Daily Titan March 1, 2011

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Nothing is imPASAble for dance team Pilipino-American Student Association hip-hop team moves forward with new dance style JESSICA DRUCK Daily Titan

Hip-hop beats echo from a large boom box as colorful and eclectic sneakers screech across the floor in the Titan Gym lobby while Cal State Fullerton students practice break dancing, isolations and tutting (an interpretive street dance style).

Infinite PASAbilities is a collegiate dance team that was established in 2006 through the Pilipino-American Student Association at CSUF. Fourth-year health science major

JESSICA DRUCK / Daily Titan Members of CSUF’s Infinite PASAbilities practice their intricate hip-hop routine. Their dances have a similar style to that of ‘80s pop music.

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Cal State Fullerton women’s lacrosse club was first established four years ago by twins Jennifer and Michelle Van Alstine.

“I remember being a sophomore and walking through Discoverfest, and just out of curiosity and interest I saw a men’s booth and asked the men’s team if there was a women’s lacrosse team. And strangely enough, they said that there were these girls that were trying to get a club started that season, so I left them my e-mail,” said senior Annie Chang. “The girls contacted me and I’ve been there ever since.”

Chang started out being a defender, which is referred to as third man. Last season she switched to offense (one of three homes: 1st, 2nd and 3rd home), her current position this year.

“The position is subject to change this season due to new players on the team,” Chang said. “I am fairly comfortable with both.”

Chang is the only player left on the team that has been there since the start of the club.

“It is better to have a small team with dedicated members than a large one with members that are inactive, because bonding and teamwork is extremely important on any sports team,” Chang said.

Josie Hudspeth was the team’s president last year and is currently

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the Sports Club Inter-Club Council treasurer and team captain, along with co-captains Dani Willis and Haleigh Garlow.

As team president, Hudspeth dedicated a lot of her time to get the team organized and is considered one of the reasons why the team has improved tremendously this year.

“My goal was to develop our organization so that each member was involved in the club’s management,” said Hudspeth. “I am proud to say that our new leaders have stepped into their new roles with determination and commitment to the success of the program.”

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of a team but stray from the norms of strict practices.

Alumnus member AP Callanta said the team was a great break from school when he attended CSUF as a nursing major.

“It’s all about fun, it’s all about learning, it’s pretty much about the whole dance culture,” said Callanta. “A lot of teams take practice too seriously and people get turned off from dancing, and with this everyone is having fun and it’s a real family environment.”

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professional training prior to joining IP. The team, made up of about 30 CSUF students, prides itself on its passion to have fun on campus with like-minded people who enjoy being creative with dance and want to learn from each other.

“It’s all about the learning experience,” Argenal said. “We don’t perform for competition, we don’t perform for money; we perform because we love dancing.”

What makes IP stand out is the diversity that is apparent in each member’s dance style while still creating a great environment and allowing the dancers to be themselves and be a part

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Working to give students a unique college experience at the Titan Pride Center

Though it is commonly thought of as a commuter school, Cal State Fullerton hosts countless events both on and off campus that are promoted daily by its very own Titan Pride Center.

The Titan Pride Center hopes to provide students with the best college experience possible through events such as concerts, sports games and gatherings, club meetings and other ASI productions.

“The goal of the Titan Pride Center is to facilitate events and spread the word on what students are doing,” said Drew Wiley, administrative coordinator and ASI leader.

The Titan Pride Center began in the spring of 2009 in hopes of inspiring CSUF pride in a greater amount of students. The organization serves as the gateway to activities that are available to all students.

Many students are unaware of what the campus has to offer regarding their individual interests, or even that the Titan Pride Center booth exists.

“I’ve passed by the Titan Pride Center before,” said Katie Laird, a psychology major. “But if I had known about the free merchandise and all the events information they offer, I wouldn’t have passed it up so quickly.”

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Russell Argenal, 21, now the executive director of IP and joined the team two years ago, said the team was very different with commercial-style dancing, housing and an ‘80s pop feel.

As time progressed and new members joined, the team evolved with new dance styles like swag and what they now focus on: hip-hop.

“The purpose of our team is to get students who are not necessarily dancers, but have an immense passion for dancing, to have an outlet where they get to practice their artistic talent,” said Argenal.

About 80 percent of the student members, including Argenal, had no

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PRIDE: Promoting CSUF spirit Students are able to interact on ...Continued from page 1 Twitter and Facebook and inquire about upcoming events.

The Titan Pride Center offers Currently the Titan Pride Cenevents for every major as well as ter is focusing on promoting “Tarcharity opportunities and informa- tuffe,” a musical at Clayes Performtion about upcoming sports events. ing Arts Center beginning March 4.

Those who take advantage of the Thursday night ASI movie preTitan Pride Center say they found sentation information is also availit easier to navigate around the able both at the booth and online. campus.

Gameday promotions are a big “I found maps of the campus as part of the Titan Pride Center’s aca freshman and got information tivities that aim to get students inabout buying baseball game tick- volved. ets,” said Binh Tran, a third-year The booth will be holding various business major. “The best part was contests all day today. Prizes include getting all the free pins and stickers, temporary tattoos, megaphones though.” and other free The Titan CSUF merPride Center ofchandise.

“Most of the time there fers events for The Titan are so many events every major as Pride Center is well as charity going on...many of them located in the opportunities Titan Student tend to get lost.” and information Union across - Drew Wiley about upcoming from the Administrative Coordinator sports events. ticket sales Students rebooth. ceive points and Its hours are discounts on tickets to sports games Monday through Thursday from 9 as well as Clayes Performing Arts a.m. to 7 p.m. and Fridays from 9 Center productions. a.m. to 5 p.m.

“Most of the time there are so For more information on the many events going on at any par- Titan Pride Center, visit TitanPriticular time that many of them tend deCtr.Fullerton.edu or its Twitter to get lost,” Wiley said. profile at Twitter.com/titanpridectr.

The Titan Pride Center relies To receive live Facebook updates, largely on social networking sites become a fan of the Titan Pride to get the word out on upcoming Center page at Facebook.com/tievents and contests. tanpridecenterpage.

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At a Vietnamese language and culture panel presentation Monday hosted by Professor Trang Le, Vietnamese coordinator of the Department of Modern Languages and Literature, students were informed about the benefits of knowing the Vietnamese language and culture.

For non-native Vietnamese speakers, Vietnamese sounds like a muffled jumble of tonal fluctuations and a mouthful of single-syllable sounds, but according to the panel, this is a very valuable language that can enhance a student’s resume and lead to greater opportunities in the job market and abroad. According to Le, Vietnamese is spoken by over 80 million people in Vietnam. Nearly 2 million Vietnamese live in the United States and over 200,000 of them live in Orange County.

“Little Saigon has the largest population of Vietnamese in the world outside of Vietnam,” said Le. “Cal State Fullerton is only 14 miles from Little Saigon. There are numerous restaurants, supermarkets, grocery stores, bakeries, hair salons, bookstores, coffee shops and so on.”

Le said students who are fluent in both Vietnamese and English will have countless opportunities to practice Vietnamese with native speakers in the most rapidly growing Vietnamese community. They will also have a chance to learn about the richness of Vietnamese culture, religion and history, Le said.

Ben Bangs, a CSUF alumnus and a Vietnamese translator and interpreter, earned his B.A. in Southeast Asian studies at the University of Washington. He was a panelist and presenter. He has been to Vietnam 15 times. The first time he went was in 1991 after studying Vietnamese at Cornell University. His interest in Vietnam was sparked when he sponsored a refugee from Saigon with his family.

His number one advice for students who want to learn Vietnamese is “do as much as you can to be in constant contact with people outside the classroom.”

He said the way people talk in real life and the way textbooks present the material is so different that you want to

have the real experience by interacting with native speakers.

