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May 7, 2012

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CHANCELLOR: ‘YOUR DEMANDS … ARE NOT POSSIBLE’

CAMPUS | Switch to TITANium

Blackboard service to end over summer Move to user-friendly TITANium is smooth so far, official says TIM WORDEN Daily Titan

ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed meets with hunger strikers in Long Beach Friday. Reed told the students they are directing their demands to the wrong people.

Reed rejects strikers’ demands Students promise to continue starving after meeting with top CSU officials in Long Beach AMBER STEPHENS Daily Titan

Students for Quality Education (SQE) hunger strikers and their supporters met Friday with Chancellor Charles B. Reed, General Counsel Christine Helwick and Systemwide Police Chief Nate Johnson in Long Beach. SQE started a hunger strike Wednesday after Chancellor Reed and the CSU Board of Trustees did not respond to their four demands relating to quality higher education. There are currently 12 students

parcitpiating in the hunger strike, including Cal State Fullerton history graduate student David Inga. The four demands were to create a five-year freeze on tuition increases, eliminate all housing and car allowances for all 23 campus presidents, rollback executive salaries to 1999 levels and an extension of freedom of speech on all campuses. Reed told the students he had 45 minutes to listen to their concerns. The students presented their demands and the reasoning behind them. Students said the board has increased tuition by 318 percent since 2002, leading to high student debt and other students not being able to afford basic expenses. SQE also told the board that executives are not immune to the budget crisis, and a message needs to be sent to the state

that money is being allocated appropriately. Inga, the only CSUF student participating in the hunger strike, called for students’ rights to free speech to be restored at all CSU campuses. The SQE group asked Chancellor Reed and the board to act on their behalf to take the burden off of students and enact change. “Your demands … are not possible. You are focusing on the wrong group of people,” Reed told the students at the meeting. “You should be focusing on the Legislature and on the government because that’s where the resources come from.” See DEMANDS, page 2

CAMPUS | SCERP projects

Seniors wrap up research projects

See TITANIUM, page 2

SPORTS | Baseball

Titans continue hot streak with a sweep No. 8 CSUF remains on top of the Big West

Ecology and other biology students take part in SCERP program

EZEKIEL HERNANDEZ Daily Titan

ERINN GROTEFEND Daily Titan

As the semester comes to an end, seniors from the Southern California Ecosystems Research Program (SCERP) are concluding their long-term research projects. SCERP focuses on preparing ecology and environmental biology students for entry into graduate school, said William Hoese, Ph.D., associate professor of biological science. “We look for students who have interests in these areas and who have strong potential to succeed as future scientists in ecology and environmental biology,” said Hoese. Students develop their research and analytical skills by working closely with a faculty mentor and conducting independent research, Hoese said.

It is time to say goodbye to Blackboard. The online learning management system will expire June 15. Blackboard will not be available to both students and faculty after June 15. It is the end of a yearlong process to make TITANium the university’s learning management system. TITANium is a free, Moodle-powered Virtual Learning Environment. Amir Dabirian, vice president of Cal State Fullerton’s Information Technology (IT) division, told members of the Academic Senate to move all data from Blackboard to TITANium in an email on April 30. “Blackboard will be no longer available at the end of the spring 2012 semester. All faculty data needs to be moved off Blackboard before June 1, 2012,” the email states. A similar email was sent to all CSUF faculty who have used Blackboard in mid-February. It included a questionnaire asking faculty about their class migration status, said Chris Manriquez, associate vice president for the IT division and academic technology officer. The migration responses varied: 9 percent said, “I don’t need the courses (anymore),” 51 percent said “I need IT assistance” and 40 percent said “I did it myself.” About 32 percent of the 2,264 unique faculty responded, Manriquez said. TITANium has spread since its large-scale adoption last fall. Since spring 2012, there are 1,355 visible TITANium courses, according to data released by the IT division. In fall 2011, there were 892

visible courses and in spring 2011 there were 125. This semester, 693 unique faculty and 25,630 unique students are enrolled in visible Titanium courses. “Overall, the transition is moving smoothly … TITANium has a more user-friendly organization and requires less clicks to navigate course materials,” said Vikki Costa, Ph.D., the TITANium coordinator at CSUF’s Faculty Development Center and a secondary education professor. TITANium has a cleaner look and is “more cut and dry,” said Andre Gardere, 19, an undeclared freshman. “The two classes that I do have on Blackboard this semester, I find myself wishing that they were on TITANium,” Gardere said. The differences between Blackboard and TITANium learning management systems have provided “a significant amount of work for faculty,” Costa said. The Faculty Development Center (FDC), located in the Pollak Library basement, assists faculty in learning to use Titanium by providing training workshops. “Since last year, almost 500 (full-time) and part-time faculty and staff have attended at least one workshop,” Costa said. In addition to the FDC, faculty can receive course guidance at Online Academic Strategies and Instructional Support (OASIS) and technical support at the Academic Technology Center, Costa said. TITANium will have upgrades two times a year, and two upgrades are already scheduled for the summer, Manriquez said. “We’re ahead of other universities (in using Moodle),” said Manriquez. Although many CSUs use Moodle, most are running version 1.9. CSUF is at 2.1 and will upgrade to 2.2 in the summer, he said.

