Daily Titan Newspaper April 25, 2011

Vol. 89 Issue 42

April 25, 2011

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Texting while driving campaign Distracted Driving Awareness Month launches to curb the dangerous habit ANDREW KWOK Daily Titan

April is officially Distracted Driving Awareness Month, in which Cal State Fullerton police will be joining over 225 local law enforcement agencies and 103 CHP area commands in a statewide effort to curb offending drivers who text message or use cell phones without handsfree devices.

The campaign will include message boards on the highways reminding drivers not to text, and participating law enforcement will adopt “zero tolerance” policies. First violations will cost offenders a minimum of $159, and subsequent fines will increase to $279, according to the California Office of Traffic Safety.

“All of us have gotten so used to technology and cell phones and texting … It’s a quick way of interacting with people, sending people messages, setting up to meet somebody, and we just kind of take it for granted that we can still do it while we’re driving. The reality is that we can’t do it safely, because all of your attention is on your mobile device instead of driving,” said Lt. John Brockie of the University Police.

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WHAT’S INSIDE NEWS One teacher’s passion for justice and equality ........................................4 OPINION A guide to using common courtesy in elevators ........................................5 DETOUR Grad student Katy Betz displays her art on campus ........................................6 SPORTS Calling Signals... Softball wins fourth straight series ........................................9

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LUCIO VILLA / Daily Titan President Milton Gordon signs a revised version of the Declaration to Defend Public Education in front of the students and faculty members who spent the previous three nights sleeping in Langsdorf Hall until he agreed to sign the pledge.

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Students and faculty stand united with President Milton Gordon in a joint statement defending California public education KEITH COUSINS Daily Titan

After three nights of sit-ins at Langsdorf Hall, students and faculty gathered in front of the Humanities Building Thursday to witness President Milton Gordon sign the revised Declaration to Defend Public Education.

Students and faculty worked into the morning hours to revise the document and create something they would be not only proud of, but the administration of Cal State Fullerton would get behind.

“Let me once again (begin) by expressing my deep respect for our students and their responsible efforts to engage the critical issues facing our university and the CSU in these very challenging fiscal times,” said Gordon. “I

am proud to be able to report that civic engagement is flourishing at Cal State Fullerton – exemplified by the many students who have kept vigil in Langsdorf Hall in their passionate defense of public education.”

Gordon continued his address by saying he shares the passion of the students and faculty and that they all stood “united” in believing that every Californian should have access to quality education.

“Please continue to take an active role in the support of providing quality public education for all qualified students,” Gordon said.

Jamie Wharton, a graduate student, participated in the sit-ins and started her address to the crowd by saying with relief that students would be able to sleep in their own beds.

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Guitar enthusiasts flock to downtown Music buffs can’t get enough of the Fender Museum KACIE YOSHIDA Daily Titan

Buried behind bars, vintage stores and restaurants lies a hidden gem that most Fullertonians fail to see as they walk by. Amongst the area where the Fullerton Farmers Market takes place on the corner of Pomona and Wilshire Boulevards is a petite, tan building dedicated to preserving a small piece of musical history. “(In)1949 Leo Fender started seriously designing a standard guitar

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model for his Fine Line of Fender Electric Instruments,” states a press release on the Fender Museum website. “At first the guitar was called the Esquire, then the Broadcaster and finally the Telecaster.

Sixty years later it is one of the most popular guitars in the world, an instrument built for working men and women musicians who defined the blues, country and pop styles.”

The Leo Fender Museum, not to be confused with the larger museum in Corona, lacks a decent-sized gallery space and is humble in appearance, but it holds the key to guitar history. Fender, a native of Orange County, competed against Les Paul in the race to build the electric guitar right here in Fullerton. And while Les Paul was the first to successfully develop a series of electric guitars, Fender was close behind.

Surprisingly, many residents and Cal State Fullerton students fail to realize such a historic element of the city. With such a distinctive and rich music scene of singer/ songwriters as well as punk rockers and hipsters, it’s amusing that the museum attracts few visitors every day.

Christopher McCarthy, a local musician and student at Fullerton College, had no idea the museum was just yards from where he has attended school for the past few years. And while McCarthy is a cellist at heart, as a bass player he has immense respect for such finely produced instruments.

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Courtesy of Flickr User PS bear The Cal State Fullerton track and field squads hosted UC Irvine for a dual meet in which the men’s squad won, 78-68.

Senior Day at Titan Track ends in split Personal and seasonal bests overrun home finale in dual meet with UCI CHRISTOPHER PARK Daily Titan

Curbing the inside of the track, brushing past your opponent as your lead continues to stretch even further and that finish line edges ever so closely to you. Even that sense of relief that comes over you after hearing that final measurement being read aloud after your final throw of the day. This is Titan track and field at its best.

Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine went head to head in the second annual OC Dual Track and Field Meet, where wins were split between CSUF men and UCI women.

The men’s team won with a final score of 78-68, while UCI won by a wide margin with a score of 97-52.

The Titan women would walk away with six first-place finishes and the men outhustled the Anteaters for eight top finishes.

Both CSUF men and women did have seasonal and personal bests in the meet. This includes personal bests that surpass the previous record by more than seven feet of both junior Eric Grunbaum, 177-1 inch for second place in the hammer throw, and junior Danielle Morton, 1312 inches to win the javelin throw.

Also, there was a career best for junior Tony Crutchfield, running for 14.88 seconds, and seasonal bests for sophomores Javon May at 15.34 and Gavin Couvrey-Jacobs with

15.98 in the men’s 110 hurdles.

Seasonal bests were for DeAndrae Woods, stretching for first place at 10.80 seconds, and senior Jestin Blackmon with third at 11.03 seconds in the 100-meter dash. Freshman Katie Wilson sprinted away for first place with 2:14.14 and Ciara Short followed up in third at 2:16.43 in the women’s 800-meter run. Carol Chang and Ashley Sims finished side by side in the women’s 100 with times of 12.37 and 12.39, respectively. Senior Lauren Williams paved the way in the women’s 100-meter hurdles, crossing the finish line in first place at 13.43 seconds.

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DRIVERS: Cell phone distractions ...Continued from page 1 Brockie said while the campaign includes stronger enforcement, its main purpose is to provide a coordinated effort between agencies to educate the public.

“It’s fresh on officers’ minds, so they’re more likely to see that violation while they’re driving around,” Brockie said. “Rather than every individual agency picking their own time frame, this is just a coordinated effort to get the information out there, to get the statistics out there to the public about distracted driving and the dangers.”

While the Fullerton Police Department is not participating with this specific campaign, Sgt. Andrew Goodrich said regular enforcement of mobile device usage will continue as long as it is law.

“The opinion of law enforcement and the Fullerton Police Department is that driving is something that requires people’s complete attention, and driving while distracted, whether that’s eating, or putting makeup on, or texting or otherwise, puts not only that driver, but the other pedestrians and other drivers potentially at risk,” Goodrich said.

The distracted driving campaign is similar to others warning drivers to wear seat belts, not to drink and drive, and to be wary of construction zones. These campaigns are normally rotated in month or

two-month-long periods, and law enforcement agencies may choose whether or not to participate, according to Goodrich.

“If all you do is beat somebody over the head with the same message all the time, then they become deaf to that message,” Goodrich said on the matter of rotating law enforcement campaigns.

On why so many drivers continue to illegally use their cell phones while driving, Goodrich said since it was legal to do so until recently, changing the trend has been more difficult than with violations that have long been illegal, such as drunk driving and speeding. Goodrich also speculated that many people take the law lightly because they feel they can text while driving without causing problems.

“You get some people that are very good at multitasking and some people that are very bad at it, and so you make a law because it’s safe for everybody,” Goodrich said.

Many students agree with law enforcement that it is beneficial for police to catch offenders.

