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NEWS 3 ASI election continues in run-off OPINION 4 Taking driver safety in a new direction DETOUR 5 DAILY TITAN Attendees play dressup at Cosplay TheT Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton SPORTS 6 Baseball rallies for a walk-off win Volume 93, Issue 34 MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013 dailytitan.com CAMPUS | Efficiency SPORTS | Series win Baseball comes out swinging vs UCSB A three-run first inning propels CSUF to a 10-2 victory and series win CHRIS KONTE Daily Titan One night after No. 4 Cal State ELEONOR SEGURA / For the Daily Titan Fullerton waited until their last at bat Southern California Edison principal manager Dan Tunnicliff explains to claim victory over UC Santa Bar- the state of California’s energy consumption and conservation Thursday. bara, the Titans scored all the runs they would need in the very first in- ning and pounded the Gauchos, 10- Talk discusses energy 2, to clinch a weekend series victory Saturday at Goodwin Field. Chad Wallach and Matt Chap- consumed by CSUF man each hit their first home runs of the season and freshman start- RAYMOND MENDOZA energy crisis especially with the ing pitcher Justin Garza improved Daily Titan closure of the San Onofre Nuclear to 7-0. Generator in 2012. All nine batters in Head Coach While energy distribution Rick Vanderhook’s lineup collected Cal State Fullerton’s final tech- might be a concern for the public, at least one of the Titans’ 16 hits, nology breakfast of the semes- Tunnicliff said Cal State Fuller- and eight scored a run as well. ter featured Southern California ton’s trigeneration plant provides Garza threw seven solid innings in Edison principal manager Dan a substantial amount of energy for the win, holding UCSB (17-16, 3-5 Tunnicliff presenting “Advanced the campus and therefore relies Big West) to two earned runs while Off-Grid Generation Technology less on energy from Edison. matching a season-high of nine and Utility Regulation,” which “It’s really neat to see the strikeouts. The Gauchos sent out the detailed the current state of Cali- (CSUF) power plant or the tri- same lineup as they did Friday night, fornia’s energy consumption and gen plant works with Edison,” giving Garza the chance to see their conservation, on Thursday. said Tunnicliff. “You can see the hitters’ tendencies before taking the Tunnicliff said that while Cali- couple of (energy) dips when the mound himself. fornia state laws are pushing for plant is offline for maintenance or “I knew they were free swingers energy efficiency, Southern Cali- it goes below.” and I just wanted to get ahead early,” fornia Edison is also concerned said Garza. with the possibility of another SEE EDISON, 3 “I thought tonight he had really, really good stuff,” said Vanderhook. “Gave up a run early but settled in WORLD | Conservation good.” Garza’s speed in the first inning was clocked at 89 mph, but by the Earth Day theme to sixth and seventh innings he was reaching 94. MIMI HUNG / Daily Titan focus on climate change SEE BASEBALL, 8 Chad Wallach belts his first home run of the season in the fifth inning Saturday against UC Santa Barbara. NEREIDA MORENO these different stories in the form Daily Titan of photographs which will be LOCAL | Soil contaminated displayed in different earth day Organizers from Earth Day events around the world. Network have chosen “The Face The photographs will focus on of Climate Change” as the theme two things: the impacts of climate for 2013’s Earth Day celebration change and the solutions people on April 22. are undertaking. Franklin Russell, director of “Our ultimate goal is to have Earth Day for group, said the im- as many people as possible take pact of climate change can be felt part in the campaign, take action across the globe. in their communities, and display “We’re seeing the impacts of cli- them on the mosaic during the mate change everywhere—wheth- Earth Day activities around the er it’s in the U.S. or Indonesia, world,” Russell said. climate change impacts humans, According to Russell, the animals and nature,” said Russell. group’s solution to climate change The theme this year is about is to spread awareness to anything capturing individual efforts and that helps reduce an individual’s sharing them with the rest of the carbon footprint and will address world, he said. the issue of climate change. Earth Day Network is build- ing a digital mosaic that will tell SEE EARTH, 2 SPORTS | Titans take game three Softball mercies Hawaii MIMI HUNG / Daily Titan in series finale, 11-3 Kathie DeRobbio, Brea’s economic development manager, speaks to Brea residents about concerns on the construction of the Tracks at Brea trail Thursday. CODY LEONG Tsuchiyama