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The CSUF Student Health and Counseling Center will be offering students an opportunity to have their questions answered regarding new Pap smear guidelines. Registered nurse Janet Emery will talk with students about the timing of a woman’s first Pap, what to test for along with information about the HPV vaccine. The event starts at 12 p.m. and will run until 1 p.m. in the Room 205 of University Hall. The discussion is meant to keep students up to date on these issues.
Woman reports a bat in her home and finds it in her coffee maker (AP) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – It wasn’t just the caffeine that gave an Iowa woman an extra jolt after she had her morning coffee. It was also the bat she found in the filter. The Iowa Department of Public Health says the woman reported a bat in her house but wasn’t too worried about it. She turned on her automatic coffee maker before bedtime and drank her coffee the next morning. She discovered the bat in the filter when she went to clean it that night. The woman has undergone treatment for possible rabies. Health officials say that the bat was sent to a lab but that its brain was too cooked by the hot water to determine whether it had rabies.
‘CSUF Votes 2008’ kicks off Some were turned away because the oncampus pub reached max capacity on opening debate night By Allison Griggs
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A discussion panel, following the first of four presidential debates, turned into a debate all its own in the Titan Student Union Pub on Friday. The Pub’s viewing of the first debate, as well as the panel, were part of the CSUF Votes 2008 event sponsored by Cal State Fullerton’s Associated Students, Inc. and the Office of Public Affairs and Government Relations. Titan colors of orange and blue were replaced with patriotic red, white and blue in preparation for a night of heated political debates. The Pub filled past capacity for a debate that nearly didn’t happen. Arizona Sen. John McCain almost postponed the televised debate so that he could return to Washington, D.C. to focus on the nation’s financial problems
and economic crisis. Later, the Arizona senator had a change of heart and decided to follow through with the debate. Throughout the night the crowded students and professors in the Pub watched the multiple television screens attentively. Groans, boos, and outbursts of laughter occasionally broke the silence. The group would erupt into laughter when Obama mistakenly referred to McCain as “Jim” instead of his first name, John. Following the televised debate, ASI Chief Governmental Officer and the event moderator, Leo Otero, opened the panel discussion. The speakers consisted of CSUF political science professors Matthew Jarvis, Stephen Stambough, Radio TV and Film professor James Stone, Villa Park city council member Deborah Pauly and Vice Chair of the Orange County Young Democrats, Aaruni Thakur.
(Left) By Todd Barnes/Daily Titan Staff Photographer (Right) By Rafael A. Delgado/Daily Titan Staff Photographer (Left) Rep. Panelist Deborah Pauly answers a students question after the debate in the TSU Underground. (Right) Students, staff and faculty watch the first presidential debate of 2008.
Pauly, who is also an elected member of the central committee for the Republican Party of Orange County, had a tough crowd to work. As the only woman on the panel and one of a very few openly Republican people in the room, many of the questions and much of the debating was directed at her. Pauly said the debate was intended to focus on foreign policy, which is a strong point for McCain, but instead it was largely focused on the current state of the economy. She said that had the debate been more about foreign policy, then things might have gone differently. Thakur, who is a strong Obama
supporter, openly disagreed with Pauly. “If Obama doesn’t win I’ll be surprised, but if the race isn’t close I’ll be more surprised,” Thakur said. Besides his obvious support for Obama, and Pauly’s boosting for Republicans, the panel remained bipartisan. While the room openly cheered for Obama and booed McCain multiple times, Otero did his best to neutralize the playing field and give each panel member a chance to voice their opinion in responding to the questions asked by the audience. The event attempted to touch on all aspects of the debate and reach
out to each of the attendees. Multiple students, professors and listeners questioned the speakers, especially Pauly, asking about their understanding and views of the debate and the candidates themselves. ASI Executive Vice-President, Maryam Marzara, said the event, put on by ASI and Lobby Corps, was geared toward helping students realize how important elections and the right to vote really are. Marzara said the next three debates will take place on October 2, 7 and 15, and the post-debate discussions will allow for students to come away with meaningful ideas. See DEBATE, Page 2
Student looks to the road for peace, quiet, closure
This child quickly learns a lesson in: ‘Break dancing baby accident’
Her grandfather died after fighting melanoma for 23 years. Now she is training to run a marathon in his memory, and to raise awareness of the deadly illness By Chrystal Henderson For The Daily Titan news@dailytitan.com
This is one reason why parents should always keep an eye on their children. After a crowd gathered to watch this group of breakdancers perform, one child really wanted to become part of the action. This version has been edited to include sound effects and slow motion play, making it easier for viewers to break it down.
For the record Sept. 24: In the story “The Bicycle Tree flips hot cakes,” The Daily Titan reported that the bicycle club will have a facility in a couple months, when it won’t be for a couple years. We apologize for this inconvenience.
Melanoma is the leading cause of cancer death among college students. It is the deadliest form of skin cancer, and young women between 20 and 25 years of age are exposed to it from using tanning beds and not using sunscreen while lying in the sun. Michelle Greer, a Cal State Fullerton junior, will be running in a marathon to honor her grandfather who died from melanoma, and to raise money for melanoma research. Greer is an English major who began running as a way to deal with the stress of family and school life. “I felt that running would be the safest way for me to let out my anger, and when I was done I would feel amaz-
Pets and their owners participate in the annual Pet Trek in Irvine By Ashley Landsman news@dailytitan.com
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(Left) Michelle Greer, a CSUF junior is training to run the Long Beach Marathon in memory of her grandfather (Right) who died after fighting melanoma for 23 years.
