Daily Titan November 30, 2010

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November 30, 2010

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crowns new king

OPINION The benefits of required reading in classes ........................................5

Call of Duty: Black Ops, beats out Medal of Honor for go-to game of the year

Reaching the top

DETOUR Grateful Dead tribute band plays for nostalgic fans ........................................7

Cindy Abbott overcomes rare illness, where the immune system attacks itself and destroys the body’s blood cells See SUMMITING, page 2

SPORTS Bee in the Know: MLB free agents on the prowl ........................................8

See GAME, page 7

professor climbs Mt. Everest

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Building homes for the needy Humane organization assists Fullerton community STEPHANIE RAYGOZA Daily Titan

floor, balcony VIP seating, an area for concessions and a champagne room reserved for the 21 and older audience.

Jamie Deguzman, 27, was at the show to support boyfriend Joaquin Bamaca, the first DJ to take the stage.

“Insomniac puts on great shows from there production to the dancers,” Deguzman said. “Everything about it is just a big difference from going to a usual rave. You’re here with a bunch of people who love the same thing you love, and it’s just being there with all the energy (and) the camaraderie.”

The doors opened to waiting fans around 8:30 p.m. and the event lasted well into the early morning.

The holiday season is a time to give back to local communities and others in need. Habitat for Humanity Orange County is providing just that with opportunities to build homes for low-income families in Fullerton.

“Not a lot of people can say they helped build a home for a family,” said Gladys Hernandez, manager of public relations for Habitat OC. “Every volunteer we get adds something special.”

Established in 2007, Habitat OC will be completing its final five homes at the end of the year and is continually looking for volunteers to hammer in final touches.

“Our main group is college students who can make their schedule,” Hernandez said. “We’ve had a lot of Cal State Fullerton fraternities and sororities come out especially during the summer.”

Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1976 and aims to end poverty housing worldwide by building affordable homes and selling them to displaced families who have inadequate housing. Habitat OC started in 1988 and has since seen the completion of 146 homes.

Located just a couple minutes away from CSUF, the nonprofit organization is currently building homes in western Placentia on Harbor Boulevard and Commonwealth Avenue. Volunteers consist of people who don’t have construction skills and range from local corporations, foundation, campuses and student organizations.

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Courtesy of Drew Ressler The tightly packed crowd of over 3,000 at the Hollywood Palladium went crazy over headliner David Guetta, who welcomed surprise special guests Will.i.am and Apl. de. ap of the Black Eyed Peas.

Palladium hosts David Guetta

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David Guetta played to a sold-out crowd at the Hollywood Palladium Nov. 20. The show, sponsored by Insomniac Events, included artists Joaquin Bamaca, Manufactured Superstars, David Guetta and a special appearance from Will. I. Am. and Apl. de. ap. of the Black Eyed Peas.

Although the crowd went wild for the two surprise guests, the moment Guetta took the stage it was clear who the audience was there to see.

“Why else? David Guetta!” said Afshin Johnson, 27, when

asked what brought him out to the show. “He was my motive.”

In-demand music producer and DJ, Guetta is enjoying a year of chart-topping tunes and he let the audience listen to a new single featuring Rihanna on Saturday night.

Johnson brought friends to the concert who had never been to one of his shows before.

“If you haven’t been to (a Daivd Guetta concert) you just have to go for the experience,” Johnson said. “You have to go to experience all the people. The music it’s very intuitive... it’s very emotional – it’s an emotional experience.”

To sell out the Hollywood Palladium is no small feat, as it accommodates 3,200 people. The venue has a large dance

Wrestling knocked out by Stanford in home opener SAMANTHA DABBS Daily Titan

MARK SAMALA / Daily Titan Phil Janowicz is new to Cal State Fullerton, California and to being a husband.

Teaching chemistry the organic way KIRAN KAZALBASH Daily Titan

He laughs and runs his fingers through his long golden locks. His piercing blue eyes are as warm and friendly as his wide grin. This 27 year old looks more like a California native than someone who has only been here for four months. To his friends and family he is just Phil, but to students at Cal State Fullerton he is known as Dr. Janowicz, professor of organic chemistry.

Growing up in Memphis, Tenn.

Janowicz dreamt of becoming a pop star, but as the years went by he began to realize his passion for learning about the human mind and helping others in the process.

“I’ve always loved teaching and learning how people think,” Janowicz said. “I’ve always wanted to

do something with people and how their brains work; that’s something I’ve been fascinated with.”

After scoring a perfect 1600 on his SATs, Janowicz attended MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) where he earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry. He obtained his doctorate in organic chemistry in May of 2010 at the University of Illinois in Urbana Champagne.

Living on the East Coast for most of his life, Janowicz decided that coming to California to teach would be the next chapter in his life.

“I’ve always been curious about Southern California,” Janowicz said. “I’d seen it in the movies and I’d seen it on TV... I always thought of California as the paradise, promised land.”

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Stanford defeated the Cal State Fullerton wrestling team 29-11 in the Titans’ first home dual meet of the season Nov. 19, winning seven out of the 10 matches. Stanford now stands 2-0 in Pac-10 Conference and the Titans 0-2.

Titan Head Coach Dan Hicks said that some of his wrestlers were kept out of the action due to injury and ineligibility.

“We are missing four or five guys out of the lineup that are much better and older, it’s because they screwed up in school or are injured,” Hicks said. “That’s really hurting us.

It’s frustrating because it’s really hard to predict how some of the younger guys will wrestle under pressure. We need the energy.”

Senior heavyweight Kurt Klimek also said that overall the Titans are weak because they have younger wrestlers replacing the more experienced wrestlers who are ineligible.

Those athletes will be able to come back after the fall semester is over, Hicks said.

“It was a little frustrating because I thought we were right in the match, it looks a lot worse than it should have been,” Hicks said.

Two of the matches went into overtime. Titan sophomore 133-pound Marcus Orona tied 8-8 to Cardinal redshirt sophomore Matt Sencenbaugh, Orona won in overtime with a 10-8 decision; also Titan senior 149-pound Nick Jordan went into overtime with a 4-4 tie against Cardinal redshirt sophomore Timmy Boone, but Jordan lost

JONATHAN GIBBY / Daily Titan Titan senior 125-pound Andre Gonzalez grapples opponent Ryan Mango of Stanford during the Titan home opening match Nov. 19.

45 seconds into overtime with a 6-4 decision.

Jordan was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct after throwing his equipment when he lost in overtime; one point was deducted from the Titans’ total score, adding more team frustration, four more losses and only one more win by Titan senior

Todd Noel in the 184-pound bout.

