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Vol. 87 Issue 12 February 25, 2010 Baseball prepares for TCU after 1-2 start Hopes are still high as the Titans return to Goodwin Field for another three-game weekend against a highly-ranked opponent. SPORTS, Page 8

Can the USA Olympic THURSDAY hockey team pull off another ‘Miracle on Ice?’ OPINION, Page 4

Hispanic CSUF student is the leader of Mandarin club NEWS, Page 3

The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Musink 2010 invades OC Wrestling ready Third annual tattoo and music festival blends body modification and punk rock for a three-day event in Costa Mesa for Pac-10 championships

PHOTO COURTESY Titan media relations Junior wrestler Adin Duenas grapples with his opponent. Duenas placed third in the Pac-10 championships last season.

By Nicholas Fortes Daily Titan Staff Writer [email protected]

The Cal State Fullerton wrestling team (2-9-1, 0-6-1 Pac-10) will travel to UC Davis this weekend to take part in the annual Pac-10 Conference Championship on Friday and Saturday. The Pac-10 will determine who goes to the NCAA Wrestling Championships. The Titans will be competing in an individual match tournament against No. 12 Boise State, No. 15 Oregon State, No. 16 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and un-ranked Cal State Bakersfield, Stanford, Arizona State and host UC Davis. photo By shruti patel/For the Daily Titan It will feature 25 wrestlers ranked in the top-20 of Johnny 2/3 of Yer Cheat’N Heart Tattoo in Gardena, Calif., one of over 300 artists from around the world at Musink, puts needle to skin as he creates a freehand traditional tribute piece. their respective weight classes, according to InterMat Div. I college rankings. By Donald C. Stefanovich Johnny did inside the hangar-turned- slingers worked to a soundtrack provided first made a name for himself as a profes- Daily Titan News Editor convention-hall would certainly be the by the likes of punk bands spanning three sional skateboarder and has fronted the [email protected] most meaningful so decades. hardcore outfits, Mike V. and the Rats See WRESTLER, Page 8 far. The initials of Friday night and Revolution Mother. After hosting Searing. Stabbing. The white-hot cen- loved ones lost were MULTIMEDIA saw a slow start as an all-star skate-jam on the mini-ramp, ter of pain becomes a focal point as your inscribed as part of To see Daily Titan News Editor crowds trickled he lead his latest, By the Sword, in as- brain struggles for distraction. After a a traditional piece Don Stefanovich get inked go to in and ’80s post- saulting audiences with an array of Black while, you’re no longer sure if the inces- – the kind Johnny punk legends Flag and Minor Threat covers, a concept Huntington Beach sant droning in your head is the hum of is famous for. The The Cult took he said was originally for Rev Mom and the tattoo machine puncturing your skin sign outside the the stage. Before only temporary until By the Sword had some 30,000 times per minute, injecting hangar summed it they had their more material. band draws CSUF its indelible ink deep in your dermis or up. “Ink.” chance, however, “When punk rock came along, hard- the swan song of the sonically-receptive Johnny, re- a man whose core came along, it became very acces- students to Becker hair-cells of your inner-ear after the last nowned for his name transcends sible,” Vallely said backstage after his set. punk band to take the stage. traditional and re- all boundaries Covered in ink, mostly from the notori- By Oscar Romero Welcome to Musink. alistic work in the DailyTitan.com/musink of sports, music ous Kat Von D., Vallely somehow seemed Daily Titan Staff Writer “The great thing is once somebody South Bay and be- and art repre- to be a walking summation of the spirit [email protected] gets a tattoo, typically, they become one yond, was one of over 300 artists from as sented over the three-day convergence of of Musink. of us,” Johnny 2/3 said. far away as Switzerland and Japan. counterculture took the stage. Moostache rocked out at the Becker Amphitheatre While not the first, the damage Only half of the attraction, the ink- Mike Vallely, better known as Mike V., See MUSINK, Page 5 for another one of Associated Students Inc. Produc- tions’ Wednesday Concerts, performing in front of a crowd of significant size. Despite the difficult weather, Moostache managed to put on a free show that had some crowd members moving their feet and clapping their hands to the rhythm. Students strolling by took a break from the commotion Medical mission takes students to Vietnam of getting to class to enjoy a few seconds of the performance. By Melissa Maldonado See MOOSTACHE, Page 5 Daily Titan Staff Writer [email protected] MULTIMEDIA Twelve undergraduate students, one graduate teaching assistant and one professor will be traveling over 8,000 miles to Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Vietnam for Cal State Fullerton’s first international field trip. Communications professor and member of the Asian American Studies Pro- gram Council Jeffery Brody has teamed up with Project Vietnam to expose broadcast and print journalism majors to an international setting and give them the chance to be foreign correspondents. “I thought it would be an excellent program, considering I have researched Check out the video of Moostache’s performance at Vietnamese Americans and Vietnam, to DailyTitan.com/moostache take a group of journalism students there so they can participate in the program and write stories about the program as well as feature stories about Vietnam,” Brody said. INDEX Project Vietnam has aided needy re- News ...... page 2,3 gions since 1996, aiming to improve Opinion ...... page 4 healthcare assistance and services, as well Sound-Off...... page 5 ,6 as provide medical training for profes- Classifieds ...... page 7 sionals. Sports ...... page 8 The 14 travelers will participate in pro- viding medical aid to the rural poor and will document their experiences on their CONTACT US Web site, Vietnam.dailytitan.com. photo courtesy mct Main line: (657) 278-3373 Dao Thi Kieu, 57, works her rice field, Sept. 19, 2009, outside of Bien Hoa, Vietnam, where her fields were sprayed with herbicides by News desk: (657) 278-4415 See TRIP, Page 3 Americans during the Vietnam War. Advertising: (657) 278-4411 2 February 25, 2010 IN OTHER NEWS CSUF reacts to Marjah offensive INTERNATIONAL By Serena Whitecotton Taliban members, Elaine Yetemian, alties, Capt. Jocelyn Simmons, the most likely. Daily Titan Staff Writer a 21-year-old English major, ex- Reserve Officer Training Corps. For Yetemian, peace doesn’t seem Greeks strike agianst austerity measures [email protected] pressed her fear of what the Taliban’s (ROTC) battalion executive officer probable. retaliation might be. and assistant professor of military “There’s no such thing as peace “Sometimes if they capture them, ATHENS, Greece -Protesters and police officers clashed in the heart of The U.S. Military launched its science, supports the president’s de- in today’s society,” Yetemian said. it creates more danger because we’re the European capital on Wednesday, as Greeks took to the streets to voice first attack on Taliban havens in cision and is ready to go to war. “That’s just unrealistic.” going to piss them off even more their discontent at the government’s plans to impose tough measures aimed Marjah, Afghanistan Feb. 14. “As far as feelings of being sent Shamim has hope for the U.S. and then they’re going to try and at reducing the deficit and regaining market confidence. Almost 6,000 U.S. Marines are to, or our fellow troops being in, Af- troops and believes they must try to do something to attack us,” said Ye- Two of Greece’s main trade unions, the private sector, GSEE, and