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The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Garbage collects in Pacific Titans sweep Experts estimate that thousands of marine mammals are killed each year from trash accumulating in the ocean. The Beach in 26-run weekend

Photo By Camille Tarazon/Daily Titan Staff Writer Junior infielder Christian Colon hits a homerun in the second inning, bringing in Richie Pedroza and Casey Watkins on Friday night’s baseball game against the Dirtbags of Long Beach.

By Nicholas Fortes Daily Titan Staff Writer [email protected]

Cal State Fullerton Titan baseball swept their confer- ence rivals, the Dirtbags of Cal State Long Beach, this past weekend winning 12-2, 8-0 and 6-4; clinching an automatic playoff appearance with UC Irvine’s Sunday loss to UC Santa Barbara. “It means a lot. We don’t want to have to share it with anyone, we’re proud of what we’ve accomplished but we still have a lot of baseball to go,” Titan Head Coach Dave Serrano. “I congratulated the team on at Graphic Courtesy mct least being co-champs and having an automatic berth Diagram of the Pacific Ocean showing where the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a slow-moving zone that allows floating debris to accumulate, resides; includes ocean currents. San Jose Mercury News 2009 winning the two out of three (over UCI), but we want to win it by ourselves so we will continue to work hard By Melissa Maldonado States to the patch in about six years; debris from East decades later, greatgarbagepatch.com estimates that the as a team.” Daily Titan Staff Writer Asia makes it in less than a year. ratio of plastic to sea animals is 6:1. Algalita Marine Re- [email protected] “You have currents that tend to pool things up,” said search Foundation said that in its six expeditions to the See BASEBALL, Page 16 Steve Murray, dean of the college of natural sciences patch, not one sample was free of plastic. In the Pacific Ocean, between the coast of Southern and mathematics. “They create areas where things don’t “The trash originates on land but I would suggest California and the islands of Hawaii, exists a clockwise move a whole lot in and out. What you’re seeing is that that there is quite a bit of stuff that falls off boats and vortex created by multiple currents, trapping and ac- a lot of stuff is being accumulated. There is a patch in vessels, and in some cases dumped either as waste or as cumulating millions of tons of trash, plastic and other the North Atlantic as well.” stuff that accidentally spills,” Murray said. Leader works non-degradable debris that is killing over a million sea- The Great Garbage Patch was predicted in 1988 Mary Crowley, who founded the Ocean Voyages In- birds and 100,000 marine mammals yearly, according when several Alaska-based researchers gathered mea- stitute in 1979, told Science Magazine that the institute to the United Nations. surements of plastics in the Pacific. Research illustrated is experimenting with collection devices that will hold This immobile “toilet bowl” is known as the Great that ocean currents were constructing stable waters trash until boats come to pick it up. The group is plan- for students Pacific Garbage Patch and is estimated to be between where accumulation could occur. Plastic accounts for ning extensive clean up efforts next year. the size of Texas and the continental United States. the majority of material collected in this accidental Currents carry debris from the west coast of the United dump, including bottles and sandwich bags. Now, two See GARBAGE, Page 2 Titan Fitness finds campus champion By Victoria Graciano Cal State Fullerton, who was named the Daily Titan Staff Writer grand finale winner. Hillario was awarded [email protected] with 10 free summer workout sessions with a professional trainer and a basket Photo By Ron Fu/Daily Titan Staff Photographer The Titan Fitness Challenge finale that included workout gear from dumb- Thomas Kocina wraps a gift in the kitchen of the Golleher award ceremony took place Thursday bell weight sets, to a circuit trainer tram- Alumni House on Dec. 12, 2009 for theTitan Toy Drive. evening on the Recreation Center lawn. A poline. Hawaiian BBQ dinner menu and refresh- The program taught members how to ments were provided to all attendees. develop good eating habits and realistic By Lauren McCann This was the second year the - Recre body weight and image goals. The contes- Daily Titan Staff Writer ation Center hosted the event and the co- tants had to write down in a journal every [email protected] ordinators promise to keep the program single thing they ate for the last 10 weeks, going to encourage students to maintain in addition to keeping up with at least 50 From the Wednesday Becker concerts to the Titan Fit- a healthy lifestyle. appointments with counselors, the health ness Challenge to the annual Spring Concert, Associated Only 24 applications were selected department and a nutritionist. Students Inc. Productions Administrative Director Thomas for a 10-week competition that included “Sad faces were drawn where rules Kocina, 20, a humble Fullerton native, works behind the weekly prizes and a grand finale winner. were broken, but they continued on,” said scenes to ensure a rewarding atmosphere on campus for Cal Associated Students Inc., Counseling Darany Hoang, from the Student Health State Fullerton students. and Psychological Services (CAPS), Stu- and Counseling Center. Photo By IVAN GRACIANO/Daily Titan Staff Photographer “I really want to get the word out there to students that dent Health Services and Student Rec- “I lost a total of 39 pounds,” Hillario Fitness Challenge finale winner April Hillario recieved first place in the competition. we are trying to meet the students needs. I want students to reation Center all sponsored the campus said. “It was a lot of hard work, but the enjoy college,” Kocina said. reality show program. key was to stick to it.” role in providing nutrition counseling, couraged the contestants to stay focused As a CSUF freshman Kocina saw an opportunity to get “The competition was composed of six Second place winner Hector Garcia, and ASI provided all the prizes during and enthusiastic. involved on campus. He immediately became a volunteer categories: BMI and weight loss, circum- an aide to the Education Department the competition. Liang told the crowd she was really during his first semester for the Street Team. For his soph- ference measurements, nutrition, number at CSUF, said now that the program “It was a very intense 10 weeks,” Ho- proud of the SRC’s trainers and staff, and omore year, Kocina wanted to be more directly involved, of laps ran in 12 minutes, strength and has ended it does take pressure off, but ang said during the ceremony. “It was jokingly told the attendees that if they which led him to the position of the Union Special Pro- flexibility,” said Alison Witter, the Titan he insisted that he would keep going really about all that you’ve discovered want to get their “butt kicked” to come gram Coordinator. He was involved with Titan Tusk Force, Recreation Fitness Coordinator. “The because he loved feeling energized and about yourself.” see a trainer at the SRC. whose mission is to develop a strong sense of campus unity, competition was based on percentages to healthier overall. Psychologist Ya-Shu Liang ended the “Self esteem and self confidence can’t pride and identity, through the Lobby Corps sector, Snow make it fair to everyone,” Witter said. “We all took something from this, we ceremony with an inspirational speech. be measured,” Liang said. “All the con- Day, All Night Study and Titan Fitness Challenge. “I am amazed,” said April Hillario, are all winners,” Garcia said. Liang spoke about the dedication the testants should be really proud of what 24, an economics graduate student at The Health Center played a big individuals had, and how the trainers en- they’ve accomplished.” See KOCINA, Page 2 2 May 17, 2010 IN OTHER NEWS Garbage: buildup INTERNATIONAL Researcher out of Iranian jail, home in Paris hurts marine life BEIRUT, LEBANON – A French researcher held in Iran since the days af- From Page 1 hazardous material from her lifestyle. ter Iran’s disputed 2009 presidential elections returned home to Paris on Sunday “I just cut water bottles from my daily morning, just days after France defied Washington by refusing to extradite an “The only way to really reduce use completely. I use a reusable jug ev- alleged Iranian arms smuggler to the United States. plastic waste in the environment is to erywhere I go. I also only use glassware Clotilde Reiss, a 24-year-old lecturer and student of Persian language and Ira- reduce it at the source,” said environ- for leftovers and I use reusable canvas nian history, had been held in Tehran since last July on espionage charges after mental studies graduate student Sarice bags when I go to the grocery store. It allegedly taking pictures and sending accounts of the mass demonstrations and Friedman, who wrote her thesis on the doesn’t sound like a lot, but a little goes violent official crackdown that followed the disputed June 12 reelection of Presi- distribution of plastic in California. a long way.” photo By Katie Rossomano/Daily Titan Staff Writer dent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. After arriving in Paris on a government airplane, “There’s been talk about cleanups, but Murray said the message is to pay Participants in the day-long “Make Fibromyalga Visible” event were invited to attend it’s not entirely feasible. The Garbage attention to what the science says. she was whisked off to meet French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Looking pale but educational seminars as well as a Wellness Fair and musical performances. otherwise healthy and in good spirits, she voiced solidarity with the detainees at Patch is spread out; it’s not just a bunch “Too many times there’s a ten- Tehran’s Evin Prison, including two who were put to death in January for alleged of trash that you can scoop up.” dency to not really understand political crimes, and said fellow prisoners treated her like a sister. Debris in the ocean is an expression the science and people go on be- of human impact on the sea environ- liefs and viewpoints; so you can Saturday dedicated to ment and constantly poses a threat to run into a student who says the marine life by ingestion and entangle- Pacific Garbage Patch doesn’t - ex NATIONAL ment. ist. Now you say, ‘Well, what’s the BP connects mile-long pipe to begin capping oil spill The Algalita Foundation also found evidence.’ Fibromyalgia awarness that worldwide, 82 of 144 bird species The evidence says that yes, it MIAMI – Oil giant BP succeeded Sunday in connecting a mile-long pipe to contain small debris in their stomach. does exist, and there are a lot of help capture what it hoped will be a majority of the oil flowing from a damaged By Katie Rossomano product and food samples. A few of Junior child and adolescent studies repercussions. If you examine the well into the Gulf of Mexico - “an important step” toward capping the massive Daily Titan Staff Writer the exhibitors present were the Aadara major Christina Almanza knows the evidence, you can start to make spill, the company said, but not a complete solution. [email protected] Yoga and Healing Arts Studio, Apex effects of plastics on the environment some decisions about how you as a The company initially connected the suction pipe for about four hours just Research Institute and the Arthritis and marine life and chose to cut the person want to behave.” after midnight Sunday, sending some oil, gas and water to an oil tanker 5,000 This year's Fibromyalgia Awareness Foundation. The event also included feet above the seabed, but then the pipe was dislodged. It was reconnected late Day was celebrated at Cal State Fuller- 25 free educational seminars presented Sunday morning. “We’re looking to optimize this over the next couple days to ton on Saturday with an all-day event, by experts on a variety of topics related try to produce as much oil and gas as we can,” said Kent Wells, BP’s senior vice "Make Fibromyalgia Visible." The day to FM such as "Nutrition and Brian Kocina: leader gets president for exploration and production, at a press conference. included a Wellness Fair, educational Function," "Spitituality: The Wellness seminars, walks to raise awareness and Connection," "Role of the Caregiver" musical performances. The event was and "Therapeutic/Restorative Yoga." hosted by the National Fibromyal- After the seminars, the third an- new position in ASi STATE gia Association in coordination with nual 1k and 5k "Walk(s) of FAME Nurse killed in Hwy. 101 crash CSUF's Fibromyalgia Research and (Fibromyalgia Awareness Means Ev- From Page 1 this year’s concert was the most Education Center. The event began at erything)" began. Participants walked successful, with a record breaking 11:30 a.m. and continued until 8:00 around campus and were cheered on “I wanted to help the program number of 2,500 attendees. VENTURA – A Ventura woman who died Saturday morning after p.m. by friends, family and event volun- grow more,” Kocina said. “Thomas was very active in being ejected from her car during a crash on Highway 101 near the According to FMA's website, Fi- teers. This sense of growth led Kocina planning the Spring Concert, All Highway 33 juncture was on her way to work as an oncology nurse at bromyalgia is a chronic pain illness Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, said her father, Daniel Hubbard of Yoshimi Kawano, a CSUF kinesi- to apply and ultimately be accept- Night Study and all of the con- that effects about 10 million Ameri- Ventura. ology major who volunteered at the ed to the position of ASI Produc- certs we see outside and down- cans and approximately three to six Jennifer Shay Hubbard, 32, was pronounced dead at the scene by event, was inspired by the Walk of tions Administrative Director. stairs. Thomas is the go to guy,” Ventura firefighters shortly after the 7:50 a.m. accident. The Ventura percent of the world's population. Di- FAME participants. “His personality makes him a said president-elect Lopez. County Medical Examiner confirmed Sunday that she died of multiple agnostic criteria includes a "history of "The running people were active, good leader. It’s hard to respect a Even with all of the public blunt force injuries. widespread pain in all four quadrants having fun, (which demonstrated leader who is like a dictator. He events and student interactions, The California Highway Patrol said Hubbard was northbound on the of the body for a minimum duration that) exercise reduces stress," Kawano puts on successful events and mo- Kocina prefers to be behind the freeway when she lost control of her car and drifted into a guard rail in of three months, and pain in at least said. tivates the staff,” Andrew Lopez, scenes. Kocina is humbled that he the center divider. 11 of 18 designated tender points According to FMA's website, this CSUF vice president elect said . can help to make a positive change The impact of the collision ripped off the driver’s side door. when a specified amount of pressure was one of hundreds of community Kocina’s main purpose as ASI on campus for CSUF students. The vehicle spun, careened across the northbound lanes of traffic and is applied." walks that were organized internation- Production’s administrative direc- That is what he strives to do, with- struck a light pole, shearing it from its base, said CHP Sgt. Robert Gran- Jordan Aquino, a CSUF health sci- ally around May 15. tor is not only to help educate stu- out recognition. ieri Jr. ence major, is the Research Coordina- The walk was followed by dinner dents about the fun and free ac- His commitment to the suc- tor at CSUF's Fibromyalgia Research and the "Lights of Hope" celebra- tivities on campus, but also to get cess of ASI Production and ASI and Education Center, and is also tion. During the celebration, 10 large more people involved. has currently led Kocina to be ac- Research and Program Manager for cranberry-colored candles were lit in “I want to see a lot more inte- cepted for the position of Chief For the Record NFA. honor of over 10 million people in the gration with events and clubs on Communications Officer on the He said that while the cause of FM U.S. who are affected by FM. White campus,” Kocina said. ASI executive staff. It is the policy of the Daily Titan to correct any inaccurate informa- is unknown, there is often, "Some type candles were lit to honor individuals “Thomas is very trendy and With the new position, Kocina tion printed in the publication as soon as the error is discovered. Any of trauma (physical or emotional) that who suffer from the illness. knows what is going on. He brings is directing his attention towards incorrect information printed on the front page will result in a correction can trigger it." According to FMA's website, the a lot of creative ideas into ASI of training Katie Ayala, next term’s printed on the front page. Any incorrect information printed on any The illness can affect people of any white candles were provided following what’s hot and fresh,” said Joseph ASI Production Administrative other page will be corrected on page 2. Errors on the Opinion page will age or ethnic background. Stephanie a $20 donation to FMA. The names Lopez, CSUF president-elect. Director. be corrected on that page. Corrections also will be noted on the online Untalan, a CSUF student majoring in of the individuals represented by the Throughout the 2009-2010 Kocina offers advice and wis- version of the Daily Titan. health science, was a volunteer at the candles were read during the pro- term, over 20,000 students were dom to Ayala on building confi- Please contact Executive Editor Sergio Cabaruvias at 657-278-5815 or event. gram. accounted for in attendance at ASI dence in the decisions that she will at [email protected] with issues about this policy or to report "I was surprised to see a little boy According to a pamphlet provided Production events and activities. make as the director. any errors. who had Fibromyalgia," Untalan at the event, "The light of all these The 2010 Spring Concert was “You have got to go out there said. candles will brighten the evening sky an event that consumed the en- and sell it. I think a lot of com- A Wellness Fair with over 20 exhib- – just as the joint efforts of the fibro- ergies of Kocina and Titan Tusk ments of feedback help us to meet its was available all day, and included myalgia community are brightening Force Administrative Director, Mi- the student’s needs. You need con- health screenings, information about the future for all people suffering with chelle Vinal. Aside from ongoing fidence in the decision making Daily Titan FM, family activities, massages and this chronic-pain disorder." criticism and student complaints, process,” Kocina said. Editorial Executive Editor Sergio Cabaruvias Managing Editor Jeremiah Magan News Editor Katelin Paiz News Editor Laura Barron-Lopez News Editor Donald C. Stefanovich Opinion Editor Skylar Smith Asst. Opinion Editor Melissa Hoon Detour Editor Brittny Ulate Sound-Off Editor Meghan Alfano Features Editor April Ehrlich Sports Editor Simon Liang Asst. 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Photo By Charles Purnell/Daily Titan Staff Writer Monir Maghsoudi, 23, led the public relations team, Accelerated Communications, through to a successful semester project in comm. 464. The group held a fundraiser at ZPizza for the Boys and Girls Club of Fullerton. and raised $537. Boys and Girls Club given donation