CSUF started off strong when No. 17 nationally-ranked Klimek pinned heavyweight Cardinal senior Dylan Rush, but momentum changed during the next match when Titan senior 125-pound Andre Gonzalez, No. 17 got pinned by Cardinal No. 10 Ryan Mango.

The final score had a lot to do with the Titan’s momentum, Klimek said.

Starting off with a win, Klimek said he thought it would give the team a boost. In the next match Gonzalez was pinned and Klimek said it hurt the team’s morale.

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Leaks detail Turkey’s slow drift from U.S. foreign policy BEIRUT – U.S. officials scrambled to keep two allies from airing their growing differences in public, again.

Hours before an annual joint-military exercise was to begin in June 2009, Turkey dismissed Israel from the event. But American diplomats convinced Turkey to paper over the differences, which principally were over Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip several months earlier, and officially describe Israel’s absence as a mere delay. “Through some remarkable work with allies ... we engineered a public ‘postponement’ of the international portion of the exercise,” the U.S. Embassy in Ankara reported.

NATIONAL

Former congressional staffer gets probation WASHINGTON – A staffer for former U.S. Rep. Robin Hayes, R-N.C., was sentenced to two years probation Monday on a charge of extorting money from constituents who had turned to her for help.

Elizabeth Lozada, 43, of Concord, N.C., appeared Monday morning in U.S. District Court in Greensboro, N.C. She pleaded guilty in May to extortion of less than $1,000, which is a federal misdemeanor.

Her public defender, Thomas Cochran of Greensboro, declined to comment on the case at her request.

Lozada served in Hayes’ Cabarrus County office from 2005 to 2008, the end of Hayes’ term. She earned $41,000 in her last year there, according to the LegiStorm.com, which tracks congressional office spending.

STATE Man posing as fire inspector, accomplice arrested PETALUMA – A Sonoma man posing as a fire inspector raised suspicions Sunday in a Petaluma restaurant, leading to the man’s arrest as a suspected burglar, Petaluma police reported.

Wearing a Cal Fire baseball cap, the man went into Tres Hombres restaurant on Petaluma Boulevard South at about 5:10 p.m. Sunday, Sgt. Andrew Urton reported. He entered an employee-only area, grabbed a worker’s purse and was concealing it when an employee stopped him, Urton said.

The man told the employee he was a fire inspector conducting a routine sprinkler inspection. But the suspicious employee asked for identification. The man couldn’t produce any and left the restaurant, followed by employees. On the way to an awaiting car he dropped the purse, Urton said.

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Summiting for a cure Rare disease does not hinder professor as she climbs Mt. Everest STEPHANIE RAYGOZA Daily Titan

Being raised on a farm, Cindy Abbott remembers one day climbing so far up a tree in her front yard that her dad had to call the fire department to get her down.

Climbing trees was just the beginning for the Cal State Fullerton health science professor. At the age of 51, she has climbed some of the world’s tallest mountains. In May she achieved the goal of embarking on one of the biggest adventures of her life: summiting Mt. Everest.

She was a tomboy, and to give her a doll was an insult. Abbott said she has always been this way. An adventurer, not a risk taker.

“Some people go to find something.

I wasn’t going to find myself. I knew who I was,” Abbott said. “For me, I went with the goal of standing on top of the world. Then once I was diagnosed, I went with the goal of standing on top of the world with a banner.”

From Diagnosed to Climbing Mt. Everest The diagnosis came three years before she summited the highest mountain in the world. After nearly 14 years of not knowing what was going on with her body, the news came as a relief to Abbott.

“It’s all positive because it has a name now,” Abbott said.

On Aug. 1, 2007, Abbott was told she had Limited Wegener’s Granulomatosis. A rare disease in which her immune system is attacking itself and now trying to destroy her blood vessels. The disease has left one of her eyes functionally blind, which in turn served at the first sign of diagnosis.

Abbott’s decision to climb Mt. Everest came in 2006 after watching the Discovery show, “Everest Beyond the Limit.”

“I turned to my husband and said, ‘I think I have to go do that,’” Abbott said.

Her husband, Larry Abbott, is a CSUF scuba instructor and accompanied her to many training climbs.

Their 30-year-old daughter Teshia has also inherited their adventure-seeking traits and even volunteered at a lion reserve in Zimbabwe.

After her diagnosis, she decided to shift the focus of her journey to bringing awareness to the disease and the 7,000 other rare diseases that go undiagnosed.

“I’m sort of an anomaly with my

Courtesy of Cindy Abbott Pictured is Abbott representing Cal State Fullerton at 26,000 feet just a couple hours before summitting Mt. Everest.

disease and I don’t let it take me down,” Abbott said. “My whole thing is getting the awareness campaigning going.”

In the simplest terms, Abbott said Mt. Everest was amazing and extremely hard. She maintains a positive outlook even as the disease affects her life and attributes much of her accomplishments in life to an amazing ability to focus.

“I am extremely stubborn and just focused on climbing that mountain,” she said. “Whatever I had to do to get

through that day and that’s what kept me sane and anchored.”

Paving the Way for Awareness

It’s been five months since Abbott held a banner in honor of the research organizations, yet she still embodies the Of the 3,000 individuals who’ve same unwavering support as she did on summited Everest, 250 were females Everest. She continuously works with from across the world and 40 were the National Organization of Rare American females. According to the Diseases and the Vasculitis Foundation statistician Abbott spoke to, it would to get people interested in research. make her the 39th climber and the In order to get the media involved oldest woman to summit this year. early on, she did extensive interviews Achieving such a feat would come with to promote awareness on the several its struggles. incurable diseases that affect people Abbott began her climb on April 1 around her. Press coverage included a and returned 60 days later. The climb segment covering the climb on ABC tested her strengths - physically, men- “World News” with Diane Sawyer and tally and emotionally - and at times interviews with National Public Radio had doubts that she would never get and the Orange County Register. the chance to summit.

Kathy Koser, associate dean of the Climbers trekking the mountain are College of Health and Human Develall faced with a very small window of opment, sees Abbott’s journey as a stoopportunity to reach its peak. A win- ry of perseverance and the importance dow that is hardly ever accessible be- of having a positive attitude. cause of constant jet streams, storms “The bigger story is the impact she and typhoons. has with those who come in contact With only three days left and now with her,” Koser said. their third attempt up, Abbott and her She was most recently recognized in team members decided to summit at Orange County Weekly’s “Best of OC 9 p.m. the next night along with 80 2010: Personal Bests,” and Orange other climbers. It would take 12 hours County Metro’s “Hot 25” of 2010. to summit with every little step taking It was from her publicity campaign 20 minutes. that she decided to start writing a book “I came up that follows her and thought, journey from ‘Wow, this is a the moment I am extremely stubborn she decided to really great view.’

