Taking Action on Autism Ties, Seminars and Business Will Host a “Mr

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MARIAH CARRILLO / Daily Titan Business Interclub Council (BICC) members celebrate at the “opening carnival” for Business Madness week last Thursday. Students hope to do big business businessmen and business- Business Madness women and learn the prop- week will include er business etiquette from etiquette coach Theresa pageant, career fair Thomas, for those set- CHRISTINA NGUYEN tings–a valuable skill in the Daily Titan business world and any so- MARIAH CARRILLO / Daily Titan cial environment. The eti- Children adorned with Mardi Gras-style beads take part in bubble blowing and other family-oriented activities. Fullerton Cares, a quette workshop will take charitable foundation, hosts “Mardi Gras for Autism” each year to raise awareness and get the community involved. A popcorn and cotton place Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. candy filled carnival last in the Titan Student Union Thursday marked the begin- Pavilions. ning of a week of events for Five clubs, including the Business Madness, a series Entrepreneur Society and of networking opportuni- the Economics Association, Taking action on autism ties, seminars and business will host a “Mr. and themed programs for all Miss Business Pageant” students. Wednesday at 6 p.m., also in Charity hosts ‘Mardi To kick off the week, stu- the TSU Pavilions. Gras’ to fund special dents can attend a presen- The event will be simi- tation Monday about pro- lar to a beauty pageant, ex- education programs fessionals in the field at an cept approximately five to DAVID COATS event called the “Day in the eight contestants of each Daily Titan life of…” They will receive the gender will don business at- opportunity to meet five ex- tire instead of swimwear. ecutives and representatives Competitors will display The rainy, cloudy weather from local businesses, in- a talent, answer a series of could do nothing to damp- cluding professional services business-related questions en the spirits of those at- firm Ernst and Young and and wear formal wear in tending the fifth annu- satellite television provider addition to their suits and al Mardi Gras for Autism DirecTV. skirts. event Saturday in down- “You can get to find out The week will conclude town Fullerton. what these business peo- with a luncheon and busi- The event was hosted by MARIAH CARRILLO / Daily Titan ple do on a daily basis,” said ness career expo Thursday Fullerton Cares, a chari- Council member Bruce Whitaker (center) and his wife, Linda (right), were honored for their work Kiana Millar, the vice pres- hosted by the University ty that promotes action, with Fullerton Cares, a local foundation focusing on autism. ident of programs for the Career Center, which will awareness and acceptance Business Interclub Council give students the opportu- for autism, and raises mon- Bruce Whitaker and his Whitaker said. Fullerton Cares founder (BICC). “You always hear nity to explore the types of ey for the Fullerton School wife Linda. This was the third year Larry Houser spoke high- ‘this is what I do, this is how careers they would like to District’s special education “We are thrilled to be the couple attended. They ly of the Whitakers and I do it,’ but you never get to pursue and mingle with over programs. king and queen of Mardi said the event promotes their involvement with his understand their daily life 70 business representatives The king and queen Gras for Autism and we communication and aware- organization. and that position.” from local companies. of this year’s event were are happy that Fullerton ness, which are especially They will also receive the Fullerton city council Cares brings such a special important when it comes to opportunity to meet and member and former mayor event to our community,” the autism community. SEE MARDI GRAS, 3 mingle with other future SEE BUSINESS, 3 Titans overcome sloppy start to take down rival 49ers their rival since March 3, as the 49ers raced out to Marquis Horne who fin- Fullerton rides 28 2012. a 19-5 lead before CSUF ished with 18 points, hit a points from Michael While the 49ers con- started to find its ener- step back jumper as time tinued to battle down the gy and get back into the expired to give the Titans Williams to victory stretch, the Titans had game. some momentum head- JOHNNY NAVARRETTE an answer for everything While his team got off ing into halftime trailing Daily Titan their opponent did. to a slow start, Taylor as 38-35 after being down as With about four min- he has done all year said many as 14. utes left in the game, Alex it was all about the Titans, Harris, who finished Fueled by the play of Harris found Williams not what the opponent with 22 points, said de- Michael Williams, the Cal with an incredible no-look was doing. fense was the key talking State Fullerton men’s bas- pass for the basket to put “I thought it was us. I point at halftime. ketball team overcame a the game out of reach at thought we weren’t ready. “We all knew we weren’t double-digit deficit and 78-65. We had no purpose,” playing to our potential,” WINNIE HUANG/ Daily Titan defeated rival Long Beach “Heck of a win by this Taylor said. “I thought we he said. “We all know Jared Brandon fights for rebounding position after a shot attempt. State 84-76 Saturday night ball club,” said Head had a lot of emotion but that defense is the key to at Titan Gym. and also gave his team the Once they had their Coach Dedrique Taylor. “I not a lot of passion and win, and in the first half Williams scored a game- lead with two consecutive first lead of the night, the couldn’t be more proud of purpose behind what we we didn’t think we were high 28 points, 20 of which three-pointers to put the Titans (11-17, 6-8) never this group and more ex- were doing and there is successful in the way came in the second half, Titans up 51-48 early in looked back, using a com- cited what this group has a big difference between we played so we came to lead the Titans to vic- the second half. plete team effort to snap in store the next couple of the two. Emotion at some out with energy and just tory and avenge a loss to Williams made four their four-game losing weeks.” point runs out, but the played hard.” the 49ers earlier in the three-pointers in the sec- streak to the 49ers (13- The Titans came out passion for the game is season. ond half after missing his 15, 9-5), giving the Titans sluggish to start the game what fuels you.” The senior tied the game first three attempts. their first victory over on both ends of the floor, At the end of the half, SEE BASKETBALL, 6 INSIDE GEO-CONGRESS BASEBALL CSUF engineers win Titans sweep Oregon first place in national Ducks in Eugene using GeoWall competition shutdown pitching and in Atlanta timely hitting NEWS 2 SPORTS 8

