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Conference on health empowers community Professionals in different health fields spoke about risks, prevention and ways to cope with cancer JULIA GUTIERREZ Daily Titan
you come back and capitalize when you’re given an opportunity.” After relief pitcher Willie Kuhl tossed two perfect innings, Orloff was given another opportunity to capitalize on. In the bottom of the eighth inning with CSUF nursing a one-run lead, Orloff was given a new task—give Lorenzen enough time to warm up in the bullpen. Lorenzen, who is the regular starting center fielder, is also the Titans’ closing pitcher. He had 16 saves in 17 chances last year. Lorenzen led off the bottom of the inning with a first-pitch ground out, then immediately ran to the bullpen to get loose. After Wallach was retired just three pitches later, both teams knew that Orloff was up there to stall.
Health professionals from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds discussed cancer and early detection at the ActNOW: Exploring Health Issues in the African-American Community conference on Saturday. The conference, sponsored by Cal State Fullerton and the Black Student Union, stressed the importance of understanding the risks, prevention and ways to cope with cancer. The Gathering Resources to Educate and Empower through Networks (GREEN) Foundation hosts annual conferences that are held at different locations including universities, churches and community centers. According to Ernesta Wright, the founder and executive director of the GREEN Foundation, the goal of the event is to encourage others to spread the word to the AfricanAmerican community about early detection. Wright said she was inspired to start the organization because some African Americans did not have access to health related information. “I wanted to be a part of reducing mortality rates ... that the more educated someone is about their health ... (the more people) will take charge of it. My hope and goal is to be able to decrease the death,” said Wright. She said some people are dying unnecessarily and if they had the right tools, they could possibly save their life. Wright added that instead of being fearful of the “white coat,” African-Americans should be empowered to ask questions and take control of their lives.
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Junior outfielder and pitcher Michael Lorenzen slides under the tag at homeplate for the eventual game-winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning on Friday. It was his only run of the game.
Freshman phenom drives Titans over USC CHRIS KONTE Daily Titan
As of Friday afternoon, the last time a freshman was on the mound to open Cal State Fullerton’s baseball season was 1987. A gallon of gas was only 89 cents, FOX had just made its prime time broadcasting debut and England became the first country to use DNA testing to convict a criminal. But when the final out was recorded Friday night in front of a sold-out Goodwin Field, Thomas Eshelman had earned the victory in his college debut, giving the Titans a hard-fought 3-2 win over visiting USC. Eshelman (1-0) carried a perfect game into the fifth inning and completed six, allowing only two unearned runs while striking out six
and walking none. “It was my first time out there, so obviously I’m gonna have jitters,” said Eshelman. “Once I got out there, it all went away.” “He is poised,” said Head Coach Rick Vanderhook of his first-year starting pitcher. “He is wise beyond his years as a freshman. Since the day he’s stepped on campus here, he hasn’t acted like one. He doesn’t do anything like one.” After the Titans got a quick run in the bottom of the first inning courtesy of a Matt Chapman sacrifice fly, Eshelman continued to baffle Trojan hitters. He retired the first 14 he faced before allowing an infield single to USC’s Kevin Swick on an 0-2 pitch. The Trojans scored twice in the top of the sixth inning, thanks in part to a controversial call. With
two outs and nobody on base, Titan second baseman Matt Orloff fielded a ground ball off the bat of USC’s Adam Landecker but threw wide to first, forcing first baseman Carlos Lopez to leave the base to make the catch. Lopez attempted to apply a tag, but first base umpire Stephen Fritzoni ruled that Landecker safely eluded it. Despite objections from Lopez, Vanderhook and most in attendance, the inning continued for Trojan shortstop James Roberts, who blasted a two-run home run over the left field wall, putting the Trojans ahead 2-1. Batting from behind for the first time, the Titans wasted no time to answer. Chapman singled to right and designated hitter J.D. Davis drew a walk before center fielder Michael Lorenzen laid down a bunt single. With the bases load-
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Advocacy group to lobby Sacramento for student funds Cal State Fullerton Lobby Corps discuss how to make students more aware CHELSEA BOYD Daily Titan
Student funding is a top tier issue for Cal State Fullerton Lobby Corps, who met Thursday to propose ideas for a campaign to increase student awareness about the allocation of funds on campus. Part of Associated Students Inc., Lobby Corps is an advocacy group that focuses on legislation research and coalition building on behalf of students. In a discussion led by ASI executive vice president Katie Ayala, 22, the members discussed methods for providing students with accurate information about the origins of campus funds. These include online campaigns, visits from elected officials, and student forums. “Funding is our biggest issue. We are doing a whole funding campaign,” said Lobby Corps strategic communication coordinator Derek Weinmann,18. Lobby Corps is currently focused on working with California state legislators to see what they
can offer students in the front of higher education. The session laid groundwork for discussions Lobby Corp members will have with California legislators at the California Higher Education Student Summit (CHESS), an annual three-day summit hosted by the California State Student Association. Members of Lobby Corps will travel to Sacramento in April for CHESS. The summit will provide leadership workshops on advocacy, campus action, multiculturalism and leadership. There are also opportunities for CSU student advocates to speak directly to state legislators about important student issues. Lobby Corps advocacy coordinator Abinaya Prabakar, 19, said CHESS is an important element of Lobby Corps’ role as advocates for Cal State Fullerton students. She participated in the summit for the first time in 2012 and plans to attend this year as well. “CHESS was enlightening because it helped me understand the ways I could get involved, the ways I could advocate for issues, how to help,” said Prabakar. CSUF students have had a strong presence in past summits.
ed and nobody out, catcher Chad Wallach ripped a single into left field to tie the game. Davis also attempted to score but was thrown out at the plate by USC left fielder Timmy Robinson. Orloff followed Wallace with a perfectly executed suicide squeeze to put the Titans back in front, 3-2. Lorenzen, the runner on third, began stealing home and was about halfway down the line when the pitch was bunted by Orloff. USC starting pitcher Bobby Wheatley (0-1) attempted to throw home for the out, but Lorenzen slid foot-first under the tag of catcher Garrett Stubbs. “Baseball is a game of failure, so you’re gonna make mistakes,” said Orloff, who managed to redeem his error in the top of the inning with what turned out to be the gamewinning RBI. “But it’s about how
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Lobby Corps vice chair Wendy Bonilla estimated that last year the conference welcomed more than 40 CSUF student advocates.
“We did get new legislators, so we have to make them aware of the students that are impacted by their decisions. ” WENDY BONILLA Lobby Corps Vice Chair “We’re usually the biggest group there,” Weinmann said. “It’s good to have our face there, so people know that we are there and we are present.” Although the summit is built as a learning experience for student advocates, the third day is set up as an application of the lessons learned on the first two days.
ROBERT HUSKEY / Daily Titan Qiann Jatico, 7, takes a photo with “Abraham Lincoln” at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library.
