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Volume 93, Issue 14
NEWS 3
Professor researches hydraulic system OPINION 4
Constitution protects “right to be stupid” DETOUR 5
Museum honors rock n’ roll innovator SPORTS 8
Baseball crushes Oregon in game one
MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013
dailytitan.com CAMPUS | Business
TITANS PAY TRIBUTE TO FALLEN TEAMMATE CSUF hosts semifinal
case study competition AMANDA ZIVE Daily Titan
The College of Business and Economics hosted the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Los Angeles Cup competition semifinals where 10 teams from Southern California institutions contended in a semifinal match on Thursday. Each team was required to develop a plan for a profitable buyout of a fictional company. Teams were given scenarios and restrictions with regards to funds, debts and sponsors. The students had 20 days to develop a realistic plan for a successful acquisition, or takeover of a company. At the semifinals, the 10 competing teams were randomly split
into three tiers where a panel of three judges acted as a company’s board of directors. Contenders presented their evaluation and conclusion of specific factors to the judges. Teams from UCLA, San Diego State and UC Irvine won the three final spots, allowing them to compete for the regional cup at the Toyota USA Museum on March 12. The nationwide association was founded in 1954. John Ashbrook, managing director of FMV Opinions Inc. and a panel judge, said he has judged the ACG Cup competition for the past four years at different schools. He added that these were some of the best groups he has seen. SEE COMPETITION, 2
Courtesy of Robert Hanashiro Titan baseball player Nick Hurtado died Friday night after a three-year battle with bone cancer. He was 21. Hurtado, a left-handed pitcher, was not on the 2013 roster due to his cancer treatment. He was on the roster in 2012, but sat out the season due to his recovery, according to Cal State Fullerton Athletics. The Titans honored Hurtado with a moment of silence before Saturday night’s game against the University of Oregon. The scoreboard flashed Hurtado’s number, 56, in blue and orange during the Oregon Ducks’ at-bats. In addition, the Titans displayed Hurtado’s jersey in the dugout and first baseman Carlos Lopez wore No. 56 in memory of Hurtado during the game.
“Nick Hurtado is a true #titan and such a great teammate and friend. You will be missed brother. We got your back just like you had ours,” Lopez posted on Twitter on Friday night. The Titans managed to play through the news, defeating the Ducks 5-2 for their 10th straight win on the season. “I’ve been in this game for 31 years and have never had a player pass away during a season, so it was emotional,” said Titan Head Coach Rick Vanderhook. Hurtado, a communications major, signed with the Titans in 2009 as a junior at Santiago High School in Corona. Before his final senior year began, however, he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer,
after being hit by a ball in the knee, according to his Titan team profile. He underwent treatments at UCLA Medical Center for a year and a half, which included removing a portion of his femur and inserting titanium into his knee, according to CSUF Athletics. “He touched the lives of so many people with his compassion and unyielding positive attitude. He will be in our hearts every single day,” the team said in a statement. Services for Hurtado have not been announced. Cody Leong contributed to this report. Brief by TIM WORDEN
DETOUR | Art
SPORTS | No. 17-ranked Titans
Downtown
Baseball takes game two against Oregon to win series
honors 3 years of art
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JENNIFER NGUYEN Daily Titan
Visitors of all ages flocked to the heart of the city to celebrate the third anniversary of the Downtown Fullerton Art Walk on Friday evening. A plethora of downtown venues, retailers, local art galleries and artists gathered at the Fullerton Museum Plaza, located on Wilshire Avenue, from 6 to 10 p.m. to promote and share their works to the community. The 1.2-acre space featured a variety of exhibits, art demonstrations, as well as a beer and wine garden. There were plenty of creative and family fun activities such as taking the All Star Photo Booth and arts and crafts with the All the Arts for All the Kids Foundation. Gourmet food trucks such as the Sexy Burger, Crepes Bonaparte, Seabirds and Calbi adorned Wilshire Ave. Burgers and fries, savory crepes, vegan cuisines and a fusion of Mexican and Korean foods were available for hungry attendees.
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Local featured artist Scott Lee paints at the third anniversary of the Downtown Fullerton Art Walk on Friday.
