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CSUF celebrates Women’s History A celebration of women’s contributions and achievements will take place this month with lectures honoring alumnae, films and conferences.

“Do Men and Women Think Differently? Theories of Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities” will be held today in Room 205 of University Hall.

The discussion will start at noon and Meredith Basil, the director of Athletics Academic Services, will be speaking.

Oojahm Tribal Dance moves in a variety of traditional styles

By NATHAN JACKSON

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Titan baseball takes on the UCLA Bruins Cheer on the CSUF baseball team tonight at Goodwin Field at 6 p.m. as they face off the UCLA Bruins.

The Titans lost to Standford on Sunday, March 2.

The Cardinals won in the ninth, 6-5. For more information on CSUF athletics check out Fullertontitans.cstv.com.

“Querer es Poder” opens in Santa Ana City Hall Motivating young people to attain a college education is the aim of “Querer es Poder: 50 Examples,” a photo exhibit of 50 of Cal State Fullerton’s successful Latino alumni.

“Qerer es poder” is Spanish for “If you have the desire, you can achieve.” As a way of spotlighting the university’s Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) designation, Latina/o alumni exemplifying the theme have been honored.

The exhibition opened Sunday, March 2 in Santa Ana City Hall as part of the university’s 50th anniversary celebration.

The Orange Curtain

Thanks to a devoted group of Cal State Fullerton students known as the “Orange Curtain,” Titan Gym has the sweet smell of school spirit once again.

Section K – the student section – was filled to its capacity as fans flooded the stands with a sea of orange for the men’s basketball game against Cal State Northridge on February 28. The resurgent men’s squad was in a battle for first place in the Big West.

See the multimedia section on DailyTitan.com and watch rowdy Titans show off their school spirit.

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Photos courtesy of Marjhani Brannon/OOJAHM TRIBAL BELLYDANCE Top, Mercy, a solo dancer, displays her form. Middle, Marjhani Brannon is wowing the crowd with her very sharp scimitar.

Bottom, the Oojahm Men: Hamzah, Aset, Ishmail, Shavo. The Mu’Taz women are: Karima Wahid, Mercy and Shudmani.

Giving children a shot at hope

A feast of color draped the young female performers who wore long, flowing dresses, corsets and sashes.

Some adorned their faces with dark eye shadow and face paint with ancient symbols dabbed on their cheeks and foreheads.

Last Thursday, students near the Titan Student Union sat up and took notice of a dance troupe inspired by the color, energy and hip-shaking seduction of the Near East.

A Middle Eastern dance troupe took the stage to showcase their hip shaking moves.

Oojahm Tribal Dance, a belly dance group from Upland, Calif. was invited by Associated Students, Inc. to share the craft that has earned them a coveted sevenweek slot in Southern California’s Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Irwindale, Calif.

Support for the group is lead by full-time instructor Marie “Marjahni” Brannon, 32, who took the stage along with five other members.

Brannon said this particular style of belly dancing has a mixture of influences from nomadic tribes such as the Bedouin and Ghawazee. Moroccan and Tibetan-style dance is also incorporated into this hybrid performing art.

In addition to her position as a troupe leader for four years, Brannon has had a long fascination with tribal dance.

“I had seen it for years at the Renaissance Faire, and then I had my daughter and I had to do something to lose some weight and get out and have fun,” Brannon said.

“I started taking classes and from the first class I was hooked.”

Though they are normally accompanied by a band of percus-

sionists, these Cal State Fullerton guests used a backing track of Middle Eastern music that pulsed with loud drum beats and the shaking of rattles and cymbals.

Dan Duke, 28, a former business administration major at CSUF, usually plays percussion alongside the group using the name “Asad.”

Though he wasn’t on stage Thursday, Duke is normally on stage next to his girlfriend, Merryl “Misha-la” Jensen, 21, who was one of the female dancers on stage.

“I’ve always been a musician and this seemed like a lot of fun to try,” Duke said. “My girlfriend and I got into it at the same time.”

In addition to the traditional tribal style, the group also showcased an Egyptian style of cabaret that is the more common style of belly dancing made popular at the World’s Fair in 1924.