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @DAILY_TITAN VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM PAGE 2 MARCH 3, 2014 THE DAILY TITAN NEWS MONDAY Engineers win national competition CSUF arguably came into onto it, which simulates a Victory in ‘GeoWall’ the GeoWall event as the fa- seismic load. contest is first in vorite, because conference Binod Tiwari, Ph.D., an as- school history judges ranked the team’s de- sociate professor of civil and sign concept for the wall to environmental engineering MATTHEW MEDINA be No. 1. and adviser to the CSUF stu- Daily Titan “We felt very confident dent team, accompanied the going into it,” Thurlo said. students to Atlanta. “Maybe more confident than “These guys made us A team of civil engineers we should have been.” proud,” Tiwari said of his from Cal State Fullerton CSUF students had never students. outperformed 15 other built the best GeoWall before Tiwari said the other schools in a national com- this year’s competition. teams were worried that petition to build the best In the design concept they had to use more mate- retaining wall in the 2014 contest prior to the Geo- rials to keep their walls sta- Geo-Congress in Atlanta Congress, CSUF had a first- ble. By limiting the weight last week. place finish in 2011, with of their wall to about 4.7 As part of the conference, second-place and third- grams, the CSUF team got student teams participat- place awards following in a higher score from the ed in contests such as the 2012 and 2013 respectively. judges. GeoWall competition. The Before Monday, CSUF’s “Weight is the biggest object was to build a wall previous best finish in the component of the score,” that would hold as much as retaining wall competition Thurlo said. “And if you have possible while withstand- was 10th place. over 13 grams of reinforce- ing conditions that simulate Cal Poly Pomona took ment, you actually get a real life occurrences, such as second place, and the team negative number … Before seismic forces. from Rensselaer Polytechnic we left, I was worried oth- John Thurlo, a civil en- Institute finished in third. er schools were going to be gineering major and the The GeoWall competitors lighter than us, but when president of CalGeo, led the wanted to make the wall re- we got there, everybody was four-student team, which tain as much soil as possi- way more than us.” also included Matthew ble while the wall is subject- Their final score was 169.2 Farrington, Daniel Judge ed to tests such as having a out of a maximum of about and John Stapleton. five-pound weight dropped 200; Cal Poly Pomona, the runner-up, had a score of 143. FOR THE RECORD “It definitely helped that It is Daily Titan policy to correct factual we were a lot lighter than errors printed in the publication. Corrections the other teams, and a lot will be published on the subsequent issue of them were very surprised Courtesy of Binod Tiwari that we were able to do after an error is discovered and will appear Cal State Fullerton team members hold their first-place trophy after winning the GeoWall that,” Thurlo said. competition during the 2014 Geo-Conference. Judges ranked the CSUF retaining wall as the best. on page 2. Errors on the Opinion page will be Students also participat- corrected on that page. Corrections will also ed in other competitions network with colleagues playing ping-pong. We got a one-on-one conversation Monday. The GeoPosterand professionals already third place in the ping-pong with him that lasted roughly be made to the online version of the article. event invited students to in the field. Tiwari hosted a tournament,” Thurlo said. 10 minutes. Please contact Editor-in-Chief Ethan Hawkes present their research in a workshop titled “Involving “It’s nothing compared to “I found it very interesting at (657) 278-5815 or at editorinchief@ poster session, and the top Students in Geotechnical first in the nation (in the because it was presented by dailytitan.com with issues about this policy six competitors are award- Research from Their Early GeoWall competition).” a guy who I probably have ed a grant to further pur- Career.” For Wednesday, the final met from an area where I or to report any errors. sue their research. Sneda “We get to meet people day of the conference, “Meet have been,” he said. Upadhyaya, a graduate stu- and basically fill out our net- the Author” poster sessions Thurlo said he hopes to re- dent studying civil engi- work, but also you look at gave attendees an oppor- turn to the Geo-Congress in neering, competed in the all those professionals pre- tunity to meet with pro- 2015 as a graduate student 2013 and 2014 GeoPoster senting … and you also get fessionals from across the with CSUF after he gradu- DAILY TITAN sessions, but did not finish to learn presentation skills,” United States who present- ates this year with a degree in the top six. Upadhyaya said. ed their own research. in civil engineering. During the Geo-Congress, The conference also of- Thurlo said he appreciat- As for the GeoWall com- Editorial which took place from Feb. fered some less stressful ed the opportunity to meet petition, CSUF will have to Editor-in-Chief Ethan Hawkes 23 to last Thursday, attend- events for students, such as with a researcher from the relinquish the trophy if its Managing Editor Nereida Moreno ees also had the chance a ping-pong tournament. Los Angeles Department team does not win again News Editor Samuel Mountjoy to attend workshops and “We were there for hours of Public Works and have next year. 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Russia moves MARDI GRAS awareness for autism.” Continued from PAGE 1 The Mardi Gras for into Crimean Autism event accom- He said they were chosen plished all three of these Peninsula to be this year’s king and while providing a fun envi- queen because “they’ve ronment for families. With troops from been really big supporters Attendees were treated Russia and Ukraine of not only this event, but to performances by stu- standing toe-to-toe with all of our events last dents from local dance Sunday in Crimea, year. Bruce was the mayor studios and the circus the interim Ukrainian last year and Linda made club from Fullerton High prime minister said it a point to always call, School. For family enter- “there was a real pos- to share our events and to tainment, the Aquarium of sibility of armed check up on us seeing if we the Pacific brought their conflict.” ever needed anything.” “aquarium on wheels.” The Washington Houser said the overall Additionally, the festi- Post reported that attendance was good, al- val had a “sensory garden,” Arseniy Yatsenyuk though it was hampered a where