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Titans gore Matadors, remain top of Big West

Panel hears appeal on book Math professor protests reprimand on use of textbook CLAYTON WONG Daily Titan

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The dynamic duo Rebecca Wilson and Christina Burkenroad has helped propel the Titans to a 5-1-0 Big West Conference record. Since starting off the conference with a loss to Long Beach State, CSUF has picked itself up to lead the Big West with the 49ers and UC Santa Barbara.

Women’s soccer is in a three-way tie for Big West lead RUDY CHINCHILLA Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer team entered Sunday’s home game against Cal State Northridge knowing that anything but a win might leave Fullerton

trailing Long Beach State and UC Santa Barbara for first place in the Big West Conference.

“Obviously, people know what’s going on in our conference, and I think to be able to handle that type of pressure and have the second-half performance that we did was a real testament to our character,” said CSUF Head Coach Demian Brown.

In an enthralling affair that saw tenacious attacking

prowess from both CSUF and CSUN, Fullerton was able to overcome some amazing goalkeeping to best the Matadors 1-0.

While Fullerton was able to create chances in the final third, Matadors keeper Cynthia Tafoya stifled her fair share of Titan attacks.

Tafoya showed her ability inside her own box in the ninth minute, when Fullerton left-back Jazzmin Mancilla sent a ball into the box for Ivy Diego. Tafoya did well to

punch away the danger, but in the process laid out Diego, leaving the CSUF forward laying limp on the pitch.

Despite the scare, Diego was able to recover and continue play.

In the 11th minute, Tafoya once again thwarted the Titans. Fullerton’s Jessica Simonian crossed from the right to Christina Burkenroad, who was able to beat her marker and direct the ball toward the far post, but Tafoya tipped the ball away

from goal.

In the ensuing corner, Tafoya once again commanded her box, punching away a redirected Morgan Batcheller flick before Diego could get her head on it from six yards out.

Diego was able to get her head on a cross in the 16th minute, courtesy of another Mancilla cross. However, Diego’s flick from eight yards was once again collected by Tafoya.

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Student distorts perspective with art Brian Johnson creates surreal reality in art exhibit VIVIAN PHAM Daily Titan Saturday was the opening reception of the “SPACE 44” exhibition by Brian Johnson at Cal State Fullerton’s West Gallery.

The 43-year-old artist, who is pursuing his master’s degree in drawing and painting at CSUF, spent the last year working on the exhibition, which showcases multimedia pieces reminiscent of his childhood and his existing environment.

“A lot of the pieces in the show are reflective of certain eras of my growing up, so certain pieces I’ve been able to gather, find or ask friends to see if they had it, so I could make the space more effective,” Johnson said.

On one wall lies a

10-foot projection of a simulated, three-dimensional spinning moon.

Hung on the opposite wall is a 7.5-by-11 foot piece of AstroTurf with vintage lawn chairs placed on top.

“I wanted to change the perspective of how we look at the environment.

When we’re in the environment, we’re grounded,” Johnson said. “The grass is under our feet, the moon and the sky is on top, and that’s how we live our daily lives. So in this space, the gravity has shifted it sideways.”

Sitting near a corner of the gallery is a 2.5-foot crystal matrix table, an object Johnson recreated from “Land of the Lost,” the first show he ever watched.

In the show, the table acts as a controller of the universe and if its controls are shifted, the universe becomes unstable.

“Some of (Johnson’s) early paintings were surrealist

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Gallery visitors can feast their eyes on a 10-foot projection of a three-dimensional, simulated moon. The crystal matrix table allows a hands-on discovery of light and space.

landscapes that were otherworldly and instead of drawing or painting these other worlds, he’s now trying to create these other worlds,” said Ryan Reich, Johnson’s

longtime coworker.

On another wall lie scattered tree stumps that Johnson made out of wire sculptures and celluclay, a white molten material that hardens

when mixed with water.

He purposely painted the stumps to look like theater props.

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Associate math professor Alain Bourget, Ph.D. appealed his letter of reprimand Friday at a grievance hearing in front of a three-member faculty panel, where a university representative contended that faculty cannot file grievances on letters of reprimand.

