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Monday April 17, 2017 The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Volume 101 Issue 35

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MARIA ONG Daily Titan

More than 500 people attended the sixth annual CSUF Japanese Culture Club’s (JCC) expo Satur- day to learn about traditional and modern Japa- BAILEY CARPENTER / DAILY TITAN nese culture. Connor Seabold followed up his complete-game shutout over UC Davis and Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week recognition with a seven-inning and “We may have come to two-earned-run performance in the Titans’ 13-5 victory over USC Friday at Goodwin Field. a lot of bumps in prepara- tion but we think at the end result, it went beyond our expectation,” said event Titans claim series over USC coordinator Long Phan, Association for Intercul- Stellar pitching at Goodwin Field. off to a rough start, falling Hudgins had his best game catcher in the nation at the tural Awareness (AICA) With the two wins at in a 13-9 slugfest. Center of the season at the plate, end of the season. representative for JCC. propels CSUF to two home, the Titans boast a 13- fielder Scott Hurst shined going 2-4 with four RBIs CSUF posted six runs in The theme for this wins over Trojans. game win streak at Good- in game one, going 3-3 with including a three-run home the bottom of the seventh year’s festival was “shi- win Field and extended their two RBIs and a walk. run, his first of the season. inning, where it has dom- ki,” or “four seasons” in lead over the Trojans in the In game one Thursday, re- “The first one is always inated opponents all sea- English. BRYANT FREESE all-time series to 52-41-1. liever Blake Workman was the hardest,” Hudgins said. son. The Titans have out- Phan said they separated Daily Titan “We like playing at home, thrust into a starting role. “It just felt good to run all scored the opposition 18-3 the TSU Pavilions in dif- let’s be perfectly clear,” said Workman gave up six hits the bases.” in the seventh and have out- ferent “quadrants” in or- FULLERTON– No. 8 Titans Head Coach Rick and four earned runs in 3.2 Hudgins is one of 85 scored their opponents 51- der to showcase the expo’s Cal State Fullerton base- Vanderhook. innings of work. catchers to be named to the 12 in the last three innings theme. ball took the weekend series The series started off in The Titans rebounded in initial Johnny Bench Award combined. over USC with a 2-1 victory Los Angeles at Dedeaux game two with a 13-5 blow- Watch List. The award is SEE JAPAN 2 in Saturday’s rubber match Field, where the Titans got out victory. Catcher Chris given to the best college SEE VICTORY 6 Fresh Air Advocates clean up cigarettes Volunteers gather 18,343 cigarette butts throughout campus.

KAROL PERDOMO Daily Titan

Cigarette butts filled doz- ens of volunteers’ plastic bags as Fresh Air Advocates (FAA) held their “Cigarette Butt Cleanup” event on Titan Walk Friday to promote the smoke-free campus policy. “It’s always been a pos- itive thing. I think it’s good for the students to see that there is somebody actually responsible to clean up after their mess when they leave their cigarette butts behind,” said CSUF University Police Capt. Scot Willey. Although the cleanup last- ed four hours, junior and FAA Co-President Rebecca Dear said in a text message that they picked up a total of 18,343 cigarette butts. Willey said one of the major issues that affects campus BAILEY CARPENTER / DAILY TITAN environment is the trash that Participants of the biannual Cigarette Butt Cleanup, held by student activist group Fresh Air Advocates, walked around CSUF Friday to gather cigarette butts smokers leave behind, which from around major buildings to promote a healthy campus and upholding the 2013 smoking ban. piles up over time result- ing in thousands of cigarette campus areas, FAA has The event works to help “I feel very proud to be co-president and fifth-year face masks for the cleanup. butts. hosted a bi-annual cigarette promote a healthy campus part of this organization, student Shaina Sta.Cruz. Participants also received a Since the passage of a butt cleanup to bring aware- environment by making it a and I feel like we are help- Student volunteers were free volunteer shirt. 2013 directive, which pro- ness to the continued smok- lot cleaner with picking up ing a lot of students be aware given a fresh pair of dispos- hibited smoking in specific ing on campus. cigarette butts, Dear said. of this policy,” said FAA able gloves, plastic bags and SEE CLEAN 3

Shakespeare meets the opera in ‘Wives’ Bipartisanship dwindles within Congress CSUF reaches second place in Big West The Bard’s Neil Gorsuch’s Titans softball classic tale of approval into improved to the lecherous Supreme Court 23-18 overall Falstaff is given proves the con- and 11-1 on an operatic spin servative agen- the road with with plenty of da that is active- a weekend ‘50s inspired ly being pushed sweep of UC A&E 4 kitsch. Opinion 5 in government. Sports 6 Davis.

