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News Monday May 11, 2015

Elevator repairs needed by July

Spring ‘15 theater season wraps up smoothly A&E

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Muriel Joyce: dance professor en pointe

April inspection shows need for rope replacement

Titans down ranked UCSB Baseball takes series to remain first in Big West

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The four elevators in College Park were inspected and issued temporary permits two days after a Daily Titan article regarding the elevators’ permits being expired since January of 2013. Paola Laverde, public information officer for the Department of Industrial Relations, confirmed that the elevators were inspected April 17, and said all four elevators need to have their hoisting ropes replaced. Some repairs need to be made to the elevators, and these are expected to be completed by the end of May, said Stephanie Scott from the Facilities Operations department. Inspectors found excessive wear on the northwest elevator, closest to the main entrance of the College Park building, Laverde said. The machine drive and sheave need to be replaced, Laverde said. The sheave is essentially a giant pulley that sits atop the elevator car that cables run through to move the elevator up and down. PM Realty, which owns College Park and leases it to CSUF, has until June 8 to repair the elevators and will have a month grace period after that to finish the repairs, Laverde said.

The Cal State Fullerton baseball team was able to capture the weekend series against UC Santa Barbara, winning two of three games against the 11th ranked team in the nation. With the series victory, CSUF (28-21 overall, 13-5 Big West) moves one game ahead of UC Santa Barbara (35-13-1 overall, 12-6 Big West) in the conference standings. The Titans are now in a first place tie with UC Irvine with two weeks left in the season. The series kicked off Friday night at Goodwin Field. The game featured two of the nation’s top pitchers, as junior Thomas Eshelman faced off against UCSB’s Dillon Tate. Eshleman again showed why he’s regarded as a top prospect, as he pitched eight scoreless innings, giving up only three hits and one walk while fanning nine batters. Eshleman’s walk in the first inning was only his sixth allowed this season, and the first allowed in conference play. Eshleman finished his outing strong, retiring the last 10 batters he faced. Tate pitched well for the Gauchos, but his control would prove to be his downfall. Tate pitched 5.2 innings, giving up three runs, two of which were earned. Tate struck out eight batters, but also allowed five hits and four walks on top of hitting two batters. Senior Tyler Peitzmeier finished the game for the Titans and collected his 13th save of the season, allowing one hit and striking out one. Friday’s save was his first since April 11th against UC Davis. Though the Titans’ offense wasn’t explosive Friday night, they managed to tally three runs, enough for a victory. Sophomore Taylor Bryant’s patience at the plate lead to four walks, one with the bases loaded, which earned him a run batted in. Friday’s game marked the Titans’ third shutout in the last four games. CSUF has outscored its opponents 38-4 in the last 42.1 innings. Saturday’s game featured an offensive explosion from the Titan bats. CSUF scored 10 runs on the night, barely missing another shutout as the Gauchos managed to score one run against sophomore Chad Hockin in the top of the ninth with one out left. Tyler Stieb lead the way for the Titans, going 3-for4 on the night with a run, a double and two RBIs. Steib extended his hitting streak to seven games.

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Dance professor Muriel Joyce (right) développés effortlessly as she demonstrates a barre combination to her Ballet II class. Joyce was a professional ballerina for eight years and has not stopped dancing since she was seven years old.

Ballet professor puts her passion through the paces FIONA PITT Daily Titan Like most artists, ballerinas cannot live without their passion and like most athletes, they cannot succeed without being in top physical condition. They smile when they fall and move as if it’s effortless. “I couldn’t stop dancing,” said Cal State Fullerton’s dance professor Muriel Joyce, “You go into class every day and you repeat that, and it’s something that you have to have.” Fifteen CSUF students prepare for their final Ballet II class with Joyce. Some stretch while Joyce catches up with pianist, Brian Sepel. Sepel has been working

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Joyce toured with The National Bavarian Ballet in Munich, Germany for four years; allowing her to perform in France, Italy, Bulgaria, Seoul and even at the foot of the pyramids in Cairo, Egypt.

with Joyce since she came to teach at CSUF in 2006. They don’t talk about the class or what he should play—Sepel already knows that. When he works with an instructor like Joyce, who he can connect with, the energy

level in the room lifts and they can take it to another level, he said. Despite their unspoken understanding of the classical notes to which the dancers must adhere to, Sepel jokes that he can sometimes, “be

nasty” and play slow to further challenge an adagio développé, or too fast to speed up a quick step—a characteristic he may have picked up playing rock ‘n’ roll music in pubs. SEE BALLERINA

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Big West lacks grade bonuses Just three of the nine schools have academic rewards SIAMACK ESMAILI For The Daily Titan More often than not, college coaches are celebrated (and paid) for what their players achieve on the field, but some schools also reward their coaches for the academic achievements of their players. After obtaining the contracts of the nine Big West Conference head baseball coaches, the Daily Titan learned that Cal State Fullerton is one of three schools in the conference that offer academic-based bonuses to their baseball coaches. Cal State Northridge and UC Davis are the other two. “I think it’s actually pretty unique,” UC Riverside Head Coach Troy Percival said. “I think as important as the academics have become—especially with your APR points and just for the future of the kids—I think that’s a pretty cool incentive to have.” Cal State Fullerton Head Coach Rick Vanderhook earns $1,000 if both his

team’s Academic Progress Rate is higher than 925 and the cumulative grade point average of his scholarship athletes is higher for one academic year than the cumulative grade point average of all CSUF students during the same period. APR measures the academic progress of Division I scholarship athletes. The NCAA requires teams to have a 930 point average APR over four years, or a 940 point average over the most recent two years to be eligible for postseason competition. Student-athletes earn points by remaining academically eligible, and by staying in school. Matt Vaughn of UC Davis can earn $2,000 for a team APR of 970 or better. Cal State Northridge’s Greg Moore earns $1,500 if his team finishes an academic year with a combined 3.0 GPA. He can earn $3,000 if they finish with a 3.5 or higher GPA. Moore can get an additional $2,000 for a team graduation rate of 90 to 99 percent, or $4,000 for a 100 percent team graduation rate. Moore’s attention to academics is especially noteworthy.

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Only three of the nine Big West Conference schools offer academic bonuses to its’ head baseball coaches, and the amount that is offered is miniscule compared to their performance bonuses.

As part of his master’s thesis, he developed a course for student-athletes called Diamond University. In the course, students discuss topics such as goal-setting and time management from the book Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Moore has also overseen his players’ academic progress and served as a liaison to academic counselors on campus throughout his coaching career.

