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Harada takes the helm

Titans hire new women’s basketball head coach.

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FULLERTON– Cal State Fullerton introduced Jeff Harada as its women’s basketball head coach Monday afternoon at Titan Gym. “To be named the head women’s basketball coach here at Cal State Fullerton will truly change my life,” Harada said. “I’m very excited to take on this challenge.”

Harada takes over a CSUF program that has been in turmoil in recent years, with several players transferring to play elsewhere or electing to quit the team. He replaces former Head Coach Daron Park who “stepped down” after going 32-89 in his four seasons at the helm.

Harada now has the task of attempting to turn around a program that has not seen a winning record since 1990-91 season.

“I know the history of the program here. I know the challenges it’s faced the past few years and it’s no secret that this is going to take a lot of work. I want you to know that I am prepared to work,” Harada said. “Twenty-six years without a winning season, I think everyone in this room can agree that’s

Faculty union supports legislation CA assembly committees to hold hearings Tuesday.

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After four tumultuous years under former Head Coach Daron Park, the Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball program looks to Jeff Harada to rebuild the program.

not acceptable. Please know that we will change the culture and establish a winning environment.”

With more players leaving

over the past two seasons than the program has won games, Harada is determined to find the right student-athletes to change the culture at CSUF.

“We’ll recruit high-character student-athletes who will play the game the right way.

Students who care about getting A’s and B’s just as much

as they care about crushing Long Beach State,” Harada said.

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The California Faculty Association will attend two California Assembly hearings Tuesday on bills of particular interest to the California State University system.

Each bill will have about three or four representatives speaking to the committee on its behalf, said CFA Communications Director Alice Sunshine.

The committees can choose to either vote on the spot or push them back to a different date for further consideration.

Bills usually have to pass through several committees. Once the bill passes this process, it moves onto the Senate. The final step is approval from governor Jerry Brown.

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Business frat develops career skills

Pi Sigma Epsilon works with corporate sponsors to help its members be prepared for the workplace.

ASHLEY HALEY Daily Titan If members of Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE) aren’t perfecting their resumes or LinkedIn accounts, they’re spending time honing their leadership skills and encouraging each other at mock interviews.

“Being on PSE, I created a LinkedIn. I’ve been approached by recruiters through LinkedIn. It puts me into an uncomfortable situation where I have to grow,” said fundraising director Anisha Chacko.

PSE is a co-ed business fraternity in the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics. The club strives to help students grow professionally and gain experience in marketing, sales, marketing research and community service, according to PSE’s Mihaylo club page. The fraternity has about 60 active members and over 100 members total. The Cal State Fullerton chapter of PSE, Gamma Alpha, was initiated in 2010.

Trish Kao, president of PSE and fourth-year business major, said PSE is

unique because it has over 30 national corporate sponsors and is open to all majors and ethnicities.

“No matter what job or field you’re going into, you’re going to have to learn how to sell yourself and that’s where we come in,” Kao said.

“We provide those skills for you.”

Kao said PSE has helped her gain confidence, build her resume and form lifelong friendships.

Other members of the fraternity have credited PSE with helping them grow and learn professional skills outside of the classroom.

Vice president of Professional Development Nicole Castillo said she was shy and soft-spoken when she joined but quickly learned to be confident in her skills. The second-year business major is now responsible for hosting professional events with company representatives and providing network opportunities for students. “(The professional workshops) also led me to really grow in this position as

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Pi Sigma Epsilon President Trish Kao high fives a business representative from one of their corporate sponsors after holding mock interviews. The CSUF chapter of PSE will compete at the fraternity’s national convention from April 18 to 23.

well because I knew that the workshops helped me so in return, when I got this position, I wanted to give that same opportunity to the new members,” Castillo said.

Arnold Nunez, vice president of marketing, said he has built a resume that he feels strongly about as a freshman majoring in pre-business.

CSUF offers resources for eating disorders

Pedestrians need a lesson in common sense

Eating Disorder Task Force looks to address results of a 2014 study showing average prevalance among students.

Motorists shouldn’t be blamed for the accidents that are caused by the lack of attention from people walking.

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“I could see that I was being put into the professional side of business, and I would compare myself with all the other (dorm) residents and I was like ‘I’m getting so

much out of this that students wouldn’t probably get until their last year,’” Nunez said.