By Charles Purnell lic relations major, is the group’s With Earth Day approaching Daily Titan Staff Writer leader. and ZPizza offering its space to the [email protected] “I went by there a couple of Boys and Girls Club, the group re- days later, after the art was hung, jected ideas for a teen dance and A team of six students from Pro- to talk to a librarian,” Maghsoudi an art show, deciding on a program fessor Diane Witmer’s comm. 464 said. “And she said there was this – with Earth Day as the its theme class (Public Relations Manage- one kid who came in and was so – to raise funds, create and display ment) completed their semester excited to show her dad (her paint- art, and include ZPizza. project by raising more than $500 ing) was up there.” Accelerated Communications for the Boys and Girls Club of Ful- Maghsoudi described comm. contacted about 30 businesses, and lerton. 464 as the mecca of public rela- 13 of them responded with dona- The team, which adopted the tions classes. tions. name “Accelerated Communica- In the first three weeks of class, One business donated $500, and tions,” hosted a fundraiser for the Witmer gave out assignments de- another pitched in $100. KROQ Boys and Girls Club on Earth Day signed to allow for students to came by the event and handed out (April 22) at ZPizza in Fullerton. get to know each other by their small gifts. Other companies do- The event’s eco-friendly theme strengths and weaknesses. Next, nated gifts that were used to fill 30 was in line with ZPizza being a res- her students were told to form gift bags that were raffled off at the taurant that uses only organic and groups of six. event. fresh ingredients. One group bonded and decided The grand prize for the raffle was Accelerated Communications on the name Accelerated Com- a new mountain bike. generated more than $1,000 in munications Public Relations, but The group hung a banner in sales for ZPizza, at the event, which they had a hard time working to- ZPizza commemorating companies lasted from 5 and 8 p.m. Nicole gether early on. that contributed. Among the com- McCallum, general manager of “So bad the professor almost panies were Home Depot, Tutti ZPizza, said their policy is to give pulled the plug on our group,” Frutti and Harley Davidson. 30 percent of gross sales to the or- Maghsoudi said. “This team struggled for a long ganization hosting the fundraiser, The first group assignment was time, but did a very creditable job unless the organization raises more to formulate a public relations on their final campaign,” Witmer than $1,000, in which case they plan and present it to the teacher said. “They knew they blew the give the organization 50 percent. and a client. first assignment … and were pretty The Boys and Girls Club- re Their client was Relay for Life, disheartened. I must say, their fi- ceived $537 from the event. and they graded the first assign- nal product exceeded my expecta- In addition to raising funds, Ac- ment along with the professor. tions.” celerated Communications orga- Accelerated Communications According to Maghsoudi, Mc- nized Earth Day projects for the failed the first assignment. Callum said she learned so much kids, including decorating terra- Their second assignment was to about putting on events from the cotta pots they planted seeds, and contact a company for which they group, and she asked for a copy of delineating on canvasses ideas on would create a public relations the public relations proposal and how they can help save the Earth. plan and implement it. plan. The artwork was showcased at The Boys and Girls Club of Ful- “Dealing with students is very ZPizza during the event and is cur- lerton was the first company they refreshing,” McCallum said. “They rently on display at the Fullerton contacted. Their event coordina- bring a positive spin on everything Library in the children’s section tor, James Dow, agreed right away and the hard work they put into until May 21. to go along with Accelerated Com- this project certainly showed by Monir Maghsoudi, 23, a pub- munication’s plan. the success of the event. Volunteering made easy By Melissa Maldonado The projects offered change for any of the programs, stu- Daily Titan Staff Writer over time based on student interest dents are given priority while [email protected] and needs within the community, non-students might be wait- but the team is constantly guided listed. Over the past 15 years, Cal by their core values: service, col- “They can just walk in and State Fullerton students have laboration, involvement, learning, tell us what programs they’re been taking time out from class- leadership and diversity. interested in,” said junior liber- es to travel to Mexico – and not “Helping and doing something al studies major Asra Amiwala just during spring break. useful that will assist someone is who has been volunteering for They have also been spend- the best gift that you can give,” Project Read. ing time in local soup kitchens, said photo communications major “The sooner they sign up visiting orphanages and giving Carolina Franco, who participates the better because some of the blood. programs do get waitlisted. Also known as the Community Connection and Community Service Volunteering is a way of Project Earth have to occasion- Action Team, the “life and you can allow yourself ally turn people away because Volunteer Center has they simply can’t accommodate aimed at coordinat- to have a great impact on the more than a certain amount of

ing a variety of service future. You don’t have to get volunteers.”

projects that students Although most programs oc- can participate in to paid for the good that you do. cur during the academic year, enhance their edu- “ blood drives will be held on cation and become – Carolina Franco campus during the summer socially aware and re- Student Act participant months. sponsible. This will enable those who “Volunteering has are attending summer school been my best experi- to have an opportunity to con- ence in college. It enabled me to in Students Act. tribute. build my communication skills “Volunteering is a way of life The center hopes that being and becoming more knowledge- and you can allow yourself to have active in the student-run ser- able about what issues I should a great impact on the future. You vice projects will foster devel- really be concerned about,” don’t have to get paid for the good opment and character, sensitiv- said senior biology major Ishita that you do. At Students Act, we ity and ensure that the students Shukl. host an annual Social Justice Sum- will become responsible and ac- Shukl has been volunteering mit and students and community tive members of society. for Project Earth to improve members come listen to speakers “It’s made me a lifelong vol- and restore local beaches, habi- about important issues like human unteer,” said English major Elia tats and parks, all while teach- rights and environmental aware- Rogers, who also volunteers for ing the campus community ness. It really impacted a lot of Project Read. about the importance of main- people. Many people became veg- “I was never really passionate taining the environment. etarian that day or decided to re- about anything and then I came “One of my best experiences ally change their shopping habits here and I’ve learned that vol- was watching the students walk and it was great to see us impact unteering is what I love to do. through our exhibit on Ti- the community that way.” I learned a lot, not just about tan Walk during Earth Week,” The center has 28 project direc- myself, but about other issues Shukl said. “It was really re- tors and hundreds of students par- that I had no idea about. I can’t warding to see students learn ticipate through the semester. imagine not volunteering and what they can do to help.” Although anyone can volunteer giving my time to something.”

May 17, 2010 5 Long Beach band awakes to call in music By Melissa Hoon who also played bass and keyboard Coldplay and Led Zeppelin) have one another until we’re happy with Daily Titan Asst. Opinion Editor on the EP, and Sean, guitarist and in common,” Marley said. a song,” Marley said. [email protected] vocalist, recorded in Marley’s bed- Aaris King, 23, Sean’s longtime Until the release of their EP, The room for years, but are now mixing friend and owner of local mix- Waking Call is focusing on pro- For fans of: Radiohead, Dredge, and mastering their EP with Deck- tape music blog “Land Animal,” moting its music. Muse er in a Costa Mesa studio. said The Waking Call’s music has “With the changes in the music Marley and Sean strive for an evolved to “epic progressive rock,” industry, a record contract is no The result of jamming together original sound. which appeals to a more main- longer necessarily the golden tick- for years is about to be seen (and “It’s easy to forget an unheard stream audience. et. By getting our music out there heard) for cousins Marley and Sean band amidst a lineup of other un- King added The Waking Call has as much as possible, we hope that Rosner of the Long Beach-based heard bands in a club with a hor- the potential to be “stadium big” enough people will grasp onto it so band, The Waking Call. rible mix, so you have to give (your but has a “smaller indie vibe.” that we may continue our creative Marley, 23, an American studies audience) something to remember “Sean is shy about (his musical process,” Marley said. “I hope that graduate student at Cal State Ful- you by,” Sean said. talent), but once he’s out there with as we evolve, our music will reflect lerton, and Sean, 24, have had a The Waking Call’s music is a lay- his music, you can tell how pas- these changes and will show our ar- passion for music since childhood ered sound with longer, drawn-out sionate he is about it,” King said. tistic growth accordingly.” and have played together for about melodies, Marley said. The atmo- “Sean’s really coming into his own The Waking Call said its music eight years. Recently, their jam ses- spheric sound is often compared to now. He’s writing every night and is appeals to almost anyone. sions became more serious and so Radiohead. constantly trying new things with “Our lyrics are rarely autobio- they formed The Waking Call, and “I take (being compared to Ra- music. He’s doing what he loves.” graphical so that everyone can take will release a six-song EP this sum- diohead) as an enormous compli- Just like the contrast of John something different from the song,” mer. ment, but when people tell me Lennon’s darker lyrics to Paul Sean said. “We’ve finished most of the re- that, I usually follow by saying, ‘I McCartney’s more positive lyrics Marley and Sean are looking cording and are excited to be get- wish,’” Marley said. working together to produce The forward to what’s to come for their ting an amazing sound engineer to The Waking Call has been influ- Beatles’ original sound, Marley and band. mix our songs,” Marley said. enced by Coldplay, Dredge, Thrice Sean’s opposite songwriting talents “I don’t expect something magi- Doug Decker, The Waking Call’s and Muse, and by older bands, like benefit their band. cal to happen soon, but I think if sound engineer, has worked with The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Doors “Sean has always been more cre- we keep writing and playing, noth- The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin. atively abstract in his writing ideas, ing but good can come our way,” Photo Courtesy the waking call The Doors and Johnny Cash. Mar- “I love the layered and some- whereas I tend to bring more struc- Sean said. “I look forward to the The Waking Call is Marley and Sean Rosner of Long Beach. The band has already ley, The Waking Call’s guitarist times spacey qualities artists (like ture to songs. All in all, we work off good.” drawn comparisons to huge names like Radiohead. Underground Sounds Fun in the sun: Summer Democratizing the DJ: Evolution of Electronic Music music festival guide

