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October 27, 2011

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Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law banning all minors under 18 from using tanning devices. The law was pushed by legislation in an effort to protect and prevent skin cancer.

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Move to bring troops home seen as positive

Cal State Fullerton students note that the Iraq War was unnecessary ALVAN UNG Daily Titan

President Barack Obama announced Friday that all troops would be coming home, bringing an end to the long, contentious conflict in Iraq. He said the U.S. would assist Iraq in building a secure state, as well as work to rebuild itself. “After nearly nine years, America’s war in Iraq will be over,” said Obama. Since last year, 100,000 troops have been withdrawn from Iraq, with the remaining 40,000 planned to be “home for the holidays.” The last of the troops would come home within the next two months “with their heads held high, proud of their success,” he said. Obama said the U.S. would help build a “stable, secure and self-reliant” Iraq, with the help of the country and its prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki. As part of the Strategic Framework Agreement, the U.S. would train and equip Iraqi forces, as well as build trade ties and an equal partnership. This would “unleash the potential of the Iraqi people,” Obama said. Maxwell Weber, 23, a liberal studies major, said Obama’s announcement was a good thing, as U.S. troop presence in

It’s kind of like making a campaign promise to have the sun come up tomorrow morning.

Some say report means great things for CSUF, others say it is not that big of a deal

Matthew G. Jarvis Assistant Professor of Political Science

Iraq was unnecessary. Iraq is capable of handling itself, he said, citing the Arab Spring protests. Until Iraq builds a democracy itself, Weber said, “It would still be something that was forced upon them.” Removing troops would allow Iraq to establish democracy on their own, he said. Weber said Obama pulling troops out of Iraq “doesn’t mean he’s not going to put them somewhere else,” referring to the recent deployment of 100 U.S. troops to Uganda. Maria Lozano, 22, a sociology major, said she was “on the fence” about troop withdrawal, because of both the need to complete a mission and the need to prevent casualties by pulling out. See TROOPS, page 2

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Cal State Fullerton moved up in the 2012 News and World Report’s annual rankings of America’s Best Colleges published last month. CSUF climbed in two of the report’s categories this year: top regional public schools in the West and best regional universities in the West. In the top public schools in the West category, CSUF moved up from No. 10 to No. 6, and in the regional universities in the West category, it rose from No. 37 to No. 33 overall, which is a collective rating of all regional schools both public and private

in the West. Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas ranked No. 1 among the regional universities in the West, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo ranked No. 1 among the regional public universities in the West. The two categories highlight institutions that award bachelor’s and master’s degrees, known as the masters one category. All CSU schools fall into this category with the exception of San Diego State University, said Edward Sullivan, assistant vice president of Institutional Research and Analytical Studies at CSUF. “Amongst the masters one category schools you’ll find schools that are similar in mission to places like CSUF,” said Sullivan. But just how significant are these rankings for the university itself? “I think it’s probably more significant to the public than it is to the people on campus,” said Jack Bedell,

professor of sociology and chair of the CSUF Academic Senate. “I think (the rankings) are overdone.” The News and World Report’s college rankings are mostly used by parents to narrow down what universities are right for their kids, Bedell said, and he thinks the choices made might not always be in a student’s best interest. “I think too much attention is paid to (the rankings) and I don’t think they get really at the heart of the substance of academic quality,” he said. The report looks at seven different criteria to base its rankings: peer assessment, graduation rates, retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving. It compares these results with the results of other universities that fall into the given category to rank the school. Bedell feels there are more important aspects that make up a quality uni-

versity than things such as how much money schools’ alumni give back to a university. In this area, CSUF received a low mark due to the young age of the university, Bedell said. One key resource Bedell feels the rankings fail to consider is the quality of a university’s library holdings and the utilization of the library. “We have a lot of resources, as do a lot of other universities, but I think that’s a sign of quality,” Bedell said. Despite his issues with the report’s college rankings, he said it is a positive sign that the university is not going in the wrong direction. “I think you’ll find that every student has a different approach to how they get to college,” Sullivan said. “Some will look at these ratings and some won’t.” See RANK, page 2

Sorority holds Homecoming Week Week-long event to benefit organizations like Alzheimer’s Assoc. MIKARI KUGA Daily Titan

Courtesy of Chelsea Blasco Members from Sigma Kappa pose for a picture while tabling to raise awareness about a “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” that was held on campus last year.

The Sigma Kappa sorority of Cal State Fullerton is having their Homecoming Week Friday Oct. 28 to Nov. 4. Homecoming is a week-long event to raise money for Sigma Kappa’s Ultra Violet Campaign. The campaign is designed to collect funds for supporting four philanthropies: Al-

zheimer’s Association, Gerontology, Maine Sea Coast Mission and Inherit the Earth. All the proceeds will go to the Sigma Kappa foundation and are equally distributed between those philanthropies. “These (four philanthropies) were established when Sigma Kappa was established in 1874, and they are directly related to what Sigma Kappa stands for as a whole. We are diverse and have different talents so our philanthropies cover a wide variety of need around the U.S. and in our local community,” said Tara Hussey, presi-

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The men of PIKE have been officially introduced to Cal State Fullerton. They are the seventh fraternity on campus and Krisanne Santos was with them to celebrate their new journey in brotherhood.

year’s philanthropy chair for Sigma Kappa and a senior communications major. Members of the Sigma Kappa and other Greek organizations will have a Halloween event with De Palma Terrace Senior Living Home in Placentia Friday. Nicole DiMaggio, vice president of philanthropic service for Sigma Kappa, said they are going to decorate cookies, play card games and have a Halloween costume contest with senior citizens. See SIG KAP, page 3

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dent of Sigma Kappa and a senior nursing major. During Homecoming Week, they are planning to have various events by inviting other Greek communities on campus, such as fraternities Delta Chi and Phi Kappa Tau, and sororities Alpha Kai Omega and Zeta Tau Alpha, and more. “We took the angle of making it a more fun and interactive week for our events where hopefully it did not seem like we were nagging or making others go out of their way to help us raise money,” said Chelsea Blasco, last

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Come, if you dare, to Boot Hill, where a suburban Irvine home transforms into a deadly scene from the Wild West haunted by a ghostly legend. According to the tale, the residence is haunted by the legend Jedediah Smith. The home was once occupied by an old church and cemetery, and it materializes for nine frightful nights in October each year. In its 12th year, Boot Hill allows fright-seekers of all ages to venture into the cemetery grounds free of charge. The old-West haunted area is covered with a thick layer of fog while monsters roam through the shadows waiting for their next victim. Visitors have six more nights to see Boot Hill rise from the fog: Oct. 26 to 30, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., and on Halloween from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

“I like the whole thing,” said Ingrid Hietzke, a Boot Hill guest. “It’s very calmly going in, and just the way it’s done, it’s done fabulously.” Pro-creator Shea Foley started Boot Hill with his buddy Rick West 12 years ago with only a fog machine, strobe light and a spooky CD. The idea and legend of Boot Hill was inspired by Foley’s western monster costume at the time. He later teamed up with another friend of his, Glenn Schmidt, to help with the Halloween spook attraction. Foley’s wife Erin also lends a hand in making this haunted graveyard come to life. “Me and a friend just basically wanted to do something for Halloween,” said Foley. Now the attraction is running in full force raising donations for the Children’s Hospital of Orange County. See BOOT HILL, page 6

JESSICA RUBIO / Daily Titan The legend of Jedediah Smith at Irvine’s Boot Hill has haunted locals every Halloween for the past 12 years.