the leading the joint campaign, called ghanistan, we are here to receive and defeat the Taliban. temian. “It’s going to bite us in the public sectorm, ADEDY, declared a general strike, and members of the Operation Moshtarak (“moshtarak” execute missions. We stand ready to “This offensive may not go on butt, I think.” Communist workers’ group PAME also joined. means together in the Dari lan- serve the commander-in-chief to the for a long time but the strategy is According to iCasualties.org, No flights took off from or landed at Athens International Airport on guage), with the Afghan National best of our ability,” Simmons said. to build an Afghan army that will the independent Web site that has Wednesday. The city’s subway system was also shut down. Army. Peace won’t come soon for the be able to tackle the Taliban. And tracked troop fatalities since 2001, In downtown Athens on Wednesday, thousands of people marched near This operation is in response to troops in Afghanistan. The opera- as long as that is not done, the U.S. the number of U.S. casualties is Syntagma Square, where the Parliament building is located. President Obama’s Dec. 2, 2009 call tion is proposed to last at least 12 and NATO will have to be there,” for 30,000 more troops in Afghani- now at 1,006. There have been more to 18 months, the latter being the Shamim said. stan. than 100 deaths in While some feel the president’s 2010 so far. NATIONAL decision to bring more troops Spitzer stressed President of Toyota apologizes for 34 deaths into Afghanistan goes against his the importance of campaign’s promises, Choudhury not being apathet- WASHINGTON - The president of Toyota apologized Wednesday for Shamim, a Cal State Fullerton po- ic, an education in acceleration problems in his company’s cars as Japan announced that it has litical science professor, thinks Pres- world issues and launched an investigation into the issue. ident Obama had no other option. of being respect- A contrite Akio Toyoda, grandson of the founder of the giant Japanese “Whether there is a pro or con or ful to others who UZBEK. automaker, apologized to the House Committee on Oversight and Govern- not you have to do it, you cannot sit may have relatives TAJIK. ment Reform for the flaws that have been responsible for at least 34 U.S. idle,” Shamim said. “They (theT ali- or friends in the deaths and the recall of 8 million Toyotas worldwide. ban) have become more powerful in military. “We pursued growth over the speed at which we were able to develop our the last eight years ... the province “Vietnam was PHONE: 202-383-6064 people and our organization, and we should sincerely be mindful of that,” was the hide out or base of the Tali- far away as well. It EMAIL: [email protected] Toyoda said in written testimony released before the hearing. “I regret that ban and (where they) grow the most (raised) concerns this has resulted in the safety issues described in the recalls we face today, opium and from that opium trade and turned into and I am deeply sorry for any accidents that Toyota drivers have experi- the Taliban gets money... Not doing a tremendously © 2010 MCT Information Services. Reprint with permission only. enced.” anything is not an option.” emotional issue The credit "MCT" must appear with all uses of this graphic image. Some may feel that international for young people conflicts don’t concern them, but in the late ’60s. STATE Scott Spitzer, an assistant professor I’m not saying Af- of political science, feels differently. ghanistan is going AFGHANISTAN California must sell investments held in Iran “(It’s) always important for young to be like that, but 1 col x 2.5 in / 47x64 mm / 160x216 pixels people to know where our money is any time the U.S. SACRAMENTO - More than two years after California required the sale going and what the president is do- is involved mili- Large U.S.-led of investments in foreign companies operating in Iran’s defense and energy ing on behalf of the U.S. and it is tarily someplace, industries, the state’s biggest public pension fund still hasn’t sold any of its important for us to know that it has it can destabilize 20100212 USAFGHAN OFFENSIVE $900 million in holdings in those firms. long term effects,” Spitzer said. the entire globe,” offensive On Wednesday, legislators heard criticism from Jewish groups and an “The world is a closely inter- Spitzer said. “We Kabul Iranian torture victim contending that the California Public Employees’ twined place; the success or failure are the world pow- Retirement System and to a lesser extent the State Teachers’ Retirement we have in fighting terrorist forces er. 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February 25, 2010 3 13 Republicans cross party lines to OK job bill (MCT)The Senate on publicans, including the newest Wednesday passed a jobs bill senator, Scott Brown of Massachu- that one senator described as setts, signed on. "modest," but one that Demo- The bill now heads to the Temp jobs on the rise crats hope will be the first in a House, where leaders there must series of attempts to jump-start decide whether to pass the Senate hiring nationwide. bill unchanged or attempt to rec- Employment in the temporary help services industry has been on the rise the past few months, More notable, perhaps, than oncile it with a much more sweep- an indication to experts that employment in other sectors may also soon be on the rise. the bill itself was the fact that ing $154 billion bill it passed in 13 Republicans crossed party December. lines to vote for it. The $15 bil- House Democrats have com- Employment in temporary help services lion bill passed by a 70-28 tally. plained that the Senate's approach The bill would grant emis too incremental and won't re- ployers a "holiday" on their 6.2 shape the employment landscape percent Social Security payroll quickly enough. Over-the-month change, 2008-2009 contribution for every new em- Still, they may decide that 60 52 ployee hired through the rest of Congress needs to show the pub- 44 the year, as long as that employ- lic that it's moving forward on job Seasonally adjusted in thousands ee has been out of work for at creation. 40 least 60 days. Republicans opposing the bill 17 It also would make it easier charged that it was fiscally irre- 20 for businesses to write off equip- sponsible and would add to the 3 ment purchases and would ex- burgeoning federal debt. 0 tend federal highway and mass- "I don't think you get people 1 6 transit funding programs. back to work in this nation by -20 "For the first time in a long loading more and more debt onto 25 23 time we have a bill that is sup- the next generation," said Sen. -40 34 34 30 ported by both Democrats and Judd Gregg, (R-N.H). 