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New success center is set to be completed in April CINTHIA PASILLAS Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton is in the process of building a new student success center on the first floor of the Humanities-Social Sciences building.

The student success center will provide a variety of services and programs primarily for students in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Staff members will also provide advising to students who are not part of the college, said Lynn Sargeant, Ph.D., associate dean for student relations.

Construction for the new student success center began in December and is expected to be completed by April, said Chris Brown, project manager.

The center, which costs $550,000, will be around 1,500 square feet and will serve about 8,000 students.

“It will house our student success team, including our graduation specialist, our retention specialist, the assistant dean for students affairs, assistant dean for student academic services, study abroad advisor and the career specialist,” Sargeant said.

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Picketing California Faculty Members greeted Cal State Chancellor Timothy White at his open forum in the Titan Student Union. The chancellor answered questions from faculty and students about the budget and faculty salaries.

Timothy White addresses CSU budget issues BREANNA VASQUEZ Daily Titan Cal State University Chancellor Timothy White met with protesting California Faculty Association

(CFA) members at an open forum where he answered faculty and student questions Tuesday.

The chancellor’s visit comes two months before the anticipated bargaining process for a 5 percent General Salary Increase and 2.65 percent Service Salary Increase between the CFA and the CSU comes to an end.

In the event that the two sides cannot reach an

agreement, the union has the legal right to strike for five days. The CFA has announced it will strike April 13 to 15 and 18 to 19 in all 23 CSU campuses.

White opened the forum by discussing the basis for the strategic planning vision of the CSU system.

The “touchstones” of the vision include quality, student learning and success, benefit to the public, diversity

and social and environment innovation, which all circle around the notion of inclusive excellence, White said.

“It seems to me that those six concepts … are really at the core of what the CSU ought to be thinking about in the five, 10, 20 years in front of us,” White said. “We will achieve and execute these touchstones only if we are inclusive of people, inclusive of ideas, inclusive of places

and seek excellence in what we do.”

The primary goal of the CSU system is empowering students to succeed, White said. This goal includes getting students to earn their degrees sooner by taking care of the social, financial and academic needs that affect their ability to earn a degree.

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The Miracle Worker to show trial and emotion Spring production displays life struggles of Helen Keller KRISTINA ANGELES For the Daily Titan Inspiring, enthralling and historical, the Tony Award-winning docudrama “The Miracle Worker” kicks off the spring semester.

“The Miracle Worker,” originally directed by William Gibson, is a tale of resilience and overcoming the impossible.

Directed by Joseph Arnold, the play tells the moving story of the complex relationship between Helen Keller and her teacher, Annie Sullivan.

Gibson drew from Keller’s autobiography, “The Story of My Life,” and a published volume of Sullivan’s letters to Keller. After an Emmy nomination, the teleplay was adapted into a stage play and premiered on Broadway at the Playhouse Theatre in

1959. The play won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1960 and is based on the journey of how the blind, deaf and mute student and her teacher rose to inspire the world.

Audiences will be taken behind closed doors into the Keller residence to discover the trials and tribulations that Sullivan and the Keller family faced.

“This play is not a documentary but a play about the human spirit — the triumph of the human spirit and the need for change and transformation,” Arnold said via email.

Siena Marilyn Ledger, who will be playing Keller, explained that audiences can expect to see a lot of violence in the play as well as a heartening message that speaks for itself. “(The audience) can expect to see something really kind of visceral and eye-opening,” she said. “If you just need something inspiring, come see the show on Friday.”

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Siena Ledger (left) as the leading role of Helen Keller. Tori Sasso (right) will play Helen’s teacher, Annie Sullivan. The Miracle Worker is scheduled to open Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. in the Hallberg theater and will run until March 13. Tickets are now on sale.

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It will be available for student clubs and organizations and will host workshops for advisor training and information sessions for study abroad programs and internships, Sargeant said.

“We are also doing drive-thru workshops, so students who are graduating that term can come in and meet with an advisor for a quick review of their Titan degree audit, and then they meet with the career specialist,” Britney Hofer Swanson, graduation specialist, said.

This center will also include private offices where students can meet confidentially with an advisor for academic, personal or

family reasons.

“We have students coming in for any number of reasons. They may be struggling with a class, they may have trouble with a professor, they may not be happy with a grade,” said David McKenzie, assistant dean for student affairs.

