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TITANS END 49ERS’ UNDEFEATED CONFERENCE SEASON

LOCAL | Alleged killer indicted

Ocampo’s attorney may claim insanity The former Marine may face death penalty if found guilty LANCE MORGAN Daily Titan

ROBERT HUSKEY / Daily Titan D.J. Seeley celebrates with fans after the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team defeats rival Long Beach State to end its unbeaten conference record Saturday afternoon in Titan Gym.

A walk on the Beach

Free throws made down the stretch sealed the 77-74 win BLAKE FOGG Daily Titan

The Long Beach State 49ers basketball team looked to finish undefeated in conference. The Titans hung around with the Big West darlings for far too long.

LBSU played amongst the best

in the nation — Kansas, North Carolina, San Diego State and Creighton. CSUF played amongst the worst — Redlands, LaVerne and Utah. The 49ers found their stroke midway in the second half.

They pulled away. That’s how it was supposed to go. They’ve beaten their pesky rivals handily over a month before. They were up by seven with less than seven minutes remaining, but the Titans found a way.

D.J. Seeley and Isiah Umipig

hit clutch 3-pointers that put the Titans ahead and 49ers point guard sensation Casper Ware missed the final shot giving the Titans a big home victory Saturday over the 49ers, 77-74.

“I think the real thing is we just hung in there. They had a chance early and at that stage of the game they could have put us out,” said CSUF Head Coach Bob Burton.

Down 65-58, Titan senior forward Orane Chin found Seeley

alone in the corner. The guard rose and swished the net, giving the Titans and their fans new life.

The next possession, LBSU forward T.J. Robinson was poised to snatch it right back.

The slender forward exploded off the floor for the slam but missed. The home crowd cheered even louder.

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Students for a purpose

Republicans block former Board chair ROXANNE TELLES

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DAVID LE / For the Daily Titan Patrick Dunphy stands in solidarity with Students for Quality Education. SQE has chapters in 16 CSU campuses.

She said although college degrees are beneficial in a competitive job market, finding and getting a job should not be the only function of higher education.

“What a university is supposed to do is provide a broad education so that the student comes out a well-rounded person so they can function within society,” she said. “But if you turn the university into a trade school, which is what it is almost becoming of the CSU system, then it produces workers for the workforce rather than students who have received a good education who are ready to engage in the world.”

These types of concerns are echoed in the literature from SQE, where one handout boldly stated: “While the ‘99 percent’ of the CSU suffers, the top ‘1 percent’ is getting richer.”

The statistics cited by SQE included a graph showing student fees rising 263 percent since 2002, while top CSU executive salaries increased

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since Charles B. Reed became chancellor in 1998.

The same handout called for the resignation of Chancellor Reed because of alleged mismanagement of CSU funding and lists several other demands of the SQE, which is partnered with the California Faculty Association (CFA).

These demands include democratizing the CSU Board of Trustees, full transparency of the CSU budget, fair contracts and fair working conditions for all faculty and staff, greater funding towards instruction and students services, capping executive and administrative pay, and a renewed commitment to the California Master Plan.

Cameron Madhad, an SQE member, said students have the right to ask why administrator pay is increasing while tuition is increasing, with less services being provided to students.

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STATE | Senate clashes

Democrats cancel vote after Republicans obstruct candidate

Organization unites under common ideals and challenges condition of higher education

Students for Quality Education (SQE) chapters held rallies and actions all across California Thursday to protest budget cuts and rising tuition costs. The event on campus was subdued compared to actions at Cal State Los Angeles, where about 300 protesters demonstrated. With the Women’s History Month kick-off event as a backdrop, the SQE chapter at Cal State Fullerton handed out fliers to educate others about upcoming actions in front of the Humanities Building.

Carie Rael, member of SQE and a history major, said chapters of the group plan on having a presence at the next California State Board of Trustees meeting in Long Beach, March 21.

According to its website, SQE currently has chapters in 16 out of the 23 CSU campuses.

While flyers handed out by SQE students on campus cite budget cuts and tuition increases as the reasons behind the downgrade of quality education in the CSU system, another focus of the statewide group is the corporatization of the CSU system and the privatization of higher education in the state and across the country.

“I absolutely think the Cal State system is becoming corporatized. It’s been happening since the 1980s with the rise of administrative power … followed by the lessening of full-time faculty where tenured faculty is at a standstill right now,” said Rael. “Administrators are looking at (education) more like a corporate model. Instead of hiring more educators and teachers, we’re hiring more administrators who are like the managers in a corporate office.”

The recently discharged Marine, Itzcoatl Ocampo, 23, of Yorba Linda, has been indicted by an Orange County Grand Jury for the alleged murder of a mother, son and four homeless men.

Ocampo is being charged for what the Orange County District Attorney described as a “serial thrill-kill spree.”

The DA is seeking sentencing enhancements “for personal use of a deadly weapon, a knife, during the commission of a crime.” If convicted of the charges, Ocampo could serve a minimum sentence of life in prison without parole, and the special circumstances in the case make Ocampo eligible for the death penalty.

Ocampo has plead “not guilty” to the six killings. Ocampo’s attorney Randall Longwith has told reporters that an insanity plea linked to his client’s military service in Iraq is being considered by the defense.

“But that’s not going to fly,” said DA Tony Rackauckas.

“In a criminal case, you know, particularly a case like this, how many ways can you go with the defense? When the case is very clear.

This is the person; he’s the one who did it. There isn’t any getting out of that. You have to start looking for other defenses, and I think that’s what they’ll do,” Rackauckas said.

“The mental defense, the insanity, the post-war trauma — that kind of thing is always something we expect to hear.”

All six murders occurred in the North Orange County cities of Placentia, Yorba Linda and Anaheim.

Ocampo is now accused by the DA of the murders of 53-year-old Raquel Estrada and her son Juan Herrera, 34. The two died in their Yorba Linda home Oct. 25, 2011, according to a press release by the Orange County DA’s office.

The bodies were left on the floor of the home. Estrada was stabbed more than 30 times and Herrera was stabbed more than 60 times, according to the release.

The murders of Estrada and Herrera are the only murders of the six charges that were not committed against a homeless person.

The other four murders involved James McGillivray, 53; Lloyd “Jimmy” Middaugh, 42; Paulus “Dutch” Smit, 57; and John Berry, 64.

All six murders that Ocampo is accused of involve multiple stab wounds to the victims, which may play a factor in whether the DA will pursue a death penalty sentence.

Before the death penalty is pursued, a special circumstances committee — which consists of the DA, the senior assistant and the assistant DA in charge of the Homicide Unit — must meet with other experienced prosecutors to discuss the factors of the case.

After serving one term as Board chair of the California State University Board of Trustees, Herbert L. Carter did not receive confirmation from the state senate to allow him to serve a second term.

Carter was reappointed to a second eight-year term on the Board by Gov. Jerry Brown last year, but needed the Senate’s confirmation within a year to keep the chair’s position.

Without Republican support, Carter was forced to step down last week. A two-thirds majority approval was required by the Senate for Carter to be confirmed and at least two Republicans were needed to confirm the Democratic majority. The vote was canceled by Senate Democratic leaders when it was clear Republicans were not going to drop their opposition.

Scott Spitzer, professor of political science at Cal State Fullerton, did not think it was a smart decision for the Republicans to block the reconfirmation of Carter.

“The CSU is already negatively impacted and this is just a cosmetic, political response to the financial distress that the CSU system is in,” said Spitzer.

