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10,000 H1N1 vaccines ordered

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OPINION:

Reality show wannabes crash Obama’s party, Page 4

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We’re telling students, for the first time, don’t go to school. We’re pleading with them to not go to class where they will just get others sick.

Grace Lopez, 22, a sociology major. Hermann insists that the strain is much like the seasonal one and said the immunizations are made the same, with a deactivated virus. “The virus is deactivated, so you cannot get sick from it like many people think ... The deactivated virus allows the immune system to recognize it and create the antibodies against it,” Hermann said. Other students are accepting the shot like any other. “I'm not really scared of the swine flu, but I got the normal shot last year. Sure I'd take the shot if it were free. It's just an extra precaution this year,” said Linda Nguyen, 25, an Asian American studies major. According to Hermann and the CDC, 99 percent of flu cases in the U.S. are of the H1N1 virus. Hermann said they have just quit testing due to the overwhelming probability. Because both the symptoms and treatment of the flu, of the seasonal or swine variety, are nearly identical, Hermann suggests that students implement the usual home remedies and not visit their doctor. “If you have a healthy immune system like most people, it will fight this flu like any other. We're telling students, for the first time, don't go to school. We're pleading with them to not go to class where they will just get others sick,” Hermann said. She said the same principle applies at the health center. “Don't go to your doctor unless you have some underlying problem that needs attention,” Hermann said. The only treatment is rest, clear fluids and over-the-counter fever reducers. “Do not return to school until your fever has been gone for a full 24 hours. If you were sick for seven days, you should be out of school for eight,” Hermann said.

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I personally won’t be taking any free swine flu shot due to the fact that it is a new vaccine which has not been studied well enough. I met someone who got the shot and ended up in the hospital with bronchitis. Maybe she just had a weak immune system, but I’d rather just not take any shots.

– Grace Lopez,

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Sociology major

The virus is deactivated, so you cannot get sick from it like many people think ... The deactivated virus allows the immune system to recognize it and create the antibodies against it. – Mary Hermann,

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In response to the 32 lives claimed by the H1N1 influenza pandemic in Orange County, Cal State Fullerton ordered 10,000 “swine flu” shots for the Student Health and Counseling Center. The immunizations will be provided to students, free of charge, at a shot clinic on campus in conjunction with the nursing department. One hundred of the 10,000 immunizations arrived last week and were administered to those on the “top tier” of campus priority, said Mary Hermann, director of Health, Education and Promotion. “We had to vaccinate our entire medical personnel first. If we all get sick, there would be no one here to treat students,” Hermann said. CSUF police were the next highest priority because, “We need our first responders,” Hermann said. Because of the national shortage of the vaccine, only 1 percent of the order placed by CSUF was filled. Hermann said the SHCC hopes to receive another shipment from Orange County within weeks and said a shot clinic could be arranged in days. “If the shots arrived on a Tuesday, we could possibly be ready to immunize students by Thursday,” Hermann said. The date of delivery and the size of the boxes received will determine when the free clinic will take place and how many students can be served. “We're only able to give based on what we receive, so we will accommodate the CDC's (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recommended priority population first,” Hermann said. The first group the director named was students with underlying health problems. She said these were pre-existing conditions that have the poten-