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Ghosts to haunt Gastronome New dining hall to don a spooky look Thursday in honor of Halloween MARIBEL CASTAÑEDA Daily Titan

The Gastronome will be hosting its first Halloween-themed dinner Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. “I think that the students should look forward to the decorations. For this particular Halloween-themed dinner. We are going all out and it should be really fun,” said Vanessa Garcia, a firstyear Gastronome employee and criminal justice major. Dinner will be accompanied by activities, a Fear Factor Station and a costume contest for both students and employees. The event is open to all students with meal plans, and those who don’t

will pay the regular door price of $11.50 for dinner. “Theme dinners are created every month to foster community and break some of the monotony that can come with living and eating on campus. Plus it is a great opportunity for our chefs and cooks to show their talents,” said marketing Manager Quinice Salmond. The Halloween costume contest is open to all students. Salmond said the winners will be decided by fellow students through ballot voting Friday through Sunday at 3 p.m. Contestants will be placed into the following categories: scariest, funniest, best costume overall and most creative. Winners will receive gift cards to Target and a prize pack full of goodies. Students are asked to arrive in costumes and be photo-ready. Best costume overall will win a private dinner for themselves and nine friends. Employees will also be allowed to dress up as long as they follow

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DTSHORTHAND Fraternity Promotes Voting With Bowling The Fraternity Omega Psi Phi will host the Voter’s Bowl Thursday, Oct. 27 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the TSU Underground, presented by the Phi Lambda Chapter. There are six chapters included: Chapman, Irvine, Laverne, CSUF and Cal Poly Pomona. He stated there is a 100 percent graduation rate in his chapter.

The bowling lanes will be reserved for the event, along with free pizza. Marvis Brown, 28, a broadcast communications major who is part of the Omega Psi Phi, said this event is generated to get people interested in voting in the upcoming election. “We encourage people to get out there and vote. Young people in general need to vote and get registered,” said Brown. Brief by Candace Rivera

safety guidelines and wear slipresistant shoes, hair nets or hats and clothing that is not baggy or excessively flowing on the top or bottom. Salmond said the employees will be judged by their sous chefs and placed in one of the four categories. The sous chefs can win gift cards and prize packs as well as have their photo posted on the digital screens for a week. Students can also participate in a cupcake-decorating contest Thursday. To enter this contest students are invited to join the staff in decorating a cupcake from noon to 2 p.m. The cupcakes will be on display from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. for everyone to vote on the scariest, most original and best-decorated cupcake. Winners will receive gift cards and a prize packs filled with water bottles, stress relievers

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and more. For the Fear Factor Station, the Gastronome chefs will be preparing what they call “Crows Feet and Toenail Jam,” which consists of chicken feet and curry sauce. Everyone is welcome to participate by eating the “gruesome” food at the station. Dishes such as “Eye of Newt” and “Ghost Entrails” will also be included. Executive Chef Mathew Pike created the menu for the event. Tyler James, a desk assistant at the Residents Office and a sociology major, enjoyed their Retro Night event and is looking forward to this event even more. “With all the tests and exams and things like that, it’s just a relaxing time where you get to be silly and run around with a costume on; it’s just fun,” said James.

Titan Tusk Force to Host Tailgate Saturday Women’s volleyball will play Long Beach at the next Titan Tusk Force Tailgate Saturday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. The tailgate, starting at 5 p.m., will be out on the Student Recreation Center Lawn and will feature free food, free promos and free admission, as well as Titan Rewards for students. The Titan Tusk Force’s

mission is to develop a strong sense of campus unity, pride and identity with Cal State Fullerton and they strive to achieve this through promoting and supporting the various programs on campus. They can be seen at many of the Titan games wearing bright orange T-shirts donning painted faces, pom-poms and loud cheering voices. Brief by Danielle Evans

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It began two years ago as a tribute from a son to his mother who had recently died and as a charity to help the millions of others who suffer from the same disease that took her life. A small neighborhood Halloween maze to raise money to donate to the American Cancer Society has since ballooned into the third annual Halloween Maze to Fight Cancer in Yorba Linda. Joe Ramirez, 37, lost his mom to cancer in March of 2009, and in her memory he and his friends set up the haunted maze event the following fall. “Before we had started at that point, we had already decided that since Mom loved the holidays (so much) and she really liked Halloween, let’s go ahead and donate whatever we make to the cancer society,” said Ramirez. “We put up a little poster which was out front and everybody would drop change in there–dollar bills. Some of my neighbors gave me checks. It was great, we had no idea what kind of response we were going to get.”

Courtesy of ScareAwayCancer.com The third annual Halloween Maze to Fight Cancer will be held in Yorba Linda Saturday and Sunday from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. It began two years ago as a tribute from a son to his mother, who died of cancer.

Two years later, the Halloween attraction has 35 volunteers to help build and run the maze. $18,000 has been donated to the American Cancer Society, and hundreds of people from all over Orange County walked through and enjoyed the maze. The local sponsors who have helped out include the Independent Forge Company of Orange, Pacific California Properties of Newport Beach, 24 Hour Fitness in Anaheim Hills and Union Bank in Yorba Linda. “I was kind of surprised that I got the response I got this year; I wasn’t

expecting that at all,” Ramirez said. Ramirez and his volunteers have been working hard since the first weekend of October to get the event in order. It has been painstaking for the group at times, especially with this month’s unpredictable drizzle, but it has been fulfilling work. “What’s cool is you can have fun and celebrate Halloween in a fun way, but you’re still giving back,” said Shelmarie Main, one of Ramirez’s volunteers. “That’s so cool.” Those involved have also witnessed the growth and the positive response from the community to the event in

the last two years. Unlike the previous years, this time around they have increased the advertising of the maze through passing out fliers, and creating a website and Facebook page. “The turnout has been great without all that stuff,” said Charlie Malone, who is setting up all the lighting for the maze. The third annual Halloween Maze to Fight Cancer is Saturday and Sunday from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Joe Ramirez’s residence at 5985 Avenida Antigua in Yorba Linda. All ages are welcome.