38 37 43 37 Republicans," said Sen. Charles But others argued that the bill 48 45 Schume (D-N.Y.) said shortly was necessary because it would -60 57 54 before the vote, but he cau- pump up the depleted federal tioned, "This is not a magic Highway Trust Fund. -80 7373 wand that is going to be waved "There are some things that and all our joblessness will de- we are supposed to be doing in -100 9090 cline." America," said Sen. James Inhofe, JFMAMJ JASOND JFMAMJ JASON White House spokesman R-Okla. "We need to start build- Robert Gibbs said the vote ing roads and bridges and repair- 2008 2009 proved that bipartisanship in ing them." Courtesy MCT the Senate is "possible." Just the mere scene of two Re- serve as a bipartisan model go- try and push through further ex- Beyond that, Democrats are motion to proceed with the jobs It also marked a victory for publicans having an open dis- ing forward for passing a series of tensions on unemployment com- pressing for federal aid for be- bill switched sides Wednesday to Senate Majority Leader Harry agreement on a piece of legislation bills. pensation and COBRA. leaguered state and local govern- support it, including Sens. Lamar Reid (D-Nev.) who has seen his on the Senate floor was news in Those bills are expected to in- Many of those provisions were ments to help preserve public-sec- Alexander (R-Tenn.); Thad Co- chamber paralyzed by partisan a year where party discipline has clude extensions of several indus- in a bill crafted by Senators Max tor jobs, although that is likely to chran, (R-Miss.); Orrin Hatch (R- warfare. Reid pushed for the been the norm. try-friendly tax breaks, such as a Baucus, (D-Mont.) and Charles meet with significant opposition Utah; and Richard Burr (R-N.C). vote counting on some GOP Senate leaders will now develop credit for biofuels and research Grassley, (R-Iowa) that was reject- from Republicans. Hatch was a co-author, along support and was rewarded ear- further job-related measures and and development costs. ed by Reid earlier this month as Eight Republicans who Mon- with Schumer, of the payroll tax lier this week when several Re- they hope the votes this week will The Senate is also expected to too industry-friendly. day didn't support a procedural provision in the bill. An unlikely Mandarin speaker leads club TRip: Journalism By Juanita vasquez Daily Titan Staff Writer [email protected]

When Victor Hugo Miranda Jr., students travel a Costa Rica native, answered his phone, the words that came out of his mouth were not English. On the other side of the line across the world was his wife asking – in Mandarin Chinese – if he would be home for From Page 1 what I have learned in school to dinner. the test and challenge myself.” "I am Hispanic and I'm leading Students were picked for the Brody’s 20-year relationship a group of Mandarin speakers,” trip based on their print, broad- with pediatrician Dr. Quynh Kieu, Miranda, 35, said. “And I'm not a cast and multimedia abilities as the dynamic force behind the mis- native speaker of Mandarin." well as recommendations from sions, led to Brody’s interest in Miranda is referring to Manda- other journalism faculty. the nine-day field trip. To make rin Friends, a Mandarin-speaking “Vietnam is so different from the opportunity feasible, Project group based in the Los Angeles the U.S. and I am looking forward Vietnam gave the students a break area. As the group leader, Miranda to being able to immerse myself in on the room and board package. seeks to create a place where mem- a culture that is so drastically dif- Brody also obtained subsidized bers can speak and practice Man- ferent from my own,” said senior funding from the Instructionally darin Chinese. broadcast journalism major Anna Related Activities (IRA) commit- About three years ago Miranda, Gleason. tee, which sponsors overseas trips. a linguistic student at Cal State The majority of time spent will “There are a lot of opportuni- Fullerton, was made club leader. be at the Mekong Delta in Ben ties because they’re going to see He has since made the club an Tre where students will be visiting this country with fresh eyes. I told online meeting place for members rural villages, orphanages, schools the students to jump in and do as who want to break down politi- and dental and surgical clinics, as much work as possible, far and cal barriers and enjoy each other’s well building a home for a home- beyond what they would normally company. less person. do in a school week. They need to "We come together to interact “While in Vietnam, we’ll be shine and excel, and work on their with one another and at the same putting together videos for the portfolio and show prospective time have fun,” Miranda said. Daily Titan as well as working employers that they can handle "Most of the events are outdoors, with the different groups associat- themselves in a foreign country,” like hiking, but we also go to din- Photo Courtesy of mandarinfriends.com ed with Project Vietnam that will Brody said. ners, bowling, wine tasting and tea Victor Hugo Miranda Jr.(third from right) and Mandarin Friends members during a Waxing Crescent Hike at Griffith Park. be setting up for either the dental, This will be Brody’s fourth time houses." surgical or medical teams, helping to Vietnam. He would like to re- Vu Nguyen, president of the Miranda could inspire other peo- Mandarin Friends to CSUF. Miranda said anyone interested them with taking vital signs such turn to Vietnam with students Vietnamese Student Association, ple to take advantage of language This language exchange club is in practicing their language skills as blood pressure and pulse and next year if funding allows. said that what Miranda is doing is classes and really use it to their ad- meant to be useful in network- outside of the classroom could be- any other little tasks they need Brody expressed that he hopes a huge personal accomplishment. vantage. ing, friendships and practice for come a member of this language done while we are there,” Gleason the students will learn a great deal Nguyen, a 20-year-old marketing "It's amazing that he’s doing members. Miranda is interested in exchange club. said. from their experience. major, is learning Chinese on his this,” Le said, “especially if he working with Chinese speakers as “I think what he’s doing is so The students’ articles, pictures, “I hope they will learn what it own time. wasn't born there (Taiwan)." well as Spanish speakers. common in Southern California blogs and videos will be updated takes to be a foreign correspon- "In the world that we live in to- Miranda worked as an English “There is the possibility that I because we’re so mixed now,” said regularly on the Vietnam Web dent in a developing country, day," Nguyen said, "knowing an- teacher in Costa Rica before win- could be able to do it, although it Meijuan Dong, part-time Chinese site. establish some empathy for the other language is not even a trend ing a scholarship to study in Tai- would be very difficult,” Miranda professor. “I hope to gain some great pho- people who are living there and anymore, it's just the way of life." wan. He studied Mandarin Chi- said. “I think I could be more of a But if a club like the one pro- tos for my portfolio,” said senior experience a journalistic adventure Those involved in Mandarin nese for three years andgeography consultant or adviser but I am will- posed by Miranda was to be photo journalism student Andrea and come back with very touching Friends are united by their desire for the next two. ing to dedicate some of my time to formed, Dong said students could Kellogg. “I’m excited to really put stories,” he said. and ability to speak Mandarin Miranda, who also tutors chil- establish this type of club.” really benefit. Chinese. dren in Chinese and Spanish, says As a result, members are ex- he is interested in creating a lan- posed to the culture as they learn guage exchange club on campus. about the language. Although he is not currently tak- Minh Le, a 24-year-old finance ing Chinese courses, he wants to and accounting major, said that bring the atmosphere created in 4 February 25, 2010 Shades of Green “Made from 100% all- natural opinion”