“This is something I took very seriously,” Moore said. “I thought it was as important as what our strength coach was doing. It wasn’t just about making sure everybody had the right classes. It was week-by-week programs and sometimes daily check-ins with certain players to make sure that they were on track and honing their academic skills, not just the athletic side.” He’s quick to point out that

ensuring academic success for his players is a joint effort between him and his assistants and the university. “On our coaching staff, we do some creative things to make sure that all of our coaches play a part in academic success. We also know that the administration is geared towards academics, and that’s comforting as well,” Moore said. SEE BONUSES

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Final financial aid forum held New Director of Financial Aid to be announced by July 1 SVETLANA GUKINA Daily Titan The last open forum for the new director of the Office of Financial Aid took place Friday and featured Desiree Cameron-Ayeni, an associate director of financial aid at Columbia University School of Nursing. Cameron-Ayeni is the last of the two candidates for the position to be openly interviewed on campus. Cameron-Ayeni said she was drawn to Cal State Fullerton because it is a very diverse school with a large student body. She explained that working with the larger staff and a larger group of students at CSUF would be a big advancement in her career. “At Columbia, it’s 31,000 students,” she said. “But here,

it’s about 38,000 students … I will be dealing with a larger group of students and more students that are underrepresented, that are first-generation students. It will allow my career to grow tremendously.” The university’s support for the DREAM Act and students low loan debts were also of particular interest to her and part of the reason she was interested in the position, she said. If hired, her first focus would be making the Office of Financial Aid efficient, Cameron-Ayeni said. “Once staff is efficient, and once process is efficient, customer service is already going to be amazing,” she said. Cameron-Ayeni said she would break the office in three teams: operations, counseling and frontlining. The operations team would handle processing, such as verification and loan reconciliation; counseling team would work directly with students and the frontlining team would be responsible

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for answering phone calls and emails, she said. Debra Blackley, assistant director at the Office of Financial Aid, said that staff members at the office are multi-skilled and are used to performing multiple tasks at once. “Because there is so much to do, at this point, our office is not set up for certain ones only do this, this and that,” Blackley said. “So, that would be an interesting concept.” Darren Bush, Interim Associate Vice President of Student Affairs, said the ideal candidate should have strong qualifications in managing a large financial organization and help advance the university’s strategic plan. However, the administration is open for changes, he said. “We are looking for a new direction for the office,” he said. “CSUF, at large, is right now in a period of such wonderful dynamic change. And I want to see that occur in this particular area, as well.” The search process went

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The final open forum for the new director of the Office of Financial Aid was held Thursday.

through several phases, Bush said. It began with approximately 75 applicants, from which 15 were chosen as semifinalists, but only two became finalists and were featured at the open forums last week. “We are very excited,” he said. “And the search process now will move forward to the

next stage, given we’ve had our on-campus interviews.” The timeline for evaluating candidates and reviewing feedback from open forums will be quick, Bush said. The new director for the Office of Financial Aid is expected to join CSUF by July 1, he said.

Candidate aims to up honors enrollment Candidate for program director lays out goals at forum DEVIN ULMER Daily Titan

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The second of three candidates vying to be Director of the University Honors program presented Thursday on her goals for the program and the students it benefits. Sandra Pérez-Linggi, Ph.D., the current coordinator for the Latin American Studies program, discussed her goals, including increasing students in the program from roughly 750 to 3,000, actively recruiting students and promoting opportunities for transfer students. She also wanted to improve faculty involvement, offer academic rigor and study abroad programs for honors students, she said. Perez-Linggi is part of the advisement committee for the

Student Organizations Accessing Resources grant that helps minorities get advisement and apply for graduate programs, said Luis H. Molina, graduate adviser for the program and a graduate assistant in the office of graduate studies at CSUF. Perez-Linggi’s experience helping students use the resources available to them make her a prime candidate for the Honors Director position, Molina said. “I think she would be a wonderful person to get this position because she already works in this capacity, in the sense with helping students and giving them resources,” Molina said. Pérez-Linggi said one of her goals would be to give all honors students the opportunity to take life skills classes. “I also want to offer life skills workshops,” she said. “This is currently being done only for the Guardian Scholars, but I think all students really would benefit and we can

open them up to all the scholars and then open them up to the university as well.” April Brannon, Ph.D., associate professor in English and English education coordinator, will present Monday at the final forum for the position. Brannon received her bachelor’s degree in English and master’s degree in secondary education from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. She then went on to receive a doctorate in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in English education from Arizona State University. She has been teaching courses at CSUF since 2007 after stints at schools, including Arizona State University, Chandler Korean School in Arizona, and Perris High School in Perris, California. Brannon also won the Outstanding Teaching Award at CSUF in 2011. Brannon will present from 10:45-11:15 a.m. in College Park, room 1060.

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After an overturned conviction due to an instructional error by the judge, an Anaheim man was resentenced to 22 years to life for stabbing two people in a movie theater in 2008. On Feb. 24, 2008, Steven Walter Robinson Jr. attempted to sneak alcohol into a Fullerton theater, but was asked to return the bottle to his car. When he returned to the theater, a guard observed him with a cup that the guard suspected contained alcohol. Robinson was eventually asked to leave. Robinson later snuck back into the theater, where he stabbed Julio Sanchez and Eloy Uresti. Robinson was found guilty in 2014 of two felonies counts of attempted murder. - MARIAH CARRILLO

Arrests made in cop shooting Police in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, arrested and pressed charges against four suspects in connection with a Saturday shooting that left two police officers dead, Los Angeles Times reported. Marvin Banks and Joanie Calloway are each facing charges for two capital murders. Marvin’s brother, Curtis Banks, was charged with two counts of being an accessory, and Cornelius Clark was charged with obstruction of justice. Officers Benjamin Deeb, 34, and Liquori Tate, 25 were shot Saturday evening after they pulled a vehicle over with Calloway behind the wheel. One of the suspects then opened fire, shooting both Deeb and Tate, who died shortly after arrival at a Hattiesburg hospital. The suspects are scheduled to appear in court Monday.

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Following an April 17 inspection, temporary permits were issued to all four of the elevators in College Park. Repairs still need to be made, and must be finished by July 8.

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If the repairs are not made by July 8, the Department of Industrial Relations will issue a cease and desist letter to PM Realty. The letter would halt all operations of the four College Park elevators and ground them on

the first floor. State code also defines the College Park elevators as heavy duty, which means that there are over 50 trips a day made in the elevators. In this case, the roping needs to be maintenanced every two years, at the most.

State labor code mandates that the maximum time from the application for a permit renewal to the inspection and permit decision is one year. The College Park elevator permits expired Jan. 10, 2014, and the inspections took place last month.

Typhoon Noul struck the northern tip of the Philippines Sunday, causing evacuations of over 2,000 people in flood-prone areas to prevent casualties, according to Wall Street Journal. Warnings of possible floods and landslides prompted the evacuations in case Typhoon Noul made its way to the main island of Luzon. Typhoon Noul lingered over the ocean and briefly touched Santa Ana, a coastal town in the Cagayan province and other smaller islands. Noul is the fourth storm to hit the Philippines this year and is expected to be out of the territory by Tuesday. However, it is possible that it intensifies as it makes its way to Japan. - KATHERINE PICAZO

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No budget growth expected SAMUEL MOUNTJOY Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton’s budget will stay relatively flat for the next two budget years as the university remains the lowest state-funded per student in the system, according to a budget presentation given Thursday to the Academic Senate. Meager growth in funding from the state combined with almost zero projected enrollment growth means the CSUF budget is at a standstill. The budget growth, when mandatory costs are taken into account, is essentially 0 percent, said President Mildred García.

