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Agreement is reached between faculty, nCONTRACT: Closing arguments bring about a resolution regarding salary negotiations for professors and lecturBy Erick Fierro Martinez Daily Titan Staff Writer ‑
After months of bargaining, the California Faculty Association and CSU have reached a tentative agree‑ ment.‑
In the pre-dawn hours of Saturday morning, four CFA and CSU repre‑ sentatives sat in Chancellor Reed’s office headquarters in Long Beach. In the end, both sides were exhausted but relieved that they finally came to a contract agreement that would not only benefit faculty members but the CSU as a whole. “We are extremely pleased to have come to a settlement that is mutually beneficial to both parties,” said CSU spokeswoman Colleen BentleyAdler. The final language was agreed upon after what was described as intense talks and arguments that took
Election results bring surprises nCALIFORNIA: El Toro airport loses to parks and schools, as favored candidate Riordan is defeated By Chris Dunn
Daily Titan Staff Writer History was made on Tuesday’s pri‑ mary governor election as voters chose their nominees for the gubernatorial election in November and made a deci‑ sion on Orange County’s controversial Proposition W. Elected nominee multimillionaire investor Bill Simon, 50, and incumbent Gov. Gray Davis will square off for the governor’s seat in Sacramento. Davis had an easy win for his Democratic Party receiving more than 77 percent of the votes. Oppositely, the Republican nomina‑ tion was a battle between two potential candidates. Richard Riordan, 71, was the foreseen candidate of choice to take the nomina‑ tion of Republican leader for governor. The former Los Angeles mayor con‑ ceded shortly after 10 p.m. as the voter poles showed Simon was ahead by near‑ ly 13 percent. Simon’s ending vote count was 50.4 percent. In his victory speech late Tuesday night, Simon said he was “deeply hon‑ ored” to be the nominee and that it was “less a victory for me than an idea we carry around in our hearts. The idea of freedom is a strong sense of com‑ munity.” Though the mud slinging between Riordan and Simon was an intense battle of slanderous television commercials and radio adds, Simon overcame to defeat Riordan. “Unlike Riordan, I am able to serve my party faithfully,” Simon said. Davis immediately assessed Simon as a “true-blue think-tank conservative,” and said he would offer a “more prag‑
matic choice in the governor election in November.” In Orange County, the most debated issue on the ballot was Measure W. The interest of the anti-airport Measure W passed with nearly 58 percent of the votes. Plans to make an airport out of the former Marine Base will stop. The ultimate demise of the plan may mean rezoning of the base for park and educational uses. The race was close early on, airport supporters cheered at the close Newport Beach race. Those cheers soon sub‑ sided after midnight when an estimated one-third of the precincts’ votes were counted. “The county does not want an air‑ port,” said Laguna Hills Councilman Allan Songstad at a party with Measure W supporters. “It’s time to move on.” Councilman Chris Norby, anti-airport supporter of Fullerton, was a leader in the campaign against the El Toro airport. The “yes” decision of Measure W decided the balance of power on the Board of Supervisors against Cynthia Code, pro-airport supporter. The Board of Supervisors will maintain a 3-2 advantage for the closure of the airport proposition. “It means we can stop fighting and begin to heal and develop that site as an asset to the entire county,” said Mission Viejo Mayor Susan Withrow. Now, the issue is what Orange County will do with the abandoned marine base. The debate over El Toro’s fate is not new — it began in 1993. The battle dealt with building an airport or parks and schools. Four decisions on this plan with three appeals created little resolution in the past nine years. Pro-airport supporters still have a chance to appeal the decision on Measure W and vote again in a future election. The marine base is still owned by the U.S. Navy. In a statement released today, the Navy stated they will promptly dis‑ pose of the base. It is possible they will offer to sell the land instead of handing it over to the public for free.
place all day Friday. Contract negotiations started last spring beginning with state-mandat‑ ed mediation. However, no contract settlement was agreed upon and the negotia‑ tions went into fact-finding. Factfinding also failed to produce results, but informal contract negotiations continued with the CFA threatening to strike at the end of this month. A faculty strike could have dis‑ rupted the academic calendar, pos‑ sibly even postponing graduation for thousands of students. During this time, the two sides heavily criticized each other about
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which group was in fact working in the best interest of the students. “The administration realized they could no longer push the fac‑ ulty around,” said Alice Sunshine, a spokeswomen for the CFA. “We stepped up and showed the chancel‑ lor we had tremendous support from the community.” In response Chancellor Charles B. Reed said the trustees and the admin‑ istration wanted to compensate fac‑ ulty for their outstanding work they do in providing high-quality educa‑ tion to CSU students. The contract settlement provides a 2 percent general salary increase
effective April 1, with an additional 2.65 percent salary step increase effective in July. A 7 percent pay increase effective June 30 will be given to department chairs that serve on an annual contract. The contract also allows for lec‑ turers with a six-year minimum of continuous service to automatically receive three-year contracts that can be renewed upon review, provided there is a need. Health benefits will also become more accessible to lecturers over the course of the next two years. CSU also re-affirmed its objective of hiring 1,200 tenure faculty for the
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2002-2003 academic calendar. This is believed to ease workload and class-size for faculty members. “A number of provisions came out of the contract agreement that are good for the university, not just for faculty members and their sal‑ aries,” said CFA president Susan Meisenhelder. “Additional faculty will help the system tremendously. “The new contract will strengthen the relationship between students and professors and produce a more stable environment.” Year Round Operations of CSU
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nASTRONOMY: Two amateur sky watchers spotted a comet in February that could be 300 to 400 years old By Jenn Stewart
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Astronomers spend a great deal of their career alone in observatories panning the dark night sky for a glimpse of what the universe has to offer, hoping that their observations will discover something never seen by mankind. Kaoru Ikeya of Japan and Daqing Zhang of China became immortal Feb.1 when they simultaneously dis‑ covered a faint glow thousands of light years from Earth. “We can tell that (the comet) has an orbital period in the range of 300 to 400 years, and it may well be the same comet that was observed in February and March 1661,” said Daniel Green, professor at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Ikeya-Zhang is different because most comets known to modern sci‑ ence have relatively short orbits, Green said. “It would be interesting if proven true, for it would be the first comet with an orbital period longer than 200 years that’s definitely been seen twice,” Green said. Scientists have always been fas‑ cinated with comets because they are some of the only objects that are as old as, if not older than, the solar system. “It seems that comets are part of the remains of the beginning of the universe,” said physics professor Donovan Domingue. “We think that
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TSU bowling champion is no little nRECORD BREAKER: CSUF sophomore tries to keep her first-place team out of the gutters and into the spotlight By Sabrina Sakaguchi
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Missy Bellinder has bowled eight perfect games in her career.