Should the ability to pursue a higher education be a right, regardless of finances? Economically Green have it, and school is the absolute to be approved for that as well. It’s same thing. I don’t have the money like when trying to apply for your by April Ehrlich ployment rates, just like Roosevelt’s for a new car, but does that mean first credit card, you need credit to Daily Titan Features Editor New Deal policy didn’t exactly kick that the government should give it obtain it, but without someone’s [email protected] the nation into immediate recovery to me? Hell no. There used to be help, you’re not going to get ac- from the Great Depression, but you a pride in this country, where you cepted. It’s an endless cycle that can In his State of the Union address, can’t ignore the gray cloud of chemi- worked hard and you earned what only be broken if you find financial Obama insisted on the “overwhelm- cals that you inhale everyday as you got, but somehow, we as a so- means elsewhere. ing scientific evidence on climate you merely walk to your car. What ciety feel as though we should be Scholarships are great if you earn change,” to which Americans grum- it comes down to is: what’s more given anything we want. them early on in your educational bled and retorted against scientists important, your money or your Is it that we’re finding that capi- career, but what about those who for creating theories of this supposed health? By Nick Fortes talism isn’t what we once thought By Brian Zbysenski performed poorly earlier in their “air pollution.” Obama is calling for alternative Daily Titan Staff Writer it was? I don’t know. All I know is Daily Titan Staff Writer lives, but have recently found mo- Why is the sky reddish orange as power sources to cure our heavy [email protected] that I’d rather have myself struggle [email protected] tivation to do well in life? Should the sun sets? Oh hun, that’s just the dependence on fossil fuels, like oil. and earn what I have because that we really be restricting students beauty of nature. Atmospheric pol- Thus, he will be paying favor to The idea of free higher educa- builds character. We can all use it, Education should be a right with inspiration to succeed, after lution caused by iron and industrial more “green” power plants (blanket- tion was reason behind the Uni- but we cannot just give up and not for everyone. Those who wish to they just left a gang, or strayed emissions? Never heard of it. ing wind, solar and nuclear) and pro- versity of California, Cal State want to work for it. succeed in life and increase their from other unfortunate decisions It’s all right if you don’t believe ducers of electric plug-in cars. Mean- University and community college We need to stop looking for efficiency throughout the work that they had made earlier? These in global warm- while, he seeks to systems currently in place. In the handouts and start looking to force by achieving a higher level are the ones that need it the most. ing. Those gusts “ limit company’s beginning, if you were in the top make our lives better on our own of education, deserve it. How- It’s hard to imagine someone who of black smoke What’s more im- carbon emis- 10 percent of those in the state, accord. If you really want a higher ever, obstacles such as finances grew up in a gang hurting inno- will eventually portant, your money sions through a you were allowed to go to a UC education, you can go about it for always seem to come to play with cent people, who eventually saw dissipate anyway, “ “cap-and-trade” free of charge, other than process- cheap and free if you try really hard. such controversial topics such as their lives as appalling and attempt right? or your health? method that will ing fees etc. It was the same with When I went to Foothill College in this. For those who are not finan- to make a 180, only to be turned It’s all com- tax businesses ac- the CSUs. The top 30 percent of the bay area, almost half my teach- cially privileged, they don’t have down by the school because they pletely useless. cording to how those in California could attend a ers had tenure at Stanford, which many choices. can’t afford it. Sometimes mistakes The air is so fresh that it hurts to much they pollute our air. This will CSU free of charge. The remain- was a couple miles away, and they Those who do not have the are realized, but most turn away. breathe, and that is why children all force companies to lower their pol- der went to community college. all said they like to teach at com- funds to participate in higher- Those who make the effort to cor- over Southern California are cough- lution levels, or else they pay for it. These programs were put in place munity college on the side because level learning, often turn to the rect them should be eligible to do ing up a lung due to asthma attacks. But if you’re still stressing about at a time of economic prosperity the students have lived somewhat military. Yet, according to an ar- so. With all that said, it’s understand- the national pocketbook, there is in the late 1950s; Cal State Ful- of a life and have so much more to ticle on Nybooks.com, the gov- Especially in this day and age able why everyone is in an uproar yet another positive economic tactic lerton was founded in 1959. offer in their essays and writing. ernment spends about $40 bil- and the current financial system over Obama’s attempts to limit aside from the creation of new jobs: Though on paper it seemed If you try hard, you can get a lion every three or four months that we are all in, college is becom- greenhouse gas emissions. Critics if we limit our dependence on for- like a great idea, we weren’t going higher education, but we need to just to be in Iraq. See the irony? ing more and more substantial in have a right to argue against Obama’s eign oil, including oil from the mid- to able to afford nor wanted to focus on not relying on the gov- Wouldn’t it just be easier and peoples’ lives. We no longer live spending of tax credits for a clean dle east and Venezuela, we can pull keep sending thousands of peo- ernment. Their job is to protect us morally sound to spend that in an era where if you can find a energy economy that will ostensibly from our own domestic American- ple to school when we ran out of and keep us safe, not ensure that money to help students by send- decent job out of high school and create 17,000 jobs. Their argument: made energy sources, strengthening money. Economic ups and downs we have a free opportunity to bet- ing them to school and not send- stay there the rest of your life. The government’s plan to increase both our economy and our security. happen, and although today it ter ourselves with education. ing those same people to war? I These jobs are seldom found any- labor-intensive “green” power sourc- Even if this new green technology may seem like we are paying out We’re not all Yale caliber stu- understand that there are reasons more and for the many who are es is going to cost our nation a pretty plan doesn’t work out for our eco- our ass to get through school, dents and if you are, there are why we can’t just pull out of the currently unemployed, it’s still not penny that it can’t afford. nomic benefit, at least our children it’s a hell of a lot better than not scholarships and help you can get war, but that’s a different story. easy to find another job. We should So what do they propose doing won’t have to inhale large doses of having an opportunity to get an to accomplish your goals. Unfortu- I realize that some colleges do all have the right to earn a degree instead? Nothing. The air will even- industrial poison on a daily basis. education. nately, most of us aren’t Ivy League offer help through financial aid, that we can put to use as a back-up tually clear, industrial pollution will Side effects include coughing, The United States is a capital- material and we should be glad but only if you are approved. As plan. Money means everything in disappear without a trace and the shortness of breath, wheezing, fa- ist society where money rules all. that we can get an education for luck would have it, you some- this world, but it shouldn’t impede economy will fix itself. tigue, dry throat, chest pain, head- If you can’t afford it, you can’t the price we do today. times need to be financially stable our rights. Obama’s green plan may not im- aches, migranes, nausea and asthma. mediately save our suffering unem- Oh joy! Can US pull another ‘Miracle on Ice’?

