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Baseball captures UC Davis series The Titans win the rubber match 13-3 to secure the set MATT CORKILL Daily Titan

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Yung Stooey performs duirng the rap competition at the inaugural hip-hop symposium. Hip-hop culture was highlighted throughout the symposium through musical and dance demonstrations and discussions.

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SFAC discusses commencement fee Members discuss possibility of aid for graduation fee DREW CAMPA Daily Titan Possible graduation fee assistance and an increasing number of expired web pages were some of the items addressed Thursday at the final Student Fee Advisory Committee meeting of the semester.

The committee, responsible for overseeing the use of student fees and approving proposed new fees, noted that there was confusion about the graduation fee.

Victor Rojas, vice president for student affairs, presented a report to the committee on his findings regarding the $115 graduation fee charged to graduating seniors when they apply for graduation.

Rojas said he inquired with several universities to find a way to trim the price tag.

“Again, it’s just us trying to better serve our students,” Rojas said after the meeting. “We know that times are tough and we’re just trying to alleviate as many stresses as we can.”

The $115 students are charged for commencement presents an issue for

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Members meet during a previous Student Fee Advisory Committee meeting. During the committee’s final meeting of the semester Thursday, the committee discussed the complexity of commencement fees and the issue it poses for students.

students, said committee co-chair Berenecea Johnson Eanes, vice president for Student Affairs. There is also a general concern regarding how students become aware of what they’re being charged, she said.

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Only $15 of the $115 fee was dedicated to “educational services,” Rojas said, and therefore only that portion could potentially be covered by financial aid.

“We haven’t had any

complaints, per se,” Rojas said. “It’s just students don’t necessarily have all the information or they don’t know exactly where to find the information.

It’s us trying to provide as much information to

students as possible.”

Whether that $15 will be covered by financial aid will be a consideration for next year’s committee, Rojas said.

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Cal State Fullerton baseball’s offense was too much for the UC Davis Aggies as the Titans earned a 2-1 weekend series victory at Dobbins Stadium.

On Friday, Fullerton (19-15 overall, 6-3 Big West) had its three-game winning streak snapped in a 3-2 loss to the Aggies (20-13-1 overall, 4-5 Big West), allowing UC Davis their first home victory in 16 attempts against the Titans.

Junior starter Thomas Eshelman picked up the loss despite only allowing three earned runs on eight hits in his complete-game effort.

Eshelman recorded only two strikeouts, but issued zero walks in his second complete game of the season.

The Aggies took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second when Austin March led the inning off with a single before being advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt and brought home on the RBI-single to left by Spencer Henderson.

UC Davis added some insurance in the bottom of the fifth when they sent seven batters to the plate and scored twice to make it 3-0 in their favor.

The Titans began to chip into the Aggies’ lead in the top of the sixth and seventh with a pair of RBI singles off the bat of junior outfielder Dustin Vaught to make it 3-2, but the rally was cut short with the bases loaded in the seventh, ending the threat.

Offensively, the Titans were led by Vaught, who extended his hitting streak to five games and went 2-for5 with two RBIs. Junior Tyler Stieb also stood out, going 3-for-4 and collecting his 10th multi-hit game of the season.

On Saturday, the Titan offense came back to life as the team exploded for 10 runs on 14 hits to even the series in a 10-6 victory over the Aggies.

CSUF jumped out to a 2-0 lead thanks to three consecutive singles by Vaught, junior Josh Vargas and sophomore Josh Estill. Estill brought Vaught home and junior David Olmedo-Barrera hit a double to plate Vargas before the first out was even recorded. Freshman Scott Hurst brought in Estill on an RBI-groundout to second to make it 3-0.

The Aggies responded with three of their own in the bottom of the first. Fullerton junior starter Justin Garza allowed a single, two doubles and a triple en route to Davis tying it up 3-3.

The tie was short lived, as the top of the Titan order came through again in the second inning. Vaught and Vargas both collected two-out singles before Estill crushed a 3-run homer to left field on a 2-2 pitch, allowing the Titans to take a 6-3 lead.

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Voting rights suit filed

Suit claims Fullerton’s at-large voting system is discriminatory SPENCER CUSTODIO Daily Titan

A Fullerton resident filed a lawsuit in March that alleges the city’s atlarge voting system denies Asian-Americans fair representation on the city council.

