Cal State Fullerton the only public school to have a MSW program in Orange County and one of the 10 accredited universities in Southern California. Kim-Goh and Ellen Junn, both founding members of CSUF’s MSW program, took the plan forward. The first step was to try establishing approval and acceptance from the university as a recognizable degree program on campus. “The university’s support is essential for the program’s success,” said Christine Ford, MSW’s director of field education. Beginning in 2005, the depart-

$100 to $400. Smart thieves can get over $1,000 for the converters. According to Botzheim and Williams, this is a common crime and has been reported across Orange County. Brockie said CSUF and Fullerton College are prime targets due to large parking lots and structures. “If somebody comes here to commit crimes, there’s a good possibility that they are going to go over to (FC) also and see if they can find (another vehicle) in their brand new parking structure,” Brockie said. It comes in waves on the CSUF campus. Botzheim saw about 20 cases last semester. Once the police catch a set of thieves, the crime fades away. Brockie said the thieves focus on Toyotas. The manufacturer’s converters garner a higher resale value. The ideal model is a 4x4 truck. Its high clearance allows thieves to get under the car easily and cut out the converter. Stealing a converter takes only 30 seconds. “I always say the number one thing to students, if they see something that is suspicious, to call and report it,” Brockie said. “We all have to look for each other because it’s a large university (with) big parking structures and big parking lots.” Detective Williams urged students and faculty to do the same. “We’re the nicer police. We’re gonna come out and figure out what’s going on and from our judgement at the time, take appropriate action.”

of our ideas and to reinvigorate the fundamentals of our Party’s values,” wrote Ron Nehring, chairman of the California Republican Party, on the Party website. “As long as I’ve been voting, I’ve been a registered Republican,” Yamaguchi said. His direct political involvement with the Republican Party didn’t start until 2010, though. “I really got involved in the last election cycle and worked on the governor’s campaign as a volunteer,” he said. “I also lightly volunteered for the senate race.” No stranger to volunteer work, Yamaguchi has the honor of holding a record of over 3,000 volunteer hours in high school. Most of those hours came from his work with the Boy Scouts, where he got his first hands-on experience in a professional setting. “It certainly gave me the experience for leadership,” he said. “You can join the Future Business Leaders of America and stuff like that, but you’re not operating a multi-million dollar budget, you don’t have staff that you’re working with, and you don’t have volunteers that you have to organize as much as you do in Scouts.” It is Yamaguchi’s hope that all of the delegates going to Sacramento for the convention will be there not only to represent their own views, but the views of what they think the rest of California needs in order to strengthen the Republican Party within the state.

...Continued from page 1 At 10:54 a.m., community service officer Aaron Jenkins spotted the cream Chrysler in the Nutwood structure and called it in. Police, who had the suspects’ location pinpointed, arrested the men without incident. “This (was) a very good scenario. (The) crime occurred, we have the victim, we have an eyewitness, we caught the suspects within 45 minutes so there isn’t very much followup,” said Brockie. Detective Nigel Williams from the University Police cited good communication as the reason for the swift and successful arrest. “The big thing was good communication between us and great communication from the first (person) who initially called it in to the police department,” said Williams. This was not the first time this has happened to the victim, who asked not to be named in the article or interviewed. “Ironically enough this is the third time that this has happened to that same victim,” Williams said. “It was his second time on campus and his third was in another city.” A catalytic converter is an attachment to the muffler that reduces emissions. It is a high-dollar component. “Most of our victims end up paying almost $1,500 to get a new one,” Botzheim said. Botzheim explained thieves can sell the converter secondhand for

ment gathered self-studies, research and a curriculum to support development of the program and presented the documentation to the Academic Senate. What initially drove the program, in terms of development, was the community. A Community Advisory Board was held where executives and directors from various social work and non-profit agencies gathered to discuss the need of a local social work program. “It was the Community Advisory Board that advocated the initial need to offer a MSW program at Cal State Fullerton,” Kim-Goh said. Preparation for the accreditation spanned two years. A thorough selfstudy of every aspect of the MSW program was conducted. After receiving final approval and support from the university, the program became a candidate for accreditation in 2007. It took four years for the graduate program to be accredited by the CSWE. The accreditation is applied to all MSW program graduates, retroactively from the first cohort class of fall 2007. “It is really nice to know we accomplished something. We are the only accredited MSW program in North Orange County,” said Jeanie Weir, the department of social work’s administrative support coordinator who has been helping with the accreditation process since 2006. Cal State Fullerton’s MSW degree requires a completion of 60