children could safe- took office in Ukraine bit by rain. The event was ly get their hands on dif- after pro-Russian going to happen regard- ferent items they typically President Viktor less of the weather and he MARIAH CARRILLO / Daily Titan may not have the chance Yanukovych was over- fully expects to expand it A child dressed as Buzz Lightyear, a character from Toy Story, takes part in the festivities during the to experience. thrown just over a even further next year, he fifth annual “Mardi Gras for Autism” event in downtown Fullerton Saturday. Local restaurants, such week ago. He declared said. as HopScotch and BJ’s that the Russian “We just want everybody The Whitakers and informational.” name out in the com- Brewery, had booths of- military activity in to know how tight this Houser both highlight- Andy Butterweck, a munity, but most impor- fering different food Crimea, a peninsula community is,” Houser ed the importance of the manager at HopScotch tantly letting the pub- selections. situated in the south- said. event when it comes to in downtown Fullerton, lic know they care about BJ’s Brewery even had ern region of Ukraine, Autism describes a spec- getting information about attended the event with and support charities like special gluten-free piz- could be seen as an act trum of disorders charac- autism out and making his 4-year-old daughter, Fullerton Cares. za and pizookies, which of war. terized by communication it available to the general Kaitlyn, for the first time “This is a great event are pizza-shaped cookies, Secretary of State difficulties and social im- public. this year, and they enjoyed and I wish everybody the available. A gluten-free John Kerry criticized pairments, according to Linda Whitaker said the different attractions as best of luck who’s involved diet is something some Russia’s actions. “The the National Institute of she loved “the whole idea well as the food offerings. in it,” he said. “I hope that parents with children af- people of Ukraine will Health. of mixing Mardi Gras From a business stand- Larry is able to raise a fected by autism have tried not sit still for this,” It is estimated that one and autism and doing point, he said the event bunch of money for his to help improve the symp- Kerry said. “They know in 88 American children a fundraiser and mak- benefits the restaurant charity, for Fullerton Cares toms, according to medi- how to fight.” has some form of autism. ing it fun for adults and by not only getting their and keeps promoting the cal resource WebMD. - DAVID COATS Rain storms Provost leads CSUF symposium pelt Southern student success. California Speakers hope to “For too long, the fo- make education cus has been on the stu- The highly-antici- more accessible dent as the unit of anal- pated rain storm that ysis to the exclusion of swept across the coun- SAMUEL MOUNTJOY institutional responsive- ty will be moving on Daily Titan ness and responsibili- after this weekend, ac- ty,” said Dawn Person, a cording to the Orange Cal State Fullerton professor of education- County Register. hosted an educational al leadership and direc- The majority of the symposium Thursday to tor of the CSUF Center for county reported an examine how the univer- Research on Educational average of two inch- sity can better serve un- Access and Leadership, in es of rain as of noon derrepresented students a statement. Sunday, with some and improve access to Jose L. Cruz, Ph.D., the areas such as Upper education. university provost and vice Silverado Canyon re- The symposium, ti- president for Academic cording seven inches tled “Equity and Affairs, Carol Lundberg, of rain. Outcomes: Institutional an associate professor of All roads in Orange Strategies for Improving educational leadership County were open Access and Success and Valerie Cuevas, the Sunday afternoon af- for Underrepresented director of external rela- ter problems with Students,” focused on tions for The Education MARIAH CARRILLO / Daily Titan mud and boulders on what can be done at the in- Trust-West, were featured Provost Jose L. Cruz, Ph.D., speaks at a symposium for educators in the Titan Student Union the Riverside side of stitution level to increase speakers. Thursday. The event focused on improving access to education for underprivileged communities. Ortega Highway. At the rain’s peak, about 3,800 Southern California Edison customers experi- TSU to host job fair enced power outages BUSINESS clubs and they pulled it off simply “Business Week” a Saturday. Continued from PAGE 1 really well and come up with few years ago, she hopes The National really great ideas, really cre- more students, especial- Weather Service pre- ative out there,” Ghafourian ly non-business majors, dicted the skies would The career fair will be held said. will see it as more relevant clear out by Monday. at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Though the events are and will take part in the - CECILY MEZA TSU Pavilions. sponsored by the BICC, all activities. The BICC organized the students are encouraged to “It’s meant for everybody, events and distributed the come and participate. though, because it is sup- planning among the 23 ac- Emeline Yong, the advi- ported by ASI (Associated Court makes tive clubs. sor for the BICC and assis- Students Inc.), it is open to Neda Ghafourian, the vice tant dean of Student Affairs all students,” Yong said. exception for president of administration for the Mihaylo College of From the carnival to the of the council, said the ef- Business and Economics, closing event, Business phone maps forts to plan the week have said the week is not just for Madness is a chance for stu- been more collaborative this business students, but for dents of all majors to get A California ap- year. the entire student body. connected and see the world pellate court ruled “We designated each day Since “Business Madness” of business as an increasing- Thursday that check- to maybe about five or six changed its name from ly relevant field. ing a map on a cellphone does not break the state law that for- bids the use of a cellphone while driving, according to the San Jose Mercury News. The decision re- versed a conviction of a Fresno man who received a ticket from a California Highway Patrol officer. Steven Spriggs, 51, was issued the ticket in January 2012 for checking a map on his iPhone while he was stuck in traffic. He lost a challenge to the $165 ticket in traffic court, as well as Fresno County Superior Court. Spriggs took the case to an appellate court, and they ruled MARIAH CARRILLO / Daily Titan in his favor. Members of the Business Interclub Council (BICC) encourage students to get involved in the - DAVID COATS upcoming festivities at the “opening carnival” for Business Madness week last Thursday.