Jonathan Paik accuses the city of violating the California Voting Rights Act and is seeking a court injunction to halt Fullerton’s at-large voting system. The American Civil Liberties Union are representing Paik in court.

“At-large election systems often shut out members of a minority,” said Brendan Hamme, an ACLU attorney working on the case. The last time an Asian-American served on the council was in the mid 1990s, Hamme said. Only two have

ever served on the council since the city’s formation in the late 1800s.

The California Voting Rights act of 2001, which was amended in early 2014, declares at-large elections unlawful if they deny a group of people the ability to influence the outcome of elections.

Nearly 23 percent of the Fullerton population is Asian-American, according the 2010 census reports. Most of the city’s Asian-American residents reside in the northwest part of the city.

Fullerton is one of the largest cities in California that uses the at-large voting system, Hamme said.

The complaint alleges that the choices of Asian-American voters in Fullerton are “overwhelmed by the racial polarization of the vote,” and that the city’s largely white majority population diminished the effect Asian-American votes have in elections.

Although the complaint is seeking unspecified alternative methods of relief, Hamme said, their goal is to move toward district-based elections.

“We’re keeping all of our options on the table and looking at what’s best for Fullerton,” he said.

The complaint also includes allegations that discrimination against the Asian-American community surfaced in the election politics in 1996 when Julie Sa, the last Asian-American to serve on the council, was repeatedly questioned by residents about her citizenship status during council meetings.

“To put it in English that you will all understand, especially you Ms. Sa: You no sleep here, you no be on council,” a resident said at a council meeting in 1996, according to the complaint.

The race for the 65th assembly district last year, which includes Fullerton, also had some racist

underpinnings, the complaint claims. Young Kim’s opponent Sharon-Quirk Silva allegedly distributed fliers during her campaign that read “Not One of Us” next to Kim’s photo.

Kim went on to win the race by over 13 percentage points.

The Fullerton case draws parallels to a case brought against Anaheim early last year. The 2010 census report indicates nearly 53 percent of Anaheim citizens are Hispanic.

The ACLU represented the Hispanic population of Anaheim in court and was able to give voters an option to choose district elections on their ballots last year, which the voters approved.

Anaheim settled with the ACLU after the city spent $1.2 million in attorney fees for their defense in court. Anaheim will use district-based elections in 2016 for the first time.

Although the city of Fullerton has not commented

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on the case, Hamme said his group is in on-going talks with the city.

“We think that Fullerton can follow Anaheim’s lead and follow their system,” he said.

Voting Rights Suit Alleges • At-large voting discriminates against Fullerton’s Asian-American population • There was evidence of discrimination during the 1996 city council election

Filed • March 18

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“That’s the follow-up that will have to be done,” he said. “Again, these are things that we’re going to also have to look into in terms of which direction the committee wants to go.”

A web search for Cal State Fullerton’s Student Fee Advisory Committee, Bath said, brings up outdated search results, including a years-old committee roster.

Sean Walker, chair of the academic senate, noted

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy for president Sunday, the New York Times reported.

The announcement established Clinton as a possible 2016 Democratic nominee, who already seems to be well-supported among the party members.

According to a CBS News poll conducted in February, 81 percent of Democrats consider voting for her.

This could be the first time a woman is chosen as a major party’s nominee.

The central theme of Clinton’s campaign, which will kick off next month in Iowa, will be improvement of the economic fortunes of the middle class by increasing wages and reducing income inequality.

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that the school has many old web pages that commonly pop up along with the current pages due to poor indexing that lacked

search optimization.

Johnson Eanes responded by saying that if all the files were properly archived, “then we should do all we can to delete.”

The final portion of the meeting served as a passing of the baton from Bath to current Associated Students Vice President Michael Badal, who will be the new co-chair in the fall.

Badal was elected as Associated Students president this semester and will carry out his term during the 2015-2016 academic year.

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A Texas man will be arraigned Monday for entering a Santa Ana home and sexually assaulting an under aged girl while she was asleep, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s office.

Dustin Lee Morgan, 36, is accused of pushing the victim’s face down after she woke up and covering her mouth to prevent her from making any noise.

DNA analysis of evidence recovered from crime scene linked Morgan to the crime.

His charges include one felony count of performing lewd acts upon a child under 14 years old, and one felony count of sexual penetration of a child under 10 years old.