units and a total of 1,150 internship hours. It is a degree that includes a lot of fieldwork so students are provided with an interface between classroom education and actual practice. The program’s goal is to prepare students to enter professional, multicultural social work practice. Their focus is two-fold: child welfare services and community mental health. Although they received their initial accreditation, Ford admits they plan to keep the program small with no more than 45 students per cohort. “There is an intimacy in our program. The students and faculty have close interaction and a close bond,” Ford said. Kim-Goh agrees with keeping an intimate program. “We don’t want a huge program but hopefully we’ll prosper,” KimGoh said. “We are hoping for strategic, controlled growth.” The maximum accredited years for first time accreditation is four years. All re-accreditations can earn a maximum of eight years, which is what the program is hoping for in 2015. As of February, the social work program at CSUF is one of 208 accredited Master of Social Work programs in the U.S. For more information about CSUF’s MSW program, visit Hhd. Fullerton.edu/msw or you can contact the Prospective MSW Student Adviser at applymsw@fullerton. edu.

YAMAGUCHI: CSUF senior appointed as Republican voting delegate ...Continued from page 1 According to Matthew Jarvis, assistant professor of political science at CSUF, the Spring Convention allows for voting delegates like Yamaguchi to shape the future and direction of the Republican Party in the state. “As a delegate there would be debate over things like ‘should we have a plank of the party be this or be that?’ ‘Should we try to adopt something?’” said Jarvis. “There’ll be the social conservatives fighting to have the Party maybe be more strongly against abortion, for example, and there’ll be the fiscal conservatives trying to say they need to focus on taxes,” Jarvis said. “That’s essentially going to be the two branches who’ll be fighting within the Republican Party, just trying to make their standpoints take.” “There will also be tactical differences,” Jarvis said. The voting delegates will be determining whom the Party will be nominating to office from a strategic standpoint. “Should (they) nominate somebody (they) really love, a true blue conservative, or should (they) nominate moderates? Should (they) try to favor party structures, should (they) sue to try to overturn a proposition?” “This convention will be a major opportunity for Republican activists and leaders to reinforce the power

Courtesy of Jeremy Yamaguchi Yamaguchi (above) is being sworn in during his first city council meeting as a member of the Placentia City Council.

“We can make California a more business-friendly state, cut back some of the red tape in government for businesses so that individuals in the state can be prosperous,” he said. “The over-arching goal in the decisions up there (in Sacramento) are going to be geared toward different points of view for what would be the best direction of the Party.” Classifying himself as more of a fiscal conservative than a social conservative, Yamaguchi is unsure about where this latest development in his political career will take him. In 2008, Yamaguchi became the

youngest elected official in Orange County and, since then, has been appointed Mayor Pro Tempore of the city of Placentia. “When I ran for council, I didn’t have a goal of using that as a stepping stone,” he said. “My goal in running for office in the city was to bring the city to financial stability because it wasn’t when I got on, and to make it a better place. If there’s a calling in the future to go on to higher office, maybe I will go that way, but my priorities are to fix my community and then finish my education and make a life.”

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March 7, 2011

It’s time for students to protest PETER CORNETT Daily Titan

In The Situation I trust I suggest we take The Sitch out of the Jersey Shore and make him a U.N. Ambassador CORT TAFOYA For the Daily Titan

Every week on MTV’s “Jersey Shore” I see a new example of Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino’s ability to peer mediate, give concise solutions and still maintain his boyish charm. And I’m not afraid to admit he’s become a modern-day humanist.

Notice the one constant in times of crisis on the Jersey Shore: The Situation is consistently right in the middle...

Before I go further let’s clear up some of the guy’s controversial history, because at times The Situation has been your stereotypical douchebag. We all saw when Vinny was in the bathroom at a nightclub and Mike tried to swoop on Vinny’s girlfriend at the bar. That was low. In Miami he ruined his bro Pauly D’s attempt to “get it in” with some babe by showing horrendous bedroom manners. “I got front-row seats for a slam session,” said Mike. No, buddy, you don’t. In season one he tried to break up roommates Ronnie and Sammi (although looking back on that, I really wish he had been more successful). “It’s obvious that Sammi has a crush on me,” Mike said. “It goes back to the days of prehistoric kin-