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ing!” Greer said. “Running makes me feel good about myself and I feel like I accomplish something.” Greer runs at least four days a week, and is training herself for a marathon. Greer’s grandfather, Clyde Reavis, was a photographer who loved to take pictures of everything. “When you take pictures you’re capturing the beauty around you and that’s what he did,” Greer recalled. Reavis was also a very giving man who touched Greer with his presence in her life. “There needs to be more people like my grandfather in the world,” Greer said. Reavis died in August after battling melanoma for 23 years. Running this marathon in honor of her grandfather
Happy dogs sported smiling faces and wagging tails Saturday at the Irvine Animal Care Center’s annual Pet Trek fundraiser. Dog owners and, in some cases, their pups, dressed comfortably in preparation for the walk, which started promptly at 9 a.m. Teams and solo walkers with their dogs paraded over small bridges and past the duck-trimmed water into the morning fog. The trail of tails, leashes and athletic shoes marched from Woodbridge Park, in Irvine, around nearby Woodbridge Lake and back again, to raise money for the homeless animals in Irvine and Costa Mesa. Irvine Mayor Beth Krom, who has attended every annual event, supports the city’s commitment to the humane treatment of animals.
“It’s great to see how loved the pets are, in the city of Irvine,” she said. “We work very hard to make sure animals are only put down in the most extreme circumstances.” After the quick lap around the lake, many Pet Trek participants engaged in a silent auction designed to raise money for the IACC. They also enjoyed refreshments, ate barbecue and watched spunky canines show off some skills in a Frisbee talent show. Trekkers Samantha Miller, 22, and her tiny teacup chihuahua, Mimi, took a break in a chair next to their trek teammates, Taryn Carpenter, 27, and her Yorkshire terrier, Dior. “Team Fashion” are first-time pet trekkers and they say they’ll be back next year. “We love animals and the money we donated is going to a good cause,” Miller said. “I think I want to adopt like five dogs,” Carpenter said. Interestingly, the IACC personnel brought five dogs from their facility, to the Pet Trek event. One of them was 2-year-old Pala, a medium-sized black and white mut, named after the Indian reservation near where he was found. He was
rescued from the Escondido Humane Society last October, according to Christine Franco, IACC’s program coordinator. His one-year residency at the shelter is the longest of all animals there. While Pala’s stay at the shelter saves his life, Cal State Fullerton communications major, Marilyn Pazienza, 43, helps save lives and is dedicated to her internship at IACC, and plans to stay on as an employee after it is over. “This is the one event per year where we raise the most money,” Pazienza said. “Twenty thousand dollars (is the average) but I don’t think it will be anywhere near that, (this year) due to the economy.” Charitable organizations, petfriendly services and shelters lined the concrete path, which was packed with people and pooches, at Woodbridge Park. Local non-profit dog rescue organization Critter Crossings, was one of the many establishments that had a spot on the grass, under a tarp. Volunteer Sue Williamson is passionate about saving unwanted animals. There are “so many animals to
By Ashley Landsman/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Dogs get to know each other as their owners stand by and watch during the Pet Trek fundraiser at Woodbridge Park in Irvine Saturday.
adopt and people see them as disposable,” Williamson said. “People who take them home need to realize it’s a lifetime commitment and see these dogs as a member of the family,” she said. Around 12 p.m. the crowded pave-
ment at the park slowly started to reveal itself and the green grass emptied, as dogs and their owners began trotting away from the day’s events. “We set the bar very high (in Irvine) for how animals should be treated and it shows,” Krom said.
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IN OTHER NEWS debate: asi host presidential debate China’s first spacewalk team returns to Earth
BEIJING (AP) – Three Chinese astronauts emerged from their capsule Sunday after a milestone mission to carry out the country’s first spacewalk, showing off China’s technological know-how and cementing its status as a space power and future competitor to the United States. A senior space official said the mission China’s most ambitious yet took the country one step closer in its plan to build a space station and then to land a man on the moon. Wang Zhaoyao, deputy director of manned space flight, said the program is looking to launch a new orbiting vehicle and set up a simple space lab by 2011. By 2020, China wants to launch a manned mission to experiment with technologies that will enable astronauts to take care of spacecraft for longer periods of time, Wang told reporters at a briefing in Beijing after a parachute brought the astronauts’ capsule back to ground. “After we have successfully completed these three steps, we will go to even more remote areas,” Wang said. “We believe that as long as we can make further progress on the road of science and technology, China will achieve the target of putting a manned spacecraft on the moon in the near future.”
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Maine preps as hurricane races toward Nova Scotia
MACHIAS, Maine (AP) – Fishermen moved boats to shelter from a rare burst of tropical weather along Maine’s rugged Down East coast Sunday as a weakening Hurricane Kyle spun past on its way to Canada, threatening a glancing blow equivalent to a classic nor’easter storm without the snow. A hurricane watch for Maine was discontinued Sunday, but a tropical storm warning remained in effect from Stonington, at the mouth of Penobscot Bay, to Eastport on the Canadian border, the National Hurricane Center said. The Canadian Hurricane Centre issued a hurricane warning for parts of southwestern Nova Scotia, with tropical storm warnings for parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The Category 1 storm’s track was expected to bring its center ashore in New Brunswick just west of Saint John late Sunday or early Monday, but by then it is expected to have less than hurricane strength, said Peter Bowyer of the Canadian center in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. There were no immediate plans for evacuations in Maine, although residents were warned of potential power outages and interruptions in ferry services to islands.
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Calif. gay marriage ban sparks ‘War of the Rings’
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Gettysburg. Armageddon. The War of the Rings. Those are some of the superlatives culture warriors on both sides of the same-sex marriage divide are using to convey the urgency surrounding Proposition 8 on the Nov. 4 ballot, which would place a ban on gay marriage in the state Constitution. To the initiative’s backers, nothing less weighty than religious liberty and even the building blocks of society are at stake. To its opponents, the California Marriage Protection Amendment tests nothing more cherished than the American ideals of equality and personal freedom. All of it is riding on whether voters in the nation’s most populous state accept or reject 14 words: “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” Proposition 8 is one of three proposed gay marriage bans appearing on ballots around the country this November. It would amend the state Constitution to overturn the California Supreme Court decision earlier this year that legalized same-sex unions.
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From Page 1 “What you learn in college, inside and outside the classroom, really affects what you take with you,” Marzara said. The importance of the youth vote is finally becoming more apparent to CSUF students, she said. Professors at the event agreed. “Obama needs a good youth vote, he needs to inspire a big turnout of young voters,” Stone said.
