Pulitzer winner speaks Frasier panel shares on current events insight on TV industry News 3 A&E 4 Monday April 27, 2015 The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Volume 97 Issue 45 CSUF Titans steal series Khalifa Senate cancels supports in rubber match Spring editorial Concert Academic Senate Rapper agrees resolution supports to play SNL as transparency musical guest ALEX GROVES CYNTHIA WASHICKO Daily Titan Daily Titan The Academic Senate at Rapper Wiz Khalifa has Cal State Fullerton unani- canceled his appearance at mously approved a resolu- Associated Students, Inc. tion Thursday in support Spring Concert on Saturday, of a Daily Titan editori- having accepted an engage- al calling for university ment to perform on “Satur- administration to exhibit day Night Live,” said Brandon greater transparency when Harris, Associated Students met with questions from Productions director. Daily Titan reporters. The rapper, whose real Sean Walker, Ph.D., chair name is Cameron Thomaz, of the Academic Senate, was booked in the fall with a brought the resolution writ- binding contract with Asso- ten earlier that morning to a ciated Students to perform at vote among his colleagues. the May 2 concert, but backed Walker read the resolu- out Wednesday night, Harris tion, titled “Resolution in said. The artist also backed Support of Daily Titan’s Call out of an agreement to per- for Transparency,” which form at a similar concert at stated: UC Riverside the same day. • Whereas the California There is no replacement State University Academ- artist yet, but Associated Stu- ic Senate values and endors- dents Productions is working es the freedom of exchange to find a replacement, Har- of information on university ris said. The group is looking campus through prior candidates, in- • Whereas the university cluding artists who were pop- Academic Senate believes ular in a fall survey used to that such transparency is select the artist. Thomaz was particularly crucial with re- one of the most popular artists spect to news stories regard- in that survey. ing CSUF campus and its ELIAS SANCHEZ / FOR THE DAILY TITAN Who will be chosen as administration Junior pitcher Thomas Eshelman tosses a warmup pitch during Friday night’s 7-2 win over UC Irvine at Goodwin Field. Eshelman was Thomaz’s replacement will The resolution resolved back to his dominant self, logging eight innings and fanning 13 batters while only allowing six hits, two earned runs and no walks. depend on the Associated that “the Academic Senate Students’ budget and the per- strongly supports the CSUF Baseball takes two 7-2 Friday, suffering a 5-4 Titans’ star pitcher Thom- doesn’t seem worried about former’s availability on such Daily Titan call for transpar- loss Saturday in extra in- as Eshelman. Eshelman’s the amount his star has been short notice before the con- ency,” and that copies of the of three from Big nings and taking the rubber strong pitching performance throwing of late. cert, Harris said. resolution will be transmit- West-leading UCI match 7-5 on Sunday. and command of the plate “He hasn’t been over 100 There are no plans yet to ted to CSUF employees and Fullerton played all- were able to ward off the pitches in eight innings. It’s refund students who bought students. around great baseball Friday Anteaters and secure the about pitch count and he their wristband, Harris said. Walker and other mem- ANDREW MCLEAN night. victory for Fullerton. hasn’t been over 100. He got The ramifications for bers of the senate’s Execu- Daily Titan With Fullerton up 1-0, ju- Eshelman began the game to 116 tonight. He’s a horse. Thomaz backing out of a tive Committee wrote the nior center fielder Tyler Stieb strong, striking out 10 in the He’s not like a little guy with binding contract will be ad- resolution after reading a made a spectacular over the first five innings while only a frail body; he’s a big man. dressed, Harris said, but As- front page editorial the Dai- Cal State Fullerton base- shoulder running catch with allowing one hit through the He’s been there before,” sociated Students is currently ly Titan published Thursday ball had its work cut out this two outs in the third inning first 5.2 innings. Vanderhook said. focusing on finding a replace- morning, he said. weekend as it faced a UC Ir- to save a UCI run and get the Eshelman finished the Justin Garza was on the ment artist. The editorial detailed diffi- vine team that sits atop the Titan fans on their feet. game giving up six hits and mound for the Titans on Sat- No money has yet been paid culties student reporters face Big West Conference with Sophomore Timmy Rich- two earned runs while strik- urday night. The junior