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Spieth wins 2015 Masters Twe n t y - on e - ye arold Jordan Spieth won the 2015 Masters Tournament Sunday, the second youngest player to win the green jacket since Tiger Woods in 1997, CNN reported.

He reached 19-under par after sinking his 28th birdie at the 15th hole, the first player to accomplish this at the Masters.

His bogey at the end of the round tied him with Tiger Woods’ mark in 1997.

Spieth finished four ahead of Justin Rose and Phil Mickelson, who took home second place.

Woods, who has dropped out of the international top 100 rankings, tied for 17th by carding a six-under par for the tournament.

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Hip-hop: Music culture highlighted

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Elaine Richardson, Ph.D., an Ohio State University professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology, opened the keynote at Friday’s hip-hop symposium with a personal song. During her speech, Richardson addressed topics of gender, race, economic status and their role in today’s society.

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Ashaki Jackson, Ph.D., gives her presentation “Girls and Gangs” during a breakout session.

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Members of CF Dance Academy, a dance school that provides dance classes and performancebased dance programs, opened the symposium with a dance performance and presentation.

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Scott Samels, CEO of Richland Records, discussed his journey and career, and hoped to encourage students aspiring to a career in the hip-hop industry.

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Javlin performs on stage with Lil Boozie and Garrett Dibene, all winners of the “No Beats, Just Bars” rap contest. The winners recorded a demo with Richland Records.

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Faculty shares art in Begovich

Faculty Show 2015 draws crowd to Begovich Gallery ANTHONY ELISEO For the Daily Titan

The Visual Arts department at Cal State Fullerton hosted Faculty Show 2015 on Saturday in the Begovich Gallery.

This event takes place every three years and is an opportunity for full time faculty members in the Visual Arts department to showcase their work to faculty, students and alumni. This year, 28 of the 30 full-time visual arts faculty members took part in the show.

The exhibition featured animation character studies, oil paintings, watercolors, glass, ceramics, drawings, graphic design, kinetic art work, videos and cast glass sculpture.

There was a steady flow of attendees throughout the night with approximately 400 people who visited the event, chair of the Department of Visual Arts Jade Jewett said.

The exhibition is also a great opportunity for the students, Jewett said. It gives them the opportunity to see creative works that their professors have put their passion, time and energy into creating when they are not helping their students.

Professor and director of the Begovich Gallery, Mike McGee, said he enjoyed the

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Faculty Show 2015 opened in the Begovich Gallery on Saturday. Twenty-eight full time faculty members from the visual arts department have their work on display.

The opening reception drew a crowd of approximately 400 visitors looking to see the diverse range of art work.

show’s quality, range and diversity.

The visual arts department offers a variety of different studies, but right now the two current areas with the most students enrolled is entertainment arts and graphic design, McGee said.

While Faculty Show 2015 was the main focus of the evening, there were also student exhibitions on display. One was in the Marilyn & Cline Duff Gallery right next to Faculty Show 2015 called Getting to Know You, which follows a chain of events that unfolds for a fictional character as

viewers walk through the room.

The exhibition shows themes of order and chaos in life, said Marta Pena, a senior Bachelors of Fine Arts drawings and painting major.

The last exhibition of the night was right outside of the Begovich Gallery titled Art Bombing. A group of students dressed in all black held visual displays on things like signs, laptops and tablets that had artistic messages on them.

The Faculty Show 2015 offers pieces that anyone can enjoy and will be on display through May 16.

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Faculty Show 2015 features a variety of art mediums like oil paintings, watercolors, ceramics, glass scultures, graphic design and more. The exhibition runs through May 16.

Students win big at ASIP film festival RYLEIGH ESCOBOZA For the Daily Titan Excitement and anticipation filled the air as the Associated Students, Inc. Productions Student Film Festival began Thursday in the Titan Theater.

Nine short films created by Cal State Fullerton students were shown at the festival, and audience members participated in an exciting game of “Film Trivia Crack.”

Alana Polce, a 22-yearold public relations major and Associated Students, Inc. Productions Films Coordinator, was in charge of the festival.

“The hardest part is trying to plan everything in advance,” Polce said.

Prizes were given out to winners of the Film Trivia Crack, however, the biggest prize of the night was a new GoPro Hero 4 given to the winner of the festival.

All of the filmmakers sat in anticipation as they waited for Polce to announce the winners. Second place went to Arthur Garcia for his film USA Today Part I.