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pus,” Otero said. In fact, the turnout was so good that Otero said he had to turn a few people away due to fire hazard limitations. He hoped to avoid similar problems for Thursday’s debate, when the vice presidential candidates face off. Viewing will be held in the Titan Student Union Pavilion C at 6 pm on Thursday. “The attendance and participation was great,” Otero said. “But we’re hoping for more next week.”
Marathon: Melanoma fundraiser From Page 1 is an accomplishment that would mean everything to Greer; it is her way of paying tribute to his life and memory. She is also running to fight for those who have the disease, and those who may get it in the future, by raising money to find a cure. Greer’s mother, Debbie, said “I am terribly proud of my daughter. It’s almost sad because I can’t believe he’s gone and she is running in memory of him, but I am extremely proud of her and her enthusiasm and I’m sure my father would be very hap-
py about what she is doing too.” Randy Lomax, who is a survivor and the Chairman of the Melanoma Research Foundation said what Greer is doing is, “Absolutely fantastic. Our foundation is about raising money for research and education. The money that she raises will be used for getting the cutting edge research and science available to find a cure for this horrible disease.” According to Lowmax, melanoma is also the second-leading cause of cancer death among 25 to 30 year-olds. Exposure to UV rays in tanning beds
and from the sun is what causes melanoma. As a result, getting a great tan can come with the cost of getting cancer along with it. Melanoma prevention includes being aware of exposure to sun, using sunscreen and staying away from tanning beds. Also, we have to pay attention to our skin. Lomax called the signs for deformities the ABCD’s. A stands for asymmetrical, which means the mole is not circular. B stands for uneven borders. C stands for an unusual color, and D stands for the depth of the mole. If a mole or spot on your skin
falls in one of these categories, they should see a dermatologist. To support Greer and her cause you can go to her Web site, http://firstgiving.com/michellegreer, and make a donation. You can also go to the Melanoma Research Foundation Web site for more information, which is http:// www.melanoma.org. If you can’t make a donation Greer said she would just love for her fellow students to support her by giving her words of encouragement and hugs. She will be running on Sunday, Oct. 12 in the Long Beach Marathon at 7:30 a.m.
Lawmakers, White House agree on $700B bailout Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Congressional leaders and the White House agreed Sunday to a $700 billion rescue of the ailing financial industry after lawmakers insisted on sharing spending controls with the Bush administration. The biggest U.S. bailout in history won the tentative support of both presidential candidates and goes to the House for a vote Monday. The plan, bollixed up for days by election-year politics, would give the administration broad power to use billions upon billions of taxpayer dollars to purchase devalued mortgage-related assets held by cashstarved financial firms. President Bush called the vote a difficult one for lawmakers but said he is confident Congress will pass it. “Without this rescue plan, the costs to the American economy could be disastrous,” Bush said in a written statement released by the White House. He was to speak publicly about the plan early Monday morning, before U.S. markets open. Flexing its political muscle, Congress insisted on a stronger hand in controlling the money than the White House had wanted. Lawmakers had to navigate between angry voters with little regard for Wall Street and administration officials who warned that inaction would cause the economy to seize up and spiral into recession. A deal in hand, Capitol Hill leaders scrambled to sell it to colleagues in both parties and acknowledged they were not certain it would pass. “Now we have to get the votes,” said Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., the majority leader. Rep. John A. Boehner, R-Ohio,
the House minority leader, said he was urging “every member whose conscience will allow them to support this” to back it, but officials in both parties expected the vote to be a nail-biter. The final legislation was released Sunday evening, and Republicans and Democrats huddled for hours in private meetings to learn its details and voice their concerns. Many said they left undecided, and leaders were scrambling to put the most positive face on a deeply unpopular plan. “This isn’t about a bailout of Wall Street, it’s a buy-in, so that we can turn our economy around,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, DCalif. The largest government intervention in financial markets since the Great Depression casts Washington’s long shadow over Wall Street. The government would take over huge amounts of devalued assets from beleaguered financial companies in hopes of unlocking frozen credit. “I don’t know of anyone here who wants the center of the economic universe to be Washington,” said a top negotiator, Sen. Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. But, he added, “The center of gravity is here temporarily. ... God forbid it’s here any longer than it takes to get credit moving again.” The plan would let Congress block half the money and force the president to jump through some hoops before using it all. The government could get at $250 billion immediately, $100 billion more if the president certified it was necessary, and the last $350 billion with a separate certification and subject to a congressional resolution of disapproval.
Still, the resolution could be vetoed by the president, meaning it would take extra-large congressional majorities to stop it. As Bush’s team stepped up its efforts to corral reluctant Republicans, the White House released a letter from his budget chief, Jim Nussle, to Boehner saying the measure would cost taxpayers “considerably less” than its eye-popping $700 billion total. Lawmakers in both parties were poring over the 110-page bill. Democratic leaders have made it clear they will not support the rescue unless a substantial number of Republicans join them. “It will take two to make this work,” said Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill. But it was a tough sell for lawmakers in both parties. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, an opponent, estimated that half of the House’s 199 Republicans are “truly undecided.” Lawmakers who struck a postmidnight deal on the plan with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson predicted final congressional action might not come until Wednesday. The proposal is designed to end a vicious downward spiral that has battered all levels of the economy. Hundreds of billions of dollars in investments based on mortgages have soured and cramped banks’ willingness to lend. “If we do not do this, the trauma, the chaos and the disruption to everyday Americans’ lives will be overwhelming, and that’s a price we can’t afford to risk paying,” Sen. Judd Gregg, the chief Senate Republican in the talks, told The Associated Press. Rep. Barney Frank of Massachu-
$20M Somali ransom demand for ship; 1 crewman dies Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – As a heavily armed U.S. destroyer patrolled nearby and planes flew overhead Sunday, a Somali pirate spokesman told The Associated Press his group was demanding a $20 million ransom to release a cargo ship loaded with Russian tanks. The spokesman also warned that the pirates would fight to the death if any country tried military action to regain the ship, and a man who said he was the ship’s captain reported that one crew member had died. Pirates seized the Ukrainian-operated ship Faina off the coast of Somalia on Thursday as it headed to Kenya carrying 33 Russian-built T-72 tanks and a substantial amount of ammunition and spare parts. The ordnance was ordered by the Kenyan government. The guided missile destroyer USS Howard was stationed off the Somali coast on Sunday, making sure that the pirates did not remove the tanks, ammunition and other heavy weapons from the ship, which was anchored off the coast. A spokesman for the U.S. 5th fleet said the Navy remained “deeply concerned” over the fate of the ship’s 21member crew and cargo.
