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dailytitan.com The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton CHANCELLOR: ‘YOUR DEMANDS … ARE NOT POSSIBLE’ CAMPUS | Switch to TITANium Blackboard service to end over summer Move to user-friendly visible courses and in spring 2011 TITANium is smooth there were 125. This semester, 693 unique faculty so far, official says and 25,630 unique students are enrolled in visible Titanium courses. TIM WORDEN Daily Titan “Overall, the transition is moving smoothly … TITANium has a It is time to say goodbye to more user-friendly organization and Blackboard. The online learning requires less clicks to navigate course management system will expire materials,” said Vikki Costa, Ph.D., June 15. the TITANium coordinator at Blackboard will not be available CSUF’s Faculty Development Center to both students and faculty after and a secondary education professor. June 15. It is the end of a yearlong TITANium has a cleaner look and process to make TITANium the is “more cut and dry,” said Andre university’s learning management Gardere, 19, an undeclared freshman. system. TITANium is a free, “The two classes that I do have Moodle-powered Virtual Learning on Blackboard this semester, I find Environment. myself wishing that they were on Amir Dabirian, vice president of TITANium,” Gardere said. Cal State Fullerton’s Information The differences between Black- Technology (IT) division, told board and TITANium learning members of the Academic Senate management systems have provided to move all data from Blackboard to “a significant amount of work for TITANium in an email on April 30. faculty,” Costa said. “Blackboard will be no longer The Faculty Development Center available at the end of the spring (FDC), located in the Pollak Library 2012 semester. All faculty data needs basement, assists faculty in learning to be moved off Blackboard before to use Titanium by providing ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan June 1, 2012,” the email states. training workshops. CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed meets with hunger strikers in Long Beach Friday. Reed told the students they are directing their demands to the wrong people. A similar email was sent to “Since last year, almost 500 all CSUF faculty who have used (full-time) and part-time faculty Blackboard in mid-February. It and staff have attended at least one Reed rejects strikers’ demands included a questionnaire asking workshop,” Costa said. faculty about their class migration In addition to the FDC, faculty Students promise to continue parcitpiating in the hunger strike, including Cal that money is being allocated appropriately. status, said Chris Manriquez, can receive course guidance at starving after meeting with top State Fullerton history graduate student David Inga. Inga, the only CSUF student participating in associate vice president for the IT Online Academic Strategies and The four demands were to create a five-year the hunger strike, called for students’ rights to division and academic technology Instructional Support (OASIS) and CSU officials in Long Beach freeze on tuition increases, eliminate all housing free speech to be restored at all CSU campuses. officer. technical support at the Academic and car allowances for all 23 campus presidents, The SQE group asked Chancellor Reed and the The migration responses varied: Technology Center, Costa said. AMBER STEPHENS Daily Titan rollback executive salaries to 1999 levels and an board to act on their behalf to take the burden 9 percent said, “I don’t need the TITANium will have upgrades extension of freedom of speech on all campuses. off of students and enact change. courses (anymore),” 51 percent two times a year, and two upgrades Students for Quality Education (SQE) hunger Reed told the students he had 45 minutes to “Your demands … are not possible. You are said “I need IT assistance” and 40 are already scheduled for the strikers and their supporters met Friday with listen to their concerns. The students presented focusing on the wrong group of people,” Reed percent said “I did it myself.” summer, Manriquez said. Chancellor Charles B. Reed, General Counsel their demands and the reasoning behind them. told the students at the meeting. “You should About 32 percent of the “We’re ahead of other universities Christine Helwick and Systemwide Police Chief Students said the board has increased tuition be focusing on the Legislature and on the 2,264 unique faculty responded, (in using Moodle),” said Manriquez. Nate Johnson in Long Beach. by 318 percent since 2002, leading to high government because that’s where the resources Manriquez said. Although many CSUs use SQE started a hunger strike Wednesday after student debt and other students not being able come from.” TITANium has spread since its Moodle, most are running version Chancellor Reed and the CSU Board of Trustees did to afford basic expenses. SQE also told the board large-scale adoption last fall. 1.9. CSUF is at 2.1 and will upgrade not respond to their four demands relating to quality that executives are not immune to the budget See DEMANDS, page 2 Since spring 2012, there are to 2.2 in the summer, he said. higher education. There are currently 12 students crisis, and a message needs to be sent to the state 1,355 visible TITANium courses, according to data released by the IT See TITANIUM, page 2 division. In fall 2011, there were 892 CAMPUS | SCERP projects Seniors SPORTS | Baseball wrap up Titans continue hot research streak with a sweep No. 8 CSUF remains drove in nine runs during the weekend projects on top of the Big West series. On Sunday he had two hits with three runs batted in. Ecology and other Richy Pedroza, Ivory Thomas, EZEKIEL HERNANDEZ biology students take Daily Titan Carlos Lopez, Matt Orloff and Jared part in SCERP program Deacon all scored two runs apiece. The Cal State Fullerton baseball On Saturday night the Titans team completed a three-game sweep poured it on the Tigers by getting ERINN GROTEFEND Daily Titan of the Pacific Tigers in Stockton on 21 hits for 21 runs. The final score Sunday afternoon after beating the was 21-4. As the semester comes to an Tigers 10-0. Left-handed freshman Kenny end, seniors from the Southern With their 30th win Sunday, the Matthews took the mound for California Ecosystems Research Titans are currently ranked No. 8 CSUF in the meeting Saturday and Program (SCERP) are concluding nationally and have three conference pitched seven innings and gave up their long-term research projects. series remaining in the regular season. three runs. Matthews improved to SCERP focuses on preparing They are currently in first place in 5-0 on the season. ecology and environmental the Big West Conference standings, Michael Lorenzen, Matt Chapman biology students for entry into narrowly ahead of Long Beach State. and Casey Watkins all got three hits graduate school, said William The Pacific