Then it dawned and just focused on climbing climb Mt. Everon me that the est, through the

summit was no that mountain... diagnosis and bigger than a then the coming bench. It was no home.

- Cindy Abbott relief at all. It was “I’m not a very purposeful,” writer and I had Abbott said. no intention of writing, but people ask On the descent, Abbott would over- me the question of ‘How was it?’ and come several obstacles that came her it’s almost indescribable,” Abbott said. way, including the freezing of both of Health science major Vanessa Flores her corneas leaving her with an inabil- first heard of Abbott in a presentation ity to see anything. she gave at the Women’s Center and The group of five continued their remembers sitting there in amazement way down the Lhotse Face, at a 3,700- as Abbott shared her life struggles and foot altitude, eventually making it to accomplishments to others.

Camp Two in a complete whiteout.

“Cindy’s story inspires us to go “We didn’t know whether we were above and beyond in our daily lives,” stepping off a 5,000-foot cliff or not,” Flores said.

Abbott said. “The air is just white and Juggling teaching, keeping up with you can’t see anything. We had a line a website and blog and writing a book and you just hang onto that line.” while undergoing a debilitating disease, The climbers finally reached base would prove to be a stressful workload camp where Abbott was told by an for anyone. Abbott, however, shows no Everest doctor that her vision would signs of slowing down. be fine and her frostbitten fingertips “You’ve got to dream and go for would fall off and regrow in three it, disease or not,” Abbott said. “Too months. She lost a total of 10 percent many people just sit home and then body weight and like most climbers, they wake up one day and go, ‘Where’d would just eat and sleep for weeks once my life go?’ and that will never happen home. to me.”

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FUN FACTS ABOUT CSUF

The University was originally named Orange County State College. Classes began with 452 students in September, 1959.

Kevin Costner earned a B.A. in business from CSUF, Fullerton, in 1978.

Since 1993, the campus has added the College Park Building, Steven G. Mihaylo Hall, University Hall, the Titan Student Union, the Student Recreation Center, the Nutwood Parking Structure, the State College Parking Structure, Dan Black Hall, Joseph A.W. Clayes III Performing Arts Center West, Phase II Housing, the Grand Central Art Center, Pollak Library North.

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James Cameron, famed director of Avatar and Terminator (which starred previous California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger) attended CSUF

Professor Phil Janowicz teaches organic chemistry at Cal State Fullerton. He decided to move to Southern California with his wife from Illinois and has been enjoying his time at CSUF.

JANOWICZ: INSPIRING PROFESSOR “Hollywood’s a little dirtier than I thought, but it has been gorgeous weather and it’s a multicultural melting pot unlike Memphis.”

After marrying his girlfriend of three-and-a-half years last June, the newlyweds packed their bags, jumped in the car and drove from Illinois to the West Coast in a fiveday sightseeing adventure.

Going through a variety of life changes at once has not proven difficult for Janowicz. In addition to obtaining a new job and house, Janowicz and his wife have recently adopted a Cockapoo puppy.

They named her Molly.

“I’m west of the Mississippi (river) for the first time in my life, and I’ve got a wife and a puppy and I’m a home-owner and a professor,” Janowicz said. “One good thing about having all those changes at once is that I just have to adjust to everything at once, I can’t think about it or plan it. I just have to let it happen.”

At CSUF, Janowicz is teaching two sections of organic chemistry, a course that he personally enjoys, unlike many of the students who take it.

“I love teaching organic chem- dents or accepted by his colleagues istry, it’s typically what some in the department. students would call a ‘weed out’ More than halfway through the class,” Janowicz said. “It’s a really semester, however, many of his hard class; it’s a ‘if I can get passed students and colleagues are taking organic chem then I can make it note of his innovation. into med school’ kind of class.

“Dr. Janowicz is a great addi(Students) also think of it as the tion to the Department of Chemimpossible class.” istry and Biochemistry,” said Paula Janowicz has created an innova- Hudson, assistant professor of tive approach chemistry. “He to teaching brings an excitthe course in ing new method I love teaching organic an effort to to the teaching chemistry; it’s typically help students and learning of understand organic chemwhat some would call a fundamental istry and we’re ‘weed out’ class... concepts. looking forward - Phil Janowicz “I use a lot to all the success Organic chemistry professor of Internet, a that will come lot of technolfrom it.” ogy and (3-D) Along with interactive modeling, which is not the new technologically-advanced a typical thing for organic chem- system of learning chemistry, istry,” Janowicz said. “The typical Janowicz also hopes to one day approach is to go to the blackboard implement a way of teaching an all and draw out everything, but un- online organic chemistry course, fortunately that doesn’t work for an idea he thinks will not only be most students.” beneficial to the students but to As a graduate student who the university as well. taught the course at the Univer“Students want options,” Janosity of Illinois, Janowicz used wicz said. “And with the unfortuthis high-tech visual approach to nate budget situation (here in Calteach the subject. Upon coming ifornia) there are many students to CSUF, he wasn’t sure if the new who want an education and the way would be beneficial to stu- only way we can handle more stu-

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dents is not to build more buildings but to go online.”

Janowicz feels that CSUF has welcomed him with open arms and his students have had positive responses to his teaching style.

Despite being the same age or even younger than some of his students, Janowicz said he still receives the same level of respect from them and they appreciate the youthful prospective and the passion he brings.

“He’s a challenging teacher, probably one of my most challenging, but he makes you rise to the occasion,” said Alisa Mendes, biochemistry major and current organic chemistry student. “(His age) makes him more approachable, most professors when you go to talk to them in their offices, they talk to you like your a four year old but (Professor Janowicz) isn’t like that.”

Janowicz is still getting used to life in Southern California and is taking time to sight-see in between hectic work schedules. As far as his future, Janowicz plans to just go with the flow.

“I’ve been a go-where-the-windblows kind of person my whole life,” Janowicz said. “So who knows where the wind will take me.”

CSUF Alumni in Television & Film Marc Cherry - creator of Desperate Housewives Linda Woolverton - writer for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland Kirsten Vangsness - actress in Criminal Minds Sara Hess - producer/writer for House M.D. Linda Emond - actress in Julie and Julia Larry Poindexter - actor inThe Hard Times of RJ Berger Chris Chatman - actor in Sunday School Musical On July 12, 1976, Edward Charles Allaway, a campus janitor with paranoid schizophrenia, shot nine people, killing seven, in the University Library (now the Pollak Library) on the Cal State Fullerton campus.