By Skyler blair sor of music theory, musicianship, By nikki rocker porates the music with other forms For the Daily Titan analysis, counterpoint, jazz history For The Daily Titan [email protected] and keyboard at Cal State Fullerton. of media and composers are more [email protected] According to Dries, “It seems that apt to add interactive and improvi- In recent years, the term “elec- with the advent of new software and sational techniques to their work. With Coachella come and gone, tronic music” has become an in- hardware (the ability to create music “As curator of the International I’m sure we’re all searching for creasingly vague way to describe a digitally is) now more available to Electroacoustic Listening Room something to fill the void. Well, technologically-driven genre. With personal consumers. This has allowed Project, I send out a call for new music lovers, let me paint you a advances in sonic engineering as a for the production of audio record- works in electronic music each year picture of your summer. catalyst, electronic music has burst ings with seemingly the same degree to an expanding network of people Lollapolooza kicks off August into a multitude of sub-genres and of sophistication and quality that used who specialize in electronic music,” 6-8 in Chicago, Illinois. You can even found its way into the zeit- to be only available in the bigger stu- Madsen said. “Through this proj- grab a spot in Grant Park for as geist of popular music, proving dios.” ect I am able to find what is on the little as $215 for a regular three- that the influence of this musical Not only does this explain how cutting edge of new music world- day pass. If you don’t want to go style is undeniable. Young was able to produce chart- wide and present the latest trends alone, snag a friend and purchase Pioneers from as far back as the topping songs from his home but and advances in music technol- a two-person three-night travel ’50s had difficulty pinpointing it also shines light on how this effect ogy here at CSUF during the An- package for $1,129 (VIP passes for Daily titan archives when they began manipulating and has reached producers at mega-record nual New Music Festival held each $2,499). Look forward to great distorting tape recordings to mimic companies who follow the trend by March. What I have noticed in A crowd at Warped Tour in Los Angeles last summer. The annual punk music tour will performances by Soundgarden, The hit San Diego Aug 10 and Pomona Aug 11. sounds of the natural world. Pierre utilizing this technology to enhance recent years is a tendency towards Strokes, Arcade Fire, Social Distor- Scheaffer and Pierre Henry called the audio quality of pop star icons more interactive electronics with tion, Green Day, The Black Keys, and see acts like Shiny Toy Guns on and a free open bar for college stu- their combination of artificial and heard on the radio. live performance, use of spatializa- MGMT, Lady Gaga and many natural sounds musique concrète, Rather than using electronic effects tion of sound in electronics, use of the 21, and The Whisperers on the dents over 21. Dim Mak Tuesdays more. 22 for only $20. have hosted performances by Lady or “real music.” Fast forward to the to enhance existing music, others have multimedia (combining sound and Another great event will be the 21st century and the sharing pow- found freedom in creating music en- video) interest in live streaming of In addition to great festivals and Gaga, Daft Punk, Will.I.Am and Bonnaroo festival (held in Man- shows, check out Dim Mak Tues- Zombie Nation, among numerous er of the Internet combined with tirely electronically rather than with the listening room and remote im- chester, Tennesse) from June 10- advances in computer software conventional analog instruments. provisation, performance via the days at Cinespace on Hollywood others. 13. The line-up includes, but is not Boulevard. Every Tuesday from 10 There are so many opportunities and hardware, and the process of James Christian is a student at The internet.” limited to, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, synthesizing audio is now more ac- School of Audio Engineering in Los With technology making cre- p.m. to 2 a.m., Dim Mak record to spend your summer rocking out, Jeff Beck, Kings of Leon, LCD label hosts musical guests, DJ sets so don’t miss them. cessible than ever, which has had Angeles and is studying to become an ation so accessible, does it make Soundsystem and She & Him. both positive and electronic music electronic music “too easy” to be With so many diverse acts, this fes- negative effects producer himself. true art? Does great art require in- tival will surely have something for

on the dynamic of ...practically “I was in a tense commitment and significant everyone. Tickets are $250. the musical play- anyone with a (rock) band once struggle or is it something that For people staying local, there are

ground. “MacBook can plug in and there was a merely causes you to think or feel a lot of choices to look forward to. Computer pro- “ lot of creative con- no matter the simplicity? There was KROQ’s annual Weenie Roast will grams like Able- and call themselves a flict. With digital definitely a large amount of effort be on June 5 at the Verizon Wire- ton, Pro Tools DJ/music producer. engineering, I can and careful planning required of less Amphitheatre. Headlining the and Garage Band create music with- the electronic pioneers in the early event is Sublime with Rome and have made the out dealing with days of their work. The relative ease Stone Temple pilots, along with manipulation of the conflict and I of pushing a few keys nowadays Hole, Devo, Paramore and more. audio simple enough that even also don’t have to worry about afford- can foster a lackadaisical, casual at- Get tickets now for $45-$75. the average Joe Sixpack with basic ing expensive studio time in order to titude. The result all too often can About a month later, Warped computer knowledge can create a practice and record,” Christian said. avoid the essential purpose of artis- Tour will come through San Diego catchy dance tune by looping a few “The people that enjoy the analog feel tic creation. and Pomona on Aug 10 and 11, riffs. When you apply this with in- of instruments will always stay that Dries believes that it all depends respectively. The show features a creasingly affordable hardware like way versus the people like me that en- on the goal of the musician. “It ties large number of acts from AM Taxi CDJ turntables and the Lemur de- joy being in front of a screen, fidgeting into the notion of success,” Dries to You Me At Six for $33. vice in conjunction with programs away on a laptop.” said. “If their goal is to sell a bunch If you want to see acts like Soul like Ableton Live and Torq, practi- Dr. Pamela Madsen, associate pro- of their music then yes, I think that Wax and Crystal Castles, head to cally anyone with a MacBook can fessor of music composition, theory you should be aware of all the tech- LA on August 7 and catch 12 hours plug in and call themselves a DJ/ and technology and artistic director of nologies out there that will make (noon to midnight) of HARD musician/producer. the New Music Festival, explained in your product sell. That would be Summer. Admission is $60, $65, Eric Dries has a doctorate in an e-mail interview that there is a new the economic goal rather than an or $75. music composition and is profes- trend in electronic music that incor- artistic or academic goal.” You can also visit the Sunset Junction street fair in late August 6 May 17, 2010 Slash – Slash CocoRosie – Male Bonding – By nikki rocker For the Daily Titan Nothing Hurts [email protected] Grey Ocean By Fred bloom For fans of: Slash, Wolfmother, By Juanita Vasquez Daily Titan Staff Writer Airbourne, Alter Bridge Daily Titan Staff Writer [email protected] [email protected] For two years, notable rock gui- tarist Slash has been without a band For fans of: The Almighty Defend- since Velvet Revolver took an indefi- For fans of: Bat for Lashes, Cat ers, Air Waves, The Soft Pack nite hiatus. Slash, however, used his McKagan on bass and Dave Grohl Power, Joanna Newsom bearable degree reminds me of why The album is typical high impact, free time to work on a solo record. It’s on drums. If turned up loud enough, the band is given creative leeway. Naming your band Male Bonding high speed punk. It flies through 13 almost an ironic twist that a guitar- listeners can hear where it got its title: Clutch your hands to your heart, The content seems backwards; is definitely a way to attract attention. tracks in just under a half hour, with ist who has been plagued with singer at the top of the song, Grohl yells dear readers, for this album con- dangerously on the cusp of experi- But for the punk group, playing shows each track lasting only about two min- troubles in virtually all of his band “watch this” before unleashing on his tains minor gems. mental limbo, creating an enchant- together in a crowded bar is male utes. projects finally managed to break the drum kit. It’s hard to know what to think of ing and dreamlike atmosphere cap- bonding. But the hardcore punk takes a curse with his first solo work. Slash showcases his ability as a CocoRosie’s fourth musical release, tivating enough to float through The group comes from the emerg- backseat to brilliant melodies that are His self-titled album boasts ap- writer, listener, musician and fan Grey Oceans, except for the slight the occasional unpolished arrange- ing rock scene in Dalston, a London bound to get audiences pumped up pearances that includes Slash’s former with this album. Each guitar sound feeling of being underwhelmed. It ments and vocal effects. neighborhood known for the “lo-fi” and leave songs stuck in their heads for bandmates Duff McKagen, Steven matches perfectly with specific vocals. used to be that their tracks would But it’s that double-tracked rap- independent bands coming from the days. Combined with lethargic vocals Adler, and Izzy Stradlin, as well as Ozzy Osbourne wails over a haunting stand out on my mind, with the ping thing, a CocoRosie trade- area. and speedy guitar beats, the melodies talent that ranges from rock legends riff reminiscent of Black Sabbath in sisters’ voices circling endlessly in mark, that always gets me. And I Singer/guitarist John Webb, drum- make for a solid punk debut. such as Lemmy Kilmeister, Iggy Pop “Crucify the Dead,” whereas Chris my head for days. still can’t decide if I love or hate it, mer Robin Christian and bassist Kevin Webb’s vocals vary, from the shouts and Ozzy Osbourne to newer voices Cornell’s vocals are surrounded by a I used to imagine myself in one but the sisters’ redeeming quality is Hendrick met while working at Lon- on “Pumpkin” to the high-pitched like Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother Soundgarden-esque composition in of those astronaut uniforms, music back when the nursery rhyme voice don record store Reckless Records and croons of “Nothing Remains.” and Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge, “Promise,” and Rocco DeLuca’s soft floating inside the helmet as I made reveals that it’s “afraid of sharks, started playing together. They eventu- “Weird Feelings” is a great rock to pop stars like Fergie, among oth- tones fit perfectly to a lilting finger- contact with earth – but now that but not the dark” in “Smokey Ta- ally even became roommates. track with an especially catchy guitar ers. It seems fitting that Slash, who picked melody in “Saint Is A Sinner image is only present if I squeeze boo.” The trio began playing at house par- melody that is reminiscent of classic has been known to lend his skill to Too.” Fergie will even surprise skep- my eyes shut as I concentrate re- It’s safe to say that Grey Oceans ties, quickly making a name for them- surf rock music. other artists’ records throughout his tics as she holds her own on a rock ally hard on making sense of the sounds exactly like a CocoRosie al- selves locally. They have been doing With help from the Vivian Girls, career, was able to put together such a n’ roll song in “Beautiful Dangerous.” songs. bum, but it’s nearing that clichéd shows together for over two years. the album slows down the pace on mixed string of musicians and genres Each track is something different, but Grey Oceans is a relatively slow whimsical, theatrical, hypnotiz- Male Bonding caught the attention the final track, “Worst to Come.” It is for his own record. The result is an al- it is all held together by one familiar affair, with songs that remind me ing, world-infused and eerie at- of Sub Pop Records. Their debut al- a welcome end to the hardcore laced bum that is unique as a whole as well constant – that distinct guitar “voice” of sounds lost in a journey towards mosphere so particular of this duo. bum, Nothing Hurts, was released on album. as within itself. that is Slash and his Les Paul. an unknown destination, but at the But with “Hopscotch” as a mix of May 11. One of the hardest working bands In his old-school style, Slash re- Slash is an album for fans of the same time retains a fascination with languid vocals that take a toy-piano The modern influence on Nothing in punk music, Male Bonding is plan- corded the album on tape rather guitarist and his collaborators alike. infancy and toy instruments. The ragtime and turn into a racing cho- Hurts is obvious but the album invokes ning to release another album within than digitally. This means that the Slash continues to prove himself as a worst songs sound like tribal beats rus, and the unsettling but almost memories of the ‘90s. Male Bonding six months. The group recently- fin louder the albums is played, the bet- musician and composer with his first and ethereal synths gone bad, and beautiful “R.I.P. Burn Face,” it’s is successful in bringing their house ished a small North American tour ter it sounds, as evident by “Watch album alone – or, more accurately, yet, somehow CocoRosie’s ability safe to classify this album as pleas- party, dingy-bar grunge feel to a full- with The Soft Pack and is currently This,” an instrumental track featuring with a little help from his friends. to make ridiculous vocals work to a ant background noise. length LP. doing shows in Europe. The Fall –Your Future Our Clutter

