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DTSHORTHAND Campus Life:

An organization called Kids Who Care Foundation (KWCF) is reaching out to CSUF students. the group is asking students to help create cards for young children who suffer from chronically ill diseases. The cards are handmade by children, volunteers and local students. Currently, KWCF is working with a group of CSUF students to make “quilt cards” and “smile packs” for chronically ill children. KWCF will be available on the Titan Walk on March 17, from 11-1 p.m. creating cards.

They ask that any interested and available students stop by and help out for this worthy cause of bringing a smile to a child’s face.

Multimedia video

This week Hip-hop Congress took Cal State Fullerton students to DJ 101. Where DJ Frank (E). taught CSUF students the practice of the almost forgotten art of spinning wax. The fundamentals and history of the hip-hop DJ were explained. While Dj Frank (E) proudly laid the track, repping the one and only instrument in hiphop. Check the video out at dailytitan.com under Multimedia.

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I think it will make[students] want to stay on campus more. Why would you want to pay for an outside gym membership when you can stay here on campus and it’s already paid for.” – Anna Santos,

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TSU Governing Chair See Features, page X

Campus Life: On Thursday, March 14 there will be around 50 alumni returning to Cal State Fullerton to answer questions any business majors may have. The alumni will be able to offer fundamental tips that business students can use to excel. “Planning for the Future” Sponsored by Business Inter-Club Council, CSUF Career Center 10 to 11:15 a.m., Titan Student Union, Portola Pavilion

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Titan Battle Pursuing NCAA Tournament

By Michal Olszewski

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Winners of seven out of their last eight games, the red hot Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team heads into the quarterfinals of the Big West Conference Tournament as the No. 3 seed, taking on No. 7 UC Riverside tonight at 6 p.m.

The Titans defeated the Highlanders in both of their meetings this season. Fullerton’s defense proved to be the difference in both games as UCR shot a combined 33 percent in the two losses, including 23.7 percent from the three-point line. Shooting guard Josh Akognon scored 30 points in the Titans win on Jan. 7 at UCR and guard Marcio Lassiter scored a season-high 17 points off the bench in 25 minutes for the Titans on Jan. 23 at the Titan Gym. The Highlanders upset No. 6 Cal Poly last night with a 62-54 win in the opening round of the tournament at the Anaheim Convention Center.

The Titans, co-champions of the Big West regular season, head into the game after finishing one of the best regular seasons in CSUF history. The team has already tied the school record for wins with 21 and won a share of the title for the first time since 1976. The team’s focus, however, has shifted to the tournament.

“One of the goals this year was to win the regular season title,” Big West Co-Most Valuable Player Scott Cutley said. “We didn’t get a top-2 seed like we wanted, but now it’s time for the second goal [of winning the conference tournament].”

Despite not knowing which opponent the Titans would face earlier in the week, Titan Head Coach Bob Burton said he would not See BIG WEST, Page 8 Senior Kenneth Alexander attempts a dunk during Saturdays win against UCI.

University of North Carolina student body president is murdered

By Paul Aranda Jr.

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

By John Klewer/For the Daily Titan

ROTC cadet gets one-in-a-thousand chance CSUF student is chosen to go to compete and also learn in Slovakia

By JACQUELYNE RUMFOLA Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

In an attempt to broaden the cultural awareness of its cadets, Reserve Officers’ Training Corps is sending its students to countries around the world.

The cadet from Cal State Fullerton chosen to go abroad for the internship is 19-year-old Elias Busuego.

He is being sent to Slovakia.

“I was happy when he [military instructor] told me I was the ROTC cadet picked for the internship,” Busuego said. “I think it will be a fun and exciting experience.”

ROTC trains college students to become Army officers, he said.

Students are awarded scholarships in return for a four year service to the United States Army upon their graduation from college.

Once a cadet graduates, he or she is commissioned.

“When a cadet is commissioned, [he or she] is given the authority as a 2nd lieutenant and takes a commitment to serve in the Army,” Busuego said.

This is the “first-ever overseas culture immersion internship,” according to the Cadet Command Web

ROTC internship recipient Elias Busquego stands in formation.

site. Cadet Command is the ROTC headquarters in Ft. Monroe, Va. “The entire program is to support an Army initiative to broaden the

cultural understanding of our junior officers,” said Lt. Col. William Howard, the battalion commander for the ROTC program on CSUF.

Dealing with a tragedy

By JACQUELYN RUMFOLA/Daily Titan Staff Writer

“Because the Army is in a number of countries across the world, it is

See CADET, Page 3

North Carolina student body president Eve Marie Carson was fatally shot several times in what police called a random act of violence.

According to the Associated Press, Carson was shot several times by a handgun, including one shot to her right temple on March 6.

The Cal State Fullerton ASI executive staff recently wrote two resolutions of support in response to two college campus shootings last month.

The two resolutions, approved by the Board of Trustees last week, will be placed in a frame and delivered to both Northern Illinois University and Louisiana Technical College. Although no official response to Carson’s murder has been made, ASI Executive Vice President Curtis Schlaufman said ASI offers its full support for the UNC student body.

“When any young person is killed it’s tragic because they have their whole life ahead of them,” Schlaufman said. “There are no words to express the grief we feel for her family, friends and the student body.”

Jasmine Mageno, a liberal studies grad student, said she was saddened to hear of the death as she was at work at the TSU information desk.

“Imagine if this was Heather Williams, someone we see every day, someone we see doing so well?” Mageno said. “I think it would shake our whole campus. We’re such a laid-back community, I don’t think we would be prepared for this.”

The members of the ASI executive team are a closely united group of students because of all the time they are required to spend together carrying out their respective duties.

These relationships forged in business quickly become deeply personal as the student leaders progress through their terms together.

“This staff is a family. We see each other more than our other friends and family,” Schlaufman said.

“We would be devastated if something like this were to happen to one of us.”

Police responded to a call received at 5 a.m. in which the caller said she heard three gun shots and a female scream. The police found the 22 senior pre-med student’s body lying in the street of Davie Circle, an affluent neighborhood that does not have any student housing. Carson’s blue Toyota Highlander sport utility vehicle was found a mile up the road at 2 p.m. last Thursday.

Over the weekend police released photos from a surveillance camera at a cash machine that show a young man in a baseball cap and hooded sweater using Carson’s ATM card.

Police are working on enhancing the pictures to learn more about the person. Police now believe that there is a second unidentified male seated in the rear seat of the vehicle.

According to the Associated Press, search warrants show that Carson’s cell phone was found approximately a mile and a half from the scene of her murder. Police also retrieved Carson’s laptop and memory cards from her campus office.

The police released two additional photos of a person of interest in the murder of Carson. The photos were taken at a local convenience See MURDER, Page 3

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IN OTHER NEWS

INTERNATIONAL

Hong Kong closes schools over flu outbreaks HONG KONG (AP)– Hong Kong’s government ordered Wednesday that all kindergartens and primary schools be closed for two weeks amid a flu outbreak, shutting down classes for more than a half million students.

The government also asked one of its top scientists to study three child deaths over the past week.

The Education Bureau said all kindergartens, primary schools and special schools would begin the Easter holiday early to prevent the spread of influenza in schools. The order affected 1,745 schools, which had 559,019 students enrolled in the 2006-07 school year.

Health secretary York Chow said the administration has seen a growing number of people suffering from the flu, adding that bringing the Easter break forward will help reduce cross infection among school children and calm public fears.