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Titans to take on Toreros in Lake Elsinore

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Cal State Fullerton baseball squares up with San Diego for the third nonconference contest of the season.

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The hearings by the two committees will begin at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.

Assembly Judiciary Committee AB-21: Access to Higher Education for Every Student Introduced by Assembly member Ash Kalra, the bill ensures that “institutions of higher education are safe spaces free of immigration enforcement activities.”

The bill extends these policies to include community college districts. It establishes a notification policy for the presence of federal immigration enforcement agents on campus and puts in place points of contact for members of the campus community whom may be affected by immigration enforcement. It also provides that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students will not lose financial aid if DACA policy changes from what it was on Jan. 19.

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AB-393: Student Protection Act Introduced by Assembly member Sharon Quirk-Silva, AB-393 asserts that state funding for the CSU is “near a 30-year low” and that “about 70 percent of bachelor’s degree recipients graduate with debt.”

The bill calls for CSU tuition and mandatory system-wide fees to be frozen at the amount it was on Dec. 31, 2016 until the end of the 2019-20 academic year. The CSU Board of Trustees approved a tuition increase of 5 percent on March 22.

AB-1464 Introduced by Assembly member Shirley Weber, the bill attempts to increase tenure-track faculty 75 percent by 2026, seeking to hire 774 new positions in the 2018-19 academic year.

Requires the CSU to issue a report on the progress of the plan.

“We feel that’s an important bill that affects students very much, as well as faculty,” Sunshine said.

“Obviously, it affects the faculty because if you’re always working on temporary jobs, you don’t have much job security and

you’re always wondering what you’re going to do for your job in a few months.”

AB-1038 The bill would create a “Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Postsecondary Education” with the aim of making “recommendations on improving access to and affordability” for Californian students. The commission would review “relevant reports” by institutions including the University of California, CSU and California Community Colleges. It also places a focus on the “needs” and “input” from “underserved or underrepresented groups in postsecondary education.” It was introduced

by Assembly member Rob Bonta Live broadcast The hearings will be live broadcasted at Assembly. ca.gov./audioandtv.

“These bills will affect all students on all CSU campuses and some of these bills will affect students on some other systems as well,” Sunshine said.

Micah Augimeri-Lee contributed to this report.

Alumnus shares entrepreneurial insight Startup Incubator hosts Jason Khoo to advise students.

DARYLESE SHOOK Daily Titan Entrepreneur and CSUF alumnus Jason Khoo mentored fellow entrepreneurs at the CSUF Startup Incubator Monday by answering questions they had about internet marketing or search engine optimization.

The CSUF Startup Incubator aims to give students access to technical advice and veteran entrepreneurs, a meeting place, and help with contracts and royalties, according to Mihaylo College of Business and Economics Center for Entrepreneurship.

Scott Vollero, alumnus of CSUF, met with Khoo to get advice about the software company SCA Ink that he and his team are developing.

“In our industry, there is a disconnect between the buyers and the sellers. The buyers have a huge advantage over the sellers and the software is just bringing that transaction into balance where the buyers and the sellers are more on an equal playing field and that’s where the software comes

in,” Vollero said.

Khoo was more familiar with the search engine optimization, which doesn’t work for Vallero’s company because they “aren’t trying to optimize searches.”

“We have a very specific niche industry that we are trying to go after, so once he started thinking about it in that dimension, then he was very helpful,” Vollero said.

Local businessman Carlos Magpayo said he heard about the CSUF Startup Incubator from the Everbrite website.

“I’m trying to find a way to improve my marketing strategy because it is very expensive to do marketing,” Magpayo said. “There is a lot of money waste, so I’m trying to figure out what the best way is.”

Magpayo said he has worked for pharmaceutical company Midas Touch Research Corporation for seven years where his team now runs clinical trials.

Khoo graduated from CSUF’s Mihaylo Marketing program. He was president of CSUF Entrepreneur Society but said he was embarrassed because he didn’t have his own business.

Khoo always knew he wanted to start his own business. He said he began knocking on doors on Chapman Avenue and State

College Boulevard asking for businesses to give him a chance when he was only a sophomore at CSUF. On January 17, 2013, he got that chance with Quickly Chinese Cafe.

