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Professors Get Whipped With Pies Educators caught with pie on their faces at Honor Society Event. By ellice soliven
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While students were falling asleep studying in the Titan Student Union lounge at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, six psychology professors were about to literally get creamed in the face for “Take a Pie for Psi Chi” night. At their second meeting of the semester, members of Psi Chi, the national honor society in psychology, witnessed fellow students and other professors throw plates piled with whipped cream at four lucky volunteers. For the special fundraising event and installation of new club officers, jars were placed in the Psychology Department office with the name of each professor who volunteered. From Feb. 19 to 28, people could
drop their money in the jars of the throwing, the real Marie Callenders professor they wanted to see get pies were for the eating. Banana and “pied.” The four with the most mon- coconut creams, apple pies and lemey would end up plastered with pie. on meringues, among others, came “I was sort of volunteered before close to just crumbs by the end of I said I would do it,” Dr. David the night. Gerkens said shortly after fellow To complement the pies, MJ’s doprofessor Dr. Jessica Zettelwatson nated coffee for the night. pied him. “[MJ’s has] realZettelwatson, ized we’ve done a who always wanted lot of things during to throw a pie in There was good enerthe semester, and someone’s face, said gy and people were in they just wanted that it was a good a really good state of to help out,” said two bucks spent. Laura Castro, the mind. “I had to take the society’s president. opportunity when I The undergradu– Amanda hoffman ates, graduates and had it,” she said. Psi Chi Honor Society V.P. professors Dr. Jessie Peissig filled volunteered herself the TSU Ontiveros on the other hand. room, sipping and She jokingly said munching while that still, she and Gerkens “felt very the officers were announced. The betrayed” by those who pied them. next announcement was what every“I always sensed I would get a one was waiting for – which four of pie in the face sometime,” she said, the six professors would receive the laughing. most money? Though they just used whipped “It’s been kind of funny,” said cream-covered paper plates for the Kristin Beals, the club’s social advi-
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Students with drug convictions may soon be able to receive federal financial aid. Currently, students who receive a drug conviction while enrolled in college lose access to federal aid under the Higher Education Act’s drug provision in 1998. Students convicted before enrollment are still eligible for aid. “[The law] causes more drug abuse by blocking education,” said Tom Angell, campaign manager of Students for Sensible Drug Policy. Congress is expected to address the measure this year as part of a reauthorization of the act. The policy group, an international grassroots network, urged Congress to amend the law in 2006. “Since [students] had drug convictions in the past and some depend on financial aid, [being denied aid] they turn to drugs and cannot attain the life or jobs a higher education provides,” said Curtis Schlaufman, director of governmental affairs of Associated Students Inc. “It inhibits society from going in the direction it wants.” According to the policy group, the penalty has a negative impact on low-income, black and Latino communities because of racial profiling and “discriminatory enforcement” of drug laws. “Because of unresolved racial disparities in drug law enforcement, people of color are kept out of college at an unfairly increased rate due to the aid elimination penalty,” Angell said. “What you are looking at is racism. It is the politics of exclusion,” said Jesse Smith, an Afro-ethnic studies professor. “It is called insidious racism. This form of racism consists of conspiring to exclude a person because of race. The purpose of this rule is to deny blacks access to higher education.” Students at UC Berkeley, Hampshire College, Swarthmore College, Yale and Western Washington University have taken action to create scholarships for peers with drug convictions. Student governments in more than 125 schools have passed resolutions calling on Congress to overturn the aid elimination penalty, according to policy group’s Web site. The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, created by Congress, asked in 2005 that Congress remove the drug question from the aid application because it was “irrelevant” to determining eligibility, according to the policy group. The policy group recommends the Removing Impediments to Students’ Education Act as a solution. It would repeal the penalty and reinstate aid to all eligible applicants. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the National Education Association and U.S. Student Association are among the 250 organizations that have called on Congress to repeal the law and provide financial aid to those who are eligible.