The coveted Associated Students Productions Student Film Festival first place title went to 23-yearold communications major and Daily Titan staff writer, Alex Fairbanks for his documentary titled Mr. Noraebang.

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Titan Theater hosts ASIP Student Film Festival Thursday

ALLISON DOVE Film Festival Attendant The documentary was shot in Korea while Fairbanks studied abroad at the Dong-Ah Institute of Media and Arts. The film features a man impoverished during his childhood who worked his way to personal success through building two businesses; a Korean karaoke bar and a farm. Fairbanks worked with two other students on the project, including RTVF major Shelby Shreck.

There were some unique obstacles in making the film, Fairbanks said.

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Communications major Alex Fairbanks was the winner of the Associated Students, Inc. Productions Student Film Festival on Thursday. Fairbanks won the first place title and a GoPro Hero 4 for his documentary Mr. Noraebang.

him. About his life and stuff and we had to get that transcribed (into Korean),” Fairbanks said. “Then we got his Korean (answers) back and we had to get his Korean transcribed (into

English). Once we got all the interviews, Shelby and I had to sit down and edit the film, but we didn’t know what he’s saying.”

Overall the festival was a success and kept the audience

entertained and happy.

Freshman Allison Dove, 18, attended the festival with her friends and enjoyed the atmosphere of the festival.

“Everyone was cheering each other on ... and in

a sense we were being just good peers and good Titans to each other,” Dove said. “It was overall a really good night. Really good films. I was just really happy I went.”

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Farming is a burden for Californians MATTHEW HADDIX Daily Titan Gov. Brown’s latest executive order asks California residents to cut their water use by 25 percent—although an important first step, it fails to meet the true culprit of excessive water use in the state.

Green lawns in a drought-stricken state are making matters worse, but are ultimately a drop in the bucket when we recognize the water consumed by the meat and dairy industry.

The meat and dairy industry consumes 47 percent of California’s total water through the direct supply of water to cattle and through the water use of various crops to feed cattle, according to a study by the Pacific Institute.

This same study found that only four percent of the total water supply was used by Californians.

Brown’s intentions are good, but the impact of his executive order will hardly be noticed by our ravenous cattle.

Brown’s decree followed a relatively dry winter that has threatened reservoir levels across the state, but without dramatic changes to our dairy and cattle industry, these reservoirs are doomed.

Perhaps most perplexing, is why the California government has chosen to ignore this glaring problem in the face of increasing global competition for dairy and cattle.

The total value of Californian dairy, cattle and supporting hay industries in 2012 stood at a little less than $12 billion, comprising 27 percent of our total agricultural profits and a scant 0.6 percent of California’s $1.959 trillion GDP in 2012, according to the USDA. As new consumer markets emerge in China, Saudi Arabia, Japan and elsewhere, global dairy and cattle production is on the rise.

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It is time to pass the torch of dairy and cattle production to other states not encumbered by drought.

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The dairy industry is exhausting the state’s water resources

This, coupled with an easing of the dairy production cap in Europe, suggests the price of dairy and cattle products may plummet as these products become more available.

California’s dairy industry is no stranger to poaching either—more than 500 dairies have moved east to states like Montana and Wisconsin, where water flows in surplus.

Yet even with dairies moving out of California, we remain the top supplier of dairy products in the United States, but we can’t afford to do so anymore.

It is time to pass the torch of dairy and cattle production to other states not encumbered by drought; to realize the shrinking profitability of cattle and move on to other proven successful agricultural products.

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California cannot afford to continue expending the already parched water resources given the severe drought the state is experiencing. The dairy and cattle industry needs to be held accountable for water usage, not just California residents.

California’s vineyards are some of the most profitable in the world, and its almond farms make up about 80 percent of the global source of commercial almonds.

Fruits and nuts also consume water in significant numbers, but the dollar return per gallon is equally significant, unlike our most commonly grown crop, alfalfa.

Alfalfa requires 1.5 million gallons of water per acre, per year, far more than any other crop, and was sown across 900,000

The NFL needs to pay their share Allowing sports franchises to be taxexempt is wrong JUSTIN PATUANO Daily Titan The National Football League is the most popular and highest grossing sports franchise in the country.

The NFL is also a nonprofit organization and that has to be changed.