In a rare gesture of cooperation, the Americans appeared to be keeping an eye on the Faina until the Russian missile frigate Neustrashimy, or Intrepid, reaches the area. The Russian ship was still in the Atlantic on Sunday, the Russian navy reported. Pirate spokesman Sugule Ali said he was speaking Sunday from the deck of the Faina via a satellite phone — and verified his location by handing the phone over to the ship’s captain, who also spoke with the AP. It was not possible to further confirm their identities. “We want ransom, nothing else. We need $20 million for the safe release of the ship and the crew,” Ali said, adding that “if we are attacked, we will defend ourselves until the last one of us dies.” Five nations have been sharing information to try to secure the swift release of the ship and its crew Ukraine, Somalia, Russia, the United States and Britain. Kenyan government spokesman Alfred Mutua, however, insisted his country will not negotiate with pirates or terrorists. Ali said planes have been flying over the Faina. It was not known which country the planes belonged to. He also said others who made earlier ransom demands did not speak for the pirates holding the ship.
A man who said he was the captain of the seized ship and who identified himself as Viktor Nikolsky told the AP that a Russian crew member died Sunday because of hypertension. “The rest of us are feeling well,” Nikolsky said, adding that he could see three ships about a mile away, including one carrying an American flag. Both Ali and Nikolsky spoke on a satellite phone number the AP got from a Somali journalist who spoke to Ali earlier in the day. The conversation lasted about 30 minutes. Ali spoke in Somali with a central Somalian accent and Nikolsky spoke in broken English. Russian media had earlier identified Nikolsky as the first mate, yet he identified himself to the AP as the ship’s captain. It was not possible to immediately resolve the discrepancy. U.S. Navy spokesman Lt. Nathan Christensen told AP that the San Diego-based USS Howard had made contact with the Faina on Sunday. “While we can’t get into details, I will say there has been basic bridgeto-bridge communication established with the ship,” Christensen told the AP in a phone interview from the 5th Fleet’s Mideast headquarters in Manama, Bahrain.
setts, the House Financial Services Committee chairman, predicted the measure would pass, though not by a large majority. “It’s not a bill that any one of us would have written. It’s a much better bill than we got. It’s not as good as it should be,” he said. A breakthrough came Saturday night, with the addition of a requirement sought by centrist Democrats and Republicans to ensure that the government be paid back by companies that got help. The president would have to tell Congress after five years how he planned to recoup the losses. Another key bargain this time to draw Republican support allows, but doesn’t require, government to insure some bad home loans rather than buy them. That’s designed to limit the amount of federal money used in the rescue. “This is something that all of us will swallow hard and go forward with,” said Republican presidential nominee John McCain. His Democratic rival Barack Obama sought credit for taxpayer safeguards added to the initial proposal from the Bush administration. Later, at a rally in Detroit, Obama said, “it looks like we will pass that plan very soon.” The rescue would only be open to companies who deny their executives “golden parachutes” and limit their pay packages. Firms that got the most help through the program $300 million or more would face steep taxes on any compensation for their top people over $500,000. The government would receive stock warrants in return for the bailout relief, giving taxpayers a chance to share in recipients’ future profits.
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CSUF student goes on to national pageant By Dhawani Parekh
Daily Titan Staff Writer features@dailytitan.com
Her smile, her friendly nature, her charisma and her warm personality sets the winner of the National American Miss California 2008 apart from rest of the contestants. Emily Soloman, 21, a Cal State Fullerton student, will advance to the national pageant in Anaheim this Thanksgiving where she has the opportunity to win a new Ford Mustang convertible. Soloman won the Miss California Teen title in 2006. After winning several other pageants, Soloman took two years off to focus on college. At the age of 13, Soloman’s dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Seeing the effect of the disease on her father and her family prompted Soloman to get involved with the Alzheimer’s Association. The pageant caused Soloman to become more focused in her involve-
ment and helped her understand Fernandez, her roommate and fellow about Alzheimers. sorority member, said. “If I win the nationals, then my National American Miss is a pagbiggest goal will to be working for eant for young women that focuses Alzheimer’s,” Soloman said. “I will on developing communication skills, have a much better platform to self-confidence and creating leaders, spread awareness according to Soloof Alzheimer’s and man. at the same time For Soloman, be a good pageant participating in a representative.” pageant was a way She would like to find her idento work in nontity and realize her profit public relapotential. tions for the asAfter a friend – Emily Soloman, sociation, helping recommended she CSUF Student to write, gain free enter a pageant, publicity and get she looked up funding for a cause that she is deeply various information to see if it best rooted in. fit her. Soloman is a double major in “It is like applying for a job. I had communications and political sci- to write three essays, send a picture ence and expects to graduate in and have a phone interview to enspring of 2009. Keeping her grades ter,” Soloman said. “I am representup along with arranging time to ing the pageant name to people.” practice and preparing for the naMore of a homebody who shares tionals is tough, but good time man- a love for video games, “Star Wars” agement makes it possible. films and all things Harry Potter, So“She is a very responsible person loman got into pageants because of and also manages her time very well. the thrill of being on stage, she said. She studies, works and does volunAs a young girl, she used to take teer work with her sorority, which ballet classes and performed ballet is one of her main priority,” Jessica on stage. After she quit ballet, So-
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Emily Soloman will compete in November for a Ford Mustang convertible
loman realized that she missed performing. “Everybody is different. I felt that I could never fit the pageant personality,” Soloman said. “Individuality is more important to me than belonging to a crowd. By being in the pageant, I want to show to people that they do not need to fit the pageant stereotype.” “She is a very real, down to earth person who makes you feel comfortable around her,” Regina Cox, a friend and competitor in the pageant, said. “She has a lot of opportunities heading for her.” Being involved in pageants have become a huge part of her life and she now sees everything from the pageant point of view, Soloman’s mother, Regina Soloman, said. The experiences have helped her to focus in life. “I am not a pageant mom and at first, I was not thrilled about her joining,” her mother said. “However, it turned out to be really positive for Emily. It was not about the prize for her. It was about being the best she could be.” “Every day I try hard to be the best version of myself that I can be,” Soloman said.