Republicans objected to Carter’s role, as Board chair, in raising student fees last year by 12 percent while granting the president of the San Diego campus an annual $400,000 compensation, $100,000 more than his predecessor.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the controversy over administrative pay at the CSU system caused the trustees to adopt a new policy in January that limits executive compensation, allowing the salary of newly hired presidents to be capped at 10 percent above that of their predecessor.

Steven Carli, 24, a political science major, agreed with the Republicans’ decision to not reconfirm Carter.

“I don’t necessarily think by blocking him (Carter), there will be a major difference,” said Carli.

“Politics is politics whether you’re the president of the United States or the chair of the CSU system. But right now, attendance in college is at an all-time high. People are going back to school to get their bachelor’s and yeah, the system needs more money to run it. We can’t get money from the state, so if he can’t manage a budget then there’s a problem. The state can’t be expected to pay more money when we’re hurting so badly right now, so yeah, they should bring in someone who can manage it.”

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BLOCK: Senate denies Carter ...Continued from page 1 The CSU faced a $100 million budget cut in December when Brown’s proposed budget plan, that would raise income taxes on high-income earners and increase state sales tax, was denied. The CSU is currently receiving less state funding and serving more students in the CSU system.

“The state legislature could have acted to assist the state,” Spitzer said.

“If they want to deal with this then they need to do it without blaming the chair of the Board of Trustees who is put in a very difficult position because he has to figure out how make sure that the CSU has to function. The state legislature, particularly the Republicans, have refused to increase the taxes, particularly on the wealthy. The response is CSU students are paying those taxes in the cost of higher tuition increases to carry the weight. I don’t know what they would expect the Board of Trustees to do,” Spitzer said.

Carter has held various administrative positions in the CSU system, has a background in education and has served in various community service organizations. He was president

of United Way before he was appointed to the 25-member Board of Trustees in 2004 by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.He became the chair of the California State University Board of Trustees in 2009, following the resignation of Jeffrey Bleich when he assumed the position of United States Ambassador to Australia by the Obama Administration.

Jack Bedell, Academic Senate chair of CSUF, who has known Carter since the mid-1980s, said he was “always supportive of collegial governance.”

“He has been a champion of access and diversity,” said Bedell.

“He strongly advocated for better preparation of underrepresented students and the support services they might need on our campuses.

He appreciated the fact that fees were needed to provide monies for classes when the state did not.

His sense of history strengthened our Board of Trustees. He was very familiar with our campus and touted its strengths and accomplishments as we strove to meet our students’ needs for classroom success.”

CSU Spokesman Mike Uhlenkamp said in a Los Angeles Times article that Bob Linscheid, the Board’s vice chair, has assumed the position of acting chair.

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OCAMPO: Defendant may face the death penalty

Obama Plans to Stop Iran

Couresy of MCT Ocampo has pleaded not guilty for the six murders he is being charged for. The victims were all stabbed multiple times.

...Continued from page 1 Under California law, the DA is free to seek the death penalty if the “aggravating factors substantially outweigh the mitigating factors,” the press release stated.

“Aggravating factors are any facts above and beyond the circumstances of crime that increases the wrongfulness of the defendant’s conduct, the enormity of the offense or the harmful impact of the crime. Mitigating factors are any facts that reduce the defendant’s blameworthiness or otherwise support a less severe punishment,” it stated.

Nina Nwarueze, 19, a biochemistry

major and a resident adviser, had not been informed of the local slayings, but she believes Cal State Fullerton is still safe because of the police force that make rounds through the housing community several times each day.

Cal State Fullerton has established several precautions to keep students safe on campus, according to the University Police website.

University Police provides escort service across campus, to personal vehicles, or to on campus residence, according to the department’s annual security report.

Armando Torres, an English major, works as a resident adviser on campus, he and several other older students patrol the residential

halls for any problems or unwanted visitors.

“Every single night RA’s are on what we call ‘on duty’, so there are five RA’s on duty, one RA serves as the dispatch, so the whenever students call the RA on dispatch will answer,” said Torres.

Eric Reeker, 18, a kinesiology major, has read about the local killings but does not feel his safety is conflicted on campus.

“I feel really safe. We have a police station right on campus so I am not scared or fearful,” said Reeker.

Despite the killings, the City of Fullerton’s most commonly reported crimes in 2011 were vandalism and vehicle burglary, according to the City of Fullerton’s Police website.

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An apartment complex near CSUF has a lease agreement that charges residents a $300 deposit for animals JOHN SOLLITTO Daily Titan

The Citizen Housing Activists of California (CHAC) discovered the Hudson Ridge Apartments, at 1830 W. Commonwealth Ave. in Fullerton is charging a $300 deposit for all prospective tenants who own pets.

According to California Civil Code 1950.5 (m), “No lease or rental agreement may contain any provision characterizing any security as ‘nonrefundable.’”

The California Department of Consumer Affairs (CDCA) characterizes a security deposit as “last month’s rent, security deposit, pet deposit, key fee or cleaning fee.

The security deposit may be a combination, for example, of the last month’s rent plus a specific amount for security.”

However, the CDCA states, “No matter what these payments or fees are called, the law considers them all, as well as any other deposit or charge, to be part of the security deposit.”

Danielle W., a member of CHAC, spoke on the situation, but preferred not to give his last name because members of CHAC have been harassed previously.

“I emailed … as a possible renter on behalf of CHAC. In the email, I asked what their pet policy was and (they) responded with a reiteration of the non-refundable pet deposit. I was not trying to trap (them), just asking to see if (they) would admit it in writing,” said Danielle W. Since then, Danielle and CHAC have not heard from Hudson Ridge Apartments management.

One of the activists of the CHAC, Mark, who also would not give his last name, explained the goals of the CHAC and why they are interested in apartment complexes like Hudson Ridge.

“Several years back, I worked as a housing coordinator at a California university and was constantly aware of how often the students living off campus were being taken advantage of by landlords. I began informing the students of their rights as renters, what they could legally be charged and, more importantly, which terms

they rented under were in fact fraudulent,” said Mark.

Mark said CHAC is still in its infancy as far as establishing procedures and protocols.

“By directly educating the renters about their rights and what we believe to be fraudulent terms on behalf of their landlord or management, we hope they can create an immediate and positive change in their own lives by not letting themselves be taken advantage of,” he said.

Anita Peter, who manages one of the retail and residential buildings of ICO Development in downtown Los Angeles, explained the reasons behind some apartment’s additional pet fees.

Peter said pet deposits are usually used to help the management deal with the hassle of a pet and all that comes with it. Specifically, a pet means more noise, more cleaning and the potential destruction of some of the property.

However, deposits are not the legal way of getting the funds that the management wants to secure. Peter said pet fees are generally the best legitimate practice. Often times the management will even increase rent for tenants as well as charge a fee at the start of the rental period.

The distinguishing factor is what a fee is defined as and what a deposit is defined as. A deposit is something that can be returned if it is not used in the event of some sort of damage or loss for the management. A fee is something that is nonrefundable and is worked into the lease.

“We do a pet rent every month and we do a cleaning fee,” said Peter.

For her company, they eliminate the confusion of it being a deposit by altering the tenant’s rent if they own a pet and then charge them a fee for cleaning in case the pet damages the apartment. This method supposedly covers more than a $300 deposit, which may not even be enough to replace the carpeting in an apartment should a pet damage it.

Peter said anybody currently living in Hudson Ridge Apartments with a pet has a legal case that could be brought against the management.

Hudson Ridge Apartments management confirmed that “pet policy is (an) additional deposit,” but declined to comment further.

For more information on CHAC, visit citizenhousingactivists.weebly.com.

SQE: A new letter to be signed ...Continued from page 1 “What we see in the Cal State system is less critical thinking and more just being told and controlled.