The center will include a remodeled unisex, handicapped-accessible restroom, which was previously in poor condition and difficult to access.

The center will be located in front of the humanities building and will be visible to students from the central quad.

“Being so centralized and visual to these students is not only going to help them know where we are,

but help us reach out to our students and better support them,” Swanson said.

The new center and its services will help improve the graduation rate and close the achievement gap, McKenzie said.

Plans are in place to make the new center more available to students who work or commute by keeping it staffed from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sargeant said.

CSUF wants to create student success centers that are located in each of the colleges, including the Irvine campus, Sargeant said.

The student success team is currently located in the anthropology museum in McCarthy Hall in room 424 to provide further information for students.

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The 2015 edition of the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education ranking system listed Cal State Fullerton as a new addition to its “doctoral universities,” along with Fresno State and San Francisco State, according to the CSU Public Affairs website.

While CSUF was once labeled as a “large master’s university,” the school’s decision to begin offering independent doctoral degrees in 2005 led to its reclassification.

To be a doctoral university, a university must graduate at least 20 doctoral degrees a year before the Carnegie classifications, which are released every five years.

These rankings are reportedly significant because they help identify institutional differences “to pinpoint key areas for attention and guide policy development.”

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California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers had to close lanes after large amounts of diesel fuel spilled onto the freeway due to the crash.

The driver of the pickup truck was brought to Mission Hospital with traumatic injuries.

Caltrans authorities responded to help clean up the spill and County Fire Authority paramedics responded to the accident.

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CFA Fullerton Chapter President Michele Barr, Ed.D., (center) asked the chancellor why he was unwilling to fund a raise for all unionized employees of the Cal State system. If an agreement between the CSU system and the CFA cannot be reached about the proposed salary increase, the CFA will go on strike for five days on all 23 campuses.

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The forum then opened up to the floor, where two students and three faculty members inquired to the chancellor regarding the budget and faculty raises.

Michele Barr, Ed.D., CSUF chapter president for the CFA, questioned the chancellor about faculty raises.

“The money is there to fund this proposal, you simply cannot deny that,” Barr said. “The question remains, Chancellor White: why are you unwilling to fund a long overdue, well deserved, proper raise for all unionized employees of the CSU?” The $97 million that the union and the CSU lobbied for from Sacramento was used for student growth, IT and facilities, White said.

“Had we taken that money and then turned it around and spent it on increasing compensation, what do you think would happen this year when I go back and say ‘Hey, I’m asking for more again?’” he asked.

White said that he would lose credibility because instead of increasing student enrollment like he told the state he was going to, he would have paid people.

“I got the emotion, I got

the issue and I just have to have a multiyear solution to a multiyear problem,” White said. “I cannot spend the money we do not have.”

One student commented, “I’d much rather be in McCarthy Hall than a pretty building as long as my professors are relaxed from not having to work multiple jobs.”

If an agreement between the CFA and the CSU system cannot be met, he acknowledges and respects that the union has the legal right to strike, White said.

“I think we all need to think deeply about a strike action … but ask ourselves individually, ‘Is it right to do for our students?’ White asked.

His question was met with yeses from CFA members around the room.

White replied that the faculty’s answers differed from his, and that he would be happy to “banter back and forth,” but thinks it would be helpful if the faculty would give their decision to strike more thought.

Barr, who helped lobby for the additional $97 million, said senators and assemblymembers she talked to believed more money should go into the CSU

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Cal State University Chancellor Timothy White said he acknowledges and respects that the union has the legal right to strike, but asked faculty to think deeply about their decision to strike. The chancellor left the forum to CFA members chanting “fight for five.”

budget, but their concern was that it would never make it down to faculty and that there was nothing they could do to make sure it would happen.

“We understand that there’s all these things that

money has to go for. The question is: ‘Why are we always bumped to the bottom of the list?’ Barr said.

Some CFA members believed CSUF President Mildred García did not support the union during the

chancellor’s visit.

“What I was sad about is … President García did not look at us (CFA members picketing),” Gulhan Bourget, Ph.D., CSUF associate professor of mathematics, said. “Her faculty, she did

not greet us.”

White left the forum to the CFA, who chanted, “fight for five.”