Alain Bourget was reprimanded by the department after violating a policy from 1984 that determined that all Math 250B courses would be taught using the same textbook. The committee has until Nov. 6 to reach a decision on whether or not to overturn the reprimand.

BACKGROUND In October 2013, Alain Bourget requested to use “Introduction to Linear Algebra,”

by Gilbert Strang, Ph.D., instead of the department-adopted text, “Differential Equations and Linear Algebra,” by mathematics department chair Stephen Goode, Ph.D. Scott Annin, Ph.D., Math 250B course coordinator, told Alain Bourget that he wished for all sections of the course to use the same textbook. Annin has been co-author since the third edition of the book.

Following that, an ad hoc committee was created to decide whether or not an alternative textbook could be used for Math 250B. Associate math professor Tyler McMillen said that four of the five people leaned in favor of allowing the use of an alternative text.

Former acting dean Robert Koch, Ph.D., testified at the hearing that the committee did not come to a consensus and that there are no minutes or agenda on the meeting.

A department-wide vote was held in March 2014 and the majority voted to use Goode and Annin’s book across all Math 250B sections.

However, Alain Bourget still used Strang’s text to teach his class, resulting in the letter of reprimand from the math department on June 11, 2014.

The Faculty Hearing Panel, which consisted of CSUF faculty members from various departments, oversaw the hearing. California Faculty Association (CFA) President Mahamood M. Hassan, Ph.D., represented Alain Bourget, while Maria Osorio, interim director of faculty labor relations, advocated for the university.

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Biology professor to talk about the way plants affect the water cycle as part of a seminar series on the ‘Dune’ 2 books

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The Pollack Library is hosting a series of events on the sci-fi novel series “Dune,” which is set in a desert world. As part of the series, H. Jochen Schenk, Ph.D., a biology professor at Cal State Fullerton, will present “River to the Sky: How Plants Move our Planet’s Water” on Tuesday.

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A Tuesday seminar will address the water cycle of planet Earth as part of the program series for the 50th anniversary celebration of the critically acclaimed science-fiction novel “Dune.”

H. Jochen Schenk, Ph.D., a biology professor at Cal State Fullerton, will host “River to the Sky: How Plants Move our Planet’s Water.”

Schenk said the topics he will be covering are about the global water cycle, and its focus will be the role plants play in it.

His talk will explain how plants can move enormous

amounts of water into the air through transpiration and evaporation.

Schenk said that the massive amount of water plants move from the ground to the air is comparable to the amount of water all the rivers of the world combined move to the ocean.

Patricia Prestinary, university archivist and curator for the event, said these programs are meant to be interdisciplinary. Schenk will bring a biological perspective to themes of the “Dune” series. “Dune” is one in a five-book series called the “Dune Chronicles.”

“Dune” is set on a desert planet, where water is a precious resource. Two major themes of the book include water and sustainability, Prestinary said.

These themes are relevant today in terms of dealing

with water shortages, and pioneering how we use water in farming and changing agricultural practices, she said.

Schenk said his talk will interest a general audience, especially those who have an interest in plants, and those who are modifying their lawns due to the water shortage. He also said this talk should be of interest to people involved in climate change advocacy.

Schenk is currently working on a book entitled “River to the Sky,” which addresses his research on the use and transportation of water by plants. He holds doctorates from UC Santa Barbara in ecology, evolution, and marine biology.

Schenk’s talk will be held Tuesday in the Pollack Library, Room 130 at 11 a.m. It is free and open to the public.

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Contact lens shops charged Ten local businesses from Orange, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties were charged in federal court Friday with selling contaminated ornamental contact lenses without prescriptions, according to the OC Register.

These contaminated contact lenses have dangerous pathogens that can potentially cause eye injury, blindness or eye loss, according to officials with the United States Attorney’s Office.

The contaminated lenses were marketed as Halloween and beauty accessories.

If convicted, the store owners face up to one year in federal prison. They may also incur $100,000 in fines per individual and $200,000 per corporation.