“I think that it’s important because at the end of the day, people get hurt every day due to people not concentrating on their driving,” said Dante Hawkins, a business major.

“It only takes one time of somebody messing up for somebody to lose their life, so I think they have to be serious about it, but $200 is still heavy.”

DTSHORTHAND ETC Hosts Arabian Nights Mixer Cal State Fullerton’s Entertainment and Tourism Club is hosting its Sixth Annual “Arabian Nights” Mixer Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Fullerton Marriott.

ETC has confirmed 35 industry professionals from television, film, sports and tourism; some of whom are from Disney, Warner Brothers, the Anaheim Ducks, Anaheim Convention Center, ArtiSans Label, Guitar Center, all the ETC board members and many more.

Students who attend will have the opportunity to network, distribute business cards and resumes, and get a lead on possible internships or job opportunities.

Ticket prices, which are $20 for CSUF students and $25 for the public, include catered food, an open bar and a hookah lounge.

For ticket information visit EtcMixer.EventBrite.com or email etc.csuf@gmail.com.

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“We made compromises and they made compromises. We were able to come to something that we both can agree on and participate in,” said Wharton.

“And now we are all going to take naps.”

David Inga, a student organizer, took to the podium with both exhaustion and joy.

“This is brilliant. I am so happy,” said Inga before reading the revised declaration.

As Inga finished reading, the crowd began to chant, “Sign it, sign it.” The students and faculty who participated in the sit-in were invited up behind the podium to witness Gordon sign.

“I take great pride in the signing of this agreement,” Gordon said before he signed.

For students like Cameron Mahdad, who was one of the primary organizers of the protests, the signing was a tremendous moment.

“I feel satisfied. I am happy that the admin could come to an agreement, that the students could come to an agreement,” said Mahdad. “I’m glad we don’t have to sleep in that building again – never sleep on tile. I am just happy.”

Mahdad added the fact that Gordon and the CSUF

administration were willing to engage in discussion about revising the declaration was essential to the success of the sit-in.

“They were able to sit down and have a dialogue with us instead of ‘alright, here’s our revised version, now you take that and revise it’ and back and forth,” Mahdad said. “I am glad we had that dialogue; that’s what we have been fighting for, just having that dialogue there.”

Jarett Lovell, an associate professor of criminal justice, has worked at CSUF for nine years and said the protest and signing of the declaration would go down as one of the highlights from his time as a professor.

“They were tenacious, they were determined, they were confident, they were cooperative and most importantly they were peaceful,” said Lovell. “I can’t think of any greater statement about what CSUF means.”

Lovell also commended Gordon for working with the students and faculty on the declaration.

“Things got contentious at times, but he met with the students three times. He made this a priority,” Lovell said. “I think it does show that while there might be structural limitations to what he might do or to which he is able to side with the students – I think deep down he does care.”

As if the Titan Bowl and Billiards wasn’t already packed with fun and games, a recent addition has more and more students flocking to the TSU underground.

The Kinect for Xbox has been installed and available for students since April 4 in the Titan Bowl and Billiards, and it will be included in this year’s triathlon.

Kinect is a controller-free game that uses only hand signals and voice commands to operate. The Kinect is very similar to and competes with Nintendo’s Wii and Playstation’s Move.

The Kinect for Xbox was released in November 2010, so it is fairly new to many people.

Titan Bowl and Billiards manager Ken Maxey said, “People don’t know about it really until they actually see it here. I have a Wii, but I personally like the Kinect. I just won’t buy the Xbox

just for the Kinect.”

Because it’s only been two weeks since the installment, Maxey knows students are just getting acquainted to the gaming and entertainment experience the Kinect provides.

There is only one installed, but Maxey said he would increase the number of installments based on the popularity of it in Titan Bowl and Billiards.

“I’m not looking if people are using it now. I won’t start looking until the end of the school year,” Maxey said.

Allison Dohanyos, a front desk attendant at Titan Bowl and Billiards, works the mornings and said there are fewer than five students that use the Kinect, but she also agreed that many students just don’t know about it yet.

“When people ask me to rent a game, I usually mention the Kinect and ask them if they want to play that instead. We should do more advertising for it,” said Dohanyos.

Eric Arriaga, a business major and the front desk attendant in the evenings, also said only one to two people are using it a night, but he believes things will turn around.

“It should get popular soon. I’ve played it and it’s fun to play,” said Arriaga.

The Kinect will be included in the Titan Bowl and Billiards Triathlon and will be introduced to more students over the next two weeks because of it.

According to the Titan Bowl and Billiards website, the triathlon will consist of bowling, billiards and table tennis (via Kinect). The triathlon began Monday and is running until next Friday.

Participants will compete in bowling, billiards and table tennis and earn a score for each game.

Once every game is played, the participant will have his score combined.

The person with the highest combined score at the end of the period will be the winner of a $20 Titan Shops bookstore card.

Appreciation Night for Veterans Cal State Fullerton and community veterans were honored Saturday evening at the fourth annual Veterans Appreciation Night hosted by Veterans Student Services and Student Veterans Association.

In attendance were veterans from all branches of the military and from different wars, ranging from World War II to Iraq. Many were wearing their uniforms or clothing that indicated which war they were in. Each group of veterans received a standing ovation from the audience.

The event also recognized student veterans who will be graduating this year. It also recognized student Eric Storrie, who will be going overseas to serve.

University President Milton Gordon spoke at the event. He thanked the veterans for their service and also talked about all the things CSUF does for its student veterans.

The keynote speaker was Stephen Peck, son of Oscar-winning actor Gregory Peck. Peck served in Vietnam and was recently appointed president and CEO of U.S. Veterans Initiative, a nonprofit group that helps veterans transition back to civilian life.

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Dodgeball Event to Be Held in May Students who want to play in the “Dodge Stigma” Dodgeball Tournament now have till Monday, May 2 to register. The event will take place Friday, May 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Engineering and Computer Science Building lawn.

The cost to enter the tournament is $7 per player. Go to the Student Health and Counseling Center website at Fullerton.edu/ shcc to view and print the application, release of liability and tournament rules.

A minimum of six and a maximum of 10 people per team are allowed to sign up with each person filling out the application packet. Registration materials must be put in the Student Health and Counseling Center drop-box located on the front desk by May 2.

The purpose of this third annual event is to “promote mental health awareness” and is planned by the Health Education and Promotion Department and the Peer Health University Network at CSUF. According to their informational flier, “Suicide is the second leading cause of death on college campuses and is preventable …

Research has indicated that many students refuse to seek help for specific issues due to the ‘stigma’ that is associated with seeking help for mental health.”

All proceeds will help fund the mental health chapter of Peer Health University Network.

Prizes will be awarded to the first, second and third place teams, and all participants will receive food.

Questions regarding the event may be emailed to eblache@fullerton.edu.

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ARIANNE CUSTER / Daily Titan At the organic wine tasting booth during the iCare Festival, a volunteer explains to one attendee about the wines from Parducci, the first carbon-neutral winery in the U.S.

Earth celebration ends with festival Student Rec Center hosts iCare festival to promote health and environmental conservation

KATHLEEN ROSELL / Daily Titan Male and female students alike gathered in the Titan Student Union Thursday for a night of dress-up, music, dancing and a variety of different performances all in drag.

Glitter, glamour and guys

The Queer Straight Alliance holds annual “Bootylicious” Drag Show to raise awareness and funds

KATHLEEN ROSELL / Daily Titan Bijan Hijarnia, who emceed the Drag Show event Thursday night, kept the crowd entertained between each performance number. Cal State Fullerton’s QSA set out to raise money for future club endeavours.

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The glam was on Thursday night as the Queer Straight Alliance hosted its annual “Bootylicious” drag show in the Titan Student Union Pavilions. This year’s theme was modeled after the recent musical Burlesque.