“It felt like the biggest victory of my life because I was doing business,” Khoo said. “It felt amazing to be able to get started and to have someone blindly just accept me. That was the confidence boost and I still use that to this day whenever I get a little bit shaky with my confidence. I think about that and it kind of pushes me forward.”

After he graduated, Khoo became the marketing director at Ron Wave Design, now known as the Search Business Group. He said he wants to stay connected and help people who are interested in starting businesses.

Every other Monday, Khoo will be at the CSUF Startup Incubator to continue to help entrepreneurs with any questions they have about internet marketing and search engine optimization. “(My business) is my identity and I know other people want it to be their identity. They know how scary it is, so I just want to be able to come back and help,” Khoo said.

Over 350 marijuana plants were found by authorities responding to a Sunday night fire at a Garden Grove business, according to the OC Register.

The marijuana plants were discovered by responding firefighters. Police then obtained a warrant to search the building.

The fire occurred in a vacant commercial building in the 13000 block of Century Boulevard, Garden Grove police said in a statement. The blaze was reported around 11 p.m.

No one was injured and there have been no arrests. The cause of the fire and value of the plants have not been revealed to the public. The incident remains under investigation.

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Pence flexes US military power Amidst rising tensions on the Korean peninsula, Vice President Mike Pence held a press conference in Seoul, South Korea Monday with acting president of the Republic of Korea Hwang Kyo-ahn.

Pence spoke of North Korea’s hostile behavior.

“North Korea would do well not to test his resolve—or the strength of the Armed Forces of the United States in this region,” Pence said at the conference, according to NPR. Despite his warning, Pence did not completely rule out the possibility of amicable solutions.

He suggested finding a way to convince North Korea to reduce or remove its nuclear weapons program through peaceful means, such as negotiations.

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Irvine woman sues Albertsons Irvine resident Deidre Harris, 42, filed a civil rights lawsuit Monday against Albertsons and its corporate parent Safeway, according to the OC Register.

Harris alleged that the managers did not do enough to correct the actions of a store clerk who wrongly assumed Harris was on food stamps.

Harris said the incident, in which she said the clerk asked if she wanted to use her EBT card, occurred Jan. 27 at the Albertsons at Alton Avenue and Culver Street.

A claims examiner from Safeway aligned with the store and “determined there’s no liability on the store.”

Harris responded by contacting attorney Chris Mears and filing a lawsuit seeking monetary damages.

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A 2014 Healthy Minds Network study showed the reasons why 16,342 college students did not seek mental or emotional health resources. Eating disorders are both a psychological and physical illness. They are defined as “extreme emotions, attitudes and behaviors surrounding weight and food issues” by the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA).

Task force aims to fight eating disorders

2014 survey shows CSUF cases higher than U.S. average.

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Since 2015, the Eating Disorder Task Force at Cal State Fullerton has provided direct services and education consultations to students, faculty and staff seeking help for eating disorders.

A 2014 survey from Healthy Minds Network found that CSUF had a 10 percent eating disorder presence on campus, said Kevin Thomas, Psy. D., a licensed psychologist with CSUF’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) in an email.

The Eating Disorder Task Force has been aiming to decrease that number.

“Today’s younger generation

is growing up in a culture where comparison is innate,” said Sarah Lipson, assistant professor at the University of Michigan and associate director for the Healthy Minds Network.

“Based on empirical evidence, the (eating disorder) prevalence rate on college campuses seems to be three times higher than the rate of treatment. It’s a huge lost opportunity for early treatment or intervention.”

An eating disorder is an illness fueled by “extreme emotions, attitudes and behaviors surrounding weight and food issues,” according to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA). Eating disorder symptoms can be found in the DSM-V, meaning they are both a psychological and physical illness.

CSUF tested three percent higher than the national average for eating disorders, according to the Healthy Minds Network study.

The Healthy Minds Network

is a research team, “dedicated to improving the mental and emotional well-being of young people,” according to their website.

Lipson said in an email that the study is an online survey comprised of questions that deal with depression, anxiety and eating disorders. She said college students represent a vulnerable group to develop eating disorders because “the traditional college years (ages 18 to 22) coincide with age of onset for eating disorders.”

“Research has shown that eating disorders tend to more commonly occur when there are major life transitions,” Thomas said.