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However, Western allies of the FSA stated that Russia’s airstrikes have not been targeting the Islamic State (ISIS) as Moscow claimed. Instead, they have been hitting the FSA and other factions backed by the West.

According to Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Moscow was willing to aid the FSA if the group were to assault ISIS militants.

“Vladimir Putin is assisting a regime that indiscriminately kills their own people,” FSA spokeseman Issam al-Reis told the BBC. “How could we trust the Russians’ help?”

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Authorities arrested a 53-year-old unemployed woman Thursday afternoon under suspicion of setting fire to a memorial site dedicated to Kelly Thomas in Santa Ana, according to the OC Register. Thomas, a homeless man, was beaten to death by police in 2011.

Around 1:30 p.m., authorities arrested Deborah Saltzen on suspicion of vandalizing items surrounding a memorial pole dedicated to Thomas, as well as a picture of Thomas where he died near the Fullerton Transportation Center.

Saltzen is being held in the Orange County jail on a $20,000 bail.

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Panel: Professors debate use of textbook 1

The College Park room only allowed for 20 to 25 people to attend the hearing. Associate mathematics professor Gülhan Bourget, Ph.D. said that they asked for a bigger venue, but was told that it was spacious enough to accommodate those interested in attendance.

A university official who has knowledge of the agreements of venue didn’t respond for comment.

Since the letter of reprimand, Alain Bourget said he was excluded from all subsequent committees and experienced difficulty eating or sleeping.

Leading up to the hearing, he received a letter of support penned by 62 faculty members as well as “hundreds” of emails and calls of support from students, Alain Bourget said. “I’m very touched by this and would like to thank them all,” he said through tears.

OPENING ARGUMENTS Osorio dismissed the letter and said that none of the people who signed it work in the department or teach the Math 250B course.

“Dr. Alain was given a reprimand that was unfair,” Hassan said in his opening remarks.

He recalled the history of the CFA and how the statutory process developed in 2007.

“The dice are very much stacked against faculty members,” Hassan said.

Hassan argued that faculty members had little leverage regarding grievances filed with university administration. Faculty rarely had the resources to hire lawyers or afford lengthy, expensive arbitration, Hassan said.

Hassan had requested in an

email that 10 witnesses, including the members of the ad hoc committee, be brought to testify at the hearing but none wished to testify, he said. Provost José Cruz also declined to attend, he said.

In her opening statement, Osorio rebutted Hassan and said that the statutory process was not unfair because it was lobbied by the CFA in the first place.

Osorio emphasized that letters of reprimand were not disciplinary, but rather were suggestions for corrective action.

Therefore, Osorio objected to all of Alain Bourget’s claims, maintaining that the letters of reprimand are not grievable.

“There has been no discipline here,” Osorio said.

Osorio also noted that department chairs such as Goode did not have the authority to issue letters of reprimand.

That responsibility is given to administrators such as, in Alain Bourget’s case, David Bowman, Ph.D., interim dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

The ad hoc committee determined that there was no short-term solution to the issue, Osorio said.

“It’s a collegial environment. It’s expected that people get along so we don’t have to write down everything,” Osorio said, regarding the committee and lack of minutes.

Osorio cited other multi-sectional courses at CSUF that adopted a chosen textbook in departments such as music, nursing, theater, business and economics.

“Why are you trying to fix it if people are happy with it?” Osorio asked, referring to the fact that Goode’s book had been adopted by the department since it was published in 1991. She said the text is well-respected and

has been used by over 200 universities.

Hassan criticized Osorio for clouding the hearing with “legalese.” The administration did not treat Alain Bourget in a “fair and equitable” way, Hassan said.

“We have an adversarial relationship, there’s no pretension about it,” Hassan said.

WITNESS TESTIMONY

Alain Bourget testified that as he taught Math 250B before October 2013, he grew “increasingly unsatisifed” with his working conditions and Goode’s book adopted by the department.

Goode’s textbook lacked application of the subject, Alain Bourget said. It did not teach students how to apply linear algebra, which he said engineering students needed. He argued that Strang’s book made connections between the subject’s concepts more effectively.