The chancellor’s next scheduled visit is at Cal Poly Pomona on Feb. 18.

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The Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fulllerton hosted a performance by the South Coast Storytellers Guild on Feb. 11. The night was filled with personal love stories, readings of literature and music.

Storytellers deliver night of romance South Coast Storytellers Guild performs at the Muckenthaler MEGAN SMITH Daily Titan Storytelling comes in all varieties. As a society immersed in social media, people forget the importance and richness in storytelling.

Painting a picture in one’s head of a story can fulfill creative thoughts and allow the imagination to run free.

The South Coast Storytellers Guild put on a

performance Thursday at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton.

This was the second performance of the year at the Muckenthaler.

The guild was founded in 1991 and became a nonprofit corporation in 1993.

Its mission is to celebrate the oral traditions through entertaining performances, educational workshops and development of student storytellers.

The evening began with veteran storyteller Linda King Pruitt. Reaching back into “The Canterbury Tales,” by Geoffrey Chaucer, Pruitt regaled the audience with “The Franklin’s

Tale.” Pruitt set the bar high in her retelling of the moral tale of mutual obligation and trust.

Pruitt had an actress’ presence on stage. She did not just merely tell the story; she dramatized the characters and the story with her voice lifting and falling with dramatic effect.

Another noteworthy storyteller was Jack Morris.

He told his stories through song while playing Muckenthaler’s 1935 grand piano.

Among the songs he performed was an upbeat version of “Good Morning Starshine,” by ‘60s pop

star Oliver.

Storyteller Diana Whiting commemorated Valentine’s Day as she told the love story of her relationship with her husband, David Whiting, South Coast Storyteller Guild’s president. She told the story of how her husband proposed to her.

“You know what, you are a storyteller,” she said, speaking directly to her husband in the crowd. “I am not going to tell my grandkids, ‘Oh, David proposed to me over pancakes.”

Since they were both storytellers, she expected him to have a special story for her proposal.

David Whiting followed with a beautiful allegory about otters: how he found her and she found him.

Doris Hand told the next story, “Clever Carmelita.” The story was about a Spanish governor and a witty woman; the moral is that husbands should always consult their wives before making big decisions.

“At a family celebration, I told the story of my father’s life,” Hand explained. That was the first time she told a story.

She then went on to take a course at Saddleback College in adult education, and it took a while for her to get the courage to tell stories

because the second-greatest fear that people have is public speaking, she said.

David Whiting told the final story of the night.

He acted out the song “Shopping Cart Love: The Play,” by contemporary folk artist Christine Levin.

He donned an electric pink wig and put on his best falsetto voice to hilariously recite the song.

After an evening with the South Coast Storytelling Guild, one can see the world of rich tradition that’s in storytelling and why this art form is still very much alive and well, even in this technologically driven world.

Miracle: play hopes to bring motivation

CONTINUED FROM 1 The tale sheds light on the human ability to overcome obstacles and entrapment against all odds.

The legacy that Keller and Sullivan left behind is a prime example of real-life miracles.

“The tale of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan remains one of the enduring stories in American history,” Arnold

said via email.

Along with a motivational message, Victoria Sasso, who plays Sullivan, explained that there are also light-hearted moments in the play.

She hopes that the audience will leave the show feeling inspired by the performance, and if not, “There’s always a good food fight too,” she said laughingly.

Sasso believes that this play

has something for everyone.

“The play speaks to us about the need for change and the need for us to have the courage and capacity to create a transformation that will make us more whole as human beings,” Arnold said via email.

“The Miracle Worker” will open Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. in the Hallberg Theatre and will run until March 13.

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The production of “The Miracle Worker” is about the need for change and courage in humanity.

The play is set to open on Feb.

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Kanye West premiered his new album at a soldout show in Madison Square Garden on Feb. 11 during his release of Yeezy Season 3 clothing line. “The Life of Pablo” was released digitally on Feb. 14 exclusively available as a TIDAL exclusive and will not be offered on Apple Music or for purchase.

Album channels old Kanye ANDREW SALMI Daily Titan After more than twoand-a-half years since he released his previous project, “Yeezus,” critically acclaimed rapper and highly outspoken public figure Kanye West released his seventh album, “The Life of Pablo,” on Sunday.