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A 19-year-old man was found dead in a gang-related shoot- ollow us ing in Santa Ana, according to the OC Register. on Santa Ana Police homicide detectives determined a shooting on Chest- nut Avenue that oc- MARIA ONG / DAILY TITAN curred early Satur- Over 500 people attended the sixth annual expo held by the Japanese Culture Club in the day morning was TSU Pavilion to celebrate traditional and contemporary Japanese customs. gang-related. Police received calls about a man down on the sidewalk at about 2:10 a.m. The man was pro- nounced dead at FOR THE RECORD the scene and his name has not been It is Daily Titan policy to correct factual errors released. printed in the publication. Corrections will be Santa Ana Po- published on the subsequent issue after an error lice are still ask- is discovered and will appear on page 2. Errors on ing the public for the Opinion page will be corrected on that page. any information Corrections will also be made to the online about the shooting. Detectives version of the article. can be reached at Please contact Editor-in-Chief Hayley M. Slye at 714-245-8390. (657) 278-5815 or at [email protected] to report any errors. - BRANDON PHO Drunk driver

MARIA ONG / DAILY TITAN kills one in The expo’s theme was “shiki,” which translates to the four seasons in English. Organizers divided the room into four quadrants to represent cultural traditions for each season. car crash Editorial Editor-in-Chief Hayley M. Slye Cypress Police ar- Managing Editor Micah Augimeri-Lee rested Nicholas San- News Editor Jason Rochlin chez-McCormick, 22, News Editor Sarah Wolstoncroft on suspicion of ve- hicular manslaughter News Assistant Brandon Pho and felony driving un- News Assistant Priscilla Bui der the influence with Sports Editor Bryant Freese injuries, according to Sports Social Media Editor Harrison Faigen the OC Register. Sports Assistant Mariana Vera Sanchez-McCor- Opinion Editor Rishu Bhardwaj mick was involved in Opinion Assistant Ilana LaGraff a collision with two Opinion Assistant Ashlyn Ramirez other vehicles on Val- Opinion Assistant Athena Sobhan ley View Street and Features Editor Kyle Bender Katella Avenue, kill- Features Assistant Briggetta Pierrot ing passenger Alex- is Barragan, 22, of La A&E Editor Kaleb Stewart Mirada. A&E Assistant Sarah El-Mahmoud Barragan died at A&E Assistant Darlene Casas 12:41 a.m., the coro- Copy Editor Aaron Valdez ner said. Copy Assistant Ashley Haley Sanchez-McCor- Copy Assistant Victoria Kim mick was taken to Or- ange County Jail and Layout Editor Christopher Sheats II held on a $100,000 Layout Assistant Megan Maxey MARIA ONG / DAILY TITAN bail. Layout Assistant Tracy Hoang Attendees practiced origami to make paper cranes and better understand Japanese The crash occurred culture. Other activities offered included calligraphy, kimono dressing and games. when Sanchez-Mc- Cormick ran a red Photo Editor Katie Albertson light heading west- Photo Assistant Bailey Carpenter bound on Katella Social Media Editor Zack Johnston Avenue. Social Media Editor Assistant Katrina Roybal Japan: Social Media Editor Assistant Angie Noriega Event had - BRANDON PHO Multimedia Editor Ryan Porter Multimedia Assistant Mia Agraviador Illustrator Cathryn Edwards Newport Webmaster Ashish Merani origami, calligraphy police officer Adviser Bonnie Stewart CONTINUED FROM 1 the people who are pretty “It was really cool to do (a much now your family who flower arrangement). It was shoots man Editor-in-Chief (657) 278-5815 [email protected] Phan said the red “torii” have worked with you for so just a little confusing because I or gate placed at the entrance long. That they are there for didn’t know how to assemble it News Line (657) 278-4415 [email protected] symbolized winter, while the you. You practiced for so long, correctly,” Quarles said. A Newport Beach Po- fresh start of spring was sym- it gets ingrained in your mind, O’Bard said she came to the lice officer responding Advertising bolized by the cherry blos- so it goes away,” Phan said. event after seeing posters ad- to a domestic call shot Director of Advertising Paige Mauriello som flower wall and trees. To A highlight of the expo was vertising the expo in the kine- and killed a knife-wield- Asst. Director of Adv. Marco Roza symbolize fall, he said one the opportunity to learn how siology building. ing man on the side- National Sales Executive Dominick Lorenz wall displayed a full moon to create floral centerpieces “I was amazed by (the flow- walk in the 200 block of Marketing Executive Evelyn Cadena with lanterns and leaves hang- with instructions from Miya- er arrangement). The people 61st Street, according to Graphic Designer Ariel Cortez ing from it and summer was ko Arao, a floral designer and there were very kind,” O’Bard the OC Register. Graphic Designer Sophia Shimamura “tanabata” themed, where at- instructor of Ikebana, the Jap- said. Police spokeswoman Account Executive Ivan Diaz tendees could write down their anese art of flower arrange- The expo offered tradition- Jennifer Manzella said the call came at 9:11 Account Executive Aaron Rivera fortune or wish and hang them ment. Arao and her assistants al Japanese food outside the on makeshift bamboo trees. demonstrated to the audience TSU. Okonomiyaki (a Japa- p.m. Saturday night. Account Executive Allia Ward “We tried to apply our how to construct aesthetically nese pancake), shrimp tempu- Manzella said the sus- Account Executive Alyssa Verano knowledge of Japanese culture pleasing arrangements. ra, fried squid, a shrimp tem- pect “exhibited threat- and we also ask other Japanese “In terms of Japanese cul- pura sushi roll and a spam roll ening actions” toward Business Manager Jeevani Midigaspe students … in the winter, what ture, (Ikebana) started back combo were some of the dish- the officer after running do you think and what do you in the Shogun era. It used to es on the menu. to the sidewalk in his Adviser Michelle Kurland do?” Phan said. be only done by men and now The Orange County Japa- underwear. The event featured tradi- after it became open up to the nese American Association The officer said he Distribution Thomas Grimes tional Japanese activities in- women too. It’s practiced all was also in attendance, selling feared for his safety and shot the suspect after Advertising (657) 278-4411 Fax (657) 278-2702 cluding calligraphy, kimono over the world,” said Marilyn well-known Japanese snacks [email protected] dressing, origami and Japa- Drageset, a Sogetsu Ikebana like pocky, sweet mochi with the man reportedly ap- nese games senbonbiki, wan- instructor. red bean filling and Ramune, proached the officer © Copyright Daily Titan 2017 All Rights Reserved age and shateki . Their Sogetsu Ikebana a carbonated flavored soft with a knife. The man was treated The Daily Titan is a student publication, printed every Monday Phan also participated in School style of Ikebana leans drink. through Thursday. The Daily Titan operates independently of several musical performances, toward the contemporary “Coming into this project, at the scene and tak- Associated Students, Inc. College of Communications, CSUF admin- including Yochorre and Soran style rather than the traditional I expected us to not really en to Orange County istration and the CSU. The Daily Titan has functioned as a public Bushi. Phan said he did his form, Drageset said. have a big-scale project, but Global Medical Center forum since inception. Unless implied by the advertising party or best to stay as calm as possible Second-year health sci- everyone worked very dili- in critical condition. otherwise stated, advertising in the Daily Titan is inserted by com- while performing. ence major Shea Quarles gently and everyone worked The officer was re- mercial activities or ventures identified in the advertisements them- “There is a nervousness that said she was invited to the their best today,” said JCC moved from active selves and not by the university. Such printing is not to be construed duty. as written or implied sponsorship, endorsement or investigation of all your friends and loved ones event and came so she could President Grandy Lirungan. such commercial enterprises. The Daily Titan allocates one issue to are out there watching you. spend time with her friend “It really paid off in the end - BRANDON PHO each student for free. But then you just remember Alexandria O’Bard, a first- to see everyone’s hard work that you’re with your friends, year kinesiology major. be put into effort.”