Turnout for the event was strong as students paused on their campus commute to observe the event. Biology major Latasha Williamson, 19, who once tried a similar form of dance herself, got a chance to see the dancers in action.

“I used to belly dance and it didn’t really work out for me,” Williamson said. “I tried it as a workout and it was really hard. The girls [today] were really good at it.”

Overall, Brannon said the sense of community of Oojham Tribal Dance, as well as there being other female tribal dancers in the troupe, is what drives people to get involved with it.

“It’s a really supportive group and women of all sizes and ages are well loved and respected,” Brannon said. “It builds a lot of confidence and control.”

The Renaissance Pleasure Faire will be held every Friday and Saturday from April 5 to May 18. Oojahm Tribal Dance also performs at private parties, birthdays, weddings and funerals.

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CSUF student volunteers spend twice a month to entertain neglected kids

By JUSTINE LOPEZ

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Kajza Maye wheeled a bin of games, snacks and playthings into the entrance of the Orangewood Children’s Home Thursday as a group of 13 Cal State Fullerton student volunteers prepared to entertain the children for the evening.

Maye, 22, is part of Community Connection, a division of the Volunteer and Service Center that organizes bimonthly trips to the center. Overall, about 250 locals volunteer with the children each month, Maye said.

“I love the experience,” Maye said. “I want to let them know that there are people that care and they deserve better.”

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Five year old Ashley Hagihara helps out the Cal State Fullerton cheerleading squad during Saturday night’s basket game against Long Beach State.

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IN OTHER NEWS Ecuador breaks off ties with Columbia

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) – Ecuador on Monday broke off diplomatic ties with Colombia, and Venezuela says it will expel Colombia’s ambassador after that country conducted a strike against leftist rebels inside Ecuador.

“The government of Ecuador has decided to break off diplomatic relations with the government of Colombia starting today,” a statement from Ecuador’s foreign ministry said.

The Venezuelan foreign ministry also announced its decision in a statement, saying it was acting “in defense of the sovereignty of the fatherland and the dignity of the Venezuelan people.”

It said the government “has decided to order the immediate expulsion ... of the ambassador of the Republic of Colombia in Venezuela, and the diplomatic personnel of the Colombian Embassy in Caracas.”

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High school couple plot girl’s family’s death EMORY, Texas (AP) – A high school couple forced to break up spent a month plotting to kill the girl’s parents before her mother and two younger brothers were fatally shot and stabbed in a weekend ambush.

Charlie James Wilkinson, who had been dating Penny and Terry Caffey’s 16-year-old daughter, told police his girlfriend wanted her parents dead because they forbade their relationship, “Wilkinson stated that he and (the girl) were in love and the only way they could be together is to kill the parents,” the arrest affidavit stated.

The daughter, Wilkinson and two others are charged with three counts of capital murder each in the massacre before dawn Saturday at the Caffeys’ secluded home. The girl has not been identified because of her age.

The statements depict a bloody spree that began just around 4 a.m., when Wilkinson and a friend broke into the house and are accused of firing shots at the parents while they slept. They then are accused of going upstairs and fatally shooting 13-year-old Mathew Caffey before stabbing 8-year-old Tyler Caffey with a sword.

Wilkinson and Waid then set fire to furniture and laundry before leaving with the Caffeys’ daughter and Bobbi Gale Johnson, who were waiting in a car parked down the road, according to the affidavit.

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A-lister’s home photographed for lawsuit LOS ANGELES (AP) – An Oscar winning director and his wife were ordered Monday to allow a private security firm to take photos of parts of their Bel-Air mansion as part of the company’s defense against a lawsuit filed by the pair.

William Friedkin and his wife, former Paramount Pictures chief Sherry Lansing, are suing Florida-based ADT Security Services Inc. following a robbery at their home. The couple claim the company was slow to respond to an alarm signaling a break-in, resulting in robbers stealing “unique and irreplaceable” jewelry that had “significant amounts of value.”

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Conrad Aragon granted ADT’s request to photograph the home as part of the company’s defense. Aragon said the ADT photographer could spend up to three hours at the home and is not allowed to share photos or videos with anyone besides the lawyers in the case.