The most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, a disorder characterized by an obsessive fear of weight gain and unrealistic body perceptions, bulimia nervosa, a disorder characterized by binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors like forced vomiting,

and binge-eating disorder, a disorder characterized by losing control over eating habits and eating large amounts of food in one sitting.

Lipson said it tends to be much more prevalent in women than in men.

NEDA reports that severe eating disorder cases may result in abnormally slow heart rate and low blood pressure, muscle loss and weakness, hair loss, dry skin and severe dehydration.

Thomas said the Eating Disorder Task Force consists of representatives from CSUF CAPS, Student Health and Titan Well, and uses data from national surveys to develop services for students.

The team provides assessment and evaluation, group and individual therapy and recommendations for future treatment or care, according to the CAPS website.

“The goals of the task force are to support students with

direct services and provide appropriate referrals to enhance their psychological well-being and physical health, and to provide education consultation, awareness and outreach services to students, faculty and staff at CSUF,” Thomas said in an email.

Thomas said he and his team at the Student Wellness Center see students for various issues, including body image, disordered eating and emotional eating. However, the Healthy Minds survey found that national numbers show many students avoid help for mental health issues.

The survey reported that 35 percent of students nationwide said they don’t seek out help for mental health because they don’t have enough time. Forty-two percent also said they’d rather deal with their issues on their own and 39 percent brushed off stress as being “normal in college/ graduate school.”

“We have events to tell students about services because students can be hesitant in seeking treatment,” Thomas said. “Our goal is to give (students) the best care between counseling, nutritional and medical aspects.”

In 2012, Cal State Fullerton received a grant for mental health services which gave Counseling and Psychological Services the opportunity to meet with and train faculty about dealing with mental health, said Leticia Gutierrez-Lopez, director of CAPS. “Through the training, some faculty said we needed to give eating disorders more attention,” Gutierrez-Lopez said.

Task force members meet twice a week to discuss the needs of students they are seeing. Thomas said they are seeing more and more students speak up for help each month.

“We’re still so new, but we’re hoping we’re making a difference,” Thomas said.

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Berenecea Johnson Eanes takes pride in her role at the DIRC. MEGAN MAXEY Daily Titan

Vice president of Student Affairs Berenecea Johnson Eanes is in the business of changing lives at Cal State Fullerton.

“Her pushing me and encouraging me and telling me ‘Yeah, you can do it’ and believing in me when I felt like I didn’t believe in myself was very powerful,” said CSUF Chicano studies and human services alumna Eloisa Amador-Lara.

Eanes, an Indianapolis native, said CSUF offers her the opportunity to “work with students who are dynamic, diverse, reflective of the region and who really wanted to come here.”

As the leader of the division, Eanes said she strives to be a collaborative leader, a listener and a student-centered vice president.

“We’re never done learning how to lead,” she said.

In addition to a collaborative leadership style, a

strong staff is key to a positive student experience, Eanes said.

Tonantzin Oseguera is the associate vice president for Student Affairs and has been a colleague of Eanes for over three years. Eanes was one of the reasons she wanted to work at CSUF, Oseguera said.

“She walks the talk.

When she says this is how we’re going to do things, she does it. And when she says I believe in diversity and inclusion, she demonstrates that. In a leader, that’s not always the case, but she makes damn sure that what she says is what she does,” Oseguera said.

Since arriving at CSUF, Eanes has focused on a variety of issues including financial aid options, athletics, orientation and outreach services and advising.

One of her biggest accomplishments was the development of the diversity centers, Eanes said.

“There were some identifiable opportunities for growth in this division,” Eanes said. “I’m really proud that we developed that office and hired the

staff of the centers, and we’ve done great work to have these places for our students.”

Oseguera also worked closely with Eanes to get the diversity centers up and running for the students.

“She’s ensured that our diversity initiative resource centers and all of our cultural centers have full-time staff, have some programming money and we get new space in the library in the future” Oseguera said.

The team at the division of Student Affairs’ work on the DREAM center inspired Amador during her time at CSUF, she said.

Amador said Eanes supported her in her goals and pushed her to not only do better, but to reach further. Amador is a graduate student at the University of Vermont studying higher education in the student affairs program.

She said Eanes was “instrumental in her decision” and made her transition smoother.