By gary young exactly known for his pleasant person- For the Daily Titan Editors’ Playlist ality, but has an inimitable knack for [email protected] writing abstract, pointed lyrics with a witty edge. It has been his uncom- For fans of: Swell Maps, Maga- promising vision and refusal to be zine, Gang of Four conventional that’s made The Fall so Song you wish would play in your prolific and influential over -the de For a band that has been through cades (Pavement, Franz Ferdinand, constant infighting, numerous per- Nirvana and LCD Soundsystem are sonnel changes, hopped from label to among the groups that cite them as an head on repeat forever label and relentlessly eschewed mu- influence). unhinged but infectious vocals. sical conventions (like having song Your Future Our Clutter is a skull- The fourth track, “Cowboy Sergio Cabaruvias – Executive Editor April Ehrlich – Features Editor structure), post-punk legends The Fall rattling, sonic assault of driving George,” keeps the momentum run- Hanasakajijii (four: A Great Wind, More Ash) –Anathallo Feelin’ Groovy by Simon & Garfunkel continue to defy logic time and time rhythms and buzzsaw guitars. And ning with its galloping beat and Spa- again. Most bands would have called of course, the centerpiece of it all ghetti Western-style chord progres- Jeremiah Magan – Managing Editor Meghan Alfano – Sound-Off Editor it quits a long time ago – or so you is Smith’s chaotic, snarling vocals – sion. “Make It Wit Chu” - Queens of the Stone Age “Do You See The Word?” – Animal Collective would think. which haven’t lost a touch of acerbity The final track, “Weather Report But after 34 years, despite their lack this far into his career. 2,” ends with four minutes of Smith’s Nick Marley – Photo Editor Danielle Flint – Copy Editor of commercial success, the group has Smith’s supporting cast does a fine sporadic rambling, a two-note hum, “Do You Realize???” – The Flaming Lips The ending credits tune from “Cowboy Bebop” released 28 studio albums. Their latest job of complementing his manic sing- electronic sound effects, hand-claps output, Your Future Our Clutter, may ing style with their efficient, but furi- and the absence of drums, but it is Sklyar Smith – Opinion Editor Ashliegh Johnson – Copy Editor be one of their most direct, propulsive ous, style of playing. strangely hypnotic and compelling. “The Modern Leper” – Frightened Rabbit “Suck a Caribou’s Ass” –Wesley Willis and, dare I say it, accessible albums to The album kicks things off in high The Fall have made a career out of date. gear with “O.F.Y.C. Showcase,” a surf being unpredictable and volatile, but Donald C. Stefanovich – News Editor Gilbert Guitierrez III – Asst. Sports Editor In their revolving door lineup, The punk-inspired number propelled by the music on Your Future Our Clut- “Where is My Mind?” – Pixies “Nice Guys Finish Last” – Green Day Fall’s one constant member has been a driving bass line, aggressive drum- ter is about as straightforward and fo- frontman Mark E. Smith, who is not ming, stabbing guitars and Smith’s cused as the band gets. You can credit that to the tight musicianship of Brttny Ulate – Detour Editor Christa Connelly – Photo Editor “Love Games” – Old Greg Smith’s supporting cast as much as to “Immigrant Song” – Led Zepplin Smith’s creative vision. If this album is any indication of their chemistry, Adrian Gaitan – Copy Editor Isa Ghani – Multimedia Editor “Love Primavera” – Vivaldi this current line-up will hopefully be “Bad Romance” – Lady Gaga making music together for a while. But then again, with The Fall it’s hard Kaitlin Paiz – News Editor Kristen Hulsey – Design Editor “Show Me Your Genitals” – Jon Lajoie to foretell what they might do next. Amilie theme song May 17, 2010 7 Gallery falls ‘In Love with Lament’

photo courtesy of paramount pictures New character adds dimension by Summer rogers doing (this) voice. Because it's a For the Daily Titan chance to be, you know, kind of – [email protected] get in there and do things I usually don’t do like yell at the top of my Walt Dohrn may not be a house- lungs. So I think it’s really kind of hold name, but he is a multi-talent- cathartic and it’s been the most fun ed man in the animation world. I think, doing the voice. He has written, directed and DT: What was the inspiration/ done storyboards for various ani- process for finding the voice of mated shows and movies including Rumpelstiltskin? SpongeBob SquarePants, Dexter’s WD: We had a particular, a little Photos by shruti patel/ For the Daily Titan Laboratory, Madagascar and Shrek (stew) of characters we liked from Above: ‘Blood is thicker than water,’ and ‘Time stands still when we embrace’ hang in the Rothick art haus in Anaheim. They are part of the series, ‘The Ghost and the Banshee,’ the Third. Last, but not least on his older films. which was unveiled on Saturday night, May 15. Below: Andy DeLangis (left) and the artist, Glenn Arthur (right), take time out to chat at the opening of Arthur’s show. resume, is the addition of his vocal One was this little girl in this B- talents to the fourth and final in- movie from the ’50s; this (horror) Rothick art haus in The duality of the “ghost” and the area. a movement that is, in a way, re-defin- stallment of the Shrek movies. movie called The Bad Seed. And she “banshee” is something that is obvious Rothick, owned by couple Kelly ing what is considered “art.” In the final chapter of the Shrek was this little murderer and had this Anaheim encourages the throughout the series and is what most Castillo and Nick Rothweiler, and “I want to start local and then ex- movies, Shrek becomes discontent innocence and she would turn and growth of local art scene take away after viewing all the pieces. Hibbleton Gallery in downtown Ful- pand my focus on highlighting ‘urban in his domesticated lifestyle and be really evil in one moment. And Nadia Muhaidly, 24, and master’s lerton, are two of the strongest and contemporary art,’ as I like to call it, makes a deal with the suave Rum- then also Bette Davis in Whatever student at CSUF, said she thought the most popular independent galleries in although it’s known as ‘low brow’ art pelstiltskin (voiced by Dohrn) to Happened to Baby Jane?. by brittny ulate two female subjects in the series repre- the area. which is now changing into ‘new brow’ shake things up. But Shrek gets DT: What was it like working Daily Titan Detour Editor more than he bargains for when with the Shrek crew and will you [email protected] sented “good and evil.” She also noticed “Some galleries rent wall space,” art,” Castillo said. “The name implies the interesting media Castillo said, “we (dis- a distinction from ‘high brow contem- his whole world is turned upside miss working with them?

Arthur used to bring play) artists by invite porary’ art.” down. WD: You know, working with A hummingbird with a veil over its I wanted to make

his subjects to life. only.” This renaissance of Orange County Dohrn recently discussed his ex- Shrek and all of those years, it’s a minuscule face as if in mourning, picks “I love the colors an“ impact as an Orange By being more art is helping make it a strong presence perience working with the crew on (change) because it became really at a patchwork heart which is delicate- “ and how you can selective, Castillo be- in the art world, proving that big cities the Shrek films and how he created real to us. Working with them 24 ly sewn onto the shoulder of a frail and County artist... see the wood grain lieves they get a dif- and major urban areas aren’t the only the voice for Rumpelstiltskin. hours a day for like the last eight beautiful waif of a woman. through them,” Mu- – Glenn Arthur ferent quality artist ones that can play in the big league of Daily Titan: You’re very multi- years, it became so real. This is just the tip of the iceberg haidly said. and the gallery offers the art world. talented; you direct, do voices, In fact you know one story we when it comes to describing the in- “Together in life, a different perspective This call to arms for Orange County write and do art work. Which do always tell is like for this film we tricate and haunting work of Orange forever in death,” was the last paint- on art. Castillo, an artist herself, does artists is not only benefitting the com- you enjoy the best? actually hired marriage counselors County artist, Glenn Arthur, who un- ing Arthur did for his series, and is of more than her share of helping the lo- munity, but the artists and their work Walt Dohrn: You know, I love for Shrek and Fiona. veiled his series of paintings, “In Love the two subjects outlined in chalk with cal art community. as well. doing it all. I mean anything – I Working on these films for this with Lament,” Saturday night, May both females having a wrist cut. The Along with being co-owner of “I wanted to make an impact as an love animation. long, I think it’s sad to see them go. 15, at Rothick art haus in Anaheim. hummingbirds, one white and one Rothick and producing her own work, Orange County artist,” Arthur said, But I have to say, the whole It was the greatest honor to be able “I’m overwhelmed with gratitude,” black, who had been their companions she is a city official for Anaheim as a “because of the emerging art scene, I journey, the most fun has been to play a villain for them. Arthur said about the turnout at his throughout the other paintings, lay commissioner on the cultural and heri- really pushed myself.” opening, which was one of the bigger next to the females, also dead and also tage commission. ones for Rothick. outlined in chalk. “I am looking to make Anaheim a Arthur’s series was a culmination of “You have to have a tragic end to a bigger place for art, and through the two years of work with the unveiling of beautiful story,” Arthur said of his last commission I am working to establish the thirteenth and final piece “together painting in the series. an art walk and a more suitable com- in life, forever in death,” on Saturday With his bold colors and statements, munity gallery separate from our gal- night. The paintings, all done in acrylic Arthur is just one of many Orange lery,” Castillo said. on wood are part of the series, “The County artists trying to strengthen the Along with strengthening the com- Ghost and the Banshee.” Arthur start- emerging art scene coming out of the munity’s art presence, she is also part of ed with the “ghost” character, starting out in dry media. When he started painting her he realized she was miss- ing something. “(She was) kind of a character I sketched more and more, and as I start- ed painting her, I realized she needed a counterpart,” Arthur said about the development of his series. Indeed, with her luminescent green eyes and pale blond hair, the “ghost” needed something to balance her. And thus, the “banshee” was born, acting as the yin to her yang with jet black hair and devious red eyes. Arthur’s artist’s statement describes it better: “The Ghost … depicts an over-wrought emotional state of being, vulnerable and loyal to her alter ego, the Banshee, (who is) untouched by anything life can throw at her.” 8 May 17, 2010

ries in the World Trade Center’s his- tory. But in Colum McCann’s con- This summer hit the road with a classic read temporary novel Let the Great World On the Road ciation for life – is enough to keep things the way he saw Spin, the spotlight shifts from the you turning the pages faster than them, which will make fearless man on the tightrope to the stunned city dwellers below. by Melissa Hoon crazy Moriarty drove Paradise’s old you want to get on jalopy through Texas. the road yourself even A multitude of characters all strug- Daily Titan Asst. Opinion Editor gling to understand their existence [email protected] But the taboos illustrated in the faster because you’ll book, like sex and drugs, will make know you can experi- are connected in some way by this If you’re planning on taking a you turn pages even faster. ence similar endless extraordinary event. Among these summer road trip, Jack Kerouac’s Moriarty, based on Cassady, is possibilities. are an Irish missionary torn between On the Road is a must-read before married three times in the book, In New Orleans, faith and love, a Park Avenue house- you pack your bags. and is even married to two women Paradise discovered wife devastated by her son’s death The 1957 novel is a timeless tale at the same time and has children Old Bull Lee, based on in Vietnam, an aging prostitute of two friends, Sal Paradise and with multiple women. William S. Burroughs, who has lost everything and a judge Dean Moriarty, who share a zest for When he’s not driving back and had a heroin addic- struggling to accept his purpose in life and love of the open road, where forth across the country to file -di tion. life. In a six-degrees-of-separation possibilities are endless. vorce papers, he’s trying to seduce He looked past it, as fashion, their lives are intertwined as Perhaps the most enticing aspect young women. he had his own addic- Let the Great they work through the raw emotions of On the Road is that it, and its In Mexico, Paradise, based on Ker- tion to the stimulant of grief, love, guilt and desire. characters, are based on Kerouac’s ouac himself, and Moriarty smoke Benzedrine. World Spin McCann takes you not just into real life experiences from road trips themselves silly with marijuana and Most of his friends, each figure’s personal world but into he took with his famous friends of stumbles into a whorehouse where including Moriarty by Maureen Fox their hearts and minds in extraor- dinary detail, making you feel as if the Beat Generation, known as the they have sex with prostitutes. and Carlo Marx, based For the Daily Titan “Beatniks” – writers Neal Cassady, Moriarty’s whore is drunk and on Allen Ginsberg, are [email protected] each character is your dear friend. Allen Ginsberg and William S. Bur- underage. Paradise feels sorry for also addicted to the Every storyline has its own voice, as roughs. her and the life she lives, but he still stimulant. Moriarty In 1974, French acrobat Philippe the book’s narrative style constantly From 1947 to 1950, the Beatniks sleeps with his prostitute. and Marx constantly Petit tied a steel cable between the changes to reflect the uniqueness of took three road trips – from New Kerouac often described people stay up all night on Twin Towers in New York City and each person. York to California and back; from and scenes as sad and pathetic, just Benzedrine, talking dazzled spectators with a daring In a world where “nobody falls New York to New Orleans to San like he described the prostitute. about poetry and phi- tightrope walk 110 stories in the air. halfway,” McCann shows you the Francisco and from New York to However, this isn’t a setback to losophy. because it’s interesting to read about This incredible stunt captured collapse of each character and takes Denver to Mexico. the uplifting and inspiring novel. This proposed the possibility of the philosophies discussed by argu- people’s imaginations and turned an you through their personal journey The overall theme of the novel – Rather, Kerouac’s honest and raw inferred homosexuality, but poten- ably some of the most brilliant writ- ordinary day into the extraordinary. to overcome chaos and find beauty expressing one’s free will and appre- writing style proves he explained tial judgment is easy to put aside ers of all time. It is one of the most beloved memo- in life.

