Volume 103 Issue 25
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Wednesday March 21, 2018
Sports clubs will seek new leader
Student Life and Leadership director overseeing clubs’ concerns in the meantime. JASON ROCHLIN Asst. News Editor
Skateboarder flips stereotypes Cal State Fullerton alumnus Zane Foley created a scholarship for skaters pursuing a degree. BRIAN ALVARADO Asst. Lifestyle Editor
Skateboarder, journalist and Cal State Fullerton alumnus Zane Foley laced his nagging left achilles up in a brace as he prepared himself for another day at North Hollywood Skate Plaza, where he shreds its ledges and manual pads. Whether it be an injury, a negative police encounter or a 10-page philosophy paper, Foley’s love for skateboarding has stuck with him for the past 16 years, catapulting him
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Even if I lost all my sponsors, even if my skill level dropped, even if I didn’t go pro, I would never stop being a skateboarder.
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ZANE FOLEY Skateboarder
through adversity and toward a bachelor’s degree in philosophy. “Growing up, (skateboarding) became my vessel of dealing with adolescence. I became extremely dedicated to it,” Foley said. Foley, who graduated from CSUF in 2015, has left his imprint in the skateboarding industry both through his ability to skate and write. He’s been sponsored by Cellular Skate, a skate shop in Rancho Cucamonga, featured in a video on TransWorld SKATEboarding and has even had articles published in The Berrics, a renowned skateboarding site founded by professional skateboarders Eric Koston and Steve Berra. Foley has also been involved with the College Skateboarding Education Foundation (CSEF) a nonprofit organization based in California created to give skateboarders in college a shot at scholarships. It’s the only college skateboard scholarship fund operating on a national level. Through this organization, Foley has created a scholarship named after him, which he has yet to award to somebody. When deciding on who to interview for CSEF’s introduction video, Keegan Guizard,
co-founder of the skateboarding foundation, said choosing Foley was a “no-brainer.” “He fits the criteria of ‘life for a skater’ ... and he’s an educated man” Guizard, who also skates, said. “Whenever we go skate, it’s always (skateboarding), whenever he goes home, it’s always work and he’s doing his thing. He balances life really well.” But being a skateboarder and a student don’t always go hand in hand. Skateboarding cliques like the Piss Drunx, notorious for their partying and wild antics, put forth a negative image of being a skater. “The landscape is changing slowly. For the longest time, skateboarding was viewed as … just drink beer, smoke weed and go skate, f--school. That’s always kind of been the thing,” Guizard said. But Foley wanted to challenge this stereotype and show it’s possible for skateboarders to have a “good head on their shoulders.” Eventually he figured out it wasn’t the struggles of balancing his skateboard career while nailing it in the classroom that became a difficulty; it was being judged by the people around him. SEE ROLL
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I think one thing we can definitely all help out with is to promote our sports clubs. I don’t think we give our students enough credit.
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BRIAN ALVARADO / DAILY TITAN
Zane Foley spontaneously competed in the Collegiate Skate Tour contest in Carlsbad, finishing second place in the nonstudent division despite an injury.
Student Life and Leadership Director Vincent Vigil has been overseeing sports clubs on campus following the resignation of former coordinator Lydia Ayala on March 9. Vigil said his contact with the clubs has allowed him to work on concerns representatives and Ayala had with scheduling venues and feeling respected on campus. “I think one thing we can definitely all help out with is to promote our sports clubs. I don’t think we give our students enough credit for the work that they do,” Vigil said. Sports clubs being brought more into the public eye could help address some of the concerns club athletes have been voicing, said Cody Hale, Sports Clubs Inter-Club Council vice chair of finance.
VINCENT VIGIL Student Life and Leadership director “No one is aware of us, I guess you could say. They know about intramurals, they know about (Titan) Athletics. While they may be familiar with us, they really don’t know what we do with all the community service and fundraising,” Hale said.
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Baseball takes down San Diego 9-3 Cal State Fullerton scored six late runs to blow past the Toreros. LAUREN JENNINGS Staff Writer
After sweeping Grand Canyon University over the weekend, Cal State Fullerton baseball added to its winning streak, beating University of San Diego 9-3 on Tuesday. The Titans scored their game-clinching runs in the seventh inning with bases loaded. Pinch hitter Jairus Richards hit a ball down the middle of the field, bringing in two runs. Later in the inning, center fielder Mitchell
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The first swing I took on that 0-2 pitch was crazy for sure, so I had to settle back in and make sure I got the job done.
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JAIRUS RICHARDS Titans pinch hitter
Berryhill hit another ball in the same place allowing two more runs, increasing the Titans lead 7-3. Richards said they watched footage of the pitchers right before the game to gain an edge on the Toreros. “I felt very comfortable in that at-bat,” Richards said. “The first swing I took on that 0-2 pitch was crazy for sure, so I had to settle back in and make sure I get the job done.” Titans Head Coach Rick Vanderhook also said Richards looked comfortable with the bat in his hands. “I thought he was calm at the plate. I thought he did things the way he should do them and he had a big hit,” Vanderhook said. Toreros pitcher Nicola Mislinski made an error late in the eighth that led to two more runs stretching the Titans lead 9-3. With this win, the Titans have now won seven of their last 10 games.
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Outfielder Ruben Cardenas scored two runs in Tuesday’s game against the Toreros.
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