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tial to complicate the H1N1 flu and be accommodated. Instead, the clinic included asthma, diabetes and other will likely be held in the Titan Student chronic illnesses. Union Pavilions. Student-parents are another high“This is a collaboration that will need group. Caretakers of children help everyone involved,” Hermann under 6 months old or younger and said. pregnant women are at high risk for Department of Nursing Chair contracting H1N1, according to Cindy Greenberg wants students to CDC. know that “individuals who are ad“If you've seen on the news, a lot of ministering the vaccines are familiar the ones dying from this flu are young with the procedures and have done children, so it's important our little this before.” guys don't get it,” Hermann said. “This isn't an experiment; this isn't Lastly, she said first-priority im- the first time the students are giving munizations will vaccines,” Greenbe given to all berg said of the students living on student nurses campus because who will particiof the heightened pate in the onrisk living in close campus clinic. quarters with so Greenberg said many others. students can trust After those who the immunizafall in one of the tions from fellow higher-risk categostudents like any ries are inoculated, other shot. the remaining sup“We have stuply of H1N1 vacdents who help – Mary Hermann, with immunizacines will be made Director of Health, available to any tion clinics for the Education and Promotion student on camseasonal flu every pus. year and 21 who The immuniare going to a flu zations will be provided with no fee, clinic today,” Greenberg said. courtesy of the federal government, Hermann urges students to seek inand administered free by students en- oculation to prevent illness while the rolled in the nursing department at seasonal flu “truly is seasonal and has CSUF, according to Hermann. a clear window between the months “Student nurses will administer the of November and February,” she said. vaccines, but an MD (medical doctor) “H1N1 threw everyone for a loop,” will be there supervising and students when it hit the United States in April receiving the vaccines will know that and continued through the summer another student is giving them the season. shot and they will sign a waiver,” Her“I personally won't be taking any mann said. free swine flu shot due to the fact that Hermann said the SHCC did not it is a new vaccine which has not been want to shut its doors to students for studied well enough. I met someone more days than the furloughs already who got the shot and ended up in the demanded. If the shot clinic were to be hospital with bronchitis. Maybe she provided by health center staff in the just had a weak immune system, but facility, no other appointments could I'd rather just not take any shots,” said

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Director of Health, Education and Promotion

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November 30, 2009

IN OTHER NEWS Police shot in Washington coffee shop Japan launches rocket to watch North Korea JAPAN (MCT) – An H-2A rocket carrying an intelligence-gathering satellite intended to inspect military facilities and other locations in North Korea was successfully launched Saturday morning from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. The new satellite carries the most advanced high-resolution imaging equipment of all the nation's intelligence-gathering satellites. The total cost of the satellite, including its launch, is about 58 billion yen. Japan currently operates two optical intelligence satellites and one radar satellite that can detect objects through clouds and at night. However, in order to monitor different spots once a day, two optical satellites and two radar satellites should be in operation. Such a system is expected to be ready in fiscal 2011.

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American’s shop more, spend less on Black Friday

SAN FRANCISCO (MCT) – More Americans hit the stores during Black Friday and the rest of the holiday-shopping weekend, but they spent less than they did last year, a retail-trade group said Sunday. The National Retail Federation’s survey, conducted over the weekend, found that 195 million shoppers visited stores and Web sites, up from 172 million last year, but the average spent was about $343, down from about $373 a year ago. For the weekend, the total spending figure is an estimated $41.2 billion. The most popular buys were of clothing and books, at levels similar to last year’s, the survey said. Almost a third of shoppers bought toys, up 13 percent from a year ago, and more people picked up personal care and beauty items, as well as gift cards and sporting goods. The retail-trade group also announced Sunday that more Americans will go online to do holiday shopping on the Monday after the Black Friday weekend than they did last year.

STATE Residents near Long Beach airport gain peace, quiet LONG BEACH (MCT) – Since Bill Sieloff and his family moved into a home southeast of Long Beach Airport and directly in the flight arrival path more than a decade ago, the deafening, house-shaking aircraft noise has become a part of life. “I just thought it was something I was just going to have to learn to live with,” said Sieloff, a 50-year-old commercial construction contractor. “In the 12 years that I’ve been there, I have gotten used to it, but it’s still an annoyance.” Soon, Sieloff and 26 other homeowners at the southeast end of the airport’s main runway will get a measure of relief. The airport’s new QuieterHome program will renovate the houses that the Federal Aviation Administration has determined are the most affected by airport noise. The first 10 homes will be assessed for soundproofing needs – new windows and doors, insulation and air conditioning systems – over the next few months, and then work should begin by May.

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SEATTLE (MCT) – Four police officers were shot to death in the Lakewood, Wash., area about 8:15 a.m. yesterday in an apparent targeted “execution” by a scruffy looking man who walked into the coffee shop and opened fire. Authorities are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person involved in this morning’s fatal shooting, described as a black man who is between 5-feet-7-inches and 5-feet-10inches tall, and wearing a black coat and blue jeans in the Lakewood, Wash. area. The four officers, three men and one woman, were found dead by deputies who arrived at Forza Coffee, said Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer. The officers made up one patrol unit, including a sergeant. Their families have been notified, but their identities have not been released. The officers were in uniform, including bulletproof vests, and were working on their laptop computers as they prepared to start their day shifts, Troyer said. It is unclear if they drew their guns and fired their weapons, he said. “This was a targeted, selective ambush,” Troyer said. Two coffee shop employees and several customers are being interviewed by police and considered critical witnesses, Troyer said. “As you can imagine, they are traumatized; they are in shock,” said Troyer. No one else was hurt.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MCT A huge police presence is visible at the site where four police officers were killed in an ambush at the Forza Coffee Company in Parkland, Wash., on Sunday.