By Emily Soloman for the daily titan Emily Soloman was announced Miss California Teen in 2005. This picture was taken at the Marriott hotel in Santa Clara where she posed for a picture with the winner of National California Miss Princess division.
Small exhibit in the TSU aims for a big impact By Brittney Lange
Daily Titan Staff Writer features@dailytitan.com
Aside from being a place where students can gather, the Titan Student Union is a place where students can immerse themselves in a little culture by visiting one of the three exhibit galleries located inside. Currently on display in the Chap-
man Atrium gallery, located in the back of the TSU by the Portola Pavilions, is the “Transforming Education” exhibit curated by the College of Education. The exhibit was created as a way to advertise its college programs to those who are interested in the teaching profession, according to Assistant Dean of Student Affairs for the College of Education, Aimee Nelson, who put the display together. The exhibit is part of the TSU Arts Program. Ashley McKell, who is in charge of the TSU’s galleries, said the program is about allowing students to exhibit their art and allowing people to get their messages out, such as what the
College of Education is doing with cruit on campus students is imporits exhibit. tant,” Nelson said. “ Tr a n s f o r m The Chapman ing Education,” Atrium gallery, which consists of also referred to nine glass display as “the atrium,” cases, houses colgears its exhibits orful, attentiontowards supportgrabbing posters ing programs that describe the and services that different degree CSUF offers. – Aimee Nelson, and credential “We wanted Assistant Dean of to make viewprograms the colStudent Affairs for the College ers of the display lege offers. of Education “Many of the aware that nearly undergraduate 100,000 teachstudents at CSUF ers will retire in are interested in teaching, so we California in the next decade, and know that making an effort to re- CSUF’s College of Education is the
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City of Fullerton announces their yearly poster competition put a new image to the name, which is why the contest is taking place for the first time this year,” Glass said. Open to student, amateur and professional artists, this year’s poster must incorporate the Night in Fullerton trademark – searchlights – and also support an arts celebration theme. By Morgan McLaughlin “In past years the event was only Daily Titan Staff Writer open to professional artists. Instead, features@dailytitan.com this year the focus is on Fullerton arts as a whole and will incorporate Artists from all walks of life are youth, amateur, and professional being given a chance to have their artists,” Glass said. design seen city-wide in the form of The winner of the poster competia poster for A Night in Fullerton. tion will be unveiled at the Fullerton The 44th annual event celebrates Farmers Market at the Downtown the arts with an Plaza on Wilshire evening of fine art, Blvd. on Oct. 16. music, dance and The winning theater programs poster will be at various locations judged on origiin Fullerton. nality, theme and The winner of artistic merit. the poster compeEntry applicatition will receive tions can be obname recognition tained at the Fulon 100 posters that lerton Museum will be displayed at Center. Entries all participating must be received sites and businessby 5 p.m., Oct. es in Downtown – Palmer Mudrick, 3. Fullerton as well This year’s City of Fullerton’s poster and Night as four posters to public information in Fullerton event keep. coordinator “The competiis unlike the past tion is a way of programs norinvolving the commally held in the munity – in this case, local artists – spring. an opportunity to have their work “A Night in Fullerton is a great recognized,” Sylvia Palmer Mudrick, event because it celebrates creativthe City of Fullerton’s public infor- ity and the many talented and armation coordinator said. tistic people who live, work and Cal State Fullerton Art Depart- attend school in Fullerton,” Palmer ment Chair Larry Johnson said, “If Mudrick said. they’re (particpants) civic minded “It’s also great because it celebrates and they’d like to contribute to the community – it’s planned by and community, and it’s compelling for presented for the community.” them, then it’s a great idea – if they The event is also being held earlier have the time.” in the evening than past events, with The poster competition is a new hopes that more families will be able tradition for A Night in Fullerton. to participate. “This is something new that we “It will be happening in a time of hope will become an annual tradi- year where more focus and attention tion,” Ashley Glass, the city’s special can be paid to it without distraction events coordinator, said. of other local civic events, such as “With the changes of this year’s the Taste of Fullerton, spring school event, we thought it was fitting to events, et cetera,” Glass said.
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“It is also becoming more centralized to the downtown area, which will make it easy for people to walk from one place to another allowing more time to see things and less time for traveling.” The event is also adding a takehome aspect this year. “A big change to the event is that commercial sales are now allowed. Visitors to the event can now purchase artwork, show (events) tickets, gift shop items and memorabilia,” Glass added. A Night in Fullerton will be held Nov. 8 from 5 to 9 p.m. The event will feature various arts at the Fullerton Museum Center, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, library, local art galleries, and colleges for free to the public. “Art plays a vital role in our city and it is important for people of all ages to experience it,” Glass said, excited for this year’s event. “Many people may not have the time throughout the year to visit the different galleries, theaters, and musical performances and A Night in Fullerton offers this one night free so that the community can see all that the city has to offer.”
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best place to prepare for a career in this growing field,” Dean of the College of Education, Claire Cavallaro, said. “We are the only teacher preparation program in Orange County accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and are one of only five California institutions approved by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards to house a Professional Teaching Development Center.” While Cavallaro said there is no exact way to trace increased enrollment numbers directly back to the exhibit, there has been slightly more enrollment over the past few weeks. “We hope that the exhibit will
encourage action by those who were previously considering education as a profession, and also by those who may not have been doing so previously,” Cavallaro said. For more information about the College of Education or teaching, visit their Web site, http:// ed.fullerton.edu/. “I am very proud of the exhibit and I am proud of the College of Education,” Nelson said. “Transforming Education” will be on display in the Chapman Atrium through Oct. 31. Visit www.asi.fullerton.edu/tsu for information about upcoming events in the TSU and its Arts Program.