“She didn’t tell me ‘You need to go,’ but she talked to me and not only did she talk to me but she heard me,” Amador said. “We

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Vice president of Student Affairs focused her efforts on helping create and continuously improve the Diversity Initiative Resource Centers (DIRC).

didn’t meet often ... but when we did meet, it was just so powerful.”

Eanes said she loved helping Amador reach her aspirations.

“I try to do for my mentee what (my mentors) did for me,” Eanes said.

The vice president said

her focus is on the students and their needs.

“What we do is help (students) either acquire the lesson or experience and then help (students) apply it,” Eanes said.

Bringing a commitment to the student experience was something Eanes has

put time into since she became vice president.

Amador-Lara said some of the best advice she received from Eanes was, “No matter how you feel, no matter what’s going on, just get up and get out there and keep pushing and believing in yourself.”

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CSUF alumnus James De Leo graduated in 2014 with a degree in business administration and general management. He said he joined PSE in fall 2013 and served as vice president of events that spring.

After graduation, De Leo said he started the tradition

of giving graduation cords to graduating seniors of the fraternity who served in an executive role.

“For me, it was important because it’s kind of like a way of saying thank you for all your work that you’ve done for the fraternity,” De Leo said.

Members of PSE will

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convention hosts chapters of PSE from different colleges and allows them to compete in certain categories, Kao said. It will compete for Top Silver Chapter in the West Coast and Top Social Media Strategy at this year’s convention.

PSE recruits new members at the beginning of each semester which includes two

weeks of rush events and one week of interviews, Kao said.

“My vision for PSE is to make PSE known on campus and make sure that students understand that (it) will become an essential part of every student’s needs in order to help them get a job in the future and grow,” Kao said.

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TITAN TOONS

With the release of his fourth studio album “DAMN.”, Kendrick Lamar gave listeners an Easter Day special as he performed half of the album as Sunday’s headliner at Coachella 2017.

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Pedestrian safety lies in common sense Drivers shouldn’t have to be responsible for distracted walking.

KYLE BENDER Daily Titan Don’t text and drive.

Don’t drink and drive.

Hands at 10 and two. The list of mantras drilled into motorists’ heads goes on, but what are pedestrians taught? “Look both ways before you cross the street,” and that single task

has proven to be a daunting challenge in recent years.

2016 showed an 11 percent increase in pedestrian deaths (6,000 throughout the year), the highest since it began keeping records in 1967, according to the Governor’s Highway Safety Agency. The contributing factors behind this spike in deaths is being partially attributed to lower gas prices and an increase in vehicles on the road, but the real culprit isn’t behind the wheel.

George W. Bush left office with gas prices at an average of $1.71 a gallon in 2008, according to a Snopes report published in 2015, and there was no record-breaking increase in pedestrian deaths then.

The recent spike in pedestrian deaths has little

to do with the number of motorists on the road or gas prices. It has more to do with people’s unwillingness to peel their eyes away from the all-important glowing box that is cemented in their hands, their phones.

It is finally time for pedestrians to assume some responsibility for their actions and make a change.

A law forbidding texting and crossing would likely not stop anyone from doing so because it would be impossible to enforce with any degree of reasonable consistency.

The only law that could come close to balancing the heralded status of pedestrian’s would be to place fault on a pedestrian and motorist who were both distracted during the

incident instead of only blaming the motorist, but let’s not get too hopeful.

Drivers must wait on pedestrians hand and foot, respecting their right of way at all times, and 22 percent of all pedestrian deaths result from the breaking of this law, according to the California Driver Handbook. Of that 22 percent of pedestrians, it’s unreasonable to assume that not a single one was crossing when they shouldn’t have.

In a state like California where pedestrians are held to the lowest standard of responsibility, it’s unlikely that they’ll be forced to step off their pedestal any time soon.

Since pedestrians have clearly already taken their lives into their own hands

while crossing the street, they should simply do so with more care. And if they aren’t willing to look up, pedestrians should be willing to accept the consequences because even a cautious driver operating well within the law would assume responsibility for the mistake of an oblivious Twitter fiend stepping into the middle of an intersection and getting hit.

They may not be law, but here are some recommendations for pedestrians and motorists alike.

Drunk and trying to get home? Use that fancy Apple Watch to call an Uber instead of gluing your eyes to a 1 1/2 inch map while crossing the street.

Outraged by President Donald Trump’s latest social media shenanigans?