Tigers have now lost 10 apiece in this game, and Lopez hit a Hoese, Ph.D., associate professor games in a row and have won only one grand slam in the ninth inning for the of biological science. conference game this season. final score. The grand slam was Lopez’ Courtesy of MCT “We look for students who have The Titans got quality starts from all first home run of the season. Lorenzen interests in these areas and who One SCERP researcher, Carrie De Jesus, 21, is investigating the impact of human-generated noise on bird songs. She is focusing three weekend starters and produced stole his 12th base of the year. on traffic noise carrying into parks and rural sites and how it may interfere with mating calls between male and female birds. have strong potential to succeed 49 hits as an offense in the series. Pacific sent five pitchers to the as future scientists in ecology Carrie De Jesus, 21, is attract mates. The males will sing or interrupted by traffic noise. On Sunday afternoon, redshirt mound to cool off the hitting spree, and environmental biology,” said investigating how human- to the females to let them know De Jesus studied how traffic noise freshman Grahamm Wiest pitched a all of whom gave up at least one Hoese. generated noise has impacted bird they want to mate and the females affects their songs and how it affects complete game shutout and allowed earned run. The first reliever in, Bryce Students develop their research songs. She has conducted research will begin to build their nest, said the way the birds communicate only three hits as the Titans finished Lombardi, gave up five runs in just and analytical skills by working in local parks and other rural sites De Jesus. with each other. the series, winning 10-0. over an inning-and-a-half of work. closely with a faculty mentor and to determine how human noise, Female birds might not receive This is the fourth decision Wiest has conducting independent research, such as cars, affects bird songs. the signal that a male wants to See RESEARCH, page 3 won this year. See BASEBALL, page 8 Hoese said. Birds use their songs to help mate if the male’s signal is muffled Junior first baseman Carlos Lopez

Contact Us at [email protected] 2 May 7, 2012 NEWS TITANIUM: DEMANDS: Reed compared CSU graduate debt to the debt of others DTBRIEFS New system the students, faculty and greater ...Continued from page 1 saves money university community.” Search Continues Reed claimed the average “I don’t particularly like the student loan debt of a CSU for Missing Boys ...Continued from page 1 decision to raise tuition, but the graduate is $13,000, while Homicide investigators began reason that we’ve had to raise nationally the average student searching the Olinda Alpha “We are providing leadership tuition is because the Legislature is $24,000. The numbers were Landfill on North Valencia Avenue throughout the system on this new and the governor haven’t given derived from a 2010 survey. in Brea for two missing boys model, which is being adapted by us the money to able to offer “I think we are doing a pretty Saturday, reported The Orange many campuses through the California the classes and sections that you good job of keeping our costs as County Register. State University system,” Costa said. want,” Reed said. low as we possibly can,” Reed said. Arlet Hernandez Contreras, 31, CSUF made the decision to switch “Student debt is not a big issue and her two sons went missing a to Moodle instead of upgrading for California State University few weeks ago. The two boys are 2 to Blackboard 9.1 in March What we are students, on the average.” years old and 4 months old. 2011, according to the Academic asking is that Reed said welfare of campus Contreras’ body was found April Senate Information Technology they take the demands starts with the president, and 25 in La Puente, Calif. The Orange Committee’s “Learning Management seriously. The meeting he has an agreement with the County Police Department has System Evaluation.” was somewhat of a game. presidents for their pay and confirmed that Contreras was Part of the decision was the cost We want them to stop benefits. Reed contended that stabbed to death. — Blackboard’s yearly license fee is presidents at the CSU campuses The investigation began $130,000. But training for the free playing games with us. have not received pay raises since Thursday, after the police new program was estimated to cost 2007, even when a president goes discovered blood in a vacated between $50,000 and $150,000. David Inga from one CSU to another with an apartment on 3063 W. Chapman “In the short term, monetary CSUF Hunger Striker increase in salary. Ave., in Orange. and time costs for transitioning to “I think there is a huge amount Contreras, the boys and the Moodle will be higher than moving “I think we all agree here at of disconnect with the reality of father of the boys, Shazer Fernando to Blackboard 9.1. However, in the the table about the issues with students and other members of Limas, resided in the apartment. long term, having no yearly licensing Sacramento,” Inga told Reed at the the university community when Limas was found later that night fee will provide some cost savings,” meeting. “We understand that this you raise our tuition in November and fled from the police. He was the report states. crisis is multifaceted. But what we 2011 (and) then the very next day then arrested after an estimated University-specific add-ons toare here at the table to present to you raise the salary of the CSU San 30-minute car chase. Sgt. Dan TITANium, such as Coursemart, you is not necessarily the problems Diego president Elliot Hirshman Adams said that Limas has not Learning Objects and Respondus of Sacramento, but the problems by $100,000. These decisions ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan cooperated with the investigation are in the works. Turnitin, Dropbox, with the structural makeup of the are extremely problematic … Donnie Bessom, political science graduate student at Cal State Long Beach, spoke to and has been booked on suspicion YouTube, Google Docs and Flickr CSU and the decisions that are It’s a gross misallocation and Chancellor Charles B. Reed and the board about SQE’s demands during the meeting. of murder. repositories have already been installed, made … by the Board of Trustees misappropriation of funds,” Inga Adams said that investigators Manriquez said. that are supposed to represent said to Reed at the meeting. After the meeting, CSUF starts with the students.” are focusing on finding the boys. During the rest of the meeting, SQE member and history major Inga said SQE students will He said that all trash from the students continued to press Lex Deschuytter said he was be staying in Long Beach for the apartments goes to the Brea landfill, FOR THE RECORD Reed on various issues, such as disappointed by Reed’s rejection. duration of the strike. and they have been searching in the the privatization of the CSU, “(Reed) said some things “What we are asking is that they landfill for three days. 