Nonprofit status does not apply to the entire league, just the league office, which acts as a trade association for the NFL. This trade association status allows the league office to be considered a nonprofit, recognized as a 501(c)(6) organization by Congress.

The league office is exempt from paying federal income tax. Congress revised the tax code to specifically include “professional football leagues.”

The NFL makes about $10 billion annually, according to CNN. Roger Goodell, the commissioner of the league, expects the league to make $25 billion by 2027.

This is undoubtedly an immense profit making venture. All revenue generated by the NFL is said to be taxed through the 32 teams.

Although the situation gets confusing because every dollar earned from NFL teams, such as game tickets, television rights fees and jersey sales are taxed. So even though the league office is exempt, the teams are not.

The teams pay taxes on broadcast deals, which are set up by the office, and the league’s for-profit NFL Ventures. Ventures warrant

team logos, trademarks and any other intellectual property for the teams.

But the issue lies with the fact that teams then give money to the league office for annual dues and assessments, which is not taxed.

Other professional sports leagues, such as the National Hockey League and the Professional Golf Association, also operate as nonprofit organizations.

This is just unacceptable.

With such a revenue generating business like sports franchises, loopholes need to be closed and every facet of these corporations need to pay their fair share.

Sen. Tom Coburn has asked to eradicate the tax exemption and proposed the Property Reducing Over Exceptions, or PRO, Sports Act. The bill is in limbo, lying with the Senate Finance Committee.

Sen. Cory Booker introduced a bill, asking the tax money be used towards domestic violence awareness efforts.

These legislative efforts are a great start, but there needs to be more transparency and reform in the business of sports leagues.

It seems the NFL league office will try to remain exempt from taxes for a long time, granted its powerful position in Washington, D.C. The league has strong lobbyists and is reportedly employing 20 lobbyists last year and spending over $1 million to influence lawmakers, according to CNN. It’s offensive to think sports franchises have the audacity to label themselves as nonprofits, putting them in the same league as actual, hardworking nonprofit

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organizations that are doing good for the world.

Nonprofit status should not be granted to an organization that collects billions in annual revenue and chooses to pay its executives tens of millions of dollars.

These corporations need to pay their dues like any other honest business venture in the United States.

They are the last ones who should be given any special exemptions.

Franchise Stats CNBC reports: •

Football in America makes about $10 billion annually.

• Commissioner Roger Goodell made over $44 million in 2014.

• The NFL had $833,596,196 in secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties in 2012.

U.S. News reports: • The league office holds nonprofit status because it’s labeled as a trade association.

• The revenue earned by NFL teams are taxed, but the annual fees and assessments they pay to the league office are not.

acres in 2013 which resulted in a yearly water usage of 1.35 trillion gallons.

The price of alfalfa is dropping as more states become involved in its growth, at around $200 per ton in states east of the rockies.

Yet California’s alfalfa costs $300 per ton.

The cause of this is due to the ever increasing drought in California, coupled by a strong demand for cattle feed in China and a trade deficit with the country that

makes it cheaper to ship hay on a boat back to China than it would be to sell the crop a few counties over.

This has driven greedy farmers into a sort of arms race for the last of California’s groundwater to see who can turn a massive profit before all the water dries up.

But as we‘ve seen in the past, it’ll be Californians who will suffer most from the drought.

There are communities in areas hardest hit

by drought that have been without running water for months, requiring a weekly delivery of water to stay alive.

This number will only increase as the reservoirs dry up.

In the age of increasingly volatile weather, we must plan for a drought that could last a decade or more.

A cumbersome and gluttonous dairy and cattle industry has no place in California’s sustainable future.

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The Cal State Fullerton track and field team hosted the Big West Challenge over the weekend. The Titans competed well, posting several top finishes, but were outshined by rival Long Beach State. The 49ers would go on to take both the men’s and women’s title. The Big West Challenge was the last home meet for the Titans. Fullerton will next compete at the California Invitational Combined Events.

Track stifled at Big West Challenge The Titans’ stellar efforts were quelled

by Long Beach 49ers KATELYNN DAVENPORT Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton’s track and field team laced up its running shoes to compete at home for the last time this season during the 23rd annual Big West Challenge last Friday.

Although the Titans scored 17 top-five finishes during their last meet, they lost the fight for a firstplace finish this time around against rival Long Beach, who beat out the competition on both the men and women’s side.