Courtesy of MCT One SCERP researcher, Carrie De Jesus, 21, is investigating the impact of human-generated noise on bird songs. She is focusing on traffic noise carrying into parks and rural sites and how it may interfere with mating calls between male and female birds.

Carrie De Jesus, 21, is investigating how humangenerated noise has impacted bird songs. She has conducted research in local parks and other rural sites to determine how human noise, such as cars, affects bird songs. Birds use their songs to help

attract mates. The males will sing to the females to let them know they want to mate and the females will begin to build their nest, said De Jesus. Female birds might not receive the signal that a male wants to mate if the male’s signal is muffled

or interrupted by traffic noise. De Jesus studied how traffic noise affects their songs and how it affects the way the birds communicate with each other. See RESEARCH, page 3

The Cal State Fullerton baseball team completed a three-game sweep of the Pacific Tigers in Stockton on Sunday afternoon after beating the Tigers 10-0. With their 30th win Sunday, the Titans are currently ranked No. 8 nationally and have three conference series remaining in the regular season. They are currently in first place in the Big West Conference standings, narrowly ahead of Long Beach State. The Pacific Tigers have now lost 10 games in a row and have won only one conference game this season. The Titans got quality starts from all three weekend starters and produced 49 hits as an offense in the series. On Sunday afternoon, redshirt freshman Grahamm Wiest pitched a complete game shutout and allowed only three hits as the Titans finished the series, winning 10-0. This is the fourth decision Wiest has won this year. Junior first baseman Carlos Lopez

drove in nine runs during the weekend series. On Sunday he had two hits with three runs batted in. Richy Pedroza, Ivory Thomas, Carlos Lopez, Matt Orloff and Jared Deacon all scored two runs apiece. On Saturday night the Titans poured it on the Tigers by getting 21 hits for 21 runs. The final score was 21-4. Left-handed freshman Kenny Matthews took the mound for CSUF in the meeting Saturday and pitched seven innings and gave up three runs. Matthews improved to 5-0 on the season. Michael Lorenzen, Matt Chapman and Casey Watkins all got three hits apiece in this game, and Lopez hit a grand slam in the ninth inning for the final score. The grand slam was Lopez’ first home run of the season. Lorenzen stole his 12th base of the year. Pacific sent five pitchers to the mound to cool off the hitting spree, all of whom gave up at least one earned run. The first reliever in, Bryce Lombardi, gave up five runs in just over an inning-and-a-half of work. See BASEBALL, page 8

May 7, 2012

NEWS

DEMANDS: Reed compared CSU graduate debt to the debt of others

TITANIUM: New system saves money

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...Continued from page 1 “We are providing leadership throughout the system on this new model, which is being adapted by many campuses through the California State University system,” Costa said. CSUF made the decision to switch to Moodle instead of upgrading to Blackboard 9.1 in March 2011, according to the Academic Senate Information Technology Committee’s “Learning Management System Evaluation.” Part of the decision was the cost — Blackboard’s yearly license fee is $130,000. But training for the free new program was estimated to cost between $50,000 and $150,000. “In the short term, monetary and time costs for transitioning to Moodle will be higher than moving to Blackboard 9.1. However, in the long term, having no yearly licensing fee will provide some cost savings,” the report states. University-specific add-ons to TITANium, such as Coursemart, Learning Objects and Respondus are in the works. Turnitin, Dropbox, YouTube, Google Docs and Flickr repositories have already been installed, Manriquez said.

“I don’t particularly like the decision to raise tuition, but the reason that we’ve had to raise tuition is because the Legislature and the governor haven’t given us the money to able to offer the classes and sections that you want,” Reed said.

What we are asking is that they take the demands seriously. The meeting was somewhat of a game. We want them to stop playing games with us. David Inga CSUF Hunger Striker

“I think we all agree here at the table about the issues with Sacramento,” Inga told Reed at the meeting. “We understand that this crisis is multifaceted. But what we are here at the table to present to you is not necessarily the problems of Sacramento, but the problems with the structural makeup of the CSU and the decisions that are made … by the Board of Trustees that are supposed to represent

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the students, faculty and greater university community.” Reed claimed the average student loan debt of a CSU graduate is $13,000, while nationally the average student is $24,000. The numbers were derived from a 2010 survey. “I think we are doing a pretty good job of keeping our costs as low as we possibly can,” Reed said. “Student debt is not a big issue for California State University students, on the average.” Reed said welfare of campus starts with the president, and he has an agreement with the presidents for their pay and benefits. Reed contended that presidents at the CSU campuses have not received pay raises since 2007, even when a president goes from one CSU to another with an increase in salary. “I think there is a huge amount of disconnect with the reality of students and other members of the university community when you raise our tuition in November 2011 (and) then the very next day you raise the salary of the CSU San Diego president Elliot Hirshman by $100,000. These decisions are extremely problematic … It’s a gross misallocation and misappropriation of funds,” Inga said to Reed at the meeting. During the rest of the meeting, students continued to press Reed on various issues, such as the privatization of the CSU, CSU presidential pay and their perception of a disconnection between the Chancellor and the plight of students. Although Reed denied the group’s demands, he told the students that any concerns about free speech should be brought to the attention of himself and the board.

Search Continues for Missing Boys

ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan Donnie Bessom, political science graduate student at Cal State Long Beach, spoke to Chancellor Charles B. Reed and the board about SQE’s demands during the meeting.

