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The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton

Volume 97 Issue 45

Titans steal series in rubber match

Academic Senate resolution supports transparency

Khalifa cancels Spring Concert Rapper agrees to play SNL as musical guest

ALEX GROVES Daily Titan

CYNTHIA WASHICKO Daily Titan

The Academic Senate at Cal State Fullerton unanimously approved a resolution Thursday in support of a Daily Titan editorial calling for university administration to exhibit greater transparency when met with questions from Daily Titan reporters.

Sean Walker, Ph.D., chair of the Academic Senate, brought the resolution written earlier that morning to a vote among his colleagues.

Walker read the resolution, titled “Resolution in Support of Daily Titan’s Call for Transparency,” which stated: • Whereas the California State University Academic Senate values and endorses the freedom of exchange of information on university campus • Whereas the university Academic Senate believes that such transparency is particularly crucial with respect to news stories regarding CSUF campus and its administration The resolution resolved that “the Academic Senate strongly supports the CSUF Daily Titan call for transparency,” and that copies of the resolution will be transmitted to CSUF employees and students.

Walker and other members of the senate’s Executive Committee wrote the resolution after reading a front page editorial the Daily Titan published Thursday morning, he said.

The editorial detailed difficulties student reporters face in their dealings with the university’s Strategic Communications department while reporting on campus news.

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Junior pitcher Thomas Eshelman tosses a warmup pitch during Friday night’s 7-2 win over UC Irvine at Goodwin Field. Eshelman was back to his dominant self, logging eight innings and fanning 13 batters while only allowing six hits, two earned runs and no walks.

Baseball takes two of three from Big West-leading UCI ANDREW MCLEAN Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton baseball had its work cut out this weekend as it faced a UC Irvine team that sits atop the Big West Conference with an 11-4 conference record.

The Titans (22-20 overall, 8-4 Big West) won two out of three games against the Anteaters (24-16) this weekend at Goodwin Field; winning

THEATER REVIEW: Dark comedic musical kills at Grand Central ALEXANDER FAIRBANKS Daily Titan

Ruthless, a positively wicked and morbid comedy, full of wit, sarcasm and dark humor, has never been produced so well than

by Cal State Fullerton’s production.

Even with some minor flaws, this reproduction of the off-broadway musical is powerful, fun and is a good fit for the intimate performance space at the Grand Central Art Center.

Ruthless, with music by Marvin Laird, book and lyrics by Joel Paley, and directed by CSUF theater professor Craig Tyrl, opened Friday at the Grand Central Art Center.

The story is about a psychopathic, yet charming little 8-year-old girl hellbent on becoming a famous broadway star. She will do whatever it takes to start her path to success and get the lead role in her elementary school musical.

Bachelor of Fine Arts musical theater major, Lacey Beegun plays Tina Denmark, the insane little girl.

Normally this role is played by a child actor, but Beegun’s petite size made her perfectly believable for the part. Beegun gives an amazing performance; simultaneously being scary and cute.

BFA musical theater major, Taylor Hartsfield plays Judy Denmark, Tina’s mother and talentless housewife whose world revolves around her daughter. Hartsfield is spectacular in this absolutely hilarious role. She captures the essence of the character and

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7-2 Friday, suffering a 5-4 loss Saturday in extra innings and taking the rubber match 7-5 on Sunday.

Fullerton played allaround great baseball Friday night.

With Fullerton up 1-0, junior center fielder Tyler Stieb made a spectacular over the shoulder running catch with two outs in the third inning to save a UCI run and get the Titan fans on their feet.

Sophomore Timmy Richards and junior Josh Vargas each accumulated three hits on the day and both chipped in with a run batted in apiece.

Friday’s game featured the

Titans’ star pitcher Thomas Eshelman. Eshelman’s strong pitching performance and command of the plate were able to ward off the Anteaters and secure the victory for Fullerton.

Eshelman began the game strong, striking out 10 in the first five innings while only allowing one hit through the first 5.2 innings.

Eshelman finished the game giving up six hits and two earned runs while striking out 13 through eight innings. The junior has now consecutively pitched eight innings through his last three starts, but Titans Head Coach Rick Vanderhook

doesn’t seem worried about the amount his star has been throwing of late.

“He hasn’t been over 100 pitches in eight innings. It’s about pitch count and he hasn’t been over 100. He got to 116 tonight. He’s a horse.

He’s not like a little guy with a frail body; he’s a big man.

He’s been there before,” Vanderhook said.

Justin Garza was on the mound for the Titans on Saturday night. The junior finished the game giving up four earned runs and nine hits while striking out two over five innings of work.

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Rapper Wiz Khalifa has canceled his appearance at Associated Students, Inc. Spring Concert on Saturday, having accepted an engagement to perform on “Saturday Night Live,” said Brandon Harris, Associated Students Productions director.

The rapper, whose real name is Cameron Thomaz, was booked in the fall with a binding contract with Associated Students to perform at the May 2 concert, but backed out Wednesday night, Harris said. The artist also backed out of an agreement to perform at a similar concert at UC Riverside the same day.