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Contact Us at [email protected] May 7, 2012 3 NEWS RESEARCH: Valuable experience gained ROTC volunteer receives DePuy award seed trays at different distances from the addition to (her) regular job, which is and a medical doctor. ...Continued from page 1 Fullerton College faculty lanterns. He also placed the trays near member honored nationally counseling,” Nepute said. “I said, ‘If you’re going to become a shrubs and around open areas to see where Nepute wrote a five- to six-page citizen, you need to meet your American Like humans, birds sing with various the rodents prefer to forage. for committed involvement document describing everything Morgan family.’ The first person you need to pitches and notes. De Jesus determined Through his research, White noted that had accomplished in the following meet is your Uncle Sam,” Morgan said. MAEGAN CASTRO-FLORES through her research that the bird’s lower- almost all of the seeds were foraged. Daily Titan calendar year and was thrilled when he “Your Uncle Sam is embodied within pitched notes are being shifted to higher- “Mojave Desert rodents can eat a lot of learned she had won. the military. In this country, if you pitched notes due to traffic noises. seeds very quickly,” said White. Rebecca Morgan, Ph.D., is a counselor “I was so excited because I wanted to have the ability, the intellect … (and) “They’re kind of squishing down their In the future, White would like to see at Fullerton College whose passion for see her win it for a couple of reasons. I the academic ability to get into medical octave range because they have to move up the species separated to see which rodents the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps took the time to write everything up, school, money should never hold you their lower-sounding notes,” said De Jesus. are foraging in the open area and which are (ROTC) has officially been recognized. but I really thought she deserved it by back. The best way is to let the Army pay She said the experience she has gained foraging in the shrub area. She will be presented with The General the amount of information she had given for it.” in SCERP will make her more competitive White said his research showed that William E. DePuy Award on Friday at a me and what she had done over the last With the help of Morgan and Hardi’s when she applies for field ecology jobs. She everything was foraged, but he does not special ceremony at Cal State Fullerton. year,” Nepute said. determination, Hardi ended up getting has learned about different ecosystems and know who foraged what. The award is a national honor that is Morgan was surprised when she found his U.S. citizenship and joining the general ecology. “I really liked … the idea that there are presented annually to the top person who out she won, it took her a bit to digest ROTC program. “As long as I can get a job in animal so many different species coexisting on has gone above and beyond to influence the news, but she liked the thought of He will be graduating from medical communication, or working with animals — basically the same resource,” White said. others of the Army ROTC program being recognized. She said she did not school in 2017. (that) would be preferable,” De Jesus said. With help through SCERP, White was throughout the previous calendar year. volunteer for recognition. Morgan said she feels that if you can SCERP consists of three major able to get an internship working on DNA Lt. Col. Jonathan B. Nepute of the fulfill your dream, you will be more components, Hoese said. First, scholars barcoding. DNA barcoding is a way to U.S. Army, a professor of military science successful in life. enroll in a summer field course where identify species using a gene that evolves at CSUF, met Morgan in February 2009 I was so excited She said she probably has this outlook they learn about three local ecosystems — at a recruiting event. He nominated because I wanted to of achieving dreams because no one ever Mojave Desert, coastal marine and coastal Morgan because of the selfless acts she gave her direction in her own life. If We look for student see her win it for a couple of sage scrub habitats. involved herself with in the ROTC reasons. I took the time to someone would have told her how to do Next, scholars design and run an independent who have interests in program. something or helped her, she would have research project with a faculty mentor. these areas and who have “She has done a lot,” said Nepute. write everything up, but I really been more focused, which is why she is “These projects last up to two years and strong potential to succeed as “When I first asked her to send me the thought she deserved it by the happy to help anyone that needs it. scholars typically present the results of amount of stuff she is involved in with Morgan has been around some of the future scientist in ecology and amount of information she had their research at scientific meetings,” Hoese the Army, she sent me a list — I just given me and what she had most influential people in the military said. “Scholars write a senior thesis on their environmental biology ... By the couldn’t believe (it). She was basically community, which has been a humbling independent research project.” end of the program our goal is for doing one thing per week … I mean, it done over the last year. experience. What gets to her is when Third, during the academic year, scholars scholars to be well qualified ... was phenomenal.” Jonathan B. Nepute military commanders speak of the meet weekly to discuss research issues and Morgan said she did not know this type Lieutenant Colonel U.S. Army soldiers they have lost and what they work on preparing for graduate programs. William Hoese of award existed. She was very surprised have seen on the battlefield. “By the end of the program, our goal is Associate Professor of to be nominated. Morgan knew she was “I do what I do because I’m passionate Morgan has tandem jumped with the for scholars to be well qualified for entry Biological Acience against other people nationwide who had about wanting people to understand, Golden Knights, an Army skydiving into graduate programs,” Hoese said. done a fair share for ROTC as well. have accurate information about the team, been invited to retirement parties Bryan White, 26, is another student quickly, White said. “Well, Lt. Col. Nepute told me he Army. To be acknowledged for that is like of high profile military personnel and in SCERP who studied Mojave Desert By identifying species using this gene, was going to nominate me and that he the icing on the cake,” Morgan said. met the Army Chief of Staff (who is now rodents. White focused his research on how White said researchers can efficiently wanted me to write down all the things Morgan’s passion