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ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES NAMES GARCÍA CHAIR Cal State Fullerton President Mildred García was named to lead the board of directors of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, according to a statement by CSUF on Thursday. The AACU is a national association based in Washington, D.C. which is concerned with advancing liberal education and improving undergraduate education. “Being selected as chair of the board of directors is an honor and a truly exciting way to continue my work with AACU. I’m so proud being a part of an organization that is at the forefront of advancing liberal education and inclusive excellence in higher education,” García said in the statement. García has been on the AACU board of directors since January 2008 and has served as the vice chair since last year. She has been involved with the association in various roles for more than a decade.
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Five new directors and a handful of new officers were named as 2013 leaders at a recent annual meeting in Atlanta. The AACU adopted a new mission statement as well, “to make liberal education and inclusive excellence the foundation for institutional purpose and educational practice in higher education.” García succeeds president of Ursinus College Benny Fong as chair. Fong will stay on the board as past chair. The AACU has 1,150 members including public and private colleges and universities. “There are few national goals more important than AACU’s work in promoting student achievement, particularly through educational practices that honor diversity and address issues of equity,” García said, upon learning of the appointment.
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HEALTH: Ethnic groups at higher risk CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
According to Jasmeet Gill, Ph.D, a CSUF health science assistant professor, cancer is the second leading cause of death next to heart disease. This applies to all Americans, however the cancer mortality rates are much higher for African-Americans. Gill said there are many health disparities among ethnic groups including the possibility of genetic predisposition, access to screenings, poverty rates, unhealthy behaviors, etc. These disparities could explain why mortality rates are higher among African Americans with cancer. Miatta Snetter, a psychothera-
pist who spoke at the event, focused on the influence the mind has on a patient dealing with a life threatening illness. Snetter said the outcome of a cancer diagnosis, or any diagnosis of a debilitating illness, can be affected by the patient’s psychological state. According to Snetter, although science tends to discourage it, spirituality can be important to accepting a diagnosis and moving on with treatments. She added that people often go through a cycle of emotions when diagnosed with a frightening illness. Although the presentations at the conference dealt with issues older adults face, many CSUF
students were present to hear the lectures. According to Lezlee HinesmonMatthews, Ph.D, an AfricanAmerican studies assistant professor, it is important for young people to get information about these topics now rather than later. Hinesmon-Matthews said people are dying from preventable diseases including cancer. She said the information given throughout the event is not only important for African Americans, it is important for all Americans. “It’s not just African Americans. (Illness) is an American issue ... (like) the obesity epidemic, that’s an American issue,” said Hinesmon-Matthews.
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Students spend the day in small groups meeting with several different policymakers from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. “We did get new legislators, so we have to make them aware of the students that are impacted by their decisions,” said Bonilla, “This is real ... We go in with an agenda.” Bonilla stressed the importance of going in with a straight forward message and a clear idea of what is needed. “We hope that they will take us into account and know that we did go out of our way to go up to Sacramento, to go to their office, and meet
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TOP: Derek Weinmann, the strategic communication coordinator for the Lobby Corps, listens attentively during the CHESS meeting in Titan Student Union Room 233 on Thursday. The aim of the meeting was to strategize a plan to educate current CSUF students where their tuition dollars are going. BOTTOM: Executive vice president Katie Ayala, 22, leads the discussion in a brainstorming session.
with them,” Bonilla said. In connecting with legislators at the summit, Lobby Corps mem-
bers hope to build a rapport that will ultimately benefit the CSUF student body.
The Fullerton Police Department charged David Richard Campbell with the 1982 murder of his friend, Frank Marshall, according to the Orange County District Attorney. Hikers near Big Bear came across fragments of a skull in 1985, but the skull went unidentified for more than 27 years. The skull has been recently identified as Marshall’s through DNA testing. The FPD recently reopened the case using DNA technology unavailable at the time to link Campbell to the murder of Marshall. Campbell is accused of shooting Marshall in the head, dismembering his body and discarding the body in the mountains near Big Bear. The case was first believed to be a missing person case, but went cold. Before Campbell killed Marshall, he allegedly killed his friend William Raber. Campbell was convicted and began serving life sentences in Riverside County for the murders of Raber and John Fischer in the mid-1980s. If convicted of one felony count of special circumstances murder, with the sentencing of enhancement for multiple murders and the personal use of a firearm, Campbell faces a minimum sentence of life in state prison without the possibility of parole. Campbell, 67, is currently being held in custody in Salinas Valley State Prison, Soledad, but will be moved to Orange County to face senior deputy district attorney Larry Yellin of the Homicide Unit who is prosecuting the case.
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Dorner commits suicide at cabin Autopsy results show former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner died of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, according to CNN. Dorner, who caused a manhunt stretching across southern California, killed four people and injured three others while carrying a vendetta against his former partners before allegedly taking his own life. Investigators began searching the Big Bear mountains for Dorner on Feb. 7, when they found his burned pickup truck. The search lasted a few days, but eventually went cold. The search continued last Tuesday when Karen and Jim Reynolds came across a man who resembled Dorner in their home. Sheriff John McMahon said authorities believe Dorner hid in the Reynolds’ home for days while they were gone. On Friday, Sgt. Travis Newport announced authorities found several items in the places and vehicles Dorner used as shelter, including assault weapons and semi-automatic handguns. Officers also discovered high-capacity magazines, tear gas, a military-style helmet and 10 silencers. Dorner died Tuesday afternoon after being trapped in a cabin located in the San Bernardino Mountains. The cabin he found refuge in caught fire when police shot tear gas canisters into it, which burned it down. Investigators were able to identify Dorner’s remains through his dental records. In 2009, Dorner was dismissed from the LAPD for wrongly accusing his training officer of kicking a restrained suspect. He held a grudge against the LAPD after unsuccessfully protesting his dismissal in court and targeted various officers and their families involved in the case. Dorner’s manifesto said nothing had changed in the LAPD since its controversies of the 1990s, which has led some people to believe Dorner was seeking justice.
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THOUSANDS RALLY FOR ‘CLIMATE CRISIS’ A combination of climate activists, politicians, educators, artists and citizens convened in front of Los Angeles City Hall to urge President Obama to act on what they called a climate crisis on Sunday. “Forward on Climate” is the largest rally of its kind in the history of Los Angeles and coincided with a meeting in Washington D.C., making it the largest climate rally in U.S. history. More than 90 groups participated, led by Tar Sands Action of Southern California and the Sierra Club. Aura Vasquez, a Sierra Club representative, asked the public to participate and help Los Angeles to be the national leader in the fight against climate change. According to Vasquez, coal plants are the number one factor of pollution in the U.S. and usually affect low-income communities, including indigenous reservations and Latino communities. Rally attendees hoped to send a message to President Obama to take action against global climate change and prevent the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Organizations including Idle No More, Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign, Natural Resources Defense Council, Food & Water Watch and the Coalition Against Nukes participated in the event. WILLIAM CAMARGO / For the Daily Titan Hundreds of activists, led by Tar Sands Action Southern California and the Sierra Club, marched from Olvera Street and converged at City Hall in Los Angeles to urge President Obama to take immediate action on climate change.