Alain Bourget said he wanted what was best for students and to teach them to understand the subject. He could not continue teaching the course with Goode’s book knowing there was a better option for students, he said. Strang’s book was widely used and translated into several languages, he said.

Alain Bourget produced a document listing the 32 colleges that currently used Goode’s book. He said 25 percent of the colleges were located in or near Fullerton, .

Alain Bourget contested his violation of the 1984 policy, stating that it did not specify the text that Math 250B would adopt and that it was written before Goode’s book had been published.

Koch agreed that the policy was old, Alain Bourget said.

The ad hoc committee was subsequently created to decide on whether or not Alain Bourget would be allowed to use an alternative textbook to teach Math 250B. The vote was 4-1 in favor of the option, Alain Bourget said. Koch considered running an experimental section of the course during the spring semester of 2014, he said. Alain Bourget said he did not hear from Koch after that.

McMillen, who sat on the ad hoc committee, testified that the majority favored the use of an alternative text.

However, Koch’s testimony disputed that claim. He said that there was no consensus that came out of the committee. Koch disagreed with Alain Bourget’s claim and said that the vote was not 4-1.“This committee was kind of a joke, to be honest,” Alain Bourget said.

LACK OF MINUTES AND RECORD DISPUTE

Alain Bourget said he “would never go against such a policy” if it were clear. “You don’t need to reaffirm something that is clear,” Alain Bourget said.

Strang’s book was a cheaper, better option Alain Bourget said. Though he also said he did not intend to criticize Goode’s book.

During his testimony, Koch produced a document of the minutes taken during the 1984 policy meeting. Koch accepted the document as evidence of the department’s decision to adopt a single textbook.

Goode said that two months after that 1984 policy decision, the department held a documented vote regarding the specific text that was to be used during that time. However, there was no documentation

later on about the eventual acceptance of Goode and Annin’s book because the text was informally accepted throughout the department.

“If everybody’s okay, then yeah, let’s move on,” he said, referring to his book’s adoption. A formal resolution was not seen as necessary, Goode said.

Goode’s book had been used for nearly 25 years without a complaint before Alain Bourget, Koch said.

“I don’t always think that things have to be documented in a legal sort of fashion,” Koch said.

CONSIDERATION FOR TEXTBOOK CHANGE Koch acknowledged his suggestion of a spring 2014 experimental section; however, it was merely a suggestion and not agreed upon by anyone, he said.

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I think we could do much better with the course and preparing our students.

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TYLER MCMILLEN Associate Professor, Mathematics Department Hassan found it troubling that the textbook was used for almost 25 years without reevaluation.

McMillen, who had taught Math 250B, disagreed and testified that Strang’s text had superior content. Goode’s text divided differential equations and linear algebra, without communicating the structure or algebraic applications, McMillen said. As such, students had a difficult time with the linear algebra portion.

“I think we could do much better with the course and preparing our students,” he said.

In 2013, McMillen said he motioned for the department to consider introducing a different text, but did not suggest wholly adopting Strang’s book. He had no problem with Goode’s text, but wanted professors to be given greater choice. McMillen’s motion was denied and he subsequently asked to be removed from the course.

Bowman considered Math 250B to be a “critical course” for math and engineering students. The course was unified so that professors teaching higher-level courses had a better understanding of what students knew, he said.

The department’s policy stated that an alternative text would have to be departmentapproved and Alain Bourget violated that policy, Bowman said.

There was already a mechanism in place for the department to change books, Goode said. The mechanism was to create an ad hoc committee and bring the decision to a vote. A formal resolution was not seen as necessary, he said.

During closing arguments, Osorio reiterated the math department’s policy. She also said that letters of reprimand are not something which faculty members can file grievances against.

Hassan argued that Alain Bourget’s academic freedoms were violated in that he wasn’t able to choose a book due to a policy that hasn’t been revisited since 1984.

Hassan added that letters of reprimand affect working conditions and should be able to be appealed.

Spencer Custodio contributed to this report.

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“We can touch it, we can look at it, we can smell it.