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM/NEWS PAGE 3 NEWS MONDAY APRIL 17, 2017 Play embraces Japanese-American heritage Nikkei Student Union played with friends on the same team since child- hosts “The Side Line hood, but as his father’s de- Story” performance. sire for winning and tem- per get worse, the team fell apart. Patterson’s friend- ANGIE SUK ships with team members Daily Titan get rocky when Patterson’s father starts favoring Eric The CSUF Nikkei Stu- Yasashi, played by Robert dent Union (NSU) present- Takeuchi, and when Chris ed “The Side Line Story,” Yukita, played by Darius a student-produced play, at Faulk, leaves the team. its fourth annual Culture “Japanese-Americans Night Saturday at Hope were segregated so they University. weren’t allowed to play “Culture Night is a very with everybody else. It’s important part of NSU be- not that they weren’t good cause it signifies the pur- enough or talented enough, pose of our club,” said they were just seen as in- Marisa Katsuda, presi- ferior, but look how much dent of CSUF NSU. “We it’s changed. Look what want to spread the Jap- basketball has done for our anese-American culture community. It’s brought us amongst the community together from all over the within Cal State Fullerton state,” Yukita said to Pat- and beyond.” terson in the play. The theatrical perfor- Tensions reached a cli- mance featured basketball, max when Patterson’s fa- high school love and fami- ther slaps him in the face ly drama. in anger after losing a “Culture Night is all game. about expressing what’s The story ends with the ANGIE SUK / DAILY TITAN important within the Jap- friends coming back to- The CSUF Nikkei Student Union presented “The Side Line Story” at its fourth annual culture night Saturday, which was a student- anese-American commu- gether and deciding to be a produced play following a Japanese-American basketball league and the familial struggle between a player and his father, the coach. nity and this year, I want- team again and Patterson’s ed to stress how to keep father realizing he was Once the play was over, connected to our roots by wrong. the audience viewed per- using what we have,” said formances of taiko and Culture Night coordina- We want to spread dancing as well as a rap tor Robbie Yoshikawa. “the Japanese- performed by Yoshikawa. “For example, basketball Intercollegiate Nikkei is the most popular sport American culture Councils (INC) from Cal amongst our community amongst the Poly Pomona, UCI, UCLA, and the leagues were cre- community within“ UCSB and Cal State Long ated for a reason. It is our Beach were in the audi- job as a community to re- Cal State Fullerton ence to support the Culture member our purpose and and beyond. Night. revitalize that passion we Yoshikawa was inspired have for this sport.” MARISA KATSUDA to coordinate the event The story followed Taku CSUF Nikkei Student because of the first Cul- Patterson, played by Golfy Union president ture Night he watched four Sabprasong, who was in a years ago. Japanese-American bas- The performance also “I was 15 years old when ketball league. His father, showcased taiko, tradi- I first wanted to do this, played by Kevin Small, tional Japanese drum- and I’m speechless know- was a strict high-tempered ming, and odori, tradi- ing that we finished and man and the coach of Pat- tional Japanese dancing I could not have done it ANGIE SUK / DAILY TITAN terson’s team. and hip-hop as a form of without any of these peo- During and after the play, audience members viewed performances of taiko, traditional Japanese In the play, Patterson modern dancing. ple,” Yoshikawa said. drumming, and odori, traditional Japanese dancing, as well as modern hip-hop dances. Clean: Smoke-free campus promoted CONTINUED FROM 1 Reyes said FAA conducts research on smoking and does After being split into groups outreach to smokers on cam- of 12 to 15, students led by pus. Using “verbal judo,” FAA FAA interns picked up ciga- interns interact with smokers to rette butts by their assigned provide health information and buildings. The groups rotat- resources and further promote ed between buildings every 30 the smoke-free policy. minutes to ensure no trash was Claudia Martinez, a third- missed by the previous group. year health science major and Sta.Cruz and Dear said FAA FAA intern, said since the di- aimed to reach every main rective cannot be specifically building including “hot spots” enforced, doing events like the like Humanities-Social Sci- cleanup is particularly impact- ences, Kinesiology-Health ful for those involved. Science, Engineering, Com- Emily Helms, a sec- puter Science and the Pollak ond-year business major, Library. said she was surprised at Kathrina Reyes, a sec- how many cigarette butts she ond-year health science ma- picked up, especially around jor, led a group of volunteers the Engineering Building. to the Kinesiology-Health Sci- “There are only a few of ence (KHS) building. Reyes us in this group and to see said in the 30 minutes her this many bags, I’m happy group was assigned to the that we are cleaning this all BAILEY CARPENTER / DAILY TITAN KHS building area, they col- up, but I wish we didn’t have Fresh Air Advocates Co-President Rebecca Dear said 18,343 cigarette butts were gathered in four hours at the Cigarette lected 53 cigarette butts. to,” Helms said. Butt Cleanup on campus Friday.

VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM/NEWS FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN PAGE 4 APRIL 17, 2017 MONDAY A&E New Kendrick Lamar ‘DAMN.’ good LA rapper shows their place. why he is still the It’s surprising to get so much variety so early in the best in the game. album as it transitions again into a slow soft-spoken song CHRISTOPHER SHEATS II in “FEEL.” The drum line Daily Titan in the back accompanies the flow of the artist so seam- lessly, it reminds one of Two years after the re- samples heard on “untitled lease of “To Pimp A Butter- unmastered.” fly,” and just a year after the Kendrick also connects unexpected delivery of “un- with pop star Rihanna in the titled unmastered.,” Kend- track “LOYALTY.,” where rick Lamar solidifies him- the singer complements the self as the best in the rap rapper on the chorus. “It’s a game with “DAMN.” secret society, all we ask is The album opens up trust, all we got is us,” they with a smooth jazz skit on sing together. Even though “BLOOD.,” where Kend- the artist had plenty of fea- rick speaks of approaching tures on his previous album, a blind woman on the streets none of them were as high to assist her, but it takes an profile as Rihanna or U2. unexpected turn. The album then transi- Such as the ending of tions into “PRIDE.,” which “BLOOD.,” the second track follows the continuous “DNA.” takes listeners by theme of the album contrast- surprise as it hits heavy ing between tracks as its with a loud bass and La- successor “HUMBLE.”, is a mar speaking of how the rap more up-tempo club banger, game seeped into his roots. and was the first single re- “I got power, poison, pain leased from the project. and joy inside my DNA,” the This track is also a direct rapper recites, as he makes statement from the artist reference to his position in to his competition, telling the industry and what has them to humble themselves. made him into the best. It is a nod to his track “How The rapper also compares Much A Dollar Cost,” himself to Jesus Christ in where the rapper’s conver- this verse, “I was born like sation with God told him to this, since one like this, humble himself. immaculate conception, I Kendrick gives us an art- transform like this, perform ist to look forward to, in like this was Yeshua’s new Zacari, who is featured on COURTESY OF INTERSCOPE RECORDS weapon.” “LOVE.” The track jux- While Kendrick Lamar compares himself to Jesus Christ, it is obvious the rapper has become completely confident with his The album then moves taposes the one before status as top in the game. The album “DAMN.” only solidifies him as the best in the industry. into a soft-spoken track in it, “LUST.,” in title and “YAH.,” which would have theme. chronicles his life starting at status as top in the game. variety in one track, as the a story of his mentor Top fit well on “To Pimp A But- The surprise track of the the age of 7, speaking about With the conclusion of beat is very reminiscent Dawg in his younger days. terfly.” The track title is also album is by far “XXX.” his teenage years at 17, and He also leaves fans with a Hebrew word which trans- The first part is a fast, his life as a 27-year-old. ‘ELEMENT.’ provides“ listeners with speculation as he replays a lates to God. hard-hitting beat followed The artist places a peri- snippet of every single track “ELEMENT.” provides by a smooth chorus by U2’s od on the religious themes “possibly the most uplifting and feel-good on the album in reverse be- listeners with possibly the Bono. found throughout the album song of the year. fore having the intro start up most uplifting and feel-good “FEAR.” brings back with the track “GOD.,” where again, possibly signifying a song of the year. The hook the feeling of “good kid, he speaks about how he is CHRISTOPHER SHEATS II resurrection. and chorus are what steal m.A.A.d city,” where the looked up to in the rap game Daily Titan When all’s said and done the track as he makes refer- rapper shares his past like as the “rap god.” This track about the album, the only ence to stunting on his en- he does in “Sing About Me, proves Lamar has become the album with “DUCK- of old school hip-hop. The word that echoes throughout emies and putting them in I’m Dying of Thirst.” He completely confident with his WORTH.,” we get a lot of artist finds a way to tell us is “DAMN.” ‘Wives of Windsor’ embraces the ‘50s Opera adaptation of features him chasing tavern filled with senior the skirt of an innocent citizens, the estate and Shakespeare sports a schoolgirl, an anomaly. a forest which becomes 20th century twist. It is impressive how the haunted with amateur change in era works to performers in costume. the production’s benefit The visuals helped au- KALEB STEWART instead of feeling like a diences whose ears may Daily Titan gimmick or cheap attempt not have been trained for at updating a classic. In the tenors and bases of For those unaccus- comparison to a produc- opera. tomed to it, opera can be tion of “Much Ado About The story follows like listening to a foreign Nothing” on campus a Shakespeare’s plot with film with no subtitles. few years back which put a few colorful additions. The setting of Cal State Shakespeare in a 1990s Creative use of Tupper- Fullerton’s “The Mer- shopping mall, this is ware and the dismember- ry Wives of Windsor,” a a far more organic and ment of a flamingo lawn colorful mash of 1950s thoughtful fit. ornament set it firmly in kitsch and Shakespearean The operatic elements the middle of the 20th wit, demonstrates enough blend very well with the century. clarity in its staging that decor of Windsor Estates. It is a shame that the even those whose only ex- casting of Falstaff on the perience with the genre The most striking final April 15 perfor- is with “Looney Tunes’” mance could have unfor- “What’s Opera, Doc” will “aspect of the tunate implications when