CSUF continues to rely more on revenue through tuition and student fees. Roughly $14 million of the $20 million dollar budget expansion from 2013-14 to 2014-15 came from fees, with just $6 million from the state. The California State University system expects to receive an additional $119.5 million dollars next budget year, $97 million short of the system’s request. The Planning, Budget and Resource Committee is finalizing their recommendations for the 2015-16 budget year, García said. The methods currently used to determine the funding for each campus make CSUF receive less revenue for full-time students compared to part-time students, said Chief Financial Officer Danny Kim. “As students graduate

sooner, it actually negatively affects revenue,” Kim said. Kim and others are advocating the chancellor’s office

360,294 this year, the highest since 2008-09, just before the massive state budget cuts still being felt by the

Right now, the only way we can get more money is to grow, but we can’t grow because they’re not going to give us the dollars.

Lack of funding to leave CSUF reliant on tuition revenue

MILDRED GARCÍA University President to rethink funding formulas in order to shift to a more equitable funding model that supports student success. “Right now, the only way we can get more money is to grow, but we can’t grow because they’re not going to give us the dollars,” García said. “Looking at different ways of funding the CSU ... is so important.” With the slightly higher state allocation, the CSU system enrolled an estimated

system were implemented. In the years since, CSU enrollment dropped as low as 328,000 full-time equivalent students. CSUF’s enrollment budget target will increase by just .75 percent, allowing just 209 more full-time equivalent students to enroll. Compared to the 200708 budget year, the system is funded nearly 16 percent lower in the 2014-15 budget year. The system budget,

since 2007-08, has shrunk more than the University of California System, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Corrections, K-12 education and the community college system. The system is entering the third year of Gov. Jerry Brown’s four-year budget plan. The $119.5 growth for next budget year is roughly $22 million less than the $142.2 million increase last year. The governor’s plan will grow slightly in 2016-17, when an additional $124.2 million will be provided to the system. Also at Thursday’s senate meeting, Robert Mead, the chair of the Planning, Resource and Budget Committee presented his budget recommendations going forward. Mead recommended that the university must continue

its advocacy for a more equitable funding model that will provide CSUF with more state funding per student. The physical infrastructure of the campus is also in need of repair, Mead said. With a deferred maintenance backlog of about $150 million, Mead recommended using some reserve funding to repair buildings now to save bigger future costs. Mead compared ignoring deferred maintenance to not putting oil in a car, that short-term cost-saving will result in bad future consequences. On the horizon is the shift into the recently-acquired Western College of Law, now being called “College Park West.” In coming years, some current tenants of College Park will be shifted to College Park West, Mead said.

Outreach candidate lays out plans Q&A session at the presenta- which increases peer tion’s conclusion. engagement. Johnson would like to help However, Johnson does incoming students be more not believe the class should aware of opportunities to be required for students to prepare for classes and give take. SPENCER CUSTODIO them opportunities for great“There’s a difference optDaily Titan er independence, she said. ing not to do it,” she said. “I’m not saying we’re “But never knowing about it The second open forum for holding students’ hands, to begin with; I think that’s the vacant position of Direc- I’m not saying we’re do- one of my goals to make sure tor of University Outreach ing work for them,” Johnson that communication, that and New Student Programs said. “But they really need outreach, is really out there was held Thursday. to learn how to be agents for for students.” Jennifer Johnson, associate themselves.” Johnson wants to streamdirector for the center of acJohnson advocated for a line the transition proademic affairs, retention and University 100 course for cess for students from high transition at George Mason new students. school to college, and to University, gave a presenShe said that, in her ex- aid the process with visible tation on areas she felt she perience, such courses are help from her department, could help improve at Cal beneficial by having a stu- she said. That help doesn’t CMLaw14_Ads2C_CMLaw14 105X105 11/13/14 3:01 PM Pagemean 1 State Fullerton and held CSUF a dent mentorship component, infringing on student

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independence, though, she said. She drew an analogy of truck drivers learning how to take sharp turns and how it can be frightening and uncomfortable the first time they do it. A college transition can be similar, she said. “We, as people who have driven that truck around that bend 100 times, know what to anticipate,” Johnson said. Johnson believes that items, such as campus signage and building numbers, are important and a way the university can be helpful to students, she said. “Just to have that student walk directly where they

need, that’s a good feeling that they have that small mark of success,” she said. “I think all that has little impacts on the psyche of our students.” Highlighting the impressive academic programs at CSUF would be a priority for Johnson, she said. “At the root of any institution, it’s the quality of the faculty,” Johnson said. “It’s the quality of the instruction.” Johnson also wants to highlight the physical aspect of the campus, which she said was beautiful and clean. “I love that you are all smoke-free,” Johnson said.

“That’s something that I struggle with on my own campus, is walking through a cloud of smoke.” Johnson was surprised at how low the out-of-state student population is on campus, but said there may be some trouble in reaching out to recruit more of those students. “Fit is the number one piece … quantity is great, but are they academically suited for the rigor of what we have going on here?” Johnson said in regard to recruiting students. “Why do they want to come here? Are they going to positively contribute to our campus, or (are) they just going to come for classes?”

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Theater season delivers talent ZACK JOHNSTON Daily Titan Spring 2015 was a sterling semester for Cal State Fullerton’s Department of Theatre and Dance. As always, the department delivered a wide variety of classic and contemporary shows with all of the talent and creativity it has to offer. The season started off strong with the comedic operetta The Merry Widow in the Little Theatre, directed by adjunct theater professor, Craig Tyrl. The operetta is the story of a wealthy Petrovanian widow in search of a husband, and her countrymen’s attempt to control her fortune. The show was a success with it’s detailed early 1900s production design and strong vocal performances. The humor continued in the Hallberg Theatre with the comedic play Smash, directed by former College of the Arts dean, Joseph Arnold, Ph.D. Millionaire socialist, Sydney Trefusis, has ambitious dreams of overthrowing the British government and begins the first part of his plan at an all-girls school disguised as a laborer. The actors in Smash displayed excellent characterization and comedic timing. Things got even funnier with the Shakespearean comedy The Comedy of Errors, directed by Eve

Himmelheber. The show was put on in the Young Theatre and took on an early 20th Century circus theme. The Shakespearean dialogue was performed in a circus setting with the actors dressed in circus attire. Modern-day references were also made to increase the humor. The spring season took a

Dance Theatre in the Little Theatre, coordinated by Gladys Kares. The show featured six conceptual dances, each choreographed by a student dancer. Spring Dance Theatre finished its two week-long run on Sunday.

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As always, the department delivered a wide variety of classic and contemporary shows with all of the talent and creativity it has to offer.

Spring 2015 is a success for CSUF theater and dance

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dramatic turn with Loose Ends in the Hallberg Theatre, directed by Mark Ramont. A couple meets on the beaches of Bali in 1970 and marry and settle down in Boston, but clashing desires lead to conflict between the couple. The show featured intense dramatic performances and a pleasing 1970s overall theme, and dealt with ideas of feminism and gender roles. For this season’s mainstage musical, the department put on Spring Awakening, directed by guest director Richard Israel. The rock musical was put on in the Young Theatre and was a dazzling spectacle that told a coming-of-age story about repressed teenagers in late 19th Century Germany. The show featured a mixture of wonderful comedic and dramatic performances, as well as powerful vocal performances. The mainstage productions finished up with Spring

Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana was also busy with its theater season. Grand Central started off with 12’ x 16,’ a dance show coordinated by William Fett. Next for the art center was Really Really, a contemporary drama directed by Sarah Ripper in the Arena Theatre. Grand Central finished off with the comedic musical, Ruthless. This was Tyrl’s second show of the semester. Graduates of the Bachelor of Fine Arts musical theater program will be presenting their cabaret performances at Grand Central Tuesday through Thursday. Admission is free, but tickets are needed for guaranteed seating. The spring 2015 season, as well as the fall 2014 season, was dedicated to the loving memory of the late James D. Young, Ph.D., professor emeritus of theater and founding chair of CSUF’s Theatre Department.

