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April 9, 2012

Vol. 91 Issue 34

ASI Elections: The Results ASI Elections are over and the results are in. Reporter Janelle Arballo speaks to the winning candidates as well as other students to get their reactions.

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CONGRESSMAN ED ROYCE SPEAKS ON CAMPUS

STATE | CFA’s possible strike

Teacher’s union to vote on strike

California Faculty Association reacts to new developments MICHAEL MUNOZ Daily Titan

ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan Congressman Ed Royce (R-Calif.) speaks to a small crowd in a Steven G. Mihaylo Hall classroom Thursday. The event was hosted by Cal State Fullerton Hillel, a Jewish organization.

Private event excludes some Topics of conversation included Israel-US relationship and other international relations NURAN ALTEIR Daily Titan

At a private event, Congressman Ed Royce came to Cal State Fullerton to talk about the relationship between the United States and Israel, among other topics. Royce attributed the close relationship to Israel’s values, location in the Middle East and current political situation. “Michael Oren, the ambassador from Israel to the United States, was in my office some weeks ago. We were just talking about the map of Israel and the challenges that Israel faces … You’ve got missiles flying from the south, and on the north, of

course, you have Hezbollah and the whole situation with Lebanon. This is the environment that Israel is in, and it is a very, very challenging situation to be in that type of environment,” said Royce (R-Calif.), a CSUF alumnus. During the Q-and-A session, the topic shifted from Israel as attendees asked about Russia, Korea and domestic issues. The talk was hosted by Cal State Fullerton Hillel, an organization that aims to “enrich quality of Jewish student life on campus,” said Daniel Y. Harris, executive director of the Hillel Foundation of Orange County. At least 25 people, including students, faculty and community members, attended the event Thursday evening. The location was kept a secret and attendees were required to RSVP in order to learn the place of the lecture.

“It’s so people invited can maximize the experience,” said Eric Don, president of Cal State Fullerton Hillel and event organizer. He said the event was private because Royce would be speaking about a very “niche” and possibly “controversial” topic which would not interest most people. Attendees said they thought the lecture was a success, but they had hoped more students could have come. Originally, Don intended the event for Associated Students, Inc. executive staff, but was told that in order to do so he had to bring another speaker “because they thought it would be biased” with the one speaker he had lined up. See ED ROYCE, page 2

CAMPUS | Election results

Mason and Ayala win ASI election

CSUF Equestrian club looks to build on year’s success LAUREN DAVIS For the Daily Titan

ANDERS HOWMANN Daily Titan

ANDERS HOWMANN / Daily Titan Alexander Walters, 20, a business and theater double major, sits down to vote at the polling station outside of McCarthy Hall. While Walters didn’t see a lot of students sitting down to vote personally, he did see some candidates campaigning in full force in the Quad.

talking directly to students and organizations on campus. He said that the pair approached at least 50 student groups. Voter turnout was very low: Of the 36,000 students enrolled at CSUF, 1,665 (roughly 5 percent) submitted votes at the polling stations or via

the campus network. While last year’s turnout was around 7 percent of the student population, Samuel Morales, 21, a political science major and the election commissioner, said this was largely due to the runoff election. “People tend to forget that the 7

percent from last year was from the runoff election,” said Morales. Voter turnout was 5 percent of students in the initial election and another 2 percent voted in the runoff. See ELECTION, page 3

See STRIKE, page 2

Sports | Club sports

Three members qualified for regionals, two for semifinals

Race defined by a landslide win and low voter turnout

The winning presidential and executive vice presidential candidates of the spring ASI elections won with a 68 percent majority, making a runoff election unnecessary. Dwayne Mason Jr. and Katie Ayala will be serving as president and executive vice president of the student organization, respectively. Brenda Lopez and Jessica Hernandez received around 20 percent of the student vote and Jeffrey Benson and Robert Perez received 10 percent. The remaining 2 percent were for other candidates. “It was just really overwhelming and super exciting,” said Dwayne Mason Jr., a senior animation major. “(There were) a lot of emotions and we are really happy to see all of our work pay off.” While Mason and Ayala used social media to get the word out on their campaign, Mason said that the team’s greatest asset was

The California Faculty Association, a labor union that represents 23,000 faculty members, will vote beginning April 16 across all 23 California State Universities on whether or not faculty will go on strike. The strike will be based upon contract negotiations that CSU management have kept at a standstill over Chancellor Charles Reed’s new proposals that will transform the CSU system into a so-called private and for-profit education model system. “We have said all along that we don’t want to strike, but we will,” said CFA President Lillian Taiz. “CSU Chancellor Reed has chosen a path during our contract negotiations that hurts students, faculty and all of California.” The CFA’s current contract expired on June 30, 2010. The terms and conditions of that contract still hold until a new contract is decided upon. Reed’s proposed new contract would see no new salary increase in 2011-2012, would allow the chancellor to demand reductions to faculty salaries and benefits in 20122013 and 2013-2014, and would make the chancellor immune from taking any proposals that have been on the table. Proposals on the table include the increase of student tuition, executive compensation and the expanding operations outside the regular university system,

including the newly proposed Cal State Online. The CFA salary proposals to the chancellor include a 1 percent General Salary Increase (GSI) over the 20112012, 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 school years. They also propose that the CSU increase the GSI to 5 percent the first year the CSU operating budget reaches $4.79 billion. The 5-percent increase was promised in 2008-2009 when the operating budget reached that figure, but the chancellor refused to renegotiate the raises then. The CFA also wants to be treated like other state employees and receive a pay service salary increase each year. “We had a contract, and the last year those steps were not kept; they were not honored. So we have been without increasing salary for years,” said Reyes Fidalgo, CSU senator and professor of modern languages. “Now, when they are negotiating a new one, they are not making much progress ... Expenses go up every day; your salary is stuck and you’re making less money.” Conflicting proposals have resulted in a stalemate between the two parties. If a strike is voted on, it will likely take place in the beginning of the fall term. Brian Ferguson, CFA communications specialist, said the CFA has not decided what kind of role the strike will play. He said the strike will most likely be a two-day rolling strike, which means that every two days one CSU campus will strike, picket and not teach their respective classes.