It’s the tenth frame and 90 bowl‑ ing pins have already fallen from the strong arm of Missy Bellinder. She is three consecutive strikes away from a perfect game. A hush falls through the crowded bowling alley. Hundreds of other bowlers and spectators watch in anticipation as this 14-year-old attempts to do something only the best or the luckiest of the sport accomplish — a score of 300. With nervous teenage energy
running through Bellinder’s small frame, she focuses on the 10 odd shaped figures at the end of the long wooden lane and throws. Three strikes later, Bellinder earns her first of what would be eight per‑ fect games in six years. “I couldn’t feel my legs,” the Fullerton resident said. That was more than six years ago for the public affairs sophomore. Now 20, Bellinder is focusing on the 10 odd shaped figures at the end of any of the eight lanes in the Titan Bowl. Bellinder is a member of the Titan Student Union women’s bowling team, currently ranked 12th in the nation, and the bowling coordinator for the TSU. As coordinator, Bellinder is trying to reinvigorate a once-avid pastime of campus faculty, staff and students — a campus-bowling league. Bellinder has been in love with bowling since before the age of
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two. “I was always in a bowling cen‑ ter,” she said. “I love the competi‑ tion and the people I get to meet.” As one of the top ranked wom‑ en’s amateur bowlers in the nation, Bellinder has seen nearly every state and various countries. Her favorite bowling escapades were in Guatemala, Ecuador and Argentina. In all this traveling and compet‑ ing, she has won numerous awards and trophies. So many that she stopped count‑ ing several competitions ago. But in that hazy bowling past, Bellinder has earned the Junior National Amateur Championship title, three consecu‑ tive spots on the junior Team USA and two consecutive spots on the adult Team USA. Team USA is a part of USA Bowling, a national organization sanctioned by the United States Olympic Committee to govern the sport of bowling in the nation.
An annual competition deter‑ mines the eight amateur members of Team USA, which will later go on to compete against international teams. Bellinder did not make the 2002 team, but she doesn’t plan to stop trying. Maybe it’s because of the unfor‑ gettable experiences Bellinder has had with 2001 Team USA in the international finals in Argentina. “It was crazy,” Bellinder said. “We were in last place. We were down 111 pins—that’s a lot of pins.” Bellinder was the anchor, the last bowler, and her score ended up being the clenching score for Team USA. She went on to get three consecu‑ tive strikes on her last bowl to earn Team USA the gold medal. “Missy has effortless power,” her father Frank Bellinder said. Bellinder’s father, the other avid
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A guide to what’s happening
BRIEFS Curtis Theatre offers a night of High-Tech Laser Magic As part of the Curtis Theatre’s Guest Artist Series, “Lazer Vaudeville,” a high-tech laser magic show combined with the traditional arts of vaudeville will be presented on March 23 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m at the Curtis Theatre. Including super juggling, black light illusions, acrobatics, comedy and audience participation, the theatrical performance is open to all ages. Ticket prices are $27 for adults, $25 for seniors and $17 for children and may be purchased online at www.curtistheatre.org, or by phone, fax or in person. Discounts rates are available for groups of 15 or more and parking is free. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the Curtis Theatre box office at (714) 9907722.
Jazz Ensemble 1 to perform at CSUF Presented by the Cal State Fullerton Department of Music, the The Jazz Ensemble 1, under the direction of Chuck Tumlinsin, will be performing at the Little Theatre on Thursday, March 12 at 8 p.m. Featuring a new composition by CSUF graduate student Jeff Ellwood entitled “Downpour,” arranged by Charlie Richard who is director of Jazz Studies at Riverside Community College, the program will showcase the works of Duke Ellington’s “Lauching Pad,” “Shiny Stockings” from the Count Basie Band and other famous jazz musicians. The Jazz Ensemble I has been noted for its award-winning performances around the world at festivals like the Ozone Jazz Festival
in Neufchatel, Switzerland and the North Sea jazz Festival in The Hauge, Netherlands. The ensemble has also been featured as part of the Playboy Jazz Festival. Chuck Tumlinson, head of CSUF’s jazz program and a jazz trumpeter, has performed with famous jazz musicians like Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles and the Count Basie Orchestra. Before joining CSUF, Tumlinson taught trumpet and was director of Jazz Studies at Washburn University at Topeka, Kansas. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased in advance at the Performing Arts Center box office or at the door. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the box office at (714) 278-3371 or visit www.arts. fullerton.edu/events/.
North Orange County YMCA Rededicated The YMCA will be holding a Open House and Rededication Celebration in recognition of the YMCA 40 years of service to the community and the reopening of the organization’s indoor pool on March 21 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. With the staff and the Board of Managers of the YMCA acting as hosts, the organizations will showcase all the programs it offers the community. The pool, which has been closed for several years, after 40 years of daily use, underwent a major renovation that included the removing of old plaster that lined the pool, replacing the tile and purchasing new pumps and a heater, all in an effort to bring the pool up to current code. For more information about the event or to find out more about the programs the YMCA offers, contact the North Orange County YMCA at (714) 879-9622.
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and Saturday at 8 p.m. and a Sunday matinee March 20 at 2 p.m. Ticket prices are $12 for general admission and $11 for students and seniors. For more information, call (714) 897-5122.