He also advised students to volunteer, get involved in the Vietnamese communities and read as much as they could in Vietnamese.

“It’s not all about the language,” he said, “but reflects the whole civilization of Vietnamese people. You want the Vietnamese to come in through your pores.”

Joe Reinsvold earned his M.A. in linguistics in 2001 from Cal State Fullerton. He always liked studying foreign languages and helped Vietnamese classmates with their English homework.

“It wasn’t hard to have a true love and appreciation for Vietnamese people and culture,” said Reinsvold. He said one aspect you learn to appreciate about Vietnamese people is that they are always communicating with each other.

When Reinsvold went to Vietnam for the first time in 1991, he said it was a culture shock, but more than anything he realized that he needed to become fluent. He said Vietnamese is an easy language to learn because the grammar is simple and there is no past or future tense, only present.

“In Vietnamese you can say a lot with four or five words,” Reinsvold said. “In English I have to write a whole paragraph.”

He also found the language easy to learn because there are no characters. Rather, the language is based on a familiar alphabet.

Tri Tran, a professor of Vietnamese at Cal State Fullerton, said the hardest part for non-native speakers of Vietnamese to grasp are the tones. Like most other Southeast Asian languages, Vietnamese is a tonal language, which means one word can have several meanings depending on the tone you use. Vietnamese has six tones, said Tran.

He said in order to learn a language like Vietnamese, students have to develop a musical ear. “Most people don’t have a musical ear,” he said.

Tran has his students work on their tones by presenting “ups and downs of tones” using musical concepts.

Le said CSUF is planning to offer a program leading to a minor in Vietnamese language and culture, which will hopefully lead to a Vietnamese major. Also, a B.A. in international business with a language concentration in Vietnamese will be offered.

Getting the aggression out The Student Recreation Center upgrades its martial arts studio ANDERS HOWMANN Daily Titan

On the weekend of Feb. 8, the Student Recreation Center upgraded the martial arts studio with 13 new heavy bags, a double-end bag, and two hook/ uppercut bags, all suspended on a metal frame that stands independent of the ceiling.

These upgrades have increased student usage of the martial arts facility. It has also allowed martial arts classes that

utilize the room (no-gi jiu-jitsu, muay thai and boxing class) to provide Cal State Fullerton students with a better workout.

“It’s brought in a lot more users into that facility because instead of just being able to grapple and hit each other they have something to hit,” said Krista Mar, building manager, 21, a kinesiology major.

The bags were put up two weeks ago and since then students such as Corinne Bollendorf, 22, a public relations major, have begun using the facility.

“Today is my first day coming in here. I didn’t know that you could come in during the free time. I thought it was only just for classes,” said Bollendorf.

She started training in muay thai four months ago while she was in South Korea. The martial art focuses on stand-up striking and clinching, heavily utilizing shins, knees and elbows. Along with Brazilian jiu-jitsu, it is one of the most popular fighting styles in professional mixed martial arts.

“It’s such a good workout, and it’s good (for getting your) aggression out.

So I think it’s definitely worth it for

students to come down here,” she said.

Cly Gediman, 42, a librarian on campus, comes down to the gym every Sunday to train with his friends. They work out together, practicing boxing, muay thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

“They’re great,” said Gediman. “I like how they’re anchored too. It’s a lot safer.”

Prior to the upgrade, the bags were hung from stands that rested on the ground. Only two bags were available in the studio and they were taken down frequently for repair.

Now that the bags have been installed, the SRC is cracking down on sparring in the martial arts studio.

“The rules now state that we cannot (spar), so we don’t do that anymore,” said alumnus Dan Smith, 25. “But before we used to spar, do bag work, and mitt work and some drills for jiujitsu and wrestling. But now that we’re complying with the rules we just do bags and mitts.”

The SRC also offers classes in muay thai, no-gi (plain clothes) jiu-jitsu, and boxing. All of these classes use the equipment in the martial arts studio.

All students at CSUF are allowed to utilize the punching bags in designated free-time periods.

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February 17, 2011: In the article entitled, “The Elements Take Center Stage,” the photograph was incorrectly cited as being of Earth,Wind & Fire. However, they are not the pictured band.

Pirates kidnapped seven Danes, including three children, as they sailed in the Indian Ocean, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.

The sailboat sent out a distress signal Thursday, and media reports indicate the Danish couple and their three children, along with two crew members, may have been heading to Somalia.

“It is almost unbearable to think that there are children involved,” said Denmark Foreign Minister Lene Esperson in the article. She added that the Danish government is in contact with the families of the victims. They declined to release more details out of fear that it would make matters worse, the article stated.

Last week, Somali pirates shot and killed four Americans on a different hijacked ship. One of the couples onboard was from Marina Del Rey. There has been a recent uptick in hijackings in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden, the LA Times reported. The pirates have targeted mainly cargo ships, however smaller vessels have also been attacked.

Brief by Maritza Velazquez

Tax Proposed for Cancer Research Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is backing an initiative in California that adds $1 to a pack of cigarettes, raising money for cancer research, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times Monday.

Armstrong is co-chairing the California Cancer Research Act that is backed by the American Cancer Society and the American Lung Association.

If enough signatures are gathered, state voters can see the measure on the state ballot by June, if Gov. Jerry Brown brings forth a special election for his budget measures.

The current 87 cent tax will be increased to $1.87 within 90 days if voters approve the measure, according to the article.

Supporters say 60 percent of the revenue received from the tax will go to cancer research; 20 percent will assist efforts reducing tobacco use; 15 percent will go to equipment and facilities aiding the research; 3 percent will go toward law enforcement; and 2 percent will help administer the measure.

Brief by Jessica Druck

Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary Festival Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Modjeska Canyon, is having its Spring Fair and Art Festival featuring western artist Dan Hare on Sat. and Sun. April 9 and 10. They welcome students, staff and faculty from CSUF as well as locals.

Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary is a non-profit organization. It is owned and operated by the school’s Auxiliary Services Corporation at CSUF and its College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Department.

According to Karon Cornell, the director at TWS, the fair will not only help raise funds to help finance TWS educational efforts, but will also give Southern Californians an opportunity to explore the area.

Artists will not be condensed to one area of this 12-acre property. Attendees of this event will have the opportunity to walk the park and visit artists’ stations throughout.

The fair will include several artists displaying and selling their work in addition to live music, a BBQ, kid’s activities, demonstrations, guided nature hikes, live animals, birding and art classes, according to the flier. To preregister for classes call 714-6492760.

Admission to TWS is normally free, but donations are greatly appreciated and accepted, according to Cornell. During the festival there will be a $2 admission.

However, children under 12 are free.

TWS is located at 29322 Modjeska Canyon Road, Silverado, CA 92676, and you can visit the website TuckerWildLife.org for more information.

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Humanity and diversity topics brought to light in TSU CSUF student organization Christ Our Redeemer North hosts a thought-provoking event dicussing racial issues still prevalent in today’s society KATHLEEN ROSELL Daily Titan

Different cultures came together Monday night to join in a discussion put on by Christ Our Redeemer North, a Christian organization. The event that took place in the Titan Student Union was geared to discuss “Racial Issues” that have an everyday effect on the different groups represented on campus.

“The point of this was so we can finally have an open forum for people of different races, ethnicities and sexual backgrounds to come together and talk about the issues that affect us all,” said Onikah Porter, a history major. “We chose to do this during (Black) History Month because we wanted to use that as a stage to open up the floor for different cultures, because civil rights was not just about African-Americans, it was about civil rights. Rights for people who were human. So hopefully we accomplish a step of that.”

The discussion started off with a brief showing of a movie by Lee Mun Wah. Then the moderator introduced four panelists that had been invited to represent different demographics and lead a discussion everyone in the room was welcome to take part in.