Take a breather and look around to clear your head during your commute to properly flesh out how you’d like to inform your massive 30-person following of what’s troubling you so deeply.

Going to be late to a meeting? Focus on getting to where you’re going instead of texting your boss because the only way you absolutely won’t make it is if you get into an accident.

You’re a lot more useful alive and late than dead and not around at all.

Nothing will ever be as easy to say as “Look both ways before you cross,” but maybe it’s finally time to give pedestrians a little more responsibility because nobody should become a statistic because of a notification.

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Athletic Director Jim Donovan and Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball hopes to have its first winning season since the 1990-91 season under new Head Coach Jeff Harada’s tutelage. In the past two seasons, the Titans have seen more players leave the program than it has wins.

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Harada knows he has a lot of work ahead of him but is confident in his process and his ability to turn the program around, he said.

“The biggest thing is just really changing the culture of the program and understanding the work it’s going to take,” Harada said. “Is it going to be hard? Yeah. But I promise you it’ll be rewarding once it’s all said and done.”

Harada said changing the culture at CSUF was the most important part of the rebuilding process, and that if he is able to do so, wins will follow.

“I cannot promise you how many games we’ll win in year one, year two, year three. I can promise you that once the foundation is laid, the wins will come,” Harada said.

While he hasn’t spent time coaching in the Big West Conference, coaching at Navy gave him the

opportunity to recruit throughout the nation, which has led him to build contacts throughout Southern California that may prove advantageous.

“I’m very familiar with the teams in this league. I’ve recruited a lot of players that have played in this league.

I’m friends and know all the coaches in this league. I know the style of play and I feel like I’m very comfortable and knowledgeable about how to compete and recruit to the Big West,” Harada said.

Harada becomes Fullerton’s 11th head coach in the 48-year history of the program, and brings experience turning around a university’s basketball program after spending the last three years as the head coach at Central Washington University.

In his time at Central Washington, Harada finished with a record of 44-42 and led the team to a winning season in just his second year after the program

had not finished above .500 since 2006-07. Harada also led the Wildcats to three consecutive trips to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Postseason Tournament.

In his first year, Harada nearly doubled the Wildcats win total from the previous season.

“We have an outstanding finalist here today, who stood out above all the others. He has a decade of experience in women’s basketball. He has turned two different programs completely around from not winning, to winning,” said Cal State Fullerton Athletic Director Jim Donovan.

Prior to taking over at Central Washington, Harada was an assistant coach at the United States Naval Academy for three seasons.

During his time at Navy, the women’s basketball team made the postseason in all three seasons, including two consecutive years in the NCAA Women’s Division I

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Former and current women’s basketball players sat in on Monday’s press conference to watch their new head coach be introduced.

Basketball Tournament.

Harada’s first experience as a head coach was at Hawaii Pacific University. Harada took over the program after it had won just two

games the previous season.

He would go on to lead Hawaii Pacific to 58 wins in his three years there, including a 36-14 record in his final two seasons.

He now changes his focus to rebuilding the CSUF program.

“A new era of Titan women’s basketball is about to begin,” Harada said.

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SPORTS Titans look to make it three straight over USD

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CSUF continues to win even with injuries to top players.

HARRISON FAIGEN Daily Titan FULLERTON– No. 8 Cal State Fullerton baseball has three nonconference games remaining on its schedule and will get its first chance to finish that slate strong when facing the University of San Diego for the third time this season in Lake Elsinore Tuesday.

The Titans have trampled the Toreros by a combined score of 21-4 in their previous two matchups and will send pitcher Joe Wills to the mound for a third run at the USD starting lineup.

Wills has pitched 10.2 innings against San Diego this season, surrendering 10 hits and four earned runs. Head Coach Rick Vanderhook is hoping Wills can give the Titans enough under unique circumstances “Not a lot of guys in college pitch against the same team three times in one year, but we’ll go out and let him get his innings in,” Vanderhook said. “Hopefully, the other guys come in and do good and we can score one more run than them.”

Outscoring the Toreros

hasn’t been a problem for the Titans in their last two matchups due to the contributions of San Diego natives Chris Hudgins, Daniel Cope, Zach Weller and Zach Weisz.

Those four have combined for eight hits, eight runs and eight RBIs in the Titans’ previous two games against San Diego.

