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dailytitan.com The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Campus KELLY THOMAS INCIDENT: FIRST OF THREE REPORTS STATE | S&P upgrades parking a Calif. credit bargain late rating on in semester the mend Permit prices drop State’s rating still 25 percent every 30 lowest of any state, days and cost $55 by but “positive” rating end of the school year seen as improvement HAILEY MORAN MICHAEL MUNOZ Daily Titan Daily Titan California’s credit rating The popular idiom, “Better outlook was raised from “stable” late than never,” definitely has its to “positive” last week by Standard benefits, especially when it comes to & Poor’s. The U.S.-based financial Cal State Fullerton parking permits. services company acknowledged Parking permit prices dropped that despite having a negative from $220 to $165 Monday, and outlook just eight months ago, will continue to drop at a prorated California could be poised for interval each month until the end of an even higher rating in the near the term. The prorated intervals are future. between 30 days, and during each The revision comes after Gov. pricing interval the price will drop Jerry Brown’s promotion of a ballot 25 percent. measure that would raise income If a CSUF student chooses to taxes on those who earn more than purchase their permit during the $250,000 annually and raise taxes final interval, starting April 20 to statewide in a combined effort the end of the term, they will be to avoid cuts in education. The paying $55, a whopping 75 percent WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan state’s rating is the lowest given by off from the original price. Private investigator Michael Gennaco answers questions at Fullerton City Hall. He gave the first public report on the investigation of the altercation that led to the death of Kelly Thomas. S&P to any state, but it still is an Marian Alvarado, 23, a fine arts improvement. major, who was surprised by the For Cal State Fullerton students, reduction fee, said she sees the this upgrade for the state credit reduced price as tempting, but rating could mean more credit would not trade paying the full card usage on campus. It could price and convenience over the Fullerton PD investigated also mean more approvals for those uncertainty of finding parking who applied for credit cards in the elsewhere. Independent examiner addresses four main issues surrounding the incident, including why past, but were denied. “I don’t know how I would work police were called to the scene and the contents of a backpack Thomas had in his possession Bonnie Hebert, a child and around it,” said Alvarado. “Even if I adolescent development major, 19, (didn’t) get one from the beginning, SEAN VIELE homeless man, died five days after an bus depot in downtown Fullerton. Police were dispatched to the did not have much luck with her where would I park? How much will Daily Titan altercation July 5 with six Fullerton Many in the community doubted location shortly after the call was prior credit card applications. I spend on a daily permit? I guess Police officers that left him severely such a call took place. received, according to raw Fullerton “I applied for one, but it did not I’m okay with paying because I’m After months of silence on the beaten and clinging to life. “There is a recording of the call Police Department records used in work out too well,” said Hebert. going to school from the beginning Kelly Thomas incident, a new report In his 30-minute report to for service,” said Gennaco. “Our Gennaco’s report. The ‘positive’ rating may now to the end. I’m not okay paying a was released Tuesday at the Fullerton the council, Gennaco addressed independent review of that recording After the July 5 incident, Fullerton allow people to use the state as a lot of money, but I would have to City Council meeting by independent four issues: The circumstances indicated that a call was made on July Police said Thomas had a backpack solid and dependable reference pay the fee anyway because I have consultant Michael Gennaco on the surrounding the call that brought 5 to a (Fullerton Police) dispatcher containing stolen property. when applying at banks for credit to go there and it would be an Fullerton Police Department’s actions police to the scene, the contents of regarding an individual who had In his report, Gennaco found that cards. inconvenience to park somewhere in the Thomas case. Thomas’ backpack, the controversy been observed by the female caller.” Thomas possessed a backpack he “(The banks) have rules on who else and have to walk all the way to Gennaco, chief attorney for the surrounding the booking photo Gennaco said the caller was had found. Inside was an attorney’s they give credit cards to, but maybe the school.” Los Angeles Office of Independent released to the media after the recorded saying the individual was discarded mail. Neither the backpack they feel safer now, or they’re not Alvarado also said she was curious Review (OIR), was hired by the city incident and the circumstances of the “roaming the parking lot, looking nor the discarded mail were reported as worried about it,” Hebert said to know why the parking and to investigate and respond to certain police officers’ injuries. in cars and pulling on handles.” The stolen, Gennaco said. about the new credibility the state transportation department does not questions that arose in the aftermath Police initially claimed they were female caller also indicated that she has earned. advertise the prorated costs when of the Thomas incident. responding to a call concerning a knew the individual by the name See REPORT, page 3 Others are not as optimistic as the parking permits are initially Thomas, 38, a mentally ill man trying to break into cars near a Kelly, Gennaco said. Hebert. Senate Republican Leader purchased. Bob Huff cautioned in a statement The parking rates are not that some progress still needs to necessarily showcased, but they are CAMPUS | Course populations be made and this rating increase not hidden. Director of Parking and could be premature. Transportation Joe Ferrer said these “It’s nice that the outlook has rates occur every semester. Students improved, but the report also Students who feel this is not notes serious questions about fair, and worry the influx of cars whether the enacted budget’s will overwhelm parking spots as selective on spending reductions and other the semester progresses and prices budget assumptions are really decline, do not fear. Ferrer said the going to materialize,” said Huff in ratio of students buying permits a statement. after the prorated rates kick in is class sizes Those budget assumptions minimal. are based on Brown’s projected “We do have students who Some students prefer numbers for the aforementioned purchase permits after proration, smaller classes for one-on- increase in sales and income taxes. but the significant portion of one attention from instructors; However, Brown’s projections permits sold are sold by the first in his last budget were not met, week of class,” said Ferrer. “Those others don’t mind company the actual amount collected in who choose to park on the campus taxes was $528 million less than have purchased the permit earlier, JOHN SOLLITTO anticipated. or at least the first week of school Daily Titan “It’s not the upgraded rating semester because permits are that California really needs required to park on campus.” Cal State Fullerton students are put into at because we still haven’t fixed our The reduction of permit prices least one class with more than 50 students during structural budget gap. Our rating does have its benefits for students their educational career. These are usually general is still near the bottom when who look for other parking education classes meant for a large number of compared to other states. While alternatives, students like Karina students to take essential college-level subjects. this is movement in the right Ramirez, 19, a health and human As a student progresses in their major, class direction, Californians should services major. Ramirez, who sizes decrease to more intimate groups to allow for delay celebration until we’re closer ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan said the initial