for the ROTC one of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the the behavior of kangaroo rats and pocket monitor freshwater streams and identify I’ve done for the Army during the last program stems from a certain cadet, military). mice is affected by illumination levels and different kinds of species. calendar year … I went back through my Julius Hardi, who influenced her in more She is honored that the military where they forage for food. SCERP has helped White in multiple ways. calendar and started writing it down, and ways than she can describe. community has taken her in as one of its White questioned if these rodents would “It definitely helped me learn a lot about I was really surprised to actually see all the “In the Army, we have the concept of a own these past years. forage when it is bright during the day or experimental design and doing fieldwork, things I had done, ‘cause you just kind of ‘battle buddy,’ because you never go into “You’re talking about 1 percent of at night when it is completely dark, and if field research, which helped me get a job,” do things and you don’t necessarily track combat alone. Someone always has your the population; I’ve gotten to be in that the rodents prefer to forage under a bush White said. it or think about it,” said Morgan. back — Morgan has truly been my battle inner circle. I’ve been invited in. I’m very compared to an open area. SCERP is funded through an Nepute said Morgan was involved in buddy,” said Hardi. honored to be around people like that. It After catching the rodents, White undergraduate research and mentoring four to six things per month supporting Hardi was an international student makes you a better person,” Morgan said. measured their behavior by taking about in biology grant. Participants receive a the military, and it was all on a “volunteer” at Fullerton College and met Morgan Being presented with the General six grams of seeds and mixing them in a stipend of $1,250 per month. They also basis without pay. Nepute had nothing through the Counseling Center. She also DePuy Award is “epic,” Morgan said. tray filled with sand. The sand simulated receive a research budget for supplies and but amazing words for Morgan and her took the time to help him figure out his “In the Army, there is a word, ‘hooah,’ the foraging style the rodents would have equipment, Hoese said. In addition there is acts of service. passion in life and help plan out a way to and it means everything and anything in the wild. also a travel fund that is used for students “Selfless service is probably the first reach his goals. except ‘no.’ So we will often say ‘hooah’ White also manipulated the illumination to take part in conferences where they share thing that comes to mind … She feels Morgan invested a lot of time in and it covers everything,” Morgan said. levels by using lanterns and putting the their research. that (it) is part of her role in life in Hardi, who wanted to be a U.S. citizen “So I will just end with that … ‘hooah.’”

dailytitan.com/news 4 May 7, 2012 OPINION El Dorado A new tech-ual healing

Prospect of “robot science-fiction levels of complexity Robotics, perhaps puts it most Ranch prostitutes” leads us with each passing year, is it really eloquently when it states that, down a disturbing path such a ridiculous concept to grasp under ethical considerations, that our future partner may be “Intelligence is as intelligence does composed of wires and circuits ... Ultimately, the most relevant facelift RICARDO GONZALEZ Daily Titan rather than flesh and blood? issue is not whether a robot’s Normally, I might actually emotion or intelligence can be Extra funds are going Microwave, let us not mince entertain that notion. considered ‘real,’ but rather the toward Garcia’s new words. You’ve always been there for However, when placed against fact that, real or not, it will have home makeover me when I needed you. While our the juxtaposition of “robot an effect on us.” relationship hasn’t been without prostitutes,” that suggestion takes Or to put it another way: If we JOHN SOLLITTO its speed bumps — a Hot Pocket on new disturbing elements. do reach a point wherein robots Daily Titan JUAN BUGARIN / For the Daily Titan that was not quite thawed here This mainly comes from the can ultimately replicate human and there — I think the feeling basic concept of what a machine thought and gain sentience, we In addition to a 10 percent pay Wednesday at six CSU campuses, stretch when classes are being cut between us is mutual. is. A machine is essentially a tool need to consider the possibility raise, incoming Cal State Fullerton including ours, in response to the and tuition is skyrocketing. Wavey, will you marry me? devised of one or more parts that, even if made for a specific President Mildred Garcia will also Board of Trustees not listening This move comes at an Now, you may be wondering designed to achieve a particular purpose, a robot may not very receive a $12,000-per-year car to the students’ concerns about inopportune time when the state why I am proposing to a kitchen goal — typically more efficiently much want to fulfill that purpose. allowance and a $300,000 remodel increased tuition and exorbitant and the education system are both appliance. Well, according to than a human can. Robots, though Furthermore, we should consider on the eight-bedroom historical administrative pay. in awful disrepair themselves. a study written by researchers more sophisticated machines, are the issues in trying to force house where she will live. Students have been protesting It sends the message that the from New Zealand’s University still just that — a tool devised to sentient beings to do anything While there may be some fee hikes all over the CSU and surplus funds that could go to of Wellington, humans may be achieve a goal. against their “will.” concession as to the president University of California systems. the university are better off at getting a little bit more “intimate” These are not the words that Specifically in this matter, what being the highest paid member of The SQE hasn’t just gone with the president’s home than at the with electronic approximations of would normally be used to refer do we do when the first “robot the school’s administration, there drastic measures of Gandhian institution where students spend ourselves in the coming decades. to a partner, let alone a spouse. prostitute” decides that “she” does really is no need for that much proportions for no reason: Their the money and expect it to go. An article from Slate.com And that is the rub; a robot is not want to be forced to have sex money to be spent on repairs and previous attempts at speaking According to the university, the Friday, titled “I (Robot) Thee not a person. A robot is not a with strangers for the benefit of a salary increase when students are with Chancellor Charles B. Reed home is in need of repairs, which Wed,” summarizes