Our teachers are being forced to not think outside of the box … there’s a critical thinking aspect that is being taken out,” said Madhad.

Currently, CSUF’s SQE chapter has less than a half dozen student members, but often collaborates with other student activist groups on campus such as We! Voices for an Alternative Future. We! was formed March 2010 and held a sit-in for three nights until Milton A. Gordon, former president of CSUF, signed a document to defend higher education.

Ryan Quinn, with We!, said the group is going to be drafting a new letter Tuesday for the incoming President Mildred Garcia to sign, taking place in the Humanities Building Room 125 at 7:30 pm.

“We are trying to get as many people involved in the process as possible to set up our concerns,” said Quinn. “Hopefully to also set up an open invitation for Garcia who, in the past, had an opendoor policy so we are going to try to test that out.”

An action is planned in Sacramento Monday, where thousands are expected to attend a nonviolent demonstration to “Occupy” the Capitol to protest the rising cost of education, including many students from SQE chapters in California.

The United States is willing to take any measures to stop Iran from creating nuclear weapons; even if it means having military forces plan and execute an attack on the Middle Eastern country, said President Barack Obama Sunday, according to National Public Radio.

Obama appealed to Israel to halt a unilateral strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities. He also sought for more time to allow sanctions to further isolate Iran.

Obama also warned Iran not to test U.S. resolve.

The U.S. president cautioned against talks of war, which, according to Obama, have done nothing but anger Tehran and cause the price of oil to increase.

Obama gave his speech just a day before meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.

Obama assured Israel and Jewish voters in the U.S. his administration’s commitment to rallying for the Mideast ally.

Netanyahu plans to address the American Israel Public Affairs Committee late Monday.

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Family Collects Prisoner’s Checks The family of a convicted murderer in the Los Angeles prison system was arrested after cashing unemployment checks that added up to $30,000.

Inmate Anthony Garcia was receiving bi-weekly checks from the government totalling up to $1,600 a month, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The relatives were cashing the checks and depositing some of the money into Garcia’s jail account and into the accounts of other inmates as well. Mike Parker, spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, says his relatives used the money to enhance gang activity.

Garcia’s father, Juan Garcia, 47, and girlfriends Sandra Jaimez, 45, and Cynthia Limas, 25, were arrested March 1. They were charged for unemployment fraud and other related charges.

Theft, drug sales and violent crimes are a huge part of gang activity, said Sgt. Kevin Lloyd of the Homicide Bureau.

Parker said the fact that Garcia had been receiving unemployment money from the government is pretty appalling.

Brief by Mec Valle

PTA President Remembered Jan Harp Domene, Anaheim Union High Schools District trustee, was remembered Saturday as an advocate for children across the country.

Domene died in her home Feb. 27 at the age of 60, reported The Orange County Register.

A crowd of more than 700 family members, friends and colleagues gathered Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church in Anaheim to remember her.

Family members said she was never at home but always out volunteering — giving a new meaning to “stay-at-home” mom.

Greg Domene, Jan’s high school sweetheart and husband of 42 years, said, “If there’s one thing you should take away from Jan’s legacy, it’s to get involved.”

She also had an open-door policy in her home, which made her a mentor to many children.

Her son Kevin Domene said she was a mom to more children than just her three biological kids.

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Photo illustration by ROBERT HUSKEY / Daily Titan While Macs provide a wide range of programs like Final Cut Pro, PCs offer more storage space for users looking to download programs. One of the biggest differences between the two is the price range which depends on the size of the laptop and the brand.

Weighing in all the options Macs and PCs are the most popular computers for students SHANDELL QUIBELL For the Daily Titan

ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan 2009 Grammy Award winners, Mariachi Divas, serenades a crowd in the Humanities Quad Thursday. The mariachi was hosted by The Women and Gender Studies program and Student Association. Barcelona OntheGo provided food while the mariachi helped bring attention to the start of Women’s History Month, which takes place in March.

Specifics of filmmaking Director and storyboard artist, Steve Hickner, talks film JAMESON STEED Daily Titan

Signaling the end of Arts Week, Steve Hickner, who is a director, producer and animator, spoke at Cal State Fullerton Friday night.

Hickner, who was invited by the Pencil Mileage Club, focused his lecture on his influences and inspiration from other films that he did not work on. He brought over 400 clips, but only showed a few in the two hours he had to speak.

The films were from various countries and most were subtitled.

He first showed the audience a written scene from the script Break Away, and then went on to show the scene as it was in the film.

For every clip he showed, he stressed the importance of the reaction shot. The way the characters reacted to things tell the viewer what is going on and how they should feel.

“The power of movies is the reaction shot,” said Hickner.

He pointed to a specific clip from a film titled Character, where one of the characters reacts to a

revelation about the film’s villain.

Hickner also brought attention to the introduction of the villain.

What the man was wearing and the color of the medal he had on was all carefully planned out.

“Everything up there is choice,” Hickner said.

He also talked about a French film titled The Concert, where a woman is reacting to the music and musicians around her.

He loved how expressive the actress’ eyes were because there was so little action, but everything was conveyed from the expression in her eyes.

Without those shots, the scene would have just been a bunch of random shots of musicians that would have left the viewer confounded.

“Good movies are about good characters,” Hickner said about what makes a good film.

Chris Ybarra, 23, an animation major, said he learned a lot.

“There was a lot of good information — making sure shots are chosen for certain reasons, what makes a certain shot better than others,” said Ybarra.

After the presentation, Hickner stayed an extra 30 minutes to answer questions from the audience.

Hickner explained why he didn’t

show a single clip of one of his own films. He said the films he showed are “so much better than what I can do.”

He also brought up what he had learned from Steven Spielberg.

He said Spielberg would not be constrained by things like aspect ratio and would find a way to do what he wanted.

Tim Robinson, 22, an illustration major at CSUF, went to hear Hickner’s thoughts on the animation industry.

He found the Spielberg comment to be the most interesting thing he took from the lecture.

“There are no rules really as long as it makes sense,” said Robinson.

He plans to bring this philosophy into his own work.

One audience member said he is a huge fan of the film, We’re Back, which Hickner produced. Hickner responded by saying he believes We’re Back is one the worst films he has made.

Lauren Crump, 25, a senior animation major, learned how to draw importance to a character.

“Making the characters more of the focal point and making your eye go to them more than anything else (is important when creating a character),” said Crump.

In a time where technology plays a large role, the right equipment is essential. Choosing between a Mac or a PC when buying a new laptop can be a big decision.

Both types of laptops have pros and cons when it comes to different categories.

PC laptops offer a bit more memory and hard drive space than the Mac, according to the Intel website. This feature is important to a user who will be storing a lot of information on their computer or who intends to use programs that will take up a lot of space, like some video games or software.

A few years ago, compatibility was a legitimate issue for Macs.

Many programs would not run on their laptops. However, this is no longer a problem because Macs can run Windows now, meaning they can run most programs.

While compatibility is not a problem for Macs, it can be

constraining for PC users. There is some software that is exclusive for Mac products only, including Final Cut Pro, a popular editing program among students and professionals.

“Macs are much better for editing,” said Geraint Bell, a professional editor who does a lot of his work in Orange County.

“PCs often aren’t fast enough and will sometimes crash in the middle of a project.”

Macs are also less likely to get viruses. Apple states that they build anti-virus software into each of their products.

Both Macs and PCs also offer long warranties and customer service plans. However, a PC owner has more options of where to get their computer repaired, which also gives them a chance to find lower repair costs.

The biggest difference between PCs and Macs is the price. A standard Macbook Pro can cost as low as $1,119, for a 13-inch screen. They can also cost as much as $2,499 for a 17-inch screen.