TROOPS: Students respond to troops pulling out of Iraq after years of war

RANK: CSUF ascends in report

...Continued from page 1 She said she was unsure what to believe when it came to the purpose of the Iraq War. “I’ve heard things like, we’re there to get oil or find the Taliban,” or that nothing was left to accomplish in Iraq, she said. Obama’s approval rating would sink even lower if he went back on his announcement, Lozano said. Matthew G. Jarvis, assistant professor of political science, said a troop withdrawal plan was already set into motion without Obama having to do anything. “It’s kind of like making a campaign promise to have the sun

come up tomorrow morning,” said Jarvis. The U.S. should never have gone to Iraq at all, he said, citing the length of the war—nearly 9 years—as well as the death toll: about 4,400 American and over 100,000 estimated Iraqi casualties. “What did we accomplish? Not too much,” he said. “Ending it is only a good thing.” Obama said after the troops are home, the U.S needs to move forward and work hard to re-establish its economic strength. “The nation that we need to build … is our own.” The cost of the war is estimated to be over $1 trillion dollars, according to the Los Angeles Times.

...Continued from page 1 Sullivan pointed out that there are many places besides News and World Reports to find a university’s data points and that many people don’t even consider these rankings when choosing what college to attend. However, last month Steven Murray, vice president of Academic Affairs at CSUF, told the Orange County Register that people find the ratings to be highly valuable. “I think it’s a good reflection of the things that are going on here, the fact that we are increasingly recognized for the value of the education that we offer,” Murray told the Register. Michael Jamgochian, 36, a junior music major, knew little about the rankings, but he views them as a positive thing, just as long as the Music Department doesn’t get “bombarded with more students.” “Wow! I feel a lot better as being a student here now; we’re in the top 10,” he said.

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Events to celebrate Mexican holiday RACHEL MASOCOL Daily Titan

Bright colors, skeletons, food and music are associated with the traditional celebration of the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos. The holiday, also known as Day of the Dead, centers on the gathering of family and friends. Together they pray for loved ones who have died. Dia de los Muertos is a national holiday that is celebrated all over Mexico, and now Cal State Fullerton students are enjoying some of the same festivities. Damien Montaño, 26, co-chair of the Chicana and Chicano Studies Alliance, wants the campus to join in on the traditional aspects of the Mexican holiday. “Our goal is to reciprocate our knowledge and awareness to everyone on campus about Dia de los Muertos. It is the celebration of life, and we are continually moving forward in a circular motion beginning with life and ending with death,”

said Montaño. Two clubs on campus, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) and Chicana and Chicano Studies Alliance (C@SA) will be hosting two events that celebrate Dia de los Muertos. MEChA will begin the festivities Nov. 2 in the Quad from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. There will be an altar competition and various entertainment throughout the day. There will also be facepainting, sugar-skull decorating, free food and Aztec dance performances. C@SA will host the second affair Nov. 9 at the plaza in front of the Humanities Building from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be plenty of fun and exciting things to do, said Manuel Mancera, 22, a member of C@SA’s executive board. “There will be a 10-person mariachi band playing, (and) the artist Daniel Martinez will be there to provide a step-by-step process of altar-making,” said Mancera. Also,

there will be an Asian-Mexican fusion food truck, Doce Chinos, and vendors that will be selling cultural clothing and art, Mancera said. He also explained that many other local communities outside the campus throw large festivals for Day of the Dead. “Big communities such as Santa Ana host big events for Dia de los Muertos. We are transplanting those community-based events to the CSUF campus,” Mancera said. Dora Armenta, 22, external chair on C@SA, believes it’s essential for our campus to feature cultural gatherings. “It’s important for the CSUF community to see the transparency of our culture. Our campus is very diverse but it lacks cultural events. It’s nice to have something this big take place at our school and to have students understand our traditions,” said Armenta. For more information on the Dia de los Muertos holiday celebration at CSUF, visit Fullerton.edu

The collected goods will be donated to Second Harvest Food Bank and Orange County Food Bank.

Trick-or-Food Student organization will collect canned goods and nonperishable items this Halloween NIKKI ROCKER For the Daily Titan

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In one of the many parking spaces at CSUF, the Daily Titan interviewed a student to see what’s happening this week.

For members in the Volunteer & Service Center (VSC), Halloween night is all about having fun while making a difference in the community. The VSC will be taking volunteers door to door Oct. 31 in neighbor-

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hoods around Cal State Fullerton to trick-or-treat for canned goods and nonperishable items. The collected goods will be donated to Second Harvest Food Bank and Orange County Food Bank. This is all put together and carried out by the Hunger Coalition, a volunteer project through the VSC that focuses on food and

clothing-related events. Eric Tafolla, one of the project directors for the Hunger Coalition, said volunteers should meet at the VSC (Titan Student Union Room 2) around 5:30 p.m. The event should last until about 8 p.m., said Tafolla. Dressing up in a Halloween costume is encouraged, but not mandatory. According to Amy Mattern, coordinator for the VSC, this will be the fourth year running the Halloween Trick-or-Treat. Last year the event had 24 volunteers and collected 326 items and seven bags of recyclable bottles. Sometimes the VSC will put up fliers in the neighborhoods letting people know that they are coming, said Mattern. She said people have even prepared bags and boxes of goods to have ready for the volunteers to take when they come to the door. Lauren Bailey, another project director for the Hunger Coalition, is excited for the upcoming event. “It would be great for people to come out, whether they dress up or not, meet new people and get some canned goods to benefit the community. It’s really great way for students to hang out with other students,” said Bailey. This event kicks off the Hunger Coalition’s annual Food Drive, which will run from Nov. 1 to Dec. 1. The VSC will distribute fliers throughout campus with more information.

