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The long battle for marriage equality FEATURES 6

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Baseball looks to get on winning track

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The Titan Student Centers Governing Board moved forward with plans on Wednesday to negotiate with Amazon to possibly install an Amazon Locker in the Titan Student Union.

TSC Director Kurt Borsting has been granted the authority to negotiate with Amazon on the location, pricing, installation and size of the product.

The sizable lockers could change how students receive textbooks and other products through the mail. Students would be able to pick up deliveries at the selfservice kiosk.

The new delivery concept was

initially rolled out in late 2011.

Eligible packages ordered through Amazon would have the option of being delivered to an Amazon Locker and picked up later.

Borsting was cold-called by an Amazon business development product manager weeks ago and pitched the concept during a relatively short conversation.

Following the call, Borsting conducted informal inquiries of students and said the response was generally favorable.

“The overwhelming reason that I heard was ‘I live in an apartment and it makes me nervous to have products delivered to my house because they are left outside,’” said Borsting.

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California State Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva spoke to an audience of about 70 students at the Titan Student Union on Wednesday.

Quirk-Silva examines education Discussion items included tuition hikes, unit caps and online education CHELSEA BOYD Daily Titan

California state Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva visited Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday to discuss

higher education issues with students in an open forum organized by ASI Lobby Corps.

Around 70 students filled Titan Student Union Pavillion C for a chance to ask Quirk-Silva about her stance on a variety of issues ranging from tuition hikes, unit caps and online education.

The event welcomed students from

Fullerton College and the Cal Poly Pomona lobby corps as well.

Students attending a Q-and-A with Quirk-Silva had the tables turned on them when the assemblywoman began asking questions of her own.

Quirk-Silva asked students what stances they took on the issues of higher education in an effort to gain a better understanding

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The Anthropology Student Association will host its annual Professional Anthropology Symposium at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Titan Theatre, featuring two professional anthropologists from Cal State Fullerton and the University of Washington to study the themes of warfare, violence and death.

According to Derek Boyd, president of the Anthropology Student Association and Primate Student Association

at CSUF, the symposium’s theme was voted on by student members from their general monthly meeting.

“In the end, this topic was chosen, because the students were highly interested in what motivates humans to engage in warfare, and exhibit violent behaviors,” said Boyd.

John Patton, Ph.D., an Anthropology professor at CSUF, will discuss the evolution of warfare and cooperation.

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Freshman star bolsters Titans Pride

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When unexpected circumstances come to light, the majority of people greet it with doubt and mistrust, but when it comes to Justin Garza, a university rejoices.

The freshman has led the Titan baseball team to a 21-4 record while personally going 5-0 in his first six starts of the season. He has dominated his way through his opponents by utilizing his newly developed changeup and his solid fastball, which has earned himself a 1.99 ERA this season.

At the age of just 3 years old, Garza went on to follow the family tradition and started to pick up the game of baseball. He eventually became so dominant that he played high school ball for Bonita High and pitched his way to a 23-1 record during his high school career, according to Max Preps. Due to his success on the mound, not only did he accept a scholarship to play ball for Cal State Fullerton, but he was also drafted by the Cleveland Indians.

He decided to forego his option to play professional baseball and decided to head to CSUF to work on his craft. Garza said that heading to Fullerton was his best choice so that he could learn new fundamentals,

of their perspectives.

“I really want to be able to have first-hand accounts when making a decision so I can say, ‘Hey, well Brian feels this way, or Stephanie said this’ because I like to frame how I make decisions off of those who are being impacted,” Quirk-Silva said.

Anthropology symposium focuses on violent behavior

ROBERT HUSKEY / Daily Titan Justin Garza, along with fellow freshman pitcher Thomas Eshelman have bolstered the Titans pitching staff this season. The team is 21-4 thus far.

which would be much harder to do so in the pros.

How to manage the running game as a pitcher, being an athlete on the mound and just the little things such as the mental part of the game are just a few of the new aspects that he has learned while being with the Titans since winning his first game with the team.

That night he pitched six scoreless innings allowing only two hits to earn his first victory as a Titan. After

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the game he felt relieved to earn his first win and went on to celebrate with his parents.

“I had a lot of nerves going on and I didn’t know what to think, my first college start was one of the most exciting things to happen to me so far. … I’m just happy to have gotten the opportunity and has been a highlight of my year,” Garza said.

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The Cal State Fullerton Theatre Department has much to celebrate this spring as quite a few Titans took home honors at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival held at the Los Angeles Theatre Center in February.

The Kennedy Center theater festival is a national festival that honors theater work of college level actors, directors, stage managers, designers, technicians and more.

The festival divides the country into eight regions. The winners from each region are recognized nationally and some are flown to Washington, D.C. to participate in workshops, fellowships and further competition.

CSUF is part of region eight which includes Southern California, Utah, Arizona and Hawaii.

Over the years, the theater festival has become a major event for the Theatre Department and this year they will add at least two more plaques to the 45 that currently hang in the performing arts hallway.

Four students, Charlotte Williams, Tim Alexander, Amanda Silvia and Gina Velez, were finalists in the Irene Ryan acting competition. Student playwright LeShawn Holcomb is a playwriting finalist in two categories and will have his work considered for honors in Washington, D.C. Senior Jonathan Castanien, 21,

Courtesy of CSUF Theatre students set up props for production during a performance.

a stage management student, took home top honors for his stage management work on The Diary of Anne Frank, which ran last spring in the Clayes Performing Arts Center.

For the competition, stage managers participate in an interview, stage manage a festival event and submit a prompt book, or what Castanien calls a “show bible,” for the show they worked on.

The book is an all inclusive, ultra organized compilation of every single thing that goes into putting a show together.

Castanien pointed to the use of a digital script part of his prompt book as a factor that set him apart from the competition.

His prize is a trip to Washington,

D.C. where he will spend one week along with winners from other regions at the Kennedy Center.

“It’s not a competition. They keep stressing that to us. This is basically our prize for winning regionals,” Castanien said.

The week includes tours of professional theaters in the D.C. area, meeting professional stage managers, master classes and collaborating with finalists in other categories such as lighting, sound design and directing.

Castanien said the festival is taken seriously in the department and professors strongly encourage students to participate whenever they can.

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SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS REPEAL OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BAN In the second day of a high profile line-up considering two marriage equality cases, the nation’s highest court heard an appeal for the congressional Defense of Marriage Act on Wednesday.

A day after an oral hearing on California’s Proposition 8, the U.S. Supreme Court heard United States v. Windsor, a New York District Court lawsuit that called the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional.

While a final vote is expected

by June, the court Tuesday indicated its skepticism to the act.

Enacted in 1996, the act defines marriage as “a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife,” and spouse as “a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or wife,” according to Section 3 of the bill.

DOMA has been found unconstitutional in eight federal courts, and in 2011 the Obama administration announced it had determined that Section 3

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thoritative determination not to,” Breyer said.

A repeal of the act would reinstate state and federal rights that have been relinquished to couples in same-sex marriage, of which nine states and the District of Columbia permit.

Under Proposition 8, which the court is flirting with calling unconstitutional, California prohibits same-sex marriage.

