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Library floors to stay closed Pollak Library floors will remain closed until renovations begin in several years

SAMUEL MOUNTJOY Daily Titan Half of Pollak Library South will be inaccessible to library patrons for at least three years, estimates interim university librarian Scott Hewitt, Ph.D. Floors one, four, five and six of the southern portion of the library were devastated by the 5.1 magnitude La Habra earthquake that rattled the campus in late March. “Without a large infusion of money, there is nothing that can be done about the ceilings on the first floor and the fourth through sixth floor,” Hewitt said. The library book-paging system, implemented to retrieve books from the damaged floors in the spring, will continue until renovations are completed. Books in high demand will be moved from the closed floors to the basement where they will be accessible to patrons. This will reduce demand on the book-paging system, freeing up library employees for other duties. Most of the books should be moved and available for browsing by the beginning of the spring semester, Hewitt said. Floors two and three of PLS had already been renovated several times and brought up to updated construction standards, so damage from the earthquake was minimal and has already been repaired. The rest of PLS had ceilings that had not been renovated, and were not up to current construction codes. This caused heavy damage to ceiling tiles and lighting fixtures that were not fastened to the floor above like the ceilings on the other floors. The library sustained about $6 million in damage from the earthquake, according to data from the Orange County Board of Supervisors. “The cost to fix this problem is prohibitive, especially as the building will be renovated in several years,” a statement from the university read. The university is still in the very early phases of planning for the renovation, said Hewitt, who assumed his post on Aug. 4, 2014. It would cost $2 million to stabilize the ceilings in all four damaged floors, $500,000 per floor. That cost would simply remove the damaged ceiling sections and would not allow for new ceilings. A more concrete timeline for renovations should be drafted by the end of the semester, Hewitt said, but that depends on how long it takes to stabilize the library and come to an agreement on what renovations will entail. SEE LIBRARY

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This graphic shows the amount of bike checkouts from each of the Bike Nation stations around Fullerton.

BikeShare picks up speed Program aims to attract more commuters

KATHERINE PICAZO Daily Titan The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) hopes to increase the viability of the city of Fullerton’s recently-implemented Bike Nation service as a transportation option for students and faculty. Despite the fact that ridership decreased in August, OCTA and Bike Nation are expecting the numbers to increase with the addition of stations that should be ready by the end of the year, said Nathan Wheadon, marketing program administrator for OCTA. A CSUF student spends $229 on a parking pass per

semester, possibly making BikeShare a lower-cost solution to CSUF’s student parking woes. OCTA’s hope is to alleviate the congestion that students deal with in the parking structures and potentially save them money, said Wheadon. OCTA’s approach includes functioning as a first-and-last mile option to allow commuters to park off campus and ride a Bike Nation bike to campus and back to their car at the end of the day. More than 120 annual memberships and 100 student memberships have been purchased this year. Last month, approximately 100 one-day passes were purchased and 120 bikes

were checked out. “It is something that can be seen as a convenience for students on campus... an amenity for students, faculty and staff,” said Wheadon. “...a time-saving device to make off-campus trips without having to move their car or come to campus without having to drive.” Now, Bike Nation and OCTA want to connect with the community outside of campus and provide more stations in more locations. “We’re talking to the property owner of the Target Center on the north side of the 57 freeway,” said Derek Fretheim, Chief operating officer for Bike Nation. “We are looking

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to get a bike-sharing station there to provide connectivity again for students who might want to shop at Target.” Bike Nation and OCTA created a unique bike that will reduce major problems because of its airless tires and GPS technology, said Wheadon. The GPS technology is able to track the places that bike-sharers

have gone. The most popular station has been the CSUF Student Recreational Center, with 89 trips beginning and ending there in January through May. Commutes from the southern end of the campus at Nutwood Ave. to the SRC are also very popular. SEE BIKESHARE

New app brings free music to students

Project Carmen is a music app in beta stages, designed to give free access to music