The Pomona Arts Colony presents “Unwearables,” a ceramics exhibit by Nina Jun, March 9 through April 6, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the SCA Galleries in Pomona. For more information, log on to www. geocities.com/scagallery. The Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana will host the exhibit “Gentlemen’s Club” by Jean Low through April 28. For more information, call (714) 567-7233. First Friends Church in Whittier invites all to attend a free luncheon to hear “Brain Cross-of Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors” in regards to the War on Terrorism. The event will be held in Fellowship Hall in Whittier, March 17, at 12:30 p.m. For more information, call (562) 698-9805. The Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton is offering a series of classes for children and adults. Learn how to design wineglass charms, March 9, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information and prices, call (714) 738-6595. The Garden Grove Playhouse presents the comedy “The Nerd,” March 8-30, with performances on Friday
The Anaheim Convention Center will host the Big West Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament March 6-9. For more information, call (714) 765-8900. In honor of Black History Month, the Watts Village Theater Company presents “Weights,” a one-man play, at the Los Angeles Theater Center through March 17. Ticket prices are $20 for general admission and $15 for students and seniors. For more information, call (213) 485-1681. The Curtis Theatre Premiere Series presents “Godspell” at the Brea Civic & Cultural Center through March 10. “Godspell” is a theatrical event based on the Gospel according to St. Matthew. Ticket prices are $17 for adults, $15 for seniors and $10 for children. Tickets may be purchased at www.curtistheatre. org or by calling (714) 9907722. Parking is free. The Bowers Museum in Santa Ana is hosting “The World of the Etruscans” through April.
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The Fairplex in Pomona presents a show by the Millard Sheets Gallery Tuesday — Sunday through March 31. This is its second post-fair exhibit and it will include a sculpture of Carl Milles. For more information, call (909) 865-4262.
In honor of Women’s History Month the university will sponsor a lecture on “The Role of Women in Building a Culture of Peace,” March 12 at 12 p.m. in UH-205.
The Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana will host an exhibition of paintings, automobiles and mixed media images by Kenny Scharf through April 28. For more information, call (714) 567-7233 or log on to www.arts. fullerton.edu/events. The 31st Annual Festival of Whales in Dana Point will feature activities, events and music during the weekends of March 9 and 16. The musical series is free. For more information, call (949) 496-1094.
Campus The Performing Arts Center presents Music Associates Competition Finals, March 8, at 3 p.m. in the Recital Hall at the Performing Arts Center. Admission is free. For more information, call (714) 278-3371. The Career Planning and Placement Center will have an interviewing workshop March 8
The Arboretum will have a gardening class for children ages 3-5, March 9, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Children can learn how to plant and harvest vegetables and other plants. The fee is $3 per child. For more information, call (714) 278-3579. The Arboretum will have a two-session workshop on botanical color for both beginning and advanced students, March 9, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and March 23 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more information, call (714) 278-3579. The Department of Dance presents the Tony Award winning play “Dancing at Lughnasa,” March 8-17, in the Little Theatre. Tickets are available at the Performing Arts Center box office or by calling (714) 278-3371. The Pollak Library hosts an exhibit of David Scharf’s most recent images through March 15 in the Atrium Gallery. For more information, call (714)
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‘Me’ generation brings back individualnFASHION: “Geez Louise” in Fullerton, offers a multitude of 1980s era iron-ons from Blondie to “Mork” By Mark Migrino
Daily Titan Staff Writer Clothing trends come and go. But no matter if the style is “in,” it seems that a “classic” can never be beat. At a vintage store in Downtown Fullerton, customers are taken to an era when Michael Jackson and Madonna topped the music charts, Atari was con‑ sidered a state of the art video game sys‑ tem and MTV only played music videos. That memorable decade was the 1980s. The crimped hair, jelly bracelets and Jordache jeans are all reminders of this period. Time marches on and the distinct styles from that era are long gone, but they are not completely forgotten. Geez Louise is bringing back a trade‑ mark style of the 1980s by specializing in creating classic iron-on decals for shirts. Owner Joey Grana capitalized on his idea that, “vintage is better,” when he began offering this service two years ago.
“Old-school shirts have always done well and I thought it would be cool to let people choose their own style,” said Grana, who himself dons a vintage decal shirt that is reminiscent of the past. How is it rem of past, what was on it? Continuing with what made these shirts so popular, Geez Louise gives its customers the luxury of picking out what picture or slogan they want emblazoned on their shirt. Customers are allowed to shuffle through albums filled with various decals of musicians, cartoons and slogans. The decals are immediately ironed on to the T-shirt of their choice. The selection of iron-on transfers are made up of classic cartoon icons like “My Little Pony” and “The Smurfs” to humorous statements like “Disco Sucks.” This feature of the iron-on transfer shirt is unique because it can get a person’s mes‑ sage across without saying a word. Shirts decorated with bands’ names are also popular choices. “Band shirts have always been cool,” Grana said. “Blondie, Sex Pistols and Michael Jackson are some of our most popular requests.” If customers cannot find something they like, they can have a shirt personal‑ ized with something more suitable to their liking. “These shirts are different because they reflect my personal style and iden‑
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Slain journalist’s memorial on hold nMOURNING: Birmingham High School will not disclose the details of the postponement By Ryan Hoppe
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“Mork from Ork” is one of the many iron-ons found at Geez Louise. Jackie Velasco, a junior at Cal State tity,” first-time buyer Carlos Hernandez said. Clothes can become too trendy and Fullerton, also remembers fondly. it’s cool to wear something that’s differ‑ “I had a “My Little Pony” decal shirt ent from what everyone else has on .” that I wore every Saturday morning when Grana also said the people who buy I watched cartoons. It was my favorite the classic shirts are the ones who appre‑ shirt and I wore it ‘till it became all faded ciate what the decade was all about. from the washer. I still have it sitting in “Most of our customers are between my closet.” the ages of 20 and 30,” Grana said. Grana attributes the shirt’s popularity “They see these old-school shirts and to a desire to express interests. “People they begin to feel nostalgic.” want to identify with something and
A community memorial at Birmingham Senior High School in Van Nuys for Daniel Pearl, the Washington Post journalist who was kidnapped and killed last month in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, has been postponed indefinitely. The school would not disclose rea‑ sons for the postponement but said the memorial will be rescheduled. The memorial, set for March 9, was to be a gathering of religious and civic leaders, as well as local music ensembles and school choirs, accord‑ ing to the Associated Press. Pearl was kidnapped on Jan. 23 while investigating possible ties between alleged “shoe bomber” Richard C. Reid and Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda network. Pakistani authorities received a tape
Feb. 21, which they then turned over to U.S. officials. The tape showed evidence of Pearl’s death. Pearl is survived by his wife, Mariane, who is seven months preg‑ nant with their first child. Mariane Pearl is a French free-lance journalist who lived and worked with Pearl in Pakistan. “I know Danny has not been defeated. His spirit, his faith and his conviction have not been defeated,” Mariane said in an interview with CNN Feb. 26. Pearl graduated from Birmingham Senior High in 1981. He attended Stanford and, after graduating in 1985 with a degree in communications, he went to work for newspapers in Massachusetts. In 1990, he joined the Wall Street Journal, and for the past year he was stationed in Bombay, India, as the Journal’s bureau chief for South Asia.