There is no replacement artist yet, but Associated Students Productions is working to find a replacement, Harris said. The group is looking through prior candidates, including artists who were popular in a fall survey used to select the artist. Thomaz was one of the most popular artists in that survey.

Who will be chosen as Thomaz’s replacement will depend on the Associated Students’ budget and the performer’s availability on such short notice before the concert, Harris said.

There are no plans yet to refund students who bought their wristband, Harris said.

The ramifications for Thomaz backing out of a binding contract will be addressed, Harris said, but Associated Students is currently focusing on finding a replacement artist.

No money has yet been paid to Thomaz, as his contract stipulates he would be paid after the performance.

The remainder of the concert will stay the same, with performances by Tyga, One11 and DJ Cascio.

Ruthless

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Bachelor of Fine Arts musical theater major Lacey Beegun (center) stars as the psychopathic 8-year-old, Tina Denmark, in Grand Central Art Centers production of Ruthless. The off-broadway musical is directed by theater professor Craig Tyrl.

gives a powerful and intense vocal performance.

Hartsfield is mesmerizing as her character transforms from a nobody to a narcissistic diva. In her

song Angel Mom Hartfields vocal performance is amazing.

Another amazing performance is given by BFA musical theater major, Mitchell

Turner who plays Sylvia St. Croix, a desperate old woman trying to live vicariously through Tina by acting as her agent and propelling her to stardom. This female

role has been traditionally played by a man and this CSUF production has kept consistent with that.

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Walker expressed his full support of the Daily Titan’s objective of obtaining greater transparency and stated that the Academic Senate had the publication’s best interests at heart.

“I don’t think there’s anyone in this room that’s going to say, ‘be less transparent,’” Walker said.

Jason Shepard, Ph.D., chair of the university’s communications department, thanked the academic senate for their recognition of the Daily Titan and their subsequent action of approving a resolution.

“I just wanted to echo my thank you and my support for the student paper,”

Shepard said. “I think it’s a very important principle at a public university to support a public, independent

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I think it’s a very important principle at a public university to support a public, independent student newspaper and this, I think, is a really meaningful step of support.

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JASON SHEPARD Chair of Communications Department student newspaper and this, I think, is a really meaningful step of support.”

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College of Communications Interim Dean Irene Matz, Ph.D., also thanked the senate for the resolution and said it would provide students within the Daily Titan the opportunity to work with campus administration.

Senator Nancy Fitch, Ph.D., chair of the Department of History said there was a need for transparence for faculty, staff and students as well.

“I think it’s an important resolution and we need to pass it, but I think we need to have some kind of broader discussion about transparency for everybody,” Fitch said to the senate.

“It’s a conversation that’s long overdue and I think it’s very, very necessary.”

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Quake kills thousands in Nepal A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook Nepal Saturday, leaving more than 3200 people dead and 6500 injured, BBC reported.

The quake struck around noon Saturday near Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, where most of the deaths occurred. At least 17 climbers died near Mount Everest, and at least 34 deaths occurred in Northern India.

The disaster also severely damaged architecture in the oldest part of Kathmandu, where four of the area’s seven Unesco World Heritage sites were nearly destroyed.

Secretary of State John Kerry said United States will deploy a disaster response team and an urban searchand-rescue team from the United States Agency for International Development, as well as $1 million in humanitarian assistance to Nepal.

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Family members of Joseluis Cruz, Jr. walk to commemorate Cruz at the 13th annual Donate Life Run/Walk Family Festival Saturday. More than 12,000 people attended the event.

Thousands walk to support organ donation Participants raise over $350,000 for organ donation charity DREW CAMPA Daily Titan They came from all parts, with different stories, unique memories and a goal to both raise awareness and money for organ and tissue donation.

Roughly 12,000 participants generated more than $350,000 at the 13th annual Donate Life Run/Walk Family Festival Saturday morning at Cal State Fullerton.

Participants ranged from individuals to families, with some groups representing school, work and social clubs, while others walked for family members who donated posthumously.

One of the largest contingents was the approximately 5,000 family members representing 252 donors, said Kari Kozuki, a OneLegacy employee, committee member and organizer of the event.

“Being part of the donor family section, success to me is the fact that these donor families come and they feel that they were all able to honor their loved ones,” said Kozuki, a former hospital social worker who made the threeand-a-half-hour drive from Kingsburg, California.

“For us, the reason we’re here, it’s about giving the families an opportunity to have a day where they can honor,

remember and celebrate their loved one who was their hero and became a donor,” Kozuki said.

The event was run by the Los Angeles-based OneLegacy Foundation, the biggest organ, eye and tissue recovery organization in the country.

As of Saturday afternoon, the event raised $352,339 with many same-day registered participants still left to be counted. The goal for the event was $450,000.

Those who took part in the festival donated anywhere from $25 to $40 per entrant and either ran or walked a 5K or 1K route that began and ended on the intramural field.