ERIC GANDARILLA Daily Titan The music industry has seen a lot of change in recent years. A very different picture can be painted by looking at it now compared to a couple of years ago. That picture is further illustrated by taking a closer look at the Billboard charts. In 2007, Kanye West’s third album Graduation topped the Billboard charts by selling 957,000 copies in a week. This year, Weird Al’ Yankovic’s Mandatory Fun topped the Billboard charts by selling 104,000 copies in five days. This disparity in sales further cements the fact that people are consuming music differently now. M&M Media, a Glendale-based music group is

developing Project Carmen, an application designed to give people free access to music downloads. The people at M&M know that many people consume their media through streaming services like Spotify or download it through iTunes, but they are aiming to give people another viable alternative. “We want to be the premiere alternative for music consumers who don’t subscribe to streaming,” Corey Jones, chief of product at M&M Media said. “If you want to discover music, we want you to discover it in our platform. Project Carmen, the temporary name for the service, has been in the works for some time now. Gary Mekikian, founder and CEO of M&M Media, first requested the patent for the technology behind Project Carmen in 2005. He received the patent in 2012 and is now finally releasing the app in beta later this month.

The beta, which means it’s in a testing phase, will be introduced to certain schools in Southern California. Cal State Fullerton is one of the campuses that has been chosen as a potential candidate to pilot the service. The people behind M&M Media said they were particularly interested in working with CSUF because of its large student population and its involvement in social media, noting the school’s recent Forbes MyTopCollege award. Whether or not it comes to CSUF is simple. The media company wants around 2,000 students from CSUF to sign up on their website fullert on.p r oje ct c a r m en.c om . This number isn’t a requirement to have the app come to CSUF, they just want to see that people are excited for the product. SEE PROJECT CARMEN 5

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NEWS Pulver charges span years Molestation charges date back to when Thomas Pulver was employed by UC Irvine

SAMUEL MOUNTJOY CYNTHIA WASHICKO Daily Titan Seven of the eight counts of child molestation that a former Cal State Fullerton Children’s Center employee has been charged with could have occurred over the span of nearly three years. Thomas Pulver, 36, was charged with four counts of committing lewd and lascivious acts on a child, three counts of oral copulation or sexual penetration with a child, and one count of attempted oral copulation or

sexual penetration with a child. If convicted, he could be sentenced to 15 years to life. Pulver had left his job at CSUF by the time the abuse is alleged to have began, but was employed by the University of California, Irvine Child Care Services for the majority of the period being investigated—July 2, 2011 to Aug. 14, 2014. Pulver worked at Hoag Hospital’s Child Care Center in Newport Beach since September 2013, according to a statement released by the Newport Beach Police Department. The first count of a lewd act upon a child happened around Aug. 15, 2014 and carries the enhancement that

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it was committed during the commission of a burglary in the first degree with intent to commit a lewd and lascivious act, according to the court document.

Pulver pleaded not guilty to all charges when he was arraigned Aug. 19. His next court appearance is scheduled for Sept. 2 at the Downey courthouse.

BikeShare: Business picking up The two-year pilot project received a $1 million budget when it launched in January 2014. The funds came from the federal government and the Mobile Air Pollution Review Committee, which funds clean air projects, Fretheim said. “We are hoping that it’s going to take some cars off the road and encourage people to think of alternative means [of transportation],” Wheadon said. OCTA and Bike Nation’s next step will be to expand the BikeShare program into Long Beach and add stations in places like CSULB and Long Beach City College.

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BikeShare bikes are lined up at the station outside of the Student Recreation Center. BikeShare bikes contain tubeless tires and GPS tracking units to track where bikes go.

For the Record: A secondary headline in the Aug. 25 print edition of the Daily Titan incorrectly referred to the number of victims Thomas Pulver is accused of molesting. Felony complaints obtained from the Los Angeles County Superior Court show that he is accused of molesting one child under the age of 10, not multiple as the headline indicates. For the Record: A story in the Orientation Guide incorrectly listed James Cameron as a Cal State Fullerton student. Cameron was a student of Fullerton College and recieved an honorary degree from CSUF.

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The business of music New CSUF professor teaches students how to turn their creativity into profit

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Floors one, four, five and six od Pollak Library South will remain closed after damage from the 5.1 earthquake in March.

Library: Floors to remain closed Cal State Fullerton has been moving forward on the Library of the Future project since before the earthquake. University administrators developed a mission statement in May which includes an emphasis of student spaces and services. In order to provide more space to students, the library will be paring down its collection of books by moving portions of it to other libraries and increasing use of compact shelving. A large portion of the renovated library will be devoted to seating, since the library is below the national average for student space. “On the one hand, being below the national average may not be the worst thing at a campus where you have a lot of commuter-type

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students,” Hewitt said. “But come finals time, there’s no seats available, so we need to have more seats.” The library also plans to add as many seats as the fire code and occupancy limits allow between now and finals week.