“We estimate this peak season of influenza will continue for a few weeks,” Chow said during a news conference late Wednesday night.

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Southwest Airlines grounds 41 planes overnight

DALLAS (AP) – Southwest Airlines grounded 41 planes overnight — about 8 percent of its fleet — in the wake of its recent admission that it had missed required inspections of some planes for structural cracks.

Southwest shares fell 4 percent in midday trading.

The move announced Wednesday comes as Southwest faces a $10.2 million civil penalty for continuing to fly nearly 50 planes after the airline told regulators that it had missed required inspections of the planes.

The Federal Aviation Administration, which announced the penalty last week, has also come under fire for failing to immediately ground the Southwest jets when it learned they had not been inspected for cracks in the fuselage.

Southwest spokeswoman Christi Day said Wednesday that the move to ground 41 planes resulted in some flights being canceled, although she didn’t have a precise figure.

The company said it had 520 Boeing 737 jets at the end of last year. Nearly 200 of them are older models, the Boeing 737-300, that were supposed to undergo extra inspections for cracks in the fuselage.

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LA suit claims companies scalped Oscar tickets

LOS ANGELES (AP)– A lawsuit claims two companies scalped tickets to this year’s Academy Awards ceremony for as much as $85,000 each.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences filed the suit Tuesday in Los Angeles against Red Baron Records and Millionaire’s Concierge.

The two companies didn’t immediately return e-mailed requests for comment.

The suit claims Anaheim-based Red Baron worked through an Australian company to sell five tickets to the Feb. 24 show for $85,000 each.

The suit also claims the head of Florida-based Millionaire’s Concierge offered to sell an undercover investigator two Oscar tickets for $23,000 each.

The legal action accuses the firms of inducing breach of contract and trespassing.

Oscar guests must sign a contract promising they won’t give away or sell their tickets. But the suit contends some guests do sell to brokers for tens of thousands of dollars.

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March 13, 2008

Defense class teaches women to be one less victim of rape

By Erika Carmona

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

The participants’ voices bounced off the walls as they loudly yelled, “Stand back!” projecting anger and confidence as taught by the Rape Aggression Defense class instructors on Friday at Cal State Fullerton.

R.A.D. is a program composed of three four-hour classes with an ultimate goal of empowering women to defend themselves in threatening situations including rape or assault.

Someone in the United States is sexually assaulted every two minutes while one in six women will be assaulted in her lifetime.

“College age women are four times more likely to be assaulted,” according to the Rape Abuse Incest National Network Web site.

“We teach women to look for red flags and identify possible dangerous situations,” University Police Cpl. Iris Cortes-Valle said, who has been instructing the course for the past six years.

The R.A.D. class is designed for

women and is split into three parts.

The course teaches risk reduction principles, physical self-defense techniques and provides an opportunity to participate in simulations.

Day one is composed of bookwork from the R.A.D. manual that allows participants to learn the difference between stalking, rape and assault. It also teaches them how to be aware of their surroundings and the importance of personal safety responsibility.

As day two arrives, women are taught different defense techniques on a hardwood floor. They practice stances, punching, kicking and using personal weapons such as their hands, knees and feet.

The power of their voice is also highlighted in the course. Participants are advised to make clear and loud statements such as “stop” or “stand back” instead of making dialogues and questions. “[Women] come in here intimidated since society has taught us to be nice, but we have to fight against our instincts of what society has taught us,” University Police Officer

Eva Ku said. “This class re-socializes us and teaches us it’s OK to say ‘no.’”

Instructors Cortes-Valle and Ku reiterated the importance of “fight or flight” during day two. Ultimately, the goal is to escape the dangerous situation safely, CortesValle said. Most women who fight back reduce the probability of being raped, she said.

Young Baik, 21, a sophomore communications major, learned the importance of defense at an early age. Baik has practiced Tae Kwon Do and Aikido, but said R.A.D. has made her more alert of her surroundings.

At CSUF, one rape was reported in 2005, and another in 2006 while 2 cases were reported in 2007, according to the University Police Department’s annual reports.

“This campus has a low number of occurrences,” Cortes-Valle said.

“But even one case is one case too many.”

Day three provides the women with an opportunity to incorporate and apply everything to a simu-

lated scenario with the help of the “red men.”

The “red men” are male police officers who wear red protective pads.

Their role is to portray a predator who attacks the participants.

The women can volunteer to be placed in assault scenarios and use the techniques taught in class to fight and then flee to safety. They are advised by their instructors to turn their panic into anger through selfdefense.

On the last class meeting, participants who attended the full 12hour program receive certificates of completion.

Besides a certificate, participants leave the class feeling more confident and physically capable to defend themselves while understanding that it is OK to say “no,” Cortes-Valle said.

“Don’t think that this is a perfect society; be on the alert because safety is ultimately your responsibility,” she said.

The R.A.D. program is open to all women and is offered once a semester. The R.A.D. manual costs $15.

Workshop teaches students learn about the negative affects of eating disorders

By Justine Lopez

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

Photographs depicting women and men with protruding bones, inverted stomachs and sunken eyes were used in a workshop on Tuesday to illustrate the devastating impacts eating disorders can have on people’s bodies and lives, even those at Cal State Fullerton.

Dani Smith, director of peer and health education at Chapman University, spoke to about a dozen students at University Hall about the prevalence and complexity of the issue.

She chose to speak at CSUF because eating disorders are a serious problem on college campuses, especially since stress can be a major trigger for their development.

“Eating disorders are marked by extremes: Either you’re not eating enough or you’re eating too much,” Smith said.

Each year people in the U.S.

spend more than $40 billion on weight loss products and services, she said Charles Reyes, a human services major, said he has recently gained weight.

“I picked this [workshop] because I’m thinking about losing weight,” Reyes, 26, said.

It is difficult for students to find the time to exercise and eat well, he said.

“We spend a lot of time studying and we just let ourselves go,” Reyes said.

It is much more convenient for busy students to go to Carl’s Jr. than to hunt for healthier options, Reyes said. Students often look for quick and easy ways to lose weight.

“There was a point [when] I started taking diet pills,” Reyes said.

The pills began affecting him physically and psychologically. He said they caused him to shake and he was very easily irritated.

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Eating disorders are marked by extremes: either you’re not eating enough or you’re eating too much.

– Dani Smith,

Director of peer and health education Reyes said taking diet pills is not uncommon among his group of friends.

Another human services major, Sarah Lee, said she never knew anyone with an eating disorder, but she attended the workshop to learn more about them. After the workshop, Lee wiped the tears from her eyes.

Her voice was unsteady as she explained that the images had been difficult to watch.

Eating disorders are common among college students because of the social impact of the unrealistic images portrayed by the media, 24-year-old Lee said.

“A lot of college students, especially women, are affected by what they see on TV [and in] movies and that is why they’re affected by eating disorders,” Lee said.

One in four women will battle with bulimia during their lifetime

and 0.5 to 3.7 percent of women will have anorexia nervosa, Smith said.

Our society has “narrow definitions of beauty,” Smith said. “People need to understand that they are born with different body types, she said. They need to learn to accept the bodies they have. We can modify our bodies but not change them.”

During the workshop, Smith gave an anonymous quiz and asked the group questions about their body image and eating habits.

She found that 64 percent of the group said they use names such as “Fatso” or “Big Fat Pig” to refer to themselves.

“We really have powerful minds [and] what we say to ourselves is very important,” Smith said. “I want you to say something nice to yourself. I want you to say ‘I’m beautiful.’”