The teams varied from small groups of a few family members to parties as large as 125 people.

Eighty-year-old Canyon Lake resident Andy Saldate wore a T-shirt with a giant Ortega pepper for his group, Team Ortega.

The team was named for Ed Ortega, Saldate’s former boss and a kidney transplant recipient.

“We just became good friends,” Saldate said. “He said he was doing a walk and I joined him and then we’ve been doing it ever since.”

Saldate was joined by his brother-in-law, 70-year-old Montebello native Jesse Miramontes, who said Team Ortega numbered about 60.

Others did not walk, but silently and perhaps still painfully remembered the

sacrifices of a beloved family member.

Eleuterio and Eva Ruelas held a quiet vigil near a 2-by2-foot photo of their son, Jorge Ruelas, one of many donors who had a large photo displayed in the event’s Circle of Life Garden, which honored the deceased who had donated organs.

According to the couple, 33-year-old Jorge passed away over three years ago due to complications from medication.

“We’re just praying and paying respect for him and keep loving him and keeping our memory,” Eleuterio said of his reasons for participating.

While the run was listed as “non-competitive,” 32-yearold Azusa Pacific University assistant football coach Gabe Higerd couldn’t help but look at his watch after crossing the finish line.

A safeties coach and special teams coordinator at his alma mater, Higerd was running in memory of his college friend Brandon Pentz, who died in 2010 after suffering a traumatic head injury.

Putting his competitive nature aside, though, Higerd’s thoughts turned to Pentz.

“He died five years ago this year and so he donated his body to save a number of lives with it,” Higerd said. “I think it’s such an important event just to raise awareness to get people to commit to donating their bodies so that we can save more lives.”

A Santa Ana man who was abandoned in a dumpster by his mother reunited with his biological father for the first time Sunday, according to a Los Angeles ABC affiliate.

Robert Barton, 25, met his father, Marcos Meza, after Meza saw Barton meeting the Santa Ana Police officer who rescued him in 1989. The meeting was covered by ABC7 last week.

Meza, who said he has been searching for his son for years, got in touch with police not long after seeing last week’s news report.

Barton was rescued

by Michael Buelna, a now retired Santa Ana police officer, on Nov. 21, 1989.

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Corinthian campuses to close Corinthian Colleges, Inc. announced that it will close its remaining schools, a decision that will affect more than 16,000 students, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The closure will take effect Monday at the 13 open Everest College and WyoTech campuses remaining in California, as well as campuses in other states.

The for-profit college group has already sold many of its schools to a nonprofit student loan servicer, after facing state and federal investigations into its job placement practices.

Those investigations have dissuaded prospective buyers for the remaining schools, Corinthian said in its announcement Sunday.

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A Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and Los Angeles Times business columnist, Michael Hiltzik speaks to an audience at the Pollak Library on two forms of disagreement.

Journalist discusses disagreements Pulitzer winner talks on two different forms of dispute MARICELA GOMEZ Daily Titan Pulitzer Prize winning Journalist, and Los Angeles Times business columnist, Michael Hiltzik spoke at the Pollak Library Saturday to discuss a wide range of topics and the disagreements that stem from them.

Hiltzik addressed such topics as health care, immigration, California’s drought and income inequality before an audience at the library’s Rotary Club Room to hear Hiltzik

talk about class one and class two disagreements.

Both are concepts developed by Computer Scientist Robert Taylor, a former manager at the Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated Lab. A class one disagreement is when a party of two people cannot agree to understand or satisfy each other’s perspective, Hiltzik said.

A class two disagreement occurs when both parties disagree with each other but each explains their side in an attempt to find commonality, he said.

Taylor’s concepts exemplify the norm of unresolvable disagreements in congress, Hiltzik said.

Hiltzik said current events were a good means of exemplifying Taylors categories of disagreement.

“Well, the idea was that I would talk about basically current issues and current events and those really are the most important that we have,” he said.

Joyce Mason, who contacted Hiltzik to speak at the event, said the Patrons of the Library-sponsored lecture was a form of giving back to the community while promoting the group to encourage membership.

The event did attract individuals such as Danny Lara, a graduate student in the teachers of English to speakers of other languages,

more commonly known as TESOL, program.

“I wanted to get to know who the speaker was because of his background,” Lara said. “It sounded like a great opportunity to hear someone give a presentation on topics that are relevant today.”

The Affordable Care Act, immigration reform and the Hobby Lobby case, in which the Supreme Court ruled that the craft company Hobby Lobby was allowed to claim religious grounds in order to be exempt from the portion of the Affordable Care Act requiring companies to fund contraceptives for female employees, are situations Hiltzik categorized as class two disagreements which were then

transformed into class one.

Democratic and Republican officials collaborate to create bills in an attempt to solve a stage two disagreement, but in the process created barriers that caused the issues at hand to become stage one issues, Hiltzik said.

Hiltzik continued illustrating the class one disagreement on Loretta Lynch’s delayed confirmation as America’s District Attorney General.