find something to engage production... is the seen within the context of

with. aesthetic, which the implied time period. The most striking as- “ The opera’s finale, pect of the production, brings to mind the where a African-Ameri- besides the impeccable crooked suburbias of can Falstaff has been led performances of a note- Tim Burton into the woods by two worthy ensemble, is the suburban women so that aesthetic, which brings to KALEB STEWART the entire town can give mind the crooked subur- Daily Titan him an incredible fright bias of Tim Burton with is made unsettling when the color scheme of a Dr. put into a historical con- Seuss illustration. The set Light whimsical tones text. On the cusp of the is both eye-catching and flit from the orchestra as Civil Rights Movement, clear in its intention. the Windsor neighbors an African-American be- While it is far removed make their entrances, an ing lured into the woods from The Bard’s origi- extended sequence that to be punished feels nal work, it tells much features no singing but problematic. about the cast of charac- plenty of character build- Despite these brief mo- ters without having to say ing. By the time the sing- ments of discomfort, the a word. When the plot of ing begins, the lecherous cast was uniformly great mistaken infidelity and Falstaff and the plotting and the staging of scenes playful lust begins to un- wives of the estate are al- was imaginative. furl, the houses that ap- ready fleshed out through While it is unclear if pear to have been plucked a dialogue-less opening the performance will cre- straight from the 1950s that features the play’s ate new fans of the opera, immediately set an envi- ensemble. its light tone and sexual ronment where sexuality The variety of locations innuendos make it a far is constrained into strictly is remarkable for a stu- cry from the tragedy and monogamous pairings. dent production, partic- melodrama that is so of- The relatively whole- ularly during the second ten associated with op- some image of suburbia act, in which the stage eratic works. Unless, of is what makes Falstaff, transitions from three course, they star Bugs whose first appearance distinct locations: a Tiki Bunny and Elmer Fudd.