Breakfast with tions of our daily lives – from waking the quest for their other halves or in es- Worst Case Scenario up, travelling to work, going to the sence their soul mates. Socrates doctor, going shopping, taking a bath Providing practical, extraordinary (TV) or arguing with your partner. and sometimes fanciful connections by Zam Anwar A relatively easy read, this book in- with ordinary life experiences, this by Fred Bloom Daily Titan Staff Writer corporates ideas from psychology and book is a must read, not just for deep Daily Titan Staff Writer [email protected] politics, informing the reader what thinkers, but also for those individu- [email protected] some of history’s geniuses had to say als who sometimes wonder what life’s Breakfast with Socrates: an extraordi- about things like going to a party and daily routines are all about. On his show Man vs. Wild, Bear nary (philosophical) journey through your having sex. Grylls has conquered some of the ordinary day, is not your run-of-the- According to the book, Descartes world’s most uninhabitable areas, mill philosophy book that attempts to found proof of existence in the daily from the swamplands of the Ever- delve deep into your soul and enlight- motion of waking up, hence his fa- glades to the Chugach Mountains of en your mind with complicated terms mous epigram, “I think, therefore I Alaska. precarious situations, including being watching the program. In a recent that focus on the abstract. am,” implying that when we wake up, Grylls leaves the great outdoors stuck in a burning vehicle and facing episode, Grylls climbs a pole to avoid Authored by philosopher and for- we’re not only returning to conscious- to face the urban jungle in his new vicious dogs. the ground during an earthquake, ex- mer Oxford fellow Robert Rowland ness, we’re also regaining the ability to show, Worst Case Scenario. Grylls gives tips and techniques on plaining that water with sparks fall- Smith, this book makes a connection prove it. Worst Case Scenario is based on how to get through these situations ing onto it could gain an electrical with the daily motions of life and what Let’s talk about sex! While the Dar- the best-selling series of books of the unharmed. His narration provides charge. they actually might mean according winian theory states that sexual plea- same name. It is not the first time the more specific details and facts about The show works so well because to philosophers like Descartes, Plato, sure is just a biological trick to preserve books have been developed into a each scenario. It is somewhat disap- Grylls acts as host, narrator, stunt- Kant and Nietzsche. The book also the species, Plato brings to memory the television series. pointing to see him back away from man and star. Even for viewers who shows how history’s greatest ideas relate ancient Greek myth – that, upon cre- The original show was hosted by rattlesnakes rather than eating them, do not plan on using the information to how you live your life and how you ation, Zeus had all humans chopped in Mike Rowe, currently of Dirty Jobs, as he might do on Man vs. Wild, but provided by Grylls, watching him get can be more thoughtful about it. half, the broken skin tied in the middle and lasted for only two seasons. Now it is definitely more realistic. out of these scenarios is exciting. The book outlines the philosophies with a knot that formed the belly but- on Discovery Channel, the series is Sometimes the information can Worst Case Scenario airs Wednes- and interpretations behind some of the ton. finally given televised justice. be obvious, but the viewer is bound days at 10 p.m. on Discovery Chan- most common and foreseeable mo- Ever since, humans have been on The show puts Grylls into various to learn at least one new thing while nel. May 17, 2010 9 Losing games with grace By BRIAN WHITEHEAD commonalities: cursing, violence lunacy, then there goes the control- Daily Titan Staff Writer towards inanimate objects, jump- ler, there goes the Gatorade bottle, [email protected] ing, more cursing, throwing things, there goes your poodle, Scruffles. questioning your existence – the list The thing about playing video goes on and on. games is once you’ve lost it, you’ve I hate to lose, period. Chess, bas- How do I know? lost it. And quite frankly, it’s not ketball, poker, golf – it doesn’t mat- Well, I have the scars on my coming back for a very long time. ter. You put a challenge in front of knuckles, bruises on my thigh, holes After unleashing a tirade, very rarely, me and I’m looking to come out in my door, junkyard of broken con- if ever, do you casually pick up the victorious. trollers and damaged vocal cords to controller, calm down and restart Unfortunately, that doesn’t always prove it. the game. happen. But hey, that’s life. Some- Gamers know the routine. 99 percent of the time, you’re times you win and sometimes you So, you’re having a fun time play- going to sit in your beanbag chair lose. ing “NBA 2K10.” Things are looking in self-loathing for a while, curse, To be honest, I’ve lost far more good, you’re riding a wave of good maybe take a swing at a piece of fur- than I’ve won, and if I’ve learned fortune, destroying the computer, niture, then tell your parents that anything from my shortcomings, it’s cackling at the ineptitude of such a everything is fine when they start to Screenshot courtesy ign that losing gracefully is tough. machine, then, WHAM, it all un- stare at you like you’ve just sprouted Speaking from experience, the ravels. You start getting a second head. only thing worse than losing is los- unfortunate breaks, Then, and only then, do you go ing to a computer. For gamers, glitches begin to pick up what’s left of your control- it’s always difficult to swallow a pop up like Ti- ler. Beautiful graphics in Halo Reach Beta loss at the hands of something ger Woods’ mis- Reality is, once you’ve become that has no hands. tresses, your “A” emotionally invested in a game, it’s By Skylar Smith of mine), and the world itself hasn’t Halo, you will sorely miss outrun- Everyone deals with video button gets stuck, hard to hit the emergency eject but- Daily Titan Staff Writer changed much either. ning your opponent. game losses in their you feel your- ton when things start to go bad. [email protected] The second thing you’ll notice is Second is the “guardian” which, own unique self getting tense, Subconsciously, you tell yourself, that someone replaced your house when the left bumper is held down, way, how- your patience “It’s just a game, don’t get angry, Long ago (well, about a year ago), with a brand new gorgeous mansion. emits an expanding electrically- ever, there wanes, you’re don’t get angry,” but you can’t help people traded in their rivalries and This game is beautiful. charged shield that deflects damage are a few teetering on it. nightly multiplayer outings in the One of my biggest complaints and hurts foes. When the left bum- uni- the edge of When playing a game, you ride world of Halo for series like Infin- with Halo 3 (aside from it’s sad ex- per is released the shield explodes to v e r s a l the virtual highs and lows just as you ity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern cuse for a story) was it’s graphics. The damage anyone close to you. This would any other aspect of your life. Warfare, Epic Games’s Gears of graphics never seemed to be of Xbox sounds cool until you realize you can’t The truth is, there’s no real way to War, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Las 360 caliber, and seemed more like a move, and someone throws a plasma lose gracefully. You try, but always Vegas and EA’s Battlefield series. It re-painting of the graphics in Halo grenade at you from a distance the end up back at square one. seemed that the need for hardcore 2. Apparently, the developers of Halo moment you end the charge, leaving You try squeezing a stress ball, but tactics-based shooters was on the Reach (some of the most dedicated you helpless and fated to die. it always ends up whizzing across the rise, and we were slowly forgetting Halo fans you’ll ever meet) thought The third is the “stalker,” which room. the joys of the fast-paced, frenetic, that too, because this game looks acts like the playable character Ar- You remind yourself that you and adrenaline-fueled Halo days. built from the ground up to make biter from Halo 2. You can cloak wasted a Christmas present last year Well, those days have returned in your jaw drop. The bloom lighting yourself at will and, while cloaked, because you broke both your con- a way you aren’t nearly prepared for. is “bloomier”, the rounded edges are everyone’s mini map becomes clut- trollers and didn’t want to spend $30 At first the content Halo Reach rounder, the character models look tered with rapidly moving red dots. to buy a new one. Beta may not seem like much. Only completely rebuilt and everything is The last is “airborne,” which is You hold a pillow in front of four maps (Powerhouse, Sword incredibly detailed. for all you Tribes fans who wish you your face, metaphorically reminding Base, Overlook and Boneyard) and Once you have been shot about could get your rocket packs back in yourself that “nobody else cares.” mostly only traditional team modes five or six times because you were to the fight. By holding down the left I have one simple rule: Don’t like Team Slayer, CTF and SWAT to busy staring at everything, you will bumper, you can propel yourself break anything that would require choose from. It has a simple char- notice something new: the “load- across an entire level or into an op- a trip to the ER. I can deal with a acter creator and a more sleek (and out” menu. ponents with a devastating rocket- broken controller, hole in the door, prettier) update on its ingenious Much like the class system in Bat- launcher in hand. scars on my knuckles, things of that matchmaking system it has been us- tlefield games, the “loadout” menu Overall, there isn’t much to the nature. ing for years. allows you to choose from (current- Halo Reach beta content-wise, but However, a broken bone is an en- However, once you step into ly) four classes that all play identi- there is a lot of fun to be had try- tirely different monster. game, you will feel two things. First cally, aside from one very specific ing out all the classes, weapons, lev- Because then you have to deal is that you’ve come home again, and game changing ability bound to els and combos therein. I have had with those who ask, “Why do you where everything is accessible and the left bumper of gamepad. a lot of fun playing these few maps Photo By Nick Marley/Daily Titan Photo Editor get so mad? It’s just a video game.” familiar. The physics haven’t changed The first class is the “scout,” which and attempting to find the perfect Gamer tries to follow a certain etiquette and not blow a lid every time he loses. If only they knew. much, the weapons are all the same, basically allows you to sprint. This “stalker” weapon combo. This is not save for some alterations on old fa- may not sound like much of an even to mention the amount of time vorites (the focus rife’s solid yellow advantage,but once you step out of that can be spent in the character beam of death is currently a favorite the world of Call of Duty and into creator. 10 May 17, 2010 Quitting smoking electronically

By Zama Anwar Daily Titan Staff Writer [email protected]