Democrats and Republicans believed Lynch had the necessary qualifications, but her confirmation remained on the back burner for more than 50 days as Republicans worked to first approve a

human trafficking bill.

The bill had to be passed before voting for Lynch, in what Hiltzik described as Lynch’s confirmation being “held hostage.”

Hiltzik categorized disagreements over how to resolve California’s drought as a class one disagreement, where disagreements over building reservoirs and dams overshadowed the idea of fixing the actual problem.

Hiltzik concluded his presentation by acknowledging that changes in congress may lead to fewer class one disagreements in the future.

A Q&A followed the presentation and allowed attendees to question and comment about the topics discussed.

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Frasier crew reunites in TSU Cast and crew of popular sitcom share their knowledge JUSTIN PATUANO Daily Titan Peter Casey, David Isaacs, Peri Gilpin and Jane Leeves came together Thursday evening inside a packed Titan Student Union Pavilion to discuss the experiences they had working on the famed show, Frasier.

Frasier is tied for the most consecutive most Outstanding Comedy Series Emmys with five, from 1994-1998.

It has won 37 Primetime Emmy Awards.

Casey was the executive producer and one of the creators of the show. Isaacs was a creative consultant and writer for the show.

Gilpin played Roz, Dr. Frasier Crane’s radio show producer, and Leeves played Daphne, a live-in housekeeper and physical therapist for Crane’s father.

The discussion was moderated by the executive editor of TV Guide magazine Michael Schneider.

Casey explained that the show began with the comedy-drama sitcom Wings, also created by Casey.

During the second season of Wings, NBC had interest in doing a crossover, taking characters from one series and crossing them over to another series on the same network, as explained by

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Peri Gilpin, Jane Leeves, David Isaacs and Peter Casey were part of the Frasier Panel in the Titan Student Union Pavillion Thursday as part of Comm Week 2015. The writers and actors of the popular sitcom spoke about the creation of the show, memories of working together and their experiences in television.

Casey.

Crane, played by Kelsey Grammer, appeared in an episode of Wings.

After working with Casey, Grammer insisted on beginning a new series with him. Casey agreed but the initial idea the pair came up with was not Frasier.

The network was hesitant about doing a spinoff of Cheers because of the prosperity and notoriety of the show.

Eventually, a network

executive recommended Frasier and it was green-lit.

Frasier was a spinoff from Cheers, but the creators wanted the show to have its own identity and be able to stand on its own, Casey said at the panel.

Coming off Cheers, Frasier was sure to attract the Cheers fan base and there was pressure to come up with something just as good.

The panel went on to talk about the casting, setting

and tone of the show and shared some laughs with the audience.

“They gave a lot of good background stories and insight into the industry,” said senior radio-TV-film major Gabriel Leon. “You see the people behind the stories.

It’s awesome.”

The cast and crew also discussed other shows they have been apart of, both past and present, and about being a family on the show. They discussed how important

it was for the crew to have chemistry. They also each described their college experiences.

They recalled what it was like in the Frasier writer’s room, including their favorite moments on the show and some difficulties they faced.

The presentation was co-hosted by Garrett Hart, chair of the radio-TV-film department, and radioTV-film professor Phillipe Perebinossoff.

Hart was the president of Paramount Network Television for 11 years and was with Frasier for the entirety of its 11-year-long production and has became close friends with them.

“There is real value in students hearing what goes on in the making of a hit television series,” Hart said. “There is real value in students hearing up close and personal what it’s like and how they pulled it off,” Hart said.

University Band to play Meng Concert Hall Associate professor and graduate student to join in concert DEANNA GOMEZ Daily Titan The Meng Concert Hall will echo with the sounds of the Cal State Fullerton University Band on Wednesday.

The ensemble will perform four pieces, and will be conducted by Associate Professor of Music Dr. Mitchell J. Fennell and graduate student Kelsey Uyeda.

As well as conducting the University Band, Fennell is the conductor of the University Wind Symphony and teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in instrumental conducting in wind literature and music education at CSUF. He is also an Artist in Residence in Conducting at the Escola de Musica do Conservatorio Nacional in Lisbon, Portugal and frequently speaks at conventions on conducting.

The second of the nights conductors, Uyeda, is a graduate student and assistant at CSUF. Before attending CSUF, Uyeda earned her Bachelor of Art in Music education/Trombone from UCLA.

Uyeda surrounds herself with music even outside of CSUF. She is the Musical Carnival Coordinator for the Pacific Symphony, and marching band instructor for the Northwood High School marching band.

The four pieces the Band will be playing include Rossano Gallante’s God’s Country, John Philip Sousa’s Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Frank Ticheli’s Angels in the Architecture and Michael Markowski’s Shadow Rituals.

Gallente’s God’s Country, paints a picture of beautiful landscapes from mountain ranges to majestic waterfalls using music.

God’s Country is an uplifting and majestic piece, Ticheli’s Angels in the Architecture acts as a dark and brooding counterpart.