The Cal State Fullerton Titans’ softball team hosted the Worth Tournament at Goodwin Field and dominated with a 4-1 record over the weekend. They recorded wins against Minnesota, Stanford, Nevada and Oregon State. In Sunday’s game against Oregon State, senior pitcher Candice Baker followed up a no-hitter on Friday with a seven inning, eight strikeout, two-hit performance in the circle. She threw 71 pitches and didn’t allow a single run as the Titans nipped Oregon State, 1-0. Baker improved her record to 8-3 on the season. She has won four of her last five starts. Senior outfielder Ashley Van Boxmeer was 2-for-3 at the plate as CSUF improved to 13-8 overall on the year. The Titans will come back out and play Loyola Chicago on March 6 and UCLA on March 7. Both games will be held at Anderson Family Field.
balance it out, giving more money to make sure the other person has more. When the money was first counted, Beals had the most at $22. At the very last minute, someone donated $20 to Professor Barbara Cherry’s jar, leaving her with $31.89 and in first place, which left Peissig in third place and Gerkens in fourth. Professors Steve Philler and Jennifer Trevitt ended up with the least amount of money. Standing on newspaper-covBy Ellice soliven/Daily Titan Staff ered trash bags in the middle of the Take that - Goldie Fabikar smashes a each profespie in psychology professor Kristin Beals’ face. room, sor took his or her turn at wrapping sor. “For the last week we’ve been checking each other’s [jars] out to up in trash bags and putting on blue
Pets Seeking Homes By Yvonne Villarreal
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Payton gets along with others. At times, the 3-year-old can get overly excited, but she is generally calm. Her tan and black hair radiates from the sun rays. She has a tendency to shed – but that should be expected since she is a German shepherd mix. On a recent Friday afternoon, Payton eagerly tried to gain the attention of visitors seeking to adopt an animal at the Orange County Animal Care Center located across the street from The Block. “I just moved here from Texas
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and it gets pretty lonely,” said Rebecca Gates, 34, of Garden Grove. “I’m hoping to find a dog to keep me company. It’s hard because you see them and you wish you could take them all home with you.” Gates stopped in front of Payton’s cage to read her bio. The eager canine wagged her tail and stood on her hind legs, but Gates continued walking because she wanted a younger dog. But adopting an adult dog or cat significantly reduces the amount of time spent training – an added incentive for college students, according to Ryan Drabek, a spokesman for the center. “My mom brought me down
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because I am going to be living on my own once I start college and she thought it would be good if I had a cat to keep me company,” said Rich Browning of Santa Ana. The variety of people that come in is as eclectic as the animals in the shelter. “It’s the same demographic as the county,” Drabek said. “We get senior citizens looking for a companion to kids looking for a best friend.” The center is the largest shelter along the West Coast, housing nearly 400 dogs and 300 cats, along with a variety of species including rabbits, SEE SHELTER - PAGE 2
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Shelter: full pound From Page 1 roosters, reptiles and other exotic animals – the center has a “fully open admission” policy. Roughly 20 percent of the dogs and cats are eligible for immediate adoption. “Shelters have too many animals,” said Drabek “Knowing you can contribute to lessening the number is always good.” Most of the animals housed at the shelter are strays or lost pets. When an animal comes in with an ID on its collar, the shelter will send out mailers to the owners. If there is a phone number they will also call the home. Owners have a maximum of seven days to claim their pet; 97.8 percent of animals with IDs were placed back with their family last year. Owners with animals without an ID collar have four days to pick up the pet. At the end of the holding period, the animals undergo a temperament examination to determine if they are suitable to be placed for adoption. There are also animals that have been surrendered by their owner. “Sometimes people move or feel that they can no longer give their pet the attention they need,” said Dra-
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bek. Before the animals are placed for adoption they are evaluated, given vaccinations and given a full medical and physical examination. Their pictures are then taken and put up on the center’s Web site in hopes that someone will be interested in adopting the animal. “We can’t discriminate on adoptions,” said Drabek. “As long as you don’t have too many animals or a history of cruelty with animals, you can adopt from us.” In order to adopt, the potential owner must meet with the pet to ensure compatibility and pay a fee, which ranges from $80 to $100, depending on the services (sterilizing, vaccinating and microchip placement). While a person can come in to adopt a pet all year round, the center holds large adoption events three times a year and takes part in mobile adoptions – it’s next one is on March 11 at the Richard Nixon Library from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Some think the scope of animals living in shelters is too big and they think that adopting just one won’t make a difference,” Drabek said. “But it’s one at a time.”