“I was really happy to be on the panel,” said Julie Ngo, a UC Riverside alumna. “There were no Asian people in the audience, so I am glad that my friends invited me to be here, because if there is no Asian perspective, then that is sad because Asian people do not speak up.”

A broad range of topics was discussed and elaborated on. Everything from sexual identity to representation in the media was discussed, some parts more than others, but the point of the discussion was getting the word out there.

“It was a really good discussion,” Ngo said. “It was not just

LUCIO VILLA / Daily Titan Julie Ngo, UCR alumna, Angel Woolsey, CSUF alumna, and Salim Faraji, professor of Africana studies from Cal State Dominguez Hills, were the speakers of the panel discussion event called Racial Matters put on by COR North in the Titan Student Union yesterday.

about the panelists, it was more about the audience and whatever they were going through and then the group as a whole. There was no hierarchy or anything like that.”

Tension in the room was palpable as different races pinpointed what is good or bad about their ethnicities. The issues discussed could be called touchy subjects for those of what society calls “minor-

ity” races.

For two hours questions were put forth by the moderator. The four panelists had a chance to comment on them, then those in the audience were able to voice an opinion and a discussion ensued.

Everyone present came in with a common goal and listened to what the others had to say.

“I think that the goal was just

to have a frank, open discussion about racial issues and of course we did that tonight, and I can’t ask for anything more,” said Talitha James, a human services major.

“We can never address all of the issues, not even if we had a whole year. So, I think what we did cover was very significant ... the purpose of discussion was to address in an open setting like the university.”

The issues discussed affect everyone on this campus. The goal of this discussion was not to point out the differences seen on an everyday basis, but to look at the similarities that are looked over.

The fact that everyone is human and has a need to love and be loved was the result of the conversation. It may be hard to get so many different people to agree

on what is the right way to look at things, but getting everyone to acknowledge we are all humans and just want to be treated as such is the message the “Racial Issues” discussion left all the attendees thinking about.

Christ Our Redeemer Church North holds young adult services every week Sunday at 11 a.m. in the TSU Underground Pub.

In the ‘Habit’ of fundraising Student associations on campus invite patrons to dine for a good cause CYNTHIA RODRIGUEZ Daily Titan The Criminal Justice Student Association and Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honors Society is making a habit of the Habit as they will be hosting a fundraiser at the burger joint located on Nutwood Avenue today from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Zachary Salazar, 21, a criminal justice major and president of CJSA and Alpha Phi Sigma CJHS, chose the Habit because of the food offered.

“We felt burgers and fries, among their various other menu items, would be most appealing to our students,” said Salazar.

Salazar hopes to raise $200 to fund the various events they will be hosting throughout the semester. However, the clubs depend on the support of CSUF students to raise those funds.

Amy Cass, the CJSA and Alpha Phi Sigma CJHS adviser, said club members placed a stack of fliers in front of the Department of Criminal Justice and made announcements in criminal justice classes.

Mass emails were also sent to criminal justice majors and minors through the public administration justice system.

Salazar said fundraising attempts in the past have not been successful.

Last fall they had a fundraising event at Jojo’s Pizza Kitchen and only raised $1. They also organized “Sling a Pie for Alpha Phi,” where willing faculty members were targets for students throwing whipped cream pies. Salazar hopes this fundraiser will provide a better turnout.

“The Habit is easy because it’s quick for people who have to go to class or people who are on the go,” Salazar said.

General Manager Sergio Santos of the Habit said there is a fundraising event everyday. Some organizations bring in a lot of business, while others fizzle out.

“High schools and churches

CAMILLE TARAZON / Daily Titan Twenty percent of the proceeds made at the Habit will benefit the Criminal Justice Student Association and Alpha Phi Sigma CJ Honors Society.

bring in a lot of people,” said Santos. “Some fundraisers don’t and it stops bringing in real business.”

Because the Habit is fairly new to the area, Santos is accepting fundraising opportunities from all organizations around the area to get to know them.

He plans on basing future fundraising events on how much money each organization brought in.

“I think it’s fair to see how much profit they bring in so I won’t lose out on business,” Santos said.

Once the club knew which route they were taking, it was fairly quick to get the ball rolling, Salazar said.

“It took a week to a week and a half to fill out the form and wait for approval and the flier,” Salazar said.

The Habit provided the clubs with the flier the clubs passearound.

Salazar also gave credit to the politics, administration and justice community for helping get the word out.

“The clubs and the PAJ work closely together because the organization has access to a lot of (emails),” Salazar said.

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Is a student-professor relationship justifiable?

It is not the university’s place to decide who falls in love with whom KACIE YOSHIDA Daily Titan

Attempting to exit the new parking structure is not an easy task. Oftentimes I find myself sitting in my car for a handful of minutes trying to escape the inevitable traffic.

When obscenities directed at stupid drivers and pedestrians fail to entertain me, I resort to singing along with whatever song is on the radio, hoping my windows are tinted enough to hide my face from possible classmates.

One particular evening I flipped the radio to my default listening-pleasure station: JACKFM. I found myself singing harmonies to “Don’t Stand So Close To Me,” a Police song about teacherstudent attraction - Perfect timing, since I had just come from my evening class with my Woody Allen-esque professor who was just geeky enough to press the infatuation button of any intelligent female.

And while this particular professor might not have been the George Clooney type, my attraction to him was the same as the underage character who falls in love with Woody Allen in the movie “Manhattan.”

He was just my type: blackrimmed glasses to hide his eye wrinkles, better-than-average stories and a taste for eclectic music.

But in all honesty, getting attention from any man might be enough for an overstressed and underpaid college female.

In another generation, in another life, perhaps we could have been soul mates.

We might have gone to college

in the late ‘80s and attended My Bloody Valentine and Pavement concerts together. But this isn’t the movie “Hot Tub Time Machine.” Really, this isn’t an extension of “Manhattan” or a knock off of “An Education,” we’re talking about my professor here.

No, I would never engage in any more than infatuation with a professor.

develop infatuation toward professors, so too can professors.

However, at Cal State Fullerton in the student handbook, it boldly says, “… sexual relationships between… a member of the University community for whom they have teaching… responsibilities are unacceptable, even if the parties involved view such a relationship as consensual.”

I don’t condone the idea of student-professor relationships, but it’s not in me to challenge the ethics of the rules professors need to follow to keep their jobs.

Rather, I sit out on the sidelines becoming friends with professors on Facebook—I’m more of a big talker when it comes to these things.

Women need to understand their sexuality and power over male professors.

Just like college students can

But in reality even the royal family couldn’t stop Prince Charles from marrying the love of his life, Camilla. Nor could anyone keep Romeo from Juliet.

Rules are made to be broken and love is not something that anyone has easily stepped away from.

Relationships on campus shouldn’t need to be monitored by the university.

We are all adults here and shouldn’t be treated like sexless human beings.

Professors and students are both expected to act like professionals

Five words: Keep it in your pants. A school semester lasts 17 weeks and if you cannot maintain some self-control for a few measly months, well then maybe you should learn some.

acceptable.”

I know, everyone is an adult at college and can do as they please.

Yes, feel free to date anyone you like during your college years, it is your constitutional right, but I would ask that my fellow college students hold themselves to a higher standard.

Just because you can, doesn’t mean you always should. The old

Dating a professor while taking his course is unprofessional, a conflict of interest and a bad idea, not to mention a direct violation of Cal State Fullerton’s University Policy Statement #240.200, “Policy on amorous or sexual relationships between faculty, staff and students.” This states that a sexual relationship between faculty or staff and a student or “whom they have teaching, evaluative, advocacy, counseling, advising or supervisory responsibilities are un-

“I’m an adult” excuse is getting a little worn out. Turn it around; yes you are an adult, so act like one.