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JOSEPH MOELLER Among the thousands of students at Cal State Fullerton, the Daily Titan spoke with Brendan Pullan in Lot G. Pullan, a third-year transfer student and business major, said he likes his new school and is trying new things the school has to offer. He lives in Villa Park, while his parents reside in Bastrop, Texas. He said he enjoys the proximity of the school, as his friends are close to him. Originally from Orange County, Pullan just transferred this fall from Western State College in Gunnison, Colo. Pullan attends school three days a week and likes taking classes at night. He likes this school because it is bigger and has more to offer. From the weather, food and the people, CSUF has Pullan glad about his transfer choice. When Pullan is not at school, he can be found working at his family’s restaurant, Taste of Sicily, in Orange. Pullan spends some of his nights managing and running the restaurant. He hopes his major will help him run businesses in the future. “It is a lot of work, but I like the restaurant business. It keeps me busy,” said Pullan. Off time for Pullan is rare, but rock climbing is a major passion he finds himself doing as much as possible. Besides going out of town to climb, Rockreation Indoor Climbing Gym in Costa Mesa is one of his favorite places to go climbing. It’s normal for Pullan to go several times a week with his brother, but he wishes he could go more. Pullan said he wanted to try the school’s rock-climbing wall in the Student Recreation Center. “It’s probably smaller than what I usually do, but I might as well try it,” Pullan said. Other than rock climbing, he enjoys running and hanging out with friends. Pullan has friends at CSUF and in his hometown he likes to be with. Meeting

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“We are going to all dress up in funny costumes with all the senior citizens; they love doing that too,” said DiMaggio, a sophomore business marketing major. “For this event, it’s just having fun and giving back, getting them outside of their daily activities, the day-to-day same routine.” As part of their Homecoming Week events, Sigma Kappa will participate in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s Saturday at Anaheim GardenWalk. Their goal is to raise $8,000 for this event, which is

doubled from last year’s goal of $4,000. From Tuesday, Nov. 1 to Thursday, Nov. 3, Sigma Kappa will raise funds on Titan Walk for their philanthropies between noon and 2 p.m., and Friday, Nov. 4, they will have a barbecue at the Sigma Kappa House between noon and 3 p.m. For legal, safety and contract purposes, Hussey said CSUF students who are not in Greek organizations will not be able to attend the Halloween party at De Palma Terrace Senior Living Home and the barbeque at the Sigma Kappa House, but she would love students to donate to the cause.

“(Tabling at) Titan Walk serves as a good outreach to students on campus not involved in the Greek system and shows faculty that Greeks do care,” said Hussey. Besides the Ultra Violet Campaign, Sigma Kappa will collect warm clothes and blankets this year within the Greek system. Those collected goods will be sent to local shelters in two weeks as part of Sigma Kappa’s Week of Giving. “We do give it (funds) to those wonderful philanthropies, but there is our local community that we can also help out,” DiMaggio said.

new people at school and getting to know them is fun for Pullan. Traveling is a hobby for him as well; he hopes to make it to a study-abroad meeting in the near future. He wants to travel a lot and is looking into studying in Europe. Doing a summer program or a semester program would be a dream come true for him. After Pullan graduates, he hopes to travel more and eventually move to Texas to be with his parents near their ranch.

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OPINION True or false: Grades don’t lie

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Students should be encouraged by their professors, not judged harshly CANDACE RIVERA Daily Titan

Professors have always expected students to comply with their requests, no matter how unreasonable they might be. The majority of the time students do not comply. However, sometimes students can exceed expectations. During my long years of education, of course I have earned grades that would make my parents question my existence. It happens. On one joyous occasion I received a “D” on a paper, the reason not being incompetence, but being too competent. The professor simply said to me, “This paper is too good, it’s master’s thesis-level work.” Shouldn’t that excite a professor, not cause them to question why I am turning in such exceptional work? When professors teach one subject, over time they feel they are the authority on that one subject. They encourage their students to give their opinions, only to be shot down, not being aware of the knowledge one possesses outside of that subject. Granted, I have had some great professors who are open-minded and genuinely encourage students to share their thoughts. Kudos to them, appreciation is well deserved. Everybody has their own way of translating their smarts, in hopes of earning a

decent grade in the class they are begrudgingly taking. Some students are excellent test-takers and have the ability to cram all needed information in their brains in one all-night session. Others are horrible test-takers and need to show their strengths through assignments, class participation and papers. Nonetheless, we all need to get through each class, with each teacher’s specific qualifications. Multiple Choice: Need I say more? Claiming there is one clear, right answer is just lies. Those tricky second-best answers can get the best out of anyone. Readings: Yes, we all can read. But assigning us three books a week will not end well, especially with pop quizzes that remind us what slackers look like. Not it. Curve? What curve? When I, as well as the rest of the class, do the math, the numbers do not add up. I’m desperately hoping that was an honest mistake. Assessing: Grades are supposedly a representation of a students’ performance, a type of measure. But measuring it can be tricky. Since it us unobservable, you cannot just look at it or weigh it. Especially when there are 80 bodies in a spacious lecture hall, the teacher is not able to place a name with a face. Grades are the only way in judging students’ performance. But until some genius deciphers a new way, we are stuck. Thank you, professor who inspired this article, who will not be named. In the future you just might find an anonymous packet in your teacher’s mailbox, anonymous until you notice the byline on my many, many articles.

ALVIN KIM / Daily Titan College is already a time of stress, failures, tears and the almighty question: Is this major really for me? Students have a lot on their plate, especially the constant pressures coming from professors and their different qualifications.

Noncitizen students want the same opportunities American students are given PRO: MARIBEL CASTAÑEDA For a country founded and built by immigrants, it’s quite hypocritical to turn its back now on those who continue to immigrate here for a chance of a better life, brighter future and new beginnings, everything our founding fathers were in search of. Children whose parents immigrated to America illegally should not be held accountable for their parent’s choices. Noncitizens should have the right to attend college and earn a degree in the U.S. Most undocumented students who want to continue their education have been in America for most of their lives; they have grown up American. With a struggling economy we shouldn’t be picky on who can go to college. America needs more professionals in the workforce to generate revenue. According to the Immigration Policy Center, there are about 1.9 million undocumented children and young adults in the United States, as of December 2010, who might be eligible for legal status under the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (Dream) Act. In most cases, the

United States is the only home they know with English as their first language. Because their parents have worked hard for their children to have a better life, these children often put in the extra effort to graduate at the top of their classes with the potential and ambition to pursue worthy careers. Due to their background they face hurdles that documented students will never face. The Immigration Policy Center states that the Dream Act provides an opportunity for them to live up to their full potential and make greater contributions to the U.S. economy and society. America values hard work and dedication, therefore the students who log in the hours of studying, display responsibility and value education should not be denied what they have worked so hard for. These qualified student immigrants are not here to take anything away from anyone, they’re not criminals causing trouble and they’re not defying the law for staying with their family. Even Governor Jerry Brown joined the fight for student immigrants when he signed

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American colleges are already impacted, so U.S. students come first CON: JOEY BECERRA

the Dream Act this October. Brown was quoted in the Los Angeles Times saying, “Going to college is a dream that promises intellectual excitement and creative thinking. The Dream Act benefits us all by giving top students a chance to improve their lives and the lives of all of us.” The U.S. no longer has the highest proportion of college graduates in the world. The Indianapolisbased Lumina Foundation for Education estimated that at current college graduation rates, there will be a shortage of 16 million college-educated adults in the American workforce by 2025. With such a shortage and the economy struggling, why not let in those who want to learn and help us improve our nation? It makes no sense not to take or ask for help when you’re drowning and if we continue how we are, we will be drowning. President Barack Obama said it best when he was quoted in the Washington Times in September: “In this country there is no ‘us’ or ‘them,’ there is only us—one nation, under God, indivisible, and immigrants are part of that American family.”