By Brian Zbysenski read 5-3 as they stepped off the ice. 7-3 score proves this. But when the Daily Titan Staff Writer Langenbrunner’s leadership as the opposing team is playing on edge, [email protected] captain of the U.S. squad is playing the Canadian team starts to collapse a crucial role in this team’s success. under the pressure. It was 30 years ago this week when Not only is he playing consistently This is not turning out to be such the United States Olympic hockey and performing well, he is putting an easy gold medal like they origi- team defeated the Soviet Union, giv- up points when they really matter nally thought. Their statistics on pa- ing them the opportunity to play However, according to ESPN, per and play on the ice shows that Finland in their final round and some are not convinced. “You guys they are incredibly vulnerable right eventually earning the gold medal. are probably going to be shocked now. Can the U.S. team pull off another by this; I’m not happy with the way Now that Russia is, surprisingly, upset this year? This time, it would we’ve played to this point,” said out of it already, there will be less be against Canada’s elite team on Team USA’s General Manager Brian emotion in the tournament. In fact, their home ice. Burke. it is said that when the Soviet Union In hindsight, the “Miracle on Ice” He stressed how the team will lost to America during the “Miracle was completed by an American team have to play much better in order on Ice” game and won the silver comprised of amateurs and college to reach the pinnacle of the tourna- medal against Sweden, the players players, hence the miracle. ment, the medal round. were so disappointed they broke a Much has changed since then, as Despite the crude comments, the time-honored Olympic custom. the 2010 Winter Olympics marks team has yet to lose a game. In fact, When they received their silver the fourth time that NHL players they are leading the entire 12-team medals, none of the team players are allowed to represent their coun- tournament. With Ryan Miller in brought them in to have their names tries. net, anything seems possible with engraved on them. Now that’s either Back in 2002, during the Winter this team. He has been playing phe- passion, or an incredibly bitter sore Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, nomenal and is holding his com- loser. But it’s over now and nothing Canada eliminated Team USA. Now posure well under the pressure of out of the ordinary has happened, so it may be time for the U.S. to return representing his team in Olympic I don’t expect them to take off their the favor. With the U.S. defeating hockey. skates and start slitting Canadian Switzerland 2-0 and Canada upset- Either Canada or Russia were pro- throats. ting the Russians by a blowout score posed to walk away with the gold. Now that Canada has defeated of 7-3 Wednesday night, it may be Yet, Canada has only now started Russia, I think that the momentum time for the U.S. to pull off another to wake up. They seem to be an emo- will help them tremendously. They upset. tional team; if they are winning, they will get a huge boost of confidence During Sunday’s Canadian defeat, win by a lot. Their positive attitudes not only from the win itself, but the U.S. Captain Jamie Langenbrun- on the bench tend to spur more scor- fans as well. The red-clad fans will ner scored a pivotal goal during the ing. Their 8-0 shutout over Norway, only fuel the fire that hasn’t been third period, leaving the Canadian their 8-2 blowout over Germany and burning, but it’s not going to ensure team wondering why the scoreboard their dominance over Russia with a the gold just yet. February 25, 2010 5 Underground Sounds MUsink: Tattoos and tunes From Page 1 saw a million tattoo “When I started getting tattooed, a r t i s t s ,” The Olympic Playlist it was for outlaws,” Vallely said. “I’d said bass- like to think it’s still for outlaws, ist Scott By Skyler blair provide funky beats and tight rhythms. there’s just more outlaws, but I’m Shiflett af- For The Daily Titan Snowboarders tend to embody the afraid it’s for pretty generic people ter the per- [email protected] formance. more laidback and kickin’ vibes these their masculinity in a sport where now too. It’s a good thing for the “But as far I have been totally wrapped up DJs provide. You can get down to the gearing up and getting physical is people that make a living doing this as bringing in the Olympics this year, particu- classic jams of the Abstract Workshop just part of the game. Mind you, kind of stuff, but maybe a bad thing counter- larly the halfpipe snowboarding DJs as they unleash their sick flows ev- the rules in the Olympics are for the spirit of it. But I think the culture to (Gretchen Bleiler is a total babe) ery Friday night at Memphis Café in slightly less physical, and getting in real motherfuckers are still the real the main- and one thing I have noticed is Costa Mesa. a fight will get you ejected from the motherfuckers.” stream, it’s that the Olympics have chosen Figure skating is a sport that requires game, but there is still no shortage Feb. 20 shot back to the ’70s and just been to play an interesting set of music a tremendous amount of athleticism, of stick-checks and hard hits into across the pond with English punks, going on during the runs. Maybe they are balance and skill. Sure, it may not theboards. So obviously, something Buzzcocks and The Damned. as long trying to be more edgy or bring in be the most “masculine” sport in the more brash and dirty is in order to Sunday, Musink reached its boil- as there’s a younger demographic of viewers Winter Games but you have to admit go along with this rougher sport. I ing point. Skate punk, which sur- been ad- by playing songs by popular artists there is a beauty to what they are able think the song “Conscience Killer” faced in the ’90s and ironically now min min- Phoenix, Daft Punk, The Black to express on the ice. The song “This by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club seems old-school, ruled the day as ing the Eyed Peas and – possibly the rea- Is My Life” by Edward Maya is under epitomizes this attitude nicely. The anticipation for NoFX and Face cool.” son why the U.S. lost the gold in the genre of minimalistic tech house Black Rebels have a sound similar to Face began to build. However, K e i t h Ladies’ Halfpipe – Miley Cyrus. So but the moniker doesn’t quite give it to Kasabian and a real “don’t give a hometown heroes Longway stole countered. humor me while I give a rundown justice. It’s a lovely melodic tune with fuck attitude” in their musical styl- the show with their brand of rocka- “I think of some not-so-mainstream tunes folky bits that make it very organic, ings that has the makings to insti- billy punk. it’s still that could go well with some of my and accompanied with the driving gate a riot. Their new album, “Beat “For us, we play these things counter- favorite Olympic events. beat make it perfect to keep rhythm The Devil’s Tattoo,” featuring this because every time you go out and culture. I So what kind of music would be for the ballet