“Bootylicious is one of our traditional events that we put on at the end of every year,” said Chris Brown, a public relations and business administration major.

“The performers have the option if they want to dress up in drag.

If it is a group, we require that at least one person be in drag. This is for QSA to make profits for our future events.”

Participants started early before the show began to change from their everyday clothes into their alter-ego stage personalities.

“My stage name is Mistress V,” said Yovann Villanueva, a molecular biology major. “This dress is from last year. I knew that people had seen it, so they would recognize me.

All of my outfits in the show were inspired by cute clothes that I liked. I chose all of my outfits to go with the songs that I was performing to.”

Even before the doors opened, the excitement of those who had come to watch the show was palpable in the entry hall of the pavilions.

A steady flow of people lined up outside the doors. There was no entrance fee, but a $5 donation

was suggested.

Inside the pavilions were tables and chairs set up in a horseshoe around a catwalk stage and dance floor. The show was scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m., but the doors did not open until after 7 p.m.

The master of ceremonies was Bijan Hijarnia, who came on before and after every number. He pumped up the crowd and kept the atmosphere light as he joked with the audience.

Each act was individual and unique. The numbers were performed to latest hits and muchloved oldies.

The different numbers started as the performers came from the back of the stage and walked down the stage and then descended the stairs onto the dance floor where they could be closer to the audi-

ence and move among them as they pleased.

“Last year I performed and I was really nervous,” Villanueva said. “I had never really done anything like this before. But I love being onstage and I love performing so I did it again this year. Being up there onstage, the adrenaline rush is insane. I sometimes get a little nervous because I can’t see the crowd and I hope that the heels don’t make me fall. You get to be someone you’re not up onstage. Up there I am not a student, I am a diva.”

Halfway through the show there was an opportunity where those who had purchased raffle tickets could win prize bags and gift cards to local restaurants.

The final performance was performed by a couple to the song “Let’s Get it On” by Marvin Gaye.

From there, all the performers were brought back up onstage for an encore act where everyone danced to Lady Gaga’s hit “Born This Way.” All the participants went down the catwalk to the dance floor where they brought the audience onto the stage and danced until the end of the song.

“Our friend brought us here,” said Megan Philips, a show attendee. “I would definitely come back next year. The show was really good and the performers were amazing. I had never been to a drag show before.”

All the proceeds from the night will go to fund QSA’s events next year. The club travels to conferences and uses the proceeds to help educate themselves and the community about the LGBT community.

“Bootylicious is not sleazy or explicit,” Brown said. “Most GSA and QSA groups put on a drag show sort of as a traditional fundraiser. Since it is one of the aspects of the gay community, we want to raise awareness, profits and funds.”

QSA will host its next fun-filled night of drag next spring.

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Cal State Fullerton students, faculty, staff and community members were invited to participate in Student Recreation Center’s first iCare Festival, which featured a 5k run/walk and a youth 1k. The event Saturday ended Earth Week on campus and promoted health, wellness and a “green” lifestyle.

The morning started off early with approximately 320 runners and walkers taking part in the 5k or youth 1k, according to Victor Hernandez, one of the organizers of the festival and a coordinator at the SRC services desk.

“Runners said that they enjoyed this race in particular because it was through the Arboretum and the rest of the campus,” said Hernandez.

Michael Torrez, a community member, was the winner of the 5k.

After the scenic race, a festival featured organic wine tastings, poolside chair massages, live music, food trucks, eco-friendly campus clubs and an Eco-Kidzone.

In addition, 25 pairs of new and gently used shoes were collected for Soles4Souls, a charity that distributes donations to those in need in more than 125 countries.

Electronics were also collected

by AES Electronics Recycling Inc., a company that does free pickups and collection events as fundraisers for organizations that want to clean up the environment and promote the proper disposal of ewaste.

According Nicole Luniga, a CSUF graduate who is the coowner and marketing manager of AES, “A lot of people aren’t informed that electronic recycling is available. First of all, there are large fines for throwing it in the garbage. Second, there is a lot of mercury in electronics and it pollutes the ground water.”

AES collected an estimated 1,300 pounds of e-waste at the festival. Luniga said the electronics did not have to be working because the plastics and metals are sorted out of the items and made into new materials.

TVs, computers, monitors,

printers, fax/copy machines, IP phones, cell phones, IT equipment, iPods, hard drives, cords and even children’s electronic toys were collected.

Green Campus, an organization that promotes energy saving, also embraced electronics at the festival. Keyur Ajmera and Haroon Rahmani, GC interns and project coordinators at CSUF, used their iPhone and laptop to allow participants to take a sustainability pledge at Goo.gl/3amKh. According to Rahmani, “I’ll input the number of people who agreed to, say for example, reduce their shower time, and then our spreadsheet will calculate the money and gallons saved.”

Green Campus is a part of An Alliance to Save Energy and is required to get 750 people to volunteer to sign the pledge. According to Ajmera, 50 to 60 of the iCare Festival attendees took the survey and pledge.

“This was a good event for us.

Everyone here was about energy efficiency and sustainability,” said Ajmera.

“We wanted to bring the campus and community together,” Hernandez said, and he encouraged campus organizations to show their school spirit by participating in the “green” living festival. With that in mind, the Delta Zeta sorority gave away free cups filled with soil and flowers for event-goers to plant at home.

Marc Boyle, a volunteer at iCare and the president of the CSUF chapter of the community service club Circle K International, said, “It was very diverse and kid friendly. There was egg painting and freshly hatched chicks for the children to see.”

Although the event was intended to end at 1 p.m., the festival was broken down and packed up an hour early.

“It just had a natural flow and ended when it needed to,” Hernandez said.

Hernandez also said that nearly 400 people attended the iCare Festival. “It was very successful.

Everyone is asking if we’re going to do it again next year. Everyone is already anticipating how we can make it bigger and market it better.”

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Robert Castro, an associate professor of criminal justice made fighting discrimination and injustice a life commitment. Now he instills that passion in his students at Cal State Fullerton MARGARITA CASTELLANOS Daily Titan

Courtesy of MCT A new application will allow motorists to see where DUI checkpoints are located.

Checkpoint checker New smartphone application enables users to detect where police set up sobriety checkpoints ASHLEY LOERA Daily Titan

With memorial weekend approaching, local authorities are preparing for the holiday weekend filled with crazy parties and drunk drivers.

But instead of re-thinking their holiday binge drinking, many people are now able to continue their party plans thanks to new smartphone applications that allow users to know when and where a DUI checkpoint has popped up.

The newest app, the DUI Dodger, lets people check the nearest DUI checkpoints within a 50-mile radius and add new ones they happen to see.

The application also allows the users to check their blood alcohol content level through a series of questions, see facts and myths on drunk driving, and even provides a “walk the line” test to measure their balance.

The listings are refreshed every 24 hours, and the app allows users to “flag” a listing that is inaccurate. The goal of the application, according to its press release, is to lead to increased awareness about the dangers of drunk driving.

Kelly McLeod, 21, an entertainment studies major, disagrees with the idea that the app allows drinkers to feel safer. “It is a total selfish thought of security … because they are completely worried about their well-being while they are being ignorant to the safety of others out and about,” said McLeod.

In the DUI Dodger press release, it mentions that “the idea is that information is power, and people will

be less inclined to drink and drive if they know that there is a checkpoint in their area.” But many are skeptical as to the application’s true intentions.

“I think it’s somewhat hypocritical to say they’re stopping (drinking and driving) through this app … If they wanted to provide that type of information, they could do it in a better way than providing people with the opportunity to leave a checkpoint,” said criminal justice Professor Kevin Meehan, Ph.D. DUI checkpoints have received criticism in the past for their inability to make arrests at checkpoints, and rolling patrols, which send officers into the streets, are a better way to catch drunk drivers. But as Barbara Harsha, the executive director of the Governors Highway Safety Association, told USAToday, “The goal is not to write tickets or make arrests, but rather to remind the public that they should drive sober or face serious consequences.”