Brad Carpenter, CEO of Forza Coffee, met with the two young female baristas after they were interviewed by police and said they were “shaken up.” The slain officers were “well known to our staff,” Carpenter said, a retired police officer from Oakland and Gig Harbor. “It’s supposed to be a safe haven for everybody,” Carpenter said about the coffee shop. Police seized a white pickup truck parked in a nearby parking lot and took it away on a flatbed truck. Detectives were preparing search war-

rants for multiple locations, Troyer said. The shootings come about a month after the killing of Seattle Police Officer Timothy Brenton, who was targeted for being a police officer when he was gunned down while sitting in his patrol car the night of Oct. 31. Monty Norman, 44, works at a car wash and detailing shop three blocks from the Lakewood Police Department headquarters. Officers come in the shop every day to have their cars cleaned.

“It’s just crazy. Just insane. Words can’t explain. It’s just a bad feeling, We see them (officers) every day. They’re really good people,” Norman said. In a statement, Wash. Gov. Chris Gregoire expressed condolences for the family and co-workers of the slain officers. “I am shocked and horrified at the murder of four police officers this morning in Pierce County. Our police put their lives on the line every day, and tragedies like this remind us of the risks they continually take to keep our communities safe.

Deputies host fake contest, snag suspects LA MIRADA (MCT) – Eight people who showed up at the Holiday Inn in La Mirada on Saturday expecting to claim prizes won in a holiday giveaway left disappointed – and in handcuffs. The event was a sting set up by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Norwalk Station in which people with outstanding warrants for their arrests were lured into the waiting arms of deputies with the promise of prizes and a chance to win a new car. The goal of the operation was

to bring wanted people to deputies, rather than sending deputies after the suspects, said Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Pat Valdez, who organized the sting. About 960 letters were sent out. “We’re just trying to think outside the box,” Valdez said, adding that the sheriff’s Norwalk Station had never before tried such a tactic. Four men and four women were arrested Saturday, all on misdemeanor warrants, officials said. The largest warrant deputies saw in the sting belonged to Krystie

Haro, 26, of La Mirada, who, au- Inn in La Mirada, where deputies thorities said, had a $100,000 arrest posing as employees of the Pelican warrant related to an obstruction of Marketing Group welcomed them. justice charge. To make the event seem legitiSeveral more people showed up mate, deputies borrowed a BMW to claim prizes, but their warrants sedan from McKenna Cars in Norhad been cleared up since the letters walk and parked it in front of the were sent out by hotel, which was deputies. decorated with balOfficials said loons and signs. they were hop“We tried to ing for more armake it as realistic rests than they as possible,” Valdez saw Saturday. said. It’s not the As they filled out numbers we their paperwork, wanted,” Capt. – Janet Ramirez, undercover depuPatrick MaxLa Mirada police ties would chat well said, “(But) with the suspects deputy it was a learning about what prizes experience.” they hoped to win. Posing as the “Pelican MarketThe contestants realized they’d ing Group,” deputies sent letters been conned when they were last week to people throughout the brought to a back room to pose for a county wanted in connection with photograph. all types of crimes, the captain said. When the suspects were posi“They range from misdemeanor tioned in front of the camera and warrants to murder,” he said. asked to smile, a team of more than The letters assured the suspects a half-dozen uniformed deputies that they are guaranteed a prize with swooped in to arrest them. a value of at least $100, and that they Suspects were all smiles when they are one of 200 people with a chance showed up to collect their prizes, to win a 2010 BMW 328i sedan. Deputy Janet Ramirez said. To claim the prizes, people were “Once they tell them they’re unadvised to bring their letter and iden- der arrest, the smile fades quickly,” tification Saturday to the Holiday Ramirez said.