Thurl Ravenscroft (voice of Tony the Tiger) lived and died in Fullerton

In 1949 Leo Fender developed and refined the design of the Fender Telecaster guitar in Fullerton.

A.W. Leo, Tom Yates and Ralph Harrison invented Hawaiian Punch in a converted Fullerton garage in 1934.

Notable musicians Gwen Stefani and Adam Lambert (runner-up of American Idol season 8) attended CSUF

HABITAT: GIVING BACK TO ORANGE COUNTY ... Continued from page 1 Having volunteered at his church throughout high school, freshman Michael Cervantes knows first hand the impact a lending hand can have on others.

“My family and I would go out to

Tijuana, Mexico every weekend to help build a church for an underprivileged community,” Cervantes said.

“The experience really changed my outlook on life and I think Habitat for Humanity can have the same potential for students here on campus.”

Hernandez said Habitat OC is look-

ing for volunteers to help out particularly during the week as weekends are generally when most volunteers come out and help.

Habitat OC has been building in the current block for three years and will be giving families the keys to their homes in early January.

Volunteers are encouraged to bring family and friends to meet and work alongside the families who are receiving homes.

Habitat OC has previously built homes for CSUF alumni and their families.

“It’s more than just serving a plate of food or picking up a paint brush,” Gomez said.

Political science major Sophia Gomez volunteered over Thanksgiving break to help feed the homeless in downtown L.A. and feels that all students should volunteer at least once during their college education.

“It’s the feeling of giving back, helping a stranger you wouldn’t have come across with previously and seeing that glow in their face that’s makes the experience all worth while,” Gomez said.

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Professor receives faculty award Reading Department Professor and Coordinator Kathryn Bartle Angus is the latest Cal State Fullerton faculty recipient of the Robert Griffin Award for Long and Outstanding Service.

Bartle received the award earlier this month while attending the College Reading and Learning Association’s fourth annual conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Angus was given the award in recognition of her active involvement with CRLA, having taken on positions such as co-chair of conference committees, co-author of CRLA position statement on Rights of Adult Learners, and former president of the CRLA California chapter. She was also recognized for the 20 scholarly presentations she has made to at the CRLA conferences, which all discussed matters of academic reading and critical thinking and reading.

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CELIA LIRA / Daily Titan At the Rally Against Hate, students pledged to stop the hateful messages that were on the Wall of Hate, that had hurtful racial slurs and other messages from students who experienced hate.

ful signs and on the other side, people could post up good anecdotes or good sayings of hope.”

Featured all around the event were the pictures and stories of teenagers who had committed suicide because they were bullied about their sexual preference.

Many of the teens were subjects in the viral video “It Gets Better.”

While students were milling about the event’s booths, spoken word artists stood at the head of the event and rapped, sang and read poetry in promotion of tolerance. Artists like Manifest ONE, a Muslim rapper, testified to the crowd and passersby about tolerance in the local community, the

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United States and aboard.

However, not all students were moved by the event. One student, who refused to be named, believed

The student also said they were offended by the choice of words on some of the shirts.

Regardless, students continued to write their personal testimonies and pledges throughout the day.

We know that while we Even more students stopped to read the T-shirts and the stories of may not see the end of hate, the teenagers.

“Events like these, in my opinwe can take steps towards ion, are very much needed on our

getting there... campus a lot more than once a - Rozely Barbero, year,” Bhakta said.

Assistant professor of history AICA public relations coordinator Steve Jobbitt ended the event with a 15-minute speech titled “Comthat displaying messages of hatred passion As a Revolution Act.” The only encouraged racists to be more speech called on everyone in atproactive in their cause. tendance to help bring an end to

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Racism, sexism and homophobia. These things are not allowed in designated areas.

Such was the message that the Association of InterCultural Awareness wanted to spread to Cal State Fullerton students last Thursday at the annual Rally Against Hate.

T-shirts adorned with hateful messages were hung on clotheslines all around the central quad.

The messages reflected students’ personal experiences with racism, sexism, homophobia or general stereotypes against ethnic groups.

In the center, a makeshift wall was filled with racial slurs on one side known as the Wall of Hate and students’ pledges to stop racism and stereotyping were on the other, also known as the Wall of Hope.

“Being from a diverse campus community like CSUF we really want make sure it’s inclusive,” said Rozely Barbero, 21-year-old nursing major. Barbero is also the public relations Coordinator for AICA. “We really fight for tolerance.”

Students were invited to participate in several ways.

The clothesline project encouraged students to write their own struggles against racism on a blank shirt. The shirts were later hung on the clotheslines.

AICA members invited onlookers to write pledges to stop racism and homophobia in their everyday lives. The pledges, written on a paper heart, were then posted on the Wall of Hope.

“That was a really nice addition,” said Chirag Bhakta, a 23-year-old credential student, speaking about the Wall of Hate and the Wall of Hope. “One side had a lot of hate-

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intolerance by advocating understanding.

Jobbitt also challenged students to have the courage to be revolutionaries in a nation that seems to have lost touch with its revolutionary heritage.

“The rally was very positive and generated a lot of great ideas,” said Jobbitt. “Our only challenge is how do we get more people involved as student and faculty activists.”

AICA hopes that the annual event will help stop racism, sexism and homophobia.

“We know that while we may not see the end of hate, we can take steps towards getting there,” Barbero said.

Erica Bowers, assistant professor in the College of Education and director of the CSUF Reading Clinic, was recognized late last month with the Outstanding Contribution to Reading Award for her dedication and contributions to literacy in Orange County. The award was presented to her by the Orange County Reading Association (OCRA).

Bowers has been active in OCRA for three years, serving on the Executive Board as president elect, president and past president.

A published author, Bowers has had articles on academic literacy featured in the Bilingual Research Journal and Reading Psychology.

Her book, Building Academic Language through Content Area Text: Strategies to Support English Language Learners, will be published this spring.

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Captain at the helm Kingdom of my throne Obey the creeds that I condone Vessel made my steed Followed my command Host has forgotten how to stand Forget forever The time of the free Recognize only my decree Fear is the new way Nothing of before Marooned in endless corridors A labyrinth of sludge Plague to the fleeing Shun the lies of inner being Close the false third eye Twinge of a splinter Torment of nuclear winter

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Collegitis has students doing as little as they can to pass classes KAREN DICKINSON Daily Titan

Some students just want to graduate by putting in the least amount of work possible.