University Police Lt. John Brockie said there are many factors that go into picking the spot for a DUI checkpoint, mainly “a safe location where vehicles have a chance to slow and stop and where we are not going to adversely deter traffic,” said Brockie.

And more often police choose public places where mass amounts of drinkers are forced to pass through, such as right outside the Anaheim Honda Center.

“By the time you’re in that line of traffic there’s not much you can do because there’s nowhere to turn … So I think (checkpoints) are going to fulfill their purpose whether there’s an app or not,” Meehan said.

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An 8-year-old boy from Calexico, Calif., was sent across the border into Mexico. He crossed frequently to buy affordable vegetables and meat to feed his family.

Time and time again as the boy returned to the border control checkpoint with groceries in hand, he found himself robbed by the men who wore pressed, green uniforms with bold yellow print that spelled out Border Patrol.

When Robert Castro first heard this story from his father, it ignited a passion of concern for the injustice that not only his father endured as a child, but all who have.

“These were grown men, border patrol officers, trying to take advantage of an 8-yearold boy and in fact did take advantage in the most base way of stealing his food,” explained Castro.

Through the storytelling of family members, Castro was given a strong grasp and understanding of his heritage, fueling the growing fervor to pursue and solve the unremitting social injustice issues that occur along the U.S. and Mexican border.

“Each of these stories contains important life lessons that I have grown into over time—acting above one’s own self-interest, persistence and hard work, a commitment to social justice and remembering one’s cultural roots,” Castro said.

Combining the knowledge of his heritage and passion for social justice, Castro went on to study and obtain his undergraduate degree in criminology, law and society at UC Irvine, continuing his education to receive his doctorate in political science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Castro was finally awarded his Juris Doctor law degree from the UCLA School of Law where he was editor-in-chief of the UCLA Chicano-Latino Law Review and a member of the Public Interest Law & Policy program (PILP).

He achieved his schooling through driving motivation and pride in his culture, having dedicated his life’s work to translate his personal ethical and cultural obligations into more than just beliefs, but action.

“My parents Manuel and Magdalena Castro were very important influences on my life and in my appreciation of my Mexican American and American Indian (Chiricahua Apache) roots. My grandparents have also been great sources of pride and inspiration,” Castro said proudly as he held his head high to the collage

of family photos that hung on the wall above his desk.

In 2006, Castro served as a Gilder-Lehrman Postdoctoral Fellow of Slavery, Abolition and Resistance at Yale University, a prestige honor that left Castro in awe.

Two years later in 2008, he was invited to be an Amicus Historian of Record in a U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Curiae Brief, defending the right of plaintiffs to bring retaliation claims for race discrimination.

Currently he serves as an associate professor of criminal justice in the Division of Politics, Administration and Justice at CSUF, teaching several courses in constitutional rights and liberties, immigration and minorities in the criminal justice system, enlightening students to acknowledge their heritage and take action of their own.

“Robert has been a great addition to our division. He is an outstanding scholar who not only studies the Latino communities of the Southwest, but their history in ways that are very illuminating,” said Raphe Sonenshein, Ph.D., chair of the Division of Politics, Administration and Justice.

In 2009, Castro was presented the Outstanding Scholarship Award from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at CSUF, making him the first assistant professor in the history of the college to be bestowed the award.

“The Outstanding Scholarship and Creativity Award recognizes outstanding scholarly and creative accomplishments during the past five years,” said Dean Angela Della Volpe from the Humanities and Social Sciences Department.

“His recent research experience includes completing a Scholar-In-Residence Fellowship with the Office of the New Mexico State Historian where his research project explored how post-war racial sentiments shaped enforcement protocols under the anti-captivity provision of Article XI in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848,” Volpe added.

“Professor Castro was my mentor on my senior’s honors thesis, which was a study on the enforcement of federal immigration law by local law enforcement officials. Although it was just an undergraduate thesis, Professor Castro opened me up to the many benefits of research and provided me with extremely useful guidance at every step of the way,” said Francisco V. Balderrama, a previous student mentee under Castro.

In addition to teaching several courses, Castro strives to broaden his involvement on campus and the Orange County community.

“Not only is it clear that he feels a personal

stake in these issues as a Chicano, but also as an American who is committed to social justice and service to the Latino community,” Balderrama said.

Castro has started a Public Interest Law Fellows program at CSUF for qualified students from diverse backgrounds interested in establishing a career in public interest law.

Public interest lawyers are attorneys committed to creating and sustaining a more just society by providing representation to underserved communities and interests.

“He is a popular teacher who is really dedicated and creative about getting our pre-law students to aim high and search for law school admissions, and in that sense can be a real inspirational force for students,” Sonenshein added.

“If it wasn’t for his continued encouragement and support I don’t think I would have been accepted to one of the leading law schools in the nation on a substantial scholarship. He is a remarkable individual who truly inspires his students through his scholarship and teaching,” Balderrama said.

Alongside his teaching profession, Castro continues his research in immigration and U.S. and Mexican border studies.

He has just completed his newest publication titled Xenomorph: Indians, Latina/os and the Alien Morphology of Arizona’s SB 1070.

In Xenomorph, Castro discusses how the law does not distinguish between immigrant populations and native-born Latinos and argues that no matter which way the law is modified, it will force police officers to engage in constitutionally impermissible behavior.

“It forces the police to cue on indigenous features like race because indigenous features in terms of dark skin color, eyes and hair are shared characteristics between domestic Mexican and immigrant populations, which really almost forces the police to engage in constitutionally impermissible behavior because the 14th amendment prohibits criminalizing populations based on immutable traits – inherited traits,” Castro explained.

The critical evaluation is being published in the Harvard Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law Review, which is a premiere academic publication for civil rights scholars.

Castro continues to encourage students to ignite a passion for the cultural archives of their own family history. “‘Tu eres Mexicano y Indio de Apache,’” my father used to say—never forget your people.

I have tried to heed my father’s words and remember my people through my professional vocation as a university professor,” Castro said.

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A guide to elevator etiquette for students Students have a lot of bad habits when it comes to elevators – cutting in line, invading personal space, pushing and shoving – it’s time they learn some common courtesy ASHLEY LOERA Daily Titan

An elevator is such an odd concept. A small, enclosed room that fits large amounts of people into tightly squeezed areas to go up and down floors of a building.

You would think an idea that has been around since 300 B.C. would have evolved a little more by now, and yet here we stand today with amazing technological advances and still no common sense.

Nobody likes to ride in elevators; unless, of course, you’re riding that elevator alone.

Having to enter a tiny room, embrace claustrophobia and play the lottery to see who you’ll share the space with is almost enough of a hassle to make you want to take the stairs. But we never do take those stairs.

With over 120 billion rides per year in over 600,000 elevators in the U.S., according to the Today Show online, it’s amazing to realize that some people just have no idea how to carry out proper elevator etiquette.

Like that awkward moment when you enter an elevator with just one other person and you must decide whether you’ll suffer the inalienable silence or try to break it with pointless conversation.

You feel odd standing inches away from another person and trying to ignore his or her existence, but what if you mindlessly comment on the weather and the person stares blankly at you like you’re crazy?

Until that day comes when the traditional elevator becomes obsolete and no longer are we put in potentially awkward situations on an everyday basis, the best thing we can do is agree there should be some ground rules and abide by all of them.

And while an entire encyclopedia could be written on the situational circumstances of an elevator, I will

If there are multiple people waiting for the elevator, do not slowly inch toward the entrance like the rest of us don’t notice you trying to cut.

present only a few to get you through the day.

The rest, my friend, is up to you and your common sense.

Step 1: Waiting for the Elevator When first approaching, assess your surroundings instead of barging in like a wild animal.