Ticheli describes his piece as a “musical drama” that begins with a vocalist (representing an Angel) singing a 19th century Shaker song.

The words are a haunting opening that represents light as more fast-paced music begins to depict darkness.

The two pieces prove that although only four pieces will be performed, they offer a variety of musicality for the audience to enjoy.

The two hour show will begin at 8 p.m. Wednesday and is free to all who attend.

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Bachelor of Fine Arts musical theater major Mitchell Turner (left) and Kellianne Safarik (right) use their comedic talents in Ruthless, which opened at the Grand Central Art Center Friday night. The show runs through May 9.

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Turner is a tall, stocky man and his role of Sylvia St. Croix was extremely funny. He captures the character of this not-so-elegant woman very well.

Just as impressive as the main characters is BFA musical theater major, Elyssa Alexander as the resentful elementary school teacher, Miss Thorn. Alexander’s performance of Miss Thorn is powerfully crazy.

All of the actors have strong performances and there is not one weak actor that hinders the audience’s connection to the show.

However, there were some weaker parts of the performances that could be improved.

Alexander also plays Emily Block, a perverted reporter in act two.

The character is funny, but could perhaps be more over-the-top.

Another issue was when Hartsfield sang with the other actors. Her voice is so strong that it sometimes overpowers the other voices.

Particularly for Turner, his overall performance is great, but could stand to have more projection.

Other unexpected

characters are the Ninjas, the show’s stagehands.

They move props in between scenes and do it rather dramatically. The show is already ridiculously dramatic, so the Ninjas could improve the show by being a little more ridiculous themselves.

Another fault of the production is a slightly confusing montage scene at the top of act two, which made it difficult to reconnect with the show and characters.

The set design is very simple, but effective and makes the show immensely enjoyable. The light design employs lightning

effects that make the evil dramatic scenes even more enjoyable.

The costume design is magnificent and adds small details to the production like the missing button on Miss Thorn’s dress, which displayed her disheveled personality.

Overall the show is hilarious and amazing. The actors use gestures, facial expressions, and comedic timing effectively when delivering punch lines and landing their jokes smoothly.

Ruthless plays through May 9 at the Grand Central Art Center.

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Coachella not worth premium prices Save money and enjoy festival season through live stream KLARISSA ALCALA Daily Titan Now that the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has come and gone, some people may still be recovering and others might already be preparing for next year’s event.

But ask yourself, is the time, energy and money worth it for a weekend at Coachella, or any festival for that matter?

The Coachella festival has become a commercialized affair for squandering people’s hard-earned money. Starting in May, 11 months before the actual event, people can purchase advanced tickets. The threeday event will set them back $375.

Spreading the ticket costs through a payment plan can make it easier than paying everything upfront, but it’s still a gamble because, at that point, the lineup has not been announced yet. You run the risk of having an artist lineup you could end up hating, and there are no refunds or cancellations.

There’s always the option of waiting until the lineup comes out a few months before Coachella, but those prices will be considerably higher because the only tickets available will be through third party sellers.

As if the ridiculous ticket prices weren’t enough, accommodations must be arranged during the festival, which can be tricky due to the remote location and hotel price hikes. Even a Motel

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Music festivals like Coachella are not worth your time, energy or money. The high prices are no longer worth it. It’s almost impossible to enjoy the festival given the high temperatures, rowdy crowds, lack of shade and ridiculous prices for food and drink.

6 will run an average $170 a night. Parking is free, but it’s a mile and a half away unless you’re willing to pay $30 for overnight companion parking or $150 for VIP parking.

The event begins around 11 a.m. and lasts until after midnight every night. Just thinking about the energy it takes to stay out in the sun all day is exhausting.

Having the festival smack dab in the middle of Indio doesn’t help.

The temperature for both weekends usually soars over 90 degrees and bringing in food and water isn’t allowed. Although there are water refilling stations, it’s very easy to dehydrate in an environment like this.

If you didn’t bring your own bottle, you’ll be forced to buy $2 water bottles to keep hydrated. Most of the headliners don’t perform until late afternoon or evening. This leads to huge lines and fighting for spots with around 90,000 other people for a good view of those performances.

Securing a decent spot will mean spending hours just standing and melting away in the sun.

The Coachella experience sells itself on being the “it” music festival, where celebrity sightings are ample and attendees are moonlighting as amateur fashion models.

While the experience looks appealing through social media, it’s all a ruse. More

time is spent sitting on the grass, standing shoulder to shoulder with sweaty guys, trying to manage even a glimpse of the artists you’ve paid so much to see.

The Coachella experience isn’t worth it. The best way to enjoy music festivals is through the Web. The viewer at home gets to enjoy the music live, actually see the artists on stage and all in the comfort of their home; no sweaty crowds, drunk troublemakers or melting temperatures. Best of all, it’s completely free.

Save your hard-earned money this festival season and enjoy the music at home.

Your mind, body and pocketbook will thank you.