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America’s favorite prostitute: Natalie Dylan
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The comment regarding Russia’s proximity to Alaska made by Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin could have simply been a situation puffed up and blown out of proportion by the media and “Saturday Night Live.” The now infamous comment by Palin originated in an interview conducted by Charlie Gibson, which aired Sept. 11 on ABC. According to transcripts from the interview, Gibson asked, “What insight into Russian actions, particularly in the last couple of weeks, does the proximity of the state give you?” Palin responded, “They’re our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.” Obviously the remark became immediate fodder for the SNL crew. On Sept. 13, Tina Fey magnified the statement by saying, “I can see Russia from my house.” Unfortunately, in an interview with Katie Couric on CBS, which aired Thursday, Sept. 25, Palin failed to clarify her remark. Instead, she began repeating a version of the answer she gave to Gibson then fell into stutters and throat groans. “It’s funny that a comment like that was...uh...kind of made to... um...(throat groan)...charact... (throat groan)...I don’t know, you
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Hundreds of men, and possibly some women, the world over are checking their pocketbooks and rearranging funds to purchase one very unique "product" – the opportunity to take some one's virginity. The story of Natalie Dylan (a pseudonym for privacy reasons), a San Diego resident and Cal State Sacramento graduate who is selling her virginity to the highest bidder, has been creating waves in the media and is surely bunching the panties of many conservatives. Natalie is a good-looking girl, which leads me to believe that she's had the opportunity to engage in intercourse. Her decision to keep people out of her secret garden was never set in stone. She has said that it she was either waiting for the right guy to come along, or until marriage, but she wasn't sure. But desperate times call for desperate measures. Dylan has claimed that her father took out loans in her and her sister's name, which prevents her from going to grad school. What is she to do? Her solution: prostitution, even if it's only for one night. And since it is paying for her school, that makes it prosti-tuition. She is holding the auction at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Nevada, where the consummation will also take place. She has said that the honor will not necessarily be given to the highest bidder, but someone she can "have chemistry with." Well then – that almost guarantee's it won't just be a random, skeezy old man that has too much money and not enough mistresses. Of course people are publicly disapproving, but she's handling her situation the best way for her. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, right? Well, life gave her a vagina and she's making whoopie. It might not be the best and brightest solution for everyone, but for Madam Dylan, it works. The New York Daily News report-
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ed that her older sister works at the Bunny Ranch, which would explain Dylan's acceptance of prostitution. At this point, Dylan selling her virginity is nothing more than a means to an end. She will be more than financially stable during grad school. As of Sept. 11, CNN reported that bidding was up to $275,000 on Dylan's "flower," and a post on the Bunny Ranch forums page claims that her recent appearance on "Oprah" announced the bidding to be at $1.25 million. Other reports have said that one musician and one actor are willing to out-bid any of the highest bidders. She's probably hoping it's John Mayer and Brad Pitt, but I've got my money on Tommy Lee and Colin Farrell. For the most part, the amount of bidding has been kept under wraps, much like her danger zone, so I don't know exactly how large of a loan I should be applying for ... oops, did I just say that? In all seriousness, I would never pay for something of this nature, but I will not condemn those who do. These types of things are all personal choices – to be a buyer or seller is up to the individual. The biggest factor in all of this is that she needs money, and money will make people do things they didn't always plan on. After hearing the dollar amounts being tossed around, I started to wonder where my morals stood. If I was in her situation and wanted to go to school as badly as she does, I might do it. Of course I'd need the necessary hardware to pull it off, and being a male, that's not exactly happening. Everyone will make decisions and they won't always be accepted by everyone, no matter how large or small the impact. It is not up to newspapers, CNN or a bloggers to determine whether what she is doing is wrong or not. What is defined as "wrong" by the majority doesn't mean it's wrong for everybody. Nobody but Natalie Dylan can determine what direction her moral compass points.
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CON: Blair says prostitution cheapens meaning of sex You gotta do what I think that there’s other forms of paying for you gotta do. I think it’s By Skyler Blair he pays the full price does that mean Daily Titan Staff Writer grad school, there’s all a good idea. he can do anything or are there reopinion@dailytitan.com strictions on what he can and cannot these scholarships online – Steve Madain, 21 do? That might take some of the fun Biochemistry that you could apply for Natalie Dylan, pseudonym for out of it, but whoever he is I hope instead of having to sell the a student from San Diego auc- that he makes the most out of it. Among her supporters is Dennis tioning her virginity, has found a your virginity. And I just mind-blowing way to capitalize on Hof, owner of the Moonlite Bunny I think it’s lame, I think it’s wrong, morally. desperate men who have more mon- Ranch, a famous brothel in Nevada. guess. It’s an easy way "I think it's a tremendous idea. ey than they know what to do with. – Diana Roma, 19 to get money. I guess, I The 22-year-old has been at the cen- Why lose it to some guy in the backKinesiology mean, at least she’s gonna ter of media controversy after her seat of a Toyota when you can pay interview with Howard Stern, where for your education?" Hof told Howpick someone she comshe told the world she would be giv- ard Stern on Stern's show. fortable with, but it’s un- ing away her V-card to the highest Well said, and with all the media I think that’s a horbidder. The current price is rumored storming around Dylan, it seems moral. Why would you rible thing to do. I think that she isn’t going to be the only to be at $1.25 million. it’s demeaning to her, and go have sex with someIf you haven’t seen her already, I one to profit. After being rejected one for the first time that suppose she is attractive enough. If from eBay – and probably eHarmoit kind of demoralizes you ask me, the deceptive “MyS- ny as well – the auction is being held you don’t even know? I her. I would never perpace” angles and heavy makeup on at Hof ’s bunnyranch.com. think that’s wrong. sonally do that. "We live in a capitalist society,” her photos circulating the Internet