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Alumna makes it in film industry DEANNA GOMEZ Daily Titan Some people grow up yearning to be in the entertainment industry. They want to see their name in lights, and work with all the pretty celebrities they see on television and the silver screen. This, however, was not the case for Cal State Fullerton alumna Lohanne Cook. Cook spent her first few years at the university as a psychology major, but the Southern California native soon realized it wasn’t the life she wanted. She discovered that she only liked psychology because of the shows she saw on T.V. “I realized I actually really just like T.V. and movies, books, all that jazz,” Cook said. Cook realized she didn’t want to spend the rest of her life in a career that she wasn’t passionate about. She began doing research and took a few courses at her local community college to get a feel for the entertainment environment. She was hooked. She changed her major to communications with an emphasis in entertainment, and also received a minor in RTVF unintentionally. She had taken so many RTVF classes that she qualified for the minor. Cook’s reasoning for choosing this major was so that her communications skills would act as her “plan B” if she didn’t

actually make it in the entertainment industry, she said. “It was very difficult for me to make that choice because working in entertainment is scary, it’s not a guaranteed job for you and it’s not about who you know, it’s about who knows you,” Cook said. Cook’s dedication paid

seeing what’s happening in the industry. It’s researching beyond belief if you have a meeting with a potential sponsor ... it’s not hanging out with your friends as much as you’d like, because you’re working on a project late that you want to get, not perfect, but you want it to be great.” Cook credits a lot of her

I would not be working as much if I didn’t love what I did … I feel that should be everyone’s goal.

Lohanne Cook finds success with Newport Beach Film Festival

LOHANNE COOK Director of Special Projects

off, and she was able to land a job right after she graduated from CSUF. Cook is now the director of Special Projects for the Newport Beach Film Festival. She acts as an industry guest liaison. She is in charge of specialized marketing for the festival and brings people from the industry to Orange County for a seminar series. She also works with the OC Film Society, putting on special screenings in Orange County to keep the community connected to Hollywood. If that wasn’t enough, she is also a public relations intern for the City of Lake Forest. In short, Cook is every employer’s dream employee, she knows what it takes to be successful and she loves her job. Still, she admits it’s not easy. “It’s a lot of hard work,” Cook said. “You have to know not just one thing, you have to know everything about it. It’s getting up earlier than you’d like and reading trade magazines and

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success to CSUF and the opportunities she was given. She took a class that gave her the chance to organize an international spotlight for a Latino showcase, which led to an internship at the film festival. As graduation rolled around, she got a job offer from the festival. Throughout her entire journey, her family has been supportive, even though at first they were a little worried about her decision to change her major to entertainment. Still, they, and all of the people Cook has worked with, have helped her to get to where she is today. “I’ve never met someone who told me no and stopped me,” Cook said. Even in her current position, if she ever gets a little behind, she knows her co-workers are ready and willing to help her. In her free time, Cook spends her days on Netflix catching up on her favorite shows such as BBC’s hit Sherlock. She is a huge fan of Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.

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After graduating from Cal State Fullerton, Lohanne Cook landed a job with the Newport Beach Film Festival as their director of Special Projects and is in charge of specialized marketing.

One of her favorite job perks includes meeting some of her favorite actors like Cumberbatch, who she met and worked with during promotion for The Imitation Game. “He’s very humble,” Cook said. This year’s festival was from April 23 to April 30, and although the weather was not as perfect as Southern California

weather usually is, the event was a success, Cook said. It included an amazing performance by Cirque du Soleil on opening night, and its many seminars and panels saw academy award winning stars like Tom Cross, film editor for Whiplash. Cook’s goal is to continue working at the Newport Film Festival and to make it as big and popular

as festivals like Sundance. With perks, like meeting her favorite stars, she doesn’t mind all of the work. She has already begun to plan next year’s festival. “If you love it, it just feels like you’re having a ball each and everyday,” Cook said “I would not be working as much if I didn’t love what I did … I feel that should be everyone’s goal.”

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No car can stop Raulie’s drive

Raulie Webb won’t let injuries stop her from leading a healthy life ASHLEY CAMPBELL Daily Titan

Like every other Monday afternoon, Raulie Webb, 21, got onto her bike dreading another day of school. Stressing over typical college worries, Webb had no idea that day would change her life forever. Webb lived about a block away from campus and took her usual route on Yorba Linda Boulevard to get to class. It was the Spring semester of 2013. As she cautiously rode across the 57 on-ramp, Webb was struck by a vehicle going 35 mph— potentially fatal for pedestrians. “I thought, ‘This is not going to be pretty,’ Webb said, and blacked out. Webb was thrown off her bike, hit and broke the driver’s windshield with the back of her head. “I remember this vividly; I woke up on the ground and the sun was just super bright and I was like ‘Oh my gosh, okay, so I’m hit and all I care about is if I’m not paralyzed. Please, I can’t be paralyzed,’” Webb said. The driver, and others around the scene, stopped to assist her and called an ambulance. As she lay on the pavement with the driver and others hovering over her, she recalls only asking for one thing, shade from the bright sun. She remembers the driver screaming and trying to talk and calm the driver down. “I’m okay, the

only thing please, can you block the sun for me?’” Webb said laughing as she recalled the memory. Once the ambulance had arrived at the scene, they rushed her to UC Irvine hospital. Webb had a concussion, road rash, deep tissue muscle damage and is discovering more injuries surfacing still to this day, two years later. “I think things are starting to reveal themselves and I heard that could happen,” she said. “I can tell (the accident) is giving me some problems now. I have shin splints now. I have sciatica in both sides of my hips. I was healthy 100 percent—I’d never broken a bone in my body and now I have all this.” Since the accident, Webb has had to adjust and change her lifestyle. “So that’s why I have to exercise, and eating healthy builds all these muscles. Not for the glory of being a fitness trainer,” she said.” I have to do it because if I don’t, I know what’s going to happen—I know I’m going to start getting arthritis and I will have so many problems. So I am trying the very best that I can to prevent those things and I think being a nutritionist will help.” Because of her injuries, Webb had no other alternative but to take a semester off, postponing her graduation date to next year. Rather than thinking negatively on her situation, Webb has chosen to look at the bright side and focus on taking care of herself physically and mentally. “I love the feeling of working really hard, physically. So when I got hit by

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Raulie Webb, a health science major, was struck by a car on Yorba Linda Boulevard while riding her bike to school in 2013.

a car I couldn’t physically do the things that make me so happy. School doesn’t make me happy, physical labor does … which is super weird,” Webb said. Aside from school and the gym, Webb works as a volunteer at Saddleback Memorial Care for the elderly. She has taken her talent as a compassionate listener to help others through tough situations by being with them and lending her ear to hear their stories and ease their pain. While all students dread a setback that might alter their graduation date, job opportunity or daily life, Webb is set to overcome all the unexpected life changes from her crash.