CATHRYN EDWARDS / DAILY TITAN Republicans using the “nuclear option” to approve Gorsuch has effectively overridden any Democratic input in a very important nomination. Instead of adhering to the bipartisanship our government prides itself on, Republicans pushed their agenda as far as possible. Gorsuch appointment not bipartisan Use of the “nuclear justice of the Supreme Court however, might be hard to the “culture of the chamber” He asserted that the decision American people, rather than came to the bitter, abrupt end fix. which sees itself as “more bi- be left up to the next sitting allow a sitting president to ful- option” hinders that everyone expected. Gor- Using what’s called a “nu- partisan and statesmanlike.” president. fill his rightful obligations. democratic values. such should not be in the Su- clear option,” ultimately al- As Davis explains, Repub- McConnell ignored Demo- Even if Gorsuch’s appoint- preme Court, but the selfish lowed Republicans to change licans no longer had to tackle crats dismay, doubts from oth- ment doesn’t change the land- actions of Republicans got Senate rules to prohibit the the 60-vote hurdle to approve er Republicans and predictions scape of the Supreme Court by him there. filibuster for Supreme Court Gorsuch. Instead, a judicial that his party would pay the ul- taking an already conservative In a 54-45 vote, the Repub- nominees as Democrats had nominee will only need 51 timate price for his selfish un- seat, it does make something as lican majority capped off a vowed to do so. votes to be confirmed with the wavering stance. simple as a nomination a force contentious year by disrupting A filibuster is a last-minute usage of this parliamentary A press release issued by of political leverage, and that’s norms once again to achieve ancient method, but it’s some- procedure. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse terrifying. their conservative political thing that is still useful. A nu- This decisive tactic taken by (D-RI) states that Republi- There was no reason the Sen- agenda. clear option that bypasses all Republicans should not have cans were eager to reconsti- ate had to resort to using a “nu- Republicans in the Senate of those things, is not. even been available. tute a system where a five-vote clear option” in order to force decided to revoke the Dem- It’s astounding how Repub- Back in 2016 when Jus- bloc exists on the Court which Gorsuch into the Supreme KAROL PERDOMO ocrat’s right to filibuster and licans can continue to force tice Antonin Scalia’s seat deliver “for big business and Court. If Republicans reason- Daily Titan pushed forward their party’s their way down America’s became vacant, former conservatives.” ably picked a nominee that at- choice, giving Republicans the throat. President Barack Obama nom- “The president set the Senate tempted to mend past political Newly confirmed Supreme upper hand once again. De- Shoving an appointee into inated Merrick Garland to the on this unfortunate path when ploys and reached out to Demo- Court Justice Neil Gorsuch ex- nying Democrats that right is a lifetime position that in- Supreme Court, and rightfully he selected a Supreme Court crats, we’d finally have some ef- emplifies Congress’ damaged like pushing someone when volves interpreting major cas- so. However, Republicans were nominee off a list put together ficient exchanges. Instead, they integrity, further extending the they are already down. es not only is a tantrum driven not eager to approve Obama’s by conservative special-inter- resorted to drastic options like divide between Republicans Democrats truly have all of by politics, but will contin- nominee, especially the irk- est front groups, instead of a bi- a child throwing a tantrum. and Democrats, and the meth- their hands tied behind their ue to drive bad blood in Con- some Republican leader Mitch partisan nominee,” the White Now, we have a committed od used to get him the confir- backs in American politics. gress. This is a slap in the face McConnell. House said in a press release. conservative who obtained his mation directly undermines What needs to be done next to Democrats and the Obama McConnell fought tooth and Now, McConnell can breathe seat due to a spiteful Republi- democracies root value. is to make sure that this sit- administration. nail to hinder any appoint- a sigh of relief. By sticking to can agenda. Leaving no room As votes were counted April uation cannot happen again. According to NPR’s Su- ment made by Obama, accord- his conservative agenda, Mc- for bipartisanship in govern- 7, the showdown for the 113th The blow to bipartisanship, san Davis, this further erodes ing to the Associated Press. Connell put his party above the ment, where it belongs. Trump immigration regulations too vague ICE agents are given shouldn’t possess. their residence despite be- briefly handcuffed and de- to remember that whatever it a sanctuary state, which The new guidelines are ing civil and cooperative for tained after protesting out- an ICE agent decides, goes. would effectively protect a reach that puts too so vague that ICE agents years. side of a regional ICE of- Videos released of fathers 11.1 million undocumented many residents at risk. are now ordered to consid- It has been about three fice in Chicago, according to getting arrested in front of that reside here. er all offenses as grounds months now since the exec- USA Today. their children, who are cry- Democrats also intro- for deportation, no matter utive order took effect, and The protest shows the ing in fear and confusion, duced a congressional bill how small the infraction, the ICE raids have shown no lack of understanding that should shame those behind this month that would pre- according to the New York signs of slowing. the Trump administration this order. There is no ad- vent ICE agents from iden- Times. In February, 161 people has toward exercising force vantage in traumatizing a tifying themselves as po- Considering it costs tax- were arrested in ICE raids in properly. Considering that child, whether their parent is lice in an effort to gain back payers an average of $10,000 Los Angeles County. From Trump also barred Hispan- undocumented or not. community trust, according to deport a single person and March to April, another 367 ic lawmakers from a meet- A tweet from the ICE to the LA Times. with these new rulings being were detained in raids con- ing with ICE in March, ac- Twitter account on March 9 This move shows other much more widespread than ducted nationwide. cording to USA today, it’s clarifies that Deferred Ac- states an example of what Barack Obama’s, this won’t ICE also began making become clear that there is tion for Childhood Arriv- needs to be done to combat ASHLYN RAMIREZ just be hurting families of arrests in courthouses in something to worry about als is not a protected status. Trump’s attack on undocu- Daily Titan deportees. March, according to the Los for all undocumented im- This ultimately means that mented immigrants, who are Because of the orders, a Angeles Times. migrants residing in the students can also be affected the entire backbone of the President Donald J. woman in Arizona was de- It is inhumane and non- country. by the order. country. Trump’s string of executive ported after going to see the sensical to deport someone The past three months The Obama administra- To focus on stopping all orders prove that he is stay- agent she had been regularly for something as mundane have shown how broad or- tion was known for its high immigration is antithetical ing true to his promise to seeing for over a decade, ac- as a traffic violation. Tactics ders are negatively affect- amount of deportations, but to the very core of Ameri- crackdown on undocument- cording to NPR. like these are failing to make ing Americans by ripping Obama had a more narrow ca’s values. There’s no rea- ed immigrants. However, Another woman has taken any Americans feel safe and apart families and damaging scope, focusing on individ- son to go after individuals immigration and Customs refuge in a church in Den- further split communities small businesses. uals with multiple felonies, who contribute to Ameri- Enforcement (ICE) agents ver for fear of deportation, from their government. It may seem reasonable according to NBC. Trump can society. The executive are working from an or- according to the New York On March 13, U.S. Rep. that the Trump adminis- needs to take notes. orders need to be reworked der that is so broad it gives Times. Both women should Luis Gutierrez and several tration is only going after California is also on the in a way so they can’t be en- agents a reach that they not have to cower in fear for immigration activists were criminals, but it’s important path to pass a bill making forced frivolously.