With a total of eight years under its belt, this season’s Cal State Fullerton Equestrian Club has left its mark by proving the saying, “hard work pays off.” The club finished this season with three members qualifying for regionals and two qualifying for the semifinals, while also landing third in their region — all in all a successful season. Even with the team competing in both Western and English horseback riding styles, the team is still the smallest competing group throughout. According to Katy Olson, the club president, a liberal studies major and history minor, the method for more competitors in either the English or Western classes next year will come from better chemistry with the competition horses. “When we started out this year, a lot of the members were new, so they had to get used to showing in this type of environment where we literally walk up to a bag, draw a name out of it, and that’s the horse that we ride. It’s very difficult at first because they’re used to riding specific

horses,” said Olson. With the determination of the members to place in their specific classes, Olson stated that progress has already begun to show through the members working together as a unit. “As the year has gone through, they have improved dramatically,” Olson said. “We work really well as a team and help each other out when we are out there, which is fantastic. It’s a great environment to be learning in as well as working in.” The club’s activities outside the training centers include philanthrophic events such as collecting canned foods for the volunteer center on campus, along with fundraisers such as selling team T-shirts. The Sports Club Inter-Club Council Fest took place Thursday, with all the sports clubs present to help inform students of the sport activities on campus, while also providing games to play. While the events, such as the SCICC, do provide more members, the club’s small size is no dilemma against larger teams based on the admirable work ethic of the members, according to vice president Emily Chiang, a computer science and animation double major. See HORSES, page 8

April 9, 2012

NEWS

STRIKE: Picketing could take place next semester ...Continued from page 1 After the two days are up, another CSU campus will strike for two days. It will roll along throughout all CSU campuses until a contract is finalized. The strike could leave over 400,000 students without faculty for the upcoming fall term. The vote for a strike comes after the CSU has said it is abandoning its mission of providing affordable, high-quality education toward a for-profit path that threatens accessibility of higher education to middle-class students. Ferguson said management in the CSU system is slowly moving toward a for-profit model that the University of Phoenix and other education-business institutions have adopted. “There are several examples of how we are moving closer to that model,” said Ferguson. “Executive compensation (is an example). We have administrators who are comparing their salaries to those in the private sector. We have soaring tuition, which is a benchmark approach taken by forprofit institutions.” “(The) ever-expanding online and extended education presence within the CSU — it’s almost a university

operating within a university, where students are paying more and getting less for their education,” Ferguson said. Ferguson said both the CSU and the state legislation should be held accountable for these changes, but more so the CSU. In the CFA’s view, the changes are not part of the budget cuts. “The state for many years … (has) been an unreliable partner in funding this sort of education, but many of the reforms being done have nothing to do with money,” Ferguson said. “There’s a lot of cases where this is change just for change’s sake, not for the betterment of the student experience.” Diana Wright Guerin, CSU senator and professor of longitudinal study, said she believes the state should take more of an investment in its education, ensuring California’s future. “I am greatly concerned about the future of public higher education in California,” said Guerin. “When our state is giving more money to prisons than it is to higher education, that doesn’t bode well for our economic future. We are investing more in prisons than we are in our young people.” “I’m in total agreement with (the) CFA in that we need to help the state understand — that means

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At a time when our universities are struggling financially in any number of ways, what money we do have needs to be spent for its intended purpose. Brian Ferguson CFA Comm. Specialist

the governor, the legislature and the taxpayers — how important it is to fund higher education,” she said. Some of the call for action the CFA is making is that it wants more transparency within the CSU, more public access to the Board of Trustees meetings, more control of executive salaries and they want to make public stewardship the standard. Finally, it wants the CSU to recommit to its original mission: affordability, access and quality. Ferguson said there’s a disconnect between CSU providing for students when Cal State Fullerton President Mildred Garcia is getting a pay raise, while the possibility of application freezes might occur for spring 2013 enrollment. “At a time when our universities are struggling financially in any number of ways, what money we do have needs to be spent for its intended purpose,” Ferguson said. “The legislature gives us this money, which is to educate students in the classroom … the state doesn’t allocate this money to the CSU for them to do as they please.” Fidalgo urges students and faculty to come together and take action to change the CSU stance. “I do hope that the faculty can get together with the students to have one voice that can be heard in whatever shape it takes. I hope it’s not a strike; I hope it would be just a speak-up. This is all for the students, the needs of the students.”

ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan Ed Royce, a CSUF alumnus, mingled and held a Q-and-A session with attendees.

ED ROYCE: Congressman visits ...Continued from page 1 Royce received backlash last year after speaking at a protest in Yorba Linda outside of a Muslim fundraiser. The protest drew attention from the public because elected officials, including Royce, made statements that were considered anti-Muslim. Royce was invited, Don said, because he is an “expert in foreign affairs and sits on a lot of committees.” “It’s a shame they didn’t allow the Muslim students to come to a (Q-and-A) session with our local congressman, Ed Royce,” said Lila J. Presner, a long-time Fullerton resident and attendee. “The other students would have been able to ask questions, but they weren’t afforded that opportunity,” added Presner, who is also a past president of the Temple Beth Tikvah in Fullerton. Don said he asked the Muslim Student Association if they would

like to bring a speaker, but a representative did not attend. Muslim Student Association President Mona Bennani said she was asked by Hillel to bring a speaker who would present a different viewpoint on the United States’ relationship with Israel. She said she had 10 days to find someone. Bennani said she was upset the group chose to invite Royce, who is now known for attending what is being called the anti-Muslim protest in Yorba Linda. “If we brought in someone who they considered was an antiSemitic speaker, then they would ask us not to bring him,” said Bennani, 19, a pre-nursing major. “They would make an uproar.” Bennani said she appreciated the opportunity to have dialogue with the Jewish organization. Those who did attend thought the event was informational and that Royce presented a balanced view regarding Israel’s relationship with the United States.

Gerontology experts link up Sigma Phi Omega hosts networking event RICARDO GONZALEZ Daily Titan

Students, alumni and industry providers gathered in the Shapiro Wing of the Ruby Gerontology Center for the Careers in Aging event held Wednesday. The nationwide event to promote networking among current and future professionals in the gerontology field was hosted at Cal State Fullerton by Sigma Phi Omega (the gerontology honor society). “The gerontology community itself is a very small community,” said Karen Wong, a sociology and gerontology professor and adviser for Sigma Phi Omega. “We see the same faces, so we like to give the students a chance to mingle and network.” Wong described the gerontology field as “multi-diverse.” The study of aging combines social, psychological and biological effects, and with that comes with myriad job opportunities in various areas, something that participants of the event hoped to emphasize. The event itself was part of a nationwide initiative held annually by the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE), a membership organization of colleges

ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan Jamie Sanderson, a CSUF aluma, talks on behalf of BrightStar Care to people interested in Alzhiemer’s research Wednesday, at the Careers in Aging event.

and universities established in 1974. Each year, during the Careers in Aging events, schools are encouraged to host events to raise awareness in their communities. CSUF was one of 26 universities in the United States to be given a $200 award to use toward its Careers in Aging activities. This award is an honor given jointly by AGHE, the Gerontological Society of America, and the Geriatric Social Work Initiative. “This field is going to expand,” said Dustin Manhart, director of home services for Community SeniorServ, a meal service available to seniors in the Orange County area. “It’s going to explode, and there is a great need for young professionals in this field.” SeniorServ was among 12 organizations with representatives at the event. Each had its own unique resources for students looking to break into a career in gerontology. Manhart was also one of four speakers at the event sharing their views on the future of jobs in the field. Other speakers included Barry Ross, vice president of Healthy Communities at St. Jude Medical Center; Diane Patterson, founder of Success in Aging TV; and Michele Yerke, care manager of Huntington Beach Senior Services and member of CSUF’s Gerontology Alumni Association. While some speakers stressed the need to diversify and branch out into other fields of medicine and health care to find jobs in the gerontology

community, others still emphasized and stressed the strength of the already diverse field. “The truth is (gerontologists) don’t have a license yet,” said Diane Patterson in her presentation. “A license is what gets licensed social workers a job. Gerontologists can get all the way through the interview process, but when it comes right down to it, companies want a license to protect themselves with.” Patterson, who received her Master of Science in gerontology at CSUF, presented a realistic view of the gerontology field while using her own experience as president of the Let’s Group to encourage current students. “I still believe that a gerontologist, hands down ... is the number one piece of education that you can have,” Patterson said. “If you are in this program to get your master’s or minor or bachelor’s in gerontology, please do not fail to go forward.” The event then continued into a Q-and-A panel where Patterson and her fellow speakers shared more of their expertise, along with stories of how they became involved in gerontology. The Careers in Aging event ran from 5:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Aside from the academic and career-centered aspects, food was provided by the Gerontology Alumni Association. The night’s festivities concluded with a raffle and with one final opportunity for alumni, students and professionals to mingle and share their knowledge.