Justice Edith Clement, finishing the day’s oral arguments, said the country is facing a trend of change based on the democratic process.

The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy has been repealed and Colorado has recognized civil unions, said Clement, a conservative.

“Allow the democratic process to continue,” Clement said.

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The first item of discussion was the benefit of online classes.

Quirk-Silva polled students in the room on the subject, asking if they thought complete online education would benefit students.

The majority of attendees preferred a mix of in-class and online classes, agreeing that online education has its limits.

“I was interested in online particularly because I think there’s always this thought that with more online programming, people are going to be more receptive, but to me it was pretty clear it’s pretty mixed,” Quirk-Silva said.

Phil Solace, a Cal Poly Pomona student and Lobby Corps member, brought up concerns about degrees

being diminished by unit restrictions.

“We’re worried it’s going to lesson the quality of our degrees,” Solace told the assemblywoman.

Quirk-Silva responded by saying that legislators struggle with not wanting to diminish an interest in learning and that she, herself, “regretted not taking more units.”

The conversation moved to the state budget and what students can expect from state legislators.

Quirk-Silva said although the budget has improved, students should not expect to see prosperity any time soon.

“It shouldn’t be as devastating, but it’s not going to go the opposite way either,” she said.

A discussion of infrastructure began as Quirk-Silva commented that during a tour of CSUF, she noticed that while state legislators often put

money into programs, maintenance falls to the wayside.

“Infrastructure, that can get stuck in the state,” she said.

Quirk-Silva ended the forum by saying she would take what she heard with her to Sacramento. She also called upon students to be vocal with her in the future about issues concerning higher education.

“If you have something you need, let us help you,” Quirk-Silva said.

Kayla Coriaty, chief governmental officer for Associated Students Inc., said the forum was an important step for the Lobby Corp to take before they head to Sacramento for the California Higher Education Student Summit in April.

“We’ll definitely be letting our legislators know some of these questions students have,” Coriaty said.

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Education Dept. launches loan tools The U.S. Department of Education launched new tools to its website, StudentLoans. gov, Tuesday to assist college graduates in paying off their federal student loans.

According to a statement by the Education Department, spring 2013 graduates will be the first to take advantage of a new Complete Counseling site alongside a Repayment Estimator tool.

In accordance with the Presidential Memorandum of June 2012 to increase awareness of borrowers’ available options, the Education Department launched Financial Awareness Counseling Tool (FACT).

An interactive loan counseling tool, FACT will now be integrated into the Complete Counseling site.

The goal is to allow borrowers to better understand and plan for paying back existing student loans.

These changes come as a result of the Obama administration’s continuing efforts to make cost of education more transparent to current and future college students.

Students currently with federal loans can begin taking advantage of the new tools immediately by signing into their account at StudentLoans.gov.

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Blackstone makes bid for Dell Blackstone Group, the largest private-equity firm on the globe, offered $13.65 to $14.50 a share to buy Dell Inc. earlier this week, which has struggled to keep up in the tech race with mobile devices.

Michael Dell, the founder of the PC giant, was looking to take the company private because of its sharp decline in sales and competition to other big players in the technology market.

The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday Blackstone, the frontrunner in the buyout proposals, is open to keeping Dell as CEO. Blackstone said being open to keeping Dell as CEO might tip the scale in their favor for the winning bid. In addition, Dell holds most of the company’s shares and is likely to keep them even if he sells it off.

Dell’s shares dropped 1.07 points at the close of the market to $14.34 a share on Wednesday.

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was unconstitutional.

While many judges raised their concerns on DOMA’s constitutionality, Chief Justice John Roberts called this case “totally unprecedented” on Tuesday.

“You’re asking us to do something we’ve never done before to reach the issue in this case,” said Roberts, a conservative.

Justice Anthony Kennedy, a conservative who is considered the court’s swing vote, indicated he is against the act, which he said has been intertwined with citizen’s day-to-day life.

“You are … at real risk of running in conflict with what has always been thought to be the essence of the state police power, which is to regulate marriage, divorce, custody,” Kennedy said.

Justice Stephen Breyer said that while he disagrees with the bill, he wants to make sure the law is faithfully executed.

“I will continue to execute it though I disagree with it. And I execute it until I have an au-

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TSC Director Kurt Borsting speaks to the Governing Board Wednesday about the addition of an Amazon Locker in the TSU.

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Before moving forward, he consulted with TitanShops management to gauge their feelings and discuss any concerns.

TitanShops did not have concerns about competition, but did worry about whether or not students would pick up their shipments, a problem they have had with products held at the bookstore.

Amar Ghuman, second alternate, a non-voting member of the board, brought forward what he has seen at his parent’s Shell gasoline station, where an Amazon Locker is installed.

His parents are paid $800 a month rent by Amazon for a sixfoot by eight-foot locker against the back wall of the station.

Ghuman and his family had calculated the profit of having the locker against having the product shelves that previously occupied the space, and said that the profit is lower.

“The usage isn’t really there,” said Ghuman. “It’s only been three

months, so maybe it’s relatively new and people don’t know about it yet but the usage just isn’t there yet. We haven’t seen too much traffic coming in and now because of just the (Amazon Locker).”

Borsting said the situation in the TSU is different because space is not at such a premium.

“We have some underperforming areas already,” said Borsting.

At this stage, Borsting hopes to install the Amazon Locker in the TSU Underground in a space currently occupied by the bowling lockers near the “power zone.”

The bowling lockers have been there since 1976 and have seen a drop-off in use, according to Borsting.

It is likely that Amazon would actually pay rent to the TSU, and any costs relating to data, utility, and installation could be shifted to the company.

From here, the director will contact Amazon and move forward with negotiations.

Any agreement reached will not

be allowed to exceed the current lease the TSU has with Cal State Fullerton, which ends in June 2015.

Since this service is geared more toward those who live in apartments, or in neighborhoods where having a package delivered may be troublesome, students who live in houses or do not order from Amazon may be less eager to use the service.

“I’ve never bought anything online, so for me it doesn’t matter,” said Nidia Ambriz, 22, a biology major. “I check out books in the library or go to the Little Professor.”

Ambriz is concerned about hackers and does not trust online shops.

“I wouldn’t use it, to be honest, if I ordered a book it would ship to either my house or my parents’ house in Brea,” said Ryan Wells, 22, a civil engineering major. “I don’t think I would utilize it.”

Amazon currently does not charge any extra fee to ship to an Amazon Locker.

Hackers assaulted The Spamhaus Project, a spamfighting group, with a prolonged denial-of-service attack, which temporarily crippled the European organization’s network in what is being called the biggest cyberattack in history.

According to CNN, the attack on group may have been in retaliation to its recent targeting of CyberBunker, which Spamhaus claims hosts spammers, who use it as a platform to distribute junk mail across the internet.

In a denial-of-service, or DDoS attack, malicious computers repeatedly send access requests to the target website, overwhelming its servers and causing it to either crash or become inaccessible.

Although CyberBunker denies any part in the attack, its founder, Sven Olaf Kamphuis, told CNN he has had enough of Spamhaus’ threats and did not denounce the attack.