on ice. For this event, track, will be out March 9. play it’s an opportunity to pull new photo By Shruti Patel/For The Daily Titan mean, it’s the best to go with boarders grab- music choice is very important and Obviously, if I were on the fans,” said guitarist Trevor Jackson Trevor Jackson of the band Longway. The band performed at Musink bigger than bing huge air and busting tricks perhaps playing something other than Olympic Committee, things in their mislabeled trailer. “The on Sunday, alongside NoFX and Face to Face. it once was, bigger and better than ever before, orchestral ballads might throw off the would be sounding significantly Longways,” read the paper taped to but you couldn’t probably have Mu- like the Double-McTwist (no, judges, but I’m sure it would get good different (for better or worse) at the door. that stuff my mom was saying about, sink in many other places besides a it’s not a hamburger) by Shaun crowd response. the Vancouver games. But really, There’s something to be said for ‘You’ll never get a job at the bank,’ is place like Orange County and have White? I believe some old-school On the opposite side of the Olympic what better opportunity to shed a band when a guy with an eye- just not true!” Shiflett added. this kind of a turnout. California’s rap and hip-hop is in order. Local spectrum is ice hockey. This is where some light on underground music patch reading “Out of Order” scales After being back on stage only a the kind of place that you can go get DJ collective, Abstract Workshop, the winter Olympics compensate with than international sports? the speaker stacks bookending the short while since their five-year hia- stage mid-song before descending a job … if you are sleeved. There’s a tus, and taunting the crowd in jest into the maelstrom of the circle-pit much more open-minded culture at with new material (to surprising whilst playing. large in California.” boos), Keith confirmed the rumors. “There’s a bunch of people there “There’s a guy that works at my “We have about 14 or 15 songs that never would’ve saw us before, bank that’s covered in tattoos, so all kind of trumped up right now that moostache: band rocks becker and they may never see us again, are in various stages of completion,” From Page 1 Zschomler on guitar and keyboard. play it. but at least we had a shot to go out Keith said. “We’re hoping to get “Turned out to be a really great The band’s sound is quite unique Moostache started its performance there and play,” Jackson said. “And into the studio in May and make an show,” said Francis Szykowski ASI and resembles Modest Mouse with with an opening tune titled “Au Re- we’re lucky to be here,” sarcastic Multimedia album out of it, see if we can make Productions concert coordinator. a very soft melodic instruments and voir,” a song that features style. frontman Brian Longway added For video, interviews some chicken salad out of some “(We) had about a little over 200 similar vocal style. They integrated Moostache played a cover ver- in a rare, humble moment amidst and live performances chicken shit.” people over for it.” jazz elements to their sound with sion of The Beatles’ classic tune “I’ll a steady stream of wisecracks, in- from Musink, go to: After NoFX’s set added an am- The band incorporated bass, simple scat singing and a walking Never Dance with Another,” a song cluding that anyone who doesn’t plified exclamation point to the electric guitar, keyboards, drums rhythm bass. that provided a change of pace for like their music can, “take off their evening, a sea of bodies bandaged and a tambourine. The string instru- As for their peculiar name, the the crowd. tattoos.” in plastic and masking tape, drip- ments often engaged in distinctive band has some disagreement over The band displayed their versatil- Face to Face frontman Trever ping blood and ink, slamming in solos throughout their songs. the name Moostache, but they have ity by playing Sean’s personal favorite Keith had his share of quips. the circle pit, it was clear that while Moostache is based in Hunting- an overall consensus as a memorable song “High Walled Fortress.” “Hey, did you see that ONE it may still be a counterculture of ton Beach and is composed of the name for the followers of the band. The band plans to record another GUY, with the black shirt and tat- sorts, Shiflett’s mom is closer to be- three Wardell brothers: Patrick on According to Patrick, the band in album to release this summer. toos?” Keith questioned from on- ing wrong than ever. “Tattoos:” Johnny 2/3 explained, vocals and guitar, Brian on drums, uses a song writing style that is “al- stage. www.dailytitan.com/musink Sean playing and bass and rounding ways changing.” He creates the mel- (for full story, visit www.dailytitan. “This is rad and I was blown away “not just for sailors and fallen up the lineup is their friend Scott ody and the band gets together to com/moostache) when I walked in that room and women anymore.” 6 February 25, 2010 Tour inspires bands The Watson Twins – Talking to You, to ‘Take Action’ Talking to Me By tanya Gharamani By allie moiser ways believed in music transcending Daily Titan Staff Writer Daily Titan Staff Writer the simple things. [email protected] [email protected] “Music for us is like a cure, so it’s awesome that we can use our music For fans of: Jenny Lewis, Neko The Take Action Tour at the now for a cure and for a better rea- Case, The Whispertown 2000 House of Blues in Anaheim Feb. 20 son because we’re saving lives, essen- It’s to be expected that a band who was about more than just music – it tially.” was able to successfully cover The was about saving lives. Power-pop group Stereo Skyline! Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” on their Each year, the Take Action Tour opened the show with their synth-in- 2008 debut album, Fire Songs, would brings bands together to shed light fused song “Heartbeat” which got the produce an album to stun even on important issues like depression, crowd moving. There For Tomorrow By Dave Munez/ For The Daily Titan the non-believers, but The Watson selves, Leigh and Chandra Watson. suicide prevention and volunteerism. debuted songs from their upcoming The Take Actior Tour went through Orange County at the House of Blues in Anaheim Twins’ Talking to You, Talking to Me The variation is practically non-exis- This year, Take Action partnered up first full-length album “A Little Fast- Saturday to raise money for the National Bone Marrow Registry. is hardly above decent. tent – I wouldn’t be able to tell you with a charity called Driving for Do- er,” “Backbone” and “Deathbed.” Sure, it had its moments, “Mod- the difference without a clear track nors to raise awareness about finding A Rocket To The Moon started Over”. pearance. Pedraja started the charity ern Man” and “Give Me a Chance” list in front of me. bone marrow matches for people in out their set with a verse from John- Headliners We The King enter- with his family a year after he was are both excellent songs, but the al- That being said, the lyrics are need of a transplant. Ten percent of