Friedkin and Lansing paid about $25,000 to have ADT install security equipment after a company salesman assured them that ADT had employees constantly patrolling the neighborhood and would immediately respond to alarms, the suit said.

March 4, 2008

Making prom dreams closer to reality CSUF sorority helps an organization collect dresses for annual event

By PAUL ARANDA Jr.

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Cal State Fullerton’s Gamma Lambda Chapter of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. had collected over 60 dresses, 10 pairs of shoes and 25 handbags by February.

This collection will assist disadvantaged teenage girls attend their high school prom. The sorority has been collecting the dresses and accessories since the start of the spring semester for the sixth annual Cinderellas for Life organized by Working Wardrobes, an independent, nonprofit organization that assists men and women in quandaries change to become more independent.

“The chapter is demonstrating the commitment the sororities on this campus have to give back to their communities,” said Juanita Razo,

CSUF assistant dean of students.

Working Wardrobes will invite 500 teenage girls in foster care and economic need in Orange County to participate in the 2008 Cinderellas for Life on Saturday. The event will be held at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Irvine. The girls, along with volunteers, will search through all the donated items organized in a showroom for their dream dress. Once the dress and accessories have been selected, the girls will receive free hair and makeup services. Along with selecting outfits, the girls will attend an etiquette class, workshops on self-esteem and goal setting and a first-time “Passport to Your Future” education fair.

This year’s drive was coordinated by 23-year-old CSUF human services student Janet Perez Molina, who serves as the chapter’s community service chair. Molina said the chapter enjoys this annual community service event because of the direct interaction with the young girls.

“I like the one-on-one time we

get with these young girls,” Molina said. “You see the difference this makes for them. They’re so happy and excited to attend prom.”

Working Wardrobes CEO/ Founder Jerri Rosen said in a press release on the Working Wardrobes Web site that Cinderellas for Life changes peoples lives.

“Very few people ever have the opportunity to make such a profound impact in [a] young woman’s life by such a simple gesture,” Rosen said in the press release.

Members of the chapter not only recognize the need for this day-long event, many of them also personally identify with the need as well.

CSUF art major Marivel Soria, 21, said she remembered many of her friends could not attend prom because of all the expenses involved.

“I struggled to pay for a dress with all those senior expenses as well,” Soria said.

The chapter collected items in all shapes and styles. While most of them are used, Molina said more

than a few dresses still had price tags attached to them. CSUF mathematics major Jessica Chang, 20, said the chapter is pleased with the quality of the dresses and accessories they have received.

“They don’t have to worry because these dresses are really nice,” Chang said.

Corrections:

In Monday’s edition, errors were made. In the story titled the “Daily Titan captures awards at conference,” ad production manager Keith Hansen won first place for Best Sales Promotion Materials.

In the cop blotter, an incident last Tuesday at 12:29 p.m., describing an explosive device imploding inside a car, did not happen.

The Daily Titan apologizes for these errors.

CHILDREN: COMPASSION FOR THE NEGLECTED From Page 1

neglected children who have been taken away from their homes by authorities.

The children range in age from infants to teenagers.

They may stay at the home for as little as a few hours or stay for months while the courts decide where they should be placed.

Despite having experienced so much at such a young age, Maye said it surprises her how sweet and kind the children are.

“They’ve been through a lot and they are still really friendly and willing to have a positive experience and positive outlook,” Maye said. “They are a million times more grateful than other children I’ve worked with.”

Located near a jail and a juvenile detention center, the Orangewood

Children’s Center is “an oasis in the middle of Orange [County],” Maye said.

The facility has nine cottages where the children sleep. The facility also consists of playgrounds, pools, game rooms, basketball courts, an onsite K-12 school and a gym.

Robin O’Shaumnessy, a criminal justice major, said she was impressed by how caring the staff was.

She was happy to see how successful they had been in creating a real sense of home for the children.

“It wasn’t institutionalized or too sterile,” O’Shaumnessy said.

O’Shaumnessy, 27, spent her time in the girls’ cottage, where she made bead necklaces and chatted with the nine- to 14-year-old girls.

“Sometimes it was a bit of a push to talk to some of the girls

that were more quiet, but it was really rewarding to see them open up and [getting] to know them,” O’Shaumnessy said.