Show some self-control, responsibility and general common sense with the matter.

Pass the class, book a weekend getaway and go crazy.

Sleeping with your professor is also unprofessional.

Why? Because it makes you look like you can’t make it in the class on your own knowledge, so you have to sleep your way to a pass-

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Oh, come on, CSUF, why the bias?

Giving local high schoolers priority to enroll here impacts more than the out-of-town hopefuls KATHLEEN ROSELL Daily Titan

Giving local high school students priority over other students is an unfair advantage for the locals to fill up the empty spaces at Cal Sate Fullerton.

If these students have the grades to get into a four-year college just out of high school, then they should not be given the impression that acceptance into CSUF is an “easy in.”

Making it easier for one demographic to get into CSUF over another just supports favoritism and promotes a bias supported by the school administration.

By not putting everyone on the same level, CSUF loses potential students because there is either no space for more qualified students, or students do not apply because they do not feel as though they will get into the school’s limited space.

According to the campus Office of Institutional Research and Analytical Studies, of the 3,912 freshmen that entered CSUF in fall 2010, 49 percent had gone to high school in Orange County.

An additional 23 percent came from Los Angeles County high schools.

Nearly three quarters of the freshman class of 2010 traveled less than 75 miles from home to attend school.

The school misses possible advertisement and marketing opportunities by admitting almost three times more local students.

When almost three quarters of a school grew up locally, the knowledge of the school is selfcontained.

CSUF should be better known considering the size of the school and the number of alumni.

I had never heard of the school until I began to do research on where I wanted to attend college.

Upon arriving here it was shocking to find out that CSUF is one of the largest schools in California, with nationally renowned departments.

This was all news to me.

By limiting those from other regions who can be admitted, CSUF is not letting people know it is a good school worth applying to and has many promising opportunities.

As a student that did not grow up behind the Orange Curtain, it was quite a shock coming to school here and having very little in common with the other students in my classes.

Letting local students have precedence over the slots only

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promotes the commuter campus mentality of the school.

There is no school spirit on campus. We could not even be bothered to fill the gym for homecoming.

Even the students who came from local high schools and decided to live in residence halls went home.

My first two years in Southern California were spent in the residence halls. Every weekend my roommates would disappear to go back to their parents’ house for the weekend, only to return Sunday night.

My first years down here were hard because I did not own a car, and I lived on a commuter campus. If there had been more students such as myself who did not own a car or have a mother to run home to every weekend, college could have been more fun.

It was not the college experience I had wanted, and I knew several students from out of town who felt the same way about the area.

The local students should not have priority over those who come from Northern California or out of state.

Everyone should be on the same playing field.

College is a time to expand and grow as a person.

ing grade.

Having a sexual relationship with a professor also screams amateur. Open up the book about “cliché sexual fantasies” and student on teacher is number one.

This is college so some of you may be new, but that’s not how it’s done in the world.

The people who are respected are the ones who have buckled down and done the classwork themselves.

A sexual relationship between students and professors is also a huge conflict of interest. When sex is involved there is no way to remain impartial.

No matter what, there will always be that nagging thought in the back of your head that you didn’t get the “A” based on your book-smarts.

However, if that’s why you are snuggling up to teacher, I think they have a word for exchanging sex for favors.

If you’re just looking to have fun, it’s college. There are enough horny students already; take your pick.

It’s unnecessary to go through all the work to sleep with your professor if it’s just for some college fun.

When you walk down the aisle at your graduation you want to hold your head high and be proud of what you accomplished, not who.

Show some self-respect and make it through college on your own. Knowing you can stand on your own two feet will be a confidence boost you can carry through life.

Date who you want, sleep with who you will, just give yourself the chance to succeed on your own.

If you’re still hot for teacher after the semester ends, enjoy, and know your grade reflects your mind, not your head.

Hippie Health

by NICOLE FELTON

“How to Live a Greener Life” According to the campus Office of Institutional Research and Analytical Studies, of the 3,912 freshmen that entered CSUF in fall 2010, 49 percent had gone to high school in Orange County. An additional 23 percent came from Los Angeles County high schools.

Going away to college is an essential part of that growing experience. I can understand why some people stay at home; there are circumstances that prevent them from attending a school far away.

However, these students should not be held above those who do want to go away for college.

Get to know your food Think about what it is you’re consuming— there’s more to good food than the taste How much do you really know about the food you put into your body?

I’m sure you could tell me at least five facts about your friend’s ex-boyfriend’s friend’s girlfriend.

Although if I asked you to tell me what the benefits of eating whole grains are, you would stare at me with a blank expression.

What you eat is who you are; it doesn’t get any more personal than that.

We take the time to get to know the people we date, but who cares if we know anything about what we eat?

I’m not saying you need to take your turkey sandwich out on a date, but you should take a minute to find out more than how it tastes.

For the majority of my life food was simply just food.

I didn’t maintain a healthy diet because I wanted to look good for my second grade school picture, or because I was trying to fight off a cold.

My knowledge went as far as vegetables were good for me, and McDonald’s was not. Although, food has a lot more substance than we give it credit for.

When deciding what our next meal will be, our first thought isn’t “What should I eat that will be rich in vitamin B and iron?”

I don’t crave magnesium, I crave Chipotle. Although according to the USDA food guidelines, consuming a diet with grains, fruits, vegetables, dairy and protein foods will give your body the right amount of nutrients it needs.

The USDA states that each food group contains vitamins and nutrients that are vital to maintain a healthy life.

Each nutrient provides a specif-

ic health benefit to the body that will ultimately reduce our risk for chronic disease.

• Grains: Dietary fiber, magnesium and vitamin B. • Vegetables: Potassium, dietary fiber, folate, vitamins A, C and E. • Fruits: Potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin C and folate.

• Dairy: Calcium, potassium and vitamin D. • Protein foods: Protein, vitamin B, vitamin E, iron, zinc and magnesium.

The website MyPyramid.gov is a place where you can personally educate yourself on what foods you need to consume to have a nutrient-rich diet.

I can sit here and tell you what food you have to eat to receive a certain nutrient, although we each have our own specific desires and tastes.

For each food group there is a wide variety of food that you can choose from to maintain a healthy diet.

There are tools on this website that will allow you to create a diet so that it is specifically tailored to your tastes and what your body needs to be healthy.

I hope that you all will take the time to get to know what you are consuming and how it benefits, or hinders, your body.

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go” - Dr. Seuss.

Peace, love and recycle!

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Marc Daniel Andres has played several musical instruments, sports and even jumped off a waterfall in the Philippines­ —without knowing how to swim.

Everything he has set his mind and heart to, he has done exceptionally well. Despite having a challenging medical condition, he lives his life as any student would and is as adventurous as the most wild at heart.

Andres has both syndactyly, or “webbed-fingers,” and ectrodactyly. Syndactyly is a condition where there is an abnormal linkage between certain fingers, according to a Continuing Medical Education article by the Singapore Medical Association.

The condition affects only .23 percent of all total births. The majority of people with this condition are able to function like anyone else.

Ectrodactyly is where there is an absence of one or more fingers, according to the Scientific Electronic Library Online.

Andres, a sophomore pre-nursing major at Cal State Fullerton, did not let his condition paralyze him from pursuing his interests of sports, music, video games and his present love for billiards.

The High School Football Player His love for football landed him a tryout for the team at Centennial High School in Corona.

“I was just like any other guy,” said Andres. “I just played and they liked what they saw and they started me for a couple years.”

The team did so well when he played that during his senior year they went undefeated and won state championship at the Califor-

nia Interscholastic Federation.

In addition to playing football, he is also an avid snowboarder.