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Library of the future

SCOTT HEWITT, PH.D. Interim University Librarian More of the campus’ five cultural centers will also call the library home. Currently, the library houses the Chicana and Chicano Resource Center and the Titan Dreamers Resource Center.

Cal State Fullerton professor Anne Cecere plans to use her years of experience in the music industry to teach students the often-overlooked realities of the music business. In her Business of Music class, the TV and film professional hopes to use her first-hand experience to teach students things about copyright law, songwriter and publishing agreements that they can put to use. “I really enjoy working with students,” Cecere said. “Students—they really want the knowledge, they’re hungry for the knowledge. And it’s kind of exciting to be in front of people that really are interested.” Cecere is the Director of TV and Film Relations for Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), where she works closely with composers, songwriters, publishers, filmmakers, TV directors and video game producers on the musical aspects of their respective projects. Before joining BMI in 2004, she worked with award-winning composers and on the post-production of several films, including the 2006 film Crash which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Cecere has been

successful in both sides of music business: she’s been an executive at a major music company, but she’s also an accomplished singer in her own right. In April, she performed at Carnegie Hall in New York on Grammy Award-winning composer Christopher Tin’s world premiere of his album The Drop That Contained The Sea. Cecere sees her class as a gateway for students into the ever-important—yet comparatively mundane— world of music business. “I think [Business of Music] is a very important class for the students to take, because as much as their music and their creativity is very, very important, the other side is, how are they going to make any money with their music? And I think that that’s a very important thing,” she said. The class features a mix of majors, which she said points to the multiple applications of the information. “Half the class are music majors and the other half are other kinds of majors—communications majors, business majors—and I found that kind of interesting,” she said. “You have two sides to (the class): the students that want to make sure they understand how to make money through their art, and then you have the students who want to be executives and want to do

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Cecere hopes to take her experience working on films and other media to teach her students the business side of the music industry.

something on the business side.” The fluid and ever-changing nature of the music business, means students in her class will learn a majority away from their books, she said. “Hearing from the people that are doing these kinds of deals and people that are relevant right now, and [people] that are working for new media kind of companies, is really what is going to teach [students] more than anything out of just a textbook,” she said. Cecere feels there are countless elements

students must learn about the music industry in her class. But there’s one lesson that stands above the rest – networking. “I promise you that it’s not just for the people who want to be executives, but it’s also for people who are musicians and composers,” she said. “In a place like Los Angeles, you need those networking chops. You need those skills to be able to cut through because there’s thousands and thousands of people who are doing the same thing you’re doing.”

OPINION Fraternity traditions gone too far

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Deadly incident provides proof that Greek organizations need to end outdated rituals of hazing

RYAN STEEL Daily Titan We’ve all seen college movies like Animal House or Old School where freshmen have to run through the quad naked, or get spanked by a paddle from elder members. However, hazing also has the possibility to become much more violent. At what point do these activities become cliches or far worse and do they have any place in modern culture? Earlier this summer, the Pi Kappa Phi chapter of Cal State Northridge took a camping trip through Angeles National Forest, when 19-year-old pledge Armando Villa collapsed and lost consciousness. He was later transported to a local

hospital where he was pronounced dead. Despite the fact, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has not determined whether or not his death was the result of hazing. Villa’s aunt claimed that he was left stranded in the forest to find his way out as a means of initiation. He was left without water, shoes or a cellphone. As a result, the national fraternity has suspended the CSUN chapter from activity until further notice. So far, no fraternity members have stepped forward and said anything about the incident, even though there were three members and five associate members on the trip. Much of fraternity life includes respecting tradition and with older fraternities comes older traditions which might have been more socially acceptable in

past years. In this day and age the idea of being hazed seems a bit barbaric. The school has changed its policy on hazing, but the impact of that will be marginal at best. Rules often get ignored and are rarely enforced. Even though the fraternity was suspended, none of its members are being held responsible for Villa’s death, which raises the question of whether CSUN is underreacting to the situation. In response to the death of Villa, his aunt Maria Castenayda, said, “No one should have to die because they want to join your group. If they want to join, let them join.” Hazing is not a necessary tradition. Greek life could continue to progress for years to come without it. Some alternatives for initiation could be things such

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as sporting events or contests that don’t threaten the lives of its pledges. While some fraternity members might think that it’s weak to not allow the so-called fraternity experience to move forth in its full capacity. However,

others use Greek life as a means of meeting new people and creating relationships instead of continuing outdated traditions based on their Greek organization idealistic image. Even though it is the student’s decision to join

a fraternity and the rituals and behaviors of those fraternities should be considered prior to rushing. Wouldn’t be nice if students didn’t have to fear for their life when thinking about getting involved in Greek life.