Students are given a break and receive $100 off their purchase.

Meanwhile, a comparable PC can be purchased for anywhere

between $600 and $1,100.

The Mac is more popular because the computer tends to offer more “fun” applications.

Most Mac users have also said Macs are more intuitive. But not everyone feels this way.

“I heard Macs are more intuitive,” said Catherine McMillan, a third-year pre-health student who recently got her first Mac. “I switched from a PC though, so I’m not really feeling it. Maybe it’s just because it’s so different from what I’m used to.”

A student’s major may also play a role in their decision. Where a radio-TV-film major might want a Mac for editing purposes, an engineering major might lean towards a PC for storage capacity.

“A PC is much better for the software I have to use,” said Ryan Johnson, an engineering major. “It offers more storage and costs a lot less than a Mac.” Prospective buyers may find it helpful to try out each laptop during the decision-making process. Stores like Best Buy, Costco or Apple offer the ability to test out all their laptops before making a purchase.

Game design club ready for trip Computer science majors and gaming enthusiasts gear up for a visit to San Francisco this year JOHN SOLLITTO Daily Titan

The Game Design Club on campus is getting ready to head out to this year’s San Francisco Game Developers Conference (GDC) on Tuesday where they will meet with many industry professionals.

Andrew Soltan, 31, a senior computer science major, said he is excited to take the club on the trip.

Soltan is the club’s head and has worked hard over the last few months with several club activities.

“We just finished up the Global Game Jam a little bit ago,” said Soltan. “It takes about 48 hours, and we all work together to make one game in that time.”

While the club itself is a gathering place for gaming enthusiasts to share which projects they are working on and to get support from friends, Soltan makes sure the club members have the opportunity to attend events like the Global Game Jam put on by the Independent Game Developers Association (IGDA).

Events like this allow club members to test their skills and show off their talents, as well as meet other clubs and teams for future projects and contacts.

Fidel Cabezas, 34, graduate student and a member of the club, is preparing for the trip to GDC with Soltan. Cabezas is eager to showcase his resume to potential employers.

Some members of the club are working on smaller mobile games rather than console games because of their popularity and simple design.

Ryan Reed, 26, a computer science major, explained how he is preparing for GDC. Reed said he has some work ahead of him.

“I have to finish all my work ahead of time to make the trip viable in the first place,” said Reed, “but more so I am getting together all my past game projects and polishing them.”

Reed said applicants sometimes have to format their resumes for the different places they apply because of what the companies are looking for.

“Valve, for instance, wants a jack-of-all-trades more than someone who specializes in just one thing. So I have to show games I’ve designed, that I’ve worked with Maya (gaming software) before, and any art I’ve made for a game,” Reed said.

Of all the companies Reed and the club will see during GDC, he is most excited about Valve.

“I am a little all over the place with what I do for games so I don’t want to be stuck in one niche. They are the only company that I know of like that,” Reed said.

Reed said the club might be gearing up for some events to attract more fans of gaming in general than just game design enthusiasts.

Soltan said they get a steady flow of walk-by traffic in the Computer Science Department because of their open door policy, allure of a mini-fridge and gaming.

The event might be “a game night for the whole school to come and just have fun after midterms are over,” Reed said, “with the games that are less for gamers and more to just have everyone make a fool of themselves and have fun.”

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If the big cat is away, Richards can go play…

Officials should be held to same standards as ordinary citizens ANDERS HOWMANN Daily Titan

California Fish and Game President Daniel Richards has recently come under fire for legally shooting a mountain lion in Idaho.

In California, mountain lions have been protected under state law for 20 years.

Richards has been criticized for posting a photo of the dead mountain lion on the Western Outdoor News website, where he wrote, “I am glad it’s legal in Idaho.”

California politicians have called for his resignation, including Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom.

While it was not a smart political move for Richards to flaunt his kill online, politicians should not be calling for his resignation on the grounds of a legal action. For citizens, there is no legal obligation to abide by your home state’s laws.

Why should the Fish and Game president be held to a different standard?

If assemblymen would like to call for Richards’ resignation, they should do so on the grounds of his actions within California. By looking into his performance as a public servant, they may have a case.

According to a San Jose Mercury news story, former California Democratic Party official Kathy Bowler filed a complaint Thursday that Richards accepted a $6,800 in paid hunting and guide fees from the Flying B Ranch, the location in Idaho where Richards shot the mountain lion.

Officials are only allowed to receive a maximum of $420 in gifts per year.

In addition, Richards has voted consistently against regional plans to implement the Marine Life Protection Act, which bans the use of toxic lead hunting ammunition and considers several species of animals for protection. For a socalled conservationist and public servant, these are far more egregious offenses than legally hunting a mountain lion.

Richards’ position as a steward of conservation in California does not mean that he should be held to a “higher standard” in regards to his actions as a hunter.

We have become a society of consuming city dwellers who have forgotten what it means to hunt and kill for our meals. It is primal, visceral and chances are it’s never going to make PETA happy.

Richards has abided by California’s hunting laws. Aside from accepting the money, which has not yet been proven, it seems as though his actions may have been justified.

Few also understand that hunting is necessary to maintain a stable ebb and flow of animal populations within each respective wilderness area.

In California, many of the viable hunting grounds have been picked over by encroaching residential development and troves of camperequipped outdoorsmen.

This means that top predators, like the mountain lion, have had their populations cut drastically. The survivors are needed to maintain increasing populations of deer and other herbivores.

In Idaho, where the total state population is just above 1.5 million according to U.S. census data, there is a lot more open wilderness for populations of large herbivores to thrive.

This means that many more

NYPD spies violated student civil liberties Police crossed the line when they spied on Muslim students MAEGAN CASTRO-FLORES Daily Titan

Courtesy of MCT In California, mountain lions (also known as cougars or pumas) may only be killed to protect humans, bighorn sheep and if they have been a legitimate threat to pets and livestock.

mountain lions can exist due to a large food supply, which in turn means that the populations of these top predators must be controlled.

There is a misconception that these animals are easy to track and kill. There is a reason why Richards may or may not have taken a gift of $6,800.

Hunting these animals requires a keen knowledge of the land and how existing populations have moved and been killed from year to year.

Mountain lion hunting tags are also very limited in Idaho. The state

only released a total of 122 tags for this season, which closes at the end of this month.

Richards traveled to Idaho to hunt his mountain lion because it is legal and probably necessary for maintaining a stable ecosystem.

This is no reason to ask for his resignation, and his response to assemblymen that there is a “ZERO chance” that he will step down is entirely justified.

However, the alleged gifts that he received and his voting record against conservation efforts is another story.

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With the New York Police Department’s surveillance of Muslim students at Columbia University, it looks like post-9/11 terror still has aftershocks rolling through America.

“The NYPD has been accused of infiltrating Muslim student groups with undercover officers and informants,” according to an article by The Associated Press.

According to the article, an officer even went white-water rafting with students and reported on how many times they prayed and what they discussed. Police also trawled college websites and blogs, compiling daily reports on the activities of Muslim students and academics.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg told the media, “Everything the NYPD has done is legal, it is appropriate, it is constitutional.”

As legal as this may be, this is completely wrong and disgusting on so many levels. Spying on college students crosses the line and violates civil liberties.

No matter what a person’s background or race is, college students should not be followed and secretly investigated.

Muslims aren’t the only ones being targeted by the NYPD — so are other races.

According to The Associated Press, “Students are also feeling empathy for those outside the university community who are being subjected to the NYPD’s ‘stop-and-frisk’ policy targeting anyone who seems suspicious, mainly blacks and (Latinos).”