dergarten.” Right. Look, selfishness aside, he’s the reason these people are coming back for a fourth season in Italy. Notice the one constant in times of crisis on the Jersey Shore: The Situation, consistently right in the middle, playing it cool, mediating conflict and keeping the family tight. “I’m the glue of this family,” Mike said. The Situation’s brilliant handling of Ronnie’s ‘roid rage tantrum on last week’s show probably saved lives – and hair straighteners. “Ronnie is mad at me for breaking guy code,” The Situation said. “Where’s, you know, general human code?” General Human Code. Let that sink in. It was the first time I’d ever heard that phrase, but I instantly knew what it meant. Like the word “grenade,” you just get it. I immediately had to ask myself, why isn’t this guy a U.S. diplomat or good will ambassador to the U.N.? Can you imagine Mike traveling around the world - or probably just western Europe - promoting general human code and other modern- day human rights issues? Geraldo Rivera and Rachel Maddow telling me what’s wrong with wearing a burqa just doesn’t quite impact me the way it should. I want Mike to break it down Jersey-style in front of a camera crew with a couple of hot Middle Eastern girls wearing bikinis. Now that’s a situation. Living with people ‘aint easy. I’m on my fourth apartment in two years, so I know. Now imagine you had to wake up to Sammi and Ronnie fighting, Snooki puking from 12 shots of vodka the night before and Pauly D always snatching up your hair gel. So please, send this man to the U.N., make him a special ambassador and when the aliens come to colonize us in 2012, make sure he’s the first person they talk to. “Everybody loves me,” The Situation once said. “Babies, dogs, ya know, hot girls, cougars. I just have unbelievable mass appeal.” In The Situation I trust.

Halfway through the lecture, the sound of a bullhorn begins to invade the classroom routine. A mixture of groans and laughter erupts as the professor tries to regain control of the class. Minutes later, the class pours out of the building, eyeing the cheering protesters suspiciously. Too busy to be bothered, most of the students shuffle past the protest with glazed eyes fixed firmly forward. Somewhere, in his air-conditioned office and leather executive chair, an administrator is laughing. I was there at the protest last Wednesday, watching as impassioned students cried out for justice, literally pounding their own chests in frustration and rage. Much of this energy was directed at the total failure of the system to cater to our needs. Listening to the enlightened shouts of protesters echo through the Quad, I was shocked to see many students avoid the event entirely. With Reuters reporting that Gov. Jerry Brown is lobbying Republican legislators “under cover of darkness,” it looks like the governor’s proposed cuts to the CSUs will become a reality. Students need to learn how to advocate. Fast. The most visible guardians of our sacred right to education are lobbying organizations. The California State Student Association is the primary organization that advocates on our behalf, convincing lawmakers to vote against budget cuts. It’s not just student organizations that fight for us however. Don’t forget to thank your professors, because their California Faculty Association is extremely effective at protecting student interests at the state level. According to their website and despite their best efforts, student fees have been increased by 242 percent since 2002. You may be wondering though, why are our fees going up when

FLOR EDWARDS / Daily Titan A student protests outside the Humanities Building to encourage students to join in on Wednesday’s rally to defend public education.

we have such capable partners and advocates? Simple. We the students (and some complacent faculty) are being useless in this effort. Yes folks, I know it’s hard to hear, but it’s true. Ask yourself: What have you done to prevent the cuts and fee increases that are aggressively thinning our wallets? Sure, other people are fighting for you, but we all know the old saying: If you want something done right, do it yourself. I’ve worked in politics extensively, and have lobbied both state and federal lawmakers on education issues. From experience, I have learned the most effective way for the average student to get involved in fighting fee increases is through protests. Protests are an inspired and organic method of sending a message to politicians. Anyone who takes an occasional hike in the woods knows one of the most powerful and dynamic sounds in the natural world is the synchronized drone of thousands of insects. We humans are no different; our strength is derived from our numbers. Large and cohesive protests are

effective regardless of their location, mainly because media coverage is the most important component of a successful protest. Social networking platforms such as Facebook and Twitter can be amazing tools for spreading our message without expensive and time consuming travel. For students, this means the most convenient place to hold an event is obviously our local university. All of us have heard stories of the nearly mythical Vietnam War rallies that changed the course of a nation. Are we incapable of rivaling such feats of political activism, or have we just temporarily lost our way? I believe the latter will prove to be true. Even discounting their ability to shape political discourse, skillfully organized protests are fun. There is nothing like being surrounded by the roar of a crowd chanting slogans of transformation and change. I don’t think it’s an accident that UC Berkeley, one of the most prestigious universities in the world, is known for its protests and spirit of activism. Though we don’t have that tradition of protests and political activism here at Cal State Fullerton,

we must remember all traditions have to begin somewhere. Why not here? There would of course be opposition to creating a culture of activism. Most notably, I highly doubt our friendly neighborhood administrators will be thrilled by repeated and effective protests. Legions of purposeful and politically savvy students threaten the carefully regimented social order crafted by the “managers” of our world. Despite opposition, I encourage you to peacefully fight for your right to an education that you and your family can afford. The next time you see a protest, join the fight. Fight passionately, fight with reasoned arguments, and fight for your future. Institutes of higher education were created to be incubators for original thought and creative reasoning. Instead, we have allowed them to degenerate into routine mouthpieces for the status quo (sound like any of your classes?). I say, no longer. To quote Bob Marley, “Get up, stand up: Stand up for your rights!” I hope you’ll stand with me. Ladies and gentlemen: Let’s raise some hell!