“This here is the internet community puking out Spamhaus,” Kamphuis told CNN. A Spamhaus researcher, Vincent Hanna, said the 12-yearold project has protected more than 1.7 billion email accounts worldwide from spam and other malicious activity.

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MIMI HUNG / Daily Titan Ronald Coleman, a graduate student from Scripps Research Institution, speaks to students and faculty about multiple sclerosis during a seminar titled “Regenerative Medicine and Multiple Sclerosis: Towards Clinical Intervention” at McCarthy Hall on Wednesday.

A Cal State Fullerton alumni spoke to CSUF students and faculty during a seminar titled “Regenerative Medicine and Multiple Sclerosis: Towards Clinical Intervention” on Wednesday.

Ronald Coleman, a graduate student from Scripps Research Institute, is currently finishing his thesis work on multiple sclerosis at the Center for Regenerative Medicine in La Jolla.

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system and the most common

cause of non-traumatic disability in young adults in the United States and Europe, according to Coleman.

“Current therapies for this disease are inadequate and can often be accompanied by severe side effects,” said Coleman.

Coleman explained that although the cause of multiple sclerosis is unknown at this time, it is not something that is genetically controlled.

There may be no cure, but there are current drugbased therapies that help slow progression, he said.

Coleman added that stem cells are the most recent of research that may offer an ability to reverse the disease of multiple sclerosis without long-term side effects.

In order to combat this disease his group has generated a model of multiple sclerosis in mice that closely mimics the human disease.

By injecting neural progenitor cells derived from human pluripotent stem cells, they are able to reverse the course of the disease in this model.

Stem cells are being put to the test by infecting field mice with a hepatitis virus through the cranium.

Over time, the mice will weaken and begin dragging their tail, signifying the disease has taken over, and the mice are near death.

Coleman hopes that this advance will eventually lead to better treatment options and even a cure for multiple sclerosis.

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Coalition plans to unite community SERGIO GOMEZ Daily Titan

Cal State Fullerton’s Associated Students Inc. is in the midst of forming a community engagement coalition with a vision of creating unity between the community and the university.

The coalition’s mission is to establish better relations between CSUF students and the Fullerton community, said ASI President Dwayne Mason Jr. ASI plans to accomplish this through public relations, outreach programming and meetings.

“The only time we hear from the community right is when they have an issue with us and we want to change that,” said Mason. “We want to show the community all the great things our students accomplish.”

Following a similar plan as the Community Engagement at Cal State San Marcos, ASI will finalize a three-year action plan this spring and implement the plan in fall, said Jessica Franey, a CSUF student who will serve as the overseer

of the coalition.

Mason and Franey agreed that their plan is to build the foundation for the coalition first, before they go out into the community.

Positions for the coalition will include a community engagement coordinator, two public relations coordinators and an outreach coordinator.

The duties will include setting up events for the community and university, building a newsletter and reaching out to stakeholders, which include all organizations associated with ASI. ASI is in the process of determining a budget, writing the coalition’s policy statement and preparing promotional materials and a legacy binder.

Franey will be in charge of monitoring the progress of all positions, training and recruiting new members and meditating any disputes that may arise between students and the community.

Franey said her main priority is to build a strong foundation for the coalition so it last long and not fizzle out.

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“There’s only so much we can do but with this we want to show them that we are listening now and we are here to help,” Franey said.

ASI said the plan is to garner dedicated students to change the image of the university, since some consider students a nuisance to local neighborhoods.

“We really want to work closely with clubs and organizations and give them the opportunity to give us an update or synopsis of what they are doing or if any member is going above and beyond and be able to publish that information and show the community the great things students are doing,” Franey said. “It can also serve as a benefit to students who want to apply to grad school or jobs so its a win-win.”

ASI also aims to start the coalition small and eventually expand the positions.

Franey intends to start a newsletter to document student-run service projects and efforts in the community in addition to attending community meetings to strengthen the relationship and see

what is going on.

Even with the new coalition project, some students are skeptical that anything can be done to improve the relationship between the community and the university.

“I don’t think it’s going to change anything because for starters we’re building the College Town which might lead to more shenanigans and worsen the situation and it won’t stop us from doing things like the undie run because there will be more students living closer to campus and it will just add more to the problem,” said Mark Nguyen, 22, president of Sigma Delta Alpha.

However, not all students agree with this sentiment.

Erik Martinez, 19, a chemistry major, said the coalition will make the community feel more confident to go to the university in regards to any requests they may have.

“It’s just a great idea because we can help each other out if one side needs something the other side can help out so it will help to have a good standing relationship,” said Martinez.

Patton explained how although he specializes in tribal warfare, he will discuss both broad and specific points about the role of warfare in history.

“Some specific points about how warfare was not only part of the evolutionary judiciary, but what kinds of mental abilities; what parts of our human nature, were shaped by warfare,” said Patton.

Patton expressed that he hopes students take away from the event, a greater appreciation of being able to study complex issues of human behavior from a scientific perspective, and a greater appreciation for the role of warfare in human history.

Peter Lape, Ph.D., an anthropology professor at the University of Washington, will explore paleoclimate change and its effect on defensive settlement strategies. Lape explained how his topic will discuss his research investigating the causes of conflict and war in the Island of Southeast Asia and the tropical Pacific Islands.

“I will focus on a particular case study from Timor Leste (East Timor), an island nation in South East Asia, and the beginnings of conflict there starting about 800 years ago,” said Lape.

Lape hopes his presentation would not only influence students to accept what others tell them about anthropology, but that they would also ask and

seek their own question from the world around them.

According to Boyd, the event will feature student research posters, where students will display their research.

Boyd said the symposium is important because it helps immerse attendees in the current topics within anthropology.

“Local students and faculty as well as individuals from other universities and anthropological organizations attend this symposium, allowing our students and faculty to network with others who share similar interests,” Boyd said.

Quang Vinh Nguyen, 24, an anthropology major who will attend the event, said he is looking forward to Lape’s talk on “Climate Change and Settlement Defensive Strategies.”

“I would like to see what kind of theories and ideas he will present in his topic, and to understand the reason why we have warfare,” said Nguyen.

Boyd expressed his hope that students will leave the event will a knowledge of the exposure to the different kinds of academic activities that professional anthropologists participate in.

“Not only that, but I feel that students will be more interested in becoming active members of our student organizations,” Boyd said. “Many students come to campus for coursework, and seldom do they really get involved in student life, which is an important aspect of the college experience.”

Obama’s energy blueprint parallels CSUF projects CODY LEONG Daily Titan

In mid-March, President Barack Obama released his blueprint of energy plans, which correlates with Cal State Fullerton’s current plans to cut energy waste and support energy efficiency.

Obama’s blueprint outlines an expansion on renewable energy, producing more American energy, investing in energy security and making energy go farther in the economy.

The new blueprint will put aside $2 billion over the next 10 years and will help research a range of cost-effective technologies.

Willem van der Pol, the director of the Physical Plant at CSUF, said the blueprint is an opportunity to tap into our resources.

“It is a good thing for the government to put incentives out there for companies and universities and any other entity ... to try to make it more efficient because in the long run it is to everyone’s benefit,” said Van der Pol. Obama’s blueprint urges Americans to double renewable electricity by 2020, and commits to safer production and cleaner electricity from natural gas.