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Because of her injuries, which have proved to become a recurring hindrance, Webb had to delay her graduation from Cal State Fullerton.

Ballerina: Dance teacher par excellence

CONTINUED FROM 1 Joyce demonstrates the combinations once. She glides across the room, barely touching the barre, as she takes her place in front of the class. She demonstrates by humming the counts in her Belgian accent. To an

outsider, the ballet combinations sound foreign, compliqué, which they are. Balletic terms are in French, and every movement is set to an eight count. Sepel begins to play. Live classical music fills the room and the dancers

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swiftly become fixated into their practice. “It’s like an out-of-body experience. You’re performing but it’s not you, it’s like your body has its own mind,” said Angel Duran, 20, double major in English literature and dance. Duran and classmate, Brittany May, 20, also majoring in dance, eagerly try to catch the attention of Joyce. Unlike many college courses where students sit in the back, trying not to be noticed, ballet dancers must constantly strive to be acknowledged. Receiving a correction means you’re being watched, and that’s a good thing. Duran emphasized the excitement he gets when they receive a compliment in ballet class, especially from Joyce, he said. “We’re always in the front,” Duran said. “Even if I have no idea what the combination is,” May said. Joyce gives compliments only sparingly because she must instill professionalism in her students—a trait she learned from being a professional ballet dancer for eight years. “Being a professional dancer, you work at a certain pace. You have to be able to catch on choreography really quick. You have to be able to adapt to different style. You go through a rigorous training,” Joyce said. “They’re all characteristics you will see in my class.” It’s time for dégagés­ the fourth combination into class, and the dancers are already beaded with sweat. Joyce paces the room, counting and snapping her fingers to the notes of Sepel’s classical rendition of La Vie en Rose. Joyce tells them to “dance bigger,” as they rond de jambe. Thinking back, Joyce can recall instructors that she felt comfortable to talk to after class. A teacher who

believes in their students and creates a positive and nurturing environment, Joyce said, is important and something that she tries to set in her classroom—while still challenging them. Joyce was born in Belgium, and at 7 years old, she told her mother she wanted to dance ballet. “My mom never pushed me into it, even though she was a ballet teacher. I’m the one who said I want to dance,” Joyce said. Dance and art ran in the family. Joyce’s mother was a ballet teacher, with her students ranging from 7 to 18 years old, and her father was an accountant, who appreciated the arts, played instruments and sang—accounting was just a job, Joyce said. Joyce loved watching her mother teach and watching the dancers. “I really was in love with watching a dancer on pointe. I was fascinated by that,” she said. Joyce was trained by her mother for 10 years, then moved onto other studios to receive broader training as a teen. From there she auditioned and attended Mudra International School of Performing Arts, a professional dance school in Belgium founded by Maurice Bejart, a renowned dancer, director and choreographer in Europe. Upon graduation from Mudra, Joyce auditioned and was accepted into the National Bavarian Ballet, a professional ballet company in Munich, Germany at 19 years old. The National Bavarian Ballet had about 65 dancers at the time. She danced in the ensemble and toured with the company for four year-round contracts. Ballet took her to Egypt, where she performed at the foot of the pyramids in Cairo. She performed in different cities in France,

Italy, Germany, Bulgaria and South Korea. The troupe performed about four performances per week. It was very well paced, she said. “I feel very fortunate that I had the opportunity to travel as a dancer. When you travel, you really open your mind to a new culture,” Joyce said. “By traveling, you get really a better understanding of a difference of culture and difference in people to make you a more understanding person and more accepting.” While dancing in Germany, she met Gary Joyce, a professional dancer from America, who was also dancing with the National Bavarian Ballet. They fell in love. However, Gary had been dancing in Germany for a long time and wanted to go back to school in the States. They lived apart, Gary in America, Muriel still in Germany. After living like that for a year she thought, “It’s not working. I’ve got to move over there,” she said. Muriel made the move and transitioned into the Los Angeles Classical Ballet, a smaller company of about 30 dancers where she was in the ensemble as well as a soloist. There the pace was quite different. The Los Angeles Classical Ballet had seasonal contracts, where they would work a lot for three months, perform and then have a break. Compared to her yearlong contracts in Germany, where the pace was more spread out, she said. Regardless of contracts, professional ballerinas never stop. If you stop, you lose it. You lose your strength and your ability to dance on pointe, Muriel said. Now 46 years old, Muriel has never stopped dancing classical ballet. After three years with the Los Angeles Classical Ballet, she naturally shifted into teaching. “I started to teach because

I had to have a constant income (while) I was working in LA,” she said. “It’s just how life works.” She started a family with Gary in California, where they now have two daughters. She has since discovered her passion to teach. “When I was at that point in my life, I was teaching, and I loved to teach,” she said. But while preparing to go back to school to teach higher education, Muriel questioned whether she’d like to go into something totally different, like mathematics. “But I thought ‘No, I can’t. I have to dance. I have to teach.’ It’s part of me and I have to pass on that passion that I have and all I learned being a dancer,” Muriel said. She taught at local private studios, Huntington Academy of Dance where she co-directed Ballet Etudes, a non-profit youth ballet company, as well as Saint Joseph Ballet. Muriel then taught at Orange County High School of the Arts for 10 years where she directed the classical dance department. She was simultaneously working part-time at CSUF when a full-time position opened up, and Joyce happily accepted. Muriel intends on carrying out her teaching career at CSUF. She has a fabulous group of students, who are open-minded, take in everything they’re taught and appreciate everything that’s done for them, she said. As Sepel plays a reverence, the students curtsey and class is finished. They applaud Muriel and Sepel and thank them for their final ballet class of the semester, but surely no one’s last. Satisfied, Muriel leaves the room, as always, tall, slender, feet turned out, shoulders back and head held high, like a true prima ballerina.

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Department honors a fine Fellow

Professor Fellow’s extensive journalism experience shows HEAVEN OCAMPO Daily Titan

After 28 years of dedication to the communications department at Cal State Fullerton, Anthony Fellow, Ph.D., received the honor of Teacher of the Year at the annual Communication Awards for Cal State Fullerton on Friday. Although this was not his first time being recognized for the efforts he puts into his work, his friends, students and colleagues cannot think of a more well deserving honoree. Fellow’s journalism career began in high school where he was editor of the paper. Sue Schenkel, professor of communications, has worked with Fellow since high school and admires his vast knowledge and passion for journalism that makes him a great professor, colleague and friend. “It’s been a nice

experience to begin as students and work on several student newspapers together and work professionally also, and to both be teaching at the same college and department later,” Schenkel said. Fellow has worked at numerous publications in his journalism career as both a reporter and editor. The most unforgettable part of his journalism career was meeting and covering former president Gerald Ford, he said. “Journalism is very exciting. I feel sorry for students today who are not going to have half that excitement … coming in at 7:30 in the morning or 8, and having to put together five front pages. It was a miracle how a paper got out and it took a lot of planning. The people I met became my heroes in life: presidents, diplomats, movie stars … it was quite an experience,” Fellow said. Fellow received his masters from CSUF and his doctorate degree from USC, where he then taught at for five years. Gail Love, Ph.D., professor of

communications, met Fellow while the pair were working on their doctorate degrees and has worked with him on many different projects. “(He) is someone who is committed and cares very deeply about journalism and thoroughly understands the role of journalism and what an enormous part it plays in society,” Love said. While teaching at CSUF, Fellow established the Florence Summer Media Institute over the course of two years, which is currently the largest summer study abroad program at the university. He also founded the Summer International Media Workshop in Florence which continues to grow each year. “He has nurtured that program and brought it along year by year and we’ve seen it grow and grow. I think all of us know how important it is for students to have the opportunity to study abroad,” Love said. Alumnus Mike Tharp has only praise for Fellow, a man