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FEATURES Faculty feature film selected for festival

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“A Lesson of Love” tells the story between an atheist man and a religious woman

LIZETH LUEVANO Daily Titan An atheist professor from Los Angeles finds himself in an unlikely relationship with a religious woman when he moves to the Appalachian south. The couple must try to work through their differences in order to stay in love. This is the plot of “A Lesson of Love”; a film that was written, directed and edited by Cal State Fullerton’s associate communications professor Michael McAlexander, while he taught at Frostburg State University in Maryland. The film is an official selection for the 2014 Temecula Valley International Film Festival. Over a thousand submissions were made and McAlexander’s film was one of 120 films that were chosen for the festival. The film deals with two people in love with contrasting viewpoints on religion. The two must decide how to address their differences while keeping the

relationship afloat. “It was a story I needed to tell,” McAlexander said, who notes the film has some autobiographical elements. McAlexander, who was in a relationship similar to the one depicted in the film, said he has been told that the story resonates with many people. A majority of the film’s cast and crew had been in relationships where one or the other had polarized views, which inspired them during the filmmaking process. Constance Brenneman played the leading role of Abigail in the film, whose character is a deeply religious Pentecostal woman. Brenneman said she liked that the film tackled the problems that can occur from having different beliefs in a relationship. “This tackled religion and we can see beyond our set notions of belief systems and religions. Whether you’re a person of faith, or whether you believe that we’re just here and there is no God, there still is love,” Brenneman said. Rebecca Kaye was a theatre student at Frostburg during the making of the film. She played the supporting role of Hanna,

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Michael McAlexander is an associate communications professor at CSUF, with an M.F.A. from University of Southern California.

who Kaye describes as the ideal Christian girl. She said she could also relate to the premise of the film. “I grew up with a religious family, but I myself am not religious, so I understood both...main characters perspectives,” Kaye said. McAlexander and his crew began filming in July 2012, and finished within two

weeks. The film had an overall budget of about $35,000. McAlexander said that although the budget was small, they had a lot of support from the university, the town and the president of the university, who assumes the same role in the film. The cast and crew was comprised of 10 students from one of McAlexander’s summer courses as well as

professional actors. Even though they were paid a minimal wage or not paid at all, they remained energetic and passionate about the film. “I liked that it was a collaboration between professionals and students,” said Brenneman who was one of the Screen Actors Guild actors hired for the film. “The students were very excited

about learning about the process and were eager to be there everyday...it was a lot of fun to be a part of that learning experience with them.” McAlexander hopes to bring the same model he used at Frostburg to CSUF. The film will screen Sept. 17-21 at the Temecula Valley International Film Festival. For more information, visit www.tviff.com.

Project Carmen: Students to pilot beta app As long as they meet the necessary amount of applicants by their planned Sept. 30 beta release, then everyone that signs up will receive their activation codes and receive access to the app. “The plan is to run the beta as long as we have to run it to make the system perfect,” Mekikian said. “We are planning for three months but we may end it earlier if things go as planned.”

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The App

Even in its early stages, Project Carmen is looking like an app that will interest students. The idea behind the app is quite simple: see a song, download the song. And it’s free. As the song is downloading, the user is shown a video advertisement. By the time the song is fully downloaded, the advertisement

should be finishing up as well. “If you’re a Pandora user then you are also going to be a perfect Project Carmen user,” Mekikian said. Music lovers can listen to a song on Pandora, decide they like it, and then switch over to Project Carmen to download it. Music downloads are unlimited, so the potential music discoveries are endless. All it will cost the user are

periodic advertisements. People who are accustomed to using Pandora and YouTube, the audience that the company targets, should feel familiar with this. Any song downloaded will be available to the user online or offline as long as it is through the app on the user’s mobile device. If the user wants to listen to the music without ads or transfer the music onto their computer, the user

has to fully unlock it using coins. These coins are given to app users while they use the app. As long as the user is listening to music, searching for music or looking around at the different sections of the app, they’re being rewarded with coins. During the beta phase, it’ll be the job of the music group to balance the amount of time it takes to receive coins as well as

determining the amount of coins given in that time. Coin generation needs to be constant enough to keep the user interested while still being financially viable for the company. If this balance is met, then this app could become a real contender in the music consumption market. For more information, visit www.fullerton.projectcarmen.com or www.facebook.com/projcarmen.