After the meeting, CSUF SQE member and history major Lex Deschuytter said he was disappointed by Reed’s rejection. “(Reed) said some things that were disheartening,” said Deschuytter. “Primarily the fact (that he said) the well-being of a university starts with the (campus) president. That’s something I don’t feel is true. The president is there for the students, the students are not there for the president. I think the well-being of a university

starts with the students.” Inga said SQE students will be staying in Long Beach for the duration of the strike. “What we are asking is that they take the demands seriously,” he said. “The meeting was somewhat of a game. We want them to stop playing games with us … Until they come to the table to engage in direct dialogue instead of playing word games, we will continue with the hunger strike and not end it until the demands are met.”

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WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan Clockwise from top left: Antoine Wilson, 22, California State Dominguez Hills; John Garcia, 21, from California State University, Northridge; Mildred Garcia Gomez, 22, Sacramento State; and David Inga, 22, Cal State Fullerton are all participating in the hunger stike.

Homicide investigators began searching the Olinda Alpha Landfill on North Valencia Avenue in Brea for two missing boys Saturday, reported The Orange County Register. Arlet Hernandez Contreras, 31, and her two sons went missing a few weeks ago. The two boys are 2 years old and 4 months old. Contreras’ body was found April 25 in La Puente, Calif. The Orange County Police Department has confirmed that Contreras was stabbed to death. The investigation began Thursday, after the police discovered blood in a vacated apartment on 3063 W. Chapman Ave., in Orange. Contreras, the boys and the father of the boys, Shazer Fernando Limas, resided in the apartment. Limas was found later that night and fled from the police. He was then arrested after an estimated 30-minute car chase. Sgt. Dan Adams said that Limas has not cooperated with the investigation and has been booked on suspicion of murder. Adams said that investigators are focusing on finding the boys. He said that all trash from the apartments goes to the Brea landfill, and they have been searching in the landfill for three days. Brief by Mec Valle

Hollande Wins French Election The European elections in France, Greece and Germany ended Sunday, reported CNN. Socialist Francois Hollande defeated French President Nicolas Sarkozy in a presidential runoff Sunday. In the French city of Tulle, Hollande held a victory speech and declared his win “a great date for our country, and a new start for Europe.” Hollande also preached unity as he said, “Tonight, there are not two Frances … There is only one France, only one nation that is united with the same destiny.” Hollande is the nation’s first left-wing president since Francois Mitterand stepped down in 1995. This decision has signaled a shift in politics as France and the rest of Europe try to strengthen the economy. In the Greek parliamentary elections Sunday, voters left no party at an advantage. With 97 percent of votes counted Monday by the Interior Ministry, the rightwing New Democracy — part of the present ruling coalition — finished first with 19 percent support to capture 109 seats. That is half the percentage that it won in elections back in 2009 and short of what party leader Antonis Samaras said he had hoped for. The two parties that direct the current coalition government earned far short of half the 300 parliamentary seats. This means a new coalition government will have to be assembled. Brief by Angel Mendoza

May 7, 2012

NEWS

RESEARCH: Valuable experience gained ...Continued from page 1 Like humans, birds sing with various pitches and notes. De Jesus determined through her research that the bird’s lowerpitched notes are being shifted to higherpitched notes due to traffic noises. “They’re kind of squishing down their octave range because they have to move up their lower-sounding notes,” said De Jesus. She said the experience she has gained in SCERP will make her more competitive when she applies for field ecology jobs. She has learned about different ecosystems and general ecology. “As long as I can get a job in animal communication, or working with animals — (that) would be preferable,” De Jesus said. SCERP consists of three major components, Hoese said. First, scholars enroll in a summer field course where they learn about three local ecosystems — Mojave Desert, coastal marine and coastal sage scrub habitats. Next, scholars design and run an independent research project with a faculty mentor. “These projects last up to two years and scholars typically present the results of their research at scientific meetings,” Hoese said. “Scholars write a senior thesis on their independent research project.” Third, during the academic year, scholars meet weekly to discuss research issues and work on preparing for graduate programs. “By the end of the program, our goal is for scholars to be well qualified for entry into graduate programs,” Hoese said. Bryan White, 26, is another student in SCERP who studied Mojave Desert rodents. White focused his research on how the behavior of kangaroo rats and pocket mice is affected by illumination levels and where they forage for food. White questioned if these rodents would forage when it is bright during the day or at night when it is completely dark, and if the rodents prefer to forage under a bush compared to an open area. After catching the rodents, White measured their behavior by taking about six grams of seeds and mixing them in a tray filled with sand. The sand simulated the foraging style the rodents would have in the wild. White also manipulated the illumination levels by using lanterns and putting the

seed trays at different distances from the lanterns. He also placed the trays near shrubs and around open areas to see where the rodents prefer to forage. Through his research, White noted that almost all of the seeds were foraged. “Mojave Desert rodents can eat a lot of seeds very quickly,” said White. In the future, White would like to see the species separated to see which rodents are foraging in the open area and which are foraging in the shrub area. White said his research showed that everything was foraged, but he does not know who foraged what. “I really liked … the idea that there are so many different species coexisting on basically the same resource,” White said. With help through SCERP, White was able to get an internship working on DNA barcoding. DNA barcoding is a way to identify species using a gene that evolves

We look for student who have interests in these areas and who have strong potential to succeed as future scientist in ecology and environmental biology ... By the end of the program our goal is for scholars to be well qualified ... William Hoese Associate Professor of Biological Acience

quickly, White said. By identifying species using this gene, White said researchers can efficiently monitor freshwater streams and identify different kinds of species. SCERP has helped White in multiple ways. “It definitely helped me learn a lot about experimental design and doing fieldwork, field research, which helped me get a job,” White said. SCERP is funded through an undergraduate research and mentoring in biology grant. Participants receive a stipend of $1,250 per month. They also receive a research budget for supplies and equipment, Hoese said. In addition there is also a travel fund that is used for students to take part in conferences where they share their research.