As a female Latino student, I have never been really prosecuted for my race and ethnicity.

Although, I have had friends, who

are of Latino and black descent, who have been pulled over in the middle of the day for no reason.

I had a friend, who is black, driving home with his white wife when they were pulled over. When the police came to the driver’s side door, he immediately asked my friend’s wife if she was okay. Very confused, his wife said, “I’m great, thanks for asking.”

My friend happens to be a police officer, so he asked why he was pulled over, and while fumbling over his words, the police officer said he thought the tail light was out. When everything was said and done, my friend turned to his wife and said, “That was your first time seeing someone profile me in person.”

It’s very scary how a government’s efforts can go above and beyond and even infiltrate our universities.

Not only as students do we have to worry about passing classes and graduation, but now certain minority groups have to worry about the government spying on their everyday lives.

Minority groups are going to be worried about who to trust and who not to trust while interacting with others in and around school.

I completely understand that the government is trying to protect us as a country, but those kamikazes who tried to make their statement on 9/11 have created another situation.

What happened on 9/11 was the worst and most chilling event our generation has ever been through.

From that moment on, many people have associated Muslims with terrorists, leading to all forms of profiling by the government.

Students should not be spied on, listened in on or have their sacred moments recorded.

While terrorists may still exist, searching and invading the privacy of college students at Columbia University is not the place to start looking or the way to go about looking for them.

The Republican war on women Proposed laws by the GOP attack the rights of women SEPIDEH NIA Daily Titan

With the recent attacks on Planned Parenthood, abortion rights and contraception, it seems as though the GOP has something against women.

Republicans have been fighting for years to repeal the right given to women by the Roe v. Wade decision for legal abortion.

With Republican campaigns raging on, abortion rights have been under a lot of scrutiny, and many Republicans — mostly men — are fighting to limit abortion rights.

Presidential candidate Rick Santorum is one of the many Republicans spearheading this crusade against women’s rights.

Santorum has gone so far to say that if a woman is raped and finds herself pregnant, she should think

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of it as a gift from God. This is from the same person — or man, I should point out — who recently spoke of “the dangers of contraception in this country, and how it’s “a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be.”

Oh yes of course — contraception is the reason people have sex! It is the woman’s fault if she gets pregnant, right?

A man can easily run away from the problem, but the woman is stuck with the child for the rest of her life — unless she places the baby in an overcrowded adoption agency.

Santorum is not the only Republican presidential candidate who has extreme views on women’s rights. Ron Paul, a GOP candidate who is very popular amongst college-aged students, also has extreme anti-abortion beliefs.

Paul and Santorum are two people who should not have any say in what goes on inside a woman’s uterus. If they did, they would be

universally hurting women and setting back women’s rights.

If contraception becomes inaccessible, then not only women who rely on it to prevent unwanted pregnancy suffer, but those women who use it for more medical reasons would as well.

Birth control pills and other hormonal stabilizers help regulate women’s periods and assist in preventing ovarian cysts, which are extremely painful and somewhat dangerous, as well as help with other reproductive problems.

In an extreme anti-abortion campaign, Republicans are pushing for H.R. 358, also called “Protect Life Act,” that would allow a woman to lay in a hospital bed near death and get no help from doctors if she has complications from pregnancy. This bill aims to limit emergency abortion procedures, even if it means sacrificing the life of both the mother and the fetus.

According to a New York Times article, “A comprehensive global study of abortion has concluded that abortion rates are similar in countries where it is legal and those where it is not, suggesting that outlawing the procedure does little to deter women seeking it.”

This means even if the Republicans win and abortion becomes illegal, it has the potential to increase the likelihood of back-alley abortions.

Let’s use a rusty coat hanger to kill a fetus inside a woman — it’s not like she will have complications or the fetus will be unsuccessfully aborted.

With these Congressional debates and campaign fodder, it seems as though women’s rights have taken a drastic step backward. It is frightening that conservative Republicans like Santorum are doing as well as they are in the polls.

Now with Rush Limbuagh’s tirade against Georgetown University student Sandra Fluke on his nationally syndicated radio show, calling her a “slut” and “prostitute” for advocating contraception, conservatives appear to be more backwards than ever.

Women must be ready to once again fight for their rights.

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Best of OC music named Performances and 26 awards were given during the 11th annual OC Music Awards at The Grove JARYD LUCERO Daily Titan

Music lovers made their way to the Grove of Anaheim Saturday to recognize some of their favorite local musicians and celebrate the talent showcased at the 11th annual OC Music Awards.

The OC Music Awards is dedicated to furthering the careers and success of Orange County’s musicians.

Hosted by Psycho Mike of KROQ, local bands and artists were honored with 26 different awards up for grabs. Eight bands also performed for guests throughout the night, including Best Live Acoustic winners Allensworth and Best Live Band and Best Metal winners Railroad to Alaska.

Young the Giant came out on top with three awards winning Best Alternative and Best Music Video and Best Song for “Cough Syrup.” Since the band is on tour, a video thanks was sent from Young the Giant for each award.

Thrice was given the Orange County Impact Award for being the most influential band in OC. A video brought the audience back to the beginnings of the Irvine-based band and its many accomplishments they have made since its inception.

“It’s crazy because … I feel like a lot of the other people that have gotten it have done so many amazing things,” said Thrice’s bassist, Eddie Breckenridge.

“Having us lumped in with that is really cool and the fact that people feel that way about us is … I don’t even know how to describe it.”

Past impact award winners include The Vandals (2009), Sugar Ray (2010) and Social Distortion (2011). Social Distortion also won this year’s award for Best Album with Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes.

Last year’s Best Indie award winners and 2012 nominees, Kiev, couldn’t believe that they were nominated again.

“It’s nerve-wracking, man. We won the award last year so it’s spooky to think that … There’s no way in hell that we’ll win another one, so we don’t think about it that much,” said frontman Robert Brinkerhoff.

“There’s no two-peats,” the band laughed.

So it came to Kiev as a surprise when they heard their name announced as Best Indie band, once again. “They call it a double Blackjack where I’m from,” said bassist Derek Poulsen.

Kiev also closed out the night with a stunning performance, both musically and visually. The Orangebased band gave the audience a stereoscopic 3D projection performance. Guests were given 3D glasses to enjoy the eye-popping show. The band played in front of a screen that had an abstract motion of shapes and colors, that when wearing the glasses add another layer between them and the audience. This accompanies the music well as Kiev’s music style is multilayered.

“I wasn’t expecting any of it to be honest with you, and it’s a great honor to be at the OC Music Awards and to be surrounded by great musicians,” said Jeramiah Red guitarist Wes Dickson.

Nominated for six awards, Jeramiah Red came out with Best Blues and Best New Artist.

“To be in the classification with Blues … with the fellow nominees, that we’re good friends with, Parker Macy and Robert Jon each of those bands that we know, they could have easily won that award and they totally deserved it,” Dickson said. “But yeah, we got lucky I guess and we’re thankful for it.”

CSUF alumna, Kacie Yoshida, said that she wished Jeramiah Red had won more.

“They’re (Jeremiah Red) in a tough category because they’re a new band. They’re up against Thrice and Young the Giants — major bands,” said Yoshida. “It’s not really a fair kind of battle but they’re going to be around for awhile, so they’ll have their chance.”

The night ended with an after party in the Terra Rosa room in The Grove.

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ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan (Left) Cal State Fullerton student Ritchie Kong starts a new art piece at Fullerton Art Walk. (Right) Shannon Chestnut enjoys the artwork.