SPORTS

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Women’s soccer winless so far The women’s soccer team suffers two overtime losses to Denver and Georgia.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

RUDY CHINCHILLA & FRANK REYES Daily Titan For the second game in a row, the Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team left the field with a bitter taste in their mouths after falling 2-1 in overtime to the Denver Pioneers (1-1-1). In what seemed to be a repeat of the Michigan State game, the Titans (0-2-1) once again dominated the game but failed to convert their 18 shots into anything more than a single goal. The Titans had the first shot on goal only 13 seconds into the game as freshman Sarah Fajnor intercepted a pass from the Denver defense and passed to Christina Burkenroad, who surged into the box. However, Burkenroad shot straight at goalkeeper Cassidy Rey on a one-on-one situation. Fullerton again had a chance in the 20th minute when Rebecca Wilson won the ball down the right side and ran into the box. She cut back to Burkenroad, but Burkenroad mishit the ball and her shot went wide. Denver went ahead in the 72nd minute when Titan goalkeeper Morgan Bertsch failed to clear and left the ball bouncing in the 18-yard-box. The loose ball found Taylor Ivins, whose strike from 10 yards out curled into the top corner. The equalizer came in the 81st minute, when Jazzmin Mancilla’s long ball found freshman Connie Caliz, who beat her defenders and beautifully redirected the ball into the net on a half-volley

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struck while she was falling down. “It was an amazing feeling...To be able to come out here and have my head in the game and make sure to tie for the overtime -- that’s all I had in my mind. It was a really good feeling,” Caliz said. Three minutes into overtime, Mancilla had a chance to record her second assist of the night when her cross found an unmarked Fajnor, but the Titan striker headed over the crossbar. The first half of overtime failed to produce any more goals, so the teams went into the second half. It seemed like the game would end in a draw, but with only one minute remaining, both teams challenged for a loose ball in the Titan box. The referee blew the whistle and called a questionable penalty on a challenge by Morgan Batcheller. Pioneer Jocelyn Loomis stepped up to take the spot kick. She converted the golden goal and handed the Titans their second loss of the regular season. “It’s disappointing to not win a game like this, a game that we had complete control of, but again it will turn out to be a massive learning experience for our women to be able to not have this happen again,” Brown said. The team’s first win of the season was within grasp

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Sunday against the Georgia Bulldogs, but sophomore Gabby Seiler’s golden goal at the 96th minute gave Georgia a 2-1 win and doomed the Titans at home once again. The Titans fell behind early after Rachel Garcia slotted the ball into an empty net on a sliding kick after a great team play to put the Bulldogs ahead in the 24th minute. Freshman Tala Haddad brought the Titans even in the 79th minute on a blast to the lower left corner. Haddad’s goal came on a turnover after she applied pressure to Bulldog defender Kelsey Nix, who mistakenly played the ball right into Haddad’s feet while trying to make a pass to a teammate. An unfortunate collision took place between Bertsch and Batcheller while both chased after the ball. The play left Seiler with an easy finish to give the Bulldogs the golden goal and the win. The Titans outshot the Bulldogs 14-9 for the game, with their closest opportunity coming on a shot by junior Rebecca Wilson that hit the post in the 64th minute. Despite the poor start for the Titans, they have outshot their opponents 48-18 in their three losses this. The Titans will begin their first road trip of the season Friday, Sept. 5 at Oregon State University.

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Bickford leaves CSUF early Pitcher Phil Bickford has decided to end his baseball career at Cal State Fullerton after just one season. It is believed that Bickford’s decision to leave the school is attributed to his desire to enter the 2015 Major League Baseball draft. Bickford was selected 10th overall in the 2013 MLB draft by the Toronto Blue Jays but declined their contract offer of $2.9 million. He appeared in 20 games for the Titans in 2014 posting a 6-3 record with a 2.13 earned run average. He struck out 74 batters in 76 innings. Bickford pitched for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod League this summer. He earned Perfect Game Summer Player of the Year honors. - MICHAEL HUNTLEY

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The Titans have lost three out of four games in the 2014 season despite outshooting their opponents 48-18 in the losses.