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Business faculty and staff awarded $5,000 in project grants YVETTE QUINTERO Daily Titan
Ten instructors in the College of Business and Economics are using their $5,000 awarded project grants to develop innovative curricula to increase student learning and understanding. The grants, were awarded to instructors in December after 21 full-time faculty members submitted proposals that were then reviewed by a university committee in charge of selecting the 10 grant recipients. The proposals span a variety of learning concentrations within the college and were written by faculty in the areas of marketing, management, economics, accounting and information systems and decision sciences. They include collaborative student projects, use of interactive
online technologies, presentations and the development of an international course that will be taught by faculty from Kagawa University in Takamatsu, Japan and the College of Business and Economics. Nimer Alrushiedat, an information systems and decision sciences professor, proposed anchored online discussions among students enrolled in the Quantitative Business Analysis: Probability and Statistics course. Alrushiedat was awarded the grant and will use it to commit more time to his research, saying the money is a source of support. Online discussions are intended to increase student engagement and participation, Alrushiedat said. “Learning is a social event. Students get to learn from each other, they get to ask each other questions, they share ideas, concepts problem solving, they discuss articles,” Alrushiedat said.
Anchored online discussions provide an interface designed for easy collaboration. The interface shows the discussion article on the right side of the screen and the discussion on the left side of the screen. Students then make comments on the text to initiate a conversation about concepts that complement classroom learning. Alrushiedat said he wanted to measure cognitive and affective learning by implementing the discussions. At the department level, students have the highest failing rate in this course. “The desired outcome is for them to ultimately learn and to also learn to collaborate with each other, be more social, learn problem solving and help their understanding,” Alrushiedat said. Mahamood Hassan, an accounting professor, introduced a
research project to an elective class for accounting majors. The project requires that students integrate the knowledge gained from macroeconomics and statistics for sales forecasting, and will account for 30 percent of their grade. Hassan has assigned the project for the last few semesters and said many professors submitted curricula that they had already been implementing. “When the dean announced (the grant) for innovating classes, quite a few people approached him and said, ‘We’ve been doing this innovation already but you never gave us an award for it,’” said Hassan. He said the grant will help him purchase statistical calculators. Susan Cadwallader, a management professor, will implement a new collaborative student project centered on consumers over the age of 50. Part-time and full-time MBAs and
gerontology graduate students will learn about the needs of the baby boomer generation and older consumers regarding four industries of high interest to that demographic: housing, healthcare, leisure, beauty and fashion. “My goal with any curriculum innovation I implement is to have the students take a journey from ‘theory to practice,” said Cadwallader. At the end of the semester, presentations and papers show evidence of a “peak” experience where they produce their best work; thus achieving the goal of marrying business theory to practice, said Cadwallader. Cadwallader added that if a professor is not enthusiastic about learning, he or she cannot motivate students to learn as effectively. “Failure to innovate in the classroom means that we fall short in preparing our students to embrace change themselves,” Cadwallader said.
Volunteers offer help for income-tax returns ANDRES MARTINEZ Daily Titan
Cal State Fullerton student-volunteers are offering free income tax return preparations and filing assistance to low-income families and individuals through April 13. All volunteers are certified by the International Revenue Service (IRS) and are part of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), an IRS-sponsored community program. VITA president and CSUF business administration major Warren Doller, 24, said their goal is to assist 500 people this year improved from the 357 people they served last year. “We’re really looking forward to continuing the program on campus and growing it with years to come,” said Doller. Doller recommends people come early in the tax season so they can get their money faster. Assistance is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. The annual income per household cannot be greater than $58,000 to qualify for VITA’s services. Jessie Frietze, 22, a CSUF alumna, used VITA’s assistance for her income tax return preparation last year and decided to return this year. Frietze said it is a good service for students because not all students, or recent graduates, can pay for a tax return. She added that another positive about the assistance is that it is free for family and friends. But, attendees should look at the VITA website to make sure they are prepared. Ye Mya, 25, a graduate student pursuing an MBA, said without the
proper documentation, volunteers can not complete some portions for the income tax return. This includes a valid ID, social security card, financial statements and income tax returns.
“We’re really looking forward to continuing the program on campus and growing it with years to come.” WARREN DOLLER VITA president Doller also recommends clients talk to their families before they file taxes. He said a lot of students could be claimed as dependents so their parents receive a bigger refund for the household. “It’s really like a group effort when you are coordinating how the family’s going to file their taxes. It might be way more beneficial to do it one way than the other,” he added. Kristin Lange, 32, a resident of Anaheim, learned about the assistance provided by VITA from her mother. “As long as you got the patience to wait you are going to get a lot of help,” said Lange.
DTBRIEFS OC school districts slash spending Numerous school districts in Orange County are aiming at lowering their financial obligations next year by roughly $158 million, according to the Orange County Register. Rather than ridding student services and after-school programs next year, many districts are negotiating with their labor unions to simply reduce pay and benefits. The La Habra City and Fountain Valley school districts have decided to cut five days off the 2013-14 school year, and mandatory furlough days will be in place as a way to decrease employee pay and prevent faculty layoffs. Instead of expecting additional funding, a promise made by Proposition 30 in November, schools are forced to be cautious with their spending. In 2013-2014, Orange County school districts are looking to spend approximately $65 million less compared to the $4.3 billion being spent this year. School districts will be filing a revised preliminary spending plan for 2013-14 in March as well as final spending plans this June.
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Lakers owner loses battle with cancer Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss died Monday after an 18-month battle with cancer, according to the Los Angeles Times. Buss bought the team in 1979 with hopes of turning the team into not only playoff contenders, but showmen. The Lakers hoisted their seventh NBA trophy in his first season as owner. In his three decades as owner, the Lakers won 10 championships while missing the playoffs only twice. Buss turned the Lakers into a spectacle by encouraging celebrities to sit courtside and watch his team’s fast-paced and flashy style of play. He created a distinct identity when his Lakers embodied the Hollywood mentality in 1980. Their fast-paced offense of the time was nicknamed “Showtime.” During his tenure as owner, the Lakers featured several Hall of Fame-caliber talents including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal as players and Pat Riley and Phil Jackson as coaches. This past offseason, Buss made his final big splash by signing Steve Nash and Dwight Howard in hopes of creating a championship-caliber team capable of winning a 17th championship.
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Brown to negotiate with union allies
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VITA President Doller reviews tax returns prepared by volunteers to ensure accuracy in accordance with tax law.
NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION • Valid photo I.D. and Social Security cards, plus birth dates for taxpayer, spouse and dependents • Wage and earnings statements and financial statements applicable to a personal tax return • Records of any payments to daycare and provider’s I.D. number • Last year’s income tax returns, plus bank routing and account numbers for direct deposit
Source: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration will soon negotiate contracts with some of the same unions that helped him pass his tax plan last year, according to the Los Angeles Times. Public-worker unions pushed millions of dollars and thousands of volunteers in the governor’s direction last year to help him pass tax-hikes. Brown’s administration will be negotiating labor agreements worth billions that affect nearly half of state workers when the contracts expire this summer. Budget experts say California is already significantly more generous than other states and that it’s still too soon to greenlight new expenses amid a nascent financial recovery effort. Negotiations may be a test of how the governor will retain a limited budget as California emerges from a the recent budget crisis. Brown proposed last month to end furloughs and other programs that reduced the amount of money state workers took home monthly in the last four years.
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ADVOCATE Supporting No Child Left Behind
Courtesy of MCT Continually contested in Congress, No Child Left Behind aims to increase accountability for schools with students who are performing poorly.
California needs more time to build upon NCLB
NCLB policies leave whole schools behind
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CON: AMANDA ZIVE
More than 30 states have been granted waivers by the Obama administration as a way around the requirements established by No Child Left Behind. Instead of creating an easy shortcut for schools across the country, we should realize the importance of holding schools accountable and continue working toward reaching the act’s goals. What we have is a policy filled with good intentions and focused on what should be the education system’s biggest priority: Its students. “Any successful industry needs to organize itself around performance,” said Andrew Rotherman, co-director of Education Sector, in an interview with NPR. “No Child Left Behind attempts to do that. It requires states to set specific targets for school performance and deal with low performers.” Before No Child Left Behind was enacted, children of low-income families—including many minorities—and those with disabilities were left in the shadows of our education system. Through persistent legislation, the act has highlighted these students and brought to surface the importance of making sure that every child is provided with the best education possible. As part of the act, schools must divide test scores into subgroups which help point out how students from all backgrounds are doing, not just those with a history of high performance. Thanks to No Child Left Be-
hind, schools are finally being held accountable which has led to improvements in how we see and act upon our education system. “NCLB has changed educators from arguing about whether to hold schools accountable for performance to arguing about how to do it,” Rotherman said in Time magazine’s “School of Thought.” “That’s no small accomplishment in a field that is notoriously hostile to change and is particularly averse to the concept of consequential accountability.” Sure, there are flaws in the policy, but we need to remember that no policy is perfect and we can’t always get it right the first time around. It is important to seek reform and figure out ways to not abandon, but improve No Child Left Behind. Expecting initial perfection is not the way to make a policy work. As stated by Rotherman, “If we held other policy areas—think food stamps, Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security—to the same standard No Child is held to these days, i.e., flawlessness, then we would have jettisoned those and many other worthy programs long ago.” In order to make the act work, students and parents have to take advantage of the services available to them. Through the law, children have the option to move to better schools or receive free tutoring if eligible. But according to GreatSchools.org, few students
are taking advantage of these opportunities. Only 1.6 percent of students decided to transfer out of low-performing schools and only 20 percent of students eligible for free tutoring actually receive it. A survey form the Center for Education Policy showed that many families chose not to switch schools because they are happy with the schools their children currently attend, but others have said that schools have failed to notify parents that these options are there. In addition to this, schools and tutoring services have been tossing the responsibility of informing parents about the option for free tutoring back and forth. Through these statistics, it is obvious that necessary resources for students to improve in school are being offered by No Child Left Behind’s policy, but they are not being taken advantage of. Perhaps something that we need to do is remind schools that the purpose of this law is not to rest full responsibility on parents but ensure that their children are receiving the best education by reminding them of these services. No Child Left Behind has been the structure of our education system for over a decade now; ditching it because of a few flaws would be unrealistic. Instead we should build upon the great ideas that are already established and ensure that all children receive the education they need.
No Child Left Behind has left whole schools and school districts behind. Standardized tests with little to no real world applicability are being weighed more than skills that don’t have a multiple choice answer. Instead of teaching children why, we have resorted to only teaching them how. The quickest way to solve a problem is now the only way. Before the time of No Child Left Behind, in math classes, teachers were instructed to teach multiple ways of solving a problem. Now, every child is to be taught the same single method. Instead of solving problems, they are simply answering questions. Most troubling the similar testable results of both methods has convinced enough legislators that they are the same thing. Most classes are geared to verbal or linguistic intelligence now instead of embracing the multiple intelligences of earlier practices. Students are told to memorize dates, vocabulary, grammar rules and the amendments in the Bill of Rights. What they are not told is how the events on those dates impact us today, ways to use those scholarly words in conversation, what the punctuation marks mean, or what the first 10 amendments guarantee for modern American citizens. Memorization has surpassed understanding in the classroom because teachers are constantly reminded about the importance
of the test scores. A school’s test scores are averaged and the school is given a ranking. When students live in an area where their home school has low standardized test scores, their parents are often able to petition for their child to go to another school. With overcrowding, that option is only realistically available to a select few. In many low scoring districts there are magnet or specialized charter schools with extra equipment that students can get into through drawings, competitions or interviews. Many children and parents check the mail daily, waiting for their notice to see if they have been selected for a better school further from home. The others must enroll at the school assigned to them by address, in the district they live in. In the light of leaving no child behind, some of the act’s standards include grants given to the schools with lower scores so that they may attract and hire better teachers, the theory being that teachers choose their schools based on the promised salary. According to the Consolidated State Performance Reports of the 2006-07 school year released by the U.S. Department of Education, there were more highly qualified teachers at schools with less poverty. Even five years after the program had begun, throwing money at the low scoring schools didn’t help meet the expec-
tations. The higher scoring, higher income schools still had the higher number of qualified teachers. So essentially teachers with lower qualifications are making more money and not necessarily giving the students in low scoring districts much of a chance to succeed. In 2007, the National Assessment of Educational Progress released information that concluded that California 8th graders had seen little to no increase in test scores in the areas these standards were aimed at: math and reading. Teachers resent the act, and rightfully so. They are stripped of their titles as educators and left at the front of the room with PowerPoints. Instead of teaching students how to extract information, they are left teaching how to import that information onto flashcards. Many states have been given the option to opt out of the program, though California’s request was denied. Unlike the 34 other states that have been waived of their requirement to participate in the program, California schools will still have to depend on students’ scores on the standardized tests to receive federal funding. The choice is between teaching memorization skills and getting paid or teaching students how to learn and losing funding. We know which side the educators of California would like to be on, but we must understand the position they are forced to take.