I don’t think students without tional students to attend school way: “World champion South Kocitizenship should be allowed to in our country, fees are also rea is at 63 percent. Canada—with attend school in the U.S. directly impacted. which the United States shares a I know it sounds extremely The CSU raises fees as a result border, yet which fares far better selfish to say that, but there are of budget cuts in order to pay for in this international ranking—is some logical reasons behind its students’ educations. If there tied with Japan for second. Fifmy argument. were less students in our school, ty-six percent of Canadian and First, our public school system we would have to pay less for our Japanese young people hold deis already overcrowded as it is. student fees. Why should we have grees. Russia follows in fourth There is barely any room for the to carry international students on at 55 percent.” students who live in this country our backs? How is the U.S. trailto get an education. For example, Another reason students who ing behind all of these counthe entire CSU has been dev- aren’t U.S. citizens shouldn’t be al- tries? The answer may lie with astated by budget cuts over the lowed to attend school in the U.S. international students. last few years. According to Snider, The CSU’s webalmost 80 percent of site states that for the students who enroll in The CSU raises fees as a result 2011-12 year, the CSU community colleges of budget cuts in order to pay for is going to face a $650 never graduate. its students’ educations. If there were less million cut. When I always hear stories the CSU’s budget is students in our school, we would have to pay from my friends who cut, it has two choic- less for our student fees. Why should we have can’t register for classes es: either raise fees or to carry international students on because of overcrowdcut enrollment. ing. These people are our backs? As a result of these forced to pursue their previous cuts, the CSU degrees at a crawling has been forced to impact schools is that our country isn’t exactly the rate–one class per semester, if that. in the past. This means talented best for education. Our schools can’t even handle students who are deserving of I firmly believe that the U.S. the staggering number of Amerian education are not allowed needs to focus its resources on can students who want to attend. into our schools. educating its own students rather Why are we allowing students This can also mean that than helping other countries get from other countries the privilege when the CSU allows interna- ahead of us. of attending our schools? According to Justin Snider of The last major problem that we the Huffington Post, “(The) U.S. face is the Dream Act. The act, has slipped from first to 16th in which grants illegal immigrants the world when it comes to the access to state financial aid at percentage of our population public universities and commuaged 25 to 34 with post-second- nity colleges, laughs in the face ary credentials. We’re at 41 per- of the law. cent, or about two out of every Is this really the image that we five young adults.” portray to other countries—too These numbers are shocking in poor to support our students, too comparison to other countries. foolish to allow others in and too Snider sets the situation up this weak to enforce our own rules?

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Where: El Rey Theatre Time: 8 p.m. Band: The Lemonheads Where: Largo at the Coronet Time: 7 p.m. Performer: David Spade

Where: Ukranian Culture Center Time: 9 p.m. Band: Man Man

Friday

10/28

Where: Largo at the Coronet Time: 7 p.m. Artist: Fiona Apple Where: The Music Box Time: 7 p.m. Band: Simple Plan

BROOKE McCALL / Daily Titan A frightful ghoul aims to provide spooks and goose bumps to those who arrive at the entrance of The Empty Grave at the Anaheim Garden Walk. The attraction typically pulls in about 5,000 to 8,000 visitors each year.

Empty Grave fills OC with chills The walking dead are among locals as a rousing Halloween event opens BROOKE McCALL Daily Titan

A cemetery groundskeeper killed 31 people in 13 days, which is what unleashed the tale of The Empty Grave haunted house. Haunted by ghosts, the cemetery groundskeeper was ordered to kill the townspeople and fill the empty grave with the dead bodies. Now the empty grave has been unearthed and the dead have awoken, waiting to take their next victim. The Empty Grave attraction has come to the Anaheim Garden Walk featuring stateof-the-art special effects, live actors and animatronics. Those who enter the attraction enter at their own risk. Ben Brenninkmeyer, 16, is a resident of Tustin and said The Empty Grave attraction “was scary and the costumes were good.” Located under the UltraLuxe Anaheim Cinemas, the haunted attraction is a few blocks away from Disneyland with 50,000 square feet of haunted fun. This year’s spon-

sors for the attraction are The Home Depot, OC Weekly and UltraStar Cinemas. Sam Bissell, 17, a Tustin resident, said, “It (the attraction) was better than I expected.” This year marks the seventh year the attraction has been running. Mike Talarico of Anaheim is The Empty Grave creator and founder. “We just do it (the haunted house) because we love it. Our talent is really amazing. What we do is we break our groups up into small individual groups instead of letting a continuous stream of people through. You The Empty Grave attraction has come to the Anaheim Garden Walk featuring state-of-the-art special effects, live actors and animatronics. Those who enter the attraction enter at their own risk. are kind of in there by yourself rather than with a bunch of other guests,” said Talarico. “It’s fun, we’ve been doing it for a long time and a lot of the kids who work with us are all volunteers, so it’s like a little family,” Talarico said. The haunted house typically gets around

5,000 to 8,000 viewers a year. The goal for 2011 is to get around 10,000 viewers of the haunted house. The family-run haunted house attraction began in the backyard of Talarico’s mother, Gina Talarico. “We just come every year to help him out,“ said Gina. “When he was in junior high he started liking all the scary stuff. He would go to volunteer at haunts all of junior high and high school and always loved it.” “It’s (The Empty Grave) been a progression every year; every year it gets bigger and better. It’s pretty amazing what he’s accomplished and how far he’s come,” said Joanna Mendoza, Empty Grave volunteer and family friend. The Empty Grave is open Oct. 26 through Oct. 31. The doors open at 7 p.m. and close between 10 p.m. and midnight. General admission is $13, $20 for two tickets, $40 for five tickets and a pack of five VIP Quick Death Passes are $65. The VIP Quick Death Passes allow guests to walk to the front of the line to gain instant access to the haunted house attraction. For more information on The Empty Grave attraction, visit the website at TheMTGrave.com or call 949-25-SCARY.