Many hip-hop heads anxiously waited to see what direction West would go with the album, but in Kanye-fashion, he didn’t give fans many spoilers leading up to the release.

In an interview last week on Power 105.1’s show “The Breakfast Club,” West said, “This album’s just embracing the music, embracing joy and being of service to the people. I just hope that people like it and enjoy it, you know? That’s it.”

Regardless of the backlash

he’s been receiving over his public persona, West delivered an instant classic that goes in a multitude of directions.

Through his lyrics across the 18-track album, the rapper openly basks in his own glory, fame, moments of clarity and realization of what his life has become over the years with his wife, Kim Kardashian West, daughter North West and newborn son Saint West.

Despite all the idiosyncracies he expresses on the album, it is drenched with Christian imagery, putting faith in God to get himself through problems and redeem himself.

The album possesses grade-A production from top to bottom, including contributions from Rick Rubin, Swizz Beatz, Kid Cudi, Boi1da, Metro Boomin, Southside, Madlib, Mike Dean and more.

The first track off “The Life of Pablo” is the heavily soulful “Ultralight Beam,” which was performed on “Saturday Night Live” over

the weekend. West backs up a tweet he posted last month about his upcoming work being a “gospel album.” The opening song, which focuses on West’s strong faith in God and peace, features the likes of Kelly Price, The-Dream and Chance the Rapper.

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“Famous,” featuring R&B singer Rihanna.

West starts the first verse with a risky statement: “For all those my southside n***** that know me best, I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex. Why? I made that b**** famous.”

Besides the gospel influence, West gives off the impression that he’s living life to the fullest on a handful of his tracks...

“This song was gonna be the outro and there it kinda made more sense. But it’s a reference to God’s covenant with us after flooding the world,” said Chance the Rapper, who shared his annotations on his verse to Genius, an online lyric annotation website.

Besides the gospel influence, West gives off the impression that he’s living life to the fullest on a handful of tracks, gloating about his fame, ego, sex life and money throughout the album.

This is highly evident in his lyrics on track four,

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West aims to serve the people in “The Life of Pablo”

West calls out pop star Taylor Swift, who’s been in a up-and-down relationship with West since the 2008 MTV awards when West jumped on stage and interrupted her acceptance speech for video of the year.

This track, like most on the album, is versatile, switching up the beat sampling dancehall DJ Sister Nancy’s song “Bam Bam,” adding movement and setting a feel-good mood.

Track seven, “Highlights,” featuring Young Thug, is gospel-inspired. West jumps

into the track with heavy autotune and mentions Kardashian’s former boyfriend, R&B singer Ray J, in reference to Kim and Ray J’s infamous sex tape released in 2007, and Kanye’s and Ray J’s love for Kim Kardashian West.

Track 10, “Waves,” is a nice transition to a more relaxed but still lively beat, featuring Chris Brown singing the chorus: “Waves don’t die. Let me crash here for a moment, I don’t need to own it.”

These noteworthy tracks are upbeat, with buoyant, innovative sounds that will likely be played in nightclubs across the world.

Toward the end of “The Life of Pablo,” West’s realization of his life now and moments of clarity is depicted in track 15, “30 Hours” with André 3000 rapping over a mesmerizing beat, reflecting on his past relationships before his current wife.

In track 13, “Wolves,” featuring R&B singer Frank Ocean, West continues his

redemption through religion by making a biblical reference to Mary and Joseph, while expressing his desire to overcome depression.

The song “Wolves” has a similar sound to West’s fourth solo studio album 808’s & Heartbreak, with a touch of early Drake-inspired record, West said on “The Breakfast Club” last week.

Track 16, “No More Parties in LA,” is a song with clever lyricism is on full display as West recruits Compton’s own Kendrick Lamar for a verse on the six-minute track, which was the first time the pair collaborated on a song together.

Despite the 38-year-old Chicago rapper causing a social media firestorm with his Twitter rants over the last few days, including a claim that he’s accrued $53 million in personal debt, West remains adamant on keeping “The Life of Pablo” available exclusively to stream on TIDAL and will not sell the album.

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Legislation in Florida could change school requirements, allowing students to take a programming course for their foreign language requirement. However the bill is misguided because learning another language has no connection to learning computer code.