I’m playing with the notion of what’s real, what’s not real, what’s synthetic versus fake,” Johnson said.

A Styrofoam ice chest, a 1980s Polaroid camera and some old binoculars are among some of the objects from Johnson’s past that are included in the exhibition.

In preparation for the exhibition, Johnson had committee meetings with Joe Biel, a professor of studio art at CSUF, to discuss how his work could be further developed.

“There’s discussions all the way from super practical things like, ‘That plug in the wall is distracting me. Could you think of a better solution?’ to ‘Maybe you should think about

other elements.’ You’re talking about technical stuff, visual stuff and then more content or contextual stuff,” Biel said. “There’s no formula for those meetings other than talking about what needs to be talked about depending on what the problems are.”

In addition to being a student, Johnson also teaches art at Valencia High School and has been

there since 2005.

Despite already having a stable career and income, he decided to pursue a master’s degree in fine arts.

“I’ve always wanted to keep creating and I just felt like I needed something else to open up my eyes to different things. I felt a little static,” Johnson said.

“I needed something that could reintroduce me to the

process of making stuff. I enjoy having critiques and outside input other than just friends and family.”

As a shy and quiet kid, Johnson used art as an outlet.

Being the youngest in a family of five children, Johnson’s interest in art started early in life when he used to watch his older brother draw.

“Not knowing if I had

any talent, I would watch him and be amazed that somebody was able to take a blank piece of paper and actually create something out of it. It’s kind of magical and so I was like, ‘I want to do that,’” Johnson said.

“SPACE 44” will be open for viewing in the West Gallery through Oct. 29 from noon to 4 p.m. or by appointment.

Rising star rocks Pub Thursday concert RUNAGROUND brings charm and charisma in acoustic set CONNIE LEE Daily Titan Independent artist RUNAGROUND lit up the stage of the Titan Student Union’s Underground Pub on Thursday with enough soul to make even the saddest person crack a smile.

Despite students rushing in and out, or with their noses buried in textbooks at the beginning of the show, RUNAGROUND had the crowd whooping and cheering by the end of his set.

RUNAGROUND’s distinctive musical style and captivating live persona are what attracted ASI Pub Thursday Concert Coordinator Monica Vu to invite him to perform at Cal State Fullerton.

“RUNAGROUND is more electro-pop and I didn’t really have that genre yet,” Vu said.

“Especially for the Underground Pub, he has an acoustic, more personal vibe. He sounded like he had a good voice live and that’s important for me if they sound good for the students.”

The Los Angeles-based artist, whose real name is Andy Kirk, looked like he just came from shooting a music video and was ready to mesmerize the crowd as soon as he stepped on stage.

Kirk has been involved with music since he was 12, but the name RUNAGROUND came about later and was inspired by this grandfather’s WWII stories of literally running aground to survive.

With this name, he created a YouTube channel where he’s been able to showcase his talents.

He now has over 35 million views and over 200,000 subscribers on his channel.

Just last year, he released an EP called “Anti-Gravity” that has been received favorably by fan.

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Kirk has played all around Los Angeles and has even ventured out of California to places like Hotel Café in Florida and Cicero’s in Missouri.

His electrifying presence and powerful lyrics were enough to leave the crowd ecstatic.

The small audience filled the tables of the pub with books and computers, not knowing what to expect from RUNAGROUND. Once the lights dimmed and Kirk and his guitarist kicked off the show, books were slammed shut, a crowd flooded in and people began to sing along.

“They were so enthusiastic,” said Danielle Espitia, an undeclared student. “He liked to connect with the crowd and I liked how they asked, ‘What songs should we do?’ It was just really awesome.”

Kirk serenaded the audience with songs off his EP, but he also showed some magic with his own renditions of current pop favorites and classic tunes.

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Los Angeles-based rising artist RUNAGROUND headlined TSU’s Pub Thursday concert with an acoustic show.

Some covers included Jason Derulo’s “Cheyenne” and Eric Clapton’s “Change the World.”

Yajaira Cruz, a member of the audience eager to see RUNAGROUND perform, said that the Pub’s atmosphere with live music

was something she wasn’t expecting.