Discarded computers poison Asian waters nWASTE: Instead of being recycled in China, outdated PCs are burned in rice paddies and left as toxic trash By Julie Sevrens Lyons
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Computer parts may not be recycled but sent to Asia and burned.
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comets are very interesting to study because we are kind of looking back at history.” Comets are mainly composed of ice, dust, rocks and various gases. By studying the contents of comets, astronomers can tell a great deal about the origins of the universe. “We can make a comet out of ice and dirt,” said Patrick So, a lecturer at the Griffith Observatory. “And basi‑ cally it looks like a dirty snowball.” Scientists are able to accurately equate the composition of comets by studying the light comets reflect when passing the sun. “Basically, spectroscopes are devic‑ es attached to telescopes to analyze the light in a way that tells the trained scientist what sort of molecules and atoms are most likely being detected,” Green said. After studying the Ikeya-Zhang,
The graveyards where many old per‑ sonal computers have gone to die can be found in villages like Guiyu, China. Villagers there make barely enough money to survive by burning electronics wires to recover the scant traces of cop‑ per found inside. Workers, many of them children, fish toner out of printer cartridges or swish circuit boards in acid baths in an attempt to remove any precious metals or materi‑ als from the otherwise worthless cargo. Smoke from the crude recycling methods dusts the local huts and water holes with a thick layer of toxic ash, the investigators found. Chards of glass from broken computer monitors litter irriga‑ tion canals. And blackened circuit boards line entire riverbanks. “It is off the scale, the pollution that they found,” said Smith. “There’s no thought and no pretense of any envi‑ ronmental or occupational health stan‑ dards.” Computer waste is filtered to such areas from not only the United States but from other industrialized nations such as England, Japan, Australia and
Ikeya-Zhang will be scientists determined that it has a high gas to most visible during the “We can make last weeks of April in dust ratio. “The fact that there is more gas than the early morning sky. a comet out dust tells me that it is “Currently, it’s mak‑ a fresh comet; it hasn’t ing its inward journey lost all of its volatile of ice and dirt towards the sun…when elements,” So said. it emerges from behind Comets themselves the sun it will be visible do not emit light, how‑ ... it looks like around 4 or 5 o’clock in ever when the sun’s the morning,” So said. gravitation pulls the Comets begin their a dirty comet into the center of journey on the outskirts the solar system it heats of the solar system, snowball .” up the tail and reflects beyond Pluto. Many light. are created in the Oort The reflection of the cloud, a mass of ice Patrick So light from the tail is and minerals, and their Lecturer what creates the bright orbits can take any‑ object we see from where between 10,000 Earth, Domingue said. and 75 years, So said. “Comets are always best seen with The chance of a comet colliding the naked eye or binoculars, versus with the Earth is very small. Scientists a telescope,” Domingue said. “Since say the last time a comet collided comets take up a large part of the sky with our planet was 65 million years the telescope is usually too cumber‑ ago and caused the extinction of the some.” dinosaurs.
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Old computer parts hauled into American recycling centers are more likely to wind up as toxic trash in Asia’s waterways than as reused high-tech materials on store shelves, according to a report to be released Monday. While many consumers are led to believe their outdated equipment will be given a new life after turning it in for recycling, most often it winds up on a boat bound for China, India or Pakistan where is it burned in rice fields or dumped into irrigation canals. The electronic trash, known as e-waste, leaves poisonous materials such as lead, mercury and cadmium in water sup‑
plies and the atmosphere. Investigators researching the report found waterways and rural fields littered with broken glass, circuit boards and plastic parts. “It’s kind of the underbelly of the hightech revolution, and it really isn’t very pretty,” said Ted Smith, executive direc‑ tor of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, one of five environmental groups that worked together on the report. Indeed, an estimated 50 to 80 per‑ cent of all electronics parts “recycled” in the Western United States are ulti‑ mately transported to Asia, according to the report. There, they are not recycled but dumped into open fields, riverbanks, ponds, wetlands and irrigation ditches, according to “Exporting Harm: The Techno-Trashing of Asia.” “What we found was really a cyberage nightmare,” said Jim Puckett, coor‑ dinator of the Seattle-based Basel Action Network, one of the environmental groups that worked on the report and toured China in December. “It’s toxic waste and in massive amounts. This is stuff from me or you.”
and talented bowler in the Bellinder family, has been the calm and sup‑ portive coach in the concord cheer‑ ing Bellinder on since she first start‑ ed to bowl. “It’s tough to spectate,” the loving father said. “You don’t control. It’s easier to be out there {bowling}.”
Under the optimistic guidance of her father, Bellinder has developed a bowling style that her father said shocks most people. “She’s such a petite thing,” he said. “When I changed her to a 16 from a 15, she didn’t know the dif‑ ference.” Bowling balls are generally cat‑ egorized by the pound. A 16-pound ball is the heaviest women are allowed to use in profes‑
Kaoru Ikeya of Japan and Daqing Zhang of China discovered the comet that is now named after them.
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sional competitions. “She is incredibly effective,” said Scott Emery, CSUF bowling instruc‑ tor and Titan Bowl reservation coor‑ dinator. “She just wins.” Although Bellinder loves bowl‑ ing, you won’t find her lacing up a pair of gaudy worn-out bowling shoes at her local bowling alley with her friends. “I can’t go bowling with my friends. I just sit and watch,”
Bellinder said. “I’m very competi‑ tive and very serious when I bowl.” Currently, Bellinder is using her seriousness to help the TSU bowl‑ ing team to qualify for the national competitions later this year in New York. The qualifying games are sched‑ uled for March 23-24 in Citrus Hills, located in Northern California. But between team practices in the Titan Bowl, Bellinder also focuses
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Singapore. The villagers are not given gloves or other protective gear to wear, nor are they aware some of the parts they handle may be carcinogenic, report authors state. The flow of e-waste from North America to poor Asian countries has been a dirty little secret for years, one that most consumers and even many computer makers don’t know about, said Renee St. Denis, product recycling solu‑ tions manager for Hewlett-Packard. The industry giant launched its own recycling program seven years ago after learning that even the most reputable recycling businesses ultimately end up selling computer parts to other firms, which do ship waste to Asia. “It’s a complicated, convoluted path the stuff follows to get to China,” St. Denis said. “It isn’t necessarily the first person who handles it who ships it there.” Firms that handle most U.S. com‑ puter recycling could not be reached for comment Sunday. But one key prob‑ lem appears to be that it costs more to transform old electronics parts into new
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on ending a three-year hiatus for the Titan Pride Bowling League. Faculty, staff and students will competitively bowl every Wednesday night for eight weeks to determine who are the best bowlers on campus. Currently only 24 teams will be allowed, but Bellinder said if a lot more want to join the league, they will find a way to reschedule to fit more teams.