Coachella Stats Coachella Admission Prices Three-Day Ticket • General Admission: $375 • General Admission and Shuttle Pass: $435 • VIP Admission: $899

Coachella Parking Prices • Companion Parking: $30 • VIP Parking: $150 • Shuttle Pass: $60

Camping Prices • Car Camping: $85 • Tent Camping: $85

Letter to the Editor In Response to “Transparency? Not at CSUF?” Dear Editor: I was disappointed by your April 23 front-page editorial, “Transparency? Not at CSUF.” Our framework for managing inquiries from news organizations like the Daily Titan is consistent with practices in place across the public, nonprofit and business sectors.

To conflate the existence of a media-relations unit within the university with a lack of transparency is unfortunate.

Our goal is to be assistive to both external news media organizations as well as our campus community. We help ensure that a reporter’s inquiry lands in the best place within the university, that the relevant information is gathered for a productive interaction and that there is appropriate follow-up/follow-through.

While the timeline for the university to respond to inquiries may not always meet your expectations, we do not aspire to withhold information. Healthy organizations are transparent organizations: We believe that.

At no time during the past few weeks or months did you request a meeting to discuss your concerns. I would have welcomed the opportunity.

We look forward to a constructive relationship moving forward.

Sincerely, Jeffrey D. Cook Associate Vice President for Strategic Communications

Letter to the Editor In Response to “ Transparency? Not at CSUF” Dear administrators and journalists, It was with shock and dismay that I read the front page story of today’s Daily Titan detailing the utter lack of transparency and lack of communication CSUF currently has in its media relations.

What we need in all of our institutions is more openness, not less. More honesty, not more secrecy.

The idea that we treat student journalists in this cavalier and dismissive fashion and still pretend to be devoted to higher education is like a sick joke.

We have a journalism program, and treat journalists like this?

For the first time ever, I can say I am ashamed to be a Titan and to work for this institution.

This new story, and the wrongheaded policies that spawned it, are a disgrace to Cal State Fullerton, and to higher education in general.

And you can quote me on that, Daily Titan editors. The administration might be in permanent CYA mode. The faculty aren’t.

Sincerely, Jonathan Taylor Ph.D. Professor and Graduate Advisor Geography Department

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Redshirt junior pitcher Desiree Ybarra returned to the circle Saturday after a long spell on the sidelines. Ybarra was roughed up in her first outing back, allowing nine hits, four runs and a walk over five innings. The Titans went on to sweep the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mustangs in a three-game series. The softball team boosted their way into third of the Big West Conference standings after the sweep.

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CSUF halted fourgame skid with series sweep over Cal Poly RUDY CHINCHILLA Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton softball team returned home from their seven-game road trip to end a four-game skid in dominating fashion.

The Titans were back to Anderson Family Field over the weekend, earning an important three-game sweep against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The Titans earned a 5-4 victory Saturday, before taking the Sunday doubleheader by scores of 4-1 and 6-3, respectively.

Saturday’s back-and-forth encounter saw the return of redshirt junior pitcher Desiree Ybarra, who had not featured for Fullerton since a March 25 victory over Cal State Bakersfield. Things started off well for Ybarra, who managed one strikeout in the top of the first inning.

The Titans, however, were forced into an early deficit in the top of the second. After

a quick two outs to open up the inning, Ybarra gave up a double, a walk and a single to load the bases for the Mustangs. She then gave up another single to Emily Ceccacci, whose hit up the middle drove in Breana West and put Cal Poly in the lead, 1-0.

Fullerton finally responded in the bottom of the third, thanks to junior outfielder Courtney Rodriguez. With the bases loaded, Rodriguez hit an RBI groundout that allowed Brooke Clemetson to cross home and tie things up at 1-1.

The Titans again fell behind in the top of the fifth inning. Ashley Torino hit a 2-RBI single to center field that gave the Mustangs a 3-1 lead. West then doubled to right center to drive in Stephanie Heyward and extend the lead to three.

Thankfully for Fullerton, the team was able to respond with three runs of their own in the bottom of the same inning. Rodriguez was the catalyst once more, hitting an RBI single that drove in Paige Kisling and cut the deficit to 4-2. Sarah Moore then managed two RBIs to

level the game.

Ybarra was withdrawn in the top of the sixth to make way for Cerissa Rivera. Ybarra finished her return game with a walk and four earned runs on nine hits.

A wild pitch in the bottom of the inning allowed Gabrielle Rodas to cross home and give the Titans their first lead of the game at 5-4. Fullerton would hold on to the lead, notching the win in the process.

Rivera started in the circle Sunday in a game that saw the Titans take a lead they would not surrender.

Rodriguez again played the role of hero in the bottom of the fourth inning. In her second at-bat of the game, Rodriguez smashed a homer to left center field that gave her team the 1-0 lead.

A 2-RBI double from junior Missy Taukeiaho in the bottom of the fifth drove in Kisling and Samantha Vandiver and increased the lead to three. Moore then drove in Rodriguez in the same inning to make it a 4-0 game.