ROTC volunteer receives DePuy award Fullerton College faculty member honored nationally for committed involvement MAEGAN CASTRO-FLORES Daily Titan

Rebecca Morgan, Ph.D., is a counselor at Fullerton College whose passion for the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) has officially been recognized. She will be presented with The General William E. DePuy Award on Friday at a special ceremony at Cal State Fullerton. The award is a national honor that is presented annually to the top person who has gone above and beyond to influence others of the Army ROTC program throughout the previous calendar year. Lt. Col. Jonathan B. Nepute of the U.S. Army, a professor of military science at CSUF, met Morgan in February 2009 at a recruiting event. He nominated Morgan because of the selfless acts she involved herself with in the ROTC program. “She has done a lot,” said Nepute. “When I first asked her to send me the amount of stuff she is involved in with the Army, she sent me a list — I just couldn’t believe (it). She was basically doing one thing per week … I mean, it was phenomenal.” Morgan said she did not know this type of award existed. She was very surprised to be nominated. Morgan knew she was against other people nationwide who had done a fair share for ROTC as well. “Well, Lt. Col. Nepute told me he was going to nominate me and that he wanted me to write down all the things I’ve done for the Army during the last calendar year … I went back through my calendar and started writing it down, and I was really surprised to actually see all the things I had done, ‘cause you just kind of do things and you don’t necessarily track it or think about it,” said Morgan. Nepute said Morgan was involved in four to six things per month supporting the military, and it was all on a “volunteer” basis without pay. Nepute had nothing but amazing words for Morgan and her acts of service. “Selfless service is probably the first thing that comes to mind … She feels that (it) is part of her role in life in

addition to (her) regular job, which is counseling,” Nepute said. Nepute wrote a five- to six-page document describing everything Morgan had accomplished in the following calendar year and was thrilled when he learned she had won. “I was so excited because I wanted to see her win it for a couple of reasons. I took the time to write everything up, but I really thought she deserved it by the amount of information she had given me and what she had done over the last year,” Nepute said. Morgan was surprised when she found out she won, it took her a bit to digest the news, but she liked the thought of being recognized. She said she did not volunteer for recognition.

I was so excited because I wanted to see her win it for a couple of reasons. I took the time to write everything up, but I really thought she deserved it by the amount of information she had given me and what she had done over the last year. Jonathan B. Nepute Lieutenant Colonel U.S. Army

“I do what I do because I’m passionate about wanting people to understand, have accurate information about the Army. To be acknowledged for that is like the icing on the cake,” Morgan said. Morgan’s passion for the ROTC program stems from a certain cadet, Julius Hardi, who influenced her in more ways than she can describe. “In the Army, we have the concept of a ‘battle buddy,’ because you never go into combat alone. Someone always has your back — Morgan has truly been my battle buddy,” said Hardi. Hardi was an international student at Fullerton College and met Morgan through the Counseling Center. She also took the time to help him figure out his passion in life and help plan out a way to reach his goals. Morgan invested a lot of time in Hardi, who wanted to be a U.S. citizen

and a medical doctor. “I said, ‘If you’re going to become a citizen, you need to meet your American family.’ The first person you need to meet is your Uncle Sam,” Morgan said. “Your Uncle Sam is embodied within the military. In this country, if you have the ability, the intellect … (and) the academic ability to get into medical school, money should never hold you back. The best way is to let the Army pay for it.” With the help of Morgan and Hardi’s determination, Hardi ended up getting his U.S. citizenship and joining the ROTC program. He will be graduating from medical school in 2017. Morgan said she feels that if you can fulfill your dream, you will be more successful in life. She said she probably has this outlook of achieving dreams because no one ever gave her direction in her own life. If someone would have told her how to do something or helped her, she would have been more focused, which is why she is happy to help anyone that needs it. Morgan has been around some of the most influential people in the military community, which has been a humbling experience. What gets to her is when military commanders speak of the soldiers they have lost and what they have seen on the battlefield. Morgan has tandem jumped with the Golden Knights, an Army skydiving team, been invited to retirement parties of high profile military personnel and met the Army Chief of Staff (who is now one of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the military). She is honored that the military community has taken her in as one of its own these past years. “You’re talking about 1 percent of the population; I’ve gotten to be in that inner circle. I’ve been invited in. I’m very honored to be around people like that. It makes you a better person,” Morgan said. Being presented with the General DePuy Award is “epic,” Morgan said. “In the Army, there is a word, ‘hooah,’ and it means everything and anything except ‘no.’ So we will often say ‘hooah’ and it covers everything,” Morgan said. “So I will just end with that … ‘hooah.’”