Urban arts and entertainment particularly received attention and support at the Art Walk’s threeyear anniversary celebration. Eduardo Barragan, 31, a local bboy better known as “Lil Rock,” performed breakdancing demonstrations to a crowd of parents and children. Barragan, now his eighth Art Walk appearance, has been dancing since 1996. Barragan is now a part of two dance groups, West Coast Rockers and Killafornia, which he described as a “super crew” of dancers
from throughout California. When Barragan is not performing at shows and performances with his dance crews, he teaches breakdancing to young children at the local CF Dance Academy. “Usually I try not to perform,” said Barragan. “I try to do more like demonstrations to pass people the knowledge about the culture and what dancing is about instead of showing them moves.” Another highlight of the evening was East Side District, a tattoo parlor that opened six months
ago at the Fullerton Train Depot on 140 East Santa Fe Ave. East Side District’s exhibit consisted of Chicano artworks with mediums ranging from watercolor paintings and color pencil drawings to metal sculptures and tinted glass projects. In addition to the gallery was a tattooing station where visitors could try their hands at using a tattoo gun. Not to worry—no human was actually tattooed. SEE WALK, 5
CAMPUS | Inequality
Panel explores immigration reform and restrictions Experts discuss whether or not current policies achieve social justice JULIA GUTIERREZ Daily Titan
Cal State Fullerton hosted a panel of experts to discuss immigration reform, border restrictions and inequality on Thursday. The event, titled “Immigration & Justice With(out) Borders,” explored whether or not current practices and
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Ryan Laiola presents for the CSUF team in the ACG Cup Competition Thursday.
policies live up to the alternative visions of social justice. Shelley Wilcox, Ph.D., a philosophy professor at San Francisco State, presented theories about why injustice and inequality occur within the immigrant population in and outside of the United States. According to Wilcox, many philosophers believe that much of the perceived injustice occurs because of luck egalitarianism, which is the idea that opportunity is derived from “brute luck.”
While she agreed some of the problems with immigration stem from this idea, she criticized the theory and said structural social relationships are the major contributor. Wilcox said the theory of relational egalitarianism places emphasis on moral equality. Unlike luck egalitarianism, the idea states that the relationship between certain groups can be unjust and lead to structural oppression. According to Wilcox, moral equality is shaped by social and eco-
nomic institutions as well as social categories such as gender, class, race and nationality. Robin Kelley, Ph.D., UCLA’s Gary B. Nash professor of American history, presented a historical discussion of immigrant laborers. Kelley said neo-liberalism, a political philosophy that supports a free trade market, promotes inequality and poor working conditions amongst immigrant laborers. SEE PANEL, 2
It was an emotional night for the CSUF baseball team as they learned of the passing of their teammate Nick Hurtado. Hurtado lost in the battle with bone cancer Friday night. Despite the emotion, the team was able to pull out a win against the University of Oregon in the second game of three game series, 5-2. It was a beautiful evening, with fading blue skies sweeping the orange sunset that was being cast on Goodwin Field as the teams were lined up on each base path during a moment of silence Saturday night. First baseman Carlos Lopez dressed up in the No. 56 jersey in honor of his late teammate and Michael Lorenzen went 2-3 with a double, hit by pitch and a threerun homerun. Justin Garza threw eight innings of near perfect ball as he cruised the No. 17 Titans to victory. The team had success in the first inning as Richy Pedroza and Lopez got on base for the hard hitting Lorenzen. Lorenzen then hit a massive home run to left field to make the score 3-0. “I just relaxed at the plate,” said Lorenzen when responding to his performance. “With the situation going on with our teammate Nick (Hurtado) and seeing his mom in the stands allowed me to put everything in perspective and relax.” After the first inning, opposing pitcher Tommy Thorpe was able to get in a groove and keep the Titans from scoring until the sixth inning. Luckily for the Titans, Garza was able to match Thorpe on the mound by throwing five scoreless innings until giving up a two-run triple to Kyle Garlick to make the score 3-2. The Titans were able to respond in the top half of the inning by
scoring two runs themselves to make the score 5-2. It all started with a double off the wall by Lorenzen, which was followed up by a hit by pitch to the next batter. Eventually, Lorenzen was driven in by a sacrifice fly and Chad Wallach strolled to home plate as Austin Diemer hit a clutch two-out triple to center field. From there, Garza was able to hold the Ducks scoreless until he was pulled at the beginning of the ninth inning in favor of the closer, Lorenzen. Garza threw eight innings while striking out four batters. The win now puts Garza at a tie with freshman Thomas Eshelman, who are now both 3-0 to start out their collegiate careers. “My first inning was the best that I felt on the mound, but I went to war with the two bullets that I had and just battled,” said Garza. As the game went on, the pitcher leaned more towards his changeup to help get the outs that he needed. Head Coach Rick Vanderhook was impressed by his team, especially since the win was against a PAC-12 team. He was glad that the team was able to stick with the big school and go toe to toe with them. “We threw the leather around pretty good,” said Vanderhook. The coach was also particularly impressed with the way Lorenzen played. “Michael had a good night. The double to lead off the six ... that took some air out of their tires.” Besides the emotional atmosphere of the game, there was quite the buzz surrounding it as well. The stands were completely full of spectators and children running around tossing baseballs to each other. This week, the Titans will move on to play against San Diego and USC on the road followed by a series against the Texas A&M Aggies at home this weekend.
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