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CADET: being sent to Slovakia to train Race for the Cure raises funds and awareness From Page 1

critical that our young officers understand different cultures to ensure strong relationships and prevent offending people.”

Busuego was selected for the internship out of 1,000 cadets from around the country, Howard said.

“Busuego is an excellent cadet,” said Matthew Lopez, 22, public affairs representative for the ROTC program at CSUF. “He is a hard working student and an exceptional athlete. He will make a great future officer one day.”

Busuego is not the first in his family to join the U.S. armed forces.

His father was in the Marines and his oldest brother is on reserve from the Marines.

Another brother of Busuego is currently serving in Iraq.

“My brother introduced me to the ROTC program and told me about the scholarships that were available,” Busuego said. “Ultimately it was my choice to become a military officer, but they [Busuego’s father and brothers] definitely had some influence in my decision.”

Although scholarship rewards

may attract students to the ROTC program, the cadets emphasize that it is not an easy task.

“Cadets have to overcome several personal fears they have such as heights, water and speaking in front of large groups,” Lopez said. “They will have to understand a wealth of knowledge through their time, ranging from military tactics to medical evacuations.”

Students enrolled in ROTC usually have an increased academic workload, he said.

They are required to stay enrolled as full-time students with 12 units a semester and take on five additional ROTC units.

ROTC units account for physical training, leadership labs and classroom training.

“It is rewarding to watch cadets develop into stronger leaders, whether it’s being able to run faster, do more push-ups and sit-ups or just being more comfortable in front of people,” he said.

Howard, who oversees the ROTC program at CSUF, maintains that leadership is the key trait being instilled in cadets.

“There are days when I get stressed out, trying to stay on top of my studies,” Busuego said. “But ROTC is about learning and it is a memorable experience.”

For Busuego, working in small teams to complete exercises is a rewarding part of the program.

“It is exciting to get involved with the other cadets,” Busuego said. “We bond through training and competition.”

He was chosen for the cultural awareness internship based on his GPA and physical fitness level.

Those applying for the opportunity were required to write a paper on the importance of understanding cultural differences and military operations, Busuego said.

Fifteen cadets from around the country, including Busuego, were selected to explore Slovakia.

They will leave July 13 for a threeweek journey, immersing themselves in Slovakian culture.

The trip will include a “seven-day summer training camp with Slovak National Defense Cadets in Liptovsky Mikulas,” according to the Cadet Command Web site.

It will encompass “instruction in Slovak offensive and defensive tactics, soldier skills, and culminate with a competition and climb to the highest point in the nearby Tatras Mountains, Mt. Krivan,” the Web site said.

“I think it will be exciting to meet the U.S. cadets that I’m going with as well as the Slovakian cadets,” Busuego said. “Just experiencing another culture is exciting in itself.”

He said he hopes to become a construction engineer for the Army once he is commissioned.

Majoring in civil engineering, he said one day he would like to incorporate what he is learning in school by creating an engineering business with his father and brothers.

“I continue to stick with the ROTC program because I think about all the troops in Iraq right now that are faced with way more difficult things than I am,” Busuego said.

“Also, God has blessed me with family and friends who are supportive. I am motivated to fight for their comfort and freedom and I want to glorify God.”

Mother throws children off overpass The Associated Press

DALLAS – Motorists watched in horror Wednesday as a woman tossed two young boys off a freeway overpass, then took the two-story leap into rush-hour traffic herself. But the shocking moment had an incredibly fortunate ending.

Police said Khandi Busby and her children, ages 8 and 6, somehow survived the fall onto Interstate 30’s fast lane and the rush of vehicles.

“It was really miraculous that we didn’t have some fatalities with this incident,” Dallas police spokesman Sgt. Gil Cerda said.

Busby, 27, was in fair condition, a hospital spokeswoman said. Police said her sons were stable at another hospital, but hospital officials declined to comment later Wednesday.

The three were able to speak with investigators, although the 8-year-old may have suffered internal injuries.

Busby had not been arrested as

of Wednesday but could face two charges of attempted capital murder, Cerda said.

“The why remains a mystery to us,” police Lt. C.L. Williams said.

“If you try to apply logic to these incidents, they totally defy any logical explanation.”

Shortly before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Busby and her sons walked away from her father, who had stopped for gas while driving them to a friend’s house. Police do not know why Busby left with her children.

“She was not fleeing for her safety,” Cerda said. “She just threw them over and decided to throw herself over.”

Her father tried to follow the three in the car but was unable to get to them before they reached the overpass east of downtown Dallas.

Police said each boy struggled with Busby as she picked him up and threw him onto the far left lane of the freeway, where cars swerved to avoid

them. Police believe Busby and the 8-year-old were struck by cars, which managed to miss the younger brother and avoid collisions, Cerda said.

Motorist Sondra Plunk said traffic was moving at 35 to 40 mph when one of the boys fell in front of a van one lane over and about a car length in front of her. The van fishtailed as its driver slammed the brakes and swerved around the boy.

Plunk, 44, said the boy landed on his side and then immediately popped up onto his hands and knees, staring directly into the van’s headlights.

“I saw his face,” Plunk said of the boy. “I saw the fear in his face. He rolled to all fours. Knowing he was still alive, knowing he was still conscious and he had the presence of mind to think, ‘My God, I have to get out of here.’”

Medical experts said two-story falls can be fatal, but not always.

Dr. Dave Milzman, a member of the American College of Emergency

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Carson, a native of Athens Georgia, was scheduled to finish her yearlong term as student body president next month.

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Carson was a prestigious Morehead -Cain Scholar and North Carolina Fellow who served in a variety of campus organizations and programs, including a position as a science teacher at an elementary school as part of UNC’s INSPIRE program.

The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees

have pledged $25,000 to the Carborro Chapel Hills-UNC Crime Stoppers program for a reward for information leading to the arrest of a person or persons responsible for the murder of Carson.

“I feel safe living in Fullerton, but this shows that sometimes it doesn’t matter how good a person you are or how good an area you are in,” Mageno said.

Physicians, said that if someone lands feet first their odds of surviving a fall from 22 feet are good.

“As long as they landed kind of upright, it’s not that unusual not to injure themselves severely,” Milzman said.

Busby has a criminal record, including convictions for assault and criminal trespass of a habitation.

Child Protective Services had intervened with her on at least three occasions for incidents that police described as relatively minor.

In October 2004, investigators substantiated allegations that the boys were unkempt and wore dirty clothes. Busby was ordered to take parenting skills training.

In March 2005, the boys were placed in foster care following a domestic dispute between Busby and her boyfriend. Busby was arrested, and the boys stayed in foster care for about five months before moving back in with their mother.

Organizers hope to raise $700,000 at the annual LA event this Saturday

By JULIETTE FUNES

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan.com

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Los Angeles affiliate is having its 12th annual Race for the Cure at the Pasadena Rose Bowl this Saturday to raise funds and awareness for women with breast cancer.

The L.A. county Race for the Cure has grown from 4,000 participants to 10,000 and has raised over $6 million, Betty Rodriguez, the executive director of the Komen L.A. affiliate, said. The goal is to raise $700,000 this year.

The Race for the Cure celebrates breast cancer survivors and collects donations to distribute to Los Angeles programs, she said.

The money goes to educational outreach programs that educate women on early detection because the survival rate, if cancer is found early, is 98% Rodriguez said.