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Science project scrambles nEXPERIMENT: Middle school students throw objects from high-rise buildings to better understand physics By Sabrina Sakaguchi
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Middle school students dropped eggs from the Humanties Building.
Splat! Yellow yolk, white shell and brown cardboard plastered the cement in front of the Humanities Building as a small crowd of local school children cheered, booed and laughed. The gooey, yet exciting, activi‑ ties were a part of the Junior MESA competitions being held at Cal State Fullerton. Hundreds of the brightest Santa Ana and Placentia middle school students brought their thinking caps in hopes to come away with medals and honors.
The egg drop required small teams of students to design a container dura‑ ble enough to protect numerous eggs from a seven-story fall. “We stuffed a soccer ball with eggs in bubble wrap inside of plastic bags and wrapped the ball with more bub‑ ble wrap,” said 13-year-old Catherine Drake. Her partner Dristi Sakhrani, also 13, had seven “survivors” out of the 12 they had carefully wrapped and stuffed earlier. The Kraemer Middle School duo was only one shy of tying the firstplace team. They were beat out by their Santa Ana schoolmates Huy Nyugen and Cory Lukito, who had eight out of 16 survive the harrowing drop. “[MESA] is a good program for stu‑ dents,” said Carr Intermediate School science teacher Mike Qafaiti. “It’s an alternative to learning in textbooks.” These future engineers and scientists had to use innovative thinking and a basic understanding of the scienc‑
es, engineering and math to show the future of technology and design. Schoolchildren participated in egg drops, mouse trap car design, air power vehicle designs, brain competitions and more. “They trained for this all year long,” said Mendez Middle School adviser Lizette Morales. “These are the cream of the crop.” Middle schools in Santa Ana and a few other local school districts hold individual science and math competi‑ tions to determine which schoolchil‑ dren will be sent to the 24-year-old MESA competitions held at CSUF. The best of this group will be sent on to regional competitions to com‑ pete against other Southern California youngsters. But on Wednesday afternoon, the young Einsteins were focused on the small boxes falling from the sky. “Everything is all yellow inside,” one young voice shouted with glee as three teachers sorted through the messy
insides of some 20 entries. “I’m surprised at some of [the entries],” said Carr Intermediate School teacher Jim Halte. Kevin Lukito, 13, a member of a third Kraemer team, tried to control as much of the consequences as pos‑ sible. He wrote “this side up” on his team’s entry in hopes it would land on a certain side. He feverously circled the huddled crowd waiting for the judges to open his entry. His team only had four “sur‑ vivors.” Although only three egg drop teams will head onto the regional competition, all the participants walked away with something. “We use the competitions to get them excited,” MESA director Vonna Hammerschmitt said. “We use another part of the program to increase their competency in math and science.” MESA Counseling Coordinator Amy Pham said, “It’s great. What else can you ask for? Enthusiasm and want‑
The Price WAS Right came time for Singleton to plead her worthiness to be a contestant, she exuded every ounce of excite‑ It was the Showcase Showdown ment. and $23,900 was at stake. Bob “I started rambling on, ‘you Barker patiently waited for a bid. just have to pick me,’ Singleton Minutes passed slowly it seemed said. “I was talking 10,000 miles like an eternity. Then, an hour. I said what with the help from ever I could to get friends in the audi‑ on the show. I was “I started ence, she guessed an overboard.” amount of money. But when 2:30 This is what Janay rambling on p.m. rolled around, Singleton, communi‑ Singleton was the cations major, expe‑ ‘you have to first name to be rienced when guess‑ called down contes‑ ing the right price on tant row. pick me’ “The Price is Right” “My mind went to Her prizes totaled mush. I had no prep‑ ... I was $32,590. aration,” Singleton “We had to talk said. “Everything overboard. ” I bid was because Janay into going,” said Larry R. Martin, of the group I went assistant coordina‑ with.” Janay tor of New Student With pressure on Singleton, Programs. “She had the group to output Student a job interview that winning estimates, day.” they formed a powBut nothing would wow and shouted get in Singleton’s way that day. their best guesses. The excursion to CBS studios “It was like we were all on the was intended to be a team-building show because we were helping her event for the 17 students and lead‑ and giving her ideas and we were ers from New Student Programs at all so excited that she made it,” Cal State Fullerton. Martin said. “We did ice-breaker games like After correctly bidding on cook‑ telephone,” said English major ware, she played “Cliff Hangers,” Mateo Nuez. “It was a long day, a price guessing game where a but it was fun.” yodeling-hiking man climbs up a The group arrived in Hollywood mountain with each dollar amount at 10:30 a.m. and waited for four guessed incorrectly. She had to hours to be interviewed by the guess within $15 of the correct game show’s producers. When it price on a mop, food processor and
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Singleton returns to work as a winner from “The Price is Right.” teakettle. After winning that round, Singleton was given the chance to spin “The Wheel,” which eliminates two of the three contestants from the first half of the show by determining who can land on an amount closest to $1. With one downward sweep, which landed 75 cents, Singleton crushed her two other opponents and advanced to the final round, “The Showcase Showdown.” “When she got to the wheel and
won in one spin, I thought, this isn’t happening. The Showcase – this is crazy,” Martin said. Singleton was thrilled by the prizes that included a home gym, a Compaq computer, 2002 Saturn and Michael Fina china. She calm‑ ly delivered her bid at $22,500 – $1,490 under the real value, but good enough to give her the win. Immediately after the announce‑ ment of the winner, the group from the New Students Programs rushed up on stage.