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May 7, 2012

OPINION

A new tech-ual healing

El Dorado Ranch facelift

Prospect of “robot prostitutes” leads us down a disturbing path RICARDO GONZALEZ Daily Titan

Extra funds are going toward Garcia’s new home makeover JOHN SOLLITTO Daily Titan

In addition to a 10 percent pay raise, incoming Cal State Fullerton President Mildred Garcia will also receive a $12,000-per-year car allowance and a $300,000 remodel on the eight-bedroom historical house where she will live. While there may be some concession as to the president being the highest paid member of the school’s administration, there really is no need for that much money to be spent on repairs and a salary increase when students are experiencing tuition increases. The funds that go to fix the El Dorado Ranch, the president’s home, come from “surplus revenue” generated by commercial operations on the university campus. The term “surplus revenue” seems a little bit silly as students have been suffering from raised tuition for many years now. Tuition in the Cal State University has risen 318 percent since 2002, with the tuition doubling since 2008 from $3,000 a year to $6,000. In November of 2011, the CSU Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition again and in the fall of 2012 there will be a 9 percent increase to the already inflated price of education. The same Board of Trustees who keep increasing our tuition is the same one that voted to increase Garcia’s pay by 10 percent. Students are already upset with the amount of fees that have to be paid now. The Students for Quality Education (SQE) has started hunger strikes as of

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Wednesday at six CSU campuses, including ours, in response to the Board of Trustees not listening to the students’ concerns about increased tuition and exorbitant administrative pay. Students have been protesting fee hikes all over the CSU and University of California systems. The SQE hasn’t just gone with drastic measures of Gandhian proportions for no reason: Their previous attempts at speaking with Chancellor Charles B. Reed and other trustees have been met with refusals, despite very public demonstrations of formality and serious concern. One would think with all this happening, the CSU might then decide to save some of its money, or at least manage it better, to make sure that the students are happy. After all, the money only comes in if the students continue to enroll and are able to pay. With the state in a financial crisis and the CSU education seemingly hemorrhaging money, paying for home repairs in the thousands of dollars range seems to be a bit of a

stretch when classes are being cut and tuition is skyrocketing. This move comes at an inopportune time when the state and the education system are both in awful disrepair themselves. It sends the message that the surplus funds that could go to the university are better off at the president’s home than at the institution where students spend the money and expect it to go. According to the university, the home is in need of repairs, which is understandable. But the eightbedroom and 5,900-square-foot “house” with almost four acres and a tennis court may not need a perfect restoration. If the house had been repaired gradually over the years, this extremely large sum of money would not be needed now to fix the home. What’s done is done, however, and seemingly nothing can change the iron will of the Board of Trustees. Students may have to learn to live with the constant tuition increases, or find a way to get to the right people in order to voice their outrage at these actions.

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Microwave, let us not mince words. You’ve always been there for me when I needed you. While our relationship hasn’t been without its speed bumps — a Hot Pocket that was not quite thawed here and there — I think the feeling between us is mutual. Wavey, will you marry me? Now, you may be wondering why I am proposing to a kitchen appliance. Well, according to a study written by researchers from New Zealand’s University of Wellington, humans may be getting a little bit more “intimate” with electronic approximations of ourselves in the coming decades. An article from Slate.com Friday, titled “I (Robot) Thee Wed,” summarizes the contents of the study as describing future brothels and red-light districts where the veritable “working girls” are not girls at all, but robots. The study actually extrapolates that people — particularly tourists — will come to appreciate robotic prostitutes for the sense of freedom that they imbue; for the guilt and moral conflict that would be sidestepped by fulfilling one’s more base desires with someone who really is not a “someone” at all. Because clearly, there would be no moral conflict or mental distress that could possibly arise from boning an android. But the matter takes on a completely different dynamic if one suggests the idea that we — as humans — are headed down a long road to robot/human marriage. With artificial intelligence reaching

science-fiction levels of complexity with each passing year, is it really such a ridiculous concept to grasp that our future partner may be composed of wires and circuits rather than flesh and blood? Normally, I might actually entertain that notion. However, when placed against the juxtaposition of “robot prostitutes,” that suggestion takes on new disturbing elements. This mainly comes from the basic concept of what a machine is. A machine is essentially a tool devised of one or more parts designed to achieve a particular goal — typically more efficiently than a human can. Robots, though more sophisticated machines, are still just that — a tool devised to achieve a goal. These are not the words that would normally be used to refer to a partner, let alone a spouse. And that is the rub; a robot is not a person. A robot is not a consenting adult. A robot is not human. All of these are necessary and fairly essential for marriage, at least in the United States. This does not even cover the stickiest of subjects. If we do actually predict and project a point in the future wherein the artificial intelligence of robots can genuinely replicate actual intelligence where they can gain independence, would they be considered human? Some might say no, as robots can be more altered in ways both intellectually and physically that it is not possible to do to humans. Others will contend that if we actually do reach that point, we would likely have to completely reexamine the definition of what makes something “human.” The Idaho National Laboratory, on its website for Humanoid