According to the blueprint, Obama’s $375 million investment in clean ener-

gy will include “more than $40 million in research to ensure safe and responsible natural gas production.”

The budget also includes a “$25 million prize for the first natural gas combined cycle power plant to integrate carbon capture and storage.”

The money that will support this budget is expected to come from growth in royalties from leases from offshore oil and gas fields over the next decade.

The university has made the campus more energy efficient by installing light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs, which use less energy than a normal light bulb.

Van der Pol said the use of LED lights and installed systems have helped reduce the use of energy since 2005.

According to the ASI website, the university has implemented other sustainable items such as waterless urinals and hand dryers.

The waterless urinals will save 15,000-20,000 gallons of water annually, according to the ASI website.

The hand dryers were installed throughout the Titan Student Union and the Student Recreation Center.

According to the ASI website, the dryers are meant to help conserve paper towels that are being used.

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Hurting those that help many

NUMBER OF PEOPLE LHA SERVES Source: voiceofoc.org Number of Santa Ana residents LHA serves: 26,434 people

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In 2011, the Santa Ana-based non-profit organization Latino Health Access (LHA) exceeded its duty to provide services to 8,130 people across the county by providing services to a whopping 26,435 low-income and underrepresented people.

Now, two years later, Orange County officials are looking to cut about $405,000 worth of funding from the effectuate organization.

Through workers and volunteers, the non-profit provides services that help educate residents about health issues and safety awareness in the community through programs that focus on various topics such as diabetes and breast cancer prevention, obesity, child passenger safety and elder care and women’s health.

In addition to this, they address issues raised by residents themselves.

LHA has overachieved in its duty to help those in need through preventative health awareness, yet they and those being helped are not receiving a fair and just argument as to why the cut is being made.

According to a Los Angeles Times article, Orange County supervisor Shawn Nelson raised concern over the organization using the word “Latino” in their name.

The group suspects that the cuts are being made because of a recent run-in with supervisors who also had an issue with LHA using the word “promotora”, a Spanish word used to describe Hispanic community workers who are responsible for raising awareness of

health issues.

Despite denials that this is why the cuts are being made, supervisors leave the public no option but to see it as a well thought out, and possibly correct assumption.

If Orange County does follow through with its plan to cut funding, it will split the money evenly between LHA and four other groups: Multi-Ethnic Collaborative of Community Agencies; Orange County Asian Pacific Islander Community Alliance; Western Youth Services; and Orange County Child Abuse Prevention Center.

In a Voice of Orange County article, David Washburn said that supervisor Jenny Qian emphasized that the goal of the distribution is to narrow like-minded programs by splitting the grant, allowing it to spread resources as widely as possible. Nevertheless, there is hardly any proof that the four other groups need the extra money that is coming to them.

LHA is no ordinary organization. Through its culturally aware and friendly approach, it has built trust with the people that it services and has highlighted those who are more likely to be overseen because of their socioeconomic status. It has been so successful, that county officials have asked it to train other community organi-

Total number of Santa Ana residents: 350,000 people

zations in its field.

The non-profit should be supported and encouraged to flourish so that it can continue acting as a role model to other nonprofits.

Officials’ complaints about the organization primarily reaching out to latinos is senseless because, after all, it is based in Santa Ana, a city with a high population of hispanics. Isn’t it only fair—and smart—that they have an organization thats help is aimed toward its own population?

More than half of the city’s population, 78.2 percent, is made up of Hispanics, so why not keep a program that helps the majority in one of Orange County’s poorest cities instead of stressing it with the burden of finding grants elsewhere to keep itself running.

When making decisions, county officials should look at how their actions will directly affect those in the community, and of course keep their best interests at heart.

As we all know, political matters are complicated, and so is handling money on a budget.

However, taking away from those who are working hard to support residents who need the most help cannot possibly turn out as a positive decision in the long run.

Instead, officials should do their research. Dig in deep, and figure out a better alternative to the cut.

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Equality is the new battlefield This is the week.

The one myself and many others in the gay rights movement have been working towards for many years. The importance of it has been evident across the faces of countless activists and across countless news outlets across the country. Social media has been no stranger either, as millions of people took to Facebook and changed their profile pictures to one of a red equal sign.

There are two great unifiers in the human spirit: Love and War. Depending on the assertiveness of the activist, they could tell you that both were moving forces in their journey all of these years and those still to come: It is Love to the couple who want a guarantee that their hospital visitation rights remain intact during crucial and final moments of their lives. It is War when a gay widow has to fight for their child custody rights in court.

Currently, the bench of the Supreme Court is split. We have four conservative judges and four liberal, with Justice Anthony Kennedy the swing vote. He has often been a wild card among a variety of political issues.

In the Hollingsworth v. Perry hearings on Tuesday—concerning the Proposition 8 that banned gay marriage in California five years ago—Kennedy was trepidatious about the Supreme Court taking this issue up yet.

“The problem with the case is that you’re really asking, particularly because of the sociological evidence you cite, for us to go into uncharted waters,” said Kennedy, apparently showing “buyer’s remorse” along with the other judges for taking up the case in the first place. “I just wonder if the case was properly granted for review.”

But it’s a bit too late to turn back now, considering the climactic nature of the issue.

The court could, however, decide that the private citizens who put the measure before voters in 2008 do not have “standing” or jurisdiction to now appeal the case. Remember, the Californian government has refused to defend Proposition 8 in court, so ProtectMarriage.com led by Dennis Hollingsworth and a rival group, the Campaign for California Families, decided to take up the defense.

If this happens, then a narrow victory is handed to gay rights proponents, making marriage equality a reality in California once again.

On Wednesday, the SCOTUS heard arguments for United States v. Windsor, which concerns the so-

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called Defense of Marriage Act’s (DOMA) Section 3. If ruled unconstitutional, as it was in the lower courts, then the federal government could no longer prevent same-sex couples from marriage. As such, this case could more easily have far reaching implications.

It is encouraging to hear Kennedy’s consideration of the very human side to this issue, which could bode well for the Proposition 8 and DOMA decisions in the summer.

“On the other hand, there is an immediate legal injury ... and that’s the voice of these children. There are some 40,000 children in California, according to (a brief in the case in opposition to Proposition 8), that live with same-sex parents,” said Kennedy. “And they want their parents to have full recognition and full status.

The voice of those children is important in this case, don’t you think?”

There are two great unifiers in the human spirit: Love and War. Don’t ask me what I think about Justice Antonin Scalia. He was a dissenter of the decision made in Lawrence v. Texas, the 2003 case which invalidated 14 anti-sodomy laws still active in this country. He has also compared homosexuality to terrible acts during his dissenting of Romer v. Evans in 1996, which ruled that individual states had the right to ban discriminatory practices against gay people.

“Of course, it is our moral heritage that one should not hate any human being or class of human beings,” Scalia said. “But I had thought that one could consider certain conduct reprehensible—murder, for example, or polygamy, or cruelty to animals— and could exhibit even ‘animus’ toward such conduct.”

That is sickening rhetoric from a man who is supposed to be constitutional in his thought processes.

Many people still think the way he

does, but he is not supposed to be one of many. Scalia should refuse the strawman argument at every turn.