Both O’Shaumnessy and advertising major Michelle Armejo said they were very impressed by the girls they were interacting with.

“I was working with two girls that were 13 and 14,” Armejo, 28, said. “One was very outgoing and vibrant and the other was timid and seemed afraid.”

Every time she would ask the timid teen a question she would nudge the other girl to speak for her.

After a while, Armejo found things in common with the girl, such as their love of Mexican food.

As they talked, the girl slowly came out of her shell.

The two volunteers were excited

when the reserved teenager won the game “People’s Bingo” at the end of the night.

“She started off being the most quiet girl in the group and she ended up being the most social,” O’Shaumnessy said.

Most children do not stay at the center for more than a few days.

When the volunteers return to the center every two weeks, they usually find a whole new group of children.

Armejo said she did not expect it to be so hard for her to say goodbye. “[The shy teen] gave me a huge hug at the end. It was really hard for me to let go,” Armejo said.

Both volunteers said they intend to put their names on the waiting list to visit the children at the Orangewood Children’s Home again.

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Oh Brother Jed, where art thou?

From hippie to preacher, Brother Jed’s devotion has created controversy

by Steven Martinez

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Brother Jed has been going from college to college on a never-ending evangelistic tour of the country that started in 1974.

“I’m on campus somewhere virtually every day,” Brother Jed said.

It’s always an apocalyptic scene.

Waving his hands in the air, yelling at the top of his lungs and pointing at the growing crowd, Brother Jed delivers his message. Spit flies from his mouth as he angrily rebukes the young man yelling back at him with similar aplomb. Around him are his followers holding signs with the message of eternal consequence for those who don’t repent.

To the students at Cal State Fullerton, he is the crazy old man in the quad. Every semester for a few days, Brother Jed comes to campus and preaches in a style he calls confrontational evangelism. The signs he brings have intentionally blunt and hurtful messages. They are a laundry list of sins and debauchery condemned and accompanied by a scripture reference.

Atheists, homosexuals, anthropologists and campus Christians have their go at Jed and his message. He may be the most hated man to ever walk on campus. Yet, despite all his yelling and posturing, most students still don’t know what Brother Jed is about.

“I’m making Christianity an issue,” Brother Jed said. “Stirring them out of their apathy toward it.”

He is much more subdued and calm on his last day on campus. He sits in a chair with only a small group of five students near him. Brother Jed’s voice is hoarse and strained. He admits to having a cold.

His proper name is George Edward Smock, and much like his life before his conversion, it is a relic of his past. Brother Jed used to be a college professor of U.S. history at the University of Wisconsin for a few years and lived a life typical of the 1960s. He describes his life before Christianity as one of confusion and searching. He was even part of the emerging hippie culture in San Francisco and the Haight-Ashbury drug scene. Yet, it was at the pinnacle of his life as a hippie that he came across Christianity.

“I lived in a hippie commune in North Africa and I heard the Bible there,” Brother Jed said.

It changed his life enough that upon returning to the United States, he gave up his former lifestyle and began his journey as Brother Jed. But it is not his testimony that attracts crowds at schools; it is his unapologetic contempt for the sin he believes is part of the college lifestyle.

“God’s wrath is an expression of his love,” Brother Jed said. “I’m spanking them with the scripture.”

But not everyone sees Brother Jed’s tactics the way he does.

“He comes across to most students as a joke,” Professor Emeritus of Comparative Religion Bejamin Hubbard said. “He’s an evangelical sideshow.”

Hubbard goes on to say that every semester his students tell him about Brother Jed, and although he does not get to see him in person much, Hubbard sees the reactions to Brother Jed through his students.

“I think that for the majority of people, even devout Christians, it kind of makes a mockery and makes people angry,” Hubbard said. “Certainly for people who are not religious, it just confirms their view that religion is just nonsense.”

Perhaps his biggest critics are campus Christians. When the crowds gather around him and he attacks them and provokes them to anger, he is laying a heavy burden on the most

visible group of Christians. People come to them with all their gripes and feelings toward Brother Jed and the campus Christian groups must clean up the mess.