No football in colleges? Unlikely… STEPHEN MCGLADE Daily Titan

Slate magazine published an interview April 30 with writer Malcolm Gladwell on the links between football and brain damage. Gladwell cited football’s link to head injuries as the most compelling reason to end college football. He also maintained that the culture of the sport is another reason to end it. The timing of Slate magazine’s interview with Gladwell was eerily coincidental. Just a few days later, ex-NFL star and former University of Southern California Trojan Junior Seau was found dead after a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. According to ABC News, the circumstances around Seau’s death highlight what some doctors see as a growing link between head trauma, mental illness and suicide; a connection that has come to the forefront of sports safety research in the last decade. Several NFL players have been diagnosed with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in the past 10 years. CTE is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in athletes — and others — with a history of repetitive brain trauma. Effects include personality changes, irritability and dementia. Studies on helmet impact from the University of North Carolina shows brain trauma results from the repetition and quantity of blows to the head over a period of time, not necessarily just one big head injury. Even if the impact of injuries are strongest arguments against college football, it does not constitute a complete ban of college football. Instead of ending the sport, why not educate the participants and parents of the risks? It has to be remembered that college athletes are adults and have the right to choose to play. If they are aware of the risks and still want to play, then they should be allowed to play. “The only justification for college sports is that they are structured in a way that enhances the social and academic experience of getting an education,” Gladwell said. “A sports program using

Robotics, perhaps puts it most eloquently when it states that, under ethical considerations, “Intelligence is as intelligence does ... Ultimately, the most relevant issue is not whether a robot’s emotion or intelligence can be considered ‘real,’ but rather the fact that, real or not, it will have an effect on us.” Or to put it another way: If we do reach a point wherein robots can ultimately replicate human thought and gain sentience, we need to consider the possibility that, even if made for a specific purpose, a robot may not very much want to fulfill that purpose. Furthermore, we should consider the issues in trying to force sentient beings to do anything against their “will.” Specifically in this matter, what do we do when the first “robot prostitute” decides that “she” does not want to be forced to have sex with strangers for the benefit of “her” human pimp? This is all not even taking into consideration the record for marriage among consenting adults in the U.S. who are undoubtedly human. Currently, gay marriage is banned in more than half of the states in the nation. Even worse, a startling number of these states have laws that outright limit civil rights on homosexual couples. Putting everything else aside, how anyone thinks that they will be starting a relationship with a robot while certain humans are still discriminated against for their relationships with other humans is just baffling. Though come to think of it, with the way things have been going in recent years, maybe we shouldn’t be surprised if robot-human marriage rights beat out gay marriage rights by a long shot.

semiprofessional athletes, and running on a budget of $50-plus million a year does not fit that description.” If abolishing college football is out of the question, Gladwell feels that college football players should at least be paid. He also compared college football to dogfighting in an article he wrote for The New Yorker. In The New Yorker, he said both sports expose the participants to danger for entertainment without compensation. Taking away college football, like Gladwell suggests, would also take away the opportunity of higher education for some high school graduates. There are many college athletes who have attained scholarships that may not have had the chance at a college education without one. Full ride or not, a scholarship is at the very least an incentive to go to college and regardless of a career as a professional athlete, they have the opportunity to receive a college education. Attempting to end college football would not be an easy task. This is America. America loves football. Trying to get the country to agree to abolishing football at any level seems nearly impossible. The public is one thing, but trying to convince colleges and the cities they are in to give up college football is another. Colleges with big football programs attract revenue for the school and the city the school is in. College football brings a lot of pride and social benefits for students and faculty. It would not go over well with schools like USC that have a long tradition in their football program. While the connection between football and brain injuries cannot be overlooked, banning football at the college or professional level is not likely to happen. At this time, it is too great a leap in our current culture. Padding improvements, rule changes and policies have changed and have improved the safety of the game, but the danger still exists. Athletes need to be properly informed of the risks — which they probably are already are aware of — and let them, as adults, choose for themselves.

May 7, 2012

Spring Concert is ‘cooler than me’ Country musician Hunter Hayes and Jonathan Thiranop from Dyphekta opened for Mike Posner ERINN GROTEFEND Daily Titan

Cal State Fullerton students and guests packed Titan Stadium for the 2012 Spring Concert on Friday. Hunter Hayes opened for Mike Posner and the DJ duo Dyphekta (Jonathan Thiranop and Ian Martinez) was on the turntables in between the two sets. Posner proved to be quite the entertainer as he dashed around the stage. Before he started his song, “Do You Wanna?” Posner told the audience chorus so everyone was able to sing along. This definitely worked in his favor. He was able to include everyone in the song, even those who were not familiar. During this set, Posner showed off his grinding skills as he sang his hit song. The crowd (or at least the girls) screamed as he gyrated his hips, both standing and in a seat. Posner was interactive with the crowd throughout the entire show. He was great at pumping up the audience and getting it to move. He even taught everyone how (what he considered) to two-step. The entire audience swayed back and forth. Posner joked that even the white people could do this move. After singing a few of his own songs, Posner changed it up and sang R. Kelly’s song “Ignition.” Immediately, the crowd started to sing along. Posner also covered Adele and Oasis. During Adele’s song, “Rolling in the Deep,” Posner had a tom drum on stage. When he hit the drum, water shot up from it and the crowd seemed to be in awe. Then, Posner’s two DJs came on stage with their own tom drums and the trio performed a drumline-style choreography. Before starting his song “Drug Dealer Girl,” Posner was sitting at his fire-engine red piano, and a guy walked up and lit what looked like a blunt. The guy handed it to Posner, who inhaled, exhaled and then began singing his song. The interaction seemed like the perfect segue for a song of that nature. Posner’s spastic energy stayed at the same peak throughout the show. He jumped off the stage a few times and leaped onto the railings that blocked the crowd from the field. The audience seemed to love his enthusiasm (once again, mostly the girls). During one song, he even had the crowd snapping their fingers. Anything Posner commanded the crowd to do, they obeyed. At one point I thought the paramedics were going to have to revive a female after Posner pointed her out as “the girl in the pink shirt” and blew a kiss at her. All the girls in the general area began squeaking like dolphins. Posner, the heartthrob, also spoke about his time as a college student.