Fullerton Art Walk birthday Local artists and food trucks filled the Downtown Fullerton Plaza for all to enjoy MAEGAN CASTRO-FLORES Daily Titan

With amazing art, great music and wonderful food, the Downtown Fullerton Art Walk two-year celebration was in full swing Friday night. The art walk was a collaboration of local artists — ranging from musicians and hip-hop dancers to artists creating beautiful pieces on the spot.

One artist, Alex Krastev, was showing his work for the first time at the Fullerton Art Walk.

“This is my first time doing the art walk, but I’ve shown my art in galleries in Laguna Beach, surf shops, the International Surf Museum, restaurants, Whole Foods Market and, lately, in the Tranquil Tea Lounge in downtown Fullerton,” said Krastev.

“It (the art) was done all by hand, no computers,” he said.

“I’m inspired a lot by the California surf culture from the ‘60s, the art, music, then the same thing happened

for Hawaii. I love the islands and how mellow and chill everything is. I guess my art is a mix of all three cultures: Morocco, California and Hawaii, but with a new fresh spin and look,” Krastev said.

Krastev also said that while his inspiration for art also comes while surfing, it’s also in his dream. “I am a surfer and artist and both rhyme pretty well together. When I am not surfing I dream about good waves, weird surfboard designs, shapes, waves, fins. On the other side, when I’m surfing I check all the elements of the nature and get inspiration and ideas for my art and that’s when it all comes together.”

All forms of art were part of the art walk. Ballet and hip-hop dancers took to the stage to kick off the art walk.

CF Dance Academy, located in the downtown Fullerton Williams Building, was one of entertainment groups that helped fill the street walk.

“It’s always great working with Fullerton and bringing my crew out here,” said master of ceremonies Leanna Forcucci-Herron, owner/ director of CF Dance Academy.

Forcucci-Herron is also a member on the board of Fullerton.

“I work a lot with Fullerton and love giving back to the community.

Fullerton has done a lot for my dance studio, so being involved with the art walk was a big thing for me,” Forcucci-Herron said.

A CF Dance Academy dance group, made up of 29 kids under the age of 10, really got the crowd going.

CSUF alumna and hip-hop teacher, Vanessa Benetiz, was there to cheer on her hip-hop group and was ecstatic about their performance.

“They always know how to put on a show. I am so proud of my kids.

They are wonderful performers,” said Benetiz.

Musical entertainers included Becky Holt, Son of a Heatwave and Jupilar.

The music was an amazing compliment to the art displayed and being worked on.

Along with the art and performances, seven food trucks made sure that visitors were fed.

Food trucks such as Crepes Bonapart, Calbi, Front Porch Pops, Bite Me, Munchee5, Fresh Fries and Sexy Burger were all on hand.

Artists hope to get more people out and support the creative arts.

The art walk was a wonderful night of the art culture that surrounds the community.

ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan Now two-time OC Music Award Best Indie band, Kiev, said that they are working on a new album that they hope to release mid-spring

Intriguing the brain with realism art The Grand Central Art Center introduced Imaginary Realism so people can think deep MEC VALLE Daily Titan

Crowds of people walked in and out of Cal State Fullerton’s Grand Central Art Center in downtown Santa Ana to experience “Imaginary Realism: Works on Paper” Saturday.

“Imaginary Realism” is an exhibit that shows a contemporary form of surrealism. Imaginary realism is a type of genre within the art realm — an international movement that intrigues the human brain, forcing people to think deeper about world issues.

Curators Joanne Mace and Allison Town, both CSUF graduate students, were the masterminds behind the “Imaginary Realism” showcase.

Mace stumbled across a website focusing on Imaginary Realism and was moved by the fantasy artwork that involved much more than just paint on canvas.

“Allison and I first started out looking at fairy tales — kind of that point where you’re in an unknown and you don’t know which way you’re gonna go. We were looking for artwork that would kind of express that,” said Mace. “During the search I came across the website called Imaginary Realism, which hit me and resonated with me.”

The artworks displayed were done by eight international artists who are part of the Imaginary Realism movement.

“I think what really captured us … is such a diversity of imagery here, (where) these artists were all looking to express parts of their subconscious,” Mace said. “What she was working on (referring to art piece, “To Be” by Ans Markus, an image of a woman bound in fabric) was trying to create an image that

expressed how she felt about not being able to fully express her inner voice in contemporary society.”

One of the goals of the art exhibit is to have people think of what they can do or what they can change in order to make the society, the community and the world a better place.

“With our show, we were really focused on sort of the climate of what’s happening right now in society, and everyone is really desperate. They want to get over what’s happening right now, and they want to move onto something that’s positive,” said Town. “I think the show is that search for a utopia and positivity.”

The overall theme of the showcase is confronting what you may be unhappy or unsatisfied with, and moving toward changing your reality

into something positive.

“I want people to walk away with sort of thinking the possibilities with what their future holds,” Town said.

The show was a success, said Matthew Miller, chief preparator at the Grand Central Art Center.

“The process turned out very successful, I think it’s a great show ... as you can see it’s got quite the crowd,” said Miller.

“As far as the art work (goes), the pieces they chose are the more intellectual pieces, the more conceptual than pieces that are more about the fantasy realm ... the pieces they chose were very smart in that they are a lot more subtle in the fantasy or imaginary realm,” he added.

“Imaginary Realism: Works on Paper” is open until April 15 .

Admission is free.

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SPORTS

CSUF gets best of UVU

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Floro pitches a game 1 gem The right hander threw for eight innings allowing one run in win BLAKE FOGG Daily Titan

The No. 20 Titans baseball team have won five straight games, with their latest win against Utah Valley, 6-1, Friday night at Goodwin Field.

The win was highlighted by three juniors: Casey Watkins and Matt Orloff who both drove in a pair of runs and Dylan Floro who pitched a gem.

Floro (1-1) picked up the win allowing one run on five hits while striking out five over eight innings of work.

“The game plan going in was pounding the strike zone. Let them hit the ball, and if they put it in play, (then) I’m pretty sure my defense will make the play behind me,” said Floro on his performance.

He warmed up to pitch the ninth, but was pulled and ran off the field to a standing ovation.

UVU senior starting pitcher Jeremy Gendlek (0-3) lasted 4.1 innings giving up three runs on five hits for the loss.

Wolverines senior reliever Josh Swenson pitched 2.1 innings and allowed three runs on four hits.

The Wolverines (2-6) opened

the scoring in the fourth with senior Austin Heaps advancing home on a wild pitch by Floro.

The Titans (6-3) followed with Watkins driving in Ivory Thomas from second.

The Titans added two more runs in the fifth. After juniors Richie Pedroza and Carlos Lopez reached base to start the inning, the cleanup hitter Anthony Hutting laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners to second and third.

Pedroza scored on a Thomas single up the middle and Lopez scored on Watkins’ ground ball base hit through the left side making the score 3-1.

In the seventh, after Hutting’s walk and Thomas’ base hit flare to right field, sophomore Keegan Dale scores Hutting on a line drive to centerfield that was almost caught by a diving Billy Burgess.

Thomas and Dale double steal moved themselves to scoring position for Orloff to drive them in.

Meanwhile, Floro pitched lights-out for the game despite the one run in the fourth.

The junior allowed only two hits the rest of the night.

Junior Dimitri DeLaFuente relieved him in the ninth to finish out the game.

The Titans have been lackluster on offense as of late, and it was

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Let them hit the ball, and if they put it in play, (then) I’m pretty sure my defense will make the play behind me Dylan Floro Starting Pitcher

apparent in the opening innings.

The Titans jump started their offense in this game with a sacrifice bunt and the use of the double steal.

“We’re having trouble scoring runs so we are going to go back to the basic ABCs until we get a better feeling offensively,” said Titan Head Coach Rick Vanderhook.