Coding cannot replace language-learning Legislation to replace requirements in high school is misguided GERARD AVELINO Daily Titan Foreign languages and computer languages are two completely different concepts, but lawmakers across the country have begun proposing that high school students be allowed to fill their foreign language requirement with coding classes. But they shouldn’t trade in those dicionaríos and flash cards for keyboards and compilers just yet; as usual, those legislators don’t know what they’re talking about.

The Florida Senate is preparing to vote on a bill that

would allow high school students to study computer programming in lieu of a foreign language class, according to NBC. A similar proposal is also making its way through the Virginia state Assembly, according to WTVF Public Radio. In fact, in 2014, the Washington Post also reported that lawmakers in New Mexico and California introduced similar bills.

The rationale behind these proposals is rooted in the rapidly changing world of information technology.

Jobs in programming and various information technology fields continue to be in high demand. Nonprofit K-12 advocates at Code. org say that the number of computer science graduates in 2015 is dwarfed by the number of jobs left unfilled

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in the industry: 38,175 new graduates to 618,000 open jobs.

President Barack Obama called for a $4 billion increase in funding for computer science programs for high schools, citing the need to meet the drastically underfilled demand.

“There’s a lot of critical thinking that goes into it,” said Florida Sen. Jeremy Ring, one of the bill’s supporters. “It’s a global language.”

Computer science is, indeed, an important part of modern day education. It is completely justifiable that high school students should learn skills that prepare them for future jobs.

The choice, however, between computer languages and natural languages draws from a false

equivalence: the way humans communicate with computers is not the same way that they communicate with each other.

The confusion likely stems from a difficulty in distinguishing the semantic nuance of “language” in “programming language” from the type of language humans use to speak to each other.

The use of language and code are also completely different processes.

When people write code, they rely on a conscious knowledge of programming language. However, when someone says a sentence in English, knowledge of that language is accessed subconsciously, said Franz Mueller, Ph.D., linguistics professor at Cal State Fullerton. “You don’t

normally think of the rules of the system.”

For computers, language is — quite literally — mathematics: rules and symbols that manipulate numbers to achieve an intended result.

For humans, language is used to communicate ideas and express thought.

Programming languages are constructed with strict rules: put a comma or parenthesis in the wrong place and your code fails to execute. Natural languages, like English, are far more flexible, with rules that sometimes make no sense to even the most adept native speaker.

“People who are good at French are not necessarily good at computers and vice versa,” Mueller said.

So why should students choose one or the other?

Both can be taught at the same time. That’s what Arkansas legislators thought in 2015, passing a law that made coding classes a new, separate requirement for high school graduation.

Kentucky did the same in 2014, even disregarding a proposal for making programming count as a foreign language. More states should do the same.

With all these differences between the language of humans and the language of computers, making high school students choose one or the other is not the optimal solution for keeping school standards up to date.

Programming teaches logic; foreign languages teach communication. Both are important skills that high school students should not graduate without.

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SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22 - Dec. 21)

Communicating from the heart will be easy starting this week. In fact, after Tuesday, if there’s a conversation you’ve wanted to have with your sweetheart that requires extra diplomacy and tact, you’ve got a cosmic green light to open your mouth. Agreement will be easier than ever to reach.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20 - May 20)

Your love life will take a backseat to career starting this week. There are just way too many opportunities for you to focus on and you’re not about to let them pass you by.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23 - Sep. 22)

You and your sweetheart might decide it’s time to get healthier, and if so, you’ll be each other’s greatest ally. This will be a great week to look into couple’s fitness training, or to join a dieter’s group together if you both want to shed a few pounds.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22 - Jan. 19)

Your sweetheart might have a positive effect on your bank account, much to your delight. He or she could be an unwavering source of support, helping you to truly believe in yourself as you work to cultivate and market one of your special, creative talents. Be open to the possibilities & more outsidethe-box the endeavor, the better!

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GEMINI

(May 21 - Jul. 20)

If single, it’s possible that you’ll meet someone who captivates you this week, but isn’t your usual type. Allow this sexy someone to expand your horizons. You’ll be glad you did!

LIBRA

(Sep. 23 - Oct. 22)

If single, this is one of the most supportive aspects to help you meet someone special and fall in love. If attached, you and your sweetie will enjoy many pleasurable moments and fun date nights.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)

This week, it’ll feel as if you’re endowed with magical powers of attraction. Indeed, it’ll be easier than ever to get the object of your affection to pay attention to you -- and you won’t even have to try!