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November 30, 2009

CSUF boarders shred local slopes Captain Shea Helms, 22, a public relations major from San Jose, caught Daily Titan Staff Writer on to the team early last year and has features@dailytitan.com been a huge asset to the team. Thanks to Helms’ social networkAs the Cal State Fullerton ski and ing skills she was largely responsible snowboard team gears up for this for doubling the number of team winter, there’s no telling what to exmembers from 10 to 20 this year. pect from these men and women who Each student athlete pays a onelive for the thrill of the snowy sumtime fee of $500 for the whole seamit. son, which pays for housing and The ski and snowboard club racer fees. on campus is back for a second Much of the team’s fundraisyear and will strive to come out ing this year came from a car on top this winter in the Southwash, garage sale and My Sports ern California Collegiate SnowDreams, which is the nation’s sports Conference, a branch leading sports fundraiser. This is league from the United States cared for by faculty adviser NaCollegiate Ski & Snowboard than Longcrier and Sports Club Association. Inter-Club Council adviser Ja– Casey Gonzalez, maar Walker. Competitions are held at Mammoth Mountain, Calif., Former team member Longcrier is an athletic trainfrom late December to early ing professor on campus who April with about six competiwatches over the team, and tions per season. The events Walker provides a lot of the upare held separately for both men and and gradually grew throughtout fall dates and necessary paperwork that women in a number of ski and snow- 2008. keeps the team afloat, Hope said. board events. She had the inspiration to start the The team is also sponsored by GreThe race season consists of slalom team from her sister Cara, whom was nade, Fuel TV and Wrong Gear, each for skiers only, giant slalom, boarder/ also a member of the UCLA ski and play a major role of gearing up every skier cross, slopestyle and half-pipe. snowboard team. snowboarder on the team. Helms said one of the goals this year was to bring the team closer together than they were last season. “Everyone on the team is just about my best friend, and we hang out every day,” Helms said. Helms, alongside Hope, competes in all of the snowboard events for CSUF, and she feels that her skills have really developed in the slopestyle competition. She has been riding for 13 years and feels that her skills have definitely improved after competing for the first time last year. Despite gaining the competitor’s edge, she said, “You feel just free when you’re out there. It’s something you do to forget all your worries.” Former team member Casey Gonzalez met Hope in fall 2008 in a kinesiology course. The two became good friends, and when they both shared the fact that they love to snowboard, Gonzalez PHOTO COURTESY BREANA HOPE was instantly made a member of the A snowboarder competes in one of the giant slalom events last year. The giant slalom is team and laced up to ride that very a timed event where each individual rides down the mountain and carves past each flag same winter. from left to right as fast as they can.

The CSUF team will be racing against opponents from USC, UCLA, UC Irvine, Cal State Long Beach and more. Last season, CSUF ski and snowboard president Breana Hope ranked eighth out of 40 in the women’s snowboard combined individual scores. Hope said that the team first came about as a simple group on Facebook

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None of us had ever met before, but we all became really good friends and we gelled together as a team.

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By Gilbert Gutierrez III

PHOTO COURTESY BREANA HOPE Cal State Fullerton women snowboarders, of last year’s team, prepare for their heat to start in the boardercross, a snowboarding competition where several boarders start at the top of a mountain and race to the bottom. They decided to have a little fun before charging down the mountain.

“None of us had ever met before, but we all became really good friends and we gelled together as a team,” Gonzalez said. Since only undergraduates are allowed to compete, Gonzalez said that

she will root from the sidelines this year and will continue to be a mentor to the team and do whatever she can for the team to be successful. “Each person brings their own thing to the team and helps every-

body else out. It’s definitely made my Cal State Fullerton experience better,” Hope said. The ski and snowboard season for the team begins on Dec. 28 and runs to Apr. 11 at Mammoth Mountain.