Money also goes to breast cancer support groups and to breast cancer clinics. Clinics provide services to women who do not have insurance or money to cover treatments. It also helps women who have symptomatic breast cancer, which is when signs of cancer are detected, she added. “[The race] is successful because it’s the only nonprofit that does that,” Rodriguez said.

Last year alone, the Orange County Race for the Cure raised $3 million through entry fees, sponsorships and donations raised by participants, Lisa Wolter, the executive directors of the Komen O.C. affiliate, said.

It is the “world’s largest and most successful education and fundraising event for breast cancer,” Wolter said.

Race for the Cure is a day that supports women going through

cancer and commemorates those who have been lost, she said.

The event, which is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., will feature entertainment and various activities.

The day will begin with a Celebration of Life Ceremony, a tribute to breast cancer survivors. Between 350 and 400 breast cancer survivors will be honored, Rodriguez said.

“It’s an inspiring moment and is uplifting, warm and sharing,” Wolter said. “It’s women supporting each other.”

After the ceremony, a race will be held on a certified course that starts and finishes outside the Rose Bowl, Rodriguez said.

Races, walks and Jazzercise will take place throughout the day. The Komen Place and Health Expo will be open to provide resources and ask for donations.

Supporters can purchase pink ribbon products and hand-knitted hats or get a haircut for $20.

Educational materials and a doctor will also be available to answer questions about breast health and cancer.

The Komen foundation’s new educational initiative, “I am the Cure,” will make its debut at this year’s race, Rodriguez said. It will help educate race participants on breast health and early detection.

According to a Komen pamphlet, “I am the Cure” encourages “women to take an active role in their breast health, become educated about breast cancer and understand that being aware is the first step in that process.”

Phuong Nguyen, a freshman business major at Cal State Fullerton, believes in taking measures that educate women about breast cancer.

She said she supports foundations like Komen that fund breast cancer research.

Supporters must register and pay a $35 fee for adults or $25 for children and seniors to be a part of the race. They can register up to the day of the event, March 15.

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March 13, 2008

The Wild West moseys through Fullerton Wild West Hoedown fundraiser was held at The Arboretum

BY ERICKA SANTOS

daily titan staff writer news@dailytitan.com

It was a cool evening as the sun began to dwindle beneath the horizon. The infectious melodies of the live band brought men and women to their feet. Every twang of the guitar and beat of the drum injected a joyful spirit into the dancing cowboys and cowgirls dressed in their sharpest Western wardrobe. Worn-in boots, shiny silver belt buckles and crisp cowboy hats were the fashion must-haves for guests attending the first “Wild West Hoedown” held at The Arboretum.

“We just wanted to have something different for people to do with their families, something real laid back,” Janet McGarvey said. As special event’s coordinator for the Fullerton Arboretum, McGarvey’s major concern for the night was to provide the proper venue for a relaxing Western vibe.

In an ongoing effort to raise money for CSUF’s 26-acre botanical garden, Friends of the Fullerton Arboretum dreamt up the idea of having a more casual counterpart to their annual big ticket fundraiser, Midsummer Night in the Garden Gala.

Guests traded in the familiar Garden Gala’s formal attire for comfy jeans and bandanna scarves.

“I liked it and was impressed with the layout of things,” Shirley Wentworth said. “It turned out a lot nicer than I thought it would be.”

She did suggest, however, a few tweaks in the Wild West event, like writing up name tags for all the guests to recognize the “pretty little lady” or “handsome bucking cowboy at their side.”

Wentworth has been involved with the Fullerton Arboretum program for 10 years and her dedication to the program is apparent as

Guests of the Fullerton Arboretum “Wild West Hoedown” enjoyed line dancing, music and barbecue.

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she mentions planting seeds for the upcoming tomato sale at The Arboretum “in the rain,” she smirked.

Entertainment for the Hoedown began early that evening with a dance instructor providing quick and simple steps to an eager crowd ready for some line dancing.

The heal stomping and boot shuffling slowly became louder as guests picked up the ones and twos of the Electric Slide and the Black Velvet dance steps. The bands tempo also reflected the crowd’s confidence when they eventually drowned out the instructor’s coaching and allowed guests to boogie to the beat as best they could.

Smiles from the perfect steps and missteps of the group made for a

joyful atmosphere. Children just outside the dance floor platform also joined in the fun, curiously watching the line dancing crowd and getting a little help from their parents on how to follow along.

Soon, the sweet fragrance of The Arboretum’s landscape received a different flavor.

A black barbecue grill, more massive than most, sat off to the side of the celebration cooking up its own savory contribution to the party. Big B’s BBQ, a local restaurant found on the outskirts of the university provided dinner “with all the fixin’s.” In a puff of hazy smoke carried along by the evening breeze, the fiery black beast in the corner let everyone know it was time to chow.

After a plate, or two, of some good ol’ comfort food, the Wild West Hoedown had one more treat to reenergize the crowd before moseying on home and calling it a night.

The Final Destination Cloggers stole the show with a supercharged performance of foot tapping and hand clapping. Dance routines pumped up the crowd and raised any food-induced comas right out of the venue.

“We’re just very outgoing and fun and want to show everyone a good time,” dancer Alan Monson said.

The pulsating music and the shoe clicking of the Final Destination dancers made for the perfect barnyard party, as they mustered out cheers and whistles from the hoe-

down crowd. Andrew Babbitt, director for the Final Destination Cloggers, formed the team in 2001 and has since opened the first clogging only studio in Southern California.

“It was scary at first, but definitely the biggest dream come true for me,” Babbitt said.

Dancers at his studio now range from six to 60 years old.

Fundraisers like the Wild West Hoedown not only bring families and friends together for a good time, but also help to provide tremendous support for the Fullerton Arboretum’s continued preservation.

Around since 1972, the Friends of the Fullerton Arboretum is a nonprofit corporation that has kept going strong thanks to the dedication

of many of its volunteers.

Mary Haller, chairman of the program committee for the corporation, said they are always interested in creating events that can involve the community.

“The Haunted Garden tour we have [at the Arboretum] for Halloween is my baby,” Haller said as she smiled.

This particular event, she said, has been doing good for the past five years.

As for the launching of The Arboretum’s Wild West Hoedown, Haller and McGarvey say it did fairly well and both anticipate that the event will lasso in bigger crowds and more fundraising power as word of the Western bash gets out.

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State-of-the-art CSUF recreation center open Rock climbing, indoor track, spin classes and more at CSUF rec center

By Eric Bartolome

Daily Titan Staff Writer news@dailytitan

Spring season’s arrival means the summer season is just months away.

As the temperatures begin to rise, many Southern California students are getting ready to shed their layers for the sizzling heat.

Students diet and exercise, trimming and toning as they anticipate sun-filled beach days.

But as any avid exercise enthusiast knows, this can be an expensive task.

Prices for gym memberships can range anywhere from $19 to $50 a month.

A home gym can cost easily over $1,000 - a high price for most struggling college students.

With the grand opening of the Student Recreation Center, Cal

State Fullerton now offers a free solution for its students’ fitness dilemmas. The 95,000 square-foot facility, located between the State College parking structure and the Titan Gym, is nearly twice as large as local 24 Hour Fitness and LA Fitness gyms.

“I don’t think [students] are expecting exactly what it’s going to be,” Anna Santos, Chair of the Titan Student Union Governing Board, said.

Santos predicts that first time visitors will be mesmerized by the center’s sheer size. The new facility features 15,000 sqare feet dedicated solely to weight training and cardio exercise. Its multimedia cardio exercise room, with dozens of flat screen televisions, is the first of its kind on the West Coast.