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Television’s most beloved and longest-running animated show isn’t leaving living rooms anytime soon. Fox has renewed a 22-year-long contract with television show The Simpsons, at least until the shows 25th season beginning in 2013. Since the late ‘90s, Simpsons creator Matt Groening has provided viewers with countless laughs based on selfhumiliation and popular culture, but over the past few years ratings have decreased and caused turmoil between the show’s voice actors and its studio, 20th Century Fox. According to a recent article in the Los Angeles Times, the studio was in pursuit of cutting the salaries of The Simpsons voice actors by as much as 45 percent in lieu of decreases in

viewership, DVD sales and overall revenue. This decrease would have reduced the primary cast members $440,000 per episode pay to around $250,000 per episode. The network pays over $5 million for each episode despite the decrease in viewership and increase in costs. Edward J. Fink, professor and chair of the Radio-TV-Film Department at Cal State Fullerton, has been a huge fan of the show since its infancy. He’s relieved by the recent renewal of the show through the 2013-14 season, regardless of what others think. “I understand the opinion of those who think it is time for the show to end, even though I disagree with that opinion and think The Simpsons should never end,” said Fink. “While each person has his or her own reasons, I have heard two arguments more than others from those who think the show

should come to a close. One is that the creators and actors make too much money … The second argument for ending the show that I’ve heard is that it’s no longer fresh.” Fink mentioned that despite Fox losing money on The Simpsons, there is plenty of money being made for the company through things like broadcast syndication and licensing deals. The show has generated billions of dollars in revenue throughout its lifespan. As far as the show putting out fresh material, Fink said that for a 22-yearold show, The Simpsons is as fresh as it can possibly be and as long as popular culture exists, the show will always have material to implement into each episode. Kathy Ly, 21, a biology major, shares Finks excitement in the renewal of The Simpsons. She grew up watching the show

Saturday

10/29

Where: The Echo Time: 8:30 p.m. Band: The Step Kids Where: Hollywood Palladium Time: 8 p.m. Artist: Pink w/ LMFAO

Where: Shrine Expo Hall Time: 5 p.m. Event: Hard Haunted Mansion

Sunday

10/30

Where: The Smell Time: 9 p.m. Band: Zulus Where: House of Blues Anaheim Time: 8 p.m. Artist: Jonny Lang BROOKE McCALL / Daily Titan A haunting creature at The Empty Grave attraction waits for her next victim to arrive

Age-old toon series extends its primetime life JUSTIN SHANNON

Where: The Echo Time: 8:30 p.m. Band: Pierced Arrows

and credits much of The Simpsons’ success to its relatable topics and scenarios. “When The Simpsons does end, it will be the end of a great era,” said Ly. Although there continues to be supporters of the show, some fans feel that the decrease in viewership has been for good reason and even though it’s hard for many people to imagine, it may be time for The Simpsons to stop in order to preserve its legacy. “I have been watching The Simpsons since as long as I can remember and I think that the last couple of seasons, mainly the last 10 years, has dramatically decreased in quality as far as humor goes,” said Kyle Moore, 19, a business major. In addition to its legacy among viewers like Moore, an article from

Yahoo News reveals that Wall Street analysts suggest the show could generate more money off the air by selling previous episodes to cable and online channels than they can continuing with new episodes. Moore added that if there was a time for the show to come to an end, he thinks the time is now.

Where: Chain Reaction Time: 7 p.m. Band: Two Minute Hero

Monday

10/31

Where: Gibson Amphitheater Time: 7:15 p.m. Artist: Danzig

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Music pains in digital age More accessibility and competition result in less pay for music

In the average studio, the cost ranges from $50 to $300 an hour for the musician(s). And consumers pay only 99 cents. The cause is the Internet. While DAVID HOOD the Internet provides an excellent meDaily Titan dium for distribution, it also provides Being the largest technological phea medium for free access. As many nomenon of our day, the Internet has others before have cited, pirating muescalated the market for good products sic and movies ranges in billions of on an elevated scale. The potential to dollars lost each year. be exposed to products and buy them Because the Internet has made it has expanded. As a result, the produceasy for consumers to trade and share ers of such products struggle to admusic, no one wants to buy anymore, vertise and compete with which it seems has also other producers. Some contributed to the steady may succeed while others While it is easier to become exposed to lowering cost of music. do not. Overall, it is obvious different music or hear a lot of the same there are many contribThe music industry music, this has impaired the producers’–mainly muuting factors to lowering is one producer that has sicians–ability to receive the paycheck costs and pirating. The gotten the tail end of they deserve. music industry has not the stick in the Internet found a sufficient answer phenomenon. While it is easier to become exposed to difFor musicians, the price for a song to resolve the problem and it does ferent music or hear a lot of the on iTunes is 99 cents, the same with not look like it will anytime soon. In same music, this has impaired the Amazon. It takes on average three to the meantime, musicians suffer from producers’–mainly musicians–abil- four hours of recording, mixing, mas- an already impacted market with too ity to receive the paycheck they de- tering and distributing per one min- much competition and not much serve. ute of a professionally produced song. money to go around

The laws of supply and demand cheapen the price for music as mentioned. Along with becoming much more accessible, coupled with high competition and an increase in supply, the price for albums and especially songs has ranked very low. Most of the working class in the United States believe they should be paid based on how many hours they have worked at a fixed hourly rate. It is the expectation that one gets paid on time and without any problems. “You get what you work for,” if you will.

Punk band Bayside kills time with excited fans at the Glasshouse New York natives Bayside release new album after a series of lengthy tours JUSTIN SHANNON Daily Titan

After over a decade of constant touring in support of beloved and highly acclaimed releases, Bayside has provided listeners with their newest effort Killing Time. The album, released back in February 2011, is the band’s most polished and layered record to date. It was produced by Gil Norton, famous for his work with bands like the Pixies, Foo Fighters and Counting Crows. “If we could pick anyone in the world, our number-one guy was him, and it was kind of a shot in the dark,” said Bayside drummer Chris Guglielmo in reference to Norton producing the record. The record is a dynamic set of 10 songs, melded cohesively together to form one of the most eclectic albums within their post-punk genre. The band is currently on the road in support of their newest release and brought along a few of their long-time friends. The co-headlining tour is comprised of bands Saves the Day, fellow New Yorkers, I am the Avalanche and Transit. The bands continue to fill venues night after night as the tour makes its way across the country. The tour made a stop at the Glasshouse in Pomona Tuesday night as anxious fans pleaded for any available tickets to attend the sold-out show. Sterling Montague, a local resident, waited in line as she described why she’s a fan of the New York band. “Bayside is my favorite. This will be my third time (seeing them) and they’re just so amazing, their presence and music … I don’t know, I just love

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Courtesy of Wind-up Records New York natives Bayside performed for a sold-out and excited crowd at the Glasshouse Tuesday in support of their newest release Killing Time, also released Tuesday.