Is CSUF easier than a UC? Contrary to popular belief, CSU curriculum is just as difficult as a UC’s or private university’s JESSICA DRUCK Daily Titan

It’s your senior year of high school or your second senior year of junior college (it’s okay, it happens), and you’re making the pivotal decision as to where you should study for your bachelor’s degree. Your friends are applying to private or public universities while turning their noses up at the pure thought of a CSU, let alone staying home and attending Cal State Fullerton. How many of you reading this— all four of you—cringed when your parents suggested CSUF, saying it was cheaper, local and a good school? Maybe some of you didn’t care, but others—I know I did—kicked and screamed. I grew up in Anaheim Hills where teenagers were gifted credit cards and fancy cars when they turned 16. They were also told they could go away to any big school as long as they got in. Like my peers, I wanted a school that was far away from my family. Far enough away where I would have to use a plane, train or boat to get

home for Christmas. I was also under the impression that CSUs were the easy way out. Kind of like how junior college part two and in theory, or at least by word of uninformed mouth, wouldn’t do much for my future. I was wrong and so were those uninformed mouths: CSUF is not easier than a UC. The idea that CSUs are easy is a snobby stereotype. Maybe it’s because UCs have the word university in their titles, making them sound more prestigious like the University of California, Los Angeles or the University of San Diego. Or maybe because grade-point average requirements are higher at UCs, people think anyone with a pulse can get into a CSU, therefore, it can’t be that good. Tuition might also play a factor in its worth. Down here in Southern California, some see CSUs as the Kohl’s of college. Regardless of these stigmas, as a CSUF student the curriculum is just as hard as a UC’s, if not harder. You can disagree with me, but it seems like when tremendous amounts of money are involved, people are

handed more opportunity than they would normally have to work for. CSUF students pay much less in tuition but ultimately work harder to get

UCs have ‘C’ students just like CSUF has outstanding honor students

those great internships or jobs because they don’t have a big-name school on their resume. It’s a matter of how much you apply yourself in your program, and this goes for any school. UCs have “C” students just like CSUF has out-

standing honor students. Along with applying yourself, you have to seek guidance like any student at any college. There is no cushion when it comes to grades at a CSU. Professors aren’t going to put you on timeout for getting low test scores, they will just drop you. It’s just a stereotype. In 2009, CSUF was ranked No. 10 among Top Public UniversitiesMaster’s Institutions in the West by the U.S. News & World Report. The amount of students who come to CSUF for their master’s is on the rise; 19 percent are students who received a baccalaureate from a UC in comparison to 17 percent in fall 2009. I haven’t studied at a UC to compare the education I’m receiving at CSUF, but I do know after hearing my friends whine about the curriculum at their accredited university, I cry just as much during finals and am just as stressed out as they are. I’m saving money and I’m perfectly happy with the education I’m receiving. Things aren’t going to happen for you just because you’re paying extra money to have a UC on your resume. You have to work for it.

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Video game Bulletstorm The latest release by Epic Games gives players a more challenging scenario in order to win

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Courtesy of Cal State Fullerton Department of Theatre and Dance The new CSUF production of the classic French play “Tartuffe” opened Friday. The Moliere comedy will run in the Young Theatre through March 20.

Tartuffe: The 300-year-old Moliere comedy is reborn at the Young Theatre The sharp-tounged maid Dornie, played by Molly Stilliens, with her lethal feather duster, comes up with a plan to save Mariane and rid the family of Tartuffe forever. When the slow-witted son Damis, played by Vernon Taylor, throws a wrench into the equation, Elmire, played by Jocelyn Pronovost, must pretend to seduce Tartuffe to demonstrate that he is not all that he pretends to be. Tartuffe falls into the trap and then he and the family must deal

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with the consequences of his actions and the problems that ensue after his hasty departure. The lofty English dialect and the fact that it has been translated and adapted does not hide the well-placed comedy and the wit of the dialogue and plot. The cast uses well-placed furniture, facial expressions and gestures to expand upon their characters and make them seem real and still a little hard to relate to. However, it is not only the portrayal of the classic characters that keeps the audience entertained. As the play began it was sort of hard