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ADAM CASTRO Daily Titan

Cal State Fullerton softball continued its success on the road against the UC Davis Aggies, winning both games of its doubleheader Saturday to complete a three-game sweep. The wins improved Ful- lerton’s overall record to 23-18, and its conference record to 6-3, putting the Titans in second place in the Big West Conference. As is the norm for the Titans this year, they caught fire when they got away from Anderson Fam- ily Field. Their sweep of the Aggies improved the Titans’ road record to 11- 1, while they’ve gone 8-12 at home. Bats Rolling on the Road The Titans’ bats were active against the Aggies, scoring 18 runs against op- posing pitching after giving just seven runs of support in their last series. In 12 road games, Ful- BAILEY CARPENTER / DAILY TITAN STOCK PHOTO lerton is hitting .305, in- Senior Sydney Colenzo has struggled so far this season, posting a .197 batting average with four RBIs. Colenzo went 2-7 in three games against UC Davis and cluding seven home runs, recorded one RBI in Saturday’s 3-2 win over the Aggies. compared to .236 at home. Fullerton has outscored its players were key offen- who recorded four hits in check while securing a se- complete game in seven last 12 games Fullerton opponents 38-25 in its last sively against UC Davis. the series. Left fielder Sa- ries win. innings, striking out seven has made 16 errors, four nine games on the road. Center fielder Ariana mantha Vandiver went 3-4 Sydney Golden went 2-0 and giving up two earned of them coming in the In its three-game series Williams drove in three on Friday, and first base- against UC Davis, throw- runs while lowering her team’s last game against against UC Davis, Fuller- runs and stole two bas- man Zoe Richard collect- ing a complete game and ERA to 1.75, fourth-best Cal Poly. ton did not score less than es, increasing her average ed two RBIs in game two logging a combined 9.1 in the Big West. Overall, Fullerton has three runs, a titanic shift to .359. Senior Lexi Gon- Saturday. innings while striking out a fielding percentage of in comparison to its last zalez went 5 for 11 in the eight batters. Golden is Defense shining? .959, good for sixth-best in series against Cal Poly, series, giving her a total Key pitching now 4-5 on the season, one Fullerton was able to es- the Big West. where they did not score of 31 RBIs for the season, The Titans’ pitching was win away from evening cape Davis in good shape The Titans will look to more than four runs in good for second-best in solid again on the road, her record. defensively, making one continue their winning each game of the series. the Big West. and a key to their sweep. Kelsey Kessler im- error all weekend. ways on the road on Tues- Other key contributors They only allowed 12 runs proved her record to 12-6 CSUF made 11 errors day against the UCLA Titans keep raking for the Titans included in 21 innings against the after a win in game two over its prior two previ- Bruins (29-12), starting at Several Titan right fielder Delynn Rippy, Aggies, keeping them in on Saturday. She threw a ous road series, and in its 7 p.m. in Westwood.