ny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” and went tained the crowd with stories from diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic bum in its entirety is bland, bland wonderful. “Devil in You,” with each ticket sold was donated to the straight into the crowd favorite, “Da- the tour. The WTK performance leukemia at age 10. He thanked ev- and bland with a side of – guess! – its sultry tones and unmistakable charity. kota.” ARTTM showcased a range ranged from a piano-solo, “All Again eryone for helping and encouraged bland. Southern vibe, stands out above the We The Kings, A Rocket To The of songs varying from the acoustic For You,” performed by front man everyone to help out in whatever way The problem isn’t really any of the rest, with incredible lyrics that are Moon, Mayday Parade and There “Baby Blue Eyes” to the more dance/ Travis Clark to a cover song from they could. songs themselves. They, with the ex- expertly commandeered by the Wat- For Tomorrow and Stereo Skyline! synth song “Annabelle,” which front Jimmy Eat World, “The Middle,” Maile said the tour’s atmosphere ception of “U-N-Me,” a horribly off- son’s equally entrancing voices. played to a sold-out venue and each man Nick Santino described as “a the song that put them on the map, has been different from others. key track, can all stand on their own Unfortunately, the rest of the al- one of them took the time to encour- song about hating someone’s guts.” “Check Yes Juliet,” and their new hit- “My favorite thing is that everyone just fine. The problem is with the set- bum isn’t up to par with the lyrics. age the crowd to sign up for the Na- Mayday Parade played old favor- song “Heaven Can Wait.” is here for the same reason to listen to up. Listening to song after song, they I wanted to like this album, I really tional Bone Marrow Registry. ite “When I Get Home Your Dead” As the show came to a close, 14- music and have fun,” Clark said. all begin to blur together, thanks to did. Alas, the songs will have to be There For Tomorrow front man, from their first album and closed year-old Patrick Pedraja, founder of Take Action Tour runs until the similar melodies and increasingly saved for the occasional, individual Maika Maile, said the band has al- with their upbeat hit-song “Jamie All Driving for Donors, made an ap- March 2. monotone voices of the twins them- listen. Four Tet – There is Love in You Editors’ Playlist Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin By Meghan Alfano Daily Titan Staff Writer Moore – Dear Companion [email protected] By Mec Valle For fans of: Caribou, Boards of Song you are Daily Titan Staff Writer Canada, The Books [email protected] For fans of: Pete Yorn, Langhorn Four Tet is at it again. embarrassed you enjoy Slim, Josh Ritter While his previous release, Ev- erything Ecstatic, was a much more Soothing music always helps when upbeat dance album in which Ki- Sergio Cavarubias – Executive Editor attempting to relax. When the mus- eran Hebden shed the tag “folk- “Jingle Bells” cles are tense and the mind just can’t tronica” given to him by music stop running around with agendas critics, fans who strayed away from the dance floor. “Sing” is the most Jeremiah Magan – Managing Editor and worries, take a break and pop in Ecstatic should not turn their ears energetic on the album, with Nin- “Party All the Time” – Eddy Murphy ft. Rick James Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore’s away from There is Love in You, tendo-like beats and choppy vocal new album Dear Companion. Your Four Tet’s first full-length album samples. “This Unfolds” begins Danielle Flint – Copy Editor body will go from strained to tranquil ever, “Sweet Marie” did reach the level in five years. with a slow drum beat, but picks “If U Can’t Dance” – Spice Girls in a matter of minutes. At least that’s of Peter Yorn and Scarlett Johansson’s No longer distancing himself up pace rapidly. what I first thought. song “I Don’t Know What to Do.” from the derivative sounds in his “She Just Likes to Fight,” the Adrian Gaitan – Copy Editor Although the instrumental back- The lyrics along with the music are initial records, the new album sees final track on the album partially “So Yesterday” – Hillary Duff ground serves as music one could easi- not necessarily ground breaking but Hebden once again creating a dark stands out because it doesn’t feel ly fall asleep to, the lyrics spark energy that’s what was interesting about the and organic blend of jazz and hip- like it should be there. While the Isa Ghani – Multimedia Editor into the album. album. The album hits sensitive top- hop fused with electronic dance rest of the album keeps a gener- “Blah, Blah, Blah” – Ke$ha When listening to the Kentucky ics, like in the song “Only a Song,” beats. Minimalism seems to work ally steady, somewhat fast pace, natives, many musical influences which hits topics such as reform, pov- best for Hebden: the tracks are this track seems to hit the breaks Chris Ullyott – Webmaster come to mind. Tracks like “Some- erty and basically a better world. The smooth and by using everything and slow down tremendously. The “Is this Love?” – White Snake thing, Somewhere, Sometime” and tone is set in such a sarcastic mood, from synths to acoustic guitar and track is equally, if not more, beau- “Try” resemble fast-paced folk music it is entertaining, with lyrics like, flute in each song, he builds a beat tiful than the rest. However, it feels Meghan Alfano – Sound-Off Editor with a country feel. “this is only a song, it can’t change the that is fresh and not repetitive, like it is something that should be Too many! Probably “Party ‘n Bullshit” – Notorious B.I.G. “Dear Companion” is the most world.” unlike a lot of electronic artists on an Explosions in the Sky album, exhilarating track. It strays away from The lyrics and tone of this track today. and seems a bit odd in comparison Nick Marley – Photo Editor the rest of the album with Sollee play- can set another theme for the album For the most part, the album is to the rest of the songs. “Dat Baby” – Shawty Putt ft. Lil’ Jon ing an intense cello set. The song which is a desire to somehow make a melodic and at times hypnotic. There is Love in You is out now sounds like folk music on drugs. things better, but they cannot ignore However, tracks “Sing” and “This on Domino Records. Gilbert Gutierrez III – Asst. 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http://www.dailysudoku.com/ 8 February 25, 2010 Wrestling: Eyes on Pac-10 From Page 1 wrestler in the country, junior Kirk around the middle of the pack and Smith, No. 2 junior 133-pounder hopefully qualify three to four guys Junior 125-pounder Andre Andrew Hochstrasser and No. 3 ju- through to nationals.” Gonzalez is looking to accomplish nior 157-pounder Adam Hall. There have been three Titan wres- his goals on the season and break The Titans have had a tough year tlers ranked in the top-20 all season, through to nationals. but their hopes including Gon- “I’m using this as a stepping stone are not down zalez, who’s won to get to Nationals,” Gonzalez said. leading into the I just have to some big matches