After a revision, the California bullet train plan dropped a link to Anaheim from its current $68 billion project. The shift was confirmed Friday by the rail agency, hurting Orange County’s hopes to increase business and tourism, reported the Los Angeles Times. The high-speed rail system was approved by voters in 2008, and the dropped link deviates from the Bay Area-to-Southern California system plan passed. Prior to now, officials had vowed that the train’s first phase would transport riders about 40 miles southeast of downtown to the Disneyland area. The revised plan states that the first phase of the line would have the southern end near downtown Los Angeles rather than in Orange County. The new bullet train plan would cut costs by $30 billion. As a result, passengers would have to transfer to slower Amtrak and Metrolink trains in order to reach Anaheim. The new train project is set to be completed by 2028. Brief by Yvette Quintero

10,000 Eggs Drop From Above After Crosspointe Church’s Easter service was held at Yorba Linda High School’s football stadium, hundreds of children and parents went to the school’s baseball field. There, 10,000 plastic eggs were dropped from a helicopter hovering above, reported The Orange County Register. Lead Pastor Brian Moore told The OC Register that his congregation normally numbers 600, but organizers told him the helicopter stunt attracted around 2,400 people. “We want to give back to the community,” said Moore. “We want them to know that Jesus loves them and so do we.” Beth Borts of Yorba Linda, who does not belong to the Crosspointe Church’s congregation, told The OC Register that she brought her five-year-old daughter Maddie to enjoy the festivities. “We’re here for the helicopter. Let’s be real,” said Borts. It took a large amount of church volunteers to contain all the children on the baseball infield while they waited to rush for the eggs. Brief by Angel Mendoza

Famous CBS Journalist Dies Iconic journalist and CBS News legend Mike Wallace died Saturday night at Waveny Care Center in New Canaan, Conn., according to CBSnews.com. He was 93. Wallace was a big part of the CBS program 60 Minutes and its rise to success with his “pitbull interviewing” style. The Associated Press’ David Bauder noted the 60 Minutes reporter’s reputation of striking fear into his interview subjects with his interrogation tactics and pitiless interview style. “Wallace didn’t just interview people. He interrogated them,” wrote Bauder on Sunday. “He cross-examined them. Sometimes he eviscerated them.” Wallace’s last interview on 60 Minutes was with Roger Clemens in January 2008 on Clemens’ alleged steroid use. Later that month, he was slowed by a triple bypass and retired from public life. Wallace passed peacefully surrounded by family members in New Canaan, where he spent his last few years. Brief by Sean Viele

April 9, 2012

NEWS PROFILE | ASI president

ELECTION: ASI race draws low turnout

New president realizes his goals Dwayne Mason Jr. talks about his start in Associated Students Inc. SEPIDEH NIA Daily Titan

Dwayne Mason Jr. will be the next ASI president for the 2012-13 school year. Mason, a fourth-year animation major, has been involved with the Associated Students, Inc. since before the first day of his freshman year. However, he almost didn’t attend Cal State Fullerton. On the day he was going to register as a student at Fullerton College, he received his CSUF acceptance letter. “At Student Life Orientation, that was when I knew I made the right choice. I just saw the different opportunities to get involved. I found Titan Tusk Force in ASI and then became a member there; (I) loved it,” said Mason. Titan Tusk Force was the beginning of a long involvement on campus. “It was really exciting for me. I met a lot of really exciting, energetic people; they’re all about Titan pride, and that’s what got me involved in ASI and that’s really what got the ball rolling for me,” Mason said. From Titan Tusk Force his freshman year, Mason got involved in a lot of other oncampus committees and organizations. He has been on the ASI scholarship committee, University Affairs committee, Titan Student Center’s governing board, president of the Sigma Nu Fraternity and he became the Titan Tusk Force director. Mason had been thinking about the ASI president position since his freshman year, but it wasn’t until this semester that he made up his mind to run. “I knew 100 percent, without a doubt, that I was going to run for president immediately after last year’s elections,” Mason said. Chad Bykerk, one of Mason’s brothers in Sigma Nu and the fraternity’s current president, said Dwayne told him about his

desire to run for president. “He displayed interest in running for the ASI presidency last spring when he was still the TTF director. He kept it between his main friends, but as this semester got closer he announced that he was going to be running with Katie,” said Bykerk. Katie Ayala, the new vice president for the 2012-13 school year wanted to run with Mason because they had the same vision. “We want to be students for students; and we might have different backgrounds and different ideas on how to get there, but I knew he was just as caring and compassionate as I was,” said Ayala. The hardest aspect of the campaign for Mason was knowing when to stop attending club meetings so he could get some rest. “It gets pretty exhausting, especially during the campaign because we’re working that much harder,” Mason said. “I feel like the hardest part was definitely being able to identify when, ‘OK, I need to get some sleep.’” The election results were announced on Thursday, and Mason had a hard time grasping the situation at first. “I felt a lot of different emotions; really excited, really overwhelmed. I didn’t believe it at first. I’d say I had an out-of-body experience for a full three hours,” Mason said. Mason said his opponents all came from very different backgrounds and he commends them for wanting to do something good for the campus. “I do just feel like Katie and I ... just had a better grasp on the way things operate within ASI, and also I felt like we had more realistic and attainable goals that were still really exciting for students,” Mason said. Mason said the current ASI President Eric Niu and Vice President Jay Jefferson II could have done more to stand up for the students. “It’s not enough to say we support you, it’s not enough to say we get it. We need to get down there, get out of this building, be on the same level with the students,” Mason said. Mason wants to take an active role in standing up for students. “There’s been a lot of protests, a lot of rallies going on in regard to higher-

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ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan Dwayne Mason Jr. participated in the ASI debate on last Tuesday. Mason, who has been involved in ASI since his freshman year, won the election for ASI president in a landslide win with a 68 percent lead.

quality education, budget cuts, these bills being passed that are negatively impacting students. And a lot of students are really upset that ASI has not been taking strong stances on these issues,” Mason said. Those who are close to him said Mason will do well as ASI president. “There is no doubt in my mind that Dwayne will succeed in this position. He has experience in multiple areas on ASI and has been learning the ins and outs of the organization for the past three years. Dwayne has my full support, and as president of Sigma Nu Fraternity, he has the support of our organization as well as most of the Greek population,” Bykerk said. Mason wants the students to know that, as an animation major, he is not relying on his position

I knew 100 percent, without a doubt, that I was going to run for president immediately after last year’s elections... Dwayne Mason Jr. Fourth-year Animation Major

as ASI president to be a résumé builder. “It’s just I’ve been so positively impacted by this school. I’ve seen myself change so much in the past three and a half years, now that I’ve been on this institution. And I’ve got so much to thank Cal State Fullerton for in terms of who I am as a person,” Mason said.