Pie: Messy Fundraiser From page 1 bags and putting on blue shower caps. Some wore goggles, while others, like Beals, chose to take it all in and only wear the trash bag. Some of the piers threw their weight in and smashed the pies in the professors’ faces, while others gently rubbed the pies in their faces, making sure all of the cream was used. It stuck to their hair and slowly dripped into their nostrils and their mouths. The professors, though, laughed and smiled with faces full of whipped cream. “There was good energy, and
people were in a really good state of mind,” said Amanda Hoffman, the club’s vice president. “They were good sports about it,” she said. The event raised $148.22. Castro said they have not decided exactly what they are going to use the money for yet, but she had some ideas. “Every year we give out travel funds for students to go to conferences,” she said. “We give out a scholarship that is funded through us – whatever money we get is allocated to one of those.” At the event’s end, with bellies and faces full of pie, everyone in the room grinned and chattered about the night’s brief, but fun, festivities.
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To report on-campus crimes please call 714-278-2515. For immediate emergencies call 911. Feb. 23 2:30 a.m. Agency Assist A disturbance was reported in the Denny’s parking lot on Nutwood Avenue. Six people were also arguing inside the restaurant. Feb. 24 1:25 a.m. Suspicious Person A strong odor of marijuana was reportedly coming from Dorm Acacia on North State College Boulevard. 10:37 p.m. Agency Assist Approximately 15 people were arguing in the Target parking lot located off Yorba Linda Boulevard and Placentia Avenue. Feb. 25 8:51 p.m. Suspicious Person A person was seen moving items out to two vehicles on Arts Drive and North State College. 10:39 p.m. Property Vandalism The letter “E” was missing from the Cal State Fullerton sign at Langsdorf Hall.
5:21 p.m. Disturbance Two males were seen having a fist fight on North Campus Drive. Feb. 27 10:24 a.m. Disturbance A male in University Hall wearing a red shirt and dark pants was yelling. 6:00 p.m. Suspicious Person A female at Building 2 at the Irvine Campus became fearful after a student asked her out on a date. Feb. 28 1:59 a.m. Disturbance Two or three subjects were being loud and possibly setting things on fire at Dorm Acacia on North State College Boulevard. 7:10 p.m. Property Vandalism Words were written in grease pen on the inside of the stall and the toilet covers holder in the men’s restroom at University Hall. 7:22 p.m. Fire A vehicle was on fire at North State College and Corporation Drive. The vehicle had been pushed to this location.
Feb. 26 12:48 p.m. Medical Aid Call A 19-year-old female was having a seizure at the Health Center. March 1 2:56 p.m. Suspicious Person 12:47 p.m. Grand Theft A male wearing a blue shirt and A laptop was missing at McCarjeans put a white substance into a thy Hall on N. State College Blvd . lock at Dan Black Hall. A report was taken.
CAMPUS CALENDAR TODAY Pub Monday Karaoke 12 to 1 p.m. in the Titan Student Union Pub Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery in Southern California 5:30 to 9 p.m.: Registration is free and refreshments will be available in the Titan Student Union Pavilion A. TUESDAY Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery in Southern California 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Registration is free and refreshments will be available in the Titan Student Union Theater. Pub Tuesday Open Mic 12 to 1 p.m. in the Titan Student Union Pub Softball vs. Loyola of Chicago 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Anderson Family Field. Student with current CSUF identification receive free admission. Adult general admission is $7.
WEDNESDAY Oprah as Philosopher 12 to 1 p.m.: Marjorie Jolles of the Women’s Studies Program will discuss Winfrey’s philosophical turn. Located in UH-205. Spring Texas Hold Em’ Classic 4 p.m. at the Titan Student Union Underground Softball vs. UCLA 6 to 8 p.m. at the Anderson Family Field. Student with current CSUF identification receive free admission. Adult general admission is $7. THURSDAY Free Glow Bowling Thursday 3 to 7 p.m. at the Titan Student Union Underground. Richard III by William Shakespeare 8 to 10:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center Young Theater. Tickets are $8 in advance for students with current CSUF ID and $9 for adult general admission. The play will run until March 17.
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Titan Accountability The Daily Titan would chosen that was simply not like to take this opportunity appropriate. We apologize to acknowledge a lapse in for making the unwarranted judgment. The Feb. 26 edito- accusation that Steven Mirial was titled “He’s a Thief,” haylo was a thief. in reference to the naming of We have received much the new College of Business feedback on the issue and are and Economics building; doing our best to give everywhile we stand by the con- one a voice. As students, this tent of the opinion piece, the has been a learning experiheadline ence. was poorly To help chosen. avoid these ... a headline was kinds of The purpose of the chosen that was simply problems in opinion future, not appropriate. We the page and we have inthe edito- apologize for making stituted a rial is to the unwarranted accu- wider review provide for sation that Steven Mi- process the student our editoribody with haylo was a thief. als. More our take on editors will the news have more of the day. input on Sometimes those opinions what is put into the editorial will be unpopular, contro- and how it is presented. The versial or inflammatory. editorials are also being disHowever, the headline we cussed and written earlier to used crossed the line from give everyone on staff more legitimate opinion into inap- time to review them. propriate commentary. With the new safeguards News and editorial judg- and a heightened vigilance ment are tricky things. In for these kinds of problems, most cases, we make respon- we at the Daily Titan hope sible choices, but in this par- we will not make this same ticular case, a headline was mistake again.