fin- to Thomaz, as his contract in their dealings with the uni- an 11-4 conference record. ards and junior Josh Var- ing out 13 through eight in- ished the game giving up stipulates he would be paid af- versity’s Strategic Communi- The Titans (22-20 overall, gas each accumulated three nings. The junior has now four earned runs and nine ter the performance. cations department while re- 8-4 Big West) won two out of hits on the day and both consecutively pitched eight hits while striking out two The remainder of the con- porting on campus news. three games against the Ant- chipped in with a run batted innings through his last over five innings of work. cert will stay the same, with eaters (24-16) this weekend in apiece. three starts, but Titans Head performances by Tyga, One11 SEE SENATE 3 at Goodwin Field; winning Friday’s game featured the Coach Rick Vanderhook SEE BASEBALL 8 and DJ Cascio. THEATER REVIEW: Ruthless Dark comedic The story is about a psy- chopathic, yet charming musical kills at little 8-year-old girl hell- Grand Central bent on becoming a famous broadway star. She will do whatever it takes to start ALEXANDER FAIRBANKS her path to success and get Daily Titan the lead role in her elemen- tary school musical. Bachelor of Fine Arts Ruthless, a positively musical theater major, Lac- wicked and morbid com- ey Beegun plays Tina Den- edy, full of wit, sarcasm mark, the insane little girl. and dark humor, has never Normally this role is played been produced so well than by a child actor, but Bee- by Cal State Fullerton’s gun’s petite size made her production. perfectly believable for Even with some minor the part. Beegun gives an flaws, this reproduction of amazing performance; si- the off-broadway musical is multaneously being scary powerful, fun and is a good and cute. fit for the intimate perfor- BFA musical theater AMANDA SHARP / DAILY TITAN mance space at the Grand major, Taylor Hartsfield Bachelor of Fine Arts musical theater major Lacey Beegun (center) stars as the psychopathic 8-year-old, Tina Denmark, in Grand Central Art Center. plays Judy Denmark, Ti- Central Art Centers production of Ruthless. The off-broadway musical is directed by theater professor Craig Tyrl. Ruthless, with music by na’s mother and talentless Marvin Laird, book and housewife whose world re- gives a powerful and in- song Angel Mom Hart- Turner who plays Sylvia St. role has been traditional- lyrics by Joel Paley, and volves around her daugh- tense vocal performance. fields vocal performance is Croix, a desperate old wom- ly played by a man and this directed by CSUF the- ter. Hartsfield is spectacular Hartsfield is mesmeriz- amazing. an trying to live vicarious- CSUF production has kept ater professor Craig Tyrl, in this absolutely hilarious ing as her character trans- Another amazing perfor- ly through Tina by acting consistent with that. opened Friday at the Grand role. She captures the es- forms from a nobody to mance is given by BFA mu- as her agent and propelling Central Art Center. sence of the character and a narcissistic diva. In her sical theater major, Mitchell her to stardom. This female SEE RUTHLESS 4 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM PAGE 2 APRIL 27, 2015 MONDAY NEWS Senate: DTBRIEFS Resolution Quake kills thousands supports editorial in Nepal CONTINUED FROM 1 Shepard said. “I think it’s a College of Communica- A 7.8 magnitude very important principle at tions Interim Dean Irene earthquake shook Ne- Walker expressed his full a public university to sup- Matz, Ph.D., also thanked pal Saturday, leaving support of the Daily Ti- port a public, independent the senate for the resolu- more than 3200 people tan’s objective of obtain- tion and said it would pro- dead and 6500 injured, ing greater transparency I think it’s a vide students within the BBC reported. and stated that the Aca- “very important Daily Titan the opportu- The quake struck demic Senate had the pub- principle at a nity to work with campus around noon Satur- lication’s best interests at administration. day near Nepal’s capi- heart. public university to Senator Nancy Fitch, tal, Kathmandu, where “I don’t think there’s support a public, Ph.D., chair of the Depart- most of the deaths anyone in this room that’s independent ment of History said there occurred. At least 17 going to say, ‘be less trans- was a need for transparence climbers died near parent,’” Walker said. student newspaper for faculty, staff and stu- Mount Everest, and Jason Shepard, Ph.D., and this, I think, is “ dents as well. at least 34 deaths oc- chair of the university’s “I think it’s an important curred in Northern communications depart- a really meaningful resolution and we need to India.