steep price of the more student-to-professor interaction. Students to the top than the bottom,” Huff Dozens of students take their seats for Management 300 in a Mihaylo Hall lecture hall. permits doesn’t fall into her budget, like Areli Gonzalez, 19, a Latin American studies said in the same statement. admits that knowing prices are $55 major, prefer the smaller class sizes. ability to talk one-on-one with her teachers allows have to grade the work of hundreds of students. Joy Shiba, 19, a kinesiology dollars during the last month of “There’s not enough attention for the students,” her to understand the material better. She said To Gonzalez, it is more of an atmosphere situation. major, said despite the state’s the semester might persuade her to said Gonzalez. “If there’s a hundred plus students that regardless of what the subject was, this would If the environment is not suited to learning effectively, progress, students should avoid purchase a permit. in the classroom, how can they address all the probably be true for any student, whether it’s math she gets frustrated and begins to lose focus. credit cards if they can. questions?” or history. See PARKING, page 2 Gonzalez said she felt the professor-student Large classes are not just tedious for students; See CLASSES, page 3 See CREDIT, page 3 relationship was important to her, and having the they also increase the workload for professors who

Contact Us at [email protected] 2 February 22, 2012 NEWS GOP candidates vying for nomination DTBRIEFS Rick Santorum has “Obama will likely win if the politician. He would vote for Obama increased his lead on economy improves, but he could if Romney becomes the Republican John and Ken lose if it worsens,” said Matthew nominee because he agrees with opponent Mitt Romney Jarvis, a Cal State Fullerton political Obama’s health care plan, which he Suspended science professor. described as “compassionate.” TIM WORDEN “Presidential elections are a “(Obama’s health care plan) is Popular shock jock radio hosts Daily Titan referendum on the incumbent humanitarian. It gives people who John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou, The 2012 presidential election president, if they are on the ballot. wouldn’t otherwise have health of the “John and Ken” show, season is underway with Mitt Romney Obama is, so November will boil insurance a chance to get covered and have been suspended for their and other hopeful Republicans battling down to whether people want four be healthy,” said Rocha. comments concerning recently to run against President Barack Obama more years of Obama or not. And Rocha added that Obama has had a deceased singer and actress in November. that’s determined by the economy,” lot of good ideas to help the economy Whitney Houston, according to Romney leads the delegate count he said. improve, like his Cash for Clunkers the Orange County Register. with 127. 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Corrections will be published on the subsequent issue in for the duo. after an error is discovered and will appear on page 2. Errors on the user base Brief by Lance Morgan Opinion page will be corrected on that page. Corrections will also be made to the online version of the article. boosts in Please contact Editor-in-Chief Michelle Wiebach at 657-278-5815 or at [email protected] with issues about this policy or to Bailout to Prompt report any errors. popularity Greek Economy Account numbers for the tutorial site Greece received a $173 billion have consistently recovery deal Tuesday from Eurozone finance ministers in an risen since November attempt to stabilize their declining economy. VANESSA MARTINEZ Editorial Daily Titan Photo illustration by ANIBAL ORTIZ / Daily Titan However, the deal doesn’t Lynda.com is open for all Cal State Fullerton faculty and students to use for whatever necessarily mean Greece’s financial Editor-in-Chief Michelle Wiebach The website dedicated to software tutorial available on the website at a low cost that amounts to about $3 a student. troubles are over. According to Managing Editor Gilbert Gonzalez training by video tutorials, Lynda. CNN.com, the Eurozone bailout totaled 1,356 hours of viewing time other students like her to know News Editor Ian Wheeler com, was introduced to the Cal deal is projected to trim Greece’s for the month. about Lynda.com, there has to be News Editor Maribel Castañeda State Fullerton student portal in debt to 121 percent of the gross News Assistant Sean Viele The top five accessed courses more talk about the website, by August, and has since been growing domestic product by 2020. They News Assistant Yvette Quintero were for essential training videos students and teachers or through Features Editor Joey Becerra in popularity. currently stand 160 percent in for Access 2010, Moodle 2 for advertisements and emails, she said. Features Assistant Andrea Ayala Lynda.com is gaining accounts debt of its gross domestic product. Teachers, Excel 2010, JavaScript Some students have not fully Detour Editor Jaryd Lucero among students, faculty and The purpose of the rescue Detour Assistant Stephanie Mercado (2011) and SQL Server 2008. utilized the site, but know about it. staff at an average rate of 443 package is meant to stimulate Opinion Editor Charlotte Knight Manriquez said usage of Lynda. Abraham Ko, 19, a business new accounts per month, said Greece’s floundering economy and Opinion Assistant Amber Stephens com has come primarily from major, said he has heard of Sports Editor Rick Gomez the Associate Vice President for help it avoid becoming default. It classes in departments such as the Lynda.com through his club, Sports Editor Clark Pagaduan Information Technology/CTO was meant to give Greece “space Sports Assistant Blake Fogg Information Systems and Decision the Association for Information & Academic Technology Officer, to improve its competitiveness”. Sports Assistant Greg Woodson Sciences, Art and other technology- Technology Professionals. Greece’s financial minister Copy Editor Nuran Alteir Chris Manriquez. oriented departments. “I’ve used it, but for the most Evangelos Venizelos defended Copy Editor Gillian Hadland “This is one of the biggest bang The feedback the IT department part we’ve just gone over during our Copy Assistant Danny Chau the deal before negotiations for (your buck) that the institution has received has been positive, club meetings discussing it, that’s Photo Editor William Camargo has received thus far, and I think with Eurozone began, saying the Photo Editor Anibal Ortiz Manriquez said. about it,” Ko said. “A couple of package was vital for Greece and you’ll hear a bigger and bigger bang Photo Assistant Camille Tarazon “I think this has been one of the semesters ago, I think, one of our “a matter of national dignity and a Photo Assistant Robert Huskey as more and more people come on more positively responded to things chairs was discussing how to use national strategic choice.” Layout Editor Alvan Ung board using it,” said Manriquez. we released on campus,” Manriquez Lynda.com to understand, I think, This year marks the fifth year of Layout Editor Mike White Manriquez said this is the first Layout Assistant Vanessa Martinez said. “It’s something the students some of the programming codes/ Greece’s recession. Last year, the full semester that Lynda.com is Multimedia Editor Cara Seo are actually using and for us that’s languages. I haven’t really looked at country’s GDP fell another 6.8 available to students. Multimedia Editor Marlena Coelho-Sousae really what matters inside IT it though, much.” percent. Multimedia Editor Joseph McHale Data provided by Manriquez because we do a lot of things with However, Manriquez said using Multimedia Assistant Zachary Romo showed 3,422 open accounts Multimedia Assistant Jose Chamu Santana the students in order to address the the Lynda.com service will benefit Brief by Michael Munoz Multimedia Assistant Erinn Grotefend between students and faculty. An needs that you have because we all classrooms. Web Editor Susana Cobo average of 443 new accounts are realize how costly it is to purchase “As more and more faculty Webmaster David McLaren created per month based on statistics books and how costly it is to have become more exposed to how they collected