I have come across many college students that ask whether a teacher whose class they are considering taking “actually makes the students read.”

Being an American studies minor, I have to read an average of four books a class.

I get lazy from time to time, but I enjoy 80 percent of the classes that require heavy amounts of reading.

When I took my first American studies class, it was definitely intimidating.

As the semester progressed, I realized I wanted to minor in this subject. I knew it would mean a lot of reading, but sometimes I like

that I am required to read. Books equal knowledge so I guess that’s what makes me biased.

If I’m not required to read, chances are I will make excuses not to.

Some feel the same way but don’t make their course decisions solely on the reading load a teacher assigns.

“I never read and normally I just take whatever class I can get,” said Coree Sharp, 18-year-old kinesiology major.

I can’t say there aren’t books I had to skim through because I had a big math test the same day, but I don’t think a course should scare you away simply because it requires a lot of reading.

I welcome the challenge some semesters. College students also have jobs, friends and families to worry about but college is the time to fit in as much reading as possible.

Once you’re out of college, no one is going to test you on what you read last night so you will probably not have the desire, or time, to read.

I know for a fact that some students just don’t have the desire.

“I hate reading a lot,” said Ashley “I feel when the professors reVo, 20-year-old psychology major. quire a lot of reading, they don’t “(Reading is) want to teach as time consuming much. and especially I hate classes There is a reason your if the context is that just make thick and a lot you do the readteacher assigns certain of text is I feel ing and then in books...other students unnecessary and class you just disagree with this irrelevant. talk about what If it’s for a you read. Or statement...

G.E., why bothother times, you er working so don’t even go hard? If it’s for over the reading a major class, then I might do it.” so it is just pointless,” said Grace But whether it expands your vo- Murphy, 20-year-old sociology macabulary, or just relaxes you on a jor. As stressed college students, we rainy day, more reading is always wish every single book assigned was beneficial. an interesting one, but professors I am not saying you have to read can only do so much. novels about things you don’t care I think it was my job to make the about, but sometimes it’s that read- best of the 100-page reading assigning that expands your knowledge ments. most.

The key is to stay positive and try There is a reason your English to do as much of the boring reading teacher assigns certain books and a as possible. reason your Chicano studies teachI know it’s painful, but someer assigned that 256-page book on times it’s the required reading that the history of immigration. opens your eyes to things you had Clearly, other students disagree never thought you’d be interested with this statement. in, not the class.

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Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

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Courtesy of Drew Ressler Manufactured Superstars (above) was just one of the artists to perform to a sold-out crowd at the Hollywood Palladium Nov. 20, mixing beats to get the crowd moving.

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The news that Will. I. Am would be at the show was released only a few days before the event. Many event attendees had no idea he would be there, proving that Guetta can hold his own.

“I have seen him twice already,” said Emily Delalto, 21. “This is my third time seeing him – I think he’s awesome and mixes well and I just got DJ Hero 2 and he’s on it, so I’m excited because I just heard him on DJ Hero 2, so it’s even more exciting.”

Courtesy of Drew Ressler The show lasted until early-morning hours the next day, as fans enjoyed the performances and the energetic vibe.

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“It was awesome and unbelievable – I had the best time of my life,” said Kandiie Pallares, 18. “When David Guetta came out, my heart was pumping so much faster and I don’t know, I just got so excited. Just the presence of being here is so much different than what you listen to in a car or at your house... here, you have the full-on experience of seeing (Guetta) and hearing his music being mixed and bringing performances with other performers.”

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, the first installment of the Harry Potter movie finale, is darker and more action-packed than any of its predecessors.

As the story of Harry Potter draws to a close, moviegoers will see a wizarding world that is bleaker and more desolate than they have ever seen it.

This movie finds the characters (who the world has come to know over the course of the six previous movies) both older and more complicated than before, facing new and more difficult challenges in every aspect of their lives.

Since the death of Professor Dumbledore, Harry Potter’s mentor and the wise headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the wizard world has become increasingly controlled by Lord Voldemort and his forces. To combat this evil, Harry cannot return to Hogwarts but must instead journey throughout Britain to find and destroy the horocruxes (objects to which pieces of the soul have been attached) that Voldemort has created.

This is the only way that Voldemort can be made mortal again and is the wizard community’s only chance of defeating him. Leaving home and family behind, Harry’s friends Ron and Hermione accompany him on his quest. Together the three of them risk their lives (and friendships) to save their world.

Fans of the books by J. K. Rowling who appreciate a more literal interpretation of the story will be both pleased and disappointed in this film. While it generally follows the books more closely than some of the movies before

it, many details featured in the book are not given the same treatment in the film. Several characters are hurriedly introduced, and some plot points are glazed over. Overall, however, this movie is fairly true to the book that inspired it.

The dark tone of the movie is established from the very beginning. Even the happier moments of the film are tinged with loss, sadness and fear. The themes are more mature in nature, as the characters deal with sexual tension, torture, loss and death. The story has also become more political at this point, with thinly-veiled allusions to totalitarian regimes, and with the characters facing issues of personal freedom, racism and censorship.

While perhaps a bit too adult for younger fans of the series, this latest addition to the Harry Potter movie tradition is arguably the most multifaceted and intricate of the seven, and will most likely please both hardcore fans and casual viewers alike.

If you close your eyes and listen to Tristan Clopet, you can hear hints of some of the best bands of all time blended into one. His EP, Purple, consists of a collection of sounds similar to Sublime, Incubus, Rage Against the Machine and Metallica, with a new original twist by Clopet and the Juice.

“I think all I listen to flushes into my subconscious,” Clopet said.

He was able to successfully blend the best of his inspirations into one album. It sounds like a different band on each track. Purple consists of “Proximity Bomb,” “So Alive,” “Superficiality Is a Sin,” “Ethereal Evidence,” “Love and a Question” and “Black Panther Party.”

“Proximity Bomb” sounds like something Rage Against the Machine would rock out to at a show. At two minutes and 16 seconds, he fits in a solid 30-second drum and guitar solo, which takes you back to Zeppelin days. Clopet explains the song is about confrontation and the fear of commitment.

“So Alive” is a complete turnaround from “Proximity Bomb.” Clopet and the Juice incorporate an uplifting sound to this track. The light guitar and lyrics of “So Alive” produce a sense of flying throughout the song.

You can feel Clopet’s diverse facets as you listen to the EP in its entirety.

Each song gives the listener a sneak peak into his soul.

“I tried to take a more opinionated approach with this album. The central

theme is confronting the afterlife and superficial beings,” Clopet said.