them,” said Montague, with a constant smile on her face. The opening bands, Transit and I am the Avalanche, were able to get the show started with their fast-paced, East Coast-style pop-punk. Vinny Caruana, lead singer of I am Avalanche and former front man of The Movielife, was welcomed by a crowd who was very familiar with the band’s material. Each song was a sing a long between him and the crowd-surfing, mosh pit-loving fans. Their performance easily paved the way for the co-headliners as the crowd was already sweaty and ready for more. Being a co-headlining tour, Saves the Day and Bayside switched off headlining based on market appeal and sometimes based on whomever felt like closing out the night. Bayside was the headliner for the performance Tuesday, therefore Saves the Day was up next. From start to finish, the crowd roared as the band played songs from their entire discography. Once Bayside took the stage, the anticipation had reached a boiling point

and the crowd broke into a frenzy as the four-piece band played an assortment of old and new material with an emphasis on the album Killing Time. Bassist Nick Ghanbarian described the response from fans in regards to their latest release. “Not that we didn’t plan this, but we’re very excited that it’s going well,” said Ghanbarian. “When we wrote the album we were pretty conscious of writing songs that were going to translate live. The new songs are getting just as good of a reaction as some of our older ones.” Ghanbarian described Killing Time as their quintessential album. He hopes fans can hear older influences from their previous records, but still be able to recognize the band’s progression as both songwriters and musicians. As far as plans for 2012, Ghanbarian playfully admitted Bayside will have something in the works. “We have something planned for the summer, but I can’t tell you yet,” Ghanbarian said. From the look on his face, it’s something to look out for.

...Continued from page 1 “I’ve been many years ago when it first started, but it has changed so much,” said guest Lysa Christopher. “It’s so much better.” Boot Hill hosts four to eight gruesome monsters each night, giving chills to all visitors who pass through the cemetery display. Foley said the line for Boot Hill is a good size each night, but reaches to the end of the block on Halloween night. Aside from waiting in line, Karen Blackstone, a previous Cal State Fullerton professor of English and comparative literature, found Boot Hill to be the perfect and cheap night of thrills. “It’s something to do on a date,” said Blackstone. Boot Hill hosts four to eight gruesome monsters each night, giving chills to all visitors who pass through the cemetery display. Foley said the line for Boot Hill is a good size each night, but reaches to the end of the block on Halloween night.

But if you are stuck at home babysitting your younger brother and sister, don’t hesitate to bring them out to experience Boot Hill. Benny Blackstone and Ryan Christopher, both 11 years old, found the spooky graveyard scary yet awesome. “The second time I wasn’t as scared,” said Ryan. Although he did admit to being a little creeped out the first go-around. Benny had no hesitation in describing his favorite and scariest moment of Boot Hill. “When you saw that projection in the door but it wasn’t really there, and then you turned around and it was this guy going like, ‘RAWR!’” said Benny. If you are young or old, Boot Hill is sure to provide a scary night. Boot Hill will only be open for six more nights of terror, so come out and get your fright on in support of a great cause.

JESSICA RUBIO / Daily Titan Harrowing characters at Irvine’s Boot Hill event engage in spine-tingling antics for a good cause. The event’s proceeds go toward the Children’s Hospital of Orange County.

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CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan Intramural players have fun during a game Tuesday. The games allow the students some free time to clear their mind from the hectic week school brings constantly.

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The Cal State Fullerton Student Recreation Center offers intramural basketball to students, faculty and staff this month. The eight-week league, a good stress reliever, gives Titans a chance to get out of the classroom and onto the courts. Hosted by Associated Students Inc., the SRC allows Titans to play league basketball, either three on three or five on five. Trevor Rabone, 22, a senior broadcast major, is the assistant to the Intramural Sports program here at CSUF. Rabone said the intramural sports offers students a way to interact with other students outside of class. “We like the students to get involved here and this is one of the ways we like to keep them involved and keep them here on campus so they can learn more about our university. They can interact with people and hopefully create a lot of bounds and some lasting friendships that will carry them through their college lives,” said

Rabone. The cost for joining the league is $60 per semester. Titans are able to play in the three-on-three league for the fall semester and five on five in the spring semester. For the fall 2011 semester the threeon-three games offer athletes a larger court to play on. The teams rotate game schedules to ensure everyone a chance to play a different team in the league. All games are played on half a court and positions are left to the discretion of the teams. The basketball league runs Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the SRC building’s basketball courts. Tuesday and Wednesday nights athletes are part of separate leagues. The games begin both nights at 7 p.m. and run until 10 p.m. This semester the league is coed. Typically the league offers separate leagues for men and women, but due to the low amount of female applicants the league made this semester coed. The SRC accepts applicants within two weeks of the league beginning. The league is no longer accepting new

applicants for the fall 2011 semester, but encourages Titans to apply for the five-on-five games for the spring 2012 semester. The league starts a couple of weeks into each semester to allow Titans to get situated with the new semester and the juggling of classes. For the threeon-three games there are about two games played a night by each team, which translates into 16 games over the semester. The Tuesday night league has six teams and the Wednesday night league has nine teams. A lot of the athletes on the league are fraternity members. Joseph Denham, 22, an advertising major, plays on the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity (SIGEP) team. Denham prefers the five-on-five games because athletes take the game more seriously. “The (three on three) games will last on average about 30 minutes at the most … If you had five on five, it would be one game roughly about 40 minutes long for one team,” said Denham. “They’re asking us to ask our friends to join the (three on three) league because it’s so small and not

enough people want to play. They would have to probably open up a second league if they just did five on five.” Stephen Hernandez, 20, a business finance major, also plays on the SIGEP Fraternity team. “Three on three isn’t the best competition either. I feel like the best people definitely don’t show up to three on three. Five on five is what makes all the noise every year in the spring, so you might as well make it (the fiveon-five league) fall and spring,” said Hernandez. The wins and losses of the games are totaled throughout each semester, which seeds the players to move on to the championships. At the end of each semester there is a single elimination game for the championship game, where the winning team receives a customized championship T-shirt. The three-on-three coed intramural basketball league will run until Nov. 28 and the five-on-five league will begin in spring 2012. To find out more information about the intramural basketball league, visit asi.Fullerton.edu/ src/intramuralSports.asp.

The Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball team needs to win this weekend. I know, no duh. Everyone wants to win. But these games will make and break the Titans’ season. They lost two games last weekend against UC Santa Barbara and a resurgent Cal Poly team. The Titans will need some home cooking to get their season back on track. The Titans host Cal State Northridge and UC Riverside this weekend. CSUN will be tough. They beat the Titans early in the year, but is very beatable, and UCR should be a cakewalk, but they took the Titans to five sets in the previous game and they upset Long Beach. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Titans went 1-1 on the weekend, but the Titans need to work these five things to sweep this weekend.