over the last six months. the materials that have ramped up can use it in a classroom. It’s a very Adviser Holly Rizzo Phony Marine to The divisions of IT and Academic over a period of time for higher big win for them and the students be Tried in Court Main Line (657) 278-5815 Editorial Fax (657) 278-2702 Affairs fund the service of Lynda. education. So, this is something, in the classroom,” Manriquez said. News Line (657) 278-4415 E-mail: [email protected] com for CSUF students. I think, that we’re able to provide There is a lot to benefit from A California man is in trouble for Manriquez said the retail cost for that doesn’t cost a lot.” Lynda.com, especially the fact lying about serving in the military. one year of student access to the However, some students in other that the program will save where The U.S. Supreme Court is Advertising site would cost $375, but under the departments have yet to become any CSUF student has last left off, set to take a case that will decide school’s multiyear contract, the cost familiar with the site. Manriquez said. whether or not it is illegal to lie Director of Advertising Amber VanOrman for access is less than $3 per student. Monica Sanchez, 22, a child The campus agreement with the about receiving military honors. Asst. Director of Advertising &/AE Amanda Fessenden In January, there were 17,101 development major, said she has website Lynda.com is valid through Xavier Alvarez was caught lying National Sales & Promotions Daniel Zamilpa views of individual videos, which never used the site. In order for July 2013. when he said he was a retired Asst. National Sales & Promotions Jerry Kou Marine and had received the Medal Production Assistant Liz Hernandez of Honor at a public meeting in Production Assistant Tiffany Le Director of Advertising PARKING: Finals get factored in Pomona. Asst. Advertising Director Account Executive Eric Van Raalte The Supreme Court will Account Executive Cindy Ang Production Assistant Production Assistant be looking in to see if Alvarez’ Account Executive Sepideh Nia ...Continued from page 1 lie is protected under the First Account Executive KimiyaNational Enshaian Sales & Promotions The permits are too Classifieds Manager Amendment as “free speech.” Account Executive Una KoracSenior Account Executive expensive. So instead, In 2006, Congress put the Stolen Account Executive Jessica MartinezAccount Executive “The permits are too expensive,” I park at the Brea Mall and take Valor Act into effect to ensure that Classified/ Religious Directory Stephanie MarcadoAccount Executive said Ramirez. “So instead, I park the bus to school. lying about military honor was a Account Executive at the Brea Mall and take the bus crime. Alvarez was fined $5,000 Adviser Robert Sage Account Executive to school. I would consider it a lot Karina Ramirez when caught. Account Executive However, his defense in the U.S. Account Executive more. I would actually purchase it, Health and Human Main Line (657) 278-3373 Editorial Fax (657) 278-2702 9th Circuit Court of Appeals was Advertising (657) 278-4411 E-mail: [email protected] especially for finals week.” Services Major Distribution Purchasing daily permits, that “everyone lies,” and that won him the case in a 2-1 vote. Business Manager/Adviser which are $8 per day, might not “I would not be surprised that, as Many are concerned that ruling be as convenient during the last we get closer to finals week, students these lies as not protected under the semester. The stress level of the last that park off campus may choose to First Amendment might make the The Daily Titan is a student publication, printed every Monday through Thursday. The month of the semester is relatively buy a parking permit,” Ferrer said. government become some sort of Daily Titan operates independently of Associated Students, College of Communications, high with term papers and finals; The parking permit deduction is “truth police.” CSUF administration and the CSU. The Daily Titan has functioned as a public forum since inception. Unless implied by the advertising party or otherwise stated, advertising in finding parking could be a stressful not solely for students, but also for The John Roberts-led court has the Daily Titan is inserted by commercial activities or ventures identified in the advertise- habit that students could avoid — faculty and motorcyclists. ruled in favor of First Amendment ments themselves and not by the university. Such printing is not to be construed as written a sentiment that Ferrer said could Students can purchase parking rights recently, so Alvarez may in or implied sponsorship, endorsement or investigation of such commercial enterprises. The bring students to purchase permits permits by going online or visiting fact go free. Daily Titan allocates one issue to each student for free. and avoid the hassle of finding the Parking and Transportation Brief by John Sollitto Copyright ©2012 Daily Titan parking elsewhere. Department in person.

Contact Us at [email protected] February 22, 2012 3 NEWS Writing test required to graduate CREDIT: California rating improves ...Continued from page 1 “The fact that California’s Every Titan must clearly graduate with a baccalaureate degree. While the tied up in the school, the EWP should not have ratings outlook has shifted demonstrate that they can CSU board may feel strongly on the matter, to be paid for. from negative to positive in less effectively write an essay many students don’t seem to be intimidated by “I didn’t even know they charged you $20 “I have some friends who are than a year is a powerful vote of the EWP in the slightest. to take the test,” Nguyen said. “I think they starting to get them, and I know confidence in our state,” said before getting their diploma “I heard it was pretty easy from most of my should eliminate that because I don’t want to a few who have applied and have Brown in a statement. friends that have taken the test,” said Adrian have to pay to take the easiest test in my life. gotten rejected. If you are still For current credit card holder ANGEL MENDOZA Haran, 21, a graphic design major. “I’m not The school’s charging us for everything I guess.” with your parents, I do not think Sasha Malbrough, 21, her credit Daily Titan worried about it at all. I’ve actually just been Haran feels strongly about the charge as well. you need one. You will just get in card is there for emergencies, (too) lazy to take it. I don’t really want to come “I feel like the $20 charge is a little bit too trouble with it,” said Shiba. despite the temptation to use it The Examination in Writing Proficiency in on a Saturday either.” much just to take a test you don’t really want to Credit card companies don’t more often. (EWP) is an essential part of every student’s According to the EWP guide, the best time to take. I wouldn’t mind paying $5 or $10, but if let anyone get a credit card, but “It’s always an option if I don’t time at Cal State Fullerton. Titans must take this take the EWP is after a student has completed most people pass it then I don’t even know why for students who want to apply, have actual money — then I just exam in order to graduate from the university. about 60 credits in the university or is of we have to take it in the first place,” Haran said. the US Bank on campus has a spend more, and it just goes and However, many students like Robin Nguyen, junior standing. Delaying in taking the exam is If a student fails the EWP, they are advised to few options. For those who want goes, but I try and stay pretty 21, an entertainment and tourism management discouraged, although some students just end go to the University Testing Center and make to build their credit, the bank good about it,” said Malbrough. major, go about their time here at CSUF up taking the test in their senior year and get an appointment for a review of the test results offers the Secured Visa Credit Credit cards and credit history without even thinking about the EWP. by with that. with an English instructor before retaking the Card. It’s main purpose is to help do not affect student financial aid. “Actually, I pretty much just forgot about it,” “I just took the EWP in my senior year,” said exam. Undergraduate students who fail the test students establish, maintain and