The Snowboarding Fanatic Megan Poosangtongchai, a sophomore business major, was warmed by his vibrant personality when she first met him.

“He is very welcoming and is very nice,” said Poosangtongchai.

“He’s energetic and likes to meet new people.”

Poosangtongchai has accompanied Andres on several snowboarding trips and has noticed his zeal for the sport. She would see his effort in trying to perfect certain snowboarding tricks.

“He gave me some tips on how to do tricks,” Poosangtongchai said.

It was clear during the snowboarding trips that Andres was a driven young man. But when she first met him at the PilipinoAmerican Student Association (PASA), his unquenchable passion was not immediately clear until she spoke to him.

“Once I talked to him and got to know him, it was clear for me to see how driven he was,” Poosangtongchai said.

The Musical Entertainer Another noticeable area was that he was a “go-getter” in music.

Poosangtongchai has seen Andres play the ukulele skillfully before.

“He can play [the ukulele] really well,” Poosangtongchai said. “Despite everything, he’s still overcoming, so it’s pretty cool to see how talented he is.”

Andres taught himself how to play piano, ukulele, drums and xylophone. Even with a difficult instrument to play like the piano, he has played according to his ability.

“I usually simplify it down to the bass note and the simple chord,” Andres said. “I don’t have to play all those crazy things.”

WILLIAM CHEN / Daily Titan Marc Daniel Andres, a pre-nursing major, enjoys playing billiards, his latest hobby, regardless of his medical condition, syndactyly, which means he has linkage between certain fingers.

He decided to pick up certain instruments simply to accompany him while he sings. He has sung in his high school’s choir, open mics and birthday parties. Andres enjoys entertaining others at small venues, spicing up the time with his talent.

He eventually stopped playing drums altogether because it was difficult to sing and keep a beat at the same time.

Kevin Gorgonia, a sophomore kinesiology major, also noticed his musical talent as Andres carried around his ukulele and played it at the PASA meetings.

In addition to being an entertainer, Andres is also a positive academic influence for Gorgonia.

The Diligent Student “He looks out for me a lot,” said Gorgonia. “Last spring we had biology together so we were on each other just making sure we were on

top of things.”

Andres would look out for Gorgonia’s study habits and keep him accountable for the class they had together.

Gorgonia agrees with Poosangtongchai that he is extremely ambitious and successful at the hobbies he pursues.

“He’s exceptionally amazing at the things he does,” Gorgonia said. “It inspires me.”

But his unwavering zeal in pursuing his passions does not impede on his ability to hang out with others.

“He’s a cool guy and a good friend,” Gorgonia said. “He just enjoys company.”

The Billiards Enthusiast More recently, he has played football and music less, but his knack for learning and mastering an activity shifted to pool.

His passion for pool first began

when he visited the Philippines and played against a phenomenal pool player. “[He made] every shot behind his back,” Andres said. “It was nothing for him and I was struggling to get one ball in.”

When he returned to the U.S., he set his mind to playing pool at Q Bonkers Billiards in Riverside, which is no longer in business.

The Driven Competitor Pool filled the competitive void which existed after he stopped playing football.

“It’s just newfound competition and it’s a skill,” Andres said. “It’s just really fun and you get to meet a whole new community.”

Andres has met several friends through pool who he believes he never would have met if it wasn’t for the activity. He now plays with some of them Tuesdays in the late afternoon.

His competitive edge also manifests in his love for video games.

Andres loves first-person shooter games like Call of Duty: Black Ops, Kill Zone, Gears of War and Battlefield.

After looking back at the hobbies he took interest in, he certainly continued some and dropped others.

“I tried a lot of things and I only kept the things that I liked,” Andres said. “You just got to go out there and experience some things.”

And after pondering the medical condition that should have limited some activities, he said his condition has actually helped him to be the man he is today.

“I kind of knew from a young age that this is how I am, and I’m just going to have to accept that,” Andres said. “This is me and I wouldn’t be this pool player, snowboarder, music person if it wasn’t for this [condition].”

PASA: Filipino hip-hop team dances with artistic passion

JESSICA DRUCK / Daily Titan Infinite PASAbilities, the Filipino hip-hop dance team, formed in 2006, practices break dancing, a form of interpretive street dancing, in the Titan Gym lobby.

...Continued from page 1 The team practices two nights a week from 7:30 p.m. to about midnight inside the gym lobby until a CSUF official kicks them out, after which they keep practicing outside, even in grave temperatures.

While they may not be focusing on drill sergeant-style practices,

they are working toward performances coming up this semester.

April 9, IP will be performing at the La Mirada Theatre and at a sports festival at Cal Poly Pomona on April 2.

Miko Ison, 20, a second-year communications major at CSUF and IP artistic director, wants students to know they don’t need an extensive dance background, and anyone is welcome to join.

“Even though we are a part of PASA and most of the population of our club is Filipino, we are accepting to all types and have different ethnicities in our dance team and the club itself,” said Ison.

You can watch some of IP’s performances on their YouTube page or find them online at Ip.CsufPasa. com or on their Facebook or Twitter under Infinite PASAbilities. dailytitan.com/features

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Historically rich traveling Pennsylvania holds great historical interest, despite a seemingly drab appearance

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Looking for a good place to go on vacation, filled with plenty of natural beauty and national history?

Then look no further than Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania holds a special place in my heart.

My mom is from the Keystone State, and every summer from my childhood up until my first year of college my mom, my brother and I would go visit my mom’s homeland.

Last fall was the first time I had been to Pennsylvania in a few years.

Going during the fall is certainly a different experience than going back in the summer.

We did not do much sightseeing since we were there for a family event, but we did go to a major historical site and got to take in the beauty the East Coast has to offer.

The weather during the autumn months may be a little cold at first, but it’s nothing a long-sleeved sweater and a nice warm jacket can’t fix.

During our stay the highest it got was about the low to mid 50s.

By California standards that might be cold, but during the winter months is when things start to get really cold.

It is certainly a better experience than the summertime, where it gets really hot and humid.

The autumn season is one that is filled with plenty of color.

The leaves on the trees have different

shades of reds, browns and yellows.

It’s quite a beautiful sight and something that us Californians don’t get to experience.

My grandmother said that had we came a week earlier, it would have been a bit nicer because everything would have been at its peak.

Pennsylvania is also a very open state.

In the more urban cities, this is probably not true.

But where we stayed, there was a lot of openness.

You could look out in some places and just see green fields, non-polluted air and no traffic.

You could drive down the highways and not see a car for quite a while and would just be able to take in the beauty of everything around you.

It’s very calm and peaceful.

The city we stayed at during our time was Williamsport.

It’s a decent-sized city - a population of about 29,300.

Williamsport is filled with plenty of old historic-looking buildings.

It also has a historic claim that you might not know: Little League Baseball got its start in Williamsport.

It’s not the most exciting city in the world, but it is very nice and calm.

It has some historical museums that are neat.

Millionaire’s Row is worth checking out; it’s a street where all the houses at one point were owned by millionaires.

A fun fact is that there is a nightclub in the town that is in the old city jail.

It’s called the Cell Block.

During our stay, one thing we did was

RYAN LASKODI / Daily Titan Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is a place of historical significance due to the Civil War.

RYAN LASKODI / Daily Titan Cars line the streets of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Williamsport’s historic claim is Little League Baseball, as well as Millionaire’s Row.

check out a football game at my mom’s old high school.

And there was something there that I found quite amusing. During the football game, the students were allowed to walk around the track as the game was going.

You could even go around to the other side the opposing team was sitting on.

It made me laugh because if this was allowed in California it would create so much trouble and probably result in plenty of fighting at high school football games.

The big thing we did in Pennsylvania was an all-day trip to Gettysburg.

Anybody even remotely interested in American history or the Civil War should owe it to themselves to make the trip to Gettysburg.