This year’s election schedule left many students unaware of the elections. Spring break fell a week before the time frame that is specified in the ASI bylaws for elections to take place. Although some complaints were filed against Mason and Ayala for their campaign signage in the Quad, Morales said the election was clean. There were no reports of candidates campaigning within 50 feet of the polling locations. Morales said he will be able to comment on all formal complaints Tuesday after they are looked over thoroughly. Mason said he and his running mate took down the signs immediately following the complaints. ASI bylaws specifies that signs can stand no taller than 3 feet. However, Mason maintained that students vote for the candidates, not the signs they put up. “People aren’t going to vote for a stake in the Quad,” he said. Alexander Walters, 20, a double major in history and theater, said in an interview Wednesday that the effort by Mason and Ayala to come speak to his improv club within the Arts InterClub Council is really what made a difference for him. “It was really nice to actually meet one of the candidates and hear him talk about his platform because I don’t know much about the other candidates,” said Walters. “I just wanted to show my support for him taking the effort to come out and speak to us,” he said. Mason and Ayala’s official term begins July 1, and their application of conditions is due April 20. The team is currently beginning to hire their staff members.

Walk and talk with city mayor Residents enjoy informal meetings with Sharon Quirk-Silva MARK PAYNE Daily Titan

The first Saturday morning of April was warm and sunny, a perfect day for Fullerton Mayor Sharon Quirk-Silva to host her signature “Walk and Talk” program, which lets her discuss various issues with citizens who enjoy the unusual access to the mayor and the casual atmosphere. Those who attend the meetings are invited to bring their walking shoes because the mayor leads the group on a walk through the neighborhoods and visits the businesses near the city park where that week’s meeting is being held. Each week, a different park is selected as a starting point to cover the surrounding area. Saturday’s starting-off point was Ford Park, located at the corner of Chapman and Richman Avenues, just a few blocks west of downtown Fullerton. The mayor arrived at 8:30 a.m. with her husband, Jesus Silva, who had their golden retriever in tow and coffee for all, immediately creating a relaxed ambiance. This meeting would vary from the normal walk that ensues after everyone arrives because a bigger than usual group of residents (it started with around 15 people and varied throughout the morning) showed up. On this day, QuirkSilva chose to gather everyone in a circle to address their concerns. During the informal gathering, Quirk-Silva touched on a variety of subjects, including park improvement, city finances, government transparency and transportation. “So often when we do (the ‘Walk and Talk’) people have questions at council, but you can’t really interact with them, so this is important,” said Quirk-Silva. Quirk-Silva said she enjoys going to parks she has never visited before the talks.

ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan Mayor Sharon Quirk-Silva talks to Fullerton residents, including three candidates for the city’s recall election and a new resident who wanted to know more about the city, at Ford Park.

“One of the things that I like about these walk and talks, too, is I’ve actually been to places that I haven’t been,” Quirk-Silva said. “The last place we went to was Vista Park. I don’t think any of us had been to that park.” The mayor began by talking about Ford Park, which she called the newest addition to partnering parks. With the help of KaBOOM! — a nonprofit organization whose mission is to create great play spaces through the participation and leadership of communities — the park’s playground received new equipment and help installing the facility. “Another big, exciting thing that happens … is the Fullerton Farmers Market that opened Thursday, and it goes from April until the end of October,” Quirk-Silva said. “The entire point is bringing families together.” The mayor said one of the things all cities are struggling with is transportation; the vision of the cities should be for the future, and how people are going to move around in 20 or more years. She said Fullerton is looking at things like walkability, biking and even trolleys to help solve the problems of transportation. Joe Weston is retired and has been a Fullerton resident since 1959. He has participated in every walk but two. He said the walks

So often when we do (the ‘Walk and Talk’) people have questions at council, but you can’t really interact with them, so this is important. Sharon Quirk-Silva Fullerton City Mayor

are very beneficial to him, and he meets new people from around the town and sees areas of the city he was unaware of. “The thing about Sharon that is really interesting is even though she is a Democrat and very liberal, she is very much business oriented,” said Weston. “She spends a lot of time talking to the small business people in Fullerton.” Ma’Ayn Johnson has been a Fullerton resident for the last four years, and this was the second meeting she attended. Johnson said she likes the informal setting where people can ask questions. “She (Quirk-Silva) has a lot of points she wants to cover, but what I like about (‘Walk and Talk’) is that other people with questions can interact with her as the mayor,” said Johnson. “So these provide a chance for the public, like me, to come and ask questions she can actually respond to.” dailytitan.com/news

April 9, 2012

OPINION

Celebrities shine the spotlight on real issues The rich and famous are criticized for ‘selective moral outrage’ but still have good cause for their activism RICARDO GONZALEZ Daily Titan

When an average citizen avidly supports a cause, there is little in the way of questioning or scrutiny. It is perceived as a noble act when someone who has little helps those with even less. However, when a celebrity uses their visibility and clout to do the same thing, it is often a perception that there are ulterior motives behind the act. If someone has the ability to turn their spotlight away from themselves and shine it on a worthy cause, they should be heralded for doing so. Even so, there is always a hint of the disingenuous or that feeling that more can and should be done by those in an elevated position. Perhaps that’s part of the whole “being visible in the media” thing that they have going, but the implication seems to be that celebrity activists appear to be more concerned with their self-image than any real cause they are championing. Take the arrest of George Clooney last month. Clooney and his father were part of a larger protest outside the Sudanese embassy in Washington, D.C. on March 16, attempting to bring greater attention to ongoing strife in Darfur and the newly-founded South Sudan — certainly a worthy cause and one that many activists and organizations have been pushing for several years.