the contents consenting adult. A robot is not “her” human pimp? experiencing tuition increases. The and other trustees have been met is understandable. But the eight- of the study as describing future human. All of these are necessary This is all not even taking into funds that go to fix the El Dorado with refusals, despite very public bedroom and 5,900-square-foot brothels and red-light districts and fairly essential for marriage, at consideration the record for marriage Ranch, the president’s home, come demonstrations of formality and “house” with almost four acres where the veritable “working girls” least in the United States. among consenting adults in the from “surplus revenue” generated serious concern. and a tennis court may not need are not girls at all, but robots. This does not even cover the U.S. who are undoubtedly human. by commercial operations on the One would think with all this a perfect restoration. If the house The study actually extrapolates stickiest of subjects. If we do Currently, gay marriage is banned in university campus. happening, the CSU might then had been repaired gradually over that people — particularly tourists actually predict and project a more than half of the states in the The term “surplus revenue” decide to save some of its money, the years, this extremely large sum — will come to appreciate robotic point in the future wherein the nation. seems a little bit silly as students or at least manage it better, to of money would not be needed prostitutes for the sense of freedom artificial intelligence of robots Even worse, a startling number of have been suffering from raised make sure that the students are now to fix the home. that they imbue; for the guilt can genuinely replicate actual these states have laws that outright limit tuition for many years now. happy. After all, the money only What’s done is done, however, and moral conflict that would be intelligence where they can gain civil rights on homosexual couples. Tuition in the Cal State University comes in if the students continue and seemingly nothing can change sidestepped by fulfilling one’s more independence, would they be Putting everything else aside, has risen 318 percent since 2002, to enroll and are able to pay. the iron will of the Board of Trustees. base desires with someone who considered human? how anyone thinks that they will with the tuition doubling since With the state in a financial crisis Students may have to learn really is not a “someone” at all. Some might say no, as robots be starting a relationship with a 2008 from $3,000 a year to and the CSU education seemingly to live with the constant tuition Because clearly, there would can be more altered in ways both robot while certain humans are $6,000. In November of 2011, the hemorrhaging money, paying for increases, or find a way to get to the be no moral conflict or mental intellectually and physically that it still discriminated against for their CSU Board of Trustees voted to home repairs in the thousands of right people in order to voice their distress that could possibly arise is not possible to do to humans. relationships with other humans is raise tuition again and in the fall dollars range seems to be a bit of a outrage at these actions. from boning an android. Others will contend that if we just baffling. of 2012 there will be a 9 percent But the matter takes on a actually do reach that point, we Though come to think of it, with increase to the already inflated completely different dynamic if would likely have to completely the way things have been going in price of education. LETTER TO THE EDITOR one suggests the idea that we — as reexamine the definition of what recent years, maybe we shouldn’t be The same Board of Trustees humans — are headed down a long makes something “human.” surprised if robot-human marriage who keep increasing our tuition The Daily Titan welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must road to robot/human marriage. The Idaho National Laboratory, rights beat out gay marriage rights by is the same one that voted to include the sender’s first and last name. Students must include their With artificial intelligence reaching on its website for Humanoid a long shot. majors and other writers must include their affiliation to the university, increase Garcia’s pay by 10 if applicable. Letters must refer to an article published within the last percent. Students are already week. Once a letter is submitted it becomes property of the Daily upset with the amount of fees that Titan. Publication of letters is based on the validity of content and No football in colleges? Unlikely… have to be paid now. The Students may be edited for length, grammar and spelling. Letters may be sent for Quality Education (SQE) to [email protected]. STEPHEN MCGLADE semiprofessional athletes, and running on a budget of has started hunger strikes as of Daily Titan $50-plus million a year does not fit that description.” If abolishing college football is out of the question, Slate magazine published an interview April 30 Gladwell feels that college football players should with writer Malcolm Gladwell on the links between at least be paid. He also compared college football football and brain damage. Gladwell cited football’s to dogfighting in an article he wrote for The New link to head injuries as the most compelling reason Yorker. In The New Yorker, he said both sports expose to end college football. He also maintained that the the participants to danger for entertainment without culture of the sport is another reason to end it. compensation. The timing of Slate magazine’s interview with Taking away college football, like Gladwell Gladwell was eerily coincidental. Just a few days suggests, would also take away the opportunity of later, ex-NFL star and former University of Southern higher education for some high school graduates. California Trojan Junior Seau was found dead after a There are many college athletes who have attained self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. According scholarships that may not have had the chance at a to ABC News, the circumstances around Seau’s death college education without one. Full ride or not, a highlight what some doctors see as a growing link scholarship is at the very least an incentive to go to between head trauma, mental illness and suicide; a college and regardless of a career as a professional connection that has come to the forefront of sports athlete, they have the opportunity to receive a college safety research in the last decade. education. Several NFL players have been diagnosed with Attempting to end college football would not be Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in the past an easy task. This is America. America loves football. 