“I think there is some harm being done to the Christian message,” Daniel Jansson, a member of Campus Crusade for Christ said.

Brother Jed presents a difficult position for Christians because they agree with many of the things he says. Some Christians say Jed is leaving out a crucial part of Christian redemption.

“Just by pointing out sin and not offering a solution, you’re letting people stand condemned,” Jansson said. “The radical message of Christianity is that Jesus came to die on the cross to pay for that sin.”

The sun had begun to set and Jed was finally done with his work at CSUF. The next day he would be on another campus in another city and the same cycle of controversy and condemnation would begin again.

By damon casarez/Daily Titan Staff Photographer

There were no crowds around him as he readied himself to leave, but the aging preacher had one final message to give.

“I do love the students. I warn

them to flee the wrath of God into the loving arms of Christ,” Brother Jed said.

For as many reasons as people have to disagree with Jed and disre-

Brother Jed brings his “confrontational evangelism” to college campuses all over the United States to teach students about God.

gard his message, sincerity is not one of them. Brother Jed said he truly believes he is doing the work of God and he is not content with keeping it to himself.

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Stop pranking the police The illusion of safety – not just a much-quoted Tyler Durden quip, but a descriptor that can best be applied to the blue beacons scattered across Cal State Fullerton.

The blue emergency phone posts, which connect directly to University Police, don’t really serve to keep this campus safe.

Instead, they are just there to create comfort. But the comfort does not come from the knowledge that a campus police officer is the push of a button away.

It comes from knowing that pulling a stupid prank is only as far as the reach of an outstretched finger, a lesson some students have really taken to heart.

After grazing across the cop blotter in the Daily Titan, it seems like there are more “pranks” on campus than there is actual police activity.

In the last week alone, officers were summoned twice via the blue emergency phones, once near the Humanities Building and once near the Sycamore residence halls.

They arrived, as they should have, only to find themselves the butt of ridiculous and childish pranks.

We thought the days of yanking fire alarms and shooting spit wads were left safely back in grade school. Surely the kind of people

who still find these jokes funny are not exactly college material.

Obviously, we were wrong.

These jokes may be funny for a couple of students, but for someone who is really in danger and needs police assistance, the joke falls on deaf ears.

It is exactly this kind of reckless behavior that leads to slower response times when people actually need help.

How quickly would you move to help someone if you knew the call for assistance was more than likely someone’s way to spend time between classes?

Not that prank calls aren’t hilarious – We’ve all made them at some point in our lives and laughed uncontrollably with our friends.

Calling the pizza guy to deliver a stack of pies to your jerk neighbor who won’t give the ball back is a classic.

But like most things in life, there is a proper time and place.

Prank an ex-boyfriend or exgirlfriend, even President Milton Gordon – anyone but the emergency response people.

This type of witticism is not exactly Project Mayhem.

So the next time the flashing light and red button distract from rational thought, refrain and ask, “What would Tyler Durden do?”

March 4, 2008

By Edward Peters opinion@dailytitan.com

“Elites, not masses, govern America,” concluded author Thomas R. Dye and L. Harmon Zeigler in their book, “The Irony of Democracy.”

The notion that a small, wealthy ruling elite – an oligarchy – controls the U.S. seems to be confirmed by the facts.

A disproportionate amount of America’s resources is controlled by a handful of its population of 300 million.

According to a 1983 study by the Federal Reserve Board, a mere 2 percent of American families controled 54 percent of the nation’s wealth. The majority of American families – about 55 percent – had zero net worth.

So who really controls the U.S. and, in essence, the world?

Who are these people who

control the vast majority of resources, manipulate stocks, control monopolies over oil, medicine, steel and military might?

Who are they that wield great power and influence over the news media and governments of the world with their control over multinational corporations?

The answer is secret organizations whose members are leaders of major banks and corporations that have the supreme support of military rulers, or as former President Dwight D. Eisenhower once called it, “The military industrial complex.”

Who are these secretive groups and what is their agenda?

The actual existence of these groups isn’t secret, but what they do behind closed doors is.

Project for a New American Century (PNAC) is a conservative think tank with enormous influence over high-ranking officials in the Bush administration that endorses a strong American presence worldwide.