“Superficiality is a Sin” mixes funk, rock and reggae into one. The guitar breakdown two minutes and 30 seconds into the song sounds like Metallica and the Doors joined forces to produce the track.

“Ethereal Evidence” has a reggae feel to it in the first seconds as well. It then transitions back and forth into harder rock.

It is the type of song you would listen to on your way to the beach with your windows rolled down.

“Love and a Question,” like “So Alive,” is a slower, more delicate song.

The title says it all. It’s about questioning a passionate love. “One thing I never knew is what I was to you / One thing I never knew was what you felt for me / Do you listen anymore? / The uncertainty is killing me,” Clopet sings.

“Black Panther Party” has bold instrumentals that provoke a powerful disposition. It is a track that leaves the listener eager to listen to what Tristan Clopet and the Juice will come up with next.

“I like just making noise. When I was four, my mom forced me to play the piano but I was determined to play the drums,” Clopet said He is finally pursuing his passion for the drums and experimenting with even more diverse sounds.

According to Clopet, he and his percussionist are in a classical music phase and that the LP will be more “streamlined, clean and organized” than the experimental EP. If Purple is the rough draft, then the LP will be just as captivating to hear.

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Courtesy of Dark Star Orchestra Dark Star Orchestra, a tribute band to the 1960s group the Grateful Dead, will perform at the Grove of Anaheim Dec. 2.

Grateful Dead tribute band comes to Anaheim

MICHELLE WIEBACH Daily Titan

The Grove of Anaheim will witness a resurrection from the dead. But there won’t be rotten flesh, bloody limbs and spilled brain matter and the sound of listless groaning. Instead, there will be billows of patchouli and pot smoke and 20-minute mellow guitar solos.

It’s a different kind of dead. It’s the Grateful Dead tribute band, Dark Star Orchestra, and they are coming to the Grove Dec. 2 to play songs from the Dead’s past shows.

“It’s never the same (song) twice,” said drummer Rob Koritz.

Dark Star Orchestra recreates Grateful Dead set lists and songs while adding in their own twist on the traditional and well-known improvisations.

The Grateful Dead was a San Francisco band that started in the late 1960s. The Dead was known for their unique musical styles that fused different genres such as jazz, blues, folk and psychedelic.

Tribute bands attract big audiences and every popular band has a designated tribute band. The Beatles have the Fab Four and the Doors have Wild Child. Dark Star Orchestra is the gold standard for the Dead.

Dark Star Orchestra tours around the country, keeping Dead jams alive long after the group broke up when frontman and hippie icon Jerry Garcia died. For this tour, Dark Star Orchestra will recreate classic set lists tailored to the city they played in. For Anaheim, the band will reprise a Dead jam from a Los Angeles show or nearby city.

What draws fans to tribute band concerts is the nostalgic feeling of revisiting a show and hearing the same songs from a past tour.

“It’s so heavily based on improvisation; we can be artistically creative,” Koritz said.

While resurrecting the many Dead songs through their countless tours, Dark Star Orchestra is also preserving the Dead’s fans.

Dark Star Orchestra is trying something new in their upcoming tour, From a City Near You. The tour offers the band to recreate a show’s set list from one of the many historical venues the Dead performed in over their four decades of touring.

“I absolutely would go and am going to shows from this tour,” said Randi Mattson, a loyal Dead fan, who calls herself a hippie. “This is a nice little hint from DSO to their fans about what might be upcoming in a particular show – a classic show from a fan’s

local area. Good idea!”

Mattson has been attending Dead shows since the ‘70s and is part of the many dedicated Dead Heads who travel across the country to see their favorite band while adding the number of shows to their bragging list.

Koritz, who has been in Dark Star Orchestra for about 12 years, has been to about 93 shows. Other members, like Rob Eaton, who plays guitar, has seen more than 400 Dead shows and has studied the intricate moves of Bob Weir, the Dead’s original guitarist and background vocalist.

The tour allows fans to relive their favorite Dead show, while Dark Star Orchestra adds their own flare to the improvisational jams.

“One of the things that will attract a (Dead) Head to the music is the improvisation and spontaneity of any show,” said Dan Espinosa, who is a jam band fan. “Whether it be the way a jam is played out, or what most view as the ever changing set list.”

Jam bands are musical groups, popular in the 1960s, known for featuring extended improvisational solos and grooves played over steady rhythmic beats and simple chord progressions.

The tour, Koritz believes, will bring out fans and it gives Dark Star Orchestra a chance to play different songs.

With a majority of the year’s hottest video games on the market, it’s time for gamers to decide which ones to put on their lists to purchase. To help ease the burden, I’ll give you a breakdown of a pair of shooters and answer the question of the season: Call of Duty: Black Ops or Medal of Honor?

The two franchises have long been in competition with each other, each releasing a new takeon a World War II battle every year or so.

The competition was close for a long time. But in 2007, CoD moved away (finally) from WWII and found inspiration in modern warfare, no pun intended.

Since then, CoD has set the industry standard for modern shooters, especially in the multiplayer department.

Meanwhile, MoH and its developer, Electronic Arts, have struggled to keep up. EA finally released its take on modern warfare, the ineptly titled Medal of Honor in October, only a few weeks ahead of the highly anticipated Black Ops. From that standpoint, MoH feels

rushed. Enemy tactics are similar to that of a Whack-A-Mole game. And the objectives are scripted and don’t allow for any other tactics other than what the story makes you do. If you want to run into an enemy camp, shoot first and ask questions later, MoH says, “Sorry, gotta snipe first.”

Black Ops has similar issues, but it’s not nearly as noticeable with all the other chaos collapsing around you.

Bullets are always flying near your head and something is almost always being blown up, whether in the game play or the background. Black Ops follows a stingy theme that is prevalent in all CoD games: If you don’t move, the enemies keep coming. There is no “clearing out a room” and walking around exploring every corner. If you want to stay in a bunker or behind a wall, expect to burn through a lot of ammo.

But both games’ true appeal shines in the multiplayer. In both games, one-on-one showdowns simply come down to who’s got the faster trigger finger. But where MoH throws you to the sharks and matches noobs up with pros, Black Ops allows new players to hone their skills against A.I.s first before pitting them against hardcore players.

The kill streaks in MoH aren’t anything that we haven’t seen in other modern warfare games. Those of Black Ops, though, are low-tech but something different.

The RC-XD, for example, is a bomb strapped on to a remote control car. This is highlyannoying when used against you, but highly satisfying when you’re the one using it. I’ve seen and used remote controlled missiles before and I know how to avoid gunships and jets. But attack dogs, blackbirds and napalm? Black Ops wins this round.