Instead it has turned it into an Olympic event he has won every time.

In contrast were large crowds of marriage equality supporters outside of the courthouse Tuesday and Wednesday. They showed up in droves, chanting “Gay, straight, black, white, marriage is a civil right.” On the other side of the fence were opponents proclaiming “Every child deserves a mom and dad” as well as “Vote for holy matrimony.”

I will admit to admiring the passion of the opposition, no matter how misguided their feelings are, as long as they fight with respect and honor. This is becoming less common as anti-gay sentiment continues to dig itself into the nastier fringes of society; gay rights opponents often resort to religious arguments literally thousands of years old since science has long since abandoned their side.

It’s because of this I disagree with Kennedy’s assertion that this subject is untested. The American Psychological Association (APA), among countless other reputable groups, found that “Research has shown that the adjustment, development, and psychological wellbeing of children is unrelated to parental sexual orientation and that the children of lesbian and gay parents are as likely as those of heterosexual parents to flourish.”

I hesitated to quote the APA because this is not news to people even slightly learned. This proof is also all around us as society continues to function with the rising prominence of gay people in our lives.

This War should be over, and only Love must remain. There are many answers as to why this hasn’t happened, but I only want one answer from the highest court and order of the United States of America.

Decide in favor of marriage equality. Not just to end this battle, but to create more momentum in the many gay and transgender issues that still need victories.

Sex discrimination has no place in class LAUREN DAVIS Daily Titan

Every parent wants their child to succeed and get into the best school possible, especially living in the Big Apple.

But according to the New York Times, girls that are performing well in eighth grade schools are not receiving the best of luck when it comes to being admitted into the eight elite high schools in the city.

Boys, on the other hand, have high admittance into most of the eight elite high schools. In fact, from the eight schools that admit students based off their eighth grade tests, boys outnumber, claiming occupancy of nearly 60 percent of the largest and most renowned schools in New York.

The system of boys excelling over girls has not always been this way.

For example, at schools in New York—specifically Brooklyn Latin and High School of American Studies at Lehman College—have a majority of male attendees today. Yet before, females outnumbered males at not just one, but both schools.

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ting more male students than female through these methods. The Times notes specifically that Brooklyn Latin’s student population swung dramatically in 2006 when these testing methods were implemented.

This alone helps express the discriminatory nature of these elite schools, obviously something in these this testing method that excludes females. Coming to the conclusion that “all” girls test a certain way is essentially stating that all girls are the same ultimately placing them in one category.

Unfortunately, with this way of thinking, girls have been clearly placed at the bottom of the enrollment list. Regardless of what the reasons may be for shunning girls that apply to any of the eight elite high schools, it is still both a broad and naive accusation that is unfair to girls.

“An education policy group, the gap at the elite schools could be as elemental as their perception as havens for science, technology, engineering or math, making them a natural magnet for boys, just as girls might gravitate to schools know for humanities,” said Chester E. Finn Jr., president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, to the Times.

With statistics showing that more boys are prone to attending a school

that is geared towards engineering and more girls would be prone towards a school with an emphasis in humanities, again, may be a factor as to why girls are not being accepted into the elite schools.

Furthermore, regardless of the reasons behind this delay for female applicants, it is still wrong to shun a large part of this generation’s youth.

Unlike New York, California schools have adopted a much different take on how students are selected into both public and private schools.

Unless a student is applying to an all-girls private school, or an all-boys private school, the public school system accepts just about anyone. Public schools accept a variety of students, and usually contain a fair amount of both male and female students.

Private all-girls schools such as Connely High School in Anaheim and private all-boys schools such as Servite High School in Anaheim, both dedicate their schools preference to one gender. These schools allow each student to excel without another gender as a possible distraction.

Ultimately, whatever the reasons may be behind why girls are not being accepted as quickly as boys are, this is more than wrong. This is morally wrong.

Equality should be given, no matter the gender.

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Electives provide escape for students from major courses CASEY ELOFSON Daily Titan

Majors can be considered a defining choice for a student.

They announce to the world what the student wants to do with their life and who they want to become after graduation.

However, throughout a student’s college career they are required to take classes outside of their major in order to fulfill their elective credits.

While there are prescribed electives within each major, there is also some wiggle room for students to choose other classes outside of a major freely.

This allows them to continue to earn credits towards a diploma while enjoying a welcomed break and change of pace in classes.

According to data by Ed Sullivan, assistant vice president of the Cal State Fullerton Office of Institutional Research and Analytical Studies, the most popular elective taken within the College of the Arts by non-art majors was Music 406W Women’s Choir.

Professor Robert Istad, Ph.D, who teaches the women’s choir class, said there are students from all different majors on campus who choose to take the choir class as an elective.

“They have discovered that the secret to a happy life is singing … if you’re always singing, I always tell people this, then you’ll always be happy,” said Istad.

He added that it’s important to take classes outside of one’s designated major beause it helps students to become well-rounded

human beings.

Istad especially suggested taking a performing arts class, because he feels that being creative and expressive is wonderful for all careers and can help with thinking outside of the box.

The most popular elective for non-general education courses in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics was Biology 210A, Human Anatomy and Physiology, said Sullivan.

As for the College of Business and Economics, the most popular elective for non-general education courses was Financial Accounting 201A. However, it’s important to note that these courses can also function as pre-major courses for the business major, who has not yet declared their major, assuming that the student will eventually

declare themselves as a business major, said Sullivan.

Others are excited about being able to explore other interests that allow them to investigate new ideas, concepts and even maybe meet new people.

“I took a human sexualitly class, dance class, I think I took swim classes as well,” said Stephanie Lopez, 23, an international business major. “It was just personal interest.”

After taking a philosophy and and an English class, Lopez said she realized that some electives fulfill the same requirements.

“It was like I took two classes for the same credits,” Lopez said.

Sometimes selecting that perfect elective has little do with the class and more to do with how the class fits in with one’s schedule.

After all, here at CSUF, just

finding parking with enough time to get to class is half the battle.

For Megan Marumoto, 24, a psychology major, scheduling has always been a struggle.

“Just trying to fit it in with work and other things is hard,” said Megan Marumoto. “I took a lot of classes just to fulfill requirements.”

The plethora of elective options on campus allows students to choose classes that adhere to their major interests, to try something new, or that simply fit in with their schedule.

While some students enjoy a break from classes that are strictly for their major, others are not keen on the idea.

Daniel Philo, 29, a geological sciences major, said that although he has taken classes outside of his desired area of expertise, he said he

is not interested in taking classes outside of geologial sciences and prefers to take only classes that apply to his major.

Philo added that for this reason he usually sticks with taking geology electives, because it’s what he is truly interested in.

The elective classes that Philo chose to take were for math.

After taking a couple of extra math classes Philo was, however, inspired to work toward a math minor he said.

“I’m here to learn a trade so I can go out and be a great geologist and I don’t really care about other crap,” said Daniel Philo.

While students have varying opinions on the importance of electives, there is a clear pick for the most popular electives on the CSUF campus.