Rubio gaffe is ‘water over the dam’ ANDY LUNDIN Daily Titan
As I watched Marco Rubio speak during his live response to the State of the Union address, I remember wondering: How are some people capable of speaking over lengthy periods of time without so much as a hiccup? However, at one point, the junior U.S. senator from Florida briefly paused his speech to quickly lunge off camera, grab a small water bottle and gulp down its contents. To be completely honest, I
thought it was pretty amusing; it was live after all. No one is supposed to break character on live TV, right? Although it seems a bit silly to think much about the incident at all, really, I’m hardly the only person that took notice to it. In the proceeding days, just about every news source has covered the incident. When considering how the incident (which, from here on out, I’ll call what some have dubbed “water-gate”) might have impacted Rubio, the media has been
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making a point of questioning if it could affect his political future at all. This is a big deal since he is, after all, a potential contender for the Republicans in the next presidential election. But to be honest, it doesn’t really seem like it will have an affect on his future at all. The idea of Rubio possibly having to face any hurdles in his career as a politician because of water-gate is reminiscent of another awkward moment that occurred a few years ago for another former presidential candidate. In 2008, during one the presidential debates, John McCain was photographed right as he was ungainly lurching forward and making an equally unflattering facial expression. While the image of McCain probably didn’t make or break the election of that year, it most likely didn’t help him out either. The water-gate incident, on the other hand, is about a guy getting caught drinking some water, hardly something that I think could ruin Rubio’s image. If anything, he has managed to take advantage of the publicity he gained from it. According to ABC News, Rubio’s PAC, Reclaim America, raised $100,000 since Wednesday by selling more than 3,450 water bottles. And to top it all off, Rubio tweeted that he picked up over 13,000 new followers after watergate had happened. Though I do agree that it’s silly for there to have been so much
Courtesy of MCT Sen. Marco Rubio received flak when he took a mis-timed sip during his response to the State of the Union on Wednesday.
coverage and speculation of what might happen to Rubio as a result of water-gate, I also refuse to completely blame the media for making it a bigger story than it deserved to be. Really, it was just a story that people found interesting and wanted to hear about, however strange that might be. As of print, a nine second video of water-gate that was posted on YouTube the same day it happened currently has some two million views, while a video also posted on that day by ABC News showing Rubio’s entire 14-minute
speech only has a little more than 130,000 views. It would seem that social media also contributed to bringing popularity to water-gate. According to data gathered by Twitter, as water-gate happened, the amount of tweets made per-minute rose to nearly 10,000 after it had slowly started to decline following the end of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. No matter how a person may feel about the public’s interest in this unusual story, it certainly does say one thing: People were generally more interested in it than any-
thing else Rubio had to say during the speech. Should water-gate have been featured as prominently in the media as it has been? Probably not. Were there other topics on Rubio’s speech more important than water-gate that should have been discussed, such as gun control? Probably. But how could the media not cover water-gate? It might have been taken more seriously than it ever should have been, but still, it was kind of funny, and everyone wanted to talk about it.
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When schools misuse funds, they hurt their students Districts that use money for selfish purposes only exacerbate financial issues MICHELLE TUYUB Daily Titan
The California Department of Education recently made eight school districts repay money that it deemed was being misused. Most alarming, the Los Angeles School District must pay back $158 million in funds that were intended to pay for free or reduced meals. A study conducted by a U.S. Senate watchdog revealed that during the last six years, the school districts have been using the mon-
ey to pay for other expenses like utilities or personnel. Although this does not seem to be a story of corrupt personnel keeping the money for their own benefit, this should still be a major concern for state officials and residents. As a result, the decrease of people eligible for free or reduced meals as well as the lack of money for the meals have discouraged many from even signing up for the program in the first place. Sadly, these are the ones who need such programs the most, coming from low income families. How could this problem could have continued for so long? There are administrators and inspectors
that are assigned to keep account of the money that is given to the school districts, yet nothing was done about the situation until an employee alerted authorities.
“Misappropriation of money is not something that is taken lightly ... ” According to the Los Angeles Times, the San Diego and the Santa Ana districts—two of the
eight affected—are challenging the findings of the California Department of Education. Misappropriation of money is not something that is taken lightly, and is thought to be occurring in other districts statewide. During the years of the misuse of the money, the Los Angeles Unified Districts kept redirecting the funds and, although there was reports about the misuse of the money by the inspector general, the misuse of funds sadly continued. The situation is an example of what school districts are resorting to because of the funding problems, but that still does not make
it acceptable or ethical. Worse for students still getting low cost meals, the money being misappropriated has affected the quality of the food being served in cafeterias. Additionally, the lack of funding is seen in shorter lunch hours or shortages in cafeteria staff. This is in contrary to the money’s true purpose, providing schools with better quality of food and services. Some responsibility for this misappropriation also has to be given to the 60 state examiners who overlooked the misspending of the districts, especially since this has been occurring since 2011. This mistake occurred because the state
examiners did not go in depth in each districts’ funding for free or reduced meals. It must be a difficult task, but that does not excuse the lack of care taken for it. The job of the state examiners who include is to help bring more fresh food to cafeterias and decrease processed food, yet they’ve accomplished the opposite. The crackdown of the offenders needs to occur now and has to be more attentively monitored. There should not be other areas where the California Department of Education is overlooking. Regardless of the condition of the schools financially, this should not be a cause of misusing money.
Privacy clashes with protection in cyber security JOE BATCHELOR Daily Titan
President Obama promoted a new defense against cyber threats with an executive order for cybersecurity during last week’s State of the Union address. He declared, “We cannot look back years from now and wonder why we did nothing in the face of real threats to our security and our economy.” Under the order, the government will build a “cyber security framework” with the private sector to share information on cyber attacks and threats, with the goal to reduce digital risk to critical infrastructure. The order does not include an enforcement mechanism. This will be left to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which will lead the role in protecting critical U.S. infrastructure. In accordance to the order, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and
Protection Act (CISPA) was reintroduced in the House of Representatives on Feb. 13. CISPA is the contentious bill from last year that was passed by the House but never considered by the Senate. Similar to last time it has sparked opposition from civil liberties advocates. The bill, sponsored by U.S. Reps. Mike Rogers, R-Mich. and Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., offers broad immunities to companies who choose to share data with government agencies, much broader than Obama’s initiative. Unlike the new order, it permits companies to share user communications directly with the National Security Agency, and permits the NSA to use that information for non-cyber security reasons. As the world around us becomes more and more computer-oriented, there is an increasing need for new security to protect us from hackers. We have backed ourselves into a corner with how much we
rely on technology to keep our information and records. Now, faceless tech thieves can steal our secrets and dismantle our economy with a click of a mouse. With that said, I oppose CISPA because I do not want the government getting a hold of our personal communications. Privacy is becoming harder and harder to keep the more we advance into a technological society. There is no reason to pass more legislation to provide the government with citizens’ information. “The idea of ‘information sharing’ isn’t necessarily offensive in and of itself, but the question is what info will be shared, who can it be shared with and what can be done with it?” asked Michelle Richardson, legislative counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Marc Rotenberg, the executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, calls CISPA a “civil liberties minefield.” He in-
stead approves of “the approach set out in the executive order: Transparent, collaborative and under the direction of a civilian agency.” Like other critics I agree that Obama’s executive order is a good first step in protecting the U.S. in the right way. The only problem is that an executive order is not a law and so we have to rely on private companies to comply. “I think this can fairly be described as a down payment on legislation,” said Stewart Baker, a former NSA general counsel, in a Reuters interview. As we continue to depend more greatly on computers, the more security we are going to need. If not careful, however, there could easily become a very thin line between protection and the risk of violating the citizens right of privacy. We have entered a new state of vulnerability and created a new boogeyman to fear. The future terrorists of the world might be holding a laptop
Courtesy of MCT Despite much controversy last year, Obama reintroduced CISPA in February.
instead of a gun or explosive, and we must start to build a strong frontline. I can only hope the gov-
ernment uses its power responsibly and does not create another civil liberty fiasco.