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are misleading the hundreds of men bidding on the chance to be the first to penetrate her fortress of solitude. But there’s a catch. The winner of the key to Dylan’s precious chastity belt will not necessarily be the man with the biggest … bank account. Oddly enough, she wants someone with “chemistry” and these poor guys will be giving bids until she finds a suitor she’s happy with. Sounds like she just wants to have her cake and eat it too. Why doesn’t she just try and woo a rich doctor or lawyer like all the other Anna Nicole Smiths? Maybe it’s to prove a point that’s becoming all too familiar these days; that sex means nothing. The saddest part is that she is reinforcing the idea to women that sex is a job, a chore – that it isn't an intimate bonding experience, but just a way to make easy cash from suckers. Forget the girl for a minute. What about this poor shmuck who so desperate he is willing to throw away so much money on an Internet floozy? It reinforces the stereotype of some women being nothing but moneygrubbing gold diggers. I can’t help but ponder the question: is this a kind of pay-half-beforeand-half-when-it’s-over type of deal? I would love to see the legal contract to get into Dylan’s pants. I mean, if
Natalie Dylan said. “Why shouldn't I be allowed to capitalize on my virginity?" Dylan says she will be using the money to pay for her tuition to go to grad school. Someone should tell her that there are other ways to make money. The obvious solution would be to get a job; considering she’s a virgin she may already have experience with “jobs.” She sounds smart but if she wanted to really profit from this endeavor she could just become a full-time prostitute and keep the cash flow coming. No college degree required. Who would be foolish enough to pay so much for a virgin? I hope this individual realizes that she will have no experience in making love, but maybe it will be his first time too. Awkward. Everyone knows that the first time is almost never great. Practice makes perfect. To all the lonely CSUF women out there I would like to take this opportunity to mention that I will also be capitalizing on Natalie Dylan's brilliant idea. I will be selling my virginity as well. Lucky for you the price is more reasonable and you will be happy to know it goes towards a good cause. Bidding will begin at the reasonable sum of $108 and will go towards the parking permit I still have not purchased. Blondes need only apply.
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Celebrity relatives forsake family ties It’s true. You really can trust no one. I don’t know where exactly that quote comes from, but whoever said it must have been a celebrity. Sure, there are exceptions to that statement. The Jonas Brothers, for example, are family, and they stick together. Or, there’s Jason Mraz – he has an amazing wife who loves him dearly. At least he will have an amazing wife by the end of November, once he sees me again and becomes aware of his deep love for me. Maybe these are bad examples, but good family and stardom can coexist together. It’s just that, like some journalistic news, people only hear about the bad news and of the bad apples. I’ve never been a fan of apples – real or figurative. The beef I have against these people – these rotten relatives – is that they give family a bad name. I know some people just have bad families. That’s life, and I’m fully aware of that reality. So, I suppose I should not bring up an argument about who we are supposed to trust if we can’t trust our family. The most recent untrustworthy family members to take over the
Hollywood spotlight are Madonna’s brother, Christopher Ciccone, who wrote a book about being the brother of Madonna and Britney and Jamie Lynn Spears' mom, Lynne Spears, who also wrote a book about what it was like raising the young starlets. First, what is it about writing books these days? Being related to a celebrity does not automatically transform you into a writer. It brings shame to the world of literacy and journalism. I know they probably hire somebody to write the book for them, but then they slap their name on its cover as the author. Although that’s beside the
point. What I want to talk about more so is fake family, not fake authors. It’s so sickening to make money off your family in the way Lynne and Christopher have. Why don’t Lynne and Christopher go out and make honest livings for themselves? I don’t know much about Christopher, but it seems like Lynne has never had a real job in her life. She’s always been her daughters’ manager who sells stories to OK! magazine just to make an extra buck. She made money off them while they rose to fame, and once they reached the zenith of their fame (or hit rock bottom in Britney’s case) she used their experiences to make even more
money off their names. Honestly, if you can’t trust your own mother, who gave birth to you, with your secrets, whom can you trust? Maybe I’ve just been lucky and I’m living under a rock. I’ve been blessed with an amazing mom. The only person I have to sometimes worry about her cracking to is my dad. Britney’s dad, Jamie, is a mess as well. Sure, he hasn’t written a book, but, he is Britney’s “conservator,” and is supposed to help his daughterput her life back together. However, he’s doing this while being paid, according to numerous celebrity magazines. Maybe it’s just me and my idealistic thinking, but he should be her conservator for no charge whatsoever. A dad should do what’s best for his daughter simply because he’s her father and loves her. You know who Lynne and Jamie Spears make look like angels (and I can’t believe I’m actually going to say this) – Dina and Michael Lohan, parents of the everso-lovely Lindsay and Ali. At least neither of them have written a book all about their children ... yet. It’s only a matter of time, though, I suppose.