In a society where public smoking is largely frowned upon and where it is easier to find a parking spot at Cal State Fullerton than to find a smok- ing zone on campus, there are other options for those yearning for their daily dose of nicotine. The electronic cigarette is a device that acts similarly to an ordinary cig- arette would, and users can puff on it as they would a real cigarette, but the difference lies in the fact that the e-cigarette cannot be lit, and instead of producing smoke from combus- tion, it produces a fine, heated mist Photo courtesy mct Photo courtesy eschipul that is absorbed into the lungs. The electronic cigarettes are battery-operated to release nicotine and a water vapor. Since the oil blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, enironmentalists are not the only ones crying out for offshore drilling alternatives. Ruyan Group Holdings Limited, a Hong-Kong based Chinese firm, ings or person. rette has a chamber for storing liq- was the company that invented the Compared to a real cigarette, the uid nicotine in various concentra- electronic cigarette in 2004. “hit” is not as intense, but the best tions. When a user inhales through Looking toward drilling alternatives Ruyan first introduced the e-cigar part is often being able to smoke the device, air flow is detected by a and the e-pipe, and in 2006 the without being detected. sensor, which activates a heating ele- Ruyan E-cigarette, or V8, became Trying my luck in a restaurant, ment that vaporizes a nicotine solu- By Melissa Maldonado that exist and the more that we in- year yet we tend to evaluate our available on the Chinese market. I found that, other than the occa- tion stored in the mouthpiece. It is Daily Titan Staff Writer volve them in our everyday lives, the elected officials on what they do in In my experience, I found that sional curious stare, hardly anyone this vapor that is inhaled by the user. [email protected] less we’ll be depended on the non- a two-year period.” the e-cigarette comes very close in complained that I was “smoking” In manual models, user are required renewables.” In the meantime, some CSUF terms of experiencing the sensation despite being seated just about four to depress a button in order to begin The most recent oil spill in the “The U.S. is going to have to students are doing what they can of smoking a real cigarette. feet away from others. the heating process. Gulf of Mexico has U.S. citizens and consider wind farming, solar energy to minimize their own carbon foot- The sleek design is very impres- Most e-cigarette kits can be found On some models, an LED on the government officials crying out for and various alternatives in order to prints. sive, and also has a fake filter com- online, their prices ranging from $49 opposite end of the device is also alternative energy plans. wean ourselves off our dependence “I have been seriously looking plete with a glowing, orange LED to $150. Starter kits usually include activated during inhalation, which The Gulf spill, also knows as the on oil and gas,” Murray said. “None into hybrid cars,” said junior Ameri- light on the other end. Although atomizers, batteries, a USB charger, serves as an indicator of use and Deepwater Horizon Spill, contin- of them are problem-free, but they can studies major Brittany Napier. the vapor from the e-cigarette is a user manual, and five to ten pre- simulates the glow of actual burning ues to release 210,000-1,100,000 focus on renewable energy.” “The government is taking their slightly white in color, it dissipates filled cartridges. While it may seem tobacco. gallons of crude oil daily and is ex- Renewable energy comes from sweet time with plans to wean us off very quickly and leaves expensive to invest in one of these, The smokers still get their- nico pected to surpass the Alaskan Exxon natural resources such as sunlight, oil so I’ll just do it myself and get a no smell in your many smokers feel that it works tine, which is only two percent of Valdez oil spill of 1989 as the most wind, rain, tides and geothermal hybrid.” surround- out much cheaper in the the contents of an e-cigarette car- devastating human caused disaster heat, which are naturally replen- Other students are simply watch- long run. tridge, but don’t get the side effects ever to occur. ished. ing their everyday habits to better Made of stainless steel attributable to tar, which contains The Coast Guard received reports Geothermal power is extracted the environment. and powered by a real tobacco. that oil had already begun to wash from heat stored beneath the Earth’s “It’s really simple and easy and a rechargeable However, the World Health Or- up onto wildlife refuges on the Loui- surface and is cost effective, reliable, little goes a long way,” said freshman battery, the ganization and the United States siana Coast. sustainable and environmentally psychology major Jessica Leone. e-ciga- Food and Drug Administration Many are worried that this is friendly. Geothermal wells release “Just by turning the lights off in an have expressed concern about the just the beginning of disastrous oil greenhouse gases trapped inside the empty room, taking shorter showers, safety of the e-cigarette and the way spills. earth and can potentially help allevi- recycling, using reusable water jugs it is being marketed. In July 2009, “We have to solve this problem,” ate global warming if used in place rather than bottles and carpooling the FDA announced that a labora- said Dean of the College of Natu- of fossil fuels. These resources are or riding a bike. Imagine if everyone tory analysis of electronic cigarette ral Science and Mathematics Steve supposedly ample enough to supply was environmentally conscious. The samples was shown to contain car- Murray. Murray was a member of human energy needs but it’s been world would be a better place.” cinogens and toxic chemicals such as the Federal Advisory Committees difficult to be profitably exploited. Murray is adamant that the issue diethylene glycol, an ingredient used for Minerals Management Service “What we need is something that of oil dependence needs to be taken in antifreeze. for six years during the Clinton and will replace oil,” Murray said. “The seriously now. Although the e-cigarette cannot Bush administration. leadership has to come from the “One of the top priorities for be considered a complete replace- “We’re dependent on oil but there federal folks who I think have had America is to determine what its ment of the traditional cigarette, it is will be a point where fossil fuels trouble historically looking beyond long-range plan is and that plan has most certainly an excellent stand-in will no longer be able to meet our short-term periods. These environ- to shift away from non-renewable for smokers who desire to puff away world’s needs. There are alternatives mental periods can’t be fixed in a sources,” Murray said. Graphic COURTESY E-CIGARETTESCHOICE.COM without the fear. May 17, 2010 11 Titan Editorial Kids These Days Providing insight, analysis and perspective since 1960 “Observing teen culture so you don’t have to” CEOs do not define our potential Graduation – it’s a big deal. For those who have thousands of dollars to earn your doctorate degrees, spent the past four or more years walking the cam- don’t worry. Apparently it’s only a piece of paper, and pus of Cal State Fullerton, nothing is more important CSUF will give it to just about anyone. So, if you than the day when you are finally able to don that don’t have the time or brainpower to study for your Slip-n-Slide-to-bad-decisions black cap and gown, proving somehow that, despite Ph.D., just donate a few million dollars to the uni- the odds, you are now the proud owner of a college versity. by Danielle Flint degree. Let’s be honest – CSUF is powered by two very Daily Titan Copy Editor Commencement is the one time that students from large curriculums, and although the graduates of [email protected] each college come together for one final goodbye to the College of Communications and Business easily the teachers who’ve helped them along the way, to the outnumber the other schools, it does not make them Can you smell summer vacation late-night study sessions in the TSU and after-hours more important. What about engineering and com- approaching? I sure can. As I write rehearsals and group projects that turned them into puter science, or the students in the arts programs, this, the great green, yellow, red and the graduates they are today. who are only accepted after grueling auditions and blue yonder calls to me, asking softly So, what better to commemorate this special even longer class times? if I wouldn’t mind shutting down achievement than to gather together and listen to What about students who studied foreign lan- the computer and going off-roading CSUF’s key-note commencement speakers at the guages for years, immersed themselves in world with my dog s. “No, no, summer.” I weekend ceremonies? These are culture, only to be told that their have to reply. “I promised my editor powerful people, hand-picked by programs were being cut? What that I would finish this column first, Photo Courtesy Flickr/allygirl520 the university to impart wisdom on about the guitar program students, and then speed up all fun-related ac- Perhaps what sliding down a grassy hill. The hot- How can we make something so

its graduates, to send us out into who campaigned all year so that tivities so that I may haul my butt ter the day, the better. The ice is nice obviously childlike completely inap- the world brimming with possibili- is more important someone would hear their voice? up to the sixth floor of College Park,

“ where I might spend the rest of the and cool, the faster it melts the faster propriate for anyone under 18? As ties and hope and the promises for a than learning how to Perhaps what is more important day in cold fluorescent solitude, ed- you go, and it always spells a fantas- my babysitter’s boyfriend used to better future. In the past, the cam- “ than learning how to make money make money or run a tic afternoon of G-rated fun. How say, “To make any activity more en- pus has been proud to host U.S. or run a corporation is learning iting the works of others for an ob- can we make it more adult-oriented? joyable, just add nudity!” government officials, state superin- corporation is learning how to do what you love. And call scenely long newspaper.” As my YMCA camp counselor used I don’t think I need to explain tendents and others who have sig- how to do what you me crazy, but I never met someone Summer sighed and wandered to say, “To make any activity more how this would make the Slip-n- nificantly impacted our world. That who was in love with an ATM ma- away, and I was left to ponder the love. enjoyable, just add liquor.” Slide both so much better and horri- is, until 2010, when CSUF decided chine. many possibilities of the season Taking a few shots of vodka be- bly worse. I picture moments to save to host not one, but two business CSUF is a great school. It has ahead. fore launching yourself down a long in your mental scrapbook forever, executives to speak at the May all-university opening the potential to be so much more. Without inspira- It seems as if all the great sunny and dangerous hill of grass and burrs and some images you’ll never be able graduation ceremonies. tion for all graduates, regardless of their major, what day activities are far behind me. The sounds like a rip-roaring good time to forget, even if you find a way to Rudy Hanley, the key-note speaker for Saturday’s hope is there that these graduates will go out into the fun had at the YMCA pool and roll- to me. You could even set off two reach inside of your brain and scrub commencement, seems like a nice enough man from world and change it? ing grassy hills of joy are reserved blocks at once and bet on which one your cerebrum with bleach. his pictures. As the CEO of Orange County Teach- America has enough underachievers to last us a for the young’uns, never again to be of your friends makes it down in one Other summer activities made er’s Federal Credit Union, he graduated from UCI lifetime. It’s time that higher education took a stand seen by those too tall to ever be al- piece first. Watch for traffic! more fun with nudity: chicken (just and became a math teacher before going on to run a for the people it purports to serve, the students who lowed in the Burger King play place Other summer activities made watch those hands), hide and seek multi-million dollar company. pay into the system hoping to take something even again. (Discrimination!) What hap- more fun by alcohol: lemon drop (peek-a-boo!), World of Loneliness Paul Folino, CEO of Emulex Corporation (anyone better away from it. So graduates, if you remember pened to the Slip-n-Slide? Lemon- martini stand, marco patron, hop (for those of us who have no friends, heard of it?), will speak on Sunday, and both keynote one thing from your graduation ceremonies this ade stand? Forts made of refrigerator scotch. sometimes a nice day inside play- speakers will receive honorary doctorates for making weekend, remember this: do what you love, because boxes? They’re all reserved for the Slip-n-Slide-on-Over-here: ing WoW without pants is good a presentation that any graduate of CSUF could eas- there will always be CEOs, but there will never be younger generation now. What’s the quickest way to com- enough). ily do. So for all of you post-grad students who spend another you. If you’re still sighing with nos- talgia over those lost days of youth, bine both a painful swimsuit wed- I’ll take these last few allotted sen- have no fear, I may have some ideas gie and grass stains? If you answered tences to thank the 14 of you who to update a few old favorites. I have summer afternoons in my backyard, read my column (and the three or “adultified” these summer kiddie ac- you’re almost right. The slip-n-slide four who aren’t technically related to For the record tivities, if you will. is a blistering summer day tradi- me), and announce with half-heart- Smirnoff ice blocking: tion, passed down from generation ed sadness that this is the last “Kids Articles written for the Daily Titan by columnists, other Cal State Fullerton students or What is ice blocking, you ask? You to generation. It combines bad deci- These Days” you will ever read. I’m guests do not necessarily reflect the view of the Daily Titan or Daily Titan Editorial Board. poor deprived soul. Ice blocking is sions, mud and freezing water from not graduating or anything, but Only the editorials are representative of the views of the Daily Titan Editorial Board. the age-old tradition of sitting your a garden hose into one big joyous there’s just no way I’m going to do butt on a gigantic block of ice and celebration. this again. Have a great summer! 12 May 17, 2010 Nerdgasm Alien in America “Exploring the highs and lows of nerd culture” “From the inside looking out” Ya R’lyeh! Cthulhu fhtagn! A look at my hometown by ashleigh johnson by Isa Ghani an Agong (Conqueror Majesty The race of Malaysia), with little regard Daily Titan Copy Editor Daily Titan Multimedia Editor Supreme Lord of the Federation). A to the immigrant Chinese and Indi- [email protected] [email protected] mouthful right? Try saying that five ans. The racial diversity and equality times fast. only exists on an individual level, it Last week on Nerdgasm: It’s been Ladies, gentlemen and girls above Every five years there is a vote to does not go all the way to the top. a good run, y’all. But sadly, it’s time 18, I regret to inform you that this choose which one of the state kings Even on a smaller level, things to blow this pop stand. Soon, very will be my last Alien in America. will take over as the king of all Ma- aren’t perfect. Religion is a huge soon, I’ll be graduating (ok, so I re- First I’d like to say thank you to laysia. I think it’s really nice, because barrier to progress. Being a Mus- ally got banned from campus for try- everyone who read this column, and then they all get a turn at living in lim country, Islam takes precedence ing to pull a hilarious prank involv- especially to all of you who write me the Royal Palace and waving at the over any other religion – you are of ing nitroglycerin, chocolate syrup, a angry e-mails or comments every crowds during Independence Day. course allowed to practice whatever wooden stake and a baby tiger, but week or so. Thank you for spending The true political power belongs you like. But if you intend to marry the administration is allowing me to the time reading what I write and to the Prime Minister. And no, he a Muslim person, you would have to call my court-ordered ban “gradua- then writing those lovely replies. looks nothing like the Prime Minis- convert to being a Muslim and re- tion.” So, thanks, administration!). When thinking of what to write ter in Zoolander. nounce your original faith. My fam- But before I’m officially off to for my last column, my piece de re- Here’s what I don’t like about ily does this a lot, so it’s interesting wreak some serious shit, I wanted sistance, I thought I’d see how far Malaysia – our political parties are to have white relatives with names to thank anyone who has ever read I’ve come since starting this column. corrupt. In the time that I have been like “Ismail” and “Abdullah.” my Sharpie fume-fueled rants. If I Photo Courtesy MCT/Torley So, I read through my old columns alive, I have seen a Deputy Prime I dated a Christian girl once, and made just one of you crack a smile, from the past two semesters and I re- Minister get ousted and thrown in her family told her to stop seeing me it’s worth the dishonor I’ve brought long before the Great Old Ones rise head of the Dread Cthulu shall soon alize that I have been very unfair to jail over an “alleged” homosexual because if we ever got too serious, to the family name. again to wreak their vengeance upon rise! The spawn of the stars shall California. tryst with an aide, complete with a she would have to convert to Islam. Thanks, guys. your planet. Cthulu, son of the plan- once again roam free with a terrible I compare it to Malaysia regu- sperm-stained mattress dragged into It’s sad, I know, but it’s also a way of And now back to your regularly- et Vhoorl, has already awakened, his gnashing of teeth and ethereal wail- larly (well, that is the point of the court for evidence (Lewinsky, eat life in Malaysia. scheduled program: Greetings puny bottomless maw hungering for the ing! column), and America always seems your heart out). I feel that there is only one hope. meat-bodies, last week I led you to flesh of all those who oppose him What? What do you mean I just to come up short. That’s not true – I have also read about the “ac- Us. My generation is a generation of believe that I had already written the and his tentacles poised to penetrate combined two mythologies? Of there are some things very wrong cidental” death of a politician’s different thinkers, where more of us last installment of Nerdgasm. I lied. the various orifices of big-eyed Japa- course I didn’t! You’re just not famil- with Malaysia as well. nephew, and a very suspect “suicide” (like me) are the product of interra- I, Odkfdkjnkjnfkd’sdfsn, of the nese anime/hentai characters. (Oh iar with H.P. Lovecraft’s epic work So I am going to tell you the truth of a member of an anti-corruption cial marriages, where we get our edu- Hsdjsnsvkj galaxy, officially declare Rl’yeh? Ya Rl’yeh!) Cthulu and the Sorcerer’s Stone. about my home. Malaysia is a South taskforce. Also, a female Mongolian cation overseas, and we learn about this victory as the latest in a long line So give in, people of Earth, your What do you mean I just added East Asian country, located above model named Atlantuya was mur- the world from the exponentially ex- of victories for my home galaxy. only hope of survival is to take the another, totally different mythol- Singapore and below Thailand. It’s dered in a very public, graphic way panding internet. Maybe when the But perhaps this form is not three oaths of the Esoteric Order of ogy? not in Africa and not in Mongolia – she was also supposedly sexually time comes for us to rule Malaysia, pleasing to you, perhaps you know Dagon! Join the fish people and we You know what, maybe you should (but we do have Buddhist monks). involved with a top minister in Ma- we’ll be different people from our me better as my other earthly avatar, shall forever rule the world! Gold just … maybe your mom should … It’s also a country where there is laysia. That man is now our Prime fathers and grandfathers. Maybe the Oprah Winfrey. and fish shall multiply at your feet! how about you take your mytholo- no division between church and Minister. things I’m learning about democracy Ah, and now the realization You need only sacrifice a worthy hu- gies and shove them up your … state. There is also a shady govern- and freedom in America will trans- shows in your eyes. Now you realize man and agree to sex up one of the Ok! Ok! Fine! You got me! So I We are a Constitutional Monar- ment organization called the I.S.A. late to change in the home that I just how close you fleshlings are to Deep Ones. A small price for sur- forgot that I had one more column chy, much like Britain (who used to (I know right? Imagine how much know and love. complete and utter extinction. Yes, vival, yes? to write and I was afraid you would own us), therefore we have a king I got teased at school) which stands But, in the meantime, I intend to indeed Ashleigh Johnson does not And so, hail Father Dagon! Hail be mad at me so I quickly slapped and queen who don’t do much ex- for the Internal Security Act. It is enjoy being here for as long as I can. even exist. She is merely the Dun- Mother Hydra! Hail Cthulu! something together so that you cept wave at the crowds during In- basically like the FBI, and they are And for those Americans who I hope geons and Dragons character of my Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu would still love me! dependence Day. famous for having the ability to ar- have been titillated with my stories avatar Oprah Winfrey. R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn! Cthulhu See, this is why were can’t have There’s a nice system with the roy- rest anyone without providing a rea- of a country in far-flung South East Confused? Haha, I expected so. fhtag! nice things. alty of Malaysia – we have 14 states, son, and incarcerating them for an Asia, I hope I’ve encouraged you to Your head pudding is not nearly so- … Crap. Anyway, thanks again for reading most of which have royal families unspecified amount of time. make time for a visit, despite the phisticated enough to understand You’re still here? I was kind of my crap. If you’ve gotten all the way and their own kings and queens. Of So as you can see, Malaysia is not problems. If I am there, you’re guar- the complexities of my superior ex- hoping that I had driven you all off to this point, I have more respect for the royal families, they all take turns all sunshine and rainbows. The gov- anteed a Titan welcome – and the traterrestrial mind. by now. Um … The stars are right you than I have had for any other at ruling the whole country. ernment and Constitution has in- best food you’ve ever eaten. Panda Yes soon, very soon your world for the Ancients’ return! Tremble human being. The full, official title of the king is built clauses that protect and coddle Express has got nothing on Malay- will be torn asunder. For it is not with fear! For the pulpy, tentacled Again, thanks. Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertu- the rights of Malays (the indigenous sia. May 17, 2010 13 Breaking the News Shades of Green “From the front pages to the judging masses” “Made from 100% all-natural opinion” Is she gay? It doesn’t matter My many shades of green by Tanya Ghahremani by April Ehrlich individual level. The thinking is that respect to it. The Grays deny there’s Daily Titan Staff Writer Daily Titan Features Editor you can get people to take small, a need to do anything at all, whether [email protected] [email protected] pleasant steps – in other words, they as individuals or as a society. They are the kind of people that don’t use range from the most blatantly dis- As you probably know by now, Seeing as this is the last time I’ll deodorant, wash their hair with bio- honest and self-interested people, President Barack Obama announced write Shades of Green, it seems a lit- degradable shampoo and will sneer to those with expired worldviews. that he has selected Solicitor General tle late in the game to discover that at you if you don’t do the same. Somehow, I’m reminded of my of the United States, Elena Kagan, as there are actually-designated “shades They ride their bikes without gears previously-mentioned friend Ruth, his nomination for Associate Justice of green” that measure particular or brakes, not for fashion but for the who threatened to “beat” the envi- of the Supreme Court. With this philosophies and levels of greenness. Earth, and take extra steps to let you ronmentalism out of me because the nomination came questions – ques- The term was coined by Alex Stef- know how intelligent they are for Rapture was going to save us either tions of her qualifications, questions fan in 2003, just as this movement knowing about obscure poisonous way. of her background and questions of was on the rise, when he discovered chemicals, much like Freon Woman, Unless you spend too much time her ... sexual preference? Seriously? a growing breed of Bright Greens – who refused to caring about the It’s not wrong that people want to those who looked to technology to have her bagel mi- Earth like me, for know everything about the woman create a sustainable society. crowaved. So, the question which you will that may very well be serving in the Since then, the term Bright Green M e a n w h i l e , be condemned to