“I thought he was super cool and very calming through the whole experience,” said Cruz. “It’s my first time here. It’s a great time to relax and do your homework.”

Even the people who were just walking by stopped to listen to Kirk serenade the crowd.

RUNAGROUND cast his spell on CSUF and stole the hearts of everyone who was lucky enough to enjoy his music.

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YouTube announced the launch of its new paid service Wednesday. YouTube Red will allow users to watch ad-free videos and watch videos offline for $9.99 a month. Starting next year, the service will also include exclusive content that only YouTube Red members can access. This new service goes against the idea of user-created content that made the site so popular in the first place.

YouTube tarnished by paid service Charging for exclusive content will ruin video sharing site’s appeal KALEB STEWART Daily Titan YouTube, a site founded on free user-generated video streaming, reached an important milestone on Wednesday with the announcement of its new service: YouTube Red. However, the new service is also a betrayal of what the site strives to be.

YouTube Red is a service that will cost users $9.99

per month, creating a paywall separation between those willing to pay for certain content and those who are not. Red subscribers will enjoy ad-free streaming and download options, but come 2016 they will also be given exclusive content inaccesible to non-Red users.

This goes against the established framework that made YouTube an important part of Internet culture.

YouTube began in 2005 with a simple concept. The basis of the site was to offer a platform for users to upload their own video content. This put the site’s

primary emphasis on what a user could bring in terms of content, as opposed to what the site could bring to the users. YouTube was merely a platform; the users brought it to life and made it thrive.

Over time, YouTube introduced elements, such as paid subscription channels, but nothing on the scale of Red. YouTube Partners, for example, is a program in which popular channels can attempt to make profits from their videos by entering into a partnership with YouTube. This makes blogging and video creation a

profitable part of the site’s infrastructure for both user-run channels and the corporation backing them.

Having rental and sale options on videos is something a YouTube Partner can do, but the emphasis is placed on choice. If a user wants to access a particular video that they have to rent or buy, those options are available.

The emphasis is still on community.

Offering users streaming content on a monthly-paid service through YouTube is a crisis of identity. It doesn’t help the site flourish on its unique strengths, but rather

feels as though it is attempting to mold itself into the likeness of other services.

It seems that YouTube is attempting to compete with services such as Hulu and Netflix, whose monthly pay subscriptions bring millions of subscribers streaming television programming and films.

There is a key difference between a service like Hulu and a site like YouTube.

Hulu and Netflix emphasize video content provided by the entertainment industry, such as movies and television programming.

YouTube emphasizes video content made by users for

other users. There are corporate-run YouTube channels, but they are all on the same site as those channels made by individual users.

The changes suggested by “Red” makes YouTube less about what a user creates and more about what a corporation can offer a user for a price.

Instead of building paywalls and dividing users, YouTube should be finding ways to broaden the appeal of the platform its users stand on.

YouTube doesn’t seem to know what it is anymore.

The point is getting lost in the ‘Red.’

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Women’s volleyball remains winless Titans dig an even deeper hole as they fall twice at home.

RYAN PORTER Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton women’s volleyball team’s woes continue as it dropped its 19th and 20th game of the season against UC Irvine and UC Davis over the weekend.

The Titans played their first two games at home since their Big West Conference opener against the University of Hawaii.

Seemingly, home court advantage did not have an effect of the Titans’ chances of breaking their losing streak. vs. UC Irvine UC Irvine took the game 3-1 on Friday, defeating Fullerton for the second time this year. The Titans kept it close in the first round against the

Anteaters, with a 22-22 tie late in the set until UCI took the next three points to take the lead.

UCI continued to dominate in the second round, beating CSUF 25-17, but Fullerton was able to take the third round 25-21. Just when they were picking up some speed, the Anteaters stomped on the Titans and took the final round 25-13.

Mackenzie Olsen was a bright spot for CSUF, recording her third double-double of the season with 36 digs and 13 digs.