10 years. CTE is a progressive degenerative disease of Trying to get the country to agree to abolishing the brain found in athletes — and others — with football at any level seems nearly impossible. The a history of repetitive brain trauma. Effects include public is one thing, but trying to convince colleges personality changes, irritability and dementia. and the cities they are in to give up college football is Studies on helmet impact from the University of another. Colleges with big football programs attract North Carolina shows brain trauma results from the revenue for the school and the city the school is in. repetition and quantity of blows to the head over a College football brings a lot of pride and social period of time, not necessarily just one big head injury. benefits for students and faculty. It would not go over Even if the impact of injuries are strongest well with schools like USC that have a long tradition arguments against college football, it does not in their football program. constitute a complete ban of college football. Instead While the connection between football and brain of ending the sport, why not educate the participants injuries cannot be overlooked, banning football at the and parents of the risks? It has to be remembered college or professional level is not likely to happen. that college athletes are adults and have the right to At this time, it is too great a leap in our current choose to play. If they are aware of the risks and still culture. Padding improvements, rule changes and want to play, then they should be allowed to play. policies have changed and have improved the safety “The only justification for college sports is of the game, but the danger still exists. Athletes need that they are structured in a way that enhances to be properly informed of the risks — which they the social and academic experience of getting an probably are already are aware of — and let them, as education,” Gladwell said. “A sports program using adults, choose for themselves.

Contact Us at [email protected] May 7, 2012 5 DETOUR Spring Concert is ‘cooler than me’ Country musician Hunter Hayes He explained how two years ago he was a college and Jonathan Thiranop from student and made beats in his dorm room. Posner’s point was that he had a dream and followed it. The musician Dyphekta opened for Mike Posner turned inspirational speaker was able to connect to the crowd unlike other candidates who could have performed ERINN GROTEFEND Daily Titan at the concert. Posner was dressed in a red letterman’s jacket, jeans and Cal State Fullerton students and guests packed Titan dramatic white shoes with red on the tip. Before singing Stadium for the 2012 Spring Concert on Friday. Hunter his song “Bow Chicka Wow Wow,” Posner showed his Hayes opened for Mike Posner and the DJ duo Dyphekta humorous side by stripping off his jacket and having his (Jonathan Thiranop and Ian Martinez) was on the DJ dress him in a red robe with a black sash. turntables in between the two sets. A female stood on stage and Posner began to slow Posner proved to be quite the entertainer as he dashed dance with her while he sang his song. Posner continued around the stage. Before he started his song, “Do You his showmanship by handing the girl an enormous teddy Wanna?” Posner told the audience chorus so everyone was bear. The lights were then shut off onstage, and with his able to sing along. This definitely worked in his favor. He quick wit Posner joked that he was “cock-blocked.” was able to include everyone in the song, even those who The highlight of the night was when Posner stood were not familiar. on his vibrant red piano, took off his shirt and put on a During this set, Posner showed off his grinding skills as he Titans basketball jersey. After ending his set with his most sang his hit song. The crowd (or at least the girls) screamed as popular song, “Cooler Than Me,” Posner took off the he gyrated his hips, both standing and in a seat. jersey and threw it to a female sitting in the stands. Posner was interactive with the crowd throughout the entire show. He was great at pumping up the audience and getting it to move. He even taught everyone how (what he Before starting his song “Drug considered) to two-step. The entire audience swayed back Dealer Girl,” Posner was sitting at and forth. Posner joked that even the white people could his fire-engine red piano, and a guy walked do this move. After singing a few of his own songs, Posner changed up and lit what looked like a blunt. it up and sang R. Kelly’s song “Ignition.” Immediately, the crowd started to sing along. Posner also covered Adele and Oasis. Though DJ Dash (Damon Wilson) won the Red Bull During Adele’s song, “Rolling in the Deep,” Posner DJ Master, he did not perform at the concert. Instead, had a tom drum on stage. When he hit the drum, water Jonathan Thiranop, from the duo Dyphekta, entertained shot up from it and the crowd seemed to be in awe. Then, the crowd during the set. The variety of music in his set Posner’s two DJs came on stage with their own tom drums blended well and had most of the audience singing and and the trio performed a drumline-style choreography. dancing. Dyphekta’s set seemed to be cut short when it Before starting his song “Drug Dealer Girl,” Posner should have lasted longer. After his set ended, the audience was sitting at his fire-engine red piano, and a guy walked was left listening to average radio-sounding music. up and lit what looked like a blunt. The guy handed it to It is obvious that Hunter Hayes is a talented musician. Posner, who inhaled, exhaled and then began singing his He constantly switched out his guitars between songs and song. The interaction seemed like the perfect segue for a played the piano. Hayes’ music is in the country genre, song of that nature. and seemed to fit with only some of the audience. Many Posner’s spastic energy stayed at the same peak of his songs were somber, including the song “Somebody throughout the show. He jumped off the stage a few times But Me,” (shout out to all of the single people that don’t and leaped onto the railings that blocked the crowd from have anyone). the field. The audience seemed to love his enthusiasm Hayes seemed to feed off the energy from the clumps of (once again, mostly the girls). During one song, he even girls that cheered for their beloved country musician. The had the crowd snapping their fingers. Anything Posner best part was when he proved his guitar skills during his solos. commanded the crowd to do, they obeyed. Though the concert was off to a slow start, At one point I thought the paramedics were going to eventually the entire audience was into the various have to revive a female after Posner pointed her out as “the musicians. The most important moment of the girl in the pink shirt” and blew a kiss at her. All the girls in concert was when Posner told the audience to always the general area began squeaking like dolphins. Posner, the follow your dreams and your heart, and put up your heartthrob, also spoke about his time as a college student. middle finger to anyone who says no.

ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan Movie Superheroes take over the box office Mike Posner released his debut album, 31 Minutes to Takeoff, in August 2010. It featured his Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 single, “Cooler Than Me,” his second single, “Please Don’t Go,” and his third single “Bow Chicka Wow Wow.” movie on top. The movie sequences the credits roll for a few minutes and The Avengers are exceptional, especially the final the other at the very end. battle against the invading Loki and Solid running time takes you his army. By the time this scene is right to the two-and-a-half-hour over, the audience is so exhausted mark. You don’t feel the time Marvel heroes by the combination of comic book ticking away; getting up at the end imagination and special effects. The sure feels good — but the movie opened the weekend movie makers did an amazing job with moves along fast. with $200.3 million the special effects. Try and catch it in Bottom line: This movie offers 3D; I bet you won’t be disappointed. action, big-screen “eye candy” and MAEGAN CASTRO-FLORES As in every good movie, there are action adventure that anyone would Daily Titan always hidden scenes that are thrown enjoy. It’s a must-see. Take time from “We are at war ... we need a in for good measure. Be sure to stay the craziness of finals to catch this team” and do they have a team ... and watch the two extra scenes at the box-office smash hit. It’ll help you an amazing team. end of the movie — one right after escape for a while. The Avengers, this summer’s blockbuster movie, raised the bar previously set by its predecessors with each individual character. This movie has found massive success. The only Marvel Comics movie I had seen was Iron Man. I don’t really know the storylines of Captain America, Thor or The Incredible Hulk. So was I was hoping that this was going to be a movie that I could easily follow. It was entertaining. Surprisingly.

Bottom line: This movie offers action, big- screen “eye candy,” and action adventure that anyone would enjoy. It’s a must-see.

This film is bundled together with memorable moments and a superhero team. In a nutshell, superheroes defend the planet against the evil god of mischief, Loki (Tom Hiddleston). Loki, who is actually Thor’s (Chris Hemsworth) bad-boy brother, plans on ruling all of humanity with his alien army, and the Avengers are assembled together to defend the Earth. There are plenty of one-liners in the movie, especially from Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Captain America (Chris Evans). Both characters get a lot of screen time. Iron Man brings his sense of humor, which works great with Captain America. In my opinion, the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) steals the show in a smashing way. The movie has all the action and impressive scenes to match the Marvel characters, which keeps this

dailytitan.com/detour 6 May 7, 2012 SPORTS CSUF loses in opener to rival Titans managed only in Big West play. one run in game one Fullerton only managed four hits against the 49ers, two coming from to Long Beach State Young off three at-bats. The game was scoreless until the STEPHEN McGLADE Daily Titan fourth inning when Long Beach’s Karli Sandoval’s RBI gave the 49ers a The Cal Sate Fullerton softball 1-0 lead going into the fifth. team was unable to hold off the The Titans gave up two more runs Long Beach State 49ers as they lost in the sixth inning off Bree Stephan’s the opener, 5-1, in a three-game two-run single before answering with series Saturday at CSUF’s Anderson their first run of the game — Young’s Family Field. homer — cutting the lead to two. Even though CSUF starter Desiree Young went two for three with her Ybarra managed to sit the first nine at-bats. batters, she faced giving the Titans a Ybarra allowed five runs on nine no-hitter going into the fourth. hits while striking out three. Four Long Beach was able to get on the Long Beach runners were allowed to scoreboard first in the fourth inning reach scoring position on the day. and continued to cushion their lead “I thought we played well with each following run. Fullerton’s defensively,” said sophomore left only run of the day came from senior fielder Jena Rubio. “We lacked some first baseman Anissa Young’s solo clutch hits with runners in scoring home run in the sixth inning, her position. I feel as though we definitely ninth home run of the season. could have fought harder as a team.” STEPHEN McGLADE / Daily Titan The nationally televised game saw “I was pleased with our Sophomore pinch-hitter Lauren Mario swings at a pitch during a 5-1 loss in game one to Long Beach State on Saturday. The Titans were swept in the three-game series over the weekend. the Titans fall to 19-27 overall and performance,” said Head Coach 7-9 in the Big West, while the 49ers Michelle Gromacki. “Long Beach is a improved to 24-22 overall and 12-4 better ball club than us this year.” Titans fail to win one against 49ers CSUF struggled Tautalatasi’s RBI single and Nalani leadoff hitter on base in each of the managed to score another two runs TITANStandings offensively, scoring St. Germain’s two-run double. innings. on four hits in 1.6 innings. CSUF’s three runs in series The game remained at 3-0 until The game ended with the Titans defense made four errors on the Big West Conference the fourth inning when Titans having stranded nine runners, six afternoon. 