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Beyond the Numbers The importance of the Chargers everything there is to know ADRIAN GARCIA about the team and can for the Daily Titan name every player on the 53-man roster. Every Sunday during With the NFL offseason the NFL season, I wake up, in full effect, I had trouble play the Super Chargers coming up with a topic to Anthem on repeat, put on write about for this week. my No. 24 Ryan Mathews With not much for me to Chargers jersey and plop comment on for the next myself on the couch to few months, I thought watch my beloved team about discontinuing my play. column for the rest of the If we win, I celebrate by photo illustration by MARIAH CARRILLO/ Daily Titan semester, but I’ve decid- going out to eat, proudly Phone service plans should offer the same amount of variety the phones themselves offer. ed to dedicate this column wearing my jersey with my to off-the-field football chin held high. If we lose, I issues. immediately lock myself in the cellphone and the ser- smartphones offer students worth doing unless it is I could have written my room and sleep the rest vice needed for it is not connections to the web, early enough in the con- about Michael Sam, the of the day. AMAL the easiest task when on a email and apps that can be tract’s life span. first active openly gay play- Childish? Maybe. ROCKN budget. useful for their classes. It is unfortunate that, er, regarding if or when he San Diego has nev- The average amount a The reason phones cost until recently, most compa- gets drafted. However, I er been a city full of cra- Daily Titan student pays for a year of so much for students is be- nies only offered two-year felt I could not give a dif- zy fans like Philadelphia. cellphone service is around cause people need to agree contracts for people look- ferent side than what any We are often known as a Companies like $940—assuming students to contracts to have the ing to get a new phone. reporter has told already. city full of bandwagoners have the cheapest plans. phone to begin with. More companies are Plus, his less than stellar who only support our team T-Mobile are a better That’s nearly a third of a Not only do students beginning to offer con- performance when we are option for students semester’s worth of tuition need to pay around $80 a tract-less phone plans, at the NFL The city, winning. here at Cal State Fullerton, month, but if they don’t which is good for students Combine has It’s true. and is certainly quite a continue to do so, they with a tighter budget. made me less disgraced by the After years A smartphone is becom- lot to pay for such a small have to pay an early termi- T-Mobile was infamous interested Filner debacle, of suffering ing more of a necessity and device. nation fee. for being a two-year con- in him from during the less of a luxury. But nowadays connectiv- Normally this fee is high tract company but has now a football finally had Norv Turner But being able to pay for ity is crucial to success, and enough to where it is not done away with contract standpoint. something to be and A.J. style plans. Then, a Smith era, The benefit of a con- light went off proud of and root the former tract-free plan is that the in my head. head coach amount a person pays ev- I was flip- for. The team and general ery year depends on how ping through breathed new life manager, re- much he or she wants to channels on spectively, it pay. my television into the city. was difficult If a student finds them- and eventu- for fans to We’re hiring! selves with less money in ally settled rally along- a given month, he or she on watching Invincible, side the team. can choose not to pay that starring Mark Wahlberg With a new head coach month. as Vince Papale, a part- and general manager in This might cut the time bartender who be- place, the Chargers be- Are you a self-driven, personable, phone’s ability to make came a walk-on for the gan the season with lack- calls or access data on the Philadelphia Eagles in the luster play, but ended the & confident individual? go, but it can still access 1970s. season on a hot streak and Wi-Fi when in range of it. In the film, the city is de- eventually lost in the sec- Not only is there flexibil- picted in ruins, with tough ond round of the NFL play- ity in these style of plans living conditions and many offs, a feat many analysts but they’re also gener- people on strike. Three of thought impossible com- Work for The Daily Titan as ally cheaper. The cheap- Papale’s close friends, in- ing into the year. est T-Mobile plan is about cluding Tommy, were left During the final months an account executive! $50. without jobs. of the regular season and That would equate to After Tommy heard the playoffs, the city support- $600 a year, a noticeable news that Papale made ed the team in a way I have drop from $940. the team, all his troubles never seen before. The $340 saved could seemed to wash away. Games were sold out. cover the cost of a cou- In the scene, Papale Jerseys and T-shirts were ple textbooks in a given asked Tommy if he is okay, sold out. year. and he replied with, “I am Businesses closed on This on campus job gives you excellent Thanks to a new plan now.” Sundays. experience in customer service, advertising, offered by T-Mobile that That scene, that one line Every anchor in San allows people to cut their of dialogue put the whole Diego news broadcasts business ethics, and marketing. current contract from an- role of an athlete in per- were wearing bolo ties, other company in favor of spective for me. made popular by the one from T-Mobile, stu- I can say I idolize my Chargers’ quarterback, dents won’t have to worry favorite athletes. Seeing Philip Rivers. about the extra cost that their physical prowess lead Todd Gloria, the inter- normally comes with can- them to a win or loss every im mayor after Bob Filner celing a service plan be- Sunday dictates whether resigned from office, des- fore the two years are up. or not I am going to have a ignated the Friday before Requirements: “It’s for all providers,” good day. their eventual