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Volume 93, Issue 54
MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013
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Maribel Ramos’ death declared homicide TIM WORDEN Daily Titan
Maribel Ramos, a Cal State Fullerton senior and former Army sergeant, was found dead late Thursday night, concluding a weeks-long search for the student who was soon to graduate.
Friends and co-workers of Maribel Ramos spread their support in honoring the woman who has been described as a leader of students and veterans as police announced this weekend that Ramos’ body has been found and that her roommate has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
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Her body was found in brush near Modjeska Canyon on Thursday. Police have reclassified her case as a homicide, and have placed her roommate Kwang Chol Joy under arrest, Orange police Lt. Dave Hill said. Her roommate Kwang Chol Joy was questioned by police and vol-
untarily accompanied them to the police station, Hill said. Joy, 54, was arrested on suspicion of murdering Ramos on Friday. He has a court trial date set for Tuesday, according to county records. In the past weeks, Ramos’ family and co-workers at University
Outreach and Veterans Certification reached out to the university and local community for help in the search efforts. Ramos, 36, was an Army sergeant who served tours in Iraq, Afghanistan and South Korea. SEE RAMOS, 3
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Celebrate summer with these alternative events Various festivals and fairs offer students an alternative experience SIMA SARRAF Daily Titan
It happens year after year. Summer comes as quickly as it left and students are once again planning their concerts, trips and Fourth of July celebrations for the summer. More often than not, the customary summer vacation is planned with an over-hyped trip to Las Vegas, where the young crowd will typically drink in excess, lose money at the blackjack tables or commit a worse offense that isn’t even worth mentioning. But it definitely involves the infamous slogan, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” If a gritty, smoky weekend in Vegas doesn’t appeal to you, or if you are just looking for a new, unique affair to attend this summer then rest easy, here are some alternative summer events to help those who want a little less Vegas, and perhaps a little more art, music and live entertainment.
Ink-n-Iron After the success of the 2003 Long Beach Tattoo Convention on the Queen Mary, the Ink-nIron Kustom Culture Festival was born. Since its launch, the event
has only grown in attractions, attendees and overall excitement. Hot-rods, live music and pin-up contests are among the few things to expect at the convention. With dolled-up rockabilly girls roaming around and burlesque shows, there’s no shortage of people watching. But the most popular item on the menu isn’t the pin-up pageant or the shopping; it’s actually the tattoo convention. Tattoo artists and their booths take up the entirety of the Queen Mary’s inner three floors. Artists from 30 states and 25 countries will be in attendance for this year’s festival. Art and tattoo competitions will also ensue over the three-day event. In addition to the art and hot-rod aspect of the event, attendees can also see live music at any of the five stages placed throughout the grounds. The stages this year will offer Sublime with Rome, Iggy and the Stooges, The Offspring, Wanda Jackson and NOFX among many, many others. Ink-n-Iron will take over the Queen Mary, and Long Beach for that matter, from June 7 to June 9. If you’re interested in attending the 10th annual Ink-n-Iron festival for its various attractions, visit its website for ticket and event information at Ink-n-Iron.com. SEE SUMMER, 8
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CSU Chancellor Timothy White’s 12th stop on his tour of 23 Cal State Universities brought him to Cal State Fullerton on Thursday in an effort to see campus achievements and shortcomings. As one of his first actions as chancellor, White vowed to visit 23 campuses within the first year of his term to assess the needs and differences between each CSU campus in person. During his visit to CSUF, the chancellor danced, met with student leaders and professors and even took to the library to hand out cookies and wish students luck on their finals. The chancellor spent the day with CSUF President Mildred García and many members of her cabinet. He quizzed the president as they walked and talked throughout the day. While the Chancellor’s visit mostly centered around ceremonies and cheerful interactions with students and professors, White paid a somber visit to the Veterans Student Services office in University Hall. SEE WHITE, 2
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Titan goes for dreams after college After turning his academic career around a business major prepares to graduate MICHELLE TUYUB Daily Titan
ing the second run of the inning. The Anteaters were able to cut the lead in half in the top of the fourth when leadoff hitter Dominique Taylor hit a deep fly to left-center field that appeared to hit the top of the fence before bouncing back into play. It was ruled a home run by third base umpire Bill Barnes. Vanderhook argued the call, and after the umpires met, the play was ruled a triple. First baseman Connor Spencer then hit a sacrifice fly to center field to cut the lead 2-1, as Taylor scored on a close play at the plate after a throw from Lorenzen’s cannon of an arm.
As graduation approaches, students might be filled with uncertainty of what the next step is in life and they can also be frightened of stepping in to the “real world.” Jimmy Huynh, 20, a business administration and finance major, is one of those students that will be graduating this week. But for Jimmy, walking out to the unexpected world does not seem so challenging and this can be due to the fact that he has a job lined up after college. Jimmy was not studious his first two years in high school and did not receive the best grades. At that point, he did not believe he was someone who could go to college, and his main goal was simply to get a high school diploma. “I was once a failure, I never cared about the school system. I never thought I would be as smart as anyone else in the class,” Jimmy said. Jimmy said although other students would be getting As he would get Fs. Yet, everything changed for Jimmy as he became motivated by his older brother Johnny. Jimmy said he saw his brother Johnny do much better in school, he was getting scholarships, awards and honor degrees.
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Sophomore pitcher Grahamm Wiest brings some heat during the final game of the sweep of the UC Irvine Anteaters.
Lopez with walk-off magic once again SERGIO GOMEZ Daily Titan
Bring out the broomsticks—the Cal State Fullerton baseball team swept a three-game series against visiting UC Irvine, capped off by a come-from-behind 7-5 victory on Sunday at Goodwin Field. The Titans and first baseman Carlos Lopez did it again for the second time in as many days, as Lopez left the Anteaters (31-20, 13-10 in Big West) on the field with his second walk-off home run in less than 24 hours. With Cal State Fullerton (45-8, 20-4 in Big West) trailing 5-4 in the bottom of the ninth with one out
and runners on first and second, Lopez launched a 1-1 pitch high over the right field wall for a monster three-run walk-off home run to win the game and complete the sweep. “We’ve done it all year,” said Titan Head Coach Rick Vanderhook. “This isn’t the first time, but it being against Irvine and two days in a row, I mean we score a lot of runs late in games in the seventh, eighth and ninth combined, so we like when we do that.” The Titans got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first as designated hitter J.D. Davis hit a shot up the middle for an RBI single. Center fielder Michael Lorenzen drove in a second run with a sacrifice fly, plat-
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