Say ‘neigh’ to horse meat in America CASEY ELOFSON Daily Titan
Two weeks ago, the British food industry and millions of meat-eaters across the ocean were shocked to discover that the wave of horse meat being found in products labeled as beef had trotted through several countries and landed square on their dinner tables. The horse meat outbreak was first discovered in Ireland about a month ago, and has been found in other countries including Poland, Belgium, France, Sweden and Britain. Mislabeled “beef lasagna,” meals reportedly tested positive for 100 percent horse meat DNA in some cases, and an estimated 10 million frozen hamburger patties were pulled from shelves. Never has the term “hold your horses” held more meaning as this contamination crisis continues and Europeans have to think twice before biting into that burger. Despite the culprit companies’ several statements of apologies, who really knows what’s in there? Though many countries across the globe do eat horse meat regularly, the biggest issue here at hand is the fact that food safety laws were not being closely monitored leading to mislabeled food getting through factories and onto shelves. People have a right to know what they are consuming and what they’re putting into their bodies. So of course, that raises the question: Could that ever happen here, to us, in the U.S.? Possibly. Here in America there isn’t a huge market for horse meat. Mainly because unlike other farm animals, horses are mostly cherished pets and not dinner. It makes us uneasy to eat animals we consider pets, as it should. In fact, in 2007 the Agriculture Department was banned from using any federal funds to fuel horse slaughter facilities, shutting them down until 2011 when the ban was lifted. Although the horses were shipped to either Canada or Mexico instead for this process, for nearly five years there was no U.S. horse meat market. So yes, technically, horse slaugh-
ter for meat production can start again. However, it has to be approved by the appropriations committee of the House Representatives, which decides how to allocate funding. It pulled the reins on this, denying funding to horse slaughterhouses for the fiscal year budget of 2013. I say, “Yay!” and here’s why. First off it’s cruel, abusive and unnecessary. Even with government regulation, these animals are forced to endure terrifying conditions starting first with transportation and ending with execution. They are corralled up by the hundreds, shoved onto truck trailers to be taken away and given no room to move, debilitating even the healthiest of horses. The “humane” way of killing them is by shooting them with a bolt gun and letting them bleed to death. Cow, pig and chicken houses are just as corrupt in killing across America. There is no reason to believe the horse houses would be any different. Also, any
horse can be slaughtered. These horses can range from ponies to farm workhorses and even horses that are stolen and sold illegally are shipped off to these houses. These horses were not raised to be eaten. There is no way of telling their health level before you consume it. Horses are often given specialized medicines and drugs like “bute”—which was originally intended to treat arthritis in humans before being found to be lethal—that can put people at serious risk. Which makes the idea of eating horse meat not only unsavory, but unsafe as well. Horses are smart and intelligent companions for humans. They have strong memories and are trusted to work on police forces and serve as guides for the blind, just like a dog would. Would America support shipping dogs off to a slaughterhouse for consumption? So just like Lassie, let’s leave Seabiscuit off the table.
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Team sashays its way to victory The 15 dancers won their 12th national championship Dision 1 title in January CODY LEONG Daily Titan
Courtesy of CSUF CRU CRU members partake in a sponsored gathering to continue to “encounter Jesus, experience the Gospel, and embrace the mission.”
Club helps members keep New Year’s goals LAUREN DAVIS Daily Titan
CRU, formerly known as Campus Crusade for Christ, is a Christian club at Cal State Fullerton holding a semester-long event titled “Spring Resolutions” in hopes to encourage students to follow through with their New Year’s resolutions. The three categories within CRU’s Spring Resolutions are time management, study group and exercise. Club members said the three categories were voted to the top of student polls they conducted. Surveys were passed out in front of the Gastronome, helping eventually to narrow down the different categories. Lu Worthington, a CRU member and business major with a concentration in entertainment and tourism management, expressed the motivation behind the semesterlong event. “We didn’t want to just ask, ‘What’s your New Year’s resolution?’ and then just end there,” said Worthington. “We wanted to make connections through helping people reach their goal … so just a cool way to help the campus achieve something.” Time management was the first and only of the Spring Resolutions that was a one time event at the end of January, led by members Jamie Hoover and Dania Molina. The time management component included a short seminar on managing time, and how to do it in an easy and wise way. Jamie Hoover, a child and adolescent development major, explained how the time management seminar unfolded, and what the seminar focused on for being a one time event. “Our goal was to help people create a schedule to keep their time management, so they can map out how much time they are spending on each thing,” said Hoover. The time management component also was catered toward helping students realize that time doesn’t have to control them, and that they can enjoy the time and not always feel rushed. She said that another goal of the seminar was to trigger an analysis of time among members. “We also wanted to maybe make people think about how they are
spending their time,” Hoover said. Study groups are the second of the “Spring Resolutions” events led by members Thomas Leon and Nomi Hlatshwayo, and will be held on Monday afternoons from 12-1 p.m. in the Titan Student Union courtyard, for studying or a place to stop and talk with members of CRU. Thomas Leon, a member of CRU and math major, explained where the idea behind the study groups came from, and what the purpose is for this component of the event. He said CRU wanted to provide a specific time for students to come together and study. “The purpose behind that was so that people would be more diligent in their studies and it would again, help them choose their New Year’s resolutions,” said Leon. Exercise is the third of the Spring Resolutions, a component that is led by CRU member Lu Worthington and CRU staff member Stephanie Soglesong, who is also a certified personal trainer. The 30-minute Monday workout at 4 p.m. is one of the most popular ones for students, especially when the group meets at the volleyball courts near the Valencia Residence Hall. Worthington described the importance of having a certified personal trainer on board, and how students could benefit from this trainer advantage. “One of the staff members is a certified trainer, so that’s been a major help because it’s someone who actually knows what they are doing and what to do to exercise properly,” she said. Crystal Sanchez, a new CRU member and a public relations major, said her overall experience with the Spring Resolutions and the impact that CRU has had on her confidence have been positive. She said study groups help keep her accountable in her studies. Although she cannot attend the exercise sessions, she said CRU keeps her motivated. “I am taking a swimming class this semester so I couldn’t make it to the workout sessions that CRU has on my own, but they are inspiring me to continue with swimming, and encouraging me,” said Sanchez.