playoff loss Monique Magana, 20, a However, at times, the as Chargers day, encour- • must be a current CSUF student T-Mobile sales represen- impact and influence of aging everyone to wear • must be below financial aid cap tative said. “If you’re still a professional athlete ex- Chargers apparel. in contract, you just have tends much farther than The city, disgraced by • must be a communications or business major to start up a line here and that. the Filner debacle, finally then get a phone with us, The success of a city had something to be proud *note, this is not a writer/editor position trade in your device and can oftentimes relate to of and root for. The team then we’ll pay off the (re- the success of its sports breathed new life into the imbursement fee) up to teams. city. $350.” I was born in San Diego This is the power of a This new plan is a re- and can proudly say that sports team and their ath- lief for students who have the most important thing letes. It’s not just about the other items to pay for. in my life are the San Diego winning and losing, but T-Mobile is not only pay- Chargers. about giving people some- ing for the user’s escape I know almost thing to hope for. Contact: but also gives them money to buy a better phone, without charging extra at Letter to the Editor the end of the month. While T-Mobile must be The Daily Titan welcomes letters to the editor. All letters must include the sender’s first and last name. Students must paying a lot of money for Chelsea Norrup include their majors and other writers must include their their new program, in the affiliation to the university, if applicable. 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FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @DAILY_TITAN VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM/OPINION MARCH 3, 2014 PAGE 5 MONDAY DETOUR THE DAILY TITAN Curtain draws for ‘Lies’ and Frank, a traveler from director of last semester’s relevant,” Lewis said. of Xanadu and Carousel, Clitander (Nick Gardner), Off-color humor England with a quick wit 12 Angry Jurors, Jeremy The production features will play Philante, Frank’s a dimwitted wealthy mar- comes to CSUF in and a repugnance for mod- Lewis, returns this semes- an elaborate set designed only friend who con- quis, Acaste (Tyler Cass), ern society. ter to direct The School For by Meghan McCarthy and tributes some lies of his the lovestruck simpleton Molière adaptation Through a series of stra- Lies. Jonathan Daroca, sound own that drives the plot. and Oronte (Isaac Ybarra), ZACK JOHNSTON tegic lies, their love begins “(Audiences) can expect design by Harrison Haug, Philante is also love strick- the inadequate poet. Daily Titan to inexplicably blossom as to be sore from a night of and 17th century costumes en with Celimene’s cousin, Celimene’s short-tem- Frank becomes a constant constant, side-splitting designed by Department of Eliante, who is played by pered servant is played in Celimene’s life. laughter … barely a line Theatre and Dance Chair, junior Emily Ruth James. by Miguel Castellano. The Young Theatre opens Playwright David Ives goes by in this fast paced Bruce Goodrich. Eliante creates more ro- Castellano has also ap- its doors Friday for the sec- lends his clever and vul- farce that is not filled with The two leading roles mantic complications as peared in The Bachelor ond play of the spring sea- gar brand of humor to smart, creative word play,” are played by senior Cheryl she also becomes enam- of Arts Showcase, son, The School For Lies. Molière’s classic piece to Lewis said in an interview Ann Gottselig as Celimene, ored with Frank. Assassins. Based on The transform his adaptation with the Orange County and senior Joseph Daniels Celimene’s “frenemy”, Tickets for The School Misanthrope, Molière’s sat- into a raunchy, fast-paced Register. as Frank. Gottselig ap- Arsinoe, becomes envi- For Lies can be purchased ire on French aristocrat- comedy, while simulta- Lewis is thrilled to be peared in Cal State ous of Celimene and beat the Clayes Performing ic society, The School For neously making it suit- working with such great Fullerton’s productions gins plotting her downfall. Arts Center Box Office Lies is an off-color comedy able for today’s audiences. material and hopes audi- of Blythe Spirit and Dead Arsinoe is played by junior Monday through Friday set in 1666 France. The sto- However, Ives preserves ences appreciate the fresh Man’s Cell Phone. Daniels Melissa Haygood, who ap- between 11 a.m. and 5 ry follows the unlikely love Molière’s original writ- take of Ives’ adaptation, has previously appeared peared in 12 Angry Jurors p.m., by calling (657) 278- affair between Celimene, a ing style of the play, which which sets itself apart in 12 Angry Jurors and and Carousel. 3371 or via Fullerton.edu/ sassy widow in the throes incorporates rhyming from the original. Metamorphoses. A trio of ineligible suit- Arts/TheatreDance. The of a lawsuit surround- couplets. “Ives’ adaptation is wit- Senior Keaton Williams, ors hover over Celimene play will run March 7 ed by unfulfilling suiters, Graduate student and ty, clever and surprisingly who starred in productions during all the mischief. through March 23. ‘12 Years a Slave’ Artists transform trash into art wins big at Oscars

‘Gravity’ tops trophy count, scoring seven coveted awards MIA MCCORMICK Daily Titan

Ellen DeGeneres hosted the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday night at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. As usual, the star-stud- ded night was filled with spectacular performances including a first-time appearance to the Oscar stage by Bette Midler, ELEONOR SEGURA / ELEONOR SEGURA / performing her hit “The Daily Titan Daily Titan Wind Beneath My Wings,” during the In Memoriam tribute. Idina Menzel also graced the stage with a performance of “Let It Go” from Disney’s Frozen, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Frozen scored the award for Best Animated Feature. “...may it remind me and every little child that no matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid.”