Walking up to push the button after someone else is like telling them, “Hey I don’t trust your buttonpushing skills, so I’m going to push it again.”

Pushing the button multiple times does not bring the elevator down faster, so stop banging on that button before we all think you don’t understand how it works.

If there are multiple people waiting for the next elevator, do not slowly inch toward the entrance like the rest of us don’t notice you trying to cut.

We’re all late to class, buddy—first come, first served.

And out of common courtesy, if you see a mob of people waiting for the next elevator and you’re only up one floor, don’t take the spot of someone who is traveling

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way up to the sixth.

Climbing one flight of stairs is not going to kill you, contrary to popular belief.

Step 2: Boarding the Elevator First things first, do not stand in front of the elevator doors thinking that will get you to your floor quicker.

You will be trampled and only cause a further inconvenience to others. Once empty, those closest enter first.

Not those fastest, not those strongest, sometimes not even those who came first, because if you’re in the Humanities building waiting for an elevator and you’re not standing as close to the doors as possible, good luck getting up.

File in by the walls first and then

fill the uncomfortable bubble in the middle. As that space always feels like being in the “mush pot” in a game of Duck-Duck-Goose, don’t make it worse by trying to fit 10 people in that mush pot.

Once you see a few people enter that center stage, do everyone a favor and stop boarding at that time.

Step 3: Inside the Elevator This step is more about personal preferences than rules, but again follows along the lines of common sense.

Don’t have a conversation with someone in the elevator unless you want everyone to know your business. And if you decide to continue, there’s no need to yell; it’s not a train station. If you’re sick you shouldn’t

be on a crowded elevator in the first place, but if you must ride, quarantine yourself from the rest of us because we definitely don’t want what you have.

If you picked the spot next to the buttons, prepare for maximum responsibility. And be aware of your belongings for goodness sake.

If you have a backpack sticking out 10 inches, don’t stand right in front of me like you’re not squeezing me against the wall.

With entire websites online dedicated to funny and annoying things to do in an elevator, we can only hope technology quickly catches up so no longer do we need a guide to handling uncomfortable situations in a box.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Daily Titan welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must include the sender’s first and last name. Students must include their majors, and other writers must include their affiliation to the university. The Daily Titan reserves the right to edit letters for length, grammar and spelling. Send letters to Isa Ghani, the Editor-in-Chief, at DTEditorInChief@gmail.com.

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CSUF graduate student showcases art

Master of Fine Arts student Katy Betz put over 40 illustrations on display at her on-campus art exhibit at CSUF KRISSY PAINE For the Daily Titan

The bright colors, mythical characters and secret messages in Katy Betz’s paintings take people to a world of vivid imagination.

The artist tells her own stories with a few brush strokes and a creative mind.

Betz’s talent was displayed on campus in her art exhibit, “Creating Space for Imagination.” Even

though this is not the first show for Betz, she still gets excited knowing the public can view and appreciate her works of art.

“This to me is worth it because I’m a visual illustrator, so communication is key. My whole thing with this show is watching people interact and think about it. I’m really concerned with engaging people emotionally and intellectually,” said Betz during the opening night of her exhibit.

The showcase, which contained over 40 illustrations, is bittersweet for Betz, 28, as it occurs near the end of her journey at Cal State Fullerton. This semester, she graduates in the Master of Fine Arts graduate program.

Cliff Cramp, coordinator of the illustration concentration in the

Visual Arts Department, worked with Betz throughout her time at CSUF. Cramp knows Betz’s determination. “Katy has been an incredibly positive addition to our graduate program. She is an extremely hard worker. Her work ethic, quality of craft, ability to tell a story and character are what will allow her to succeed,” said Cramp.

The hard work and dedication shows in Betz’s exhibit. Each painting creates curiosity and a sense of magic. On opening night, Betz debuted her new series of paintings, “Guardians of the Heart.”

In one particular painting, “Blue Musicorn,” the skilled artist incorporated radiant shades of blues and greens. Also, the illustration was one of the many “Musicorn”

Courtesy of Khara Dizmon 28-year-old Betz poses with one of her several pieces displayed at the exhibit “Creating Space for Imagination.” Betz’s goal is to take viewers of her work to a world of vivid imagination. Although she is proud of her work, it is bittersweet since she is close to graduating.

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pieces with some sort of heart shape and hidden musical notes.

“I love that painting; I want to keep that painting,” Betz noted about “Blue Musicorn.”

The inspiration Betz obtains for artwork comes from her faith and traveling. She admits to not watching a lot of television or movies, but enjoys listening to movie soundtracks for ideas. “(‘Creating Space for Imagination’ is) all based on a world that she created that is full of fantasy and creative characters, but addressing concepts that are relative to everyone. It addresses the basic idea of good versus evil,” said CSUF alumna Lauren Gallegos.

“I like that Katy brings up the idea that it is important to guard your heart against the things this world offers. We as people should be wary of what we allow into our hearts because it has the ability to affect us in extreme ways that we can’t always recognize until it is too late,” Gallegos added.

The style of art Betz creates is unique. Not only does each painting contain amusing and beautiful images, but also symbolism to intrigue the viewer’s interest.

Betz described her style of art, saying, “I oftentimes get put into pop surrealism or fantasy or children’s book. I would call this stuff in here conceptual fantasy ... I feel

like I have one foot in gallery realm and one foot in illustration realm and I’m trying to bridge it.”

With an amazing gift of producing innovative art, Betz has a bright future ahead of her. Among developing her “Guardians of the Heart” series and pitching it as a movie or graphic novel, she would like to teach.

“I love teaching. I don’t want to get bored. As long it involves art, I’m good,” Betz noted.

Betz summed up her art exhibit with a few words: “It feels like it came straight from my heart,” she said.

For more information on Betz and her work, visit KatyBetz.com.

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Detour looks at new gaming systems, classic novels and the history behind some of the most famous guitars

Game System Nintendo 3DS

Museum

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FENDER: The history behind one of the most famous guitars ...Continued from page 1 “It definitely instills a new insight to the value of all the playing I’ve done in downtown Fullerton. I feel very humble that I’ve played in an area that is so rich with history for an instrument that has only been around for some 60 years,” said McCarthy.

Walking into the museum is less than energetic. As the receptionist welcomes guests, the pathway quickly moves crowds toward the gallery space. Sitting at the center of

the room appears a Telecaster leaning against an amplifier allowing museum attendees to play guitar no matter what skill level. And while playing guitar for an empty room that echoes like a haunted hall may seem silly, there’s a sense of historical importance in every strum.

“I think that it’s awesome to have such an iconic person and brand come out of our city,” said CSUF alumnus Mike Isberto. “Being a musician based out in Fullerton is definitely something to be proud of.”

Earlier this year many Orange

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County residents were introduced to the museum via the Orange County Music Awards. With hundreds of music lovers in attendance, the museum subsequently made its name more known while thousands of other people were exposed to the museum through pictures and advertisements for the OCMAs. Visiting the Fullerton museum is a painless task. Between vintage shopping and meals, stop by the gallery space Tuesday through Sunday from noon until 4 p.m. Thursdays, the museum is open until 8 p.m.

3-D is the latest fad.

It’s a gimmick that has infiltrated movies, TVs and soon, even cell phones.

Now Nintendo is bringing 3-D to portable game systems with the 3DS, a follow-up to the highly successful DS console. The main selling point: it’s 3-D with no glasses required.

A few things have changed: the top screen is slightly larger and some of the buttons are in different places. The inclusion of a thumb-pad analog stick is important, giving more control than the traditional directional pad. Other additions include two rear-facing cameras, allowing the system to take 3-D pictures.

But does the 3-D work?

The short answer is yes; it works very well, but there are a few drawbacks.

The 3DS’s 3-D effect is not about objects leaping out of the screen toward the player, but giving a sense of depth.