The meet began with the hammer throw. where Cal State Fullerton junior Jessica Flores took second for the women with a throw of 180 feet, 1 inch, two feet behind the 49ers’ Marina Shelton.

The results for the men were similar, with Long Beach senior Kody Robison taking first with a throw of 205 feet, 6 inches. Titan junior Steven Parsons took fourth place with a mark of 180 feet, 5 inches.

Next, senior Daniel Walker took fifth in the men’s javelin throw with a toss of 175 feet, 7 inches, while Long Beach captured second, third and fourth place.

The long jump fared no different with Long Beach taking first and Fullerton fifth for the men. On the women’s side, Long Beach was in first again, but the Titans occupied the third through sixth places.

For the pole vault, Fullerton’s men came in last place, while Long Beach swept the competition by scoring first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth. For the women, Long Beach again swept the competition, taking first through fifth places, with Fullerton tied for fifth place.

Long Beach’s men scored first and third places in the shot put, while Titan freshman Trevor Gorwin came in fourth at 52 feet, 7.25 inches.

For the women, Long Beach again scored first and third.

Fullerton sophomore Malik Johnson and senior Steven Williams jumped 6 feet, 8.75 inches in the high jump, finally snagging a first and second place spot for the Titans and pushing Long Beach back to fifth and sixth.

Sophomore Ty’Jalayah Robertson took second for the women with a jump of 5 feet and five inches, while senior Taylor Frank followed her in third place with 5 feet, 3 inches.

For the first running event of the meet, Long Beach took first in the 400-meter run for the women, holding the precedent set by its field even team earlier in the meet. For the men, the 49ers captured first; the Titans followed behind, finishing over

two seconds later at 42.70 seconds, taking second place.

Sophomore David Ramirez finished in third place at 9:24.3 seconds for the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase, scoring one of the few top-five finishes for the Titans.

Senior Tejera Dial also scored a top-five finish for the Titans, coming in third at 4:36.84 seconds for the women’s 1500-meter run, trailing second-place Long Beach by under a second.

Freshman Tyler Hardge came in third for the women’s 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.13 seconds, while Frank finished in fourth at 14.63 seconds.

Fullerton sprinters Taylor Ros and Joshua Gordon fought to score first and second place, finishing the 400-meter dash with times of 48.01 and 48.05 seconds, respectively.

These top finishes were followed by another

first-place victory for the Titans, with sophomore Janaya Shorty coming in first place in the 100-meter dash at 11.79 seconds.

In the 100-meter dash, Cameron Glasgow scored yet another first place spot for Long Beach’s men, while Titan senior Nick Sole finished in second with a time of 10.69 seconds, just .19 seconds behind Glasgow.

After back-to-back toptwo finishes, it looked as though the competition was about to fall into Fullerton’s favor; however, keeping Long Beach out of the first and second place spot was a short-lived victory.

The 49ers next scored second place in the women’s 800-meter run, leaving the Titans’ Dial to fall to third with a time of 2:11.87 seconds, less than a full second behind Long Beach. The 49ers took second place in the men’s 800-meter run as well, with the Titans again finishing in third, less than a

second behind.

Hardge sprinted to a first place finish in the women’s 400-meter hurdles with a time of 61.58 seconds. For the men, Long Beach again took first place, leaving Fullerton junior Nick Reynolds to snag second place with a time of 53.03 seconds.

Shorty sprinted to first in the women’s 200-meter dash for the Titans with a time of 23.79 seconds. Senior Morgan Thompson came in third at 24.93 seconds. Although Long Beach scored first place for the men, Fullerton’s Gordon, Sole and Mason Rollins fought hard to finish in second, third and fourth place, respectively.

The Titans fought for the top-scoring spots, but ultimately Long Beach kept them out of the first and second place finishes.

The Titans next travel to Azusa for the California Invitational Combined Events, which takes place all day Wednesday and Thursday.

Women’s tennis honors seniors with win

The Titans clinched the 7th seed with the 6-1 victory over UCR TAMEEM SERAJ Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton women’s tennis team sent their seniors out in style with a 6-1 victory over UC Riverside on Friday at the Titan Courts.

The Titans celebrated Senior Day by honoring the careers of Megan Sandford, Kalika Slevcove, Jessica Pepa and Devyn Billingsley.

Fullerton (10-11 overall, 2-6 Big West) started out strong in doubles play with a sweep of Riverside (4-14 overall, 0-5 Big West) for the crucial doubles point.