Supreme Court, but please, can we has been adopted by businesses, Dark Greens focus remains – what hell. She was defi- stop questioning Elena Kagan’s sex- “ “ NGOs, blogs, student groups and on a wider goal of shade of green is this nitely a Gray. ual orientation and start focusing on even churches (please see hipster- environmental- column? Considering So, the ques- her qualifications for the job? Any- christianity.com), while pop cul- ism, emphasizing tion remains – thing we want to know about Kagan ture itself has peppered the label the need to pull all the shades it has what shade of shouldn’t be related to her personal throughout television and fashion back from con- gones through ... green is this col- life – it doesn’t matter. magazines. sumerism and umn? Consider- The Atlantic’s Andrew Sullivan, Of course, I’m wary of the ulte- industrialization ing all the shades who himself is openly homosexual, rior motives behind the terms’ use. itself. it has gone through – what with wrote a piece concerning the subject Bright Greens rely on technology, They advocate change on a com- bashing Brights, Lights and Darks on May 10. “So Is She Gay?” the and technology is new – technology munity level: local solutions, short alike, ranging from arrogant vegans title reads, with the actual article go- sells. supply chains and direct connec- to Freon Woman, then criticizing ing on to call for Kagan to announce So while it may seem like some tions to the land. They are the kind Grays like Ruth, I’d have to say that her sexual orientation to put an end Photo Courtesy MCT grand victory to witness a popular- of people who grow their own basil it’s a strange medley of all shades. It to all of it once and for all. “And can U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan arrives at a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., May 10, 2010. ized desire for ecological innova- plants and possibly some peppers has eaten up many forms of research, we have a clear, factual statement as tions, we actually have a paradox on the balcony of their second-story strongly advocated and apathetically to the truth? In a free society in the ton did was just wrong – still it is in- There is no need for Kagan to within itself – it calls for technology apartments. You want to be friends abhorred a variety of environmental- 21st century, it is not illegitimate to serting the personal life of politicians even address the questions being for ecological purposes, but then it with this breed of “greenies,” because ism. ask,” he wrote. “And it is cowardly into politics. Infidelity is almost a thrown at her about her sexual ori- is used as a fashion statement for the when the oil runs out and anarchy Throw it all in a bowl, mix it up not to tell.” fixture in government and, most of entation. If she absolutely wants to, sake of profits. prevails, they will be living off the and you will likely get a vomit-col- While I don’t necessarily disagree the time, it tends to steal the spot- then by all means she can – that’s her That’s where the other shades fat of the land and they might share ored green. with the idea of her talking about her light from actual issues. choice. But staying quiet about it is come in. There are also designated some of that basil with you. And so, I will conclude the semes- sexual orientation – gay or straight, Clinton lying under oath about her choice as well. Light Greens, Dark Greens and, Then there are the Grays. I shud- ter and my stay at Cal State Fullerton it doesn’t matter – I can see why she the affair, that’s a different story – If people are making this big of a God forbid, the Grays. der typing the name. They are the with the conviction that my column might not want to. Why would she that’s against the law. deal about it with just speculating, Light Greens emphasize lifestyle/ most despicable, vile creatures on was Puke Green. Hooray. Long live want to even allow her career to be If a politician does something imagine what they could do if they behavioral/consumer change on the Earth, because they refuse to pay any the Pukes. overshadowed by the media hound- that’s unlawful, by all means, throw actually get the truth. The real issue ing her, when she can just as easily them into the limelight. But if an here is the debate itself and that it’s ignore everything, keep her personal issue arises that can and very well even happening in the first place. life personal, and do the job she’s should remain personal, for the sake As Sullivan said, this is the 21st Letters Any feedback, positive or negative, is encouraged, as we strive to keep an open dialogue been asked to do? of our government we should keep century. It may not be illegitimate with our readership. The Daily Titan reserves the right to edit letters for length, Remember Bill Clinton’s cheating it that way. to ask, but it’s also pointless to ask. to the grammar and spelling. Direct all comments, questions or concerns along with your full scandal in ’98? While it’s obviously We have more important things There’s no reason it should make a name and major to the Daily Titan Opinion Desk at [email protected]. not the same situation – what Clin- to worry about. difference either way. Editor: 14 May 17, 2010 The Walk-Off: If I was an athlete By Brian Whitehead Looking back, one thing’s for cer- What the hell. The economy sucks, million to Kesha so she stops singing Daily Titan Staff Writer tain: What a difference a year makes. newspapers are dying, we’re being (or whatever she does). Yeah, it’s that [email protected] For starters, I’d still swim nude laps force-fed shows like “The Hills” and important. I hate that song. in dollar bills because quite frankly, “Pretty Wild” on a weekly basis, give I asked my girlfriend what she My first article ever published in who wouldn’t? me the waterbed, risk and all: $100. would name a restaurant in the mak- the Daily Titan was a sports-related (We’ll address my Tiger Woods I’ve been watching “The Office” a ing. opinion piece in which I explained dream later.) lot lately. Love it. Can’t get enough of Stumped her. She asked me the how I would spend a professional Finally, my girlfriend got me “I it. Been wanting to buy the seasons same thing. Stumped me. athlete’s salary. Am Legend” for Valentine’s Day, so ever since. The only thing is they’re After a while we agreed that the It was long before I was blessed “Up In The Air” is my incumbent $40 per set. It’s good, but not that name had to be short, easy to say, de- with this column, so its relation to “I’m gonna wait for it to drop to $5 good. That is, unless money isn’t an scriptive and edgy. sports was thinner than an Olsen at Target because I option. We came up with “Yum.” twin. just don’t feel like Five “The Of- We have a newfound appreciation

Essentially, it was me dreaming spending $13 on it I’d jet down to fice” DVDs: $200. for the person in charge of naming about how I’d spend boatloads of quite yet” DVD. I work at new restaurants. money. Anyone could’ve written it. As you can see, Ron Burgundy’s town Champs. Every We’d still give it a shot, though: $1 In it I said, “The first thing I’d do my dreams are “and purchase some “ month we get million. is take out $2 million dollars – all dated, but that’ll high quality golf clubs something called I still want to play golf with Tiger in ones and fives – and scatter them change soon a Champs Tape Woods. in an empty pool. Then I’d Michael enough. Using the like the ones Tiger that’s loaded with There’s something about the game Phelps (swim, not smoke) my way same benchmark Woods uses. NBA highlights, of golf that I love. through it.” – Manny Ramirez’ advertisements, There’s something about being Then, “I’d jet down to Ron Bur- $22.5 million an- promotional noti- surrounded by nature, trying to hit gundy’s town and purchase some nual salary – I present to you, the fications and music videos. back-to-back good shots, all the while high-quality golf clubs like the ones second edition of my day as a gro- Every tape has one song that makes trying to keep my cool in the midst of Tiger Woods uses. tesquely overpaid superstar. you curse your existence. a bad run that keeps me coming back After splurging about a grand on I’ve always wanted a waterbed. This month it’s “Blah, Blah, Blah” for more. those, I’d head over to the infamous Something about sleeping on a sack (I hate that I know its name) by Kesha So I’d still play Tiger – tarnished Torrey Pines, reserve a $200 tee time of water intrigues and scares me at the (I refuse to put the dollar sign in her image and all. Only this time it would and challenge Mr. Woods himself to same time. name) featuring Three-O-Three (I re- be at the Tiddiwee Golf Course in a one-on-one skins game, $500K per Think about it, at any time, for any fuse to spell their name the “proper” Riverside, the most majestic course hole.” reason the thing could pop. way). this side of Augusta National. Finally, “I’ll be the only customer Not only would that rehash bad I’ve heard the song more times in I’d still lose, sure, but one thing’s to buy a $9.50 DVD (“I Am Leg- kindergarten memories, it’d give a the last week than anyone should hear for certain, I’d have a blast doing it. end”) with a $100 bill and tell the whole new meaning to the phrase, that song in their life. My proposition A year later and it’s clear, some photo courtesy MCT cashier to keep the change.” “Wet Dream.” is simple. A career buyout. Fifteen things never change. Tiger Woods listens to his introduction during Media Day at Aronimink Golf Club. On the road with the Los Angeles Dodgers