Imagine looking into a window and seeing a world through it. You could see objects behind other objects and judge distances. This is

what looking through the 3DS’s screen is like.

The downside is the effect has a very specific area where it works, and looking at the screen from outside this area negates it. This means you have to look at the screen straight on. It also means that the only way to show anything in 3-D to a friend is to give them the system.

A slider on the side of the console allows you to adjust the 3-D setting to your preference as well as turn it off completely, allowing others to watch.

With every 3DS system comes a small pack of AR (Augmented Reality) cards that, when placed on a flat surface, use the system’s exterior cameras to create small game worlds right out of your kitchen table.

These games range from fishing to archery and are probably some of the most fun and interesting ones on the system.

It’s the perfect thing to show off to a friend or family member. Pieces of tables folding and deforming onscreen never fail to impress.

3-D effects could bring a wave of cheap cash-in games, and some have already started to appear, but there are standout titles.

Some remarkable games include Super Street Fighter 4 3D and Pilot Wings Resort. Both use the 3-D

technology effectively and are a blast to play.

Street Fighter is an excellent version of the well-known fighting game.

Many new features take advantage of the system’s hardware.

There’s a new 3-D fighting mode, and you can play with friends nearby via Wi-Fi. Pilot Wings focuses more on a single-player experience and uses the 3-D to enhance the game rather than define it. The window analogy really fits here, allowing players to see depth and distance while flying their plane around a tropical island.

The 3DS has some great ideas, and when it works, it works really well. If you’re a fan of new technology or Nintendo, you’ll probably want to get one if you haven’t already.

The limited selection of truly amazing games could be a reason to hold off on buying one, but Nintendo has already announced its intentions to remake classic games from the Nintendo 64 console, including The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Starfox 64.

Once developers learn the best way to integrate 3-D without making it a gimmick and start using the 3DS’s AR and wireless features, this will be a hand-held console worth having.

Book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

JEANETTE CASTANEDA Daily Titan

Adolescence is an intriguing topic often covered in many works of fiction. When one finds a novel that describes the trials and tribulations of growing up so perfectly, they don’t let it slip through the cracks.

Seemingly, there was just one book that held the golden title of the classic coming-of-age novel. The Catcher

In the Rye might have to take a back seat with modern-day teenagers as a new novel moves ahead of its position in line.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is a raw and realistic novel that takes the reader on a journey through the life of Charlie, the confused and introverted narrator. The story begins with Charlie writing a letter to an unknown person describing his life thus far. The letter is written to someone Charlie does not know, but he refers to this person as his friend.

He details sad facts of his life, such as dealing with his best friend’s

suicide, broken relationships in his home and the scary reality of starting high school tomorrow morning.

He signs the end of the first letter as any other letter. Afterward, he writes another letter to the same person and so on until the end of the novel.

The book is written as an epistolary novel due to the series of letters written to “friend,” which is the only reference from Charlie in regards to who his letters are written for. On the night before he begins high school, Charlie is a fragile young boy with many questions that his family has not been able to answer or address for him.

Why did his best friend commit suicide? Why is his sister mean to all her boyfriends, yet cries when her relationships end? What traumatic event led to his beloved aunt’s death? He expresses himself as an emotional boy who is also introspective about greater topics because of his insatiable curiosity.

As Charlie begins his high school journey, he forms a friendship with his English professor. His teacher analyzes Charlie’s tendency to “look at life” and recommends that he read several coming-of-age novels because they may be useful. Ironically, one of the books that is recommended to him is The Catcher in the Rye. When his professor asks if he always thinks as much as he does, Charlie responds by asking if it is a bad thing to think too much.

“Not necessarily. It’s just that sometimes people use thought to not participate in life,” his teacher responds.

Later, we begin to see Charlie unravel himself into life as he begins to socialize with those his own age.

The terms of sex, drugs and The Rocky Horror Picture Show are all discussed as pivotal influences in Charlie’s life as he makes his way through his freshman year of high school. We learn about his first sexual encounter, traumatic family life and how close he was to his aunt prior to her death.

Chbosky explores the darker themes that appear later in the novel with raw earnestness. Themes such as suicide and death are described with a firm grasp of realism rather than in a melodramatic fashion.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower takes the reader on an honest journey of teenage life filled with the questions many of us had as a child, but never had the courage to ask.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower inspires the reader to have a feeling of anonymity, so the novel becomes much more personal.

While The Catcher in the Rye was a classic tale of teenage angst, The Perks of Being a Wallflower was written for those of us who were slightly more depressed with life than upset or angry with it.

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Pulsating stunts and hunt for doctorate More than just your average cheerleader twisting and twirling, Spirit Squad developed a gem SABRINA PARK Daily Titan

Choreographing cheers, arranging stunt routines and motivating the team were part of Shayla Velthius’ regular duties while captain of the Cal State Fullerton Cheer Team.

Velthius is a 21-year-old psychology major, philosophy minor and former two-year captain of the CSUF Spirit Squad.

Though last year was her final year cheering for the squad, Velthius talks about her experience as a cheerleader and how it has shaped her into the person she is today.

Velthius started cheerleading on youth spirit leader teams when she was 5 years old.

“I’ve been cheering since I could walk,” said Velthius.

While cheering for Los Osos High School, Velthius was recruited by a professional cheer company, Universal Cheerleaders Association, where she taught summer camps for cheerleaders in Southern California.

Following her high school years as a cheerleader, she decided to try out for the CSUF Cheer Team, saying she wanted to be part of something on the large commuter campus.

According to Velthius, the squad was a lot more relaxed her first year.

They focused on being more of a “spirit team,” performing at basketball games, rather than competing.

“It was kind of like, ‘If you want to come try out, you can come try out.’ Whereas at some colleges you can get recruited and get scholarships,” Velthius said.

Velthius said her sophomore and junior year became a lot more rigorous as the team started to get down to business and began performing at a more advanced level.

“We were just a far better team than we were my freshman year,” Velthius said.

Velthius compared cheering for high school and for college, saying that cheerleading at the college level requires a lot of self-reliance and

self-determination.

“Your job is to practice, perform and be an excellent image of your school. In high school it’s the uniform — all fun and a popularity vote. It’s more skill-based in college,” Velthius said.

Velthius recalls her freshman year (2008) on the team, when the Titan basketball team won the Big West Tournament and ended up participating in March Madness.

“We killed UC Irvine. It was just one of those games where it was so exciting. The crowd was just insane and when we made the winning shot, everyone stampeded the court, lifting the players and cheerleaders,” Velthius said.

Velthius remembers the game as one of her best experiences, saying that it was the largest crowd she has ever performed for.

Of course, holding the captain position can present certain obstacles. For instance, Velthius recalls being put in certain situations where her authority was questioned.

“There’s always somebody that wants to get captain that didn’t get captain. I think in that respect there was always an issue, but I think you learn being in that position how to work with everybody on the team,” Velthius said.

Still, she found that many of her teammates were also supportive.

Fellow cheerleader Jessica Keck was always encouraging of Velthius’ decisions. “(Velthius) was captain for two years, so she was really great because even though she was young, she has a lot of experience and she was a really great coach. She knew how to be a captain and a friend,” said Keck.

Velthius maintains that her middle school coach drove her to want to be the best, intensifying and strengthening her work ethic.

“That team was just insane. We all had six packs, we all had insanely amazing jumps and our tumbling was impeccable. We were always the team to beat and it drove me to want to be the best. She definitely told us we could never half-ass anything;

she was just that kind of coach. I would not be the person that I am without her,” Velthius said.

Along with her middle school coach, Velthius said she looks up to her all-star and college coaches as well. She said that her college coaches shaped her into the captain that she was.

Velthius said that her ability to be respectful to the team, her skills and motivational drive were some of the character traits she needed to gather in order for her to be a good leader and role model to her teammates.