Upcoming events for the ski and snowboard team Dec. 28 – 29: Race training clinics in Mammoth Dec. 30: Slalom & Skiercross/Boardercross in Mammoth Dec. 31: Slopestyle in Mammoth Jan. 2: Giant Slalom in Mammoth Jan. 16: Giant Slalom in

Mammoth Jan. 17: Slalom & Skiercross/Boardercross in Mammoth Jan. 18: Slopestyle at June Mountain Feb. 6: Giant Slalom in Mammoth Feb. 7: Slalom & Skiercross/Boardercross in Mam-

moth Feb. 19: Regionals: HalfPipe in Mammoth Feb. 20: Regionals: Slalom & Slopestyle in Mammoth Feb. 21: Regionals: Giant Slalom in Mammoth More events at MySpace.com/ CSUFsnowteam

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Party crashers a symptom of society A Virginia couple known for being potential cast members of the latest Bravo show “The Real Housewives of D.C.” Tareq and Michaele Salahi, were reportedly able to get into an exclusive dinner at the White House although they were not on the guest list when President Obama hosted a state dinner on Tuesday to honor Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Other attendees included government members like Vice President Joe Biden, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty. Members of the media and donors to the Obama campaign were also in attendance. Ed Rollins, a Republican political operative, told the New York Times, “These people want a reality TV show, give them one. It’s called ‘Dealing With the Federal Prosecution System of the District of Columbia.’” While the couple did go through the same security checks that all other guests went through to ensure the safety of the president and other high profile attendees, it is disturbing to know that people were able to enter the White House uninvited. “This is really consistent with the corner cutting that’s been going on in the Secret Service ever since the Department of Homeland Security took over in 2003,” said Ron Kessler, author of “In the President’s

Secret Service.” The Secret Service stated that all high-profile individuals were protected at all times and that there is an ongoing investigation concerning the Salahi’s breach of security. This, however, is still a serious issue. While nothing happened to the president or his guests, the fact that people were able to get that close to him means that someone did not do their job properly. This probably would not have been an issue had the Salahis not been foolish enough to post photos of themselves posing with the likes of Biden, Emanuel and Singh on Facebook with a caption stating that they were, “honored to be invited to attend the First State Dinner hosted by President Obama & the First Lady.” They know they were not invited and should not have been there, but they put up those photos anyway. This was more than likely a publicity stunt for them to get on television. Radical behavior is becoming all too common when it comes to people trying to get on reality shows. The “Balloon Boy” hoax is the most recent example of this excessive behavior. The young boy who was supposedly trapped in a balloon floating over Colorado admitted on “Larry King Live” that his parents told him to hide in the attic while they lied to authorities just so they could get their own reality show. Americans and their obsession with watching someone else’s “reality” are what encourage people to behave like the Salahis. People will continue to push the envelope all for the sake of getting their 15 minutes of fame as long as reality shows encourage erratic behavior and viewers continue to watch it Illustration By Jon Harguindeguy/For the Daily Titan happen.

November 30, 2009

That’s So Gay “Out of the closet and into the limelight”

There is help by Daniel Batalla

Daily Titan Columnist opinion@dailytitan.com

“Sometimes I just want to jump. I want to find a building and jump,” I wrote in my journal. “ … leaving my problems behind me with my solution below me, I just want my real life to begin.” I’ve always thought writing to be therapeutic. It gives me the clarity I need to express myself. In high school, like most other adolescents, I kept a journal. My journal was my outlet for the frustrations of growing up gay in a traditional Catholic household. Though I wouldn’t have admitted it then, I now realize how incredibly alone I felt during my teen years despite the friends I had in school. I was usually surrounded by people during lunch; I was never treated like a social outcast, and people didn’t stare or point at me as I walked down the halls. However, that was due mostly in part because I spoke of how much I loved women every opportunity I was given. I covered my binders with pictures of J.Lo and taped magazine clippings of Gwen Stefani all over my locker. But once I got home, I would pour myself into my writing. In my journal I would be careful to avoid the “G” word for fear that someone would find it and discover my hidden secret. Though, every now and then I would allude to my suppressed feel-

ings of sexual confusion. On some level I thought it would be easier to be outed than have to out myself. At the time I thought I was the only person dealing with these issues, but as a 20-something, I now know that millions of teens share those same feelings of anxiety, frustration and grief. True, heterosexual teens have a hard time dealing with the pressures of adolescence as well, but gay teens have to deal with all the same issues as well as those of staying closeted. There wasn’t anyone I felt comfortable enough with, at the time, to discuss my feelings of confusion. Today, I’m ashamed I didn’t give the people in my life the benefit of the doubt. As it turned out I was the only one holding me back from a life of happiness. It took years for me to openly accept myself as gay. But it really would have helped me to be able to speak to someone, anyone, about the issues I faced regarding my sexuality. The Trevor Project was established in 1998 as the first American suicide prevention hotline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and questioning youths. On hand 24 hours a day are trained counselors who provide guidance and, more importantly, confidential services to LGBTQ youths. Whereas in high school I had my journals and feelings of solitude, the Trevor Project has given today’s youth another way for them to speak openly and honestly about their sexuality without fear of ridicule.