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Regarding “Mihaylo Name Under Question 2/26,” How are there any skeletons in Mr. Mihaylo’s closet? First, it’s clear that he had no involvement in the wrongdoing described in this article. Second, there is no allegation that Mr. Mihaylo created, approved of or even knew of a “corporate culture” in his company that led to the illegal
activity of the employee who committed the wrongdoing. In fact, Mr. Mihaylo should be commended for taking corrective action by firing that employee and entering into a guilty plea which I understand included payment of restitution. Charles H. Smith posted 3/02/07 @ 4:48 PM EST www.dailytitan.com
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Regarding “Mihaylo Name Under Question 2/26,” I have remained silent for the past several days, ever since the article in the Orange County Register appeared and now the Titan newspaper. Initially I was saddened and then angered by the first article. I spoke to Dr. Gordon, president of Cal State Fullerton, and Dr. Puri, dean of CSUF’s business school, about the article in the Register, but not the Titan newspaper. Both of them expressed their surprise and unhappiness about something they considered to be less than objective reporting. Dr. Gordon and Dr. Puri both expressed their full support for me, so I decided to let the whole incident pass without any comment. But I have been urged by many friends, relatives and Inter-Tel associates that have known me for 20, 30 and even 40 years to respond. Still, I was reluctant until the article in the Titan. I would like to briefly address the guilty plea that Inter-Tel entered into with the U.S. government in connection with the government’s eRate program for schools and libraries. Inter-Tel was first told by the government that we were under investigation for possible bid rigging sometime in 2002 for a bid in 1999 that was never awarded and that Inter-Tel never received a penny from. Inter-Tel conducted its own investigation and felt that an employee in its Bay Area sales office had attempted to rig a bid. We fired the employee and agreed to pay a fine based on a formula that is is very clear under the law – end of story. My record speaks for itself. I devoted 37 years of my life to building Inter-Tel from a oneman company to an organization with nearly 2,000 associates, over 200,000 customers, over 70 locations in the U.S., United Kingdom and Ireland and nearly a half a billion dollars in annual revenue. I’m a perfect example of what education can do in a person’s life. My parents were divorced when I was 9 years old and I lived in foster homes until I dropped out of high school to join the Army when I was 17 years old. That could have been the story of my life except for one thing – educa-
tion. After I served three years in the Army and worked for two years after the Army, my mother encouraged me to go back to school. After just 30 months from the date I entered college, while working full-time, I received my bachelor’s degree from Cal State Fullerton in accounting and finance in 1969 with a cumulative GPA of 3.01. Not great, but not bad either, especially considering the circumstances. Without my education from CSUF I would just be another statistic and a burden on an already over-stressed and over-taxed society. Thanks to CSUF I am where I am today. Education made the difference in my life and I have spent the past 30-plus years helping underprivileged kids get an education. When Dr. Puri cold-called me over four years ago and asked me if I would help the university I didn’t hesitate, I just said “yes.” After four years of helping out, I‘ve been privileged to work with many fine people, but I’m appalled by just how little the alumni of Cal State Fullerton give back to their university. That’s why I decided to step up to the plate and give the university $4.5 million of my own money towards the new Business School building, but it shouldn’t be this hard to give to people that you believe in and want to help. Maybe together the students, the faculty and I can do something to change all that. If every faculty member and every alumnus gave just $10 per month to an endowment for the students, we could raise over $20 million per year for a lasting tribute to our great university and to help generations of students to come. Finally, I have a few questions for the Titan newspaper, since I was never contacted by the paper in connection with their article. Whatever happened to the concept of people, in this case the bid rigger, taking personal responsibility? Should every CEO in America be held responsible for the actions of every single one of their employees? Should every teacher in America be held responsible every time one of their students cheats on a test? Should every college president be held responsible for every incident that occurs on a college campus under their control? Respectfully, Steven G. Mihaylo.