hit a walk-off sin- Daily Titan gle to center field driving in two Brea residents voice concerns over construction of trail runs to end the game in the fifth A spirited sold-out crowd at inning due to a mercy ruling be- MIMI HUNG in pesticides to kill insects. dimly lit trails will give kids a parking spaces there, let’s think Anderson Field helped propel Cal cause of the large difference in Daily Titan One issue that was brought place to do drugs. She added that about really what is the purpose State Fullerton to an upset victory the score. up was possible danger posed by in the past, she has seen kids shoot of this trail, if we’re encourag- over University of Hawaii (33- Left-handed sophomore pitch- Brea city residents gathered at people, including students, loiter- heroin outside of her window. ing people to drive, then walk ... 8,11-1), beating them 11-3 to im- er Desiree Ybarra got the win as Brea Fire Station 2 on Thursday ing in the dark while smoking or Fraker said residents would it makes me a little bit uneasy,” prove their record to 17-25 (4-8). she pitched three scoreless in- to voice concerns about potential drinking beer. rather see city money go towards said Jonathan Dewhurst, 41, who It was Hawaii’s first conference loss nings in relief to improve her re- problems that could result from DeRobbio said there will be a lighting and safety versus parking works for Mercury Insurance in of the season. cord to 6-11. The Titans managed construction of the Tracks at Brea bicycle patrol for the trail. and fences. Brea. Redshirt junior and utility play- to notch a rare loss for the oppos- trail. “As the trail becomes popular, “I love the idea having a trail, DeRobbio said there will be a er Gabby Aragon had a career day ing Hawaii pitcher, Kaia Parnaby, A challenge for the project was there’s a lot less of that ... we are absolutely love it, but we’ve got small amount of parking spaces as she drove in four runs and led bringing her record to 30-4 for to clean up the arsenic-contami- consulting with our emergency to keep things in perspective as for people who might have diffi- the way for the Titans, going 2-3 the season. nated soil caused by the Union services,” said DeRobbio. to what it’s going to do for the culty getting to the trail without with a three-run home run and It was the first time this season Pacific Railroad after a century of Jenni Fraker, 34, a resident on neighborhood,” said Fraker. cars, such as residents with dis- a double. Ariel Tsuchiyama also that Parnaby allowed more than use, said Kathie DeRobbio, Brea’s Pepperwood Drive, said the light- Another issue brought up in- abilities who might not be able to helped lead the Titans to the vic- six runs in a game. economic development manager. emitting diode (LED) lighting on volved the space used for parking access entrance points. tory as she went 3-4 at the plate, Arsenic is a notoriously known the trail does not work well. lots. driving in three runs. SEE SOFTBALL, 8 chemical element commonly used Fraker is concerned that the “For considering putting in SEE TRAIL, 3 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @DTNEWSDESK VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM/NEWS PAGE 2 APRIL 15, 2013 THE DAILY TITAN NEWS MONDAY FULLERTON BEGINS DOWNTOWN CORRIDORS STUDY DTBRIEFS 17 patients die from drug overdose After 16 patients fatally over- dosed on prescription drugs last November prescribed by a Huntington Beach doctor, an- other patient has died, accord- ing to the Los Angeles Times. The Medical Board of Califor- nia launched an investigation into Dr. Van Vu’s practice follow- ing a report from the LA Times published in November. The report was part of an analysis of 3,733 prescription drug-related deaths in South- ern California from 2006-2011. Source: City of Fullerton According to the Times, nearly half involved at least one drug prescribed by a physician. Fullerton will soon em- downtown areas and cor- State Senate President Pro bark on a study to guide ridors that serve the city Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacra- future development and core and neighborhoods. mento) and other lawmakers are pressing for passage of a pack- neighborhood sustainabil- The study will shape how age of bills targeting prescrip- ity, according to the City of city gateways, landscap- tion drug deaths, according to the Times. Fullerton. ing and sidewalks will be One of the bills this week The City of Fullerton planned, as well as deter- MARIAH CARRILLO / For the Daily Titan amended by Steinberg was to Downtown Core and Cor- mine how public spaces Project coordinators Diane Bonanno and Jennifer Lilley speak to a Fullerton resident at a meeting on Saturday.

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