If someone has the ability to turn their spotlight away from themselves and shine it on a worthy cause, they should be heralded for doing so. It was Clooney’s comments to NBC’s Andrea Mitchell prior to his arrest that were a bit head-scratching. It is also a great example of the selective moral outrage that characterizes much of celebrity activism. Clooney was quoted as saying, “At one moment in time, when people ask you ‘where were you and where did you stand,’ I want to say I was on the right side of history.” This was not long before the actor was dragged away in handcuffs and was apparently not released on bail until some three hours later. The image we’re left with is that of a man who is more

interested in martyrdom, with what people’s perceptions of him will be, than someone who really has a deep investment in the Sudanese people he is championing. Clooney should have pushed the motif of why he is on “the right side of history” and why this is a just cause that people should care about. In a way, much of the misunderstanding is the media’s fault. After all, Clooney did coherently make his point heard by participating in the rally itself. It is the power of the media that can angle a story one way or another. Countless reports, lists and features exist with the outlets portraying why celebrity ‘A’ is stupendous because they are active in cause ‘B.’ The headline is always the celebrity’s name because that’s really what the target audience cares about. Thus, we have the side effect of celebrity activism ringing hollow. As an audience, we are meant to feel good about a celebrity for taking part in a worthy cause. But do we truly care about that cause? Or do we just want to feel better about liking someone who is good looking and making much more money than the majority of us can even imagine making in multiple lifetimes? Another more recent example of this happened on the March 28 episode of The Colbert Report. The episode’s guest, actor Mark Ruffalo, was on to discuss not his role as Bruce Banner/the Hulk in the upcoming Avengers film, but the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing. Despite the show typically being played for laughs, Ruffalo actually got fairly heated in his condemnation of oil and gas companies. Again, when viewed through the tunnel vision of a media lens, does this seem like a genuine moral stand or like an easily defensible straw man argument? More importantly, is it even possible or conceivable for most celebrities to select a moral stance that would be difficult to defend within the span of a fiveminute interview? And maybe that is the call to action — for those with a spotlight to wield it more effectively. Perhaps these celebrities also need to promote their causes just as much as they are promoting their latest movie or music album. If celebrities portray a sense of being and take a hard-line stance against something that is not so clear cut, then the hubbub surrounding celebrity activism will seem, at least, justified. After all, it is we who are truly the deciders on who ends up on “the right side of history;” we should probably ask a bit more from those we let in.

Courtesy of MCT The United States Constitution protects religious freedoms. However, many nonbelievers are challenging faith-based rituals in court. The “Reason Rally,” a gathering of atheists celebrating secularity took place in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2012

Christianity under attack Nonbelievers keep trying to take away religious freedom RICHARD ANDERSON Daily Titan

There’s a war currently being fought in the United States. It’s not being fought with guns or with fists. This war is being fought with the pen. It is being fought in the name of tolerance. This is a war on Christians. I know you’re thinking I’m just another crackpot Christian with a so-called persecution complex. You’re most likely thinking, “Christianity is the least persecuted religion in the world, so why bother?” Probably because in the U.S., atheists try to strip Christians of their rights on what seems like a daily basis. There are people who want to remove the national motto “In God We Trust” from the nation’s currency. According to Christian Broadcasting Network News, Michael Newdow, a big proponent of the separation of church and state, tried to challenge the motto in the courts, but the Supreme Court of the United States refused to hear the case. Surprisingly, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, a liberal court that tends to rule in favor of atheists, had earlier ruled against Newdow, which is why he appealed to the Supreme Court in the first place. Newdow also has won and lost court battles against the Pledge of Allegiance. He wants it banned from schools because it contains the words “under God.” He claims that because the pledge contains those words it is an unconstitutional violation of the establishment clause in the First Amendment, and atheist children are supposedly being “forced” to recite it. However, in a 2010 article published by the Los Angeles Times and a more recent one published by The Atlantic, atheist children are actually free to not

participate in reciting the pledge. According to The Atlantic, the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals in Massachusetts rejected claims that the inclusion of “under God” violates the 14th Amendment equality rights of nontheists, as well as the establishment clause in the First Amendment. The American Humanist Association countered the decision by mounting a state constitutional challenge to the pledge in the state court. The AHA is helping an anonymous couple (called John and Jane Doe) and their three children because any mention of God in the pledge supposedly violates the guarantee of equality in the state constitution. This means, according to Newdow and the “Doe” family, that by having the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance and “forcing” atheists to recite it, believers are being intolerant of the fact that not everyone believes in God. This creates a paradoxical situation, because by constantly demanding that the pledge be banned in the public school system, they are actually being intolerant of those of us who do believe in God. This is why it is impossible to have total and complete separation of church and state. By banning the pledge from schools because of its words, are they not taking away the rights of Christians or even those who don’t mind reciting it? Don’t get me wrong, I actually support a separation of church and state. Without it, we’d end up with someone forcing his or her religious beliefs on the masses and our country could become a theocratic dictatorship. There are other instances where the war on Christians continues, such as in the public school system in the U.S. We are force-fed evolution and if we don’t allow educators to teach it to us, we don’t graduate

from high school. I see nothing wrong with allowing us to opt out of it. They can give us creationism classes and let that count toward science credits. Vanderbilt University has also been under attack. Catholic student organization Vandy Catholic chose to not register at the school because of its discriminatory nondiscrimination policy, which forces student religious organizations to allow those who don’t share the same faith to become leaders. Until last year, religious organizations were exempt. If a Christian group were to elect an atheist, it would undermine the fact that the group is supposed to be faith-based. On March 24, there was an atheist rally called the Reason Rally in Washington, D.C. It was headlined by high-profile atheists such as Richard Dawkins, who wrote The God Delusion. Jessica Ahlquist, who won a lawsuit recently that forced her school to take down a prayer banner that had been up for decades that began with the words “Our Heavenly Father,” was also a speaker. While David Silverman, the rally’s head organizer, said there would be no religion-bashing before the event, there were several cases where members actually did denounce religion. Taslima Nasrin, author of Shame, referred to Muslim prophet Muhammad as a charlatan, a pedophile and a rapist at the event, according to CNN. Participants also constructed a wooden cross in the middle of the crowd. A sign that read “Banish the 10 Commandments to the dustbin of history” was hung from the cross. People say they want religious tolerance, yet they mock those of us with a religious background. They try to strip us of our freedom of religion. Sometimes they succeed and sometimes they don’t. However, whether they want to admit it or not, the war on Christians wages on.

‘Clicktivism’ is just another fad Social media raises awareness, but it can hinder true activism JOHN SOLLITTO Daily Titan

We’ve all seen them; those Facebook statuses accompanied by pictures of a horrific scene or terminally ill child. Maybe a friend of yours has changed their profile photo in protest of some social injustice. Whatever it is, no matter how you’ve come across it, somehow you’ve been exposed to “clicktivism.” The London Evening Standard wrote an article in January of last year as the emergence of the method began, detailing some of the local movements in the UK and their backgrounds, trying to explain just what “clicktivism” is. “Clicktivism” is the use of social media to raise awareness towards causes and campaigns. The most notable campaigns as of late are the “Kony 2012” movement against the Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony and the outcries of justice for Trayvon Martin. There is one particular website that expresses disapproval of such campaigns. Clicktivism.org is a site dedicated to criticizing the entire “clicktivism” methodology. The creators of the site detail that clicktivism is the meshing of marketing and activism, and their Contact Us at dtopinion@gmail.com

belief is that it is “spoiling” true political activism. I can understand how some would feel that the “pure” nature of activism is being “sold out” through the use of social media and trends. It seems that it’s becoming fashionable to be an activist rather than admirable. I remember feeling this way when I saw a shirt at Target that said “I’m Green and Proud” and had the recycling symbol on it. I remember thinking to myself, “I wonder if that shirt is made out of sustainable materials and if anyone who buys from this store is actually living a ‘green’ lifestyle.” What is deplorable is the “hip” and “cool” nature of some of these online campaigns. I feel like the true meaning is lost in the Facebook shuffle and people are substituting the “Like” button with actual action. If you share an article or a video, it does not necessarily mean people are going to be jumping out of their chairs and going outside of their homes to protest or mail a letter to their congressman. I applaud people who march and have demonstrations, stating clearly and calmly what an issue is and how others can help. I believe the right to protest is what the founders of our nation fought for. I don’t have a problem with pamphlets or informational campaigns