However, if a student looks outside said Nguyen. “I’ve never thought that it’s too James Barron, 24, a civil engineering major. “It for a second time may apply for a non-credit understand their credit. government assistance for money, hard of a test or taken it too seriously. I’ll do it was never high on my agenda or a priority. It course (English 199, Intensive Writing Review). Katie Claburn, 22, a sociology to a private lender, for example, later when I have to.” never crossed my mind until I absolutely had If this class is passed with a “C” or better, it is major, sees the state’s progress as then their approval would depend The EWP consists of one essay that tests a to get it done. It actually ended up being really the same as passing the EWP. a chance for people, particularly on their credit score. student’s ability to write clearly and effectively, easy, so that was great.” “I honestly don’t know anybody who has students, to be more responsible The credit score, which is an while demonstrating writing proficiency. The Registering for the EWP is done through failed the test twice though,” Barron said. “I get with their credit cards. objective measure of credit risk, entire testing session lasts about two hours, with the student portal on the Titan Online tab. that some people forget how to write structured “If you know someone who depends on payment history, the option of having a dictionary or thesaurus if The ‘Test Information’ box has instructions to essays after a while, but it shouldn’t take anyone already has (a credit card) and they amounts owed, types of credits necessary. Each student is given 90 minutes to get signed up for the exam. A $20 test fee is more than two times to pass this thing.” are facing the whole debt problem, used, length of credit history and write and revise the essay. required of all students as well. While it is no The next available day to take the test is April I don’t think you are going to new credit. A person’s credit score The California State University Board of surprise the university would charge for this 14, with March 30 being the deadline date to want to go and put yourself in the is easily damaged by a lack of Trustees stated that each student must exemplify exam, many students like Nguyen and Haran register. The second test date will be June 2, same position. You’re more likely, responsibility when using a card, a certain level of writing efficiency in order to feel that with the tuition and all the fees already with May 18 being the deadline date to register. I think, to be more conscience such as not paying back what is about what you are spending owed. and making sure you are not in The state of California was REPORT: Gennaco sheds light on reports from Fullerton Police Department debt, making sure that if you do given an A rating, meaning they spend that you can pay it off, and have a “strong capacity to meet making sure you’re not going to financial commitments, but get yourself in a hole that you can’t somewhat susceptible to adverse get out of,” said Claburn. economic conditions and changes Brown was proud of the state’s in circumstances,” according to progress in a short amount of time. the S&P website. CLASSES: Variety of sizes offered

...Continued from page 1 If there’s a hundred plus students in Gonzalez said she is able to pass the classroom, how can courses like these, but if she had (the professor) address all any questions for the professor the questions? specifically, it would be hard for her to get some one-on-one time Areli Gonzalez outside of the professor’s office Latin American hours. Studies Major Kalen Eidenschink, 21, a mechanical engineering major, has Applebee said she had a large a different perspective. biology lecture class she really He said the larger lecture classes enjoyed, and she felt the teacher did don’t bother him much, and that a great job with the large number to him it’s just a matter of focusing of students that were in the room. on the material and doing the She, like Eidenschink, focuses on work on his own. herself during the lecture, and tries “It’s just another lecture to me,” to ignore the other people in the said Eidenschink. “I mean, if I room if they are being disruptive. WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan just pay attention and take care of Gonzalez said it bothers her Two men wearing Guy Fawkes masks hold signs in support of Kelly Thomas Tuesday during the report given in the Council Chambers of Fullerton City Hall. myself, everything is okay.” that some students in the larger Eidenschink said due to the size classrooms don’t pay attention. ...Continued from page 1 department to release the photo considering the the release of such information or make clear of certain lectures, there was more “They don’t do anything! They circumstances surrounding the case. He said to the public that the information was very work he would have to do himself just sit there and they don’t care,” perhaps the family should have been brought tentative and subject to further assessment by since he wasn’t able to ask questions she said. “The evidence is to the contrary that Mr. into the discussion before the photo was doctors, Gennaco said. during class. In his studies, he said Applebee also said she thought Thomas stole the attorney’s mail or that he stole released. The Fullerton Police Department has Once finished, council members asked he has to teach himself a lot of she would do just as well in a large the backpack. At worst, Mr. Thomas retrieved no written policy concerning this issue. Gennaco questions and relayed their own the material anyway, and the size class as she would do in a smaller what appeared to be a lost or discarded Gennaco’s final issue in the report involved feedback on these issues. of the class isn’t the problem; it’s class. The biology class she took backpack,” Gennaco said. information about officer injuries. “I agree very much with your conclusion that the quality of the professor that was for general education, and After Thomas’ death and the media storm Shortly after the incident, Fullerton police it’s important to get the information right and determines whether or not he Applebee said the size of the class that ensued, Fullerton Police released a mug reported to the media that two of its officers not release it unless it is right,” said Councilman learns anything in the class. didn’t play a factor, but if it was shot of Thomas taken after a 2009 trespassing had suffered possible broken bones. When Bruce Whitaker. Kellie Applebee, 19, a child and one of her major courses she would arrest. Many of Thomas’ supporters did not these reports were corrected, and it was found This was the first of three reports that adolescent development major, has want to take it in a smaller, more believe that the picture was actually Thomas, that there were no such injuries, many thought Gennaco will give. His second report, which is a similar view to Eidenschink. intimate setting. but a picture of someone else used to present the Fullerton Police Department intentionally set to come to the council late March or early “Personally I really don’t have a big While there are mixed feelings Thomas in a negative light. made up these reports to gain sympathy from April, will be a review of the police department’s issue with it,” said Applebee. “I think on classroom sizes, more CSUF Gennaco said independently-researched the public. overall policies and procedures. it really just depends on the person students appear to think that it’s records and fingerprints connected Thomas to This brought up the issue of how much “Gennaco and I are right on track with each and whether or not they can learn in actually more important to take the 2009 booking photo. information to release after a high-profile other on all issues thus far,” said Ron Thomas, that type of atmosphere and from the care of themselves in the class and But Gennaco asked the question of incident, Gennaco said. Kelly Thomas’ father. “The way it’s looking, teacher that you’re taking and whether do more work on their own, rather whether or not it was advisable for the police It would have been advisable to either delay there is justice for Kelly up ahead.” or not you can deal with that.” than rely on the teacher.