Gym members will have the opportunity to use the outdoor pool, jogging track, racquetball courts, multi-court gymnasium, three multi-purpose rooms and much more. Perhaps most exclusive to the

Titan facility is the 38-foot-by-28foot-high rock climbing wall, located prominently in the middle of the center. Rock climbing enthusiasts will get the chance to scale the wall after taking a two-hour safety certification class.

“I always see the rock climbing at fairs and festivals,” sophomore child and adolescent major Gabriel Guiza said. “I always wanted to try it, but I didn’t want to pay for it. Now I can try it for free.”

The SRC’s full-service locker rooms will offer free towel service, hair drying stations and showers fully equipped with soap and shampoo.

“Our goal was to create an environment where [if ] a student or a member forgot their bag at home they would still be able to come and get a great workout,” Titan Recreation Director Andrea Willer said.

The SRC will be free to CSUF students, whose fees are included in their tuition. In May of 2000, students passed a referendum allowing

funds to be allocated to building the new recreation center. Eight years and $41 million later, the Student Recreation Center finally stands completed.

Any student alumni who attended CSUF from 2000 until now will have credit toward monthly dues.

The SRC offers an associate membership to staff and alumni, which includes a monthly fee. An affiliate membership is also available to the spouses and partners of eligible associate members. Membership in the SRC includes 40 hours of drop-in fitness classes, which include yoga, kickboxing, Pilates and spin classes.

The new building will host CSUF’s intramural sports programs, which was previously located in the kinesiology and health sciences building.

Campus clubs can rent out the dance studio, martial arts studio and other multipurpose rooms.

Some students like juniors Christy Brandt and Guilian Guisti plan to use the facilities together.

Brandt plans to use “the drop in fitness classes” while Guisti plans “to play basketball and workout.”

The SRC’s award-winning design was created after visiting student recreation centers from around the nation.

After visiting schools in California, Texas, Arizona and Idaho, a design team hired an architect to create the design in 2002.

The architect designed the facility based on principles emphasizing open spaces, natural lighting and quality material. In addition, the design included gathering spaces that can be used for non-exercise activities.

In order to pass the front desk, members use biometric hand scanning technology.

Members place a hand in a device called the Handkey II. In less than one second the device identifies 31,000 points on the hand.

As the hand correlates with the member’s record on file, the swing arm opens, allowing the member to

pass through.

Students who need to register for membership will have to go to the second floor of the SRC, where they will sign paperwork and have their hand scanned.

Santos said she hopes the new recreation center will help CSUF grow out of its reputation as a commuter campus.

“I think it will make [students] want to stay on campus more,” Santos said. “I know a lot of people are enrolled in [gym] memberships.

But they’re already paying into this program. Why would you want to pay for an outside gym membership when you can stay here on campus and it’s already being paid for?”

With the opening of the SRC, CSUF can now boast one of the newest and largest recreation facilities in the CSU and UC systems.

The Student Recreation Center is now fully staffed and is open Monday- Thursdays 6 a.m.- 11 p.m., Fridays 6 a.m.- 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.

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Soliciting sexual slavery Prostitution. It is a profession that has been labeled the lowest form of human life.

The women who perform lewd acts in exchange for cold hard cash must be of the smallest moral standing. But what about the prostitutes who are both physically and psychologically damaged?

Why are these women, especially those who are forced into this path, not given an opportunity to change?

Many prostitutes have been sexually abused as children and feel that is all they’re good for, according to a New York Times article.

Prostitution is not victimless.

There is a double standard when it comes to labeling prostitutes as whores. Men paying the big bucks go without blame. The men, the buyers, start the process.

Prostitutes are judged because of their clientele as well. Perhaps the reason the public sees prostitutes as so undesirable is because of our feelings toward the people who solicit their services.

We see a fundamental flaw in the people who need prostitution.

The women are in a stationary place while the men can come and go as they please. The women are unable to change.

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public consciousness of what is considered normal.

Prostitutes also tend to be seen as weak and helpless, but we must consider what a man’s state of mind must be when he seeks them out for pleasure.

The same contradictions exist for the former governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer, who recently resigned his post because of his nights of debauchery.

Giving into prostitution may not be as bad as child abuse or murder, but as a public officer, Spitzer built his a career on moral beliefs that he did not uphold.

He could still lead a crusading career, but the American people have an image with which public officials must conform – a moral and legitimate image that has crumbled in light of the Spitzer scandal.

Although prostitution is known as the world’s oldest profession and labeled immoral in our society, many women involved are forced into the life, and the buyers of various economic standing are perpetuating the problem.

A society of double standards can no longer be tolerated.

The solicitors of prostitution must own up to the consequences of their actions. The women who play the role of a selfless sexual provider are the real victims here.

Any feedback, positive or negative, is encouraged, as we strive to keep an open dialogue with our readership. The Daily Titan reserves the right to edit letters for length, grammar and spelling. Direct all comments, questions or concerns along with your full name and major to Opinion Editor Johnathan Kroncke at jkroncke@dailytitan.com

Semi-old: Taming Will Ferrell Has the SNL alumnus’ comedic style gotten as soft as his midsection?

Ferrell has become too predictable for the public; there are no more surprises left in his once-funny act

It is a joke to question the methods of a comedic genius who is sticking to an act that still works

In interviews, he never breaks character, never takes himself or the opinion@dailytitan.com interviews seriously and always answers questions in a joking manner.

Comedy is only funny as long as The issue is not that Ferrell is it comes from original material. no longer humorous – It is simply Like the eager reaction when buy- that he needs new material and new ing something new, comedy also has ideas. How many times is he going a better response from audiences to take his clothes off in a movie? when it’s original and fresh.

Yes, his body is funny looking and Will Ferrell has become tired and will shock audiences into laughter at predictable. It is time for him to first glance. reinvent himself and his characters But after people have seen it sevin movies. What was once new and eral times, they laugh because they funny from him has now become are trying to find the comedy in it, very plain and repetitious. not because the initial reaction is to In looking at his laugh. movie roles since When a joke Will Ferrell has "Saturday Night becomes predictLive," Ferrell al- become tired and able and repeated, ways uses the same no longer predictable. It is time people personality and the laugh at the instant same humor in his for him to reinvent surprise or at the characters. thought of witnesshimself and his The only thing characters [...] ing something new. that changes are the They now try to names of the charfind things to laugh acters. at because they have seen that joke We always see this character that or humor before. pushes the envelope, lives beyond In the film “Semi-Pro,” Ferrell the norm and has a high opinion of tried something new that might himself while everyone around him have ended up hurting him more thinks otherwise. than helping him.

His characters never take themHe went against the audience that selves seriously; they are always roots for him, the audience that likes thinking they are cooler than they and supports him. By adding more actually are. cursing in the movie, he was trying a Characters like that are funny and new way of being funny. usually well-received, but when peoInstead, the movie got an R ratple see the same thing from the same ing, a restriction that may have hurt actor time and time again, it gets old him at the box office. The R rating and takes away from the humor of prevented teenagers, a large chunk of the characters.

Ferrell's target audience, from going Ferrell’s movies aren’t the only to see the movie on their own. things getting old and conventional If teenagers did see the movie, – There is also Ferrell himself. then they must have paid to see When he was fresh out of "Satur- something else and snuck into “Semi day Night Live," he was funny. Now Pro.” it just seems like he tries too hard.