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Winning championships is not for everyone. Yes, some will eventually win one, but the majority of the people who strive to achieve such an accomplishment will undoubtedly fail. There will always be those special teams or individuals that win them again and again. When these teams do win championships repeatedly, there often comes a word to describe them: dynasties. The women of the Cal State Fullerton dance team won their 12th national championship at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla. on Jan. 19. The 15-member squad competed in the Division 1 jazz category and beat out 19 other teams en route to their victory. “I would love to think that all of our titles would be considered a dynasty,” said Kayla Rowland, a sophomore dance team member. “Every year we work so hard not only for ourselves but for alumni. We want to keep our dynasty alive as long as possible and make all those before us proud.” Sophomore dance team member Ally Martinez said winning a national championship was indescribable. She said the happiness she felt when they announced the winner made all the work they put in, worth it. “It’s that moment when the whole team knows that all the blood, sweat, and tears are completely and totally worth it. I’ve probably never been so happy in my life than in that moment when they announced us as the first place team,” said Martinez. Starting in November, the team practices three times a day, which then leads to practices everyday as the competition gets closer. The team prepares for the two main competitions they compete in, which are held in Orlando and Anaheim. “Practices are never guaranteed an ending time,” Martinez said. “We leave when the routine looks flawless. It has to be as perfect as
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Sophomore Team Member Kayla Rowland dances at the Womens Basketball Game on Feb. 9, 2013.
possible to win.” While many coaches, students and family members attribute the national championship win to the team’s dedication to practice as the reason for this accomplishment, the dancers insist that the reason for their success is their love for each other and the sport. “Our determination to win, our love for one another, and our love for dance are definitely a few keys to our success. We are constantly there for one another and never let each other forget why we have a passion for dance and for this team and everything it represents,” Martinez said. During the long year of preparations, alumni offer guidance and support for the team whenever
they need it, especially right before the big competition. Former captain of the dance team Chelsea Horn said she believes the team won another championship due to their teamwork and preparation. “The girls are focused, devoted and they know the true meaning of teamwork. They make sacrifices to achieve this goal and through this process they become like family,” Horn said. The strive to create a family atmosphere is key to being the national champions. Coaches and dance members stressed it is important to feel like they are family, so team chemistry will be at an all-time high. “Chemistry is a huge part of our
team’s success. During our long and hard practices we all push and help each other through the rough times and I know that I have 14 other girls there to support me,” Rowland said. Now that the team has won its 12th national championship, they plan to take a rest for the weekend. Their next competition is a month away and they continue to go through their workouts and practices to keep their eye on the prize. The team will be competing in the USA National competition on March 17-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Look out for the national championship winning CSUF dance team in either late February or March, set to air on ESPN.
Swashbuckler Titans draw their swords JULIA GUTIERREZ Daily Titan
Everyone seems to love a good Hollywood sword-fight. The excitement of two people fighting to the death with sharp objects seems to be a hot trend in movie making. We’ve all seen it, but based on the teachings of the Medieval Swordsmanship Club, which is also known as Kron Martial Arts, what is done on the big screen is not the real deal. The activity of the club is not to be compared to LARPing—live-action role-playing—or fights in silver-screen adventures; this is the real deal. Light chatter filled the air as the members of the club began to prepare for the weekly meeting. While the club awaited the arrival
of the instructors, the clangs of the weapons began to drown out the music playing outside of the Student Recreation Center. Several members of the group wore yellow and black socks and shirts with the word “Kron Martial Arts” printed on the front. As the sword aficionados began to gather to practice their sword wielding skills, curious passersby asked questions. Questions about the clothing, the weapons and just a general “what is this?” had been asked by various people. Jason Taylor, an English professor at Cal State Fullerton and a senior instructor for the group, said the club originally began as a course held in the SRC. It lasted a few years until it outgrew its location, Taylor said.
Brian Frick, a graduate student studying computer science and the secretary of the club, said he became involved in medieval swordsmanship when the group was still a class. “Jason and Jonathan, our two instructors, were in ARMA, which is the Association of Renaissance Martial Arts, and they decided to start a class outside of their Orange County chapter of ARMA ... a German Longsword class in the gym here, as one of the sign-up fitness classes,” said Frick. He discovered the group through an advertisement for it in the SRC. “So I walked into the rec center and—I joined—Some people took the class and then we never saw them again after those six weeks but then a lot of us stayed in it … and wanted to form a club outside of it,” Frick said. RJ McKeehan, 22, a computer science major and treasurer of the club, said the techniques are primarily learned from medieval manuscripts that give instructions and tips for the correct way to use weapons. “What we do is called HEMA, Historical European Martial Arts—We’re part of the HEMA alliance, which is actually several thousand practitioners worldwide,” said McKeehan. “We recreate the martial arts the way it was practiced in the Medieval Renaissance periods,” he said. Many of these manuscripts originated in Germany and Italy and were written in the 1400s, 1500s and 1600s, McKeehan said. According to Taylor, as rare as this practice may sound, it has a
decent amount of followers in other places. “It’s a much bigger community in Europe. Sweden, Finland and Germany have some major groups (and) pretty major events,” said Taylor. He said he has hopes that word will get out about this style of martial arts and a good place to spread the word would be in other martial arts studios. He learned about medieval swordsmanship through an interest in a different type of sword. “I really got interested in Japanese sword (katana) ... I didn’t think there was such a thing as this (historical swordsmanship) and then I ran into a couple of websites from one of the groups that we ended up joining and learning from … That’s kind of how I got into it. (I) just kind of by chance found that it existed and realized that it was authentic and there were actually people who were studying this based on historical research,” Taylor said. Aside from the group’s weekly meetings, a few members hold study groups on different days for different types of weapons. McKeehan said what is primarily used in the club is the longsword, but some members are also interested in learning how to properly use other medieval weapons including the sickle, rapiers and polearms. He said using a longsword is a good start to learning how to use other weapons. The Medieval Swordsmanship Club meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. and welcomes new members. For more information, visit KronMartialArts.com.