LUPITA NYONG’O Best Supporting Actress Gravity won big in the technical department, picking up the Oscars for Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects, Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing. The film also took home the Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Directing. Newcomer to the silver screen, Lupita Nyong’o, took home her first Oscar ELEONOR SEGURA / Daily Titan winning the award for Best During the opening reception for the exhibit titled “You are What You Concede,” attendees observe art pieces constructed from recyclable materials. The exhibit is a Supporting Actress for 12 collaboration by East Coast artist Amanda Pantenaude and West Coast artist Heather Bowling at CSUF’s Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana on Saturday, March 1. Years a Slave. She received a standing ovation as she took the stage to graciously accept the award. “When I look down at this golden statue, may it remind me and every little child that no matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid,” Nyong’o said in her acceptance speech. Best Actor in a Leading Role was awarded to Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club and Best Actress in a Leading Role went to Cate Blanchett for her role in Blue Jasmine. Winning the night’s most coveted award, Best Picture, was 12 Years a ELEONOR SEGURA / ELEONOR SEGURA / Slave. Daily Titan Daily Titan

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @DAILY_TITAN VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM/DETOUR PAGE 6 MARCH 3, 2014 THE DAILY TITAN SPORTS MONDAY DTBRIEFS Storm dooms tourney Track & field Early defensive team breaks lapse dooms Titans against Oregon State three records JOSEPH ANDERSON Daily Titan Three Cal State Fullerton indoor track and field re- SOFTBALL cords were broken at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships. Freshman Destinee 05 Brown broke her own school record by run- ning the 60-meter dash in 7.40 seconds on Friday which qual- 02 ified her for the finals 5 on Saturday. The Cal State Fullerton Junior Taylor Frank softball team allowed two also set a record at the unearned runs after two meet. Her pentathlon costly errors in a 5-2 loss score of 3,093 points to the visiting Oregon State broke the old record Beavers on Thursday night of 3,056 points set by at Anderson Family Field. Jessica Aguilera in Defense has not been a February of this year. strength for the Titans this Tejera Dial broke the year, and their lapses in the school record in the field cost them again ver- WINNIE HUANG / Daily Titan indoor one-mile run sus their foes from the Pac- Freshman Christina Washington labored through five and 1/3 innings on Thursday night against Oregon State, allowing five runs while with a time of 5:06.95. 12 Conference. striking out seven and walking three in the 5-2 loss. This was the lone game CSUF played in the tournament due to the severe weather. The junior bested the Holding opponents previous record, set by scoreless in the open- performances of the two unearned runs and junior Eliza Crawford Tournament from March 6 Ana Valdovino earlier ing frame has also been a season. five hits, and she collected grounded out to second through March 9 and the in the year, by nearly struggle for CSUF recent- Spotty defense struck 11 strikeouts. base to end the game. Titan Classic Tournament two full seconds. ly, and Thursday was no Oregon State in the sec- Freshman Christina The game was the open- from March 14 through DAVID COATS exception. ond inning after Titans Washington was in the cir- er of five games in the Long March 15. After two Beavers sophomore first baseman cle for the Titans, where Beach/Cal State Fullerton With Big West reached base in the first Melissa Sechrest doubled she pitched 5.1 innings and Tournament, but severe Conference play upcom- inning, freshman Alexis and advanced to third on a allowed just three earned weather issues cancelled ing, the Titans will look for Titans off to Gonzalez laced a single wild pitch. runs, but five overall. the remaining four sched- more consistency from the up the middle before the She scored on an er- She recorded a ca- uled games for all teams. team as a whole. Del Walker ball found its way under rant throw from Beavers reer-high seven strikeouts The Titans were set While they have defeat- the glove of CSUF fresh- catcher Kylie Padilla that while walking three on to play the Louisville ed two nationally-ranked Invitational man center fielder Delynn brought her across the the evening. Washington Cardinals and opponents, they have also Rippy, allowing the first plate for the first CSUF left the bases loaded after Northwestern Wildcats dropped multiple games to A two-day tourna- two runs of the game to run. recording just one out in Friday evening, and the teams with below-average ment at the Virginia score. The game remainedthe sixth inning, but soph- Nevada Wolf Pack and records, which has contrib- Country Club awaits The Titans were nev- tightly contested until the omore Jasmine Antunez Illinois Fighting Illini uted to their 11-7 record. the CSUF men’s golf er able to come back from sixth inning, when the came in relief to end the Saturday night. There is still time to get team. The Del Walker this early two-run deficit, Beavers put together a ral- rally and keep the Titans Next, they will play more consistent offense Invitational features as their offense faltered ly that brought in three within striking distance. Tuesday at 6 p.m. when and defense from the team, 11 teams and kicks off throughout the game. runs to effectively take the CSUF attempted to ral- Loyola University-Illinois