Campaign arranges new home for oranges around Fullerton KRISTEN CERVANTES Daily Titan

At the front entrance of Cal State Fullerton stands groves of orange trees where students can sit on benches, relax and enjoy the citrus scents while having nature surround them.

Students walking past the grove may sometimes notice the fresh citrus scent in the air, but may not know the history and purpose of the orange trees that stand next to Steven G. Mihaylo Hall.

Before CSUF existed, orange groves covered the area and were the symbol of Orange County.

“When the state acquired this land to begin building the university, the property was in use as orange groves,” said Jay Bond, CSUF associate vice president for facilities planning and management campus architect. “It seemed like an area in which we could do a little bit of acknowledging that past.”

The idea to incorporate orange trees

came about when the design for Mihaylo Hall began between 2004 and 2005.

Architects wanted to incorporate the trees as a way to tie in with Orange County businesses, according to Willem Van der Pol, CSUF Physical Plant director.

“The two orange groves that now flank the new Mihaylo Hall serve as living commemorations of this rich history and commitment to sustainability,” said Anil Puri, CSUF dean of the College of Business and Economics.

The placement of the orange groves was thought of with pedestrians in mind so that the trees wouldn’t be in the way.

However, people can still walk through the groves to get to Mihaylo Hall or sit on benches. “(The) citrus grove was created with benches and pathways for students, faculty, staff and visitors to enjoy,” Puri said. “It has become a welcomed retreat where nature’s peace

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and serenity prevail.”

According to Van der Pol, the orange trees are an important symbol to have on campus.

“This is called Orange County for a reason,” said Van der Pol. The oranges that come from the trees will soon have a new purpose rather than waste away on the ground.

Amanda Leon, CSUF development specialist, is kick-starting a new campaign to highlight a program that is already in place for people to sponsor trees and students to donate the oranges.

Eventually, student volunteers will be collecting, preparing and then donating the oranges to a charity called Share Our Selves.

Share Our Selves is a homeless shelter in Costa Mesa that assists individuals and families with health and stability services.

Leon will work with the CSUF Business Inter-Club Council to donate the oranges, then look to individual clubs on campus to get volunteers to

help with the program.

Every spring semester during business madness, volunteers will be involved in an orange picking activity, Leon said.

Prior to the program, the oranges were not being donated, she said. They would grow and then get picked by the Physical Plant department.

Puri agreed that there should be a process in place for donating the oranges, instead of having them just waste on the ground.

Individuals can purchase a plaque with their name for $1,500 under a designated orange tree in support of the upkeep of the trees, student programs and scholarships for the College of Business and Economics.

“People who are sponsoring (the orange trees) can feel good about the money coming back to help our students as well as these oranges going to people who need food, who need the vitamins,” Leon said.

Once the program gets going, Leon will give the sponsors updates through

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Orange trees surrounding Mihaylo Hall are available for sponsorship.

direct mail and email about how the donations are being used and new ventures at Mihaylo Hall.

“I felt that people would feel better about sponsoring a tree if they knew that these oranges were going towards someone, to help them,” Leon said.

According to Leon, 20 orange trees have been sponsored and 44 are still available.

Since the trees are young, they re-

quire very little maintenance and only need to be watered, Van der Pol said.

People can be tempted to pick the oranges for themselves, but are encouraged not to.

Leon said she would discourage people from picking the oranges since they will go to Share Our Selves.

Anyone interested in sponsoring an orange tree can contact Leon at (657) 278-7918.

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Free Fit Club boosts energy and health MELISSA MUNOZ For the Daily Titan

Waking up to a screeching alarm clock, a dew-covered car and the morning sun peeking out is not the best motivator to get up and out of bed.

However, for some dedicated people waking up for the opportunity to change their life is.

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 a.m., Wow! Nutrition, a club located in the heart of downtown Fullerton, holds a free boot camp known as Fit Club.

Fit Club is unlike any other boot camp. There is no membership to sign up for or agreements, just walk in the door at 8:50 a.m. as Wow! employees welcome members in like they have known them for years.

First timers to Fit Club are rewarded with a free iced tea and a savory protein shake from a diverse menu of flavors and mixes.

Owner of Wow! Nutrition, Robin Meckley, mentioned that she wants to share her feel good vibes with the people who walk through her door.

“I wanted to bring to the community of Fullerton a healthy delicious way to achieve health goals whether the person wants to lose weight or gain weight or just have more energy,” said Meckley.

The workouts and sets make the members feel like they are at a varsity football practice as they get down and dirty working on your core, legs, arms and even back. Led by coaches who are dedicated to every member, Fit Club has a variety of workouts.

Alterations include squat kicks, mountain climbers, leg lifts, planks, as well as other exercises and a short jog in between.

Just when you want to give up right there on the grass as your hands are covered in dirt with your face

dripping sweat, you look around the other Fit Club to members near you.

There are other people of different body types and ages doing the same thing as you.

Elwyn Buche, a devoted customer of Wow!, stops into Wow! Nutrition Monday through Friday to get his days started at the club.

“Just meeting people, anything I can do to be available to people, to help people that’s what I do,” said Buche. “I’m a volunteer.”

Walking back into Wow! Nutrition after Fit Club, of course your body is drained as you slouch in through the doors. The blender machines once again go off and the after-workout milkshake party has begins for club members to enjoy.

The atmosphere of Wow! Nutrition makes you feel like you just stepped into a nightclub. You are greeted left and right from energetic people, young and old, as music is blasting.

Occasionally the customers and the employees will bust out into a synchronized dance.

The walls are decorated with success stories, nutritional information and before-and-after pictures of many of the customers of the club that have participated in the club’s fitness regime.

“It’s a family, it’s another family for me, so we all back each other up, a lot of motivation,” said Cesar Gonzalez, volunteer of Wow! and regular attendee of Fit Club.

Members of the Fit Club leave Wow! not exhausted, but energized for the day. Working out in the morning, one is more likely to burn more calories due to the metabolism being jump-started.

Walking out of the club can leave people with that euphoric “I can conquer the world now” feeling received after a workout.

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“Going to ACTF really kind of opens your eyes because sometimes being in this department we’re really hard on ourselves. When you go to ACTF you really see we’re pretty lucky with what we have and the professors we have,” he said.

Acting graduate student, Craig Tyrl, a graduate student in acting, co-directed, alongside Associate Dean Jim Taulli, a production of the musical, Godspell, which ran at Grand Central Art Center last year. He will be joining Castanien on his trip to Washington.

The production was remounted at the festival and took home a slew of awards, including distinguished honors in choreography, lead actor, ensemble, outstanding musical theatre production and outstanding director(s).

Tyrl competed in last year’s festival as an actor and made it to the semifinals. This was his first time winning.

“It feels great. It was a special show from the very beginning and there was a lot of thought that went into it as an ensemble-wise and directorially,” said Tyrl. “That it got recognized … it’s very rewarding to know that people got it.”

Although he’s never been to Washington, Tyrl said he is expecting many workshops, shows and activities to

take place during the week.

Department Chair Bruce Goodrich, who was also a winner at the festival in playwriting for last spring’s Traces of Utopia, expressed delight over the success CSUF experienced.

Goodrich said the festival is not only about the competition, but also the networking with other schools in the region.