“Obviously there’s a lot of tough conference cham- win every match and and was ranked competition at the Pac-10s and go- pionship. “ No. 15 in the ing into the tournament I’m ranked “We’re not as wrestle to the best of “ country, Hicks fifth, but obviously I want to do bet- good as we were my abilities. said. ter than that.” in the last couple Although the Boise State is the defending cham- years. We’ve had – Kurt Klimek tournament isn’t pion of the Pac-10 and all signs are some injuries Senior wrestler a dual meet tour- pointing to a 2010 repeat. and we’re a little nament – where The Broncos (14-3, 7-0 Pac-10) younger than we each team com- will bring five wrestlers ranked in have been,” said Head Coach Dan petes against each other at each the top-six of their weight classes, in- Hicks. weight class and wins and loses by cluding the No. 1 ranked 184-pound “Going in, we’re hoping to be team score – the championship is an individual meet based solely on how each individual wrestles and their performance contributes a score to the team for an overall conference championship. photo courtesy titan media relations The Titans will compete in Davis Senior John Drake watches for his opponent to make a mistake and go for the pin in a 197-pound bout at Titan Gym. with Gonzalez, junior Aaron Na- varrete (133), junior Adin Duenas from a bunch of guys in the top-20,” knows how good he really is.” we’re all at the same level, we’re all (141), junior Nick Jordan (149), Hicks said. Heavy-weight Klimek is ranked equal and it will come down to who redshirt sophomore Steven de la Jordan is a sleeper that could make No. 18, including five heavyweights brings their A-game,” Klimek said. Fuente (157), freshman Blake Gins- it through to the national tourna- in the Pac-10 in the top 20. If Klimek qualifies for the nation- burg (149), junior Todd Noel (174), ment or even win the Pac-10. Klimek boasts with confidence goal tournament at the University of junior Mark Savalle (184), freshman “(Jordan) wrestled the Pac-10 ing into the tournament and knows Nebraska on Mar. 18 he’ll be more Ethan Weisrock (197) and senior champion and the kid’s ranked sixth what has to be done in order to qual- than prepared. Kurt Klimek (285). in the country, from Boise, and (Jor- ify for nationals even though there “If nationals were tomorrow I’d be “Adin Duenas at 141 pounds dan) went out and took him down are many highly-ranked wrestlers in ready for it, but I need to know that placed third in the Pac-10 last year twice and was ahead all the way to the Pac-10’s heavyweight division. I came to wrestle tough and I know and he’s a guy that’s been up there the last period ...” Hicks said. “Going into it I know that we’re I can,” Klimek said. “I just have to photo By camille Tarazon/Daily Titan Staff Writer in the hunt with everybody,” Hicks “(Jordan) had him on the ropes, all ranked really close, but I know win every match and wrestle to the Junior Nick Jordan grapples his opponent to the mat as the referee watches for the pin. said. “He’s been one take-down away so he’s a sleeper and no one really that through competing with them, best of my abilities.” Without Serrano, baseball looks to bounce back against Horned Frogs By juan saucedo CSUF was able to pick up an 8-1 Brown and Christian Colon, were For the Daily Titan non-conference victory over hated able to pick up the pieces and pick [email protected] rival Long Beach State to move to up their first win of the season 1-2. against the 49ers. It’s going to be a long baseball In fact, just one word that comes So, let’s all take a deep breath. season. to mind when contemplating the Remember to take it one game at To all Cal State Fullerton base- start of the 2010 season, and that a time and let’s not get ahead of ball fans who are screaming “the word is emotional. ourselves. sky is falling” after the first three The season opener against Or- Next up will be one of the games of the season, just remember egon, which was led by former toughest challenges yet for CSUF. that it’s going to be a long season. A CSUF skipper George Horton, was Undefeated Texas Christian Uni- season comprised of 56 games that filled with all kinds of emotions. versity – ranked as high as No. 9 will take us on a ride full of un- The feelings that come with wel- by the National Collegiate Baseball expected ups and downs, so please coming back one Writers Assoca- don’t be so quick to press the panic of the greatest tion – will visit

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Think about what you’re doing history as an op- take a deep breath. three-game series and rationalize the situation. It’s ponent, the eager- this weekend. “ “ only been three games. ness that comes Remember to take it Unfortunately, Though the Titans lost their first with the first one game at a time Serrano will not two games at home for the first time game of the sea- and let’s not get ahead there for the first since 1987, the season is still too son and the emo- two games of young to be able to predict what tions of having to of ourselves. the series against lays ahead for this year’s team. deal with rainy TCU, as he was Despite the fact that the Titans weather just crept suspended for lost 7-3 to the University of Or- up like a cat on a mouse. three games after his altercation egon and then fell 6-0 to Pepper- There’s no doubt that all of these with an umpire in the Pepperdine dine University, CSUF didn’t make things played a role in the way the game. photos By Camille tarazon/Daily Titan Staff Writer a complete waste of last weekend’s team performed. The challenge seems a bit daunt- From left to right: The Titan infield of Joey Giddons, Christian Colon, Matt Orloff and Nick Ramirez wait for the game to start. opening series. Against Pepperdine, the lack- ing for CSUF, which has been luster hitting performance against outscored 14-11 in the first three lefty Matt Bywater led to feelings games. of frustration. On the other hand, TCU has That frustration was exhibited outscored its opponents 31-9 in when Head Coach Dave Serrano their first three victories. argued a call to an umpire in the The first game against the seventh inning, which ultimately Horned Frogs will be Friday at 7 resulted in his first ejection as a Ti- p.m., the second game will be Sat- tan skipper. urday at 6 p.m. and the last game But that’s what happens in base- will be Sunday at 1 p.m. ball. Bywater, who pitched a com- All games will be at Goodwin plete four-hit shutout of the Titans, Field. was just better that day. CSUF will play one more game Despite the whirlwind of emo- at home against San Diego at 6 tions, the Titans were still able to p.m. Tuesday before heading out put all those feelings aside and on their first road trip of the sea- went out there and picked up a son. victory without their coach in the The Titans will play a three-game dugout. series against University of Arizona The Titans, led by juniors Gary in Tucson, Ariz. starting Mar 5.

Senior catcher Billy Marcoe had one base hit against Pepperdine at Goodwin Field.

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