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Cal State Fullerton assistant baseball coach Mike Kirby has accepted an assistant coaching position at the University of Nebraska. “Mike’s attention to detail is incredible and his work with recruiting was a great benefit to our program over the last few years,” Titans head coach Rick Vanderhook said. “He is a great baseball mind, a great asset to have beside you in the dugout and, more importantly, a great person and I wish him luck.” Kirby served as the interim head coach after Vanderhook was placed on administrative leave in 2014. Cal State Fullerton will conduct a search for a new assistant in the near future, according to a statement from the university. - JOSEPH ANDERSON

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ARIES

LIBRA

(MARCH 21 - APRIL 19):

It’s easier than usual to get your way -- as long as you’re polite. One step outside the lines and you may find yourself facing a sea of stony faces. Just keep smiling and the world is yours!

TAURUS

Spend a little time fixing your own wagon today -- others can wait for your time or attention. It’s a great opportunity for you to turn inward and see if there’s anything left to improve.

GEMINI

You are more thoughtful than usual for the time being, which may seem to some like downtime -- but to you, it’s a time of fertile imagination! One hot idea is sure to come your way.

CANCER

Your subliminal messages are finally getting received -- but the answers may be hard to understand. That’s all part of the game, so just see if you can glide along based on pure intuition.

(NOV. 22 - DEC. 21):

A colleague or customer changes the way you see your work -- or maybe some other, more personal aspect of your life. It’s a great time for reflection and for making big changes.

CAPRICORN

(JUNE 21 - JULY 22):

A simple task quickly becomes unmanageable early today -- but it’s not too late to summon help! You may have to spend more time wrangling support than you want, but it should work out well.

LEO

(DEC. 22 - JAN. 19):

Get started early today -- you have to push ahead in order to get people to make the right changes. In fact, your initiative is the key to success now. Just start moving and see how quickly things fall...

AQUARIUS

(JULY 23 - AUG. 22):

Your friends are solidly supporting you, no matter what you’ve decided to do. It’s a good time to ask for help or to get advice, because you’re in tune with all the right people now.

VIRGO

(JA. 20 - FEB. 18):

You may feel as if you’re on Mars today -- people are hard to understand but the effort is definitely worth it! You should make a key discovery that helps you quite a bit going forward.

PISCES

It’s time for a deep, meaningful conversation with a close friend or family member. Things are going your way for sure, but you’re better off dealing with issues before they start to fester.

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SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

(MAY 21 - JUNE 20):

Aesthetic concerns take over your brain today -- and that’s a good thing! You can beautify almost anything, and the efforts are definitely noticed by all the right people this time.

(OCT. 23 - NOV. 21):

(APRIL 20 - MAY 20):

(AUG. 23 - SEPT. 22):

(SEPT. 23 - OCT. 22):

(FEB. 19 - MARCH 20):

One small improvement leads to another today -- and you may end up feeling as if you’ve totally upgraded your life! Your energy doesn’t feel quite right, but it turns out not to matter so much.

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Titans impressive in tourney Women’s volleyball earns a second place finish at the Titan Classic Tournament

MICHAEL HUNTLEY Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball team had an impressive showing at the Titan Classic over the weekend at Titan Gym. The Titans (2-1) won their first two games in the twoday event, but were defeated in the third game. In the opening game, the Titans beat Bucknell (1-2) in four sets Friday night. The Bison edged a win in the first set. The Titans jumped to a four-point lead midway through the set but let Bucknell battle back. The set was tied at 24 when Bison freshman Hailey Stout scored a kill. An attack error by Titan Holland Crenshaw gave the set to the Bison. After the struggle in the first set, the Titans dominated the remainder of the match. They won all three remaining sets by a minimum of six

points and ended the match on an 8-3 run. The Titan frshmen were impressive in their collegiate debut. Niki Withers led the team with 20 kills and Megan Kurz had 15 kills and 17 digs. Mackenzie Olsen had 35 assists in her Titan debut before exiting the game in the third set due to a leg cramp. Sophomore libero McKenna Painton was impressive with a game-high 30 digs. In game two, the Titans earned a dominant three-set victory over the Sacred Heart Pioneers (0-3). The Titans only trailed once in the match, early in the third set, but regained the lead quickly. Withers and Painton led the way for the Titans again in game two. Withers had a team-high 12 kills and Painton had a game-high 11 digs. Freshman Stephanie Buss led the Titans with eight blocks. Crenshaw had eight kills without an error. The Titans had 11 blocks as a team, compared to just