because that was the most basic form of activism in the earliest days of our nation. Clicktivism falls short by making people feel as if they are doing something by sharing and “Liking” things, when in reality all it does is raise awareness and turn certain issues into fads. When was the last time you heard about a Japanese relief fund? I think it was about the time those videos and photos were replaced with Occupy Wall Street pictures and articles.And those have now been usurped by photos of Trayvon Martin and “Kony 2012.” There’s nothing wrong with raising awareness, but there is something wrong with exploiting social media to market a cause. If half the people who actually “Liked” and shared these images or videos actually did something, then things might actually change for the better. As it stands right now, that does not seem to be happening. Clicktivism is the psychological cashing in on how the current generation uses social media. Just because we see something pop up on our Facebook news feed often does not mean we are going to do something about it. Many people just become desensitized to the issue, leading the majority to not take any form of action altogether.

April 9, 2012

DETOUR

Best-selling books hitting the big screen

Art exhibit

Courtesy of MCT There are plans to put Suzanne Collins’ whole The Hunger Games trilogy on film. The next movie, Catching Fire, is expected to be in theaters by November 2013.

TIM WORDEN / Daily Titan Cliff Cramp came dressed for the occasion in his best Steampunk ensemble to the opening reception. Cramp can be attributed to 13 pieces in the exhibit, which is open until May 10.

CSUF alumni inspire art exhibit Steampunk: the Beginning

The Art Department gives a tip of their top hats to embrace Steampunk: the Beginning TIM WORDEN Daily Titan

Steampunk is odd — mechanical humans, dirigible airships flying over London and Victorianera Englishmen wearing monocles and fighting with futuristic contraptions. Correction: Steampunk is awesome. Steampunk, a speculative science-fiction subgenre, reimagines 19th century history and technology. Its presence in Hugo, Doctor Who and The Golden Compass has made it mainstream in recent years. But not many people know that Steampunk has its origins at Cal State Fullerton. “Steampunk: the Beginning,” at CSUF’s Begovich Gallery (located in the Visual Arts Building), examines the genre with artwork based on Steampunk novels by three Titan alumni published in the ‘80s: Homunculus by James Blaylock (B.A. in English ’72, M.A. in English ’74), Infernal Devices by K.W.Jeter (B.A. in sociology ’73) and Anubis Gates by Tim Powers (B.A. in English ’76). Steampunk was actually coined by Jeter in a 1987 letter to Locus, a science-fiction magazine, referring

to steam-powered inventions of the 19th century. The exhibit features 91 pieces of artwork by 33 students, faculty and alumni. It opened Saturday and runs until May 10. The clear standout is “The Paganini” (2012) by Douglas Sirois, a digital print on aluminum. It is influenced by Jeter’s Infernal Devices about a man living in Victorian England who discovers his father has created a mechanical clockwork human. The illustration masterfully portrays a Victorian, complete with a bow tie and top hat, who is grinning while tearing apart his shirt to reveal clock pieces in a green glow. The color, detail and the character’s expression solidify it as the gallery’s masterpiece. Cliff Cramp wore his Steampunk best, including a bowler hat and goggles, to the opening reception, and produced 13 pieces for the exhibit, including a memorable portrait of the three authors dressed as Steampunks. “Really this show is about Fullerton illustrators celebrating Fullerton authors,” said Cramp, an art professor and coordinator for the illustration program at CSUF. Most of the artwork are digital prints or illustrations, but one piece in the back of the gallery is a welcome surprise. “Jacky ‘Hunts’ Dog Face Joe” (2012) by E.J. Reimer is a photoshop piece of a woman holding a pistol. The eerie background and digital screen give the impression that the viewer is watching a mini 3D movie. The gallery has two rooms and a clean layout. The collection fits the Steampunk mood of

futuristic cities and dirigibles flying over London by having clock motifs and gray and brown color themes. A TV screen in the back will be used to show a conversation, which took place Saturday, between Powers, Blaylock and Mike McGee, director and curator of the Begovich Gallery, about their books and the art. “It’s great to see the creative talent that we have here (at CSUF),” said McGee, who has done over 500 exhibits since the late ‘70s. Blaylock said he enjoys being able to see drawings based off his novel more than two decades after it was written. “It’s wonderful. It’s actually the coolest thing I’ve done in a long time,” said Blaylock. After a long absence, he returned to writing in the Steampunk genre in 2008, and his newest Steampunk novel, The Aylesford Skull, comes out in January 2013. But Blaylock’s literary history at CSUF goes beyond his novels. He and Powers created a fictional poet named William Ashbless to write poetry for the Daily Titan, which, of course (allegedly), had been publishing low-quality poetry at the time. “We thought we could write poetry that was even worse but would sound better,” he said. They got three poems published before sending in “the most monstrous and terrible poem anybody’s ever written,” and they were asked to stop, Blaylock said. The free exhibit is open Monday to Thursday from noon to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 2 p.m. until May 10.

A celebration of Asian culture to honor diversity and unity APISA organized an Asian Pacific Islander heritage festival for all JARYD LUCERO Daily Titan

In celebration of culture and unity, students will have the opportunity to experience many Asian cultures with free food and games Tuesday, starting at 11 a.m. in the Quad. The Asian Pacific Islander Student Association (APISA) organized the second Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Festival in honor of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage (API) month. The Association of Chinese Students (ACS), the Vietnamese Student Association (VSA), the Cambodian Student Association (CSA), the Nikkei Student Union (NSU) and the Pilipino American Student Association (PASA) are all hosting the festival. “The Clubs will be having festival games, cultural activities and food sampling,” said Highlong Kay CSA’s Association of Intercultural Awareness (AICA) representative, and a sociology major. Students can take part in activities that reflect each clubs’ culture. VSA will be having dartboard games, APISA is having a gambling game, CSA will have a photo booth for people who want to take pictures next to props or in traditional

clothing, ACS will have a New Year’s wishing tree and NSU activities will include kendama, otedama and koma (traditional Japanese games). Those who participate in the games can also win prizes. Along with activities, festivalgoers can get a taste of the Asian cultures as well. ACS will be serving dan ta (egg tarts), VSA and PASA will fry up some egg rolls, NSU will have Spam musubi (rice and Spam wrapped in seaweed) and CSA will be serving a coconut dessert called baw baw knaow. Starting at noon, cultural performances will take place and each club will have the chance to introduce themselves. Because April is API Heritage Month, raising cultural awareness is the main goal of the festival. “The purpose of these events is to celebrate diversity and recognize the differences and similarities between Asian Pacific Islander cultures,” said APISA President and event coordinator Nina Nguyen. “Though our cultures are very similar to each other, they are also very unique due to our unique histories and locations,” said Jennifer Noborikawa, co-culture night chair for ACS and planning committee member for API Heritage Month. “We hope to educate our campus community about the various Asian Pacific Islander cultures through forms of food, dance, games and art,” Nguyen said.