“There’s a certain sense of team spirit for ourselves always. But we do get to see a lot of fine work from others,” he said.

CSUF has a long history of taking home prizes at the festival, having participated for nearly 30 of the 45 years the festival has been around. Goodrich said the festival is an important part of the learning experience not just for students but for the department as a whole.

“We are definitely at a high level and we maintain that high level,” said Goodrich. “It casts a wonderful collective light on us. That’s really important because it broadens our horizons. It takes us out of our bubble.”

As Castanien and Tyrl prepare for their D.C. trip, memories of the region eight festival are close at hand.

“The feeling in the room, it’s explosive,” Castanien said. “People are just screaming and shouting and standing from our school, because we’re so proud of each other.”

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Jennifer Maddock, 52, will be graduating this spring with her bachelor’s degree in English and hopes to work in special education classes.

IDENTITIES: Titan returns to follow her dreams ADREANA YOUNG Daily Titan

Walking by the Humanities Building, a poster advertising the teaching program on campus caught Jennifer Maddock’s eye.

“I had always dreamt of being a teacher when I was young,” said Maddock, 52, an English major.

“But those dreams had been shelved because I didn’t have the education. ... I felt it was too far out of my reach since I could barely get through high school.”

There was never a question of whether or not Maddock would go to college. Throughout high school she struggled with a learning disability and in 1979 after she graduated she always thought higher education was not in her future.

After the bank that she worked for closed in 2007, Maddock went from a management position to holding a string of parttime positions.

With no college education she said she continued getting laid off because of the economy.

“It’s really hard to keep (your) spirit up. Your ego takes quite a bruising,” Maddock said. “Without a degree I could not compete out there in the market with my peers, they all had degrees and I didn’t.”

She remembers one day her daughter, who attended Fullerton College at the time, asking if she would attend class with her She said yes.

After being unable to find sta-

ble work, Maddock decided to make the decision to try school again.

In 2008 she took a class at Fullerton College with her daughter.

“I saw that it was doable,” Maddock said. “So I kept taking classes and had my AA by May of 2011.”

Maddock was registered at the college as a business major, then switched her major to psychology before transferring over to Cal State Fullerton in the fall of 2011, but after seeing the poster Maddock decided to finally give her dream a chance.

Maddock said she will be graduating with her bachelors degree in English this semester.

Although she was only diagnosed with a learning disability that hinders her from easily computing words written on a paper in 2009, she said that since then she has been on the Dean’s List a few times.

Catherine VanRiette, coordinator for the adult re-entry program on campus, said that students like Maddock, who return to college after being away from the classroom for years, are often goal-oriented individuals.

“Typically an adult re-entry student has more life experience. … They usually have multiple responsibilities than just school,” said VanRiette. “But they’re also very focused. They’re here because they value education.”

The adult re-entry office is inside the WoMen’s Center, where

they hold workshops to improve time management skills and study tips for all students on campus.

Like Maddock, Jodee Kalmen, 58, a human services and mental health major, came back to school in 2008 after her husband was diagnosed with a fatal brain disease.

Kalmen said that because her husband had been the breadwinner for the family, after his diagnosis she felt the need to get a better education for herself.

She is preparing to graduate with her bachelor’s degree in May and said that returning to school has given her greater confidence and self-esteem.

After graduation Kalmen says because of what she went through with her husband’s illness, she hopes to join a cause that will allow her to help people live a better and happier life.

While Kalmen acknowledged that returning to school has been difficult she is happy with her decision to return to school.

“Learning has changed my life for the better,” said Kalmen. “I have learned to love to learn.”

Maddock said she gained a greater focus after talking with a counselor about changing her major to English and beginning her journey to becoming a teacher.

In order to make herself marketable, Maddock is pursuing a degree in single subject teaching for special education classes.

She has been a special education aid at Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District for the

past few months.

Coming back to school as an older student hasn’t been as difficult as some might think for Maddock. She said she believes her age and life experience has been a plus in helping her through school.

She added that she’s only ever felt uncomfortable on campus outside of the classroom.

“Socially, on campus it can get challenging,” Maddock said.

“Occasionally in discussions my voice is not always heard because it’s the ‘mom voice’ and it gets tuned out.”

Still, Maddock says that the support of her family has allowed her to get through school.

Attending CSUF has been a generational experience for Maddock and her family.

She says that her husband, son, daughter and her own parents have all attended Cal State Fullerton in past and because of that they’ve been a strong support system for her.

“It’s just a really neat connection … (to) have all three generations on campus is kind of neat.”

Now, with only a few months left before she graduates, Maddock says that finishing school now feels very surreal.

“I honestly did not ever see this in my future at all,” Maddock said.

“But one needs to continue being open to whatever twists and turns and potholes life takes you upon and if you’re not open to different doors that open up then you’re only hurting yourself.”

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Junior Michael Lorenzen dives back to try and avoid the tag at first in a game against Nebraska. Lorenzen has 31 hits on the year and scored 21 runs and 21 RBIs.

Baseball looks to keep up stellar play The Titans will take on Pacific, UC Davis and rival power UCLA over break ANGEL MENDOZA Daily Titan

After having their 10-game winning streak snapped by Loyola Marymount in front of their home crowd at Goodwin Field on Tuesday night, the Cal State Fullerton men’s baseball team (21-4) will look to get back on track against a couple of in-state rivals.

Beginning tonight, the Titans will start a three-game home stand against their Big West rival, the University of the Pacific. Although they just came off an 11-4 romp of Fresno State at home, the Tigers (7-12) have been struggling as of late, going 4-6 in their last 10 games. Senior infielder Dustin Torchio has been one of the more consistent hitters for Pacific, leading the team with 14 RBIs and 21 hits. Junior first baseman Erik Lockwood has also played well, leading the team with a .333 batting average and posting nine RBIs and doubles.

The Tigers pitching has been inconsistent thus far this season. Sophomore pitchers Michael Benson and Michael

Hager represent two different ends of the spectrum for Pacific. Benson has been a bright spot, going 2-1 with a 2.17 ERA. Hager has had his share of struggles on the other hand, going 0-2 this season while giving up 14 runs and posting an underwhelming 5.64 ERA. On April 2, CSUF will travel down

Michael Lorenzen leads the Titans in batting average, RBIs and home runs. to Westwood and take on the No. 11 team in the nation, UCLA. The Bruins (17-4) have been on a tear lately, going 8-2 in their last 10 games, including two series wins against the University of Washington and UC Berkeley. Junior infielder Pat Valaika has put up big

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numbers for the Bruins all season. He has a .318 batting average, 21 RBIs, and 27 hits in just 21 games this season. Junior infielder Kevin Kramer has also been hitting well, driving in 19 RBIs, 20 hits and 15 runs.

UCLA pitching has also been dependable to say the least. Sophomore Grant Watson has been downright dominant thus far, posting an undefeated 5-0 record to go with a 1.13 ERA. He’s given up only five earned runs, one home run and opposing batters are hitting a measly .184 against him. Junior Nick Vander Tuig has also bolstered the Bruins pitching rotation. Tuig is 4-2 with a 1.50 ERA and has only given up seven earned runs.

After the one-game match with UCLA, the Titans will travel to UC Davis for a three-game series.