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He explained how two years ago he was a college student and made beats in his dorm room. Posner’s point was that he had a dream and followed it. The musician turned inspirational speaker was able to connect to the crowd unlike other candidates who could have performed at the concert. Posner was dressed in a red letterman’s jacket, jeans and dramatic white shoes with red on the tip. Before singing his song “Bow Chicka Wow Wow,” Posner showed his humorous side by stripping off his jacket and having his DJ dress him in a red robe with a black sash. A female stood on stage and Posner began to slow dance with her while he sang his song. Posner continued his showmanship by handing the girl an enormous teddy bear. The lights were then shut off onstage, and with his quick wit Posner joked that he was “cock-blocked.” The highlight of the night was when Posner stood on his vibrant red piano, took off his shirt and put on a Titans basketball jersey. After ending his set with his most popular song, “Cooler Than Me,” Posner took off the jersey and threw it to a female sitting in the stands.

Before starting his song “Drug Dealer Girl,” Posner was sitting at his fire-engine red piano, and a guy walked up and lit what looked like a blunt. Though DJ Dash (Damon Wilson) won the Red Bull DJ Master, he did not perform at the concert. Instead, Jonathan Thiranop, from the duo Dyphekta, entertained the crowd during the set. The variety of music in his set blended well and had most of the audience singing and dancing. Dyphekta’s set seemed to be cut short when it should have lasted longer. After his set ended, the audience was left listening to average radio-sounding music. It is obvious that Hunter Hayes is a talented musician. He constantly switched out his guitars between songs and played the piano. Hayes’ music is in the country genre, and seemed to fit with only some of the audience. Many of his songs were somber, including the song “Somebody But Me,” (shout out to all of the single people that don’t have anyone). Hayes seemed to feed off the energy from the clumps of girls that cheered for their beloved country musician. The best part was when he proved his guitar skills during his solos. Though the concert was off to a slow start, eventually the entire audience was into the various musicians. The most important moment of the concert was when Posner told the audience to always follow your dreams and your heart, and put up your middle finger to anyone who says no.

Superheroes take over the box office movie on top. The movie sequences are exceptional, especially the final battle against the invading Loki and his army. By the time this scene is over, the audience is so exhausted by the combination of comic book imagination and special effects. The movie makers did an amazing job with the special effects. Try and catch it in 3D; I bet you won’t be disappointed. As in every good movie, there are always hidden scenes that are thrown in for good measure. Be sure to stay and watch the two extra scenes at the end of the movie — one right after

the credits roll for a few minutes and the other at the very end. Solid running time takes you right to the two-and-a-half-hour mark. You don’t feel the time ticking away; getting up at the end sure feels good — but the movie moves along fast. Bottom line: This movie offers action, big-screen “eye candy” and action adventure that anyone would enjoy. It’s a must-see. Take time from the craziness of finals to catch this box-office smash hit. It’ll help you escape for a while.

ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan Mike Posner released his debut album, 31 Minutes to Takeoff, in August 2010. It featured his Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 single, “Cooler Than Me,” his second single, “Please Don’t Go,” and his third single “Bow Chicka Wow Wow.”

Bottom line: This movie offers action, bigscreen “eye candy,” and action adventure that anyone would enjoy. It’s a must-see. This film is bundled together with memorable moments and a superhero team. In a nutshell, superheroes defend the planet against the evil god of mischief, Loki (Tom Hiddleston). Loki, who is actually Thor’s (Chris Hemsworth) bad-boy brother, plans on ruling all of humanity with his alien army, and the Avengers are assembled together to defend the Earth. There are plenty of one-liners in the movie, especially from Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Captain America (Chris Evans). Both characters get a lot of screen time. Iron Man brings his sense of humor, which works great with Captain America. In my opinion, the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) steals the show in a smashing way. The movie has all the action and impressive scenes to match the Marvel characters, which keeps this dailytitan.com/detour

May 7, 2012

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CSUF loses in opener to rival Titans managed only one run in game one to Long Beach State STEPHEN McGLADE Daily Titan

The Cal Sate Fullerton softball team was unable to hold off the Long Beach State 49ers as they lost the opener, 5-1, in a three-game series Saturday at CSUF’s Anderson Family Field. Even though CSUF starter Desiree Ybarra managed to sit the first nine batters, she faced giving the Titans a no-hitter going into the fourth. Long Beach was able to get on the scoreboard first in the fourth inning and continued to cushion their lead with each following run. Fullerton’s only run of the day came from senior first baseman Anissa Young’s solo home run in the sixth inning, her ninth home run of the season. The nationally televised game saw the Titans fall to 19-27 overall and 7-9 in the Big West, while the 49ers improved to 24-22 overall and 12-4

in Big West play. Fullerton only managed four hits against the 49ers, two coming from Young off three at-bats. The game was scoreless until the fourth inning when Long Beach’s Karli Sandoval’s RBI gave the 49ers a 1-0 lead going into the fifth. The Titans gave up two more runs in the sixth inning off Bree Stephan’s two-run single before answering with their first run of the game — Young’s homer — cutting the lead to two. Young went two for three with her at-bats. Ybarra allowed five runs on nine hits while striking out three. Four Long Beach runners were allowed to reach scoring position on the day. “I thought we played well defensively,” said sophomore left fielder Jena Rubio. “We lacked some clutch hits with runners in scoring position. I feel as though we definitely could have fought harder as a team.” “I was pleased with our performance,” said Head Coach Michelle Gromacki. “Long Beach is a better ball club than us this year.”