It’s hard to say whether or not I would have called the hotline in high school because calling would have meant I’d have to admit that I was gay in the first place. I don’t think I was ready for the admission. Back then, I was still trying my hardest to suppress sexual feelings for my history teacher and swim coach. I was more afraid of being found out rather than allowing someone to help me on my own path to acceptance. The Trevor Project gives young people an opportunity to vent, to question and to speak to someone who can identify with them. I don’t think, even in my darkest days, I would have ever taken my own life. I thought about it probably more than I should have, but having seen first hand what suicide does to a family, I would never, and could never, put my family through that again. Suicide is a permanent solution for a temporary problem. Organizations like the Trevor Project make it possible to push through the tough times and come out with a positive outlook on life. I’m in a much happier place in my life now. No more moody entries in my journals and no more thoughts of suicide. Who would have thought that there is more to life than just high school? Trevor Project Hotline: 1-866-4U-TREVOR

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Saints face Patriots, look to remain undefeated

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Titans 3-3 after holiday tourney By stephani bee

For the Daily Titan

sports@dailytitan.com

(MCT) – The most anticipated regular-season game in New Orleans Saints history unfolds on Monday night in the Louisiana Superdome. Tickets will be a tough buy, an easy sell. For profit, mind you. The Saints face Tom Brady and the New England Patriots with the chance to remain one of the NFL’s two unbeaten teams. The Indianapolis Colts stayed perfect by overcoming a 20-14 deficit in the fourth quarter in Houston on Sunday, beating the Texans 35-27.

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photo courtesy mct New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush flies into the endzone for a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins during a 46-34 win on Oct. 25.

Volleyball ties school record for regular season wins Cal State Fullerton volleyball team won its 18th game of the season and tied the school record for wins in a season as it defeated University of Nevada, Las Vegas in a five-set nonconference match Saturday night at the Walter Pyramid on Cal State Long Beach’s campus. The Titans finished the 2009 season with an overall record of 18-12, matching the 1981 team’s school record for victories while also setting a new school record with a .600 season winning percentage. It is just the fifth winning season in school history and third in the last four seasons. The Rebels drop to 8-19 on the year with the 25-22, 22-25, 19-25, 25-21, 13-15 loss. Four Fullerton players finished with double figures in kills led by sophomore Torrie Brown who blasted 15 spikes past Rebel defenders. She was flanked by all-conference

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first teamer Erin Saddler (14), Alex Wolnisty (14) and the Big West Conference’s Freshman Player of the Year Kayla Neto (11). Wolnisty, playing her last match as a senior, upped her career hitting percentage to .271 to set a new CSUF career record, surpassing Becky Howlett’s career mark of .267 from 1990-91. In addition, she finished the season with a .312 average, the sixth best single-season performance in school history. With three block assists on the night, she also tied for second all-time in block assists (287) and third in both total blocks (342) and blocks per set (0.85) in her four-year career. UNLV also out-blocked Fullerton 13.0 to 9.0 as a team. Jackson’s eight stuffs led the floor. Neto was the leader for the Titans with five blocks. Titan libero and All-Big West

Conference first teamer Cami Croteau scooped a match-high 32 digs in the win, becoming the 11th Titan to score as many digs in a single match. Not only did it set her season high, but it also tied her with Vanessa Vella’s 2005 single-season record of 581 total digs in a season. The 32-dig performance left the junior defender just 10 scoops shy of tying the school record for digs in a career also held by Vella. Carolyn Zimmerman, in her eighth season as the Titans’ head coach, upped her overall career record to 108-131 (.452). She holds the school record for both victories and winning percentage. She has led the Titans to a 95-83 (.534) over the past six seasons, by far the most prosperous span in the history of the program. Story courtesy titan media relations