KATIE ALBERTSON / DAILY TITAN Cal State Fullerton baseball extended its all-time record over USC to 52-41-1 after taking two out of the three games over the weekend. Victory: Fullerton out-pitches Trojans CONTINUED FROM 1 per nine innings (2.03) defense, he was able to get and ranks fourth in WHIP the outs necessary to limit Fullerton finished off (1.12). USC’s runs. the series Saturday with a Right-hander Connor John Gavin followed the pitching duel that ended Seabold had another solid performance with a gem of in a 2-1 victory. The two outing this weekend after his own Saturday, pitching teams were both scoreless being named Big West Con- seven innings while giving for the first five innings -un ference Pitcher of the Week up six hits and one home til the Titans struck first in the previous week following run. Gavin recorded the win the their half of the sixth his complete-game shutout for his fifth of the season, with two runs. against UC Davis. which is tied for the second While the Titans have far Seabold is typically the most in the conference. outlasted their opponents first starter on the mound In eight starts this sea- in the late innings, scor- in a three-game week- son, Gavin is yet to record ing first is always a posi- end series, but with the se- a loss. tive. CSUF is 16-4 when it ries against USC starting Closer Brett Conine con- scores first this season and Thursday, Seabold sat and tinued his stellar season 15-2 when holding the other watched the first contest of with his seventh save of the team to two runs or less. the meeting. year, which ranks second “I kind of liked it, get- for most saves in the Big Pitching continues ting to see what they did the West. Conine pitched two dominance night before and what their innings and gave up no hits The Titan pitching staff tendencies were,” Seabold and no runs. is a little off its mark of last said. “It was a little weird The Titans play one season’s nation-leading and not pitching on the first more nonconference game program record-low 2.22 night though.” this season when they ERA, posting a 3.08 clip Seabold went seven in- square off against San Di- this season which ranks nings and gave up two ego Tuesday in Lake El- 19th in the country. Fuller- earned runs on nine hits sinore before returning to ton does, however, have the Friday. With nine strike- Big West play Friday at Cal second-lowest rate of walks outs and some help from the Poly San Luis Obispo.

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CONTACT US: [email protected] VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM PAGE 8 APRIL 17, 2017 MONDAY SPORTS Fullerton ties program record in wins CSUF takes down CSU Northridge in 4-0 sweep.

TODD HADLER Daily Titan

Cal State Fullerton women’s tennis tied its program record for most victories in a season with 17 after a 4-0 win over Cal State Northridge Saturday. The Titans continued their stellar doubles play, starting the day by winning the doubles point for the 18th time this season. CSUF has yet to lose the doubles point this season. Sophomore Masako Makiba and junior Danielle Pham picked up their eighth doubles victory after beat- ing Arpe Bagumyan and Sa- mantha Judan 6-1. The 78th-ranked team of seniors Alexis Valenzu- ela and Camille De Leon beat the team of Mickey Hsu and Kristen Poei 6-3. The win was Valenzuela’s and De Leon’s 12th straight victory. The Titans combined doubles record is now at 39-8, a .830 winning percentage. After securing the doubles point, the Titans then swept the Matadors in singles play. Sophomore Sarah Nuno gave the Titans their second point of the day after beat- ing Vivian Lin without losing a set (6-0, 6-0). The next KATIE ALBERTSON / DAILY TITAN STOCK PHOTO point came from Makiba, Senior Camille De Leon clinched the win for CSUF tennis Saturday by defeating Skyla Alcon 6-3, 6-3. De Leon and doubles partner Alexis Valenzuela claimed their 12th who beat Elisaveta Nosenko straight match with a 6-3 victory over Mickey Hsu and Kristen Poei. 6-1, 6-1. De Leon followed that up with a win (6-3,6-3) their series record since West quarterfinals. conference record to 5-2, The Titans head into the their first chance to do so over Skyla Alcon to clinch 2000 to 3-17 against CSUN. This is CSUF’s seventh which keeps the team in final week of the regular when they head north to the match. The Matadors also soured shutout victory this sea- fourth place in the Big season, only needing one play San Jose State Thurs- A win over CSUN hasn’t the Titans’ record-setting son, as it improves its over- West behind Hawai’i, UC more victory to set a new day before returning to Ful- been common for the Titans, season last year by upset- all record to 17-2. This win Santa Barbara and Long program single-season re- lerton Saturday to host Big with their victory improving ting the team 4-3 in the Big also improves the Titans’ Beach State. cord for wins. They’ll get West-leading Hawai’i. Taylor gets three-year extension Men’s basketball head with a 10-6 record in conference. CSUF finished the reg- coach led team to a 17- ular season as the third seed 15 record in 2016-17. entering the Big West Tour- nament, falling in the semi- HARRISON FAIGEN finals to eventual champi- Daily Titan on UC Davis on a tipped-in layup at the buzzer. Cal State Fullerton then Following men’s basket- hosted postseason play for ball’s most successful season the first time in school his- under Head Coach Dedrique tory when it took on Weber Taylor, Cal State Fuller- State in the Riley Wallace ton extended his contract for Classic, eventually losing 80- three more seasons, with a 76. Following the loss, Taylor fourth year if he meets cer- said he felt the program had tain criteria. “unfinished business” mov- “I’m excited to contin- ing forward. ue what we’ve started here,” “Our mission is to win a Taylor said in a press re- Big West Conference cham- lease. “Cal State Fullerton pionship and win the Big is a special place and we as West Conference Tourna- a program look forward to ment to get to the NCAA continuing to make our insti- (Tournament),” Taylor said. tution and community proud. “I think anything less than I look forward to coach- that is not acceptable moving ing this team for years to forward for this ball club.” come.” Extension in hand, Taylor KATIE ALBERTSON / DAILY TITAN STOCK PHOTO The Titans went 17-15 will now get at least three years Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball recorded its best season since 2012 and most wins in Head Coach Dedrique Taylor’s during the 2016-17 season, to see that vision through. tenure with the program. Taylor was rewarded last week with a three-year contract extension.