Titans fail to win one against 49ers CSUF struggled offensively, scoring three runs in series

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STEPHEN McGLADE / Daily Titan Sophomore pinch-hitter Lauren Mario swings at a pitch during a 5-1 loss in game one to Long Beach State on Saturday. The Titans were swept in the three-game series over the weekend.

After losing the series opener to Long Beach State, 5-1, the Cal State Fullerton softball team fell to the 49ers, 5-2, in game two, leaving them winless in the doubleheader Saturday. The Titans were then routed 11-0 on Sunday afternoon, the final game of the series. The losses brings CSUF’s record to 19-29 overall and 7-11 in Big West Conference play. Long Beach’s overall record improved to 26-22 and 14-4 in the Big West standings. Game two began with the 49ers getting three quick runs in the top of the first thanks to Leilani Tupua-

Tautalatasi’s RBI single and Nalani St. Germain’s two-run double. The game remained at 3-0 until the fourth inning when Titans redshirt freshman Eliza Crawford hit a blast up center field for her second home run of the season. The homer was the team’s second hit of the game to put the Titans on the scoreboard, reducing the lead to two. However, the Titans were unable to slow down the 49ers, who capitalized on base runners in scoring position with clutch hitting in the fifth, scoring another two runs off Karli Sandoval’s RBI double and St. Germain’s double to left-center field to put Long Beach up 5-1. Fullerton fought to put up numbers on the board over the final three innings, getting the

leadoff hitter on base in each of the innings. The game ended with the Titans having stranded nine runners, six in scoring position. The Titans managed to cross the plate one more time in the seventh after sophomore left fielder Leesa Harris capitalized on a Long Beach passed ball and scored the Titan’s final run of the game. In game three Sunday, the Titans were outhit 15-1 as the 49ers routed the Titans with a nine-run fourth inning to sweep the series, the first sweep of Fullerton since 2005. The 49ers started off strong, scoring seven runs on 11 hits in the first four innings. After freshman Vanessa Garcia took over for freshman Desiree Ybarra at the mound, the 49ers

managed to score another two runs on four hits in 1.6 innings. CSUF’s defense made four errors on the afternoon. Senior Adriana Martinez earned the Titans’ only hit, a fourth inning infield single to the left side. 49ers pitcher Taylor Petty allowed only four base runners, with only one reaching third base. On the day, Petty hit one batter and walked two. “I was absolutely not pleased with our performance today at all,” said Titans Head Coach Michelle Gromacki. “We lost that game before it started.” The Titans are set to close out the regular season with UC Davis next weekend before participating in the NCAA softball regionals, followed by the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City.

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May 7, 2012

SPORTS

CSUF HOSTS SPECIAL GAMES

WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan (Top) Volunteers of surrounding local high schools interact with participants atop a firetruck during the Special Olympics held at CSUF Friday morning. (Left) A Special Olympics participant catches a football as he plays with one of the hundreds of volunteers from local high school. (Right) A participant with volunteers sits, waits and watches as his friends play their game.

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ROBERT HUSKEY / Daily Titan Junior Dylan Floro pitched a complete game, giving up two earned runs to earn his seventh win of the season in the opening game of the series versus Pacific.

Pacific’s starting pitcher, Travis Lumbty, who gave up only a small fraction of the Titans’ runs, was billed with the loss and fell to 1-4 on the season. On Friday night, junior Dylan Floro pitched a complete game and gave up two earned runs en route to his seventh win of the season as the Titans opened the series by winning 5-2. Friday’s game was the closest of the weekend, and small mistakes ended up costing the Tigers in the end. The game was tied at 2 going into the 8th inning. Michael Benson started on the mount for the Tigers and pitched into the seventh inning and only gave up two runs. The difference in the game was three unearned runs by the Titans. Benson had the best pitching performance for his team in the series, holding the fort until he allowed Titans runners on board in the eighth. J.D. Davis and Anthony Hutting both scored on an unforced error by Tigers catcher Jason Taasaas, which gave the Titans a two-run advantage. Taasaas was replaced immediately after the error. Benson then threw a wild pitch that allowed Anthony Trajano to score from third, giving the Titans the final 5-2 edge. Prato Matthews was only able to retire one Titans batter in this appearance. The Titans outhit the Tigers 49-15 and outscored them 36-6 in the series. The Titan bats hit .374 (49-for-131) and completed the week undefeated at 4-0 including the victory against USC Tuesday. The Titans’ remaining opponents are UC Santa Barbara this week, then UC Riverside the following week, with a single game against UCLA on May 15. Then, on May 25, in what perhaps could decide the conference, the Titans will start their final series against Long Beach State in what may be a highly anticipated series.