that can help young people, leading to an enrichment of society as a whole. What’s Left Perhaps Arizona would be better served by focusing on the very real by AMBER STEPHENS problems facing the future generation, and not by the needless distraction of a “Politically liberal musings racist agenda. According to a recent report, Arizona from a former corporate slave” paid $10 million more for private prison beds between 2008 and 2010 than it would have for equivalent state Erasing our history beds. In the past three years, private prisons in Arizona have experienced at The recent ethnic studies ban in class of people.” least 28 riots and more than 200 other Arizona can be summed up in three It’s impossible to understand “disturbances” involving as many as 50 powerful words: racist, ignorant and history without acknowledging the prisoners. ethnocentric. If Arizona is an example oppression and marginalization of Another report by the United States of what we are as a nation, then we certain groups in the United States. Justice Department found Maricopa are moving away from diversity in The struggles and achievements by County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, known education towards a heavy ethnocentric people of color need to be studied by for his hard-lined, anti-immigration curriculum — a future much dimmer every American, starting in middle and stance, had committed wide-ranging than the one we could be facing. high school. Instead, Horne would civil rights violations against Latinos, Tom Horne, recently appointed rather “whitewash” history and the including a pattern of racial profiling Arizona attorney general and former current state of race in America. In an and heavy-handed immigration patrols superintendent of public instruction, open letter to Tucson, Horne wrote, based on racially-charged complaints. wrote the bill that passed in May 2010 “Students should not be divided by Since authorities in Arizona’s public JUAN BUGARIN / For the Daily Titan and went into effect January 2011 in race, with each race (only) learning education are blinded by their own the Tucson Unified School District. about … its own contribution,” and prejudices, they are failing to see the The bill bans any curriculum that went on to state that ethnic studies potential dire consequences of their promotes the overthrow of the U.S. promotes separatism instead of unity. actions. government, promotes resentment I can’t imagine anything more Public education bigwigs may not Dishing up absurdity toward a race or class of people, are divisive than the ban itself and what it recognize the consequences, but the designed primarily for pupils of a entails. national educational community does. Regulation of our lunch to be unfit or why, but it doesn’t Congress blocked an initiative by the particular ethnic group and advocate At least seven books in the program There have been thousands of educators children’s lunches make sense. According to the USDA Obama administration to increase ethnic solidarity instead of treating have been put into storage, including and students decrying the removal of won’t keep them fit guidelines used in this incident, the standards on what counted as a pupils as individuals. An audit by Rethinking Columbus, a popular ethnic studies and subsequent book lunches must consist of one serving of “serving” of vegetables. Cambium Learning in May 2011 history book detailing the “other” ban. Tony Diaz, a professor from meat, one serving of milk, one serving The result: Pizza and french fries MATT ATKINSON found no evidence to suggest the side of the Columbus story. There are Texas, is leading the call with an action Daily Titan of grain and two servings of fruit or can still be counted in that vegetable Mexican American studies programs more than 100 books in the Mexican called Librotraficante, where hundreds vegetables. serving, sodium restrictions are in the district violated any terms of the American studies program facing a of educators, demonstrators and Everyone remembers the packed- Now that’s a great standard, lessened and not as many whole grains ban before it was even enacted. similar fate. Two books in particular students — calling themselves “book lunch days of preschool — a brown especially for school-made lunches, but are required. Even with the state-commissioned in the program, Always Running by traffickers” — are to hand out banned paper bag filled with a sandwich, chips, the idea that this requirement has to be Who benefits from this? The study, the law still remains enforced Luis Rodriguez and Two Badges by books and hold reading circles as a some fruit and maybe a juice box. forced on lunches brought from home makers of cheap, processed junk foods with John Huppenthal, Arizona Mona Ruiz, are memoirs I have read. response to the recent ban. Sounds good, right? starts to cross the line of government who can keep selling their unhealthy superintendent of public instruction, They are about former gang members According to USA Today, ethnic Well, apparently it’s not good interference. What parents decide to lunches to schools without having who has been pulling books from who turned their lives around. Perhaps studies all around are becoming targets enough, at least according to give their children for lunch should not to increase standards (and costs) on schools, citing that they violate the lawmakers could recognize that these of budget reductions and slashes. North Carolina’s Division of Child be dictated by schools or government their production. Who opposed these section of the law containing material books, among many others on the list, Nationally, university programs are Development and Early Education agencies. restrictions? The food industry. causing “resentment toward a race or provide students with a perspective facing budget cuts or are being phased at the Department of Health and Encouragement of healthy eating There are two scenarios here, and it out. Last year, the University of Human Services. Their requirements certainly isn’t a bad thing. seems like the wrong choices are being California, Santa Cruz eliminated its state that all school pre-kindergarten However, if our government wants made in both of them. On one side, LETTER TO THE EDITOR ethnic studies programs, citing budget program lunches have to meet the U.S. to keep children healthy, they can there’s a government that wants to cuts. The newspaper also wrote that Department of Agriculture guidelines, start with making the school-provided force healthy food on kids, even if that The Daily Titan welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must the University of California, Berkeley, including packed lunches from home. lunches follow their own standards. means declaring personal lunches unfit include the sender’s first and last name. Students must include their the University of Pennsylvania and A North Carolinian 4-year-old had I’m sure the chicken nugget meal for consumption. But on the other majors and other writers must include their affiliation to the university, the University of Texas at Austin have arrived at school with her packed lunch passed the requirements, but how is side, we have a Congress that votes if applicable. Letters must refer to an article published within the last week. Once a letter is submitted it becomes property of the Daily reduced funding. as described above, only to be told it processed chicken meat and a cup of down nutritional requirements for Titan. Publication of letters is based on the validity of content and The nation would appear to be on wasn’t “healthy enough.” She was prepackaged fruit any healthier than a federally-funded food and leaves pizza may be edited for length, grammar and spelling. Letters may be sent the same track as Arizona, as schools then given a prepared school lunch, homemade sandwich, a banana and a and french fries in the lunch lines. to [email protected]. are not placing priority on a culturally of which she only ate a few chicken juice box? It should be just the opposite. rich education. nuggets, and her mother was charged To make matters worse, they Healthy eating is a good idea, but you $1.25 for the food. charged the mother for the meal. can’t force it on people. Government Now, $1.25 isn’t too much for a If mandates on food healthiness are money should be spent on healthy cafeteria lunch, but that’s not the point. what the government want, then they foods; we have a big enough problem The real problem is school officials can start with removing the unhealthy with obesity in this country without being able to dictate what is acceptable food from the lunches they provide, our schools helping. At the same for children to eat for their lunch. rather than from parents. time, the government should have no There are so many issues with this, it’s That said, it’s hard to trust the say in what parents want to give their hard to figure out where to begin. current government to get even that children for packed lunches because It’s not clear who declared the part right. It was only last fall that that’s none of their business. No thank you, Justice Kennedy…

Super Political statements are in direct response to opinion, “We now conclude that Action Committees the controversial decision made by the independent expenditures, including threaten democracy United States’ highest court. those made by corporations, do The facts of Citizens United v. Federal not give rise to corruption or the Election Commission involved a film appearance of corruption.” LANCE MORGAN Daily Titan concerning then presidential hopeful Kennedy’s opinion in Citizens Hillary Clinton, and the Bipartisan United allowed corporations and As the United States transitions Campaign Reform Act’s attempt unions to contribute large amounts into the political primary season and to regulate “big money” campaign of money from their general treasury inches closer to the general election, contributions. But the key holding funds to fund political advertisements something seems different than in in the case was that under the First that specifically call for the election of years past. And something certainly is Amendment the federal government a candidate. different: Super PACs. can’t limit how much corporations can Before the court decision, such Political Action Committees have spend for political purposes. contributions by unions and been around for years in America’s The majority opinion of the 5-4 corporations would have to be funded political landscape. However, in the decision was written by Justice Anthony by voluntary contributions raised by year 2010, corporations, unions and Kennedy. Kennedy is considered by Political Action Committees affiliated individuals were allowed to make many as the lone moderate on the with those companies. unlimited contributions to these court, and often is the swing vote in Since the 2010 decision of Citizens political organizations. the Court’s most controversial and United v. Federal Election Commission, This decision by the U.S. Supreme politically charged cases. This makes several liberals and conservatives Court makes true the old maxim, him among the top most powerful alike are wondering if the unlimited “Whoever holds the gold makes the men in the United States, if not the donations to candidates are creating a rules.” In many ways, the presidential most powerful. plutocracy in the U.S. election and other concurrent elections The Court’s decision threatens the Remember in high school when are fundraising competitions, and ideal that all individual “people” (flesh the person who won the ASB had the that is not right in a country where and blood people, not corporations) richest parents and was able to give democracy and the equal voice of all should have an equally powerful voice everybody free candy and T-shirts? citizens is supposedly cherished. in important political processes. How frustrating was that? The best The avalanche of new funds from Justice Kennedy changed a very candidates were overlooked because corporations and interest groups in large portion of election law, and by of flashy campaign slogans and well- elections originated from the 2010 doing so thus changed the structure of funded public relations work. Supreme Court case, Citizens United v. political campaigns. Like many other Instead of parents, the United Federal Election Commission. controversial Supreme Court cases, States’ political system has conservative Most of us have seen the bumper he did it in one sentence, which was corporations and die-hard liberal stickers that read, “Corporations nonessential in deciding the case. unions, and the all-powerful T-shirts Are Not People;” these political Kennedy wrote in the majority’s and candy are replaced with virtually unlimited political monies. Sooner or later, candidates that have great debating skills, leadership and the experience to be the next commander- in-chief will wither in the windfall of contributions that corporate-backed candidates can pull in. So the question is: How much money does it take to buy the command of the president of the United States of America? Perhaps in this next election cycle America will know the answer.