The No. 1 CSUF pair of Sandford and sophomore Camille De Leon easily handled the top Riverside team of Chloe Pham and Tamilla Vaksman 8-2.

The Titan duo of

sophomore Alexis Valenzuela and freshman Danielle Pham dominated Highlanders Karla Dulay and Kassie Truong by shutting them out 8-0 in the No. 2 slot.

Slevcove and redshirt sophomore Emilia Borkowski continued to be a beacon of consistency for the Titans in the No. 3 doubles spot. They improved their doubles record to 13-8 on the season with an 8-5 victory over Courtney Pattugalan and Caroline Hall.

The dominant doubles play carried over into singles action, where the Titans took five of the six singles points.

Slotting in the No. 1 spot for the Titans was De Leon, who was filling in for Valenzuela. De Leon stepped up in the absence of Valenzuela and downed Chloe Pham in straight sets 6-2, 6-4.

Sandford followed up De Leon’s straight-set victory with one of her own in the No. 2 matchup. Sandford easily dispatched Pattugalan for a 6-2, 6-2 win.

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Pepa played in the No. 4 slot, the highest she has competed in this season, and stood her ground well. The Chula Vista native was close to shutting out Riverside’s Hall, but will still be happy with her 6-1, 6-0 victory.

CSUF’s Michelle Erasmus’ No. 5 singles bout against Vaksman was the last match of the day. The freshman from South Africa had the chance to complete the 7-0

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Senior Megan Sandford (right) high fives teammate Camille De Leon during a doubles match. The Titans celebrated Senior Day on Friday with a 6-1 drubbing of UC Riverside at the Titan Courts.

sweep of the Highlanders, but was unable to secure the win and fell 6-4, 7-5 (10-6).

Slevcove rounded out singles play against Sophie El-Kara in the No. 6 spot.

Slevcove continued the straight-set victory trend by cruising to a 6-2, 6-2 win.

With the win, the Titans clinched the No. 7 seed for the Big West Championships

and will carry a hint of momentum after winning two of their past three matches.

The four-day tournament is set to begin April 23 at Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

CSUF men’s golf finishes seventh at El Macero Classic Kyle De Silva paced the Titans by carding a 5-over 221 for 12th VIVIAN CHOW Daily Titan After finishing strong with a season-best finish at the Redhawk Invitational in Washington, the Titans headed into the El Macero Classic holding steady on their streak.

Playing the third round on Sunday, CSUF finished in seventh place with a score of 16-over 304, totaling 35-over 899 for the tournament.

UC Davis took home the team prize, scoring a 1-over 865, while Marquette and Sacramento State both tied with 11-over 875.

UC Davis’ Luke Vivolo captured the individual title, shooting a 1-over 72.

The first round saw

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junior Marcus Mercado-Kiel shooting an evenpar 72 with two birdies and two bogeys. Senior Ryan Tetrault carded a 2-over 74, while sophomores Matt Murphy and Kyle De Silva both scored a 4-over 76.

The Titans held steady, finishing in seventh place after the first round and posting a score of 9-over 297. They trailed leaders UC Davis and Marquette, who both finished with a 7-under 281.

Day two of the tournament saw the Titans posting a score of 10-over 298, closing round two with a grand total of 19-over 595.

Tetrault scored a teambest 1-under 71, standing at 11th place at the end of the day. Junior Nico Mendoza carded a 3-over 75, landing in 21st place, but his second day was officially ruled a zero due to a postround ruling.

De Silva shot a 1-over 73,

good for 28th place. Murphy scored a 7-over 79, placing 51st.

The final day of the tournament saw De Silva climbing 16 spots to finish in 12th place, sinking eight birdies throughout the event. Tetrault joined De Silva in the top-25 standings, placing 24th after shooting a 7-over 79 and finishing with a threeround score of 8-over 224.

Mercado-Kiel carded a

6-over 78, landing in 30th with a final total of 9-over 225. Matt Murphy ended day three shooting a 7-over 79, closing with 18-over 234, placing him in 48th.

Fullerton faltered a bit in this tournament, closing with consecutively higher stroke counts per round.

The Titans will need to find their consistency before they head to the Big West Championships at the San Luis Obispo Country Club starting April 26.