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Orloff made his dugout proud, earning a six-pitch walk as his teammates roared their approval with every ball he took. Next was the right fielder Clay Williamson, who also drew a walk. Left fielder Austin Diemer was then hit by a pitch, giving shortstop Richy Pedroza a chance to bust the game open with the bases loaded. Pedroza was able to work the count full before the seventh pitch of the at bat
KEVIN BLACKBURN Daily Titan
It was a nail biting finish at the end of the highly contested game against Cal State Fullerton’s crosstown rival, Long Beach State. The Titan women’s basketball team’s exciting late comeback wasn’t enough to make up for their inconsistent first half. The Titans only made five shots in the first half and headed into the locker room facing a 27-15 deficit. They turned it around in the second half and had an opportunity to steal the game from the 49ers. With seconds left on the clock and the Titans down by one, CSUF’s Chante Miles drove to the hoop but met 49er defender Lauren Spargo who drew the charge, ending the Titan’s comeback hopes. The 58-56 loss is the Titans’ seventh straight, bringing their overall record to 7-16 with a Big West Conference record of 3-8 thus far. The 49ers won the game by moving the ball around the perimeter and shooting efficiently. They shot the ball only 36 times compared to the Titans’ 50 attempts. Almost half of the 49ers’ shots went in (47 percent). The Titans shot only 32 percent from the field, which can be blamed mostly on the Titans poor first half. In the first 10 minutes of the game, both teams traded the lead six times. Alex Thomas sank a three-pointer in the corner to put the Titans on the scoreboard to start the game. Moments later, freshman guard Annie Park continued her recent shooting surge by making her first
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was called for strike three. The Titans took the field in the top of the ninth inning with Lorenzen moving from center field to the mound. He needed only seven pitches to record his first save of the season. “Michael is different,” said Vanderhook after the game. “He’s different. He’s a freak. I don’t know how hard he was throwing tonight, but he probably threw a couple pretty good ones.” “He’s the hardest guy I’ve ever caught,” said Wallach, who claims Lo-
renzen has been clocked at 99 mph on a radar gun. Among the many things that stood out on opening night was the crowd on hand. Goodwin Field was sold out, with many onlookers having boughtstanding-room only tickets. The paid attendance of 3,508 was the stadium’s greatest since 2007. “That’s when we really love to play,” Wallach said. “We always love to play, but when there’s a lot of fans out here, it just makes it that much better.”
Baseball sweeps Nebraska doubleheader RAY NIKPUR / For the Daily Titan Center Lauren Bushong goes for a jumpshot against Long Beach State.
three-point attempt At the ten minute mark, Titan guard Chante Miles shot a deep jumper tying the game at ten. The Titans fell apart offensively to end the first half by allowing the 49ers to go on a 12-1 scoring spree within five minutes. Shots just weren’t dropping for the Titans in the first half as they went into the locker room shooting only 18 percent. The second half was the Titan’s turn to do some damage. The 49ers scored on their first possession taking their lead to a gamehigh 14. That’s when CSUF snapped out of their shooting slump, led by team captain Thomas and the sophomore Miles. The 49ers’ 14 point lead quickly shrank as the Titans went on a 13-4 scoring run of their own. The Titans took advantage of Long Beach State’s 21 turnovers in the game. The Titans’ offense was inconsistent, but defense was impressive throughout the night. A 49er fast break left Titan guard Thomas by herself to defend the CSULB attack. Thomas cleverly placed herself in the way of Long Beach State’s
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Alex Sanchez which drew a charge and sent the 49er’s best player to the bench in foul trouble. Senior center Lauren Bushong had the pass of the game when she was able to draw just enough attention from 49er defenders to dish out a pass to open teammate Mya Olivier. She was able to convert on a layup, which was one of the Titan’s only open looks of the night. The Titans defense was clearly frustrating Long Beach State after 49er center Hailey King was called for a technical after arguing a referee’s call. CSUF could have walked away with a victory if they converted more of their free throw attempts. They had 30 opportunities at the charity stripe but only converted on 18 of them. For a team that has been solid from the line all year, they certainly didn’t show it. The Titans managed to make all of their final ten free throws, but it wasn’t enough to make up for their first half misses. For the upcoming schedule and more information on the women’s basketball team, visit FullertonTitans.com.
AMANDA ZIVE Daily Titan
The Titans added two more wins during Saturday’s doubleheader against visiting Nebraska thanks to speed, endurance and an aggressive offense. Cal State Fullerton spent most of the day in the batter’s box. “We make that a thing when we play, we’d like to play two thirds of the game in the dugout,” said Head Coach Rick Vanderhook, who was coaching against former Anaheim Angel Darin Erstad. Time spent in the field was one of the reasons that fatigue was much more of a factor for the visiting Huskers. Center fielder Michael Lorenzen gave another reason Fullerton seems unaffected by the physical demand: “when you’re playing good, it’s harder to get fatigued.” The first game featured a flurry of hits, many runs and some stolen bases (three by Lorenzen). After falling behind 3-1 after five innings, Nebraska rallied for consecutive two-run innings in the sixth and seventh, allowing only a run in the bottom of the sixth to take a 5-4 lead. Titan pinch hitter Anthony Hitting put the Titans back ahead in the bottom of the seventh with a two-run home run over the right field wall.
Designated hitter J.D. Davis also added an RBI on a single that scored third baseman Matt Chapman. One night after CSUF shortstop Richy Pedroza robbed USC of a few near-hits, he was able to further show off his sure glove and strong, accurate arm. Pedroza attributed the skill to his practice. “Something just that we work on every practice,” said Pedroza. “I’ve been taking a lot of ground balls all my life and I take a lot of pride in my infield work, more than my hitting.” CSUF added three more in the eighth to take a 10-5 lead and put the game away. Chapman delivered an RBI double, and Davis drove in another two with a single. Titan pitcher Tyler Peitzmeier, who earned the win (1-0), gave way to Davis and Michael Lopez who shut down Nebraska while recording the final five outs. In the second game, the Titans loaded the bases in the first inning. Davis picked up two RBIs on single before a double play ended the first inning. Freshman pitcher Justin Garza held off any offensive by the Huskers and pitched six shutout, becoming the second CSUF freshman to earn his first victory in as many days. “Boy, he pounded it,” Vanderhook said. “I thought the changeup was exceptional. He was down in the zone, I mean, he threw good.”
When the runs began stacking up—CSUF leading 7-0 after five and 9-0 after seven— Vanderhook gave his freshmen some playing time. “We got to get some guys some experience today, even though it was maybe a little mop-up,” Vanderhook said. The Titans completed the shutout and sweep, winning game two, 9-0. A great all-around effort by CSUF included strong hitting, aggressive baserunning and dominant pitching. “We’ve walked two guys in three games and struck out quite a few,” Vanderhook said. In the end, the Huskers did not have the stamina to compete in the second game.“They were on defense a lot longer than we were. They had to stand out on the field a lot longer,” Vanderhook said. One of the Titans secret weapons is the newly implemented “speed training.” “We actually, through the strength coach, have a guy that worked with us all fall and spring on running,” Vanderhook said. “The sprinter and new speed coach has gotten results. They accelerate a little bit better. Everybody’s gotten a little faster, everybody’s gotten a little more athletic. That’s paid off for us,” he said. For more information on this game and the men’s baseball team, visit FullertonTitans.com