Kyra Hill also got her first double-double of the year, racking up 11 kills and 10 digs in the loss. vs. UC Davis The Aggies swept the Titans for the second time this season on Saturday. The game was one-sided the entire way, as the Titans lost their 20th game of the season.

Right from the get-go, UC Davis had the upper-hand.

The Titans kept the first

round close, trailing the Aggies 19-17 at one point, but Davis rallied five straight points to make the score 2417 and eventually took the round 25-18.

Fullerton played at its best in the second round, going back and forth with the Aggies. At one point, the Titans even led the round 14-11, but faltered down the stretch, dropping the second set 25-23.

The Aggies swiftly finished off CSUF, beating the Titans 25-14 in the final round. The Titans did not have much of a chance against UCD, as they were blocked 11 times resulting in a .291 hitting percentage for Davis.

Hill played well, leading the Titans in kills with 11, Kandace Thomas following her nine, and Paige Reed recorded a season high of 21 digs.

Regardless of the losing streak, the Titans remain eager for their first win of the year as they head out to play the University of Hawaii Nov. 1 at the Stan Sheriff Center.

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CSUF’s offense has waned since the start of the season, having won only 12 sets all year. With only eight games remaining in the Big West Conference, the Titans will do their best to salvage at least one win.

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Fullerton received a scare in the 24th minute when it lost possession in midfield.

Northridge’s Camille Watson played a through ball that caught Titan defenders Mancilla and Amanda Larsson out of position. CSUN forward Cynthia Sanchez was able to collect the pass and sprint into the box, but no teammate was there to greet her back-post cross.

A comedy of errors, both

offensive and defensive, almost gave Northridge the lead in the 33rd minute. Kristen Von Meter sent a cross into the Titan box, but both Northridge’s attacker and Fullerton’s defender failed to make contact. The ball then fell to a wide-open Kourtney Kutcher, but she sent her seven-yard effort wide of the net.

A switch to a back-three gave Northridge more attacking intent going into the second half.

In the 52nd minute, Fullerton’s Jennifer Stuart did well to collect a corner amid a sea of bodies.

On the other end, Tafoya tried to collect a cross of her own in the 55th minute. She fumbled the ball, but was able to recover and pounce on it before Fullerton’s Rebecca Wilson could get a foot on it.

The Titans lost the ball midfield in the 58th minute, which led to a long ball over to top into the Fullerton box.

Batcheller’s attempted clearance fell to Cynthia Sanchez 10 yards from goal, but her attempted chip of an onrushing Stuart went just wide.

Both teams created giltedge chances as the game progressed, but the deadlock finally ended in the 73rd minute.

Burkenroad, who had difficulty getting into the game for the entirety of the match, finally showed her skill by drawing a defender and sending a chipped cross into

the box to an awaiting Wilson. Wilson used her first touch to bring the ball down before slotting in low and to the right past the previously unbeatable Tafoya.

As the Matadors searched for an equalizer, Stuart also displayed her own goalkeeping skills. In a 78th-minute corner, Northridge’s Camille Watson headered toward goal, but Stuart made a spectacular one-handed diving save to tip the ball around the goal.

CSUF went on to win, remaining tied for first, as both Long Beach and Santa Barbara won their respective games as well.

“Overall, I think we’re just a really strong group.

As long as we play our game and stick to our plan, we’re going to be pretty tough to beat,” Wilson said.

The Titans look to extend their five-game winning streak this Thursday as they host the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at Titan Stadium.

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The Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team suffered its second straight loss against UC Riverside. The Titans remain first place in the Big West South Division but lose ground to frontrunners UC Santa Brabara and Cal Poly for the conference title.

Titans drop final home game

Senior Day spoiled as men’s soccer loses to UC Riverside AARON VALDEZ Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton men’s soccer team fell 2-1 to UC Riverside on Saturday night in an overtime thriller, after giving up a game-tying goal in the last minute of regulation that led to the Highlanders’ comeback win in overtime.

After last week’s upset against Cal State Northridge, the Titans looked to bounce back against UCR. The Highlanders came into the game with the worst record in the Big West Conference at 1-60. However, the Titans were ultimately stunned

by Riverside in dramatic fashion.