On PNAC’s Web site, http://

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Though PNAC is indeed a treacherous group, the more menacing of these organizations are the Trilateral Commission and the Council on Foreign Relations.

As stated on the commission’s Web site http://www.trilateral.org, the Trilateral Commission was formed by private citizens of Europe, Japan and North America to help think through the common challenges and leadership responsibilities of these democratic industrialized areas in the wider world.

Of course, they say it right on their own Web site – private citizens thinking through common challenges of the wider world.

It is these few, private citizens who dictate world agenda.

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Every American politician, from Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush to Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon, has been a part of these organizations.

It is no wonder why they have assumed political roles later in their lives. The American people live under an oligarchy guised by democracy and with the help of these elitists, it will always remain that way.

Joseph P. Kennedy, father of John F. and Bobby Kennedy, once said, “Fifty men have run America and that’s a high figure.”

These organizations really run the government, begin wars and ultimately control the world.

They are the true face of government, though they remain to be hidden. It is their intention to liquefy all borders and unite the globe under one supreme power – for the sake of mankind.

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SPORTS

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March 4, 2008

Going to Omaha?

With a new coach and a rough start to the season, the Titans play their first big home game against UCLA at 6 p.m. today

Jeff Kaplan

Joel Weeks

1-1 W/L .375 B/Avg 5 SO/3 BB

.308 AVG .333 OB% .385 SLG%

Jared Clark .222 AVG .364 OB% .333 SLG%

– Josh Fellhauer, Titan OF

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I’m very superstitious. Every time I step over the foul line I step over it with my left foot.

– Erik Komatsu,

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Dustin Garneau .188 AVG .316 OB% .250 SLG%

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Make it to Omaha by tom sheridan

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

5. PITCHING / DEFENSE The biggest question mark for the Titans might be pitching. After losing All-American Wes Roemer, Jeff Kaplan steps into his new role as ace of the staff. Daniel Renken is another pitcher to watch out for in ‘08. This year Renken is 1-0 with eight strikeouts and hasn’t given up a run in six innings. The Titans defense can be summed up in one word: fast. Josh Fellhauer moves into center field full-time this season. Fellhauer’s range will make it hard for opposing hitters to get anything to drop in. Two speedy freshmen make up a lethal double-play combination that will make Titans’ pitchers smile for years to come. Second baseman Gary Brown and shortstop Christian Colon were both drafted in the 2007 Major League Baseball First Year Player’s Draft.

4. NEW COACHING STAFF When CSUF coaching legend George Horton announced his decision to leave the program after last season, things didn’t look so good. That all changed when longtime Titans’ Assistant Coach Dave Serrano returned home to the CSUF family.

After guiding UC Irvine to a Big West Conference title and a tie for third place in the nation last year, Serrano was named Baseball America’s 2007 Coach of the Year. Serrano brings with him an explosive game plan that ranked at the top of the Big West in almost every category.

3. OFFENSIVE STRATEGY Serrano and his coaching staff have developed an aggressive offensive strategy designed to apply constant pressure on opponents. Assistant Coach Greg Bergeron is the signal caller of the offensive machine. Last season, Bergeron’s willingness to put runners in motion helped UCI steal 140 bases.

In seven games this season the Titans have already swiped 24 bags – last year’s team stole a total of 53 all year. The ability to manufacture runs will be key in the Titans run through Omaha.

2. TALENT They have too much talent not to win. With a good mix of returning veterans and talented freshmen, this year’s team is in great shape to execute the new offense. Fellhauer has flourished in his new role as the Titans’ table setter. His .452 batting average and .486 on-base percentage have given the guys batting behind him plenty of chances for RBIs. New addition Erik Komatsu has been showing off his explosive bat with 10 RBIs and two home runs in seven games.

Other notable players to watch out for are Joel Weeks and Jared Clark.

1. TRADITION Year-in and year-out the Titans are a perennial national powerhouse in Division I college baseball. This year won’t be any different. Serrano is a proven winner. His offensive strategy coupled with the talent to execute that system is exactly what the Titans need to run the table in Omaha. It may take a little while for the players and coaching staff to gel, but when the playoffs roll around, the Titans will be the Titans and do what they do best -win National Championships!