Blockbusters from 2011 did not seem to tickle the fancy of the Best Actor Best Actress Academy this time around 2010 2010 Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) Natalie Portman (Black Swan) TIM WORDEN 2009 2009 Daily Titan Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) Last year, The King’s Speech dominated the Oscars with 2008 2008 four wins for Best Picture, Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Sean Penn (Milk) Kate Winslet (The Reader) Director (Tom Hooper) and Best Original Screenplay. 2007 2007 This year, The Artist, The Descendants, The Help and Daniel-Day Lewis (There Will Be Blood) Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose) War Horse will probably be its successor in attaining the 2006 2006 best picture award, the highest distinction in the film world. Other nominees include Extremely Loud and Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland) Helen Mirren (The Queen) Incredibly Close, Hugo, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball and 2005 2005 The Tree of Life. Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote) Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line) “I think it will be between The Artist and The 2004 2004 Descendants … but I think I’m going to go with The Jamie Foxx (Ray) Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby) Descendants,” said Philippe Perebinossoff, a radio-TV- 2003 2003 film professor at CSUF. Perebinossoff also thinks The Descendants will win the Sean Penn (Mystic River) Charlize Theron (Monster) Oscar’s second-biggest prize as well. 2002 2002 “I think George Clooney’s campaign will pay off and Adrien Brody (The Pianist) Nicole Kidman (The Hours) he’ll win (best actor) because he is playing his age and 2001 2001 because people like him,” he said. Denzel Washington (Training Day) Halle Berry (Monster’s Ball) Selyna Razo, 18, a freshman business major, disagrees. She said Brad Pitt can win best actor for his portrayal of Billy Beane in Moneyball. Jean Dujardin (The Artist) is another best actor acting,” he said. contender. Perebinossoff, who worked at ABC for 20 years as a Best Picture In addition to Moneyball, Razo said she likes The Help programming executive on The Oprah Winfrey Show, said 2010 “because it shows the true story of what (black maids in the show is lacking a blockbuster nominee. the South) went through.” “I’m a programming guy and I think in terms of the The King’s Speech But this year’s nominee list has excluded some movies ratings ... you’ve got to have popular movies like Titanic, 2009 people think should have received more nominations, otherwise people won’t care. This year, people like The Hurt Locker such as Super 8, Harry Potter and Drive. George Clooney, but how many people have seen The 2008 Descendants?” he said. Perebinossoff said the Oscars tend to emphasize Slumdog Millionaire You’ve got to have popular limited-release movies that few people have seen, while 2007 movies like Titanic, otherwise excluding the larger, more popular movies. No Country for Old Men people won’t care. The Best Actress nominees are Glenn Close (Albert 2006 Nobbs), Viola Davis (The Help), Rooney Mara (The Girl Philippe Perebinossoff with the Dragon Tattoo), Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady) The Departed Radio-TV-Film Professor and Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn). 2005 Edwards thinks Mara deserves the nod. Crash “Super 8 was amazing,” said Cambria Edwards, 21, “(She had the) best female acting performance I’ve 2004 radio-TV-film major. ever seen,” Edwards said. Edwards enjoyed the nostalgic feel of Super 8. “I would like Rooney Mara to win, but she wont; I Million Dollar Baby “(Super 8 is) so original, (it’s) the old Spielberg — the think Viola Davis will,” Perebinossoff said. 2003 ‘70s Spielberg — where films had a lot of heart and soul Edwards said she liked this year’s X-Men: First The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King to it,” Edwards said. Class, Harry Potter, The Adventures of Tintin and 2002 As a J.J. Abrams fan, she said it was amazing that a Super 8 soundtracks, but only Tintin’s soundtrack was group of kids could keep the viewers entertained for nominated. It will compete against The Artist, Hugo, Chicago two hours. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and War Horse. 2001 “(It was a) good, wholesome movie,” she said. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 became A Beautiful Mind Perebinossoff said Drive should have been nominated the highest-grossing film of the series (and the third- for best picture and supporting actor (Albert Brooks). highest-grossing film of all time), pulling in $380 “A lot of people were upset that Albert Brooks wasn’t million in the domestic box office, but only received two nominated for Drive. He plays a bad guy … which is nominations for Visual Effects and Art Direction. against type. I’ve always thought that if you take a Billy Crystal will host this year’s 84th annual Academy beautiful person ... and you make them ugly … that’s Awards Sunday at 4 p.m. on ABC. Spring theatre kick-off

The Spoon River Graduate student of directing, Travis of a series of monologues. Project is set to debut Donnelly, is the assistant director, stage “What are the other characters Friday at 8 p.m. manager and choreographer of The doing while the monologue is going Spoon River Project. He thinks students on, how are they listening, how does SEPIDEH NIA will react positively to the play. it affect them, and how does the whole Daily Titan “This show is sweet and simple, thing move forward,” said Ramont. with no intermission. You are in The Spoon River Projectwas not Cal State Fullerton will play and out in under an hour and the first or second choice for Ramont host to some Civil War-era ghosts twenty minutes and get to leave (who prefers plays with more character starting Friday. The Theatre and having a wonderful theatrical interaction). As a new faculty member, Dance Department is going to experience,” said Donnelly. this play fell into his lap. “That’s been kick off its spring season with The The cast and crew are currently a challenge, but it is a challenge that I Spoon River Project. rushing with rehearsals to get everything enjoyed taking on,” Ramont said. The Spoon River Project is a musical just right for the performance Friday. Antwone Sylvester Barnes, 18, adaption of The Spoon River Anthology, “It’s always wonderful to be a first-year theatre major and cast which is a series of monologues from launching the season for the member, thinks that The Spoon the dearly-departed spirits of a small department. It obviously comes with River Project will engage the town as they talk about their lives. time constraints, as we quickly put audience in conversation. With the help of the show’s director together a stellar performance. Yet, “This is going to be a play that and professor of directing at CSUF, those pressures have only helped brings up the question, ‘If you Mark Ramont, and a group of student motivate everyone involved,” he said. had one last thing to say to the cast and crew, the ghostly inhabitants The cast and crew also faced the community of the living, what will aim to inspire CSUF students with challenge of creating relationships out would it be?”’ said Barnes. their stories. Ramont said he is looking forward to seeing the audience’s reaction to the play. “We joke about it being a play about dead people … but the stories are just these wonderful little gems about people. They are so finely created that they show us aspects of ourselves that we can relate to,” said Ramont. This is Ramont’s first year teaching at CSUF. He has previously directed shows at the Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., The Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas, the Circle Repertory Company in New York and many more. “What I love about the students in this department is that they are highly motivated … they have a really amazing faculty that really pushes them very hard to do the best work they can, and I think the results you get are hardworking students that have a tremendous amount of talent,” Ramont said. Some of the talent being debuted will come from freshmen and sophomore students — who normally do not get a chance to appear on stage until later in their college careers.