2011-2012 (as of Saturday) STEPHEN McGLADE redshirt freshman Eliza Crawford in scoring position. Senior Adriana Martinez earned Daily Titan hit a blast up center field for her The Titans managed to cross the the Titans’ only hit, a fourth inning W L Pct. After losing the series opener second home run of the season. plate one more time in the seventh infield single to the left side. to Long Beach State, 5-1, the The homer was the team’s after sophomore left fielder Leesa 49ers pitcher Taylor Petty Long Beach State 13 4 .765 Cal State Fullerton softball team second hit of the game to put the Harris capitalized on a Long Beach allowed only four base runners, Pacific fell to the 49ers, 5-2, in game Titans on the scoreboard, reducing passed ball and scored the Titan’s with only one reaching third base. 12 6 .667 two, leaving them winless in the the lead to two. final run of the game. On the day, Petty hit one batter UC Davis 12 6 .667 doubleheader Saturday. The Titans However, the Titans were In game three Sunday, the Titans and walked two. were then routed 11-0 on Sunday unable to slow down the 49ers, were outhit 15-1 as the 49ers “I was absolutely not pleased UC Santa Barbara 11 6 .647 afternoon, the final game of the who capitalized on base runners routed the Titans with a nine-run with our performance today at all,” series. The losses brings CSUF’s in scoring position with clutch fourth inning to sweep the series, said Titans Head Coach Michelle Cal State Fullerton 7 10 .412 record to 19-29 overall and 7-11 hitting in the fifth, scoring another the first sweep of Fullerton since Gromacki. “We lost that game in Big West Conference play. two runs off Karli Sandoval’s RBI 2005. before it started.” UC Riverside 5 12 .294 Long Beach’s overall record double and St. Germain’s double The 49ers started off strong, The Titans are set to close out improved to 26-22 and 14-4 in the to left-center field to put Long scoring seven runs on 11 hits in the regular season with UC Davis Cal State Northridge 5 12 .294 Big West standings. Beach up 5-1. the first four innings. next weekend before participating Cal Poly Game two began with the 49ers Fullerton fought to put up After freshman Vanessa Garcia in the NCAA softball regionals, 4 13 .235 getting three quick runs in the top numbers on the board over the took over for freshman Desiree followed by the Women’s College of the first thanks to Leilani Tupua- final three innings, getting the Ybarra at the mound, the 49ers World Series in Oklahoma City.

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WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan (Top) Volunteers of surrounding local high schools interact with participants atop a firetruck during the Special Olympics held at CSUF Friday morning. (Left) A Special Olympics participant catches a football as he plays with one of the hundreds of volunteers from local high school. (Right) A participant with volunteers sits, waits and watches as his friends play their game.

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Pacific’s starting pitcher, Travis Lumbty, who gave up only a small fraction of the Titans’ runs, was billed with the loss and fell to 1-4 on the season. On Friday night, junior Dylan Floro pitched a complete game and gave up two earned runs en route to his seventh win of the season as the Titans opened the series by winning 5-2. Friday’s game was the closest of the weekend, and small mistakes ended up costing the Tigers in the end. The game was tied at 2 going into the 8th inning. Michael Benson started on the ROBERT HUSKEY / Daily Titan mount for the Tigers and pitched Junior Dylan Floro pitched a complete game, giving up two earned runs to earn his into the seventh inning and only seventh win of the season in the opening game of the series versus Pacific. gave up two runs. The difference in the game was three unearned runs by the Titans. Benson had the best pitching performance for his team in the series, holding the fort until he allowed Titans runners on board in the eighth. J.D. Davis and Anthony Hutting both scored on an unforced error by Tigers catcher Jason Taasaas, which gave the Titans a two-run advantage. Taasaas was replaced immediately after the error. Benson then threw a wild pitch that allowed Anthony Trajano to score from third, giving the Titans the final 5-2 edge. Prato Matthews was only able to retire one Titans batter in this appearance. The Titans outhit the Tigers 49-15 and outscored them 36-6 in the series. The Titan bats hit .374 (49-for-131) and completed the week undefeated at 4-0 including the victory against USC Tuesday. The Titans’ remaining opponents are UC Santa Barbara this week, then UC Riverside the following week, with a single game against UCLA on May 15. Then, on May 25, in what perhaps could decide the conference, the Titans will start their final series against Long Beach State in what may be a highly anticipated series.