Regarding “Mihaylo Name Under Question 2/26” and “He’s a Thief 2/26,” I am deeply ashamed that the Daily Titan would publish an article and an editorial without a complete research of the facts and timelines. I am embrassed that it seems that you have lowered yourself to gossip and incomplete fact-finding, thus
becoming an ultra-liberal scandal sheet slinging mud at a hard-working businessman and his company. The only purpose I see in this is to malign the business world with one swipe to all. Kathryn Crawford posted 2/26/07 @ 4:55 PM EST www.dailytitan.com
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This is not the column I wrote shocked. Why the hell can’t you for this week. people just accept that there is This is the column I am writ- more to life than American Idol ing to explain why the column and Jesus? I wrote for this week is not the It is not like I slam you up column you are reading. Which against the wall (I could), spit is funny considering that the in your face (I should) and force reason you are not reading the you to listen to what I have to other column is you. say (never). I write a column The original column was way that speaks to adults and college too intense for you to read. How students about hypocrisies and do I know this? Because the oddities in life as we know it. people who run the newspaper You are in college … a place you read know this. Whether that was once the haven of libthey were elected or not, you en- eral thinking. Now it is a bedsore trust in them the knowledge that of retards. I recently sat between they won’t publish anything that two people having a converyour blessed sation about little heart can’t whether Louis handle. bags I found out I am no Vuitton I want you were overdone to applaud longer allowed to curse (final consensus: them because in print, so this won’t they are). this week Is that all you be near as effective, but people they’ve done want to their jobs. You f**k you. think about? will not be hurt Am I a product by this new of some era that column, your never came to bubble won’t be burst and no pass? Not to infer that I am difnew thought will snake through ferent or better than anyone, but your filters, requiring you to use seriously, I hate that you need your head for something other a filter placed on our world. I than a hat rack. hate that I have to live in a place I have been a newspaper col- where, rather than you just putumnist for eight years now, lon- ting down the newspaper when ger than some people have been there is something you don’t in college and high school com- want to read, you feel compelled bined. I have worked for daily to put a screen on someone else city newspapers and smaller as well. You, the people who campus-run newspapers. mandate that I wear a seatbelt I’ve seen a lot, said a lot and and a bike helmet. You, the regretted nothing. I’ve been people who feel it is your duty to threatened with lawsuits, had protect other people from what death threats from an entire you cannot handle. school system and been banned The day before I found I from events – all over the writ- couldn’t run my other column, ten word. I am no stranger to I found out I am no longer alcensorship or controversy, but lowed to curse in print, so this every time I run up against the won’t be near as effective, but one or the other I am a little bit f**k you.
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Real Pilots, Fake Planes Real-time practice with aviation professionals is just a few clicks away Jackie Kimmel
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By Cameron pemstein/Daily Titan virtual pilot - Markian Olesijuk, a commerical pilot, demonstrates Mircosoft’s Flight Simulator X Wednesday night in CP125.
Pilot’s licenses are overrated. With little more than a flight simulation program and the helpful advice of some dedicated players, anyone can land a plane in Los Angeles International Airport or one of several other airports worldwide. VATSIM, or Virtual Air Traffic Simulation Network, is an online virtual airspace for real players to train or play in. Created by a group of pilots and air traffic controllers, VATSIM uses 10 servers to cater to seven international regions of flight-simulator users. VATSIM allows users to virtually train using flight lingo, exact layouts of airports, various plane model types, and different weather conditions. Since VATSIM started in 2001, the 112,484 registered users have acquired over 10 million hours of flight and air traffic control training hours. Membership and connection to the organization’s servers are free. To be able to participate, people must have a computer with an Internet connection and, for maximum realism, a microphone and speakers or a headset. However, it is possible to communicate by text only, said Ruth McTighe, the organization’s vice president of communications. To play as a pilot the simmer can use the keyboard and mouse, but most prefer some type of joystick. They also need some type of flight simulator program. Air traffic controllers need a special simulated radar screen, either Advanced Simulated Radar Client or Virtual Radar Client.