“Shayla — she was an excellent team member all around. Not only is she a great person, role model and team leader, she just has a great knowledge of cheerleading as a whole. She even had girls older than her on the team and sometimes that might seem like a tough situation, but she was able to handle it. She knew how to bring the younger and older girls together,” said Jennie Volkert, CSUF alumna, co-adviser and co-coach for the CSUF Spirit Squad.

Velthius said that she has always looked up to her mother, Judy Velthius, as she has always been supportive of her.

“She’s my best friend, someone I

can call and talk to,” Velthius said.

Her mother holds the same high opinion of her daughter.

“It was always her goal to do a good job and keep the team on task.

She took a personal responsibility to make that cheer year the best experience ever for the girls,” said Judy Velthius.

Now that Shayla no longer participates in the cheer program at CSUF, she has more time to cater to her other hobbies. She devotes much of her time to working out, reading up on the latest health and nutrition facts, shopping and spending time with her Pomeranian, Aston.

Velthius is expected to graduate next month, with plans to pursue a Ph.D. in psychology. She hopes to work in the health field following the completion of her education.

She is unsure whether time will allow her to continue cheering in the future. Still, she maintains that if she ended up being in the position where she had extra time on her hands, she would not hesitate to get involved again.

“Right now, no. But I’m sure my daughters are going to be cheerleaders,” Velthuis said with a chuckle.

Courtesy of Shayla Velthuis Shayla Velthuis a psychology major and philosophy minor of the Titan Spirit Squad looks forward to the future and possibly pursuing a career in health.

Calling Signals... Softball maintains top spot JEFF PRENOVOST Daily Titan

The Cal State Fullerton softball team won its fourth-straight Big West Conference series over UC Davis this past weekend to go 9-3 in Big West play and now shares first place with the University of Pacific in the conference standings.

The surprising Titans have won each three-game set they have played in so far this season over divisional opponents UC Santa Barbara, UC Riverside, Cal Poly San Louis Obispo and UC Davis.

With a crucial three-game set at Anderson Family Field this weekend against the co-first place University of Pacific squad and a road challenge set against second place Long Beach State (8-4) after, the Titans will have a good chance at winning the conference

and earning an automatic bid to postseason play. Cal State Northridge will be the final challenge on the schedule for the Titans and will not be favored to win with their 4-8 divisional record.

The Titans will need dominant performances from pitchers senior Ari Cervantes and sophomore Katey Laban in order to remain in first place. Laban has had an impressive run to open Big West play. She has won all five games she has pitched in to go 5-0 in the division with a 3.25 ERA. The Titan offense will need to provide run support for the pitchers in the remaining games of the season if they want to stay on top in league. Junior third baseman Nicole Johnson and freshman second baseman Lauren Mario both have hit four home runs to lead the Titans so far and will be looking to crush a few more in the big games to come. Johnson has driven home 12 RBIs and ripped two hits and one

RBI over the weekend against UC Davis to increase her team-leading hit total to 36 hits.

Mario, who has had a breakout season with her four home runs, managed to score three times but only got one hit over the weekend to push her batting average to .210.

Sophomore left fielder Ashley Carter led the team with four hits over the weekend against UC Davis to push her batting average to .324.

Junior shortstop Adriana Martinez ranks third for the Titan offense with her .290 batting average and got two hits against UC Davis. Senior Torrie Anderson will also have to provide leadership and play good in the final games of the season if the Titans want to claim first place. The center fielder Anderson leads the team with 21 RBIs while batting .214 with 21 hits. Anderson had three hits and three RBIs against the Aggies.

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CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan For the second time in conference this season, the Titan offense was outscored by the Mustangs, 14-13. However, the Titans stand tied for first.

Rounding Third...

Baseball’s mistakes get the best of them in the bottom of the seventh.

Junior pitcher Jake Floethe, who has not been WILLIAM CHEN playing well, continued to struggle on the mound as Daily Titan he allowed an unearned run after a sacrifice fly ball to After some wild pitches, dropped catches and wide right field for the Mustangs. Floethe did not get betthrows, the Cal State Fullerton baseball team lost its ter afterward as he walked Chavez and threw a passed series against the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mustangs ball that advanced Chavez to second and another this past weekend but still clenched the first seed in runner to third. the Big West Conference after taking one game from Floethe then walked two more Mustangs and the Mustangs Saturday. forced another run to cross home plate.

The first game was a huge 7-2 loss that stemmed Floethe has been playing poorly and the team’s sucfrom great pitching by Mustang cess greatly depends on his ability junior right-hander Mason Radeto return to the fiery, conference ke, who had eight strikeouts in Pitcher of the Week he was once the complete-game performance. named.

However, a lot of the fault heavily But the whole pitching team weighed on the Titans. has had issues during the first Granted, the Titans did not have two games that ended in the loss the All-American junior pitcher against the Mustangs. There is a Noe Ramirez for the series due to definite need for the other pitchJunior pitcher Jake an injury he suffered in practice. ers to help carry the pitching load.

Floethe, who has not The Titans were sloppy in the first After losing to the Mustangs meeting with the Mustangs.

4-2 in game two, the Mustangs been playing well, conAlthough the Titans got on the and Titans were neck and neck tinues to struggle on the scoreboard early as junior right for the first-place spot in the Big fielder Tyler Pill batted in junior West. mound as he allowed left fielder Ivory Thomas in the However, the game Saturday first inning, the night was inunwas much-needed relief from the an unearned run after a dated with mistakes. poor performances. sacrifice fly ball to right Junior southpaw David HurlWith a 9-3 win, the Titans but was the starting pitcher for the redeemed themselves and mainfield for the Mustangs.

Titans, who made his second start tained their spot on top of the of the season, in place of Ramirez. conference.

Hurlbut gave away a home run Junior Nick Ramirez had two in the first inning to sophomore home runs and four RBIs during Denver Chavez. game three and Pill pitched very Hurlbut’s pitching rewell, only giving away three hits mained strong until the fourth and one run in seven innings of inning when he threw two wild work, while striking out four. pitches and gave up a walk before The Titans were able to secure freshman relief pitcher Christian Coronado came in the first seed in the Big West Conference, but they to hold the Mustangs to two runs. need to rest their pitching staff and reduce costly erBig West Conference Pitcher of the Week junior rors on the field.

Colin O’Connell started game two, but was not able Lacking starters like Noe Ramirez and sophomore to minimize the Mustang offense, allowing three Richy Pedroza has hurt the Titans, but the Titans play earned runs in six innings. at a far higher caliber in a non-conference matchup On top of O’Connell’s pitching, sophomore with the University of San Diego Tuesday, as they second baseman Matt Orloff missed a throw from prepare for a three-game set with Big West foes the O’Connell and allowed runners to fill first and third Pacific Tigers starting Friday.

TITANS: Women’s squad routed, men’s pulls out the win ...Continued from page 1 Starting with the 400-meter relay, both CSUF men and women took the victory, as UCI men had problems with passing the baton on their first handoff, while UCI women also ran into similar problems on the last handoff.

“Well, no,” said Titan Head Coach John Elders when asked if mishandles like this were common. “The baton passes can always be dicey, so Irvine just had a bad day.”

Elders added that his team might have been pushed to go faster if UCI’s mishandles didn’t occur.

In the men’s 1,500 meters, UCI’s junior Rex Nelson escaped with first place with a new meet record of 3:56.48, while Titan freshman Jayson Perez fell short in second with 3:56.70.

CSUF’s freshman Lauren McIntyre and senior Gail Munoz took fourth

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and fifth, respectively, for the women’s 1500.

In the men’s 110-meter hurdles, CSUF swept first, second and third with Crutchfield, May and CouvreyJacobs, respectively.

“We all PR’d (personal records) and Tony, my teammate, got sixth place in conference, so he’s really close to being on the top four,” said Titan sophomore hurdler Gavin Couvrey-Jacobs when asked about his and his teammates’ performance in the hurdles.