but Head Coach Kelly Ford Monday with the last Despite getting run- Titans out of the game. ly in the bottom of the sev- visits Anderson Family will likely use those two ar- round on Tuesday. ners in scoring position in CSUF also ran into very enth when senior catcher Field. eas as key points of empha- The tournament, five of the seven innings, tough competition in Ariel Tsuchiyama drove in CSUF still has two tour- sis going forward. hosted by Long Beach Fullerton was not able to the circle in senior right- fellow senior Lauren Mario naments left before enter- For more information on State, is in its 18th capitalize on their oppor- hander Amanda Najdek, with a single to right field, ing conference play. the CSUF softball team and year. The other teams tunities as they put forth who pitched a complete but that was all the Titans They will host both all Titan Athletics, go to in contention are one of their worst offensive game. Najdek only allowed offense could muster as the Judi Garman Classic FullertonTitans.com. Arizona, Colorado State, Cal State Northridge, Denver, Grand Canyon, Kansas State, Minnesota, UC CSUF takes down archrival 49ers at Titan Gym Santa Barbara and BASKETBALL UC Irvine. Wichita State. Continued from PAGE 1 The Anteaters fea- The Titans placed ture 7-foot-6 freshman fifth at the Jones Mamadou Ndiaye, who Invitational in Somis, A raucous Titan crowd leads the Big West in blocks Calif., last weekend played an integral role in with 3.1 per game. and will look to build the victory, loudly cheering Although CSUF fell to on the performance. on its team from start to UCI earlier in the season Junior Ryan Tetrault finish. 72-54, the Titans are com- led the Titans with a “Beat the Beach” chants ing into the game with con- 6-over-par score of 222 persisted throughout the fidence, having won four of for the tournament. entire game, and the Titans their last six games. did just that. “I definitely think we’re DAVID COATS The spirit and passion rolling right now,” Williams from the crowd did not go said. “Those games were unnoticed by the team. games that we let go and “To have that type of definitely beat ourselves. Women’s golf crowd, that type of atmo- Instead of playing them, we sphere ... it was excellent,” beat ourselves. We can defi- to compete Taylor said. “I thought our nitely figure out a way to get guys used it as fuel to help it done.” in San Jose keep themselves going.” For more informa- The Titans will have its fi- tion on the CSUF men’s The Cal State nal home game of the year basketball team and all Fullerton women’s golf next Thursday as it hosts Titan Athletics, go to team will compete in Big West Conference leader FullertonTitans.com. the second tournament this spring when it tees off Monday at the Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational. The tournament is being held at Almaden Golf Course and Country Club in San Jose, and will run through Tuesday. The Titans begin the tournament ranked 84th in the nation according to the GolfStat rankings. The tournament will feature nine teams in the Top 100 with Oregon and UC Davis being the highest ranked teams at No. 20 and No. 35, respectively. In their first tournament of the year, the Jim West Invitational, the Titans finished fifth overall. WINNIE HUANG / WINNIE HUANG / Daily Titan Daily Titan Steve McClellan sizes up the Long Beach defender before Marquis Horne was able to maneuver past the Long Beach defense to the tune of 18 points. The DAVID COATS driving into the paint for a layup attempt on Saturday. Titans were able to use a big second half run to pull away from their rivals to the west.

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Junior J.D. Davis add- Titans pitching staff ed two runs batted in of his own. Junior outfielder shuts down potent Austin Diemer and senior Oregon offense catcher Jared Deacon each added an RBI in the game. DAVID COATS Oregon’s starting pitch- Daily Titan er Tommy Thorpe lasted only 5.1 innings in the loss A three-game sweep of giving up seven runs. Six of the No. 9 Oregon Ducks over them were earned on eight the weekend pushed the hits as Thorpe struck out No. 5 Titans’ overall record three batters and walked to 7-3, giving them a sea- one. son-long winning streak of Oregon managed to score four games. twice in the game, with both runs coming in the Game 1 ninth inning when junior Kyle Garlick’s double drove WINNIE HUANG / Daily Titan The game Friday night in sophomore Mitchell Sophomore Thomas Eshelman and the Titans pitching staff overwhelmed the Oregon offense all weekend en route to their three game saw an offensive explosion Tolman and senior Tyler sweep. CSUF will look to stay hot next weekend when they take on the Baylor Bears in Waco, Texas for another three game series. by the Titans as they col- Baumgartner. lected 14 hits and crossed freshman second baseman later in the inning on a fanned three over five in- sophomore catcher A.J. the plate nine times in the Game 2 Taylor Bryant. sacrifice fly by senior Greg nings while giving up three Kennedy. Senior infielder victory. The Ducks tied the game Velazquez. runs, two of which were Keegan Dale picked up an Sophomore pitcher The game Saturday after- by getting an RBI single in Junior Koby Gauna earned, on four hits and RBI with a ground out that Thomas Eshelman tossed noon was much more close- the third inning and steal- pitched the bottom of the two walks. scored sophomore second eight shutout innings, giv- ly contested as the Titans ing home in the fourth. ninth and recorded his first Oregon started scoring baseman Jake Jefferies. ing up just two hits while emerged victorious by a Senior Connor