two for the Pioneers. Sacred Heart had just a .107 hitting percentage, compared to the Titans .259. Fullerton had four service aces, three of which came from sophomore Paige Reed. The dominance ended for the Titans in game three as they fell to the Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-0) in three sets Saturday night. The Red Raiders went undefeated in the tournament, despite playing a thrilling game against Bucknell. They won the first set 2514 with ease. The Titans came out energized in the second set, jumping to a 7-3 lead. The Red Raiders bounced back with six consecutive points. After leading 14-11, Texas Tech went on another six point streak, putting the second set out of reach for the Titans. Set three was by far the most competitive of the match. Neither team carried a lead over three points in the set

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and there were five ties and three lead changes. The set was tied at 13 when senior libero Rachel Brummitt served an ace, giving the Red Raiders a lead they would never relinquish. Brummitt was named to the Titan Classic All-Tournament team along with teammate Lauren Douglass, who was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Withers and Painton were named to the All-Tournament team for the Titans. Painton had 56 digs for the tournament and Withers tallied 43 kills. The Titans finished second in the tournament behind Texas Tech. The team is off to a better start than in 2013, where the team lost their first two games at the UNLV Invitational Tournament. The team will hope to continue their winning ways at the San Diego State-University of San Diego Classic next weekend where they will compete against Northwestern, Villanova, Brown, and San Diego State.

Men’s soccer off to rocky start in 2014 season The Titans have failed to earn a victory through their first two games of the 2014 season

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JOSEPH ANDERSON Daily Titan The George Kuntz era at Cal State Fullerton began on a sour note as the CSUF men’s soccer team dropped their season opener 3-2 after an overtime goal from University of Illinois-Chicago’s (UIC) Thomas Villamil. Despite the disappointing result, the Titans were able to fight back from a 2-0 second-half deficit to force overtime. After an impressive show of will and determination from the Titans to scratch and claw back into the game, UIC used aggressive play to fire two shots in overtime to immediately throw Fullerton off their game. After a scoreless first half, the Flames got on the board in the 53rd minute when senior Jesus Torres tallied the opening goal of the game on a strike past Titan goalkeeper Jeff Salt. The Flames kept up the offensive surge with another goal in the 65th minute courtesy of freshman Sergio Fuentes, who scored off an assist from Torres. After the Titans fell behind 2-0, they rallied together in a hostile road environment. Despite several missed scoring opportunities throughout the game, the Titans got lucky in the 69th minute as UIC knocked in an own goal to close the deficit to 2-1.

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With the final minutes of the match winding down, the Titans forced a corner kick in the 88th minute for one last opportunity to find the equalizer. Senior forward Marc Fenelus took the corner for the Titans, which found Alex Heilmann. Heilmann set up Amara Soumah who headed in the goal to tie the game at two apiece to seemingly stun the hometown Flames. While the Titans had seemingly taken control on the road, Villamil and his UIC teammates put an end to their momentum and took down the Titans in extra time. CSUF returned to Southern California on Monday, when they visited the Toreros of San Diego. The match featured two staunch defenses grinding out a 0-0 tie after two

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Ian Ramos and the Titans offense have struggled early in the 2014 season. They will look to get back on track when the University of San Francisco Dons visit Titan Stadium on Friday.

overtime periods. After struggling on defense in their season opener against the Flames, Fullerton seemed to have a new mindset on Monday night. Salt was the hero for the Titans on this night, coming through with eight saves to keep the shutout. As strong as the defense

was for the Titans, their offensive struggles put more pressure on the backline. For the night, Fullerton was only able to manage eight shots, rarely stretching out the Torero defense or pressuring them with a scoring chance. Things got testy late in the game, when senior

midfielder Mark Vasquez attempted a slide-tackle with his cleats up resulting in a red card and his removal from the game in the 70th minute. Although the Titans were forced to play a man down for the remainder of the game, they fought tough and earned a gritty draw.

The Titans will play their home opener this Friday when the University of San Francisco Dons visit Titan Stadium. The Dons (1-1-0) should present a tough matchup for the Titans, as they defeated No. 21 Wisconsin in their season opener before falling to UIC.

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