The museum at the Gettysburg Visitors Center is pretty neat and contains all sorts of historical artifacts.

The Cyclorama is quite an amazing sight and definitely worth checking out.

It’s a circular room with a painting that goes all around the entire room.

This costs a little extra, but the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Home and Farm is really worth checking out.

When it comes to a tour of the battlefield, they have a bus tour or you can buy an audio tour CD at the gift shop.

Taking the audio tour is a pretty fun experience; the CD gives some great information about all of the different spots on the tour.

If you do decide to take the audio tour, though, make sure that you are on the right spot in the CD. It may not be the most exciting of places to visit, but Pennsylvania has its own unique charm. The beauty of the state is breathtaking, and the historical aspects should make any history buff excited.

For Your Health: Being a vegetarian

by CARMEN VARNER

Introduction: What is a vegetarian?

A vegetarian is someone who does not eat any animal that was once alive. No seafood, fish, chicken, beef, pork, etc.

What is a pescatarian?

A pescatarian is someone who does not eat meat products, but does eat fish and seafood.

What is a vegan?

A vegan is someone who does not eat any animal product at all. No fish, seafood or meat, but also no egg or dairy product. For instance, a vegan would not eat an average birthday cake because of the eggs and dairy (butter) in the batter.

How long have you been vegetarian?

I made the switch September 2005 and never looked back.

Why did you become a vegetarian?

People have their own reasons, so if you meet a vegetarian you should ask them. I was inspired by PETA (yeah, the radical animal rights group). They sent me a brochure and I decided to try it out. I quit cold turkey. Nearly six years later, my reasons have changed entirely. I care too much about animals to eat them. Animals are my friends and I don’t eat my friends. I am grateful PETA motivated me to change, but I have my own reasons now.

Food and Nutrition: What is there to eat?

There are actually a lot of vegetarian options, just look for them. Being a vegetarian means more home cooking, which saves time and money, but food ends up tasting better.

I eat a diet full of vegetables, fruits, rice, nuts and whole grains. Restaurants only have a couple things to choose from, but not a lot usually.

How do you get enough protein?

Nuts have tons of protein, so when I have

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a peanut butter and grape jam sandwich on whole grain, I am getting eight grams of protein in one sitting. Tofu is also a great source.

What do you eat in an average day?

Breakfast: granola bar, oatmeal, cereal or fruit with yogurt.

Snack: granola bar, fruit, almonds or Joe’s O’s (Trader Joe’s version of Cheerios).

Lunch/Dinner: Gardenburger (a type of veggie burger), lentil soup, grilled vegetables on noodles with reduced sodium soy sauce or spaghetti with vegetarian meatballs.

Dessert: dark chocolate, pudding or fruit yogurt.

Fashion and Beauty: Do you wear leather?

I, personally, do not. Each person sets their own rules; I have met leather-wearing vegetarians before. Twice I have bought shoes with leather soles, but there was no way around it. As a rule, I generally do not buy leather. I own no leather jackets, belts, purses or pants.

As for fur, I’ve never even tried it on.

Do you lose weight when you stop eating meat?

Not necessarily. Personally, I gained weight in the beginning because I ate too many carbs.

That’s a mistake rookie veg heads make. Eat a well-balanced diet with fruits, veggies and whole grains and this should not be an issue.

What if there are no veggie options when you go out?

If I go out to a restaurant and I find no veggie options, I ask the server. They know more about the menu than I do. I also ask if anything can be substituted or custommade. Usually we come to some sort of compromise. If I absolutely can’t find anything, I go somewhere else. This is the 21st century.

There should be at least one thing on a menu without meat; if not, the restaurant isn’t getting my business.

CARMEN VARNER / Daily Titan Pineapples, strawberries, kiwis and oranges are a good, tropical combination of fruits as a good alternative to eating meat for a snack.

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RYAN LASKODI / Daily Titan A statue of Abraham Lincoln sits on a bench at Gettysburg.

In a crowded room in Mihaylo Hall, a documentary exposing Orange County children living in unforgiving arrangements in motels was screened at

a free event hosted by the Social ART Project at Cal State Fullerton.

The event was attended by student members, as well as those who heard about the screening.

As the film played, a woman exited the room crying. The audience later found out she was the sister of a young boy featured in the documentary.

Student filmmaker holds casting call on campus Michael Roth utilizes skills learned in classes pushed me to finally go ahead and do it,” Roth said.

KATHLEEN ROSELL Roth has been busy scouting Daily Titan for different locations that he will be able to build upon for his film.

Lights! Camera! Action!

His next step is to cast the actors Well...not quite yet. Before for his film. Roth advertised on those three words can be shouted campus to try attracting actors to by the director, a long process his auditions. of preparation and organization Instead of having them read a must take place. monologue, Roth filmed their reFirst, the concept of the film sponses to different questions. He must be put together. From there, asked about past acting skills, emthe storyline of the film must be barrassing stories and which films written. Crew to help make the they watched. film must be hired and the cast “There was a poster in Langsmust be discovered. dorf Hall, and it caught my eye,” Michael Roth, 23, a senior ra- said Kirsten Dierking, 22, a sedio-TV-film major, is in the pro- nior English major. “I want to do cess of putting together a film dur- a bunch of different things with ing his last semester of school. acting, and I haven’t done a lot of “I guess that I always knew that film work and I decided hey, it is I wanted to have something for after my class, so why not? I defimyself,” said Roth. “Sort of like a nitely want to get more variety on show piece for when I got out into my acting resume. I am not lookthe industry. I kept putting it off. ing for acting as a job, but it is I kept saying something that that I would do I enjoy doing.” it next semester, In about two “There is a fear of I will do it next weeks Roth having to (put) all of semester. Finalwill have his the time and effort into final selections ly last semester I was working for his cast and it.” on a project for crew, and the - Michael Roth the advanced filming will Radio-TV-Film major film production begin. class and I met “I have been people through in another film that and I felt that after doing that that he made. It was fun. He is a I had the quality of people that I good director and I wanted to do wanted to help me do that.” it again,” said Andrea Gustin, 20, Roth is only in the first stages of a junior psychology major. “I want his pre-production process. to help my friend out and learn Before the shooting even began about the film-making process.” he had to assemble a crew that was The crew will work around the willing and able to work with him different schedules of the cast, on his project. mainly on weekends, to shoot the With a crew of almost 15 other 20-minute film. From there, Roth students, Roth will put together has high hopes for the final piece. the film before the end of semes“I plan to enter it in some fester. tivals,” said Roth. “The goal is to “I was already working on ideas win an award or something and for this project, and then I got the then take that to people in the basic idea of what I wanted to do. I industry. I do an internship right then started contacting the people now in LA and I am meeting peothat I wanted to work with. When ple there, so I want to show someyou are doing something like this, thing that I have done. I want to there is a fear of having to do all of be able to use it as a calling card.” the time and effort into it. When Roth and his crew plan to beI got those people around me gin production on the film during that were willing to also do (it), it spring break.

Tears filled the eyes of those in the room as the woman emotionally expressed concern for the issue in Orange County when the film ended. It was then that founding members of SAP knew they finally made an impact.

“That was the purpose of that film screening,” said Daniel Penilla, 27, a founder of SAP and sociology graduate at CSUF. “That moment made it all worth a lot more than we could even imagine. It made everything so frighteningly real.”

Three semesters before Penilla graduated, he collaborated with three other CSUF students: Tho Tran, a sociology major; Rodrigo Calderon, a student Penilla met protesting on campus; and Shannon Lamb, 24, who studies graphic design.

Using their love for sociology and Penilla’s background in theater, they created a support group on campus that integrated community involvement toward social change using art and activism.