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Communications professor Anthony Fellow was honored on Friday during the annual Communication Awards for Teacher of the Year.

who was not only his professor, but also his friend. “He seemed to be sent into a classroom from central casting. He’s sophisticated, he’s suave, he dresses

extremely well, he’s handsome, he’s articulate, he’s thoughtful, he’s got a terrific sense of humor and he had experience as an elected official to water boards in

Southern California,” Tharp said. “So he knew politics from both the journalistic side and the political side. That benefited all of us who were in his class.”

Athletes come together to clean up CSUF DEVIN ULMER Daily Titan Heaps of leaves, twigs and weeds were piled into dumpsters lined along the side of Titan Stadium. The air was brisk and at any time, rain could have washed away the progress of the volunteers. Despite the weather, the volunteers worked diligently to help in the citywide event called Love Fullerton.

Approximately 3,000 volunteers signed up for Love Fullerton, which encourages Fullerton residents to help out in their community. The festivities started at 8 a.m. with food and drinks, then a rally to kick off the day at 9 a.m. at the plaza on Wilshire Avenue in downtown Fullerton. Then the volunteers left the headquarters and went to numerous locations to either clean, help with projects at public parks, elementary schools or work with the homeless to serve the city’s needs. With 66 possible service opportunities to choose

from, volunteers met at different locations around Fullerton, including Fox Theater, Acacia Elementary, Valencia Park and CSUF.

There seems like there is something for everybody to get involved with,” said Kirk San Roman, CSUF alumnus and former Fullerton Parks and Recre-

I feel like if we aren’t doing it, nobody else is. We are giving back to the community.

Fullerton residents and organizations volunteer their time

SHELDON BLACKWELL Basketball Player “It’s a day for everybody to give back and there are so many different projects going on within the city, from donating blood to working with the homeless, to sprucing up the school.

ation Commissioner. At CSUF, volunteers cleaned up the weeds and over-grown shrubs that line along the entrance and field of Titan Stadium, home of the Titan Soccer teams.

There were many Fullerton residents working alongside Titans themselves at Titan Stadium. The baseball team, men’s soccer team, women’s soccer team, men’s basketball team and club rugby all signed up to serve at the event, San Roman said. “I feel like if we aren’t doing it, nobody else is. I feel like we are giving back to the community,” Sheldon Blackwell, sophomore men’s basketball player, said. The men’s basketball team, including coaches John Smith and Robert Spence, shoveled the perimeter of the stadium, cleared out the all

the unnecessary weeds and rubble. “We appreciate it. See, we’ve had a problem with the weeds in the back for awhile now,” Colin Okirie, senior men’s soccer player, said. Love Fullerton is an annual project going on its second year, and partnering with numerous different organizations and nonprofits to benefit the community of Fullerton, San Roman said. “Especially with graduation coming, people will see the campus clean. Obviously, people will talk about it,” said Jorge Hernandez, junior CSUF club rugby player.

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Smartphones have tarnished our memories VIVIAN CHOW Daily Titan It’s Friday night and you’re heading out to see a concert. You’re excited to finally get the chance to hear your favorite artist jamming out live. As you settle into your spot, the artist you came to see has arrived. The lights go down, the cheers grow louder. It’s time to rock. As the music starts

playing, a glowing screen is suddenly thrust in front of your eyes. The person in front of you decides it’s the perfect time to start filming the concert through his smartphone. This behavior is infuriatingly common today. It’s a product of the digital age, where everyone feels compelled to document every moment of their lives, no matter the occasion. Although it’s great we have the power to record life so easily, it isn’t always necessary. There are certainly inappropriate times to whip out your smartphone. One of

those times is during a live concert. If you’ve been to a concert within the past 5 years, you’ll know the scene. You

why are you squandering the experience by watching the action through your smartphone? A live concert experience

It speaks to a larger issue within society today, the need to show everyone how good your life is.

The idea of living in the present is slowly fading away

may even be one of the culprits. I’m not opposed to snapping a few photos and recording a minute or two of your favorite song; after all, you paid a good amount of money to be here. But then again, you paid a good amount of money;

is meant to be enjoyed in the moment. Not only are you filtering your experience by being preoccupied with your screen, you’re effectively ruining the experience for everyone else, including the artist. Nobody wants to see your

glowing screen for the next two hours. Not to mention the terrible photo and video quality your indecency has to show for. It speaks to a larger issue within society today; the need to show everyone around you how good your life is. From what you had for lunch to your outfit of the day, the social void that needs to be filled is becoming insatiable. After all, pics or it didn’t happen seems to be the aphorism most people abide by. Maybe I’m just old school, but we need to loosen the

chokehold smartphones have on our social satisfaction. Technology and social media are relegating the idea of living in the moment into a notion of antiquity. Our memories will be saddled with selfie takers and the eternal glow of an endless sea of smartphones. That’s not something I want to remember when thinking back on the time I spent at a concert or the wonderful day I spent at the park. As the sage Ferris Bueller once said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

Letter to the Editor

MAD MIKE

BY JEFFREY D. COOK - ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS Dear Editor: I appreciated the recent meeting Greg Saks and I had with you and Eric Gandarilla, the managing editor. We also look forward to meeting Rudy Chinchilla, the incoming editor, in the coming days. As I expressed in an earlier letter, your editorial on April 23 reflected a number of misunderstandings about our media relations unit. There were inaccurate and unfair assertions about how we approach our work and serve both reporters and members of our campus community. Conversations with your team and others on campus will allow us to overcome these misunderstandings, find a productive road ahead and ensure that the educational enterprise of the Daily Titan is well supported in the future. Sincerely, Jeffrey D. Cook

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In the wake of the Daily Titan’s April 23 editorial, “Transparency? Not at CSUF,” there has been an outpouring of support from Daily Titan alumni, faculty, professional journalists and others. There has also been a small number of detractors. Most notably—those with the most at stake. Instead of trying to discredit the facts of the editorial, and they are facts, university officials should be moving toward a more constructive media engagement strategy. To date, nobody has pointed out any inaccurate assertions in the editorial. The editorial is supported by years of documentation of the Daily Titan’s interaction with media relations. Our editorial did not take issue with the existence of a media-relations unit, as Chief Communications Officer Jeff Cook wrote in his April 24 letter to the editor. We took issue with the long history of inappropriate and unnecessary actions of the media-relations unit. Our editorial board did not take issue with the university working with administrators to convey a clear message, but it did take issue with keeping administrators behind closed doors and revealing just a small portion of the truth. I do greatly appreciate those administrators who choose to speak directly on issues. Constructive relationships with the media that can form from direct, personal interactions will benefit the university as well as its students. Story suggestions can arise and deeper questions can be asked. I urge the university to re-examine its media engagement strategy. We look forward to moving on from the long-adversarial relationship the Daily Titan and other outside media has had with CSUF media relations. CSUF administrators must recognize that transparency is key to successful programs. Administrators must recognize that negative press should not be viewed as harmful to the university’s image, but as a chance to recognize a problem and fix it. As U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis put it, “sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” The Daily Titan exists to find and report the truth at CSUF, whether it is a positive story about a successful professor, or $58,000 missing from the university’s performing arts box office. The university must shift from the culture of fear and intimidation created by its director of media relations to a culture of trust and mutual respect. But first, CSUF must recognize that there is a problem. Samuel Mountjoy, Daily Titan editor-in-chief.