Musical Spamalot second national tour, which began in September of 2010. Using the same sets, props and costumes as the first national tour but starring a new, less-famous ARIANNE CUSTER cast, the show does offer moments Daily Titan of laughter. The interpretation of some well“Spamalot” is not a lot to look known Holy Grail moments and forward to. Perhaps the original characters are worth seeing, such version of the Broadway musical as when the sickly “not dead yet” with its notable comedians and in- Fred tries to convince the collector triguing actors was worth seeing, of plague-infested bodies that he’s but the current tour lacks a certain feeling better; or when the Black quality that these standouts previ- Knight prods King Arthur to conously brought to King Arthur’s tinue on with their sword fight deround table. spite the knight’s “flesh wounds” The show’s creator whole-heart- to his arms and legs. edly admits to “Spamalot” being a Patsy’s familiar canter of co“musical lovingly ripped off from conuts in lieu of a suitable horse the motion picture Monty Python for the King also keeps audiences and the Holy Grail.” It was writ- amused throughout the musical. ten by the English actor, singer “Spamalot” also engages its audiand comedic composer Eric Idle. ences from city to city by includIdle was a member of the British ing some relatable improvisations. comedy group Monty Python for In addition, the musical makes 14 years. fun of and ref“Spamalot” erences popuofficially opened lar movies, “My name is Lancelot. singers, muin March of 2005 and resicals, sports I’m big and strong ceived 14 Tony teams and and hot. Occasionally even emulates Award nominations, winning after I do some things that Camelot “Best Musical” “Sin City.” I should not.” before its last Au d i e n c e s show in Jancan expect a - Spamalot uary 2009. first and secThe original ond act, both U.S. touring company of “Spa- lasting an hour, with intermittent malot” began their stint in May of moments of hilarity. The musical 2006 where they won three 2007 includes a 15-minute intermisTouring Broadway Awards be- sion. There are 20 scenes before fore ending their tour in October the finale, all interlaced with origi2009. nal songs and dances. The musical When watching the current accompaniment includes piano, tour of the musical, one would keyboard, trumpet, trombone and have to assume the show’s cha- French horn. risma came from the original cast, Overall, “Spamalot” deserves which included Tim Curry as Ar- two out of five stars, because althur, Michael McGrath as Patsy, though getting out to see it is betDavid Pierce as Sir Robin, Hank ter than doing nothing at home, it Azaria as Sir Lancelot, Christo- may not be worth the cost of the pher Sieber as Sir Galahad and show ticket, gas to get there and Sara Ramirez as Lady of the Lake. the dinner that is likely to follow. If you still want to experience If you’ve watched and enjoyed the parody style of the 1975 Monty this musical comedy and decide Python film and listened to all the for yourself, “Spamalot” will be in accolades of Spamalot, you might Santa Barbara March 8 to 9 and in be slightly disenchanted with the Modesto March 11 to 13.

to keep your mind focused on what was being said, mainly because of the costumes, makeup and wigs. The inspiration of the cast’s wardrobe seemed to come from a mixture of Dr. Seuss and a day at the circus. Each character had elaborate face paint that was modeled more after clowns than the French aristocracy of the 18th century. The costumes were vibrant and had personalities of their own as they burst with colors and in many cases feathers. Every costume was an unspoken artistic interpretation of the characters’ personali-

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ties. French fashion of a bygone era seemed to be the inspiration for this unique wardrobe in which each piece had a life of its own that only added to the comedy onstage. The props were few and far between, but they were well used. Graphics cast upon the walls aided in transitions and bringing the audience, who was already on three sides of the ground-level stage, even closer to what was happening. The performance is recommended to anyone who is entertained by good comedy and a welldone show. The play will continue until March 20.

Epic Games’ latest video game Bulletstorm has received a lot of attention from the mainstream press over the last month. It’s a violent first-person shooter (FPS), reminiscent of popular franchises like Halo and Call of Duty. Upon receiving wind of its sensationalized violence, Fox News asked the question in early February, “Is Bulletstorm the Worst Video Game in the World?” in a report on their website. At its simplest Bulletstorm is a story about revenge and redemption – one man’s quest to absolve himself of the sins and atrocities of his past. Playing the role of foulmouthed, ass-kicking Grayson Hunt after crash landing on a planet filled with psychopathic mutants, among other horrid creatures, it doesn’t take long to realize the only way to get off this ravaged world is with guns blazing. What separates Bulletstorm from myriad other FPSs that flood the market every year is its unique action system that rewards you for the creativity in which you kill. In Bulletstorm, killing the enemy is not enough to win. In order to truly master its game play, each weapon, tool and environmental obstacle must be taken advantage of. This ingenious reward mechanic, called “skillshots,” gives an overly populated genre a much-needed breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, this mechanic is also what has given ammo to the mainstream press in asking if Bulletstorm is truly “the worst.” Where Bulletstorm is taking the most heat is in the naming of its