Ultimately, it comes down to this: MoH is simply a victim of bad timing on the part of EA. It’s not a bad game.

It’s quite enjoyable, as a matter of fact.

But when the bar was set so high three years ago and has outdone itself with each new release, gamers expect a lot more, as they rightfully should. If we were comparing MoH and Modern Warfare 1, the competition would be a lot closer. But CoD has had three years and three games to perfect its craft. MoH needs a lot of work but it’s something to build on. But this holiday, gamers should definitely roll with the sure shot and pick up Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Courtesy of CallofDuty.com Debate is risimg over which is the hottest video game of the year, Call of Duty: Black Ops or Medal of Honor.

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November 30, 2010

Bee in the Know... Free-agent frenzy

STEPHANI BEE Daily Titan

The trolley cars barely had time to finish rolling through the Civic Center Plaza in celebration of the Giants winning the World Series before the burners on the hot stove were set to scorching. Players were electing free agency while others were being non-tendered by ballclubs unwilling to pay escalating costs for mediocre returns.

Slightly less than a month into the free-agent frenzy, several stars have signed, while there are still a few prizes to be had in an overall weak class.

A large part of the action has been coming out of Los Angeles.

With the McCourt divorce official (though the fate of the ownership is still undecided), the Dodgers have expanded their purse strings to sort out their rotation. They made a quick dive into the market by resigning left-handed starter Ted Lilly to a three year, $33 million contract before the World Series started.

Then, general manager Ned Colletti sprung at the opportunity to re-sign righty Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year deal worth $12 million. In doing so, he brought back one of the more underrated starters in baseball with excellent peripheral stats.

Los Angeles had five million reasons to be thankful during the holidays, as Colletti signed his third starting pitcher of the offseason, Jon Garland, to a one-year below-market deal. Garland is likely due for a regression on his sparkling 2010 rates because he’ll be away from San Diego’s PETCO Park. Dodger Stadium still plays well for pitchers, but it is nowhere near as extreme an environment as its southern counterpart.

Also over the holidays, Yankee

burnout Javier Vazquez agreed to a one-year deal with the Marlins to reestablish the value he lost in a horrific campaign in the Bronx. He’ll also try to recover the heat on his fastball under the Miami sun, as he has lost several ticks of velocity over the last two years.

Motown brought a big bopper to stabilize the lineup behind slugger Miguel Cabrera in working out a contract with switch-hitting backstop and designated hitter Victor Martinez worth four years and $50 million. With John Buck joining Vazquez in Miami and by Detroit taking Martinez off the market, the free-agent market for catchers is shot, and teams will likely have to look for trades to add value behind the dish.

There are still some big names to be had. Ace southpaw Cliff Lee is shopping his services, looking to cash in on three consecutive stellar seasons. His services won’t come cheap; though the usual powerhouses like the Yankees are hankering for the lefty, the Texas Rangers and Washington Nationals have also shown interest.

The free-agent class may not be strong, but a couple of outfielders are still making clubs salivate: Carl Crawford, who is unlikely to return to Tampa Bay after spending his entire career with the Rays, and Jayson Werth, who found his way to relevance in Philadelphia.

Both players have intriguing selling points: Crawford is a speedster who played his entire career on turf but whose skills should allow him to extend his career and play near the dollar value of his new contract. A team with huge gaps to cover in the outfield or looking for a burner who gets on base regularly (a .356 clip in 2010) and can hit for power would do well to sign him, and teams like the Angels have been attached to rumors of his final destination.

Werth, on the other hand, is known more for efficient baserunning and power. A triple slash of .296/.388/.532 will look attractive to any team. Perhaps with the power of his beard and his bat, he’ll find himself shagging flies in Boston, since it seems unlikely that the Phillies will open the checkbook for a return engagement.

Courtesy of MCT The Detroit Tigers signed catcher Victor Martinez, who hit .302 and 20 home runs last season.

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Courtesy of MCT After a low-key performance last season, Derek Jeter is asking for around $23 million a year.

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Derek Jeter wants to be the second highest-paid baseball player in Major League Baseball. The team he has been associated with his whole career, the New York Yankees, disagree with him. Coming off a season where he hit only .270 with 10 home runs, the Yankees want to decrease his pay and limit his years to a contract for three years at $45 million. Jeter wants a contract in the four-to-five year range at close to $23 million a year.

There is obviously a huge difference right now between both parties, as the Yankees are pointing to Hanley Ramirez as a comparison.

Ramirez is paid $11 million a year but hit .300 with 21 home runs last season. Ramirez is also 10 years

younger than Jeter and entering the agent, Casey Close, must “drink the prime of his career. reality potion” before they can get Jeter serious. has been Hank the face of SteinJeter has been the face of the the Yanb r e n n e r, kee orgathe YanYankee organization ever since he nization cowon Rookie of the Year in 1996. He kees ever since chairman, he won has done it all, from winning World said reRookie of “As Series trophies to being awarded five cently, the Year in much as gold gloves.

1996. He we want has done to keep it all, from everywinning World Series trophies to be- body, we’ve already made these guys ing awarded five gold gloves. When very, very rich, and I don’t feel we his last contract was up in 2000, owe anybody anything monetarily. the Yankees treated him like royalty Some of these players are wealthier giving him a 10-year, $189-million than their bosses,” Steinbrenner deal. The Yankees front office now said. believe they are giving him a “fair Jeter really doesn’t have a lot of deal.” A source close to the negotia- options. The Los Angeles Dodgers tions said Monday that Jeter and his seemed like a solid destination with

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Don Mattingly as their new manager, but they signed Juan Uribe to a three-year deal Monday. Another possible destination could be the hated Boston Red Sox. The Sox are looking to get rid of their shortstop, Marco Scutaro, and what better way than to have Jeter their longtime nemesis.

The problem is no one else is willing to give Jeter the money he wants. He is vastly overestimating himself, when in the past he wanted to talk about his stats, now it’s his legacy. He is undoubtedly a huge part of the Yankees and always will be.

But is he worth all that cash and extra years? Probably not, but both sides need each other in this situation.

I say give Jeter the extra fourth year but stay right around that $15-million a year deal.

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LUCIO VILLA / Daily Titan The Cal State Fullerton wrestling team faced the Stanford Cardnial in the home opener, but lost 29-11. The next day at the Fullerton Open, the Titans had two place in third, one in second and senior Todd Noel took home the 184-pound title.