dailytitan.com/detour 6 February 22, 2012 DETOUR Is the PS Vita worth it?

Sony’s PlayStation for the Vita is that gamers will be its predecessor and the Nintendo Vita comes with a price able to play multiplayer matches on DS and 3DS. tag comparable to a their Vita with those on a PS3. With While the launch library of games a huge selection of games available will be large, some appear to be PlayStation 3 for launch, many of them are also novelty titles or a portable version of available for the PlayStation 3. their PS3 counterparts. Sure, it will JOHN SOLLITTO A few of the games coming out be good to know that some quality Daily Titan also have an augmented reality games will be on the PS Vita, but it’s a shame that not many new games The PlayStation Vita made its will be available for some time. debut Wednesday, and many eager The ones that are new seem to be shoppers are hoping to find out if One of the main novelty games to show off the Vita’s it will be worth the $250 price tag. selling points for the Vita capabilities, and previous launches Sales in Japan have been horrible, is that gamers will be have shown us that those games and industry critics are saying it will able to play multiplayer wear thin after the first or second be a quiet launch for the “handheld matches on their Vita with month of ownership. to change all handhelds.” those on a PS3 However, there are two major flaws While Sony has never dominated with the Vita. The first is the price — Courtesy of MCT the video game market, seemingly for $250 you can just buy a PS3 and Sony hopes to dominate the handheld gaming scene with PlayStation Vita’s WiFi, web browsing, touch screen, a rear touch trailing Microsoft in gaming system have access to all the games that have pad, dual analog sticks, HD graphics, and the ability to connect to the PlayStation Network. sales and Nintendo in handheld feature as well. The PS Vita will use come out in the last few years. sales, they’re looking to change that the front and rear-facing cameras If you have little games on your traveling or being in a place where you’ll be able to have a steady Then you’ll be forced to stop playing with the PS Vita. The Vita comes that are fixed to the system so you phone, Apple device or laptop, then where you can play without being Internet connection or good WiFi and actually have some human with WiFi connectability, web can play games like Reality Fighters you honestly don’t need a miniature interrupted. If you’re frequently without being hassled by people you interaction. browsing, a touch screen, a rear in real locations you’re actually in, PS3 to take with you because on a bus, plane or long car ride, know, then the Vita is your machine. Do you really want to spend $250 touch pad, dual analog sticks, the placing the characters in the park or the games for that will be more then the Vita will be fine for If you don’t fit any of those categories, for a 30-minute to an hour experience ability to connect to the PlayStation on the bus with you. expensive than the mobile ones. entertainment until you arrive. then you might find yourself getting when you could just as easily wait until Network and HD graphics. It’s nifty little things like this that The second flaw is that the If you’re able to go to a park or into a game only to have your ride you get home and play your PS3 to One of the main selling points will help distinguish the Vita from Vita also banks on you constantly some other place that isn’t your house, end or someone interrupting you. your heart’s content? A gory first-person shooter to break the Call of Duty mold of blood and flailing limbs, look as of its own, and if it isn’t controlled it Nazi or a zombie? I digress...) basks in gorgeous lighting effects. The its developer intended. It consumes The Darkness 2 tame as a Saturday morning cartoon. will destroy the life of its host. Jackie To be honest, I didn’t expect environments have been rendered the player in the dark, bloody world of Violence and inevitable has kept the Darkness contained for much from The Darkness 2. While its with care, creating an experience that Jackie Estacado. The plot is developed controversy aside, The Darkness 2 is two years after the events of the first predecessor was entertaining, it was immerses the player entirely. perfectly and the cinematic quality and an excellent, cinematic first-person- game, but when he is assaulted by a riddled with issues such as horrible The animations and weapon models style of this game truly sets it apart ANDERS HOWMANN shooter experience that fills this rival gang, he is forced to unleash the enemy AI and repetitive game-play are some of the best I have ever seen in from the run-of-the-mill war shooter Daily Titan sparse spring game release season. Darkness in order to survive. mechanics, such as forcing the player a first-person-shooter. It is a morbid that many publishing companies While I would not recommend As the story escalates, it strikes the to shoot out hundreds of lights to joy to watch Jackie cut enemies down are using as a crutch. The game is If I had to describe The Darkness 2 in shelling out $60 for this single- same emotional chords as the original. maintain the power of the Darkness. with the powers of the Darkness innovative and it has character. These one word, I would call it “monstrous.” player driven game, it would be The love and grief Jackie feels for his The Darkness 2 is one of the most while simultaneously dual-wielding qualities are rare in the current FPS As players make their way through worth buying once the price drops dead girlfriend, Jenny, and his bleak satisfying shooters I’ve ever played. submachine guns. landscape of Call of Duty clones. the short, but gripping campaign, they in the used-game market. internal struggle with the conniving I truly felt like an unrelenting, The game is top-shelf quality, but So if you have morbid fantasies will become a six-limb extension of The plot follows the story of Jackie Darkness are constant and powerful murderous force of carnage as I played it simply does not provide enough of ripping mobsters apart with giant the devil himself. They will suck the Estacado, a New York crime boss who themes throughout the narrative. through the six-hour campaign. value to warrant a $60 purchase — arms that come out of your back light from New York’s crime-infested has been cursed with the powers of Thankfully, the game leaves behind Enemies become progressively therein lies the tragedy of The Darkness while simultaneously filling them with underground, paint walls and ceilings the Darkness, a force that allows him many underwhelming plot elements more difficult to defeat, using giant 2. Granted, it includes a four-player bullets, car doors and even the rare with gore and dismembered limbs, to sprout snake-like arms from his of the original, such as levels in the flashlights and even powers of the cooperative mode that is fun and ventilation blade, take the plunge and send swarms of bees at their foes and shoulder blades and regenerate health “Otherworld,” a dimension of hell Darkness against you. addictive, but unless you have friends buy The Darkness .2 cut people in half with car doors. in the dark. If Jackie is caught in the where World War I never ended and The game’s cell-shaded, comic book that have bought the game, it might If this doesn’t appeal to an The Darkness 2 makes Gears of War light, the Darkness that possesses him is players are forced to fight through style fits much better with the narrative be more of a novelty than a full, immediate, prurient interest, then wait 3, a game in which you can chainsaw rendered useless. However, this power waves of Germans. (Do all games and looks beautiful to boot. While multiplayer experience. for the inevitable price drop that will lizard men in half in a fantastic geyser comes at a price — it has an agenda really have to include an iteration of a its title may not suggest it, this game The Darkness 2 provides exactly what occur within the next three months.