various “skillshots.” With titles like “Gangbang,” “Topless” and “Mile-High Club,” the sexual innuendo that most “skillshots” bear has caused concern for some. In Fox News’ report, psychiatrist and author Carole Lieberman was reported as saying sexual situations and acts in video games have lead to real-world sexual violence. She was further quoted as saying “The increase in rapes can be attributed in large part to the playing out of (sexual) scenes in video games.” From the get-go, it’s not hard to realize Bulletstorm is a throwback to its genre’s predecessors. Games from the ‘90s like Duke Nukem exuded sex and crude language, and Quake rewarded gamers with enemies exploding into giblets upon well-aimed shots. There is a clear “M” for mature rating on the box and, like all games of its rating, was created for adults. But like any medium, sex, violence and coarse language can only carry so far, games included, without a strong foundation. Thankfully, Bulletstorm is built on an extremely solid foundation. The game is beautiful to look upon, from its sweeping vistas to blood-soaked sewers. The game control is silky smooth with intense, outrageous actions that definitely carry a few “Holy Sh!@” moments, leaving jaws dropped. The single player is a straight Schwarzenegger-esque action-flick story, full of the typical cliches one would expect, including explosions and gore. After the story has been completed there is an addicting scoreattack mode called “Echoes”— where it’s all about running sections of the game and amassing the highest score possible—and a great four-player, team-based game called “Anarchy.” With myriad ways to play it’s easy to see how Bulletstorm provides plenty of reasons to keep coming back well past the end credit roll. Bulletstorm is available for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. The game was reviewed on the Xbox 360 video game console.

Mars Needs Moms

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Mars Needs Moms, a PG-rated film, is not nearly as bad as one might expect. The title of the new 3-D computer-animated movie, released by Walt Disney Pictures, gives anyone over the age of 9 a sense the movie that just started may not have been the best choice. The film, directed by Simon Wells (Prince of Egypt), returns to animation once again to adapt the book by Berkeley Breathed. The plot of the movie is given away in the title. Being a children’s movie, there is no deep meaning hidden beneath the surface. Basically, Mars needs moms. The beginning of the movie sees “The Supervisor,” voiced by Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers), spying on a suburban neighborhood somewhere in the United States. Her goal is to find a mother that keeps her children in line. She spots Milo’s mom, voiced by Joan Cusack (Toy Story 3), and decides she is a perfect candidate to be abducted and brought up to Mars to be used as an example of how to keep children in line. The audience gets a sense of the typical suburban home. Milo, voiced by newcomer Seth Dusky, is about to hit his teenage years, and he and his mom go head-to-head about everything. Pretty much every parent could relate to the constant arguments about cleaning and eating your vegetables. After a particularly bad fight, Milo is sent to bed. Later he feels bad about what he had said and goes to apologize. He enters the room just in time to witness his mother being taken aboard the Martian spaceship. Milo accidentally sneaks onto the spaceship, and that is when the adventure begins. Milo gets rescued by Gribble, voiced by Dan Fogler (Balls of Fury), who has been on Mars since his own mom was kidnapped during the 1980s. Milo finds out the Martians

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are all women and they are horrible mothers. They assign a nanny robot to each new hatchling, that for some strange reason comes out of the ground (good way to get around children asking where babies come from). The nanny robots need to be programed with disciplinary ideas. That is why Milo’s mom is there. Her memories will be extracted in order to have them used to program the robots. Milo has only a short time to save his mom. With Gribble helping to guide him (with many good ‘80s catch phrases), Milo comes into con-

tact with all sorts of characters. The male Martians, it turns out, are sent down the garbage shoot because they are thought of as unnecessary (talk about hidden sexism). Yet we find the females are not bad, they are just controlled by the Supervisor. Ki, voiced by television actress Elisabeth Harnois, is a Martian street artist who decides Milo is right and aids Milo and Gribble in their quest to save Milo’s mom and return them to Earth. The subtle messages are a little askew with this film. For a child, this is not a bad movie, nor is it one of those films that wastes the life of an

adult. There are several film references thrown into the equation that only a grown-up would catch. Films such as Close Encounters and Star Wars are referenced along with many 1980s terms and expressions. Overall the film is not that bad, it is just not a top pick for anyone over the age of 9. Motion capture technology was used to make the story as life-like as possible, which makes the effects subtle and well done. The script is well written and keeps the audience interested in the movie, and even a grown-up finds many occasion to laugh.

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10th Annual OC Music Awards

WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan The Orange County trio BLOK took home the night’s honor for “Best Electronic Artist” at this year’s 10th Annual Orange County Music Awards at the Grove in Anaheim.