“Not taking anything away from Andre or Mango, they are both good wrestlers,” Klimek said. “Andre just got caught, it happens to all of us, so that kind of killed momentum.”

Gonzalez said that he is disappointed in the results of his match, and echoed Klimek’s words that he just got caught.

“Hopefully I get to see (Mango) tomorrow and the results will go the opposite way,” Gonzalez said on competing in the Fullerton Open that took place the following day.

Over 300 wrestlers competed in the Fullerton Open Nov. 20, including wrestlers from Stanford, CSUF, Arizona State University,

Cal Poly San Louis Obispo, Cal Sate Bakersfield, San Fransisco State, Embry Riddle, Cal Baptist, Grand Canyon, and about 10 junior colleges.

Stanford’s Mango had another victory for the weekend, winning the 125-pound title; and Cal Poly was the only school to take home two titles, Mustang juniors Boris Novachkov at 141 pounds and Ryan DesRoches at 165 pounds.

CSUF’s senior Noel was the only Titan to win a title for the 184-pound weight class, in a 5-3 decision over Sun Devil junior Jake Meredith.

The Titans’ next competition will be in Las Vegas, Nev. for the Cliff Keen Invitational starting Dec. 3.

DTSHORTHAND Wrestling falls in Arizona Cal State Fullerton wrestling lost their third Pac-10 dual meet to Arizona State University 25-19 Saturday, Nov. 27.

ASU picked up six wins out of the 10 matches, improving to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in Pac-10. CSUF remains without a win in the Pac10 at 0-3.

Providing wins for the Titans were sophomore Marcus Orona at 133, senior Nick Jordan at 149, junior Kyle Bergstedt at 197 by forfeit and senior Kurt Klimek at 285.

Brief by Samantha Dabbs

Women’s soccer honored for efforts Ending the 2010 Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer season with recognition of Big West Conference honors is an honor and an accomplishment that both senior forward Christina Murillo and junior midfielder Casey Volk have attained.

Finishing out her last season with the Titans, Murillo had 19 goals and four assists. This marked her best offensive season, where she led the team with eight goals.

Murillo was named to the AllAmerican League second team.

Volk obtained four goals and three assists, marking a career-year that earned her honorable mentions for the season, which like Murillo, was the first time receiving such acknowledgments.

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Dodgers shore up for next season

IAN VERGARA / For the Daily Titan Junior Peter Hoang, 141-pounder warms up before his match to Stanford’s Jordan Gray.

LUCIO VILLA / Daily Titan Titan junior Kyle Bergstedt stares his opponent in the eye as the referee sets them up. Bergstedt went on to place third in the Fullerton Open.

Jimmie Johnson wins fifth straight

Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti has kept his checkbook near him this winter.

After inking southpaw Ted Lilly to a three-year deal and northpaw Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year contract, Colletti snagged former Dodger Jon Garland. Garland, who thrived pitching in the friendly confines of PETCO Park in San Diego with the Padres in 2010, will again be in a pitcher’s park, but his performance is likely to regress in a less extreme environment.

The Dodgers now have a front five of Clayton Kershaw, Chad Billingsley, Kuroda, Lilly and Garland.

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Ballclubs offer arbitration

Courtesy of MCT Jimmie Johnson celebrates his fifth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship.

MATTHEW PETROPULOS they got a lot closer to his lead.

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Jimmie Johnson didn’t do much this year. He stayed with the pack and seemed ordinary all year. However, when it mattered and the title was on the line, Johnson performed resulting in his fifth straight championship.

Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick took the defending champ all the way to the end in this year’s race, but like so many before, failed again.

This is a great and historic individually earned sports achievement. Johnson will go down in NASCAR history for his efforts the last five years.

However, NASCAR is getting boring. Five in a row from one champion is getting old. I want a new champion.

Gordon has the worst luck going and seems pleased with being the second fiddle in Hendrick racing.

Kyle Busch’s temper does him in every year. He overreacts to minor details that throw his races out the window.

Carl Edwards won the last race of the year but he has been extinct in racing for the last two years. After an impressive 2008 campaign, Edwards has disappeared as one of the top contenders.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is no Dale Senior.

Enough said on that one.

Tony Stewart won a few races over the years but really has never legitimately challenged Johnson for the Sprint Cup. However, the racers failed once again to dethrone Johnson but Contact Us at dtsportsdesk@gmail.com

“I’ve always told you the first championship, the first win, that stuff has meant the most to me. This one, I think this takes the lead,” Johnson said.

“It’s not that the other Chases weren’t competitive. We were stronger in the previous two Chases, at least, but this one, I am just so proud,” Johnson said to ESPN. Johnson should have just said that the other races were not competitive at all. The last four years were really kind of a joke. Johnson sealed the deal without much work.

This year Harvick and Hamlin really pushed Johnson and the Hendricks team to the edge and Hamlin almost sealed the deal.

The championship was a record 10th for Hendrick Motorsports, which broke a tie with Petty Enterprise for most in NASCAR. Johnson and HMS also joined three other pro teams - the Boston Celtics, New York Yankees and Montreal Canadians - to win five consecutive titles.

The Celtics are the all-time leaders with eight consecutive NBA titles.

Now, I’m not a Jimmie Johnson fan and was really upset to see him win it again.

However, no matter how much you dislike the driver, you have to give him respect. He has had the whole field against him and in the last couple of years everyone gunning for him and still delivered one of the best sports achievements of all time, no matter how much you dislike him.

With free agency upon Major League Baseball teams, clubs had to make decisions on tendering contracts to their free agents. This year, 35 free agents were offered salary arbitration. If a player accepts arbitration, he has the chance to work out a contract with his last team. If the player rejects arbitration and signs elsewhere, his former team receives compensation draft picks.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim did not offer salary arbitration to designated hitter Hideki Matsui, while the Dodgers did not offer arbitration to Vicente Padilla, Scott Podsednik and Rod Barajas.

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Tempers flare on field in Houston In Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans cornerback Courtland Finnegan got in a brawl with Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson.

Just one play before the fight, Johnson and Finnegan got into a shoving match, with Johnson ripping off Finnegan’s helmet.

During the next play, Johnson and Finnegan were matched up again and both players got into it. Finnegan started it but Johnson finished, ripping off Finnegan’s helmet and throwing a few punches before the refs and players could separate the two.

After the game, Johnson was awarded the game ball by Texans coach Gary Kubiak who claims that he gave Johnson the ball based on his nine catches for 56 yards and a touchdown.

Afterwards, Johnson was apologetic, saying that he lost his cool and was ready to accept the punishment.

Both players were fined $25,000 each, but not suspended.

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