Not make it to Omaha by laurens ong

Daily Titan News Editor sports@dailytitan.com

5. DAVID COOPER The Cal State Fullerton College World Series freshman sensation of 2006 is long gone, but his numbers speak for themselves. The All Pac-10 first baseman hit .382 with 12 home runs and 55 RBIs in 204 at-bats at UC Berkeley in 2007. The Titans may not have one impact offensive player this season, and wouldn’t it be nice to have someone like Cooper anchoring the middle of the lineup? Several Titans will have to establish themselves in key spots in the lineup to make the team go where it needs to be in 2008.

4. PITCHING The pitching may collectively get better as the season moves on, but the starting pitchers will have step up before this team can move up. The results so far have not been pretty. Senior right-hander Jeff Kaplan, an 11-game winner for the Titans in 2007, has been hit hard.

In two starts he has allowed 12 hits and 10 runs [seven earned] in 6 2/3 innings, for a 1-1 wonloss record and a 9.45 ERA in two starts.

In two starts, senior right-hander Adam Jorgenson has alPhotos by damon casarez / Daily Titan lowed 11 Staff Photographer hits and e i g h t

runs [seven earned] in 9 1/3 innings so far.

Also in two starts, junior right-hander Cory Arbiso has 16 hits and 10 runs [seven earned] in 10 innings pitched.

3. LOSS OF VETERAN LEADERS A couple of leaders on the field the Titans leaned on during their time at CSUF was third baseman Evan McArthur and catcher John Curtis. McArthur only hit .247 in his senior season as a Titan, but the current San Francisco Giants farmhand led by example.

He played great defense at third base and hit .303 with seven home runs in 2006.

Current Titan catcher Dustin Garneau will have some big shoes to fill. Curtis, who chose to stay for his senior season in 2007, was a dependable backstop and helped guide the Titans’ pitching staff to a 3.72 ERA in 2007.

Also, assistant coach Rick Vanderhook left the program after spending 22 years with the Titans.

2. LOSS OF TALENT Two Titans who were legitimate stars for the team in 2007 have moved into the professional ranks. Pitcher Wes Roemer, who went 11-7 in 2007, is now in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization and the Titans are likely to feel the loss of his intensity and leadership on the mound.

Centerfielder Clark Hardman had the highest average of any Titan batter last year (.380) and is earning his way in the Chicago Cubs’ organization.

1. TOO MANY TEAMS With Dave Serrano as the head coach, there is no doubt the Titans can get to Omaha. CSUF teams with less resources than other programs have always managed to overachieve, year-in and year-out.

At the end of the day though, will it be enough for 2008? The Titans are a young team and a lot of things will have to fall their way in order to topple teams ahead of them in talent and veteran leadership.

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Something people do not know about me is that I enjoy playing cards at Commerce Casino. I have also played in a World Series of Poker event.

– Chris Jones,

Titan OF

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The philosophy that my coaches and I really believe in is one in which we are going to be aggressive all the time while we give our players an atmosphere to have fun in as they develop.

– Dave Serrano,

Titan Head Coach

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Something people do not know about me is that I was not a pitcher until I got to college. I was a hitter in high school.

– Jeff Kaplan,

Titan SP

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I can be a helpful leader on the field by sharing my baseball knowledge with my teammates when they need some help.

– Dustin Garneau, Titan C

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With this being my fourth year here, I feel I can help the youngsters out by showing them how we play Titan baseball.

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.286 AVG .444 OB% .476 SLG%

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.240 AVG .345 OB% .240 SLG%

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Gary Brown

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Something that not many know about me is that I was a high school quarterback for three years. I threw for over 2,000 yards and 25 touchdowns in my career.

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Christian Colon

.308 AVG .457 OB% .654 SLG%

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.118 AVG .211 OB% .118 SLG%

Erik Komatsu

– Joel Weeks,

Titan 3B

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.452 AVG .486 OB% .613 SLG%

I am a very hardnosed player and I bring that attitude to the field every day.

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Josh Fellhauer

Projected starting lineup

IN THEIR WORDS

– Jared Clark,

Titan 1B