Leading the way for San Diego in hitting is Hun Mercado-Hood, who has posted a team-high batting average of .368, with a slugging percentage of .699.

The Titans will take the field at 6 p.m. in Lake Elsinore before heading to San Luis Obispo to take on Cal Poly for a three-game series starting Friday at 6 p.m. at Bob Janssen Field.

Injury Update Vanderhook said outfielder Ruben Cardenas (lower back) and shortstop Timmy Richards (groin) will both miss the Titans’ game against San Diego, but he said that both are expected to play in the Titans’ weekend series against Cal Poly.

Right-handed pitcher Colton Eastman—who has been battling an elbow injury—is a longer way from returning, although Vanderhook said he’s making progress.

“It’s week-to-week. It’s weeks away, but it’s not

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Cal State Fullerton has won its previous two matchups with San Diego, outscoring them 21-4. San Diego natives Chris Hudgins, Daniel Cope, Zach Weller and Zach Weisz shined for the Titans in the previous meetings with USD.

weeks away from getting on the mound,” Vanderhook said. “We got to get him on the mound quite a few times

before he’ll get in a game.”

The Titans are 2-1 in Eastman’s three appearances (two starts) this season

after winning the Louisville Slugger Freshman Pitcher of the Year award last year, but he has not

played since February.

Bryant Freese contributed to this report.

Fullerton aims to end losing skid to UCLA Softball has lost five straight games to the Bruins.

ADAM CASTRO Daily Titan Coming off a successful weekend series against UC Davis, Cal State Fullerton softball (23-18) will look to continue its winning ways on the road as it takes on UCLA Tuesday in Los Angeles.

Fullerton swept the Aggies in three games, improving its road record to 11-1, 8-12 at home.

The Titans will try to keep their road magic going against the Bruins (29-12), who sit in fifth place in the Pac-12, sporting a 5-7 record in conference so far. UCLA is coming off a series loss on the road against Oregon State.

The Bruins are 5-4 over their last nine games, going up against Pac-12 opponents such as Washington, Oregon and Oregon State.

In those nine games, UCLA has been outscored by their opponents 54-41 while its pitching staff has surrendered at least five runs five times during that nine-game span.

In contrast to the pitching, the UCLA offense has scored at least four runs six times in the

last nine contests.

Earlier in the season, the Titans and Bruins met in the Judi Garman Classic where the Bruins defeated Fullerton in a 2-0 win.

A sixth inning featuring three Fullerton errors was the difference in the game, as UCLA scored both its runs due to Fullerton’s miscues. Bruin starting pitcher Johanna Grauer went the distance in that game, earning the win and pitching a complete game while stifling the Titans in seven innings.

The CSUF offense has been hot as of late, with Titan batters scoring 18 runs in their last 21 innings. Lexi Gonzalez and Delynn Rippy have been particularly vital contributors.

Gonzalez drove in three runs against the Aggies, putting her at 31 on the season, good for third best in the Big West Conference. Rippy, who is third in batting average in the Big West (.364), has had 13 hits in her last eight games.

On the pitching side, Sydney Golden and Kelsey Kessler have stepped up for Fullerton. Golden earned two wins against the Aggies, and Kessler, who is fourth in conference for ERA at 1.75, earned a win throwing a complete game against UC Davis.

Titan pitchers will need to look out for the Bruins’ top offensive threats in Madeline

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Cal State Fullerton softball hopes to carry its road success with them to Los Angeles to end its five-game losing streak to UCLA which goes back to the NCAA Super Regionals in 2016 where the Bruins knocked out CSUF. The Titans are 11-1 on the road this season.

Jelenicki, Kylee Perez and Delaney Spaulding.

Jelenicki has 10 home runs and leads the team with 42 RBIs. Perez is sixth in the Pac12 in batting average at .409

while Spaulding has 12 doubles on the season.

Grauer and Rachel Garcia also give the Bruins a formidable pitching staff. Grauer is 9-4 with a 2.64 ERA and Garcia

has a 2.17 ERA while striking out 119 batters in 116 innings.

Over their last five games against UCLA, the Titans are 0-5 going back to 2015. The Bruins eliminated the Titans

last year in the NCAA Los Angeles Regional.

The Titans and Bruins will match up Tuesday at 7 p.m. from Easton Stadium in Los Angeles.

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