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Softball fails to sweep UCR

The Titans win the series, but drop the Sunday finale 8-1

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Even so, the Titans notched victories of 12-0 and 3-2 on Saturday to take the series and minimize an 8-1 defeat in Sunday afternoon’s series finale.

With the outcome, the Titans improved to 27-17 overall and 5-4 in conference action and notched their first series victory since similarly taking two of three versus UC Santa Barbara from March 28-29.

The series against the Highlanders proved another big weekend for junior Missy Taukeiaho.

The third baseman slammed a homer in each of her team’s victories, while finishing a combined 4-for-10 with five runs batted in, three runs scored and four walks over the three games.

Taukeiaho’s best display came in Saturday’s opening contest of the doubleheader, where she added two hits to the 17-hit effort from the Titans.

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Junior first baseman Melissa Sechrest also added her first homer of the season in the win as she drove in two RBIs. Sophomore pitcher Christina Washington got the start in the circle for the Titans. She pitched six scoreless innings while scattering six hits and fanning three batters.

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Junior third baseman Missy Taukeiaho takes a hack at a pitch. Taukeiaho batted 4-for-10 in the three-game series with UC Riverside, driving in five runs, drawing four walks and scoring three runs. Two of her hits were home runs, giving her 11 for the year.

About a half hour after the victory, the Titans grinded out a 3-2 win in 12 innings in the second game of the doubleheader.

Taukeiaho was 2-for-4 in the contest and delivered a game-winning homer in the top of the 12th.

In the bottom half of the inning, though, the Titans needed to tap dance out of danger to secure the victory.

The Highlanders placed runners on first and second with no outs after consecutive hits from Chelsey Holley and Madeline Richard

against Washington, who came on in relief in the eighth.

After a sacrifice bunt moved each runner over with one out, Washington coaxed a fielder’s choice out at the plate and then a harmless fly out to end the game.

Washington threw five scoreless innings in the win, while allowing only three hits.

Junior Jasmine Antunez got the start for Fullerton and had a no decision despite a quality outing, in which she allowed

two runs on five hits with six strikeouts over seven innings.

Fullerton started the game with two runs in the first inning, before the Highlanders tied the contest with a pair of runs in the seventh.

As for Sunday, a close game got away from Fullerton as Riverside (3212 overall, 4-5 Big West) scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth in running away to an 8-1 victory.

The Titans fell behind 1-0 after the first inning, but tied the contest

on a run-scoring single from Galarza that plated Taukeiaho.

Riverside retook the lead with two runs in the fourth before taking over the contest.

Fullerton is back in action Saturday with rival Long Beach State (18-22 overall, 5-4 Big West) at 1 p.m.

The game is the opener of a three-game series that will resume with a doubleheader April 22 at Long Beach, starting at 1 p.m.

Both games are scheduled to be shown on ESPNU.

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The top of the order gave the Titans all the run support they needed.

Vargas went 4-4 with an RBI and three runs scored, while Vaught went 3-for-5 with two runs scored, extending his hitting streak to six games. Estill ended 2-for-5 with a homer, four RBIs and two runs scored.

UC Davis cut into the lead with a pair of runs in the bottom of the third and a run in the seventh, but the Titan offense was far too productive to be overcome, scoring a run of their own in each of the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh innings to take the final 10-6 lead.

On Sunday, the offensive onslaught continued, as the Titans put up 13 runs on 14 hits in their 13-3 win to earn the series victory over the Aggies.

CSUF took another 2-0 lead in the first before the Aggies responded with

three of their own in the bottom of the inning to go up 3-2. The Davis lead, however, would not last long.

The Titans tacked on another four runs in the top of the third inning to go up 6-3 and never looked back, adding another seven runs over the final half of the game to make the final score 13-3 over the Aggies.

Freshman pitcher John Gavin (5-1) earned the victory after allowing only three earned runs on four hits over five innings while being picked up by his offense and bullpen for the remainder of the game.

Hurst led the Titans offensively, going 4-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Olmedo-Barrera went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored.

The Titans will look to continue their offensive production Tuesday as they travel to UCLA (257 overall, 12-3 Pac-12) for

a one-game stand at Jackie Robinson Stadium. First pitch against the Bruins is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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Sophomore first baseman Josh Estill went 2-for 12 in the three-game series against UC Davis, but had a big 3-run homer in Saturday’s 10-6 victory. The Purdue transfer also scored three times.

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