By fred bloom The same categories where Dodger foe brought plenty of people out to stadium, offering their burgers, fries Daily Titan Staff Writer Stadium fails is where San Diego’s the stadium. and shakes. Hot dog stands sell dif- [email protected] Petco Park excels. However, tickets are usually easy to ferent types of sausages and various It sits in the Gaslamp Quarter of come by, with the Padres providing toppings. “Beat L.A. Beat L.A. Beat L.A.” San Diego, easy to get to via car, bus dismal seasons the past two years. San Diego is not far enough to pre- The chants follow the Los Angeles or trolley. Ticket prices range from $10 for vent the visitor from Orange County Dodgers everywhere they go. The open air stadium provides bleacher seating to $44 and up for from making a single day trip. They were especially loud in San breathtaking views of downtown San field level seats. Arriving early can allow visitors to Diego on Friday night, where the Diego. The crowd of 42,056 was littered find cheap or free parking. Dodgers faced the National League Petco Park is a beautiful, modern with Dodger fans. Leaving the stadium is a pain, West division-leading San Diego Pa- baseball stadium. Fans are seated Chants of “Beat L.A.” were often but it’s not nearly the mess that oc- dres. right over the top of the action. replaced by “Let’s go Dodgers” and curs while leaving the parking lot at I made the trek down to San Diego The historic Western Metal Supply “Padres suck.” Dodger Stadium. Freeways are only a to watch the Dodgers in a different Co. building sits at the left-field foul Despite all the fans sporting few blocks from the park and traffic is atmosphere and it is well worth the pole. “Dodger Blue,” San Diego was in full directed at every intersection. trip for any Dodger fan. The 98-year-old building has been support of its team. In the end, the Dodgers beat the To me, Dodger Stadium at Chavez renovated and turned into a Padres An early home run courtesy of Padres 4-3 in a back-and-forth battle Ravine is the mecca of sports enter- team store on the first floor, a restau- Padres slugger first baseman Adrian for the lead. tainment. The rowdy fans have be- rant on the fourth floor and suites in Gonzalez got them going in the first Dodgers center fielder Matt come just as much a part of the sta- between. inning. Kemp’s two-run homer in the 7th in- dium as the grass on the field. It has The roof has bleacher seating and No stadium visit is complete with- ning knocked the Padres out for good truly withstood the test of time. standing room to give more fans a out a taste of the city’s food offerings. and brought the Dodgers to within However, it does have some faults. view of the game. They say nothing makes a meal like four games of first place. It sits on top of a hill, near nothing The Padres are playing well this Farmer John but, of course, there are The final anti-Dodgers chants were notable. season, jumping out to a 22-12 re- no Dodger Dogs in San Diego. silenced by Dodgers closer Jonathan The view around the stadium is cord before entering Friday night’s Petco Park does have its share of Broxton. just a crowded parking lot and some game. choices. The disappointment on the faces of photo courtesy mct hills, and the lack of entrances creates The first place record and chance to Ruby’s Diner has several conces- Padres fans was enough to prove that Dodgers’ left fielder Manny Ramirez congratulates right fielder Andre Ethier April 16. a massive traffic jam while exiting. watch the team take on an NL West sion stands set up throughout the winning is more fun on the road. May 17, 2010 15

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http://www.dailysudoku.com/ 16 May 17, 2010 BASEBALL: TITANS CLAIM NINTH STRAIGHT SERIES From Page 1 to scrap for an 8-0 victory over Long Singer for their first run of the game. Beach and looked for the sweep in “I had to go out and get strikes, get The Titans (34-14, 18-3) came out the rubber match. ahead in the counts, get ground balls on fire Friday night blasting LBSU The Titans scored a run in the first and let my defense make the plays be- 12-2, forcing the Dirtbag sopho- four innings Sunday and twice more hind me,” Floro said. more starting pitcher out of the game in the seventh on a two-run double The Dirtbags earned one run on without getting an out in the third off the bat of junior second baseman sophomore closer Nick Ramirez in inning. Corey Jones, extending their lead the eighth inning, and had the bases Junior shortstop Christian Colon, 6-2. loaded in the ninth with two outs senior catcher Billy Marcoe and red- “They had been busting me in all only to get sophomore first baseman shirt freshman right fielder Carlos weekend with fastballs, especially Joey Terdoslavich to sharply line-out Lopez each had three RBIs in a game with two strikes, I struck out earlier to Titan freshman third baseman where the Titans scored in all but with a fastball in, and I thought they Richie Perdroza to end the game. three innings of the game. were going to go with that again so The win gave the Titans at least a The biggest blow coming off the I backed off the plate a little bit, he tie for the Big West Championship bat of Colon who hit a three-run threw a breaking ball, it hung, kind of with UC Irvine and an automatic bid homer in the top of the second in- ran into my bat and I got enough of to the postseason, but with another ning. it,” Jones said. “It was a great game all Titan win or UCI loss the Titans will Sophomore starting pitcher Noe the way around, I think this was the have won it outright, making their Ramirez went seven strong innings best that Long Beach played all week- 19th straight postseason appearance. giving up one earned run on eight end, they played tough and we played The Titans will play a mid-week hits and striking out five. well defensively and from an offensive game hosting Loyola Marymount Saturday’s game was more of a stand point, and Dylan (Floro) did a from Los Angeles at Goodwin Field pitching duel until Colon crushed fabulous job on the mound.” on Tuesday at 6 p.m. and host Santa a long grand slam over the left field Freshman starting pitcher, and Clara University for a three-game se- wall to cap a six-run sixth inning for Big West pitcher of the week, Dylan ries over commencement weekend. the Titans. Floro earned the win for the Titans The Titans will not travel for the re- Junior right-hander Daniel Ren- going 6.2 innings giving up two runs mainder of the regular season, which ken earned his sixth win in a row, on eight hits and striking out six. ends on May 30. throwing an eight-hit complete game Floro had gone 22.1 straight in- On Sunday, three true freshmen shutout striking out six batters to re- nings without giving up an earned played in Sunday’s winning game. cord his league-tying ninth win of the run, with two outs in the fifth when Floro earned the win, and freshman season. he surrendered a run from a single by outfielder Casey Watkins and Pe- In what was once a game with al- freshman catcher Joel Thys, driving droza went three for five with an RBI photo By camille tarazon/Daily Titan Staff Writer most no offense, the Titans were able in sophomore third baseman Kirk combined. Senior catcher Billy Marcoe guards home plate from Long Beach State freshman Juan Avila during the Titans’ 6-4 victory on May 16. Lacrosse club fails to advance at national tournament Titans miss playoffs By gilbert gutierrez iii Daily Titan Asst. Sports Editor By james gobee nated player Sammie Dabbs. “We [email protected] Daily Titan Staff Writer have a lot to learn from to get bet- [email protected] ter for next season.” Another chance at coming home Gromacki and the players are with hardware from Nationals has The Cal State Fullerton softball already talking about everything fallen short. team ended its season surprised with that needs to be adjusted. The Cal State Fullerton men’s la- a record that could not propel them “I am thinking and evaluating crosse club lost in the first round of to postseason play. what happened and what went the Div. II Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse The Titans struggled severely in wrong February through March,” Association National Championships the preseason, ending the season with Gromacki said. to Grand Valley State University 15-4 a 14-39 overall record. A major problem for the team on May 11. “I don’t know what happened,” seemed to be a lack of team lead- In the championship round on said Titan Head Coach Michelle ership. May 15, the University of St. Thomas Gromacki. “It felt as if we were never “I have a lot of regret for not would go on to defeat Utah Valley on the same page.” stepping up sooner or at all to be University 12-9. The Titans struggled with their hit- a leader, so next year I’m going to Although the Titans came out ting and pitching. do everything strong and held the Lakers to three “We tried ev- in my power goals in the first quarter, the defense erything to get in The quicker we to make this was not able to stop GVSU’s high- a groove and it just learn from our losses team suc- powered offense. fell short,” Gro- “ ceed,” said macki said. and fix what we need junior center “In the first quarter we were with “ them, but they were really aggressive After a 14- to the better we’ll be. fielder Torrie on offense,” said senior president and game losing streak, Anderson. defenseman Warren Lee. CSUF managed – Sammie Dabbs, There will The Lakers broke out of their shell to break loose by designated player be five seniors and were relentless in the second and pulling off an up- in next year third quarter, scoring a combined to- set against No. 15 and will be tal of 10 goals. Texas, 3-1 at Anderson Family Field looked at to continue their role as The defenders had a tough time on March 19. leaders. managing the Lakers’ offense, senior “It was a loss and another loss and Dabbs was said to be a great captain and midfielder Jesse Luchan- another loss and it just kept coming, leader for the team and someone sky felt that his goaltenderssaid they it was tough to recover from that,” for other players looked up to for had a great performance. Gromacki said. her constant effort. Junior goaltender Justin Kappeler, After the win, it seemed as if the “I put all I have into this team,” made his presence on the field known Titans went into conference play, Dabbs said. “I love this program when he defended a total of 23 shots breaking even in the first eight games, and I have so much pride in what on goal and allowed only six to reach including a series sweep against UC it is and who it’s about. If I can the back of the net in the Southwest- Santa Barbara at home, which Gro- show these girls the respect and ern Lacrosse Conference Champion- macki said was her best moment of love I have for this game, the team ship against Biola University on May the season. and this program then my work 2. photo courtesy kentsfotos.com In the remaining 13 games, the here is done.” The Titans averaged 15 goals per Senior Andrew Hauke (No. 2) and the Titan Lacrosse club walk off the field after a 15-4 loss to Grand Valley State University. Titans’ record continually fell below Gromacki said that even as a game during the season in the SLC, .500, keeping them from any chance coach she is inspired by Dabbs. but were only able to score four goals other on the field was dismantled “If you have guys that can shoot and also knowing that after I gradu- of postseason play. Next season the team is plan- against the Lakers. and the Titans couldn’t recover. from 15-20 yards out, then you ate the team will live on,” Lee said. “I couldn’t have expected this,” ning on coming back better than CSUF wasn’t able to live up to “They moved the ball around re- have to play really good defense,” “I’ll be able to look back and know Gromacki said. “You can’t change the ever to show the Big West that their abilities, so the pressure of being ally quick and the lack of commu- Lee said. “Most teams only have that I was a part of it. From going to chemistry of the team and it was just they are, in fact, contenders for a at the biggest stage of the year got in nication on our part just led to us one good shooter, and this team had one win in our first year (2006) and a bad mix this year.” conference championship. their heads and shook everyone’s con- breaking down and gave them the three or five (good shooters) ... that’s to be able to compete in the national The season ended up being a disap- “There’s no telling what we can centration. high-percentage shots,” said Titan really hard to defend against.” championships for the second time, pointment to some, but others kept do next year because we know “We’re a young team, I think it was senior captain and defenseman Jor- Lee took part in the lacrosse club’s it’s just mind-blowing to see how their heads up and saw it as a rebuild- how this feels and we never want just the nerves and the inexperience dan Michaels. “We made it difficult very first team, which was first estab- progressively better the team has ing and learning season. to feel this way again,” Dabbs said. that got to everybody as a whole,” on ourselves.” lished in the fall of 2005 and saw its been year after year.” “The quicker we can learn from “Everybody better watch out be- Luchansky said. The Titans’ toughest challenge first season in ‘06. Lacrosse will return experienced our losses and fix what we need to, cause we’re coming back with a Not only were the Titans shaken was defending the long-range shoot- “It’s just really special to be a part and feature two-time SLC player of the better we’ll be,” said junior desig- vengeance.” up, but their connection with each ers. of something bigger than yourself, the year junior attacker Mike Ansel.