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Despite criticisms of excess commercialism, the Disney brand continues to be a source of light and happiness after all these years. The positive, universal messages of friendship, family and empathy is evident in every aspect of the Disney empire. The joy Disney brings to people is something that should always be celebrated.

Life is better the Disney way

Disney films continue to be a blazing force of joy and positivity DYLAN LUJANO For the Daily Titan

As a millennial, there are many things that have collectively shaped our childhood. If there was one element that has been an inescapable part of our childhood, it would have to be Disney. Something so fantastical, yet innocent to the naked eye, Disney is much more complex than its rose-colored

animated images. To us, Ariel, Pinocchio and Dumbo are lovable characters we’ve known our entire lives. We were dazzled by stories of undersea adventures, magic carpet rides and crooning animals. But these stories taught us about life. The Lion King showed us how love can triumph evil, Peter Pan reminded us to embrace our imaginations and Toy Story showed us true friends will always have our backs. Despite criticisms of excess commercialism, Disney has remained a positive force

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in our lives. A difference with our generation is the slew of Disney films released from 1988 to 1996. This has made a profound impact in the way we grew up. To this day, Disney holds a huge part in our lives, from the live-action remakes of Disney classics to the countless Southern Californians with a Disneyland annual passport. Disney remains a strong presence in society and that’s a good thing. Looking closer into the phenomenon that is Disney, it’s easy to see why we’re so

willing to be entranced by its magic. Walt Disney was known for his imagination and creativity saying, “Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment, towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood.” Disney clearly kept this in mind when creating not only his timeless films, but the “Happiest Place on Earth.” Although some may argue Disney princess films present a traditional, anti-feminist message, you must remember that classic Disney films are a product of their time.

The world was a different place back then. It wasn’t out of the ordinary for a woman to want to settle down, have children and assume a role in the home. But today, we see films like Brave and Frozen, which feature strong, independent females in the lead. These modern characters are a reflection of today’s ideals. It shows how Disney can adapt to changing times and progress as a brand. But all Disney films, whether new or classic, embody positive, timeless ideas we can all benefit from. Their films never fail to

express the universal ideas of friendship, family, empathy and hope in everything they do. It’s this enduring belief that has created Disney into the empire it is. The Disney ideal reminds us what it’s like to be a kid again. It celebrates happiness in all its forms, able to melt even the coldest heart. As Walt Disney once said, “Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age and dreams are forever.” Let’s hope that’s something we never forget, no matter where we land in life.

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Titans close 2015 on high note CSUF softball caps off Senior Day with a 9-1 mercy-rule win TAMEEM SERAJ Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton softball sent its seniors out with a mercy-rule victory and a series win over the Big West champion, Cal State Northridge. The Matadors (41-15 overall, 16-5 Big West) came into the series having already clinched a share of the Big West Conference title, but were looking to win it outright with a single win. However, the Titans (3422 overall, 12-9 Big West) spoiled the Matadors’ party on Friday with a 3-2 walkoff win. With the Titans and Matadors owning nearly identical batting averages, the series was going to come down to the pitching. Redshirt junior pitcher Desiree Ybarra got the starting nod in the circle for the Titans and held the Matador bats in check for her 11th win of the season. The southpaw went the distance, allowing two runs on six hits while fanning three batters. The Titans were the first to strike when freshman Samantha Vandiver poked it past the CSUN second baseman to drive home Shianne Brannan in the second inning. The two-out rally continued when Courtney Rodriguez was drilled with the bases loaded to earn a

painful run batted in. The Matadors came storming back in the fourth inning with the help of the Big West Conference leader in homers and RBIs, Katie Hooper. The sophomore extended her home run tally to 15 with a solo shot to center field. A walk and two singles by the Matadors knotted the game at two. The dagger came in the seventh inning. After the first two Titan batters got on base, Samantha Galarza lined out to third baseman Maylynn Mitchell, but Mitchell’s throw to turn two outs sailed wide and allowed Sarah Moore to score the winning run from second base. The Matadors, however, were able to celebrate after winning the first game of the Saturday doubleheader. The Titans were out to an early lead again when Missy Taukeiaho hammered her 12th homer of the season, her first since April 11, in the first inning. Redshirt sophomore Cerissa Rivera drew the start and held the Matadors scoreless through five innings. However, Mitchell crushed a two-run homer over the left field wall in the sixth to give the Matadors their first lead of the series. Fullerton immediately regained the lead in the bottom of the inning when sophomore Lexi Gonzalez singled in Brannan and Galarza. Head Coach Kelly Ford

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Junior Courtney Rodriguez hustles down the line to beat out a throw at first. The speedy outfielder helped spur the Titans to a series win over the Big West Conference champion Cal State Northridge Matadors over the weekend at Anderson Family Field.

turned to Ybarra to close out the game, but was unable to shut the door on the Matadors. After Northridge loaded the bases, Ariana Wassmer got a base knock up the middle to plate two runs and wrestle the lead back. The Titans went down quietly in the bottom of the seventh and fell 4-3. Perhaps Northridge relaxed after securing the Big West crown, but nonetheless, Fullerton quickly shook off its loss by pounding the Matadors in the season finale. Northridge was the first on the scoreboard from a wild pitch in the first inning.

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1 were honored by the school on Senior Day as each suited up for the Titans for the last time. Even with the departure of the three, Ford will return most of her starters and be a force in the Big West in 2016.