Ferrell needs to take time off, reIt's as if he is always playing a role invent himself and come back with or he is always in character, even original material that will capture when he is outside of his films. audiences once again.

"Anchorman" star Ron Burgundy had a confident swagger about him opinion@dailytitan.com that let everyone know he was kind of a big deal. "Talladega Nights" Will Ferrell is the most legit co- headliner Ricky Bobby was a medic actor in Hollywood because straight-shooting super competitive he doesn’t just act funny – He is child trapped in a man’s body. funny.

While "Blades of Glory" charHowever, Ferrell’s latest film acter Chaz Michael Michaels was a “Semi-Pro” opened this past week- provocative figure skater who helped end to a rather disappointing turn- us all realize that sexaholism is a very out. This of course opens the door real disease with doctors and medifor every self-obsessed film critic to cine and everything. make an attempt at turning heads These characters all may have by endlessly bashing Ferrell and his those similar Will Ferrell mannerprojects. isms, but each one brings his own Some might feel unique individuality the Ferrell-bashing to the silver screen.

Whether or not is warranted, the Besides, do you most popular criti- “Semi-Pro” turns out really want to see cism of Ferrell be- to be a classic or a flop Ferrell play out of ing that he often his element for a plays the exact same should not determine scripted roll like he character. did in "Bewitched"?

Ferrell’s worth in Let me tell you, cinema.

I don’t think so. that isn’t Ferrell Now I have yet to playing the same see "Semi-Pro", but character, that is Will being Will.

I will get around to it, as I’m sure If you ever see Ferrell, whether it is the same case with many “Ferrell be on TV, a movie, a talk show, an Fanatics” (I’m trademarking that, so award show or whatever, he’s always don’t steal it). ridiculously amusing.

Along with the trend his charHe’s always playing that same acters tend to follow, Ferrell’s films quirky, walking, talking punch line have their own trendy effect on auwe see in his movies no matter where diences. he goes.

The first time you see one of his Ferrell displayed his ability to play films it’s funny, but doesn’t grab you a range of characters back when he as legendary. was a cast member on “Saturday Then it comes out on video.

Night Live.”

You see it more, your friends In a single episode, you could see start quoting it, and you really start Ferrell go from Craig the Spartan to notice all the memorable lines Cheerleader to Jacob Silj, victim of loaded with Ferrell’s signature flavor Voice Immodulation Syndrome, throughout the movie. Suddenly, to his spot-on impressions of such you have yet another classic Ferrell figures as James Lipton, Georgie W flick in your collection. and the late Harry Caray.

Whether or not “Semi-Pro” turns And although a person taking a out to be a classic or a flop should not critical approach to his films will see determine Ferrell’s worth in cinema. them as the same, any person with a His resume speaks for itself and if he keen eye can see the difference be- didn’t make so many people laugh, tween the various Ferrell characters. we wouldn’t be having this debate.

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March 13, 2008

a modern world

The Vatican’s new move to seem more relevant in society is desperate at best

By Joshua Burton

Daily Titan Staff Writer opinion@dailytitan.com

Micromanagement on the business level is common – and often aggravating, as McDonald's or Starbucks workers can attest – but as we saw recently, the Vatican decided to start micromanaging on the moral level when it updated its list of deadly sins.

Now, sitting beside the grotesque figures of sloth and gluttony on the list of unholy mortal sins are environmental pollution, taking and using mind-damaging drugs, causing poverty through the accumulation of excess wealth and human genetic manipulation.

This update was released through the Vatican's newspaper, "L’Osservatore Romano," in an effort to keep the church up to date with a new, global marketplace of ideas. ''If yesterday sin had a rather individualistic dimension, today it has a weight, a resonance, that's especially social, rather than individual,'' said Archbishop Gianfranco Girotti in an interview with the Associated Press.

I'm no fan of sin, but why is this updated list necessary when we have a list that pretty much covers all the bases?

There aren't any Traffic drugs emerging breeds of sins out there.

Take drugs "There is nothing new under Pollute the sun," to quote environment King Solomon.

I see a fundaContribute to mental problem poverty in using church law to target particular groups like corpo-

rations or scientists.

The power of church authority has been abused in the past, as our founding fathers can attest to.

There is also the worry a major institution is now succumbing to the public pressure to modernize.

Some things really are timeless, like morality.

When people see the list can be updated as easily as a blog, will it be easier to disregard?

Any of the new sins can be boiled down to reveal its origin lies in at least one of the sins on the old list, so they don’t seem to bring anything new to the table.

Where the Vatican says to not grossly accumulate wealth, I would say "don't be greedy."

It seems obvious.

A moral person working at Starbucks would warn someone when something is hot – It is just a nice thing to do.

The company shouldn't make it a rule to do so just because an insipid employee says, "You never told me I HAD to warn them!"

Why justify displeasure in an underling for doing that which is so obviously morally bereft?

The same goes for the church.

These new rules are obviously focusing on how, in this smaller world (thank you, technology), we can more easily affect those

Accumulate gross wealth Human genetic manipulation Causing social injustice

around us.

The new sins are obviously social problems, not personal ones.

The Roman Catholic Church seems intent on focusing more on the actions of states or large businesses or even political organizations than on those of individuals.

Once again, this seems pointless, being that, as we all know, groups are just collections of individual people.

Why focus on interpersonal interactions more than the health of individual souls?

The Church is also focusing on the consequences of our sins.

It seems the act of defying the Lord's will outweighs any offense we can do to another human.

We need to decide what we value more, our sociological well-being or our piety.

If defining morality really is as easy as changing a list, I have a few things I want to add to the tally: -Not using your car's turn signal is hereby a cardinal sin.

-To be filled with avarice is to breed beyond your ability to support.

-Thou shalt not demand MySpace comments from your friends just because you added a new picture to your photo album again today.

-It is a sin to think the Lord's name in vain.

-Stop loafing.

-Lucifer loves toilet tissue installed in an overhand manner.

-Pushing a bill through Congress you know will fail is hereby a mortal sin.

-The words "American" and "Idol" combined in the same sentence is heretical.

-PCs are hereby unclean devices.

Mac is holier.

-It is not he who smelled it who is in danger of hellfire, but he who dealt it.

-It is hereby vile in the Lord's eye to expect sex from a girl just because thou thinketh she "obviously wants it."

Well, this is a good start.

If the Holy See can't even get it right on the first try, how can I?

The audacity of hoping Obama’s right, Part I In high school, other students thought that I was either an anarchist or a communist, but it turns out that I was just an unregistered democrat.

When I finally turned 18, I filled out the paperwork to become an actual democrat, three years after I witnessed Al Gore fumble a presidential bid.

A year later, I watched John Kerry bumble his speech pattern and lose the steel spine he had when he hucked his Vietnam medals in protest of the war decades earlier.

Gore and Kerry both had plenty of experience and all it took was a few strides of nervousness, a lack of charisma and a fear of conservative idealism to destroy them both.

This is why Barack Obama's ambitious resume, charming confidence, cheerful demeanor and realistic demand for change are making me generally excited to vote for him, generally excited to be a democrat and generally excited about a mainstream candidate, even though the media have been painting him with some unrealistic angelic brush.

No, I don't think God handed us Obama. I think the citizens who've grown tired of President Bush's ridiculous existence did.

And I don't believe that Obama lies in a pool of his own awesomeness. I believe that he lies to himself, just like every other politician.

But I'm still voting for him, I'll tell you that much right now.