Venus, the planet of love, harmony, and beauty, will remain in Aquarius until March 12. Enjoy the boost in confidence it’ll give; your charisma will be off the charts!

CANCER

(Jun. 21 - Jul. 22)

The more your partner seems to pull away from you, the more you’ll want him or her. This fun game of cat and mouse is likely to begin after Tuesday and it’s sure to be an interesting one.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23 - Nov. 21)

If you’ve been dating someone special, this might be the week you’re ready to introduce him or her to your family. Fortunately, it looks like your clan will not only embrace your sweetheart into their world, but they will also truly enjoy his or her original flair.

PISCES

(Feb. 20 - Mar. 20)

Your love life might become more of a private affair after Tuesday.

Perhaps you and your sweetheart are craving time alone together, away from all of life’s chaotic distractions. If so, it’ll be a great time to book a couples spa retreat or other peaceful mini vacation to a beautiful and remote destination.

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SPORTS

PAGE 8 FEBRUARY 17, 2016 WEDNESDAY

COURTESY OF CSUF

Despite a solid first round performance, the Cal State Fullerton men’s golf team was ultimately disqualified after submitting incorrect scorecards.

Titans in the rough after disqualification The men’s golf team wastes its efforts at Folino Invitational RYAN PORTER Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton men’s golf team suffered a calamity Monday during the sixth-annual Folino Invitational at the Industry Hills Golf Club in the City of Industry.

What started as a solid first round for the Titans soon became a nightmare as their two-round, 603-stroke, fourth-place effort was squandered by disqualification.

CSUF ended round one trailing Samford (578, +2), UC Riverside (590, +14) and Long Beach State (595, +19) until it was knocked out of the tournament for having two incorrect scorecards.

Although their scores from the first two rounds no longer mattered in the tournament

standings, the Titans still participated in the final round.

Prior to the disqualification, freshman Jack Ireland led the Titans with a 4-above par 148 through two rounds.

He shot an even round one and recorded an eagle on the par-5 hole one in the second round. Ireland endured his only double-bogey of the day on the par-3 fifth hole to contribute to his 4-above par second round.

Although it did not count, Ireland would go on to finish the tournament with a 6-above par 78 in the third round to tie him for 19th overall, along with freshman teammate Matt Wilson.

Wilson started in a rough patch, finishing 7-above par 79 in the first round, but found his swing in the following rounds, recording a 2-above par 74 in round two and a 1-above par 73 in the final round. Wilson and Ireland would complete the tournament with 226

strokes each.

CSUF senior Marcus Mercado-Kiel followed up with 234 strokes to tie him for 38th place overall alongside UC Riverside’s Michael Wong. Sophomore Mark Cobey and senior Nico Mendoza’s first round scores were not recorded.

Aside from the Titans’ disqualification, Fullerton brought five golfers to compete individually in the tournament, including junior Matt Murphy, who tied for third place overall with Samford’s Zach Hughes, with a 2-above par 218.

Redshirt senior Mark Jensma and junior Martin Manalo also competed well in the individual section, both recorded a 6-above par 222 in three rounds of play.

Fullerton will return to the greens for the two-day Del Walker Invitational that takes place Monday, Feb. 29 through Tuesday, March 1 at the Virginia Country Club in Long Beach.

Sports this week Men’s Basketball Vs. UC Irvine

• Home, Titan Gym • Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m

Women’s Basketball Vs. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

• Home, Titan Gym • Thursday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m.

Softball (Santa Clara Bronco Classic) Vs. Santa Clara University

• Away, SCU Softball Field • Friday, Feb. 19 at 3:15 p.m.

Vs. Seattle University

• Away, SCU Softball Field • Saturday, Feb. 20 at 10 a.m.

Baseball Stanford Series

• Away, Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Friday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m.

• Saturday, Feb. 20 at 2 p.m.

• Sunday, Feb. 21 at 1 p.m.

Women’s Tennis Vs. University of the Pacific

• Away, Hal Nelson Tennis Courts • Friday, Feb. 19th at 12 p.m.

Vs. UC Davis

• Away, Marya Welch Tennis Courts • Saturday, Feb. 20 at 11 a.m.

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