Both teams went into the half scoreless, but the Titans held a slight advantage, outshooting UC Riverside 5-2.

Fullerton’s best chance

of the half came at the 42nd minute, right after a great save from netminder David Elias. A ball was crossed in from the left wing to an open Diego Sanchez on the far post, but he sent the shot high and wide.

The second half provided more action as the Titans were the first to get on the scoreboard. In the 54th minute, a scramble at the top of Riverside’s 18-yard box led to Sanchez rocketing a shot into the bottom left corner of the net, giving the Titans a 1-0 lead.

Tempers flared as the

game got physical down the stretch, with UCR in desperate need of a goal.

The Highlanders received a team red card when one of their coaches shared a few choice words with the referee in the 84th minute.

Soon after, in the 89th minute, Fullerton midfielder Ronaldo Pineda also received a red card for arguing with an official after he was fouled. With only 10 players on the field for the remaining five minutes, the Titans were scrambling on defense to keep their narrow 1-0 goal advantage.

Unfortunately for Fullerton, the Highlanders snuck a crucial goal during the final play of regulation in the 90th minute, tying up the game. This sent both teams into a golden goal overtime, but the affair was quickly resolved soon after the whistle.

Riverside played a nice ball into the Titans’ box in the 92nd minute, causing Fullerton defender Carlos Troncoso to bring down unmarked Highlander Tyler Miguel for the penalty and subsequent red card.

Miguel would go on to

convert the penalty and snag a hard-fought win from the Titans. The game was chippy to say the least, as it finished with 24 fouls, eight yellow cards and three red cards between both sides.

CSUF remains in first place in the Big West South Division and third overall in the conference with a 4-3-1 record.

The Titans will hit the road in hopes of ending their slump with a rematch against the UC Irvine Anteaters this Wednesday at Anteater Stadium.

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Jeff Sheng spent over a decade compiling portraits and experiences from hundreds of LGBTQ athletes from around the nation.

Ceremony focuses on Fearless Project

Jeff Sheng recognized in first annual LGBTQ President’s Reception GRAHAM MCTAGUE Daily Titan Students and faculty gathered at the Fullerton Arboretum on Thursday evening to welcome photographer and former athlete Jeff Sheng to Cal State Fullerton’s inaugural LGBTQ history month president’s reception, hosted

by President García.

In his latest book, “Fearless: Portraits of LGBTQ Student Athletes,” Sheng recognizes over 200 openly LGBTQ student athletes from all over the United States and Canada. His work has been showcased at dozens of colleges, as well as at ESPN, Nike and the NCAA headquarters.

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Center, kicked off the ceremony by welcoming guest speaker Jeff Sheng to the stage.

Sheng referred back to previous photography projects in order to highlight the progress in LGBTQ history that has been seen over the past decade.

“When I started “Fearless,” there was no state in the country that had samesex marriage,” Sheng, who started the project back in 2003, said. “Publishing (the book) just a few weeks right after the supreme court made same-sex marriage legal in the entire country really showed the kinds of change we’ve seen.”

Sheng attended high school in Thousand Oaks, California, where he played tennis up until his senior year.

Growing up surrounded by a largely religious and conservative student body, Sheng said he was unable to come out as a gay athlete, ultimately setting down his racket for good.

“When I went to college, I had no idea that as an adult I

would actually be a full-time photographer and artist,” said Sheng, who didn’t take his first photography course until after he graduated high school.

Sheng said that the Fearless Project was initially inspired by student athletes who had come out of the closet, something he was never able to do.

Other projects by Sheng include, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” which features closeted service members, as well as the current project he is working on, which deals with LGBT teen suicide.

Students interested can find Sheng’s work displayed on the first floor of the TSU throughout the month of October.

Following the ceremony, Rebecca Dolhinow, Ph.D., program coordinator for the Women and Gender Studies Program, presented CSUF’s first ever Queer Studies Student Leadership and Activism Award to Barrios. It is an award that was created to honor students who embody leadership and social change around queer studies issues on campus, Dolhinow said.

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