Because after Kerry’s presidential botch and years of listening to democrats talk down republicans, but never hyping their party’s bulletpoints, I had to wonder what democrats actually stood for.

They repeated themselves, listing what they were against, but never what they were for.

Growing fed up with the party that once elected FDR and JFK, I considered reregistering as a socialist. I mean, if you’re going to give up on the two-party system, why not get a little crazy with your political affliation?

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If only Bloc Party was American and more political, I would’ve reregister under them. Why? Because “Silent Alarm” was a solid album and, at the time, the singer appeared more sincere than any democrat.

When I give up on a cause, I give up extreme. I’m like the Mountain Dew of abandonment.

And while I have a few reasons to not vote for Hillary Clinton or John McCain, I'm going to break it down into the simplest, most inane reasons because, as I was recently informed, one of my strongest demographics is "people who usually hate reading."

Plus, I have reasons that no other media outlet has, making me unique, attracting the trendsetter scene.

Hilary Clinton won't get my vote because she's too sarcastic and condescending.

A few weeks ago, with glazed eyes and the smile of a mannequin, Clinton told a Rhode Island crowd, "Now I can stand up here and say, 'Let's just get everybody together, let's get unified, the sky will open, the light will come down, celestial choirs will be singing, and everyone will know we should do the right thing, and the world will be perfect.'"

Do you see how totally bitchy she's being?

And, according to a reliable source (also known as "whimsical thoughts and musings that drift in and out of my brain"), every person in the crowd turned to the nearest friend or relative and whispered, "She's totally talking down to us. It's like she thinks she can trick us into electing her. I bet she changes her dialect from state to state. Pssssch. Harlot."

John McCain won't get my vote because he has an impressive inability to grasp time.

Regarding Iraq, McCain told the press, "I don’t think Americans are concerned if we’re there for 100 years or 1,000 years or 10,000 years."

Pretty wild, right? Obviously you see my concern with a president who could take a two-day lunch break without realizing it.

Also, has McCain not seen the experimental documentary "Mad Max?" In the future, we'll all be fighting in thunderdomes, or on the roads in scrap metal cars.

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Or we'll be in tribes and desert huts, and no one is going to know what the hell Iraq was, because by the next millennium, all books will have been burned in some robot revolution.

I've got a twenty riding on it.

Meanwhile, opponents are challenging Obama's lack of experience as his downfall.

However, Obama isn't all that inexperienced in past comparison. I mean, it's not like he's been a dodgy bullet-and-milk salesman for the last decade.

The man has two years in the U.S. Senate and seven years in the Illinois Senate, according to CNN. Woodrow Wilson served as the governor of New Jersey for only two years before becoming president.

And that's Jersey! Freakin' Jersey!

Well-dressed citizens elected a man because he took care of Jersey? Have you seen Jersey?

The state's major accomplishments are Atlantic City, Zach Braff's hipster screen persona, Thomas Edison's labs and Walt Whitman's death.

That's about it, except for a few solid musical acts, but Wilson wasn't even governor when the best hit the scene (Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, The Bouncing Souls, Thursday).

And then when elected president, Wilson did a good job. He got the country through a World War and helped create the League of Nations (but didn't join, because that's just what our enemies would've expected).

Wilson was even a Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

I'll be back next week with some more insight/delusion of Barack Obama, because, like any good senseless pundit, I've got more to say.

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Women win first game of tournament ‘X-factor’ Jasmine Scott scores 22 points to help defeat 49ers, 69-51 by michal olszewski

Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com

The Cal State Fullerton women’s basketball team opened the Big West Conference Tournament with a 69-51 win over Long Beach State on Wednesday at the Anaheim Convention Center. With the win, the Titans advanced into the quarterfinals to meet No. 3 seed UC Riverside today at noon.

Two-time Big West Conference First Team member Toni Thomas played with the flu and an ailing back. The center said the 49ers play physical inside, but she battled her way to 18 points and 11 rebounds.

Guard Jasmine Scott scored a

career-high 22 points for the No. 6 seed Titans. 49er Head Coach Mary Hegarty said Scott was the ‘X-factor’ for the Titans.

“Scott went a run where nobody could guard her,” Hegarty said. “She’s not one of [Fullerton’s] leading scorers, but she had a huge day and anytime we made a run at [Fullerton], Scott had another big bucket.”

Scott came into the game averaging 5.9 points-per-game in Big West play. The sophomore shot 10-15 from the field and added four assists to lead the team. Afterward she gave credit to the coaching staff for the shooting performance.

“After practice we’d stay for about 30 minutes to shoot at least 100 shots and usually more, and it’s just going in to get the work done and not complaining,” Scott said. “The shooting helped us all out, not just me personally.”

Earlier in the season, the 49ers

zone defense stopped the Titans inside game. Titan Head Coach Maralyce Jeremiah said the team was able to penetrate the 49ers zone defense due to Associate Head Coach Marcia Foster’s game plan. “[Foster] said she saw something that she wanted to sell me on to whether or not we can try something on the zone,” Jeremiah said. “I’m really difficult to sell on changing a whole lot at the end of the year – unless it’s really simple – and this was.

Once I put it in, the kids ran it really good and I think that’s why the kids got open.”

The Titans shot 51.6 percent from the field in the first half and never gave up the lead after Lauren Chow’s three-point shot from the top of the arc made the score 16-15 with 9:40 left in the first half. The Big West Conference Freshman of the Year had 14 points and Jeremiah said she was the reason Long Beach was un-

able to get back into the game.

“She handled the point most of the time and she’s a little deceptive.

You don’t know what she’s going to do,” Jeremiah said.

The Titans also forced 22 turnovers and outscored the 49ers 30-10 on points off of turnovers. Jeremiah said the teams’ ability to keep its turnovers down and get 10 steals was the biggest key to the differential.

The Titans now turn their attention to Riverside for the quarterfinal match-up. The teams split the season series 1-1, with each team winning on the road.

The Highlanders have lost four straight entering the conference tournament, with their last victory coming against the Titans on Feb. 23.

“We’re going to do the same thing as [yesterday],” Thomas said. “No different game plan. Just play hard and win the effort game.”

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change his approach against whoever the team will play.

“We just have to work on what makes us a great basketball team,” Burton said. “No individual matchups right now. We just have to worry about ourselves.”

Burton said the team will have a walk-through session today before the game and work on a few key match-ups. He said the possibility of three games in a row heading into the championship should give the Titans a bit of an advantage.

“They hate sitting around,” Burton said. “Our team responds better when we play, and if we’re good enough to win, then we will.”

Fullerton guard Frank Robinson said the Titans are the team to beat and defense will be the key to winning.

“A lot of teams have to watch out,” Robinson said. “The way we’ve lost to Northridge and UCSB [No. 1 and 2 seeds] gave us huge motivation for us to want to play them

again.”

The Titans face a potential matchup with Northridge in the semifinals and Santa Barbara in the finals.

The individual awards have also piled up this season. Cutley’s MVP award, shared with UCSB’s Alex Harris, was the first for Fullerton since Greg Bunch’s in the 1976 season. The 6-foot-5 forward was named to the All-Conference first team and finished the season averaging 14.8 points and 7.9 rebounds in 16 games. Bunch was also on the only Titan team to win the Big West Tournament in the 1978 season.

Burton said Cutley was one of the best competitors he’s had in his 38 years of coaching.

“There is no one I [would] rather have on my team,” Burton said.

“He’s been one of the most feared players in the league.”