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“Bob was afraid of us. Here Singleton said. come 20 people,” Martin said. Although Janay is currently “Seventeen from CSUF and two majoring in communications with random people ran with us, these an emphasis in radio TV/film, she total strangers but we were all just hopes to one day become a gospel so excited.” singer. The degree is just a back-up Janay called her mother right plan. Since beginning her educa‑ after the show. tion at the univer‑ “She did not believe sity, Singleton has me. She had to rebeen working on “She gives affirm everything I campus as a Titan said. And she started Ambassador, giving crying and then I start‑ 100 percent, tours and hosting ed crying,” Singleton orientations for new said. “Nobody believed students as well as be it in a skit performing other me. I’m from San Diego and I called all duties around the be it all my friends from there office. and they didn’t believe “She gives so me until they saw it.” much to our pro‑ day long...” The celebra‑ gram. She gives a tion continued at Ed 100 percent, be it Debevick’s in Beverly in a skit, be it all Larry R. Hills but because of day long helping Martin the adrenaline still students, to coming pumping through her Assistant Coordinator back late and stuff‑ for NSP veins, Janay just could ing folders,” Martin not consume the ham‑ said. “Whatever has burger that sat in front of her. to be done, you know that you Instead, her and the group rejoiced could go to Janay to do it. And by singing YMCA. when she won, it was great. She’s Of the prizes Singleton won, she one of our pillars to our pro‑ has decided to keep the computer, grams.” china and cookware. She opted to She is also involved with the take the cash instead of the car and Titan Tusk Force. with the money she will pay a year Singleton does not aspire to be of dues to her sorority, Delta Zeta, on any other game show although donate money to the church and she would not turn down an offer pay her taxes for next year, which for “Family Feud.” should be around $10,000. “My family would be so crazy “It took me a couple of weeks on that show. They would prob‑ to finally realize that I won all ably kick us off,” Singleton said. this stuff on ‘The Price Is Right,’”
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also come to life under the new con‑ tract agreement. Faculty will receive full compensation equivalent to the pay of the fall and spring semesters for committee work and additional duties. These new measures will take effect in 2004 at state funded yearround campuses including Cal State Fullerton. In 2004, CSUF will begin opera‑ tion as a tri-semester campus with fall, spring and summer courses. The tentative contract leaves additional room for further nego‑ tiation as the three-year contract progresses. The CFA expects this tentative agreement to be well received by CFA’s members and hopes to ratify it later this month. “I am very pleased to have reached a settlement,” said CFA Chapter President of CSUF and professor of sociology G. Nanjundappa. If and when the CFA ratifies the agreement it will be presented to the CSU Board of Trustees for approval May 14 and 15.
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Two worlds collide in CSUF student’s art exhibit nSHOW: Variations of emotional detail are part of a MexicanAmerican’s view of life By Laila Derakhshanian Daily Titan Staff Writer
Entering a dim hallway, visitors couldn’t see much except for light by video of a mannequin. X-rays hanging from two circular rows of barbed wire surround the lifeless structure. One row of barbed wire displayed a mis-diagnosis of Arthritis the other revealed the correct diagnosis — Slip Disc. Off to the left of this somber enclave laid a room filled with vibrant images and a much cheerful feeling. Hard to imagine, but both rooms were produced by the same diverse artist. Rebeca Guerrero’s Cal State Fullerton art exhibit— “Transparencias, Scapes, Landscapes and Cityscapes,” encompassed myriad of emotional detail in a variety
of media. In paintings such as “Screening Family Trip,” — created in triplicate on paper from a woodcut print, in oil paint and in serigraph — a cityscape is pictured ahead of a gasoline tanker reflecting the road and Guerrero’s family car. “The past, present and future all caught up at the same time. The road represents what I left behind, where I am and where I am going,” Guerrero said. Guerrero, born in Los Angeles and raised in Mexico, never intended to be an artist. Working in the garment district and coming from a family of fashion designers, Guerrero aspired to be a clothing designer but after an unsuccessful stint at the Fashion Institute for Design and Merchandising, she re-evaluated her career. Instead of designing clothing, which seemed superficial to her, she chose to eliminate the facade and draw nudes. Her art soon progressed into other areas. Her father — an inspiration to her work and also a subject in, “1967MYDAD” a portrait reminiscent of a Wanted ad circa 1860, sug-
gested taking Route 99 which led to four of Guerrero’s Mono-silkscreens all named, “Cuyama Valley.” Glenn Simmons, lecturer at CSUF, said he was impressed by Guerrero’s show. “I’ve been along that route,” he said of “Cuyama Valley.” “Rebeca’s work is a very competent representation. Her art is very personal and sensitive in subject matter.” She also exhibited “Oda a Ed Carrillo,” a colorful replication of a piece by Spanish artist Ed Carrillo. Carrillo as well as El Greco, Jose Maria Moreno, David Hockney and Orozco are artists that Guerrero considers her greatest benefactors. Juan Gonzalez, a photography student at CSUF, said that Guerrero, “Blended life with work and that is something all artists aspire to do.” Leaving the darkened hallway, past the mannequin, past the diagnosis, the exit revealed itself. Looking back to the exhibit was like leaving behind a treasured photo album; it is something you do not want to leave behind. The next stop for Guerrero is Orlando Gallery in Tarzana on Ventura Boulevard.
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Guerrero’s “It Matters” mono-silkscreen on paper will be displayed in Tarzana later this year.
nREVIEW: The latest album by 34 Satellite is not out of this world; Musical variations are comparable to The Counting Crowes and R.E.M. By Ryan Hoppe
Daily Titan Staff Writer
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The foursome grasp at higher ground, yet stay closer to old radio fodder than they think.
Coffee House music brews itself up for a rockin’ night DUSTIN GRINDEL/Daily Titan
By Dustin J. Grindel
Daily Titan Staff Writer With a suitcase in one hand and a guitar in the other, a virtually unknown rock ‘n’ roll – with a touch of soul – artist offered Fullerton more than the average coffee shop gig. Mary Dolan, of San Diego, performed with a voice like Melissa Etheridge at Al Cappuccino’s Feb. 27. She started the night off with “Marcia Brady,” a song that solidifies the comparison between her and Etheridge. After the anecdote, Dolan played a wide variety of songs from her first two albums, and mixed in some
nPERFORMANCE: Mary Dolan refreshes a Fullerton audience with her music at Al Cappuccino’s
new tracks with a great rendition of “Wish You Were Here,” originally performed by Pink Floyd. After about an hour Dolan stopped for a break. She walked around and chatted with all of her guests. She also found the time to take some pictures and sign autographs. After a short break, Dolan got right back into the groove of things with more rockin’ songs. She finished the night with “76 Miles,” an old, dirty, funky, sexy blues number. Dolan’s Etheridge-like voice complements her great guitar skill that plays to the crowd’s enthusiasm. She also sparked conversation with the audience, joking around with them in between songs.