Hofmann save of the season. in the first inning, getting Kennedy crossed the striking out seven and issu- score of 3-2. scored in the third on a sin- a run from Payne when he plate later in the inning ing only one walk. Sophomore Justin Garza gle by senior Aaron Payne, Game 3 scored on a ground out to when sophomore first base- The victory improved took the hill for the Titans and Garlick stole home as first by Baumgartner. man Tanner Pinkston sin- Eshelman’s record this sea- and gave up two runs on six part of a double-steal in the The game Sunday was They added another run gled to tie the game. son to 2-0 and dropped hits while striking out four fourth. another nail biter, with the in the second when Garlick Davis hit a solo home his earned run average to and walking none. His re- For the next four innings, Titans once again claiming scored on a ground out by run in the seventh inning, 2.05. cord now stands at 2-0 with the teams were locked in a victory by a single run. junior Shaun Chase. which gave the Titans a lead The Titans’ offense was a 2.61 ERA. pitcher’s duel. The final score of 5-4 was The Titans rallied in the they would not surrender. led by junior third base- The Titans struck ear- Neither team was able the third one-run victory of fourth inning, scoring three The Titans will be back in man Matt Chapman as he ly in the game, plating to get a man on base un- the season for CSUF. runs to tie the game. action on Friday when they went 2-for-4 with a three- two runs in the second in- til Chapman singled in the Junior Grahamm Wiest Junior Clay Williamson start a three-game series run home run in the third ning on a single by Diemer ninth inning. He would started the game on the got things started when with Baylor University in inning. that scored Deacon and score the winning run mound for the Titans and he scored on a double by Waco, Texas. CSUF storms beach Their most recent up- and free throws from ju- Even though you probably made Titans use late rally set victory coming over nior guard Chante Miles to overcome arch Cal Poly San Luis Obispo brought the game back to bad decisions while you were here... where they trailed by five a tie. rival LBSU on road at halftime. Thomas made a MICHAEL HUNTLEY “We talked about stay- three-pointer at the 5:56 Daily Titan ing confident and stay- mark and from then on ing aggressive,” Head the Titans took over the Coach Daron Park said game. The Cal State Fullerton in an interview with The 49ers scored their women’s basketball team FullertonTitans.com. last points on a Sanchez rallied to beat Long Beach “We wanted to change jumper at the 3:18 mark State 71-55 Saturday at the tempo in the second but still trailed the Titans Walter Pyramid. half and we knew that by four. The Titans (11-16, 7-7 they would be tired and The Titans went on Big West) suffered a we would be also, but the a 12-0 run to finish blowout loss to Cal State kids jumped into it right the game. Iwuoha and Northridge Thursday but away and with us getting Thomas scored nine of didn’t let that poor per- some stops early it really those 12 points to seal formance carry over into fueled us.” the win against their Saturday. Iwuoha took over for archrivals. Despite the loss, not the Titans in the second Iwuoha led all scor- all was negative. The half. ers with a career-high 25 Titans clinched their She scored nine of the points and a game-high spot in the Big West Titans’ first 12 points in 12 rebounds to record her Conference Tournament the half. fifth double-double of the on Thursday. season. The 49ers (15-13, 7-7 Big In the Titans’ previous West) traded baskets with “We wanted matchup with the 49ers the Titans early in the they shot a school record game. to change the 41 three-pointers. The The Titans failed to game plan was different make a field goal over a tempo in the this time. seven-minute stretch in “She’s a huge part of the first half. second half what we’re doing like ev- A three-pointer by ju- erybody else and yester- nior guard Alex Sanchez and we knew day we talked about hav- propelled the 49ers to a ing an inside presence 10-point lead over the they would with these guys,” Park Titans at the 7:26 mark. said. “The last time we Two layups by junior be tired...it shot way too many threes forward Kathleen Iwuoha and this time we made an and a three-point- really fueled effort to get her the ball er by freshman guard and she responded.” Samantha Logan cut the us.” The Titans had four ...the best decision you ever made deficit to three. players in double figures The 49ers rallied again compared to just two for was going. later, leading the Titans the 49ers. 32-23 at the 1:29 mark DARON PARK Miles only shot 9 per- after a layup by junior Titan Head Coach cent from the field but guard Hallie Meneses. had five steals to contrib- A pair of free throws ute to the victory. It doesn’t matter how long it takes, by senior guard Alex Logan made a The Titans finish their earning your degree is what matters. Thomas cut the deficit to three-pointer, and regular season this week, 32-25 for the Titans head- Iwuoha followed with a traveling to UC Irvine on ing into halftime. layup to give the Titans Thursday and hosting The Titans wanted to their first lead in the Hawai’i for Senior Night be aggressive in the sec- game at the 10:06 mark. on Saturday. ond half. Freshman guard Raven For more informa- They have trailed at Benton led a run for the tion on the CSUF wom- halftime and had come- 49ers, and they regained a en’s basketball team and Sponsored by the DAILYT ITAN back victories a few times five-point lead. all Titan Athletics, go to this season. A Logan three-pointer FullertonTitans.com.