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Coming off of a tough preseason, the Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball team began their Big West Conference matches with a pair of losses over the weekend against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and UC Santa Barbara at Titan Gym. On Saturday the Titans outblocked the UCSB Gauchos 12-7 in a tough four-set match (19-25, 25-22, 18-25, 16-25), but it didn’t help them pull out a win. “It’s a tough loss; I think it’s a team that we could’ve beat,” senior Brittany Moore said. Head Coach Carolyn Zimmerman echoed Moore’s thoughts and said that the execution from the outside hitting positions wasn’t as good as she thought it should be. Unforced hitting errors and service error were also a factor in the match. In set one the Titans (6-10, 0-2
in the Big West) came out fighting, tying the set at 6-6 and kept up the pressure on staying within close to the Gauchos (6-7, 2-0 in the Big West) until the Gauchos took a fivepoint lead at 17-22 that the Titans couldn’t close. In set two the Titans jumped out early taking a 4-2 lead after a service ace by freshman Jennifer Edmond. The game became a back and forth battle that the Titans were able to take control of. Junior Deven Bukoski led the Titans with four kills, one block solo, two block assists and one service ace. Sophomore Erin Saddler added four kills and .667 hitting percentage in the set. Set three had the Titans playing catchup, but junior Alex Wolnisty’s kill tied the score at 15-15. However, a four-point run by the Gauchos gave them enough momentum to take the set. After a pair of service aces by Saddler, the Titans had the lead 6-4 in the fourth set. They would increase the lead
to 10-5 after an ace by sophomore Sarah Day, but the Gauchos would make a 5-0 run to tie the set at 10. The two teams would continue to battle until the Gauchos pulled away, taking the match. The loss proved to be a hard one for the Titans. “We wanted to win really bad, but there were a few key errors that we made at the wrong time that turned the game around,” Bukoski said. Aside from the blocking, the Titans had a few standout performances on the evening. Moore had yet another double-double with 12 kills and 13 digs, Saddler added 10 kills, sophomore Cami Croteau led the team with 16 digs and sophomore Genie Francisco had 13 digs and 40 assists in the match. On Friday the Titans took on the No. 25 Mustangs in a three-set loss (21-25, 14-25, 14-25). After holding their own in the first set, led by Wolnisty with four kills and a .800 hitting percentage and Moore with four kills and eight
digs, the Titans couldn’t seem to find a rhythm in the next two sets. “I thought that we really brought it in the first game and we did really well, then in the second and third game we made more mistakes and just didn’t play as well as a team,” freshman Andrea Ragan said. Despite Moore’s 10 kills and nine digs, the Titans were out-blocked by the Mustangs 2-6 and out-hit 29-41. Ragan had 24 assists in the effort, Wolnisty added seven kills and a .333 hitting percentage, and Croteau posted 12 digs in the loss. After the two matches, the Titans have an idea about what to expect in the conference. Zimmerman said that they’re going to work on hitting against double blocks and serving more aggressively. “We need to settle on a line-up, we need our pin-hitters to perform, and we need to play to win,” Zimmerman said. The Titans will next go on the road to play to play UC Riverside on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Photos By Rafael A. Delgado/For the Daily Titan Top: Titan sophomore Erin Saddler serves during CSUF’s women’s volleyball 3-0 loss to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on Friday at Titan Gym. Right: Saddler goes up for the block at the net during Friday’s loss to the Mustangs.
VOLLEYBALL SEASON STANDINGS School
Big West W L %
Cal Poly 2 UCSB 2 Pacific 2 UC Irvine 1 Long Beach St 1 UC Davis 0
0 0 0 0 1 2
1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 .000
CSUF
0
2
CSUN 0 UC Riverside 0
2 1
Overall W L 7 6 2 6 11 8
%
6 7 8 7 3 7
.538 .462 .200 .462 .786 .533
.000 6
10
.375
.000 .000
9 11
.357 .313
5 5
Women’s soccer snaps five-game winless streak with 3-1 win By James Haynie IV
Daily Titan Sports Writer sports@dailytitan.com
Freshman forward Stacey Fox knocked in two goals and senior Jenae Gibbens came up with a score of her own to carry the Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team to a 3-1 victory over San Diego State on Friday at Titan Stadium. The win, coming on the hinges of a five-game winless streak, improved CSUF to 5-4-1 and gave them their first victory since defeating Alabama, 3-1, on Sept. 5. San Diego State dropped to 3-5-1 on the season with
the loss. SDSU came out swinging first with a goal in the 21st minute of the match by junior Heather Vandevanter, but was unable to hold down the Titans for long as they stormed back with a goal by Fox in the 26th minute of first half. “We just came out with a good mentality,” Head Coach Demian Brown said. “I was impressed they (CSUF) didn’t get down and how they battled with adversity. It was a real team effort tonight.” The Titans came out guns blazing in the second half when Gibbens got free from her defender on a corner
kick by sophomore Christina Murillo and blasted a header into the left hand corner of the net. The goal was the third on the season for Gibbens. “We changed up our approach on the corner kick in the second half,” Gibbens said. “It was all Christina (Murillo), the kick was so good I just had to put my body into it to score.” Fox struck for the second time in the game on a play similar to the one that Gibbens executed to perfection. She sprinted back past the six-yard line and then dove into a crossing corner kick pass from sophomore Geminesse Martinez to head home a
Soccer players help ‘Race for a Cure’
By Brad Goldman/For the Daily Titan Members of the women’s soccer team, Christina Murillo, Tiffany Craig, Geminesse Martinez, Tamara Dewey, Jackie Hovda and Jenae Gibbens, from left, participate in Race for the Cure to help raise breast cancer awareness on Saturday in Newport Beach.
shot on the left side of the box. “We still need to work on the simple things like connecting passes, once we get that down I think everything will come together,” Fox said. “I think our attitude changed dramatically in the second half. Our coach wrote ‘attitude is everything’ on the board at halftime and we just came out pumped up.” The match was a continuation of a developing rivalry between the two SoCal clubs. Titans sophomore Tamara Dewey tangled up with the Aztecs’ Millie Allan in the second half, when Dewey discarded her with a two-handed shove. “They (SDSU) broke Tanya’s (Slusser) collarbone when we played them last year, so we have always had somewhat of a rivalry with them,” sophomore defender Sam Stillion said. Gibbens, a former member of SDSU, said it felt good to take down her former team. “I didn’t have a good experience with the coaches or players when I was there,” Gibbens said. “It feels great to come out and have a great game, especially against a team that told me I wasn’t any good.” Although CSUF finished behind SDSU in total shots, 12-10, they fired seven shots on goal compared to six by the Aztecs. Titans goalkeeper Shannon Simpson finished the game with four saves before being removed from action after she suffered an apparent leg injury. Her replacement, Margaret Dupes, made one stop in just over nine minutes of playing time. Aztecs goalkeeper Aubree Southwick also stopped four shots. CSUF celebrated the victory with a meet-and-greet for the fans. They lined up in single file to speak with and sign autographs for junior female soccer players. Up next for the Titans is a matchup against Hawaii on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Titan Stadium.
By Brad Goldman/For the Daily Titan Titan forward Erica Peschken receives a pass near the opponent’s goal during the CSUF women’s soccer team’s 3-1 win against San Diego State on Friday at Titan Field.