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Still, conference-wide, most bonuses are tied to on-field performance. Even the schools that do offer academic bonuses do so sparingly. The combined maximum yearly bonus for the three coaches with academic-based bonus opportunities is $112,910. Academic bonuses account for less than 9 percent of that figure. The rest comes from athletic-based bonuses and coaching awards. Expand that to include all nine Big West baseball coaches, and academic bonuses make up just 2 percent of all bonus opportunities, even less if some fluctuating bonuses—like potential earnings from ticket sales

revenue from on-campus athletic events—are factored in. Despite not offering academic-based bonuses, some schools do require that athletes meet certain academic standards before a coach can collect an athletic-based bonus. “Although we do not have specific academic-based bonuses in our coaches’ contracts, we do have academic triggers to their athletics bonuses,” said John Maxwell, Associate Athletics Director/ Strategic Communications at UC Riverside. “In other words, a coach cannot receive a bonus for athletics performance if the team is not also in good academic standing.” With or without those guidelines, universities

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expect coaches to maintain certain academic standards. “Quite honestly, it’s a critical aspect of the hiring process,” CSUF Senior Associate Athletics Director Steve DiTolla said. “They are given very specific goals as far as the academic performance of their student-athletes.” Monitoring the academic performance of student-athletes often is a joint effort between several university departments, and communicating to coaches the importance of academics is key for university administrators. “Academics are regularly discussed at many levels of the department, starting with the recruiting and admissions process,” Maxwell said. “Our coaches, academic services personnel, compliance

personnel, sport supervisors, professors, etc. all routinely communicate regarding the academic progress of our student-athletes to ensure that we are serving them properly.” So what type of message does a school that offers an academic-based bonus to a coach send? Some believe that the mere presence of those bonus opportunities symbolizes the importance that a university places on academic achievement. “Compare it to a bonus for wins and losses,” DiTolla said. “It sends a message that this is important. And it’s so important that we are going to give you money— which is obviously a measure of success—if you can

accomplish it.” Judging by the number of schools that don’t offer academic bonuses, however, it appears that not all universities place that same level of importance on the academics of student-athletes. The overwhelming majority of college athletes will not make a living as professional athletes. More likely, they will enter more traditional fields of employment, where they will need a college degree to be competitive. Given that, should more schools offer academic-based bonuses to help emphasize how important it is that student-athletes finish their degrees? “I think in today’s game, yeah,” Percival said. “I would say that’s of equal

importance to how many games you’ve won, considering the percentage of these players that are gonna move on and play baseball beyond this. We do have a responsibility to get these guys educated and get them out into the real world.” If more schools want to make a symbolic statement about their commitment to educating student-athletes, they will need to offer coaches those bonuses, something coach Moore believes will eventually happen. “I think most schools will,” Moore said. “It’s a way to put a flag in the ground and say ‘hey, here’s something we’re gonna go get.’ It’s beginning to happen more and more and will happen more and more.”

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You could be trying to figure out what it means to be in love or to be in a committed relationship. The moon has you doing a lot of soul searching.

LEO

(APRIL 20 - MAY 20):

With the moon opposite your sign, it’s important to remain true to yourself. If you’re involved with someone, make sure that you’re not just going along with whatever your sweetheart commands you to do.

GEMINI

(MAY 21 - JUNE 20):

Someone you used to date could turn up again when you least expect it. This isn’t necessarily a good thing. Venus is reminding you that sometimes the past is best left in the past.

You’re in an artistic mood now since Mercury is heightening your imagination. You could write a love poem or a romantic song for your honey.

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Someone is falling for you, and you might not even be aware of it. Venus is showing you that a friend, neighbor or acquaintance is getting quite attached to you. You need to be careful.

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It’s important not to be too critical or bossy with your honey. As a practical Earth sign, you can be very picky. But don’t try to make your partner perfect, since you’re not perfect, either. The sun is telling you to play it cool.

Your honey might need help with something this week. Venus is showing you that a partnership requires giving and being generous, sometimes at the most inconvenient time. Even if you’re busy, you have some work to do.

CAPRICORN

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You probably feel that your partner is being unreasonable about something. Maybe you’re right, but maybe you’re wrong. Venus says don’t jump to conclusions.

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Communication will be rapid for you right now. Just don’t get so caught up in sending emails and texts that you forget to connect face to face with your honey.

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Senior Ryan Tetrault has the drive to make it at the next level JUSTIN PATUANO Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton senior Ryan Tetrault has a tenacious passion for golf, a sport he has been playing since he was 10 years old. Tetrault aspires to become a professional golfer after graduating from college. “My focus is 100 percent in golf,” Tetrault said. “I’m just really focused on reaching the highest level

of golf.” Tetrault began competing in local junior tournaments through the Southern California Junior Golf Association. At the time, he was in the process of playing hockey, but still made time to go to the driving range with his father. “I just got to the point to really appreciate how hard golf was,” Tetrault said. He continued to hone his skills until he reached the collegiate level. Now a senior on the verge of graduating, Tetrault has spent four years trying to help grow the golf program at Cal State Fullerton. His accomplishments

while at CSUF include 2014 Big West First Team, 2013 Big West Second Team and, most recently, 2015 Big West Honorable Mention. “All these (accolades) reassure me I can do anything I put my mind to,” Tetrault said. He was a big part in the two consecutive Big West championship teams in 2013 and 2014. CSUF men’s golf Head Coach Jason Drotter has spent six years coaching Tetrault, four at CSUF and two at Villa Park High School. Drotter recognized Tetrault’s work ethic,

intelligence and skill, noting that the senior has developed a wider array of shots and a more mature mental attitude throughout his development in the game. “(Tetrault) will outwork everybody else; he’ll put forth more effort than most,” Drotter said. “At this level, everybody has skill. Whoever’s willing to work the hardest and whoever has the will to put the time in that it takes to be a champion—those are the kids that will set themselves apart.” But it’s not just his coach who rains praise on Tetrault. His teammates

have also been able to observe and absorb what the golfer brings to the course. Longtime teammate Corey Gard played alongside Tetrault, both at Villa Park High School and at CSUF. “Playing next to him was fun,” Gard said. “You always got to see good golf. You always got to learn a little bit, whether it was the little things or something game-changing.” Gard described Tetrault’s style of play as aggressive and very methodical. That style of play is perhaps what allowed Tetrault compete in three consecutive U.S. Amateur

Championships from 2012 to 2014. “It’s the biggest amateur tournament in the world and it’s been a big honor to play in three of them,” Tetrault said. Tetrault’s participation in such high-profile tournaments and his determination to be better laid the perfect foundation for playing at the highest levels of golf. “I’d like to be one of the best players in the world at the professional level,” Tetrault said. Tetrault plans on competing in professional tournaments in the middle of the summer.

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Junior David Olmedo-Barrera went 1-for-2 Saturday night, with two runs, one RBI and a bomb that he lifted over the wall in left center for his sixth home run of the season. Fullerton scored six runs in the seventh inning, having 10 batters appear at the plate. Tanner Pinkston, Jarrod Bravo, A.J. Kennedy and Stieb each added to their RBI total in the inning. Junior Justin Garza was on the mound for the Titans. Garza was removed from the game, likely for precautionary measures due

to discomfort. He pitched 3.1 innings while giving up two hits, one walk and striking out a batter. Miles Chambers came in to relieve Garza, pitching 4.2 innings and giving up one hit, one walk and striking out four. The Titans missed the sweep by losing Sunday’s game to the Gauchos. CSUF only managed to get five hits on the day as their offense seemed to take a day off after a busy Saturday. Freshman John Gavin (62) picked up the the loss, even though he struck out a career-high seven batters. Bravo went 2-for-4 with

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streak to 10 games. The Titans lost Sunday’s game 3-2, which now makes them 7-9 in one run games on the season. With CSUF winning

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this series, UCSB has not won a series at Goodwin Field since 2007. Fullerton is 100-37 all time against Santa Barbara, while winning 53-18 games at

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