Cal Poly’s Chelsea Convissar hit a homer of her own in the top of the sixth to bring

the score to 4-1, but her effort was not enough as neither team scored any more runs and the Titans walked away with their second win of the series.

Sophomore Christina Washington returned to pitching duties in the second game of Sunday’s doubleheader.

Things got off to a hot start once again for the Titans, who took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning courtesy of a Melissa Sechrest home run to right center field. Sechrest was on fire, notching her second homer of the game in the bottom of the fourth to make it 2-0 for Fullerton.

Cal Poly struggled to respond, managing only four

hits through the first five innings, all of which failed to put up runs.

Where the Mustangs struggled, the Titans prospered.

Fullerton tacked on four more runs in the fifth inning.

Clemetson started the scoring by reaching home off a fielding error. Rodriguez and Moore crossed home and made it 5-0 with the help of a 2-RBI single down the left field line from second baseman Samantha Galarza.

Sechrest crossed home and made it 6-0 thanks to a Rodas single.

Washington, however, was perhaps guilty of taking her foot off the gas and gave the Titans a scare in the top of the seventh as a result.

Washington gave up a

homer to Amanda Sandoval, whose bomb to left field made it a 6-1 game. Washington then gave up another homer, this time to Convissar. Convissar’s home run also drove in Ceccacci to halve the Mustang deficit.

Despite there being only one out remaining in the game, Fullerton Head Coach Kelly Ford decided to take no chances and withdrew Washington in favor of Rivera.

Rivera stemmed the Cal Poly run, allowing the Titans to walk away with the final 6-3 victory. With the win, the Titans climbed to third in the Big West conference.

The Titans will next travel north to UC Davis for a three-game series against the Aggies.

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Men’s golf has big hill to climb in round two Titans seventh after first day of Big West Championships DREW CAMPA Daily Titan A score of 20-over-par 300 has the Cal State Fullerton men’s golf team sitting in seventh place after one round of action in the three-daylong Big West Conference Championships.

The Titans finished 14 strokes off the pace of conference leader UC Riverside, as the Highlanders carded a sixover 286 Sunday afternoon at the par-70, 6,677-yard San Luis Obispo Country Club.

While UC Riverside is the lead dog, its grip on first place is tenuous, with UC Davis two strokes off in second place. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and UC Irvine are also in pursuit, both tied for third with a score of 289.

Individually, UC Riverside’s David Gazzolo is the leader in the clubhouse with a three-under 67. Gazzolo is one of three players who finished at par or better, with UC Davis’ Mike Brockington (two-under 68) and Cal Poly’s Justin De Los Santos (even 70) within striking distance.

Titan redshirt senior Josh Park found himself in the upper echelon of competition as the Diamond Bar High School product was in a sixway tie for fifth place at twoover 72.

Park was at even-par 40 through the first 10 holes and was coming off his third and final birdie on the par-five, 472-yard 10th hole. Over the last eight holes, however, Park committed a pair of bogeys to bump above par.

Sophomore Kyle De Silva was next for Fullerton. The Orange native is tied for 23rd with a five-over 75. De Silva’s bright spot came when he connected on consecutive birdies on the sixth and seventh holes.

Senior Ryan Tetrault followed for Fullerton and was tied for 27th with a six-over 76, while junior Nico Mendoza was knotted at 31st with a seven-over 77 and freshman Mark Cobey tied for 36th at eight-over 78 to round out the Titans.

Fullerton will kick off second round action along with eighth-place UC Santa Barbara (302) and last place Hawaii (316) Monday morning at 7:30 a.m. The winner of the Big West Championships will earn a berth to the NCAA regionals.

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The Cal State Fullerton track and field team travelled to La Jolla this weekend to participate in the UC San Diego Triton Invitational. The Titans didn’t record any first place victories, but recorded seven top-five finishes and set several personal bests.

Track shines in La Jolla The Titans impressed at UCSD Triton Invite despite not winning DREW CAMPA Daily Titan While no Cal State Fullerton track and field individual or team claimed a victory over the weekend at the two-day-long UC San Diego Triton Invitational, it’s hard to dispute that the Titans enjoyed quite a bit of success.

Both the men’s and women’s programs produced

seven top-five finishes and set a few personal-best marks in La Jolla, led by a strong effort from senior Nick Sole.

The sprinter had a standout day, which included taking second in the 200-meter dash in a time of 22.052.

What was unknown to Sole at the time was that he clipped teammate Joshua Gordon by .002 for the silver as Gordon ran to his third-place time of 22.054 in a different heat.

The duo paired up earlier in the day along with teammates Malek Walls and Mason Rollins to propel the men’s

400-meter relay squad to third in a time of 41.67.

For good measure, Sole took fourth in the 100-meter dash in 10.88.

Pasadena City College transfer Steven Williams, who’s already taken first in three meets this season, missed win No. 4 by placing second in the invitational high jump with a leap of 2.01 meters (6 feet, 7 inches).

Williams finished runner-up to Phillippe St. Hilaine, who won in 2.06 meters (6-9).