UVU first basemen Goose Kallunki went 2-for-4 for the only Wolverine to have a multi-hit game.

Thomas finished 3-for-4 and drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth.

“I was seeing it pretty good, and I’m just glad to be back in the lineup,” said Thomas. “Coach leaned on me a little bit to try to get our team rolling. It’s really big for the team to have me back out.”

The Titans continued their winning streak as they completed their series with an 11-3 victory Sunday.

CSUF will travel to USC for a 6 p.m. game Tuesday looking to extend its winning streak to eight.

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Good solid pitching by the Cal State Fullerton baseball team kept the Utah Valley Wolverines’ offense scoreless in a 2-0 victory.

The Titans (7-3) called on freshman Kenny Matthews to take on the Wolverines (2-7) for his third start this season.

Matthews took on Adam Gunn of Utah Valley.

“You can’t lose a game giving up no runs,” said Head Coach Rick Vanderhook following the win.

Coming into Saturday night’s duel, Cal State Fullerton came in with a 6-3 record, having picked up their sixth win on Friday by defeating Utah Valley in the first game.

In the bottom of the first inning, Titans leadoff hitter and center fielder, Michael Lorenzo, crushed a pitch from Utah Valley’s Gunn to right field for a triple.

Second baseman Richy Pedroza followed with a sacrifice fly to center field scoring Lorenzo for the Titans first run.

“Getting us one on the board early really fires me up and gets me ready to go. They are going to put runs up, I have to put zeros up,” said Matthews.

Utah Valley nearly got on the board in the top of the fifth inning.

Wolverine second baseman Colby Butcher drove a two-out pitch into deep right field just out of the reach of Titan right fielder Ivory Thomas for a double.

An error on a pickoff attempt to second base sent the ball to shallow center field, allowing Butcher to reach third base.

With Utah’s potential tying run on third base, Jordy Hart’s twoout at bat ended with a strikeout, silencing the offensive threat.

Matthews pitched six shutout innings, surrendering two hits to Utah.

In the top of the seventh inning, Willie Kuhl relieved Matthews with designated hitter Austin Heaps on first base with no outs. Kuhl walked the first batter he faced.

The next batter, Wolverine shortstop Kai Hatch, bunted a pitch which was fielded by Kuhl and thrown to third base to get the forced out.

Hatch reached first on the fielder’s choice.

The second out of the inning came on a strikeout to catcher Alex Exon.

Then second baseman Cole Butcher got a hit to load the bases with two outs.

With the potential goahead run in scoring position on second, Kuhl delivered a 1-2 pitch to center fielder Hart and struck him out swinging.

Kuhl faced eight batters in 1 1/3 innings of work allowing two hits, two base on balls and two strikeouts.

The Titans’ second run of the game came in the seventh inning.

With one out, Preston Olson entered the game to relieve Gunn. With two outs, Lorenzen reached first base on an error by shortstop Kai Hatch.

Mustangs clip tennis team The tennis team loses despite strong play in the doubles matchups, Mai led the Titans with the only win in singles play ANGEL MENDOZA Daily Titan

Coming off a dominating victory over Texas-Pan American, the Cal State Fullerton women’s tennis team looked to continue its winning ways against visiting Cal Poly Pomona. The Mustangs had other ideas and managed to come out of Fullerton with a 6-1 victory.

The game was a lot closer than the scoreboard indicated. CSUF played hard for all three-and-ahalf hours, never letting up. Titans Head Coach Bill Reynolds praised the Mustangs play but felt his team was in it all day.

“We just ran up against a team that’s a little bit better than us today,” said Reynolds. “A few points this way or a few points that way, and we could have made it real close. We could have even won.”

Close play was what defined this matchup at Titan courts, beginning with two of the three doubles matches Junior Monica Rodriguez and freshman Kalika Slevcove fought hard in their doubles match at the No. 2 spot, but eventually fell 8-6.

At the No.1 spot, Juniors Tiffany Mai and Morgan McIntosh kept the pressure on their opponents until the very end. The bounces and the close calls were going Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s way in the beginning of the match before Mai and McIntosh got hot.

At one point, they won three points in a row, which

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On a 1-1 pitch to Pedroza, Lorenzen stole second base.

Then Pedroza connected for a double to right center field, sending Lorenzen home to score the Titans’ second run.

With the score 2-0, Titan reliever Tyler Peitzmeier entered the eighth inning with one out and a runner on first.

Facing Heaps, he induced a double-play ball to end the inning.

Moving from center field to closing pitcher, Lorenzen came on the mound to protect the two-run Titan lead and secure the victory.

It was Lorenzen’s fourth save of the young season.

In its series this weekend, the Titans will be traveling to Texas to play games Friday through Sunday against Texas A&M.

was punctuated with McIntosh yelling out “Come on! Let’s go!” Pomona bounced back and eventually defeated Mai and McIntosh 8-6.

“They both just moved really well,” said Mai. “We tried to keep it away from them but they’re really strong.”

The only lopsided score in the doubles match was the No. 3 spot. Freshman Jessica Pepa and junior Avriel Tomaiko lost by a score of 8-1.

Their opponents had the upper hand during the entire game and never let Pepa and Tomaiko sustain any sort of momentum.

CSUF went on to lose five of their six singles matches as well. Mai had the lone victory for the Titans. She played smart and was able to take away the strengths of her opponent.

“She was obviously way stronger and bigger than me. I knew I couldn’t just hit it hard, that’s what she wanted,” Mai said. “I hit it deep, ran down balls and that just seemed to tire her out.”

Coach Reynolds was impressed by the play of Mai and had nothing but praise for her play and effort.

“That was a very good win for Tiffany. The last time she played that girl, Tiffany got beat. She was able to turn that around today and come up with the victory for us,” he said.

The longest singles match of the day was played

by McIntosh, who went back and forth with her opponent. Both girls gave it all they had but the match would eventually go the Mustangs way 7-6, 6-1.

“I tried and fought every point but the second set she just played better and my level of play started decreasing,” she said.

The Titans now have a record of 3-4 on the season.

They look to bounce back against the University of Southern Utah at 10 a.m. Sunday at Titan Courts.

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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Your imagination runs wild, attracting bright new ideas and potential clients. New partnerships and responsibilities lead to new rewards. Speculate.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Hit the ground running and get busy without delay. Even if you miss a few, you hit the mark more times than not. You’re more powerful than you think.

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Gemini (May 21-June 21) Changes higher up are to your benefit. Send off the paperwork for an increase in funding. Go for what you want in career and romance: You’re lucky with love and money.

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COMEBACK: The CSUF men’s basketball team handed LBSU its first loss in Big West Conference play ...Continued from page 1 A barrage of missed attempts ensued.

The 3,458 fans were waiting for another reason to cheer.

Then it came.

Umipig’s elbow 3-pointer edged the Titans within one, 67-66, and ignited the gym.

The deafening sound grew when Ware missed his one-and-one free throw. The Titans were a basket away — attendees were on their feet and ready to burst — and Seeley hit the off-center trey.

The clangorous cheers reverberated throughout the gym.

The Titans took the lead and hoped to hold on for dear life.

“You make an error like that against a good team and it’s going to cost you,” said LBSU Head Coach Dan Monson. He attributed the Seeley’s basket as a result of an error in communication between players.

CSUF shot 68 percent from the free-throw line this season and any miss could spell doom.

Seeley and Kwame Vaughn made 6-of-6 of their first free throws when they were put on the line.

Ware hit a trey from the right elbow with six seconds left to make it, 75-74. Senior Perry Webster furiously ran up and down the baseline and found Vaughn with the inbounds pass and he was immediately sent to the line.