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Orange County-based artists and bands strolled past flashing cameras into the Grove of Anaheim to participate in the 10th Annual Orange County Music Awards. The evening began as the musicians filed in from the parking lot to make several stops with reporters before entering the building. The night was to honor Orange County-based artists and bands in an eclectic range of genres. Bands like Dagha Bloom, The Growlers and The SteelWells play different musical styles but were united during the ceremony. The evening was a celebration of the diversity of music where bands from different genres complemented each other. Bill Bennett, the president of the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, has

been to two other Orange County Music Awards and was present that night to give the Best Metal Award. Bennett enjoys attending these ceremonies. “I love the way it builds community in Orange County,” said Bennett. “You really get to see musicians supporting each other and cheering for each other.” Bennett complimented Luke Allen, the producer of the OC Music Awards, and Ashley Eckenwiler, the awards director. Both contribute largely to the planning of the event. Micah Brown, acoustic/folk artist, won the Best Live Acoustic Award and was excited to be onstage. “I’m definitely stoked to be onstage in a little bit,” said Brown. Brown had recently received a four-day recording session at the Red Bull recording studios and a $1,000 Best Buy gift card.

KROQ DJ Stryker hosted the 10th Annual Orange County Music Awards. The DJ is most well known for his own radio show and for co-hosting Loveline with Dr. Drew.

In addition to Brown, the night was inundated by live performances from Stacy Clark, The SteelWells and others. The Growlers took stage wearing sparkly dresses with eerie face paint. Dagha Bloom ground their beats out from the stage with an eccentric yet riveting performance. Fans cheered hysterically at the local bands in support of their hard work for their up-and-coming music careers. On top of all the awards given to the respective genres, a Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to Stan Freese, a director of entertainment at Walt Disney for over 40 years. Freese was also a renowned tuba player with a sharp sense of humor. Ryan Fox, morning show radio host of “Go Country 105,” was presenting the Best Country Americana Award. This is the first year Fox was at the awards ceremo-

ny but was glad to be there. “We’re excited that country is represented here in the OC,” said Fox. Michael Filson, president of the Artisans Label record company and recording studio, put out 10 artists that were nominated for awards. “I’m hoping [the artists] win!” said Filson. Although Filson is flattered the artists were nominated, he wants them to win the awards. But beyond his competitive nature, he enjoys the social aspect of the evening. “This is like a big reunion for all the people in Orange County in music,” Filson said. “It’s a wonderful time shaking hands with old friends and meeting new ones.” Outside the auditorium instruments were set up for fans to jam with. After the ceremony an afterparty was held at the Terra Rosa room.

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March 7, 2011

Baseball sweeps by wiry Trojans The Titans topple over Trojans with 19 runs in three games for a six-game winning streak WESLEY RUSCHER Daily Titan

A clutch, bases-loaded hit in the fifth inning by senior right fielder Walker Moore propelled the Cal State Fullerton Titans to their second straight victory over the USC Trojans. Moore, who finished the night two for four, came through in the fifth inning with a two-RBI hit down the third baseline. The hit reclaimed the lead for the Titans, who went on to win the game 7-3. “I missed the second strike,” said Moore. “You know you miss a pitch when the whole crowd kind of goes ‘Oh God’ Luckily I got a curve ball in and I just spun on it and hit it down the line.” The first half of the game was a back-and-forth scoring affair. In the first, Titan junior first baseman Nick Ramirez smashed a double into the right-field corner driving in sophomore shortstop Richy Pedroza, who led off the game with a single for the 1-0 lead. The Trojans answered back in the top half of the second when junior catcher Kevin Roundtree smacked a one-out double into right. After advancing to third on a passed ball, Roundtree scored on an RBI groundout to second by junior designated hitter Matt Foat, tying the game. The Titans bounced back on top with a big Ramirez triple in the third. Junior infielder Anthony Trajano, who reached first when he was hit by a pitch, scored on the one-out blast into the right-field corner by Ramirez. “I was putting too much effort into getting the hit coming through,” said Ramirez in reference to his previous at-bats at home this season. “Now I just try to relax and let my abilities take over.” The Trojans came right back in the fourth scoring two runs to take a 3-2 lead. USC junior first baseman Ricky Oropesa doubled