Fullerton’s final topfive male placer was David

Ramirez, who earned fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:24.66.

On the ladies side, only Tejera Dial finished on the medal stand.

The senior set a personal-best mark of 4:27.54 seconds in the 1,500-meter run to place third. The time bested her previous top performance of 4:35.48 set at the UC Riverside Spring Classic on March 29.

The Titans will be back in action at the Steve Scott Invitational in Irvine on Friday before taking on Cal State Northridge and Fresno State in Northridge on Saturday.

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The Cal State Fullerton women’s tennis team were shutout by UC Irvine Friday in the quarterfinals of the Big West Championships at Indian Wells Tennis Garden. The Anteaters claimed a 4-0 victory by winning two of three doubles sets and winning the first three singles games in straight sets for a swift victory. Seniors Megan Sandford, Kalika Slevcove and Devyn Billingsley ended their CSUF careers.

Tennis falters in quarterfinals Titans suffer sweep to UC Irvine at Big West Championships TAMEEM SERAJ Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton women’s tennis team’s arduous season wrapped up Friday after its 4-0 quarterfinal loss to UC Irvine in the Big West Championships at Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

The Titans (10-12 overall, 2-6 Big West) were able to avoid playing in the first round by claiming the No. 7 seed, but that’s all the respite the Titans were

afforded as they faced the No. 2-seed Anteaters (159 overall, 6-2 Big West) in their first match.

Fullerton was looking to avenge a 7-0 defeat to Irvine back on March 4, but the Titans were once again stifled and shut out.

Doubles play put the Titans back on their heels early, as the No. 1 Fullerton pair of Camille De Leon and Megan Sandford was easily dispatched 8-0 by the sibling duo of Ali and Kat Facey.

The Fullerton No. 2 team of sophomore Alexis Valenzuela and freshman Danielle Pham gave the Titans hope with an 8-3

victory over Sarah Gong and Mazy Watrous.

However, that would prove to be the only victory for CSUF on the day, as the Anteaters would go on to capture the doubles point with their No. 3 duo of Andrea Duva and Arisha Ladhani defeating Fullerton’s Emilia Borkowski and Kalika Slevcove in a tightly-contest 8-5 match.

The Titans didn’t fare much better in singles action as they were downed in straight sets in the No. 6, 2 and 5 spots as the Anteaters claimed the 4-0 victory.

CSUF freshman Michelle Erasmus had a forgettable first experience at the Big

West Championships. The South African native lost 6-0, 6-2 to Duva in the No. 6 slot.

De Leon was the next Titan to fall. The sophomore could only muster one game, as she was defeated 6-1, 6-0 to Gong in the No. 2 spot.

The nail in the coffin came from the No. 5 match.

Borkowski put up a valiant fight in the first set against Watrous, but eventually fell 6-4 and was shutout 6-0 in the second set.

The remaining three matches were abandoned after the victory was sealed.

Valenzuela had the best

shot of earning the Titans a point and avoiding the sweep. The sophomore was leading Kat Facey in the top match 6-4, 1-0 when play was stopped.

Sandford also had a good chance of earning a point in the No. 3 spot against Ladhani. The redshirt senior saw her Titan career end in an unfinished match at 6-3, 3-5.

The last abandoned match was the No. 4 singles slot between Pham and Ali Facey. The match was one of the closest of the day, as Facey was leading 6-3, 4-3 at the time play was halted.

The Titans wave goodbye to three seniors (Sandford,

Slevcove and Devyn Billingsley), however Head Coach Dianne Matias will be returning superstars Valenzuela and De Leon as the second year coach will be looking for her first winning season at CSUF.

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The Titans fell short of a victory Saturday night as they stranded 13 baserunners. While the Titans managed to put runners on base, they failed to get the hits when they mattered most.

With the chance to extend the game, Fullerton left two men aboard in the bottom of the 10th.

The Titans struck first Saturday as junior David Olmedo-Barrera launched a home run over the right center field wall in the fourth inning, which give

Fullerton the 1-0 lead. Olmedo-Barrera finished the game 3-for-5 with two RBIs. That lead would be short-lived as UCI answered back in the top of the fifth inning with four runs.

Down 4-1 going into the bottom of the fifth, the Titans scored three runs to tie the game. Neither team would score another run until the 10th inning, when Irvine’s Cameron Bishop knocked in teammate Mikey Duarte, which would prove to be the game-winning run.

Fullerton showed off their bats in the series finale Sunday afternoon by scoring seven runs in support of starting pitcher John Gavin.

The Anteaters and Titans both managed to start the game with a run in the first inning. Irvine came back with three runs in the top of the second to jump out to a 4-1 lead.

The game took a turn in the top half of the fourth inning when Gavin made a spectacular play as a ball was lined back up the middle. Gavin stabbed at the ball as he hit the deck and the ball went in and

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The crowd stood to their feet and let out a cheer in support of Gavin’s defensive efforts.

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Fullerton scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and never looked

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