“I said (to myself ) ‘I have to make it. Casper made the three.

I knew he was going to shoot the next three, so I have to ice this and put us up three to at least go into overtime,’ ” said Vaughn. He flushed both free throws.

Ware picked up the inbound pass and drove the length of the court for the hurried 3-point attempt.

He heaved the ball from the same spot as his previous mark and it clanked off the front rim.

Seeley scored 12 points in the final seven minutes of the game to lead the Titans.

He made only five field goals and

ROBERT HUSKEY / Daily Titan Orlando Brown drains a 3-pointer over LBSU’s Casper Ware during Saturday night’s Big West Conference rivalry game between the Cal State Fullerton Titans and the Long Beach State 49ers. The Titans played on campus in front of a packed Titan Gym, beating the 49ers 77-74. The Titans’ win was the first blemish on the the 49ers’ conference record, which could potentially knock Long Beach State out of the NCAA Tournament.

all from behind the 3-point arc.

“He was terrific. He had that fire in his eyes,” Coach Burton said of his star player.

The start of the first half certainly wasn’t living up to the hype as both teams shot a collective 32 percent.

The Titans led 22-16 in the first half after a Seeley 3-pointer. He later faltered and gave up the lead to a surging 49ers offense.

Titan senior center Sedrick Martin provided the big spark off the bench.

He worked hard for a layup down low and picked up a charge on the next possession.

Then his putback dunk at the buzzer got the crowd involved and gave his team a 35-32 halftime lead.

The Titans led by as much as eight before the 49ers started to chip away at the deficit and eventually took the lead.

LBSU guard Larry Anderson left the game in the second half due to a knee injury but guard Mike Caffey picked up the offense scoring 20 points off the bench.

T.J. Robinson scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds. James Ennis had 11 points and Eugene Phelps contributed eight points.

Umipig also had the difficult task of guarding Ware.

Umipig limited the Bob Cousy Award finalist to 2-of-15 shooting for 10 points and seven assists.

“It was a very challenging task but it was something I wanted to accept and see how well I could do,” said Umipig. He also said that Ware was the best player he has ever had to guard.

A team effort can be attributed to the win.

Senior Omondi Amoke only scored five points but grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds including five offensive

rebounds. Orane Chin scored nine points and had 10 rebounds.

Umipig and Vaughn scored 16 and 10 points, respectively.

Not one second after the buzzer sounded, the court filled with the onrushing fans.

They embraced the players on the court, reminiscent of Feb. 2, 1989 when CSUF beat No. 1 UNLV. By beating LBSU, the Titans did what seven other teams in their conference couldn’t do.

They finished in second place and look to be a force in the Big West Conference Tournament at the Honda

Center in Anaheim.

Their first game is Thursday against UC Irvine at 2:30 p.m.

If the Titans want any chance to make the NCAA Tournament, they will likely have to go through LBSU again in the finals.

This time it won’t be in front of a home crowd, and the sounds of loud cheers will die out in the 18,000- seat arena.

Now that the Titans have beaten their longtime rival, they’ll think they have a shot at the national stage. And as D.J. Seeley puts it, “When it comes down to it, March Madness, anything

CSUF shows explosive bats The Titans finish 3-1 over the weekend at home invitational GREG WOODSON Daily Titan

After going 2-1 in the first two days of the tournament, the Cal State Fullerton softball team defeated Michigan State University 11-7 Sunday, the final day of the DeMarini Invitational.

An eight-run fifth inning explosion where the Titans gathered six hits, including two home runs, put the Titans up for good.

Trailing 6-3 in the bottom of the fifth, senior Adri Martinez singled to begin the rally. Martinez then stole second, and redshirt freshman Eliza Carter reached on a throwing error advancing Martinez to third base. After Crawford advanced to second on a passed ball, senior Nicole Johnson homered to left field scoring Martinez and Crawford and tying the game 6-6.

Senior Anissa Young also homered in the inning, her second of the day, as her two-run shot to center field put the Titans up 8-6. CSUF would score three more runs to take an 11-6 lead after five innings.

The Spartans scored one lone run in the top of the seventh and the Titans got their ninth victory in the season.

Freshman Desiree Ybarra got the victory in 4.2 innings of relief and the Titans gathered 14 hits total.

The Titans suffered their only loss this weekend against Oregon State University Saturday.

Beavers senior Paige Hall homered to left field while junior Tina Andreana pitched a no-hitter through four innings helping them to a 5-2 victory over the Titans on day two of the DeMarini Invitational at Anderson Family Field.

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Desiree Ybarra got the loss in the circle for the Titans, allowing three runs on five hits in 4.2 innings of work. Titan junior Aly Fascetti gave up two runs on four hits, walking three, in 2.1 innings of relief.

Three OSU batters finished with two hits apiece and the Beavers put together nine hits in the victory. CSUF only managed to get three hits total off the OSU pitchers and left seven runners on base, five of them in scoring position, in the loss.

Titan Head Coach Michelle Gromacki said that although her team was able to get runners on base they were unable to get the key hits they needed.

“Our batters did pretty good.

Yeah, I think we should have been on that first pitcher a little bit sooner. We had people on base a lot, but just one more key hit would have driven in two, three key runs, you know; we had people on base a lot,” said Gromacki.

The Titans took a 1-0 lead in the first inning without getting a hit. Martinez reached base on an error, followed by two CSUF hit batters loaded the bases with one out. Senior Morgan LeMond came to the plate and grounded out to second scoring Martinez before junior Tiffany Sheffler lined out to shortstop to end the first.

OSU junior Desiree Beltran then led off the top of the second inning with a double to left field.

After senior Erin Guzy grounded out to second base, Hall came to the plate and belted a two-run blast over the left-field fence to give the Beavers a 2-1 lead.

Ybarra then settled down retiring eight of the next 10 batters she faced, including a stretch where she retired seven in a row, before running in to a bit of a jam in the top of the fifth when three straight singles loaded the bases for the Beavers.

Junior Ashley Carter got the first two outs of the fifth for the Titans when she threw out OSU junior Lea Cavestany at the plate who

tried to tag and score from third base on a fly ball out to center field off the bat of sophomore Hannah Bouska. Fascetti then entered in relief and gave up a run, giving the Beavers a 3-1 lead, before retiring Beltran to end the inning.

CSUF would rally in the home half of the fifth and cut the lead to 3-2 when sophomore Leesa Harris scored from third base on a wild pitch while Martinez was at bat, only to see the Beavers rally back in the top of the sixth for a run extending the lead to 4-2.

The Titans loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth, but a ground ball forceout by freshman Emily Vizcarra and a strike out by senior Anissa Young kept CSUF scoreless in the inning.

OSU scored another run in the top of the seventh to push the lead to 5-2 where the score would stay for good.

Harris, Carter and Senior Nicole Johnson garnered the only hits for the Titans in the game.

Carter extended her hitting streak to a career-best seven games with a seventh-inning single.

Johnson said that fixing the little things on defense is important for the Titans moving forward.

“Some of the errors that they didn’t count as errors definitely hurt us like getting runners in scoring position and things like that,” said Johnson. “We really want to eliminate the runners moving ahead on the bases and keep them at first base or off the bag.”

Martinez also commented on moving forward.

“I think our main goal is putting everything together. I think when our pitching’s there — and our defense, and hitting and base running — I think when that’s all there we’re solid you know what I mean,” said Martinez. “Some games our defense is there, and some games our hitting isn’t. I think it’s just finding that balance.”

CSUF moved to 9-12 overall and will host East Carolina University Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Anderson Family Field.