Heading North following the Thanksgiving holiday, Cal State Fullerton’s women’s basketball team was one of four teams who took part in the World Vision Invitational hosted by the University of Oregon. The team emerged from the tournament with a 3-3 overall record and a 1-2 performance during the tournament. On Friday evening, the Titans opened the tournament on McArthur Court by taking on tournament host Oregon, a team they had never faced. Putting their 2-1 record on the line, the Titans stumbled out of the gate, converting only 16.2 percent of their shots in the first half, though they were a perfect 14-for-14 in free throws. On the other side of the court, the Ducks were putting on a clinic, finishing off 52.5 percent of their shots, including 53.3 percent of their 3-point attempts. The damage was done by the end of the first half because the Ducks had already scored 56 points, and the Titans only scored half that total. The second half didn’t get any easier for CSUF. Oregon continued to push through the defense, netting 61 more points, despite shooting only 38.8 percent. With 3:12 on the clock, Oregon led by 52 points. The Titans tried to chip away, adding 41 more points to their total, though it was not enough to overcome the Ducks, who blew out the Titans 117-69. Junior guard Lyndsey Grove led the Titans with a season-high 20 points in the game. “I think we did really well,” said Marcia Foster, first-year head coach, after the tournament. “The first game against Oregon was tough. They’re hosting the tournament and had a nice crowd, and the shots didn’t drop for us in the first half. If we had kept it closer, I think we could have done better.” Looking to bounce back against Portland State, a team they hadn’t met in nine years but who Fullerton held a 0-2 record against, the Titans tipped off against the Vikings on

Saturday afternoon trying to move as the Titans and Badgers headed to their season record above .500. The the locker rooms, Wisconsin held a Titans led throughout the first half, one-point advantage, leading 25-24 extending their lead to 15 points thanks to four free throws. with five minutes remaining in the CSUF looked sharp at the start of half. The Titans went into the locker the second half, scoring four straight room ahead 33-25. points and going up 28-25. After a Portland State came out with a back-and-forth rally, Alyssa Karel vengeance in the second half, hitting of the Badgers hit a three-pointer, a 45.7 percent clip on field goals, go- giving Wisconsin a lead they would ing on a 7-1 run and rallying to tie not relinquish. With nine minutes the game at 64 as the final seconds remaining, the Badgers went on an wound down. Junior point guard 18-6 run, part of the 32 points that Lauren Chow attempted to end the they scored in the second half. CSUF game with a three-pointer at the battled, adding 20 points to their tobuzzer, but it was off the mark, send- tal in the second half, but they uling the game into overtime. timately fell to Wisconsin, 57-44. A minute and a half into over- Grove again led the team with 16 time, Chow made up for her shot points. Moving to 6-1 on the season by nailing a three-pointer that sent and going undefeated in the tournathe Titans on a ment, Wisconsin 10-0 run, putting was named the them up by nine winner of the points. The team World Vision Incontinued their vitational title. hot shooting and Foster was finished the game impressed with with a 79-72 vicGrove’s perfortory. mance in the CSUF took tournament, as advantage of she led the team Portland’s misin scoring in each – Jasmine Scott, of their games. cues throughout the game, as the “She was outSenior guard Titans scored 24 standing,” Foster points off of turnsaid. “She was overs while Portsolid. You always land only responded with 12. Grove have to have someone step up, and scored a game-high 18 points and when they’re feeling it, then it’s up junior center Jenna Breite recorded to them to perform at that level, and her first career double-double as a she did.” Titan, snapping a two-game losing Despite the two losses, Foster was streak and bumping their record to proud of her team’s performance. 3-2 on the season and giving them a “After less than 24 hours, we were 1-1 record in the tournament. back on the court and the kids conSenior guard Jasmine Scott, a tinued to compete and played hard,” captain who scored 14 points in the Foster said. “The game was actually game, was pleased with the team’s closer than the score indicates. A performance. couple of things didn’t go our way, “I believe we did really well,” she but I’m very glad with getting one said. “We got better from the night (win).” before against Oregon. We worked The players echoed her sentigood as a team.” ment. The Titans took on the University “I think, as a team, we came up of Wisconsin in their first-ever meet- here and accomplished what we ing in their final game of the tourna- wanted to do, which was getting betment on Sunday afternoon. The first ter,” Grove said. “We knew we were half featured a back-and-forth affair going to face some tough competithat included five lead changes, but tion.”

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I believe we did really well. We got better from the night before against Oregon. We worked good as a team.

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