Cutley isn’t the only Titan basketball player to receive accolades recently. Robinson, who was the Big West Sixth Man of the Year in his first season with the Titans in

2005-06, was named the Big West Defensive Player of the Year and named to the All-Conference second team after finishing the season sixth in the league in scoring and fifth in rebounds.

“I guess I didn’t prove myself to the coaches,” Robinson said when asked about the second team selection. “But now it’s just motivation to show them in the tournament.”

The Big West’s second-leading scorer Josh Akognon (19.1 PPG) was named to the All-Conference second team as well, also being named to the All-District 15 second team. The District 15 is made up of 18 schools in the Southwest, including schools from the Pac-10, Big West and the West Coast Conference.

Coach Burton was named the District 15 Coach of the Year despite losing out on Big West Conference honors to Northridge Coach Bobby Braswell.

March 13, 2008

Bram’s Breakdown

The fever of March Madness has invaded Cal State Fullerton by bram makonda Sports Columnist

sports@dailytitan.com

Calling all Titans supporters, the road to March Madness comes through Orange County.

Gone are the days of Saturday afternoons watching Duke battle North Carolina on your couch or battling Los Angeles traffic to go to Westwood and be a UCLA bandwagoner for a day.

Some of the best basketball in the country is played right here in our backyard. I’m not talking about watching some freshmenphenoms build up their resume for the NBA. These are hard-working upperclassmen playing a team-oriented style of basketball to earn the right to represent the Big West in the NCAA tournament.

With a clinching win against UC Irvine, the Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball team earned a three-way share of the Big West championship along with UC Santa Barbara and Cal State Northridge.

The win at a hostile Bren Events Center last Saturday rivals any big college game across the country, even the Bruins-biased-officiating game against Cal. The Titans didn’t rely on an illegal backboard shot in the closing seconds as the Bruins did. They relied on their seniors and played tough defense. Josh Akagnon continued his stellar regularseason play and led the way with 15 points and six rebounds, while seniors Frank Robinson and Scott Cutley solidified a tough defensive presence in the paint.

Robinson scored 14 points in 35 minutes and Cutley added nine points of his own. But more importantly, other players are peaking at the right time for the Titans. Ray Reed scored 12 points, grabbed three rebounds, dished out three assists and had two steals. Marcus Crenshaw came off the bench to

add 10 points as well.

Out of all the teams in the Big West, none can compare to the Titans in size and experience. This will prove crucial not only in the Big West tournament, but in the NCAA tournament, which is well within their reach. The winner of the Big West tournament will earn an automatic bid to play in the NCAA tournament.

What took place Saturday in Irvine wasn’t just a basketball game, a win, or a conference title – it was sweet, sweet redemption.

The win snapped the Anteaters 11-game home winning streak and more importantly, it avenged the loss the Titan baseball team experienced in Omaha, Neb. this past summer.

For some reason, UC Irvine supporters believe that they are equals when it comes to sports with Fullerton. I was there in Omaha this summer. I heard it from them myself. From the guy I ran into at the airport, to hundreds of supporters packing the cozy corner white-picket, fenced-rented house.

Fullerton’s time has come and it is time for the sloth-like anteaters to realize that.

Anteater nation blushed at their then disposition of being the Cinderella team of the College World Series and Titan supporters tolerated their slow and methodical chants of Go ... Eaters! More disturbingly, they think that because they are a UC school, they fit the bill as the Orange County powerhouse. Our four baseball world series titles and numerous conference titles in other sports didn’t matter to them. They looked down at our CSU status.

But sports has a way of uniting people together, and this year’s men’s basketball team did just that.

They embodied class, determination and a hard work ethic. They went on to defeat them in their most unbeatable place.

Battle tested and prepared for the next round, the focus now shifts to Anaheim and the Big West tournament where these Titans are on a mission to paint the county its true original color.

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March 13, 2008

University of San Diego takes it to the Titans The Titans 5-game win streak is ended by the University of San Diego

game in all facets,” USD Head Coach Rich Hill said. “If we do things right, we have a chance in every game.”

In the bottom of the third CSUF answered back and tied the game at by tom sheridan 2-2. Weeks led off the inning with Daily Titan Staff Writer sports@dailytitan.com a walk, then advanced to second on a Dustin Garneau sacrifice bunt. TiMissed opportunities and cold tans No. 9 hitter Chris Jones brought bats played a big role in Cal State Weeks in with a double down the Fullerton’s 6-2 loss to the University third base line that rolled into the of San Diego on Tuesday at Good- corner in left field. Jones got to third win Field. on freshman Gary Brown’s sac fly to The Titans (8-5) couldn’t do much center and scored easily on a double against Toreros (8-7) starter Josh Ro- to left center by shortstop Christian manski, and it cost them their five- Colon. game win streak and undefeated reThe Titans had a chance to take cord at home. the lead in the bottom of the fourth “We just didn’t play well tonight,” when Erik Komatsu led off the inCSUF Head Coach Dave Serrano ning with a double. Unfortunately said. “I think we were resting on our for CSUF, they were unable to conlaurels that we had a good week.” vert. Jared Clark struck out and KoRomanski is usually a weekend matsu was caught leaning too far off starter for USD, of second and but his move to was picked off.

Tuesday paid off.

“We had a He finished alleadoff double lowing just two in an important earned runs and situation and we four strikeouts in didn’t get it done.

5-2/3 innings on To me, that was the mound. one of the big– Dave Serrano, gest things be“[RomanTitan Head Coach ski] just came out cause that’s a mothrowing a lot mentum changer of strikes,” Titan right there,” Cosenior Joel Weeks said. “It was just lon said. “I think after that we just hard for us to get a roll going with sat there and waited for something to a guy like that mixing both sides of happen instead of making it happen. the plate.”

We just kind of took a break from For the Titans, freshman pitcher that and they didn’t, obviously.”

Jason Dovel got upgraded from the Michael Morrison pitched a scorebullpen to starter for the first time less fourth in relief of Dovel but ran in his career. He put down the first into some problems in the top of the three Toreros he faced, but gave up fifth. After allowing USD to load runs in the second and third in- the bases, Morrison was replaced by nings to put the Titans in a 2-0 hole. Adam Jorgenson. Jorgenson needed Dovel was lifted after three innings to get one out to keep the score of work, allowing two earned runs notched at 2-2, but Toreros hitter on two hits.

Anthony Strazzara, who came into “I think we put together a good the game batting .240, had different

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We have work to do and hopefully the players see it just like the coaching staff does.

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By Daniel Suzuki/Daily Titan Staff Photographer Cal State Fullerton sophomore Khris Davis attempting to connect on a pitch Tuesday night at Goodwin Field.

BY THE NUMBERS Some important statistics from the game between Cal State Fullerton and the University of San Diego

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1,748 Amount of revenue that CSUF would have lost SOURCE: Titan Media Relations

ideas. He hit a bases-clearing double into right center field to open up the Toreros lead to 5-2.

“In a midweek game, I’ve always said that the tone is set by the pitching,” Serrano said. “You can’t give free passes like we gave tonight … especially to a team that was struggling to swing the bat coming in here,” Serrano said.

The Toreros put one more run on the board in the top of the seventh when Victor Sanchez hit a solo home run over the scoreboard in left field to make the score 6-2.

This weekend the Titans head to Arizona to face-off against the No. 1-ranked Wildcats.

“We gotta regroup because we have to go play one of the best teams in the country right now,” Serrano said. “We have work to do and hopefully the players see it just like the coaching staff does.”