The planning for the festival was very strenuous with many setbacks, Nguyen said, but after getting through the challenges she hopes the unity of the API student body will resonate through campus. Awareness of the newly revived API Resource Center, located in University Hall Room 210B,

Movie-goers await their favorite books’ move to motion picture lRMA WONG

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At the 84th Annual Academy Awards in February, it was apparent that several of the nominated films had one thing in common: they started off as best-selling books. The Help, Hugo and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo are all on The New York Times Best Seller List and have now added an Oscar to their prestigious list of recognition. Like at the Academy Awards, book-to-film adaptations continue to be popular. In fact, one of this year’s most anticipated films, The Hunger Games, first started out as a best-selling work of literature. Being able to witness adaptations of great written works on the silver screen is something fans look forward to seeing. However, it’s important to acknowledge the people who make these films successful adaptations and box-office hits. Loyalty to the imagery from these best-selling books is one thing that is pivotal in captivating new fans and satisfying the expectations of existing ones. “When we read a story, we create our own images and depictions. If the essence of the story is put on film, then you have a successful book adaptation,” said Josue Rodriguez, 20, a radio-TV-film major. Because of budget and time constraints, Hollywood producers cannot make movies that imitate the book word for word in the screenplay. “There are always going to be changes made by directors here and there. They need to find a way to tell the story for those who haven’t been following the book,” said Brenda Mak, 24, an upcoming CSUF graduate who will receive a B.F.A. in illustration.

... We create our own images and depictions. If the essence of the story is put on film then you have a successful book adaptation. Josue Rodriguez Radio-TV-Film Major

To successfully condense all the important parts of a book into a film, it would be wise to include the author of the original book in the screenwriting process, according to Dr. Paul Lester, a professor in visual communication courses at Cal State Fullerton. Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games, actively took part in the screenwriting of the film based on her best-selling work. Success has trailed the film with her cooperation and has also proven to be financially triumphant in the box office. According to Entertainment Weekly, the newest book adaptation grossed approximately $19.7 million in box-office sales in midnight premieres alone, making it the highest midnight total ever for a non-sequel book adaptation. The 36.5 million copies of the book that are now in print in the U.S., according to recently released Scholastic Publisher data, indicate that the film adaptation has boosted The Hunger Games’ book sales as well. Viewers that learned about the series through the movie have been inclined to read the trilogy. The film production of several other well-known works of literature are currently in the works. Hollywood is anxious to attract a large audience by bringing to life the text of descriptive stories. Reaping profits is also an attractive factor. Moviegoers are still anticipating many movies that were once books to hit the silver screen.

is also a goal of the festival, said Noborikawa. The resource center offers students a place to have meetings, promote events, find internships within the API community or just to hang out. The API Heritage Festival will be Tuesday, April 10 in the Quad and will last from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

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April 9, 2012

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Titans win in a pinch

HORSES: Club looks to grow and be more competitive ...Continued from page 1

CSUF scores three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to steal game one

EZEKIEL HERNANDEZ Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton baseball team hosted the UC Davis Aggies at Goodwin Field Thursday and was able to pull off a 5-4 come-from-behind win. This was the first of a three-game weekend series, and it was the first time CSUF has faced UC Davis this season in conference play. Junior right-hander Dylan Floro earned his fifth win this season. Floro encountered trouble several times throughout the game, but persisted through the eighth inning to earn the victory. “I felt alright going into it. It just took a while to get loosened up. I put up a few zeros and gave up a few runs here and there, but the offense ended up answering back in the eighth inning, so that was big,” said Floro. The Aggies opened up scoring in the first after getting three straight hits. UC Davis first baseman Nick Lynch singled in left fielder David Popkins for the first run with only one out. The Titans could have faced a larger deficit if it wasn’t for senior shortstop Anthony Trajano, who made a leaping catch on a laser line drive, then threw to first for an inning-ending double play. In the bottom of the inning, the Titans evened the game. Anthony Trajano was hit by a pitch to reach base. Aggies starting pitcher Dayne Quist caught Trajano leading off at first base. When Trajano made for second, the first baseman made a throw that bounced off Trajano’s helmet, granting him a stolen base. After Trajano advanced to third, center fielder Michael Lorenzen brought in the Titan’s first run on a sacrifice bunt to tie the game. In the bottom of the third, the Titans took their first lead after stringing together singles by Richy Pedroza and Carlos Lopez. Junior designated hitter Matt Orloff lined

ROBERT HUSKEY / Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton Titans celebrate after freshman outfielder Clay Williamson gets the walkoff pinch hit to lift CSUF over UC Davis in the game one come-from-behind victory Thursday. Michael Lorenzen pitched a perfect ninth inning to shut out the Gauchos, giving him his 11th save of the season.

a single that scored Pedroza to make it 2-1. After giving up the first run, Floro retired 13 of 15 batters. Then, in the sixth inning, David Popkins turned on a tight pitch, high and inside, and sent it over the right field fence for a solo home run that tied the game at two apiece. Titans Head Coach Rick Vanderhook commented on Floro’s eight-inning outing. “I though he did good. We know what we’re gonna get every Friday night and Thursday night. And he competes his ass off, and he’s got good stuff,” said Vanderhook. The eighth inning ultimately contained the action that decided the game. Aggies right fielder John Williams led off with a single against the Titans. Shortstop Evan Heptig put down a bunt and Floro made a high throw to second that sailed into center field. With no outs, the Aggies kept threatening with bunts. Aggies hitter Tino Lipson put down a lazy bunt that rolled down the line

in front of third base. Instead of waiting to see if it would stay in play, Titans third baseman Matt Chapman scooped it up and made a throw to first, which sailed high and allowed the Aggies to score one more on the error. UC Davis had the bases loaded with no outs. Then, in what perhaps was the gamesaving play, Michael Lorenzen fielded a high fly ball by David Popkins in center field. The runner tagged at third and Lorenzen made a straight-line throw that met Evan Heptig at the plate for a 8-2 double play. “Those are the plays that I live for,” said Lorenzen. “With the runner on third, I always want the fly ball. We always talk about it in the outfield, who’s gonna get it; it’s like a competition.” After that, Dylan Floro, at bat, allowed a single that scored one more, making it 4-2 in favor of UC Davis.

“That was a huge play, a big momentum changer right there, especially when they got a couple runs, and he just shuts it down,” said Floro about the throw. In the bottom half, Lorenzen extended his 11-game hitting streak by leading off with a double to deep right. Junior right fielder Ivory Thomas subsequently singled in Lorenzen to put the Titans within a run. After an error and a walk to load the bases, Vanderhook sent freshman Clay Williamson to the plate to pinch hit. Williamson singled on a liner to center, scoring Thomas and Anthony Hutting to give the Titans the late-inning lead. Michael Lorenzen was brought in to the mound from center field, and was able to secure his 11th save. After the game, Vanderhook said he was pleased with the collective effort. “We had a lot of guys pick up a lot of guys tonight,” he said.