The serve

We saw their lowest point of the season against Pacific when they committed 12 service errors. Their serving was soft and ineffective. The Titans weren’t able to disrupt Pacific’s offense and it hurt them. The Titans concentrated on their serve against UC Davis and it showed. I don’t know if UC Davis was inept in the serve receive, but CSUF was a serving machine. If they can serve effectively they can control the other team’s offense.

Passing

Passing is the Titans’ strong suit. When the three starters Kayla Neto, Gabrielle Dewberry and Bre Moreland are along the back line, nothing gets by them. The Titans don’t suffer from too many errors on passing. They have good technique controlling spikes and serves that it’s a problem from the opposition to capitalize on. And it was a good

move by Head Coach Carolyn Zimmerman to move Neto from middle blocker to outside hitter this year. At 6’2” her build and athleticism are the perfect blend to put behind the three-meter line and attack when at the net.

Aggressiveness

The most aggressive teams win. Aggressive serving and aggressive hitting will control the pace of the game. The Titans second-guess way too much. They always try to tip over the block and it hardly works. These athletes are too quick now for this to work. They need to go and attack the block hard and stop second-guessing themselves.

Second-chance points

The Titans get so many they have to capitalize. The game against UC Davis could have been a massacre if they did a better job cleaning up. The Titans got many second chances against Long Beach State and couldn’t put any easy balls away. If they want to be a dominant team in the Big West, they have to put away these easy points. It’s served on a platter sometimes and they have to take it.

Don’t relax

Please don’t. After winning a set the Titans have trouble holding their momentum into the start of the next game. They dig themselves into holes early and have trouble digging themselves out. They just get too complacent. Obviously the opposing team is going to make adjustments, but so do the Titans and they have to recognize and do it quickly. Those are the five and it’s just fundamentals. The Titans need to focus on these simple steps and this weekend will be a success. They can still challenge for the Big West title until they face Long Beach next weekend.

This weekend packed with Titan sports BROOKE McCALL Daily Titan

With the Cal State Fullerton Titans’ fall 2011 semester coming to an end, Titan Athletics are heating up this weekend for the Big West Championships. This weekend the following sports will be competing: hockey, soccer, cross-country, volleyball and basketball. Starting Friday moving through to Sunday, here is a look at Titan sports happening this weekend.

Women’s Soccer

Women’s soccer is playing at 7 p.m. in Titan Stadium against Pacific Friday. Women’s soccer is also playing against UC Davis at 2 p.m. in Titan Stadium Sunday. Women’s soccer assistant coach Lauryn Welch said the outcome of the games this weekend will not affect Fullerton’s chances of making it to the top four in the Big West Conference. “With that in mind, the girls are still very prepared and encouraged to go into the weekend and give it everything they have. Although we do not have a chance to make it into the tournament, these other teams do, and so the girls’ motivation is to win this weekend and keep other teams from making it into the tournament,” said Welch.

Women’s Volleyball

Women’s volleyball is playing Cal State Northridge at 7 p.m. in the Titan Gym Friday. Women’s volleyball is playing UC Riverside at 7 p.m. in the Titan Gym Saturday. Titans continue to compete for a title in the Big West Conference. The outcome of this weekend will depend on women’s volleyball teamwork. The Titans are tied for fourth place in the league and 9-12 overall.

Cross-Country

Cross-country is competing in the Big West Conference Championships at 8:45 a.m. at UC Riverside Saturday. This weekend is the Titans’ most important meet of the year. All the universities competing in the championships are allowed a total of 18 runners, nine female and nine male. There are a total of 17 teams competing in the conference, eight male teams and nine female teams. UC Riverside, UC Irvine, Long Beach State, Cal State Northridge, UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly, UC Davis and Women’s University of the Pacific will be competing against CSUF for the conference title. “I think we have a really good shot

to move up a couple of shots and finish at least in the middle of the pack, so that’s our goal for the weekend is to improve on last year and continue to build our program back up so we can compete at a higher level in the future,” said cross-country/track Head Coach John Elders. The top five runners in the conference from each team score to compete for the title, which will depend on the school that has the best finishers and scores that add up to the lowest total. On the women’s side the Titan runners are Ladan Amiri, Katie Bathgate, Lexie Bravo, Casey Candelaria, Grace Gonzales, Tijerra Lynch, Celinda Manzo, Lauren McIntyre and Allison Murray. On the men’s side the Titan runners are Brian Aleman, John Carrell, Anthony Castellon, Brandon Cook, Chris Martinez, Brandon Perry, Tyler Reed, Jonathan Smith and Marco Zaragoza.

Women’s Basketball

Women’s basketball is playing Saturday against Biola at 2 p.m. in the Titan Gym in a basketball exhibition. It will be its first game against another team this season.

Men’s Soccer

Men’s soccer is playing Saturday against UC Santa Barbara at 7 p.m. in Titan Stadium. The men’s soccer team still has a chance to qualify for the NCAA tournament even if it doesn’t qualify for the Big West Tournament. “This is only possible due to the overall success of our conference members. The strength of the conference is evident in the NCAA’s latest RPI that came out Tuesday,” said men’s soccer Head Coach Bob Ammann. The standings are as follows: UCI (4), UCSB (18), UC Davis (40), CSUN (41), CSUF (44), UC Riverside (47) and Cal Poly (78). Titan men’s soccer needs to win three out of their last four games in order to make it to the Big West Tournament. The Big West is the No. 1-rated conference in the entire country. In the next two weeks men’s soccer is in the final crunch. The top teams and the bottom teams are separated by two losses, which still allows teams to compete to make it to the top. “The reality is if we are going to have success in these final games, our attack will need to improve,” Ammann said. “Although we have had to deal with player suspensions and some injuries

CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan Junior midfielder Mario Alvarez is one reason the Titans can beat UC Santa Barbara.

the past few weeks, we’ve still created enough opportunities. The No. 1 reason is our lack of quality execution.”

Hockey

Men’s hockey is playing Friday against the San Diego State Aztecs at 9 p.m. in the San Diego Kroc Center. This weekend the Titans are hoping to beat San Diego State’s hockey team, which will make it the Titans’ first win against San Diego. The Titans’ fall 2011 season average is 50 shots on goal in eight games. “This (Aztecs) is a team that the Titans seem to match up well with. The

Titans can match the Aztecs’ speed but have to limit the amount of shots on goal that goaltender Brandon Heethuis will see,” said Trevor Rabone, CSUF Titan ice hockey communications director. “Fullerton will have to find a way to get pucks on net as much as possible, as the Titans have been offensively challenged through the last seven games, only finding the back of the net 11 times,” Rabone said. “No Fullerton player has over 10 points on the season and the offense will need to come from anyone for Fullerton to break the seven-game losing streak that they’re on.”