He also added that he’s currently recovering from a hip-flexor injury and said it’s been feeling a lot better.

In the women’s 100-meter hurdles, CSUF senior Lauren Williams took first with a time of 13.43 seconds, while freshman Melissa Kelly took fourth at 18.62.

For the men’s 400-meter dash, Anteater Charles Jock set a new meet record with a time of 47.58 seconds,

while Titans senior Giovanie Salinas and Ashton Daneshmayeh finished fifth and sixth, respectively.

“A little disappointed, I wanted to go a little faster,” said Jock when asked about his feelings on establishing the new meet record. “It was my speed workout, so I was hoping to lower my 400 time.”

Eventually, things wound down to the men’s and women’s 3,000-meter run. CSUF’s freshman Tyler Reed and freshman Anthony Castellon set the pace with a sizable gap between the second group, while UCI’s senior Victor Bonilla led in the second pack.

However, 2,000 meters into the race, the second pack started making headway, but Reed made big moves on the back stretch, securing his position in first and establishing a new meet record of 8:50.39.

In the women’s 3,000 meters, McIntyre initially took the lead, with UCI junior Melissa Mead and Titan junior Grace Gonzales in second and third, respectively. Mead took the lead after the first 800 meters with Gonzales keeping pace in second; McIntyre would eventually trail in the backstretch. Mead eventually created a larger lead between herself and Gonzales and took first.

The Titans will head north to compete in the Fresno Invitational and the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational Saturday in Fresno and Palo Alto, Calif. with the Big West Championships lingering in the shadows of mid-May.

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10 AM

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11 AM

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11 AM

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11:30 AM

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1 PM

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2:30 PM

Room: Titan Theatre “Goofin’ My Way Through Life” Bill Farmer Voice Actor Toonhouse, Inc. Host: Professors Rosanne Welch and Heather Osborne-Thompson

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2:30 PM

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3 PM

Room: Pavillion B “Inside the TV Industry: CSUF Alumni Stories” Panel: Stephanie Miranda News Producer KGTV & KZSD (abc 10 News) Karyn Wulbrun Executive Director of Talent E! Entertainment Television Phil Blauer Reporter/Anchor KFMB TV CBS 8 Scott King Photographer/Editor Fox News Channel Following at 4:30 PM Room: Hetebrink AB SPECIAL EVENT TV News Reception

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11:30 AM

Room: Tuffree AB “The Life, Work, and Legacy of Boris Karloff ” Sara Karloff Owner Karloff Enterprises Host: Professor Gloria Monti

11:30 AM

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How to Make it in an Online Market” Jermaine Griggs Founder Hear and Play Music Group Host: Professor Robert Wheeler

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Room: Bradford AB “What is Your Motivation?”

Student Showcase Host: Professor Bob Emry

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11:30 AM

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12:30 PM

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1 PM

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1 PM

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Room: Alvarado A “From the Court Room to the Classroom. How to Make an Effective Oral Presentation” Mark E. Edwards, Esq. Western State University of Law Host: Professor Tiffani J. Smith

2:30 PM

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2:30 PM

Room: Bradford AB “Social Media and Resporting” Robert Hernandez Web Journalist/Assistant Professor of Professional Practice USC Annenburg School of Jounalism Host: Professor Holly OcasioRizzo

4 PM

Room: Humanities-110 “It’s More Than Just a Sign” Panel: Elliot Light Vice President of Sales & Marketing PSB Integrated Marketing Russel Wright Brand Architect Freelancer Host: Professor Carolyn Coal

4 PM

Room: Bradford AB “Behind the Scenes at People Magazine” Elaine Aradillas Staff Writer People Magazine Host: Professor Holly OcasioRizzo

4:30 PM

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7 PM

Room: Humanities-110 “How Mobile Media is Used” Daniel Rhodes Vice President, Public Relations Global Results Communications Host: Professor Jeffrey Brody

7 PM

Room: Tuffree AB “Behind the Shades: Corporate PR at Oakley” Scott Cobett Corporate Communications Specialist Oakley, Inc. Host: Professor Andi Stein

4 PM

7 PM

Nixon Presidential Library & Museum SPECIAL EVENT “What Presidential Rhetoric Conceals & Reveals” Professor Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania Hosts: Professors Anthony Fellow & John Reinard Sponsor: Departments of Communications and Human Communication Studies

7 PM

Room: Pavilion A SPECIAL EVENT “Comm Soirée” PRSSA Professional Mixer Sponsor: Public Relations Student Society of America Student Chapter Admission: $10

7 PM

Room: Irvine Campus- 203 “Branding and Flagship Retail” Jeff Roberts Vice President Volcom Host: Professor Robert Wheeler

7 PM

Room: Hetebrink AB “The Psychology of Advertising: The Flex Your Power Campaign” Renee Fraser CEO Fraser Communications Host: Profesor Gail Love

7:30 PM

Room: Alvarado AB “Old Media in a New Media World” Jim Rainey Consultant LA Times Host: Professor Mel Opotowsky Thursday April 28 THURSDAY

4.28

10 AM

Room: Ontiveros A “Leadership Development” Student Showcase Host: Professor Bob Emry

10 AM

Room: Hetebrink AB “My Love Affair with Charlie Sheen” David Whiting Editor at Large OC Register Host: Professor Dennis Gaschen

11:30 AM

Room: Hetebrink AB “My Love Affair with Charlie Sheen” David Whiting Editor at Large OC Register Host: Professor Dennis Gaschen

1 PM

Room: Tuffree AB “First Person” Anne Opotowsky Freelance Writer Host: Professor Mel Opotowsky

1 PM

Room: Pavilion B “Changing Hollywood: An Overview of Independent and Studio Filmmaking” Ken Golde Producer, Screenwriter, Director Fire Breathing Dragon Entertainment Host: Professors Ed Fink & Diane Ambruso

1 PM

Room: Pavilions C “Burning Questions” Frank Snepp Journalist (Former CIA Analyst) NBC Universal Host: Professor Jeffrey Brody

2:30 PM

Room: Bradford AB “Gang Culture” Curt Levsen Officer (Retired) Whittier Police Department Host: Professor Jason Teven

2:30 PM

Room: Alvarado AB “Hidden Messages in Television?”

Panel: David Brownfield Senior Vice President of Current Programs CBS Brian Lowry Writer Variety Host: Professor Philippe Perebinossoff

3 PM

Room: Ontiveros A “T.V. News Reporting for a Major Market” Don Guevara Reporter KTLA Host: Professor Brent Foster

Room: Irvine Campus-207 “Is Public Relations Dead?”

Kim Sherman Founder and President Echo Media Group Host: Professor Doug Swanson

4 PM

Room: Ontiveros BC “From Brand to Agency: Tales from the Trenches” Randy Lopez Director of Account Services Johnson Gray Advertising, Inc. Host: Professor Pete Evanow

4 PM

Room: Tuffree AB “Public Relations and Why it is Needed” Ashton Maxfield Senior Public Relations Manager Sole Technology Host: Professor Robert Wheeler

5 PM

Room: Hetebrink AB “Catch the “Big Fish” in Public Relations” Greg Fischbein President of Contiki Holidays US Contiki Holidays US Host: Professor Carol Ames

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7 PM

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Mike Sager Writer at Large Esquire Host: Professor Vik Jolly

7 PM

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FRIDAY 4.29

Friday April 29

7 PM

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SATURDAY

Saturday April 30

4.30

Noon

Room: Titan Theatre – Island SPECIAL EVENT “The Argument’ TV Pilot Screening Forensics Reception” Panel: Scott Carter Executive Producer Efficiency Studios Steve Skrovan Executive Producer/Writer Host: Professor Jon Bruschke & CSUF Forensics Program

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