The software used to connect to the VATSIM network is free and can be downloaded on the group’s Web site, www.vatsim.net, McTighe said. To make the flight experience more immersive, additional scenery and buildings can be downloaded to the game, such as landmarks in major cities. However, before taking off, flightsimulator users must learn some of the language associated with flying, as well as basic maneuvers. “Assuming a pilot can fly his plane and knows how to communicate with the simulated ATC [air traffic control] on Microsoft Flight Sim, I would reckon that it would only take an hour or so to read up enough to conduct a simple circuit of an airfield,” McTighe said. Some student pilots use VATSIM to study for and earn their flight certifications. “I can tell you that many student pilots practice their flights on VATSIM the day before they go fly for real,” said Keith Smith, a VATSIM air traffic manager from New Jersey. “It’s helpful to see the lay of the land and practice the route during those early stages of training.” The communication in the sim helped 20-year-old commercial pilot Markian Olesijuk earn his multi-engine certification. Plus, an air-trafficcontrol certification can be earned via flight sim. Professor Michael McAlexander, a VATSIM player, brought in two flight-sim users to demonstrate the game to his online gaming in society class Wednesday. “This game has actually helped me in the real world,” said 25-year-old Riverside Sheriff’s Communications Officer and private pilot Dominic Durden in his opening remarks to the class. Durden and Olesijuk conducted a series of simulated flights in which they flew around LAX and landed in John Wayne Airport in Orange County from the convenience of a
College Park classroom. “The goal is to take the situation and apply it to current technology,” McAlexander said. With a two-second delay, the class watched as Durden verbally explained flight directions to Olesijuk as he maneuvered and flew the virtual plane. “It is amazing how close it actually is to the real thing,” Olesijuk said. “The way the cockpits are set up at 99 percent, how they look, and the weather conditions are close.” The pair answered questions from the audience as they watched their respective screens. Durden multitasked by explaining exact directions to a little more than half a dozen pilots via verbal commands as well as text-only messaging. Students seemed eager to watch as the pair conducted “touch downs” where the plane touches the runway and then continues on its intended path. “I can see my house,” joked one of the students as Olesijuk virtually flew from Los Angeles to Orange County while listening to a new pilot ask for flight clearance. McAlexander explained that the simulator showcases real-life airports as he showed how the 2-5 left runway in LAX is unavailable for takeoff or landing in the game because it is closed at the actual airport. VATSIM users agree to follow the set regulations of the created virtual world and follow the different levels of control – usually. “If there is no one on to control, then gamers can do what they want,” Durden said. For those who can’t fly for medical reasons or who are obsessed with flying, the VATSIM community satisfies the obsession, Olesijuk said. Community members host dinners twice a year at restaurants located near airports. The VATSIM convention will be held this month. “It’s a big puzzle that makes you think,” Olesijuk said.
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Titans Figure Out Rice’s Ace Early, Urena Dominant in Pitching One-Hitter BY JASON KORNFELD
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The Titans rebounded from their Saturday night loss to Rice as Cal State Fullerton men’s baseball beat the Rice Owls 6-1 in front of 2,639 fans at Goodwin Field on Sunday afternoon. Titan freshman Sean Urena pitched a gem earning his first career
Hardman Gets Four Hits in Loss BY NOLAN ANDRE
Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com
First baseman Joe Savery and third baseman Diego Seastrunk each had three hits in Rice’s 9-3 victory at Goodwin Field. In a night of few highlights on Saturday for the Cal State Fullerton baseball team, centerfielder Clark Hardman continued his comeback. The junior went 4-for-5 and is now batting .427 with two home runs and 19 RBIs. He was injured early in 2005 and played in only seven games. He started in 36 games last year but batting only .224. It has only been recently that Hardman has felt completely healthy. “The later part of last year is when I started to feel healthy,” Hardman said. “I was just frustrated I couldn’t help the team out.” CSUF Head Coach George Horton expressed similar feelings about Hardman. “He was never 100 percent last year,” Horton said. “(But) he’s back, he’s hitting the ball and getting base.” CSUF starting pitcher Jeff Kaplan (2-1) lasted five innings allowing four runs on eight hits while striking out four and walking two. Rice’s offense cranked out 16 hits including three home runs. They were only retired in order in two innings. “I have to give credit to their offense,” Horton said. “When we made mistakes, they hit with power and when we made good pitches they hit with good wood.”
shutout, giving up only one hit and one run while striking out a careerhigh six batters with 110 pitches. The Titans took the weekend series from Rice, two games to one. “They [Fullerton] play good baseball and Coach Horton is one of the best in the game,” Rice Head Coach Wayne Graham said. “He’s [Urena] got a great concept on how to pitch and I like his control and his ability to change speeds.”