Currently Dolan has three CD’s out. Her latest, entitled “Long Way from Home,” collaborates with former Aerosmith guitarist, Jimmy Crespo for the second time. She also has completed several nationwide tours, festival performances and has opened for the likes of BB King and Ani DiFranco. Dolan recently attended Cal State Fullerton as a vocal performance major, but has since moved back to her hometown of San Diego. Currently, Dolan is on tour, with her guitar and car as her daily companions. She invites her audience to visit her Web site at www.marydolan. com.
"Stop," the new album by 34 Satellite is one of those albums that gets the blood flowing, the foot tapping and the head nodding. With 13 songs, this CD displays an array of different tempos. Although the tracks vary dramatically, the band carries a similar harmony throughout the album. They share a similar tone with rock band The Counting Crows. 34 Satellite is led by singer Marc Benning and joined by Marc Smith on guitar, Mike Santoro on bass and Mark Boquist on drums. Benning represents a ghost of Soundgarden's Chris Cornell's style. His voice and lyrics bring listeners into his world. His words evoke interesting thoughts and emotions that lean toward a melancholy side. They require more in-depth thinking and contemplation. Songs such as "Stop" and "Rock
Stars Plastic Cars" are examples of the bands serious side. Similar lyrics can be heard from other bands such as R.E.M. or Soul Asylum. 34 Satellite then switches gears to a lighter side with "Charleston" and "Nineteen," but still maintain an undercurrent of deeper meaning. Benning’s unique voice, blending with Smith’s guitar talent, creates a tone that appeals to several different genres. Hard rock blends with punk and even mixes with some country to develop a sound unlike anything else. Santoro and Boquist set a great heartbeat throughout every song that keep the listener hooked throughout the album. The CD begins with a great example of the band’s style. "Elijah St. Marie," as Smith's guitar starts off with a melancholy riff. The rest of the song sets the tone for what is yet to come.
This album is good for easy listening. Although the tracks tend to occasionally vary, the band appears to stay constant on theme of the first song. With lyrics like "To hell with the days/Go damn the night," the mood is anything but positive. Yet they get you thinking that reason within itself should be enough to hear the CD through -at least once. "Stop" is a smooth and easy listening album, however with a few exceptions. Toward the end, a few of the songs start meshing together- all sounding the same. These tracks are somewhat boring and seem uninspired. They lack the energy the first half of the CD possesses. Overall, the album is an interesting endeavor into a new sound, but more time and dedication are needed to differentiate some of the redundant songs.
Thoughts of maturity develop through music nRHYTHM: A multitude of styles spread out of Aja’s music like branches from the tree of wisdom — she will share her talent today at CSUF By Chris Dunn
Daily Titan Staff Writer In the beginning there was Aja. Aja Daashuur, a new member to the class of rock-pop music gives an inside look at her inner-self in her debut album “Before the Beginning.” “Before the Beginning” is a mixture of songs written between the ages of 1320 and is accompanied by a few newly composed tracks. This CD is a diary of development that covers her life as she grows into a young woman. Daashuur’s music is an experience that should be examined by the ears of music lovers interested in a new sound. The album offers a remarkable range of music styles for a variety of listeners. There’s the confessional blues-rock of “Shadow of the Saints,” the rhythmic hip-hop of “Wearing Maybelline,” the percussive African tribal beats of “You Promised,” the industrial bump-andgrind of “Candy Cane,” the shimmering guitars of “Tremble” and the drums and bass underlining piano fills of “Tell Me.” Orchestral string arrangements are heard in songs like the longing “Wish I Could Go Back In Time” and “Make Your Move.” The track “Don’t Take Away My Song” has a Middle Eastern techno feel while “Tremble” and “Candy Cane” boast hook-laced New-Wave pop with
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Aja Daashuur will play in the Titan Student Union at noon.
“... a lot of the greatest songwriters, like the Beatles, are pop.” Aja Daashuur, songwriter crashing, hard-edged rock guitars.
Daashuur has a unique sound yet equally excellent as Tori Amos and India Arie. Her sound is new and eclectic. Daashuur’s response to the outcome of the album is mixed by her classification of the rock-pop genre. “I know a lot of people are scared of the word pop now because it has the connotations of N’Sync and Britney Spears and like more disposable songs. But a lot of the greatest songwriters, like the Beatles, are pop,” Daashuur said. The 21-year-old singer/songwriter wrote her first song around the age of 10 after reading “I Never promised a you a Rose Garden,” a book about mental illness. Intrigued by this book Daashuur along with her black father collaborated on her first song. Daashuur’s father was her inspiration to write and play music and introduced her to the guitar when she was 13. She has since used this skill in various songs on her latest album. New to the international “Extasy” label, Daashuur’s was singed right out of high school. At that time she was equipped with 100 original songs. “Before the Beginning” shows young artistry as a musician comes of age. Cal State Fullerton music lovers can experience Daashuur’s style of music on campus Mar. 7. She will be performing at the Underground at in Titan Student Union from noon until 1p.m.
Be sure to catch the special issue coming March 12. Highlights include a review of Cirque du Soleil’s “Dralion” and an exclusive interview with Dennis Quaid, star of “The Rookie.”