“Well, I know in comparison to schools like UCSD, they have a wider range of members and they ... triple or quadruple (the size of ) our own team. But I think we are doing pretty well against them considering (that fact) because a lot of our members are really dedicated, so they are training often and they are looking for places to train,” said Chiang. With the club welcoming both experienced and inexperienced riders, the club is looking to solidify itself for next season and future seasons to come. Amanda Asbury, an accounting and finance double major and a new member who joined in January, declared her experiences thus far, along with her expectations for next year. “I learned ... more about how to ride horses a little more professionally, just a little on the casual basis,” said Asbury. “Next season … I (personally) would like to learn more about riding horses and take lessons if possible; and hopefully for our team in general that we come away doing really well at every competition that we go to.” With the magnitude of success that this season has brought to the club, Olson hopes that with continued practice with both current and new members, a place in the finals will only be a step away. “My hope is that we continue to grow and bond together as a team ... hopefully we do get more members, more people to show ... more people to compete and work with horses, and continue strongly competing as much as we did this year,” Olson said. “If we continue that, we will definitely dominate next year as well.”

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4/6/12

By Jack McInturff

Daily Sudoku: Wed 4-Apr-2012

Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis brought to you by mctcampus.com

4/6/12

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April 9, 2012

SPORTS

Titans take series from UCSB Nicole Johnson extends her hitting streak to seven games, most by CSUF player this year

BASEBALL Titans Rally Late to Titans Sweep UCD Seal Series Win in Game 3 Romp

GREG WOODSON Daily Titan

Nine different Titans combined for 16 hits over the weekend as the Cal State Fullerton softball team took two of three games at Anderson Family Field against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, earning its second conference series win of the season. CSUF split games in Friday’s doubleheader against UCSB, winning game one (2-1) and losing game two (5-4). The Titans closed out the series Saturday in game three with a 5-4 victory. The Titans moved to 16-18 overall and 4-2 in Big West Conference play. In game three of the series, Jena Rubio’s first career home run — a three-run, two-out blast over the left field fence — helped cap a four-run Titans sixth-inning rally to defeat the Gauchos. Nicole Johnson went 2-for-3 from the plate, including a sixth-inning leadoff double down the left field line that got the game-winning rally started. Johnson also homered in the first inning, scored two runs and had one RBI in the game. Adri Martinez, Anissa Young and Leesa Harris also each added a hit apiece in the victory. The Titans had six hits total in the game to the Gauchos’ eight. Titan’s starting pitcher Desiree Ybarra went 5.1 innings in the circle, giving up eight hits and four runs — two of them earned. Titan Katey Laben got the victory in 1.2 innings of relief work and looked strong as she allowed no hits and no runs while striking out two and only giving up one walk. Game two saw the Titans give away a 4-1 lead, as the Gauchos were able to score two in the top of the third and seventh en route to the 5-4 victory. Allison Taylor led the Gauchos, going 2-for4 at the plate while adding two runs scored and two RBIs. Taylor’s two-out, two-run home run to left field in the top of the seventh erased a one-run deficit and put UCSB up where they would stay for good. The Gauchos put together eight hits to the Titans’ seven. Johnson had a Titans game-high two hits, while Lauren Mario led CSUF with two RBIs and went 1-for-4 at the plate. Shelby Wisdom got her 11th win in the circle for the Gauchos in 6.1 innings pitched,

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ROBERT HUSKEY / Daily Titan Titans redshirt sophomore shortstop Gabby Aragon makes a catch during the Titans’ 2-1 victory over UCSB in the first game of a doubleheader. The Titans won 2 out of 3 games in the series giving them a 4-2 conference record.

and Ybarra suffered the loss in 4.2 innings of work in relief of starter Katey Laben, who was exited from the game in the top of the third. Wisdom struck out the last two Titans batters she faced to end the game. Game one of the series was a pitchers duel featuring Ybarra and Wisdom, which saw only three runs scored and five hits between the two teams. Ybarra got the victory in a complete game effort, only allowing two Gauchos hits the entire game. Wisdom took the loss for UCSB in six innings pitched. UCSB got on the board first in the top of the third when Jenessa Jeppesen slugged her third home run of the year, giving the Gauchos a 1-0 lead that would hold strong until the bottom of the sixth inning when the Titans would manage to put up a two spot to take a 2-1 lead.

Wisdom carried a no-hitter into the sixth before Martinez reached on an infield single for the Titans’ first hit of the game. Johnson then doubled deep to left center field, driving in Martinez to tie the game. Eliza Crawford then followed with a single back up the middle that scored Johnson for the go-ahead run. Despite a two-out walk in the bottom half of the seventh, Ybarra would retire the side to end the game. Johnson’s hot streak continued as she extended her hitting streak to seven games while hitting 5-for-9 (.556) with four runs scored, two doubles and one home run for the weekend. The Titans will hit the road to play the Pacific University Tigers in a three-game series Saturday and Sunday, with games on both days beginning at noon.

The No. 14 CSUF baseball team hosted UC Davis Friday night at Goodwin Field. Thanks to timely hitting, the Titans were able to rally for three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Aggies 5-4. Anthony Hutting’s pinch-hit single drove home the winning run. The Titans were able to get four straight hits in the ninth inning off UC Davis pitcher Anthony Kupbens to win their second straight game against the Aggies and their seventh straight consecutive series. Kupbens had controlled the game over seven innings, giving up only two hits. However, in the eighth and ninth, he gave up six of the Titans’ eight hits. Richy Pedroza won a 12-pitch battle with Kupbens in the eighth by hitting a line drive to center field that brought home the Titans’ second run of the game and made it 4-2. After a one-out walk to Greg Velazquez in the ninth, Matt Orloff hit a single to move Velazquez into scoring position. Matt Chapman then hit a single through the right side, scoring Velazquez to make it 4-3. Chad Wallach kept the momentum going with a double that brought home Orloff to tie it up and set up Hutting for the winning hit. The victory raised the Titans record to 20-10 overall and 4-1 in the Big West Conference. It was the Titans’ third straight win and 12th consecutive victory against the Aggies.

The No. 14 Cal State Fullerton baseball team completed a weekend sweep of visiting UC Davis with an 11-0 rout Saturday afternoon at Goodwin Field. The Titans won their fourth game in a row and got their second sweep of the year. Grahamm Wiest (2-3) pitched six innings and allowed just four hits to pick up his second victory of the season. Christian Coronado pitched for the first time since March 9 and pitched two scoreless innings, allowing only three hits. Tyler Peitzmeier gave up two hits, but was able to salvage the Titans’ shutout by ending the game with a pair of strikeouts. Things didn’t go as well for the Aggies pitchers. Aggies starter Tom Brinner lasted just three innings, giving up nine of the Titans’ 13 hits and eight of their 11 runs. Reliever Chris Levy was tagged for an additional run and Patrick Hennessey gave up the final two runs. The Titans started off the mauling with a five-run first inning. Each of the first six Titans batters reached base safely on five hits and an error. Doubles from Lorenzen and Kingsolver brought the score to 8-0 after three innings. CSUF is now 22-2 all-time against UC Davis and have 13 consecutive Big West victories against them. The Titans will go on the road Tuesday to play a 6 p.m. game against UCLA. Briefs by Angel Mendoza