“It’s so easy to not do something, so when you find something that motivates you, you do it,” Penilla said.

With the help of faculty adviser Alison Grace Cliath, who encouraged the students to put words into action, they were rewarded a grant for their proposed project by CSUF in December 2009 which catapulted their efforts.

The group began to meet weekly where ideas were conspired.

“If you had a support group, you could take your idea from there,” said Lamb. “We were finding more outlets, being creative and involved in the campus.”

Besides screening the documentary, the group contributed to Earth Week and created a 27-by-27 foot cardboard cube which hung from the Humanities and Social Science Building last spring.

“This was to represent each student who contributes that much carbon in a week or so,” said Tran. “Just to get the message that they could try to be more conventionally conscious.”

“The campus is thirsty. The campus is hungry. It needs stuff like this,” said Calderon of the tight-knit group they created. “It needs SAP, it needs people to get together unconventionally that don’t necessarily want to report to somebody who will either judge them or criticize their ideas. It’s a channel to express themselves.”

The group invites everyone to attend workshops; age and major are not important.

“We aren’t rebels,” Tran said of the stereotype many activist groups have.

“We just want to have a place where we can express ourselves in a way that’s positive.”

SAP will begin meeting regularly again on campus in February and hopes to start branching out and become a non-profit organization in Orange County.

You can join their Facebook group Social Art Project or get involved with group e-mail at nomadsocialart@ gmail.com to see updates and see how you can contribute.

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Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Apply yourself from morning to night for marvelous results. A family member helps out by providing something delicious to keep you going.

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How To Play: Each row must contain the numbers 1 to 9; each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9: and each set of boxes must contain the numbers 1 to 9.

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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Others convince you to make changes for yourself. At first, you feel insulted but quickly realize how much you’ll gain. Accept the opportunity.

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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) A group leader notices a problem that could stall progress. Think about it, and then re-state the problem in the form of an answerable question.

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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) A key person lays down a set of objectives. If you know what’s good for you, you’ll go along with their plan. Don’t leave home without your wallet.

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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You really want action now.

The name of the game is change, and you’re both banker and Dungeon master. Use your dragon fire if needed.

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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You might discover you’d rather be anywhere but work today. Take a mental health day if you can. If not, have a long lunch or extra break.

Just breathe.

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You’ve done the required research. Now you need to discuss the results. You discover opposition. Take time to firm up support for your plan.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Keeping your objective in mind is only half the problem. The other half involves convincing group members that you know what you’re talking about. Use plain facts.

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Cancer (June 22-July 22) Make mental adjustments, if you want things to go smoothly. Then tell the person in charge what you’ve discovered. A golden opportunity emerges.

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Gemini (May 21-June 21) People at work get stuck concerning an old concept. As you think about it, you see a way to transform the difficulty into an opportunity.

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Taurus (April 20-May 20) You perceive a problem with cash flow. Someone long-distance contacts you with an opportunity that promises to resolve it. Make a bank transfer.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is all about adapting your own communications to the needs of others. Use fundamental language to reveal a hidden opportunity.

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SPORTS

March 1, 2011

TITANS: These women are proof that lacrosse isn’t made for the fragile and weakhearted

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...Continued from page 1 This is Hudspeth’s last year on the team as she will be graduating this spring.

Hayleigh Garlow is this year’s team president. She won the Iron Woman award and Most Valuable Player award her freshman year as a midfielder.

Comprising the CSUF women’s lacrosse team this year are athletes Alyssa Andrade, Annie Chang, Andreína Delgadillo, Allison Fletcher, Garlow, Vanessa Hernandez, Hudspeth, Megan Kute, Tammy Lam, Ciara Looney, Victoria Marasgan, Nicole Shmuttermair, Ali Thompson, Courtney Weckerle and Dani Willis.

Their first game of the season was this past weekend in Santa Barbara at the Santa Barbara Shootout.

CSUF took on the women of UC Santa Cruz and University of Minnesota Duluth.

“I’m very excited for this season because this year our team is very solid compared to the previous years of struggle,” Chang said.

“We hosted the first two annual California Lacrosse Conventions,” said Garlow proudly.

The CSUF women’s lacrosse team has hosted annual conventions, providing classrooms and live demonstrations covering all aspects of lacrosse for coaches, officials, players, parents and fans.

The convention served as an educational and networking opportunity for the sport of lacrosse in Cali-

LUCIO VILLA / Daily Titan The women’s lacrosse team practices against each other preparing for battle with future opponents. Here, two Titans on the field square off, as one teammate prepares to take a shot on goal.

fornia.

This will be the first year the team will be participating in the Western Women’s Lacrosse League in April at UC Santa Barbara.

“A local referee, Stephanie SvetlikHaley, agreed to coach our team. She has stayed with us for the last three seasons, and with her help we have

become full members of the Western Women’s Lacrosse League and are now competing with the top Division II teams on the West Coast,” Hudspeth said.

The WWLL is the original collegiate women’s lacrosse league in western United States. It started in 1991 and the first champion was

UCSB. The Western Women’s Lacrosse League is an association of collegiate club teams in Arizona, California and Nevada. WWLL is dedicated to the development and promotion of women’s lacrosse in the west.

The league has 33 teams and is divided into Div. I North, Central and

South conferences; Div. II North and South; and “B” teams.

A championship tournament at the end of the season determines champions for both divisions.

Their only set home game on Titan grounds is scheduled for March 20 against the University of Nevada Las Vegas at 11 a.m.

Courtesy of Aaron Honda A Titan skier approaches the poles in the slalom event heading down Mammoth Mountain.

Snow team shreds for thrill

MARK SAMALA / Daily Titan Titan redshirt junior guard Lauren Chow dribbles down the court, after what could have been a career-ending knee injury last season.

Titans reflect on ACL injuries CARMEN VARNER Daily Titan

Cal State Fullerton junior gymnast Mika Medina, 20, suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, better known as the ACL nightmare, during the premiere meet of the 2010 competing year. She was first up on floor when she landed her first pass with a straight leg. Her knee went back. It was a clean tear, the ligament completely torn.

She couldn’t finish her routine, and due to the injury occurring on the first game of the season, she was not able to play for the entire year.

In order to get back into good physical condition to compete again, Medina underwent surgery in March 2010. She participated in physical therapy twice a week, going to rehab from March to November.

Medina could only do upper-body conditioning during the initial couple months of her injury. She went on a strict diet all through summer because she was not able to run.

Since November, she has been working out in the training room, trying to get her muscle strength back.

“I missed out on a lot last year.

Last year was when my head was so in the game. I was probably at the peak of my ability,” said Medina.

The gymnast aims to focus on floor exercises rather than the balance beam. She said she was excited to get back out there and compete, have fun and feel the thrill of the game again.

“Floor is one of my favorites and probably the one that I’m best at. I know that I’d be needed more in that event, so that’s my focus,” Medina said.

In order for other athletes to avoid

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suffering from an ACL injury, Medina suggests making sure one’s quads and hamstrings are as strong as possible. Make sure to land with bent knees, as to not hyperextend them.

Lauren Chow, 21, a junior, has been playing basketball from the time she was two, but it was in a game against the University of San Diego on Dec. 7, 2009, that changed the way she played. Chow, who plays guard for the women’s basketball team, went for a contested layup, where the opponent blocked her clean in the upper body but pushed her with an open hand. It threw off Chow’s landing.

She didn’t hear a pop, but knew something was wrong because of the pain. It was a torn ACL. Chow had to wait for the swelling to go down and had surgery Jan. 15 last year. The athlete attended physical therapy on campus from February to September.

After that she began training, which consisted of sprints and various types of agility exercises. By the first week of October, Chow went back on the court for the new season but with limited mobility.