Urena earned his third consecutive victory going 3-0 on the season to beat Joe Savery for Rice, who fell to 3-1. The Titans started their offense early in the second inning as Nick Mahin and John Curtis drew walks and Khris Davis made a sacrificeout, advancing Mahin and Curtis to second and third base. Chris Jones then had two of his three RBIs as he ripped a double down the first base
... And One BY Jonathan Saavedra
Can Shaq Rebound to Save the Day? If you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen. Shaquille O’Neal doesn’t plan on leaving the kitchen any time soon as he intends on taking the Heat … to the playoffs. But can he do it without Dwyane Wade? That is a question that remains to be seen as the struggling defending NBA champions try to keep their heads above a .500 record while also trying to avoidslipping out of the playoff picture. The team is currently at the No. 7 spot with New Jersey and Orlando at its heels. Miami (29-29) is without Wade, its leading scorer, who dislocated his left shoulder after colliding with Houston Rocket forward Shane Battier on Feb. 22. The NBA’s fourth-leading scorer (28.8 ppg) is expected to choose between undergoing season-ending surgery or going through rehabilitation for a chance to return in time for the playoffs. That is if his team even makes the playoffs. Enter the Diesel, the Big Aristotle, Superman, the Most Dominant Ever, Shaq-Fu – whatever moniker he’s going by these days in Miami. Without Wade, it’s time for Shaq to prove he’s still got some fuel left in his tanks and lead his team into post-season action. That task might be a little hard considering O’Neal has missed a total of 39 games this season while recovering from knee surgery and is averaging just 16 points and
7.3 rebounds in 19 games. With numbers like that coupled with a 39-game absence, it’s easy to count Shaq out and consider him on the downside of his career. However, the familiar swagger is coming back as of late. The 18-wheeler is just starting to roll. In the five games without Dwyane Wade, Shaq is averaging 22 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. Perhaps even more telling is that Miami is 3-2 in that span, including an impressive 85-82 recent victory over the Detroit Pistons. In the win over Detroit, O’Neal had 31 points, 15 rebounds and six assists in 35 minutes. Shaq has always been known as a player who likes to take it easy until games count. Without Wade, there is now a sense of urgency and every game is a stepcloser to the post-season. But time is running out with just 24 games left and Miami is still carrying a mediocre record. Could this familiar Shaq surge be too little too late for a team that looks better on paper and is without its ace? I think Shaq and Co. can beat out the New York Knicks and the Orlando Magic and maintain their spot in the playoff standings come mid-April. However, without Wade, this Miami team is likely to be a one-and-done team come playoff time.
Jonathan Saavedra’s columns appear every Monday. sports@dailytitan.com
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By CArlos delgado/Daily Titan NO MERCY – Titan Candice Baker was dominant in cutting up opposing batters in the Worth Invitational.
Titans’ Baker Throws NoHitter Titan Media Relations Cal State Fullerton senior Candice Baker logged her first career no-hitter as the Titans shutout No. 8 Stanford, 1-0, to highlight the first day of play at the 2007 Worth Invitational on Friday night at Anderson Family Field. Baker (6-3) struck out nine and got tremendous help from her defense, which stranded six baserunners, including the tying run in scoring position in the second, third, and fifth innings. Baker and the Titans then shut the door as the right-hander struck out four of the final eight batters over the next two innings.
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line scoring Mahin and Curtis. In the bottom of the fourth inning with Savery struggling for Rice, Curtis singled to center, Jones singled off of the shortstop, and Joel Weeks walked to load the bases. Savery got the hook and gave way to Ryan Tacker who gave up a RBI single to Billy Pinkerton, but then Clark Hardman popped up and Joe Scott grounded out to end the inning. Urena surrendered his lone hit
and run in the fifth inning as Jared Gayhart hit a screaming triple down the first base line and Jordan Dodson picked him up with a sacrifice. The Titans came right back in the bottom of the fifth with two more runs scored by Mahin and Curtis. In the sixth inning, the Titans added their sixth and final run of the game on a sacrifice by Jon Wilhite, which scored Hardman. Urena got stronger as the game
progressed and picked up two of his six strikeouts in the seventh inning. Titan fans cheered as Urena ran out to finish the game in the ninth, and Urena didn’t let them down as he made quick work of Rice by getting three outs. “When you go out and your team scores six runs it’s not that hard to have confidence on the mound, especially when your defense is playing so hard behind you,” Urena said.