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http://www.dailysudoku.com/ 8 February 22, 2012 SPORTS CLUB SPORTS | Baseball Interest grows for inaugural baseball club

The CSUF baseball last two years getting their baseball to play baseball here. For me, I’ve and the club president, and Malhiot, USC and Cal State Long Beach. Series tournament in Georgia,” said club’s team began its project up and running. got to play baseball,” Aguirre added. a criminal justice major and the club “It was definitely a learning Morrow. inaugural series In 2010, two students who had They figured that with a university vice president, along with junior experience. It was our first few The squad will be using California played high school baseball, junior of this size they could find other Estaban Granados and senior Ross games ... I guess we had the Friday- High School for their home games, this past weekend Andy Aguirre and sophomore Bryan players who felt the same way, and Morrow, have been waiting two night jitters,” said Malhiot. since both Aguirre and Malhiot Malhiot, decided they wanted to locate ex-players who would want years for this weekend. Granados, who is majoring in played high school baseball there, MARK PAYNE find a way to continue playing the to renew their baseball-playing days They finally got to see the fruits civil engineering and is the club and the school is letting them use Daily Titan game they loved, so they began the by becoming part of the inaugural of their labor pay off as the CSUF administrator, said he has had a lot the field. process of forming the Cal State baseball club. baseball club took the field for its of fun with his new teammates. The final roster has not yet been There are people who, once they Fullerton baseball club. “I started by posting fliers on first three-game series over the “So far (the club) has introduced set, and the team is still looking for play the game of baseball, can’t get “I started the club because I campus, and started with five holiday weekend against Pacifica me to a bunch of guys who mean enthusiastic players who want to it out of their system. It gets in their noticed, of all the clubs on campus, players — then that grew to 10, College. a lot to me … I made a bunch have fun. blood, causing what is better known there had never been a baseball then 20,” Aguirre said. After two years of organizing of friends — great guys,” said They will be holding open in some circles as baseball fever. club,” said Aguirre. They applied for club status at the and planning, the team was ready Granados. tryouts Sunday. This leads to the inevitable “Other sports like rugby, lacrosse National Club Baseball Association to play. Morrow would like to see them While they were swept in the symptom of becoming dedicated — you name it and there was a sport in 2010, but were not recognized Unfortunately they were unable put a competitive team on the three-game series by the Pacifica to the sport they love for the rest of — but not having baseball seemed a until the 2011 (good through 2012) to come away with a win, leaving field for each game, with a goal of Gladiators, it didn’t curb their their lives. little misleading to me because we season was half-way through. They them 0-3 to start the season. They winning their conference. passion for the game. They are This affliction may help to explain have such a good program here, were only able to pick up some will be playing in the Southern “This year is our first year ... and playing for the pure enjoyment of why some very dedicated young Division I wise … I figured there scrimmages that first year. Pacific South Conference this year, if we win our regional area then the game, and most importantly, men on campus have spent the were another 20 guys who wanted Aguirre, a health science major which includes teams from UCLA, we get to go and play in the World they had a good time while doing it.

DTBRIEFS Intramural sports offer fun escape

MEN’S & WOMEN’S GOLF Students get opportunity bring to it,” said Fowler. “Everything that we do it this time,” said John Abueg, 25, a business to participate in recreational is engineered toward having fun and enjoying finance major who is participating in the 5 by Finish Third and Second, Respectively ourselves.” 5 basketball league. “Go big or go home … I’m sports on campus for fun and League registration is processed through a pretty competitive and I hate losing.” The Cal State Fullerton men’s and women’s golf team finished to find time away from studies first-come, first-served basis. To sign up, each Playing in these intramural leagues can also be in third and second place, respectively, at the 54-Hole Second team must pay a fee depending on which sport a bonding experience for a lot of the players on Annual Folino Invitational Men’s Golf Tournament at Industry ANGEL MENDOZA they’re planning to compete in. Basketball is each team. The life of a college student isn’t what Hills Golf Course at Pacific Palms Resort Tuesday. Daily Titan the most expensive at $70 per team. Softball, most would call “laid-back,” so having some free Host team CSUF started the final round in fourth place, flag football, soccer and volleyball are all $60 time away from school or work is welcomed by An integral part of most college campuses are shooting a 290 in the final round for a total score of 882, which per team. Rounding out the lot is dodgeball players like McCain. the athletics and sports programs. However, propelled them to a third-place finish. and bowling with fees of only $50 per team. “I actually heard about the league from some not all student-athletes are competing in front Teammates Dokota Duerr and Carey Gard led the charge, For those who do not have a team, the free- of my fraternity brothers. I don’t see them of thousands of people, or are on national shooting a 218 total for the entire tournament. agent process makes it possible to get picked a lot because we’re all busy with school and television. Some just play strictly for the love up by a team. The men’s team was one stroke shy of reaching second place other things, so it’s a good time to be out there of the game. So far there are about 300 students already from Pepperdine and three strokes away from title winners Long together,” he said. The Student Recreation Center at Cal State signed up in the basketball and soccer leagues Beach State.The women’s team final score was 910. While basketball and soccer have generated a They started the final round four strokes behind Gonzaga, 604 Fullerton is offering students, faculty and alone. Many students are fired up and can’t wait staff the opportunity to participate in sports lot of interest, Fowler hopes to see all women’s to 608, but the Bulldogs pulled away, finishing with a final score to get the games underway. activities on a competitive or recreational level sports garner more participants. Although of 897. “This is my first time out there and I’m through the Titan Recreation Intramural Sports pretty excited,” said Kyle McCain, 23, a women do seem to be signing up for the coed Titan Taylor Fowler earned second place for the women’s program. Activities like coed softball, dodgeball, communications major who will be joining the sports on a consistent basis, Fowler hopes to see individual title, finishing one stroke shy from first and the title. flag football, men’s and women’s soccer, 5 by 5 5 by 5 basketball league. “I can’t wait to get out more women sign up to the point where they Fowler shot 221 while title winner Tara Green from Montana basketball, 4 by 4 volleyball and bowling are all there and play and see what the competition can develop their own leagues and teams with shot 220. being offered for the spring season. is like.” enough participation. The men will be traveling to Fresno March 5 to compete in Intramural Sports Coordinator Farron Fowler Although there is no cash prize awarded to The goal of Titan Recreation Intramural the Lexus Classic. The women will also be playing in the Classic says the reason this league is set up is to have fun the winners of each championship, pride and Sports is for all athletes to play and have fun, but March 11. and give students the chance to play the sports bragging rights is a big incentive to a lot of these the experience of the program is also a priority. “Our motto right now is to ‘expect greatness,’ Brief by Michael Munoz they love and have a passion for. players. Losing is the last thing on their minds. “Intramural sports is completely for the love “Last year we made it to the playoffs, but we so that’s what we want to provide for you and of the game and the excitement that students lost in the first round, so I’m hoping we win expect as a student,” Fowler said.

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