Thursday, March 7, 2002
Titans escape home shutout
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Thirteenth-ranked Cal State Fullerton (10-6 overall) makes its first out-of-state trip this weekend with a three-game set at No. 9 Wichita State (5-0). The Titans, who have won 10 of 14 games since dropping the first two games at No. 1 Stanford, were 8-1 in regular-season out-of-state games a year ago (3-0 at Houston and Miami and 2-1 at Baylor).
nTENNIS: Fullerton individuals stand out but Cal State Northridge walks away with the win
By Deborah Germinaro Daily Titan Staff Writer
The Cal State Fullerton women’s tennis team has been known to shutout schools before, but this Wednesday singles player Adriana Hockicko and the doubles team of Ana Iacob and Carla Rocha kept CSUF from being shutout on their own courts. Cal State Northridge beat the Titans 5-1 in singles and 2-1 in doubles bringing their new season record to 4-6. “We played awesome in doubles,” Iacob said. “We had really good volleys. We’ve been practicing only doubles in practices, so it paid off. We came out strong from the beginning. Usually we start off slow but this time we started off strong.” Hockicko explained that although she felt she wasn’t playing her best tennis, her opponent consistently fed her the shots she needed for the win. “[The match] was pretty good,
I played like crap in doubles but my singles was pretty good,” Hockicko said. “My backhand was really good. Everything else was off, but she kept hitting to my backhand.” Even some of the CSUF players who did not win their matches had something positive to say about their performances. “In singles I got a slow start but I came back in the second,” junior Jessica Martin said. “I just tried to be steady. I fought back. We knew it was going to be really close, really tough. Me and Adriana could have fought harder in doubles. We were just off today.” The rein of victories CSUN earned over CSUF was not the only kind of ‘rein’ on the courts that day. As the sky darkened, the clouds rolled in, the temperature dropped and the rain started coming down, but it was not enough to call it quits on the courts. “[The rain] was kind of weird
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Carla Rocha (right) and Ana Iacob congratulate each other on their doubles victory Wednesday. but we’re used to it,” Martin said. Michelle Arndt said. “[My oppo- today, I just put everything I had “It’s not like we can just stop nent] is a phenomenal player. I’ve out there.” unless it totally starts raining. You seen her play for the last four Titans could not claim victory just have to kind of ignore it.” years. I’m just happy to be play- over the Matadors but CSUF has As one Titan anticipates gradua- ing and competing, this is my last 12 more matches before the Big tion, she said she is just glad to be year. I was expecting us to win the West Championships in late April. a tennis player. doubles but there were some key Fullerton will next do battle “I was really happy that I turned points that I think I missed. I’m against Southern Illinois, March it around in the second set,” senior not angry about how it turned out 11 at 2 p.m. on the Titan tennis
Fullerton sweeps Gators in doubleheader at
nSOFTBALL: Despite stuggling in second game, Titans nab double victory at home, against University of Florida, en route to an eight-game win
By Brian Thatcher
Daily Titan Asst Sports Editor
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Titan women practice with Coach Erika Blanco (left), Saturday.
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The Cal State Fullerton softball team looked to continue their winning ways Wednesday as they hosted the University of Florida Gators in a doubleheader at the Titan Softball Complex. The Titans (17-9 overall), fresh of their dominant performance at the Worth Invitational this past weekend, picked up where they left off blowingout the Gators in game one, 11-1. The Titans got the offense rolling right from the start. Pitcher Gina Oaks scored first off of an RBI single from catcher Jenny Topping. First baseman Monica Lucatero didn’t keep Topping on the base paths for long, slamming a two-run home run to deep center, Lucatero’s fifth of the year. Florida proceeded to load the bases and let four more runs come across on an RBI single by center fielder Julie Watson, an RBI walk to Oaks and a
two-run double from Topping, to open a commanding 7-0 lead. After the Gators got one run back in the top of the third, CSUF added four more runs in the bottom of the frame off an Oaks three-run home run and an error, scoring left fielder Krista O’Hanian. Florida had a scoring opportunity in the top of the fifth with runners on first and second and no outs, but O’Hanian made a spectacular diving catch in left and Oaks struck out the last two batters to end the game in five, per the mercy rule. Oaks (10-2), who has won six games in a seven-day span, had another strong performance allowing just four hits, while striking out seven and walking three. Fullerton stretched their winning streak to seven, but the Gators got much closer in the second game, as the Titans barely held on for a 3-2 win. Senior Christy Robitaille (3-3) got the nod as starter. She struggled to find her control early and it came back to bite her early.
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In the top of the third, she walked three of the first four batters she faced and, with two outs, she surrendered a two-run double to Florida’s Katie Berger to give the Gators a 2-0 lead. The Titans answered back in the bottom of the frame when Oaks crushed her second home run of the night to cut the lead to one. The score remained the same until the bottom of the sixth. There was a sense of urgency in the Fullerton dugout and coach Michelle Gromacki tried to fire her team up. “I told them that I thought we were a better team than this,” she said. “We needed to stop trying to jack it out of the park and start to play Titan softball.” Her team seemed to respond to the talk. With two outs, shortstop Amanda Hockett knocked a long fly ball that got away from the left fielder and allowed two runs to score, giving CSUF the lead and the win, 3-2. The Titans next see action this weekend as they host Sacramento State in their Big West opener. The first game of a doubleheader will begin at
The Titans took a small hit in the polls this week after going 1-2 at the Kia Bash last weekend. Fullerton dropped two spots to 13th in the Baseball America poll. The Titans fell six spots to 20th in the Collegiate Baseball poll and lost two spots in the Baseball Weekly/ESPN Coaches poll to stand at 10th. Fullerton has been ranked in the top-25 in every Baseball America poll since March 9, 1998. Wichita State is ranked ninth by Baseball America, seventh by Collegiate Baseball and ninth in the Baseball Weekly/ESPN Coaches poll.
INJURY REPORT
Freshman Dustin Miller, a right-handed pitcher, underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow on Jan. 25 and has started a light throwing program with expectations for a return in March or April. Miller is regarded as one of the Titans' top newcomers and was expected to contend for a starting spot in Fullerton's weekend rotation. Junior infielder/RHP Mike Martinez has been sidelined with recurring sciatica (irritation of the sciatic nerve that results in hip and leg pain) and was expected to see a back specialist this week.
PITCHING REPORT
Senior right-hander Jordan DeJong (4-0, 2.37 ERA) has been spectacular for the Titans, but it almost never came to be. DeJong pitched in 1998-99 for the Titans before transferring to Tennessee for the 2000 season. After a somewhat disappointing year with the Volunteers, he returned to Fullerton but only as a student. It wasn't until a chance encounter with pitching coach Dave Serrano that DeJong decided to give the diamond one more try. DeJong is now tied for first in the BWC in wins (4), is seventh in ERA (2.37) and is eighth in opponents' batting average (.221). –Information courtesy of CSUF Athletic Media Relations