with one out starting the Trojan rally. Senior second baseman Joe De Pinto moved Oropesa to third with a single and advanced to second off a passed ball by Titan junior starter Tyler Pill. Oropesa later scored when Pill’s ball-four pitch to Roundtree skipped past senior catcher Zach Tanida. De Pinto, who had advanced to third on the wild pitch, scored when Foat got his second RBI of the night with another groundout to the right side. The Titans’ four-run fifth proved to be too much for the Trojans though. After a balk by USC junior pitcher Austin Wood, Pedroza moved to second after leading off with a to single start the inning; Trajano doubled to right scoring in Pedroza. After a pitching change, the Titans loaded the bases with a walk from sophomore designated hitter Carlos Lopez. Moore took advantage of the bases-loaded jam, punching a single past third base, driving in two runs for the 4-3 lead. The fourth run of the inning came when Lopez scored on a wild pitch by junior relief pitcher Ben Mount. Titan pitching took over the game after the fifth. Pill, combined with sophomore righty Dylan Floro, held the Trojans to just one hit for the rest of the night. Pill (10) claimed his first victory of the season, while Floro got the twoinning save. “It feels pretty good to get that first win under your belt,” said Pill. The Titans closed out the series Sunday, completing the threegame sweep on the road at USC with a 2-1 victory. Junior right-handed pitcher Colin O’Connell pitched eight strong innings, picking up his second decision of the season. The Titans will take their sevengame winning streak on the road Friday when they face the always competitive Louisiana State University for a three-game set, then close out the road trip for a single game at Texas A&M.

CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan Titan senior guard Ashley Richie capped off Senior Night with 13 points and four steals.

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CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan Titan junior righty Noe Ramirez kept the Trojans to one hit, one run in eight innings of work in game one against USC at Goodwin Field.

Titans bruise the Trojans, 10-1 in Game 1, Ramirez fans eight in win WESLEY RUSCHER Daily Titan

Junior right-hander Noe Ramirez’s dominating one-hit, one-run performance over eight innings was all the No. 7 Cal State Fullerton baseball team needed as the Titans cruised to a 10-1 victory over the visiting USC Trojans in the opening match of a three-game freeway series. After suffering his first loss in over a year last week at Texas Christian University, Ramirez returned to his All-American form as he held the Trojans to one run and eight strikeouts in eight innings en route to his second win of the season. “Last weekend I wasn’t being myself. I got caught up in the hype going up against TCU, which is a great team,” said Ramirez. “Tonight was just back to basics, just staying in control. That just proves to myself that when I stay with the basics I can do a lot.”

Friday night’s game between the Titans and Trojans was scoreless for the first two innings. That quickly changed in the third, when the Titans scored all the runs they needed for the night with a four-run, two-out rally. After redshirt freshman catcher Jared Deacon singled to right and sophomore center fielder Austin Kingsolver drew a walk, sophomore shortstop Richy Pedroza was able to move them up 90 feet with a hard groundout to first. With both runners in scoring position and two outs, junior infielder Anthony Trajano knocked a single into left-center field, driving in Deacon and Kingsolver. “I was just thinking fastball, until I got two strikes,” said Trajano. “I saw the curveball up and just banged it.” Following Trajano, junior Nick Ramirez kept the offense alive with a base hit of his own to left. Sophomore designated hitter Carlos Lopez busted the game wide open for the Titans, smashing a third straight single to the left side. Trojan senior left fielder Matt

Hart overran the hard hit ball, allowing both Trajano and Ramirez to cross home plate, giving the Titans the commanding 4-0 lead. “The at-bat before (Andrew Triggs, USC junior pitcher) was pounding away on everything and got me with an off-speed pitch,” said Lopez. “I knew he was going to try to start me off again with a fastball away, so I just waited back and tried to drive the ball to left-center.” The Trojans answered back with a run in the fifth inning. A missed double-play opportunity left junior designated hitter Brandon Garcia on first with two outs. After a wild pitch moved Garcia into scoring position, Trojan freshman shortstop James Roberts broke up Noe Ramirez’s no-hitter and shut-out with an RBI single to left field. That would be all the offense of the night for the Trojans, as Noe Ramirez and junior southpaw David Hurlbut combined for the one-hit pitching performance.

Titan freshman guard Alex Thomas tried to keep the Titans in the game at the end with a crafty steal and bucket, but the Aggies had built up too much of a lead for the Titans to overcome. UC Davis (21-8, 10-6) is the No. 4 seed in the Big West tournament and will host fifth ranked UC Irvine on Tuesday. CSUF takes the No. 8 seed and will hit the road Tuesday to play No. 1 seed Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on their home court. Despite the seeds, Titan assistant coach Crystal Harris is optimistic about the Titans’ chance to win the tournament. “This year it is anybody’s game, it is anybody’s tournament. Just to get in is nice. We wish we were a higher seed, but we’re happy we are in the tournament,” said Harris. The four winners of Tuesday’s games will meet in the tournament semifinals Friday at the Honda Center in Anaheim. The winner of the tournament will receive an invitation to the NCAA tournament and the hopes of making the women’s Final Four, which will be held in Indianapolis, Ind. April 3.

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