Although they are on a two-game winning streak, the Aggies (10-12) have not been able to play consistent baseball all year. This is none more evidenced than by their 4-6 record in their last ten games. UC Davis is also just 7-8 at home this season. Sophomore infielder Nick Lynch has been one of the top players for the Aggies, hitting .365 to go along with 15 RBIs

and one home run. Senior infielder Paul Politi has also played well as he leads the team with 17 RBIs, two home runs and is hitting at a respectable .308.

One of the bright spots in the Aggies pitching rotation has been righthander Evan Wolf. The junior leads the starting rotation in ERA (2.59) and has given up only nine runs in six games started.

Over the course of this season, CSUF has shown they have the makeup of a championship contending team. The team has two tengame winning streaks and has swept five different series. Junior outfielder Michael Lorenzen leads the team in batting average (.337), RBIs (21) and home runs (3). Sophomore infielder J.D. Davis is hitting .301 and has driven in 18 RBIs to go along with 10 doubles this season.

The Titans pitching rotation has been anchored by two outstanding freshmen, right handers Thomas Eshelman and Justin Garza. In six starts, Eshelman is 5-1 with a 1.07 ERA and has given up only five earned runs. Garza is 5-0 with a 1.99 ERA and is striking out 7.08 batters a game.

The Cal State Fullerton softball team will host their first conference series of the season this weekend against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

The Titans (15-17, 2-1 in conference) will have a doubleheader on Friday against the Mustangs (12-20-1, 1-2 in conference) starting at 4 p.m. and the second game scheduled for 6 p.m. The series will conclude on Saturday with a noon game.

The Titans took two of three games from UC Santa Barbara on the road in their conference opening series. The Titans split their doubleheader on Saturday winning the first game 6-3 and then dropping the second game 8-6.

The Titans secured the series victory on Sunday with a 3-0 win.

The pair of victories propelled the Titans to No. 32 in the Rating Percentage Index and put the team in fourth place in the Big West Conference standings.

Pitcher Desiree Ybarra got the win Friday in the first game of the doubleheader, pitching two shutout innings of relief. Ybarra wasn’t fooling anybody in the second game loss.

The Gauchos got five earned runs off of five hits and chased Ybarra after one-third of an inning of work. Ybarra wasn’t needed in the series finale as pitcher Jasmine Antunez tossed a complete game shutout.

Antunez has an 8-10 record on the season with a 3.09 ERA and 114 strikeouts in 104 innings pitched. Ybarra has a 5-6 record with a 3.10 ERA. Left fielder Leesa Harris had a strong series versus UC Santa Barbara going four of eight from the plate and scoring four runs. Ybarra was impressive at the plate last weekend as well. She batted four of nine with

three RBIs and a run scored.

Third baseman Eliza Crawford went five of 11 from the plate with two RBIs and a run scored. Crawford leads the Titans in batting average with a .307 clip and also has taken a team high 12 walks to go along with four homers and 16 RBIs. Ybarra has a .284 average with two homers and 16 RBIs and Harris has a .274 average with 12 runs scored and five RBIs. Center fielder Ashley Carter has reached base safely in each of the past 12 games and is a running threat when she is on base with her 11 stolen bases on the year. The team is batting for a combined .246 average and 16 home runs, 11 of which have been hit at home.

The Mustangs have a doubleheader heavy schedule this week.

Friday night’s doubleheader will be their third in a six-day span. They dropped both games on Saturday against Long Beach State and split their games against Fresno State on Monday. The Mustangs currently sit in sixth place of the Big West Conference standings.

The Titans are 9-10 at Anderson Family Field this season and the Mustangs are 1-3 on the road. CSUF leads the all-time series against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 36-24 and are 24-9 all-time at home against the Mustangs.

The key for the Titans to win is getting on the board first. They are 10-1 this season when they score first compared to 5-16 when the opponent scores first. The team is also very good at holding leads. The Titans are 11-0 when leading after four innings and a perfect 12-0 when they lead after six innings.

Head Coach Kelly Ford will surely be pushing the team to get on the board early and often throughout the series.

For more information on the upcoming women’s softball match-ups, visit FullertonTitans.com.

The Titans are 9-10 at Anderson Family Field this season and the Mustangs are 1-3 on the road.

CSUF leads the the all-time series.

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Freshman pitcher Justin Garza is a 2012 graduate from Bonita High in La Verne, in the same year he was selected in the 26th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft at 803 overall. He models himself after former MLB pitcher Pedro Martinez.

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Garza likes to model himself after former Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez since Martinez, like Garza, was not the biggest pitcher. He admires how Martinez was able to trust himself and not listen to the critics for Garza has had the same doubts about himself.

The freshman is known for getting guys out just like Martinez, by being accurate and throwing the ball over the plate. Garza does not give up many hits to his opponents, and even rarer does he walk or hit them.

“He pitches to contact and gets

guys out,” said Head Coach Rick Vanderhook. “He doesn’t walk guys and doesn’t hit many guys so if you don’t give away a free 90 feet then it’s pretty hard to round all the bases.”

What Garza admires most of his role model Martinez is how he became dominant against the top batters in the sport. He refers to the ‘99 All-Star game when Martinez consecutively struck out Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Barry Larkin.

Every time he goes to the mound Garza likes to think of that moment, which helps him get motivated for the inning. It is on his mind whenever he

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decides to unleash his deadly changeup, which has made him so hard to beat this year.

Throughout this season, the Titans have had a one-two punch that hardly any teams have been able to solve. While Garza makes up one side of the duo, Thomas Eshelman has provided the other as he has gone 5-1 this season. Remarkably enough, for both of them this is their first season playing for CSUF. The duo was much needed after the Titans lost two solid pitchers the past few seasons in Noe Ramirez and Dylan Floro. The two freshmen have provided stability the team has sorely

needed for they have lived up to their high expectations, especially Garza.

“We expect him to win or we wouldn’t pitch him,” Vanderhook said.

“We don’t send him out to lose and he goes out and gives them the chance to win every night.”

Even though the two are teammates, there is also a friendly rivalry between the two standout pitchers.

They continue to battle each other in the dugout for bragging rights as they battle the opposing team at the plate.

“We always motivate and challenge each other obviously in a friendly way,” Garza said. “When he goes out on Fri-

day and does really good I feel like I need to top it so that we can have a little smack talk going on in the dorms.”

Garza has adjusted to dorm life well and enjoys hanging out with his teammates. Garza and Eshelman like to play video games together.

Another aspect of living on campus that Garza is fond of is the lifestyle around the dorms. He enjoys that there are always people around, especially when he goes to the Gastronome.

He says that the Gastronome is his favorite place to be because of the great food and the atmosphere.

As the fans of the Titan baseball

team can notice, not only is Garza doing great off the field, but he is having a blast on the field dominating his opponents.

“The sky is really the limit for Justin going forward. He has the makeup and stuff to be extremely successful for the next few years in this program,” said senior outfielder Anthony Hutting of his teammate. “He wants to be the best every time out and I can’t imagine anything less than him being a great pitcher for years to come.”

Hopefully Garza’s pitching dominance will continue in his bright future at Cal State Fullerton.

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