Fast forward to the present, Chow’s knee feels back to normal with the exception of it aching when it’s cold outside, and as of Feb. 3 Chow is the school’s leader in three-pointers. She goes to the weight room regularly to maintain overall strength, but it is a constant process. “[Feb. 17, 2011] we had a game against UC Santa Barbara. We didn’t win. We lost by three, but throughout the game everything was feeling good. Everyone played well, as a team we felt good,” said Chow of her proudest moment since being back on the court.

Feb. 1, 2009, Karina Flynn was warming up on the balance beam

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when she tore her ACL. She was doing one of her routines, which she’d done hundreds of times. She’d landed it countless times, but this time her leg decided to give out.

She cussed from the pain and surprise; she recalls sitting there thinking, “This better be a bad sprain.” She was in denial. She couldn’t move her leg; it was stuck in a bent position.

Her trainers checked her out and straightened her leg, but then it was stuck straight.

Flynn had surgery and went to physical therapy for a year, but with no success. After 16 years, Flynn had to quit gymnastics; her knee did not heal and she couldn’t compete at the collegiate level.

“It wasn’t getting better, but it wasn’t getting worse, so I kind of just gave up. I had a couple different things going wrong - just my luck,” said Flynn with a rueful chuckle.

Over two years after the injury, she still can’t do too strenuous of a workout. Flynn can’t go past level five on the elliptical. She can’t sit on her heels or bend in certain ways that the average person can.

When the weather is chilly, her knee throbs. Flynn described the sensation as a stretching, tearing discomfort. She said it was comparable to pulling a rubber band until the point right before it snaps.

“I’m still in a lot of pain that I’m not supposed to be in,” Flynn said with the nervous chuckle again. Due to the torn ACL, she has since developed chondromalacia, a grinding underneath her kneecap, and tendonitis.

It would be nice to remain athletic rather than idle, Flynn explained, then added, “Some people can do a really good recovery and some people don’t.”

In their third season on campus, the crew of Titans shake up races on half-pipe for another year of excellence for CSUF AMY LEADBETTER Daily Titan

A snow team in Orange County?

Sounds crazy but Cal State Fullerton’s ski and snowboard club is just finishing up its third season on campus. Although snowboarders outnumber skiers four-to-one, together the team competes on behalf of CSUF against student-athletes from 11 other universities in California.

The team participates in the Southern California Collegiate Snowsports Conference, which holds six race weekends at Mammoth Mountain. The SCCSC offers a wide variety of competitions among men and women in a number of different ski and snowboard events.

This season’s races consisted of slalom for skiers and giant slalom for snowboarders, boarder-cross and skier-cross, slope-style and half-pipe.

“We ride and have fun. It is a good way to meet people on campus with the same interest, and we all become best friends by the end of the season,” said snow team President Aaron Honda, a business management major.

Members practice for the races on their own time, but Honda said the riders tend to practice together anyway. This year the team was able to lease a cabin in Mammoth in January and lived together for three weeks over winter break where they hit the slopes every day.

Jesse Krygsman, a kinesiology major, is finishing his second season as part of the snow team. He said their goal next semester is to get more members and eventually rent a cabin in Mammoth for the whole season so the team can go up more often to practice and not only be promised a place to stay during race weekends.

“Not many people know that our school has a snow team,” said Krygs-

man. “We want it to get out there so our team can flourish.”

The club has teamed up with some corporate sponsors who help them out with funding, gear and discounted products. They are sponsored by Grenade, Fuel TV, Cliff Bar, Liftopia, Wrong Gear and Smith Optic.

Andrew Brown-Tomasso, a civil engineering major, has won several top-10 finishes throughout the season and currently stands as No. 4 in the league.

He encourages anyone who is interested in skiing or snowboarding to join. “Our team consists of beginners and experts. We all progress throughout the season.”

Champion teams are determined by the accumulated points a team has after all six races. With one more race in March, the overall team results have not yet been posted.

Honda said, “I feel like we have improved this season in our team’s overall standing. Last year we placed sixth in the league but we have been improving every year since the team was formed. We are hoping next year we can get more members and become more known on campus.”

The last race will take place in Mammoth on March 25 to 27. The team encourages anyone who is interested in joining next semester to come up to the mountain to watch and see what it is all about.

There is also open enrollment that weekend so any CSUF students who are interested in riding with the team and representing our school can do so. There are no tryouts.

Brown-Tomasso said the snow team will have a booth at Discoverfest at the beginning of the fall semester where they are hoping to recruit more riders for next season.

Each member of the snow team pays a one-time fee of $450 for the season. This covers housing and racing fees. The season begins in late December and ends in early April.

The No. 12 Cal State Fullerton baseball team took two of three from preseason No. 4 Texas Christian University Horned Frogs in a highly anticipated series over the weekend.

The Titans opened the threegame series Feb. 25, losing to the Horned Frogs 4-1.

Saturday’s game with the Horned Frogs was another close affair until the Titan bats exploded in the ninth inning, scoring five runs, to the 8-4 victory.

The Titans closed the series in emphatic fashion, coming from behind to take the rubber game from the Horned Frogs.

A key RBI-double in the eighth

by Nick Ramirez tied the game at one and was followed in the ninth with an RBI-single by freshman Michael Lorenzen to give the Titans the 2-1 lead. Nick Ramirez closed out the victory on the mound.

The Titans return home for their next game today to face Loyola Marymount University at 6 p.m.

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Softball Strings 28 Hits in Classic The Cal State Fullerton softball team dropped the first three games of the Cathedral City Classic this past weekend. The Titans lost to No. 7 Washington 14-2 in five innings followed by a 1-0 loss to Fordham in a Friday doubleheader.

Indiana went on to beat CSUF 5-2 Saturday evening.

In game one, the Titans jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second; the Huskies scored six runs in the bottom half of that inning.

The Titans committed five errors and allowed seven unearned runs in the loss.

The second game of the night featured a pitcher’s duel between Katey Laban of the Titans and Chelsea Plimpton of Fordham.

Fordham scored the lone run of the ballgame in the top of the seventh.

CSUF stranded the tying run on third base to end the game.

The Titans struggled to score runs again Saturday, as Indiana’s Sara Olson limited the Titans to four hits in a complete-game outing. Junior Adriana Martinez had two hits for the Titans.

Sunday’s doubleheader brought a battle on the mound for senior Ari Cervantes, who gave up just two earned runs, just enough for Syracuse to escape with a 2-1 victory.

Later that afternoon, the Titans roared with a vengeance and toppled Long Island 13-4 in five innings. A seven-run first inning gave more than enough cushion for reliever Aly Fascetti to earn her first victory.

The losses dropped the Titans to 3-7 on the season.

Brief by Patrick Corbet

Pedroza Claims Player of the Week Cal State Fullerton baseball team’s sophomore shortstop Richy Pedroza received the Big West Conference Player of the Week title, his first Player of the Week recognition, after bringing the Titans to three wins on the week over Long Beach State and TCU. Pedroza’s sacrifice hit won the game on Saturday for the Titans.

Sunday, Pedroza tied the game with a run allowing the Titans to take on a series against No. 4 TCU. Pedroza ended the week going six-for-15, scoring four runs, three sacrifices and an RBI. Brief by Jessica Druck

Wrestling Battles in Pac-10 Tourney Titan senior Todd Noel came in third at the Pac-10 tournament but was unable to secure an NCAA berth.

No Titan was able to secure a spot in the NCAA tournament this year, snapping the 26-year streak of sending at least one competitor to the NCAA Wrestling Championships.

The Titans finished seventh and failed to qualify anyone for the Pac-10 Championships.

Although six Titan wrestlers made it in the consolation bracket, they were unable to secure a spot in the NCAA contest.

Noel, 184 pounds, was able to advance to the championship semifinals.

Brief by William Chen